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ontents Acnlgmnts rc Bibligy  ntrctin n Lyt 2 Erly Dvrgnes  Sssys      & iscllns t vs    b 2 g    b 2 f 7  b 2 t rs   g g   g e IO  g trs ne f Vritns   Cmlt Ges Sybls

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Acknowledgments Frs n rmst I l  l t rss my gr i t Bb W, s lb ry, sl y  vc rv invlbl n ring is b.  m ls  grfl  G Ry Kn r lf l sgg s ns , n  tr ling lyrs, g Dvs, Kn rmn, An L n lcm n,  sss t nlyss. Bb Lngs Chess A tlas n Frncis nsns Le Gambit Albin ls rv sfl mrl, il Grm lyr srvs ns r rcing sc clln rf s

T Ab n C ntr-Gmbt , I 4  2 c 4  , s  sr  ry tmt t rst t nttv m Wt yrs nfmr t t  n c ty ng cntr f t g m  stns cn bcm tr my cm, rtcr y n ts ns nv vng c sng n s t ss n c W  tc s t  n b4  Bc cntrs t     n  4 s t Abn sn y rsrc  m t nrs f gzns, btns  t fntr Bc scrng nngs bt 4%, trnmnt rsctbbs rst n n cmrsn qns Wc vrtn s n y s n bvs qst n T t r strngy rcmmns, fr  g, t ns ng m  crrny r    (Ctr 9) An ftr  b2, I  s t     , t r cvr  t n C tr 7 r trnss ng fr  g nt Ctr 9 gn f crs  rr  n t n mr, r m Sssys 4 4 (Ctr ) T  ntrcn s sgn  t  rv  n vr  ct r f t n s r bt ss  Lmr Lnn, Ar 98

Bibliraphy The ow pub at os were o partu ar us e  wt th s boo  Books S oas so Shaakbuete s ambt -Sere, Abins Mogmbi Uppsaa 170) eto Lpez saoa Rardo uera, Conrgmbios adrd 7) Counergmbis TDHad rtsh Chess aaze 1974) El Conrgmbio Albin Eduardo  arhsott dtora rabo ueos es 0) Encyclopei of Chess Openings D0809 atao e l Tatsd/Sahos rmator, Lodo 17) Peodas Briish Chess gzine Chess Als (S) Chess e The Chess Plyer 1  ad Th e New Ches s Plyer 1 9 Cueos oricos e l reis Ajerez 9 eschh Le Gambi Albin Mgyr Skkele Shoski Informor Shakhmny Byulletin Shakhmny isok Shakhmny  SSSR Wiener Schchzeiung (1924

Ioucion  Lyout to te Qee ambt wa t metoed b Poeo a o ao a te ed o te tee et a ame wth  e dd ot mae a aeaae t a ate a 1     Sao  Caaott at a  we te  t ame betee wo mate oed we do   b  aed t aat ae  ew o 13 b w a bo  hare t  17 bt ate moed to ta   Vea  e jourat b  oe o ,  e aee d h  bet et at ew o 13, om eod t o ae ahead o Pb ad Sowate e teo o e oe wa

pe ad ooz ae otbted ew ad tee dea te 1 d d 2  e te oma moe  3 de 

t  a embo tae how ee ad ee a taower ad aa ate made at otbto to t deeomet, ee  at aowe dd ae ome date  w t t e e  d d 2  e 3 de d    uoa admate o ot ad te Soet admate ea aed the oe equety, we the oeodee mate

ot o the ateate deat wth  Chapte 2 aow eay eqat 3 d 3    d, whh ead to a eor ed or a  ao oeed  Chate 2   e mpotat ateate  e whh  the bjet o Cate 3 ha bee tred o a mbe o

D wa aaer eForto, epoet  aoh te moder

oao u ret th b eoSpa  that Howeer a et  a

2 nrouion n Lyou

ood ae ate 4  .    4 b bot  . . .  or  .  .  . e poto beow ater 19 .. e  Spa -Lut o 3 l t USSR C 193  a eaple o t oet teae o ak.

ee aroud a  a atepted to eee te pre ue b 1 .  . d 7  b 1 d d but ow 19 d2 owed b e4 would ae e te a w atta. a a a ea adtae beaue ee tou te eta paw  o too at te poeo o e two bop a wel ae te tak er du. Spa maaed to daw ee p 20) but la ould ae ade oe o  e     e ot requetl paed epl; ataower 4 ...   a uatto at erate beaue la paw ete  to d ad   ob a  te bee a b ude t wt e3. e dara beow e a tpa poto.  aoe aer 1 4  aa-artaower e 1920  ee p 1 3). e ean e o te epaw r Bla d-paw a a etuat ed te wea-

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w • i  .   -�- . . •-    D• . • •  .l . T  te ba poto o te lb ot de ae a paw wed e   te oppoet  poto but t e  a pa u.  true uual ete aroud te e paw ad teaba  tratee a be uared low:

Pans  Whe  o pa 3 2 ad 0-0 lowed b epao o te queede wt a3 ad b4 o a

In ro uc on an ayo u  

i  9 • h poto wa reahed  PoayeyVayo ater 12 d 1 ee p  ) a ha paye d e 7 threa e to trap the qee  wth   b but Pouayey preeed th by pay   a a o o ter pay o  the h-e a d he w nd t dt to h rea e pawn  addton ow the d4 pa  wea and the bet a oud nd wa to reah a poor end ater 12  3 13 e e 14 d7 d7 whh h e aaed to draw but the open wa e ary nattory 2  pan non  bd 2 a3 b4 ad b2 baed up by b3  e ea y he preur e on the d4 pawn wor oteboth  re la  to e p oe bhop e he et ounterpay ether aant the 4 paw or don the h- e wt h    h  an d    h4 h poton wa reahed n Fe-dam US Ch 144 a

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ha preatey e p he two bhop  ode to ea h epaw  h e  bette deeoped ad ate 10    e7 1 1 000 0-00 12 4  1 3 3  14 b  b 1 h3 the   ho p beae e ry ro ad Fne w et on o w a pree ame ee p 2) 3  ea y e 3 qdat th e ee uay wth a peparatory a3 to preent h w ay reut n b4+ an ehae o qee ad the dara beow trate a ypa ed whh oud are

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aaoea USSR Ch 1 4 rea he d th pot on  ee p 2) la ha  wat ed te wth   

4 Introduction and Layout

h6 and .   a6 a nd conceded the two bishops He wil s til have troube in winning the e-pa wn and W ie can consolidate his advantge by c4 folowed by e2. 4. Finaly, a more recent pan of dea ying bd2 an d co mpeting the ingside deveopment. White can then play 'b3 which wil indiectly protect he e-pawn because of the pr ess ure against b7.

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BB  BB� D  -BlD BB � t1 m

This posiion was reaced in KorchnoiVeinger, Beersheva 1978, af te r 9 :d   The threat of  xd 4 practi caly rces Ba c to give up the two bishops, but fte 9 . xf 3 I O  xf3 g6    5 b 8 2 f4 Bac was unabe to regai his pawn (see p. 66) Plans fr Blck 1

Tobypay ... e6 g4 owed .. 'd7 andor.. .0-0-0 and then to attac don h -fe with . h5 and .. 3 or . 4. · The pay becoes extremey sharp nd hite wi eiter pay 3 or b4 to attac on the queensde or

pay h4 to hold up Blacs attack 9

BB  B  B� D B 'B-lD .

This wid position ws eached in VladimirovVofson, Trud Ch 969. Bac correctly sacriced materia  w ith 1 1    hg  2 xb 4 xb4 13 xb4 h3 with a dan gero us a tt ac  (se e p 6 1 ) 2. To regain the pawn with  ge7-g6 or .. e7 This wold give Bac a fine position if i coud be achieved without Whie winning the dpawn, bu Blac usualy has to give up the wo bisops wih . xf3 to achieve this Te position beow iustraes Bc avoiding suc concessions

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Introuction and Layout

la's pressure aast e2 ad h s  oro  of e4 ma e t d ful t r Whe to brea throuh o he queesde Portsh-Fortos, Huar a Ch  4 o tued 4 b4  e4  5 e1 f5 1  �d3 �f th a satstory posto fr la ad he eetua ly o (see p. 3 8). 3 To sarfe a pa th  f ad a ate play o the e- ad f fles  Wh te a usual ly osoldate aast a early  f ad a eeds to hae oher hreats

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a has op e ed le s aas her fter 15 5 he8  �2 5  7  5 �4 8 �d2 h   , a broe ope the posto th   d3 h rush ee Fally, a ofte m eets 4. a3 th  a5, resra Whe's queesde epas o He m us b e pr epared to aste sde i eessary but l d t eas er to rea the e5 pa beause he a defed hs d4 pa th  5 12

B R . . R . • . -� �

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D R DlD

Ths posto as reahed  Yufero-Kupreh yelorussan Ch 2 (see p 5) Whe has sed tme th hs qe en and

From the daram la as abe to reah a satstory ed  Nolayesy-erste, Urae 95 afer   de 0 � d + d   e 3  xe5  2 e5  e5  He has re aned hs pa hou oedn any eaesses (see p 25)

Early Divergences I 2

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hie has a oupe o was o deie he amb it ad h ere are a arie o odds ad eds whh do o ow he orma sequee 3 de d4 4   e ea mi e  3 e3  3 3 C 3 de 3 d d 4 e3 did o proe trobesome  a k aer 4    ed  d4 d4  ed   7 e 3     3 b4  d3 00 1 0  e2 4 1 1 3 e 1 2 2 e 1 3 0-0 e7 with a omorabe ame in ot Rojah, osow 01 1

a)  ...  4 4 ed  ed rasposes io a ariaio  he Freh Dee orma reahed b  e4 e 2 d4 d 3 ed e d 4 4 d  4 b) 3 .   proed su es s i Pisbur-Eer, bidd ame, Haoer 102, aer 4 de d  a4  d+ t)   d  4 4 7 4 e  Je2   3 0-0-0 with a ood positio or ak )  ... e4?! 4 d d  e2   b 3 b4 7 d 2   3  3 ± ak has ost ime with hi quee ad his e-paw is weak 4

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4 d4 proed a oss o ime

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e (1)

ate  4    3    d   7  b4  a4+ d7  d7+ @d7 wth a wii edi r ak  ame Dode Hohtei Chiao 10, ow o ud ed a musi   0 e4 de 1 1  e 4  2  b  2+ 1 3 @d +  4 e2  1  3 d3+ 1 @d2 e3 mae 4     4    e is aso possi be :  3 ed

 Aterates ae

00 d  d7dO7  d 3 e7  e2 0-0  d 11

Early Divergences 7

 Ie8 12 �2 6 13 I ad 8  b3 e6 15 e5 6 16 g b(?) 1 7 d3  8 18 h g6 1 9  a5 20  5 g5 2 1 3 b6 2 2 'h h6 23 ? �d7? 2 Ie and YY 2, after urther erros, Rubins ein-Levtsk, iev 190. e7 5  5 ... 6   s aso playabe,

8 3 0-0 9 e5 (avoding .. . g; 9 3 ? atang f 9 . . . 6 1 0 x6 b 1 1 00 Ib8 12 h3 (2 b3 e6 13 e3 was beter) 12 ... d5, Bak has suiient ompensation r his pawn weaknesses ter 3 xd5 d 1 b 3 e6 1 5 e3 ? ( 1 5   d6 = ) 15 ...  d6 6 I a �h 17

and now: a) 6 ...  7 d3 0-0 8 00 d 9 x bd7  0 Ie 1  b6 1 1 b3 bd 12 d2 e6 13 I Ie8  a d7  5 h3 I 8  6  2 g 6 7 a3 (ahdan -Maroz, Bled 1 93 1) and now 17 ... 6 wold have given Bak a satistor position. b) 6 ... b4?! is too ambitios. ter 7 a x3+ 8 b �a 9 d! 0-0 (9 .. . �x3+ ? 10 d2 �b2  

�f 'h8! Bla k stood well in Walter-osti, Trenianske Teplice 926

Ib  �a2  2 �e2 e6 1  Ix7  9 . . . xd  !? ) 0 d2 ; Aloni Heidenfed, Netana 1961 (-0, 27). ) 6 ... e6! and if 7  a! = Tartakowe. 6   The atemp to ndermne the d sqare by 6 cd xd 7 c is not dangeos r Bak: a) 7 .. . lb6?! 8  b3  6 9 e 00 0 ge2  1  00 a5  2 2 �d7 1 xf5 �x5 1 g  �g6 5 � Ic8 6 Ia 5 7 b ! ± Tatakower-Baogh , Baeld 96. b) 7 ...  s a beter retreat . Afer

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nothe idea is 7 d xd5 8 e2 6 9 00 6 10 e e7 1 1 e5 db4 2 x 6 x 6 1 3 d5 b 1 c  5 1 5 �f3 (Tekav-Kosti, goslav C 196) and now 15 ... d7! wod have given Black a saistor posiion.7

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 s tgS!? So r arash-lekhne, St Petersbr g 1 9  , whih ontine d 9 0-0 c6 10 e3  b   I  d 12 xc  13 3 bd5 1

8 Early Divergences

     b  d6 1 6  1   Jf  d   3 a = YY  6) B 3 l c3 (1)

rss o  b    aso es a ood pa aftr   f6 9  f 0-0 1 0 d2  6  1 d   t or tan no for t pan sr oze orres 191 8 d2 trnae s are a) 8 e3  is ood r a MarsaDras C arsbad 190 b) 8 a3 oss to     b  9 b  d  0 ba+ 6 xc4 (16) 8 .  

Ts qt o  a os a to iqdate t entr and ra at east eqat 3  .  d     b? s an nf ror atp t to t  a opat +  b d  ( e? 6  af6  d d  2± anGrrero San Sbastan 199) 6  6    d     9  2 d   0- 0 f6   a  e 1 2 a 6 1  3  t a strong att ak r te pans QuillenCro Los Angees 96 4 \d4 l c6 ie6 5 \xdS 6 'JbS  xd 8+? xd   e 3  b is inning r lak 6 6  . . 7 'J4   b?  d s e r stron ib4 7   

a as ra nd s pan i a n poston ar res Estonan Corres C 9-2 on t nued 9 a b 0 2  d  1 +   1 2   1    l 6  b  d    d  d  6        e 0- 0       d 9 dl f6 20   21 b d  ! 22 e   + 23 d 2 d 2    x+ 2 d2 e+ 0 c

3 de (17) Th e norma o   pad in oer 9% o a lbins

Early Diergences 9

d  Th oa rp tabh n a pan d n  poton a t o dadanta n th n da  aft     d  d+ d and ow: a) 5    6 (   6 - Ho o n) 6 +   00-0+ d  f a6  d (ntn d 10  6 f 1 1 7 )     10  b 1 1  b (     t±) b 12( 10, b 1  6 f 1   2 6) ilsbr-Me, ont Caro 10 b) 5 +  7 6 7 +  7 as a  prob ftr 7 a 6   f 6    6 1 0  4        2 2  1      hd l +  1      1 6 d2 b 6  ad  e7 th  dra a ard n Ats-M, Hanor 102  e ! 6    d7 76f 5  b4+    0-0-0 0 d b  1  2   Grtz eisha, Hanor 102 ) 5  b+ 6 d2 6   4  b4  b   a  ohr lv, USSR Ch 1

No Wh ha: C   C2  a C   ! or S pa     Chapt r  Tr atrnati whh ar n  trob to t ar a )  f?!   d2 6 6    2 6   h6   f+ 0 f   Wnr n, Gronnn 1 b)   d2  6  f   6 b d   a  a  a     d  1 0  1 f   f   2 2     b  6+ 1    1 f + 16 fl d  Do-Cad arona 1 )  f?! 7    6 d b6 7 a   f f  f   1 0  6 1 1 6  6 12  7   bd2 1  2    00 d+ 1 6 d 0-0 1  h h   df b  ih a t ron atta r a N-ar, orre 16  (0  , 2) C  ? (

 t eem rpriing tat ti moe a acired a ir bo o teor particar a it core o 0- doe not ing to inpir e Wite to pa te line! +  5  5  i ao terrib e r Wit e ater     de 6   + 7 g e   e 9 a d2+ 0 @d2 6  Garridoiaz arcena Marianao 96   @e c6 6 d  d+ 7 @ e   de 5 6 +  6  e+  @e2 g  + (0 l orod aog  9 ) Wite trgged on b  @e + 9 @d2 c6  0 c g 0  in

Ti in b orce  7     ao eae ite in a terrible poition ater  e2 + 9 @ l g al & Boyaro  Lar Moco (contation game 99, contined 0 c 0-0-0+   d6 cd 2 e6 e   @c  6  b d   b e 6 c d d  7 c2 b   d l +  c2 l 9  d2 0 Ti a te game ic caed  e to be  non a  Laer trap 8 @ + 19 19

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  9 @e d +  0 @ g+   @g 6 1 2  +   @2 + a te pniment meted ot in Lineeberg Mam 9  'd 4+ 10 @

e2 bet 6ter  )d b r  1  @b ere   (   bl  d!  a plaed in Riero erret Genti, Venezela 90 a ti l on in  7 mo bt te tet i mc tronger 7  e

0 Reign a preerred in Edard-Wittaer ennania 92 10 +  11   2 g b2  a  g  0- etro antalee garia 97

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8 xd xe 9 x xd 0 ed x d   d  = - oi 3!  8 9 xd (9 e de 0 xd8 xd8  IO xe d   Bo) 9  x I O   ( I O x xe   IO   xe   0- 0     e       x   x x   x x  e ( d as beer)   d 7 ? x  (0-, 9) To-Peovi, oslavia 97 o a vey onvinin ae, b it did lstrae a Ba as non o ear in e  a line and Wie as o lay araely o old e balane 3 cS?! ( 4 

araoes ov e, i i e ad beoes ile sess Bas osion oo sai and an easiy be ndeind by e Te noa ove,   , is oveed i n C ae s - O    b is e only oe ove o ave been ed Aer 

d ( d!?)       xb xb  7 a oos     7  e7 8 0-0 0-0  Ede-Svensson, Woens  ai 97 5 3 c6 6  6 3  7 d as a  K-Ba, Wes Gea 9 o 7  d o ansose o no d) o Bas 7 belo,  a ed   x? 8 x  xd 9 0-0 0-0-0 0 d  xe    7    xd  xd x  d7 b        a a  7 d  6 e2 as reoended  Laser in De Telegraaf in 90, and i     e 7 7 00  8 e  e7 9 a xe O xe xe 1 ed d  b ± 6 c 7 (  7  3 Alernaivs are no bee a) 7  eS? 8 e  9  9 xe a IO d  is eve n sroner) 9  d O bd e   xe e  0-0      b ± Pone-ras Carsbad 907 b) 0 e  7  00 cS 8 0-! bd 9a a  xe  x  xd   e   xd x      e   8   en  o bisos ave la o saton r e exane b 

ivegences

vntly ls in Dsiisky T rtk r  C rl sb d  9   . c 7    d2 g 7 9 00 g  0 xb 4 xb 4   xg  hg 2 xd4 h4 3  xc4 4 bd 2 ±  B g ljb. d 7   0-0 ( f4 is ls strn:  ... c7 9 g3 0-0-0 0 0-0  h    b d2 5  2  xf 5

 n   n h   l e  I 2 ...    ( if I 2 .. . x 3 xg hg I4 x 3 4 ! gx5 (if I 3 . . .  7 I 4  d5  xd5  5 c d cx 5   x5  x5 I 7 f3 xf I  xf3 ± Tr tk r   4 x 5  x5 { 4 . . . x5  5 xb 7  xb 7   xb7 xb7 7 x5 ± - B g ljb) 5 f  c 5    4  d  7 J xc

xf5  3 3 d3 4 b4 d 4  5 xd4 d4  4 b Tkcs Trtkr Vin 922 nd  7 c5 ±) 8 . . .   9 h3 x3 O  xf 3  xe 5? ( 0 .. . 0- 0- 0     :)   l d6 (   .. . 0 - 0- 0 2 x5 x5 3 5+ b 4 f4 n 2 f4 7  x 5 x5 1 3  5 5 f6  c  5 I 7 b 7 0-0  b  ± rfeld-Trtkwr Crlsbd

b   xd  x d 9 5? (  9 d2  b 2 3 c5 2   5 c 22 4 d hve g ivn Whit  w in n ng tt c k  rr h)  9 . . . hd ? (  9 .. . b 6 2   5 2  d3 c 22   b7   Trrsch) 2 4 ± Trrsch Trtkr Brlin 92. 8  A ls indet is  ... g4 9 el    0 h3 ± RtiTrtkr

12 0 29).

Amstrd 920. 9 h

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    0-0  1 bd2 b 4 2  xd2 3 xd2 e 4 c 2 6  b4 d7  dl ± inig Strk Est Germn Ch 97  -0 2. Whit rtind th xtr  n nd h t bishps.

Conclusion

8

0-0

 bd2 is ls d fr Whit:  . . . g4 9 b 3  7  0 0-0 0-0- 0  I  I g  I2 h3 (  2 xg ks th n bt givs Blck mnstin in tw bishs nd

3 3 ll Bck s y qlity hil 3 c3 y giv Blck vn mr ith  rmising n scric in vriin B. Af r  l cntin tin 3 d d 4 t bl ndr 4 3 ? prciclly

 lss by r hi 4 3 is inns. Whit shld ly 4  hn Trtrs 4  lls Bls ntr t b

ndrmi nd ith  d m r hit. Bl shld ly 4 .. 6 hih    rs tr nsss t ltr htrs.

Spassky's 4 e4 1 2  4

d4

4 de e4 (

dS S d4

   g 4 2  I   3 x d3+ 4 <  h4  d2 xh2  6 xd3   I +  7 <2 xg2  
Althgh this mv s lyd in th irst rcrdd Albin in ln , it s Sssy h dmnstrtd ssi s biliti s bhindth thttcng mv in gm gnst ins nd Blyvsy. vr Blc hs svl lins hich gv hi m gd cnrl y nd th vritin n hs   rtin rm th digr m  cnsidr: A 4  c B 4  ? 4    c  ?  4  s rid in

5 4 Th thmtc mv Th ltr ntv thds  dnding th n hv rvd nscc ssl   5  4 g7  g 3 (6 3 g 7 g3 g4  2 b4+ 9 < 0-0 IO 3  7   b 3 x 3  2 g gx   3 4  4  d3    d  x2 c 7 4     d2 d  9 c2  xd2

BgrKrjci, hch c nti nd Vinn   x907, 7 d 3 c  3  9 3 00 IO 00 

20 xc4 2 c3ttc   22 3xd2  it gd h xchng, Snchvci-nvic,

rr 934-) 6 ... h 7 h3 (7 h4 6  4    g4 9 e2 x Menshn   .. . 7 9  4 10 bd2 d3 1 1 b3 b4  2 --    ) 7 . . . g  h4 4 9 bd2 6  4 7   d3 x h4  2 2 6  3 6 h4  4 xg4 x6 1     6 h 2    7 2 xd3  xd3 b4 9 b3  2  h3 (2 3 ) 2 . . . 4 2 d l d3 22   xb2 23 4 6  ni-rzy unih 9 (-1 3). b)   4 (  . .. b4+ 6 d2  nndn . . . 4 nd . . . - 0-0   ) 6 b3 (6 4 6  6  .. +  d2    7  x6  d3 b4+ 9 d2 -  - xd2  bd2  2   Slvili Cli iln  -0 3 

Whi  h prnd h p n  . . . 4 nd . . . 3)  d3 6 9   x6  h3 x3  x3 - 2 -0 7  3 d2 d7  4 2 h4   nd B hd hin  h r h pn in Burn-Chn unh 9. A  . . g (26)

h ir (l gdr i 6lbin) ... x36 7... b4 x . g.   b + d 7 9 xb7     h3 6 1 xd7 xd7 2 g  13 x 7 4 xh l  2 d3 ih  ing  Brnd-S 937 7 d2 h4  3 xd2 9 xd2 -- 0 3 h   d3 ih  srng iniiiv r Blc nsi-rshll h 90.  ril divids l  ... g 2  ... 6  .. .  is n  s in ly ggrssiv. r 6 3  7  g4 (7 . . . h6  h3  ± lni Thilln Tl viv  9

m.  Whi nShlhr hs bn  l l 6 3  l 2 6  lrnis r l isry r Bl:  6 d3 g 7 x4 g7  g3 g6 9 h b4  2 6   3 d7  2 h3 7 3 3    4 bd2     h l c6 16  g   (7 l xh3  B-Shlh nih 90. b 6 fg b4 ( 6 .. .     inv ECO 7 d2 x   g6 9 2 g4 1 2 -0-0  r din drid 943. ) 6 g3? g 7 x4 7   g4  inv ECO.

e

1 d     1 (f 1 b6+   2  d  + 2 1  2   ensah opaa Sapndz zooa orr 6 2   (2

 

  (2)

    . g4 8   a ro aw   b  f  IO d  1  d f 1 f 6 1  a      d 1  d f6  e7  8   ? T ond    -6 daona ; br wa 1    1 1 f  1 2   1    b 1  f6 nndn  - t  a  adanta  enhah

 11 

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ih! d7

12 ? e! ie 1 1  b  ad o b rd 1    !  1 a  1  (f 1 f2  f 1 6  d 1  2 2) 1     16  b a6 1   

    e5     + !   b+ orrd n o of Spa T   bd 2 a    ontd      1 b ±  Spa )    6  d ( a d6  GrMna  USSR C 1 1) 9    IO  f 1 1   and n ow: a) 11     12    ( 1 2     1    f6 1  b t oo d an  for   art) 1   f{ 1    1   ( 1    16   f6 1   ) 11  b  f  1 6  1 6 1I   - a ±) 1   2  d6 21   2 f d 2   6 2   - Spa-Mn Ra 199 b) 11  e7 2  a 1 a  1

 Spaky  e

b4 b   6 6 e �7 7 b ih  sr  r he sried piee Spsy-Belyy eird 9. ) 1 . . f  2 3 d6  3 b4 e 4  ±  Sp s y e..  4 ... x+  x e 6 4 (iedi d3 b2 6 . . e7 7 h3 ih d h es  Spsy. 8 �  (29)

d) 8 .. 7 9 d3 h O d2 6   Le Gat Aln, d    e? 4  2 6 e  3 e4 e 4 e 2 e  x  e 6  xd  xd3+  7 d2 e3+  2 ( xd3  e)  ...    e) 8 .. h5 9 d3 (9 e �e7  ie    9 . . . 6  O h4 4   3 d6  pri-pie SA 93 hih ied 2 4 x4 3 �x4 �e7 4 0-0 h6  d2 7   2 f!  

Bl  hs he li pssbiiies ) 8 .. �f?! 9 d3 d6  O e  xe (  O . .. �xe+  d  ±)   d2 �e7  2 0-0 6 ( 2 . 4 )3  ± rhi-Shpi SSR ir Ts 949. b 8  .   9 e? 6 O �3 d3 d  b) 11 �d3 xd3 2 xd3 0-0-0 ih  e psii r Bl.

Bl riie  p r   d i d elp e. The e-p  es der iedie  d h e   re . . . 4-e3 il be hreeed. A 6 e A22 6 3

b2) ...  Bl d3 d4 0-0-01d sdsidig ll. b3) 1 5 b4+ d gi Bls pl  .  . �d4 d . . . 0-0 0 ie hi   d  e  lyis by he hr d .R.i.  8 ...   ie  i  .

21  f l f ie s ggess 6 . . . b4+ 7 d2 x6. 7 d3 4+ 7 . . .  rpes i   he ge Berger-rji p. .

Spassys 4 e4  9

�h4+  I . . �6 6  + I  I +  iphrle Y Ltv in Ch I  . Ater I 8  h 2+ I  e I h  B  hd  ini de (I 4). 22   f (32)

re ri h 8 ..  -    (    )   �e I O   4 I I   e   �e d 2 I  d     I 4    I   4

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thh B td e i Vye  bt I 4 ter my p d dn. 8  .. �  �e 4 i  gd e rt i e Ae r I   3  h I I   I 2   I  b g I 4 h   I �g2  I6    h I I  �h I  ith  t rng  tt r B rizzRbinr i  I6.

re l titry rAltrntive Bl: ) 7 r prve  te  ti me r  . . . b4+ 8   6  d 3 g I 0   I I b e I 2 e I e I 3 �3 4+ I4 3 8 I  h3  3+   h2  g2+ I  h I g4  I 8 e 3 I  e4 2 e4 e2 I Szilgyirint, Bd pet Ch I 6/ 4. An  trt inig miir.

 ) I I IO �e2 g4 I   (I I� ...  I2 � (i I2  �h4+ I � +) I 2 . .  I  g3 ( I 3 b  4  I4 �e2 b4 ith t mny thr r B)  ... e I 4 �e 4 I  b (  

: bb)I )7 7 nd ig?! 8 e2 3  3 e IO x4 d6 I I e   ( I I �d2? e itendi . 3+ d  �h4+ I I . . e I  e  xe 3 b ±  Le Ga Aln b2 7 ... !  b4  (8 4  )

e4

3) 7   8  (8 d e 9 4 e7 10 e   8 e 4 9 4  9 e2 xf3  0 3 xe5   9    e7  0 h3  3 1 1 3 6 12 h e7 ite d 1     0-0  8  6 9 d3 e 10 0-0 6 l l  h6 2    13 h 4  4   Le Gat Aln

 4 +  (33) 7 7   a tried i Ta Spria Ead 1964 hite  taied the upper had aer 8 00 d6 eter a   e) 9    10 b3 d 1 1  e 1 2 e 000 1 3 d2   1  d8 1  4 e2 ett er a 1     e6) 1 6 e6  d8 i 16  e6 7 d6+ i ruhi) 1 e ad hie   2 e

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f 0-0 10   10 a3  2 l  d2 i pab y etter t Bla til ad el 10 - 1 S ' e7 Spay-Luti  3t USSR

Ch ha 1963 Ba already tad  i htly etter ad a te 1 2 2 d7   b   4 @h I 6 1   6   16 d4 6 1 7 4 e4  8 e4 e 4 1 9 e3 e8 the edame a eay i Ba ur Spay a aed t da ate 2   21 3 4 22 bd2 d2 23 d2  2 6 a 2 2  26  l ad8 2  l d3 28 a3 de3 29 3    e  + 3 1 e l e l + 3 2 2 l 3 d2 @8 3 d7 3  b 3 36    3 6 3   9 2 @8 4 e @ 1 @d3   2 @d @ 6 3 @ 4     • B 4 f!? (34)

A ee dea hi  a aeerated rai  ariati A2 ae Ba r rapid deepet ad pay d he e ad  e 5 e f  d  7 2

Spassys 4 e4 2

 4 l tran e  a A2  a a be bet +      8  0-0 9 0-0 e  i 0-    -0   h3      l h3 + -   i  11 ih3!! (35) 3

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ji-i rjaa Baa 98 Whie a trn t hred ate 2 h 4 3 3 (l 3 h2 4 4 4 4+  \2 8 intenin  6 + 3 2

lxf4 1 4 x4 'xf4 15   d6 +; 13 i xe5 le5 14 f4 'xh3 1    xf l + 1 6 'xf l � x d 3 +

Joks ic) 1 3 .. � xh3 14 f4 g4 1   ( 1 5 �b3 lf6! ite ndng . . . h6 + ) 1 S . .  lce5 with a

rhn atta r Bla

Cus Say 4 e4 i urretly uer a d th Ba hai a he  attry reie Ater 4  6 S 4 the a arie    6 ee ehat etter tha    athuh the atter i a ute atitry r Ba ter the rer e the ae pay-Luti  a partiular trutie eae  h Ba an eize the iitiatie  aeerated r  th ariati it 4  6 (ar B) ha reet y e e tried ad the attept y Wh ite t a d rapit i  t Say-Luti a ihe

5 a3 & Miscellanes 5 ves I 2 3 4

d4 4 d 

dS  d4  (36)

Thi i he om poitio of he lb Cote mbi d he mo feqe plyed move e  bd (del wih  Chpt e 7) -10).d  g3 (coveed in Chpe Th chpte cove othe th move le the beqel tpoe o  te chpe i which c the wil e co efeeced. By  he mo commo of hee i  3 .  meil divde  llow A  3 B  f C  g D e3?

Two ohe move which hve ee tied ) 5 3?! ecel wee he qeeide  ...  6 d b 7 3 (7  f  gf e   eioh  ... c3   e7  b2  10 c f3 1 1 c3 e   1  b e6  Ne m-ebe Hmbg 17. b 5 3 h moe po  ... c 6 g3 ge7 7 g b+ (7 .  .   ie fo lc)  d       3   1 d l c 1  b  b6 13 bd d7 1 h h3 1 c g2 6 g b 17 f  with compeio  the pw i Sp -Bezte cei Bd pe A Ch 16. 5 3 (3)

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1 1 d (Bl c h e eed    b3) 1 1    000 12 b  f6  Bee Megii Bool 167 c)    6 (6   g6 ?) 7 b g6  b2 ge  b f3+ 10 ef  1 1 d3 ± Bogoubow A   (3)

hie boh pevet    Jb+ d pepe queeid e epio wih b  ddiio he m oueve bd-b3  ogehe with b wil ofe wi he d-pw Blc ow h  choice of pl He c peve hie epio b    eive i o oe  gmbi wih  f6 guig h 3 i o  goig o be e lev Fill bo h    e6 d   g ow hie dow b eeig  o wi he c- d e pw epeciv e        f6 3   e6    g   ge7 i ieeig: )  3 g6 7 g g  0-0 'd7  'c ( u move;

Blc hu  eve he p of b-b bu eecive loe he

ge bd 1w if  7 o 0 oge e  ed 1 1 Jb     Jf3 10 ef ge 1 1 f e boh  lie bee  hite  Bde d Heidefeld)   e7 10 b d   b c e 1  e e 3 f (13 b7 hold hve bee ied) 13  d3 d Blc hd  e gme i oolveto-Pichd Biih Tem Ch 1 which coied  ed d3 1 b7? f 1 6 c6 e 17 ©g (if 1 7 ©h  'c6  b  mte) 17  'c6 1 b 3  ©h3 d6 0 'd g  0-1  b)  3 f 7 ed fd   d '4  'd d4  0 © 1 f

poibii Now: of ueeide clig   1 6 g3  l  6 e3  13 6  bd Thee o he poibi liie e e dgeo: )  f4 w  mle fe 6   f6 (6     ge7 7 'd3  7  d2 transpses t Chapte 7 va   7    g6  g3    g5 Je7 9 Jxe 7 ©xe    h  h Jc  p ev e tng e3  10 bd 'e7 1  e  ce  1 e e 13 e ' 1 c 'c 1 0-0-0 Je6 6 'd   Le Gat Aln 7 ef  f6  'd3 ( g3 itedi g g  0 -0  Euwe)

24 5 a3 & Mseaneous 5h Moves

    5  b2 �7 1  3 n l  z e   ni i    1   ! 1  b    12    5 1 3 �3  1 � 3 + M o 127   6 �!? ( uon of U   5 (  7 n n    f    f 7 5 

12 b 2  f 13  d l 4 4 'e 5 1 5   '7 1 6 d3 . 3 17 �f 7 1 6  1  2   2 1 2 b6 22  I  23 '2 'e6 2   25 2 �  Roeo-dm, Holloo (Pn mericn C) 15  7 b  5  2   7  0-0  6

  5  3 7   o n 7 2   3 7    1  2   1 1 -   6 1 2  5 �7 1 3 f6 �f5 1  5 7 15   1 � f 17  f        n n   on      n Meon  non 1 (1 2   6  ( n n         5      7! nn n   

1 2   5 1 1  e5  5 12 3!  13 f3 (13 d2!) 3   1 '2 f3!  @ 15 f3  o  ..  1 3 �  15     2  Mn S Loui 14.  n nonu  m   7 b! (  o nul w of fnn  7  5 (7   �7 o  o quli in mMie Htng 15

 n o on on 7 5 7n o 2 6    1  l   1 1  '7 12 2 6 13 3 5 (l   ntii   wn 1  5 1 5   5 16 5 5 17  6 1 5 5 1 5 5 2 @fl 3 21 �  22  5  JnowT  Mon Calo 12 All 6 g ge7 (39) 6      po u   w  eve dm h  e fllon oi  ) 7 'd!? 5  2 7    6 1   7 'x7 1 1 0- 0 -

f    12   0-5 g2 e7 1 0 e 3 1  2 5   5 13 7 ±)  2  e7  - -  1 � 2 6 1  b3 7 12 5 '  7 13 d 1  ge 1 5  15 5! ± Fne m N Yo 13-40.  . 5! 7 d2 g4  g  7  - 0  7 = remmndd  Wener Schachzetung, bu er re no ri l empl. Finll, 6 . !? i nle nivel n Le Gambit Albn: 7 2 5   d 2  ge 7  3 f5 ! ( .   e6  10  g  xe ? 1 1 x7  1 2  2 0- 0  3 x  f 1 e 7 1 5  ! ±) I O g4 ( 1  0 -0 �d 7 ! ; 0 b 3 7   c

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  7  Th dc bw h oo d   f 6 ... 6 bo   c' bw i ddd d h h h o  o . �d7 8  de 9 e3 10 �7+  d7 c h    q  dg. h g Nov i  (S C h 1 7  co  d 1 1  3 g   1      3 d  d3+ 1 d c 1 c3 6 1 6  3  17 c f6 1  c3  1 hd 1  d+  + Al     e3

Thch  d g f h 6 . . . d h 7 d+   b  mov o h ..  hvg do ohig c' poo. id4 7 ed 7 ... d  3  g   f3+  gf   3 1 1  d +

d 1  6 1 3 c3 w c b  h i   h   M c 1. 8    od c o g  w w   gm f   . . 6      1     1 1 c  c 6 1   3  d 1 3 d d 1  d   P  133. �d4 98 �e Th d g f  d d  b f c :     (wh   f 1 d 1 g + 1 1 f3    1  h 3 -  + o 1  d3 b3) 1  . . . . 1 1 c3 c + ( h immed i  . . .  - i o goo d) 1     wh  c dvg  od  Hv 1. 9 ig4 000 3 IO  f 11  1 d  13 c3 fg 1    ov-S v  f SS Co  Ch 1 6 1 . A l3   d ! 

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7  No 7  e6? (Hdi ive   ) 8 3 d7    1 0    Phm Plhe  Czeholovi 168 8   9 g3 ge  ig2 lo plbe i 10 

ig Thi poiio m lo be ehed b  he move ode  bd  6 3  6 ,   i h o po hee   b  eve  he 6  e6? (eed b moh ) 7  b3  8 bd    e3 ( e3  l 1 0 f  d7  edi  000    d

h6 1 1 e7 e7 1     om pe- He o o e 16-7 1 - f 10   6 1 1 h ? ( 1 1 0 -0 b8 1 e7  2    gxe5 3 x e5 xe5  4 x x  5  e4 +  1 3  d t) 11  8 (lo de q e   1 1    b8 1   e7 13 e7 e7 1 d d8 1  6+ b  16 6  1 0

10 6= e3 1 1 e 6 1   d8 Shakany Lsk viio whh eed pi e 7 3 7  3 poved e el i pi-Mhl Me Clo 10 1  e 7    3 8 ef   d e O  6 1 1 d3 e7+ 1  f6 13 3 d7 1  7 1 3 00 = 

Mei-ld Mwee 1  h 3 d8 1 3   e7 1 13)  6 1 e6 6 16 h e 17 e e 18  6 1  h6 0 6+  e7  1   M h l  oh Hove 10  1  1 1 b3? i oo low l h ie me o ei he e-pw b 1  6 1 b e 13 e e  b7

h3 d3 e 6 g3  O 70-0 h6 181 ee 77 1 6 13 e7  1 h (1 b3 b8 ed  0-0)   d8 1 b3  ve l    ood me  Toh-loh dpe Ch 16

b8 1 d 16  e  17  b6 1  b3 1 6 d3  d l  h d  e poo  Mdm New Ed Ch 1  l oo wo  e 0 00 de 1 e  d    3+  3  d 3

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5 a3 & Mseneus 5th ves 2

   l + 0 1  g  8 2 a 1 3 d l  1 d      16 f  Colli i US 1 2  (42) 5

Sil  d of  Nowi M oj i o CO, vob iod lo i do  b mo oiio o l  f6  ood o  mo cociv mov  bd o  3  cc l owv i do o ov qi ci   e dq i 6  f6 7 3 (7 d i v  C 6 7       d7  d

f3 f3 d 1 0-0 0-00 1 c3l 0d6 13 3 'f1 1 d 'f3 1   7  1 6  + d i   c ov d  qic i   DloMoooi co 13-0 7 b2

liv ) 7 g?!  i f 7  6  f '  3  1 0 bd 0 -00 1 1  f 6 1  b  1 3  6 1 ' b6 1  f3 f 1 6 b3 c 1 7 c  f 1   d 1 d3 d3 0 d3 wi   d  Bl c Tv Nli Mcl 1 6 co d 0   1 b b3  f7 d 3  b  00 c 0-1 b) 7 g3 i lo  og 7    f   6  0-0 0-00 1 0 bd  1 1    12 b   1 3 b (dolmo Swd v Now 1 d ow ccodi o oo Blc old l 13  c7 (di  b  c Hd l f wi  b ) 1  c16 c 16 c1 (  17 c6  b6 1  6 cb 1    0 f '6 1 c ±  7 i 8 g3 (43)

Ti oii  of b c d b  mov od  bd2

2 5 a3 & Mseane us 5th Mves

f6 6 ef f6 7 g3  8 3 0-0-0 8  g2 The mo tl The ttempt to tc he bihop wih  h fled fte    g 0  e7   e (   fg h)      e6 1 g g 1 3 g f6  fg d3 1 b3 e 6 0-0-0 d 17  b 8 b c  el c+ 0 b l c+  1  l b3+ 0-  Pedee-o jh  coe 131- f   d   g 9   d3? i lo fciet 10 e3 g  d ow  )  Ea2 (?  Spielm )  1    h  1 b g7 13 b e7 1 b  (     e  e  e 16 e  e  1 7 f )   g7

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g7 16  17 7 e (  7 c3 b6 18 e wl f6 bee)  g6 18 d d7 1 e Po Spielm Bel 107 (0-1 31) b)  :!? g7 1 b e7 13 b b 1  b h   h d? 16 d d 1 f3 1-0 Hit-Szbo co 167-8 1 0 0-0 "l 0   llowed Blc t o eize he iit i ve b 0   h 1 1 h g h

)    d 7 6 �2 7 f h6 i8cle h3 g  fte h6 ge7 10 bd g7  Njd of- o ti  golv 0 b) 6  2 d w b) 6 ... a i v l3 of hi cpe b) 6 ... ge i Ch pe 7 v    b3) 6 ...  i C hpt e  v  6 de No 6  c? 7 b ±

1 eg h ge7 3 d e 1 6e6 1  c    b3 d g 17 d3 g6 18 h d7 1 b g7 0 h h 1 gh h  voeoj h  coe  1 g6 0

 x 8 8 �xd8+ xe3 ge!? The ltetive 8  h6 fil to eqlie )  4 i ot dgeo    10 b e    e g 7   f f 3 f d 1 g3 e

6 e3  temp to i  ligh edgme dvge lteve e

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Bc eough compeio e pw i  roe -B  ogh r    ) 9 g!?  ueted  6 9   g3 So r Simmoopoce Folet oe 1 1 33  Now i ev ug getio  of 1 1 h3 i me  1 1   h!  h h 3 e f which oo cumerome u Bc eem o regi hi pw wih  good po itio  i 4 g4 (45  Now 6 d  de with  hpter  vr  Beide th hite h tried

1 f6 e6 e6 6 b f 1d   1  b3  rdi h Hdoo do ei 1 )   7   6 f6  e6 e6 10 d  e7 1 1  @ 1 h3 h (if 1  f 13 ) 13 g g6 1 g d3 1 0-0 e 16 el d3 1 e  Bogoljubow elig Bei 13 b) 6    e �xe7 o hel p Blc  eveop  fter  d 0-00    1 0 0-0-0 f6   ef f6 1 h3 h 13 g e 1 b 3 d7 1  e  c Blc h d eoug h r  he p w i odge er ridge Spg 10 4 6 4 (46)

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e!? 6 Pobbl he be  hie p of b d b il p pe e o  he d- pw nd Bc m wi  bc he e-pw qicl leive eem woe  6 ... a  b f3  ef e  f 6 10 3 c 1 1  e+ 1 fl (if 1 e e+ he edi i ico  Blc) 1  b(o 0-0-0 13 f3  13 1  iedi 3   FlohBeo ocow 1 ( l-0 3)  6 ...    bd 0-0- 0  b d o: bl) 8 ... e6  3 e 0  e e    f6 1 3 f3 13 f3 e6  0-0 h   b 1 6 c  1  d 1 h 1    d4  0 e+ c 1 c+ c  d wih  wo edi  m-Zloni coe 10- b) 8 ... f6    b  0 0-0-0 wih  cle ve  hie Fmn -lm USS Tm Ch 1 con ie 10  f  1 b e    g 6 3  3 

1 e3 h6    c  6 e ih Bc hving ohig fo he pw   00-0 Blogh gge   3  f e  bei ico f Blc 8  No  b?   b c6 10  e   CO 8  9 gf 8 le 0 d2 lg6? !  3 E e ecommed  1 1  f6 loed b  h The e move w pled i Peoin Poec Belgde 1 hch coined 1 3 f 13 f f6  d3 e 1  h3  d 6 d c  f1 f 1 f4  c+   42 6  f (47)

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5 a & Miscelaneous 5th Moves 31

7 'b3 'd7 8 bd2 g6 9 g3 000 g ives Back good play. The entertaining miniature Juri nvi Maistorovi Yugoslav Ch 1949, con tinued 10 0-0 -0 f6   ef gf  2 e4 h6  3 b  d3  4 h3 d4! 15 'xd3 'a4! 16 e2 xf3 0-1.  g6 7 'e 7 8  g3 Prepaig queenside casting and m ore dire ct than 8 . . . a 5 9 h3 xf3 0  xf3 c5   'd3 00 1 2 h4 'e 7 1 3 'f5 f6 (  3 . .. ae8 ±) 14 ef 14 h5 gxe5 15 g5 Ixf6 15 'd3 ge5 6 xe5 xe 5 1 7 'e4 ± Pisbury-Mieses Monte Caro 902 9 'a4 0-0-0 10

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The alenaive ecapure is we ak er : 7 ef xe 5 8 f4  g6 9 �e2 'f6 1 0 00  xf4   �f3 0-00 2 d2 g5 1 'a4 \b8 14 'b5 c6  5 'a5 e8 + Marsh al-Mieses Monte Ca lo 90  . 7 8

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UjtelyPuc Spindeuv Mlyn 194 8, whi ch conti nued  1 ef gf 12 h3 f5 1 3 h 4  xh4  4 xh4 h6 15 g4 g6 16 g2 'xe2 17 xf6? f4 ! 1 8 'b3 a5 19 'a2 ' d 0 1 . A43 6

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Recommeded by Fine his move avoid a lot of he com plications, but the bishop is exposed on his square and Blac can gain time by atacking it. lge7

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This log ica l move is not h e ony one to have been tried. Othes: a) 5 + 6 bd2 e6 (we ake  is 6 . . . ge7 7 a3 xd2+ 8 'xd 2 g6 9 g5! ±) 7 e3 d3?! (7 . . . de ! 8 xe3 g4 9 e2 'e7  0 0-0 0-0-0  Radulescu) 8 'b3 b5 9 xd3 b 8 1 0 e4 ge7   'c2 x c4  2 0-0 0! xd2+  3 x d2 b 4!? 1 4 'd  ! if ..

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1 d8+ d8  d h  h  o e b he uee 1 . 8 1   2 + 16  I e6 7 e7 xe7 (if 17 ... xe7 18 d 1 8 + f8 1  d  e6 20  7  ( 10  3 1  ozi ileo oe 12. b  6 3 f6 (6 .  .  7  bd2  8 h3    6 10 2 h 11 e6  zdm P me i Ch 1   d2 d7 8 e de  fe 000 0 ef  f6 1 1 e2 h ( 1 1 . .    1 2 b e3  3 e3 he8) 12  e 13 e 7 e7 1 b3 d3 ?  ld-Gie i g Mlm  10 0  1  2.   .  g4 6 bd2  e7 7 3 g 8 g3   h3 f3 1  f3  1 1 d2  ge 1 2 2  e

! 7  So e h 7  4 8  d  00-0 e 10  3   o ood w 10 h 3 h 1 1 h2 oe d b  l 0 .   3 1 1  d8 12 e3 00 13 d e 1 d d 1  d  hd ohi  he p i elo-oez USS 12. 7  r 8 3 e  3 0-0-0 10 e  e 1 1 e e 1 2 00-0  3 e l 6 1 h3  d7 1 f 6 16 d3  17 f3 f6 18 e  o o hie dge  eie-gel d he 13. 8 a3 a  2 e7 l 0 e   1 h h 12 e3 de  3 fe b d   hd ood ompo f he pw

d Bl eged hi pw  wih  goodhd poii o  em Seiohl Bd iblig 1. d     h6 ( uggeo of Po iedig  . . g ) 6 h3 + 7 bd2 e6 8 3  6  6 g3  g 7  3 e6 8   d   bd2 e7 1 0 d l 00 1 1 2 d8 1  b f6 w  h  bee  f Bl i Mde-Gu

i ueu-o uh 136 whh oued 1 d3 0   1 00  e 16 b? b 1 3 f  01 

Bueo f 6 a3ie 63 7 3 (7   m b 7   e7 7    h 8 h   (b w he d  bd2 g d hie h poblem d eelopi hi lg h- qu e d bho p  Meinoh.  g6 6

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w fe  ... f6  o om  : 6 ef  f6 7 e (7  d2  ed  NNH ove 1  1    B  h d  fe oo fe 7  f 8  e7   d7 10 f6 f6 1 1 h + 6 1 2 d e7 1  e  e6  he h wed oo mh me wh h qee) 7  + 8 d2 0- 0    10   1 1 2  d+ 1   d2 'e7 1  f6 'f6  e-Mhl 10  ... 4+ h le poi; fe 6  d he h  o o ed  he qee hop d ow 6  f6 ed o dl i Mhov hede Moow  16, fe 7 e f  f6 8  e 7   3 00 10  d ±  6  e7 

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deqe fe 7  d2+ 8o 'd ± - Mev 6 xe f 6 f  7 3  8 fd h  h h6 ed 10    f ve B he dve  Meioh lgxe  6  l d2 0-0 The mmede  . l g6  le e ble fe 8    Bl 

Bl h e ompe o  he pw Boeo Moi ozh,   Pofoz C h

lo oo of    hd f fe d h ehe ed he e 8    00  d e 1 0 e3  1 1 e  e 1      ozov Moozhi, ozh Ch 17  ... ig4!? ive Bl  ood g me fe 8 3 0-0   6

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  4  ! gi hite i rced to def e d e3     g i e  og fe 6 e d3 7 �d3

  3 i  oe of the mot im portt ie of the lbi  hite h the poibili ty of im medi te qe enide epio  fte       6 bd i be whe Blc my hve to try

�d3 d31 1 9 fgf1e 10 e80-0-0 c3  Jd   fd7 1 3 f  c6  Collij oedhl Stoc hom 1 897 ( Y- Y 68) 6 d2 6 e  g 7 3 c 8 b de 9 b d 10 e3 f w dw by perpet l ch ec i Vel Coh Geml 1937 de 6

of 6 tig e6bt moch    f6 ggetio i  itee pobby od pw cifce whie     g 6  bd tpoe to  vobe ie of Chpter 8   e6 my wel be bet  hite till h to pove  edg e dvtge fte 6 e3 de 7 'd8 d8 f e ineqet th move  g d Fie  Jf do ot

7 h  7    c+ Stoger 8 e (if 8 c3 h6  ) 8    ge 7 9 c 

give poblem bette hile  e3Blc by i omewht r Blc

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Ths chapter s concerned only wth those lnes where Whte reans rom an early g3, whch

g4 are covered n Chapters 6 and 7. From the agram Whte has a choce betwen: A 6 a3 B 6 h3 6 g3 is Chpter 8, var A. 6 b3 ca n be m et by eth er: a) 6 ..   7 h3 Jf5 8 a3 Ib8 9 g4 g6 1 0 e4 h5 1 1 g5 h4 1  d3  h5 13 b4 g6 and Black wl regan the epawn, eg 14 b x3 1 5 xf3  gxe5 1 6  xe5  xe5 17 b xg5 1 8 xd4  c6 19 Je3 e5 0 0-0-0 a5 1 b5 a4  b xb2+ 3 xb ( YY  58) vanovarasev, Burevestnk Club Ch 1965, or:

wll norm ally transpose to nes dscussed n Chapter 8, and be deat wth under the move order 5 g 3 g4 6 bd  By playn g 5 bd ns tead of 5 g3, Wht e can mme dat ey put th e queston to Black's ght-squared bshop by 6 h3 and capture back on  wth the knght n add ton, Whte has the possblty ofa3, b4,  b3 and Jb gvng B lack

b) 6 .. ib4 7 a 3 xd+ 8 xd  ge7 9 °g3 d7 1 0 h3 Je6 1 1 xg7 0-0-0 1 2 f6  f5 1 3 g4 e 3 14 fe de 15 f4 d4 1 6 e4 ed+ 1 7 x  3 1 8 d 1 xd 1 9 c c6 0- 1 Gre kov-Ne narokov, Moscow Ch 19 6  b3 is a ntere s tng y: 6  xf3 7 ef and now: a) 7 ... lxe5 g xd 4 b4+ 9 d xd+ 10 xd ; - Wiener

problems wthalternatves the denceto of5hs dpawn The .

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xb 4 xb4 1 1 c  3  2 b3 e7 3 d3 ec6 14 xb4 xb4 5 d3 0- 0  6 0-0 f6  7 d 2 c 5  8 e  'c7 1 9 e2  e8 2 0 fe  c6 21 e4 fe 22 fe ©8 23 4 ± Slwe-Spelnn, send 1907. c)  ... e 8 4 0-0-0 9 d 3 f6 I O 0-0 e  1 e4 'f6  2 xc6 xc 6 3 fe xc4 14 g4+ b8 nd Blck hd  ss pstn n Guwsch-Ans, ces 972-3 lhugh Blck unneces sly wekened hs queensde by . . . c5 nd e ven ully ls .  6  

IO bd2 fe 7   e3 g6 nd Blck sd well n Chen Meng n , Mnh n 1976) Blc k hs pbles develpng nd he tep  scce the b-pwn led fe 7 . . . d7 8 xb7 b8 9 6 g6 IO g3 b6  1 4 gxe5 12 g2 e7 3 0-0 0-0 4 b4 ± udee -Th, ugslv C h 9 5  . d) 6 ...  llws Whe  expnd wh 7 b4 d8 8 b2 ge7 9 b5 5 IO 4  Klnwsk-Secke, Hzlen 19   7 g3 s he n lenve )  ... ix?! 8 xf3 xe5 9 xe xe nd Blck hs un necessy suendeed he tw bshps. Lvdk-Kulzn, Kev

Whte bth pevens ... b4 nd pep es ueensde expnsn wh b4. 6 'e 7 Alenves

903, cnnu ed IO g2 c6  1 0-0 f6 1 2 e3 0-0-0 3 4 ( 1 3 ed xd4 4 4 b6 15 b4 ws bete) 1 3 . . . d3 14 d2 6 1  5 e8 16 d e4 17 b6 c5 18 xc5 ( 8 xe4 xb6 9 xc6 leds t  dw) 8 ... xc5 9 5 d8 20 b4 d7 2 4   b)  ... xe! 8 xe5 xe5 nd nw b) 9  h5 IO g2 0-0-0   

) a s del wh n Ch pe 4, v.6 ...A3. b) 6 ... f6 7 e x6 nspses  Chpte 6, v. A c ) 6 ... ge7 lks  lw n hs lne. Ate 7 b3 (7 b3  8 f4 5 9 d3  s ess cve  9 . . . 4!

5 d2 6Neel-Spssky, 1 3 0-0 f6 14 b 4 e4 2 c d3 Rg 959. b2) 9 + d7 10 b3  c6  1  h5  2  g2 0-0-0   4 xg2 4  xg2 d 6  Cssdy Thelleen, Tel Avv 1 964.

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Lasker's ve whch sees  garanee Whte an advanage Whe deends he e-pawn ndrecly as 9  x e5 al l ws 10 f+ d 7 1 1 xd 4 9 g3 s als neresng 9  e 10 xe xe 1 1 d3  ( 1 1  6! ? - M a r  )  2 g2 6 1 3 0-0 g6? (Mar suggess 13   e4 1 4 b 4 g 5 ) a nd nw Whe sezed the nave n he queen s de by 14 b4! g7 1 5 c ! he8 1 6 e  e4 ( 1 6    d5 !? n end ng    4 - Ha rdn g 1 6   c 6? 7 xc 6 ! b  8 a 6+ \d7 1 9  4 e7 2 0

d6!  2  cb    @   22 x+ @e6 23 c4+  d5 2 4 e4 de 2 5  xe3 + \6 26 d4+ @5 27 h4 ae Llnhal) 7 4 e6 8 c6! b 1 9 ac  \b7 (  9    @b8 20 c! x c 2 1 b d 5 22 a6 ±; 9 @d7 2 0 b5 n en dn g ; 9    c 3 20 3 @b8 2 a6 nendng

be!

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xc 6, b  - L enha) 2 0 b ! c 2 xc5 d7 2 2 c 2  e7 23 c  24 a \b8 25 b6! 1-0 MachMler, as Geran C 1972  A e r 2    b 26 a ! ba 27 b+ rc es ae 9 . . . h6 Nwhsandng he as ne, Black has als red 9  xe 10 + d7 1 1 xd 4 g6 1 2  c2 ( 1 2 a b6 m lnhal-Hldebrand Uppsa  g c 5 14la e31 964) 5 2 e2 76 131 60-30 4 17 e  g5  8 d3 h 1 9 xc5 xc 20 d3 e 21 b g4 2 2 f3 3 2 3 4 6 24  @b8 2 5 d2 g6 26 e  hg8? (26   dg8 ! ) 27 hg hg 28 d2 n, t (-0, 56) rnssn-Jnass Uppsala 1964 9    6!? 1 0  x 6 1  g3 h 6 1 2 g2 g wh se cpensan r he pawn, bu prbably n enugh  0 3 6 10   g    g 2 g7 1 2 00 xe 3 xe xe5 allwe d Whe a srng ack aer 14 b4 6 15 a4! c6 6 a5 ± ( 1-0, 2 3 )

38 5 

Nk tn-Kupechk, USR 1968.  1 1  2  xe 12 0-0 xe 13 xe 5 14 b4 f 1 4 .. . g7 1 5 c5 c6 1   b  ! ±. Klchan-Cstan, ce 1 959-60 cnt nu ed 16 ..  f6 1 7 b5 cb 18 �x b5 d5 19 c 6 b6 2 cb + 1 -0.

A21 8 g A22 8 g4 A23 8 �a4! A21 8 g3 0-0-0 The edate 8 ... xe5 9 xe5 �xe5 I O g 2 0-00  1   �a5+ 1 2 d2  a6 1  0-0 f 6 w as als fne  Blac n Ptsch

1 c ± Whte has a stng atack. The clu n s the us gae Laske Alekhne, St Petesburg 94, whch cntnued 15 .. . �e6 16 c6 e7 17 cb+ @b8 18 b2 d6 19  ac   hd8 20  c 2 f4 2 1 g f x f 22 d  f5 2 c  e 3 ! 24 c5 ! (nt 24 fe? de wnnng) 24 ... �f6 25 �e4! xd 26 xf c 27  xd6 ! �xd6 (f 27 . ..  xe4 28

Fnts, Hungaan Ch 1964. The gae cntnue d 14 b4 e4 1 5 e  f  1 6 � d �f6 1 7 c5 e7 1 c  c 1 b5 xc5 20 �b  e8! 21 d2 @b8 22 a4 c8 (Black has c nsldated hs exta pawn and Whte nds t hard t beak thrugh n the queensde) 2 c4 cb 2 ab e4 25  xe4 fe 26 �xe4 g6 27 �g 2 �e6 2 8 a5 e4 29  xc8+ xc8  0 f d5  1

xc7+ @xb7 29 xe4+ @c8 0 e5+ wns) 28 e5 �b6 29 �e7 �d6 30 e 5 d  1 ed � xd 2 e �d+  @2 b 4 e6 xa 5 f6 10 A2

 c2 b4 0-. 3 2 xb7 @xb7 3 3 xd 9  xe! (5) Weak e s 9 .. . d I O 0-0! xe5 1 1 e  ! de 1 2 �a 4  x  1 3 x d  1 4 xd  e d + 1 5 � d  f6 1 6 xe5 ± Hench-Esnge, Vllngen 197.

Whte can nw chse between:

    1 0 00 f6 1  eS �xe 1 2 b3! 1 2 f3 = - nev. 12 6 xe2 13 � a 4 14 b4 f 1    d! The pst n s ssess ed s ± b ECO, whch ppe s  be n e   Kgn-Zkhv, kne Ch 1963, cnnued 16 b e4 1 7 b2 f5 1 8 x 7  d6 1 9 d 1 b8 2 0 6  he8 2 1 xg7 f6 22 b5 c7 23 7 c5 24 f4 b8 25 8 g6 26 d2 xg3 27 xf6 e3+ 28 \h  xf4 0- 1 . 22 8 g4 (

e7 20   b6 2 1 c2 d6 22 d 7 23 c5! ± ene-Dne, Hung 192. 9 . 000 10 4 Aentves e ls deque  Blck ) 10 a4 f6 1 1 b4 @ b8 12 f xf6 1 0-0 h5  Pev-Blgh, Budpest 1936. b) 10 b3 h5 1 1 g5 h4 12 0 0-0 f6 1 3 ef gf 1 4 e3 de  kg nv Kgn, Buv estn k Ch 1963 . S 10 eS 11 gS e 2 eS 13 f3 6 14 f4 d6 15 xd6 xd6 16 c5 d8 17 xd4 e5 18 e3 e4 ! ( 1 8 . . . xg5 ? 1 9  c6 20 xc6! ±  Suetn) 1 9 xe 4 xe4 20 d3 d5 22 e4 h4 d7\2 23 e d I21 h d8 24 3 = Knsk-snzhk, SSR Pfsuz Ch 1971. 23 8 a4! (

8 9

...  g2

 g6

9 4 ... 0-0-0 10 ws b4 successl \b8 1 1 fe b29 f6? (bete  ws 1 1 . . . h5 s n Hds snzhk n A23 belw) 12 g2! e8 1 3 b 5 xe5 1 4 xd4 d3+ 1 5 \f c5 1 6 b4 h5 1 7 xc5 xc5 1 8 xc5 xc5 1 9 b3

40 5

 9 b4 b8 0 g4 g6 1 1 Jg2 h5 1 2 b 2  1 2 gh  xh5  gan vshs, USSR 1 963 ) 1 2 .. . hg 1 3 hg h  + 14 Jx h  6 1 5 0-0-0 xg 6 b3 xf2 17 bxd4  1 8 xc6 xc6 1 9  d8 + xd8  Hds-Msnzhk, Nvsbs 1962. 9 .   6 1 0 g2 h5 1 1 b4 hg 1 2 hg xh   13 xh b8 14 b h6 15 b3 !? (  5 0-00 ans ss nt HdsMsnzhk n he st ne) 15 ... c2 bee ses t be 5 ... xg4 6 bxd4 4 whch neuss he wh bshp n h 1 , whle  6 fxd4 cx 5 he ens . .. d3+) 16  c  ! xb3 1 7 xb3 xg 4 1 8 d 1 gxe5 19 d4 xd 20 xd4 h4 21 xd8+ xa7+xd8 x72422b5  ±a4+ b8 23 SuenMsnzhk, SR Te Ch 962. B 6  (0)

As n van A, Blck nw

has th h c btw n xhangng  tatng  6 ... x3 2 6 .. h5 B 6   7  J+ ()

Ths v, whch s n pssbl  n vatn  s the snges. Alenves a ) xf6 9 g3 1b4+ O  .. e7 . f6 81 f d2 1 a3  xd2+ 2  xd2 0-0-0?  12 .. . 4! 1 3 �d3 c5 ; 13 �c2 0-0-0 14 d d3 15 xd3 xd3 1 6 xd3 d8 1 7 b b4 18 3 xg3!) 13  d3! and Wht s bee, Capblanc-Aubch, Pas ah) 914. b) 7 ...  8 a3 0-0-0 9 g5 f6 O f gf 1 1 f4 �4 1 2  d2 d3? 13 �3! xc4 14 d  15 2 g7 d51 9 17�d2 g8 20 1 8 a16 00 xf4 xf4 e6 c4 d5 21 d4! ± Mshl Shwal, xngn 909. c) 7    and nw c) 8   g7 9 g2 0-0 0 0-0 g6 1 1 a3 a 5 1 2 b3 b 6 1 3 g5

 bd2 g4 4

c8 4  4 15 c2 5 16 d2 e8 17 e4 f8 18 d2 gxe 5 19 g5 g6 20 f4   (0-1, 29) odemn-ds, Pn Amecn  1945 2) 8 a! 5 nspos es  o   I of pe 4, p 26 8 id2 e7 Ths de of e Hngn mse enosz sses   ssfcoy poson f 8  5 9  5 I 0 g ge 7 1 1 g2 g6 1 2 4 ( ±  nfed ) eg 1 2    0-0 1  5 e 7  1     6 14  d5  5 c  7 16 4 xe 1 7 x7  14 g f6 1 5 ef gf 16 6 e8 17 0-0   e nge fo We  Wn Sazung, 924 9 

) 9 a xd2  0 xd2 0- 0-0 1 1 000 ( 1 1 f4 f6  2 ef xf 6 g es Bc enog cmpenson  he pn, codng o CO 1     xe 5 1 2  xe5 xe5   e c5 14 ed xd4 5 d e7 16 e d6 7 g5 xd 18 xd xd 19 xe7 x4+ 20  f4 2 xc5 8 22 g3 f6  o Bog, coes 94-4 000 9  0 2 xe 11 xe ixd2+ 2 'xd2 xe 1 00 f6 (

Teoos ecen y We ed ge n dnge feso ) 9 ix4 x4 IO d2 xd2 1 1 xd2 g e7 1 2 e de (  2  0-0-0 1 ed x4 my e een ee) 1 xe g6 nd no: ) 1 e6 fe 15 d  e7 1 6 d ge5 17 xe5 xe5 18 f4 xd 19 xd d8  ws Szo Kesz, Budes 99 2) n se-gh, coes 1942-,

� nu n- � Blc s egned s pwn w  ssc oson, eg 4 c  e4  5 d f5  6 c5 (  Cuds Tics, ong  gme se -Bl gh, c es 1944) 6    c6  7 4  c3  8 2 e 8

e oe se poson ecedhe y he 12 e4 de+ws (odng noe o lcks 2 oe n ) oe) Bc gn esed fe 1  d gxe5 15 xe5 xe5 16 f4 xd 17 xd 0-0-0  

19  8 20 4236 d2 2   e8  7 22 2 8  Zese-skov, SSR Amed orces Te Ch, Rg 964 B2     ihS?! (

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In view of he eas e wih which Black equalises in variion B, his seems ill-advised. a 7 Afer 7 g3 a5?! 8 a4 d7 9 g2 f6 l O e6 d6    x4  e7 1 2 b5 d 8  3 g 4 g 6 1 4 0- 0 h 5  5  d  c8 16 f d6 1 7 c 5 hg 18 cd  Ilivisky-Vasiliev, Yf RSFSR Ch 1960, bu 7 ... e7 would have een beer, wih a similar ln e o v ar ia ion A2  . 7    7     r ansposes o variaion A2. 7 ... d7 has less point as Whi e s able o complee his d eelopmen wihou worrying abou his e-pawn, e. g  8 g3 0 -0 -0 9 2 f6  O e f gf   b 4 f5 1 2 a 4 'b8 1 3 b5 c e7 14 b3 c8 1 5 c d 3 16 e3 d5 17 h4 d2 + 18 x2  d3 1 9 g4 g7 20 a2 f7 21 2 h6 22 xf5 xf5 23  e d7 24 xf  ± (  -0, 46) Niklas son-Hai k, Reggio Emilia 1977-8. 8 a4 d7 8 .. ge7 was also iadequate

after 9 g3  c8 10  b5 x    xf 3 b6 1 2 g 5 d7 1 3 h a7 l4  x d 7 + xd7 1 5 e6  6  xd 4 \ 1 7 x e6 ! + FuanBivshev, Y USSR Ch 194 9 ( -0, 39). 9  Threatening 10 e6. g6 9 . . . 10 g3 Taking he bpawn allows Blac k o draw : O xb7 b8   a6 b6 etc.  g 7 10 a4 11 tb l   . . d8 was beer, bu no  l . . . e4 1 2 c5  f5  3 g4 g6 14 h 4 rap ping  he queen. 1 2  (64)

1 2 bx d4 ? a 5 !  3 x b7 xd 4 4 b8+ c8 15 xd4 e4 16 f 3 xf3 ! 17 e f xe5+ 8 e3 c 5 1 9 d l e6 20 d3 xe3 2 1 xe3 xe3+ 2 2 fe xe3+ 2 3 xe2 0-0 + . 12 c8 1 id2! Again 13 xb7 b8 and 13 xb7 xb7 14 xb7 c8 are

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bt gd f Bck. b6   xd! ± Dus-HtskyMs H bug 1910

Concuson Afte 5 bd2 g4 te spe st cce  Wte s 6 g3 tnspsng

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t Cpte 8 f e lentves 6 3 s best e t by 6 .  xf3 7 x +, wc s sscty f Bck. 6 3 pevents ts ne nd f e 6   e7 7 3 te ctc  vtn s 7   . h5 8 4!. f te ne s t e vble  Bck e w l ve t   pve n Suetn  Msnz n v. A23 nd te suggestns n ve 1 5 e wt  nvestgtng

6 5 lbd2 f6 1 2 3 4 5 65 w

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Recommended by Taakowe. Whie can now choose beween: A 7 a3 A2 7 g3 7 b3 is b st me by 7 . . . b+ 8 d2 e7 ! 9 f4 b4+ I O bd2 ( 10 d2 e 7 =) l O .. . e6 w h a good game r Bla ck - Mensohn Al 7

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Ths pawn sacrce, rs ried by Janowsk agans Bernsen at Barmen 1905, is now rgarded as nadequae and s raly played. Black es  a rap kngsde aack al ong he e- an -les, bu We can conoia he ea pawn by qucky comleng hs kngsde evelopmen. 6

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Black now h o ways o ecapture: A 6 ... x6 B 6 . .  'x6 A

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7 .  .  g4 To meet the hrea o b3, atckng h e d-p aw n. 7  a5 s a lury in  h s shar p lne: 8 b3 e6 9 'd3 'd7 IO bxd4 c5 l l e 3 g4  2 e2 x 3 x ± Smsch-Becker, Mweda 1927.  f5 8 b3 'e7 9 bx4 ...

0-0-0 xd4 andhas . . . c 5) s(nending a pos sib le...plan h ch

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n e een ese. 8 h3! The ses reen. 8 3 le Blck  sr up se ccs er 8 . . . 'e7! (8 . . . ' 9 h3  1 0 4    3 x 4+  2  x 4  3 x4 0-0-0 4 2 c2+ 1 xc2 'c 1  cd4 'x h I 1 7 x x+ 8 x ± P Brun ces 1978-9) 9 g2 3 IO e 3 d4! 1 1 0- 0 e2 + 1 2 @h  0-0-0 1 3 4 h 14 � 3 h4 1  g e4 1  xe4  xf3 1 7 g? 'xg ! ! 1 8 hg  xh2 19 @x h2 d+ 20 @h I h8 e Lgnel-Neel Fnd 1 94 1 . A wel l-cnuc ted  tck u We cnbued t s n dwnll. 8 b! s n u nested enve. 8  

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••• m m D h3 1 1 3 x g2 12 @ xg2 000 1 3 d2 h ! 1 4 x5? ( 1 4 g ws necessy - Fnscc 14 ... 4 15 xh4 x 1 x5 g 17  3+ 18 g g4! 19 �d3 (f 19 e  x2 20 xg  f3+ etc) 19 . . . xh2 20 f d   ! ! 0 l Scede -Gee c es 192 b4+ 8

Pssbly 8 ... h!? sud e ted. e 9 xf3 9 .. . 5!? I O e3 c 1 1 ed xd4 12 xd4 'x4 gves Blck se cpenstn r  he pn cc  ng  Menshn �e7 10 c2 1 1 e3 0-0-0 12 3 g 3 xg xg 1 e4 e 1 + @8  xe3 ±

i2 e7  0-0! IO ..  �d7 nendng .. 0-0-0 s  ete pln. 1 1 i2 d7 12 0-0 h3 13 d3 xg2 14 xg2 e4 1 e     h   1 7 c2 'e 18  ± Kelner-Pl Venn 94. 

Dyckh -Pe ersen, cres  930. A2 7 3 67 7  8 b3 8 3  9 g2 � 7 I 0 0-0 gves Bck ckng chnces e IO

6 . . ppulr . xf6 The e recpue. Bck n nends n ely ... g4/. .. f5 ll ed  y . . . 000. Whe s le  d  Blcks hes, u ce ust e execsed.

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7 3 7 3 tnspses t Chpte 4  A2 7  b3 s n ndepe nde nt de: 7 EO 8 3  g4 (7  f5!?  (nt 8 xd4? 000) 8    h6 9 g3 000 0 g2 d3!   0 ! (   ed? e5!  Bensen) 1 1    e5 12 f4 g6 (2  de? 13 e2 3+ 14 x xf3 5 xf3 g5 6

ss f ep  nlv ed wh 3 nd pepes edte cstng 8 .. 0-0- 0 Blck cn ttept  tke dntge f the  ss n f 3 by 8    b4, but fe 9 00 c2 ( 9    c2  0 e  g6   b3 c2 12 5 x  1 3 bxd 4  s ges Whe  stng ttck ccdng t B g ljubw) 0 b  b4 ( 1 0

  O 3 e3 g4+ e5 4 4 (Benstennwsk, Ben 1905) nd nw Bensen ec ended 4   g6! 1 5 e3 (  5 e3 e5 =  15  xf4 16 e g5! . Nw Bck cn chse betwe en  B 7  f5 B2 7  g4 B  (69    8  2  hs e pn n hs p8s nb3 te 8    4+ 9 d2 0 Blck sd we n exnde  cksn, ces 93 8 3 tnspses  he 5 3 6 vn f Chpe 4 e tex e vds he psse

b3 d 3  1 e1 43xb g4  2  h3 h5 2  xb  13c6 3 b4 wh  stng tck f the scce d exchnge, S n nen Svenssn, ces 947 9 0-0  Gnfds 9 h4 s s stng 9   ge7 (9    g4  0 h3 h5 1  e4 b4+ 2 f s gd  Whe) 10 xf5 xf5   00 nd nw 

) e 3 4 ± 11  h6 2 e4 GnedLenz, ces 97/8 b) 11    h5 12 e4 g6 3 g5! e7 ( 1 3   e8 4 h4 h6  5 d3 b8 6 3 ± GnedSchnnn, ces 19920) 4 xe7 fxe7 5 h4 e 5 1 6 4 b8 1 7 c5 7c6



8 5 b6 19 f4 1-0 Gnld Skszewsk, cres 97. 70

• • m. • •  • • · 9    9 ... ge7 ls pved ndeue fte 10 ' 4 g5   b3 6  2 c5 g6  3 xb7 ! xb 14 'b5+ c8 5 '6+ d 7  6 xd4 'xd4 7 Je3 'f6 8 dl+ ± Busch Scnnn, ces 1919.  10 '  e7 121  J d2  The clun s  nln-Ewe, Hl nd 1 92 1 , whch cn n ued  3 + e3 Jd3 (3 ... de 4 Jc3 ECO 4 fe ±. 2 J (71 7 .. .

f6 47

A ecendtn f Pnv. 8 J 2 00-0 Te edte 8 ..  d3 s ndeute fe 9 ed Jb4 10 0-0 0-0-0   e4 'f5  2 Jf4 6 3 h3 Jx 3 4 Jxh3 ' x3  5 c5 d5 16 c l g5 17 e3 g4 8 4 e5 19 d4 We sd bette n Ancn-Fd Hungy 96. 9 h! Altentves e less stng ) f 9  Blck cn ply 9 ... d3! nd n w l 0 0-0 de   'xe2 d4 2 'e5? ( 2 'e4  3 'e5 ws bete - n ss n)  2 .. . Jxf3 0- 1 Elss-Enst, Wedenu 947. b) 9 0-0 ge7 10 'b3 10 3!  Euw e) 10 . . . g6   4 Jb4  2 5 Jx 5 3 '   he8 ! 4 b3 xe2 5 x5 ( 5 Jg5 s e by 5 .. . 'f5 1 6 Jxd8 Jxf193 gf  7 'g4+) Jx5 Jxg2 8 xg2 f+! 5 .  . Jx 6 J3+  d 7  7 'b5 e5 8 Jxd7?! (8 3 6! 19 'g5 'xg5 20 Jx g5 e 5 )  8 . . . xd7  Ech-Mtz, eyn husen 922. A vey ncnclusve ge wth pveens vlble  b sdes. 9   J 9 .. . Jf5 s sl  t B  , exc ept Whe s p te veex tep 3 l 0 w c cn us el. Afte 0-0 g5 1 1 '4 5  2 e  ge 7  3 d3 g 4 4  4 Jxd3  5 ed 'f5 1 6 e4 b8  7 f4 ± Tecnn Meses   c (3) 1 9 10 , W te s scceeded n bl ckng he kngsd e.

4 8  d2 /6

d 1 0 0-0 f O . . . 5 1 1 4!   nt Gmit Ain.

1 1 ed 1 1 e s o  es Wte te dnt e: 1 1 . . . b4 e tte s 1 1 . .. e 5 12 4  6 1  e 5 e5 14 f  12  4 d 2 1  xd2 e2 14 e e7 15 e4 f7 16 d2 e5 17  7 f 1 8 f x f 19 c5  ±  Shkmtn itk.

xd    12 e2 HsButce, Bn 1949) sold e been et b 12 .. xd2   g  . b4  a f 1 ... 5 14 5 f5 15 4 5 2f ntendn16 d ±. f6 17 5 1 a  14 ... d6 15 e e7 16 df ! f8 1 7  xd xd 1 8 e! e Wte  stog ttck n GnfedScnn, coes 19189.

wc contnued 16 b 5 17 c5  1 8 b5  19 5 e5 20 e7 e7 21 b7 d8 22 d b5 2 c b d  2 d 1

g



1   d 17 f e 18 e e7 19 d xf 20 f 6 21 d d  22 d  c 2 5 e5 24  x4 25 4 4 26  ± Rdulescuno, coes 1956.

Cocuso

An unsuccessful ttept to

5 . . . f6 se es ndequ te nst best pl. Afte 6 ef, f6 s te oe ppul  ecptu e, we n 7  lees Blck wth te coce betwee 7 nd 7 ... 4,

poe on te ces 1 ... e7 of MleBlo, 192-,

nethe  of wc  s dequte g nst coect dence.

 15

   (72) h5

7 5  bd2 others 1  3 4 5

d4 c4 de f bd2

dS eS d4 l c6

Now apa t fom   .   ealt wit i apter  an 5  f6 oee i apte 6 la as a ue of ote ties te most ipota t of wi is  .  e6 Te ateial iies as llows: A 5 . e6!   .  c  .  f D   e E 5 . e A 5

e6!? (73)

oly quote an old analysis of oojuow 6

a3

Alteaties a) 6 g3 taspos es to apter 9, a D b) 6 b3, oep oe t ing t e -pawn is too slow; af tr 6  . . d (6  . . f6  ef f6 ies Bak a ston at ta   Alea nder ) 7 e  8 8 a e 9   f6 10 ef f6      2 e 00 1  ?  2!   @f2 e+ I  e3  d3  6     7    4 18 5 f! Blak soon wn i Lamerat-Angares Fren  190 ) 6 lb3 is interesing : ) 6 ... xc4?   bxd4  5 (  .   4 8 d xd4 9  xd4 d 8 10 2 e    e3 x f 12  xf  6  3 f4 e7  4 @ e2 0-0  5  2  6 c3 1 - Krause) 8 xc6 xc6 9 d2! 6 (9 . . . c5 1 0   b6  1  4 b5  2 '4 a 1  e6! f6  4 e @ x  5  5+ g 8 1 6 e3 xf  17 xf ± - Ferschach 0 a4 ( 10 '2 d5!   0 .  5   a 5 !

uriously his nveECO, receves lile aenin h

0b a b  3 e3 c6 400c41 2 ±xChues-Baue,

50 5  thrs

1938. c2) 6 .. . + 7  d2 e7 8  d4 d4 9  d4 0-0-0 1 0  ( 1 0 e3 d2+ 1 1 d2 c5 12 0-0-0 cd 1 3 ed wth scent ce ns n f the p ece  Chlpsk y,   10 . . . c5  l  g4 wns  Aende) 10 . 4 (10  h6? 1 1  c 2 g4  2 c3  c5 13 e3 c4 14 c4 c4 15 h3 h 6 16  l d7 17 4 4+ 18 c3 5 19 e! ± skssn M u 3d Ces 0 1960-2) 1 1 4  d2+ 1 2 d2  6 1 3 e3  f 14 f  5 1 5 0-0-0 c5+ 1 6 c4 c4+ 1 7  c4 e7 = nlyss y Kuse Nw Bck hs A 6 ... ge7 A2 6 ... d7!

13 g3 ± Npe-Tsch, Mne Cl 1902. 7 ...  6 7 . d7! nspsng  A2 s es, whch sgge ss Whe w ld d ee  pu  ede pess e n he d-pwn wh 7 3 s n the ne ve 8  xS 9 bS xf3 1 0 f S f  0  .  e5 1 1 f4 g6 1 2 f3 s vey sng. 11 d3 Recended y Bgl j w 11 c 12 c2 c7 13 0-0 d6 14 g3 0-0-0 15 e4 e7 16 c l ! h6 17 e I he8 (f 17  .  g5 1 8 d2) 18 f 4 d7 19 d2! 6 2 0 5

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 21 4 c7 22 ± d2! 23 3 d7 24 5 ( 1-0,d6 52) Bll -Bn lv  M , 3d C es 0 1960-2 A2 6 ...  (75)

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7  Regded y he y s h e s enegec As sn s 7 3 f5 8 h3 h5 9 g5 e7 10 e7 e7 1 1 d3 0 -0-0  2 h4 5

 bd2 hs 1

7 b4 7 g3 tnspses t Chpte 9, v. 31. Als pssble e ) 7  b3 d8 (7 ... 0-0-0?! 8 e3 d3 9 bd c5 10 xc6 xc6 1 1 xd3   Plsbu nws k, C bdg e Spngs 190) 8 e3 d3 9 bd xc4 I 0 xd3 xd 3 1 1 xd3 c5 12 0 -0 ge 7 13 d  0-0 1  c2 ( 1 b !?) 1 . . . b6 15 b g6  6 b2 cxe5 =  b) 7 4! ge7?! (7 ... 0-0-0 ntend ng . . . b8 nd .. .  xe5 l ks bete ) 8 g3 g6 9 g2 e 7 10 0-0 0-0-0  1 b4 @b8 12 b2 h3 13 b 5 cxe5 1  xd x 15 xf3 nd Blck hd nhng  shw  hs pwn n Heg

13 . . . d6 : d8 1 2  1  . . . x 3  5 3 x3 16 0-0 nendng g5 nd Whte snds bee . 1 00 0-0 1 d3 r 1 7 h! Bet e ws 1 7 g5  ( 1 7 . . . d7 1 8 d5 +)  8 x @x 

Schedes, ces 1964. 7  g  8 b2  g6 5 9  Als sng s 9 .. d8!? 10 b5 cxe5 1 1 xd  x3 1 2 x3 xd 1 3 b xc 1 c3  b6 5 e3 0-0 16 c2 xe3 17 e xe3+ 18 e2 f4 19 e4 d3 0- eb-Hlng Beln 1931. , hweve, 9 .

 7 17 . . . f4! 18 c Blck snds wel. Lundhl Spel nn, Stckhl 190, cn nued 19 xd4 fg 20 xe6 g 21 @h  x e 22 g3 f5 23 g xe2! ! 24  d5 xd5! (2 . . . @h8 lws 2 5 xg7) 2 5 xe2 g3 26 @g2 xe2 27 cd f4 28 g3 xh5 29 @h4?! (29 @g2 f4  29 . 4 30 @xh5 e7

gxe51 10 b5 ±. 0 xd4 11 g3 12  13 h4 (7) Nt 13 xd4 d8.

31 B h g6 2 h6 f5 0-1. 5 . . b  3 (77) The s dec tept   en, lhugh the uee

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6 g3 ls sees gd  6 . .. e6 7 g2 xc4 8 0-0 d 5 9 b3 d7  bxd 4 0-0-0 I I e3 ge7 2 xc6 xc 6  3 4! 5  4 c  (hetenng xc6) 4 ... b6 5 xb6 b 6 e6!? xe6 (6 ... xe6  6 .. . fe e e by 7 e5 ! ) 7 g5  e7  8 e4 xg5 9 ed b 8 20 h 3+ f5 2 1 c2 ! ±

  . . . g6  2 h3 xf3  3 ef gxe5  4 f4 t  Gnfeld. b2)  ... d3!  h3 xf3   ef xe5 2 g2  7c6 13 f4 d4  4 xb7 c2+ 1 5 @d  b8  6 e4 0-0 7 2 d7!! 8 4 xb2! 0- Benhd-Hele, cs 92-3 (9 xb2 x4 20 b 2 2 c  2 1 @     21 ...

StdAngles, Munch l 936.

c4 hetenng 22 ... 2e3+ nd 22 . . . b2 e; 20 xe5 d4+ ! 2 1 @c l   + 22 b  b3+   F) b3) As  gd s 9 .. . ix  x g6 1  g2 gxe5  F 7 ...   8 b 8 f4? d7 9 b4 0-00  b2 ge 7 1 1 000 g6 1 2 g3 6 13 e3 de 4 e2 xf3 15 gf c5

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16 f4! t St-ung, Tndd 1947. 8 ixf  f x 10 b2 t FneAds, US Ch 9 cntnu ed 10 . . . 'e7   0-00 000  2 f4 c 6  3 g3 f5  4 5  5 h3 h6 6 he f7 7 b4 5  8 b3 he 8  9 xe8 xe8 20  xd4 h5 2 g2 e2 22 c5 c6 23 b xc6 24 Je5 6 25 xg7 g8 26 ' 1-0. c

5 ... if ( Wls ve. Blck hs tcc hes b sed n .. . b4 n ths ne.

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c6 !) 10 . . . g6   5 x 5  2 x5 cx e5 3 xe5 xe5 4 \2 6 5 3 3 6 e3 f3+  7 \ I 2  8 2 e 4 9 \e2 g  +! 0-  Tes chn-Wlf , Beln 939. 2)     7 ef xf6 8 4 0-0-0 (n  8 ... 3? 9  nenng 2) 9 3 ( f 9 4  8  9 5 e 5

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  Pepng  vlp he shp  . Alnvs gv Bl deue  neply  ) 6 g3 4 (6 . f6!? 7 ef xf6 8 g2 8 b3? e4! 9 g2 d7 JO 00 0-00  8 .. . 7 9 0-0 0-00 1 0  3  threatening e5 0 .. . e 8! o  Menshn) 7 4+ 6!? (7 .. 5 8  2 9 \l

I 0 xe5 xe5     e4!  n h ses h  ne psn  Bl) 9 . .. h6 10 5 e5   fx4 (    2 s sky   . . . xf3+  2 g f g6!  3 xd4 5 ih gd pl y f Bl ) 1 1 . . . g4 12 f3 5! wth n unle p sin  Mein shn.  (79) 6    A een f Men shn n Le Gambit Albin. he pss

x I I 0< x4 g68   g2  5 2 6+ 3 7 4 6 2+ 5 x2 x2 16 x8 e3+ 7 fe 8  8 \2 h6 9 4  6 20 3 g6 2 3 + ± Kgnv-Z, Azezhn Ch 963) 8 h4 7! o Mnev, ECO )  a 3 n n   )    7 g 3 (7 h3 e7 8  4 f6 9 g4 e6 0 ef gf I I 4 h5  2 5 e5 l3 g 5 xf3+  4 xf3 c5 o Sn -Slnsv, B eves n Ch  960) 7 . .. ge7 (7 ... 3? ! 8 3 f 6 9 ef xf6 0 g2 ± Ssh Rhe, Ben 940) 8 3 0-00 9 5 e8  0 4 ( 0 g5 h 6    4 hg  2 '5 5 !  3 x5

les see t gve Whe h vnge )     + 7  2 7 (7 .. . e7 8 x4 xe5 9 4+ d7 s untesed in nn-Ple, Plyuh 1903, euse Whe lne h 0 x4??  3 + 0-  ) n n ) 8 a3 s nnc u s 8 . . . f6 9 f4 fe 0 xe5 f6   x6   2 c 5 e7  3 6 g5  4  2 \  5 4 7  6 2 e7  7 0-0-0 5 8 xc5 6 9 g4 5 20 x5 x5 2 gf x5 22 e4  23 xe3 xe3+ 24  wh  g enng  Bl n Scc hn-Slnsev, Ms  1 964 (0- 1 , 42). 2) 8  s snge 8 . . . 4+

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9 bd2 ge7  0 3 xd 2+   \xd2 \ d7    . . . 0- 0  2 d  ±;   . . . g6 2 d  ±) 2 d  0-0-0  3 b4 ±  nlyss by Mnev. b ) 6 ... \  7 3 0-0-0 8 4  ge7 9 c5 e8 IO b4  g6   g3 xc 5  2 b g xe 5  3 x e5 xe 5 4 g2 g6 5 � x4 6 gf e 4 7 h3+ b8 8 g g6

7 ... b4 8 d2 \x6 9 xb  xb4 0 bxd4 0- 0- 0   \b3 c5 2 3 d3+ 3 ed cd 4 0-0-0 ± K-Zplel, ce s 969-70. a3 8 The ede 8 bxd4 llws 8 ... b4+! 9 d2 xd4 0 xd4 'xd4   xb4 \ xb2  2 d2 0-0 wh s ng hets  Blck.

9 g3 \e7 20 b3 he8 2 b I ! x b  ( 2  . . . x c5 ws bee) 22 b7+?! xb7? 22 ... 8 =  2 3 'x b I +  -0 Jung e Wlf, Ge n Club Ch 939.

8 . .. h6 9 fxd4 9 g3 s  et by 9 . . . 00 -0 I O g2 g5 9 .  . 0-0-0 xd4 3 IO N  0 .. . c 5   xc 5 x d4  2 ed d   3  e2!  ±.  d \g6 ()

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w  ,•   , ·-· . . B m O.B �-  . mm BlB 7 f Alenv es  e sscy  Blck  )  bxd4? b4+! 8 2 xd4 9  xd4 (9 4+ d c) 9 ... \x d4 0 x b4 x b   d2 'xe5 wh dvnge  Blck  Menshn. b )  6 xe6 8 bx4 xd4 9 'xd4 (9 x d4 b4+ O d2 xd +   xd xc  2 c 7  3 e3+ 8! = ) 9 ... xd4 0 xd4 xc4 = - Mnshn. 7 . . . xf6

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 .   .  B�D B Otm B B � Accdng  Menshn, Bl ck hs enugh cp ensn r  he sc  c d pwns, . g.  2   c2  3 'xb3 d5 e8+!  \xh2 e2  xb3 5 xg2 64 f   d5 c6 ! , n ll y,  2 e 3? c 2! A vn whch neds se e pcc l ess. D 5 . . . e ()

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Recommended by the corre pondence master Dr Balogh. T he lne s smlar o he varaon 5 bd2 g4 6 a3 e 7 (p. 36) . Black attempts to regan the e-pawn mmedaey, but hs own d-pawn can become weak. 6 g3 Also good s 6 b3 g4 7 4 0-0-0 8 a3 x 9 g g5  0 g3 h5 1 1 h3 xe5 1 2 xe5 xe5 13 d3 5 14 0-0-0 ±. 6 . . .  g 6 . . . 5 7 g2 0-0-0 8 0-0 wa s also good or Whe n Grnld Balogh, corres 1938. 7  g2 0-0-0 8 00 8 h3 h5 9 0-0 is also que playable: 9 .. . d3 0 ed Ixd3 1 1 a4! d7 1 2 a3 ge 7 13 b4! @b8 14 3b5d d4 1 6 b  !? 151 7xd4 xd4xd4 xa4 18 b2 ; Mendes-uarte, Ro de Janero v Sao Paulo (telephone match) 1944. 8 '3 s less accurat e: 8 . . . b4 9 d3 g6 0 0-0 g7 0.

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8 d3 8 .. . f6!? is an un ted sug geston o Geeben. 8 .. txe5 ls to 9 e5 e5  0 b3 b6 1 1 3 c 5 12  a4! @b8 13 e5! + Smh-Maoczy, Dresden 1936. 9 ed txe5? ! Better was 9 .. xd3 but even then Black has practcally nothng r hs pa wn 1 0  0  e  f6 1 1 h3 x3 12  3 s also to Whe's adva nta ge: 1 2  .  d3 1 3 d2  x3+ 1 4 xf3 d7 15 d5! @d8 (15  c6 1 6 e 6) 1 6 e3 Id4 ( 1 6    Ie3 17 e3 b6 18 xg8 Ig8 1 9 b3 ±) 1 7 e l ± Ma grem  Henrch, corres 1938. 10 . . . a6 1 1 xe5 x e5 1 2 c5 d4 1 3 c4 6 4 e3 d3? 1 5 e8+!  -0 Sms ch- Ratha, Berln 1941. E

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6 g3 s cveed n Chpe IO v A whle 6 3 s Chpe  4 v  A    e edng Whe  ny endge dvnge Als ply ble s 7 d2 e6 8 c2 5 9 d I 4 IO c I b4 l l b I c5 1 2 3 6 13 d3 e7 14 f4 c8 15 d5 t  Neunndy Hnve 1902  de 8 xd8 xd8 As pssbe s 8  xd8 9 fe b4 IO  e7 1 1 bd4 d7 12 d3 h4 13 xc6 xc6 14 d4?! xg2 15 gl 5! 16 b3 c6!  Pllsbu y-B dy H nve 1902 lc6

  9O fed3 11 bd t LehnnSedeevc evewjk

1965 c nnued 1 1    g4 1 2 h3 xf3 13 xf3 g6 14 xg6 hg 1 5 e2 0-00 1 6 b3 b4 1 7 b2 d3 18 d4 5 19 g5 d7 nd lck nged  dw n 70 ves

Concuson 5  e6!? y wel be lcks bes eply  5 bd 2 becuse 6 g 3 nspses   sscy ne f Chpe 9 whle fe 6 3 d7! lck bned  ssfcy psn n Lundh -Spel nn v A2 5    b 4 cn edes h e w bshps whu deue c pensn whle Wls 5  i A in, n L e amit see dculnded  ee Hweve 5  e7 nd 5  ge7 see  ° eve Whe h he dvnge

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 6 bd2  6 g2 nucenty teted  6 b3 !? d3 6   d7 !?  C e) 7 bd2 b4 8 3 5 9 3 de  xe2 xf 1 1 xf3 4 12 b  xe5 13 xb 7 xd2+ 14 xd2 d8 15 e ±  vonuet, Htg  1980-1  6  (84)

ne of te ot euenty eced poton of te bn ounte Gbt c pepe  d7 nd  000, foowed by  5 o . 3 Howeve, coped to te poton n te next cpte, Wte  gete exbl ty  n tt e cn often t bd2 nd py   uc ueen de dvnce wt 3 nd b4, o even b4 wtout  peptoy 3 lc lo  to conte nd wt  tely 3 nd be cef tt e6 doent ppen t n unfotunte

 poton  jut  often eced b y te ove ode 5 b d2 g4 6 g3 6 d7 6  f6 7 ef xf6 tnpoe nto pte 6, v 2, wl e 6 . e7  det wt n pte 7, v D unde the ove ode

oent  n vton 23 Te te now dvde:

5 bd2 e7 6 g37g4 6  e7! g2 7 b3?

8   

xf3 8 ef xe5 9 xd4? xd4!  Mengn)  .  . g 6 8 0-0 d 9 4 d8  1 0 e l e7 1  3 4  Tyl-Megn Cn nel pen 95.   7 h 3 es  d  Whe  sle  fe 7 . . . 5 8 3 5 9 3 (9 g  5 0    1 1 f4 ge7 12 h4 e 13 2 h6 14  f5 r Klgn-Mengn, Phdelph 1953) 9 ... 5 IO 2 f 6 1 1 e  xf6 12 g 0-0 1 3 g4 g6 4 h4 e5 5  xf3+ 16 xf 3 e4 (  Mnev) 17 d2 'd6 8 0-0 d8 9 x5?! d ! 20 ed xf 2 1 x g3+ 22 g2  xg4 23 e5 x e5 4 d5+? d5 0 Chyev Mkns, Vlns 92. Nw he s  he dvsn: Al  ... 000 A2  ... h3 The pl n f  eely yng  e g he epwn y 7 . . . ge7 8 00 g6 led fe 9 3 0-00 10  4 h 5 ( 1 0 .. . gx e5? l l 5 xf 1 2 ef ) 1  4 8  2 h4 h3 1 3 e6 xe6 1  2 h3 15 xh3 xh3 6 g5 f5 1 df3 e7Y1 Cenl 8 5 ! Chess Bkh Syvyk, Clv Ch 960. A  00 8 Whe nw hs he he eween:

A  l 8 00 A  8 h3! 8 3 f6 (8 ... h5!) 9 f xf6 0 4    e 3 c5? 2 0- 0 h5 3  4 e 14 5 8 15 x7 d6 1 d4! ± MleRek, es 94-5. An nnvng exe. A 8 00 Wh  fnl s-dvsn: A   8  .  ge A 2 8 .. . h5 ! A 8 

 86

The ld ve nd n w deed  slw. 9  Ths s ly he snges.

5   5 9

Aenv es e ) 9 b3 g6 10 g5 e7   xe7 xe 7 1 2 d2  e8 1 3 f e  8 1 4 c5 c8  5 c  xe 5   fxd4 xd4 7 xd4  f6 1 8 e3 g5 19 f4 gf 2 gf g  21 4  GdbegMkens, f 23d R C 1955  ) 9    O  4 ( O 4 5   b3? d3 1 2 b2  f5 1 3 e4 xe4 4 3  EenkvMednn, Bulgn Ch 1973)    b8  b4 cx e5 (     5 ! 12 c5 h3 3 e xe 14 5 ce5 5 c ±  KslvskMsnzhk, R Te C 1971) 12 xd7 xd7 1 3  b2 xf3+ 14 xf3 x3 1 5 x3 c5 1 6 fd   jen cm, Skpje  972 9 .. . b8

0 b  (87) Plugyev sk s cce, bu e ves e ls bee  We a IO d 5  3 3  xf3 xe 5  3 f4 f6 4 5 c8 1 5 6 +  b 16 5   7 x6  e 18 xd8 x8 9 xd4 c6 20 xc6 c6  8+ -0 s n mpesve ck n Zyy,  n n m e, Mscw  942 ) 0 4 g 1 1 g 5  xe  2 b3 xf3 3 ef f6 14 d2 6 1 5  : Shkvcsnzh, SSR Tem Ch 1968 c IO b4  6   b5 (1  c5  s ls gd 1 1    xe5 12 xd7 xd 7 1 3 b2  5 14 3 b  5 b

c6 1 6 4 b5 1  cb c 1 8 b5 ± Kzlvskykv, Yf R Wen  C h  969 ) 1 1     xe5 2 b2 xf3+ (2  x) 3 ef  4 lb3 ic2 1 5 a5 d3  6 l  4 i c5 1 7  x2 d e 1 8 ac l ± Korhnoi-M osio nzik,

SSR T Ch  9 87

   •     mlR D tO O 11

cS

8 7

12   Plug yevskV syukv, R Te C  96, cnnued 1 2    x 3 ef e5 4 xd7 x 1 5 f4 6 16 x6 b 7 xd h e ee enn  Whe 2 8 hS! (88

6   

n vew f the dculs Blck expe enc es n v A 1  1 , hs shp ve, wh ch begns Blcks cunteply n th kngsde s ely s pssble, s vey g cl 9 b4 Ths pwn scfce s he st ggessve eply Atenvs ) 9 'b3?! h4! 0 xh4 xe2   e  d3 1 2 hf  5 1 3 h4 g5 + nek-shn, A 1970 b) 9 e s gn et b y 9    h4! 10 3 hg 1 1 hg  f5 (      d3  2 b4 f5 13 e4 h5 ls ges gd ttckng chnces   Blck, Kn Sgn, SSR Ch 1952) 12 fl ( 1 2 b4  xe5 13 xe5  xe5 1 4 b2 h5 15  f6 + 12 h2 xh2! 13 ©xh2 d3 4 g c5 5  xe5 +  2  f6 1 3ef xf6

f + 49 ©e4 e  + 50 ©f4 g4+ 0- Bwne-Mest, Ls Pls Z 982. 9 . b4 ced, s 10 b5 s h etened 0 b O 4 shud be t by 10 . h4 ! when Wht hdy hs nythng bete th n   b  tnspsng  he ext  n sed  0   h3 ?! l wed  thetc 1 1 6 ! xe6  2 b  f6 1 3 e5 x 5 14 xb7+ ©b8 1 5 xb 4 c5 1 6 x c5  xb7 7 x5+ ± Vldv-Asenev, Y RSSR Ch 1955 h4 0  . .  'a4 1 1 xh 4? h 3! nt end ng    xh4 + - Mnv  h

 nev 4 9b4h4e4 c) ge7+10 4 g 1 1 b3 ©b8 12 5  x5 1 3 5 f5 1 4 e  f6 1 5 b5 c6 1 6 b3 c5 ( 1 6  xf3 1 7 xf3 xe 5 ) 1 7 f gf 1 8 d3 xd3 1 9 e d b4 20 d2 x 21 xb4 xh4 22 h3 6 23 f5  hg8 (2 3    dg8) 24 e6 h4 25 xf6 e5 26 e g4 27 xg4 xg4 28  h5 29 g4 g6 30 d ©c7 31 ©

2 Whte b4hs t ente the Agn cplctns s fte 12 hg h3 Blcks ttck s the stnge nev 12 b4  3 b4 h3 4 e (89

b6 df83 33±±) g5e8h33634 ©g332c5d2 35 xh d2 ©b7 37 f4 ©6 38 ©g3 e 39 3?? ©5 40 ©f2 h 4 1 ©g2 b 4 2 d6 ©4 43 ©g3 ©b3  f4 g  + 45 © xg4 46 © g 47 f5 h5+ 48 ©f4

 g �g4 61

4 fg xg2 5 ©xg2 h3+ 16 @g  h 6 nend ng . . . 5/g4 gves Blck  sng ck. e  14  . . VldvVlsn, Tud Ch 1969, nnued 1 5 fg xg2  6 xg2 f6 1 7 e 1 g4 1 8  e4 9 c5 b 6 20 b5  6 2 c 5  h 5 wh chnc es  bh sdes. A2 8 h3! (9)

 nt n e d 10 . . . ©b8 ( O . . . fe!   h4   1 g5  Magyar Saelet 11 h4 e6 2 xc6 b (2 ... xc6  3 x6 b  14 e f x 6 Mnev) 3 b3 c5 14 6 c8 5 5+ b 7 6 x b7+ ©xb   7 e x6 18 g5 @b6! 19 xf6 g 20 d2 g8 o  Magyar Saelet nd , 38. 0 . . . f e8 1  b4 1 1 .. . e4!?  Mn ev. 2 b2! d3 Kn e cends 1 2 .. . d3! ?  3 e3 d. 13 00!  BndevskyMkens, 8h SSR Ch 1 950, cn nued 13 . . . xe2 14 4 xf 15 xf @b8 16 b5 d8 7 xd 4 c5  8 2b3  xd4

Whe dves wy he bshp, s o ht f  ees  h5, Blck l hve n ply dwn he hle .       8 .. e6 9 3 ge7 0 b4 g6 1  b2 gxe5 1 2   e7 13 b5 x3 + 1 4 xf3 5 1 5 4 6 16 e5 ± PdnyMkens,  f 17th SSR Ch, Vlnus 949. f 9 a3 f 9  .  ge7 O b4 g 6 1 1 b2 gxe5 (  1  .  d3 12 e3 e8 3 4 @b8 1 4 b5) 1 2 b5  xf3+ 1 3  x3 5 4 4 ±  nev.  0 ef  0 4 ws ed n S g n Geeben, Mscw 949, whch

19 xd4 b62020. c5 e7?2(20 . e4 s bete; . . e6  cb. . cb 22 3 xe3 23 fe e8 24 e4   nev) 21 c cb 22 xb6   A2 7 .. h3 (91

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d7 7 g2 h3; cf Chpe 9, v. 32. Blck eps  nspse n vuble nes f v. Al 12. 8 0-0 8 xh3 helps Blck; fe 8 ... xh3 9 3, he hs w vey plyble lnes: ) 9   h O c2 g4 1 1 e4 e7 2 b4 0-0 3 b2 e8 4 d4 J 1 5 c3 gxe5 6 xe5 Jxe5 7 f3 e6 1 8   xc3 19 xc3 fe8 nd lck sd vey well n Kelly-ns, Bdeux 1964. ) 9  !?  O 4 g5 1 1 xd4 ge7 12 e4 0-0-0  3 xc6  c6 14 xg5 g2 5 fl xe5 16 f4! g7! 17 x5 b6! 18 b5 he8 9 Je3 h6 20 ? xf3+

wh  bee endng  Whe, KchnMsnzhk, f Lenn gd Spkd 1969. 9 h 10 b4 f O 3 h4 o - Mnev, e.g . 1 1 b4 xg2 2 @xg2 hg wh gd  ck ng chnc es  nly ss. g2 10 Hee O . . . xb4 1 1 b  h4 culd be ed; e 12 xb4 xb4 3 xb4 hg Blck hs  dngeus ck   sll el nvesen. ib4  @g2 2 b  Agn 12 ... h4 ces n cnsden. The ex ve ws plyed n AnshenkKupechk, Byelus s n C h 1 964, whch cn 

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e  ..   c  1  a  c   18 h3  1  mat e  Libe rzon) 1  +  6   1   g 18 3 ±  1 0 3) 2 

h3 1 0  b 2  ge 1 1  ?    g h  2  e  3 e g 1 3 intenng 1 g ;  ..  g 2 e? agan 2 g as better) 2 . e 13 b3   e  o  g he8  c2 g  g g 18 2  18 3  1  b  20    21  e2) 18  . h 1  3  ero upreichi Ch 2 ne onersBylorussan hat improment upreichi ha against 8 e.  8  00-0 9      c also re baly in the armention aashoich urichi USS Stent Ch 10 hich contin 0 a3 b  1 b 2 e 12 +  1 3 b c  g a  1   e 1 ± b -0c 8)  bl b8 18 b3 1 0  ± Th colmn is Dzhinzhihas ili anieich sral Ch 8 hich contin  0  .  a 1 1 c3    1 2 g e 3    

0-00 (98

8 b3! Stronger than 8  an no: a) intening  g  ..a3?c  g  0= 8  b8 a  ine )   . h 10 e   e   b2 he8  2 a3  2 c ? b 13 a3 2   2 e    e 1 c  1 'b c 8 3 a  1 a  3 20 2  c  Soy-inas  USS R Spart aia 1 ) 12    3 b3 a   3   a?  b ± - in)  ac  a  a2 c  b x 1 e 8 3 3  3 ; - xe  n  b) 8 . b8  a3 ge  0 b g 1  b2  x3  2 e cxe  3 3 c 1 b     g   a    2 h 8 1 8 3    a e + 2 xe  ± Shio-Shas

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osco 1. c) 8  h  h4  IO   1 1 4  12   13 b2 h8 1 4 a 3  Barrgt Cortl, thlans 174. 8  h3 tansoss to th gam uo-urichi in th st not o ar. B23.  8 Altrnatis: a) 8   h   !  O   1 1 c b 12 4 c 12 ... b4 13 a7 7 14 a4  7 1   1  1  c3 ! ± Lonto-Tulats, Sanish Ch 178) 13 a3! b 14 c a3  ba ± SassyFointos, Sochi 14 b) 8  h   l b I O 4 h4 1 1 c3 3 1 2  3 g  1 3   1 3 g !   7 i 1 4 d7+ 1 n)  13 .1. . b  8 g7 17 g7 g7 18 4 hg 1 hg  20 b c 2 + c 22 a  7 23  4 4 24 7 + 7 2 4 ± Silao Haunin, na Saaia 1. c) 8    b2 h3? IO !  1 1   ±)   12  c b 1 3 a4  7  1 3 .. .  7 1  b4!  13 ... 7 1 b3!) 14 4  1 a 1 DaloDa c g 17ocha, a+ 7 18d c 1-0 corrs 18-. ) 8    3   ... c IO g! ) IO 4  1 1 3 ± Fschch

) 8  f!?    l g7 I O g

g 1 1    2 a3 ? ! g  1 3 c2  3 1 4   g  1    c 1   3!?  7 3 h 18 3 ! 1 c 3 20 4  4 it h a ining attac, Bogoac Dziniszsi, lni Goa 77. A aiation hich ns thr tsts. 9    10  1 1  Thatning h3. 
Whit stans clarly bttr, orchnoi- Ving, Brsh a 1 78 .

Concuso n thattac main sms lins atr  g3 g4, Whits th stongr, scially in th lis h r Whit aois b2. Variation A2 an th suggst imomnts o Anishno-uichi may n lins ith b2 layabl, but in

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e main line o vaiation B, it eem ad to impove on ocnoVeinge and Back o uld

pobaby play   e6 to ce bd2 and tanpoe into e nex cape

9 5 g3 Ae6!? 1 2 3 4 

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A B C D

6 b3 6 g2!? 6 a4 6 bd2! An alternatve meth od o f defed ng the c-pawn 6 �c proved harmles s after 6   . h6 7 a3 a5 8 g2 c5 9 0-0 ge7 0 bd2 f5  1 e4 a7 2 f4 �c  3 ad  e6  4 c l 0- 0 1 5 e 3 g4 6  xd4 xd l 7  xd l �xe5 + Gordon-Adams, US Ope 1947. A

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A move popularised by Kost. I comparison with Chapter 8, lac restrcts Whte's choice by ttacig the c-paw. Aother ctor of importance is that i the ariation 6  bd2 �d7 7 g2 0--0 he move 8 3, attacing the ishop, was str ong i va r A  2 of Chapter 8 but here it is e ective. lac ca often traspoe to vourable lies of the previous hapter by a timely . h3, but gai he must be o the ooout

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rMaterial the rplydivides e6 as llows:

b4 2corres  c 945.  d8 Hunter,

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Hossell

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 6 .  .  i le exact ate 7 g an no    ...  g  a3?! ( a3 !   nev 8 .. g6 9 c  O b c   0-0 0-0  c 3 3 b4? xg 14 xg xb4  xb4 xb4  6 x4 c6! 7 g4  lot, Zageb 90 n no EO ae e e ot on  ± c  eem a·mint  +   ... 8  0-0 ge7 9 a3 g6  O x     a3 g6  c 0-0 3 2 3 (3 .. e7 4 ad I cxe     xe xe 6 '4 g6 7 e4 ± Ge me ot, g olav C  9 1 ) 4 a xg2  xg2 e7  inev. 3  ... f!? agai ti gambit ook omiing)  e x6 9 00 -0-0 O b 34 4 a3 xg   xg   3 2 4 g b 4e7 e4   1 6 b  ce 1 7 a4 b8   xe e  9  e6 20  3 2  ed xd3 22 4  x4 3  g6  WeibegeScunte, nc l 1936. Wite lay ol be imoved bt Black till eem to ave icient come ation o te an.   x + ! 7  c  le ong  g d7 9 0-0 6  0 e  0-0-0    3  12  e  ! g 3 a 4 e  4 a   a6 ± azikoka okoovi, Piatigok Women 197 8   g

 4  g6 10  ee We  ot geng te to bs os an  tis manoe  a at e o me  10  f 11 x6 2 a3 gxe 3 xe xe 4 x4 6!    8 6 c 0-0 7 4? g4 8 a 4 9 e3 xe3 20 e g   x4! 0 Schcan coe 90. B 6 g!? 

Wite acces e can  a lea in eveloment 6 c gnoing te can ll ob aly tanoe to ote nes  ideenent gnicance  6  7 7 a4 ( 7  b t ansos e to vaiaion 3 on age 7  7 b3 0-0-0 Black lan o .  an .. 3 a gained a temo ove ote line 7  . c (7 .  xe  x7+ xd7 9 x4  xc4  O xb7 b 11 gaakoe)

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7 g2 Wie doe be ignoing e ack on t e p an A empt  o deend i gie Back aequae counteplay: a) 7 b 3 b 8 a xc4 9 c2 xd2+ I 0 xd2 d  1 1 g 2 ge7 i atiscory  Black b) 7 1c2 ge7 and no: b) 8 g2 0 9 0 0 g6 0 e4

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Te ms exible move Back pstpones te maeuv e  ge7 g6 ad pepa es e enside ca sing , ed by  3 and   e play ecome vy sa i aaks n ppsie ings Wite no a s a cie bet ee

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7 . .  g e7 ! 7 . . . - -  aow s  b we  .  . e s e  by  b ± 8 �g 8     asoses to te co. 8  g  e  e e I  � -      2   +  e x c     5 2  o aay as e ov , B ev es        

c  I  e -  evi t Speelma, Btis  982   8 9  Ateatives yed o ava ntae: a) 9 00 a ow: a ) 9  -00?!  b! ce    e  e    c  d  e  x    b    1 a c I  b  7 c c   8 b ± Leta-atawe Pas 9 a2) 9 h!?   e7  l a -    b4        ' g 2   with atacg canc  bot ses asalKosti, ooe 1 a) 9 .. e7 IO b  ! (  .. -   b     b  c e  a x2    2  I5  c  a    7  b?  

8   9 bd      9  . . d? 1 d ± Fos o-Lad, cee 01 1  ) 1 e  e I     e5 12 .g 2 ( f 2 xe e 1 c c + - Foso; 1  b    BCM 1  .  c    c c  1    1   ) 4 ... e  c   e b+ llow  b y   . . + -    .  a    d + @b  7  - - c?    d 9 x

1   + 9  ! - Sisce dna adi 19) 11 b     2    (  2 .  5 I  5 x 5 s about eqal, 'Haon-osti, Nc 19  )  b  2  \ x2  1   b d d      xe  7  c  RBye-ost, USA v Yugoslvia I950. b ) 9  - 9 . 7 IO 0     b  x     \x 2  5  

 2 a  2 @b c  c d 2 Wa  2 c2 2 5 5 e 2  b 27 x7  c    b  2  7    ! 9 b b  +  x b  b 29  c +  xc b) 2 .  b  29  7  c   xc

e    - 0    a          b     7       5  9 e     2 0 x 4 d 2 c e o Nman edia oo  9    b c e    - ! 2 e x   b       4  5 e

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xg2 I 6 f4  xf4 0- I Erdelyi Nelen, Waraw 1 I935. ie7 9 0 b  O b3 i an in teretng ater native IO ... 0-0-0 (afe was IO ... 0-0    fxd4  xd4 1 2 �xd7 c2+ I3 @dI xd7 4 @xc2 xe5 ! =  I  g5 @b 8 2 xe 7 �xe7 I3 00 d7! (3 ... gxe5? I4 xe5  xe5  5 xb7!   4 a5 ! xa5 ( I 4 . . . cxe5 I  �b3  x+ I 6 �xf3 c6 I 7 �b3 gve s White a clea advantage) I5 �xa c6 I6 feI d3! (agan bst; I6 . . .  3   well met by I 7 f ! )  7 �d2! ( 7 ed i weake) 17 .. �c5 I 8 ed xf3 I 9 x 3  e5 20 e 3 he8 (20 .. .  xc 4? loe  to 2  �c3) 2 ae with jut a mal

a  8 c5 d3 I 9 �g4  xg4 20 e3 d5 2I d4 f 22 c3 b8 = Pranl-Koti, Yugov Ch I945. Th e poition in diag ra m I O can be reached by a variety of equence of ove IO to I2. 2 . . . ih3! The most dire ct line. 2 . . . b6 i too lo w afte r I 3 a c  a5 I 4 b5 (not I4 ba a8    xd 4  xd 4 I 6 �xd 7  e2 +  7 h  xd7 I 8 ce I xg3 + + I 4 . . . c xe I 5 xd4 f6 I6 fd �e7  7 c5 d7 I 8 cb cb 1 9 e4! e5 (Spielmann-Koti, Bled 93,    45) and now hte hould have puhed home hi queenside initatve wth 20 xe!  3 b5

ed ge r White, Havana I9I3. Mash alJ anowsk , 8 0  ib2 0-0 2 0-0 

I gave Backrnjaa to o much play 3 nad Joki-Buan, Ban a I 970, wh ch con tinued  3 .. . xg 2 I4 @xg2 � g4 !   b 5  cxe5  6  xe 5  xe 5 I 7    g6  8 �x a7 ?  f4+  9 @h I d3 0 -  . lce5! 3 Much  tro nge r thn 1 3 . .. x g2  @xg2 cxe5  5 xd4  xf3  6  xf �g  7 e 3  ± Prc Koti, Zagreb 1947.

 l f4! 5 i ih3 �h3  gf  g4  7 c5 5  The column  Rabar-Smederevac, Yugo lav Ch  955 , which conti nued  8  e4 h2  1 9 g 3 f3+ 2 0

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ef h4 2 a2 fd8 22 e3 d3 23 e4 d I 24 a I g3 2 5  fd  h2+ 26 @h  g 3 + 27 @g wih a draw by repeion D 7  (111

 8 0-0 8    d8 an oe o he g ame indijBidev in he la noe 9  a) The mmedae 9   alo r ong     gxe5 (   f5 O e6 The mo popular and eble move ;  hi e def er a3 and prepar e o cale e now conider 32 322 77  ge7 f6? 323 7  000 7  h3 ranpoe o Chaper 8, var A2 7    d8 wih he idea of caing ingide i oo ow Kindi-idev, Yugoav Ch 146, conined 8 00 ge7  a4 g6 0 b3 e   a3 00  d  a 6 3 c5 c8  4 ac I d7 5  d4

 J O f4 f 1 1 f   2 f3 5 !; JO '3!?  10  xe6  J O   fe   3 e4 ±  1 xe6 e6 12

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76  g

g! gxe   xe6 e  1 1    'xe6 1  ± Minev   2 4 g4 3 e4 e7 4 3 6  d2 0-0  6 d  b 6  7  4  8 b4 e 9 xd7 xd7 20 g4 it muc te bette edg  Wite, myslv-Smedeevc, lc Zdj 966) 0 g gxe   xe6 xe6 2 3   3 3 x+! (t 3  xc4? 4 xc4 xc4  g  3  xc4 4 g - Fernschah)  4 x 4   e  g 6 g  d6  7  3 8 g2 2+ 9 @  20 b3  2  c ! e 22 e 3 xg3!  Setkv-See, ce  978- 9 (0 -   36) 9 .. e7 9   0-00 0 b3 @b 8  1 g e7 2 d  ! xg 3 xg

12  . . ge5 Al i dequ te   2    cxe 3 xd7 xd7 4 xe7 xe7  xd4 xc 4  6 c c 6  7 b3  b6 8 dxe6 e 9 d 6 6 20 d  d 2 3 ± ydm-Rud, M el lt 94 e5 13 e5  7 14 7 15 i7 e7 16 4 ic4 17 c ± Wte  muc te bette edig Medu-MMilii, gue 980, c tiu ed 7  c  8  e6  9 d2 g 6 2 0 d6 x2 2 xb7 c4 22 c  e7 23 4  8 24 e -0 D322

4 'xd7 xd7  c! ± -ce Alexde 10 b3 0-0 1 1         d8 2  g g4  3 xe7 gxe7 4 c c 8   b4 ± gm-Smedeevc, Beveijk 966 12 ig5 11 A mve c jubjev s ecetly ly tiedtsimi evvet Cp tut ucce te 6 8 ef f6 9 0-0 h3 9  OO led t Wite s dvte te IO 3 6   b4 g  2 b2 g7 3 b b8 4 xd4 3  2b3 xg2 6 @xg2 e4 7 3

 g  77

   f7 9   0    f   g4  f f 3 f    4   fg  f  0 d-zlz, Gij 9 10 b3 0 3  g 1   g     b3 i   ra q Afr 1     0 0 0  3  3 d3 4 b4 g4 1  if 1 3 4   h 7 g g  n r B   b  4 4 + m Sr, S u ga r 1 943 0  1 ,   0 000    ig 1 3 4  2   13 f gf 14  g 5 g m  d (GligriLjubjvi, Prro-Ljubljana 97    ±1 7- Pir b d4 4 1   4 f 323 000 7 n viw f  h dif uli B  pri in vrii 31 d 3, i mv m b Bl y  mvr  g7g  prpr  ak wn t  8 00 hS !? _  Ti in  ii wi vr A   f C p r  ,  r  big  Bl bip i   rr n g4 Ti m g4 vilb   bla ig d prv  prig 00 wi 3, rivig way  bip Play i vry  rp d Bl m f n

gi v p mril  prv  wiig   b-l 9 4!? T ral mov, prvnig Bl ping  -l r mv giv B ng mpn i r  pwn a 9 b3  10  4 3 1 1  7 and Bl pl of 1    4 1 3 4 g 1  g   5 giv  im g k g b 9   4 0 a 3  g 1  g h3  - E CO 

 9 b4  b  0 b  h4  1  ( 1 1 4 7 1   b3 b 1 3 df 3 3  4 b5 h4    h4 g 1 g  CCdrmfr, Ln  1 9 1 1    g 1  b 4  4  3  b 4      Bl   rp o Vldimirv-Vf f Cpr  var A   , p 9   9  4 b 1 0 b4  0 d   giv B  q gm 1    1 1  7 f 3   7  RKlyLmr, L 91   9 S!? 4 ( 9     5  Adr  0 6   1 1  4

78  g3 

hg 2 hg xe5 13 3 xe2! 14 xc6 h5 15 x7+ x7 16 + = Andruet-La mford, E uro pean Team Ch 1982. 6  IO  g5!? Two aternatves al t gve Black any prolems a ) IO a3 g4 1 1 3 ?! (   4? e3 ) 1 1 ...  e 7 2  d  a5 3 c2 e3!  PerknsLamfrd, Englsh Countes Ch 1981.  ) I O a4 8 1 1 3  h 3 2 d I xg2 3 xg2  g4 = Perkns Lamrd, London 1981. IO ig4! Much stro nge r than 10 . . . xe5?  1 xe6 fe 2  3 ± Law Lamrd, London 1981. f6!   l

2 3

f 4

gf  '6!

Black has enough compensaton fr th e pa wn  ana ly ss y th e author and Andrew Law.

Concuson The lnes after 5 g3 e6!? seem to ge Bac k go od counter chanc es. 6 3 s too sow to cause Black any prolems, whle after 6 g2 Back shuld accept the oered pawn and head for a satsfctory endng. 6 a4, whle very sharp, s at least equa r Back 6 d2 s the most estng contnuaton and afte 6 ... d7 7 g2 000 8 00 Back should play 8 . .  h 5! wth a sma r post on to var. A  12 of Chaper 8, ut g4 avaale, awth lack knght. f necessary, fr

0 5 3 others 1 2 3  5 u6

d c4

de  3 (1 16)

dS e d4 

K

i• i•i s ·R � RR R R R  

ftr  d2 6 d2 g4 7 g2 transposing to Chaptr 8, var B, sms the est cours  ... ge7 7 x x4 8 a4+ c6 9 g2 00 I d2 d3 Back had good cou ntrla y in Mirotkov sky  Soutani, corrs 9??. A 5 . e7 ()

R R Rt   - Apart o m 5 .   g4 and 5   .  , d at with i n Chapt rs 8 and 9 rspctivy, Back has trid th owing movs: A 5 . g7 B 5 .   f5 ?  5 ' " f D 5 . c5 Two othr altrnativs ar: a  5  h6?!  d2 g4 7 a3 a5 8 h3 h5 9 a4 g7 IO g2 g   0-0 f5  2   3 d7 13 c5 ± Tanin-Philipp, corrs 1 978-9. Th mo v . . . h has don 

6 2 Th most atura a nd strongst mov. thr moves fi to yid Whit any avantag: a 6 S f5 7 d2 d7 8 x7? (8 3 looks ttr 8 ... x 7 9 a4 0-0 I O  g2 f   f x f 1 2 0- 8  3   e 7 14 3 ae8 5 c5 c8 1 f 5 7 x4 6 18 3 c5 19

hp Blacks position. noting  5  .  to+ has mor point.

xf5 xf5 g4ivich with a good gam 20 rd2 Back,

8  3

Shamkovch Tano Gok I94 b)   g6 7 b3 (7 g2 ? ) 7 . b4+ 8 2 'e7 9 g2 cx e IO x e xe 1 1 x b4 'xb4+ I2 '2 'x2+ I3 x2 7  4 00 0 0 0 w h an exelen enng  Black n Waen Mengan New ok Ch I961 c)   g4 7 e x 8 'x3

Skopje  972) 8 . '7 9 'xb7 b8 IO  x4  xb7 l I xc 6 xe 12 x7+ x7 13 2 b4 14 f4 g6 I 2f3 e8 16 W c 17 I 1-0 Nevenchaya annla, coe 1978-9. a2) 7  .   8 xe xe 9 'b3 c  ? (9     7 IO e3 e I I xe3 e7 1 2  c3 c6   a 1

'x4 9 e2 'xe  IO c3  f?  (IO  4 11 '3    ' 8  1 1 .  . xe2 e c)   f4 f4 I 2 x e x f3+ 1 3 x3 xe  1 4 xb7 b8 I  0 0 0 ± MaeaMengan, US (Eaen Ch) I978 )   g6 7 c2 gxe 8 xe xe 9 'x4 'x4 O x4 xc4  Ch  A t .  

'a 14 fe 0-0  2  WkmEkon Sweh Coe Ch 1980-1) IO f 4  c6 1 1 a3 6 12 x6 'x6 13 b 'e7 14 fe  Meye-Mengan US pen I978. b) The mmeae 7 '  weake  7 .. e7 8 0-0 00 9 b2 (f 9 f4 f6  ? o 9    a n en ng  . . a4  Meng an) 9 . .  gxe  I O xe xe 1 1 f3 xf 3+ 12  xf3 a

6 Black .  . f pevo  no mov n keep wh e fng e 7 00 '7 (agan 7 .. g6  ee) 8 'b3 000 9 b g6 10 a3 e 7  1 e  h3 2 h h  1 3 e3 h4 1 4 e hg I  hg  f  6    a 17 ' e3 b 6 18 b4 b 7 19 h 2 h 7 20 e 'h 2I f3 'f 22 e4 h8 23 'xf+ ± Peev-vanov, Plovv 1977 7  a) 7 0-0 s ao payabe an now: a 1) 7   8 b3 8 b2 aso gve  Wh e he avanage af e 8  '7 9 'a4 e7 IO e 0-0 I    a6 2   ' 8 I 3 x4 8 I 4  x 1  xe 7+ xe 7  6  ± RHenanez-zhzhsun,

3  I a4 c   f4 ( e3? 'f6 16 14 e '3 x4  e3? e  Me nga n )  . . ' e7 1 6 h4 h6 17 ac e8 (nenng . g-g4) 18 h a6 I9 e f6 (nenng 20   . f 2 1 '2 a3) 2 0 a3 b6 2 1 '2 b3 + nnng-Mengan Maaches 1979 c) 7  e 7 (7  .  e6 8 ' c2  ? Menga) 8 -0 0-0 9 e3  b2 f6 IO ef xf 6 1 1 b3 xf 4 12 gf '6  - Men  a n ) 9 .  e IO x e3 g xe 1 1 xe xe   LvnhMenan, Maha Gan Px 1979 7 .. d7 7  e7 s aso goo fo Whe afe 8 xe7 xe7 9 x4 cxe

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I O    1 1 c2 d8 1 2 f3 c6 1 3 bd2 e 6 14 xe5 xe5 15 b3 ± Hennebeke Sak  uc h Ch 163. l ge5 8 0-0 9  b2 e7 f  . . . f6 1 f4 g5 1 1 e 4 e7 12 xe5 xe5 13  xe5 fe 1 4 e3! h5 1 5 e d ± - eshah 0 e7 e7 l c  b l e5 2 l  lso nad equ ae s 12 . . .  xd4 1 3 xd4  e5 1 4 f4 ±  enshah    ! b 14 a4 a5 15 c3  ec4 16  c6 ! ± SmBaogh Euopean Team Coes Ch 175. B 5  

ony occason on whch Chgoin eve played I d4.  a The aeentioned Chigin lbn game en 6 g2 d?! 6 ... b4  s suely h e logca m ove  f 7  xd4 d 4 w n s so 7 ! s best when 7 . . . c2? s me  by 8  h4 ! but 7 . . . d3 ! ? ca n be ted; aenavey  ... d7 7   s ecommeded by Mesohn ho an alyses 8 a3 h3  b4 xg2 10 \x g2 h5  I b5 ce7 1 2  a4 \b8 1 3 c5 c6 ! 14 b6 a6 1 5 f4 \a8 = Whe ma wel have impove mens n hs ne) 7 e3 h6 7 .. ge7 8  g6  d 4! ±  M nev ) 8 0 e7   c3  1  b3 d7 1 1 b ae 8! much be t e was 1 1 .  . e8!) 12  d5  d8 !

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6   Aso ood is 6 f4 7 7 2 6 8  bd2 f6 9 f  f4 0 7+     f h6 2  b3   d6 13 5  Str-Adams ntor

T ins in tis captr av rcivd s attntion tan 5   4 o r 5     6 and tr  is mor  scop or oriinal anaysis 5   7 sms to o so w w il 5    c5?  mispcs t h b is op 5    6 is only ood if it avoids

City  93 3  6  654  5 d 5+   c5fc 6 5 17 d3 winnin S 6

transpositio to Captr 6 How vr 5  5? sms paya but as ocrrd too inqunty r a na dmn

Index of Varations 1 4 5 2 c4 5    c 6   6  c      4     4  4   4    4  4 c   4 g      7                 4 4  2 4 hs  4   c6 44  4 c 2 2 A

5 b   g 23       g 24   25   25  hs 23    2    2

lndex f Varia ins 5

  g4   36  4 29        4   g 32   34  s 22 5  g4       x   44  g 45   x   27   46  g  46  .. g4 47   .  e!?   ( t rs 49   ge 5   .  5   ..  52  . 7 54   ge7 55

6 3  g3  s B  3 x3 4  .  42 6  7     t s 36 7 h3  . x 37  .  8 g  8   8 4 39  5 g3 ig4

 . g 79 5 ..      8 2

86

 

5  c5 83 5  e6 6 b3 68 6 g2 9 6 �a4 70 6  d 2 4 7 1 6  ge7  6  �d7 7 a3 72 7 g2 75  bd2 6 g2 4+ 63 6    �d7 7 00 ge7 4 7    h5  7    h 3 4 7  000 5  .. �d7 6 . thes 5 7 7  g2 7 h3  7 • 0-0-0 7   61

8 0-0 8 h3 6  8 •• hS 59 8    ge7 

Index

Complete Gaes

Akns-Meses Benhdt-ele BeveCssidy Bowne-Mestel Cukyev-Mikens Dlko-D Roch Dodge-oughelng Edwds-Whitke EllotMshl ElssEnst Edely-Nese lk & Boykov-Lske Fne-Ads nnPme Gekov-eokov Gnfeld-Skszewsk gty-B.Szbo oGs

9 52 JO

60 58

66 6 JO 1

4 74 JO

52 5 35 4 28 5

McMle MnAds Medun-M.hilin Mengini-Blnd eved nichya -H nn ul oteboom-eing O'KellyStum Peov-Pnteev Pedesen-ojhn Potsch- o ntos b-Smedeevc Ret-Krensz Smsch-Medin Ss-Rt Scdlch-Tn Scede-Geie See,.A.Shee,G. Spssky-uiov

54

Junge-Wolf J unv -Msoov KuKees Kndj-Bdev Koc-Cot KognZkhov LskeAlekne Luenus-os Lw-mfd LevSpeelmn Lgnelemel undolmSpelmnn

31 8 5 38 39

8 2 0  45 51

 26 6 26 80 51 2 10 28 8 5 62 73

55 69 45 11 20 1

Spssky-Mikens SpelbegeWysowsk S lgy-oio s yevgs TescneWolf Ujelky-Puc VelCon Vd-Kost WoodGonlez Woolveton-tchd goynskyPnov ZecnkPopis

52 19 2 53

1 4 72  2 59

82

    +  

Chec Sght advatge t he (ac) hte (c hs  clear datge hte (c) s g Leve pst Ucler pst  th cpest  r th e ter 

!! !? ? ? ??   10 01 Ch crres

Strg e Excelet e terestg ve Dbs ve e ve der Drw greed c resgs hte resgs Chpshp st ge

IL Z L f vr.

lypd terzl Lege Sel rt

±± ++

The Albin C ou tr -Gambi,  d4 5 2 c e ows Black o i z th i ii a iv a y  th gam  ca a ha gg l ith taci g hanc  r oh ss. torg  sah ok ovi ai oag of h an l  iopoa e a nw ia   o gial aa  in odcio xplang he agic am  l o  a o ua h  a  bo   Fo h ag b n oan  la h sa  o 2 i prv   g ru  n cc s ao  

Pal Lm    io of hs boo   \ lh I a ona  s a  o h 198 0li  a

 i

 BATSFO HEBOO

O r op  g boo ks in th s se.es F(fm A lbc Ntato 

Sciian eence

The enon r e Toament Player

Sic ili a: ... e6 ad . . . d Ses

French Defence: Tarras ch Variaion

Scian: r Aac

R  K  S M Tlb

 i

Kig's India Deece: 4 e4

Sicilian: Lin h ... e5

JNun

E  l

   o  A iki ti

E ell 

T  ai

Kgs Indian Deece: g3 Sstes

Sicilan eee  ajdor Varao

E 

J D  N     S

 P R aan

Nowsch/Larse Atak

Scia  c

R  K

M G nl

The P r  t he Touame t Paye

Spanih: Schlma (Jae nch )

DM

Nn

Queen's Gab : Chigor Defence

L Shoi  E Sh Tromposi Openg a d Tore A t ac

 L Wo

R B  in

Qeens Pan: Veov Sye R Bi

or      i of Ba  boo 

Rt Oeng

V ' Onos

 r to B . T Batrd 4 Fize Sree, ondon WlH AH

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