Sunday, 28 September 2025

Study 198

A study composed after the game Shankland vs Firouzja (FIDE Grand Swiss 2025):

Árpád Rusz
2025
- version -
Draw

1. Ka1!! 1. Kb3? Kc7! 2. Kb2 Kc6 3. Kb3 Kd7! 4. Kb2 Ke6 5. Kc2 Kd6! 6. Kd3 b5! -+ 1... Kc7 2. Kb1! Kc6 3. Kb2! Kd7 4. Kc1! Kd6 5. Kc2! Ke5 6. Kd3 Kf4 Now we have reached a position from the game.

7. Ke2! The continuation from the game was: 7. bxa5? bxa5 8. Kd4 Kf3 9. Kd3 Kg2 10. Kd4, and white resigned. 7. Kd4? Kf3 8. Kd3 Kg2 9. Ke2 Kxh2 10. Kf2 Kh1! (10... h4? 11. b5 =) 11. bxa5 (11. b5 Kh2 -+) 11... bxa5 12. Kg3 Kg1 -+; 7... Ke4 8. b5! d4 8... Kf4 9. Kf2 h4 10. Ke2 Ke4 11. Kd2 Kf3 12. Kd3 Kg2 13. Ke3 Kxh2 14. Kf2 = 9. cxd4 Kxd4 10. Kf3 Kc4 11. Ke4! Kb4 12. Kd5 Kxa4 13. Kc6 Kb4 14. Kxb6 a4 15. Kc6 a3 16. b6 a2 17. b7 a1=Q 18. b8=Q+ =

In the first version of the study the bK stood on c7:

Árpád Rusz
2025
Draw

1. Kb1!! etc.

See the endgame Shankland vs Firouzja analized on Youtube:
GM Daniel King's Youtube channel
"chessroo" Youtube channel

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