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Timman, Jan H - Tal, Mihail, Bruxelles, ? - A30 [1987] ½-½

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.Rd1 9.b3 - 43/(29) Nc6 10.Qf4 Qb8 11.b3 Rd8 12.Qxb8 N; 12. Bb2 - 32/(54) Raxb8 13.Bf4 Rbc8 14.Ne5 (14.Bd6 Ne8 (14...Bxd6 15.Rxd6 Kf8 16.Rad1 Ke7 17.R6d2 >< d6 ) (14...Kf8 15.Nb5 Ne8 16.Bxe7+ Kxe7 17.Ne5) 15.Bxe7 (15.Nb5 Bf6 16.Rac1 a6) Nxe7 16.Nb5 a6 17.Nd6 Nxd6 18.Rxd6 Rc6 19.Rad1 Rxd6 20.Rxd6 Nc8 21.Rd1 Kf8) (14.Nb5 d5) d5 (14...d6 15.Nxc6 /\ Rd2+/- ) (14...Na5 15.Nb5) 15.cxd5 (15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.cxd5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Bxd5 Rxd5 19.Rxd5 exd5 20.Rc1) Nxe5 16.d6 Rxd6 (16...Bxd6 17.Bxb7 Rxc3 18.Bxe5) (16...Bxg2 17.dxe7 Rxd1+ (17...Re8 18.Kxg2) 18.Rxd1 Ned7 19.Kxg2) 17.Bxb7 (17.Rxd6 Bxd6 18.Nb5 Bxg2 19.Nxd6 Rc2 20.Kxg2 Rxe2 (20...Ng6 _|_ ) 21.Kf1) Rxc3 18.Bxe5 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Rc2 20.Bf3 Rxa2 21.Rc1 Rd2 (21...Rd2 22.Rc7 Rd7 23.Rc8+ Rd8 24.Rc7) (21...Bc5 22.b4 Bxb4 23.Rc8+ Bf8 24.Bd6 Nd7 25.Rd8 Rc2 26.Be7 Rc7 27.Bd6) (21...Nd7 22.Rc8+ Nf8 23.Rc7 Bc5 24.Bh5 g6 25.Bf3 /\ Bc6-e8 )