Nº10 Michael Pasman

Win

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKf5,Nd4,Pb6,e4/bKa5,Ng6,Pa2

1.b7! a1Q 2.Nb3+
Thematic try : 2.Nc6+? Ka6 3.b8Q Qf1+ 4.Kxg6 Qf6+!=

2…Ka6
2…Ka4 3.Nxa1+-

3.b8N+!
3.Nxa1 Ne7+! 4.Ke6 Nc6! 5.Kd7 Kxb7=

3…Kb7 4.Nxa1 Nf8! White knight is trapped, but… 5.Nb3!Kxb8 6.Nc5! Now black knight is trapped.. 6…Ka7 7.e5! zz Zugzwang position , shown before by Halberstadt, 1949 . If white to move now it is draw and black to move is lost 7…Kb6 8.Nd7+! Nxd7 9.e6 Kc7 10.e7+-