[Event "1st prize (Spec section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "V.Kartvelishvili"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/PR4K1/7P/8/r4r2/7k/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. h7 Rh4 2. Kg8 Rhg4+ 3. Kf8 Rgf4+ 4. Ke8 Rfe4+ (4... Rh4 5. Rg7 Kh2 6. Kf8
$19) 5. Kd8 Red4+ (5... Rh4 6. Rg7 Rh6 7. Ke8 $18) 6. Kc8 Rdc4+ (6... Rh4 7.
Rg7 $18) 7. Kb8 Rh4 8. Rg7 $1 Raf4 9. Rg8 Rb4+ 10. Kc8 Rbc4+ 11. Kd8 Rcd4+ 12.
Ke8 Rde4+ 13. Kf8 Ref4+ 14. Kg7 Rfg4+ 15. Kh8 Ra4 16. a8=Q $18 {This work is a
good example of the Georgian school of rook studies. On the systematic
movement is realized the theme of "return". Thus, the author has presented all
in the form of a miniature.} *

[Event "2nd prize (Spec section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "D.Gurgenidze"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/k5p1/4R3/6r1/8/6Pp/1Rpp4/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Ra2+ Kb7 2. Rb2+ Rb5 3. Rxb5+ Kc7 4. Rc5+ Kd7 5. Rec6 d1=Q+ 6. Kh2 Qe2+ 7.
Kxh3 Qh5+ $1 8. Kg2 (8. Rxh5 $5 Kxc6 $19) 8... Qd5+ $1 9. Rxd5+ Kxc6 10. Rd8 (
10. Rg5 $5 c1=Q $19) 10... Kc7 11. Rg8 c1=Q 12. Rxg7+ Kd6 13. Rf7 {theorecical
draw. One more interesting work of the author on a favourite theme of
systematic movement which comes to an end with a capture of a fortress.} *

[Event "3rd prize (Spec section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "R.Becker, I.Akobia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2R5/K2RP3/8/k7/1r2P3/1p6/1r6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. e7 ({Thematic try} 1. Rd4+ $5 Rb4 2. e7 Ra1 3. Rd3 Rb6+ $1 {=}) 1... Rxe3 2.
Rc3 {(threat Rd4#)} (2. Rd3 $4 Re6+ $19) 2... Rd1 $1 3. Rxd1 (3. e8=Q+ $5 Rxe8
4. Rxd1 Kb4 $11) (3. Rxe3 $5 Rxd6+ $19) 3... Re6+ $1 (3... Rxe7 $5 4. Rd4#) 4.
Kb7 $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Ka7 $5 Rxe7+ 5. Kb6 Kb4 $1 6. Rh3 Re4 {
and not Kd5 such as in main line. Draws.}) 4... Rxe7+ 5. Kc6 Kb4 6. Rh3 $1 ({
Thematic try} 6. Rf3 $5 Re4 7. Kd5 Rh4 $3 (7... Rg4 $5 8. Rh1 $1 {zz BTM} 8...
Rg5+ 9. Kd6 $1 Rg6+ 10. Ke7 Rg7+ 11. Kf8 Rb7 12. Rh4+ Kc5 13. Rf5+ Kc6 14. Rh6+
$18) 8. Rb1 Rh2 $11) ({Same thematic try} 6. Rg3 $5 Re4 7. Kd5 Rh4 $1 $11 (7...
Rf4 $5 8. Rh1 {zz BTM wins})) 6... Re4 (6... Kc4 7. Rg1 Re4 8. Kd6 Rd4+ 9. Ke5
Rd2 10. Rg4+ Kc5 11. Rc3+ Kb5 12. Rb3+ $18) 7. Kd5 Rg4 ({Main A)} 7... Rf4 8.
Rg1 $1 {zz BTM} 8... Rf5+ 9. Kd6 $1 (9. Ke6 $5 Rb5 $11) 9... Rf4 10. Rg8 $18)
8. Rf1 $3 {zz BTM} (8. Re1 $5 Rg5+ 9. Kd6 Rg6+ $11) 8... Rg5+ 9. Kd6 $1 ({
Thematic try} 9. Ke6 $5 Rb5 $1 (9... Rg6+ $5 10. Ke7 Rg4 11. Rf8 {and main line
}) 10. Rf4+ (10. Rb1 Ka4 $1 $11) 10... Ka5 11. Ra3+ Kb6 12. Rf1 b1=Q $11) (9.
Kc6 $5 Rc5+ 10. Kd6 Rc3 $11) 9... Rg6+ ({Main} 9... Rb5 10. Rf4+ Ka5 11. Ra3+
Kb6 12. Rf8 Kb7 13. Raa8 b1=Q 14. Rfb8#) 10. Ke7 Rg4 ({Main} 10... Rg7+ 11. Kf8
$1 (11. Kf6 $5 Rc7 $1 {and not Rf6. Draws.}) 11... Rc7 12. Rf6 $1 Rb7 13. Rf4+
Ka5 (13... Kc5 14. Rh5+ Kc6 15. Rf6+ $18) 14. Ra3+ Kb5 15. Rb3+ $18) (10... Rb6
11. Rf4+ Kc5 (11... Ka5 12. Ra3+ $18) 12. Rh5+ Kc6 13. Rh6+ Kc7 14. Rxb6 Kxb6
15. Rb4+ $18) (10... Rg5 11. Rf4+ Kc5 12. Rb3 $18) 11. Rf8 $1 (11. Kf6 $5 Ka4
12. Rhh1 Kb3 $11) (11. Rh8 $5 Rg3 12. Rb8+ Ka3 $11) (11. Rb1 $5 Re4+ 12. Kd7
Rd4+ 13. Kc7 Rc4+ 14. Kb7 Rc2 $11) 11... Rg7+ 12. Kd6 (12. Kf6 $5 Rb7 $11)
12... Rg6+ (12... Rb7 13. Rf4+ $18) 13. Kc7 Rg7+ 14. Kb6 Rb7+ $1 15. Kc6 $1 (
15. Kxb7 $5 b1=Q $11) 15... b1=Q 16. Rf4+ Ka5 17. Ra3# {Probably, the Georgian
author has "enticed" the American colleague in "intrigues" of systematic
movement. The study leaves very fine impression.} 1-0

[Event "4th prize (Spec section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "S.Didukh"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R7/P4r2/1p3P2/5P2/5r2/8/1RP2kpK/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. c3+ $1 (1. c4+ $2 {see move 14.}) 1... Kf1 (1... Kf3 $2 2. Kg1 {wins.}) 2.
Rxg2 (2. Kg3 $2 g1=Q+ 3. Kxf4 Qc5 4. Rb1+ Kf2 5. Rb2+ Kf1 6. Rh8 Qc7+ 7. Kg4
Rg7+ {draw.}) 2... Rf2 3. Rxf2+ Kxf2 4. Kh3 $1 (4. Rh8 $2 Rxa7 5. Rh4 Kf3 6.
Rb4 Rc7 {draw.}) 4... Kf3 5. Kh4 Kf4 6. Kh5 $1 Kxf5 7. Kh4 Kf4 (7... Rc7 8. f7
$1 Rxf7 9. Kg3 {wins.}) 8. Kh3 Kf3 9. Kh2 Kf2 (9... Rh7+ 10. Kg1 b5 11. f7 Rxf7
12. Kf1 {wins.}) 10. Rh8 Rxa7 11. Rh5 Rf7 12. Rf5+ $1 Ke3 13. Kg3 {(h3)} 13...
Kd3 14. Rf3+ $1 {White can defend his pawn now. After 1.c4? ... 13...Kd4 14.
Rf4+ Ke5 pawn f6 is lost.} (14. Kg4 $2 Kxc3 15. Kg5 Kc4 16. Kg6 Rf8 17. Kg7 Rb8
18. f7 b5 19. f8=Q Rxf8 {draw.}) 14... Ke4 15. Kg4 b5 16. Rf5 $1 Kd3 17. Kg5 {
wins. Masterful work of the young composer. Systematic movement is deeply
connected with a choice of the first move.} *

[Event "5th prize (Spec section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "A. Sochnev"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2RR4/4K3/7p/8/8/7k/1p6/7r w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Rd3+ $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Rc3+ $5 Kg4 2. Rd4+ Kf5 3. Rc5+ Kg6 4. Rg4+ Kh7
5. Rc7 Rc1 $1 (5... Kh8 6. Rc8+ Kh7 7. Rcg8 Re1+ 8. Kd6 {main line}) 6. Rd7 Kh8
7. Rd8+ Kh7 8. Rd7 Kh8 $11) 1... Kg4 2. Rc4+ Kf5 3. Rd5+ Kg6 4. Rg4+ Kh7 5. Rd7
Kh8 6. Rd8+ Kh7 7. Rdg8 Re1+ 8. Kd6 Rd1+ 9. Kc5 Rc1+ 10. Kd4 h5 (10... b1=Q 11.
R4g7#) 11. R4g7+ Kh6 12. Rg1 Kh7 13. R8g7+ Kh8 14. R7g5 b1=Q 15. Rxh5+ Qh7 16.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 17. Rxc1 $18 {Author, with coordinated movements of rooks has
presented interesting play. Unfortunately there is no expressive final.} *

[Event "6th prize (Spec section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "S.Hornecker"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2K5/1R6/2P5/k7/8/5p2/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1... f1=Q 2. c6 Qf7+ 3. Kd8 $1 (3. Kb8 $2 Ka5 4. c7 Kxb6 5. c8=Q Qa7#) 3...
Qf8+ (3... Ka5 4. c7 $1 Qf8+ (4... Kxb6 5. c8=Q $11) 5. Kd7 Kxb6 6. c8=Q Qf5+
7. Kd8 $11) 4. Kc7 $1 (4. Kd7 $2 Qg7+ $1 5. Kd8 Qd4+ $1 6. Kc7 Ka5 $1 7. Rb8
Ka6 8. Rb7 Qc5 9. Kd7 Qe5 10. Kc8 Qd6 11. Rc7 Qd5 12. Kb8 Qe5 13. Kc8 Qe8#)
4... Qg7+ $1 {main} (4... Qe7+ $1 {main} 5. Kb8 $1 Ka5 6. c7 Kxb6 7. c8=N+ $1 (
7. c8=Q $2 Qa7#) 7... Ka6 8. Nxe7 $11) 5. Kb8 Ka5 6. Rb7 Qf8+ 7. Ka7 $3 Qc5+ 8.
Kb8 Qxc6 9. Ra7+ Kb6 10. Ra6+ Kxa6 $11 {The pleasant study with a known
stalemate, but it deserved more interesting introduction.} *

[Event "HM as equal (Spec section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.10.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "I.Aliev"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/3p4/P6P/1p5p/1P2p2K/R3P1pP/4Pp2/2r5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. a7 Rc8 (1... f1=Q 2. a8=Q+ Kh7 3. Qxe4+ {(Qd8+-)}) 2. a8=Q Rxa8 3. Rxa8+ Kh7
4. Rf8 g2 5. Rxf2 g1=Q 6. Rf7+ Kh8 (6... Kg8 7. Rg7+ Qxg7) (6... Kg6 7. Rg7+)
7. Rf8+ Kh7 8. Rf7+ Kxh6 9. Rf6+ Qg6 (9... Kh7 10. Rh6+ Kg7 (10... Kxh6 {
stalemate}) 11. Rg6+ Kxg6 {stalemate} (11... Qxg6 {stalemate})) 10. Rd6 (10.
Rxg6+ Kxg6 11. Kg3 Kg5 12. Kg2 Kh4 13. Kh2 d6 14. Kg2 d5 $19) 10... Kg7 (10...
Qxd6 {stalemate}) 11. Rxd7+ Kg8 (11... Kh6 12. Rd6 Qxd6 {stalemate}) 12. Rd8+
Kf7 13. Rd7+ Kf8 14. Rd8+ Ke7 15. Rd7+ Ke8 (15... Kxd7 {stalemate}) 16. Rd8+
Ke7 (16... Kxd8 {stalemate}) 17. Rd7+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "HM as equal (Spec section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M. Roxlau"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/3R3K/P7/8/4ppk1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Rg6+ $1 (1. a6 $5 e2 2. a7 e1=Q 3. Rg6+ Kf4 $11) 1... Kf2 (1... Kf4 2. Rf6+
Kg3 3. a6 e2 4. a7 e1=Q 5. a8=Q $18) 2. a6 e2 3. a7 e1=Q 4. a8=Q Qe3+ 5. Kh5 (
5. Rg5 $5 Qe6+ 6. Rg6 {Tempo}) 5... Qe5+ 6. Rg5 Qh2+ 7. Kg4 Qg3+ 8. Kf5 Qh3+ 9.
Ke5 $1 (9. Kf6 $5 Qh6+ $11) 9... Qh4 $1 10. Rg7 $3 (10. Qa7+ Ke2 $11) 10... Ke3
11. Qa7+ (11. Qa3+ $5 {Minor-Dual} 11... Ke2 12. Qb2+ Ke3 13. Qc3+ Ke2 14. Qc2+
Ke3 15. Qc5+ $11) 11... Ke2 12. Qa6+ {(Qa2)} 12... Ke3 13. Qb6+ {(Qa3)} 13...
Ke2 14. Qb5+ {(Qe6)} 14... Ke3 15. Qc5+ Ke2 16. Re7 $1 f2 17. Kf5+ Kf1 18. Qb5+
Kg2 19. Rg7+ Kh2 20. Qe5+ Kh3 21. Qe2 $1 {wins} 1-0

[Event "Comm. (Spec section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "G. Josten"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4R3/p7/4P3/1k6/8/P3p3/Kp5R/1r5r w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. e7 Ra1+ (1... e2 2. Rxe2 $18) (1... Rxh2 2. Rb8+ Ka6 3. Kxb1 Rh1+ 4. Kxb2 e2
5. e8=Q Rb1+ 6. Kc2 Rxb8 7. Qxe2+ $18) 2. Kxb2 Rxh2+ 3. Kxa1 e2 4. Rb8+ Ka6 5.
e8=R $1 (5. e8=Q $5 e1=Q+ 6. Qxe1 Ra2+ 7. Kxa2 {stalemate}) 5... Rh1+ 6. Rb1
$18 1/2-1/2

[Event "1/3rd prize as equal (Main section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Y. Afek"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2B5/2r2p2/2P1b3/7k/1P6/8/2K5/6R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2004.12.15"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Bb7 $1 (1. Bxe6 $5 Rxc6+ 2. Kd3 Rxe6 $11) 1... Bc8 $1 2. Ba8 $1 (2. Bxc8 $5
Rxc6+ $11) 2... Ra7 $1 3. Bb7 $1 Bxb7 4. Ra1 $3 Ra8 $1 (4... Ba6 5. Rxa6 $1
Rxa6 6. b5 Ra4 7. Kd3 $18) (4... Rxa1 5. cxb7 $18) (4... Ra6 5. cxb7 Rb6 6.
Ra5+ $1 Kg4 7. Ra7 Kf4 8. Kc3 Ke5 9. Kc4 Kd6 10. Ra6 $1) 5. cxb7 Rb8 6. Ra7 $1
(6. Ra5+ $2 Kg4 7. Rb5 f5 8. Kd3 f4 9. Ke4 f3 10. Ke3 Re8+ 11. Kf2 Rb8 12. Rc5
Rxb7 13. Rc4+ Kf5 14. Kxf3 Ke5 15. Ke3 Kd6 16. Kd4 Rh7 $11) 6... f5 7. Kd3 $1 (
7. Kc3 $5 f4 8. Kd4 f3 9. Ke3 Kg4 10. Kf2 Kf4 $11) 7... f4 8. Ke4 $1 Kg4 9. Kd5
f3 10. Kc6 f2 11. Ra1 $18 {
Very effective play, but unfortunately the final a little dim.} 1-0

[Event "1/3rd prize as equal (Main section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.02.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "D.Gurgenidze"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/r7/4P2p/7b/4N3/8/1Kp2R2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Nf6+ Kh8 2. Nxh5 Ra2+ 3. Kc1 Ra1+ 4. Kxc2 Ra2+ 5. Kd1 ({Thematic try} 5. Kd3
$5 Rxf2 6. e7 Kh7 7. e8=Q (7. Ke3 Rf5 8. Nf6+ Rxf6 9. e8=Q Rg6 10. Qf7+ Rg7 {
Guretski-Kornic}) 7... Rd2+ 8. Kxd2 {stalemate}) 5... Rxf2 6. e7 Kh7 7. Ng3 {
(in case - 5.Kd3 inpossible7...Rf3+!)} 7... Rg2 8. Ne4 (8. e8=Q $5 Rxg3 $11)
8... Rg8 9. Nf6+ $18 {Circular movement of a knight and Counteraction against
a stalemate making a good impression.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1/3rd prize as equal (Main section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.01.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "R.Becker, I.Akobia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/1R6/3B4/p7/r7/4p3/8/3K2b1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Rb1 $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Rb8+ $5 Ka7 2. Rb1 (2. Ke2 Ra2+ 3. Ke1 Ka6 4. Re8
Bf2+ 5. Kf1 Kb5 6. Kg2 a4 $19) 2... Rd4+ 3. Ke2 Rd2+ 4. Kf3 Rxd6 5. Rxg1 Re6 {
(Rd3) -+ with bK on a7. In case, bK is on a8 will be draw.}) ({Thematic try} 1.
Rg7 $5 Ra2 2. Bc7 (2. Bf4 e2+ 3. Ke1 Bc5 4. Bd2 Bb4 5. Bxb4 axb4 6. Rg3 Rb2 {-+
}) 2... a4 3. Ba5 a3 4. Bc3 (4. Bb4 Bf2 5. Re7 Ra1+ 6. Kc2 a2 {-+}) 4... e2+ 5.
Ke1 Bc5 6. Rg5 Bd6 7. Rg6 Bc7 8. Kf2 (8. Bb4 Kb7 9. Rg7 Kc6 10. Rg5 Bd8 {
(Bf4) -+}) 8... Kb7 {(Rc2)} 9. Re6 Bb6+ 10. Kf3 Rc2 11. Bh8 Rc8 12. Bg7 Rc7 13.
Bh8 (13. Bf6 Rc6 14. Re7+ Ka6 {(Ka8) -+}) 13... Rh7 14. Bf6 Rh6 15. Kxe2 a2 16.
Re7+ Kc6 17. Bc3 (17. Rf7 Rh2+ 18. Kd3 Rf2 {-+}) 17... Rh3 18. Ba1 Rh1 19. Bc3
(19. Bg7 Rh7 {-+}) (19. Bf6 Bd8 {-+}) 19... Ba5 $1 {-+}) 1... Ra2 (1... Rd4+ 2.
Ke2 Rd2+ 3. Kf3 Rxd6 4. Rxg1 {= with bK on a8}) 2. Bc5 (2. Be5 $5 Bf2 {(a4)} 3.
Rb2 Rxb2 {-+}) (2. Ke1 $5 Bf2+ 3. Kf1 Bh4 4. Rb8+ Ka7 5. Re8 Rf2+ 6. Kg1 Rf5 7.
Kg2 Bf2 {-+}) 2... Rd2+ ({main} 2... e2+ 3. Ke1 Bxc5 4. Rb8+ $1 Ka7 5. Rb7+ Ka6
6. Rb6+ Ka7 7. Rb7+ Ka8 8. Rb8+ {positional draw, or} 8... Kxb8 {stalemate}) (
2... Bf2 3. Kc1 Ra4 4. Rb5 {Bb6) =}) (2... a4 3. Ke1 Bf2+ 4. Kf1 Bh4 5. Bxe3 {=
}) 3. Kc1 Ra2 4. Kd1 Rd2+ 5. Kc1 Rd5 6. Bb6 (6. Rb5 $5 a4 7. Ra5+ Kb7 8. Bb4
Rxa5 {(Rd4) -+}) 6... e2 7. Bxa5 $1 Rxa5 (7... Bf2 8. Bb4 {(Bc3) =}) 8. Kd2
Ra2+ 9. Ke1 Ba7 (9... Bh2 10. Kf2 {=}) 10. Rb3 {zz BTM} (10. Rb4 $5 Bb8 11. Rg4
Be5 12. Kf2 Bc3 {-+}) (10. Rb5 $5 Bb8 11. Rg5 Bd6 12. Rg4 Be5 {-+}) 10... Rc2 (
10... Bb8 11. Re3 {=}) (10... Bc5 11. Rb8+ {=}) 11. Rg3 $1 ({Thematic try} 11.
Rh3 $5 Bc5 $1 12. Rh4 Bd6 $1 13. Re4 (13. Ra4+ Kb7 $19) 13... Bg3#) 11... Bc5
12. Rg4 (12. Rg8+ $5 Kb7 13. Rg4 Rb2 14. Rg7+ Kc6 {-+}) 12... Bd6 13. Kf2 Bc5+
14. Ke1 {positional draw, or} 14... Rb2 ({(or} 14... Kb7 15. Re4 {=}) 15. Rg8+
Ka7 16. Ra8+ $1 Kb7 17. Rb8+ $1 Kxb8 {model stalemate. In the light,
harmonious form is presented synthesis of a stalemate and a positional drawn.}
0-1

[Event "4th prize (Main section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "F. Bertoli"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5K2/p5P1/8/1NNb4/8/5PP1/1p2kp2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Nc3+ Kxf3 (1... Kd2 2. N5e4+ Bxe4 3. Nxe4+ Ke1 4. g8=Q b1=Q 5. Nxf2 $11) 2.
N5e4 (2. Nxd5 $5 b1=Q 3. g8=Q Qb8+ 4. Kf7 Qxg8+ 5. Kxg8 f1=Q $19) 2... Bxe4 3.
g8=Q (3. Nxe4 $5 Kxe4 4. g8=Q f1=Q+ $19) 3... f1=Q 4. Qf7+ (4. Qb3 $5 b1=Q $19)
4... Kg2 5. Qxf1+ Kxf1 6. Nxe4 Ke2 7. Nc3+ Kd2 {(Kd3)} 8. Nb1+ Kc2 9. Na3+ Kb3
10. Nb1 a5 11. g4 a4 12. g5 a3 13. g6 a2 14. g7 axb1=Q 15. g8=Q+ Ka3 16. Qg3+
Ka2 17. Qf3 {Main A} 17... Qc2 ({Main B} 17... Qe1 18. Qf7+ Ka3 19. Qa7+ Kb3
20. Qf7+ $11) 18. Qa8+ Kb1 19. Qh1+ Ka2 20. Qa8+ $11 {
Standard play, but turns out the ending which has some practical value.} *

[Event "Spec. prize (Main section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.04.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "K.Mestiashvili"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/B1p5/8/6P1/5p2/p1k5/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Bc5 a2 2. Be7 Kd3 3. Bf6 Ke4 (3... c5 4. g6 {(Ba1)+-}) 4. g6 Kf5 5. g7 Kxf6
6. g8=Q a1=Q 7. Qh8+ $18 *

[Event "HM as equal (Main section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.01.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "E.Melnichenko"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4B3/p6K/Np6/knN3b1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Nb2+ Ka3 (1... Kxa5 2. Bd8#) 2. Nd3 Ka4 {(Bf5)} 3. Nc5+ Ka3 (3... Kxa5 4.
Bd8#) 4. Ne4 (4. Nxa6 $5 Ka4 5. Nc5+ Ka3 6. Nd3 Ka4 7. Nc5+ Ka3 $11) 4... Ka4 (
4... Bf3 5. Nc3 Bg2 6. Kg5 Bh1 7. Kf4 Bg2 8. Ke3 $18) 5. Nc3+ Ka3 (5... Kxa5 6.
Bd8#) 6. Kg5 Bf3 7. Kf4 Bg2 {(Bh1)} 8. Ke3 Ba8 9. Kd2 Bg2 10. Kc1 Bh3 11. Nd5
Ka4 12. Bxb4 Bg2 (12... Be6 13. Kc2 Bf7 14. Kd3 Be6 15. Kd4) 13. Kc2 Be4+ (
13... Bf3 14. Kd3 (14. Kd2 Be4 {(Bh1)}) (14. Kb2 Be4) 14... Bg2 15. Kd4 Bxd5 {
(Bh1)} (15... Bf3 16. Nc6) 16. Kc3) 14. Kd2 {(Kc3)} 14... Bg2 15. Kd3 Be4+ {
(Bh1)} (15... Bf1+ 16. Kc3 Bc4 17. Nb6#) (15... Bxd5 16. Kc3) 16. Kd4 Bxd5 (
16... Bg2 17. Nc6) 17. Kc3 Bg2 {(Bb7)} (17... Bf7 18. Nb7 a5 {(Bd5)} 19. Nc5#)
18. Nb3 a5 {(Bd5)} 19. Nc5# 1-0

[Event "HM as equal (Main section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "G. Josten"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/4p3/7N/2p4P/K7/3p4/P4n2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Nf5 d2 (1... e5 2. Kb3 $11) (1... e6 2. Ne3 d2 3. Kb3 d1=Q+ 4. Nxd1 Nxd1 5.
Kc4 $11) 2. Ne3 d1=Q+ 3. Nxd1 Nxd1 4. Kb3 e5 5. a4 e4 6. a5 Ne3 (6... e3 7. a6
e2 8. a7 $11) 7. a6 Nd5 8. Kc4 Nc7 9. a7 Na8 10. h6 Kh7 11. Kxc5 e3 12. Kc6 e2
13. Kb7 e1=Q 14. Kxa8 Kh8 15. h7 $11 *

[Event "Comm. (Main section)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M. Minski"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4R3/N7/1k4N1/8/K3b3/4p2B/4p3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Nc8+ $1 (1. Rxe4 $2 e1=Q 2. Nc8+ Kc5 $1 3. Re5+ Kd4 4. Nce7 e2 5. Nf5+ Kc3
6. Re3+ Kd2 7. Ne5 Qd1+ 8. Ka3 e1=Q 9. Nf3+ Qxf3 10. Rxf3 Qe5 $11) 1... Kc5 $1
(1... Kc7 2. Rxe4 e1=Q 3. Re7+ Kb8 4. Ne5 {win, e.g.} Qa1+ 5. Kb5 Qb2+ 6. Kc5
Qa3+ 7. Kd5 Qa5+ 8. Kd6 Qd2+ 9. Ke6 Qc2 10. Na7 Qa2+ 11. Kf6 Qf2+ 12. Kg7 e2
13. Nac6+ Ka8 14. Bc8) (1... Kc6 2. Re6+ Kc7 3. Rxe4) 2. Re5+ $1 Kd4 3. Rxe4+
$1 Kxe4 4. Bg2+ $1 (4. Nd6+ $2 Kf3 $1 5. Ne5+ Kg3 $11) 4... Kd3 (4... Kd4 5.
Nh4 e1=N (5... e1=Q 6. Nf3+) 6. Bf1 $1 $18 (6. Nf5+ $2 Ke5 7. Bh3 Kf4 $11)) (
4... Kf5 5. Nh4+ Kg4 6. Nf3 $18) 5. Ne5+ (5. Nf4+ $2 Kd2 6. Nxe2 Kxe2 $11) 5...
Kd2 6. Nf3+ (6. Nd6 e1=Q 7. Nf3+ Ke2 $1 8. Nxe1 Kxe1 9. Ne4 Ke2 $1 $11) 6...
Kd1 7. Nd6 e1=Q (7... e1=N 8. Bh1 $1 e2 9. Ne4 Nd3 10. Nc3+ Kc2 11. Nxe2 $18)
8. Ne4 $3 (8. Nxe1 $2 Kxe1 9. Ne4 Ke2 10. Kb4 Kd3 11. Nc5+ Kd2 12. Nb3+ Kd3 13.
Nc1+ Kd2 14. Bf3 Kxc1 $11) 8... Qd2 ({main} 8... Qe2 9. Nc3+ $18) ({main} 8...
Qf2 9. Nxf2+ $18) ({main} 8... e2 9. Nxe1 $18) 9. Nfxd2 exd2 10. Bf3+ Ke1 ({
main} 10... Kc2 11. Nf2 $18) 11. Nc3 $18 1-0

