Nº7 Michael Pasman

Win

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKc8,Ba2,Pb3,d6,e3,f7,h5/bKh8,Ne6,Rb2,Ph7

1.Kd7! Nf8+ 2.Ke7!
Thematic try : 2.Ke8? Kg7 3.h6+ Kf6! 4.Kxf8 Rxa2 5.Kg8 Rg2+! 6.Kf8 Ra2!= Positional draw]

2…Kg7 3.h6+ Kh8! 4.Kxf8 Rxb3! 5.Bb1!!
5.d7? Rxe3 6.d8Q Re8+!=

5…Rd3!
5…Rxb1 6.Ke7 (6.Ke8 Rb8+ 7.Ke7 waste of time) 6…Rb7+ 7.Kf6! (7.Ke6 Re7+! 8.Kd5 Re5+! 9.Kc6 Rc5+! 10.Kd7 Rc7+=) 7…Rxf7+! 8.Ke6! Rf3 9.e4! Kg8 10.d7 Rd3 11.Ke7!+-

6.d7!
6.Ke7? Rxe3+ 7.Kd8 Rf3! 8.Bg6 (8.Bf5 Rxf5 9.Ke7) 8…Rxf7! 9.Bxf7=

6…Rxd7 7.Bxh7!
Logical try : 7.Bg6? Rd3!! (7…hxg6 8.Ke8+-) 8.e4 Re3 9.Ke7 Rxe4+ 10.Kf6 Rf4+! 11.Bf5 Position X2 with h7 pawn 11…Rxf5+ 12.Kxf5 model stalemate

7…Rd3! Switchback
7…Kxh7 8.Ke8+-

8.e4! Re3 9.Ke7 Rxe4+ 10.Kf6 Kxh7
10…Rf4+ 11.Bf5 Position X1 11…Rxf5+ 12.Kxf5 no stalemate

11.Kg5!
11.f8Q? Rf4+=

11…Re8
11…Re5+ 12.Kg4!+-

12.fxe8N! with final position of Kakovin,1952