The 17-year-old Jan Timman, pictured in play in the Dutch championship at Leeuwarden, 8th April 1969.
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 3
⚪️Hess,Robert (2574)
⚫️Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 3
⚪️Hess,Robert (2574)
⚫️Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2727)
🔸0-1
30...Nf8! [The principle of the worst piece. Black tries to improve the position of his knight.]
31.e3 Ne6 [△Ng5]
32.h4 g5! 33.hxg5 [If 33.Rdd1? , then 33...gxh4! 34.gxh4 Rd8 35.Ke2 e4 36.Nf4 Rxd1 37.Kxd1 Nxf4 38.exf4 Ke6–+]
33...Nxg5 34.Ne1 Ne4 [Finally, the knight has reached its dream square in the center.]
35.Rdb2 Rc1 36.Kg2 Rxb1 37.Rxb1 Rc3 38.Rd1 Nc5–+ [38...Rxb3!? 39.Rd5 Rb2 40.Rxa5 Nxf2 41.Kf1 b3 42.Rb5 e4 43.a5 Nh3 44.Ng2 Rf2+ 45.Ke1 Rxg2–+]
0–1
31.e3 Ne6 [△Ng5]
32.h4 g5! 33.hxg5 [If 33.Rdd1? , then 33...gxh4! 34.gxh4 Rd8 35.Ke2 e4 36.Nf4 Rxd1 37.Kxd1 Nxf4 38.exf4 Ke6–+]
33...Nxg5 34.Ne1 Ne4 [Finally, the knight has reached its dream square in the center.]
35.Rdb2 Rc1 36.Kg2 Rxb1 37.Rxb1 Rc3 38.Rd1 Nc5–+ [38...Rxb3!? 39.Rd5 Rb2 40.Rxa5 Nxf2 41.Kf1 b3 42.Rb5 e4 43.a5 Nh3 44.Ng2 Rf2+ 45.Ke1 Rxg2–+]
0–1
16...Rf4!! [A well-known exchange sacrifice in great Petrosian's style!]
[16...Qe7?! 17.Kb1± 17...Rf4; 16...a3?! 17.b4 Na4 18.Nxa4 Rxa4 19.c5+–]
17.Rg3 [17.Bxf4? exf4 and the g7 bishop would become a monster.]
17...Qf8„ [Unlike the evaluation of engines, Black has enough counterplay.]
½–½
[16...Qe7?! 17.Kb1± 17...Rf4; 16...a3?! 17.b4 Na4 18.Nxa4 Rxa4 19.c5+–]
17.Rg3 [17.Bxf4? exf4 and the g7 bishop would become a monster.]
17...Qf8„ [Unlike the evaluation of engines, Black has enough counterplay.]
½–½
44...h5? [44...e3!! 45.Bxb5 Kd4 46.Kf1 f4 47.Ke1 Kc3 48.Ba4 Rxg2 49.Bd1 (49.a7? f3–+) 49...Rg1+ 50.Ke2 Rg2+ 51.Ke1 Rg1+=; 44...Kd4! 45.Bxb5 e3 TR]
45.Bxb5 g4 [45...e3 46.Bc4 Ra1+ 47.Kh2 Kd4 (47...Ra3 48.Nb3 e2 49.Bxe2 Rxb3 50.b5 Ra3 51.b6+–) 48.Nb3+; 45...Kd4? 46.Ba4+–]
46.hxg4 hxg4 47.Bc4 Ra1+ 48.Kh2 f4 49.b5 f3 50.b6 Kf4 51.Nxe4
1–0
45.Bxb5 g4 [45...e3 46.Bc4 Ra1+ 47.Kh2 Kd4 (47...Ra3 48.Nb3 e2 49.Bxe2 Rxb3 50.b5 Ra3 51.b6+–) 48.Nb3+; 45...Kd4? 46.Ba4+–]
46.hxg4 hxg4 47.Bc4 Ra1+ 48.Kh2 f4 49.b5 f3 50.b6 Kf4 51.Nxe4
1–0