Thursday 16 January 2020

Study 182

Árpád Rusz
Mikitovics JT
2020
- win section -
7th Place

White wins

1. b8=Q 1. Rxb2? Nxc7 = 1... Nxc7! 2. Qxb2 Nd5+ 3. Ke4 Rd8 3... Rg5 4. Qc1+ +- 4. Rxf3! 4. Qg7? Rd7! 5. Qxd7 Nf6+ =

a) 4... Ra8! The black rook goes to the only square on the board which is safe. But - like in the classical Q vs R Philidor position - white can pass the move to black making the rook move again. 4... Bxf3+ 5. Kxf3 Rf8+ 6. Kg3 Rg8+ 7. Kh4! (7. Kh3? Nf4+ =) 7... Nf4 8. Qc1+ +-; 4... Rd7 5. Qc1+ Kh2 6. Qh6+ Kg1 7. Qg6 +-; 4... Re8+ 5. Kd4 Bxf3 6. Qb1+ Kg2 7. Qg6+ Kf2 8. Qxe8 +- pseudo-fortress; 4... Rf8 5. Qc1+ Kh2 6. Qh6+ +-

5. Qg7!! 5. Kxd5? Bxf3+ =; 5. Qc1+? Kh2 6. Qh6+ (6. Qd2 Ra2! 7. Qxd5 Rf2 =) 6... Kg1 7. Qc1+ (7. Qg7 Ra3 =) 7... Kh2 positional draw; 5. Qb3? Rf8 =; 5. Qc2? Nf6+ = 5... Ra2 (5... Bxf3+ 6. Kxf3 Ra3+ 7. Kf2 Ra2+ 8. Ke1! (8. Kf1? Ne3+ =) 8... Ne3 9. Qh6+ +-; 5... Ra3 6. Qh6+ Kg1 7. Qc1+ +-; 5... Ra4+ 6. Ke5 Bxf3 7. Qh7+ Kg2 8. Qc2+ Kg3 9. Qxa4 +- pseudo-fortress; 5... Ra6 6. Qh8+ Kg1 7. Qd4+ Kh1 8. Qd1+! +- (8. Qxd5? Rf6 =); 5... Rc8 6. Qa1+ Kh2 7. Qe5+ Kh1 8. Qh5+! +- (8. Qxd5? Rc3 =))


position A

6. Qh7+! Kg1 7. Kd4! 7. Ke5? Re2+ = 7... Rd2+ 7... Ra4+ 8. Ke5! Bxf3 9. Qb1+ Kg2 10. Qc2+ Kg3 11. Qxa4 +- pseudo-fortress; 7... Bxf3 8. Qb1+ +- 8. Rd3 Nf6!

9. Qa7! battery 9. Qh6? Rxd3+ 10. Kxd3 Ne4! = fortress 9... Rxd3+ 10. Kxd3+ Check! There is no time for Ne4. 10... Kh1 11. Qa1+ +-

b) 4... Rg8


position B

5. Qb1+! Kh2 6. Ke5! 6. Kd4? Rg4+ = 6... Rg5+ 6... Bxf3 7. Qh7+ +-; 6... Re8+ 7. Kd4! Bxf3 8. Qh7+ Kg2 9. Qg6+ Kf2 10. Qxe8 +- pseudo-fortress 7. Rf5 Nc3!

8. Qb8! battery 8. Qc1? Rxf5+ 9. Kxf5 Ne4! = fortress 8... Rxf5+ 9. Kxf5+ Check! There is no time for Ne4. 9... Kh1 10. Qh8+ +-

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