Nº20 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKd8,Nh4,Pa2,g2/bKh2,Ne8,Pa4,b5,e6

1.Kd7!
Thematic try : 1.Kxe8? Kg3 2.Nf3 b4! 3.Kd7 e5! 4.Nxe5 b3 5.axb3 a3–+
Logical try : 1.Ke7? b4! 2.Nf3+ Kxg2 3.Ne1+ Kf1–+ X2 black has c6 square

1…b4 2.Nf3+ Kxg2 3.Ne1+ Kf1 Position X1 – white king on d7 4.Nd3
4.Nc2? b3 5.axb3 axb3–+

4…b3 5.axb3 a3 6.Nc1
6.Nb4? Ke2–+

6…e5 7.b4 e4
7…Nd6 8.Kxd6 e4 9.b5 e3 10.b6 a2 as main

8.b5 e3 9.b6! Nd6!
9…a2 10.Nxa2 e2 11.b7 e1Q=
9…e2 10.Nxe2=

10.Kxd6 a2 11.Nxa2
11.b7? a1Q 12.b8Q Qxc1–+

11…e2 12.Nb4!
12.b7? e1Q 13.b8Q Qg3+–+

12…e1Q 13.Nc6! Qg3+
13…Qb1 14.Kc7 Qh7+ 15.Kc8–+

14.Kd7 Qb3
14…Qg7+ 15.Kc8–+

15.Kc7 Qf7+ 16.Kc8 Qd5 17.Kc7 Ke2 18.b7=