Nº5 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKb5,Nf5,Bc8,Ra5,Pa2,e5/bKf3,Bh5,Ra7,Pb2,c7

1.Nd4+
1.Nh4+? Ke3 2.Bf5 Be2+–+ and Bd3 later
1.Rxa7? b1Q+–+

1…Ke3
1…Kf4 2.Bf5=

2.Nc2+!
2.Bf5? Be8+! 3.Kb4 Rxa5 4.Kxa5 Kxd4 5.Kb4 Bf7 6.Ka3 Kc3–+

2…Ke4
2…Kd2 3.Na3 Be8+ (3…Rxa5+ 4.Kxa5+-) 4.Kb4 c5+ 5.Rxc5 Rxa3 6.Bf5=
or 2…Kf4 3.Na3 Be8+ 4.Kb4 c5+! 5.Rxc5 Rxa3 6.Rc4+ Kg5 (6…Kxe5 as main line) 7.Rg4+ Kh5 8.Rg1=

3.Na3 Be8+
3…Be2+ 4.Ka4=

4.Kb4 c5+! 5.Rxc5 Rxa3! 6.Rc4+! Kxe5
6…Ke3 7.Bf5=

7.Re4+!
7.Rc5+? Kd6 8.Bf5 Ra4+–+

7…Kxe4 8.Kxa3 b1R
8…b1Q 9.Bf5+ Kxf5=

9.Bf5+! Kxf5= Model Stalemate

The study participated in 20th Greek Chess Solving Championship, 2022