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Jan Timman vs Lajos Portisch
Tilburg Interpolis (1986), Tilburg NED, rd 1, Oct-19
Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack (D15)  ·  1-0

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Jul-20-23
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  Honza Cervenka: 12.f4!? was a bold and lovely move. Of course, after 12...hxg5 13.fxg5 Nd5(?) 14.Nxd5 cxd5 15.Nxf7 Rf8 16.a5 Qc7 17.Qh5 Nc6 18.Bh3 white gets overwhelming attack with more than sufficient compensation for sacrificed piece but black could play also 12...hxg5 13.fxg5 Nbd7 or 13...Ra7 or 13...Qc7 with unclear position. In the game 15.f5! was much stronger. Then 15...fxe5 16.fxe6 exd4 17.Rxf7 Kd8 18.Qe5! Bc8 19.Rxf8+ Bxf8 20.Rf1 Be7 21.cxd4 leads to a situation, where black has nothing better than 21...Bxe6 22.a5! Qc7 23.Qxe6 with continuing attack in materially equal position, and 15...exf5 16.Nf3 b4 17.a5 Qc7 18.Ne2 (diagram) is hardly viable for black despite of two extra Pawns.


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Rest of the game was a great fight with inaccuracies on both sides where Timman managed to win in the end. Pretty game.

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