Nº10 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKe1,Nc3,Bc4,Rb3,Pc7,h2/bKc2,Nb4,Bh4,Pf3,g3,h3

1.Rb2+!
Thematic try : 1.hxg3 Bxg3+ 2.Kf1 h2 3.Rb2+ Kxb2–+ e.g. 4.Nd1+ Kc1 5.Nf2 Bxc7–+

1…Kxb2 2.Nd1+!
2.hxg3? Bxg3+ 3.Kf1 h2–+

2…Kc1! 3.hxg3
3.c8Q? g2+–+

3…h2
3…Bxg3+ 4.Nf2! Nc2+ (4…h2 as main) 5.Kf1 Ne3+ 6.Kg1! (6.Ke1 Bxc7–+) 6…Bxc7 7.Be6 h2+ 8.Kh1 Kd2 (8…Nc2 9.Bd5 Nd4 10.Ng4 Kd2 11.Nxh2= Bxh2 12.Kxh2 f2 13.Bg2 Ne2 14.Kh3= Nf4+ (14…Ke1 15.Kg4=) 15.Kg3=) 9.Ng4 Nxg4 10.Bxg4 f2 11.Bh3=

4.Nf2!
4.c8Q? h1Q+ 5.Bf1+ Nc2+ 6.Kf2 Qh2+ 7.Kxf3 Qxg3+ 8.Ke4 Qe1+ 9.Kf4 Qxf1+ 10.Kg4 Qe1–+

4…Nc2+
4…Bxg3 5.c8Q= as main

5.Kf1 Ne3+ 6.Ke1 Bxg3 7.c8Q h1Q+
7…Ng2+ 8.Kf1 Ne3+ 9.Ke1=

8.Bf1+ Nc2+ 9.Qxc2+ Kxc2= Ideal stalemate with 2 pinned pieces and selfblocks