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Sergei Tiviakov vs Jan Timman
Dutch Championship (2006), Hilversum NED, rd 10, Jun-28
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Stoltz Attack Ivanchuk Line (B22)  ·  1-0

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Jun-28-06  percyblakeney: TWIC: <Tiviakov said his victory over Timman was one of the best games of his life>
Jul-02-06  Ybrevo: Considering that Timman played with a Rook less all the game (the sorry piece at h8), the result is not surprising, and the sac. on move 22 seemed very logical. But a good game by Tiviakov indeed.
Jul-09-06
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  Ron: Nigel Short in his column comments on this game. He says: 24.Be3?! (Missing 24.d5!! Nxc1 25.d6! Rxd6 26.Nb5! winning brilliantly)
Jul-09-06  notyetagm: <Ron: Nigel Short in his column comments on this game. He says: 24.Be3?! (Missing 24.d5!! Nxc1 25.d6! Rxd6 26.Nb5! winning brilliantly)>

Do you have a link to his column? Which paper does he write for?

Too bad Tiviakov missed this brilliant win, with the thematic 24 d4-d5!! in this IQP position.

Jul-10-06  aragorn69: The link is http://sport.guardian.co.uk/chess/s...

Short also thinks Black is better as late as move 19 (where he should have castled queenside), so maybe it's not Tiviakov most flawless game ever... ;-)

Jul-10-06  notyetagm: <aragorn69> Thanks for the link.
Dec-08-08  notyetagm: 24 ?


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Here Tiviakov (White) played the pedestrian 24 ♗c1-e3?!, missing a much stronger continuation.

<Ron: Nigel Short in his column comments on this game. He says: 24.Be3?! (Missing 24.d5!! Nxc1 25.d6! Rxd6 26.Nb5! winning brilliantly)>

(VAR)
24 d4-d5!! ♘b3x♗c1 25 d5-d6! ♖d8xd6 26 ♘c3-b5!


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Notice in the final diagram how the White g1-king is immune from <CHECKS> on the back rank, as the Black c1-knight self-blocks the c1-square while the White h5-queen covers the d1-square.

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