Nº8 Jan Timman & Mario Garcia

Draw

Section A

Jan Timman & Mario García (Netherlands-Argentina)

wKg4,Nd7,Rc5,Pb5,g3/bKb2,Na4,g1,Ba7,Pg2

1.b6! With two lines thematic :

A) 1…Bxb6 2.Nxb6 Ne2!
2…Nxc5 3.Nc4+ Kc3 4.Ne3=
2…Nxb6 3.Re5! Kc3 4.Re1=

3.Nxa4+ Ka3
3…Kb3 4.Rb5+ Kxa4 5.Rb1=

4.Ra5!
Try: 4.Nc3? Nxc3! (4…g1Q? 5.Ra5+ Kb4 6.Nxe2= see solution) 5.Rxc3+ Kb2 6.Rf3 g1Q–+

4…Kb4 5.Nc3! g1Q
5…Kxc3 6.Ra1=

6.Nxe2 Qe3! 7.Rf5! Qxe2+ 8.Kh3! Qe6 9.g4!= fortress taking advantage of the position of the rook and pawn of the knight column against the Queen

B) 1…Nxb6 2.Ne5! Nd7! 3.Nd3+ Kb3 4.Nc1+ Kb4 5.Rc2!
5.Nd3+? Ka4–+
5.Rc7? Nf6+–+

5…Nf6+ 6.Kf5! Nd5 7.Rd2!!
7.Kg6? Ne3 8.Rc7 (8.Ra2 Bd4–+) 8…Bb6 9.Rc6 Bd4–+
7.Rb2?+ Kc3 8.Rxg2 (8.Ra2 Ne3+ 9.Ke4 Bc5–+) 8…Ne3–+ fork;

7…Ne3+
7…Nh3 8.Ne2 Ne3+ 9.Ke4 Ng5+ 10.Kf4=

8.Ke4 Nf3 9.Rb2+!
9.Rxg2? Ng5+ 10.Kf4 Nxg2+ 11.Kxg5 Be3–+

9…Kc4 10.Ne2 Ng5+ 11.Kf4 Nd1
11…Ne6+ 12.Ke4 Nd4 13.Ng1=

12.Rc2+! Kd3
12…Kb3 13.Nd4+! Bxd4 14.Rxg2= fortress

13.Ra2 Be3+ 14.Kf5!
14.Kg4? Nf2+ 15.Kh4 Nf3+ 16.Kh5 Bd2-+

14…Nh3
14…Nf3 15.Nf4+ Bxf4 16.Rxg2=

15.Kg4 Nc3
15…Ndf2+ 16.Kf3=

16.Nc1+ Bxc1 17.Rxg2= fortress arriving at a configuration of the Rook against NNB

or 1…Ne2 2.bxa7 g1Q 3.a8Q Qxg3+ 4.Kf5 Nd4+ 5.Kf6 Qd6+ 6.Kg5=