(10) Afek
1996
[Tibor K]

1.Tg8 Zugzwang. It is quite incredible. black has only one waiting move. 1...h6 [1...Tb7 2.Rf6+- The rook can not drive far enough the king from b7.; 1...Rh3 2.Rf6 Ta6+ 3.Rg5 Ta5+ 4.Rh6 Ta6+ 5.Rxh5+-] 2.Rg6 Ta6+

3.Rf5 [3.Rh7 Tf6 (3...Ta7 4.Rg7 Zugzwang.) 4.Rg7 Rg5=] 3...Ta5+ 4.Rf4 Ta4+ 5.Rf3 Ta3+ 6.Rg2 Ta2+ 7.Rh1 Ta1+ 8.Rh2 [8.Tg1=] 8...Ta2+ 9.Tg2 Ta8 10.Tg7 Ta2+ [10...Tb8 11.Tg8+-; 10...Tg8 11.Tg4++-] 11.Rg1 Ta1+ 12.Rf2 Ta2+ 13.Re3 Ta3+ 14.Re4 Ta4+ 15.Rf5 Ta5+ 16.Rg6 Ta6+ 17.Rh7 Ta8 18.Tg8 Ta7 19.Rg7 Tb7 20.Rf6 Tb6+ 21.Re5 Tb5+ 22.Rd4+- This is a marvelous study by the Israeli composer. 1-0