Nº15 Michael Pasman

Win

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKa8,Ba4,Rb1,Pb2,d2,d3/bKf2,Rb6,Pa3,d4

1.b3!
1.Ka7? a2 2.Ra1 Rxb2=

1…Ke2 2.Ka7
2.Ra1? Kxd2 3.Ka7 Rb4 4.Rxa3 Kxd3 5.Ka6 Kc3 6.Ka5 d3 7.Ra1 Rxb3=

2…Rb4
2…a2 3.Ra1+-

3.Ka6! Kxd2
3…Kxd3 4.Ka5 Rb8 5.b4 Ra8+ 6.Kb5 Kxd2 7.Ra1 d3 8.Rxa3+-

4.Ka5 Rb8 5.b4 Ra8+ 6.Kb5 Kc3!
6…Kxd3 7.Rb3+=

7.Rb3+! Kc2 8.Rxa3+ Kb2 9.Rb3+ Kc2
9…Ka2 10.Kc5! (Logical try : 10.Kc4?? Rxa4–+ black who is winning!) 10…Rxa4 11.Kc4! Ra8 12.b5 Rc8+ 13.Kb4 Rb8 14.Ra3++-

10.Kc5!
Logical try : 10.Kc4?? Rxa4–+ black who is winning!

10…Rxa4 11.Kc4! zz 11…Ra8 12.b5 Rc8+ 13.Kb4 Rc3! 14.Ra3!
14.Rxc3+? dxc3 15.b6 Kxd3 16.b7 c2=

14…Kb2 15.Ra4!
15.Ra5? Kc2 16.b6? (16.Ra3 Kb2 wastes time) 16…Rb3+ 17.Kc5 (17.Kc4 Rxb6=) 17…Kxd3=

15…Kc2 16.b6! Rb3+ 17.Kc5! Kc3 18.Rc4+!+-