[Event "Belgrade,1995"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jan Timman"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bg4 10. f3 Bd7 11. Bf4 O-O-O 12. Nc3 c4 13. Na5 Bc5+ 14. Kf1
b5 15. Nd5 c6 $2 (15... Ne7 $1 16. Nxc7 (16. Bxc7 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 (17. Bxd8 $4
Ne3+ $19) 17... Kxc7 18. Rxc5+ Kb6 19. b4 cxb3 20. Nxb3 $11) 16... Bb6 17. Nxa6
Bxa5 18. Nc5 $17) 16. b4 $1 {10 points for this attacking move ! Forces the
bishop to retreat to a7} Ba7 17. Nc7 {12 points for this continuation. It
initiates a tactical fight} (17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 {And blacks position is
ok}) 17... Bb8 18. Ne6 {8 points for this move , its based on tactical grounds
, which are much clearer know than before 17.Nc7 !} Bxf4 (18... Bxe6 19. Rxd8+
Kxd8 20. Nxc6+ Kc8 21. Nxb8 $18) (18... Re8 $4 19. Nc5 $18) 19. Nxc6 $1 {10
Points} (19. Nb7 {6 points} Be5 20. Nexd8 Nh6 21. Rxd7 Kxd7 22. Rd1+ Kc8 $11) (
19. Nxf4 {8 Points} Nh6 20. Nh5 Rhg8 21. Rd4 Nf7 22. Rad1 Be8 $14) 19... Re8 {
The best defense, now the 2 Knights are under attack} (19... Bxe6 20. Nxd8 Bd5
(20... Bd7 21. Nf7 $18) 21. Rxd5 Ne7 22. Ne6 Nxd5 23. exd5 Bxh2 $16) (19...
Bxc6 20. Rxd8+ Kb7 21. Nxf4 $18) 20. Na7+ {5 points, the only move to stay in
the game} (20. Nxf4 $2 Bxc6 $19 {And white is a piece down}) 20... Kb8 {The
only move, but nothing is yet decided} (20... Kb7 $4 21. Rxd7+ $18) 21. Nxf4 {
4 points} (21. Nc5 $2 Bc8 22. Nxc8 Kxc8 23. a4 $15 {With some compensation for the piece down})
21... Re7 22. Nd5 {4 points The knight on a7 looks lost but the lacking development of black prevents him from taking the Knight} Re8 $5 (
22... Re6 23. Nb6 Be8 24. Nbc8 Nh6 25. Rd5 $14) 23. Nf4 Re7 24. Nd5 Re8 25. Nb6
{7 Points} (25. Nf4 {Threefold repetition of moves}) 25... Be6 (25... Kxa7 $4
26. Nxd7 Kb7 27. a4 Ne7 28. axb5 axb5 29. Nc5+ Kb8 30. Rd7 {Mate in 3}) 26.
Nc6+ {4 Points, likewise for Nxb5} Kc7 (26... Kb7 $4 27. Rd6 Kxb6 28. Nd4+ Kc7
29. Rxe6 Rxe6 30. Nxe6+ Kb6 31. Nxg7 $18) 27. Nd4 {8 Points} Kxb6 28. Nxe6 {6
Points} Rxe6 29. Rd8 {10 Points Assesment Jan Timman "White has only one
pawn for the piece, but black is in insurmounted trouble because he cannot
develp his kingside anymore"} h5 {Introduces a plan which didn't work. The
only working idea is to have the king on f7, then advance the h-pawn and play
the h-rook. Still then this yields the entire black queenside to White.} 30.
Rad1 {1 Point} f5 $2 {Here black starts to collapse} (30... Re7 31. Ra8 g5 (
31... Ra7 32. Rd6+ Kc7 33. Rad8 $11) 32. Rd6+ $14) 31. exf5 {1 Point} Reh6 32.
Rb8+ $18 {5 Points} Kc7 33. Rdd8 {2 Points} Rd6 34. Rbc8+ {1 Point} Kb7 35.
Rxg8 {1 Point} Rxg8 36. Rxg8 $18 {1 Point Michael Adams Resigned, after all
his good defensive moves, 30.... f5 came in as his only shortcoming, white had
to follow a thin forced line as to concede hist knights or have compensation
for the piece behind} *