Nº 5 Jan Timman & Mario G. García

Win

Section A

Jan Timman & Mario G. García (Netherlands-Argentina)

wKc5,Ba2,h2,Ra3,Pb2,b6/bKe4,Bd8,Pb7,d4,e2,f3,f6,g2

1.Bb1+!
1.Bd5+? Kf5 2.Rxf3+ Kg5=

1…d3 2.Rxd3!
Try : 2.Bxd3+? Ke3 3.Bc4+ Kf2!= (no 3…Kd2? 4.Rd3+ Kc1 5.Rc3+ Kd1 (5…Kxb2 6.Re3 Kc2 7.Rxe2+ fxe2 8.Bxe2+-) 6.Bb3+ Kd2 7.Bf4+ Ke1 8.Be3+-)

2…Bxb6+
2…Be7+ 3.Kc4 f2 4.Ra3/h3 mate

3.Kxb6
3.Kc4? g1Q=

3…f2
3…e1Q 4.Rd1+ Ke3 5.Rxe1+-

4.Ra3!+ switchback
Try : 4.Rh3+? Kd4! (4…Kd5? 5.Bf5 e1N 6.Rh8 Kd4 7.Bf4+- see to solution ) 5.Bf5 e1N! 6.Rh4+ Ke3=

4…Kd5
main 1 : 4…Kd4 5.Bf4! (5.Bf5? e1N! 6.Ra4+ Ke3!=) 5…e1Q 6.Ra4+ Kd5 7.Ba2# Mirror mate model

5.Bf5 e1N!
main 2 : 5…e1Q 6.Rd3+ Kc4 7.b3+ Kb4 8.Bd6# mate model

6.Ra8 Kd4
6..Kc4 7.Rd8 Kb3 8.Rd2 Ka2 9.Rxf2+-

7.Bf4!
7.Rd8+? Ke3 8.Re8+ Kf3 9.Be4+ Kg4 10.Rg8+ Kh5=

7…Kc4
7…f1Q 8.Rd8+ Kc4 9.Be6+ Lead to mate

8.Rc8+ Kb3 9.Bc1!
9.Be6+? Kxb2 10.Bc1+ Ka1! 11.Bf5 f1Q 12.Ra8+ Qa6+ 13.Rxa6+ bxa6 14.Be3 Nf3=

9…f1Q 10.Be6+ Kb4
10…Ka4 11.Ra8+ Qa6+ 12.Rxa6+ bxa6 13.Be3+- similar to solution

11.Bd2+ Ka4 12.Ra8+ Qa6+ 13.Rxa6+ bxa6 14.Be3!
14.b3+? Ka3 15.Bc1+ (15.Be3 Nf3!=) 15…Kb4!=

14…Nf3
14…Nd3 15.Kxa6 Nxb2 16.Bh3 Kb4 17.Bxg2+- White alter of capture the pawn the bishops, dominate to Knight

15.Bc5 g1Q 16.b3# mate model