Nº16 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKa4,Ne8,f8,Bb3,Rh3,Pa3,c2,c4,e7,f5/bKa7,Qf7,Be4,Pb6,c5

1.Nd6!
1.Nc7? Qe8+! 2.Nd7 Kb7! 3.Ba2 Bxc2+ 4.Bb3 Bxf5–+

1…Qe8+! 2.Nd7!
2.Nxe8? Bc6#
2.Nb5+? Kb7 3.Ba2 Bxc2+ and Qa8 mate

2…Bxf5!
2…Qxd7+ 3.Nb5+=

3.Ba2!
3.Rd3? Bxd7+ 4.Nb5+ Ka6 5.Rxd7 Qxd7 6.Ba2 Qxe7 for example: 7.Kb3 Qe5 8.Nc3 Kb7 9.a4 Kc6 10.Nb5 Qa1 11.Nc3 Kd6 12.Nd5 Ke5 13.Nxb6 Ke4 14.a5 Ke3 15.a6 Kd2 16.Nd5 Kc1–+

3…Bxc2+
3…Bxd7+ 4.Kb3 Qxe7 5.Rd3=

4.Bb3 Bf5! Switchback 5.Bc2
5.Nb5+? Kb7 6.Bd1 Qxd7 7.Bf3+ Ka6 8.Rh2 Qxe7–+

5…Bxc2+ 6.Rb3 Qxd7+ 7.Nb5+ Kb7
7…Ka6 8.e8Q=

8.e8Q! Qxe8= Model stalemate with selfblocks and 2 pinned pieces