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Sunday, 24 September 2017

Blockade 3

Y. Zemljanski
Leninska Smena
1964
1st Prize

Draw

1. Bg6+ Kh8 2. Nh6 Qf4 (2... Qd8+ 3. Ke2 =) 3. Nf7+ Kg8 4. Nh6+! Qxh6 (4... Kh8 5. Nf7+ perpetual check) 5. Bc1 Qh8 6. Bb2! Kf8 7. Ba3+ Kg8 8. Bb2 Qh6 9. Bc1 Qh8 10. Bb2 positional draw


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Blockade 2

Shakhmaty v SSSR
D. Gurgenidze
1980
5th Prize

Draw

1. Nc3+ Ka1 (1... Kc2 2. Nd5 Rb3 3. Nd4+ Kb1 4. Nxb3 =) 2. Nd4 Re8+ 3. Kd5 Rd8+ 4. Ke4 Rxd4+


6th WCCT Theme

5. Ke3!! (5. Kxd4? f1=Q mutual zugzwang 6. Ke3 Qa6 -+) 5... f1=Q (5... Rf4 6. Bb2+! Kxb2 7. Nd1+ Kc1 8. Nxf2 =) 6. Kxd4 mutual zugzwang 6... Qa6 7. Bc1 Qf1 8. Ba3 positional draw


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Friday, 8 September 2017

Blockade 1

C. Behting
Bohemia
1906
2nd/5th Prize

Draw

1. Kc6!! mutual zugzwang 1. Nf3? h3 2. Ke4 h2! 3. Ng3+ Kg4 4. Nxh2+ Kxg3 5. Nf3 Kf2! -+; 1. Ng7+? Kg5 2. Nf3+ (2. Ne6+ Kf6 -+) 2... Kg4 3. Nf5! (3. Nh2+ Kf4! -+) 3... h3! 4. Ke4 g1=Q! 5. Nxh6+ Kh5 6. Nxg1 h2 7. Nf3 h1=Q 8. Nf5 Kg4 -+; 1. Ng3+? hxg3 2. Nf3 Kg4 3. Ke4 h5 -+; 1. Nxh4? Kxh4! 2. Nf3+ Kg3 3. Ng1 h5 -+ 1... g1=Q 1... h3 2. Ng3+ Kh4 3. Ne2 h2 4. Nf3+ Kh3 5. Nxh2 = 2. Nxh4! Qh1+ 2... Kxh4 3. Nf3+ = 3. Nhf3 positional draw - blockade


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