Jan Timman

Half the variations which are calculated in a tournament game turn out to be completely superfluous. Unfortunately, no one knows in advance which half.

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1. Nxf3 Nd3+ 2. Kd2 Qxf2+ 3. Kc3 Qxd4+ 4. Nxd4 Ne5 5. Qxg7# 1-0