Ok but there is a last trick

  
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Lionel Vidal    (2006-11-20 09:02:56)
Ok, but there is a last trick!

You almost got it entirely, congratulations!
First, note that after 5.Qb4, black is safe through 5...g1=Q 6.Rxg1 Kg6+ 7.Kh8 Rh8+ 8.Kxh8 Rf8+ 9.Qxf8 stalemate!
So 5.Qe8 g1=Q 6.Rb7 Rf8+ 7.Qxf8+ Kg6+ 8.Kg8 Rh8+ 9.Kxh8 Qh1+
And now the finish: not 10.Kg8? Qh8+ 11.Kxh8 stalemate again!
But 10.Qh6+!! Qxh6+ 11.Kg8! and Black must give up his queen because of the mate Rb6...
11...Kf6 12.Rb6+ and 13.Rxh6 wins.
Playing through the whole main line again, I quite like the unusual wildness of this study :-)




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