www.arves.org - In Memory of Pal Benko

Vladimir Samilo created some corrections and studies

after ideas of Benko, Pal 1928-2019 to honor and memorize him.

The first study is cooked and improved by the second study.

[Event"StrateGems"] [Site ""] [Date "2017"] [Round ""] [White "V.Samilo"] [Black "after  P.Benko"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/8/6rP/1Rp3p1/rP6/1RP5/8/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2017"] 
 1. Kh7 $1 (1. bxc5 $2 Rxh6+ 2. Kg7 Rc6 $11) 1... Rxh6+ 2. Kxh6 c4 $1 3. Ra3+ $1 ({Try:} 3. Ra5 $2 Rxa5 (3... cxb3 4. Rxa4+ Kb2 5. b5 $1 $18 (5. c4 $2 Kc3 $1 6. Ra3 ({or} 6. Ra1 Kxc4 $1 $11) 6... Kxb4 $1 $11)) 4. bxa5 cxb3 5. a6 b2 6. a7 b1=Q 7. a8=Q+ Qa2 $1 (7... Kb2 $2 8. Qb7+ Ka1 9. Qxb1+ Kxb1 10. Kxg5 $18) 8. Qh1+ Kb2 $1 $11 (8... Qb1 $2 9. Qxb1+ Kxb1 10. Kxg5 $18)) 3... Rxa3 4. Ra5 Kb2 $1 (4... Rxa5 5. bxa5 g4 6. a6 g3 7. a7 g2 8. a8=Q+ $18) 5. Rxa3 Kxa3 6. Kh5 $1 {(*)} ({Try:} 6. Kxg5 $2 Kb3 7. b5 Kxc3 8. b6 Kd2 $1 9. b7 c3 10. b8=Q c2 11. Qb2 Kd1 $1 12. Qb3 Kd2 $1 {positional draw}) 6... Ka4 7. Kg4 $1 (7. Kxg5 $2 Kb3 $1 8. b5 Kxc3 9. b6 Kd2 $1 10. b7 c3 11. b8=Q c2 $11) 7... Kb3 (7... Kb5 8. Kxg5 $1 $18) 8. b5 Kxc3 9. b6 Kd2 10. b7 c3 11. b8=Q $18 {Synthesis of two play (try 3.Ra5? and 3.Ra3!) based on the study by P.Benko (*) Chess Life & Review, 2002} 1-0