Nº20 Jan Timman

Win

Section B.1.

Jan Timman (Netherlands)

wKh1,Qc4,Bb4,Rc5,d6,Pa2,a6,c2/bKh3,Bh8,Ra8,b2,Pa4,a7,c3,d2,f2,f3,f4,g4

1.Rh5+!
Try: 1.Qf1+? Kg3 2.Rh5 Rb1 3.Rh3+ gxh3 4.Rg6+ Kh4 5.Be7+ Kh5 6.Rg5+ Kh6 7.Qxb1 Re8! 8.Qb5 d1Q+=

1…Kg3 2.Rh3+!
2.Qf1? Rb1!= similar to try

2…Kxh3
2…gxh3 3.Rg6+-

3.Qf1+ Kg3
3…Kh4 4.Qxf2+ g3 5.Qxf3+-

4.Bc5 d1N!
main 4…Bd4 5.Bxd4 d1N 6.Rh6! (6.Qxd1? Re8!=) 6…Ne3 (6…Re8 7.Bf6 Re1 8.Bh4# mate) 7.Rh2! (7.Bf6? Ng2 8.Bd4 Rxc2=) 7…Nxf1 (7…Rb1 8.Qxb1 Rh8 9.Rxh8 f1Q+ 10.Qxf1 Nxf1 11.Kg1+-) 8.Bxf2# mate

5.Rxd1 Bd4!
5…Rxc2 6.Rd3 Kh4 e.g. 7.Bxf2+ g3 8.Rxf3 Rf8 9.Qe1 Rxf2 10.Rxf2 gxf2 11.Qxf2+ Kg4 12.Qxa7+-

6.Bxd4 Rh8+ 7.Bxh8 Rb6 8.Bg7 Re6 9.Ra1!
9.Rb1? Re7! 10.Qd3 Re1+ 11.Qf1 Re7 12.a3 Rxg7 13.Qd3 Re7=

9…Re7 10.Qb1! Bristol
10.Qd3? Re1+ 11.Qf1 Re7 12.Qb1 is a loss of time

10…a3
10…Rxg7 11.Qb7!+-
10…Kh3 11.Bd4 g3 12.Bxf2 gxf2 13.Qb5 Kg3 14.Qg5+-

11.Qb5! Re1+ 12.Qf1 Re7
12…Re6 13.Qd1! Re1+ (13…Re7 14.Bh6+-) 14.Qxe1 fxe1Q+ 15.Rxe1 f2 16.Rf1+-

13.Qb1! Rxg7
13…Kh3 14.Bd4! g3 15.Bxf2 gxf2 16.Qb5 Re1+ 17.Qf1+ Rxf1+ 18.Rxf1 Kg3 19.Rb1 f1Q+ 20.Rxf1 f2 21.Rb1! (21.Ra1? Kf3 22.Kh2 Ke2 23.Kg2 f3+ 24.Kg3 Kd2=) 21…Kf3 (or 21…Kh3 22.Rd1! Kg3 23.Rd3+ f3 24.Rd1 Kf4 25.Kh2 Ke3 26.Kg3+- similar ) 22.Kh2 Ke2 23.Kg2 f3+ 24.Kg3 f1Q (24…Kd2 25.Kxf2 Kxc2 26.Rb7+-) 25.Rxf1 Kxf1 26.Kxf3 Ke1 27.Ke3 Kd1 28.Kd3 Kc1 29.Kxc3 Kb1 30.Kb3+-

14.Qb7 Rg5 /g8 15.Qh7 Re5 16.Qh2# mate