Study 7x

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Árpád Rusz
Josten-65 JT
2002-03

Draw

1.Rh5 [1.Nxh1? gxh3–+; 1.Rh8? Rg1–+] 1...Nd3+! [1...Rg1? 2.Rxf5#] 2.Nxh1 Nxf2+! [2...Kf3 3.Rxh2 (3.Rxf5+? Kg2–+) 3...f4 4.Rh4=] 3.Nxf2 g3 4.Ke2 [4.Ke1? g2–+] 4...g2! [4...d3+ 5.Kf1=] 5.Rxh2 g1Q 6.Nh3+ Kg3 7.Nxg1 Kxh2

8.Kf1!! [Thematic try: 8.Kf2? d3 9.Nf3+ (9.Kf1 Kg3–+) 9...exf3

10.Kf1(10.Kxf3 Kg1–+)10...Kg3 11.Kg1 f2+ 12.Kf1 Kh3! mutual zugzwang (12...Kh2? 13.Kxf2 mutual zugzwang 13...Kh3 14.Kf3 Kh2 15.Kf2 Kh1 16.Kf1 positional draw) 13.Kxf2 Kh2 mutual zugzwang 14.Kf1 Kg3 15.Kg1 Kf3 16.Kf1 f4–+ mutual zugzwang] 8...d3 9.Kf2! [9.Nf3+? exf3 10.Kf2 Kh1 11.Kf1 f2! mutual zugzwang 12.Kxf2 Kh2–+ mutual zugzwang] 9...f4 10.Nf3+ exf3

11.Kf1 Kg3 12.Kg1 f2+ 13.Kf1 Kh3 14.Kxf2 Kh2 15.Kf1 Kg3 16.Kg1 mutual zugzwang 16...Kf3 17.Kf1 mutual zugzwang 17...Kg3 18.Kg1 f3 19.Kf1 f2 stalemate

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Related study: Study 7a