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Thursday, 14 September 2017

Study 124

Árpád Rusz
Magyar Sakkvilág
2017
3rd Prize

White wins

1. Bg6! 1. f7? Qxg7 2. fxe8=Q+ Bxe8 3. Qh4+ Qe7 (3... Kd7? 4. Ba4#) 4. Qd4+ Qd7 5. Qb6+ Ke7 6. Qc5+ Kf7 = (6... Kd8? 7. Ba4! Qxa4 8. Qc7#) 1... Re7! 2. fxe7+ Kxe7+ 3. Be8! 3. Kc7? Qd8+! 4. Kxc6 Qd5+ 5. Kb6 Qb3+ 6. Kc5 Qc3+ 7. Kb5 Qb3+ 8. Ka5 Qa3+ 9. Kb5 Qb3+ perpetual check 3... Bxe8 3... Qxg7 4. Bxc6 +- 4. Qh4+! 4. Qg5+? Kd7 5. Qd2+ Ke7 (5... Kc6? 6. Qd6+ Kb5 7. Qf8 +-) 6. Qg5+ Kd7 positional draw; 4. Qh8? Kf7! -+ (4... Bf7+? 5. Kc7 Qe8 6. Qh4#) 4... Kd7 4... Kf7 5. Qf6# 5. Qb4! Bg6+ 5... Bf7+ 6. Qf8 Kc6 7. Kc8 Kd5 8. Kd7(8) 8... Kxe5 9. Ke7 +-; 5... Kd8 6. Qd6+ Bd7 7. Qf8+ +- 6. Qf8 Bh7 6... Bf7 7. Kb7 +- zugzwang 7. Kb7! +- zugzwang

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