Nº24 Michael Pasman

Win

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKa2,Qe1,Nd2,d6,Pa7,b4,c7/bKa6,Qh8,Bd1,h4,Rh1,Pa3,c2,c6,e6

1.c8Q+ Qxc8 2.b5+!
Logical try : 2.Nxc8? c1N+ 3.Kxa3 Rh3+ 4.Nf3 Rxf3+ 5.Kb2 Nd3+ 6.Ka2 Nxe1 7.a8Q+ Position X1 7…Kb5=

2…cxb5 3.Nxc8 c1N+! 4.Kxa3 Rh3+ 5.Nf3! Nowotny+taking control on b4 square
Logical try : 5.Kb2? Nd3+ 6.Ka2 Nb4+! 7.Kb2 Nd3+= Perpetual check

5…Rxf3+
5…b4+ 6.Kb2+-
5…Bxf3 6.Qxe6++

6.Kb2 Nd3+ 7.Ka2
7.Kb1? Bc2+ 8.Ka2 Nc1+! 9.Qxc1 Bb3+ 10.Kb1 Bd5 11.Qc5 Rf1+ 12.Kc2 Rf2+ 13.Kd3 Rf3+ 14.Ke2 Rf2+ 15.Ke3 Rf3+= Perpetual check

7…Bb3+!
Now white has control on b4 square : 7…Nb4+ 8.Qxb4 Rf2+ 9.Ka3 Rf3+ 10.Kb2 Rf2+ 11.Kc1+-
The difference (from logical try) : 7…Nxe1 8.a8Q# Position X2

8.Ka3!
8.Kxb3? Nxe1+
8.Kb1? Bc2+=

8…Kb7 9.Nd6+
9.Qe4+? Bd5=

9…Ka8
9…Kxa7 10.Qa5+ Kb8 11.Qb6+
9…Kb6 10.Qxh4 Bd5 11.Qd4+ Nc5+ 12.Kb2 Rf8 13.Ne4 Rc8 (13…Bxe4 14.Qd6++-) 14.Nxc5 Rxc5 15.Ka3+-

10.Qxh4 Bd5 11.Nxb5
11.Qd8+? Kxa7=

11…Nb2+! 12.Kb4!
12.Kxb2? Rb3+ 13.Kc2 Rxb5=

12…Rf4+!
12…Rb3+ 13.Kc5 Nd3+ 14.Kb6+-

13.Qxf4 Nd3+ 14.Ka5 Nxf4 15.Kb6!+- with mate