Study 194

Árpád Rusz
FOR THE TRIUMPH OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Ty
2024
3rd Honourable Mention
Draw

1. d4 1. Kf2? Kxd2 2. Kg3 Bf5 -+ 1... Kd3 2. d5 Ke3 3. d6! exd6 3... e6 4. Bc6! e5 5. Bxd7! (5. fxe5? dxc6 -+) 5... Bxd7 6. fxe5 =

4. Ba8!! zz

Tries:
a) 4. Kf1? Be6! (4... Kxf4? 5. Kf2 =) 5. Ke1 d5 -+ Due to the excellent position of the black king, black quicly wins by getting the pawn to d2.
b) 4. Bd5? Kxf4! 5. Kf2 Ke5 6. Bb7 Kd4 -+
c) 4. Bb7? Be6! zz. The key mutual zugzwang position. 5. Kg2 (5. Kf1 Bc4+! -+) 5... d5 6. f5 Bxf5 7. Bxd5 Be4+ -+ d) 4. Bh1? Bh3! zz 5. Ba8!? Kxf4! 6. Kf2 Ke5 7. Ke3 Now the pawns can be stopped forever by the white king by simply moving to d2, so it is quite paradoxical that white will eventually lose this game. d5 8. Bb7 Bf1! Oops! The white bishop cannot leave the corner area anymore, and it will be caught there! 9. Bc8 Bb5 10. Bb7 Bc4 11. Bc8 Kd6 12. Bb7 Kc7 13. Ba8 Kb8 -+

4... Bh3! 4... Kxf4 5. Kf2 Ke5 6. Ke3 d5 7. Bb7 and draws because, unlike in the 4. Bh1? try, the black bishop cannot switch to the a6-f1 diagonal. 5. Bh1!! zz The only square available on the long diagonal. 5... Be6 5... Bg4 6. Ba8 positional draw. 6. Bb7! zz Bf5 6... d5 7. f5! Bxf5 8. Bxd5 = 7. Bg2! zz Bg4 8. Ba8! positional draw. The bishops are moving on 4 pairs of corresponding squares.