Study 28

Árpád Rusz
Die Schwalbe
2007
1st Honourable Mention

Draw

1.Rxa5 Nb5! [1...c2 2.Rc5+ Kd7 3.Bd3! (3.Rxd5+? Kc6 4.Bg2 Kb6 5.Rd6+ Kb5 6.Bf1+ Nc4 7.Bxc4+ Kc5!-+) 3...g3 (3...Kd6 4.Rxc2 Nxc2 5.Bxc2 Nc3 6.Bf5 g3 7.Bh3 Ne2 8.Bg2=) 4.Bxc2 Kd6 5.Ra5 g2 6.Ra6+ Ke5 7.Rg6=] 2.Bxb5 [2.Rxb5? Nc7+-+] 2...Nc7+ 3.Ka7 c2 4.Ba6+! [4.Ra1? Nxb5+ 5.Kb6 Nd4 6.Kc5 Nb3+ 7.Kc4 Nxa1-+ (7...c1Q+? 8.Rxc1 Nxc1 9.Kd4=) ] 4...Nxa6

5.Kxa6! [Thematic try: 5.Rxa6? c1R! (5...c1Q? 6.Rc6+! Qxc6 stalemate) 6.Rg6 Rg1! (6...Rc4? 7.Kb6 (7.Ka6) 7...Kd7 8.Kb5 Rf4 9.Kc5 Ke7 10.Kd5 Kf7 11.Ke5!=) 7.Kb6! Réti manoeuvre 7...g3! (7...Kd7? 8.Kc5=) 8.Kc6! Kd8 9.Kd6 Ke8 10.Ke6 Kf8 11.Kf6 g2-+;

5.Ra1? Nb4 6.Kb6 Nd3!-+ (6...Na2? 7.Kc5 c1Q+ 8.Rxc1 Nxc1 9.Kd4=) ] 5...c1R! [5...c1Q 6.Rc5+! Qxc5 stalemate] 6.Rg5 Rg1 7.Kb6(5) g3 8.Kc6 Kd8 9.Kd6 Ke8 10.Ke6 Kf8 11.Kf6(5) g2

12.Kg6! =

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