16.Qc2! wins easily:
- A) 16...g5 17.Nxg5 Nxd4 18.Rxd4 Rxd4 19.Nh7 +-.
- B) 16...g6 17.Qc1 g5 18.Bxg5 hxg5 19.Qxg5+ +-.
- C) 16...Nb4 17.Bxf6 Nxc2 18.Bxe7 Ne3 19.Rd3 +-.
However, the game continued 16.Qd3 g5 17.Be1 Rd7 18.Bc3 e5 19.Qf5 exd4
20.Nxd4 Nxd4 21.Rxd4 Qe3+ 22.Qf2 Qxf2+ 23.Rxf2 Rxd4 24.Bxd4 Ne4
25.Bxe4 Bxe4 26.Be5 draw, Heikkinen - Jorgensen, corr. 1999.