Thursday 16 January 2020

Study 183

Árpád Rusz
Mikitovics-70 JT
2020
- draw section -
4th Place

Draw

1. Rh2! White has to hide its rook! The rook wouldn't be safe on g3: 1. Rg3? Kd4 2. Kd6 Ke4 3. Ke6 Kf4 -+ The rook is caught! 1... Kb4 2. Kb7! Thematic try: 2. Kb6? Kxa4 3. Ka6 The close opposition doesn't work. Kb4 4. Kb6 Kc4 5. Kc6 Kd4 6. Kd6 Ke4 7. Ke6 Kf3 (7... Kf4? 8. Kf7 Kg3 9. Rxg2+! Rxg2 10. Kxg7 =; 7... Re1? 8. Rxg2 Kf3+ 9. Kf7 =) 8. Kf7 Ra1 (b1, c1) 9. Rxg2 Ra7+! -+ 2... Kxa4

3. Ka8!! Distant opposition! The king must be also hidden. 3... Kb5 3... Ka3 4. Ka7 Ka2 5. Ka8! Only there! 5... Kb2 6. Kb8 Kc2 7. Kc8 Kd2 8. Kd8 Ke2 9. Ke8 Ke3 10. Ke7 Kd3 11. Kd7 Kc3 12. Kc7 Kb3 13. Kb7 Ka3 14. Ka7 Ka2 15. Ka8 positional draw 4. Kb7 Kb4 5. Kb8! Kc5 6. Kc7 Kc4 7. Kc8! Kd5 8. Kd7 Kd4 9. Kd8! Ke5 10. Ke7 Ke4 11. Ke8! Kf3

12. Kf8! White should avoid the f7 square. 12... Ra1 13. Rxg2! Kxg2 14. Kxg7 =

1 comment:

Marius said...

Excellent work, Arpad.
Congrats!