„MSV-2009” awarded studies

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1.b5! [1.c6+?
d5! 2.b4+
c4 3.xe4+
b3 4.d3 c2 5.e7
c3 6.c1
d2 7.a2 c1! 8.d7+ d3= EGTB] 1...d5!?
[1...e3+ 2.
f2! c2 3.h5+ f5 4.h1 e3+ 5.
f3
d5 6.a3 d4+ 7.
xe3+−] 2.h7! [Thematic try: 2.h8?
c4 3.b8 e3+ 4.
f2 c2
5.c8+
d3!= zz 6.d8+
c4 7.c8+
d3 8.c6 (8.c7 d5=; 8.c5 d2 9.d4 c1=; 8.a3 d2=) 8...c4] 2...c4 3.b7 e3+
[3...
d3 4.d7+
c4 5.d4!+−] 4.f2 c2 5.c7+ d3 6.c8!! zz [6.c5?
d2!=] 6...d5 [6...
d2 7.d8+
c1 8.
xe3] 7.e1 e3
8.a3! c3 9.d8+ e4 10.xc2 wins.

Janos Mikitovics and Iuri Akobia

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draw
TA main theme: both kings have to hide behind the black c−pawn in the mainline and thematic try. 1.f7! [1.h1+!? Interestingly looks an
attack to black king by rook: but this is only a wrong try. 1...
g3 (after moves Kg4 and Kg5 will be same play ) 2.f7 and here black should
play very accurately − 2...g6! (2...e2!? in case, Black will play than play leads to interesting thematic line − 3.f88 e18 4.g1+!! 8xg1
(4... h2 5.xe1 dxe1 6.f4+ h3 7.xc4 d5+ 8. f7 e7+ 9. g6 f6+ 10. h7=) 5.8g7+
h2 6.8h6+! (6.h8+? g2!
7.g7+ h1!! 8.h7+ h2-+) 6...
g2 7.8xd2+
f3 (7...f2 8.g5+ g3 9.d2+ h3 10.h6+ g2 11.d2+ positional draw)
8.8c3+ 8e3 9.8xc4 d5+ (9...f5+ 10. d7!! e7+ 11. c6=) 10.
f7! 8e7+ 11.
g6 8f6+ 12.
h7=) 3.g1+
h2 4.xg6 e2 5.h6+

g3 6.g6+
h3!! (6... h4!? 7.f8 and play leads to main thematic line) 7.h6+
g4 8.g6+ (8.f8 e1+ 9. d8 d1+ 10. c8 e4
11.g8+ f3-+) 8...
h5! 9.f88 e18+ 10.
f7 8f1+ 11.f6 d18-+ 12.8h6+
g4 13.8g7+
h3 14.8h6+
g2 15.8g5+
h2 16.8h4+
8h3 17.f2+
g1 18.8xh3 8d5+-+ Gyarmati] 1...g6 2.xg6!! [2.h1+!?
g3 3.g1+
h2 4.xg6 e2 5.h6+
g3 6.g6+
h3!!
7.h6+
g4 8.g6+
h5!-+ see try] 2...e2 3.f8 e1+! 4.d8 (Kc7) 4...d1+! 5.c8!! (the white King hides behind of black c−pawn)
5...ee2 [5...8e5 6.8f2+!
h5 7.8f7!! 8g4+ 8.xg4+=] 6.f6+! [6.8h8+? 8h5 7.8f6+
h3-+ 8.h6 8xh6 9.8xh6+-+] 6...h3 7.c7!!
again the white King hides behind of the black c−pawn [7.h6+?! Thematic try 7...
g3! (7... g2!? 8.g6+ h3 9. c7!!= see main line)
8.8h4+
f3 9.8h3+
e4 10.e6+
d5 11.8f5+
d4 12.8f6+ (12.d6+ c3 13.a5+ b2 14.xd1 xd1-+ Gyarmati) 12...
d3!
13.8f5+
d2! (13... c3!? 14.a5+ b2 15.b4+ c1 16.c3+ ec2 17.a1+ d2 18.a5+ d3 19.d6+ e4 20.e6+ f3
21.h5+ g3 22.e5+ g4 23.g7+ f3 24.f6+ g3 25.e5+ positional draw.) 14.8a5+ c3! (14... c2!? 15.a2+ d3 16.a3+
c3 17.d6+=) 15.8g5+
c2!!-+ now, the Black King hides behind of the black c−pawn such in main line (see the moves Kc8!!, Kc7!!)]
7...h2+ main B [7...8d5 main A 8.h6+
g3 9.g6+! (9.8h4+!? Thematic try 9...
f3 10.8f6+
e4 11.8g6+
d4 12.8g1+ thematic
move of bK 12...
c3! 13.8c1+ 8c2 14.h3+ (14.a3+ d4 15.h4+ ce4 16.xe4+ Gyarmati) 14...8dd3 15.8a3+ 8b3-+) 9...
h3
10.h6+
g2 11.g6+ positional draw] 8.c8!! (same action as in move 5.Kc8, 7.Kc7) 8...g3 9.xg3+ [9.h6+!?
g2 10.8b2+
f3!
(10... g1!? 11.b6+ f2 12.g6+ g2 13.b6+ f1 14.f6+ df3 15.b1+ f2 16.b2+! e1 17.c1+=) 11.8c3+ 8d3-+]
9...xg3 10.e5+! draw. (EGTB)[10.8g5+!? 8g4+-+; 10.8c3+!? 8d3-+]
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win
1.de6 [1.=f3? 8f1+! 2.
xa5 8a1+ 3.
b5 8b2+ 4.
c5 8c1+! 5.
d6 8f4+! 6.
c6 8c1+ 7.
d6 8f4+ 8.
e6 8xg5=] 1...a1! The only
protection from the two threats. 2.b8+ [2.g7+? 8xg7 3.xg7
xg7 4.
xa5
h6=; 2.
b5? =d8! 3.=f7+
h8 4.xd8 8e5+ 5.
c6
8xg5=] 2...d8+ 3.b7 Black now has to choose between 3...Qb1+ és 3...Qc1+. Two main lines: I. 3...b2+ [II. 3...8b1+ 4.
c8 8d3 On
a chessboard almost the same position, as in a variant A after 4−th Black's move − a difference only in position of queen (Qh2−Qd3). This
difference is essential, because here continuation 5. Bf7+? Kh8 6.Nxd8 Qc2+(?) 7.Kd7 Qd2+ 8.Ke8 Qxg5 9.Ne6! ...(and wins as in the
main line of variant A) − is a thematic try. Refutation: 6...Qc3+! 7.Kd7 Qd4+! 8.Ke8 Qe5+! (but not 8...Qa4+? 9.Nc6! Qxc6+ 10.Ke7+ Kg7
11.Ne6+ Kh7 12. Rb3 ... wins) 9.Nge6 Qxb8 draw. But thanks to this difference White has received a new possibility! 5.=g6! (5.=f7+?

h8 6.xd8 (6."g6 xg6 7. xd8 g8+ 8. c7 xb8+=) 6...8c3+! (6...c2+? 7. d7 d2+ 8. e8 xg5 9.e6+− and wins as in the
main line of variant A) 7.
d7 8d4+! 8.
e8 8e5+! (8...a4+? 9.c6! xc6+ 10. e7+ g7 11.e6+ h7 12.b3+−) 9.ge6 8xb8=)
5...8a6+ (5...xg6? 6. xd8 and mate.) 6.
xd8 8d6+ 7.
c8 8c6+ 8.c7 8xg6 Black won back material, but now final combination
follows with winning of queen. 9.
d7+
g7 10.ce6+
f6 11.f8+
e5 12.f3+ (12.f7+? f5 13.d6+ g4=) 12...
e4 Avoiding
the fork. (12... d5 13.f4++−) 13.d2+
e3 (13... e5) 14.c4+
e4 (14... e2 15.f4++−) 15.f4+
d3 (15... d5 16.d4#)
16.e5+
e3 17.xg6 wins.] 4.c8 h2! [More poorly 4...8e5 5.=f7+
h8 6.b3!+−; or 4...8d2 5.=f7+
h8 6.=g6
g8 7.e4 8a2
8.xd8 8a6+ 9.
d7 8xg6 10.e6+
f7 (10... h7 11.f8+) 11.f8#] 5.f7+! [But not 5.b7? =xg5 6.g7+
h8 7.xg5 8d6 and white
can't win.] 5...h8 6.xd8 c2+ 7.d7 d2+ 8.e8 xg5 Black has restored material equality, but final attack now follows. 9.e6!
a5 [9...8h4 10.d8!
h7 11.d4! 8h1 12.
f8! 8a8+ 13.=e8! 8a3+ 14.
f7! 8a7+ (14...g3 15."c6 f2+ 16.f4 a7+ 17. f6 g1
18.g5+ g8 19. g6 d1 20.f6 c2+ 21."e4 c5 22.a6+−) 15.=d7 8xd4 16.xd4+−] 10.e7+! h7 11.b3 Fenyeget Bh3.
11...a7+ 12.f8! a8+ 13.e8 because from a threat 14.Rh3+ Black does not have satisfactory defense. 13...g2 14.h3+ xh3
15.g5+ h6 16.xh3 and wins. The mating threat leads to win of queen. (Certainly, Black has also other possibilities, but all of them
lead to loss of a queen under the threat of mate. For instance, 9...Qh4 10.Rd8! Kh7 11.Rd4! Qh1 12.Kf8! Qa8+ 13.Be8! Qa3+ 14.Kf7!
Qa7+ 15.Bd7 Qxd4 16.Nxd4 +/−; or 14... Qg3 15.Bc6 Qf2+ 16.Rf4 Qa7+ 17.Kf6 Qg1 18.Ng5+ Kg8 19.Kg6 Qd1 20.Rf6 Qc2+ 21. Be4
Qc5 22.Ra6 +/−.)

Michal Hlinka and Lubos Kekely

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draw
1.h8 xh8 [1...8a3+ 2.
c4 xh8 3.6c7+
b8 4.b5+ 8xg3 5.c7+=] 2.d6 h7 I. [2...h3+ II. 3.
b2! 8h7 4.6c7+!
b8! 5.b5+

c8 6.=e5! d3 (6...h6) 7.ed6+! (7.bd6+? xd6 8.xd6+ c7!-+) 7...xd6 8.=xd6! draw.; 2...8xe6 3.c7+] 3.6c7+! [3.8c7+?

a7 4.=c5+
b8 5.=d6
c8 6.d5 8h3+ 7.
b4 8g4+ 8.ef4 8g1-+] 3...a7 4.c5+ b8 5.a6+ c8 6.d6+ d8 7.b7+ e8
8.d6+ e7! 9.e4+! d8 10.b6+ e7 11.c5+ draw.
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draw
1.b4 g3+ 2.h2 f1+ 3.h1 g3 4.e1+!! [4.8d4+? e3 5.8a1 g2+ 6.
h2 f1+! 7.
h3 g18 8.8d4+ e3 9.8h4+ (9.b8 g2+
10. h4 e1 11.bb2+ f1+ 12. xh5 h3+ 13. g6 f5+ 14. h6 g4+ 15. g7 e7+ 16. g8 ff8#) 9...
f1-+] 4...xe1 5.b8
[5.d88
f2 6.8d4+ e3 7.8a1 g2+ 8.
h2 f1+ 9.
h3 g18 10.8d4+ e3 11.b88 8g2+ 12.
h4 e18 13.
xh5 8eh1+ 14.8h4+ 8xh4+
15.
xh4 8g4#] 5...f2 6.a7+! [6.8b6+ e3 7.8b1 g2+ 8.
h2 f1+ 9.
h3 g18 10.8b6+ e3-+] 6...e3 7.a1 g2+ 8.h2 f1+
[8...g4+ 9.
h3 g18 10.8xg1+
xg1 11.=xf3 e18 12.d88 8f1+ 13.
g3 8f2+ 14.
f4
h2 15.8d3 8g3+ 16.
f5=] 9.h3 g1
10.d4+ e3 11.h4+ f1 12.xf3 e1 [12...g2 13.=xe2+=] 13.d8 draw. [13.8xe1+?
xe1 14.d88 8f1+ 15.
g3 8f2+ 16.
f4
g2+ 17.
e4 8e3+-+] 13...c3 14.df6 [14.8e4]

Richard Becker
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draw
1.f8! [1.
f7? a2 2.e88 a18 3.8g8+
h6 4.8h8+
g5 5.8d8+ 8f6+ 6.8xf6+ gxf6 7.e7 f18 -+] 1...f1 [1...a2 2.e88 a18 3.8g6+
h8
4.e7 f18 5.e88 8e2 6.8d8 (Qc8) =] 2.e8 b1 3.g6+ xg6 4.hxg6+ h6 5.e7 f2 [5...a2 6.e88 a18 7.8e3+ =] 6.e8 f1+ 7.f7
xf7+ [7...8b5 8.8xg7+ =; 7...8f6 8.8xf6 gxf6 9.g7 =] 8.gxf7 a2 9.g8 a1 10.f8 a2+ [10...8e5 11.8c8 =; 10...8f6 11.8c8 (Qe8)
=] 11.h8 b2 12.g8 b3+ 13.h8 c3 14.g8 c4+ 15.h8 d4 16.e7! [16.
g8? 8d5+ 17.
h8 8e5 18.
g8 8e6+ 19.
h8 8f6
20.8f7 8d8+ 21.8g8 8xg8+ -+] 16...f6 [16...g6+ 17.
g8 8d5+ 18.
f8 8f5+ 19.
g8 8c8+ 20.
f7 8xh3 21.8f8+
g5 22.8d8+
h5
23.8h8+ =] 17.e6! zz 17...xe6 stalemate.

Jozsef Csengeri
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draw
1.c7 xc5+ [1...8b8 2.b7+! (2.d6+? xa5+ 3.b7+ xb7+ 4.xb7 xc5+ 5. c4 xb7 6. d3 a4 7. e2 a3 8.c2+ b2
9.d4 xa2-+) 2...8xb7 3.d6+
c6+ 4.xb7
xb7 5.
c4
c6 6.
d4 xc5 7.
e3
b5 8.
f3
xa5 9.
xg3=] 2.a3 b8 [2...8a8
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3.d6+
xa5 4.xc5+
b6 5.c2 8d5 6.c4+
b5 7.
b2 a5 8.g2=] 3.d6+! [3.c8? 8e5!-+] 3...xa5 4.c4+ [4.xc5+?

b6 5.d5
c6 6.d1 a5! 7.c2 8f8 8.e3 g2 9.xg2 8f3+-+] 4...b5 5.c8!! I. [5.d6+?
b6-+] 5...f4 [II. 5...8a7 6.d6+
b6
7.c4+
b7 8.d6+ draw.; 5...8xc8 6.d6+
c6 7.xc8=] 6.xc5+! xc5 7.d3+ xc4 8.xf4 draw.

Enzo Minerva
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draw
1.e4 xe7 [1...8a2 2.xg3+! =xg3 3.=g4+!
xg4 4.e88= (4.d8? b1+! 5. g2 xe4+-+) ] 2.h1! and here are three main lines: I.
[2.f4? =g5! 3.g4 =e3+! 4.
f1 (4.f2+ "xf2+ 5. f1 e1#; 4. h1 xe4+ 5.xe4 g2#) 4...8f8+ 5.
e2
xg4 6.
xe3+
h3-+]
2...xd7 [II. 2...h5 3.=f3! 8f8 (3...xd7? 4.f4! and mate or capture queen.) 4.d2! 8d6 5.c4 8f6 6.e5! 8xe5 7.xh4+
xh4
8.d88+ draw. 8...
h3= (8...g5? 9.d4+ h3 10."g2#) ; 2...8f8 3.=e2! h5 4.d88 8xd8! (4..."xd8? 5.xg3+ h4 6. g2 f5 7.d2!
"c7 8.f3+ xf3+ 9.xf3+−) 5.g6! (5.g7? 8f8! 6.xg3+ (6.g6 f5-+) 6...=xg3 7.g5+
h4 8.f3+
g4-+) 5...8f8 6.
g1! g2
7.xg2 8f4 8.=f1 8e3+ 9.f2+
g4 10.=e2+
h3 11.=f1+ positional draw wwith perpetual check.] 3.xg3+! xg3 4.g4+ xg4
[4...
xg4 5.f6+ and Nxd7 =] 5.f2+ and now: 5...xf2 stalemate.[5...
h4 6.xg4
xg4 theoretical draw.]

Pietro Rossi and Marco Campioli

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win
1.c7+ xc7 2.d5+ xd5 3.xc7 b7 4.d8+ b8 5.d5+ b7 6.xa5+ b8 7.e5+ a8 8.e8+ b8 9.a4+ b7 10.b5 g3
11.d3 wins. [11.d4? 8f4=] 11...c8 12.c5+ #4

Marcel Doré and Alain Pallier

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win
1.c4 xb2 [1...a3 2.xb4
xa2 3.bxa3
xa3 4.b5+−] 2.xb4+ a3 3.c4 d1 4.c2 b2 5.c3 [5.h2
xa2 6.
c3 a3 7.
b4
b1
8.
xa3 d3 9.
b3
c1 10.
c3 e1 11.f2; 5.g2
xa2 6.
c3 a3 7.d2
b1 8.
b3
c1 9.d4 d1 10.
xa3
c2 11.
b4 b2 12.
c5

c3 13.
d5 d3 14.c4+
d2=] 5...d1+ 6.d3 b2+ 7.d2 wins. 7...xa2 8.c3 b1 +−
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Jozsef Csengeri
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draw
1.d6! [1.h3? c2 2.xf3+ c3 3.f1 d1 4.f3+
b2-+ (4... a2) ] 1...c2 [1...xd6 2.h3 c2 3.xf3+=] 2.c8 c3 3.b8+ a4
[3...
a2 4.a8+
b1 5.b8+
c1 6.c4=] 4.a8+ b4 5.b8+ a5 [5...
c5 6.c8+
d4 7.b5+! xb5 8.xc2=] 6.c4+! [6.a8+?

b6 7.a1 b1-+] 6...a6 7.a8+ b7 8.a1! [8.a5+?

xa8 9.b3 d4 10.c1 ce2 11.d3 b3 12.
h2 f4-+] 8...b1 9.a5+!
b6 10.b3 draw.

Gerd Wilhelm Hörning

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draw
1.b4! [1.=c3? h2 2.
g2
e4 3.=a1
d3 4.c5
c4 5.
xh2
xc5 6.
g2
c4 7.
f2
d3 8.
e1
c2-+] 1...a2 2.c3 b6 3.a1!! [3.=b2?
h2 4.
g2
e4 5.
xh2
d3 6.
g3
xc4 7.
f3
b3 8.=a1 b5 9.
e3
c2-+; 3.=h8? h2 4.
g2
e4 5.
xh2
d3 6.
g2
xc4 7.
f2
d3
8.
e1
c2-+] 3...h2 4.g2 e4 5.xh2 d3 6.g3!! [6.
g2?
xc4 7.
f2
d3 8.
e1
c2-+; 6.c5? bxc5 7.
g2 c4 8.
f2
d2]
6...xc4 7.f4! d3 8.e5 b5 9.d5 (9.Kd6) 9...b4 10.c5 b3 11.b4 c2 12.a3 draw.

Gheorghe Telbis
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draw
1.g2 f1 2.xf1 e4+ 3.b5 [3.
xc5 xa4 4.=c4
g8 5.a3 xa3! (5..."g4? 6."b2 "e6 7."xe6 fxe6 8. d6 f7 9.g8+ xg8
10. e7 a7+ 11. e8 b7 12.a4=) 6.=e5 (6."c3 a2-+) 6...a2 7.
b4 g2 8.=d3 g4+-+] 3...xa4 4.d3+ g8 5.xa4 b2+ 6.a3
bxa1 7.h7+ xh7 8.g8+ xg8 stalemate.
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win
1.c3 e3 [1...c5+ 2.
xe4+−] 2.d3 h4 [2...c6 3.xa2+−; 2...f2+ 3.
xe3+−] 3.e2 g3 [3...c6 4.xa2+−] 4.a4 [4.f5?
f4 5.f6 e5
6.f7 xf7 7.f6+
e5 8.xf7 b2 9.xc7
d4 10.b5+
e4 11.a3 b18 12.xb1 =xb1=] 4...c5 [4...c6 5.f5 c5 6.a6+−; 4...f6
5.
xe3+−] 5.f5 c4 [5...h6 6.f6+−] 6.a6 f4 [6...
h4 7.f6 xf6 8.xf6+−] 7.f6 xf6 [7...h6 8.a7+−] 8.xf6+ wins.