Nº17 Michael Pasman

Win

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKc8,Bc7,e8,Rf8,Pb6,c2/bKa6,Na5,Ba1,Rh4,Pa2

1.c4! Forcing the black rook to leave h-file
1.Bg6? Rh3= (1…Rd4)
1.Rf5? Rh8=

1…Rxc4
1…Nb7 2.Bb5+ Ka5 3.Kxb7+-

2.Rf5 Be5!
2…Rb4 3.Bh5 Nc4 4.Be2 Be5 5.Bxe5 Kxb6 6.Bd4+ Kc6 7.Rc5+ Kd6 8.Rxc4 Rb1 9.Ra4+-

3.Rxe5 Rb4
3…Rc5 4.Rxc5+-
3…a1Q 4.Bb5#

4.b7!
4.Re1? Nb3=
4.Re6? Nb7!=

4…Nxb7
4…a1Q 5.Re6++-

5.Re6+ Nd6+
5…Ka7 6.Bb8++

6.Rxd6+ Ka7 7.Rd7! Ka8
7…a1Q 8.Be5+ Ka8 9.Bxa1 Rb8+ 10.Kc7 Rxe8 (10…Rc8+ 11.Kb6 Rb8+ (11…Rxe8 12.Be5+-) 12.Ka6+-) 11.Bf6 (11.Bc3) 11…Rc8+ 12.Kb6 Rb8+ 13.Ka6+-

8.Be5 Rb8+! 9.Bxb8 a1Q 10.Ra7+! Qxa7 11.Bc6+ Qb7+ 12.Bxb7#