Study 111

Árpád Rusz
5th UAPA Ty
2017
Special Honourable Mention

Win

1. Rf7+! 1. gxh7? Rb8! (1... Rh5? 2. Ra4+ Ke3 3. Ra3+ Ke4 4. Rh3 +-) 2. Rf7+ Kg5! (2... Ke5? 3. Kf3 Ke6 4. Rb7! rook sacrifice 4... Rh8 5. Kg4 Kf6 6. Kh5 +-) 3. Rg7+ Kh6 4. Rg8 Rb2+ =; 1. g7? Rg5+ 2. Kf2 Rg6! = (2... Kg4? 3. Ra1! Rxg7 4. Rg1+ +-; 2... h5? 3. Ra4+ Kf5 4. Ra5+ +-) 1... Kg4 1... Kg5 2. g7 Rb8 3. Rf8 +-; 1... Ke4 2. gxh7 Rh5 3. Kg3 Ke5 4. Kg4 +- 2. g7! Rg5

3. Kh1!! Thematic try: 3. Kh2? h5 4. Rf1 Rxg7 5. Rg1+ Kh4! 6. Rxg7 stalemate

chameleon echo stalemate

3... h5 3... Rh5+ 4. Kg1! Rg5 5. Rf2 Kh3+ (5... Kh4+ 6. Rg2 +-) 6. Kh1 Rxg7 7. Rh2+ Kg4 8. Rg2+ +-; 3... Kh4 4. Rf4+! (4. Rf2? Rxg7 5. Rh2+ Kg5 =) 4... Kh5 5. Rf5! +- rook sacrifice 4. Rf2! Thematic try: 4. Rf1? Kh3! (4... h4? 5. Kh2! Rxg7 6. Rg1+ +-) 5. Rg1 h4! 6. g8=Q Rxg8 7. Rxg8 stalemate

chameleon echo stalemate

4... h4 5. Kh2! Rxg7 6. Rg2+ +-

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