Study 166

Árpád Rusz
Benkő-90 JT
2019
1st Commendation

Draw

1. Rc3! 1. Re4? Kb1! Triangulation 2. Kb3 (2. Rc4 Kb2 -+ mutual zugzwang) 2... Rf3+ 3. Ka4 Kc2 4. Kxa5 Kd3 5. Rh4 Rf5+ 6. Kb4 Ke2 7. Kc3 Kxf2 8. Kd3 Kg3 9. Rh1 h4 -+ 1... Kb2 1... Kb1 2. Kb3 Rxf2 3. Rh3 = 2. Rc4! mutual zugzwang 2... Rg5 2... Rxf2 3. Rh4 (or 3. Kxa5) 3... Rf5 4. Rxh5! Rxh5 stalemate 3. Rc6!! mutual zugzwang 3... Rd5 3... h4 4. Rh6 Rg4+ 5. Kxa5 Kc3 6. Kb6! Kd4 7. Rf6 Ke5 8. Rf3 Ke4 9. Rh3 = 4. Rc8! mutual zugzwang 4. Rc7? Re5! mutual zugzwang 5. Rc6 Rg5! mutual zugzwang 6. Rc7 h4 7. Rh7 Rg4+ 8. Kxa5 Kc2(3) 9. Kb6 Kd3 10. Kc7 Ke4! Now the e4 square was empty! 11. Rf7 Rf4 12. Rh7 Kf3 -+ 4... Re5 5. Rc7! mutual zugzwang 5... h4 5... Rf5 6. Rc4 positional draw on 4 pairs of corresponding squares

6. Rh7 Re4+ 7. Kxa5 Kc3 8. Kb6! Kd3 9. Kc7! The white king is hiding from lateral checks. 9. Kc5? Ke2 10. Rf7 Re5+ 11. Kd4 Rh5 -+ 9... Ke2 The e4 square was blocked! 10. Rf7 h3 11. Rh7 = The pawn cannot be defended.

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