1.e4
e6
2.d3
Not ambitious. d4 is the normal choice, though Fischer often favored a King's Indian-type formation here with d3 and g3, Bg2
2...d5
3.Nd2
Nf6
4.Ngf3
b6
To activate the light-squared B at b7 or a6. Normally in the French, the Bc8 gets locked in. In this variation, the bishop has a future influencing the pressure in the center.
5.c3
Be7
6.Be2
Bb7
7.Qa4+
Nfd7
Preserving the possibility of 0-0, c7-c5, and Nc6
8.0-0
0-0
9.Re1
c5
10.Nf1
c4
Attacking the white pawn chain (d3 and e4) at its base.
11.Be3
cxd3
12.Bxd3
Qc7
Black has fully equalized
13.e5
But this is too ambitious.
13...Nc5
[ 13...Nxe5
14.Nxe5
Qxe5
15.Bxb6?
axb6
16.Qxa8
Qxe1
17.Qxb7
Qxa1
18.Qxe7-+
]
14.Bxc5
bxc5
15.Qg4
Black has an adequate defense
15...Nd7
16.Ng3
d4!
17.Ng5
Bxg5
18.Qxg5
h6
19.Qh5
c4!
20.Bf1
[ 20.Be4
d3!
21.Bxb7?
Qxb7
22.Re4
Qxb2
]
20...d3
21.Rad1
[ 21.b3
]
21...Rad8
22.Re3
Bd5
23.b3
White cannot long live with the c4-d3 pawn chain.
23...cxb3
24.axb3
Bxb3
25.Rdxd3
Bc2
Defending the kingside, and showing off his outside passer.
26.Rd4
Bg6
27.Qh4
Nb6
28.c4
a5
29.Ra3
a4
Diagram
30.c5
Played quickly in acute time trouble. Is this a saving move?
30...Qxc5
31.Raxa4
[ 31.Rxd8
Qxa3
32.Rxf8+
Qxf8-+
( 32...Kxf8??
33.Qd8#
) ]
31...Rxd4
32.Rxd4
Qxe5
Emerging a clear pawn ahead.
33.Rd8
Qc7
Covering the d8-square, and aiming for exchanges in this favorable endgame
34.Rxf8+
Kxf8
35.Qb4+
Kg8
36.h4
This becomes an additional target in many lines. Better just to sit tight.
36...Nd5
37.Qa3
Qe5
Centralizing his pieces
38.Be2
Nc3
A surprise. I expected Nf4
39.Qa8+
Kh7
40.Qf3
f5
Giving the Bg6 room to breath after h5, and threatening f4 and Nxe2
41.Bc4
f4
42.Ne2
Nxe2+
43.Qxe2
Forcing the exchange of Qs, but black has an easy win.
43...Qxe2
44.Bxe2
Be4
45.g3
Kg6
Welcoming gxf4 Kf5
46.Bg4
e5
47.gxf4
exf4
48.Kh2
Kf6
49.Bc8
Ke5
50.Bg4
Kd4
51.Bc8
Bf3
Isolating the white king, and with the idea of bring the Black K to e2 or e1
52.Bd7
Kd3
53.Bb5+
Kd2
54.Kg1
Ke1
Simple Nimzovitch. Identify the weakness (f2), fix it, attack it with your pieces, force your opponent to defend it, and then (and only then) attack it with a pawn.
55.Be8
g5
56.hxg5
hxg5
57.Bf7
Be4
58.Be6
f3
And now, g5-4-3 gets a pawn to f2.
59.Bd7
Bg6
Timman wins easily with Bh5, g4-g3 [ 59...Bg6
60.Bg4
Ke2
61.Bh3
Bh5
62.Bf1+
Ke1
63.Bh3
g4
64.Bf1
g3
65.fxg3
f2+
66.Kg2
Be2
] 0-1