Van Wely, L. (2697) - Timman, J. (2605) [A64]
Corus, Wijk aan Zee (2) 2002
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5
Interesting is 13... Nb6.
14. Na3 Nh5 15. e4 Rf8 16. Kh2
Dangerous is 16. g4? Qh4! 17. gxh5 Bxh3 18. h6 Bh8 19. Ne2 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. Ng3 Rbf8 22. Nxf5 Rxf5 23. Qb3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qe4+ 25. f3 Nxf3 26. Qxf3 Rxf3 27. Rxf3 Qe2+ 28. Rf2 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Bd4 31. Rb1 Qg4+ 32. Kf1 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qg4+ 34. Kf1 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. Ra1 Bxf2 37. Kxf2 Qa4 38. Rb1 Qh4+ 39. Ke2 Qe4+ 40. Kd1 Qf3+ 0-1, White resigned in Scheeren, P - Timman, J, NLD-ch, Leeuwarden 1980.
16...f5 17. f4 b5 18. axb5 axb5
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19. fxe5?!
Better is 19. Naxb5! Bd7 20. Qe2 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Qb6 22. Na3 Rbe8 23. Qg2 c4 24. Bd2 Qb8 25. g4 Nf6 26. fxe5 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxe5+ 28. Kh1 Bxb2 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Rb1 Qb3 31. Bc3 1-0, Black resigned in Lacrosse, M - Piceu, T, Gent op 2000.
19...Nxg3!
A nice sacrifice. Black has a powerful attack.
20. Rf3 Bxe5 21. Naxb5 Qh4 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Ra4 Be4?!
A risky move. More precise is 23...c4! 24. Kg1 Bxh3 25. Rxc4 Qxc4 26. Bxh3 Qh4 27. Kg2 Ne4 28. Qh1 Kh8 with a clear edge to Black.
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24. Rxf8+?
Correct is 24. Nxe4 Nxe4+ (24... Rxf3 25. Qxf3) 25. Kg1 Rxf3 26. Qxf3 Qe1+ 27. Qf1 Qg3 28. Rxe4 Qh2+ 29. Kf2 Rf8+ 30. Ke2 Rxf1 31. Kxf1 Qg3 32. Nc3 with equal chances.
24...Rxf8 25. Kg1
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25...Ne2+!!
A beautiful decisive blow.
26. Qxe2 Qg3 27. Bf4 Qxf4 28. Bxe4 Qg3+ 29. Kh1 Rf1+!
White resigned. 0-1
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Van Wely, Loek (2697) - Timman, Jan H (2605) [A64]
Corus/Wijk aan Zee (2) 2002
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Na3 Nh5 15. e4 Rf8 16. Kh2 f5 17. f4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. fxe5?! Nxg3! 20. Rf3 Bxe5 21. Naxb5 Qh4 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Ra4 Be4?! 24. Rxf8+? Rxf8 25. Kg1 Ne2+!! 26. Qxe2 Qg3 27. Bf4 Qxf4 28. Bxe4 Qg3+ 29. Kh1 Rf1+ 30. Qxf1 Qh2+ 0-1
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