Nº28 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKe2,Pc2,d4,f2/bKf4,Bb1,Pb4

1.Kd3!! Enters into the pin and allowing 1…b3
Try : 1.Kd2? Ke4! 2.c3 b3 3.f3+ Kd5!–+ with possible line (3…Kxf3? 4.Kc1 Bd3 (4…Be4 5.c4!=) 5.d5!=) 4.Kc1 Bf5 5.Kb2 Bc2 6.Kc1 Kc4 7.Kb2 Bg6 8.f4 Bf5 9.d5 Be4 10.d6 Bf5 11.d7 Bxd7–+
1.f3? Bxc2 2.Kd2 for example 2…Bf5–+

1…b3
1…Ba2 2.f3 Kxf3 3.d5 Bxd5 4.Kd4=

2.f3!! Important point – White could move the King to 2 different squares – and on each move black wins by capturing c2 pawn in different way :
2.Kd2? Bxc2! 3.Kc3 Ke4 4.f3+ + 4…Kd5 5.f4 Ke4 6.d5 Kxd5–+
2.Kc3? bxc2! 3.Kb2 Ke4–+

2…Bxc2+
2…bxc2 3.Kd2! Kf5 4.Kc1! Ke6 5.f4! Kd5 6.f5=
2…Kxf3 3.d5 Bxc2 4.Kc3 Kf4 5.d6=

3.Kc3!
3.Kd2? Kxf3 4.d5 Be4!5.d6 b2 6.d7 b1Q–+ with mate

3…Kf5!
3…Kxf3 4.d5=

4.Kb2!
4.Kd2? Ke6 5.Kc3 Kd5 6.f4 Ke4–+

4…Ke6 5.f4! Kd5 6.f5! Bd1 7.Kc3!
7.Ka3? Kc4! 8.Kb2 Bf3–+
7.Kc1? Bf3 8.Kb2 Kc4–+

7…Kd6
7…Bc2 8.Kb2=

8.Kb2 Ke7 9.d5!
9.Kc3? Kf6–+

9…Kf6 10.d6!=