Study 38

Árpád Rusz
Internet (RCS blog)
2008

White wins

Thematic try:
1.Ng5? Kd6! 2.Ne4+ Kc6! mutual zugzwang 3.Nf6 Kc7 4.Ne4 Kc6 5.Nc3 Kc7 6.Nd1 Kc6 7.Ne3 Kc7 positional draw - blockade

Solution:
1.Nf6! mutual zugzwang 1...Kc6 1...Kd6 2.Kb6 Ke5 3.Kxb7!+- 2.Ne4 mutual zugzwang 2...Kd5 3.Nc5 Kc6 3...Kc4 4.Nxb7+- 4.Nd3 mutual zugzwang 4...Kd5 5.Kb6 Kc4 6.Kxb7 Kxd3 6...a5 7.bxa5 Kxd3 8.a6 b4 9.a7 b3 10.a8Q +- 7.Kxa6 Kc4 8.Ka5 mutual zugzwang +-

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Related studies: Study 38a Study 38b Study 38c

Study 37 + Indian 10

Árpád Rusz
Internet (RCS blog)
2008

White wins

1.Bf3! 1.Bd5? f3!= 1...g2+ 1...h2 2.Bd5! f3 3.Bxa2! Kxa2 4.Rd5! Kb2 5.Rd3! f2 6.Rd1+- 2.Kh2! g1Q+ 3.Kxg1 h2+ 4.Kf1! 4.Kxh2? stalemate 4...h1Q+ 5.Bxh1 f3

Indian

6.Rb8!! mutual zugzwang 6...f2 7.Bb7! Kb2 8.Bd5+ +-

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Related studies: Study 37a

Nowotny 16

G.Kasparian
Shakhmaty v SSSR
1959
1st Prize
- correction Rusz (2008) -

Draw

1.c7 Rc4 2.Bc5! Rc2+! [2...Rxc5 3.e7=] 3.Kd1! Rxc5 4.e7 Bc2+ 5.Kd2! [5.Ke2? Ba4 6.Rc6! Bb5+! 7.Kd2 Rd5+–+] 5...Ba4 6.Rc6!

Nowotny

6...Rd5+ 7.Ke2 [7.Ke3? Bxf2+!–+] 7...Bd1+ 8.Ke3 [minor dual 8.Ke1 ] 8...Re5+ 9.Kd2 Bg4 10.Re6!

Nowotny

10...Rd5+ 11.Kc2! [11.Ke3? Bxf2+ 12.Kf4 Rd4+–+] 11...Bd1+ 12.Kc1 Rc5+ 13.Kd2 Ba4 14.Rc6!

Nowotny

14...Rd5+ 15.Ke2 positional draw - perpetual Nowotny

Nowotny 16a

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Study 36

Árpád Rusz
Internet (RCS blog)
2008
- after I. Monastirsky -

White wins

1.Ne5! Nowotny [1.h8Q? Bxh8 2.Nxh8 Rxe7 3.f6 Rh7=] 1...Bxe5 2.e8N! Phoenix [2.e8Q? Bd6+–+] 2...Rh3 [2...Bh8 3.Nc7+ Ka5 4.b4+ Kb6 5.Nd5++-] 3.f6 Rxh5 4.f7 Rf5 5.Nf6! Nowotny 5...Bxf6 [5...Rxf6 6.h8Q+-] 6.f8Q +-

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Study 35

Árpád Rusz
Оlimpiya Dunyasi
2008
- version -

White wins

1. Ne7! (1. Nd6? Nc6+ 2. Kc8 Nb6#) 1... Nxe7 (1... Na6+ 2. Kc8 Nb6+ 3. Kd8 +-) 2. c8=Q+ Nbc6+ 3. Qxc6+! (3. Kc7? Nd5+ 4. Kd7 Nf6+ 5. Kc7 Nd5+ perpetual check) 3... Kxc6 4. c3! (4. c4? Kb(d)6 5. c5+ Kc6 stalemate) 4... Kd6 5. c4 Nc6+ (5... Kc6 6. c5 +- mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate) 6. Kc8 Nxa7+ 7. Kd8 Nc6+ 8. Ke8 Kxe6 9. c5 mutual zugzwang 9...Nb8 (9... Kd5 10. b8=Q +-) 10. Kd8 Kd5 11. Kc8! (11. Kc7? Na6+ 12. Kb6 Nb8 13.Ka7 Nc6+ 14. Kb6 Nb8 15. Kc7 Na6+ positional draw) 11... Kxc5 12. Kxb8 +-

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Study 31

Árpád Rusz
Schach
2003
- correction -

White wins

1.e7 Nf6 2.Nc4! [2.Kf7? Ne8!! 3.Kxe8 Ne5! 4.Ne6! Kf1!!= (4...Nc6? 5.Nd4+–+; 4...Ng6? 5.Nf4+–+; 4...Ke3? 5.Nc4++-; 4...Kf2? 5.Nd3++-) ; 2.Nh5? Ne5! (2...Nh4? 3.Kf7 Ne8! 4.Kxe8 Ng6 (4...Nf5 5.Ng3+!+-) 5.Nf4+!+-) 3.Nxf6 Ng6+=] 2...Nd4 [2...Nh4 3.Ne5! (3.Kf7? Ne8! 4.Nxe8 (4.Kxe8 Ng6=) 4...Nf5=) 3...Ne8 (3...Ng2 4.Nh5!+-) 4.Kxe8+-] 3.Ne5 [3.Na5? Nb5! (3...Kd3? 4.Kf7 Ne8 5.Kxe8+-) 4.Nh5! Nd7+ 5.Kg8 Nc7!= (5...Nd6? 6.Nc4!+-) ] 3...Kf1 [3...Nb5 4.Nh5!+-] 4.Kf7 [4.Nh5? Nf5=] 4...Ne8 [4...Ne4 5.Nc4+-] 5.Kxe8 +-

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Related study: Study 31a