Iuri Akobia
2nd prize, NONA 2008 JT, 2008
Win
The initial position looks equal for both sides, but White use the initiative very skillfully.
1.Qa7+
main B
1...Kxd3
main A 1...Qd4
2.Qe7+
Kxd3
3.Qh7+
Re4
4.Qh3+
Re3
5.Qf5+
Qe4
6.Qxb5+
Kd4+
7.Kb2
Qe6
(7...Qd3
8.Qb4+
Ke5
(or also 8...Kd5
9.Rd2
pin of queen 1) 9.Rd2
Qe4
10.Qd6+
Kf5
11.Rd5+
Kg4
12.Rd4
pin of queen 2) 8.Qb4+
Ke5
9.Rc5+
Kf6
10.Qh4+
Kf7
11.Rc7+!
(11.Qh7+!?
Kf6
12.Qh4+
Kf7
13.Rc7+
loss of time; 11.Qh5+!?
Ke7!
12.Qh7+
Kf6
13.Qh4+
etc, loss of time) 11...Kg6
12.Qh7+
Kf6
13.Qg7+
Kf5
14.Rf7+
Ke4
15.Re7
pin of queen 3]
2.Qh7+!
[2.Qd7+?
Ke4!
3.Qh7+
Ke5=
]
2...Re4
[main 2...Kd4
3.Rd2+
Ke3
4.Qd3+
Kf4
5.Rf2+
Win of queen on the vertical line; 2...Ke3
3.Rc3+
Kf4
(3...Kf2
4.Qh2++-
) 4.Qh2++-
]
3.Qd7+
[3.Qh3+?
Re3
4.Qd7+
Ke4+=
]
3...Rd4
4.Qh3+
[4.Qxb5+?
Ke4
5.Re2+
Kf3=
]
4...Ke4
5.Qg4+
(Qh7)
5...Ke5
6.Qh5+
Ke6
[mqin 6...Kd6
7.Qc5+
Ke6
8.Qc6+!
Kf7
9.Qc7+
Kf8
10.Qc8+
Rd8
11.Qc5+
Kf7
12.Rf2
pin of queen 4]
7.Qe8+
Kf5
8.Rf2+
Rf4
9.Qd7+
Kg5
10.Rg2+
Kh6
11.Rh2+
Rh4
12.Rd2!
(Threat - Rd5 with pin of bQ)
12...Kg5
13.Rd5+
Kf4
[main 13...Kg6
(Kh6) 14.Rd6
pin of queen 5]
14.Rd6
Rh3+
[main 14...Qg5
15.Qf7+
Ke3
16.Rg6
Qc5
(or also 16...Qe5
17.Re6
pin of queen 6) 17.Rg3+
Ke4
18.Qf3+
Ke5
19.Rg5+
Win of queen on the horizontal line]
15.Qxh3
Qxd6
16.Qh2+
and win of queen on the diagonal line.
" Study with a theme of domination with a repeated wins of a queen. The set an echo pins (6 times) and also all kinds of linear wining of a queen (3 times), undoubtedly raises an art content of the study".