Study 72

Árpád Rusz
Fritz-100 MT
2012
2nd Prize

White wins

Thematic try: 1. h5? e3 2. Ne2 Nd3 3. Ng3 Nf2 4. Kf4 Nd3+ 5. Ke4 Nc5+ 6. Ke5 Nd3+ 7. Kf6 7. Kf5 Nf2 positional draw - Rundlauf by the wK 7... e2! 8. Nxe2 Nf4! mutual zugzwang

WTM

9. Ng3 9. Nxf4 stalemate 9... Nxg6! 10. hxg6 stalemate.

Solution: 1. Nh5!! e3 1... Nb7 2. g7 Kh7 3. Kxe4 Nd6+ 4. Ke5 Ne8 5. Nf6+ +- 2. Ng3 Ne6! 3. Kf6! 3. Kxe6? Kxg6 = 3... e2! 4. Nxe2 Nf4! 5. h5! mutual zugzwang (5. Nxf4? stalemate)

BTM

5... Nxh5+ 6. Kf7 mutual zugzwang 6...Ng7 7. Ng3 mutual zugzwang 7. Nc3? Nf5 8. Ne4 Kh5 9. Ng3+ (9. Kf6 Kg4 10. Nf2+ Kf4 =) 9... Nxg3 10. g7 Nf5 11. g8=Q Nh6+ = 7... Ne8! 8. Ne4! mutual zugzwang 8...Ng7 9. Nd6 mutual zugzwang 9...Nh5 10. Nf5+ Kg5 11. Ng3! Nxg3 (11... Nf6 12. g7 +-) 12. g7 Nf5 13. g8=Q+ +-

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