Study 7a

D.N.Grigoriev
La Stratégie (tt)
1936
2nd Honourable Mention

Draw

1.Kc1 Ke5 2.Kd1 Kd4 3.Ke2 Ke4 4.Kf2 Kf4 5.Ke2 Kg3 [5...Ke4 6.Kf2 positional draw] 6.Kd3! [6.Ke3? e5! mutual zugzwang 7.Ke2 Kg2! 8.Ke1 Kf3 9.Kf1 Ke3 (or 9...e4 10.Ke1 Ke3) 10.Ke1 e4 mutual zugzwang] 6...e5! [6...Kf3 7.Kxc3 e5 8.Kd2 Kf2 9.Kd3 Kf3 10.Kd2 positional draw] 7.Ke3! mutual zugzwang [7.Kxc3? e4 8.Kd2 Kf2–+] 7...Kg2 8.Ke2 e4 [8...Kg1 9.Ke1 Kg2 10.Ke2 Kg3 11.Ke3 positional draw] 9.Ke1! Kf3 10.Kf1 Ke3 11.Ke1 Kf3 12.Kf1 e3 [12...Ke3 13.Ke1 positional draw - fortress] 13.Ke1 e2 stalemate

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