The Complete Kalashnikov - Cornette Libiszewski

he complete alashnikov

MATTHEU ORNETTE AND FABEN LBSZEWSK

THE COMPLETE KALASHNIKOV

Editor Arkadij Naiditsch Author Matthieu Cornette and Fabien Libiszewski Cover designer Milos Sibinovic Typesetting Piotr Pielach
irst edition 2013 by Chess Evolution

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Key to symbols Preface Introduction Chapter  6.�1c3 7. 7.e7e7- Intr Introduc oduction tion  8e3 [B32] Chapter 2 6�c3 7e7 8�d5 [B32 3 6�1c3 7 e7 e7 8�4 [B32 Chaper 3 Chaper Chapter 4· 6.� 3 7. .b5 b5  In Intr trodu oduct cton on  8xxx B32 Chapter 5 6�3 7. .b5 b5 8. 8.�ge7 �ge7 Introd Introduct ucton on  9xxx [B32] 6�c3 c3 7.b5 8..�ge �ge77 0.cxd5 [B32 Chapter 6 6� Chaper 7 6�c3 7  b5 b5 8 �ge7 �ge7 10e 10exd5 xd5 . ... ..e7 e7 B3 B32 2 Chapter 8 6�c3 6�c3 7 7b5 8�ge7 0exd5 1 1 d7! d7! [B32] Chapter 9. 6�1c3 7 e6 e6 Introducton  8.xxx [B32 Chapter 10 6�c3 7e6 8�4 B32 Chaper  6q Introducton  7xxx B32] Chapter 12 6.q Introducton  8...5 .5 [B32 Chapter 3 6q 8 8e6 e6 [B32 Chaper  5xxx B33 Chapter 5. 6.xxx B33]

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Equaliy o equa chances Whie has a sigh advanage Black has a sigh advanage Whie is beer Back is bee Whie has a decisive advanage Back has a decisive advanage uncea wih compensaion wih couneplay wih iniiaive wih an aack wih he idea ony move novely a good move an excelen move a weak move a bunde an ineresing move a dubious move check mae

PREFACE

It's in  that the rench champion Labourdonnas paed  ... e5 or the rst tme. But the Kalashnikov, that promises Black dnamc compensation in exchane or the apparent weakness o the d5 suare and the backwards d6 pawn, is a decdedl modern openn Tat's wh the openn onl started anin in popuarit in the late o's n partcuar thanks to the amous Russan randmaster Even Sveshnikov Ever snce, man top leve plaers have added t to their repertore Pavel reubov, Aexe Fedorov, Etennen Bacrot, Aexander Moseenko and lets not oret the most amous one amonst them emour Radabov In rance there was a ashon eect aer the antastc vctor b or Nata over John Nunn n  Ever since then we have ourseves Mattheu and Faben been reularl plan t over the ears and we had ver correct results We alwas thouht that the Kaashnkov was not weknown enouh and that its potential was underestimated. Tere are ver ew books about it and the are not recent Tats wh we ot the dea o wrtn a new book about this openn n order to share our passon and our ideas When Arkad Naidtsch ave us the opportunit to do it we ddn't hesitate We were inta plannin to onl build a Back repertoire, but we uick reaied it woud be a shame to not revea a or et's sa most o the nes and deas that are concealed withn the Kaashnikov On an unbased bass, we present obective and exhaustive analses o ever ine, wth numerous noveltes Our oa is or our reader to buid a compete Back repertoire and or him not to be araid o acn the Kalashnikov wth Whte an oner. We know what we are talkin about as we are both .e plaers, we could oen have been conronted to ths openn but as man others, we have oen chosen to avoid t b plan Nc or Bb5 Since the bennin o this proect, namel in 20, we decded to test our analses in practce, wth both colours ornette, M Ro howdhur, S Vandoeuvre 20 0, ornette M Pap, M Met 202 o wth White but aso Barbosa, E Libsewski, , annes 20 o, Korneev, - ornette, M Met 202 o and more recentl Korneev - Lbisewski , Banara aabra 20 0505 with Black are a part o the results o these tests Tese ames are a eatured in this book

With the ransaton o our book "he ompete Kalashnikov into Enlish we have perormed some updates to t. Foown some eedback we received about the rst edton we carred out some sma chanes added news ames and o course ound some improvements We hope that our anases wl oer ou as much peasure and success as the did to us. Hope ou enjo it, GM Fabien bsewski and GM Mattheu ornette Bordeaux the 2th Februar 201

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INTRODUCTION

.4  2.< < 3d4 xd4 4
Unike other openn books hs one doesn on address one o he colours throuhou the writin we have tred o be objectve in he evalation o he dierent posions arsn rom the Kaashnkov. In the labrnth o this openin that was poplared b Even Sveshnik ov, we nevertheless had to choose a pah aer pacn t o and ro, we decided o recommend the ine startin wih b d6 6< to Whte We star our jorne b analsn his variaton and we are devotin the ten rst chapters o he book to t, ie is major par. Aer 6 a6 7.
 7 �e7, the most ashonabe move, is our recommendaion or Black ts a pret solid connuaon which we wil anase n the chapters  to , < ben the criica ne Whe has he choce beween 0, whch is he most paed move, and 0 �d, whch has the benet oeadn o ess orced nes For his reason we are advisn 0 �d to White.  7b has awas been he mos paed move Ater d Back needs o coninue b  .  Te oher h moves are analsed n chaper  but he ive better pla to Whie Aer  <e7 · xd, 0 exd s the crica move, eadin to ver rich posions he solid 0cxd s anased in chaper 6, b t doesn promse an advantae to White. I he pla 0exd however, Back needs o react wel aer the popuar . �e7, we hnk tha whte can obtain an advantae aer 2 �d (see chapter 7. he ine  �d7? (chap er  is ver rarel paed, b t eads to new posons and ideas Accordn to us its the on wa to make the variation "ve, even  everthin is no alwas eas or Back •

A las possbiit aer 7a is o pla 7 �e6 we are lookin at varations restn rom this move in chap

NRODUION

10

ters  and 10 is cear the best move or White and it uarantees them a certain advantae his concludes the analsis o 6.  and thus o the repertoire we advise to those plain with the white piec es We then thorouh anase 6 (chapters 1 to 1 the other move that is oen plaed b White; chapter 1 is dedicated to the white side ines start in rom move seven. We have then decided to divide the rest o this ine into two distinct chapters the 12th chapter is devoted to the variations arisin aer    a rather dnamic continuation while the 1th chapter looks at the more solid   �e6 

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Both moves seem to be theoretica l correct to us, but   �e6 is de nitel more secure o end with, we dedicate the last two chapters to rapid deviations o White; chapter  is de voted to secondar th white moves whie chapter 5 analses Whites 6th moves others than 6.  and 6..

CHAPTER 1 61c  e7 Introduction  B. 3 [32] 

4  2f3  3d4 xd4 4xd4  b d  a a3  Here is the most ashionabe move, that we recommend to Back Moiseenko plaed t in 20, as wel as o course Sveshnikov Other rand masters such as Radjabov Ikonnikov or ederov who are also speciaists o this openin, have aso paed t recent. he dea is plain  6 without Whte havn the move  White has the choce between three moves here  d, as it is oten temptin to occup ths suare (chapter 2 . the most paed move the idea o which s to make use o the act that Black hasnt paed b et (chapter  and na  e, with the idea o pan on the b6 suare aer d or  to olow.

Tis is the rarest one out othe three moves but t has recent been plaed several times b ver ood paers f!? e move we recommend  b5 has been tred b Moseenko and edorov n 20 hs move s probab paabe but we don't real ike the tpe o postion with a cosed center that arises rom it. d5 b 0 b 2 6  a is too sow 2d 6

. e2 s the most precise

( d oo (13 .b3 14xj6+ xj6 15.axb3 o-o 16  A Zh akoA edorov  Minsk 20  e2 a With an unclear po ston 0o .0o olowed b d

a) 2d A rather strane move, as we think t is oica to pa on the de 2 d7 00 c a a 5axb axb= D Guerra BastidaS Mae  Lnares 2005 s3

b) 2 b!? Black is trin to et counterpa rht awa

CHAER 

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bt)  a5 5 a2 b 6 �e2 oo 7a xd5 cxd5 b xb axb 2oa5  2) xd5 5Xd5 b 6�d2 xc2+ (16. d3 1 �xd3 :xd3

1 �as d7 190  2 b4 :e3 216 x2 b �xa6;

5a2 b 6�e2 h5 Fo lowed b �5 he poson is un cetain xd5 5xd5 (1sx6? :xe3+ 5   xb2 6a �d7 7a b?N IJ  :b B Vuck ovicM Pap  Belade 2007 +  b5 �h+ 20d b Wih a complicaed poston whee Black doesn' have an ou ble with ndin countepa;

2 0o  e2 d7?N A ood m povemen Back wants to pla 5 and he knht will possb o to c5 ( ? We dont ike his move ve much n he ame Back ound an inteestin dea, but unotunae i doesn't wok  d2 5 5 d x? A oo bold sacce (1s xd2 is he most natual contnuaion bu  leaves Whie wih a sma advanae 16 :xd2 h4 17 g3

xg3 18hxg3 b3 axb3 :xb3 203 h6 21e3 6 x 5 7 xe xe b (18 kxd2 19. :xd2 as 20. �d3 axb xb 2o� �xd2 2�xc h6 22 �e6+ h 2h±  Io dachescuA Moseenko  AxlesBans FRA 20

HE COMEE KAASHNOV

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(e7 e7 5.d f6 6.�

a) 600 d b) 6.xd6 b7 An impo tant move as Black will be able to develop apidl while puttin pessue on the e pawn whie White's pieces ae not ve we coodinated Te �e is fo exampe takin awa the kniht's suae

If White plas 7.xd6 then Back wil nd ood countepa ae 7 �b7 d defendin the e pawn and ae   fd d x2 Black has won the pawn back  . b has aead been paed b andmastes Fedoov and Ma d b tansposes to  . b d b

7d �e6 . � (1 fd 19b3 xe4= . fd . xd 20 � xd1 b 2 axb xb 6 d 7 h6  �xf6 xf6 .xf6 xf6 20.b f Black doesn't have an pobems hee as the bad white bishop compensates fo thei infeio stuctue  . . � 5. �x x 6de f6 With a compicated position Back manaed to exchane thei back suaed bishop and he wi simp pla d on te next move

·C4 d doesn't ive much to White  xd exd d! A themat ic pawn sacice (w. b 11.4 d7 2a4 D Le GoH. iad  Fouesnant 2007

CHAER 

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  e6 Tis move seems to be paable but Back wil have to pa ver pecisel

d (c3 js 2. id2 igs Back doesn' have an probem at al M BeodovaP Nakhapetiane d (w.b6 b  ie2 oo  hevsk RUS 20  ixd4 is too isk Tis is a ecurrent theme in the 20o txe4!? leads to simpicaKaashnikov i Whie akes the pawn tions 3xe4 ds 4.cs d4 s.xe6 o the pice o his back suaed fxe6 6 dxe3 xeJ ics De bishop, then he openin o he les spite his bad stucure Black eualavos Black  . exd4 2. x d4 o-o ied in  BaohK Keek  Hun Black o an overwhemin initiaive a 200 he c is on the rih in A KovchanP Eljanov  Dnipo- diaonal where he pus pressure on petovsk 2000 6 and e will ol- the  pawn while Whie has some diculties o coordinae his pieces low   0 0o! We think that this is the (oo 2oo (2?! bs 3d2 rih continuaion js 4 ixfs ixfs 5.0o  J. a) w . b?! x6! x6 A sad ne Poar Radjabov  Rishon Le Zi cessit 2b6 b d  ex on 2oo6 2   See    x 5d t is clear that Whie is beer hee A VovkV konnikov 2 d2 oo  hreaenin a a5 (J b8!? 40-o   Vlissinen 200; 5b3 s is also a possibii wih an ineestin posiion a b6 b) 0  xd exd5 a7 (n td4 2.ixd4 exd4 3.xd4 bs 4e3 50o a6 6 h 7e 2 And Black didn' have enouh comx  x   e  pensation in he ollowin ame B Socko Radjabov  Novi Sad 200 D KrakvinV Lanicka  Padu bice 2007 ..b5N We hink ha this move which is suesed b the  !? computer is dubious 2.b6 b his is he best wa to o on in our 3dxc6 xb6 4 ixb6 xb65.a4 opinion ! he most pecise 

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HE COMEE KAASHNOV

(2b6 b  (13a4 o-o

14 . e2 cB 15a5 xb6 16 xb6 eB 10-o d7 1Be3 fs Wth

an uncear poson n the ame J EchavarraA. Zapaa  ai 200.  ... 0o . d c  D NarodskR Hess  Berkee USA 20 2 .. c . e2 oo 0o Te position s cerainl compicaed bu we think Whe is beer. He can an some space on he ueenside b pain b and  or a but he can also pla on he knside b , while Black is ackin some perspecive;

xe7 hs move obviousl needs to be ooked at Whte wl take the d6 pawn

a) . b6 c?N Te advantae compared to   d7 is that Whte canno ake back with the ueen anmore (n  d7 was plaed n I SmirnU. Boensch  Fueen 2006. I2xf6N xf6 IJ.xd6 cB 140-o-o 2xd6

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 2xe7? s bad since aer

2xe7 White cant take on d6 and Back wll thus continue b the hemac d.  xd6? c6 Fo lowed b d.; 2 .. d7 .x6 x6  d With ood compensation or the pawn;

b) x6 x6 2.xd6 Back has two dierent was o oin on here but both promise them ood compensaton (12.xd6?! d4! Back has he initative 2 b (2  .. e? also seems possibe in order o keep he ueens on the board he idea s to pa e7 or d and o course b. b6 (13. b6 �dB! A ver stron move Back has the initaive   e7 d2 d 5d  6. d (16 xq+ xq ICJ jxe4 Wh a complicated posion 6 . xe 7 xe b  xe7 xe7 e2 h 2o  c  2 �d xd 22cxd  Te opposite colored bishops ve Back ood a ackin chances xc6

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at) 2x6 �x6 xd6? (13. xd6 ransposes o 2xd6  d  xd d 5 c exd;

(xd axd .a (14.d2 b4!= Black w wn one pawn back 14b6 b4=  e7 5c �xa 6.bxa a? Preventin a 7. e2 c Folowed b a Te position is eua

CHAER 

1

1  bx  e2 (4.cs q!?

s.es f6 6Vg b2 d c 8d2d2+ 9.d2 as Black has he inaive. 4b4 A real compue move 4  Vb8 1  !

(1   b 15b (5.0-o b2

6XC4 C4  VXC4 Vc8!

Back wi wn he c2 pawn back sa6 gs! Wih ood com pensaion.  5· a 6  d2 a Wih he idea o pain c. 17. x b2 1.oo c 1xa6 a 2o.b ab (20...

C4 2bXC4 VXC2 22.e ab8 2ac Ve4 24.b6 21.a

x 22bx d 2 e xe 21

 ... c! (8 c2 94! f6 20.d! e2! A ood exchane sacrce.

2.e2h6 22sjs 2J.efsfes 24.g4 CJ Back has ood compensa on n hs endn. 1 . d (94 f6 2oj6 gf6 .. c Wih a complicaed posion where Black s no worse.

 xe7!

Te ood wa o akn back he knih.

( xe7 2.xd6 xd6 (2 .

C4 JXe q 4XC4 e4 50-o-o Te bishop pai promses Whie a cerain advan ae 1xd6 b 0oo! xa2 5b d 16. e2!N A ood mprovemen ha conrons Back o some problems and e ues he  .xe7 line (6C4

2) 15 x?! x5 6oo (6.j ab8 6d2!   . .xb6 16  xb6 ab 7  xb2 1 . xe Here boh lines seem paable or Back.

d6!  d6c4 8 hd f8 9 e8 A. SmhE Sveshnk ov  Maanske Lane 200

HE COMLEE KALASHIOV

16   d7 (6.b4 7c3 c6 8xb7± 17.c±

7

16  ed 17d2 b 1 he1 f 1 xf exf 20e2 f 2f xd 22xd1 e 2.d6 e6 2 d+ e7 25 a e=;  .oo allows Whte to pla b6, when Black will have to pa d7 We woud like to avoid havin to pace our ueen in front of the c

12xd6 Whte needs to accept the challene 2 xN A stron novelt (12  c 1xd fxd b6 d7 (4     s.xes xe4

6. d3 cs  xcs xs 8jJ; 15.xe5 d6 6e xe (6 xc2?! 7. d3± D. Krakvn

M Novk  Soch 200 17d c5 xc xc 1f It wil be hard for White to win this po sition as the black pieces are ver actve, but obvious he is the on one who can pla for the win here. xd fxd 1X xe 5d f6 60oo hs s the crtical postion of this varaton  White must be a little bit better thanks to the bishop pair, but we think that Back can defend ths postion, for exampe

10b6 d7 e2 b 20o (12d2e idea of ckl puttin pressure onto the d6 pawn doesnt lead to anthin 2 ..d  d1 xb6 1Xb6 d 15X (5bd5 xd 6xd h? (6 e6 was paed in the ame  RenetP. Potapov  Pardubice 2006. 7d   c e6 Back doesnt have an probem. 5 . xc 16.xd6 b6e bein nn of a nice tactica phase (6 as aso ives Black decent compensaton 17 a d d  00 h6 (  xh2 would have won n a ver nce wa

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CHAER 

20xh2 h6+ 2 (2 g j3+! 22gx gs 23 h2 c6 2  + 22h c6 Whte cant avod en maed

2  �d Once aan ths is a hemaic move in ths kind o situa ions Back wans o chase the b6 bishop in ode o beate his postion �e � b6 d (4 . �xb6 5.�xb6 e7 6d3 Te white position s moe pleasant o pla 5bd5 Whe has obtained a small advantae, but he wasn abe o convet t n the oown ame I SaicP Potapov  AxesBans FRA 20

20h + 2h (2.gx??

xh3 22xg4 xg4 23h c6

+ With mate o olow 2  5 22 xh 2x 2 2 x 25  5?? A hue deensive misake (25   was he on move 25  h2+ 26 x (26.. e3

27. e2 xg2 28.ds hs 29.d2 gs 3o.e2= 27x2

1o.b6 bs  bd5 Tis move doesn ive an 25  h2+ 26  h 27e2 hin to White  .. ? (n...oo  x+ 2e   2e2 Te easest move aso seems o be 6  KoskP Elanov  Ohd completel paabe 2. �e2 xds 200 3xds �gs 4.0o �xe3 s.xe3 And a daw was aeed in A Sokolov A Moo  appelle a Gande 2007 We thnk the posion is eual ae + 2  e

5 �e6 6d2  C3 jd8

E COMEE KAASHNIOV

9

 s move has the drawbak oeavig the e paw verabe  d3 has the drawbak o aow g the e to move as he d is o atakg the d6 paw a oger

(.xe xe (2 . xe3!?

J xc6 xd 4. xd8 xc3 sxj xj 6.bxc3 d d2

Despe White beig a paw p this game shold ed i a draw) 3g h6 xe xe d d oowed b e6 ad 6)  .. b 3.a 6 .xe xe e posiio s ear bt we are startig to ike Blak beter as he a kight is o o pla ad d6d wil oow D rakv D Lithevski  rasoarsk 00 n

 e rtia poso. Whie has he hoie o where o deveop hs   to ow

 ..00 ( .b 3.oo xd3 xd3 h6 5b? A good wa o gai some spae o the qeeside (5a3 oo 63  fd fc8 A Volok tR empski  Warsaw POL 0) 5.0o 6aWhite has he iiiative.)



30o d A mporta move Bak wl r to exhage heir dark sqared bishop b paig b6. hs s possible as he d6 paw s ot hagig amore

CHAER 

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14a4 (14gs?! doesnt make much sense as Black has 14d! and he is obvously happy to exchange he bishops 15e b6 16.gs h6 1d2 j6 VanS. EjkIkonnikov  Bacelona 200 9) 14b4 15d (15e2!?N seems o be an ineestng ty to mpove Whe's play Te idea is to bing the kngh to f va g3

15 b6 16g3 (16.gs hs Followed by c and h6) 16 a 17f e6 18b (18.b3 d! A logical move in o de to get id of he d6 weakness 19exd xd 2o (2o. g4

g6 21h6+ g 22.xe6 fxe6 2gs d4 2o.xf 21.xd

d4 22d3 e6 23xe6 xe6= e posion s equal)

18 e7 19!? (19xd6 xfs 2oxe6 fxe6 21exjs exfs= 19.. XC4 2oxe7+ h8 21.xd6 xe4 22xexe3 23fxe3 be8! A good move that allows Black to ge sucien compensation

24aC (24ds  2sjs es 26d g6 2d4 fs 24 f6 25.d  26c6 f 27d4 g6 And Black has enough compen saon fo he pawn hanks o he song e4 knigh and the weakness of the e3 pawn) 15 .xd 16exd e7 17a5 (1e2 as doesn' gve anyhng o White eithe.) 17.xd 18 �xh7 xh7 19xd 2o (2o jCI b!= 2o  bxc3 21bxc3= J SmeesV Ikonnikov  Gemany 2009; 12.a4 b4!N s a novely ha leads to an unexpeced smplicaion. (12 b4 he most played move 13d oo 14xe7+ xe7 15xd6 g6?! V odachescu S Roy howdhuy  Duba UAE 2012. (1s.. c6!N 16 dB I cs; 6.ooo!±)

E COMPEE KAASHNOV

3  e2

a) 13.  oo 14axb axb Blacks position is good he will y to play d; b) 13.axb?! xe4! 14.xe4 (4. a3 ds! 4...xc2+ 1.d 2
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5  f3 f6 16.d3 xd 7. xd h Followed by f. Tere is no ea son for Black o have any problems here 15. C4 f6 And now i is dicult fo Whie o nd an useful move

15   16  16b3 a 17axb4 axb4   C4 h 

16 

12 1OO 4 3  d!? was a novely when he rst ediion of his book came out bu it has been played since. Te idea is o quickly play d. White has cerain compensations for the pawn here but not enough to claim an advantage In the game S Sulskis Radabov  allinn 004 Black managed o win Conclsion:

4a3 In oder o avoid b4. (4  
We don't think he recent  . e3 line is the mos critical one. We ec ommend Black to play .b!? ather than having a passive posiion aer  0o o  e6

CHAPTER2 61c e7 B (832)

14 c 2/c6 3d4 cxd4 4'xd4  ib d6 6'c3 a6 'a3  sid ven if is eguay payed this move doesnt seem o be eay dangeous fo Black I wl alow hm to easily complete hs development

( xe4 f3 b 12fxe4 (12.   '  o-o Folowed by e and b6 Black s bete thanks o his advance n deveopmen) 2  bx 3  x oo 140o b6 15h1 e6 Wth a balanced posion in the game R. Sapashi konnkov  Deen 2oo6 6  d) O . . d Te cassca libeang move (w . o-o We suspect asen ddnt

pay d as he was playng fo the win! D. jatanssonM alsen  Reykjavk 2006)

 'f6 9xf6+ 9xe7 As t s oen he case this exchange doesnt ead to much fo Whie

9 xe7 (9 ..   s also possble but we pefe the ext move) 10  d3

exd exd 120o oo Hee Whte has ted seveal moves but none of them s enough to caim an advanage

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13h3 (3. e  4 �5 �4 53 �h5 Schoz J Makos  Ge many 2008 3.c3  4lc2 b6 5 �5 �b7 R. JaenigP Bobas  Bad Wiessee 2007) 3 e4 14 �e2  15C4 f4 16 �Xf4 xf4 17C1 e Back got the moe peasant position n R MamedovA Moiseenko  Moscow 2007.

CHAER 

has the possbilty of playng d4 bu especially because takng he d6 pawn is no vey good fo Whie. 0  �e7 s by fa the most payed move bu as we conside t to be ess logica we ae not gong o look at it. Te ideas ae he same as in he main ine

9 �e3 woud tanspose to 8. �e3 f6 9d which we ooked a in chapte 1 9C4N is he computes suggestion whch was neve payed befoe

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I is pobaby he best contnuaton Whie s conong he d4 squae  xd6 s the most solid move even if i doesn' ook vey temping 9.xe4 (9lxd5!? is aso paya o Whie. be exd5 lb With a vey unce an position Back wi play d7 oo and f Tis migh be the bes way to play fo he win) 10 �e3 00  �b6 d7 2d3 (2J lf6

3.lxq lxe7 4 xd6 led5 5 xd7 �Xd7 6.0-0-0 lxb6 lxb6 adB With an equa po

ston.) 12 .. f6 13xe7+ xe7 14 xd6 xd6 5.xd6 �e6= And back equazed. 9· � 1olq o-o!?

We hink his athe ae move is moe ogica than 10 �e7 a Back

xd6 2xd6 b4! 3 �d3 d8 14C4 b!? (4 lxd3 5cxd3 xd3 is the ohe way to play 6 re2

d4 7lb6 b 8 r! �e6 9 �e3

And Whte managed to equaze.) b6 b8 16 �e3! (6.ld5 lxd5

 COMP KAASHNOV

17.exds b7 Even i he position is

cose to be equa we preer Back as they have the iniiaive 16x8! bxB 16   xd3+ 17cxd3 e6 1 e2 d6 19d Oherwise Black woud win maeria aer xb6 19 xd 2oexd xd= Te posiion is equa .xd6?! We hink this move ooks dangerous or White especialy dur ing a practical game

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(14x exd4 1xd4 (1s f4! b A FeherM Roganovic  Decs HUN 2010) 15  a 16 xd4 17xd4 e6= Back is a pawn down but he position o the whie king compensates or that) 14  i xe 15 x h4!?N (15 .

xb2 16 b1 3 J d2 xd2 18xd2 e6 Van der  Wie

 Ikonnikov  V lissingen 2ooo.) 16d b 17.d4 e6 1xe dxe 19.0o xb2= And he draw shoud soon be agreed on.; 11e2 d4! Folowed by d or b

11. . e6 12c3 (12C4 x d1+ 13xd1 fdB+ Followed by d4) 12 13C4 (1Jfs fd Wih the idea o coninuing by a wih strong threas) 13  d 14.C2 ac 15e3 bFoowed by a and b4 Black has good compensaion or the pawn.; 11e3 d4!? is the good way o pay Back wants o pay b.

n    e6!?N An

interesting comput er novey even i we dont hink is enough to equalize

12xd6! is ime White need to accept the chalenge

a) 12. e2 d Black cant have any problems anymore aer his move 13exd xd 140o e6; b) 12e3 b! 13b6 (1J xd6 14js ad Is b4 White is in danger 1J.xd6 bx4 14x6

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CAP 

 Bac s aleady bette) 13... b 14d5 g5; c 12 xd6 Foowed by fd

and ac Bac wll have a vey stong nitative fo the pawn 2 .e! Tis s the idea. Bac wil ty to gain tempos on the d6.

13 d1! White nds a good egoup ing with ths move and the folow ing one. 3... d 14.2 e7 5 e2 g6 6.oo c6 17.e3 Even if Blac has a cetain compensation Whte is bette as he s a pawn up

12k3 We thin its moe ogica to ty and put the night to b6 as fast as possbe and theeby conto the d5 squae. 12 e2 e6 30o c 4 e3 d4!?N A thematc move that alows Bac to equalize ae (14  bs 15.b6 b 16.ds  Te position is competely payabe fo both playes A. Goszpete. Hovath I Pas HUN 201)

15CXd4 x 6. x XC4 17d3   aC c; 12.e3 g5 (12   ke6 13 ke2 8 140  J. VemeendJ Saau I wente 2007.) 13.C4 e6 4d3 c 15 d5  16oo e7 7. xe6 And the game  hohallsson Nataf I  Reyavi 2005 ended n a daw.

2. k6 13.�b6 3. e2 b (13 .  is of couse aso playabe 14b6 b   A BoosV Ionnov I Gemany 2004) 14. b6 d7 50o d Is thematic n ode to exchange the blac squaed bshop o to go to q 16.xd (16 ke3 k 1b6 kxb6 18 kxb6 e7 Foowed byc6. Bac wl have the choce between d5 o f5) 16 .. bxd J RevinP. Ejanov I Aushta 999. 13.  bs Now Blac wants to play the the matc g5 in ode to exchange the bac squaed bishop. 4.d2! he most logica move that contos the g5 sqaue one moe time. 14g3 g5 Ofcouse 5. xg5 xb6 (15  also payable Fo

THE COMPLEE KAASHNIOV

ampe 16. �g2 'bd 17.0 j5 16d2 a 7b3 c6 8f3 �xb3? 19axb3 xb3 2ob2 xa 21xa1 d And Back had the initiative in 0. NikoenkoS Novikov  Moscow 2010 4�e2 � g 5�xg xg 6.oo bd8 Back doesnt have any pob lem

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16g3 f 17�h3 We think that White has a nice litte advantage here He wi exchange the white squaed bishops and occupy the d squae with the knight.

14 g! Stil 4h6?N aso seems to be a good idea but ae 15.h4 it is had to find how to continue fo Back. He doesnt have a cea plan (15 .

d5 �g5 16 �xg5 hxg5 1 'd1 ' 18�e2 b 190 d7 With a compicated position 15 �e2 �g5 16 �xg5 hxg5 17.4 d5

15.xg xb6 16.2 h6 1h4 7 �e3N was obviousy the othe option 7  18oo fd8 Teatening d. 9.C4 b 20 aC b7 21b3 e7 Te position is uncetain but Back shouldnt have any poblems as White doesnt have a knight. 1 f8 18oo  19 � g3 ' bd8

15 h8 (15  �xh4 his move is tempting but ae the stong 16�xh6 xb6 (16.j5 17g3 xb6 18exj5

'xj5 19. �e3 �g5 20 �xb6 �xd2 21. xd2 the bishop pai gives

White a sma advantage.) 7 xh4 f6 Back can of couse not take the bishop 8 �e3)

Te position was baanced in the game  RasuovR Edouad  Her

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ceg Novi 2006 Black will be able to quickly play d5 Conclson

Te move d5 doesnt seem to be the ctcal lne of ths openng but Black still needs to know how to e act. We lke the fact that we can delay e7 by playing 0 0o but ae that Black still needs to nd the stong 4 g5! n ode to equalize 

CHAPER 2

CHAPTER3 6C1c 7 e7 8 4 [832]

1.4 c 2f3c6 3d4 cxd4 4xd4  .b d6 6 a6 a3  sC4 Tis move is the most played one and aso the one we recommend Whie takes the opportunity o re activate their knight n exchange Back wil be abe to gain a empo by playing b and White wil have prob ems wih deveoping his bishops as hey don have any natural squares

s  We hink this is the best move 86 Radabov has reguarly played his move so we need to pay i some attenion 

9�g5 We are no in a alashninov any onger bu in a Sveshnikov! Te usua move order is 46  c3 e 6db d6 7a3 (quie a rare move) 7 a6 8 �e7 an aer 9. �g5 we woud land in the same position. (9 �e3 is the oher ogica alternative We dont hink Back has any kind o problem in this ine We have anayzed it in the rst chapter see 9 aer 86) 9oo! Te right move Back decides o give a pawn or the initiative (9 Alhough his is the mos payed move i is not he best one 10 �xf6 �xf6 n s guar antees White a smal and riskess advantage C3 wi ollow soon 9 �e6! 0 �xf6 gxf6 n e3± his position seems to be simpy unpayabe or Back It is imporant to avoid having o take back on 6 with he pawn)  � x6 � x6  'xd6 Te criical position o this variaion he ques tion is to know whether Black has enough compensaion or the pawn or no 

CHAPER 3

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(d is the othe move Howev e Whte is hee eleasing the pessue on d6 himself which is good news fo his opponent. u  .. e6 2cb6 (12.xj6+ xf6 Followed by ad8 and Black is aleady bet te) 2b8 3.c3 g Followed by e7 o even f he position s balanced.)

bishop pa and the actvity of the black pieces) 6 ... xd (16.. Ea8

1xf6+ gxf6 1B3 xds 19 d3;

With a small and iskless advan age) 7.C4  f4 8g3 Whe is aleady bete

) d4? seems to be dubious hee 2.xd8 xd8 3.0oo b

(1J e6 14b6 EabB Isds; 4b6 b8 5xc8 bxc8 6.d3 Followed by d.

. .e6

a)   &xd6 2.xd6e6 (2 .d8 3xc8 axc8 (1 b4 14b6 o L  SouleJ Sanchez aol  IG emal 2oo6) 4. d3 Followed by casling queenside.) 3d? Ts is he easest move fo Whte. (1J.Xb EbB 14s Exb2 150-- Eb4 Te weakened posi ion of the whe kng gves Black good compensaon.) 3 .. . xd

(1J.. Ejd8 14.xj6+ gxj6 1s--; 4.exd b4 5.0oo fd (15 . . xa2+! 16. b1 b4 1e4± Te

passed dpawn as well as the lack of coodnation of the black pieces guaanee Whie a nice advanage.) 6e4 (16xb7 EdbB 1Wb1 Exb7 183 e4 xb4 Exb4 20b3 as Wih good dawing chances hanks to the

2d (20oo? is the othe logcal al tenatve 2  xd6 3xd6 N A good novely White s eady to lose a empo wth he ook in o de to quckly play e3 and con tol he cenal squaes (1J.xd6 EjdB And the games tha have been played hee have shown that Whe has some ouble eoganzng hs pieces.)

TH M KAASHNIV

3  �e7 4 d ad8 (4 .. . �cs

5 e3 g6 6g3 fs 7.exjs gxfs 8. g2) 5.xd8 xd8 6.e3

Whie has managed o keep his plus pawn and o eplace his pieces ono good squaes.) 2 �xd5

(2  �g5 3c3!  (Jxd8 axdB 4cb6?!  Balogh Radjabov I Bastia 200  Duing this apid game Black missed the song 4.

b4!))

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Te mos played vaiation Te bish op will be well placed in g2 in ode to contol he white squaes and White also has the possibiliy o play 4 and ake back with the pawn. 0 �d3 A logical development move. Whie deends his e4 pawn and ges eady to castle his move leads o unceain positions whee ew pieces ae being exchanged and is thus a good pactical choice in o de o avoid he moe o less oces lines tha aise om 0g3

3.exd (3xds b4 4d2 fxd2+ 5xd2 acB Black will have enough compensation.) 3 .. d4 4.xd8 (4.0-o-o cB! Fol lowed byd8) 4. axd8 50oo (se3 �gs 6. �d3 e4!? A good way o simpliying 7 �xe4 feB

8. �d3 xds 90-o �xe3 2oxe3 xe3 22  LeupoldG Guzy 

IF email 2006 I  2008 And the position is equal.) 5xd 6c3 b5 7e3 (.CXd4 bXC4 8. �XC4 c8 9b3 exd4 2ob  Although White has a small advantage a daw should be the logical oucome hee. Black will have to play wih pecision though.) 7. c 8 b e6 9g3 b8 (9·· �gs 20.ds e4 2 �g2 fs 223! gives White a small advan age) 2o.d6 a 2. �g2 b4 22 Wih he idea o playing �d. Te posiion is moe pleasant to play o White

 . 00o (0. 4 ...S an eestg move ode which avoids the a4 line o hose who wish to play with l b4.

n.a4 xd3+ 2xd3 b4 3cds as And Black will be able o develop his bishop o a6) .oo

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CPER 3

(a4 hs move was played byShi rov Te idea s o force Black to do somehing on he queensde and then make use of the d square Moiseenko was confronted wth his varaon wce.

12cd xd 13xd �g 140 o �XC 15XC1 �e6 6e3 (16. � as 17d3 cB=) 6.a 7c3 bxc3 8bxc3 b8!N hs move s a good mprovement Black will be able to develop his kngh to c via a6 or d7 He has nothing to fear for example (18..  19 � c c8 20 xe6 xe6 21. d3 fdB 22 fd A ShrovA Moiseenko  Vllarrobledo 2009)

b4 We think hs rst try s the most smple one ( bxa4 was Moiseenko's choce when he faced hs lne for the second ime. 2xa4 a he dea s o quckly play wih  b4. 13cd (130o b4 14 �c4 �d7 15 a3 �e6 16b3 (6.e2  17.cd bxd 18.exd (18xds xds 19exds �d7 With a balanced pos tion.) 8.. �d7) 6  c8 17f3 �d8 Followed by �b6 e posion is uncer tain) 3b4 4xe7+ xe7 150o �e6 6C3 Xd3 17xd3 d7 8 a c6 19.£ d Black doesn't have the slightest problem. Llan eza M VegaA. Moiseenko  Bar bera del Vall 9)

19 d2 d7 20 b1 c 21 c2 =) 1  b8 is move was menioned n the French version bu we now recommend  to Black as we found a new idea aer 2.a4.

a) 1..b4!? An nteresting move o dsorganize the whte peces. is was our recommendation in he French version of the book

THE COME KAASHIOV

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2e2 (2a3 xd3 13xd3 �e6 4�d2 c8 15fd1  6a (16�e1

b7 13 fdB

(3 �f3 c6 4.g3 Tis plan is too slow (14e2 cB 15.h3  Followed by c.) 4...d4 (14 ..b4 Although Moiseenko played this move we nd it infeio 15cd �xd 16exd!N Necessay (16xds?! xds 17exds d4 18. �e4 js M az biA Moiseenko  Wasaw PO 2010.)

Black easily equalized in the game E BacotV. Ikonnikov  Gemany 200 9) 6...b7 17�e1 fd8 8f3 d7! his move and the following one show how to play with Black in these kind of positions. 9h1 �d8! Now the passive bishop will nd it itself on the ight diagonal.

2oe2 �b6 21cd �xd 22xd xd 23 xd �d4 24c3 c= And Black has completely equalized in the game J ZawadzkaN Maisuadze  Poto aas 201 (I would like to point out that I was coaching Maisuadze duing this tounament and it was nice to see she emembeed eveything! Matthieu onette))

6d4 7�g2  18�d2 ab8 19a White is enoying a cetain pessue on the queenside) 5. �g2 c8 6.a3 a And Black ob tained a vey pleasant position in the game A NaiditschZ Hacek  ijeka 200)

(14 �d3 Valleo Pons' move 4 d7! Tis move is a novelty we wee ecommending in ou st edition but it has been played since he idea is to bing the knight to c and the �e7 to g. (14   cB?! is an inaccuacy It is

CHAPR 

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had to nd a ole fo he ook on c8 Is.cds And White was bet te in Valleo F PonsS Eichne  Eppingen GER 2011. He wil be abe to pay on the queenside with C3 and a4)

plify he position 17xb6 xb6

1Bds dB 19xgs xgs 2oc3 xds 21.exds  22.a4 abB 23axbs axbs= And he posiion is

balanced) 7.c3 e7 V. Rasulov R. Mamedov  Nakhchivan AZE 2012)   d4 15 d3 Te citica posi ion accoding o us

5.b In ode o pevent c

a1 15a4 b 6cd g 7c3 bxc3 18bxc3 xd 9exd (19 xds?! xc1 20. xc1 cs Black has a good position.) 9..a 20 a3 xe3 2fxe3  Wih an unclea posiion whee Back will quicky tansfe his knight to c; a2 5.cd g 6.c3 e7 Tee is sil a o to pay fo hee bu we have analysed his posiion fo quite a long time and we don think Whie has any advantage; a3 15ed g 6 e3 c8 7d2 xe3 18fxe3 (18.xeJ?! d4 With g to folow Bxe3 d4=) 8b6 e position is uncea Back wil exchange pieces by playing ; 15 .. g 6cd c  (16.. b6 is aso possibe in ode o sim

(15.xe7+ We don' like his move oo much as it eases Back's play 5 .. xe7 16. d3 ac8!?N Black doesn't need o be afaid of the g pin (6  h6 he move that is payed in pactice 7 e3 c6 (17 ds is no enough o equalize because of 1Bexds xds 19 e4! xc3 2obxc3" And hee Black doesn't have a choice bu to give the exchange) 18 e2 e mos logica move in ode o conto the d squae (18.h3 was payed by one of the auhos. 8.. ad8 19.f3 d Ae his move it is cea that Black doesnt have any pobem.

H COMP AASHNOV

2oexd xd 21xd xd 22f g6 23g4 g7 24b4? f 25g3 f6 26  c? e4! 27 xf8+ xf8 28 xe4

3

2od xd 21exd b7 22b4 e4 Wh a balanced position Back has he choice beween the ideas c3 and f.)

a) 28ad1 f4+; a2) 28 e2 A ty o mantan he mateia advantage fails af te 28 f4 29h2 d4 30 ae1 (30. je1 30 . g4 hs- 30 . d1  b +) 30 .xe2+ 31xe2  32xe4 xf 33X a+ 34 e xa3 Folowed by taking the b4 pawn; -

7. g

28 xe4 And Back ended up wnnng the game in oneev onete  Mez 2012)

(17 e3 b7!? Wih an neesing game on he hoizon as Back conols the d squae and avods xd4( .. c4=) )

18a (  ) 9b3 n ode o avoid  ( alows the song 19. acB! Foowed by  and d at he igh mo ment o by ) 19fc8N Te easest move n ode to equaize

17···h6 8  h4 ( xj6 xf6 9ds xds 2oexds cs Black doesn have any pobem as he d4 canno be apped 23 js 22.a4 =) 18g! 9 g3 d7 Foowed by c wh an unce ain positon)

(9  2od xd 21exd b7 22c4N (22.a4 b4= D SwieczR empnsk  Wasaw 201) 22 bx 23 x c 24c1)

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5b8 e ogica move in ode to pay d7 without alowing he b6 fok

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CHAR 3

(15 xd he hemac simplica on is no enough o equalize here 16xd g 17 xg xg 18.c3! xd (18 . c6 19.a4 Whie wll now be able o ae he niiave on he queensde.) 9.exd f 20.a4 h4 21g3 b4!? An ineresing pawn sacrce even faer 22cxb4 f 23h1 g6 24f3 Whe s a lile b beer) 16 e3 We hn his posion s crucial for he evaluaion of he opening.

bshop is beer placed on e2 han on d3 as he s no blocing he dle As d4 s no possible here Whie is conen wih his suble move and he wll coninue by d3 Wha s more Blac canno play xd followed by g any longer

a2) 7d2 allows 7g4! And Blac will ae he dar squared bishop a22) 7 is he mos played move bu  s no enough o ge an ad vanage if Blac plays precsely 7 d7 8d2 d A hemaic move 19a4 (9ad eB 2oj2

xd5 21xd5 xd5 22.exd5 

Te posiion is unclear. For in sance 234 exj4 24 x xd5

6   e8N A clever prophylacc move As Whie wans o ae on d4 someday he roo s well placed on he ele and i can someimes ae bac on e7 aer  xe7.

a1) 16...d7 hs naural loong move is me by 17xe7 xe7 18 xd4 exd4 9e2 a7 2od2 Wih a ypcal posion where Whe is a lile b beer and above all i s much easier o play for him a2) 16 .. c6 he move played in pracice.  seems raher srange o play so many nigh moves h gh e2!?N In ral he

25 xh7 Wxh7 26 xd5 xe3! 2xe3 b6 28 d4 WgB 29 e1 e6 30c3 xe3+ 3xe3 xd4 32cxd4 cB=) 19..bxa4!N A good mprovemen. Blac is ready o gve he a6 pawn n order o ge acivy

(9  xd?! leads o a oo pas sve posion where Whie s be er 2oexd (2oxd!? seems even sronger 2o xd 21exd e7 22.axb axb (22 ..xd5

23�xh7 Wxh7 24.xd5 xb5 25. xd6) 23 a7)

2o  d4 2axb axb 22b4 M SzelagR Anonews 

 OMP AASNIOV

MiedzybodzeZywec PO 20)

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7d7 18d3 d8 19 fd We think that this egoupng gives White a sma advantage;

(7 xd4 Ts dea s ess eective hee. 7... exd4 8xe7+

2oxf6 (2oxa4 xd 21exd xd 22  xh7 xh7 23.xd f With a compicated position whee Black has his chances; 2oxa4 xb2 2xa6 xd 22exd (22xds xds 23exds

b4 24C3 xd3 25Xd3 e7) 22 ...b4 23.a4 xd3 24Xd3 b4);

20  xf6 21xa4 ! 22xa6

(22j1 as 23b3 b4 24c3 fdB) 22 ...b4 23d3 fc8 24.c3 (24. jc1 ds! gives enough

compensation fo the pawn) 24.. xd3 25.cxd3 b3 26 fC b7 Backs actvty compensates fo the fact that he is a pawn down;

(18xf6+ xf6 9d (19e2?! ds!) 9.xd 2oexd e 21f3 Defendng the d pawn 21...e8 Back takes conto ove the ele and pevents a4 Hs postion is O) 8  xe7 By takng back wth the ook Black wns some time n compason to the 6 d7 ine 19e2 b6 Back has a playable poston hee as he wl be abe to lbeate himself by playing d fo example 2od2 d7 An impotant move as now Whte can't pay e ae d anymoe 23 d=)

(7d7 8xe7+ Whte needs to take on e7 befoe Back can pay d8 (1B3 dB 19 ad1 xds

2oxds xds 21exds b6=) 8 xe7 (18. xe7?! 19 gs) 9xd4 (19 je1 c6 2o. j1 b7 21gs d7 223 b6 2J. Al though Backs postion is athe solid we thnk that White has the bette chances hee) 19.exd4 2oe2 b7 2 b6 22 h1 Back has toube getting in the libeating d move fo nsta

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d7 231 d (23   e5 24  be8 25 ) 24exd g6 (24 . xd5 25.xd4±) 25.g5) 18xd (8.exd5 kd7 9]4 j5  Fol lowed by f6) 18d7 Back s theatenng to immediately equal ze by playing xd foowed by f (8. kxd5 9exd5 kf6 2oa4) 19xe7+ As usual it is ogcal to take ths bshop befoe he s going to d8. 19..xe7 2o.xd4 (2o3 d5! 2. kxd4 dxe4!) 20..exd4

CHAER 3

has put hs C3 knight to d he can launch some actions with his queensde pawns and get a vey pomisng position 12cd (2.a4 is ess pe cise as t alows 2 . b4!?)

(3  bxa4 14.  xa4 c 15 C4!N

(5. a3 kg5 6.b4 xd3 xd3 b8 8.3 e7 9 a4) 15 .  g

16.b4xd3 7Xd3 e7 8xe7+ xe7 19d xd 2oxd)

We thnk that this position is sghtly bette fo Whte but that Back shoud suvive without too many pobems. Exchanging a pair of knights eases Backs task. We have made computes play each othe in ths position and the esut was al ways a daw Black wl play f6 fo owed by ed8 and d White will usuay manage to win the d4 pawn (for instance ae [, fd1 and f1) but Black wi then have enough counterpay against the c2 pawn.

b) .. e6! Ts is the most payed move but we think t is an naccu acy. n fact White can pay cd without Back havng the thematic xc folowed by g Once Whte

14 d2 a White has a pleasant choice hee 15 b (5c3 bxc3 16  xc3 c (6...

kg5!?N 7· kb5 e7 8 2)

7. b d4 8 xd4 exd4 9f xf 2oexf f6 2g4 b8 22. ad N FececM Srebrnc  Nova Gorica 2008) 15 .. c8 (5 ..d4 6 kxd7 kxd7

7.CJ bXCJ 8bx3 6 9 b b8 2o.e2±) 16.c3 c (6... bx3 7. kx3± 6.j6 7. kx6 x6 8.xb4 axb4 9 ±) 17 xc6 bxc3 18xc3 xc6 19xa d7 20b4 xe4 21b5 D Ghyssens Boi sovs  LSS ema 2009

HE COMEE KAASHNOV

   d4 Tis move doesn't con

tribute to the ght for the d square and White thus ends up being better aer 12.cd xd (2  �b7

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compensation)  d is liberating move is working here A very good nd by the computer

3. a4!?N b4 4.a5 2 ..e6 3.a4 �b7 4.axb5 axb5 5 xa8 �xa8 was

played in the game M. Andersen G Meins  Dortmund 2012 White is better aer 6 �xb5 xe4 f5 �f6 8 �c4 3exd hreatening to win the knight aer c3 3b4 4.a3 bxa3 xa3 V. Moliboga E Matorin  iev 2006. Tis kind of position is always more pleasant for White who has a clear plan on the queenside

a) 2.cd Tis regularly played move is not very threatening 2 .. xd 13.exd (3.xd5 �g5 gives Black a solide position. 4.a4 �xc

5xC �e6 6axb5 axb5 7e3 b6 8d d4  Netzer

D Breder  Pardubice 200) 13a 14a4 b4 1.f (5 �d2?!j5 A Shi rov vanchuk  Wijk a an Zee 2003) 1 .. �xf 16. �xf b7 Te knight heads to c where he will be well placed 7g4 c 18 �h6 �f6 9 ad1 e8  sjernyik  Peres  F email 2oo4

b) 12b3 was recently played in the game . MullonR Edouard  Pau 2012 12 ... b4N 13 �e2 (3a4 xd3 4xd3 b4 5cd5 �b7= 13    �b7 4a3 (4.� c6 14 c8  �b2 (5axb4 xc3 6. �b2 xe3!? jxe3 xe4 Black has excellent

16exd (6axb4 d4 6 bxd 17cxd  xd 8 � xe  xe3 9.fxe3 b6 20 �d4 g6 21. � f3 �Xf3 22.xf3 XC2 12 b4N Here is our novelty e b pawn is not really hang ing because of the e4 pawn Black will manage to play d now that the knight is on b4 he following lines are very concrete but they all seem to work out for Black

a) 2 bxa4N 3. xa4 a 14.cd We think White is slightly better in this kind of positions as Black can not ght for the d square b) 12 .b4 he natural move that everyone played 13cd xd 4xd �g aN In order to dissociate the black pawns ( �e3 �xe3 16.xe3 d4N (6   7d2 a5 8�C4  Hazne darogluG. Vescovi  Bursa 2010.) 7�C4 a 18.d3 �e6 9.C3 bxc3 20bXC3 �XC4 2 XC4 b3) .

HAPR 3

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5... �xc1 16xc a (6. �e6 7d2 White is a little bit better thanks to the weak a6 pawn.) 17d2 c6 8�xa6 �e6 9 �C And the ale allows White to put some pressure

a) 6/xb?! xe!

3axb

(15e d! 6exd fxd 7./exd xd 18/xb (8 xds �xds) 18 �c! Followed by h Black has enough compensation for the pawn) 5 d!? (s c6!?= Followed by d also seems completely play able) 6exd fxd 7./exd �xd! 8/xd (8./xbs b6 9c4 �e4) 8./ xd5 19. �b2 �f6 2o.e e 2�xf6 xf6 22xd8 fxd8 Te position is equal) 13 ...axb5 1e2 (4 �xbs xe4!=) 1 xd3 (4  �b7 5 �xbs xe4 6d) 15xd3 �e6 is is the critical position We couldn't nd any tangible advantage for White and we are curious to see what will be played here Here are some vari ations

b) 16�d2  7b3 (7/xbs c6 8c3 xb2=) 17b c 16. d b 17/cd xd 18./xd

�xd 9.xd (9.exds fs) 9. c8

16/xd 17./xd �xd 18xd  9.c3 fc8= Followed by C. 0/ed Tis move is quite rare and doesn't give White any advantage

100o Even if 0 /xd was al ready played this move is more logical We are at a big junction point right now 11 �d3

a) 11xe7?! his move eases Black's task as he will be able to

E COMPEE KALASHNOV

pepae d5. 1e7 12 g5 (12.

�d3 b4 13e2 b7 14.g3 ds) 12 b4!N (12. b7 13xf6 gxf6 14d3 P AtooA Moiseenko I

Minneapois 2005)

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nity to pay b4 focing White to play xf6 and c3d5 which has the advantage of alowing g xf6+ xf6 13d5 g5 4 �C4 (14xg5 xg5 15.d2 (1sb6?!

b8 16.x8 fx

13. xf6 bxc3 14. xe7 Xe7 5.bxc3  6d3 b7 Back is sightly bette thanks to a bette stuctue Te c3 pawn is an easy taget ae ac8 and the d6 is easiy defendable by fd8

b) 11xf6 xf6 2d5 e6 White cannot be bette with such a deay in development 13c3 (13 xf6 xf6 woud give Black good pay as White cannot take the d6 pawn 14. xd6? d4 1S. �d3 fd8 16a3 g6; 13h4 xds 14.exds as Folowed by e4 and Black wil open the position favoably) 3 .. g5 14e2 x 5x e7 16xe7 xe7 170o fd8 18 b7 Moano I LafuenteV Ikonnikov I Bacelona 2009 Back doesnt have any poblems hee. A mass simplication wil pobably take pace soon; c a4 b4 Black obviousy doesn't

take on a4 so not to weaken his queenside. He seizes the oppotu

his is the typical deam position fo Back with a good knight against a bad bishop What is moe in this pecise position White also has development poblems) 5  xd2+ 16xd2 e6=) 14 x1 15XC1 (1s xe1 as 16o

o e6 Ie3 C8 18C3 bXC3 19bXC3 b8!= Fom hee the knight wil

be abe to get to c5 via d7.) 5  e6 6oo d4 Blacks position is com petey ne A HaastV konnikov I Utecht 2009;

d) e2 xd5N he most natua move (..b7 is not in the spiit of the position 2 e3 xd5 3xd5 d4 4 xd4 (14 d3 fs!?) 4xd5 15exd5 exd4 6oo f6 17d3 A AustamianE Sveshnikov I Moscow RUS 2011. his kind of position aways favos

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Whte as he can boh put pessue on he queenside by playing a4 and activate his peces on the kngside)

12.xd (12exd5?! ) 12  �g 13. � xg5 xg 140o �e6 Te positon s balanced ompaed to he main line White doesn have he f4 plan any longe  .. �e6

(Te classcal u  xd 12 xd �g5 also seems o be playable hee Fo insance 13h �xc1 14 xc1 �e6 150o f Msiano FP. Pscopo  Spoleto 2011(.. g6!?N 16  c 17. jd1 �xd5 18.exd5  Black can ty to play against he bad bshop) ) 120o d7? (12  b4 is anothe pos sibiliy 1Jxf6+ �xf6 14d5 �g5 Followed by a) 13f4 (13 �e3 �g5 14 !d2 �xe3 15 Vxe3 e7 Black equalized in he game ovacevc A enic  Nova Goca 2006. 16xe7+ 13.Xe7 x Followed by c) 13 .exf4 14. �xf4 ce With an nteesing posion whee White will have ouble launchng a kingside atack Te e squae is oo ll n lled S Gu

CHAPER 3

A. Shayazdanov  Saint Vincent 2005

1

 s the laest fashion

10 . h5 Ts aggessive move is not eally play any longe We stll ecommend it as an altenatve to those who don' want to play the man line.

(h4 Tis move stops the hpawn but it also weakens the g4 squae   b

a) u  �e6 12 �g2 c8 13cd  AoshdzeS Roy howdhuy  Figuees ESP 2012

H COM KAAHNOV

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1  d4!?N was our recom mendation in the French version of the book 12 �g2 b4 3cd xd 14xd (14exd5  15.0-0 g5) 4 g4 15.f3 �e6 16xb4 a

way as in the main line he dierence is that White will almost never have the f4 move as with a queen on g and a bishop on h the g3 pawn is pinned! What is more it is oen dicult to reactivate the �h

(6 .d 17.xd �xd 8.c3! (18. exd5 j5�) 8  �e6 9.cxd4)

a) 12d4 he most played move 13cd xd 14xd (14.exd5 j5! leads to an uncertain position.) 14.. �e6 15c3 (15.e3 Although this move was played by Anand against Radjabov we dont think it leads to any advantage) 15 �xd 6 exd f5 17d3! More accurate than 7a4 17g6 (1 h6 18a4 White has a good advantage here.) 18g4!N A good novelty! he black knight will be totally out of play.

b)

17d3 b6 8.c3 c6 9e2 a4 20. �e3 b 2oo Although Black has some compensation we think White is a little bit bet ter here.;

c)  b4 12cd b8 3 �g2 xd 14xd �g4 15 �!N (15. d3 d4 163 �e6 G ouleidisA Naiditsch I tockholm 200.) 15 . .d4 16 � xg4 hxg4 17 �e3   8 ; 2 �g2 d4 130oN We think its more logical for White to delay the cd move (3cd xd 14.exd (14xd5 �g4 15]3 �e6) 4..g6 D DaulyteA chulz  Germany 2012) 13...b4 14cd xd 1.xd �g4 6f3 �e6 17�e3 �xd 18exd b 19d3 oo= With a balanced position)

 .h4 20o Black has tried dier ent moves here 12h3!? Here is the line we recommend to Black. Al though it looks strange to close the hle the idea is to play the same

(18a4 is the usual move 8  hxg3!? 9hxg3 (19xg3!?N Vb6+

20. h1 b 21. �e4 h6 22. �e3 b7 23.b4) 19  b8 2oaxb axb

2b4 d7 22�d2 �d8 23.:a6 f8 gave Black a slightly inferior but playable position in V Potkin P. Eljanov I Moscow 2004)

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at) 18...h3 19.�xh3 e4 2oxe4 :xh3 21gxf a2) 8  h6 19h3 f (19  �gs 20 �xgs xgs 214! ex 22 ae1 Wf8 23 .d4±) 20a4± 9a4 :b 2o.axb axb 2f4! By move nversion we now nd our seves n an aready payed positon

21  exf4 22. �xf4 oo Both moves that were payed here gve White a good advantage but I prefer 23 :a6. 23. :a6 (23�e3 �f6 24d2 (24xj6?! xf6 25d2 . heparinov  Spraggett I Metz 2005) 24  �e 25:a7) 23 .. c8 24 :a7 :b7 25 :xb7 xb7 26d4 :c8 27h3 he back positon s very hard to play as was seen in the game A IstratescuV Ikon nkov I France 2007 12hxg3?! A surprising decson. 3fxg3! Whte is makng use of Backs ast move in order to open the fe (13.hxg3 is less ogcal) 3  �e6 Both moves seem promisng for White here

b

CHAER 3

(4cd :c8 (14  b 15c3 WfB

16 d7 1fs �xfs 18exjs

. osintsevaV. Johansson I Fuegen 2006) 5c3 a 6.a4 c4 17.axb axb 18.d3 Van E. eeu wenS. uznetsov I IF ema 2006) 14d4 (14 b4 1s cds c8 16as!) cd bxa4 6 :xa4 xd 17exd �d7 8.c3! A nice move which gives Whte a good ntatve

18 e2+ (18b 19.js �xfs 20  xfs White s much better) 9xe2 �xa4 2og4 �d7 2.xg7 :f8 22.g4 ( woud have gven Whte a big advantage) 22 �Xg4 23Xg4 d7 24h5  BauerA. Moseenko I Bilbao 2004 c 2  g6 Te idea is to put the kng

on g7 but Whte can get an advan tage through smpe and natural play 3.a4 b4 4.cd �e6 15c3 bxc3 16bxc3 f8 7�a3 Wth a good advantage such as in Van den E DoeA Moseenko I Povdiv 2003

HE OMEE KAASHNOV

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13 �h1 oo We ae at a juncon is aey played line has ecenty become moe popula (4 games n 2012) Until hee White has aways payed 14cd bu we have also analysed ohe moves whch we consde to be nteestng 14cd We don hink tha hs move which was payed in evey snge game is the best one.

15  d7! We came to the conclusion that ths s the bes way to play Ahough i looks stange to put the queen n font of he bishop the idea s o tansfe the �e7 o b6 via d8

a) 14.a3!? In ode to avoid b4 We thnk ths can become he man move in the futue 14  b8 15b3 We hnk hat hs is the ctical po sion One has o nd a good pan fo Back now.

(17xe7 xe7 18d3 fd8 19 �b2 (19d1 ds= 19 . g4? 2oad1 bc8 21 � f6 Backs posiion is sod)

(16.exd d4 17g4 (CJ fs 18.2 as 17f5 18.c3 f4 19.CXd4 fxe3 2o. �xe3 exd4 21 �xd4 �f6 he weakness of he white kng compensates fo being a pawn down) 16 ... �g5 woud gve a pefect vesion of the main lne o Black)

at) 15  �e6 We thought ths was a logca move but we coudn nd how o equalze. 16.cd d7 17.�b2

17. �d8 18 � e bshop wasnt dong anything on h1 (18.a4 �xds

19xds xds 2oexds q 21axbs axbs Folowed by �b6 e postion is uncetain) 18.a5 e logi ca move Back wans o gain some space on he queensde

an) 19b4 c8 2oxd6

CHAPER 3

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an) 20  xd5 2.xd5 (21.exds tq Folowed by b6.) 2..e6

(21...txds

20...d4 21 d1 (21 xd4 exd4 22 tjs xfs 23exjs q=) 21.. $ 22xa6 xa6 23xa6 xe4 Back has enough com pensaion for he pawn.

a) 9.xf6 xf6 2o.$g4 (20 xd6? fdB 21 x6 8 Te queen is rapped) 20 d7 21 �f5 bc8 22.g4 e7= 9. d4 2o.axb5  x 2 xf3 xb5 22 a3 Whe s a ie b beer) 19.a4! b4 Ahough Black is no happy o close he posion wha ese can he do? (194 2oaxs xds 21exds xs 22.g4!? A sur pisng move bu  s now hard o nd a good move for Black. 19..

xa4 20. xa4 t4 21.txj6 xf6 22 xas gs 23. a3  24 kx4 x4 2sa2 d4 26.e2 Back

cerainly has some compensaion for he pawn bu Whie is prob ably a bi beer. 26. 8 2'd1 s 2B.tds;) 2oe We have ried varous moves for Back here 20 . c8

22. g4! 7 23 exds te 24.Xh3) 22. d3 b6 (22   tq2Jtxf6 xf6 24 $g4 $6 2s.'j1) 23.xb6 xb6 24.e3 b7 25 e2

a) 20 .. g6 2. c1 c8 22c3 (22

C4 xds 23.exds tq 243 x3 25 'x3 tfs 26.g4 td4 2gs) 22. bXC3 23 xc3 b7 24.

21 C e8 22 C4 (22.3 x3 2J.XCJ d4) 22. xd5 23exd5 e7 24c3 bxc3 25. xc3 c5 (25. tfs 26 g4) 26 $b2 c8 27 �a3  28g4

a2) 15d4 6b2 �d7!? 7a4 ( dJ 8) I?.. . b4 18.cd5 xd5 19xd5 (19.exds tfs=) 19  e6 Wh a complicaed and neresing o play posion bu Whie mus be a lile b beer aer 20 h5

(16. �b2 d8! A ypica maneuver

HE OMEE KAAHNIO

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  .b! 2o.axb (2o.e4 bxa3

2xf6+ �xf6 22. �xa3 d4 With an uncear position 2ods xds 2. �xds bxa3 22xa3 d4 Back has the initiative) 20xb Folowed by d

b) a was played by one othe au-

thors

u) q   �= Folowed by

 e7;

 7cd xd xd (8

exds    e7 e3 �b6 Black has a peasant posi tion.;

7 �b6= And the position is equal) 6.7 7 �b2 ( �e3 �xjs 8exjs b8 Back wi have some play on the cle xq+?! xq Followed by d and �e6. Back is a ready a ittle bit better) 7 �e6 ( . �xfs 8exjs d4 94 Blacks position is very dangerous) d3 (B e 8 9 d3 d7 Fo owed by �x and b)  ... �x (8. d7  fd j8 also seems to be a good way o playing.) .ex

 . b (4 . bxa4 5 xa4 b8 6.b3 .cd xd (  b!? 6b3 It is hard to nd a more useul move 6  xd 7xd (exds as 8 �b2 fs We like Blacks position here) 7 g Tis position is very interesting.  �xg ( ex  �x (9x �f6 20xf6+ xf6 2. b e8 Te position o the white king seems to give Back good pay)   �x 2ox  e=)  ... xg . ex 2o x �e6 2.d3 a Black is doing ne) 6xd �g 73 bxc3 bX3 �X X b 2oa3 �e6 2.d  a E BarbosaF Libisewskiannes 202

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c  f A ty to efte Back's pay

i ediatey b e ost sipe oe (14  kxfs 15exjs c 16. ie d7 17.g4 as Backs position is payabe bt it is a bit dangeos in pactice) 15d (1se2 xfs 16.exjs d7 5  xd 16exd xf 17dxc6 b6 oowed by e e c6 pawn in not necessaiy a stength;

d) 1b3 It is ogica to ty and de eop the c1 bishop

(19.exds  oowed by b6

and g6) 1 b6)

16b 17cd d d a 1 xd oexd e7 1f g6 fxe xe 3 xe dxe   ae1 c) 5 c 16bIt is had to nd a good oe fo Back hee; 1cd xd 16exd A ae oe in this kind of position, bt it is athe dangeos

17b o keep the back sqaed bishop 7a 1a3 a6 1  e1 e7 It is ogica to ty and eiinate the stong d knight oe3

(2o.axb4 xds 21exds axb4=

dt) 1  d 1cd xd 6xd e6 7c3 c6 1d3 Whites position is oe exibe He can actiate his h1 bishop ia . he c1 bishop can go to a3 in ode to pt pesse on the d6 pawn and f ight aso be possibe at soe point; d2)   �e6 15cd White can not et Back oganie hise

16cd d As sa 17c3 xd xd xd xd

0  b6   e bishop wi take the h3 pawn ae g  fd axb axb 3 g  xe3   xe3 d  With a dobe edged position) 7 xg 1a3 is by fa the ost ogica oe White wants to open the position on the qeenside   �g 1d3 (19]?! ke6 he h bishop is not paying at a now

19 f xj 2oxj d4 21d jc= With a baanced position) 1 a=)

HE COMLEE KSHNIOV

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7.C c 8 d a t is White who s n daner here) 18bxa Startn by this move is more precise.

6  d 17a Whte wants to take the nitative by openn the les on the ueensde (  ) 17 f Black needs to act uckly ( .. .4  4 4     4 4 )

(18f 19. e fx ( .  . j         j 4   j  ) ohx ( j j 4) 20   f 1 �xf  xf (j 4) axb  e8  e  f+  h1 t s hard to nd a way or Black to continue the attack here)

(8 b f is the rht way to play 9 xd exd o x 1x xf

19. � xa (.   Followed by e.) 19   0. �e! fx 1hx ( j+ . j �4) . �f  �xf xf Wth a double eded positon;

(1. .  axb (. 4 j+ . j )  . f he position is very complicated but Black has ood compensation for the pawn) xf d A ood move n or der to open the files xd 6  d (4  )  bxa 5xa b6 6 �

1.xd 1.xd (  4 � Followed by f.) 5..  6�x (16 h  xC 17. axC �e6= ( 4 was played n the ame S Maur Markos  Slovakia SVK 011) ) 6. x ompared to the main line  o) Whte doesn't h

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in rder  pen e queensde r f  pen e knside 17c3

17 e6 (7. b8!? 18e3 d 9. e2 6 ( ) 20a b 2C ( j  .   .   4  And Back is muc beer. Te wie pawns n e queenside are weak and e kn wll ccup is deal ps n n c V Ricek- Marks  ecia 202) 21  b7 22 fd1 7 W a balanced psin) 8d3 a Te psin s equal. mpared  e main ne, Wie desn ave an wa  pen e psin n eier sde f e bard. kg h4

Te classical mve n rder  sm plf e psn b excanin a par f kns flwed b   excane e dark squared bisps 1c  J kg 4kg

1e3 is n a lca mve   e6 50- c8 6.a3 a 7axb axb 18f  is ard  nd aner dea fr Wie. 8 f xf f6 f d7

CHTER 3

2xd6 (.  Wi a cm picaed psin) 21  e 22.d  And Black  d cmpensa n in e ame S GanuA Fe drv  New Del 2006; 1.f?! was never plaed and i seems dubius 1 .exf 5xf (.j4  . 4 J j j Black as a e back squares. S j4 j4 .j4  4  . j    e Suvi de e) 5   6 e6

Te psin f e we kn uar anees Back a d advanae

(xC was paed recenl bu desn ive ann fr Wie 5 .a ( . ) 6.d2 d 17c3 bxc3 8bxc3 e6 9. ab1 c 2fd e6 A. ZudeV kn nkv  Nuernber GR 2012) 15  e6 mpared  e man lne, e queen s raer we placed n d8 and ne s wnderin wa e rk is din n c as e classca idea is  pa a3 16c3

HE COMEE KSHNIOV

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S Soovov-A Feorov  Mnsk 2008

.. exfN We hink hs s a ood improvemen (f 17c3 b 18a �x 9exd b 20 h  ( j  B. Foo-V konnikov  Vssinen 200) )

17xf Oherwise Black w e he e square 17 c8 8c3 (    j       Wh a balanced posi ion) 8 �xd 19x ( ) 19bC3 20 C3 (.X =) 2oe7 2d xc3 22C3 b 23h1 C8=) bxc3 17bxc3 a 8e2 �xd 9exd b (   Black doesn have any problem) 20.C d (. . Su v de xd) 2b  22.a d7 23c a7 Black manaed he upper hand in he

1a3 We han menoned his move in he rs edon 1  �C1 5C b3? ompared o he 5a3 line hs move is possbe now as he queen is bady paced on c1 .c3 �e 17.e3 b 18d2 a= Back o a oay ne posion in he ame S. Bromberer- Markos  Germany 200 4·-g oo

Tis is he criical posion for he evauaon of his varaon 5a3 is is anoher move we hadn' menone n he French version of his book. Tis raher rare move is quie oical Te a3 idea is hemaic in his kind of poson n order o creae a weakness on a and possibly play c3 an b in order o conro all he imporan squares Back needs o reac very precisey here 5 .bxa3  xa3 b 7b3 (17d2 xd2 8xd2 xb2 19 C3 �b7? (19  �7 20a (  ) 2o . b7N ( . . .± Danin, AP Poapov  Moscow 2010) 2 xa d 22e7+ (     �=) 22h 23 f ? �xf (  j 4j 4   � . j) 2exf 7= Al houh Whe has a slih ede,

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Black shoud be abe o hod rah er easiy)

20 C a 2 21  xc (  4 .  � .+  4.  .  .    X   ) 21  xc 22e7 h8 23xc c8 2b a1+ 25 d2  xh 2 xh a= Aer this on seres o orced moves he postion s balanced he passed pawn and he lack o coordinaon o the whe pieces ive Back enouh com pensaon n he ame A Misa A Moseenko  Dresden GR 2007 Back even manaed to win)

(8o-o Ts move order avods the 8 . e7!? lne 18  b7 9e3 (   4  4    M arkovc-M Vois ka  Valevo SRB 2011) 19   c8 2oC (  Arenas D Vaneas-P Poapov  ho towa 200) 20e7 Te poston is balanced Black wil pay c ollowed by b.  Fedtmann V konnikov  Frankurt 2010)

18e7!? An nteresn move wh he dea o akin advanae o the move order chosen by Whie Backs s threatenn o play d

19. a (- ) 9 e 2oo o (    4 +  �   4-  .=) 2o  c8 21. xa ( 4 s Whtes ony try to play or an advanae but we think he doesnt have more than ust com pensaon or he exchane ..4  4     44 ) 21xc2 22xc2 �xb3 23xd xd 2xd xc2=  Korneev F bsewsk  Banara alabra 2013

ts  

H COM KLSHNIOV

Te mos played and by far the bes move he idea s o have a aer a3, bu aso bxa3 f the b2 pawn is han n   d his move was payed by one of he auhors bu we now hink i is dubious Te rook takes the queens square and Black doesnt have the possbility of payin a aer a3 any oner a3! We thnk that this s the rht way to pay (4          With a very complicaed po sition Kosinseva, N-A Moseen ko  Moscow 2007)  bxa3 Back doesn't realy have a choice 7xa3 b (   Followed by a and fa) 8c3!N A sron improvement (8f !N seems o be he bes move here (.. has aso been payed) 9 d2 (  ) 9·· b7)

8 d 9h! h 2o xc8 bxc8 2e7+ f8 22xc8 xc8 23c3 b (J   4.4 Whte has a stron ede) 2a a 2 d e 2f Backs posiion s very dicu

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  d8 We hnk hs move s too sow a3 Of course

 . b (.  4    4  Foowed by f) 7d2 a (. J.J Whte s better here as Back cannot ake on b2 because of 9c3) 8axb  xb ( . 4 . 4 e b pawn is too weak.) 9e3 Whte has a smal and riskless advantae  . b7 We canno see he dea be hnd this move  a3 bxa3 7 xa3 a 8c3 §ab8 9a �a8 20C7 fc8 2 xa8 xa8 22 d± And Whie o a very promisin posion n the ame  SaricD Rooenco  AixlesBains FRA 20  Tis move is by far he mos payed one f!? Ts most drec move has rarely been played but we nevertheless hnk it s a ood way of payin for Whte Back has never showed how to equaie, which is why  woud rec ommend this lne o Whie alhouh  don' hnk that Back has any prob em aer 7e

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(19a3 a 20 f (4 X4 Wh a balance position) 20 20  bxa3 bx a3 2 2   xa xa33 )  )

 ... 8 (.. (..j4 has ha s neve ne verr be en pay p aye e j4       �    Whte is i s beter.) 17f 17f55 (   Otherwse Black wou exchan exc hane e on   . .         Folowe by f f Bac Backs ks position s sol D obhanie  konnkov I Greshem 200) 7.. e7! 7 e7!N N A sro sron n no nove ve yy hat h at we think th ink makes makes ths t hs varaton vara ton payable payable a) 17 17 ff? ?!! Unf Unfort ortunaey unaey ths move

is no possbe possbe 8 8xf xf! !

19 .. a 2o.h1 �a 21f3 �c 22C3 bxc3 23bC3 �x5 25 e7 252 b 2  27h b8 B MuhrenA Mo seenko seen ko I Keer 200 2 0077) 18 .  92 �e Tis is he move move hat has so far been paye in prac tce. (19 �7!?N 20 20a3 a3 bxa3 bxa3 21b3! (.         Te Te posi ionn s equal) 2 io 2  a 22 2 2  xa xa33 �e �e  23c3) 20 a3!3!N 20a N A stron mprove mprovemen ment.t. he posons pos ons aris arisn n from hs move are a eas easer er to pay for for Whie Wh ie (2oa1

18   xf xf 19 19  h8 2o 2oxc xc �b7 2C b 22 2 2h1 h1 Whi Wh ite is smpy a pawn up b) 7 h8 n orer o play f f T Tss

move has areay been playe by Moiseenko twce 18 1 8ff (82 f 9 he iea of o n all a ll n on he kinsie kinsie oesn oesn seem o work

20  .  � x x ! t is oca o lea leavve White with hs bishop on 2 21 ex ( 21 (          4     4.            .. j  4 4)) 21  21    22  e1 (.        4      ) 22   8 e  f n or o i

H COMT KALASHNIOV

h he positon s stil compli caed Hee ae some examples of possible lines 2 2b  b b 25xb 25xb e3 b) 2b

2f3 (.j =) 2 2   C2 27b7 27 b7 d 28f 28 f f  f= =

b2) 2�h3 c B ( (44 .  .  j j

4  Wih an unclea posiion) 25 25  b7 2. � xf xf xff 27.xf xd= Folow x F olowed ed by 

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e ! 23 .. c8 2 e! 2f! f! ± Fol Follow lowed ed by � f1 .(4 .(4 4 4 =) ) 2 2ae1 2ae18 8 23f 23 f2 2 Black Blackss posi tion is i s not easy to play play.  b2) 2o bxa3 bxa3 2xa3 ( �

 4 X ) 2..8

h2) 2 2 . � xd? Unf Unfotu otunat nately ely

fo Black the th e dea de a of on fo the b2 pawn is no wokn. 22exd ( .4 . 4 J J . .4) 4) 23 23 h h!! b+ (

(23?! xb2 2xa d 25c3 ( (   . �4 ) 25 xd2 2xd2 f5 27�efd8=)

2 .. h 255 (4    4     =) 25    f ( (   + .j           4 4 . .  t s Whte who has to be caefu now. .  .   4 4   .4) . 4) 2 � h3 (4 4  4 4   44 = =)) 2   c8 27 b 28h c= S. Mau A Moi Moiseen seenko ko  AxlesBa AxlesBans ns FRA 2011)

23 ....xb2 xb2 2h 8 25e3 d 2 2+ + Fo Follllow owed ed by by h3 and mat mate! e!

2o. 2o .a a

22c3! b 23xb xb 2 h Alhouh he compu compute te ndss some compensaton fo nd fo the exchane, i is clea ha White White s bete;

bt) 2o .b3 .b3 21c 21c33 b b

(21   � xd (21 xd 22 22exd exd  a 23.ae1 Folow Fo lowed ed bye Blac Blackk s in dan

h22) 2 .xb2 .xb2

22xa Backs position s un pleasan

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21axb ax axb b 22. h1 (22.  f is aso intee inteestin stin 22  xd!

(23  f xd (23  xd 2xd 2 xd ( (4. 4. 4           )) 2  25d1 d8 With the idea d 2C3 bC3 27bC3 a7 Althouh Whites position is moe pleasant Backs posi tionn is ve tio vey y solid) 23   8 2  a d d77 2 .  f bb8) 23.exd d 2h (4  . .               =) 2     8 25 25..  a7  f ! 2h3 ( ++) 2 2 f8 With a doubeeded posi tion whee Black is cetainy not wose)

te and equality With ood pay the ame should pobaby end in a daw, but Black stil needs to be caefu (.. (..                     ±) ± ) ; 18.f Tis is the move that looks scay (18e3 is too passive to pay fo any adva advantae ntae 18 .  . b b 9d2 ( =) 9 f 2oh1 d 21b3 a= With a balanced posi tion)

(9fx7 x7 2oxd (.j  +   Black doesnt hav havee any po poblem blem)) 20    b+ 21h1 e 22d2 h 23f f 2exf xf 25xf �xff 2  f1 e= Te position is �x ust equa.) equa .)

22 .  . b7 (  .       ..  4  4 +) 23a xd 2exd d 25  e b8

We think that the coect evalua tion of the position is somewhee between White bein slihtly bet

An impotant move! Black is now contollin the black squaes We have payed some tainin ames with this position and we havent

H COM KAASNOV

foun oundd a way to et e t an a n advantae advant ae for for White e position is equal; 1a3?! is dubious here as the b2 pawn is han hanin in  1 .. bx bxa3 a3 1 1b b33 (( J ) 1. 1.  b 18.  xa xa33 d d  Wit Withh an uncertain unce rtain position 6a

1  d8 Athouh th this is mo move ve was payed before we dont think its a loica one. 73

C3 bxc3 18bC3 e 19e3 fd8 With a balanced position P Nakha petiane-P Potapov I Moscow RUS 200 1fN has never been payed t is certainly more loica to pay it a mov move earlier thouh thouh  1 1 .d8 8f5 h With the idea of playin f. 19. 1 9.ff  Followed Followed by by e e inclusion inclus ion of of the moves d d33 and an d a5 is i s an improve ment for Black compared to the 1f ine

7···e6

Tis is the riht way of payin payin. .

7

1bxa3 1 bxa3 is the old move 18xa3! has the advantae of defendin the b2 pawn as a s well well as puttin pressure pressure on the d and a5 a5 pawns pawn s (18. xa3 e e  Whit Wh itee has tried dif dif ferent moves here h ere but bu t without any success 9 9..  d 1 ( (    j4   .j4  .  .                A smaambetovA Fe dorov I ashkent 200 20 0 9 9       ..   4       = V Serban-P Potapov I Aixes Bainss FRA 2011) 19  fc8 2o c3 Bain  2e d8 22e3 e P Smirnov-A Moiseenko I Mos cow 2008.) 200 8.)

18 . d d ( (..        .  . j j           4    . j Back suered for a lon time and ended up up osin in . Nep omniachtchiP Potapov I Olinka RUSS 201 RU 201)) 9 9  fd  ( (    his position is dicult to pay for Black) 20. d3 b 21h! h ( ( ..  ±) 22c3 xd5 23.exd5 f 2c White ot a nice advantae in the ame R AntoniewskiD Rooenco I Z 201

CHATER 3

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6 22e3 b b66 23h h 2 2.. h2 bxc3 25bxc3 e7= Black easly equaled and later on even ot a slht ede n the ame  Nepo N epo mnacht mn achtchch-  vanchuk  Moscow Moscow RUSS 201.) RU

8axb4

8f doesnt ve anythn after 18  d8 as 9f 9f55 s no ood because of 9  �xd � xd (           j j         4   . .4 4 ++ 4   4    j j +  � j 4  4 .  Black has some compen saton for the pece) 2oexd d 21axb axb 22.f6 6 Wth a bal anced poston; 18c3 bxa3 19bxa3 fc8 2oab1 d8= Followed by e7 Te pos ton s equal equal 8e3 seems harmless For exam ple 8 .. d 19 ple 19ff d8 20  f6 21axb 21 axb axb axb he poston s uncer tan 8   x xb4 b4!? !?

Ts move whch allows a massve smplcaton was our novelty n the rst verson of the book 8  axb 19a6 fc fc88 2ob6 (2oc3 d8! An mportant move n Blacks defens defensv vee system! 2 2  . d1 (.j   XJ J.XJ  e pos poston ton s balanced.) balanced.) 2

2 0 ... ...d8 d8 21c3!N We thnk ths s the best move move Bla Black ck cannot cann ot et hs queen bac backk to d8 anymore ( (   hass already been play ha played ed Black could already repeat moves but he chose to play for for the wn wth   . . � � . 4 .  K Mourad Mou radan an-K -K Rohony Rohonyan an I Yere Yere van 200) 21 b7! b7! Wth the dea   2 2  C C (        .    4   4    =) 22     23e 23 e33 e7 2  .fa1 bxc3 25 2 5bC3 bC3 d7

Blacks poston s very sold but Whttee can try to put some pressure Wh A dra dr aw s stll s tll the most lkely result. 19xb4

19h xd xd33 ( (  wll wll transpose trans pose to 19xb 19 xb and 20 2 0h h as Black doesnt doesnt have a more useful move than  xb xb now      .  .   � � Fol Fo l lowed low ed by byb) 2oh 2ohx x � xd xd 2 2 ex exd d (. � (. �    =) 21 21  xb2 22xa C= Black should easly hold the draw

HE COMLEE KAASHNIOV

19e3 d8 2oxb (  . j Te position is equal) 20. xb 21b3 

9

2  Bxd3 22fxg B =

And a daw should soon be aeed

ocuio:

8C is lealy the itial line and 2oxd6 d8 21 8 22xa ou eommendation fo White Fist A Bki-M Sebenik I Zaeb 2012 of all we dont think that 8 .  f6 22  xb2 23f ( j =) 23 . Radabovs ine is enouh to equa f6!= Blak wi take the pawn and ie On the 10th move White has ompletey equalie. a uia hoie We think 10d3 20.h d8 2b3 b6 is moe inteestin as it eads to ess 2o xa d8!= Folowed by xb2 foed positions athouh Blak ets ( .      a playable position ae  . b Af    Althou Blak te 1o3 the 1oh ine is inteestin was a pawn down in the ame S Ka in ode to eave wel known theoy akin Radabov  I Astana KAZ teitoy but with the idea of playin 2012 they manaed to hold the daw 12h3! and not the old moves Ae faily easily) 10  o-o we eommend to play 16f! as nobody has shown how to equaie 2o  Bd4! with Blak yet Ae 16d3 we think Tis is the point! that Blak shoud play 18 . xb! in ode to ompletely equaie Ae 18 . axb 213!N aows White to maintain a etain pessue We on side this to be H itial line of the Kalashnikov t wi be inteestin to folow futue theoetial deveop ments hee. 9 Bxb4 20b3

2f4

21a6 d2 22C ( j  4 J=) 22  d3= 21h d2! 22xd2 xd2 23C (  ) 23 .. d3 Te position wil be simpied

CHAPTER4 6lc3 75 ntroucton  BXXX [8] e4 C5 2�f3 �C6 3d4 CXd4 4�Xd4 e �b d6 6�tC3 a6 7�a3 b s�d

and he also keeps the possiility of playin 

n this hapter we will have a look at dierent 8th moves y Blak. We dont reommend them whih means we are lookin at this from Whites point of view 8�ce7

his move was played y stron GMs several times From a positional point of view the retreat of the 6 looks rather strane White will e ale to play on the queenside quite easily and et a small advantae 8 .. �e7 A rare move that some how mixes the ideas We think that this variation is inferior and that it doesn't enale Blak to equalie

9  C2  3! A rare ut interestin ontinuation White wants to develop his �  to 2 where it will defend the e pawn

11.f6 12. �2  (12 . 3! t is temptin to try and solve the prolems immediately y playin this move Nevertheless it is premature as the kin is still stuk in the enter 13ax3 a a) 3  x3! ! wins the

exhane

1 . . x (4   � .±) 15  16a±; b) 13 .. xd 1xd 6 15o

o Blak will not manae to win

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the pawn back e6 (  ±) 6d3 xb3 7b3 Exb3 8 Exa6 d7 9e3±; .xe7 xe7 b! he most pre cise (. xb3 6.Ea3 h6 (. ) 7xf6 xf6 8.o-o Z ankaM Mrva I appele a Grande 997)  .x (   E  .  ± Whte is a pawn up and Black doesnt have any compensation) 6o-o h6 (..   

a) d7 ce3 c (.. 

4±) 6f White s a bt bet ter.;

b)  h8 d2 (.) e8

6. b2  7f h6 8.ce3 exf 9xf e7 2o Ead± . Ba oh-P Horvath I Budapest 2003;

c)  a d2± Black w lose

the b pawn;

.    .  . E± Whte wll play f He is much better.) 7b3 b6 8e3± And hte was much better n the ame M ornette-M. Pap I Met 202( is another interestin option   ± White wil possibly continue by payin d3 Ead f and have hue pres sure))

(6  aN 7 Ead  xd 8exd a (. .  .  E .± e e3 wll o to  he activity of the pieces as we as the passed dpawn ve Whte a nce advantae) 9f! A the matic move Whte opens the es for hs pieces 9  axb3 2oaxb3 exf 2.Exf b7 22d And Whites postion is once aan pref erable)

30o a b3 he critca poston We prefer Whtes prospects here aer for example

7 h  xd 8exd e7 9f f 2oe! ives Whte a bi ad vantae. His peces are better co ordnated and Back cannot hold

HE COMPLETE KALASHNIOV

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his position toethe (. K Hanedaou Sveshnikov I Moscow 2005)

9C4

(2exf 22xf (Te moe clas sc   also ves White a ood advantae.) 22 6 (22 . �b6 23f5 be8 (J .  4+ j ) 2f6 6 25 f±)

he most loica move in ode to open the positon on the queenside . 9b was successfully played by vanchuk aainst Radabov n 200 Black doesnt need to be afaid of ths move thouh as he quicky ets a comfotable poston

23d d7 2c6 a 25f5±) 22e2 e 23d± Whites posi tion s cushn. he d s look n at the e6 pawn and White can aso thnk about playin  in ode to beak Blacks stuctue and attack 7 in the futue 8  b8 Tis othe vey ae move tansposes to 8  � 9c b 10C2 a (  � tanspose dans 8   Fe7) 3 �e7 12 �2 f6 30-o o-o 1b3 tansposes to 8  �e7 8 ..f6 s also oen bein played but we wll not look at this move as t tansposes to the Sveshnikov

9 ...f6 (.. �  s . j . � . 4 4. � White ets a nice advan tae thanks to the bshop pa and the passed pawn on b as in the v anchukRadabov 200 ame) 10C xe cxb  �   � � -  And Back has man aed to et the kind of postion he was ookn fo)  ..dN

6

CHATER 

tion by brinn back the knht to c3 and then he wi start to push hs passed pawns on the queenside b) 3e 1bxa6 f (4 . �

. �      ±) 5bN 12bxa6 �d7 Black has ood com pensation and a dynamic position thanks to his stron pawn center 9 �xd 1oexd bxq

A compulsory move   f woud be too rsky 11cxb f6 2bxa6 �xa6 (. +  �  44 � .± Whte is oin to win some materal  ... + . �  4.+) 13a+ f7 .�xa6 b6 150-o xa6 16c2 6 17.N ( N HuaV Mkhalevsk I Qindao 2002)

(1 . e2 a (  . .    �  .   4 Auera . Naredo Aras orio S I revas 200) 6 c 17a7 xa7 18 �e3)  d3N (4    . � A Shirov Annaedyev I stan bu 2ooo)

1 . axb 5 xb And Whte s better thanks to the nice pawn he is up

7 �7 8 d1 hd8 9.b3± ives Whte a soid advantae of6 11cxb �e7 12�C o-o 130-0 � a) 13axb xb Black doesnt

have enouh compensation White wl be able to consoldate his posi

HE COMEE KAASHNOV

xq

From a postonal pont of vew Black s worse hs deveopment s nonexstent and Whte has some at tackn prospects on the queensde.

    

  e7 s less precse here as Whte

can mmedately start payn on the queensde. 12. d2!

2 d7 a) 2 b8?! 13 a d7 1b6

b7 15xc8 xc8 6a+ f8 7   he bshop par ves Whte a very ood and lastn ad vantae b) 12 ..a 3b3!  f6 (  

4   .  .   4 

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 +  .     And Whte s better n ths endame as n the ame S Karakn-A. Kos tenuk I Lausanne 2003) 1.b6 a (4 ..   + j .±) 15b! (+ s not as ood here   . +  X4 - .- 4 And Black has ood counter chances) 5  b8 6xa d7 17xd7 xd7 8xd7+ xd7 9a!? (4    .4 4 Black has ood counterplay as Whte s tran wth development) 9 xb2 (  +±) 20 b  210-o-o xb 22axb b8 23.b6+ Whte wll be an exchane up for a pawn t s not easy to wn ths poston, but not mpossble ether; 13 c1 f6  e2 o-o 50-o b8 (.  .    4    Folowed by a    .    4   . Whte wll transfer hs knht to a and hs poston wll be more pleasant to pay) 16 a e8 7 e1 And Whte wl start pushn the pawns on the queensde; 11 . .f?! s too optmstc 2 d2!

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12a5 (.    j 4       4 .± And the penetation of the white ook on the 7th ank wi be deci sive) 3a d7 1a3 b8 5.xa5 f6 6b6 a7 17.xd7 xd7 8b e7 19b3 12.e3

Te main move 2d2 With the idea ofa5 is also possibe, but ess eective 2  a5 e oica eaction (12  d7 3 a5 b (  4.4 White is ceay bette) b6 a7 5b3 e7 6.xd7  xd7 7xb8  xb8 8 Cd 19 d2 d7 20 e2 (. ) 2o f5 21 ± is a ood impove ment Tis move alows the e2 to stat playin White has a ood advantae hee(. B. omic  Zuic I Saaevo 2007) ) 13.b3 d7 (J.  see   e7) .b6 b8! his move alows Back to be competey ok 15xb8 xb8 6 xa5 xd5 With a posi tion whee both payes have thei chances A Kovacevic. Sveshnik ov I Nova Goica 200

12 .   13. c1!?

An inteestin move, with the idea of puttin pessue on the c8 3 e2 is the usua move

13  e7 (J ..  woud be a mis take hee, as ae 4.4  . the ook is tapped in the midde of the boad    - 4  -± White wil take the ook and then he wi ceate a passed pawn on the queenside) 1a oo (1d7 150-o b7 (  - see  o-o 150-o d7) 16a7 d8 17b6 f5 8C± A. Shi ov-A Fedoov I stanbu 2ooo) 5.0-o b7 he most played move and the best one et's still have a ook at Blacks othe options a) 15  f5 With the idea of put

tin pessue on the d5 pawn by payin e 6a5 d7 17f e 8b6 b7 9a xd5 (.. j4 . j4   4 White has the bette pospects hee he contols the ce and a6 is a weak ness.) 2o.fxe5 dxe5 2  xf6

HE COMLEE KAASHNIOV

2. x2 22 f5! ( 4 P Kot sur-A Fedorov I stanul 2ooo) 22 h 2   2.d5 d6 25  h5 Whte s a pece up.

h1) 17...xd5 18f wns an ex

chane

8 . e6 19 xa5 e8 20 xd5  xd5 216 7 (        4) 22xa8 xa8 was played n the ame D Soen-R. Seak I Kryn ca 200 Ae 2± Back doesnt have enouh compensaton for e n a exchane down; h2) 17. 7 8 xa5 8 96

a7 ( ..     .   .       4.  4 . 4  ±) 2o d8 (... .± ..  .   he advantae of the shop par and the passed a and pawns shoud e decsve) 21.d2 a8 22xa8 xa5 2xa5 xa8 2a6 xd5 25  fd xd2 26 xd2 Followed y 2 and 7 or 6 Whte s cealy ette n the end

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18. xa5  xd5 ( ..  .       j± And Whte wll ust push the apawn) 19 xa6  xa6 20 5 21 x5 x5 225± And Whte was clealy faster n the ame M Palac-D Bu men I Pula 2ooo; c) 15  d7 Wth the dea of pushn

the fpawn 6d2 f5 7a5N (j s the usual move ut 7 a5 alows Whte to oth contnue the plan on the queensde and save the e)

7f (..   4±) 8 a7 a8 ( .  .    . j± Followed y c2 and  Black cannot ustfy the exchane sacfce) 9c6 e8 20  Peventn oth e and 7 Fom a postona pont of vew Whte s much ette. d) 5 ..  16 C!N A ood move

Whte wants to drve the rook away y payn d2 ut he s watn fo the rht moment to do so (   s an nteestn exchane sacrce that ves Black rea com pensaton  4 4     4 A Motylev A Shaaov I Bemuda 200. Te ston d as well as the cental

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CHAR 

pawns ive Back a promsin posi tion)

22 aC Wie as te beter pros pecs;

16  f (     s by far no as ood ere because of  j  . 4±) 17 d2 b8 (. runs nto te sron    Black wl ose a piece ..    .4) 8a d7 (. ) 9e3 e (        ) 20   e8 21f3 6 22b d8 23 c6 Wie is beter.

16b6 d7 Black ries to remove e sron knt from b6 7xd7! Te ri way of payin accordin to us.

e) 5 d7 16b6 f 17a!N

Sein te a6 weakness (     Boloan Mov  New York 1997)

7  b7 18 e 9fxe  xe 20d fe8 ( X4 4  .    Wte's passed pawns are muc more danerous) 2f ' f

(17a5 Te mos payed move. Te arisn posiion is slily bet er for Wie bu we tink at Back can od e draw by play in precisey 7f ( .   . 4      ransposes o e main line) 8 xb6 (       4   j Te postion s n Wites favor wo wil creae a passed pawn on e queenside) 9 xb6 d7 20b d8 2 e3 e best square for e bisop He prevens Back from playin  21  f6 22 b1 Preparin for b. 22f7 (22  bc8 23b5 A ood move Wie s creain a passed pawn on e queenside 23 . axb 2  xb d8 (2  e 25 fxe fe8 ( .. j4  ±) 26 b! c3

HE COMEE KAASHIOV

27 5+ S. Karakin-A. Shirov  Benidorm 2002) 25 �6 �x6+ 26ax6 :c3) 23�C :fc8 2d3 :a8 Sever al moves were played here  Tis is not our recommendation for White and we didn't want to ana lye this position in every detail ut we think that it is more pleas ant to play for White althouh Black manaed to hold the draw in the ame S KarakinA Kos teniuk  Brissao 2003)

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improve his position on the queen side step y step.; b) 19f 2o � e8 21�a7 :a8

226 De A Grot-A Barnsley  Arentina 2001

2o�x5 c8 21�6N A ood novelty White is threatenin to play c

21 f 22f3 n order to prevent f3 ( J ) 22  �d8 23 :fc1 f5 2�d3 f7 25�xd8 :fxd 26 �e :a8 27a5 Te apawn as well as controllin the white squares ive White a certain advantae a) 19  :a 8 2o 6 N ( :>

 Gharamian Sanche  Belfort FRA 2012)

2o  :fc8 213 Black has troule ndin counterplay and White wil

J  �

13  �d7 is also playale 1 �e2 �e7 150-o o-o 16a

CAR 

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15 . :xb6? 6xb6 �b7 ( :++) 7.a+± 6 � oo 7.o  8.a4

ives Whte a pleasant postion as their intatve on the queenside can cause Back some problems. M. Ak sentevcD. Dakic I Berade 2008. (6xe dxe5 17d6 �xd6 8xd6 :xb2 (   �=) 19 �C �b 20 xe � xc 21.  xb2 � xf 22. :x f d6= Z rashvli A. Shariyadanov I ua 200) 47 b7 5b6

And thats the idea! Black cannot take the bishop as the �c8 is not pro tected

5...  d7

White has manaed to force Black to put his pieces on bad squares and Black wil have a hard tme deveop in hs sde

A oical novety that ves Whte a sma advantae Black stil has troube to o on with hs deveop ment White wil contnue to take space on the queensde. ocuio:

As t was to be expected White ets a sma advantae aer the varous back 8th moves. Aer 8 . �e7 or 8 . b8 the dea of payin wth 3 s rare but seems to be very interestn Af ter 8 . ce7 (whch is stl frequently played) White is slhty better by playin the rather rare 13 :C but aso n the main lne 13 �e2 followed by 17xd7!

CHAPTER 5 6L1c3 7  b5  BLge7 Introuton  9XXX 8] e4 c 2f3 c6 3d4 cxd4 4xd4 e b d6 61 a6 a3  sd ge

Tis is the most payed move and we have tried it ourselves on several occasons ts a very dynamic system that we thnk is very interestn to play We wl start y havin a look at the derent 9th moves y White

9 ..xd .exd (xd  C2 7  .        is aso possi le) 2d e7 1e :d o pay d. d xd 5.exd e7 6. e o-o Followed y f Black ot a ood position n the ame odna . ormoF isewski I a Roda 2009) 10 .. e7 Now Black will continue hs development y 6, 7, oo and f. Another possiity s to rin the kniht to h (via 6 or f) and to play e7. C2 With the dea a a) 1 6 A typical pawn sacri

ce of the Kaashnikov Back wll quickly conclude his development

9g

his move is very loica when the kniht is on f6, ut here t turns out to e harmess. 9c doesnt cause Black any pro lems 12cx (12. 5 7 1d2 h6 (J X4 4.X4 : is also possie, wth the foowin dea . : .    .   

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  )  xe7 xe7 5cx o-o 6 e2 e (...  4 -  4 ) 70-o f Followed y f and a kinside attack aylor, P Nata I Masters Hastins NG 995) 12 .. 7 13xa6 hs move is too reedy Whte should think aout his development or example (   - 4- 4 Followed y , with ood compensation)

3  0o 2 a+ 15 a 16 e 7 e2 (  4 Gar ca Martine S- Sveshnkov I Moscow) 7.xd 18xd (.  J 4  .    4 ] j J.J ) 18 .x2 9.0-o xe2 2oxa8 e6 2a7 xa 22. h6 e 23 . xf8 xf8 Black is etter despite Whtes advanced queenside pawns He wll play C and then x or d with the idea o e3, which would ve hm a stron attack b) 113 s too passive. 11 .6 12  2

7 30-0 o-o 1C2 d7 15h3  6h2 a D. somis- Kot ronias I Match Athens (Greece) 19

1  d7 he easiest move Black prevents White rom playin a and then he wll complete his develop ment y playn 6 and 7  .  4 4 .4  44  . White had a small advantae n the ame D. Barua Nataf I Linares 1998.)

2 e2 6 130o �7 1C oo We thnk that Black is already a lt tle t etter, he has solved all his prolems and he will have a dy namic play 15 xC 6 xC 8 7  c8 18  3 6 9 d2  G Kumn-A Moro I nakevo 1997  e3 With the idea 6 9  xd exd (xd Here oth contnua tions are possile    (0 7 1 e2 (.--  4 - Followed y  Whites position is ad  ak sa-. Zorko I Nova Gorica SLO 202) 1 .a 2d3 d Black is already a little it etter P Vas A Shimanov I Malmo 201)

H COM KAASHNOV

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11c3 �e6 2. d2e7 3. e2 d!N (J ... 4    . j   Y e Montane  Bacot I Pas 2009)

0 e3 he easiest a) 0 h+ Tis move miht scae

exd d 50-o (. j  . ) 15   xd 6C2 o-o)

Black

10e7  f tansposes to 9c xd 10.exd d e3 f fom chapte  0  6 . . ± Followed by C f Back has pevented b6) 11xf6 f7 2d he best move! Black wil win some mateial, but Whte wll et enouh compen saton

96

t is by fa the most played move We ecommend t to Black 9 f6 We dont thnk this ae move is the best one, althouh the tempt n epy 10 h doesnt ve White any advantae

(2h woud be a decsve mis take 2 ...h6 13d (.4  4  4) 3 .hx! ( ..  4       And Black doesnt have enouh compensa tion) xh8 a 5c3 7 16h7 e6 he queen is tapped)

CHAER 

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16bC 7 �C+ 6 a) 7  e8 18 6 d8

19xd6+ �d7 2oxd7#

a2 17.d5 8+! ( 

(13  5  h5 6! seems play able, but t's vey sky

�   + �  �   +   � ) 18  8 ( ..  j+     � �  � : +) 196+ 7 2oh5+ 8= 18xd6 h7 96+ ( � j+ � .j  .j+  .j) 19 . 7 2oh5 Whte doesnt have any thn bette than epeatn b) 10 �d2!N Ts novelty seems

15 �3 (4  . �j ) 5  ! wns a pece, but ae 16.! xh5 15! 5 18h3 6 9hx ves Whte vey ood compensa ton o say the tuth we wouldnt want to be Black hee) c3 5 wns mateal 15h5! (  4 .j+ ) 15 .xh 6C! A eat move! (.j+  +  .- )

qute nteestn Whte wll play wth C

10 ... xd5 exd5 e7 12C Black usually ets ths poston wth a pawn on 7 whch s much bette o them 12 5 (2  �b7 s not n the spt o ths vaaton 3cxb5 (3 !N seems to be a ood novelty. Fo nstance

HE COMLEE KAASHNIOV

3bx   x  xd (4 ...   ) b! o avod a aer xd 5 ..axb 6. xd Whte s better thanks to hs better development and hs domnaton on the whte squares)

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4. j) 22 e h 23 e And Whte was already better n the ame G Papp- Mesaros I Buda pest 2006

3  xd bxa6 xe3 5fxe3 a+ 6 xa6 7 xa6 xa6 (.  ) 8   b 9. d3 b7 20a!N (.4 4 M Pukkla- Selodkn I Fnland 200)  Te most nterestn try but Black stll has somethn.

20.. e7 (.4 . 4   4  .± ..  .  4 .4 4 .) 2b!±) 3 d2 (.  4   -  4  -  Black wll have ood compen saton aer b6 and f .      A Moty lev-A. Fedorov I Moscow 200) 3. e7 .cxb5 00 5 d3 d 60 0 f 7c3! xb 8xb axb 9xb f 2oc6 (.  4      Followed by f6 4       .   4.    ) 20  a7 2f3 a6 ( ... 4       4

0.  h One can nd ths move n practce but t s hard to recom mend t to Whte

0  e6 hs s our sueston Black wants to play xd followed by 6 and 7 Whte has a choce now (0 hx! Ts exchane sacrce s nterestn but f Whte plays precsely he should be a bt better xh8  xd 2exd b (

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  4 44    4+ .  . 4 X4 4 4) 3e2 b7 1 d1 xd5 15[ (- ) 5  a5 6c3 (16 s not sucient to et an advantae ae the ston 16 .c3!

(19xd5xd5 20C 6 21cxd5 (2 xd5 b 22 e2 (  4 j +) 22 . xh1 23xe5 d7 2.h3  253 b6 26e3 ) 2.e 22f c 231 C2 2 e xb2)

7. xb7 (   .j ) 7..xd1 18e2 (   Wth mate to fol low) 18   xb2 19c6 e7 2oxa8 xa3 21.h5 xa2 22x5 f6 23 a 2c8 c5 25f3 xc2 26 e6 27C8) 16 .. .b 17C c5 8xd6! A nce move (  4 4 .        4-  .  4      + =    )

19e 2oxe e7 20-o f 22xb7 xb7 23fe e6 2h3 c6 25b3 White is bet te as Blacks kin is sti stuck in the cente)

a) 10-o-oxd5 2exd5 6 13h

 f6 5 5xe7  xe7 16e b6  HaussenotF i bisewski I Hyes 2008; b) 1c3 xd5 12exd5 6 13h3

7 h a5 15xe7 (   - Folowed by f5) 5  xe7 16e2 o-o 70-o f5 Back has a competely ok positon Te a5 will come back to pay via b7; c) 1 d1 xd5 12exd5 d ( ..

Tis usual move is aso ne    4  4 -) 13c3 b!

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2c?! was payed n the ame B. onsson-Z Poar I ilsstadir  but the stron

Cd (44  .X )  bxa3 1b3N (1 ?! Tis move is not very ood 1 hx!?N (.. . A ierL Lascovich I Vla Mar telli 006              +    X .  X 4   ) 6 xh a 7 axb2 h3  b) 16 6 h 7 7  xe7 (  4  4 - - =) 7  xe7 1  xe7 xe7 1dxe xe= With an equal poston; 11  b!? Wth the idea of payn d7 and 6 (Te thematc  ..  is also totay playabe here   .  4 . 4  With a comfortabe position for Back.)

(2c3 seemed more approprate, but after 12.d7 3   xe7 (   4 .  4 4  olowed by 6 and oo) 3 xe7 1e3 6 Black still has a ood position) 2  hx!N would have immedately refuted White's pay

13 xh a 1 d (4 j  .  4  4-+)  .. b  2 (4 4 .  .  . 4+) 1 . c 16 xe7 xe7 17h f6 And Black's nitiatve s too stron;  xe7 xe7 11c3

xd 2xd b 3c6+ d7 xd7+ xd7= A Shapyko Mochaov  I Minsk 16 With a ood positon for Black.   h

a+ 11c3 xd 12xd b6 olowed by e6 and e7.

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the passed a and bpawns which can be vey quck 12.xa7 xa7 (..   X 4. �   � .4) 13 �xe7 �xe7 1c3 c6 5a oo (.. � .4 �4 ±) 6.d3 olowed by a) 2xf6+ he local move is not so easy fo White o xg

hs is ou ecommendaton fo Black Tis move leads to a moe o ess equa endame 10    axb s the othe atenative which is moe oen played that leads to extemely complcated po stions

a) 2.d+ f7 3.xd6 ( �

) 3 ..6 Back should not be scaed xa hx 15C d!? 16xd xd 1.d2 �b7 1ab6 �e 1C3 ef5! 20Cd �b 2c1 �x2 221 �e 23dxe xh2 2d2 �c6 25b3 x 26a3 �e7; b) 2.xd6+ xd6 13.xf6+ xf6

tansposes back to a positon we have aleady seen.

c) 2 �xf6 a! 13c3

xb f6!?N We think that ths s a ood novelty Te positons ais in fom ths move ae vey compex and unusual We ecommend this move to those playes who absolute ly want to play fo a win but above all to those wth a ood memoy!

   a7!? he move that was

played so fa We think that t s daneous fo Black because of

( xe7 �xe7 150-o (+ � .  + �  ) 15 ..b6 6d3 d 7a �d7)   �e6 150o (.  -   �    j 4 4   j     �4 4. ) 55 6 �3 6 17a b e2 7 1c3 a6;

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(1d6+ d7 5 (  . j  4  ollowed by xd6) 5xc2 16f a6 Whte doesn' have any ood dscovey check) 1f7 15c3 xf6 16b3+ bd5 7xd6 6 t looks srane, but the kin is oen safe here

16 (6.x5 6 17d2 () 7.d  d1 ( + .- +-+ . +) 1 x  h5+ 6 20   f3+ 21 e2  x 22  x aa6)

.xa e6 1.exd5 xd5 2o.c2+ 7 21e+ f7; 3xd5 h5 (4.   4 ) 1 d7 15.h3+ e 16 h5 Whte has to ake he daw.; 2xf6 13.xd6 xd6 xd6 hx5 5c3 (5xf6? One shouldn be oo reedy Black w now e he ntave aer 15 .. h6 We have a vey stane maera balance here Black has  mino pieces fo he queen, bu Whte has 7 pawns aains  or 2

16 olowed by 6) 15..f7 6. b e6 700  A vey complcated posiion where t is had o know who is playn fo the win xe7 axb  d7

2b6? is inaccuate here as Whie wl e the iniiatve after 13b h (13 .c5 d5 a 15± (  4 N. Stoanovc VasievO I Oropesa del Mar 2ooo.) ) d3 f5 (4 .. 4 .  ±) 50o ± (. j4 4 4   . Wirschell Aaaard I Wk aan ee ND 2001) 15 . xe 16d5 c5 7b c6 xb5+

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An mpran mve. he alerna ves are n gd enugh  . b7? d a 150- Nav arree Delgad, S-P Guchard I n dm FRA 2009

(1g h6 16d b d f7 18exf?! (.-±) 18  xf 19xf xf 2 h M Ye-M handler I ngland 996) 15  b8 ( . 4 .  j4) 6d2±; 1 . d?! xd xa 15bxa xa 16e2  170± A Hrvah V Zemerv I Hungar 1997 4C3

1d2 d! 1xd? ( See 1c and 5d2.) 15 xe 16e d 17e2 xa 8.bxa c6 14 d

Te hemaic lberang mve

15xd

he mve plaed n pracce

15d2!?N n rder  defend he b pawn and avd smpicains

5   xb 6cxb dxe .xg (--    )  ( .  . j We hnk his s as pssibe bu ess naural) 18 xe (- 4 .  ranspses  18xe) 8    xb 90-  (   j j .   .   Despie being a pawn dwn Back desn have an prbem Hs pieces are ver acve.) 9.e A ver gd mve in rder  pen he lines

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back because fd8) 27"g1+ 28  g ranspses) 26 . g+ 27.e1 g+ 28 f g 29.d2 c8! 0"xc8+ ( " +    .     + 4  + " ) 0  xc8) (2fxe e8 2c (.     j ) 21  g! Lking a he g2 pawn and hreaenng  pla b 22. ad (22c2 b7 2e1 ( j + 4.     ) 2 c8 2b (4 -) 2 � xg2! 25 xg2 xg2+ 26xg2 g Draw.) 22. xg2+ 2.xg2 g+ 2. h+ 25g (25e2? Whe cann r  es cape frm he checks 25  xh2 26.

20  b7 Back s w pawns dwn, bu he acivi f his pieces cm pensaes fr ha Fr example 21b  seems dangerus  keep he b2 pawn (f Whie gves back he pawn b plaing .     . j j 4 "j = Black desn' have an prblems) 21 . e! 22.h (22c5 fe 2f (  4  And Whe cann reslve his prblems arund he g2 pawn 4    4+   + .  4  +  .  4+   + . ) 2 .. e2 2  d) 22 . g 2f "d+ 2h g6 Black has gd cmpensain as he a is n pang a a

27 ( 4+   And Whie cann ake

15aC2 dxe 16"xd7+ xd7 170 e6 Te srng pawn cener as wel as he bishp par cmpensae fr Black's bad srucure 

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5 �xb 6cxb xd eads  he same hing 6exd xb4 7cxb4 xb4 8oo o d7

We hink ha his endgame is cm pleel paable r Black Here are sme examples

2e

2 b2 g 22.hxg (4  Fl lwed b d.) 22  xh 2. xh xg 2g �d 25h8= ( 4  wuld be a ver bad idea as aer  � 4 4 .  4   - he pawn endgame is winning r Black.) 93

9b d6 20. d2 (.  �  4 .4 4   4   4   4   =) 20  �d7 2h (  4   X  X  4.  A. Marreli M Gdena I Reggi miia 99) 2 g 22h c8 2b2 d 2 xd (4.     ) 2 ... exd 25d (  4     �=) 25  e8 26. d2 xd 27c2 e= 19  d6 2oh3 � fN

2 �d7 A Neiksans- Nun I Par dubice 2009.

21  c8+ 22 b2 c 23 d2 d4

Tis psiin is equa ocuio:

As was  be expeced, Black desn have an prblem in he sidelines 9.c is n real gical as i is be er r Whie  pa  On he her side Black needs  be careul n  le Whie pa a in gd circum sances Aer 9 �g, we recmmend plaing 9 h6 Aer 0 � xb we give he chice beween he slid 0  hxg which gives cmrable equa i r 0axb wih he nve   6? which leads  a ver cmplicaed middegame

CHAPTER 6 6/1c3 7 b5 8  1 [832] e4 c 2f3 c6 3d4 cxd4 4xd4 e b d6 6cJ a6 7a3 b sd ge 9C4 xd ocxd

his is he her wa f aking ack n d Whie reeases he ensin n he queenside and he wans  pla a mre sae psiin

od4

Te es mve Te knigh is we placed n d i is his es square Whie can f curse r  pa �e3 and Fxd  deerirae Backs sruc ure Tis is acua Whies main idea in rder  r and win he pawn n d  plaing 2 laer n Hw ever, in his case he ack squared ishp wuld ge acivaed, which wuld alw Black  ge gd cun erpla as we will see 10  e7 has aread een plaed several imes, u i is inferir.  will ake Back a l f ime  cninue his devepmen

112 �d7  .  .4± Whie immediael sars  ac n he queenside, aking advanage f he weakened lack srucure. Te  r a6 pawns wil e his arge and he c2 wi have gd squares a his dis psa, eiher n c6 via  r n c via a3 in rder  pressurize he d6 pawn. Black will have rule nding decen cunerpla) 12 �d3 g6 13.0 �g7 1 �e3 - 15. C f  is gical fr Black  r and ge cunerpa n he kingside 16f3 A hemaic mve in his kind f psiin as i frees he  square fr he ishp and precs he e pawn.

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6  f 17  g 8 G Kasp arv- auer I Mscw (mrap d) 2002 Tis s a Kings ndian pe f psn u Whie alread has sme nice pla n he queensde wih man squares n he cle and he pssiil f paing a in rder  aack he pawns n he queenside Black n hs sde wil r a direc a ack n he kingside u he is alread lae cmpared  usua King's ndan psiins.

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side. Wha is mre Whie can als exchange his  agans he c n rder  pa wih a gd kngh agains a ad ishp b   h s mve desn lk

naural and Back wl e wrse aer 12 d d7 a!

 .

A ver rare mve u i was plaed  Bacr recenl. 12 e7 a 11  d7 12a Of curse! Whe

desn wai fr Black  rganize himsef and immediael aacks he lack srucure n he queenside

12..xa (.4  4+ 4       4± he whie pawns are advancng  quick)   xa c 1! d7 5xd7  is en sraegicall ver gd fr Whie  exchange hs ishp 15  xd7 16 C e7 170- - 8. is psin s mre pleas an fr Whe Te  wl cme  c6 wih gd pa n he queen

(1 x2 16 8 17 c (     10± Black is cmpleel paralzed and he has a l f rule cninung hs de velpmen fr example  -  j ) 8. xc dxc 19xa6 xa6 2 xa6 Whie has a gd inaive here. Once agan Black has rule wh cmpleing hs devepmen

20 d8 (   wud lse  .) 22± Fllwed  a)

E COM EE KAAH N OV

16Eb Exb 7b d+ 18 xd And Black wi n be able  hd n he queenside; 12 �e2 - 10 �d7 n de  avid a (. 44 4 .4 � . �  . �   � .  4   �   �4 Whies psiin s easie  pla as his bishp is much me acve.  .  4.j � 4 4  4   Fllwed b �d2 and C Whie s a l e bi bee) 1 �e �g 15 d2 �xe 16xe  17Ea b7 (  .  4) 18.f  And Whie has a gd n iaive One usuall has  be caefu when plang f bu he b8 is sil fa fm he e squae Backs ps in s ve cammed hee(  Schamm- Bac I Deizisau 2011)

� Whie wans  make use f he p sn f he d His idea s  ake n d cninue hs devepmen and  win he d pawn lae n

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11 �d Te he wa f paing which is even me sid 11 g6 We hink ha his s he bes wa f pla ing he �f8 wil g  g7 mpaed  he 11  �e7 ine Back hee has he pssib f plaing wih f a 11 . f5 A ahe ae bu inees

ing mve We hweve hnk ha Whie can ge an advanage hee if he flws u man ne 12exf a 12C2 C2+ 1.C2 f 1a

bxaN (4 .. 4  S Nem eh sisza I Hakan 2001.) 15xa+ �d7 16b �e7 170- a= Wih a balanced psn;

(12 .a+N s n ea an im pvemen  1 �d 2 (.  desn give Whe an advanage  .+ 4   �4   � 4 -= he psin is balanced) 1  b6 10-0 f (4 .. �  -  � 4  �4 4 . � � 4 Whe s bee as he managed  sabize he p sn Back acks dnamism in de  cmpensae f his weak nesses) 15C2 xc2 16x2 �d7 ( �  ±) 17a bxa 18 Exa  Whie s bee because f he weak apawn and because f Backs aeness n de velpmen)

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a3 -!?N Tis lgical mve has

never been paed. 12 . f! Te gi cal mve Back cses he kngsde and will quickl cach up wih his laeness in devepmen 1 e! A ver ineresing aemp  refue Blacks pa. Whie wans  make use f his ppnens lack f devel pmen in rder  pen he es Black has  be ver careful nw (Aer a mve like . Back wuldn have an prblems aer      4   Avdng a Back wi cninue b pang he cassica pan e7 - b8 d8b6)

1 . fxe Black needs  accep he chalenge because he wil be sra egical wrse if he les Whie ex change n d 1fxe b! An im pran mve as i creae an escape square fr he d (1  b6?! 1exd xd+ 16.h1 e7 17C2 xb2 (..  .  .+  .4± he has a ver gd advanage here Blacks kng s raher weak and he desn man age  crdinae his pieces) 18d2 b 19Eab1 c 2e2

Back wi prbabl n survve fr ver lng here.)

15C ( 4 . 4 E   4  Whie has cmpensan, bu Backs psn s quie slid) 15 .b A surpris ing psiin Whie has  sacrice anher piece n rder  cnnue his aack! 16xe!? A nce idea Tis secnd piece sacrice alws he whie queen  in he aack Te psin s ver cmplicaed bu (n her!) Back survives he aack (16 EC!? e7! 17 xe dxe 18 xb ( +   E And here Whe desn have anhing beer han  + which ranspses.) 18 . . axb 19h g6 2xe Eg8 21. Ef6

(22   xe6 2xe6 E f8 2c6+ d7 2.xa8+ d8 ( . . .   Ej j ) 26 c6) 2.d6 xe6 2xe6 xd6 2.xc8 d8 26.b7 Ef8 xb e7 8  d7

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29.  e6 Back is a piece up and his chances are prefer ale) 21. d7 wih he dea of paing c8 eads o a forced draw 22.d6 c8 2 c8 xc8 2.dxe7 xe7 2x d7 268+ d 27d6 e7 288) 16 . dxe 7 h d7 18 aC 6 Freeing he d8 square for he kng Whie was hreaenng o mae n 2 moves aer f and f7

2 xf (12.. xf has also een plaed 10-o (  4.  =)  e7 ( . f6N has never een paed  s he compuers suggesion, u his move doesn change he evaluaion of he posiion

19.xe e7 2o x ax 21d6 f6  is imporan o lock he f e. 22d (22g e8 2C7+ d8 2xg7 xg7 25.g+ f6 (  . +) 26xf6+ d7 27g7 xd6 28 d1+ c 29 C d6) 22.. 7 2.f7+ d 2e (4         . j     j) 2 .. xe+ 25h1 x+ 26xg2 a7 27d xe 28. ce1 d 29xe xe 0.  xe xa2= And hs rook ending s e l

1C2 C2 (4 .   j j  4 As usual hs kind of poson s in Whies favor)

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15C2 c8 16e2 �xd3 ( . . . �  4  .   . �   ) 7.xd3 e7 8a  (        ) axb axb 20 �e3 Tis psiin is mre pleasan fr Whie he b pawn is aacked and Whie is cnring ale) 1 �e3 - 15 �xd exd 16C2 Games have shwn ha Whie is beer here We can als ge his psiin aer  �e3 �e7 12 �d2 - 130- f?! 1 � xd exd 1exf �xf 6.c2) 30- We nl fund ne game wih his psiin in ur base, s here is n mre her here Here are sme examples f wha culd happen

16.f6 (16  h3 Te queen is expsed here 7 �e h6 (.  desn wrk a al because f  4± lwed b � ) 18. �g2 g 1�f3 h3 2xa  2 �g2 Whie is cear beer)

a 70-  8c6 �d8 ( .

4 4 4 4) 1 xa �b6 2 �e3! �xe3 (   �XJ+  + wed b e7) 21fxe3 g 22e2 �d7 23; a 7 �d7 18c6;

8�e - 1c6 Whie will win he a pawn back and cnin ue b plaing �e3 Black is slighl wrse here; a  3 g6 1C2 �g7 5b

A cassical pan which gives Whie he advanage 5  0-0 6c6

at  13 h!? 2 �e7 15a

bxa 6g3

16b6

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a 6h 7g f6 18a xa

( 4 4) 19  xa l wed  

a 6 f6 17a xa 8 xa

d (...   ) 9f! 

 d2 d (..4  4

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which wuld pu Back in frn f sme new prems. b 11  e7 Tis is he ms paed

mve u we dn recmmend  12.0- - 1 e anspse  11 d and   q;

    +   ±) 18 e d7 9 c 7 20 e f 2 Back's psiin s dcul 2 -  d7 (    .  j4 . j4   ± Whie s hreaen ng  ake n f and he wil smpl cnnue  pang d2 and a Wha s me he awas has he a2 a mve a hs dspsal) 16 e!N (  V Daganic-M Pap I Budva 200)

12c2

b 1�xd exd 15C2 d7

16 (.       Sanchez-P Pscp I Bra 2009) 16 . 6 7 C ac8 8 1 C M Nemeh P Hvah I Hunga 200;

6   c (    . �  . 4   j  4 4) 17c6 xc6 8dxc6 d 9h g6 2d+ h 2.g f6 22e Whie has a gd advan age here hanks  his ver sng d He furhermre has he ps sii f pang he hemac a,

1..f (4  � s als plaae, as he Fench GM Maz has shwn, u as he idea is  pa f wh n pa  mmedae) 15. xd a 15 f Ts mve has een

paed several imes u Black neve had an prems (Keep ng he ensn  pang   .   as seems plaale and we even hink i migh e mre lgical)

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16 �xd ( �j � 4   j    + �) 6 .exd 17C2 �d7 18.b ( j    .   B Mungunuul Girya I Mscw 2008.) 18 . a 19.a (.       �  M Rukws kM. Kanarek I Usrn 2008.) 9 . ac8 2 fC c 2 � g 22d fc8!N ( ...  X  4   Ksnseva Gya I Mscw 2007)

(5  .fx 6 �xe exd 17.c2 h 18 ae1 d?N An impran mve in rder  acivae he pec es (. � K Sknke- Richard I erm 2009 . �  n general Whie is beer ifhe man ages  keep he knigh agans he black squared bishp Black will n manage  creae enugh hreas n he kngsde and Whie wll slwly ncease his advan age Fr insance .4      4  4.)

9b ( � . j  �  � �) 9 .f6 2xd d)

2d  Black has placed hs pieces well and he ges vey gd cunerplay fr his bad srucue b 5f? fxe 6�xe f

17 �xf �xf 8 aC1 c8 And he bshp par gave Black a gd advanage n he game A Mulle P Guichard I Besancn 2006

16exf ( j4  �4 4 See 5  fxe) 16 �xf 17c2 h8 ( .. � 4   �4  . j  Tis hemac mve is an impran resuce n his p siin.

HE COMLEE KAANOV

9

           ..   ) 16 16axb axb

(17 .  18 (17 18e ex x gx gx 19b 19b (. j N. Pa Pak kde de Ksn Ks nsev sevaa I Mscw 2010   .  ) ) ) <

. 4 4 .  4 .4 4  4  4  j  Bl Blac ackk g gd cmpensan n e game M Krav Kravsv sv  Mcav I Pardu bcee 2007 bc 20 07)) 18. 1 8.xd xd xd  xd 19  x x 6= Back wl wn e b2 pawn back and and ban an equal ps psn n M. Pav Pavv vcB. cB. adc  adc I Krague Kr aguevac vac 2010) 12.. 12 .. g7 100 100 00 (1    x2 Tere (1 Tere was n reasn  urr ur r w w excang excangng ng s kng. 1C2 1 C2  d7 ( (44 . . . - 4) 15 b b a (. . .     Wes psn s mre pleasan and e as sme slg pressure press ure)) 16 g g 6 6 17 17 e e7? e7? ( 4 4  4  We We as a slg s lg edge bu Backs ps n s deendable.) 18d1  19 V Belv-S. Mae I Be 2008)

(1xd exd 15a d7 (Pla  n a dn dnaa m c wa b  .  desn allw Back  equae  j4 4  

18 b1  19ex x 20 x  x x 21 xa xa b6 b6 Back s beer H Hss peces are a re mre acve acve and e wl prbabl wn e d pawn) 16.... x  xb 17  xb (17 N  18ex ( ) 18  d d77  = W e dea  cn nung n ung b  xd xd and x) x) 17.axb 17. axb 18  xa8 xa8 19    ?N ( ( ..  .   .4   4 . arva Gr Graa I Mscw 2007.)

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2�xd6 e8= And Black wll ei her ake he e r he d pawn) 1 . .C2 C2 is prbabl he eases mve m ve n rder  equali e qualize ze a 1  �d7 is f curse als pss

ble, fll fllw wed ed b c8 and I r akng a kng n c2.; b  ....h h8 8?? Ts T s mve mve lks slgh slgh

l surprsing a rs sgh, bu  has been plaed b Radabv he idea s  pla f wihu having  ex change he d rs

CHAER 

aer      aer -+) -+) 16   �d7 �d7 7 7d2 d2 f 18. �  g 19xd 19xd exd exd 2 �e2 b6 21fd1 ac8 22xc8 x 2.b �e= H Nakamura Rad abv I Medias 2011 Whie can wn he  he d pawn bu bu Black wu wuld ld penerae n he cle n he game Nakamura managed  wn he d pawn and  exchange he rks, bu he endgam endgamee wih he whe squared bishps was sill equal and Black managed  creae a blckade wih hs king n e I d c 1   f f? ? s naccurae here 15 15  � xd

exd 6 6.. exf exf � xf xf 17 � xf xf  xf xf 8xd And Whie s a pawn up as 8 .... xd?? lses  19 19.. b+;

15xc2 �d7 Black cmplees his develpmen and prevens Whie frm fr m plaing plaing a. a . 15 C1 (.4  15C1 4 4 . .� � j j  � Onann  Gmez Fernan dez A ards I Albacee 2009) 15  f

16 a aC C (         Rbles Rbles   Garcia Ga rciaP P Guchard I ndm 200 2 008) 8) 16   c8 7d2 f f 8xc8 1 6  f ( � 4 4 .  j j �   �   j An  Andd here here h hee di di er er ence cmpared   he line wih 1 1.... f (?) (?),, s  s ha  4 4 lses a piece

(18 exf (18e xf gxf gxf 19 f e7 ( . .  j4    . �j         Bl Blac ackk has weakened hs psin and he didn' reall ge an aack

E COM PEE K AAHNI O OV V

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A Mulle-P. Guchad I Aix les Bainss 2007) Bain 2007) ) 8  xc8 9 9ff b7 20 20 C C f 21.   c8 M. Sck SckM. M. Bzes Bzeski ki I Wasaw Wasaw 200 200  Black has nh nhing ing  be wied abu in in hs h s psin psi n  g6

As ae d we hnk his is hee bes mve Black h Bla ck is ead  give give a pawn n de  acivae his black squaed bishp 1  .f.f55  ? A ve ae 1 a e mv mve e wih he dea f cmplicaing he psiin  can be ve ineesing  pla hs mve as i hasn eall been ana lzed e. We have alead ed i uselves

(1d
 1  e7 is i s n enugh  equal

2xd

(1 .. h? h?N N  d g6 (4 (4. .  4 4 .  <±) 15  xd exd exd 6- g7 g 7 7 7.
ize Whe Wh e simp simp plas <2 <2b bc c66 andd he an henn aacks Blacks queenside queenside b pla plaing ing a. a .

5 d A gd idea, immbiizng 5d he < f f f a whie and enablng Whe  ake back n e wih he queen (< <4 <

CHAER 6

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Nw ha Back has cased he can pa hs mve j + j  .  .  .  = Whe cann real d much as he has  keep precing preci ng he e pawn)  . . .  16c2 g

a2   x x? ? A raher llg

ca m mve ve 1 .  x x 6 6b b g7 7a - 18. 18 .d2 d2 c8 (. ( ... 4 4 )) 9axb ax axb b 2 C  xc1 2 2.xC .xC

an 16  g6 17 17b b  xe 18c 18c66

e ( (..       Whie wl cnnue b pang pang a an andd ge a nce advanage) 19xe d7 2.  c1 7 2 2   c8 22a 2 2a ;; a2 16 d7 17 17b b g 18c 18c66

6 9xg xg 20a;

7b xe 18xe g6 9.c6 Whiee will Whi wi ll have have he h e niai n iaivve aer a

21  h 22c C C D Ameida edan-F Libiszewski, San Se basian 20;  .. g7 6 6d2 d2 (16b?N

a2 1  . .xe? xe? desn' make an

sense here here  Te pening  pening  he le le s  cur curse se in Wh Whe's e's av avr r 1 1xe xe g 162;

1600- 17c6

6 .  h6 h6 17 17 d d g 8c2   19.. a 19 a ( (..    ) 19    d8 Fllwed Fll wed b b b6 6

(17.gx (17. gx 8.c6 e ( (     j j 4   4 4            4 4 j j 4) 9 g  7 20 20a a  Wh Whe e s sgh beer) 8 c6 h 19.d2 h6 20 8c6 20  7 7  a a8 Bla Black ck has d

H COMT KAANOV

chances f geing cunerpla aer gg g g r eve evenn aer e) 7  7  e3 18 18ffxe3 xe3  xf1 19 xf h Backs psin is OK. He wll cmplee his devepmen  plaing d7 and hen h6) 6 0 (. (. ..   As A s we hav havee a read rea d see seen n akng n  n e3 efre efre cas cas  ing is ver dangerus    4   . .         4 4     is an a n iner esing r in rde rderr  preven preven ) 17. h ((  .   )) 18  xe3 19xe3 h6 2 xf2 ( (  4   = Huerga M eache-F iszewski I Pamplna 200 2 009) 9) 21 x d7 22c6 g7=

9

1xd (44        Fl Flwed wed  f6) 1 1 e7 5 x xe e - -  16. d d33  f 17e2 (j (j eads  he same hing) h ing) 17. 17. xd xd3 18 18xxd3 f f66 19 1900 ( (        4  . .   .  Black has gd cmpensan fr he pawn here    -      j) 19     x2 2  a f6 f6 San S anzz F An An s-F iszewski I Pampna 2009; 2009 ; b 13xd?! Once agan i seems

ver dan dangerus gerus  ake hs pawn

b 2 2C2 C2  xc2 13 13xc2 xc2 f (..

 Riff V-F. iiszewski I France 2009 44) 1d2 e7 Flw F lwed ed      d d7 7 8 d d8 8 6 wh 6 w h gd pla fr Back Ba ck 12 ..exd ..exd

3. d3 is he es mve mve.. a 13C2 seems lgica u Black

s gd pa

fer

f

13 . . e7  .ex .exff (4.   Te es mve accrding  he cmpuer. 4    X+ X j4    4 j    -  -    -    Fl Flw wed ed  ac a c 8 and a nd  fe8) 1 0 0 15g A scar mve u Whie has  d smehing.. smehing .. (.  + . X+ .X     -       j . .  ) ) 15   f  f6 6d 6d22 e7+ 17 17 e e22 e8 18 e 19 g 7 W Wh a ver gd aackng psiin Black wn in he game  Barn F iszewski I ap d'Agde d'Agde 2010; c 13 13ex exf f Tis Ti s mve mve desn ead 

anhng fr Whe. 3 . xf xf ( ( ..  4.  .

6

    .  ) . d xd?N ( e7+ 5 d7 65 7 7e e7 8 c8 # 9C2 (    j 4-+) 9  20 e c5 2 6 M Hmann-G Grigre I Prz 99 I  999) 5xd e7+ 6 7 Wi a cmpicaed psiin  .a5 Tis is e criical psiin  e line  . .5. We ave analzed is psiin in grea deai and e variains are en ver cncree

CHAPTER 

a 5.C2 desn ead anwere

5 0 6xd xe 7c6 b6 (  j is an ineresing ex cange sacrice  j +   4   .   . j   j Wie as  give back e excange .. + 4 j .4 4+ 4 ) 8xe7 8 9 exd 2xd d7 2e ae8 a2 5ex5 - 6C2 x5

7.  x5  x5 8 xd  xd5 Back desn' ave  be wrried abu e pin aer b 9 b b 2c6 ( ) 20  b5+ 2g 8 22xe7 e5= And e e7 is rapped 5 ...g6 6 6 n rder  preven e Black rm casing He as  pla wi grea precisin nw

a . ? Te ms criical mve.

Black needs  reac ver precisel nw

6  bN We ink a is is e mve a makes is variain k r Back He sil needs  be care ul ug a1) 6  8 as been paed nce

72?N

HE COMEE KAAHNIOV

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(17 e1 f (4  4 ) 18e dxe (   +±  Oes en H Heg I Haa lem 201.) 9 xe  20 e1 f7)

(19 b7 2xd ( ) 20 f6 2e Whe s bee He is a pawn up and his kng wll be safe n g whe he black king desn eal have an shee)

2) 16  fxe 17 xe f8 8C2

f7 9.h Whe has he niia ve;

9  xg6+ d8 20 g fxe 2 xe f 22 f xb2; 3 7exf x f 8 x f gxf

9. e (  .  ) 9  a7 A gd defensve mve 20g

(2.h  (.   ) 21  h xb2 22 g7 (  + An excepinal defensive mve

7e 1) 7C2 xb2 8g7 f8

19xh7 fxe 2xg6+ d8 2xe a7 Fllwed b f6 Te a7 wi be able  ansfe  he kingside; 2 7g7 f 18xh7? (

See 7c2) 18 . d2! Aacking bh b2 and d

   4  4 =) 22  f8 2 he f7 2g8+ f8 25g7=) 2.d 21h d 22.xf d ( ...  als allws Black  hld .   4  . j 4    4 4  X4 4  j4 .  + .  j+ . 4 j4) e f6 2 d xd

CHAER 6

98

25d1 xb2 26 xd = Back has gd acvi which cmpen saes f him being a pawn dwn;

2  f8 21h  xf5 22  xf5 gxf 2h5+  f7 2 xd C

17 a7 Back en has his e sucefu mve Te k defends e7 and can be acvaed n 

25 e2 (  ) 25  xe2+ 26.xe2 g7 27e6 c Flwed b b and d7. Te ps in is balanced 28 C; 18c2 (j j  j j See 7exf5) 8   xb2 9exf5 ( 4 j4  4        Flwed b  Te psin is ve cmplicaed and bh sides have chances hee) 19 c (j 4± Flwed b h) 20d1

b 1 e2N Wih he dea f cas

(2f6  f8 22fxe7 e7 2. e7+ xe7 2f (4  +   4 ) 2·· f7 25  d8)

1 xd2 5.xd2 �e7 Hee Whe sl has a chce

ling aicial 1 e7 15 e1 - 6 f h 17g f6 18.C2 (18exf b 19 e2 (  ) 9 b7 2 e ac8 Te ps n is ve cmpicaed and bh sdes have chances)

21..c 22b C+ 2g1 b 2f C; a2 2f6 xd 21g1 f8

22.g7 xf6 2xf6 x2 2 h8 d7 25 xd C7 26xe7+ xe7 27g7+ d8 28f8;

16.f n de  peven g5

HE COMPETE KAAHNOV

99

a 6 Eh oo c2 (j4 See f

rs) 7.fxe  �+ 4 � j � .4 �   Ej4  And Whie s sighl bee as he �h6 is no plang) 8. �e �g+ 9 d a Folowed b b and �a6 2oxd b 2 2 �a6 22�d Ef 2c6 �xd 2xd Eaf8 25f E8f Folowed b Exd(.. E  4±)  b 6exf doesn' give Whe an ad

vanage 6 �g5 7C2 oo 8.g (4 � 4  E  .j E= Followed b Eaf7 or Ee7) 8 . g6 9 Ehg h8 2o Ea gxf=

8. �xe d Te idea s o open as man es as possbe fo he bish ops ( �   Folowed b b and d2 or 2 and b)

6  0-o 7 Ehf Tis s he cica poson 7fxeN A good m provemen (7. �b7 Ts move was paed b one of ou auhos 8c2 (j � 4 �) 8 Eac8 (8  �f6 9exf �xd 2og ( 4 �) 20  Eab8? ( � .4) 2b �b7 22 Ea) 9exf (4) 9 . �xd 2og �d8 (.   � 4 �   4 E E .4) 2a �b6 (.. �+ 4 � .  4 E E ±) 22axb axb 2 �xb K Beba ov-M ornee I ap DAgde FRA 2oo8.)

9.xd �f6 2o Eab Ea7? ( � s also possbe) 2.2  22d (Ej E4  E+ 4  E) 22 .  � xd (... E4 woud e Whie ake he ad vanage aer  � 4   �j j4  E) 2xd EC+ 2d �f 2Ebe Ec 26. �xf Exf 27 e A funn po siion Back canno ak on d wh an of his rooks 27. Eh ( E  4 . E .4+ ) 28 Ec (. E) 28 .. Ehxd;  . �e7 Te old move bu we hnk

i acks exbii Te bshop wil have o go o f6 which means ha Black won have he possibi o pa f

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CHAR 6

a 1  �d7 1d2 (4 desn

lead  anhing 4   � � A ie- Gulaksen I Barce lna 2008) 1 . c8 (1b8 1 ae1 �d8 16. �xd exd 17C2 �f6 ( All f Whies pieces ae nicel placed and he can nw pla he hemaic 4 (12 �xd exd 1xd?!  is rea l  risk  ake his pawn Back will have a srng iniiaive n he black squares 1 .0- 1 b (4. �   Linski-D. Gld enberg I rn 1998 4.  . � � . j4 - � Ozaakan,-A. Miseenk I Kcaeli 2002) 1  f (4 . � llwed b �e and g) 1�d fxe 16.�xe a 17b ( �- V Miseev-M Simansev I Dnsk 2) 17 �f6 18- �d7 Black has excellen cmpen sain) 12  0-0 10-0 Black has he chice here

1  �f6

..   .. �  �   llwed b e1 and  f We hink ha Whie can ge sme pla n he kingside as he �c is n eal plaing) 18f a 19 C7 2.xd  Zezukin A Mrz I Lubniewice 199)

(1f �f6 (    � j  4 4  �  .  V Krnias K. Nikaidis I Ahens 199) 16 �xd exd 17C2 will rans pse) 1  exd 16c2 b6 17h �f6 18f fe8 19h2 g6 2e1 �g7 21f b 22 1 a 2 ad1

HE COMETE KAANOV

0

Whe wll win a pawn as ae 8  xd5?? 19.b xd 2 fd Black lses maeal 6  . . � d7 17  xd � f6 18e6 B Mela Munz M Pan a I Badalna 2005

b2

2 ... a 2 �b Whie g a me peasan psiin in he game  Bac- Mchav I Rehm nn GR 200 He can ake he d pawn a an mmen and he als has he hea ee5 b 1f5? 1 �xd exd (4  4

 �4 4     A iaa-N Zamb I Misklc 1999 Whie wll wn a pawn and Back desn have an cunepa) 5exf5! (. als gves Whe an advanage bu ae  4 Black has pacica chances  nd cunepla n he kingside) 15. �xf5 16c2

16 . �d b 6 . b6 17 �f5 (.X4

4 . �j D Rgc- Lu bcc I Rabac 200 .. ) 7 xf5 18xd Dela G Me  Re Besada I Vila Baese 2010

17.xd � f6 8.xd �d (...  .   ± M Kise lev-A e I S Peesbug 199) 19xd Whie s a pawn up and cleal bee . d2 g6 mpaed  he lne wih g6 i s cea ha Black is sme emps dwn Bu hs psiin s sil slid (4   Wih he idea f dubling ks n he ce  n he ele . � 4 4 �  . 4 � . �   �4 Wih he idea f pla ng f) 5 ae �g7 6. �xd exd 17C2 a7 18fN C7 (  .   4 ..  ) 19 e2 e8 20h Wih he dea f bing ng he d2  f in de  pe pae ee5 Backs psiin s sid bu unpleasan as he desn have an acive plan

02

CHATER 6

2xd4

We acceps e calenge. 2 d g7 0- - See  d and e 2C2 g7!?N ( 4  X 4    Fwed b  and ganng space n e kngsde Back g a nce ps n n e game A DannV Bel us I admr 2008) 2exd4 3xd4

We can ake e pawn as Back w ave  lse a emp  e wan  drve awa e queen rm d b pang g7, as e 8 s angng 3a+

( xd exd  d See  d (44+  4-+) )  . exd  xd a+  e2 xd 6xd -  W e dea  plang e aer  (7g ! 8  xe 9 xe (  ) 9 ) 7 b7 8g ac8 9  2  s cear a Black as gd cmpen san

4d2

b? wud be a bg msake.   xa  x8 xb+ 6. d e7! (O curse n .4 . + Fllwed b e and Black wll se e queen) 7 C xe 8+ d7 9c xd 20 d d8 Wes psn s ver bad Back alread as 2 pawns

HE COM ETE KAAHN IOV

fr he exchange and Whie's pieces are lacking crdinain 4  xd2+ 5Wxd2  7

he criica psiin Whie has w was f precing he b2 pawn

03

le 20 he ( j     A Ua- Richard I Ferm 2009) 20  ac8 (20 .. xe als enables Black  equaize 21.fxe ( 4  F lwed b xd) 21 . ac8 (...  .     4 4 M KrzzanwskiM Kanarek I urawa 2007) 22e2 e 2C2 C 2 d h Back g gd cmpensain fr he pawn in he game  Kvalevskaa Gira  I Mscw 2007) 2.C2

6Wc2

16 b f 7 d (j  

(21 e2 h6+? 22e (22 d C5 2 d g+ 2 e b (4 . 4 j4     V Skl va-A Savina I Vadimir 2007) 25C2  h6+ 26 d  fc8 27. xf gxf 28.e g7+ 29d f) 22  xe 2fxe  f7 Whie has  be carefu abu his king nw.)

    X  . j  Black wi win he pawn back and he wil have he ad vanage hanks  his ver acive rks and srng back squared bish p.) 17. fxe 18 xe - 9 f Te usua mve in his kind f psi in fWhie akes n f he wil have prblems n d and if he les Black ake n e and akes back wih he f Black wil penerae n he f

21 .  xe 22  xe  f 2 e h6 Back wil win he pawn back 6  f 7 kd3

? fxe 8fxe - Fllwed b . 7  fxe4

70- 18f e? his mve desn reall make an sense as i allws Whie  rganize himself

0

CHATER 6

19 ad xe  �xe � 1 �x x . b1 c8  P Kngu ve-S Mae  Marseille 006

  �  And as his is he bes mve here, wh n pa i n he .  prevus mve ( 4" . �   llwed b b . + . )

9  �

he easies mve.

19. �d7 is als pssibe he idea is  quickl pla b as he a desn' have he c square an nger Bu we hink his mve is less precise  acN (0 ad b C c8 b ( o  0 he ac8  b c   ad � �   �X4 4 �X4 �  �    (  e a   d �e xe    = Backs aciv (4 . 4 4  4 �) i cmpensaes r being a pawn  c8   dd b 6.C b8 dwn)  . a (... 4 X4 7d a his mve alws �4+ 4.  �   ) Black  secure he draw righ b1 ( 4 . 4 awa 8xa b! 9axb a8 4       0 b b8) �    + j �4 S. RmieuxF i   � xe    xe a   d bisewski  Mnpellier 006)   �e he acivi  Backs pieces a b6 axb xa8 xa8 6axb �c 7h a 8 c cmpensaes r he ac ha he is a b a) a pawn d

HE COM ETE K AAHN IOV

2Eh Eac8 21b Ec 22g? G Nag- Kp I Padubice 2010 ( E =) 22 xe 2fxe Efc8 2 Ead1 a 2  b 26b1 (. E E 4+-+) 26 a 27. xa b 28c bxa2 29xa2 Ea8+ 0. b Eb8+ 1. a xb2 2b g Whie's king is in a  f ube n a

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23  xe4 24fxe4 fcS 25 dd2

n de  bing he knigh back via c2 25  b4 26�c2 bs 27�d4 a4

Tis hemaic mve makes use f he expsed psiin f he king n b

20 ac8 21 Wb3

21 b1 Ec As we have aead seen he k is well paced n c 22  xf (22c2 xe 2Exe (4 Ej+) 2 .. Exd Suivi de a e h.) 22   Exf 2 Ee8 f7 2 Ea Efxd 2Ea7+ g8 26Ea8 ( E  Fllwed b Ed2.) 21  c 22 e2 a 23 dN

Whie has  pa ve slidl hee 2c2?  xe ( E 4 ) 2fxe Efc8 2e?? ( ) 2  Ec+ 26bxc Exc+-+ A PanckiM Kanaek I Wcaw 2007

28 Wxa4 b3 29axb3 a8 30 Wb4 bS;

Fwed b pepeual check ocuio:

Whie desn have an advanage if he chses he line 10 cxd We hink ha he bes chice f Black is  pa 10  d and 11  g6, bh ae 11 e and 11 d Back wil sme imes have  sacice a pawn, bu he acivi f his pieces (especial he g7) will give him gd cmpen sain Les als emembe ha i is ineesing  pla 11 . .f ae 11 e

CHAPTER 7 61c3 7.b5 B  ge7 10exd5 11  e7 832] e c 2f3 c6 3d4 cxd 4xd4 e b d6 6c3 a6 7a3 h sd ge7 9q xd

9 .d s he her mve rder ha s en eng played her way Back w have  ake n d aer n

12 e7 1cx

10cx a 10. e xd 11.exd (. See

chaper 6) 11 f See furher n hs chaper

b 10 d xd exd See 9 xd

and 11Fd(  See chaper 6)

10  xd exd leads ack  he manlne. oexd d4 cxb

Ts s he man lne and als ur recmmendan   e f 12  d2 hs psn can e aned hrugh varus mve rders.

(1 . d  10 (4. rans pses  1. cx .) 1.. 6N (4 .. 4   s he her way f playng wh cmpensa n) cx ax 16x e Tas he dea ehnd 6,  pen he a1-h8 dagna fr he shp and ge he pssy f cnnung y ee. 17.  e 18  xe (  j) 18.xe 19fxe xe+ 20h1 h6 A gd square fr he queen where  can creae hreas n h2 aer e7f6e r e7g5 he game cud cnnue y 21d d7 22 ae1 h 2 e x 2  x f6 2d x2=) 1 .e A hemac dea Wh hs mve Black prevens Whe frm develpng hs shp  d and he als pens he a1h8 dagnal fr he shp e7

CHATER 

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(1 0o is aso plaabe for Black  �d (4  4 ransposes o 1  e 1 bxa6 o o) 1 � f6 15b Whie wans o avoid e and he is aacking he f5 knigh (.- 4 . �4 �   �    wins he piece back, bu Whie doesn have an advanage  .. � . � � j �) 5 . �g5 (5 h 6 �xh7+ h8 17 �e �e7 18oo f5 19 �c2 ( �) 19 .. axb5 2o.d1 e8 21gN (  4 . � �   Y Peleier-. Bacro I Man 200) 21.g6 22h5+ g8 2 �b Black wl have rouble pursung his aack) 16o-oN his move has never been paed, bu we hink  is quie og cal (16C �xd2+ 17xd2 h    4 is also empng) 18o oN ( �J o- L Kubacsn  Horvah I Hungar 2002 I  200) 18 axb5 9h Te posi ion is uncear, bu Back has good aackng chances.(. � . �4 4 4 j) )

16 .h 17. �c (� is no ver good as Black would quick  ge counerpa aer .  . �  . �4  4 j4  �  . j ) q f5 Black has good compensaion hanks o he cassca counerpa on he kngside)

( �e2 o-o 150-o �f6 6 �c (16 bN Defending hs pawn passve doesn seem ver nau ra. 16.. �e5 (16  axb5? is anoher possibili for Black 17xb5 xa2 8c �C 9�C (XJ j Folowed b h) 19 g5=) 17bxa6 h 18.g xg (fBack wans o pla on, he can pa .  followed b df for example) 19fxg �xg 2ohxg xg)

a 17f6?

HE COMETE KAAHN IOV

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(2.a h 21 h1 ( ) 21..xg2 22f (  4) 22 .exf 2.xf f5 2xg2 e 25 f xd5 Wih a cm plicaed psiin where Black has gd chances)

18b6N ( 4         is mve is all in he spiri f he psi in All he black pieces are nw geing acivaed   . j 4 en M Hs S Maze Salu 2008) 18xc 19C b8 20  f6 21a Te b6 pawn will be ver srng hrughu he game; b 17.  h? is als pssible and

lgical Black pens he wa fr he fpawn and he is als lking a g2 18d2 (.  4  n rder  preven b6   Black has cmpensain) 18 f5 19.f exf 20 x d7 21.bxa6 b6 22  h1  xf 2gxf xa6 Wih a saisfing psiin fr Black in he game  esik  vanisevic I Hungar 2012; 18C2 ( Wih he idea f plaing 2 and hen pushing he apawn      Black has gd and dnamic cm pensain He can pla e a he righ mmen, bu als mabe h5 and h) 18 axb5 19 xb5 e5? 2d

20  h 21 c6 (  .  ) 21  b8 22e2 g5 2g g 2 e (44 lses  he nice 4 .. ) 2  g6 25  1 xb1+ 26xb1 h6 Giving sme sheler  he black king n h7. Black will cninue b plaing f and he will creae sme pla n he whie squares) 1 0- Here Whie has a chice, bu Black as gd resurces in eiher variains

a 15 b5 f6 16.C xa6

17xa6 xa6 18.- a8 And Black will win he pawn back 19 C xc 20bC xa2 21xa2 xa2 22e xe 2fxe C= A Hun-N Per I anerbur NG 2010; b 15C xa6 16 e2 f6 See he

mainline 15 e2    4  

0

CHAER 

   -     .  4 A. Ksenuk  Kvalevskaa I Kasnunsk 2005) ; c 5c2 f6 6 e5N (

4 was paed n he game S Pga-L hsansen San Fan csc 1995) 17. c (.  4) ?. e Black s penng he les n fn f he whe kng 18.fxe (  j+  j ) 18 . e8 19 d h+ 20. d2 xa6 Wh a ve sng nave;

(16.1 xa6N (..4 4    j       -    4   4  R Skek-W KusznskKa kw 1978) 17xa6 xa6 18- a8 9e2 a 25 d 21xd xd 22 f e8= Back w wn hs pawn ack and he p sn s equa) 6    xa6 70 -0 d 8 C xe2?N (        . 4 And a daw was ageed n n M asen Rad av I Wk aan Zee ND 2007 whu plang he fllwng ps sle mves     4  JXJ 4 4X4 X=)

19xe2 x2 20 c2 c8 21.xe e8 22d h 2f Te acv f he ack peces cmpensaes f eng a pawn dwn; 11 d A ve neesng dea F a ng me we hugh hs was a gd mve de  avd he 11  d7 lne u we nal came  he cncusn ha Black has cmplee  ne pa ae he ve ae

11  g6! Black pus hs f shp n he es dagnal (h8a1) and he als has de pssl f pang  f5 af e e and ae Fxf5 he culd ake ack wh he gpawn. a 11 .xC 2.C We hnk ha

hs knd f psn s alwas ee f Whe 2  e7  e (10- - 1 e 7 (4   ) xd exd 16.

H COM  KAAHN IOV

c8 (..  .      ) 7  g6 8a)   00 1 xd exd 1- b8 6 a 7e1 6 8b R d uad- Sanchez I Bel FRA 2012 b 1. . e7 is pbab suspicius

hee as 12cxb anspses  he mainline  his chape, which is in Whie's av;

111

ems wih he  squae) 1xe xe h6 1e?! (.j  - Flwed b axb and b6   cuse e We hink Back is d ing ne hee) 1 b6+! (..  j A Rmashk Belus I Mscw 2007) 16 h d7 Whie has weakened his psiin n he back squaes Back wil nw pla gical mves, saing wih -, and ge a bee psiin b 20- g7 1 e (  ans

pses  12cxb g7 10-)     x gx  - 6.d2 e8; 12.. g7 0- -  �e a bxa6  xa6 1  xa6 (

12cxb a 12. e?! ! 1.0- (.  �

4-   4 As we saw in he pevius chape, his hemaic mve gives Back gd pla

  . 4 4    .   4 4     X      j)  ..  xa6 6C2  xc2 17xc2 a8 18a c8 19b a 2 d b8; b  e1 b7 1 C axb 6xb

c8

 .  ! (4  4 4 . 4    j 4) 1d2

. 4      �  � . j Backs pieces ae we placed and me acive Whie has sme pb

(1 x gx We hink ha his kind  psiin gives Black ve gd cmpensain He will push his cenal pawns and he als has he pssibili  using he ge

CHATR 

2

afe h8 and g8 ( ...  ±  5  e 6fxe f And Black doesn have any poblems

 

Te mos played move We have payed i ouseves bu ae a deepe analysis we hink ha Whie is be e ae  . h? Tis aggessive appoach

doesn give Black enough compen saion

2bxa6 he bes move (2 e Afe his move Black manages o ge counepay 2   f  

( xe? makes hings easie fo Whie xe e7 5g e 6. 2 (.  4+ .  .  6.C2 (4  C    . +±  xc2 axb 8  xb+ d7 9 c6 b8 20b xc6 2dxc6 b6 22a xc6 2e his endgame is bee fo Whie as he knigh ceay dominaes he bishop and he queenside pawns ae vey dangeous)

a bxa6 o-o 5.d2 xe

(      4 6xe f 70oo g 8 b xa6 9 xa6 xa6 M MaosA Mooz I Padubice 995; a2 e2 xe 5xe o-o

6o-o ( 4 .  P Kupkova-A. Mooz I Padubice 992) 6  .f Y Kup pa-V Neveov I Nikolaev 99;

  e 5f a 6b a+ (  4      +    Folowed by e) 7d2 d8 8.bxa6 o-o 9b e A hemaic move in ode o open he es

HE COMEE KHNIOV

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Ea  Al Huwar-S. Khader  Dubai 2008) 17f 8f �f5 9b5 e 2h5 f6 Wth a ver cm picated pstn  Gharaman  drv  France 2010) 2fxe xe 21.xe �g5 22a f5 Black has gd attackng chances b d2 allws Back t pla  

�e7 as cmpared t C1 White desnt threaten c6+

(1 b+? s nt enugh t equalze. 5c ( 4 . 4) 15 . C 6bC axb5 17 �xb5 d8 (... �  . �X X 4  4) 182 Black desnt have enugh cmpensatin)

(5 �e2  (.  has as been paed, but we prefer the text mve) 16 ( � � E - 4 Back has gd cmpensatin and it s nt eas t nd hw t cntnue wth White here) 16  f5 17bxa6 (17f �f6 Treatening t take n f 8C exf 19f ( E4  Flwed b �g5) axb5 2xd6 �xb2 2 ab

50- ( .  Unfrtunatel fr Black this mve is nt pssible    E  E  � ±) 6g h5 7 �e2 ( E  �  A gd mve Black wants t pa �a6. - �  � . �) 17.g6N (7 h? 18b6 Eb8 9bxa6 9  �xa6 (. �  �  �    Ej �  4j   � ±) 20 � xa6 �g5 2xg5 g2 220-- Exb6 2 �C+ G MisS. Dumnt  Sa Pau 200.)

(9  e 2b ( E  E  �) 20  b8 21xc8 Efxc8 22b6 e 20- exf2+ 2x e 25�d d 26b7 Ee8 27g2

CHATER 

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a7 Black will win he pawn ack and he psiin wil e equal e cause  he ppsie clued ishps) 0xc8 xc8 1h (. 4 mpaed  he 19  e ine Whie desn have  llwed  6 an lnge)    xa6 e g x .d1 c 50 xg 6 xg 6=)

15.. xa6 16 xa6 (- is als gd  Whie ...       .4        .4   + A Kvchan A. Miseenk I Ausha 999) 16 ... xa6 170- L Nisipeanu Nils sen 1998 We dn ike he ack p siin a all Te knigh is snge han he ishp and he  passed pawns n he queenside will sa  advance ve easi;   d7? See chape 8

1..  e7 1 e - (.   desn wk hee ecause  4. +  -+) 1 xd exd 5 d  is impan  ck he d pawn. (.   .-  A hemaic sacice which li eaes he sng 6 ishp      .4 4 .     A Belai che- dv, Fench hampin ship 00)

11 g6 A ae mve ha we hadn menined in he Fench vesin  he k. We hink ha ae 1 e Black desn manage  equalize. 1 g7 (1...5? is ununae an inac cuac hee as ae 1xa6 xe ( ..  4.         +   S GangulK Min I Ga 00) 1.5+ Whie has his ineme diae mve which gives him a gd advanage. 1  d7N (4     .-    K Mk-B Kual I nava 987) 15 xd7+ xd7 16xe h6 7d - 8±)  xd (.  allws Black  pla  .  as in he ine 11. d g6) 1 .exd 1 d - 15.0 We hink ha his kind  psiin is awas slighl ee  Whie as Black nl has ve ile cune pla g5 (  .  

H COM KAAHNOV

     .4  . B Phlppe-W Farm er I DS email 2006) 16. f h 7.h A Shirov-D. Sinkov I Sochi RUS 202

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daion We hnk ha his move gives Back good pa a) 12 .. g?! We don' hink his

move enabes Back o equal ize 10-o (  4   Back wil pu his rooks on he a and bes and ge decen counerpa) 1.. xC  xC o-o 12!N s move s b far he mos logica one. Whe ges rid of he srong d knigh

2  

We hnk his smple developmen move s he bes move 12bxa6?! is oo has here a 1  axb 6xd bx (..

2. . a+ d2 (    4      Folowed b b6 or a. Black s alread be er because Whe is oo lae wih his deveopmen) 1  xd  . b+ f8 1.oo xa6!?N 6 xa6 xa6 Black has a nice iniiaive 2   he mos plaed move Back has several ineresing opons here. 12  axb! Tis is our recommen

4 .   . 4±) .c6  (... 4  4   4      ) 8a f 1 e1 a6 2o c We hink ha Whie is beer here. He can doube on he cle and aer he can mabe sacr ce an exchange on c or pa  b n order o exchange he a6

6 x2 axb 17  xb  xa2 18 a xa 1 xa  f6 (       ) 20b he passed bpawn gives Whe

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a ceran advanage Te psn s n eas  defend fr Back b 12  0- Te ms paed mve

ne) 15   � xb 6 � xb � f6 7 �C ( �    4 E 4   E .4 4 Wh an ams equa psn) 7  18b e 9xe xb (j+  � .4± Te passed pawns n he qeensde gve Whe a bg ad vanage) 20 Eb1 Efe8 21 d c Whe s ceran a e b beer, bu he psn remans uncear.;

1.0-0 (bxa6 � xa6 10- b6 (4    E  �   � E 4  4 Pankra v- Yaremk crr 990 I rr 20) 15b c 16�b2 E 7d �x 18x xd 9. Efd �f6 2e e6 21h g6 22.  f N ( ..   �4 4 4.4 A Areshchenk S Maze Aarhus 2005)

. xb (  wud be a bf psna msake   4. �+ Te whe squared bshp s  srng) 1  �a6 Mak ng se f he fac ha he C bshp s hangng. 1a

( f?  a+ 6 �d2 (.4 4  � 4   4 4 j ) 16 xd) 2g d 2 �xd exd s an m prvemen cmpared  he abve menned game as Black has pr vked he weakenng g mve)  . axb xb �a6 d (.   ranspses  he bxa6

15 b6?N (.. B Pdle snk-N Nklc I Sumre 200)

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17e3 ( X  X X4 .   4  Blacs peces ae moe actve ad he doest have ay weaesses) 17 b7 18o-o o-o 19f (.  .    j ) 19  xf 2oxf Efa8 c 15   xa6 a 16. d2 xa6

6xe7?! xe7 17b3 (4    ) 7 a6 8  e3 b 19 Ehc8) 16. xd 17xe7 (   4   4       - he bac g is com pletely safe o e6) 7xe7 18o-o h6 he posito is ucea but we th that Blac has a good chace to get a advatage)

a 15b3?! alows a athe smple

tactc 15  a 16d2 xd2 17· xd2  x 18.x  xb3! 9Eb xd2 2oxd2 Exa2;

17C2 xc2!? Te most simple move

170o 18b (4 4      j -  .  ) 18 b7 19.0-0 f!? (.  4    4  .  4 ) 20  c3 f With the idea of payg f3 Blac has good compesato 21 xd ( j s dubous hee because of  ..  Foowed by e3) 21 xb 22. c3  23. b3 a6 2f3 E b8 252 ) 18x2 o-o 9b b 20a xd 210-o E fc8=

a 70o?! Ehb8 18  xa6 Exa6

9Ed f Whites pieces ae paa lysed

b 17 xa6 eads to a massive sim

plicatio t's pobaby the best move fo White. 17. Exa6 18  e3



8 xa3!? 9�d (.          =) 9 a 20 �c3 xd 7..c2+! 8C2 �C 9b hb8 20. �d2 Blac has may op tos hee but all moves ead o a o posiio 20  �d8N (     . � �  - � 4  �4  �4 � .   j  .  �   R. Sohhaee Roy S howdhuy I Mocada 2008) 21a3 �a 22c6 (.  �4  . �4 �=) 22 � xd2 23 xd2 b3 2b a 2 hd � xd 26 xd xd+ 27 2 db 2 �e3  3bxa6 (. � as poses to 1 �e3 which we saw ea ie  his chape.) 3 . oo  �d3 does cause Bac ay poblems He ca eihe tae bac o d ight away o play  e!? a  �d2 e aso tasposes o

�e3

b . e2N No a vey covicg

ovely  . �xa6 .oo (. �  .  . 

HAPTR 

  . )  . {xe3 6.xe3 b6 7. �xa6 (. �    .     �  j 4 .  �) 7 xe3 8h xa6 9C e Bac has a good positio He wil pobaby cotue by pay g e oce he emoved hs quee om e ..e!? (4 . . .  .    � . �4  . � �j)

 �b (. �4   � Whites g s vey vule able) .xe3 6xe3 �g 7d2 b6 8d xd 9.exd �xa6 We th ths positio is moe pleasa o Blac

HE COMPLETE KAL AS NOV

12 ... �g5 has recetly bee played by regubov bt White also gets a advatage here 130o J ) 13 . xc1 1 xc1 o-o 5.2 xb 6a C b White got a vey ice positioa advatage i the game  Bauer-P regubov I lchy 2001 2 . �d wth the idea xb s ot suciet 13bxa6 his paw will be extremely aoyig for Blac 3  a  d2 xd 5.0-o o-o 6C?N 6. �e3 is aso better for White 16   b8 1 b c6 18 c 9 h1 ± Whte has a solid ad vatage He wil play C ad C ext 9. c  e2? (        j �4 ) 20. f2+ A Pi pers Sveshiov I appele la Grade 2009)) 16 .  h3  ...   �  ±  j     �J) .f3 e6 18. h1 ± A good prophylactic move Whte wats to play  nxt(4   �  gives Bac some compesatio) 30o f

Oe aturay wats to play this move as Bac 13. �g5? s simply bad because fo 1f 3  axb5 s the computers sugges tio. Blac wil pay wth a paw

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dow but t s ot easy for White to mae use of ths

1 xb  xb 15 � xb �d 16xd 16 c is also possible for Whte but we thi that it is much more dagerous i praci   f5 .b3 (j4 +   4 Folowed by f6 ad  b8. Blac has a lot of activity.) 1. f 8.a (    4 4  Followed by �g3, with a dagerous attac) 18 . e8 a 18 .f3 19.gxf3 �g ( . . 4

. ) 2oh �f 21 �xf xf 22g1 xa  j    4 ) 23 g �d 2 xa8 xa8 25 xf exf 26b b 18  e mmediatey does't wor

because of 19C2 Wiig aoth er paw

CHAPER 

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19a (  4    Foowed by b6 h, f6 ) 19 e 20 a2? A good defesive move 2o . g6 (       j Despte the fact hat Blac has some pactcal chaces Whie is much bette) 21 h1 f3 22gx ( jFolowed by h) 22 . xf3 ( ... j .   4   ) 23 e2 g 2g1 h 2f f8 26 g3 f 27 a)

ca use the ae) 2oxa xa 21.a3 f Bac shoud hod hee as White caot mae ay po gess) 19 xa 20a3 bxb 21axb xa1 22 e3 xf 23 xf1 f8=) 18 . a3 Blac seems to have good compesato, bu White maages o epel Blac's itiaive (..4 4  4  4  ) 19c2 c8 (    j . j) 20 b2 ca8 21b5 f6 Blac seems to have eough com pesaio, bu ae the uexpeced (      . ) 22 1 Blac is i some touble

17  b8 18 d2 Te good way o play Whe s heaeig to pay a 18.b3 a A good simplifyg move

19 d2 e ( .  woud be i Whes favo as he

22. e ( ..  .    4 Te bpaw wll be too stog) 23e2 3a5 (..  4  4) 2b1 Whie s bete he e paw is hagig ad he bpaw is stll vey sog N aze-R Heie I VM2oo6 I Fiae 2008 13 . d7? 1 e3  f (4 . . 4) 15b6N (  Z Laa L hisase I Gemay 1995.)

HE COMPEE KA ASH NOV

12

a 1. �b7? doest eally wo be

cause o 15bxa6 �xd 16 �e3;

c) 1  e 5 �c3 ( �4 � gves

Bac good play.) 15  �6 (.    � � .4  . +   .    �4   j  �4   � ± Blac doest get a stog eough attac o the 2 paws he sacced) 16 �xe xb 7.xb axb 18�d3 �xc3 19bxc3 �d7 2o b1 White s bette but it is ot that easy to covet the adva tage to a ul pot;

4.bxa6

Whit has to accept the chaege He taes the paw ad he wil have to edue a cetai blac itative t is ot always to be cooted by this d o situatio dug a game but ae havig aaysed ths positio  a vey bg depth we came to the co clusio that White shoud get a good advatage i he pays pecisey  �d2?N A iteestg ovety White develops his bishop wthout gvig Bac a tempo

5.bxa6 (4 �) 5  �xa6 6. �e3 (. � 4 Followed by 3  �    4Bac has good compesatio) 6   7 xd 3? 182 ( � 4- j 4  �  4 4) 8 exd 19xd xg2 2o e1 a7 (  �j     �    4  . ) 2 �xa6 (. 4 � .�  . ) 2  �h 22 e2  23 d2

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af8 2. xg2 xf2 25 x xf2+ 26h3 �f6; 1 �e3 has bee played seveal times. Bac does' have ay pob lems ae 1 xb5 15xb5 (4  4   �j4   � � K Schmize- Schacz I G emai 2003) 15. axb5 16f ( � 4  � j Blac has good compesaio.) 16.exf 17. � xf ( �4 �   � . j �j D Schegg-M Kaae I Vug au ty 2008) 17 �f6 ( .. �) 8b3 b6+ 19h1 �d7= M. Demdowcz- Gya I Heceg Novi 2008

CHAPTER 

1b6?! Ae this move White easiy ges the advatage 15 �e3 �xa6 ( .. . 4±) 16.�xa6 xa6 (..  �4 4 .±) 17.�xd± Asa D. Lea P. egubov 2009; 1f Tis is the move tha was al most always chose by Blac t seems to give couteplay but ae a few pecise moves Whte ges a good ad vatage

a 15  f3 16xd exd 17g3!N We

14 e4?N

Tis was ou ovelty fo Blac We stil h that it is he best ty but we aso beieve hat he positio is bete fo White. We have iseed may es as we wee ooig fo a way to get a payabe posiio with Blac but you do' have to loo at eveythig! Tis is whe we stated to become vey optimistic fo Whte  the  �d3 ie

do't see how Bac ca cotiue hs attac hee. (  �  �  .4 � 4  .   1 I 2-1 I 2 W Witt ma-P Hovath I Budapest HUN 2008) 17 d7 ( �  �  4 � 4±) 18 e1 �xa6 19. �xa6 xa6 2o. e6±; b) 15 . f5 6b (4±) 16 . .

�xa6 7b5 �c8 18.b± MilovL V oiov t Bschwile 2008;

c 15  C2 was played by oe of

you authos. Te est of the game does't eed may commets . 16.xc2 �xa6

HE COMPLEE KAASHNOV

c 16 .. h6 17.b �xa6

c12 7f3 8b fxg2 19. xg2!?+

( ±)

8b �b7 19C f6 ( ... �  4+ Folowed by a) 20a c8 2.e a 22. �a3 (  . �j �X 4 �   �Xj4) 22  a8 23 f1 �d8 2. c6 1o orete-Roy howd hury I Vadoeuvre 201; C2 16   17 �h7 h8 8 e

fxg2 19 �e3 xa6 2o �g6± Whie has a good advatage;

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White a good advatage) 18 a7 ( �4 4 �4  j  . � . �  . + ) 9.b �g (.. � . �  4± Te passed a ad b paws guaraee White a good ad vatage . �  �±) 20 e ac8?! was played i the game D Vocaturo-A Wirig I Atalya UR 2009 ad here 2d2! is a good improveme compared to he game Whe s wo paws up ad Bac cao create ay more couerplay Te quee cotrols  ad the queeside paws wll start to advace very qucly;

17 �xh7+! h8 18 �d3 f3 (  . �   .4 j  ± Folowed by a) 9 �xa6 fxg2 (   ±) 20 xg2 xa6 21.a± White s two paws up ad hs g s ot weaer tha he Bac oe;

15-C4

17g6    �   �4 j  4 .   �  Blacs positio is hopeless) 18. d (. 4 as giv

he mos atura ad bes reaco  �xe f Whte gves his bshop, he the c8 bishop will get activated o the a6 dagoal ad gve Blac the itiaive right away   fxe 6.xd �xa6

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CHAPTER 

Efa8 a3 White is a paw up ad he is slighly better)

17 d1 (4 j . j  .  Ad we hi that Bac's posiio is slighly preferabe, for ex ampe +   4 X  J X 4     . 4 4 4      .   Blac is beer as his pieces are very active) 7  h 18 e3 (    ) 18  f6 9d b8 oab d3 b3 e; 5b!? Tis move is also ierest ig, but it gives Bac good practical chaces

6xd xd3 7e6 a (...  j j   Xj X ) 18xf8 Exf8 19 Ee1 f he positio is complicated bu Bac has good dy amic compesatio; 5 e3?! is dubious here because of the themaic 5  f3+

6.gxf3 exd3 Bac has weaeed the white igside ad he wi get the a6 paw bac 7xd3 xa6 18 f6 9d e8 Despite beig  paws dow Blac has very good compesaio. 5  f6 6 

6 f b6 17d xa6 18 e3 f 9 xf xc ox a6 gives Blac sucie compesaio; 16 Eb1? e c (   +

xb 16 xb xa6 7. xa6 xa6 18b b6 ( . j   .     .  gives Whie a small advaage) b3 f6  b xb 1 xb

HE COMPLETE KALAS HN IOV

  j+ A themac move  hs d of stuatos Tis seres of sacrces wl be decisive  4-+) 17 �xh2+! 18xh2 h 19g  f3+!

25

8 b3 f! Bac does't lose a me savg his b2 bshop, he im mediately goes for the atac o the igside

2o.gx f6 21e! g6 22f1 exf3 23e8 f7 2xf3 xC 25 e2 ( 4-+) 25  �xa6

a 9�d2 �xa1 2oxa h

6 

b 19 �b6 g+ 20 h1 �xa (..

Blac wats o tae the b2 paw but most of all he wats to weae the posito of the Whie g

Blacs iaive is dagerous

 4 �  � .) 21xa f6 22�d8 (4 -+) 22  �h3 23 g xg! 2 xg g6 25 h1 �g2+ 26g1 �h3

19 . � h3 20 h (. � j4 .  j .  �+ .  j+ 4  4   ) 20 exf3 Bac reached his goa here Te positio is baaced has to he hreats agais he white g

7gx  xb2 8f4

 s he huma move tha oe wats to play i order to avod Blacs srog atac ad it s also he bes move! Other moves give Blac good compesao

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23.xg2 fxe3 2f3 "g 25h xf3 26 g1 e7 27 e2

CAPTER 

xa6 2 xa6 xa6 25d h 26 b3 d8 27 e1 g)

a 27b7 "f8 28b  29d

b8 30. xg7 h8 31 xh7 g8 32  g7; b 27d af8 28c2 ("4

    j   ) 28   8f 29 "d3  f 30 " xe3 h 31 g2 x 32xg2 g+ 33· h e 3a7 (4  " ."  .  4  . j   4.   4 4 =) 3· xe3 35a8"+ f7 36a7 e7 37"f2 g8=; 27 af8 28 d3   29h g6 3o.g h8 Whe does't have aythig bee tha epeaig moves 31d g8 32g=) 23fxe3 2fxe3 "g White has a maeal advaage but his ig s wea ad Blac ca quicy aci vae hs oos; 18 . b is move leads o vey tese positios whee Bac has good a tacig chaces Fo exampe 18  xa3 19 a 19 d c 20 xc dxc 21.d6 (4 j4 ." "4       4 j4 4    " ) 21  h8 22fxe ( "  .   4  j " .  "4=) 22  fxe 23d7

2oxa3 exf3 21h xC 22a7 f 23   (   4  j   " "   ) 23 . xd 2 . b6  f 25 . d f7 26 . bc h3 27xd6 g2 28 g1 h3 29  c ae8= hs posiio s o fo Blac who will quicly play e6;

9xa1 h 2ofxe xa6 21  xa6 xa6 22exf  xa2 23b3 xf 2d (4"4 "     "  Ad Bac shoud be able to hold a daw hee) 2  f6 25b b2!

26.xb2 g6 27h1 h3 28. g1  xg1  )

HE COMPLETE KA AS HN OV

17

8  xa1

By choosig this optio Blac re sigs himse to pay a ierior ed game but it is ot easy or White to covert his advatage

a 1c3  (.  .  j

 j  4   4) e e3 3xe3 xe3 xe3 g 5.xg xg 6h1 �xa6; b h? -+;

8 .. xa3 19a! c ( ..   .   .  . �  + gives White a wiig positio or exampe    4.  j4       .  .  . ) o xc dxc 1d6+!? ve i this is ot the rst computer move we thi it is the most simpe move 1c6 xa6!?  this positio Blac has to seize his practical chace ad go or the oowig sacrice   d7 . x h 33 x (       4  4) d)

e1 3 3h + xg xg xg g+ 6h [

 xa6 6 3d6 xd6 . C+ h Blac wi try to get some couter chaces ater h 5b7 ( trasposes to the variatio) 5 . b8 6a7 (.j allows Bac to at least get a draw  4  

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  j   4   J) 26  a8 27xc5 c8

HAPTER 

advatage dug a game as t s easy to go wog  ts d of postos) 21  8 22c6 �d7 23xc5  23 c8 2d  25  �c6 ( . j4  +) 26 e3)

28 b5 ( 4 4   4+ =) 28  6 293 ( j 4  j +      j+ j 4+) 29  d6 (..4 . j .  .  .j j . X4  j  4   ±) 30 �f7 A defesve com pute move cotollg te g6 squae ad feeg te quee fom defedg te bsop ( j j4  �j + gves Blac ex ceet compesato)

30xf 3b3 g5 322 e7 33  ac (4  4 �4 +    j   � j   j4+  ) 33 f 3�d5 d6 35fd e5 36. h+ s le s obectvey wg fo Wte, but we t t s t tat smple to covet t

2e3 �c8 (4 ..   j +   +) 25.d7

25  �xd7 (  � .      . ±) 26. ab �c8 27 b6

9'xa1 xa6 2oxa6 xa6 2h

HE OPETE KA AS NOV

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h 3b3 a 35C3! g 36h3 g6 37·g3 224

22 h 23.d xd 2. xd xa2 2b f7 26b+ Ef 27. b6 Ef6 2e6 a 29. g2 Eg6 3og f 31.h h 32 h2 e White is slghtly better but it is ot easy to covert the advatage. 2  e8

21  d7 22a  23c3± Ad White shoudt have too much trou be covertig his material adva tage; 21  22 h g6 23 C a (  E 44 Bac has to de fed the f paw by playg 4 .. j   j     . ) 2a h (4  E4 .4 With a similar cotuatio to the prevous variato aer 2. xa2) 25g Exg 26.xg h White has a almost decsive adva tage here, he ust eeds to tae care of hs ig

27C2 h6 28g2 Wth the idea of playig h3 i order to hde the g 2  f3 29 h7 30.d h 31e2 a 32.xf xa 33.d2

22  23d 3 241 f6 25 g 6 26 g2 f3

26. g6 27. xg6 hxg6 2g h (. .j j J.J+ Fol lowed by h3, h2 g3 ad xf3) 29xh gxh 30c3 f7 3f3 exf3 32 ± Whte wll tae the  paw ad the he wil push his apaw 27x exf3 28 g1 xa4 29d4

29 d a 3o Eg6 31.e6 h6 t s ot easy to see how to progress for White here 29  a 3oxf f6 34 xd 32Xf3±

Aer havig aalysed this edgame i great detai, we came to the co

30

luso ha Whie has good wig chaces He will play d bg his ig o he cee via g2 ad [ put hs oo o the ale ad al ly play f. Te theats agais the d6 paw the g7 paw ad agast the blac g give Whe good wig chaces. ouio:

10. e7 leads o compicaed posi tos whee Blac usualy ties to get coutepay o the igside 12 d3 s i ou opio a stog move ha gives Whte the advatage Ae he commo   f White que easiy gets a bg advatage whch is why we dedcaed a ot of aalyses o 1  e?N bu wh pecse moves Whie is stil bete Oe aso has to ote hat we hought about 11 d3? i ode o aspose to the good lie ae 11 . e7, but Bac also has he sog 1 .g6

CHATER 

CHAPTER 8 61c3  bs B    1  �!? [82] 1e4 c 2"f3 "c6 3d4 cxd4 4"xd4 e 5" h d6 6 " 1c3 a6 7" a3 h 8d5 ge7 9C4 "xd5 10exd5 d4 cxb d7?

Tis rather old ove has a bad repu tatio but we thi that its the best lie for Blac. he a idea is to force thgs o the queeside Blac is threateg to iedately wi bac the b paw

 ...a+

3.d2 (.  4 4+   With a uclear positio where Blac has good chaces.) 13 . xd t is always good for Blac to exchage the a paw agaist the dpaw

a1 6c3 h .d3 c2+ 12e3

his ove is cosdered as gvig White a advatage Other oves are ot threateg 2bxa6 his ove has ever bee played o the top evel

18d2 xd3+ 19.xd3 xa1 2og3 g 21b f 22 xa1 d 23f exf 2gxf xf 25 d o-o-o 26b b8 27.b6 he8 28 b e 29 . b d6 30. b e=

a2 16b1 h 17.b (  

Blac is better as .- is ipos sible because of . j4+) 7.. g 18. d3 oo Followed by e

16 .. e6! A good proveet. White does't have aythig better tha to play for a draw aer

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CHAPTER 

16... c6 17 c3N (j 4+  j - M rdogdu- Nls se I stabul 2000) 17 g5 18. d3 h 19   d  d 20 e2 ( -   + .  - . 4) 20 .  b+ 21.d2 xd2+ 22xd2 d7 23b)

17.a+ (  woud lead to a feror poso aer  .- -) 17 d7 8 d1 e6= 18o-o 19 d5 ( 4    .  Wh a very ucera poso where we thk Black has good practcal chaces) 19 d3 20  (  :    Black has good compesato for the exchage. Whte cao casle.) 20 ... e);

 HaeselW Besswager I Oberlga OstB 2005 Black could eve have refused he draw ad play 8 . e5+ 9 f1 ( j .j -) 19 .  xf3 2o.gxf3 o-o)

15. �f6 hs move seems payabe bu  s ot so smpe for Black 15 xc2+?N s a terestg ovey Black's dea s to quckly play d5 We sll hk that Whe s better f he plays precsey. 16x2 e6?  order to play d5 17d3 Te good move. 7b s the other atural move Here Black maages to fd couerplay aer 17d5

b  ?? x-+;

 .. e he bes way to play. Boh the a3 kght ad the  bshop ca ot move 1  e7 seems to gve Whe a smal advatage aer 152 5. xd? exd 16. e2 c6  a5 18 d2 12-12

8b5 (. -  :     ) 180o 19 b3 g6 20 : d 21 d2 e   a e ths

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posto but we thk t s ok fo Black ad moe easy fo hm to pay)

16exd 7 e2! 17.d5 8.oo oo! Back shoudt be scaed of lettg Whte take o h7 (   s dubous as af te 4 Back doest have ay good way of pushg hs ceta paws) 19 xh7 ( j      Wth a uce ta posto) 19  h8 20. d3 c8! 21b (. 4      hs posto s extemey compcated) 21 . xa6 22xa6 xa6 Whte s sghtly bette.)

a 6.b a5 17 d2 o-o 8 C

g! (... ) 190-o a 2ob3 b 21  xb  xd2 22 xd2 xb Wth a baaced posto;

7.d3 xg2! Te best move fo Black! Te vaato asg fom ths move s completely cazy ad the esult should be a daw.

8e2 d8 19e (-- 4) 19..g! A stage pos to whch should lead to a daw afte a log ad foced le .. 20 xa8 e8 21 e f 22f3 xe!

b 6f3? was payed  the game

 Mllet-A Macak I eo 200 6    h! g3 C2 18  C2 f3-; 23fxe  h+ 2 d2 g d3 T attempt to play f

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a w s ot eough (.  4  4) 25 . c8 (.. 4 also eads to a daw .j       .  X4 J j  . 4 j=) 26.a3 xa6+ 27C x+ 28 x c5 29 b3 b6+ 30 2 d3+ 3xd3 xb2+ 32. d x a 33.e2 xh1 3xd6+  is ow Whte who wil gve a pepetual) 17 c6 18.f3 (.    .j  .j - 4 4   Blac has a cetai itaive.) 18 .. 0-o 190 o fb8 (   .      .   J.) 20 d3 A st we thought Blac was o hee but whe we ooed io he positio i moe detal we came to the cocluso hat Whites chaces ae pefeable  geea we do ie ths d of stuctues as Bac has ouble ac tivatig his f6 bishop.) 15.d3 d5 6xe dxe 70-o oN ( 4 4 . 4 .   W lliott Nilsse  I Bled SLO 2002      Followed by hc8. Blac has good compesaio) 7.. xa3! ( .  4  . 4 4   4  X4 X4 . ) 18bxa3 c8+ (.- . 4±) 19 b2 b8+ 20. c3 e7 Whte cao have a advaage because of the exposed positio of his ig 2.  (. 4 4  4   ) e6  d

hc8 23xe5 x+ 2d2 a8 25 xg7 xa6 26 b2 b6 Ad Bac should easily mae a daw   axh

Te ght way of playig fo Blac 12 ..xb5 13C Ts d of posi tio is  geea bette fo White as the b5 gh s badly placed. 13 .f5 13 e7  d3 Whe wil tae space o the queeside by playig a  .oo 15.0o f5 16.f Te the matc eacto White doest let Blac tae space o he gside oo easily

6 ..exf (.. 4    .  . ) 17.  xf h8 18h1  9f3 b5 2o. aC!± (.  4  4  o- . Glaghe- Kovaevsaya I Stocholm SW 2003) )

1 15 e2 e7 16oo b8 ( - ±) 7. xe5 dxe5 18d6 e6 19.dxe7 xe7 2oc±) 15 C1 Blac's posito s ot pleas a to play a all

H COPL KLSHN OV

5 e7 16 d3 c8 70o e 18b3 (.  -) 18. f 19 d exd3 20 b7 f3 21 xa8 fxg2 22. fd1 0-0 23. xd3 h 2d2 is wig fo White)

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1 e7 5xb? (.   .4     .    j) 5  oo 16c3 f6

6 d2  SmiA Shov I Kai peda 988. 12..f 3d2 axb 1 xb e7 50-o o-o 6 fc1 does gve Black suce compesaio

7d2 e8 alse,M- Nilsse I Gausdal NOR 2001  . a 5f

3 xd exd  d3

1xd?  the Kalashikov, it is oe dageous o ake ths paw as he back squaed bshop s the be comig vey sog

15.d2 We thk that afte he quee exchage he positio is bal aced as Whe doest have a cea pa o atack the black weakesses. 5  e7 6xa xa 7c2 oo 18a3 c8 90-o f6= Back didt have ay poblems  he game D Solak-M Peuovc I Kaguevac SRB 202 5b

We thik hs ahe ae move s Blacks best chace  this lie as t oes good pacca chaces

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CHAPTER 

5  �e7 he old move doest equaze 6e2 Prevetg Black from castlg 6  b8 7C2 f8 8xd (4 is ot covc g 4 . �4    � Ad Black already has a favorable posiio as i the game A Misa D Pavlovic I Vracka Baa 202) 8  b6 9.c6 (.4 �   .4 � .  . 4. � =) 9. �xc6 2odxc6 xc6 2h! A importat move Black wil activae hs h rook va h3 his positio with opposte coloured bshops is ot peasat to play for Black ad we thik that White has good attack g chaces

22  e8 23d2 ( �  4 � =) 23 h5 2 c d5 25f3 Whie's poso is much more pleasat to play.) 22 e �f6 23h3 h6 (   does' eable Black to sove all his problems as the h8 rook is stil o payig 4 4 4 . 4 4      �  �4   �   �j+  . � ) 2. e3 �e5 25 e g6 26 b A MoylevA. Shar yazdaov I omsk RUS 200

21  h5 2 . �f6? 22 h3!

   S x

2. xe8 xe8 25 �xb5+ e7 26h3 (  Ad the rook is us  me .  .4 �4=) 26. �xb2 27. e3 f6 28 �C c8 29  f3+ e5 30 �xf7 c3)

 6C2 s worse. 6  �e7 7.e (   4     �   Followed by oo) 7 xd5 8. xb e5 Ad Back was aready slightly be

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ter i . Va de Doel Wiersma I Leide 200 16  

he critical positio! White ow has the choice betwee two very iterest ig lies 8f3 he most logical move. White is attacig the f7 paw de fedig the d paw ad eepig the possibiity of payig e2 ad castig articialy a 8.b3 e7 19 C1 f6 2o c2 e8

2f3 c8 Foowed by b7

.C1?

Te most critica lie White wats to play e 7e2 At east ow Blac caot castle aymore 17 d8 A rather uusual positio but we thi it is competey e for Blac He wil usually pay c8 ad b7 i order to pressurize the d paw Te a roo ca go to a7 i to protect the f7 paw Te f8 bishop wil usualy go to f6 via e7 Here are some exampe lies ..    - .   4  ±)

b 18g  order to brig the ig

to h2 18. e7 9h3 a7 20 h ( j  .       4.    4 +   4   4  With a amost equa positio) 2o  xd 21f f6 22d2 e8 23h (4  4. ) 23 ..g! 2b6 a 25.xd7 xd7 26a3 gxf 27axb g 28 a8 e7 Te positio is balaced; 18  c8 Bac's pa is to put the bishop o b7 ad tae the d paw a 8  e7? is also possible 9xf7

19.g3 h!? 2oh3 (.  4 .4   4 4 + 4   Followed by  f6. Bac ca aso stil pay c8 fo lowed by b7) h g2 hx

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22fxg3 h6 Wth a compcaed posio) 19   20b3 a7 21 h c6 22xd6 xd 23xd xd= Wth a baaced posto; b 18  f We th hs move is ess

precse 9e2N  order to acti vate the h1 roo ad he pu the g o safey b 9h g6 20 g1 b 2d2

xd3 22xd3 xd 23h5 g7=  De ercq-A Kabachev I G ema 2oo2;

b2 19d2 b (.. .

 . 4) 2ob3 ( .      4     44   ) 20  xd3 2xd3 xd 22xd g6 23 1 d7 22 = 2c 2d d 262;

9 . g6 2o he1 Foowed by f;

a 9xf7 a7 2of e7 Fo

owed by f ad b3 Bac has good compesatio ad he wi easiy get bac the d paw; b 9 e e7 20. g1 (  

Foowed by a7.) 20. a7 21.h b7;

c 19 e2? h Treateg g

(.  .   .   j )

2o.xf7 (.       4  +  4. 4  Wh a very compex posito.) 2o ... a7 2f e7 22 h1 f 23g3 xd With a very com picaed posiio We thi that he bshop pair w compesae for he bad bac sructure;

H COMPL KA ASH NOV

2o3 e7 (...  is ot ec ommeded hee as Whie wil ex chae he white squaed bishops ad mae use of Bacs weaess o the whie squaes . 4 4 . 4) 21 2  22e 22h1 a 23e xd2 2xf7 xC 25C1 c8 26xb7 xC 27b8 c8 28xd6+ e8 29e d8 3o.x7 (J.) 30  e8 31f6+ d7 32  f+  33d6+ b7 3d7 d+ 35 h3 cd8 36.dxe8 xe8 With a equal posio) 22   xd 23 f h6 2 f3 6 2 xc xf 26a6 e3 27xb e6 With a ucea positio whee Blac is ot wose)

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22 . e ( .  .  4 44 4 .) 23h3 a7 2 b3 a8 Blac ca pay  o e Te posito s bal aced) 21. a 22xf7 (  .4  4  ) 22   xd 23. xd xd 2xd (4 -+) 2 .. xd he edame s balaced. Bac wil play d7 ad the acivae he h8 oo ] 

A sto ovety Bac mus o be afad of ivi mateial 17 e7 has aleady bee payed but we h it s a b daeous fo Bac 18e xd 19.xd7 xd7 20 !N ( 4+ was payed  the ame A Bezeme- Wesma I Amstedam 2011 bu ae   he posto emas u cea.)

21. 1  f6 22.h (   Wh the idea of pay d ad activat he f6 bishop

.   4  Bac does have ay poblems He ca eve be slhtly bete  the edame)

2o f ( . j  4 j4 J 4±) 21. f 22  b+ e6 (  . + ) 23 b3+ f6 2 e1  25.h± Whie has excellet ataci chaces.

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18 e1+?

ompared to 18 e2, the c1 roo is defeded ow 18 e2 d8 9 d2!? Defedig the c roo ad creatig deas based o g

19 .h6 2oe5 (   doest seem too problematc for Bac) 20 dxe Oce agai, the quee sacrice is the good reacto. 21xc5 xc 22 e2 e8 (.. �) 23. c d6 Folowed by e7 f8 wth a balaced positio; 18e5 Ts move wis materia as if Blac moves his quee he wil be  big trouble aer xd7 folowed by a attac o the white squares.

CHAPER 8

18  dxe Bac sacrces the quee for good compesatio His g s well eough protected White doest have ay ope les for his quee ad the back bishops cotrol the posto We eve th Blacs positio s more pleasat to play

19 xc xc We decided to aa lyse this posto i more detai so that our readers ca get a clearer opio about t 20f!? A ogical at tempt to try ad ope the es ad put the g o f2 i order to acti vate the rook 2og d6 A qute safe square for the bshop who defeds both the e ad b paws 21 g2 a5 a 21  g6? 22h Whte s better as

Back caot caste

E COPLEE KALA SN OV

b) 21 . 0-o? loses a paw 22."b1

(  \ .  4 4 " 4 Te bishops dm iate the board ad the passed d paw is very dagerous) 22  b3 23 xh7 \h8 2 f;

22 f (4  j  4   =) 22 xf 23gxf o-o 2"b3 c8 Blac does't have ay weaess ad Whie has trouble acivaig his roo) 2o exf 21 "2 d6 22 \ o-o 23 xh7 \h8 2 d3 c8 2 "e2 \g8 A balaced positio. Here are some examples of wha could hap pe ow 26.h 26 e1 g6 We thi Blac's po sitio is very good for example 27 \ b3 28 "f2 a3 (.. 4) 29."xf 29"xd?! xb2 3o."a7 f3 31"xa3 (  j+  \ +   ) 3   xg2 32"e7 cc2!

33 "e3 (.  -+) 33 f 3e2 C+! 3"xC g 36\x  )

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29 .. xb2 3o"f6 f8! Blac has he better perspectives here) 26  e8 27"2  a 28h xd 29.h6 g 30. h7+ (.+ \ .   Followed by g6 .- t is ow White's ig who is i dager, especially as the d6 bishop will get o g3) 30  \f8 31 e gxh6 32 xh6 c 33 "d3 ge; 18a3 also seems tempig with he idea of playig "b3 18  "xd 19. C "e 20. xa2 bxa3 21. "b3 (.  .4 - We thi Blac is beter here as the white ig does't have ay safe sheler he bishop pair ca also be extreme ly dagerous) 21  "b+ 22 xb xb 23 C (. \  4.   .   Blac has suf ciet compesatio) 23 .. xC+ 2C axb2 2.b e7 26.\e2 \d7 27.xb2 f6 We thi tha his edgame is equal

8  

18 . \d8 is worse here as after 19e dxe x  "x

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CAPTR 8

e8 22g f6 23C �d6 we th that Whte is sighty better athough lac cleary has compesato 2g (4.4 � .  � . �4  4  j �  �   �   �    . � ) 2 . �xg 2 g2 �d7 26.C White has a good itatve. '

'

Te rght way of playig 19 a7 20c6 �xc6 21.dxc6  22xb o-o 23b7 ac is i dager 19   . dxe?? 20 .  x � x 21 xe+

22fxe c 23 b1 b3 2 �xh7 f8 2 �d3 c White wil lose the cetra paws 26.e6 (. j  . �4   �  .  j .   .  � Folowed by . Te arisig ed game s equal) 26 fxe6 27dxe6 �xe6 28 �h 29g3 �g ac has eough compesato

20 xc dxe

lac is threateig to play �d6 ad 0-0 2g4!?

21f is the other move for Whte 21 . 0o ac doest waste ay tme defedig hs paw He wats to quicy get activated

2  d 22 g2  a

22 o-o? 23b1 fa8 2�xh7 f 2 �f 23f!?

A iterestg idea Aer ths move Whte will have play o the whte squares

HE COMP EE K SHN OV

23  xf 24gxf oo 25 Yc ds 2 b aa8 27 a1 ab8 28 Ya bc8

he ctcal positio We have played t betwee us ad also made computes play it out betwee them We th that Blacs posito is sold eough to hold the daw. ocuio:

We th that    d7!? s the good e for Bac he positos arisig fom it are sti dagerous fo him, but ae deep aalyss we thi that they are playabe t would be ter estg to see this e beg payed  orde to get a deite opiio o it

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CHAPTER 9 6c3  �e6 Introuction  BXXX 82] e4 c 2{ c 3d4 cxd4 4xd4 e b d  a 7a3 e

his move played by Grigore ad by Nataf at some poit is ot really popular ay loger.  doest seems suciet o equalize he idea of his move is to quicy play c8 ad of course o delay f6  this chap ter we wil see various sidelies for White; the mai ie 8C that we recommed to Whie will be aa ysed i deail i chapter 10

sd

Te secod most played move aer 8.C see chaper 8). t doest give Whie ay advatage whatsoever 8 �e3 Tis move is regularly played by good players for exampe by v achu. Te idea is to play C or d ad o have hreas o he b6 square

8 ..f6 8b We do't really ie his move. ts the id of positio that we for example refuse to play i the 7. �e7 8 �e3 ie chapter 1) 9d Treaeig �b6 followed by +. 9 .. b8 9 c8 is ot a soutio to the problems C b .4 doest wor at al . � .  j . �4 4 4.+  Koreev. Belra Ortiz I Vilagarcia 2ooo) C2 a 12 �d3 �xd (...j J   4.J Folowed by a3.) 13exd b8 10o f6 1f  RossG Smith I glad 2010.) 10C! b 11C2 . is less logi cal here as Blac ca play  .j folowed by g) 1 . f6 12f3 �e7 3. �e2 0-0 1.00 a 1. d2 d7 16 fd fd8 17b3 Whites

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posito s moe peasat to pay as Back does't have ay cou tepay Back maaged to wi i the game V vachukB Maciea I Moscow 200) 9. b is by fa te most payed move ) 9  e7 s aso possibe. Ts move tasposes to 9  e6 chapte 1) We thought that Wte was sghty bet te i the edgame wth the bshop pai but that Back shoud be abe to hod quite easiy

CHAER 

1xd xd5 12xd5 �xd 3b6 d 1xd xd 5 .  d7 6.c3 his kid of edgame with the bishop pai ad a paw ma oity o te queesde is  Whtes favo.  Yedidia ViauevaH I Log Beach 199 c 9  b8? A ae move but we

thik ts payabe

b) 9 .d Simpicatios i the cet

e do't eabe Back to competey equaze. 10exd xd5 10    xd? We thik this ex chage sacifice is too ambi tious b6 b 2xa8 xa8 3 g?N ( was payed i te game V Kotoas-N Kaesis I Kadtsa 1995) 3e xd5 xc3 (4 . . ±) 15.d3

10 b6 c  10b6 g bd5 xe3

12.fxe3 (  Foowed by oo ad g Te positio is ba aced) 12  e7 3 d3 o-o 10 o g5 With a postio whee both sde have the chaces c 10 g5 b5 11e3

5..e+ 6.c3 xg5 7cxb o-o 18 e2 Back does't have eough compesato hee)

  xf6N xf6 ( . j ) 2xd6+ xd6 3xd6 c8 d3 (4  Foowed by o-o ad d Back has a stog iitative fo the paw)  d 50-o t s had to d a moe usefu move ( does't gve ay ad vatage     j   

HE COMPETE KAA SN OV

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. �X X .-  . j =) 5. c6 16b8

A. Kudzh Vasiuov I bils 1973

16a3? 3+ 17h (.  �J-) 17 �g? Wh he idea o playig h Blac has he iaiveAe   j4 Blac could mae a daw gh away   .4 4     �4 ]  4  4.  J))

0 ..d7 11dN he bes way o ge o (  4 . �  .� 4 4.� Ad a daw was ageed i Rodiguez A es pedes-A Zapaa I Meida 1993)

6 .. c8 7.b6 () 7. 0 o he poso s balaced Bac is a paw dow bu his peces ae moe acive Wha s moe he ca ceae some heas agas he whie ig. A possbe couao coud be

18xa6 C3 9.bC3 3 2ogx3 (    .  4 4-) 20  x3 21. �e2 (. j �  �j 4 .  J) 2.xe2 223 e3 23 (.j  4 J  �) 23  �C 2  g+ 25h1 e3=) 1..�e7 2�x6 �x6 3.cd5 �g5 1 �e2 0- 0 50 0 g6

1 �xd5 (4 .  . Followed by oo-o Whe has a vey sog aac.) 2exd5 e7 3 �a7 A compue vaia o  Bu  does mae sese o ee he b6 squae o he igh (J.J  Folowed by �e7 ad �d8.) 3. d8 1.b6  5.c3 eae g a 15 .e+ 6�e2 xg2 ( ..j -  . �    he bshop pai ad a bee developme gve Whie sog compesaio o he saci ced paw.) 17.a d7 18o-o o Wih a vey complicaed posi o whee Bac s a paw up ad Whie has he iiaive We hi ha i a game Whie has vey good chaces hee;

a) 1.. �e7 does eable Bac o

equaize ae he sog 2a!

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CHPT 

1 xa6!?N is also possibe. 1 . :xb2 5o-o h6 (..  . See 13  xd5) 16 b5)

12.bxa a 12.b 3xf6 xf6 1d5

g5 (4 .  .  .j  .± aubiec A-. Ze bersi I Kraow 1999 4..    Koreev Vehi  Bach I ugo 200) 5. xa6 xe3 6.xe3 oo 10o d 18d3 M. Ba del-R Nocci I F emai 2oo6 a 

12 .. . o-o?! 3axb5 axb5  xb5 xd5 15exd5 bN (.. 4 . 4 4  4± A aubiecA Hydiu I Zao pae 2000) 16 a Ad Bac does have eough compesaio for the sacriced paw 3. :xa o-o a  13.. xd5 1xd5!N (4.

4 . 4  L Somlai P Horvath I Zalaaros 99) . :xb2 5. xa6 oo 16oo xd5 (  4) exd5 d 8d3 a 13 . :xb2N . xa6 o-o 150-

o White wil pu pressure o the d6 paw

6ooN ( j .    :4 A Maaovic W Pils I Graz 98) 16 . bxd 1exd5 d 18 :a2 b) Aer  xd Whie easily gets

a advatage 2.xd5! ( is also regularly payed but we hi that his move is ot as good) 12. xd

b) 2xe is risy 13a!N is the

simplest move i order to get the advaage (.  4.-- has aready bee played with very good compesaio for the paw) 13 bxa (.. 4  4     is ice tactical sho wis he paw bac.

H COM KAAHNIDV

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C4 12 c8 13 g5 b6  xf6

gxf6 15bd5 xd5 16xd5 d 17.f3±

3a6 b 1.b5 c8 15xb xe 16c3± Foowed by a ad d    4   White has a good advatage thas o his sog d5 ad passed b paw) .c3 Teateig xa 1 ..c5 5 xc5 dxc5 16 C d6 1xa d7 18xa6 e7 90 o-o!?±

d)   a5?! 12.a! ± M Homa

A Salvei I Lugao 1999

h2) Ae 12 .. e7N White coi

ues by the taditioa 3a which gives him a bete positio

13xd5  (4 4  . ± Szalaczy, -. Schmitt I Budapes 201 White wi wi the d5 paw) 1c3 e7 5a± D Kyavi-M. Rehoe I Padu bice 200 c 1e?! 12b!N immediaely

efutes Blacs play Hee ae some examples 2 b7

c1 12 a5 13a6 Followed by

xb5

) 2  a5 13xd6! d xa6! xb 15xb5 d7 ( .  --) 16o-o-o CJ 2 C 13 xC bxC 1xa6

 b2 1

0 c6 6e2±

2e2 a) 12 d2  ode to eep he bish

op Ufouaey oe is ot vey happy o put the bishop o this squae 12 . b! 13a f6!?N ( ..  4. 4 . ) 1. g5 a) xf6 xf6 Followed by

g6 o d5

a2) 1 e3  xd5! 15exd5 e

16.d3 (.4 j) 16 .exd5 1xa6 c

  e7! 5  xf6 (j+     Foowed by f5 ad o) d       4) 15  xf6 Followed by g5 ompaed to a Sveshiov positio he a is vey bady placed

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2.a b 3.b xe3 (J .. 4.   .   4  j  R Mi L Pasets I Ottawa 98 lac has compesato He wll ucly  sh hs developmet by payg e7 ad o-o ad the he wl pay f) 1.xe3 c8 15d2 e7 6 d3 oo lac has a comfotable pos o. F. d A M. Modah I asa blaca 2002 b)

CAPTER 

euaze. 17xe7+ ( 4  .  . KweceA. La   TF ema 2005) 17xe7 18d b7 M KuzolaP. Ze s I Lacza 2002) d (4 . 4 he comput es suggeso folowed by g o :xb2 aso seems to euaze.)

12  xe3 3xe3 Hee lac has the choce bewee two eualy good moves ( 4 4.4  Followed by oo ad g) 13. e7 13g6 1.a? (4    4    . 4  Szalaczy-Z Laa I V ea 1991)  . d 15.axb axb 16cd h6 he bshop s bette paced hee ha o g7

17.c3 xe3 8.xe3 xe2 19.xe2 oo D Swecz Damaovc I Plovdv 2008.)

1.0o oo 15cd g 16c3 e7 he smpes  ode o

15axb axb 16.cd (   .  .  X   E = Yeo M  Yag  Seema I Maoca 200) 16. g5 7c3 xe3N (    .- -  j D Podes ta-. uo I ueos Aes 2000) 18xe3 xe2 9xe2 oo 20.0-0 !? 2x bxc= Folowed by  acs coueplay o he b le s suce 8 e2 y payg a move hat s hs uambous, Whte ca hadly pe ted o a advaage hs s why 's ogcal tha ac has may pos sbe esposes hee

HE COMPLEE KAL ASHN OV

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We th that ths ie is simpy bad fo Whte 8 ...b! Blac obvi ousy does't exchage o c so ot to activate the a3 ght

8  f6 a) 8  e7 90- o  f6 ( 4

  + . j F Ap-A suts I Velde 2009) 0 g o-o 1 �xf6 (.4  4 A thematic move i ode to get id of the g ad of the pessue o the d6 paw 4  J ) 1  xf6 12d g 13c3 e7= R Kotz- Maue I Gemay 201; b) 8 .. c8!? foowed by f6 ad

d aso seems completely pay able;

9. g e7 10 d (   ) xf6 xf6 2e3 c8 13d3 g cd o-o o-o g6 ( .  J     =  Faba-G Goth I Sovaa 2009) 16c3 c6 7 e2 h8 Fol lowed by e7  ode to smpli fy the postio o by f to play fo a w Y Peas Headez-G Gg oe I Baceloa 2005; 8 ? his move ca't be good.  al the ies with  Bac usu ally wats to pay e6 ... but hee the bshop is aleady wel paced!

9d 9. xe6 fxe6 gives Bac a ex celet positio He cotols the cete ad will easly be able to play d 10e2 o  ae ufotuatey ecessay as b was theateg) 10.f6 11g3 d Blac quicly got a decisive ad vatage i D atausG Gigoe I u 2008) 9·· c8 White ow has to pay the b theat 10ab1 a 10. xc6+ xc6 d  f6 ( ...

4) 2.f3

a 12g?! a+!N A good m

povemet

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CHAPTER 

13. �d2 a A very stog maeu ver! 1 xf6 gxf6 1 f3 (4 + .  4) 1  g8 Bacs pieces are a vey active ad wel placed which is ot the case for the white pieces!

8 �f6

Tis move easily equaizes

1xd xe 1xe xd Whites positio wil fall apart

  �xd

3exd c  �e3 xd 1o-o �e 16 bx 1.C o-o D. Pasarelu-G Grigore I Sovata 2000; 10e2 �xd! exdN (.  j   .  P Lo sot Havace K I zechia 2002.) 11ce7 White will have troube defedg the d paw 12 (   � )    bx 13 �d2 xd  C d7 1x �e7 White doest really have compesatio here;

8   �xd!? A aey played, but  terestig move Te dea is to get a iche postio  order to play for a wi 9exd 9xd?! would be a huge accu racy here as Blac wi easiy ma age to iberate his postio by play ig d. 9 .f6 �g b3?! d!N gives Blac the advatage

b)

 f6 11.0o �e7 12�e3 oo 13.a3 a Blac is aleady bette. KostataopoulosDL Lec I pl ch N 2006

11.exd (   +  � 4  � )  d 2.d3 �xa3 13bxa3 xd c3 a 1 �d2 e6)

HE COMPLEE KAA SHN OV w  xd

  xd8 c3! ? (    .4  Nielse-S Sdzier I Bershire 2006) 12bxc3 xd8 ( . has also bee played Blac doest have ay problems here) 3C d 1exd xd With a posito which is sghtly  Blacs favor athough a draw is the most log cal resut here, as it was the case i the game D Olafsso- Nataf I Reyav 2005)

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D Ruehrmud-S Kaliitschew I Beri 200; 1a+ d7 12e2 g6 13g (.-  4.  - .4  A Dama-. Kalii I Rewal 2oo6) 13. g7

b)

3 h6!? Wth the followg idea f6?!

9  ce7! Te best suare for the ght Blac wl more or ess force Whte to play c i order to protect d ad the he wi pay f6, g6 ad i g7.

  b! 15 xe7 (.  . +) 5bxa 16 xd8 xd8 17b axb3 8axb3 b)

10.C (  .   .    4.4  .  With a balaced posito.) w f6 Te posito s very com plicated, but practice has show that Blacs posto s completey paya be Here are some examples  e2 a) 1g3 g6 12. h3 g7 13 e3 o-o

1c f6 1cxd6  f 16. e3 b 17 b3  xe3 8 e3 a+ 19 c3 xc3+ 2obxc3 f 2.C2 xd6  Nazarevich. Kai I ero pi 2oo6; 1 g6 20- 0 g7 3b3 d7  e3 o-o Wth a ucerta positio i the game Z Saraaus ee-R Kempis I Warsaw 200 9 

9.xf6?! his is a mstae as 10-o b (4.. j  j j White s maig Blacs tas easier   j ) 5cxb ( with this move he bac uee wil       be ver we ace o 6 a ac    4) 15 ...exd w easy be abe to pay d 9  xf6! Aready threateig g6, but also

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d8  ode to play d We aleady pee Blacs positio hee (j is also possibe but it ealy doest ae as much sse)

 a) 0. �d3 d o-o d8 exd

�xd B Maic- Palos I h acao 989;

0C g6 3 ( 4     � j  Suada B Mugutuul I Mashhad 20.) .. f 2exf �xf 3 �e3 �e7 b3 o-o S Fazuyaov- Sveshov I helabis 2oo8;

CHAPE 

.xe 2 �d3 h Ad White doest have eough compesato 9  a+!?

We th that this ae move s the best eactio 9 . �e7? ay) alows White to get the d of postio he s deam g about ae �x6 (  Folowed by d o f i case Whte exchages o f6) 0  �xf6  Folowed by c3; 9  �xd Ts s the most played lie s move aows Blac to wi a paw but Whte wil aways have good compesato o the white squaes ae

b)

c)  � g6 oo xe 2 d3

(  4) 2  g 3e d Fiedma - Boi I New Yo 99; d) g3 d8N (  J  

 J � �XJ 4 4 . � V Zhado-S Vedmeduc

I Kshev 200)  �g2 d 2exd xa3 3ba3 e  b d5 5e2 d; 0   g6!  e3N (.  � 2  4- A Ho ma-A Zozula I abea 2008)

oexd a+ c3 xd Fo  stace 2�xf6 xd 3xd gxf6 C (4. 4  . �  . � j  .  Whte has eough compesatio fo the paw but othg moe. Papp  Zota-D oth I ge 2009) 0-0-0 5e3 e7 6 �C �h6 7�x7 �xe3 8fxe3 h8=  Vov sha-G. Bayovsy I New Yo 2003.

H COMP KAA SHN OV

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13.f3? d 1.d3 x 1.x 1. x  d! d!N N    4 Al K SubahH Mossog I lsta 199) 16 16exd exd   4 -) ) 1  C2 17 17 d1  xa1-) xe 1 1  d3 d 1  c3 c 13  xe 13 16 e d

o d2  d2

Te oly o ly move 10  �xf+

Te othe move move  ode to to ty t y ad pay pay   g would lead to the same pos p os to. 11 11 a a  Ts s the most wse choce fo Wh Whttee     xf

We ae ow  the same sa me d  d of p o  sto as ae ae  9x 9 xf6 but Whte Whte has wo oe wo o e deve developm lopmet et move 12.!N

he best move  ode to ty to equaze equa ze!! How sad fo fo Whte! 12  d3 d 13e 13exd xd xd 10 -o -o!! xa3 4  = D Ratovtch A Wo Woaa I Gema Gema y 20 2003 03)) 15bxa3 d 12?! g6! 12c3 dN 13exd xd 1.C d

12 . .  d

As usua us ua!! A Ae e ths move move s t Whte Whte who has to sove some poblems poblems.  . 1 2  e7 13 .  d 1 .  xe6 xe6 x e6 15 1500 00 oo 16 16  e3 c6

5

3 g5 g g 4 4x xg g x xg g 5e 5exxd5 xd q e7 7b ds 8.  xe7 $xe7 $xe7 90 9 0oo oo e

With a positio hat is sghly i acs favo avor,r, but where White Wh ite should shou ld be abe to to equai equ aize ze wih precise p pay ay ocuio

8d, which is played qute oe, does promise ayhig to Whe aer 8    f6 9�g5 a! where he doest have ayhg beter tha o repeat moves he most trcy side lie s 8 �e3 but here ac also maages to get a e posito if he folo olows ws our mai lie li e ad  part particu icu lar the strog    g g  T Tss s wh whyy we advise White Whit e to pla playy 8C 8 C, , whch we aree gog ar g og o oo a a  he  he ext chap ch ap er

CHPTER 

C H A P T E R 10 6lc3  �e6 84 [82 [82]] 1e4 c 2f 1e4 2 f33 c 3d4 cxd4 cxd4 4  xxd4 e b d  c3 a 7a3 e sq

Te mai ad best move White taes advatage of the fact fact that tha t Bac hast payed b yet i ode to acti vate his ight

9  e3 e3 With the th e idea of payig b6 folowed by d d a) 9e3 e7 10g3 f6 followed

by d is aso possibe We get the samee positio ae sam ae 8 .. e e77 9 9e3 e3 ( ......  has h as a aeady eady bee pla played yed but but we dot dot thi thi  that this mo move ve is ec essay essa y)  b) 9.d 9.d has ha s also bee play played ed but but as

th is is this i s ot ou o u ecommedatio fo fo White we wil ot loo at this side ie i i  much detai Hee ae eve eve  theess 2 exampe games

s h h

Te mai cotiuatio 8  Ec8 Te othe popua popua move af te which we ow ow that White gets a sma advatage. 9   .  xd xd  exd exd ce ce77 11 e3  f ( . . . ) 12 12 b6 h 13d3 A Kosteiu-M Maa va  biisi 2011) 10  g  xd 11   xf xf66 xf xf66 12xd e7 13c3 o-o 1.b6 E 5e2 e6 6d3  Baogh A Zozuia  Zue Zueic ichh 2005 200 5

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CHATER 1 

13  � g 5 With the de 13 deaa of o f excha exchang ng ing he f6 and thus gettng the control over the d5 suare, but Blac has good resources 13  a5! a5! 1 xf  xf66  xe+ 15 15.. f d d  16. f f33 gxf6 17xb (   4 With chances both sdes) 1 g ! 1 9 . d d hats Blacs B lacs ides. Te c  c s now hanging 10�xd �C  � x ( �  would be an nac curacy here as aer   � Blac doesn have any problem For ex ampl am plee    .   j  ..  j   4.  . �= Wih a baanced position. V ordaches cu-G Grgore I Gaai 2007) 11 x 12 �e3

17  h6 18c8 d 17 d 19.c6 d7 2oa8 d 21xa6 (.          J    4 4..  M M  Pala P alac- c- Svesh Svesh niov I Bled 2005) 210-o 22h f 23h3) 18 c8 e7 19·c 18 19·c66 c5 c5 2o. 2o.x xc5 c5 dxc5 dx c5 21e2  hd8 22ad1 22 ad1 h6 h6== A. Smirnovs-L Borisovs I F emal 2007.)

a) 13    10-o e7 15 15 �g5 d

1 2 . .f6 f6 12  �e 12 �e77 13.d 13.d33 c c66 1. 1.00 -o -o-- o ! N T e smplest smplest.. Whie wans wans to t o cre ate a classcal attac on he ng sde by payng f3 f3 and g 1  �g5 (44 . ( . j    Foll Followed owed by g and a nd h) 15f 15f!?!? We We hin 's a good dea for Whie to eep the bshop bshopss 15    exf ex f 16. �d �d! !  f6 17.d5 With a huge niave. n iave.)

16 . f3 (  aso gves Whte 16. a beter posion .. ..  .    B VucovcA. Zoua I Marseile 20 200 0 .    Follow Followed ed by  d5) 16 c6 c6 17 17 � xf xf66 �xf � xf66 18d5 Whe ges he nd of po siion he was dreamng about he night occupies he d5 suare and Blac remains with his bad bishop White has an incontestable ong term advantage advantage his is the ind of postionn ha Bac postio Ba c absolut absolutey ey needs o avoid! avoid! 18  d8 19c3 d2 20.b 20.b33 c5 21fd1 B. Vucovc-D D nev I Belgrad Belgradee 2006 2 006

H OMP KAL ASHN OV

3  c c66 1  g g!!  o ode de o ge gett a good igh agais a bad bshop as we have aeady see i i  the vai aio ai o 3     hs thematic ex chage is  Whtes W htes fa favo

b)

 . b6 1550. 0-o ooN oN e7 ( .. j .) 6hf o-o 17  xf xf66 xf  xf66 1 1d d)) 15   xf xf66  xf xf66 16 1600 -o -o-- o o-o 7 b b11 d7N ( (  4±  Zimi a-K Smoa I Vadim 2006) .d d 9.;

0 -o-o 0-o -o s aso possb possbee o cam a advaage But if Whie ca exchage hs bshop agais he gh whout gvg Bac ay couepaay the we advise couep advis e hm h m o do so s o wihout wihout eve hig about t!   b 5 5  e7 16g bN Pos siby sib y he bes move move he as asg g po p o sito s sghty bee fo Whie bu Bacs Bacs posiio is quie soid ( ( - - .    .4 F.  aheR Shey I Duba 200 2 001) 1) 17 17 a a d d77   b1

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c6 19c3 c 2oxc dxc 2C) d 15e2 15 e2 g g 1  d 15   e7 16  xf  xf66 ( (  fo oowe owedd by  xf xf66 is i s of cous cousee aso possibe) 6 .... xf  xf66 7. d1

7   xd1 1 7 1x xd1 d1 c c66 9o o o-o 2od d 21d3 L Sees- aobse I Budapes 2003)

17  f6  17  xf6 Whie has ma agedd to get he posi age posiio io he wated wated good ight vs bad bishop) ad a d he ow has a isess advaage. . . gxff6 9 gx 9d1 d1 M Paac Sv Svesh esh ov I Musa Sobota 2006;  . b  b!?!? A ae but ticy ticy mov move e he dea s o wat ad see what Whe

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is gog to do befoe deveopig the igsde all whe cotog the b6 square aer a futue b

9e3 is the other way of playig. 9 .f6 10g3 h!? is a iterestg way of playig Bac taes space o the gsde Whtes poblem is that he doest have a cear pa o the queeside as Bac hast weaeed hs positio by playig b

11  :c8 t is surprsig that Bac ca aord to move ths roo twce, but White does't have ay direct refutato he dea s to play d

cd! (.- 4=) 12.o o 130-o a Pobably Blacs

best try, but the postio e mais moe peasat fo White xe7+!? Avoidig the ma euver xd folowed by �g. By eepg his dar squaed bishop White eeps coto ove the impotat d squae 1b3 xd 15xd  �g ( �   . 4  :  .4) 6 �xg xg 17d3 d 18e3 he posito emas compli cated, but Blac is ot uhappy about that.) 1xe7 5b3 b ( ..   . �   4 ) 6d2 c6 7. �b2

17. a7 18 :ad1 :fd8 9e2 Whte wil doube o the de ad ty to put pessue o the d6 paw) 12cd b 130-0 b 1.a3 a 15axb axb 6b3  oder to compete the developmet 16  d7 17.�b2 A Areshcheo U. Boesch I Fuege 2006. Whte is a lttle bit better; he has the pos siblty of mprovig hs posito

HE COMPEE KSHNOV

by gettig hs ght to c ad at tacg the d6 paw.)

2  e7 Tis uatural looig oe has aeady ee ayed 13d3!N A good ie White wats to play :d  ore to attac the d6 paw ad thereby tae advatage of the uusual po sitio of the e7 3.cd was payed but White did't get ay adva tage 13  exd . xd c8 (4  . �) 15 xf6+ gxf6 6. :e1 �e7 7�e3 �h3 8�xh3 h3 9 hxg3 2ohxg3 c8= Ad Bac ddt have ay problems  the game M Kua Ramath R Bhuvaesh  hea 201)

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3   (J .. 4  :    �  . j �  he e7 will hae o moe ad so Whte will be able to put his ghts to d or f IJ  .   4. : : j) 1 d1 :d8 15.b3 White copletes his deeopet ad he is waig or Bac to show his ies 5  . hxg3 16.hxg3 g  s rd to d a eer oe or Bac

17xg �xg 8d2 �e6 19 �b2 g6 2o.d1 he ight wl go to e3 ad boc the c1-h6 dag oal so that White ca the push the cpaw 2o �h6 21e3 c 22 :e1 c6 23a3 f8 As the :h8 is wel paced t seems atural to get the ig to safety without castlig. 2.b a7 25 Ad we thi that Whte's posito s more peasat although Blacs positio s qute sod.(4   j s aso a iterestig try for White) ) 3.cd �e7 (J   4j  4  was played i the game omcza  Kalitschew   Police 2009 but aer the strog  White taes the adva tage  � :j) �d8

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[HAPTER 1

15xf6+ xf6 6b3 f8 17. a3 :d8 18 d3 g8 19 :ad Te positio is slighty superior for White.) 9· xd (...  is completely il logica here as White wil get a very good versio of the 7  e7 mai lie) 0exd ce7 A peculiar ad very iterestig positio g3!? Tis move has oy bee played oce, but we thi it is the best reactio i this positio Te d paw wil be defeded by the g2 which meas that the C wil have more room for maeuvers as he wot have to defed the d paw)

19 dxc 2od6 c6 2d!  (  :  S Grower  Nataf I Reyavi 2008) )

20 xc dxc 2d6 c6 22 xa6 :b8 23d7 d 2 c8 a 25 :b1 :fxc8! 26dxc8+ :xc8 Bac has eough compesatio thas to his strog d)

  e2 has also bee payed but we dot thi what White gets a advatage here 1   f6 12.e3 g6 130-o g7 1C d7 15b b6 6 a3  order to play c (.  � Followed by f ad the probaby f ad f. t is dicut to d a pa for White.)

8c t is logica to play this move wheever it is possibe as it is Whites oy pla here (. :  :j  t is dicult to d a pa for White) 18 . bxc 9bxc xc 20 xc dxc 21d6 c6

16 .o-o 17 : e

22 . : xc d 23. :d e6 2. xa6 f 25 :d2 :b6 26. C c3! ] Gese Breder D I Pardu bice 2011)

17 :c8!? is aso possibe 18c bxc 19bxc xc!N

HE COMPEE KAASHNOV

 . g6 2 �g2 �g7 (. f .. h4 .7   ) 130o f6

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b) 13 b5 1e3 f6 15.a b 16e2

12 .bxa (...4 j+ � 4  Koreev Vehi V Bach I ugo 2007.) 13. �xa6 o-o ( .. E oses materia 4 �  E  �       . 4± Bac doest have eough com pesato) 1 �b (4 4 E -) xd

1a o-o 15a5  16b3 f 17 � b2 his positio is sightly more pleasat to play for White;

1 �xd 5exd b ( ...4 . �4 4 .4± Rodri guez A espedes-G Hera dez I efuegos 1997) 16 �xa Whte is a solid paw up)

a) 13 f a f6 (4 .  

 ±  Schroeder- Koop I Oberhof 201) 15a5 o-o 6c3;

a 17 �d2 o-o 8.c3 Blac's quee side is vuerable;

8 . �e7 9d!? a) 9· �e3  f6 trasposes to chapter

 7. �e7 8 �e3 f6 9 �e6) We had come to the cocluso that Whte had a smal advatage i the edgame but that Blac should be able to hold 9 b5 was payed severa times but it alows the maeuver b6d which gves White a smal adva tage 0.b6 Eb 1bd f6 2.a!

15exd d 6dxe6 xb 17exf7+ Exf7 18 Exa  We thi that ths move s a good improve met ad that t give White a advatage) 18 xc3 9bxc3 e!N (       A. Delorme- Netzer I ichy 2003)

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2oa1 c8 210-o xc3 22xc3 xa 23 a b 2h3= Te po stio is slghty moe peasat fo White but Blac should be abe to hod without too may poblems) b) 9e3

is ot logical as this move woud lead to a oma lie whee Blac has saved the b move

9.f6 .g3 c8 Followed by d Blac s puttig pessue o the c2 paw ad White wll have toube movig his c3 1 g2 d 120 o oo he posito is uclea. t is dcult to d a pla fo White  Betovc-Y Kuzubov I Hesgo 2009

9 .. f6 0xf6 xf6 (.. . ) xd6 d 12xd8 xd8 13e3 g 1 d3 Blac

(HATR 1

has some compesatio, but ot eough fo the paw.) exd b8 1a We get some id of Sveshiov posito wth .d but wth a bette veso 11 d7 2a5 gf6 2  f5 13.g!N A vey good move cotolig the whte squaes. ( j  44  .  Mesza os-Z Nee I Balatoee 2001.)

3.fxg xg Blac is i da ge hee) 3  e3 oo 1 e2 e8 15d2  ode to avoid g 15. c8 16o-o f 17 A ac-V Meduova  Pa 1992 White wl stat to pay o the queeside His posto s pefe abe 8 f6 woud taspose to a Svesh iov wth e6 which is ot ea y ecommeded t s we ow that Whte s bette ae 9  g c8 0  xf6 xf6 b6 b 2cd 2  d 3c3 e7  c o-o 150o g 6a h8 7e2 9.e3 f 1o.g3!

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We oce agai thi that White should play this achetto oed is the mai move, but af ter 10  e7! White has tried may moves, but he ever maaged to get a advatage 1. d3 a) 1.a b 12.xf6 �xf6 13d

oo 1  d 1 e3 c8 R SchuermasG Grigore I o dom 2006;

d2 xe3 6xe3 b6 70-o d=;

b) g3?! d!

( . -    B Kadziola Leic L I Warsaw 2008) 12 g2 (.  4 J+ � 4.   ) 12  Ec White has a probem with the c2 paw.;

 ..o-o 12.0-o d7 woud tras

c) 1xf6 xf6 12 d3 o-o 3o

0 d3 b folowed by e7 tras poses to chapter 3

o e8 1a b 1e2 a  Marci ovaic  I Omis 2003;

pose to a positio from chapter 3 except that the apaw was o a3 13e3 g 1d2 xe3 1xe3 e7 A Kovacevic-L Leic I Nova Gorica 2006;

d) 1a3 o-o 12e3 Eb 3e2

xd!? 1exd a o-o c 6 C  F. Hawic-N Su hov I G email 2oo; e) 1 e3 oo 12 e2 b 3xf6

xf6 1d gN is the logica move here (4 .   4  �4 4    -    .    .4 4   o toec M Sveshiov I Maa o 2009)

 h4!?

10  e7 is the same thig as play ig e6 i the 7 e7 lie chapter 3) but that is ot our recommeda tio 1 g2 o-o

AER 

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 c8 2a! hs strog move

immediatey puts Blac  frot of some probems

a) 2o-o d! 3cd5 xd5

exd5 �d 5C3 f5 6a xe3  �xe3 o-o 8axb5 axb5 9 a a8 Folowed by f5

paw, Whte has a lot of pressure ad Blac has very ittle space for his peces. 2 ..0-o 25. hc C 26 �xc c8 2 a f 28 �e3 e8 29a c8 30h White is better. Blac doest have a useful move ad he is goig to suer for a log time!

b) 2.cd5 was played several

times 2 ...a5 With the dea of payig xd5 but aso sometimes  3a!?N s the best try i our opiio as White ever maaged to get a advatage aer other moves b) 3.b3 xd5 xd5 �xd5

5.exd5 o-o 6oo (.4 4  �  .  . �   ) 6  � g5  � b2 b 8b f5 9c3 e= Almasi, Z- Sveshiov I Porto arras 20

12 ..b 3cd5 � xd5 (J.. - 4.  See  o-o) 1exd5 d 5. �d2!N White is threateg c3 ?I  . = Ku (. ·?I deri, DAubairovA I Pavlodar 2008)

b2) 3o-o xd5 xd5 �xd5

5exd5 ( ) 5 oo 6c3 f5 a  8axb5 axb5 9b3 b6 20 �d2 e

3 xd5 xd5 �xd5 5xd5!? (. 4 ) 5·  xc2 (  4 . �  -  .  White has a very good positio, especaly as the a5 is ot play ig at all.) 6axb5 axb5 xb5+ c6 8 �e3 b8 9xb8+ xb8 20b3 Te edgame s better for White 20 b2 (. - .-) 2 � b3 22 �C b 23 �d5 C e2  exchage of the

5  b8 6 b! Refreshig the threat 6  c8 (   - J)  �b xb 8C3 b8 9Cd e 20.0-o o-o 2e2± White is a good paw up he has a good e try square o c6 ad he ca easly create a passed paw o the quee side. He has a huge advatage.)

H COP K AASHN IOV

120o c8 3a! As we saw i the pevous commet 1 . c8) is thas to this move that White ca ceae some poblems fo Blac. cd s ot sucie 13  a! a xd! (4.4   A. Mista-. Sveshiov I Wasaw 200. j+  )

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8axb axb5 19xa (  Foowed by d wih a good posi io fo Bac) 9.. x 20 xb c Te positio is equal Bac wil always be able to activate his bishop o b6)

3  b 1cd he idea behd his move ode s ha ow Bac ca o pay xd aymoe  . xd exd d exdN d7 16axb axb 17d2 ( ) 17·C 18x bx With a baaced postio) 15 .  xd 16. xd ( 4 Folowed by f ad Blac is e) 16 .. x2 17d3 (  .  4   4 Ad Blac has othg o be afad of) 17. !N (. 4   . G Atal L Leic I Balaolee 2003)

1b 6 d2 b6 (..    . J Ad the a paw is a weaess that wi cause Blac some toube) 7a5 b 18b3 A Pavlds-D Zaaia I Kalihea 2009)

7 b1 heateig c3 7c3!?N is also playabe 17 bxc3 18  b6 (   )

6

19b  2o. 1 g6 21d3 b3 ( .. : . : 4 . : o sacrice a exchage is a i teresig defesive idea for Blac bu the whie roos have ope es ad White ca always pay f a he righ oe) 22 2 a5 (..  .) 23 �e1 Aacig the  b3 ad defedig b 23 . : C2 2.C2 C 25d1 a2 26bxa5 c5 27.a6 �d8 28e3 White is better.) 17 d7 18c3?N ( :j .4 :  �  . �4 4 . � : . : 44 � .  B idberg P ralig  Vasteras 2011) 18bxc3 19bC3 f5 20a5 xe3 2.�e3 :xb1 22xb1 Whie's positio is preferable as Blacs queeside is stil vulerable.; 10 c8 11 �g2 h5? (.. � is bet er. See 10  �e7) 120o h 13cd5 g6 ( ..  4j   4 4     :± A Shirov- Bareev  iburg 1993) 1c3 �g7 15a M Wahls-Z Hra ce  Geray 1995 Blac wi have probes with his weaesses o b5 ad d6. ncd 

Blac wis a paw bu White wil get good copesaio   � 

Here Blac has 2 oves

(HAPTER 1

 f

12..c5 13b3?N  order o prevet Bac fro payig b3 aer a3 a) 13f6 sees to wi aterial

but does cause Blac ay prob les 13 . gxf6 1 �xc6 d7 15.0-o 15 xa8? xa8 160o gives Blac too uch pay Te white squares are too wea ad the white ig coud easily becoe a arget 16..d5 gives Bac a excelle po sitio. ) ) 15  f5 16e2 ( �  4 ) 16. :c8 17xa6  18 �g2 f6 Bac has a good dyaic posiio b 13a3 is ogica i order o ope the

les o the queeside bu Bac has he srog 13 b3N 13  :b8? 1f6 gxf6 15�xc6 �d7 16 �xd7 xd7 17axb :xb 180-0 �e7 19f3± ( :4 V Koroias-D Zaaria  Athes 06.) )

H OET KAASHNIOV

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3.0o � 4a3!N

f6 (4    With a ucetai posto whee i is o cea that Whe has eough compesato 4 X 4)   gxf6 . �xc6 �d7 6�xd7 xd7 7.c (.-    ) 7 f 8d �g7 9 �e3 b8 Boh sdes have hei chaces hee

3. c8 Defedg he c6

xf his move wis he paw bac, but i's ot eough to ge a advaage   �xf .e3 �g6 6d c8 7�xe d!N hs sog ovelty alows Bac to stay i the game t mght seem supisig o le Whte tae o g6 ad ceae dou bled gpaws bu t wll gve Blac coutepay o the igsde a) 7 � f7 was payed sevea imes,

bu Whie gets a bete posio af te 8d3 d 9d �xd

9 c?! 20C3 bxc3 2bC3 �xd 22.cxd exd 23. � xd xd 2f3! (4 M. ase G Ggoe  Budapest 2003) 2 . e 2 �b2± Te blac ig wil eve d ay shete) 20 � xd a 2 e!N ( �4 X .  X J � 4 Muoz M Paoa-G Ggoe  Badaloa 2oo)

3  b8 a3 a  f6 gxf6 6 �xc6 �d7 (. .4 4 . -  jJ) 7 �xd7 xd7 8o-o h 9axb axb 20. f3 Wh good pay o the light squaes Blac does ealy ow what o do wth hs g) a3 a axb axb 6 �d2!? White wll w the b paw bac 6 . �e7 7 �b xb 8 xb 8 .0-0 90-o �g 2obd Whie s a it te bit bete ad he s cely coto lg the posio

2 c a) 2  c 22 �e3 xc2 23g2!

Whte shoud of couse ot ex chage he quees 23 ...xb2 2 ad

70

a2) 2c2? 2e6! Ec 23 e3

xa1 (J .J 4+ With a devastatig attac) 2 Exa Blacs ig is very wea;

(HAPER 1

a doubleedged positio) 9hxg6 2og2 o-o 21a3 a 22.axb axb he positio is ucertai Blac has good chaces

22..d 23.g Ef 2e3  25 h1 d 26.a3! gives White a strog iitiative for example

14.bxa3

26  ( . E   j4 . ) 27.axb Eb 28 Exa6! dxe3 29. a d8 30 e6  31.c6 d7 32.xd7 d7 33a±) 23cxb3 oo 2 d2 Eb 25a3 Ad Whites positio is preferable

...b3 is less eective here 15cxb3 d 16b o-o 7b3 Followed by f ad b2 5. xa3 oo .f4

We thi that White has a promis ig positio here. Blac is still a paw up but he has trouble coordiatig his pieces White's pieces o the other had are occupyig very good squares .g

16  d 17c3 b 18. xe! fxe (..  .++ wis a piece) 19 Ea White is goig to wi the paw bac ad get a positioal ad vatage 9  2oExe xd 21xd f6 22f5 White has excel let cotrol over the white squares 8f ( +   E ) 18. Ec 9 xg6 (  j4 j     With

7 a4

HE OPETE KALASHNIOV

 scapg the h1a8 dagoal 17.. f7 18g!? c 19 c c8 (.. j4 .j   ± Bac has too may weaesses) 2ogxf gxf 21b! e 22xf �xf 23�xe �xe 2. xe Whe has a good advaage as hs peces ae more ac ve ad the blac g s qute wea

Whte s a tte bt beer as Bacs da squaed bshop s qute bad ocuio

hs 7 �e6 e s less played tha b5 �e7 but stl remas

7

qute popular We h that the og cal 8C s Whtes bes respose. t s the oe a good dea to devel op the � f o g2  ode to defed the e paw ad have a better co trol over he cete hat way Whte ca more easy choose whee o put hs gh Oce he developme s compeed ad he peces ae well placed Whes ma dea s o attac Blacs queesde by pushg the a paw

CHAPTER 11 6C

Introution   [82) e4 c 2 f3 c 3d4 cxd4 4xd4 e h d C4

Here is Whites other mai optio With this move White is takig some space ad limitig Backs pos sibiities of payig b or d He is aso cotrollig the d square which will become a excelet place for oe of his kights  retur he is givig up cotro of the d square ad immur ig his white squared bishop his meas that if Back maages to ex chage some pieces he ca get a ad vatageous edgame with a kight agaist the white squared bishop for exampe)

order to exchage his bad bishop ad to pay f without losig ay time 6  a6 his move is ot logica as og as the c is ot o c3 yet as White will ow be able to pay 5c3 fol lowed y d ad bc3 7·h3

White wats to pay a3 i order to immediately attack the d6 paw. 7 d3 his move is ot realy ogi cal as White is losig some lexibility. Back ca ow immediatey exchage his dark squared bishop as the d6 paw is ot uder attack aymore 7a6 85c3 g 9d2 .  trasposes to 7 1c3 a6 8.a3 e6 9 d3 g) 9 f6 oo d7 A typical maeuver  e c 2 f o-o 3 d  e6 1f3 xC1 5. x g  Sokoov-. va der Wie Rotterdam 989 Back doest have ay probems here ad he wil be able to put a kight o d; Aer 7 e2 immediately Black ca play 7.. .f!? which gives him a good versio of the ie 7.C3 a6 8.a3 f  this ie White ideed puts his   ke7 bishop to d3 or to ; this meas that he ogical developmet move Black ca make use of this move or Black doest wat to et White play der g aer f6 What is more by de ayig the developmet of the kight Black wil be able to pay e7g5 i

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AER 11

4 .  4    ) 2..b6 3.b3 a) 3d2 d b3 f7  d3

g6

3g e6 t is importat to keep the d square we covered

b)

8.exf xf 9 g Te oy critical move a) 9g?! xg 0xg f6

d (   ) .o-o 2o-o d Wth a good de veopmet advatage ad Back's posito s more peasat to pay; b) 90o f6 10 C3 a6 a3 oo

3 .xb2 seems vey risky gxf d d2 xa 6g2 Ad the black quee s tapped 6  hc8 7f!  Opeig the es s i Whtes favof White wats to w the quee immediately by payig . Back would get good compesatio fo the quee afte   XJ  XJ X  4+  ) )

With a good positio for Back who wll probaby cotue by playg ogical moves like c8 eg6 or e folowed by e

g d7 .d2 d 6de xd 7axd d Back does't have ay probems;

9  a6  xe7 xe7 C3 f6 White caot take advatage of the fact that the black kg s stuck i the ceter

3·   hd8 · d3 e6  e d= P. Leko-V Kramik Dort mud 99

20-0 ( j .- j Blacks castles articialy ad gets a completey e posito 4.4

7C3 Tis move s raey payed ad also ot very ogical Black gets a good positio by payig smple moves for example

HE OEE KAASHNIOV

7. .f6 8. �d3 (. � - . �j �  � � A Deyo Fe dorov A Mis 2006. he c6 wi go to d he �f6 to g ad the :a8 to c8) 8  0-o 90-o d7 Tis is a classica pla for Bac i his id of posio he ca ow pay �e7 g ad he igh ca go o c ( � is aso playabe .   �   4= S Dol matovA Moiseeorpoli 200) 10d5 �g5 1bc3 �C 2 C f6 2 .c!? 13�b e6 1d3 edN Wih a baaced posi to for example (4.  4  AleseevD Yevseev I St Peters burg 2012) 5f �e6 16.f �xd 7exd ( ) 17.b A impora iermedae move whch gives Blac eough time o play f6 18.d f6 19a3 a6 20.b b8! Folowed by a Bac has a sold posiio)

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7.. f6 8 �g2 �g Bac is develop ig wih tempo Tis move is very of te he right method to gh agais g3 i he Kaashov. 9.d3 9f3?! Tis move which is weae g he dar squares is bad 9 �e6 0b3 o-o 1�e3 1 �a3?! a6 125c3 (  .  4.- :j+) 12 b6 Whie has some serous deveopmet probems here)  a6

125c3 b! Whe Blac maages to play his move i good codiios he gets a very promis ig postio 3d White caot play   4  .  which meas he is already worse) 3  bx .bx :c8) 9 a6 10.5c3 :c8 Wh a very good posto for Blac, for sace

3.e3 �e6 1 �b1 d=  Ae seev-Z Adrasia Kalhea 2008 7g3?! Ts move has amost ev er bee payed Blac quicy ges a good posiio here 11b3 ( 4 Wiig the C paw.) 11..0-o 2.0-o ( � -  4.  . 4   scharrer-F Lbszews i I 2.Budesiga 2010) 2b5!?

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CHAPR 11

8 { f6 9.{ C3 Here Blac has 2 moves  order to equalze  f!?

A good reacto Bac mmedate y couterattacs  the ceter hs move leads to a compcated posto. Te more quet 7. f6 s aso pos sbe 8�d3 oo 90o {d7 .{ C3 a6 {a3 {c Followed by �g, wth a competely playable posto

a) 9{xd6?! �xd6 0xd6 (

� 4) 10 {d! hs move refutes the 9{xd6 e (.  . � 4  � �) .xd8+ a) 1 �d3 ?! fxe 12 xd8 (

 oses eve more qucy but Whte's posto was already a dsaster  .. j . �  o-1 N Ole- Mochalov Orel 999) 12 . xd8 13. �e2 {c2 1 d2 {xa

) 11d1 {xe 12xe f7

3c e8- S Mao- Shaw  Aberdee SO 2001

Sexf

8 �a3 mmedatey attacs the d6 paw but Bac has eough actvty ad he ca aord to ust et the paw hagg

11  xd8 12 d2 ( � +    4 �  s s Whtes best try but Bac s aready better) 12 {xe 3 C {xf2 K edrycza-A Moseeo Poa ca Zdro 999; b)

9exf oo 0�d3

H OPT KAASHNIOV

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b1) 10xd6 d .c �xd6

 .- �) 12  �xa3 13.xa3 a 11 xa3 15b6 ad8)

b2) 1o.g i ode o y ad eep

11�x 12o-o! a Ad Blac is bee as Whies pieces ae ac ig coodiaio

12cxd6 �x5 13 �C h8 1oo c2 Blac wil wi maeial;

he paw does ealy wo 10 a6 15C3 (X 4  � J �4  4. 4

10  e O he dyamic .. .     4) 11�e2 �x Wih a balaced posiio; c) 9�xd6? xe 10 (

.4   � Fol lowed by xa1) u xg12xg �x 13g2 d b3) 10 �e2 his is he oy move

ha was payed so a 10 a6!?N (.. � - 4 was payed i he game A GabieliaA Ba ui ua 2001 bu ae  � Whies posiio seems slighly su peio)

� +      � Scheide D-A Shabalov I Philadelphia 1999) 10..7 c (  �- Bac is heae ig �b o � He is compleely wiig!)   �xd6 12cxd6 b 13 �c g6 Blac is bee as was see i he game A eia  Nobe I F email 2007 I o 2008; Whie will lose he d6 paw 9 oo!?

10�xd6? xe4 C  ( j 4 4 . �  44    4   -+) 11  �e6) 1o.o-o 11d

11.xd6 d As usua! 12xc8 ( �   44

11 �xd6? As i is oe he case his move does wo 11  d8 (�  ) 12c5 a6 13b (J.  4. ) 13 xb 1 b1 a

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CHAR 11

he ce  �xd6!? doest gve ay advatage

ops as the lght squaes ae Blac's wea spot 9 �e2 s less ambtous ad Bac doest have ay pobems hee 9·· f6

5xb �x 16xd8+ (.  �4  4-) 16  xd8 7. C �xf2 18 x axb 19b c6 2o xb d 2b6)

9a6N 10c3 b s temptg, but Whte gets good compesato f he gves the exchage .o-o! (.  j   Bac s bet te as Whtes peces ae completely paalysed)

15C7 b8 67d5 �xd6 17.cxd6 �e6 8.xf6+ gxf6 Blac wll w a paw ad thus have a vey good advatage) 11.xd2+ 2xd2xe+ 13e1 d f3 c 5xe7 xe7 6 d1 b6= S Sulss-A. Fedoov I Povdv 2008) 10. �xd6 a6 (. 4 4 j4 Opeg the fe, wth a vey uclea posto) 1 �xe7 xe7 .d6 fxe C (4 4 44  Blac has a huge de velopmet advatage ad he wl play �f ad d ext) 1  �e6 1�C ad 15.0-o b6 B. Gel fad-P. egubov Sheyag 2000 s  � 9 �

he logca move Whte woud e to exchage the whte squaed bsh

11  C2 12 �h g6 (   4) 13�g xa1 .�xf gxf 5h+ f 16.xf f6 17 �h6+ f7 8d2 Whte s a exchage dow, but he has good compesato as the blac g s vey vuleable ad exposed What s moe Whtes ghts ae vey stog) 1oo-o (. �    + .  Blac wl play d ad ot have ay poblems) 0..0o (  wth the dea of defedg the d6 paw by play g d ae �a3 s a teestg opto) 1. �e3 h8 ( ..4   s also bette fo Bac.) f xf  f (. � )

H OMP KAASHNOV

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e L. GofshteiA Shabaov Wiipeg 1997

1o.e2

0 �c2 is probably the best move for White f6 10oN 11 �a3?! d! 2cxd? - � X 4) 12a+ 3d2 b would have wo mateia J  Baliov-U Kavcic I Bled 199) ) 11o-o 2 c3  � =) 12  b! 13d   4  4  Followed by d) 13  �g 1d2 d 1o . a H./  f 12.oo

2 �b2 ge7 130-o o-o d2 d 15a3 e Folowed by g6 Blac is aready better; 2a3 e3!N wis material Blac has to play very accuatey but Whites compesatio doest seems to be suciet )

13�xe3 �xb1 1d �e Blac shouldt be too greedy 4  �  �j  � -  +     �4 We thi this positio is vey tricy to play fo Bac) 5 �b6 d7 6 C + j � �  �+  +  -  Foowed by ) 16 �d! Followed by f6 Oe shoud ow that �g wil always be met by �f 2  /ge7 13.a3

A origial idea i ode to activate the a 13�g o-o �xf xf Blac is a litte bit better A Dyaov M Moasteio I G email 2003 Ad if White wats to wi material by payig 15d f7 16xe  j �XJ Xj+ Xj XJ j) 6 d7 Blac will get a huge attac o the igside He will pay e ext J ...oo 14.  a2 a!?

Blac trasfers his quee to e where it ca cotrol the whoe board

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CHAR 11

22x+!!

A fatastic quee sacice

5b4 e  e b!?

Radabov chose the shapest move 16. Eac8N is i ou opiio the bette move. Te idea is to play d ext. But we couldt esist the temp tatio of showig you the famous game betwee Aad ad Radabov!

23
Tat was the idea!

7cxb axb 8 kxb

18.xb d

8 d4?!

18.e6!? 9. Eae2 e 9kf

9 C!? is the easo why we ecommed playig 6  Eac8 9 d 2oxd!! xd 2£b2 h8 22£xd xd 23d £xd 2xd Eae8 25Ed2 b6Bac still has some good chaces of savig the positio 9 d 20 d2 ke 2f4 xf4 22

22Exd?? is efuted by the beau tifu 22.f2!- 23.xf? xd 2. e2 E #

24
2xb?? d 2.e2 E#

24xC3 25xC3 kxCJ 2 kb?!

26 d2 d (.     4) 27 e3 c3 28 c xe 29xe Ef7 30a1Whites passed paws o the queeside must give him a smal advatage 2  kxe 27xe  f 28 kb2 ac8

HE COPLETE KAASHNIOV

With a very compicated posiio Bac fiay maaged to wi i  Aad- Radabov Dortmud 

ocuio:

he sideies do't seem to be da gerous for Bac, who aways gets very active pay

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CHAPTER 12 6c Introuton  Bf [82] e4 c 2f3 c 3d4 cxd4 4xd4 e b d q e7 7C3 a sa3

We are ow gettig to a very m portat crossroads of the 6.C vari atio Bac has the choice betwee cotiuig hs deveopmet by pay ig 8  e6 or 8 .  f6 or he ca pay 8 .. f5. Tese moves ead to two com petey deret id of postos f Bac cotiues his deveopmet he decdes to eep a soid, but sighty crammed postio f he chooses to pay 8  f5 he has to mae some po sitoa cocessios o the white squares, but he gets very dyamic pay s f

9exf

9 d3 Tis move eaves Bac a cer tai iitiative, which ca be very da gerous i a game We dot advse

White to eter this ie 9 f! Te best move, maig Whites deveop met very dicut

10.g3 10C2 h6 Deveopg the ight to h6 aows the bshop to go to g5 or to h Te ight mght furthermore go to f7 i order to de fed the d6 paw b3 o-o 12d5 (.  .  4   .  .   A Vooiti- Nataf I Ohrid 200. he postio s ucear but Bac wi aways have couterpay) 12 . g5 13 e2

13. f3!?N A thematic paw sac rce which opes the ies i frot of the white g

8

(HAPTR 1

.gx (4 4) 1. h Bac ca force the draw ow 15Eg g! 6fxg Exf2 17 e2 g5! 18C Eg2 9  E) 1?! (4 .  trasposes to 13  e2) 1  h+ 15d2 Ec  Guarsso-. Nataf I Ohrid 2001) 3 e6   b2 h8 15d3 Ec8  Fuvia Poyatos-A Moseeo I Aviles 2000 Despite the fact that he is cotrollig the d5 square White has trouble dig a co crete pla whle Blac has a lot of space for pay o the igsde) 10  f6! his move s competely i the sprt of the posto! Blac gves a paw i order to get active play ad Whte has troube dg she ter for hs ig gxf exf 12 �xf o-o 3. g3 A logical move White removes the bshop from the fle ad defeds  ( E 4)

13 h3 Blac prevets Whte from castlg (13  g was hghighted aer the famous game betwee Nu ad Nataf but aer f! Solvig the problems aroud f2 Whte has a very good score wth ths move

c) he famous game betwee Nu

ad Nataf had cotued ie ths  e2  x!

15d5 ( j Ej j 4    4 ) 15  h8 6  xf2?! ( Ej 4) 16b 17h5 Exf2! 8xf h 9 g6 2o g5 21.f h3+!

H COM KAASH N OV

22xh3 f8+ 23�f3 e3 2xh d3 25d5 xf3+ 26 g  f2 27 f1 xh 28 e2 xa o-  Nu- NaafI Face 999 A gea game by Nataf whch maes you wat o pay he Kaash ov;

a)  �f6N 5d2 Whe wi

pay o-o-o.

 �h 15d2 b (  j4  j4  was payed i the game Z SeveuhaA Savi a I Duba 2007, bu ae �+ Bac does' have eough com pesato) 16d5 (. � X X  -- X4 X) 6xd5 7Cd5 d7 80-o-o± Z Zhao-G Lae I abea 200

b)

85

6  xb2 7  b1  C2 8 � C2 a3 90-o Whes posiio s moe peasat o pay He has moe space ad he igh wi go to d

6 d 170-oo b 18d b? ( ±) 9xb e6 2oxf6 xf6 2f5 A Za paa- Degado I Sao Do mgo 2006) 70-o-o b 8d± A Zapaa  Sache que I Aguas caiees 2008) 6C2 f6 7f5 e8 18xd �xd 19b3 xf 2oo-o-o �e6 2 �e2 f6 is he ght way o pay fo Bac wth a u cea posto) 15  e6 (4     .   - Beig a paw up guaaees Whte some advatage) 6d5 h

86

e2! f6 8xe7 xe7 19.  xh xe 2oo-o Bac has some esouces but Whte s a paw up ad that guaatees hm a sma advatage) 1.  is the most ogica move a) 1 g1N g!? A possbe co

tiuato coud be 15 e2 b6 6d5 xb2 7 xg xg 18 b xa3 19xg f7 2oxb7 c 2. d C 22 e2 ; 1d2N d! 15.0oo f3 6e2 d7 Te ghts ae vey we paced        )  b)

c 1f d7 15d2 b 16ooo

b5

(HAPR 1

1 e6!?N Ts move coud aso be cosideed ad it woud be i teestg to see t payed i ode to get a moe pecise dea of the evauato of the posito 15 g2 (.  Foowed by g5 .    ) 5  b6 16. d2 e5 170-o (    - X . j+  j j   Bac w tasfe his quee to the gsde ext) 7.xC 18xC xC 19fd ac8) 5d2 x 16x d5!N A su psg ovety Bac gves a paw i ode to ope the es ad mae use of the fact that White hast casted yet. Tee ae may possibe vaiatos ow 16 b5 17cxb5 axb5 8axb5 b 19f3 Ad a daw was ageed  the game S Azaov-A Fedoov  Mis 2005 athough White s sighty bette 9xa2 2od5! xb5 2xe7 h8 22 ! Pa yig the c3 theat! (j     4     j)

H COMPT KAASHNOV

187

22b 23 d1 Despie a ceta iitiatve Blac caot eifoce his attac)

18
a) 17exd?! xa3 18dxc6 (.

+ .  <  4   ) 18 ae8+ 9 d1 ( <    4  4+ j <4+-+) 19 xc6 20 c2 d8 b)

17.e5 xa3 8.o-o-o!

18exf6? e6+ 19e2 xe2+ 2oxe2 (   <    ) 2o  b 21 d1 dxC)

c) 170oo d 18
.j   XJ ) 8  ad8 19 e1 d3 7
21 
88

surprisig that Blac easily ds perpeual checs 9  

White has he choice betwee two diere setups here eiher d3 or g3 g210. d3 is he most played move ad hat is why we cosider his variaio as the mai ie despite the fact tha Whie has o realy ma aged o show a cocrete advaage alhough he is ceary corolig he white squares  1oC2 f6 1e3 e6 12g3 Tis raher logica deveopme has bee payed severa times by Leo amogs others Here we very much lie he acive (.  See 10 d3)

(HAPTR 1

C 15ed (         does' give ayhig for Whie) 5 0o trasposes) 15ed C 16xf6 xf6 17 xb7  (     4   �  .  White wil wi the d6 paw bac ad he wi be slightly beter as he has the beer paw structure  seryi-Y Muzya I F email 2005 I orr 2008) 18 g2 h8 19d White has reached his goal his posiio is strategicay beter ad Blac does't realy have ay couerpay P Leo-A Shi rov I Moe aro 200 Blac ca maybe improve somewhere i his lie but 2  d folowed by 13 .. b seems so srog tha we do't advise Blac to wase ay time o 12 .. c8.) 3   b Bac immediately lauches his couterplay without givig White he time to ge orga ized.

12 .d folowed by b which soves all of Bacs probems 12  c8 is ot toally satisfyig 13 g2 a ( . 4.  - 4    -  �   4 P Le o- Radabov I Dormud 2003 Tis id of strucure is very oe more pleasat for White.) 1.0-o 0-0

a) 10-o bxC (4  - Ad Whie

does have ayhig better tha

H COMPT KAASHNOV

 tasposig to cxb5) 15a+ f7 16f Te ogical co tiuatio i ode to ty ad make use of the positio of the back kig but ae 16c8 17f5 �d7 8.xa6 f8 9C �xf5 Back got a ok positio i the game P. Acs P egubov I Amstedam 200; akig the exchage by  �xa8?N is bad fo White as he is too weak o the light squaes. Fo exampe

b)

1 .. xa8 15cd5 xd5 16cxd5 �xd5 17xd5 xd5 18o-o + 9h1 e+; 1axb5 15cd5 o-o 6oo c8 7.b3 h8 A pophylactic move which is oe see i the 8 f5 vaia tio 18 �b2 ( X  �  j �j tasposes to the game SmiovRadabov that we wil see ate his move ode might be moe cleve though as it avoids the iteestig 18 2.) 18 ..C2!? Tis uexpected move gives Black good play Te moe classica 8 f5 is also competey playable 19xf5 (     

89

  4 4 �4= A imofeev-A Fedoov I Sochi 2005) 9  �xf5 2oxe7 xe7 2 �a3 cd8 22e2 a7 23 �b d P. Smiov- Radabov I ipoi 200) 19 xe7 (. �  � =) 9 xe3 2ofxe3 xe7 21d2 ( �  .  . �4  With a peasat positio fo Black) 2 . b! Pevetig the bishop fom goig to a3 22xb 22ad1 fd8 23xb a7 2 d3 (4             j   = Fo owed by pepetua check) 2. 2! 25.�xe5 xa2 26�f3 �h3 27. � xf6 g2+ 28 h1 xh2+ 29 g g2) 22  2!?N leads to a beautifu daw vaiatio 22 ..g 23.xf8 (  4   . �j          = Folowed by b8) 23 . xf8 2 �a3

(HAPTR 1

90

26a6 Avodg d3 26 h3 27. h ( � � e op pose coloued bshops favo Bac as he has the itatve) 27. ) 2 a7 2  e1 xe3 26xd6  xg2 27. �c a8 28  xe f6 29 xe6 e 30 xe xd6 3 �xd6 G Legemaat-R Nocci I F email 2oo7)

the white g gives Blac vey good wig chaces; c) 27 �c e 28f3 �d 29xe

�xe 30 ae �c6 Ad despie the fac that he wil soo be mateal up Bac cao w 3h! (     .  + 4.  + .  +   ) 31. . xa 32 g1 g 33h c 3.g x 3 . c xC 36 xC e7 37 c g8; 27. g 28. xg �d 29  xd e+ 3o g2 e; 0g3?! A exemely ae move. Whte usualy asfes he a3 o e3 st

23�a3 a7 2xd6 xe3+ 2h1 xg2!!

26. xf8 (.     4+ .   4) 26g8 27 ad1 a) 27.f3? g-+;

27xg2? �d+ 28.h3 h6+ 29 g  g6+ 30 h �e 6! 31xg8 �xg8 e postio of

b)

0   f6 . �g2 �g! is a good at empt to y ad efue Whies pay. he white quee does't eay have a good squae t s of couse possi ble o pay he logcal     , wth a compicaed game o foow -  . �  4.  4 . �  �    4   e posiio s ucea bu seems pleasat to play fo Blac A Moozevich Radabov I Nice 2009) 12d3

HE COMPEE KAASHOV

a) 2b3? /d! 3xb7 Eb

1. xa6 o-o 5.h3

50-o /f3 6 h1 ( j  s ot a opto fo Whte) 6 . e8-+) 15 . f3 Bacs attac s too dage ous hee; 12a o-o 30-o d7 1  e3 Ef Ad oe s asg hmself what the whte quee s dog o a b)

9

13/e3 e 6  . f3 (4 /4 .     4 . X4  /4 /4  . 4 j ./j  12-12 . Dev sh-S Behoda I Bled 2002) 1 . b5! 5 d5 5cxb5 axb5 6 d5 (./  Bacs ceta paws ae ad vacg ad they ae tag away the space fom Whtes peces) 6 /xd5 7·/exd5 b 18/b5 h 19 e3

2.. /b 13.d2 f5 10-o (4.  E   /+  j  - -) 1 .d Whte wll have geat dcutes completg hs de velopmet ad he s aeady wose; 10 e2 Ts move s ot vey log ca Whte has to coto the squaes d5 ad e whch s why hs bshop shoud be o d3 o o g2 Bac doest have ay pobems hee

9  /e7N seems logca  ode to emove the bocade of the ceta paws ( 4  ./   EJ /= Savo V. Sveshov I Aapa 991) 2o/xe7+ xe Followed by d5) 15  xd5 6/exd5 a) 6cxd5 /d 17/e2 /xe2

w  /f6 o-o

o-o 2./C2 Ec (.  s aothe possbe pa Te Ea8 wl go to e8 o to f8 ad the d8 squae wl the be fee fo the bshop) 13  e3

18xe2 d Oly Bac ca be bette hee S Mao- Shaw I lasto 2001 A logcal pla could be to tasfe the e7 to b6 va d8; 6/cxd5 bxc 7/xf6 xf6 8. d5 h xC /d!?

b)

9

[HAPTER 1

19b6 2od (.  4  Fogo-A Popovics I Hugay 2ooo) 20.d 2xd  xd Whie should be able o hold de spite Blacks sligh tiatve.)

2 xd b8 Ad a daw s he ogical outcome hee) 13  e8 Black asfes his quee to he kgside

2oxa6

20 . e 2. d2 d  exchage of oe paw Black ges vey acve peces ad his cetal paws could become vey dageous; 6..bxC 17 e3 a!?N Wth the idea of playig  b (     .4 4    4 4 . 4  .   4  j Ad a daw was ageed   Ode N Sukhov I G email 2003 I  2008, but Whe could have played o as he s putg some smal pessue o Blacks postio) 8a3 (j+ j.+   4  .   As  is a ways he case whe Back maag es to pay this move, he gets a vey comfotable posto.) 18 d eads to simpicaios 9xd (  4 4  4    ) 9. xd 2oxd exd 2xd f6 22.xf6 xf6 23ad xd

1c1 g6 15h1 h 6f3 b! 7cxb axb 8

9.d!?N would also have gve Black a good advatage 2ofxe d3 2exf6 (      j ) 21 dxe2 22xe2 d3 23fxe7 xf 2xf xe7 25. xf 26bd a6) 2o  ( was he most e ssa move bu Whites posiio emas vey dcul o play) 20. d3 21e2 xe2 22.xe2 d P Kuumaov-G astaeda I Moscow 2009) 8 b 9a e6 (   i ode to go to f aso deseves a etio) 2ob6 b8 21b a7 22 C xC ( . . ) 23.xC c6 Wh chaces fo boh sides  the game M OleksekoA Fe doov I foe Nod 2008

H COMP KAASHNOV

   uoo

h5+ A athe ae mve  . f7 12h f6 C2 d7 ( d his mve has a d sce in the daabase but we hink it s quie sky 1xd exd 5d5!N A d impve ment Whie s eady t saci ce a pawn f the intative (.    4  j  D Vaa- Maks I Ban ska Savnica SVK 202) 15xd5 6cxd5 a5 (   4   ) 7 d 2 d5 180-0 h5 (..  4) 19h5 xh5 20. a) 1xd7+ xd7 L LencD Pav asvic I Nva Gica SO 2010; 11.c2 s us a deent mve de 11..f6 2.e (.- anspses  110-0  f6 12C2) 12 00 00 as tanspses

93

he lical cntinuain Othe mves ae nt pmsn

(1 xf6 Hee all  takeback mves ae ne f Back 1xf6!? m pensain he weaknesses wih a sn cene. ( .  4 )   e h8 5  d5 d7 6C2 f5 D Guevch-L Albut I Pasippany 1996)   (  tanspses t 2.c2 d7 1 5) 1  xe7 xe7 15h a) 15f h6 e knih wll  t f5

and then ne f the knihs wi be able t  t d ( . j is f cuse as pssibe     Heksema H- knnikv I Dieen 2006) 16 h1 ad 17.e2  f5 18   xf5  xf5 19.e f7 2ed5 h S Satyapayan  Nataf I aicut 998; 15e h 6x x 1f e6 18.e2 d 19e was played in the ame S Dvys- Nataf I Ksaln 1999, and ae 9 xeN 2xe f5 the pstn s equal;

b)

9

6h5 ( j    4) 16 .f5 7.d5 f7 8f7 f7; 2e A strane mve which isnt danerus f Back. 12 .  1.f6 ( his mve desn't make much sense . 4  .     4 With a me pleasant psitn fr Back in  Waace Saw G I Meune 2001) 1  f6 1C2 (  4   j=)  .d7 ( .         = Flwed y d.) 15  e c8 16 5 A KvnA Fedv I ashkent 2009; 12 e is anthe strane mve as ths s nrmaly the destinatin f the a 2 . - .d5 c8  C h8 15 6 8 6 . e 2 e8 7 6 8h e With a cmpletely ne pstn f Back as n the ame D Sadvakasv . Lautie I Mscw 200   

12d7!? s anthe pssile mve he dea s inteestin Back is eady t castle and then the a8 will e ale t  t e8 ( f8) and the e7 t d8.

CHAPTR 1

a)   5 - 1   f6 (4

    . j 4  S Bes-F Lisewski I Nce 2005) 1 .f6 5e f5 16ed5 d 17h5 7 8ad1 h And the psitin s already mre pleasant fr Back V Akpan  Radav I Astakhan 200 e - See 2 0 1e d7 the man ne;

b)

c) d5?!N t try and take advan

tae f Blacks mve rder desnt wk

 d5 1cd5 d5 5 . h7 e6! 16h5+ (  ) 16 . d7! 7e e 8 f5 f5 19  f5 d5 And the strn pawn center ives Back a vey d ad vantae;

HE COMPETE KAASHNOV

95

1 .00 1b2 a) 1 5 Eae8 15d2 h ( 

 s fcurse als ssble here) 16.e  7 f 8Ead1 Ef6 (..  . 4   4 s a d mrvement at temt.) 19 Ed2 e G. Kamsk  Radabv I Nce 2009; 1 a Ead8 15e d!? (.  4 seems t be a d altena tve) 6.e7 e7 17.cd ed 18cd d 9.d d 2h ( s an mvement attemt, but ae .. the  stn s almst equa) 20h6N ( ... j . 4  . A Reshetnkv Sveshnkv  I Mscw 201) 2 Ead

b)

(2.e? f 22. h8 Whte cannt re arr the  threat 2Efe1 (  4 - wns the bsh) 2   2  h)

d) 1.e d!N (4. 4 4

 . E     4 4  K ahn P Ne I New Deh 26)

15f6 f6 16cd d 17e e6 And the knht wl  t d e) .d dN s the best e

actn (4 ..  .j  . 4   A Shabav A. Fshben I San De 2006 4 .. E .     Ej  E E . And Blacks stn s fed  Kch-S Mae I Mntee 2006) 5.cd d 16h7 h7 17 d Back shudnt be afad t transse t ths knd f stucture as hs eces wl et actvated and the awn center has a stn ten ta ere ae sme ssble cntnu atns 17.. f 8.e 6 9 b2 (  j4 .  j Wth d actvt. . s nt s sble because f the smle  .. E) 19. !? 20 Ead ( E  E 4 Fwed b  b d) 20 Ead8; 1 d 5e (  Te bsh ccues an actve stn as he s lkn at  and cntrlln the d square. Blacks stn s a read easant, f nstance .   E E .    j   

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 . Vekler-V knnkv I Deiisau 2) 15  6 (Althuh t s playae, 15 .xe allws White t ranie himself and et a small practica advan tae

16 xe 6 7d f (.   .       4 .   4 Z menk . Shaw I Hastins 2) 18 ad1 ad8 9 C1 xe 2. xe f 2xf xf 22 e xe 2xe And athuh this end ame is clse t e equa t s much fr dcult t pay fr lack Only White can pay fr the win here)

(6 a!?N xe 17 xe ad8 8  e d 19. d!? (  ) 9  6 t s preferae t nt take the exchane (      4 . 4 White has d cmpen satn.) 2. ad1 f) 6h 17   18.d2 ad Other mves are als pssle and ack always ets an k pstn

[APER 

a) 8 .d 19cxd xd 2xd (

4 4 . 4 4 . j j4) 2 . xd 21 ad ad8 Flwed y d; b) 18 .. !? 9.x x 2 e2

h 21f e7 22. ad1 ad8;

19 ad1  2x x 21 e2 c8 F. Ner-P reuv I Wik aan Zee 22. 3  e3

. d7 transpsn t 12.d7 is ur recmmendatin. ( .  1  d (4  4 X4 4 .    4  And lack desnt have any prlems R Rs Wersma I Netherands 27.) 1 .. c8 (4   .      is less accurate as the c1 can nw mmedately  t a) 5 .ce!? s a d attempt t et an advantae here a) 15 .  x+  xe7 16cx ax

17 x d 18 2 6 9 d d D KnnenkP. Ptapv I Parduice 21;

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b)  �b2

d As we have a ready seen the echane f the c pawn aanst the hpawn desnt cause ac any prbems 16cd �d 17�h7 h7 18d e8 9 :ad1

d s the mve that ne wants t pay as ac. a) 1 . bC 16. �c d 17.d

19  .f7N s an mprvement (   . : :j4  :  :    Ae seev. Radabv I S ch 2006) 2.e (2f7 :f7 21�a d!? ac ves a pawn n rder t btan dynamc equaty. Fr eampe (     : : Wth an amst equa pstn, even thuh acs peces are passve) 22 :d a 2 �e7 :2 2 �b c6 2 �d6 :a2 26 �e e 27. : e :b2 28 :e a) 20 ..6 t mht seem strane t se a temp t  t 6, but ac has prved e whch means that the whte r cannt transfer t the nsde va the rd ran anymre 21.a ( : 4   :  � � suv par d) 21 . b 22d2 c2 2.d �h;

h8 18e7  19�a6 :a8 20 �d  b ac has sme cmpensatn, but we st prefer Whtes pstn here; 1 . h8 6 e7 (.j �  � . :  4 �  :  4) 16  e7 17.cb ab 8�b d 19 �d d (    � And the apawn w start t ad vance) 2d �d 2h h6 22.�e; b)

6 � b2 �d (.  was payed n the ame M KravtsvP P tapv I Pardubce 2010, but Whte can et an advantae by payn  �4 4 .j4 � j  . �4) 17d d 18cd Whte has the better per spectves here He can echane n d whenever he wants t, but he as has the pssbty f pay n a r even f); 1d t s surprsn that 1 d!?N has never been payed

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1cxd �xd 15�xh7 xh 16xd e8 Folowed by f7 wih an ok posiion fo lack

(HAPTR 1

iakov I Dieen 200, but ae 9 6 (9   j4  �4 4 . +  .    ) 20. � xd xd 21xd exd 22. ac1 Whie has a smal and skless advantae.; 15.xd 6.xd �xd 17cxd d7 18 �e Despte a soid posi on ack is vey passve and Whte can impove his positon step by step. A Debuade-A Moiseenko I Rottedam 1998 b)

7e (4 j . j 9. �   j4 j4  � =) 7. 6 lack doesn't have any poblems he knih will pos sibly o to d he �e7 can et acti vaed on  o on h and the ooks have open es a hei disposal(.. j is aso possible.)  . �  See 12 � lJ  

6�x (.4     �  Wth chances fo both sides) 6  .xd 17.�xd �xd 18. xd � 19b (. �  4     = oo Solis de G Ovando-N Patici I ail 1999 I o 2002) 19 . �xc1 20. xC a7 ( ...  is an impovement compaed to the ame.

1 .d? s the othe way of play in.

1b b 5cd lack has to choose he h line hee 15.bx a 15  f7 16 �b2  xd 7xd

�xd 8.cxd b6 A daw was hee eed in Va S ltte ik-S 

  s not ealy daneous  ... 4  4 j  j j 4j4  j  .j+     White doesn' have anythn bee han the pepetual.) 2d Wih a moe o less eua position in S Dvoiys  Deaeve I Kosain 1999

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 ty and ecane e stn �e 2f (2. �f f 22f ef 2 ae1 e 2. 6 (4j4  .   e pstn s equal.) 2 .f 25d6  e1 26 e1 7 27f e8 28. d e 296  Wi a cpl cated psiin)

6d (   � �) 6  d 17cd d anspses t te ae HendicksMseenk, wc we saw n e fllwn ve de 1. �d8 5ed �d 6d d 17.cd d 1 �d8 15 �a (. � .   4 . � � .  � . �4    .  = W Hendiks A. Miseenk I Deen 2001) 15  d 16e e 7. �e �6 18.d ( � . �=) 186 19d �a7 21 We wll play e eatic f

20 .. f Nw at Black as acti vaed s lack squaed isp n a d dianal and ta te knit is well placed n d, t s iptant

21 . ae8 22 �f f 2 ae1  2fe ee Wte as a vis ual advanae anks  is stn d and a ette stuctue u e desn ave any cncee plan  pess t is indeed vey dicult  atack te d6 pawn Black n is pa will ty t ecane te ks, wen a daw suld e te lkely e sul 4 ae8 5 e3

15 f sees peatue 5 .d 16? ( � 4) 16 d 7d �d 18cd e 19. �e2 (. �4 �  � ) 19  �f6 2  2 f A Genlin- kn nkv I llkcGaenstaden 200 5 d 6f6+ �f6 7�e  M WackaD Reniece I Geany 2007 5f6 is siplificatn is nt daneus f Black 15  f6 is ve wc stentens e lack cene leads  a fced daw (... j is an neestn alena tive t cntinue playin f a win) 16 � 7? 7 17.  + 8 8.6 8 96 D Ppvc

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on the inside b advancin his f pawn

15  �

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15d!? is also convincin fo ex aple

16.b xd 17xd �xd 18cxd �d8 19�e �b6 20 C1 �c 21d 6 22h1 b 2f 12-12 V uic ni-N Zabo I F eail 2oo I a 2008 1c2 8 17.xf gxf

Blac oen taes bac with the pawn in ode to stenthen his cente

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M Bluvshtein- Nataf I Monteal 2005 Blac can now pla abitiousl

We thin that the 8  f line is pla able fo Blac t is cetainl his best chance to pla fo a win as despite soe positional concessions he can easil nd countepla

CHAPTER 13 6c 8  6 [82) 1e4 c 2f3 c6 3d4 cxd4 4xd4   d6 6q e7 7 IC3 a6 sa3 e6

hs s the mst sid way f cun tein the 6C ne Black cntnues his develpment and his bishp wll cntl the d squae fm e6 but he wl as put pessue n the c pawn 8 f6 Tis mve is n the same spt as 8  e6, but we think it s less accuate as Black lses the ps sblty f playin  iht away.

9 �e2 ( s the the ptn 9      - - tanspses t the man ne which bean with 8  e6) 9  d s the mve Black has t play n de t ustfy hs mve de (9 0- 1e e6 110- c8 12  is an attempt t ty and take advantae f Blacks mve de F exampe 12 h6 d2  1 . x x 152 (.  .    

 4   4   Pla- Radabv I Baku 2010) 5 .. e6 6.b f 17.exf xf 18fd e8 19e d8 2b6 d 2.e f 22f 6 2h1 f8 2d P Lek- Nataf I stanbul 2000 White manaed t put hs knhts n e and d and he t id f his bad bshp t is thee fe cea that he is bette)

e xe2 1xe2 Givin the liht squaed bishp alws Whte t have a bie maneuvein b ety Hee ae sme examples 1  e6 12.0  (12  c8  fd1 - 1 a Wth the idea f bein abe t play b wthut alwin b

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. c6 a 1a5? 15 5 h6 6  xf6

xf6 17d5 d8 8. c White's pstin s e pleasant;

 +    4  .  4. V vanchu-N Sht I ilbu 990) 17xe f Wth a d psitin f Blac)

b 1h6 15b (  

) 15 . a5 ( . . 4   4  .  White has d cpensatin f the exchane 4    j j ) 6a c6 7 d2 d8 18c2 Te niht wll  t d5 15.  b8 ( .  .  .   .          M Batel- Deaeve I Gea ny 28) 16d5 xd5 7exd5 cc8 18b his ind f pstn is always e pleasant t play f White But he stil has t activate the  a. 8.b6 9b d7 A l cal ve in de t pevent c5 and pssiby pepae f5 2d2 a8 21e f5 22 5 x5 2x5 f6 2e6 S Mae- Deaeve I Pau 2008)

(f c8   fd1 Te st pecise ve, athuh ae ( aC h5 (4.) 15d f5 16 fd (j  4 is et by ..  F exaple .  j4 .4  . j4  . j ) 16 . .fxe (... j   j     

1  h6, Blac desn't eally have any pbles (  h5 5 d2 h6 (  4  4   +    .   .  Te end ae is e peasant f Whte, as he has se pessue) 16 ac1 And the h5 s cpletey ut f play) 5aC a5 16d2 h7 17.d5 xd2 8. xd2 d8 19. b e8 Bac wl l f cunteplay af te f5, but his pstin s nt vey peasant) 1 (J   4  tans pses t  c8 whch we thin is pefeable f Whte) 1c2 (4   .     Bac anaes t activate his pieces Te bshp will futhee  t 5 and pevent White f usin the cfle)   c8N (4 .  j  j ) 5h f6

H COMPL KAASHNOV

(. .J allws hite t have d ct ve the cet e.) 16c t is imtat t evet Black fm ayi b (. ) 16 ..  17cd6 d6 8  e8 19e his siti is sihtly i hite's fav as e f his kihts will  t d

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(.  110 (    j -+) 1.. d8 a 11f6?! 12.f! ( 

J jJ 4-) 12 .ef 1d6 d8 f Black has cm esati but t euh f the aw they lst i u ii

b)

1.e7 is as layable 12f

(2d6? h 1 (. j 4-+)   d8)

 he mst layed mve hite delays the develmet f the f1 ad takes cae f his kiht st. 9 e2 he the mve that is e bei ayed

9   A mal mve Black shuld echae his bad bish wheeve he ca 100-

12  ef . d6 6 1d d! 1cd (  .    - he kiht wil  t f with a cmicated si ti) 15  d 16c ce 7C C 18 e7 Black is eady t castle ad he is sidly ctli the dak squaes thus eveti hite fm ushi his aws. 2d f6! Black is t afaid t lse the iht f castli ad he im mediatey attacks the e aw

1.C7 d! 1e6 fe6 Te black ki is stuck i the middle f the bad but White des't

20

anae t pen te les As Bac s cnrln e center s ps tn s cpleely crtabe 15 (  .  jJ ) 5 d 16c2 + 17 =) . c . C 6 (  s an nerestn aternave wt e dea  n t 6 but we pre fer te sld 11...f6.) 12.C2 - d b6 Te casscal pece re rupn Bac wl defend e d6 pawn by payn fd8 and put te er r n c8 etn a very sld pstn

[HAPR 1

anced psn) 7.c6 Nw ta te n s nt n c2 any ner e dea s   t d va c6

8.  (.  =) 18   a (4 desnt wr r tactcal reasns   ±) 9cd d 2ed  2 d And Blac desn' ave any prbes; 9 d Te varatns arsn fr s ve are very slar t 9. e2 but e bsps sees wrse ere as e s bcn e de.

b d8 s e st sd way t cntnue (..b 5e (4 4 .j ) 5 ..e 6.e c6 17c2! N etn te bac n  t d 7 fd8 8 d1 f8 19 ac8 20f D Navara A Mseen Muluse FA 201) 15 fd ac8 6 e7 7e (   Bac sudn't ecane ueens as tat wuld ve te re space r aneuvers as n te NavaraMseen ae prevusy enned 4 =  a al

9   . C (...  Blac setes pays s ve n rder  ns s devepent but sner r aer e wll ave  ecane te C anyway e dn' recend s ve as we dnt see te pnt f delayn te bsp ecane . j   4    Perels

 COMPL KAASNOV

K Mtn Lubbc USA 28) 11 C1 f6

 e7!? s anthe altenative

and pbably the bette winnn attempt. Blac taes advantae f the fact that the bishp is n d (which means he desn't need t wy abut defendin the d6 pawn iht nw) in de t tans fe his niht t f via 6 he queen will then eventuay  t  ceatn theats n the whte in F example

05

4 .   . �  Blac's pstn s aleady bette as Whte is stuc wth his bad bshp and he desn't have any cmpen satin f t Bac wll tansfe his niht t c via d7 and then play a in de t attac Whtes pawn chain aneta  Unue-F Libise wsi I Pamplna SP 29)

1  c8 a 1a? 1 fd1 fc8 15b b6

12.C2 6 1 (J 4 4. j      4 Blac manaed t stabiie hs niht n f and t a d p stin in the ame  Paeht U Bensch I Rstc 22) 1  1d - 15h1 � h 16.1 f S Kapan-V nni v I Heveen 28) 12.C2 -  1 d2 Bac can chse between seveal mves hee but they al seem cect t us (  he d squae is unattended and Bac can mae use f that ht away J.4 4.  e ex chane f ne pai f nhts is in Blacs fav  j .4

16. � e7 17e  18a c6 19d d 2.xf6+ xf6 21c2 ( 4    .  =) 21 e7 22.a d Attacn the C pawn 2a c6 2.C2 d 2a c6 12-12 M Mue le-S. Gdn Muenchen GR 21 1  b6 1.e  fc8 15  fd1 d 16b ab8 With the dea f payin a7 and b Ye ianchuan V Salv ilbu 199.;

b)

a 1b b6 15 h1 a7 ( . j

als seems ical with a classical pece eupn and a vey slid psitin) 16d

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[HAPTR 1

19e! A strn ve which al lws Black  take back n e wih a piece. 2.xC2 xe 21 ce1  22 f2 (.       j =) 22  ce8 d d7 1b (. j    As i is en the case when he whie kniht has le c2 Black ries t  t d   J 22 M. Perunvic A Shariadanv Subica YUG 2) 1 .6! A rick ve althuh his is nt a ver naura square fr he kniht as White has plaed  Black is lkin fr cun terpla aainst .

b)

16 xd!N is a d ve here (6 .d7 7ce h8 8. 1 d ( . ) 9f  2e7 ce8 21 7f xf 22xf xf 2exf K AsrianA Miseenk Warsaw POL 2) 17exd (As i is en the case it is ad  ake with the cpawn  4 White desnt have an per spective here and Black can aneu ver as uch as he wan) 7 d ( . wih he idea f pain  is als pssibe) 8f (18e c 9xd (.4  X) 19.exd 20d2 a 21 fe ce8 Wih a d psitin fr Black) 8 xc2 19fxe (  Black can pa fr an advantae here as he has prvked the knihts ex chane)

16e2 6e xd 17exd (  4 Wih a pleasant psitin fr Black.) 7.e7 8.a1 Te knih heads t b where he can suppr the c ve. 8 . d7 9b h8 Preparin f 2 fd1 (   4 4    4  lwed  bx) 2  f 21  f6 22a d7 2a f 2.e2 f A. Httin A. Pankratv I  crr 99

bt)

H COMP T KA ASHN OV

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(17 8?! 18 �b1!N llwed by c ives Wite a d adva tae.( =  DAdam A. Pakratv I F crr 1997) ) 8.c (. 4 . ) 18..dxc 19bxc d7; 6  e7 17ce c6 A requet maeuver i ts kd  si as s as te wite kt leaves c2 Black cmes back t c6  rder    d 18d1 d 9 �1 �xd 2.exd  2 1 d7 Black eeds  revet Wite rm lay i c 22c2 xd2 2 xd2 xC2 2 dxc2 b6= e sii must be equal, but we stll ik it slitly mre leasat r Black H Steas s-. Svesikv AaladSck lm 1997; 1 b6 15b d (..  .  . j  �j         12-2 D Masrvasilis A. Mseek I AixlesBais FRA 201) 6 �e2 6 Black as laced is ieces  teir best squares. e d8 is deedi e d6 aw e c8 is  e seme cle e d square s well deeded ad te c6 is ready   t d r   va e76. Black ca als ut is quee  a7  rder  be ready t lay b at te ri mme We k tat tis si s very slid r Black ad tat e as already equalized Wite ca icrease te ressure uless e s ready t weake is  sti

17 7 18� 6 9b 7 20a a7 2 e1 e7 22e c6 2C2 P. zarta-Wa ue Seze HN 2011; 9d Black w as te cice be twee 9  c8 ad 9  6 as bt ive tem a k siti By layi 9. c8 Black wats  deed te  square i rder t lay � bere develi is 8

9  c8 (9 .  6 is aer raer sae i 10 �d - 10- d7 12.C2 � Aer tis series  classcal mves, Black as aceved a cmrtable equality ce (.4 �X 4X  .  .   � 4 .    �    .  4  4 4= R. Hueber-M adler Ger

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many 99) d 1b xd 1cxd c8 16 b2 c 17 c a= (       j     .4± Gabisu de U Gni-S Mae Pam lna 2009) )

(HAPTR 

( b 16cxb Whie has  acce he sacce ( 4   .   .   D Mas vasilis-G. Michelakis mini Aldas 2) o

 e  b6 d7  e2 a 12d d8 As usua Black

wans  exchane he dak squaed bishs

6d 7a xd 18exd xd 19bxa6+ c6 2d - 2d2 e6 22fd1 d 2f d Black has cmensan f he saciced awn bu we sil efe Whe hee as his queenside awns wll advance vey quickly) a1 1b a ( ..)

b c6 12-2 R Fnaine ! Naaf nhien Les Bains 1997;

) .e a+ d2 xd2+

xd2 d8 Payn b6 16  e7 7xe7 xe7 18C2 - 19 ad fd8 20b h6  Luhe  SchmdielGemany 996;

xd8 0- e7 b b8? is is n he kind f mve ne wans  ay as Back bu as he queen is n vey wel laced n b i desn eally mae. Backs  siin s sld and he wil qucky cmlee his devemen

2c lks emn bu hins ae n ha easy afe 12..dxc CN is baby Whes bes mve hee b)

(.xc?

  .ce7N 1·  xe7 (4.    4.

H COMP KAASHNOV

:  )   �xe7 15 (   �   j Dese the sy metrca siin Black is beter as Whtes eces are lackin crd natin) 15  �xd 16xd �b+ 7d xd 18exd e )  . �xd 1.xd 6 15d6 8 6d 1 d 7xc8 xc8 Black has d cmensain r he exchane r exame 8b 8 1 �d ( � 4 . �     ) 1 . c 2.�C2 xc2+ 21xC2 c 6 22�d8 C 20-0 �d2 2�x6 x6; 12  �d8 10- Here we recm mend layin   6 because this mve alws Black t uckly eualie as White s nw rced t exchane he knihs (J  s als ssible but hs mve leads  a mre cmlcated siin where Whiter can kee his strn knht n d 4� - J   he sn is very uncear, but White has he better scre here as i is n easy r Back t launch an atack here all he while deendin the d6 awn)

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1 x6 (4 )   �x6 d ( �   �  �4  j   �  -= R Huebner U Bensch rurt GR 200) 5  �d8 (15 .0 0 16 d d 7 �d exd leads  a siin that is in Whites avr r examle 18b �e? (Back had  nd the re surceu .. q n rder  et cunterlay by layin b n case he knh es  c2 r therwse by layn a Althuh hs kind  siin s ayable r Black, we dnt recmmend enern t i yu have a chice) c2 b 2cxb c 21d2  ? 22xd+ K. Sab-L Kernahisky Zalaka rs HUN 200) 6 �e (Aer . � : Black desn't have any rblems) 16   With a balanced sin as Black wl e cunterlay A ssible cn tnuan culd be

17. 00 18 ad1  1   7 2xd6 �e7 2d2 d8 22c d 2�xd exd 2a c (4.. �  �X4=) 2b6 h

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CHAPTR 1

  E

e dea behnd ths mve s t d rety put pressure n the  pawn. he mmedate threat s w a and f Whte plays b then Blak an pay b whh s a reurrn theme n ths ne 9 . �5

Wth the dea f exhan n the bshp and transpsn t the nes 8 �e2 r 8 �d, whh we have seen prevusy but Whte has an nterestn new pssblty here

10. �x ( n rder t avd the bshp exhane desnt ve Whte any advantae ...  � - - E  4 4. transpses t 9 . E8 d and 1e.)  . x As the bsh p s stl n , Whte desnt need t wrry abut the 2 pawn and he an play h? s mve s Vk tns spealty Whte wants t play d2 and -- next (. E  transpses t 9 .  E8 .d � 1 �x x 12..) 11..d8 ( . e7!? has ny been played by amateurs and by lanv n a btz ame, but we thnk ths mve de serves t be tested Fr example d2 f6 1  Ed8

1b!?N (4. �   . ) 1···00 15 Flwed by  We thnk that Whtes attakn perspetves n the knsde ve hm a smal ad vantae)

(2  b6 0 --?! (   44 j4  E  j4 E  - trans pses t 12  f6 1.0-- b6 a lne we are n t have a k at a bt further dwn.) 1.d5 a7 5.�d f6 6Ehe1 e7 17� A Vktn Sveshnkv I Mur ska Sba 2006) 0-0-0 0-0 ( b6 .f exf 5xd6 Ed8 16xf Exd+ xd1  18.C

H COMPT KAASHNOV

2

8 . c8 (8  c 9d  0 �e e  d± Whie is beer as Back desn realy have any cmpensain( 4 Tis mve ives Black d chances, which is why Whie has  pay d     V. huivska-M Pap I Pale chra 0)) 9d �xd exd5 xd5 (.b  xb xb  �d b5 a!N A ricky mve avid in he line we saw in he Yem elinSveshnikv ame aer  b. ( b bx    xd5 5.  x (j ) 5 . x 6xc e V eme in Sveshnikv I Schi 006) a  b bx 5  C (..  is bad here because  . ±    4    �±) 6xc  75 xd5 8xd5 xd5 9c6±) cxd5  b  �C   x . !N (  + 4   A Vkiin-A Miseenk I Kharkv 00)

  c5 (   4.   4 4      4) x7+ h 5d6 xd6 6e6 b 7. xc b5 8   h6 9.xa6 bx (.   . 4 . ) 0 x   .b Tis endame is danerus r Black) xd6!? lks risky bu is he nly way  ry and e smehin. (. h5 5xd6  6xd8 (  M Kravsiv-S Vy schin I Minsk 006) 6 axd8 7 xd 8xd x 9 x x .)

 .b6 5.d d8 6d5 �xd5 7exd5 e (7  ac8N 8e! xe 9xe d 0! An impr

22

(APTR 

tant move n order to kick out the knht from d. For exampe

2d5 2o exf (      J) 2. xd fxe 22d h5 ( ..   ) 2. d b5 2.  e  25Cb5 axb5 26xb5 c5 27�C e5 28b x 2bx dc8 0 xe x  ed) 18e xe+ 1xe ( j .   . j    ) 1e7 ( j  +     .  4  ooks daner ous for Back as the pawns wil ad vance very qucky!) 2o ac8 21 d h5 (.  .   .j+  4. +  .  his endame s better for Whte as he has a maority on the queensde and a bishop aainst a knht) 22he1 A Vookitn R Hess I Moscow 201 10.b3

Te main move reinforcin the pro tection of the C pawn.

a 2e! bx bx x

1ed5 xd5! 5xd5 a5+ 6 d2  xd2 17xd2 xd2+ 18xd2 5 b 12b bx 1bx x

a+ (4 transposes to 2d5)  . d7 15xa6 b6 Wth a balanced position. 12bx 1bx xc cb a5! 5b axb 16 x f6 17xf6+ xf6 8 xe6 ( �+   4 ) 8 .fxe6 xe6 (4 ) 1.d7 2od5 c6 2d2 ( +    4 ]  With a more or less equa endame where Black s a ttle bit more actve) 2  xd5 22exd5 c5 2 xb xd5 2a d7= 10d5 his move doesnt cause Back any probems 10. 5 �5 (ce We hadnt mentioned ths move in the rst version of the book u e7! (j Tis move is of course also possbe but we nd t less exible.) d

H COMPL KAASHNOV

- 10- ( hs e was re cet paed  4 44  4 hs e s t ps tc ... �  �  �    . j � Black alread has a d ada ae A PerN Kaba I u e RUS 2012)   d b hs ps was plaed seera tes

 . xd (4  � Athuh ths e was paed b he srer plaers, we thk ts t as d as  xd) 1exd (1cxd �d7 6�b2 (  �=) 6b!N ( � j   4      . 4 .JM Brdsk A Masa I Khers 199) 7 �xd (  ) 17 exd 18C2 b6) 5  �d7 16 b2 Here Back has a uber f chces 6  b!? (   E   X  �X   4  L Bacazar NaF Balabae I F ea 200   �4 4    E E=) 7cxb

3

(7.�xd exd 18f (  . E ) 18.bx 19.bx xf 20. �xf Eb8 21 �c2 6) 17 axb 18 �xd (4 ) 18  exd 9f �xf 2�xf Ec=  Kruppa-A Masa I Msk 1990) .x 12 h6 We ute ke hs ra e Black cpetes hs deepe al the whe et he hd8 daa pe  case he eeds t br back hs uee Back s als prepar fr f ad he wll pssbl ake back wh the kht Hweer ther pts as k satsf fr Black a 12  �? d  f6  �2

xd 1exd ( 4-) 15 . e7 16e - 70- f= Ad Black dd hae a prbes  the ae . SakesekV kk I Graz AU 2011 b 12d8  �2 e7 - -

5b f 6f (j        4 .4 4 . E) 16. b!?N (.4 . Kar-F Lbsze wsk I aes FRA 2009) 17ce bx 8.x d;

2

a 1.h d8 1 2 (4 

desnt lead anywhere as Black wil be happy Whte takes n e6 4 .  .    ) 10- 50 5 6.ex5 x5 Back wll put a knht n d and he desnt have any prbles; b 1ce - 1 2 ( try and

take advantae  the psitn  the h6 by payn 44 desnt wrk 4 .  4 4  4) 1 ? 15x (-   4 Fwed by b5) 15. x 6.d2 (. 4  ) 16 .xd2 17 xd2 e6 18  a

8.6 With the idea  exchanin n d5 (nw that h wil be et by 5) and playn a shtly superir endae r playin 7 in rder t put the kniht n d and then du bin n the ce( .  . 4  j . j j .j    j 4. ) ; 1..N 0- 5 15 (j j .  leads t a baanced psitin where Back desnt have any prbles.) ex 16ex5 (

[HAPTR 1

j4 4  4 j4 4 .j j Wth d pay r Back.  j4  4      j j4 . j4    ) 6 x5 7 x e7 8 x8+ (18ce x 9x (.j4  .  =) 9 .h 20b 6 25 d 22d (  j j j) 22 . e5 2e xe 2 xe xd5 25. xd5 8=) 18.  x8 19 xe7  xe7 he kniht wl  t e5 e activity  Backs peces cpensates r the weakness  the d6 pawn; 0 e2 6 (10a5 is nt as d here b ( 4 .4 4 J4  4. 4 X4  j j 4 j H. Matthey-S Kalintschew I Gerany 99)  .b5 12d5 bx pared t the 0  d ine the bshp is nt attacked nw and therere White can pay 1b? c6 0 6 15 x xe 16xa6 e pawn arity n the ueensde shuld ive White a re pleasant pstn) 10-0 0-0 (a5? is als pssible.

 COMPT KAASNOV

5

1b b5 1b bxC 15 �C �C 6bxC xC 1b 8 18bd fd White has ompensaton thanks to hs ative and wel plaed piees but its not enouh to laim an advantae 12b b e (1 �e bxC b?! (4  .4  .    �  � J =) 1 b7 15.a o-o 16a d S Felle  Baot I Nany FRA 2012)  o- o 1ed bxC 15 �e xd 16xd b8 17d2 �xd 18.xd b 9d2 d 2oexd xd 212 xb 22.axb= he bishop pa ives White enouh ompensaton) 12. �e ( � 4 4 � 4 � X j . j j D atansson Nataf I Reykavik 2008 . tansposes to the main ine.   s met by the themati ..   4.   � 4 4  A Neiksans Bezina I Padube 2009) 12 .b8!? Blak wants to play b ae b and fom b8 the knht is potetin the a6 pawn

to    �

. �d 00 12. b2 (12.oo b! xb a . �b2 (4. �    Wth an unlea position Blak wil play d next) 1 .xb 15.xb (.       .  With an nteestin poston) 5 .axb 6b a 6e b6 1.e2 b D aa

toossianG Goe I appelle la Gande 1999

b 16e2 b6 7�a?! b!?N

( .  . �4  A Fano

VaenaA humptaz abaal I hantyMansysk 2010) 8.�b2 (4   ) 18  d7 6...a 17e �d8 8.h1 was played n the ame A Zubaev . Nilssen I Boup DN 2012 but ae 8 . d we thnk that Blak has a ompletely ne position e d7 wil suppot the e squae af te a possible f and he ould also o to ) 12 b5! As usua when he manaes to play ths move Bak has a omfot able position.

26

(HAPTR 1

(2. x? wud be a bi is ake here 2.h+ 22e2 cd8 2b ( 4 4  j  +) 2    e8  his cld bded ve ves Black the ad vanae e ediate hrea is d 2e e 25 d-+)

a) �xb? a 5�d (-

X4) 5 d 6d2 C2 7 �x2 d 8exd d8; b 0 he st payed ve

2  h+ 22. h xd8 2  2xe xe 25�xe e 26 d2 Once aain, he actviy  Blacks pieces ive hi sucien cpensatn  ... .

 d (4  ) exd xd 6xd xd e c= D Leal- Dia astanet I F eai 2007;

2 �d2? Tis ve which s sup psed t prevent b desn wrk 2bN Aer ths theaic ve al  Backs peces are starin  wrk Backs psn s very prisn

  d A ica ve Once that Back has einaed the C pawn he pays d in rder  liberate al hs rces

(2 d 0- xe2+ xe2 b 5e (. ) 5 d7 6 ac b7 7ed 22 D a kvenk- Bacrt France 2009)

exd xd 6-  7�C �xc 8.bx �c 9e ( j .   . �   4 he aciviy  Blacks pieces cpensates r the sacri ced pawn) 9d 20 �c  x ( ) 2xd8

cxb axb �xb d exd ( �          . � And Whtes psin is hard t pay  � 4  �  Flwed by xe) 5  xd

H COMP KAASHNOV

27

1  a7! s ather pssblty Blak wl take bak  b5 wth the kht

16.a (.   �   4 4 - 4 X4 X  4  X4) 16f 7xf (-       -+) 17a5+ 8d2 xb5 19e2 xe2+ 20 xe2 �f5 2e d+ 22 d e6 Bak has mre tha euh mpesa fr the paw; 2.a b5! Stl!

 1b2 xb5 15xb5 axb5

6 �f (. 4 Blaks eter s  sr) 16 b6 17e 6 18d2 b he a2 paw s xed ad t wl rema a weak ess Whes perspeves are very lmed here; b d5 xb5 15xf6+ (.

1axb5 axb5 xb5 (4    X) 1 xe 150-0! d5 6xd5  xd5   xd 8 xd Ad a draw was areed  hs ps where Bak s sht y beer  the ame V Kramk  Radabv Baku 2009  b5! 13cxb xb

+  .       j 4 .        j  =) 5  xf6 16 xb5 axb5 17b d7 18d d A d maeuver  rder t avae he bshp ad t free the fpaw. 9 �e f5 20fN ( j  . j     j A Skv  Nybak I hakdk 2001) 20  a5 21d5 b7 Wh a uear ps; 1   5  d2 (    -+ ws a pee) 15 .. xb5 6xb5 axb5 17e

28

(7b b7 8�5 (� ) 8 .h5 (..  . j ) 9 �e f6=)

(APR 

 $4 �X4 X4  . 4   .  N GuyevS Maze  Gen eve 202) 7.e d5 8exd5 xd5 9xd5 $xd5 And Back is bette. A Mseenk-R Bustenas  Mlada Blesav 995 14  

s u ecendatin.

8 �b (. �   j ) 8 .. b7 9a xe 2 �f (.    � 4 .   . �  Wth a bal anced psitin) 2 d5 2 � xe7 c 22b x 2xd5 �xd5 2�xe �xe 25.xe xb= Black shuld hld the daw wthut t any pbles.

.b? s payable in de t un balance the pstn, but bective ly Whte shud be bette ae ths mve 5d5 d7N (5 .a5? 6cxbN (+ � Reichmann, HS Kalin tschew  Beln 996)

4d3

 $f b (4 ) 5xb xc 6�d2 (�   ) 6  c8 7e2 b6 8 fd h6 9h  2ac fc8 2x x 22d b7 2c �d8 . anN. Sht  Beade 989; ? a7 (4 .  . ) 5�b2 (.   �    �  .4   �) 5 b 6b? (4 ) 6d5 V Saues N Pet  Sunnindae 200; . $5? his ve was ecenty played by GM Gulyev but t desn't cause Black any pbles  .b $xf6 bx 6 $  (

6  xb 7xe7 h8 8 $d2 White is bette) 6cxb xb 7xb c5 8.e xe? 9�a6 (4   � 4   �   4   �  White is bette but it is nt s easy t cnvet the advan tae) 9 d5 2$xc8 x (. �4 . $    . $ 4 4.$  .4  .4±) 2 d c a (

9

H COMP K ALASHN OV H

�   � j   4 .      Black wil rerac rerac hs h s bishp bishp sme where n he -a7 dianal and hus have he hrea f perpeual check) 22 22 ff66 2 2b b � f Back cer ainlyy have sme cmpensan, bu ainl wih accurae play Whier Whier shud sh ud be a ile bi beer aer a er 2 e ;    d d7   xb xb  fd (( . �  in rde rderr  kck u he knih kn ih frm c aer �a and be able  play d s is a d aemp  m prve Blacks play in ur pnn.) 6 �b2 a7 a7 was played played in i n he ame . Grvykh-D Yevseev I S eers bur RUS 2009 bu aer 7. �f Black's cmpensain is far frm bvius

balanced M  Kislv-A Dukhv I Vrneh 99) 6a d 7exd xd (7.  .  xd (7. xd ! ? see seems ms  be a playa playabl blee aernave Fr example

8 e 9 8 9 f d2 2. �x �xd2 d2  xd2 2  ac a7  a7 22xa 22 xa77 (.    X    4 4       �=) 22 . . xa7 2e C 2  C �xb 2.f f 26c8 6 27 27 h6 h6 7 28 2 8f f) ) 8 8  �f � f6 9 b e 2 2

 An ineresn nvely! Whe desn immediaey im mediaey ch chs see beween beween d and a nd x  xb and us us plays plays an use use  full mve ere fu ere is n hery he ry her here e s s we us had a lk a he nes ha seemed lical lical  us   xb f   fd8 d8!! ?N (( ..  s als als play play able . � e psiin s

(2 xe? c c 2 2  xc xc � f 2 22f f �C2 � C2 2 2b b a8 ( (    j  4. � �4  .       � �  �  �    4 . .  Black Black was hreaenin e2 fllwed by    X X  � X X        j4    �       .        4             44      . Whe shuldn' have  much rube hldn he draw) 2b2 xc 25xc2 d 26 �d ( (..    -) 26     xc2 27 27� � xc2 d)  �e

h � f6=;

220

[HAPE [HA PER R 1

15d5 n enea its a success f Back f White cannt take the b5 pawn

5··g6!? a 16 d2 a8 17 E f  xe! xe! An

amusn tactic n de t smpify the pstin

xd5 d5 8 8eexd5 e e77 9 9  f a5 a5 (17 x (17 2b (  4    4  4  4 4   ) ) 20 .  . b7)

A tcky tck y mve mve whch a a ws ws Back t cnt the f5 f5 squae squae  A icakin ica kin mve mve ike ike 15 . .  Efd8! wud aw 6d5 And nw Back desnt have have the d8 d 8 squae f the bshp bsh p anyme anym e

18xe d 9xd Exc+ 2.Ex 2. Ex  xd5 2 2 exd exd= =

(8 xd6 (8 xd6 e 9 9d d b6 b6 2  xe7 ( .  4              =) 20   xe7 21 21a a bxa 22bxa c5 2a5 b2 2e  xe 25f 25fxe xe Ec2 Ec 2 26 2 6 E  27 Eb1 Eb1 a2 a 2 28 28  Ea1 b2) 18   19e 19 e Eb8 20 E f d7 d7 Te bishp w  t b6 and bth sides w have have chances chances 

6.xb

16d5 eads t an equa pstin ae 6 xd5 exd5 f5 18d2 ae xd2 9Exd2 xc2 2dxc6 e 2  xb5 x  xc6 22 22  xc6 Exc6; 16  h6  a7! A stn exc exchan hane e sacice! 7xf8 xf8 8b1 d5 9e d 2.f d7 Backs ac tvity eas easy y cmpensates f the sac ced exchane

H COMPT KALASHOV

6  d 7 7e ed d  d d t8 t8g3 g3

18f :f 18f : fd8 9 �d2 a8 20a 20 a h 21e d 22xd exd 2xd � xd 2 2. . h d (4  . . :) 25x 25 xd d � x x  he h e avity f the blak ees ensae fr the a era de de 8   f6 19 d d22

9.d6  2 9.d6 2 f �7 2 �d �d22 e 22. 22 .xe xe e 2x 2x :x : x 2 2  � x x a8 Wih a dyna euaty Whe has ensan fr the ueen uee n but it is diul fr fr hi h i t ad vane van e hs 2 assed ass ed awns and Bak Baks iees ie es are wel wel aed

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2 f x 2  xe2+ 21 2 1xe2 xe2 a6 22b 22 b  xb 2 � xb  fd8 2    xd8 + : xd8 25 25   ( �  �   44 � �    �    :  4 .  . j4    �       :              : :  4 4     =) =) 25    xe22 26xe2 xe 26 xe2 :a8 27 27 � � �7 28 28  f6 29 29 f f f7 And An d Blak Bla k shuldn sh uldn have  uh ruble hldn he draw as White ann an n rea advane

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his ueenside awns (as  is et by � h6). 20  as 21e3 e7 22q  f 23 C3 d 24 a 

Blak has d ensatn fr he awn hanks  hs srn and av a vee iees ocuio:

his ine s ur u r reendan fr fr Bak w an yes f sins an arise arise ether White les Blak l lay ay � aer 9d, 9 d, 9 �e2 an andd 9· �d and in this ase Blaks es a very slid sn n enera he uts hs ueen ue en n b6 and he rks n 8 and d8 A draw shuld be he lal re su here as nne f he ayers an realy rress Or Whte lays 9.b and we e e the ther knd f sin Blak desn ay 9  � �  beause f 1h, but he wil uikly reare b nw hat he  s hanin  hanin.. e e sns arisin fr his ne are very dubeeded

CHAPTER CHAPT ER 14 xxx

8] 2  c6 3d4 cxd4 cxd4 4 4x xd4 d4 1e4 c 2 e

We will nw see Whites ther th mves pssiiities Tis chaper is  curse dedicated t thse players wh wan wan t pay he Ka K aas ashn hnik ikv v as Black b3

j . .  4      ) ) 6 . .  d 7ed  8.dc6 c6 9d d 1cd e7!?= Fl wed y y d Te psitin is i s mre mre r less equa as th sides have weaknesses e22 A very rare mv e mve e

Tis mve is rarely played n the hih level u there are sill mre han  ames in the dataase Te ideas  this m mve ve are simila si milarr t   ut Whie has he addit additinal inal ptin  payin   d! Te easiest mve Back akes advantae  the psiin  the  in rder t play he the matic ieratin mv mve e

6 d (. 6d (.              4   4  he psiin psiin is uncerain uncer ain We thi think nk ha Black ha Black has d  d chances cha nces  ak ak in the iniia i niiaiv ivee ecause  the ad psitin  the white kin .

  6 6c  t is lical t pu the ishp n ths dianal 7   (  J       -      . .  -- -  Bac Backk has d aackin perspectives as in the ame Rdriuez A Via V Spasv) 7 7 d6 8 . e2 a6 9 9  h6 We think thin k thi thiss setup is i s very very i cal Games have shwn hat Back has a d psiin here h (   4          4  J.J.      4 4       4 4 B. addei-R duard .4 - .4 4 . 4 S Van ikik-V V mil milye ye)) 1   h h  2d h  d 1e  Wih an uncear

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psitin A Rdiue ViaL Van Wey  Minneaps 25; c6 his simpifcatin is f cuse in Blacks fav as hs cente s en enfced y this mve Te pstins aisn ae me  ess equal ut Back has d chances f ettn actve pay

CHAPTR 

a2 8C - 9c d6 h (

 4  4 A Sk uvakis-A. Raetsky  Leukead 211) 1  8  1 h6 12f e6 . d a Fllwed y d7 Tee is a lt f pay n this psi tn;

 o-o 9

(9a e7 C d 1cxd (.  4 M Vladmva P Denchev  Kduy 29) 1  cxd 2.exd 7 Te pstin s equal, ut nly Back can petend t ty and nd a smal advantae.)  .xc6 6C a 6d f6 7- f yu lk up

ths psitin it is amusn t nte that t is me en Whtes mve than Back's mve in this psitn! 7 c Te mst ca mve in u pnin As t is en the case, the ishp is well placed n this danal

9  h6    h e7 11  d6 2. h1 8   e6 f exf 15xf €d7 M kin-R Zecc I Lulana 22;

b 7 C See 6 C and 7c; b2 7 ?! 8! akin advantae

f the fact that the C has mved n de t attack the 2 pawn 8

(8C x2 9 ( 4) 9   d h6  h e7 Black s a d pawn up)

a 8.d2 - 9e2 e8 a6?!

d D las- uane  annes 996

8 ..h6 9xf6 (.4 wuld e a i mstake ecause f ..  j:+) 9 xf6  C c Back is shty ette;

H COMPT KAASH N OV

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b3 f  Defendn the e

10 h1 (  As we have already seen Black plays d as sn as White has played f   . �) 10 . exf ( .. ) 1 �xf  Black wl have a cmpeely ne psitn wh a strn kniht n e. 12 �C b 1 �b e ;

(10 � b!? (   leads  an equa pstn  j  -   � 4  .   .  j) 11�xf6 xf6 2�C is ical in rder  cntrl the d square 12  a Back has peas an play Here is an exampe f hw he ame cud cntnue 1�b �C+ bC (4X + X  -  .     4) 1 c 1d  16 d 0-- a+ 1b1 a6 19d2 �C 20 he1 e)

c 6C �c (  is f curse as

pawn f d6 Treaenn t ake n f 9f5 (  -   .   -- ) 9 b Nw tha Whte has played f Black wil be able  reac in he center by payin d 0a

10 �C+ 11bC d5 12 �d a 1 �d2 - Black was beter in the ame B. SahM arlsen I Mss 2006;  �e - - 9f (.    s a  passive way f playn      Berndsen,B . Lauer I Reykavk 200) 9  d6

payabe) c ( j  -  �  - 4 A Bandic R Rapprt I Saraev 201) .  f6 � h6 9.�h d6 10�e2 b 1 b1 - 120- �e6 Black is already a lttle bt beter; 6 f6

a)  � h6!? 8 �h ( � j

- �  - .4 �    j  Te bshp pair ives Back a small advanae)   �b!? n eneral we quie lke he idea behnd this mve White wll nt be able t devep his knih t c 9c �e 10e2 b 110- - 12.b �b 1d2 d R Wilt shire-. Shaw I larkstn 200; b - �c c See  c �c

-;

6

(HAPTR 14

c ) 8c  9.0 d Of curse

D Slak I Subtca 2008.) 9 . �d2 1d2 - Fwed b d; 7 c! We thk that the bshp s wel placed  ths daa (  4 s b far the mst paed mve ad t s f curse as cmpletel e.)

10ed c! s the d mve t pla fr a advatae.

 .cd 11d!N (.  4

 + . �  M Mr vaR Rabea I Pa 199)    d 12 d b7 1 . e a 1a c (4 .   � � 4)  �d �d 6bc c=) bc cd 12 d  1 e6  b  1 �b a Back per fectl ctrs the ceter ad he has the better structure; c) 8c As the paw has th t

d  c the bshp ca retreat as he has de hs b 8 .. e7 9.0-0  1d2 d .�d  Te pst s preferable fr Black as he ce aa has better ctrl ver the ceter ad mre space fr hs peces;

8...b6 90- ( j dest wrk because f .. j  +   4 4 B. vavc-

8.00 (8  h6 9 h ( �j  traspses t 7 � whch we have aread see.) 9..e7 10.d Treate a 1a .a �a7 20- - 1h (.     Flwed b d6 r d) .d6  ad d8  fe1 �e6 Black has easl equaled) 8 .0-0 9  h6 10. �h a Ts mve s e useful  ths pst as the bshp ca w  t a7  case he s attacked ad Black s als a  sme space  the queesde

HE COMP EE KAASH N OV

11e2 a 1ad d6 1h e7 . d e6 We nd ths pstn mre pleasant t pay f Back 5f hs mve desnt prmse Whte any advantae He wud lke t ente a varatn f the Rau zer (1e C5 2 c6 d cxd  xd f6 5c d6 6 e2 e5 7f) ut here the f8 shp s nt lcked ehnd the pawn chan s the ps tn s ease t play fr Black. hs mve en leads t a pawn sacrce whee Back needs t knw hw t reactn f he desn't want t end up under pessue

227

a 7· d2 xd2 8xd2 d6 90

 - 0h (.  =) 0.. e6 Black s nt wrred aut ettn duled pawns as hs cent er wuld e renfrced and the e6 pawn wuld nt e a weakness as t s nt easy fr Whte t attack t 1 xe6 fxe6 12.c e8 Back desnt have any prlems hee. He wll pay f6h5f and then ps sly6. b) 7c See the man lne;

7. e7 he shp wll e etter placed ehnd the pawn chan n de t ptect the d6 pawn 8  9 e1 d6 0d2 ( h 1e (. Black s happy t exchane ths shp      Fllwed y f6)   f 12h e6)

 f6 6.c (6  ! s a thematc mve as f Whte pays c, the pawn wll take away the knht's natural squae

10..h6 11f e6 Black ften plays ths thematc mve when Whte puts hs shp n  As we have already seen Black s nt afrad f xe6 Wth ths mve he s als prepan fr d 2 d7  Efe8 .h Ead8 15hf5 d P. Pnkatv-A. Fe dv I Kazan 2008) 6   7   (...4 s knwn t e daneus f Black aer   . ) 8 a 8  h6 9 h (. j 

  .-  . 4

228

(HAPTR 14

  4    � Black was cleal bete thanks t his bete pawn stuctue in he ame R DubischG Ov I Seatle 10)  10 � d6!N Supis inl enuh this lica mve has neve been plaed

bu his idea desnt f wk f tac tica easns 8  d!

a1 wa !N (. -

) l  �C 12bC xc 1d6! x 1 xf6 e6 1 � xe xe 16 xe e8 17 xe6 dxe6 18.e=

) w  xe 11.d d (    4  .  4 4 ) 12. �xd xc 1 6 h8 1.xh6  16

d Defendin he e pawn (.  4  �XJ .XJ 4  �) 11..a 12 �b xb 1axb �e6 1d2 b6 Whe cannt take advan ae f Back's pen kn psiin as h will awas be me b  Black n he the hand has seveal plans dubin he ks n the cle and pepain f d b 8.d Whie is defendn the e

wih ths cakn mve and he wants  pla � and d1 nex

�xd xd 1xd ( -) w . xd exd d! 12xd (120- xc2 1 b1 d ( .   lenbaeva-N Rahav I stan bul 2) ) 12 exd 1a e8 1 d1 �xc (4 �4   4     �  4     . = G N adunuian-A Kine I Mscw 16.) 1.bxc dxc t s supisn but White can hd this endame b pan ve accuael

16.d6! �f (.   �4   �  .    �     .  �   j 4. �j � . �4 �= Despite bein a pawn dwn, Whie

 COMPT KAASH N OV

shld easily hld the daw hee) 17 1 ( 4 4) 17.6 18.f f6 19.  e6 20  f7 21 d ad8 22. e1; 8  xc 9xc xe t is smate t tae this pawn ae castlin as d desnt case any pems any ne a) 9  a!?N Tis mve is nt st

pid as tain n e desn't ive White anythin

9

C 12 e8 1d2 (4  4   .j  j j) 1 ...h6 1. h e6 1 e d7 16 d c8  Bsch-V n niv  Nethelands 2009. Te psi tin is aanced as the weaness f the c pawn cmpensates f the ne f the d6 pawn;

(10. e1 xc Blac needs t accept the chalene. (.. .) 11d6 n de t avid d (  ) 11f6! he est mve de (... 12 d!N An inteestin idea

( d6 11d 6 is an inte estin idea in de t in the niht ac via 7. 12 a  7 1ad1 (J.J ) 1 =) 10  e7 f (4   j+ j J X 4  ) 11 . C 12xC c 1d d 1Cd xe 1 a e8= Bac desnt have any plems as he will devep his ishp y play in 6  d6.; b 9 d6 als seems payale in 

de t avid the cmplicatins ais in fm 9   xe Te idea is t play a next 10e1 a 11

(12 has aeady een payed t this mve desnt pmise White anythin 12f6 1 a e8 1 e a! e mst simple mve! a) 1  1 x  16.c a

17 d2 a7 18d White is ette as Blacs pieces ae lac in cdinatin M Waddin tn-} acsn  Bist 2009;

b 1.e 1f6 xf6 16C

 (. j  ) 17. x (    .    4 4 . 4  .  j j t is had t nw which pawn stc te is wse!    1212 H Kmmew-D. Hasath  Meheim 2007   28)

CHAPTR 14

30

7 b 8d2 Backs bad pawn stuctue and Whtes su pe pece actvty ve hm cmpensatn;

.Ec b 6Ec6 (.j   E  E E  � E  4 . � ) 6  dc6 7f6 f6 8 � a 9 �C �f ( �) 20e �e6 2 �e6 fe6 22Eb Eed8 t s d cut t ude ths pstn but we thnk t s athe balanced L. Gasl-F. Balabaev I  emal 200)

2 e e best mve n de t et d f the daneus lht squaed bshp (    � 4 4. �  4 Whte has the ntatve and Blacks peces ae paaysed.) . � e Ee Ee8 5� f6 6d+ h8 Eh Ee7 (

 .+ Black cant pa y al the theats) 8 �e Eb8 Whte has cmpensatn f the sacced pawn but Back als has esuces He can f eam ple pay 8 n de t defend the knsde)

2�a Ee8 .Ee b �b a tanspses t the pstn we ana lysed ae   b 2 �b) 0...d6 . e a . Ee  s aely played

mve s als nteestn and easy equalzes

( .. c5 2. �c dc e (  E 4.   E � .� = LunaGa maa  acees I hac 99 Black wll play Ed2 net) .e  Ee f6 (4 ..  .j) Ec b6 6E �e6= And Back easly made a daw despte ben a pawn dwn n the ame Rduez A Va- Rduez I La alta 995 as the cpawns ae s weak.)

HE COMPETE KAASHOV

 (      4.     j   4    .    ) 12 . x 1 xd6 d8N (1   1b1N Whte s t afrad f f ad he mmedatey attacks b7 (4.   .  j= G. Mukh-A. Masa I erad 1990.) 1  f 15.   fd8 16 xb7 6 17  d 18b1 x2 19�xd8 xd8 2xe) 1 f6 15xf6 xf6 16 ad1 �f 17b d7; b d �f?N h1 11...c 12 �xc e6 1xd6

x S kachuk KupersD I sse 2005 b2 11..xc s als d fr

Back 12 xd6 (  4    4.   4 .4 ) 12xd6 1xd6 d8 1.xe xe xe e6 K. kachuk Reche I paychess cm N 2008

3

12fe1 e7 1xb7 b8 1a6  15 d c 16.  xc xc 17. xf xf 18d 6  .. �f? a  f6 12d1 e8 1e (.

 s dubus here because f  .  4.  4  Strck R Reles I F crr 1998. Back s a lttle bt better.) 1. �e6 1 b f6 15d2 d8 16.fd1 h6 17.h Whte has euh cmpesati fr the paw as Black's peces are very passve b 11  c Te mst sd mve

Back s ready t ve the paw back mmedatey. 12 xc dxc 1.xe �f 1xc6 bxc6 1.e �xc2 16xc 12 dN Te rht way f play fr Whte (12. d1 hs mve s t very d because f 12 .. e8N Aer ths mve whch s up the d6 paw t s dcut t see hw Whte ca ctue 1d (.  ) 1  f6 1. xc6 bxc6

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5d6 a Black wil ake he a2 r the c pawn)

12   A nice mve 1x ( j  j    j) 1 .. x 1f (.  Flwed by  fe8 and ad) 1 .. exf 15xd6 fe8 6 xf  xe 1 x xa1 18xa1 xd 9cxd f6= Te endame is eual Black w pay f d8 and put his kniht n e And ifWhite plays d hen Black wll have he c suae a his ds psal

[HAPTER 14

 f6 is f curse the ms payed mve  s eually d but we sill pefer   b

 6d2 As we have already seen Black is happy t exchane he dak suares bshps

6 f6

s    

We uite ike this mve which asks White a uesin f he pays c the bishp will us  back  e and the c wi have st hs naural suare and if he plays c Back can put an unpeasan pr

(6  h his mve s n eay cal e2 Te rh way f payn fr Whte wh wll case ueenside (d f6 80-0 0-0 9C? ( X        =) 9  e e1 d  (  Muey  knnkv I Deren 2000.) )

 COM KAASNOV

7.f6 8xb xb 9.c oo 10a c6 110-o-o d6 (.  . + . + 4.   .  he endae is unpleasant fo Back because of the weaness of the d6 pawn) 2 xd6N White needs to ac cept the chaene (    �4 4]  .   . 4 .  Black had ood copensation in the ae N Shot Nataf I New Delhi I ehean 2000) 12  e6 1  1e? xe fxe Wth is a ttle bt bette as hs doubled epawns conto a the cental squaes) 7 xb  xb 8c (      4 -    .     =  Mansek- Sveshnikov I Pula 2ooo) 8 .oo 9.a c6 10d2 n ode to put pessue on the de 0d6 1 d1 e6 Blac doesnt lose an tie defendin the d6 pawn e actvt of his pieces will copensate fo the pawn 12xd6 xb?N  spest ove n ode to equaie Bac wll have a ston kniht on d ( . �  4    M ep an- Sveshnkov I Lublana 1999 .-  J )

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xd8 ( 4 4 + .   . 4  J  4   + .  4+ .  ) 1  fxd8 Cb d=; 6c e7 7c (        G MacAann Shaw I lakston 2002  4  .           .  A Pa pastavopouos-S Skebs I Ath ens 1988      .-  .  M. Ma ovc-R Sic I Belade 2009) 7. f6 8.c b 9 d2 (9 � h6 0  xf6 xc+ 11bxc xf6 12 e2 ( ) 2 d6 10-o o-o 1d d8 1fd1 �e6 Z Zvan- Sveshnikov I Nova Goica 1998) 9 d6 10 d a oo oo 2d xd2 xd2 e6 With an un clea position 6 f6 

hs s Whtes ost abtous ove.

CHATER 14

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7 d d Back desnt have any pblems ae this mve

exd xd 9d2 (90-0 is a bi t pimistic hee 9.C bC xc   a (1 b1 - 12h 6 f (  ) 1 . e6   x6 hx6 5.xc c) 11  xa1 2xa1 C7 1 b ( j) b6 M epan  Sveshnikv)

  00 8.00  h6 9h (j   j      -  D henhausen- G iatchkin I Padubice 201) 9 d6 d (  Back shuldn' be afaid He wil win a pawn

9.C .bC d6 0-0 (11h5 6 2f (. j JJ  4- -) 200 1h ( 4  4.  4) 1 e 1  xe e8 150-- e 16e2  17f f)   - 2f f Wih an unclea psiin whee Black has al his chances  Bkic-A. Shaiyazdanv I Zada 1999

1.  xc 12bxc xe 3 (    )   d 1 b e7 15 ad1 d 6 a6 7 xc6 (   4       . ) bxc6) 0 •    xc 1bC ( XJ    4) 1   e6 Wih a vey healhy psitin 12 xe6

HE COMPLEE KAASHNIOV

(12 d xC  xC c8 1. d e7 150- (.  is rarely d fr White  exchane the d6 pan aanst the ne n e. ...  .  4   j . 4       Black has mre than enuh cmpensa tin thanks  the acivy f hs peces) 15  fd8  Su- Mar in lemente I F emal 200.)

25

fand-L Van Wey.) 1.dxc d d7 (4 ..  4   j   .   .4 j . j=) 15f We think that this s a very ineresin ay f playn fr White 5  ad8 16e h 17f5 a 18c f6 19 c1 White has d cmpensatin fr he pan Black desnt have any d squares fr his pieces

2.fxe6 1 d1 e8 .0- (4  ) 1. d8 8... XCJ 9bxCJ xe4

Black needs t accept the chalene

.  es 13.f4

d2  1f f 15.f b6+ 16 h c8 1d f 3  .  b6+!?N .  a3 d6 n et

Te crica psitin

  .  f6!  .c

is he mved that is f en payed in practce 12 d1 e7 xcN A d imprvemen (   4.   . j  .  j   L R as rraes F imenez . 4   j  j4   B G l

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14l 1  �e6 14  f!

is mve is very strn but nt easy t nd Bac is threaenin  ae n c2 15Xd6

15e2 Ec8! A d mve which parries he fxe threa 6.d2 (  j4  j4 �     4  � j4    � Flwed by e) 6f6 17 Eb  18fxe xe 19 Exf C 20C C 21C ExC 22 Exb7 Exc 2 � xd6 Exc2 2h And a draw is the ical resul here. 15  xd6 16xd6  17fxe ae8!

is mve eads t simplicatins where ny Blac can be slihtly bet ter but a draw is stil the mst iey resut

18 xf xd6 19 xf7! xf7 2o xf7 Vxe 21 Vxe xe 22f1 e3

[AR 14

his endame is equal ocio:

As it was t be expected Whites th mves aernatives are n criti ca One still has t be carefu in the ines where White sacrices he e pawn (f and especially b) Hwever accrdin  ur analyses Bac desnt have anythin  wrry abut

CHAPTER 15 6XXX (8)

1e4 c 2� f3 �c6 3.d4 cxd4 4.�xd4 e �b d6

n hs chaper we will lk at Whes 6th mve alernatives hese mves are f curse que rare u lack stll needs  knw hw  re ac 6a4

Whies idea is t ake space n he queensde and  preven lack frm playin a6 and . he players wh pay a aanst he Sveshnikv als en play  here 6  e6? is is nt the mst played mve u we hnk ts l cal t ht fr the ih squares and therefre renfrce the cnr ver the d square

a 7 d A kniht ens  d,

nt a ishp 7 e7 8- (.4  J       .  .   Flwed

y a wh a alanced psin) 8  f6 9 C

a g xd? s duius here

as aer 10exd x 1dxe6 Whie is eter as he d6 pawn is  weak; a2 g  ?N We als thnk

that this mve vn away the d6 pawn, s cmpetey playa e 10 xf6  xf6 1 xe6 fxe6 12xd6 (  F lwed y ad8 and d) 12  xd6 xd6 d 1a e7 15d fc8 ack has d cmpensan here. Fr exam pe 16.xe xa 17xa e2 8 h  xC2= Wth an equa p stn;

1d ( t is never d t weaken he dark squares ike ths  .   4 + .  4. 

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   Blac is slihtly ette .      .4  44  And nce aain Bac is a litte it etter) 0 ..   xd 12exd c8 1.  d 1xf6 xf6 Tis psitin is rather strane, ut we thin that Blac will have d pay n the inside.) 9  0 10 �e a6 .a c8 12. xd xd (exd aws the thematic 1  d!

[HAPTR 1

b 1c ha s the disadvantae

f eavin the d square t Bac 1 d!? 1.f

bn  d a6 15. ad1 h8

16e2 x (... + A Be ewitschSchmidt S. Schaeer I Reensur 1998) 1x (1ax xd 8exd (  ) 18.f) 1..;

1x 15ax xf 6xf 6 . h1 exf 18 xf = Bacs psitin is cmpletely ne White will nt e ae t tae ad vantae f the weaness f the d6 pawn; h2 1c e= n rder t simpify

1xd (4. j Blac is slihtly etter) 1  x Gn zalez R Davila-G Gire I Ma ca 200) 1..xd 1exd d d  16a d With a alanced p sitin.; b  f6 8c his is a t

quiet way f playin t claim an advantae 8   e 9 5 - xf6 xf6 110-  12d c8 Blacs psitin is cmpletely heathy 1d2

the psitin;

1  a 1c  With a aanced ame t fllw; .fxe6 8.h (8 e 9.0 f6  c (.   .   .   ) 10    a6 11.a - 12c2N is mre lical than the mve that was played s fa (12.  c8 1 C xe!  (   F Samara-L Guidarelli I Fance 998) )

H COM KAASHNOV

12 .  c8 1d C7 1. d2 d!? 1d ed 16d c Black already has a certain initiative.)

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mre peasant t play) f6 111C a 11.f!?N An interestn nvety

8 6 ( Althuh ths mve was aready played, we dn't see the pnt f weakenin the kins psi tin lke this) 9h

(11c wud ive the c6 the d square 11..d 12d1 c8 10- 7 1d2  f6 1 0-0

16d (4 4 4 ) 16 d  Wth an uncear pstn where Black has sme chances f ettin a sma ede) 11   12.c h6 1 e f7 Black wi put his kin n 7 and then playf6 andd. 1. f6 1.f d 16d1 7 17C2 d6 Back manaed t wn in Vae F Pns A Shirv I Ayamnte 2002) 9 d7 - (     .  .-  4   Blacks psitn is aready

a 11  e Tis mve is nt s

easy t play durin a ame ut we think it's ttaly crrect. 12fe e 1 1C C 1.C 000 (r 1 7 1e - 16  df8 1. f6 (  ) 1  e7 18 h (.4 ) 18 .   19e6 (. j+ . Xj 4 .X4 X4 .X=) 19 .d7 207 c+ 21h1 e 22e e 2e6=) 1  e7 16. e7 e7 17d d7 18f6 e 19d; . suspCus  . a2)  .a 6.  s here 12fe de 1 f6 e7 1 f a 1e White is slihtly etter ecause f Blacks ad struc ture; 12.d1

(HATR 1

20

(12fxe xe 1d e 1.b! (4. ) 1d 1exd xd 16c - Wth a dubleeded stin)

12  -! Black shudnt waste any tie t defend the d6 awn 1  xd6 (.   4 ) 1 . c8 1d2 exf 1xe6 xe6 16 xe6 ad 17 d6 a6 18 xd8 xd8 19c b Wth d c ensatin f the awn Whtes ieces ae badly anied; c 7 12  - 1d2 ac8 Flwed by d;

1b6 d8 1xa8 (4+      4 With the idea f uttin essue n the e awn but as f ayn c in de t kck ut the queen f e6) 1  e7! 1  (1f xa8 16fxe xe 17.h 7 18h6 xh6 19xf6 (.  sy ses ateial af te .       +) 19.d Back is uch bette.) 1  xa8 16 ad1 (]4  j   4  Fllwed by h6) 16. 7 17c h6 18 xf6 xf6; b 12a b 1   e7 1 xf6

xf6 1e2 d; 12 e7

b)

n  a6

12 

a 12a axb!N A stn ve

ent ( j J  4   = W Rchte-W Seee I GR eail 2007)

(1f?! An nteestin attet but ny in actice 1  axb!N Back had t accet the challene Ae anaysis, we cae t the cnclusn that White desnt have enuh censatn f the iece

E OMETE KAASHNOV

(1 .exf! was payed by ne f yur authrs 1e5! xe 15d (   4        .  ) 15 .f7 ( .j4 .  ) 16 xf6 xf6 7.xe6 xc 18bxc e7 19 h+ xe6 20. x f e 21 f6+ e7 22 e1 (. j  4  4.4) 22 af8- S Fedrchu-F Lbisze wsi I annes 2006)

fxe h 15 xe7 xe7 6exd6 (4 -) 6 .xd6 17 a d1 (.  .4 + 17 e (  .     ) 18xb f8! 9d6+ e7 2h+ f6) 1  b 1 xf6 xf6 5e2 - 16c ad8= Fllwed by d; 6. e Amnst the sideines ths is the secnd mst payed mve We en et t see ths psitn aer the flwin mve rder 1e c 2f e6  d cxd xd c6 b d6 6  f e 7 e

2

6  f6 Once aan we prefer de layin the a6 mve as n as the nht s stl n b1 althuh it is als perfecty ne We thin that 6 f6 can ve Blac sme win nin chances (. J    s the lne yu have t  at if yu want t avid the 8 xf6 ine) 7  (7. 1c a6 8a We are nw in a Svenshniv where Whte payed e instead f   Rather strane! 8 .. e7 is ur recmmen datin here as t transpses t 6.  c a6 7a e7! 8. e and nw 8  f6! which is the lne we advse Blac t play! (.  s the mst played mve) ) 7a6

22

[HAPTER 1

(8 �xf6 is the the altenative 8  xf6 9c f Te lical eacin! 10 h Te ms diec appach and the mst played mve

heetical line fm he Svesh niv)

a 0 �c !? (  is may

be the simples mve   - � Wih a cmplicaed psiin.)  (. e6 ( .  4) 12d -- n the ame P Le S Mvsesian I Mscw 2008 Blac  a vey pleasant psi in.) . 8 12. �e6 (  4  is nt a d idea f Blac t clse the psitin as ae  he will have pactical pblems A Fish bein-. Pla I New Y 989) .d2 - 1d b8 Te psitin is vey cmplex We thin hat Blac still has d atacin chances n the inside; 10d2 �e6 ( ...4 is du bius hee . With he idea c   4  �  �4  4.4 4 .4+ � . X4     . V Whie was a litle bit bette in he ame V vanchu Sveshniv I allinn 2) exf xf 12C

�C (J4 4 4 �    )   c c8 Wih a vey cmplicated psitin. Blac has d pespecives as he didnt let White pu his the niht n e. e will nw play  fllwed by a Ten he will have  wait f the iht mment  play f)

b)

(12.d is vey aely played 2 �e6! Peventin White fm playin C ce ( . �   44   �  �  tanspses  a vey

1   h6! his mve is much stne han the steetypical 1  �7 As White will have  play ed, Blac will et he d squae f the c6

HE COM T KAAS H NOV

b1 1cd5?! s suspcus here as

Black wil e ale t play d5 aer 1· e! 5.e ( +  ) 5 ..d5;

23

this psitin is very danerus fr Black!     �4  We dn't thnk t's very natura t play a rk anchett . F lwed y --.  ..  Tis mve simply lses a pawn But t s true that the psitin was nt s easy t play fr Black . j  4 +  . j4 4     chavar ria-A Miseenk I Ds Hermanas 200)

b2 1 e 5fe 6

16d2 -- 7.0-- d5 Wth an interestin t play p sitn H dher-S Kerr I G email 2002;

 0-0 5 ( j Black has a d dynamc psitn He wil quckly pay d) 5  f5 6. 2 c8!? (.  M ar rnQuesada Y Pere I Sant D mn 2006) 170 d!? Te pstn s cmplicated ut we al ready prefer Black (  Vta va-P Barneha  Stckhm 999) c 0.d5 �7 c - 12ef5

f5 1.e �e6 1  C c8 15 d5 d 6 d7 A i sic-A Hrvath I Neum 200.; 10 �7 We think that this s the rht way t pay fr Black (.. 4 . �4  s the alterna tive ut ames have shwn that

11. C Te mve played n prac tice. a 11d2!? Te cmputer's recm

mendatin is very rarely played 1 . d 12. �d fN (  4 Once aain ts nt lica t clse the psitn j 4  4± L ZeschU Se I Germany 2002) 1 �e (.4  And Black wil quickly play d5) 1 h6 With the idea f castln ut as f simplifyn the pstn aer 5 Black will then e ale t pay f5. 1 (4.- ) 1 .- (4... . - .-) 15.0 (.  .j  �  4 ) 5 .e6!? he knht wll then  t f. 16 ad1

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(HATR 1

f 1 d h Wth an nteest n pstn; b .exf?! d!

 - 12exf

he es and  put Whte n fnt f cncete pbems (  4 �4  .  .    4  --  Vbe aksud I F ema 200)

(12d2 d 10-- e6!N A d mpvemen (   was payed s fa)

a 1exf?! xf Te c2 pawn s

hann and ae 6 he black kn wl be safe b 1 d c8! c 1  b c8 15 b1 fxe

16dxe d! 1xd! Whtes best chance (      4  .4  Black's nave s t stn) 1. xd 18 xd! exd 19  xd  2 b e Back s shy bete; 1 fxe 15 xe f 16 d f6 Wh an uncea pstn) 12 d 1d e!N A stn vety whch allws Black t 

(1. �xe d! was the pnt be hnd Blacks las mve Whte can ths pawn nw 15d ( -  -+) 1. e8+ 16 (16d1 e 1. e1 xf! A vey stn exchane sacfce 18 xf (  ) 18  xf 19a b-) 16  e! Payn he f6 theat and putn pessue n he f pawn

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H COMPT KAASHNOV

17 (j4     Whes psn w fal apat) 17.f 18e a 8 e h 9d xf

0 h (j -+ he queen s s)   d;

b 18 e What a mve

Black s n t take Whte's best pece, the d bshp; 8  b6 Wth a vey uncean psn, bu  seems that Black has all hs chances)

  xf 150- ( s bad hee because f he flwn ac ca vaan    4    4     ) 15 d 16 xd 17.cxd c Wnnn he exchane 18f (.J       . j ) 8  xa1 19 f6 c h8 1 xa 6 f xc .bC ad8 a fe8 Te psn s uncea Whe has cmpensa n f the exchane, but we dnt thnk he can cam an advantae) 8 . e7 9 xf6 (9d  A vey d mve whch was played by vanchuk a whle a

0 e a 10 f Althuh hs mve was

played by a andmase, we dnt lke  10a?N (    j .  JJ 4 4  +   Kneev  De Haan I Bat 008.)

xf6 (     - -  Wth an uncea p sn)   xf6 1 e ( 4 4) 1. 0- �e6 1d (4  .  ) 1  xd 5exd d Althuh Back has sme chances f ben slhly bee, he pstn mus bectvely be equal; b 10f e6 Black s aleady bet

te because f the weakness f the dak squaes n Whes psn;  

xe

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(xe2?! simpy lses a pawn af ter   e! 12dxe (   .   4.   ) 12.  x5)

(HAR 1

  4         D Grss- mms I Ger many 2001.)

11d5 And Back easily equalized in the ame Z Amasi- van chuk I Plani) 9 .   xf6 d2 -  (.. .    4 is the ther way f play in r Black but we prefer t frce thins a little bit) C t is funny t see that this psitin is analysed with a temp mre r White aer 6c a6 7a e7 8.C f6 9 5!   e6 12. xd6 White has t accept the chalene. ( ) 12. e8!? We quite like this mve. White nw has t play accu rately in rder t equaize (12  5 is mve equalizes but it as ives White the chance t make sme mistakes.  d (   4.   4 Becerra  River-K anda I Ubeda 999) 1  xC xd8 axd8 15 xC d2 he rks activity ives Back enuh cm pensatin 6h (  4   4) 6 . h6 7 d x2 18b c1 19.0 ( 4= P. ek-P. Svidler I Drt mund 200) 19  xd1 20 xd1 d 21. d5 b8!N A d im prvement which allws Back t equalize (   . j    4 is end ame is a ittle bit better r White the h6 is t f pla j

221 f 2.e2 Whites nly pan 2 ..  xe2 2xe2 e7 25 d c8! he rk wil et ac tivated n the cle)

a 1d5 xd5 1xd5 (4

  4   e c2 pawn wi fa) 1  d8 15 c5 e7!N A d imprvement. ( ... 4 e mve that was played in practice)

H OM KAASHNIOV

6b6 (   4-+ Fllwed by c6.) 16..b 17. d (. 4) ···xd! An in terestin exchane sacrice. (...    -=) 18cxd xd 19e c! xb7 (?!  f+ (      )   e6! A very nice mve!

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1. d8 1d (4.    t is amst impssible fr White t defend this psitin in a ame)  . xd 5exd d (.. 4) 16e ( wld let Blac et the advantae after the nice   4  And White needs t ive the piece bac as af ter . 4+   -+ Whites psitin wld be hpeess) 16  17C (7.h h6 18.d f 19c e6!  

xc (    With a decisive attac)   c8 And Blac is better af ter  d1 h6  b (4     )  .. x 5b c6) 0.f+ 1f d8 b d f  e ; b) dN is mve has never

been payed White is tryin t et rerped as best as he can

(0 b d!? A nice mve 1d1 White desnt have a chice. (.4 4 -    + 4 +   )  e6=) 0 c 10 d6 Blac has d cmpensatin fr the pawn.) 17 b!? We thin that the activity f Blacs pieces cmpensate fr the pawn.; 1. d8 c (4. is sspi cis here as Bac can nw im prve his  f6 4         4  il astay- Dinarva I es Medes 007) . d!? (4   als seems t be playable) 5cd! (.    4  ) 15 xe (15   xdN frces the draw 16exd (. 4) 16 

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e7 7b6 b 8 d8 19d6 (19c8? xb2 200-- (  lses the queen ae ... +) 2 .e7 2.c xa2 And Black is bete)

(HAPER 

t pa .4  44 Wih a cmplicaed psitin) 1.0-  Tis psiin wuld tans pse t 6 C e6 7 b and then 1.C)

19  e7 20C7 d8= Daw b epeitin) 16xf6+ xf6 17c e7 8xe7  xe7= he psitin is equal G MactulliM it I G email 200

(6..a6? Tis is the ms paed mve in the database, but we think thee mih have been a mistake when entein he ames () be cause nw the ms cmmn e pl is 7a? but wh wud pa this mve in his psitin? ( is f cuse the lical mve, f wed b bc) ) 7a? A supisin mve, paed b histian Baue amns thes n enea this psitin is eached huh the Sveshnikv mve de (7  e7 8 xf6 xf6 9d Ae 9d2  9.a with he idea C, we wuld tanspse t 7a and hen 8 .  9 .  10bc e6 11 C c8 12  b d? (  t is pefeable t wait befe pain his mve as Whie cud nw be tempted

7 e7 (   wuld tanspse t a ea Sveshnikv ae 8  ) 8   (4 alws the fllwin . l   .  smp  catn I?

4   4 +  X4 4 Tis p sitin is cmpete paable f Black) 8 xe? Tis mve leads t ve cmplicated psitins whee White can be in dane if he desnt pla accuatel (8 ... is a ttall cec ale native 9xf6 xf6 C (. 4    j+    4 L Nisipeanu  Fluvia Pats I Anda 200  A d imp

H COMP KAAS HNI OV

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men As he 6 is n nned anymre Blak wll be able t lay e7   .  - = ih a baaned  sitn)   �e6 1xd6 8! Blak wants t kee he queens and quiky ay d8

ayn :8 but he an as nd lay n the knsde aer �  and h) 15.a

  d 2xd8 :xd8 10-

ene n ur nn 15  �b 6.d2 b5 17.ed d6 (..   n rder t lay C· .   - �   Te a ivy  Bak's ees mensates r he awn) 18a �x 19x C 20C C+ 2bC C8 22 d2 :d6 Blak is slhy be er bu he shuld be able t hld

.

-0!  Alhuh Blak has sme mensain, we think that ny hite an have wnnn hanes here( � 4 �  . Bauer- Bart I Paris 2009))

12  d8 1 

a 15Cd5 �5 16C �xd5 7exd5

5!? ith a ertain nitiaive;

b 15�d Ts is htes best de

5  �5 Nw tha the bish an n  t b anymre it is han in danas he derene m ared    �5 is tha the b square is nw weakened 16 �d b! 7Cb d 82 d8 19d1 xd 2xd1

(1.d5 �xd5 exd5 e7 15e (.  lwed by b5 and hite's sin is very daner us) 15  �5 6 5 th a mated siin where Blak has d mensatn) o

 ...d 1e �e7 n rder t ay � b (4  � seems  be a very interesn ry . �  .-  ith a strn inita tive r he awn  s dult t nd a mve r he whie Bak an sill imrve his sitin by

2 �xe!N (+ . �  Bauer- Lautier I rane 2002) 2xd8+ ( 4+  ) 21   xd8 22xe �xb 2: ( �4 4j :) :d7 2  8 25 d2

250

(HAR 1

e Te endame is a ittle b beter r Back)

4 Black s sihy better) 16. d! Wth a strn iniaive.;

9xe x xd6 e7 1.aC e6 hs is he critcal psitn White nw has a chce 12.

h 12c xc xc xd1+

a 12 d?!N Tis imprvement a

temp desn' wrk

 xd1  ad= he psitn s equa; 12 .. d2+!? We think ths nce ac ical mve is the smples r Black here. (12 d s as payabe 1x7 8 (J  4 X        .4 4 Wh an equa psitin)  d D Mas trvasls-V Spasv I Kavala 2007 1 .. b8!N A d mprvemen

12.b5! Wth this mve Black akes the iniative xb (J  4 )  e! Tats the pnt! 1 e2 (4 j Tis is nt the knd  mve ne wans t play 44  + .   j  . j  Back s a lttle bt better) 1 b 5a (1bd6  16xe hd 7d (  Flwed by  Whe's psin wil a apar) 17 xC 18 x e 9e2 xd 2.cxd xe2 21. xe2 xb2+) 15 a6 16c (          j - 4         4  

a6 e7 6-- h! Wth the dea  payin h6 17.! White needs t ac as. 17.ex 8�!  h6 9  d _ C 20 _ C xd6 21xd6 xd6 22xd6 �xd6= Aer his acca phase the endame is equa)

E COMEE KSHNIOV

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xd mht have been an ptn) 2.c h 1.c2 xd! .exd5 a 15f f5 16 h 17e h (..4+    as als better fr Whte) 18- 6 19 h1 7 2.f M arsen H Nakamura I Wk aan ee 20) d2 (   4 4 + Back t a cmpletey ne pstn n the ame P Dktr H. vanv I SM emal 1999) . xd6= Back  pay hd8 and f8 he pstn s baanced; 6 Ts mve s f curse nt dan erus fr Black he ny dea s that f5 s usualy nt d here as t uld pen the dana f the 2 bshp

72 f6 ( .  as als cm pletely playabe) 8- a 8h  (.  s als pssbe

but ess lca accrdn t us We thnk ts better t at fr the b1 t devep befre playn a6   - -   .   Nunn- Van der We I Wk aan ee 991) 90 e6 We thnk that ths s the best ay t play fr Back What s Whte n t d next He l have t develp the b1 knht at sme pnt and then Back l pay a6 and b b 8.  ! A d mve n r

der t dsrane the hte peces.

(6h5 as nt ur recmmen datn n the rst versn f the bk and the recent ame be teen arsen and Nakamura l certany nt make us chane ur mnd hat ame as a real dsas ter fr Black 71C a6 8a b5 9d5 e7  2   e6 (   th the dea f payn

9d2 (. E hreatenn b  -   4 A d ntermedate mve   Flled by  Back s slhty better) 9 .. .- a6

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11.5c d Black des't have ay prblems.; 8 !? Oce aa ths mve s iteresti 9d (] wuld be a deeat r Whte as the 2 is w very bad) 9  c8 hreatei b. 10C (   4     ) 000 11h e6 12b a6 15c b Ad Black tk the iitiatve  the ame R. Strhhaeker-F bszewsk I Germay 2010; 6 e2 e7 As l as the kiht is  b1, it s lcal t delay a6 70- 6  !?N Tis velty s i ur pii the ly way t usty this lie r White (  . wuld be the same as play the quiet e2  a rmal le!  -   Tis mve is suspicus but what else shuld Whte d? · 4 .4  .   4 Sadataa, M- Sveshikv I Dubai 200)

8 xe! he d react (.   wuld be a mistake here be cause   j    4 J Whte will simply be a paw up) 9xe7 xe7 10 (] is als pssible.   

(HATR 1

  4 . - 4   = he psi ti is equal) 0 .. a6  xe axb 12c e6 xb (  4.  4 . j  White has sme cmpesati r the paw, but thi mre.) 1  d8  d -= With a balaced psti.; 6. ? hs mve s ust bad

6 .. x! 7C+ d 8xa8 6! Black has a t str iitiatve he a8 kiht is trapped the e paw is hai ad Black ca easly cm plete hs develpmet 9c (9.d2 ! 0 e2 (  Fllwed by c8 ad b8. .4     .   --  4.  +) 0  xe2 1xe2 c8)

HE OMEE KSHOV

0a he mve payed in practice a) 10h �e6 Fled by c8 and

b;

b) 0.h f 1 �d (J 

. j j+ .  4) 11 � 12d2 (. X+ J X �) 12 . d2+ 1.d2 6!; w .d!

A strn nvelty hch als the f8 bishp t et activat ed 1h (     4) 11  Whtes psitin s very bad he kniht l never et ut frm a8.

6...  f6!?

his s nt the mst payed mve, but e thnk that transpsin t the Sveshnikv s the mst simple ptin here 6 . �e6 is the ther alternatve but e had t make a chice  

7 � s very rarely payed here 7. a6 8 �f6 f6 9c f We have al ready ked at this pstin, th the nly derence that the

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then n a2 (ith 6 �e) We think that ths derence is in Blacks favr because f the eakness f the b square and White can as nt really castle queensde any lner ... a6 sa3

We are n in a hhy theretica psitn that bth Sveshnikv and Kalashnikv players shuld kn. 8  .  g4!?

hs s ur suestn fr Black t is nt the rst tme e see this dea Black ll ether simpify the psitn r disranze Whtes peces

9·f3

his s f curse the mst lica mve and as the nly ptn t try and et an advantae 9 �e2 desnt ve White anythin 9  �e2 1e2 d! Smplifyin the psitin 1 � (1ed d 12d

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(2C �b 1. �d2 0 0 1xd! wuld be suspicius here because f the intermedi ate mve (4 4  ) 1.d! d �xd2+ 6.xd2 xd 17e e6) 12 .xd Back desnt have an prblems whatsever here! Games have shwn that it is even him wh has the better winnin chances 10-0 d  d d8 . �e)

(HAR 1

(1N dxc C (X  .  .-  1  d+ 6 f  f 17 c2 c8 Fllwed b d Black shud be sliht better.) 1 .xd exd a+ 16.c!N A d imprvement ( j -  4   � Z men k-P Smirnv I Rethmnn 200.)

 .  d! 2d (. �  .

4 See 2d b!) 2 b!

a) 12a 1.�d2 d8 1�

a  �d2 d 16 �= Draw b repetitin(j  4 � - -   .  With an uncertain psitin. n the ame M Panar in-A Miseenk I Dams 2010, Black wn) ; b 2 �e7! is dubius here

1�xf6 �xf6  G. Aru manian-P Smirnv I Neeuansk 2002;

16  dxc 17.bxc ( is mve can be interestin, but Back wil easi equalie if he plas accurate l      � .   j    4  . +  4      = Fl wed b d7.) 17. 0- 8 c 19d b8 2d c8 21d6 c6 22d7 �e7 2e d6 2.d xd7 2 c8 26f White has d cmpensatin fr the pawn)

(xe �b 16.c (j 4  � j  .X4  . 4  e bad p sitin f the white kin ives Back enuh cmpensatin) 6 .dxc 7d

HE COM KAASHNIOV

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(o-o e6 182   ) 18  c8

A Axelrod- Baron I Peah iqwa 201) 2d 1d

(18 0-o 9 xf6 ac8! 20. ad1 xf6!? .       4   ) 21d a 22bC C 2.b1 b 2a c)

(1b woud et Back take he in iative aer 1 ..x! 1 xe d 1xd �xd 6. e1 .  4 X4  nnin the exchane.) 16b)

19d cxb2 20 xb2 c 2 xb7  xa1 22. e1  xe+ 2xe 00 2d a)

1 c8 ih a peasant o pay posiion for Back;

7.. f8 18.o-o x 19.xb 6 2o.bxc 7 Back is a itte bit beter thanks to his structure, but hie shoud be able to hod) xe 6xe d 17 f6 18.d2 �c 19.0-o f7= Te d pawn s no especially weak as his pawn s easy defendable and he aso alows a better piece actvity;

9d e7 � . is et by ... . 4 and Black wl now be slihy beter aer .    4 4 4.4    F Fraser-G Bur eser I F eai 2007) 10 . d 11 e2     -   4  ) 1 e6 20-o oo 1C c8 1.e d7 �xe7 xe7 Black has nothin o be worred abou here

9d2 e6 Te ost loica ove he queen has nothin to do on d2

. C e7 0-o o-o  .. 4 is also possible. .4  . � 4 4.   .   -   4 th a n uncear poston) 12 e1   he rook s not wel placed he   4

9 � to  

Tis is the crcal position Back has the choce between  very inter esn ines, so he needs to ake a de cison

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0C?! b! A ae mve and still it is he stnes ne Blak wans  pay d5 (  is the mve tha was played   als easily eua es)

15 a 11 e?! d5 See 10 e; b a5N d5 (   

 .    Flwed by d5.) .b6 b ed5 bd5 1bd5 d5 5d5 d5 And Blak is aeady slihy bete Whte wll have tuble astln;   8

 f6 (   .  White is aeady in tube!) 1  f6!N A stn nv ety. Whte always has ube m pletin his devepmen

CHAR 1

   +) 1 5! ats the pint!

e (4  .  4      4  4  j )   e7 his simple develp men mve flwed by f ives Blak a smal advanae (1 d5 s als pssibe. Blak als takes the advantae ae 5bd5 (.- 4 .    . ) 15  d5 16ed5 6 17.0-  18d (.  4    ) 8  b6! 9 b e7 (19      0 h1  d 1 d b  (j j J   4 )   d6 f! )

150- d 6bd5 �d5 d5 ( ) 7d5 8ed5 - Bak will have play n he dak suaes thanks t the f pawn; 1.b6 (.  4. J    j 

 5 e7 1 f6

H COMT KAASHNIOV

(C  As we have already seen in her ine Black can ive the d6 pawn in exchane f sme cmpensain



11 (. �4  .    4. � �  � A eremeev-W Stummer I hessfriendcm 200.) 11  d5 2�b6 a) 2exd5 fxd5 1xd5 xd5

. �f2 �b 15d2 ( -+ 5..5 A Seider F Naspleda I Buens Aires 2010; b) 12xe5? lses  he tactical 12.

12 � xf6 ( �X4 J � X4 4 4.4 �   2 . � xf6 d5 (  �4 4. j And Black is aready beter as aer  he has the very strn  . - . 4 4j   .. �5) 11 �xf6 2 �C (4 - See ) 2   1d5 �h+ 1 �5 50 h8 16  f5 With an uncertain psiin. White can hardy be beter wih a kniht tha is n playin n a G Vescvi A Shabav I Pae Parish 2001;

d 1 � xd xd-+;

12. e7 1exd5 bxd5 xd5 xd5 15 � d8 De N Firmian Valle F Pns I Selfss 200 O b6!?

is is the mve that we chse We like he idea f frcin thins a little bi. Backs main idea is t prevent Whie frm casin e her tw ptins are   c8 and 0 b

10�e? b Whie cannt pre ven d5 aer this mve

 is is Whies ny lica mve 1 �5? wud be very bad here be cause f 11  xb2

HAE 1

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 ... kxd

2exd5 12. xd5 has also been payed 12  xd5 ) 12  e7?! 13c3 (.4  4.) 13  �c8 144  15e3 E Sternheimer-S Lang I Bayern 2007;

(14exd bxd5 15.4 ( 4+    4 +   ) 15 .  1600 c5 17 h1 oo V Tomescu D Vlad I Caarasi 1995.) 14 c!? An neresting pawn sac rce (4 ..q .   )

b) 12  b4!? hs move aso equa zes

(134 d4!N (. 4. j   .   L Imecs-. Sinka I Hungary 2003) 14.e3 (14xd4 exd4 (4 . +  4     .   . 4 4 . +    . =) 15b6 fxd5 16exd5 (.  + transposes) 16 xc2+ 17d2 xa1 18xa8 b3+ 19c2 c5 2ob6 e7=) 14   xd1 15  xd1 bxd5 16xd5 xd5 17exd5 �c8 18b3 f5 194 e7)

15exd5 (  - .             +    ) 15 00 164  17d6! Whie shoud gve he pawn back in order to be able to case 17 xd6 18xd6 xd6 190o c6! reatenng d4 20c3 a5 21 c2 b3!= hs smpicaton aows Back o equalize c 12.a5+?! 13d2 xa4 14b3! d4 15c3 c5 16b4 b6 17a4

13xd5 (  Folowed by 5) 13e7!N A good novelty (13 b4+ 14c3!?N (4        .      Nep omniachchi- Khairun I No jabrsk 2005) 14 xa4 150-o Back's poson seems dangerous as Whie is much beer deveoped)

H COM KAAS HN IOV

29

doesn't have anything moe than a daw

(14d s stupdookng move pevents d o tactca easons he compcated vaiatons ais ng om this move ead to a daw: 14 c6! ( .       j .) 15c4 (- ) 5 .. xa4! Back needs to accept the chaenge

18x7
(6o-o c6 7d3 d4 18e3 3! 9d ( �   �  . j - X �j) 19  Xd3 2oxd3 e6 Whte has some compensation o the pawn, ut not enough to caim an advan tage) 16.xa1 17xd6
12..�7 13.CJ 3d3! simpy oses a pawn ae 13  exd!  E Bemond-J Degaeve I Etang Sae 200 13··g6 e shop has to go to g7 now 14-d3 n ode to pay e3 and nay cas te

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 g5 g7 152 o-o 6g h6!N A goo mpovement!

by g5 o e. Back has bette chances. (  . )

(6 e?! 7 xf6! Whte has to ac cept the challenge.

  1 f5 alows 15g (.   4  4  .   . -  j . ) 15 h 16a5!N A goo mpovement (  +     j4   +  4  S Pavov  ln I Alushta 200)

(17 e3   8g5 7 19fxe (4 j B Lengye-K Rov I Hungay 2002) 19  .f5!) 7.. xf6 18fxe  h+ 9  Although t s clea that Black has compensaton t s not obvous how to go on hee as the e7 knght s vey fa fom e5)

17e3 (  .  -+  j  4  Whte oesnt have any attack an Back w even pay f5 n oe to take avantage of the expose po ston of Whte's kng) 7 a5 18.h s the computes suggeston (4 4 . 4) 8  xa! seems to be the best move hee athough t mght look qute scay to the human eye to take ths pawn (... s the move that one woul lke to pay hee wth an un cea poston .      j ) 19.h5 (         )  �fc8 Folowe

16. xa5 ( .  + j j4  j4 j4 4) 7g5 g2+ 18 f 9Xf exf 20�he1+ 8 2g2 (. j     .4  4 ) 21  b6 22 �e2 }g7 23 a2 �e8 2�ae �xe2+ 25 �xe2 Despte beng a pawn own Whte has the ntatve We wou also pe fe to be Whte hee .  

Fom hee the queen wll be able to tansfe to the kngse 15 . 7 s the move that s usu ay playe 6o-o o-o 17b �ac8 (.    .   4 4  . 4  j4 .4 N Pogonna Gya I Moscow 2007) 8�ac1 h5!N ( .     4 R. Cayfo

HE COMETE KAASHNOV

H Gasr I ICCF corr 1992) 19g3 (.   ) 19  f5 Wth a vry un car position

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20. Wt E fs 21.  21  b3? is ogical mov woud b a mistak hr! 21 . hxg3+ 22hxg3 xg3+ 23  xg3 xg3 Foowd b  Back has mor than ust a pr ptua 2. .. Eac8 22. Eg Avoding xg3

22b5 s mt by 22 hxg3+ 23  xg3 xg3+ 2hxg3 xg3 25bxa6

6.oo oo 7.h4 f 8.    9.g3 g!?N Black now has som das of sacr cing on g3 19   It s surprisng to go back and forth with this knight ony to provok g3 Whit can now con tinu to pay on th qunsid with a sght advantag 2oa f 2  b3 f6 22a1! (22ac1  (   .4± N ogonna-D Hari ka I Bing 28) 23fx x 2  d)

(25 2 ! A rcurring mov n ths knd of postions 26x axb 2axb h3+ 28 g1  x 29fx ( 4  JO   . Black was thratn ng to play h3 foowd by  b, attackng th a3 and thratn ng  c     .      4  - And Whit dosn't hav any mov!) 29.. xd3 3.  xd3 xc3 3 xd3 32.xd6 f)

22   f6 

22

With a complicated posto Black stll has the e4 resource at his dis posal followed by g4 wth good chaces. ocuio: e moves 6a4 or 6 e3 ca be chose by players who also play these moves agast the Sveshkov (1e4 c 2f3 c6 3· d4 cxd4 4xd4 f6 . c3 e 6.db d6 7a4?) or i the atiTaimaov (1e4 c 2 e6 3d4 cxd4 4 xd4 c6 b? d6 6 f4 e 7 e3) is meas that those var atos are ot that rare ad that Black has to be prepared for them Black doest have ay partcular problems agast the other sidelies

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