Nº11 Michael Pasman

Win

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKh5,Bf5,Rc1,Pd5,e4,g2,g4/bKe8,Ng6,Bh7,Rh8,Pd4,e7,f4,g7

1.Be6!!
Tries :
1.Rc8+?? Kf7 2.Bxg6+ Bxg6–+
1.Bxg6? Bxg6+ 2.Kxg6 Rh2! 3.e5 (3.Kg5 Rxg2 4.Kxf4 Rf2+ 5.Ke5 d3 6.g5 d2=) 3…Kd7! 4.g5! d3! 5.Rd1 d2!! 6.Rxd2 (6.Kf5 Rxg2 7.Kxf4=) 6…f3! 7.Rd3 f2! 8.Rf3 Rxg2 9 Rf4 Kd8! 10.Rf3 Kd7! 11.Rf8 Kc7! {Positional draw}
1.Kg5? Nf8 2.Rc8+ Kf7 3.Be6+ Nxe6+ 4.dxe6+ Kxe6 5.Rxh8 Bxe4 6.Kxf4 Bxg2=

1…Bg8+ 2.Kxg6 Bxe6 3.dxe6 0–0!
3…Rh6+ 4.Kf5 Rf6+ 5.Ke5! Kd8 6.g5+-

4.g5!!
Try 4.e5 Rd8 5.Rc7 Kf8 6.Kh7 (6.Rd7 Ke8) 6…g5=

4…Rd8 5.Rc7! Kf8! 6.Kh7!
6.Rc5 Kg8! wastes time 7.Rc7

6…d3 7.Rc5! g6!
7…d2 8.Rf5+; 7…Ke8 8.Kxg7+-

8.Rf5+!!
8.Kxg6? Kg8! 9.Rc1 d2=

8…Ke8!
8…gxf5 9.g6+-

9.Kxg6
9.Rxf4? Rd6=

9…Rd6! 10.Kh7! d2 11.g6 d1Q
11…Kd8 12.g7 d1Q 13.g8Q+ Kc7 and for example : 14.Qe8+- Qh1+ 15.Rh5+-

12.Rf8+! Kxf8 13.g7+ Ke8 14.g8Q#/R