[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[WhiteFideId "1000012"]
[BlackFideId "4100026"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7287888466502"]
[GameId "2235863519515828"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Nf8 11. h3 Be6 (11... a5 12. g4 a4 13. Kb1 b5 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Ne2 $14 {Yudovich-Sergiyevsky, USSR 1958}) 12. Kb1 (12. g4 Rc8 13. Ne5 b5 14. Kb1 Qa5 15. Rhg1 a6 16. g5 N6d7 {Gutman-Klovan, USSR 1970}) 12... Rc8 (12... b5) (12... a6 {..c5}) 13. Ng5 $1 (13. e4 $6) 13... b5 (13... Bd7 14. Be5 h6 15. Nf3 c5 $1) 14. Be5 {15.xf6 16.xh7} h6 15. Nxe6 Nxe6 16. g4 $1 $16 Nd7 17. h4 $1 (17. Bg3 $2 Bh4) 17... b4 (17... Bxh4 18. f4 Be7 19. Bh7+ Kf8 20. Bf5) 18. Ne2 Bxh4 19. f4 c5 (19... Nxe5 20. dxe5 c5 21. g5 $1) 20. Ba6 $1 $18 Be7 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Ng3 $1 {f5} f6 $6 (22... cxd4 $18) 23. Rxh6 $1 Nef8 (23... gxh6 24. Qg6+) 24. Rh3 $1 c4 25. Nf5 fxe5 26. fxe5 Qc6 27. Rdh1 Ng6 28. Nd6 (28. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 29. Rh7+ Kg8 30. Qf5 Rf8 31. Rh8+ $1) 28... Ndf8 29. Nxe8 Qxe8 30. Rh5 Qc6 31. Qf5 a5 (31... Qe6 32. e4 dxe4 33. Qxe4 {d5}) 32. e6 Qxe6 33. Qxd5 a4 34. Rc1 c3 35. bxc3 bxc3 36. Rxc3 Qxd5 37. Rxd5 Ne6 38. Kc2 Kf7 39. Ra5 Ng5 40. Rc6 Ne4 41. Rxa4 Nf6 42. Ra7 Nd5 43. Rxg6 Kxg6 44. e4 Nb4+ 45. Kb3 Bf8 46. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,Valery A/Quintiliano,Renato"]
[ECO "B64"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[WhiteFideId "4100026"]
[BlackFideId "1000012"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[Beauty "6391800528906"]
[GameId "2235863521062440"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 202"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,120,34,18,57,54,109,65,65,66,91,28,65,55,99,48,57,51,46,22,23,23,11,37,119,-2,10,2,2,-1,-1,-3,-3,-5,-5,-15,-15,-129,-13,-184,-38,-38,-38,-26,-8,-31,-33,-68,-18,-67,-68,-85,-56,-86,-68,-86,-86,-86,-86,-93,-86,-86,-86,-86,-86,-97,-97,-105,-105,-110,-110,-112,-111,-111,-111,-130,-112,-112,-112,-112,-92,-108,-108,-108,-108,-116,-108,-108,-108,-115,-72,-72,-72,-72,-97,-97,-96,-104,-75,-75,-75,-97,-104,-114,-114,-123,-85,-92,-100,-92,-108,-272,-276,-235,-288,-288,-73,-629,-629,-629,-629,-707,-358]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 ({Nowadays} 7... a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 {is by far the most popular move order.}) 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 (9. f3 {is a different but also playable set-up. White intends to retreat the bishop and to launch a pawn storm on the kingside, like in the English Attack.}) 9... h6 ({Now} 9... a6 $6 {is a wrong move order in view of} 10. e5 $1 {as seen in this instructive game by Keres:} dxe5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. fxe5 Nd7 ({The endgame after} 12... Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Nd5 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Bd3 $18 {[%cal Gh1e1,Gc3e4,Gc3a4] looks positionally desperate for Black.}) 13. h4 $1 Rb8 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Rh3 $40 {1-0 Keres,P-Szabo,L Match/Nation HUN-URS 12,0-20,0 Budapest 1955 (3) and White had a strong attack.}) 10. Bh4 ({There is no advantage for White after} 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qxd6 Qb6 {when Black is very active, for example:} 13. e5 Rd8 $1 14. Qa3 Qe3+ $1 15. Kb1 Rxd1+ 16. Nxd1 Qxa3 17. bxa3 Be7 $11 {and Black regains the pawn with a nice position.}) (10. h4 $5 {seems the critical test for Black in this line, and leads to sharp play.}) 10... Bd7 (10... e5 $5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 exf4 {[%cal Gd6d5] is the most played, when Black looks for active counterplay with d6-d5.}) ({The tactical idea} 10... Nxe4 $2 {on the other hand, leaves Black in trouble:} 11. Bxe7 Nxd2 12. Bxd8 Nxf1 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Be7 Re8 15. Bxd6 Ne3 16. Rd3 $1 Nxg2 17. Rg1 Nh4 18. Ne4 Ng6 19. Rdg3 $18 {and White's pressure is overwhelming.}) 11. Nf3 {[%cal Ge4e5,Yh4f6] Preparing both e4-e5 and Bxf6.} (11. Ndb5 {now allows} Nxe4 $1) ({And if} 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ndb5 {Black has the interesting idea of} d5 $1 13. exd5 Nb4 $1 {sacrificing the pawn for active play. For instance:} 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. a3 Na2+ $5 16. Nxa2 Bxa2 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Bd3 Bd5 $44 {[%csl Gd5,Gf6] when the bishop pair promises decent compensation for Black.}) 11... Qa5 12. Qe1 $5 {This retreat apparently creates many threats for White, such as e4-e5 or Nd5, but none of them is really dangerous for Black.} ({The natural} 12. Kb1 {is more popular.} Rfd8 13. Bd3 b5 14. Nxb5 Qb6 15. Rhe1 Rab8 16. b3 Be8 $13 {Byrne,R-Ivanovic,B/Reykjavik/1982/}) ({On the other hand,} 12. Bc4 {allows the active reply} b5 $1 $132) ({The immediate} 12. e5 $2 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxd7 {totally backfires:} Rad8 17. Qb5 Qe3+ 18. Kb1 Bxc3 $19 {and Black is winning.}) 12... Rfd8 13. e5 $6 {This is too hasty, and a bit strange for Karpov, who is famous for never compromising his position in the wrong moment.} ({Both} 13. Kb1 {or} Be8 14. Bd3 {Mnatsakanian,E-Tukmakov,V/Erevan/1980/1:0 (34)/Inf 30/387/} Rac8 {b5/}) (13. Bd3 {are normal developing moves which could have prepared the advance in the central in better circumstances for White.}) 13... dxe5 14. fxe5 Nh7 $1 {This retreat was either nice preparation or excellent understanding of the position by Timman.} ({In any case, the text is an improvement over a game played one year earlier:} 14... Ne8 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nd5 $5 Qxe1 ({Perhaps better is} 16... Nc6 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Ne3 Nc7 19. Be2 $14 {when Black still has some problems of coordination to solve.}) (16... Qxa2 $2 {is simply bad in view of} 17. Nxe7+ Kf8 18. Qb4 $1 {and White wins:} a5 19. Ng6+ $1 Kg8 20. Qf8+ Kh7 21. Qh8+ Kxg6 22. Bd3+ $18) 17. Nxe7+ Kf8 18. Ng6+ $1 fxg6 19. Rxe1 g5 20. h4 $1 gxh4 {½-½ Jansa,V (2495)-Spassov,L Rubinstein Memorial-17 Polanica Zdroj 1979 (14)} {Although this game was drawn, White keeps a pleasant advantage after} 21. Rxh4 Nc7 22. Nd4 Rac8 23. Be2 $14 {I wonder if Karpov aimed this ending in the game, as White keeps nice chances in view of his superior structure, the queenside majority and Black's problems of coordination.}) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Bd3 $6 {This is probably the start of White's problems.} (16. Nd5 {was safer, although it doesn't promises advantage for White:} Nc6 (16... Qxa2 $6 {is still bad due to} 17. Nxe7+ Kf8 18. Qb4 a5 19. Qc5 b6 20. Ng6+ Kg8 21. Qc7 $1 {and White wins material:} (21. Ne7+ $10) 21... Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Bb5+ 23. Bd3 Qxb2 24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. Ke3 $1 $18) 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Ne3 {'='} Ng5 $1 $11 {this is the difference: the knight finds an active role in the game, and Black has no problems of space and coordination.}) 16... Bc6 17. Rf1 $6 {Karpov is trying to build a pressure on the kingside, but this plan doesn't works.} ({Black's position seems much better also after} 17. Qg3 { he1/} Nf8 18. Rhe1 Rac8 $17 {[%cal Gb7b5,Gb5b4] when the kingside remains safe, and b5-b4 is an unpleasant threat for White.}) ({It was not late to think about safety and simplifications, which could be achieved by means of} 17. Kb1 Nf8 18. Ne4 Qxe1 19. Rhxe1 Neg6 (19... Nfg6 20. g3) 20. g3 Nd7 21. Ned2 Nc5 $5 22. Bxg6 fxg6 $11 {with a balanced game.}) ({But} 17. Nd5 $4 {is a blunder now.} Rxd5 $19) 17... Nf8 $1 {Timman is ready to reroute the knight to g6, when the weakness on e5 finally becomes a problem for White.} 18. Nh4 $2 {Considering the last note, it is comprehensible that Karpov wanted to avoid Nfg6. The problem is that from a strategic point of view, White burns all the bridges by removing the defence of e5.} ({White still could prepare the queen's exchange with} 18. Kb1 Nfg6 (18... Neg6 { f3, e5/}) 19. Ne4 {even though after} Qxe1 20. Rfxe1 Nf4 $15 {Black has an easier game.}) ({But an aggressive plan like} 18. Qg3 $6 {'!?'} Nfg6 (18... Neg6 $140 19. Rfe1) 19. h4 {wouldn't work, as Black has the strong reply} Qb4 $1 20. Bxg6 (20. h5 $2 Qf4+ $1 {is the point.} 21. Qxf4 Nxf4 $19 {when White should lose at least one of his many weak pawns soon.}) 20... Nxg6 21. Rde1 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qe7 23. g3 Rac8 {[%cal Gc8c5] Black has the simple idea of Rc5 and White isn't able to avoid material losses, for example:} 24. h5 $2 Qg5+ {[%cal Gg6e5]} 25. Qe3 Qxh5 $19) 18... Nd5 (18... Nd7 {seems equally good. I'm not sure if Timman wanted to avoid something like} 19. Nd5 $2 Qxd5 20. Bh7+ Kxh7 21. Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxf7 {but Black gets too many pieces for the queen and should win after} Kg8 $19) 19. Qf2 ({In case of} 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Qxa5 Rxa5 $19 {[%csl Ra2,Re5]  a2, e5/ White loses a pawn as well, and the queen's exchange hardly improves his chances.}) 19... Be8 $1 {[%cal Gc6e8] A strong and beautiful retreat. I wonder if Karpov has simply missed this idea, but it is remarkable how Timman's maneuvers with minor pieces on his back rank have ruined his opponent's position - a famous skill of Karpov himself!} (19... Rd7 {is another way to defend the threat on f7, but White could make things more complicated by means of} 20. Bc4 $1 Nxc3 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. bxc3 Nxe5 24. Ng6+ Nxg6 25. Qxg6 {[%cal Yc4d3]} Bb5 $1 $13 {with a still tense battle.}) ({Things don't look so clear also in case of} 19... Nxc3 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. bxc3 Qa3+ 22. Kb1 Qxc3 23. Ng6+ Nxg6 24. Qxg6 {when Black is forced to take the draw.} Qb4+ 25. Kc1 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 (26. Kd2 $6 Qa5+) 26... Qb4+ $11 {These lines also show that Timman's move was very effective on killing White's counterplay - again, something that I got used to see in Karpov's victories...}) 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 {[%csl Ra2,Re5] It's clear now: White's strategy has completely backfired, and the price for that is a pawn.} 21. Kb1 Rxe5 {'-+'} 22. Nf3 Rd5 23. g4 Qc5 {As Karpov still keeps some hope of getting chances on the kingside, Timman aims to exchange queens.} (23... Rc8 {'!?'}) (23... Rad8) 24. Qe2 Rad8 25. Nd2 Bb5 $1 {After doing his job on e8, the bishop comes back to force a favourable exchange.} (25... Qc7 $5) 26. Bxb5 (26. Ne4 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Qc4 $19 {keeps everything in control for Black.}) 26... Qxb5 27. c4 Qa6 28. Rxf7 $5 {'' What else? White has no other ideas to change the character of the game.} (28. Qf2 R5d7 $19 {seems hopeless for White.}) 28... Rxd2 $1 {Another moment of precise judgment by Timman, liquidating to a queen's endgame.} (28... Kxf7 29. Qf3+ Kg8 30. cxd5 Rxd5 31. Ne4 $17 {could offer better practical chances for White, as queen + knight can be an annoying combination sometimes.}) 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 Qxc4 {After outplaying the World Champion in the middlegame, Timman's technique to convert his material advantage is not less instructive.} 32. Qd8+ (32. Qf2+ Ke7 {'!'} 33. Qxa7 {regains the pawn, but only for a few moves:} Qe4+ 34. Kc1 Qh1+ 35. Kc2 Qxh2+ 36. Kc3 Qg3+ 37. Kc2 Qg2+ 38. Kc3 Qf3+ 39. Kc2 Qc6+ 40. Kd2 Qd5+ 41. Kc2 e5 $19 {with another hopeless endgame for White.}) 32... Kf7 33. Qd7+ Kf6 34. Qd8+ (34. Qxb7 Qxg4 { d1/} 35. Qxa7 $4 Qd1#) 34... Kg6 35. h3 Qe4+ 36. Kc1 Qc6+ 37. Kb1 Qd5 {'?!' Despite having a technical win in hands, Timman displays instructive patience to improve his position, a very important thing in such endings.} ({Concrete play would bring success for White as well:} 37... Qh1+ 38. Kc2 Qg2+ 39. Kc1 Qxh3 40. Qe8+ Kg5 41. Qe7+ ({loses by force after} 41. Qxe6 Qf1+ $1 42. Kc2 Qg2+ $1 43. Kb1 (43. Kb3 Qf3+ $19 {and Black forces the queen's exchange in the next move.}) 43... Qh1+ 44. Kc2 Qc6+ $19) 41... Kf4 42. Qxg7 (42. Qxe6 Qe3+) 42... Qh1+ 43. Kc2 Qe4+ 44. Kd2 Qd5+ 45. Kc2 Qc6+ 46. Kd2 e5 $19) (37... e5 $19) 38. Qe8+ Kg5 39. Qe7+ Kf4 40. a3 (40. Qxg7 $4 Qd1#) 40... Qd1+ 41. Ka2 Qd5+ 42. Ka1 Qh1+ 43. Ka2 Qd5+ 44. Ka1 g5 $1 {After repeating moves twice, Timman keeps improving his position.} 45. Qf6+ Kg3 46. Qxh6 b6 $22 {'!' Another instructive moment. White has regained the pawn, but meantime Timman's king has ran inside the enemy camp, keeping the queen tied to the defence of h3. White has both the queen and the king doomed to passive positions, in a sort of practical zugzwang. On the top, Black still has a big trumph in the form of the passed e6-pawn, even though in this case, as Nimzowitsch said, the threat is stronger than its execution.} 47. Qh7 ({The desperate attempt} 47. h4 gxh4 48. g5 {doesn't helps White:} h3 49. g6 h2 50. Qe3+ Qf3 51. Qg5+ Kf2 52. Qd2+ Qe2 53. Qf4+ Kg2 54. Qg5+ Kh3 $1 55. Qh6+ Kg4 $1 56. g7 Qd1+ 57. Ka2 Qd5+ 58. b3 Qg2+ $19) ({In case of a waiting strategy by White, the advance of the queenside pawns decides the game:} 47. Kb1 b5 48. Ka1 a5 49. Kb1 b4 50. axb4 axb4 {[%cal Rb4b3] White suddenly faces dangerous mating threats.} 51. Kc2 Qc4+ 52. Kd2 Qd4+ 53. Kc2 Qe3 $19 {[%cal Rb4b3]}) 47... Qd4 48. Qh6 {'?!'} ({White hasn't better chances after} 48. Qxa7 {'!?'} Kxh3 49. Qe7 Qd1+ 50. Ka2 Qd5+ 51. Ka1 Kxg4 $19 {[%csl Re6,Rg5]}) 48... Qd1+ 49. Ka2 Qd5+ 50. Ka1 a5 $1 {White is defenceless against the advance of Black's queenside.} 51. Qh7 ({It is hard to suggest something different from} 51. h4 $5 {which seems the only resource for White:} gxh4 52. g5 h3 53. g6 h2 54. Qe3+ Qf3 55. Qg5+ Kf2 56. Qh4+ $5 ({A much better try than} 56. Qd2+ $2 Qe2 57. Qf4+ Kg2 58. Qg5+ Kh3 59. Qh6+ Kg4 60. g7 Qd1+ 61. Ka2 Qd5+ $19) 56... Qg3 57. Qd4+ Kg2 58. Qd2+ Kf1 59. Qd1+ Qe1 60. Qxe1+ Kxe1 61. g7 h1=Q 62. g8=Q e5 63. Ka2 e4 $19 {when the position still seems objectively lost for White, but it is much easier to complicate Black's technical task than in the game.}) 51... Qd4 (51... e5 52. Qf5 $5) 52. Qh6 (52. Ka2 e5 53. h4 {It is too late for this now:} gxh4 54. g5 h3 55. g6 Qd5+ $19 {[%cal Rh3h2,Rh2h1]}) 52... Qd1+ 53. Ka2 Qd5+ 54. Ka1 b5 $1 {b4-b3/} 55. h4 {Seeing that checkmate is not too far away, Karpov finally goes for this desperate idea, but it only makes things easier for Black.} gxh4 56. g5 b4 57. axb4 axb4 58. b3 (58. g6 b3 59. Qe3+ Kg4 60. Qg1+ Kh5 61. g7 Qa5+ 62. Kb1 Qa2+ 63. Kc1 Qa1+ $19) 58... Qe5+ 59. Ka2 Qe2+ 60. Kb1 Qe3 {A very instructive game by Timman in all its phases. It is not everyday you see someone beating the reigning World Champion like this!} 0-1

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[WhiteFideId "1000012"]
[BlackFideId "4100026"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[Beauty "6668339387401"]
[GameId "2235863534090242"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O Be7 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Ne5 Qc8 12. b3 c5 13. Bb2 Na6 14. Rac1 Nb4 15. Qb1 Qe6 16. Rfe1 Rac8 17. e3 cxd4 18. exd4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. a3 Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Nc6 22. b4 h6 23. Qc2 Qc8 24. Qd3 Bf8 25. Nf1 Nd8 26. Ne3 Ne6 27. h4 Qe8 28. Bf3 Nc7 29. Qc2 Nb5 30. Qb3 Qe6 31. Nd3 Bd6 32. a4 Nc7 33. Nc5 bxc5 34. bxc5 Bxg3 35. fxg3 Bc6 36. Bc1 Qd7 $2 37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Qxa7 Bxa4 39. Ng2 Bc6 40. Bf4 Nb5 41. Qxd7 Nxd7 42. Be3 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Ne1 f5 45. Nc2 Nc3 46. Bxg5 Ne4 47. Bf4 Bb5 48. Ne3 Nef6 49. Nxf5 Bd3 50. Ne7 Bc4 51. c6 Nb6 52. c7 Ba6 53. Be5 Ne4 54. Bg4 Kh6 55. c8=Q 1-0

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[WhiteFideId "4100026"]
[BlackFideId "1000012"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Beauty "7081595769866"]
[GameId "2235863534090238"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Bf4 Rac8 13. Na4 Qa5 14. b3 Rfd8 15. a3 d6 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Bc3 Rd7 18. Rac1 Nd8 19. Ng5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qc6+ 21. Kg1 e5 22. Ba1 h6 23. Nf3 Ne6 24. b4 Nd4 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Qb3 Rdc7 27. Nb2 Ne4 28. Na4 Qb7 29. Rc2 Bf6 30. Rdc1 Nc5 31. Nxc5 dxc5 32. Rb1 e4 33. Ne1 cxb4 34. axb4 Qc6 35. c5 Qb5 36. Qd5 Re8 37. Ra2 Rd7 38. Qb3 d3 39. exd3 exd3 40. Rd2 Bg5 41. f4 Bf6 42. Nxd3 Re3 43. Rbd1 Bd4 44. Kf1 Bxc5 45. Kg2 Bb6 46. h4 Qc6+ 47. Kh3 Qf3 48. Rg2 Rexd3 0-1

[Event "Paris Immopar rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[WhiteFideId "1000012"]
[BlackFideId "4100018"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8044876414496"]
[GameId "2235863534090248"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Bd3 e5 8. d5 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Bc4 a6 15. b4 Nd7 16. a4 Qe8 17. Kh1 Ndf6 18. b5 Qg6 19. Bd3 e4 20. Bc2 Bd7 21. bxa6 bxa6 22. Rb1 Rae8 23. Qd2 Kh8 24. Rb6 Rg8 25. Rg1 Qf7 26. Rxa6 f4 27. Bd4 Ng3+ 28. Nxg3 fxg3 29. Qf4 gxh2 30. Rf1 exf3 31. Qxf3 Ref8 32. Rxd6 Bg4 33. Rxf6 Bxf3 34. Rxf7 Bxg2+ 35. Kxh2 1-0

[Event "Hilversum KRO m"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Boensch,Uwe"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[WhiteFideId "14100010"]
[BlackFideId "1000012"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8182759958100"]
[GameId "2235863534154125"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 Be7 8. Rg1 d5 9. Bf4 (9. Bb5+) 9... Bb4 {N} (9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nb5 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Na6 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Bd7 15. Rg3 Rc8 16. Rb3 Bc6 17. Ra3 f5 18. gxf5 exf5 19. Ra5 $16 {Ljubojevic,Lj-Sax,Gy Niksic 1983}) 10. Ndb5 Nc6 (10... Nxe4 11. Qd4 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 O-O $13) 11. Nc7+ Kf8 12. Nxa8 Nxe4 13. a3 (13. Qd3 $2 e5 14. Bd2 Nxd2 $17) (13. Bd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Bd7 $44) 13... Qxh4 14. Bg3 (14. Rg2 $5 Nxc3 (14... Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qf6 $13) 15. Qd3 $16) 14... Bxc3+ (14... Nxg3 15. axb4 $18) 15. bxc3 Qf6 16. Qd3 Nxc3 (16... Ne5 17. Bxe5 $8 Qxf2+ 18. Kd1 Qxg1 19. Kc1 f6 $13) 17. Bg2 Bd7 18. Nc7 Ke7 19. Kd2 d4 (19... Na5 20. Qxc3 Nc4+ 21. Kd3 Nb2+ 22. Kd2 Nc4+ $10) 20. f4 Rc8 21. Nb5 Na5 22. Nxd4 Rc4 23. Bf2 Qxf4+ 24. Be3 Qh2 25. Rae1 Nd5 26. Kc1 Rc3 27. Qd2 Nc4 28. Bxd5 Nxd2 29. Bxd2 Qc7 $1 (29... Rc8 30. Bxb7 $16) 30. Bxc3 $2 (30. Bb3 $14) 30... Qxc3 31. Nb3 Ba4 32. Re4 (32. Kb1 Kf8 $19) 32... Bxb3 33. Bxb3 Qa1+ {Boensch} 0-1

[Event "Linares 10th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Curt"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[WhiteFideId "1000012"]
[BlackFideId "4100026"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[Beauty "6670663028819"]
[GameId "2235863536144248"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nd7 7. Bg5 f6 {N} (7... Qb6 8. Qd2 Ne7 9. Rc1 f6 10. exf6 gxf6 $13 {Dobosz-Jelling Esbjerg 1988}) 8. exf6 gxf6 9. Be3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Be2 Bg6 12. Nh3 Bd6 13. Nf4 Bxf4 14. Bxf4 Ne7 $10 {×e6,×f6,×h5,עe8 - ×d4,×d5} 15. Qd2 Nbd5 16. Rd1 Nf5 17. Bd3 Kf7 18. Ne2 Qe7 19. a3 Rad8 20. Bg3 Qf8 21. O-O Nfe7 22. Bc4 Bf5 23. Rfe1 Qh6 24. Qa5 a6 25. Nc3 Qh7 26. Rd2 Rhg8 27. Kh2 Rd7 28. Na4 Qh6 29. Rdd1 Rgd8 30. Bb3 Bg4 31. f3 Bf5 32. Re2 Rg8 33. Qe1 {c5} (33. Nc5 $2 b6) 33... b6 34. Nc3 Nf4 $6 {×e6} 35. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 36. g3 Qd6 37. Ne4 Qc7 38. Bc4 a5 39. Rc1 $2 (39. Nxf6 {Blatny,P} Kxf6 40. Rxe6+ Bxe6 41. Qxe6+ Kg7 42. Qf7+ Kh6 43. Qf6+ Kh7 44. Qf7+ $10) 39... Rxd4 $1 40. Nxf6 $4 Kxf6 $4 (40... Rxh4+ 41. Kg2 (41. Kg1 {Blatny,P} Rxg3+ 42. Kf2 Rg2+ $1 43. Ke3 (43. Kf1 Rh1+ 44. Kxg2 Qh2#) (43. Kxg2 Qh2+ 44. Kf1 Bh3+ 45. Rg2 Qxg2#) 43... Qf4#) 41... Bh3+ 42. Kh1 (42. Kh2 Bf1+ $19 (42... Bf1+ 43. Kg1 Rxg3+ $19)) (42. Kg1 Rxg3+ 43. Kf2 Rxf3+ 44. Kg1 (44. Kxf3 Qf4#) 44... Rg3+ $19) (42. Kf2 Qxg3+ 43. Ke3 Qf4+ $19) 42... Rxg3 $19) 41. Rxe6+ Bxe6 42. Qxe6+ Kg7 43. Qf7+ Kh6 (43... Kh8 {Blatny,P} 44. Qf6+ Kh7 (44... Rg7 45. Qh6+ Rh7 46. Qf8+ Ng8 47. Qxg8#) 45. Bxg8+ Nxg8 46. Qxd4 $18) 44. Qf6+ $18 Ng6 45. Qxd4 Re8 46. Bd3 Re6 47. Be4 c5 48. Qd2+ Kg7 49. Rd1 Qe5 50. Kh3 a4 51. Qd8 Ne7 52. Rd2 Rf6 53. Qe8 Rf8 54. Qxa4 Nf5 55. f4 {Hansen,C} 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Zoltan"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[WhiteFideId "1000012"]
[BlackFideId "4100026"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7975888491023"]
[GameId "2235863539557623"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 b6 (4... O-O 5. Bg2 b6 $6 (5... d5 $5 6. a3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O $13 {Gurevich,M-Makarov,M Helsinki op 1992 CBM/32}) 6. Ne5 c6 7. O-O Bb7 8. d4 d6 9. Nd3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ba6 11. c5 bxc5 12. dxc5 d5 13. Bf4 $14 {Ribli,Z-Anand,W Reggio Emilia 1988/89 47/20}) 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O (6. d3 $5 O-O 7. e4 d5 8. e5 Nfd7 (8... d4 9. a3 dxc3 10. axb4 Nfd7 11. O-O cxb2 12. Bxb2 Nc6 13. b5 Ne7 14. d4 $14 {Lahav,E-Liss,E Tel Aviv-B 1991 EXP/27}) 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 $14 {Gavrikov,V-Rosentalis,E Biel op 1990 EXP/19}) 6... O-O 7. Qc2 (7. b3 $6 Bxc3 $1 8. dxc3 d6 $10 {Loginov,V-Zagrebelny,S Budapest Autoteam 1991 EXP/26}) 7... Re8 8. Rd1 d6 (8... d5 $5) 9. d4 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Nbd7 11. b3 a6 12. Bb2 b5 13. Rac1 Nb6 { bxc4 , a4} 14. Ba3 $1 Be4 15. Bf1 bxc4 16. bxc4 Bc6 17. Qa5 Bxf3 18. exf3 d5 19. cxd5 Nfxd5 20. f4 $1 Qd7 21. Rd2 Nf6 22. Bg2 Nbd5 23. Rb2 $14 h5 24. Bf3 Rec8 25. Rb7 Qd8 26. Kg2 h4 27. Qa4 a5 28. Rc5 Nd7 29. Rc2 N7b6 30. Qb5 Qf6 31. Qd3 Rd8 32. Qe4 Nd7 33. f5 $1 hxg3 34. hxg3 Nf8 35. Rc6 Nb4 $138 {Time} (35... Qxf5 36. Qxf5 exf5 37. Bxf8 Kxf8 38. Bxd5 Rxd5 39. Rcxc7 $18) (35... exf5 $2 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Rxf6 gxf6 38. Bxd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "NED/INA"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[WhiteFideId "4100026"]
[BlackFideId "1000012"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[Beauty "7217310888976"]
[GameId "2235863540386827"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 (13. Re1 {Timman,J-Karpov,An/Brussels 5'/1987/}) 13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. c5 $6 $146 (15. Bxe4 bxc4 (15... c5 $5 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. Bg2 Qa5 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Bd3 23. Qb2 Qb4 $10 {Chernin,A-Timman,J/Amsterdam/1987/}) 16. bxc4 Nb6 17. c5 $1 Nd5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Nf3 $16 {Karpov,An-Adorjan,A/Luzern WTch/1989/}) 15... f5 $1 (15... e5 $2 16. b4 $1 $16) (15... Nf6 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Qd2 $16) 16. f3 (16. b4 Bf6 (16... Nf6) 17. Qb3 Re8 18. f3 $13) 16... b4 $1 (16... e5 $2 17. b4 $1 Bf6 18. Nb3 {xa6}) 17. Bxb4 (17. Bb2 e5 (17... Bf6 18. fxe4 (18. Rc1 Nxc5 $1 19. Nxe4 (19. Rxc5 $2 Bxd4+) 19... Nd3 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Bf1 Nxb2 22. Qd2 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Rfd8 24. Qxb2 Qxd4+ $17) 18... Nxc5 19. e5 Nd3 $17 20. exf6 Nxb2 21. Qc2 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Qxf6 $17) 18. fxe4 exd4 (18... f4 $5)) 17... Ne5 $1 18. Bc3 (18. dxe5 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Qxb4 $17) 18... Nd3 19. fxe4 (19. Re2 e5 $1 (19... Bf6 $17) 20. dxe5 Bxc5+ 21. Kh1 e3 $19) 19... Nxe1 20. Qxe1 e5 $1 (20... Bf6 21. e5 Be7 22. Nc4 Bxc4 23. bxc4 $13) 21. Nf3 (21. dxe5 Bxc5+ 22. Kh1 f4 $17) (21. d5 cxd5 22. exd5 Bxc5+ 23. Kh1 e4) (21. exf5 exd4 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Bb4 d3 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Rd1 Re8 26. Qd6 Re2 $17) 21... exd4 22. Bxd4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Bf6 24. Re1 $6 (24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Re1 Rce8 $140 $6 26. Qxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kf7 28. Re5 $13) (24. h4 Qc7 $17) 24... Re8 $1 25. Bxf6 (25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Nd4 (28. Bh3 $5 Rd8 $1 (28... Bc8 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. Nd4 Kf7 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Ke3 Kd7 33. Kf4 $1 $15) (28... Re2 29. a4 Rc2 30. b4 Rb2 31. Nd4 $17) 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. Bf5 Bd3 $19) 28... Rd8 $1 29. Nxc6 $2 Rd1+ 30. Kf2 Rd2+ 31. Kg1 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bb7 $19) (25. Ne5 Rc7 $1) (25. Be5 Bxe5 26. Nxe5 Qd2 $17) 25... Rxe4 (25... Qxf6 26. Qxe8+ (26. Ne5 Rc7 $140 27. Ng4 $1) 26... Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kf7 28. Re5 $1 (28. Ra8 Qa1+ 29. Kf2 Qxa2+) (28. Re1 Qc3) 28... h6 $17) 26. Bxd8 Rxe1+ 27. Nxe1 Rxd8 28. Bxc6 Rd1 29. Kf2 Rd2+ 30. Kf3 Rxa2 (30... Rxh2 31. a4) 31. h4 Kf8 32. Kf4 $1 Ke7 (32... Be2 $5) 33. Nf3 Rf2 (33... Rc2 34. Be4 Rxc5 35. Bxh7 $17) 34. h5 $6 (34. Ke3 Rc2 35. Kd4 (35. b4 Rb2) 35... Rg2 $1 36. Ne5 (36. b4 Rxg3 37. b5 (37. Ne5 Rb3) 37... Bxb5 $1) 36... Rxg3 37. Bd5 Bb5 $1 (37... Rh3 38. Nc6+ Ke8 39. Nxa7 Rxh4+ 40. Kc3 $132) 38. c6 Kd6) 34... Be2 $1 35. Ke3 Bxf3 36. Bxf3 Rb2 37. Bd5 Rc2 38. Kd4 Rh2 39. g4 Rh3 $1 40. Ke5 Re3+ 41. Kf4 Rc3 42. c6 $6 (42. b4 Rc1 { b1}) 42... Kd6 43. Bg8 (43. Be4 h6 (43... Rxb3 $6 44. Bxh7 a5 45. Kf5 $132) 44. Kf5 Rg3 45. b4 a6 $17) 43... h6 44. Kf5 (44. Bc4 Rxc4+ 45. bxc4 a5 $19) 44... Rxc6 $1 (44... Rc5+ 45. Kg6 Rg5+ 46. Kh7 Rxg4 47. Bf7 $1 a5 48. Bg6 Rg3 49. Kxg7 $132) 45. Kg6 Ke5+ 46. Kxg7 Kf4 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "NED/INA"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[WhiteFideId "4100026"]
[BlackFideId "1000012"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7628264604685"]
[GameId "2235863540386845"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 $5 Nxd4 $5 7. Qxd4 b6 8. Bf4 $6 (8. Qf4 $1 {Kortschnoj,V-Sax,Gy (03)/Wijk cm/1991/}) 8... Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Bd6 Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Rc8 13. e3 Re8 $1 (13... Ba6 14. b3 Bb7 15. a4 a6 16. f3 Rc6 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Bd3 d5 19. O-O Rc7 20. cxd5 Nxd5 {0,5/Kortschnoj,V-Sax,Gy (01)/Wijk cm/1991/}) 14. f3 Rc6 15. Qd4 Ba6 16. Ne4 (16. Be2 Qc7 17. b3 d5 18. cxd5 Rxc3 $1 19. d6 Qc6 20. Bxa6 Rxb3 $36) (16. Bd3 Qc7 17. Ne4) 16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qc7 18. Bd3 $2 (18. b3 $1) 18... g6 $1 19. b3 (19. O-O Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 $1 (21... Rxe4 22. Rxc7 Rxe3 23. Rxa7 Rc8 $1 $17) 22. Qxc4 Qd2 23. Qb3 Rc8 24. Rd1 Qe2 { c2}) 19... d5 $1 20. cxd5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 (21. Rxd3 Rc1+ 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Rd8 $17) 21... exd5 (21... Rc3 22. d6 $1) 22. Kf2 (22. O-O Rc3 23. Qxd5 Rexe3 $1 $17) 22... Rc3 23. Qxd5 Rcxe3 (23... Rexe3 24. Rhe1 $1) 24. Rd2 (24. Rhe1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qc2+ $17) 24... Qe7 $1 25. Kg3 (25. a4 Re1 $1 26. Rd1 Qh4+ 27. g3 R8e2#) 25... Rxb3 $1 26. a4 (26. Qxb3 Qg5+ 27. Kh3 Qxd2 $19) 26... Rb4 27. Rd4 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Qg5+ 29. Kh3 Re2 30. Rg1 Qh5+ 31. Kg3 Qg5+ 32. Kh3 Rd2 33. Qc3 Ra2 34. Qd4 h6 35. Qc4 Qh5+ 36. Kg3 Qe5+ 37. Kh3 Rd2 38. Qh4 Qf5+ 39. Kg3 g5 $1 40. Qxh6 (40. Qb4 Qe5+ 41. Kh3 Rd4) (40. Qh5 Rd4 41. Re1 Rh4 $19) 40... Qf4+ (40... Qf4+ 41. Kh3 g4+ 42. fxg4 Qxh6+) 0-1

[Event "Dordrecht FPO"]
[Site "Dordrecht"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[WhiteFideId "2209390"]
[BlackFideId "1000012"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8248484691977"]
[GameId "2235863565730391"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 Nc5 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf4 Ne6 12. Bg3 d5 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Ne4 d5 15. c4 Bb7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nc3 Qa5 18. Nd4 Qb6 19. Be5 Rfe8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Qg4 g6 22. Qg5 Nxg5 0-1

[Event "Wereldhaven Festival"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1999.09.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[WhiteFideId "4100018"]
[BlackFideId "1000012"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[Beauty "6460570337290"]
[GameId "2235863569633807"]
[EventDate "1999.09.05"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. Bg5 Be6 8. Nbd2 a6 9. h3 Ba7 10. Bh4 Kh8 11. g4 Ne7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nh4 Ng6 14. Ng2 c6 15. Qf3 d5 16. Nf1 a5 17. Ng3 Bc5 18. a4 Be7 19. Ba2 Ra6 20. Nh5 Rb6 21. Qe2 Qd6 22. O-O Rd8 23. Rfd1 d4 24. Rd2 Qc5 25. Rc2 Qd6 26. Ne1 Rg8 27. Nf3 Qd7 28. Kh1 c5 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Nd2 Ra6 31. Nc4 Bd8 32. Rcc1 Rf8 33. f3 Bc7 34. Ra3 Raa8 35. Rb3 Qxa4 36. Rxb7 Qc6 37. Rb3 f5 38. Nd2 Rf7 39. c4 a4 40. Rb5 Ba5 41. Nf1 Bb4 42. Nfg3 fxg4 43. fxg4 Raf8 44. Rf1 Qe8 45. Rxf7 Qxf7 46. g5 Nf4 47. Qf3 Nxh5 48. Qxh5 Qf2 49. Ne2 Qf3+ 50. Qxf3 Rxf3 51. Kg2 Rxd3 52. Ng3 Kg7 53. Rb6 Be1 54. Nf1 Kf7 55. Nh2 Rd2+ 56. Kh1 Re2 57. Ng4 Rxe4 58. Nf6 Re2 59. Nxh7 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[WhiteFideId "1000012"]
[BlackFideId "4116992"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[Beauty "6808617880614"]
[GameId "2235863573078998"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. Nf4 Nxd4 10. Qh5+ Ke7 11. exf6+ Nxf6 12. Ng6+ hxg6 13. Qxh8 Kf7 14. Qh4 e5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Bg5 Rc8 19. O-O Rc4 20. Qh3 Qd7 21. Rad1 Qe6 22. Rfe1 Nd7 23. Re2 a5 24. f4 a4 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Red2 Nb6 27. b3 axb3 28. axb3 Rb4 29. Rd3 exf4 30. Bd8 Nd7 31. Rxd5 Ne5 32. Bc7 g6 33. Qh3 Nf7 34. Ba5 Re4 35. Bc3 f3 36. Qxf3 Ng5 37. Qd3 Rg4+ 38. Kf1 Qc6 39. Be5 Re4 40. Bd6 Bg7 41. Rc5 Qe8 42. Rc4 Kh7 43. Bf4 Rxc4 44. bxc4 Ne6 45. Be3 Qa4 46. Re1 b5 47. cxb5 Qh4 48. Qd5 Nc7 49. Qc6 Qh3+ 50. Kg1 Nxb5 51. Qxb5 Qg4+ 52. Kf1 f4 53. Bd2 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,Ilya"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[WhiteFideId "1000012"]
[BlackFideId "2900084"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7839389067838"]
[GameId "2235863578986461"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Bb7 (5... Qb6 {-see commented game 0-1 Nogueiras,J-Arencibia,W/Capablanca mem-A 1996/CBM 54 (33)[Kantsler,B]}) (5... g6 6. Nbd2 Nxd2 (6... Qa5 7. c3 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 d6 9. e4 Bg7 10. Bd3 (10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. a4 $14 {0-1 Stefanova-Peptan/Moscow olw 1994 (36)}) 10... b4 (10... Bb7 {-position exactly from our game!}) 11. c4 $14 {½-½ Maherramzade,J-Perez Candelario,M/Linares ESP 2000/The Week in Chess 271 (46)}) 7. Qxd2 Qb6 8. e4 Bg7 9. c3 Bb7 10. Bd3 (10. O-O-O $5 $14) 10... e6 (10... d6 {-again position almost from our game!}) 11. dxe6 fxe6 $132 {1-0 Kharitonov,A-Markus,J/Hoogeveen NED 2000/The Week in Chess 310 (36)}) (5... d6 6. Nbd2 Qa5 7. c3 Nxd2 8. Nxd2 g6 9. e4 Bg7 10. a4 (10. Bd3 $14 {[%cal Gd2f3,Gc8b7] we can see this position again in various moves order.}) 10... b4 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Razuvaev,Y-Horvath/Keszthely 1981 (26)}) 6. e3 (6. Qd3 f5 7. Nbd2 c4 {-see commented game 0-1 Kramnik,V-Topalov,V/Monaco 2000/CBM 75 (33) [Alterman,B] (14)}) (6. a4 Qa5+ $5 (6... a6 7. Qd3 (7. c3 Qb6 8. Na3 Qd6 9. e3 Qxd5 10. Qxd5 Bxd5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Bxb5 $132 {1-0 Prakken,G-Sermek,D/Pardubice CZE 2000/The Week in Chess 298 (34)}) 7... Qa5+ 8. c3 f5 9. Nbd2 e6 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Qxe4 Bxd5 $132 {1-0 Burmakin,V-Avrukh,B/Ubeda ESP 2001/The Week in Chess 325 (34)}) 7. c3 e6 (7... b4 8. Qd3 bxc3 9. bxc3 f5 10. g4 Qb6 11. Nbd2 $132 {0-1 Goczo,M-Gara,A/Budapest HUN 2000/The Week in Chess 299 (51)}) 8. dxe6 fxe6 $132 {1-0 Moreno,W-Fuentes,M/Lima PER 1999(38)}) 6... g6 7. c3 Qa5 (7... Qb6 8. a4 b4 9. a5 Qd6 10. c4 e6 11. a6 Bxa6 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Bg7 14. Ne4 Qe5 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Nxc5 Bc8 17. O-O $132 {1-0 Gausel,E-Svedenborg,P/Oslo NOR 2000/The Week in Chess 291 (38)}) 8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Bg7 10. e4 $14 {White leaves with space advantge, but position is too complicated for exact evaluation.} d6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O a6 {Here White must choose plan, what to do.} 13. Rfc1 {I should admit, I have not understood of this move idea...} ({Most of chessplayers would prefer standard} 13. Rfe1 $14 {[%cal Gh4e7,Ge4e5,Ga2a4]}) 13... Rc8 (13... c4 14. Bc2 Nc5 15. Nd4 $14) 14. h3 (14. b3 Qa3 15. Rab1 $14) 14... Qb6 15. Bf1 (15. a4 $14) 15... Nf6 16. Re1 { turned back...} O-O 17. a4 Rfe8 (17... c4 18. Bg5 $14) 18. a5 $5 {Good decision! White wants to close queenside and to concentrate Attack in kingside.} ({After} 18. axb5 axb5 {[%cal Gc8a8] Black will try to exchange  via opened a-line.}) 18... Qc7 19. c4 b4 (19... bxc4 $144 20. Bxc4 $14 {[%cal Gb2b4,Ga1a3,Ga3b3]}) 20. e5 $1 dxe5 $5 {Black wants to play more complicated position.} ({More reliable is} 20... Nd7 21. exd6 ({or} 21. e6 fxe6 22. Rxe6 (22. Ng5 exd5 23. Ne6 Qc6 (23... Qb8 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. cxd5 $14 {[%csl Re7,Rg7]}) 24. cxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Bxd5 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Bxa6 $14 (27. Bxe7 $2 Rc6 $17)) 22... Nf8 23. Re3 e6 $14) 21... exd6 22. Bg3 $14) 21. Nxe5 Nh5 {[%csl Re5]} 22. Ng4 $5 Bd4 $5 ({Worth of attention} 22... Qf4 23. Qxf4 Nxf4 24. Bg5 Nh5 25. Rab1 (25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Bxe7 Bxb2 27. Re1 f5 $132) 25... Kf8 $14) 23. Rad1 $6 $132 {Too passive!} ({Right was} 23. Be2 $142 $1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gg4h6,Ge2h5]} Qf4 24. Rad1 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 Ng7 26. Nh6+ Kf8 27. Bg4 f5 28. Bd1 $14) 23... e6 {Next move of White leads to very complicated position} 24. Re4 $6 $15 {threatening xd4! but but overlooking the nxt complications:} (24. Be2 exd5 25. Nh6+ Kg7 26. Bxh5 dxc4 27. Bg4 c3 28. Qg5 f6 $8 29. Nf5+ Kg8 30. Nh6+ Kg7 (30... Kf8 31. Qc1 cxb2 32. Qc4 $16) 31. Nf5+ $11) 24... f5 $1 {[%csl Re4,Rg4] Very strong move - refutation of White stratagy. Topalov calculated next complication exactly!} (24... exd5 $2 {of course, would meet by} 25. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 26. Qxd4 $16 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rg8,Rh6][%cal Gd4h8]}) ({or} 24... Bg7 25. d6 $16 ({Or} 25. Nh6+ Bxh6 (25... Kh8 26. d6 $16) 26. Qxh6 exd5 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. cxd5 $16)) 25. Nh6+ Kg7 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gg7h6]} ({Not} 25... Kf8 $2 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. dxe6 $16) 26. Rxe6 $2 $17 (26. Rxd4 $142 cxd4 27. Bg5 exd5 (27... e5 28. Qxb4 $13) 28. Qxd4+ Qe5 29. cxd5 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Re4 31. Rxe4 fxe4 32. d6 Nf6 33. Ng4 Nd7 $15) 26... Rxe6 27. dxe6 Nf4 $1 {[%csl Rh6] Black obstructs c1-h6 diagonal and catches h6.} ({Here} 27... Qf4 {is badly:} 28. Bg5 ({or} 28. Qxf4 Nxf4 29. Nf7 $14) 28... Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Re8 30. Nf7 $14) 28. Re1 $6 $19 ({or} 28. Bg3 Nxh3+ $1 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gd4g1]} 29. Kh2 f4 $1 30. Kxh3 (30. gxh3 fxg3+ 31. fxg3 Qc6 32. Bg2 Qxg2+ 33. Qxg2 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Kxh6 $19) 30... fxg3 $17) (28. Nxf5+ gxf5 29. Bg3 Nxh3+ 30. Kh2 f4 31. Bh4 Re8 32. Kxh3 Rxe6 $17 {[%csl Rh3]}) 28... Kxh6 $8 29. Bg3 $8 g5 $8 30. h4 Re8 ({Black wins after} 30... Be4 $1 31. hxg5+ Kxg5 {and here:} 32. Bh2 (32. Kh1 Re8 33. f3 Bb7 34. Bh2 Be5 $19) 32... Re8 33. g3 Kf6 $19) 31. e7 Be4 32. hxg5+ Kxg5 33. Kh1 Rxe7 $2 $132 ({Right was} 33... Be5 34. f3 Bb7 35. Qf2 Rxe7 36. Bh4+ Kg6 37. Bxe7 Qxe7 $19) 34. f3 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Re6 35. Bh2 Rh6 (35... Bd3 $2 36. Rxe6 Bxf1 37. b3 $1 $16) 36. fxe4 Kg6 $2 $16 {Terrible move probably under sharp time pressure...} ({Right was} 36... Rxh2+ 37. Kxh2 Qg7 38. Re3 Kf6 39. e5+ Ke7 40. Rf3 Ne6 $44 {[%csl Gd4,Re5,Rh2] With at least sufficient compensation}) ({Interesting also} 36... Bf2 $5 37. Re3 (37. Qxf2 Rxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Nd3+ 39. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 f4+ 41. Kf3 Nxe1+ 42. Kf2 Nc2 $17) 37... Bxe3 (37... Rxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Bxe3 39. Qxe3 Kf6 40. g3 Ng6 41. exf5 Kxf5 $132) 38. Qxe3 Qe5 39. g3 Qxe4+ 40. Qxe4 fxe4 41. gxf4+ Kg4 42. Kg2 Rd6 43. Be2+ Kf5 44. Kg3 b3 $44) 37. g3 Nh5 $2 $18 {the last mistake...} ({Much better was} 37... Nh3 38. exf5+ Kf7 $1 39. Re2 $16 (39. Qxh6 $4 Nf2+ 40. Kg1 (40. Kg2 Qb7+ $19) 40... Ng4+ $19)) 38. exf5+ {[%csl Rh6]} 1-0

[Event "Karlsbad Czech Coal"]
[Site "Karlovy Vary"]
[Date "2007.09.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[WhiteFideId "2209390"]
[BlackFideId "1000012"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Beauty "7358352722971"]
[GameId "2235863627199105"]
[EventDate "2007.09.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Rxd5 hxg5 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Rad1 Nb4 15. Qe4 Kf8 16. Ne5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bf6 18. Nc4 Qc6 19. Qg4 Rd8 20. Nde3 d5 21. Rxd5 Qc8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Nd6 Qc6 25. Nec4 Bf6 26. Qf5 Qc7 27. e4 Rh6 28. e5 Bd8 29. Ne3 Rxd6 30. exd6 Qxd6 31. Qc8 g6 32. Qb7 Bf6 33. b3 Qe7 34. Qxe7+ Kxe7 35. Nd5+ Ke6 36. Nc7+ Ke5 37. Nb5 a6 38. Nc7 Bd8 39. Nxa6 Kd6 40. a4 Be7 41. b4 Kc6 42. b5+ Kd5 43. Kf1 Bd6 44. Ke2 Kc4 0-1

[Event "George Marx Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2010.08.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[WhiteFideId "1000012"]
[BlackFideId "702293"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7630701461511"]
[GameId "2235863656901835"]
[EventDate "2010.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. e3 b6 9. cxb6 Qxb6 10. Be2 Qxb2 11. Rc1 Qb7 12. O-O Qa7 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Qxc6 Bb7 15. Qa4 Rfc8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne8 18. Rc2 e6 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. exd4 Bc6 21. Rfc1 Bd7 22. Nb1 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 a5 24. Rb2 Bf8 25. Bd2 a4 26. a3 Rc8 27. Kf1 h5 28. Bd3 Be7 29. Ke2 h4 30. Rb7 Rc7 31. Rb8 Rc8 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 33. Bb4 Bd8 34. Nc3 Bb6 35. Bc5 Bxc5 36. dxc5 Bd7 37. Bb5 Bxb5+ 38. Nxb5 Kf8 39. c6 Ke7 40. Kd3 Kd8 41. Kd4 1-0

