Study 12

Árpád Rusz
Magyar Sakkvilág
2006

White wins

1.Ng6! [1.Rxg8? d5 2.Ng6 stalemate] 1...Qf8 [1...Qxg7 2.Nxf4#] 2.Rh7 [2.Nxf8? d5 3.Ng6 stalemate] 2...Qf6 3.Nxh4! [3.Rxh4+? Qxh4 4.Nxh4 d5! 5.Ng6 stalemate] 3...Qxh4 4.Rxh4+ Kxh4

5.d5!! [5.Kxh2? d5!=] 5...Kh3 6.d4 mutual zugzwang

virtual stalemate

6...Kh4 7.Kxh2 Kg5 8.Kg1 Kh4 9.Kg2 Kg5 10.Kf1 Kh4 11.Ke2 Kh3 12.Kd3 Kh4 13.Kc4 Kh3 14.Kb5 Kg2 15.Kc6 Kxf2 16.Kxd6 +-

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