Nº25 Jan Timman

Draw

Section B.2.

Jan Timman (Netherlands)

wKh4,Ne2,Bd5,g3,Re1,Pc7,g2/bKh6,Nd2,Ba5,d7,Ra4,Pe5,f4,h7

1.Bc6!
1.Rc1? fxg3+ 2.Kxg3 Bc8–+

1…Be6
1…Bc8 2.Bxa4 Nf3+ (2…Bxc7 3.Bxf4+ exf4 4.Nxf4=) 3.gxf3 Bb4 4.Bd7! Bxd7 5.c8N! (5.c8Q? Be7#) 5…Bxc8 6.Bxf4+ exf4 7.Ng3 /c3=

2.Bxa4!
2.Bxf4+? exf4 3.Nc3 (3.Nd4 Nf3+ 4.Nxf3 Bxe1+ 5.Nxe1 Ra1–+) 3…Bc8!–+

2…Nf3+!
2…Bxc7?? 3.Bxf4+ exf4 4.Nxf4+-

3.gxf3 Bb4! 4.c8N!
4.Bxf4+? exf4 5.Nxf4 Bxe1#

4…Bxc8 5.Bd7! Bxd7 6.Bxf4+ exf4 7.Nc3!
7.Ng3? Bc3 8.Nf5+ Bxf5 (8…Kg6? 9.Ne7+=) 9.Re6+ Bg6! 10.Kg4 Bd2!–+
or 7.Nxf4? Bxe1#

7…Ba5!
7…Bxc3 8.Re6+! (8.Re5? Kg6–+) 8…Bxe6= stalemate

8.Re7! Bd8
8…Bf5 9.Nd5= similar to solution

9.Nd5 Bc8!
9…Bc6 10.Kg4!=

10.Nf6! Kg6
10…Bxe7= model stalemate with pinned knight

11.Nd5 Bb7 12.Kg4! Bxd5
12…Bxe7 13.Nxe7+ Kf6 14.Ng8+ Kf7 15.Nh6+ Kg6 16.Ng8 Kg7 17.Ne7 Kf7 18.Nf5=

13.Ra7!
13.Re5? h5+! 14.Kxf4 Bc7–+ pin
13.Rd7? Be6+!–+ fork

13…h5+ 14.Kxf4 h4
14…Bg5+ 15.Kg3=

15.Ra6+!
Try: 15.Ra3? Bg5+! 16.Ke5 Bc4 17.Ke4 (17.f4 Be7 18.Ra7 h3 19.Rxe7 h2–+) 17…Bb5 18.f4 (18.Rc3 Bd7 19.f4 Bf6–+) 18…Bc6+ 19.Ke3 Bf6 20.Ra6 Bb7 21.Ra7 Bh1 22.Ra5 Bd8 23.Ra1 Bb7 24.Rd1 Bb6+ 25.Ke2 Kf5 26.Rb1 Ba6–+

15…Kh5 16.Ke3!= positional draw