Study 172

Aleksandr Zhukov & Árpád Rusz
64
2019
Special Prize


White wins

1. Kd7!! Paradoxically, the king not only it doesn't capture the c-pawn, it also doesn't get closer to the f-pawn! 1. Kxc7? f5 2. Kd6 f4 =; 1. Ke7? c5 2. Kd6 c4 3. Rh4+ Kd3 4. Kd5 c3 5. Rh3+ Kd2 6. Kd4 c2 7. Rh2+ Kd1 8. Kd3 c1=N+! =

Main A:
1... c5 2. Kc6 f5 3. Rf8! 3. Kb5? f4 4. Rf8 Ke3 5. Kxc5 f3 =

chameleon echo

3... c4 4. Kb5 c3 5. Ka(b)4 c2 6. Rc8 f4! 6... Kd3 7. Kb3 f4 8. Rd8+ Ke2 9. Kxc2 f3 10. Re8+ +- 7. Kb3! f3 8. Kxc2 f2 9. Rf8 Ke3 10. Kd1 +-

chameleon echo

Main B:
1... f5 2. Ke6 Ke4 2... f4 3. Kf5 +- 3. Kf6 c5 4. Rc8!

chameleon echo

4... f4 5. Kg5 f3 6. Kg(h)4 f2 7. Rf8 c4! 7... Ke3 8. Kg3 c4 9. Re8+ Kd2 10. Kxf2 c3 11. Rd8+ +- 8. Kg3! c3 9. Kxf2 c2 10. Rc8 Kd3 11. Ke1 +-

chameleon echo

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Study 107

Á. Rusz
Chess Informant-50 JT
2016
3rd Honourable Mention

White wins

1. Nc7+ 1. Rc8? R3a6+! 2. Kb5 Rxe6 3. Qf8 Re5+ 4. Kb4 Re4+ 5. Kc3 Re3+ 6. Kc2! Re2+ (6... Ra2+? 7. Kb1 +-) 7. Kd1 Re1+ 8. Kc2 Re2+ 9. Kd3 Re3+ 10. Kc2 Re2+ perpetual check 1... Bxc7+ 2. Kxc7 b5+ 3. Kc6! 3. Kc8? Rh3! (3... Rg3? 4. Rg4 +-) 4. Qb2 Ne3! 5. Qe5 (5. Rc7 Nd5! 6. Rb7! Rh8+! (6... Rxb7? 7. Qa2+ Ra7 8. Qxd5+ Rb7 9. Qxb7#) 7. Qxh8 Rxb7 8. Qa1+ Ra7 9. Qh1 Rc7+ 10. Kd8 Rc5 =) 5... Rb7 6. Rc6 Rh8+! 7. Qxh8 Rb8+ 8. Kc7 Nd5+! (8... Rxh8? 9. Ra6# echo) 9. Kd6 Rxh8 = 3... R7a6+ 3... bxc4 4. Qf8#; 3... R3a6+ 4. Kxb5 Rb7+ 5. Kxa6 Rxb4 6. Rxb4 +- 4. Kxb5 R3a5+ 5. Qxa5 Rxa5+

6. Kb6!! 6. Kxa5? Kb7 7. Kb5 (7. Re4 Kc6 8. Kb4 Kd5 =) 7... Ne3 8. Rf4 (8. Rd4 Kc7 9. Kc5 Nf5 =) 8... Nd5 9. Rf7+ Nc7+ 10. Kc5 Kc8 11. Kc6 Ne8 12. Ra7 Kd8 13. Rf7 Kc8 positional draw 6... Kb8 6... Ra1 7. Rc8# echo 7. Re4! Ra6+ 7... Kc8 8. Kxa5 +-; 7... Rh5 8. Re8# 8. Kxa6 Kc7 9. Kb5 Kd6 10. Kc4 +-

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