[Event "1st prize,  Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "R.Becker & I.Akobia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2p5/p1p5/P7/P3R1p1/3K4/2P5/1k4r1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. c4 $1 (1. Rb4+ $5 Kc1 2. Ke3 Kxc2 $19) (1. c3 $2 Kb2 2. Rb4+ Ka3 $19) (1.
Kc3 $2 Kc1 2. Kb3 $19) 1... g3 (1... c5 2. Ke2 Kb2 3. Re6 Kb3 4. Rxa6 Kxa4 5.
Rc6 Kb4 6. a6 {=}) 2. Re2 $1 c5 (2... Rd1+ 3. Kc3 Rc1+ 4. Kb3 {(Kd3) =}) 3. Rd2
$1 (3. Ke4 $2 Rd1 4. Kf3 (4. Rg2 Rd4+ {-+}) 4... Rd4 $19) (3. Ke3 $2 Rc1 $19 (
3... Rd1 $2 4. Rg2 {=})) 3... Kc1 (3... Rf1 4. Rg2 Rf3+ 5. Ke4 Rc3 6. Kd5 Kc1
7. Kxc5 Kd1 8. Kc6 $11) 4. Rc2+ {(Ra2)} Kb1 5. Rd2 $1 (5. Re2 $5 Rd1+ 6. Ke3
Rd4 7. Kf3 Rxc4 $19) 5... g2 (5... Ka1 6. Ke4 Rh1 7. Rg2 Rd1 8. Rxg3 {=}) (5...
c6 6. Ke3 $1 Rc1 7. Kd3 Rf1 8. Rg2 Rf3+ 9. Ke4 $11) (5... Rf1 6. Rg2 Rf3+ 7.
Ke4 Rc3 8. Kd5 $11) 6. Kc3 Ka1 {main B} ({main A} 6... Rc1+ 7. Kb3 Rc3+ (7...
g1=Q 8. Rb2+ Ka1 9. Ra2+ Kb1 10. Rb2+ {=}) 8. Kxc3 g1=Q 9. Rd1+ Qxd1 {
echo stalemate (see the line B1)}) 7. Rc2 $1 ({Thematic try} 7. Kd3 $2 c6 $1 {
zz} 8. Kc3 Rc1+ 9. Kb3 Rb1+ (9... Rc3+ $2 10. Kxc3 g1=Q 11. Rd1+ Qxd1 {
stalemate}) 10. Ka3 Rb3+ $1 (10... g1=Q $2 11. Ra2#) 11. Kxb3 g1=Q {-+} 12.
Ra2+ Kb1 13. Rb2+ Kc1 14. Rc2+ Kd1 $19) 7... c6 8. Kb3 ({Thematic try} 8. Rb2
$2 Rc1+ 9. Kb3 Rc3+ (9... Rb1 $2 10. Ka3 Rxb2 {stalemate}) 10. Kxc3 g1=Q {-+})
8... Rb1+ 9. Ka3 Rd1 {main B2} ({main B1} 9... Rb3+ 10. Kxb3 g1=Q 11. Rc1+ Qxc1
{echo stalemate (see te line A)}) 10. Ra2+ Kb1 11. Rb2+ Kc1 12. Rxg2 Rd3+ 13.
Ka2 Rd2+ 14. Ka1 Rxg2 {stalemate. An excellent study. Black tries to use
motives of zugzwang, but White answers with a cascade of stalemates.} *

[Event "2nd prize,  Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "S.Didukh"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4pB2/4p3/4P1P1/2K1k1P1/Npp5/p7/2B5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Bg6+ $1 (1. Kxc3 $2 a1=Q+ 2. Bb2 Qe1+ 3. Kxb3 Qd1+ 4. Kb4 Qe2 5. Bc3 Qxg4
$11) (1. g6 $2 a1=Q 2. g7 Qxc1 3. g8=Q Qxa3 $11) 1... Kf3 (1... Kxe5 $4 2. Kc5
a1=Q 3. Nc4#) 2. Bb2 $1 (2. Kxb3 $2 a1=Q 3. Kc2 Qa2+ 4. Kxc3 Qa1+ 5. Kc2 Qd4 6.
Bd3 Qa4+ 7. Kc3 Qd1 8. Bb2 Qe1+ 9. Kc4 Qd2 $11) 2... cxb2 3. Bb1 a1=Q 4. Kb4 $3
({Thematic try} 4. Kxb3 $2 Kf4 5. g6 Kg5 6. g7 Kh6 7. g8=N+ (7. g8=B Kg5 8.
Bxe6 Kf4 9. Bc4 e6 $1 10. Kb4 Qxa3+ $1 11. Kxa3 Kxg4 $11 {
with two useless white bishops.}) 7... Kg5 8. Nxe7 Kxg4 9. Nd5 $1 Kf3 $1 10.
Kb4 (10. Nb6 Ke3 11. Nbc4+ Kd4 $11) 10... Ke2 $1 {(f2)} 11. Nf4+ Ke3 {(Kf3)}
12. Nxe6 Qxb1 $1 13. Nxb1 Ke4 $11 {with two useless white knights.}) 4... Kf4
$1 5. g6 Kg5 6. g7 Kh6 7. g8=B $1 (7. g8=R Qxa3+ 8. Kxa3 {stalemate.}) 7... Kg5
8. Bxe6 Kf4 9. Bxb3 e6 10. B3a2 $1 (10. Bxe6 $2 Kxe5 11. Bea2 Kf4 $1 $11) 10...
Kxe5 11. g5 {win. .A new interpretation of a known idea (V.Smislov) with a
beautiful thematic try.} 1-0

[Event "3rd-4th prizes,  Nona 2007, main "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Y. Afek"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/8/p7/6P1/p4PKP/1p4R1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Re3 $3 (1. Rd3 $2 b2 2. Rd8+ Kg7 3. Rb8 a3 4. f5 a2 5. f6+ Kf7 6. Rxb2 a1=Q
7. Rb7+ Kf8 8. Kf5 Qf1+ 9. Kg6 Qd3+ $11) 1... b2 2. Re8+ $1 Kf7 (2... Kg7 3.
Re1 a3 4. f5 a2 5. f6+ Kf8 6. g6 $1 {comes to the main line}) 3. Re1 a3 4. f5
$1 (4. Kf5 $2 Kg7 $1 5. g6 Kh6 $1 6. Kf6 a2 7. Re8 Kh5 8. Rh8+ Kg4 9. g7 a1=Q {
(b1Q, Kf3, Kh3))} 10. g8=Q+ Kh3 {(Kf3)=}) 4... a2 5. g6+ Kf8 (5... Kf6 6. Re6+
Kg7 7. Kg5 $1 b1=Q 8. f6+ Kf8 9. g7+ Kf7 10. Re7+ Kg8 11. Re8+ $18) (5... Kg7
6. Kg5 $1 b1=Q {(Kf8, a1Q)} 7. f6+ Kf8 8. g7+ Kf7 9. Re7+ Kg8 10. Re8+ $18) 6.
f6 $1 b1=Q 7. g7+ Kf7 8. Re7+ $1 Kxf6 9. g8=N+ $1 Kg6 10. h5# $1 {Model mate.
A known mate final (De Barbieri) is realized on a high technical level.} 1-0

[Event "3rd-4th prizes,  Nona 2007, main "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "S.Tkachenko"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/8/Q7/2r5/7k/3pP3/3N1p2/1b6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1... Rg5+ 2. Kh8 $1 (2. Kf7 $2 f1=Q+ 3. Nxf1 Rf5+ 4. Ke6 Rxf1 5. e4 Kg3 $11)
2... Rh5+ 3. Kg7 Rg5+ 4. Kf6 f1=Q+ 5. Nxf1 Rg6+ $1 6. Kxg6 d2+ 7. e4 $3 {
key move} Bxe4+ 8. Kg7 $1 (8. Kf7 $2 d1=Q $11) 8... d1=Q 9. Qf6+ {
(that is why was not 8.Kf6?)} Kh3 10. Qh6+ Kg2 11. Ne3+ $18 {
. A two-edged tactical struggle with elegant nuances in the finale.} *

[Event "Spec. prize, Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "V.Kalandadze"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1P5p/P6p/8/k7/8/p1K4p/7r w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. a7 Rc1+ 2. Kd2 Rd1+ 3. Ke2 Re1+ 4. Kf2 Rf1+ 5. Kg3 Rg1+ 6. Kxh2 Rh1+ 7. Kg2
Rg1+ 8. Kf3 Rf1+ 9. Ke4 Re1+ 10. Kd5 Rd1+ 11. Ke6 Re1+ 12. Kf7 (12. Kd7 $2 Rd1+
13. Kc8 Rc1+ 14. Kb8 Kb3 15. a8=Q Kb2 $1 $11) 12... Rf1+ 13. Kg8 Rg1+ 14. Kxh7
Rg7+ 15. Kh8 $1 $18 (15. Kxh6 $2 Rxb7 16. a8=Q+ Kb3 17. Qxb7+ Kc2 $11 {
]..White's king travels an exact route for concealment at the top corner of
the board.}) *

[Event "1st HM, Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "A.Sochnev"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5K2/4P1P1/3k2rP/3PN3/2n5/8/8/r7 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1... Ra8+ 2. e8=Q Rxe8+ 3. Kf7 $3 (3. Kxe8 $2 Nxe5 {zz} 4. Kf8 Nd7+ 5. Kf7 Rf6+
6. Ke8 Rxh6 $19) 3... Nxe5+ 4. Kxe8 {zz} Rg1 5. Kf8 Nd7+ 6. Kf7 (6. Kg8 $2 Ke7
7. d6+ Ke6 {(Ke8)} 8. Kh8 Kf7 9. h7 Nf6 10. g8=Q+ (10. d7 Rxg7 11. d8=Q Rxh7#)
10... Nxg8 11. d7 Ne7 12. d8=Q Ng6#) 6... Ne5+ 7. Kf8 Rf1+ 8. Kg8 Ra1 $1 9. Kh7
$1 (9. Kh8 $2 Ng6+ 10. Kh7 Ne7 11. g8=Q Nxg8 12. Kxg8 Ke7 13. h7 Rg1+ $19) 9...
Ra7 10. Kh8 Ng6+ 11. Kh7 Ne5 12. Kh8 Ng6+ 13. Kh7 Ne7 14. g8=Q Nxg8+ 15. Kxg8
Ke5 16. h7 Kf6 17. h8=Q+ Kg6 18. Kf8 Ra8+ 19. Ke7 Rxh8 20. d6 Rh7+ 21. Ke6 $11
{. There are several ideas in this study, but communication between them is
conditional only.} *

[Event "2nd HM, Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M.Croitor"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b6/8/3r2p1/1RR5/6P1/2p3K1/4p3/7k w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Kf2 Re6 (1... Ba7 2. Kxe2 Rd2+ 3. Ke1 (3. Kf3 $1 Bxc5 4. Rxc5 c2 5. Ke3 $1 (
5. Kf4 $4 g5+ $1 6. Kxg5 Rd5+ 7. Rxd5 c1=Q+ $19) 5... Rg2 6. Kf4 Kh2 7. Rc3 $11
) 3... Bxc5 4. Rxc5 Rd4 $1 5. g5 Rg4 6. Ke2 (6. Rxc3 Rxg5 $19) 6... Kh2 $19) 2.
Rb1+ Kh2 3. Rxc3 Ba7+ 4. Kf3 (4. Ke1 $2 Kg2 5. Kd2 Bf2 $19) 4... e1=Q 5. Rxe1
Rxe1 6. Rc6 g5 (6... Rf1+ 7. Ke2 Rf2+ 8. Ke1 g5 9. Rg6 Be3 10. Rxg5 $11) 7.
Rc2+ Kh1 8. Rh2+ $1 Kg1 (8... Kxh2 {stalemate}) 9. Rg2+ Kf1 10. Rf2+ $1 Bxf2 {
stalemate. The moves for preparation of the stalemates good enough, however
the stalemate positions are less interesting.} *

[Event "3rd HM, Nona 2007, main (corr)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "L.Gonzales"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/8/P4q1P/2B3k1/2P5/p5b1/6N1/7K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2009.04.26"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Rg8+ Kxh6 (1... Kh5 2. h7 Qa1+ 3. Bg1 Be5 4. a7 $18) 2. a7 $1 (2. Rxg3 $2 a2
3. Ra3 a1=Q+ 4. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 5. Bg1 Qxa6 6. c5 Kg5 $19) (2. Be3+ $2 Kh7 3. Rxg3
a2 4. a7 a1=Q+ $19) 2... a2 (2... Qf1+ 3. Bg1 Bf2 4. Rh8+ Kg7 5. Rg8+ Kh7 6.
Rh8+ $11) 3. a8=Q a1=Q+ 4. Qxa1 Qxa1+ 5. Bg1 Bf2 (5... Qe5 6. Be3+ Kh7 7. Rg5
Qd6 8. Rd5 $11) (5... Be5 6. Ne3 Kh5 7. Rf8 Bd4 8. Rf5+ Kg6 9. Rf3 Qa8 10. Nd5
$11) 6. Nf4 Qf1 $1 7. Ne2 $3 (7. Rg6+ $2 Kh7 8. Rg4 Bxg1 9. Rxg1 Qxf4 $19) 7...
Qh3+ 8. Bh2 Qe6 $1 9. Rg2 $1 (9. Bf4+ $2 Kh7 $19) 9... Qxe2 10. Bg1 (10. Bg3 $2
Qd1+ $19) 10... Qh5+ 11. Rh2 Bh4 12. Bf2 Qf3+ 13. Kg1 Qd1+ 14. Kg2 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th HM, Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J.Mikitovics, Twin: A"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/Pn6/8/8/7K/1p6/p4p1p/RB6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Bxa2 $1 bxa2 2. Kg3 $1 Nc5 3. Kxf2 Nb3 4. Re1 $1 (4. Rh1 $2 {/Rd1} Nd2 5.
Ra1 h1=Q 6. Rxh1 Nb1 $19) 4... Nd2 5. Kg2 $1 Nb1 ({main} 5... h1=Q+ 6. Kxh1 $1
Nb1 7. Re8+ Kxa7 8. Re7+ Kb6 9. Re6+ Kb5 10. Re5+ Kb4 11. Re4+ Kb3 12. Re3+ Kc2
13. Re2+ Nd2 14. Re1 $11) 6. Re8+ Kxa7 7. Re7+ Kb6 8. Re6+ Kb5 9. Re5+ Kb4 10.
Re4+ Kb3 11. Re3+ Kc2 12. Re2+ Nd2 13. Re1 Kb2 14. Kh1 $1 Nb1 15. Re2+ Kc1 16.
Rxa2 {draws.} *

[Event "4th HM, Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J.Mikitovics, Twin: B"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/Pn6/8/8/7K/1p6/p4p1p/R6B w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Bd5 $1 b2 2. Bxb7+ Kxa7 3. Rxa2+ Kb8 4. Rxb2 f1=Q 5. Bh1+ $1 {draws. In thes
e twin-studies, the "family likeness" is only in the initial position.} *

[Event "5th HM, Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "G. Josten & M.Minski"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7K/4b1r1/3RR1pp/8/8/p7/6Nk w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Rd1 $1 (1. Ra5 $2 Rf6 $1 $11) 1... Bb3 2. Ra1 $1 (2. Rde1 $2 Re6 $1 $11) (2.
Rc1 $2 Rc6 $1 $11) (2. Rd2 $4 a1=Q $1 3. Nf3 Qxe5 $19) 2... Bc2 $1 3. Nf3+ $1 (
3. Rxa2 $2 Bd3 4. Kh8 Kxg1 $11) 3... Bb1 4. Rxa2 $1 Ra6+ (4... Re6+ 5. Kg7 $1
Bxa2 6. Rxg5 Re7+ 7. Kh6 Re6+ 8. Kxh5 $18) 5. Kh8 $1 (5. Kg7 $2 Rxa2 $1 6. Rxg5
Rg2 $1 $11) 5... Rxa2 {main A} (5... Bxa2 {main B} 6. Re2 $1 (6. Rxg5 $2 Ra8+
$1 $11) 6... Ra8+ 7. Kg7 Ra7+ 8. Kh6 $1 (8. Kf8 $4 Rf7+ $1 9. Ke8 Rxf3 $19)
8... Ra6+ 9. Kxg5 Bd5 (9... Ra5+ {e.g.} 10. Kh4 Ra4+ 11. Kh3 $18) 10. Rh2#) 6.
Rxg5 $1 Ra8+ (6... Rg2 7. Rxh5+) 7. Kg7 Ra7+ 8. Kf8 $1 (8. Kf6 $2 Ra6+ 9. Ke7
Rg6 $11) 8... Ra8+ 9. Ke7 Ra7+ 10. Kd8 Ra8+ 11. Kc7 Ra7+ 12. Kb6 Rb7+ $1 13.
Ka5 $1 (13. Kxb7 $2 Be4+ $1 $11) (13. Kc5 $2 Rc7+ $1 $11) 13... Ra7+ 14. Kb4
Be4 (14... Rb7+ {e.g.} 15. Kc3 Rc7+ 16. Kd2 Rd7+ 17. Ke1 Re7+ 18. Kf2 $18) 15.
Rg1# {. .A combinational game of both sides. The impression is spoiled by the
immovable black king.} 1-0

[Event "1st comm, Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J.Gerhold"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/p1p4p/B4ppP/1P1P2n1/8/4KP2/2p1n1P1/B7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Bb2 $1 (1. Bxf6+ $2 Kg8 2. Bb2 c1=Q+ 3. Bxc1 Nxc1 4. d6 cxd6 5. b6 axb6 6.
Bc4+ Kf8 7. Kd2 Nf7) 1... c1=Q+ (1... Ng3 2. Kd2 Nf7 3. Bd4 Nf5 4. Bxa7 N7d6 5.
Bb8 Ne8 (5... Nd4 6. b6 Nb3+ 7. Kxc2 Nc5 8. Bxc7) 6. Bb7 Nfd6 7. Bc6 Kg8 8.
Bxe8 Nxe8 9. b6 cxb6 10. d6 {and win}) 2. Bxc1 Nxc1 3. d6 $1 cxd6 4. b6 $1 axb6
5. Bc4 $1 b5 6. Bd5 b4 7. Kd2 Nxf3+ 8. gxf3 b3 9. Kxc1 $18 1-0

[Event "2nd comm. Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "V.Kovalenko"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k5/1p1p1Q2/8/1P6/q7/p7/2p5/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. b6 Qh4 2. Qf8+ Qd8 3. Qc5+ Kb8 4. Qd6+ Kc8 (4... Ka8 5. Qxa3+ Kb8 6. Qa7+
Kc8 7. Qa8#) 5. Kxc2 a2 6. Kb2 a1=Q+ 7. Kxa1 Qh8+ 8. Ka2 Qg8+ 9. Ka3 Qd8 10.
Kb2 (10. Kb3 $2 Qg8+ 11. Kb2 Qg7+ $11) 10... Qh8+ 11. Kc2 Qh7+ (11... Kd8 12.
Qb8+ $18) 12. Kd2 Kd8 13. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "3rd comm. Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M.Campioli"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4K2p/R4p1k/3p4/8/8/3p1R2/3r4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1... Re1+ 2. Kxf6 (2. Kf7 $2 d1=Q 3. Raxf6+ Kg5 4. Rg2+ Qg4 5. Rxg4+ Kxg4 6.
Rd6 Re5 $19) 2... d1=Q (2... Kh5 3. Ra4 d1=Q $19) 3. Rh2+ Qh5 4. Rxh5+ (4. Raa2
$2 Re3 $1 5. Rxh5+ Kxh5 6. Kf5 Kh4 7. Rd2 Rf3+ $19) 4... Kxh5 5. Kf5 $1 Rf1+ 6.
Ke5 Rd1 7. Kf4 {(Kf5)} Rf1+ 8. Ke5 Kg5 9. Kxd5 Re1 10. Ra8 $3 (10. Ra7 $2 h5
11. Rg7+ Kh6 12. Rg8 h4 $19) 10... h5 11. Rg8+ (11. Kd4 $2 h4 $19) 11... Kf5
12. Rf8+ Kg4 13. Rg8+ Kh3 14. Kd4 h4 15. Kd3 $1 $11 *

[Event "4th comm. Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "G.Popov"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5n2/b2k4/7P/3Kp3/8/n7/4P3/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. h7 Ng6 2. h8=Q Nxh8 3. Rh7+ $1 Kc8 4. Rxa7 Nb5 5. Ra8+ Kb7 6. Rxh8 Nc3+ 7.
Kxe5 Nxe2 8. Rh3 Kb6 9. Re3 Nc1 10. Kd4 Kb5 11. Kc3 Na2+ 12. Kb3 Nb4 13. Re5+
$18 1-0

[Event "5th comm. Nona 2007, main"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "A.Pallier"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p6/1P1p3p/pK6/P7/2k3Pp/4P2P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. g4 $1 (1. e4 $2 h5 2. Kxa5 Kc4 $19) (1. e3 $2 h5 2. e4 Kd4 3. Kxa5 Kc4) (1.
Kxa5 $2 Kc4 2. g4 d5 3. e4 dxe4 $19) 1... Kb3 2. e4 (2. Kxa5 $2 Kc4 3. e4 Kc5
4. g5 hxg5 $19) 2... Kc3 3. Kxa5 Kc4 4. e5 $1 (4. g5 $2 hxg5 5. e5 Kd5 $1 $19)
4... dxe5 5. g5 hxg5 {stalemate} *

[Event "Prize, Nona 2007 JT , miniatures (corr)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "R.Becker"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/5p2/2pb1B2/5k2/2K4R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Bb7 $1 (1. Bc6 $2 f3 2. Rh3 Be2 3. Kc2 Kg2 4. Rh8 Kg3 5. Rg8+ Kh4 6. Rf8 Kg3
7. Kxc3 f2 {=}) (1. Bg4 $2 f3 2. Rd1 (2. Rh8 Kg3 3. Rg8 Kf4 4. Bh3 f2 {=}) 2...
Be4 3. Bh3 Kg3 4. Bf1 f2 5. Rd7 Kh2 6. Rg7 c2 {(Kh1) =}) 1... f3 2. Rh3 (2. Rh8
$2 Be2 3. Kc2 Kg3 4. Rg8+ Kh4 {=}) (2. Rh6 $2 Kg3 3. Rf6 Be2 4. Kc2 f2 {=})
2... Be2 3. Kc2 Kg2 4. Rh6 $1 Kg3 5. Rg6+ Kh4 (5... Kh3 6. Bc8+ Kh2 7. Bg4 {+-}
) 6. Ba6 (6. Rf6 $2 Kg3 7. Rg6+ Kh4 {loss of time}) 6... Bxa6 7. Rxa6 f2 8. Ra1
(8. Rf6 $2 Kg3 9. Kd3 c2 {=}) 8... Kg3 9. Kd3 Kg2 10. Ke2 {
+- Very surprising actions on the board of rook and bishop.} 1-0

[Event "1st HM,  Nona 2007, miniatures"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J.Pospisil"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/8/8/3bb3/Q5K1/6B1/5p2/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1... Be6+ $1 (1... Bf3+ 2. Kg5 Bxg3 3. Kh6 Bf4+ 4. Qxf4 Bd5 5. Qf8+ Bg8 6. Qg7#
) (1... f1=Q 2. Bxe5+ Kh7 3. Qc2+ Be4 4. Qc7+ $18) 2. Kg5 (2. Kh5 $2 Bf7+ $11)
2... Bf6+ 3. Kg6 $1 (3. Kxf6 $2 f1=Q+ $11) 3... f1=Q 4. Qe8+ Bg8 5. Be5 Qg2+ 6.
Kxf6 Qg4 7. Qb8 $1 (7. Qa8 $2 Qe6+ 8. Kg5+ Qxe5+ $11) 7... Qh5 8. Qf8 Qf7+ 9.
Kg5+ Kh7 10. Qh6# {. White effectively uses the created battery.} 1-0

[Event "2nd HM,  Nona 2007, miniatures"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Y.Bazlov"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k2K4/8/3P4/8/2b5/r2n4/3R4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. d7 Ne5 (1... Nc5 2. Rc2 $11) 2. Ke8 (2. Ke7 $2 Ra7 $19) 2... Bb5 3. Rd5
Bxd7+ 4. Kd8 Re3 5. Kc7 Rc3+ 6. Kd8 (6. Kd6 $2 Nc4+ $19) 6... Rc8+ 7. Ke7 Re8+
8. Kd6 Re6+ 9. Kc7 Rc6+ 10. Kd8 Re6 11. Kc7 $11 {. The interesting finale is
presented in economical form. However, in moves of both sides, obviously there
is no "fire".} *

[Event "3rd HM,  Nona 2007, miniatures"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "I.Aliev & A.Almammadov"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3b4/8/8/8/7r/4K3/1R4Pk/5B2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. g3+ $1 Kxg3 2. Rg2+ Kh3 3. Kf3 $1 {(Threat 4.Rf2#)} Rh5 (3... Rh6 4. Rg6+) (
3... Rh7 4. Rg7+) (3... Rh8 4. Rg8+) 4. Rg5+ $1 Kh4 5. Rg4# {
. The nice study of small form.} 1-0

[Event "4/5th HM,  Nona 2007, miniatures"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "I.Akobia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4p3/2K5/6R1/8/6pp/5k2/2N5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Ne2 $1 (1. Nd3+ $5 Kf3 $1 (1... Kg2 $2 2. Nf4+ $18) 2. Rh5 h2 $11) 1... g2
2. Nf4 g1=N $1 (2... g1=Q $4 3. Nxh3+ $18) 3. Nd3+ Kf1 4. Rf5+ (4. Rh5 $5 Kg2
5. Rb5 Nf3 6. Rb2+ Kg1 7. Rb1+ Kg2 8. Nf4+ Kg3 9. Nh5+ Kg4 $11) 4... Kg2 (4...
Ke2 5. Ne5 $1 h2 (5... e6 6. Rf8 $18) 6. Rh5 $18) 5. Rf2+ Kg3 6. Rb2 $3 ({
Thematic try} 6. Ra2 $5 h2 (6... e5 $5 7. Kd5 h2 8. Nf2 Kf4 9. Nh1 Nf3 10. Ra4+
Nd4 11. Rc4 Kf5 12. Rc8 $18) (6... Nf3 7. Kd5 h2 8. Nf2 $18) 7. Nf2 Kf3 $1 8.
Nh1 Ne2 9. Kd5 (9. Kc5 e5 $11) (9. Ra3+ Kg2) 9... Nc3+ $19) 6... h2 (6... Nf3
7. Nf2 {(Kd5)} h2 8. Nh1+ {(Kd5)} Kf4 9. Kd5 Ke3 10. Rb3+ Kf4 11. Rb4+ $18) 7.
Nf2 Kf3 8. Nh1 (8. Kd5 Ne2 9. Nh1 {transposes}) 8... Ne2 9. Kd5 {(now, owing
to the move 6.Rb2!! it is impossible win of wR by 9...Nc3+ as in the line of
the thematic try 6.Ra2!?)} Kg2 (9... Nf4+ 10. Kc4 Ne2 11. Kd3 $18) 10. Ke4 (10.
Rxe2+ $5 Kxh1 $11) 10... e5 (10... Kxh1 11. Kf3 $18) 11. Rxe2+ (11. Kxe5 $2
Kxh1 $11) 11... Kxh1 12. Kf3 $18 {
. A pleasant study with an unexpected choice of move Rb2!!} 1-0

[Event "4/5th HM,  Nona 2007, miniatures"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "A.Rusz"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r6/8/1P2K1P1/8/1P2k3/8/5P2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. g7 Kf3 $1 (1... Rxb6+ 2. Kf7 Rb7+ 3. Kg6 Rb6+ 4. Kh7 Rb7 5. Kh8 (5. b5 $2
Kf4 $1 $11) 5... Rxb4 6. g8=Q $18 {and 4th line is blocked by bK}) 2. b5 $3 ({
Thematic try} 2. b7 $2 Kxf2 3. Kd6 Rg8 $1 4. Ke6 (4. b5 Ke3 5. Kc7 Rxg7+ 6. Kb6
Rg8 7. Ka7 Kd4 8. b6 Kc5 $11) 4... Rb8 $1 5. Kd6 Rg8 $1 {positional draw}) 2...
Rxb6+ 3. Kf7 Rb7+ 4. Kg6 Rb6+ 5. Kh7 Rb7 6. b6 $1 {
Now the black king is too far.} (6. Kh8 $2 Rxb5 7. g8=Q Rh5+ 8. Kg7 Rg5+ $11)
6... Kf4 7. Kh8 Rxb6 8. g8=Q Rh6+ 9. Kg7 $18 {
. The second move of White determines the plotline of the study.} 1-0

[Event "1st comm,  Nona 2007, miniatures"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "S.Hornecker"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/p5KR/8/1p5p/8/k7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Kf6 $1 (1. Kg6 $2 b2 2. Rxa5+ Kb1 3. Ra8 h2 4. Rh8 Kc1 5. Rxh2 b1=Q+ $19) (
1. Kh6 $2 b2 2. Rxa5+ Kb1 3. Rh5 Kc2 4. Rc5+ Kb3 5. Rb5+ Kc3 6. Kg6 h2 $19) (1.
Kg4 $2 a4 $1 2. Ra5 h2 3. Rxa4+ Kb2 $19) (1. Kf4 $2 a4 $1 2. Ra5 h2 3. Rxa4+
Kb2 $19) 1... b2 (1... a4 2. Ra5 $11) (1... h2 2. Rxa5+ Kb1 3. Rh5 $11) 2.
Rxa5+ Kb1 3. Ra8 (3. Ra7 $11) 3... h2 4. Rh8 Ka1 5. Ra8+ Kb1 6. Rh8 Kc1 7. Rxh2
b1=Q 8. Rh1+ $11 *

[Event "2nd comm,  Nona 2007, miniatures"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "S.Hornecker"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/6k1/5q2/4p3/1R1r4/7K/7Q w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Qg2+ $1 (1. Qg1+ $2 Kh5 $1 2. Rxd3 exd3 $19) (1. Rxd3 $2 exd3 (1... Qf2+ $2
2. Qg2+ Qxg2+ 3. Kxg2 $11) 2. Qg2+ Kf6 $1 3. Qa8 Ke5 $19) 1... Kh5 $1 2. Rxd3
exd3 3. Kh1 $1 (3. Qa8 $2 Kg4 4. Qg2+ Kh4 $19) 3... Kh4 (3... Qf4 4. Qd5+ $11)
4. Qf2+ $1 Qxf2 {stalemate} *

[Event "3rd comm,  Nona 2007, miniatures"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "V.Lebedev"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/7K/6pB/4k3/8/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Bg6+ (1. Kxg5 $2 Kd3 $11) (1. Be2 $2 g4 2. Kg5 g3 3. Bf1 g2 4. Bxg2+ Kd3 $11
) 1... Kf4 2. Kh5 g4 3. Kh4 (3. Bd3 $2 g3 4. Bf1 Ke4 (4... Kf3 5. Kh4 $18) 5.
Kh4 g2 $1 $11) 3... g3 (3... Kf3 4. d3 $18 ({or} 4. Bd3 $18)) 4. Kh3 (4. d4 $4
g2 $19) 4... Kf3 5. d3 $1 $18 1-0

