Study 162

Árpád Rusz
Internet (RCS blog)
2019

Draw

1. Kb7 Bc1 1... Kb1 2. Ne4! f1=Q 3. Nd2+ =; 1... Be5 2. Nf1 Kb2 3. Kc6 Kc3 4. Kd5 = 2. Kc6 Kb2 2... Bf4 3. Nf1 Kb2 4. Kd5 Kc3 5. Ke4 = 3. Kd5 Kc2 4. Ke4 Kd1 5. Kf3 Ke1 6. Kg2 Bf4 7. Nf1 Ke2 8. Kh1!

corner-to-corner manoeuvre

8... Kf3 8... Kxf1 stalemate

9. Ng3! Be5 9... Kxg3 stalemate; 9... Bxg3 stalemate 10. Nf1 Bf4 11. Ng3! positional draw - fortress

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(162a)
J. Kling
1868

Draw

1. Ne5+! Bxe5 2. Ng3! Bf4 2... Bxg3 stalemate 3. Nf1 Ke2 4. Kg2 Ke1 5. Kh1! Kd1 5... Kxf1 stalemate 6. Kg2 Ke2 7. Kh1! Kf3 8. Ng3! Bxg3 stalemate 8... Kxg3 stalemate

(162b)
Mario G. Garcia
Hlinka-65 JT
- Section B -
2019
Special Honourable Mention

Draw

1. Na5+ Kd5 2. Nc6 Bc5 3. Nd8 f5 4. Nf7 Be7 5. Kd7 Bf6 6. Nh6 f4 7. Ng4 Bh4 8. Nh2 Ke4 9. Ke6Be1 10. Kf6 Bg3 11. Ng4 Bh4+ 12. Kg6 f3 13. Kh5 Be7 14. Nh2 f2 15. Kg4 Ke3 16. Kh3 Ke2 17. Kg2 Bd6 18. Nf1 Bf4 19. Kh1! Kf3 19... Kxf1 stalemate 20. Ng3! Bxg3 stalemate