Nº17 Michael Pasman

Win

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKd5,Nb2,Pb6,d4,d6,g7/bKd8,Ne4,Bg1,Rg4,Pa7,d7

1.b7!
1.bxa7? Nf6+ 2.Ke5 (2.Kc4 Rxd4+) 2…Bxd4+ 3.Kf5 Bxa7–+

1…Nf6+ 2.Kc5!
Thematic (logical) try : 2.Kc4? Rxd4+ 3.Kc3 (3.Kb3 Rb4+! 4.Kxb4 the same) 3…Rb4! (3…Nd5+? 4.Kc2) 4.Kxb4 a5+! 5.Kxa5 Ba7 6.Ka6 Bb8=
2.Ke5? Bh2+! 3.Kxf6 Bxd6=

2…Bxd4+ 3.Kb5 a6+! 4.Kxa6 Ba7
4…Ke8 5.b8Q+ Kf7 6.Qf8++-

5.Kxa7 Rb4 6.Nc4!
6.b8Q+? Rxb8 7.Kxb8 Ke8= (7…Ne8)

6…Ra4+ 7.Kb6
7.Na5? Rb4 8.b8Q+? Rxb8 9.Kxb8 Ke8=

7…Rb4+ 8.Ka6 threating Nb6 8…Rxb7 9.Kxb7 Ne8! 10.g8B!!
Thematic try : 10.g8N Nxd6+! 11.Nxd6= Stalemate !;
10.g8Q= /R Stalemate

10…Nf6 11.Bf7+-