Nº14 Michael Pasman

Draw

Section A.

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKd8,Rg7,Pa2,b5,c7/bKa8,Na1,d6,Rh1,Pb7

1.Kd7!
1.Rg8? Ka7–+
Thematic try : 1.b6? Rh8+ 2.Kd7 Nc8 3.Rg3 Nxb6+–+

1…Rd1 2.Ke6!
Thematic try : 2.b6? Nf5+ 3.Ke6 Nxg7+–+
2.c8Q+? Nxc8+ 3.Kxc8–+
2.Rg8+? Ka7 3.Ke6 Kb6!–+

2…Nc8!
2…b6 3.Rd7! Kb7 4.Rxd6 Rc1 5.c8Q+ Rxc8 6.Rd7+ Ka8 7.Rd6 Kb7 8.Rd7+ Rc7 9.Rxc7+ Kxc7 10.Kd5= Nc2 11.Kc4 Ne3+ 12.Kb4=

3.Rg8
Thematic try : 3.b6? Rd6+ (3…Nxb6? 4.Rg5!=) 4.Ke5 Rxb6–+

3…Ka7
3…b6 4.Rxc8+ Kb7=

4.Rxc8 Rc1
4…Kb6?? 5.Rd8+-

5.Ra8+!!
5.Kd7? Kb6–+

5…Kxa8 6.b6! Rc6+
6…Rc3 7.Kd7 Nc2 8.a4=
6…Rc4 7.Kd7 Nc2 8.a4=

7.Kd7 Rc4
7…Rc3 8.Kd8!=

8.Kd8 Rc3
8…Nc2 9.a4 Rc6 10.Kd7 Ne3 11.c8Q+ Rxc8 12.Kxc8 Nd5 13.a5=

9.Kd7!
9.a4? Nb3-+
9.Ke7? Nc2–+

9…Nc2 10.a4!
10.c8Q+? Rxc8 11.Kxc8 Na3! 12.Kc7 Nb5+! 13.Kc8 Nc3–+

10…Rc6 11.Kd8!
11.a5? Nd4 12.c8Q+ Rxc8 13.Kxc8 Nc6 14.a6 bxa6 15.b7+ Ka7–+

11…Ne3
11…Nb4 12.c8Q+=
11…Na3 12.c8Q+=

12.c8Q+ Rxc8+ 13.Kxc8 Nc4 14.Kc7 zz Mutual zugzwang 14…Na5 15.Kc8= zz Mutual zugzwang 15…Nc4 16.Kc7 Nb2 17.a5=