Nº19 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKh8,Bb8,Pf7/bKg1,Ra6,d7,Pd3,e5

1.f8Q d2 2.Ba7+!!
Thematic try : 2.Qc5+ Kh1! 3.Qxe5 Rh6+! 4.Kg8 d1Q–+ 5.Qe4+ Kg1 6.Qe3+ Kf1 7.Qf4+ Ke1 8.Qe3+ Qe2 and Black escapes from perpetual check
2.Bxe5 d1Q

2…Raxa7
2…Rdxa7 3.Qc5+ Kf1 (3…Kg2 4.Qd5+) 4.Qc4+ Kf2 5.Qc5+ Kf3 6.Qd5+=

3.Qg7+!! Promoted Queen sacrificed now 3…Kf1 4.Qf6+ Ke2 5.Qxe5+ Kd1 6.Qh5+ Kc2 7.Qc5+! Kd3 8.Qb5+ Kc3 9.Qc5+ Kb3 10.Qb5+ Ka3 11.Qc5+ Kb3
11…Kb2 12.Qb4+ Ka2 13.Qc4+ Kb2 14.Qb4+

12.Qb5+ Kc3 13.Qc5+ Kd3 14.Qb5+ Kd4 trying other escape 15.Qb4+ Ke3 16.Qc3+ Rd3 17.Qe5+ Kf2 18.Qf4+ Ke2 19.Qe4+ Re3 20.Qg4+ Kd3 21.Qf5+ Kc3 22.Qc5+ Kb2 23.Qd4+ Kc2 Seems succeded, but… 24.Qxe3!
24.Qc5+ Rc3–+

24…Ra8+ 25.Kg7!
One more try : 25.Kh7? d1Q 26.Qe4+ Qd3–+

25…d1Q 26.Qe4+= and Qxa8, draw