WCCI 2016-18: Grigory Popov (RUS)

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Grigory Popov
Tarasiuk-50 JT
2018
1st/5th Prize

White wins

1. a8=Q! 1. a8=R? Qxb7 -+ 1... Qa5 2. Qxa5 Rxa5 3. b8=Q! 3. e8=Q? Ra1 4. Qa8 Rxd1# 3... Ra1 4. Qa8+! Rxa8 5. e8=Q! Thematic try: 5. d8=Q? Ra1 6. Qa8+ Rxa8 7. e8=Q Ra1 8. Qa8+ Rxa8 9. Ba3 Rxa3 10. f8=Q Ra1 11. Qa8+ Rxa8 12. g8=Q Ra1 -+ 5... Ra1 6. Qa8+! Rxa8 7. Ba3!! Rxa3 8. g8=Q! 8. f8=Q? Ra1 9. Qa8+ Rxa8 10. g8=Q Ra1 11. Qa8+ Rxa8 12. c8=Q Ra1 13. Qc6+ e4 14. Qa4 Rxa4 15. h8=Q Ra2 16. d8=Q Re2 -+ 8... Ra1 9. Qa8+! Rxa8 10. c8=Q! Ra1 11. Qc6+ e4 12. Qa4! Rxa4 13. h8=Q! Rb4! 13... Ra2 14. d8=Q Re2 15. Qc3 +- 14. Nc3! 14. Nb2? Nf4! 15. d8=Q Rxb2 16. Qxb2 e3 17. Qa8+ Kh2 18. Qxf2+ Bxf2 19. f8=Q Kg3 20. Qf3+ Kxf3 21. Qa8+ Kg4 22. Qf3+ Kxf3 stalemate 14... Nf4! 15. d8=Q! 15. f8=Q? e3 16. Qa8+ Kh2 -+ 15... e3 16. Qxh4+ gxh4 17. Qxh4+ Bh2 18. f8=Q +- Task: All 8 white pawn promote to queen.

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Grigory Popov
19th Russian Championship
2016
7th Place

White wins

1. Nf3+! 1. Nc2+? Be1+! 2. Nxe3 fxe3 3. a7 e2 4. a8=Q d1=Q! -+ 1... Be1 2. a7 2. Ne7? Rb3! = 2... Nf7

3. d8=B! Nxd8 4. d7 Nf7 5. d8=B! Nxd8 6. Nd6 Re7 7. Nxf5 gxf5 8. g6 Re8 9. g7 Nf7 10. Ra1! Re3 11. g8=Q! d1=Q 11... Rxf3+ 12. gxf3 d1=Q 13. Qg2# 12. Rxd1 Rxf3+

13. g3!! 13. gxf3? Ng5+! 14.Qxg5 stalemate 13... Rf2 14. Rxe1+ +-

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Grigory Popov
NAU ERA-10
2016
Honourable Mention

White wins

1. a4!! 1. Kxb6? Kb8! 2. Rd1 Kc8 -+; 1. Rd1? g1=Q! 2. Rxg1 Bb7! 3. Kxb6 Kb8 4. Rg7 Bc8 -+ 1... bxc4 1... bxa4 2. Ra1 g1=Q 3. Rxa4# 2. a5 b5! 2... h2 3. axb6 hxg1=Q 4. b7+ Ka7 5. b8=Q+ +- Excelsior 3. Kb6! Kb8 4. a6 h2 5. a7+! 5. Rd1? Kc8! -+ 5... Ka8 6. Rd1! g1=Q 7. Rd8#

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Grigory Popov
SuperProblem
2017

Draw

1. c8=N? b3! 1... Rxb7? 2. Nb6+ Rxb6 3. Nc3+ bxc3 stalemate 2. Nc3+ Kb4 -+

1. c8=Q? h1=Q 2. Nc3+ bxc3 3. Qc4+ b4! -+ 3... bxc4? stalemate

1. c8=B? Rxb7! -+ 1... h1=Q? 2. Nc3+ bxc3 stalemate

1. c8=R! Rdxc8! 2. dxc8=R! Rxc8 3. bxc8=R! h1=Q 4. Nc3+ bxc3 5. Rc4+ b4 stalemate

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Grigory Popov
Zadachi i etyudi
2018

Draw

1. Rd3+! 1. Rxe4+? Kd5 2. Rh4 (2. Rc4 e4 3. fxe4+ Ke5 4. Nf7+ Kf4 5. Bd6+ Be5 -+; 2. Ra4 Nb4! -+) 2... Nc7+ 3. Kxa5 Ne6 -+ 1... exd3 2. e3+ Kd5 3. e4+ Kd4 4. Ne6+ dxe6 5. Bh6 Nc7+ 6. Kc6 Nd5 7. Bf8 Nb4+ 8. Kb5 Na6 Rundlauf 8... a6+ 9. Kb6 Nd5+ 10. Kc6 Nb4+ 11. Kb6 positional draw 9. Bh6 positional draw

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