Nº24 Jan Timman

Draw

Section B.2.

Jan Timman (Netherlands)

wKh4,Nb5,c5,Rc4,f1,Pb6,e6,g3,g4,h6/bKb8,Qd5,Nf6,Pa3,b2,b7,e2,e7,g6,h7

1.Nd7+!
Try: 1.Rxf6? g5+ 2.Kh5 Qh1+ 3.Kxg5 exf6+ 4.Kxf6 Qxh6–+

1…Nxd7 2.exd7 g5+ 3.Kh5 Qg8 4.Rf8+!
4.Rc8+? Qxc8 5.dxc8Q+ Kxc8 6.Rg1 a2!–+

4…Qxf8 5.Nd6 exd6 6.Rc8+ Qxc8 7.d8Q b1N!
7…Qxd8= stalemate

8.Qxd6+ Ka8 9.Qe5!
Try: 9.Qd8? Qb8! 10.Qe7 a2 11.Qe5 (11.Qb4 Qe8+ 12.Kxg5 e1Q–+) 11…e1B!–+
or 9.Qb4? Qe8+ 10.Kxg5 e1Q–+

9…e1B
9…Qg8 10.Qa5+=

10.Qxe1 Nc3
10…Nd2 11.Qxd2 Qe8+ 12.Kxg5 Qg6+ (12…Qe7+ 13.Kh5) 13.Kh4=

11.Qe7!
11.Qe5? Nd5! 12.Qxd5 Qe8+ 13.Kxg5 Qg6+ 14.Kf4 Qxh6+ 15.g5 Qxb6–+

11…Nb5
11…Na4 12.Qxa3 Qe8+ 13.Kxg5 Qg6+ 14.Kf4 Qxh6+ 15.g5=

12.Qd8!
12.Qe4? Qc6! (12…a2? 13.Qa4+ Kb8 14.Qxb5 a1Q (14…a1B 15.Qxg5÷) 15.Qe5+ Qxe5=) 13.Qxh7 Qe8–+
12.Qf7? Nd6!–+
With two variants:

A) 12…Qb8 13.Qd7 a2 14.Qxb5 a1Q 15.Qa5+ Qa7 16.bxa7 Qxa5= stalemate

B) 12…Kb8 13.Qe7 a2 14.Qe5+ Ka8 15.Qxb5 Qe6
15…a1Q 16.Qa5+ Qxa5= stalemate

16.Qa5+!
16.Qa4+? Kb8 17.Qa7+ Kc8 18.Qa8+ Kd7 19.Qxb7+ Kd6 20.Qc7+ Kd5–+

16…Kb8 17.Qe5+! Qxe5= stalemate