Sunday, 24 December 2023

Study 193

My Christmas Puzzle for year 2023 is a twin study:

Árpád Rusz
2023
Twin A
White wins

1. Kc8 Thematic try: 1. Kc6? Kxb8 2. Kb6 Ka8 3. a7 stalemate. There is no room for the black king next to the a-file. 1... Kb6 2. Kd7(8) Ka7 3. Kc7 We have the same position as the initial one but with now Black to Move. 3... Ka8 4. Nd7 Ka7 5. Nc5 +-

The study has a twin by shifting the whole position by 5 files to the right:

Árpád Rusz
2023
Twin B
White wins

1. Kh6! Thematic try: 1. Kh8? Kg6! zz = There is no room for the white king next to the h-file. 1... Kxg8 2. Kg6 zz Kf8 3. f7 zz Ke7 4. Kg7 zz +-

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