Monday 6 June 2016

Study 71

Árpád Rusz
Fritz MT
2012
3rd Honourable Mention

Draw

Thematic try: 1. d7? Qxc4 2. d8=Q Qxe6+


chameleon echo

3. Qe7+ 3. Kf8 Qg8+ -+ 3... Qxe7+ 4. Kxe7 b5 5. Kf7 Kh6! 6. Kf6 b4 7. g5+ Kh5 8. g6 b3 9. g7 9. axb3 a2 10. g7 a1=Q+ -+ 9... bxa2 10. g8=Q a1=Q+ 11. Kf5 Qf1+ 11... Qb1+? 12. Kf4 Qf1+ 13. Ke3 = 12. Ke4 Qe2+ 13. Kf4 Qf2+ 14. Ke4 a2 -+

Solution: 1. e7!! Qxc4 2. Kd8 Qe6 3. e8=Q Qxd6+


chameleon echo

4. Kc8 4. Qd7+? Qxd7+ 5. Kxd7 b5 6. Ke6 b4 -+ 4... Qc6+ 5. Qxc6 bxc6 The wK now is much farther from f7 than in the thematic try. Paradoxically, this is the only way to draw!

6. Kd7! c5 7. Ke6! With this Réti-manoeuvre the wK can reach the f7. 7...c4 8. Kf7 c3 8... Kh6 9. Kf6 Kh7 10. Kf7 positional draw 9. g5 c2 10. g6+ Kh6 11. g7 c1=Q 12. g8=Q Qc4+ 13. Kf8 Qxg8+ 14. Kxg8 Kg6

15. Kh8!! 15. Kf8? Kf6 16. Kg8 Ke5 17. Kf7 Kd4 18. Ke6 Kc3 19. Kd5 Kb2 20. Kc4 Kxa2 21. Kc3 Kb1 -+ 15... Kf6 16. Kh7 Ke5 17. Kg6 Kd4 18. Kf5 Kc3 19. Ke4 Kb2 20. Kd3 Kxa2 21. Kc2 =

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