WCCI 2016-18: Darko Hlebec (SRB)

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Darko Hlebec
9th Jenever Ty Arves
2017
1st Prize

White wins

1. Qxg3! 1. Rxf2? Nxf2+! (1... gxf2? 2. b8=Q+! Kxb8 3. Qh2+ +-) 2. Kxg3 Rxd3+ 3. Kxf2 a1=Q = 1... Nf6+! 2. Kf3 fxe1=N+! 3. Ke2! Nd7 4. Qe3+! Kxa6 5. Bxb5+! 5. Qe6+? Ka7 6. Qxd5 a1=Q 7. Be4 Qh8! = 5... Rxb5 6. Rxa2 6. Rd6+? Rc6! 7. Rxc6+ Kxb7 8. Qc1 Re5+ 9. Kf1 Rf5+ 10. Ke2 (10. Kxe1 a1=Q =) 10... Re5+ perpetual check 6... Rc2+ 6... Kxb7 7. Qxc1 +- 7. Rxc2 Nxc2 8. Qe6+ Nb6 9. Qc8! 9. b8=Q? Nd4+! -+ 9... Nxb4 9... Nxc8 10. bxc8=Q+ +-

10. b8=N+! 10. Qe8? Kxb7! =; 10. b8=Q+? Nxc8 = 10... Ka5 10... Ka7 11. Qc7+ Ka8 12. Nc6 +- 11. Qa6+!! Nxa6 12. Nc6#

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Darko Hlebec
5th FIDE World Cup
2017
1st Commendation

Draw

1. Kc5! 1. Qe2? Qxd2+ 2. Qxd2 Bxd2 3. Bxd5 exd5 -+ 1... Nxb4 1... Nxg4? 2. b5+ Ka5 3. Nb3#; 1... Qxd2 2. Bb5+ Kb7 3. Bc6+ Ka6 4. Bb5+ perpetual check 2. Qxe6! 2. Rxb4? Ne4+! 3. Rexe4 Bf2+ 4. Kc4 Rxg4 (4... Qf1+ 5. Nxf1 c1=Q+ 6. Kb3 Rxg4) 5. Rxe6 Qf1+! 6. Nxf1 c1=Q+ -+ 2... Rc7 3. Rxb4 Ne4+! 4. Rexe4 Bf2+ 5. Red4 Rg5+ 6. Nd5 Qa3 6... Qa1 7. Qc8+! Rxc8 8. Rb6+ Ka7 9. Rb7+ Ka8 10. Rc7+ Kb8 11. Rb7+ Ka8 12. Rc7+ perpetual check 7. Nc4 c1=Q 7... Rxd5+ 8. Kxd5 = 8. Qc8+! Rxc8 stalemate

ideal stalemate with 5 pinned pieces

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Darko Hlebec
The Problemist
2017

White wins

1. Qf6+ Kd6 2. Re2! Bg5 2... Bd5 3. Rxe6+! Bxe6 4. Qxd8 +- 3. Rxe6+! dxe6 4. Qxg5 Rd7 5. Kb6! 5. Qg3+? e5! = 5... Bd5 6. Qe5+!! Nxe5 6... Ke7 7. Qg7+ Ke8 8. Qh8+ Kf7 9. Qh7+ Ke8 10. Qxd3 +- 7. Bc5#

"This is the first correct example of mate by a single bishop with four active selfblocks." (Darko Hlebec)

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Darko Hlebec
6th FIDE World Cup
2018
3rd Honourable Mention

Draw

1. Qg7! Ne5+! 2. Nxe5 Rf6+! 2... Rh6+ 3. Qxh6! (3. Kxh6? Rh2+! 4. Kg6 Rh6+! 5. Qxh6 Qf6+! 6. Kh5 Qh4+! 7. Kg6 Qf6+! 8. Kh7 Qxh8+! 9. Kg6 (9. Kxh8 stalemate) 9... Qf6+! 10. Kh5 Qh4+ positional draw - perpetual check/stalemate) 3... Rf6+ 4. Kh7 (4. Kg7) 4... Rxh6+ 5. Kxh6 Qf6+ 6. Kh7 Qxh8+ 7. Kxh8 +- 3. Qxf6! 3. Kxh5? Qh3+! = quickly leads to a stalemate 3... Rh6+! 4. Kxh6

4... Qh3+!! 4... Qxf6+ 5. Kh7! (5. Nhg6? Qg5+! 6. Kxg5 stalemate) 5... Qxe5 6. Rd8+/Re7+ +- 5. Qh4!! Qxh4+ 6. Kg6! 6. Kg7? Qg5+ 7. Kh7 Qg8+! 8. Kxg8 stalemate 6... Qxh8 7. Rd8+! Ke7! 7... Kxd8 8. Nf7+ +- 8. Nc6# 8. Rxh8? stalemate

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Darko Hlebec
Olympic Ty
2018
4th Honourable Mention

White wins

1. Ndc6+! (1. e8=Q? Re1+ 2. Kf6 Qxd4+ 3. Kg6 Rxe8 -+) 1... bxc6 (1... Kb6 2. e8=Q (2. Kf6) 2... Re1+ 3. Kf6 Rxe8 4. Bc5+! Kxc5 5. Rxe8 +-) 2. e8=Q! Qxe8+ (2... Re1+ 3. Kf6 Qd4+ 4. Kg6 Rxe8 5. Nxc6+ +-) 3. Kxf4 Qf7+ 4. Kg3 Qxf3+! 5. gxf3 Rg1+ 6. Rg2 Rxg2+ (6... c1=Q 7. Bc5+! Qxc5 8. Ra8+! Kxa8 9. h8=Q+ +-) 7. Kxg2 gxf3+

Thematic try: 8. Kxf3? c1=Q 9. Bc5+! Qxc5 10. Ra8+! Kxa8 11. h8=Q+ Ka7 12. Qd4! Ka6!! 13. Qxc5 stalemate

Solution: 8. Kg3!! c1=Q 9. Bc5+! Qxc5 10. Ra8+! Kxa8 11. h8=Q+ Ka7 12. Qd4!! Qxd4 (12... Ka6 13. Qxc5 +-) 13. Nxc6+ Kb6 14. Nxd4 Ka5 15. Nc2 (or 15. Kxf3 Ka4 16. Nc2) 15... Ka4 16. Kxf3 Kb3 17. Ke2/Ke3 (17. Ke4? Kxc2 18. a4 c5 19. a5 c4 20. a6 c3 21. a7 Kb1 22. a8=Q c2 =) 17... Kxc2 18. a4 c5 19. a5 c4 20. a6 c3 21. a7 Kb1 22. a8=Q +-

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Darko Hlebec
Selivanov JT 50
2017
6th Commendation

White wins

1. Kb8 Qb4+ 2. Kc8 Bc6! 3. Rxc6+ Kxa7 4. Rc7+ Ka8! 4... Ka6 5. e7 e1=Q 6. e8=Q Qxe8+ 7. Nxe8 +- 5. e7 e1=Q 6. e8=Q Qxe8+ 6... Qb7+ 7. Kd7+/Kd8 +- (7. Rxb7? Qxe8+ 8. Nxe8 stalemate) 7. Nxe8 Qe7!

8. Ra7+!! 8. Rxe7? stalemate; 8. Nf6? Qe8+! 9. Nxe8 stalemate 8... Kxa7 8... Qxa7 9. Nc7+ +- 9. Nc7! Qe4 9... Kb6 10. Nd5+ +-; 9... Qe2 10. Bd4# 10. Bd4+! Qxd4 11. Nb5+ Kb6 12. Nxd4 Kc5 13. Nf5 +- 13. Ne6+? Kd6 =

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