Nº23 Jan Timman & Mario García

Draw

Jan Timman & Mario García (Netherlands -Argentina)

wKf1,Nh1,Rd1,f3/bKb2,Bf4,Rf7,Pa3,c3,e5

1.Nf2!
Try 1.Rd6? Rb7! 2.Nf2 (2.Rf2+ Kb3 3.Rc6 Be3 4.Re2 Bd2–+) 2…c2 3.Nd3+ Kb1 4.Kg1 e4! 5.Rf1+ c1Q 6.Nxf4 Qxf1+! 7.Kxf1 Rf7!–+
or 1.Rd5? e4! (1…Rb7? 2.Nf2 c2 3.Nd3+ Kb1 4.Kg1 Ka1 (4…Rb3 5.Rf1+ Ka2 6.Nxf4 exf4 7.Rc5=) 5.Rc5 Rb1+ 6.Kf2 e4 7.Rc3 Bd6 8.Rxc2 exf3 9.Kxf3=) 2.Rf2+ Kb3 3.Rb5+ Kc4–+

1…e4!
1…a2 2.Nd3+!=

2.Nxe4 c2 3.Re1 Rd7
3…a2 4.Nc5! (4.Nc3? a1Q! 5.Rxa1 Kxa1 6.Ne2 Kb2–+) 4…c1Q 5.Nd3+=
3…c1Q 4.Rxc1 Kxc1 e.g. 5.Rxa3 Bd6+ 6.Rf3 Rxf3+ 7.Ke2=

4.Nc5
4.Ke2? c1Q 5.Rxc1 Bxc1 6.Rf6 Rb7–+

4…Bd2 5.Nxd7
5.Na4+? Ka2 6.Nc3+ Bxc3 7.Rxc3 Kb2 8.Ree3 a2 9.Rb3+ Ka1 10.Rec3 Rd1+–+

5…Bxe1 6.Nc5!
6.Ne5? a2 7.Nd3+ Kb1 8.Kxe1 a1Q–+

6…Kb1
6…Bb4 7.Nd3+²

7.Rxa3
7.Nb3? /d3 .a2–+

7…c1Q 8.Ra1+! Kxa1 9.Nb3+= fork