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IN 1 8574 1 Cov eg R Tp a Enepse P Ga Btan PC heao Exe Cef diso: a aaov Editor Ande Kn Russian Series Etor Ken Nea o a complete atalogue of CADOGAN CHES oos (hch nclues e Pegamon hes and Maxell Macman Chess ls) plase te o: Cadogan oos pc oon ouse Paga oad London SWll NO el 171 73 96 ax 71 92 549
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as neve een oe dct t o gae o cess Eve at cl evel a paes ave a po ond owledge o openng te o wc oen eaces well to e dlegae. Infma s vesll avaabe and tee e now ost o specalst oogaps ad agazne at s e gap etween te n
s ngs to te sject of o ook te most dclt pos to to jdge cess ae tose t a ateal alce d nac canc o ot sd A sacce spts te eq o te poson and can ds an pset e opponent s s especal te t sets ew an expeted poles he oppo
aeda f Che penn and Enlpaeda f Che n s naowng at a a ng ate So we ave a pole to solve ssg tee s no geat dece n plng stengt ow can et o eqall olege e ad welloe opponet e ext c gae o ond o toaent g deen on lest o stake the oponen ad oa oe o Speen ssses as wo edsed stakes eoe lac ca expec o ose an tee o te sc s e advantage o te st ove) So te est eod o pa s te one ost ke o ae o opponet ate
ne eaappopae a sate of sock and eact wa s wat Rdol Spelan Venese gndaste ae o s attacg powess eat wen e eaked tt a sacce sold not e dged accodg to ts sonns t ate accog o o ang eos t s Hee ae soe exapes o woclass pes eng e sed sacce eorev-Jog Bdaps (zon a ) 993
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ovng te ng fro the open e and eepng te roo on e defened. Tere fooed 24 d8 the sp s nefensle) 25 n Bac a no good swer to te dvnce of te Wte gpan snce er peces are ct off fro te ngsde and er ng s stc n te mddle. Wte o on move
yo re one of te est ayers n the ord It s even more ffc to tn calm an ojec tve en yor oponent has s sacrce a oo Oe sou not nderestmate te eoas ng effect of a sacce on te opponet e folong renforces ts Dolmatov-Lu
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Jdt Polgar s a erce attcng payer eelf t e fee for te tatve Therefore t s srWte, ho has alread sacr prsng at move 23 tat she d not fd 23 .. g re te roo fced a gt and pn, conen aer 2 e+ f 25 c5 tnued t 29 :h+ as gve 2 Bacy hasGeorgev) play for e scrced pa I n case e gae contnaton s so ovousl opele tat Bac ould sely ve chosen 23 . .g f se ad consderd t at a Ts s a clear case of sac ca soc and stereotye tng It s fcut to convnce yourself that can e correct to allow yor oponent to cte a roo wth cec, even f
hat else?) 3 3d3 31 4 or 3 3 e+ 3 g mate) 4+ g 32 f+ h 33 4+ a lttle reetton to g te on te cloc d clf hs thoghts) 33 . . g 3 f+ 35g (D) ow Bac caot revent a qc mate. Note te enoos oer of the bshop on 1 . If 35 . 3 ten 3 e5+ 3 g+ and 3 + ns te qeen wt mte to foo
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Blacs pec dop one by one as e attemts to sve off ate 3S .. . g2+ 3 g2 g 3 h4+ g 3 g4 gS 39 d4+ eS 0 eS xeS eS+ nd c esged, snce
me 3 f+ g 3 d d4 3 ot 3 d4? d 3 g d2 3 . . 39 xc c 40 d+ 1 xd ? c + 2 g g + a eve endgame.
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tkng, Ove e feoad payes thoud e coc e g o embar o suc a s adve tue as 29 g Yet as th te pevous game e can ont ot that the cosen contnuaton led t a cleal opeess poston tn a cople o moves Bc hd to rvey coto s nerves nd ress e empo to pue e rook te clm obecve ayss oud solaee e rue cncesave o f safety . mong mode payes exe ov of Lav s renoed fo hs feress acng p. e ays see be o pcd poso no d gt ere er or pos o dees e of seo d mpoce compred k safe o ct fctors
et us retu o e poon afte 29 s more at o cpure e oppoets rook a gve p you uee ye, u lk soud eveeess ry 29 g e f6 e not 1 .gx f6 g mte 2 x oe ca sympse ckbufeted o g o ve t s kg by te peces, k s oe cooon s kg s av oded he dedy poer o e b sop 32 . 6 3 c c 34 g 5 + r ee otos ayss stops n Infrao 7 e hepful concuso s uear e aggressve 35 xd4 ao leads to ey fer 5 xd4 not 35 xd 36 t a Quk
ome e psed gmg sye bu moreoote n no s oppoen o copses ude e pesse We s o ee soe ex pes o o s ee prsg py SHjsn 993
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ms n a ced pstn stea d e a a l t ard tng aead as jdges h angers Wte's reats t s n g realy are Per aps bectve e as tng t
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te wt move fro e3 t 29 w ore grse nacrfca contnu ton c5 wen 27 xe3 28 5 5 29 xe3 f 30 not 3 c xc 3 xc e 3 0 0 3 c5 6 3 bx fd agan eaves te wt eacn passed aw tou nce aan ng s oen to attack Terefore rov cde to acrfce quee n order to gan te ta te Note tat n te varatons aboe Wte n proves a tar e we Backs erfecty afe n wt foows te stua ton s revesed
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t poition oveeming? Wa jt gamb g ? T gam coniaton pove him ight 17 xb2 bxc3+ xc3 00 1 b aS+ 20 3 ac 2 1 a 22 b3 23 gS x d 2 x d 2 gxf6 x c2 2S xc2 xa2+ 26 b2 c+ win ) 2 . . . x and Whit gnd 2S xd xe o 2S �x xc2 i hop . o, Ta wa ot gabing H did no n to cacat vaiation inc ya of x einc of mang acic ad taght him tat th igt offe m be good nd no dobt, ad n many iia acific by o mae acrific wa ply ad H i anoh xam Fscesen Po oo z 1 98
go poition an had it down to a cne y on t KR ] , ac ac . ma t! 6 . c7 h 5 9 g6 xg 20 g a 2 g 22 xhS (of a mar acfie agan Gigoic, ie qi v payed ti acific o often, f i appying fo a pant ) 22 . . gS 23 g6 5 2 gx �f 2S 3 dS 2 exdS x 2 6 28 gS b 2 xf6 xf 30 7 8 3 1 d6 a B la gn To te xpinc ay, ac ific ie c h 22 againt te Dragon a o w own, vn acyd, tat it ay to fog d cov i t hy 0 Hony an o common acifc Bac xc o by a l xpnc i c ian pa ye. Wesncn Hs gs C al le g es 1 993/9 4
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ac pay x 7 e t o n tory; t einc of yar of mar ae av taug u ta Bac a ot g x, ated or rar ar a na Bac t n f 1 xd4 xf bot ? taning 19 x2 ate and 9 . 3 17 x Hee Ba gv up ang to waken ite eend pawn sr and ay kn g o aa by ack n nuiiv sarif n wa fr payd n a ar potio 40 or o ea , e; nowad ay it i own hy vyone xc 8 .xg7 xg7 9 0 h Futur gnraon may ab wr poion i goo o Wt or ak, b n t a ag t vic ear Te uua toca
v 20 2 20 2 or 2 + acar cordng o Ci Dncan 20 ma be an attpt t solv t 0 g8 . e f4 e e8 g 4 f6 d 5 fxg e7 6 fxg Wi a buit u a frcio tac and i fact i no ma
in 12 vr, Ptr ony ad on nut ft o eac tim cnto at mov 40 a e, a cination omtng a ors nd ay, wi a poioa aric ofn ba maci m ur a compur woud av found mang u o mnue B woud a to ay poona acr fce uc as 1 . c3? 27 xh7+! xh7 2 h+ rg7 9 h6+ c re 30 n + 31 .h3+ r lb4+ 2 e+ r2? Hr34 a4+ xa4 3 xc6 bxc6 3 4 b 3 �a 38 b2 and mae by 39 a, as potd ot by Bac af tr gam a a a 7 a 7 :l Bac ju urvv an win wit i8xtra•piec 9 a a 0 41 + 'n 2 0-
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board decdes to rsk e sac 0 d rfice proves effectie and e ore or ss rcd as . c wis te game. en a secod player sees ts gae perap n 1 c6+ d 12 gves ite a powerf atc prnt or in te fles, or frm a fried and tinks te sacrce 2 los lke a god iea e plays i at te next opportunty. nd ten Now Wite is a pawn a a trd and urt payer ecome apparetl as a sa posti In s book by Fer and s nterested redeesrs Be 197), Ewe In tis process ay uoud rmarks at mv tat t was o ideas are of coue evetay so dffcult to ee te oss of a dscarded, but ters stand te est of and becme pa pwn b frc n tw e moves, but Capablca apprevery payers repertory ence Cs Duncan ca pl ay 7 :Xc3 ently did not magne tat uc a ad ow it must be qute good tig coud appe i e sld wereas n could ony tent defece of t Ruy rs . c3 afterer a greatall,dealeof just ope Capablacas as clea r as s goomstas d movesae aalytcal work eter Nmwts nor Euwe ne sa one xc3 clan coud cmpend tat Capasace i s etme ek ambt 1 d4 f6 2 blaca a delberaely sacrced 4 5 3 d5 b 5 4 cx b5 a6 5 bx a6 t pa Eu cas t a s l estabse tse ays as a accdet t a appy edng respctab f smeat ouble- Capabaa msef saw ngs e eg syst yt i somat tly ble [wts bee uustly e 191 ter w pbably y playr t r o crtse lsg te game ueto sac t valu o suc a Nimzowltsch-Capabanca eesbg 14
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[t crts] a suggste mes e ae a er; but te games of te grat maste ar not playd by sge mes but must b playd by cected pa of attack and defence ad tese tey a t gen y Cess Career amllan 920) coment tat sws a dep apprecaton o f cess stategy 12
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judge te sacrifice. Terefore it was easy to eieve a e awn ofe was smy a lunde Bt te qestio remains if Euwe ad Nimowsc coud no under stad te sacrfce ow coud Caabanca coceive it? e Capabanca was a genus Tere are aso may sandard sacrificial ideas in te endgame. e sal ook at severa interesting eames.
ack can ot wn since te s rook oscilate etween e3 and g3 were t deede y e awn. eawe te wite g square caot wee dvent from defeds te ge org2 awn. Backs ng can aproac s o te game s draw. ote tat ts es dea deesive set up. sgt cange coud se defeat For eamle u ites ng on e. No ite ca ge s ig to g we ave te ook daw aove weve + srates m. Ten 2 e2 4 3 :g3 c1 5 :d3 b2+
f + e2 c2+ :d2 e and . . g3 ecanges awns erey breaig e ockade as oes 5 d2 e2 g3 5 .. 5+ e e5+ :e3 f xg3 fxg3+ g3 g 3 10 g and wins 7 xe3 e 3 and e kng sepe ome te passed awn ong efore tes own awn ge movn g . owledge of sc ock ades can sav e a o of earace. I ememer Kupei cik e Rs san grandmaster, gvng a smu aneous eiiton agat te top Brts junior s some year s ago . n one game s oponent ad an easiy ositon a ece u or winning nong ut oruatey e foowed a weown ece o advce i you ae materia excage off at every oportu nity One y one te peces dsappeared en upreick bundered is qeen .. and fi nay reaced a drawn osition vey mar o te dagram aove Here i anoer eame Klr.Geoglv-Anand Las Palmas 993
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Tings oo desperate for Bac snce e must ose a ece. B rememering our lockae a ov e 32 . . :g2!? sggess se. en 33 e3 :e2 3 xe2 a ! rug out any disrive a y ite and ite cannot win
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cong nacng ll own, two bop a of tn ong tan a bop an gt, pcall wn t a alne agonal an te ct opn wc wa t c bo Wte acfc ) ) appaanc of ack bop pa an t s pon of ct a takn a lt of t na ot of ack poton It a to agn lack cang out a c cul ng atack fo n tnc o Wt ac o long vantag now of uc o valu nc lack aHowv, ttl acvwco tea ol not ov eat Wt' poto canl copenaon fo te xcang, but we caot et eak of a ca avantag, l aon a wn W el a a af ga an t ntatv p wo ow b qua t n t ul t wl
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21 o u to capu t t pawn. t ake an p ua fo kng oul v b ceck on t ack k wc an a coupl of v lat) toc t of 45, fe wekng ck kg 21 22
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s s f al at t la a vatae t 2 c6 re s ar . xc6 2 xc6 c2 29 7 a5 30 c7 a t 30 ... e5 3 xe w) 3 3 a3 t 3..x4 32 c) xc 33 xct aes) a e lac a s ee 8
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ve n. ae 39 + flwe x3+ n a Afe 39 e+ 40 a3 ee non ee 0. . + 4 �7 eag 42 . . 6 o 42. f6 me) 42 g6 f6, We a o y 43 f e6 44 fxe6 + we a wn e , w xlln wnng n iila 43 f xf+ 44 �xf 2+ aga wnnn e e ma a anoe vaan K ana 3 3 xg3 + 44 x3 x 6 a wns. nesig, ae n ee e ng of 3 . 2 eve me anal An ne gven n In fm wa awa a ea a uou e f e a m. 3 � Rae mnn 40 . , a na move eaen 4.. 42 x man o f 2 x x a W a a 4 e5 wn 4. 46 fn ame e 42 x6 x7 43 xe7 f6+ 44 xe7 45 f5 a neng maea alan o an agan o an ee ae awn Af 4 . . .a 46 w one o ae a ff6 wen w ae a . x w a awn ename ewe asse aw wul e ng)
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Wen Ksenkov ye 40 g e y ve nne 4 5 e e T e qeen s o e us e of 42 . f6 o 42 6 e, n 42 76 b6 43 7 xe6 44 xe6 e es n e We s e evs ove 42 g n fe 42 xg o 42 . xg, We n sfe re k's qeen n ee s no e wee no for e fkey' 42 g k 's evo s oves woul e e Krsenkov wo ve oe a fne vy We
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m uexee sna e e folowg ggeeTvkov l srke lyng k s re lw ung ee e mge of We's se n e6. e g w of e ge In e wev e e s e ne of 4. ee y ve se of on k fe w w sness eso re n 4 xf4 42 x f4 4 f - o vio we ung e g 42 8? RzuvevTvlkov ve e sge Rstv 1993 rve A Raeck e u w w 42 x4 3 x4 ven osov n Don s a
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a cc gvng a aw or to on fo s ok t l f ac an se cc w c an n a . lack wl vgan wl ak e at cc5 s etr reven or no good or Wte v Wh has n gd lan snc s awns cannot co eat n an agressv acon and v go lan qes t e o awns a o sta s ast on a not e ovos u w ecome car a h gam rgresses 1 1
Wat as ack ganed for sacce? Wtes eawns a n t wost foaton oss le doud and for a ntents soatd snce e 5 awn wont eve ter dfence rtoe ty stand on an oen e e 3 awn as te coce of eg wak on e3 or e4 e black kngt ga te
Wtonects o act ags svel kngse ack ust carel eg . c5 would gve Wt e cance to la 9 :af f6 20 e4 wt t a of : vakov lack wold en ave to face an attack o lay t otonaly dsagree a le 2 e4
atf centa squae e w t coeel nassala owev t soud ont t at te bac g ss te eans fo fonal atack, so lack l not au atcall lac e t t re ac as an asolt sol an sucur Roo s ve n oen e et W nly as one soen l an lack as te o f tf t In at oos W
ot te9canc : towc te ak agvs favorae cosacfc wt 20 2 22 3 flowed 23 6+ On of Wtes man roles s ncaactatd so n g2 so ck oud v fo to a w t ono e : 2 e4 21 3 22 e4 g6
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o a don all can as otd s roo on t sopen fl as anoeu vrd s sho to a o actv quare tu a targt tr and hasn ovokd a slg wae lacks kngd Bu now wha? nds h pawns to advanc sohow to on ln fo s c and plot watv cn tr ae n Back poson Thr ar two prol wt ts pan e ack of good pawn ad vanc T anc of chks lack T otn a a alhogh at f glac t nong wrong w es oston as no ot ental can only wat to see f lack fnds a way o stengtn poston Ra vav wve do not want t wat and prnds h dn othg wch only wak h o frt 4
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Now w hav a dffrnt a ta alanc wc flly and anotr cate ow vr th natur o f lack advan tage as not gray cangd Wts awns ar wak e a no way to punctu acks sold faton and so on d3 a h actve lnae ece sne of grats klls n ces o ean a advana t of lfcato
rovong 3 e4 n ord r t furthr pd th o o d 3 . 3 eond :e Now3Tvakov lan n cac te e wll ay s op to e t fo d to c 5 ook to tn g6g 5 a nd g6 ) or s gt to rook to e kng fro f to 7 n ht fo d to to c o o g6g and g6 th cas Wt wll lo h awn wthout ganng o ann an countea Aftr th
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Ba mus p ool f 4 3 nd Wtes queen ees on f6 o , aass ng ks kng wt cecks 4 vacates c fo te ng an also afte te elnan of e d5 pwn te c6 squae e coes gt squa f t kng If te kng can eac 7, t
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will be peecly heleed behind the queenide paw. c3 .5 50 6+ � 5 c6 vaov pont ut a 5 1 followed by 52 . a imple he oo i lighy miplaced on h5, whih give White soe hope. However, e utimae reut of he game i no affecte. e 52 53 .c6 c3 5 �2 c �c3 55 c! An excellet move In orde o ep h4 eede, White' quen a o oay give up is t a on he a aos Bac to ay .. c5 with gain o ie. 56 6 lc5 Now Blac teaten 5 .. saegaing hi hpawn fol lowe by gaual peparation of a queense pawn advace Whies one oe s o w te ha ad e s o passd a. t7!raso 6 anoe No5e s y . . c8 was a goo ov eas d5 Wits blocke f e u sde pased pa cuble 5 'xh7 sse p is a gl r o o fo W u s oo a. 5 d5+ 5 �d4 o bacar is o b
59 � 2 e3 6 1 f4 61 .d c3 i no ear afer 62 'n, but 59 c3+ 6 1 b4 wn eg xe4 2 theatenig 61 2.. a2+ o 1 5 g5 fol lowed by g and c3c2 59 c3 60 e 4 61 g6 62 h5 c2 63 c2 c2 64 't a4 65 h6 a3 0-1
Blac' pan queen with cek. We wil now leave ou uson o exha consder e us sac of paan to saer the oponet' cente. ee on o th eares ow xapl o uch a acrfce
Aparenty t sarce a ay Bga h ct by e grea Arab playe l e eag aly or raas of s t. O les o cours apy e uee is he
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akes c Wte' enng s as fact own as he rt a, inc wp Blacs ston an sucon or s was op) W play 1 f5 to break up lack's awn hala ee llow 1..xf5 2 gxf5 gxf5 faly for Black, hop l ly v two quas s ay, so .. f5 not e al Howvr, g5 eepng hs an tctu act was br. f . gx5 3 h3 e7 4 £ U g3, Wht reganed h awn wth a clea oitional a antage
aartly as a safe ga t ss hat a fw ovs te t oos ill be ag s n agreeng a aw 's et ove, fferng h hang of quen, strngten th on Unfounaely fo Bck, r a oe iden r n thi oto. 8 ot ssectng any angr Beter as 23 xa 4 xa e4 25 x4 a8 Wht can hen lam a sall advantage nce h bihop pai ae very ac tve owev, th a an ble a tripped o paw, o Blac htrange ight ae unlly
e uls ag overofthche yar,may utav t of the torrent' awn lves e css, a te folg gas onstrat.
to be oetetche thr efensiv task h rook ay loo irev n ts uar, bt t wou b te on a8, ig th bac rank . b7 S S qualy unpleaant i 5 .. a8 b, an alreay thre i a at of 27 c5 c5 8 4
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sngby flwe Blac's caturng cntron e6 6 6 Ranhn ay hav ought could lay 26 . c5 n this oston, bu then 7 b3 xb3 a 28 a5 8 xb3 a7 tae 3 c) o 9 st rog wevr, Blac sl a ate hat s o a s lace an r . Ja7
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Poso Sares
Now if 2 he t 27 x 28 x (efedng 7) 29 1 t g 30 �b3 , but 27 . xd! wh Blcks robes e ovr o Whe woud h o e 26 dffet oh eg 2 f4 ? obe wh , yg t bk oug he et
2 S! N 27 �x ow me d 27 6 28 x xd eves Bs d-w erbe o bee b Neertheles s how k houl ply; ter th ge ono, hs ct dstge 2 cS 28 f4 Ctg he emolt Af 28 x4, Wht c c ue 29 g4 d s c ss w qcy bco 28 S g 2 fe 9.. �5 3 5 3 1 8 32 + 6 32 . <6
33 f4) 33 6 xf 3 xf5 oe mt 30 g4 hg4 31 Pg o ch s, whch l re s k to h u he bord cur o o ore of Bck's s ws Rh s wsh o sw or by K's os e thrws h sl o the sw. 31 2 6 32 3 33 L8+ � 6 3 The u Whs sr gy hs w cno be soed 34 fe6 dx e6 3S f6 e7 36 c1+ 3 c c2+ 38 �e1 10 If ou ok he poso e 23, d o beeve Bk w e seos oue w ve moes Such s e segh of rs h cebusng 2 !).style ( he fl owg exme the e gy sld osto s ge uxece w sb: Adama-Vera Cba 199
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wee the ght hae e cellet d suae which s pgabl o aw attack. s ma y ecuely etls a eac t i canli ao lack's quenside pa hae aced ads in a at to atack Whie g Althug they hae ced e cesio b2b3 o te i la' s ig, not e' , hat as en let epod
53
and lac's positio was ud denly opeless Whichee a e cate e pawn cete alls apt ad hi ng ace asse aac A ute g to Black s utly punihed eglec o the cne. 2 he alteaties mae gim eadig o lac a) 34 .g5 35 g6 te he matic ndeng he ete) 35 e2 35 . 4 36 g w) 36 2 d g Now ice 3 e5 38 g8) deends against 38 g1 Black a o ty 3 ab3 38 cb3 a3 38 je 39 b5+!) 39 b5
Bu hw s ite t eplt e Blac ng' lak pawn cv? t white uee ies t o d e edge wit 34 ad
b6, bad w b8 �b8 4 1 b6+ 42 g8") wins. b) 34 .. e5 35 6 je2 36 e2 4 3 .. c5 38 ) j 39 b6 4 b8 �b8 41 "b6
35 8 gt paw d4 o s cad ad h aancig t ue woul ly edag te' kg Bsds i ou ake o e attac lack cl he al his piecs a maed. h white pa we g ath than g5, we wuld su gs te pan 5 bea ac's cene Bu as i s t vac ff5 is pbl O s hi in ac ayed 4 S!!
ations il lae hw iolet tge woldto co lac's g once e cap t game was by no ec te to u uch eative anay e playg 34 5 A litl caclation ould ucnt to sce that t paw sacc ve pmg 3 3 eS 3 osin uic but
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Psnal Sars
7 g6 fxg6 8 e6 d 9 g6 leaes lack's kng beef f a shele and hs pa eak an scattee 3 d5 Pehaps lack as hoing to play 8 a6 a 9 Ja but hs coueatacng dea is es y defeated by Whes e ae pa beak n he cee e6 e 3 3 Ie6 a 1 td4 Black esgne sice 41 c6 is a g h ea e g 4 b7 41 c6 b 42 \d followe by 4 d8
pessue agans s d6 pan wt 5 te bshp nw eeats t c 1 hen 5 l g ein te n n te ele nsea Pguso datled Back's cee w a accal if a s co in he King's Ian efence: 3 td5 5 d6 e e 5
s a fna eaple we see a aatc encune n wc Whte denstates tha te ques f cetal cnl can be sole by a eluay ae ha a elnay aoach sovAko oosi bi sk 993
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Te ds has setle an Whe as a k and w pans f a gh and bishp In a e gae t alt tepece he peces psin, s pesent, nay utwegh a k an pawns esecally en e a atage of he bshop pa s aed Hee Back I ey cape n the gae psn The gts ae n ae enta squaes and ll be slge by Whtes pans On beng en bac, ese ghts wl ntefe e it he action f Back's ote
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cs a st thm fro uc ig pply. 2 e lac atcipats 27 5 a tail tats his it Th attpt t as his rmp y chags als fis: 26 5 7 cb (taeg b3) 7. c7 b6 6 29 e5 aes ll Blacs cs agig. But .b ! as much bette. It s ot 27 5, isuads a f f4, ad lavs iht f6 to chall ntrol of 5 s hit's t mov) Afr b ab 2 b4 b5 9 cb5 bd Blak has slvd hs blems. S Whie ld
e 3 2 Whas hit's igt s nat d5, this ight b cs ct ff fr th acti i th t d o th igsid 3 f o tht fer ivtab 5, the bsh o g is sht u t th ga, a he ht b3 il frte islat (i ca le b playd t d4 dr the gaze of the 7 bishop) 3 f Hopess s 30 h 3 h4 32 f5! hg3+ 33 h ad hrever th 6 ok s, a f e7 will b fa a
babl cte 27 b ic3 a t gawit old spct. 2 3 w th ht is eply th cll d sqar 2 a h whi igh rovs tog 5 that 27 xc3 as orth csidg T v u wfl asqard bsp s
3 otgf Rlig t 7 fr n t abov, bt Blac's psi ti cms m ad mo csticted ith vr v. c 32 e 33 " Th quee fds a a t b it Blak's osti. Of cus, 33 c ? 34 b6 wi s. f 33
atha t Kigso dia e th sct th plays nn shp). Hver, th psit as cla afr 2 . c 3 b6 29 b ab 30 aM b7 3 f 6 tc a y ca, gae ctiati is so b r Blac tat shod a hs li. 2 ot allig Blac a c ac t lay . c3 (g. 4 c3 !)
h 3tpans w Bak's cs i a picrk i. 3 h5 3 e3 Th ght has de its dty o d5. ow it is cssary t cla t fil s that Wit's heavy ps can ptat ito th a rt f lack' s psit . h 35 e oor bishop hags e
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oce iagona fo anothe. 3
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aening 7 e h5 f+ (what else an no on is te sho o 5 hangg ut the s also ate wo with 0 h8+ Note that Whte was not si etaced th ee win of an echange with
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Whn n h a n wahaac k aa E onu29 Fba 8 8 b a uo foc o anowa bsn o cusoa s qua, a f foao of ncbl sng cs of on ow of oops wn an oh ow plo a na uggss n a qua foan on ow oo an , o o loa so a co tuo wa possbl an w a obl ow of baos ps fab bc o a ang o apoac a clos s boas ha sqa ha nv bn okn anowa bsn, how, a o as cocal waos n a a vn, ou of vw o
fnvn ln adnowa plac abu aw canc a unl wa no h gap nncbl f foaon a n b k b a ltl cng c, w also o caol o opponn wang l of nc W aw las chap how a pa can as a ba a o ba up o opponn foaon f v l s song, w of a sb fo of sacc paw b c o o con of gg a cal qa o nc b t lu of aal ga no lnqug bloc o a agonal oval of pa bn ac, o pc bn wang abus can sz co nol of
op, n bo f bs n a a ckan on s o f qua s woul xpc, h w ban off wh ha o an ha o at Th sh, nng vco avanc pu, b n v g foa, a gap opn n
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Back has shown uch ispace ingenut his ishop to c7Ifanoeuing the position reans cose, Back can copete his eveopent an a one a e ae to justf his eccentc pa Though even n the e gae he ishop wou e ette on e7 (o exchange tsef for Wites good ishop wth . g5 o fianchettoe on g7 (to o ste a pan o f5 attacng Whitesocente a ept punish White ack ust ei aey for hs faut straeg an egect of eveoent To o so he nees to oen ines Theeoe he egan wth
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Ths theaes 0 5 when Bac us a ee 7 wen e queen deves his ght o the naura 7 suae or f d2 when e g o 5 has is rerea c o an s
iae to attac th f an g2 g f A reed hat is worse than e isease sne ow Bacs queen ecoes a target eaps h was ette.
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Back a ave uneesiate this oe e t hreat is 2 g 6 f! 6 ( exf e5 wi the queen, as oes 3 xg f5 h5 5 g f5 h7 5 an White wi caste queensi foowe g g5, sufocatng Back on the kingse Back sou eveop with 2 7 an efen ogge eg g h f 7 ! though it ust e aitte tha his positon afer the ateative h 5 h7 5 0 0 0 g8 g (intening 5 oes not nspire confence. is nexcusae recess esThis s Evient Ba ck coe e sse Whies eastating sacifce on oe 5. 7 was now e ony chance 4 5
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eposon which eeases a te enup eneg n tes oson The 3 isop gains a open agona an te ight on c he ove cetra e square Bac now discovers w the aw
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espa 5 .e5 6 5 00 (6 5. c5 ge)a 7 at g7 gves esive ac e.g . ( . g f ws g5 h5 ( . h xg5 20 h an h7+ wins) 20 h g 2 g 7 2 • 22 e) 22 h5 an w 5 e5 6 5 is aso hopeess since a an nee castle as 6 . 6 e wns. 1
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nw ng the gle s pene But Bacs ss any hoe f fnng efuge on the ngse. 1 1
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ne an sthse wt te c shop Aftetn aven es t aves its cect suae the e t sh o hae ne to at ove o ut o n tie to e at of a winning nat n the pp onent 2 2
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A eegant shg stroe After 27 f 28 f d can no onge e defended. Bac cannot even ve up roo to sto te passed paw e.g 28 8 (2 8 . . g7 29 6 29 d6+
o B ac es ge s quee s roo and shop ever eve oved Te foowg epe s ess dastc ere te puposeful poes hs posto ut a dasquaed hghwa ope u to ck s posto AerssoMlos ig 99
Apparent Bac as a safe an posng poston. Hs gt s wel ancoed n te cetre and e s ead to en an attac on tes g wt .. a7a5a4 ec te o te ote had as dcutes n at tacng Bacs g vew of the loced atue of the tera on e gsde owever a cose oo at te osto eveas tat Bac as soe seous weaesses o te da squas especa aong te a8 dagoa f hte coud ge a quee chec o ts dag ona t would e ate Lewse f a ght coud get o The ac gt o asea s aso ot at secuely paced appea fst gance and ca ude ed. A tese codeatons sug gest Whtes coec pa e ust stae beaogh te cetre whc both dsoges cs t ad ga accs for te ee to te ke dar squae dagoa eadg to Bacsusg Aderssons sows ow t s s done pay 20
2
21 22 23
S e
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Te gt vountr etreats atcpatg Whes ne ove Note tat 2 c+ 21 bc c+ 22 3 foowed s ot dageous fo Wte
Cang out s plan Bac tes to ock the posto ad
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Sce o pen Lnes
eet te fagentato o is cente 3 4 5
e4 e5
de4 f4 d3
If 2S . fS 2 e s stng x eg e72o e 2 e 273 xfS 27 f xc 28 28 xc and again ak a to wo aou sude deat on te a8 iagoa
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Bac a ave ee feein g e ease w isef i ts oston He as on to a 2 7 e a te to ues oe a 1 8 iagona w e ceaed fo Ten e an continue is aack on ies g e ig wit oes suc as e3 ad Jgc 8 ad wo ave goo caces of sccess Howeve ie frustate a Bacs oes wt a eatic aw s acfce 2
e
fe3 29 xe3 30 ) 30 g3 an Wite as ageou attacng ances Howeve Back ou ae te 7 e3 Te ak queen swoops nto te cene and a enges is tenWtes 28 queen 28 f est g3) pa 28 e 29 e and Wite as a cea ava nt age e g 29 aS 0 :8 3 xc8 c8 32 eS 33 + o 29 J8 0 ceS x e 3 c f Back attets o ipove is king poston, ten imp x w gve W e a good edg ae t s notae tat when ak eas adequate wth oe ating e a quee o e a n 8e iaona e ce is ckoug d ow e seoda atig tee of eS
e4
29
b5
No 28 2 cS fo owed 30 x 29 xgS a a so e st ong Tis eaves e ack ank weakene aowng ite a wining e was oiao no ote goodHowee efence agait te tea t of 30 c3+ 3 3
3 x5
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N o w ak s ositon oap ses in a few moes
2
e
If 27 e3 28 f e e t ae not mov e
31 32 d+ 33 34 35 3 d3 3 e 3 3
Hee Back ovesteppe te
t H u qt
2
ositioa Sacrcs
ost e i s al ea a pawn ow n an te fpawn is aso oing to sa notng o is eose ing Note ow all sos of tactca possiities a the sacifice apae 2 e foee White s a siila eaple RodigeSo Maaz as 993
3
d
ut not ssi s king pove atall ose 2 5 2 2
5 5
Tis treatens 28 a oowe 2 a7 wing ence Blacks eseate p 2 2
21 an was stck own e tat 22 ov agan! 22 3
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e
Tee is no fence agat te eat of 2 5 folow a the knght etats, 25 g , eciatng Backs ngsi Blac cao evn scae te wost sacificng te cang, since 2 00 2 h5 25 g 2 e5! wins a iece o in te ae he plae
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h O 28 folowe 2 a 2 2 3 3 31 e5 The 3 awn queens
Black tie
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et t to te aga positon aov ag i afte 2 g We a plae an consquntial ove for eapl 22 , ite a of 22 e en Back cou la 22 f5 elinat Wtes powfu ightsquar ishop folowe y 0 w a safete gae ust o clal 2 act aft fast snce 22 f5 is a stong ostional teat Tat s w pa 22 e ! o e ou 22 f5 t so is pe along the ele ater 22 e6 Aso, Wte ga te ae 2 2 e 2 to aen 2 h5, sinc with te sho no longe on g te wite queen s oute to g s unostcte an e is no option of 5 2. thefoe fale to
a n n
Backs rs Paps shu s ha cast n 2 22 x s tng 22 7+ �x7 2 + g 2 x7 an s c pst c shs aks ts wnnng k cut st s xta pawn wr ht can y 22 g5 g 2 ! t stp ac xcangng th ghtquar ss N w s ra trat hs s r g5 an gn a gnra cntrakngs adanc gng wth an 5 tc w f hts stng ss a spr pawn tuctr Bac wu ac an uusaats nsi task s a gnra cncusn can awn aut th ston f Back s t quas ust chang ghtsqua sops wtht ng t nsh wh nt p 2 f5 i aty n r to chang ts go sp s ks snc 22 x5 5
25 xg7 w 2 7 �x 7 ( 2 g 25 c5 as Back ua t cast an facng t tat aa7 cn with 25 xg7+ � 2 a a (s 27 a7 fws wt tat f at n 5 7 g 2 g 27 5 7 2 a7 + 2 0 x+ an at n 27 ! an t rgans hs c wt a wnnng ttac n Backs king a 2 7 x wns as n th ackt nt a a 2 5 +
wd 00 s ht st a it w ca st h pawn sacc 2 5 22 ! Nw ack s st as nt t t th s hp 22 xc2 2 xg7 2 g 25 7 h 2 f+ an w ng th pawn s a s augt wit ang 22 x (22 x 2 xg7 g 2 xh7 s tta a 2 g 5 ! c2 (2 0 2 x 7 r 2 7 2 7 xc2
w is a ti p n 22 00!thr a Back scaps ushnt g 2 g5 c2 2 x7 25 (25 x+ �x 2 + 5 25 g 2 xf7+ x 27 x Bt a aft 25 t ca a 22 xg7 g 2 xf5 ! f5 2 w t a ta aw nsta 22 It is t awas st t sacrc B w th a w awar tat n th sst
anay dagam
6
Poson cces
the ost ostonl of safes often equres long n etaile tactical calculation But n tuth, hs comlety apies to any mnoeuv e on the hessoa, no ust sacfcal one ess s vey cocate gae an every poston has to e uge on ts unque featues e shou reoce n this, sn otwse hess woul have sucume to he aw eah et in the 920s. Anyo ne who ha ast e te laws of staegy to a hgh gee woul e nvle Botv, espte hs venee age, wou st wol haion (eve f incapale of scog o aw agansoryoug rivals tan sua as she Kas parov)! ounatly hess has mane too comle fo even the ghtest mns to fully aster. Hee s goo exle of a oe stgg etween two youg layes who unoutely netan ce staey. play s ful of invntion an f-
a) If Bac lays gfS, then 9 hS+ n now 9 2 2 hS las to a tng atta afte 2... g7 22 �h folowe y g+; o if 2..g6 thn 22 g 2 h folow y f :g, wnning t i ight (Kasy oay only alculate as fa as 2 hS+ g7 22 h. His juge ent to h hee mus e a wn wth Blcs ng in suh n epose poston) o Bc us t p y 9 . �7
nesseted u chs! s efeion is not gr to tan Kmsy-Breev B i e l 1 99 3
(s g dagam)
e ite ae
f
wth the folown as
(nlyss dm)
Scc t n Lnes
5
Wt no dt n r but Blc' piece r holy ncoorintd Hi g on 7 box n bop on c t ut t qu roo out of h gm T t on d a no af mov, nd mrly tk w d q fr t ing. Ti prvnt n unwinding' with �d, folod by . 7 . d . Bc trfore h no cn tructv pln ftr 19 . d Menwh Wt c trngt poon mov by mov. i i a y ftur o a good poitionl acric. Ahough h potion fir gnc m m
7 n) 2 7 x7 26 b2 c 27 x f 2 6 2 . d7 29 g) 29 g d7 3 f c6 3 1 4 32 g2 nd in. Altively Wit coul pn futr acic ar 19 . 7 to dtro ck cntr nd m hi ing would bgin it f nd f3 food by xd5. Whit ovr ould ot be n hurry to pay x5 inc ttd bov Bc cn o ttl to impro poito. o fo xmple Wit coud py d er f3 of cour o tt ro wud b on a gn r uprior qur onc xd5
firl u, plyg it pn on whilid thiothr i oundring around wonring to do H n merl rpond o dirc tt and not und ny direct cpign atr 1 �7, Whte can pn n invion alng g, ing wih 20 � oowd y douin r on t gl If Blck ti to cot
aBt plyd. a a generl rle y
control i o roo on of h th b ygle ay 2wit .. :g ten Wt can impl xchng it ff b 21 :g, wn will b to brig up rinforcement, th rook on il Blac on rrv r nomd on quid A mp vriton 20 � 1 b Bc ut ty to velop omhow) 21 g 2 bx x 23 g7 b5 2 tetnig 25 x7+ ) 2 . 7 f 2 c 25 xb6+ b6 6
shld nt rs a sacrce when y hve cler le wnnng ethd. In te poition ftr
19 d7 Bck dfncl gi W plan of pnr tion dwn t g rfr vythng a bn r ful word ut o ha h xd5 brtroug i my tcic device n notapproch a true cic, te grdul t � h nd :g 1 to b pr fd ow w il rt to t potion r 1 f5 b rv n t gm n werd wt efS 18 e may e v ct .. gxf5 19 5+ d7 a n opton purel o intutve grud. A te rd expe n row or oo
sa acrces
ea ae stan dgeets such as h 8 gfS 9 hS d7 oo s tei e t s ot eve woh oog at. A we eeoe osoa sese s a ust o a stog aye sce saves vauae e ad eeg whch wud ohewse e se oong at sh. Though couse tee s oe awac thee a ccasioa e a o d i angs te u sh The gae cotnued 9 Now agie hat Bac's awn wee on n his osto The B ack cou ay 9 . 7 20 f 7 f owe . . de ad eceen . . 0-0-0 Bac s eces wod e coonated ad he woud e a awn u. Whe wu have geat dcut dawng the gae. Istead the aw s o 7, ad Baeev cod fd ohg ette than 9
e
o efend s eawn Bt nw he ca utise he e sqe fo oe of s gs and te sho oves vueae to aac e afte f o cS Whteo as good a fo hs aw. n ohe wods ate e oso eve so sh tg a ac aw o ae a 7 us e ecaao a afte 8 S o a qeso a. That s wh eve oso as o e caef eaed ad hae accdg to s secfc eaes fS! s a ecee cocet ad we wo addg o he eades e
etoe o deas oweve e sh ot age hat e et e he eaces a sa osio a gae hat sch a sacice e e coec stateg gS 4 Bac efeds against he eat to s aw tactca eas. 2 dS o 2 S S 22 gS f 2 d8 2 c7 a se a ece
S
But ow that Bacs shop has ues o gS a ga has oeed u fo Whes othe ight We egn to see the coensatio that White has gaied fo aw. Bth gts weehsassive ace n thewhch se of the oad have fund a ew eedo e n a iect wa gh the vacating of he f squae the othe idect togh te cuuatve effec of Whtes esse. f couse te taget s he dS a a its e edes. Now fo eae tee ea s a ea 22 dS sice he ght a o angs ae 2. o . g8 22 oge dS dS 2 gS 2 8 d 2S c7. Theefoe Bac s og e to catu e the ght
f4 he o aswe o he hea of e ad S 3
e
eodca a eag g2 3
6
crcs t Les
Wh has a cushng attac g 2 • c7 gttng out of any scov attac y Whts 4 gh t 0 5 ! f5 f g g 2 2 8 2 c8 + wns) 7 f+ f8 5 f8 at h valu of 2 a is appant in ths vaat on f t pawn w stll on a2, 2 a coul an swe y 29 wng a pc; ut with 2 a th isop is n y th oo Thus, 29 6 an answ y f + � 8 2 ot sngng of wnng su Kasy d postion Now v gv not cacuat ths vaaton whn 2 g5 25 c g scly \c 2nagnal ut h ts poay owv, 2 h5! to play cons th t s av antag g 2 2 a of ca o th avanc gf 28 foow aa5a folow y an th 5 pa s ooe; + ts not susng that a o 2 :g8 2 g g 28 voua vaations appa natually o a w tougt c2 c fact ts tt to alow t to play 6 n f5, out postonal uid up covg t pa wth a g aBav howv ss to th occason an fns t coct vantag) 29 a nsv plan a plan h cu Cang 8 so th oo can n t pawn
ousy ctcss to h ga ! n hs own nots 24 g Bac pa to inat t shop whc s th pscuto o pawn, o at last oca ts acton toug ntnchng t t on Kasy os not allw ths an ovs th ht, ut at t cost o ang th plan of c an a pos s na lss diaam
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Poson crces
If 2 g+ 2 h e the onl anwe t the twn theat of e6 and b 2 g2 d 2 a ep up te preue ee a tog thea of 29 a b 30 d7 ollowed by Ae 3 1 d 2 g winnng Blk teha dpawn tivated hi ng ook and hope fo ountepay agant 2 e Aothe adva tage of 2 g een n e variation 26 • g2 d 2 a g4! foing te bhop w fo the attaking diagonal ak' ove win bak te pwn xe S
ateial equalt a bee e toed and Whie i little better lak queen and ueen ook e ed to te defene of te d pawn and the paed epwn a peanent longe advanage fo Wte ut whee ite to ake
poge ot on e queende ne a an alway enue t ay unoened For example f Wte pa a4aS and aa6 Bak eple bb6 or a4 aS and bb6 te aa6 by Blak and agai te queeide i bloked ite ay tr o fore a favouable loure of he queende bu e aual beaktoug u e elewhe Te entre bloked an wl ean o unle ie aheve e unlkel advane ee herefoe all hte' ope of a winning beaktough et on he kingde it he ha to t foe a wea e n Blak pwn ue f/g T wll b vey diult to aheve ne f Whte pla �h ad g Blak a mply play g defending te gpawn And it patial o ue te pawn a a batteing ra to beak up lak pw White g would be le too epoed heeoe Whte ha no real way to pove h poton o a But dawtee eult notteonaual ea fo Blak and Baeev pa the ve ove ha Whte wan o pvoke 29 S? Te inetion i noble 30 g4 ad 3ge putng e g on a ggan enal quae Unfotunaely a an prevent thi pla and the weae of te pawn rean Pobabl bet wa 29 �b
Scc to pn Lne
0 . Th eens 31 %xf whh ao wes 30 g I so re e c2, ressrsn the f w Sooer o er Bk be obge o f f4, n e fher ws for Whe o sregthe h os w be come er 0 1 2 f Noe he fwn fr ore vnebe to ttk thn he , e ro reue ca be ed b We's rooks Now Whe s g o exo he weesses Bck' gse ) Doube oos o he -e, ch w bun an mt b c o t nge tck t g-g gg3 P e bho to g, chse e uee rom e ) The vce e-e rore mome owe b e e v) fn w he -w o g-n toug e combne
bo evenu rbe 2 : %g A bner, whh sho ce erte h e en 33 8 s best, b Bk wud hve no nswer he og e o Wes sr eg oued ove 3 .l! Te bsho now coe o g wh even greer ore k mt oe he dwn, or exam e 3 g6 3 g n e- e6, o h7 7 g (Brev) h 3 .g 3 a? Sm 3 e wn the -w, eg 36 c7 37 x f 38 Kmk have been ut of b 3 g xh2 when 9 xh2 3+ ws the een k 3 A rese for Bk, bu hs oo remns nes 3 a 8 e Snce Whe d no ke
ee een o rook, bsho I s now er h Back' gse s hd wo bock ng fons Not o wa t er d o fo ber to Whes rooks, bu he were o requred o hu ou he whte bso rom cotro o e6 Te ve ed n e econd o tee s Ths tu ens ht cks ueen w be ven from e n h he wo
vantge,otheBck' mve gme buder onuetn te tte ouned move 31 8 e beg ( 8 '7 .f f co eve Wte from rrg o h ere, reev onts ou, Whe ud 0 e2 e e6 Soner or er, Wte n wn te d-n wh e n g4f na, pru
Pstnl Scrc
laye
40
:?
an agee to a aw Bac can y hS ang to get hs ght to e eg coecng hs sake) 1g7 the g hole e n hsBac oson has oc Whte cou l y hS 1 e g7 g e e h6 fe ut Black can roa ly weathe the sto Although stong payes nowaays ae awa of al the stana aca ees a safe cn st suse een h os at ehaene ganase azuae s one of the os sod of all ssan selecte to gnastes lay oar 8 e n was the Ues of the Wol atch Lonon n 1984 ahea of any llustous oe gandases, snce he cold raw wth ayo e e y ob e fou aws agans ner et fo all hs epeence, he folowg gae he sses a sog sacfce tat coss h the gae Knn-Razvav P ag 2
A ense poston Whe co tro of the ee an a ore copact awn tctue aoun hs ng Bac on the othe han s eeng eoous pessure agans the g squae oth agonay an ontally azuvaev
31
h
s ea s to connue e, o ng the ee , an then 3 �h foowe y 3 ag, rgg a hs ees to ea agatoston g If g then Whe's wllos co lase ack playe h st so that ate e he s not toule y gS Howee, he ha oelooke Whes ne oe, whh crosses hs an an leaes h n a wethe posto He shou hae paye 1 e eat ey when afte gS e fe an n teestng poston n whch Bac has stheeache suo logte awn structe (a oecte asse pa on e) ut hs g s soewha eose v ely azuae was loong fo a oe adantgeous oucoe to the stgge ut he ovesate hs oston dS 32 Of couse f ac ha laye e ast oe, he cou l sl noe S a a
7
Scrce s
2 . 33 34
3
ow ts copation fo
awn sacific cos clar
4 f5 a3 5 a3 6 3 2 d 48 3 e2 f 5 e3 0
squa has n vcat, so hit is tatning 5 g7 g7 (5 . g7 5) winning a p Manwil 5 f5 is lso tratn whn Blacks kingsi is pp apt
In t nt xapl, Black can fogvn for ssing hts cevr i
only ov If Whts pa wr still on 4, Whites attak woul now at an n But as it is, his quens rook aks powrful ntranc, a th sa qualitti rstong aral
1 d e6 2 f 3 3 f6 J 5 . 0-0 d 3 d J2 Jf 1 0 0-0 .3 11 3 12 de5 de5
3
Je
Sbovsson y 99
d
Ys 2 5 was a goo ov Ask Wh ites qun s rook
7
Or the pawn woul e takn as wll it is now oinant on th ark squares, whih alow i to pntat into Blacks positon 3 3
Thraeni ng g c7+ h 0 g follow y g
a
M naging to hang quns an thery avo th ct attack ut at th pric of a losing ngae
3 3 ( . h7 40 ) 40 f f Jf 2 7
13
e
n incrl ov, givng u th pawn for noting 3
e
t is har to fus such a gift . f was ttr, whn ts ishop rans sut out of he g Howv ts is o app arnt n hsigh t 14
e3
uli out 5 5 wnnn
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Poston Scrcs
th pawn ow s Wht to cotnu hs attac ow 1
hs s Whtes dea e wll play 1 a ad wn ac the epaw Note ta f Whe estabses ateral quaty, he wll have a good ga h ac g ca easl b oustd fo , and the weass n Blacks cente caused by fS wll e a Kalsson s not so ogn g, howeve 15 1 17
al f1
c
Af 7 d7 1 4 folowe by 9 xf5 a 20 xe, Whie egained his pawnwea and e5 s hasept teay 8 g 9 f 3 o 8 f xeS ae both unsatsfactoy fo Bac o Bac sets a caft tap f 8 h thn x and 9 x f or 9 fxe5 + both lose fo W fe b 20 � followe e, Blac has tee pa ad dnac pay fo s ece a sple way to heaov eep cont ofns 1
2
1 19 2
h4 2
fendg Now th pa of 4 leas to a postoa advantage and o copica ons a a
Afte 20 , th eteat 2 f3 s sp and stong
21 f A t F ve SlC-
fcng s awn, Wht gas it ad vntual ecevs th S p awn a s ntst 1 2 2 2
4 a 4 a 2 e2
xf a :al xal l
30
�e7
dl
27 8 28 f wns t e aw n and 27 :f5 2 f exf 29 e + leas t o ate Ba ck ds to hs coteato tat s ad af 2 xb 29 : b4 30 + 3 1 refo he canot ega is paw 29 3 deseat countattac that acceeats te en 1 2
+ h
h Jl 1-
Blac s soo aed a f + 3 g5 + 5 hS d + 3 g Taasch onc wyly ead Chess s a tbe ga f you ave no cnte, ou oponent as a frr poston If you do ave a cre th you eally have sog to woy abou e Austraa gandastr Roges fds hslf tapd in ts paadox th next ga ulds a c tr oe to dpv s oponts pcs of opn iaed b
Sacces t O Les
soe anking ows Whte s restricte ay
fro
oentoges M 3
1 4 S 2 3 f6 3 S S g 6 x6 6 6 g2 x6 6 8 00 0 9 10 1 a 2 :8 1 2 f8 1 :
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hen t s e out y .. g7 g, sgt weaess appears n a 's ngsde
"d7
oin 5 an aso with sgns aganst the 3 pawn A goo ateative was 8 . c8 reepoing te shop to e here t stengtens Back's nuene on white squares such as e and f5 whic hae een egecte y the aw adances f an . ee5. 19
2
Wt ague eas of 20 e an 2 attackng h7 e queen aso oes fo the ee n preara tion for f
Both ses hae paye the opeig soewhat cautous and are ow we etrece eh their ow es Back Whte's oe prookes tonext a acig hs etre paws 1 1
gS c1
h
f6 S
Now Whte can a that ack has oosene hs paw front, wh e Ba ck a pont t o hs space dntge in the centre. th the iea of an eentua f uneig Back's centre. e ght sef a aso oe to f 5 ;
19
gS?
ne paw avace too ay. Back ou hae coutere the ia of 0 e wth 9 . ce7 tn 2 e g g2 parng f 2..f5! 22 x 5 2 2 f 22 c7 2 3 g7 2 c 25 x 5 3 2 5 x ges ak exceet pay for the a e t suare sho s
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Postonal Sacrices
so eacg to Whte's g that he w hae geat dffcuty sug an attac ae ... c64 o . ' c6 a . S Whte of couse ca (a shou ao ths ato, say wth 0 f , but he s ag o pogess at a Ae 19 g5, o the othe ad, he has a ce tget, the y e5f6/g5 sctue whch s pe fo eoto wth a mey f4 20
to
.
21
�fd2!?
h potta pessue whch Whte's bshop o g eets alog th dag oa h a8 s y upeast fo lac s pes
Whte ecdes that fr eas ues ae caled fo, ad so he scces s paw t o speed up hs attac o ac's cet The coseate 2 1 d s effecua, s ce afte 2.e6 the a vace 34 s had to achee ad White s heefoe eft wthout a pa xd! 1 Whte may ha soe usefu postoa tups ae ths oe, but a paw s aways a paw We ae s so eufu eames of sacifcal lay ths
sue becoes potat n a fo exam ue of vatos; ple, s the ote at oe 3 Pu he ac shop o a8, a d fene squa, ad ac's de fese tas s esed ac how ee s ee owe the UXy of a fee tempo to pay a 8 the ga Whte's ast oe dya es lac's fagle gsie
oo, u ee e fogo hai should (o squoe Tatak owe) it s oally ee to sac rifce te opponent 's pecs 22 'xd :xd t 3 rg7 Not 3 g7 4 ed6 :8 5 xb7 ad wins the gh o c6 24 f4! Fal, Whe has acheved the log adace ac hs xta paw, ut White has more than coesa
paw stctue Despe h e x change of quees, the posio still has th chaacte of a m d lgae athe h a engam a the oth pces e stl pesnt is eas that g safet y s s a poty e the lac uwa eS/f6/g5 s dssoed, Bac wi face a aac fom a hes peces Most of ac's mio eces o he othe hand, ae o he queesie an caot eal etu t o the efence of he
Sccs t Op Lies
ng s s nother resn why he sop on g2 s doin suh eellen jo t pns ow piees wh ould otherw se rsh to e gde i hte hs ler pln of tt nd the es t y out ts plan Bl, on the other hnd, has n oerus deee as and can only espond to oe oe rets Oviosl, Roges did not es defening s positon n fils o n the ine whh nses hte' s dtge xf h? 2 gf Bl shou py 25 g4 re tng e et pwn to eep te ngsde loced Then fe 2 dd 27 4 (Bla now hs the free tepo eeed fo ths usefu oe 2 e e! (efenng 5 Bl s lost equlsed oges lds on to s etr pwn, ut sees t oget tht t s stl ossle to e ated y dret atta een after the quee hae een ehnged fgS 27
fgS
h4!
e net stge n te desc ton o Blc k' s ngsde 2 g4 2 f! (D) 2 Rosentalis pots ou a 2 . e4, og fo 2 e4 g wng a pce oses ou o 2 g+ ! ad te wis e peat ou n on la suc
75
essul postnl hess f y ou e shap eye f tts
t sees tht Ba s no good oes fter 2 f Ater ntes to 2 d re o etter 2 2 h? (ette <f hn 29 0 ! g f g h 2 g+ 0 f2 g g �g 2 g+ and wns te ecage y a ight fo on d or f f nsted 29 e then 0 h+ g 2 an 2 g + s wnng threat sce .f 2 f < e xe 4 25 e5 wns.
7
Positil Scrces
The rook on 5 cannot retreat 3 2 x7 x7 35 e+ wi o Whites pressue on the ong iagonal finay wns h xchan g 4 5 5 6
c4 d1
a
If the ight on d8 oes, e wins, an e8 is et 7 x8 The ar shou not iagine that ony awns can effect a eakthough ahough the a o coue th ost coon sac ificia cho ce a p entifu an cheap sup of cannon foe Next we se how Kask sos th roe and of netatng we entenche appaently ainin ce efensie e KamsyYsov La es 993
seiopen e o the queesie f White does oos on the e, Back ipy as c (not howe 7 which wou eos th awns to aac aft a3aa The situation s aost as oce on the kingsi he ght on , which shieds th ffie aso ees th ook out of 8 he ght einty hos togethe Bacs ostion o wh not eliinate t with xg o is that 3 xg5 g5 g ! ea s the oo k ta o g If f g7 f (ut not h 3 h5 and the sho oes etween an e8 unican Whte a aw, an o Bac t ages c7ca attack th apawn In such a loced position, a ight can e a oe usfu pece than a ook A rook ust stop when it reaches a ick wa a ght can eap oe it Therefore, White ust find a faouae oent to play g5, retuing the exchange ut reanng with an agie ight a sighty esticte ishopagainst Howeer, it is har to iagine that White can wn agai g oo efe nsive lay
White is the exchange , an at frst glanc sees to hae an as win But how exacly is he to reak tough Thee is on one
h1
Kas ces his est pactca winning chane is to poe th positon Pehaps h wil iscoe a way to win, or aye ac wil ose patience an weaen hisef soehow
c
ere for exape Bac cou
Sccs to p Lis
go wo ng with 6 wh e h! gxh6 5 h6 wi la oses hs epawn o his ga wn ; if 5 . g7 6 f6 Yusuov whose iae is the ussian Wal is not to e e tured He efens qiey 3 35
h7 hS
77
tepo f hs ng were still on f la ou ld pay 5 �g6 draw ig Can Bla gain a tepo an draw?
c
(lysis dgm)
In his notes Iomt 57 Kas gves this ove a ex atior nd says it is the only ove ut wha hapes after 5 . a instea? White ust ay out hs teat of
Yes! At ove 0 (see diagra aove he a pay 0 . e7! not giving Whie he opportunity to la f wi he Now f6 a g5 g g :+ e8 daws s does g7+ f 8 2 :x 7 xa o Ba old hve fored daw wit 5 . .a oweve it was no easy to see ts ding
g5 g6 xg5 7 h8 g5 9 xe8 ( 9 h 7 �8f8 0 :x7 ! folowed x he ook o g5 is ure so a draws easly 9 xe 0 g6 D) 0 � f6 �e7 (g7!? 2 g5 x g6 a e8 5 x7 g g7 a5 7 7 a 8 �e a 9 f a2 50 xa g7 5 a8 5 7 f 8 5 xg7 �x g7 54 5 d Wh ite wins one
he see ge indeostgae ed Kasanaly y did o it in s sis I suspe Yusov did not thin he ws i a dager if he efede passivey; and o a er tain extent he was gh owever ts lak of vigiane even ualy proves his dog as 36 t was still possile to play 6 6 However Whies ng is one squae up the oard if Whe oes or he vtio
35
8
Positioa Scces
wth 3 xS, etc a aove cod rove crcia Ysuov refe o rngth he locad o th quee vaca a aw o the co ran Th ove ufu a varaon c a 3 xg xS 3 h+ 3 xgS g6 0 h � x f o lowed �7, a gvn ak Wte gS ook th ow familiar ta Te daw ack to 36 aS tat Back aetl loe the o o a6 atacn apawn 7
hl
a4
o 3 a 3 xg xc 3 72 5 ow38 Black a fxed t qud Whte' oo or caot hoe to rak throuh er owe, mor and ore ack pawns a nng p on wh qua scs e o o o t s m o W o conser payn xgS to oce a avoa matrl aanc a ook nd good igt
ette or eed anwee le o the con ran e eao wh coe aae a th og 43
g
6?
45
g5! g5
g5 g
47 48
3
6
The roo coul tll ru o the ecod rank, an no ou aae woud oe f the roo we on te econd ra k, Blac cou ld la S :e7 ere an re woul lttl o ea i roo cold dee t awn an n conac wt h knd n a6 on oe a aug e ook fn te epan i s ou o ouc w he canc nd ve Wie t of aTh raouh
aga nt39a oo an ad ho Whte o a lle while lon 39
4 41 42
h5
c7 :7 :7 ?
ad Bc caee a roo to an feor qar Ovoul h nse of ae h e ded We end e anoeve c wa
8
?
Black r rio itak e ad two dawn method a) a f S 3 xf S
Sacrce to Ope Lies
79
og b J7 9 f4 0 lag r 0 7 tr 5 1 2 � 3 2 :h7 h d t eccur braktog wit f6? r g 2 �h, 3 3, h7 og fo mat on 8 o if Bck rvts w i e8 rakoug on th vh k wt . T co o domnto h l i 1 g6, o Black t ly t gly ov 0 g6! f ow Blck's io is wce, but i stll oi g goo fenie wo, oepotcng 6 nd g6 an y to dfen te awn wi if cssy Black' ocad ol, g g2 �7 3 53 g 7 n now 6 5 f6 d7 tc o f6 c7 5 g c 6 2 8 (o 6 8) sog Whe s n of h7 Wits o afe 50 g ! that the a no ktou qurs fo h g t ot
low by lrtig e 5 g5 f 0 7 1 w 5 e4 d xe4 52 g6 Wi ow wiig gm T finish i ictiv 2 3 Th h of imum i c Bck ctiv rook 53 :e2 4 3 55 e Fdng t oug l n c2 55 c3 1 7 Maeal s now ev ut Whit' ng oit h coutet Wf a3 8 lb4 a1 59 c4 a3 0 g a2 1 a �8 a7 o e s 6 J 63 x 6 8 7 6 g7 an t g wn wll u toug
mly too lock If yo - ov Wite's Wh te bg down cn w y
�g �d8 W8 6 g6 re7 a �d 8 7 �g8 e8 8 a7+ h g Or else White lys 70 7 + 7 1 g :g + 72 < d �x 0 a2 Now f a th cr wns o d e nd r ovd
80
Positiol Scrces
W as a sanard n 2 d 2 :4 fold rgng o ng a rng from cc t roo te ocaed Lce poson) o W as g rd of cnr a 70 �7 71 :a 7 � 7 S �7 7 S S 7 S :h 75
S h 76 :a7 � 77 h 7 : h 79 7! :h 7 81 � : �7 : 1-0
W ra o pa 5 g :g2 �f �g5 :g2 :g A g dspa am Topcas cs o for faard
6
Th e Indian Bishop
ftu mnxmp, mod opg mof(fo t g Idn, fld d Scln Dgo anco of Blc g op o g Fom g h o p u o t c, d (umg Blc h cld gd alo h n mpoa c dv no Blac g uull volv oud th pc hl loo om xpl w , lght at co, Blac uccdd n ctvg h Idan op dmsKhfm a aas 99 3
10 c 11 c S , fo h p, wan lc hop pt und lok d pla to follow up wh f4 ( t whn Blc n o cvt h op wh uqu f, whch wll lv wh com pomd pw tcu xf xf 11 fn v dcd l fo h hop futu Blck fvou If h pla 2 f4 h xc3 ha qud p u, o h mu xhg gh. Th, howv, m h h pw com v had o dnd, c f4, Bla cu e
1 cS c c g . . 00 0 c � S
assat
h aga pld oc uo tm th Dago ad Blck ha hought o tng ntv, long h pow f h g ho Fo xam pl xd 5 xd 5 x x xd5 d5 d h h dal pt cla ( f 3 d4
1 .e 1 f xd+ 5 xd x5 d+ g wold v dn gou fo B Fo nc, h could pl 8 a 9 x wh th pw ou ld dcl o op
Positio Scces
1
Wi rducd o arificial od o dfd h aw aggriv 5 d+ xd x7 loo uciou fr x5 ad 7 ) or d2 15
1
a?
f!
W h a olvd h rol of lc g o nd o lay o ga ac o qusid i d iclud ad vancing h aawn o a ad playng rook o a5 and c5 odr o inify pu o ac l quid aw n owv ad ovrlood lc A Kalf oi ou h ou d ay xf xf 7 xf xf wi ql 1
1
d5 a3 c2 20 c lack' i roay c5 x 20 xc5 d 2 2 a3 3 wi u 17
lhd4 !
ur oiiona acrfc ndan lif io wi ay co o 1
x
!
Ada ay hav allowd h acrc cau h d or diad h g of i ov Afr x5 Wh wold hav ai canc i qud awn cur rais nac ad i rook i wl lacd n h oh had ar , o oy i Wh roo d cvy on h l vn wor h cano v lc lag 2 wg a wn d fragig ra qud aw owvr a w al i o y o for W
a?
c w , og
ho o d h 7 3 o d2 c5 nd f xd a c o :a3 d oa o log crfc y d 20 20 x3 or dd o vd on h
83
The Idian Bishp
tactcal ove . b Wte' roo o a were on ny ter rt ra quare ay e e . b cold be answed by te ipe 1 9 b3 Oy e gae pot wt te oo on a 9 . .xe 9 b3wis mposbe becae te excane y .
ewerig e two roos a Kala lucy? I t a eer e tat te roo wa on a 1 ad not or c ? e a ct tat te dyaic o t tle eve ave Wite te tempo e needed to pay n or c. e wa always somen e a e was requred o o aakower dened cess as agedy o one tepo, wile ro ten taed o te ot pow erul weapo ce e ext ove ! Te t e eleen ces e ry t of te a e, a t wee is o i poan tat it oud no be suprsn at e os posoa of sacce oud stand or a o woe u to o e 9
f4?
NowBlac i order wn teo epaw, t toexcae ow trog e4 pawn ad llw te wite iop e actty I 9 c xe 20 xe+ xe6 2 c d i op ee , or 1 9 xe 20 :a lb2 (20 . d8!?) ad Bac a a cle vatage Thee vaatos ae gve by Kaa Inarmtar 58.
O wode f afman is ei oewat ptmstic a
ac cace aer 20 a4 i te econd aration Te ex cage of Blac reaig roo i evabe a fter bo 0 Jb2 20. . :d! 2 1 d It i a w el o pcple tat wen you are e excane up n a endgae you sod t to orc off te opponent reainng rook, o tat e a o piece et wc can act a lo ane acros te board e 20 . xb2 21 xb2 x2 22 � 1 , Wite ood uval cance ut noe tat te aea 22 b c3 23 b7 xa5 2 xa7 s no as facory for We A as jus een earkd, t ook acs at greate rane eeore it eps Bac to excane o e pawn at te perpery o te oard, nce e es ely o be overretced 22 c d! i aso ot good. Back's win ope s ipressve ass o pas n te cene, u s ard o beve a W sou lo e deends well. Wte can ao geerate cunepay 22 a6 23 ad 2 :b7w So te asesmet ig advatage to Bac eem oe appoprae cre, ts does not devaue te sacrice, wc was udo btedy coect t doe ean, oweve, ta a queto ak us be added to t e ove 1 9 4. 1 20 21
.xf !d3
ex .xe5
O 2 d2 x2 22 xc6 c3
Posiio Scces
w g the cpaw, e g 2 e c4 24 4 5 % e5. x2 21 e fferece etwee the g me cotuato the va t exame at mve s that
to seperd home the ased paw Hever, keep g he kg out, ty have allowed a ow ro rok a bshop lb3+ 2 2 f 46 �d 2:xh followe J g2, Blck wll short ave ve ssed pw .b 1 The p ll quee
Back oes theg exca hs have rok to ctr alw ge oot ths pa. The roo s mat o he seveth rak te e ece eces hether Bck ha mall advat ge or ecve oe. 22 l . 3 2 .x6 Sato-oma-M.Gurevc 2 .x Clich y 1 993 &2 2 T w the apaw .b4 2 3 3 g a 2 l .g 2 g 3 2 %a5 x5 s equall ere rather tha evelop oeess The ude apw e2) r resra Blac o the w be ustoppable queese (8 a4) te tre to 2 2 . expot ac's s ve wth 31 A 2 2 a 33 ! sce a Back as . 2 b5 ad awe e5 wt te a g 3 . 3 2 3 a coue-attck .
12g Tere was ot tme t cte he g pw Khfm gve :x g6 + 4 e2 b2 4 g 8 b4 42
Ib5
3 + a he wte roos ve out a to evet Bcks o g s t oder
n sop
After 8 .. e 8 9 0-00 Whie ha te angs of a b g attac t h45 e te e5 awn is iune ater 9 .. de5 10 dxe5 eae te pi on he de nd Bas ueen cao esly ove ro d8 itou allowi 7 Feore, 9 .f caog be laye wtout weakeng te entra pa stcture. d f ay 9 . b5 10 4 b4 1 1 e4 atta g d6) 11.d5 g3 a5 3 �b eaves te bso on g 7 su out f the gae a Whie ready to ay 14 5 ... h5?, ten 4 e6! fxe 5 d �7 6 x5. Ednty Gurevic dd ot lie te look o ese vations and fod a d namic ateatve nvoi g a ehan ge sacrfie 8 S! 9 S S! 10 S c 11 As Gurevich poits out, 1 d5? e5 xd f3+ 1 3 g xd8 is bad for hte His niatie s goe and he s et t wea in gsedefns awns is In sead, SatoRoman -awn by indre meas He hopes t rt strong attac ae 1 ..e h4, etc. B u now e se he o t f Blac s ay 11 Cross g Whtes ps. S .S 3 ak as seze te inatie Hs bsop o e5 s reendousy stong a there s an immedte
5
threat of . b White canot ay 00-0 witot facng a uge ttac after 4 b 15 c3 e and . (Gurevch) ac eas a gait c3 wo o naturall from su a os io. Also, . 5-d is stro treat. geera t s very doug beed ged t case ueenie io the lne of fre of a black bsop n the a-h da gona; unes of course o ave stro g deences aon g is dia gona and ave a pd gsde ata as ope saton. n he resen eample, hite s neter sro g deeces nor a gsde attck. erfore, 1 0-0 would be artuarl oohad, and te to re are ngsde castin g
1 c3 ! urvc's st move of te gme. is la is to veuall play 5-d4 increas g te scoe s e5 bsho e best suare or te bso on c8 s therefore 6 here t wi otro an o dagona aer e dpan ad vanes also m
6
Postoal Sacces
square which cod ove unpeasant for Wite's ng er 14 . c7 the dpawn is ine for tactical reas S xdS? xc3+ e c 1
2
i7
00 as compet ic Now1tat Wit s eelopmet, e as to fo a an e reaer wi b amiiar wit th dictum tat roo nd oen lns. Tereore, t must try to nctre a hole somwee n acks soi wa of pawns ut ow f pepres an aris ou te advce c4, ten ack an ry Sd4 wi a powerful passed pw, n o oe i ywy Or h doubls oo on h le, Back simpy as e7e6 and tere no reakou o anto oma tis uig i fw, but ts provs ad as w ce l actve ps fail, Wte soul robby wi an see what lak os up wit o exame Back ces on an entua eS and . dSd
o creat assdte awn i e centre and aactvate c o e ae Whites cxd4 an te cue , o t te a ces wl be oen, nd ts wl gve Wite cotray. lc ostion at esent s efnsivey ve strong but f e wants t in he as o aow soe chi to aear his amour Bt it pchoogicll dicut to nohing an, we saw in cate on deiin e o
en of a a not saly a vry read aegy 17 8
f? }ad 1
f
Aer S S the e e ains cosd ad Wte is ft e wou very weakae t to 2 watc agon ot for a suden . 3 n . S wit a wining atac o al 7 f as doe wa n White kinside 8
9
�f
20
g3
20 21 22
g
eses rt weang e gsie, is ow a ctica bow w c eas to a frgmn td quen. Gurvc ecomens 20 a4 2 1 e 2 1 ac has t initiative u h ust s find a wa to eak togh witot allowg con teay c1
a5 ia4 4
Te ont of Backs la. Wite pawns are r sce 3 x? dxc3 2 c3
7
he a Bho
6 wns a ece, or 23 b 3 2 xc3 b6 25 :c5 d wed b . 2 24 2 2
h2 2 4
:8
h1
28
4
:2+ a
ack oes ot wa o exchange uee sc whe ng s uerbe te as o remnng costctve eas Peraps e shou have ae te eserate 2 g hong to dsdge e bac ho wh 29 g5 !
28
as ve o m e resse te probaby exece 2 b2 we 29 6, wth te ea of creatg a passe wt cc5, ves e u nta J 3 an ees te een te 628suare unexecte ws e aawn. 29
h2
Rulg u a as f f3 a 6 png te rook 29
?
0
hs aows e back rk t enerate ut 26 3 e n xc3 was ver uea sn ote the enoo owr of te sop on f6 2 27
0
tme rssure buner bu 30 a xa was b anwa e bac a aw woud rove ver ston n conton wth th mia bsop n 6
!
suenl th whe aawn s st A remarkae retra the bso. Gurev s acate to te n, snc 9 d7 ore pusbe retreat, aows 0 c1
bxcS
Gurvs oy sp a fe plaed 3 f3 ! w medat. 1
31 c5 avos a eae fn s, but 3 a3 ea ves a total contro lacs ngse s roc so e prepre te ava o apa e wu b re s atp to sop e pss paw b e nee to proec recous aed ng ow owever s al over 0-1 32 e2 wins e roo 1
ovkGaaghe Oba 99
1 00f 4 g2 4g7 42 7 4 a 8 h a 9 g 8 10 2 d7 11 g4
pca Kgs Ian bate s n swng acks bas a s aceve te f5 avanc n order to issove ites epawn and erate s 7 b o w t . e5e o e as ae e, rean te , n en . . 7, cean e way or e a e f cours s
Postio Scces
dong s st to stt tis plan or to mak sur tat t t out disadantagously for lak o gan wt g pig t a k gt tn rt ratd t gt to d2 n ordr to bol str 4 squar wt - ae as ty play d g prntng r tata ra son s . ? 2 gxf gx f and wins
lak sn Wts stratgy woud a fald, woud a lost t intatv ovik s not prpaed to g ak asy uaty ar only 2 os ad ontnus to pay for adantag a psyolo gally undrstanda, f not dsion 1
13
11
c
s lears t d squar or t qun so tat n t f vaiato av, 5 a e answd y d. 12 tata aiatn to notr dssuad fS 2 f gx gx ad wns o Blak mos s kng out f t pottial pn 12
�h8
Wte a s no w om t t nd of s tis t ·prnt' . fS ovk and Nesis in Infom now ge t lan f= t ts would undot ee a m
c
s ok and ss pont out, tr was n rasn for a to aod t ntura f g 4 gx gx xf x a as a at posto and is a dy to pay . . 4 opng up t dago a fo r sintrodung g so p and at t sam tm t a of . d anntat ors aso oint out t varato tad 5 f) . d 6 g 4 f D . 4 wit a ar adan tag to ak ok may a issd x4 wn p ayd f Otrws t an o fgf would a n a vry god on t gt wod exnt lad t
e ia Bsho
9
Ad lkw Galger may have avod 3 S bec e e dd no ee te ctic 17 x4 whch save im fro unlean resure (ad gve h a bg ad vantag) If h nr f ve cec, e t demo tr hw t t t be e the bete he g Bo lyer mad ponal eor beca ey med a t
woud d an ecepona eel or s to ow intuivel r or not a move can b accal refue fou oves w e n 1 g3 No Whte assum e na tiv aga If 4 S ht cud pla S gfS gfS 6 hS 16 hS 1 elnatng e g bisho w a ood gae cx . 15 cx h 1 Plan o the do he ot of he g bho lack ce gde nd o for counerly on he quede: S 1 1 2 f 18 l .3 19 gx 20 ! 2 2 1 a 2 1 x r f 2 g fS d ck acheve s haic advace he herefore refr o acr
ca ont Of coue,jugee f ou hv vey osonal o have rng sene of us you cl lay 3 f5 ! w h nd umbe by c den e4 The robm tha c not alws a g ovs wc ae na ual r logca sng odr unsevdl o bscre accal pont e s n aay a ove e sav e noce A o
fc n suare oder ofkeep a gp anpan the fS e can even lack payg fS n e b so n g he e y blac ece - wl ei thr ren su ou of he game or vler ab ecange by Sxg n the k uar n lcks ngde l b l a admase Gallag l ar f te ag acng an realsng ha pav ay seless ret h an o free
bshop diagonal blocked nd e g- an avue of ttck t Back ' kng.
aalsis aa
90
ositioa acrces
iso colts ts jou to activit 2S 00 :g 26 ! t igt wic to isd Blac t das of fS nds o a iclo qa xrson Bac as damic contla sms apoat r
is so
2
21 22
fxg
23 2
gxfS
xg S
Payng t imossb mo ow 23 xfS xfS 2 xS andd t d3+ iso26ss dayligt; 2S xd3 xd i 23 xfS 4 i smia Tfo Wit as no coic
i :ac8?
Crio i and o vi o ot ctcis ti ov altou t aots to a oss o tmo t t do nion 24 4 wic undoutdl songr t
xa?
W t xcag Wt ta s of f t su o f fo aing liating t ac f6 biso T immdat 2S s alows a ominaton 2S 26 xa6 x4 2 7 2 x 2 x x+ 2 x fS s and oik) T c sacrc as rokn opn t cntrtat and Wit w aaosuddn mindd as a ng owv, t asssmn cla adantag to Blac n frmar sms incoct snc tr is no ca ontnuation for Blac atr 3 2 T ook on c s atta ad t at of g7 may dangous nc t sacrfc is duious Th fo Wit should la 2 S at x wn27at 2S : 26 xg w ac a osiion la to t a ut wit t io t on 2 and t igt on a6 di frnc faous Wt sinc t offid igt is a uc wos c tan t iso
S
x g8
26 . 27 6 i ad fo ack ut now los x can i iz dauad
9
The d Bsho
iso
2 28
g8+
28
g8
Bac cot t bisop 2 . 29 x 2 c5 3 32 30 g5+ 33 3 x5 34 g5 x 35 f+ g 3 g wis , or at o 3 1 , 3 1 x 32 x 33 xc 5 xc 3 f c 35 g+ 3 d2 3+ 3 �d3 ad at on s prtty aratos ar giv by Ns and Noi. 29
f
f
0 1
5 d
d5
1 2
2
hl
I tim prssur Wit sd t strgt of 34 d xc5 35 xd 35 3 c 37 xc wi s or 3 xd 3 , o . c33 x5+ �g at 3 g +3wi) d7 ad Bacs g i dfcss, g. 3 .. f 3 g 3 c 3 x+ g 40 f ad wis Nsis ad Noik). I t absc of t g biso, Ba c' s g i s o u rb
t as iiatd t di biso nd as a uc prr pan stctur ow as to answr 31...c4 wit 32 c5 owd by d w asse aw is ry powrfu
c aw i o f co t o 2 33
5
8
a4
Positioal Scces
Pani in im ssu Wi s obm s a as wsd a d osiona advanag fr aa m, bu now an find a way o i off ynamsm in oso and
43
c7
sra am o bok s king facs ou aac of acks cs, n r s ady any an ov is o nd is osion
3 coass 3 b g8! 5 quy a ofnoy 36 s 37advanag axb axb3e 3 oo xb + sou m by 36 b5 + 4 3 c 47 xc 3 37 2 3 3 8 48 2 x 49 xc2 �a wn 3 . 7 dfnding + 5 g8! 0-1 4 39 2 f6 40 wins T ang of fon is deci siv Nsis an Novi u i s diff c o b ai ona in m roub AenaAoan b3!
3 37
xb3
37 38 39
xb3 c1
99
7 d3+ 3 �a xb 3 xb and 40 b w axb3 3+ 7!
u no 39 x4 40 b7 aning ma by bo 4 x7 an x+ ow w is ag abou o fa, W as o f a mov a dsn s dng o sis an ov, is ony on mov 40 b6 o vn and 40 a andous, nodu su ida of 4 d67 Of i is no is a dos no nd is mov 4
bxc3? l
x
T ony way o vn 4.a7 wc woud a oh 42 e + and 2 a + u now e qun fias houg a dffr ou 4
h g3
aking gan srocss of un in W n w
!
Now Wi soud y 1 1 c4 en a undoudl as e of sinc Wi s wak on diagona a and h d4 uae n aticua s a o v Whi cnre c oud main nac and sd nau of h oiio ud mnimis acks advan g n gam, W id no
9
Th i isho
want to amt tratg a gon awry an o pla a prfunctory vopng mo
Wt a attackng cancs aganst ac ng kopa)
f 2 bc3 c plt Wts cntr aw Prap cba tougt a ntra t nan bo, bt n for a awaknn g
Backs s bn l wt ma awn cn r no h to aanc t awn nc Wt a no coun tay or man to fortfy i oston
2
2? c3
2 3
bxc3
S
Wit' cntr now los al coson, but a oan ont ot 3 5 d5 g7 g7 s clar y to ck aantag ot b2 and f r attack, an f 5 c tn 5 6 n to c + an a g4f or 5 3
hS
lray kopan panng a acrc t mo Wt's orstrtc cntr 14 15
c t ?
f6 !
2
gS 2
c7
2 22
S
Now Black alow t cang of arquar bop nc Wt' gt a bn rvn far away from t back kng fn p ritr 23 t nan qun to rplac nan bsop 2 25
b g 01
3 +
26 3 wn t bop on g4 to ta wt
tl rfung to accpt ow bay stan ol 5 f6 f6 6 f6 6 g3,
lack owr d o not alway av t s own way f W
tog 7 goo 3 for or lack 7 s t clarly gam cont nuaton opls.
ucc n kng bop mur tn twlnan a an cllnt gam
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o w Wt' wol c ntr ppars w t rar kab rapiity 16 17 18
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see followg agram
13
a
Wt a a ac avantag natra lan is to rar t
9
Pstal Scrces
pawn avance 2 whch egns the pocess of eeing Black cenre oweve, Whie caeess as 1 3 ? then Bac can answer 13 a! whch coptel locs he
oo sho fo Whies a shop s woul ean that lack wou eft wth hs srale sho on g7, whch s lcke in ts on awns, hile Whte s shop on h coul
pan queense ence anhe frustraes ove Whtes 3 a, whch also has another seful pont tha ecoes clear on the next ove
e n erout eventual to2, active f3 pla an aer la coul continue 1 . h7 15 a 7 1 x7 x7 17 a xa 1 xa (teateng 1 9 e7 . f 1 9 b
3
8
Blacks plan is consstent with the thee of his chapte he pe aes the a van ce f n ore to attack Whts cete a per-
Now 19 . cx 20 c5 xh 21 xh s cleal to Whte s avan
haps eventual enoe sho oneate g7 Thethegae e ce how success ull Black s a t ilet hs saeg 4 Whte has sen togh Blacs ntentons f Black now pas 1 h7 (o h aing o the fS avance, hn a foces hi to agree (ae 7 to he ostonall unfavou rable exchane of hs
ge he soon wn pawn ack anwleain wththe a uch te paw strucure afe xc 22 c oowe a 1 , ec The po ece passe wn on 5 woul ver strong o e tte fo Black s 19 . . xh 0 x c5 f6 (20 e7 21 cx x 22 c an 23 rga ns the ce wih a winning positio 21 x a 22 c5 an the passe awns ae woth oe than the ice e . 22 . fc 23 fc1 fo
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The Indan Bshop
95
aation of avac inc ac' qid i w foid tee mino ece ad a ook
owd 2 a o 24 c6 a m Bac avoi de t o chae u te ee ote oem to face d 4 5 g4! f t i we on h ack coud now a 1 5 f acei te fei f5 avace ad ea u Whte's kne Bt caue te i i o d7 oscti he action of e iho on c Wit can si aw 15 f5 wit 1 exf5 xf5 7 f5 wnn a paw ee foe ack' ara a i twate a as fo e moent Ephin t to aceve a viceike ip o th f5 squae and o eaet event f 15 f6 6 g3 White do not aow Bac to ae th coston in is ran b ecani ishops � g7 6 7 18 �2 %h8 admission that i pa o
b5? Gou i of hi aiv fnce H ou a 20 e Thn 21 3 f6 at tacks g4 and now 22 h2 d 23 f3 (e the hpaw do) 23 s a aw b epetition Ateatv White cou saci fc a pece 22 e5 e5 23 e5 oow b he avacin of his cte pa ma Bu
f5at ha e Bac wai to dfatd how ca tet s oto 4! 9 Mor accuate was n fat ieiat 'd8 19 he i i it to ece 3 quae as the ud o a d iec attac on Bac' ct ad nid his stae i now moe pomising tha he
White'ae s eaatio fo hi sac ifice ot a cote a th ae n t game a ov 2 wh h pas a mia acific Bac can conu to fih toube wates wt 23 � e 24 c3 et IS 24 a) 2 c tc f Whi had ad d tea of th atue h?! Back woud not ave ad hi dfensive oion t paw woud main deded Gho
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Posto Scces
giu weer misses is ad ses sme wite wisp e queeside
A
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wit t rer igt useess wicmeure ses te wte bsp bett squre ad des notig t sp Wtes medi kingside buidup I wud e bee ber keep b igs or ner te kigside, were e wud ep deed ags Wites ebe brktug
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aks t eenside tiues Ununey fr im, tere is g ck Nw Wte ees rd t t 7
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Wite as destroyed acks pws ere, andqured gaied srg tw ttkpasse ig es agast ks kng Episi s marousy resr ined 30 me treates 31 d we e bisp 7 dae t mve, or 3 gx6 xf6 3 eS pwer g rug i ere e bisp c 3 is eu sy sr g 3
a4
ks pe is t eimite te wite bisp 31
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ut is is dased Wite des in rm a urter excnge sare, sce e ws is nr juggeu w sweep a before it 31
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7
he 'Karpovia Exchange Sacrifie
Eeryee srog payert ows yu a pa may betat a g straegy ta asts may es, o smpe ata maeue, b t s mpat t be g someg t ae you pst tes, te oppet w ae eess me to stregte s game, a f s psto gets beter te perfore your post w ge worse Karpos speaty s deprvn g s oppoet of a pa e, e ea grmasr s pe bo Ksp a Krp e su up ter fft styes as fos We yu p p, you ow t to aate you wen y pay Karpo, otg spea pp, ut you ose er re some exampes of tg muc happeg fo-
u s s aty apparely outweg postoa efe es or example, f 20 :g8 ntg . f Karpo), an Ba w e oous pres sure aog te 8 agoal n te gm, K ou a way to l of te yamsm aks posto e ga w h
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as paw stucture s rage
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abou he ositon afer e ypo-
heta 20 xd 2 1 exd e7 Rooks tve on ope es Te sappearae of Bacs
Psiial Scres
sop on eans tat Blac can no longe oe to te a o agai nt g2 (a e g
quae c a a6 ad c6 ou d ove v eae o Wie aolte coto o e ite aes and te ac o e le ete la aeia advatage nd e e ad ac stog te eoed aed ngan o ad te evidene t easy to concude tha t te a al te cance efand ows ta a oson tout a la cotans te seeds f defat Hence e efuse te sacce 2
aalysis diagram
he8
20 5 2 e loos dange ous 21
d3
d8
eefoe te ony mea of activity fo Bac s oos i aong te efe. Howeve afte 22 :d e 2 d fo exape all te beaoug quaes n Wtes poiton ae guaded Bacs oo ae dessed u wt noee to g o o uc fo te o o t alo diffcult to agine ow Blacs h op o n h6 s eve gong to tae
t opg fo oe counte pay ae 22 xd xd 2 c2 f!
elfand fnay give oeve 23 . c6 2 d6 xd6 2
a in a coodnated acto of te pieces Te psie-lre s geatly avou Wte hee ae eauti oen dagoa fo te te bio Fo d i can teate acg a pase a c ill ove ue an edgae o ae f cod e to a to d7 Fna Wte cose o lac a dec aac on Blac ng te os cool o otetal coto o
d6 x d6fas 2 6 a s bad as e tox 2 e+; ad d5 2 exd d6 2 c2! i aso unleaa a 2 c folowed y d leave c n a fata p and eale Wte is teatenng 26 o 6 c soidifying d o Bac at leat a e ege as conoato o s ey t e ae effecvely e uaton eeed to e te to ove 20
22
d1
22 23
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Kapov eeps an on gp on te position Blac nt aoed a got of activity ed6 xdS
Krpo Echng Scrc
x5
5
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Kaos pay onssts of grad stratega strok a an aeness to tata nuaes f e wee oe te d5ud awn, woetopotona uthen woud e oed wrong But Karo a aated tat e as ust enoug te to get n te ta 4 moe e ges te oowng note n
woud e e wtout a on stute pan It woud e ne essary to wat and see f Wte oud stengten s poton It s o won der tat ts approah not appea o Gefan e etees, patene s st a tue and Wte wou ae to work ar to generate rea w nng anes ft er 26 d5 on te oth er a nd, Ba k s eft wt weakneses eeywere and does not een ae any matea comensaon 7
x5
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Of ue e keeps te rooks on ts nt ony enures te af etyhe, of W tet s ng m ak ank asoro resees teats aganst Baks exposed kng 8
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a) 25 . xd5? 26 :xd5 xd5 27 6 2 8 f1 , o r 25 g5 26 g3 7 27
Karp s detene not to ge s opponent any onter p ay watoeer e obous 2 7 aow s 29 wt te dea o 4? foowed by
eene n s teearer d5 a auatons nvoa Gen ma ae oerooked 28 n te fs rat on, o e haps n te seond araton e ms se te que t 2 6 g3 gang me for the vta 4 by png the oo
some 5,attakng wen Bak hanemay aganst get a we a Wte ueende awns er 29 f6 d Ba es ot teaten 0 4 e aus e of te sp e 3 1 x4 ne Baks rook on d8 nees deendng
5 2
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Bk hasten to one rfe the ehange e te ate te 26 6 2 e e
9 30 31
g3 g5
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f Bak had reented t oe t 0 6 ten 3 e5
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Positiol Scrces
woul a ben quall stron W now s t ont of 30 g3 f t wt pawn wr on g2, ack woud a te trck 3 0 e7 aoiing th wot Now ow h ust allow
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Wtwt rank to netrat fatal consquncs nto s back 31 32
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d
gan Karpo fs to cono ratr tan alow lac co trla a tr 32 7 c 32
33 34
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< 7 ie7
Wt sts s sgt on t awn Wt can a 3 x sal, to wn bt tr ar an was 4 35 36
c6 c7 ' g6
g2 h8
3 38
dS+ c6 xc6+ xc6
t s too lat for 3 c 37 bxc4 xc4 3 x 7 x a2?) 3 b+ c 40 d d6 at
39 . 39 c 0 h7 bc �7dS c5 is olss fo r lac k 40 41 42
d2 c4 h6
6 d4
g4 h4 gS
c6 6 dS 1-0
bad bso agus ac rit unt t n 42
43 45
ass a w t a
Wt as st lay 2 ong 23for52wg x f4 22 gf a c4k xf ust now dfnd or xcang s rook wen 2 x7+ s cs , and f 23 g 24 xg. Not ow strong t wit bso becoms n ts araton Karpo foun a wa to fstrat Wht's an 21 22
gx4
x4 x4+
Otrws, ts a Wt tat tswoul s cc a te to la 23 23
l
24
xeS
eS
Now, owr, lac can en sr tat Wt's bso rans oc n Aftr 4 f3 25 g lac cn la t manou g7 ang at b2 e blac qu s uc or owr ll ac tan ts wt coun
e Kapoia ' che Sacce
r, Lt c x cng ns 24 25
3
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ts n e to u te coneences f s c e s n bsouy sfe gae, wtout ny wss so n S s nble, n exrs nnc crss whoe ad Back' 2 o ty o wns n t kngde culd ter e cnertd n sed awn Te n rm ny ng t' c n wn Te wn on c4 nd e4, bse eng unb to ttk, st te s on 3 ut f te o ve few ge ct e' rtun Te ny netrtng n lck' n ng t f urll, Ka ke sre t ts s ftrae ssung tt t cn d ntng ggess, w o lck l t nc nag? Kr nwe ts esn n te cr f ss uen l25 t, B k t r t n s 2 . wc wu nrn t e c n I wo ud b fx t ge nd te would n ongr be b e t o df end t sf y wt b2 3 Af te 2 4, Bc wl l e te otn f . wed nd , rngng rok nt e t c
b
2 . 4? culd be n swer by 2 b4, keeng lck ro ot f Te w n 4 w ul e tg t e mo wy, ten c2 fo n et 4 S Hweer, ud tretn wn. n yng 2 b3, W ha cm wn rctu me n t eensde T gt ws roes cc ter n 2
d
A wnf exe of K ' tn e ree at t n c g t g n odr w actt n tetwr flenyn by ng f c e wy s cer or t rok t ente n e g c, cS n ent ll S T s lnng n gnd sa 27 28 29
d2 c2 d
e8 g
T k ay k r sve but t n rekg Ko' tle l
10
Positioal Scrces
ruc s oonn t to a ssvty ow cotnu s an 29 30
dl
d4!
oo us ov awa o te f sc 3 f3 5 or 31xag. t f 3 3 g wn 31
a2
:e5
ow tat t wt oo as n force away fro , tis can play wtout aowin 3 f a 32
g2
t ca o s ak t a ef agaist ay r as
32 Now33tat rook a a c-
tat, ack g t xt a of s pa s olvs utsg s gs paw aj orty 34 3 36 3
2 2 3 g4
g g7
If was t 0 g3 thn 40 4 3 foow y f wns th awn owvr, Kaov wou oa a osn a slow or tho cl l a of cu ton 40 41
4
gh4 g
42 43
h2 2 c1
g3 4 a4
s Karpov ots out 15 s csiv a 4 2 ) 3 3 foow y x ft wg t aw an cratng ow ass aw on e ak cou grauay a aac of 7 paw wou o a t soucs o fg off bot ass a 1g s wvr, also ultatyKaovs w g
rakg p ts s aw or te o afr Wt s 6
Karo is fnay ay
xa4 x 46 2 g3 47 3 g 4 49 h3
s gprarao to aanc a t aws
d4 g h2 3 g32 51 52 l 36 54 al g %
3 3
2
g5
r Kao cos 39 a ov r, W s aws t os tr xty o qus, a e as o o of vr actatg is ga wt 3 39
4
h4
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ut ces to foc t ssu
Ar nale anou vs, sig o oubt o oas is oppont, Kaov brgs s g nto te ctr n orr to ssse Wts fncs vn furter s also t oog tat fro t awn, c t wll fn vry a to sto 6 a5 bx c 5
e Iaroi Echae acrce
10
1 e5 59 g1 60 :dd1 hs loses ontrol of the eond rank bu White ha to do setng against Blaks pla of avanin his hpan 60 e3 61 A s tereagresve t attak? ove bu wat 61 g2+ 62 3 h2 Blak wans to pla . h5 atvag hi bishop ad drving e hite rook awa fr te good deeve qare a d thout alloing : h n rpl 63 1 h5 %el 65 c5 66 el e2 6 2 te loes ore a ore grnd 6 h3+ 68 2 69 1 d3 0 b1 hi allos a iing ombinatio Howevr the ae ould not be saved Even if hte urvie diret theats o hi k g (for eaple, 70 g b 1 7 2 ate te hpa would prove uto able t urou that Kapov never needs o ue ti pan in
ope that teat d5 dsoveing an the attak o o the1 9rok o h ill fore Bak ethe to abado the deene o the hpa or eake hiel i soe other a Kaov hoever stis to the prinile tat the best aer to a teat i to inore it He plaed 8 18 hite had the temerit to all
he0 ame b4 1 c d2 72 d 72 xd 1 is hopeless ee th opte oor sos he pawn tough 2 c3+ 73 2 xc4 4 3 e2 0-1 Wte as roay relv o b ab to resgn erever s rok goes i ill b lost to sovered atak eg 7 d A ne pa of sstaind rure fr Karov
arpov19' bluf d5th cxd5 20 x8 xh8 Alead e an dse so sla eatus to te Luzapov gae above Blak ha a srog darkquared bshop hh s no rva s ves hi aseday ovr some key enral square h as , an 5 owr he doinato s not as reat as in he Lutz ga he te rook have n open ns
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White has ut played
4
Positio Scces
heir pliht is ee wrse tha in he ut ae where the at least had the fe White es o ope lies wit 2 the the ishp on b ill beoe e tr after d4 Besides the square is ont rlled by Blaks bisop s it i t ear that White would e abe t prt b he opeg of the le he al eatie ethod of openi a file s h2h ut tere are rea pra al iffiules n ahieg his adane e gme ontuation wil ake this lear Assuig at 2 s unwise ad h2h ipratial Wte has n plan All he a do s wait and see f Blak a pot ion 1 mov td4 6! Not 2h2 22 b5 f 23 wiin the bshop Bu now 2 h2 s teatene xe6 Pat iene' 22 f 5 2 h leaes Wite withou a otrutive ideas Blak an pepae t aane his ere paws a ie ak Whes
2 h6 2 h 26 h+ a7 ad Whte wi lse oe or ore of his kigside paws e 2 best 2 e 3 2 n ig to preet the isloaio o his side in alls under a dire atig attak
4 4 5 5 xh6 2 de ! wt eas o b r d r h6 5 6 xh6 e5! A poweru etrae threaten ng ate e posiion of Blaks
piees an ahed sow ad euiatig eise e of Ltz one ao e oo ial o ions eiin xe6 3 xe6 t5 Althugh White has noinal ateral peaton the two or piees fa ouweigh e rook a pas Whtes rook on is sil paive an is nsie pawns are wea If for eape Whie as 24 he
ee sop a rend the reaer an of the utae ' + 8 4 td+ One aai Karpo deo strates that he is a asterl tati ia 9 l e Now he rook as o goo squares 30 b3 or 30 h ai o sole s pbles g ' x 31 dl e
he Kpoi Echae Sacrce
05
foce o Bac' inr pieces Back again wih one white pwn less (The me pln wold ap if Whie had pad 3 %g) In 32 g1 xh2 iddegaetp poition involv33 d1 2 Ditt. g a irec ak o a king wo no eces are genery o 34 h1 ow as e ook sees yc oe value tn a rook f igt bu it 's too a e we emove te ueens in is poson ite's chaces ae 34 5 gre improved 35 c3 A udestandable bunde f35 d4 ter all tha Wie has een 1 thro uh Kapov gve 35 f8 c4 lloed by 36 e5 or es Kapov i a ean payer 3 6 e5 Whe' w' wo ove o ture his oone a ong gai he combne
8
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To hesege oss o he qee mos she desg s h oss of e kng ehps hs s h pys oe mss h ce o fe q sce hey e oome he e mpeso o h quee s ompoec e ee e some empes pesude he ede h c e oo de o p wh he quee The empes e gouped esedg ode, om e o he d
pepeu 2 4 d 7 d8 �g7check 28 Wh esged sce . 1 oowe y e s usoppe e
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e ck pyed :x 23 d5 Oe cphs ed s e s sm fy g omna ae whch he que cann peve e ok nd shp sephedg me he pawn The ge fnsed 4 5 g+ 5 1 e (he oo n ? W e
N fne dgee ws needed n hs cse ndeed, he ns cod e cced om 2 2 28 n ew e ced aue f he p y 82
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Qee o Rook Bisho Scces
07
Here W e played 2 'x7 x x7 21 We oe e olowg feur o acr ce ) rk rook wer rae e ev oexcel ely plcd Blac cao coe corol o e ope cle e oly ope le o he wole ord ) Te power o e bop o a3 grly cread by e dppearace of Black' dakquared bop e drk quar Blac' gde are dfe-
a pee o ge aack o e we g poo; b ere o posly a all here Meawl Whe ha a clear ad pe pa o cra advaage He ca p bop o e5 ad dobl rook o h eve rak 21 22 e 2 i5 Te bop x r power d7 23 2 d6 d e vl a 2 xb5 come ou a pece down 25 e5 ally he bhop reace e o playqare a7 We o urry 25 "e 26 a 27 i7 b 2 a A b o ca ad moue. ow Whe beg e fal age o pla o pla y g o c 5 eaeg o capure e bop followed by bb7 crag
bl o Mawe hop 7 a meh rabl back pce ) Blc hs slely ely H q blockd by e pw cure o kgde ' oo co o ck e g o g erecly fe or quo of · coe rpay ad g aey wll come ga ad ga or dco o qu acrce Back wold wllgy gv up o or wo aw or eve
rogh2o e eve rak 3 3 x dx4 c5 3 We a carefully caulad a aack ge beore Bac c e up ay rea aog ewy opeed a8 dagoal frrag or lack' bhop a e day g oo l a Ae r 3 c6 32 g7 �f8 3 7! Black oe qe o h e o
0
Positioa l Saes
8 lac queen is so onsc ha i has no safe square o e o d8 31 . 8 32 3 x8 x " 34 35 xd "3 O 35 . n 6 8 mag 36 e5 37 g+ 10 I was possl fo Whie o make h qen sacific aov wio ay conce cacuaio a a h following oe eue moe calcion oug aga is osion nae GKz-Trov ssa 993
2 He ac saw ha 0 x4 2 1 "xf5 o 20 whch is es) 1 xe6 e6 (1. x3 2 xe8 ma is he smpes quee sacfice in his oo) xe6 �h8 xf5 s in
his favu So rae han capue he piee Blac laye s zwscezg, usigy a acng Wies en Wis ly was uexpc 21 .x .xd3 22 .e5 Whi oy has wo ics fo he qu u Bacs un has no safe squae o xaml if hen a e4 x as Blac apar; or 5 2 x x x h8 5 ac1 c xe6 7 xg a wins This as vaao moas oos powe of he wo isos eg own on Bcks ng posiion 22 "e 23 c B ack hoe fo 3 xe whn 2 6 4 xe x givs a raw osiio Wi cocy ugs ha s ac is wo mo a h e ow 23 ac8? wo ose a oo f 4 xc8 an 5 x6 anwile 4 c is hran So Back ece o gve u of a ook o a eas e fr of one is oe os he ig on 4 . 23 d8 xh 24 c6 25 xd8 xd8 2 5 . 8 6 e s a faa in 2 xe+ 8 :c7 27 he ie a o f a ominan oo o c a ag ishos sho e ca evio m o he
Qee/or Roo ad Bsho ares
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ees e wte aw on a3 s defeceless and ate ca27 'h te d Bla wl ave a een8 x7 ont ! eoe wing dos owel aaw s te qeen te sae a wn n e oed to ts qeenawn ng quae te gt nd 8 bso wle te oo te e e4 2 xg7 'xg7 dow n te ene assmg o ose tat notng aens n 3 xg7 g7 and te as wg end- te eanti me gae e gae nsed tes one oe s te sgt 31 3 8 33 weaes o la ng ose+ g5 34 x d1 + 35 ton esall te g6 sqae ote tat n te evios eam< 2 3 h3 d1 37 4 2 38 e6 < 3 6
la laed 38
x3 e3
3 'x3 4 n et fo te qeen has a ood oodnaon of te
ane anwa Sne te dooed Blaaawn ted tos ede hs oonents ontepa eoe ating t etng te ght to te ente (wt te te at of g4) 6 4 41 1 3 n /ormaor 57 Ge ctises is deision nd insted eoends 4.Ja3! 4 g a 3
0
Positioa Sacces
a2 wth a clar advanage to Black Now Wht has a chac 42 3 l 43 2 g4 R2 x 4 45 Wl 46 Wd2 3 47 d5 Now Wh succds em ang h dangro us assd aw 48 c3 49 Wd folowd by 3 or f4f5 gv W an attack x4 48 Wx4 bl 4 50 Wdl gres o a edme w ohe mel m-
balanc ah da gros allou ttackfac of th Blks eces ar 50 c2 c3 followd by R d4 c 50 d7 51 5 x2 x 3 b5? urc os ou, 53 W xb d4 s oly slghy ber fo Bak Blacks pla would b o wn for h wo whcpawn quensd awns hs ow and then avanc hs own g pas, shltg s ng w hs mor pcs Wher h coud w or o s unera, but t wll crtany b a long and ardous dfnc for Wh 53 4 54 xc6 5 4 o s s to 54 e4 and 55 xc5 54 bxc6
55 g2 5 56 4 hs a h wn as sn t bcos a targt on h Blac now rocdd to wn f h aw hn h awn 56 h5 5 h3 4+ 58
Qee o Rook ad Bisho Sacces
Wite a acrificed a aw and now tred to orce o i attac wit 26 6? T teten 2 7! folowed y 28 6 main o ac deeded wit 26 h8 Wite te re ssed o n w 27 d7 If Ti loo deciive 2 c4 en 28 3 c6 29 x f6 30 dd and mate econs on le Bac acrifc i 33 Didyso ctcies ts mov qeen Blac n ac did o ormato wio ayi strai away wa e s ay Ba s 27 gx tae 3 c4 so w 8 :c7 lc s ecelently vised o do? a We 3 (revein c4 AWies Blacs aa ece are oorditd and s sops are c3! 34 xc3 x2 3 � pote I tryn to an some c 36 d4 d 4 mat 33 d6 c4 34 f6 cnal qes o its y cat te eawn We n g2+ 3 � 3 w Wes qee d rma fotaey ns Blas ios life roo c 3 f6 7 3 6 'h4 ie7 on o ay 35 g7+ a 3 6 0 xe g8! e8+ w ot roo Better tan 30 c 3 23 g8 dtron ! witeure a atack ow Bac32as aant 2 1 c3 31 d6 2! 32 x g8 33 6 win o atrnativy 3 6 :g! tat en o 32 x2 d 32 c6 wnn te i 31 Teatenin 32 e3 an 33 . .lg4
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6 hxg xe h Of coue 37 b3 g2 oes a foow i hie deah hroe a n gadall ovewhemed b he umeous back pices 3 dS 8 8+ g 9 x 4 40 e S 4 4 43 gl d3 d 5+ 45 h e 46 6 e5 47 g4 Bac eaeed 47 g 48 f ad 49 h5 mae o ite mae pac fo e king 47 ow r ar idea o 8 3 g 9 ac uick aand o he ankwih a x5 48 g5 49 g4 . x g4 A good arv 5 e2 6+ h6 51 5 8 Its too at o do anting wih e uenide paw 5+ 5
a equivaet he aso had man poiioa fatues in his favo te open g fo his roo bearing dow o g where i power inrac ih e eoos srog bishop on a8 a song oid cetre a we paced gh o b4 wich wa eai manoeu ved to the eve better c4 uare an not ea e c4 ae fo i ook Hi kig wa prfec afe ad h lac biop o e7 hindered a aemp o bak ough o f Manwhi Wie s ight p ovd h e adage ha he wot ishop i bte a the bet ight 84
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g5 :fd8 22 gxh e 23 e5 23 g f f3 g5+ a e f e) 23 . :d+ an mate heee te m be e bte e h be wih hi qeen n ty t ca Bac int wakenng awn a vance Bac, f at, ome tg f a e e ha a vey ecre itn and can daw by ttng tight. Whte nabe t ncte e n hi tin n te the han, ac tin he ha winning chance by avanc ing hi qeenide awn an ceating a aed an Sch a icy nt tht ange, a the game cntnatin emn tates 2 h4 nt the ee to an nn ngide attac Wite i maing an escae sae hi g 20 g8 Peaaty t 2.:f8 ac eed the fawn ee i ne cink ac ' s aor an that
ng tee, he ha the theetica mateia eivaent a qeen a , bh a nd aw it i nt c a t at th e acce s jtife Wa White o At eent e cant hoe to iecty a tac ac' ing by avancing hi igide a, ice the bih n b7 i waiting t gn him ang the a8h diaga if e e hi itin t mch f exam, 20 g4 �g8 2
i te ecre itinin't f de te ight n c6, which ene by a an heefe 20 :! reang t maneve te gh te nasaabe 5 ae o bes hen if 2 a d8 22 :c 7 an 23 xa7 is mbe becae f 23 xf 3 in e y if 2 1 :c immediate y thn 2e an Bac ha nthng to ea In the game, ac efe to ee hi n d5 an te ight n c6
sibiitie In orator 8 vanv gve the vaiatin a5 8 e! g6 9 h7 20 xg 6+ xg6 (20 fxg6 2 d+ wed by 22 x6 wins) 2 f6+ h7 22 d with tehthreat + an mate f 23s. g5+ hg5 2 ntea, Bac e th Whte atack tne ead by aciicing hi een d8 8 + xh Xd5 xd5 9
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in ode t ressise the e wn ut this give White some chnces to pessuie te queenside fd 21 a 22 a4 a 23 b3 l hs mnged to e o Whies fis temp o ooe weess in his queenside ote th 23 . xe 24 xe :e 2 :c7 d c3 is bd o Blc e echnge o l's wn Wite's ewn would loosen the coheson o queesde Whie of hi we ewn d7 24 h2 2 25 e c3 xe? :xe 27 '4 tts the d7 oo d so wins te wn; ae the lui l e 7 . :ed 8 x7 Wht hs chieve queenside behogh lving the b w vy vulerbe . . b hoes to u th quesie wns ino postve sse not ut obet o ttc. Bt n vnce i douleedged 26 c2 he insecue osiion of te igt ves ie gin. ow 2. . xe 27 xe :Xe 8 c8 wo ' t do 26 b4 2 'e2 28 'e3 e uee inds a wy to sp o te c poton va the es unpotected by Bk' < pw
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2 29 30 Boh sides hve mde oges Bc h s eiminte d Whi s l eeide pwn. s is n mo chevement snce we ow tht ueen us sed wn is dngeo s combintio teoe c own psed pwn could ecome n motnt
etue he dvncig i; bu hisucceed wold bendificult hite hs succeede in ctiv in g i ro on n open nd is een is so ed o inltte to the bl ositin I White nge to enette to the bc then lcs ng would itself dge Howeve c s deue 30 c6 31 d4 a2 3.b4 ten 3 thet
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es 33 2 32 a ee 32 4 d4 eaves he paw ha o eed se 33 g3 hreaeng mae s a geos 32 x+?! vdey a w aep Bla shou ee 32 we Whe has oh ee a 33 a2 4 wh a aw y epeo 33 4 x 34 '2 eeen move o 34 4 35 5 o 34 3 35 4 b 2 3 Iv o ae sasaoy o Bak ms ea aey 34 35 d4 a4 xh4 36 a7 A h ue daeous oos as mzowsh wou have sa vaov os ou a 3 e4 37 h5 s bee. We ou aso awe 36 4 w 37 e3 we he ae ous 37 g3 4 38 'd d5 ee . d 39 h5 6 40 xh e5 was uea ao o vaov a Whe has haes wh 4 4 7+ < (42 43 h 5 4 f8+ eas o mae n wo) 43 h 44 xe owe e ae 44 3 he asse paw s houl save Bak 39
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a ms ve hs sho 39 x5 vaov ao meo 39 5 40 7 7 4 e4 Howeve sae o a ays 42 4h3 43 2 W oowe by a o he s qee s o has away he ak ook om he e whe he paw a apue e qe e omao wh se aw ad o ae oe o moe o ak se a
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A s ple to 43 h7 44 �g8 45 e3 h7 4 d2 g8 47 �c g (hs ces g7 d hs mkes possle o defend wt he ng Whes qee foces he ook wy fo he secod k 48 � g7 49 d4 2 50 d 7 5 1 f4 g8 52 g4 g7 5 c d the rok hs o ee he econd s f he pwn goe, Blck s ot So 53 J 54 5 gf5 (54 g4 55 f d 5 e8 ws 55 g5 e5 5 e! (eeg c3 5 e4 57 e4 oll owed y 5 e 7 w s 53 54 f5 g5 55 g5 ef5 f 57 e 7 58 d75d 5 9 e7�g8 c 5 8 54 5 g5 55 f5 e5 5 e followed y 57 e7 w 5 fe loses he ook 0 x 1 7 ! o e e5 ee ee Bck cce s w d s cee dw e ge couo wll demoe tt Blck c e n mpnele oess o p e kgsde 2 x x5 43 'x4 f5 '8 h 45 h 4 g 4 'h8 dS 8 h4 f5 9 '8 d5 50 h6 5 c1 g 6 52 e 3 f5 53 4 Ae h tle oee, e eae a on pw adances cn hpe o eak thogh e ac ook po
eween he d5 d f5 qes, so 53 4, g w f5 oo gh 53 hx d5 5 fxg 55 f4 S! o h he ok s sfe, e poe cted sque 56 e h 7 f Blck cold lso pl 57 g 58 d3 h 59 d2 g5 wh dw 58 e3 g5 5 xe6 h ll
ow he c ook c osc e oee beee e5 d g5 dey Whe co me eak ogh A nsce 85
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qid hs q rtr o d h 9 c5 w w t aw or othg thr q ovs alow 20 xc7 Thror Sta is to sacr hs q or roo ad sop d s t sody o s oso s s ddy h s o ao sc ratv s ar copy ops s 18 Jxe4 19 xc �xc A rs gc s do ot ook too ad or Bck A hs cs r w dvopd his k s , d hr r o v pw wsss s poso h g o 4 ss xcy pcd ay t ttc o ohos qsd pws Howvr h gam coinuto pros ha Bcs qusd paw stctr is ay wak ag i g appr hssord d gv Bl h ra pooa ovs H wuld us thm wsy o l y J xg2 , 6 d cc Th ssm
0 c1! Uoy orho o a py r o po r o d 20 hns 6 s Bac hs
ng w hvwaowd tthto y xg wod rch oow posto Ba o log has ay wors s qsd s rok sod Thr s o wa h th 6 awn a tad h wh n d o 5 Blck od s pay d6 Nor as Whi y ho o a a togh o h gsd r no wk pos to ttak thr d mov li f4 wod
o go t carry o hs co sodat panto ov 20 h 21 xc c Th h porry a s hs rqish 4 sqar sc 21 6 rs th paw srucur 22 c4 Now w s t pont o ocho pa gg wit 20 c hos o h wk 7 pw or Ba has
oly wk hts r po sitio s h s th s Bac is ag or atr 9 ... c H anot ray op or satura o t i W pors o or h x cop o vs h h w hav y o h pa o srg h id rom a tak
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the cace to lay . 76 and . c7c. 22 ke Bolsteng c6 kl 23 24 S dd 2S Teateng to wn te cawn wt 6 c 8 Blac as no good defence o eale . e7 26 :c6 c6 a8 wns o . 6 b7 and e awn alls 2S �d4 2 c8+ h7 x4 exd4 27 xc7 28 Now Blacks gae cles Thee s no hoe of a blocade on he queen sde If now 8 . . e2 9 theatens 30 f8. 28 29 de 3 �! Splest. Back s dend an cn tel ay at all . Now 30 . g8 3 3 2 c8 wn s
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Wat conclsos can we daw fo ou examato of queen fo oo and ho sacces To be efectve te aye wth the oo and bsho ust ave A safe ng (absoltely es sental A od awn stuctue wth no chns. A well coodated and selfefendng foce. Also the queen wos vey we wth assed awns. In fact a ueen and passe pa often ovecoe a much lage ay These ae couse oly genal es. As alwas he potan thng s to exane te nd dal pton n ot of yu and decde whethe n e secc ccstances he sacfce s sound.
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Theoiio eade i ae iviedo o eamie ece 20 ae ae. Iae you ae e ay e o ove A yoe i Wha ae he ioa ea ue o h e oii o o eae a ae a o cee o a weak a cure? Ae my piece we coodiaed? Wha abou y oo e ' piece? ii o I ad bee o woe? Wha i my coec a? ) Can I mae a ooa acriice o ipee hi a?
(Becoe oawae o he acica eaue he oiio e a quee ad rook eaaed by he i ace o a ig ok ca e exoie? iv oibe i he oiioa acice acicay oud? I i eua ood o win? ee ae cea awer o o o he zze owever oe cao exec coee ca y; oheie we woud be i he rea o cobiao ae an oiioa acice.
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1 24 is tmtic brk toug Now fter 2 xe 2 e8 (2 7 26 dx7 x x8()! s) 26 g2 b8 2 b6 6 (27 7 28 b) 28 xc8 c8 29 b 7+ a w So Bck t 24.. fx 2 4 ( beutfu sure for th igh vc t by 24 e5 ) 2...6 (prevtg 26 x5) 26 x! d Back rsgn Ater 2 xe5 (or 27 : ws) 27 e8 (2 7 7 s te sme) Whte hs oe of s eg 28 g8 �xg8 6 or 28 : "x 29 29 x �x 30 3 1 xc7 (GeDryr, mbug 1993) Wie ct hs orce w 4 a ! bxa b7 7 x c ! d mte ext moe cot e verted 10 (Milssrey, S tzerl 1993) 3. ere is o orced w hr but 2 .. . b! ies Whit's srgis quese Wht ot t t b eft wth sot s fter 22 bxc4 so h ete the offer 22 cxb axb 23 xb a2 2 c3 hs seems o tigs tgthr v co w scific res t stor up erg i Bck's p st 24 x f6 26 ba3 (26 e ••
g4 or 6 6) 6 .. 4 27 4 xd 'b3 (trppg t rok o 2 bt k is s ctv tt h gis cisive gse ttck) 28 JId3 9 d6 30 3 ( 30 3 xg3 r 3 0 J 2 wg ttck) gives 3 0 JIx3 3 gl 4 (cuttg off the kg' s escpe) it sg ic 32 gxh3 g3 mts (rHort Gr my 1994) .
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4 Shou te cptur t rook or the u? Acu, thre s't much choie sice 20 c8 cxc8 leves Whte ule to sve hs w fter 21 8 mst k viue out S of Wite cssity py 20 dx6! Aftr 0 'c 2 xc Wht hs rook ght stro psse w for the qee Morover his stio s so hs g sfe s ees well oordte the crte e djge eess for s cssfu uee scre Cht er 8 Evety ther is more ve t cessty out Whtes osito Ths oes ot o course tht he must w thogh te me he d so 2 . ,6 22 b4 g6 23 l 3 24 3 2 2 26 c4 (oe s rme of Cb cs e tht pssed w s ether ery stg or vey k; Backs psse wn ooked tht but it ce effectve ece) 6 J7 27 x l 2 b 9 xb x 30 c7 d •
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a rsgnd Vn ely oson celand 99)
he mmedae 20 c6 a s ng f e and dont magne y ca sacce yo qeen ae 20 c6 2 1 2 cb ab 23 b we have the fa m ook bso and pssed awn fo e qeen he passed awn s a weaklg n a2 and Black can easly gan sng coeay befoe ges ve fa) e have aleady seen some effectve e cnge sacfces n e6 d s othe eame 0 x6! ow f 20 fe6 21 6 . e) d g a nd 22wc6 ns aac 22 �e 22 23 c6 o Back ed 0 h7 xg6+! fxg6 � 22 h3 fg6 23 h � 2 d mt, 2� 22
6 Black jst laye 32 bc eposng an ack Whs qen ld h ly 33 b o 33 c6? 33 b b8 3 b s w f the qee bt afe b ov) te a mmedate tgets fo htes ks and ck as the ags f ng se atack ae e bshops ae ecanged and e lays f o n th game BaeevSov Tbg 1993 he coectly pefeed to sacfce s qee 33 6! xb6 34 x6 A ntestng decsn 3 b6 gves t sg a paw, bt t 3 e 3 c g flwd e he pa by af defended f leads o ns cle ly Bav efes to bn g bt h hs ook s t py nd kee Blck ted 34 d 3 g 3 xa6 37 ee 37 Bc ss cey befoe t egs to vance) 3 b b6 39 b6 g 40 tes as cue
Blcks pawnfcene oed hs ng attackand h gm KaovTpalv fom aes 993 nsd 3 d8 24 x f6 2 4 d4 26 bxa6 b6 7 d xa6 28 xd4! xd4 29 f6 g8 30 xg6+ 3 8+ g 32 e+ g8 33 f6+ 34 e8+ < 3 "x+ d6 36 "xa xf6 37 38 3 39
ves thend nce any fhav mshown se nw comms a bnde Shv v 0 f w t a f :g6 ) 0 :h6 d e 2 b3 3 3 ex3 g as unclea ! t nly atackg h2 b also epang nta o o f3 T a s w e a o ven ts mve 0 41 4 " 42 If spa Otewse s kgs pos cbls 42 gxf 43
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b g3 xf c g 6 g and gd 47 xe 3 or 47 xa folows. As we remarked n the roct en he ecsve facor s no the erent srengt of he sacrce bu rahe ow well the plaer hanles e resul n oston. 7 Whte laye 17 .xb axb dbS The ea s no le after the qeen moves say . c6 9 x6 6 20 x6 xd 6 2 6 Wh e a s thee asse pawns for a pece. These owegh the pece an he taccs also favour We 2b for 23 2 xe 6 xf3 22 hong 4!? 6? wns or 22 x f3 23 x x 6 24 g3 tras te ght How eer Whte has overlooked a at c gh a the egn o h er ombnaon 1 cd3! 19 b ( 9 cxd xb ad .. xf s eaene 19 7 20 f xbS 21 bS xbS 22 cxd3 c6 ut not 22 f3 23 c3 I).
Blac s he at east eqalofe has avoe exchange eens so ha Whtes passed awns canno e t se d he st keep ack to guard Wtes kng eanwhle acs entre s om proof I the ae the or eces prve more efec ve e oos 23 2 l a6 2 dl 6 c3 .7 2 l dS! 2 g a angeros aventre t e b 29 4 wo e ve pas
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sve 28 cS! 29 dS? ! d now hes qeen canot re t to the efnce o the kng 30 d6 fx6 3 S 3 32 � "c3 33 b2 c2 3 b 3 3 a S 36 d3 dS 37 xdS d 3 S d6 39 b2 f 0 .f6 dS 01 (AaamaKoronas rete 99 3 Another remnder that ou can play osonal ness yo chec al the tacal etals. Ts oson arose n Kas provhort ovrd 99. The wrd camon laye 1 fS! openng nes and breakng up Blacks centre. 6 . ex 9 x 20 "xa xa2 2 a3 wns or .. xf 9 f3 g6 20 :x+ fu 2 b6! ws a ece 9 � xfS 20 ]! 21 g ack s ed u He cano o or nae hs eces manly due o the oom rea of 6. 21 f6 22 3 23 ! Another bow fro m he w nds tha nenes Blacks centre parv connousl strvesas o open e poson. 23 dc 23 . . 4 24 f4! exf4 2 x4 e 26 d ad 27 xa wns a pece; an aeshec connuaon 8 f ! 23 c4 a n 4 f4 ! 2 c3! 7 2 c6 b8 26 4 b6 g g8 8 4 g6 2 S b7 30 d6 3 3 6 6 32 x6 10 9 Whe has a wreche awn
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sc e wo ses of o e p aws a aohe wo solae pawns o wo y a ou Howee, he s aackg wo lack pawns n e6 n g7 the efese "c h2 ( d4 e 6 "4 b8 2 a4 s uce hs quee s eceety place he has aacg canc es on the queensde So Black paye he cafy 2 c7 whe he ook he epawn 2 "x6? ea, he shou y e o 4 wh oly slghtly wose chaces 2 7! ow e ecage o quees s foced a espe tes exta pawn e has a ost posn s y pwn se caot ess te tack Backs ok an queen The gae cnce 6 xd ( 3 xh3 7 gxh3 f3 s s as ad) 26 x l 6 8 l 6 2 9 a f 30 3 x 3 (te pawn egame s opeess, so s 3 f3 e 3 a 3 x3 32 x3 33 �f4 a (awng ack e whte o kng 34 3 the ea 3 d 4 36 � 4 3 d4 �xd4 38 �d 3 � 40 3 �3 a 2 �xc3 � 3 �3 0 (A. unecona, oa 99)
0. Wte can a wh e spe e xc3 (foce 2 xd xe 3 ! nenng e4 an xg! leag Back wh e bshop an wog ooks
pwn Bu I wsh o pon o anohe aw x "xf6 2 x �x 3 3 wh a lockae he gme n oga, es 994 he I gdmase pyed 9 x6! fx6 20 x6 e g6 pw s nw ooe so te cqu thee song paw, whch theaen o ace up he bo fo he pece Bac ees o use he ea pece o geae soe copensag ackg cces ga hes g nfo aey, he ece pos of he ow g mpes e co eack g7 al x20b x0leaes os all Blacks pa hangng xg6 22 �l! ( 4 xc3! 3 c3 xa an 4 c ges Black g coun eply hes game moe ods s cunescfce sce f c3 23 e egs te aal whou ceang weakness 23 xf4 4 (Black has oken up hes paw phala u the gpawn s now unstoppale excep y sacfcng e f8 bshop wch w leae hte pawn up wth oe compac pos 4 d (a espee b fo acy 2 g6 c 2 6 xc xc 27 g (ow te passe paw wl cos a ook 27 �a 28 g8( xg8 29 xg8 x 30 x4 I 3 g7 "c 32 gl f 33 7 "6 3 g c3 3 3
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'b4 36 a4 3 7 xd 8 38 d8 a 7 39 'xa3 and -0 befoe 40 xc 3
e position occued in KaovYuspov ibg 99 Wite as a cea advantage and ca even win the ecange edate wit 4 xa How ee e dnge is tat te poston will ecoe so bocked that Wtes oos wi e unale to penetrate ito acks position So Kaov eschewed the win o the ecange and nstead paed 47 f6! his eues tat the fe is ope ned snc e if 4 b7 48 f1 folowed b 49 0 and xg wi win 7 xf6 48 f 8 49 txa7 wiing t 49 is pe eg 49 f 0 7 x a7 a7 xf 3 h8() 49 a7 0 (st 0 wns 0 7 xg :a8 2 7 f6 3 g8 ! (this breakog ethod will b now be alia to te reaer) 5 d 5 4 � d6 xd 7 + x andoBa witotwtng te sgd inevta e 8 d 9 �c and 0
3 e uto eaced tis position s ack against RWnack at Witby in 199 I looked t xb and w it ws on dw after 7 ax x (7 f4 8 7 9 �d3 s no ette) 58 �d3 4 9 e g3 ( White' ng
eaches he aw since ack as te wong o o 's p awn) 0 h4 �xh4 � h3 f4 �h4 (Wite intendd 3 g! g 4 g 3 �f3 3 4 f4 d4 �f3 and I con't ee a win I Ten (I stil cat 4 So f 8 pa edd4 a6 9 �c6 g (9 xg 60 ) 0 4 b �e6 (h xa 4 �a7 4 4 b8 and the apawn eaches a afte ack qee with a aw) �a �7 � �c 4 b8() xb8 8 �b It seems as if Wite s ost since hs g is otsde te sqare of the paw t b makng a feint to sppo te apawn Wite snatches a daw �7! �a c and a dw was geed Afte te gae Coin Couc ased e w I dd not pa 6 ix It t out to e ore ipoat to eep a qee side pawn ta e bsop ac wns by a tempo 7 axb6 ax6 8 b f 9 xb6 xg 60 4 d4 x3 2 <3 g3 (3 g36�f4) g2 4 f4342 and wm.
4 Appaent Bac as a good game a oid position wel deeoped pieces and a treat ( xc) e does not sve Wte e7 3 xe xc 4 a c! and White loses s quee becase 5 b ate is teatened So Wite shoud cut s osses and
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play 22 x x 23 7 m (Van MReinden Wik aan Zee 1993 We epea accs come befoe saegy Al genealised veba agumens cu no ce f s ae n wo (Wie
kng is a poe of doo so e sende e pawns o bea up Backs gside 31 32 t4 x4 33 x4 xS 34 4 c 3 c3 x6 an Black gaduay epoed is
d2b4 ad us nd played Blac efelc fo ngw 21 21. c6
mo maea ve 59 advanage o win on
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