Study 76

Árpád Rusz
Magyar Sakkvilág
2013
Special Prize

Draw

1. e3! 1. exf3? Nxb3 2. Kxb3 exf3 3. Kc3 Ke7 4. Kd3 Kf6 5. Ke4 Kg7 6. Kxf3 Kxh8 -+; 1. Bd1? e3! -+ 1... Ke7! 1... Nxb3 2. Kxb3 Ke7 3. Kc3 Kf6 4. Kd4 Kg7 5. Kxe4 Kxh8 6. Kxf3 Bg6 7. e4 Kg7 8. Ke3 Kf6 9. f4 = 2. Bd1 Kf6

3. Kd4! 3. Kc3? Kg7 4. Kd4 (4. Kb2 Kxh8 5. Kxa1 Kg7 6. Kb2 Kf6 7. Kc3 Ke5 8. Bb3 Bf7 -+) 4... Kxh8 5. Kxe4 Bg6+ 6. Kxf3 Bc2 7. Bxc2 Nxc2 8. e4 Na3! 9. e5 Nc4 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. Kf4 Kg8! (11... Kg7? 12. Kg5 mutual zugzwang 12...Ne4+ 13. Kf5 Nc3 14. d6! cxd6 15. c7 Nd5 16. c8=N! =) 12. Kg5 Kg7 mutual zugzwang 13. Kxh5 (13. f3 Nc4! (13... Kf7? 14. Kxh5 Nc4 15. Kg5 Nb2 16. d6 Nxa4 17. d7 Nc5 18. d8=N+! Kf8 19. Nb7 Nb3 20. Nd6! =) 14. Kxh5 Kf6 15. Kg4 (15. f4 Nb6 -+) 15... Ne3+ -+) 13... Ne4 14. Kg4 Nf6+ 15. Kf5 Nxd5 16. Ke6 Nb6 -+ 3... Kf5! 4. Kc3! 4. Kc4? Ke5 mutual zugzwang 5. Kc3 Kxd5 -+ 4... Ke5! 4... Kf6? 5. Kb2 Ke5 (5... Kg7 6. Kxa1 Kxh8 7. Kb2 Kg7 8. Kc3 Kf6 9. Kd4 Bg6 10. Bc2 +-) 6. Kxa1 Kxd5 7. Bb3+ Kxc6 8. Bf7 Bxf7 9. Nxf7 d5 10. Nh6! d4 11. Nf5 dxe3 12. Nxe3 Kc5 13. Kb1! (13. Kb2? Kb4 mutual zugzwang 14. Nd5+ Kc4 15. Nf6 e3! 16. fxe3 f2 17. Ne4 f1=N! =) 13... Kb4 14. Kb2 mutual zugzwang Kxa4 (14... c6 15. Nf5! (15. Kc2? Kxa4 16. Nf5 Kb4 17. Ng7 e3 18. Nxh5 e2 19. Nf4 e1=N+! 20. Kc1 Ng2 21. Ng6 Ne3! =) 15... Kxa4 16. Kc3 Kb5 (16... c5 17. Ng3 +-) 17. Nd6+ +-) 15. Nd5 Kb5 16. Nc3+ Kc4 17. Nxe4 Kd3 18. Ng3 +- 5. Kc4! Kf6! 5... Kf5? 6. Kd4 mutual zugzwang 6...Kf6 7. Kxe4 +- 6. Kd4 Kf5 7. Kc3 Ke5 8. Kc4 Kf6 9. Kd4 positional draw

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