Nº23 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKg8,Nd2/bKe6,Pb7,d6,f7

1.Nf3!
1.Kg7? b5! 2.Nf3 b4–+

1…f6!
1…f5 2.Kg7 Kd5 3.Kf6 Ke4 4.Ng5+=

2.Kf8!! zz Reciprocal zugzwang. If white to move now, he should be lost, black to move is draw
Logical try : 2.Kg7? Kf5 3.Nd4+ Ke5 X1 – No Nc6+; 2.Kh7? Kf5 3.Nd4+ Ke5–+

2…b6
2…b5 3.Nd4+=
2…f5 3.Kg7! Kd5 4.Kf6 Ke4 5.Ng5+=

3.Kg7! Kf5 4.Nd4+ Ke4
4…Ke5 Position X2 5.Nc6+ Ke4 6.Kxf6=

5.Nb5 f5 6.Nxd6+ Ke5 7.Nc4+ Kd4 8.Nxb6 f4 9.Nc8! with theoretical known position from Gjersing & Moller, 1895 9…Ke5
9…f3 10.Nd6=

10.Nb6! Kd4 11.Nc8 f3 12.Nd6 Ke3 13.Nc4+ Ke2 14.Nd6 f2 15.Ne4 f1Q 16.Ng3+ Kf2 17.Nxf1=