Nº29 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKd3,Nd2,Bg4,Pa5,b5,b6,g6/bKb8,Be7,Ra2,a8,Pa7,c6,c7

1.g7 Ra3+!
1…Kb7? 2.bxc6+ Kxc6 (2…Ka6 3.bxc7+-) 3.Bf3++-

2.Nb3!
2.Kc2? Kb7! 3.bxc6+ (3.a6+ Kxb6 4.Nc4+ Kc5–+) 3…Kxc6–+

2…Rxb3+
2…Kb7 3.bxc6+ Ka6 4.bxc7=

3.Kc2
3.Kc4? Rb4+–+
3.Ke2? Kb7 4.bxc6+ Kxc6 5.Bf3+ Rxf3–+

3…Rc3+!
3…Kb7 4.bxc6+ Kxc6 5.Kxb3 Rg8 6.Bf3+ Kd6 7.bxa7=

4.Kxc3
4.Kd2!? Kb7–+
4.Kb2 Kb7–+

4…Bf6+
4…Kb7 5.bxc6++-

5.Kb4!
5.Kb3? Bxg7 6.b7 Kxb7 7.bxc6+ Ka6–+

5…Bxg7 6.b7! Bf8+
6…Kxb7 7.bxc6+ Kb8 8.a6=

7.Kb3!
7.Kc3? Kxb7 8.bxc6+ Ka6–+
7.Ka4!? cxb5+–+

7…Kxb7 8.bxc6+ This position appeared before in my other study (M.Pasman, Sinfonie Scacchistiche 2019) 8…Ka6
8…Kxc6 9.Bf3+=

9.Ka4! Re8 10.Bf5! Rd8 11.Bd3+! Rxd3= Stalemate