(1) Timman,Jan H (2650) - Polgar,Judit (2671) [A33]
VAM Hoogeveen 3rd Hoogeveen (1), 17.10.1999
[Reeh,Oliver]



1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.a3 Qc7 7.Ndb5 Qb8 8.g3 a6 9.Nd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 b5 11.e4 e5 12.Qe3 Qc7 13.cxb5 Bc5 14.Qf3 Bd4 15.Bg5 Bxc3+ 16.bxc3 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 Bb7 18.Qb4 f6 19.b6 Qc6 20.0-0-0 Qxh1 21.Bh3 Qe4 22.Qd6 Kf7 23.Qxd7+ Kg6 24.Be6 Rhf8 25.Be3
The best defence here was 25...Bc6!

25...Rad8
White can now parry the attack on his queen with a pawn move, viz.

26.g4!!
- answer C). [26.Bf7+ wins back the exchange immediately, but after 26...Rxf7 27.Qxd8 Qa4! Black would have no problems anymore since he has a firm grip on the light squares.]

26...Rxd7 27.Bf5+!
The point - White wins back his material and enters the 7th rank with his rook.

27...Qxf5
[27...Kf7 28.Rxd7+ Ke8 29.Bxe4 does not help.]

28.gxf5+ Kxf5 29.Rxd7 Be4 30.Rxg7
In this endgame Black has nothing to counter White's passed pawns on the queenside.

30...Ke6 31.Kb2 Rd8 32.Kb3 f5 33.Kb4 f4 34.Bc5 Rd7 35.Rg8 Bb7 36.Re8+ Kf5 37.c4 e4 38.Ka5 h5 39.Rb8 e3 40.fxe3 f3 41.e4+ Bxe4 42.Kxa6 Kg4 43.a4 Rf7 44.a5 Kh3 45.b7 Kxh2 46.Kb6 Rf6+ 47.Ka7 Rf7 48.a6 Bd3 49.Rc8 Kh3 50.Kb6 Rf6+ 51.Rc6 1-0