Study 11

Árpád Rusz
Die Schwalbe
2004

Draw

1.Rc6! b5+ 2.Ka5! [2.Ka3? dxc6 3.dxc6 Ra7! 4.c5 a5–+] 2...dxc6 3.dxc6 Rb6 [3...Ka7 4.c5! Rb6 5.Bd5 Rxc6 6.Bxc6 stalemate]

4.c5 Rxc6 5.Bd5 Kb7 6.Bxc6+! [6.Be4? Ba7 7.Bd5 (7.Bxc6+ Kxc6 8.Kxa6 Bxc5–+) 7...Bb6+ 8.cxb6 cxb6#]

6...Ka7!! virtual stalemate [6...Kxc6 7.Kxa6 mutual zugzwang 7...Kd5 8.Kb7 Kc4 9.Kxb8 Kxb4 10.c6=] 7.Bxb5! [7.Be4? c6 8.Bxc6 Bc7#] 7...axb5 8.Kxb5 Kb7 9.Ka5! [9.Ka4? Kc6! 10.Ka5 Ba7 11.Ka6 Bxc5–+; 9.Kc4? Ka6! 10.b5+ Ka5–+] 9...Ba7 10.Kb5 mutual zugzwang 10...Bb8 11.Ka5 positional draw

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