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| Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph commentates on
round 9. Holland’s Russian import Sergei Tiviakov looks set to become the 2006 champion of his adopted country after a ninth round win over Loek van Wely and a brilliant sacrificial victory in round ten over Jan Timman. Only the Bosnian Ivan Sokolov has been able to keep pace and is half a point behind with a game to play. Since the pair drew in round five Sokolov has lost once and won four in a row while Tiviakov has beaten five opponents in a row. There was some controversy in Tiviakov’s game against Friso Nijboer as he won on time shortly after his opponent tried to claim a draw with just seconds remaining on his clock. However Nijboer had earlier spurned a draw by perpetual and although the position on move 92 was drawn there was still some play and the arbiter ruled that Nijboer must play on and he lost on time. It seems to me that incremental time limits were invented to avoid this sort of thing. The position was as follows. Tiviakov  Nijboer Final position after 94.Ka2 and white lost on time. Black’s best would have been to play 94....Kxf3 95.Qxa4 when the position is drawn. A great game by Tiviakov who returned to his favourite lines of the c3 Sicilian also know as the Alapin Sicilian. S Tiviakov - J Timman Dutch Ch (10) Hilversum 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 (Returning to main lines after the disastrous loss to Smeets with 5.g3 given earlier this week) 5...Nb6 6.Bb3 c4 7.Bc2 Qc7 8.Qe2 g5 (A bold plan which attacks e5) 9.h3 (9.e6!? dxe6 10.Nxg5) 9...Bg7 10.0-0 Nxe5 11.Nxg5 d5 (Black has taken the centre but weakened his position. He might castle long and use the open g file so White begins action on the queenside) 12.a4 h6 (12...a5 13.Na3; or 12...Bd7 13.a5 Nc8 which had occurred in three previous Tiviakov games) 13.Nf3 Nbd7 14.Re1 Bf6 (14...0-0!? 15.d4 cxd3 16.Bxd3 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Qd6 looks risky but Black has the centre) 15.d4 cxd3 16.Bxd3 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Nc5!? (Giving up a pawn but if 17...Qc6 18.Nd4 Nc5 19.Qf3 Bxd4 20.cxd4 Ne4 21.Nc3 Nxc3 22.bxc3 and with opposite coloured bishops on the board White's safer king gives him a clear advantage) 18.Qxd5 Be6 19.Qh5 Rd8 (19...0-0-0!? 20.Nd4 Bxd4 21.cxd4 Nd3 22.Ra3!! Nxe1 (22...Rxd4 23.Rc3 Rc4 might be playable) 23.Rc3 Nd3 24.Rxc7+ Kxc7 25.Be3 and Black's king and knight are so badly placed he is almost lost) 20.Nd4! Bxd4 21.cxd4 Nb3 (21...Nd3 22.Qb5+ Qd7 23.Qxd3) 22.Nc3!! Nxa1 23.Rxe6 (23.d5!? was also good 23....Bc8 24.Bg5 Rd7 25.Nb5 Qc5 26.Rc1 Nc2 27.Qe2! is good for White; if 26.Be3 Rxd5 27.Qxd5 Qxd5 28.Nc7+ Kd8 29.Nxd5 Nc2 =) 23...Nb3 24.Be3 (Missing 24.d5!! Nxc1 25.d6 Rxd6 26.Nb5 wins or 25...Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Rxd6 27.Qe5 0-0 28.Qg3+ Kh7 29.Qe3 Nd3 30.Qxe7 Rdd8 31.Qxb7) 24...Nxd4 25.Re4! Nc6 26.b4 Rd3 27.Nd5 Qd6 28.Nf4 Rxe3 (Forced because 28...Rd1+ 29.Kh2 Re1 30.b5 Nd8 31.Bc5! Rxe4 32.Bxd6 exd6 33.Nd5 Rd4 34.Qf5 and Qf6 wins) 29.fxe3 Nd8 (29...Rg8 30.b5 Rg5 was more stubborn) 30.Nd5 e6 31.Nf6+ Kf8 32.Rd4 Qc7 33.Rd7 Qc1+ 34.Kh2 Kg7 35.Qe5 1-0 Timman  Tiviakov Final position after 35.Qe5 |
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 Books 2000/1/2/3 |
