Nº14 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKg2,Bg5,Rc5,Pb5,c3,d5,f6,g6/bKb7,Bf2,Rc2,d7,Pf5

1.Rc8!
Thematic Try : 1.Rc6 Bh4+ (1…Be3+) 2.Kf3 Bxg5 3.g7 Rxd5 4.g8Q Rd3#

1…Bc5+
If as in 1.Rc6 line 1…Be3+ then 2.Kf3! /g3 (not 2.Kh1? Rc1+ 3.Kh2 Bxg5 4.g7 Bf4+ 5.Kg2 Rxd5 6.g8Q Rd2+ 7.Kf3 Rf1#) 2…Bxg5 3.g7 Rxd5 with rook on c8 instead of c6 – then : 4.Rb8+! (4.g8Q? Rd3#) 4…Kc7 5.Rc8+! Kb6 (5…Kd7 6.Rd8+) 6.Rb8+ Ka5 7.Ra8+ Kxb5 8.Rb8+ Ka4 9.Ra8+ with perpetual check – this is why the rook must stay on c8;
1…Kxc8 2.Kf3 Bc5 (2…Rxc3+ 3.Kxf2) 3.g7 white promotes with check

2.Kg3 Rxc3+ 3.Kf4 Bd6+
3…Kxc8 4.g7! Bd6+ 5.Kxf5 Rd8 6.f7!=
3…Rc4+ 4.Kf3! (4.Kxf5? Rxd5+)

4.Kxf5 Rxc8
4…Kxc8 5.g7 Rd8 6.f7!+-

5.Ke6! Rcc7
5…Rcd8 6.g7 Be5 7.Kxe5 Rxd5+ 8.Kf4=

6.b6!!
6.g7? Rxg7–+

6…Kxb6 7.g7!
7.Be3+? Bc5 8.Bxc5+ Kxc5–+

7…Rxg7 8.Be3+!
8.fxg7? Rxg7–+

8…Bc5
8…Kb7 9.fxg7 Rxg7 10.Kxd6=

9.Bxc5+ Kxc5 10.d6!
[10.fxg7? Rxg7–+]