Nº27 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKb6,Ne5,Bh4,Pc5,c6,e7/bKb8,Qh5,Na7,Pf4

1.c7+!
1.Nd7+? Ka8! 2.Nf6 Nc8+ 3.Ka5 (3.Kb5 Qe2+) 3…Qxc5–+

1…Ka8
1…Kc8 2.Nc4 Kd7 3.c6+! Nxc6 4.c8Q+! Kxc8 5.e8Q+ Qxe8 6.Nd6+=

2.Nc4!! Nc8+
2…Qe8 3.Nd6 Qc6+ (3…Nc8+ 4.Nxc8 Qxc8 5.c6÷ also positional draw) 4.Ka5 Qxc5+ (4…Qxc7+ 5.Ka4) 5.Ka4 Qc2+ 6.Ka5 Qxc7+ 7.Ka4 Qc6+ 8.Kb3 Qd5+ 9.Kb2 Qd4+ 10.Kb1=

3.Ka6 Qe2!
3…Qg6+ 4.Nb6+ Nxb6 5.e8Q+! (5.cxb6? Qd3+ 6.Ka5 Qd2+ 7.Ka6 Qe2+ 8.Ka5 Kb7–+) 5…Qxe8 6.Kxb6!= as main line
3…f3? 4.Nb6+ Nxb6 5.cxb6+-
3…Qf7 for example 4.e8Q the same (4.Nb6+ Nxb6 5.Kxb6 Qb3+ 6.Ka5 Qe6 7.e8Q+ Qxe8 8.Kb6) 4…Qxe8=
3…Qe8 4.Nb6+ Nxb6 5.Kxb6!=

4.e8Q!! Qxe8 5.Nb6+! Nxb6 6.Kxb6! Qf8!
6…Qe6+ 7.c6! Qe3+ 8.Kb5! Qe5+ 9.Kb6 Qd4+ 10.Kb5! Black cannot improve his position – positional draw

7.Be1!! The only defence
Thematic try : 7.Bf2? f3! Now White is in zz 8.c6 (8.Ka6 Qf6+ 9.Kb5 Kb7) 8…Qb4+ 9.Ka6 Qa4+ 10.Kb6 Qa7+ 11.Kb5 Qxc7–+
or 7.Bd8 Qf5! 8.Bh4 Qb1+ 9.Kc6 Qe4+ 10.Kb6 Qb7–+
or 7.c6? Qb4+ 8.Ka6 Qa4+ 9.Kb6 Qa7+ 10.Kb5 Qxc7–+

7…f3
7…Qf5 8.c6!=

8.Bf2! Black in zz 8…Qf6+
8…Qf5 /g8 9.c6=

9.c6 Qf5 10.Ka6! Qc8+ 11.Kb6! Qf5 12.Ka6 Qc8+
12…Qa5+?? 13.Kxa5=

13.Kb6= Positional Draw