Study 38

Árpád Rusz
Internet (RCS blog)
2008

White wins

Thematic try:
1.Ng5? Kd6! 2.Ne4+ Kc6! mutual zugzwang 3.Nf6 Kc7 4.Ne4 Kc6 5.Nc3 Kc7 6.Nd1 Kc6 7.Ne3 Kc7 positional draw - blockade

Solution:
1.Nf6! mutual zugzwang 1...Kc6 1...Kd6 2.Kb6 Ke5 3.Kxb7!+- 2.Ne4 mutual zugzwang 2...Kd5 3.Nc5 Kc6 3...Kc4 4.Nxb7+- 4.Nd3 mutual zugzwang 4...Kd5 5.Kb6 Kc4 6.Kxb7 Kxd3 6...a5 7.bxa5 Kxd3 8.a6 b4 9.a7 b3 10.a8Q +- 7.Kxa6 Kc4 8.Ka5 mutual zugzwang +-

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Related studies: Study 38a Study 38b Study 38c

Study 38c

V.Evreinov
Leninska Smena
1976
1st Honourable Mention

draw

1.e7 [1.Ne7? f2 2.Bxf2 gxf2 3.Kh2 f1N+ 4.Kg1 Ng3-+] 1...Re5 2.e8Q Rxe8 3.Ne7 Rxe7 4.Bd8 f2 5.Bxe7+ g5 6.Bc5 f1Q+ 7.Bg1 Qf2 8.Bxf2 gxf2 9.Kh2 f1N+ 10.Kg1 Nd2 11.Kf2 Nc4 12.Kf3 Nd6 13.Kf2 positional draw - blockade

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Study 38b

J.Hasek
Práce
1951
1st Honourable Mention

Draw

1.Ng5! hxg5 2.Bxa7 d1Q+ 3.Bg1 Qe2 4.Ba7 Qf1+ 5.Bg1 Qf2! 6.Bxf2 gxf2 7.Kh2 f1N+ 8.Kg1 Nd2 9.Kf2 Nc4 10.Kf3 Nd6 11.Kf2 positional draw - blockade

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Study 38a

J.Drewitt
The Chess Amateur
1917

Draw (cooked!)

1.Bd2 Re2 2.Bc3 Rc2 3.Bd4 Rf2 4.Ba7 [dual 4.Bxf2!= ] 4...Rf1+ 5.Bg1 Rf2! 6.Bxf2 gxf2 7.Kh2 f1N+ 8.Kg1 Nd2 9.Kf2 Ne4+ 10.Kf3 [10.Ke3? Kg3! 11.Kxe4 Kxg2–+] 10...Nc5 11.Kf2 Nd3+ 12.Kf3 positional draw - blockade

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Study 34b

V.Kovalenko
64-Shakmatnoe Obozrenie
2004
- correction -

White wins

1. e5! Be3 2. g6 Bd2+ 3. b4 Bh6 4. e6 Bf8 5. g7! (5. e7? Bxe7 6. g7 Bd6 7. g8=R+ Bb8 =) 5... Bxg7 6. e7 Be5 7. e8=R+! Bb8 8. Re2 Bd6 (8...Bxh2 9.Rxh2 +-) 9. Rc2 Be5 10. Rc8+ Bb8 11. Rc7! Bxc7 12. bxc7 Ka7 13. c8=N+! +-

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Study 34a

P.Faragó
L'Italia Schacchistica
1932

White wins

1.e7 Bc3+! 2.b4 Be5! 3.e8R+!! Bb8 4.Re2 Bd6 5.Rc2 Be5 6.Rc8+ Bb8 7.Rc7! Bxc7 8.bxc7 Ka7 9.c8N+! +-

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