[Black "Krasinskiy, Y."]
[White "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1951"]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,12,19:WK22,32."]

{ [#] } b8-c7 $2 ( { In the game was } f6-e5 $1 ) 2. c1-b2 f6xa1 3. a3-b4 
a1-f6 4. b4-a5 f6-h4 5. c5-d6 $1 c7xe5 6. a5-b6 $10 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B2,6,28:WK4,K3,8."]

{ [#] } 1. a7-b8 c1-h6 2. f2-e3 $1 h6xc1 3. b8-d6 $1 c1-h6 4. e1-d2 $1 
h6xc1 5. d6-a3 $1 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1965"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,9,14,24:W5,23,22,21."]

{ [#] } 1. b6-a7 d6-c5 ( f6-g5 2. a7-b8 g5xe3 3. b8xd2 h2xf4 4. d2xg5 h6xf4 
5. g1-f2 ) ( d6-e5 2. f4xd6 h2xf4 3. g1-f2 h6-g5 4. d6-e7 f6xd8 5. a7-b8 
) ( h6-g5 2. f4xh6 h2xf4 3. a7-b8 d6-e5 4. b8-a7 ) 2. a7-b8 c5-b4 ( c5-d4 
3. f4-e5 h2xd6 4. b8xc3 ) 3. b8-e5 $1 f6xd4 4. f4-g5 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B10,9,15,13,24:WK4,17,22,21."]

{ [#] } 1. b6-a7 $3 a1xh2 2. a7-b8 g5-f4 3. e3xe7 h2-g1 4. b8-e5 g1-h2 
5. e5-a1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,12,13,18:W20,K19,21."]

{ [#] } 1. c1-d2 a5-b4 2. h4-g5 $1 h6xd6 3. d2-e3 c5xf2 4. a3xe7 $10 1-1


[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B12,10,14,22:W13,20,19,29."]

{ [#] } 1. f6-e7 h8-g7 $1 2. e3-d4 $3 c5xg5 3. e7-f8 $1 g7-f6 4. f8-d6 
2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B6,13,K23:W15,17,22."]

{ [#] } 1. d6-b4 $3 ( 1. d6-e5 g5-f4 $1 2. e5xh2 d4-c3 $10 ) g5-f4 2. b4-a5 
$1 f4-g3 3. a5-b6 $1 g3xe1 4. b6xf2 e1xg3 5. h4xf2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1987"]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B4,12,23:WK15,K31."]

{ [#]Anyone would give up here but: } 1. a1-b2 $3 d4xa1 2. a3-b4 a1-d4 
( a1-g7 3. b4-a5 $10 ) 3. b4-a5 d4-a7 4. d6-c7 d8xb6 5. a5xc7 $10 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "160"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B2,12,11,16,14,13,20:W19,23,22,21,25,32,31."]

{ [#]At the first look black side appears very strong: with the next move 
they will start the attack in the middle after which white's grouping on 
its left side will become a significant weakness. But the unexpected pitch 
turns the game around.



 } 1. a5-b6 $1 c5xa7 2. c3-d4 { After the 
pitch it is now the white side that takes over the center while pinning 
down the hanging piece on g7.

 } d8-e7 ( d6-e5 3. f4xd6 d8-c7 ( a7-b6 
4. d6-c7 b8xd6 5. b4-c5 d6xb4 6. a3xa7 ) 4. d4-c5 c7xe5 5. c5-b6 a7xc5 
6. b4xf4 b8-c7 7. a3-b4 c7-d6 8. b4-a5 ( 8. b4-c5 d6xb4 9. e1-d2 f6-e5 
10. f4xd6 g7-f6 11. d6-c7 b4-a3 ( f6-e5 12. c7-b8 e5-d4 13. d2-e3 d4xf2 
14. h4-g5 h6xf4 15. b8xa5 ) 12. d2-c3 f6-e5 13. c3-b4 a3xc5 14. c7-b8 e5-d4 
15. b8-a7 c5-b4 16. a7xe3 ) d6-c5 9. e1-d2 c5-d4 10. a5-b6 d4-e3 11. d2-c3 
e3xg5 12. b6-c7 g5-f4 13. c7-b8 f4-e3 14. b8-a7 ) ( d6-c5 3. b4xd6 d8-c7 
4. f4-e5 c7-b6 5. d4-c5 f6xd4 6. c5xe3 g7-f6 7. e3-f4 b6-a5 8. h4-g5 ( 
8. e1-d2 a7-b6 9. d2-c3 b8-a7 10. h4-g5 f6xh4 11. d6-e7 ) f6xh4 9. e1-f2 
a7-b6 10. d6-e7 b6-c5 11. e7-d8 c5-d4 12. f2-g3 h4xf2 13. a3-b4 a5xc3 14. 
f4-e5 d4xf6 15. d8xa5 h6-g5 16. a5-d2 g5-h4 17. d2-f4 b8-a7 18. f4-c7 ) 
( d8-c7 3. b4-c5 d6xb4 4. a3xc5 c7-b6 5. e1-d2 b8-c7 6. f4-e5 b6-a5 7. 
d2-c3 h6-g5 8. c3-b4 a5xc3 9. d4xb2 f6xb6 10. h4xh8 ) ( { But black did 
have a plan to draw:
 } b8-c7 3. e1-f2 ( 3. e1-d2 d8-e7 { like above = 
} ) c7-b6 4. b4-c5 d6xb4 5. a3xc5 d8-c7 6. f4-e5 b6-a5 7. f2-e3 h6-g5 8. 
c5-d6 a7-b6 9. d6xb8 b6-c5 10. d4xb6 a5xc7 11. b8xd6 f6xf2 12. h4xh8 f2-e1 
$10 ) 3. e1-f2 ( 3. e1-d2 b8-c7 4. b4-a5 ( 4. d2-e3 c7-b6 5. b4-c5 d6xb4 
6. a3xc5 e7-d6 7. c5xg5 b6-c5 8. d4xb6 a7xc5 9. g5-f6 g7xg3 10. h4xf2 h6-g5 
$10 ) h6-g5 $3 5. f4xf8 f6-g5 6. h4xb6 a7xc1 7. f8xc5 c1-f4 $1 8. c5-d4 
f4-h2 { Black make a shot and then force a draw in the endgame
 } $1 9. 
a5-b6 ( 9. a3-b4 h2-d6 10. d4-c5 d6-e5 ) h2-g1 10. d4-c5 g1-h2 11. c5-d4 
h2-g1 ) b8-c7 4. f2-g3 ( 4. b4-a5 h6-g5 5. f4xf8 f6-g5 6. h4xb6 a7xg1 $10 
) c7-b6 ( a7-b6 5. b4-c5 d6xb4 6. a3xa7 e7-d6 7. a7-b8 d6-e5 8. b8xd6 e5xc3 
9. h4-g5 f6xf2 10. f4-g5 h6xf4 11. d6xb4 ) 5. b4-c5 d6xb4 6. a3xc5 b6-a5 
( e7-d6 7. c5xg5 b6-c5 8. d4xb6 a7xc5 9. g5-f6 g7xe5 10. f4xb4 ) 7. f4-e5 
a7-b6 { This loses. The draw was after: } $2 ( a5-b4 8. c5xa3 a7-b6 9. 
a3-b4 h6-g5 10. b4-c5 g5-f4 11. c5xa7 f4xh2 12. a7-b8 e7-d6 ( { or } g7-h6 
13. e5xg7 h6xf8 $10 ) 13. e5xc7 h2-g1 14. c7-d8 g1xa7 15. d8xg5 g7-f6 16. 
g5xd8 a7-d4 ) 8. c5xa7 a5-b4 9. a7-b8 h6-g5 ( b4-a3 10. b8-a7 a3-b2 11. 
d4-c5 f6xb6 12. a7xa1 ) 10. b8-d6 $1 e7xe3 11. g3-f4 f6xd4 12. h4xh8 e3xg5 
13. h8xa5 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,K8,19,K32:W7,K13,28,26."]

{ [#] } 1. g1-f2 $3 h4xe1 2. b2-c1 e7-f6 ( a7-b6 3. c1xa5 ) ( e7-d6 3. 
b8xe5 e1-h4 4. c1xh6 h4-e7 5. h6-f8 e7xa3 6. e5-d6 a3xe7 7. f8xd6 ) ( e1-h4 
3. c1xd8 h4-e1 4. d8-a5 e1-h4 5. b8-g3 h4xb6 6. a5xc7 ) 3. c1xd8 e1-c3 
( a7-b6 4. d8xa5 ) ( e1-h4 4. b8-g3 h4xb6 5. d8xa5 ) ( e1-a5 4. b8-e5 a5-d2 
( a5-e1 5. d8-a5 e1-h4 6. e5-g3 h4xb6 7. a5xc7 ) 5. c5-b6 a7xc5 6. e5-d6 
c5xe7 7. d8xc1 ) 4. c5-b6 a7xc5 5. b8-d6 c5xe7 6. d8xa1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "158"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B2,6,12,9,15,19:W20,22,28,27,26,29."]

{ [#]Here is an example of two opposing plans where the winning side better 
understood the tactical capabilities of the position.

 } 1. f2-e3 c7-b6 
( a5-b4 2. c5-b6 c7xa5 3. a3xc5 $16 ) 2. g3-f4 $1 ( 2. a3-b4 a5xe5 3. e3-f4 
b6xd4 4. f4xf8 a7-b6 $10 ) h8-g7 ( a5-b4 3. e1-f2 b4xd6 4. d4-c5 d6xb4 
5. a3xc5 b6xd4 6. e3xc5 e7-d6 ( h8-g7 7. f2-g3 g7-h6 8. g3-h4 $16 ) 7. 
c5xg5 a7-b6 8. g5-f6 b6-c5 9. f6-e7 c5-d4 10. f4-g5 d4-c3 11. g5-f6 c3-b2 
( c3-d2 12. f2-e3 d2xf4 13. e7-d8 ) 12. f2-e3 b2-c1 13. e7-d8 c1xe7 14. 
d8xf6 ) 3. f4-e5 g7-h6 ( f6-g5 4. e5-d6 e7-f6 5. e3-f4 g5xe3 6. d4xf2 b6xd4 
7. d6-c7 g7-h6 ( d4-c3 8. c7-d8 f6-g5 ( a7-b6 9. d8xh4 b6-c5 10. e1-d2 
c3xg3 11. h4xa7 ) ( g7-h6 9. d8xh4 a5-b4 10. a3xc5 c3-b2 11. h4-g5 h6xf4 
12. f2-e3 f4xd2 13. e1xa1 ) 9. d8xh4 a5-b4 10. a3xc5 c3-b2 11. c5-d6 b2-a1 
12. d6-e7 a1-d4 13. f2-g3 d4-e5 14. h4-f6 e5xh2 15. f6xh8 $16 ) 8. e1-d2 
$1 d4-c3 9. d2xb4 a5xc3 10. c7-b8 a7-b6 11. a3-b4 c3xa5 12. b8-a7 f6-g5 
13. a7xc5 $16 ) 4. e5xg7 h6xf8 5. e1-d2 $1 e7-f6 ( a5-b4 6. c5-d6 e7xc5 
7. d4-e5 { binding the short side and splitting the position in two } b6-a5 
8. e3-f4 b4-c3 9. d2xd6 a7-b6 10. d6-c7 b6xd8 11. e5-d6 ) ( e7-d6 6. c5xe7 
f8xd6 7. d4-e5 d6xf4 8. e3xg5 $16 ) 6. e3-f4 f8-g7 ( a5-b4 7. c5-d6 b4-c3 
( b6-c5 8. d4xb6 a7xe7 9. a3xc5 f8-g7 10. c5-b6 e7-d6 11. b6-a7 ) 8. d2xb4 
( 8. d4xb2 { is ok too } f6-e5 9. f4-g5 e5xc7 10. g5-f6 $16 ) b6-c5 9. 
d4xb6 a7xe7 10. b4-c5 f8-g7 11. c5-b6 e7-d6 12. b6-a7 g7-h6 13. a3-b4 ) 
7. d2-c3 g7-h6 8. f4-e5 f6-g5 9. e5-d6 g5-h4 10. d6-e7 h4-g3 ( h6-g5 11. 
e7-f8 g5-f4 ( h4-g3 12. c3-b4 a5xe5 13. f8-e7 b6xd4 14. e7xc5 $16 ) 12. 
f8-g7 $1 h4-g3 ( f4-g3 13. c3-b4 a5xe5 14. g7xa1 b6xd4 15. a1xh2 ) 13. 
g7-h6 g3-h2 14. h6xe3 h2-g1 15. c5-d6 $1 ) 11. e7-d8 g3-h2 12. d8-e7 h6-g5 
13. e7xh4 h2-g1 14. h4-g3 g1-h2 15. g3-b8 h2-g1 16. b8-h2 g1-f2 17. c3-b4 
$1 a5xe5 18. h2xa5 f2xb6 19. a5xc7 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1959"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B2,20,21:W23,22,28."]

{ [#] } 1. e1-d2 d6-c5 ( d6-e5 2. d2-e3 ) 2. a5-b6 $1 ( 2. d2-e3 $2 f6-e5 
3. h6-g7 e5-d4 4. e3-f4 d4-c3 5. g7-f8 c5-b4 6. f8xa3 c3-d2 $10 ) c5-d4 
3. h6-g7 $1 ( 3. b6-c7 $2 a7-b6 4. c7xa5 f6-g5 5. h6xf4 d4-e3 $10 ) f6xh8 
4. b6-c7 h8-g7 5. c7-d8 g7-h6 6. d8-f6 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "264"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B12,9,13:W22,25,30."]

{ [#]This is a famous ending - it actually happened during the game, and 
Mr.Zirik calculated all these fantastic variations you are about to explore 
from far away - from maybe 5-10 moves before this position could occur.
 
} 1. g3-f4 f8-e7 ( g7-h6 2. a3-b4 h6-g5 3. f4xh6 f6-e5 4. h4-g5 e5-d4 5. 
b4-c5 d4xb6 6. g5-f6 b6-c5 7. f6-e7 f8xd6 8. h6-g7 c5-d4 9. g7-f8 d6-e5 
10. f8-g7 e5-f4 11. g7xc3 f4-e3 ( f4-g3 12. c3-d4 g3-h2 13. d4-g1 ) 12. 
c3-e1 ) 2. a3-b4 e7-d6 3. f4-g5 f6-e5 4. g5-f6 e5-f4 5. f6xh8 f4-e3 6. 
h4-g5 ( 6. b4-a5 $2 e3-f2 7. h4-g5 ( 7. a5-b6 d6-c5 8. b6xd4 f2-g1 9. d4-e5 
g1-h2 10. e5-f6 h2-d6 11. h8-g7 d6-a3 12. g7-f8 a3-b2 13. f8-g7 b2-a3 14. 
h4-g5 a3-b4 15. g5-h6 b4-f8 16. g7-h8 f8-a3 17. h8-g7 a3-f8 $10 ) f2-g1 
8. g5-h6 ( 8. h8-c3 d6-c5 9. g5-f6 c5-b4 10. c3-a1 ( 10. c3-e1 b4-c3 11. 
e1xb4 g1-d4 ) g1-f2 11. a5xc3 f2-e1 12. c3-d4 e1-f2 13. d4-e5 f2-g3 ) ( 
8. h8-a1 g1-f2 9. g5-h6 d6-c5 10. h6-g7 c5-b4 11. a5xc3 f2-e1 $10 ) d6-c5 
9. h8-c3 ( 9. h6-g7 c5-d4 10. g7-f8 d4-e3 $10 ) g1-h2 ( g1-f2 $2 10. h6-g7 
c5-b4 11. c3-e1 $16 ) 10. h6-g7 ( 10. c3-b2 h2-g3 { with the same idea 
} $10 ) c5-b4 11. c3-e1 h2-e5 12. a5xc3 e5xh8 $10 ) e3-f2 7. g5-h6 f2-e1 
( f2-g1 8. h8-a1 g1-b6 ( g1-h2 9. b4-a5 { and one of the checkers will 
king } ) 9. b4-a5 b6-d8 10. a1-c3 d6-c5 11. h6-g7 c5-b4 12. c3-e1 $16 ) 
8. b4-a5 e1-h4 ( e1-g3 9. h6-g7 d6-e5 10. g7-f8 e5-f4 11. f8-h6 ) ( e1-f2 
9. h8-c3 $1 d6-c5 ( f2-h4 10. a5-b6 $16 ) 10. h6-g7 c5-b4 11. c3-e1 $16 
) 9. h8-c3 { Only this! if
 } $1 ( 9. h8-a1 { then } d6-c5 { and this 
is a draw game } ) ( 9. h6-g7 d6-e5 10. g7-f8 e5-f4 $10 ) h4-d8 ( d6-c5 
10. h6-g7 c5-b4 11. c3-e1 $16 ) 10. c3-b2 { This move is the "heart" of 
the ending. } $1 ( 10. c3-a1 d6-c5 11. a1-c3 d8-c7 $1 12. h6-g7 c5-b4 13. 
c3-b2 ( 13. c3-e1 c7-e5 14. a5xc3 $10 ) c7-g3 $1 14. a5xc3 g3-e1 $10 ) 
( 10. h6-g7 d6-e5 11. c3xf6 d8xg5 ) d6-c5 11. h6-g7 c5-b4 12. a5xc3 d8-a5 
13. c3-b4 { and regardless of the jump the king is caught on the Mason. 
} 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "166"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,2,1,8,12,11,10,18:W19,17,24,21,27,26,25,32."]

{ [#]Looks bad but..
 } 1. e3-f4 g5xe3 2. c3-b4 c5-d4 ( e7-d6 3. e1-f2 
d6xf4 4. b4xd6 c7xe5 5. f2xh8 ) ( e7-f6 3. b4xd6 f6xd4 4. e1-f2 c7xe5 5. 
b2-c3 d4xb2 6. f2xh8 b2-a1 7. c1-b2 ) 3. e5xc3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "276"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B2,1,25:W10,15,13,28."]

{ [#] } 1. g7-f8 ( 1. g7-h8 $2 h4-g3 2. h8xa1 g3-f2 3. e1xg3 e3-d2 4. g3-f4 
d2-c1 5. f4-e5 c1-g5 $10 ) d4-c3 ( a7-b6 2. f8-h6 b6-a5 3. h6xc1 d4-c3 
4. g1-f2 a5-b4 5. c1-a3 $16 ) ( h4-g3 2. f8-h6 $16 ) 2. f8-h6 e3-d2 ( e3-f2 
3. e1xg3 h4xf2 4. g1xe3 c3-b2 5. h6-g7 $16 ) 3. h6xc1 a7-b6 ( h4-g3 4. 
g1-h2 ) 4. e1-f2 b6-a5 ( b6-c5 5. f2-g3 h4xf2 6. g1xe3 c5-b4 ( c3-d2 7. 
c1-a3 d2xf4 8. a3xg3 ) 7. c1-a3 ) 5. f2-e3 h4-g3 ( a5-b4 6. c1-a3 ) 6. 
c1-a3 g3-h2 ( g3-f2 7. e3-d4 c3xe5 8. g1xe3 ) 7. a3-f8 c3-b2 8. f8-g7 2-0


[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "275"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B24,21,28:W13,23,22,26."]

{ [#] } 1. a7-b8 f6-e5 2. h6-g7 $1 ( 2. b6-c7 $2 e5-f4 3. c7xg3 h4xf2 $10 
) h4-g3 3. b6-c7 { White want to capture all the pieces while preparing 
to catch the king
 } $1 g3-h2 ( e7-f6 4. c7-d8 f6xh8 5. d8-f6 e5xg7 6. 
b8xh2 ) 4. c7-d8 ( 4. g7-f8 $2 e7-f6 ( h2-g1 $2 5. b8-a7 d6xb8 6. f8xh2 
) 5. f8xa3 h2-g1 6. a3-b2 g1-a7 ( f6-g5 $2 7. b2xh4 g1-d4 8. h4-f2 d4xg1 
9. b8-a7 g1-h2 10. c7-b8 h2-g1 11. b8-h2 ) 7. b2-a1 ( 7. c7-d8 a7-d4 8. 
d8xh4 d4xa1 ) e5-f4 8. a1xh8 f4-e3 $10 ) h2-g1 5. d8xb2 $1 g1-h2 6. b8xf4 
$16 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "265"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,11,10:W13,18,25."]

{ [#]All Zirik's positions look so "common" - it is because they actually 
happened or could have happened in the game. While other composers design 
complicated endings Mr. Zirik finds an incredible beauty in the commonplace 
positions.

 } 1. e3-d4 e5-f4 ( g7-f6 2. d4-c5 h4-g3 3. c5-b6 f6-g5 4. 
b6-c7 g3-f2 ( e5-f4 5. c7-d8 g5-h4 6. d8-e7 { or other ways } g3-f2 7. 
g1xg5 h4xd8 8. c3-d4 ) 5. g1xe3 e5-f4 6. e3-d4 f4-g3 7. c7-d8 g5-h4 ( g3-h2 
8. d8xh4 h2-g1 9. d4-e5 g1-d4 10. h4-f6 d4xa1 11. f6-h8 ) 8. d8-b6 g3-f2 
9. d4-e5 f2-g1 10. b6-a7 ) 2. d4-c5 f4-e3 3. c5-d6 g7-f6 ( h4-g3 4. d6-c7 
g3-f2 ( g7-f6 5. c7-b8 g3-f2 6. b8-c7 $16 ) 5. c7-d8 g7-h6 6. c3-d4 e3xc5 
7. g1xe3 ) 4. d6-c7 f6-e5 5. c7-b8 e5-d4 6. c3xe5 h4-g3 ( e3-d2 7. g1-f2 
{ and king is caught } ) 7. e5-f6 g3-f2 ( g3-h2 8. g1-f2 e3xg1 9. b8-a7 
) 8. b8-f4 e3xe7 9. g1xe3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1991"]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:BK8,5:WK1,14,13,19."]

{ [#] } 1. b2-c1 $1 g1-e3 2. h2-g3 $3 h4xf2 3. c1-a3 c5-d4 4. a3-b2 $10 
1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1989"]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,12,10,15:W5,19,24,22."]

{ [#] } 1. a3-b4 $1 c5xa3 2. e3-f4 a3-b2 ( b6-a5 3. f4-e5 f6-g5 4. e5-d6 
a3-b2 5. d4-c5 b2-c1 6. d6-c7 c1-a3 7. c7-d8 a3xd6 8. d8xh4 $10 ) 3. d4-c5 
$3 b6xd4 4. f4-e5 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "277"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B14,13,21,27:W8,12,29."]

{ [#] } 1. c7-d8 h8-g7 ( b2-a1 2. f4-e5 a1xf6 3. d8xg5 a3-b2 4. g5-f6 b2-c1 
5. h6-g7 c1-g5 6. f6-d8 h8xf6 7. d8-e7 f6xd8 8. h4xf6 ) 2. h6xf8 b2-a1 
3. f8-h6 a1-h8 ( a3-b2 4. d8-f6 b2-c1 5. f6-h8 c1xg5 ) 4. d8-a5 a3-b2 ( 
h8-f6 5. h4-g5 f6xh4 6. h6-g7 ) ( h8-a1 5. a5-d2 a1-h8 6. d2-c1 $16 ) ( 
h8-d4 5. a5-d2 d4-h8 6. d2-c1 ) 5. a5-c3 b2xd4 6. f4-e5 d4xf6 7. h6-g7 
2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "280"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,10,15,19:W28,27,26,25."]

{ [#]White have an obvious advantage, but realizing it requires precision 
} 1. d4-e5 $1 ( 1. g1-f2 $2 g7-f6 2. f2-g3 c7-d6 3. c5-b6 a7xc5 4. d4xb6 
f6-e5 5. b6-a7 ( 5. e3-f4 e5-d4 6. b6-a7 d4-c3 $10 ) e5-d4 6. e3xc5 d6xb4 
$10 ) g7-h6 2. e3-f4 $1 ( 2. e3-d4 $2 h6-g5 $1 3. e5-f6 ( 3. g1-f2 g5-f4 
4. e5xg3 c7-d6 $10 ) c7-d6 4. f6xd8 d6xb4 5. d8xh4 b4-a3 6. h4-f6 a3-b2 
7. d4-c5 b2-c1 8. c5-d6 a7-b6 9. d6-e7 ( 9. f6-g7 c1-h6 10. g7-b2 h6-c1 
$10 ) c1-a3 10. e7-d8 a3-e7 11. d8xa5 e7xg5 ) c7-b6 ( e7-f6 3. e5xg7 h6xf8 
4. f4-e5 f8-e7 ( c7-b6 5. c5-d6 b6-a5 6. d6-c7 a5-b4 ( f8-g7 7. c7-d8 a5-b4 
8. d8-a5 b4-a3 9. a5-c3 ) 7. e5-f6 b4-c3 8. c7-b8 c3-b2 9. f6-e7 f8xd6 
10. b8xa1 ) 5. g1-f2 c7-b6 6. e5-d6 b6xd4 7. d6xf8 d4-c3 8. f2-e3 c3-b2 
9. f8-g7 $16 ) 3. e5-d6 b6xd4 4. d6xf8 d4-c3 5. f8-e7 a7-b6 ( c3-b2 6. 
e7-f6 b2-a1 7. f6-h8 h6-g5 8. f4xh6 a7-b6 9. g1-f2 b6-c5 10. f2-e3 c5-b4 
11. e3-d4 ) ( c3-d2 6. e7-h4 d2-e1 ( a7-b6 7. h4-e1 d2-c1 8. e1-h4 c1xg5 
9. h4xa5 ) 7. f4-g5 h6xf4 8. g1-f2 e1xg3 9. h4xf2 ) 6. e7-f6 c3-d2 7. f6-h4 
{ and as above } 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B12,11,14,21:W20,19,27,30."]

{ [#] } 1. f4-e5 $1 f8-e7 $1 2. h6-g7 e7-d6 3. c3-b4 $1 a5xc3 4. g7-f8 
d6xf4 5. f8xg5 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B11,16,13,20:W6,21,28."]

{ [#] } 1. b4-c5 f2-e1 2. c3-d4 e1-d2 3. h4-g5 h6xf4 4. d4-e5 f4xb4 5. 
a5xe1 a7-b6 6. e1-d2 b6-c5 7. d2-c3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1964"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B8,24,27:WK16,31,30."]

{ [#] } 1. b2-a3 $1 b4-e7 ( b4-e1 2. a3-b4 e1xa5 3. c7-b8 a5xc7 4. b8xh2 
) ( b4-c5 2. b6xd4 d8xb6 3. a3-b4 f8-e7 4. d4-e5 ) 2. b6-a7 d8xb6 3. a7xc5 
e7xb4 4. a3xc5 f8-e7 5. c5-b6 e7-d6 6. b6-a7 d6-e5 7. a7-b8 e5-d4 8. b8-f4 
d4-c3 9. f4-c1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White "Gertsenzon, B."]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1955"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,9,15,19,21:W12,20,22,28,26."]

{ [#] } 1. g3-f4 $1 a5-b4 2. h6-g7 $3 f6xh8 3. d4-e5 b4xd6 4. e5xc7 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B4,8,20,25:W10,15,23,27."]

{ [#] } 1. g7-f8 d6-c5 2. f8xb4 e3-f2 3. b4-c3 d4-e3 4. c3-e1 f2-g1 5. 
e1-f2 $1 e3-d2 6. b2-c3 $3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B5,12,9,13:W18,22,25,30."]

{ [#] } 1. g3-f4 e5xg3 2. h2xf4 f8-e7 3. a3-b4 e7-d6 4. f4-g5 f6-e5 5. 
g5-f6 e5-f4 6. f6xh8 f4-e3 7. h8-c3 ( 7. b4-a5 e3-f2 8. h4-g5 f2-g1 9. 
g5-h6 g1-f2 10. h8-a1 d6-c5 11. a1-e5 ) e3-f2 8. c3-d4 ( 8. h4-g5 f2-g1 
9. g5-h6 g1-c5 10. b4-a5 c5-f2 11. h6-g7 d6-c5 12. g7-f8 ) f2-g1 9. d4-a7 
g1-h2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,K23:W7,5,9,17."]

{ [#] } 1. d6-b4 $1 d2-e1 ( d2-c1 2. b4-e1 g5-h4 3. e1-c3 c1-e3 4. c3-g7 
g3-f2 ( e3-d2 5. g7-a1 d2-c1 6. a1-c3 c1-f4 7. c3-a1 f4-e3 8. a1-g7 $10 
) 5. g7-h6 $10 ) 2. g1-f2 $1 e1xa5 3. f2xf6 $10 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1959"]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B7,12,22,28:W6,15,21,32."]

{ [#] } 1. a3-b4 $1 f2-e1 ( f2-g1 2. b4-c5 d4xb6 3. a7xc5 g1xb6 4. f6-e7 
b6-d4 5. e7-d8 d4-a1 6. d2-e3 a1-h8 7. e3-f4 h8-a1 8. d8-e7 b8-c7 9. e7-d8 
c7-d6 10. d8-g5 d6-c5 11. g5-e7 c5-d4 12. e7-d6 d4-c3 13. f4-g5 h6xf4 14. 
d6xg3 $10 ) 2. b4-a5 e1xc3 3. f6-e7 d4-e3 4. e7-d8 { with a5-b6, b6-c7 
next } $1 c3-e5 5. a5-b6 $1 e5-c7 6. d8-g5 $3 h6xf4 7. b6xd8 $10 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1959"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B8,10,9,26:W16,17,27,25."]

{ [#] } 1. e3-f4 $3 g5xe3 2. e7-f8 e3-f2 ( g7-f6 3. f8xa3 f6-e5 4. a3-b4 
c7-b6 ( e5-f4 5. g3xe5 e3-f2 6. b4-a5 ) 5. b4-e1 e5-d4 ( b6-a5 6. b2-a3 
e3-f2 7. e1-c3 f2xh4 8. c3xf6 h4-g3 9. f6-d4 ) 6. e1-a5 b6-c5 7. a5-c3 
) 3. g3xe1 b4-a3 4. f8xh6 a3xc1 5. e1-d2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White "Gorodetskiy, V."]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1946"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,8,11,15:W24,23,28,27."]

{ [#] } 1. c3-b4 b6-a5 2. b2-c3 c7-b6 3. d4-e5 d6xf4 4. g1-f2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White "Fastovskiy, P."]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B4,2,8,5,12:W15,14,20,19."]

{ [#] } 1. b2-c3 d4xb2 2. a1xc3 $1 ( 2. a3xc1 $2 f4-e3 $1 3. a1-b2 a5-b4 
4. e1-d2 c5-d4 5. d2xf4 b4-c3 6. b2-a3 c3-b2 $10 ) a5-b4 $1 3. c3xa5 f4-e3 
4. a5-b6 c5xa7 5. a3-b4 a7-b6 6. h2-g3 $1 b6-a5 ( e3-f2 7. b4-a5 f2xh4 
8. a5xc7 h4-g3 9. c7-b8 g3-h2 10. b8-a7 h2-g1 11. e1-f2 g1xe3 12. a7xf2 
) 7. g3-f4 $1 e3xg5 8. b4-c5 g5-f4 9. e1-f2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White "Zirik, Eric"]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,6,9,14,17:W15,18,23,21,26."]

{ [#] } 1. c1-b2 $1 d6-c5 2. f4xf8 h6xh2 3. f8xb4 $3 h2-g1 4. b4-a3 g1xe3 
5. b2-c3 d4xb2 6. a3xf4 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1970"]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B17,21,K31:WK4,10,14,30."]

{ [#] } 1. h6-g7 $3 ( 1. d8-b6 $2 a1-c3 2. b6xg1 { win after getting two 
kings } f4-g3 ) ( 1. d8-c7 a1-c3 2. c7xg3 e3-d2 ) f8xh6 ( f4xh6 2. g7-h8 
$10 ) ( a1xh8 2. d8-b6 f4xh6 3. b6xf2 h6-g5 4. f2-g3 g5-h4 ( h8-a1 5. g3-h2 
$10 ) 5. g3-h2 $10 ) 2. d8-c7 $1 a1-e5 3. c7-b8 { Zugzvang! } $1 $10 ( 
3. c7-b6 $2 e5-c3 4. b6xg1 f4-g3 5. g1-b6 h6xf4 6. b6-a5 c3-g7 $1 ) 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,5,13,K28:W7,18,21."]

{ [#] } 1. g1-f2 $1 d2-c1 2. f2-e3 $1 c1xf4 3. a7-b8 $1 f4-c1 4. b8xf4 
c1xg5 5. h4xf6 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1953"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B4,1,5,20,25:W7,10,18,27."]

{ [#] } 1. g7-h8 $3 d2-e1 ( e5-f4 2. h8-c3 d2xb4 3. a5xc3 c7-d6 4. a1-b2 
d6-c5 5. b2-a3 ) 2. h8xf2 e1xh4 3. h2-g3 h4xe1 4. a1-b2 e1-h4 5. g1-f2 
h4xe1 6. b2-c3 e1xb4 7. a5xc3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B12,11,10,14,22:W20,19,23,21,29."]

{ [#] } 1. c3-d4 d6-e5 2. d4xb6 e5xg3 3. e3-f4 $3 g3xg7 4. b6-c7 g7-f6 
5. c7-b8 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "269"]
[Date "1967"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B19,18,17:W32,31,30."]

{ [#] } 1. g5-h6 $1 ( 1. e5-f6 $2 b8-c7 2. g5-h6 f8-e7 3. c5-d6 ( 3. h6-g7 
e7xg5 4. g7-h8 g5-f4 5. h8-d4 c7-d6 6. c5xe7 d8xf6 7. d4xg7 f4-e3 $10 ) 
e7xc5 4. h6-g7 c5-b4 $1 5. g7-h8 b4-a3 $1 $10 ) b8-c7 ( f8-e7 2. c5-d6 
$3 ( 2. c5-b6 $2 b8-c7 3. h6-g7 ( 3. b6-a7 c7-b6 4. a7xc5 e7-d6 5. c5xe7 
d8xd4 $10 ) c7xa5 4. g7-f8 d8-c7 $1 5. f8xb8 a5-b4 $10 ) e7xc5 3. h6-g7 
c5-b4 4. e5-d6 $1 b8-c7 ( b4-c3 5. g7-h8 c3-d2 6. d6-e7 d8xf6 7. h8xe1 
) ( b4-a3 5. g7-h8 ) 5. d6xb8 b4-c3 6. b8-e5 $1 ( 6. g7-h8 c3-d2 7. h8-c3 
d2xb4 8. b8-e5 d8-c7 9. e5xb8 b4-c3 $10 ) c3-d2 7. e5-c3 d2xb4 8. g7-h8 
) 2. c5-d6 $1 ( 2. e5-f6 $2 f8-e7 3. c5-d6 e7xc5 4. h6-g7 c5-b4 5. g7-h8 
b4-a3 6. f6-e7 d8xf6 7. h8xb8 a3-b2 $10 ) c7-b6 3. d6-c7 $1 ( 3. e5-f6 
$2 b6-a5 4. f6-g7 a5-b4 $1 ( d8-e7 $2 5. g7-h8 e7xc5 6. h8-c3 c5-b4 7. 
c3-d4 b4-a3 8. d4-a1 a5-b4 9. a1-d4 f8-e7 10. h6-g7 $16 ) 5. g7-h8 d8-e7 
$1 6. d6-c7 e7-d6 7. c7xe5 b4-c3 $10 ) b6-a5 4. c7-b8 a5-b4 5. e5-f6 $3 
( 5. e5-d6 $2 b4-c3 $1 ( d8-c7 $2 6. d6-e7 f8xd6 7. h6-g7 b4-c3 8. g7-f8 
d6-e5 9. b8xf4 c3-b2 10. f8-g7 ) 6. b8-a7 d8-e7 7. a7-c5 ( 7. d6-c7 c3-b2 
8. a7-d4 b2-a1 9. d4-h8 e7-f6 $10 ) e7-f6 $10 ) ( 5. b8-a7 $2 b4-c3 6. 
e5-d6 d8-e7 $1 7. a7-c5 ( 7. h6-g7 f8xh6 8. d6xf8 c3-b2 $10 ) e7-f6 $10 
8. c5-e3 c3-b2 9. e3-d4 b2-c1 10. d4xh8 c1-f4 11. h8-e5 f4-h2 $10 ) b4-c3 
6. b8-f4 c3-b2 ( d8-c7 7. f4xb8 c3-d2 8. f6-e7 f8xd6 9. b8xc1 ) 7. f6-g7 
d8-c7 8. f4xb8 b2-c1 9. g7-h8 c1-a3 10. h8-b2 $1 a3xc1 11. b8-f4 c1xg5 
12. h6xf4 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "270"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,8,24:W9,15,26."]

{ [#] } 1. b6-c7 d4-e3 2. c7-d8 ( 2. b2-c3 $2 e7-d6 3. c7xe5 g3-f2 4. c3-d4 
e3xc5 5. g1xe3 c5-b4 $10 ) e7-d6 3. d8-b6 $1 g3-f2 ( e3-d2 4. b2-c3 d2xb4 
5. b6-a5 b4-a3 6. a5-c3 $16 ) 4. b6-a5 d6-c5 ( { or } d6-e5 ) 5. a5-e1 
c5-d4 ( c5-b4 6. e1xa5 f2-e1 7. b2-c3 e1xb4 8. a5xf4 ) 6. e1xh4 e3-d2 7. 
b2-a3 $1 d2-c1 8. h4-f6 d4-e3 9. f6-h4 c1-d2 10. h4-e1 ( 10. h4-f2 { is 
ok too } ) d2-c1 11. e1-d2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1972"]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B9,19,23:W20,22,21,32."]

{ [#] } 1. g3-f4 $1 ( 1. g3-h4 $2 h6-g5 2. d6-e7 f6xd8 3. h4xf6 d8-e7 4. 
f6xd8 b8-c7 5. d8xb6 a5xc7 ) f6-e5 2. d6-e7 ( 2. f4-g5 $2 e5xc7 3. g5-f6 
b8-a7 4. f6-e7 c7-b6 5. c5-d6 b6-c5 6. d6xb4 a5xc3 ) e5xg3 3. c5-b6 $3 
( 3. c5-d6 $2 g3-f2 $1 4. e7-d8 f2-e1 5. d8-f6 e1-b4 6. f6-e7 h6-g5 7. 
e7xh4 b4xe7 8. h4xd8 b8-c7 9. d8xb6 a5xc7 ) a5xc7 4. e7-d8 c7-d6 5. d8-c7 
$10 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1959"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,7,16,21:W18,24,22."]

{ [#] } 1. d2-e3 b6-a5 2. h6-g7 $1 f6xh8 3. e3-d4 e5xc3 4. b4xd2 h8-g7 
5. d2-e3 g7-f6 6. e3-f4 a5-b4 7. c1-d2 b4-a3 8. d2-c3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "266"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B4,5,18:W20,21,31."]

{ [#] } 1. e5-f6 ( 1. e5-d6 a5-b4 2. a1-b2 h6-g5 3. h2-g3 d8-e7 $1 4. d6xf8 
g5-h4 5. f8xa3 h4xf2 $10 ) a5-b4 2. a1-b2 d8-c7 3. f6-e7 b4-a3 ( c7-b6 
4. b2-a3 b4-c3 5. a3-b4 c3xa5 6. e7-f8 $16 ) 4. b2-c3 c7-b6 5. c3-b4 $1 
( 5. e7-d8 $2 b6-c5 6. d8-f6 c5-d4 7. c3xe5 a3-b2 8. e5-d6 b2-c1 $10 ) 
a3xc5 6. e7-d8 b6-a5 ( c5-d4 7. d8xa5 d4-e3 8. a5-b4 h6-g5 9. b4-a5 g5-h4 
10. a5-b4 e3-f2 11. b4-c5 ) 7. d8-f6 c5-b4 { or } ( h6-g5 8. f6xh4 c5-d4 
9. h4-f6 d4-e3 10. f6-c3 e3-f2 11. h2-g3 f2xh4 12. c3-e1 ) ( a5-b4 8. f6-h8 
$1 h6-g5 9. h2-g3 b4-a3 10. h8-g7 c5-b4 ( g5-f4 11. g3xe5 a3-b2 12. e5-d6 
c5xe7 13. g7xa1 ) 11. g7-d4 ) 8. f6-d4 ( 8. f6-b2 ) ( 8. f6-h8 $2 h6-g5 
9. h2-g3 g5-f4 10. g3xe5 b4-c3 ) ( 8. f6-a1 $2 h6-g5 9. h2-g3 b4-a3 10. 
a1-d4 a5-b4 { and it is a draw because it is the opponent's move

 } 
11. d4-g7 g5-f4 12. g3xe5 a3-b2 $10 ) h6-g5 9. h2-g3 b4-a3 10. d4-a1 a5-b4 
11. a1-d4 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1965"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B7,28,25:W14,19,32."]

{ [#] } 1. g7-h8 f4-g3 2. d2-e3 g3-h2 3. h8-c3 b8-c7 4. c3-e1 $1 c7-b6 
( h2-g1 5. a7-b8 g1xd4 6. b8xa1 ) ( c7-d6 5. e1-c3 ) 5. e1-f2 $3 ( 5. e1-c3 
$2 c5-d4 $1 $10 ) h2-g1 ( b6-a5 6. f2-g1 a5-b4 ( c5-b4 7. a7-b8 b4-c3 8. 
b8-e5 ) 7. e3-d4 c5xe3 8. g1xa3 h2-g1 9. a3-c5 g1xb6 10. a7xc5 ) 6. f2-g3 
$1 g1xd4 7. g3-d6 c5xe7 8. a7xe3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "268"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,5,18:W19,24,25."]

{ [#]The plans for both sides are obvious - both run to king on their long 
flank. Black's position has some minuses - checker on g7 is badly placed 
which gives the opponent an extra move when attacking it, and there is 
also a separation of flanks.

 } 1. h2-g3 c5-b4 2. g3-f4 b4-c3 3. f4-g5 
g7-h6 4. g5-f6 b6-c5 ( h6-g5 5. f6xh4 b6-c5 6. e5-f6 c5-d4 7. f6-e7 d4-e3 
8. e7-d8 c3-d2 ( e3-f2 9. d8-f6 ) 9. d8-b6 ) 5. f6-e7 c5-b4 6. e5-f6 $3 
( 6. e7-f8 h6-g5 7. f8xa3 c3-b2 $10 ) ( 6. e7-d8 $2 b4-a3 7. d8-f6 a3-b2 
8. c1xa3 c3-d2 9. e5-d6 d2-e1 10. f6-d4 $1 e1-g3 { The only way! } $1 ( 
h6-g5 $2 11. d6-c7 g5-f4 12. c7-d8 f4-g3 ( f4-e3 13. d4xg1 e1-c3 14. a3-b4 
c3xa5 15. g1-b6 a5xc7 16. d8xb6 ) ( e1-g3 13. a3-b4 g3-h4 ( g3-h2 14. d4-g1 
h2-g3 15. g1-h2 g3-e1 16. h2xc7 e1xa5 17. c7-b6 a5xc7 18. d8xb6 ) 14. b4-a5 
h4-g3 15. a5-b6 g3-h2 16. b6-a7 h2-g3 ( f4-e3 17. d4xg1 h2-e5 18. d8-c7 
e5xb8 19. g1-h2 ) 17. d8-h4 g3-h2 18. h4-g5 ( { or } 18. d4-g1 ) f4xh6 
19. a7-b8 ) 13. a3-b4 e1xa5 14. d4-b6 a5xc7 15. d8xb6 ) 11. d6-e7 h6-g5 
12. e7-f8 g5-h4 13. a3-b4 g3-c7 14. f8-h6 c7-b8 { and this position is 
a draw - for example } 15. b4-c5 b8-c7 { If this was a black's move they 
would not be able to avoid the loss (see Position 268a).
 } $1 16. d4-f6 
c7-b8 17. f6-c3 b8-h2 18. h6-d2 h2-b8 ( h4-g3 $2 19. d2-e3 h2-g1 20. e3-d4 
g3-f2 ( g3-h2 21. c3-e1 ) 21. c3-e1 ) 19. d2-e1 b8-g3 20. c3-d4 g3-h2 $1 
( g3-c7 $2 21. c5-b6 c7xa5 22. d4-c3 a5xd2 23. e1xc3 h4-g3 24. c3-d4 ) 
21. e1-f2 ( 21. c5-b6 h2-g1 $1 22. d4-c5 g1-h2 23. e1-c3 h2-b8 24. c5-f2 
b8-a7 $10 ) h2-c7 22. d4-c3 c7-g3 23. f2-e3 g3-e1 24. c3-e5 h4-g3 25. e5xh2 
e1-c3 $10 ) b4-a3 7. e7-f8 c3-d2 8. c1xe3 a3-b2 9. f6-g7 b2-c1 10. e3-d4 
h6-g5 11. g7-h8 g5-h4 ( c1-f4 12. h8-f6 g5xe7 13. f8xh2 ) ( c1-d2 12. h8-f6 
g5xe7 13. f8xe1 ) ( g5-f4 12. f8-d6 $16 ( { or } 12. d4-c5 c1-e3 ( f4-e3 
13. h8-b2 c1xd6 14. f8xg1 ) 13. h8-d4 e3-g1 14. c5-d6 g1xe7 15. f8xh2 $16 
) ) 12. h8-e5 $16 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B12,10,9,K15:W16,19,24,28."]

{ [#] } 1. d4-a1 $1 b4-c3 2. a1xe5 $1 ( 2. a1xd4 b6-a5 3. d4xb6 a7xc5 4. 
g3-f4 a5-b4 5. f4-e5 b4-c3 6. e5-f6 c5-b4 7. a3xc5 c3-b2 8. e3-d4 b2-a1 
9. d4-e5 a1-c3 10. c5-b6 c3-a5 11. b6-a7 a5-c7 $10 ) c5-b4 3. a3xc5 b6xh4 
( b6xf6 4. g3-f4 a7-b6 5. e3-d4 b6-a5 6. d4-c5 ) 4. e5-c7 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B10,9,14,20,23,28:WK4,22,21,32."]

{ [#] } 1. d6-c7 $1 b8xd6 2. e3-d4 $1 a1xe5 3. a7-b8 { [#] } f6-g5 { what 
else? } 4. a5-b6 $1 g5xe3 5. b6-c7 e5xh2 6. c7xe5 h2xd6 7. b8xd2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B20,19,23,K21:WK4,9."]

{ [#] } 1. h6-e3 $1 a1-d4 2. e3-f4 $3 d4xa7 3. f4xh2 a7-d4 4. a5-b6 d4xa7 
5. h2-g1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,6,24,K21:W5,K13."]

{ [#] } 1. f2-e3 h4-f2 2. h6-f4 $3 f2xa7 3. f4-b8 a7-d4 4. g1-f2 d4xg1 
5. b8-a7 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1954"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:BK12,11,19,21:W14,K22,28."]

{ [#] } 1. h6-g7 $3 ( 1. c5-b6 f6xa1 $10 ) f6xa1 ( f6xh8 2. a3-b2 $1 f4-g3 
3. b2-a1 h8xb2 4. a1xh2 ) 2. g7-h8 f4-e3 $1 ( f4-g3 3. c5-b6 a7xc5 4. a3xh2 
) 3. c5-b6 a7xc5 4. a3xd6 $1 a1-b2 ( e3-d2 5. d6-e5 a1xf6 6. h8xe1 ) 5. 
h8xa1 e3-f2 6. d6-g3 f2xh4 7. a1-e5 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,24,25,K31:W5,9,K14."]

{ [#] } 1. g7-f8 $3 f4-e3 ( f4-d2 2. f8-b4 d2xc7 3. d8xb6 ) ( f4-c1 2. 
d8-h4 ) 2. f8-h6 $1 e3xa7 3. d8-h4 $1 g3-f2 4. h4xe1 a7-b8 5. h6-f4 b8xg3 
6. e1xh4 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B7,K5,10,9:WK16,20,22,28,31."]

{ [#] } 1. g3-f4 $1 b4xe1 2. f4-e5 $3 f6xf2 3. h2-g1 $10 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B6,10,14,18,K32:W8,13,23,27,31."]

{ [#] } 1. f4-g5 $3 h4xd4 ( d6xd2 2. b8xa3 ) ( d6xh6 2. b8xa1 ) 2. e3xe7 
d8xf6 3. b8xa1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1951"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B4,6,5,9,K29:WK2,13,17."]

{ [#] } 1. h8-e5 g5-f4 ( e1-a5 2. e5-d4 a5-b4 3. f2-e3 h4xf2 4. e3xg1 g5-f4 
5. d4-b2 b4-f8 6. g1-f2 f8-e7 7. b2-c1 e7-h4 8. c1xh6 h4xe1 9. h6-g5 e1-h4 
10. g5-d8 h4-e1 11. d8-h4 e1-d2 12. h2-g3 ) ( e1-d2 2. e5-g7 d2-a5 3. g7-h6 
) 2. e5-d4 $3 f4-e3 3. d4-f6 $1 e3xg1 4. f6-d8 h4xf2 5. d8-a5 $1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B7,10,9,28,K31:WK8,13,32."]

{ [#] } 1. d8-c7 $3 h4xd4 ( b8xd6 2. a7-b8 h4xd4 3. b8xa1 ) 2. d2-c3 b8xd6 
3. c3xa1 d4-e3 4. a7-b8 d6-c5 5. b8-a7 c5-d4 6. a1-b2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B12,11,16,K13:W10,14,20,24,28."]

{ [#] } 1. h4-e1 $1 e3-d2 2. b4-c5 $3 d2xd6 3. a3-b4 a5xc3 4. e1xg3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B9,15,13,18,K32:W16,17,22,26,25."]

{ [#] } 1. b8-d6 $1 e7xe3 2. g3-f4 f6xd4 3. h4xh8 e3xg5 4. h8xa5 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B20,17,21,K31:WK15,30."]

{ [#] } 1. d8-c7 d4-c5 ( d4-a1 2. a5-b6 a1-b2 3. b6-a7 b2-a1 4. a7-b8 a1-b2 
5. c7-d6 b2-a1 6. d6-c5 a1-h8 7. c5-b4 h8-a1 8. b4-d6 a1-b2 ( a1-h8 9. 
g5-f6 h8xc7 10. b8xd6 ) 9. d6-e7 f8xd6 10. b8xa1 ) 2. c7-h2 $1 c5-e7 3. 
h6-g7 $1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White "Shevchenko, G."]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1950"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B20,19,24,21,K30:WK18,28,31."]

{ [#] } 1. c5-d6 $3 e5xb8 2. h6-g7 a7xc5 3. f8xa3 $1 d8-c7 4. a3-b2 $1 
c7-b6 ( b8-a7 5. g7-h8 a7-b8 6. h8-d4 b8-a7 7. d4-g1 a7-b8 8. g1-a7 c7-d6 
9. a7-g1 b8-a7 10. b2-d4 a7xe3 11. g1xf8 ) 5. a5xc7 b8xa1 ( b8xh8 6. b2-a1 
) 6. g7-h8 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "271"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B2,7,26:W9,14,27."]

{ [#] } 1. e7-d8 c7-b6 ( c7-d6 2. d8-b6 g3-h2 3. b6-g1 d6-e5 4. d2-e3 $1 
f4xd2 5. e1xc3 e5-f4 6. g1-a7 $16 ) ( g3-h2 2. d8xb6 { same as the trunk 
line } ) 2. d8xa5 g3-h2 3. a5-b6 h2-g1 4. b6-a7 g1-h2 5. a7-g1 ( { or a 
reverse order of moves } 5. d2-c3 h2-g3 6. a7-g1 ) h2-g3 ( f4-g3 6. d2-c3 
$16 ) 6. d2-c3 $1 ( 6. g1-h2 $2 f4-e3 $10 ) g3-h4 7. g1-h2 f4-e3 ( h4-g3 
8. c3-d4 $16 ) 8. h2-g3 h4xf2 9. e1xg3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "274"]
[Date ""]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B4,1,12:W14,32,31."]

{ [#]Make a dra
 } 1. a1-b2 $1 ( 1. g1-f2 $2 b8-c7 2. a1-b2 c7-d6 3. a3-b4 
( 3. b2-c3 d6-c5 4. c3-b4 c5-d4 5. b4-a5 d8-c7 6. a3-b4 f4-e3 7. f2-g3 
e3-d2 $16 ) d8-c7 4. b2-c3 c7-b6 5. b4-a5 ( 5. c3-d4 f4-e3 6. b4-a5 e3xg1 
7. a5xe5 g1xc5 8. e5-f6 c5-f8 ) b6-c5 6. c3-b4 c5xa3 7. a5-b6 d6-c5 8. 
b6xd4 a3-b2 ( { or } f4-e3 9. d4-e5 e3xg1 10. e5-f6 g1-c5 11. f6-g7 c5-d4 
) 9. d4-c5 f4-e3 10. f2xd4 b2-a1 11. d4-e5 a1xf6 ) f4-e3 2. b2-c3 d8-e7 
( b8-c7 3. a3-b4 c7-b6 4. b4-a5 d8-c7 5. g1-h2 e3-f2 6. h2-g3 $1 ( 6. c3-d4 
$2 f2-g1 7. d4-e5 g1-c5 8. e5-f6 ( 8. h2-g3 c5-f8 9. g3-f4 b6-c5 10. f4-g5 
f8-g7 ( { or } f8-h6 11. e5-f6 h6xc1 12. f6-e7 c1-b2 $16 ) 11. g5-f6 g7-f8 
) c5-f8 9. h2-g3 b6-c5 10. g3-f4 c5-d4 11. f4-g5 d4-c3 12. g5-h6 c3-b2 
13. h6-g7 f8xh6 14. f6-e7 c7-d6 15. e7xc5 h6-f4 ) f2xh4 7. c3-d4 { and 
man on d4 goes to king =
 } ) 3. a3-b4 e7-d6 4. b4-a5 d6-e5 ( d6-c5 5. 
c3-d4 ( { or } 5. g1-h2 e3-f2 6. h2-g3 f2xh4 7. a5-b6 c5xa7 8. c3-d4 h4-g3 
9. d4-e5 $10 ) e3-d2 6. d4xb6 d2-e1 7. b6-c7 b8xd6 8. a5-b6 $10 ) ( b8-a7 
5. c3-b4 d6-e5 6. g1-f2 e3xg1 7. b4-c5 g1xb6 8. a5xc7 $10 ) ( b8-c7 5. 
c3-b4 d6-e5 6. b4-c5 $10 ) 5. a5-b6 e5-f4 6. c3-b4 $1 e3-d2 7. b4-c5 d2-e1 
( d2-c1 8. c5-d6 c1-a3 9. b6-c7 $10 ) 8. c5-d6 e1-a5 9. b6-a7 a5-d8 10. 
g1-f2 $10 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "279"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,11,9,13:W18,24,28,27."]

{ [#] } 1. h4-g5 b6-c5 ( c7-d6 2. g5-h6 d6-c5 3. g3-f4 e5xg3 4. h6-g7 b6-a5 
5. g7-f8 ) 2. g3-f4 $1 ( 2. g5-h6 $2 c5-d4 3. c3-b4 d4-e3 4. h6-g7 e3-d2 
$10 ) e5xg3 3. g5-f6 a7-b6 ( c7-d6 4. f6-g7 d6-e5 5. g7-f8 c5-d4 6. f8-g7 
d4xb2 7. g7xa1 ) 4. f6-g7 b6-a5 5. g7-h8 $1 ( 5. g7-f8 $2 a5-b4 6. c3xa5 
c5-d4 7. f8-b4 ( 7. f8-g7 d4-e3 8. g7-h6 e3-f2 9. g1xe3 g3-h2 $10 ) d4-e3 
8. b4-c3 c7-d6 9. a5-b6 d6-e5 $10 ) c5-b4 6. c3-d4 c7-b6 ( b4-a3 7. d4-c5 
a5-b4 8. c5-b6 c7xa5 $16 ) 7. h8-f6 $1 g3-f2 ( b4-a3 8. d4-c5 b6xd4 9. 
f6xa1 ) 8. g1xe3 b4-a3 { Seems that the draw is inevitable but white found 
a clever move
 } 9. d4-e5 $1 a3-b2 ( a5-b4 10. e5-d6 $16 ) 10. f6-d8 { 
with no good moves left. } $1 b2-c1 ( b2-a1 11. d8-f6 b6-c5 12. f6-h8 ) 
( b6-c5 11. e5-d6 c5xe7 12. d8xa1 ) 11. e5-f6 c1xe7 12. d8xf6 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "273"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B8,19,26:W13,28,25."]

{ [#] } 1. e7-f8 h4-g3 2. f8xh6 g3-f2 3. c5-d6 f2-g1 4. h6-d2 $1 ( 4. b2-c3 
$2 g1-h2 5. d6-e7 h2-e5 $10 ) ( 4. h6-g7 $2 a7-b6 $1 5. d6-e7 { otherwise 
24-19= } g1-c5 6. e7-f8 c5-a3 $10 ) a7-b6 5. d6-e7 g1-d4 ( g1-c5 6. e7-f8 
c5-a3 7. f8-h6 ) 6. d2-c3 d4-c5 7. e7-f8 c5-a3 8. f8-h6 a3xc1 9. c3-d2 
2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event "Tiny (3 or less) king endings"]
[Site ""]
[Round "268.1"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:BK15,19,K21:W13,K27."]

{ [#] } c7-b8 2. c5-b6 b8-g3 3. b6-a7 g3-b8 4. h6-f4 $16 ( { or } 4. d4-a1 
{ with an easy win } ) b8xg3 5. a7-b8 g3-e1 6. d4-f2 e1xg3 7. b8xh2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B27,25,K32:W5,18,23,26."]

{ [#] } 1. c7-d8 $1 h2-g1 2. d8xb2 g1-h2 3. b8xf4 h2xh8 ( h2xa1 4. g7-h8 
) 4. b2-a1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B16,20,K29:W14,24,27,32."]

{ [#] } 1. h8-d4 $1 b6-c5 $1 2. d4xd8 f4-e3 3. d8-b6 $1 e3-d2 4. b6-c7 
$1 b8xd6 5. b4-c5 d6xb4 6. a5xe1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White "Kanischiker, B."]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1963"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:BK5,14,21,K31:WK8,13,30."]

{ [#] } 1. h6-g7 $3 f8xh6 ( b2xh8 2. d8-f6 h8xg3 3. h2xb8 ) 2. f4-g5 h4xf6 
3. d8xg5 h6xf4 4. h2xa1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,7,14,19:W5,20,22,21."]

{ [#] } 1. d2-e3 a5-b4 $1 ( f6-g5 2. c5-d6 $1 a5-b4 3. d6-c7 b4-c3 4. c7-d8 
c3-b2 5. d8xh4 b2-a1 6. e3-d4 a1xg3 7. h4xf2 ) 2. c5xa3 f6-g5 3. a3-b4 
g5-h4 4. e3-d4 $1 h4-g3 5. f4-g5 $1 h6xf4 6. b4-c5 ( 6. b4-a5 $2 g3-f2 
7. g1xg5 h2-g1 8. d4-e5 g1-f2 9. g5-h6 f2-h4 10. a5-b6 ( 10. h6-g7 h4-g3 
11. e5-f6 g3-h4 $10 ) h4-e1 11. e5-f6 e1-c3 12. h6-g7 c3-a5 13. b6-a7 a5-d8 
$10 ) 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:BK15,K13,20,17:WK5,12,21."]

{ [#] } 1. d4-g1 $1 ( 1. g5-f6 h2-e5 $1 $10 2. d4-a1 e5xh8 3. h4-f6 h8xe5 
4. a1xf6 ( 4. a1xh8 h6-g5 5. a5-b6 g5-f4 6. b6-c7 f4-e3 $10 ) h6-g5 $10 
) h6xf4 2. h4-g3 $1 f4-e3 3. g1xc5 h2xb4 4. a5xc3 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1959"]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,11,16,25:W6,10,20,23."]

{ [#] } 1. c1-b2 $1 f2-e1 2. b4-c5 $3 d6xd2 3. b2-a3 e1-h4 ( d2-c1 4. g7-h8 
e3-f2 5. a3-b4 a5xc3 6. h8xa1 ) 4. a3-b4 a5xc3 5. g7-h8 $10 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event "Labyrinths of Endgame"]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "0-2"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B7,6,5,12,11,9,16,20:W14,19,18,17,23,27,25,31."]

{ [#] } 1. a5-b6 $1 ( 1. g3-h4 g7-f6 2. f2-g3 ( 2. f2-e3 d8-e7 ) ( 2. d2-e3 
f4xd2 3. c3xe1 g5-f4 4. f2-e3 f4xd2 5. e1xc3 e5-f4 ) d8-e7 3. d2-e3 f4xd2 
4. c3xe1 g5-f4 5. e1-d2 c5-d4 6. d2-c3 d4xb2 7. a3xc1 f4-e3 8. b4-c5 d6xb4 
9. a5xc3 e7-d6 10. c1-b2 d6-c5 11. b2-a3 c5-d4 12. c3-b4 f6-g5 13. h4xf6 
e5xg7 ) ( 1. d2-e3 f4xd2 2. c3xe1 g5-f4 3. f2-e3 f4xd2 4. e1xc3 g7-f6 5. 
c3-d4 ( 5. g3-f4 e5xg3 6. h2xf4 d8-e7 ) ( 5. g3-h4 e5-f4 ) e5xc3 6. b4xd2 
f6-g5 7. d2-e3 g5-h4 8. g3-f4 d8-e7 ) ( 1. f2-e3 d8-e7 2. g3-h4 ( 2. c3-d4 
e5xe1 3. g3xe5 d6xd2 4. b4xf4 ( 4. b4xb8 g5-f4 5. b8xg3 e1xh4 6. a3-b4 
) d2-c1 5. f4-e5 c1-f4 6. e5xg3 e1xh4 ) g7-f6 ) c5xa7 ( c7xa5 $2 2. d2-e3 
f4xd2 3. c3xe1 a5xc3 4. e1-d2 c3xe1 5. g3-h4 e1xg3 6. h2xf8 { At least 
a draw - or a win! } ) 2. g3-h4 g7-f6 3. f2-g3 ( 3. b4-c5 d6xb4 4. a3xc5 
( 4. c3xa5 a7-b6 5. a3-b4 ( 5. f2-g3 b6-c5 6. d2-c3 c5-d4 7. c3-b4 d8-e7 
) d8-e7 6. d2-c3 f4-e3 $1 7. f2xd4 e7-d6 8. h2-g3 g5-f4 ) d8-e7 $1 ( c7-b6 
$2 5. c5-d6 e5xc7 6. f2-g3 ) 5. f2-g3 c7-b6 6. c3-d4 e5xe1 7. g3xg7 b6xd4 
8. h4xd8 { We are almost there! - but } a7-b6 $1 9. d8xa5 d4-c3 10. a5xd2 
e1xh8 ) c7-b6 $1 4. c3-d4 ( 4. b4-a5 b6-c5 5. a3-b4 ( 5. c3-b4 d8-c7 6. 
d2-c3 a7-b6 ) c5xa3 6. c3-d4 e5xe1 7. g3xg7 a3-b2 8. h4xf6 b2-c1 9. g7-h8 
c1-h6 ) e5xe1 5. g3xg7 e1xa5 6. h4xf6 d6-e5 $1 7. f6xd4 d8-e7 8. d4-c5 
( 8. g7-h8 e7-f6 9. h8xe5 b6-c5 10. d4xb6 a5xf4 ) ( 8. g7-f8 b6-c5 9. d4xb6 
a7xc5 10. f8xb4 a5xe1 ) b6xd4 9. g7-f8 ( 9. g7-h8 d4-e3 10. h2-g3 a5-c7 
$1 11. g3-h4 c7-f4 { can't let man on h4 move to h6 where it would be a 
draw
 } $1 12. h8-c3 ( 12. h8-f6 e7xg5 13. h4xf6 e3-f2 14. f6-g7 ( 14. 
f6-e7 f4-d6 15. e7xc5 f2-e1 16. c5-d6 e1-h4 17. a3-b4 h4-g5 18. b4-a5 g5-f6 
19. d6-c7 f6-e5 ) ( 14. a3-b4 f2-g1 15. f6-g7 f4-e5 16. g7-f8 e5-d6 17. 
f8xc5 g1xb6 ) f4-e5 15. g7-f8 f2-g1 16. f8-b4 ( 16. f8-h6 a7-b6 ) a7-b6 
17. b4-e1 g1-h2 18. a3-b4 ( 18. e1-h4 b6-a5 { an easy win from here } ) 
b6-a5 19. b4-c5 e5-c3 20. e1xb4 a5xc3 ) e3-f2 13. c3-b4 { if white king 
remains on the Mason then the ending is won for black
 } f4-d6 14. h4-g5 
( 14. b4-d2 f2-e1 15. d2-g5 e1-a5 16. g5xd8 d6-c7 17. d8xb6 a7xc5 ) ( 14. 
b4-a5 f2-e1 15. a5-d8 e7-f6 16. d8xg5 d6-g3 17. h4xf2 e1xe7 ) f2-e1 15. 
b4-a5 ( 15. g5-f6 e1xa5 16. f6xd8 d6-c7 17. d8xb6 a7xc5 ) d6-e5 ) e7-f6 
10. f8-h6 { cutting man on d4 from kinging
 } ( 10. h2-g3 d4-c3 11. f8-h6 
( 11. f8-d6 c3-d2 ) f6-g5 12. h6xb4 a5xh4 ) a5-e1 11. h6-f4 d4-c3 ( a7-b6 
$2 12. h2-g3 e1xh4 13. f4-e5 $10 ) 12. f4-e3 e1-h4 13. e3-g5 ( 13. e3-h6 
h4-f2 14. h6-f4 a7-b6 15. f4-h6 b6-a5 16. a3-b4 ( 16. h6-f4 f2-e3 17. f4xb4 
a5xc3 ) c3-d2 17. h6xc1 a5xc3 18. c1-a3 f6-e5 19. a3-c1 f2-h4 20. c1-a3 
c3-d2 21. a3-b2 h4-f6 ) f6-e5 14. g5-e3 { now we need to push him out of 
the c1-h6 line
 } h4-e7 15. e3-h6 e5-d4 16. h2-g3 ( 16. h6-f4 e7-f6 17. 
f4-e5 f6-h8 18. e5-f4 a7-b6 19. f4-b8 d4-e3 ) e7-f6 17. h6-f4 ( 17. g3-f4 
f6-h8 ) a7-b6 ( f6-h4 18. f4-h6 h4xe1 19. h6-g7 ) 18. f4-b8 ( 18. f4-h6 
b6-a5 19. g3-f4 f6-h8 20. h6-g5 c3-d2 ) ( 18. f4-d6 d4-e3 19. d6-b8 f6-h8 
) f6-g5 $1 ( d4-e3 $2 19. g3-f4 e3xg5 20. a3-b4 c3xa5 21. b8-a7 $10 ) 19. 
b8-d6 ( 19. g3-h4 g5-h6 20. b8-g3 c3-d2 ) b6-a5 20. d6-b8 ( 20. g3-h4 g5-h6 
21. d6-e7 h6-g7 22. e7-f8 g7-h8 ) ( 20. d6-f8 g5-h6 21. f8-e7 h6-f4 22. 
g3xe5 d4xd8 ) g5-e3 $1 21. b8-d6 c3-d2 22. d6-f8 d4-c3 $1 23. f8-g7 ( 23. 
a3-b4 e3-d4 ) e3-d4 24. g7-h8 d2-c1 25. g3-f4 ( 25. a3-b4 c1-b2 26. b4xd2 
b2-a1 ) c1xh6 26. a3-b4 h6-g7 27. b4xd2 d4-a1 0-2

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "278"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,6,11,13:W14,23,29."]

{ [#]The activity of the black checkers seems to compensate for the missing 
checker. But with a pitch white change the position in their favor.



 
} 1. f2-g3 { The checker must be returned immediately, not waiting for 
the opponent to enforce its center:



 } $1 ( 1. c3-b4 d6-e5 $1 $10 
( f4-g3 $2 2. f2-e3 g3-f2 3. e3-d4 f2-e1 4. b4-a5 e1-d2 ( h8-g7 5. g1-f2 
e1xg3 6. h4xf2 ) ( d6-e5 5. d4xf6 e1-c3 6. f6-e7 h8-g7 7. e7-f8 g7-h6 8. 
f8-b4 c3-a1 9. b4-d2 ) 5. d4-c5 d6xb4 6. a5xe1 ) ) f4xh2 2. h4-g5 h8-g7 
( d6-e5 3. g5-h6 e5-f4 4. c3-d4 f4-g3 5. d4-e5 g3-f2 6. g1xe3 h2-g1 7. 
e5-f6 g1xg7 8. h6xf8 ) 3. c3-b4 g7-h6 ( d6-e5 4. g5-f6 ) 4. g5-f6 h6-g5 
5. f6xh4 d6-e5 6. b4-c5 e5-f4 7. h4-g5 $1 f4xh6 8. c5-d6 h6-g5 9. d6-c7 
g5-f4 10. c7-b8 f4-e3 11. g1-f2 e3xg1 12. b8-a7 g1-d4 13. a7xg1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,K14,17,K32:W5,K25."]

{ [#] } 1. g1-f2 $3 h2-g1 ( g7-a1 2. g5-f6 $1 a1xg7 3. f4-e5 g7xg1 4. b8-a7 
) ( g7-h6 2. f4-c7 h6xg1 3. b8-a7 ) 2. f4-c1 $1 g1xh6 3. b8-f4 h6xe3 4. 
c1xf8 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "165"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,1,7,12,16,14,20,19:W5,13,23,21,28,27,26,32."]

{ [#] } h4-g3 2. d2-e3 $1 ( 2. f4-e5 $2 d6xf4 3. c5-b6 a7xc5 4. b4xf8 g3-f2 
5. g1xg5 h6xf4 6. f8-c5 h2-g1 $10 ) g3xe5 3. a5-b6 $1 c7xc3 4. e3-d4 d6xb4 
5. d4xd8 c3-b2 6. a3xc5 b2-a1 ( a7-b6 7. c1xa3 b6xd4 8. d8-b6 d4-c3 9. 
b6-a5 ) 7. c1-b2 $1 a1xb6 8. d8xa5 h6-g5 9. a5-d2 g5-h4 10. d2-a5 h4-g3 
( a7-b6 11. a5xd8 h4-g3 12. d8-h4 ) 11. a5-e1 a7-b6 12. e1xh4 b6-c5 13. 
h4-f6 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1959"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:BK4,1,21:WK27,26."]

{ [#] } 1. g1-h2 $1 c7-b8 ( c7-a5 2. h6-g7 ) 2. a1-f6 $1 e7xg5 3. h6xf4 
b8xg3 4. h2xf4 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "1-1"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B1,12,10,21:W19,18,26,30."]

{ [#] } 1. g1-h2 $1 e5-d4 2. h6-g7 $3 f8xh6 ( d4xf2 $10 ) 3. a3-b4 c5xa3 
4. e3xc5 h6-g5 5. c5-b6 $1 g5-f4 6. b6-a7 f4-e3 7. a7-b8 ( 7. h2-g3 e3-d2 
8. a7-b8 a3-b2 9. b8-f4 d2-e1 ( d2-c1 10. f4-h6 b2-a1 11. g3-f4 c1xg5 12. 
h6xf4 ) 10. f4-e5 e1xh4 11. e5xa1 ) a3-b2 8. h2-g3 e3-d2 9. b8-f4 d2-c1 
10. f4-h6 b2-a1 11. g3-f4 c1xg5 12. h6xc1 $10 1-1

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "267"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B11,9,16:W22,21,26."]

{ [#]The left side is open to run for the king but the opponent has formidable 
defenses.

 } 1. b4-a5 f6-e5 ( h6-g5 2. a5-b6 g5-h4 3. g3-f4 f6-g5 ( 
e7-d6 4. b6-a7 d6-e5 5. f4xd6 h4-g3 6. d6-c7 g3-f2 7. c7-b8 f2-e1 8. c3-d4 
e1-d2 9. b8-d6 d2-h6 10. d6-f8 { with a winning ending } ) 4. f4xh6 h4-g3 
5. h6-g7 g3-f2 ( e7-f6 6. g7xe5 g3-f2 7. b6-a7 $16 ) 6. g7-f8 e7-f6 7. 
c3-d4 $1 f2-e1 8. b6-a7 $16 ) 2. a5-b6 h6-g5 ( e7-f6 3. b6-c7 f6-g5 4. 
c7-d8 g5-f4 5. g3-h4 f4-e3 6. d8-b6 e5-d4 7. c3xe5 e3-d2 8. b6-d4 d2-e1 
9. e5-d6 $16 ) ( e7-d6 3. g3-h4 e5-f4 4. b6-a7 d6-c5 5. a7-b8 f4-e3 6. 
b8-f4 e3xg5 7. h4xf6 $16 ) 3. g3-h4 $1 ( 3. b6-a7 $2 g5-f4 4. g3-h4 f4-e3 
5. a7-b8 e5-d4 6. c3xe5 e3-d2 $1 ( e3-f2 $2 7. b8-a7 f2-e1 8. e5-d6 e7xc5 
9. a7xf2 e1xg3 10. h4xf2 ) 7. b8-a7 d2-c1 $10 ) g5-f4 4. h4-g5 $1 f4xh6 
5. b6-c7 h6-g5 6. c7-d8 e5-d4 ( e7-f6 7. d8-c7 g5-f4 8. c7-d8 f6-g5 9. 
d8xh4 f4-e3 10. h4-e1 e5-f4 ( e3-d2 11. e1-g3 d2xb4 12. g3xa3 ) 11. e1-h4 
) 7. c3xe5 g5-h4 8. d8xf6 h4-g3 9. f6-h4 $1 g3-h2 10. h4-f2 h2-g1 11. f2-a7 
2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,15,28,25:W6,27,32."]

{ [#] } 1. g7-h8 c7-d6 ( f2-e1 2. c1-d2 ) ( f2-g1 2. d4-c5 g1xb6 3. a7xc5 
) 2. d4-c5 d6xb4 3. h8-c3 b4xd2 4. c1xg1 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "1978"]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B2,K1,7:WK9,14."]

{ [#] } 1. d2-c3 $1 ( 1. g1-h2 $2 f4-e3 $1 $10 ) g3-h4 ( g3-h2 2. e1-f2 
$1 ) 2. g1-h2 f4-e3 ( h4-g3 3. c3-d4 $1 ) 3. h2-g3 $1 h4xf2 4. e1xg3 2-0


[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B8,K6,13:WK7,21."]

{ [#] } 1. f2-g3 $1 d2-b4 ( d2-c1 2. b2-a3 c1-d2 3. g3-f4 d2xg5 4. h4xf6 
) 2. b2-c3 $1 b4xe1 3. g3-f2 e1xg3 4. h4xf2 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round "272"]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B8,19,27:W14,28,25."]

{ [#] } 1. c7-d8 f4-e3 ( f4-g3 2. d8-h4 g3-h2 3. b2-c3 g7-h6 4. c3-b4 ) 
( g7-h6 2. d8-h4 f4-e3 3. b2-c3 h6-g5 4. h4xf6 e3-f2 5. f6-e7 { and the 
king is caught } ) 2. d8-a5 g7-h6 ( e3-f2 3. a5-e1 f2-g1 4. e1-a5 g1xb6 
5. a5xc7 ) ( g7-f6 3. a5-d8 f6-g5 ( f6-e5 4. c5-d6 e5xc7 5. d8xf2 ) 4. 
d8xh4 e3-d2 5. b2-c3 d2xd6 6. h4-f6 ) 3. a5-e1 h6-g5 4. e1-h4 { With this 
move white win the checker and start the second stage of their plan
 } 
e3-d2 5. h4xf6 d2-e1 ( d2-c1 6. b2-a3 { and the same plan as in the main 
line } ) 6. b2-a3 { The key move of the plan. } $1 ( 6. c5-d6 $2 a7-b6 
7. d6-e7 e1-b4 8. e7-f8 b4-a3 $10 ) e1-d2 ( e1-a5 7. c5-d6 a7-b6 8. d6-e7 
a5-e1 9. f6-a1 b6-c5 10. e7-d8 e1-f2 11. d8-a5 $16 ) ( e1-g3 7. f6-e5 g3xb4 
8. a3xc5 ) ( e1-h4 7. f6-g5 h4xb4 8. a3xc5 ) ( e1-b4 7. f6-d4 b4xd6 8. 
d4-c5 d6xb4 9. a3xc5 ) 7. c5-d6 a7-b6 8. d6-e7 d2-e3 9. e7-f8 b6-a5 10. 
f8-h6 e3-g1 11. h6-d2 $16 2-0

[Black "Zirik, Zinoviy"]
[White ""]
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date ""]
[Result "2-0"]
[GameType "23"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "W:B3,16,K28:WK5."]

{ [#] } 1. a7-d4 h2-d6 2. d4-g7 $3 ( 2. b4-a5 d6-e7 3. c1-b2 ( 3. c1-d2 
e7-g5 4. d2-c3 g5-e7 ) e7-d6 4. b2-a3 d6-h2 5. a3-b4 ( 5. a5-b6 h2-g1 6. 
d4-c5 g1-h2 7. c5-d4 h2-g1 ) h2-d6 ) d6xa3 3. g7-f8 2-0

