A test [Event "1.p Minski Nielsen-100 JT"] [Site ""] [Date "2023"] [Round ""] [White "Sanz Cabrero=M Gonzalez=L"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3k4/1pr2P1P/P7/pP4KN/P1P4p/1q5P/8/2B5 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2023"] {MM: This is an epic study, with a variety of good moves and an original zugzwang. The introduction is forced with Black to move. The finish lacks pointedness. SN: This begins like a grotesque monster. Two pawns waiting to promote with check and the rest of pieces thrown around the board (the pawn on a6 being particularly annoying). But then the study turns into a fascinating epic tale. Playing through the study one is in for a number of surprises. Having witness the zugzwang after 12. c5, one expects the study to end in some kind of prosaic fashion, but that is when the play becomes really fascinating with 15. Bf8, 17. c6!, 18...Qg7!} 1... Rc5+ 2. Kg6 $1 (2. Kh6 $2 Rxh5+ $1 3. Kxh5 Qf3+ 4. Kg5 Qg3+ 5. Kh6 Qd6+ $11 {perpetual check}) 2... Qc2+ $1 3. Kg7 Qg2+ 4. Kf6 $1 Qf2+ 5. Bf4 Qd4+ 6. Kg6 Ke7 $1 7. f8=Q+ $1 (7. axb7 $2 Qe4+ 8. Kg7 Qd4+ 9. Kh6 Rxh5+ $1 10. Kxh5 Qxf4 11. h8=Q Qf5+ $11 {perpetual check}) 7... Kxf8 8. h8=Q+ $1 Qxh8 9. Bd6+ Ke8 10. Nf6+ Kd8 11. a7 $1 (11. Bxc5 $2 bxa6 $1 12. bxa6 Kc7 $11) 11... Rc8 12. c5 ({or} 12. b6 {a minor dual}) 12... Ra8 13. b6 Kc8 $1 14. Be7 $1 {Bishop maneouvre to lose a tempo} Rb8 $1 (14... Rxa7 15. bxa7 Kc7 16. Bd6+ Kc6 17. Bb8 $18) 15. Bf8 $1 (15. axb8=Q+ $2 Kxb8 16. Bf8 Kc8 17. Kf7 Kb8 $1 $11) 15... Ra8 16. Bd6 $1 Kd8 $1 (16... Qd8 17. Kg7 $1 $18 { Domination}) 17. c6 $1 {Now, with bK on d8, the break pawn is effective} bxc6 18. b7 Qg7+ $1 {An unexpected Queen sacrifice} 19. Kxg7 Rxa7 20. Be7+ $1 { This Bishop interference, also aiming at the h4-square, saves the day} Kc7 21. Ne8+ $1 Kxb7 22. Bxh4 c5 23. Nf6 $1 Kc6+ 24. Kg6 $1 c4 25. Ne4 $1 (25. Bg5 $2 c3 $1 26. h4 c2 27. h5 Kc5 28. h6 Kb4 29. h7 Rxh7 $11) 25... Rd7 26. Bf6 Rd3 27. h4 Kd5 28. Nc3+ Ke6 29. Ne2 $1 {The last point since now the h-pawn is unstoppable} (29. Nb5 $2 Rg3+ 30. Bg5 Kd5 $1 31. h5 c3 32. Na3 Rg2 33. h6 c2 34. Nxc2 Rxc2 35. h7 Rc8 $11) 1-0 your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts Flip