WCCI 2016-18: Alexey Popov (RUS)

(1)
Alexey Popov
Sadykov-80 MT
2016
2nd Prize

Draw

1. a6! 1. e6? Rb5! 2. Rd8 Rfe5 3. a6 Ra5 -+ 1... Ra5 2. e6 Rfe5 3. e7! 3. a7? Rxa7 4. e7 Raxe7! -+ 3... Rxe7 4. a7! Raxa7 5. Rb7! Ka5 6. a4 Ka6 7. a5 Re6! 7... Re8 8. Rb6+ Kxa5 9. Rb5+! Ka4 10. Rb4+! positional draw

8. Re7!! Rd6 9. Rd7! Rc6 10. Rc7! Rcxc7 stalemate

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(2)
Alexey Popov
Zadachi i Etyudy
2016
4th Honourable Mention

White wins

1. Bd4! Rxd5 2. c7 Rxd4+ 3. Kc2 Rd5! 4. b4! 4. c8=Q? Rc5+ 5. Qxc5+ Kxc5 = 4... Kxb4 5. a3+ Kb5 5... Ka4 6. b4 +- 6. b4 Rd4!

7. Kb3! 7. c8=Q? Rc4+ 8. Qxc4+ Kxc4 = 7... Rd3+ 7... Rc4 8. a4+ +- 8. Kb2! Rd2+ 9. Kc3 Rd1 10. a4+! +-

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(3)
Alexey Popov
Shakhmatnaya Kompozitsia
2017

Draw

1. Ra8 Nd7+ 2. Kc6 Nb8+ 3. Rxb8! Qxb8 4. d7+ Kd8 5. Bd6 Bc7 6. Bc5!

6... Bh2 7. Bb6+ Bc7 8. Bc5 Ba5 9. Bd6 Bc7 10. Bc5 positional draw

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(4)
Alexey Popov
Selivanov-50 JT
2017
Special Honourable Mention

White wins

1. Ke4 Be3! 2. Kxe3

a) 2... g3 Black tries to force stalemate but it will only get... mate: 3. Ng5! Kxg1 4. Ke2+ Kh2 5. Bg1+! Kxg1 6. Nf3#

b) 2... gxh3 3. Bb8+! Kxg1 4. Ke2 h2 5. Ba7#

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