Nº21 Michael Pasman

Draw

Section B.2.

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKc8,Nb2,h7,Ra7,Pb5,d5/bKe2,Nd7,Rg1,Pe3,g2

1.Ra2!
1.Rxd7? Rc1+–+
1.Nc4? Nb6+! 2.Nxb6 Rc1+–+

1…Rc1+
1…Nb6+ 2.Kb7 Nxd5 3.Nc4+ Kd3 4.Ne5+=

2.Nc4+ Kf1
2…Kf3 3.Ng5+=
2…Kd3 3.Rxg2=

3.Ra1! Rxa1
3…Nb6+ 4.Kb7 Rxa1 5.Nxe3+ Kf2 6.Nxg2 Nxd5 7.Kc6 Ne7+ 8.Kd6 Nc8+ 9.Kd7 Rc1 10.Nf4=

4.Nxe3+ Kf2 5.Nxg2 Ra7!
5…Nb6+ 6.Kb7 /c7 6…Nxd5 7.Kc6=

6.Nf8!!
6.Nf4? Nb6+ 7.Kb8 Rxh7–+

6…Nb6+
6…Nxf8 7.b6=

7.Kb8 Rf7 8.d6! Rxf8+
8…Kxg2 9.d7! Rxf8+ 10.d8Q! (10.Kc7 Nd5+ 11.Kd6 Nf4!–+) 10…Rxd8+ 11.Kc7=

9.Kc7 Nd5+ 10.Kc6 Nb4+ 11.Kc5 Nd3+ 12.Kd4
12.Kd5? Kxg2–+

12…Ke2!
12…Kxg2 13.Kxd3=

13.Kd5!
13.b6? Rf7! 14.Kd5 (14.Nh4 Rf4+–+) 14…Rh7!–+

13…Rf5+
13…Rf7 14.Nh4!=

14.Ke6 Rxb5 15.d7 Nc5+ 16.Kd6! Nxd7 17.Nf4+!
17.Kxd7? Rb4!–+

17…Kf3
17…Ke3 18.Nd5+ Kd4 19.Nc7=

18.Ne6! Rb7 19.Nd8 Ra7 20.Nc6=