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Jeroen Piket vs Jan Timman
Hoogovens Group A (1999), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 3, Jan-19
English Opening: English Defense. General (A10)  ·  1-0

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Jan-20-11
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  plang: The English Defense (Owens Defense) is considered a fringe opening though if you look at this database Black has scored pretty well with it. A few months earlier in a key last round game at the Andorra Zonal tournament Speelman had surprised Piket with the offbeat 6..Qh4+?! 7 g3..Qf6 8 fxe..Ne7 9 Bh3..h5!?. Although Speelman won that game his 6th move has never been repeated. The line most consistent with Black's aggressive intentions is 6..Nh6; Timman's choice is more positional though still risky. Kramnik suggested the gambit 7 Bd3..Qh4+ 8 Kf1..Qxd4 9 Nge2 though this has never been tested. 7..Nc6!? was new; 7..Qh4+ and 7..Nf6 are alternatives. After the game both players felt that 14..Rhe8 would have been more accurate. After 15 Re1 Black's position was already awkward; ie. 15..Qd6 16 Re5..Ba6 17 Rxf5..Nxc4 18 Qb3..Qe6 19 Rxg5 is one was Black can go wrong. Of course, 17 Rxa5?..bxa 18 Qxb7..Rb8 19 Qxc7..Qa3+ would have been disastrous for White. Black's queenside play was too slow and after Piket's clever rook maneuver 16 Re5 and 17 Rf5 followed by 19 Nxf4! he had a winning attack. 22..Qh8 would have been a tougher defense as Timman could have answered 23 Re1 with 23..Re8. If Black plays 24..Kg8 White wins by 25 Qe7..Re8 26 Qxe8+..Nxe8 27 Rxe8+..Kg7 28 Re7+..Kg8 29 Rff7..Nc6 30 Bh7+. After 31 Re8+ mate was forced after 31..Kg7 32 Qg4+..Kh6 33 Rh8+..Qxh8 34 Qg6#.
Nov-03-13
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  plang: In the second game of their 4 game semi-final match for the 1999 US Championship (not included in this database) Seirawan played 7 Qe2+ against Gulko and went on to even the match with a win though he lost the quick play playoff.
Jan-28-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: White mates in 4.


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31. ?

if 31...♔g7 32.♕g4+ ♔h6 33.♖h8+ ♕xh8 34.♕g6#

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