Nº8 Jan Timman

Draw

Jan Timman (Netherlands)

wKh6,Qa1,Nb5,Rc3,Pa5,b2,c2,e2,f4/bKh8,Qb4,Ng1,Bd5,Pa4,c7,d6,f7,g2,g6,h3

1.Rc4! Nf3!
1…Qb3 2.Rxc7 f6 3.cxb3 h2 4.Nxd6 (4.Qc1? h1Q+ 5.Kxg6 Qh3=) 4…h1Q+ 5.Kxg6 Qh3 6.Rc8+ Bg8 (6…Qxc8 7.Nxc8 Nxe2 8.Kxf6+-) 7.Nf7#

2.exf3
2.b3+? Ne5 3.fxe5 Qd2+–+
2.Rxb4? h2 3.Qh1 Ne5 4.Qxh2 Ng4+–+

2…Qc3! 3.Rxc3!
3.bxc3? h2 4.Qh1 g1Q 5.Rxc7 f6 6.Nxd6 Bg8 7.Re7 a3 8.Re8 Qa7=

3…h2 4.Qh1! Theme 4…g1Q! 5.Rxc7 f6 6.Nxd6 Bg8! 7.Rd7!
Try: 7.Re7 a3! 8.bxa3 g5 9.Re8 (9.f5 g4! 10.Re8 Qa7 11.Kh5! Qg1! 12.Kh6=; 9.Re1 Qa7 10.Kg6 Qg7+ 11.Kf5 Bh7+ 12.Ke6 Bg8+=) 9…Qa7 10.Kg6 Qg7+ 11.Kf5 Qd7+ 12.Kxf6 Qxd6+ 13.Kxg5 Qg6+! 14.Kh4 Qxe8=
or 7.Rc8? Qa7=

7…g5
7…Qg3 8.Ne4+-

8.Rd8 Qa7 9.Kg6 Qg7+ 10.Kf5 Qh7+ 11.Kxf6+-