Nº22 Michal Pasman

Draw

Michal Pasman (Israel)

wKg3,Pa6,d7,e4,h7/bKa1,Qh6,Ph2

1.a7!
1.d8Q h1Q–+

1…h1N+!
1…h1Q 2.a8Q+ Kb1 3.Qb8+ Kc2 4.Qc7+ Kb3 5.Qb7+ Ka4 6.Qa7+ Kb5 7.Qb7+=

2.Kg2 Qg6+
2…Qf8 3.Kxh1=

3.Kf1!! Letting the knight to escape, avoiding knight capture
3.Kf3? Qg3+ 4.Ke2 Qf2+ 5.Kd3 Qf8 and the knight also is out;
3.Kxh1? Qxe4+! 4.Kg1 Qa8–+

3…Ng3+
3…Qf6+ 4.Kg2 Qh8 5.Kxh1 Qxh7+ 6.Kg1=

4.Kf2! Nxe4+ 5.Ke3!
5.Kf3? Nd2+ 6.Ke2 Qg2+ 7.Kd1 Qa8 8.Kxd2 Kb2 9.Kd3 Kb3 10.Kd4 Kb4 11.Ke5 Kc5 12.Ke6 Kc6 13.Ke7 Kc7–+

5…Qh6+ 6.Kd4! Again – avoiding knight capture
6.Kxe4? Qxh7+

6…Qg7+ 7.Ke3! Another avoidance of knight capture 7…Qh8 8.d8Q! Once more avoiding knight capture 8…Qxd8 9.Kxe4 only now 9…Kb2 10.Kf5 Kc3 11.Kg6 Qf8 12.a8Q=