[Event "1st  HM  Fide Cup "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "1) Yochanan Afek "]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4b1k1/K2R1Npq/8/5pP1/6P1/1B6/P7/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. Nd8+ $1 Kh8 (1... Kf8 2. Ne6+ Kg8 3. Rxg7+ Qxg7+ 4. Nxg7+ Kxg7 5. gxf5 $18)
2. Re7 $1 Bg6 ({After queen moves such as} 2... Qh2 3. Rxe8+ Kh7 4. gxf5 Qf2+
5. Kb8 Qxf5 6. Bg8+ Kg6 7. Nc6 $18 {white should win}) 3. Bf7 $1 ({Not} 3. gxf5
$2 {eg} Qh2 4. fxg6 Qxa2+ $1 5. Bxa2 {stalemate!}) 3... Bxf7 ({
Any queen move fails eg} 3... Qh3 4. Re8+ Kh7 5. Bg8+ Kh8 6. Nf7+ Bxf7 7. Bxf7+
Kh7 8. g6+ Kh6 9. Rh8+) 4. Nxf7+ Kg8 5. g6 $3 Qxg6 6. Ne5 $1 {
The queen is dominated!} Qf6 ({Or} 6... Qd6 7. Re8+ Kh7 8. Rh8+ Kxh8 9. Nf7+
$18) 7. Re8+ Kh7 8. g5 $1 Qxg5 9. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 10. Nf7+ Kh7 11. Nxg5+ Kh6 {
The second phase is starting: a subtle chase of the black pawns} 12. Nf7+ $1 {
Switch back of the knight for the third  time to its initial square!} (12. Nf3
$2 g5 13. Kb6 g4 14. Ne5 Kg5 $11) 12... Kg6 13. Ne5+ (13. Nd6 $2 Kf6 $1 14. a4
g5 15. a5 g4 16. a6 g3 $11) 13... Kf6 14. Nd3 $1 g5 15. Kb6 $1 f4 16. Kc5 $1 f3
17. Kd4 g4 18. Nc5 $3 (18. Ke4 $2 Ke6 19. a4 f2 $3 (19... Kd6 20. Kf4) 20. Nxf2
g3 21. Nd3 g2 $1 22. Nf4+ Kd6 23. Nxg2 Kc5 24. Kd3 Kb4 $11) (18. Ke3 $2 Ke6 $1
19. Nf2 (19. Kf4 Kd5 20. Kxg4) 19... g3 20. Ne4 g2 21. Ng5+ Kd5 22. Nxf3 Kc4
$11) 18... Kf5 19. a4 $1 g3 (19... f2 20. Ne4 f1=N 21. a5 g3 22. Nxg3+ $1 $18)
20. Ke3 g2 21. Kf2 Ke5 22. a5 Kd6 23. a6 Kc7 24. a7 {
With the hidden purpose of white's 18th move finally becoming apparent!} 1-0

[Event "2nd Comm. Hoch-70"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "2) Yochanan Afek "]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/3kP3/1P6/8/8/3rp3/8/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]

1. b7 e2 (1... Kxe7 2. Rb1 $1 e2 3. Ka7 {(Kc7)} Ra3+ 4. Kb6 $18) 2. e8=Q+ $1 (
2. Ra1 $2 Re3 $1 3. Ka8 e1=Q 4. Rxe1 Rxe1 5. b8=Q Ra1+ $11) (2. Re1 $2 Re3 3.
e8=Q+ Kxe8 $1 (3... Rxe8+ 4. Ka7 Re3 5. b8=Q Ra3+ 6. Kb7 Rb3+ 7. Ka8 $1 Ra3+ 8.
Qa7+ $18) 4. Kc7 Rc3+ 5. Kb6 Rb3+ 6. Kc6 Rc3+ 7. Kd6 Rd3+ 8. Kc5 Rb3 9. Rxe2+
Kd7 $11) 2... Kxe8 3. Ra1 $1 (3. Rc1 $2 Kd7 $1 4. Ka7 Ra3+ 5. Kb6 Rb3+ $11)
3... Rd1 (3... Kd7 4. Ka8 $1 Rd1 5. Ra7 $3 e1=Q 6. b8=Q+ $18) 4. Kc7 $1 e1=Q (
4... Rxa1 5. b8=Q+ Kf7 6. Qb3+ $18) 5. b8=Q+ Ke7 (5... Kf7 6. Qb3+ $18) 6. Qd8+
$3 Rxd8 7. Rxe1+ Kf7 8. Kxd8 $18 1-0

[Event "Sp. HM (miniature) A. Zinchuk- 80 MT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "3) Yochanan Afek "]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7p/7P/7K/2P5/5k2/8/2N4n w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]

1. Kg5 (1. c5 $2 Ng3+ 2. Kh4 Ne4 3. c6 Nd6 4. Kg5 Ke4 5. Kf6 Kd5 6. Nd3 Kxc6
$11) 1... Ke4 2. Kf6 $1 (2. c5 $2 Kd5 3. Nd3 Ng3 4. Kf6 Ne4+ 5. Kg7 Ng5 $11)
2... Kd4 3. Kg7 Nf2 $1 ({Echo variation} 3... Ng3 4. Ne2+ $3 Nxe2 5. Kxh7 Nf4
6. Kg8 $18) 4. c5 $3 $11 ({Thematic try:} 4. Nd3 $5 Nxd3 5. Kxh7 Nc5 $3 6. Kg6
Ne6 7. Kf7 Ng5+ $11) (4. Kxh7 $2 Ng4 5. Nd3 Nxh6 (5... Kxc4 $2 6. Ne5+ $1 $18))
4... Kxc5 {Obstructing the knight in advance.} 5. Nd3+ $1 Nxd3 6. Kxh7 Nf4 (
6... Ne5 7. Kg7 $1 (7. Kg8 $2 Ng4 $1 8. h7 Nf6+ $11)) 7. Kg8 $1 Kd6 8. h7 Ng6
9. Kg7 1-0

[Event "1st HM H.Aloni MT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "4) Yochanan Afek "]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "kNK1B3/pp1P4/8/8/1b3N2/p7/P3pq2/8 w - - 0 0"]
[PlyCount "17"]

1. Ne6 (1. Nd5 $2 Qc5+ 2. Nc7+ Qxc7+ 3. Kxc7 Ba5+ 4. Kc8 e1=Q $19) 1... Qb6 2.
Na6 $3 bxa6 3. Nc7+ Qxc7+ 4. Kxc7 Ba5+ 5. Kc8 e1=R $3 (5... e1=Q 6. d8=N $3
Qxe8 {stalemate & mutual poenix}) 6. d8=Q (6. d8=N $2 Rxe8 $19 {No stalemate})
6... Rc1+ 7. Bc6+ $1 Rxc6+ 8. Kd7+ Bxd8 9. Kxc6 {
Positional draw! The king heads to b1 creating a fortress.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd HM Olympic Ty. "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White " 5) Yochanan Afek "]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5R1p/4PP1r/6kp/3K4/P1p1p3/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]

1. Rg7+ $1 (1. e7 $2 c2 2. e8=Q c1=Q 3. Rg7+ Rg6 4. Qe5+ Kg4 5. Qxe3 Qa1+ 6.
Qc3 Qd1+ 7. Kc4 Kf5 $11) 1... Rg6 $1 (1... Kxf6 2. e7 $1 c2 3. e8=Q $18) 2.
Kxc3 $1 (2. e7 $2 c2 3. e8=Q c1=Q 4. Qe5+ Kg4 $1 5. Qxe3 Qa1+ 6. Qc3 Qd1+ 7.
Ke4 Qe2+ 8. Qe3 Qc4+ 9. Qd4 Qe2+ 10. Kd5+ Kf5 $11) 2... e2 3. Kd2 Kxf6 4. e7 $3
e1=Q+ $1 5. Kxe1 Rxg7 6. e8=N+ $1 (6. e8=Q $2 Re7+ 7. Qxe7+ Kxe7 $11) 6... Ke5
(6... Kf7 7. Nxg7 Kxg7 8. a4 $18) 7. Nxg7 Kd4 8. Nf5+ $1 Kc3 9. Ne3 Kb3 10. Nc2
$1 1-0

[Event "2nd prize 10th ARVES Jenever Ty"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "6) Yochanan Afek "]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/r7/P1P5/4P3/1N6/P7/5p1K/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

1. Kg2 Rf7 2. Kf1 Re7 3. c7 $1 {clearing the thematic square} Rxc7 4. e6 Rc6 $1
(4... Re7 5. Nd5 Rxe6 6. Nc7+ $18) 5. e7 ({thematic try} 5. Nxc6 $2 {stalemate}
) 5... Re6 6. Nc6 $1 {Umnov} (6. Nd5 $2 Ka7 {/Re5} 7. Kxf2 Re5 8. Kf3 Kxa6 9.
Kf4 Rxe7 $1 10. Nxe7 Kb5 {/Ka5} 11. Nd5 Ka4 $11) 6... Re1+ 7. Kxf2 Re3 $1 (7...
Re2+ 8. Kf3 Re3+ 9. Kf4 Re4+ 10. Kf5 $18) 8. a7 $1 $18 (8. a4 $2 Rf3+ $1 9. Kg2
Rg3+ 10. Kf2 Rf3+ 11. Ke2 Re3+ 12. Kd2 Rd3+ 13. Kc2 Rc3+ 14. Kb2 Rb3+ $11) 1-0

