Nº12 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKb1,Qc1,Nc8,Pd2/bKh2,Ba5,Rd3,h4,Pd5,h5

1.Qe1!
1.Qc5? Rb4+! 2.Kc2 Rxd2+ 3.Kxd2 Rb5–+

1…Rb4+! 2.Kc2!
2.Kc1? Rc4+! 3.Kb1 Rxd2–+

2…Rb2+!!
2…Rbd4 3.Qf2+ Kh3 4.Qf1+=
2…Rxd2+?? 3.Qxd2+-

3.Kxd3!
Thematic / logical try : 3.Kxb2? Rxd2+ 4.Kc1 Rc2+! 5.Kxc2 Bxe1–+ White king on c2 instead of d3 in the main line – position is lost , not in time to stop h-pawn

3…Rxd2+ 4.Ke3!! White gives op on winning black bishop
Thematic / Logical try : 4.Qxd2+? Bxd2 5.Kxd2 h4 6.Ne7 h3 7.Nxd5 Kg1 8.Nf4 h2–+ Black wins without the bishop

4…Rd3+! 5.Kxd3 Bxe1 6.Ne7!
Thematic try : 6.Nb6 d4!–+

6…h4
6…d4 7.Kxd4 h4 8.Ng6 h3 9.Nf4=

7.Nxd5 Kg3 8.Ke2! h3 9.Ne3! Bf2 10.Nf1+ Kg2 11.Nh2! Bh4 12.Nf3 Bg5! 13.Ne1+ Kg3 14.Nf3 Bh6 15.Kf1! Be3 16.Ke2!= Bc5 17.Nd2! Kg4 18.Nf3 Kf4 19.Nh2! Bb6 20.Nf3 Kg3 21.Nd2=