Study 63

Árpád Rusz
Mat Plus Forum
2009

White wins

1. Kb3 Ka7 2. Kc4 Bb6 2... Kb6 3. c7 Kb7 4. Kxd4 +- 3. Kb5 3. Bc5? Ka6 = 3... Bd8 3... Bf2 4. Bc5+ +- 4. Bh2 Thematic try: 4. Kc5? Ba5 5. Bf4 Ka6 6. Kd6 Kb5 7. Kd7 Kc4 8. Bc7 Be1 9. Bd8 Bg3 10. Be7 Kd5 = 4... Bb6 4... Be7 5. Bc7 Bh4 6. Kc5 Bf2+ 7. Kd6 +- 5. Bb8+! Ka8! 5... Kxb8 6. Kxb6 Kc8 7. c7 +- mutual zugzwang) 6. Bd6 6. Kxb6? Kxb8 mutual zugzwang 7. c7+ Kc8 mutual zugzwang 8. Kc6 stalemate 6... Bd8 7. Kc5 Ka7 8. Bf4 Ka6 9. Kd6 Kb5 10. Kd7 Ba5 11. Bc7 Be1 12. Bd8 Bg3 13. Be7 Kc4 14. Bd6 +-

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Study 62

Árpád Rusz
Diagrammes
2011

White wins

1. Bxa3! 1st thematic try: 1. Rxa3? Be7! (1... a1=Q? 2. Rxa1+ Kxa1 3. Kd(e)4 Kb1 4. Bh6 Kc2 5. Bg7 +-) 2. Ra7 a1=Q 3. Rxa1+ Kxa1 4. Ke4 Kb1! = 1... a1=Q 1... Bg5 2. Rb3+ +- 2. Rc1+ Ka2 3. Rxa1+ Kxa1 4. Ke4! 2nd thematic try: 4. Kd4? Ka2! (4... Kb1?) 5. Bf8 Kb3! mutual zugzwang 6. Kd5 Bh4! mutual zugzwang 7. Bg7 Be1(g3) 8. e6 Bh4 9. Kd6 (9. Ke5 Kc4 10. Bf6 Bg3+ 11. Kf5 Bd6 =) 9... Kc4 10. Bf8 Kd4 11. Be7 Bg3+ 12. Kc6 Ke5 13. Kd7 Kd5 14. Bg5 Bd6 =; 3rd thematic try: 4. Kc4? Kb1! (4... Ka2?) 5. Bf8 Kc2 6. Bg7 Ba5(c7) 7. e6 Bd8 8. Kd5 Kd3 9. Ke5 Kc4 10. Bf6 Bc7+ 11. Kf5 Bd6 = 4... Ka2 4... Kb1 5. Bf8 Kc2 6. Bg7 +- 5. Bf8 Kb3 6. Kd4! mutual zugzwang 6...Bg5!

7. Kc5!! mutual zugzwang 7. Kd5? Bh4! = mutual zugzwang 7... Bh4 8. Kd5! mutual zugzwang 8...Bg3 8... Kc3 9. Bg7 Kb4 10. Bf6 +-) (8... Bg5 9. Bg7 Bf4 10. e6 Bg5 11. Ke5 Be7 (11... Kc4 12. Bf6 +-) 12. Bf6 Bb4 13. Kd5 +- 9. e6 Bh4 10. Kd6 Kc4 11. Be7 Bg3+ 12. Kc6! Be1 13. Bd8 Bb4 14. Bc7 Be7 15. Kd7 Bh4 16. Bd8 +- Watch this study on a dynamic board! Click here!