Nº6 Michael Pasman

Draw

Section A.

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKc6,g3,Nc4,Rc5/bKd4,Bd1,Rb7,h4,Pg5,h3

1.Na5!
1.Nd2? Rg4+ 2.Kh2 (2.Kxh3 Rh7+–+) 2…Rg2+ 3.Kxh3 Rxd2–+

1…Rg4+
1…h2=; or 1…Rbh7 2.Rc4+ Kd3 3.Rd6

2.Kh2 Rb2+
2…Rh7 3.Rc4+ Ke3 4.Re6+ Kf3 5.Rf6+ Rf4 6.Rcxf4+ gxf4 7.Nc6 Rh5 8.Nd4+ Ke3 9.Ne6 f3 10.Nf4 Rg5 11.Nxh3=

3.Kxh3 Rh4+
3…Rgg2 4.Nb3+ (4.Rc4+? Ke3 5.Rc3+ Kf2 6.Rf6+ Kg1–+) 4…Bxb3? 5.Rc4+ Bxc4 (5…Kd3 6.Rc3+=) 6.Rxc4+ Kd3 7.Rc3+ Kd2 8.Rd3+ Ke2 9.Re3+ Kf2 10.Rf3+ Ke1 (10…Kg1 11.Rf1+=) 11.Rf1+ Kxf1=
3…Rg1 4.Rc4+ Ke3 5.Rc3+ Kd2 (5…Kf2 6.Rf6+ Ke1 7.Re3+) 6.Rg3 g4+ 7.Kh2=

4.Kg3 Rg4+ 5.Kh3 Rgg2 6.Nb3+!

6.Rc4+? Ke3 7.Rc3+ Kf2 8.Rf6+ Kg1–+

6…Bxb3
6…Rxb3+ 7.Kxg2=
6…Ke4 7.Re6+=
6…Ke3 7.Re6+ Kf2 8.Rf5+ Bf3 9.Nc5! Rg3+ 10.Kh2 Rg2+ (10…Rg4 11.Nd3+=) 11.Kh3 g4+ 12.Kh4 Rh2+ 13.Kg5=

7.Rc4+! Bxc4
7…Kd3 8.Rc3+=

8.Rxc4+ Kd3 9.Rc3+! Kd2 10.Rd3+ Ke2 11.Re3+ Kf2 12.Rf3+ Ke1
12…Kg1 13.Rf1+=

13.Rf1+ Kxf1= Stalemate