[Event "1st Place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Renārs Mūzis"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "2b5/1n6/8/1pp5/8/3KR3/1P6/k7 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "14"]

{15 studies took part and one more was disqualified due to incorrectness. The
quality was good and the annual improvement is gratifying.

Judges: Steffen Nielsen and Gady Costeff.} 1.Kc2 Bf5+ 2.Kc1 Bb1 ( 2...b4 3.Re7 
$10 ) 3.b4 $1 cxb4 4.Rb3 Bd3 $3 ( 4...Bg6 5.Rxb4 Nd6 6.Rd4 Nc4 7.Rd5 Na3 8.Rd4 
Nc4 9.Rd5 $10 ) 5.Rxd3 Nc5 6.Kc2 $3 ( 6.Rd1 b3 7.Kd2+ Ka2 8.Kc3 b2 9.Kb4 Ne4 
10.Re1 Nd6 $19 ) 6...Nxd3 ( 6...Ka2 7.Re3 b3+ 8.Kc3 b2 9.Re2 Ne4+ 10.Kb4 Nd6 
11.Kc3 Ne4+ 12.Kb4 $10 ) 7.Kb3 Kb1 {A wonderful study. The drawing position
after 7. Kb3 is not new, but the composer has created a memorable introduction
with three spectacular moves: 3. b4!!, 4…Bd3!! and 6. Kc2!! The play is truly
worthy of the final, spectacular draw, where the king, knight, and two pawns are
unable to beat a single king. The economy is excellent. There are some difficult
sidelines, but they all seem humanly understandable.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2-3 place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ben Smolkin"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "1K6/8/8/1k1N3P/6b1/BP6/2P3p1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1.Kb7 ( 1.c4+ Kc6 2.Ne7+ Kb6 3.Bc1 g1=Q 4.Be3+ Qxe3 5.Nd5+ Kc5 6.Nxe3 Bxh5 ) 
1...Bc8+ $1 2.Kxc8 g1=Q 3.Kb7 Qg7+ ( 3...Qd4 4.c4+ Ka5 5.Bb4# ) 4.Be7 Ka5 5.h6 
Qh7 $1 {tempo} ( 5...Qf7 6.c4 ) 6.c3 $3 ( 6.c4 Qf7 {zugzwang wtm} 7.Ka7 Qf2+ ) 
6...Qf7 7.c4 {zugzwang btm} 7...Qh7 8.Ka7 Qf7 9.b4+ Ka4 10.b5 Kb3 11.b6 Kxc4 
12.b7 Kxd5 13.b8=Q Qxe7+ 14.Qb7+ Qxb7+ 15.Kxb7 Ke6 16.h7 {Good, clear, pointed
play, where White combines the attack with 6.c3!! to win the subtle tempo play.
Even the final part of the study has a point in 14. Qb7.} 1-0

[Event "2-3 place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lao Cutian"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "8/1pp1pk2/1p5p/3P3p/P3P2P/8/1P1PB3/1b2K3 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1.d6 $1 ( 1.d3 Bc2 ) ( 1.Bb5 Bxe4 ) 1...exd6 2.Bc4+ Kf6 3.d3 c6 $1 ( 3...d5 
4.exd5 Bc2 5.b3 b5 6.axb5 {main line too} ) 4.Kd1 $1 ( 4.b3 {"B"} 4...d5 {but
Black counters with "b"} 5.exd5 cxd5 6.Bxd5 Bxd3 {so White considers "C"} ) ( 
4.Kd2 {"C"} 4...Ke5 5.b3 $1 Kd4 {but Black counters with "c"} 6.b4 b5 7.axb5 
cxb5 8.Bxb5 Ba2 {so White considers "D"} ) ( 4.Ke2 {"D"} 4...Ke5 5.Kd2 Kf4 $1 
{but Black counters with "d"} 6.b3 $1 Kg4 {(Kg3)} 7.Kc1 Bxd3 8.Bxd3 Kxh4 {so
White plays text move} ) 4...Ke5 ( 4...b5 {"a" but Black's king is one rank too
low} 5.axb5 cxb5 6.Bxb5 ) ( 4...d5 {"b" but White's king is one move too close} 
5.exd5 cxd5 6.Bb5 Ba2 7.Kc2 d4 8.b3 ) 5.b3 $1 ( 5.Kc1 {"A"} 5...b5 {but Black
counters with "a"} 6.axb5 cxb5 7.Bxb5 Ba2 8.Kc2 Bf7 $1 9.Kc3 Kf4 {so White
considers "B"} ) 5...Kd4 {"c" but White has lost a tempo} ( 5...Kf4 {"d" but
Black has lost a tempo} 6.Kc1 ) 6.Kd2 {zugzwang} 6...b5 ( 6...c5 7.Bb5 
{zugzwang} ) ( 6...d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb5 {zugzwang} ) 7.axb5 cxb5 8.Bxb5 {zugzwang

Can white incarcerate and capture Bb1? A battle of plans, counterplans, and
zugzwangs. Everything here is about logic and the interest comes from the subtle
relationship between the variations. A mature study with real endgame subtlety.} 1-0

[Event "4-7 place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maxim Nyrkov"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "8/p7/4N3/3p4/1P3Ppp/1P1N1k2/2K2P1p/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1.f5 h1=Q 2.f6 Qh2 3.f7 Qd6 4.f8=Q+ Qxf8 5.Nxf8 h3 6.Ng6 $1 ( 6.Nd7 h2 7.N7e5+ 
Ke4 8.f3+ Kf5 $1 9.fxg4+ Ke6 $1 10.Nf2 Kxe5 11.Kd3 Kf4 $1 12.Ke2 d4 $1 13.b5 
Kg3 $1 14.g5 d3+ $1 15.Ke3 d2 16.Nh1+ Kg4 17.Kxd2 Kxg5 ) 6...h2 7.Nh4+ $1 Ke4 ( 
7...Ke2 8.Nf5 h1=Q 9.Ng3+ Kf3 10.Nxh1 ) 8.Kd2 $1 h1=Q 9.f3+ Qxf3 10.Nc5+ $1 Kf4 
11.Ne6+ $1 Kg3 ( 11...Ke5 12.Nxf3+ gxf3 13.Nc5 Kd4 14.Nd3 ) 12.Nxf3 gxf3 13.b5 
$3 f2 14.Ke2 d4 $1 ( 14...Kg2 15.Nf4+ Kg1 16.Nh3+ Kg2 17.Nxf2 ) 15.Kf1 $1 d3 
16.Nc5 d2 17.Ne4+ Kf3 18.Nxd2+ Ke3 19.Nc4+ Kd4 20.Kxf2 Kc5 21.Ke3 Kxb5 22.Kd3 
Kb4 23.Kc2 {An epic study, with several interesting moments (6. Ng6+, 9. f3 and
13. b5) and clear play all the way through to the end. Following the
introduction White must stop the passed pawns. The choice 6.Ng6! (6.Nd7) is
especially valuable. The study is good training material, but lacks perhaps a
common thread throughout the solution.} 1-0

[Event "4-7 place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ural Khasanov"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "3Q4/8/8/2qp1pR1/5p1r/2N1nPpk/1n6/4R1KB w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "19"]

1.Qe7 $1 Qxe7 2.Bg2+ Nxg2 3.Rxe7 d4 4.Ne2 d3 5.Kh1 dxe2 6.Rxe2 Nd3 7.Rxg2 Ne1 
8.R5xg3+ $1 fxg3 9.Rh2+ gxh2 10.f4 $1 {Five white sacrifices followed by the
quiet 10.f4, after which Black cannot relieve the stalemate. The play is forced
and the traffic jam on the kingside is not inviting. The winner of the 8th YCCC
tourney is an almost ideal example of the same idea. The composer deserves
praise for keeping it interesting and avoiding too many exchanges, though it is
a shame that the black king and rook are already in their "prison" in the
starting position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "4-7 place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eldar Aghajanov"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "8/6p1/6pk/6p1/5p1p/p3pP1P/P3P1K1/5BN1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1.Kh2 $1 ( {Try:} 1.Kh1 $2 Kh7 2.Bg2 Kg8 3.Kh2 Kf7 4.Bh1 Ke6 5.Kg2 Ke5 6.Kf1 
Kd4 7.Ke1 Kc3 8.Kd1 Kb2 $11 ) 1...Kh7 2.Bg2 Kg8 3.Bh1 Kf7 4.Kg2 Ke6 5.Kf1 Kd5 
6.Ke1 Kc4 7.Kd1 Kc3 8.Kc1 Kb4 9.Kc2 {other moves are a waste of time} 9...Kc4 
10.Bg2 $1 {other moves are a waste of time} 10...Kd4 ( 10...Kb4 11.Kd3 ) 11.Kb3 
{other moves are a waste of time.

An amusing twin study with a change in stipulation! White starts out doing some
shuffling, like in a sliding puzzle game, and then there is a race to the queen
side.} 1-0

[Event "       twin"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eldar Aghajanov"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "8/8/6pk/6p1/5p1p/p3pP1P/P3P1K1/5BN1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "17"]

1.Kh2 $1 ( 1.Kh1 Kg7 2.Bg2 Kf6 3.Kh2 Ke5 4.Bh1 Kd4 5.Kg2 Kc3 6.Kf1 Kb2 7.Ke1 
Kxa2 $19 ) 1...Kg7 2.Bg2 Kf6 3.Bh1 Ke5 4.Kg2 Kd4 5.Kf1 Kc3 6.Ke1 Kc2 ( 6...Kb2 
7.Kd1 Kb1 8.Bg2 Kxa2 9.Kc2 ) 7.Bg2 $1 Kb2 8.Kd1 Kxa2 9.Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "4-7 place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Denys Farkash"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "1N3K1k/8/2B2p2/4p1p1/3pP1P1/6p1/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "15"]

1.Bd7 g2 ( 1...d3 2.Nc6 d2 3.Nd8 d1=Q 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Bf5# ) 2.Nc6 g1=Q 3.Nd8 Qf1 
4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Nd6 $3 ( 5.Bf5+ Qxf5 6.exf5 d3 ) 5...d3 6.Bf5+ Qxf5 7.Nxf5 d2 
8.Ne3 {1.Bd7! clearing c6 for the knight is good technique and 5.Nd6!! Is
surprising. However, the study ends abruptly, so lengthening the mating threat
battle would increase the tension and improve the study.} 1-0

[Event "8th place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aayush Wadhwa"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "R1N5/5p2/3K3p/1p6/5p2/4kP2/2p4P/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1.Ra1 b4 2.Nb6 b3 3.h4 $3 {The key of this move is keeping flexibility with the
knight, allowing it to head to either a4 or c4, meanwhile making a very useful
improvement move.} ( 3.Nc4+ {Thematic try} 3...Kd3 4.Kd5 ( 4.Kc5 $2 Kc3 5.h4 h5 
$1 $10 ) 4...Kc3 5.Kc5 h5 $1 ( 5...f6 6.h3 $1 {zz} 6...h5 7.h4 f5 8.Kd5 b2 
9.Ra3+ Kb4 10.Nxb2 Kxa3 11.Nd3 Kb3 12.Kd4 $18 {zz} ) 6.h4 f6 $1 7.Kd5 b2 8.Ra3+ 
Kb4 9.Nxb2 Kxa3 10.Nd3 Kb3 11.Kd4 f5 $1 {zz} 12.Nc1+ Kb2 13.Ne2 c1=Q 14.Nxc1 
Kxc1 15.Ke5 Kd2 16.Kxf4 Ke2 17.Kxf5 Kxf3 18.Kg5 Ke4 19.Kxh5 Kf5 $10 ) 3...Kxf3 
( 3...Kd2 4.Na4 $1 {now the knight has to go to a4 instead of c4, making use of
the flexibility provided by the third move.} ( 4.Nc4+ Kc3 5.Kc5 h5 $1 $10 ) 
4...c1=Q 5.Rxc1 Kxc1 6.Ke5 Kd2 7.Kxf4 Ke2 8.h5 $1 {The h-pawn push on the third
move proves useful.} ( 8.Nc5 b2 9.Na4 b1=N $1 $10 ) 8...Kd2 9.Ke4 $1 Ke2 10.f4 
$1 Kf1 $1 11.Ke5 Ke2 12.Kf6 Kd3 13.Kg7 $1 Kc4 14.Kxh6 Kb4 15.Nb2 $18 ) 4.Nc4 $1 
Ke2 5.Rc1 f3 6.Na5 f2 7.Nxb3 f1=Q 8.Nd4+ $1 Kf2 9.Rxf1+ Kxf1 10.Nxc2 Kf2 11.Nd4 
Kg3 ( 11...h5 12.Nf5 Kf3 13.Ke5 $1 {zz} 13...Kg4 14.Kf6 $18 {zz} ) 12.Nf5+ Kh3 
$1 ( 12...Kg4 13.Ke5 $1 {zz} ) 13.Kd5 $1 ( 13.Ke5 {thematic try} 13...Kg4 $1 
{zz} 14.Kf6 h5 {zz} 15.Ke5 Kf3 {zz} 16.Nh6 Kg3 17.Nf5+ Kf3 $1 ( 17...Kg4 $2 
18.Kf6 $18 {zz} ) 18.Kf6 Kg4 {positional draw.} ) 13...Kg4 14.Ke5 $1 {zz} 
14...h5 ( 14...Kh5 15.Kf4 {Other moves are only a waste of time. For example:} 
15...f6 16.Kf3 Kg6 17.Ng3 Kf7 18.Kf4 Ke6 19.h5 $18 ) 15.Kf6 {zz} 15...Kf4 
16.Nh6 $1 {other moves are only a waste of time.} 16...Kg3 17.Kg5 f6+ 18.Kxh5 
$18 {A zugzwang battle in the introduction followed by a zugzwang battle in the
2nd phase. 3.h4!! Keeps white's options open. A solid and mature study, that
flows naturally but contains no real surprises.} 1-0

[Event "9th place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilija Serafimović"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "8/5PP1/5n1P/8/2p5/5Kpp/8/4bk1r w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "20"]

1.f8=Q Rh2 2.Qc5 Rf2+ 3.Qxf2+ Bxf2 ( 3...gxf2 4.h7 ) 4.g8=Q ( 4.h7 h2 5.h8=Q g2 
6.g8=Q g1=N+ 7.Kf4 Nxg8 8.Qxh2 c3 9.Qh8 c2 10.Qa1+ Be1 11.Qa6+ Kf2 12.Qb6+ Ke2 
13.Qe6+ Kd1 14.Qd5+ Bd2+ ) 4...Nxg8 5.h7 h2 6.h8=Q g2 7.Qa1+ Be1 8.Qa2 ( 8.Qb2 
g1=N+ ) 8...g1=N+ 9.Ke3 h1=Q ( 9...h1=R 10.Qxc4+ ) ( 9...Nf6 10.Qxc4+ ) 10.Qe2+ 
Nxe2 {Stalemate.

The stalemate comes as a fine surprise in this study, and the play leading up to
it is good as well. It is a shame that knight-g8 is a spectator to the
stalemate. Compare with the outstanding 2nd prize Nielsen 45.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "10-12 place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stefan-Constantin Harnagea"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "8/b1p5/2P5/2kP2p1/1pP3Pp/5P1P/Pr6/R3K3 w Q - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "15"]

1.d6 $1 ( 1.O-O-O Re2 ) 1...Kxd6 ( 1...Kxc6 2.O-O-O Rxa2 3.Kb1 ) 2.O-O-O+ Bd4 
$1 3.Rxd4+ Kc5 4.Rd2 $3 ( 4.Kxb2 Kxd4 5.Kb3 Kc5 ) 4...Rxd2 5.Kxd2 Kxc4 6.Ke3 
Kc5 7.f4 gxf4+ 8.Kxf4 {This is a good study where blow follows upon blow, making
every move relevant and meaningful. In the end, White forces a won pawn endgame
by the calm 4. Rd2.} 1-0

[Event "10-12 place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "William Dolmer"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "8/6P1/1p2Pp1p/pP3P1p/k6P/p1P3q1/K3PNN1/B7 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1.e7 ( 1.g8=Q Qxg8 2.Ne3 Qd8 3.Ne4 ( 3.Nd3 Qd6 4.c4 Qd4 5.Bb2 ( 5.Bxd4 
{stalemate} ) 5...Qxe3 6.Bxa3 Qxd3 7.exd3 {stalemate} ) 3...Qd6 4.c4 ( 4.Nxd6 
{stalemate} ) 4...Qb4 5.Bd4 Qb3+ 6.Ka1 a2 7.Nd2 Qc2 8.Nxc2 {stalemate} ) 
1...Qxf2 2.e8=R ( 2.e8=Q Qxe2+ 3.Qxe2 {stalemate!} ) 2...Qxg2 3.g8=B ( 3.g8=Q 
Qd5+ 4.Qxd5 {stalemate!} ) 3...Qg4 4.Bb3+ ( 4.Bd5 Qc4+ 5.Bxc4 {stalemate!} ) 
4...Kxb5 5.c4+ Kb4 6.Re6 ( 6.Bxf6 a4 7.Be7+ Kc3 ) 6...b5 7.cxb5 a4 $1 ( 
7...Qxf5 8.Rd6 Qf1 ( {or} 8...Qf2 ) 9.Rd4+ Kxb5 10.Bc4+ Kc5 11.Bd3 {wins} ) 
8.Bd5 Qxf5 9.Re4+ Kxb5 10.Bc4+ Kb6 11.Bd3 Qd5+ 12.Rc4 {In a tense starting
position, Black’s king is already stalemated, making the White underpromotions
less surprising, though the opening play is still nice. The capture of both
immobile white knights is unfortunate, Ba1 never moves, and the second phase of
the study is less interesting.} 1-0

[Event "10-12 place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pranav Surapaneni"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "5B1N/4p2P/8/4P1n1/2K5/1p6/ppN5/1k1B4 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "9"]

1.Nf7 $1 {seemingly a free knight, but it deflects the knight from the c1-h6
diagonal for the dark-squared bishop} 1...Nxf7 ( 1...Nxh7 2.Kxb3 a1=Q 3.Nxa1 
Kxa1 ( 3...bxa1=N+ 4.Kc3 Nxf8 $10 ) 4.Bc2 Nxf8 $10 ) ( 1...bxc2 2.Bxc2+ Kxc2 
3.h8=Q a1=Q 4.Qh2+ Kb1 5.Qh1+ Ka2 6.Qa8+ Kb1 7.Qh1+ $10 ) 2.h8=Q $1 {luring the
knight to allow the bishop to go to h6} 2...Nxh8 3.Kxb3 a1=Q 4.Nxa1 Kxa1 ( 
4...bxa1=Q 5.Bc2+ Kc1 6.Bh6# {proving the purpose of deflecting the knight} ) ( 
4...bxa1=N+ 5.Kc3 Ng6 6.Bg7 Ka2 ) 5.Bc2 {A tactical study with a clear idea. Two
sacrifices give the bishop access to h6. The starting position is somewhat
unnatural, and I am sure the composer would have preferred to make it a win
study (somehow) instead of ending it with the prosaic 5. Bc2=. A promising idea
that requires more work.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maksym Kryshtafor"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "8/8/7p/6kP/7p/7P/5KP1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1.Ke3 Kf5 2.Kf3 Kg5 ( 2...Ke5 3.Kg4 Ke4 4.Kxh4 Kf4 5.g4 $1 ( 5.g3+ Kf3 6.g4 Kf4 
7.g5 hxg5# ) ) 3.Ke4 Kxh5 4.Kf4 Kg6 5.Kg4 h5+ 6.Kxh4 Kh6 7.Kg3 Kg5 8.Kf2 ( 
8.Kf3 Kh4 $1 9.Kf2 Kg5 $1 ) 8...h4 9.Ke3 Kf5 10.Kf3 Kg5 11.Ke4 {This pawn study
is a little technical, with only one surprising move, the seemingly passive 8.
Kf2.} 1-0

[Event "14th place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oleksandr Veksler"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[FEN "5q2/1n1P3R/1k1b4/8/R2K4/1p4P1/1P1Q4/6r1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "13"]

1.Rf7 Qxf7 2.Rb4+ Bxb4 3.Qxb4+ Kc7 4.Qxb7+ Kxb7 5.d8=N+ Kb6 6.Nxf7 Kb5 7.Ne5 
{1.Rf7! is a fine deflection but 4. Qxb7+! is possible even without a capture
and 2…Bxb4 3.Qxb4 are mechanical captures. The final position with knight vs
rook is also a little unsatisfactory, since it is not altogether clear (to me)
why it is a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "15th place"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.07.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Taras Rudenko"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "8/8/q7/7K/3P1k1N/8/3N1P2/R7 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1.Re1 $1 ( 1.Rxa6 {stalemate} ) ( 1.Ng6+ Kf5 2.Ne7+ ( 2.Rxa6 {stalemate} ) 
2...Kf4 3.Nd5+ ( 3.Rxa6 {stalemate} ) 3...Kf5 4.Ne3+ ( 4.Rxa6 {st. mate} ) 
4...Kf4 5.Ng2+ ( 5.Rxa6 {st. mate} ) 5...Kf5 6.Nh4+ Kf4 {return, full
Knights`wheel} ) 1...Qa5+ 2.Re5 Qxd2 3.Rf5+ Ke4 4.d5 $3 Qc3 $1 5.f3+ $1 Ke3 ( 
{A better conclusion is the unique:} 5...Kd3 6.Ng6 {wins} ) 6.Kg6 $4 $10 ( 
6.Ng6 $18 ) ( 6.Kg5 $18 {The knight's wheel should have been the main point of
the study, as in the study by Kaminer. The main line is not as interesting and
the end of it requires the main line modification 5…Kd3 6.Ng6} ) 1-0

[Event "1.pl 8th Youth Comp. Challenge 2024"]
[Site "; Youth Comp. Challenge 2024"]
[Date "2024.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khasanov=U"]
[Black "(=4435.01f1h3)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[FEN "1b2R3/8/4N3/4r3/7q/3n2pk/Q2N4/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "18"]

{(EG#25891); source: Youth Comp. Challenge 2024; (ty also known as: WFCC ty
Jurmala - YCCC 2024)} 1.Nf3 Re1+ 2.Nxe1 Qf6+ 3.Nf4+ Qxf4+ 4.Kg1 Qd4+ 5.Kf1 Qf6+ 
6.Kg1 Nxe1 7.Rh8+ Qxh8 8.Qh2+ gxh2+ 9.Kh1 Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "2.p Slumstrup Nielsen-45 JT 2020"]
[Site "; Slumstrup Nielsen JT 2020"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Avni=A Minski=M"]
[Black "(=1303.52f1e7)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[FEN "8/3pk2P/6PP/3P4/QP6/3r1n2/7p/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "50"]

{(EG#23542); source: Slumstrup Nielsen JT 2020 Game number 7100 CQL <sort-id-1>:
5} 1.Kg2 $1 ( 1.d6+ $2 Rxd6 ) ( 1.h8=Q $2 h1=Q+ 2.Ke2 Rd2+ ) 1...h1=Q+ $1 
2.Kxh1 Rd2 $1 3.d6+ $1 Kxd6 ( 3...Ke6 4.Qb3+ ) 4.Qa6+ Ke7 5.Qf6+ $1 {Found 1 of
5} 5...Kxf6 6.h8=Q+ Kg5 7.Qe5+ $1 {Found 2 of 5} ( 7.Qb8 $2 d6 8.Qxd6 Rxd6 9.h7 
Rd1+ 10.Kg2 Nh4+ 11.Kf2 Nxg6 ) 7...Nxe5 8.g7 Nf3 ( 8...Rh2+ 9.Kxh2 Ng4+ 10.Kh3 
Nxh6 11.b5 ) 9.g8=Q+ Kh4 10.Qg1 $1 {Found 3 of 5} ( 10.Qg2 $2 Rd1+ ( 10...Rxg2 
$2 11.Kxg2 ) ) ( 10.Qb8 $2 Kh3 $1 ( 10...d6 $2 11.Qd8+ Kg3 12.Qg8+ ) ) 
10...Nxg1 11.h7 Nf3 12.h8=Q+ Kg3 13.Qg7+ Kf2 14.Qa1 $1 ( 14.Qg2+ $2 Ke3 ) 
14...Kg3 15.Qg7+ Kf2 16.Qa1 d5 17.b5 d4 18.Qc1 $1 ( 18.b6 $2 Kg3 $1 ) 18...Re2 
19.b6 Kg3 20.Qc7+ Kf2 21.Qc1 d3 22.b7 ( 22.Qc5+ $2 Re3 23.b7 d2 24.Qxe3+ Kxe3 
25.b8=Q d1=Q+ 26.Kg2 Qc2+ 27.Kh1 Qh7+ 28.Kg2 Ne1+ 29.Kg3 Qg6+ ) 22...d2 ( 
22...Re5 23.Qb2+ d2 24.Qxd2+ $1 Nxd2 25.b8=Q ) 23.Qg1+ $1 {Found 4 of 5} 
23...Nxg1 24.b8=Q d1=Q ( 24...Nf3 25.Qg3+ $1 Kxg3 ) 25.Qg3+ $1 {Found 5 of 5} 
25...Kxg3 {Found} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3.p Shakhmaty II/1926"]
[Site "; Shakhmaty#253 no.12 12/1926"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kaminer=S"]
[Black "(+3012.41e2e4)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[FEN "5B2/8/7N/8/2P1k2P/p7/P3K2P/q6N w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[PlyCount "19"]

{source: Shakhmaty#253 no.12 12/1926 Game number 91283} 1.Ng3+ $1 ( 1.Nf2+ $2 
Ke5 $1 2.Bg7+ Kf4 {id:28 Start path that ends at move 9(wtm)[40] CQL} 3.Nd3+ 
Ke4 4.Nc5+ Kf4 5.Ne6+ Ke4 6.Ng5+ Kf4 7.Nh3+ Ke4 8.Nf2+ Kf4 {End path of length
12 that starts at move 3(wtm)[28] id:40} ) 1...Ke5 $1 ( 1...Kf4 2.Bd6+ ) 2.Bg7+ 
Kf4 $1 3.Nh5+ $1 ( 3.Bxa1 $2 ) 3...Ke4 4.Nf6+ ( 4.Bxa1 $2 ) 4...Kf4 5.Nd5+ Ke4 
6.Nc3+ ( 6.Bxa1 $2 ) 6...Kf4 7.Kf2 $1 Qh1 $1 8.Ne2+ Ke4 9.Ng3+ Kf4 10.Nxh1 1-0