Study 172

Aleksandr Zhukov & Árpád Rusz
64
2019
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White wins

1. Kd7!! Paradoxically, the king not only it doesn't capture the c-pawn, it also doesn't get closer to the f-pawn! 1. Kxc7? f5 2. Kd6 f4 =; 1. Ke7? c5 2. Kd6 c4 3. Rh4+ Kd3 4. Kd5 c3 5. Rh3+ Kd2 6. Kd4 c2 7. Rh2+ Kd1 8. Kd3 c1=N+! =

Main A:
1... c5 2. Kc6 f5 3. Rf8! 3. Kb5? f4 4. Rf8 Ke3 5. Kxc5 f3 =

chameleon echo

3... c4 4. Kb5 c3 5. Ka(b)4 c2 6. Rc8 f4! 6... Kd3 7. Kb3 f4 8. Rd8+ Ke2 9. Kxc2 f3 10. Re8+ +- 7. Kb3! f3 8. Kxc2 f2 9. Rf8 Ke3 10. Kd1 +-

chameleon echo

Main B:
1... f5 2. Ke6 Ke4 2... f4 3. Kf5 +- 3. Kf6 c5 4. Rc8!

chameleon echo

4... f4 5. Kg5 f3 6. Kg(h)4 f2 7. Rf8 c4! 7... Ke3 8. Kg3 c4 9. Re8+ Kd2 10. Kxf2 c3 11. Rd8+ +- 8. Kg3! c3 9. Kxf2 c2 10. Rc8 Kd3 11. Ke1 +-

chameleon echo

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