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WINNING

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A COMPLETE COMPLETE OPENING SYSTEM OPENING

ANDREW SOLTIS

NNG WITH 1 c4

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ANDREW SOL TIS INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTE

Chess Digest, Inc.

 Cpyrigh 99 Andrew is

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hi b i dedied  he inpirin   y wriin, y wie ry

Tbe f Cnens

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TABLE F CETS DEDICATION INTRODUCTION

Pge 3 5

ECT ION I 1 c4, eS A 1 c 4, eS 2 Nc3 , N f3 3 N f3, Nc6 4 g3 A  4B4 A2 46 A3 4  Nd4 A4 4 .Bc5 A S 4d6 A6 4d5 B 1 c4, eS 2 N c3 C 1 c4, eS 2 Nc3 , Nc6 3 N f3, fS D  c4, e S 2 N c3, fS

22 24 25 4 43 45 4 48 52 54 55

ECTION II 1 c4, cS A 1 c4, cS 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6

56 59

1 c4, c5 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6 4 3, 6 5 B2, B7 6 00, 00 7 d4) A 1 7 . cd A2 7 .d6 B 1 c4, cS 2 Nc3, Nc6 3 Nf3, g6 C 1 c4, cS 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, dS ECTION III 1 c4, Nf6 2 Nc3 A 2  d5 B 2 .. .e6 C 2 .. .c6 D 2 . g6 ECTION IV Oher Ides Agns 1 c4 A 1 c6 B 1 . e6 c 1  .  D 1 .. g6 E  ... N c6  1 ..b6 G ldS

62 70 73

5 78

80 85

89 90

96 9 98 99 100 100 101 102

Inrducn Wnnng Wh 1 c4

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ITRDUCTI The Ensh Openn has come a lon wa n a mee twent eas Befoe 970 t was eaded as te povnce of the postona stlst, te supe-sopstcated maste who wouldn't mudd s hands wt te tactca tuol eun   d4 o  e4 And non-mastes woud hadl consde openn a ae wth  c4? Toda, n the 990's a casses and stles of pa es enjo statn a ame wt the Ensh and te od of teo has mutped at least 0-fod snce the das when t was wot of on a few paes n an openn manual What s emakale s ow man uestons aout the ht wa of pan t ean unansweed Afte  c4

Ts Wte openn epetoe (usn the Ensh Openn) has te pactca am of acuantn a pae wth the theoetcal eupment he ma need to pla  c4 n seous chess e accent s paced on leann a smple deveopn pan to counte eac dffeent fomaton of an opponents (Black) peces he man tanspostonal poss ltes -- especal ch n the Enlsh Openn -- ae v tal to the seous pae

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 trut   th 1 4

Bascall te Ens Openn nvolves two areas of attenton for Wte te center and te Queensde ere are man stuatons n wc Wte secures a Queensde ntatve, seals off te center and ten sfts to te Kn sde. But te Knsde attack s usuall onl a secondar teme n te Enls Openn. Frst consder ts reatve ancent exampe of ow Wte can pa n te center Te ame n ueston s CarsAtze, Breme 1933 1 c4, e5 2 N3, Nf 3 Nf3, Nc 4 3, d5 5 c, NxS  B2, Be 7 00, Be7 8 d4!, e 9 Nxd4, Nx c3 1 0 bxc3, Nx 4 1 1 cxd4,  12 Rb1 , Q7 13 Qa4!

Wte treatens Rxb7 and S He aread as a ver stron ame due to s sezure of te center on move et e ame contnued 13  00 14 5!, Bxd5 15 Bx5, QxdS 1 Rx b7, S 17 R 1, Qe 18 Qc2, Bb 19 Rd3! , Q fS 20 B f4, S 21 e4!, Q8 22 Rdd7!, x f4 23 Q4!, f 24 Rx f7 and

Back resned n face of mate e tactcal concluson was not nconsstent wt te developmen of a superor cenral poston n te openn Now wt te center closed Wte works on te Queensde. Almost alwas ts nvoves b4b5 and te max mzaton of strent on te Wte suares A partcuarl ponant example of ts strates success was PetrsPrtsch, 1974 Quarter as Ca ates Math

ntutn nnn th 1 4

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1 N N 2 4 (transposing ack into Englis pat terns ater te net ew moves) 2      B7 4 B2 5 5    B2 e5 7 00, N 8 N 0-0 9  NS 10 N2! B4 11 a Bh? 12 4! N4 1 h Be 14 e ? 15 a N  1 S N e7 17 Bx 7! B x h 18 B x a8 B x  1 19 Kx l Qxa8 20 Q!

Wite as a gross won ending i Queens are e canged He wins te apawn almost automaticall Note Wites domination o te wite suares e game con cluded wit 20 Q8 21 4 N7 22 Q! and Black resigned sort ater osing te piece treat o taking te N on e 7 or plaing ) 

ese two eamples one rom te 930s te oter rom te 1970s illustrate te eginning and end o an earlier era o Englis eperimentation. Now et us eamine two more recent games in dept to understand more ull te positional temes e irst teme is te traditional Englis Opening polic o Wites strugge or contro o te ligt-colored suares In tis eample rom te world campion elimi nation ccle notice ow oten Wite eploits - and Black ais to use  one o tose 32 suares

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 ntructn: nnn th 1 c4

A. KARPO vs J HJARTARON Canates Match eatte 1989 1 c4 2 3

e5

A ecentl popula move ode Moe common is 2 Nc3 and then 2 Nf 3 3 5 4 cd N5 5 B2 will tans pose into ou sstem 

2... 3 B 2

Nf d5

This was once thouht to e Black's easiest oad to eualit the exchane on 5 leaves White with moe cente pawns, ut Black has immediate use o the d-ile A Black ook o ueen at 8 o 7 will now e ale to contest the inevitale White pessue o d5 4 c 5 Nc3

Nd5

Now is the time fo the hoses entance Black must take some time to deal with the  Nd5 theat As wel see late in this ook, 5 Nc3 and 5 Be ae insufficiet The fome ecause it stethens Whites cente and the latte ecause it ceates tactical polems when Whte attacks b7 o e. 

5  Nf3 7 00

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Nb Nc Be7

Black plas the position as if it wee a colos-e vesed vesion of the Daon Vaiation of the Sicilia I fact, fo man eas this openin was also called a Re vesed Sicilian Howeve the addition of an exta move to White chanes the alance of chances ound i the Dao

ntrutn: nnn th 1 4

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8 a3!

This beins the ueenside initiative that lasts o anothe thit moves White wants to soten up the liht coloed suaes b advancin the bpawn to the ith ank. Once the Black Kniht moves o c6 the pawn will be unde the aze o the White Bishop at  8 

Be6

Black could hold up the ueenside expansion with 8  , as we see White oten do in the colos evesed situation o the Daon But that would weaken b6 and , allowin o example, a White Kniht to sit on b5 o the oeseeable utue. 

9 b4 10 

00 f6

Black has seveal was o ettin countepla, most on the kinside and in the cente He can t to neutalize the lihtsuae state with  and  Bh3x O he f7f5 can pla o a pawn advance in the cente with and pehaps  e5 e 4!? 

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But hee Black pepaes anothe thematic idea, the plantin o his ueen kniht on 4 To achieve this he must ist potect his epawn since  0 Nd4 allows   Nxe5

Itrut:  th  4

0

Wte's t move as taken away te possility of an answerin ..   3 2 Ne4!

Q7

Bot sides ave ood outpost suares for teir knits Wite wants to use is alf-open cfe y drop pin tis piece onto  at an approprate moment 2  3 Q2

N 5

3 .

b?

 ften te most diffcult moves Black as to make

in tese kinds of Enlis Openin positions invove deci sions aout is ueenside pawns Earer e rejected a7 a5 to restrain Wites -pawn. Here e uses is pawn to keep te enemy off  But e pays a positiona price: te suare c can no oner enjoy te protecton of a Back pawn And te -pawn ecoes tat unfortunate fiure of te cess oad, te ackward pawn on an open ile 

A more natura plan is 3 N4 or wit te added moves 3 a5 4 b5 N4 (Back must advance te knit in tese situations since a retreat suc as 4 Nd8 aan dons te center and allows Wite to otain a serious ad vantae wt 5 d4! 

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trdutn:  th  

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fr      Wht would mos lkly cou  x x   followd by orgazg a atack o h paw ad coug hs prssur o h cfl 

   



Ths kps h ohr rook aalabl for duy a   cas Black allows h opg of h ohr cral fl (5 Nd8  6 d4!  



Ths posoally dsrabl o s basd o taccal rcs S xt o  x

x

Now Wh cao ta h paw  x whout allowg  x  x x or   

  Ths xplos h  hol tha Black surdrd a mo 13. Th raso why Wh ga up hs bshop ahr ha a kgh o capur o  w b plad accally wo mos from ow Bu o ha had Wh ayd 

1

Introducton: Wnnn Wth 1 c4

Nxd4, exd4 17 Qc Qxc! 18 Rxc Black would sole ay of hs posoal probles wh 18... Bd7 19 Rc2 cS 17 .

Qxc

There was o coee way of dealg wh he hrea of 18 Nxd4. Bd7

18 Rxc

Now 19 Rc2? aows 19 cS! foowed perhaps by f-fS ad laer ... Nc3!  urg he cfe fro a Black l ably o a asse. 



19 Nxd4!

The po Whe sacrfces he Exchage for a paw Noraly hs rasaco ca be faorable or ufa orable Bu here Whe ges he eeys lghcolored bshop  ad he ery aluabe dpaw ha had bee  eded as he achor of Blacks ceer sraegy lso he Black apaw ay proe o be ueable d Whes re ag bshop w ow hae reedous rage whle hs kghs wl ejoy free re oer squares such as c c4, dS ad . 19 20 Nxc

Bxc Rce8

Black would hae preferred oes such as 20 Kf7 brgg hs kg owards he ceer ow ha quees are off he board Bu here are arous accal probles o he ghcoored squares fro ow o Ee  he Eglsh Opeg Whe eeds accal awareess 

21 Rc 22 Nd2



so good was 22 NcS!, bxcS 23 BxdSch alhough Black coud hae copcaed  ha case wh 22 Nxb4!

tut:  th  4

22 23 Nxa7



Nf B

T to tak stock Wht has addd a scod paw as copsato or th Excha Moror h has clar d th stuato  th ctr Wht ca ow adac hs  ad dpaws wth th support o hs or pcs Blacs copsato s  hs xtra roo But hs rooks ha o scop 24  25 N4 2 N

S Bb8 bS

h qusd paws ca't s to d ay squars o whch thy wll b ulrabl. Now or xapl 2 7 Nb! woud sur o kd o Wht adata 27 N(4)a5 28 ab 29 4

b N7

Not how th path s b clard or th bshop to attac bS by way o  B f l  29

S!

14

ntruction: innin ith 1 c4

Blac s dspra for so oprag roo for hs pcs ad prpars for 30 f4 Wh ca offs hs  a b brgg hs g o h cr (30 K1 4 31 Ke2 Bu h ss o a or ac pla 

30 Nb8 3 Rc7 32 Nc6

Rb8 Nf6

Wh ows h cf (32 Rce8?? 33 Ne7ch H ow urs hs ao o h cr whr hs paws ar a fw os awa fro bg prpard o flc daag b adacg Blac dos  r o aod h loss of h fpaw 32... 33 Ne7ch 34 NfS 35 Rc

Rb6 Kh8 Ra6 Ra2

f Blac bohrs h bpaw (35R4 Wh forgs ahad wh 36 e4, Rxb4 37 eS, N4 38 Bh3 ad Back ca o as uch ogr whou h surrdr of sgfca aral .g 38 Nx2 3 Kx2 Rxd4 40 Ke3 or 38Nxe5 3 dxe5 g4 40 Nd6, gx3 41 e6 6 h3! 37 e4!

R2

I ntrutn: nn th 1 4

15

Hr com th pawns 37 3 4

Rxb4 h5

Smidsprat On 3 N 7 Whit ws routil 

with 39 e5 39 e5 40 exf 41 Bxh3

hx4 h

Whit aso ws wth 41 Be4 Rxf 42 Rh Kh7 43 Ne3h and N5 41 42 Rh 43 R7h

Rxf Kh7 K

No bttr was 43 Kh bcaus thn Wht's unob structd kng shphrds th paws forward eg 44 g2 Rc4 45 R7 4 46 g3 Rc3ch 47 3 3 48 g4 tc 44 Rx7 h 45 3!

Kh5

Black Rsigns Th mai ia s 4 4 mat  4 you will not is aothr ghtcolord squar



Itrdut:  th  4

Que a dffere face s show by he mddlegames  whch  s Whe o Black who has bee he frs o break  he ceer Typcally hs comes abou whe Whe plays d·d4 afer Black has placed a paw o eS or S  he pages ha follow you wll see how quckly Whe ca oba a adaage afer  c4 e5 2 Nc3 N6 3 N3 Nc6 4 g3 g6 5 d4!  smlar sory s old  our ma 1 4, S le af er  N 3 , N  3 3,  4 B, B 7 S N f3, N f  · · we recoed 7 d4! ad he   x d4 8 Nx d4

Ths me  s Whe who has he beef of he halfope dfle ad Black who holds access o he c-fle Bu he slgh ae ha s eably proded o Whe by he games frs moe eables hm o se he oe for hs mddlegame us as he dd  he preous Illus rae Game To see how Whes adaage ca grow well exame he followg gae Z POLGAR vs  GRO tar mkve 1987 8 

Nxd4

Ths game acually came abou from a dffere or der of moes (Whe opeed wh  d4  fac) Bu he poso of he dagram was soo reached ad Black foud o beer defese o he pressure o  8  d6  Nx6 s a 

17

I ntroucton nnn th  c4

qusoabl paw sacrfc) han hs xchag I ass Blacks dfs ask by mag pcs ad also cr as acca chancs basd on h urably of h Wh qu o 4. 9 Qx4  Q3



Wh mas hos accs soo ough H plas o dop hs rooks a  ad hr c 1 or , dpndg o whhr hs goal s c4c5 or a amp o op h  fl (wh e4-e5 or prhaps Nd5 ad f Nxd5 h exd5 Hs QB ay b dlopd o b f4 or S 

N7?!

Ths kgh w ga back som m wh l l NcS bu  srously gnors h powr of a Wh kngh o S For supror alras s Sco HA 

 b3 2 Q 13 Bb

NcS

 a

14 NS!

Sp O  a grad bu rahr sraghforward sragy Wh xchags off h dark-squard bshops ad



Introduction Winnng With 1 c4

pas s g o d5 If Blac ouss h g w . e7e6  paw wl b f wou paw proco ad w o b abl o adac o d5  

14... 15 Qxb2

Bxb2 b5

Blac absoluly us a so courplay ad s a as ops  a-fl ad cf (Tr s o b f o opg  bfl parally wh 6 cx5 Rx5 sc h W paw a 3 s wll dfdd.) 16 cxb5 17 Rfd1 1 h4!

xb5 Bb7

Iroducg aor Egls Opg   wo-fro war. Wl  roos ad bsop appar coc rad o  qusd ad cr pos suc as c6 ad d5 W also arbors hougs agas  g (h4h5 ad  h5xg6 or h5h6 dpdg o  suao) 1

Bxd5?!

Ts xcag was r abl or ly Whs dg ras sa bu car afr l  h5 1 9 R cl  19 Rxd5!

Nd7

Hurryg bac o  gsd a  g d srd  os bfor T ulrably of s g s sow by 19 ... h 5 20 B f3 ad 21 g4! a polcy a s or ffc ow a Bac as surrdrd s rag bsop 20 h5 21 h6!

Nf6

Intoducton Wnnng Wt 1 c4

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Th possbly of Qg7 a ow bcoms a rcur rg ghar for Black  accal ls such as 2 1. .. Q5? 22 Rxd6 exd6? 23 Qxf6 nd 24 Qg7 a or 2 1. .. Qb6 22 Rd1 Rfd (ls 2 Rxd6! 23 R1d3 wh h da of Rf3 ad Rxf6 Ths las da kps croppg up  a slghly alrd form   ga 21.  22 Rd1 23 Rc1 24 Rxc6 25 Rf5

Rb6 Qc7 Rc6 Qxc6

S las o Black's qu us mov (26 Bxc6 ad y also wach h bpaw as wll as h ra of 26 Rxf6. 2 5.

Qe

Now 26 Rxf6, exf6 27 Qxf6 s hald by 27Qe5 26 Rf4

Black s almos ou of movs. Wh uss is luury o swc back o a qusd pla  crao of a passd paw. 26..

Qd

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Introduction Winning With 1 c4

27 4!

eS

A sdspra raco o h hra of sow a hao by way of 2 7 ... b x 4 2 b x 4 ad 29 Rb4. 2 Rb4

QS

Backs as s a rap. O 29 RxbS Back cos back fro h dad wh 29 ... Q e 1 c h 30 B f (30 Kh2 Ng4h Ne4! ad if 31 e3 h 31.Nd2 29 Qd2 30 bx4

bx4 dS

So or c rcks O 30 Rd Wh has a sur prs  h form of 31 Rb! Qxd2 32 Rxdch ad as A sar b  prr rso s 30 Rc 31 Rc4! 



Qd 32 Qxd6!!. 3 1 QgS 32 Qe7 33 Rb

Ne e4 Qx4

34 Qe5! Mor accura ha 34 Rxe? Rxe 35 Qf6 Kf! 34

•..

f6

Th oy s o h hra of 35 Rxe

Introduction Winning With  c4

35 Qe6ch 36 Qe7

2

h

Black Rsgs Ma cao b aodd afr 3 6 Rg 37 Rxe! 

Qxe 3 Qxf6ch

Now  us ur o h spcfc araos of h Eglsh ha w rcod Our chaprs ar ddd o I Back plas  eS o h frs o or lar. I I Back plas c S o h frs o or lar III Black pas   Nf6  arao "D" Black

pas h Kg's da Dfs I Ohr plas for Black

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     4

SECTION I  

e

ecion  Wi Wih  c

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SECTI I 1 c4

eS

fr any yars of srangn fro ournan playrs h Rrsd Sclan has r-rgd n h pas wny yars as h os popular an-Englsh wapon. Th old rulofhub was ha f Black had o play  dS h was fghng for qualy bcaus of h naural adan tags of kpng h cnr closd Wh h dlopn of Blacks KB on b4 or 7 hs s of araons s back n faor. 

Th nw rsarch on h  Englsh lins ndicas ha Wh's os xac ordr of os s probably 2 Nc3 and 3 Nf3 Our ain ln wll b on n whch Black aso dlops hs knghs on h scond and hrd os. I dosn rally ar whch kngh Black brings ou firs n hs cas. I should b pond ou ha durng h s an ntrly nw da has bn rd by Black. Insad o d lopng hs bshop on b4 on h fourh o  -- as in our an ln -- Black has rd  as arly as h scond o ( Nc3 Bb4) hrby laing hslf h opon o Nf6 or Ne7 



Winning Wth 1 c4

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Thr ar ay sophstcatd thods o tratg ths acclratd attack o th ctr but th splst s th obous 3 N d5!  th bshop rtrats to S or c5 th 4 b4 aks ss (d whr ls s th bshop gog?)  rct xapl o orthrght play by Wht . oRohde New York 1990 wt 2 Nc3 Bb4 3 Nd5 BS 4 b4 c6 (orcd ls 4B6? 5 c5 ws a pc) S bxS cd 6 cd Nf6  e4 Qx5  Bd3! d6 9 Ne2 0-0 10 00 ad wth Bc2 ad d2d4 cog up Wht has th bg g o a  ddlga (ths o wt  0 Nh5   Bc2 5 2 d4 4 3 dxe5 dxe5 4 Nd4 N6 5 N3 Q4 6 B2 wth coadg prsc  th ctr) W ow classy th ollowg aalyss A Our a l 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 g3!  2 Nc3 d6

 D

2 Nc3 Nc6 3 Nf3 fS 2 Nc3 

A (1 c4 eS 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 g3!)

Thr s stll a lot o chac or adatag  4 d4 or   4 e3 ad 4 3 But th lattr two os oly work wll wh Black plays 4  d5  h dos't Wht hast uch o a costruct ad orcul ddlga pla

ectn  Wnnng Wt 1 c4

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f 4 g3 Back ca choos ao h folow ls 1 2 3 4 S 6

4B4 4 g6 4  Nd4 4B5 4d6 4 d5

AI (1 c4, e5 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6 4 g3! 4 ...

Bb4

 poa cu  whch you wll fd  h folow aalyss

 copaso wh h popua aaos b 3 g3 Bb4 w show ha Wh has ad fo h cha H ca pay Nd5 whch  ay ls wll ha a ffc a  h copaa poso bcaus Nxd5 ad cxd5 wll ha Blacks N o c6 Th oly cocsso Wh has ad  choos h 3 N f3 ad 4 g3 l o h 3 g3 o s ha h has cod mslf o hs dop of h KN. 

5 Bg2

Winning With 1 c4

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Ths s mor ac ha S NdS bcaus f ow S e4 Wh aacks  aw furhr wh 6 NgS Ths s o ossbl afr S NdS, e4 6 NgS?, NxdS 

Back should casl hr bcaus  las hs las mor fbl. I som cass h wl rra hs K B o 8 ad  som h wll cha o c3 H may lay e4 or h may ry ... d6 No raso o choos ow eg 5 d6 6 Nd5! faors Wh sc 6 . N x d5 7 c xd S loss a c o Q4c afr h N mos   6 00

00

O 6 NdS Black has ood lay wh 6 . .Nxd5 7 cxdS Nd4! Wh should wa a b lor bfor cha h aur of h cr

Now hr ar hr subaraos ll 6 e4 l 6   13 6 Re8 



ection  Winning With  c4

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All  c4 eS 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6 4 g3!, b4 5 g2  6  6 

e4

Now h paw bcos xposd ad subjc o h lopg ofs of d3 ad f3 Bu whr dos Whs N go? Sc Black has o playd xc3 y Wh ca' pay Nd4 d 7 Nel s f fc oly afr Backs c3 has g Wh's paw corol o d4 bcaus h N-elc2e3 or b4 s hmac Tha las o ogcal pla 



7 NgS!

xc3

Th Wh No o gS s payabl hr (as op posd o posos  whch Wh has payd ) d Black ca oy prsr hs paw wh h capur o c3  bc3

Hr s o of hos cass  whch dc3 s also a soabl Wh Black has o mod hs paw h dpaw rcapur s usually uws bcaus h Wh has o mhod o opg up h cr ad hs paw srucur s mor aackabl by Backs mor pcs Bu  hs pos-

2

Winning With  c4

to  dxc3, Re 9 f3, d6! (9 e evetay oses te e paw ad 9 ef  0 ef s fe for Wte) 0 3, Bd7  Nh3!, ef 2 ef, Ne7 3 BgS, NfS 4 Qd3 msoPotsch, Petopos 973 is qte good Re

 

Wte as two etods o caegg te ceter for advatage ere  l l  9 f!  l l  9 d!?

Alla ( c4, eS 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6 4 g3!, B4 5 Bg2, 0-0 6 0-0, e4 7 NgS!, Bxc3  xc3, Re) 9 f3!

ecton  Wnnng Wt  c4

9 

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e

Lle aeo ad bee pad o 9 e 3   l n to Kpo sprag  o  Kspo  he 97 Wod Chmponshp Mtch f Whe grabs he paw he seerely weakes he cpaws Ca he afford o srrod he e paw wh 0 d3 kowg ha  a edgae  s alos cera o fall? 

Tha ay be he bes polcy as he gae offe Kndemnn, Ben on 990 shows 9 e3 0 d3, d5   Qb3, N5 2 Q3! ad ow l  c6  3 cd, cd  4 f4, Bg4 5 Re, Nc6 6 Rbl, Qd7 7 Nf3, b6  Bb2 p all of Whes peces  order Black has lberaed hs gae b he f re belogs o he bshops d afer l  R c 9 c4, 

Bxf3 20 Bxf3, dxc4 2 dxc4, N5 22 Bxf6, gxf6 23 Qd3, Qe7 24 Bd5! Whes sperory was obos 0 Nxf3

d5?

 aoher of her 987 ach gaes Karpo red  0 Qe7? here relyg correcly o pece acy aga he pedg arch of Whes ceer paws 

Tha gae llsraed oce aga ow powerfl a ceer ca be   e3, Ne5 2 Nd4! (o fearg 2Nxc4 becase 3 N5 Qe5 4 d4 s oo srog) Nd3 3 Qe2, Nxcl 4 Rxcl, d6 5 Rf4, c6 6 Rcfl ad he cobao of dobled rooks ad resrce paws proed oo powerfl for Blacks defeses  cd

Nxd5

s good as  cd s Kasparo fod a srog aler ae   d4  hs gae wih Vassly  ack  he 1988 Soe Chaposhp The   dxc4 s e by 2 Bg5!, h6 3 Bxf6 ad 4 e4 wh coad of he ceer.

Winning Wi 1 c4

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Black pefeed te cental outpost of l  Ne4 but ten 12 Qc2 d 13 Rb1 f5?! 14 g4! destoyed te outpost and ed to a typcay deastatng Kaspao ntate (1Qe 7 1 f, N6 16 N! Qe2 1 7 Bc KB 1 Qe2 Re2 1 9 Bf a 20 Re1  

Nb6

12 e4!

f 12 Rxe4 then 13 Ng5 Re7 14 Qh5 o f 12 Nf6 13 e5! Nxe5 14 Nxe5 Rxe5 15 d4 Re 16 Bg5! s geat fo Wte 



13 d4 14 3 15 e5

Bg4 B5 Nd5

So fa as n te gae Umnn-mso Hstings 197273 wc contnued 16 Bd2 Qd7 17 g4 Bg6 1 Ng5 and Wte soon ad a teendous poston

Allb (1 c4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 g3! Bb4 5 Bg2  6  e4 7 Ng5! Bxc3  bxc3 Re 9 d3!?

9 10 ed

ed d6

econ  Wnnng Wh 1 c4

1 1 Rb 1 12 Ne4 Bette is 12  Ne5 13 e4 14 4!? 1  1 g2

31

 Ne4 NeS Nc4 dS

We ae following te game MeckngTan, Peropos 1973 n view of Wite's kingside attack once e puses te fpawn Black plaed 1 ... Ne 3 But afte 17 Be3, Re3 18 f, g Black's position soon fell apat afte te fute moves 19 Qd2, Re 20 Qh, R 21 R, Q 22 dS Moe accuate oweve is 10  h wit te idea of 1 1 N h3 , d S o 11 Ne4, b and 12 . b7 n geneal we ave moe confidence in Wite's position afte 9 f3! as sown in te pevious vaiation 1a

A1 (1 c4, eS 2 Nc3, Nf 3 N3, Nc 4 g3!, b4 S g2, 0·0  0·0)   7 bc3

B c3

Tis is almost alwas te best ecaptue. 7 ...

8 d3

d

Wnnng Wh 1 c4

32

Now Back as tee main coices. la . Bd7 b  . h 6    c 8 e4 





A1a (1 c4, eS 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6 4 g3!, Bb4 5 B g2 , 0· 0 6 0·0, B c3 7 bc3, d6 9 d3 ) 8 

Bd7

9 e4!

Stopping e5-e4 in a postn in wic Black as ganted Wite pawn cono of Wite's d4 Tee ae no weak squaes in Wites cene now 9 

Kh8!

Tis is Back's best esouce. In te game mejka Hecht, egen 1970 Black ied 9 a6 But afte 10 a4, NaS 

11 Nh4, Ne8 1 f4, e 13 Bf4, Nc6 14 Nf3, Qc8 15 d4

Wite ad a gea game 10 Nh4

lso good s Nelc2e3!

econ  Wnnng Wh  c4

0    e3 2 Qd2 3 4 4 4!

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Ng8 e Nge7 e

On 4 g Back as 4 . S!  4  5 e3



s in UhmannKorchno enngrad 973 Back's position is defensibe enog bt Wie is fee note poic o Wite instead of  ) is 2 R b l , b 3 Rb2, Nge7 4 4 as ecoended b Jon Watson

Alb (  c4, eS 2 Nc3 N  3 N 3, Nc 4 g3!, b4 S g2, 0-0  0-0 c3 7 bc3, d 8 d3) 8 .

h?

9 Ne

O 9 e4, e.g 9 . Ne7 0 Nh 4, g S  N 3, Ng? 2 

NgS!

Winning Wih 1 c4

34

e

9  10 e4!

Wite is clea bette Not advisable oweve is 10 4 as in aashov-Makarichev UR 1973 as Back as 10 e4!

Te move 8 h once oula in maste cess in te ea 1970s is almost neve aed toda Stil ou need to be ead fo it 

A (1 c4, e5 2 Nc3, N 3 N3, Nc 4 g3! b4 5 g2, 0-0  00 c3 7 bc3, d 8 d3) 8 ...

e4!?

9 Ne l 9 Nd4 is also good since Back ma not obtain cances fom 9  Ne5 because of 10 de4, Nc4 11 Rb1

wit advantage. 9.. 10 Rb1

Re b!?

10  ed 1 1 ed, g4 12 N 3, Rb8 13 h3 also favos

Wite

econ  Wnnng Wh  c4

 g5 2 Nd3 13 Nb4

35

ed b7

s in te game Rogosguer, Norrsown 1973 wic continued 3...Nb4 14 b7, Rb8 15 3 and ee Wite's bisops must outweig Blacks moe secue pawn stuctue

A (  c4 e5 2 N c3, N 6 3 N 3, N c6 4 g3! ,  b4 5 g2 00 6 00) 6 

Re

Tis maintains te status quo in te cente - at least tempoail. Black can aso do tis wit 6 d6 but tat unnecessail educes Back's options is bisop can not eteat to  o e 7 an moe wie it will ae cost im two moes to pus is dpawn to ) Wite wil again espond 7 Nd5 and now passe pla suc as 7 . a5?! can get Black squased 8 e3! Nd5 9 cd5 Ne7 0 d4, ed  ed afte whic Backs bisop is in touble on b4 and in H. Oassonenjamn Rekjavk 1990 Black ad to sed a pawn wit 11 a4 12 a3, aS 13 Qa4 to sae it 



7 Nd5

3

Wnnng Wh 1 c4

Te knigt going to dS is finall appropriate Black as severa coices ere 13a 7 Bf 13b 7 Nd 13c 7 e 13d 7  Bf 

 

 

Ala (1 c4, eS 2 Nc3, N 3 N3, Nc 4 g3!, b4 S g 2, 0- 0  0- 0 Re 7 N dS ) 7

 8

.•

Te origina idea o Back's opening Te Bisop contros severa good squares from its ome base but it lacks somewat in punc 8 d3

h

To stop 9 gS On 8 Nd5 9 cdS, Nb 4 10 e4 , c 11 a3, Na U d 4 Wite as an excellent game in te center as in G heorgh u-J akobsen, Hesnk 1972 

9 d2

Or 9 Nc h, Q 1 0 Nd2, d 11 Ne4, Qd8 12 Nc3 retaining te iron control o dS tat gave Wite an edge in PetrosanGheorghu 197.

e c  Wnnng Wh 1 c4

37

d

9. 

n te game Pugaevsk·Pdgaes UR 1973 Black tied 9 aS but afte 10 c3, d 1 1 Nd2 NdS 12 cdS Ne7 13 d4! Wite stood bette 

10 c3 1 1 cdS 12 e4

NdS Ne7 c

Now te game en-arcza, Zagreb 1972 continued 13 d Nc 14 d4 wit a powefu poition fo Wite

Al3b ( 1 c4 eS 2 N c3 N  3 N 3 Nc 4 g3! b4 S g2, 0·0  0·0, Re8 7 NdS) 7  8 cdS

NdS

8

Nd4

fte 8 Nb8 Wite plas 9 e4 and 10 d4 

9 Nd4! 10 b3

ed4

38

Wnnng Wh  c4

Now Back wi ave problems deending is ad vanced dpawn n alernaive polic is 0 e4 o mainain e pawn a d5 and gain ime or arassing e enem bisop For example  0 e4, c   d3, cd 2 Qb3! occurred in e game Koman-Teushkn, UR 97 wi avorable complica ions or Wie ollowing 2 Qa5 3 a3 d 4 eS!?, eS 

5 dS 0  b2 2 e3 3 Re

b S a Q

So ar as in Uhmann-Porsch, kopje 972 Now 4 Qcl is e rig move because  4 de is discouraged and 5 b4 is reaened.

A13 ( c4, eS 2 Nc3, Nf 3 N3, Nc 4 g3! b4 5 g2 , 00  0 0, Re8 7 N dS) 7

e4

8 Ne 9 d3!

d e

econ  Wnnng Wth  c4

39

Pacticall foced as bot 9 ed 0 Nd3 and 9   5 0 B5 favo Wite geatl 0 Re  g5

ed

Te oin of Wie's awn sacifice.  2 Re 3 Qe 4 Nch 5 h4

de Re e g Ne5

s in msov-Meste, Hastngs 972-73 wic con tinued  b7, c4 7 Qh5, Rb8 8 e4 and Wite ad moe than enoug ositional comensation Tis is an in stuctive examle of ow e5-e4 gets Black into ot wate 

Al3d ( c4, e5  Nc3, N 3 Nf3, Nc 4 g3!, b4 5 g, 0 -0  0- 0, Re 7 N d5) 7

••

8 d3

c5

Nd5

8   h   e g5   me b 9 Nch Q 10 N   e Peegu gme  A13

40

Wnnng Wh 1 c4

9 cd5

Nd4

9 Nb4 is wel me b 0 e4 and  a 0 Nd!

Avoiding excanges and pepaing o kick back wi Ne4 o e as in e game Gheorghu-enko Las Pa ma 972

Tis leng anasis of e main line indicaes a Wie sands ve well agains e ecenl popula b4 ideas Te olowing alenaives also seem o gan ack lile cance o eas equali 

econ  Wnnng Wh  c4

4

A (  c4, e5 2 Nc3 N f6 3 N 3, N c6 4 g3!) 4

g6

••

5 d4!

Tis resemblance o e ine beginning  c4, e5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 Nf3, g6 4 d4! seems o favor Wie clear 5 6 Nd4 7 g2 8 0-0

ed g7 0-0 Re

On 8 Nd4 9 Qd4 d6 we ave a osn similar to a ot debaed line in e Kings ndian given in Sec tion II excet a Backs awn is on e7 instead of c7 as ere Te osiion favors Wie afer 0 Qh4! followed b    and R a d  or N d5 

bc6

9 Nc6

Black as no comensation for is crpled Queen side maorit of awns after 9 dc6 0 4. 

0 Qa4

Wg Wh 1 c4

42

nd Black as grea diicu breaking is QB ou and connecing is Rooks n Uhma-Rajkovc asgs 1972-73 Wie soon ad a commanding posiion aer 10  a5 1 1 Rd 1 b7 12 Rd3, Ng4 13 Ne 4, 5 14 g5 , e4!?    ) 15 d8, ed3 1 ed!, Rad8 17 c5!

To illusrae ow srong Wies posiion is Wol gang Umann used anoer  move wen e occasion arose ieen ears aer Ta was in Uhma-Zapaa, Thessaok 1988 wen e German sowed a 10 4 wi e idea o Qd2 and Rad1 is also srong er 10 4 Rb8 11 Qd2, a 12 b3, d5 13 Rad1 Qe7 14 Qc2!, Rbd8 15 Re1 Black was sumped or counerpla . 

  eaves bo c and e  weak) Te game saw 5 Nh5 1 ! and 17 b2 give Wie an obvious advan age in erms o e scope o is rooks and bisops 

ecion  Winning Wih 1 c4

43

A3 ( c4 eS 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 g3) 4 

Nd4

Tis is a cever idea often empoed b Korcnoi Te tactica point is 5 NeS? Qe7 6 f4 d6 7 Nd3 S wit great pa Te strategic point is tat once Backs N is traded off e can defend te Queenside more easi wit c7c6 Note tat 5 Nd4 ed4 6 NdS c6 is fine for Back 5 g2 6 f3

Nf3ch b4

f Back makes no gestures towards aggression e wi surrender a strong initative to Wite: 6 e7 7 d4! d6 8 g2 0·0 9 0·0, c6 10 b3 S 11 e4 as in GheorghiuPor 

isch kopje 1972 7 00

n aternative poic ere is putting te question to te bisop wit 7 Qb3 f Back temporizes wit 7 a5 Wite can proceed wit 8 0-0 0·0 9 d4! since c3 wi not doube is cpawns as te woud in te main in  e ow and e wi e ae to regain is pawn oowig 9 ed4 wit te favorae 10 NbS 





44

Wnnng Wh 1 c4

nd wa if Black ies o sop e dpawns ad vance b eeaing o cS? 7 Qb3 Ten 7 c5 8 Na4! will foce im fue back eg 8 e7 9 Qe3 d 1 0 d4 N d7 11 Nc3 c 12 b3 wi a queenside fianceo a favos Wie comfoabl 



7 

0-0

Now 8 d4 is a posiional eo because of 8  c3! 9  e4 10 Bg2  wi a fine game fo Black Te bes exampe o a fo Wie ee is 8 Qb3 S 9 d3 d Hason ecommends 9 c6 so acks bisop can eea aong is oiginal diagonal) 10 N a4 N d7 1 1 g2 aS U 

N  cS N S 13 Qc3 Umann  Korch no mserdam 197 2

Wie's mino excange mus confe a slig edge You ave e coice 7 Qb3 as suggesed n e above noe o e main ine 7 00

econ  Wnnng Wh 1 c4

45

A4 (1 c4 e5 2 Nc3, N 3 N3 Nc 4 g3!) 4 

c5

Ti wa tougt to be efuted b a Botvinnik Kee game in 1966 but it i not tat convincing. 5 d3

Te Botvinnik game aw Wite obtain an edge wit 5 Ne5!?, ch . Ne 6 d4  K, Ne5 7 e4 but Black a pomiing cance due to i contol of man dak quae afte 7 c5! 8 d3, d 9 h3, 0-0 and ... Ne 8- c7 

e! 5..  g

0-0 d

Black loe te option of c3 tat we aw in ea lie page but etain a olid cente in ti line B lock ing i biop awa fom te kingide oweve e ceate ome potential poblem in te fom of a late g5 b Wite 

7 00

h

46

Wnnng Wth 1 c4

n impotant moe tat Black cannot do witot fo ong becase of te dange of g5 and Nd5 by Wite 8 Na4!

n te Englis like any ote opening yo ae to take wat te position offes yo In tis case it is Backs bisop on c5 Wite can ty to eliminate te bisop and sigty tanis te enemy pawn stcte wit Nc5 o e can begin a genea qeenside o cental epansion wit tis moe 8  9 e

Qe7 aS

Otewise 10 d4 may t 10 b 1 1 b 2

Re

Wite as played eatiely qietly almost witot woying abot Black's moes Tis is possibly de to te absence of immediate eney conteplay We ae been following enko-Maich, kopje 1972 in wic Wite witot seeming to do ey c at al obtained qite a nice middegame wit l l S 12 a, a7 1 Nc, Qd7 14 

Re

ecn  Wnnng Wh 1 c4

47

AS (1 c4, e5 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6 4 g3!) 4 

d6

5 d4

g4

Not good enoug is 5 g6 6 de, de 7 Qd8ch, Kd8 8 g5, e7 9 0-0-0ch 6 d5! 7 g2 8 0-0

Nb8 e7

Wite as te usual adantage in space Nmzvc Tarrasc, aden-aden 1925  He can continue wit e4 e3 and Qc2 wit prospects of c4c5 Tis is an example of ow Black used to pla in te Neandeta Ea of te Engis Opening

Winning With 1 c4

48

A6 ( d4 eS 2 Nc3 Nf 3 Nf3 Nc 4 g3!) 4

•••

dS

Ti ente into te Reeed Dagon wic a o yea been consideed ligtly bette fo Wite 5 cdS  g2

NdS Nb

Te ony way to puni  g2 moe aggessie tan 6 d i  Nc3 7 bc3 e4 But ten 8 Nd4! Nd4 9 cd4 Qd4 10  appea to gie Wite enoug o a pawn e.g. 10  c5 1  e3 Qc4  Qd o   Qd ae anweed by 12 Qach 2 g2 00 13 R and 4 Qc2 





Tee ae ote way to play fo Black a)   Nde7 7 00 g6 7  Nf5 8 b a6 9 Bb2 Be6 0 Ne o 8 .Bxb 9 Nxe5 Nxe5 0 Qac fa os Wite) 8 b4 a6 9 a Bg7 10 Ba3 00 11 b5 Nd 12 Ng as in Lrsn ehmann Pama 197 Tis line is a Taiano idea 

b)   e 7 00 Be7? Bette 7. Nb6 tansposing into

te ain ine) 8 d4 Tis is wy Wite dela s d3 on oe 6 Te punc in te cente gies i an edge eg  . ed   

econ  Wnnng Wh 1 c4

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Nxd4 Nxd4 Nxc3 10 bxc3 bxc3 Nxd4 Nxd4 11 cxd4 cxd4 c 6 1 2 Qa4 or   Nxc3 9 bxc3 e4 10 N2 f5 11 Rb1 Rb 12 Qa4 c) 6  Nc3  bxc3 Be  d3 00  0-0 Be6 10 Qc2

5 11 Rb1 an now 11Bd5? is best met by 12 e1 (12 Rxb Nd4 or 12 c4 Bx3 13 Bxf3 Nd4) 12 12  Bxg2 13 Nx2 with some pressre on te qeenside Black can also develop his KB on other sqares on te seventh move bt .Bc5 .Bc5  d3 00 9 0-0 Be6 10 Qa4 followed by Rb1 or Ba3 pts Black nder pressre te reason 6 . Nxc3 is frowned po is that Wite sally proits hansomely rom te b ile e7 0·0

7 00 8 a3

Black can stop b 4 with 8... ...aS aS bt te cre is worse S 1 1 R R, Kh 8 U tan the disease On 9 d3, 00 10 e 3, S NbS! Whites knit is very efective on te qeensie and can no longer be riven away by te apawn e6

9 b4

Moves like . a 6 and . 6 sally traspose into al teratives at move 10 

 

Black can also play 9 ... Re8 with the idea of exploit Nd4/Nd4/... Nd4/Nd4/ ...ed4! ed4! in te efile after . 8 and then Hee tis wold ivolve te coplicatios of 0 bS, Nd4  NeS! 6 Bt since White is obtainin a ood posi tio rom simple play e is advised ere to jst meet 9 ... Re8 w h 10 Rb 1, eg. 10 ..  8 1 1 d3, aS U bS Nd4 13 Nd2!, a4 4 b2 and hves-Hjararson, Roerdam 1989 dc4,  S?! S?! 7 b7 b1 went  4 ... RaS 1S Nc4, Nc4 16 dc4,  8 Q b  wit excellent compensation for te Excange  



10 d3

Recentl 1 0 R b 1 as come into fasion An indee we examine 10 Rb1, 6 in te Introction game apov

Wnnng Wth  c4

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Htson The dely in moving Whites d-pwn gins him time o soe ext positionl options te White plys d2-d3 he loses the lst pwn contol ove c 3 nd theeby encouges Bck to ply   Nd4 nd fte the exchnge o  xd4 followed by Nd5-c3 pieces on d4 the cptue xd4 

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he mneuveing te  Rb, f6 is vey subtle nd we cn only touch on some of the themes involved Fo exmpe   N  4 is useul since l l aS cn be stongly met by 2 N cS!  

lso on    B a2 (to displce the ook 2 Rb, BdS Whte gets  fine gme om eithe 3 NcS, Rb8 4 d3, BxcS S bxcS o fom 3 Nc4  Nc4 4 Rb, b6 S Na4!, Nd4 6 Nc3 s in Adorjan-Hubnr, Lnars 985 he citicl line   4! when Blck ppes to hve equ chnces hee is 3  fte 4 N, Nc4 S Rb, BxcS 6 bxcS, b6 s in uba horstns, N Yor 989   



It is not  new stoy to en tht    a6 gives Whte too ee  hnd on the queeside g,  N4 h6 2 Bb, fS 3 NcS, Bx cS 4 bxcS, N d7  S R nd ow Botvnn-Bnnr 956 went l5  Q7 6 Nh4, Qf7 (16 (16  Nc c 1 7 Bc6 Bc 6 nd 1 Be o 1 7 N6 7 f4, f 8 gf, Rad8 9 Q, BdS 20 Bh3! s quoted in Shtskes nd    f6 is not ggessive enough:  B3, Qd7 2 N4 NdS 3 R!, Rfd8 4 BcS, b6 S Bx7, Ndx7 6 Qc nd 7 Rfd  B3

B f6

On  f4 Blck concedes White n excellet N outpost on 4  

2 N

cton  Wnnng Wth  c4

5

..N d 4 and discourages  2 .. ..  4  3 R c l , This stops  2 ..N Bxc3 4 Rxc3, Nd5 5 RS with a exceent Queenside gae Now on 2 Rb8 3 Bxc6, bxc6 4 R c l Bac as to ate White Otherwise he will lose the queenside mid degae 

This ai line with both sides briging out their to kights appears quite sond or White. Yo have the choice o the ai lie with 0 d3 or the ore oder  0 R b l as sggested in the above note

Wnnng Wh  c4

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B ( c4 S 2 Nc3 2 

d6

his is an idea of Smysov which retains Blacks options of g6 or  as wel as ivin him chances for Bg4 or  B6 As we see 2   has the drawback of al lowin 3 d4! immediately bt 2 . . d6 3 d4  d 4 Q x d4 is not nearly as stron since Black has not weakened his pawn strctre with  













3 Nf3

Bg4

he alternatives are not as effective a 3   4 d4! (aain effective) 4.ed 5 Nxd4 fo owed by 6 3 wit an ede, or 4e4 5 N5!? Nf6 6 f3 openin p the ame for Whites advantae in space 

b 3 . g6 4 d4 and now 4ed 5 Nxd4 transposes into

IA2 If Black maintains the center with 4 Nc6 or 4.B here he as a bad endin after 5 de de 6 Qxd8ch c 3 . c5 4 3 followed by d4 with a fine ame in

te center sce Black as conceded a ole at is d5 already

cto  Wnn g Wt h  c4

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d) 3   Nf6 4 d4 e4 5 Ng5 Bf5 6 g4 secrg a pow

erf ceer 4 d4!

B x f3

There s lte p  t mag ths captre O 4  N c6 5 dS N c7 6 4 flwed by 3 r g3 Black has msplaced wo mr peces Beter s 4  Nd 7 bt Shatskes says Whte s better wh S B3 N7 6 dS, NfS 7 Bd2, B7 8 Qc2 g6 9 Ng! r S g6 6 dS, Bg7 7 Nd2 embarrassg he Bshp S gxf3

d

d here S  Nd 7 6 Bg2 B 7 7 0- 0 N gf6 8 b3 has t favr Whtes peces The dbed paws acay mprove Whes ceer 6 Qxd4

N7

Ths fws w games  O'Ky-mysov 967 Whte payed 7 N dS , N bc6 8 Q c3, N S b shd have tred 9 Bh3 c6 0 Nx7 ad  f4 for advaage I ba Mtt opj 972 Whte tred 7 b3 Nbc6 8 Qd2, g6 9 Bb2, Bg7 0 h4!, NfS  hS, Rg8 2 NdS ad Whte had a bg edge s Black ca play 6 Nc6 mmedately bt Whe appears t be abe to traspose favrably t he Skpje game wh 7 Qd2 r play fr mre wth 7 Q4ch ad 8 NdS!

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Wnnng Wth  c4

c (  c4, S 2 N c3, N c6 3 Nf3, fS)

Again 3 ..g6 would leave Wite wit a superior game ater 4 d4!, d S Nxd4, Bg7 6 Nxc6, bxc6 7 g3 and now 7 Nf6 8 Bg2 transposes into A2 Also, 7 N7 eads to troube ater 8 Bg2, 0"0 9 0-0 , Rb8 0 Qc2 , NfS   3!, Qf6 2 Rb, Rd8 3 Rd and inall 7 Q7 8 Bg2, Qb4!? 9 0-0!, Ba6 Qc  0 Bf is ver dangerous) 0 NbS!, BxbS  cxbS, QxbS 2 Bf4 as in Rntr-Fohr 947 Te oter alternative is 3 d6 wic is not ver di erent rom previous lines ater 4 d4 .g., 4 Bg4 S dS or 4 d S Nxd4, g6 6 g3, Bg7 7 Nxc6 or 4 .. N f6 S d. 

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

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



4 d4!

4

Black is in no position to open up te game 5 NgS Bb4 Or S .. B 7 6 h4, N f6 (6 h6 7 Nh Bh  e3 ol lowed b Qhch or Nf6 7 3 to be ollowed b cS wt pressure on te 2-g8 line is is similar to a note in te olowing variation   ater  c4, S 2 Nc3, fS 3 d4, 4 Aso good is 6 Nh3 6 h4 Also good is 6 cS and 7 Qb3 but te tet is more active Now on 6  Nf6 7 3, 0-0 8 Qb3 Wite will ave a

ver ine game

ction  Winning With  c4



D  c4 S 2 N c3 fS

3 d4!

Now wi 3 4 Back is no even aackig a kng Afe 4 3 Nf6 S Ng2 B7 6 Nf4 0-0 7 4!; Wie foows w f3 o cS! and Qch w gea advanage In Eu-Kost 926 Back wen nde afe 7  Ng4 8 B2 

N6 9 NcdS d6 0 Nx7c Qx7  Qb3 Nd7 2 cSc K8 3 Q6! 3 4 Qxd4

d Nc6

O 4  N f6 S g3  N c6 6 Q3 c! B 7 7 Bg2 00 8 N3 aso wi advanage e ceck is a good idea becase i sows down Back's desie o pay  Bb4 e ie cied is MinasPougavsy 954 wic wen 8  R 8 9 0- 0, Bb 4 

0 Qd2 NS  Qc2 c6 2 a3 Bf8 3 b3 S Q3ch!

Now S B7 wod anspose ino e ie above. And S  Kf7 6 N f3 N f6 7 N S! or 6 N3 Nf6 7 Q2 h 8 Nf4 ae gea or Wie

5

eco  Wg Wh  c

SECTI II  c4

c5

cto II Wnng Wth  c4

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SECTIN I  c4

c5

Ts s a dfflt araton to obtan sperorty aganst bease Blak an follow symmetral play for some tme wtout nrrng te sal penalty of mta ton. Indeed, many tornament players learn ow to play l. .. c5 aganst te Engls wen tey are ontent to splt te pont and want a drawng lne 2 Nc3

Nf6

Anoter dea s 2 Nc6 3 Nf3, 5 4 3, Nf6 5 d4, 4 Bt now nstead of 6 Nd2, cd 7 d, Bb4! Wte sould be wllng to go nto 6 d5!, xf3 7 dxc6, fg 8 cd ch, Bxd7 9 Bxg2 followed by a Queensde fanetto 

If Blak plays 2 Nc6 ten 3 Nf3, Nf6 transposes nto te symmetral For Kngts' araton (A) Howeer after 2 ... N c6 3 N f3 Blak an try 3  g6  w we oer nder (B) Fnally, after 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3 Blak an play to open te enter wt 3  d5 Ts s under C)

A 8 

 c4, c5 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6  c4, cS 2 Nc3, Nc6 3 Nf3, g6  c4, c5 2 Nc3, N f6 3 N f3, d5

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o  Wg Wh  

A rar  playa sidin atr 1 , S 2 N3, N6 3 Nf3 i 3 Nd4 h simpst procdr hr is 4 3 orcing 4.. Nxf3h S Qxf3 hn lac can prvnt whit rom advancing his dpawn two sqars y way o S g6 and 6 . Bg7  t Whit shold stand qit wl with 6 b3, Bg7 7 Bb2, d6 8 g3, Rb8 9 Bg2 and now 9 N h 6  0 Q d l , NfS  Q2, 0-0 2 0-0, a6 3 a4 ollowd y NdS and Bxg7 as in Rb-Bjan, Wj aa Z 1989 

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A 1 4 S 2 N3, Nf6 3 Nf3 N6

Tis is or min line, e symmeri For nigs gme Blk s some oer ossible moes a 3  6 4 g3, dS 5  n now a   5.. N5 les o  Semi-Trrs-like osiion in wi i is Wie, no Blk, wo s e reonerne o wns ne in e ener Tyil y in is ne, someimes nme er P eres n Brno Prm wol go 6 Bg2, Be7 7 00, 00 8 4, N 6 9 e4 Wie sol no be reln o s ose wns, s ey re is ie sore o sreng I Bk res on 3, Wies ener is srengene 9  N3 10 b3,  11 , b6 12 Bb2, B6 13 b1 b7 14 5 s in e imressie gme risiansn-Porish, Linars 98 in wi e yong Amerin grnmser se is esblise ri l er 14e 15 e, N 5 16 Ne5, Be5 17 Be5, 8 18 1, Q 19 B3 rering or Q4 Noe lso  9  Nb4 is sse bese o 0 5 n 1 1 e5 T lees 9 Nb6 A goo illsrion o ow Wie ses is ener is orish-Dugy, Wij aa Z 99 9 ... Nb6 10 5, e 11 e Nb4 12 Ne1, B6 13 Be3 er wi e liqiion o e ener by wy o 13 B3 14 b3, N45 15 B5  ore Wie (15. e8 16 B4, B5

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17 R1, R 1 N3, Be4 19 Re1, N6 20 B3, R7 21 Ng5 and so on) a2 5 ed 6 d4 is te arras Deense to te Queens Gambt Dened or wi e reader sould onsut  h 1  by your autor and publised by Cess Dgest, In b 3  6 4 g3 b6 {The Queens Indian Deense ap

proah) The correct plan or Whte n tis ase is 5 Bg2, Bb7 6 0-0, Be7 7 d4, d (else d4d5)  Qxd4! and now: b    . 0-0 9 Rd1 Qc 10 e4 setting up a good Maroczy Bind ater 10. Nc6 11 Qd2 ollowed by b3, Bb2 and Ra b2 .. N6 9 Q4, 0-0 10 Rd1 and ere 10 Qb as been onsidered sae or Back or many years But e cently 11 e4, Qx4 12 Bx4, Rd 13 e5!, Ne 1 Nd4, Na5 15 b3 Bxg2 16 Kxg2 as proen to gie Wte a sligt edge because o is potential Queensde majority and edge in spae c 3  g6 his sould transpose into te text ater 4

g3, Bg7 5 Bg2 N 6 6 00, 00 4 g3

g6

Agan ere   d5 5 cd, N x d5 6 B g2 transposes into IIC while  c6 5 Bg2 d5 is also coered under IIC 

5 Bg2 6 0-0

Bg7 0-0

Blak ould ae stopped Wites next moe wit 6  5 so it must be examned s is sometimes redted to Botinnk, but te ormer Word Campion preerred to pay 5 wen e as deeloped is KN on anoter square su as 7 e Nf6 intereres somewat wit te armo nious deelopment o Blaks kingside and center 

Wite as any one o seeral strategies ere ater 6 5 For example, 7 a3 On 7  a5 Back as weakened is

cton  Wnnng Wth  c4

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qunsid nd s no prmnnl soppd b2-b4 g 8 N d6 9 Nc2 0-0 0 Rb followd b b2-b4 I ofn p aS bcus hn h prs h Bck is dvisd o pl obins n opn fi if Whi prsiss in pling b2-b4 Th roubl wi his in of rsoning is h Bck usul hs o rur conrol of  fi r o Whi who is br dvlopd on h qunsid 

No so h 7 0-0 llows 8 b4 immdi (B cb 9 ab, Nxb4 10 Nxe5) nd so dos 7  d6 8 b4, cb 9 ab Nxb4 



 

0 B a3 N c6   NbS B f8 2 d4

An loghr diffr srg is 7 N 0-0 8 Nc2 This nd Nmnuvr is usful in ) opning up Wis long igon b) supporing b4 d c) providing grr conrol of dS fr N3 7 d4!

Now w com o  pring of  ws 7 cd is our min Englis lin whi 7  d6 rnsposs ino  ugoslv Vriion of h Kigs Indin Dfns 

 

A A2

7  cd 7 d6  

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on II  Wnnng W   4

Al (1 4, 5 2 N3, Nf6 3 Nf3, N6 4 g3, g6 5 Bg2, Bg7 6 0-0, 0-0 7 d4 7  8 Nxd4

d

8 

Nxd4

Te pn  ts exnge s  We annt mnan e enrl squre r s queen nd may n a run n al ruble n d4 Mreer  s d u r Bak  mplee deelpmen wu s ex ange r example 8 d6 s  pawn sre w s n sund: 9 Nx6, bx6 0 Bx6, b8  Bg2, Qa5 nd nw 2 Q2 seems ms exa g, 2  B6 3 b3,  f8 4 B d2, Q5 5 4!, Ng4 6 3, N5 7 Qd! as n Epg-Marand oania Zdroj 973 I Bk s any rel pay n s gamb lne  mus be n 3  d5!? lug 4 xd5, Nxd5 5 Nxd5, Bxd5 6 Bd2! r 4 f5 5 Qd2 seems mre n suen r Blak 

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Als 8  Qa5 s suspe beause  9 Nb3! an 0 5 esranng Blaks ener pawns Exmne 9  Qa6 0 5, b6  4!, b 2 5 N8 3 Nx5, Qa5 4 Nxd7, Bxd7 5

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Qxd7 Nx5 6 Qd5 TaR uhum 973 O 9 . . Q h 5  0 c5 b6  cb ab 2 4 Qxd 3 Rxdl Rb8 4 f4 Na5 5 5 KrogusJ KrogusJ asa oc h 965

hee is an attactive gambit in 8 Ng4 9 3 d6 but White soul avoi 0 Nxc6? an instea play 0 b3 ollowe by Bb2 next His position as no oles an is eay to use te avatage in space by placing ooks on d l an c l an a N on d5 



he same goes o 8 ... Qb6 9 N c2 d6  0 b3 g. 0  B 6   Nd S B x dS 2 cxd S NS NS 3 B3 o 0 .. .. N5   h3 B6 2 B3 Qc 7 3 N d4 an  4 N d5 9 Qxd4 0 Qd3

d6

he queen voluntaiy vacates d 4 an pepaes to evelop a bin i the cente wit 4 b3 Bb2 an te use o ooks o c  a d l  hee is no us to play 4 because it blocks te KBs lie An tee ae tactical poblems about b3 But otewise ecent teoy egas tis vaia tio higy Wites completion o evelopmet pocees smootly ow Back as seveal coices A l l  O  Bf5 Al  O  Ng4 A3  O  6 

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A4

II:

Winnng W h 1 c 4

J O Be6 .

All

(1 c4, cS  Nc3, Nf6  Nf6  3 Nf3, Nc6 4 g3, g6 5 Bg, Bg7 6 00 0-0 7 d4, cd 8 Nxd4, Nxd4 9 Qxd4 d6 10 Qd3) 10

BfS

••

Aimed  Aimed  a forcing e4. Be6

11 e4

Now Black is o offerig he b-pawn. a6

l Bd 13 b3

W hite's hite's recommeded policy 1s o follow up wi . R a c  and R f d . Rb8

 3 

ab8 15 a4 (Soeimes is After 1   Qd7 14 a cl  ab8 is a bad weakening weakening because of . Nd7-c5, bu ere at ma neuver cannot be achieved immediaely) Bh3 16 fd1, Bxg 17 Kxg and Whie as no been inerruped from is 

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ust or cntral suprorty  cang o bsops as actually lpd Wt Aso on 3 Nd7 4 Rac Nc5  ... Ne soud trans pos nto our man varaton - 1 . Rb8) 5 Qc2 as sug gstd by Kn prvnts  b5 and avs Black wt d vopmnt problms 



4 Racl 5 Qe2 6 Rfd

Nd7 Ne5

So ar as n t gam Krogusrngov Varna 969 Wt as cllnt pacmnt or s pcs;  as b5 and may contnu wt Be3d4  gam stoppd contnud 6  Bg 4 7 f3 Bd 7  8 Be3 B c6  9 c5! Qa5 2 0 Nd5 Bxd5 2 Rxd5 wt a consdrab advantag 

A ( c4 c5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 g3 g6 5 Bg2 Bg7 6 00 00 7 d4 cd 8 Nxd4 Nxd4 9 Qxd4 d6 0 Qd3  0  

Ng4?!

An ambtous but poor plan Slar s 0  Nd7   b3 Nc5 2 Qd2 Qd2 aS aS 3 Bb2 Bd7  4 Nd5 and Wt as a smp suprorty wc ncrass wt t cang o black-suard bsops, atr wc Wt can work on t



o  Wg Wh  c4

ingd wit h 4  h 5 or in t ntr wit propt o 4 S S lo t PolgGro gm rom t Introdution On 0  Rb8   B 3,  (probby     i  nd ound  Bd4 or  Rfd wt propt o cS loo bttr or Wit In  o t lin Wit my  to mo i un gin ro d3 but tt i  minor onrn I Wit plyd 0 Qd owr B oud ply 0     b3 dS wit immdit uity  un prott t  pwn wn it rtrt to d3   b3  Bd!

QS

i  bttr tn t pin rtd by  Bb Wit n ontinu NdS nd Bc3 ily now  3 h4 4 Q3

QhS NS

Wit QgS nd n ndgm in iw 4

Qg4

A in RhvyZurm, U hmpohp 97 Atr 5 Rd Qd7?!  NdS, Qd8 7 Bc3 Wit ob tind  winning poitionl dntg

ect : Wnning Wit 1 c

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Al (1 c, c5 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6  g3, g6 5 g2, g7 6 00 00 7 d, cd 8 Nxd, Nxd4 9 Qxd4, d6 10 Qd3 10 

a6

Blak prpar b7b5 Wi mu  arul in ryng o g oo mu oo oon rom  poon. For ampl 11 gS an i 1 1  Rb8 n 12 c5 look araiv in 12  dx c5 allo 13 Qxd8, Rxd8 1 f4, Ra8 15 Na  rong quni prur Bu 12  Qa5 an mak an iv gami eg, 13 xf6 (no 13 cd6??, Qg) xf6 14 cxd6, exd6 15 Qxd6 e6 16 Qd2, Rfd8 17 Qc2, Rdc8 an n DzhndzhchashvEhvest, New Yrk 990 Blak a mor a noug opnao 11 e3



Mor v an 1 1  Rb8 12  d4 (or 12 Ba7 a8 13 Bd4) e6 (12. . Qa 13 Bf6, Bf6 14 Nd) 13 Racl an no 13  b5 only look angrou or W.  rain an g i 1 cb, ab 15 NxbS, xa2 16 Na7 

Sval yar ago i a oug a  l   nly v  Wi iop  i an o go  A num  o gam in  190  a i an  onlu

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ecti  Wiig Wit 1 c

son oda s ha Whe sands well  he does no hurr o pla hs c-pawn o he h ank 1 l  Ng 2 d , Ne5 13 Qd1, Rb8  Nd5 and now wh Nb6 or b6 comng up he lke connuaon s 4 b5 15 cb, ab 6 Nb, b7 17 e, Nc6 18  xg7, Kxg7  9 Nx c6, x c6 20 Qd c and 2 1 Rfcl wh he usua spaa edge or Whe Tmas 

Mates, Crrespdece 9883 12 Qd2

he pon o 11 e3 s o alow Whe o rerea hs queen o d2 comorabl 12   

Rb8

ow 2 Qd7 3 g5, Rab8 13 Rac8 14 Bxf6! Bxf6 15 N5)  Racl avors Whe because Black s sll no read or  b5  5 cb, ab 6 x f6, B x f6 7 Nd5 hreaenng boh N x f 6 c h and Rc7 





13 Racl

so good s 3 d 3 1 cb 5 a7 6 d

b5 ab Ra8

o 16 xa8 Qxa8 ollowed b 6 



 b or



3

b

ow Glgorch analses 17 Nd5, Nxd5 18 xd5,  x d 19 Qxd, Rb8 20 Rfd1, DeS wh a slgh edge or Whe

ecti  Winning With  c4

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A14 ( c4, c 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 g3, g6  Bg2 Bg7 6 00, 00 7 d4 cd 8 Nxd4, Nxd4 9 Qxd4, d6 0 Qd3) 0

Be6

A pawn sacrfc wc Wt mst trat accratly to acv an advantag Anotr possblty s 0 Qa  Bd2 and tn    Q  ntndng  B h3 looks logcal Wt sold play 2 f3 so tat  can av a wtsqar bnd f Black x cangs Bsops Wt mantans an dg aftr 2 f3 eg 

2  Be6 3 Ra cl , Ra c8 4 Nb, a6  N d4 B d7 6 e4   B x b 7! 2 Bg2 3 b3

Rb8 Qa

Wt dos bst to rtrn t pawn for a postonal advantag 3  4 axb3

Rxb3 Qxa

ow t gam QuitesJim ee Cefuegs 972 contnd  Bd2 Qa6 6 Nb wt xcllnt prospcts or W snc Black's apawn s vry wak

70

eci   Wii g Wi  1 c

o better in the line aboe is 13 Ng because 1 Bd2, Q5 15 3, Ne5 16 g, Nxd3 17 g x  5 aors Wite geatly UmBsc, Es Gem Cmpisip 

1981

A (1 c, c5 2 Nc3, Nf6 3 Nf3, Nc6  g3, g6 5 Bg2, Bg7 6 00 00 7 d) 7 

d6

ransposing into e ugosla araton o te Kings Inian Deense We sall examine a straigt or war meto o ply o Wie - te excange system wi 8 d, d 9 Be3 

8 d 9 Be3



d Q5

The best moe. In e game PesiBsei, Amsedm 1956 Blac playe 9  Nd7 But ater 10 Qc1 (wt te simple plan o Bh an Bxg7 an R 10 Nd 11 Rd1, e5 12 B6, QS 13 Bxg7 ollowe by 1 K1 (meeing e tet o 1 4 Q3 an 15  N2) Wite  e better position or seeral reasons or one e can rie o Blacs only relly eecti e piece wit e3 en 



ect  Wg Wit 1 c

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Wi as t us o   or is o kigt bu Bk  o o  sam ymor. Also Wi s  bttr us o  log t goal a o  qu   symmrial s 9  e 6 is osir o qui sou baus ar 10 xc B as problms  r ir 10  x c 1 1 Nd N x  12  x d a6 (o ls o   bpa?) 13 b or 10  Qa5 1 1  a3  x c 12 N Nx 13 Qx Rac8 1 Qe3 or v 10  Qa5 1 1 a3 Rfd8 12 N2 xc? 13 Nxc, Rx1 1 Nxa5 Rxa1 15 Rxa1  Nx a5 16 x e7 As usual symmrial play is gr

ous or Blk Also ak o o 9 e3 e6 10 Qa? i  i o 10  N  1 1 Ra  1 eg 1 1   7 12 Qa3  c2 13 Qx c5 b6 1 Qg5 6 15 Qf i roious omplaios ar 15  g5 GgaKasarv UR 1981 10 Qc1

Pursug  pa o xagig o  blak squr bisops. Aotr goo mov is 10 d2 to k  vaag o  Bak qus squar. O 10  e6 1 1  a or xamp  qu mus rrt a ao somg lik 1 1  Qc7 12 N x c5 x c 13 Rcl  5 1 Qa  7 15 f as poi ou by Bolslavsky. Bttr is 10   f5 1 1 Q c 1 (JJ e4? s aily jusii by l l N e4 12 N e4 kig  u Bu  is a misak si r llBg4 Blk as oro o Wis 4  ror  i gam. o o avoi Wis builup i R  1 a N5  6 Fsce ply 11 N gist Pacma at avaa 1965 obiig a sigly irior gam ar 12 Nx cx 13 N5 Qd8 1 6 x6 15 Qx6 Nx5 16 cx5 R 17 Q2 Qb6 18 Rac1 baus o  kss o Blks 

p 10

f5

72

ect  Wg Wth 1 c

Or 0 eS  1 B d2 Be6 12 Rd1 ad ow Black as probes wih 2  Nd 7 3 Ng S or 12  B x c 3 Nd S or 12  Ra d8 13 N dS 11 Nh

Bd7

O  1e6 12 NdS avors Wie 12 Bd2 13 e3

eS

Ad Whie ollows p wih NdS ad he beer prospecs. These ies do proise Wie ch cace or a qick ad decisive iddleae advaae b ey avoid e copexiy o he dS ies ad coai very lie risk o losi is edae is saly excelle

ect    Wg Wt 1 c

73

B 1 c 2 Nc3 3 Nf3

c5 Nc6 g6

hs orr of movs was consr ntl fary r cntly to b a clmsy postonal mstak by Back. h rason s that wth  e3 Wht prpars a ston pawn cn tr  e3

ow Black wol lk to pay 4  N f6 5 d, cd 6 ed , d5 n or to solat Whts rmann cnt pawn n smla postons ths can b ffctv Bt h 7 g5 s oo an 7 cd s vn bttr snc 7 .. N x d5 8 Qb3, Nb6 9 d5 or 8  N x c3 9  c vs Wht a trmnos am n h cntr 9 e6 1 0 bxc3 Bg 7 1 1 Bb5 Bd 7 1 2 Ba3, Bf8 13 

0-0 Bxa3 14 Qxa3 Qe7 15 Qb2 00 16 Rfe1 Qf6 1 7 Ra b 1 an 1 8 d as n Adessuguet, Ls Pms 1973 4.. .

g7

ot that  .d6 5 d, g 6 e2, g7 pts prssr on Whts cntr bt th normal racton to t (7 d5) ants Wht an xcnt am ftr 7 d5, Ne5? 8 Nxe5,  x e2 9 Qch or 7 . Nb8 8 3 Whs poston s clarly 

74

ect  Wg Wth 1 c

preerabe And 7 Na5 wld be similar t r main ine bew bt with the bishp smewhat mispaced n g 

5 d

d6

A chie reasn r this lines pr reptatin is that ten Black played S  cd? here giing White a arable center ater 6 ed eg 6  N f6 7 dS Nb  8 d6 r 6  d6 7 e2 Nf6 8 dS with prspects  strng pressre alng the eile 6 e2

d7

ere   g wld transpse back int the nte t Blacks rth me 7 00 8 d5

Nf6

Its abt time t pnish Black r his attitde  wards the center 8 9 e 10 eS

NaS 00

With this psh White btains a small bt signiicant edge i cetral space  l  dxeS 1 1 Nx e5 he will cn tine with Bf Qd2 and the placement  rks n d l and el

re testing is 10  Ne8 11 f g ater which White can n nger maintain his pawn at eS Bt 12 exd6 gies White better pawns and better pieces A recent exam ple VagaaKamsky New Yrk 1990 went 12  N x d6 13 N d2   fS 1  R b6 15 b 3 e5 (Back needs me space t perate 16 de fe 17 f3 and Whie kept an adantage

ecti  Wig With 1 c

75

c cS Nf6 dS

1 c 2 Nc3 3 N f3

This method o liberatin Blacks ame was a a vorite o Akiba Rbinstein. He hopes ater S cd, NxdS to bild a Maroczy Bind with Nc6 and . e7e5 White has to be carel to pt pressre on both eS and cS to keep rom ettin a cramped ame 

 cd  g3

 

NxdS

As usal White will exert orce alon the g2b7 line  

Nc6

At some point soon Black will have to deal with tactical threats to his kniht on dS (5 c6 6 B 2 5? 7 x5! x5 8 xd5) He can eliminate that daner imme diately with S  Nx c3 6 bxc3 but that strenthens Whites center and creates other daners eg, 6 g6 7 Qach, d7 8 Qc threatenin the c-pawn as well as 9 NgS or 7 . Nd 7 8 g2, g7 9 d, 00 10 00, a6 1 Qa3, Qc7 12  d1 , eS 13

ectn II Wnnng Wth 1 c

76

e3 threatenin the epawn KrasekvKv, Mscw Champshp 1989 6 g2

Nc7

Another piece in the Rubinstein plan and a neces sar precaution ( e5 7 Nd5). The kniht is not badl paced at c7 since it can o to e6 and d qickl 

7 00 8 d3 9 Nd2

e e 7

This is the ost direct approach to the iddleae The kniht heads or c whie openin up the g2b7 dia onal n soe cases White will pla c6 in order to dam ae Backs queenside For instance 9  e6? 10  c6ch, xc6 11 Qa paces the enem pawns under immediate pressure (JJ  Qd7  Nc4   Ne4 Bh  4 Rd  0 0 5 Na5 as i Krchnhm Wjk aan Zee 1980  

9  10 Nc

d7

Here Black must decide whether or not to risk his e-pawn which is now threatened b 1 1  x c 6  On the natu ral 10  f6 White exploits the new weakness with 11 f Pla a then continue 1 1 b 12 Ne3, ef 13 gf, 00 1

ect  Wg Wt 1 c

77

NedS wth a nc pstnal pull rdvPter, Bae ercuae 192

h crucal ln s 1000!? rn th -pawn. hn 11 Bxc6, Bxc6 12 NxeS, Be8 13 Be3 lads t a d  cult mddlam n whch th nus s n Black t prv that h s mr than ust a pawn dwn Atr 13  Ne6 1 R Bf6 15 Nf3, Bc6 Black's bshps appar mpsn, but Wht has n chancs wth 16 Qb3 rn th pawn back eg 16   x f3 17 e x f3 Q x d3 18 N e!, Qx b3 19 Nx f6ch gx f6 20 axb3 wth an nda d Or 16Bd 17 Bxd, Nxd 18 Nxd, cxd 19 Ne, Re 20 RS! as n jartarsVagaa, Rtterdam 1989

7

ecti     Wiig Wit  c

SECTION Ill  c4 2 Nc3

Nf6

ectin  Winning Wit  c4

79

SECTION Ill  c4

N f6

he knight move is lexible in regard to pawn or mation Black can make up his mind in the next ew moves about where he wants the bases o his central pawn structure  at e5, c5 or d5  or whether he wants to ex change o a pair o pawns in the center 2 Nc3

Aside rom the transpositional 2 ... e5 and 2 c5 (2 ) there are a ew distinct alternatives open to Black 



A 

 D

2  d5 2    e6 2c6 2g6

ectn III: Wnnng Wth 1 c

80

A ( 1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 d5

T pree e ame  a Grefed efeneke p wt te majr dfference be at Wte a nt played  dpaw nt a ptn were t can be a aed 3 cd 4 g3

Nxd5

A w m ter varatn weve expred te ypcal repne by We t any ceter ac by Black  g3 and g2 Nw   c5 wld lead t le mentned ear er der  c c5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 d5  cd Nxd5 5 g3 And 4 e5 wd n eter varatn cndered after 1 

c4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 Nc6  g3 d5 5 cd Nxd5.  . 

g6

Or  Nxc3 leadn t metn ele weve cd ered Wte may eve beeft frm te abece f g2  t mve rder eg  Nxc3 5 bxc3 g6 and ere tead f 6 g2 wc tranpe nt r ma e Wte ca play 6 h?

ecti     Wing Wth 1 c

81

e dea s to ty for a matng attack based on te absence of a Blac kngt from 6 Wte can ay on bot wngs: 6  g7 7 h5 , Nd7 8 g c5 9 Qb3, Rb8 1 0 N 3, b5 11 d And n Rib-Gutman West Germany 1988 Wte won quckly wt l l  Qa5 12 B , cd 13  x b8, d xc3? 1 ! (return tr, cch 5 d xa1 16 0-0! 

f Back sets ot on an adventure to fnd a new dea -- say wt   N c6 5 g  e6 6 N 3 e 7 -- e fnds t dffcut to comlete hs develoment harmonously 5 Bg2

Now we anayze two nes  x A1 A  b6 



cti : Wini With 1 c

2

Al (1 c Nf6 2 Nc3 d5 3 cd Nxd5  3 6 5 B2 5 6 bxc3

Nxc3 B7

7 Rb1!

e early exploitation of te bfile is te clearest explanation of y Wites game is preferable Note tat on 7 0-0 Wite oesnt play  Bxb7  B x b 7 9 Rxb7 ), bt  Rxb7 n te passive 7 c6 is arly appealing after  Nf3 0-0 9 0-0, Nd7 10 c, 5 11 d3, Qc7 ., 12 B3, Rd 13 N5!, Nf 1 c5 N6 15 N to exploit 





d6

Te problem it 7 Nc6 is tat it doesnt solve te problem of te bpan since Black mst eventally move te QB fter  Q 00 9 Nh3 for example Wite can prepare a kingsie attack it Q h   B h 6  an N5 ile keeping Black pressre on te Qeensie 

7  Nf3

Nd7

Not  Bxb7 Bxb7 9 Rxb7 becase te rook oesnt esape after 10  Nb6

cti  Wii With 1 c

3

00 5

s..

9 00

Aernaies are no beer Fo example in an ear lie Boinnik-Smyslo ma game (our main line 9   e is e 16 game Btviikmysv, Wrd Chmpiship Mtch 195 Bak a played 9 . Rb 10 c, b6 1 1 d, 5 12 B3, R and equaize bu e soun ae aer 13 3 Blaks queensie is sill weak. Anoe iea is 9 Nb6 wen 10 Nd as been reommende in e pas oering a pawn O   d4 1 1 cd4 Q d4 1  An araie al ernaie is 10 N5 wi seems o be a misguide aemp a kingsie aak bu is auay a meo o bringing e knig o bear on e queensie ia  For exampe 1 0 Qd7 11 Qb3, Q 12 N r 12 Nf3 as in e gae Ri  biGutm, Wst Grmy 197 wi oninue 12 Nf3, 



B6 13 Qc2, Qc 1 N5!, B 15 Bxb7!

A (1 c, Nf6 2 Nc3, d5 3 cd, Nxd5  3, 6 5 B2

 

Nb6

One again Wie an ry o exploi e absene o an enemy knig om e kingsie by going irey or mae 6 d3, B7 7 3, 0-0  Qcl!, R (else h6g 9 h6, Bh8 10 h!, Nc6 11 h5, Nd 12 Nf3, Nxf3ch 13 Bf3, c6

8

cin  Winnin Wih  c

1 hx nd 5 Kfl! irwn-. kv rjv 987

Wtes uncstled king reqentl turns out to be ser tn Bck's csted one n suc postons Bt more in rmon wt our overll Engis strteg s  simper procedure s olows:  7 8 9

Nf3 0-0 d3 B3

B7 0-0 Nc Nd

Or 9e5 0     Bx b! cxb 12 N d2 B 13 N c nd  Qb3 0 Nxd   Bxd 12 Qc2

Bxd Qxd c

s n yr-Kmn UR Chmpinship 957 Blck doesnt ve te counterpl e usull ejos gist te dpwn in te norm Greeld

ecton    Winnng Wth  c4

8

B (1 c4, Nf6 2 Nc3) 2 

e6

Black is eady to ente an assotment of dpawn games afte 3 d4 nclding the Benon .   the Qeen's Gambit Declined    o the Nimzondan  B hese dont wok so smoothly afte 3 e4 3 e4

c

Thee is nothng good to say abot 3 Bb4 4 eS Ng8 

 Qg4 

And against 3 dS Whte shold play 4 e with these possblties  4  Ne 4  Nf3 c 6 Qc2 an idea of Soiet Maste Bishe and now 6  Nxc3  bxc3 Nc6 8 Rb  Qc 9 d4 fa os White his is cleae than the gambit lne  Nxe4 and 6 Qg4 

b 4  N fd7  cd ed and hee Schwaz sggests the

inteestng 6 f4 c  Nf3 possibly followed by a kingside fianchetto o by d4 as in the Steinitz aiation of the Fench Defense

ection : Winning With 1 c4

86

However White wold do better to liqidate rather than aintain hi pawn center A ood policy here intead of 5 cd i 5 d4 And if 5c5 then 6 cd ed  f3 c6 8 Bb5! a in mysovFarago, Hastings 17677 which went 8..a6 9 Bxc6 bxc6 10 00 Be 11 d xc5 12 Nd4 Qb6? 13 Be3 and White won very qickly 13.0-0 14 Rc1 Rd8 15 b4! e4 16 a4 Qb 1 xc6 Rein! c) 4 d4 which i conidered the mot areive

and bet chance for eqality; 5 exf6 dxc3 6 bxc3 Qxf6  d4 and now either ..c5 8 f3 h6 8..cd 9 B5 Qf5 10 cd Bb4ch 11 Bd2 i mch better for White. 9 Bd3 c6 10 00 cd 11 cd xd4 12 xd4 Qxd4 13 Rb1 with a very tron attack or ..b6 8 Be2! Bb 9 Bf3 Bxf3 10 xf3 Bd6 11 Qa4ch and 12 B5 White i better in each cae n recent year Black ha tried to revive hi play with 7  eS  Then 8 Qe2? Be7  QxeS, QxeS 10 de, Nc6 i qetionable for White ChehovZichei, UR 180 bt 8 Nf3! make ene. Then 8 Nf3, ed lead to a poition that wa teted throhot the 1980 A fairly recent example wa Viser magin, Tainn 186 when White had a wiherin attack wih  BgS Qe6ch 10 Be2, Be7 (JO d? 11 00 or 1 0 f 6 1 1 Nxd4 Qf7 1  Bf4 are alo danero 1 1 c d B x g S 1 2 N x gS , Qe7 13 Qd2, 00 14 00, h6 15 N 3, Rd8 16 Bd3 and o on 4 eS S Nf3

Ng8 Nc6

ow White i faced with the propect of Black playin d6 and developin prere aaint White' back ward dpawn he only optimitic line for White involve a pawn acrifice 

6 4 7 Nxd4

cd NxeS

ecto    g th  c

87

 7 a6 White hs  cosiderble edge er eiher 8 Nc6 or 8 B f Blck hs ost too mch time with his KN o expec eqity i he does ot ccept the pw. 

8 NdbS!?

This ppers to be the best move d spercedes the previosy vored 8 Bf4, Ng6  Bg3, eS!. er 8 NdbS? White thretes Bf4 or Nd6ch i ei ther cse with good pressre o he blck sqres ter 8 a6  Nd6c, Bd6 0 Qd6 or exmple Blck cod qickly id his qeeside der prysis er  0 Ng6  Be3 Qe7 2 Qb6, Qd8 3 Qb olowed by Ne or BcS •



er 8 d6 White coies with  B f d Qd2 or 

Ne

Better is 8  f6 (ter 8 Ndb) so th o 9 Nd6ch, Bd6 0 Qd6 Blck c evic he qee wih Nf7 The key gme i his lie is Lebert-Zn East German Cham ponshp 64 which wet 8 f6  B f, a6 (else 9 Bxe d 



Qhch) 0 B eS, abS   Bg3, b 2 B  c, dS 3 B d3, Bb 4 QhSc, Kf8 5 00, Bc3 6 bc3 Ne7 7 c wih ply or the pw White might lso improve wih 3 BbSc d  0-0 or Qe2

er or mi lie move 8 NdbS

88

ecti Ill: Wig With 1 c4

Bt pehaps the me accate methd  meeting 8 6 is  Be3! t ce a weaness at b6 Ate Blac de ends his a-pawn with   a6 White cntines 10 Nd6c, Bxd6  Qxd6 Ne7 12 Bb6 Nf5 3 Qc5! with stng c pensatin n the weaened da-sqaes 

Sme examples: (a) 3    Qe7 14 Qa5, h5 15 0-0-0, K 16 c5, Nc (

16d5 1 cd, Nxd6 1 Bc5) 1 Qa, Qe 1 Ne4 as in Mies-Gruefed, Wrd Ope 18 (b) 3    Qe7 14 Qa5 Nc6 15 Qa4, Qd6 16 c5, Qe5ch

1 Qe4 (since the endgame is excelent ate 1 Qxe4 1 Nxe4 Nb4 19 00-0), d5 1 cxd6, Nxd6 19 Qxe5 Nxe5 20 0-0-0 and 21 4 as in erper-uter, Arem 10 (c) 3   d6 14 Qa5 Qe 15 000, 0 0 16 4, Nc6 1 Qa e5 1 g4 and 19 Nd5 as i Kasparv-v Befrt 

188

As shwn hee, the 8 Ndb5 vaiatin has tned t t be ne  the mst danges gambits in mden chess

e : g h  4

9

c ( c4, Nf6 2 Nc3)

3 Nf3 4 cd

dS

With this traspositio ito th Slav Dfs's  chag variatio Whit maitais th vry sr bt ra tivly small impts of symmtrica positios As plaid i my book Wnning Wth 1 d4 Whit joys a promisig middlgam aftr say 4  cd S d4, N c6 6 B f4, B fS  e 3, e6  NeS! eg,   Nx eS 9 B x eS, a6  0 B x f6, gx f6   Qxf6 11 Qa4ch)   B d 3  or  Nd 9 Nxc6, bxc6 0 Ba6, Qb6  Qe2, cS 2 00!  Or simply 0 B e, Be   00, 00 2 R cl , cS 3 NbS, a6 4 Nd6 as i PrtschBeyavsy, Tburg 9

h backwardss of th Black c-paw ca b limiatd by c6cS bt that sally mas Whit will b t first to hav accss to a op cfil his variatio bgiig with  NeS! appars strog ad idicats that Black may hav to play for qality with th asymmtrical 6 e6 Whit th oys th simplr placmt of is pics ad gratr activity o his QB 

90

ecton  Wnnng With 1 c

D   c, N f6 2 N c3 2 

g6

So wa f Black s plays a ings ndan De fense? his tsed no-soold weapon woks well against valy any ohe openng seqence hy not agans 1 c? Hee s my ecommendaion fo hie agans the ngs ndan Defense: 3 g3

Bg7

3 .. .dS etes he es begnning  c, Nf6 2 Nc3, dS 3 cd, NxdS  g3, g6 nd 3 cS enes the ain ine of 1 c, cS  Bg2 0·0 S e!

ection III Winning With  c4

91

is iniiaes a sysem belved by Bvinnik I mprises Nge2, d3, 00 llwed by eier f4-f5 r 3 an b4 We's ie  plans depends srngly n wa Blak des in e ener We nw analye ese lines  c r 5  6) D D2  e5 



Dl ( c4, N f6 2 N c3 g6 3 g3 Bg7 4 Bg 2, 0  0 5 e4!

I Wies plan is  dmnae e g squares, wa appens i Blak ries  allenge im wi c7c6 and d7-d5 ere? Fr example 5 c6 6 Nge2  eS is an er rr a leaves e epawn verexened aer  Ne) d5 7 cd, cd 8 Nxd5, Nxd5 9 exd5 gives Wie an exra pawn bu ers Blak mpensan i e is allwe  play Bf5 and N6b4 Bu 9 N6 10 d4, B5 11 Qb3 sul l e pawn and eprive Blak  aequae uneranes eg, 11. Rc8 12 00 beer an 1 Qxb7 Bd Qd7 3 Be3, Bc2 4 Q3 and 5 Rfcl as in RibiNunn, Reyjvi 988 

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5 •

c5

92

ecti III: Wiig With 1 c4

Blak an also aod an mmda dson w S  d owr  wll ransos no s man ln or no eS lns a a subsun on



 Nge2   

Nc d

amano won s rs gam w Smyslo ar many losss w  a r gam rom  1961 USSR Camons wn 8 Rb1 Rb8 9 a3 b  cb ab 11 b4 cb 12 ab e 3 d3 d and W ould mak ll ou o s rs mo adanag  layd 14 h3 Be 1 NdS Ne 1 Nxech Qxe 1 f4 ef and now sould a layd 18 

gf 8 a3

Ws lay ar

cS nols b4 rar an f4 On 8 d3 Ne8 9 h3 Nc 1 f4 or xaml W as nong o sak o ar 1  fS 11 Be3 Nd4 2 Qd2 Rb8 13 ae1 e sn Blak s u sa on  kngsd and s rady o lay bS on  unsd 

8 

Ne8

8  a 9 Rb1 Bd 1 d3 Rb8 s a good ry a ual y or Bak aloug 11 NbS! and Nec3 may g W a ull  sam ln ould b nrd w 8  Bd 9 Rb1 a Anor n s  aS 9 Rb1 Bg4 1 f3 Bd 11 d3 Ne8 12 Be3 N c and r 13 Nh4 sms ndad 9 Rb1

a

Blak anno allow b4 w muny: 9 Rb8 1 b4 

b 11 d3 Bd 12 Be3 Nd4 13 h3 Nc 4 h2 Bc 1S Qd2 Re s TaimaNajdrf 19S ar w 1 bS! Bb 1 a4 e 18 Bh Bh8 19 Nxd4 cxd4 2 Na2 aS 2l f4 d o adanag or W Or 9 Nc 1 b4 Ne     Rb8 11 b Nd4 12 d3 Nce6 13 f4 also aors W) 11 d3 Ned4 12

ecton  Wnnng Wth 1 c4

9

Nx d4 Nx d4  Ne2 b6 4 Nx d4, B x d4 5 Bb2, Bx 2 16 Rxb2 e5  f4 as i toyarZber, UR 95

Oce Wite ets b4 i e as te iitiative on te oly side o te board tat is open eo or aor activ ity. 0 d   B e

Nc

Wite maitais a sliht ede wit this move be case o the positioa treat of Na4 Now o l l. N d4 White coties eeside opera tios with 2 b4 ab  ab Te i ac safeards te fie wit  . b6 as i Evansscher U Champonship 96 White retais the sperio caces wit the simple  4 Qd2

0 ( c4, N f6 2 N c, g6  g, Bg  4 B g2, 0 - 0 5 e4!) 5 ...

e5

Goin ito a Kins Indian stp bt tis s wr Wites f4f5 pan works most eil 6 Nge2

d

ecti III: ii ith 1 c

94

7 

Nd7

Or mos also aor Wi For xampl 7  Be6 8 d3, Qc8 9 f, B h3  fS!, B x2 11 Kx 2 an Wi as gon ri o is only qusionabl pi   KB In  gam OjeLifeder, Finish Chmpiship 19SS Bak ri 7 Nc6 Bu now Wi was abl o g in 8 f bor Blak go a an o play Ne8 an   imsl r olow 8 Nd4 9 d3, cS 1 fS!, Ne8   gf 1 1 Bg!) 11 , S (orwis Ng an g an f6) 12 NdS, f6 13 Nxd, exd 1 , Nc7 S Nx7, Qx7 16 , d 17 h wi a srong aak 





 

Wis abiliy o play on  kingsi wi f2f4 an on  qunsi wi 2b4 maks is a pariularly lxibl sysm Suppos or xampl Wi a play a sigly irn orr o mo S e4, eS 6 d3, d6 7 Nge2, N6 8   lain a mpo bin in  ra or f4-fS H ou also pay on  qunsi wr Blak as hops o 7 6 an  7S 



ypial play n woul b 8  6 9 Rbl , R8  NdS, Nd7 11 f4 an now n eud-Lputin, New Yr 199 saw Wi ups a srong Soi granmasr ar     Ne 7 12 Be3 , 6 13 N xe 7 h, Q xe 7 14 fS!, S S , h6 1 6 Qd2, Nf6 17 Bf3, xfS 18 xfS, Kh7 19 Kh wi a grow

ing posiional suprioriy 8 d3

Wi an also play  immia 8 f4 aloug Blak obains ounrplay rom 8  6 9 h3, S  d3, Q6h  insrui gam eirw-igurjnss, ij  Zee 198 oninu 1 Kh, B7 2 !, ef 13 Bxf, R fe8 14 !, b S N3 an Wi was sur on  qun i an raning on  kingsi (1 Nc 1 6 Be b4 1 7 Ne2 Qb  8 B Nf 7 1 9 Bg 7 an 20 Nf4 

ection II Winning With 1 c4

8.. 9 4 10 3 11 5 12 g4

95

N c5

c6 Ne6 Nd4

So fa as in Botvinn-Tscheraov UR Chp onshp 1955 Aft l . Ne8 13 Be3, a6 14 Qd2 Black int last ast mov 30 

96

c V Wi Wh 1 c

SECTION IV Other Ideas Against  

ection IV: Wnnng Wth 1 c4

97

SECTION V Othr ds Agst   W anayz

A 8 c D E F G

     1 1

c4 c4 c4 c4 c4 c4, c4

c6 e6  g6 Nc6 b6 dS

A  c4

c6

Alhogh Wh has hs choc hr bwn h R Opning ar  Nf d  g or h CaroKann D ns  e d  ed cd  d w prfr a ransposion ino h xchang varaon of h Slav Dns  Nc d  cd cd  d h radr is rrrd o h Slav chapr o my Wnning Wt 1 d Aso w covrd his Slav x chang n h prvios scion Scion III C)

ectio V innig ith 1 c4

8

B  c4

e6

s s also long on ransposonal deas. Wes bes lne or e sae o smplcy s 2 N c3 and en a) 2  d5 3 d4 olowed by e Excange Varaon cd as olned n my Wnnng Wt 1 d4.

b) 2 Nf6 ransposes no  B 

c 2    f5 eners V C d) 2    cS 3 N3 eer ransposes no  B aer

3. N6 or a arrasc Deense o e Queens Gamb aer 3d e 2 Bb4 3 Qb3! so a on 3c We can pay 4

Nb olowed by an unpleasan Nd6c  4d6  Qg3 s  .e6 usually ransposes no a araon aready con sdered n  B

eco IV: g h 1 c4

99

c 1 c4

rs

If the eader i inteeted in a thorohly Enlih ytem aaint the Dtch Defene we advie: Nf6 e6

2 Nf3 3 g3

For 3  White can chooe one of the ytem  eted in Wnnng Wth 1 d4 

Be7 0-0

4 Bg2  0-0 6 d3

nd now Bac ha the a choice between mov in hi dpawn one box o two a) 6 dS  b c5  7 c6  Ba! eliminate Blac bette bihop)  cd ed 9 Bb2 Nc6 10 d4! b6 11 d b 12 Nc PrcToush, 1 95 7) White play aaint the wea center i nearly devatatin already b 6   Nc e5  Ne1 c6 9 4 Be6 10 Nf3 N4 11 e3, Nd 12 h3 Nh6 13 Qe2 a propoe by Schwaz White can alo play b4-b5 

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ection IV: Winning With  c4

D  c4

g6

2 Nc3 3 g3

Bg7

Now 3 ... N f6 w evet to  D ad 3 ... c5 may etu to ' a e O 3 ...e5 Back ha ayed nto a mao vaato but oe whch we've been able to avod thouh the omal chae Hee aan Whte etun to fama ne wth 4 d4!

E  c4

Nc 6

101

ectn IV Wnnn Wth 1 c4

Now 2 Nc3 e5 3 Nf3 is s main line and 2 g6 3 d4 is an inerior ndian sstem. 

F  c4

b6

went ears ao the answer l b6 wasnt consid ered respectable enoh to desere an attention whatso eer in openin manas Bt in the late 1970s Black ob tained promisin positions ater the moe and the reated moe order 1 d4 e6  c4 b6) when White oerreached. 

2 Nc3 3 e4!

Bb7

t is important to bnt Blacks bishop's diaona 3 

e6

Here White has considerabe choice He ca pa the position like a ueen's ndian Deense with 4 d4 thereb allowin 4 b4). Or he can keep his options open with 4 N 3 with the iea o 4.b4 5 Qb3 xc3? 6 Qxc3 xe4? 7 Qxg).

ection IV: Winning With 1 c4

102

On cnt da is 4 b3 which appad in jubo je ic-Mes Bugojno 1986 Black answd with th p oocat 4 .. N f6 and th followd  e Ne4 6 Nxe4 Bxe4 7 Bb with Whit noyng th btt chancs

G 1 c4



 c

nd now Back can ty a gabt with 2 ... N f6 3 e4 c6 (  Nxe4? 4 Qa4ch but Wht ght ust as w pay 3 Nc3 to nt   noth answ s 2 . Qx  but Whit nds up wth an pod sion o th Cnt Count ga at 3 Nc3 Schwaz ntons a ga Cars-Heing 1933 which wnt 3 Qh  4 4 e  e N c6 6 B f4 Bb4 7 e3 Qg6 ( Bg4 8 Be2 8 Nf3 Nge7 9 B3! and Whit had a tndous ga 

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