Nº25 Jan Timman

Win

Jan Timman (Netherlands)

wKh6,Nd4,Bc1,Rb2,Pa4,g6/bKh8,Bh3,Rd7,g7,Pa5,c4

1.Ne6!
Try: 1.Nf5? c3 2.Nxg7 cxb2! 3.Bxb2 Rxg7=

1…Bxe6
1…c3 2.Rb8+ Rg8 3.Nf8!+-
1…Rg8 2.g7+ Rdxg7 3.Nxg7 Rxg7 4.Rb8+ Rg8 5.Bb2+ c3 6.Bxc3#

2.Rb8+ Bg8 3.Bb2 c3! Play for Stalemate 4.Bxc3 Rd4! 5.Rb7!
5.Bxd4? stalemate;
5.Rb5? Rh4+=

5…Rh4+ 6.Kg5 Rhh7 7.Be5!
7.Re7? Bf7 8.Rxf7 Kg8 9.Rf1 a) 9.Bxg7 Rh5+ 10.Kf4 (10.Kf6 Rf5+ 11.Ke7 Re5+ 12.Kd8 Re8+=) 10…Rh4+ 11.Kf5 Rh5+=; b) 9.Rf5 Rh1 /h2 10.Bxg7 Rg1+ 11.Kf6 Rxg6+ 12.Kxg6 stalemate; 9…Rh2 10.Bxg7 Rg2+=

7…Bf7
7…Bc4 8.Re7 Bd5 9.Kf4 Rh4+ 10.Kg3 Rhh7 11.Kf2 Rh5 12.Bxg7+ Kg8 13.Ba1 Rf5+ 14.Ke3 Rf3+ 15.Ke2 Rf4 16.Rh7+-
7…Ba2 8.Kf4 Rh4+ 9.Kg3 Rhh7 10.Kf2+-

8.Rxf7 Kg8 9.Rf1! Dominating the rook on h7 9…Rh6 10.Kxh6 Rxg6+ 11.Kh5!+-
[11.Kxg6?= stalemate ]