[Event "15th ECC final"]
[Site "Bugojno BIH"]
[Date "1999.10.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan DVBR"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter SPET"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[ECO "C45"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3 Bd4!? {
An interesting continuation firstly introduced in the game of two Israeli 
youngsters(see below).The idea of the move is to prevent typical queen 
exchange 8.Qf4 which is now impossible as the knight on c3 will remain 
undefended.} 
    ( 7...Ne7 {is the main line.} )
8.f4 
    ( {In the later game Tkachev gives to 7...Bd4 another try,but Van der 
    Wiel brings in a new idea of development and soon obtains a slight,but
    long-term advantage in the endgame.} 8.Bc4 Ne7 9.O-O Ng6 10.Kh1 Be6 
    11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Ne2 Bb6 13.Qg5 Ne5 14.f3 Rd8 15.b3 O-O 16.Qxf6 gxf6 
    17.Ba3 Rfe8 18.Rad1 += {1-0 Van der Wiel, J-Tkachiev,V/Cannes 1999/CBM
    74_02 (46)} )
8...Be6 
    ( {A month before the current game} 8...Nh6!? {was tried in the Polish
    team championship} 9.Qd3 O-O 
        ( 9...Ng4 10.Nd1 O-O 11.h3 Nh6 12.e5 Qd8 13.c3 Bb6 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 
        15.g4 {seems to be in white's favour.} )
    10.Be3 Bxc3+ 11.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12.bxc3 Re8 13.Bd3 Bf5 14.exf5 Ng4! 15.Kd2 
    Nxe3 16.g3 Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Bobras,P-Stempin,P/ Suwalki POL 1999 (42) 
    with approximately equal endgame in which weaknesses of both sides 
    compensate each other.} )
9.e5 Qh4+ {Black forces White to weaken the d5-h1 diagonal,but at the same
time allows development of the white-squared bishop from g2.} 
    ( {Immediate} 9...Qd8 {looks also sensible.} )
10.g3 Qd8 11.Bg2 Nh6 
    ( {In the origin-game Black continued} 11...Ne7 {which led to the 
    interesting play:} 12.Nd1 Nf5 13.Qd3 O-O 14.Be4 g6 15.c3 Bc5 16.Qf3 f6
    17.exf6 Qxf6 18.Nf2 Bc4 19.b3 Ne3 20.Bd2 Ba6 21.Rc1 Nf5 22.Kd1 Rad8 
    23.Kc2 Rd6 24.Ng4 Qg7 25.Rcd1 Rfd8 26.Ne5 += Qf6 27.h4 h5 28.g4 hxg4 
    29.Qxg4?? 
        ( 29.Nxg4 )
    29...Rxd2+ 30.Rxd2 Ne3+ {0-1 Bar,R-Bitansky,I/ Petach Tikva 1995/EXT 
    99 (30)} )
12.Ne4 O-O 13.Qe2 {Preparing development of the queen side by means of 
c3;Bd2(e3) and 0-0-0 after preliminary Ng5.} 13...Nf5 
    ( 13...Bg4 {seems to be senceless as after simple} 14.Qd3 {Black's 
    bishop on g4 will be out of play.} 
        ( 14.Bf3 $143 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Re8 16.c3 Bb6 {and Black can try to 
        make use of weakened white squares in the White's camp.} )
    )
14.c3 Bb6 15.Bd2 Qe7?! {Probably first inaccuracy.} 
    ( 15...Re8 {deserved serious attention with the idea} 16.Ng5 Bd5 )
16.Ng5 Rad8 
    ( {Temporary pawn sacrifice by means of} 16...Bd5 {was interesting,but
    White obtains advantage declining it.} 17.Bxd5 cxd5 18.Qd3 h6! 
        ( 18...Qd7 $143 19.g4 f6 
            ( 19...h6 20.gxf5 hxg5 21.fxg5 +/- )
        20.e6 Qd6 21.gxf5 fxg5 22.O-O-O! += )
    19.Nf3! {This cool decision promises very comfortable attacking 
    position.} 
        ( {Accepting pawn yields nothing special:} 19.Qxf5 hxg5 20.fxg5 f6
        ! 
            ( 20...Rae8 21.O-O-O! Qxe5 22.Qxe5 Rxe5 23.Bf4 Rf5 24.Rhe1 += 
            )
        21.gxf6 Rxf6 22.Qh5 
            ( 22.Qg5 Qe6 
                ( 22...Re6 23.Qxe7 Rxe7 24.O-O-O Rxe5 25.Bf4 Rf5 = )
            23.O-O-O Rf5 = )
        22...Qe8! 
            ( 22...Re6 23.Bf4! g5 24.Qg4 Kh8 25.Bd2 Rxe5+ 26.Kd1 += )
        23.Qxe8+ Rxe8 24.O-O-O 
            ( 24.Bf4 g5 25.O-O-O Rf5 )
        24...Rxe5 25.Bf4 Ref5 = )
    19...Qd7 20.O-O-O $40 )
17.Be4 {Strengthening pressure and taking the bishop out of possible 
attack Nh4 in case of g4.} 17...Bc8 {Black is lack of useful moves and has
to take in consideration possible g4.So the move in the game looks almost 
obligatory.} 
    ( 17...Bd5? {is impossible in view of} 18.Bxf5! Bxh1 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.
    Qh5 )
18.O-O-O += {White completes the development and obtains clear positional 
advantage thanks to the better pawn structure. Sometimes one inaccuracy 
can bring big troubles especially if you play as black.} 18...f6 19.Nf3 {
White decides to refrain from complications,but} 
    ( {after} 19.Nxh7! {Black is in the serious troubles:} 19...Kxh7 
        ( 19...Rfe8 20.Qh5 
            ( 20.Rhe1!? )
        20...Qf7 21.Qxf7+ Kxf7 22.Rhe1 Kg8 23.exf6 Kxh7 24.g4 +/- )
    20.g4! 
        ( 20.Qh5+ Kg8 21.Bxf5 Bxf5 22.Qxf5 fxe5 23.Qxe5 
            ( 23.Qe4 Qf7! 24.Kb1 exf4 25.Bxf4 += )
        23...Qf7 {with definite compensation.} 
            ( 23...Qxe5 24.fxe5 Rf2 25.h4! Rdxd2 26.Rxd2 Be3 27.Rd1 Re2 
            28.Kc2 Bxd2 29.Rxd2 Rxe5 30.Rd7 +/- )
        )
    20...fxe5 21.gxf5 Kg8 22.f6! Qxf6 
        ( 22...Rxf6 23.fxe5 Rf2 24.Qh5 +- )
        ( 22...gxf6 23.Rhg1+ 
            ( 23.fxe5 )
        23...Bxg1 24.Rxg1+ Kf7 25.Qh5+ Ke6 26.fxe5! +- )
    23.fxe5 +/- )
19...Nh6 {Black has been preparing Bf5 to relieve the defence.It' always 
useful to exchange pieces when you are lack of space!But...} 20.exf6 Qxf6 
21.Ng5 {Very good use of the better pawn structure.Now White's turn to 
force Black to exchange pieces as an extra pawn on the king side will be 
much more essential in the endgame.} 21...Bf5 
    ( 21...g6 {doesn't look better.} )
22.Bxf5 Qxf5 
    ( {Or} 22...Nxf5 23.Qe6+ 
        ( 23.Rhe1!? )
    23...Kh8 24.Rhe1 )
23.Qe6+ Kh8 
    ( 23...Qxe6?? {loses an exchange} 24.Nxe6 )
24.Qxf5 Rxf5 
    ( 24...Nxf5?? 25.Ne6 )
25.c4! {Good positional move.White prevents regrouping of the black army 
by means Rd5 and Nf5 and prepares Bc3 continuing above-mentioned strategy 
of exchanges.} 25...Ng4 {Maybe not very fortunate move,but it was really 
difficult to do something better.} 26.Bc3 +/- Rd6 27.Ne4 
    ( 27.Rxd6! {is even stronger and leads to immediate win while the move
    in the game is good enough "only"for big advantage.} 27...cxd6 28.Re1 
    Be3+ 
        ( 28...Kg8 29.Re7 g6 30.Ne6! +- )
        ( 28...Ne3 29.Ne6! +- )
    29.Kb1 h6 30.h3! Nf2 31.Ne6 Bb6 32.Nxg7 +- )
27...Be3+ 28.Kb1 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Kg8 30.Ng5! h6 31.Ne6 g5 
    ( 31...Nf6!? )
32.Rd8+ Kf7 33.Ng7! Rc5 34.Rd7+ {White establishes good coordianation 
forcing Black to sacrifice an exchange to avoid immediate disaster.} 34...
Kg6 
    ( 34...Kg8 35.Ne6 )
35.f5+ 
    ( 35.b4! {wins simplier:} 35...Rxc4 
        ( 35...Nf6 36.f5+! Rxf5 37.Nxf5 Nxd7 38.Nxe3 +- )
    36.f5+ Kh7 37.Ne6+ Kg8 38.f6 Nxf6 $8 39.Bxf6 +- )
35...Rxf5 36.Nxf5 Kxf5 37.h3 Nf2 38.h4?! {Probably time-trouble doesn't 
allow White to find more convincing continuations.} 
    ( 38.Re7! {was much better} 38...Nd1 $8 
        ( 38...Bb6 39.c5 Bxc5 40.Re5+ +- )
        ( 38...Ne4 39.Re5+ )
    39.Re5+ 
        ( 39.Bh8!? )
    39...Kg6 40.Kc2 Nxc3 41.Kxc3 Bf2 42.g4 +- )
38...Ne4 
    ( 38...Kg4!? )
39.Be1 Kg4 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.Rxc7 Nxg3 {Smoke has disappeared.White is still
winning ,but has to be accurate to avoid possible counterplay.} 42.Kc2 Ne4
43.Rxb7 Kf3 44.Rf7+ Ke2 45.Re7 Nd6 46.Bd2 {White puts his money on the 
a-pawn.} 46...Nf5 
    ( 46...Nxc4 47.Bxe3 Nxe3+ 48.Kc3 Kf3 49.Rxa7 {and White has to win.} )
47.Bxe3! {Unexpected decision based on the accurate calculation.White 
sacrifices an exchange in order to decide the game with the aid of the 
a-pawn.Bishop is much stronger than knight in the positons with pass pawns
on the different sides.} 47...Nxe7 48.Bxa7 g4 49.a4 g3 50.a5 g2 51.a6 Nf5 
52.Bg1! {The key move.In the case of any other move Black plays Ne3 with 
good chances to escape in the queen ending.Now it's over.The a-pawn is 
unstopable.} 52...Ne3+ 53.Kb3 Ng4 54.a7 Kf1 55.Bc5 
    ( 55.Bc5 Nf2 56.Bxf2 Kxf2 57.a8=Q g1=Q 58.Qa7+ {and White wins.} )
    ( 55.a8=Q {is also sufficient for the win,but move in the game is 
    simplier.} )
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