Nº24 Michael Pasman

Win

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKf4,Ba4,Ra5,b7,Pd5,d6/bKf6,Ba8,f2,Rh3,Pg2

1.d7 Be3+
1…Rh8 2.d8Q+ Rxd8 3.Ra6++-

2.Ke4 Rh4+ 3.Kd3!
Logical try : 3.Kf3? Rh8 4.Ra6+ Kf5 5.d8Q Rxd8 6.Rf7+ Ke5= Position X1 with king on f3

3…Rh8 4.Ra6+ Kf5 5.d8Q
5.Rb1 g1Q 6.Rxg1 Bxg1=

5…Rxd8 6.Rf7+ Ke5 Position X2 with king on d3 7.Re6+! Kxd5 8.Rg6! Bd4
8…Ke5+ 9.Kxe3 Rd3+ 10.Kf2 /e2+-

9.Rf5+
9.Rxg2? Ke6=

9…Be5 10.Ke3
10.Rxg2 Ke6+=

10…g1Q+ 11.Rxg1 Ke6! Double threat – to capture f5 and Bd4+ 12.Rg6+!
12.Rgg5? Bd4+ 13.Kf4 Bf6 14.Rh5 Rd4+ 15.Ke3 Rxa4=

12…Kxf5 13.Bc2+ Be4 14.Bxe4# Model mate