[Event "1. Prize Nestorescu 80 - JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M.Dore & A. Pailler (France)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/1P6/3PN1n1/1k6/8/2b1B1q1/2P4N/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Kc7 Kc4 (1... Ba5+ 2. Kc8 Qxe3 3. b8=Q+ Bb6 4. Nc7+ Kc5 5. Qxb6+ Kxb6 6.
Nd5+ $18) (1... Qxe3 2. b8=Q+ Ka5 3. Qa8+ Kb4 4. Qb7+ Ka5 5. Qd5+ Ka4 6. Qb3+
Ka5 7. Nd8 $18) 2. b8=Q Qxd6+ 3. Kxd6 Be5+ 4. Kc6 $1 (4. Kd7 $2 Bxb8 5. Nf3
Ne5+ 6. Nxe5+ Bxe5 7. Kc6 Bh8 $1 8. Bd2 Bc3 $1 9. Be3 Bh8 $1 $11) 4... Bxb8 5.
Nf3 $1 (5. Ng4 $2 Kc3 $1 6. Nd4 Ne5+ 7. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11) 5... Ne5+ 6. Nxe5+ Bxe5
7. Bb6 $1 (7. Bd2 $2 Bc3 $1 8. Be3 Bh8 $1 9. Bd2 Bc3 $11) 7... Bh8 $1 8. Ba5 $1
Bc3 9. Kb6 $1 (9. Bd8 $2 Ba5 $3 10. Be7 Bd2 11. Bf6 Bc3 12. Bd8 Ba5 {
positional draw}) 9... Bxa5+ 10. Kxa5 Kc3 11. Nd4 Kxd4 12. Kb4 $18 1-0

[Event "2. Prize Nestorescu 80 - JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "M.Hlinka & L.Kekely (Slovakia"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6b1/3P4/2Pr4/7R/r7/b1p5/8/4k1NK w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. c7 Rh4+ 2. Rxh4 (2. Kg2 $2 Rg6+ 3. Kf3 Bd6) 2... Bd5+ 3. Kh2 Rxd7 4. Nf3+ $1
(4. c8=Q $2 Bd6+ 5. Kh3 Be6+ 6. Rg4 Rh7+) 4... Kf1 5. c8=Q Bd6+ 6. Kh3 Be6+ 7.
Rg4 Rh7+ 8. Nh4 Bxc8 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3. Prize Nestorescu  - 80 JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J.Mikitovics (Hungary)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6r1/8/8/k2B1p2/3K4/BR6/7p/r7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Ke5 $1 (1. Bb4+ $2 Ka4 $19) 1... f4 $1 (1... Rd8 2. Bc6 $11) (1... Re8+ 2.
Kf6 $3 Rd8 3. Bc6 $11) (1... Rd1 2. Bc6 Rc8 3. Bg2 $3 (3. Bb4+ $2 Ka6 4. Bg2
Rg8 5. Bc6 Re8+ 6. Kf6 Re4 7. Bc5 Rd6+ $1 8. Bxd6 h1=Q $19) 3... Re8+ 4. Kf6 $3
f4 (4... Rg8 5. Bc6) 5. Rh3 Re3 6. Rh5+ $11) 2. Kf5 $3 (2. Bb4+ $5 Ka4 $1 3.
Rh3 Rg5+ $19) (2. Bc6 $2 Rc8 (2... Rg6 $2 3. Bb4+ Ka6 4. Be4 Rg3 5. Rb2 $11) 3.
Bb4+ (3. Bd5 Rd1) 3... Ka6 4. Bd5 Rd1 5. Rh3 Re8+ $19) (2. Kxf4 $2 Rf1+ $19)
2... Rd8 (2... f3 3. Bb4+ $1 Ka4 4. Rb2 $1 {thr. Bc6#} 4... Rf8+ 5. Ke6 $1 $11)
(2... Rd1 3. Bc6 $1 (3. Be4 $2 f3 4. Bb4+ Ka4 5. Rb2 Rf8+ 6. Bxf8 h1=Q $19)
3... Rc8 4. Bb4+ $11) (2... Rh8 3. Kxf4 $1 Rf1+ 4. Kg3 $1 Rg1+ (4... Rg8+ 5.
Kxh2 $11) 5. Kf2 $11 (5. Kf4 $2 Rh4+ 6. Kf5 Rh5+ $19)) 3. Bc6 $1 (3. Be4 $2 f3
$19 (3... Rd7 $2 4. Kxf4 Rd4 5. Rh3 $11)) 3... f3 (3... Rc8 4. Bb4+ $1 Ka6 5.
Bf3 $11) 4. Bb4+ $1 ({Thematic try} 4. Bc5 $2 Rd5+ $3 (4... f2 $2 5. Rb5+ Ka6
6. Rb6+ Ka5 7. Rb5+ {perpetual check}) (4... Rf8+ $2 5. Ke6 Rf6+ (5... Re1+ 6.
Kd7 $11) 6. Kxf6 h1=Q 7. Rb5+ Ka6 8. Rb6+ Ka5 9. Rb5+ {perpetual check}) 5.
Bxd5 h1=Q 6. Bb6+ Ka4 $19 (6... Ka6 $2 7. Bc4+ Kb7 8. Bd5+ Ka6 (8... Kc8 9.
Be6+ $11) 9. Bc4+ {perpetual check})) 4... Ka6 $1 (4... Kb6 5. Bxf3 $11) 5. Bc5
$1 (5. Bxf3 $2 Rf1 $19) 5... Rd5+ $1 ({main B} 5... Rf8+ 6. Ke6 $3 (6. Ke5 $2
Re1+ 7. Kd6 Rf6+ 8. Kd7 Rxc6 $1 9. Kxc6 Re6+ $1 10. Bd6 Rxd6+ $19) (6. Ke4 $2
Re1+ 7. Kd3 Rd8+ 8. Kc2 Rc1+ $19) (6. Kg6 $2 Rg1+ $19) 6... Rf6+ (6... Re1+ 7.
Kd7 $1 $11) 7. Kxf6 h1=Q 8. Rb6+ Ka5 9. Rb5+ Ka6 10. Rb6+ {
perpetual check (chameleon echo)}) 6. Bxd5 h1=Q 7. Bc4+ Ka5 8. Rb5+ (8. Kg4 $2
Qg2+ 9. Kf4 Qd2+ 10. Kxf3 Rf1+ $1 $19) 8... Ka4 9. Rb4+ Ka5 10. Rb5+ {
perpetual check (chameleon echo)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4. Prize Nestorescu 80 - JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "L.M.Gonsalez (Spain)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r5/6R1/4RB1k/6pn/5p2/6Pp/7P/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1... Rc1+ 2. Kf2 fxg3+ 3. Kf3 $1 (3. hxg3 Nxg7 4. Bb2+ Nxe6 5. Bxc1 Kh5) 3...
Rf1+ 4. Kg4 Nxf6+ 5. Rxf6+ Rxf6 6. Re7 $3 (6. Rd7 $2 g2 7. Kxh3 g1=B) 6... g2 (
6... gxh2 7. Re1) 7. Re1 Rf1 8. Re6+ Kh7 9. Kxh3 (9. Re7+ $2 Kg6 10. Kxh3 g1=B)
9... g1=Q 10. Re7+ Kg6 11. Re6+ Kf7 12. Re7+ Kf6 13. Re6+ Kf5 14. Re5+ Kf4 15.
Re4+ Kf3 16. Re3+ Kf2 17. Re2+ Kf3 18. Re3+ Qxe3 {stalemate.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Spec. HM  Nestorescu - 80 JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Becker=R (USA), Akobia=I (Georgia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2k5/8/q3r3/8/p5Q1/Rb6/3K4/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Rh8+ $1 (1. Rxb3 $2 axb3 2. Rh8+ Kb7 {(Kc7)} 3. Rh7+ (3. Qg7+ Kc6 4. Qc3+
Kd7 {=}) 3... Kb8 4. Qb4+ Rb6 5. Qf8+ Qc8 6. Qf4+ Ka8 {
and White's ability to win is foiled by the pawn residue on b3.}) 1... Kc7 {
(Kb7)} 2. Rh7+ $1 ({A strong try is} 2. Qg7+ $2 {
, but Black narrowly escapes after 2...} 2... Kc6 $1 3. Qc3+ Kd7 $1 4. Rh7+ Kd6
$1 5. Qd4+ Kc6 6. Qc3+ (6. Qd7+ Kc5 7. Rh5+ Kb4 8. Rxb3+ axb3 9. Qd4+ Qc4 {=})
6... Kd6 7. Qg3+ Kc6 $1 (7... Kc5 $2 {(Kd5?)} 8. Rh5+ Kc6 9. Qf3+ Kc7 10. Rxb3
Qd6+ 11. Rd3 Qb4+ 12. Rc3+ {+-}) 8. Qf3+ Kd6 9. Qf4+ Kc6 10. Qc7+ Kd5 11. Rh5+
Ke4 12. Rh4+ Kd5 13. Rh5+ Ke4 14. Qh7+ Rg6 15. Rh4+ Ke5 $1 16. Qh5+ Kf6 17.
Qf3+ Kg7 {=}) 2... Kb8 (2... Kd6 3. Rxb3 $1 axb3 4. Qxe6+ Kxe6 5. Rh6+ {+-}) (
2... Kc6 3. Rxb3 $1 Rd6+ 4. Ke1 axb3 5. Qf3+ {(Qe4+)} 5... Kc5 6. Qc3+ Kb5 7.
Qxb3+ Kc6 8. Qc3+ Kb5 9. Rh5+ Kb6 10. Qe3+ Kc6 11. Qe8+ Kc7 12. Qe7+ Rd7 13.
Rc5+ Kb6 14. Qe6+ {+-}) 3. Qb4+ (3. Rxb3+ $2 axb3 4. Qb4+ Rb6 {
and again the win is spoiled by bPb3}) (3. Qg8+ $2 Qc8 4. Qg3+ Ka8 {=}) 3...
Rb6 4. Qf8+ (4. Rh8+ $2 Ka7 5. Qe7+ Qb7 {=}) (4. Rxa4 $2 Rxb4 $1 {=}) 4... Qc8
5. Qf4+ Ka8 6. Rxa4+ Bxa4 7. Qxa4+ Ra6 (7... Qa6 8. Qe8+ Rb8 9. Qe4+ Rb7 10.
Rh8+ Ka7 11. Qd4+ Rb6 (11... Qb6 12. Qa4+ Qa6 13. Ra8+ {+-}) 12. Rh7+ Ka8 13.
Qd5+ Rb7 14. Rh8+ Ka7 15. Qc5+ Rb6 16. Ke3 {
transposing to the main line at move 30.}) 8. Qe4+ Qc6 (8... Rc6 9. Qd5 Kb8 10.
Qe5+ Ka8 {(Rc7)} 11. Rh8 {+-}) 9. Rh8+ Kb7 (9... Ka7 10. Qd4+ Kb7 11. Rh7+ Kb8
12. Qh8+ Qc8 13. Qe5+ Ka8 14. Rh8 {+-}) 10. Qb4+ Rb6 11. Rh7+ Kb8 (11... Ka6
12. Qa3+ {+-}) 12. Qf8+ Qc8 13. Qf4+ Ka8 14. Qf3+ (14. Qa4+ $2 Ra6 15. Qe4+ Qc6
{repeats. A loss of time}) 14... Kb8 (14... Rb7 15. Qd5 {(Qe4)} 15... Qb8 (
15... Ka7 16. Qa5+ Kb8 17. Qe5+ Ka7 18. Qa1+ Kb6 19. Rh6+ {+-}) 16. Kc2 {
(The fastest win) 16...} 16... Qc8+ 17. Kd3 Ka7 18. Qa5+ Kb8 19. Qe5+ Ka7 20.
Qa1+ {+-}) 15. Qg3+ (15. Qf4+ $2 Ka8 16. Qf3+ Kb8 {again, a loss of time})
15... Ka8 16. Qa3+ Qa6 (16... Ra6 17. Qf3+ Kb8 18. Qb3+ Ka8 19. Qd5+ Kb8 (19...
Rc6 20. Rh6 {fastest win}) 20. Qe5+ {+-}) 17. Qf8+ Rb8 18. Qf3+ Rb7 19. Rh8+
Ka7 20. Qe3+ Rb6 (20... Qb6 21. Qa3+ Qa6 22. Ra8+ {+-}) 21. Rh7+ Ka8 (21... Kb8
22. Qe8+ Qc8 23. Qe5+ {etc.}) 22. Qe8+ Rb8 23. Qe4+ Rb7 24. Rh8+ Ka7 25. Qd4+
Rb6 26. Rh7+ Ka8 27. Qd5+ Rb7 28. Rh8+ Ka7 29. Qc5+ Rb6 30. Ke3 $3 {
Black is in zugzwang. 30...} 30... Qb7 (30... Qb5 31. Rh7+ Ka6 32. Qa3+ {(Qc8+)
} 32... Qa5 33. Ra7+ {+-}) 31. Re8 $1 {
The white Queen and Rook have methodically closed in and threaten Re7.} (31.
Rc8 $2 {(Rh6?)} 31... Qa6 32. Rh8 {(Forced!) 32...} 32... Qb7 33. Re8 {
is a loss of time}) 31... Qa6 32. Kf2 $1 (32. Rh8 $2 Qb7 33. Re8 {
is a loss of time, of course.}) 32... Qa2+ (32... Qd3 33. Re7+ Ka6 34. Qc8+ Ka5
35. Qa8+ Kb4 (35... Ra6 36. Re5+ Ka4 37. Qe8+ Kb4 38. Re4+ Kc5 39. Qc8+ Kd5 {
(Rc6)} 40. Qf5+ {+-}) 36. Re4+ Kb3 37. Qa4+ Kb2 38. Re2+ Kc3 39. Qa5+ Rb4 40.
Re3 {+-}) 33. Kg3 $1 (33. Re2 $2 Qf7+ 34. Ke1 Ka8 35. Qc8+ Ka7 36. Qc5 Ka8 37.
Qxb6 Qf1+ 38. Kxf1 {stalemate}) (33. Ke3 $2 Qb3+ {
and the white King can find no shelter from checks.}) (33. Kg1 $2 Qb1+ 34. Kf2
Qb2+ 35. Re2 Qf6+ {=}) 33... Qa6 (33... Qb3+ 34. Kh2 $1 {
and now the black King will be driven from the corner.} 34... Qb2+ (34... Qa2+
35. Kh3 Qa6 36. Re7+ Ka8 37. Qd5+ Rb7 38. Re8+ Ka7 39. Qd4+ Rb6 40. Rg8 {
transposes to main line}) 35. Kh3 $1 Qb3+ 36. Re3 Qb5 (36... Qb4 37. Re7+ Ka6
38. Qc8+ Kb5 39. Re5+ Ka4 40. Qa8+ {+-}) 37. Qe7+ Ka8 38. Qf8+ Ka7 39. Qf7+ Rb7
40. Ra3+ Kb8 41. Qg8+ {(Qf8+)} 41... Kc7 42. Qg3+ Kc6 43. Qg6+ Kc7 44. Rc3+ Kd7
45. Rd3+ Ke7 46. Qg7+ Ke6 47. Qg8+ Ke7 48. Qd8+ Kf7 49. Rf3+ Kg7 50. Rg3+ Kf7
51. Qg8+ Ke7 52. Rg7+ {+-}) 34. Kh2 $3 (34. Re7+ $2 Ka8 35. Qd5+ Rb7 36. Re8+
Ka7 37. Qd4+ Rb6 38. Re7+ Ka8 39. Qd5+ Rb7 40. Re8+ Ka7 41. Qc5+ Rb6 {
is all a loss of time}) (34. Re3 $2 Ka8 35. Ra3 Rb3+ 36. Rxb3 Qg6+ 37. Kh4 Qg4+
38. Kxg4 {stalemate}) 34... Qa2+ (34... Qd3 35. Qc7+ Ka6 36. Qc8+ Kb5 37. Re5+
Ka4 38. Qe8+ Rb5 39. Re4+ Ka5 40. Qa8+ Kb6 41. Qb8+ Kc6 42. Qe8+ Kc5 43. Qh5+
Kc6 44. Re6+ Kc7 45. Qf7+ Qd7 46. Re7 {+-}) 35. Kh3 (35. Kg3 $2 Qb3+ 36. Kh2
Qa2+ 37. Kh3 {more loss of time}) 35... Qa6 (35... Qa4 36. Re7+ Ka6 37. Qc8+ {
+-}) (35... Qb3+ 36. Re3 {etc.}) 36. Re7+ Ka8 37. Qd5+ Rb7 (37... Rc6 38. Re8+
Kb7 39. Qf7+ Kb6 40. Qb3+ Kc5 41. Re5+ Kd6 42. Qg3 Kd7 (42... Qf1+ 43. Kh2 {+-}
) 43. Qg7+ Kd8 44. Qf8+ Kc7 45. Re7+ Kb6 46. Qf2+ {(Qb8+) +-}) 38. Re8+ Ka7 39.
Qd4+ (39. Qc5+ $2 Rb6 40. Kh2 Qa2+ 41. Kg3 Qb3+ 42. Kh2 Qa2+ 43. Kh3 Qa6 44.
Re7+ Ka8 45. Qd5+ Rb7 46. Re8+ Ka7 47. Qd4+ {loss of time}) 39... Rb6 (39...
Qb6 40. Qa4+ Qa6 41. Ra8+ {+-}) 40. Rg8 $1 (40. Re7+ $2 Ka8 41. Qd8+ Rb8 42.
Qd5+ Rb7 43. Re8+ Ka7 44. Qc5+ Rb6 45. Kh2 Qa2+ 46. Kg3 Qb3+ 47. Kh2 Qa2+ 48.
Kh3 Qa6 49. Re7+ Ka8 50. Qd5+ Rb7 51. Re8+ Ka7 52. Qd4+ Rb6 53. Re7+ Ka8 54.
Qd8+ Rb8 55. Qd5+ Rb7 56. Re8+ Ka7 57. Qd4+ Rb6 58. Rg8 {is all a loss of time}
) 40... Qa3+ (40... Qf1+ 41. Kh2 $1 Qe2+ 42. Rg2 Qh5+ 43. Kg1 Qb5 (43... Qa5
44. Rg7+ Ka6 45. Qc4+ {(Qd3+) +-}) 44. Qg7+ Ka8 45. Qf8+ {(Qg8+)} 45... Ka7 46.
Qf7+ Rb7 47. Ra2+ {+-}) 41. Rg3 Qa6 42. Rg7+ Ka8 43. Qe4+ (43. Qd8+ Rb8 44.
Qd5+ Rb7 45. Rg8+ Ka7 46. Qd4+ Rb6 47. Kh4 {(Kh2) loss of time}) 43... Rb7 (
43... Rc6 44. Rg8+ Ka7 45. Qh7+ Kb6 46. Qb1+ Ka5 47. Rg5+ Ka4 48. Rg4+ {+-})
44. Rg8+ Ka7 45. Qd4+ (45. Qe3+ Rb6 46. Rg7+ Ka8 47. Qe4+ Rb7 48. Rg8+ Ka7 49.
Qd4+ {loss of time}) 45... Rb6 46. Kh4 {(Kh2)} 46... Qb5 47. Qg7+ (47. Rg7+ Ka8
48. Qa1+ Qa6 49. Rg8+ Ka7 50. Qg7+ Rb7 51. Qg1+ Rb6 52. Qd4 Qb5 {loss of time})
47... Rb7 48. Qa1+ Qa6 (48... Kb6 49. Rg6+ {(Qc3+) +-}) 49. Ra8+ {and wins.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "1. HM Nestorescu 80 - JT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J.Mikitovics (Hungary) &, I.Akobia (Georgia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2KR4/r2P4/8/4p3/N4P2/1k6/1P6/1r6 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1... Rc1+ ({Thematic main line B} 1... Kxa4 2. Kb8 Ra5 3. Rc8 Rxb2+ 4. Kc7 Rc2+
(4... Ra7+ 5. Kc6 Rc2+ (5... Ra6+ 6. Kc7 Ra7+ 7. Kc6 {positional draw.}) 6. Kb6
Rxd7 7. Rxc2 $11) 5. Kd8 $1 Rd2 6. fxe5 Rxe5 {Thematic move} 7. Rc2 $1 {
positional draw, or stalemate, or} 7... Rdd5 {switchback} 8. Kc8 $1 {draws}) (
1... Rxa4 2. Kc7 $1 Ra7+ (2... Rc1+ 3. Kd6 exf4 4. Rb8+ $11) (2... Rd1 3. Rb8+
$11) (2... Rc4+ 3. Kd6 Rd4+ 4. Kxe5 $11) 3. Kb6 Rba1 4. Rb8 $1 Rxd7 5. Kc6+ Kc2
6. Kxd7 $11) (1... Ra8+ 2. Kc7 $11) 2. Nc3 (2. Kb8 $2 Rxa4 {and mate in 2.}) (
2. Nc5+ $2 Rxc5+ $19 (2... Kxb2 $2 3. Kb8 $11)) 2... Kxb2 3. Kb8 $1 Ra3 $1 4.
Kc7 $1 (4. Rc8 $2 Rb3+ $1 5. Kc7 Rcxc3+ $1 6. Kd6 Rd3+ 7. Ke6 Rb6+ 8. Ke7 Rb7)
4... Kxc3 $1 (4... Raxc3+ 5. Kd6 Rd1+ 6. Kxe5 $11) 5. fxe5 $1 (5. f5 $2 e4 $1
$19 {e.g.} 6. Rc8 $1 {switchback} 6... Kb2+ $3 7. Kd6 Rd1+ 8. Ke7 Ra7 $19) (5.
Rb8 $2 Kd2+ $1 $19) 5... Kd4+ $1 (5... Kd3+ 6. Kd6 Ra6+ 7. Ke7 $11) 6. Kd6 $1
Ra6+ 7. Ke7 Rh1 $1 8. Rf8 $1 (8. Rg8 $2 Rh7+ 9. Ke8 Re6+ $1 10. Kd8 Kxe5 $1 11.
Kc7 {switchback} 11... Ra6 $1 $19) 8... Kxe5 (8... Rh7+ 9. Rf7 $11) 9. d8=N $3
(9. d8=Q $2 Rh7+ 10. Rf7 Re6+ 11. Kf8 Rh8+ $19) 9... Ra7+ (9... Rh7+ 10. Rf7
Ra7+ 11. Ke8 Rh8+ 12. Rf8 Rxf8+ 13. Kxf8 Kf6 14. Ke8 Rc7 15. Kf8 Rd7 16. Ke8
Rc7 17. Kf8 {positional draw.}) 10. Ke8 Re1 $1 {Thematic move} (10... Kd6 11.
Rf6+ $11) 11. Rf1 $3 {draws (EGTB)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2. HM Nestorescu 80 JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J.Timman (Netherlands)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5B2/p7/8/P4kp1/8/4b3/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Kd2 Bf3 (1... Kf3 2. Bh5 $11) 2. a5 $1 g3 3. Ke1 Ke3 4. Bc4 $1 (4. Kf1 $2
Kd4 $19) 4... Be2 $1 (4... g2 5. Bf1 $1 $11) 5. Bd5 Bc4 6. Bg2 $1 (6. Bb7 $2
Kd4 $1 7. Bg2 Kc3 $19) 6... Bd3 (6... Kd4 7. Kd2 $11) 7. Bh3 Kf3 8. Bf1 $1 Be4
9. Bh3 Bf5 10. Bxf5 (10. Bf1 $2 Bc8 $19) 10... g2 11. Be4+ Kxe4 12. Kf2 $11
1/2-1/2

[Event "3. HM. Nestorescu 80 - JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "L. & V. Katsnelson (Russia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/p6P/pP1Bk3/8/rP4n1/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Kb1 axb4 $1 (1... Kxd4 2. bxa5 $11) 2. h6 $1 (2. Bg7 $2 b3 3. h6 Ne1 4. h7
Nc2) 2... Nf4 3. h7 Ng6 4. h8=Q Nxh8 5. Bxh8 b3 6. Bc3 $1 (6. Bg7 $2 a3 7. bxa3
Rxa3 8. Kb2 Ra7 $1 $19) 6... Kd3 (6... a3 7. bxa3 Rxa3 8. Kb2 Kd3 9. Bb4 $11)
7. Bb4 (7. Be1 $2 Kc4 $19) 7... a3 8. bxa3 b2 $1 (8... Rh2 9. Kc1 b2+ 10. Kb1
Kc4 11. Ka2 $11) 9. a4 $1 Rxa4 10. Bc3 Kxc3 {stalemate.} (10... Ra7 11. Bxb2
Rb7 12. Kc1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "4. HM Nestorescu 80 JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "V. Kalandadze (Georgia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1KB2Q1B/p3P1P1/2p4k/q7/2P5/2p5/2P3b1/1r6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Bb7 Rxb7+ 2. Ka8 Rb8+ 3. Qxb8 c5+ 4. Qb7 Bxb7+ 5. Kxb7 Qb6+ 6. Kc8 Qc6+ 7.
Kd8 Kh7 8. e8=Q ({or} 8. e8=R) 8... Qxe8+ 9. Kxe8 Kg8 10. Kd7 a5 11. Kc6 a4 12.
Kb5 a3 13. Ka4 a2 14. Kb3 a1=Q {stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1. Comm. Nestorescu 80 - JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "G.Amman (Austria) &, M.Minski (Germany)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/N5K1/2R5/8/8/2p5/p3P3/7k w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Nb5 $1 (1. Ra6 $2 c2 2. Rxa2 c1=Q $19) 1... c2 $1 (1... a1=Q 2. Nxc3 Qa7+ 3.
Kg6 $11) 2. Rxc2 a1=Q+ 3. Nc3 (3. Kf7 $2 Qe5 $19) 3... Qa6 4. Rc1+ $1 Kg2 (4...
Kh2 5. Rf1 $1 Qa7+ 6. Kg6 Qb6+ 7. Rf6 $11) 5. Rc2 $1 Qa7+ 6. Kf6 Qc5 7. Nd5 $1
Qd6+ (7... Qxd5 $4 8. e4+ $18) (7... Qxc2 8. Ne3+ $11) 8. Kg7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "2. Comm. Nestorescu 80 - JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "A.Pallier (France)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7R/n1kp1N1P/3ppp2/8/p4p2/N2K1P2/p6p/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Nb5+ $1 (1. Rc8+ $2 Nxc8 2. h8=Q a1=Q 3. Qd8+ Kb8 $19) 1... Nxb5 2. Rc8+
Kxc8 3. h8=Q+ (3. Nxd6+ $2 Nxd6 4. h8=Q+ Kc7 $19) 3... Kb7 4. Nxd6+ Nxd6 5.
Qxh2 a1=Q 6. Qb2+ Qxb2 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3.Comm. Nestorescu 80 - JT - "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J.Mikitovics (Hungary) &, I.Akobia (Georgia)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5r2/3k4/8/3P4/K7/5bQp/7p/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Qg7+ $1 (1. Qxh3+ $2 Kd6 $1 2. Qxh2+ Kxd5 $11) 1... Ke8 2. d6 Rf4+ (2...
Bc6+ 3. Ka5 $3 Rf5+ 4. Ka6 Rf7 5. Qg8+ Rf8 6. Qe6+ $18) 3. Ka5 $3 (3. Kb5 $2
Bc6+ 4. Kc5 Rf5+ 5. Kb6 Rb5+ 6. Ka6 Rb7 $11) (3. Ka3 $2 Re4 $11) 3... Re4 $1 (
3... Rf7 4. Qg8+ Rf8 5. Qe6+ $18) 4. Qc7 $1 Re5+ 5. Kb4 $1 Re4+ 6. Kc3 $1 Re3+
7. Kd2 $1 Re2+ (7... Kf8 8. d7 $18) 8. Kd3 $1 (8. Kc3 $2 Bg4 $11) 8... Bg4 9.
Qc6+ Kd8 (9... Kf7 10. d7 Ke7 11. Qd5 Kd8 12. Qg8+ {(Qg5+)} 12... Kxd7 13.
Qxg4+ $18) 10. Qb7 $3 {threats 11.d7.} (10. Qc7+ $2 Ke8 11. Qc6+ Kd8 12. Qb7 {
loss of time}) (10. d7 $5 Bxd7 11. Qa8+ Kc7 $1 12. Kxe2 Bc6 13. Qa7+ Kc8 $1 14.
Qa6+ Kc7 15. Qa7+ Kc8 {positional draw}) 10... h1=Q (10... Re1 11. Qa8+ Kd7 12.
Qa4+ Kd8 (12... Kxd6 13. Qb4+ $18) 13. Qa5+ $18) 11. Qxh1 Rg2 12. Qe1 $1 (12.
Qc1 $2 Bf5+ $1 13. Kd4 Rg7 14. Ke5 Rf7 $1 15. Qg5+ Kd7 $1 (15... Ke8 $2 16. Qh5
$1 Bd7 17. Kd5 h2 18. Qxh2 $18) 16. Qg8 Be6 17. Qg6 Rf5+ $11) (12. Qa1 $2 Kd7
13. Qf6 Kc6 14. Qd8 Kd5 $1 (14... Bf5+ $2 15. Ke3 Be6 16. Qc7+ $18) 15. Ke3
Re2+ 16. Kd3 Rg2 17. Ke3 Re2+ $11) 12... Kd7 13. Qe7+ Kc6 14. Qc7+ (14. Qd8 $2
Kd5 $1 (14... Rg3+ $2 15. Kd4 $1 h2 16. Qc7+ Kb5 17. d7 h1=Q 18. Qc4+ Ka5 19.
d8=Q#) (14... Bf5+ $2 15. Ke3 $1 Rc2 (15... Rg3+ 16. Kf4 $18) 16. Qc7+ Kd5 17.
Qxc2 $1 Bxc2 18. d7 $18) 15. Qc7 Rg3+ $11) 14... Kd5 15. d7 $1 (15. Ke3 $2 Re2+
16. Kd3 (16. Kf4 h2 $11) 16... Rg2 17. d7 {loss of time}) 15... Bf5+ 16. Ke3 {
wins.} (16. Kc3 $2 Rc2+ $11) 1-0

[Event "4. Comm. Nestorescu 80 - JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Y.Afek (Israel-Netherlands)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k4N2/5R2/8/KP6/8/8/8/b2r4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. b6 Be5 (1... Bd4 2. Ra7+ Kb8 3. Nd7+ Kc8 4. b7+ $18) (1... Bc3+ 2. Kb5 Ra1
3. Nd7 $18) 2. Ra7+ (2. Ne6 $2 Rb1 3. Nc5 Bd6 $11) 2... Kb8 3. Nd7+ Kc8 4. b7+
$1 (4. Nxe5 $2 Ra1+ $19) 4... Kd8 5. Nxe5 Kc7 6. Nc6 $3 (6. Nd7 $2 Ra1+ $19)
6... Kxc6 7. b8=N+ $3 $18 1-0

[Event "1. Praise Nesturescu 80 - JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "E.Melnicenko (New Zealand)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/1n1kP3/8/3P3K/7B/5RP1/7p/3B3n w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Rf1 $1 (1. Rf8 $2 Nxg3+ 2. Kg6 h1=Q 3. Bg4+ Kd6 4. Bxg3+ Kxe7 5. Rf7+ Ke8
$11) 1... Nxg3+ 2. Bxg3 Rh8+ 3. Kg6 h1=Q 4. Rxh1 Rxh1 5. Bf3 Rh8 6. Kg7 Re8 7.
Bg4+ Kxe7 8. d6+ Nxd6 9. Bh4# 1-0

[Event "2. Praise Nestorescu 80 - JT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "A.Avni (Israel)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r3/P2Q4/8/5p1q/3K4/k3p3/B7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.24"]

1. Be6 Qd1+ 2. Kxe3 Qxd7 3. a8=Q+ Kb4 4. Qe4+ fxe4 5. Bxd7 $11 1/2-1/2

