Nº9 Jan Timman

Draw

Jan Timman (Netherlands)

wKe2,Nd4,Ba4,Pa5,c4/bKf7,Nh3,Bf6,Pc7,d7,e7,h6

1.Nb5!
1.Ke3? Bh4 2.Bxd7 Bf2+ 3.Kd3 e5 4.c5 Nf4+ 5.Kc4 Bxd4 6.a6 Nd3 7.a7 Nxc5 8.a8Q Nxd7 9.Qd5+ Ke7 10.Qc6 Nf6 11.Qxc7+ Ke6=

1…c6
1…Bh4 2.Nxc7+-

2.a6! cxb5 3.Bb3! bxc4 4.Bxc4+ d5! 5.Bxd5+ e6 6.Bxe6+! Kg6!
6…Kxe6 7.a7 Nf4+ (7…Bg5 8.a8Q Nf4+ 9.Kf3+-) 8.Kf3 Bg5 9.a8Q+-

7.Bf5+!
7.a7? Nf4+ 8.Kf3 Nxe6 9.a8Q Ng7 10.Qe4+ Kf7 11.Kg4 Bg5= (or 11…Kg8= )

7…Kxf5 8.a7 Nf4+ 9.Kf3 Ne6 10.a8Q Bg5 11.Qa6!+- Breaking the fortress