Nº21 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKd7,Nf1,Bd4,Pg4,g5/bKb3,Nd3,Bf8,Pg3,h4

1.g6!
1.Ke8? Bc5 2.Bxc5 Nxc5 3.Ke7 g2 4.Nd2+ Kc3 5.Nf3 Nd3 6.g6 Ne5 7.g7 Nxf3 8.g8Q g1Q–+

1…Kc4
1…Nf4 2.g7 Bxg7 3.Bxg7 g2 4.Nd2+ Kc2 5.Nf3 Kd3 6.Bd4 Ke4 double attack 7.Nxh4=
1…g2 2.Nd2+ Kc2 (2…Kb4 3.Bg1 Nf4 4.Nf3 h3 5.Bh2 Nxg6 6.Ng1 Kc4 7.Ke6=) 3.Nf3=

2.Ba7!
2.Bb6? Kb5! 3.Bg1 Nf4–+

2…Ne5+
2…Nf4 3.Bb8 g2 4.Ne3+=
2…g2 3.Ne3+ Kc3 4.Nxg2 h3 5.Bg1 hxg2 6.Ke8 Bg7 7.Kf7 Bh8 8.g7 Ne5+ 9.Kg8 Bxg7 10.Kxg7=

3.Ke6!
Logical try : 3.Ke8? Nxg6 4.Bb8 g2 5.Ne3+ Kc5 6.Nxg2 position X1 with white king on e8 6…h3 7.Ne3 black has : 7…Bd6–+

3…Nxg6 4.Bb8! g2 5.Ne3+ Kd4
5…Kc5 6.Nxg2 position X2 black has no Bd6; 5…Kd3 6.Nxg2 h3 7.Ne1+ Ke4 as main

6.Nxg2 h3 7.Ne1!
7.Nh4? Nxh4–+

7…Ke4 8.Nd3!
8.Kf7? double attack, too early8…Nf4!–+ 9.Nd3 Nxd3–+

8…Kxd3 9.Kf7 double attack 9…Nf4 10.Bxf4 Bh6 11.Bh2 Ke3 12.Kg6 Bf4 13.Kh5! Bxh2 14.Kh4 Kf3 15.Kxh3=