WCCI 2016-18: Peter Krug (AUT)

(1)
Peter Krug
3rd UAPA Bicentennial
- Win Section -
2016
1st Prize

White wins

1. c8=N! 1. c8=Q? Ra7+! 2. Kc6 Rxg7 3. Qh3+ (3. Qh8+ Kg6 =) 3... Bh4 = 1... Rxc8 2. Kxc8 Nd6+ 3. Kd7 Ne4 4. Ke6! 4. Ke7? Bh4+ 5. Kf8 Nf6= 4... Ng5+ 5. Ke7! 5. Kf6? Be5+! 6. Kxe5 Nf7+ 7. Kf6 Nh6 = 5... Bd6+

6. Kd7! 6. Kxd6? Nf7+ = 6... Ne4 7. Ke6 Ng5+ 8. Kf5 Nf7 9. g4+! 9. g8=Q? Nh6+ = 9... Kh4 10. g5! +-

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(2)
Peter Krug
4th UAPA
- Section B1 -
2016
4th Prize

White wins

1. Ngf5! 1. Nef5? Qa7+ 2. Kxa7 Rxa5+ 3. Kb7 Rxd5 4. Ne6+ Kf7! = 1... Qa7+! 1... Rb1+ 2. Ka8 Ke8 3. Rh8+ Kd7 4. Rh7 Qe2 5. Nc6+ Ke8 6. Nd6+ Kf8 7. Rf7+ +- 2. Kxa7 Rxa5+

3. Kb7!! Thematic try : 3. Kb6? Rxd5 4. Ng6+ Kf7 5. Nh6+ Ke8 6. Rxd5 d1=Q 7. Re5+ Kd7! 8. Nf8+ Kc8! = 3... Rxd5 3... Rb5+ 4. Kc6 Rxd5 5. Ng6+ Kf7 6. Nh6+ Ke8 7. Rxd5 d1=Q 8. Re5+ +- 4. Ng6+ Kf7 5. Nh6+ Ke8 6. Rxd5 d1=Q 7. Re5+! 7. Rxd1? stalemate 7... Kd7 8. Nf8+ Kd8 8... Kd6 9. Nf7# 9. Nf7#

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(3)
Peter Krug
StrateGems
2017
1st-3rd Prize

White wins

1. Rh3! Bd7! (1... Rxf4 2. Bh7+! Kf8 3. Nhg6+ Bxg6 4. Nxg6+ Kf7 5. Qxe7#; 1... Qc8 2. Nf5 Rxf5 3. Bh7+ Kf8 4. Bxf5 Qxf5 5. Rh8#) 2. Bh7+! Kxh7 3. Qe4+! Kg8 4. Qc4+/Qd5+ Kh7 (4... Be6 5. Nhg6 +-)

5. Qe6!! Rb1+ (5... Rxf4 6. Nhf3+ Bh4 7. Ng5+ Kh8 8. Ng6#; 5... Bxe6 6. Nf5+ Kg8 7. Nxe7#) 6. Kh2 Rh1+! 7. Kxh1 Qb1+ 8. Kh2 Qg1+! 9. Kxg1 Bc5+ 10. d4! Bxe6 11. f5! Bxd4+ 12. Kh1 Bxe5 13. Ng6+ Kg8 14. Rh8+ Kf7 15. Rxf8#

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(4)
Peter Krug
Phenix
2017
2nd Prize

White wins

1. Rh6+! (1. Qxe2? Qc4+ 2. Kf5 Rd5+ 3. Ke6 Rd3+ 4. Kf5 Rd5+ perpetual check) 1... gxh6 (1... Kg8 2. Qxe2 Qc4+ 3. Kf5 Rd5+ 4. Kg6 +-) 2. Kf7! (2. Qxe2? Qc4+! 3. Kf5 Rd5+ 4. Kg6 Rxg5+ 5. Kxh6 Qg8 6. Qe7 (6. Rf8 Rg6+ 7. Kh5 Rg5+ 8. Kh4 Rxg4+ 9. Qxg4 Qxf8 10. Bd4+ Kh7 =) 6... Qg6+! 7. Rxg6 Rh5+! 8. Kxh5 stalemate) 2... Qxe4 (2... Qb3+ 3. Be6 Qxe6+ (3... Rd7+ 4. Kg6 Rg7+ 5. Kxh6 +-) 4. Qxe6 Rxe6 5. Rxe6 Rd7+ 6. Kg6 +-) 3. Rxh6+ Qh7+ 4. Rxh7+ Kxh7 5. Bf5+ Kh8 6. g6! (6. Bxd3? Rf2+!/Re4! 7. Bxf2 g1=Q 8. Bxg1 stalemate) 6... Rd7+ (6... Re7+ 7. Kxe7 Rd1 8. Kf7! (8. Kf8?! Rd8+ 9. Kf7? (9. Ke7 Rd1 10. Kf7) 9... Rf8+! 10. Ke6 Kg7 =) 8... Rd7+ 9. Kf6 Rf7+ 10. Kg5 +-) 7. Bxd7 Rf2+ 8. Bxf2 g1=Q 9. Bh4 (9. Bf5? Qa1/Qg4 =) 9... Qg5

10. Bf5! Qxh4 (10... Qxf5+ 11. Bf6+ Qxf6+ 12. Kxf6 Kg8 13. g7 +-) 11. g7#

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(5)
Peter Krug
5th UAPA
- Section B1 -
2017
3rd Prize

White wins

1. Rc8+! Qxc8 2. Qh5 2. Qh4? Rf6 3. d7 Qa8+ 4. Kh2 Qb8+ 5. Kh3 Qa8! = 2... Rf6 2... Qa8 3. Qe5+ Rf6+ 4. Bd5 Qf8 5. d7 +- 3. d7 Qf8 4. Nd6! exd6 4... Rf1+ 5. Bxf1 Qxf1+ 6. Kh2 Qf2+ 7. Kh3 +- 5. Qh4! 5. Qe8? Rh6+ 6. Kg2 Rg6+ = 5... Qe7 5... a3 6. Bd3 Rh6 7. d8=Q Qxd8 8. Qxh6 Qe7 9. Bc4 Qb7+ 10. Kg1 Qb1+ 11. Kf2 Qf5+ 12. Ke3 Qe5+ 13. Kd2 Qd4+ 14. Bd3 +- 6. Kh2 Kg7 6... d5 7. Bd3 +-; 6... a3 7. Bd3 h6 8. Qd4 +- 7. Qg5+ Kh8

8. Qg8+! Kxg8 9. d8=Q+ Qxd8 10. e7+ +-

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(6)
Peter Krug
Die Schwalbe
2018

White wins

1. Rb2! Nf3 2. Bc5 a3! 3. Ra2 Nd4

4. Ke7!! Thematic try: 4. Kf7? Nb5 5. Rc2 a2 6. Rxa2 Nc3! 7. Rc2 Ne4 8. Be3 Ng3 9. Ba7 Ne4 10. Bb8

10... Ng5+! 11. Kg6 Nf3 12. Ba7 Nd2 13. Kf5 Kg2 14. Rxd2+ Kh3 =; 4. Kd7? Nb5 5. Rc2 a2 6. Rxa2 Nd4! =; 4. Bb6? Nb5 5. Rc2 a2 6. Rxa2 Nd4! =; 4.Bxd4? stalemate 4... Nb5 5. Rc2/Rd2 a2 6. Rxa2 Nc3 6... Nd4 7. Kf6 Ne2 8. Bd6 +- 7. Rc2 Ne4 8. Be3! 8. Ba7? Nd2 9. Bb8 Nf3 = 8... Ng3 9. Ba7! 9. Bb6? Nf5+ 10. Kf6 Ne3 = 9... Ne2 9... Ne4 10. Bb8 +-; 9... Nf5+ 10. Kf6 +- 10. Bb8 Kg1 11. Bxh2+ +-

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(6a)
J. Bandres
Ocho X Ocho
1990
- correction (Rusz, 2018) -

White wins

1. Rh4! 1. Rg4? Nd1! 2. Rg1 Kb2 3. Be6 Nc3 4. Rg2+ Kb1 5. Bf5+ Ka1 6. Kf7 a2 7. Ke6 Ne2! 8. Rxe2 stalemate 1... Nd1! 1... a2 2. Rh1+ +- 2. Rh1 Kb2 3. Bc4! Nc3 4. Rh2+ Kb1 5. Bd3+ Ka1! 5... Kc1 6. Rc2+ +- 6. Kf7 a2 7. Ke6 Ne4! 7... Ne2 8. Bxe2 Kb1 9. Bd3+ Ka1 10. Bc4 +- 8. Kd5 8. Bxe4? stalemate 8... Nd2! 9. Bc4! Nxc4 10. Kxc4 Kb1 11. Kb3 +-

The author's initial position was this: wKg8,Bb3,Rc5/bKb1,Nf2,Pa3 +-
1.Rh5! (but 1. Bd5/Be6/Bf7 also wins)