Nº4 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKa7,Be7,Rg8,Pa2,g5/bKg4,Ra1,Pb3,c5,g7

1.Bf6!!
1.Rxg7 Rxa2+ 2.Kb8 b2–+
1.Rb8 bxa2 2.Rb2 Re1 3.Rxa2 Rxe7–+

1…gxf6
1…Rxa2+ 2.Kb6 b2 3.Bxb2=

2.gxf6+ Kh5 3.Rb8!!
Not 3. f7? b2! 4. Rg1 Rxg1 5. f8=Q b1=Q -+

3…Rxa2+
3…c4 4.f7 Rxa2+ 5.Kb6! Rf2 6.Kc5!=
3…bxa2 4.Rb2=

4.Kb7!
Try : 4.Kb6 Ra8!! 5.Rxa8 (5.Rb7 c4!) 5…b2 6.Rh8+ Kg6! 7.Rh1 c4–+ 8.Rf1 Kf7! 9.Kc5 c3 10.Kd4 c2–+

4…c4
4…Kg6 5.Kc6! c4 the same as main

5.Kc6!
5.f7? Rf2-+

5…Kg6 6.Kd5! Rc2 7.Ke6! Re2+ 8.Kd5! Rc2 9.Ke6 Rf2 10.Kd5! Rf4 11.f7!
11.Kc5 Kxf6–+
11.Rb6 Rxf6 12.Rb4 Rf4–+

11…Kxf7 12.Rb6! Kg7!?
12…Rh4 13.Kc5!= And Black can’t improve his position, for example 13…Ke7 14.Kd5 Kd7 15.Kc5 Kc7 16.Rc6+ Kb7 17.Rb6+ Ka7 18.Rb4=

13.Kc5! Rf6 14.Rb4!!
14.Rb7+ Rf7–+
14.Rb8 Rf8!–+

14…Rf4 15.Rb6!=