Study 80

Árpád Rusz
2nd UAPA Ty
2015
2nd Special Honourable Mention
- Section A1 -

Draw

1.Rg2! 1.Rxf5? Bf2! 2.Rfxf2 exf2 3.Rxf2 Ng3 (3...Kg1? 4.Rg2+ Kxf1 5.Rxh2=) 4.Bg2+ (4.Ba6 Ne4 (4...Kg1? 5.Rxh2 Kxh2 6.Bc8 Ne4 7.Bxg4 Nf2+ 8.Kxd2 Nxg4 9.Kd3 Ne5+ 10.Kd4=) 5.Bb7 Kg1 6.Rxh2 Nc3+! 7.bxc3 Kxh2 8.cxb4 (8.Kxd2 b2 9.Kc2 bxc3–+) 8...b2 9.Be4 g3–+) 4...Kg1 5.Rxd2 Nf1 6.Re2 Ne3+! 7.Rxe3 Kxg2–+ 1...Bf2 1...e2+ 2.Rxe2 (2.Kxe2? Nf4+ 3.Kxd2 Nxg2–+) 2...Kg1 3.Rxh2!=; 1...Bc7 2.Rxf5 Ng3 3.Rg5! Nxf1 4.R2xg4! (4.R5xg4? Be5–+) 4...Ng3 5.Rxg3 Bxg3 6.Rxg3 e2+ 7.Kxe2 d1Q+ 8.Kxd1 stalemate 2.Rxf5 Ng3 2...e2+ 3.Kxe2 Ng3+ 4.Kxf2!= (4.Kxd2? Nxf1+!–+) 3.Rfxf2! 3.Rgxf2? exf2 4.Rxf2 Nxf1! (4...Kg1? 5.Rg2+ Kxf1 6.Rxh2=) 5.Rxf1+ Kg2–+] 3...Nxf1 [3...exf2 4.Rxg3 stalemate 4.Re2 g3! virtual stalemate

5.Rxg3! Nxg3 6.Rxh2+! Kg1 6...Kxh2 stalemate 7.Rg2+! Kf1 8.Re2! 8.Rg1+? Kf2! (8...Kxg1? stalemate) 9.Rg2+ Kf3! 10.Re2 (10.Rh2 e2+! 11.Kxd2 Nf1+–+) 10...Nf5! (10...Nf1? 11.Rf2+! exf2 stalemate) 11.Rh2 Kg3 12.Rh1 Nd6 (12...Nh4? 13.Rf1 Ng2 14.Rf3+! Kg4 15.Rf8! (15.Rf7? Nf4 16.Rg7+ Kh5 17.Rg5+ Kh6! 18.Re5 Nd3 19.Rxe3 Nxb2+ 20.Kxd2 Nc4+–+) 15...Nf4 16.Rg8+ Kf3 (16...Kh5 17.Rh8+ Kg6 18.Rg8+ Kf6 19.Rf8+ Ke5 20.Rf5+! Ke4 21.Re5+! Kxe5 stalemate) 17.Rg3+! Ke4 18.Rxe3+! Kxe3 stalemate) 13.Ke2 Nc4–+; 8.Rxg3? e2+ 9.Kxd2 e1Q+–+ 8...Nf5 8...Nxe2 stalemate 9.Rh2 Nd6 9...Nh4 10.Rh1+! Kf2 11.Rf1+! Kxf1 stalemate 10.Rh1+ 10.Re2? Nc4 11.Rf2+ Kg1!–+ (11...exf2? stalemate) 10...Kf2 10...Kg2 11.Rh4 Kf3 12.Rh3+ Ke4 13.Rxe3+! Kxe3 stalemate 11.Rf1+! Kg3 11...Kxf1 stalemate; 11...Kg2 12.Rf4= 12.Rf3+! Kxf3 stalemate

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