Nº16 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKg1,Rf3,Pa7,h4,h6/bKb6,Bf8,Rc5,Pe2,h5

1.a8N+!
1.Re3? Bxh6 2.a8N+ Ka7 3.Rxe2 Kxa8–+
1.a8Q? e1Q+–+

1…Ka5
1…Kb7 2.Rf7+ Kc6 3.Rf6+ Kb7 4.Rf7+=
1…Kb5 2.Re3 main line

2.Ra3+!
2.Re3? Rc2 white has no Nc7+ with Ne6 3.Kf2 Bc5–+

2…Kb5
2…Kb4 3.Re3 Rc2 4.Re4+! going out of a pin 4…Kb3 5.Kf2 Bc5+ 6.Kf3=

3.Re3 Rc2
3…Rc1+ 4.Kf2 Bc5 5.Kxe2 Bxe3 6.Kxe3 Rc8 (6…Rc6=) 7.Kf4= (7.Nc7+ Rxc7 8.Kf4=)

4.Nc7+
4.Kf2? Bc5–+
4.Re5+? Bc5+–+

4…Kc4 5.Ne6 against Bc5 5…Bxh6 6.Re5 Kd3 7.Kf2 Bd2! 8.Rxe2
8.Rd5+? Ke4 9.Rxd2 Rxd2–+

8…Be3+ 9.Kf1 Rxe2 10.Nc5+! Kd2 11.Ne4+ Kd3 12.Nc5+ Bxc5= stalemate