Monday 6 June 2016

Study 58

Árpád Rusz
Internet (Talkchess Forum)
2012
- after B. Jones & R. Brieger -

White wins

1. Rh8+! (Thematic try: 1. Nxe4? Nxb8+ 2. Kb7 Nxa6! 3. Kxa6 dxe4 4. hxg7 Kg8! 5. Kxa7 Kxg7 6. Ka6 Kg6! 7. Ka5 Kg5! =) 1... Kxh8 2. Nxe4 Nb8+ 3. Kb7 Nxa6 4. Kxa6 dxe4

5. h7!! Paradoxically, the reason for the Rook sacrifice is not to play hxg7 with check, White is playing to get rid of its harmful Pawn without capturing the Black Pawn! 5...Kxh7 6. Kxa7 Kg6 7. Ka6 Kg5 8. Ka5 Kg4 9. Kb6 Kf5 10. Kb5 Kf4 11. Kc6 Kg5 12.Kc5 Kg4 13. Kd6 Kf5 14. Kd5 Kf4 15. Ke6 +- White wins using the distant opposition.

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Árpád Rusz
Internet (Talkchess Forum)
2012
- after B. Jones & R. Brieger -
- version -

White wins

1. Nf7+! 1. Nxe4? Bxa6+ 2. Kxa6 dxe4 3. hxg7+ Kxh7! 4. Kxa7 Kxg7 5. Ka6 Kg6! 6. Ka5 Kg5! 7. Ka4 Kg4! =; 1. hxg7+? Kxh7 2. Nxe4 Bxa6+ 3. Kxa6 dxe4 4. Kxa7 Kxg7 = 1... Kxh7 2. Ng5+ Kh8 3. Nxe4 3. hxg7+? Kg8! 4.Nxe4 Bxa6+ 5. Kxa6 dxe4 6. Kxa7 Kxg7 = 3... Bxa6+ 4. Kxa6 dxe4

5. h7!! Kxh7 6. Kxa7 Kg6 7. Ka6! Kg5 8. Ka5! Kg4 9. Kb6 Kf5 10. Kb5 Kf4 11. Kc6 Kg5 12.Kc5 Kg4 13. Kd6 Kf5 14. Kd5 Kf4 15. Ke6 +-

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