Nº22 Michael Pasman

Draw

Michael Pasman (Israel)

wKh3,Na6,e5,Rh5,Pe6,f4/bKh8,Be3,f3,Ra2,g4,Pg7,h7

1.Rf5!
1.e7? Rg3+ 2.Kxg3 Bxh5–+
1.Nxf3? Rxf4 2.e7 Rxf3+ 3.Kg4 Rf4+ 4.Kh3 Re4–+

1…Rxf4
1…h5 2.Nxf3=
1…g5 2.Rf8+ Kg7 3.Rf7+ Kg8 4.e7 Rh4+ 5.Kg3 Bc6 6.Rf8+ Kg7 7.Rf7+ Kg8 8.Rf8+= perpetual check
1…g6 2.e7 gxf5 3.e8Q+=

2.e7 Bg2+ 3.Kg3 Bf2+! 4.Kxf4 Ra4+ 5.Nb4!!
5.Kg5? Bh4+ 6.Kh5 Bxe7–+

5…Rxb4+ 6.Kg5 Bh4+
6…Be3+ 7.Kh5 g6+ 8.Nxg6+ hxg6+ 9.Kxg6 Rg4+ 10.Kf7 Rg7+ 11.Kf8=

7.Kh5 Bxe7
or (Main B): 7…Bf3+ 8.Rxf3! Bxe7 9.Rf8+! Bxf8 10.Nf7+ Kg8 11.Nh6+! gxh6 model stalemate(11…Kh8 12.Nf7+= perpetual check)
7…g6+ 8.Nxg6+ hxg6+ 9.Kxg6 Bxe7 (9…Rg4+ 10.Kh5!; 9…Rb6+ 10.Kf7!=) 10.Kf7!= Rh4 11.Kxe7=

8.Rf8+! Bxf8 9.Nf7+ Kg8 10.Nh6+! gxh6= model stalemate
10…Kh8 11.Nf7+= perpetual check]