Solution to study three

The idea of this study is the repeated sacrifice of a rook to force stalemate and save an otherwise lost position. A further concept in the study is to regain both pawns hence reduce to a drawn R versus R+B ending. The idea game from some adjournment analysis of the game Donnelly-Berry, Manchester 1982.

The solution is

1. Rc3+ bxc3 stalemate.

..............Ka2 2. Ra3+ Kxa3 stalemate

...............................2...bxa3 stalemate.

...............b3 2. Rxb3+ Kxb3 stalemate

.....................................Ka4 3. Rc3 followed by Rxc2 reaches the drawn ending R+B v R.

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