Study 19

Árpád Rusz
Internet (Endgame Tablebases Forum)
2006
- after Andrey Zhuravlyov -

White wins

1.Ra8+! Kxh7 2.Ra7+! Kh8 7th WCCT [2...Kh6 3.Qh2+ Qh5 4.Rh7+!

chameleon echo

4...Kxh7 5.Qxh5++-] 3.Qh2+ Qh6 [3...Rh6 4.Qb8+ Qg8 5.Qe5++-] 4.Qb8+! [4.Qe5+? Rf6! 5.Ra8+ Kh7 (5...Kg7? 6.Qc7+ Rf7 7.Qg3+ Qg6 8.Rg8+!

chameleon echo

8...Kxg8 9.Qxg6++-) 6.Qe4+ Qg6 7.Qh4+ Qh6=] 4...Rg8 5.Qe5+ Rg7 6.Ra8+ Kh7 7.Qf5+ Rg6 [7...Qg6 8.Qh3+ Qh6 9.Rh8+! chameleon echo

chameleon echo

9...Kxh8 10.Qxh6++-] 8.Kd3! mutual zugzwang 8...Qg7 9.Rd8! [9.Ra6?! Kh8 10.Rxg6? Qxg6! 11.Qxg6 stalemate] 9...Qh6 [9...Qe7 10.Rd7+-] 10.Kc2! Qh2+ 11.Kb3 Qg3+ 12.Ka2 [12.Rd3? Qb8+ 13.Kc2 Qh2+ 14.Rd2 Qc7+ 15.Kd1 Kh8!! 16.Qxg6 Qc1+! 17.Kxc1 stalemate] 12...Qh2+ 13.Ka3 Qg3+ [13...Qh6 14.Rd7+ Kh8 15.Qe5+ Rg7 16.Rd8+ Kh7 17.Qe4+ Rg6 18.Rb8 Qh3+ 19.Rb3+-] 14.Rd3! Qg5 [14...Qg4 15.Rd7+ Kh6 16.Qf8+ Rg7 17.Qh8++-] 15.Qd7+ Kh8 16.Qc8+! Kh7 17.Qc7+! Kh8 18.Rd8+ Rg8 19.Qh2+ +-

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