Nº28 Michael Pasman

Draw

Section B.2.

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKe1,Bc8,Pb7,e4,f3,g6/bKb3,Bf4,Re7

1.Kf2!
Try : 1.e5? Rxe5+! 2.Kf2 Rg5!–+ (2…Re7? 3.Kg2! Rg7 4.Be6+ Kb4 5.Bf7=)
1.Ke2? Kc3–+
1.Kf1? Kc3–+

1…Kc3!
1…Kc4?! 2.Kg2 Rg7 3.Be6+ Kd3 4.Bf7=
1…Kb4 2.e5 Bxe5 3.f4 Bxf4 4.Kf3= we receive similar standings as after Kc3 – see main line
1…Rg7? 2.Be6+ Kc3 3.Bf7=

2.e5!! Bxe5 3.f4!! Bxf4 4.Kf3! Bc7
4…Bd6 5.Kg4=

5.Kg4! Kd4 6.Kf5
6.Kg5? Ke5-+

6…Be5! 7.Kg4!
7.Kg5? Ke4 8.Bf5+ Kd5 9.Bc8 Kc6 10.Kf5 Kc7 11.Kg4 Bg7 (or 11…Kd8 12.Kg5 Ke8 13.Kf5 Kf8 14.Ke4 Kg7 15.Kf5 Bh2 16.Kg5 (16.Kg4 Kxg6–+) 16…Re5+ 17.Kg4 Kxg6–+) 12.Kf5 Re5+ 13.Kf4 Rb5–+

7…Ke4 8.Kg5!
8.Bf5+? Kd5 9.Bc8 Kc6 10.Kf5 Kc7–+

8…Kd5 Interesting idea to prevent Kf6:
8…Bg3!? 9.Bh3! (9.Kf6?? Bh4#; 9.Kg4 Bd6 10.Kg5 Ke5! is strongest and White in zugzwang) 9…Be5 black has nothing better a) 9…Rxb7 10.Bg2+=; b) 9…Bd6 10.Kf6!=; c) 9…Kd4 10.Bc8 Ke4 (10…Be5; 10…Kd5 11.Kf6 Bh4+ 12.Kf5 Bg3 13.Kf6) 11.Bh3 Kd5 just returns to main; 10.Bc8; 8…Bd6 9.Kf6!; 8…Bc7 9.Kf6!=

9.Kf5!
9.Bg4? Kc6 10.Bf3+ Kc7–+

9…Kd4 10.Kg4 Kc5!? 11.Kf5!
11.Kg5? Kc6–+

11…Kd5 12.Be6+!!
12.Kg4? Kc6! 13.Kf5 Kc7! 14.Kg5 Bg7 15.Kf5 Re5+ 16.Kg4 Rb5–+
12.Kg5? Kc6! 13.Kf5 Kc7! 14.Kg5 Bg7–+ is the same as 12.Kg4

12…Kd4
12…Rxe6 e.g. 13.b8Q Bxb8 14.g7 Re8 15.Kf6=

13.Bc8 Kd5
13…Rg7 14.Kg5!=

14.Be6+!= Positional draw!