www.arves.org - Ruszczynski, Piotr 1951

Selected studies composed by

Piotr Andrej Ruszczynski

(Polen, 29.7.1951)

University professor and computer engineer born in Czestochowa, who composed problems and studies at age seventeen.

Ruszczynski, is recognized particularly interested in the adaptation of some problematic ideas to the studies,

and in this sense has obtained several exemplary works.

More information about him on Wikipedia.

You may find his comments about all his compositions in this PDF-file.

Studies selected by Piotr:

[Event "3.p Tidskrift for Schack"] [Site "Nr 51"] [Date "1979"] [Round ""] [White "Rusinek=J Piotr Ruszczynski"] [Black "(=0357.31f1c3)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [TimeControl "300"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/B2P4/3b2n1/3P1n2/1r4N1/2k2B1P/5p2/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [Termination "normal"] [PlyCount "18"] [WhiteType "human"] [BlackType "human"] 
 1. Bd4+ $1 (1. d8=Q $2 Rb1+ 2. Bd1 $1 (2. Kxf2 Bg3+ 3. Ke2 (3. Kg2 Nf4#) 3... Nf4#) 2... Rxd1+ 3. Kxf2 Bg3+ 4. Kf3 (4. Ke2 Re1+ 5. Kf3 Ngh4+ 6. Qxh4 Bxh4) 4... Ngh4+ 5. Ke4 Nd6+ 6. Ke3 (6. Qxd6 Bxd6) 6... Re1#) 1... Kd2 $1 (1... Rxd4 2. d8=Q) (1... Nxd4 2. d8=Q Nxf3 3. Qf6+ (3. Qxd6 $2 Nd2+ 4. Kxf2 Ne4+)) (1... Kd3 2. Nxf2+) (1... Kxd4 2. d8=Q Rb1+ 3. Kxf2 Bg3+ 4. Ke2) (1... Kc2 2. Be4+) 2. d8=Q {Now Black starts the attack.} (2. Be5 $2 Bxe5 3. Nxe5 (3. d8=Q Rb1+) 3... Ke3 $1 4. Ng4+ Rxg4) (2. Ne5 $2 Bxe5 3. d8=Q (3. Bxe5 Ke3 4. Be4 Rc4) 3... Rb1+ 4. Bd1 Rxd1+ 5. Kxf2 Bxd4+) 2... Rb1+ 3. Bd1 $1 {The f3-square must be unblocked for the king:} (3. Kxf2 $2 Bg3+ 4. Kg2 Nf4#) 3... Rxd1+ 4. Kxf2 Bg3+ 5. Kf3 (5. Kg2 $2 Ngh4+ 6. Qxh4 Bxh4) 5... Ngh4+ 6. Ke4 Nd6+ 7. Qxd6 Bxd6 { Black's attack led to the capture of the queen and now he has a rook more, but} 8. Ne3 $1 Re1 ({main} 8... Rc1 9. Nc4+ $1 Rxc4 {a model stalemate in the middle of the board with pinned bishop}) (8... Rb1 9. Nc4+ Ke2 10. Nxd6 Rb4 11. Nf5 $1 Nxf5 12. Kxf5 Rxd4 13. Ke6) 9. Bc3+ $1 Kxc3 {A model stalemate in the middle of the board with pinned knight.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3.p Schakend Nederland"] [Site ""] [Date "1979"] [Round ""] [White "Rusinek=J Piotr Ruszczynski"] [Black "(+0432.22d1d4) (c)"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2400"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [TimeControl "300"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3N4/2b3rN/1p1k2p1/8/3PK3/8/7R w - - 0 1"] [Termination "normal"] [PlyCount "15"] [WhiteType "human"] [BlackType "human"] 
 1. Nb8 $1 {The white knight voluntarily falls into the trap!} {Looks better because the knight won't die:} (1. Nf8 $2 {but} Rf6 2. Nh7 Rf3+ $1 3. Kxf3 Kd4+ 4. Ke2 Bxh1 5. Nf5+ Kc3 6. Nxg5 b4 7. Ne3 b3 8. Nd1+ Kc2) 1. .. Be8 (1. .. Bb7 2. Nf5 Rf6 3. Rh7) (1. .. Ba8 2. Nf5 Rf6 3. Rf1 Rf7 4. Na6) (1. .. Re6+ 2. Kd2 Be8 3. Nf5 {but also} (3. Ng4) {wins}) 2. Nf5 $1 (2. Ng4 $2 Rb6 3. Rh8 Rxb8 4. Nf6+ Kc5 5. Nxe8 (5. Rxe8 Rxe8+ 6. Nxe8 Kb4) 5. .. Kb4 6. Rg8 Ka3 7. Nf6 Rxg8 8. Nxg8 b4) 2. .. Re6+ (2. .. Rb6 3. Ne7+ Kc5 4. Rc1+) 3. Kd2 Rb6 4. Ne7+ Kd4 5. Rf1 $1 {White must lose tempo!} {Thematic try:} (5. Rg1 $2 Rxb8 6. Rxg5 Rd8 {perpetual zugzwang with WTM} 7. Rf5 Rd6) 5. .. Rxb8 6. Rf5 Rd8 7. Rxg5 {reciprocal zugzwang with BTM.} Rd7 (7. .. Bd7 {main} 8. Rd5#) (7. .. b4 8. Ra5) (7. .. Rd6 8. Nf5+) 8. Nc6# {Grimshaw interferences.} 1-0