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Jan Timman 60 birthday jubilee tournament 2012.
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Timman, Jan
[Event "1st Prize Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.05.12"] [Round "33"] [White "Nielsen, Steffen Slumstrup"] [Black "=0470.32a2a8"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Nielsen"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k4bb1/3B1R2/3P1PP1/5p2/1p6/3r4/K7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] 1. Be6 (1. Bc6+ Kb8 2. Bd5 Bxf7 3. Bxf7 Rg3) 1... Bxd6 (1... Bxf7 2. Bxf7 Bxd6 3. g7 Ra3+ 4. Kb1 Rg3 5. g8=Q+ Rxg8 6. Bxg8 f4 7. Bd5+ Kb8 8. Kc2 Kc7 9. Kd3 Kd7 10. Ke4 Ke8 11. Bb3 (11. f7+ Ke7 12. Bb3)) (1... Ra3+ 2. Kb2 (2. Kb1 Bxd6) 2... Bxf7) (1... b3+ 2. Bxb3 Bxd6 3. Bc4 Rd4) 2. g7 (2. Bc4 b3+ 3. Bxb3 f4 4. Bc4 Rd4 5. Be6 f3 6. g7) 2... b3+ (2... Bb8 3. Re7 b3+ 4. Bxb3 Bxb3+ 5. Kb1 Rg3 6. f7 Bxf7 7. Rxf7 f4 8. Kc2 f3 (8... Rg2+ 9. Kd3 f3 10. g8=Q) 9. Kd3) 3. Bxb3 (3. Kb1 Be5) 3... Rxb3 4. Rf8+ (4. Rd7 Bc4 5. g8=Q+ (5. f7) 5... Bxg8 6. f7 Bxf7 7. Rxf7) 4... Bxf8 (4... Rb8+ 5. f7 Bxf7+ 6. Rxf7 f4 7. Rf6) 5. f7 Ra3+ 6. Kb1 Ra1+ 7. Kc2 Rc1+ 8. Kd3 Rc3+ 9. Ke2 Rc2+ 10. Kf1 Rc1+ 11. Ke2 Re1+ 12. Kd3 (12. Kf3 Rf1+ 13. Ke2 Rf2+) 12... Re3+ (12... Rd1+ 13. Ke2 Rd2+ 14. Kf1) 13. Kc2 Re2+ 14. Kb1 Rb2+ 15. Ka1 (15. Kc1) 15... Ra2+ 16. Kb1 Ra1+ 17. Kc2 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd Prize Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.03.20"] [Round "18"] [White "Afek, Yochanan"] [Black "+3514.31a2b8"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Afek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1kn2B2/2R1RP2/2P5/7r/8/1P1p2q1/K7/2N5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] 1. Rb7+ (1. Rxc8+ $2 Kxc8 2. Re8+ Kc7 3. Bd6+ Qxd6 4. f8=Q Qxf8 (4... Rh2+ 5. Kb1 Qxf8 6. Rxf8 d2 7. Rf1 dxc1=Q+ 8. Rxc1 Rh6 $11) 5. Rxf8 d2 6. Rf1 dxc1=Q 7. Rxc1 Ra5+ $1 8. Kb2 Ra6 $11) 1... Ka8 2. Ra7+ $3 Nxa7 3. Re8+ Nc8 4. Rxc8+ Ka7 5. Bc5+ $1 Rxc5 6. Ra8+ $3 (6. f8=Q $2 Qg2+ 7. Ka3 Ra5+ 8. Kb4 Qd2+ 9. Kc4 Qxc1+ $11) 6... Kxa8 7. f8=Q+ Qb8 8. Qxc5 d2 9. c7 (9. Qa5+ $4 Qa7 $19) 9... dxc1=N+ $1 10. Kb1 $1 (10. Qxc1 $2 Qxc7 $1 11. Qxc7 $11) 10... Qc8 $1 (10... Qxb3+ 11. Kxc1 $18) 11. Qc6+ Ka7 12. Kxc1 Qh3 $1 13. c8=N+ $1 (13. c8=Q $2 Qf1+ $11) (13. c8=B $19 Qxb3 14. Qc7+ Ka8 $11) 13... Kb8 14. Nb6 $1 Qxb3 15. Qc8+ Ka7 16. Qa8+ Kxb6 17. Qb8+ {Mutual phoenix theme and mutual knight underpromotions following highly sacrificial introductory play} 1-0
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[Event "3rd Prize Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.05.12"] [Round "32"] [White "Didukh & Pervakov & Sumbatyan"] [Black "=0134.24h1h8"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Didukh & Pervakov & Sumbatyan"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6bk/8/R6p/2N1Pp2/5P2/2p3p1/8/2n4K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] 1. e6 (1. Kg2 $2 Bd5+ 2. Kxg3 c2 3. Ra1 Ne2+ 4. Kf2 c1=Q {win.}) 1... c2 (1... Ne2 2. Ra2 Nxf4 3. e7 Bf7 4. Ra8+ Kg7 5. e8=Q $11) 2. Rc6 $1 (2. Ra1 $2 Ne2 3. Kg2 c1=Q {win.}) 2... Ne2 $1 (2... h5 3. Rc8 (3. Kg2 $11) 3... Kg7 4. Rc7+ Kg6 5. Rc6 h4 6. Kg2 Ne2 (6... Kh5 7. Nd7 Bxe6 8. Rxe6 Nd3 9. Nf6+ Kg6 10. Nd5+ Kf7 11. Re7+ Kf8 12. Rc7 $11) 7. e7+ Kf7 8. Nd3 $11) 3. Ne4 $3 (3. Nd3 $2 Bxe6 $1 4. Rxe6 (4. Rxc2 Bd5#) 4... c1=Q+ $1 (4... g2+ $2 5. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 6. Nxf4 c1=Q 7. Rxh6+ Kg7 8. Rh4 $11) 5. Nxc1 g2+ 6. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 7. Kg3 Nxe6 { win. Black checkers}) 3... c1=Q+ (3... Bxe6 4. Rxc2 {main line.}) (3... fxe4 4. e7 Bf7 5. Rxc2 Nxf4 6. Rc4 $11) 4. Rxc1 Bxe6 (4... Nxc1 5. e7 Bf7 6. Nxg3 Kg7 7. Nxf5+ Kf6 (7... Kg6 8. Nd6) 8. Nxh6 $11 {White checkers.}) 5. Rc2 $1 ({ Thematic try} 5. Re1 $2 fxe4 6. Rxe2 (6. f5 Bc4) 6... Bg4 7. Rg2 Bf3 8. Kg1 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Kg7 10. Kxg3 Kf6 11. Kg4 h5+ {win.}) 5... fxe4 (5... Bd5 6. Rxe2 Bxe4+ 7. Kg1 h5 8. Rd2 h4 9. Rd8+ Kg7 10. Rd7+ Kg6 11. Rd8 Kh7 12. Rd7+ Kh6 13. Rd8 $11 {positional draw.}) 6. f5 $1 (6. Rxe2 $2 Bg4 {thematic try}) 6... Bxf5 (6... g2+ 7. Kxg2 Nf4+ 8. Kg3 Nh5+ 9. Kg4 Bf7 10. f6 Nxf6+ 11. Kf5 Nd5 12. Rc8+ Kg7 13. Kxe4 $11) 7. Rxe2 Bg4 (7... h5 8. Kg2 h4 9. Re1 $1 Kg7 10. Rh1 $1 e3 11. Re1 $11) 8. Rg2 $1 (8. Rxe4 $4 Bf3+) 8... Bf3 9. Kg1 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Kg7 11. Kxg3 Kg6 12. Kg4 $1 {zz} h5+ 13. Kf4 $1 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4th Prize Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.04.21"] [Round "29"] [White "Salai, Ladislav jr"] [Black "=3200.23f2g7"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Salai"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "RR6/3q2k1/8/4p3/6p1/6P1/1p3KP1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] 1. Kg1 $3 (1. Ke2 $2 Qc7 $1 2. Kd3 (2. Rxb2 Qc4+) 2... e4+) 1... Qd1+ 2. Kh2 b1=Q 3. Rg8+ $1 (3. Ra7+ $2 Kg6 4. Rg7+ Kf5 $1 (4... Kxg7 5. Rg8+ Kf7 6. Rf8+ Ke6 7. Re8+) 5. Rg5+ (5. Rxb1 Qxb1 6. Rg5+ Kf6 7. Rxe5 Qh7+ $19) 5... Kxg5 6. Rg8+ Kf5 7. Rg5+ Ke4 8. Rxe5+ Kd3 9. Re1 Kd2 (9... Kc2) 10. Re2+ (10. Rxd1+ Kxd1) 10... Kc1 11. Rc2+ Qdxc2) 3... Kf6 4. Raf8+ $1 (4. Rgf8+ $2 Kg5 5. Rg8+ Kf5 6. Rg5+ Kxg5) 4... Ke6 5. Re8+ Kd6 (5... Kd5 6. Rxe5+ Kxe5 7. Re8+ Kd4 8. Rd8+ Ke3 9. Rxd1 $11) 6. Re6+ $1 (6. Rd8+ Kc5 $19) 6... Kxe6 7. Re8+ Kd7 8. Re7+ Kc6 9. Re6+ Kd5 (9... Qd6 10. Rxd6+ Kb7 11. Rd7+ Ka8 12. Rd8+ Qb8 (12... Ka7 13. Ra8+) 13. Rxb8+ Kxb8 14. Kg1 $11) 10. Rxe5+ Kc4 $1 (10... Kd4 11. Rd5+) 11. Rc5+ Kd3 (11... Kb3 12. Rb5+ (12. Rc1 $4 Qh7#) 12... Kc2 13. Rxb1 $11) 12. Rc1 $3 Qb5 (12... Ke2 13. Rxb1 Qd5 14. Rb2+ (14. Rc1 $2 Qe6) 14... Kf1 15. Rb1+ Kf2 16. Rb2+ Kf1 17. Rb1+ Ke2 18. Rb2+ Kd3 19. Rb8 $11) 13. Rxd1+ Ke2 14. Rd8 $1 (14. Ra1 $2 Qh5+ 15. Kg1 Qe5 16. Ra2+ Ke1 17. Kh2 Kf1) (14. Rc1 $2 Qh5+ 15. Kg1 Qe5 16. Kh2 Qe6 17. Rc3 (17. Rb1 Qf5 18. Ra1 Qh5+ 19. Kg1) (17. Rc2+ Kd3) 17... Qa6 18. Rc2+ Kd3 19. Rf2 Qh6+ 20. Kg1 Qe3) 14... Qh5+ (14... Qf5 15. Ra8 $11) 15. Kg1 Qc5+ 16. Kh2 Kf2 17. Rd2+ Kf1 18. Rd1+ Ke2 19. Rd8 1/2-1/2
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[Event "5th Prize Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.04.17"] [Round "28"] [White "Jasik, Andrzej"] [Black "=0534.33a1g1"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Jasik"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p2R2/2P3NP/8/4npR1/1p4br/1P6/K4bk1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] 1. h7 Rh1 (1... Rh5 2. Rd7 Bh3 3. Nxf4 Ra5+ 4. Kb1 Bxg4 5. h8=Q {e.g.} Bxf4 6. Qd4+ (6. Rd1+ Bxd1 7. Qh1+ $11 (7. Qd4+ $11)) 6... Kh2 7. Rh7+) 2. h8=Q (2. Rd7 $2 Be2) 2... Bh3 3. Qxh3 Rxh3 4. Rfxf4 (4. Rd7 Kf2 5. Rd1 Ke2 6. Nxf4+ Bxf4 7. Rgg1 Bd2) 4... Rh1 5. Rh4 Bh2 (5... Bxh4 6. Rxh4 Rxh4 7. Nxh4 $11) 6. Rhg4+ Ng3 7. Nh4 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Sp. Prize Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.10.20"] [Round "13"] [White "W.Bruch & M.Minski"] [Black "=1460.56d6b8"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "W. Bruch & M. Minski"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k6/1p1b3r/1ppK4/7p/5p1P/4pP1P/1bP1P3/4RQ2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] {Black Indian (2...Bh8 3...Rg7) contra white Bristol (4.Qh1... 5.Rg1).} 1. c3 $1 (1. Rb1 $2 Bf6 2. Rxb6 Bf5 3. Rxb7+ (3. Kc5 Rd7 $18) 3... Rxb7 4. Qg1 Be7+ ( 4... Bxh4 5. Ke5 Rb5+ 6. Kxf4 Bxc2 7. Kxe3) 5. Ke5 (5. Kxc6 Be6 $19) 5... Rb5+ 6. Kxf4 Bd6+ 7. Kg5 Bxc2+ 8. Kf6 Be5+ 9. Ke7 Bb3 $19) (1. Qg2 $2 Bc8 $1 $19) ( 1. Ra1 $4 $19 {because of wPc2}) 1... Bxc3 2. Rc1 $1 ({thematic try} 2. Ra1 $2 Bf5 ({or} 2... Bc8) 3. Ra8+ Kxa8 4. Qa1+ Ba5 $1 $19) 2... Bh8 $1 (2... Bf6 3. Ra1 Re7 4. Qb1 ({or} 4. Qc1) 4... Bc8 5. Ra8+ Kxa8 6. Qa2+ Kb8 7. Qa8+ ({or} 7. Qa7+ Kxa7) 7... Kxa8) 3. Ra1 $1 (3. Qh1 $2 Bf5 $1 (3... Bc8 $2 4. Rg1 $1 $11 { see main line}) 4. -- Rd7#) 3... Rg7 $1 (3... Bc8 4. Ra8+ $1 Kxa8 5. Qa1+ $1 Kb8 (5... Bxa1 {stalemate}) 6. Qa8+ ({or} 6. Qa7+ Kxa7) 6... Kxa8 {stalemate}) ({or} 3... Bf5) 4. Qh1 $3 (4. Qb1 $2 Bc8 $1 $19) 4... Bc8 (4... Bf5 5. Ke5 $1 Rf7+ (5... Rg1+ 6. Kxf5 $11) 6. Kxf4 $1 $11) 5. Rg1 $1 (5. Ra8+ $2 Kxa8 6. Qa1+ Kb8 7. Qa8+ $2 Kxa8 {no stalemate} 8. Ke5 $19) (5. Rf1 $2 Rd7+ $1 6. Ke6 Rh7+ 7. Kd6 Bf5 8. Rg1 Rd7#) (5. Ke5 $2 Rg1+ $1 $19) 5... Rd7+ $1 6. Ke6 Rh7+ 7. Kd6 Bf6 {(threatening 8...Te7 and 9...Te6#)} (7... Bc3 8. Rg8 Rd7+ 9. Ke6 Rd8+ 10. Kf7 $11 {e.g.} 10... Be6+ 11. Kxe6 Rxg8 12. Qb1) (7... Rh6+ 8. Ke7 Bf6+ 9. Kf7 $11 (9. Kf8 $2 Be6 10. Rg8 Rh7 $19)) 8. Rg8 (8. Rg6 $2 Rd7+ 9. Ke6 Rd1+ 10. Kxf6 Rxh1 $19) 8... Re7 9. Rxc8+ $1 Kxc8 { (threatening 10...Kd8/Te8 and 11...Le5#)} 10. Qb1 $1 Kd8 (10... Re8 $4 11. Qf5+ (11. Qxb6 $2 Be7+ 12. Ke6 Bc5+ $19) 11... Kb8 12. Qxf6 $18) 11. Qxb6+ $11 (11. Qf5 $2 Be5+ $19) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1st HM Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.03.25"] [Round "25"] [White "M.Hlinka & L.Kekely"] [Black "=3340.65h3h6"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Hlinka M. & Kekely L."] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3B4/P5pq/6pk/2P2p2/1p5P/p6K/br1P1PP1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] 1. Bg5+ Kh5 2. a8=Q Rb3+ 3. f3 Qg8 $1 4. d3 $3 (4. Qe4 $2 Qe6 5. Qf4 Qc4 $1 6. d4 Qf1 $19) 4... Rxd3 5. Qe4 $1 Qc4 (5... Qe6 6. Qxd3 f4+ 7. Kh2 Qe1 8. Qd8 Qg3+ 9. Kg1 Qe1+ 10. Kh2 $11) 6. Qe8 Qg8 7. Qe4 Qc4 8. Qe8 Rxf3+ 9. gxf3 Qg8 ( 9... Qf1+ 10. Kg3 f4+ 11. Kxf4 Qc1+ 12. Kg3 $11) 10. Qe2 (10. Qe1 $2 Qd5 11. Kg3 Qxc5 $19) 10... Qc4 11. Qe8 Qg8 12. Qe2 Qe6 (12... Bc4 13. Qg2 Qe6 14. Bf4 Bf1 15. Qxf1 $11) (12... Qb3 13. c6 $11) 13. Qg2 Qc4 14. c6 $1 $11 {For example : 14...Bb1 15.c7! Bd3 16.c8Q Qxc8 17.f4 Bf1 18.Qxf1 Qc3+ 19.Kg2 Qd2+ 20.Kg3 =. Position versus material. Queens sacrifices and switchbacks.} (14. Be7 $2 Kh6 15. h5 Qe6 16. Qg5+ Kh7 17. hxg6+ Qxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kxg6 19. c6 Bd5 $1 20. Bxb4 a2 21. Bc3 Bxc6 22. f4 Kh6 23. Kh4 Bd7 24. Be5 g5+ $1 25. Kg3 Bc6 26. Bf6 g4 $19) 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd HM Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.02.19"] [Round "15"] [White "Hornecker, Siegfried"] [Black "+0543.74h2f2"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Hornecker"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "RB5r/R7/PP1P1Ppp/3p1pP1/8/P7/nP3kbK/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] {Gewinn} 1. Bc7 {Attack 1} Rh7 (1... hxg5+ 2. Rxh8 g4 3. d7 $18 {Defense 1} ({ or} 3. Rh3 $6 f4 4. d7 $1 $18)) 2. Bd8 {Attack 2} Rh8 (2... hxg5+ 3. Rxh7 g4 4. Rh3 f4 5. Rf3+ Bxf3 6. Rc8 Be4 7. f7 {Defense 2} (7. d7 $2 {Defense 1} g5 $19) 7... g3+ 8. Kh3 Bf5+ 9. Kh4 $18) 3. Be7 Rh7 (3... hxg5+ 4. Rxh8 g4 5. Rh3 f4 6. Rf3+ Bxf3 7. Rc7 Be4 8. f7 (8. d7 $2 g5 $19) 8... g3+ 9. Kh3 Bf5+ 10. Kh4 $18) 4. Bf8 {Attack 3} hxg5+ $1 5. Rxh7 g4 6. Rh3 f4 7. Rf3+ Bxf3 8. Re8 $1 { Defense 3} (8. Rc8 $2 Be4 9. d7 g5 $3 10. d8=Q g3+ 11. Kh3 Bf5#) (8. d7 $2 { Defense 1} Bg2 9. Bc5+ Kf1 $19) (8. f7 $2 {Defense 2} Bg2 $19) 8... Bg2 9. Re2+ Kxe2 10. Bh6 g5 11. Kxg2 (11. Bxg5 $2 g3+ 12. Kxg2 f3+ 13. Kxg3 f2 $11) 11... f3+ 12. Kg3 $18 ({Black succeeds in getting a queen first, but White wins, e.g. } 12. Kg3 f2 13. a7 f1=Q 14. Kxg4 Qf3+ 15. Kxg5 Qg2+ 16. Kh5 d4 17. f7 Qh2+ 18. Kg6 Qxd6+ 19. Kg7 Qe5+ 20. Kg8 Qd5 21. a8=Q Qxa8+ 22. f8=Q Qg2+ 23. Qg7 Qd5+ 24. Kh7 Qe4+ 25. Qg6 $18) 1-0
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[Event "3rd HM Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2011.12.15"] [Round "6"] [White "Krug, Peter"] [Black "=3042.51e8c7"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Krug"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K3/1Pk4P/P7/NBq4P/6p1/7N/7P/3b4 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] 1... g3 (1... gxh3 2. b8=Q+ Kxb8 3. a7+ Kxa7 4. Nc6+ Kb6 5. h8=Q Bxh5+ 6. Kd7 Bg4+ 7. Ke8 Qxb5 8. Qd4+ Kxc6 9. Qxg4) (1... Qxb5+ 2. Kf8 Qxh5 3. a7 Qh6+ 4. Kg8 Bb3+ (4... Kd7) 5. Nxb3 Qg6+ 6. Kf8 $1) 2. b8=Q+ Kxb8 3. a7+ Kxa7 (3... Kc7 4. a8=N+ Kb8 5. Nc6+ Kxa8 6. h8=Q Bxh5+ 7. Kd7+) 4. Nc6+ Kb6 5. h8=Q gxh2 6. Nf2 Qxf2 7. Qe5 Bxh5+ (7... h1=Q 8. Qb8+ Kc5 9. Qa7+) (7... Qh4 8. Qb8+ Kc5 9. Qe5+) 8. Qxh5 Qe1+ 9. Be2 h1=Q 10. Qb5+ Kc7 11. Qb8+ (11. Qe5+ $2 {thematic try } Kxc6 12. Qe6+ Kc5 13. Qe7+ Kd4 $1) 11... Kxc6 12. Qe5 {zz} Qd5 (12... Qa1 13. Bf3+) (12... Qeh4 13. Bf3+ Qxf3 14. Qf6+) 13. Bb5+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "4th HM Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.06.12"] [Round "48"] [White "Kovalenko, Vitaly"] [Black "+4075.23f1h6"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Kovalenko"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N5/1bb2q1n/5P1k/8/4p3/5p2/p4QP1/4NKB1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2012.09.17"] 1. Qh4+ Kg6 (1... Qh5 2. Be3+ Kg6 3. Ne7+ Kf7 4. Qxh5+) 2. Ne7+ Qxe7 3. fxe7 Ba6+ 4. Kf2 Bb6+ 5. Kg3 Bc7+ 6. Kh3 Bc8+ 7. g4 Ng5+ 8. Qxg5+ Kxg5 9. Be3+ (9. e8=Q $2 Bxg4#) 9... Bf4 (9... Kf6 10. e8=Q a1=Q 11. Qh8+ {/\ 12.Qxa1+-}) 10. Bxf4+ (10. e8=Q $2 Bxg4#) 10... Kxf4 11. e8=Q Bxg4+ (11... a1=Q 12. Qf7+ Ke3 13. Nc2+ $18) 12. Kh4 a1=Q (12... f2 13. Qf7+ Bf5 14. Qc7+ Ke3 15. Qc3+ Ke2 16. Nc2 f1=Q 17. Nd4+ Kd1 18. Qa1+ Kd2 19. Qxf1) 13. Qf7+ (13. Qf8+ $2 Ke3 14. Nc2+ Ke2 15. Nxa1 f2 $11) 13... Bf5 (13... Ke5 14. Qg7+ $18) (13... Ke3 14. Nc2+ Ke2 15. Qc4+ Kd2 16. Nxa1 $18) 14. Qc7+ Qe5 (14... Ke3 15. Nc2+ Ke2 16. Qc4+ $18) 15. Qc1+ e3 16. Qc4+ Qe4 (16... Be4 17. Nd3+ Kf5 18. Nxe5 $18) 17. Nd3# 1-0
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[Event "5th HM Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.07.01"] [Round "68"] [White "Bazlov, Yury"] [Black "=0315.01b7g2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Bazlov"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1K6/3p4/2N5/3n2NB/8/6k1/7r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2012.09.20"] 1. Ne6 Nxe6 2. Be7 Rh7 3. Kc6 Rxe7 ({Or} 3... Nd4+ 4. Kxd6 Nf5+ 5. Ke6 Nxe7 6. Nf6 Rg7 7. Ne8 Rh7 8. Nf6 {echo}) 4. Kxd6 Rg7 (4... Re8 5. Nf6 $1 $11) 5. Ne3+ $1 Kf2 6. Nf5 $1 Rg6 7. Ne7 Rf6 8. Ke5 Rh6 9. Nf5 $11 1/2-1/2
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[Event "1st Com. Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "43"] [White "Amann, Günter"] [Black "=4431.22b8c5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Amann"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K6/P1p5/4q3/1Nkr4/2p5/R1P5/7b/2Q5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "18"] [EventDate "2012.09.12"] 1. a8=N $1 (1. Nd6 $2 Kxd6 2. a8=Q Qg8+ $1 3. Kb7 Rb5+ 4. Ka6 Qxa8+ 5. Kxb5 Qc6+ 6. Kb4 Qc5+ 7. Ka4 Kc6 $19) 1... Rd8+ (1... c6+ 2. Nbc7 Rd8+ 3. Kb7 Qc8+ 4. Ka7 Bxc7 5. Qg5+ $11) 2. Ka7 Rxa8+ (2... Qg8 3. Qe3+ Kxb5 4. Ra5+ $1 $11) 3. Kxa8 Kb6 $1 4. Ra6+ $1 (4. Qg1+ $2 c5 $1 5. Ra6+ Kxa6 6. Qa1+ (6. Nc7+ Bxc7 7. Qg6 Qb6 $19) 6... Kxb5 7. Qb2+ Kc6 8. Qb7+ Kd6 9. Qb8+ Kd7 10. Qxh2 Qa6+ 11. Kb8 Qb6+ 12. Ka8 Qa5+ 13. Kb7 Qxc3 $19) 4... Kxa6 5. Nxc7+ Bxc7 6. Qh6 $1 (6. Qa3+ $2 Kb5 $19 (6... Ba5 $2 7. Qd6+ $1 Qxd6 {stalemate}) (6... Kb6 7. Qd6+ $1) ) 6... Qb6 7. Qd6 $3 (7. Qe6 $2 Ka5 $1 $19) (7. Qg6 $2 Ka5 $1 $19) (7. Qf6 $2 Ka5 $1 $19) 7... Bd8 (7... Bb8 8. Qe7 $3 (8. Qd7 $2 Qc5 $3 9. Qd6+ (9. Kxb8 Qe5+ 10. Kc8 Qxc3 $19) 9... Kb5 10. Qxb8+ Ka4 $19) (8. Qc7 $2 Ka5 $1 9. Qe5+ Qb5 $19 (9... Ka4 $2 10. Qb5+ $1) 10. Qe7 Bc7 $1 11. Qxc7+ Ka4 $19) (8. Qa3+ Qa5 9. Qe7 Kb5+ 10. Kxb8 Qxc3) 8... Ba7 9. Qd6) 8. Qc7 $1 (8. Qd7 $2 Qc5 $3 $19 ) 8... Kb5 9. Qxc4+ $1 Kxc4 {stalemate} 1/2-1/2
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[Event "2nd Com. Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "42"] [White "Amann, Günter"] [Black "+3210.23c8e8"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Amann"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K1k3/1p1p1Rp1/8/R2P2P1/6B1/1q6/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2012.09.12"] 1. Rf5 $1 (1. Bh5 $2 Qc3+ 2. Kb8 Qxa5 3. d6 g6 4. Bxg6 Qd8+ 5. Kxb7 Qc8+ $1) ( 1. Rf3 Qc4+) 1... Qc3+ (1... Qc4+ 2. Kb8 Qxg4 3. d6 $18) 2. Kb8 Qxa5 (2... g6 3. d6 $1 (3. Bh5 Qg3+ $1 4. Kxb7 gxh5) 3... gxf5 4. Rxf5 Qh8 5. Rf6 $1 Qh4 6. Bf5 $1 Qxg5 7. Bg6+ $18) 3. d6 Qd8+ (3... Qd2 4. Bh5+ Kd8 5. Rf8#) 4. Ka7 $1 g6 5. Bh5 $3 gxh5 6. Kxb7 h4 7. g6 h3 8. g7 1-0
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[Event "3rd Com. Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.04.30"] [Round "30"] [White "V.Samilo & V.Tarasiuk"] [Black "+0043.33a8h2"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Samilo & Tarasiuk"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/2b1p3/5P2/5P2/3np3/3P2p1/7k/4B3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] 1. f7 (1. fxe7 $2 g2 2. Bf2 e3 3. Bxe3 Nxf5 4. e8=Q Nxe3 $11) 1... g2 2. Bf2 e3 3. Bxe3 Nxf5 4. Ba7 (4. Bf2 $2 Bg3 5. Ba7 e5 6. f8=Q Nd4 7. Qh8+ Kg1 $11) (4. f8=Q Nxe3 $11) 4... Nd4 (4... e5 5. f8=Q Nd4 6. Qh8+ Kg3 7. Qg7+ Kf2 8. Bxd4+ exd4 9. Qxd4+ $18) 5. Bxd4 e5 6. Bc5 (6. f8=Q $2 exd4 7. Qh8+ Kg3 8. Qxd4 Bf4 $11) 6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 g1=Q 8. Bxe5+ (8. f8=Q Qa1+ 9. Kb7 Qb1+ 10. Kc8 Qxd3 $11) 8... Kh1 9. f8=Q Qg8 10. Qb8 (10. Qxg8 $2) 10... Qa2+ 11. Qa7 Qg8+ 12. Bb8 Qd5+ 13. Qb7 1-0
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[Event "4th Com. Jan Timman 60-JT"] [Date "2012.05.01"] [Round "3"] [White "D.Keith & M.Minski"] [Black "+0040.34e2f6"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Keith=D & Minski=M"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p1p2/1Pp2k2/2p5/2P2bP1/8/4K3/4B3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2012.09.11"] 1. Kf3 (1. Bh4+ $2 Ke6 2. Bd8 d5 {or d6 = ;} 3. g5 $2 $11) 1... Bb8 { the first step, the critical move} 2. Bg3 (2. Bf2 $2 d6 {or Ke6 =}) 2... d6 { Seeberger, the second step} 3. Kf4 $1 { White exploits the Bishops immobilization} 3... Kg6 $1 (3... d5+ $2 4. Kf3 $18 {White wins sooner}) 4. Bh4 (4. g5 $2 f5 $1 (4... f6 $2 5. Bh4 $1 d5+ 6. Kf3 dxc4 7. gxf6 $18) 5. Bh4 d5+ $11) 4... d5+ $1 { the third step, the best move is to push the d-pawn} 5. Kf3 {threatening Bg3} ( 5. Ke3 $2 f6 $1 $11 (5... Be5 $2 6. Bd8 Bc3 7. Kf4 $1 f6 8. g5 $1 fxg5+ 9. Kg4 $1 $18)) 5... dxc4 {avoiding Bg3} 6. Bd8 (6. Bg3 $2 Bxg3 7. Kxg3 c3 $11) (6. Ke2 f6 $11 {or 6...Be5=}) 6... c3 7. Ke2 (7. Ke3 $2 Be5 {or Bg3 =}) 7... Bg3 ( 7... Be5 {} 8. Kd1 $1 (8. Kd3 $2 c4+ $1 9. Kc2 Bd4 10. b7 Be5 $1 $11) (8. Bc7 $2 c2 9. Kd2 Bc3+ 10. Kxc2 Ba5 $11) 8... c4 9. Bc7 Bd4 10. b7 Ba7 11. Bf4 $1 f5 12. g5) 8. Kd1 $1 (8. Kd3 $2 Bf2 $1 9. b7 (9. Kxc3 f5 10. gxf5+ Kxf5 11. Kc4 Ke6 $11) 9... Bg3 10. Kxc3 f5 11. gxf5+ Kxf5 $11) (8. Bc7 $2 c2 9. Kd2 Be1+ $1 10. Kxc2 Ba5 $11) 8... c4 (8... Bf2 9. Bc7 $18 (9. Kc2 $2 c4 10. b7 Bg3 $1 $11)) 9. Bc7 $1 Bf2 10. b7 Ba7 11. Bf4 $1 f5 12. g5 $18 1-0
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