Nº10 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKd7,Be4,Pa7,f6/bKh5,Bd1,Re1,Pd2

1.Kd8!!
1.a8Q? Bg4+ 2.Kc7 d1Q–+
1.Kc7? Bg4 2.a8Q d1Q–+
1.Kd6? Bg4 2.Bc2 Re6+!–+

1…Ba4
1…Bg4 /e2 2.Bc2 Ra1 3.f7 Rxa7 4.f8Q Ra8+ 5.Ke7 Rxf8 6.Kxf8=
1…Rxe4 2.a8Q=
1…Kh4 2.f7=

2.Bf3+! Kg6 3.f7!
3.Kc7!? Rc1+!–+
3.a8Q? Re8+–+

3…Kxf7 4.Bh5+! Kg7
4…Kf6 5.a8Q d1Q+ 6.Bxd1 Re8+ 7.Kc7 Rxa8 8.Kb7=

5.a8Q d1Q+! 6.Bxd1 Re8+ 7.Kc7 Rxa8 8.Kb7! Ra5 9.Kb6 Rb5+ 10.Ka6 Rb4 11.Ka5= Staircase with the king