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Yuri Bazlov, Russia
1st/2nd Prize Corus 2008
1. Bh4+ 1. Qxc8? Qa4+ 2. Kd5 Nc7+ 3. Qxc7 Qd1+ 4. Kc6 Qc2+ 5. Kb5 Qb3+ 6. Ka6 Bxc7 1. Be5+? Qxe5 1. Rf7+? Kxf7 2. Qf5+ Nf6 3. h8=N+ Kf8 4. Qxc8+ Ne8 5. Ng6+ Kf7 6. Qf5+ Qf6 1... Qxh4 2. Rf7+ Kxf7 3. Qf5+ Qf6 3... Nf6 4. h8=N+ Kf8 5. Ng6+ 4. Qxf6+ exf6 4... Nxf6 5. h8=Q Bf4 6. Qg7+ Ke6 7. h7 Nxh7 8. Qxh7 Nd6 9. Qg6+ Ke5 10. Kd7 5. h8=Q Bf8 5... Bf4 6. h7 Ne7+ 7. Kd7 Ng7 8. Qd8 6. h7 6. Qh7+? Bg7 7. hxg7 Nxg7 8. Qe4 Ne7+ 6... Ne7+ 7. Kd7 Ng7 8. Qg8+ Nxg8 9. h8=N# 1-0
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Sergey Rumyantsev, Russia
1st/2nd Prize Corus 2008
1. Kh6! Kg4! 1... Qxb5 2. Ng6+ Kg4 3. Rxe5! 1... exf4 2. Rh3+ Kg4 3. Bd7# 1... Ng3 2. Ng6+ 2. Ng6 Ng3! 2... Qxb5 3. Rxe5 3. Bd7+ Nf5+ 4. Bxf5+ Kxf5 5. Rxe5+ Kf6 6. g4! Kf7! 6... Qa8 7. Re1! 7. g5! Kg8! 8. Ne7+ Kf8 9. Ng6+ Kf7! 10. Re2! 10. Re7+? Kg8 11. Re2 Ng7! 10... Qa8! 10... Qd8 11. Re5 Kg8 12. Rf5 10... Kg8 11. Rf2 11. Re1! Qc6! 11... Qb8 12. Re2 11... Qc8 12. Re7+! Kg8 13. Rg7+ Nxg7 14. Ne7+ 12. Re7+ Kg8 13. Rg7+ Nxg7 1/2-1/2
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Yuri Bazlov, Russia
3rd Prize Corus 2008
1. Qf7+ 1. Nf6+? Kg6 (1... Kg7? 2. Nh5+ Qxh5+ 3. Kxh5 Rh8+ 4. Kg5 Rc5+ 5. Nf5+ Rxf5+ 6. Qxf5 Nf3+ 7. Kg4 Re8 8. Bc5 Re4+ 9. Kg3 Re8 10. Bb4 Rg8 11. Kf2) 2. Qh6+ Kf7 3. Qh7+ Kxf6 4. Qh6+ Ke7 (4... Ke5 5. Qe6#) (4... Kf7 5. Qe6+ Kg7 6. Nf5+ Qxf5 7. Bd4+) 5. Qe6+ Kd8 6. Qd6+ Ke8 (6... Bd7 7. Ne6+ Ke8 8. Qf8#) 1. Ne7? Nf3+ 2. Nxf3 Rc4 3. Qxc4 Qh5+ 4. Kxh5 Bxf3+ 1... Kh8 2. Ne7 Nf3+ 3. Nxf3 Rc4+ 4. Qxc4 4. Kg3? Qc7+ 4. Bf4? Rxf4+ 5. Qxf4 Kg7 6. Nf5+ Kf7 7. Ng5+ Ke8 8. Qe3+ Be4 9. Qxe4+ Kd7 4... Qh5+ 5. Kxh5 Bxf3+ 5... Be8+ {main 6. Qf7 (6. Kh6? Rxc4 7. Bg5 Rc6+ 8. Nxc6 Bxc6) 6... Bxf7+ 7. Kh6 Rd8 8. Bf4 Rd5 9. Ng5 6. Qg4 Bxg4+ 7. Kg6 Rg8+ 7... Rc4 8. Bg5 Bf5+ (8... Rc6+ 9. Nxc6 Kg8 10. Bh6) 9. Kh6 Rc6+ 10. Nxc6 Kg8 11. Ne7+ 7... Rd8 8. Bf4 Rg8+ (8... Be6 9. Kh6) 9. Kh6 8. Kh6 Rd8 9. Bf4 Rd5 10. Nxd5 Kg8 11. Nf6+ 1-0
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Eduard Eilazyan, Ukraine
4th Prize Corus 2008
1. c7 Be6 2. Bg4 2. f4? Nc1 3. Bd1 Na2 4. f5 Nc3+ 5. Kb4 Bxf5 6. Bb3+ Kf8 7. Kc4 Ke7 8. Kxd4 d1=Q 9. Bxd1 Nxd1 10. c8=Q Bxc8 11. Kxd3 Bg4 2... Bc8 3. Bxc8 Nc5+ 3... d1=Q 4. Be6+ Kh7 5. c8=Q 4. Kb5 d1=Q 5. Be6+ Nxe6 6. c8=Q+ Kf7 7. Bd6! 7. Qd7+? Kf6 8. Bd6 Qb3+ 9. Ka6 Nc5+! 10. Bxc5 bxc5 11. Qd8+ Kf5 12. Qh4 Qd5 13. Qh7+ Kg5 14. Qxd3 c4 7... Qb3+ 8. Ka6 8. Bb4? thematic try 8... d2 9. Qd7+ Kf6 10. Qe7+ Ke5! (10... Kg6? 11. Qe8+ Kg5 12. Qg8+ Kf4 13. Qg4+ Ke3 14. Qe4+ Kf2 15. Qh4+ Kxf3 16. Qh3+ Ke2 17. Qxb3) 11. Qd6+ Kf5! 8... Qa4+ 8... Qd5 {main 9. Qd7+ Kf6 10. Qe7+! (10. Kxb6? Qxd6+! 11. Qxd6 d2) 10... Kg6 11. Kxb6! (11. Qe8+? thematic try 11... Kh6 12. Qh8+ Kg5 13. Be7+ (13. Qg8+ Kf6 14. Qh8+ Kf7 15. Qh7+ Ng7 16. Bf4 d2 17. Qc2 d1=Q 18. Qxd1 Ne6 19. Bd2 Qc6 20. Qb3 Ke7 21. Ka7 Qc7+ 22. Ka8 Nc5 23. Qd5 Qd8+ 24. Qxd8+ Kxd8) 13... Kf4 14. Qh4+ Kxf3 15. Qh1+ Ke2 16. Qxd5 Nc7+ 17. Kb7 Nxd5) 11... d2 (11... Ng5 12. Qe8+ Kf6 13. Qe7+ Kf5 14. Bb4 Qxf3 15. Bd2 Qg2 16. Qd7+ Ne6 17. Qb5+ Kf6 18. Qxd3) 12. Qe8+ Kh6 13. Qh8+ Kg5 14. Be7+ (14. Qg8+? Kf6! 15. Qh8+ Kf7 16. Qh7+ Ng7 17. Qc2 Qxd6+) 14... Kf4 15. Qh6+ Ng5 (15... Kg3 {main 16. Qxd2) 16. Qh4+ Kxf3 17. Qh1+ Ke2 18. Qxd5 8... Nc5+ 9. Bxc5 bxc5 10. Qf5+ Ke7 11. Qg5+ Kf8 12. Ka5! Qa2+ 13. Kb5 Qe6 14. Qxc5+ Ke8 15. Qh5+ Kd8 16. Qh4+ Qe7 17. Qh6 Qe3 18. Qd6+ Ke8 19. Qg6+ Ke7 20. Qg7+ Kd6 21. Qg6+ Qe6 22. Qxd3 8... d2 9. Qd7+ Kg6 10. Qe8+ Kh6 11. Qh8+ Kg5 12. Qg8+ Kf6 13. Qh8+ Kf7 (13... Ng7 14. Qh6+ Kf7 15. Qxd2 Ne6 16. Bb4 Qxf3 17. Kxb6) 14. Qh5+ Kg7 15. Be5+ Kf8 16. Bd6+ Kg7 17. Be5+ 9. Kxb6! 9. Kb7? d2 9... Qb3+ 10. Ka6! 10. Ka7? Qb5! 11. f4 d2 10... Qa2+ 11. Kb6 11. Kb7? Qd5+ 11. Kb5? Qd5+ 11... d2 11... Qb2+ 12. Ka6 Qe2 13. Qd7+ Kg6 14. Qe8+ Kh6 15. Kb6! d2 16. Bf4+! Nxf4 17. Qf8+ Kg6 18. Qg8+ Kf6 19. Qf8+ Ke5 20. Qh8+ Kd5 21. Qa8+! Kc4 22. Qa2+ 12. Qd7+ Kf6 13. Qe7+ Kg6 14. Qe8+ Kh6 15. Qh8+ Kg5 16. Bb4! paradoxical logical manoeuvre 16. Qg8+? Kf6 17. Qh8+ Ng7 18. Qh6+ Kf7 19. Qf4+ Kg8 20. Qxd4 Qb3+ 21. Kc6 d1=Q 16. Be7+? Kf4 17. Qh6+ Kg3 18. Bd6+ Kf2 19. Qh2+ Ke3 20. Qe5+ Kd3 21. Bb4 Qb3 16... d1=Q 17. Be7+ Kf4 17... Kg6 18. Qg8+ Ng7 (18... Kh5 19. Qh7#) (18... Kf5 19. Qg4+ Ke5 20. Qe4#) 19. Qxa2 18. Qh6+ Kxf3 18... Kg3 {main 19. Bd6+ Kf2 20. Qh2+ Ke3 21. Qxa2 18... Ke5 19. Qf6+ Kd5 20. Qf5+ Kc4 21. Qxe6+ Kd3 22. Qxa2 19. Qh5+ Ke3 20. Qxd1 1/2-1/2
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Alain Pallier, France
5th Prize Corus 2008
1. Rh1! 1. Rg1? thematic try 1... exf4 2. Rg2+ Ka3 3. Kxf4 Nxa2 4. Ke4 Kb3 5. f4 a3 6. f5 Nc3+! 7. Ke5! Na4 8. f6 Nc5 9. f7 Nd7+ 10. Kd6! Nf8 11. Rg8 Nh7! 12. Rh8 a2! 13. Rxh7 a1=Q 1. Rf1? exf4 2. Rf2+ Ka3 1. Re1? exf4 1. Rd1? Nxd1 2. fxe5 (2. f5 Ne3+) 2... Kxa2 1. fxe5? Kxa1 2. f4 (2. e6 Nd5 3. Kf5 Kxa2) (2. a3 Kb2 3. f4 Kxa3) 2... Kxa2 1... exf4 1... Kxa2 2. fxe5 1... Nxa2 2. fxe5 2. Rh2+! 2. Kxf4? Nxa2 3. Rh2+ Kb3! 2. Rh8? Nxa2 3. Rb8+ Kc2 2... Ka3 3. Kxf4! Nxa2 4. Ke4! Kb3 5. f4 a3 6. f5 Nc3+! 7. Ke5! 7. Kd4? Na4 8. Kd5 (8. f6? Nb6!) 8... Nc3+ 9. Ke5! 7... Na4 8. f6 8. Rh3+? Nc3! 9. Rh2 Na4 8. Kd5? Nc3+ 9. Ke5 Na4 8. Kd6? Nc3 9. Ke5 Na4 8... Nc5 9. f7 Nd7+ 10. Kd6! 10. Ke6? Nf8+ 10. Kd5? a2! 10... Nf8 11. Rh8! a2 {eg 11... Ng6 12. Ke6 12. Rxf8 1-0
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A. Sochniev
1st/2nd Special Prize Corus {twin} 2008
1. Nf4! d2 2. Rh6 Kc2 2... Kc1 3. Nd3+ Kc2 4. Nf2 3. Nd5 Kb3! 4. Rb6+ Kc4 5. Ne3+ Kd4! 6. Re6! 6. Kf2? thematic try 6... d1=N+ 7. Nxd1 c2 8. Rc6 cxd1=N+ 6... d1=Q 7. Nxd1 c2 8. Rc6! cxd1=Q 9. Rd6+ 1-0
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Alexey Sochnev, Russia
1st/2nd Special Prize Corus {twin} 2008
1. Kf2! d2 1... c2 2. Re1+ Kd2 3. Ne4# 2. Nd5 c2 3. Rb6! Kc1 3... c1=Q 4. Ne3# echo-mate 4. Nb4 4. Nf4? thematic try 4... d1=Q 5. Ne2+ Qxe2+ 6. Kxe2 4... d1=Q 5. Na2+ Kd2 6. Rd6# 1-0
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Alexey Sochnev, Russia
1st/2nd Special Prize Corus {twin} 2008
1. Kf2! 1. Ne2? thematic try 1... dxe2 (1... c2? 2. Kf2 d2 3. Rg6 c1=Q 4. Nd4) 2. Kf2 e1=Q+! 3. Rxe1+ Kd2 4. Re2+ Kd3 5. Re3+ Kd2 1. Nf3? d2 2. Kf2 (2. Nd4 Kc1) 2... c2 3. Nd4 Kc1 (3... c1=Q 4. Rg6) 4. Rb6 d1=Q 5. Ne2+ Qxe2+ 1... d2 2. Ne2 c2 3. Rg6! c1=Q 4. Nd4 Qc5 5. Rg1# 1-0
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Alexey Sochnev, Russia
1st/2nd Special Prize Corus {twin} 2008
1. Ne5! d2 1... Kc2 2. Kf2 d2 3. Nc4 2. Kf2 c2 3. Nc4 Kc1 3... c1=Q 4. Ne3# 4. Ra6! d1=Q 5. Ra1# 1-0
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Alexey Sochnev, Russia
1st/2nd Special Prize Corus {twin} 2008
1. Ne5! d2 2. Nd3 c2 3. Kb3 c1=Q 3... c1=N+ 4. Kc3 Nxd3 5. Kxd3 Kc1 6. Rc6+ 4. Nf2# 4. Nb2+? Qxb2+ 5. Kxb2 1-0
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Nikolay Kralin & Oleg Pervakov, Russia
1st/2nd Special Prize Corus 2008
1. Bf4! 1. c8=Q? thematic try 1... Bxc8 2. Kxc8 Kb5 3. Kd7 Kc4 4. Ke6 Kd3 5. Bf4 g2 6. Bh2 Ke4 7. Kf6 Kf3 8. Kf5 h4! 9. Kg6 Kg4! (9... h3? 10. Kh5 g1=Q 11. Bxg1 Kg2 12. Kg4! h5+ 13. Kh4 ZZ) 10. Kxh6 Kh3 11. Bg1 Kg3 1. Bxh6? h4 2. Bf4 Kb6! 3. c8=Q Bxc8 4. Kxc8 Kc6 5. Bb8 Kd5 6. Kd7 Ke4 7. Ke6 Kf3 1... g2! 1... h4 2. c8=Q Bxc8 3. Kxc8 Kb5 4. Kd7 Kc4 5. Ke6 Kd3 6. Kf5 2. Be3! lose 2 tempo! 2. Bh2? Kb6! 3. c8=Q (3. Bg1+ Kc6) 3... Bxc8 4. Kxc8 Kc6 5. Kd8 Kd5 6. Ke7 Ke4 7. Kf6 Kf3 2... h4 3. Bg1! 3. Bf2? h3 4. Bg1 h5 5. c8=Q Bxc8 6. Kc7 Kb5 7. Kd6 Kc4 8. Ke5 Kd3 9. Kf4 h2! 10. Bxh2 Ke2 11. Kg3 Kf1 12. Kh4 Bg4! 3... h3 3... h5 4. Bf2 h3 5. Bg1 h4 6. c8=Q Bxc8 7. Kxc8 Kb5 8. Kd7 Kc4 9. Ke6 Kd3 10. Kf5 Ke2 11. Kg4 Kf1 12. Bh2 g1=Q+ 13. Bxg1 Kg2 14. Kxh4 4. c8=Q! Bxc8 5. Kc7! 5. Kxc8? thematic try 5... Kb5 6. Kd7 Kc4 7. Ke6 Kd3 8. Kf5 Ke2 9. Kg4 Kf1 10. Bh2 g1=Q+ 11. Bxg1 Kg2! 12. Kh4 h5! ZZ 5... Kb5 6. Kd6 Kc4 7. Ke5 Kd3 8. Kf4 h2! 8... Ke2 9. Kg3 Kf1 10. Kh2 9. Bxh2 Ke2 10. Kg3 Kf1 11. Kh4! 1/2-1/2
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Richard Becker, USA & Iuri Akobia, Georgia
3rd Special Prize Corus 2008
1. Ra3! 1. Rd1? Rh2 2. Rg8 Rh1+ 3. Rg1 Rh2 1... Rb2 1... Kf5 {main 2. Ra4 (2. Ke1 {or 2... Rb2 3. Ra4) 2... Rb2 3. Ke1 Ke5 (3... f6 4. Rf1+ Ke5 5. Kd1 f5 6. Re1+ Kd5 7. Kc1 Rb1+ 8. Kd2) 4. Rf1 f5 5. Kd1 f4 6. Re1+ Kf5 7. Kc1 Rb1+ 8. Kd2 Rb2+ 9. Kd3 Rb1 10. Ke2 Rb2+ 11. Kf3 1... Kd6 2. Ra6+ Kc7 (2... Ke5 3. Rh1) 3. Ke1 Rb2 4. Rf1 f5 5. Rg1! Kb7 6. Ra3 (6. Ra4 {or) 6... Kb6 7. Rg6+ 2. Rh1! f6 3. Kg1! 3. Ra6+? thematic try 3... Ke5 4. Rh5+ f5 5. Ra5+ Ke4 6. Rh4+ f4 7. Ra4+ Kd3 8. Rh3+ Kc2 9. Rha3 Kb1 10. Rxf4 a1=Q 3... Kd6 4. Ra6+ Ke5 5. Rh5+ f5 6. Ra5+ Ke4 7. Rh4+ f4 8. Ra4+ Ke3 8... Kd3 {main 9. Rh3+ Kc2 10. Rha3 Kb1 11. Rxf4 a1=Q 12. Rf1+ 9. Rh3+ f3 10. Ra3+ Ke4 11. Rh4+ 1-0
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Thomas Beuman, Netherlands
4th Special Prize Corus 2008
1. Rc7 1. Rxa7? Rxc5+ 2. Kd2 Rb5 3. b7 Rb6 4. Ra8 Nxb7 1... Rb8 1... Ra8 2. Rxa7 Rc8 (2... Rb8 3. b7 Kc4 4. Ra8) 3. Rc7 Rb8 (3... Ra8 4. b7) 4. b7 Kc4 5. a7 2. Rb7! 2. b7? Ka4 3. Rc8 Nxb7! 4. Rxb8 (4. c6 Rxc8 5. axb7 Rxc6+) 4... Nxc5 2. Rxa7? Kc4 3. Rc7 (3. Rb7 Nxb7 4. c6 Nc5 5. c7 (5. a7 Re8! 6. b7 Kc3!) 5... Nxa6) (3. Rd7 Nc6! 4. a7 Ra8) 3... Kb5 4. a7 Ra8 5. Kd2 Nc6 6. Ke3 (6. b7 Rxa7 7. b8=Q+ Nxb8 8. Rxa7 Kxc5) 6... Rd8 (6... Kxc5? 7. b7 Rxa7 8. b8=Q) 7. Ke4 Kxc5 8. b7 Kb6 9. a8=Q (9. Rc8 Kxa7) 9... Kxc7 2... Nxb7 2... Rc8 3. bxa7+ Ka4 4. Rb8 2... Ra8 3. Rxa7 3. bxa7 Rh8 4. a8=Q! 4. axb7? Kc3! 5. Kd1 (5. Kb1 Rh1+ 6. Ka2 Rh2+ 7. Ka3 Rh1! 8. Ka4 Kc4 9. Ka5 Kxc5 10. Ka4 Kc4) 5... Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 7. Kf1 Kf3 8. Kg1 Rg8+! 9. Kh2 Rh8+ 10. Kg1 Rg8+ 11. Kf1 Rh8! 4... Rxa8 5. axb7 Rh8 5... Rb8 6. c6 Kc3 7. c7 Rh8 8. c8=Q+ 6. Kd2! 6. c6? Kc3 6. Kd1? Kc4 7. c6 Kd3! 1-0
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