Study 16

Árpád Rusz
Die Schwalbe
2005-06
3rd Commendation

Draw

1.Ba2+ Rb3! [1...Nb3+ 2.Bxb3+ Rxb3 3.f7+ Kxf7 4.g8Q+ Kxg8 stalemate] 2.Bxb3+ [2.Bb1? Rb2! 3.Bd3 Nb3+ 4.Kb4 Nd2+!–+] 2...Nxb3+ 3.Kb5 Nd2 4.Kc6 Nxe4

5.Kc7!! mutual zugzwang [5.Kb7? Nc5+ 6.Kxa7 e4 7.Kb6 Nxa6 8.Kxa6 e3–+; 5.a5? Nc3 6.Kb7 Nb5 7.Kc6 e4–+; 5.Kd5? Nxf6+ 6.Kxe5 Kxg7–+] 5...Nc3 [5...Kf7 6.Kc6! mutual zugzwang 6...Kg8 7.Kc7! positional draw; 5...Nc5? 6.Kd6+-] 6.Kb7(8)6...Nxa4 7.Kxa7 Nc5 8.Kb6 Nxa6 9.Kb5! [9.Kc6? e4 10.Kd7 Nc7! 11.Ke7 Nd5+–+] 9...e4 10.Kc4 Nc5 11.Kd4 Kf7 12.Ke3 positional draw

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