(The correction of the study by
Jan Rusinek )
(from Roycroft Jubilee Tourney, EG 1978)
1. Rc1+
If 1. ... g1=Q, then
2. fxg=Q Qxc1
3. Qa8+! , of course, not 3.Bxc1 for the very simple reason, but the refusal of capturing the queen here is I think nice and elegant. And now study gets the introduction as the play does not begin directly with the thematic promotion to the various pieces.
4. ... Kg1
5. Bd4+ Kf1
6. Qh1# - mate from the corner!
After 1. ... e1=Q
2. Rxe1+ the thematic play arises:
2. ... g1=Q leads to
3. fxg8=Q Qxe1
4. Qa8+! Kg1
5. Bd4+ Kf1
6. Qf3+ with win.
Or, 2. ... g1=B
3. fxg8=B! (3.fxg8=Q? stalemate)
3.fxg8=N? would be not good either: after 3. ... Kg2 4.Nxe7 h1=Q 5.Nf5 ( 5.Nd5 Kf2 6.e7 Kxe1 7.e8=Q+ Kd2 is also drawn) 5. ... Kf2 6.Re2+ Kxe2 7.Ng3+ Kf3 8.Nxh1 Bc5 it is a draw.
3. ... Kg2
4. Bh7! Kf2
5. Be4 Kxe1
6. Kxb3 Bc5
7. Be5, winning
Or, 2. ... g1=N
3. fxg8=N!
Again White chooses the same piece for promotion as Black!
Here 3.fxg8=B? is bad: 3. ... Kg2 4. Bh7 Kf2 5.Be4 ( 5.Rxg1 hxg1=Q 6.Bd4+ Kg2 7. Be4+ Kf1 8.Bxg1 Kxg1 9.Kxb3 Kf2 10.Kxb4 Ke3 11.Bh1 Kd4 and 12. ...Ke5 is also draw) 5. ... Kxe1 6.Kxb3 Ne2 7.Be5 Kf2 8.Bxh2 ( 8.Kxb4 Ng3 9.Bc6 h1=Q 10.Bxg3+ Kxg3 11.Bxh1 Kf4 12. Kc5 Ke5 ) Nd4+ 9.Kxb4 Nxe6 10.Kc4 Ng5 11.Bh1 Nf3 12.Bb8 e5 - and White is unable to win - 13.Ba7+ Nd4 14.Kd5 Kg1 15.Be4 h2 and 16. ...h1=Q
3. ... Kg2
4. Nxe7 h1=Q
If 4. ... Kf2 5.Nf5 Kxe1, then 6.Ng3 Ne2 7.Nh1 Nc3+ 8.Bxc3! bxc3 9. e7 b2 10.e8=Q+ Kd2 (10. ...Kf1 Qe3) 11.Qe4 Kc1 (11. ...c2 12.Qb4+ Kd1 13.Qxb2 c1=Q 14.Nf2+ ) 12. Qf4+ Kc2 (12. ...Kd1 13.Qb4) 13.Qxh2+ Kb1 14.Ka3 c2 15.Qe2 c1=Q 16.Kb3 or 15. ...h2 16.Qe4
5. Nf5! Kf2
6. Rf1+! (very nice!) Kxf1
7. Ng3+ Kg2
8. Nxh1 Kxh1
9. e7, and wins.
Or, if 5. ... h2 ( instead of 5. ...Kf2), then
6. e7 Kh3
7. e8=Q! The newly-born queen has just in time taken under control squares a8 and c6 from the checks of Black queen, and White wins.