Nº19 Jan Timman

Draw

Jan Timman (Netherlands)

wKb4,Bc5,Pb6,f6,g6,h2,h7/bKh6,Bd5,h4,Rc8,Ph3

1.b7!
1.Bf8+? Rxf8 2.g7 Be1+ 3.Kb5 Bc4+ 4.Kxc4 Rc8+ 5.Kb5 Kxh7–+

1…Bxb7 2.Bf8+! Rxf8 3.g7 Be1+ 4.Kb5! Bc6+
4…Ba6+ 5.Ka4!=

5.Kc4! Bb5+ 6.Kb3 Bc4+
6…Ba4+ 7.Ka2=

7.Kc2 Bb3+ 8.Kb2! Bc3+ 9.Kb1!
9.Kc1? Bd2+ 10.Kb2 Bc1+ 11.Kb1 Ba2+! 12.Ka1 (12.Kxc1 Rc8+–+) 12…Bb2+ 13.Kxa2 (13.Kxb2 Rb8+–+) 13…Ra8+ 14.Kb1 Kxh7–+

9…Ba2+ 10.Kc2! Bb1+ 11.Kc1 Bd2+ 12.Kd1! Bc2+ 13.Ke2 Re8+ 14.Kf2! Be3+
Main– 14…Be1+ 15.Kg1! Kxh7 16.f7 Rg8 17.f8Q Rxg7+ 18.Kf1 Bh4 19.Qf3!=

15.Kg3 Bf4+ 16.Kg4! Kxh7 17.f7=

Partly based on a study by Kralin.