Study 98a

Á. Rusz & S. Didukh
NONA
3rd Special Prize
2008

Draw

1. h4! Thematic try: 1. Ke2? Kd4 (1... Kc4? 2. Kf3 Kd4 3. c3+! Kxc3 4. f5! g5 5. Ke4 f6 6. Kd5 g4 7. Ke6 h4 8. Kxf6 g3 9. hxg3 h3 10. Kg7 h2 11. f6 h1=Q 12. f7 =) 2. Kf3 f6! (2... f5? 3. Kg3 Kc3 4. Kh4 Kxc2 5. Kg5 =) 3. h4 f5 4. Ke2 Ke4 5. Kd2 Kf3! 6. c3 Ke4! 7. c4 Kxf4 mutual zugzwang 8. Kd3 g5 9. c5 gxh4 10. c6 h3 11. c7 h2 12. c8=Q h1=Q 13. Qc7+ Kg4 14. Qg7+ Kh3 -+; 1. c3? Kd5 2. Kc2 Ke4 -+ 1... f5 2. c3! 2. Kd2? Kd4 3. c3+ Ke4 4. Kc2 Kxf4 5. c4 Kg3 6. c5 f4 7. c6 f3 8. c7 f2 9. c8=Q f1=Q -+ 2... Kd5 3. Kc2! 3. Kd2? Ke4 4. c4 Kxf4 -+ mutual zugzwang 3... Ke4 4. c4 Kxf4 5. Kd2! mutual zugzwang 5... g5 5... Ke4 6. Kc3 f4 7. c5 f3 8. Kd2! =; 5... Kg3 6. Ke2 Kg2 7. Ke3 Kg3 8. Ke2 positional draw 6. c5 gxh4 7. c6 h3 8. c7 h2 9. c8=Q h1=Q 10. Qc7+ Kg4 11. Qg7+ Kh3 12. Qc3+ Kg4 13. Qg7+ perpetual check

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