ChessBase 17 Printout, JOYITA , 19/06/2025 1
Chessattacker_2015's Study: Chapter 2
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a b c d e f g h
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
a b c d e f g h
1...Ra5! cut-off (vancura position)
[ 1...Rf1+? 2.Ke5! Re1+ 3.Kd6 Ra1
4.Kc6 Rc1+ 5.Kb7 Ra1 6.Rb8 Kg6
7.a7! Rb1+ 8.Kc6! zig-zag ]
[ 1...Rc1 can be also possible, it still
transposes to the main-line ]
2.Ke4 Rb5! 3.Kd4 Rb6! 4.Kc5 Rf6!
squares for the rook in the vancura
position: b6,g6
f 5.Kd5 Rf5+ 6.Ke6
Rf6+ 7.Kd7 Rb6 8.Kc7 Rf6! 9.a7
Rf7+! 10.Kb6 Rf6+!= continuous side-
checks