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A BATSFOR CSS BOOK Eiti P Mark Dvoretsky John Nunn Jon Speeman G Avi Raymond Keene OBE
iii Eit Graham Burgess
Contents Itrdti
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Pa Giuoco Pianiimo
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ti 1 Whit play i th Ct Ctr r 1 Whit play 5 2 Blak play ..b ..b Blak Blak play play . . . a7 Md ytm ytm
16 19
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ti 2 Whit play th id 5 Whit day th id attak Bla Bl akk tat tat th b ihp t a7 7 Blak Bla k tratt trattak ak with 7 a5
88
Pa 2 hie pay an eay d
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70 71 77
; Blak trgpit 5 Ctrattak gai g ai tt th th paw Th 00 Variati
98 15 129
Pa 3 The Eva Evan n Gambi y Murray Car Car
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Th Eva Gambit ptd Th Eva Gambit lid
Id f Variati
134 153 159
lntroduction Th Gi Pi 5 2 f3 3 5)
i brh f th tli Gm with 5 yr hitry, d it m rt th tribti f tli plyr wh th pig w mig it bing Rfrn t it w firt i th Gttig mnript 5th try). prtilr, th tinti 3 f i ttribtd t mi i 512. Bt t ll itt d prp th thry f thi pg w t ivtigtd by th irt prfil h plyr th Btvik idrd him), th tli Gi Gr, wh i 9, by ntig thi li, xmid th hrp viti 5 d d d b 7 3
th 17th d 1th tri th Gi Pi w d mr ft th y thr pig, th immdit thrt t pdd bt t th dtdig f th gm t th tim Bt in th pr f Í lng hitry it h, lik ll livig thig, vlvd, frm th p d hrply pliv gm f th Middl g t th mr i pt ply i th itr Gi Piiim with d3, whih i likd with th m f Llli 173) d gi m th Bynt ttk f th Rmti r t tdy hbit f prfd mig t th d f th lt try th tp r prfil h ply, h tiit, Lkr, higri d thr l rdy drtd tht plyig i th Rmti tyl with rgti ttk th tr by d2 d, bd n pri wldg, ld t rt piti, whih r ibl t l xprid plyr. t th tim, ldig th gm it Prrt bd f plyig fr tmpi, t t xtt rrw th p fr iti ptnti}, d d th trgr
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player the chance to outwit the opponent n a sategic suggle Thereore the sharp attacng game base on opening up the cene ealy aer -4 grau ally began to give groun to a secon plan in which Wite consuc a pawn phalx aer -3 an c-c3 setting asie an attack on the centre or a better oent Thus in the 0th cen tury it is as i the Giuoco Piano has taken a step backwars (in copison with -4 an its strategic anoeug is cae out in the style o the nero close variations o the Ruy Lope True iniviual tests o simi l interpretations aso appeare in the last century. Thereore we consier it useul to show soe analogies an y to trace the lins o time to conect exam ples ro the past with the pres ent. Game 1 Chigoinake S Peesbug 8956
(notes by Bogoljubow
1 s 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11
eS 2 t tc6 3 c4 c3 d3 tbd2 h3 b3 t c2 e2
tf6 d6 a6 a7 td7 lS dS d4 (D)
12 c4! Eve coentator has cen sure ths ove as now Black is alowe to gain the intiative on the queensie with the ove ...b7b5 o on the other han woul suggest that 1 c4! is the only ove that akes the 3square sae in the long te an takes away ro Black the pos sibility o acheving a strong at tack along the -le ater ..4xc3 Only with a sae cene can White hope to evelop an attack on the ngsie. 12 f6 13 d2 6 bS! 14 tg3 1S cb ab te7 16 b3 tcS 17 th4 e6 18 c2 0-0 19 thS 20 g4! b6! 21 tb3 With ths very cunning a noeue Lasker seies soe in tiative on the queesie b3 22 b3
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23 00 I 23 then 4 h6 24 fS! Wte sariies the apawn to gain an attak nother on tinuation oul be 24 5 5 b x5 6 b4. S 24 25 g e! 26 g3 2 2 29 g1 h g 30 g4 S 31 f4! or the sarie pawn Blak has reate or himsel a very angerous passe pawn whih fm support rom the bishop although a white 5pawn oul also beome angerous. fe! 32 fe Very irumspet Instea a ter 32 xe5? 33 .4 e8 (33 ...e7 34 e5 34 b x5 35 e Whte woul have gae a very angerous attak 33 gS! er 33 b? Blak shoul ontinue 33 ...x5 34 b b4 35 xb4 b5 36 x5 xb 1 37 6 8 et.
33
.d8!
34 b (D) 35 6? Until this point Chigorin has mae goo use o his hanes but here he overlooks something. By playing 35 c! he oul probably have save the game or example 35 ..b3 36 6 (the pawn starts to beome anger
ous; 36...a5 woul have been too aventurous beae o 37 6 36b 37 b x6 38 xb '3 3 b8 (this is the saving move; i 3 ?? hen there omes 3 .xg5 40 xg5 h6 3 ...xg5 40 xg8 xg8 41 xg5 4 g an Blak must make o with a raw as he annot ake he 3 pawn beause o . 5
35 x6 xd 36 xd 3 gS With the aim o oupying the ile. 3 ... f6 e 3 Preventing 7 39 f6 g 40 fS ! 41 This move an the ollowing bishop manoeuvre have been alulate beautiully g6 42 b6 e! 43 h4 d! fS 45 h4?
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Henng efea bu aer 45 6 c 46 h e6 as wel Black wins wih he help of he b-pa (if 47 'xb4? hen 47 . c6 4S 'h6! 46 d6 'xh4 'f4+ 4 xd 01 amazingly suble game by he Worl Champion! Lasker hself ha occasion o use he Giuoco Piano in he al Worl Championship mach of he nineeenh cenury. This ook pace in Moscow a he en of 186 in he fo of a re mach agains einiz in wch he fag maaor re maine rue o he eparing era an cae foar opey The reappearance of his opening a he highes level occe ony 85 yea laer in he secon Kar povKorcoi worl champion ship mach. Game KapovKochnoi Mean Wh (8) 1981
(noes base on hose by Makarychev
1 e4 s 4 S 6 9
eS 2 c6 3 c4 c3 d3 bd2 00 b3 h3
f6 d6 a6 00 a e6
10 c2 Karpov oes no wis o ex change bishops bu 10 c4 is also possible dS 10 ... Whie ens o bene om he cenre openng up in hs ype of posiion bu Korchnoi oub ls feae 10... 1 1 4 g6 1 e f4 13 f wih he hreas of 1 4 xf4 an 14 e 11 :e de Black coul consier . :e an oy if 1 f hen 1 .e 13 e 'x. f he whie igh manoeues via 1 hen he black igh woul raher say on f6 han venure o h5. hS 12 de 13 This is no oy bes i is also neca. Insea 13 xeS? alows 13..x 14.'h4 15...xe5 while oherwise a igh invasion on 4 woul give Black powerl hreas 'xd 13 ... 13 f6 14 e3 sharpens he game o Whies bene e.g 14.f4 15 5 14..g6 1 5 h4! or 1 4.ad 15 5 'g6 16 f ! ! (bu no 16 xe5 x! nor 16 h4 'g3 16 f6 17 h4 ' 1 8 'f3 hreaening gg4 d 14 xd o far he game has been ense an he play irec. The ening ha now o no look erribly unpleasan for Black bu he raher baly
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plad bak ght ad th hit t i hard t bliv that Blak f a wa d5 giv Kapv a b i mh dagr bt gh t play fr th wi idr th fllwig vaiati 6 15 a) rp t 23 ...fd xa Karpv had prpad 2 �7+ 16 xa 4 1 7 25 �5, wh Blak mt 1 h4! avid 25 ...d 1 2 d �5 Karpv hidr Blak kig- 27 d8 wh h i aally id trplay Nw Krhi matd ad play 25 ...b8 2 hld hav giv p ay ativ � 27 28 pa fr th tim big ad d d7 : bt t 28 ...b 29 fdd paivly, tatig with ad1 b2 0 7 ad 1 mv h a ...7 ., dd7) . ..� 8, ...g ad ..� b) 23 c6 i al atativ ba f 2�5! f 25 �f 1 � gf 2 d7 19 1 6? ) 23 xd5 2 d �d8 25 20 o Blak rf t play th d �5 d 2 � d7 27 ad fiv mv bt d p 5 giv Whit a arg advawakig it a mbiati. at tag. Blak ha lidatd hi pi 24 a4 ti t t t b a ili Karpv fr a thr wak th qid, whih h d 21 d3 (D) will t p th afl 22 Blak fr th 8qar fr b5 Wt mai that f 25 th bihp that h ha a rply t th thratd 2 �b a b td ar 2�5. 24d whit d6 lad t a dilt piti 25 b 2 �7 h8 27 �f5 dd8 28 �h b 29 d2 5 0 � :b 1 �a5 flwd by ad a i ithr rdr. d 25 c2 26 a4 2 i t a piti whr Wht a blat way thrgh bt itad a gradally ira th pr Bak i limitd t plaatly paiv, 23 d5! c6 thgh t hpl df
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We sha give the rest o the ge in brie sine we are we away rom a isuion o the openg themes 27.d6 28 7 29 3 6 3 8 31 a a 32 6 33 2 xd 34 xd d6 35 e2 e Bak must avoi the variation 35 . 36 3! 4 37 a8! e (37. .e7 38 e x3 3 5!) 38 e x3 3 .x3 xe3 40 xb5 6 41 x6 7 4 8 36 Sd8! Bak has no hoie. I 36...6 then 37 a6 8 38 a8. 37 e 6 38 6 8 39 d 8 4 d3 7 41 as a8 42 f4! ef 43 g 6! :d 45 e2 4 46 7 d7 47 d2 e6 xd7 xd7 49 g4 g6 Bak moves into a very an gerous position thanks to the exhange o bishops an pair o pawns In the event o 4...e7 50 5 8 White maintains poweru presse but h not mage to reate a pe pawn. SO fS gf 50...7 oses 5 1 g xg4 5 gh!. 51 xfS g7 52 eS! 53 xd7 xd7 54 e6 d6 SS f4 56 d3 8 57 g4 e7 58 h6! d6 59 d4 7 6 + 7 61 hS S+ 62 6+ 63 e3 xS xf6 xe6 65 hS 66 e4 6 67 gs h6 68 6 69
S+ 7 e3 4 71 d2 72 x 73 xh6 cS 74 s ds 75 h6 + 76 d3 gS 77 d4 c6 78 fg7 7 79 6 g6 s // The appeane o new or rather welorgotten o open ings in wor hampiohp mathes usuay provi the ímpetus or their reintroution into genera hess pratie. This is what has happene in ths ase. The Giuoo Piansso with 4 3 has iy taken its pae amongst moe openngs. Thereore the stuy o ths sys tem whose theory is eveoping ativey is the prima pan o ths book We have evote ess spae than earier theoretia reerene works to the system inke with an eary 4 Its theo is mainy base on the investigatios o the masters o the past; in this book we have onentrate on moem expe ene o ths openng. in the preeing e we onsier it useu to spen soe time also ookng at the prominent speia ists o this opening Game 3 chieHaoni Fank 1887
1 s 4 S 6
eS 2 c6 3 c4 3 d4 d
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7 �d2 �xd2+ 8 lxd2 d5 lxd5 9 ed lce7 1 3 11 c6 12 fe1 13 a4 ontemporary o Chigorin an the seon strongest Russian h payer o the time ers was also a wel-o theo retiian ts game he man ages not oy to overome the stana Giuoo Piano eene but also reate a masteiee o a ombination whih reeive pries or is beauty 3 a4 (alongsie 3 e4) is one o the main ontinuations. c7 13 ... 14 ac! Threatening a ouble apture on 5. f4? 14 I 14 �e6, then 5 g5. The best way to avoi problems on the ee woul have been 14...f4! wh was emon strate more than a uaer o a eny later in a 4 game hlehter-Breyer 5 e4 5 6 5 b6 7 3 x3 8 x3 wih a level game. But one shou not be too severe Haonist was a player rom the Romanti era o hess 15 lg5! leg6 16 e8! (D) The beginning o a wel an eepy alulate ombination whih Bak oul prevent ony by paying ite o with a
pa vi by 16�e6
xe8 16 17 x+ h8 Or 17 ... 8 h7 e7 e + et 2+ 18 xe8 19 h1 lxc 2 l+ g8 21 lh6++ 22 g8+ e7 23 xg6 hg xg7+ d8 25 + d7 26 4! (D)
this uiet move l the point o the ombination that
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began ten moves ago d8 26 The mate on c5 can aso be avoie by paying 26Üd3 (or 6 . b6) but then 7 g7+ 8 8 + 7 6 is e csve 27 d6 e8 1 28 lf6
17 e2 18 lxfS 19 xdS
ls x cd (D)
Game 4 an der ieKarpov Amsterm 98
1 e4 eS 2 l lc6 3 c4 s 4 c3 lf6 S d4 ed 4 6 cd 7 d2 xd2 8 lxd2 dS 9 ed lxdS 1 3 ce7 11 c6 12 Ife1 13 le4 h6 14 les 6 1S d6 pawn sacice amost the spiit o the Romantic era ater 1S xd4 te wou continue 16 a3 oowe by e5x7 However, White aows quees to be exchange whist avanc ing the ght oy ais Backs eveopment aowing to equaie without icuty. The pragmatic 1S ad1 is more in the spirit o moe che 1S x3 16 x3 :8
2 g4 The iagram position can evauate equa an the e veopment o events epens on how eectivey the two sies ake use o the open an e es But irst Whte akes an attept to gain soe space on the kngsie seiing upon the act that 2 e6?! is suspect in view o 1 4. h7 2 21 ae1 The ork 21 ld7 oy eas to an exchange o open es ater .e8 ae e 3 e c8. 1 21 d8 22 h4 f6 23 l gS! arsighte iea! t is useu to have more th one taget in the whte position; the g4-pawn wi be vunerabe n aition to that on 4 e7
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25 hg hg xe8 26 :e 27 xe8 g7 28 le Threatening to attack the pawn whch oes not work i eiately 28 d8 c7! x e4. c7 28 29 c f t is becoing cle that Black woul proit ro a straight ight or the open iles. 3 8 e6 31 6 32 a8 � 33 �a2 34 e3 h7 35 e8 d7 36 e7 37 d2 e6 38 h8 Ic7 39 e8 4 �3 41 d3 �a4 42 h8 e6 D)
43 f4 Blacks previous anoeuvre has not brought any tangible re sults, an White coul have con tinue his waiting strategy with 43 a8. 43c2 e3 g2 45 f5? This is a strategic bluner which allows Black to reap the
beneits o hs 3r ove White will be unable to een hs two weak pawns on 4 an g4. er the only ove 45 3! g 46 g 47 e3 g (ater 47 . g4 there is the ork 48 the weaees o g4 an g at least cancel each other out 45d6 46 h6 g3 47 d2 e7! 48 4? Ths ove ay appear active but it only leas to an exchange o rooks ater which the istant passe gpawn shoul ecie the ate o the gae. 48 7 woul have been ore stubbo 48 .. .8 4 xa7 b 0 b4 xg4 1 b7 x4 5 c3 4 3 x x 4 xb6. 48g4 49 xd5 d6 5 xf6 White cannot be save by 50 e3 x4 1 c3 e x6 x6 3 x4 c6 either snce the gpa oves into ac tion. 5xd4 51
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parallels which have thro up briges between the ast ceny an the 18 as we consier these yea to be the beginnng o the renaiance o the Giuoco Piano. act or the last 15 years there has been a signiicant evolution chiely in the irection o striving or an open strategic battle which has been enche with moe ieas. The history o mins e velopment unavoiably leaves its imprint on an ite sphere o activities incluing chess The moe worl is astonish ingly ynamic a act whch in evitably tells on human tg an also has signicance in the
reevaluation o the coeation o ynamic an static acto in che battles Thereore the lie o any opening epens not oy on objective parameters but aso on the laws o ashion wch are usually song in any given worl - in our ca che n the ve act that the Giuoco Pi ano h allen into the e o view o such ynamic players as Kasparov Karpov Ivanchuk k an Gelan an other leaing members o the ch elite is a sign o the times We o not want our reaers to be let behin
Pa 1 Giuoco Pianissimo th old Italia maal thi ytm of dvlopmt 1 S f3 3 S d3 D) rivd th am Gioo Pia io whih mat vry qit g. It i haratrid by th modt plaig of Whit paw o d3 by whih Whit dmotrat a tmporary rfal to iitiat harp play by advaig th paw to d
t that tim th opig rivd it th play wa rdd to lirly mao
vg whr ah id pa wa almot idpdt of th othr . I mod h th ytm ha b imbd with w sbta ad ida ad o it i ow rgadd a tily itabl for tho payig for a wi. fr th atal ...f w hold ot that rtly it ha bom qit omo to trapo to thi om th Two Kight f 3 ...f d3! S for dtai o th altativ ...7 pla rfr to Gary La book Winning With the Bishops Opening Chaptr ) a poitio ai from wh poit th two dirtio of it gam parat a h ha a hoi btw playig i th tr prparig d3d ad playig o th qid with th tht. S 3 rv a a roroad b tw th pla 3 i alo qtly playd o th th mov). I tio 1 w will alo di th old mov S 3.
Section 1 White Pays in the Centre The unamenta position o the it approprate to isse a i Giuoco Pianissio arses aer wang agait 6 gS?! whch the moves e4 e5 3 c6 3 was own to be a serios eor c4 c5 4 3 6 (D) ong ago as the 1th centur ow aer 6 White i he oes not wish to ose a tempo by retreatg to e3 is practicaly orce to exchange the bishop I he persists with 7 h4? then he wi al victim to a powerul attack 7g5! 8 g3 an now 8h5! (D) Here ae soe sic examples:
ths position White has a choice between bringng another piece to bear on the centre viz 5 c3 the pan o preparing 3-4 with 5 c3 The ol move 5 c3 with 6 g5 to oow aims to establish a f gip on the 5-square but hans over to Black the avan tage o the bishop pai with whch i he negotiates the posi tional conceio he is oblige to make Back shoul secure plenty o counterchances
ometies White stas wth S an ater Sd6 we consier
a) 9 h4 g4 10 c3 7 1 1 4 e 1 e5 e 13 xe5 xe5 14 xe5 5 15 xg4 hg 16 3 5 17 b4 000 with an un stoppable attack Duboistei itz Lonon 186 b) 9 xgS h4 0 x hg 1 1 x8 (the ateatve captue is
White Plays in the Cente 7
no better 1 xh8 ¡e7 1 x+ 13 g+ 14 x g4+ 15 g3 6 1 g4 ¡ 4 13 c3 3+ 14 g x3 0-1 oeChgorn t.Petersburg 874. Nowaays piece sacrices are ess compulsory bt there is enough potential or attacing possibiities even with more iipi play 8 b h5 0 c3 6 1 1 b4 b6 1 a4 a5 13 b5 e7 4 b1 4 15 x4 x4 gave Blac anger ous threats in ValinZa ix lesBais 1. It stans to reason that i ater 5 0-0 6 White switches over to implementing the stanar plan with 6 c3 the matter wil be re uce to a simple traposition o moves. Here as wel everyone shoul note that 5 c3 athough it has not ost its topicality has been ege out by the secon pan o continuing S c3 when Wte wil prepare 34 the spt o the cose systems o the Ruy Lope. The main strategic eci sion or White wil be how to eploy the b 1-ght to the queensie via c4 or to the ing sie though l. Correspon ingly Bac must ecie on the best role or hs ar-squae bishop. Out o ths come two unentally ierent schemes o eveopment ater the more generally accepte sequence sd6 6 - (D)
The ist is the retreat 6 (as was paye most oten o all in the past rom where the bishop can actively hner the 3-4 avance an i necessay can be brought to the eence o the centre rom c7 (ater ree ploying the ight an playing c6. The secon metho wch is more popular nowaays in volves 6 a6 proving the a7square or the bishop ometmes Blac tres the pin 6 ater which the ouble attac 7 3? is not angerous or Blac as Estrinn By hovsy Moscow 167 emon strate 7 ...x3 8 xb7 7 g (ater ¡xa8+ Blac woul continue ...e7 10 xh8 g4 .b8 10 a6 b6 1 1 a4 3 1 h5 13 1 h6 4 l g6+ 15 g3 xg3+ 6 hg xg3+ 0-1 However te plays 7 3 the early tust by the bshop oly helps White org ie a pawn sto on the gsie
18 White Plays in the Cente
wit 3 and g4 aftr 7 0-0. plan f ctlig lng 7 d7 8 d2 0-00 is as sky fr Black t advancd psitin f t tr isp als allws Wt t rgz a pawn st wit gai f ti fr xapl 9 c2 d5 10 4 6 11 a4 (i Mnrzr A 1992 Wt prcrastinatd wit 1 1 2? 12 1 and Black tn sizd t intiativ wit 12 ..5 1 3 d f4 14 4 d4! 1 5 cd f5 crating dangr us trats) 1 1 ...a5 ! 12 a3 a 13 c wit ttr prspcts fr Wt. 1 1 is nt ad itr 1 1 d 1 2 d 5 1 3 a4 a5 1 4 5 1 5 c4 xd1 16 xd1 ving t a gd ndg. Rcnt practic as sn t Back and Wt skng nw rsucs in t pnng itsf Tus it quit n rsrts t t pan f t quickst pssil
trsfr f is frcs wit 6 d2 in tis ky psitin tm prarly rainng castlng in rdr t mak f t f squar. Black stis s t attack Wits cn witut futhr ad y ans f an arly ...dd5 advanc cas t prlud is t fasinal cn tinuatin 5 a6 aving Black wit t pssiility f als r g t t pl wit ...d6 W will xin ts td in a sparat captr ts Black rst plays 5 ...0-0 i rdr t cnmiz n ving t dpawn ut suld i id tat n ts cas t can switc advanta gusly t a syst wit 6 4 6 a4 wr Blacks r surcs ar liitd as t cutrplan .. a5? ds nt wrk caus f t undfndd 5pa aftr 8 5.
1
White Plays 5 c3
4 5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 c5 4 d3 f6 5 c3 d6 D) givs ris t t standard psi tin f t traditinal Giuc Piani.
Wt cat xpct t sta is an nus advantag fr t png, altug, as i any sytcal psitin, it as s iitiativ y virtu f av ing vd st T sss f t g wr studid in t last cntuy, and t valuatins f many vaiatis av rand uncangd sic tat ti Tus it was stalisd tat 6 00 allws Black t siz an ad vantag wt t nrgtic 6...g4. T prls wic ars fr Black wr wll illus tatd y alwgr, Rus-
sian 1903: 5 00 8 3? (8 xc6 is ncssary) 8 d4 9 .xd4 xd4 10 3 5 1 1 g4? (a fata wakning f t castld psiti 1 2 flwd y d1 is crrct) 1 1 .xc3 (aftr 1 ...xg4 Wit suld cn tinu 12 xd4 d 3 d5) 12 xg4 13 g (13 x5 f6 is gd fr Black: 14 g4 xg4 15 g g5, r 14 f3 x4 5 d xf3 16 xf3 g5 gr) 13..xg4 14 d4 f5 15 2 (r 5 d f 16 d5 8 1 g5 18 1 f3 19 x f and Wit is wing gn) 15 . f 16 d2 x2 1 x2 g5 8 f4 0-1 Nwadays it as n sta isd tat t dangr f 6 ...g4 as n swat xaggratd, and it is usfl t clarify t psitin f t isp wit 3, nt farng ..5 in viw f t pility f 8 g g 9 g5 g3 1 3 r vn t sligtly strngr 8 g5: ut n tng is nt in dut - nly Wit as prl Of rar cntiuatns n suld nt 6 a4, wit t a f xcanging t activ isp Fr xapl, t g Ran tannRazuvav, Hlsnk 1984
2 Whie Plays 5
ntinud 6 a4 6 3 6 8 5 00 9 x6 10 g5 1 1 00 6 12 4 8 1 3 3 6 and Wit ld av gaid swat tt ans y a f 14 xf6 xf6 1 5 x6 a 16 d4. atativ ntinuatin 6 3 wi at n ti in t past was ast nivsal as nw patialy vanisd f s ts asi disadvantags a t vius, as it alws Blak t ganiz untplay asd n t anuv ...d4 and p paing t fing v ..d5. y fundantal dawaks w vad at t tu f t nty, and w nsid it lgi al t illstat t in an x ap f t at f t asts f t ti s Ga 5 6 g5 is dtdly a lgi al td f figtig f a advatag. Tn aft Blaks aks t pin wit 6..6 xf6 xf6 8 d5 d8 9 3 t asi psitin f tis vaiatin ass as it is andd nwadays Blaks ain ntinuatins a 9 ... and 9 .a6 Aft 10 d4 Wit xpands in t n t altug Blaks isp pai givs sffiint ut as. Ga 5 Chigoin anoki Cambidge Spings 194 e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4
4 d3 f6
5 c3 d6 Blak an als play S h6 pvntg t pi disud t nxt ga. T psitin aft 6 0-0 is nt witut nuans a Ts in Malankt va 1984 Blak alwd t tadak Pian isp t xangd: 6 0-0 3 d6 8 a4 6 9 3 10 3 6 1 1 2 d5 12 d4 x4 1 3 x6 a 14 d f6 15 f 'xf6 16 3 1 d2 ad8? (Bak sud xang t gt i sf wit 1 xd2 18 'xd2 5 atg as wll Wits ans a pfal 18 x4 d 19 'g4 and ndd up in a ws psitin t ss tt t ptt t ativ isp xag f t gt y 6a6!? as i t vnt f Wit xangig is isp f it Blak stailizs t nt wit 3 d6 8 x5 d f xapl 9 d5 4 10 x5 fxd5 1 1 d 00 (nt 1 1 ..xd5? aus f 1 2 x x3 13 5 12 1 xd5 13 d4? (Wt suld kp t gt wit 13 4 6 14 d4 kpig t ans qual 13..x3 14 'd5 15 3 6 and Blaks as a pfal vanviéPandavs, Na Mai 1990 6 (D) ativ 6 g5 is dis ud in t nxt ga 6 6 T xangig anuv 6 f a5 8 3 x3
ite Plays 5 3
9 a g4, rugt t practic y t rst Wrld apin Wil ttz, as n cn sidrd pr fr Black sc t ga alwcctr, Karls ad 90, wic cntiud 0 d2 f5 f �xf5 2 00 00 3 3 6 4 4 �d 5 d4 wit an advantag fr Wt.
7 d2 s is csidrd t st v. 7 d4 is clarly pratu caus f ...d 8 xd4 00 9 00 g4. 7 h3 �6 8 �5 00 9 xc6 9 �g5 als dsrvs attntin) 9c 0 g5 00? ar ts natual v t ini tiativ passs panntly t Black d2 is r cuing, as tn h6 is risky caus f 2 �4 wit t tat f g2 g4) 6 2 �4 8 3 d4 c4 a dangrus isp tratng n tw diagnals Tartakwr) 4 g8 5 d d 6 �g3 ad8 and Black was sustantially ttr n t ga
BgljuwRti, Gtnug 920. 7 g4 7 �e6 8 �3 r 8 5 a5 9 a3 a6 0 �xc6+ 4 �6 2 d4 d 3 xd4 �d wit apprxat uality, i Fry, Havana 983) 8 ...x3 9 'x3 00 0 00 x3 a d5 2 d xd5 3 'c5 xc3 4 ¡d6 s als pssil, wit an vn ga, NvrvskyKu in, Pdlsk 990 8 lngsid tis psitinal ida, prsrvg a lxil pawn stc tu 8 -- als dss attn tin, as aftr 8 .d4 t can sacric t xchg wt ad vantag, viz 9 �xd4 xd4 xd4 �xd f5 g4 2 xg+ d 3 d4 h 8 h6 9 9 d4 0 xd4 xd4 2 2 �6 3 g3 g6 4 4 grinJanwsk, t. Ptrs urg 9, favurs Wit h3 d4 ' is wakr g4 aftr 2 d4 2 xd4 xd4 3 cd d5 Black sizs t intiativ, alwRuinstin, Karlsad 90) d4 2 xd4 xd4 3 g g6 4 g2 6 5 000, and thn d4 is ttr fr Wt xd4 xd4 2 2 In t ga Vn lzausn Rust, Brl 926, Wt dcidd t play Tartakwrs
22 ite Play 3
cndatin 12 lg1! and tn a 12 'd 13 g2 6 14 g4 g6 15 000 c6 16 d4 d 1 xd4 000 18 3 acivd a favual psitin. 12 b6 dS! 13 000 Back pns up t psitin undling t wass f 3. s tgt wit t advantag f t tw isps givs Black t upp and. lxdS 14 ed 0-0 1S d4 16 he1 g6 e4 1 f4 18 lg3 fS 19 b3 (D)
T passd 4pawn angs lik t wd f Dacls v Wits psitin ut anwil as anagd t cat t tat f c4 aS! 19 Dfndig and attacking si utanusy 20 a4 f 20 c4 tn 20.a4 20
Planng .c and ..5. 22 hs 23 c l lg3 2S x x 26 ed1 'dS! Vy wl playd! Back wuld lik t pvk c4 aft wc .'d tatns ...c5 ...ad8 and .d3 2 b3 d8 28 2 fd7 29 'e3 ! Fist class psitinal play! Black is ppaig t undin ing v ...c5 as wll as t anuv d5 fllwd y .c and ..5 30 l Dfndg t k and at t sam ti paying c5 30ldS 31 'h3 c 32 'h4 bS 33 ab cb 34 g4 On ust ak n s ting as paiv play will lad t an vital disast 34lxf4 3S lg3 a4 36 lxfS ab 3 d2 b2! 38 xb2 f t k witdaws tn 38 .. a8 is dcisiv 38c4! 39 a1 ' 40 c lg6 41 h3 f4 42 lxe4 If 42 3 tn t fllws 42 'c3 42xd4! 43 c3 e4! 01 Aft c xd t is n dfnc Ga 6 vanovKrGeorgev Vr!a 1987
1 e4 eS 2 l lc6 3 c4 cS 4 d3 lf6 S lc3 d6 6 gS (D)
White Plays
h6 6 is v is cnsidrd al st cpulsry. Indd, wy nt gai th advantag f t tw isps? But t v fund in th sadws, 6 (D), lads t xactly this ai. Hr ar s xapls:
a) xc4 8 d c6 9 xf6 gf 0 h4 (r alta tivly 0 3 6 d2 6 2 0-0-0 0-0-0 3 3 g8 4 g a5 wit pssiilitis fr t sids, Krci-Brnsti, UR h 952, ut tns rc ndatin dsrvs attntin
...x3 2 f x2 3 0-0 'a3 4 4 6 5 f6 0-00 with a gd g fr Black) 0...g8 00 3 (praps ..6 is ttr i diatly: 2 d3 3 ad 000 wit gd prspcts fr Black, Eliskass-Brnsti, Mar dl Plata 960) 2 g3 6 3 '2 a6 4 fd 5 5 c a 6 a3 ' with a duldgd ga, vanvié-Ptisc, Rggi Eilia 984/5. ) 7 xf6 xf6 8 d5 d8 9 4 xc4 0 c6 d cd 2 'xd5 'a5+ 3 fl xc5 4 'xc5 d 5 x5 6 wit a lvl nding, RaigaLukacs, Budapst 993. tis Black attpts t nutraliz t activ isp y s f 6 and, it ust said, as n faily succss ful a) 6 8 4 4 9 d4 d 0 0-0 xc3 g5 2 g3 x4 3 xc6 xc6 4 d d wit a rugy vn g, Nizwitsch-apalanca, Riga 93. ) xd5 8 d 6! (ar t wakr 8 ...d4 9 xd4 xd4 0 c3 6 5 f8 2 'f3 h6 3 d2 Wits chancs ar prfral, W aca-cn, Gany 992) 9 xf6 xf6 0 c3 0-0 wit qual ancs. Black c als dvlp sy tcally 6 d5 d4 8 xf6 xf3 9 xd8 (it igt w playing 9 gf gf 0 3)
4 ite Plays
9..�xd1 10 �xc7 �xc 1 b4 bS 1 �aS ad here it is tie t desy the symetry (i.e. t 1 �a4? 1 3 �xbS+!) i avr 1 . .d7 ! , with a apprxi ately level gae 'xf6 �xf6 'd8 8 dS 9 c3 (D)
e 9 This is e the ai ies the varati Back tres t exchage the active white ght. The ther mai c tiati, 9 a6 will be exa ied i the ext gae. I the past 900 als ce it practice, igrg Whites threats, wh i the ea tie has t yet d the key t Blacks psiti. Here ae se expes a) 10 b4 �b6 1 a4 aS!? 1 xb6 cb ad here White gais thig ccrete ater either 1 xaS 14 �dS c S c4 �g4 vavié-Aad, Mala I 1990, r 1 e7 14 00 h8 1S d4 �g4, as Maciejews-
Macieja, Warsaw 199. b) 10 d4 �b6 1 1 de de 1 'e �S! 13 0-0-0 �d6 14 d �e6 1S e3 '6 with eve chces, Miasiahari, Ovie d rpd 993. 10 d4 w ths is played alst ataticaly, bt we shld certaily csider the retreat 10 3 which apablaca sed with sccess a) Here is a example his skil 10� 1 �xe6 e 1 'b3 'c8 1 3 d4 e 14 xd4 �xd4 S cd 0-0 6 0-0 'd7 17 acl ab8 18 c3 Backs psiti is cearly the mre pas sive, athgh it is stable egh, whe spprted by 18 f4 bt it is t wrth hi displayig ay activity by 18 , as ater 9 'c c6 0 eS Whte has sig icaty icreased hs adva tage, apablaca-Eliskases, M scw 1936. The gd reptati the mve 10 e3 is shakeable eve tday: b) 1000 1 0-0 �e6 (it wd have bee saer t retreat with 1 ..�b6 1 d4g6) 1 4 ed 13 cd �b6 4 dS 15 eS e 6 xeS ad White is re active, dreekhari, Ly Oyax 1993 Aer 10 b4 the siplest is 0..xdS 1 b e7 1 cd cd 13 'a4+c6 4 dS c with a reliable psiti xdS 10 I Back hads ver the cee
ite Pays 5 3 25
with 10ed 1 1 cd b6 1 xb6 ab 13 00 the Whte has a reer gae Aer 130-0 he ca play 14 c I Tia- sterda 1986 Black played re ambitisly 13 d! ? 14 ed xdS ad ater 1 e1+ e6 16 xdS xdS 17 e 'd6 18 dS he cdetly eg tiated the cplicati that arse 18...0-00 19 'a4 xdS 0 d 1 c6 1 exdS! cd d4 b8 3 bS 'c6 4 '4 a8 S 'a4 b8. Bt Blacks delay i castlig cld have bee bet ter explited with 1 Vc2! threateig t take d5) ad w bth 1 16 xdS xdS 17 e1 8 1 8 eS ad 1c6 16 e 1 e6 17 xe6? give White a dagers iitiative 11 d f4 12 g3 Ater 12 00 '6 13 cd cd 14 bS+ e7 1S e1 hS 16 e3 h4 17 'd 6 1 8 c4 g4 19 S d 0 c3 x3 1 x3 d6 a dbleedged game arises Tis dall-Hjaars, Akrey 1988 12 h3! 13 b+ (D) 13 This see the best. Ater the ctiati 13c6 14 e! the cetral pas e saggig. Ater 13d Whte ca ve it a avrabe ed gae 14 xd7 'xd7 1S cd 'xd6 16 'xd6 16 'e lwed by 0-0-0 is t bad either) 16...cd 17 d1 e7 18 e
ac8 19 d gS 0 d 1 xcS d h4 e6 3 c4 6 4 e3 ad Wtes chaces are dbtedy better vvié mejkal vi ad OL 1990.
Ater the retreat 13 14 e g4 1S 'e3 'c8 16 e 'e6 17 h4 the black kig is i deiite dager, vaviéalv Belgrade 1987. f6 14 e2 cd 1 cd g6 16 'd3 1 d1 e e6 18 'e3 19 c4?! 19 d2 with the idea c4 19..xa? 0 b3) desees at teti w Black ca pe p the h-e with advatage 19 b6 h 20 d2 xg1 21 g1 h4 22 xg1 23 d1 hg 24 hg 2 2 f4?! expses Whtes psi ti t ch which Black e-
6 White Plays 5
phasses wth the ped rk aevre 5 c8 6 c e g h3 8 ' ch8 as aa ysed by Kr Gergev 25 c8 26 b3 g5 27 a4! A ve wth bth a deesve ct (hderg ...b5, the evet c), ad a attackg e as t threates 8 a5. Back st hrry
g8?! 33 Back shd have restrcted Wtes resrces by eas the bckadg ve 33 ...a5! 34 ! Fay Whte ca breathe eey ad wth the pe e he ca as reactvate hs rks. 34 h2+ 35 g2 xg2+ 36 xg2 d7 37 ab ab 38 f xg5 39 b4 h5 40 g actvty s pssbe yet: 40 c5? b 41 b + 4 g h3 ead t a st paw edg. 40c7 41 a2 b5 42 :c2 b 43 xc4 xc4 xc4+ b6 45 g2 b5 46 c7 f5 47 xb4 48 c6 I Gae Khomov-Mi Teiin Vsresens 199
27 . g4! ' 28 fg 29 x Aer the rsky 29 'g5+ d the g3paw s deeded. 29 x 30 e h2 ch8 31 bvs-kg ve bt 31.h6 sees strger w the evet 32 g8 Backs advatage grw bt ater 32 g5 g6 (3 .3 33 g8 ca be et by 34 h r 34 a5 ) 33 xg5 34 Whtes ps t s deesbe. h3 32 g5
1 eS 2 c6 3 c4 c5 4 d3 f6 5 c3 d6 6 g5 h6 7 xf6 'xf6 8 dS 'd8 9 c3 9 a6
Back pes a widw r hs
ite Pay 5 27
bishp bt y a sall e: 9 t ly weae b5 bt als ater 10 d4 ed 1 1 cd a7 1 h3 0-0 13 00 e6 14 1 i cparis with the variati cited belw (i the tes t 10.a7) he wll t have the a5-qare r his ight wle aer 10..a7 1 de de 1 e c5 1 3 0-0-0 d6 14 d g4 15 hd1 0-0, Ta takwerTreybal Karlsbad 199 White cd have gaed a ad vatage by eas 16 xc7 xc7 17 xd6 d4 1 6xd4. 10 I 10 00 the 10 s pible the gae Dely vics Hgary 199 Black played 10 ad ater 1 1 d4 a7 1 de xe5 ( 1..de s re catis) 13 xe5 de 14 h5! d6 15 ad 1 00-0 6 b4 xd5 7 xd5 6 1 d3 ra t prbles deedig the paw. a7 10 cedg the cetre with O 11 cd gives Whte addtal chace eg.:
a) Ater 12 AKga vidler Ld Llyds Bak 199 eated 12...0-0 13 00 e6 14 c1 d7 (the carele 14. e7? lses a pa t 15 xc7! ) 1 5 d ac? 1 6 6+! g 17 d5 with a clea advatage t Whte Ths gae by tw yg aters ce agai shws the beet stdyig the legacy chess wch has i its aals the gae vaviéTia a greb/Rjeka 195 whe ater 12 7! 1 3 c d5 14 d5 ad the 14...c6 15 b3 0-0 6 00 6 Black eqalized easly while it is als sel t ree ber the recedat Pal Keres 14 15 d3 c5 with whch Black ca eve ght r a advatage. b) vavié-Iliié Ygslav h 196 wet 12 c 0-0 13 h3 e 14 00 e4 15 d3 e 16 b1 g6?! ( 16 .. .e6 wld have bee better) 17 d g7 1 e e6 (ater 1 ..b6 te ght t ctie 19 xe xe 0 e1 1 xb6 cb d5 with a advatage t Whte) 19 4 d7 0 xe8 xe 1 d5 e1 d8 3 g4 e6 4 4 d7 5 xg6! ! g 6 e6! e8 (i 6 .e7 the 7 h5! h7 8 6! is deci sive) ad here istead 27 e7 which allwed Black t deed 27 + 8 d5 wld have w swily 1 Whte ca scarcely ct havig a advatage witht
28 White Plays 5 3
stablzg the paw strctre, as shw r exple by 11 h3 0-0 1 0-0 e6 13 b3 d7 14 e ae8 15 de xe5 16 d4 g6 17 3 c6 18 e3 xb3 19 ab xd4 0 cd 4 1 '4 g6 vvé-Hartars, v ad OL 1990. de 11 . The captre 11...xe5!? de sees re sers attet The chacter the pssble strggle s wel lstrated by the gae vavépassky, Bg 1984 whch cted 1 xe5 de 13 'h5 0-0 14 xe5 e8 15 4 d6! 16 xd6 ( the evet Whte resg t exchge qees by playg 16 3?! e6 17 0-0-0 e5 the tatve wld pass rapdly t Black) 16 ..xe4 17 d cd 18 b3 d7 19 3 e5 0 4 e4 1 he 1 ae8 xe4 xe4 3 el xel 4 xe1 8 5 d g l 6 h3 h5 7 c c6 8 e4 5 9 3 h4 30 a5 3 1 xc6 ad the was s dra 12 e2
s 12 te teds t attack alg the d-le, ad therere c terplay s deaded Black The attack carred t kv chsler, Haa Echt 1989 el qetly testes t the dagers awatg 12.g4?! 1 3 d 1 b8 14 0-0 15 h3 e6 16 00 e 17 b5 18 b3 e 196! g 0 xe6 e 1 g4 h8 d7 g8 3 xe6 8 4 e7 d8 5 5 g6 6 xc7 b8 7 e 8 xe8 e8 9 d1 1-0. Back aaged hs rces re sccely Mrze vch-K.Gergev, Tlbg 1993 12 . b5 1 3 b3 d6 14 dl a5 15 c 00 wth a reas ae gae. d6 13 0-0-0 14 d2 0-0 Whte s threateg t ve the rk p the d-e, cbed wth the tactca thrst b6 Ktras-as, Reykjavk 1988, Black ged ths perat 14 b5 15 b3 a5 16 b6! xb3 (r 16 cb 17 hdl b7 18 d5 wg the pece back wth terest) 17 ab b8 18 xc8 xc8 19 d5 e6 0 d3 ( a alteatve Ktras sggests a ceal paw str 0 4 !? g6 1 d! 8 4! e 3 g7 4 eS e7 5 d4!) 0.. .0-0 1 c ad hs ctrl the d-le gatees Wte a advatage I the a ge, play lded alg sl les
ite Plays 5 29
15 hd1 e8 16 h4 b5 s 17 b3 18 b6! xb3 19 ab cb e7 20 xd6 21 h5 �e6 22 f5 xf5 Fll pssessi the de garatees Whte a big adva tage. the evet qees be ig exchged with ...g5 3 xg5 hg the stregth the rk icreases a aer 4e7+ the ght traers t d5 with decisive eect 23 'xf5d8 24 d7! It stads t reas that Wte will t agree t exchage hs diati the dile r the e5-paw: 4 xd8 xd8 5 xd8 xd8 6 xe5 d3! ad the back qee develps great activity.
.d7 25 xd7 h4 26 h3 g6 27 Here as well ater exchagig qees with 7 4+ 8 x4 e 9 d e8 30 d3 Black ca barely save hse 28 b1 a4 29 5 30 g3 f5 hs ve pes al the ldgates t Backs psiti 30.h5 shd be et by the siple 3 h4. 31 d3 fe 32 xb5 Ater 3 .. ? Whte gives a iear ate 33 c4 h8 34 'c8. 33 d5 h8 34 xe4 ab 35 f4 ef Here t i qees are ex chaged 35 .5 36 'x5 x5 37 d6 the paws bece easy pickgs r the rpat rk 36 'd4 f6 37 f g8 38 xb2 10
2
Back Pays
jb6
The basc pst ths syste arses ater 1 e4 e5 3 c6 3 c4 c5 4 d3 6 5 c3 d6 6 0-0 b6
Hwever, b6 the prb1e the bshp s t yet ly sved. Back shd cset t the pssbty t beg ex chged ater the aevre bd-c4, r prepe t drp t back t c7 Therere, hs ve rder s sgcat Black ge eray chses betwee 7 .0-0 ad 7 e7. O the ther had, 7 ...g4 s rather preatre, ad y helps Whte t rgaze a paw attack the gsde
1 e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4 f6 4 d3 cS 5 0-0 d6 6 c3 b6 7 b3 Recety t has bee recg zed that t s re accrate t devep the ght t. r ex ape, t s prtat that the evet 7 bd2 g4 the bshp cat ata ts p the ght 8 e1 e7 9 g6 10 h3 e6 1 1 xe6 e 1 a4 c6 13 a5! c7 ( 13...xa5, the 14 3) 14 b3 'c8 15 d4 ad Whte ctrls the cetre It s terestg t te that althgh the ves bd ad b3 ( ether rder) are gve cdtal prrty, the qest r ew pats r Whte ct es. Fr ths pect Bara G.Gergadze, alcta 1994, s terestg, as ater 7 a4 a5 8 e3!? xe3 9 e e6 10 bd xc4 1 xc4 0-0 1 'e 1 d5 13 cxe5 de 14 xc6 b 15 de xe4 16 'e c5 17 ad 'e7 8 d5, thaks t hs ctr ver the d-le, Whte aaged t acheve a preerable pst ig4 7 Ateatvely e ght pr pse the dest bshp devel pet 7 e6 r exaple 8
Gae 8 Gefandhepkov Mik 1982
Bla Plays ... b6
d2 00 9c4 h6 10 e e 1 1 h3 e7 12 a4 c6 1 3 d4 g6 4 x6 x3 15 'x3 x6 6 x6 a gae rise to a ee endg in NeednchyAFrolo Portoro 1993 8 lbd2 0-0 9 lc4 t is useful to exchge off the actie ishop. 9 10 txb6 ab tc6 11 c2 12 h3 h5 13 \h2 Of course the moe g4 enters into Whites plan ut for the time eing it is impossile due to the piece sacrifice whch is stan dard in contructions like this 13 g4? xg4! 14 hg xg4 and, in iew of the threat of . .fS it is not oious how White can es cape the pin without materal loss. 13 td7 14 e3 g6 15 g3 tc5 16 te6 (D)
17 b3! The ishop occupies a working diagonal with the threat after 1 8 h4 of exchangig off mpoant opponent. 17 . h5 g6 18 g4 The teat of f3h4xg6 has een elimated ut at the cost of a impoant tempo. 19 h4 h5 hg 20 lg5 21 xg4 lxg5 22 xg5 c8 23 \h8 h5 h7 Eerythng is rpenig for attack, and of coue the mode Gefand would now hae had no diculty ding 25 h6! with the possile contuations 25...f6 26 hg xg7 27 h6! xh6 28 g 1 g6 (parrying the theats of 29 e3+ or 29 g3) 29 xg6! xg6 30 g 1 + or 25...f5 26 hg+ xg7 27 h!. But the 14 yearod Gelfand is playing from aesthetic considerations ad allows hs expeenced opponen a key resource, although i no hat oious f5! 25 f6?! The ishop offers itself for sacrce to help free the kig h7 26 e3 27 xg7?! Whte is held captie to the ineia rought aout y an at tack and does not notice the gap openg up to eacuate the g t was time to soud a retreat with 27 h4
2 Bla Plays b6
27...xg7 28 ef xfS 29 g+ 6 30 g3 e7 Wte would also hae es caped from the attack after the temptg 30...5?? n ew of the resource 3 1 3 31 gS f6 32 d4? Msplaced actty t was necessary to rng the second rook to the game wth 32 ag 1 followed y 1g3 But Whte has no way of checkng the metamorphoss whch s occur ring on the oard resgs him self to thought that the lack kig has escaped and lets slp soe errors 32...d8 33 de lxeS 34 f4? xgS! 35 fg g4+ 36 gJ lxe3 37 f4 g2+ 38 gJ d7 39 xg2
40 g6 fg 41 xg8 xg8 42 h6 After 42 hg+ xg6 43 e6 the kg s cut off from hs own pawn lock and the wi s a matter of techque whch cdentaly Cherepko also demotrates expertly n ths contnuaton 42..h8 43 h e6 gJ s 45 : + gs 46 xh6 47 :xc7 h7 c8 dS 49 d8 49 c4 would hae een more stuo 49 :c7 SO xdS c3+ 51 g2 c2+ 52 gJ a2 53 d6 6 54 bS + SS g4 a4+ 56 g3 gS! 57 xb6 g4+ 58 h3 h4+ 59 gJ h7 60 d6 61 b6 f6 62 dS+ h6 And after a kng march for the 6pawn Black won Game 9 Gipiobrovoy Bardejvse Kupele 1991
39.g8 The decson of an experenced master The shop comed wth the passed pawn would hae gen te chances to sae hmself wlst mog into the rook endgame promses Black chances to wn
1 e4 eS 2 lc6 3 c4 s 4 c3 f6 S d3 d6 6 0-0 b6 7 lbd2 Ths s cosdered a more accurate reacton to 6 tha 7 b3 as when the popular plan wth 7 e7 s carred out the 3suare s not occuped ad Black should cosder the posslty of an attack on the suf cently defended 7sque such as 8 g5 00 9 3 d5 10 ed d now i the eent of the natural OlexdS 1 gf3
Black Pys ..J 33
e8 12 e 1 'd6 13 ge4 he oses a pawn Howeer after the cy 10 fxd5 with the dea of ...f6 d e6 Black seems to be able to hold the po sitin. 7 0-0 8 e1 Wite is mog the ight to g3 but a route to the opposite ank is not out of the question 8 ib3 e7 9 c4. This wil b examied the notes to the next game. 8 le7 9 t Quite often the moes 9 h3 h6 are included. Then after 1 O d4 g6 Wte needs to d a place for the lightsquared bishop as if 11 tn, then 1 1 ..ed 12 cd d5 is not bad. The game Van MilBronstei Wijk aan Zee 1992 went 1 1 c6 12 c4 c7 13 4 ed 14 xd4 e8 1 5 d3 d5 16 ed �xe1+ 17 'xe 1 'd5 and Black seized the iitiatie 9 g6 10 h3 c6 Instead after 10..h6 1 1 b 3 e6 12 g3 12...c6 1eads to a position om the game but the impulsie moe 12 .d5?! alows te to resole the central tension in hs faour: 1 3 ed xd5 14 d4! ed 15 xd4 xd4 16 'xd4 df4 17 'e4 'f6 18 xf4 xf4 19 'xb7 winng a pawn TitoDobrolosky Bar dejoske Kupele 1991 ie6 11 ib3 h6 12 g3
13 d4 (D)
h7!? 13 ... A terestg manoeuvre aimed at hindeg the ghts penetration onto f5 I the eent of 13 :e8 14 c2 'c7 15 Je3 ad8 16 'e2 f4 17 'd2 g6 18 ad1 Whites position was preferable i BeliaskyGulko, USSR Ch 1981. 14 ie3 The logical plan of ghtig for f5 should hae been crowned with the moe 14 ic2 although Wte has deeloped differently d is gradually losing the itiatie. 'f6 14 15 'e2 d8 16 d1 ic8 17 ic2 Black is well prepared to pay in the centre and i ready to meet the fa attack 17 h5 'e7 1 8 d2 with the counterblow 18.d5 (18..'h4 19 .n g5 is not bad ether) 19 de (19 ed ed faours Back) 19 de (there is a le reliable route
4 Bla Plays ...
19..xe3 20 'xe3 'xe5 21 g3 4 22 xa7 3 23 e3 x2 24 e '4 25 3! a White maitans the extra pawn) 20 x6 a 21 'xe4 xe5 with ee chaces. gS 17 18 xgS hg de 19 de 20 xb6 ab bS 21 'e3 Complete possesso o 4 al lows Black to eelop a strog attack on the kigsie 22 The preparatory 22 xd8!? esere attetion. 22 g4! xg4 23 hg 24 xd8 xd8 25 g3? Attempting to close the reach leas to catastrophe He shoul hae sumitte wth 25 25 ... f4!
with Black makig ll use o his cocetrato o orces. 26 gS! 27 h1 Ater 27 Dorolosky was reay to illustrate the theme o seeth rank asolute (as Nim zowitsch calle it) 27 ..2! (reinorcig the tactic 28 x2? h3+) 28 g h6 29 g2 30 1 3 g h3 27 ... d6! Tg let. This strong rook can attack o two es 28 h3 d3! 29 g1 Completig the interlacig matig et. The rest is smple 30 a7 d2 31 xd3 :h6! 32 g4 xg4! 33 g2 x 34 'f4 35 g1 xe4 36 e2 g6 37 f d2 38 xa2 0-1 Game 10 iviakovGGeogadze Podols 1992
amazigly ecoomical at tack with ew resouces Now i 26 gf e 27 'c5 the 27 .g6 is ecisie e game cotiues
1 e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4 cS 4 c3 f6 5 d3 d6 6 0-0 b6 7 b3 7 8 bd2 Util Black has castle the pi 8 gS oes not aour White, as it stmulates a pawn assault on his ow g or example 8 ...g6 9 h4 xh4 10 xh4 h6 1 1 h1 g5 12 g3 h5 13 3 h4 14 h5 15 d4 g3+ with agerous threats MarMusat Oorheiu ecuiesc 1993.
Bak Pays 3
8 c6 Black i at a cooad. Wite a theatening o exchage he ihop y 9 c4 o it i logical or Back to prepae a new pot or it. Fom c7 the ihop withe oe to deend the centre. Aothe lie ole 8 4 , which e rie to a prolematic poi ton
) Gaoago . Peteug 1993 Black payed c6 aight away and ae l x6 a 12 d4 'e7 13 h3 h6 14 c2 e8 15 e3 'c7 16 d2 e6 17 '3 h7 18 a3 c5 19 ac 'e7 20 d3 g5 21 'g3 8 a doueedged poition ae. 9 d4! Wite achiee he mai idea o he Giuoco Piano. the een o Wite playing on the ueenide with 9 c4 c7 10 a4 00 1 1 g5 g6 12 h4 4 1 3 e3 h6 14 x6 'x6 15h5 d5 Black ha time to extact oe eneit rom traneing the ight oer to the kigide A.MaéXie Jun Noi ad OL 1990.
a) i conidered the undamental contnuation a l ) d4 i not an eectie ay to attack in the cente e aue o 1 1 xc4 12 xc4 ed 13 cd (KlingeDoman Buda pet 1988 contiued 13 xd4? e8 14 5 'd7 15 g5 h5 16 h5 e4 17 e3 x and Black gained a mateial adac7 tage) 13.d5 with euality Ate 96 Wite ca play a2) g4 ao 4 Black a) Now the pa capue a3) Ae c6 a poition arie om KkKaeno allow White o maiUR Ch 1991 which will tain the iitiatie ae 1 1 de de examied in the note to the next 12 'e2 5 13 xe5 c7 14 3 xe5 15xe5 xe5 16 e 'h4 game.
6 Blak Plays ... b6
17 g3, as i Beckemeyertrater, c4 1 d2 Geay 994 19 xc4 d ) f the ishop is withdraw, 2 h3 xd2 1c7, the Wte ca moe 21 xd2 d7 the game ito a oiously fa ouale edig with 1 de de 12 xd8+ xd8 13 e3 f8? (13 ..xe4 4 x f4 im mediately is more precise) 4 f5 xe4 5 d + d7 16 g5 xg5 17 xg5+ c8 18 xg7, Vukoiéiatdio, Nik ié 991. g6 1 e 11 - 12 g3 e 12g4 1 3 h3 xf3 4 xf3 is ot i the spirit of the positio, 22 e3! ad the eefits of the ishop the style of oe of the pair guaratee White a duale early Botiniks ideas i the adatage. Tarrasch Variatio of the Frech Defece. Aer the exchages 13 gS The idea of attackg f7 is 22xe3?! 23 :xe3 :xe3 24 justied oly after 13e7?! 14 fe, the presece of the ackward h5 ! , ut after 13 y epaw has o sigcace, aalogy with the aitse Varia whilst White seizes the dfle. tio of the Ruy Lopez, it is ony Howeer, Black is o the alert. 22 sufficiet to repeat moes 14 c6 f3 e8 15 g5 :f8. Howeer, Black ca play more eergeti Game 1 1 cally 13 KramnikYakovich dS! cd Belgorod 1989 14 ed xeS S de g4 1 e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4 16 f4 The presece of the isolated f6 4 d3 s S c3 d6 6 b3 d5pa compensates for the b6 7 bd2 piece actiity Ths moe represets a mod 16 h6 is also poile 17 xe5 eS 1 8 :xe5 xe5 19 e way of tg te o reaso to reeal s pa a f3 with roughly ee chaces. this stage, ad deelops s 17 d4 b6
Bla Plays .. b6 7
pieces efe castlig Howee ths most fequently amounts to no moe than a simpe tansposton of m oes. 7 e7 c4 . 9 h3 1 OO
Black makes a supeciay usefu pecautionay moe ut connected with the intended shop exchange t is pematue at ths point. t would hae een moe ogical to play in the cente with as in the game amnkKasenko UR Ch 1991 wch contiued 12 x6 'x6? ( 12 .. .x3 13 'x3 '6 s moe exact wth oughly een chances) 13 c2 h6 14 d4 :ad8 15 a4 a5 16 4 a 17 c :fe8 18 e '4 19 1 a5 20 x7 c8 21 1 d5 22 e5 (ae 22 ed? Black should con tnue 22 e4 ) 22xe5 23 de de 24 6 xd1 25 xa5 x1 and hee y playing 26
:x 1 e5 27 8 e8 28 c3 te could hae achieed a ette ending. d4 xc4 t s dicult to maitai the pawn tension without ths exchange. Afte Whte could continue 1 3 d5 d7 1 4 a4 with itiatie on the queenside. 13 xc4 Black could hae gien White an isolated pa y playing 13ed 14 cd d5 15 ed xd5 ut afte 16 d2 c6 17 ' in iew of is stong and actie ishop pai Wtes chances ae pefe ale anyway. 14 b3 d7 a4
effectie pawn sacfice whch theatens 17 de Now in the eent of ed 17 xd4 xd4 18 cd White gains an adantage in the cente ut Black pehaps has no ette choice He has appaently oeestimated the position that aises afte Whites cominaton.
8 Bak Pays
lxe4?! 6 7 bS! c6 d3 It s rre t see sch slly effectve ipleett f geetrc tf. Whtes sc re threteg t ct ff bth bshps wth xb6 d xg6. Therefre Blck hs chce bt t p wth the ex chge 18 ed 9 xd4 xd4 xe4 20 xe4 21 xe4 f6 22 e1 dS 23 d 24 b6 25 d Whtes terl dvtge cssts flly ly f hlf pw, bt defedig s t tht
esy The 5pw s wek d 6 c4 s threteed 7?! 25 ... the wse Lsker tght s t cprse y ly eed stregth. 256 ws ece iedtely Hwever Blck prcrstites d the ytl k prvkes fresh wek i Blcks cp wth e vre c 26 s h5 27 e2 He hd t delect the thret f g4, bt w the g5sqre s wekeed f whch Whte skl flly kes se. 2 de1 6 29 c5 c7 3 l lg6 31 e+ h7 32 lf4 33 le5 g5 34 w h6 35 g3 1
3
Black Plays ... a7
The positio we cosider ths hapter arses after the moves 1 4 e5 f3 c6 3 c4 c5 4 3 f6 5 c3 d6 6 00 a6 7 bd a7 oe shold ote that here 7.a5 does ot work becase of 8 a4+ c6 x x 10 b4) 8 b3 ow the threat of 8..a5 forces a precatioa ove i reply) 8 00 .
The essece of this posto has bee cleverly explaied by oe of its specialists, Mak arychev by sg the cocept of trajectores, broght i by the former World hampio ot vik as oe of the alorithms of chess compter programs he ma trajectores of the white pieces are d-f-g3-f5 ad f3-h4-f5, ad for lack,
...f6-h5-f4. most cases h4 ... h5) does ot work becase of f6xe4 f3xe5), whlst the maoevre dfg3 de mads the move fe 1 , whch t forces cosideratio of .f6g4 Folowig ths pl, if Whte does ot like lacks coterplay aer the cota tio e g4 10 e h8 1 1 h3 h6 1 f f5), the he is practically forced to reply h3 which has its disad vatages ot oly that it loses time, bt it also weakes f4 ad g3 via the a7bishops X-ray visio) To elmate these dis advatages ad prepare fe, Whte ca switch the ght to the other trajecto - d-c4-e3. t ths is already eece a ew pla begg with the move c4 Recetly White has oe tred to rerote the ight to g3 via the fsqare, temporarily postpo ig castlg, bt ths also has the drawback of givg lack addi tioal poibilities to create coterplay The followg selected e coters illsate ths mode of play, with all of Whtes poible cotatios
40 Black Plays .ia 7
The 9 e Variation
Game 12 TorreWedberg New York 1988
1 e4 eS 2 ¿ ¿c6 3 c4 s 4 d3 ¿f6 S c3 d6 6 00 6 a6 a7 7 ¿ The idea of Black avoiding this and instead trying to main tai the bishop on c5 is discussed in the note to Black's 8th move in the next game 8 b3 (Note that in the actual game, 5 0-0 a6 6 b3 d6 7 c3 a7 8 ¿bd2 was the move rder that occued.) 8 0-0 Recently Black has been seachig for more flexible ways of deveoping his forces, and so he is often in no hury to castle. For example, he can test the popular plan of moving his ght to the kingside with 8 �7 9 e1 ¿g6 10 ¿f c6 1 1 h3 c7 and Black has fm ished mobilizing his pieces Wolff-ISokolov, Wijk aan e 1993 continued 12 d4 0-0 13 ¿g3 e6 14 c2?! (ths s too sluggish; Sokolov recommends 14 g5) 14...h6 5 e3 ad8 16 " fe8 17 b3 c8! 18 c4 ed 19 xd4 xd4 20 ¿xd4 d5 2 1 cd l-h. Now and again Black plays on both fanks, viz. 8 h6 9 e gS ¿ g4 1 1 l3d2 :
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a) ..¿S 12 ¿c4 ¿f4 13 e3 b5 14 ¿a3 f6 with a sharp game, KingHo, Dort mund 1988 b) .hS 12 �3 h4 13 ¿df g8 14 g3 8 15 g2 d7 16 c2 e7 17 d4 0-00 18 ¿f5 xf5 19 ef h5 and Black con centraes hs forces on the g side, MinoviéMTrifunovié, Belgrade GMA 1988. 9 e1
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After this move the pawn is left poorly defended, and Black gains extra resouces, wch ae used in the game. Therefore
lk Ply 4
hte moe feqety plays the epaatoy h3 o c4, e sg g4 by meas of 10 e3 9 The eptato of ths ma oee, whch has peteos owads sezg the tatve, has ot bee sbject to seos dobt o the last te yeas a) We wl add oy that t s so good afte the pemay 9 10 c4 g4!, as Whte oced to coset to exchag g peces afte 1 1 e3 ow ve, delayg the g4 sally ows Whte, by leadg hs kght thogh the pash ote wth 1 , to pesee oe tatve: a l ) Ths KapovKocho, eao Wh 10) 8 , lack xchaged both hs bshop ad qee o b3, bt was stl foced o pay a passve watg gae: O 1 xb3 c 12 g3 e8 13 h3 b8 14 e3 e6 1 5 e6 fe 6 acl e3 7 e3 bd8 8 d4 ad Whte had ceasg tatve a2) Fheoe, afte the otato 1 d7 11 g5 h5 12 e3 xe3 13 xe3 6 14 c2 g4 15 d4 xe3 6 xe3 g4, as played the ae Nejkal, Lcee L 182, 7 a4! wold have taed a sod tatve fo hte b) ccasoaly lack tes 9 10 f 0 xe5 xe5 x5 xd3 gves Whte
othg) 10f6 wth the dea of sg the 4-sqae, althogh Wte has eogh esoces to eplse acks tepoay actv ty The chaacte o the poble stgge s well llstated by the gae Gpslsee Nelse, Msk 1 3, whch coted 1 1 g5 g6 12 d2 h6 3 e3 xe3 14 xe3 4 5 g3 e6 16 h4 g5 17 h1 7 h5 ae8 18 h4 g6 1 h h5 20 e2 s easoable ed atey, pesevg the bette cha ces, as the gae Ehlvest Kapov o Rottedam 18) 7 xb3 18 ab g6 h5 ce7 20 4! ef 2 1 gf xf4 22 fl e5 23 g4 e6 24 6 gh 25 f6 g7 26 h5 h7 27 f6 d) It eas oly to ecal the possblty o 9 e 10 fl h6 1 g3 e6 ad ow the evet of the eteat 12 c2, lack sooths ot the stato wth the beakhogh 12 d5 3 e2 d7 4 e3 xe3 15 xe3 d4, pysdas, UR 81 h 1 e2 11 h3 f Whte cotes to goe the ght, lack wll attack the cete wth geate effect 11 5 12 ef xf5 1 3 g3 d5 14 xf5 xf5 15 e3 xe3 16 fe c5, ad he gas pefeable chaces, as das-Mala k, Msk 85 11 f5 12
42 lak Play a 7
13 xh6 Ths s a very rced ad coseqet exchage, althogh as the practca evdece ad artclar ths ge show Whtes achevemets are ot great. There have aso bee attemts to coterattack the cetre wth 13 d4 a) Ehvest-alov, Rotter d 18, lack dd ot maage to solve the robems that arose 13 f6 14 de xe5 15 xe5 xe5? 15.de s ecessary, wth the dea after 16 e3 of layg 16.. .f4 17 xa7 ) 16 ef xf5 17 e3 xe3 1 8 xe3 g5 1 d5 ad Whtes res sre ted ot to be qte ta gble b) 13 ..fe s a stroger reara tory move 14 e4 f6 the evet of 14.f5 15 e ed 16 cd f6 1 8 d Whtes osto s referable, awelkoLkacs Amsterd 184) 15 g3 f5 ad the attack wth 16 h5? g6 17 h4 h4 1 8 xh4 ed
1 f4 e8 0 f5 ot to correct, lack cold defed easly, reservng the extra paw, Nelse rick lae Lyngby 18. Whte has also tried other deas, nclding 13 e 8 14 d4 bt here as well after 14 .fe 15 xe4 f5 16 h4? 16 e s better) 16 ... 17 e3 e7 the complcatos of the ge favor lack, mall-awelko, Lcee L 18. 13 14 ef xf5 We ca ow sm the reslt of the oeg lacks pawn strctre s tatte bt re t he has the oe gle ad threates wth the so of the two bshos to develo a da geros attack. e s threateg 15...h3. 15 Whte brings hs bsho to the log dagoal to etralze the efect of hs more actve con terart La-mag, Tava 187 he dd ot gve t the ec essa atteto, ad fell vct to a attack 15 e7 16 g3 d7 17 d4 g6 18 de? xh3 1 e4 d7 0 e6 c6 1 d5 x etc. 15 7 15.'f6 16 g3 d7 also deserves atteto. ere the ge akbec-kalk Polsh h 13 Whte layed the o ate 17 g8 18 x and was le a pawn dow bt other cotatos
k Pay 7 4
uh 17 d2 or 17 h, the adtge o the ishop p is uiiet ompestio or Blks destoed p stru ue 16 e4 t is eu to exhge o the atie ishop. te m lso tr 16 xb7 8 1 e4 xe4 18 xe4 (i the eet o 18 de? g6 19 g x 20 g 4 Whte lls uder ttk) 19.x2 19 d4 8 20 g4 e4 with a complex gme as i GipslisPodgets UR 1985. 16 g6 17 xfS Here 17 d4? is premtue ecuse o the ttk 17..4 18 e1 xh 19 gh d 7. DreeYkoih UR 198 White pled 17 g3 ad ater 1xe4 18 xe4 (i his itutio 1 8 de is agi o good iew o 18...:x 19 g 4 20 e1 h 4) 18...d5 19 g4 4 h5 20 e5 x 21 x d 22 g 1 e5 2 d4 d6 24 e1 ae8 25 6 Bk gied a datge xfS 17 1 e4 Ater 1 g3? Blk should cotiue with the stdrd attk 8x 1 9 g 4 ollowed 204 1 f4 19 g3 'g! 2 d4 Blk hs the ititie d etes 2 1 .xh
21 Sf6 22 g6 23 d5 24 g4 I 24 de the 24 6 25 g4 e6 is possile with the thet o 26...e5 24 ed 25 cd f4! 26 c2 c6 27 2 xg4 2 hg hS 29 3 Not o o 29 gh ee o 29 .. 0 l g5 with dgerous thet. 29 b+ 3 h h4! 31 d2 'gS 32 f Fored s Blk threteed 2..x gh h4 et But Whte sel out o e ig sed i the edgame either 32'xd2 33 xd2 hg 3 : Oe hrdl call 4 g 5 el xg2 reoe lter tie. 34 gf 35 x x 36 g g7 37 x g3 3 d e All the lk piees re terctig wel d the gme wil soo e oer. 39 d2 6 g s 41 e3 42 d 43 g a4 2 h4 45 b3 46 d2 gS 47 c2 d3 cS d+ 49 < d2 s s xb2 51 xa4 e4 52 d3 1
The 9 h3 ariaion Gme 1 KarpovYuupov gojno 1986
1 eS 2 c6 3 c4 cS 4 c3 f6 S d3 d6 6 6
44 lak Play a7
7 e1 a6 b3 a7 The bishop retreat i this sys tem is almost atomatic, ad it acts a precatio agaist d3d4 beig played with a temo. We shal look at vaios exam ples where lack takes preca tios agaist the f6ght beig pied, ad pays o attetio to the threat of d3-d4 - ... h6 9 lbd2 le7 :
a) 10 d4 a7 1 h3 g6 12 fl e 13 g3 e6 14 c2 c6 1 5 e3 c7 16 d2 ad8 17 ad1 with soe advatage to Wite, GipslisUzicker, Dag avpils 10 b) 10 lf lg6 11 lg3 e6 12 c2 :e 13 d4 b6 14 h3 c6 15 e3 c7 16 c ad 17 b1 ere i Wolffrov, iel 13, lack sbmitted to the loss of a tempo with 17 ...a7?! ad aer 18 a4 b5 1 c2 Whtes positio ted ot to be preferable stead hov pro posed the iprovemet 17...d5! (plaig after 18 de to play
1 8.xe4) ad ow b 1) 1 ed xd5 1 xg6 (or 1 de xe3 20 xe3 xf3 2 1 xf3 xe5 ad the game is eve) 1...ed (after 1...xf3 20 x xf3 2 1 xf3 Whte is better) 20 x7 x 21 xd4 xa2 with eve chaces. b2) 1 lxeS xe5 1 f4 fd7 20 ed xd5 21 c2 g6 22 de xe5 23 h5 e6 24 c4 xc4 25 xe5 xe5 26 f6 g7 27 g4 e 1 28 xe1 xf4 2 e4 x e4 30 xe4 d1 31 h2 c7 32 f4 d5 33 e3 b1 34 d4 f8 35 xh6 g5 36 h8 e7 37 g8 d7 38 f6 e7 3 xd5 cd ad everythg is i rder for lack f cose, i this og variatio deviatios are possible, bt the character of the strgge is favoable for ack. 9 h3 h6 lhS 10 lbd2 lack elects a active pla of fightig for f4. The developig move 10 e6 is also see.
the game Dolmatov-Aseev,
lak Play a7 45
strm 185, Whte tk the ath f simlifcati 1 1 c4 xc4 1 xc4 a5 13 3 x3 14 x3 d7 1 5 e3 xe3 16 %e3 c6 17 d4 ¡c7 18 ad 1 ad8 ad lack acheved a tae egh siti t seems that White ca ly ct aitaiig the iitiative with he aish : a) 1 g3 fe8. ere i Gislis-yglski r ala 187 after 13 xe6 lack ereey layed 13 xe6?! ad fter 14 d4 ed if lack lays 4 d5 straight away the 15 c4 extremely leasat) 15 cd d5 16 e5 d7 17 e f8 18 f4 fel f t werfl at ck. stead 13 fe 14 d4 ed 15 wld have ee mre liae. ) e 1 3h the i restig idea f rigig the ee it the attack is the i eti f heaek aer the treat 1 c lack exads i he cetre with 1...d5 13 e 14 g3 d7 15 d ad8 6 3 d4 17 c4 8 ad chieved a layale game i rlvKaidav Pisk 186) ..x3 after 1d5 White hld ctie 13 ad the f-g3) 1 3 a a5 14 g3 d5 15 f3 de 16 de e6 17 f5 with he teat f xh6) 17..f8 18 g3 h8 1 g4 ad Whtes haces were referae i the me Gaikva der tee ali 187 The a ivlvig 1...7
wil e examied i the ext game . 11 'f6! 12 the evet f 12 3 f4 13 d5 xd5 lack eqalizes eas iy: 14 ed r 14 xd5 e7 15 3 e6 16 e3 xe3 17 fe g6 8 h x3 1 x3 a8 ad lack maitais the alace Lada-Gavrilv, t.Pet ersrg 13) 14...e7 15 d4 g6 16 c ed 17 xd4 d7 18 e3 fe8 ad the lack ieces are excelletly milized, haked-Kaidav, Philadeha 13.
12 sistet t later Ysv maaged t stregthe hs game with 12.e6 a) awelk-Ysv D ai L 186 Whte exchaged ishs with 13 xe6 fe 14 xa7 a7 t the e f-le stregtheed the ght maoe vre t f4 15 e3 aa8 16 a4 f4 17 h ad8 18 f d5 ad lack gaied a referale
46 lak Play �a 7
position b) I te game Kuczynski M Teaoki OL 188 Wte avoided te excange wit 13 c2, but after 13.e7 14 xa7 a7 15 d4 f4 16 aa8 17 e3 ad8 18 d5 �d7 1 g1 c6 0 c4 b5 1 b3 b b b8 lack gained good counterplay xa7 13 �xa7 14 Te preparatory 14 e3 is not bad eiter I KaidanovLane Hastgs 10 lack played te unsuccessful queen manoeuvre 14 ...g6? and after 1 5 a 16 g 1 8 17 g3 e6 18 c f6 1 4 e8 0 5 e7 1 d4 Wte aga aceved a clear advantage. e7 14 1S 3 16 a4! Wte s pannng to x acks queenside pawns after a4a5 e6 16 17 xe6 fe?! 17xe6 woud ave been more natura ad 1 g1 fg6 19 g3 2 : ds c6 21 'e2 22 g2 23 h4 d ge7 ad1 I spite of acks supe cialy attractive pawn cente te doubled pas reduce s mo bility wst Wte as te re
source f4, wc e coud now use 2S hS g6 26 27 2 hg xg6 29 3 d4?! lack sould ave contued wt te waiting move 29..d as now te breaktroug -f4 wins in force 3 c2 xd4 31 cd Aer 31..ed Wte sould again contue 3 f4 ed 32 xd4 33 f4 S 34 aS bS f 34 es ten 35 c6 36 c leads to an advantage for Wte. 3S ab
3S b7? 35b8 was nec as now Wte can force an end game were ack as numerous pa weaees 36 c1 xb6 37 xcS xb2+ 3 : :x 39 s
lak Plays ... a7 47
S e7 4 lg4 lc6 42 cS! te7 43 c7 eS! aS 45 4 a4 46 fS ef 47 gf lxfS He h to p with the ght, fter 47 ...3 48 f6 2 49 e7! he blck kng fll nto mtig et. ef S 49 cS! xcS SO d7 e7 51 lxc5 52 g3 d6 53 lb3 eS 54 g4 hS 55 gS h4 56 f6 e6 57 g6 h3 58 59 h1 60 lcS eS 61 b8 10 Gme 14 uovky-ene pest 199
1 e4 eS 2 l lc6 3 c4 f6 4 d3 s 5 c3 00 6 0-0 d6 7 b3 Give tht both ide hve tled, the pi 7 S i ot dgero for Bck, it low he pw lt ...h6 d .g5 with the im of eizng pce o the kigide, to go npihed: 7 ...h6 8 h4 g5 9 g3 g4 10 h3 h5 1 1 b4 b6 12 bd2 e7 13 e1 g6 14 c2 g4! (th i too riky fter 14 ..e7 Blck h relible poitio) 5 hg xg4 16 d4! d White eized the nititive, Ydn Tkov, imferopol 1988. a6 7 Blck cold o hve riked pnng the f3ght 7 g4 8 bd2 d5 9 h3 h5 10 e1 de 1 1 de d7 with qite olid poi tio. Here Bck oe prevet hi
ow ght beng pg by pyng the prectiory 7h6 fter 8 bd2, i the evet of 8a6 White hold cote with hi bic p 9 e 1, bt it i woh lookng t the poibil ity of ecoomizig o the move ...6, with the im of crryng ot cetrl trtegy: 8e8 9 e1 e6 10 fl d5 1 1 c2 d7 12 e3 b6 1 3 h3 d8 14 4 d6 15 d1 d ite poitio i oly lightly better, kopinMotectie, Do He 1992. 8 h3 Here 8 5 o llow ttck by the pw with 8 h6 9 h4 S 10 g3
10 g4 lbd2 d ow ) lhS 12 h1 f6 13 h3! d7 14 d4! ed nd Pnter, Helik 1983, Whe cold hve gied dvtge by plyng 15 e5!, it i dn gero to tke the pw with 15 .. .de! bece of the ttck 1 6 e4 e7 17 fg5 g3 1 8 fg hg 19 h5
48 lak Play a7
b) 11�a7 ( efl prophy ic he eve of d3-d4 we hve j ee) 12 h 1 �h5 13 'e1 g7 14 �d1 �g6 15 4 e8 16 �2 d 7 1 7 d2 d8 18 4 h5 19 b4 (19 e3 w fer) 19..d5 20 ed 'xd5 2 1 b5 e4 22 e3 �e3 23 fe g3 24 hg ef 25 b xe3 26 'xe3 fg+ 27 h2 gf+ 28 xf 'x6 29 e5 g8 30 e8 0-1 w he irive gme hdler-Kpov Bh rpd 1983 whih i good ex mple of how o ply h poi io. 8 �a7 h6 9 e1 e7 10 bd2 11
11 g6 Oe of Blk mo mpor moee i hi yem wihg he igh over o he gide B i ow he be move i he digrm poiio h o bee cer wold pper h Bk ex pe dil erh for he
m lie of defee dow log rod of r d eor: ) 11�e6 12 g3 h6 13 d4 e8 14 �2 6 15 �e3 '7 16 d2! d8 17 d1 d5 d Blk poiio i beer K dri-Koe Lodo 1988. I w eery o remove he qee from poible oppoiio by he rook wih 16 'c! pg k g he dved h6-p fer g3-f5 b) 11 hS 12 d4 (if 12 �g5 he 12 ...e8 i poible followed by gf4) 12hf4 13 g3 d ow: b) 13e7! 14 �e3 d8 5 2 h6 1 6 f5 f6 17 g3 d Whie h he beer gme i Krmikmpor Mo cow GM 1989. b2) I he eve of 13'f6! he qee fl der ck from he gh vi oher qre 14 h5 e7 15 �xf4 xf4 16 xf4 ef 1 7 d2 g5 1 8 e5 d Whe dvge i obvio Belikov-ovik ochi 1990 b3) Of core boh qee move, o e7 d f6 re c cefl hey give wy empo which llow he gh o ck. Kk reommed 13h6 immediely ) 11 12 g3 6 13 e2 (kembri recommed 13 d4 mproveme) 13..�e6 14 �d2 7 15 d1 e8 16 � h6 17 h2 d5 18 h5 e7 19 f6 f6 20 g4 h4 d Blck hce were preferbe i Kofdi-kemb
lk Ply 7 49
eek h 1993. c6 12 g3 fter 12e8 13 d4
) Domtov-Rzvev Th ket 1980 coted 13 d7! whch too ggh othg w come of tcg the e4 pw. Th gme w oe of he f 1 of th poto M Domov oe of the mo pome pect of the y tem wh d3 he Two gh Defece d he oco Po o t w be epecy eet g fo o dy of he oco Po to tce the move of h bte wth dghed theo etc: 14 e3 c6 1 5 c2 ed 16 xd4 f4 17 x 7 x7 1 8 d4 g6 19 'd2 (Whte crred wy by ogzg ttck o the g othee he wo1d hve tck to the proc 19 xc6 b 20 4 wth cer dvtge) 19...d7 20 f4 21 d h7 22 f b8 23 gf5 xf5 24 xf5 h4 25 g3 g6 26 ' 'h4 27 'f3 e7 28 b3 f8 29 d4 c6
30 d3 g6 3 1 e2 be8 32 d4 S 33 4 b5 34 c2 'e7 35 b4 c4 36 dd c5 37 b d 38 c6 'c7 39 e5 e6 40 e4 c8 41 f5 ( effectve c fce: ow ehe 41..xe5 42 xe5 xe5 43 gf or 41g5 42 'f4 gf 43 xf5 'xc6 44 h4 h7 45 xh7 x7 46 'x h8 47 d7 wok) 41..xc6 42 xc6 g5 43 'f4 xc6 44 h4 'e4 45 hg 'xf4 46 xf4 hg 47 e3 48 e xf5 49 e6 g4 50 d2 d Whte cheved ppr ey wo edng whch fter 50 fe he hod hve creed h thret wh the vo 51 d7 c6 52 e4. b) Bck hod hve etr zed he pet bhop tgh wy: 13 e6 14 c2 c6 15 e3 'c7 16 'd2 d ked wh the hre of f5 Whe of core m h ttve b ee to de fed. 13 d4! Whe h cheved the m de of the opeg d m t he nttve. 'c7 13 e8 14 e3 fter 14 b5 15 'd2 h7 16 d b7 17 f5 Whte deveop the troget of ttck pRderfer UR 1979. 15 'd2 h7 e6 16 d1 d8 17 c2 bS 18 'e2 Bck h y mobzed
5 B
force, bt i ot yet ready for coterplay i the cetre ( 1 8.d5 19 xe5). S 19 a4 ab 20 ab d7 21 dS 22 :a1 :a 23 fS
6h7 29 h1 (29 f6 xf6 0 'xf6 xa1 1 xa1 e7) 29.. .h8 0 g1 f6 ad Black hold o. 26 gS hg 27 f6 a1 28 g7! pleaat rpre! Black w apparetly cotig o holdig ot omehow after 28 a1 xf5 29 ef f4 e1 28 29 e1 f4 30 g2! ow the floodgate are ope, ad ack eated activity will ot ave him. 30...h3 31 h2 a7 32 e8 a1 33 d1 4 34 'h6 g3 3S fg g1 36 h1 10
23 ... b6 23 ..4 wa eceary, preerv ig good coterplay o the qeeide ow White leave h oppoet ehid i attackg the kig where the impot weak ik i the the advaced h6paw 24 g4
Game 15 LandaAmi B 1991
1 e4 eS 2 6 3 4 S 4 3 f6 S d3 a6 6 b3 a7 7 00 d6 8 bd2 fter 8 e1 beide the ta dard 8 0-0 aother pla i volve catlig log 8 e7! 9 h! (here thi move facilitate a attack o the fla 9 bd2 i coect) 9...h6! 10 bd2 g5! 1 1 fl ( 1 1 h e6 eem trog er, with roghy eve chace) 1 l . .g4 1 2 hg xg4 1 d4 d7 14 e 00-0 15 d5 dg8! 16 xc6 (otherwie 16...d8 ad c6) 16..xc6 17 f5 (if 7 xg4 xg4 8 e5 the the
B � 5 eply 18e4! i rong 19 xe4 �xe4) 17.d 8 18 3h4 f6! 19 de g4! 20 e2 xe5 d Wie h he beer chn e in Giplimgin Berlin 988. 00 8 9 h3 h6 Befre e 1 h bee plyed, 9h5?! i no good bece of he poibiliy of 10 xe5! xe5 (or ...de 1 1 x5 xd3 12 f3 xe4 1 3 �x+! , ec) 1 1 xh5 xd3 1 2 f3 f6 13 �g5 g6 14 xg6 hg 1 5 d 1 , when Whe h powerfl pre re The coninion 9 �e6 w exmined in KrpovKorchnoi, Merno Wh (8) 1 98 1 . hS 10 e 1 11 c4 f6 f4 12 le3 xdS 13 dS le7 14 �xdS ndd mnoevre in hi ype of poiion - he econd gh i rying o ge o f4, b i wold lo hve been worh g bo 14 �e6, 15 �xc6 b 16 �e3 �xe3 1 7 e3 c5 i no dngero for Blck g6 15 �b3 The more relible 15�, plyed more recenly in Lnd Gvi1ov Peerbrg 1993, w exmined in he noe o he gme KovYpov, Bgojno 1986 16 d4 f4 17 �e3 17 h8
Whie h eed he omic move in he cenre, inng he principe of ing he mini ml mo of necery force o reple Blck civiy on he kingide, where he gh i flling hi role cooid ig piece.
Blck i preprig . .f5, b h pln doe o led o erio conceio i he cere. 17 e8 look lie more lid 18 h! g5 (18..ed! i weker: 19 cd e6 20 f3!) 19 g4 �xg4 20 hg d8 gS 18 h2 d7 19 fS 20 h1 ef 21 xf4 Exchnging qeen doe o ee he iio 21xf4 22 'xf4 ef 23 e5 e8 24 f3 nd e h he dvnge, be fre de 22 eS 23 xeS! fer eizing he -file, he deciive invion of he mjr piece ino he blck cmp
52 Bla Plays �a7
voidble 23 c6 ae8 24 'e2 2S e1 S Blck deie to fee hielf i detdble 2S'g6 26 f3 led to totl ppe io bt ow Wite diect t tck i deciive.
26 e8! e8 27 'e8! �e8 28 e8 h7 29 �g8 Thee ow follow be of check to gi time whilt Blck i foced to wit the de oemet bmiively 29h8 30 h7 31 �g8 h8 32 h7 33 'f6 34 g8 h8 3S �dS h7 36 g8 h8 37 s gS 38 e6! The fil egopig of the ttckig piece 38 'g7 39 �! hS 40 e8+ h7 41 �g6+ w theteed 40 g6 ' 41 gS 'd8 42 h4 �b8 fte 42 .cd 43 �e6 b6 White mte.
43 hS g7 gS h7 4S g8 1-0 he 9 c4 aiaion Gme 16 oeKamky Manila IZ 199
1 e4 eS 2 c6 3 �c4 cS 4 c3 f6 S d3 0-0 6 0-0 d6 7 �b3 a6 8 bd2 a7 T move h eteed Blck chedle If Blck igoe the thet of d4 by plyig 8�e6 9 c4 h6 10 e1 e7 the fte 1 1 d4 ed 12 cd �7 (if 12.�b4, the 13 cd2? i poible) 13 d5 �g4 14 �e3 �xe3 15 xe3 �h5 16 fl by movig the ight to g3 White gi d peelm-Ypov, vtge, Htig 1989/90. 9 c4
logide 9 fl oe of the mi ote fo the ght. Be ide ppoting the pw ttck o the qeeide t ght c
B .. a7 5
e throw over to the gide e3 9 h6 10 e1 e6 I Kote-Motwi, odo 990, B1ck ccelly m ged to cry ot the ph 10e8 1 1 e3 b5 12 cd2 5 13 c2 S 14 h3 d5 5 fl de 16 de c4 17 xd8 xd8 18 c1 b7 d the gme level 11 e3 White ve two problem exchgig off the ctive bihop d movig the ght oer to the kgide. The pl of ttck g o the qeeside with the thrt 11 a4 wil be exm ed lter. xe3 11 I it woth developg the o oitio ight voltrily 11Ie8 desee tteto 2 x7 x7 13 e3 8 4 xe6 xe6 15 d5 e7 6 xf6+ xf6 17 d4 g6 wth eve chce, Kide Bichoff, Hmbrg 99 d7 12 xe3 13 h4 other ie cod volve reervig the bhop with 13 c2! 13 xb3 Fom the poit of view of the clscl pproch to the oppo g e4- d e5-pw i ope otos, oe hod lwy e i mid the eed to sit the freeig move d6-d5. How eer, i t rticlr ittio,
13 d5 i vidicted oly the evet of Whte hdig over the cetre 14 ed! xd5 15 xd5 xd5 16 hf5 e6, bt fter 14 ! Blck h to gve the cetre i mch iferior circm tce. 14 xb3 b6 h7 15 lhfS Loig time. The edite 15...fe8 wold be better pre ctio git Wte pl of f4 or d3d4 16 ad1 fe8 17 ldS ldS 18 xdS ad8 19 d4 g8 20 le3 bS 21 h3 le7 22 ' b3 'c6 23 dS
By xig the bckwrd c7 pw, Wte prere the objec tive of ttck o the qee ide 23c5 24 a4 te begis to ly hi crd o the te, Blck t temts to crete ply o the kigide coected with .. .f5, bt the mjority of the mir piece hve bee exchged, t pl h o chce of cceed-
54 B ing.
25 2 b8 26 b6 27 1 a8 pectio. otepy ch 27 c6 28 b b 29 d xc6 30 7 b7 3 1 e oy opes p the wy fo the white ook to vde 28 4 b 29 '4 fS 30 ec a 31 bS ab fte the bockg move 3 1 . 5 Whte witche ove to ttckg the c7pw, bt oy fte pyig the peptoy 32 3, with the of pevetg the fpw movg 32 ab fe 33 a6 d4 T mobzto of the qee big Bck dditio pob em, bt cofed defece ch 33 .b 8 34 c f5 35 xf5 xf5 36 c6 ot t pomg. 34 d3 35 4
ot t pice he tetie 35 ...f5 36 3 xe3 37 d3 c4 38 c3 b6 39 7 8 40 b6! xb6 41 xc7 c7 42 xc7 c8 43 d7 ot p ticy ttctve 36 x 37 e1 lxdS 38 a3! Depivig Bck of h io The et mtte of techqe 38xa3 39 ldS 40 Wh2 'b3 41 xe4 xbS 42 l7 d7 43 ldS e6 4 g6 45 8 Wg7 46 d8 hS 47 4 fS d6 gS 49 lc7 'f4 SO xf4 ef S1 6 h6 52 h4 53 gS xd6 l Wg7 SS ld6 f6 56 4 WfS 57 lgS g4 58 l ws s9 g1 g4 60 s 61 e2
The qee expectedy t ot to be tpped, d he cp te theteed fte 3. 3S Bck hope to get the qee
1 eS 2 l 6 3 4 s 4 3 lf6 S d3 d6 6 7 b3 a6 8 bd2 a7 9 4 7 ive ight moeve
lak Play . �a 7 55
i the Gioco Pio lg6 �g5 lh4 (D)
�g4 oidered the mot eergetic otitio. I the evet of �e6 12 e3 White miti the iti tive: 12 .f4 (White i clerly better fter 12xh4 13 �xh4 h6 14 �xe6 fe 15 g4 lmi everov jk 1992) 3 ef5 �xb3 14 b e6 15 �e3 g6 16 h6+ g7 7 g4 Kote ltz ixle-Bi 1991 The ggeted lf4 llow White to begi ctive opertio the cetre 12 �xf4 ef 1 3 f3 �g4 14 e5 de 15 cxe5 d6 16 d4 d8 17 e 1 d he cheve better gme KoteGko Htig 1988/89. fter e8 the iple 12 xg6 hg 1 3 'f3 i poible. ' 'd2 i eor de o 2 ..xh4 1 3 �xh4 e4 whilt i the evet of �xf6 'xf6 13 'xg4 'xh4 the gme i leve
Krpov Hmbg 1982 f4 I KoteHowell Britih h (Blckpool) 1988 Blck fced problem fter 'd7 1 3 e3 xh4 14 �xh4 h5 15 fe 1 ! f4 1 6 �e6 17 d1 d5 18 ed xd5 19 �. 3 3 e6! Here Dolmtov recomed immeditely dietglig the ms of piee o the kigide with 3h6 14 �xf4 ef 15 xg4 xg4 16 f3 e5 l thogh fter 17 'd2 followed by d3-d4 White preee ome wht better che. 14 �xe6! �xe6 h6 15 hf5 h7 16 �h4 t i clely ot o ey to e pe from the pi i the evet of implifyig with 16 �xe3 17 fe! �xf5 18 xf5 g5 19 �g3 the weee i the poitio o the kigide re too rky. g5 17 d4 18 �g3 er 8 de! de 1 9 �g3 d7 it i mch eier for Blck to defed himelf lh5 18 'e2 Here s well de! xg3 20 hg �xe3 21 xe3 de promie Whte othg TorreKorchoi Zgreb IZ 1987 f4 g8 D) ' de! ow whe White h tregtheed f5 t exhge i
56 lak Play a7
pproprite it llow lik which id the cl d the rook.
2 de 22 fd 23 tg4 f6 24 tfh6 h8 White h wo pw d mitied hi ttck. Tctic wil ot e Bck either 'h6 25 xh6 g4 (ig bt o more) 26 d7 xd7 27 d1 d8 28 , etc g6 2s s 26 h4 c4 27 f4 g 28 te5! 1- Gme 18 PakhiEhve USSR Ch (Mnk) 1987
e4 eS 2 c4 tf6 3 d3 tc6 4 t cS 5 c3 d6 6 - - 7 tbd2 a6 8 b3 a7 9 tc4 e6 1 a4 I the eet of 1 gS Bck cold cry ot opertio o
the with 1h6 h4 gS 2 �g3 preeig good re orce. For exmple he cold plify the poitio with 12 ...xc4 3 xc4 5 14 b3 xb3 15 xb3 'd7 16 1 fe 1 7 d 1 c6 with pproxi mtely eql chce Almi ikloi Keckemet 1993. the ttempt to get fghtig gme the trditio 2 le7 (D i poible pg the t tck e6g4 which i o good tright wy 12 ...g4 13 e3 h5 14 f5 d White eize the wek f5qre. Oe my jdge the effectiee of Blck coterchce from the folowig exmpe
) Ali-Lkc Bdpe 1993 fetred 3 e g6 14 d4 xc4 15 �xc4 'e7 16 d7 17 hg hg 18 h2 g7 19 g4 h8 20 e3 f8 21 f5 f6 d Blck hd the ititie o the kigide b) prggettMri Ml IZ 1990 wet 3 le3 d7 14 e1 g7 15 d4 xe4 16 de d5 17
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d4 d8 18 5 c6 19 xe6 (ow the nititie pe Blck it i lo woh loog 9 d1 xg3 20 hg xe5 2 1 xd5 xd4 22 cd xd5 23 de with chce fo both ide) 9...xe6 20 d1 e3 21 e3 f5 22 xd5 xg3 23 hg xe5 24 e4 g4! 25 fl e6 26 e2 f6 27 f3 xe4 28 xe4 (fte exchgig qee with 28 xe4 xe4 29 xe4 d2 the dge with fo ook clely o Blck) 28 .x2 29 b4 (the poitio of the ook i oo pie fte 29 e7 xb2 0 xc7 he ctie ook id hite coteply) 29 ...b5 30 c6 5 3 1 f4 b6 (exch ig qee et go of the d ge which Blck wod he kep e the peptoy me d6) 32 xb6 cb 3 fe8 34 fg hg 35 x6 e2 36 d4 xd4 37 cd xb2 38 xb6 6 1-1 h6 10 10 immeditey i lo eoble: 1 1 5 g6 12 h3 h6 13 .e3 xe3 14 xe3 d5 eqlizg chce .Fedoo lekdo ikole Z 1993 11 a5 11 1 i lo poible fte which 11 b5 oly hep White o cy ot hi cel tegy: 12 e3 'd7 3 c2 fe8 (13.d5 deee tetio) 14 d4 ed 15 xd4 (15 cd i typic mitke i itio like thi i iew of 15 ...d5 6 e5 e4 wih good gme fo Bck) 5xd4
16 cd c6 1 7 h3 c7 18 f d7 19 b4 b 20 b2 b 6 21 c3 d White h big ptil d ge Ho Wik Zee 1982 Theefe it i bette ot to dige fom the mn lne d ply 11 8 12 5 e7 13 e3 g6. 11 8 othe pl, 11 d7 12 e1 g4 13 e3 xe3 14 xe xe3 15 xe3 xb3 16 xb3 b8 17 h3 fe8 1 8 d4 b6 19 b xb6 20 c2 eb8 2 1 d5 e7 22 b4, lee hte with oe nititie DomtoTimo hcheko ktk 1986. 12 e1 Oe of the met of the m oee d2c4 i the poibil ity of mgig withot he moe h3 g4 12 13 3 3 14 3 (D)
14 d5 Thi i qite fhioble. f te 14 3 15 xe3 xb3 6 xb3 b8 17 d4 hie ch
58 B �
ce re preferble Romihin e7 3 b 4 mekl zik 1986. Of core ot 3.d3 5 c5 view of the reply 32 b8+ h7 de xd 6 de 33 32 b h7 33 e4 7 xd lxa5 Dolmtov-Tehkovky Thi move cn oy be ex UR h 1987 Blck plyed plined by time troble d the the more retred 7. lf6 1 8 hypotic effect of the btrc 4 d7 19 c2 d8 d owledge of the dvtge of chieved plyble gme. rook d bihop gt rook d xa5 ight the edgme. Bt here ltetively h3 f6 19 we hve n exceptio Bece x5 b6 20 xb6 cb nd it i of the wee of ll the whte ecery to retret the rook pw the ght force the fter 2 1 xe5 g6 it fll ito bihop o to the defeive. fter trp, 22 d4 d7 23 xe6 fe 33 f8 g6 34 + x 35 clerly fvo Blck. x White i ot i dnger of b6 log. 9 a4 33...g6 34 c4 g7 35 b 20 h3 lb6 36 d3 g5! lf6 2 lxe5 fter thi brekthogh the xh3 xe5 e5pw i hopelely wek. 22 gh 23 f4 e6 37 g 38 b7 fter 38 xf4 oe hold 24 eS To p n edig h cotine 38 ...d7 Bt here e where lthogh he h well er xc7 Blck h o broke qeeide pw tc tme to exted mel d tre Blck till h n extr vtge. fter the blck king h pw. Therefore while White i mrched to the cetre the ret i by coting p the mterl he ey. h to wi bck Blck mge 3...xe5 39 xf4 e7 40 to ctivte i force to the f d7 4 f6 42 a7 mx. Both ide chc e5 43 e3 e7 a e 45 c be coidered roghly eql. e6 46 e2 47 g3 b 25 f ld5 26 e4 lc 49 d3 ld6 lb6 27 a6 lc4 2 a 50 d5 e3 5 d3 c6 0 xa 29 xa lxb2 30 d5
4
Modern Systems
chpter i dedicted to ex ple of contempor tret et of the Gioco Pino. Both 1 ck nd Wte re eeng w reorce in the vey open g tge, tryng to otply ech her with tcticl nnce White qite often trie to y the ght over to the gide qickly poible, empting to u the f-qre fore ctling hi t, Blck in no hy to divert the bihop 7, he i trying to win mpo for the brekthogh d75 t the very moment when the whte ght i on , nd h mporly lot control over the ntre. Bt ometme n the ry tge of the gme Blck ive to eve White behind n tckng the centre with the hep f either .d6d5 or even .d7 5 The prelde to ll of thee ttempt eem to be the fh oble move 5 . 6, whch eve Blck the poibility of eg to the pn with ...d6. Gme 19 ooganeeinen Gal 1991 e4 eS 2 c6 3 �c4
f6 4 d3 �S S c3 S a6 In th gme Whte tick to the trtegic line of the qicket poible deployment of h force, eve t the cot of c tling Bt there i nothng new nder the n, nd before we move on, it will be el to mke excion into hitory nd look t gme from the lt centy, hgorn-Lker, tPet erbrg 1895/6: s d6 6 bd2 00 7 f d5! 8 ed xd5 9 �e ! xe 10 fe e4! 1 1 de e7 12 c2 e5 1 xe5 'xe5 nd Blck h come ot of the opening with lyng colo One hold note tht Blck indicted pln of n erly d vnce to d5 generly lrk in the r, n th ce Whte h not mnged to ttck the e5pwn, which he cn lly do when the whte ng h ctled. 6 �b3 d6 the event of 6�a7 7 bd2 d6 White ometie cr rie ot pln delyig ctling, ing f1 to trnfer the ight over to the kigide with 8 f !. evednchy-leknd rov, ikolev Z 199, contned 8 ...g4 9 d4 ed 10 cd f6 1 1
6 Modern Sytem
g g4 12 e d5 1 e5 e4 with chnce fo both ide. Bck cied ot iteet ng ide fom te M t tck of the Ry Lopez the ge Boog-Iokoov, K dhiki 1992: 60-0 7 h b5 8 00 b6 9 e1 d5 10 ed xd5 1 1 xe5 eS 12 xe5 c6 1 xd5 cd with ciet com petio fo the pwn. 7 bd2 w exmned bove, the tt 7 i ot dgeo fo Bck, it ow to eize pce o the kigide: 7 . 00 8 bd2 7 9 f 6 10 4 g5 1 1 g 5 12 e g7 1 d2 e7 14 d4 f5 1 5 ef e4 16 g1 f5 with n exceet gme fo Bck, Kmnk-n d, Mocow GM 1989. By ig the obigtoy pn (b d bd2), ite etn te choice betwee ctig o deyig it i ode to cy ot the moeve d2-f -g moe qicky. 7 00 We od ote tht Bck c o bide hi time d icde the compoy move 7 , o tht e 8 he mti the poibiity of cooig be twee the cic p o decid ig o 8d5 pyed i Boo g-Mgomedov, zov 1991, wich coted 9 ed xd5 1 g 0-0 1 1 0-0 f6 12 e 1 h8 1 c2 e6 14 d4 g8 15 h4 de7 16 e ed 17 cd b4 18 e4 wit dobe-edged gme.
t the e te, 8g4? eem to be bk hot bece of 9 d4. Howeve, White c o ty n the dow itte oge wit 8 h3 d fte 8 . 0-0 e chieve poitio fom te text gme. Hee 7b5 8 f d5! i d bio bece of the get wek of te d5 d 5-qe: 9 g5 de 1 0 de e6 (foced) 1 g 6 12 xf6 xf6 1 d5 d7 14 5 g6 15 h4 g5 16 + d Wte h wo pw, KomikovGizbg, i koev Z 199 8 h3 ef pectio Wte de the ncio ..g4 nd ..g4 d cfe Bck p. fte 8 , the eegetic 8 ...d5 h moe oid bi, whe the gt i moved to f, coto ove the cete i mo metiy wekeed. 7 8 9 7 Bck ed i gt ove to te kgide by te wewo pth c6e7-g6-f4 (tg nto ccot te wee e by 8 it ook qite ogic), d py o ttetio to the fct tt Whte h ved tempo by ot ctig, i de to begn ply n te cete. Mewhe, with te ight defected to f1, w emked the pevio ote, 9d5 i o qite eitic ow, by hndg ove the cee with 10 ed xd5 1 1 g e6 12 00 f6 Whte epecly
Modern Systems 6
thng to cnt o, Kodi tefo, the 199 To vid mplifcti, 10 e2 k logic bt here wel ck h eogh reorce t t the fothcmng dymic tte. ) 10e 1 1 g h6 12 00 e6 1 d 'd7 14 h4 (o 14 W d8 15 h4 e7 16 e 4 d Blck c ledy spire l eizig the ititive i eezik-Gldnt, zov 1991) 4..e7 15 'f de 16 de 'c6 7 c2 h7 18 hf5 xf5 19 \xf5 xf5 20 xf5 g6 21 •g7 22 e h Gelfd d, Wijk Zee t (2) 94 b) 10 h6 1 1 g4 de 12 de d7 e oigi f thi pl w mikov-Gvilov, Mcw 88, which cotied 12 ...7 g e6 14 0-0 f6 15 d5 \d8 16 f5 c6 17 b xb R b e6 19 h4 with complex me) 1 g5 c5 14 gh d+ d f4+ 16 'd2 f6 17 g6 18 c2 x 19 g x d Blck h cieved tel dvtge, Bolog m, ew York Ite rpd 4. lg6 10 11 0-0 h6 Te ctely Blck fd the gme Bolgn-KiGeor v, Tilbg 199, deee t tio: bS! 12 d4 b7 1 c e8 14 c2 d5 15 e5 4 with compete eqlity 12 d4! (D)
ompre ti pt with tht i the digrm fter 1 d4 i DomtvRzvev Thket 1980. White h cied t pl i f withot eedig t py fe. d 12 Why hd ver the cetre voltily ker poited ot philpicly, I di pte, it i woh repecting y ppet opiio, bt it i ot wh givig y coce i til he h foed i cvictios. I che well, it i t w voltily remov ig dvced pot til it i drive wy . Defece hold ccede t tregth bt oly to tregth. It i lo efl to ow the egcy of che - fter 12 e 1 e 1 piti e from the previoly metioed gme Dolmtv-Rzvev. 12 1 e xb i lo poible, exchgig the ctive bihop, wt reig the ex chge with 1.c8 14 e 1
6 Modern Sytem
e er 15 c2! h7 16 4 d8 17 5 h4 1 8 f6 1 9 d2 h7 20 d1 f6 2 1 f4 ef 22 h5 cold led to trong titive for Wte in the ge Bologn-Benjin ew York 199 3 cd dS 4 eS e4 S c2! ow it h become cler tht the poition of the ght i n tble. h4 S he exchnge 5 g3 16 fg crete new reoce for White to crry ot h ttck in view of the brekthrogh g4g5, or to prepre the thret of crifcing on h6 fter e nd d2. 6 e4 de 7 e4 8 White ret the pwn, bt by eving the centrl one on e5 he i giving the piece excellent itnce in orgnizing n t tck. fter the ntl reply 8 d4 19 d 1 c5 20 e b6 21 xd4 cd 22 d2 Blck not ony h problem defend ing the d4-pwn, bt he lo h to reple the ttck, whch i poible fter nging bttery (b1 nd e4) long the b1-h7 digonl. Bt l the me it w worth mng th deciion, leving Whte with the mencing bihop pir wold hve been too dngero d4! 8 9 f4! (D)
9 c6 19 ...xb2 wold icid ince fter 20 g White tck i ntoppble. Bt fter the move in the ge it i impoi ble for Blck to hold hi grond nywy. 20 d 2 h6! gh 22 g3 h8 23 f4 g7 d3 e 25 g3 26 h6 e7 27 h4 r; 28 a3! qiet move, enticing the qeen to the d-fle, he cnnot defend d6 (28 ..4? 29 h6+ e7 0 d6#) 28d4 29 h6 e7 30 f6 d7 If 0, then 1 h7 i deciive. 3 d3 d3 32 d3 -0 Gme 20 KparovLauie Lre 1994
(note bed on nyi by Ltier)
eS 2 c6 3 c4
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c5 4 c3 f6 5 d3 d6 6 �b3 h6 6 Th move prevet the pi th �g5 d prepre ..e6 prevetig g5 7 h3 a6 e6 8 bd2 9 c2! oniderig tht th i typi Lopez move oe woder hy Kprov did t py 3 5. Here the moevre oe e ice the bihop w better ced o c4 th o c2 Inted 9 c4 0-0 1 0-0 7 4 e8 give compete eq tetive White cod y i the tye of the previo e 9 7 10 g3 00 h2 e7 12 g4 g6. ere i Beikov-ekdov J 1991 White criced ece with 13 xh6 gh 14 xh6 d fter 14..h7 15 f5 xf5 16 ef 4 1 7 g4 h6 18 fg f6 19 x g7 ompicted poitio wod hve e. 9 a7 9d5 imeditey fi to 10 xe5 xe5 (10...x+ 11 x xe5 12 d4 with d tge to White) 1 1 d4 d6 ( ..xd4 12 cd c6 e5 d hite i better) 12 de xe5 13 f3 whe White i mch better. er the text Bck threten ..d5 i eet e7 10 e2 Neither ide wihe to cte to gide ttck conider
ig tht both hve redy-mde trget o h3 d h6 repec tivey. Kprov ow thoght for og time d fod good p 11 b4! d5 bS! 12 a4 Bow-for-bow 12 d4! i migided i view of 13 b5 d ( 1 3..b 14 b d 15 b cd+ 16 xd2 b 17 e3 with dv tge to White) 14 cd+ 15 xd2 16 2 which eve Bck pw trctre i ttter. 13 0-0 The ppret verbiity of the 5pw i deceptive for exmpe 13 ab b (threteg 14..x+) 14 d4 ed 15 xb5 d7 win 13 00 ab 14 ab 15 d4 Kprov pyed th eor fter ite thoght. Ited 15 b2 wo1d hve forced B1ck to be more circpect e.g 15 ...d4 16 b3 d 17 xc3 d4 18 xd4 xd4 19 xd4 ed 20 xe6 fe 2 1 xb4 (or 21.x1 22 x1 xb4 23 'c2 with exceet compen tio) 22 b 1 foowed by 23 2 with oe dvtge. ed 15 16 eS (D) d! 16 Inted 16 d7 ow White to cheve hi for expe 1 7 cd xb4 1 8 3 c5 19 x4 ( 19 b ) 19.cb 20 xb5 8 2 1 d3.
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xc2 b4 22 fd4 g5 Black is mc bete. 19 d4! (D) civating te e6-bisop is signicany moe impoant tan concedg e e4sqae. 19c5 is too slggs 20 �a d4 2 1 �xb4 �xb (2..cb 22 bxd4 �xd4 2 e4) 22 xa7 xa7 2 �xc5 ad Wte as soved all is poble Howeve, as bot payes pointed ot aftewads, Black ad a tonge move, viz 16� wit good cances fo an attack a) 17 d 18 ef xe2 19 xe2 cd winning. b) 7 cd �xd4 (cealy not 7 xd4 8 xd4 �xd4 19 xa8 xa8 20 f �c 2 d �xe5 22 e 1 a 1 2 d2 c 24 xc e4 25 d wit an advantage o We) 8 xa8 xa8 9 xd4 xd4 20 d xe5 2 f4 e2 winng f6 17 ef 18 b3 b4 19 �b1 Latie sggested 19 �3 in e post moem, b Kaspaov esponded tat is Kapovs so of move, bt want o keep my bisop fo atack Howeve Laies analysis sows ta Kapov s move was no bette afte 19...�xe (not 19..d4 20 �xd4 �xd4 21 xa8 xa8 22 bxd4, and if 22 ... �c4 , en 2 e4 wit a atack) 20 fe
20 a7! Kaspaov spent te ions shae of is emaining ie ove is excage sacce is s indeed a citica position, and e needed to anayse sevea sa lines a) 20 bd4 �d4 a) 21 c2 22 a8 �d5 23 xf8+ xf8 24 h7 (a stng idea) 24..cb 25 xb1 wit advanage o We. a2) 21 �f5! 22 xa8 (o 22 'xf5 c2 2 �xc2 xf5 24 �xf5 �xa 1 wnnng) 22.c2 23 �xc2 �xa 1 wg. b) 20 e4 c2 21 �xc2 xc2 22 xc2 d 23 xd �c4 (not
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23 xb3 24 x7) 24 c2 xb3 winng ) 20 a3! d3 i citicl: ) 21 e4 xb3 22 xb4 x+ 23 x x 24 xd3 24 xf8? le t 24c2 2S xd3 cb 26 xb c4) 24 ...6+ 2S g3 fS 26 e7 g6+ 27 h2 c8 with cle dvtge t Blck c2) 21 xd3 i bet 2..xd3 22 xf8 (22 xd3? 8 23 c2 fS 24 c l xh3 2S b4 xg2 26 xg2 d3 with dedly ttck f xmple 27 bd4 g6+ 28 h S 29 xcS hS+ wiing) 22.f4 (fte 22 ...x+ 23 x x 1 + 24 x 1 x 25 b4? xh3+ 26 gh xh3 it i cut t y whethe the ix w e tge th the tw ght) 23 xbS xh3+ 24 h x+ 2S x b8 26 e2 x 27 x c2 28 c xb3 29 cS d Bck i y ghtly bette c2!? 20 ... vey temptig mve but the ic 20 xa7! i tge: 2 bxd4 (21 fxd4? le ickly te 2 .. . c4 22 e4 g6 23 fS S 24 xcS dS S g4 xg4 26 hg c2) 21! (fte 2 1 .. . c4? 22 e4 g6 23 eS xf 24 g4 ve te pweul ttck) 22 e4 g6! 23 xg6 fg d w ) xg6 c4 2S e S 2S fS d8 wng fte d3 b) 24 xe6 xf3 2S gf (2S
e4? 7 26 d4 d7 nd Blck i cely bette) 2S ..b 26 d4 S 27 xbS d3 28 xc3 xc 1 29 xc 1 xc with wing edig 21 xa8! w the thd quee will p pe. xc2? le hpelely t 21...7 22 bxd4 c4 23 e4 xc2 24 xc2 S etc. 21 cb 22 x D
23 xbS?? e thi dedl blunde the ght i buptly ccluded e the gme Kpv ted up in ett nd id t Lutie If Id plyed 23 S yu wuld hve hd t fght f dw . Lutie pvide the min detil f lyi e i i which Gelfd nd Kmik l pticipted: ) 23 c2? 24 xbS dS 2S 8+ e7 26 3 d Blck h bd piti b) 23 bf5? 24 xbS dS 2S 8+ e7 26 3 with the me theme the peviu
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vtio 23 g8? 24 g5 (24 'xb5 bg6! loe) 24 ..'xf 25 'xfl g 26 xb5 d5 27 'e8 7 28 e4 e7 29 exg5! g6 30 '8 f6 3 4+! xg5 32 'xg7 5 33 f3 d Wte i wiig d) 23 .. 24 'xb5 d5 25 8 e 26 b7 d7 27 S e d Wte cold cotie te ttck by me of 28 e . e) 23...d3 24 e4 'f 25 el 'xcl 26 xb4 d2 27 xe6 g8 28 xd2 'xd2 29 x 'd5 30 xc7 c6 3 6 'd6 led to dw. 23 .. 'bg6! 24 eS! 'g5 25 f4! (D) d ow
fl) 25..g8 (25 d5 loe te qee ieditely to 26 g4) 26 'xb5 d5 27 g4! c2 (o 27..4 28 gf g3 wit pepet ceck) 28 8 7 29 cd7 xd7 30 xd7 'd6 3 f8 g8 32 g6 7 dw ) 25...'d8! w ot
lyed deeply i te lyi e io bt Ltie felt tt it give Blck te bette cce: 26 3 (o 26 'xb5 d5 27 g4 c2 wit dvtge to Blck) 26.. c4! (t d bee mied) 27 xf 28 xb4 d5! 29 'xf 'c2 Ltie climed tt Wite bet cce w i fct to win bck te qee immeditely: 23 g5! x f (23 .fg6 24 'xb5 'xf 25 xfl 'd3 26 xd3 xd3 27 bxd4 g 28 xe6 fe 29 xg5 wit dwn edig) 24 xf g 25 'xb5 d5 26 'b8 e7 27 bxd4 d7 d we Blck expoed kig mke it dificlt to exploit te ext pw 23 xb3 e7 24 b8 25 'xc7+ e d8 26 d2 26 .. d3! 27 d5 w mc toge, follwed by 28.. .'fd8. 27 e5 ?! I view of te ext ote 27 c6 wold ve bee clee: 28 xg7 x3, wi ig. 28 xd4? t eem tt te Wold mpio d ledy eiged imelf to fte. 28 c5+ e gi te p bt ee wit ce Blck old till wi: 28.. .g8 (28...e7 llow 29 xe7 xe7 30 xd4 c4 3 xb4 f6 32 xe6 xb4 33 c7 c4 34 e e7 35
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e+, dwig) 29 �xb4 c4 (o 29 ...d3) 30 d xc5 3 �xc5 28 d3! 29 eJ 'c4
f8 10 c4 e7+ 1 1 f d7 12 bd2 folowed by -e, Gode-ep, tly 1986
0
Gme 2 omaovaov rktsk 1 986 e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4
S 4 c3 f6 S d3 S a6 A mode d flexible co titio. Bck i exectig the obligtoy pogmme, modify ig hi pl depedig o White py pticl, he i evigg bgg the pw ove to d5 i oe go d thogh mogt pecilit of the Gioco Pio it i geelly thoght tht pyig ely .d7-d5 (o ...d6-d5) i ofte iky, pctice how tht with pecie ply Bck c mt the blce ) The immedite SdS i too iky i view of 6 ed xdS 7 b3! (D) whe Bck ti mte loe: 1) ig tctic ch 7 00 do ot hep bece of 8 5 ! (8 xd5 llow Blck to lip wy 8 .5 9 'b5 'xd5 10 c4 d7) 8 ...'d6 9 b4 cxb4 10 cb xb4 1 d2 c6 12 xb4 xb4 3 '4 b5, etc 2) o i thee y compe tio fo the pw the evet of 7 f4 8 xf4 ef 9 x
b) ometime Blck ft ply S00, i ode to meet 6 0-0 with 6...d5, lthogh fte 7 ed xd5 8 e 1 (8 b4 i weke 8 ..e7 9 h3 f6 10 fd2 b6 1 1 b5 d7 12 e4 6 13 �xc6 xc6 4 'e2 d5 5 e e7 16 g3 e8 17 c2 5 d Blck h edge, Dj h-khipov, Gdl 1991) 8 ...g4 9 h3 xf3 10 xf3 de7 1 d2 g6 1 2 e4 e7 13 b4 White h olid ti tive, emekFlojié, Bled 993 6 00 If 6 bd2 00 7 00 the 7dS!? i iteetig 8 ed xdS d ow ) 9 e b5 10 b3 f6! 1 1 e4 (fte 1 1 xe5 xe5 12 xe5 Blck hold cote 12...x, d if 1 f , the the imple 1 .. f5) 1 1xe4 12 de xd 13 xd g4 14 d5 d8 with level edg,
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bgimovKidov L Veg 1992. b) Kidov ecoeded t movig the ight to g3 ví e3 9 e4!? e7 10 3 d the plyig e a7 6 timey etet fte 60-0 oe mt coide the poibility of the bihop beig ttcked with tempo 7 d4. Fo exmple PetiekoMiovié ovi d 1988 w 7 .7 8 de xe4 9 d5 c5 10 g5 e8 1 el e7 2 c4 e6 13 c3 d White ined cle dv tge whilt fte the cele 1 3...xg5 14 xg5 h6 15 ge4 g6 1 6 f6+ gf 7 ef d8 8 e4 e 19 5 White eo mo ttck cocded the mtte. 7 b3 00 dS!? D 8 bd2
Bck h ved tempo to helf i the cete 9 e1 The min cotintio Gip li-Kidnov Goige 1990
cotined 9 c2 g4 10 el de Bck doe bet to tbilize the ittio in the cete) 1 1 de e7 12 h3 h5 13 h2 othewie it i ot cle how to ivove the d2-ight i the gme d theefoe oe cot void exchgig the ight ed bihop; if 13 4 the 13...c5 i pet: 4 e3 d8 5 fl d6 whlt fte 13 c4 c5 14 e3 e7 15 e c5 Blck epet the poi tio) 3...5 14 d fl xb3 15 b 5 xb3 eem bette) 5 .. 6 6 g3 o 16 b4 h5! with ttck o the kin) 16 .. .5 d te beking the eeide pw Blck h gined mll dvtge. 9 e?! t wod hve bee bette to iidte the pw pee tight wy with 9 de!? 10 de e7. xdS 10 ed 11 d4! The mot eegetic I the evet of 11 g4 2 h3 xf3 1 3 xf3 f6 Blck gi elity Kdi-Kochnoi Wijk Zee 985. g4 11 hS 12 h3 13 13 g4? g6 14 de i o good bece of 14.f4 with n t tck. 13 ig6 14 g3 14e i wek: 5 e8+ xe8 16 xd5 with vey cle
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vtge to Whte. S h2 Not S gS?! o S d2?! ce of 15..e3. S ... d6 f4?! 16 g4 16 :ad8 i moe eibe, thogh hee we fte 17 x5 ? xd5 18 �f4 'd7 19 e3 Whte poito i pefe be xf4 17 �xf4 18 3 as D)
19 �2 Domtov pointed ot White cod hve cheve bette gme by movig into eing with 19 'g4! xg4 20 hg xb3 2 1 b c5 22 d5. S 19 ad8 20 dS 21 'g4 move with meo pn, te i offeg to exchge qee with the im of emovig the e4-pw defece e ping the ttck with .-f5, icidety theteig b2-b4 21 4 i o good bece of
21...c6, ig the wee of d4. 21 xg4 22 hg S �8 23 ad 24 es ttempting to ttck the e4 pw by odbot men ed to the me poitio in the gme: 24 gfS �f4 25 f c4 26 b3 6 27 g3 �xg3 28 xg3 6. 24 �xg3 2S xg3 4 26 3 d6 2 :d2 f6 fte the ght h moved to the bockdig d6-qe, it be come obvio tht the wee of the e4p i coteb ced by the wee of the d5pw. 28 f :es 29 f4 Pcticy mdtoy view of the thet of ...e8 d ...�, bt ow the potio i fociby m Bck eiy g vey pet ed ing. 29...ef 30 gf xe+ 31 xe :e+ 32 �x2 33 x2 eS 34 4 3S 36 hS gS It t to eo tht oe hod ot ow the ght to ech e6, bt thi move deve Bck p vtge o the gide. 37 g3 aS 38 : 39 3 40 c 41 3 e7
Section 2 : White Pays o the Queenside fter 1 e4 e5 2 f 6 4 5 4 f6 oe of the mode pl volve rryig ot pw ttk o the k with 5 b4, wh h the m til ply begin in the etre of ginig ptil dvtge o the qee ide. fter 5 ...b6 6 d d6 (D the ril poitio of the ytem rie, from whih White f tre pth dverge
Whe it w rt beoming etbihed Whte ofte otin ed 7 00, with wih he pot poed pw ttk o the bihop fvor of the moe ve b 1 d24, bt the it be e ler tht thi ided Blk otely inked wit d6-d5 Reetly, White bi otitio h bee 7 4, with whih White prepre to expd hi pe o the qeeide trtig very orete gme o Blk. The fdmetl line of the developmet of Blk fore ivolve 7 .. 6 d 7 ...5. olio, we hold ote tht the retret 5 ..e7 i ot i the pirt of the Gioo Pio: er 6 d 00 7 b d6 8 4 5 9 b5 b8 10 00 Whte hieve drble dvtge Bolog Kridmn, Gdl 1 991
Wh ite Delays the Quenside Atta e k
5
ti ytem, by contining elopment wit 7 0-0 or aying te prophylactic 7 b3, ite temporarily decline a ngte attack by te pawns n te biop in favour of te anoevre b 1-d2c4. How er, ti give Black the po bility, alongide the traditional an of ing the biop on the g diagonal, of preparing a afe qare on c7, from were e bihop defend the e5-pawn, · ich will elp im to organize a conterattack in te centre wit d6d5 In
alto after 9 g6 O 0 e6 1 e 6 12 xb6 b3 13 'b3 ab and Black ha no reaon to b dicontented at h poitin, N-Azmaiparahili Amtedam 1990) 8 b3 6 9 c4 c7 lO g5 g6 1 1 h4 xh4 12 4 6 13 a4 g 4 g3 e7 15 e3 b6 1 6 f5 xf5 17 ef aS 18 b5 cb 1 ab c8 ith an excellent game for Black llecaCalvo, Palm de Malloca 199
Game 22 Yudasin-Karpov USSR Ch (Moscow) 1988
e4 e5 2 c6 3 .c4 .c5 4 c3 5 .b6 6 d3 d6 7 00 (D) i nsopiticated develop ing move allow Black with the elp of te manoevre ...e7 g6 and ..c6 to bild p hi force in comfo White cold not ave hindered ti plan even at te cot of de laying catling: 7 tbd2 e7 (in the event of 7 .. .0-0 8 b3 e7 9 c4 the b6-biop i exchanged,
l7 A atomatic manoeve in paw trcte of th type. The preprato inclion of the move 7.•..g4 in its o way loe time a after 8 bd2 6 9 e1 e7 lO 3 the bihop mut withdaw and o te ha a 7
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72 te Delay the Qeende Atak
hed tt bttle f the cee l.d7 1 1 d4 g6 12 4 6 1 3 3 "e7 14 b3 7 15 b5 b 16 b xb5 (t pttc 16 ..0-0 w ecey) 17 de xe5 1 8 xe5 "xe5 19 f3 'xc3 20 e5 wth dge thet, KdLge, Htg 1986/7 Hweve, Bck cld hve fllwed the tdtl pl by ctg a6 8 00, e whch he pl t mt the bhp the ctve dg. Let exme the pble ctt e the cc epy f Whte 9 (D):
) 9e 10 e g6 1 1 h3 ( 1 1 c4 7) ...e6 (ccdg t h y the ttck l ...xh3 12 gh f4 ped fte 13 c4 3+ 14 f x 15 e2 7 16 "e, levg Whte wth e dvtge) 12 c4 7 1 3 e3 e3 14 e3 b5 ! ( h Pch, Bel 1986, fte 14...h6 15 d4 "e7 16 "e h7
17 d 1 d8 1 8 5 Wte cd hve mted e ttve) 1 5 cd2 ( 15 5 c5) 15 ...5 wth cmplex gme (h). b) 9a 4 h6 1 1 5 e8 12 e 1 d5 13 ed xd5 14 e4 f5 15 d2 "d7 16 c4 d8 wth eve chce, Vd Reykjvk 1988 8 The p 8 , epeclly be fe Blck h ctled h bee ecded me th ce ml pt f th te, e h the ppte effect, t lw pw ttck t beg tht 8 ..g6 9 h4 xh4 1 xh4 g5 1 1 xg5 g8 12 xf6 (he hld hve peeved the bhp wth 12 h 4) 12..."xf6 13 h1 g4 1 4 f3 h3 15 g3 6 16 g 1 xg 17 "xg 0-0-0 d Blck h eced h kg, gg mte dvtge, Mz Pdget, UR 1986 c6 8 9 e1 Ht the heel f t gme 9 w ecmmeded, bt Bck ply ctle, 900 (D), d pctce h t dem tted y pcl pety f Whte fte th mve ) 10 a4 g6 1 1 5 c7 1 2 el led t pt m the gme b) 10 c4 pme thg ccete: 10 ..c7 1 1 g5 g6 12 d4 ( the evet f 12 h4 f4 Whte hld ply 1 3 e3,
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e 1 'f h6 14 xf6 xf6 15 g 'g5! Bck eize e ititie 16 h1 g4 17 e e2 18 f5 d5! 19 xe5 xf5 20 f4 xg+ 2 1 g h 5+ 22 g1 xe4! d gi m dtge Teke-Lkc dpet 1991 ) 2 h6 1 xf6 xf6 14 e 5 15 d5 f4 d ck poitio i pefebe Gomez Jdo-M do 991. a
e te ggih 10 h g6 1 1 e1 d5! 12 'c2 e f 5 Bck gi eize te titie Eeko-gchik Pimoko 1991. d) The deciie 10 d4 g6 doe ot chee it im eithe. Ze-Dobooky Ode 989 cotied 1 e h6 2 e8 1 'c2 h5 14 c4 c7 5 e 'f6 d Bck poi tio ook pefebe. 00 9 g6 10 a4 c7 11 aS dS 12 1 ed?!
Bck h edy deeoped h mi foce d theefoe coceio i the cete wi big o cce 1 D) w moe ogic thogh pctice h ow tht i th ce we Bck h pybe gme
He e oe exmpe ) 1 e6 14 g h6 15 'c2 c8 16 g2 d7 17 g 1 d6 d Bck foce e moe c cefy depoyed Ljbojeié Hjo Tibg 989. b) 1 h6 14 g e6 5 e 'd7 16 c4 d4 17 d2 b6! d e exchgig the e tied pw Bck i bette peped fo opetio i the cete hot-o Lie 990. xdS 1 h6! 14 4 t i ef oce d fo to emoe the pobem of the ight gig ito g5 which peet i te eet of 14
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with f3-g5 ad dl h5. 15 c4 Whte iteds t disldge the srt frm der the ght 1 6 b5). fS 15 . ere 1 5 .. .h8 was ssible, fllwed by f5. 16 d2 6 17 a a 18 xa8 xa8 19 S c 20 xS df4 2 c4 Vd8 Playig agaist the weak aw, bt it wld have bee stger t try attakig the kig ae 1..8 with the idea f .. .xe4 3 xe4 g4. 22 d4 g4! 23 xf4 xf4 24 h3 hS! 25 g3 x 26 'x ed 27 d f6 28 e4 8 ...xh3 was heateed, bt w lak a with t the attakig diagal e5 with the theat f 30 e al thgh Karv efes t attak the h3-aw ad. he ahieves his aim. 28..g6 29 xd4?! h4 was eessary. 29 e5 30 :d xh3+ 31 Wf gS After 31...f4 thigs wld ha ve bee mre diffilt f White 32 xgS 'xgS 33 g3 e7 34 'c6 :d 35 xd8+ xd8 (D) 36 e2! Afte mvig the bish t the lg diagal, the stegth f the site-lred bishs a fatr that sally favs the side with the itiative) is rgy eqal.
36..g6 37 c4 d4 38 Wg7 39 dS hS 40 'gS 41 dS c+ 42 g2 d2 43 e2 e bish is tstadig i its le as a aw. 43 . h4 gh 'f4 45 V 'xh4 46 'g3 e7 47 'f4 es 48 e3 'f6 49 gS+ 50 g4 'd2 51 'e4 d4 52 + 53 g2 g5+ 54 Vg4 es 55 d3 s 56 e2 fS lak has y maaged t exhage ff a air f aws, while ts sh aheves thig as the wte qee has the er had i eg sae 57 d4 58 V7+ h6 59 gS 60 d3 f6 61 n 'h4 62 e2 63 Vd6 64 g2 d4 65 f Vd7 66 hJ gS 67 h6+ eS 68 h8+ 1-1 Game 3 ConqueKaidanov London 199
1 e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4
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�S 4 c3 f6 S 4 �6 6 d3 d6 7 3 00 8 d2 8 �e6 (D)
e, bt qte logc move, wc pepe te feeg ...d5, wc, fo exmple, c follow 9 c4 9 00 a6 ow fte 9 dS 10 ed bete e c be fod fo te qee gt: 10xdS 1 1 e4, o 10�xdS 1 1 xd5 d5 12 e4. 10 a4 dS!? �a7? 11 aS Blck me de! (D)
e t pot tee g excge Kdov v to vey eloqetly tetfy to Blck poblte: ) 12 a ef 3 b 'xd3 d Blck te moe ctve. b) 12 gS x+! 3 e3 14 xf6 ed 15 '5 'xd3! wt dvtge to Blck. 12 de xb3 3 xb3 x2+ te mple l3...'xd1 14 xd1 7 lo eoble, wt evel edg) 14 x e4 15 g1 'xd1 16 xd1 xc3 17 d7 b5, gg tee w fo pece e edgme 12 �a4! ow ll well fo We, wo e te fct tt te e5pw cetly defeded wt get ee. de 12 'd3 13 de 14 ! t t e ook moeve te ot oly defed te c3w, mtg te tet of 15 xc6, bt lo de 14...xe4 vew of 5 c2 fte 14 2 Blck wold ve ceed te pee wt 14..d8 'd6 14 �g4 1S 'e2 d7 16 h3 e6 17 c4 18 3 ow te cotol te pot d5-qe, d ply wll poge wt te letotf of vo oto t pot.
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fte 18 ...'e7 the pin 19 �g5 i npet. 18 e8 xe3 19 �e3 a7 20 xe3 20xe4? i o good be ce of 2 1 d5 5 21 a1 �c6 D) 22 2! gin 22xe4 doe ot wok bece of 23 c4 d4 24 xd4 ed 25 d5 23 fe1! White min thet 24 d5. 23...�xe4 24 c4 �x 25 c �h5 26 d5 xd5 27 �xd5 c6 fte 27 . xb5 eobe cotitio wod be 28 xe5. 28 xe5 d7 29 �3! �g6 30 :d1 c8 31 6! ow White domite the
min k d e, nd the otcome of the ge i pede temied.
31 d8 32 de1 :d7 33 h4 h5 34 g5 h7 35 c2 :d5 36 :ee5 e5 37 'xe5 d7 38 xg6! fg 39 xh5+ g8 40 �3+ 41 h8+ e7 42 xa8 10
6
Reteating the Bishop to a7
y sg the pla of opeg a esape esa pe sqare sqare or or the bshop bs hop wth wt h 7 ..a6 .. a6 after 8 00 the role of the bshop determies the ftre of Whtes Whtes game.
move .d5 .d5 o oasoally see the pla wth the p 9 g5, g5, to whih lak sally reats wth the o ote terpla rpla 9. h6 10 h4 h4 g5 1 g3 g4 a ew attempt for lak, oe old pay atteto to the pla of arg ot .d7d5. .d7d5. Game 4 Luoevi-Haaon ires 1989 e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4
e of the fdametal les for ite volves lampig dow wth 9 aS a7 ad prepar ig d3d4 aer f-e lak this ase stregthes the e5 paw after trasferrig the kght to g6. Aother qte wdespread le s the refsal the sppress lak wth a4a5, favor of attak g the bshop wth the maoe e d-4 aer the developig move 9 bd or the preparato 9 .b3. I ths ase lak ofte moves the bshop to 7 after . . 6) ad prepaes prepaes the freeg
s 4 c3 f6 S 6 6 d3 d6 7 a4 prate shows, oy wth this otato a White ot o matag the iita tve, as t makes the game more or less orete, oe mght say by gvg a tempo 7 a6 00 8 d2 9 0-0 D) 7 9 iversal moevre i ts varato Now ad the 9 e6 e6 s played. e dobled pas e ot dageros for lak; af ter 0 xe6 fe 1 1 4 a7 a7 1 e3 e3 xe3 1 3 fe fe b5! b5 ! ? 1 4 ab ab 1 5 a3 b8 the game s leve.
78 Retreatng Retre atng the hop hop to a 7
It i lo poible to chnge the ole of the bihop nd witch it fte fte (D) to defece o the e5pw nd peptio o ...d5. ... d5. We hll exmine the po ble developmet developmet of ply
Th w teihiov, Gdl 1 991 99 1 , whlt whlt the ho hoco comin ming g of 10 wee dicoveed 100 ye go 10. 10. xb 1 1 xb xb d5 12 e 1 dl d7 d7 14 fe 1 d with excellet ge fo Blck, Blckbe hgo, embeg 196. 9 loe time, fte 10 el e e77 1 1 h h d7 d7 the the bih bihop op h to fll bck, nd Wite h tie to tie p the gme i the cetre: 12 b g6 1 c4 7 14 d4! ed 15 cd xe4 16 xe4 d5 17 g5 'c ' c l x xd6 cd 19 d5 d he chiev dvntge, Go-Rogl, Rome 1990. 1 0 If 1 0 , , the the ft fte e 10 . g4 1 1 e2, 1 1 h8 i poible, with the tndrd ide of f5, f5, bt d5? i eo, fte 12 ed xd5 1 e4 f5 14 'c2 c6 15 h gf6 16 g e6 e6 1 7 5 7 7 l xe5 xe5 Blck Blck loe pw, Lié-Lelié, Kl dovo 1990 10
) 11 c7 12 el g6 1 b2 b2 e 14 e d5 1 5 c2 c2 f4 16 dl d l e7 with com plex gme, Wee-vidle, Okm 1990 b) 11 aS c7 12 el g6 With tpoitio of move, th poitio occed i ik itinMoozevich, Jml 1992, whc whchh cot coti ie edd 1 1 fl e6 e6 1 4 d4 xb 15 'xb 'xb d5 16 xe5 xe4 xe4 1 7 f f d6 d6 l 2 2 h4 h4 with chnce fo both ide. 12 Lboevié mke the deciio to exchge bihop edi tely, bed o h ow log tdig expeiece. The e conte Lboevié-F, Por too/Lbln 1975, fetred 12 h6 1 el e 4 h e6 15 5 b 16 e2
Retreating the Bishop to a7 79
7 e3 xe3 18 xe3 f4 d Blck chieved decet poi tio. If 12 e the 2 e6 i o poile e6 12 xa7 13 xa7 a 14 e h6 S h7?! 16 d2 I thi ittio t move doe ot wok excgig mio piece led to ed gme whic fvo White 16 e e 7 e3 d5 cofo ette to te piit of deveopig the ihop to e6 gS 17 e3 xgS 1 xgS fe 19 xe6 20 g4 D
'f6 20 Blck void the edgme wch ie ie fte fte 20 xg4 2 xg4, it pomie him oly pive defece d the ope of mkig e of the pee o the hlfope f-le Bt it eem tht oo he will eget lot
oppoitie with h ext move Ljojevié depive hi oppoet oppoet of evey evey t ilio il io. . 21 g3! h7 22 h4! 23 hs a 24 d4 Hvig imited Blck co tepy White move o to te ttk. 24e7 e7 Bck mt go o the defe ive the edge poile fte fte 24 . i mc woe w oe fo fo Bck 25 xf3 xf3 xf3 26 5 d fte fte the ight etet 27 2 7 de de 2S 'g4 'g4 f6 26 d With te im of egopig y me of 27 g4 d 28 5 with the thet of d4xe5. Theefoe Bck i foced to give p the cete. 26 ed 27 cd eS 2 dS e6 Othewie Othewie fte 28 . d8 29 5 h8 30 de de 3 e3 Whte wold e i chge of the dfile 29 hS e7 te te evet of 29 . h8 Wite wold ve iceed hi iititive y me of 30 de xe5 xe5 3 f4 t ti ti w Bck Bc k et cce. 30 xc7 h3 31 de de 32 e3 c6 33 dS g6 34 hg+ xg6 3S f4 h7 36 e6 37 fS d6 3 g4 g 39 eh3 d4 40 gS 41 h 0 0 Gme 25 Yudain-Mi.Teiin Yudain-Mi.Teiin Moscow 1989
1 e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4 s 4 c3 f6 S 6 6 d3 d6
8 Retreating the Bishop to a7
7 a4 a6 8 00 0-0 (D)
9 gS I pite of a gea dea of egative expeiece the mbe of fa of thi pi ha o dimi ihed. Th game ao imi ate the pobem which face Whe I the igh of ei eve, it wi be ef to fami iaize oeve with Ehvet Potich, keeea 1989 whe Back decied hi taditioa pa of a pawn atack o the kigide 9 aS a7 10 g5 e7 1 1 xf6 gf 12 h4 g6 1 3 is h8, ad gained a bette poitio, whee White bet mea i the fight fo eqaiy ay i fthe impificaio with 14 xg6 fg. h6 9 .. 10 h4 gS! The coepin 10 ..g4?! afe 1 1 aS a7 12 h3 hS 1 3 g4 oy hep i giving Back pobe. Fo exampe in Be ov-Landa hta 1987, afte 1 3...g5 14 xg5 hg 15 xg5 g6 16 f3 g7 17 h4 the at-
ack o Back chaactezed the game g4 11 g3 12 aS Takg ito accot the expe iece fom he game Ydi pov, UR h Mocow) 1988, whee afte 12 h3 hS 13 bd2 h8 13. .g6 i ao iteetig with the idea of .h5) 14 b3 aS hee a we i wa woh payg eio at teio o oganizig an attack o the kigide afte 14 .g6, feeing h5 fo the maoeve ..h5f4 foowed by ..f6 and movig the paw to h5) 15 b5 e7 16 fe1 e8 17 d4 g6 18 h2 f4 Back i the moe ac ive a7 12 hS 13 h3 14 d2 g6! hS 1S 3 16 f4 17 S a 18 xS (D)
fte 18 xS Back cod cotine 18e7 19 a6 ab8
Retreating the Bishop to a7 81
pte of l cnnng moe Wte ll te me t ot to e defene ole 18 ... xa5! Blck ppently own to e ttned too ltte e 18 2+ 19 1 xc3 20 xb7 d4 21 d4 xd4 22 f3 S 23 xd4 cd nd e pe e bd ( p) n te nd to two n te b. gf 19 xf4 20 'xa5 ttemptng to bng ton lty nto wt w not o long go omewt mndne po ton cnge te fte of eent. 20...x+ 21
It wod e been bette to te p of pwn wt 32 d5 now ck cceed n gettng te kng nto te gme. 32 33 d7+ e7 34 6 ctty boe l e 34..Í6 35 c7 b7 36 dS d6 37 .xb7 Wte tll oldng on 35 c7 f5? Doe t mke ny dffeence fom wc qe Bck con tol te pwn pomoton pngly t t ot tt t doe If Bck d pedcted Wte eply e wold of coe e fond te coect pt 357! 36 dS d6 37 xb7 xc7 fte te text moe te tton lte nexpectedly nd Blck mt ledy tnk bot ng te gme 36 d1! Lke bcket of cold wte Te tet 37 g4. 36...2+ 37 d6? Blck med Wte 41t moe fte 37 .6 38 c8 xc8 39 xc8+ d8 te gt tpped nd te gme pobbly d 38 c8' xc8 39 xc8+ d7 fte 39c7 40 e7 d7 41 dS d6 42 f4 te gt et to t own cmp. 40 6+
82 Retreting the Bishop to 7
Ge 26 YudainGanda Mdrid 1992
1 e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4 s 4 c3 f6 S d3 00 6 6 a4 a6 00 D)
h6!? ve ef move. Back prevet the p g5 whch poble after ...d6 If Whte play 9 e the Black ca fol low the ame pla a the game, or get ready to deflect the bhop to c7 to prepare a be qet ..d5 9 e7 10 bd2 c6, a wa examed the ote to the 1th move of the prevo game. For example .kitn Morozevich, Jala 1992, co tned 1 1 b3 g6 12 a5 c7 13 f e6 14 d4 xb3 15 'xb3 d5 16 xe5 xe4 17 d6 1 8 a2 h4 wth a dobe edged game. 9 e1 d6 10 aS Whte ha aother poblty
here 10 d2 e7 1 1 b3 c6 12 a5 c7 13 d4. The Black old avod 13 ...ed 14 cd d5 ce Whte c the orgaze attack o the gde 15 e5 h7 16 f f5 17 c2 e8 18 g3! xg3 19 hg f8 20 h4 f6 2 1 f4 ermek-Pecheva, Groge 1993. a 10 11 h3 or e preparg ..d5, coepod more to the pt of the move ...h6. 12 3 eceary precato. I the evet of 12 d2 or 12 d4 Black ca prepare ..d5 wth ga of tempo. g6 12 13 d4! D)
13 e Whte ha totally flled progamme for the openg d h gaed a patial advatage, forcng Black to reg hmelf to hope of playing the freeng move ...d5 whe the tme rght
Retreting the Bishop to 7 8
longside the text move, 13..e8 lso plyed exmple of the poibilities we shll exmine eek-oPol gr, Ljbljn 1994, which con tined 14 c2 d7 15 e3 c8 16 bd2 h8 17 ed 18 cd e7 19 b1 c6 20 c b5 (fter 20.d7 White shold contine 21 d5 b5 22 x7 x7 23 d4, with dv tge) 21 b3 d5 (21... g8 l lows brekthrogh i the ce Here too, there is soe risk tre 22 e5 de 23 xe5 ed5 24 f3 with dgeros thets) 22 lck plyg d5. e follow e5 f8 (if 22g8, the 23 ed ig vritio eloqetly bers exd5 24 x7 x 25 xd5 wites to this: 16.xd4 17 cd xd5 26 5 is decisive) 23 d5 18 e5 e4 19 bd2 xc3 20 f3 e6 24 ed d6 (she c1 xb4 21 e6 b5 22 ef shold hve chose 24fxd5 x 23 xg6 xg6 24 c2 25 c7 b8 26 e7 xe7 27 25 e5 or 25 7 with xd5) 25 f4 b4 (lck dgeros ttck (Ydsi) 17 d2 h7 does ot mke se of her fil chce 25 ...fxd5 26 x 18 a4! excellet move, exchng x7 27 xd6 xf3 28 xe7 x) 26 c7 g6 27 h6 d g off ot oly the piece whch ite soon wo. is ttckg the h3pw (liked with the thret of .f4 or d7 14 c2! .g5), bt lso the mi de ed! 15 e3 timely exchnge otherwise fender of the light sqres (in Whte wold hve plyed 16 piclr f5). xa4 bd2 d the tke o d4 with 18 19 xa4 the pwn. f4 19... is more exible 20 16 xd4 ow fter 16 cd?! lck x7 x7 21 e3 (or 21 cold plyed 16 ..xe4. t 16 xg5 hg) 2 1 8 xa7 xd4 lso deseed ttetion, s 20 xa7 dS? 16...xe4? 17 xh6 gh 18 21 eS! lck is prisoer of the ill xe4 is o good, wlst 16 ..fe8 7 d2 gives Whte sio tht he will be ble to dis ply soe ctivity by plying the better chces e g5, which Whte will dispel 16
84 Rtatig th Bishop to a 7
on h v nx mov. H shoul hv su p no fnc wh 2 22 x5 6. h4! 3 g3 4e6 4 aa8 S 6 6 le3 hS unpln choc. Bck cs h h ngh on f5 s o s ngous s on g, wh s hng n h vn of 26 . .g6 7 fS 7 8 !
Th qun s mng h kngs. 8ed8 28.. .c5 29 6 8 wk no 30 fS 9 d6 g6 30 4! d 31 x4 S A spr mp o o somg. Ohs f 3 l n f6 Blck wol hv succb o h ck. 3 c 6 33 3! d7 34 xS 3. xc5 os no pvn h ck hr 35 g5 xg5 36 hg 6 37 b3 c. 3S 3! 10
Afr 35 ...7 36 csv Gm 27 Gefandhov Munih 199 e4 eS t t6 3 c4
f6 4 d3 s S 3 00 Th norml conon hr s S..d6 b i ths ln Blck pns mo cv rol fo hs p. 6 6 7 a4 Bfr csling s gr ous o occpy oneelf wh pw cvy sch s 7 S S 8 x5 n vw of h nrgc 8 .. .5. Bu f 7 00 a6 (pyng h h of 8 b5) w h poson whch ros wth poson of mov in hort Korcho Blgr 1987 whch lumns or hm wll I conn 8 t dS 9 ed txdS 10 3 :
) Now miii th h
Reteating the Bishop to a 85
o d5 doe ot cceed ho lyi demotte: 10 1 1 e4 f6 12 fg5! fg 13 xg5 x+ 14 x x 15 e6 'h4 16 g5! xg2+ 17 xg2 g4+ 1 8 with wmg poto: 3x 14 x x+ 15 h 1 b5 16 xe6 b 17 d lo fvo White b) 10 1 1 d4! (opeg p the cete o e1y h it pit fll oe of whch i the tedy poitio of the e5pw which llow White to fold the poitio with dvtge: 1 e4 i le effective fte whch Blck c cocde h developmet pily with l e2+ 12 h1 xc l 1 3 xcl g4!) 1 ...e6 (thi llow White to cy ot tikig combitio Bck hd to ply 1 l...ed 1 2 e4 e6 l thogh e 1 3 b2 d 4 'xc3 White iititive i moe th eogh competio fo the cficed pw) 12 de xe5 13 xe5 g5 14 g3 e2+ 15 xe2 xb3 6 df3 f6 (Whte h gined thee piece fo the qee whch i eogh to win the gme: hee too 16.'e7 wold hve bee iiciet: 7 b f6 1 8 c4+ h8 19 d3) 7 b e8 18 f4 h6 19 c4 g5 20 g4 xc3 2 1 xh6+ g7 22 xg5 'xb4 23 hx d4 24 d1 c3 25 d3 2 26 c1 x+ 27 g2 1 1-0. 7 a6 8 00 dS
ed lxdS 10 3
w oted bove opeg p the cete ey h it did vtge it llow White to develop ctive piece py eegetic ttck og the 2g8 digol foce the ight to bdo it cetl poitio i cott to the pevio e mple Blck cot ogize himef fte 10 1 f4 ef 2 5 7 13 d4 with cle pw peioity o the qee ide whit defedig the ight with 10e6 1 g5 h6 2 xe6 fe ed to the cetio of dobed pw which wil be blocked fte the moeve f3d2e4 10 11 lgS e8 12 d2 h6 13 lge4 lhS tbiizig the pw tcte with 13.lxe4 14 de doe ot gtee Bck eqity it gt White the poibility of piece py o the ight q
86 Retreati the Bishop to a7
f exmle 1...h8 15 d3 e6 16 c2 d8 17 c, etc
14 aS The psitin is tking n dynmic chcte, nd theefe the pimy pln shuld vve iece ctivity By beginnig ttck n the queeide, Gelfnd des nt wish t give hiv, ve f sh sitin, the chnce t seie the inititive t the pice f the exchnge 14 f 15 b5 5 16 c2 xc 17 d (fte 17 c Bck shuld ls cntiue 17 .. .f5 1 8 xf8 fe) 17. .f5! 18 xf8 fe 19 b h3! with excelent cun teply. a7 14 a 1S S 6 16 xS Pcticly fcing White t scifice the exchnge, but, it must be sid, he gets quite enugh cmetin. 17 a! xa1 18 l3 xc He must et the exchnge, s thewise the cetin f
ed n c7 ill e t dgeu 181 18 19 b e7 20 c5!) 19 b e7 20 b f 21 xf f 22
Reteating the Bishop to a7 87
wiig comfoably bad o a ffrc of opio of th rla tiv priority of rook ad bihop compard to rook ad ght but h o ot tak ito accout th fact that hi paw tctr i fragmtd to i lad hightg th pottial poibiliti of th ight Aftr 37 g4 d2 h houl av giv back th paw but t rook dig t ot to gv Black o chac at al 38 d4 x4+ 39 x4 :xc3 40 g3 37d2! 38 d3 ditict from th prvio
rook dig 38 3 x4 39 f xc3 i drawig. 38 xc3 39 d4 :c6 40 e3 3 41 dS cS 42 S e6+ 43 7 h4 d6 45 d7 f6 46 g4 e8 47 hS gS d8 d6 49 e3 Glfa thik th lat chac to xtract omthig from th poito wa wth th c 49 h8 g7 so a h6 a 8 2 g3 follow by h4 49 f5 SO e4 h4 51 eS f4 52 d3 g7 53 h6 54 6 1/ 1/
7
Counterattacking with 7 a
The at wth coteactty by the apaw s qte a eabe weapo i Backs ase a 7 .. .a5 8 b5 e7 9 00 00 (D)
s aso empoyed wth the a of idiecty mag se of the iece oe the a3f8 dagoa to attai faoabe pa pes se i the cete whch ases afte d3d4 Peodcay yo aso the pa of pig the ight wth 10 g5 Game 28 MeeGreenfed Beersheba 1988 e4 eS 2 t tc6 3 �c4
Back stops the apaw at the cost of aowig the moe b4b5 afte whch the a5paw becomes a defiite weaess whch makes tsef fet whe the ght s tasfeed to c4 wth the deeopmet 1 bd2 g6 ad ow 1 1 b3 o 1 a2 Back s pactcay foced to eact wth 1 . .c6 whch has my ams demig the b5paw ad pepag both a pace fo the bshop ad the feeig moe . d6d5 A pa of deeopig the daksqaed bshop to the wth 1 a3
�S 4 c3 tf6 S �6 6 d3 d6 7 a4 (7 00 00 8 a4 a5 9 b5 e7 was the acta moe ode i the game) 7 .. aS 7 8 S Ths eteat s made amost atomatcay bt t s woth tg abot 8...t8 wth the dea of .bd7 00 9 00 0 �3 Oe of the tadtoa pas the bshop cocedes ts pace to the ight o 0 td2 see the ext game The Goco Pao pa of pepg d3d4 afte 0 h3 tg6
Cuneaaking wih 7 a5 89
e t t a cti i th m, a Black uttip Wht dlpig a itiati th kgid. H xam p a) 1Z aZ h5 13 d h4 14 6 15 3 d 16 dZ xaZ 17 xaZ d ad Black ha a acti pi ti, LauWli, Lipptadt 193. ) 6 1Z 3 13 4 a3 d5 15 d (at 15 5 th paw aciic k al 15h6!? 16 .x6 x6 17 d 4) 15...xd5 16 c4 c7 17 g5 ! 1 3 h with a gat gam o Back, Tlai.k, Catia 1993. 1Z 3 13 z h5 14 3 h4 15 x6 c 16 3 d5 17 xd5 xd5 1 d xd5 ad Black ha a ay gam, oia agi, t.tug 1994 d2 6 (D)
Th tut hlp th wht pic t miiz 1Z a3
13 d xd5 14 4 d4 15 g5 6 16 x6 x6 17 g3 ad hi chac a pa, LuiéKochi, B 197 12 Th mauv 12 13 c4 c7 ly hlp th dpaw t mo, xampl d5 15 cZ h6 16 1 6 17 ad1 d7 with a xcllt am Black, DlmatGld, ktk 196, whilt at a poiti ai ut o HataGGgadz, Tilug 1993, whch ctiud 15 ¡z g4 16 g5 d5 17 3 h5! 1 5 h6 19 3 4 ad Black dlpd a dagu initiati. 12 i mo picipld h, o xapl 1Z .g4 13 Z d5 14 h3 d 15 x4 5 ! 16 g3 ad Whit mata o iitiati, NWiat, B 19 12 '2 (D)
9 Couneraang wth 7 a5
14 .. tf4 aiig a pa th ii tiati. 14.8 i t bad i th de 1S de 16 txeS! je2 17 td O t 17 e1? b a 17... 8 b6+. 17 . 6hS! O gd t d a th. Blak agmt th that by t big tmptd by th hag a at 17...jxf 1 8 4 6 19 g5 th iitiati ta t Whit. 18 e1 jx 19 tx d7 Th i tyig t attak th g2a. 19...f6?! i t dag ba 2 5 h3+ 2 1 . 20 teS d8! With th am patiay thm th i al th l ibl 20..e7 2 1 d3 21 lc4 t wa pibly wth pat ig m with 21 t d7 gS 21 22 jxf4 txf4 23 g3 (D) 23 ad8! At 23 th3+?! 24 g2 4 25 h g4 th kig ap 26 g 3+ 27 g 1 'g4+ 28 h3+ 29 2 24 'c?? Th bihp ai playd by Gld i t gatit 24 lx6 d2 25 i
a tmptati whh mt itd i iw 25 ...h3) 25 d2 h3+ 26 g2 d2 27 h3 b8 ad a a lt th mbiati a al ditbti pi a whih i gy althgh th ha mal piity Bt Wt by thi tag had hi ad at hi bld th gam tid..
24 jx+ 2S h1 jxg3! 26 g1 Th i a ad altati 26 hg g3 27 2 h3 28 g1 d3 ad Wht ha d. 26 e7! 27 c2 d3 jxh2! 28 eS jg3 29 g2 30 g1 h4 0-1 Gam 29 vanchukKhaifman Reggo Emla 1992
1 e4 eS 2 t tc6 3 jc4
Couneraackng with
.cS 4 c3 lf6 5 .b6 6 d3 d6 7 a4 aS 8 b5 le7 9 0-0 00 10 lbd2 lg6 (D)
...
...
91
md 1979) 12 .bc 13 d4 e8 (it wold be interestng to test 3 ...d5!?) 4 de (or 14 e1 d5 with even chaces) 4 ..xe5 15 xe5 de with approxate eqalit, PsakhsScüssler, Lgano 1988. The contination 11 .b3, examned in the previous gae, MestelGreened, has rogh the same idea. After 11 '3, diveng the qeen to the qeenside makes it easier for Black to create pa on the opposite ank, for exampe 11 .g4 12 h3 5 13 f4 14 df3 e2+ 15 h1 xc1 16 axcl with even chances, ToeTakov, Leningrad 1987, athogh here 1 1 lh5 is ore prnciped: 12 d4 �f6 13 a3 e8 14 fe1 hf4 and Whte must th abot Backs teats, Ydasi Maank, Simferopo 1988. hS 11 The theor of this position is sbject to an nceasing qest Black has settled on an obvious contiation, organzg a diect attack on the kngside om a base on f4 Aother direction of Blacks search, involving netralizig the a3bishop, can be exaned in the practice of one of the ot standg speciaists of games with siar pawn structres, GM Ydasn a) 1 1 h6?! (i ths sitation ths precation gives te time for the manoee d2c4) 12 ...
11 .a3 This move, aied at prevent ing Blacks conterpa with c6 ad . d5, refects one position of contemporary chess phosoph, that of preventg threats at their origin Another direction for the game is attached to the bishop retreat, which ams to free c4 for the ght 1 1 . Here are soe examples a) 1 1 g4 2 h3 h5 13 �c2 f4 1 4 h2 g5! 15 g 1 g4 and Black has good conterpa, MestePinter, Las Paas IZ 1982. b) 11 c6 2 b (it is also worth lookng at a immediate 2 d4, whilst deaing pla the centre makes it easier for Back to organze hsef on the kgside 1 2 a3 e8 3 'c2 c7 14 fe1 h5 15 d4 h4 16 ab 'f6 with scient con terpla, MiesNikolac Do
7 a5
...
...
...
92 Counterattakng wth 7 a5
a2 e 13 S 1 xS d 1S d2! g 16 e3, ad after exhagig ff the imprtat bihp he ha better pr pet, YudaiVelika, Talli 1992. b) d7 12 a2! f6 13 S?! (Yudai rem med 3...S) 1 c (the bihp ret with the idea f pig frm gS) ...h6 S d b6 16 e3 e (either 16.e7 1 7 e 1 ed 1 xd r 6...f 17 g3 i ay gd) 7 2 f 1 d2! with a advatage t Whte, Yudai Atue, eville 1992. ) .e7 12 e1 S 3 xS d 1 b 3 d S ad1 d7 6 a3 b6 7 e3 1 b6 with a mplex game, YudaMikhalevky, Beerheba 1993. d) We huld add that aer c6?! 12 a2! e a piti are frm the game MileNikla, whih wa examied i the previu te. 12 d4 Naturally t 12 xeS? xeS 13 xhS g, lig the quee hf4 12 13 e T mve allw a upleaat pi A trger pla, f puhig aide the demadig ight, wa demtrated later i Hjaahrt, Mala OL 1992 13 de! xeS xeS gS 1S g3 h3+ 16 g2 xeS (util w White had bee fllwig the remmedati f
the Ruia mater Vvav wh after 17 f x3 a the piti a uclear but the celadic Gradater ext mve hage the met i Whte favur) 17 dS D) (with thi temprary paw ar fie White mblze piee igifatly ad Blak pratially fred t eek impliati).
7 . .x3 gS 19 b2 h3 20 h1 f 3+ 21 xf3 xf3 22 xb6 cb 23 a ad here itead f eS! with the threat f ...d3, which wuld have allwed Black t lidate h piti Hjata thi that White uld have maitaed i advatage by playig 7! S!? (the exchage acrifie i a relativey better hae afte 2 ..c1 2S xc1 eS 26 7 d3 27 d S 2 xS d 29 dS Whte i ttally dat) 2S a3 d 26 xS d 27 dS d 2 f f 29 a2 with realitic hae fr Whte
Counteratackíng with 7 a5 93
13 g4 14 h3?! Oy a ptmt w et hme re a tat ke th 14 .. xh3! Jt ! Ate 14 xh3+ 15 h h3 16 e3 we by 3h Wte ca et t e eve me wht the event the bhp be wtha wth 14 ... h5, ate 15 e 3 Whte ca ty the ke 15 gh xh3+ D
mt be ete 1 8 3 5 h6 4 3 5 the attack w c te 20 g6 (D
16
A pcteqe pt De ence by n mea eay. eampe Wte w pay 21 h4 Back cte t eak p the k ke a cat 1 ..h5 3 5 h5+ 21 h4 22 g2 le3+ g2 23 A mae k a Back w have the paw ee the evet 24 g5 5 5 5 e 6 e1 e. Bt vanchk mae tee t xe1 24 h2! f6 25 xe1 26 g2 fe Back ha mae t py the attack (6...4 7 e) a qte pepae ene wth a a ceat ce. 27 xg6 hg
94 Coterattakig with 7... a5
28 3 D)
dS? 28 or the whole game Black ha bee playig actively but hi paio ha ubsided ad ow he eeds a clear head 28 ...ed 29 cd ad8 was safe 29 ed ed 30 xe8 xe8 31 d d8 32 d6! The value of the extra material lies i the fact that it ca be re ted with advatage 32.d 33 4 7 34 6 8 3S xaS d7 36 dS! A trapped bihop is a sor sight. 36 e4 37 g2 S 38 d1 e7 39 6! 39...e8 would have bee more stubbo. 40 d a6 41 d4 e4 42 e2 xd4 43 xa6 d2 2 4S S 46 aS 10 Game 30 paov-Ki.Geogiev Soa 199
1 e4 eS 2 6 3 4
s 4 3 f6 S 6 6 d3 d6 7 a4 aS 8 S e7 9 0-0 00 10 gs D)
As both side have catled this move coected with the followig ight maoeuvre i quite logical as after soe pieces have bee exchaged with a stable cetral situatio the bihop o c4 has better pros pects tha its oppoet o the adacet diagoal g6 10 ... The preparatory move 10.6 is also possible. eek Wehmeier Groige 1993 White gaied othig of ay substace after 1 1 b b 12 a2 g 13 h4 f4 14 xf4 ef 1 5 3 g4 1 bd2 d5 17 e5 d7 but maybe he shold ot have hed to exchage o f4 11 h4 D) 11 ... g4 This suecialy temptig move alows White to cay out the ma idea o hs developmet dicated above ad hold o to the iitiative.
Counerckng wh 7 a5 95
aa ek ..f4 s sfd n h vn of 12 ? g 3 xf6 d7! and Wh loss hs qn nasBls Wjk aan 992 Howvr afr h smp 12 d2 Back agan facs a dlmma 2 ...h6 3 .xf f hf3 alows Wh o arrang play xcldng h darksqard bshop afr d3d whs h8 5 b3 7 6 a1 h7 7 5 wod hav allowd Wh o opn p h poson wh advanag Ban codBars Jakaa Z 993. Th bs ry s consdrd o b h8! pasovRavav Brgas 992 connd 12 3?! h6! 3 xg6+ (afr 3 x Back dvlops a dangros aack 3xh g5 5 g3 7 16 c h5) 3.. fg 3 x3 1 5 f g 6 d2 x3 7 xf8 xf8 8 7 9 fl (19..xg2 was hrand) 9g5 20 x3 ' x3 2 1 h g 22 h3 2 23 xg6! d3 2 7 xc3 25 g c and Black
clarly sgnd h pac ay prmarly. s ha wold hav bn woh slng for 12 xg6 fg 3 3 wh chancs for boh sds 12 xf6 'xf6 13 xg4 xh4 Afr 13...xh4 xh xh 5 d5 Wh movs h gh ovr o c and achvs a small b sabl advanag h ndg 15 .a7 6 d2 (hs manovr shod also folow 5.b8) g6 7 c es 8 b6 cb 9 ab wh prssr on h bl. g6 14 d2 15 g3 No oy o rsrc h gh b abov al o opn h fl 15 7 16 h1 d8 17 f4! ef 18 d4 d5 (D)
19 d3?! Ths obvolookg mov alows Black o ak h g down nforsn racks whls h habal rra 9 b3
96 Counteaacking with 7.. a5
woul hav allow Wit to ontinu th thm of utting off t arkquar bihop 19 .. de 20 x4 ¡f5 21 xf5 xf5 22 xf4 �xd4! 19 20 x4 6 xd4 21 d 22 g6?! mov allow th unuual alignt of for to b tran fo in Wt favour Manwl, by playing 22 ..2 23 b 1 Blak oul av won a thir pawn whih woul av guant him full om ation for th pi. 2 eS! x4 24 x4 2 25 % ¡c+ 26 g2 e8 27 x4 28 g Offiially trngt vny itrbut but th lak of opn l for th rook mak th mi nor pi mor mobil. t i natural for Blak to ty to xpan th pa fo i rook. 29 .5 29 0 % 8!
Paiv fn by 30.8? oul la, ar 31 5 an 4 to a total upprion 1 x6 %4 2 �S :x4 d6 8 4 g e4 5 6! S 6 �xdS %g4+ 7 < 8 %d7 4 9 g gS 40 4! g4+ 41 <
Pa 2 : An Early Attack on the Centre I the Romantic ea o chess, which eache its peak in the secon hal o the nineteenth centy, the most popla metho o playg the Gioco Piano ate e4 e5 c6 c4 c5 was an attack on the pawn cente with -4 ate the pepaatoy move 4 c. By at tackg the e5-pawn White in
tens to oce the exchange ..ex4 ..ex4 an ga cental pawn majoty. Black can choose e tween two asic methos o play pass passiv ivee e eence o the e5pawn, o an active conteattack agaist the e4-pawn. Now an then ite ties the ect attack 4 ate the pe paatoy 4 00
8
4 c3; Black Strongpoints eS
Ae e4 e5 f c6 c4 c5 4 c (D) instea of stiving fo active contepay ith 4f6 f6 Back has soe ea tivey passive efensive methos at his isposa
he most especae efen sive continati contination on is 4 . . e hich Aekhine ofen e. Hoeve he note that athogh i is ete han its eptaion it emans vey pecse pay fom Back in the openng he aack of this qite soi sys tem is its passiv passivity ity Back Back has has fe chances o seize the intia tive he iea of he he qeen move move is to avoi the exchange ...ex4 ...ex4 an sppot the pan cente even at the cost of ithaing the ishop he ccia position
of this metho of pay ases af te 5 4 6 (D)
Whites asic pan in this position invoves eithe moving the pan an even sacificing it ith the am of paaysing Backs qeensie giving the position a static chaacte (this pan egins ith 6 g5) o maintainng the cena pan ension hie atacking the ack qeen in ths case giving the position a ynamic fee (e ginnng ths time ith 6 ). hese ines i e examine in the th e commentay commentay to the games he othe qeen move 4.. f6 (D) is ecognize y the oy as eing inscient fo eqaity. I fac the avance position of the qeen aos
4 3; B Strongpoin Strongpoint t e5 99
Whte to eg opeatios i the cente with tempo
5 4 e ate ate 5 . . . 6 6 0-0, White has the avantage ate eith eithe e 6 . . . 6 g5 ¡g6 8 e e 9 xe5 xe5 xg5 xg5 1 0 x x o 6 . h6 a4 a6 8 e e xe5 xe5 9 xe5 xe xe55 10 6 1 1 'x6 'x6 x6 1 e5) 6 e5 ¡g6 0-0 c 5 8 x5 x5 8 4 s no goo c xc xc 10 xc! ¡xc ¡xc 1 1 e4 xe4 1 xe4 with a clea avantage to Whte) c ge ge 1 0 e4 e4 5 1 1 a4 a4 6 6 1 g5 5 1 e xe4 14 xe4 an White is somewhat ette, Motwani-Gana, hessa loniki OL 1988. As egas 4d6, d6, it is seen moe aey aey tha than 4 . . . ¡e as it oes not meet Wtes na mental theat n the cente whch Black mst now give p. Howeve, ecent pactice has sho that ths contination is moe eliae than its eptation. Back as ano anoth the e iea iea to attack attack Wtes pa cente ate S d4 ae 6 4+ ed 6 cd 6 ae
c ge 8 g5 5 the pawn has eache 5 two moves, whch alows Wte to seize the intiative 9 e xc+ 10 x5 1 1 0 00 6 1 e e ce ce 1 5, tein-H.Hsen, Gasal 1990) 7 c 6 8 the event o 8 0-0 g4! 9 e ¡e Black can et to hs plan o castlg ong) 800 (D)
a) 9 00 xe4 1 0 xe4 5 1 1 x5 ¡x5 1 c 5 with goo conteplay Rahman Lohi Dhaka 199 ) 9 .g4 10 ¡ ¡e 1 1 e e6 1 c c4 4 1 ¡ xc4 14 xc4 xe4 15 xe4 xe4 5 1 6 c5 c5 c6 c6 1 0-0 0-0 18 x a8 19 c5 8 0 ¡c xc5 1 ¡e4 with even chances, Wekh-Baski, Wa saw 199 Game 1 MeeHenao Mexio 198 eS 2 c6 c4
4 c
1 4 3 Blak Srongpoins e5
e7 4 . 5 d4 �6 s...ed is not i the spiit o the vaiation, as Blacks pevios move loses its poit. Ate 6 0-0 a) Taking the pa is isky 6 dc 7 xc h6 8 5 8 9 4 �x4 1 x4 x4 1 1 e7 1 � 6 1 e5 h5 14 �x+! with a ange os intiative to White, We itschkechwaz, co. 199. ) The assessment o the con tination 6 5 7 xe5 xe5 has not change o the last centy an a hal, since the match tantonaint Aant, which took place in 184 8 4 + 9 h1 4 1 0 h6 1 1 c 0-0 1 h c6 15 1 �x5 c6 14 �c4 5 is moe en egetic) 1 5 6 14 e5 h 4 15 �xh6 x6 16 e4 �4 17 6 an Whte soon won. Bt 8 4 e7 9 e1 10 is pe haps even moe enegetic 6 The thst 6 dS (D) eseves sepaate exination
The iea is to paayse Blacks qeensie, e.g. a) 6. 8 7 6 x6 8 x6 c 9 g5 h6 1 0 0-0 c6 1 1 a a6 1 4 �a7 1 5 e7 14 1 �c5 15 6 6 1 6 �5 g 17 c4 an Blacks isale qeensie gantees te a mateial avantage, okov Teeits, Moscow 1991 ) 6...d8! 7 a4 a6 8 6 x6 9 x6 c 10 �5! it is po tant to pevent ..5, etg the pawn i et o eeom) 10 . c6 1 1 a �c7 1 c4 ce7 1 6 14 �a x5 15 e x5 16 0-0-0 5 17 6+ �x6 18 �x6 �7 19 e5 6 with a complex gae analysis y &tin) The contination 6 00 will e examie in the next ge 6 6 ... 7 dS d8 (D) 7 8 is weake 8 6 c 9 00 5 10 �x5 h6 1 1 �x6 x6 1 a 00 1 5, with an avantage to White, Aojan We, Hastings 1976.
4 c3 Bak Songpons e5
8 d6 a well as the weae o the acicing a pa wth the h-pawn which Whte ei a o ceatng two sets o o atey emphasises. Theeoe t s le pawn. not woth shg to switch he It is also woh lookg at 8 a4 ook ove to een the 6-pa a6 9 6 x6 1 0 x6 c 1 1 t Black shol o ths y x6 g 1 5 ? 1 means o 15.5 an then 8 14 a5 g8 15 h4 c6 16 ..e6. c4 e 1 6 g5 1 8 0-0 5 16 :d! e6 19 an Blacks game is at a 17 e2 ea en tin-Nism UR 18 xa5 xa5 196. 19 xd5?! I Wite eclnes the locka It is moe logical to wthaw ig stategy then t s ease o the shop to c staght away. Black to get is eence gong. c7 20 xd5 e6 example o this s ax 21 5+ myslov Teesse 195 8 22 :d1 D) d2 6 9 c6 1 c4 ? 1 1 e h6 1 h4 g8 1 x6 'x6 14 00 g6 5 e 8 16 g g 1 g h 18 h 6 19 c4 c 0 e e 1 4 5 el h 8 xd6 9 xd6 cd 10 x6 g 11 4 The hashe 11 d5 pe vents the qeense eng lie ate. Whte has gane a staegi 11 d5 caly won positon the mos 12 xd5 d6 poat pont o whch is the 1 c6 onate ook whch s chaine 14 d1 e7 to the 6-pa n vew o the 15 c4 :d8 The most seos savantage theat o mate. Theeoe the o ths kgse pawn stcte is emane is a techcal exec the ite molity o the o tion whch te emotates led pawn which can e at textook style. 22 :d7 2 c4 :g8 24 g tacke ae the ile has een opene y mean o 4 o as dd8 25 a4 a6 26 aS d7 27 5 the game with the ook om gd8
4 3 Bak Strnpnts e5
Black shoul have esigne hmsel to eg suppesse as i the event o ...a 8 c the pe apa jois i. But now Whte ae statiog the kig swtches to an attack on the 6 pawn which the ishop canot een. 2 6 � 29 d : 0 c :6 1 : 2 d :sd! : 4 : :g8 s S 6 :s :8 7 ds 6 8 :d :d8 9 :d 10
o he suggle is a aw 16 �h6 a 1 6! xh6 18 'xh6+ 19 xh+ 16 6! xg8 1 g �e6 (D)
Game paov-Konié Né 1991
1 e4 eS 2 6 �4 �S 4 e7 S 00 d6 6 d4 6 7 Hee one shoul take note o the ol contuation 7 �gS: a) Ate the logical 7 6 White can give the game a close chaacte 8 5! 8 9 e1 h6 10 e g5 1 1 l g4 1 �x6 a 1 a 0-0 14 c 5 1 5 e �x5 16 c4 an is position is ette PLasen-tein opehagen 1990 ) I the aals o chess we a game etween two cele ate 18th centuy Fench phi losophes .Rousseau-e on ti whch continue 7. 6 8 h4 g5! 8 . .�g4 s moe logical) 9 xg5! g 1 5+ 8 1 1 xg5 g 1 4 e 1 5 + 14 hl c 15 xg8 a ate 15..xg8 the poale outcome
1 8 �6! 1-0. 7 ... 6 8 e 6 he cassical contiation is 800 (D)
I ths position Black has ea sonale poilities whch coul come to light i White oes not play actively a) Takowe-Euwe Veice 1948 is istuctive 9 8 10 �l 1 1 c4 6 1 a4 c6
4 c3 Blac Srongon e5 13
1 x6 a 14 ' e6 15 'x6 g5 1 6 �c4 h6 h4 h 18 hg (Whte shol not open the h-le) 18...hg 19 e e 0 e h8 1 g (it is sae to he the kig on e) . g6 g 4 g h 4 g e 5 x4 ' 6 h g x4 h4 8 e g 9 xe4 0 xe4 6 1 '5 4 4 'xc4 4 c x 5 e4 6 ' g1 8 ac1 (8 'c5 is moe sto) 8 ...+ 9 a c4 40 xa4 4 xa4 'a 4 4 - l . ) White mst stive o moe enegetic pay on the qeensie 9 a4 a6 1 ) 10 h8 1 c g8 1 4 6 1 e a 4 a 'e8 15 ' maintaine the ini tiative in Heienel-Ewe o hanesg 955. ) We sho note that in this type o position tying to gain an avantage y ping the ight with 10 has no patica pospects. Fo example in Alekhines collection o illiant ieas a visile pace is occpie y the anoeve 10 ..h6 1 e '8 whch was caie ot against aasch aen aen 195. His opponent i not sense the ange: 1 (he shol aleay have een ghting o eqaity y means o 1 e e x6 c 4 5) 1 e8 a 14 'c e 15 x4 e5 an the posi-
tion ecame peeale o lack ) We can also take a ecent example o ts theme 9 gS?! h6 10 h4 g5 1 1 g h 1 5 g4 1 xc6 14 e e 1 5 xe5 (15 hg is moe pecise) 5 . .h5 an acks chces as he sets aot playig on the kingsie ae peeale A.Kz min-Vasikov Moscow 198 . 9 a4 a6 10 he h-pawn is a eonale pace o ack to st oganz ing an attack on the king theeoe White mst move p his eseves a) I the game Doovolsky Goss zech Replic 199 White i not manage to o ts 10 e g5 1 e e 1 x6 c 1 a an ack ha time to ol an enegetic aalt on the kigsie: 1..g4 14 h4 gh 15 g g 16 ' g4 1 'e h5 1 8 h 4. ) 10 esees attention Ate 10g5 Wtes qeensie attack comes st viz 1 1 a5 a 1 5 a 1 x5 whlst ate 10 ..00 1 1 a e8 1 5 a5 14 '6 15 lack is oce ito passive eence Maklan toica Gaz 9. gS 10 11 n I the event o 11 de?! e 1 h g4 1 hg g8 14 g5 hg 15 e xe 16 xe h8 lack wiels the intiative Hon
14 4 3; Bak Strongpoint e5
Djovié aajevo 1966 11 g4 12 g xg4 1 c4 (D
1 xd4!? A vey inteesting piece saci ce o te iitiative Ate 1 . a7 14 e 000 15 xg4 xg4 16 4 Wite can aange cotepay on te opposite ank. 14 cd xd4 5 e2 xe2+ 16 xe2 g8 17 e ¡e6 18 xg4 xg4 19 d2 000 20 ¡c4 dS Black avois te ogy even engame 20..¡xc4 1 xc4 xe4 in te ope o sqeezig moe ot o te position. S 21 ed
dg8 22 ¡c 2 g 24 c4 Ate ? one mst con sie 44 wit te teat o .... s 25 ¡es (D
25 ... e! 26 xe 6 ¡ is weake 6e W 8 e xg wit te teat o ...4. 26xc4 27 ¡x6 d1+ 28 Wg2 xc 29 xc xc 0 c Wite as paie te attack, an Back mst seek cances o saving imsel. Bt e seeks va . 0g5 1 ¡x 'd8 2 xc7+ 'xc7 ¡xg8+ Wd7 4 ¡g7+ Wd6 5 ¡xc7+ 10
9
Counterattack Against the e4-pawn
Most moe playes lly ap peciate the esiaility o active cotepay, so the most popla espoe to 4 c is immeiately to attack the e4-pawn with 4 ..6 envisagig a tempoay sene o the cente with 5 4 e 6 c 4 (D)
I this position, play may e velop along two main lines, e pening on the ecision Whte makes In the ist White gives the sggle a positional ee ate �x+ 8 x 5! 9 e x5 10 ce (D), when lacks game is ase on main tainng a lockae on 5 in ont o the isolate 4pa. The othe vey shap plan is to sacce a pawn with c.
It was oght into pactice y Geco as long ago as 1619 ate ...xe4 8 00 White sacices a secon pa to ceate an attack One o his games contie 8 .. xc 9 xc 10 xa1 1 x g5 e e5! x4 14 g6! 5 15 ' 5 16 x5 xe5 1 e6 an White won t inte est in the Geco Attack gaally ae, as o a long time noone co n an eective contina tion o the attack ate the im povement 8 ...xc 9 5!, til in 1898, when the Dansh theoetician Mole pioneee a new ote, eging 9 5! (D) In hono o his contition the ine is o as the Molle At tack.
16 Counteratack Against the e4pawn
14 x6 with stong ee o te. 7dS! is signantly stonge: 8 e x5 9 �e6 10 e 0-0 a Blak is ette a White has no omenation o the at that he aot atle 1 1 g5 x4). Aongsie 6 Whte soe ties also ses the ontnatio 6 00 an 6 e5.
Howeve, eent investiga tions into the vaiation 9...�6 10 e1 e 1 xe4 6 �g5 �xg5 1 xg5 have is laye sfiient eenive e soes o Blak i the on tinations .0-0 an .h6, whih wil e examine eow i Games 8 an 9). heeoe the Mole Attak has eenty een se omaatively aely, an not i the games o the leaing mastes. Nevehees, its theoy onties to e eine oesonene games. n the iagam osition a thi lie exists - l , whih is o as the Kakow Vaiation. It was st se in 188 y the English amate Lo. Howeve, then the move was aayse in etail y a go o he lay es om akow, who teste the vaiation i a seies o oe sonene games. Blak shol not take the awn: 7 8 5 e 9 4 6 10 �g5 g6 o 10.5 1 e) 1 1 0-0 1 e4 �e 1 6
Game Tp-Mi Teiin corr
19879
1 e4 eS 2 c6 �c4 �cS 4 c 4 6 ed S d4 6 00 o move, whh wa in toe into ontemoay atie y the enowne theo etiian Est. xe4 6 7 cd (D)
dS! 7 By eing to lay i the ene with 7 �e7? Blak
Counteraack Agat the e4pawn 7
faling foul of a powerful attack. prospec i ths posto Along For example, teiLageweg, side the move i the game, he Plovdiv Echt 93 cotiued could have cotinued more ener d5 b 9 e d6 (if 9 ..f6, getically 12 ... ! 3 b xc3 4 the 0 d6! cd c3 is strog, d3 e4! 5 e e6 6 �g5+ and f ..00, the 2 xe7! xg5 7 xg5 ad here in Be xe7 3 �g5 wh a decisive lotserkovskyVvanov, Moscow advantage to White) 0 �d3 00 990, 7hd! would have led c3 e 2 d6! cd (if to a advtage for White 2xd6, the 3 �f4 e 4 �xh7+! xh7 5 xe7! xe7 6 d5 'd 7 g5+ is possi ble, with a decisive atack) 3 �xh7! xh7 4 xe7! x e7 5 d5 -0. 8 d d 9 xd8 Black has a easy game after 9 e2 'd3! 0 e f5 c3 0-0 2 xe4 fe 3 'xe4 �f5 4 h4 ae 5 �f4 'd5 6 �xc7 xc5, BiolekKeitlig 1 haus, Ostrava 993. xd8 Or 1 dc hd 4 xc4 9 After the ght captre d5 5 cd2 xd2 6 xd2 9xd8 0 e f5 g5 ! ( ad 7 e4 d4 with equal c3 is less precise 0-0 2 chaces, DemarreKoeev, Par xe4 fe 3 xe4 �e6 4 �e3 is 99 8 �d5 5 e7 wh approxi 1 14 d4 mately eve chaces, Okhotnik It would have bee better to Anand, Belgrade GMA 9) .0-0 2 xe4 fe 3 xe4 play 14 xg5 5 xg5 f6 �e6 4 c3 White has a some 6 f4 e5 7 xe5 fe e f6 whe the game is level But what better game ow Blacks extra paw gas �d7 10 d1 dete weight e7 11 �e 14 xd4 12 (D) 6! 15 �xd4 12 �e6 Not feag the phatom 16 The fate of a vaat many cases depeds o the as d6?! xd6 7 cd+ xd6 semet of the edgame tha xg7+ d5, when Blacks arses Practice cons Blacks chaces are preferable.
18 ounteratak Against the e4pawn
16 t S! a 17 18 e1 Aer 18 �x6 Black can cut off the bishop with 18..S or undermine he ights base wih 18 The teinal threats can aso be caied out after 18 �xg7 f6. 18 d6 g6 19 ad1 20 a6 d8 21 �e d7 22 e2 2 �gS+ 6 24 � If 24 de1 then 24 . fg 25 xe6+ 26 6e2 c3 is pos sible with an adantage o Black 24 2S �4 �dS 26 2 26 �xd6 xd6 27 xc4? does not work in iew of 27 .. .�xc4. 26 :xa2 2 s �x6 28 x6 29 xd6 xd6 0 �xd6 D The presence of opposite coloured bishops by no means guarantees a draw rooks are still on the board and in this case the adantage lies wih he side that wields he intiatie. 0 a1+ 1 2 a7 2 �dS g �e6 4 :d2 S S 4 a4! witching the rook to help in the process of creating a passed
pa
6 e 7 d4 gS! A esse widening the range of action of he bishop and kng. 8 g4 ! 9 + 40 4 After 40 �b4 he rook ina sion 40..a2 is decisie with the rea of moing the passed pawn up 40 x4+ 41 d :6 42 g ...b2 was treatened Afer 42 �a3 Black undeines he weaesses on he ngside with 42.. f5 42 :c 4 :2 �4+ d2 :n 4S e �dS 46 � 1 47 4 47 d4 �xf3 48 xb3 xh3 would hae lost al the paw 47 g 01
Ge 34 venikovaaov Volgograd 1985
1 e4 eS 2 6 d4 ed 4 �4 �S S 6 With a transposition of moes
Cunteack Cunt eack Against Agains t the e4aw e4awn n 1
oe of the fudametal positios Wte a spatial advatage. of the Giuoco Piao has arse The advce 7lg4 has ot eS bee tested tested pratice. prat ice. The ma cotiuatio cd 8 cd (D) (D) will be examed the ext game. dS Couterplay i the cetre the spt of the Two ights Defece. There is a defiite rsk liked with retreatg the ght wch the reowed Astra theoreticia Bilguer showed i s aalysis: a) g4 7 x+ x 8 g5+ g8 9 xg4 xg4 xe5 10 e4 e7 00 h6 2 d �x �xd4 8 3 xd xd44 hg 4 c3 c3 with with a ad ad The basic cotiuatio al vatage to Whte. b) 7 d5 x 8 thogh oter bishop moves have x d 9 g3 xb2 xb2 bee tred a) 8 e7 9 c3 00 00 1 0 d3 e7 c c2 d6 2 e4 g6 3 bd2 bd2 c6 4 ad ad Wite Wite as (if 10 00 the 10 . . . g4 is good the bette game. e2 h h8 2 h3 h h5 3 e e ) It is ot woh ookg at g6 4 e3 f6 5 ef xf6 with 'e7 7 cd b4+ 8 c3 d5 9 a double-edged game Gadzhly d3 d7 d7 0-0 0-0 x x33 b h6 Gizbug Nikolaev Z 993) .f5 ef f6 2 e3 b4 2 e whe Whte has a big 10 .. .f5 spatial advatage oeburg 3 b b g4 g4 4 a3 x xe3 5 fe fe Livitsk Ber 99. h4 6 g3 g4 7 0-0 ad tes positio is somewha 7 Whte ca scarcely cot o better tetzLasker New a advatage by cocedig the York Wch (4) 894. cetre with 7 e d Here both 8 b) 8 9 �d2 (9 bd2 bd2 g g8 9 g5 f6 10 e2+ e2+ e7 desees attetio 9 00-00 1 0 xc6 b c2 c2 c5 2 0-0 0-0 a6 a6 �xf6 xe2+ xe2+ 2 xe2 d3+ xc6 3 f d 8 e2 �e6 9 fg 3 e cd 4 xd4 xd2 5 g8 10 g5 lead to a game with xd2 5 6 f3 ad Whtes positio is preferable Rayo chaces for both sides. Yaez Yaez Madrd Madrd 989) 9. . xd2+ 7 4 0-0 0 000 g4 2 The retreat 7 ld7?! ld7?! 8 cd 1 0 bd2 0-0 xc6 b 3 c2 c2 c5 4 d d xd xd22 �b4+ 9 c3 e7 10 d3 gives xc6
1 1 Counterattak Aganst te e4pawn e4pawn
5 xd2 �e2 6 fe d4 7 b3 d3 8 d2 �h5 9 e4 �g6 20 d4 e7 The presee of a passed paw o d3 rps Whies ge KoiéLaié Podgoria 993. 9 tc After 9 �e 0-0 10 c2 (0 3 trasposes to he ma ge, bt i he eve of 0 �x6 �x6 b bd2 c5! c5 ! 2 x xe4? de 3 d xd 4 xd ef 5 cb ab 6 a 3 fg fg 7 g �b7 �b7 Whte is ef a paw dow, Doghri-G. Georgad Georgadze ze Maia OL 992) 1 0� ack has the better prospects prospects a) Aer 11 �xc6 �xc6 2 00 �d7 3 a4 c6 he has a eas equay, aaa-Liss Groige 988/9. b) 11 tc is risky risky .b . b44 2 3 xc3 3 �xd7 d3+ 4 f xd7 5 b (perhaps 5 xc3 is beter) 5. 5.c5 c5 6 h4 c4 7 c2 f6 8 ef f6 ad aks haces are preferabe HmadiMios Dubai OL 986. 00 9 10 �e poss 10 �xc6 b e3 s po by sighty more precise. veshkov-Daov Pisk 986 cotiued to Whites te . .�g4 2 a4 a4 c5 3 d d �xf3 �xf3 4 gf xc5 5 �xc5 �xc5 6 00-0 e8 7 a5 �x 8 xd5 with better better chaces �g4 10 .. I the pas 1 0f5 w aso payed ad ot without succe ef xf6! ( xc3 2 b
xf6 is aso reasoabe with roghy eve chaces eitz chiffers Viea 898) 2 c d6 3 00 �g4 4 �e2 ae8 5 h3 xf3 6 �xf3 e7 7 e2 g6 g6 8 g3 c6 9 �g2 e e4 20 b3 f6 2 a4 d6 22 � c4 wih a compicaed ge etzLaser New York Wch (6) 894 11 c2 advatage for White fo ows 1 1 �h5 2 3?! �xf3 3 gf g5 acUrca Ro maía 974. 11 �x gS 12 g 1 �xc6 b (D The piece sacrifice whch was ried i the game Feadez Izeta ibao 987 deserves a etio 1t+!? t+!? 4 e2 xd4 5 �xd4 b 6 �xb6 ab 7 he g5 8 f 5 9 f4 f6 20 e6 e6 ae8 2 f5 3 3 22 g g4 ad the game eded i a perpea check
14 a4?! Ths is ueceariy risky
Countera Counteraac ack k Against the e4pa e4pawn wn 1 1 1
whlst veshikovs recomme datio 14 0-00 xf3 5 f5 h4 6 g4 g4 g6 g6 7 h4 f5 8 ef ef xf6 9 h5 f4 20 h4 guara te Whte a itiative which lly compesates for the paw 14 . x 1S e2 6 A tactical decisio, but the smpe 1S ... ...xd4 6 �xd4 c5 7 �e3 d4 is aso possible possible gS 16 e6 17 xc6 'e8 18 xdS xe6 xe8 19 xe8 20 d ad8 ere was also aother way o simplifyig 20. . �xd4 2 �xd4 ad8 22 �xa7 xd5+ 23 c4 d2 24 c3 with a roughly level level edg 21 x6 a 22 c4 c6 Now simplifyig alog the ras with 22. . xd4 23 �xd4 e4 e4 24 hd c5 25 b5 would have left White with somewhat better chaces Havig co structed a barrier alog the sixth ra, Back should hold the po siti 2 a4 (D) 2 . dS?! Whte is tryig to make use of hs chace as quickly as possible - the futur futuree creatio of of a distat distat paed paw is suppoed by al most al his forces ad Black could have impeded it by eer getic play agaist the weak d4paw 2S! S! 24 f4 25 � g5
2 c7?! Here he should have eutral ized the a-paw: 24...S+! ... S+! 25 ab xb5 xb5 26 a6 a6 eb8 eb8 27 b d8 e6 2S c Here it was stil ot too ate to play play 25 b5 26 d7 27 aS dS 28 a x6 29 a6 7 0 x6! A little combnatio with the aim o trasferrig to a pa rook edig with a distat distat paed paed paw Blacks extra paw pays o role 0x6 x6 1 dS cd 2 �x6 x6 a4 d4 4 S d6 S 1 d 6 6 7 7 d8 8 S 9 d1 e7 40 6 d 41 8 10 Game 35 Nuneiingau Czech Repuic 1993
1 e4 eS 2 c6 �c4 �S 4 c 6 S d4 ed 6 cd � 7 �d2 (D)
Counteraak Against the e4pawn
Oe of the ma otiua ios, if Whie has o wish to play the gambit 7 3. �xd2+ 7 7 dS?! is premature beause of 8 ed! xd5 (after 8 ..�xd2 9 xd2 xd5 10 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 e7 12 fe1 Whie is bete) 9 �xb4 xb4 1 0 b3 e7+ 1 1 fl b6 12 �x with a ad vantage to Blak The following uie logica ontinuation is almost never see in praie 7xe4 8 �xb4 xb4 (D
9 �x+ (9 'b3 d5 10 xb4
d 1 1 0-0 d6 leads to equality) 9 ..x 10 3+ d5 ( 10f8 deserves attention 1 xb4+ e7 12 xe7 xe7 13 0-0 e8 with eve hanes, as i Wed bergKoan, wede 1978) 1 1 e5+ e6! (if 1 .f6, then 12 f3! is strong) 12 xb4 5 13 a3 (afer 13 a4 b6! Blak has a advatage) 13d 14 b6 15 0-0 16 e5 e6 17 f3 wih a repetition of moves. 8 xd2 dS We should noe tha here 8xe4 is ony justied after 9 xe4 d5. or example 10 e2 0-0 1 1 0-0-0 �g4 12 h3 �xf3 1 3 gf d 14 x4 4 15 d5 s ad Blak is no worse, Medns isher U Ch 1963/64. But Whie has at his disposal a sharp otinuation, rst suggested by Keres 9 dS!? xd2 10 xd2 e 1 1 d6 d 12 'xd6 0-0 13 d4 6 14 0-0-0! and Whtes tiative is very dangerous. 9 ed 9 eS is weak 9 ..d 10 ef xf6 1 1 x4 0-0 12 0-0 d8 13 e1 �g4 ad the game t out i Blaks favour, Lawen Manio, Manila OL 1992. 9 xdS 10 10 00 00 11 S is also played a) xd4 12 b3 xb3 1 3 �xd5 f6 4 �x+ 15 xb3 xe5 16 fe1 �e6 and Blak maitai the baance - this oued i the enouter
Cunterattac Agait the e4pawn 11 3
A.KhasiZagorovsy, UR esburg 979. 9SS. 12 c6 b) xeS 2 e b6 3 1 a4 c2 xc4 4 xc4 e7 S White is reay to meet ..6, fe b6 6 ac �e6 a the a he is prepg the a3-sque game is eve, Vatter-Kraima, for his o quee, as we as the Kusaasi 990. possibiity of rivig bac the 10 ce7 eemy quee with a4aS I hs time Taasch recom 1 e4 (D) is aso equety mee 10S a4 c6 paye. Let us examie the pos ot fearig 12 eS 00 1 sibe cotiuatios. i view of 3...e8. Norris Veroci, yey 992, cotiue 1 �xdS xS 4 xc6 b S 0-0 S 6 ac c 7 xc7 aS a White gaie othig of ay substace. 12 � is ot a gerous either 2.7 3 b3 e7+ 4 f �e6 a Bac is better, veshovMoese Leigra 984. But the matter more ofte fshes with soe simpe imberg up 12 a after 2 ...ce7 cocues a) 1 4 a4 (the cotiua with the aitio of a two extra moves to the text game. We tio 4 eS was examie i shou poit out straight away Va er Wie-Karpov i the i that i soe of the foowig trouctio) 4 ...aS S eS b6 exampes the moves e um 6 xb6 xb6 (veshov bere i accorace with the Dorfma, UR Ch 977) 7 6 xc4 8 exc4 S 9 mai game. eS te is the more ac 0-0 11 00 tive. 12 1 b) 1 4 a3 (Bogoju 12 es c6 3 e4 (if 3 ae the 36 is goo as bows iea aso eserves atte we a afer 3 a4 there is the tio 4 c3! ? xb3 S �xe3 possibiity of 3...f6 4 3 a ow if S...�e6, the 6 6) 3...6 4 a xb3 gS is goo, whst after S �xb3 8 6 f8 gave S.�g4 White shou cotiue to a compicate egame 6 xS xS 7 �xS c 8 with fairy eve chac i the e7) 4g4 (or 4�e6 S game Mies-Korchoi, Joha aS c7 6 e4 8 7 eS
4 Counteratack Against the e4pawn
�c8 with eve chaces Tar rasch-Capablaca a ebastia 9) 5 e5 'xd4 6 d6 �e6 7 xb7 g6 8 ad h4 9 g3 h5 ad here, i stead of 20 xc6 df4! with a strog attack to Black as played i veshkov-Chekhov ochi 983 20 xg6 would have maitaied the balace. 1...6 4 �d3 �f5 (or 4 f5 5 'a3 d5 6 ad h4 7 e5 f6 8 c4 �g4 9 c with somewhat better cha ces for White veshikov magi Moscow 983) 5 c5 �xd3 6 'xd3 'c7 7 g5 g6 8 h4 fd8 9 xh7 xh7 20 h5 with a attack Maca Mari Budapest 990. 8 1 . After the routie 1 '6 White seizes the iitiative eve after quees have bee ex chaged For example Choui ardLeveille corr. 987 is i stuctive: 14 'xb3 5 xb3 d8 6 c5 b8 7 e5 f8 8 a3 b6 9 ab ab 20 f3 f6 (ot 20..bc? because of 2 x e8 22 g7) 2 e4 g8 22 xf6! gf 23 xf6 �d7 24 e3 �e8 25 g3 g6 26 h4 g7 27 f5 e7 28 fg5 xd4! 29 h5 although Black presees defesive possibilities. 14 ' is ot bad either: 4 . g6 5 aS 'd8 6 e4 gf4 7 a6 b6 8 e5 �d7 2 'd6 ad Whte has the prefer able chaces Lw-Madl Bava ra Ch 99.
1 sugges itself 4 e4 (or else 4 ac d6 5 e4 ad Black equalizes Talav era-Atues Barceloa 992) 4 .. .b6 5 c3 x b3 6 �xb3 h6 7 xd5 xd5 8 �xd5 cd 9 e7 a6 Mestel-Hort, Hastigs 977/8 14 4 � 1S ' 6 16 c A routie move 16 would have bee better Now Black gais the poibility of fxig the weaess o b4. 16 aS! 1 s �xe4 (D) 18 xe4
19 '?! White has overestiated his chaces o the kigside 19 would have bee more caeul ad ow i the evet of 9 .d6 20 �xd5 xe4 2 �xe4 xd4 the bishop is defeded ad Whte ca play 22 g4. 19 d6 20 �xdS xe4 'xd4 21 �xe4
Counteratak Against the e4pawn 1 15
22 'fS g6 2 'f4 2 xg6 is usee: 23 ..fg 24 'xg6+ 'g7. 2 g4 fS 25 'x6 25 x6+? g7 26 xf5 xf5 eads to a ost positio. 25 .. 'g7! Deprivig White of every i usio after whch the game moves ito a ordinary edig, where Backs advatage, give the weaess of the ueeside paws, is obvious. 26 xfS gf 27 'xg7+ xg7 28 te :es 29 29 c4 c5 30 c3 ooks more stubbo but after 3b5 32 a 33 xa5 xc3 34 b c8 the passed bpawn wis But ow the back rook domi ates the cetra fies, ad the game cocuded as foows 29.f4 0 g4 e4 1 d8 2 4 c dS 4 g d2 5 gf xf4 6 e 7 eS x 8 xaS dS 9 d4 40 te d2 41 g a2 After osig the a4paw White has o hope of obtaig anythig om the ge. 42 4 4 S axa4 d8 45 d7+ 6 46 g4+ xS 47 gS 7+ g6 49 6+ g7 50 e6 5 6 S 52 f4 g6 5 S 01
Game 36 Zudepaky Bundesliga 199
1 e4 eS 2 c6 c4 c5 4 c f6 5 d4 ed 6 cd + xe4 7 c Back ito dete prob e after 7 d5 8 ed xdS 9 00 (D)
a) The most otabe game with this theme w teitz-Vo Bardeebe, from the Hastigs touamet of 895 9 . e6 10 gS e7 11 xdS xdS 12 xdS 'xdS 1 xe7 xe7 14 :e f6 15 'e2 'd7 a ) After 16 ac a ) Pay cotiued 16...c6 7 d5 cd 8 d4 9 e6 hc8 20 'g4 g6 21 lg5+ �eS
(D) 22 xe7+ f8 (a more mu dane o foows 22 xe7 23 e + d6 24 + c5 25 e6+ or 24 .c7 25 e6+ b8 26 'f4+) 23 + g8 24 g7+ h8 25 xh7+ -0.
1 1 6 Counteattack Against the e4pawn
a2) ae was esalsed a la sould ave played 16 .! ad, as R sowed, e eve of 17 xe7?! xe7 8 xe7 xe7 9 x7 d6 20 xg7 e8 folowed y e7 e woud ave aeved a ee gae. oweve, we sould oe a We a y o mae moe use of s advaage developme y meas of 17 S o 17 e5 a2) u Romaovs k s o uao 16 dS! s ow od eed soge, ad f 6... 7 ad , e o 17.d8 8 e6, ad 17lxd5 8 g5 fg 9 f3 lead o a advaage fo We. a s o pomsed a que lfe afe oe ouaos e e ) 96?! 0 e e7 .3 00 2 d5 a5 3 2 a4 4 d3 f5 5 3 d6 6 f4 d7 7 e3 8 d4 f6 9 ad ad Wes poso s pefeale, ez ae, Nuemeg 896.
) 9xc 0 e7 ( the eve of 0 x3? 3! .xa 2 x f8 3 a3+ e7 4 5 5 g5 We s wg) e 00 2 e5 xe5 3 xe5 f6 4 e ! ? (afe 4 5 g6 5 d3 g7 Wes aa eaes a dead ed) ad Wes aes are pefeale d) 9 xc 0 00 e 5 2 d3 6 3 e5 xe5 4 xe5 x3 5 d2 4 6 2 w ave fo e paw, Mo alesea, agua la Gde 989. 8 00 xc fe 8...0-0?! e a a he ee eegealy: 9 d5 x3 0 e7 e f6 2 d6 g6 3 a3 6 4 eS xe5 5 xe5 pelm Co, Kasad 907. 8 xc 9 D) s o eough fo equaly ee No sop move wos
a) 9aS? 0 e e7 g5 00 2 5 ad Whe s wg.
Counraak Agai h 4pawn 1 1 7
b) 9e7? 10 dS aS d6! the Daish theoreticia Mollers d (or xd6 2 e e7 attak, whst befre this payers 3 g4 f6 4 xf6! wiig) 2 used 9 d5 ! ad the last test of xf7 x 3 dS f 4 that otiuato oued i gS 'e S 'aS h6 6 'fS teiitzLasker, Mosow Wh with a advatage to White, as 967 teiitz offered a piee the game hehter-Wather, sarie: a3 d e ad Viea 96. the rst game maaged to ) 9 x? 10 a3! dS (or gai ompesatio after S 10...d6 c aS 2 'a4 a6 2 d2 3 xe4 fe 4 3 dS b6 4 x6 d7 S xe4 'f6 S 'e2, but i the e f 6 xd6!) bS third game, whe 2 xa 2 e e6 3 'a4 xe4 dS 3 e2 0-0-0 4 eS b 4 eS ad White wis he was played, Blak achie ved a cear advatage (aaysis by Keres) d) But eve after the strogest move 9 d5! 10 d 11 :e+ 7 very attetive pay is de maded of Bak: d) 12 'e2 e6 3 gS 'd7 (aer 3.. .dS Bogoljubow re ommeded attakig by meas of 4 xe7 xe7 S '2! f6 6 gS! fg 7 e 'xd4 ae ) 4 eS 6 S 'xg7 0-0-0 6 e dS 7 f6 g6 h4 hg 9 xg6 hg 20 a bS 2 a4 ad White has the haes 9 s as i the game Rosezweig e best otuato for Mihaek, orr 96 d2) 12 S f6 3 e2 g4 Blak s thought to be 96 (the dagerous 3.. .fg 4 'x4 (we wil examie it i subse gives White a strog attak, ad quet games i ths chapter), but Blaks ife is o easier after gh moves have thei good 3...bS 4 'e4 d7 S f4 poits. We shall also ook at other 6 dS!) 4 f4 S x4 dS 6 d2! e6 7 g3 e otiuatos which are see i e4 ad Blak has quite a the Moler Attak a) 9 7 0 b 00 e few diulties to overome d6 (the retreat ..f6 as (aalysis by akhaov). payed i the game Leohadt 9 dS! (D) is move is harateristi of Berger, Karsbad 907, eded
8 Couneraak gain he e4pawn
Whtes favou after 2 d6! cd 3 a3 b5 4 b3 b7 5 'xd6 g6 6 e5 xe5 7 e5) 2 d3 h6 3 c4 e8 4 b2 d6 5 'c2 (here Moer recoeded the more precise pa of f3d4 d3-c2 ad 'd-d3) 5d7 6 e3 c5 7 ae ad Whites tiative is we woh a paw Deth Loodes zobathey 99. b) 9 . 0 d b e5 (i Maroczy-Jaowski Karsbad 907 White payed the weaker a4 b6 2 x+ x 3 xe4 d5 4 a4 e8 5 xc6 ad here accordg to Maroczys aayss Back cod have achieved a advatage by eas of 5.g4 6 a4 d7 7 'xa8 xf3) d6 2 g4 'f6 3 b4 'xe5 4 f4 'f6 5 g5 g6 6 fe + f8 7 e7+ g8 8 xd6 b7 9 xd7 h5 20 c5 wth a adva tage to Whte (Moe) ) 9 .d6 0 d f6 (or 0.. xc4 'e2+ 'e7 2 'xc4 a5 3 g5 f6 4 ae ) e + .e7 2 g5 f6 3 e5 f8 4 cd xd7 5 xd7 'xd7 6 h4 ad White is better (Moer) d) 9s 0 d3 c5 b xd3 2 xd3 00 3 g5 g6 4 h3 h5 5 e4 ad White has a better positio (Moer) 10 b I BaraovGrigoriev Mos cow 920 Whte payed the u fortuate 10 'e2?! 0-0 xe5 xe5 2 e4 d6 3 f4 f5! 4
d3 f6 d received o co pesatio for the paw xc4 10 11 d4 00 cd6? does ot work 2 'xg7 'f6 3 'xf6 xf6 4 e+ f8 5 h6+ g8 6 e5 fe4 7 e f6 8 e7 with a powerfu attack Durao Ferrera evie 994. It is terestg to ote that for aost years the evauatio of ...S! has reaied shake cechter-Meiter Vi ea 899 cotied 2 'xc4 d6 3 d4 0-0 4 f3 f6 (Lasker cosidered 4c5 5 e h8 sciet for equaity) 5 g5 h6 6 h4 g5 7 g7 8 fe d7 9 b3 c5 ad Back had a payabe ge 12 'xc4 A choice of ights! Here Wte preferred the eft had oe but i Dzidzichashvii Karpov Mazata rpd 988 he chose the oe o the right 12 'xe4 b5 3 a4 c6 4 ab cb 5 'd4 b6 6 e3 d6 ad si ary gaied othg of ay sub stace. 12 ... d6 1 '4 1 d deseed attetio. Here the quee is ot oy i better hoy with the bishop but i the evet of 3.e8 Whte ca prepare to exchage rooks after 4 d2 1 e8 14 e1 xe1+ 15 xe1 (D)
Counterattack Againt the e4pawn 1 1
S! 1S ... A esse i the style o he youg paky. Black uderles he weaess o he d5paw ad guaraees a excellet home o c4 or the igh. 16 e 7 17 d1 4 18 2 d6 19 d4 6 20 xe 21 xe 'd7 22 4 aS 2 a6 24 e 2S e4! A cleer way o mobilizg the rook. The a5-paw caot touched because his would lose the quee 26 d4 xd4 27 xd4 a4 (D)
The presece o opposite coloured bishops does ot al ways guaratee a draw. Here quees are still o the board ad so the side with the itiatie is i eect playig with a extra atackg uit I ths situatio the paw weaees o d5 ad c7 are ot equal as he d5-pa out to be the obect o a attack. passky ows how to make u o ths circtace. 28 '4 7 29 4 S! Trasog a abstrac ad atage o a mateal oe. 0 d 'x6 1 2 'aS d7 3 6 S 'd8+ A superluous check Whtes deesie pla should ole cetralizg he quee with a5a7-d4 or 'a5b4-b2-d2. t would also be seul to brg up he kig to Howeer Whte plays accurately ad allows passky to lad a kllg blow. S< 6 'aS g6 7 a7? (D) 37 was ecessy.
12 Counteraak Agait the e4pawn
7 ...�x! 8 gx x 9 d7 With the aive hope of a per petual check (39 xc3? 40 g4 etc.), whe he shoud have bee cetralizig his quee with 39 d4. Now the pai of cetral passed pa begis couter-activity ad become i repreible. 9...dS! 40 'e6 d4! 41 �4 42 e8+ 7 4 e S 'e4 4S �x d 46 x S 47 d2 'eS+ 01 Game 37 Ruenai orr. 1991
1 e4 eS 2 6 �4 �S 4 6 S d4 ed 6 d �4+ 7 xe4 8 0-0 �x 9dS 9 �6 e7 10 e 10.0-0?! is premature, ad after 11 xe4 (D difficulties wil arise for lack i the fther developmet of his pieces.
a) .? is weak 2 �d3 d6 3 g4 c 4 g �e7 �d2 b6 6 e2 �f 7 e ! ad White gai a mateal adva tage, Thoma-Mkwell, corr 966 b) .e7 is more logica: b) 12 d6! cd (after 2 .. g6 White ca attack with 3 h4! ad ot 3...xh4 because of 4 xh4 �xh4 h �f6 6 d xc7 7 'x7!) 3 �g (the miiature EuweVa Mideo Nethelads 926/7, has a si ar theme: 3 xd6 f 4 d d6? �g �xg 6 xg xg 7 x -0, but aer istead 4...e7 lack could have couted o eve chaces) 3...g6 4 d! ad Whtes chaces are preferable. b2) 12 g4 is aog the lies of the ayoet Attack discussed below lack should the play 2 .d6 trasposig to the mai lie Istead b2) 12g6? attemptig to fiachetto, is usuccessfu 3 �h6 �g7 4 �g e8 e2 f8 6 e f6 7 d6 ad White gais a decisive advatage, Pusz ta-Ketovics, udapest 964. b22) 12..g6 is ot su cietly fire-resistat 3 d6! cd 4 g d (after 4..�e White ca cotiue the attack with h4, itedig f4 or 'h) xd �e7 6 �d2 d6 7 �c3 b6 8 ae �e6 (if 8 �d8 9 e8 �e6, the 20 xe6! ) 9 xe6! f4 20 e7 xd 2 �xd ad White has more tha
Counterattak Against the e4pawn 2
enough compeation fo the queen Geeben-iye, Budapest 947 11 xe4 d6 12 g4 (D)
g2 b6 23 ad e7 24 eS with a doubeedged game, as Igootti-Donoso Tucuman 97. es 1 gS 14 xeS (D)
chechtes socaed Bayo net Attack is off-shoot of the Moe Attack (the mai ie is 2 gS, cosideed in the next two games) Howeve, the ag geive pa move aso ceates a weaess in Whites kingside, ad with accuate defence by Back pobems can aise fo Whte. 00 12 .. ometimes 12... is payed, ad athough afte 3 h4 Whites attack ooks tefying, it is not so easy fo him to puch a he in Backs defences fo exampe 3..0-0 (3...f8 4 hS c6! stops White dead i his tacks accoding to Botte) 4 gS hg S hg eS 6 xeS de 7 eS g6 8 e (egoupig with 8 e4 fS 9 d4 aso desees ttention) 8.'d6 9 'd4 cS 20 'e4 d7 2 e3 ae8 22
S! 14 impoant zwishenzug, bingig the bishop into ac tive position Befe this, 14.de 1S xeS was geneay payed, with Back sti achev ing good cotepay: a) 16 e d6 7 'd4 fS 8 b4?! f6! and Backs position is bette, Babi-Redondo, Buenos Aies 992. b) 16 e4 fS 7 d4 eS 8 e2 f6! 9 f4 20 h4 fg 2 fg d6 and both sides have chances szta-Bottik Buda pest 964. 1S e de 16 eS 'd7 17 ? The position dema f e sve, but this staightfoad attempt to use the bishop on the ong diagona is ueaistic. It
122 Counterttck Agnt the e4pwn
would have bee woh lookig at 17 (with the teat of xe7) 7 .ae8 8 e3. 17 tg6 ae8 18 e xe 19 d4 20 e? Here 20 xe was ecessa but Whte persists with hs plas. e7 20 ... 21 b2? oversight bt 21 4 e8 22 b5 c6 23 d d8! wold ot have saved hm either 21 xgS 22 1 t4 01 Game 38 ueba-Pacan Berln 199
1 e4 eS 2 t tc6 c4 S 4 c t6 S d4 ed 6 cd b4 7 tc txe4 8 0-0 xc 9 dS 6 10 e1 te7 11 xe4 d6 12 gS e mai cotiuatio i the Moller Attack. 12 ... xgS Both 12 00? 3 xf6 gf 4 d2 g6 5 ae pielma Dras Karlsbad 907 ad 12 .. S? 3 b5+ f8 4 f4 Levig-oy Libverda 934 are clearly i Whites favou 1 txgS 00 (D) old ad thorougy ives tigated cotiuatio. More re cetly 1 6 has bee played ad ths will be examied i the
ext game.
1 S? is a mistake because of 4 x7 14 tx7 eoretical muals devote attetio to the pricipal sho comigs of the Molle Attack the fact that Blac ha the pos sbiity of avoidig the most im potat aalyss by decliig the ight sacrice wth 14 S (D) after which simpificatios ae almost forced ad the posi tio takes o a safe chaacter
Here are the mai lies: a) 1S xe7 ¡xe7 6 xf8
Conterttc Agit the epwn 13
xf8 7 c (7 d2 is weaker: 7.e4! 8 c e8 with fll cotrol over the e-fle Cam pidelBlaue Kumbach 99) 7 c! 8 c3 e8 9 e3 d7 ad Blacks positio is prefer able Tioler-Bottlik Budapest 963 b) e8! 6 h (Keres recommeded 6 g g6 7 h but after 7d7 8 h3 e Blacks chaces are preferable) 6g6 7 d4 e 8 f4 (the rebod 8 g is easily pared by 8f6 9 h4 ae8 20 f3 e4 to Blacks advatage Thorhallssochüss ler Reykjavik 986) 8f4 9 xf4 g6 20 f3 xh7 with a reliable positio for Black Pir rot-Chibdadze Bade-Bade 987 + g8 + After f4! it is best for White to force a draw wih 8 h7+ 9 h+ (i Rogers GGacia Philadelphia 986 after 9 f 20 f4 g 2 g3 d7? 22 b ite was sccessful but as Rogers show ed after 2..g6! 22 xg6+ xg6 23 d3+ h6 24 g4 g! he would have had to play a woe edig) 9g6 (9g8 is also sciet for the draw) 20 h7+ e8 2 e (2 d3? loses because of 2 .. f) 2 h3 22 b+ d7 23 g6+ n 24 g8+ h Pa taleo-Berio co 987
8 Black is threateg to capte the quee after g6 g8 8 . The oy move which allows Black to hold the positio Both 8 ad 8.e8 lose due to 9 e2 (D)
Recommeded by Bogol jbow as a way of cotiig the game i order to avoid the for ced draw after (prob ably the safest move) 20 b (i the evet of 20 e2 Black ca sta playig for a wi: 20 e8 2 b+ d8! 22 f6 gf 23 xe7 c6! 24 d b 2 xc6 xe7) 20h8! 2 xh8 gh 22 h7+ f6 23 xe7 xe7 24 xh6+ with a perpetua check f the 20 ee6! xe6 2 de+ e8 22 g6! wis 20 20 does ot work becae of 2 h4! g 22 h6 f 23 e8+! ad it is poible for
4 Counteraack Against the e4pawn
Black to avoi mate. b5?! 21 he3 Back is playig with fire. I stea he ca force a raw 21 8 must be aswere by 22 3 ! g6 (if 22 ...f6, the 23 xf5 xf5 24 e8 is strog) 23 h4! g7 24 'h8+ g, etc. 22 b3 aS? Give the presece of paw weaesses it was ecessary for Back to presee his quee by playig 22... 8 folowe by ...8f6. 23 xe7 xe7 24 xe7 ;xe7 25 2 2 4! ;d8 (D
The sa result of Blacks activity o his 2st a 22 moves is that the white paws o 5 f4 each stifle a pair of black paws, a the rooks are chaine to efeing the remain ig paws Meawhie the quee has a free h. 27 h4 g5 28 e1 Blacks oy chace líes
mobiliing the rook as quickly as possible. After 28 .. a4 29 a5 or 28 ..b4 29 e3 the quee woul break through into the black raks, a he woul ot be able to suppo the umerous paw weaesses at oce. 29 g xg5 30 xa5 4 31 ; 32 g h 33 e4 xh2 34 ;e3 xb2? Alowig Whte to cooriate his quee a bishop, a so gain a material avatage He shoul have set a barrer i pace, if oly temporarly 34 ... gg2 35 c3 e7. 35 3 gg2 3 h8 ;e7 37 h4 ;e8 38 g! A eflectio! 38g 39 h8 ;e7 40 xb2 g5 41 4 s The f5paw is iviolate (4...x5?? 42 g7 e6 43 'g8) The techical phase of the egame is begining The pas se f-pa plays a impoat role, by biig up the black peces 42 h8 43 3 ;d8 g7 ;e8 45 4 h8 47 'd4 5 'a7 S 49 d x 50 c7 10 Game 39 Neer-Kovac corr 989
1 e4 eS 2 c 3 d4 ed 4 c4 c5 5 c3 d xb4 7 3 xe4 8 0-0 x3 9 d5 10 e1 e7 11 xe4 d 12 g5 xg5 13 xg5
Counterattack Agait the e4pawn 15
3 ..
h (D)
4 Other contiuatios are aso possible. We can ediatey exclude the straightforward 4 x? <x 5 f3+ f5 when White has got nowhere 6 g4 f8 7 gf <g8 4 hS remains a bank shot if Black codbloodedly castles 4.00 5 ae f5, repulsig the threat But aer the impu sive 4 g?, which occued i Treybal-Engler, Prague 908, Whites attack is iresistible 5 f3 hg 6 ae h4 7 f6 xe4 8 xe4 9 b5+ c6 0 d xe4 c7+, etc. At one tie the folowig contiuation was considered good for White 4 bS d7 (not 4..c6? because of 5 x <x 6 f3+ <g 6 7 d3) (D (or 5 a4 xb5) Now Black, on the recom mendation of Euwe, could play 5 but after 6 e g6 (or 6...xd5 7 xf <x 8
c4 c6 9 e7+) 7 f3 White preserves ong-te pressure
The proof that Whtes chan ces had been overestated ce in the game Barczay-Poisch, Hungary 969, where Black ex changed bishops 5 xb5! 6 xb5+ d7 7 e (ater White tried both 7 d3 hg 8 ae 00 9 xe7 fe8, Wolff Lau, co. 97 , and 7 xb7 0-0 8 ae g6 9 b8, LevinIdema, corr 979, without y paicular succe) 7...<f8 (7...hg 8 el 0-0-0 9 xe7 f5 is also entely feasible) 8 x (this sacfce oses, but after 8 5 xd5 9 h7+ g8 Backs advantage is agai obvious) 8.. .x 9 e g8 0 e6 <f8 f4 f6 e7 e8 3 xe8+ xe8 4 5 0- . 4 hg Back may include the moves 45 5 e3 befre continu ing 5hg 6 e, but after e White has an extra tempo in comparison with the
126 Cunterack Agait the e4pawn
game wilst if 17 xe7 .e6 Wte gais a clear adva tage folowig 8 xe6 fe 19 de estovacHress Zagreb 1982. e1 Aer �+ bot 16 e f6 ad � 16 e1 xb5 17 xe7 f8 are good eoug for Black. e! is move ad subsequet aaysis wic gave te gree ligt to te etire variatio wit 1 3...6 was first ubised i te magazie Shakhma v SSSR i 936 by te teoreticia IZek de ! I RibasBaraoa Cile 1990 Back successfuly tred 5 17 e3 g4 g3?! d5 19 d3 'd6 but if Wte ad layed h3!, te te excessive weaess of te kigside would ave soke voles. Ie3 is cotiuatio was from te begig cosidered te mai lie of tis varatio. Oter cotiuatios are also used: a) We wil immediately ote tat g ?! is a waste of time: 18 'c2 e7 9 3 x3 20 g f5 21 d3 c6 22 �xf5 xf5 23 'xf5 ad Wite is better ori-Diacoescu co. 985 b) Aoter ossibility for Back ivolves te immediate c 1 8 3 x3 9 g g6 20 'f3 g7 21 'xb7 c8 22 'f3 b8 23 b3 (or 23 b3 'b7
24 d3 8 wit aroximate equality PylDobrovolsky Odessa 1989) 23 .7 24 c3 'b4 wit caces for bot sies Videki-Petra Aka 199. ) ere is also te very oular c h3 h3 gh g! (D (Wite develos a dagerous attack after te co tuatio 19.. .a 5? 20 '5 d8 2 1 d1 c5 22 '8 c7 23 xg7 d5 24 xf6 d 25 d7).
Practica tests of tis ositio sow tat Black ca cout o cosolidatig ad reservig s materal advatage ) 20 �d3 'a5 21 b4 'e5 22 'd 'c3 wit a excellet game for Black uzukGeee Novi ad OL 1 990. c2) 20 f8 (if 20f5 te 21 d3 4 22 �xg6 e7 23 e4 is ossible wit te treat of e25) 21 4 g 22 d4 g7 23 d3 e7 24 4 a5 ad Black ad maaged to reulse te direct treats (eg 25 e3 'g5) i RaMai
Counteraack Against the e4-pawn 127
Novi ad OL 990. c3) 20 �f8 (aer 20 ...b6 2 b2?! 00-0 22 bS f8 23 a4 ¡a i zecsizarka co. 987, the complications favoured Black, but after 2 d2 00-0 22 a4 dS 23 f a double-edged positio arises; aer 20 ...dS there is the possibility of 2 f3 ¡d6 22 ¡xf6 0-0-0 23 d3 xb4 24 b1 ¡d6 2S xg6 with eough compesatio for the paw, chafer-Hageman, Geay 992) 21 �h dS 22 d3 ¡d6 with chaces for both sides, Xu YagHerrera, Atwerp 992 c4) 20 ¡ �f8 2 1 h4 gh 22 h6+ �g8 23 xh4 �g7 ad Black coolidates his positio, preseig a material advatage (oltis). S) 20 ¡ ¡a wth a good game for Black (oltis) 18 h3 lxh3 I zecsiHeirich, co 986 Black declied the exchage with 18?! ad afer 9 d3 ¡d6 20 S+ �d8 2 ! foud hmself i a crtica posi tio. 19 gh g6 20 (D) 20 ¡d6! As regards 20f5?, which oc cued i zecsi-Tasadi, co 986, oe might say tha it clses the door o the quee, but lets her i trough he widow: 2 c3 d4 22 b3 b6 23 bS �f8 24 ¡e �g8 2S ¡f6. 20 tf5 is ot i the spirit of the positio, as it allows 2 dS, ..
ad i the evet of 2lc6? Wte detoates the positio 22 xc6+! b 23 xc6+ �f8 24 e7+! xe7 2S xf6+ �e8 26 xe7 wg, Jane-Polzi, Haover 987.
21 'xf6 ¡f4! It is worth otig a machie's decisio: 21 0-0-0 22 d3 d4 with possibilities for both sides, chulteMephisto "Vacouver, Dortmud 992. 22 'h8 White is lookig for a more propitious edgame, as after 22 'xf4 gf 23 d3 �f8 24 eS �g7 2S xgS S he orgaize his positio ' 22 .. 23 'x+ Or 23 d4 f4 1h-h Niovtoiev, ofia 992. � 23 � 2 d3 25 �g2 We can sum up the result of the opeg (!) exchage of e Both players pa are i o the kgside, but Black h a .•
8 Counterattak Against the e4pawn
more compac pa foaio o he queeside d hs chces are hough o be preferabe s s expressed i he folowig vaaio 25c5! 26 b3 27 Whe cao alow he c paw o move bu havg ied hmsef dow o defedig he e6-paw wih 27c6 Back ca prepare a paw assau However Back ow gives Whie soe breahig space ad alows hs oppoe o mobilize himself 25..d8?! 2 g3 :d 27 g4 28 e3 e? Allowig a rasfer io a df fcu mior-piece edig whis he rook edig afer 28f5 29 f3 d4 30 xf5 gf 3 xf5 e6 32 g5 d praccaly guaraees a draw
29 xe xe 30 xgS S Afer 30 3 h4 Black is forced o obsee paivey he creaio of a disa passed h paw 31 4! No givig way o he empa io of 3 xg6? xg6 32 xg6 e7 ad i appears ha he pa edig is draw 31 . c4 32 xg xg 33 xg e7 34 S? Alowig he paw edig Afer 34 f5 d4 (o 34f8? 35 h4 ad oe of he we paw wil break ough o promoe) 35 g7 c3 36 f6 d7 37 b d 38 f7 c2 39 f ¡ Whe would have achieved a beer quee edig 34d4 35 e4 d3 3 e3 •/
1 O The 0-0 Variaion Attackig the cetre with the help of d2d4 sometimes occu after the developmet e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 c5 4 0-0 f6 (D)
I ths positio, besides sym metrical developmet followig 5 d3 the sharp move 5 d4 is also employed. Oe should ote that ths cotiuato has a deite subtext for whch the player of this opeig should be prepaed. How should Back take the paw? 5 . ed 6 e5 d5 7 ef d 8 e + leads to the very shap Max Lage Attack whch is cosidered a brach of the Two ghts Defece Takg with the ight is quite risky: 5... 6 xe5 ad ow i the evet of the obvious-
lookig 600? (6e6 7 xe6 fe 8 d3 is more reliable, al though here as well White has a advatage) 7 e3! Black out to have a lost positio for example 7 . e6 8 xe6 xe3 9 x+ h8 0 b3 ad he is a exchage dow or 7 ...d5 8 ed b5 9 xd4 xd4 0 xd4 b c3 ad he is two paws i res, tr-Raviky, Lei grad 955. Takig with the bishop is cosidered best 5.xd4 6 xd4 xd4 after which as compeatio for the paw Whte gais the advatage of the two bshops, ad he ca cary out a attack o the cetre by meas of 7 g5 folowed by f4, or 7 f4 immediately. After the preparatory move 5 c3 Black strikes st i the ce tre by playg 5 e4 (D) with good prospects eg a) ?! d5! 7 b3 x! 8 x x 9 x e4 0 e2 g4 with a attack. b) d4 ca be met by .. d5 while ...ed is ot bad either: 7 cd d5 8 d d 9 e2 ¡d3 0 e f5 c3 0-0 2 xe4 fe 3 xe4 f5 ad the ge eve
13 The 4 Varaton
) f6 7 x6 d 8 xe5 e6 9 d4 e 0 d2 0-0 df3 5 2 e2 d7 3 f4 xe5 4 xe5 e8 wit eve aes, GobNaegei, Z 934. Game 40 ZeGGeorgae San Sebtan 1991
1 e4 eS 2 c 3 c4 4 00 xd4 S d4 xd4 xd4 7 gS Aote otiatio ee is 7 4 d 8 fe de 9 gS e 10 d2 wi ese possibe diges sios a) 10...'e7 3 x4 (i Lzai-Kosasvii Haifa 989, Bak ow payed te weak .5?! 2 b4 6 3 xf6 gf 4 b5 5 a4 x4 6 x4 'e6 7 e3 d6 8 d5 wit advtage to ite) 2 x4 e6 3 xf6 gf 4 'a4+
6 5 e3 g8 6 S 7 '2 000 wit a ompex game, Mikwitz-dersse Fart 878. b) 10. .d7!? xf6 gf 2 3 (i te game Va etiga Aexade, Maastt 946 af e 2 xf6? 000 3 xe6 xe6 4 g8 5 e f4 6 xg2! Wte wet o to ose qicky) 2.x4 3 x4 e6 4 xd7+ xd7 5 xf6 gives rise to a eve edig. d 7 ... Ae 7.h 8 4 it is safes of a to et to e mai ie wit 8 d, as te qite e qey see otiaio ..gS is too isky 9 f4! d5 (9.e6 is weake: 0 xe6 de 'xd8 xd8 2 fg e4 3 g6 ad Wie as a wig positio, MkaovVoovic, Mosow 1974) 0 ed g4 (o 0 ..xd5 fe e6 2 xd4 g 3 3 b6 4 'xd8+ xd8 5 xe6 fe 6 e4 wi a cea advatage i e edgame) ad ow 11 e 1 gives Wite stog teats. Hdeieva, Geay 992, feated te weake 11 d3, ad afte ... e2 2 'e3 g4 Bak ad frmy seized te i tiative. 7. desees attetio: 8 xe6 (sroge ta 8 f4 'e7 9 xe6 xe6 0 3 0-0 xf6 xf6 2 d5 'd6 3 6 ad Bak keeps te ex ta paw Hdoe, Ge may 992) 8 .. .fe 9 f4 e7 wit a safe positio fo Bak.
Te 4 Vrition 131
f4 e7 8 �e i alo played for ex aple 9 a3 e7 10 c3 �xc4 1 1 xc4 e6 12 fe de 1 3 �xf6 ¡c5+ 14 'xc4 15 'd5! with oe adatage to Whte Metelzmeta Bueo Aire 1978 fe de 10 If 10 the 10c6 1 1 f �e6 12 �d3 h6 13 �xf6 gf i good a played i rea Betei Viliu 1912 ad here after 14 f 000 Black i o wore tri recommedatio de ere attetio: 10 d2 �e6 1 1 c3 �xc4 12 �xf6 gf 1 3 xc4 e6 14 b4!? ad i iew of the weae alog the f-file Whte ha eough compeatio for the acrificed pa le �xe �xe 2 A practically forced precau tio After 2 d2 c5+ 13 h1 Black imply withdraw with 13d7 keepig the extra pa without ay o of com peatio for White d7 2 'e2 0-0-0 (D) �xf? It wa ot woh hryig with th exchage He hould hae ihed hi deelopmet with preeig compeatio for the pa Now he ha take cool away om d2 of whch
Black make ue ediatey g 'd2 5 l e If Whte refue to exchge quee with 'bS a6 17 hg8 18 g1 f5 he fall ict to a attack But all he ame would hae bee more ub bo ot retug the a2-paw 'xe2 7 e2 �xa2 d (D Afer e Black hould cotue 19 hd8 20 xf6 xf6 2 1 xf6 d2
The game ow ihed 19�b3 20 b5 d1 + 2 1 xd1 �xd 1 22 �a4 23 a3 c6 24 xf6 �xe4 25 x7 d3 26 g 1 e8 27 a6 28 g4 b5 29 e3 �g6 30 f6 d8 3 1 d3+ 32 e2 g3 33 a6 d3+ 34 xg4 35 h6 36 cb xb4 37 e3 g6 38 b3+ 39 f xb2+ 40 g1 d3 0-1
Pa 3: The Evans Gambit by Murray Chandler The recet reappearace of the swashbucklig Evas Gambit ( 1 e4 eS 2 f3 c6 3 c4 c 4 b4 ?) has bee a eight to see. Ths aciet pa offer, i vete by the Welsh seafarig Captai WD Evas, was im mesely popular last cetuy. It became a eurg favote with the pubic after the gabit was offere a accepte 22 times i the matches betwee Labooais a McDoel i 1834, a most of the key games featue such hstorica giats as teitz Chigo a Morphy or his paw, as with most opeg gambits, Whte gets fast eveopmet a ope lies. Ievitaby, as efesive techque improve over the year the soess of the Evas was icreasgly questioe. It took a great moe champio Ga Kaspov, to catapult the Evas back o the worl stage with hs victory over Aa i Riga 199. The Evas remais speculative but uefute I Games 41 a 42 we exam e the Moe Mai Lie (4 .. .xb4 c3 e7) Util re cetly ths retreat was cosiere a safe a soi optio for lack
har to believe whe you play though the amazig ges hi rov-Tia a Kasparov Aa After these two hgh proe wis or Whte, the ball is fily back i acks cou i this varaio Games 4347 cover lacks biggest challege to the Evas Gambit, the lie 4..xb4 c3 a. Log ago it was estab ishe that the routie move 6 0-0 (Games 46 a 47) is ie rior, as it allows lack to set up the efesive fomatio 66 7 4 b6 o as Laskers De fece. Istea White c prevet this with the immeiate 6 4, offeg to sacfce stil urther materal after 6..ex4 7 0-0. Nowaays it is har to believe that mastes were oce fright ee that lack might actually grab the th gambit paw with 7 ... xc3, as Whte gets a ragig attack (Game 43) e altea tive 7 ...6 8 b3 is the subject of Game but the key test a perhaps the sigle biggest challege to the soue of the Evas - is 7 ge7 Ths is ex amie soe epth i Ge 4, a icues a retaio to soe ew alysis claiig a
Evans Gambt 133
advantage for Whte whch w recently published n the Gean magaze Shah. I this vara tion the ball remans i Whtes court and we c ony speculate what players such as Kparov or hrov might have ntended against the 5 a57.ge7 de fence I Game 48 the so-called noal contnuation 5 ...c5 is most ceainly playable for Black but as a practica} weapon t unattractive or a start, n the main line White has the option of a forced draw by per petua] check if he wishes or he can try for positional compensa tion a variety of ways. ially the on-critica} lines
where Black wpishy declines the gambit (with 4b6) are examied Games 49 and 50 evera} sections here are based aroud recent (late 995) articles from the Brtsh Chss Magazn, updated and reas sessed as appropate. Other ref erence sorces include Play th Evans Gambt by Caffey ad Hardg (Hale 1976) and Opn Gambts by Botterill (Batsford 1986); unfortunately both of these excellent books are out of print ECO (the Enylopada of Chss Opnngs was also cosulted, though the relevant section (by Unzicker) is riddled with uncharactestically poor aessments.
1 1 T h e Evans Gamb Gam b it Acce Accept pted ed Game Game 4 1 hirovTian B/ B/
1 2 3 4 S
e4 c4 !? c3
eS s xb4 e7 (D)
d4 or the sha sidelie b3!? see the ext game s Alteaties are rather uap peaig e.g a) exd4 7 b3! a5 8 x7+ f8 9 a4 x 10 xa5 xa5 d6 d 6 1 1 cxd4 cxd4 with with ad ada a tage Lea-Doer Muich 1954. b) d 7 dxe5!? xe5 (if
7 dxe5 dxe5 the 8 b3 but dese ig exploratio exploratio is 7 . g4!? eg 8 b3 b3 xf3 9 x+ f8 10 gx xe5 1 1 e6 g5! u cle Basata-RLishts Ca adi Z 1992) 8 xe5 dxe5 9 'h5 g6 10 'x 'xe5 f f6 1 1 a3 ! d White wo a famous ge i Fischer-Celle, Califoia sim 1964 7 dxe5 g4 8 d5 e) 00 9 h3 with adatage Tal Braais Braais Latia OL 959 d) 7 00 ge7 8 dxe5 xe5 was played i the game Nu-Gumrukcuoglu, Malta OL 1980; ow 9 g5 is the clearest edge. 7 e2!? Ths was the usual moe reitalised by Kpo i Rga. 7 d3 is cosidered othg special while the sacrifcial 7 x x 8 xe5+ f8 h bee tried i a few games but with oly oe paw for the piece White will struggle for compe satio. Howeer the mai lie 7 lxeS lxc4 8 lxc4 dS 9 exdS xdS 10 has o doe badly i mode practice ad the best sque for Blacks at tacked quee is ot obious a) 10' 1 1 a3 a3 f6 12 12
The Evan Evan Gambt Gamb t A epted epted 3 5
a4 c6 3 0-0 veshkov ho olge 992 (-0 49) b) 1 0 0-0 f6 2 c4 c4 0-0 3 d5 Ta-Tata ste sterda rdam 977 ( 0 28). 28 ). e 1 0d7 00 f6 2 c4 N-Lase Lodo 980 1h 1h, 47). exd4 7 A opto to cosder s m medately to gve back the gabt gabt paw wth wt h 7 d!? eg. 8 a4 c6 9 dxe5 dxe5 0 xe5 f6 (ot 0... 0... c7?! f4 d6 2 x! x 3 xd6 xd6 xd6 4 xa5 xa5)) 00 c7. c7. 8 xd4! xd4 ! (D) (D)
d 8 By choosg choo sg to re re hs extra paw Tmma speeds p hs ow developmet bt that s ot the whole stoy. Black wll hardly be able to castle kgsde after g7 dsappeas resltg a most sal posto for ths type of opeg. Aer the play ers castle o opposte wgs ether g s at all secre de to the the sem-o sem-ope pe g- d b-fles. b-fles.
The alteatve 8l s d bos accordg to Kasparov aotatg nformator 63 9 e5 c6 0 h4! (beter tha 0 f4 h5 h5 g4 g6 as as M.Melts-Gaevsky UR 98) 0 d5 d5 g3 g6 g6 2 0-0 0-0 b b66 (t s clear that Whte has com pesato for hs paw; the qesto s how mch? Here the med meda ate te 3 h6! h6 ! ? come comess to to cosderato e.g. 3.. 3..d6 d6 4 b5 ad Backs kg wll ot easly d shelter the log te) 3 c4 d6 4 d d7 5 h6!? (ths bold sacrce s ot forced bt 5 f4 dxe5 5 ...0-0 ... 0-0 6 exd6 f6 7 g5! 6 xe5 h4! s a tatg zwhenzug, eg eg 7 e3 e3 cxe cxe55 8 xe5 0-0) 5 5cxe5 cxe5 (or 5 ...dx ... dxe5 e5 6 c3 f8 f8 7 g5 Kasparov) 6 xe5 xe5 (to aswe 7 g7 wth 7.. 7..f6! f6! 8 xh8 xh8) 7 c3 f6 8 c5 7 (8. (8.7!?) 7!?) 9 cxd6 cxd6 20 e3 xh6 2 xh6 f8 22 e3 23 d5! (th (threate tegg 24 c ) 23 . . . e6?! 24 f f4 e e7 25 e e ! -0 Kas Kas parov-Aad Rga 995. 9 xg7 e7 10 0-0 d7 000 ld4 lc! More accate tha 4 b c6 c6 5 d3! d3! wth deas of a6 the a Now ca be met by 3 3e e55 4 e e33 c5 14
3 e Eva Eva Gambit A ept epted ed
pressive self-conol. Now, or next move, it mst have been extremely tempting to win the a pa with 15 xc6 �xc6 6 xa7, especially as 1 6..�xc3?! ..�xc3?! 7 b b sets p the dgeros threat of 8 �b. However Black can proceed caly with e when when his 6 ... h6! 7 b e own prere on Whites king position is staing to bild. 15 ... h6 16 d3! b6 Forestalling possible sacifces with with 7 xb7 xb7 xb7 xb7 8 a6. a6. b? b? 17 a4 A mistake accoding to hi rov, who believes Timman cold have rn with 17...dg ...dg 8 a xa 9 a6+ d8 d8 20 2 0 xa7 e8 e8 , as then then 2 xc7 xc7?? xg2 xg2 wins for Black after 22 xg2 �h3 �h 3 23 xh3 xc7 or 22 h xh2 23 xh2 �e 24 f4 h4 A Aer er 20 . e8 White may keep an edge, bt in a highy nclear position 1 a5 xa5 19 a6 a? (D)
19...�xd4 20 cxd4 a8 was eential Now we see the hirov at his dazzling best as he opens lines to get at the enemy ng. 20 eS! xe5 If 20.dxe5 . dxe5 then 2 �f3 b8 22 xa exd4 23 xa7+ xa7 xa7 24 a and mates mates.. � d5 22 c4! � (D) For those who worry compt ers can aready otcalclate the top Gandmasters, take heed that the even afte cosiderable analysis the Fritz 3 program mistakenly caims Black is mch bette be tterr afte afte 22 . .xc4. hirovs intended combiation is simply too deep for it 23 a a 24 a bxa 2 c6 xc6 26 �e3 when the mate threat on a7 foces oces 26 xe3 27 xc6 b8 28 fxe3 and White wis
23 xa5! xd4! Cearly 23 ... bxa5 is met by 24 xe �xe 2 c6 (threatenig both 26 b8# and 26 xe), bt Timmans imaginative qeen conter-offer shows the game is
e Eva Gam Acceped 13
ot yet over. Now after 24 cxd4 bxa5 25 xa5 a6 Black woud better ! xc3! Takg a thd paw - ad set tig a evil trap. After .cS or 'd3 Whte has 25 e3 with a ferocious attack wle 24 25 g3 'h3 26 xb6+ cxb6 27 xb6 is decisive. 2S Timas defesive resouce after 2S b2? w yet other quee sacce 25 xf3!! 26 gxf3 hg8+ 27 g dxc4! ad suddey Black has cojured up s own attack. The 28 xf6 b7! 29 h4 xf3 30 h2 g4+ 3 h3 xf6 gives a de cisive two pieces fo paws ad attack for the quee. b7 2S .. After this a straightforward sacrice decides but there were o more defesive rabbits to puled from the hat. 2S...b8 gets mated by force after 26 d3 27 xb6 axb6 28 xb6 cxb6 29 f4+ ad 2S..a6 26 fc d3 27 xb6 is similarly brutal. 26 xb6! cxb6 27 xb6 b8 1-0 28 xdS A modeday Evergree ex cept that n ts oe both ite and Black were offering their quees! Ge 42 EandonEcenao Corres. 198
eS c6 s x e7
2 3 c4 4 !? 5 c3 6 'b3!? Although ferty ad Hd ig ote extesively about ths sharp move 9 yeas ago 6 3 has bee igored may subse quet referece works Athough practica} resuls have bee rea soable for Wte Black ually btains active play of s ow 6 .. h6 Forced as 6 7 x+ f8 8 'a4 c6 (8 ...x 9 xe5+ ad 0 xa5) 9 xg8 xg8 0 xe5 as Wlls Wilkiso, Lodo 964 eave Wte a paw up 7 d4 (D The threat was 8 xh6
8 bS A ee discovered by Bu ga coespodece master GPopov The pot is that the route 8 a4 is met by 8 .xc4 9 xc4 (9 xh6?
18 The Eva Gambit Aepted
b6!) 9.. .g4! 10 h3 f6 dxeS dS! (Ravisky) with a e game for Black. ECO' 10 xeS xeS dxeS d6 2 f4 big advatage (kotoreoTom zewski, corr 976) is other absurd aemet, eg 2...00 3 00 dxeS 4 xeS e6 S bS b6 ad it is Whte, unable to develop hs quees ght, who has the dreadful positio. ... xc4 ...c6 9 'xeS! favours White, e.g. 9 .. .f6 (9xc4 0 'xg7) 0 S g6 xh6 xc4? (better is l ....f8 2 7!? x 3 'f4) 2 g7 8 3 xh7 winig matea, ard igParker, coes 974. 9 xh6 gxh6 A ew idea is 9 d6! 0 'xeS xe4! ( 0 ...f6? 'hS) as etioed by Gutma i Shah After xg7 ( 'xg7 f6) ...g8 12 'xe4 (2 00 dS) 2..xg7 3 0-0 dS 4 eS f8 Back is fie with his bishop pair ad well-placed rook o the semi-ope gle White has soe possibiities to deviate, such as 12 dS cS 3 00 d6 4 d4, but 9.d6 could prove a strog espose to this 'b3 vaiatio 10 xc4 exd4 Perhaps it is best to ret the extra paw: 10 d6!? dxeS e6 2 bS d7! (2..f8?! 3 'xb7 g7 4 0-0 'd7 S exd6 xd6 6 eS hb8 7 'e4 ardig . odgso, co 974-S) 3 'xb7 ( 3 xd7+ is
possible) 3.00 dxeS S xeS d6 6 df3 with equal chaces, EtWiede keler, Karlsoa Ch 983. 14 a6!? would appear better, whe arding prefe White in a 984 Chess Digest moograph. d6 11 cxd4 f6 2 c3 c6 3 00 00 4 eS g7 S e4 with at tack, Rozhlapa-Belova, UR 972. g 2 c3 (2 00 d6 see ater) 2...c6 ( 2 xg2!?) 3 00 d6 4 fe h3 S g3 f8 6 dS g7 7 ab c8 8 eS with a big plus (Et), Wells Lukacs Budapest 993. dS 2 exdS g8 (2 0-0 unclear - Kotatiopolsky is aother dubious aessmet re peated in ECO ow that mate ia is equal White is better give the state of Backs kigside) 3 g3 h3 4 eS! d6 S c3 f8 6 f4 f6 7 d3 e8 8 with advatage, kotore koKresmer, co. 976 12 0-0 (D)
e Evans Gambit Aepted 3
12 ... 12...0-0!? gives a critica} po siti. chechter (i is Hand bh believed Black was better but is ts really so? Blacks ex ta doubled h-paw is of little relevace, ad White ca pro ceed caly 3 c3 c6 4 ab (4 ae h8? with ideas of .f5 - La Evas) 4 ...h 8 5 h b8 6 d5 c5 7 e5 with a strog itiative i Hadig Mickethwaite, co. 974-5. 13 c!? Caffertys move, so that 13... � ca be met by 4 g3. 13 h 1?! 'd7 4 c3? c6 5 d5 xg2 was Labourdoais v. Bocout ad Mauret Paris 835 esible 13 e1 �g4 4 fd2 'd7 5 h c6 6 c3 b5 7 d3 b4 8 a4 f8 9 f3 with iitiative, ZamoraHjtar so, New York Ope 994. 13 c6 14 dS �d7 � 1S bd2 16 'd3 �xd2 17 xd2 1 g3 19 b1 cxdS 1-0 20 xb7 A premature resigatio, but Black could see o defece to 2 cc7 Game 43 ackbueNN Blindold Siml Manhester 875
1 e4
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2 � 3 �c4 � 4 � c3 6 d4!? For 6 , allowig Black to employ Laskers defesive set up - see Games 46 ad 47 6 b3 h bee show to be othig after 6 ...'f6 7 0-0 (7 d4 xd4 ) 7 .. .b6 8 d4 d6 Nu Hüber ohesbug 98 6 ... exd4!? (D) e ccial test of Wtes atiLasker move rder e poit to ote is that after 6 .. d6 7 'b3! the oal Lasker move 7.. f6? is impoible here due to 8 d5 ad 9 'a4+ wiig the bishop o a5. Nevehele it is possible for Black istead to defed paw with 7..d7!?, ad s ply cocede that he ca o loger play Laskers Defece. I the positio arisig after dxeS! Black has two alteatives a) ..dxeS 9 0-0 �b6 0 d (gaig more time - oe of the reasos tis defece is ot so popul; here 0.a5? is met by �x+ f8 2 'c2 2 x 3 d8+ e7 4 �g5+ e6 5 'd2 wis - Caf fey/Hardig) 0.'e7 a4 a6 ( a5 2 �x+ agai works: 2 ...'x 3 d8+ e7 4 �g5+ f6 5 'x+ x 6 xh8) 2 a5 c5 3 �a3 �xa3 4 xa3 f6 5 �d5 d8 6 c4 00 7 cxe5 re gaiig the gambit paw with
4 e Evn Gmbi Aeped
advatage okolov-epp cor res 959-60 b) �b6!? (retug the paw the safe optio ow 9 exd6 a5 0 b4 xc4 'xc4 xd6 2 a3 e6! gave Black at least equality for Black Pfleger-Uicker Bberg 963) 9 b5 a6 0 a4 e6 �xc6+ bxc6 2 0-0 b8 was payed i Chado-Moet - Bot tlik co 974 ad ow Bottlik aeed 3 xe6 fxe6 4 exd6 cxd6 5 �a3 as a edgame edge for White
0-0 dxc3? t s hd to believe that sky Compromised Defece w origally so poplar o mod e Gradmaster would cosider grabbig this third paw White s cosidered to have too may ope les ad too big a ead i developmet. For the soudt defece see Ge 45 For d6 see Game whle b6 8 cxd4 d6 trasposes to Game48 7d3? as payed i the beau-
tiul Evergree Game s very dgerous for Back b3 f6 9 e5 'g6 0 e ge7 a3 b5 2 xb5 b8 3 a4 b6 4 bd2 �b7 5 e4 'f5 6 xd3 h5 7 f6 gxf6 8 exf6 g8 9 ad xf3? (allowig the famous ale) 20 xe7+! xe7 2 xd7+!! xd7 22 f5+ e8 23 d7 d8 24 xe7# (0) Adere Duese Berli 852 Perhaps is eve soger for te e.g 8 b6 9 e5 h6 (to stop g5) 0 bd2 ge7 0-0 2 xd3 xe5 3 xe5 d5 4 �xh6! f5! 5 f6+! h8 6 g3 gxh6 7 f4 g7 8 eg4 xg4 9 xe7 dxc4 (Ps-Fuderer Rogaka latia 948) ad ow Pachma aa lysed the wi wth 7 xg4+! xf6 ( 7 ..h8 8 f5 g7 9 h5) 8 ae! c8 9 d7 (threateig e4) 9 e8 20 f4+ ad mates. f6 b3 9 xc3 (to swap quees 9f6? 0 d5 xd5 exd5 e5 2 xe5 xe5 3 b2 g5 4 h4! xh4 5 xg7 g8 6 fe+ d8 7 g3! -0 was a Fischer-Fe kittles Game from New York 963 made fous by Fischer iclud ig the miate i My 6 Memobe Gme 0 x d8 b2! 'xb3 2 xb3 xc3 (2f6 3 g5 f8 3 d5) 3 xc3 f6 4 g5 e7 5 e5 e 6 f4 h6 7 f3 d8 8 h4 -0 Hatoch-lo
The Ev Gm eped 4
Netherlands-weden 976. g6 9 eS 10 xc3 ge7(D)
b5 11 �a3! Giving back soe of the ma teral is probably the toughest defence. The slower 11 a6 was energetically reuted n Roikov Orlov Lenngrad 968 2 d5 xd5 3 �xd5 b5 4 e6! fxe6 5 �xc6 dxc6 6 e5 e4 7 g3. Instead 11 00 12 d1 wth the folowing sample poibili ties: a) 12 b 3 �d3 e6? 4 �xh7+! h8 (4 xh7 5 g5+) 5 d5 6 exd6 xd5 7 xd5 d8 9 xa5! xa5 20 xf7+ x7 2 c2+ g6 22 dxc7 �f5 23 cxb8 xb8 24 c7 c6 25 g5+ h6 26 f4 e2 27 e6+ 0 Fchroeder PFeher Polgar coes 99 b) 1 2 3 d3 h5 4 e xe5 5 xe5 xe5 6 b2 e6 7 b5. Ths analysis by ker gives te a fero cious attack eg 7�b6 8
h5 h6 9 g5! xa2 20 �h7+ f8 2 �b c4 22 h7+ g8 23 f6+! etc. t would appea that tes huge itiative is worth more than the two pawns. 12 xb5 b 13 'a4?! Pag a bold ight sacri fice but given Blacks later missed defence te shoud prefer 3 �xe7! xe7 4 a3+ (or the immediate 4 e3) 4 ..�b4 5 e3 with more than enough compensation for the sacrificed pa. 13 a6 14 d6+ cxd6 15 exd6 f5 16 ae1+ �xe1 17 xe1+ (D)
17 ? Fallig for elementay but attractive queen sacrifce. In stead 17 also loses im mediately to 8 e5 xe5 9 a5+ e8 20 xe5+ but in a later simul a Glasgow playe found the coect 17fe7! with
Te va Gamb Aeed
a hghy uclea osto. 18 xc6! dxc6 10 19 d7+ t s mate et moe hatee Black lays. Game 44 MophyKppng Brmgam 858
Walle ho ote aout the moe Te Ceayer Croe 848. The tycal Eas quee soe s omsig hee ecause Black has commtted elf th d6 Regadle of the squae om hch te lack quee chooses to defed the a tst 9 e5 ill foce oe lies i the cee fo Whe
1 e4 eS 2 lc6 3 c4 s 4 x S c3 6 d4 exd4 7 00 Agat 7 b3 ths osto Black ca cotue th ethe 7.e7 8 00 6? legeMedes Loueco Maques 973 o 7..f6 8 cd4 00 hch s a sueo eso of the tye of osto eamed ths game. 8 .. f6 O 7 ... d6 Black s offeg to tasose a) 8....d7 9 e5 d8 (9 de5 to the socalled Noal Vaia- 0 e5 e5 e f6 2 to (Game 48) hch ould g8 Hadbu 0 ed6 cd6 ase f lay o cotued 8 g5 a6 2 e f8 3 cxd4 6 Note that Black ca d4 h6 4 d8 d8 5 oaly foce ths tasosto d2 f6 6 e4 7 th the moe ode 7b6!? 8 e4 5 8 d5 7 9 ae cd4 d6 ut ths aato ofte f6 20 e6 c7 2 aises a the 5 ..c5 moe o- 22 e6 g8 23 g5 d de e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 c4 MuiOaug co c5 4 4 4 5 c3 c5 6 d4 95860 ) 8... .e7 9 e5 de5 0 a3 ed4 7 00 d6 8 cd4 6. f6 cd4 ( d2 6 2 8 b!? ) douleedged cotiua ae ge7 3 g6 4 to s o as Walles At- e7 e7 5 eg5 f6 6 tack ae sma Geoge ja3 as also a g adatage
e Ev Gbit Aepted 13
for We i orzo-apablaca, Havaa (2) 90 bu o e ge7 2 xe7 ¡xe7 3 x+ x 4 xeS ¡xb3 S axb3 xeS 6 xeS+ 7 7 exaS d8 8 c4 a6 ad Black was beer i veskov-rolov Moscow rpd 994) ...e4 2 eS (also 2 gS) 2.h6 3 xc6 bxc6 4 ¡a4 b6 S c3 d7 6 xe4 f4 7 S wih a overwheig game, ischer Jaushkowsky, Davis ollege simul, UA 964. 9 e5! dxe5 0 e b6 Here a) 0...h6 gS 'fS 2 'a3 f6 3 xh6 gxh6 4 dS xc3 S xc3 dxc3 6 xc6+ bxc6 7 S d7 8 xeS Svreenny Debiut
b) 0...d7 gS fS 2 ¡xb7 b8 3 xeS+ 'xeS 4 x+ f8 S xb8+ xb8 6 xeS dxc3 7 b 3 e7 8 c4 b4 9 a3 cS 20 xc3 fa vours Whe - Hndbuh. fS g5 2 xe5 xe5 3 f4 dxc3+ 4 h d4 5 xc3 6 ad xc4 7 xc4 e6 Black mus give soe mae ral back; aempg o clig o o he whole piece ad wo pas wih 7f6 fals o 8 dS f6 xd4 9 4 b6 20 g3 ¡ 2
xc5 bxc5 22 xe6 fxg5 23 fxg5 g6 h4 25 e5 h6 26 hxg5 27 xg5+ 6 2 e6 5 29 d5+ g4 30 e4 0 I view of 30.g3 3 d3+ 32 f3# Wallers Aack is absoluely i he spiri of he Evas gambi bu perhaps i is o as clear cu as he above we wis sugg Game 4S avPee USA 1 983
2 3 4 5 6 7
e4 c4 c3 d4
e5 c6 c5 xb4 exd4 ge7! (D)
s is oe of e soudes defeces ha Black ca adop agais he Eva affey & Hardig. A soud ad reliable respose s move cosiues my ma reaso for g ha
1 44 The Evans Gambit Accepted
6 d4 is not superior to 6 0-0' Botterill ECO, volume C, 2nd edition also states unequivocally that 7 ge7 is a sple way to equalise 8 cxd4 8 lg5!? d5 (if 8 00? hen 9 h5 whle on 8 e5 there comes 9 x x7 1 O x + x 1 1 h5+ followed 1 2 xa5 with soe iiative) 9 exd5 te5 is an interesting alter native: a) 10 xd4 f6 ( 10.. .xc4 1 1 g7! f8 1 2 xh7) 1 1 b5+ ( 1 1 b3 b6 wih an edge for Black - Bilguer) 1 1 .. .c6 12 dxc6 bxc6 1 3 e2 is possible but not very ispiing even though White regains is pawn. b) 10 e1 xc4 1 1 a4+ c6 12 xc4 (1 2 dxc6 b5! 1 3 xb5 d6) 12 ..xd5 13 xd5 cxd5 14 a3 d8 15 cxd4 h6 and Black is simpy a pawn up as quoted in severa souces. e) 10 ib3!? 0-0 (10 f6 1 1 cxd4 5g6 12 d6! fxg5 13 dxe7 with a big advantage for Whte Peteka-Szsawy ague 1982; 10.dxc3! ? is highy unclea) 1 1 xh7! ? �xh7 1 2 h5+ �g8 1 3 xe5 dxc3 14 a3 g6 15 h5 is a recommendation by Guan in the August 1995 iue of Schach magazine According to Guan (who ends is analysis here) Whte has a song itia tive but 15.f4! (an idea of Keene) 1 6 f3 f6! 1 7 x8 %3+ 18 �h1 xf3 19 gx �xf8 20 a3 b6 clely gives
Black superb compesation for the exchange 8 d5 9 exd5 lxd5 (D)
10 'b3?! The soundest line is 10 ia3! ie6 when a) 1 1 lbd2 xd2?! 12 xd2 ce7 ( 12 . .f6 13 b5 fa voued Whte in Neuman-Loyd Pis 1869) 1 3 fe1 c6 (1400? 15 xd5) 14 g5 (Reuben Fine) wih an iitiative for We but 1 1 ..b4! is an provement b) 11 b5 i (..f6!? Botterill) 12 ixc6+ (12 a4 d6 1 3 e5 0-0! 14 xc6 bxc6 15 xc6 b8 with a large ad vantage for Black in Muravlev T, corres 1967-8) 12 ...bxc6 13 ixb4 x 14 a4 d6 15 bd2 0-0 16 l with equality according to analysis by Leven sh in Sovremenny Debiut. verdict has been rubr stped by subsequent comentatos but Whte even though tech cally a pawn down could y to play; for example:
The Evan Gambi Aeped 145
b l ) 6..4 7 c5!? (7 option if Black wan to regai eg5= Levenfsh) 7 d5 8 his pawn. xe6 fxe6 and now 9 ¡xc6 b) 2d5! 3 e5 (aer 3 d6 20 acl or even 9 c!? e f8 the ight on c6 is no imediately longer pined) 3.b8 4 b2) 6 7 c5 d5 8 xc6+ xc6 5 a6 b6 6 fe d6 9 xe6 fxe6 20 d3 0-0. variation is a dis acl covery of Boterll although he b3) 6¡ds 7 f6+!? (or whte queen escapes Black h a agai 7 c5) 7 ..gx6 8 clear edge with the bishop pair 3 e+ xb4 and now Black has two se of doubled pas. 4 S!? xe5 5 e5 0 e6! 0e7 with equality says gives a complex position ana ECO, but in the correspondence lysed by N and Caffery i game Erlandsson-Demidenko the Briih Che Magazine 980-3 the black king was neatly 984 and later by Botterill. marooned in the centre a3 Given that Black appears to have c6 2 xe7! xe7 3 xd5 two good 2th move alteatives xd5 4 a3+ d8 5 cl b6 there is little need to repeat the 6 c5 bxc5 7 xa5+ e8 8 rather iconclusive aalysis but c3 d8 9 xc5 e6 20 d5 it is woh poiting out that Bot xd5 2 e + e6 22 d4 terills critica line of 5.c6 6 d7 23 f5 g8 24 dl with a c4 b8 7 xa7 b6 8 a3 winng attack. when Black can w by 8...xd4 9 b2 e6!! is ¡xb7?! is speculative captue flawed I the al position leaves Whites queen almost Wite has the aig resoce trapped but on a3 comes 20 e4! ! xb2 2 xb2 xc4 . •d7! intending 0-00 22 bd2 regainng he piece with a song attack db4 d7? 4 ... :b 2 bS :b6? D Boh alteatives appear far 5 ¡a6 surior Sg! is uclear Now a) 2 00!? 3 xc6 b8 4 Wte h a lovely combination xa7 xc6 5 c5 d5 6 to net two pieces for a rook after a3 e 7 bd2 and now wch the rutg endge 7...e2 8 fdl d7 9 fl should always wig was Andeen-Mieses Br 6 lau 867 Alhough Wte later 7 x+ g xd7! x won the openng looks e for 9 e+ ¡xe Black 7b6! w also an
146 The Ea Gambit Aepted
20 xe gS 2 h3 Wg7 22 lb3 23 axb4 txa a4 b 2S bS c6 26 tc3 cxbS 27 txbS lb3 2 txa7 tc 29 tc6 b2 30 dS te2 3 Wh2 6 32 d6 We6 33 tfeS td4 34 txd4 WxeS 3S d7 -0 Game 46 EvanMconne London 1827 (or late 1 826)
e4 eS 2 tc6 3 c4 S xb4 4 b4 5 c3 aS 6 0-0 With ths move (instead of the sharper 6 d4) White allows the Lasker Defence, which would ise after 6 ..d6 7 d4 �b6 (see Gae 47) However Black also has a number of alteatives, soe of wch have been overly neglected in mode praxis 6 d6 There are three major sixth move deviatios for Black
a) 6'f6?! (ths peistent favourite of teitz leads oy to cramped and gruesome positios or Black) 7 d4 6 (7.ge7 was played no less than eight imes in the Chigorinteinitz world championsp match of 889; 8 d5 d8 9 a4 b6 0 g5 d6 a3 c6 2 ad b8 3 xe7 xe7 4 d6 f8 5 f6 6 b3 g6 7 c4 with a huge plus for Whte w game 7 of the match) 8 g5 d 6 (8.g6 9 d5 b8 0 xh6 'xh6 xe5 regais the pawn with advantage) 9 d5 d8 0 a 4 b6 a3 c6 2 e2 c7 3 c4 f8 4 d6! xd6 5 b6 b8 6 xa7 with a hideous position for Black in Chgorin-tez, New York 890/ and Gunsbergteitz, New York ( ) 890/ . b) 6tge7 7 g5 d5 8 exd5 xd5 9 d4 h6 and now Botter ill s sacricial 0 !? x7 f3 e6 looks promising for Whte after 2 a3. e) 6f6!? 7 d4 xe4 (7 .exd4 8 a3! is dangerous as is 7. 00 8 a3 e8 9 d5 b8 0 d6 Kolisch-Winawer iendly game, London 883) 8 xe5 0-0 9 a3 d6 0 xc6 bxc6 a4 xc3 2 xc3 xc3 3 'xc6 s poston ooks rather drawish, eg 3 d7 4 x+ x7 5 'xc3 or 3�e6 4 fc !? xc4 5 'xc4 e4 6 f3 followed by 7 'xc7 7 d4 g4!? (D) 7d7!? 8 b3 (White
The Eva Gambit Aepted 47
could try to speed thigs up by 8 dxe5 dxe5 9 bd2? tedg �d5 ad c4) 8 ...f6 9 dxe5 dxe5 0 d h6 �a3 d 2 bd2 �b6 3 �d5 ad here Cgori-teiit Wh (7) 892 cotiued 13...? 4 c5 5 b2 e7 6 b3 xb3 7 'xb3 0-0 8 xb7 g6 9 c4 f4 20 'e3 �g4 2 d5 fe8 22 b2 d6 23 d2 xg2 24 xg2 �x+ 25 'xf3 'g5+ 26 h 'xd2 27 x+ h7 28 g -0 Black ca prove with 13 ...ge7 whe after 4 c4 0-0 5 xc6 xc6 6 cxe5 White regais is paw but h o advatage.
b3!? Although sidelied i ECO, ths looks the oly real try for advatage a) 'a4 xf3 9 gxf3 exd4 0 cxd4 ad istead of 10 a6 with complicatio as i Chigoriteit Wh ( 7) 892 Black ca aleady force a draw th 10...f6 b5 'x 2 �xc6+ bxc6 ad per
petual check is ievitable (om te after 3 d2 xd2 4 'xc6+ c7 4 xc7+ or Black after 3 xa5 'g4+) b) bS exd4 9 cxd4 d7 0 b2 f6 a3? xe4 2 d5 e7 3 a4 c3 4 ab xb2 5 xb2 c5 6 'd4 0-0 7 c4 f5 8 d2 f6 ad ite had othig for the two pas i Chigori-teiit Wh (3) 892 'd7?! .. The critical lie is ...x! 9 gx (ot 9 xf7+ f8 0 gxf3 b6 �xg8 g8 2 d5 a5 3 c2 g5 with a big advatage to Black - Levefish) 9 ...exd4 10 xb7 le5 ad here a) 11 ¡bl b8 (.xf3?? 2 'd5) 2 'a6 xc4 3 xc4 dxc3 4 xc3 xc3 5 'xc3 f6 6 e5? (6 xc7 xf3+ draws) 6...dxe5 7 e e7 8 xe5 b5 9 xe7+ xe7 20 xc7+ e 2 'c8+ 'd8 22 'c6+ 'd7 23 a8+ a tiere-Mshall New York 926 b) 11 cxd4 is aother sugges tio om Botterill who dot give y aalysis However the tactical ...b8 2 'a6 xf3+ 3 g2 b6 looks problematic for Wte ( 4 3 xd4 ad a is attacked) I coclusio we ca say that 7 g4 8 b3 is likely to lead to a draw with best play d 9 gS! dxeS 10 dxeS 11 � h6
1 48 The Evans Gam Aeped
2 b6 hS 3 h 4 d Now Captai Evas uleashes a woderl combatio 5 xd! xd lx!! (D
Everythig is mate 6 7 x x 18 e6 or 6..lx 17 b5+! c6 18 'e6. Note the impoat roe played by the rakg white bishop o a3 6 h4 7 bS xe5 d7 9 e6 20 d6# -0 A fttigly beautiful ge for he t ever recorded Evas Gambi Game 47 oeiiam Pnpr 1978
e4 2 3 c4
eS cS
4 5 6
c3 d4
x aS d6 b6 (D
s is the Lasker set-up we have heard so much about b6 the bishop is e proe to attack ad the b7-paw is aso shielded from potetial ha met should the white quee advace to b3. Of coe the move 7 b6 does alow te the optio of regag gambited paw but oly by e terig a rather uatractive ed game dxeS exd4 9 cxd4 g4 10 b2 f6 1 b5 xf 12 gxf a6 3 xc6 bxc6 4 a3 e7 5 h1 0-0 1 6 c4 d5 17 xb6 cxb6 18 e2 g6 19 g1 fe8 20 g3 e6 21 e1 (Chaousek-Blackbue Nurem burg 1896) ad here 2 1 f5 woud have cemeed Blacks advaage dxeS 9 b3
e Eva Gambit Aepted 4
The temptng sacrce 9 x+ x 0 xeS+ has been sho to be uoud aer 0e8! + g6 2 xg6 f6 3 'h6 g8 and f 4 h4 then 4eS! 9 xd+ xd8 0 xeS gves the endg where Lker codered that s untested y 10 lf6! was even better for Black nstead 10e6 (wth equalty Lasker) d2 e7 2 a3 f6 3 d3 g6 4 ab S dS e8 was Cgon Pllsbury, London 899 Here Whte mscaculated wth 6 c4? c6! 7 xe6+ xe6 8 b3 (Chgor had mssed 8 S ed8!) 8...ad8 and Black was better. Whlst Wtes endgame play can be improved there s ttle sgn of any advtage n ths le. 9 f6! g6 10 g5 lge7 11 d5! la5 has long been ds mssed because after 12 lxe5 there occued 12 xg5?? 3 c6+! e7 4 'x+ d6 S d+ 0 n Hekereba a gue 929 but n fact 12lxb3 3 xg6 hxg6 gves Black a perfectly satsfactory endig f Whtes best s 12 'a4+ d7 3 xd7+ xd7 4 xeS+ e8 S xg6 hxg6 another equalsh endig then ths s a new sde lie that Black should ceaily consder. 12 xe7 xe7 13 xc6 xc6
14 lxe5
'e6 (D)
15 lc4 Wth real chances of equas ig the poston Keres. On stead 15 'a3+ (a move to whch Chgorin devoted much alyss yng to rete Sf6 and ScS) Black simply pays v eshs Sd6! and swaps queens. 15 d! 15c5? 6 bd2 d 8 7 h f8 8 f4 e8 9 f3 b6 20 fS h6 2 fe aS 22 c2 a6 23 ceS g8 24 g4 f8 2S d7 26 g3 h7 27 f6 c8 28 h3 S 29 'h4 'c7 30 gS+ g6 3 x x7 32 fxg7 xg4 33 gxf8'+ xf8 34 'xg4 eS 3S ab ab8 36 f+ e7 37 e6 38 'g3 -0 kotoreko-Ahman coes. 976 16 '+ e 17 lba3 e7 1 b2 e6 axb6 19 lxb6 20 lb5 c4 21 fe1 xb5
15 e Evan Gambit Aeped
22 'xbS+ 23 e2 S xS+ bxS While ot yet losg the ed ge is upleast for te. 2S 26 :c 4 27 b2 b6 2 2 d3 29 dxc3 30 x4 x4 31 x4 S 32 2 e7 33 ?! (White should play 33 d2! cuttg off the black kig) 33"d6 34 b2 6 3S "g3 4 36 f4 S 37 h4 3 3 :e2 d4 39 eS d3 40 e3+ d2 01 Ge 48 ChigoinUuov Corre 1884
1 e4 eS 2 6 3 4 S �xb4 4 b4 S 3 s Tús oce-como retreat is o as the Noal Varia tio Black ca also reach the stadard positio (after Blacks eighth) via the defece 5 .�a5 if he so chooses 6 d4 exd4 7 0-0 After 7 xd4 7.. b6 would trspose but there is o eed to allow Black the poibility of 7 b4+ 7 ... d6 7..dx3?! 8 x x 9 d5+ f8 0 xc3+ ad 7 .d3?! 8 g5! h6 9 �x+ x7 x7 x7 h5+
g6 2 'xc5 both favour Whte �b6 (D) xd4
9 3 There are two poat alter atives a) 9 dS was Adees fa vouite. Although it looks odd for White to block s o light squared bishop quite a few tempi are gaied a) 9. S is iferior 0 xe5 dxe5 a3 ! �d4 2 d2 xa 3 xa f6 4 f4 Gocareko-Osipeko UR 956 a2) 9lce7 is ot up to the mark either 0 e5! h6 c3 0-0 2 xh6 gxh6 3 d2 g7 4 ae dee-Wawer Bade-Bade 870. a3) 9...f6? virtually los ig 0 dxc6 xa b3 f6 2 e5! Kolisch-umov 863 a4) 9... 10 b2 7 d3 ( xg7? g8 2 f6 xc4 3 'a d7 xc g2+! Adee as 5 xg2 'g4+ for Black) 12 3 g6 (opeig the ge
The Eva Gambit Aeted 151
with 2c6?! is bad after 3 d2, as i two Lasker-teiitz games or 3 e2 f5 4 c fxe4 5 xe4 f5 6 xf5 xf5 7 dxc6 bxc6 ed4 Anderen-teiitz London 66) 13 2 S 14 . Here Hdig and Botterill wrte: The overall impreion is that tes kigside attack is oth g but a gallant swidle . but who hasnt been swidled? To mode eyes tes compesa tion for the pawn does look i sufcient; but i the old days deren seemed happy enough to wi from this position with either ite and Back i the same touament a4) 14 f6 5 h 6 ac b 7 g3 b5 f5 b4?! ( ..c4 - see next example) 9 g b6 20 g4 e5 2 xe5 dxe5 22 g3 23 g5 xf5 24 exf5 xd5 25 gxf6 d 26 cg h 27 fxg7+ g 2 h6 d6 29 xh7+ xh7 30 f6+ g 3 h7+ xh7 32 h3+ g 33 h# (0) AndeenZukeo, Bar men (roud 4) 69. a42) 5 ac b 6 g3 f6 7 f5 b5 h c4 9 b 20 d4 a6 2 d c3 22 e c4 23 g b6 and 0-, 55, i PaulsenAdesen Baen (round 5) 69 b) 9 h3!? f6 (Black coud also respond to tes waitig move with one of his own, 9 ...h6; instead 9 .a5 0 d3 7 c3 0-0 was a game
Purdy-Fell Ausalia 947 and now 2 g5!? has been sug gested): b) 10 c3!? 0-0?! (0h6 with similar play as per the next example) g5 7 ( ..h6 2 h4 g5 3 xg5! is poible) 2 e5 dxe5 3 dxe5 d7 4 e6 fxe6 5 xe6+ h Bird-de viere London 5 and now 6 xd7! xd7 7 d5 c5 e e 9 c d6 20 xe7 ws material for te. b2) 10 h6 a3 00 2 c3 e 3 c h7 4 e3 a5 5 d3 e6 6 e2 f?! (6g5 is more active) 7 a4 g6 xb6 axb6 9 d5 d7 20 b2 f4 2 c2 c6 22 c3 f6 23 dxc6 bxc6 24 f c5 25 h4 d5?! 26 exd5 xd5 27 xe+ xe 2 'g3 'e4 29 d e 30 d3 'a4 3 h7+ xh7 32 xd5 e7 33 xf6 'e4 34 g6! ! 'xg6 (34'xd5 35 xe7 ' 36 'd3+ h 37 'xd7 gxf6 3 'd+ h7 39 'xb6 'xe7 40 'xa5) 35 xe7 e6 36 d6 '7 37 xb6 c4 3 b7 f5 39 c7 g6 40 xc5 'f6 4 b4 -0 Mariotti Gigori Vece 97 . S 9 9 immediately fails to 0 g5. After 9 , best is 0 b5! f8! e3 ge7 2 a4 a5 3 c4 h5 4 c with initiative to White in Caffey Cadden, coes 967 10 0 d3!? 7 d5 0-0 as Bird-Chigorin London 99
5 e Ev Gmbt Aepted
s worh invesigaing. Play hen coninued 12 xb6 axb6 13 d5 g6 14 c2 c5 15 b1 g4 16 e2 e8 and now insead of 7 xf3 18 xe8 h4 Sovemenny Debut sugges 7 h3, with a good game e7 0 0f6 (10d7? is also pobe) 1 1 f4 xc4? (laer Chigorin was o recommend 1 1 e7 eg 1 2 h3 c6 13 b3 g6= Ashar-Chgor ga 1892) 12 a4+ d7 13 xc4 14 d5 e6 1 5 a4+ d7 16 c2 c8 17 a4 a5 1 8 fb1 wih a big plus i Chigo Doer elegraph game 1884 Ths eads o a draw by per peual check wih best play as does he main line wih x 12 d5. Here 2 c6? 13 xe7 xe7 14 g5+ g6 15 f4+ f6 16 e5+ was Chigorin-Gusberg Havana (9) 1890 alhough somehow Whie managed o lose from hs crushing posiion. e coec defence analysed by Chigori was 2e 13 xe7 xe7 14 g5+ g 8 1 5 h5 h6 16 g6 hxg5 1 7 f6+ f8 1 8 h7 + g8 wih a forced draw by repeiion ( 1 9 xg5? e6 20 xe6 e8) f6 Avoidig he ea rap xc4? 12 xe7 'd7 13 f6 00 14 1 hreaeg boh xc4 d 'g5
gxf6 2 xf6 3 6 4 g5 (D)
4 g? There is a much-quoed draw by perpeual check i he line 4xc4! 15 (15 'f3? f5 Backbue) 15g7 16 '+ h6 17 h5+ ec 5 gxh7! g7 6 xg! xh7 7 xh7 'h4 7 'xg 18 g5 g 6 19 f3 ad he aack coninues Chigorin xg 9 f6 g7 20 h5 g6 h7 2 f4 22 e6 axb6 23 xb6 g 'e7 ac 26 'h3 0 Afer 26 Whie coi ues 28 c3 29 g3+ g6 30 f4 ec
1 he va abit Declid Game 49 KapaovPke mem Euwe mem 1995
eS 1 lc6 2 l 3 c4 �S 4 b6 (D) After Kasparov had sted Aad with the Evas Gambit Riga everybody wodered whether he would dare it aga a top toamet The emphatic aswer c just a few weeks later ths gae. Pikets 4 �b6 is coidered the most rpectable way to dece the gbit pa though 4 �e7 ad 4 dS are o.
S a4! e ogal idea of Capta
Evas w sply to grab the e paw with S bS aS 6 xeS but a cetu or so of experece has sho that te must more subtle After 6 h6 (6 ...f6!? ad 6...g5!? are hghy uclear) 7 d4 d6 8 xh6 dxe5 (also 8 ..gxh6 9 �+ e7 0 c3 dxe5 'f3 �g4! 2 'xg4 x ad Whtes at tack is ot quite woh a piece) 9 �xg7 g8 0 �x+ x �xe5 g5 2 c3 c4 Wte stads woe spite of tempo rarily havig four paws for s piece was demosrated teitz-Dubois match (2) 862 ad Rti-Peris Viea 9 3 However S � d6 6 a4 a6 is a alteative poible method of trasposig to the ma lie begg 5 a4 a6 S aS?! For the superor S see Game 50 whe S 6 aS c5 7 c3 c6 8 00 d6 9 d4 exd4 0 cxd4 d5 xaS 2 a4+ wis for Whte Habu Pikets choice of 5 ..a5? is curo ad dicat he had ot realy take the Evas seriousy preparatio Per haps he had just s-read ECO where the move is d
54 e Eva Gamb Delned
gvg equaly. ld4 6 bS ettg the cae trap 7 xeS? 'g5! 8 x 'xg2 9 'xe4+ 0 e2 # xd4 7 lxd4 b6 c3 9 d4 (D) Also poble s 9 00 f6 a3 d6 d4 g4 2 'd3 e7 3 d2 0-0-0 4 f4 exf4 5 xf4 wth a edge for Wte Meda-Vlardebo, pash Ch 945.
exd4? 9 Accordg to Gradmaster Ia Rogers o the spot ster dam, Pket had preped the ew move 94 but chaged s md at e board. ECO gves 9...e7 0 00 d6 f4 ad ow ...e6 2 a3 exd4 3 cxd4 0-00 4 e2 f6 5 f3 d5 6 e5 e4 7 c2 h5! wh equalty, NuHecht, Bueos Aes OL 978 - t s ot so easy to rete Blacks accu rae play s game f6 2 0-0!? gves pree o
tes epaw ad teas of ...g4. Perhaps he best set-up for te s ! f6 2 d2, retag te opto of playg both f4 ad a3. 0 00 7 gS h6 'xe7 2 xe7 3 cxd4 'd6 Chasg paws befre castg s rs but after 3...d6 4 c3 e6 5 d5 xd5 6 xd5 Whtes superb bshop o d5 s far superor to black couter pa o b6 I s omato ot Kasparov also metos 3' 4 a3 0-0 5 d3 d5! but cocedes a advatage for te after both 6 exdS d7 7 c2 'd6 8 e3 ad 6 dS!? 'xd4 7 'xd4 xd4 8 ad c5 9 c4 4 lc3! xd4 (D) Here, after 4...'xd4 5 d5! 'xc4 6 c 'a2, 7 xc7! was Kaspovs wg teto, as after 7...xc7 8 xc7+ or 7..a7 8 b6 (as 8b8 allows 9 xc8#) te regas s pece wth to tal cotro of the dak squares. Just aer he game Kasparov showed off the remakable fa tasy alteatve of 7 lxb6 cxb6 8 'd6 e6 9 e5 'xd6 20 exd6 d 2 fe e8 22 e8+ xe8 23 f4 A pece do, e eveel ws as Blacks queesde s a etly carcerated! However f Black avods the quee exchage o d6 (for exple 9.h5! wh
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the idea of 20h6) a com pletely unclear position arises
1S dS!! 0-0 16 xa1 16...f6 17 b6 cxb6 1 8 e5 fxe5 1 9 e 1 d8 20 xe5 was a tougher defence - Kaspov Af ter the text Blacks queen ds herself virtually trapped on an open bod. cS 17 eS! c6 18 c! 18...d6 19 a2 a7 20 xc7 dxe5 2 1 xe5 gives Wte an overwhelming position for the sacrificed exchange The defen sive try 2 1 e6 then fails to 22 e7+ h8 23 g6+ g8 24 xe6. With l8c6 Piket is hoping for c7? a7 20 b6 xb6 21 xa8 a7 22 c7 b6 or f6+? h8 when Black is e but Kasparov has a stronger idea ! Piket prefers to die with s boots on says Roge. I y case Blacks plight almost comical after a7 20 b6
b8 2 1 c7 a6 22 2 when it is hard to suggest a sensible move for . 19xc+ 20 xc1 cxd5 21 xd5 woud aso hopele - mateal about equal but again Black can hadly move s queenside 20 b6 Threatenng 21 x+ w ning Blacks queen Piket is losing back a whole rook 20 dS h8 21 xa8 e6 22 b6 d8 23 h3 bxc6 bxc6 2S c3 b8 26 xc6 xa4 27 xdS 28 c 10 29 c4 Game 50 okokyLiienha USSR Ch (Moow) 9
eS 1 e4 2 c6 s 3 c4 b6 4 a6 (D) S a4 6 6 b2!? is a safe positional continuation that was a favouite with avielly Taakower 6 d6 7 bS axbS (7 .. .a5? 8 e2 f6 9 c3 g4 10 d5 with advan tage in Tartakower-Fah Baden 1914 as on lxe4 Wte has 1 1 xb6 cxb6 12 xe5 - Ttakower) 8 axbS xa1 d4 and here
15 The Evan Gambt elne
a) 10 xd4 ex4 3 f6 2 0-0 0-0 3 b2 is a positio that was reache i thee ol games Joher-Hromaka a both Taakower-chlechter Bae 94; a Ragozi Paov Leigra v Moscow 939 Whilst al three games cotiue 13 .. c5 4 bxc6 bxc6 5 'a c5 6 b with pressure for Whte Keress suggestio of 13d5! woul appear to give Black a comfoable game. b) 10 lx4!? ex4 c3 f6 (ot xc3 2 xc3 c6? 3 3 ! h6 4 bxc6 bxc6 5 a4 0 WalkerligGross coes 928) 2 0-0 0-0 3 3 5 U zicker (i ECO stops here say ig Back has equalise But he quotes oly the game Taak ower ha with Rubistei whlst i fact the ol master was still reg hs cotiuatio 29 yea later i 950 just six years befre hs eath 4 ex5 x5 5 'f3 f6 (5...xc3 6 xc3 xc3 7 �xc3 '6 8 'e4 with avatage Taak
ower) 6 h3!? mot co tiuatio keeps a lgerg ege the elier game Tartakower Rubistei The Hague 92 ha ge 6 cx4 �x4 7 c3 g4!? 8 5 �xa 9 a e5 20 g3 e8 - probably ite has little though Taak ower wet o to eliver a al most sastic mate with a loe ght o move 7) 6e8 Here Takower 17 cxd4 �x4 8 c3 as slightly better for White a he also kept a slight plus after 17 xc3 8 �xc3 �4 9 e4 �xc3 20 c3 i Tartakower-Rhoes ouhpo 950 7 dS! ()
The cocept of 6 c3 a 7 5 was fou over the boa by Ka i 929. houl Black capture the ght igore it or satch a paw? lxdS 7 : a) 700!? 8 0-0 (8 xb6 cxb6 9 3 5 Korchoi)
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8 xd5 9 exd5 e7? (9 e4! 1 dxc6 exf3 transposes to our main line and even avoids de es te soe dangerou pos sibilities) 0 d4! with advantage Muratov-Budar UR 963 b) 7••x 8 00 and here b) 800?! 9 d3 f6 0 g5 d6 d! with a big advantage KanBotvnk UR h 99 b) 8d6 9 d3 f6 0 g5 e6 c3 xd5? xd5 h6 13 xf6 gxf6 4 a5 occed i roergeant Nottgha 1946. 4a7 there will follow 5 b5 axb5 6 a6 b3) 8f6 9 d4! xd5 0 xd5 xb4 1 x+! x xe5+ (Panov and trn) and White ga a poweul attack wherever the king retreats eg . f8 (g8 1 3 'f3!) 3 a5 a7 4 a3 c5 5 dxc5 c6 6 c4 with a cripplng bd in ret for hs piece (Harding and affey) 8 exdS e4 8d4 is the alteative a) Wte must avoid 9 xd4? xd4 0 c3 view of the tck 10x+ 1 1 x 'h4+ and .xc4 b) 9 00 and now 9d6 10 xd4 xd4 1 c3 a7 d4 h4 3 d3 0-0 4 dxe5 dxe5 5 e e8 6 e3 gave te the advantage i Alekhe Fuentes Melilla 945 but Alex anders 9x+ !? 0 xf3 d6 le clear. Therefore Whte should
cosider the inventive pa sacce 9 d6!? as aer 9cxd6 Backs queeide pieces will take ages to develop asella Alasi New York 1993 cont ued stead 9 f6 0 0-0! e6 (after 10 ...xf3 1 1 xf3 'x 1 gxf3 cxd6 3 c3 Whtes i tiative surprisingly pesists de spite the exchange of quee) 1 2 cxd6 1 d4 e4 13 d g6 14 xe6 dxe6 5 c4 c7 with unclear play Gutman suggests the provement 11 d4!? e4 ( 1 1 . . .xd4 xd4 xd4 13 c3 ntendg 3xc3 14 a3) 1 d x d4 3 a3 xd6 4 g4 with a big advantage for White 9 dxc6 0-0 (D) 9ex (perhaps more accu ate - see the note to Whites 0th move) and now a) 10 'x (ths wa previ ousy thought good for Wite but now unclear; the theat is cxb7) 10...'e7 11 d! dxc6 1 b! ( e e6). Here 1200? loses tantaneouly to 3 g3 g6 4 'c3 but a vital defesive exchange sacrice ha been discovered for Black 2e6 3 xg7 g8 14 xe6 fxe6 1 5 c3 0-0-0! 16 f6 'xb4 7 xd8 xd8 I hghy nclear position Whte has trouble connectng s oo and no secure haven for hs g b) 10 0!? This little-own move order idea of T Hardng Evan Gambit he Digst 1984) may be Whtes safest try
18 The Eva Gambit Deined
for an advtage Now 10...fxg2 1 1 + gives Wte an attack so Black should prefer 10.0-0 transposing back into the present game.
12' 1 b 'xa1 14 b2. 13 3 After ths the game uickly peters out to a aw. Hardigs iterestig idea of 3 b2? is better with the followig pos sibilities a 13 14 c f6 15 e1 followed by 16 d4 and Wte as built up a solid cene with gai oftime b 13 xd2 14 'g 'h6 (agai 14.g6? 15 'e5 deals out immediate rebution on the long diagonal whle 14d4 fails to 15 ad 1 and now Harding gives ' miig the ller skewer 5b8 winnng on the spot nstead gives te dangerous compensation for the sacrfced pawn e.g. 1 16 e7 or 15 s 16 'c7 with the poit that 16b8? fails to 17 'x+ x 1 8 e8#. e) 13 e ? is perhaps the key test when 14 'c? is Hardings suggestion e6 13 'e2 ' 15 ' 18 � 19 :e 20 fe1 21 22
10 00 Here � (10 e5 and 10 g1 fail to 10.'f6 10exf 1 1 'xf has long been coid ered to favour Whte .' fails to 12 f 'xb4 1 b with dual threats of 14 dxc6 and 14 a and to 12 'g g6 1 'c. After . (to meet 12 'g with 12 d4 12 'c e8+ 1 fl 'g5 14 h4 6 15 a5 a7 16 h5 e6 17 h4 gave Wte the attack n okolsk-Goldenov UR h 945 To avoid ths poibility Black should play 9..exf when aer 10 0-0 0-0 we are back in the game contiuation e 10 11 ' 12
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4 d3 f6 c3 5 3 d6 6 �g5 (6 00 9 6 a4 9 6 �e3 0) 6 ..h6 (6 ...a5 3 6 �e6 3 6 ...�g4 3) 7 �x6 'x6 8 d5 d8 9 3 a) 9 .e7 4 b) 9 .0-0 4 ) 9 .a6 6 d6 5 .. a6: a) 6 �b3 d6 (6 .. �a7 7 bd d6 59) 7 bd 0-0 8 h3 60 b) 6 bd 67 ) 6 0-0 �a7 7 �b3 0-0 8 bd d5 68 5 .0-0 6 b4 �b6 7 a4 (7 00 a6 8 bd d5 84) 7 .a6 8 0-0 d5 85 6 - .
6 �b3 �b6 36 6 b4 �b6 - see 4 3 6 5 b4 �b6 6 d3 d6 6 b6 6 .. .a6 7 bd a7 8 b3 0-0 (8 ..h6 40) a) 9 e 40 b) 9 h3 43 ) 9 4 5 6..0-0 7 �b3 a6 47 7 bd2 3 7 �b3 30 7 ..e7 34
f6 4 c3 �b6 d6 6 d3 7 a4 7 0-0 7 7 �b3 0-0 8 bd 75 7 a 7 .. a6 8 0-0 0-0 (8 h6 8): a) 9 bd 78 b) 9 �g5 80 e7 8 b - 9 - 1 bd2 0 h3 9 0 g5 94 g6 1 b3 �a3 91 �a 9 b3 91
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c3 4 00 f6 5 d4 (5 c3 x4 19) 5 xd4 1 30 (5 xd4 19) f6 4 ..f6 9 4 . d6 99 4 7 5 d4 6 (5 .xd4 100) 6 00 (6 d5 100; 6 g5) 6.. d6 7 h3 (7 g5 10) 7..f6 1 10 exd 5 d cxd 6 6 0-0 106; 6 5 109 6 b+ c3 7 7 d 1 1 1 xe 7 7 ..d5 1 1 5 xc3 8 00 .. .0-0 1 16; .xc3 1 16 f6 9 d5 9 5 and oth 1 17 e7 0 :e 1 0..0-0 10 d6 :xe 2 g5 1 g4 1 1 xg5 2
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b xb 4 . 6 5 a4 a) 5 a5 153 ) 5 .a6 6 c3 (6 155) 6 .. .f6 7 d5 156 5 c3 a5 5 . .7 6 d4 (6 3 17) 6 .. a5 7 (7 x5 134) 7 . .xd4 xd4 35 5 .. .c5 150 d 6 6 0-0 d6 (6 ..f6 146) 7 d4 a) 7 . .g4 146 ) 7 .. .d7 47 e) 7 ..6 14 exd 6 6 ..d6 7 3 1 39 0-0 7 7 3 14 ge7 7 7 . dxc3 140 7 d3 140 7 d6 3 14 8 cxd g5 144 8 d5
