Nº37 Michael Pasman

Draw

Section B.2.

Michael Pasman (Israel) Version

wKa7,Be2,Ra8,b7,Pa2,f6/bKh3,Qh4,Ra1,Pb4,c5

1.Bc4!!
1.f7? Rxa2–+
1.Ba6? Rxa2–+

1…Qxc4 2.Rh8+!
2.f7? Rxa2+! 3.Kb8 Qf4+!–+
2.Rh7+? Kg4! 3.Rg8+!? Kf5!!–+

2…Kg4 3.Rg8+!! Qxg8
3…Kf5 4.f7 Qxa2+ (4…Rxa2+ 5.Kb8 Qf4+ 6.Rc7) 5.Kb8 Qh2+ 6.Rc7=

4.Rg7+ Kh5!!
4…Kf5 5.Rxg8 Kxf6 6.Kb6! c4 7.Kb5! c3 8.Rc8 Ke5 9.Kxb4 Rb1+ 10.Ka5! Kd4 11.a4! Kd3 12.Rd8+! Kc4 13.Rc8+! Kd3 14.Rd8+ Kc2 15.Ka6!=
4…Qxg7+? 5.fxg7 Rxa2+ 6.Kb7

5.Rxg8 b3! 6.Rb8!!
Not 6.f7? b2! 7.Rg1 Rxg1 8.f8Q b1Q–+

6…Rxa2+
6…c4 7.f7 Rxa2+ 8.Kb6! Rf2 9.Kc5!=
6…bxa2 7.Rb2=

7.Kb7!
Try : 7.Kb6 Ra8!! 8.Rxa8 (8.Rb7 c4!–+) 8…b2 9.Rh8+ Kg6! 10.Rh1 c4–+ 11.Rf1 Kf7! 12.Kc5 c3 13.Kd4 c2–+

7…c4
7…Kg6 8.Kc6! c4 the same as main

8.Kc6!
8.f7? Rf2–+

8…Kg6 9.Kd5! Rc2 10.Ke6! Re2+ 11.Kd5! Rc2 12.Ke6 Rf2 13.Kd5! Rf4 14.f7!
14.Kc5? Kxf6–+
14.Rb6? Rxf6 15.Rb4 Rf4–+

14…Kxf7 15.Rb6! Kg7!?
15…Rh4 16.Kc5!= And Black can’t improve his position, for example 16…Ke7 17.Kd5 Kd7 18.Kc5 Kc7 19.Rc6+ Kb7 20.Rb6+ Ka7 21.Rb4=

16.Kc5! Rf6 17.Rb4!!
17.Rb7+? Rf7–+
17.Rb8? Rf8!–+

17…Rf4 18.Rb6!=