STUDY OF THE YEAR

The sub-committee for endgame studies, reporting to FIDE's Permanent Commission for Chess Composition (the PCCC), announces its selection of a study of the year for each of the years 1995, 1996 and 1997.

Study of the year 1995

Grigori Slepian
"Szachista"
1995

wKc4 Tf2 Lg2 pe7 - Ka1 Td7 La4 pb3 h2

White to play and win 4+5

Study of the year 1996

Oleg Pervakov
1. Prize B. Gusev JT
1994-96

Ke1 Te3 Lc3 pc2 - Kh1 Lb6 Sd2 pa2 e2

White to play and win 4+5

Study of the year 1997

Mario Matous
2. Prize Cs. Sach
1997

Ke5 Tg1 Sh7 pg6 - Kg8 Tf2 pe2

White to play and win 4+3

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