[Event "1-2 p"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.02.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "David Gurgenidze, Iuri Akobia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "N7/K5r1/2p2p2/P1P1P3/kP5N/8/6r1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Ka6 $3 (1. Kb6 $5 Rf2 $1 2. e6 (2. a6 fxe5 3. Nc7 e4 4. a7 Rg8
5. Ng6 e3 6. Ne7 Rff8 $1 7. Nxg8 Rxg8 8. Kxc6 e2 $19) (2. Nc7 fxe5 3. a6 e4 $1
4. a7 Rg8 5. Ng6 e3 6. Ne7 Rff8 7. Nxg8 Rxg8 $19) 2... Rf4 $1 3. Ng6 (3. Kxc6
Rxh4 4. Nc7 Rh8 $1 5. Nd5 Rc8+ 6. Kb6 Rg5 7. Nxf6 Re5 8. Kb7 Rxe6 $19) 3...
Rxg6 4. a6 (4. Kxc6 f5 5. Nb6+ Kb3 6. Kd5 Rxb4 7. c6 Rg7 8. Kd6 Rd4+ 9. Ke5 Rd8
10. Nd7 Rc8 11. a6 Rxc6 12. a7 Rg8 13. Nb8 Rc5+ $19) 4... f5 $1 5. Nc7 (5. b5
Rg8 6. Nc7 cxb5 7. a7 b4 8. e7 Re4 $19) 5... Rxb4+ 6. Kxc6 Kb3 $1 7. a7 (7. Kd5
Rg8 8. e7 f4 9. e8=Q Rxe8 10. Nxe8 f3 $19) 7... Ra4 8. a8=Q Rxa8 9. Nxa8 Rxe6+
10. Kd5 Re3 $1 11. Nb6 f4 $19) (1. Kb8 $5 Rf2 2. e6 Kxb4 3. Nc7 Kxc5 $19) 1...
R2g5 (1... Ra2 2. e6 Kxb4 (2... Re7 3. Nf5 Rxe6 4. Nd4 Re8 5. Nc7 Rc8 6. Kb7
Rxc7+ 7. Kxc7 Kxb4 8. Kb6 $11) 3. Kb6 Rxa5 (3... Re2 4. Nf5 Rg5 5. Nd4 Rb2 6.
e7 Kc4+ 7. Kxc6 $11) 4. Nc7 Ra7 5. Kxa7 Rxc7+ 6. Kb6 Re7 $1 7. Kxc6 Rxe6+ 8.
Kd5 Re5+ 9. Kd6 Rh5 10. Ng6 Rxc5 11. Ke6 $11) (1... Rb2 2. e6 $1 Rg5 (2... Rxb4
3. Nf5 Rg5 4. Nb6+ Kb3 5. e7 Re4 6. Nc4 $11) 3. e7 Re2 4. Nf3 $1 Rg8 5. Nb6+
Kxb4 6. Nd4 Re4 7. Nd7 Rxd4 8. Nxf6 $11) (1... Rc2 2. Nf5 $1 Rg8 3. Nb6+ Kxb4
4. Ne7 Rh8 5. Nd7 Rxc5 (5... fxe5 6. Nxc6+ Ka3 7. Ncxe5 $11) 6. exf6 Rxa5+ 7.
Kb7 Rb5+ 8. Kxc6 Rh6 9. Nd5+ Ka5 10. Ne3 Rg5 11. Nc4+ Kb4 12. Nd6 $11) (1...
Rf2 2. e6 Rg8 (2... Kxb4 3. Kb6 Re2 4. Nf5 Rg5 5. Nd4 $11) 3. Nc7 Rf4 4. Ng6
Rxg6 5. e7 Rg8 6. e8=Q Rxe8 7. Nxe8 Rxb4 8. Nxf6 $11) (1... Rh2 2. exf6 Rf7 3.
Nf3 $1 Rh5 4. Nd4 Rxf6 5. b5 cxb5+ 6. c6 Kb4 (6... Rd6 7. Nb6+ Kb4 8. c7 $11)
7. Kb7 Rd6 8. c7 Rc5 9. Nf5 Rd7 10. a6 Rxf5 11. Nb6 $11) (1... Re2 2. Nf5 Rg8
3. Nb6+ Kxb4 4. exf6 Rf8 5. Nd7 Rf7 6. Ne7 Rfxe7 7. fxe7 Rxe7 8. Kb6 Rxd7 9.
Kxc6 $11) 2. exf6 $1 (2. Nf3 $5 Rxe5 $3 3. Nxe5 fxe5 4. b5 e4 5. bxc6 e3 6. c7
Rxc7 7. Nxc7 e2 8. Kb6 e1=Q 9. a6 Qb4+ 10. Kc6 Qb8 $19) 2... Rf7 {B)} ({A)} 
2... Rh7 3. Nf3 (3. Kb6 $5 Rg8 4. Nc7 Rb8+ 5. Kxc6 Rc8 6. Nf5 Rhxc7+ 7. Kb6
Rc6+ 8. Kb7 R8c7+ $19) 3... Rf5 4. Nd4 Rxf6 5. Nb6+ (5. b5 $5 cxb5+ 6. c6 Rg6
7. Kb6 Rg8 8. Nc7 Rb8+ 9. Ka7 Rd8 10. Nde6 b4 $1 11. Nc5+ Kxa5 12. Nb7+ Ka4 $19
) 5... Kxb4 6. Nxc6+ $1 Kxc5 (6... Rxc6 {stalemate}) 7. Nd7+ $1 Rxd7 {stalemate
}) (2... Rg8 3. Nc7 Rh8 (3... Rh5 4. Ne6 Rxh4 5. f7 $11) 4. Ne6 Re5 5. Ng6 Ra8+
6. Kb7 Rxe6 7. Kxa8 Rxf6 8. Ne5 Kxb4 9. Kb7 Kxa5 10. Nxc6+ $11) 3. Nf3 Rf5 (
3... Rh5 4. Nd4 Rxf6 5. Nc7 Rh8 6. b5 cxb5+ 7. c6 b4 8. Nd5 Rf7 (8... b3 9.
Nxf6 b2 10. Nd5 $11) 9. Nc2 Rff8 (9... Rfh7 10. Ncxb4 $11) 10. c7 Ra8+ 11. Kb6
Rxa5 12. Ncxb4 $11) 4. Nd4 (4. Nd2 $5 Kxb4 5. Kb6 Rxc5 6. Nc7 Rxa5 7. Ne4 Ra1
8. Ne6 Kc4 $1 9. Nd6+ Kd5 10. Nxf7 Kxe6 11. Nd8+ Kd7 12. Nf7 Rb1+ 13. Kc5 Rb5+
14. Kd4 Rd5+ 15. Ke4 Ke6 $19) 4... R5xf6 (4... Rh5 5. Nxc6 Rxf6 6. Nb6+ Kb3 7.
b5 $11) 5. Nb6+ (5. Kb6 $5 Rf8 $1 6. Kb7 Kxb4 7. Nc7 R8f7 8. Kb6 Rxc7 $1 9.
Kxc7 Kxc5 10. Ne2 Rf7+ $19) 5... Kxb4 6. Nxc6+ $1 Kxc5 (6... Rxc6 {stalemate})
7. Ne5 $1 Rh7 8. Ned7+ $1 Rxd7 {stalemate. "Precise play yields three S-pinned
stalemate positions (with different knights and squares). No question -- a
creative achievement by the Georgian tandem."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1-2 p"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.05.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aleksei Sochnev"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/k4K2/4P3/6P1/2P5/7n/r7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. g6 Ng5+ 2. Kf6 Ne4+ 3. Ke5 (3. Ke7 $5 Rg2 4. Kf7 Ng5+ $19) 3...
Nf2 $1 (3... Ng3 4. g7 Ra5+ 5. Kf6 Ne4+ 6. Kf7 Rf5+ 7. Ke7 Nf6 $11) 4. g7 $1
Ng4+ 5. Kf5 Rg2 $1 6. Kg6 $3 Ne5+ 7. Kh7 $1 Rh2+ 8. Kg8 Ng4 9. Kf7 $1 (9. Kf8
$5 Rf2+ $1 10. Kg8 Kb6 11. Kh8 Nf6 $19) 9... Rf2+ 10. Kg6 Ne5+ 11. Kh7 Rh2+ 12.
Kg8 Ng4 13. Kf7 Re2 $1 14. g8=N $1 Ne5+ 15. Kf8 $1 Rf2+ 16. Kg7 Rg2+ 17. Kf8
Ng6+ 18. Kf7 Nh8+ 19. Kf8 Ng6+ 20. Kf7 Ne5+ 21. Kf8 Rf2+ 22. Kg7 Nxc4 23. e7
Nd6 24. Nf6 $1 Rg2+ 25. Kf8 Rf2 26. Kg7 Re2 27. Kf8 Rf2 28. Kg7 Re2 29. Kf8 Re6
30. e8=N $1 {Theoretical draw. "Two S-promotions are preludes to a piece of
endgame theory. The author's miniature evokes nostalgia for the not-so-distant
past that was so rich in works of greatness."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3-4 p"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oleg Pervakov Karen Sumbatyan"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r1brR1B/2P4k/6p1/2R5/8/6KP/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1... Bh4+ 2. Kxh4 Re4+ (2... Rb4+ 3. Kg5 Rxf8 4. Bc3) 3. Rf4 (3.
Kg3 Rxf8 4. c8=Q Re3+ 5. Kg4 Re4+ 6. Kg5 Rxc8 7. Rxc8 Re8 8. Rxe8) 3... Rxf4+
4. Kg3 Rbf8 (4... Rxh8 5. Kxf4 Rc8 6. Ke5) 5. Rc2 $3 (5. c8=Q Rf3+ 6. Kg4 R3f4+
7. Kg5 Rxc8 8. Rxc8 Rf8 9. Rxf8) 5... Rf3+ 6. Kg2 Kxh8 (6... Rf2+ 7. Rxf2 Rxh8
8. Rc2 Rc8 9. Kf3) 7. c8=Q Rf2+ 8. Kg3 R2f3+ 9. Kg4 R3f4+ 10. Kg5 R4f5+ 11. Kh6
(11. Kxg6 R5f6+ 12. Kg5 Rxc8 13. Rxc8+ Kg7) 11... Rg8 12. Qc3+ $18 {Wins. " The
Muscovite duo have spirited up play with effective moments: 5.Rc2!! is really
great!"} 1-0

[Event "3-4 p"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.05.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aleksei Sochnev"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/3n4/1P3R2/P2K4/8/1n6/8/3k4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Rd6 Nb8 2. Rd8 (2. Ke6+) 2... Nxa5 3. Rc8 $1 Nb7 $1 4. Kc4 $3 (
4. Ke6 $5 Kd2 5. Ke7 Kd3 $19) 4... Ra4+ (4... Nd6+ 5. Kb3 Nxc8 6. b7 $11) 5.
Kb3 Ra8 6. Kc4 Nd6+ 7. Kb3 $3 Ke2 $1 8. Kc2 $3 Ke3 9. Rd8 Nb7 10. Re8+ Kd4 11.
Re7 Nc5 12. Ra7 $1 {Draw. "Top-notch. By a leading composer in Russia."}
1/2-1/2

[Event "5 p"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yohanan Afek"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/8/6PB/5PK1/7R/8/q6N/3b3n w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Bg7+ $1 Kxg7 (1... Kg8 2. Bc3 $1 Kf8 3. f6 Qd5+ 4. Kh6 Ng3 5.
Bb4+ Ke8 6. f7+ Kd7 7. f8=Q Nf5+ 8. Kh7 Nxh4 9. Qe7+ Kc6 10. Qxh4 $18) 2. f6+
Kf8 (2... Kg8 3. f7+ Qxf7 4. gxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nf1 $18) 3. Rh8+ Qg8 4. g7+ Kf7 5.
Ng4 $1 Bxg4 6. Kxg4 Nf2+ 7. Kf4 $3 (7. Kf5 $2 Nd3 {White is in Zugzwang} 8. Kg5
Ne5 $11) 7... Nd1 (7... Nd3+ 8. Kf5 $1 {Black is in Zugzwang} 8... Nc5 (8...
Qxg7 9. fxg7 Kxg7 10. Rb8 $18) 9. Rxg8 Kxg8 10. Kg6) 8. Kg5 $1 (8. Rxg8 $2 Kxg8
9. Kg5 Kh7 $1 $11 10. Kf5 Ne3+ 11. Ke6 Kg8 $1 $11) 8... Nf2 (8... Qxg7+ 9. fxg7
Kxg7 10. Rc8 Nb2 11. Rc7+ Kf8 12. Kf6 Ke8 13. Ke6 Kd8 14. Rd7+ Kc8 15. Rd4 Kc7
16. Kd5 Kd7 17. Kc5+ Ke6 18. Kb4 Ke5 19. Rd2 $18) 9. Rxg8 Ne4+ 10. Kf5 $1 Nd6+
11. Ke5 {wins. "The reci-zug theme and inventive play impress."} 1-0

[Event "1 HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.03.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Merab Gogberashvili"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1B6/7P/5bPP/n7/8/pkpp4/2N5/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Na1+ Ka2 2. h8=Q Bxh8 3. g7 Bxg7 4. hxg7 Kxa1 5. g8=Q a2 6. Ba7
({Thematic try} 6. Qd5 $5 Nb3+ 7. Qxb3 d2+ $11) 6... Nb3+ 7. Qxb3 d2+ 8. Kc2
d1=Q+ 9. Kxd1 c2+ 10. Ke2 (10. Kd2 $5 c1=Q+ 11. Kxc1) 10... c1=N+ 11. Kd2 (11.
Kd1) 11... Nxb3+ 12. Kc2 Nc5 13. Bb6 $1 {
wins. "The finale holds interest, diminished by the introduction."} 1-0

[Event "2  HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sergyie Didukh"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k1b1/p1ppPn2/P4K1p/5Ppr/7p/1B1N3P/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Nf2 $3 (1. Nc5 $2 g4 $1 2. hxg4 (2. Ba4 Rxf5+ 3. Kxf5 g3 $16)
2... Ne5 $1 (2... Rg5 $2 3. Ne6 $1 $16) 3. Bxg8 Nxg4+ {Black wins}) 1... g4 (
1... Nd6 2. Bxg8 g4 3. hxg4 Rg5 4. Bh7 Nc8 5. Bg6+ Rxg6+ 6. Kxg6 Nxe7+ 7. Kg7
$11) 2. hxg4 Rg5 (2... Ne5 3. Bxg8 {- g4 is under protection now!} 3... Rg5 4.
Bd5 c6 (4... Rxg4 5. Kxe5 Rg7 6. f6 $11) (4... h3 5. Kxe5 Kxe7 6. Kf4 h2 7. Kg3
Kd6 8. Ba2 Ke5 9. Kxh2 $11) 5. Bb3 d5 (5... Rxg4 $2 6. Bd1 $1) (5... h3 6. Kxe5
Kxe7 7. Nxh3 $11) 6. Kxe5 Kxe7 7. Bd1 Rg8 8. Nh3 Kf7 (8... Re8 9. g5 Kf8+ 10.
Kf6 hxg5 11. Nxg5 $11) 9. g5 $1 {the most persuasive} 9... hxg5 10. Bh5+ Kg7
11. f6+ Kh6 12. Bg4 Rf8 13. Ke6 $11) 3. Ne4 {- with a threat of stalemate in 2
moves: 4.Bxf7+ Bxf7 5. Nd6+ cd. This is the only way to draw if it were White
to move! 4.Ba2? Nd8! 5. edQ+ Kxd8 6.Nxg5 Bxa2 7.Nf3 h3 - wins or 4.Bc4? Nd8! 5.
Bb5 Ne6! - wins} 3... Nd8 $1 4. Ba4 $1 {- another threat of stalemate: 5.Nd6+!
cd 6. Bxd7+ Kxd7 7.edQ (e8Q). And again the rest is not enough. For example 5.
Nc5? Nc6 6. Bxc6 dc 7.Ne4 Rxf5+! - wins} (4. Nd6+ $2 cxd6 5. Bf7+ Bxf7 6.
exd8=Q+ Kxd8 7. Kxf7 $17) (4. exd8=Q+ $2 Kxd8 5. Nxg5 Bxb3 6. Nf3 h3 $17) 4...
Nf7 (4... Nc6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nd6+ cxd6 {- stalemate}) 5. Bb3 $1 {
- perpertual threat of stalemate!} (5. Nc5 $2 Ne5 $1) 5... Rxf5+ {
Black is forced to kiss his rook good-bye} ({
another possibility to destroy stalemate threats is} 5... h5 6. Nxg5 $1 (6.
Bxf7+ $2 Bxf7 7. Kxg5 d5 $1 $17) 6... Nxg5 7. Bxg8 Ne4+ 8. Kg7 $1 Kxe7 9. Bd5
$1 Nf6 10. g5 $1 Ne8+ 11. Kg6 h3 12. f6+ Kf8 13. Kxh5 c5 14. Kg4 h2 (14... Nc7
15. Be4 d5 16. Bf3 h2 17. g6 $11) 15. Bf3 ({also draws} 15. Kg3 Nc7 16. Be4 $1
d5 17. Bf3 c4 18. Kxh2 $11) 15... c4 16. Kf4 $1 c3 17. Ke3 d5 18. Bxd5 $11) 6.
gxf5 Ng5 7. Nxg5 $1 (7. Nd6+ $2 cxd6 8. Bxg8 Ne4+ 9. Kg7 Kxe7 $17) 7... Bxb3 8.
Nh3 $1 Bc4 9. Nf4 $1 Bf7 {
draw.. "Synthesis of mate and stalemate threats. 'Spectators' detract."}
1/2-1/2

[Event "3 HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Iuri Akobia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/N7/2p5/1R1P4/kpr5/3K2B1/2r5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Rxb4+ $1 (1. Rb8 $5 R4c3+ 2. Kd4 c5+ 3. Ke5 Rxg3 4. Nc6 Ka3 5.
d6 Re3+ $19) 1... Kxb4 2. Be1+ $1 (2. Nxc6+ $5 Rxc6 3. dxc6 Rc3+ 4. Kd4 Rxg3 5.
Kd5 Rc3 6. Kd6 Kb5 $19) (2. Bd6+ $5 Ka4 3. Nxc6 R2c3+ 4. Kd2 Rh3 5. Ne5 Rd4+
$19) (2. dxc6 $5 R2c3+ 3. Kd2 Rxg3 4. c7 Rc2+ $19) 2... Kc5 3. dxc6 Kb6 4. Nc8+
Kxc6 5. Ba5 $3 Rc5 6. Bb4 R5c4 7. Ba5 Rc1 8. Bd2 R1c2 9. Ba5 Rc5 10. Bb4 R5c4
11. Ba5 {positional draw, or} 11... Ra4 12. Ne7+ $1 ({Thematic try} 12. Kxc2 $5
Rxa5 13. Ne7+ Kd6 14. Ng6 Ra4 $19) 12... Kd6 13. Nf5+ $11 {
. "A pleasant positional draw."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4 HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.04.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Viktor Sizonenko"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q4/8/K6R/2rp4/1p1R2Q1/k4N2/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Rd3+ (1. Rf4 $5 Qa5+ 2. Kb7 Qb5+ 3. Ka7 Qd7+ 4. Ka6 Qb5+ $11)
1... Ka4 2. Qxb4+ $1 Kxb4 3. Rh4+ Rc4 (3... Qxh4 4. Nxh4 Kc4 5. Rc3+ Kb4 6.
Rxc5 Kxc5 7. Nf3 $18) 4. Rxc4+ Kxc4 5. Ne5+ Kb4 6. Nc6+ Kc4 7. Rc3# {
. "An original mating combination, but the play is forced."} 1-0

[Event "5 HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Michael Roxlau"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k1K3/5R2/3B3p/3p4/3p4/Pp1P1P1p/3n2p1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2005.03.10"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Rc7+ Kb8 2. Kd7 $1 {droht Kc6 mit Mattangriff} 2... g1=Q {
erzwungen} 3. Rc1+ Kb7 {A)} (3... Ka7 {B)} 4. Rxg1 b2 5. Bg3 $1 (5. Bh2 $2 Nxf3
6. Rb1 Nxh2 7. Rxb2 Ng4 {-+}) 5... b1=Q (5... h5) 6. Rxb1 Nxb1 7. f4 Nd2 8. f5
Nf1 9. Bb8+ $1 (9. f6 Nxg3 10. f7 h2 11. f8=Q h1=Q $11) 9... Kxb8 10. f6 h2 11.
f7 h1=Q 12. f8=Q+ {mates}) 4. Rxg1 b2 5. Bh2 $1 (5. Bg3 $5 b1=Q 6. Rxb1+ Nxb1
7. f4 Nd2 8. f5 Nf1 9. f6 Nxg3 10. f7 h2 11. f8=Q h1=Q $11) 5... b1=Q 6. Rxb1+
Nxb1 7. f4 Nd2 8. f5 Nf3 9. f6 {
wins. "The theme, if any, is unclear. Many 'onlookers'."} 1-0

[Event "6 HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.05.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Martin van Essen"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4B3/4B3/8/3p4/3pk3/1Kpp1N2/3Pb3/2N1b3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Nxd3 cxd2 2. Nxd2+ Kxd3 (2... Bxd2 3. Bg6+ Kf3 4. Bh5+ Ke3 5.
Bg5+ Kxd3 6. Bg6#) 3. Bg6+ Ke3 (3... Kxd2 4. Bg5+ Kd1 5. Bc2#) 4. Bg5+ Kf2 5.
Bh4+ Ke3 6. Bxe1 Bd1+ 7. Kb2 $1 Ke2 8. Nf3 $1 Kf1 (8... Kxf3 9. Bh5+ $18) 9.
Bd3+ Be2 10. Kc2 {wins. "Two 'sprint' mates with an effective curtain. The
lead-in naturally doesn't help."} 1-0

[Event "7 HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aleksandr Stavrietski"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5RBq/1P6/k7/2r5/8/2R5/1BKpr3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Bc4+ Rxc4 2. b8=N+ Kb5 3. Rxh8 d1=Q+ 4. Kxd1 Rxb2 5. Rh5+ Kb4 6.
Nc6+ Kxc3 (6... Rxc6 7. Rxc6) 7. Rh3# {Heavy, forced game leads model mate.}
1-0

[Event "8 HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Siegfried Hornecker"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5K1k/8/5p2/4pPpP/8/5P2/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Ke7 $3 (1. Kf7 $2 e4 $1 2. fxe4 g4 3. e5 fxe5 $1 4. f6 g3 5. Ke6
g2 6. f7 g1=Q 7. f8=Q+ Qg8+ $11) (1. Ke8 $2 Kh7 $3 2. Ke7 g4 (2... e4 3. fxe4
g4 4. e5 g3 (4... fxe5 5. f6 g3 6. f7 g2 7. f8=Q g1=Q $11) 5. exf6 g2 6. f7
g1=Q $11) 3. fxg4 e4 4. g5 fxg5 $1 5. f6 e3 6. f7 e2 7. f8=Q e1=Q+ $11) (1. h6
$2 g4 2. fxg4 e4 3. g5 fxg5 4. f6 e3 5. f7 e2 6. h7 Kxh7 $19) 1... Kg7 (1...
Kh7 2. Kxf6 $18) (1... e4 2. fxe4 g4 3. e5 g3 4. exf6 g2 5. f7 g1=Q 6. f8=Q+
$18) (1... g4 $1 2. fxg4 e4 3. g5 e3 4. g6 $1 (4. gxf6 $2 e2 5. f7 e1=Q+ $19)
4... Kg7 (4... e2 5. Kf7 e1=Q 6. g7+ Kh7 7. g8=Q+ Kh6 8. Qg6#) 5. h6+ $1 Kxh6
6. Kf7 $3 (6. Kxf6 $2 e2 7. g7 e1=Q 8. g8=Q Qc3+ $11) 6... e2 7. g7 e1=Q 8.
g8=Q $18) 2. Ke6 $3 g4 3. fxg4 e4 4. g5 e3 5. h6+ $1 Kh7 6. g6+ $1 Kxh6 7. Kf7
$3 (7. Kxf6 $2 e2 8. g7 e1=Q 9. g8=Q Qh4+ $11) 7... e2 8. g7 e1=Q 9. g8=Q $18 {
wins. "The P-endgame metamorphoses into a regal one."} 1-0

[Event "Comm"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Franco Bertoli"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2N5/8/4k1p1/8/q1P3R1/8/4Bp1K/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1... Qc2 2. Bf1 Qd1 (2... Qb1 3. Kg2 Kd7 4. Rf4 Kxc8 5. Kxf2) 3.
Rxg6+ Kf7 4. Rg2 Qxf1 5. Nd6+ Ke6 6. Ne4 Qh1+ (6... Qxc4 7. Nxf2) 7. Kxh1 f1=Q+
8. Kh2 (8. Rg1 Qh3#) 8... Qf4+ (8... Qxc4 9. Ng3) 9. Ng3 Qh4+ 10. Kg1 {
draw. "The pretty Q-sac leads nowhere in particular."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Comm."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marco Campioli"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6p1/1K3b2/P7/B7/1p6/8/k3N1N1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2005.03.10"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1... b2 2. Bc2 Bd8+ (2... Bd4+) 3. Kb5 Bxa5 4. Kxa5 b1=Q 5. Bxb1
Kxb1 6. Ne2 g5 7. Ka4 Kb2 8. Kb4 g4 9. Ng3 Kb1 10. Kb3 Kc1 11. Kc3 Kd1 12. Nc2
(12. Ng2) (12. Nd3 $5 {stalemate}) 12... Kc1 13. Ne3 Kb1 14. Nc4 Kc1 15. Nb2
Kb1 16. Nd3 Ka2 17. Kb4 Kb1 18. Kb3 {
wins. "Troitzky's work does not apply -- there is nothing fresh."} 1-0

[Event "Comm."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gerhard Josten, Gerd Hoerning"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/1q4p1/3B4/1p5p/N6k/p3P3/3P2PP/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2005.03.10"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Nc5 Qa7 (1... Qd5 2. Be7+ Kg4 3. h3+ Kg3 4. Bd6+ Kh4 5. Bf4) 2.
Bf4 Qxc5 (2... g5 3. Ne6 a2 4. Rf8 Qe7 5. Bg3+) 3. h3 g5 4. Bb8 Qd5 5. Rh7 Qg8
6. Be5 Qd5 (6... Qe8 7. Bc7 g4 8. Rg7) 7. Bc7 g4 8. Rg7 a2 9. Kh2 {wins. "Whi
the duel entertains, there are no effective moves. Imagination is a missing
ingredient."} 1-0

[Event "Comm."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gerhard Josten"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/2n1n3/8/6pN/4pN2/K7/5k2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2005.03.10"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Nh2+ Kg1 2. Nxg4 e2 3. Nf3+ Kf1 4. Nf6 Nb4+ (4... Kf2 5. Ne1 Nc5
6. Nh5) 5. Kb1 (5. Ka1 $2 Nc2+ 6. Kb1 Kg2 $19) 5... Kf2 6. Ne1 Nc5 (6... Ng5 7.
Nh5 $11) 7. Nh5 Nbd3 (7... Ne4 8. Nf4 $11) 8. Ka2 (8. Nc2 $2 Ne4 $19) 8... Kxe1
9. Ng3 {draw. "Two knights inhibit the promotion of two pawns."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Comm."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.05.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Roman & ShakroTsurtsumia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2n5/8/3P4/1R6/8/7r/p5r1/K1k5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2005.03.10"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. d7 Rh8 2. Rc5+ Rc2 3. d8=Q Rxd8 4. Rd5 Rd2 5. Rc5+ Kd1 6. Rc1+
Ke2 7. Re1+ Kd3 8. Re3+ {
draw. "The finale is uneconomical and the stalemate is there from day 1."}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Comm."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.04.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zlatko Mihajloski"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7n/8/4B3/2PN2P1/4b3/5p1K/4k3/2b5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2005.03.10"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Nc3+ (1. c6 $5 f2 $1 2. Nc3+ Kd3 3. Nxe4 f1=Q+ $19) 1... Kd3 2.
Nxe4 Kxe4 3. c6 Bf4 4. g6 Nxg6 5. c7 Bxc7 6. Bf5+ $1 Ke3 (6... Kxf5 {stalemate}
) 7. Bxg6 f2 8. Kg2 Ke2 9. Bd3+ $1 Kxd3 10. Kxf2 {draw. "Nothing amiss with
the stalemate, but the longer line doesn't balance it."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Comm."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.05.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koba Mestiashvil"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2Np4/4P3/3P4/8/5k2/1r6/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2005.03.10"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. e7 Rb1+ (1... Kg3 2. Kf1 Kf3 3. e8=Q Rb1+ 4. Qe1 Rxe1+ 5. Kxe1
Ke4 6. d6 Ke5 7. Ne8 $18) 2. Kh2 Rb2+ 3. Kh3 Rb1 4. Kh4 Kf4 5. Kh5 Kf5 6. Kh6
Kf6 7. e8=Q Rh1+ 8. Qh5 {wins. "Black in effect chooses whether the fledgling
wQ self-pins on rank or file."} 1-0

[Event "Comm."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gerd  Hoerning"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3p4/8/3P4/3p4/k2P2pp/P6p/B6K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2005.03.10"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Bxd4 (1. d6 Kxa2 2. Bxd4 Kb3 3. Be5 g2+ 4. Kxh2 Kc2 5. d4 Kd3 6.
Bf6 Ke2 7. d5 Kf3) (1. Bb2+ Kxb2 2. a4 Kc2 3. a5 Kxd3 4. a6 Ke2 5. a7 Kf2 6.
a8=Q g2+ 7. Kxh2 g1=Q+ 8. Kxh3 Qg3#) 1... Kxa2 2. Bc3 (2. Be5 g2+ 3. Kxh2 Kb3
4. Bd4 Kc2 5. d6 Kxd3 6. Bg1 Ke4 7. Kxh3 Kd5 8. Bh2 g1=Q 9. Bxg1 Kxd6) 2... Kb3
3. Be1 (3. Ba5 Kc2 4. d4 Kd3 5. d6 Kxd4 6. Be1 g2+ 7. Kxh2 Kd5 8. Bg3 Ke4 9.
Kg1 Kf3 10. Bh2) (3. Bd2 Kc2 4. Bf4 Kxd3 5. Bxg3 d6 6. Bxd6 Ke4 7. Kxh2 Kxd5) (
3. Be5 g2+ 4. Kxh2 Kc2 5. d4 Kd3 6. d6 Ke4 7. Bg3 Kxd4 8. Bf2+ Kd5 9. Kxh3 Kxd6
) 3... g2+ (3... d6 4. Bxg3 Kc3 5. Bxd6 Kd4 6. Bxh2 Kxd5 7. Bg1) 4. Kxh2 Kc2 5.
d4 (5. d6 Kxd3 6. Bf2 Kc4 7. Kxh3 Kd5 8. Kxg2 Kxd6) 5... Kd3 (5... d6 6. Bf2 (
6. Bg3 Kd3 7. Bxd6 Kxd4) 6... Kd3 7. Kxh3 Ke4 8. Kxg2 Kxd5) 6. Bf2 Ke2 7. Bg1
Kf1 8. d6 {wins. "Banal play, and a weak first move."} 1-0

[Event "1-2 s.p"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Velimir Kalandadze"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/PrP3r1/2R5/7K/8/8/6p1/1k6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Rc1+ $1 Kxc1 2. c8=Q+ Kb2 3. Qxb7+ Rxb7 4. a8=Q Rb5+ 5. Kh4 $1
g1=Q (5... Rb4+ 6. Kh3 g1=Q 7. Qa2+ $1 Kxa2 {stalemate}) 6. Qg2+ $1 Qxg2 {
stalemate. "In the classical tradition. Attractive pair of chameleonstalemates
."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1-2 s.p"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oleg Pervakov Karen Sumbatyan"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r5Q/8/8/3k4/6p1/8/p6K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Qa1 g3+ 2. Kh3 Ra8 3. Qh1+ g2 4. Qxg2+ Kc4 5. Qxa8 Kb3 6. Qh8
Kc2 7. Qa1 {wins. "A juicy superminiature with its geometrical motif."} 1-0

[Event "sp.HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.04.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harrie Grondijs (A)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/7k/4ppR1/5P1K/7p/6b1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Kg2 (1. Rh4+ Kg5 2. Rg4+ Kf5 3. fxe4+ Ke5 4. Kg2 f3+ 5. Kh1 f2)
1... exf3+ 2. Kh1 Be3 (2... Kxg4) 3. Rxf4 Bxf4 {draw. Jocundity twins.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp.HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.04.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harrie Grondijs (B)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/7k/4p1R1/5Pp1/7p/5Kb1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Kg2 exf3+ 2. Kh1 Bf2 (2... Kxg4) 3. Rxg3 Bxg3 {
draw. "Likeable twins."} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp. HM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.05.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Velimir Kalandadze"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6R1/8/3p1P1n/8/K1k3b1/6p1/3PP3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Rxg4+ Nxg4 2. f7 g2 3. f8=Q g1=Q 4. Qf7+ d5 5. Qc7+ Qc5 6. d3+
Kd4 7. Qf4+ Kc3 8. Qc1+ Kd4 9. Qg1+ Ne3 10. Qg7# {
. "Well executed mate with blockings".} 1-0

[Event "sp. comm.  {c}"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Richard Becker"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "kb6/8/PP4B1/P7/4K3/4p3/8/3n4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Kd4 $1 (1. Kd3 $2 Nf2+ 2. Kxe3 Ng4+ 3. Kd4 Ba7 4. Bf5 Nh2 5. Ke3 Nf1+ 6. Kd3
Kb8 7. Bg6 Nh2 8. Bh5 Nf1 {=}) (1. Bh5 $2 e2 2. Bf3 (2. Kd4 e1=N 3. Bxd1 Ba7 {=
}) 2... e1=N 3. Bxd1 Ba7 {=}) 1... Ba7 (1... Nf2 2. Bh5 Ba7 3. Kxe3 Nh3 4. Bg4
{etc.}) 2. Bh5 e2 (2... Nb2 3. Be2 Na4 4. bxa7 Kxa7 5. Kc4 {+-}) (2... Nf2 3.
Kxe3 Nh3 4. Bg4 {etc.}) 3. Bxe2 (3. Bf3+ $2 Kb8 4. Bxe2 Nf2 5. Ke3 Nh3 6. Bg4
Ng5 7. Kf4 Nf7 8. Be6 Nd6 9. Ke5 Ne8 10. Bc4 Nc7 11. Kd6 Ne8+ 12. Ke5 Nc7 {=})
3... Nf2 4. Ke3 Nh3 5. Bg4 Ng5 6. Kf4 Nf7 (6... Nh7 7. Kf5 {+-}) 7. Be6 Nd6 8.
Ke5 Nb5 (8... Ne8 9. Bf7 {(Bd7) +-}) 9. Bc4 Nc3 10. Kd4 Nd1 (10... Nb1 11. Bd3
Nd2 12. Kc3 Nf3 13. Be4+ {+-}) 11. Be6 Kb8 12. Bd7 Nf2 13. Ke3 Nd1+ 14. Kd2 Nf2
15. Bf5 Nh1 16. Ke3 {(Ke1)} 16... Ng3 {Kd8) wins. "Certainly of interest, but
unfortunately the author had already published the core in The Problemist
(2005). Nevertheless, this version is valid."} 17. Bg6 {+-} 1/2-1/2

[Event "sp. comm."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.05.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nodar Gogadze"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/r3P2N/1k5B/2b2PK1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. e7 Be2+ 2. Kg5 (2. Kh4) 2... Bxh5 3. Kxh5 Re6 4. Ng8 Kc6 5. f5
Kd7 6. e8=Q+ $1 (6. fxe6+ $5 Ke8 $11) 6... Rxe8 7. Nf6+ {wins. "This develops
a study by Sivak (1974), whose idea is presented here as a thematic try."} 1-0

[Event "sp. comm."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Siegfried Hornecker"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7p/7P/1k6/1n3n2/1P2p3/pKPPPq2/NbQ1R3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

{Diagram #} 1. Rf1 Qxe2 2. Rxf4 exd2 3. Rxb4+ $1 (3. Rf5+ $2 Ka6 $3 4. Qg1 (4.
Rf6+ Nc6 $3 5. Rxc6+ Kb5 6. Qg1 Kxc6 $19) 4... Nd3+ $1 (4... d1=N+ $2 5. Kc1
Qe3+ (5... Nd3+ 6. cxd3 Qb2+ 7. Kxd1 Bc2+ 8. Ke2 Bd1+ 9. Ke3 Qc1+ (9... Qxa1
10. Qe1 $18) 10. Kf2 Qxa1 11. Qg8 $1 Qd4+ 12. Kg2 Bf3+ 13. Rxf3 a1=Q 14. Qa8+
$11)) 5. Kc3 d1=N+ $3 6. Kd4 Qd2 $3 7. Rf6+ Kb5 8. cxd3 Qc3+ 9. Kd5 Qxf6 10.
Qc5+ Ka6 11. Qc8+ Kb6 12. Qb8+ Ka5 13. Qa7+ Qa6 14. Qc7+ Qb6 15. b4+ Ka6 16.
Qc8+ Qb7+ $19) 3... Kxb4 4. Qxd2+ Qxd2 $11 {."A 'grotesque', with stalemate
already 'set', so the play is 'manufactured', rather than 'composed'."} 1/2-1/2

