Nº23 Michael Pasman

Win

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKd5,Bc7,Pe2,g2/bKa6,Na3,Pe7,h4

1.Bf4!
1.Bd8? Nc2=
1.Ke4? Nc2=

1…Nc2
1…Kb7 2.Bg5+-

2.Bd2! Bishop on knight domination
2.Bg5? Ne1=

2…Kb6
2…Kb5 3.e4 as main

3.e3!! zz Festina Lente, mutual zugzwang !
3.Kc4? Na3+=
3.e4? Kc7=

3…Kb5
3…Kc7 4.Kc4!+-

4.e4! Kb6 5.e5
5.Ke6? Kc5! 6.Kxe7 Kd4=

5…Kc7 6.Ke6 Kd8 7.Kf7 Kd7 8.e6+ Kd6 9.Bc3!
9.Bf4+? Kd5 10.Kxe7 Nd4=
9.Bg5? Nd4 10.Bxe7+ Kd5=

9…Ne3 10.Bb4+ Kd5 11.Bxe7!
Thematic try : 11.Kxe7? Nxg2 12.Kd7 h3 13.Bd6 Ne3! 14.e7 Ng4! 15.Be5! Kxe5! (15…Nxe5+ 16.Kc7=) 16.e8Q+ Kf4! 17.Qb8+ (17.Qa8 Kg3 18.Ke6 h2; 17.Ke6 h2 18.Qb8+ Kf3=) 17…Kf3= 18.Qb3+ Kg2=

11…Nxg2 12.Bg5! h3 13.Bf4!
13.e7? h2=

13…Nxf4 14.e7 h2 15.e8Q+- Excelsior with Festina Lente 15…h1Q 16.Qa8+-