Nº13 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKe1,Na4,f8,Bf6,Pb2,f7,g5/bKe3,Ne4,Pa2

1.Nc3! First piece sacrifice
Thematic try : 1.Bd4+? Kxd4 2.Ke2! Nxg5 3.Nc5! Kc4!! 4.b3+ Kd5! (4…Kb5? 5.Nfe6 Nxf7 6.Nd4+ Kxc5 7.Nc2; 4…Kc3? 5.Ne4+!= 4…Kxc5? 5.Nd7+) 5.Nfd7 Nxf7–+
1.b4? Nxf6–+

1…Nxc3
1…a1Q+ 2.Nd1+ Kd3 3.Ne6 Qc1 4.Bc3

2.Bd4+! Second piece sacrifice 2…Kxd4 3.Kd2!
3.Ne6+? Ke3-+
3.Kf2? Ne4-`+

3…Ne4+
3…a1Q 4.Ne6+! (4.bxc3+ Ke4) 4…Ke4 5.Nc5+! (5.f8Q Qxb2+ 6.Ke1 Qe2#) 5…Kd5 6.f8Q Qxb2+ 7.Kd3=

4.Kc2! Nxg5
4…a1Q 5.Ne6+ Ke3 6.f8Q Qa4+ 7.Kc1 Qc4+ 8.Kb1 Qxe6=

5.Nd7! Nxf7 6.Nc5! Third piece sacrifice 6…Kxc5 7.b4+ Kxb4 8.Kb2 =

White sacrificed all his pieces and all his pawns (while black keeps all his pieces) and finally stops black’s pawn from promotion