Study 100

Á. Rusz
4th UAPA Ty
2016
- section B1 -

White wins

1. c6! bxc6 1... axb6 2. Nxb6+ Kc5 3. c7! Bxc7 4. Kxc7 = 2. Nxa7! The knight starts an interesting journey: it will visit all squares from a 3x3 square-shaped territory via c8-a7-c6-b8-a6-c7-a8-b6!

The knight's path

2. bxa7? Bxa7 = 2... Kc5 2... c5 3. Nb5 c4 4. b7 Kc5 5. Kc8 Be5 6. Nc7 c3 7. b8=Q +- 3. Nxc6 Kxb6 4. Nxb8 Kc5 5. Na6+ Kb6 6. Nc7 Kc5 7. Na8! Kb4 8. Nb6 +- This move completes the full 3x3 journey!

The squares visited by the knight

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