Alekhine_'s Block the Tactician_'s Handbook_Charushin

Alexander lekhine 1892-1946

Alekhine'  Block

Th Tatiia Handb V. 

Copyrght © 99 by Vctor Chshin English Langage Trslaton Copyrght © 997 b Pckd  So, Publshers All rights reseed. No pat of ts wok may  eproduced or transmitted in an fo or by any means, electronc or mechanical including phoocoping and any nformation stoage and etieval sstem ithou erission in wrting from te publshe. Printed in the Uned States of mea IBN: -8884-0 Cove by Stm This o is a evised and expanded anslation of he Rssi boo "Aleie's lo" ublished b e autho i 

Aleke's Block Auho Victo Chaushn ranslato Anatoly Lein Edior Sid Pickard

First Pritig Eglish Editi: Februa  Inquiries should  addessed to Pickard  Son Pblises   Bo 82 Dallas,  30 el 2 4838 Fa 2 4802

Contents

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Foreword Intdu Symbol

Aehine's Block

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at

f6 (£)

f6 (f3) �f6 (f3) lf6 (f3) f6 (f3)

Aekines Block at g6 (g3) 'g6 (g3) ng6 (g3) �g6 (g3) lg6 (g3)

Aekhnes Block at c6 (c3)  c 6 (c3) �c6 (c3) c6 (c3)

lekhnes Block at  b6 (b3) b6 (b3) �b6 (b3) lb6 (b3)

lekhnes Block at e6 (e3) e 6 (e3) �e6 (e3) le6 (e3)

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19 26 33

3 46 49

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62 63 3

6 6 70

2 74

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Cotet Alenes Block at d6 (d3)  'd6 (d3)

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Alekhines Block on the Outenost Squares (h6, h3, a6,   'h6 (h3 a6, a3) Ah6 (h3 a6, a3) h6 (h3 a6, a3)

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Alekhne's Block n Opening Theory

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Postscript Index of Plyers Index of Openin

88 9 9

Foreword

Fom the Psher

Vctor Charushn was born n th Russan Rubc ofUdmurtia n 1932. H s by rofsson a cv ngnr ctung at th Acamy of Archtc tur and Budng n Nhny Novgoro whr h vs but hs first ov is chss Vctor s w known n th word of corrsondnc chss and has ac among th rwnnrs n svra Euroan Chamionshs In 986 Vctor ad th ICCF Intatona Mastr tit aftr whch hs attnton tud to wrtng Charshn s th author of 10 books ncudng bograhs of Akhn and gojubow h rsnt voum rvsd and xandd by th author for ths transa ton s a nw and qut orgna ook at a ttnrstood attackng mot hs bockadng tactc s oftn sn as an nsrd brancy but hr for th rst tm w a that Akhns Bock s smy an attackng tchnqu an a sk that can b acqurd It has bn our goa to gud th rar toward gratr tactca abty n a mannr both corrct and noyab W bv that aftr rang ths book f ayrs w agan miss an oortunity to moy Akhn's Bock n thr own gams! Sd Pckard Daas Fbruary 1997

Fom the Athor

h tho of th mgam s yt n th ary stags of dvomnt As a ru mdgam tho conssts n foruatng stratgic ans of attack an dfns  rsnt stuy howvr s dvotd to a sng mag" ty of combnaton namy th bockadng sacrc of a c rom a Knght to a Qun -on th sxth (or thrd) rank. In th cratv hrtag of word chamon AA Akn for whom ths sca tactc 

kne'  Bk

is namd w nd nary 30 xamls on th abov thm In most cass h was th frst to xcut ths brllant combnaton and thrfor t rihty bars th nam of Akhns Bock his book contans 164 ams layd at drnt tms and at varous lvls om smultanous xhbtons to world chamonsh matchs. Aon wth 32 gam amnts and study ostons ths colcton dm onstrats that Alkhn's Block s rmly stablshd n our mod chss undrstandn hs manual s dsd for th noymnt of all chss ayrs and wll bnt nthusasts across th ntr sctrum of our chss communty Vctor Charushn Nzhny Novorod 1996

Fom t Edto (frst Russan vrson)

50 yars ao (March 24, 1946 thr assd away Alxandr Alxan drovch Alkhn th rst Russan world chamon of chss and th rd of hs naton H dd far away om hs Fathrland n ovrty and onlnss. How and why ths hand s th subct of rumors and gusswork wth many vrsons aarn in chss ltratur hs ustons awat thr answr om obctv hstorans and w ho that such answrs wll b found Hr w roos that th radr clbrat wth us th chss lgacy of Alkhn st forth n ths work. In ths as for th rst tm th combnatv masty of our chamon s consdrd om a comtly nw vwont hs vanta ont rvals a rmarkabl class of bockadn sacrfc not documntd lswhr W ho that studyng th chss cratvity rcordd hr wll rovd you tru lasur Anatoly Smykov Nhny Novgorod 1996

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Iroducio The sth rank  intimidating. A  piee ped  it brin fear a pani to the enemy's ay

Th objc of a css gam s o cckma h opponn's Kng. Thr a wo mans o hs goal r rcly hroug aack or nrcly by h acquson of maral suprory Of cours, h rs way s mor naural an mor bauful, bu h opponn wll ry o plac nsurmoun abl obsacls n our pah Ovrcomng such carful fns s an xrmly complca ask, an owar hs n vrous accal masurs ar mploy Hr w sall analyz on of hm, h Rook blocka on h f6 squar Consr Black's casl poson Th row of pawns n on aspr o bul an mprgnabl bason fnng h Kng. T rs uy of  aackr s o rupur a pawn bar  smpls way o o so s by a pawn sorm bu avancng  Wh pawns wll cos much m an s aug wh h angr of waknng s own Kng's poson whn falur las o an mma counraack an nvabl fa A mor rlabl mho of sofnng  nmy pawn bar s by pc prssur. For xampl plac  W Qun on 4 an a Bsop on  Th hra of ma on h7 forcs Black o mov on of s pas T mov . h76 s h las succssful lang only o furr waknng of Blacks poson W's Qun gos o 4 an Black mus also play g7g6 or  .  f5 afr wch hs pawn forrss loss srng Insa h mov . g7 g6 wakns h ark squars, an maks sns only w a subsqun ransfr of Black's Bsop o g7 -m consumng or ofn smply mpos sbl T mos acv fns agans  7 a nvolvs  f5 hs mov bgns o llusra h rol of Black's Rook on  for h pawn mov, 

Alkn's Blk

hs ook s passv an only cramps t Kn Aftr  .  f5, hovr, h ook ans n strnth an supports t fpan, nurturn hop of a countrattack 

Thrfor, t s a prfcty natura a for Wt to bocka th  pan by pacn a ook, for xampl, n ont of t on th f squar Thus th Black fnsv orr s pannty on, hl Whts ook pn trats nto th nmy camp Tru th stuaton s complcat by th fnrs ablty to captur th blockan pc, an th corctnss of ths sacrc must b calcuat accuraty But placn th Wht ook on f sts n moton ts blockan opraton, hch  ll rfr to as Alkhns Block or smply th Block A h bnnn of ths cntury t attractv as unryn h Bock  brllantly ral n A.A. Alkhn A profoun unrstann of th am l m to conclu that t Block can b xcut no only by a ook on th f squar, but on y squar of th sxth (or thr rank by y pc Non of th Granmastrs rva n thr ams such varty n mplmntn ths complx tactcal manuvr as os th frs ussan orl champon Altou ary xampls of t Bock may b sn hr, Alkhn as th rst to systmatcally mpoy ths vc n hs Kns attacks. Thr can b no oubt that a bockan pc sacrc on th sth (or tr rank soul b cal "Akhn's Block As a passv sacrc th Block shoul aly b a qut mov, thout a chck or captur. Excptons ar possb for xampl, n that a Knht on f oftn vs automatc chck an t Qun's Bock s somms accompan by a captur t soul b strss that th most spctacular Qun's Block -that of t Qun on  (or  -as rst monstrat n 1912 by Frank Marsha n Gam  Alkhns smlar ort n Gam 52, thou arlr as pay n a smutanous xhbton an so ths subst" of th Bock shoul rhtfully bar Marshall's nam It s notorthy that t thortcal an lyknon xchan sacrc on c n th Sclan Dfns rprsnts a mo vlopmnt of Alk hns Blk By mans of ts sacrc Back obtans sucnt countlay th mnmal matra oss  Blcs raton to chss opnns has yt 

Inun

o b vlop, bu a s sp n sussng s nsng subj ay b foun a h n of hs book p86 Alkn's Block as bn y sabs n pa  s ploy a all lvls, om bl gas o mas fo h wol aponsp n o o suy hs acca manuv w popos a  a anay  gms gvn bow whc a lass acong o  p bng sacc an h squa bng blka  a onvn a bo bgnnng chss pays an xpn ass w v u njoy mn om s xamps of css a

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Symbols ; We as a slg avanage

: Black as a slg avanage

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Black sans clearl beer

We sans clearl beer

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We s wnnng

Black s wnnng

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e game s even

ceckmae



e poson s unclear

w compensaon  a brllan mov

an excellen move I

?? a bluner

a msake ? a move eseng aenon

? a ubous move

D w e ea

0

beer s



Alkn's Blk

13

Te Roo Bocs at f6 (f)

Aleine-Dawnman San Luis 1924 (blindfold simulaneous) � � � � l.e4 eS 2c3 b4 3c4 d6 4.f4 c6 S.f3 g4 60-0 f6 d3 Ga 1 00 8.h3 �f3 9f3 d4 1 0.d AleineOsrogs AcS 11h1 ef4 12.f4 d Moscow 1910 13AgS e8 14dS c6 (simulaneous) S.hS h8 16.6U (16Ae g6 l d4 dS 2e3 e6 3 d2 d 4.f4 [6. .  e 1   f +  h6 gf6 SAd3 cS 6c3 Ad6 .h3 +  en) a6 80-0 b6 9f3 e4 0hgS gS  l . gS h6 1 2  h3 00 13.f3 f6 4b3 Ad 1S.Ad2 a 16f2 Ac6 g4 fe8 18gS hgS 9.gS d 20g4 e 21h3 f8 226  23 h6 gh6 24f6+ + ; 22. f6+ gf6 23.gf6 +  ein) 16  Ad4 (16 . gf6 1f6 f6 18 .f6+ g8 19gS * ) 1afl f6 18f6 eS 19 . h6 gh6 2 0. Af6+ f6 2 1  f6 e 22.h6 f6 23f6+ g8 24Ab3 ae8 2S.h4 d 26fS S 2.hS b3 (28gS+ h8 29.f6+ g8 30.h6  31g*) 22 g6 (22 gf6 23.f6+ g 0 24 . h6 *  2 2  .  g6 23  afl Ae8 246f3) 23 . g6 g6 24Ag6 -0

Alkn Block

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 h 6 8   h3  S 9 . j e3 a6 0. xa6 xa6 1 1 g4 xe3 2.e3 Marshall-Spielmann, Moscow 1925 b4 3.0-0 xc3 14bxc3 b8 l d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 3 dS 4.jgS 1Sh5 g8 166  bd Se3 6 6 xd5 exdS .jd3 je 8.c2 0-0 9f3 e8 100-0 h6 11jf4 f8 12e5 hS 13.�g3 xg3 4hxg3  S.f4 �xeS 16fxe5 �g4 4 d 18afl e 19b4 �e6 204f2 �g4 21H4 �e6 22.f2 h 23f3 gS 24hS b6 2S  h4 c8 26e2 aS 276 Ga 3

 6   e 1af d 8x x 19 x 20f4 f8 21 c4 dxc4 22f3 d8 23d5 exdS 24h3 e8 2Sg5 d 26e6 xe6 2xe6 e 28f5 d6 29f4 c6 30e6+ -0 t 

2 f8 2 8 f4 axb4 2 9 g6 xg6 30f8 xf8 31xg6 e4 32�xe4 dxe4 33.xh6 �fS 34g5 e6 3Sxe6 �xe6 36.g6 �dS 3e6 8 38 h 39.d a8 40e  41xc6 10

Simagin-Lsov l6 C  2. xh6   gS Moscow 1957 2 xg5 hxgS 3 xgS g8 (3 . gxf6 l .e4 e6 2 d4 dS 3 3 jb4 4. e5 4.h6 ) 4h4 a3 S.f3 g6 b6 s.g4 �f 6.h3 d f4

kn Blk

5

6  g6 c2   c2 f3 8. h + f8 9g3 + Ga 5

FischerBenko, US Ch 193-4 1 e4 g6 2d4 g 3'c3 d6 4.f4 'f6 S  'f3 00 6  d3 g4  h3 �f3 8.f3 'c6 9�e3 eS 10de5 de S 1 1 . f5 gS 1 2 . f5 'd4 2 1 .  . 'e6 2 2  'h5 fd8 23 df1 13.f2 'e8 140-0 'd6 1Sg3 d 24g3 h8 25e5 ad8 h8 16.g4 c6 1hS e B 26. e 6 � c 8 2   d 6 d6 18  d4 ed4 19%6 28  29., 1-0 Ga

19   g8 20.e5 h6 21'e2, 1-0 Ga 6

Enevoldsen-Nilsen, Denmar 197 l d4 'f6 2c4 e6 3.'c3 b4 4.f3 cS Sa3 c3+ 6bc3 0-0 e4 'e8 8  d3 'c6 9 . e3 aS 10. d2  c 1 1 . 'e2 b6 1 2.00 a6 1 3  'g3  'aS 14.e2 'b3 1 S ad1 cd4 16cd4 'd4 1e3 eS 18.f4 d6 19.e5 deS 20   'd6 2.6

SchonebergLieber German 1972  e4 e6 2d3 cS 3.g3 'c6 4  g2  'f6 Sf4 dS 6.e5 'd .'f3 e 8.00 bS 9.c4 c4 10dc4 'b6 11cd5 edS 12'c3 e6 13'h4 h4 14.5 �fS 15.f5 'd4 16.fl e 1. e3 c8 18h1 0-0 19  d4 cd4 20d4 cS 21.g4 d4 22.'e4 h8 23'g5 e 24h5 h6 25.6   m 25    g8 26  al eS 2.6f5 e3 28'f d3 29e5 d2 30 . e4 'd 3 1 . g6 f2 32 h+  33  d5+ 1-0

16

Alkn' Blk

26    Ve4 2 f4 Vg6 28c1 c8 29 Ve4 30g6 f8 31.f4 g6 (31..Vg6 32g1 hS 33h4 fS 34 gS  ) 32  e4 de4 33Ve4 cS 34c4 1-0 Game 9

eneomero Groningen 984-85  .e4 eS 2. f3 c6 3 Ab5 fS 4 c3 e 25JH!! e4 S.e4 f6 6d3 dS g3 jd6 8.d4 e4 9eS �d 10d Game B d 1 1 00 a6 1 2. �e2 00 1 3�e3 ian-Geller, e 14.c4 dc4 1S c2 wh8 Linares 1983 16c4 edS 1.Vb3 c6 18. ae1 1f3 f6 2d4 dS 3AgS e6 f4 19Ad1 d3 20e2 g4 4bd2 Ae Se3 00 6.Ad3 b6 21e4+ 22wh1 V5 23.Vd3  eS Ab 8. Af6 Af6 9.f4 AeS hS 24g5 Ad6 2S.h3 f 1  eS Vh4 1 1 g3 Vh6 1 2. Ve2 c6 13.0-0 b4 144 d3 1S.Vd3 aS 16.f3 Aa6 1.Vc3 �e2 18c6 VhS 19.Wg2 ae8 20e1 ja6 21 g4 Vg6 22Wh1  e  2 3  g S Vh S 2 4  wg2  b8 zs.wfz g6 266rr

26wg1 Ah2 2.wh1 h3 01 Game 10

Barluger, Hungar 979 1 .d4 g6 2c4 �g 3c3 cS 4.dS d6 S.e4 f6 6Ad3 00 .ge2 e6

kns Blk

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8.de6 fe6 9.00 6 0.�g h 6  l �6 �f6  2 . d2 wg 3 d e 4�b d4  .b e 6. e3 �g  d3!!

24d2 f6  Ga 12

8.  M4 9.d  2 0. wh2  h4 2l Wg �h3 22.f4 g4  23. g3 e2 24Wh2 g3 2g3 �f 26 h 2.f h8 28e h4 29 g6 hg3 30.Wg h  0- Ga 1 1

arolyF Porsch Hungary 979 le4 e6 2.d4 d 3d2  4gf3  6 �b �d6 6e �b8 .d  g e  8 . 0- 0  g6 9 . e  0 0 0�6 b6    4 f6  2 e6  f6  3 . b3 h4 4. bd4 e    �g  f3   6 . 3  g 6 �e �g4 8�f8 e4 9h4  h  2 0 .  b 3 �h 2  2  . h2 h4 22Wg f8 23e3!! (   23 .�  uy py  y   )

Buc-Cebalo ugoslava 980  .d4 f6 2.4 e6 3. f3  4d ed .d d6 63 g6 .e4 �g 8.�e2 0-0 90-0 6 04 �g4   �f4 e 2 d2 e2 3.e2 h 4�e3 d g4 hf6 6.f3 e8 .h  84 e 9b6 e8 20g  8 2   8 8 22f4 d 23.e de 24f gf 2f e4 2 6   g    e 8 2   h  d6  !!

18

kn Block

8 . e (8   f6 9gf6 f6 � 8  3 ..  h3+ 33.g1 �g4 30 h6 + 3l.   e  3g+ +  1-0 [3�g f h8 33.g1 g8 Game 34fl ± ) 9.h3  30.f4 Chen-Z .Polgar, eS 31 .e4 g6 3 f6+ �f6 Budapes 1993 33.gf6 h8 34.h6 g8 3h4 l . 4 eS .3 f6 3 f3 6 4.e3 h4 36.g, 1-0 �b4 s  �3 6 3 e .d3 dS 8d dS 9 0-0 10a3 Ga 13 aS 1 l b3 �g4 1  �e ad8 130-0 elecevcvov, fS 14.h3 �hS 1�b e4 16de4 ugoslava 983 1.d4 f6 4 e6 3f3 �b4+ e4 1e �e 186 b6 4bd  Se3 �b 6�d3 S a3 19e d6 0.a1 g6  l .�d4 �d+ 8.�d d6 90-0 bd f  10�3 00 11b4 e4 1.�b  e 1 3 .   fS 1 4 . d1 df6 1Sb bS 16e g4 1fl eS 18�e4 e4 19.d h4 0.h3 !!

g3 h4 3h gg3 4g3 g3+ h1 h3+ 6.g1 g3+ .f h4 8.h1 h3+ 0-1 l.hg4 af8 g3 g4 3fe1 alendovsyomc 8f6 4fl h S e g3+ Bo 1994 +    .   3 f   6   a e 1  h 6 .g g4 8fl hS 9.h l .d4 dS f3 e6 3.e3 f6 4 �d3 h 30.h h 31h �e 00 00 6bd b6 e �b 8.eS S 9.3 6 10f4 

19

kns Bk

 l .f3 e4  2 h3 eS 3eS �e4 9 .e4 cS 20e2 �S AgS 14.�e4 de4 1 Sg4 e7 2l .b1 '6 22 c4 4 23.i6!! 16e4 �e4 17'e4 h6 18 [ (. 24. g4 e2 2S . g7+ +  ad8 19.g3 cxd4 20exd4 �xcl Alekine) 2c d 22.cfl bS 26

2 3 . .  fc8 (23  . . h6 24.eS . 23 ..  dS 24.h4 d8 2Sg4 g6 2S . g4 +  23 . . .hS 24g4 e2 2S g+ h8 26gS   2h 26. f4 d 2 h6  0 g8 28h8 ) 24.eS cS 2Sg3 g6 26.4 d3 2fl fS 28.f4 c2 29h6, Te Bsop Boc at 0

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AleineSchic Prague 943 (blitz) e4 e6 2d4 dS 3d2 cS 4g3 c6 S�bS de4 6e4 �d dcS S 8.c3 �S 900 f6 l�gS dS l l . dS edS 2.e+ Ae6 3�c6 bc6 4.d4 �d4 5d4 00 6.e3 cS h4 b8 18f6   9gS g6 20.h6 + )

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1 S  gS S 16a3 4 .c4  4 1  h S gS 1 9 gS d3 20.d3 aS 24 fS 22.g3 h6 23.c4 dS 243 S 25f6!!

1  . .gf6 19g3+ 1-0 t 

2S hS 26g+ Wh 2.+ g 2g+ wh 29+ Wg 30g+ Wh3 1  gS+ wh 32.hS w 33h3 w6 34h6+ wgs 3Sh3 e 36g3+ wf6 33+ Wg6 3a3 aS 39.aS aS 40c4 dS 41 f4 d 42e6+ wgS l f 2.gf3 (2.g3 h2+ +  43g3 , 10 2d3 h6 3.h3 g2 +) h6 Game 1 9 3e1 h2+ 4wfl h3+ SWg1 Be-Evans, h1  0 New or 195 

 .e4 cS 2f3 a6 3c3 d6 4.d4 cd4 Sd4 f6 6gS e6 f4 orre-Em. Laser, 6 d2 2 9 a3 Moscow 1925 ld4 f6 2f3 e6 3.gS cS 4.e3 0.eS deS 11eS fd 2c4 4  3    3  a   4 . 0 - 0 0 - 0 cd4 S.ed4 �e 6.d2 d6 c3 15f6!  d   d 3 6 9  c 4  10e2 c 1.0-0 00 21 (s nt dim) fe 3.ad f 4 c1 dS Game 18

Als Bl

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e 14�6 1 S ...gf6 16h6 eS 1fS efS 18.e4 d2 19.d2 d4 20.Wh eS 2g3+ g4 22h3 Game 2 1 eS 23 . f4 e1  24 f g3 Zhuov-Maarewicz 2S.g4 g4 26.hg4 d corr 1972 2.g3 wh8 28.d3 g8 29fS  b4 aS 2 bS eS 3 b2 d6 4c4 d  g6 30g6 fg6 3   e4 10 Se3 g6 6c3 g .f3 gf6 8.e2 00 9d4 e8 100-0 ed4 Game 20 1 1 d4 cS  2f3 d 3  b3 Plaonov-Emov, b3 14ab3 c 8 1Sb6 cb6 aroslavl 19 16. d 6  g 4 1   g4 g4 1.e4 f6 2eS dS 3d4 d6 4c4 18 b6 a6 19bS eS 20a4 b6 S.f4 fS 6d3 d3 .d3 f 01 deS 8 . eS cS 9f3 e6 1000 c6 1  .c3 d4 1 2. gS d 13 .e4 14.f6

(s nx dm

14   c6 Sd4 cd4 16.g g 1d6+ wf8 18. + Wg8 19g6 h 20  af Wh8 2  . e c4 22.+ Wg8 23h6 10

 s

Alkhn's Block

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Game 22

Chiburdanie-Aleandria Tbilisi 1977 .f3 cS  g3 c6 3�g dS 4 0-0 e6 Sc4 d4 6.e3 eS 7exd4 exd4  8d3 f6 9 . l e 1  �e7  0 .  e S xeS  xeS 00 .d c7 13le1 lb8 14e4 xe4 S . Axe4 Ad6 6'f3 bS 7.cxbS lxbS 18.b3  aS 19�dS a4 0.bxa4 b4  S  .  g6 6f5 Axf6 17 exf6 e5 1 aS �a6  AgS la4 3.le4  8 g4 exd4 19.lxd4 Ab7 0.g6 3 4 . d �eS  S  'fS �d6 fxg6  1 . �xg6 th 8   'h 5 ( . 26.Af6 23£ + ) lxf6 3 xf6 10 Game

Sax-Svesikov, Hastings 1977-78 e4 cS .3 c6 3AbS f6 4c3 d4 SeS xb5 6xb5 d5 700 a6 8.c4 b6 9.c3 d5 1 0d4 e6 1 1 .Ag5 'd7 1.cxd5 xd 5 1 3 . xd 5 'xd S 1 4 . dxcS 6 . . . b8 7 'gS �f8 8�xg7 �xS S'c 00 6Jd1 'c6 Axg7 29.g4 tf8 30 xg7+ te 8 1 7 . l a c 1 A a7 1 8  d  b 6 19Af6! C 9.�e7! e8 0.AcS 3 1 . 'g 8+ td7 3 'x, 10  'b5 1.�xa7 lxa7 .lc7 'b6 Game 23 [    . h6  3 . 'f4 lf8 4 . d 8! ] ChrisiansenGilden 3 'd8 f8 4 x+ +  Li) USA 1976 (see next im .e4 cS 2c3 e6 3.f3 a6 4d4 cxd4 S.xd4 b5 6.�d3 �b7 7.00  'c7 8 e d6 9a4 bxa4 10 xa4 1 9   . h6 C 9  . . gxf6 0exf6 th8 f6  .�g 5 �e7  2.f4 0-0  3 .e5  1 . l e 5 ! , L ein)  0  f4  'x b  dS 4xd5 �xdS 1 5 f6!

kns k

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e �6

e �6

0  gxf6 exf6 xf [  e5    3 g4  ] . � e 3 [   . . w 3e4 w8  4.g4 g8 5:d8   3 .g4 g 5 4  xg 5 xf6 [ 4    f5  5f      5  xf  w  6d6   L  g4 xf  w g6 3.b4 b6 4 .d e3 5.3 a5 6.8 Wxf8  xe3 0

 . 5 we 8. 3  6 9 ad 8  0 .  b        e 5 f 5  g3 g6  f w 4 6 6 5d8 �g 68 A8   .d g 8 d �f8 9.a4 we 0.d8 wf 3a5 e 3.8 d 33. 0

orsunsy-Sher Alma Alta 1979 Ga 25  e4 5 .f d6 3d4 xd4 4.xd4 Groszpeter-Tomaszews f6 53 a6 6�g5 e6 f4 ecseme 1979 b6 8d b 9 b a  .e4 f6 e5 d5 3  4 b6 4 .b3 0.�d3 6 0-0 �e ae  5 5  b d6 6.exd6 xd6 . f3 0 0  3  e 5 de 5  4  e 5  d   6 8   3 g4 9   e  d 5Af6!!  0 .00 d8   .e4 12Af6!!   m   m 5 .�6 6ef6 e5 .e    . 8  3 e5 xe5 4.�xe5 xf6  8 . e 5 e   9 g 5 6 � f5  5 . d 3 �  e 4  6 . dx e 4 f6  04 e8  e �d g3 w .gf3 -

Akn ock

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2.g3 e4 28xa5 f8 29a6 g6 30ed1 f4 31xd6 g3 32.�xg  01  

r 1

Gam

Seirawan-Chrisiansen, USA 980

  4 tf6 2   3 e6 3  f3 �b 4 l.�f6! 1 gx f6 (    h6 2g6 + ; 4 2 0-0 Sa3 �x  3 6 x  3 b6    x  4 2.g5  ) 2l d3 tx  4 7b3 �b7 8.�b 2 d6 9e3 tbd7 3 lh3 +-

10.�e2 eS 1d4 e4 22 e 3d ad8 4.�a fe8 Sveshniovonov 500 aS 6.fe 6 1�d3 fS Volgodons 1983 85 bxS 9.dxe5 8 20.exd6  xd6 2   �f  2 2 b2 df6 1 .e4 S 23 6 3e5 dS 4.d4 2 3 .  d 2 � d 5 2 4  xe 4 xe4  xd4 S f3 6 6�4 b6 .�b3 25.d3 g4 26d2 f!! d S 8  exd6 xd6 9  0 0 �e 6 1 0 �xe6 xe6  1  xd4 xd4 1 2.xd4 d8  3.4 e2 14 .�d2 e 6 1 5 . e 1 d3 1 6  �g5  dS 1.d2 g6 18 .e4 6 1.f6!!   m 1 9  d 20.ad1 xd1 2xd gxf6 2 . . . xf6 22xf6+ xf6

kn ock

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r 1�6

 1  . .xf6 exf6 d8 .g e8  a4  ) f4 e  c  4 e5 f6 5 5 e 6. e1 b6 5 0 0-0 4g d8 5.xd b6  6.a4 f5 f g5 84 f6 Gam  9   f4  d8  0  xd 8  xd8 asparovengis  1 
de FiianSosono, Lucee 1989

1.e5 dS 14xd5 xdS 15a4 c6 16. x 1xf bxa4 18f5 b8 19afl 00 20.f6

 e4 c5 . f d6 . d4 cxd4 4.xd4 f6 5.c c6 6c4 e6 e e  8   e  0  0 9  0  0 - 0 d 5 1 0 . b a5  1 .e5 d  f4 b4 1d S 14f axb 15.axb a5 16
 0 . . b5 1.g g6 .d1 exS  x5 b6 4 x5 1 0

Aks k

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 

The Knight Boc at f6 (f)

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Ga 3 1

Alekhineanovsky, Scheveningen 1913 1 d4 dS c4 e6 3  f3 f6 4  3  bd S  �gS �e 6.e3 00   1 c6 8�d3 dx4 9�xc4 dS l f+!!   gxf3  .   4 10�xe xe    x3  . x3 33 e  ) gS+ 3. �xf3 * , eS 13e4 exd4 14xd4 b6 1SeS 0-  xc4 16xc4 d8 f4 �e6 Ga 32 18  gS ds 9g3 ad8 03 AlekhineEuwe  4   e4 8 e3 8dS Hague 1921 2f6!!  e4 eS  3 f6 3A4 Ab4 4.f4 exf4 5e5 e 6.e g8 .'dS  4+ 8.d �aS 9.'f3 S 

0f6+!!

 3   d8 3 .  .gxf6 4 . 6 +   4  xg  xg S .  g S + 8  6 5 xf6 exf6 g8 8  d Ag4  9.xg4 x + 30.W d 3 1 .f4 b6 3g5 S 33.f5 bS 34g6  0  .gxf6   exf6+ dB   e  0 g6 3Sg6 xg6 36e5 0

Akn ock

 V

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20. g3 20.gxf3 xf3 2  .g �xh2 ) h6 2.xf3 exf3 22.xf5 xh2 23.g xg2 24h dS, 0-  V

l  2gxf3 gS 3.f h3 4.e2 eS *  0 

Gam

VavrzhinskyAlekhine Prague 1925 ( simultaneous) e4 dS 2.exd5 f6 3�b5 �d 4xd xd S.c4 c6 6dxc6 xc6 f3 eS 800 e4 9.e 00-0 0.g5 fS h3 �cS 2c3 he8 3d5 xdS

l  2gf3 h4 3h 3 4�d2 f6 S.hg f *  0 

Gam

Salomonovich-Alekhine Maravska Ostrava 925 (simultaneous)

14.cx d5 xdS 1 5 a3 d3 16J1 1 . e4 e S 2 .  f3 c6 3  � b5 a6 d4 1 7 .h1 �d6 1 8  g 1 le6 4.ia4  'f6 5  0-0 �cS 6c3 ia7

9e2

d4 xe4 8d5 e 9.xe5 00 0d2 d6 xe4 dxeS 2d6 cxd6 3.xd6 fS 4xc8 xc8  5.�d h4 6.�xc8 xc8 e2 fS  8 . h  e4  9  �e3 b8 20.ad  (s n m

2h3 eS 22g3 hS 23h4 g4 0

kn  lok

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r 0  lf3!!

4 . 6 4 . . .gf6 5gf6 aS [5   f6?  6  �e4  ]  6 e  V e �b b 8g5 6 9.6 g8 0.00 d6  .e ± Aleine) 5gf6 gf6 64 d8 .f4 eS 8.�g3 fS 9.de5 g8 0�3 d3  . e  e4  e4 e4 3. 4 6 40-0-0 ae8 5�f6  6f4 ef3  �  aS 8 b b 9.d S 30. g6 3. d3 3b fS 33. d eS 34. f  l ...f+!!   gf3 f3 3.�g3 e4 35.a 4 36d e3 g3 4.g3 g3 s �f 3e  f3 38e8 e8 39. d4 6�3 3 3 8 *  0- e3 404 fS 4 b4  -0 Ga 35

Alekhnede Kosso  Alekhne-Euwe (m/7 San Sebastan 19 Utrecht 1935 (blndold smultaneous (wold champonshp le4 e6 d4 dS 3.3 b4 4.ge  .e4 eS . 3 S 3 4 e 4d3 b6 SS 00 6.g5 e8  f3 de4 5.a3 e 6e4 6 .g4 g6 8d5 �b6 f6+!! b6 8.g b 9.3 f6 0.g3 00 .g5 e4 e4 8 (see ne aam 3.5 e8 4f6!!

khns ock

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 e 6. de ed5 .fe 6 8.x69.e d5 0d d6  . g f6   e   a 8   .ae �d5 .�b fd8 5 e aS 6e   g f8 8f bx 9.bx 6 0.d �e .5 �xb .xf6 Ag6 .d5 exd5 xd5 d 5ge d8 6f b 7f6 9  gxf6 0�xf6 6   .6   .g5  )  0 t VIII

 . .. 8 8.e8 xe8 9xe8 xe8 0.xe8 xe8 .a8 e xa5 �e .b f5 .a b 5 .d b  6.   b   .xg  e6 8 . x6  l f!!   gxf ( .  5 d5 9e  50.d b . Ax ) g5  .  x *  5.xd6 xa 5. b 5.5 0 x 5.6 b 55f 0 

Ga

Torre-Duz-Khomsky, Moscow 1925   d f6 . f b5 . H �b d e6 5e a6 6�d 5  6 8.e Ae 9. 0-0 0.0-0 b6 .Ag5 xd .exd d5 .�e �xg5 xg5 f6  5.�d

Ga 38

KlovansPrzhby 1 Hungary 1970   e 5  .f d6  . d xd xd f6 5. a6 6�e e6 .0-0 �e 8. f  9 .  00 0.e b5   .�f Ab  e5 dxe5

Aleknes Blk

30

3e 5 fd 1 4  Axb  xb 5g3  6.Af4 w8 1e4 6 18.f3 b4 1f6!!

 

FKv, Msc 

l f!!  .g3 (g3 6 33 19 .  0ad1 4  .b3  8 A3 + + )  6 3 .  3 x3+  .5 g6 3 Ag5 Axg5 4. xg5 4.Ax3 6 01 x 5f4 gx5 6x+ x  x 8 8xe6 6 9   Ga   30 d6 Wg8 3  .e6 de5 Yev-Donchenko 3f5 g6 33  34e+ AlmaAta 1979 wx 35.x6 e8 36f6+ wg8 f3 f6 g3 d5 3.Ag e6 40-0 3e6+ xe6 38.xe6 10 Ae 5.d3 5 6.bd 6 .e4  

 f!!   gxf3 g6+ 3  W  1 g3+ 4xg3 x + 

dxe4 8.dxe4 00 9e5 d5 0.e b6 .a3  1d1 �a6 134  e8 4.b3 d8  5 . b b5 6.e4 bx4 1 bx4 d1 + 18.xd w8 1f6!!

kh ock

31

 9   . b8 0 . gS x 6   exf6 d4 xd4 xd4 3S 10 Poiio X

e 74f6!!

d8 6xa6 e 1 d 1  8 a8 d8 96 4 30a4 d3 3    1 \dS 3.b3 e4 rmsHongk Meico  33  x 34 x fS 3Sf4 1.6+ gxf6 x6 �xd3 3.e3  3 6  g 4 d S 3 . gxfS xfS 38d f6 39.d g8 40.fS x 4 3 � S fS  1 0 xfS 4e xg 4xg 8 Ga 43 Wg8 44.�xS gS 4Sf Karpov-Korcno (m14 g6 46�e3 10 Merano 1981 Poo XII (world championship  .e4 eS . f3 6 3 �bS a6 4.a4 f6 S0-0 xe4 6.d4 bS .�b3 dS 8.dxeS e6 9. bd S 10 .3 d4   .xe6 xe6 1xd4 xd4 3 e4 e 14e3 xf3 1S.xf3  6.fd1  17�f6 (see ne m

 . f6 8ef6  8 9.fxg d8  04 S   a  .S eS

Krsc Mcevc Yugosl 

 23.h6 x b 2 24. td tx d7 25.�x a8+ l .�f6! ! gx f6 ( l  . . h6  2. x h6 +

gx6 3    1  ) . gxf6 dB

32

Alkns Blk

. b 1 3 .  6 +  3 . x+  5g5 8 6.d5 d4 xd4 d 8 .xd xd4 1/6+!! x 4.6+  1-0 Ga

Timman-Portisch London 1982 1 d4 f6  4 e6 3f3 b6 4g3 Jb 5Jg Je 60-0 0-0 d5 exd S 8    4 6 9 . xd5 xdS 10f5 Jf6 e1 a6 .e4 e 13e3 eS 4g4  15e5 dS 16.Jg5 J8 1/6+!!

9. .gx6 0 Jx6 fS 1 xd4 fd8 J 3 J S 3  e  bS  4d6 ab8 5 J3 gS 6d f8 .e 6 8.e4 g  9.e8+  30.  3  5+ 8 3.e8 1-0 Poiio XIII

1  . 8 18.3 a6 9 .dS  xdS 0.xd5 e6  xe d  x x 3d6 4 4  10 Ga

Ftacnik-Miralles Lion 1988

hRm, Mosco 

f3 dS d4 S 3.4 e6 4.xd5 exdS 5g3 4 63 6 g 1/6+!! gx6 ex6 S 3. x8+ Jb4 8.0-0 ge 9e4 dxe4 wxf8 4.d8#  -0 0.xe4 00 1.a3 aS a4 g4 3.e3 b6 4.ad S

lkns Blk

The Queen Boc at f6 (f)



8.cxd5 b4 9f xd5 10c e8   c3 xc3 1bxc3 Wxf

    Gam

Brinkman-Alekhine Riga 1921  d4 f6  f3 b6 3g3 �b 4�g d6 5.b3 bd 6.�b e5 dxe5 dxe5 8.00 e4 9e5 d6 10 . xd xd 1 1  d e6 1 .e3 5 1 3 e 4 14.c4 �c5 15.fd1 �d5 16 .a3 xg3 1 xg3 a6 18c4 b 19.c f5 0.�a3 �xa3 1  xa3  g4  c  3 d e  4. b4 a8 5 e "f 01

13.cx c6 14�bxb4 15 8 16f3 �3 1g1 xc 18 .�xc e  191 e8 0�c3 8e3 1 �b4 xf3 �d1 f6 01 

Gam

MacDonnell-Boden London 1830

n poson

Gam

Yanovky-Marhall Biarri 1912

1 e4 e5 �c4 �c5 3b4 �xb4 4c3 �c5 5.d4 exd4 6cxd4 �b4  f �aS 85 d5 9�xd5 e 10�a3 f6 11 .�x  1xa5 c6 13.a4 xe4 14. f3 �d 1 5  bd  xd  1 6  xd 000 1   b 1 d5 18f3 �f5 19.d1 e8  0�c5 "xf ee net m

 1 gx3 �3 .g1 e6 3c 1 e4 e5 f3 f6 3 xe5 d6 4 f3 xd4 4�xd4 xd4 01  xe4 5d4 d5 6.�d3 d6 c4 00

eknes Bk

34

xe4  6  �xg xd   . �6  x3 8x3 eS 9.f4 xd3 20 6 0

er 0 x!! 

Poiio XV

n poson

Gam

SenzBrckenboough Btmore  (no smuneous)

lx6 gxf6 6 g8 3e3 c 4g3 xg3 S  'e , 0

Carstens-Uhlrch Swnemunde 1932 d4 f6 f3 g6 3e3 �g 4�d3 d6 50-0 00 6c3 bd e4 c6 8.b3 c 9Aa3 e8  0  bd  c S     b  a 6    c  b S 3.e b8 4.c4 b4 5d5

Fedman-Tsetln USSR 1971 .e4 g6 d4 �g 3c3 c6 4.f3 d6 5.g3 �g4 6�g b6 .d5 b4 80-0 �xc3 9.bxc3 xe4 03 �xf3 .�xf3 a4 b a6 3d4 f6 4.e bd 5 .xb cS 16 6

35

ks Blk

Poiio X

1 6 . 000 (16. . 00 1.xe xb 18�6  19�g4   L 1e xb 18.�g4 xd5 19.xd xd 20.x8 w  2 1 . �xd wxd 22 4 d1  23.g2 dS 24.2  xa2 25  b8 a6 264 f6 2 . f8 fS 28  f  6 29  e6 b S 30�xd6 10 Ga

Sosoo-Helmers, Reykjavk 1980 1 d4 6 2.4 e6 3 f3 b6 4g3 �a6 S.bd2 S 6.e4 �b d5 exdS 8exd5 �e 9g2 d6 1000 00 11b3 bd 12b2 eB 132 6 14ae1  154 �f8 16e4 xe4 1xe4 e 18. f5 f6 19e2 S 20fe1 xb2 21xb2 f6 22�2 e2 23 e2 eB 24 x6

l 3 2  gxf3 ef3 3   1 �3  4  .�g2# 

Ga

Petros anvanovc Bar 1980 .4 e6 2f3 dS 3b3 S 4.e3 6 5xd5 exd5 6�b2 6 .�b5 �e 8.0-0 0-0 9d4 �g4 lOS �xS 11.3 c8 12e2 �d6 13.cl � 14e1 e8 15.g3 5 16a4 e 14 e5 18  x8 x 19.3 b4 20d4 aS 21f3 3 22d1 �a 23xe5 e8 24.x6U

24  .. gxf6 2S . xe8 1 0

36

kns Blk

 4 .gxf6 5.'xd5 xe3 6.'x4 xe Ad4 Axd4 8xd4 axb4 9.xb4 xa 30xb Wg 31 b5 b 3. x5 1  33Wf b 34We1 b1  35 .Wd xb3 36g4 Af 3We1 Aa6 38Wf A 39c5 Wg8 40.Wg3 Wf8 4f5 Wg 4 Ac8 43.c4 Ae6 44.5 d3 45c a3 46 d Ac8 4.d8  c3 48 :e8 w6 49.e 5 50g5 wxg5 5x Ae6 5.g wf6 53.a �d5 546 �c6 55  a5 �d 56d5 �e6 5d � 58.'g � 5 5 9   � f 60  'f4  c8 6.b c6 64 a6 63b8 c6 64 .  8 wg 6 5   d8 wf6 66 '3 We 6  8 �d5 68 wf6 69'f4 c5 0.6 Wg 1  g6 w .d6 �a8 3'3 c6 4'g5 we 5.rd5 wf6 6:d8 a6 .8 Wg 8 Wg8 9d a5 80Wf4 �c6 81 c �e8 8'e6 �5 83 g 8 84.d a6 85.'d4 a3 86  b a4 8 e5 xd4 88 xd4  1 0/1 3

   gxf6 3.d5 a 4'xf6 Wd8 15d5 we8 16'f6 wd8  'd5 //

The Queen Bocks at g6 (g3)

    Gam 5 1

LeviMarshall Breslau 1912 d4 e6 e4 d5 3'c3 c5 4.f3  'c6 5exd5 exd5 6�e 'f6  .00 �e 8�g5 00 9dxc5 �e6 Gam 50 1 0 . 'd4 �xc5   xe6 e6   �g4 LjubojevcGeland d6 13.�3 ae8 4.d �b4 Nov Sad 1 990 5.�x6 6. ad c 5 .e   e4 c5 . 'f d6 d4 cxd4 4.'xd4 �xc3 8bxc3 xc3  9. xd5 d4  'f6 5  'c3 a6 6 . �g5 e6   f4  0 5 ef8 1 .e5 6 g5 bd 8f3 c 9.�e b5 10f5 x3 3.c5 g! 4.g3 'e b4 e6 eS 126!!   4 . xg 3 'e  4  xg3

kh  Blk

37

 e 5. h xg3 6g1 xfl 16. . .h8 16  xg6 1 e h8 -+,Marshall), 0 18xg6*) 1e xe 18dxe xg6 19 e5 1-0 Gam 5

Alekhine-Spiko, Lisbon 1941 (blindold simlneos l . e4 e5 d4 exd4 3 . c3 dxc3 4.xc3 �b4 5�c4 e 6ge f6  . 0 0 00 8.�g5 eS 9 �xf6 n poston  xf6  0  d5 d6  1 e5 c S c a S 3a3 �xa3 14.bxa3 c6  5 . e h8 16  d6 d8 Gam 52   d4 b6 1 8 . c3 c5 19 . df5 Aleine-NN �a6  0 hxg6 1  h3 * Moscow 191  0 g6 1 . xg6 hxg6 . h3 (simlneos  h4 3xh4 *  0  g8 1  xh+ l e4 e5 . f3 c6 3�c4 �c5 4c3 xh h3 * ) 10 f6 5d4 exd4 6.00 00 cxd4 �b6 8d5 e 9e5 eB 0d6 cxd6 1 1 exd6 g6 1 �g5 f6 13. c3 h6 4 c hxg5 1 5. xg6  h  (a Q  y  p)

n posion

Aekhne' s Blok

38

Mieses-NN 1900 (simultaneous) 1 e e5 2 c3 f6 3Ac xe hs d6 sAb3 Ae7 6.d3 oo 7f3 c6 8g5 h6 9. h e8 10.d5 f6 11.g6! (g6 12xe7 h8 13  xg6 ) 1 0 1 8  hxg6 19xg6 g6 20Axc, 1-0 Gam 56 Capablanca-Campos Sao Pulo 927 (simultaneous)

fnal positon

Gam FoxBauer, Antwerp 190

1e b  2d Ab7 3Ad3 e6 f3  cS 500 cxd 6xd e7 7.c3 g6 8Ae3 AcS 9h5 0-0 1 0  : a d 1 Axd 4 1 1  Axd 4  c6 1 2 Ae3 eS 1 3 Ac h8 1l d6 'e7 15.lfd lad8 16Ag5 f6 7.Wxg6!

1 e e5 2. f3 c6 3Ab5 f6 4 00 xe 5Je1 d6 6 .xe5 Ae7 7  f1 00 8  d  fS 9  c3 d S 10 �d3 re8   f d6 1 2 r e3 a5 13d2 fS 1.rh3 h4 15 .g g6 16lh5 c6 17dc dxc 18 Wxg6! (see net iaam

17 . .hxg6 18 l 6d3 lt (1 8 .  d5!? Ln) 19d5 cS 20lh3+ g8

Als Bl

39

Poiio I

 1 .  xf6 f8  1 .  .gx .gx 6 . �xf6 �xf6       8  e e  e8 )   xe8 4.xd   5  5 .  x : )  .. ..xe8 0 Gam

MakagonovFredsten, Tbls 194 d4 f6 e d5 d c5 4c c 5gf bd 6.�d e5 dxe5 xeS 8xe5 xe5 xe5 9.f DeeGeer pee  Gne  c 10 .b �e �e 1 1 c4 dxc4 1 bxc bxc44 0-0 100 �g4 4�b ad8  xg g5   .. h6)  . Vxg3 xg 5.c  �xf �xf 1 6 .gxf .gxf 6    ab1 ab1  e B  8 . � e 4 b 6 1 9 . f 4 � f 6 0  0  0  � c 1 d6   �f fe8 fe8 . . b b Gam 58 b �d b8 4�d5 d8 Dubnn-Secc  5  5 e4 e 4 e6 6  e 5 d4 27.g6 corr 19591  e4 e5 e5  f f c6   �b5 a6 a6 4 �a4 �a4 6 5.00 �e 6�xc6 dxc6 d d 8b 00-0 9 �b �d6 10 10  bd bd c5   .a4 e8  .c4 f6 1 . h4 f8 4f5 �e6 5.ce g6 16.g4 h8 g d d 8f4 g8 9. af8 0f b5 21.xg6 

    .   d      xb 8. e6 e6  )  8  8 . g g �e 9. f5 0.�c �f8 �f8  . �c6 e6 e6 �xe8  �xe8 xe8   d5 d5 g6 g6 4. 4 . g4  5 d e 6e  .f xa 8.e6 4 9f xf 40.e 10

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    .c4 .c 4 ( 1  . . xg6 .g4  .g4   ein)  bxc4  bxc4 b8 3  g4 bxc4 4 e5  e5 xe5 5c3 cxd3 6d1 dxc  7  7  xc  xa xa 4 8  Cxd6 xc  9  d  cxd6 cxd 6 3 0 . xe x e 6 xe4 31 d5 g4 g4 3 g  g gf8 gf8 33 df df x3 3 4  xf3 g6 35.b4 S 36 d6 d6  c  3 7  d c8 38 38 d7 b8 39.e3 39. e3 b 40.3 40. 3 0

Stanshews - Senterev Senterev corr 19 1 . e4 eS .f4 exf4 3Cf3 Ae 4Ac4 Cf6 5 . e 0-0 0-0 6. 6 . 00 d6 7 d4 kg4 8Axf4 c6 9c3 d7 10bd ad8 1.ac c8 13 kd7 13b5 a6 14.ka4 xd4 15d1 xf3 16gxf3 Ax3 17f bS 18b3 b7 19 kc8 0 d7 1 1 . g1 CcS CcS 22Vg6

Ga 59

Bronstein-Geller Moscow 191 1d4 f6 .c4 e6 3.Cc3 kb4 4.a3 �xc3 5.bxc3 0-0 6f3 dS 7cxd5 exdS 8e3 fS 9Ce bd7 1 0 C4 C4 c 5 1 1d3 xd3 xd3 1 xd3 xd3 e8 130-0 c8 14.b1 aS 1 5 xb7 xb7 Cb6 16g4 16g4 6 17 .4 .4 cxd4 cxd4 18g 18 g55 dxe dxe33 19gx 19 gxff6 xc3 20.Vg6  .  . . . d3+ 3.g3 10 10 Ga

 oso

Rosso Rossomo-Ressman  mo-Ressman San Juan 197 1  e4 eS .f3 c6 3kc4 AcS 4.c3 f6 f6 5 .d4 .d 4 exd4 exd4 6.cxd4 6 .cxd4 kb4+  . kd xd 8bxd dS 9.exd5 xdS 1 0b3 ce7 ce7 1 1 .00 c6 1 fe fe 1 00 13.a4  14.e5 kb 15.a5 c8 16.e4 c 1a6 Aa8 18.3 f4 19g4 edS 0a3 e6 Axd5 cxdS f6 8 23.Vg6

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Ga 

Daskalov-Padevsky Soa 1971

. c 4 h3  h3  0  3  3 .c Ga 

Gueldarve Tall 199 l.e4 eS .c3 f6 3�c4 xe4 4.5 d6 s.�b3 �e 6f3 00 .h4 c c66 8g5 h6 h6 9g6

 e4 cS f3 f3 e6 3d4 3 d4 cxd4 4. x xd4 d4 a6 s�d3 c 6.00 c6 xc6 bxc6 bxc6 8.c4 f6 9 e eS  0 .b3 �cS �e3 �xe3 .xe3 d6 3.c3 0-0 4.fd �e6 5�f Ud8 6ac b8 g3 d 8.a4 cS 9d3 b6 0.c3 a   . d  c8 f4  f4 f6 3 . f5 �  4  4 .  a4d a4 d 5.g 5 .g44 e 6g 6 g55 gS     xgS c6 8g3 �e8 9 c3 d4 30d5    3f6 w8 32 g6 -0

n poson

9 .. . xg5 xg5 0 hxg5 hxg5 xgS xgS    xg5 xg5 xgS .d3 fS 3�xg5 cd4 4d5 xb3 5f6 gx6 6�xf6 g axb3 e8 8g4 8a4 e4 9dxe4 bS  e6 9.g5   0  0 . W e  e4   d4 e3 e 3 f  f3 dS 3.h4 a6 4.c4 0

USSR 1974  . f3 dS .g3 . g3 f f6 3  �g fS 4. 4 . b3 e6 s.�b �e 60-0 0-0 .d3 aS 8.a4 h6 9bd bd 0.e3 �h e cS .e5 fd 3.xd xd 4.e4 c6 5.W

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f6 16eS e7 17f4 c8 18g4 l .'g6 1! x dS ( .   �gS  2 lf6+ e8 1 9  f3 cS  20 .  ad 1 t b  +- ; l  .   g6  2f6 # )  2x dS �e7

  .3 c6 fS exfS 3gxfS 3.x  x 4f  f6  .g xeS S xeS xeS  6.f6 g6 27xg6 Gam  Kapozta-Yukhah Hungary 1977 .c4 cS f3 e6 3g3  4.g b Sc3 f6 600 e .d4 cxd4 8.xd4 d6 9e4 a6 0.3 0 -0   . b 3  bd   .  e 3  c   3 . b   fe B  4 .  a c   a c 8  Sd4 f8 6g4 6  fd b8 8.de dS 9cxdS exdS 0.g3 d4 xd4 cS d3 eS   . fxg6 8.  9 .e8=  3.e exg4 4xg4 xg3 xe8 30.xeS c6 3de e 3.g3 gS 33e6 d 34.xdS f6 3S.g S 36e fS 3e4 gS 38eS g8 39.xg5 xgS 40Ac d 4 xg6  e  4e4? ( 4    3      0/) Poiio II  S.b4 xe4 6 xe4 xe4 .xe4 xf 8 4 0 Gam

Kraul-Lavrentev, USS 1978 l .e4 cS f3 d6 3d4 cxd4 4. xd4 f6 S.c3 a6 6.c4 e6 e3 e 8b3 c6 9.e aS

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0 .0-0 b3   .ab 3 �d g4 0-0 3.gS e8 4.4 bS  S .  d g b4  6 . b       S bS 8g6 d4 9 W  0.d4 �gS l .d eS �b6 �d    4.  25.g6

9.g3 S 0 S je �e3   Yb4 4 3�g4 hg3  4.  3 S3 j6 6 Ye4 �e4  de4 dB 8 g 4  9.3 d 30.f3 U 3  g4 g 0- Ga   S .8 6 �e8 6 g6 Kasparov-Ljbojevic,  8f6  9.e 8 30 Brssels 987 � 3g8= g8 3.f6 0  . d4 g6 .e4 g 3  3 d6 4.�gS 6 S.d 6 64 6 Ga .f4  8 d3 eS 9feS deS Lutikov-Cheikov 0gf3 ed4 lld4 00 00 ladivostok 1978 �e6 3e  bd 4e5 dS le4 S .f3 6 3.�bS d6 4.0-0 5e4 b6 6.Y f4 .�b �d s.e f6 63 a6 .�fl g5 4 8.e d3 9.d3 jd3 8.eS deS 9.eS eS 0e5  0  d6 gS   g3 jg6  4 g4   g4 g4   S b6 g4 3    S 4  l S 5  e3 3d3 g6 4.gS 6 S.�f4  d4 6dS S  e  4 6d f6 . S eS 8 �g3  8 .  a  Ya S 9  d4 a 30 e4  a d8 3    g 5    8 x3 3 d  33.d g6 34. d6 � 35.ed YaS 36 g8 (see et di) 37.6 0

Alkns Blk

 44

Poiio II

n poson

1.xg6 xg6 f3  3. 3 # Ga 69

Shbaevch-M vlov' Pec 1988 1 e c5 f3 c6 3c3 f6 e5 d5 5d cxd 6.Ac b6 Ab3 d5 8exd6 dxc3 9xc3 exd6 10g5 d5 1 1 .xd5 xd5  Axd5 Ab 13.wf 00 1.5 Af5 15.Axf w8 16Ae3 d3 1Wg d 18.Axd xd 19 �g6 20xg6

Ga

Suetn-Shebakov Wasaw 1991 e c5 .e c6 3d cxd xd e5 5b5 d6 6c Ae .c3 a6 8a3 Ae6 9.Ae3 c8 0.Ae Ag5 1 1 c Axe3  .xe3 f6  3 0 -0 00 1  .   d  5. Ad3 aS  6d b5  .b3 d 8 .  fd 1 c5  9  Af b  0 . cd5 xe 1  xb xa  e xb3 3.c a e w8 5.xc8 xc8 6.b d   . db c5 8. e8 9xc8 xc8 3 0  a5 g6 3   b6 d 3d5 Axd5 33d5 Wg 3Axa6 e 35.b g 363 f3 3 g3 (ee ne di)

 0 xg6  .  5 x . g6 g8  3gx wf8  e6 -0

lekhes Block

38.gxf3 xf 39x xf 40.�f xf3 4  . �g d3 4.b6 e4 4 3 xd6 b  44.W  b8 0 Gam

Karpov-Salov Linares 1993  d4 f6  4 e6 3 f3 b6 4g3 �b s.�g �e 6. 3 e4  �d �f6 8.0-0 0-0 9. S 0.d5 exdS xd5 xd .xd d6 3de4 �e 4.f4 d 5g4 a6 6.a4 eB g5 �f8 8W bS 9.axb5 axbS 0.xb5 b6     b 3  b 4 .  d3  b 6  3g3 W8 4.d 4 5 .b3 b6 6g6 g6 .f5 gS 8xf5 d 9.df eS 305f4 b6 3  .  g 5  g 6 3  .  f  w g 8 33.Wxg6, 0

 45

n pn

Gam

Spangenberg-Facnik Moscow 994 e4 S 3 d6 3f4 g6 4f3 �g s�4 e6 600 e d3 b6 8f5 dS 9�b3 de4 0fxg6 exf3   g  W8  .xf3 d4 3 W eS  4 e g4  5. b6 6 3 g6 �f4 �b 8 e   4  9 dx4 xf 0  b5 fS    e8  e8 d4 3d g8 4.e g3 0-

  aam n pn

Alkns Blok

6

Gam

Moscow 1935; 6 . .  h6 7 . x Tvakov-Fontos, x86 +  AekhineCarlsson Poto San-Jorjo 1994 Orebro 1935) 7 hS 8h .e e5 2f f6 . xe  6   8  ! 9 6 

c6 5 . �xe  S 6  xh 7 xh7 7xe5  8�f 7 9b2  S 0� 000 .0- c5 2a �b6 b h5 e  5 a a6 6 a fS  7 f x 8x �xf 9xf xh2  20  6 2 . h 22 x5 c+ 2 x 2 x xb 25e6 f 26e2 xg3

20b xb 2xb fe8

=

BolesavskyMoiseev Odessa 1949

19xg6   9    hx6 20x+ xf7 2h8+ xh8 22.x+ 8 2 x6 8 2.e6 + ) 0

n poson

27e h+ 28e2 + 0- Gam

Wade-Bennett co 1942  5 2.c e6 .c f6 .5 b7 5e e7 6.f 00 7c c6 8 .   xc  9 xc    5 0xe7 xe7    xc  2 .xc e5 c2 ex .ex f6 ·

The Rook Bocks at g (g3) � � � � Gam

AekhneGossman New Yok 1932 (smultaneous

1 5 J e1 'd6 16 .l g 5 i g 4 C  6. . . f4   e4 cS 2 . f3 lc 6 3  d4 cx d4 7 xf7 +  LevenshRiumin

x f6 Sc 6 6.eZ a6

ks Bock

700 e6 8.b3 �7 9�b2 c8 1 0h1 bS 1 f3 eS 12a  13 .a2 xf3 1 xf3 b6 1 S .eS S 162 �7 17ex6 x6 18 �x7  8 19.�eS cS 20ac1 �c6 21�3 �b7 22.eS f6 2 3   3 S 2f3 aS 2Se3 xg3

 4

c6 18.h1 cS 193 c6 20S b 21xb xb 22.fS  eS 2 3 . f  e8 2  .  af1 c6 2ShS h7 26. f6 273 r8e7 28:g6

28 .. 2 29xf6 e2 30xh6 8, 10 Poiio 

26hx3  27.f xe3 28xS �xS • 29  f2 f6 3 0 e 2 fS 31.h2 hS 32h3 e7 33.1  3.e2 xc2 3Sc  36 e 1 c 3 37  �xf3 38. S �+ 39h2 �7 .3 xb3, 01 Ga

TrejbalHeeberger, ReggoMeses, Hague 1928 Mone ro  1e eS 2f3 c6 3�bS f6 .c3 6 S. ex 6x �7 l Jg3 2  x3 �h 3 .x .00  82 00 9.3 e8 e3+ e2 xe2 * ), 01 10b3 f8 11S h6 12xf6 xf6 13S 8 1.f 7 1S �x7 x7 16 e3 a8 1 7.c 

kns Bk

 48

Ga

GueldHuebner, Suum 1972  e e6 2 S  .2 c6 f f6 SeS 7 6.b e7 7b5 0-0 8.00 cb8 9f b6 0.c  b 7       a 6  2  c  c S  b e8 2 c8  S S f8 6h x S  7 . x 5 f6 8f c7 9.ce fS 20.h2 b8 2 f c8 22.  c 2 a c6 2.c2 f7 2Se 6 26.2 h 27f2 x2 28x2  e 7 2 9     b S  0   f a S e2 h8 25 ff8 .2 c7 .h2 8 S7 xh7 6h h6 75  86+ x6 9x6 Wx6 0  + Wh7  . c2 : 2 8 36

Ga

Torre-O'Kelly, Malaga 1973  e cS 2f 6 b5 7  f6 5c cx 6x eS 7. h6 82 e7 9c 0-0 0  x7 x7   .e c6 2 . e6  7 .f5 S 5.xf5 wh7 6.h 8 7.5 f6 8.c af8 9h5 h8 2 0 . e a 2  . W2  h 8 22.g6 -0

 oso

Ga

RazuvaevBagrov, USSR 1982 . S 2c xc e eS .xc   b7 . h5  S 5 bxc ex Sex f6 6.f e7 7.0-0 6bxc b2+ 7W  c2 8e7 0 - 0 8  h   b  7 9   c   b 6 xc+ 9Wh wh8 SOxh6+ 0.b S .e c6 2  5 e6 e5 c7 c e8  xh6 S.f6+ 7 52.6 0  S 6 6 .f fS 7.xe7 xe7 8. a8 9a f6 20f hS 2 .f2 fS 22.  7

Akns Blk

 49

23gxf5 gx5 24.h2 h8 25gl �d5 26. xd5 xd5 27g6

r 24.:x6!

29xd 6 30. e6 31 .xe6 2   e6 28dgl f8 29h6 xe6 32f4 6 33.g4 �5 34.dl g8 30.�b3 d6 3l.g2 fd8 h5 35.gx5 gxh5 36f5 �xd4+ 32�xd5 xd5 33xe6  34. e8 3. xd4 :l + 38.f 2+ 39. f3 xe8 35xd5+ 1-0 a2 40d5 a3 4lf4 xb3 42xa5 0 Ga  Smyslov-Hansen Be 993 l .e4 5  f3 e6 3d4 xd4 4 xd4 6 5 3 a6 6x6 bx6 �d3 d5 800 f6 9e2 �e 10.b3 00 ll.�b2 aS 12adl  13a4 �b 14.4 fd8 5e5 d 16.xd5 xd5 1.l b8 18.�d4 �a3 193 h6 20�b5 f8 2 1 . g3 g6 22  b6 a 23d a8 24.xg6

The Bishop Blocks at g6 (g)

� � � � Ga  

Aene-Rubnsten Carlbad 1923 l.d4 d5 24 e6 3.f3 f6 4.3 (see ne am �e �g5 bd 6e3 0-0 l 6 82 a6 9.a4 e8 0.�d3 24 . . g6 25.g4 �a6 26.xe6+ dx4 l l .�x4 d5 1 2�f4 xf4 h 2.�xa6 xa6 28.f xd 13exf4 5 4dx5  15.00 x4 6. e4 x5  x5 �xS

50

ks Bock

18�d3 b6 19�xh7 Wh8 20�e4 a7 21b4 �f8 22c6 d7 23g3 b8 24g5 ed8 25Ag6

1 9   f8 20�x x 21 g6 10 25 .e5 25 . .g6 26e4 �xb4 27h4 wg8 28h7 ' 29h8 We7 30xg7 WeB 31g8  32xg6 We7 33xe6 *  25  . �b7 264  , Aeie 26.x  27 �x f5 28fd1 xd1  29xd1 x 30xc8 Wh7 31xa6 f3 32.d3 1-0

Ga 83

Alekhne-Apscheneek, Folkston 1933 1 d4 f6 2 c4 c6 3f3 d5 4e3 e6 5�d3 a6 6.bd2 dx4 7xc4 b5 8ce5 h6 9.a4 �b7 10.�d2 bd 1 1 .c2  12.Ag6

Ga 82

AlekhineRumijanev Sarejavo 931 (smultaneous 1.d4 d5 2c4 e6 3.c3 tf6 4�g5 �e7 5.e3 6 6f3 h6 7.�h4 bd7 8 c 2 h 7 9 . �g3 a6 10.000 tb6 ll.c5 d7 12e4 1 2  xe 5 ( 1 2   . fxg 6 1 3  xg6 dxe4 13 .xe4 df6 14.d6 �xd6 We7 1 4  �b4 c5 1 5 .dxc5  ) 15 �xd6 d5 16.4 6 1 e5 13. xe5 c 14 a5 g6 15 xg6 d 18d3 b4 9Ag6 We7 16 e8 18 c8 18. c5 19xc5 xc5 20dxc5  x m

51

kns Blk

�e4 21.xe8 xe8 22.f3 d3 23.axb5 10 Ga

UhlmanYanovsky Segen 1970 ld4 f6 2c4 e6 3f3 b6 4g3 b 5�g2 �e 6c3 e4 .xe4 �xe4 8.00 00 9�f4 d6 10d2 d   .b4 �f6  2. fd1 e 3c ad8 4.e3 �g6 15.a3 e5 6.�e3 e4 1d2 c5 18 .b3 cxd4 9 xd4 e5 20.f4 c8 2 b3 a6 22 h3 c 23. f5 xS 24. x5 g5 25 .xg5 xg5 26 xe4 h6 2 Wg2 e8 28.h3 e6 29d5 c8 30.f4 g6 3  3 ce 32  c2 f5 33d3 c8 34.xd6 h5 35.xh5 h4 36gxh4 f5 37g6

Ga

kmakovKorcho Rga 1971 1.d4 f6 2.c4 e6 3.c3 �b4 4e3 0-0 5�d3 c5 6.f3 d5 0-0 dxc4 8�xc4 bd 9.b3 a6 1 0a4 e   .d1 �aS  2. c2 cxd4  3exd4 b6 14�a2 h6 15e5 �d 6�b fd8 1 d3 ac8 8 .g3 wf 9. d2 bd5 20 g6rr 

20 �e8 21xh6 b4 (21..gxh6 22�xh6 Wg8 23�d3 h8 24 �g g8 25 �xf6  , Lei) 22h8 We 23.xg xd4 2 4   d 3 �xc 3 2 5 . bxc 3 xc3 26�a3 d 2e1 c 28.�e cd5 29�xd8 Wxd8 30.�e4 xa4 31xd5 xd5 32g5 c 33h4 b5 34.  c 1  �c6 35h5 d4 36.e5 f6 3.xc6 3  .fxg6 38.d5 xd5 39.cxd5 bxc6 38.g wd6 39h6 f4 xe2 40xe2 nxe2 41 f3 e 40g4 d2 41d, 10 42d6 d 43We4 Wf8 44We5 d8 45 Wd5 e8 46 . e   f8 4c6 10

52

kns lock Gam 86

Ruderer-Maslov an Der Welarpov Tashkent 1979 Amsterdam 1987 d4 f6 2.4 e6 3.3 �b4 4.e3 1 e4 6 2d4 dS 3 .d2 dxe4 4. xe4 5 5�d3 b6 6ge2 �b7 70-0 d7 5 .�d3 gf6 6g5 e6 7. lf3 6 8.d5 exd5 9.xd5 e5 10e4 7 8e2 h6 9Ag6 4 1 1.�2 �a6 1 2�g5 h6 13 .�h4 g6 14�g3 h5 15e5 xg3 16.xg3 f4 17.f3 d3 18�xd3 �x3 19Ag6

9  hxg5 10�x+ d8 11xg5 b6 12�xe6 xh2 13.00 h5 14g3 e7 15.e1 xg5 16�xg5 �xe6 17 xe6 xe6 18 .xe6 d7 19.ae1 bd5 20.�xf6 6 216e5 b5 22.3 aS 23f1 a4 24.a3 d5 25.f5 �e7 26 g8 27.e2 e8 28f5 d7 29 d6 30g2 d7 12-12

19  fxg6 20.bx3 h4 21 d6 b8 22.ad1  23.e2 f4 24e6 f6 25exd7+ d7 26fe1 �b7 27.e7 xe7 28xe7 w6 297 b5 30d7 ff8 31.xb7 xb 32d8 xd8 33xd8 a4 Game 88 34e4 e7 35.f3 a3 36.d2 RchtrovaZPolgar bS 3 7  f 2 a S 3 8 . : d 5  a 4 Saloniki 988 39 . d6 e6 40. xb5 b6 41 . d6 b2+ 42g3, 10 l  e4 5 2 . f3 6 3 . d4 xd4 4 xd4 f6 5 3 e5 6. db5 d6 7e3 a6 8.a3 b8 9d5 xd5 10.exd5 e7 11.�4 g6 1200 e7 13d2 0-0 14e2 f5 15.f3

Alekhne's Blok

53

f4 16.�a7 la8 17 .�f2 �h4 18 .c4 b5 19�b6 f6 20a5 Ag3!!

tr 20

  .

�g3!!

�e5 29lg4 xh3+ 30.Wf2 h2+ 21�d3 'h4 22.h3 'g5 23.c6 3 1  lg2 �g3 0-1 h4 24
N enashev-Kramnik, Moscow 1992

1d4 d5 2c4 c6 3f3 f6 4e3 e6 5.bd2 c5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.b3 �d6 8  �b 2 0  0 9�d3 c6 1000 cxd4 11 xd4 e5 12 2f3 xd3 13xd3 le8 14b5 � 1 5 . lac1 �g4 16.bd4 a6 17lfd1 e4 1Wf 'f6 19h3 �h5 20e2 Ag3!! (see next diaam)

21b5 h6 22.c3 x f 2 23.lxd5 �g6 24d1 �e4 25ld4 xd1 26.lcxd1 �c6 27.d2 �xf3 28gx f3

 . e 4 c 6 2  d 4 d5 3   c 3 dxe4 4.xe4 �f5 5.g3 �g6 6.f3 d7 7.�e2 e6 8.0-0 �d6 9b3  gf6 10�b2  c7 1   c 4 0 -0 12  h4 lfe8 13xg6 hg6 14c2 ladB 1 5 . n a d 1 b 6 1 6 . c 5 � f 4 17.cx x 18.lfe1 5 19  f b4 20 c4 b7 2  .g3 �d6 2.�f3 lc8 23.a3 bd5 24.d2 led8 25.d3 e7 26.c4 �c7 27c2 fd5 28b4 lb8 29�c f5 30 .�g5 ldc8 3 Wg2 aS 32.xa5 5 33b5 b3 34d2 l a 8 3 5 . h 4  a 4 3 6  h 5 gh5 37�xh5 !xa5 38e2 Vc7 39.d3 la4 40lh1 lxd4 41.Ag6!! (see next diaam)

Alks Blk

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 . xd3 2�h 1 0 Ga 91

Gurevch-Bareev Bel 1993

t 33 .�3!!

xe3 40xe3 e 4d3 xa5 42tf4 f5 43.b3 tb5 44.td5 h5 45 .h4 d6 46 tg5 g6 4  c4 g f4 h6 49c3 c 50. b3 g 5.xb5 xc 52. td4 f6 53xb e 54d5 c 55f5 d 56tde6+ e6 5txe6+ h6 5.txd xd 59g6 x  6 0   d 3 + g 6 1 .  d 1  c 6 + 62.h2 c 63d2 c5 64.h3 e5 65.d+ f6 0

.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.d2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.tgf3 tf6 6�b5+ �d �xd+ tbxd .00 �e 9.dxc5 txc5 0b3 tce4    �f4 0-0 12d3 e 3�e5 d 4a4 a6 5 fd1 ac 6c3 �d .h3 h6 1a5 c6 9.� txf6 20.tfd4 c 2.c2 jc 22e3 cd 23.td4 e4 24tf3 c6 Ga 92 25b4 de 26.f d 2.ab N adanan-Sharbatov, f4 2.tf5 c 29.5d4 c corr 1992-93 30b3 ee 3.e2 e5 32.c 1 e4 e5 2 f3 tf6 3.txe5 d6 4. tf3 te4 33. xd5 g3 txe4 5.d4 d5 6.d3 tc6 .0-0 g4 c4 tf6 9c3 xf3  0.xf3 (see e aam txd4 1h3 te6 12.cxd5 txd5 34c4 (34.g3 cd 35.f5 c4 13g6   34  txg3 cd + , Len) cd 35.f5 xc4 36e3 b 3g3 xb4 3.g2 td6 39.d3

(see ne aam

Alkns Blk

1 3   d 14e 000 1SxdS hxg6 16.xh8 b4 1.xd8 xd8 18xb4 aS 19.c d3 0a3 bS e3 b4 .ed a6 3 c,  0

The Knight Bc at g6 (g 3)

55

SWg1 (Sg3 xg3   S  . .d?   Aee) dS 6.a4 e .wh f 8.a6 hS 9.b6 �g3 30Wg axb6 3.xb6 d 31 xf1 33.xfl e6 34h1 xh3 3S gxh3 3 36  g3 h4 3. xf 38 xe4 xh3, 01 Ga

AekhneAppe Lo 1928 C C C C (smulneous) l d4 f6 f3 e6 3.c4 dS 4c3 bd S.�gS c6 6c aS d Ga 93  d8 8 . e4 dxe 4 9 . xe 4 � e  Tarrasch-Aekhne 0.�d3 b6 11.00 b 1fe1 Psan 1922 00 13.ad c 14g3 fe8 1.d4 f6 .f3 e6 3c4 cS 4.dS bS S. gS f8 16.hS g6 .xg6 S.dxe6 e6 6.cxbS dS e3 �d6 hxg6 18f4 d6 19�xg6 8.c3 00 9.�e �b 10b3 bd 11.�b e 1.00 ad8 (ee net m 1 3 . c eS 4.fe1 e4 1S.d eS 6.d1 fg4 �xg4 xg4 19 . g6 0xg6 e 1e4 18fl gS 19h3 h6 0Wh d h4 e8 3d3  fS     h  d 4   .  c 1 d 3 4h3 10 3c4 wh8 4�b �g3

Alk Block

56

15 �a3 dxc3 16�c1 g6 1.�4 dB 18 c2 cd4 9e4 !!

t 19.x6

oio 

20xg6 de2 *  01 Game 96

GerbetsWeil, iea 1941 1 .e4 e5 23 c6 3�b5 a6 4�a4 f6 500 xe4 6d4 bS d5 e 8.e1 d6 9.xe5 bxa4 10c3 �b 1 1 � g5 h6 1 2  hS hxgS 3xh8 b8 !! BogojbowAlekn, 

 g3 2hxg3 hxg3 3h3 

�xh3 4.gxh3 xh3 01 Game

Marache-Morphy New York 1857 l.e4 eS 23 c6 3�c4 �cS 4b4 �b4 5c3 �aS 6d4 exd4

. . g6 'g8 'a7  6 Jhe7+ 7 .e 5 dS 8.ex d6 'x d6 90 -0 ge7 14 fx  1 5

10.g5 00 11�d3 �S 2.�x5 Wxe 1ne1+ w6 18g4  xf5 3�a3 g6 4.�x8 xgS 19e4+ weS 20.x -0

k' Bck

57

t I

tr 32g6+

  U 2hxg3 a8, 



� 3 .. h8

Game 98

ShshovLstsn Tbls 194 l .e4 e5 2 3 c6 3  b5 a6 4 . a4 f6 500 �e 6.el b5 .�b3 d6 8c3 00 9d4 g4 10.d5 a5 l l  �c2 c6 1 2 .h3 hS 1 3 dxc6 b6 14.bd2 xc6 15fl g6 16.g3 fB 1h4 c4 18.hf5 8 19.f3 na 20.a4 :d 21 .b3 b6 22 a5 a8 23c4 c 24 . g5 e8 25.�d3 f6 26e3 b4 2.g4 :b8 28h4 h8 29h5  30h4 e 3l.gf5 d8

Konstantnopols -Lpn ts Moscow 1950 lf3 f6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.b3 c5 5g2 d4 60-0 c6 e3 e5 8exd4 exd4 9a3 aS 10.d3 e l l el 00 12 a2 h6 1 3 ae2 �d6 14.bd2 �e6 15h4 d 16.e4 e 17g6

2g6 (ee net d) 32. . . hx g6 3 3  hx g 6 Ae 6 34  a 7 17 . . . lfe8 18. tx e7+ �x e7 19 Af4 x f5 35 ex f5 te6 36 .h5+ �g8 led8 20 t x 6+ x f6 21 .Ae5 'g6

3.fxe6, 10

22c d 23.b6 fS 24  e8 xe8 25 . xe8+ h 26. e4 xe4 2  xe4 f5 28 . el d6 29. f3

Alks Blk

58

g6 30f4 f8 31h4 re 32.rxe xe 33.c xc 34xc g8 3S.�d6 b6 36�c  3�xb6 eS 38�xc5 xd3 39�xd4 c 40�e3 xb3 4a4, -0

f4 42rb3 g4 43.f2 d1 44rg3 gS 4S.g1 aS 46.f2 a4 4. rh3 e3 48.xe3 d2 49 f3 xe3 SOg4 e4 S .g3 f4 *  01

Game 99

Pii II

Huebner-Cegal, Dresden 1970 l.e4 eS 2f3 f6 3d4 exd4 4eS e4 Sxd4 dS 6exd6 xd6 .�d3 c6 8f4 g6 9.00 �g 10  e1  �e6 1  .g5 00 1 2 xe6 fxe6 13g4 f6 14.g3 b4 1Srfl fS 6.xc rac8 . xb xd3 8.cxd3 �g3

l �g3 2hxg3 h3 3g1 �x e 3 4xe3 (4rf2 xg2*) xg2 * , 0  

Game l OO

Kosna-Sammul Tbls 1 974  d4 f6 2.c3 dS 3.�g5 bd 4.f3 c6 S.e3 aS 6.�d3 e6 00 �b4 8.e2 e4 9.�f4 00 19 rxc 20rxc1 xf2 21.h1 10.g3 fS �xe4 fxe4 12g5

x g3 22e7 e3 23.x f8+ ' x£   lf6 1 3 . �eS �d7 1 4  lh5 d8 24rc8 e 25rc d6 26rxg 1 S c3 �e 6.f4 c8 .h4 aS 'cl+ 27.h2 �x b2 28rx 7 �xa 18.g3 bS 19. g2 cS 20.rhl ra6 29. a3 a6 30 c4+ ' c6 3 l a3 2 l hS �e8 22e2 c4 23rh2 b4

' c S 3 2 . r h3 �f6 33 . ' g l ' d 4 24.�g6tr

34rf3 gS 35f2 eS 36e3 xd3 3. fl  d4 38rg3 e 39.e3 h4 40.fl e4 4.We2

 x m

5

Alkns Blk

24 .. .hxg6 25.hxg6 �xg6 26nh hs 2nxhs �xhs 28.xhs �xgS 29 xg eS 30h  31 xf e 32  c5 e6 33.h5  34. x 35 dxe5 e6 36 . d4  3h b3 3.4 nb 39n e 40:a6 f5 41nxa5 �3 42.nb5 nxb5 43xb5 e6 44b6 d 45e6 0

23  .g6 24  xe4 nab 25 . d5 h 26.xd4 g5 2nc ned 2.c3 xg4 29  c6 ng 30hxg6 xg6 31f4 ngf 32e6 nxf4 33b4 nb6 34e nxc6 35.e 0 Game

Cabrlo-Djurc Yugoslava 1978  e4 e5 2  f3 c6 3  b5 6 Game i O I 4  4 f6 5 00 e 6. ne  b5 Doroshkevch-Buors  . b3 0-0    4 �b 9  d3 d 6 USSR 1975 0c3 a5 .�2 b4 2.e  .d4 f6 2.c4 e6 3.c3 b4 4c2 c5 3  d2 nb  4 g3 c 5 .c3 c6 5.f3 d5 6.a3 xc3 xc3 bxc3 16bxc3 e6 1.d4 x2 e4 8 c2 e5 9.dxe5 �f5 10 b3 1. nxa2 d 9 .dxe5 dxe5 20f5

dx c4 1 1 .x c4 0-0 1 2 . �e3 'e7 f6 2  . l 3h4 n f7 2 2  g 4
d  6  g2 e6  . e 3 c5 1.h4 h6 19.h5 h 20.h4 bS 2    23 g6!!  x am

 x m 23 .. .hxg6 24 xg6 e 2 S ne 3 nb1  26 e xe  2nxe f 2h5
Alekne's Blk

60

Poiio III

tr

236+

gB 36h6+ g7 37.fs+ gB   g3 2 hxg3 hxg3+ 3g l 38.hS f4 39.e2 b3 40.g4 f2 4. xf2 h l + S xhl gxf2 + d2 41 c4 cl 42  xe7+ g7 43 fS+ g8 44f4 10 Beliavs-Larsen Tilburg 198 Gae 103 AoldN atsis l .e4 c6 2. d4 dS 3.c3 dxe4 4. xe4 Groningen 197879 �fS S.g3 �g6 6.h4 h6 7.f3 e4 cS 2 f3 c6 3bS  4  c3 d7 8.hS h7 9.d3 d3 1  xd3 e6 S0-0 ge 6d3 d4 7.�c4 gf6 1 1 . f4 e6 1 2  000 e7 ec6 8  xd4 cxd4 9 . e2 �e7 1 3eS S 14 he1 4 5g6 1 0 .f4 00  l .fS S 1 2 . hl f6 13 . f4 c6 14.e2  5.g6 



1 S. . .dS 16fS f8 1.�d6 g8 18c4 b4 19h3 xg6 20xe6+ S  .  16f4 xc4 1 .h4 h6  2 1 .hxg6+ xe6 22e1 + eS 23.�xeS, 1-0 18xh6 gxh6 19.xh6 10 

Aekne Bk

!! 2hxg3 hxg3 3�xh5 4  , 01 

SpeelmanLevitt London 1992 14 6 2.e4 dS 3exd5 xdS 4d4 f6 53 e6 6.f3 �b4 �e3 dx4 8.�x4 00 900 b6 10.�g5 �b 1   1 6 1 2 .  e1 �e 13.a3 8 14 .�a2 dS 15 �d2 x3 16.�x3 �f6 1d5 exdS 18.�xd5 �x3 19. x3 a5 20x8 x8 21.e5 dS 22xd5 b 23.d6 e8 24  e3 f6 !!

61



Game 1 06

BeliavsMiles, Biel 1992  d4 f6 2f3 g6 3.4 �g 4. 3 00 5e4 d6 6�e2 e5 00 exd4 8.xd4 e8 9f3 hS 10�e3 fS 1d2 f4 12�f2 �eS 13d1 f6 14.db5 a6 1 5  a1 �e6 16.a4 ad8 1xa S 183 6 19.b4 !!

25   a8 26.e h8 2e6 1 0 Poiio XXV

20�d4 txe2 21txe2 td 22�f2 a8 23 a4 g5 24. td4 g4 25txe6 xe6 26fxg4 xg4 2d3 8 28.f3 g6 29.a5 g8 30b5 5 31 .b6 g 32.fl tf6 33e1 tg4 34�g1 �d4 35.a6 eS 36.h3 f3 3g3 f2 38�xf2 f8 39.2 tg4 40ee2 g 41axb txf2 42.8 td3 43  f2 txf2 01

ekne Bock

62

Smirin-Lputian, RostovonDon 1993 le4 e6 .d4 dS 3c3 t6 4.eS td S.4 cS 63 c6 .je3 a6 8.d cxd4 9xd4 jcS 10000 00 11h4 xd4 1jxd4 bS 13hS b4 14e aS 1SjxcS cS 16.e3 b6 .S a4 18b1 b3 19cxb3 axb3 0.a3 exS   . xd S n a s   . 4 h6 3jd3 je6 4d6 b Src cB 6d4 xd3  nxcB jxcB

SchulzAlekhine Stockholm 1914 (simultaneous)   e4 cS   3 c6 3 . d4 cxd4 4.xd4 g6 S�e3 jg 6c3 d6 c4 t6 800 00 9.3 �d 10  d eS  l �e ncB 1 4 eg4 3 .b3 !

28g6

4.bxc3 xe4 1S.d3 xe3 1 6xe3 txc3 1rae1 aS B.j3 �bS 19 dS 0.cS b6 1e3 d4 xe a4 3c bB 4d3 neB Sb nxe  6.xe xb B  .h 9tB+ gB 30dB gS xb d3 8.h �d4 9nd 31d6, -0 je3 30  xd3 jxd3 31.txd3 txa 3jdS c3 33 jc6 a3 0-

The Roo Blocs at c6 (c 3)

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Game 1 09

YedidicAkopian Las Vegas 1994  .e4 cS  3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4 txd4 6 Sc3 a6 6jc4 e6 b3 tbd B4 cS 9.S e 10.3 00 1  . �e3 eS 1  tde txb3

63

ene'  Blok

13axb3 bS 14.g4 b4 15.a4 �b 16g3 dS 100 d4 18�d2 8 19.b1 d 20h4 �6 21 .g5 �xa4 22 bxa4 c3!

�8 14.e2 S 15.b1 b6 16�g4 4 1e1 aS 18�x5 gxS 19.g1 �b4 20e2 a4 21 c3!!

23.bx3 bx3 24�x3 b6 22 bx3 e 23�e3  24.e1 b3 5.�b b8 26b3 6 a2 25 xb3 axb3 6j1 xa2 2 d2 b6 28.jxd4 exd4 29.xd4 3 a 01 30d3 4 311 �a3 32.d1 b2 33e2 xd3 34b1 4 35 3 01

The Bihop Block  c6 (c3)

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The Knigh Block  c6 (c 3)     Game I l l

Zller-Brsdrf Germany 1 97 5 Game l l O

d4 dS .e4 dxe4 33 6 43 Hn -Gurgenidze �S Se4 xe4 63 e6 .�4 Kislvdsk 199 �b4 80-0 �x3 9bx3 x3 e4 g6 d4 �g 3.3 6 4.4 dS 10.e1 e4 1.�a3 d 12d5 SeS hS 63 h6 �e3 �g4 6 13dxe6 e6 14.d 000 8.�e e6 9.d2 d 10.0-0-0 bS 15 . d4 g6 16c6! 11h3 �x3 12.�x3 h4 13.�2

ekhine's Bk

4

23 . h 8  e 2  2 4   b 1 xd2 2Sxd2 xh8, 01 Game 1 1 3

GeorgievHazai, Soa 1979 l .e4 g6 2d4 �g 3. c3 d6 4. �e3 a6 h4 f6 6f3 hS d2 bS 8000 bd 9e b4 10.e4 dS 11.g b6 12e6 xe6 1 6 . .bxc6 1.�a6 b8 18d 1 3. xe6 e6 14 h3 d 1 .d3  (102) a4 16.b1 d 1g hb8 8.e4 c3+!! Game 1 1 2

Suo-Klia corr. 1976 l e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3c3 dxe4 4 xe4 �fS g3 �g6 6h4 h6 f3 d 8h �h 9�d3 �xd3 10xd3 c 1l �d2 gf6 1 2 e2 000 13.0-0-0 e6 14.e xeS dxe dS 16.e4 g6 1hxg6 fxg6 18 . d6 �xd6  9exd6 xd6 19.bxc3 bxc3 20a1 d 21 xe6 20�xh6 xh6 21xh6 f4 a3 22c dB, 01 22d2 c3! Game

QuinteroPopovic N ovi Sd 1982 l .e4 c 2. f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 f6 c3 c6 6�c4 e6 e3 a6 8.�b3 �e 9e2 c 10000 aS   .g4 bS 12g xb3  3axb3 d 4.h4  1a4 tc 16h �d b1 �xa4 18bxa4 b

enes B

5

19 g6 �f6 20 .gxf  x 21 eS dxeS 22.b3 xa4 23.g4 ac8 24h6 c6 2Sa �c3!!

ter 1  c3

2.�xd3 xd3 2 8 . �xa  xf3 29c2 f4 30a4 h3 31e 3 2 6 .  c S xd 1 2  xd 1 h d8 32d2 �gS 33f2 �4 34d3 28hg  xd 1 + 29 xd 1 �xg �xh2 3S: gS 36aS �c 3 30hS g8 31.g4 h1 g4 38e4 hS 39c4 eS+ 32.a2 dS+ 33 b3 aS, 01 40.d3 fS 41e3 0-1 Gam 1 1 5

Gam 1 1 6

Jansa-Barov Vjacka Banja 1983

YudasinMakarichv Nikoav 1983

1e4 cS 2f3 c6 3d4 cxd4 4.xd4 f6 S.c3 d6 6.�gS e6 .d2 �e 80-00 0-0 9.f4 xd4 10 xd4 aS 1  �c4 d 1 2 �b3 �c6 13h h6 14�h4 hS 1S�g3 dS 16.exdS :fd8 1.fe1 �xd S 1 8  xd 5 xdS 1 9 . f2 �c3!!

1 .e4 cS 2 .f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4xd4 f6 Sc3 c6 6�gS e6 .d a6 8.000 h6 9�e3 �e 10.f3 xd4 1  . �xd4 bS 1 2  h4 a S 13.b1 b4 14e2 eS 1S�f2 e6 16.c1 dS 1.exd5 xdS 18b3 c 19.�g3 00 20�d3 �f6 21.e2 hS 22e4 g6 23.d4 �c3+!!

 x am

 x m

20xd8+ xd8 21. f3 xf3

2 2. gx f 3  d S 2 3  c 3 �6 2 4 . f5 24. bx c3 �x a2+ 2Sa1 �e6 26 b3

exS 2S�f2 f4 26�c2 d3 xc3+ 2.b1 �xb3 28e1 a+ 9xa2 a3 30b1 b3 31 cxb3

66

eknes Bk



23  .c3!!

t 23   c3!!

xb3+ 32c1 d8 33.d2 32gxf3 bS 33f4 ec8 34d8+  a c8 + 34 .  c 2  a 3 + 3 5 .  d 1 xd8 35xd8+ h 36e5 d a1 + 36.e2 xd2+ 3.xd2 c3+ 3 xd �xd 38. c5 f6 39 xd 3 8  ' d 1 � a  + 3 9  ' d 2 � c 3 + fe5 40.f e 5 'g8 41 b3 7, 0-

40.d 1212

Game 1 1 8

MkhchshnLeer, Rg 1985 1 e4 cS 2 f3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. txd4 tf6 5c3 tc6 6g5 e6 ."d2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9e3 e 0f3 txd4 1   xd4 bS 1 2  h4 a 5 13.f2 b8 4.b b4 5.e2 eS  6 .  a   b      c  � e 6 8.e3 dS 19.b3 "a4 20.c5 00 2xe xe 22.exd5 xdS 23c4 c3+!!  x ) 24bxc3 bxc3 25.e3 xc4 26xc3 c8 2.d6 ee8 28"d2 e6 29.b2 c4 30.h5 e4 3 .e exf3

nchukRozentls Debecen 1992  .e 4 eS 2 . f3 tf6 3 d4 xe4 4�d3 dS S.xeS d 6.txd xd 00 "h4 8c4 000 9c5 g6 0.c3 g 1 1 g3 h3 12 xd5 �g4 3e+ b8 4.c6!!

Aekhne's Blok

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67

Forintos-Luko, Metz 1992

1c4 e5 2g3 f6 3�g2 d5 4.cxd5 Game 1 1 9 xd5 5c3 b6 6f3 c6 OralNerland, 7d3 �e7 8 a3 ie6 9.r b1 'd7 Rimavska Sobo 1992 10b4 f6 llb5 d8 12.d4 exd4 l  e 4 e6 2  d 4 d 5 3   d 2 dxe4 13xd4 ic4 14.00 00 15!e1 4 xe4 f6 5 . xf6+ 'xf6 6. f3 h8 16. e3 b8 17 a4  18 'c2 h 6 7  i e 3 � d 6 8  i d 3 � d 7 d6 19a5 bc8 20.tc6 9 'e2 �c6 10 .0-0-0 d7 l  .b1 000 12c4 b8 13'c2 he8 14.�e2 a6 15.d5 exd5 16.cxd5 �b5 17�xb5 axb5 18.d4 b4 19a1 c5 20.'c4 a4 2'b5  22.tc6+!!

20     a 8 2 1  a 6 bxa 6 2 2  bxa6 �xa6 23b8 xb8 24xb8  25.8 �xf8 26�a3 �c4 27.�c5 c6 28.d1 'c7 29.d4 �g8 30.e4 d5 31xd6 �xd6 32e4 �xS 33'xc5 e7 34.ih3 f5 22    bxc6 2 3 . dxc6 ic5 24 . �xc5 35.Axf5 xf5 36'xf5 h6 37 J1d7

xd1 + 25 xd1 d8 26 .b 1 d5 'b6 38'e5 1  0 27.'xb4 'xc6 28�xb6 'xb6 29'f8+ a7 30'x 10

Alk's Block

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The Queen Bocks at b6 (b)

    Game  2 

RubinsteiGromadka, Moravska Ostrava 923 e4 eS 2f4 £c5 3.f3 d6 4c3 f6 5£c4 c6 6d3 �g4 .h3 £xf3 8 xf3 d4 9 g 3 e 10fxe5 dxeS 1 1 .d1 c 6 1 2a4 g8 13f h6 14e2 000 15xd4 £xd 4 1 6  c 3 £ b 6 1   a 5 £ c  18£e3 b8 19c2 a8 20f3 dS 2 �g 1 f4 22 . f2 �bB 23g3 h3 24. d6 25.Wb6

Game  2 2

KuijfHodgson Wijk aan Zee  989 1 .e4 dS .exd5 f6 3.c4 e6 4de6 �xe6 Sd4 b4+ 6.£d2 e £xb4 xb4+ 8.d2 c6 9.c3 000 10.d5 £g4 11f3 he8+ 12£e2 £f5 13.000 aS 14.g4 £g6 15 . h3 d 16 . b1 Wb3

1   j d 3 xa 2 1 8 .  b 4  e 2 1 9. xe2 b 3+ 2 0. xb 3 xb3 21 d2 e3 01 J

The Bishop Bocks at b6 (b) 25   d 26£c5 xf 2  £xd6 f2+ 28xf2 xf2 29.£c5 10

� � � � Game 23

PikhaiichGurieli Tbilisi 975 1.e4 d6 2.d4 f6 3c3 g6 4.f4 £g Sf3 00 6.£e3 c6 d2

ekne'  Bk

69

eS 8.eS dxeS 9.dS b 0�c4 bd 10-00 a6 12.h3 bS 13�d3 �b 14g4 cS 1SgS hS 16 . hg 1 aS 1 .�e2 b4 18b1 a2 19h4 f4 20.�g4 fd8 21 d xd 22.g2 ad 23.�xcS �xdS 24xf4 exf4 2Sx 3 23  c8 24.exf6+ a8 2S.  26a6 bxa6 2gS axb6 28.xh xf 29gS e 30xb6 aS 31 �xS Wa 32.b2 �e8 33.�xe8 xe8 34. e 3SeS 1-0

26xb3 nx1 + 2 xd1 �xb2  0-1

YrmoiskyEpishi, Ligrad 1980 1 . e4 e6 2 d4 dS 3 c3 �b4 4 .eS c S S  a 3 � xc 3  6 . bxc 3  c  g4 f6 8.�d3 f 9.h4 c4 10�e2 c6 11g3 ge 12f3 fS 13.f4 hS 4a4 �d S�a3 000 160-0 dg8 1    fb   h 6 1 8 . � c 1  e  19 .h2 h 20 aS d8 21 .�a3 c 22 �cS b8 23b6 ee ne d)

KviysKrai k, Dbrc 199  . e 4 c S 2   f 3 d 6 3 . d 4 cxd4 4.xd4 f6 S.c3 c6 6�gS e6 d2 a6 8000 h6 9�f4 �d  0  � g3 c8   f3 xd4 12xd4 eS 3.e3 �e 14b 0-0 1S.h4 c 16�d3 �e6 1�h2 aS 8.e1 xc3 9.xc3 xa2+ 20c dS 21.�xeS dxe4 22.�xe4 xe4 23.e4 e8 24g3 f6 2S.�d4 b3 ee ne d)

26.�c3 a+ 2d2 dB+ 28d3 xd3 29.xd3 �xc2+ 30xc2 a4 3l Wd3 bS 32.We3

Ans oc

70

ter 25  �b3

e 19 �3 

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�cS+ 33f4 c4 34d8+ h 35:hdl e2 36.f5 b4 3�e xg2 38.e5 g6+ 39e6 g4+ 40.  hS+, 0 1 Game 1 2 6

Howl-Zzulkin dubic 1994 1  e4 cS 2 . f3 tc6 3  d4 cxd4 4txd4 tf6 S.c3 eS 6tdb5 d6 4 �e6 8td5 c8 9.�g5 6 0. tbc3 �e  l .txe txe 1 2 . �d3 dS 1 3 .�xf6 gxf6 14 . f3 d4 5.xf6 :g8 16.te2 S+ .f :g6 18.h4 d2 9f4 b3!! (s nt di)

Te nigt Blocks t b6 (b 3)

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GunfldPolugavsky Riga 19?9 '

1 . e 4 c S 2   f 3 d 6 3  d 4 cxd4 4.txd4 tf6 S.tc3 6 6.�g5 e6  f4 bS 8 . e 5 dxeS 9. e5 c 10e2 tfd  1 .00 tc6 1 2txc6 xc6 13.d3 h6 4.�h4 b 15 �e2 c 6he1 tcS 1. h3 b4 18.tb5 xbS 19�xb5+ c6 20 f3 b3!!

20e xe + 2.el c2 22.d2 d3 23.xd3 :xg2 24gl :f2 (s nt di) 25e5 :f3+ 26.xd4 tc6+ 2.c5 tS+ 28.d5 :d3+ 29.td4 c4, 21 .b tS 2 2.:d4 c8 23 . edl 01 gS 24. �xc6+ xc6 25 .d3 �e

71

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l.b6+!!  2h2 2 S+ xeS .t7+  0 Game 1 2 8

er 20  b+!! 

Chei-Kveins Kaipeda  l  eS 2  fS  ex . t S .+ e7 . tS x  7�x � 8tf tge7 90-0- a 0.b6!!

2�e  27.�x �xb 28 xb t 29.b xeS 0e2  e t 2. aS .h tb  f8 Sa fS  . f g 7b2 g7+ b  9.S tS 0 tf  b2  + 2.a2 f8 f 8 :2 t S. S a eS 7b  8 b8+ g7 9b  SO.a2 a  0  b8  l :x x  2.�f :f Sl .  S2x x S.:xa  x f S f  S .g :d , 0 .x tfS 7 . h txd 8: te 9.tx tf2 20 �x7+ 8 Poiio  2.:S 8 22.�x8+ -0 Game 1 2 

Femnmsn, n 

KramnikGeorgiev Mosco 4 tf S 2 tf .  t x S.a fS .teS  7f  8. Axe 9.e txe Ad2 x tx xe+ 2e2 A2+ .x2 dS+ 2 ta S.x 0-0-  b

Aehne's Blok

72

17 e2 Wa8 1 8g4 f6 19 .  hd1 'g2 a6 10.cxdS b4 1l.�c4 bxdS 20  xd8+  xd8 2 1 �xe 6 'xh2 1 2. 2b3 c6 1 300 e8 14 .fd1 22  d1  23aS c7 24.�b+U g4 1 S .  d2 �c8 1 6 . cS h3 17 f3 g4 18 . g2 h3 1 9 . f3 g4 20 . h1 hS 2 1 b4 a6 22   c 1 h4 23a4 hxg3 24hxg3 �c7 2SbS axbS 26 axbS le3!! ( D 27  . . xg3+ +)

24   axb6 2 S  axb6 a6 26   a 1  d8 27.�e7 �d6 28   xa6+ Wb8 29.xd6+ xd6 30 .  a3 cS 3 1 . b3 g6 3 2 .  b S  e6 33 . d 3  eS 34  b4 hS 35 .  xcS  e6 36gxhS gxhS 37 . xh5  xb6 38.Wc3  c6+ 27. f3 (27fxe 3 �xg3+ 28  g2 39wd4  b6 40WcS :c 6+ 41 . WdS, xe3 +  Alekine) cxbS 28�xbS 1-0 c3 29.�xb7 xb7 30xb7 xe2+ 31 .Wh2 e4 32  c4 xf2 33  g2 e6 34   cc2 g4+ 3S .Wh3 eS+ 36Wh2 xf3 37  xe2 g4+ Wh3 The Rook Blocks at e3+ 39Wh2 xc2 40 . xf3 d4 e6 (e3) 01

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n ·lekine-Wolf, Pistyan 1922

RetiAlekine, BadenBaden 1925 lg3 eS 2f3 e4 3d4 dS 4d3 exd3 Sxd3 f6 6  g2 b4+ 7  d2 xd2+ 8 xd2 00 9 . c4

ld4 dS 2f3 cS 3c4 cxd4 4cxdS f6 Sxd4 a6 6.e4 xe4 7�a4+ d7 8.b3  S 9�e3 g6 1 0 . f3 �c7 1 l c3  g8 1 2 . e3 b6 13bd2 g7 14  d4 xd4

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 5 x � b5 1   �xb 5  axb5 70-0 a 18.b 8 19.a b7 20 fe  wf8 2  . e 22x6

22 e 2.g5 b8 2.xe w z gS+ wf 2.  g7 27.e g8 28xg7 xg7 29xe7 f 0.xb5 a7 1e1   2 e 8= + xe8  . xe8 x2 e5 w 5 xa .e8+ wg7 7.e7 w 8.f8+ w5 9.e5+ wg 0g5+, 0 Gme 132

Razuvav-Tiviakov, Roson-on-Don 1993  f 2. e f b g �e7 5.�g2 �b7  0-0 75 �b 8.�2 a 90-0 5 0e e8 1 .2 �x 12.�x exS x5 e e x S.bx x3

see next aam

1e  17. 7 18f e7 19. af1 e5 20 �e f8 21� �8 22e g 2 wg7 2 �7 25  xf 2 xf wxf 27 e8 28wf2 wg7 29e f 02 g 1 e e5 2 e7 a aS .b2 f7 5�2 e a wf8 7�a �g 8. e7 95 x5 0.b5  1 w8 2�2 �8 a8 g5 . gx 5.gx S e5 eS 7a e 8b �b7 9 �xS SOf w7 51a w 52e7 wb7 5 � 5.wb2  55 8 5 f 5 57 e7 58x7 5 59w  0.�xe b .�g �xa 2.5 2 �x2 �x2  a 5  a 0

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Game

RaedskKrasenkov Rostov-on-Don 1993

Te Bisop Blocks at e6 (e)

c c c c 1 .  f 2 .  S   f  .   S .g g  . g2 g7 7.00 00 8. g 9.e d 1 0 ed   h  1   h  h Beiavsky-Vaganian 12.S  .b g7  b8 USSR 1977 1Sa fS 1e1 e8 7bS dS 8.S aS 9.b e 1 d f 2 S .S bS bS a 5.ba a . g 7f 20.]x6!! d 8g g7 9 . h 00 1 0 .0-0 b7   e 7 2 . f 8 .2 b .a1 hS 1S h h .h b2 17.e 8 86!!

20 .. fe 21 h h8 22 e  2 .   1 b8 2  8 d8 2Se   d  + 2  .  h 2 a 27.e7 bS 28.d b 29f aS 0 . b7 a 1  a 2 . 7 2+ h a2 8 8+ S .  8 a     . f7 + g8 7 . e h1 + 8g  S+ 9.
l

8 . f8 19eS g 20 . g g 21 .e d8 22.e fe 2.h e8 2.de e 2S  2.f g7 27g5 b 28 h7 29f8 8 0.e f 1e  e1 b2 e f2 .e fS S.fS fS .fl eS 7gS+
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Game 1 3 6 7 xa2 2.x a + g2 BaeevShov, a2+ .g1 a + S .g2 a2+ .h g7 7. e2 8e Madrid 1994 e, 1-0  e 2g S �g2  2 x sx bS 2 �b7 7a Game 1 35 a 8. 7 9.axbS axbS 10xa8 vanhukLukn xa8   f gf 12 00 e7 RostovonDn 993 1  . b 00 1  b2 8 1 S  a1 / 1 f 2 g f �g7 .g  b 8   .    h  1 7     e S S SxS xS �g2 0-0 70-0 8 e7 1 2 S 20 2 b 8  9S b 0e a 21 b 222 8  11a a 2�gS h .�f 2 2 x2 2x2 S 2S  xb7 xS .exS  1Se2  xb7 2b S 271 gS 1.a1 �g 17.h Axf 18.�xf 28h 3 S 19.h e8 20�g2 7 2 h2 a 22 xa xa 2. Ah a8 2 hS 2S1 bS 2AeS �xeS 27.xeS  28. e aS 29b a 0.gS  3lR6

292 � 0.e b 1  fS 2.  .g2 eS xS xb2 Se7+   S+ 7e x 8xb2 e 9 e+ 0g1 f fl g8, 0-1 ...xe 2.xe a .ex+ wxf7 .7 f Sg2  S xS 7.bxS bS 8 a 9 -0

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6

The Knight oc at e6 (e 3

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2h h5 25 .g5 h8 2 . e 8 27.6+!

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Gibot-Lazar, Paris 1924  f 22 e5 3xe5 g h3 ! 0 27  �xe 28xe h 29ex f8 30 . xh5 8 3  .xe7 7 32 . xh xh 33f, 0

nl oton

Fischer-Reshevsky, New York 1959  . e c5 2 . f3 c 3 .  cx .x g 5Je3 f c3 Jg7 7.Jc 0-0 8.Jb3 a5 9e5 e8 OJx+ x ll.6!

Game 138

nov-Sorokin, Leningrad 1953  .e c5 2f3  3. cx tx  5   c3 a  . g 3 Jg 7  f3 �7 8.Je3 c 9.2 g 0.5 x5   ex5 e5 2h3 Jc8 3 .f 7 Jg2 Jg7 5-0 0-0 l a5 7.h2 c5 8f5 J7 9.�h b 20.b3 b 2 e3 l..xe 2x8 c 32 ae8 22�xg7 xg7 23 b Jxe5 .00  5.Jf c

Akn Bk

   e 2 Axf  7 x g7 8 e 7 9.5 H 20.3 e 5 2    a   8 227  23 e 25  25e f 2xe7+  27 a3  28 Ax 29 Af5 30.b  f f 8 3  .b5 8 3 2 . 5 f7 5 a 3b Ae 35e  3x bx 37b7 ab8 38.xa 8 39.b f7 0h3 fxb7   .xb7 xb7 2 a8 0

77

7.A 5 8.e2 00 9.00  0Ae3 7  8 2.2 aS 3.f b .A a 5.Axa Axh x xa 7 .f x 8.3 b5 9  h3 e5 20xh7 f8 2'6

Luzgin-oe Minsk 1968 l  e g 2  f3  3 .  7 2...e 22.xg f 23f3 .xf7 + x 5  g5 + (5 .   e8 xf3 2gxf3 3 25h 0 6'6 + , ee diagam) 0 Game

Zatsev-Vogt Bak 1980  .e 5 2 f3 e 3 x x  53 e7 .g a 7e3 b5 8Ag2 b7 9.00 h5 0gxh5 7 .a3 7 2.f gf 3.e2 x5  . f5 e5 5.'6 n otion

Glgoc-Smejkal, celand 1 975 . f 2 g 33 5 x5 x5 5.e x3 bx3 Ag7

(see e m

 5.. .fxe  e   7 . ex7 x7 8 .x bx, 2-2

ekne Bk

78

2 ef 2f  .a g a2 e Sg be  A 7ef f  ee 9.af2 f2 f2 e l . S 2 .2 a  b .2 b7 5g ,  Game

yzmanavinTseitlin, USSR 195  . f 2. f g  . g5 g7 Game   Sb2 b e S MiesLitewood, 7A Ab7 .e2 h 9�h England 194 e  .e hS   g 7 . eS 2. f f  2-- S        5 .g g  g2 g7 7.-  156!!   b  aS 9. a e  . gS h   . �f f  2 . b ab .ab  bS e7 Sb  e       2  b   7   a   a7 S 9. hS 2.a2 h 2b b 22.f h 2�h fS 22 h 25.  3!! t 154e6!

SeS 1AeS AeS 7.2 Af g bS 9.ghS b 2. Ah 2g b7 22eS b 2 AgS+ 2  b  e + 2S.e Ae+ 2.a  27  A fS 2  f f 2 9   e Ae  . aS b �g7 2b f 2e e+ 27.f f+ 2 . f 2 e 2 Af Se2 A 29a A . e

leknes Blk

79

 b  S a 7   7
Teskeruenberg Tsiau 1989 1 f 2. S .g e .f b S�g2 �b7 .00 �e7 7b 00 8.�b2 S 9xS xS 1 0 l a 1 1 .   1 2  bS a7 1x7 x7 1.S �xS 1 S  � a  1    a  � b S 1 7 .  g  fS 1 g 19 xe 

20 . x x 2l fxe �xe  2 2 . < h 1  7 2  . x  x 2.h �xe2 2S.e1 1 2x1 �x1 27 �S
KasenkovDvoirys, Podolsk 199 1 f f 2 . g  �g7 g 5 SxS xS �g2  7e b .S aS 900 00 10  1 1 . �f xS 1 2 exS a  1e2 �fS 11  1Sb  1.eS �h 171 7 1.� �g 9.h fS 20hxg x 2 1 x x 22.He  2.Ah S , 10

final postion

n's B

 8

The Knight Bloc at d6 (d 3)

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N eumannAnderssen  Berlin 1864 l e e5 2.f exf . f g5 �c g 500 gxf xf e7 7 xf h 8. �g7 9.e5 b5 0.xb5 a  �b7 26+!!

Game

Aleine-Aies ma de Malorca 1935 simultaneous consulion  .e c 2 . 5  xe xe f 5.� x .f B 7 e2 b7 86 =  0

n oson

Ths tap s ove 00 yeas od You can see t n the manua of Jean Duesne c.  88   ae . 5

2  c  e .c c5 f €x 2 . x .ex e �x+ 5.x e5 .b5  7.5 B 5g5 B xg7 x a Ba �7 9e e7 0 . # , 0. Hee ae some the exampes: 7x B B2 �c 9.�a5 b7 20xB xB 2 c b 225 �a 2b gB 2.xgB Levenberg-jorklund  25.f2 xa + 2f + 190(?) 27. h  t 2B.  0 e 5 2.ex5 x5 .c a5 .�c f 5. �g f �h5 7�2 c Be2 b7 9 b5 B 06 # ' 0  x aam

81

Akns B

finl position

finl positon

Game l50

KeresArlamovsky SzczawnoZdroj 1950  .e  2 5   xe  xe  5W e2 gf 6�6 =1  10

Alekhine's Block on he Ouermos Squres

Piece sacices o e sqaes a6 6 a3 3 ae om ime o ime oweve e oe do o coai e dea o bockade b ae sed o deso e oosig Kig's a\ cove Fo eame as i o e game finl posiion Game 52 Game l 5 

DudnSkn, SS 967

AleneTartaowe Kecsemet 92

 .e  2 5   xe . xe f 5 . g e5   ex  . x . 5 2. e5 xe5  .f �5 8.e2 �e 9�e 5    5 . b 2  e   . a  xe5 0. 5 0-0 1 1  e8 1 2 � x �3 = , 0-1 b 000 �a 14�h6

Aekhr�'s Blok

82

10 . f5 0-0 1 1 .le1 le8 1 2.f3 c5 13Ag5 �f8 14�h6+tr, 10

14  gxh6 1 5.�x7+ xh7 16'g4+ h8 17Jd8 xd8 18'e4 c6 19.xc6 �f8 20f5 �c4 21�xh6 �d5 22Vc7 lac8 23'f4 lc6 24.�xf8 lx8 25. e5+ f6 26. td6, 10

fnal postion

Charushin-Granberg corr. 198485

Nvrhss, a fw exa mps of 1 . e 4 e 5 2  t f 3 d6 3 . d 4 exd4 Ahin's Block on the outermos 4 xd4 tf6 5 c3 �e7 6. �f4 0-0 sqars may b sn bow.

The Knight Blocks an Outermost Square C

C

C

C

Game 153

Alekhine-Ricondo, Santander 1945 (blindfold simuleous) 1 e4 e5 2f3 c6 3.�b5 a6 4�a4 6 5tc3 �e7 60-0 d6 7�xc6+ bxc 6 8  d exd4 9  txd4 �b 7

7 'd2 c6 8000 b5 9f3 b4 1 0ce2 hS 11.h4 c5 12b5 �d7 13 txd6 aS 14.d5 txf4 1 5 xf4 �c6 1 6.c4 d7 1 ¥.f5 �d8 18d5 �xd5 19xd5 �f6 20'b3 c7 21�b5 b6 22.ld6 a6 23.�c4 lad8 24.�h6+tr

Aeknes Bk

 83

2 gxh 25.nxf aS 2.�b5 g7 The Bishop Blocs an 27nf n 28e a 29 Outermost Suare nf 0.nh n 1.wb1  2.�x nx nc1  cx j j j j x 5nx5 n2 .x2 x2 7.n5x xg2 8. nxa xf 9e5 Game l 55 f5 + 0 a1 h5 1 n e1 f8 AekineGutkevich, 2.a e7 n f2 ee Mscw 1910 g1 + 5.a2 g8  5 e 7n a8 8.ec f5 9.a (simutaneus) e 50.a5 f5 5  . a7 52b 1.e e 2 5 . f ex5 b7 5.n5 10 ex 5 5 . � g 5 � e 7   �   0  0 7.ge2  8.2 �e 9000 Poiio  eB 1 0  h     1 1   g  � f 12h5 7 1f �e7   6!!

Spgel-Salmo, USA 

1   . e8 15.�xg7 �g5 1.hxg5 lh6! h8 2 g5 e7  :8 xg7 17.�xh7+ 10 tb7  .e ( . :xe 5 gx ;   5 5 xe7 xe7 .gx * ; Game l56   gxh 5.xe7 -   10 Aekhine & Frank Bgubw & Stlik Wasaw 194 (cnsultatin) l.e 5 2.f  . cx x f 5 f e5 �b5+ b7 7.f5 a5+ 8c 5 9.ex5 a

 84

eke's Bk

10.�a b5 1 1 �b c5 1 2 e l ...Ah3 1! 2 .  e  �x g 2    f5 xb3 1 3 cxb3 �b7 1 4 0- 0 d8 (3.x g2 'g5 4 f3 lh3+ + ) �x e4 1 5 .'e2 �c5 16. h1 00 17 .lf5 4.lg3 lh3 = , 0- 1 x5 18Ah6!! Poiio XXVI

1 8 . . .f 19.xg7 f 20.e1 h8 21f5 g8 22.h g 2.�xf exf 2xf g8 25h g7 2. e 1  27 e2 � 28f5 �e5 29.xe5 e5 0xe5 7 1 . 7 2 .f 8 x 8 x8 xg7 xg7 5 .1  1 0 Poiio XXV

CoCn Benos Aes 

AdmsBensten SA 

A6!!  2.�xg7 e8 xe7+ (.xe7  . + ;  .g7 g5+ f8 .h8 5f] 5.h+ e7  # ) 10

Poiio 

 Ah3!! 2h1 2.f g  ) �xg2+ xg2 f g1 g+ 5.h1 f 1 h 

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ekne's Bok

Afek-Biboim sael 199  e cS 2.c dS exdS xdS   d c S   �g   �e 2 cxd 7  cxd e 8 c aS 9 00  0.h �hS 1.a �e7 12�e dS xd5 xdS 1 00 S5 e2 .x � 7xe7+ h8 18 S a 9  b 1 �d 20. 1 jx1 2l.h6!!

The Rook Blocks an Oermos Sqare

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oiio 

Morhy's Problem Me n Two

l.6!!  h 2 ( l . .  bxa 2b7*) 2.xa7 #  0

2   .   22.c7 7 2S exS 2  2S.g2 h 2.xh g8+ 27h2 d+ 28 g2+ 29g2 dS+ 0h2  h e 2.2 e 1/2/2

oiio 

Me in Four

3+!! gxh+ 2 g  g .hxg *   0

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Aenes B

Aekhie's Bock  Opei g heo In my cass Akhins Bck can b appid  h sdy fchss pn ings and mnin has arady bn mad f h nw ypica Exchang sacric in h Scian Dfns B w is a shr cmpan which x amins an nrsing variain fh Frnch Dfns arsng ar h mvs l e e 2. S  . 2 S

exS xS S  gf f A  7  8.AbS xbS 9xbS x3

 8.AbS xbS 9xbS x 1 .Qxf x1 1  b ( 1 0-0 x  2f b7  7 8 .  A5 5   e7 1 fS exfS 1 7. e   e 18 .f   9fl A 20  eS 2 .e e 22cx Ae 2  g +  Wss Chisakv Mscw 1948  1 2.g  b7 1 7 8 1 xS Ae7 1S. bx 1bx S 17   S 18.g 0-0 900 Af 20   bS A 2  .  AxbS 22 xb5 fb8 2.b  e 2  e 2 S A2  xb5 2.g  27.  hS 28.e1  b7 29.g2 b8 0Af 2 1 . b1  xf 2xf 5 @c A .7 xf2 5.h c8 gS x7, 0-1 Ga 159

SherbakvChsakv Mscw 1955 l e e 2  S .  2 S . exS x5 S gf f .A c 7  W wi cnsdr A 0xf B  8AbS xbS 9.xb5 x3 10gxf and C 10x8 0xf x l  .b   2.xS 7  .00 xS 1x5 AxS A 0x3 1S b 1.b g 7.h g 18.f 00 9Ae Axe 20xe Ab7 2f 5 22 f 2 avnChav e5 2e xg2 25.h 2 Mcw 194 e e 2 S 2 5 .exS 2.cx5 Ax5 27. d8 28.e7 xS Sgf  f  A  7 A 297 2 0. hS  .h

eknes Bock

87 22 �S f5 �xb xh5  5f5  h f 7 x 8g f 9g �S+ 0wh2 � 1 gl g 2 xh+ g h 7 + 5wh2   a 87 7b8+ g7 8a8 g5 9a �  xb 2 5 1 gl l + 52 wh2 72+ 5 g gl + 5w g+ 55e + 5e g 57f2 f 58gl l  59 wg2 2+ 01

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 Slel xf+ 52 , 1 Game    ' DoellHergott,

Kingston 1992 le e 2 S 2 S ex5 xS 5 gf f �  7a a 8�b5 axbS 9axb5 Vx3 0  xal l l b a8 12x5 7 �e xS x5 al + 5e2 xhl 1g �e7 177 0-0 8xe7 bl 19 e8 Game  0 20a eS 21a2 gl 22el JaetchekWeizett, hl 2h hS 2 gl Austria 1990 25a f 2xf e 27xf le e 2 S 2 S ex5 xg2 287 1/21/2 xS 5gf f �  7a a 8�b5 axbS 9axb5 Vx3 B 10.gx3 10xf xal l l b a 12 x5 Game 2 b7 10-0 xS 1x5 �xS 15b g 1h g 17 b PeekPick Czechosoakia 1991 18b S 9f xb 20 S 2l e7 22�e �xe le e 2 S 2 S ex5 2xe 00 2xb e5 257 xS 5 gf f  �  7 a fS 2l  27hl e a 8�b5 axbS 9axb5 Vx3 28xe5 �b7 29f h 0 7 g 10gxf xal llb aB 2x5 1 a 2h g e7 b7 1�e e7 100 00 al wh2 a2 5x+ wh7 15 eS 12 8 17 e xg+ xg 7xb7 2 18 bx 19bx f8 20e  b wf 9  f   + �h 21l xe 22e5 xf2 wf lg g5 2hxg5+ hxgS 2�xf2 �f 2e2 g 25�g + wfS 5 wf 5 h2 e8 2h5 �e 272 e7 xg2 hl b2 78 e 28b5 fS 29�f �+ 0g2 8wg wf 9wfl wf e �e  �g xg 2 hxg eb8

eknes Bk

88

33e5 xb3 34e2 �b6 35.d6 �xc4 36c d3 3b �dS+ 38Wh3 �c 393 xc3 0xc3 Only one ype of combnaion has h6 1b4 a2 4Wg4 f 01 been oered for he readers atten   lO.S Game  6

WalerNicoaic, corr 971 le4 e6 2.d dS 3d2 cS .exd5 xdS Sgf3 f6 6�c4 c6 .a a6 �bS axbS 9axb5 3!! 0xa8 xg2 1 1  f3 xf3 12xf3 fd 13e5 (13�f4 b6 14xb8 xb8 15.b8 �b 1 6  We 2 cxd4 + , Keres cxd  1 3  . b6 1b8 �d6 1 5 . c4 �xb8 1 6  xb6 �d  1  . xd Wxd 18dxc5 ±  unae Kaay mo USSR 1949 4.xd Wxd 1 5 �f4 1Sxb8 �d6 16 . a8 e8

on but he Russan genus Alexan der Alene creaed combinaons n counless categories A l study and classcaion of AA Aehnes tactica legacy si awais re searchers n payng hrough the champons games one may nd thousands of combinaiona che types many origina wih Alene For example he folowing gae opens new ines of inquiry

The Qeen's acrice with a Pawn March to , c7 (, c2 )

AnoshinChisiao Roson onon 195 �d6 16�xd6 Wxd6 ,

Aekhine-Samisch, Berlin 923 1xb8 Wc5 18.c4 eS 19.Wd2 e 20a1 �d 2b �fS  e cS 2 f3 c6 3�e e6 .0-0 d6 Sd cxd 6xd f6 �f3 22 0 eS 8c4 xf3 9xf3 �e 03 00 3 d 12.�b �f6 3ad a6 g3  5. d 6.f b6 1.f5 S 18.6! (se nex diaam)

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Positio II

18 .. xg3 19ex+ h8 20d5 (20  .b8 21c6 eS 2l...b 22.xd8 22xe5 dxe5 23.xb8 xb8 2 4  c  U8 2 5  e 6,  26.xf8 and 2d8 + ; 20. . .a 21.c6 e5 22.xe5 dxe5 23xa xa 24xb6  25xc8 xc8 26. xd +  20 ..b 21e6 e5 2 2 xd8 + 20    c5 2 1  e6 eS 22xe5 dxe5 23.xc5 bxc5 24c  25.e8 +  Aekine) 10 Peras is combinaion soud be caed "Aleines Passage" In any case is eme occued more an once in e Grandmasers games A sil more secacular demonsraion of is can be seen in e famous encouner BogojubowAekine Hasings 1922 I aso aeared in AekineBogoubow Rasa 94 and in CaanzaAekine Buenos Aires 926 More eames from Aekine robaby eis bu ere is a recen inerreaion of is idea:

PreVk Chcg 

lg6!! xh 1 + 2  e 2 xd4+ (2 . d1 3  ex+ d7 [3  .  Wf8 4xe6+  S.xd8+ +4xe6+ wd6 5.f4+ + ) 3 . xd4 xd1 4.gx+ Wd 5.xe6+ (5xd1? d6 6xe6+ wc6  h 3   8   g 2 +  ) c6 6xd1 h8 e3 d8 8g1 hS+ 9f3 fB 10. gs i  35)

In of Plyers

Index

of

Players

Afek 157 Akopian 109 Alekhine 1, 16, 1 7,3 1,32,3334,35, 3643,52,53 , 7 5,81 82,83,93 ,94 1 08, 130131148,152,153 155,156 164 Aleandia 2 2 Allies 148 Andes sen 147 Appel 94 Apscheneek 83 Alamovsky 150 Aold 103 Bagiov 79 Beev 91,136 Barlov 115 Barta 10 Baue 55 Beliavsky 104,106,134 Benko 5 Bennett 74 Biboim 15 7 Bjoklund 149 Bogoljubow 156 Boden 45 Bosdof 1 1 1 Binkmann 4 3 Bonstein 59 Bukic 12 Butnois 101 Be 19 Cabilo 102 Campos 56 Capablanca 56 Castens 46 Cegal 99 Cebalo 12

Chashin 154 Cheikov 67 Chein 14,128 Chibudanidze 22 Chistiakov 15 8, 159 Chistiansen 23,2 7 Dkov 63 Daman 2 de Fii 29 de Kossio 36 Djuic 102 Donchenko 39 Dooshkevich 10 1 Dubinin 58 udin 151 D,otimisy 3 7 Dvois 146 Emov 20 Enevoldsen 6 Epishin 124 Euwe 32,35 Evans 19 Feldman 47 Fische 5 , 1 3 9 Fointos 73, 120 Fox 55 Fank 156 Fiedstein 57 Ftacnik 42 72 Gelfand 50 Gelle 8,59 Geogiev 1 13  129 Gebets 96 Gibot 137 Gilden 23 Gligoic 141 Gbeg 154 Gomadka 121 Gossm 7 5

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92

Groszpeer 25 Geberg 145 Gruefeld 12 7 Gufeld 62,77 Gurgeze 1 10 Gurevch 91 Guriel 13 Gusev 64 Gutkevich 155 Hase 80 Haza  13 Helmers 48 Heeberger 7 6 Hergott 161 Hodgso 122 Ho 1 10 Howel 126 Hueber 7799 Ioe 140 Ioov 28 vaovc 49 vachk 1 18 13 5 vkov 13 J aeschek 1 60 Jasa 1 15 Kedovsky 15 Kaposz 65 Karoly 1 1 Kaov 407187 Kpaov 3068 Kelecevic 13 Kegs 30 Keres 150 Klsa 1 12 Klovs 38 Klger 10 Kosttopolsy 98 Korcho 4085 Kosky 26

ee' s Blk

ost 100 rn 8915129 Kekov 133146 Krls 66 j 122 veys 15128 se 104 kerE. 18 etev 66 Laza 137 Ler 117 verg 149 Lev 105 vtsky 5 1 Leert 7 Lptsky 98 Lsts 97 Ltwoo 143 Ljojevc 5068 Lp 107 L 135 Lko 10 Lov 7 Lz 140 Lyskov 4 McDoe 45 Mgoov 57 Mewcz  1 cev 1 16 Mce 95 Msl 3 445 1 Mlov 86 Mses 54 Mkcs 1 1 7 Mls 10143 Mrles 4 Mopy 95 NN ( ame) 554 N 9

dex of Pyers

atsis 103 eashev 89 erd 1  9 ema 17 icoaic 163 ise 6 O'Doe 161 OKey 78 Ora 1 19 Otrogsky  Padevs 63 Pav 138 Pav�ov: 69 Peosi 9 Pick 16 Pikhich 13 Patoov 0 Petaek 16 Podgacts 6 Poga} 90 PogarZ 88 Pogaevsky 1 7 Popovic 1 1  Portish 1 PortischF 11 Przhiby 38 Qiteros 1 1  Raedski 33 asky 158 vaev 79 3  eissma 61 ee 9 eshevsky 139 Re 130 Richtrova 88 codo 153 Rogers 90 Romero 9 Rozetais 1 1 

Rossoimo 6 Rbistei 8 1  1  1 Rderer 86 Rmijatzev 8 Saomoovich 3 Saov 71 Samisch 16 Samm 100 Sax  Schick 17 Schoeberg 7 Sch 108 Se 58 Seirawa 7 Seterev 60 Sharbatov 9 her 6 Sherbakov 70, 15 9 Shibevich 69 Shirov 136 Shishov 97 Simagi  Skti 151 Smejka 1 1 Smiri 107 Smysov 80 Soro 138 Sosoo  98 Spageberg 7 Speema 105 Spiema 3 Staishewsky 60 Sterk 16 Stoik 56 Seti 70 Spiko 53 Sshko 1 1  Sveshikov 8 Taasch 93

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atwer 5 ae  eke 45 ia 84 iviakv 7332 maewki 5 mic 5 e 83778 rebal 7 ei  eit ti i 47 47   44 ukm ukmak akv v 85 Uhlm Uhlma a  84 Uhlrich 4 Vagia 34 Va Va er er Wiel f Vavrhiky 33 Vgt 4 Vymaavi 4 Wade 74 Wate 3 Wei Weil 9 W eiettl  0 Wlf 3  Ya Yav vky ky 3  4484 44 84 Yedidic 09 Yeiky 4 Yuda Yudai i    Yukhh 5 Yurtaev 39 Ztev 4 Zeulki Zeulki  2  Zhu Zhukv   Zler I  

ekne s Bk

dex f Onings

Indx of Opnngs Alb Coter Gambt 151 Aleke's Defese 0,5 eko Gambt 134 eo eo Def Defese ese 10 10, 1  so's Oeg 45 lack lackma marD rDem emer er Gambt Gambt 1 1 1 ogo da da Defese Defese 1 3 CaroK Defese 87,90,104, 105,11,148150,15 Ceter Coter Defese 331 149 Colle Colle System System 46, 4 6,55 7 Egl Egls s  Oe Oe gg 14 ,  7 , 1  0, 18133,136,143,145 Evas Gambt 95 For Kgts Gae 76 Frec Defese 4, 1 1 , 1 7 ,35 ,5 1 , 77,91,107,119,14,155,158-163 Gorg Gamt 53 Grf rfel eld d Def Defese ese 13 5, 1 4 1 , 146 14 6 Itala Game 5,61 Irre Irreg gla larr 3 7 ,43 , 130, 13 0, 1 3 7 Kg's Gam Gambt 60, 60, 1  1 , 1 47 Kg's da Attack 739,64 Kg's Kg's Ida Defese 1 06 ode De Defese 47, 1 10 , 1 13 , 140 mzoda Defese 6,59,85, 86,101 Orag Oragta ta Oeg Oeg  1 Owes Defese 56 Petr Petro o Def Defe ese se 44, 73, 9 ,99 1 1 8 Pldor Defese 54 54 Prc Defese 5,68,13 Qee's Gambt Acceted 79 Qee's Gambt Decled 3,8, 16,3 16,3 1,474,81 1,474,81 ,894 ,894,, 1 3 1

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ee's d Defese 41,48, 71,84,13 Re Oe Oe gg   ,49 ,49  98 Ry Ry e ezz 9,3440,55 58,96,97 58 ,96,97 , 10153 Scla Defese 19,3,46, ,69,0, 7,7 5 , 830,38,50,63,656 7 ,69,0, 7 8 8  8 0, 0 , 88 88 , 1 03 , 1 0 8, 1 09 ,  1 4  1 1 7  15- 1 7 7 138, 13 8, 139,14, 139 ,14, 156 156  57  164 Slav Slav Defe Defes see 83,8 9, 1 9 Stoewall Oeg 1,15 Toe Attack 18,144 eresov Oeg 100 ea Ge ,3,36,54,6 olga Gambt 93

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