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Alexander Motylev vs Jan Timman
European Team Championship (2005), Gothenburg SWE, rd 6, Aug-04
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C72)  ·  0-1

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Aug-08-05  Montreal1666: 20)...fxe4! is a very deep move. Timman won 3 games and lost none in this team championship.
Sep-15-18  siggemannen: Very nice game by Timman
Apr-01-25
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  plang: Timman often plays older systems like this that are out of fashion. 10..h6 was first played by Keres in 1956 but Timman acknowledged that 10..0-0 is probably better. 11 b4 was a new move which, in Timman's opinion, gives White a solid edge; 11 Be3 and 11 Bxd7+ had been played previously. White would have maintained his edge with 20 exf..Rxf5 21 c6; instead with 20 c6?!..fxe! 21 cxd Black's piece sacrifice offered active play for Black. After 23..e4! 24 fxe..Bf6 Black regained the piece resulting in a position with chances for both players. Timman thought that White should have played 30 c6..Qd6 31 Bg3..Be5 with equal chances. After 32 Qa4? Black was clearly better; 32 Bd6 would have been preferable. A tougher defense would have been 39 Qd4..Kf7 (39..Qd5? 40 Qxd5..cxd 41 e6..a1(Q) 42 e7 and White wins) 40 Be1..Bc7 followed by ..Ke7 and Black is winning.

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