[Event "1st prize, S.Badalov-55 MT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ilham Aliev"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4K2k/7p/1P3p1r/8/7P/5bp1/Q7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

1. b7 $1 (1. Kf7 $2 Rg6 2. Qd2 Rg7+ 3. Ke6 g2 4. Qd8+ Rg8 5. Qxf6+ Rg7 $11) (1.
h5 $2 g2 2. Qf2 Rxh5 3. Qxf3 g1=Q 4. Qxh5 Qxb6 $11) ({Try} 1. Kf8 $2 Rg6 2. h5
Bxh5 3. b7 g2 $19) 1... Bxb7 2. Kf8 (2. h5 $2 g2 $1 3. Qa1 Bf3 4. Ke7 Kg7 5.
Qd4 Bxh5 6. Qd8 Kg6 $11) 2... Rg6 3. h5 $1 {and two variant: MAIN A} Rg5 ({
MAIN B} 3... Rg7 4. h6 Rg6 5. Qf7 g2 6. Qg7+ $1 Rxg7 7. hxg7#) ({Main} 3... g2
4. hxg6 g1=Q 5. Qg8#) 4. Qf7 {(Qe6)} h6 5. Qxf6+ Kh7 6. Qe7+ {(Qf7+)} Kh8 7.
Qe6 $1 (7. Qd6 $2 Rg8+ 8. Kf7 Rg7+ $11) 7... Kh7 8. Qd7+ Kh8 9. Qd4+ Kh7 10.
Qd3+ Kh8 11. Qc3+ (11. Qg6 $4 Rxg6 12. hxg6 Bd5 $19) 11... Kh7 12. Qc2+ Kh8 13.
Qb2+ Kh7 14. Qxb7+ Kh8 15. Qb2+ Kh7 16. Qc2+ {(Qb1+)} (16. Qg2 $2 Rf5+ 17. Ke7
Rg5 $11) 16... Kh8 17. Qg6 $1 (17. Qc3+ {loss of time}) 17... Rxg6 (17... g2
18. Qxh6#) 18. hxg6 g2 19. g7+ 1-0

[Event "1st place, 3rd Azerbaijan Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "ACCC"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r4k1/p5p1/6PP/5r2/5P2/7N/p7/B4RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

{Publication: ulvichess.az and magazin "Shahmat bestechiliyi"} 1. h7+ (1. Kg2
$2 Rb1 2. h7+ Kh8 3. Ng5 Rxg5+ 4. fxg5 Rxf1 5. Kxf1 a5 6. Ke2 a4 7. Kd2 a3 8.
Bd4 a1=Q 9. Bxa1 a2 $11) (1. Ng5 $2 gxh6 2. Nf7 Rxf7 3. gxf7+ Kxf7 $11) 1...
Kh8 2. Ng5 (2. Kg2 $2 Rb1 3. Ng5 Rxg5+ 4. fxg5 Rxf1 5. Kxf1 a5 6. Ke2 a4 7. Kd2
a3 8. Bc3 a1=Q 9. Bxa1 a2 $11) 2... Rxg5+ $1 (2... a5 3. Kg2 Rf6 (3... Rb7 4.
Rd1 $18) 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. Nf7+) (2... Rb7 3. Kg2) 3. fxg5 Rb1 {MAIN A} 4. Bc3 $1
({Try:} 4. Bb2 $2 Rxf1+ 5. Kxf1 a5 6. Ke2 a4 7. Kd2 a3 8. Bd4 a1=Q 9. Bxa1 a2
$11) (4. Be5 $2 a5 $1 $11) 4... a5 ({MAIN B} 4... Rxf1+ 5. Kxf1 a5 6. Ke1 (6.
Ke2) 6... a4 7. Kd2 (7. Kd1) 7... a3 8. Kc2 (8. Kc1) 8... a1=Q 9. Bxa1 a2 10.
Bxg7+ $1 (10. Bc3 $2 a1=Q 11. Bxa1 {stalemate}) (10. Bf6 $2 gxf6 11. Kb2 fxg5)
10... Kxg7 11. Kb2 $18) 5. Be1 $1 (5. Bxa5 $2 Rxf1+) 5... Rb8 (5... a1=Q 6.
Rf8#) 6. Bd2 $1 (6. Bxa5 $2 a1=Q 7. Rxa1 Rb1+ 8. Rxb1) 6... Rb1 7. Bc1 $1 (7.
Bc3 $2 Rxf1+ 8. Kxf1 a4 9. Ke2 a3 10. Kd2 a1=Q 11. Bxa1 a2 $11) 7... Rb8 (7...
a1=Q 8. Rf8#) 8. Bb2 $1 (8. Be3 $2 Rb1 9. Bd4 Rxf1+ 10. Kxf1 a4 11. Ke2 a3 12.
Kd2 a1=Q 13. Bxa1 a2) 8... Rxb2 (8... a4 9. Rf7) (8... a1=Q 9. Bxa1 $18 (9.
Rxa1 $2 Rxb2 $11)) 9. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "Special prize, Ceskoslovensky Sach"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ilham Aliev"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k1b4K/p1P5/P6p/8/5P2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

1. f5 $3 ({Thematic try:} 1. Kg7 $2 Bxa6 $1 (1... h5 $2 2. f5 Bxf5 3. Kh6 $11 {
see solution}) 2. Kxh6 Kb7 $19) 1... Bxf5 2. Kg7 h5 3. Kh6 $3 ({Thematic try:} 
3. Kf6 $2 {Reti manouevre} Bc8 4. Kg5 Bxa6 5. Kxh5 Bc8 {(b7)} 6. Kg5 a5 $19)
3... h4 4. Kg5 {Reti manouevre} Bc8 5. Kxh4 $11 {King manoeuvre: Kg7-h6-g5-h4.
S.Didux: Ëó~~øèé ýòo^ä êîíêóðñà. Îðèãèíàëüíàÿ íàõîäêà â ìàíåâðå Ðåòè äîðîãîãî
ñòîèò.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd HM, JAN HENDRIK MARWITZ – 100 MT "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ilham Aliev"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4kp2/1P3R2/5P1p/8/K7/4r3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

1. Re6+ $3 (1. b7 $2 Kxf6 2. b8=Q Kxf5 $11 {EGTB}) 1... fxe6 (1... Rxe6 2. fxe6
) 2. b7 (2. f6+ $2 Kd7) 2... Re3+ 3. Kb2 (3. Ka4 $2 Re1) (3. Kb4 $2 Re1) 3...
Re2+ 4. Kc3 Re3+ 5. Kc4 Re4+ 6. Kc5 Re5+ 7. Kc6 (7. Kb6 $2 Re1) 7... Re1 (7...
Rxf5 8. b8=Q $18 {EGTB}) (7... exf5 8. b8=Q $18 {EGTB}) 8. f6+ $1 (8. b8=Q $2
Rc1+ $19 9. Kb7 Rb1+) 8... Kf7 ({main} 8... Kxf6 9. b8=Q Rc1+ 10. Kd7 Rd1+ 11.
Ke8 $18) 9. b8=Q Rc1+ 10. Kd6 {wins} (10. Kd7 {loss of time} Rd1+ 11. Kc7 Rc1+
12. Kd6) 1-0

[Event "Sp. HM, Die Schwalbe"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ilham,Aliev"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/2p5/4K3/p5P1/1pP5/5P2/pn6/4R3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]

1. Kf6 Nd3 {Main A} ({MAIN B} 1... Nxc4 2. g6 Nd6 3. g7+ Kg8 4. Kg6 b3 5. Rh1
$1 Nf7 6. Re1 $1 Nd6 7. Rh1 Nf7 8. Re1 {positional draw}) 2. Ra1 $3 ({Try} 2.
Rh1 $2 Ke8 $1 (2... Kg8 3. g6 Nf4 4. Rd1 $11) 3. g6 Nf4 4. g7 Nh5+ 5. Ke5 Nxg7
6. Kd4 Nf5+ 7. Kd3 b3 8. Kc3 a4) 2... b3 3. g6 $1 (3. Rh1 $2 Ke8 (3... Kg8 4.
g6 Nf4 $1 $19) 4. g6 Nf4 5. g7 Nh5+ 6. Rxh5 a1=Q+) 3... Nf4 4. g7+ Kg8 5. Rd1
$1 (5. Rh1 $2 Nh5+ $1 6. Rxh5 a1=Q+) 5... Nh5+ 6. Kg6 Nf4+ 7. Kf6 {positional
draw} Ne6 $1 8. Kxe6 Kxg7 (8... b2 $2 9. Kf6 b1=Q 10. Rd8+) 9. Rg1+ Kf8 (9...
Kh6 10. Kf6 $11) 10. Rh1 ({permutation 10-11 move} 10. Kf6 b2 11. Rh1) 10... b2
(10... Kg7 11. Rg1+) 11. Kf6 Ke8 12. Ke6 Kf8 13. Kf6 {positional draw} Kg8 14.
Rg1+ Kh7 15. Rh1+ (15. Kf7 $2 a1=Q) 15... Kg8 16. Rg1+ {positional draw} Kf8
17. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st comm, JPA-85"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilham Aliev (Azerbaijan)"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ilham Aliev"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k7/3N1n1r/2P5/q1P5/2R2Bp1/3K4/Br6/R7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

1. Nb6+ (1. c7 $2 Rh3+) 1... Rxb6 (1... Ka7 2. Ra4) 2. cxb6 Ne5+ $1 (2... Rh3+
3. Ke2) (2... Nd8 3. c7) (2... Qf5+ 3. Re4) 3. Bxe5 Qd5+ (3... Rh3+ 4. Kc2) (
3... Qa3+ 4. Bb3) 4. Kc2 $1 (4. Bd4 $2 Rh3+) (4. Rd4 $2 Rh3+) (4. Kc3 Qxe5+ 5.
Rd4 Qa5+ 6. Kd3 Qxb6 $11) 4... Qxe5 (4... Qg2+ 5. Kb3 Rh3+ 6. Kb4 Qd2+ 7. Rc3)
5. Ra4+ (5. Rd1 $2 Rh2+) 5... Kb8 6. Ra8+ $3 ({Try} 6. c7+ $2 Kb7 7. Bd5+ (7.
Ra7+ Kxb6 8. c8=N+ Kc6 9. Bd5+ Kxd5 10. R1a5+ Kd4 $1 $11) 7... Kxb6 $1 8. c8=N+
Kc7 $1 9. Rc4+ Kd8 $11) 6... Kxa8 7. Bd5+ Kb8 ({Main} 7... Qxa1 8. c7#) 8. Ra8+
$1 (8. c7+ $2 Rxc7+) 8... Kxa8 9. c7+ Qxd5 10. c8=Q# {JPA 85 JT The Sociedad
Espanola de Problemistas de Ajedrez (SEPA) organizes a jubilee tourney for
endgames studies to celebrate the 85th birthday of the Spanish composer
Joaquin Perez de Arriaga (JPA 85 JT), lecturer, columnist and author of books
on Reti, Cesolis and Lucena. Judge: Luis Miguel Gonzalez. No set theme. A
maximun of three studies per composer and joint composition are allowed.
Submission deadline: 31.08.2017. Five money prizes will be awarded: 250 , 150 ,
100 , 50 , 50 as well as other prizes, honourable mentions and commendations.
The preliminary award of the tourney will be sent to the participants per
e-mail and will be published in Problemas (January 2018). Send your original
endgame studies to the Tourney Director Jose Miguel Quesada (Spain):
j_m_quesada@hotmail.com} 1-0

