The Kaufman repertoire for Black - Kaufman.pdf

 K     W

Eight years after his acclaimed e C!ess Advantage in Black and White, grandmaster Larry Kaufman is back with a completely new repertoire book, covering the entire scope of chess openings for boh White and Black in one tome. Using the latest versions of top engines like Komodo and Houdini, the former Senior World Champion and compuer expert has rened his analysis of ready-togo and easytodigest lines almost to perfection His main new conviction is that that d4 gves White better chances of an advantage advanta ge than e4 and he h�s changed changed his recommendations recommendations accord ngly. Larry Kaufman has based base d his repertoire on sound practical ines that do not outdate rapidly and are suitable for masters whie accessible for amateurs He regulaly and successfully uses the openings he recom mends himsel£ The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and W1ite contains many improvements

on existing opening theory and oers a good balance between narra tive and variations Acclaim for The Chess Advantage in Black and White: "The author has done a very good job at presenting a playabe and in teresting repertoire for both Black and Whte Csten Hnsen ChessCe "Simply the best comprehensive comprehensive repertoie reperto ie book b ook that  have ever seen oh Wtson The Wee n Chess

Lrr K

The aua Reperore for Back

N   

he Repertoire for Black

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Contents

ck noducon     

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Magnus Carsen's defenses!

 1           

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Unusual Opening Moves

 2      

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English Opening

 3      

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Queen's Indian versus Rti

 4    

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Anti-Gld Anti-G ld

 S          

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Queen's Pawn Openings

 6    

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NeoGd

 7 .................... 

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Grnfed Grnfe d Defense Defense Non NonExch Exchange ange ies

 8       

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Grnfeld Exchange

 9       

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Center Gae and Ponziani

 1

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 11

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 Bishop's Opening and Vienna Gabits

 12 .............. 

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Scotch and Four Knights Opening

 13

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tia Game

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 14

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  S

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 Spish Oshoos Breyer Defese

T Ro  Pcc  ndx of Vons ck ndx of Pys        

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Black Introduction Magnus Carlsen's defenses!  recommended meeting le4 wth l e5 e5 amng for the Bern De fese to the S pansh Openng and meetng d4 wth d5 aiming for the Semi-Sav Semi-Sav l. e5 against le4 but ths tme  the present voume  have kept the openng move l. ang for the Breyer Brey er rather rath er than tha n the Berin Ber in The Bern Defens Defensee remains remain s quite respect respec t abe and s used fary often o ften by top payers but the Bern endgame s  s now generay re garded as a s at east ea st sghty sght y better bett er for Whte and aso the sdeines 4.d 4 .d33 and 400 xe4 xe4 5e  are both bo th more proms promsng ng than white sdeine sdeiness on the way to the Breyer Perha Perhaps ps te best argument for swtchng to the Breyer s that t has been the prmary choce n e past year or two of the top rated payer in the word word Magnus Carsen t keeps a the peces on the board concedes very tte to Whte Wh te ( ust a sght centra advantag advantagee of paws on d4 and e4 vs d6 and e5) and s n exceent shape theoretica theoreticay y Against onSpansh nes  have kept some som e of my recommendatons but changed many others especay aganst aganst the Sco Scotch tch  hess Advantage

gast d4  swtched to the Grnfed both n my own pay and for ths book. The Sem-Sav SemSav s st a good aternatve aterna tve but b ut there are some probems probems in the 5�g5 nes and asoo a bg probem of reachn as rea chngg the SemSav SemS av with w ithout out aowng unpeasant optons opt ons ike te Cataan Cataan or the Sav ExchangeThe ExchangeThe Grnfe Grnfedd is n much better shape than it was eght eas ago and t seems that ndng an an advantage a dvantage aganst t s an extreme extremeyy chaengng tsk My own experence s that snce  have been amng for the Grnfed and for the Breyer my resuts have mproved noticeaby noticeaby Here too we are foowng the recent pref eence of Carsen  was peasanty surprsed to to earn that the Engsh Engsh O penn penng g lc4 is not much of a probem for t1e Grnfed payer contrary to my opnon eght year yearss ago  show how te move l g6! g6! et1er transposes to the Grnfed or eads to near-equaity n n a cases for  f3 f3  we can pay the Grnfed anyway anyway covered n the AntGrnfed chapt chapter er  te Rt chapter  gve some aternatives for Back So my overa concuson s that ontray to my beef eight years ago the Grnfed does not have major move-order probems probems 

e secton on le4 e5 s the ony major part of ths book that has much n common wth my prevous work Eve Evenn here most of my recommendatons recommendat ons have changed cha nged  kept te same man ines agast the Kng's Gambt and Grng Gambt but against amost  other other whte wh te tries  have made maor changes chang es Many payers are reuctant to to meet . e4 

The fm Reeoie o Blk

wh     e e because there are so many ways Whe can ary beore we get to pay our own ne ( n hs case he Breyer Breyer on moe 9 o the Spansh) Sp ansh) Ths s rue but amos a o hem are neror n act  woud say say tha ony the taan he S pansh wh 6d and he Spa Spansh nsh wh 9d ead o posons ( wth best pay pay)) where  woud rat rater er pay hte han Back and jus margnay so Que a ew o the whte opons ha  acu ay ace n ournamens a een een to equaze equaz e he game When peope ry r y o take me ou ou  o book eary ear y  am a m usuay qute conten n  n ths book  dont take the attude tha Back s aways happy wh w h a draw; once o nce Whte makes one or wo secondrate moes  sar to ook or a back adanage

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Chapter 1 Unusua Opening Moves th chapter we cover e common but t moderatey popuar whte rt move ot covered eewhere in th book  eave out .g3 whch ater l  g6 g6  etremey ey to tranpoe to the NeoGrned or Engh chapter and ao the openng Jc3  whch  ao ey ey to trnpoe eewhere eewhere ater l  6 6 or eampe 2e e  e Venna whe 2d 2 d d d   the ereov ereov Frt we conder the Poih Openng ( aka Orang-Utan or Sokoky) S okoky) b 

K..   •   K K

• A ••   ••

B  ey equ equa aze ze n my way uch a l . d d 2b2 g but  re reco comm mmen endd n ame 11 p pay ayin ingg or the advn advnta tage ge wth the pawn echa echang ngee l. es 2b2  3e  Ba Back ck end up two temp ahead whc whchh e eiy iy trum trump p the ght prot te made rom e pa echange Simpy put  three temp equa a pawn uey two  wo wort rthh mor moree a ann the modt  er eren ence ce in vaue vaue be betw twee eenn the thee e pa e po potant tant po pon ntt to mm  no nott to pay .c6 .c6  a ate terr 00-0 0 .... d7 d and . c7 c B Bac ack' k' ut uta ate te  i  d5d d5d Net we come to t o the m mar ar but ar more repec repectabe tabe Laren' Laren' Openng O penng b3

K    •   t 

•••  ••

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The fmn Reertoire for Bl

Aide fom he lae gea Danih gandmae, hi wa alo payed y Boy iche and ecenly y e Ameican a Hikau Nakamua who epecially like o play i in i che.  main dawack i ha e knigh on   ecome a poem piece, a i naual deeopmen o c3 ock he ihop o hi eaon .3 i an ecellen  moe when giing knigh odd! n nomal che Black can equalie y playing a e ee Queen ndian wih l ...d .�2 c5 3.e3 a6 4f3 c6, u  pefe o y fo a mall adanage y l S b 6   f6 4b d6 , a ecommended in Che Adanage u  now ecommend anweing he uual (u ange-looking)  y he equally angelooking S S Back main plan i .. 0-0 ...e8, and ..f8 o in he 5 a line ...c7-c6 .c7 and ..d7-d. ee Game I.2 inaly we look a Bid pening, l f4 which could alo e called a eeed Duch

E

E

       

f Whe am fo a Leningad y l f6  dS g  ecommend he ae  6 4g b6! o pooke he undeiae moe e2-e3 whch pemi g4. Black aim o clea  te mino piece o ecep hi kngh and one whe ihop on he gound tha kigh ae ee than unpaied ihop on a cowded oad f Whe goe o a noma Duch wth  we pin medaely wi idea of d7 ... and ...e7-e h i coeed in Game 13. i   pefe Back chance y a midgeon afe I.f4. VO 4 (AOO)

G 

0 Bthd

• SWsl Maila 00  1 b2-b4 he angUan o Polih o okolky pening.  i quie a weak opening in my opinion Whie can een equalie 8

 

75

My econd choice would e l ..d 22 g4. uch an eay ihop deelopmen i logical when Whie can no onge aack he 7 pawn y 3 Bu   pefe he game moe a  did  Chess Aantag.

2 c1 -b2 3 b2x5

f8xb4

Chpe I  Uusul Opei Mo

f 3f4 d6 4fe5 de  ef6 6f3 0-0 7e3 c6 82 e8 9.e2 e3N  Oc3 3  f3 d6 2.0-0 e 3d4 eg4, White mut play 14.g3 when the knight fork wil leave Black a pawn up with the etter poition a well

3 .. 4 c2-c4

g8-f6

4. 00 e3 d 6e2 c 7.0-0 c6 82 a!N, planning .d5-d4, i etter  the immedate 8..d4 given in Chess dvantage which i answered y 9c3 4

5 6 7 8. 9. . 

.

gf3 2-3 a2-a3 f1-2 c4d5 - 5-g3

 d7d5 f88 b4a5 c7c5 f6d5 b8-c6

win a pawn) 3f d8 36.a4 g6 37e4 d3 38.d3 d3 39cc  a 40.aI 8d6 4  .h2 f6 42.2 g 43.g4 g7 44c4 fd6 4.g3 d2 46.cc2 c2 47.c2 e4 48.c4 e6 49.c3 f6 Of4 gf4 If4 e7 52.g5 hg 53.g5 d6 54. e 5f6 d 56c2 d3 57e2 c4 58.g4 c3 59g5 d2 and White reigned

12. 13 14 5. 6 7

aa2 g3c7 bc3 a2a ac f35

a5c7 d5c7 c8f5 a8-d8 c65 f65

White ha more center pawn ut they are under preure and Black ha far upe rior piece activity

 .

d8-f6

The actua game continued I 1. �e6 12.h4 f6 13c2= c8 14�d3 h6 Ic3 h8 16�g6 e7 17g3 �c7 18fc g3 19g3 c3 20.c3 6 2I� d7 22c2 �g8 23g6 d6 24g4 c7 2f e 26e5 fe 27.d3 f6 28.e4 �e6 29 .h  30g4d7 3Ic3 �e6 32g6? g6 33g6 g4 34e4 e2 (Black

Gm 12

VO  (AOI)

 KosiV • SossrPipp

Aua Budliga, 0 I 0  I 

 b2-b3 Laren pening

  . 2 c-b2 3 23

75 b8-c6

9

The fm Reeoire for Bl

r 3c4 f6 4.e3 d5 5cd5 d5 6a3 �d6.

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









 really ike thi move here t anwer the threat againt e5, and enviion catling .. e8 and �f8 n cae of �c6 at any time after . dc6 the ihop will no lon ger e locking a pawn and will e well placed on d6

5 ba3

Analysis diagram

White i paying the Kan iciian with coor revered ut having played 2-3 rather than 2-4 i a conceion 7c2 (7.4 would tranpoe directly to a main line of the Kan with revered color where White ha wated hi initial etra move y paying 34 in two turn Therefore Black ha the normal white ad vantage in thi opening) 7...0-0 8.f3 e 9d3 f5  Od2 h8  �e2 �d7 120-0 ae8 The move 34 on any of the at everal move woud til e the Kan wit revered color and no etra tempo for White Refraining from 3-4 doent change much Black i ne 3



4 f1·b5

n cae of 5 �c6 dc6 6.d3 0-0 7d2 e8 8e4 (o far Naamura-Ponomariov t oui 20 1 1) 8a5! N 9.a4 �g4 IOg3 �4 h3 �h5  prefer Black tlank to the ihop pair and the two pin. 5 e2 0-0 6.0-0 e8 ( think it ueful for Black to delay ...a -a6 o that a3 can ill e met y ...a5) 7g3 a6 8.�e2 �f8 (thi i typical of hi ytem The ihop avoid locking pawn rook or queen and defend the king) 9f4 d5 IOfe5 e5   e  �d6!N  2.f5 f5 13.f5 c5 14.f d4! 15ed4 eg4 16g3 (after 16h3 �h2 17.h c7 18�g4 d6 Black win) 16..cd4  Black uperior development and much afer king give him the edge depite White two ihop.

5 

c6-a5

g8f6 f8-d6

 called hi too weird in Che Advan tage, ut ve changed my opinion t can 10

Cher   Ul O Mo

el the threat of c4 and prepare c7-c6 The fact that Nakamura againt Ponomriov refrained from .a3 in fa or of .�c6 foowed y 6.d3 and 7d2 ugget that he feared a3 a.

6 gf3 cae of 6c4 c4 7.�c4 0-0 8e2 c6 9g3 �c7 I 000 d  .�e2 e8 12.c4 a 13.a3 e6 Back ha a nice awn center without uering too much reure againt it r 6�e2 �e7N 7f3 e4 8e 0-0 900 a6 IO.d3 e8=. 

6  7 3-c4

dB7

r 7cI 00 8.�e2 c 9.d3 c6 IO. �8 .c4 d 12.cdN d 130-0 �e6  Black i paying the Marocy Bind againt the cheveningen icilian with color revered. n general the Bind i eective in thi ituation ore o than againt the Dragon etup

7  B b5xc4

5xc4 00

14d3 ad8 Black i already for choice here with more pace and idea like .e-e4. 9

0  2 3 4 5

 df3 f3g3 g3-h3 g2g4 b2x3 34

g7g6 c7-c6 f6-h5 h5-g7 d63 7x3 uBdB

Black already ha a likely winning advan tage. He ha the center, while White piece are randomy cattered.

6 7 B 9 20

h3-f3 h4-g2 4xd5 f3-g3 c4-2

 



3-7 d7-d5 5-4 c6xd5

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

!£

20 





d5-d4

20.6!N 2100 �7 22 fe ac8 23.c3 d4 look even tronger.

2 00 22 f  23  2-c4 9 f3-h4 n the event of 90-0 c6 IO.�e2 �c7 c4 d 12c2 �g4 13.h3 �h

b7b6 cBb7

23.�d3! c 24e4 e4 2.e4 c2 favor Back only lighty.

23 

7-c5 II

The Kaufman Reeroie fo Bla

23d7! 24.a4 a6 wa ette.

   *   i i

24. g3f4 g76 25. c4x6 f7x6 26 c2c3 6-5

f4g3 b3-b4 c3xd4 g2-f4

i i i i

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26 .e3! 27.fe3 dc3 28.f  f8 29d4 "c6 30.e4 cd2 3 ."d2 "e4 win a clean pawn

27 28 29 30



8c8 c5-d5 5xd4 d5-d6

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 



��

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3 g2-g3 White ee a Leningad eeed. f 3e3 �g4 4.�e2d7 and now

 li?

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 

 w

 alysis dagam

3. f4-h5 White eigned afte maing thi lun de ut hi poition i poaly lot any way

Gm 1

O  (AOI)

 is,Hri • LPo

Od, 0 I I 7  f2f4 Bid penng a eeed Dutch once Blac play .d7 d n my opnion t tictly fo the id

  . 2 g f3 12

g8f6 d7d5

A) d4 e6 600 c 7 .c3 �d6 8.a4 00 9.h3 �3 IOf a6  although White ha the ihop, h et-up call fo e, which  impoile. Blac ha the initiatie on the queenide and the ght ihop B) .3 f3 6� e 7fe5 e 8.�2 �d6 900 0-0 1 c3 c6  e2 "e7 12d4 g6  Whte ing  weaened e4 may e a home fo a nght and Blac will egain the ihop pa nce 13�e2 i too paie; C) 5.00  6.� e 7.d4 e4 8.�e2 d6 n uch a ey cloed po tion Blac good hop plu night may e nearly equal to White two ihop, and Blac ha moe pace

Che   Usl Oi Mov

3 

c7c6

h  rare bu rong ack ake advan age of he fac ha he pawn ha no ye advanced o c a  mgh have already advanced o c4 f we were Whe agan a enngrad Duch

4. f1g2

d8b6

 ke h dea  force Whe o play ee3 oon n order o cale whch a ow he pn .g4 The pon  ha he move ff4 make he f3 an mporan pece worh echangng o

5 b2b3 e3 g4 6.b3 bd7 6.g6 7 .b g7 ranpoe o le game) 7b e6 8h3 3 9 f3 a IOa4 b4=

5 

g7g6

nead  00 .f  alo afacory bu  lke he game move becaue lack plan o gve up he bhop par wh g4 and   f3 o he wll wan o echange bhop on he long dagonal o k Whe bhop par

6 cb2 7 23

f8g7 c8g4

More accurae  7 .00 8.00 g4 9.h3 9c3 e4 I Oa4 a favor lack

lghy oe ha h doen work wh ou calng r o proec he bhop) 9f IOf3 bd7, ranpong o he game

8. h2h3 8c3=

8. .. 9. d xf3  . -

g4xf3 b8d7 -

1 g3g4  .e h 1g7 g7 13g4 e6  n general kngh are uperor o un pared bhop when he board  full of pawn o  ghly prefer lack

1 12 b2xg7 13 d2d3 4 bd2

f64 g8xg7 4d6 f7f5

14a  a3 f  ao good Eher way lack  already for choce

15 d3d4

d7f6

I5 fg4 16.hg4 e 17de e I8g3 e I 9aeI ae8 favor lack due o he preure on he backward e3 pawn.

6 c2c3 13

The Kaufman Repertoire fr Bla

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jj j j j j j j �

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     

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1 6 ...

f5xg4

16c 17ac cd4 18ed4 e6 19g fe4 and ack powerfu knight outpot pu ueenide play with  a ad pre ure on c3 give hm a clear advanage

23  . 24 f3g3

4-g5 f8xf4

4e6 i winning

25 c2-f2 26. f2xf4 27. g1g2

8-f8 f8xf4 f4-f7

7e6! 8e f6 9c7 c7 30c4 e6 ack i a cean pawn up in the ending

28. 29. 30. 31 .

f1 xf7 g3-5 5-c7 g2-g3

c7xf7 f7-f6 g7-g8 b7-b5

1 7 h3xg4 d64 1 8 d2x4 f6x4 1 9 f1 -c1 I 19h3! c3 0f c  1c  cd4 ed4 e4 3 e4 de4 4c ad8 e3 b4 6c4 d6 7e4 b=

1 9 20 21 22

 c1-c2 3xf4 1-f1

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7-5 5xf4 b6-c7 8-8

Pave play give White drawng chance Whoever aid that a bad pan wa better than no plan at al wa wrong!

j j  j

 nw

23 g2h1 n cae of 3c4 dc4 4bc4 d6 White ha weak pawn a over the board 14

32.  33. b3xc4 34. h1 xc6 35. c7-b7 36. g3-g2 37. g2-f1 38 f1f2 39 f2f1 40. f1-1 41  1-d1 .

 � .8 

 

32 c3-c4

b5xc4 d5xc4 f6xd4 d4-3 3-d2 d2-d1 d1-d2 d2-f4 f43 c4c3

Cher   Uusul Oi Mov

42 b7-d7 43. d1-c2

g57

45. 46. 47 48. 49.

c6-3 c2xd2 d2-c3 3-2 c3-b4

g8-g7 g7f6 7-5 f6-g5 5xg4

ack win eay now

50. 51 52. 53 54. 55. 3-d2 43 . . 44 d7xd2 c3xd2

b4-5 5-6 6x7 23 3-b7 24

h7-h5 h5-h4 h4-h3 g5-f4 g4f2 24

Whie reigned

IS

Chapter 2 Englsh Opening ued o regard he Engih pening l4 a a major probem for a wouldbe Grnfeld player he be move i uppoed o be  S bu if m no keen o ake on e icilian a Whie wih e4 how happy can  be paying again i a empo down? he ymmerical Defene  S i a eriou opon bu probably doen give full eual  impy playing Grnfeld move doen' work a afer c4 f6 c3 g6 3e4 we e ricked ino playing he King ndan while d 3cxd xd 4g3 g6 .g i probably a bi favorable o Whie ver he pa few year  have come o apprecae ha 4 i very well me by l g6!   ou hope o reach he Grnfeld 

he idea i h lack mee c3 by .c, mee e4 by e, and mee d4 by f6 e look a ome poible moveorder afer c4 g6  d4 f6 we are on rack oward he Grnfeld  S ! i' a raher good verion of he ymmerical Defene ow if  g7 4d4 xd4 S xd4 6 Whie canno play ee4 o ge he Marocy nd. r if g g7 4   g 6 S£ lack need no play  f6? inead  recommend S d6, planning f and d7 ee Game  1 f   g7   S! a above or d4  f6 ee Grnfeld) or 4  S 4d4 xd4 Sxd4  f6 6  -, lack will bene from he omiion of  d7-d6 compar ing o he King ndian) by playing .c7c6 and .d7d in mo line Aernaively lack can play f6 ranpong o he ani-Grnfed chaper  4 S ! d4 f6! 4! xd4 S  S 4 6 xd4b4+

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The Kaufma Repeoe fo Black

h lne  no hough o be good fo ack, bu exenve compue analy eem o ndcae ha lack  fuy equal ee Game 22 Fo he R (   f6 g dS g g6 44 d4 and he Kng ndan Reveed (4.00 g 7 d 0-0 6bd d4!? ee Game 23 Unfouaely h mpe oluon o he Englh pobem doe no wok agan If, becaue afe  g6 Whe can pay 2e4 Howeve afe I he an-Gfed  K fo ack Fo aenave oluon o he I 3 move ode ee he R chape EO 494 A30)

Gm 21

 Zhu }ch

• Mhv Vldmr Nb 0  0   

1 c2c4

c7-c5

We would play I  g6 and only play  c afe c3 o g3 ha been payed

2 g1-f3 3 g2g3 4 f1-g2

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i

18

g7·g6 f8g7 b8c6

A*



ii  i  . 

5 0·0 n he even of c3 d6 6d3 b8 70-0 a6 8a4 f6 he neon of a4 and a6 favo lack due o he hole on b4 and a

5  

d7d6

 have played  h6 hee headng o wad d4 bu  don ecommend  a 6h4  ahe ong

6 b1 -c3

c8f5

h yem, payed epeaedy by Vlad m Maakhov make a o of ene lack am o exchange he mpoan bhop on g2 6  h6 7d4 cxd4 8xh6 xh6 9 xd4 eem o be a b bee fo Whe o  have gven upon he  h6 dea

Chaper 2  Eglish Opeg

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f t     

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15 

7 d2-d3 n he even of 7b3 d7 8�b h6 9d3 �h3 IOd xg IIxg 00 1e3 f 13d e 14xe dxe=  e weak whe pawn on d3 oe h u peror bhop houd Whe pay 7 h3 d7 8h f6 9d3 00  0e3 a6 I d ab8 1g4 �e6 13g h 14xe6 xe6 Ig e8 16ab d7= hen Whe' weakened kng offe he bhop par

7. ... 8. 1b1 9. g2xh3 10. c3d5 1 1 . d14

d8-d7 f5-h3 d7xh3 h3-d7

n

g7xb2

I b6 drecy may have been more pre ce a ack' kng w be perfecy happy on g7 Anyway, chance are even

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. 27.

b1 xb2 d3-d4 f3xd4 d4xc6 4xc6 f1d1 f2-f4 g1f2 d1-d3 b4x5 b2xb6 3xc4

b7-b6 c5xd4 f8d8 d7xc6 7xc6 g8-f8 f8-7 d8d7 7-5 c6x5 5xc4 c8xc4

28. 29 30 31.

d3-b3? b6b4 b4x4 f2-f3

c4-4 d77 7x4 h7-h5

n G hahadeKaufman Crya Cy 0II, IId wa payed ow, afer I   f6 1xf6+ xf6 13h6 b8  4a3 a ack emporary naby o cae  offe by he pan of  b7b and by he fac ha he bhop on h6 doe no uppor any pove pan

11 12 13 14 15



2-3 d5-3 b2-b4 c1b2

8-c8 7-6 g87 0-0

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Te Kaua Repertie f Bk

32. 2-3 33. h2-h3 34. 3-4

7-f6 g6g5

57. c2-g2 f3xg2 talemate 34.

.. .

h5-h4

Wit 34gf4! 3gf4 g6 36d3 fS 3ef fS 38d6 a3 39g2 a4 Black wis a aw, toug ot e essaily te game.

35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 4. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 5. 52.

g3xh4 f3xf4 b3-b6 b6xd6 f4g3 d6d3 h4-h5 h5h6 d3d6 3-4 h3-h4 4-5 5-6 g3-f2 h4-h5 d6d5 d5x5 5-2 53. 2-b2 54. b2-c2 55. f2-g2 56. g2-g

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g5xf4 f6-g6 f7f5 4x4 g6f6 44 f6-g5 g5xh6 4-4 h6g5 g5h5 65 f5-f4 h5-g4 g4xh5 4-4 h5g4 4x6 6-3 3-h3 f4-f3 g4-g3

E{AO G  TmshevskyEvey • SutvskyE Pvdv Ec 0  0 (3 . c2-c4 2. 2-4

g7-g6

2.f3 �g 3.e4 eS tasoses to te et ote

2. .

75

3. d2d4 3f3 �g 4d4 ed4  d4 f6 6c3 00  �e2 e8 8 c6 (Black would tasose to a Kigs dia lie if e layed  d -d6 ow o o te et move.  tat lie Black ofte lays

Chae   glish Opeig

d d ut ere e as to lay it i oe go tus savig a vital temo Tere ore  is lie sould e e for Back)  g 6 I O3 d  cd cdS=.

3  4 g1f3

9  1 0 2xf3

g5xf3

1 0 

0-0N

g8f6

4.de e4 Sd3 cS 6 d6  e g= is e for Black

4  5 45

5xd4 f6-4

Muc more commo is S...4 ut  tik tat te tet is etter.

6 d 1 xd4

f8b4

Te actua game cotiued IO e   c6 dc6 10-0 00 3a3 cS 14g3 wit a modest wite advatage toug Black sti drew. Castlig is a com uter imrovemet.

 00 12 f3xc6 13 h2h3

UB- d7xc6

3.f3 g4=

3 

7 bd2 .c3 c3 8.c3 c6 9d3 (9e3 e=) 9..e 1   6 f 1 g e leads to a draw y reetitio Back ca avoid tis y   aS? IO6 e   e eS wit alaced caces if e wats a real gt  d  f 8.ef6 f6 9g 00=

7 

4g5

.. d 8.d c6 9e3 d is also aout equa

8 f-2 9 d4-3

b8c6

9.f4 e6 IOg3 g=

cB-f5

Blacks iso air more ta osets s cried aw majority

Gm 2 (A0)  Mkwsk Tmsz • Rmse R 4

Mcw

00 

1 g2g3 2 g1f3

d7-d5 g8-f6

We woud e more lkely to reac tis o stio y 3 f6 g3 dS

3 f g2

g7g6 1

The Kafman Repeoe fo Ba

Blck is ming to trnspose to the neo Grnfeld lines in this book. He wll ke ny tie White plys c2-c4 unless  pwn cn recpture.

4 c2c4 4.0-0 g7 S.d3 (the King's ndin Re versed) 5 00 6bd2 d4   like this rre moe here Blck will tke e4 or c4 en pssnt.

 11 1  1

5 b-3 S4 c6 6.xc4 g7 7.00 00 8.d4 f 9.c3 bd7  Oe3 e4 I.e2 S=

5 . .. 6. 0-0

c8-6

6.c2 g7 7xc4 0-0 8.b3 (8.0-0 rnsposes to he ge) 8c5 9.b2 c6 I 0.00 c8  Ic l bSN  2.ce5 xeS 13xe5 h6=.

6 . 7 d -c2 8 3xc4

f8-g7 0-0

8 ..

c7-c5

     

n



nw

Anayss dagam

fer 7b3 (7.e4 dxe3 8.fxe3 cS 9.e2 c6 O.b3 b6 nd Blcks poston is more plesnt 7 .c4 dS 8.e4 dxe3 9.fxe3 cS Oe4 b6) 7c6 8d2 eS 9.c3 dxc3 IOxc3 dS IId2 b6 2.c b7  3.c4 5 143 d7 Blck s lredy for choce due mostly to he unforune position of the b3 knight.

4. ...

d5xc4

    11 1    

The gme cully went 8..c6 9.d3 dS IOe4 nd now Blck needlessly ge up he bishop pir by IOxc4?! nd went on to lose. IO.�e6 ws still close to equl.

9 0  2 3

d2-d3 c-3 3xc5 c5-3 c4-3

b8c6 8-c8 b7-b6 b6-b5 f6-d5

Blck hs huge compension for he pwn.

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Chaper 2  gh Opeig

  i





A A 



C  





4 3-c1 Else Black regains he pawn faorably

4. 5. 6 7

... c2b1 cd2 f1c1

7-6 d5-b4 6-g4 d8d7

1 8. d2c3 19. c1d







g7-h6 d7-6





 C  S

 



This was jst a sample continuation of the gambt. Whies sh-in rook and offside knight are good ae for the pawn.

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Chapter 3 Queen's Indian vesus Rti i cper coers  deense o 3 primri eier  n emp o rec Queen's Gmbi posiions wie oiding e Grned, or ese inending e Kings ndin A ck were Wie us ps g3, �g 00 nd d3 wiou ooking  w Bck is doing e ide o J3 o oid e Grned is is er  6 4 g6  

d now  d, Wie doe no e o p 4.d4, rnpoing o e Grned He cn ied p 4xd xdS nd en  4+ or  or .e4 or g or   o wic poe ome probems or Bck  nk  Bck soud no er ese ines nd  gie deque reponse in e niGrned cper. n is cper  coer ome  erne ouion o i moeorder in cse Bck i no pp wi one o e ni Gned ine. Fee ree o kp i cper i ou re oowing m primr recom mendion, oug e r gme cn o be used  n ernie o ping e eoGrned gin n er g3 o w cn Bck do i e er e ni-Grned? ne ouion is o nswer 3.c3 b  �g7  en wen Wie ps 4e4 (4d4 dS is e Grned), p 4 (oer we ou mus p e Kng ndin) ow Wies on r or dnge is d4 oping o ge  riion o e Mrocz Bind  Acceered Drgon er Bck kes Bu Bck m surprise im wi      s  ped in  Word enior Cmpionip gme gins M Rukin in 2009 geing  winning gme bu on drwing i Tis oud ed o posiions imir o e Accered Drgon Mrocz Bind i Wie ps ccure perps Bck is  d beer o ere n in e ine wi S cd4 i, un e ou re n Acceered Drgon n, ese opions ee someing o be deired, nd don  wi e Breer Deene o e4 gien in is reperoire 25

h Kaufman Rprir f Bla

Te next option is to play l g6

K

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j

oping fo 4 g7 3e4 eS as analyed in te pevious Englis) capte f couse if 4 we play 6 and we ae back on tack fo te Gnfeld Tis is a solution fa voed by Pete vide peaps te stongest consistent Gnfeld playe in ecent yeas Te only polem wit ..g6 is e4! afte wic we eite ave to play a Pic o Mod en Defense wit 6 o  g7 o else pay  S wen we ae playing te Hype cceleated Dagon o te coice of tlis line o  f6 may come down to wete you pefe c6 o g6 in te icilian gain ts wont wok fo ou epetoie ony fo tose wo dont fea te Maoczy Bind Howeve te option to play te Pic o Moden makes some sense, as Wite as aleady played f so e cannot play te dan geous lines wit an ealy f4 o �e3 wit  o �gS. Tis is often vidles pefeence Peaps te best pactical option fo most playes is  S 

  

l j

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Hee te idea is to meet 4 by  6 and ten anse 33 by 3 eS as Giscuk played epeatedly against Gelfand in tei 0II Candidates Matc Tis would  my main ecoendation, except tat Wite  pay e4 and we must play e ilian t least tis time Black can coose any iciian, not ust  e cceleated Dagon  a pactica mat te few playes open wt  and ten anspose to e ian since  tey wanted to 6

Chaper   Quee Idia ersus Rti

pay against te icilian tey woul probaby invite t by opening e4 o ts can be your soution if you at least ave te ciian as a secon efense But  cant make it my coice for tis book as  cant assume a knowege of te iciian by te reaer e soution  came up wit is origina to my knowlege.  ont mean tat te moves are original just te concept of using te Queens nan as a companion to te Grnfel e iea s to meet   6  c4 by  b6

E ii

E

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ow if 34 b7 4c3 e6 we are in te Queens nian but not Wtes most recom mene option wt 4g o you migt say y not 4g e6 te man ine Queens n an My answer is tat if Wite plays 4g3 (or g �b7 44 or 4�g2) we ont pay 4e6 but nstea coose 4  g6 s ouble ancetto aganst te wite ancetto was recent recommene in a Yearbook article by te very strong granmaster ergey ivakov an  use is anaysis as te startng point for my own in tis book  must a mit tat te computers are not too fon of tis Tviakov Varation but as te positions are close t is reasonabe to question teir ugment  feel tat tis coce is te most  te spirit of te Grnfel as we o ancetto te kings bisop in bot lines an it is not un usual in some Grnfel lines to ancetto te queens bisop as well o in ts capter you will n bot te Tiviakov Variation an te reguar Queens nian lines witout g  ope you n tis souton (or one of te abovementione ones) acceptable But my preferre opton is te Anti-Grnfe. f you beieve as  o (an also  tink worl # I Magnus Carlsen) tat te Breyer an te Grnfel are te best answers to e4 an 4 ten it follows from te above tat Wites optimum opening pay if e prefers te AntiGrnfel to te rea one migt be f  2.4 or f6 2c4 or   g6 2e4 or  .c 2e4 But very few payers are equay at ome on te Wte sie of te cilian te Queens Gambit te Queens n ian an te ymmetrical nglis f you are one of tem see te f capter in te Wite se of ts book! ow for te games First we look at te ivakov Variation   6 c4 b6 3 g3 b7 g g6  4 g7 ote tat tis position can also be reace by  4 6 c4 g6 27

The afma Repetore or Ba

33 g7 4g3 b6 Sg2 b7 (s tlly plyed in Gme 3 1) if Blk desnt like te e-Grnfeld 4d5 Hwever tis s nt s imprtnt bese Wite n vid it by plying 3g3 rst (befre f3) fter wi 3 ... b6? desnt wrk Te resltnt p stins re similr t te Kings ndin Te mpter desnt like Blk eier ere r in te Kings ndin bt it seems tt te Tivikv line is better tn  nrml Kings ndin s it my be e fr Blk even if te mpter desnt gree. ext we me t  f6 2 b6 3d b 3 e6 g 6 6 e (Gme 3.2). Blk eqlizes witt m dilty Te reminder f tis pter dels wit te Petrsin/Ksprv Vrtin a3 in te bve seqene t is te min line f te Qeen's ndin exldng 4.g3 (wi we meet wit te Tivikv lne in Gme 3 ) After  d 6xd xd Wite s tree se rs ies. Te mve d2 is met by  d in Gme 33 wen Wite n islte te Blk dS pwn bt nly t te st f te bisp pir. n Gme 34 we exmine te trditinl e3 wen  devite frm te remmendtin f mst bk (7g6) pre ferrng  e wi ppers t eqlize mfrtbly tnks t  20I0 nvelty Fi nly we ver te mst pplr  2  w we meet by trding knigts plying  .6 next t prevent 9gS if Wite tkes wit e qeen r  .5 if e tkes wit te pwn ee Gme 35 n ll ses it seems tt Blk n eqlize te gme    2 (E60)

Game 1

0 MrvSs

• Ksvr AixlBai Ec, 0 I I 7  d2d4 2 c2c4 3 gf3 4 g2g3

g8-f6 g7g6 f8g7 b7b6

Tis mve rder sws w tis system n be sed insted f 4.d5 if y dnt like te eGrnfeld bt nly if Wte plys f befre g2-g3.

2

5 f-g2

c8·b7

We migt re tis psitin by f f6 24 b6 3g3 b7 4g2 g6 5d4 g7

6. 00

00

 it's  Qeens ndin wit te bisp n g7 rter tn e7 t seems t me tt tis dierene is slgtly in Blk's fvr

7 d4·d5 8 b-c3

b8·a6 a6-c5

Chaper 3  Quee's Idia erss Ri

Baks igtsuared bisop is restrited but its ompanion is very ative.

9 f3-d4 f 9�e3 e6 I O.�d aS  eS edS 12.dS e8 13.I d6 16 �6 I S.d6 e6 16.�e3 a 17a dS= Baks oming .dS-d wi eave te knigt on a in enoug troube to guar antee te reapture of te ost pawn 9e d6 IO.e e6= 92 6 I O.e dS  edS e6 12.d  edS 13dS e8 1d �a6 9�f e6  Od edS .dS aS 22 e8 13ad d6=.

9 . .. 0. d4-b3

7-5

I O2 aS  .e 6  2eI dS 13edS (  3dS �a6) 13e8  toug te omputer says tis is eua  prefer Bak wo as ideas of d6  �a6, and .f7fS.

 0   24 2 h2h3

d7d6 b7-c8

20d wt a postion typia of te Kings ndian. Wite is probaby a bit better ere toug Bak did wn te game. But it seems wrong to waste tme on ..S and going bak to f6 so te tet is my proposed improvement.

3. c-3 13.S bS 1�d2 fS ISefS gfS=. Atoug te omputer sigty prefers Wite  woud rater pay Bak ere. Usuay in su positions Wte pays -f to indue .. eSe so tat e an use te dsuare but ere te S pawn pre vents tat pan

 3  4. 4xf5

f7-f5 g6xf5

Bak as a peasant Kngs ndan pos tion and Sf? an be we-met by IS�a6

Q  6 (2)

Game .2

0 CrlseMus

• LekPeter Mikc c 00 

 d2-d4 .3 f6 2. b6 3d �b7 .3 e6 woud be te way we woud rea ts position

 2 

f6-d7

e atua game went 12S 13.2 �d7 1�f3 8 IS�e3 f6 16�g2 g8  7.d2 fS  8efS gfS  9.f e

  .. 2. c2-c4 3. g-f3 4. b-c3 5. c-g5

g8-f6 76 b7-b6 c8-b7

S.a3 transposes to a3 games

5. .

h7h6 29

The Kauman Repeoe o Bla

9  .

c5xd4

6  g5h4 6�xf6 xf6 7e4 �b4 8�d3 S 900 xd4  ObS d8  bxd4 00 12e2 6 13ad  xd4 4xd4 a6; Blak's bshop par offses Whes spaa advanage

6 

f8-7

Ths gves omforable equaly unlke he rsky 6�b4!

7 23

00

82 S 9S bxS O�e2 6 IIdI d6 120-0 hS 13e7 xe7= Whe's pressure down the d-le us o ses Blak's enral pawn domnane

8 

IOxd4 6 IIx6 �x6 I2e2 e4 13e7 x3 14d8 xe2+ Se2 fxd8 I6fd  dS 17   a8 I8aI �b7= Blak pans 
10  11 d3c2

b8c6

 I dS I2xdS xdS

For 72 S 8dxS bxS 9e3 0-0 see he nex noe

7  8 f1d3

10 3xd4

13�g3 8=; I �g3 dS 12xdS xdS=

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

 h4xf6 c4xd5 d5x6 g2xf3 d1xc2 1d1

d7-d5 7xf6 c6b4 b7xf3 b4xc2 d8xd4

c7-c5

Ths s amos always a good move n he Queen's ndan when Whe anno prof aby respond wh d4-dS

9 0-0 9xS bxS I00-0 d6  e2 bd7 12fd I b6 13b3 fe8 14a  ad8 Blak's pawn superory n he ener offses Whe's superor mobly 30

1 7 

d4c4N

Chate 3 - Quees a esus R

he cul me coninued  7h I8e fe6 I9e6+ h8 20 c8 2  d7 + 22f c3 23c3 c3 27 f 25f3 cf3 26f3 3 272 dw eed

18 6xf7 19 c3d5 20 f3f4

c4xf7 f6-5 5xf4

Whie hs lile compension fo his o en kinside     EI2)  JvBd • AlsZlt

Game 

ijka Ec 0  0  1

2 3

4 5

6 7

d2-d4 c2c4 g1-f3 2-3 b1c3 c4xd5 c1d2

g8-f6 7-6 b7·b6 c8-b7 d7-d5 f6xd5 b8d7

8 d1c2 8d5 edS 93 if 9 d6 IS f6 IIh cS 123 3 13h3 c Ie3 00 he poeced pssed pwn off ses he slhy ekened lck kinsde) 9 d6 5 f6   2 0-0 120-0 e8  chnces e lnced

8  9 c3xd5

c7-c5

9e cd I dS edS IeS c8N I2d  e7 I3e2 00 I0-0 d3 ISd3 d Afe hs move cvin hs ony d piece Bck s  es equl 

_

6xd5

9 d5  e 7  dS edS 12ed5 d6 13000 00 I5 scoes oo el fo Whie houh he compue es i s even

10 d4xc5

f8xc5

   cS I e3 d6  2  00 s lso oky fo Blck houh in hs cse Blcks compension fo his isoled queen pwn is supeio deveopmen he hn he ishop pi s in he min ine

11 2·3 12 f1-d3 13 00

0·0 d7-f6

1 3 

8c8

The e is  compue impovemen ove he cul me hch conined I3e?  e7 ISc cS 16 nd wih  e knh o e posed on d vs  d ishop Whie hd ful compenson fo he pwn nd on 31

The Kaman Repertoire or Ba

4 c24 5. d2b4

f64

Not 15xa7 c6 and te te queen is doomed.

 5. ...  6. c 7 b4c3

d8f6 75

ter 17xc5 xcS  8c xd3  .xd3 x 0I 6 I.d4 c6 Wte's positional adantages are not quite ort a pan.

 7. ...  8. c xc3

4xc3 c5d6

e move 7 ..g6 is also okay and is more in te reld sprit, ut ts game con vnced me tat 7 e7 soves all o Blacks opening proems

8. fb5 laying 8d3 sould utimately trans pose to te game it eac side savng one tempo

8. .. 9 b5d3 0. 00

Black is not orse as te isop pair eas ly osets te isolated queen pan

I Oc 6   e4 xc3 1xc3 cS  3.00 c6  4e3 c Ie c7 6.d5 aS 17c4 exdSN 18exd5 S  cx5 xdS= e passed cpan o sets te split lack queensde.

0. .. Q 47 (E1)

Game .4

 DeE

• PrrsMrce ki 0 I 0   . d2d4 2. gf3 3. c2c4 4. 23 5. bc3 6. c4xd5 7 23 3

g8f6 76 b7b6 c8b7 d7d5 f6xd5 f87

c7c6 00

. 34

c6c5

Chaper 3  Quee Idia eru Ri

n te event of I e2 cd4 12exd4 c6 13 d  aS Black as a relavely good oston comared to some oer oen gs wt te solated te d4 an snce s develoment as been smoo ad s kg eyes e b3-square fter  xdS xdS 12e4 d7 13.�e3 cxd4 14xd4 c6 15.�c3 fd8  6�c2 xdI 17:fxd  aS Black as e better sde of equalty due o e ressure on te e4 awn

11. . 12. b2xc3

d5xc3 b8c6

12.d7 as been more ofen ayed but e ex seems to be stronger

13 d4d5

IS :b bxc4 16.�xc4 xc4  7xb7 exdS 18exd5 �f6 19�f4 �d4 2.xd4 xdS 2 1.f3 xd4  cances are bal anced wt Wte's more actve eces ose by Backs exra an 15.c2? bxc4 just ns a awn for Back as now tere s no �x7 +!.

1 5 16. 17. 18. 19.

 6x7 d3c2 f1 xd1 1b1

1 3 

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c65

n revous games 13exd5 as ayed but e text move s a maor mroe ent, gvng Black fu equalt fter te nserton of 13 exdS?! 14exd5 aS 15 c4 bS 16.c2 te treat on 7 saves We a crual temo

b6b5

14 c3c4

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b5xc4 8x7 d8xd1 76 88

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13�e3 cxd4  4cxd4 c8 IS.e2 aS 16fdI c3 17.a4 b3 18.abI c7 ad aloug te comuter rates te game even Back's oston s easer o la

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15 d5x6

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20. c13! He soud ave ayed 2b5! b3 2 1b3! cxb3 22xb3 :xe4 23�xf7+ xf7 24�e3 c4 25d2 :g4 26f3 g6 27xc4 �xf3 28d2 :g4 29d6+ g6 33 �g 3I.g xg5 Te endng s even and soud be drawn

20 21. 22 23 24.

b7x4 c2x4 8x4 b1b8+ 78 b8x8 g8x8 3xc5 8g8 ..

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Back's advanced asser gves m a slgt edge 33

The Kauman Repertoire o Black

f3-d2 c5b4 b4x5 5-b4! b4x5

25 26 27 28. 29.

Gm   ZhrtsvVcheslv • BryellStel C   nd,   I  QI 4  3 (E12)

4-5 5-d5 c4-c3 75 d5x5

1.

2 3 4 5 6 7

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d2-d4 c2-c4 g1f3 23 bc3 c4xd5 d1-c2

76 g8f6 b7-b6 c8b7 d7d5 f6xd5 d5xc3

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30 d2-c4 30f a3 31e3 would give Wie good drawng anes

30 

c3c2

Bak now wns a piee and e game

31 32 33 34 35 36 37

38 39.

40. 4. 42. 43.

44 45 46. 47 48 49.

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d1c1 c4-d2 d2-b3 c1 g1f b3-c c-2 f-2 2x 2xc -2 2f3 3g4 h2h4 g2g3 h4-h5 f2f3 f3f4 g4-h4

5-b5 b5-c5 c5-c8 f6b2 b2x3 c8-d8 d8-d dx1 c2-c  3xc1 g8-f7 f7f6 f65 5-4 c-d2 h7-h6 4-3 34 d2xf4

8 b2xc3 r .3 6 and now A 9g3 d7  O.�g2 �d6N 1 10-0 00 Wite as no advantage ere B) 9.�f4 �d6  O.�g3 (if O�d6 d6  .e3 d7 12�e2 00 13.0-0  Baks bisop is moe effetive tan Wites wit noting to offset tis) 1 0 ..0-0  e3 d7 12� �g3 13.g3 6 14�a4   d  e7 160-0 f6 and net ...7 wi give Blak te edge; C) 9.e3 �e7 O�b+ 6  �a4 0-0 12.00 d7 13 d  7 14b4 a 1 .�d2 f and wit  6- oming Blak as te edge

01

8.  9 24 10. c1f4

c7-c5 b8-d7

Catr  - Qus Idan rsus 

I �d3 c7 I  bI �e7  200 00 13�e3 ac8 14dI d8  5.a4 h6=. Black plas 6 ad perhaps h54

1 0  11 c3xd4 12 c2b3

c5xd4 8c8

12b  �e7 13�d3 0-0 4.00 c3 ISc  xc  + 16�xc  a8  7a2 S 18.�c4 �xe4 19e6+ h8=  ts ot obvous who should be better here but the computer sas t s eual

K  

 the actual game Black plaed  2�e7 3�d3 6 14b5+ d7 ISeS xbS 16.�xb5+ 8  73 e8  8�d7 d8 19�c6  Whte has a slght edge here but Black held the draw · evetuall.

13 14 15. 16.

f1-d3 f43 0-0 1c1

g7-g5 f8-g7 0-0 d7f6

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     

12 



h7h6N

Plaable but rsk s 12�xe4 13�a6 dS

Black has a Gredke pressure agas the whte ceter lthough Backs kg sde s weakeed te whte uee s ms paced ad the threat to e4 wll provoke a cocesso

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Chater 4 Anti-Grnfeld This m is ppid o h s of h opig mov   o im for h sl s Gmbi lis wiho owig h Grfld Dfs. Whi plys   f6 2 g6 33 d if  �g7, . d6 Sd is h Kigs di o  Grfld pyr wil ikly ply 3 d 

fr whch .d wod b  Grfd Howvr Whi c ry ohr forh movs i sd, hopig o b by svig h mpo d2-d or i som lis by rcprig o c wih h d-pw isd of h bpw cly his ws h hrds chpr of h book for m o wi, bcs  blivd h Whi hd mor h o ph o  o-rivil dvg i h i-Grfd. Howvr wh  rly go io h ysis dply  fod sisfcory lis for Blck i ch cs d my prs opiio is h wih bs py h iGrfld cofrs o lrgr dvg o Whi h h c ob i gis h orml Grfd which is o sy vry i  svr lis hogh, i sms h Bck hs hrdy y choic if h wishs o sy clos o qiy, so yo hd bs sdy his chpr rhr horoghly ss yo w o py loghr diffrly gis  f s discssd i h Ri chpr.  Gm   w look  a+ �d 3 x 6x a6 d d ohr 7h movs for Whi) Now if 7 ..�g7 8. 00 w wold rspos o h Hgri Vriio of h Rssi ysm gs h Grfd which  rcommd  h chpr for Blck) , b wih h drc h Bck's bishop is o d7 rhr h c8 This sms o b  his fvor s h o ogr c ply ...�b7 fr .bS)  d so bcs h ds d7 s  rr sqr for his kigh  cs of S o w do' py his wy. sd w ply  b 83 S h ovy 8 �g7 9. c6  ? is lso discssd d dos sm bd) x �g  e �6 d Blck dos sm o hv y horic probms 7

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 Gm  Whi provoks  dgm by S.e x .x xd l + .xdl  h ovic mgh sy h Wh hs os h rgh o csl for ohg, bu wh qus d  pir of kighs off h bord h wh kg wll b qu hppy o c2 or (fr c) o 2 Blck's qulg srgy s o py f7-f6 d 75, oghr wh ..d7 so s o m h url  by  cS  xchgg off Whs br bshop  sms h hs works  s Blck hs  c plus scor  grdmsr ply from hr i h crr cury x w look  wo q movs S.b d S.2 h rs ca rspos io  Grfld li whch  rcommd for Whi fr S .... b .d �g .e 00 (rcom mdd by Dchv) 8� �g 9 dI so  do rcod pyig hs wy sd w ply  ..�g hr svh whi movs c b m by 7 .�6 hg h qu Th mov S.2 ws vild by Topov  his  0   Cdids mch wh Kmsk Toplov go  dvg d should hv wo h gm bu did For  whil  cosidrd hs ovly o b h rfuo of  d5  h iGrfld bu s show i my os o Gm  I o logr cosidr 5c2 o b y probm for Bck if h rcs  h shrp mr show my S ... .d db .a �d .dl eS Gm  furs h mov S.a+ Th usul rpy hisorcy ws 5 �d7  bu Wi sms o kp  sgh dg Ths l bohrd m qu  bi Dchv d grs rcommd 5 .c6 d hough h compurs h   hk  is pybl bu o qi qul h crr fd s for h compurs rcommdd S ...   whch ds o  dgm i whch Bck hs  wful pw srcur Howvr h com purs hv show h Blck's suprior dvlopm d pc ply r ough o quli hr d rc grdmsr gms corm his o o woud hv plyd hs wy bfor compurs bu ody h moo is whvr works Fily w com o prhps h bs of h fh movs, mly S.g fr h u rl movs S ...�g .�g2 00 .00  fvor  ... ow fr Whi rds kghs h c py ihr 9d or 9d Th mov 9 d is rhr dgrous fr 9 cxd  O� bu h rply 1 0 d  sms o d o r-quiy for Blck sd 9 d c6 I 0  is  dgrous gmbi which gvs Whi  pul f dcld o w k o b2 d rr 8

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1  5 fd7  2�3 n cs of  26 xc5 1 3 x+ f8 1 b xf3  5.gxf3 d3+  6�xd3 xd3 1 7  x +  8fx d7 1 9�3 c8 Blck hs th initiv  no cost) 1 2. . .x5  3x5 x5 1 .f �g7 1 5 .d  5  6. 6 1 7 3 0-0 1 8.�2 c8=   .�2 x 1 2.x �x  3 .0 0 �d5 3 c6 5d 0-0 16b1 8N so s to block  r �b2 by . . .7 5)  7 .b 5  8�b2 d nd Bck is br du to hs oupostd knigh nd hr on  2 1  5N 00 1 2f3 fd7  3 d3 b7 1 �3 c6 1 50-0- 0 5 1 6b c 1 7 � 6  8 h c7  Bck plns d7 -b8 -c6d wih xclnt compns ton for th pwn 11. 12. 13 14.

... b3-c4 f1-2 0-0

b5x4 00 b8-d7

  d x  5 x x 1 6 c6 c7 1 7 .x7 + ftr  7 .x xc5  8.d5 b3 1 9. b d8 20. d6 21.x7+ h8 2200 d 23c6 x7 23  25 .�x6 f5 26 g 3 x3 27fx3 d2 28b1 xf 2 9 .�xf 7 Blck hs h bttr pwn structur nd th niiiv for fr)

Chae 4  Grnfed

1 7 . .h8 1 8:d5 wh  8 xe4 :xc 1 9.:d5 b7 20.3 b3 2  b  :d4 Whe loe h exa pece and emege a pawn down)  8  . .e5 1 9.c6 :d 6 20.a2 c 2  e3 ab8, and he hea o .. b2  had o mee 14. ... 15 f-1

20. �f4-g3 21  c3x4

f8b8 g4-h6

•

d8c7

 5 .d4 xe4  6.:xe4 xe4  7 :e6 xe6  8 .xe6+ h8  9. xe4 xc 20.c2 e 2  .g3 ab8 2 2e3 xb2 23xc5 xc5 24�xc5 xe2 25a4  26.�e3 d6 2 7 .xa6 c ead o a dawn endgame

Back  cealy bee,  . nex and hea agan e and b2. O  8 AI)

Game 4.2

 SuMh

• TsesvsVy A Wse    (9)

 5. ..

�c6b5!N

Black acualy payed 1 5  c8 16 g b  7a2 e6  8 . ac  ab8  9 xb5 axb 2 0.c6 :e  2 I .x6? �x6 2 2 b3 axb3 23xb3 b6 24c7 xc7 25  xc7 xc7 2 6xb5 a 27 .  b  x3+ 28.gx3 e 29.h3 d8 30.e3 h4 3  g2 d8 3 2 � 4 33 c5 ? d2 34.c8+ g7 35c3+ h6 and Whe egned. 6. 17. 18. 9.

c4-b4 b4xc5 45 �c1f4

c7xc5 d7xc5 f6-g4 c5-6

1  g-f3 2 c2-c4 3 b1-c3 4 c4xd5 5 2-4 6. d2xc3

g8-f6 g7-g6 d7-d5 f6xd5 d5xc3

6.bxc3 �g7 7 �e2 o 7 d4 o 8d4 ee Chape 7 on he neld) 7 . . .c 800 c6 9  b  00  O.c2 b6 o  Oa4 e   xe �xe  2.4 �g7  3 .b3 b6= 6. .. 7 1xd1

d8xd

Alhogh h endgame wa a one me condeed o avo Whe ghy  ha been ove en yea nce Whe ha won a nge gadmae evel game om hee whe Black ha won evea wh dozen o daw 41

The Kaufman Reee f Bak 7.

...

f7-f6

alyss dagam

Wth  6..:d7N Black get he bee bhop and he ntatve on he queende Black want o pay e7 -e and to ex chage dak-quaed bhop a h e manng bhop w be lghty bete han Whe Alo K  7  :d7 8 f-c4

8c2 e 9�e3 d7 1 0d2 �c  1 �xc xc  2 b4 e6 1 3 c4 e  8 e c6 9 .ex6 ex6  0 �4 �c   �xc7 �x 1 2�c4 N 1 3 e2 c  4he d7 1  �g3 ae8+ 1 6 xe 1 +  7 e  e8 1 8 xe8 xe8  8�e3 e 9d2 d 7  O.�c4 1 O.b3 a 1 1 .a4 b6  23 �b7  3�c4 0-0-0 ; he b3 kngh  puey deenve) 1 O  �c  1 �xc xc 1 2 b4 e6 1 3 c2 a 1 4a3 e7 1  b3 axb4 1 6axb4 �d7  7 �d c6  8 �xe6 �xe6  9c b6 20:x e6 xe6  8 . 9 d1-2

0. 1. 2 3. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18 9. 20 21 22

.. �c1-3 h1-d1 2x3 f3- a2-a4 c4-b3 f2-f4 �b3-c2 1f3 f4x5 dd2 g2xf3 a1g

b8-d7 f8-c5 c5x3 87 a7-a5 d7-b6 c7-c5 c5-c4 c8-g4 a8-c8 f6x5 g4xf3 h8-f8 c8-d8

7-5

9  e3 d7  0e2 �c   hd �xe3  2 .xe3 e7  3 d2 a  43 b6    e2 �e6 1 6b3 o a vanchuk Nepomnachtch Havaa 20  0) 42

9.

Back  lghy bette a Whte kngde pawn ae neo and h bhop  lghty bad nce thee whte pawn ae tuck on lght quae

Cher 4  Grned

g1-g2 g2xd2 h2h4 d2-h2 c2-d1 nh2-d2 ld2xd6 f3-f4 d1-c2 w3xf4 f4-g4 34 g4-f3 35. c2-d1 36. �d1-2

23. 24. 25. 26. 27 28. 29. 30. 31. 32 33.

d8xd2 f8-f6 f6-f4 b6-d7 f4-f6 f6-d6 w7xd6 d7-c5 5xf4 tc5-6 h7-h5 d6-5 g6-g5

49 b5-f1

 wineed hi game in peon uba wa vey upet aftewad that he made i long bunde athe than playing 49�e8 which appea to daw 49  c4 50�d7
Black  much bette hee thank o he outide paed pawn he wll obain and he bette king poiion but whethe it a oced win  dont know 36 .. 37. 2xc4 38. f3-g2 39. b2-b4 40. �c4b5 41. b4x5 42 Wg2-h2 43. �b58 44. 8-b5 45. �b5-f1 46. �f1-b5 47. �b5-d3 48 d3b5

g5xh4 6-g5 w5x4 b7-b6 4-3 b6x5 h4-h3 h5-h4 w3-4 4-d5 Wd5-c5 g56 t6-f4

Anlyss digrm

hi i a tablebae dawn poition Fo exampe 55c3 56
49 50 51. 52.

43

The Kufm Reerre fr Bk

56. f4-5 57. �8-f7

b4-c3 b5-d4 01

EO 4 A )

Game 4.

 DrJsf

• VherLrveMxme Cae   () 1.

2. 3 4 5

g1-f3 c2-c4 b1-c3 c4xd5 d1-c2

o play Back) 9 . .  b4  0. b I 4d I I xd xd 1 2.e4 xa2 I 3 d x b   4xb I d7 I  .�xc7 00 I6  d3  7 00 xe4  8 . xe4 � Back  o choce, a Whe' pawn ae weake han Back; A2) 8 a3 c6 9e 3 00 I O�e2 a   .c a4  2b a 1 3 c d  4. g3 g4

g8-f6 g7-g6 d7-d5 f6xd5

opaov blan new dea wh whch he go a wnnng poon agan Kamky n he 20 I I Canddae' ounamen al hough Kamky aved he daw  hough o a whle ha  eued Black aemp o pay he neld when Whe om d4 bu h game and he anay how ha h  no o  b3 b6 6 .d4 �g7 and now

Anay dagram

Whe ha an exa cene pawn, bu ag a b  developmen. Back wll am o e7 -e  Chance ae neay baanced   .c3 e8  600 e  B) 7�g �e6 8.c2 c6 9d h6 J  . 0-0   .e3 b4 1 2b  � I 3 e4 g4 I 4.d  I a3 g   6�g3 4 I 7 .axb4 d6  8b xg3N I 9.hxg3 x3 20 gx3 �x3 2  h2 �xd 2 2. xd  8  Black  ceay bee

Anay dagram

A) 7�4�e6 A) 8c2 c6 9.d n cae o 9e3 b4  O.d 00   e2 c 1 2. 00 c8 I 3 �e �xe  4xe cxd4 I  .exd4 4dN Whe ha no a ack o oe h oan  woud pee 44

Analy dagram

Cher   Grfed

H pece ae a wokng togethe whe Whe ae not Whte kng n the cen e  not o happy C) 7e4

9. 23

Analyss diagram

7�g4 noe that  Black play Dechev ecoendaton 7 0-0 then 8�e3 �g4 9  d  apoe to my Whte ecom mendaon agant he nfeld the move coun  o by one hough, a hee each de ha aved a tempo) nce th  not a ne ethe of u ecommend fo Back n the nfeld   logca to ecommend  hee Founately 7 �g4 wok) 8d5 00 9 �e2 c6  000 cxd 1  exd5 8d7  2d  e and Whte ha moe pace but an oated d-pawn o  equal

5

..

6 d2d4 7 'c2-4 8 '4-d

b8-c6 d5b4 �c8-d7 7-5

9dxe5 �f  0�g5 �e7 1  e4 �g4  2�xe7 xe7  3 a3 �xf3 1 4gxf3 d8  5 a4 d3+  6�xd3 xd3  7 b d4 18d5 xe 9xb7 xe4+ 20 f xd 2  fxe4 c4+ 2 2g  xe4 23c8 e7 24xh8 d4 25c8 f3+ 26g2 d2+ 27g f3 + lead to a daw by pepeual check a



5xd4

1 0 tc3b5

1 Oaxb4 dxc3 1 1 bxc3 �g7  2�d2 0-0 13e3 o fa Alexeev-Kunoov aganog 2 0    Now ae ethe  3 �f o 1 3 e Back  cleay bete, due to Whte mponed bhop on d2 and laggng development

10 ..  1 . b5xd4

76 c6xd4

45

The Kmn Reerre fr Bck

 2 tf3xd4 3 td4-f3

tb4-c6

Black  much bee. Whe quee  o ecue ad h developme  eveely aggg. EO      AI)

Game 4.4

 MrksJ

• L Ch B Shzh     4)

 3 

d8-f6!N

  tg-f3 2 c2c4 3 tb-c3 4 c4xd5 5 d-a4

tg8-f6 g7-g6 d7-d5 tf6xd5

5  

b8-c6

he game acually we  3  . .e6 1 4xd8+ xd8   .g e7  6.xe7 xe7 1 7.e3 d6  8. c  hd8  9e2 �f ad daw ageed. 4 2-3

Ae  4.b  �g7   .g f  6.e3 h6  7 .�h4 a + 1 8 .d2 f  9.xa5 xa 2 0.c  �xb2 2  .x c7 xa3 Black ha wo a paw ad ha wo coeced pae. 4 5 6 7

46

 �f-2 0-0 da4

0-0-0 �f8-g7 h8-8 c8b8

Few peope played h way u compu e aed ecommedg , becaue Back ge ugly paw.  eu hough, he ge acve pece play. Delchev ecommed  . . .c6 bu wo of h le may o be que equal o Back a how Uua wa  ..d7, bu laey he kgh move ha ake ove. Afe 5 ...c6 he e pl A) 6.d4 6 7.e4 e 8.xe5 xc3 9.xc3 e7  O. f3 xe4+ 1 I .e2 d7 'Balaced, ay Delchev)  2.d3N b 4  3 .00 xc3 1 4bxc3 b6   e f7 ad Whe ejoy bee develop me fo fee hee, hough Back  o  ea ouble;

Chaer 4  Gred

B) 6xdS xdS 7e4 d6 8d4 d7 9�e2 b6 I Oc2 �g4   �e3 �g7 1 200 �xf3  3 eSN   3  xf3 �xd4 1 4ad eS  S �xd4 exd4  6 eS e6 1 7 S 000 and Black  fo choce Mon-Vache-agave Fance  20  0) 1 3 d7 4 xf3 dS 

8 ..

b7xc6

9. g2-g3

 Anlyi dgm

Dechev call h equa whle he com pue love Whe due o he bhop pa afe  S �d2) and he obuced back bhop  would pefe Whe bu only lghl Black  acvae h bhop by f6, afe whch he ong kngh hould offe a ea paal compenaon fo he bhop 6. f3-5

d8-d6

Th  he lae deveopmen n eale day Black payed 6 b4 hee eg 7 a3 �g7 8axb4 �xeS 9bS  7. 5xc6 d6xc6 8. 4xc6

8 d4 xc3 9dxc3 n cae of 9xh8? xa2 I 0 b 3 xc I   b2 xe 2 1 2
9b3 xc3 I Odxc3 g7   �b2 aS  2 g3 a4  3 �g2 0-0 1 4bxa4 �b7  S 00 xa4  6  b8 1 7 2 cS  8 xb7 xb7  9d  �eS 20  c  f6 2  e3 �d6 2 2 
�f8-g7 c86

   a3 b8 1 2e3 0-0 1 3 a4 �c8  4cS o fa VugovAechenko gnka  2 0  1 )  4 bSN  S d4 eS 16a4 b8 7dxeS b4  8 00 xeS  9d  c2 20b  a3 2 a  c2 wh a daw by epeon 1 1 . ...

0-00 47

The Kn Reeie  B

Wth  1  0 -0  2Qb2 b4  3 .00 fd8 14.d3 g4 5.  ab1 ab8 1 6 fe 1 a Black hold ge t enogh acvty to offe h nfeo pawn ce. 12. �c-b2

d5xc3

20. 2. 22. 23. 24 25 26 27

f2-f3 h-f1 �c2x4 nf1xf7 1-d2 d2d3 24 n78

�g4xf3 �f3x4 nd6-6 n6x4 h7-h5 n4-6 c8-d7 n6f6

28. 29 30 31 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.

f8-8 d3-c4 n8-8 :f8-f2 c4xc5 :f2-f8 :f8-8 :8-7 g3xh4 7xc7 c5-d5 d5-c5

f6-d6 7-5 d77 7-6 5-4 g6-g5 6-f5 h5-h4 g5xh4 :d6-6 6-8 8-6

13. kb2xc3

 3 xc6 d6 f  3 xe2 4Qxg7 d4 1 5Qxh8 xh8  6 e4 f5  7Qd3 d  8.f g2  9 g  f3 + 20e2 xg   2 1 .xg  d 22.c e6 Whte ha a comec edge de o Black havng one moe oated pawn, bt Back hold have no poblem thank to h ong bhop)  4Qg2 a6 1 5 .dxc3 d8 1 6e4 ad6 1 7 .Qd3 f 1 8 0-0-0 Qxd3 19 xd3 xd3 20exd3 xd3 21f4f3  13. 4. 5. 6. 17.

.. d2xc3  -d1 d 1 xd6 �g24

�g7xc3 :d8-d6 :h8-d8 :d8xd6 c6-c5

 7.Qd 1 8 . xd5 cxd  1 8 �4-c2 1 9. 2-4

�6f5 �f5g4

1 9    xe4 20 xe4 e6 2  .f3 f 22.d2 fxe4 23fxe4 xe4 24 c4 . 48

39

3 9...e3 40  f7 + e4 4  f  e2 42 . e 1 f3 w fo Back 40 c5-d5

6-8

Whte egned, eeng no defene o the advance of he paed pawn he com pe ay 4  c =', becae compe ae od o ame hat f they can epea a poton once hey can do o agan. Bt of coe havng made the tme conto Black wod avod epeang a hd tme

Che   iGneld

EO 7  6 (AS)

Gm 4.5

 MeerGer

• SWesley Lbbk 20  0 9

1  g1-f3 2 c2-c4 3 b1c3 4 c4xd5 5 g2-g3 6 f-g2

g8-f6 g7-g6 d7-d5 f6xd5 f8-g7 0-0

9 d2-d3

9.d cxd  0.3 d3 ! 1  1 d6  2.xd3 c6 1 3.cS ( 1 3 c d 1 c b8     f  6.b3 fd8=) 1 3 c7 1c1 d8N 1Sb f  6a 6 1 7 f g7  8 .bS d 1 9.xd xd 20.xc7 xa 2  .xb7 d+ 2 2.   f8 2 3x7 b8= . 9.  10 �c-3 7 0-0

n t nt of 7 .b3 c6 8.00 b6N 9 .xdS cxdS 1 OxdS c6 Wt's d opmnt poblms and xposd qun nsu Bac adquat compnsation fo t pawn 7  8 c3xd5

Aft 1 0.a3 d6 1 1 b ?! c! 1 2.b cxd3  3 bS dx2 1 .x2 d  S .xd xd 1 66 d8 Wt as littl for t pawn  0 

g7xb2

Dg t gambit gis Wt  dg

c7-c5

8 a c6 9.c xc3  0.c3 b6 1 1  d8=. Blacs conto of t opn l and t tat on b 2 if t c  bisop mos offst Wt's md ngsid pssu. 8 b3 6 9 d3 c6  O .gS d7 1 1 ac  b6  2 .f 1 b7= Blac is  most caugt up in dopmnt and as a slgt dg in spac. 8 

b8-c6

d8xd5

11 1-b1

n cas of   d d7 1 2 .xc6 xa   3 .xa1 bxc6  6 d 1 S .xf8 9

The Kaufman Reere r Bak

x8  6.b  g4 1 7 . xc6 c8  8.e3 eS 9 . e4N c4 20. dxc4 xc4 Black has the better o a pobable draw. 1   12 d-4

�b2-f6

Ater  2 d4 xa2  3 .xc6 bxc6 14.£xc5 g4 IS £e6  6.d4  8  7 .a c4N White does' have eough or the paw. 1 2  13 4-b5

d5d7

 3c5 b6 4b6 d4  5 .d axb6  6xd4 xa2  7 .b3  d2  8.b4 a2  9.b3 d2 w a draw by repetto.

At rs  wated to recommed this be cause two bishops a rook ad a extra pawn are virtuay equal i strength to wo rooks and a knght. However Whte seems to have the intiaive here so ow  woud make this only a second choce i case you do ike the game cotua tio. 1 9 e3 g7 2 0.  c8 2  a3 c7 22.4 eS 23.c4 ex4 24gx4 £8 2 5 . 6 2 6.e4 7  Black should be okay here ahough he mus be careu. Whites actve rooks give hm he suy side o a probable aw 1 4 b5xc5

6x2

Black is uder pressure o he queesde but his extra paw osets this. 15 f-1

1 3 

d7-6

 aalyzed the ovety 1 3. . b6 14d2 d4 5.£xd4 xbS  6.b5 xd4  7. xa8 £d7  8 b3 xa8 .

ni gm

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 5 d2N d8  6. e 1   7 .  xb7 d4 18.c7 ac8 9.xa7 xa7 20 a7 c 2   xe2 2 2 .e4 xe 1 + 2 3 .«xe  xe4 24. dxe4 d4 2 5 . b8 2 6.h3 hS . The two bish ops are no much o a plus wih all the pawns on one side ad Blacks deally posted kgh gves him equality. 5   6 c5x5 17 f3d2

2-5 c6x5

Chter 4  AntiGrfed

�f6-c3

1 7. .

f lk ent wt  rw e ul try 1 7 6  8 e4  1 9 xf6+ exf6 but  tnk Wte kee  ege 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.



1-c1 �3xd2 �g2xc6 �d2-5 c1 xc6 c6xc8



�c3xd2 t5-c6 b7xc6 �c8-6 f8-c8 8xc8



  A i

Wte  better ng t te m uter but f ure wt equl mterl n b f te lr t mt ure t be  rw. 24. 25 26. 27. 28. 29. 30 31. 32. 33.

34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39.

f2-f3 g1f2 g3-g4 h2h4 5d2 g4-g5 b1-1 1-5 5-c5 �d2-b4 c5-5 24 �b4-c3 4xf5 f5xg6+ �c3x5

�6-d5 �d5-c6 f7-f6 Wg8-f7 h7-h5 f6-f5 c8-8 7-6 8-c8 kc6d7 7-6 c8-b8 b8-b5 b5x5 Wf7xg6 6-5

Drw gree lk et eve nee te -wn t w ere

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Chater  Queen's Pawn Openings n s caper caper we we cnsider penngs We may may cse if e sars w   d4 bu re frans frm an eary cc4 Tese penngs are n very ppular a grandmaser leve bu are muc mre s a amaeu eve because ey can be payed wi relaivey le sudy As a general rue ese lnes dn' prmise We an advage bu lack needs  knw w  respnd res pnd  eac ea c f em .d4 4 f6 2.c3 dS 3 g Frs we lk l k a e Veres Veresv v l .d

wc we mee by 3 h6, welcmig e bisp fr ig excange. Wie as  make e rade r pay a bad renc Defense Defense  i a e excange excan ge resuls in i n a very peasan game fr ck, w ca cann use is unppsed unppsed bsp   pn e e c3 kng. ee Gam Gamee 5    d4 4 f f66 2 gs ex cme cmess e  e fairy ppuar ppu ar Trmp rmpwsky wsky l d

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he Kauman Reer Reerre re fr Bak

whih we meet by 2 d5  The exhnge n f6 is nt  be fere s i wul hen wthu lss f tem by lk therwise k wil rbbly ninue wih 3   5 n e n eh hs s 4  b6 tr trge gein ingg th thee b2    e eee Gme Gme 5  2  d f f 2 2  g  c c dS f f The rry Atk l d



&

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 &

ims  2 2 n 00 - 00-0 0 The re reme mey y seem seemss  be  im imely ely    e4 e4 ee ee G Gme me 5  3  f 2 2  g White hs thee u Afe l d f u tns tns    vee vee n Gme 5  4  He  hse the Ce e whih is nsere neffetve gist he king's nhe bd2 n nw    0-0, e the Trre  g5 g7 bd2 e yy   me meet et 5 e4 r 5 3 by 5    5  r ff g7 e d Sh S h 00 e2 when  lke  c5 c5 7c  the Lnn ystem  

 n' n ' fer fer these systems sys tems but be re ree e! ! QP     ( D O  )

Gm 5.1

 Pertchs

• AdsMche Sheed hGBR hGBR  0  

. d2-d4 2. b b11 -c -c33 3. �c1-g5

  0)

g8-6 g8-6 d7-d5

Th e Vees The Veesv v ystem  n n  hnk its vey g The em  reh the lkm Diemer Gmbi by 3e4? fls here 3   xe4! 4xe4 xe4 5�4 6 63 e  5 e 8 3 (8e 6 8  g6 9 �b5+ �  0 � �xx+ x x   f fxxe4 54

�5  2 f3 00 - 0   k k hs re retur turne ne he he wn  hieve  nie le n evel ment n White nn stle k lns     -f wth  bg  vntge vntge 3. ..

h7h6

hae   Queen awn Oenings

Ti mve i rre bu g  eem wrng  en  em  fre e ex nge, bu e n i  Wie knig n 3  en mie, beue Wie wu wn  y 3 -4 fer e re. r e. Me uu  3  . . b7 bu wy gur gin  b b e?

ue e bi ir   bigger f n e re mjriy) 6.ex5 xS 7f3 0-0 8e S 9. 7  03 b b66 1   bb  �x �x3 3  . .xx3 x3+  3 .bx .bx3 3 e8 e8. .

4 �g5xf6

r 4 4 44 e6 e6 5 e4.

Aaysis diagra diagram m

 ie ve re mje bu We  ree wek wn (3  3) wie k  nne Aalyss diagra diagram m

Wu e nen f ...6 ...6 �4 i wu be  rnin   minne Fen Defene were Wie u kee i nm ege Here wever, ee4 gve nng n e er n  quie mve ke e-e3 ree  iin  wi e mve 3 ju k ui bking e ee eibe 4) 5 .  �b4 (f (fe err S . . . gS 6.�g3 xe4 7xe4 xe4 8.4 6 9.3 g8  O . xg xgSS xgS We   ye  rve rve fu fu menin fr e wn) 6.e5 gS 7 �g3 e4 i n  n inferi inferi ine (f (f  Wi Wie) e) f e MCuen Fen. k i  reyy equ. re equ . 4  5 2-3

5



�f8-b4

6 �f1-d3

f 6e 6 7  33 �6       ee ee mu    ff ffe k  k b b  i ee 6  7 d4xc5

c7-c5

7 .f .f33 �x �x3 3 + 8b 8 bx3 00 9.e 9. e 6 6.. 7  8 b2xc3 9. g-2

�b4xc3 0-0

7xf6

5 .e4 �b4 �b4 (5 .  . xe4 6.xe4 fS 7g3 �6 8e+ e7 9.xe7+ �xe7   . 3 g6   en fr fr k be55

The Kaufman Reere fr Ba

9. ..

�c86

A g enve w 9 .   IO.c4 +  2 x2+  2 x2 xc4 I 3 .�xc4 xc 1 4.    �e6 lck   ue wn ucue n e queene  n c H ube wn  n ce  mjy  fl n ny b ce g 10. 1. 12. 13

d8-c7 -b1 tb8-d7 0-0 b1-b4 td7xc5 b4-h4!

We  ju ng  lck  ley bee. He  ny ne b wn wle We  ee. 1 3 14. 15 16. 17. 8. 19. 20. 2.

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.

h4-d4 d1-c1 f 1-d1 c3 d b1 h2-h3 bb3 b3b1

cunely w 2-4 lck  bv uly bee. 22. b 1 -d  23 c3c4 24. �d3-f5

Ceny n 24 . x5+ n vew f 2 5 . 8+ n 26 f8. 25 �f5x6 26. 3-4

27 3-g3 28. d-d2

t4-b2

.. t2xc3 d2-d d1-d2 d2-d g1h2 c32

c4-c3 b2-c4 tc4-b2 b2-c4 tc4-5 8c8 c77

8-c8 f8-d8 7-6 b7-b5 c5-4 c77 d8-d7 t4c5

34.

d7-c7

2  .4 22 .b4 c 2 3 .f4 8  ck cn wn e wn n c3 ny me ug ng  w gve We me 56

f7x6 g8-h7!

26 . c5 2 .e3   n ug We cn e en e n   fe kng  e n nely e  wn miu

28. 29. 30. 3. 32. 33.

2 . ...

tc5-4 d5xc4 c8-8

34  .xc2 3 5 f4 xe2 36.xe5 cc2 3  .ex6 xg2+ 38 xg2 c+ 39 . xg2 40xg2 g6 4 1 .xg xg  queen n wn e n gene  b nge n w k, ug ee  exec  We cn w.

Chter   Quee w Oeg

c2-c3 36. h2-h1 37. g3-g4 38. g4-g3 39. g3-g4 35.

fxe6   3 00  te tnew' f mtn s gret fr k wen s gtsqure bs s rey been ex nge s ee

7-c7 5-c4 c4-5 5-c4 c4-5

3 . 

c7-c5



Gm 52

QP 79 (A45)

0 Mldr

• SkDr Vj 20 I  () 1 d2d4 2 c1-g5

g8-f6

Ts s te mwsky w s  few exnents mng gnmsters n qute  eent fwng mng mteurs  tnk t s fng nw tug 2. ...

d7-d5

 ke ts ey beuse  nt nse 3 �xf6 t be n Wtes fv n ter wse te mve  S s wtut rw bks 3 2-3

3  S 4x5 e6 5 b3 b 6.e3 xS x5 xS 8�b5+ f 9�3 eS 3 3 trnsses t te Veresv 3 f3 trnsses t te Trre 3 xf6 exf6 4e3 �e6 (4 .5 trnsses t te nte t mve 4) S�3 fS (S S 6x5 �xS  3 6 8 00 9 b3 6 1 Oe 8 n k's bss me t ffset s ste  wn) 6f3 g6 e 6 800  9f4 �6  0. (nt  04? xf4 1  xS x + 1  x 4+ n k wns  wn)  0   I I xe6

4. b-c3

43 6 f3 b6 6 (fte 6b3 4  �f 8 e4 9�f4 6  Ob gS   �g3 xg3  xg3 g  3 �e 8 Wte s tte fr te bs  st) 6   e4   f4 fS 8b e6 9xe4 �xe4 1 O.�e �e 1  00 00 n k s mre se t n st 4 6 S �xf6 exf6  tug Wte w ste k's wn t m enste f ks bss s kngt n  s mse fr uttng ressue n S After 4xf6 exf6 S3 6 6ge e6 g3 x4 8ex4 �6 9�g e 00-0 6  wu unt k's bs  s sgty me mtnt tn Wtes suer w strutue 4. ... 5. d4xc5

b8-c6

S�bS e6 6f3 �e 00 00 8.x5 �xS 9.e �e 10. f  6 1 I 3   e xe 1 3 .e4 4  4b 5

The Kufm Reerire fr Bck

eS  k  mre e, te better bi   gret qure (S) fr i kngt. 5. .. 6. g1-f3 7. �f1 -d3

7-6 �f8xc5

Wte i yg  igtly ubu vr ti f te uee Gmbit Aete wt lr evere   extr tem, w t bet my gve m equity  e f  .3 00 8 .�3 �e 9.00 6   .4 6   .e2 bS 1 2.3 �b k  mre e   extr w  te eter

5. h4xg5

etter   5 . e2  1 6 xg 5 �xeS   .gxf6 xf6  8b4+ e8  9.    2 0.e4 4 2  x4 x4 22 .x4 e 23 .e5 6. Wte   w   fer kig fr te exge. t  e gme but  rter y lk. 1 5. 16. 17. 18.

7.  8 �g5-h4

... h1xh8 �b5-f1 0-0-0

h6xg5 d8xh8 �c8-d7 8-c8

h7-h6

8 . xf6 xf6 9 .00 00  0 .3 b6  lk  lrey better tk t te bi   te extr eter w. 8. 

g7-g5

A fter 8  00 900 �elk  t let equl 9. 0. 1. 12. 13. 4.

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�h4-g3 �g3-5 f3x5 h2-h4 �d3-b5 d1-d4

f6-h5 c6x5 h5-f6 �c5-d6 8-7 7-6

9. 5xd7

 te evet f 9.g3 S 202 2 2  .x x 22.3  23 .b  b8 k  better wit  extr eter w  better evelmet. f6xd7 19 .. 20 d4xh8 c8xh8 d5x4 21. 3-4

Chpter   ee w Opeg

22 23 24 25

c3x4 c1-b1 4c3 c3-2

d6-f4 f7-f5 f4-5 d7-f6

lck s bviusly beter ere. His bisp kng n kng re ec better pstne tn tei wte cuntepts Mrever is pwn mjrity is mre  vnce. 26 27  28 29 30

2-c1 c1-d3 �f1-2 d3xf2 �2-f3

f6-g4 5d4 g4xf2 �d4xf2 b7-b6

Wt ks n te b n lck v ing e pe f btinng tw cnnete psse pwns, e fct t tee re bis ps f ppste cl isn likely t sve Wte. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

b2b4 �f3c6 d1-d2 d2-d3 b1-b2 d3-d7 b2-b3 d7-g7 g7g6

39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

 b4-b5 �c6-d7 b3-b4 b4xb5 �d7x6 b5-c4 2-4 �6-d5

QP  (A48)

01

Game 5

 StefvAtet

• LKter Rn-Dn 20 1 1 ( 1 0)

1  d2d4 2 g1f3 3 b1-c3 4 �c1-f4

g8-f6 g7g6 d7-d5

Ts is knw s e ry Ack. 4 

�f8-g7

g5-g 4

f5-f4 �f2-3 7-f6 f6-g5 g5-h4 h4-g3 �3-d4

h8-c8 6xb5 c8-c3 c3xc2 c2xg2 g3h4 �d4c5 f4f3 g2-g1

.,   



  

:



 i  ·

 : : : 

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The Kufmn Reee  B

5 d1-d2

Ti m  6 nd  cing queen de wc eem gic given  e knig n c3 bck e c2 n 5 e3 i rbby e beer mve bu f We   wc  cing kngde ke  e enng rke me  lgic Te knig n c3 i merely n e wy une Wie ce queenide 5 0-0 6  e2 c5 7 e5 c6 8 0- 0 cxd4 nd nw A) 9xc6 bxc6  0 exd4 d7   4 e5 1  �e3 e8  3 e  ? exd4  4 xd4 xd4  5 "xd4 e4  6."c3 x 4 1 7 "xc6 b6 nd ck  wn  iece fr ju  wn Ti w Hebden-ller Hfx 20 1 0 (rid)  nce Hebden  er e be knwn dvce f e rry  gme  me gncnce ) 9exd4 b6 (fer 9 .  d7  xd5 dxe5 1  dxe5 e6 1 2c4 xe5 1 3 4 (if  3 "b3 b5  4xb5  b8 1 5 ."c5 xd5  6 cxd5 xb2  7"e3 "xd5 ck  u f  wn)  3 c8  4"b3 xc4  5 xc4 xc4  6xc4 xd5 1 7 "b4 e6= Aug We i u  wn by my cun ck' ermnen b n d5  enug  ffe )  xc6 "xc6 1  b5 b6 1 2 4 nd We i  le beer 5 ... 6 �f4-6

0-0

Lgc bu er n gd u if e ge 6. 000 e4 7xe4 xe4 8 e5 (er 8g5 "d5 9b1 6 1 0c4 "f5  1 3 e3  2d3 c6 ck ud wn meing due  e re f   b4) 8 d5 9c4 "e6  03 (ele   f7-f6) 0  xe5 1  xe5 c6  2 2 xc4+ 1 3b1 e 3 !  4b3 xd4  5 bxc4 exd2  6 xd2 c5  7e3 c6 60

We  ny e bi r fr e wn  e i ju dwn lf  wn fr ning 6 .. 7 c3x4

f6-4

7."e3 "d6 8xg7 xg7 90-0-0 xc3  "xc3 f5   b d7  7. ... 8. �h6xg7

d5x4 g8xg7

9. f3-g5

n ce f 9e5 c5  0e3 c7   0-0-0 d8  2"c3 f6  3 c4 g4 4  d2 6 lck  beer develmen nd e inive 9  10 0-0-0

75

1 O e5 "xd2 + 1   xd2 d8  2.e3 c6  3 xe4 xe5 ck u erir devemen nd re u fer kng re urely wr  wn  0 1. 2.  3. 14.

d8xd4  d2xd4 5xd4 d1xd4 4-3 h7h6 f2x3 g5-f3 f8-8

Wie bedu kngde nd dubed ed wn n  f-en e re

Chper   Que wn Openng

oe  enoug omenion for    5  d4d3

tb8·a6

Aloug Wite  two wn for e exnge e nt kee tem n i cery oing 26 . ...

d7·c7

26 .. b5 ! won more e b7·b5 b5xc4 t3xd5 td5·3 h6h5 c7·d7

33.

h1-g1 �f1-g2 �g2·f3 td2b1 tb·c3 h2·h4 tc3·4

33.

...

f7·f5

27 28 29 30 3. 32. 6 g2-g3 e of 63 b6 1.g3 S 8 3

9�g2 e Bk  lery for e eie i wn mnu.  6 7 8 9 20 2 22 23 24. 25. 26.

... d3·b3 a2·a3 3·4 b3·b5 b5·c5 f3·d2 b2·b3 b3xc4 c5·d5 4xd5

ta6b4 c7·c5 tb4·d5 c5·c4 td53 8·d8 �c8·6 d8d7 a8·d8 �6xd5

3 3 3 34. 35. 36 37 38 39 40 4. 42.

t4·c5 g1xd c1b2 b2c3 c3d4 2·4 �f3x4 tc5·6 t6·f4 43. �4xg6 44. tf4x2 45. t2·f4 46. d4xc4 47 c4b5

d7d d8xd1 d·d2 d2xc2 t3·f1 f5x4 c2·a2 g7f6 f xg3 g32 f6xg6 g6-h6 a2xa3 a3-g3

Wte eigne. 6

he Kufm Reertre fr Blck     4 (A48)

Gm 5.4

 Lekykly

• strtescuAe aakoff, 20 I I  1 d2-d4 2 g13 3 �c1-4

g8-6 g7-g6

3 .�gS  e Trre Ak 3 . . �g7 4b 00 n nw

   

*

j j j j   

Te nn yem. 3 .e3  e Cle y em  n very effeve gn ..� g7 3 .. �g7 4.�e S S .0-0 00 n nw nali diagam

S.3 (fer S.e4 S 6.eS e4 7�e3 S 8.3 x4 9.x4 6  O.�e fS  1 .exf6 exf6 k  rey beer w  ue kg) S ..S 6e3 S 7 .�3 b6 8 .  b  6 9.00 e8 1 O.b4 xb4   .xb4 S=. 3 .

�8g7

na diagam

A) 6.4 x4 7.ex4 (fer 7.x4 6 8.3 S 9xS xS 1 0.xS xS   .�f3  S   x6 bx6 13.4 �fS 14.�x6 � S.b xbS  6.�xbS 6 1 7  e f8 We' evelmen rblem  que eru  ee We' exr wn lk  fr e) 7 . . .S 83 6 re  e Grnfel yem w e3  ) 6.b3 x4 7 .x4 (n e f 7 .ex4 S 8 .�b 6 9 .b �f  O .eS 8  1 4 xeS  xeS 7  3 f4 S  4.f3 x4  S �x4 3  6.�x3 x3 lk b r gve m e ege) 7 .. S 8.�b e8 9. 4 eS 1 O.3 6  1 xS xS 1  �4 �e6 n lk  mre mfrble w beer evelmen n e n  y .. eSe4 r .. .f7-fS 6

4 23

ne 4.b 0-0 n nw A) S.3 6 6.e4 b7 7.3 eS 8.xeS xeS 9.�e3 (9.xeS xeS  0.�xeS xe4 1  .�xg7 e8 1 .xe4 xe4+ 1 3.�e x + 1 4. x 1 xg7=) 9  .e7  0  b6   .b4 �b7  .�4 e8 1 3 .00 6 n lk  fr e w be lke .7 S r .7-S r.f7-fS

Chaer   Queens a Oenngs

B)  .3  6.3 x (6 . . .6 73 6 8.�2 �7 900 7 tran t t nt t m 7) 7 x 6 8 3 6 9 �2   O. xS xS  1 .x S  2 x6 x6 1 3 .�g3 8  00 �x3   .1 x2 1 6.x3 �S  7 .3 2  8.6 8 1 9. x3 an Wt a n rta mnatin r t awn; C)  S 6�3 (in a  6. S 7 .�3 S 8 .xS 6 9 .3 xS  0 xS �xS Bak a mr ntr awn an t ttr awn rutur) 6 .  7x 7 8.0-0 x 9.x x 1 0 . x xS an Bak wn t  air an 4. .. 5. h2h3

d7-d6

�2 0-0 6.0-0 S 7�g 6 8� gS 9.2 gx  0.�x S 1  .3 6  2 . x  3 .x x  .x �x   . 1 �x2  6.3 �xa   7 xa 1 �S 1 8.3 8 an Bak' amag kingi  mr t t  i 1  awn a. 5. .. 6. �f1 2 7. c2-c3

A nt atrnati i 7 .6 80-0 �7 9.2 7  0.�2 7   .a  12x �x 132 �6 .�a6 �7  S 2 �xa6  6.xa6 a8  7   7  8x7 x7  8. d-b3

n a  8 6 9.0-0 �6   2 x 1  x a8  2  1 8  3.�3 8 1 . �  igt rr Bak  t i xtra ntr awn an a in mnt. 8. .. �c8-6 9. b3-3!

9.x6 ax6  0a3 7  1 2 �6  2 00 a6 1 3   7 1 .�g3 8= Bak' ati rk n a8 m nat r i gt inrir awn trutur 9. ..

c5xd4

 



0-0 c7-c5

10. c3xd4

nta, atr  Ox 6   2 S 2.00 aS 13. 3 7 1   6 Bak mnrit attak an xtra ntr awn gi im m aantag

7 ..

d8b6

1 0 . tf6-d5 1 1  �f4-g3 td5-b4 12 1-d2!

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1 24 �fS 1 3.3 3+ 1 4�x3 x3 1S.   �e4 1 6. 2 8 1 7. 0-0 6  k  bt te pen le n te bp pr. 2.  3. h-c 4. c-c4

5 . .

d6-d5

6-f5 7-5

Al fter 1 4.xe5 xeS  5 .xeS xeS 1 6xe5 7 1 7 .x7 f8 1 8e 1 x lk uge e n evepent n fer kng en re tn Wte extr pwn. b8-6 4 .. 5 3-4

n e event f 1 S .3 S 1 6xb4 xb4 k  up e exnge w  u fer kng.

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Wte regne. k w wn te  pwn w  ntnue tk. A ple ntnutn  1 6 3 ex4 1 7 .ex4 f8 18.x6 x6 1 9 b3 b4 20 .3 �x4 2 1 .x4 x4+ 2 2 .e 1 3 n lk wn mre terl

Chapter 6 Neo-Grnfeld This nam rrs o ns n whch Black las h tical Grnld mos n hough Wht has no ad c3 . Usuall this mans that Wht has chosn an ar kingsid anchto athough rst in Gam 6. 1 w consdr (atr l d f 2c g)  

     • ! ..... 

Wt aims or h msch Atack against h King's ndian or o xchang on dS (ar 3  .d5) and thn kck th knght whn t has no oosing knight to catur. o  aod h roblm b laing 3 c6 (as aso rcommndd b Dch and Agrst)  whch although t ooks a bit chk has th irtu o makng  look sll ts ont was to cor 4 bu i Black ocuss on d4 that bcoms rrlan n harmul as 3 is now illgal. Th rmandr o his char dals with .g g7 (3  c6 as rcommndd b Arukh is much sar bu bascall t's ang or a draw) .g2 dS

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he Kaufman Reertire fr Bak

Te vu r r an avanage i nw ScdS dS 6e b6 7.e2 We i ak a e ener wi 7 .c5 dS 00 900 e6 Blak ul eer e exange  pawn (wi lear ) unil Wie a plae eer 3 r a Nrmall Blak evep i knig  a6. Cmpuer en  lke Wie ue  e avane pae pawn u uman experiene ugge a Blak a aequae piee pa ee Game 6  n Game 63 Wie impl ignre .S an ju pla 3 an ae Blak u ake n  an en wen Wie pa a3  regain e pawn give  ak  ..3 llwe  .S givng Wie e ame weak pawn e ge n e Grnel xange variain u wiu e ig ener  mpenae. T ine  n ver prmiing r Wie an n  ppular an mre n Game 6. We exange n S u rerain rm e ju evelping i knig  f3 an aing. Ti i e main lne nw  e e-Grfel Bak ul vlunaril rerea  knig  6 ee aling  a  e ale  pla .6 nex w aak n   re e aer ame efene mve e3 Ten aer  e ale Blak ul refrain frm e7 -eS ue  -5  ea plaing e mprvng mve 9  e8 an i  0  e   aner mprvng mve  0 aS Blak nee  pla apl an auael n i piin ne pp mve an leave im wi an awfu game. A f nw  eem a Blak  ne u i i uing-ege er   wu keep area  evelpmen in  ine ne f e ke game in e ne wa plae ju a efre m eane KI 8 (60)

Game 6.1

 Zh Zy

•  Hu Xgha }ags 20 1 1 (3)

  d2d4

2. c2c4 3 f2f3

I

g8f6 g7g6 b8c6

  • 

        

 like i mve enre  Delev an Agre 3 ju eg fr Bak  aak e ark quae. Uuall an earl ...6 an e we me  5 ee an  f u ee i wul le a emp 4 b-c3

A) e eS an nw



I •          

£ Analyss dagram

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Chapter 6  NeGd

A 1 ) n a  S .dS d 6.2 S  a r Bak du   mnr knig A2) S 2 xd 6.xd �g7 7. x6 bx6 and  k Bak du   ibi   gng in  .d7 -dS in n g w wud b imib i i ar rm a Kng ndan Dn A3) SdxS xS 6.�3 �g7 7.3 0-0 8 d2 d6 9b3 8 1 O.g2 a6 1 d  ( 1   6  2.�2 bS  imi ar)   .. .bS  2.xbS axbS  3 .xbS dS and W i in rub B) dS S S . d6 and nw

   i i i i i i ri  i   

- 









w� 

Alysis digm

B) 6 d7 73 �g7 ran  nx n B2) 63 �g7 7 d7 8.3 (8 3 0-0 9.�2 S=) 8  .. 00 9 . 2 S 1 O.2 6 1  .00 xdS  2xdS 8 1 3.�3 S  .3 aS I S   d7  6.�3 b6=   ard   an gd a r W r B3 ) 6.2 �g7 7 .b3 0-0 8d 6 9. d7  O.dx6 S   . 8 and du   ra  .7 S Wi ann k i xa aw   and wr 4. .

d7-d5

Bak n a i Grd m wn Wi a a knig n 3  xang 5. c4xd5

S dx 6dS S 7x �g7 83 d7 9�2 0 0 I O .xS �xS (  O. . .xS) I I 6 8 1 2 .00 6 3d2 6 3 d7 IS. ad 7=. Bak wru u b mna r Wi a dg. 5

..

6 e2-e4 7 b2xc3

f6xd5 d5xc3 e7-e5

   iii i i  "  i

  

 J

 

8. d4-d5

8  bS �d7 92 g7  O 3 ( I O. b aS   0-0 6  2�d3 00  3 .�3 �6=) I 0 ...00   .dS a  2.�d3 6 1 3 . 2 ( 1 3 . x6 ) 3 .  .b6 . Bak an ..7 and .. aSb7 S. 8 ... 9. h2-h4

c6-a5

9.�3 6=. 9. ...

f8-c5

9 . �7 0g3 0-0=. Bak nnd  m S b  g6-gS 10 c1-a3

I O.S 6 1  .xg6 xg6=. 1 0 d8-d6 1 1 . a3b4 c5xb4 12. d1-a4+ �c8-d7 ..

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13 'a4xb4 14 �f-a6

b7b6 e8-e7

Ater   0-0  5 5 5  6a3 5 Bak a te ntave 15  16. a6b5 7. �b5-a4

�d7-c8 a7-a6 a8-b8

Bak  a ean pawn up 28. 29. 3  31. 32. 33 34. 35. 36. 37.

h4-h5 f4xd4 h5xg6 h1-e1+ le1-e4?! e4-f4+ a2-a3 f4-g4 g4-g3 b-b2

d8-d4 f5xd4 h7xg6 e7-f6 c8-c4 f6-g7 g6-g5 d4xf3 f3-d2+ d2-e4 1

GI   (D72)

Gme 6.2 0 Bruz ButstLzr • Le Qu Lem aaa 20 I  3 18 f3-f4?

1 85 d7  1 8 9. 20. 2. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26 27

... g-f3 e4-e5? c3xb4 d1-d4 d5-d6+ e5xd6+ g2xf3 c1-b1 d4xf4

�c8-g4 e5xf4 d6xb4 a5c4 g4xf3 c7xd6 c4xd6 b8c8+ d6-f5 h8-d8

1 . d2-d4 2. c2-c4 3. g2-g3 4. �f-g2 5 c4xd5 6 e2-e4 7. g1e2 8. d4d5 9.



g8-f6 g7-g6 �f8-g7 d7-d5 f6xd5 d5-b6 c7c5 

e7e6

 e2-c3

 O b3 exd5 1  exd5 5 1 23 (n ae   2e �xe  3xe e8 68

Chpe 6  NeGfed

 4�g2 4  5 3 a6 1 6a4 S the ate ak pee and the weak quae 3 and d3 gie Bak ampe ompena ton o the ihop pai) 1 2h5 13e4 a6  423 d7 1 5 h2 e8 and Bak piee att ea oet the paed pawn  0. ..

e6xd5?!

t  moe auate to pa 1 O .a6 t then   a4 exdS  2exd5 tanpoe to the game 1 e4xd5 12. a2-a4?!

b8a6

Bette wa 1 2d2 whih woud not hae muh point had Bak potponed the pawn exhange on dS 1 2  ..

b6-c4

16. d-d2

 63 6 1 75 (  7  d  4 )  7 4  8xd7 xd7= Whte ha an adaned pae, ut it  ioated and Bak knight ha a nie home  6a5 a8 1 7 a4 i a it ette o Whte o  eommend 4 on moe 1 5 1 6 .. b7-b6 1 7 �e3-h6 a6-b4 18 �h6xg7 g8xg7

Athough the exhange o ihop weak ened Bak' king on aane  thnk t a oed Bak a hi emaining ihop  u peio to White' 9. 20. 2. 22.

b2-b3 d2b2 ad1 d1-d2

a8-d8 f7-f6 f8-e8

13. b1-d2

3a3 eS 14h3 4 15�e3? (15e4 6=) 56  6e2 �  7 d 1 d7 wa akamua-opao Monao (ndod) 20  1  Bak i ea ette, though Whte won 1 3.  14 �c1xd2 15. �d2-e3

c4xd2 �c8f5 d8-d7

1 5 4 wa poa ette and equa

22. ..

�f5-d3

22 . h5 23h4 d3 24a1 eS ao Bak a now 4 woud eae g3 too weak 23 24. 25 26. 27.

lf1-d1 h2-h3 c3-a2 d1-f1 d2xc2

d7-f5 h7-h5 �d3-c2 b4xa2 a2-b4

69

The Kauman Reperire r Ba

28. c2-d2 29. g1 -h2

h5-h4 f5-g5

30 g3g4?

Aaent White ha erke that thi aw Bak t traner the knight t . 30 . 31. h2-h1

g5-f4+ b4-c6!

t i heae r  where the knight wi iu be etter than the White ih 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39

40 41. 42. 43. 44. 45 46

b2-c3 d2-d3 d3-e3 e3xe8 c3-d3 h1-g1 g4xf5 g1-h1 d3-c4 d5-d6 f1-g1 �g2-f3 c4c1+ c1c3 g1g4

a7-a5 c6-d4 d4-e2 d8xe8 e2-d4 f6-f5 g6xf5 g7-h7 wh7-h6 f4xd6 d6-f6 e8-d8 f5f4 d8d7 d7g7

With an extra awn an a uer knight . a h Bak i wing 70

47. g4xg7 48. §f3-g4 49. h1h2 50 c3-d2 51 h2-g1 52 Wg1-h2 53 d2-c1 54 c1-c4 55. h2-h1

h6xg7 f6c6+ c6-e4 g7-g6 g6-g5 wg5-g6 f4-f3 e4-e5+ e5-e1 +

GI  4 (D77)



Gme 6.

 Mrvkt

• GhrmTr  20 I I  1. 2. 3 4

d2-d4 c2-c4 g1-f3 g2-g3

g8-f6 g7-g6 �f8g7 00

 wu a  . .5 rt a exaine in the nte t CarenGiri Ater 5  g2 x 6a3 3 7bx3 S 8.0-0 0-0 we are ak t the urrent game 5. �f1-g2 6. 0-0 7. b1 -a3

d7-d5 d5xc4 c4-c3

t i wie t amage White aw tru ture thi wa 8. b2xc3

c7-c5

Chater 6  NeGfed

;�i-

l

 

 

� '  . � �  " l F

9. e2-e3

6. g1-h1??

Ater 9e5 6  Ox6 x6 1  x6 �3 2 e   8  3 �3 a  2 8 Bak omeaton or te aw i oiou 9  6 1 OeS S  1 �2 8  Ba i doig e ere 9.  10 d1-e2

b8-c6

 0�2 6 1 1 e2 ( 1 1  a6  2e5 �S )  1 �5 a ow A) 2  1 8  3  (i ae o  3 � aS 1  eS a8 1 5 a x  6x e6 Bak more atie ee more ta oet Wite extra en terawn) 13a6  � a= B )  2   8  3   (ater  3 � aS 1  eS a8 Ba a te intiate Wite an o itte) 1 3 a6 � a  1 0. ... 11 f d1 12 �c1-d2

�c8f5 d8b6

1 2�2 tranoe to te reou ote  2. 3. 14. 15.

.. �d2-e1 f3-d f2-f3

f8d8 a8-c8 �f5-g4 �g4-e6

 63 �x3 1 7 ax3 x3  8  e6 a Wite a te io air a a aw eter or te aw  wou reer Bak ae, ut it a game  6. 7. 18. 9. 20.

.. a3-c4 e2xc4 c3xd4 c4-a4

20. ..

b6-b2 �e6xc4 c5xd4 c6xd4

b2-c2!N

e game wet 20  5? 21x5 xS Wte a o te io ar or te aw, wi i not eoug 22 e8 2 3  a  xd 1 2   xd 1 ed6 25 3 26�x3 x3 27e 6 2 8 5  29e5 xeS 30xe5 8 3  �3 6 3 2 e6 6 33 5 6 32 �gS 35g2?!  36 + 71

The Kaufman Reeie f Blak

e 37. e2+ d6 3 8.  3 9 g2 aS 0h f6 17 a 2.2 c 3 f3 h6 .h2   .e g 6.hxg xg 7 g g 7 8g2 3 9.ax3 x3  f a3  1 .c2 e3  2 .d3 + 6 and We reigned 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

a4-a3 �g2-f1 �f1xe2 d1xa1 e1xd2 a3d3 d3xd2 e2-f1

d4-e2 f6-e8 g7xa1 d8xd2 c2xd2 c8c2 c2xd2 e8-d6

4. .. 5. c4xd5 6 g1-f3

d7-d5 f6xd5 d5-b6!

  e  pa h efre caing a ex pained in e ne  me 8 7 b1c3

7 .00 c6 8e3 00 9 .c3 ranpe  e game u gie Back he exra pn f 8 e whic i aid t e drawh, ugh e engine prefer Whe here 7 ...

b8-c6

8 e2-e3

Back ha a pawn pu he dminang rk n e een rank e ud win GI 0 ( D 7  )

Game 6.4

 CrlseMus

• GrAsh Wjk aa  20 I I 3

1. 2. 3. 4.

d2-d4 c2-c4 g2-g3 �f1-g2

g8-f6 g7-g6 f8-g7

.c3 d  cxd xdS 6  g2 6 7 e3 00 8.ge2 (8.f3 ranpe  e game) 8  e 9.00 exd  .xd e 72

f  ide had aread caed Whie cud pa 9 .d nw and anwer 9. . .xc3  IOdxc6 u a  i 8d  e a pawn  8 xc3+ 800 xd 9xd xd  OS and nw A) O  .e   .a 00  2. f x2 13xc7 (13   a2 I .xc7 8 1  .d e  6x6 ax6  7 . d a3  8 . c  e7 I 9.3 d8) I 3  8 (  3  . .xa  1 .xa  xa 1 1   xa  8 1 6d a8 1 7 c7 8 wi a draw  repein) I a  B) I O  . c I I 3 00 I 2xc xc I 3 xc7 8 I d e6  .xe7 h8  6d.

Chae   NeGrfed

8. .. 9. 0-0

00 f8-e8

Back make uefu que me athe than pke d4dS  ..e7 -eS 1. 1-e1

1 OdS aS   .d4 �d7 1 2 e4 (n he een f  2 3 x3 1 3 ax3 c6 1 4dxc6 c6  S .e4 �d4 Whe ad pawn uctue e h mde ml adantage)  2.c8 (ptpnng he chce etween .c7 c6 and . ..c7 cS f ne me) 1 3 e  c6 1 4�f4 cS  S f3 ac4  6�c I e6 1 7 .dxe6 �xe6 and Back ha the adantage due t Whe' plem deelpng h dakquaed hp; I Oe2 eS   .dxeS xeS  2 .xeS �xeS 1 3 d  (  3 .e4 �e6 1 4.d 1 f6=) 3  e7 1 4e4 c6  S .�e3 �e6 1 6.f4 �g7  7 eS f6  8exf6 xf6 1 9.�d4 f7 2 0�xg7 xg7 2  . �fS  1 . ..

a7-a5

11. d1-d2?!

n cae f   .c2 4 (    .a4 1 2d  �g4  3 h3 �d7 1 4e2 c8 1 S  4  6a3 c6=; he weak que 3 and c4 ge Back ampe cm

penan f Whte exta cente pawn)  21 c6  3 c2 Back c nw e peat f a daw  pla I 3 a4 a n he lat nte; 1  e2 and nw A)  wuld ad 1  . . .�g4 2.h3 �e6 1 3 3 a4  4. 1 ax3  S .ax3  Th wa GelfandGchuk Kaan Canddae 2 0  1  wn nce  Whte w  S   �fS  nt gd due t  6.e4 ut wth the pawn t n h2 Back wuld hae ..�g4; B)   .�e6 and nw

Aalysis diagra

B 1 )  2d2 4  3 .d  ( 1 3 de4 �c4 14d2 wa een n Teghuen Kaufman cklle tz 20 1  . Afte  4.eS Bac  much ette) 1 3c6  4a3 4dS  S .ce4 c8 1 6cS �g4 and nw B 1  ) n cae f 1 7 .f3 �h3  8 .�xh3 xh3  9de4 (  9 x7 ? xe3 20.xe3 d7 2 1 cS xd4 wn a pawn) 9.  c8 Back ee hp make up f Whte ette knght n cS ; B 1 2) 1 7.3 (Bactn, Khan Mank 2 0   )  7 ..hS !=  8 .de4 f6 9.xf6 exf6 20.e4 fS 2eS d7 22.xd7 xd7 23.�f4 a4 Black can de ep h k  aS Afe the hp ae taded he w etan the ete hp and peue n d4; 73

The Kufm Reerre fr Bk

B2  2b 4   .b  xb  4xb f 1  .b2 e 1 6dxe e7 ; B 1 2 .d �c4   .c2 b4 1 4b  e 1   exd4 1 6xb4 dxc 1 7 xd8  xd8 1 8 c2 xb4 nd houh Blck s ony ook nd wo ps fo he ueen he he of ..b is hd o mee. . 2. 3. 4  5 6 7

... d4-d5 e3-e4 a2-a3 a3xb4 axa8 b2xc3

e7-e5 c6-b4 c7c6 c6xd5 a5xb4 b4xc3 b6xa8

1 9c4 xc4 20 b4 d6 2  �e �f8 Whie s some bu no enouh compen sion fo e pwn.  9 .

e5-e4

20. f3-g5?

Afe 20d4 xd 2  e2 �d7 Bck is jus  pw up 20 .. e4-e3 2. d2-b2?

Bee ws 2  .d f 2 2b �d7 2  d x 24�xe f6 2  c4 4 bu Whie hs wy oo lie compens ion fo he los knih 8. e4xd5?!

Pobbly Csen ws yin o void  dw ns  oweed opponen 1 8xd b6  8. .. a8-b6  9 e-d?

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d8xg5 g5-g4

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Is no ofen h Clsen oses in 22 moves wih Whie bu  poo openn foowed by ee consecuive bd moves wl do he ick I uess if you e oin o mke ts mny eos n  ounmen, s wise o e hem l n in one me!

Chape 7 Greld Deese  No-Exchage les hs hatr ovrs a th is atr  d f6 2c g6 c d5 i whih Wht dos o xhag aw immdiaty o dS 

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       This nuds is th a ary  3 , is with gS o mov  or S  is wh  o mov  or S  th ussa ysm asd o 3 to ratu o  wth h qu ad misaous whit ris h o ommo thm i l hs is is tha Bak amost vr shoud ay assvy hat mas o ary  7 -6 to dd dS Usuay Bak w tak o  (uss Whit a ratur wth hs  isho) ad/or ay a ary  7 -S  Ths ormay ors Whi to ay ory maig h ao jus mak movs y gra is h mus auat vaiaios  Gam 7   w ook at uusua wht outh movs suh as h -h g-g ad a his as mov itds to ay h ussia ystm wth Baks sho o d7 rathr tha 8 This dos so som o Bak's oios ut it rats a w o amy a surrisg 7 -S ! o mov 8 Th ohr movs art vry good as h is m y ghtg i th tr with  S whi g is m y  dx arg a squar or h kigh o mov o i aakd  Gam 7   w ook a is wh e aty Wht has  ayig ths wth th da o trag w o dS ad h ayig g  --3 to ht h qu, whih w m y  7 S d-dS 7 6 ad soatig th qu's awn  Wht just dvos ad asts whou tradig o dS  Bak ays a quk  7 -S ad ds hims ayig h Tarash Ds whr Whits xra mo is oy ough o quaiz Agaist g5 e 5h w rad knights ad tak o  mtig 7 3 y 7  6 o guad h aw  w wa quaiy w soo ay  7 -S (Ga 7 3)  w a o go or h wi w dd h awn y a quik  d7 -6 as i Gam 7  7

The Kufmn Rere fr Bck

When g5 s pyed on he h move (e  g7)  s sy h he de o meen 5  te ehe by 6cxd5, sccn he bshop p (Gme 7.5 o by 6f (Gme 76.  he ome cse Bck hs  pesn choce between tyn o demon se th he bshops mke p o  possbe whe mnoy ck o oen  m b pn, o whch he eceves ch compenson I ve both opons. n cse o 6�4 we de knhs nd py ..c7 -c5 , whch sy eds o n ey een ex chne Whe ens cen domnnce, b n he endme Bcks eensde mjo y shod py  oe so chnces e cose o even ow we come o he nes nvovn f (o  g7 5f, whch my ns pose  Whe cn py ehe 5t o 5e3 (we mee he e 5 c  by 5 h5 b n both cses  ecommend cang on move 5 o  Whe pys whcheve move he dd no py on move 5 ,

we py 6 c5 7 dxc5 te whch ees see Gme 7  7  I Whe s o deend hs pwn on move 6 we ke  (5 0- 0 6  c dxc4 nd mee 7 e4 by  �4, .h5, nd  �x whch scces he bshop p o nc dobed bckwd pns nd n soed pwn on Whe,  ohy even de see Gme 7 . 8. Whe cceps he mb e 5e3 0-0 by kn wce on d 5 nd hen o n c7, he move 8 .6  ens he pwn nd eves Bck wh he bshop p o ose hs ne o pwn sce nd neo cene. A ew cce moves ve Bck  ey (Gme 7 9 Fny we come o 5e3 0-0 6 cl  whch  beeved n eceny o vo Whe  now seems h 6 e6! 73 c5! eves Whe wh no dvne  , whe 7 dxc s no bee (Ge 7   0  I hve oen pyed �4 nes s Whe s hey e e cky nd pomse n ede n mos vons, b ppeny hey yed nohn ns pecse py Fny we come o he Rssn ysem (t g7 53 dxc 6xc 0-0 7e), whch s my ecommended ne o Whe.

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Chae 7  Gneld Dense  Nnhange nes

    , •      

 onude n he Whie poton of the book tha ony he unaan Vaiation (7  a6 ves Bak nea-euaiy, so  must eommend t hee White has two man options aanst this e an play he aessve 8e5 bS 9.b fd7  0.e6! e6 l l .e afte whih Whie ataks the ueenside afte the eommended l l f6 o the knsde af te the dubious    b6 Bak shoud etun he pawn by  2.a4 b4! , afte whh his bette development and pee ativty ompensae fuy fo his infeo pawn sutue (Game 7       Whe an play the postona 8e2 whih we meet by 8  b5 9 cS! l dcS e6 l l c2 bd7 ! his leads to posiions whee White has won the bshop pai a the pie of an solated dpawn and a sliht infeoity in piee pae men  won lam hat Bak has  00% euaiy hee (f I did  oudn eommend hs fo White bu  hnk he is lose to euaty han in othe majo defenses to he ueens Gambt Moeove he posiions ae ih enouh hat eithe side an eason aby pay fo a wn ee Game 7  2

GI   (D80

Game 7.1

 CelMs

• RztsevAlexder Bl 200 9 (5 )

 d2-d4 2 c2-c4 3. b-c3

9 f 6 1   d8+   2 d4  2 b  h and White s suen; B 4a4+ �d7 5b dx4 6x4 �7 and now

g8f6 g7-g6 d7-d5

n ths ame we ook at vaous ae lnes Whte an y 4. h2h4?

A 44! dx4 5h �7 6e4 N 7 dx (afte 7 d b White is aeady in seious touble 7  xd  + 8  xd �e6

Analyss dagram 77

The Kufm Reee r Bk

B  )  �f4 a 8 e4 00 93 S  0e5 (n ase of 0 d5 bS 1  b5 e4  e4 �bS, Bak's safe king and bete deveopent gve hi he edge)  O �e   ef �4  fg �f1  3 gf8+ f8 1 4f d4 15d4b4N  d d8  a3 dS 1 8 de f4  9f4 d  + 0 d 1 d8

Thee io piees ae a ath fo queen and paw, but hee i s queen and wo paws so Bak s bette B) 8 f3 bS 9b5 e4 B 1 )  O  1  a8 aS+ �d d 13d d4 14 �)

Aaysis diaga Aalysis daga

ook and two knghs ae a tad bete than queen ad two paws, so Whie s effetivey a bt ove a pawn ahead ow eve White has poblems getng s ook out, wh gives Blak a ne niative wh should equaize he hanes B) e4 0-0 and now B) 8e5 �e 9ef �4 0fg g 1  4 d4

Aalysis diaga

8

The  knight is dooed and afte its aptue Bak  enoy a ovewhe ng poson despite beig he ehange dow B )  0    �d3 b4  �e �b5  3 d8 ad8 1 4�d d3 +  5 �d3 �d3   �3 �e4   e d  Baks bshop pa and pessue on the weak d4 pawn fuy offset Whie's eta pawn 4 .

5. d4xc5

c7-c5!

Chaper 7  Grned Deene  NnExhange ne

After SS S 65 3 78 8 8b3 g7 9. 7N    a3 f6   f3   3 g3  3g  7  4 8  5 e4 f  6 af e6 Baks better eveopent bisop pa an  better pawn strte ore tan offset Wites eta pawn 5  6 c3-b5 7. e2-e3

1 2. �e2-d3 �f5xd3 13. d1xd3 a7a6

 3 . e8+   4f b4  5 .b3 3 Bak as a winning attak 14. b5-c7 15 a2-a3 16 �f4xc7

a8c8 c8xc7 d8xc7

d5d4 e7-e5

e aternative 7b4 a6 8.a4 6 9 �gS �7  O6+ 6   6 6   f6 f6  3 5 e4 s awf for Wite. . 8. e3xd4 9. g1-f3 10 �f1e2 7.

K

ii

�f8xc5 e5xd4 0-0 b8-c6

A

17. 1 8 19. 20 21 22. 23. 24.

  A

i

b2-b4 e1-f1 a1-d1 b4b5 f3xe5 h1-h3 d3xd4 f1g1

f8-e8 �c5-f8 a6-a5 c6-e5 c7xe5 �f8xa3 e5-e2+ �a3-c5

0-1

I owe y own Granaste tte to a win over te oser of tis gae

11. �c1-f4?

Better is   g a6   3 3  3 .8 8  4f6 b  S  b f bt Bak's bette pawn strte an better eveopent give  a ea avantage 11. . .

o Bak sette for g two pees for a ook, wt a eary winnng posi tion.

�c8-f5

Wite as no goo answe to te teat of3

GI  (D80)

Gme 7

0 ZvMk

• ed  2 0  0 (  ) 1. d2d4 2 c2c4

g8f6 g7g6

79

The Kufm Reetie f Bl

3. b1-c3 4 e2-e3

d7-d5 f8-g7

5. c4xd5

A) S :f3 0-0 and now A  ) 6�d2 cS  dcS a6 8cdS cS 9 �c4 a6  0 a4 �f   00 c8 1 2d4 �e4 1 3 e2 �dS  4dS dS  S  e6 1 6�e 1 gS Back's bee piece paceen and e weak squaes b3 and b4 ose e bsop pai A2) 6b4 c6  �b2 aS 8 bS a4 9  a3 �e6= A3 ) 6 �e2 cS  0-0 (afe dcS dc4 80 0 aS 9�c4 S 1 0�b3 c6    e4 �g4 1 2 �e3 aS 133 ad8  4e2 �f3  S  d  6fd  e6     e2 cS Back ks e bsop pai and eains e bee posiion)  cd4 8ed4 c 6

We now ave a posion fo e Taasc Defense o e ueen's Gab b w coos evesed Back s eefoe down a epo, bu e Taasc Defense is oug o give We soe advanage so even a epo down Back as eqaiy ee 9 3 �e6 1 OcS e4 1  �f4 aS= o 9e1 �e6 10cS e4= o 9cS e4 1 0�e3 b6= B) S b3 dc4 6  c4 0-0  3 cS 8dcS (e cope cas e posiion even afe 8dS a6 9a4 bd  0 00 e8   e4 d6  2�f4 aS  3 d2 eS  4e2 d  bu  nk a e wepaced knigs and obe back queensde gve Back e nod) 8 bd 9a3 c 1 0b4 eS 1  eS eS 1 2  b2 gS  since casng kingsde oses e ecange ee We wi ave pobes w is king Back as f copensaon fo e pawn 5 .. 6. c3xd5

6�c4 b6 �b3 00 8f3 cS 900 cd4 1 0ed4 c6 1  dS aS 1 2e �g4  3 3 �f3 1 4f3 e8 1 S d b3 1 6 ab3 c8  e3 ' d 1 8 e2 a6 = Backs bee pawn suc ue offses Wie's space advanage e kng wi be a gea bockade on d6 6. 7 8. 9 10 11 12.

Aalyi agram

80

f6xd5

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g1e2 e2-c3 f1-e2 d4-d5 e3-e4 e4xd5

d8xd5 00 d5-d8 c7-c5 e7-e6 e6xd5 b7-b6

Avuk ecoends 1 2   b6 w deas ike  :a6 and  f

Chaer   Grnfed Defene  Nnxchange ine

3. 0-0

]c8b7

GI 7 80)

Gme 7

0 GelfdBrs

• KsGt Kaa 20 I I 2) 1  d2-d4 2 c2-c4 3 b1c3 4. �c1g5 5. �g5h4 6. b2xc3 7 e2-e3 8. g-f3 14 d-b3

1�f3 d 5e in ase of 5d6 �f3 1 6f3 f6   d5 e5= e advaned passer is a bi weak) 1 5:e5  6�e d6= and aoug e queen is no e bes bokader Bak an epand on eier wing 4. ...

d8-d6

s is reoended by grandaser Deev e gae ove d wasn bad bu  sees beer o bokade e passer and o preven �f e aua gae wen   d  5 �e 3   5 �f a6  6a Je8   fe I �d=)  5   �d  6 Jad  �e3   fe3 g5 1 8e e3+  9 1 e5  0 a4 ab8   Jde 1 g 2 a6 g5  3 �b b   b5 Jd S3 g8 6a3 Je8 a5 baS  8 a5 d3 9  Jd  Jd5 3 Jd e 3  a f 3  Jdd 1 f + 3 3 f f 3  a   1 and We resgned 15. f1-d

b8-d7

Bak wi enraize s rooks e pres sue on e dS pawn resrs We's a viy

g8f6 g7g6 d7-d5 f6-e4 e4xc3 d5xc4 ]c8-e6 c7-c5

f Bak wans o pay for a w e an ry o od e paw by 8   g 9e :b6 ransposng o AvrukPopisk beow 9 �f1e2 10. 0-0 1 1  a1 b

f8-g7 0-0 c5xd4!

n an earier gae n e a Kasky payed   �d5 ? and soud ave os

 J

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J JAJ A J

12 f3xd4

 d d  3 g5 �dS  e �6 1 5  dN 1 6 b3 e6   Jbd b 1 8 �e6 b3  9�b3 d   woud raer pay Bak ere due o e pressure on e e pawn and e ee en oordinaion of e bak inor piees 8

The Kauan Reee f Back

1 2 . 13 d1-c2 14. f1-d1

�e6-d5 d8-d7

 4e4 c 1 5 c4 d4 1 cd4 d4 17  fe 1 e  8 e7  c8  9bd 1 eS  Whies bishop par d beer de eopen jus offse Blacks era pawn 1 4. .. 15 c3xd4

�g7xd4

 S e4 �eS  d5 c7 1 7 g3 f  8a4 g7 1 5. . 1 6. �e2-f3 17. g2xf3

d7-e6 �d5xf3 b8-d7

Draw agreed here A likey connuaon would have been 23ef 24 bc3 c3 2S c3  2c e7 and Whe's ore acve rook is balanced by hs nferor pa srucure A draw s he proper oucoe GI 7 (D80)

Game 7.4

 AvrBrs

• PplskG Isral tt 0 I 0 (9 1  d2-d4 2. c2-c4 3. b1-c3 4. �c1-g5 5. �g5-h4 18. c2-e4

1 8 b7 f8  9d5 h3 20 b8 b8 2  e4 b2 22 e7 c 3 23  d hS here are any possbe nes fro here bu os likey eiher Whie or Back will end up gving perpeual check 18 19. 20 21 22. 23.

82

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d1-c1 b1b4 b4b3 e4xe6 �h4xf6

b7-b6 a8-c8 c4-c3 d7f6 f7xe6

g8f6 g7-g6 d7-d5 f6-e4

S�f4 c3 bc3 g7 7e3 cS 8f3 ransposes o he gae Eianov-Kovchan 5   6 b2xc3 7 e2-e3

e4xc3 d5xc4

f 7a4 c (his s a rare bu srong oe) 8c4 aS 9f3 �e  d g7  1 e3 d7  2c2 c, Black plans  �fS wh he iniaive 7e4 bS 8a4 c 9f3 �g7 10 e2 d7= Whe ay have enough copen saion for he pawn bu no enough o cai any advanage

Chaer   Grneld Deene  NnEhange ine

7. ...

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iii ii  _ i

8. �f1e2

8b  an now A) 8  9.a (9f3 b6 is like he gae bu wih he inaurae b 1 aye 9b   0.b b8= as Bak an aer unoube by .. -S) 9   1 . g   .b3 h6 1 f+ f8  3 S S 1 .�g b3 IS b3 bS  Blak lans .  . b8-b6 an has a winning aeria a vanag of quen for wo inor iees B) 8  .S is an eellen alernaive ro ose by granaser Agres

 +   b6  3 e6 fe6 4.S  IS.6 eS 16 8 1  g3 �g  8 bS f  9.�4 6 0 .�e6   1 .6 e6. The bishos of oosie olor an equal a erial ake for an aos erain raw n he even of 8b   93 aS  O .    . b6  e S Whi os no have uh oensaion for he awn 8.f3 g 9�e  I 000 b6 ransoses o he gae 8. ..

b8d7

8 . . g 9f3 S ransosing o GelfanKasky is safer The e ais o kee he awn an is a beer winning r 9. g1-f3

Afer 9S ? f I O4 g8  1  1 ( 1 1 4? g 1 e3 �e+)   .bS (agains M rina Krush his year  allowe Whie o regain he awn by     �g? hough even his shoul equalie Afer a subsequen error  los he ehange bu irauousy ew he engae any way) I  e4 gS 1 3 g3 eS 4e6 e6 Whie has oo ie oensaion for he awn. 9. .. 10. 00 11 a2-a4

d7-b6 �f8-g7

1  e4 0-0 1  a4 aS  3 . (see he noe o ove  3)  1 1  S alysis diagram

9.e (in ase of 9b aS I Oe �S  1 .b 1  1 bS a3 Blak is beer Whie wil have roube geing asle) 9   aS  0 f 3   

11. .. 12. d1-c2

a7-a5

  . 0-0  3 �f3 a 1 .    gS �S  3e �6    83

he Kufm Reerre fr B

12. ...

I

0-0



 &  1 '

* 

[ j �   1 1 7. ...

13. f1-b1

1 3 e4 � 4�g3 e6= Whes beer eer a Blaks oube paw gve he eough for he paw bu o a vaage oserg he weakess o a4 1 3 2 S 1 3. .

d8-e8

r 1 3  1 42 e8 , rasposg 14 f3-d2 1 5 d2xc4 16 c2-a2

e6d7 d7xa4

�a4-c6N

The aual gae oue 1 . . .b5? 18�f3 6? 19b2? (9.2 was wg)  92 2 04 b4 2  .a2 3 22 . 6 a2 a Bak eveually wo. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

�h4-g3 c4e5 �g3xe5 �e5-g3 e3-e4 f2-f3

e7-e6 �g7xe5 f7-f6 e8d7 d5-e7 f6-f5

 6.e4 (ukovuovsky Mosow Aeroo 20   )  6 4N   �4 eS  8 .b �6 1 9 �e4 20 b b8 2 1 b8 fb8 2 2 b3 �2 23 b2 3 24�6 b2 2S a8 a4 a afer rag rooks o b  Baks a vae passer shou w a pee 1 6 . 17. a2-a3

b6-d5

Afer 1  2 bS 1 8a5 eS 1 9.�f3 e4 20  e2 a5 2 1 4 a6 225  231 S 24 fa8  wou aher pay Whe bu s ose o eve

84

Ths poso s ore or ess equal Wes bshop par a beer eer shoul roughly offse Baks era (passe) paw.

Chaer 7 - Grned Deene - Nnxhange ine

GI 8   (D9)

Gme .5 0 ShvedchkvAtly • KuLrry  Wh-s 2 0 O (  I  1  g1-f3 2. d2-d4 3. c2-c4 4. b1-c3 5. �c1-g5 6 c4xd5 7. f3xg5

g8-f6 g7-g6 �f8-g7 d7-d5 f6-e4 e4xg5 e7-e6

An eeen ernave reoended by Deev and Agres s 7  0 0 8f3 (8.e3 e6 9 .f3 edS is siiar o e ne noe) 8 .6 9 .d6 6 I 0 .e3 eS   .dS (n ase of 1  .deS eS  2 .�e2 f3   3 f3 �e6  4.0-0 aS 1 S .2 ab8  6.fd  f8 Baks aive bisop pair and e pn on e -e are fu vaue for e pawn)   .. e4  2e4 �fS  3 3 b4 4.  aS . Te reas of  a2 and ..dS pus e bisop pair and ead in deveopen ensure a Bak s no worse despie s eporary wopawn dei

8 a4 6 (8 �d7? 9b3 gS  b7 �d4   a8 00  2.e3 eS  3    edS  4.b7 6  S .e2 �b2  6.6 �6  7 .6 d4 8f4 de3 9.g3 aS+ 20e2 d2 2  .f3  2 g4 �eS=) 9d6 6  .f3 �d7  1 .d 1 b6  2d2 d4  3 . 0-0-0 �6  4.d4 d8 I S e3 eS  6.e  ed4  7 ed4+ f8 18.dS �dS (8  �d7?)  9  dS dS 20 e 7+ e7 2  dS e6 22b6 ab6 is a weknown drawng ne for Wie bu Bak a vary as noed 8. ...

h7-h6

Aso saisfaory is 8 . ..edS 9.e3+ f8  bu e e is sper. 9. g5-f3

93 edS 0e3+ (.f4 0-0   .e3 S 1 2d5 d4 1 3 .ed4 d4 4.d4 �d4 S- 6 16.fdS �S 17e4 �b6 1 8 .b6 ab6 9�4 eS) 10f8   .f4 S  2dS d4  3 .d2 a6= 9. ..

e6xd5

8. d1d2

8 f3 edS 9.b4 d6  0.a3 00   .e3 6 1 2�e2 aS  3 .bS S  Tis ne is worse for We an e gae as d2 is ore usefu an . .6

10. e2-e3

Wie oud (and peraps soud) pay 1 b4 as Bak oud preven s by 8S

The Kaufma Reerre fr Bak

1 O a5  For  Ob 00   e3 see he ne noe 1 0 . 11. �f1-e2

0-0

1  b c6 1 e �e6 1 3 00 d7 1 fc  c8 1 5 a b6  6ab  f6= he bsho ar osets he weak awn on c6 1 1  

a7a5

1 1   c6 1 200 d6 s also okay but  wanted to rue out  2b and the nor y atack 12 b2-b3

Now he norty atack s ess effecve but t's hard o suggest a beter an for Whte 1 2. . 13. 0-0 14. a2-a3

c7c6 f8e8

Back havng the bsho ar  would refer hs chances 1 5. f3-e5

g8-g7?

 5 �e6 foowed by d7 was equa Ang for     f6 s unreasonable Nor ally  would sto the score here as he reang oves are not theac but as ve anayzed the gae horoughy  gve y anayss 16 17 18. 9

�e2-d3 f2-f4 d2c2 f-f3

�f8-d6?! b8-d7 d7f8 c6-c5?

shoud ad y earler stake by layng 1 9  g8 but Whte s aready clearly better 20. c3b5

 0 g3    20 .. c5xd4 �d6-b8 2. e3xd4 22. a1 -c ?

af 22. .. �c8-d7 23. c2-c5?? f8-e6! 24 c5-c3

14 ...

�g7-f8?!

Although he couer thnks ths ove whch revens b3-b s okay  should not have aowed the tonewal lan of e5 and -f Better was  f5 and f  5 b b 5   and the whte awn on b s as weak as the black one on c6 Wh 86

24 

�d7xb5?

Cher   Grnfed Defense  Nnxchnge nes

24   �e5! 25fe5 8 26b2  + 2  �bS 28 �b5 d4 29  h3 h5 25. �d3xb5 26. c1-d1 27 c3-b2

�b8-a7 a8c8 e8-f8??

2    d4 28  d4 eS 29fe5 h 4 28. e5-d7

e6-c7

29. b2-e2?! f8-e8 30. d7-e5 e8-e7?!

3 0e6 f4f5? f3-g3 e2-h5 h5-g6+ g6xh6+ g3xg5 g5-g7+ g7xb7 g1-h1 b7-f7 f7xf6

f7f6 g6-g5 e7xe5 g7-f8 f8e7 c7xb5 e7d6 �a7xd4+ d6-c6 b5-d6 d8xf6!

Gme 76

D ElvPve

• KvchAlexder Sohi tt 20 I 0  I ) 1 . d2-d4 2. c2-c4 3. b1c3 4. g1f3 5. �c1-g5 6. �g5-f4

g8-f6 g7 -g 6

d7-d5 �f8-g7 f6e4

Ths is ess oon than 6�h4 or 6d5  but t is played by soe top play ers so be advised to take it seriously 6�h4 (ths idea is ore popular without the inlusion of 4f3 �g 6 3 b3 d4 8a4+ (after 8e3 bS 9a4 6  O�e2 a6 White has fair opensa ton for the pawn but no advantage Bak an deveop hs rook by  a d 8 d 94 b6  Oe3 a6   b3 f  2 f 00  3 e2 6  4 hd  aS  S b4 e6  6 a  f8 4 S 18d5 b 9b6 ab6 and the eposed white kng and his splt queenside pawns gve Blak fu open saton for the pawn

2 8 d4

31. 32. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39. 40 41 

GI 8  ( D 9  

•  • i      � �  �

 -  � � � � �1  �  0-1

Ths vtory athough fu of errors gave e a tie for rst plae in the 20  0 World enor Chapionshp

6  .. 7. b2xc3 8. e2-e3

e4xc3 c7-c5

8

The Kaufma Reerre fr Ba

8 d5 dS 9 e3 6 asposes 8. .. 9. c4xd5 10 �f1-e2

b8-c6 'd8xd5

16. d4-d5 17. �f4xc1

c8xc1 +

17 ...

�e6d7N

 Ob3 fS 1 1 �e2 00 1 200 d4  3 d4 d4 1 4d4 �d4= 10 11. c3xd4 12. 'd1-d2

c5xd4 d5-a5+ 0-0

his is a ipovee ove he aa gae whih we 1 7 8  8�d2 �d7 19a5 + 20d a4 2e2 �bS+ 22e3 h6+ 23g5 gS 2 4f4 h6 25eI ad Whie lae wo 18. �c1d2 19. �e2-a6

1 3. d2xa5

1 3b  b6  4 d2+ 1 5 d2 b4  60-0 e6= 1 3.  14 a1-c1

c6xa5

47 6 Sb b6 600 b7  7 f  f8  8g3 e6  9b5 �f8 20a4 b4= 140-0 e6 Sf (IS7 6=) I S a8 16d2�d5= 14 ... 15 e3-e4

�c8e6

I Sg f8 1 68+ 8  7 �d7  87 6  9d2 8 20�g3 eS=  1 5. ...

a8-c8

 S  f8 1 6d5   +  7   d7 1 8�d2 b6= shod aspose o he a e soo 88

b7-b6

 9aS baS 200-0 b8 Bak's bishop pai ad oe aive ook oe ha offse he dobed ook paws 1 9 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

... 0-0 e4xd5 �d2g5 �g5d2 f1-c1

e7e6 e6xd5 f8-d8 f7-f6 �g7-f8

Chae   Grned Defene - Nnhange ne

24 .. 25. c1 -c7 26. c7-c

�f8-a3 �a3-d6

8. ...

6 a? b8 26 . ..

�d6-a3

Daw by repeon Eher sde an avod hs bu hanes are abou equal as he passed d-pawn s also solaed G 7    (D93)

Gme 7.7 0 GrreGere Grel • MekhtrKrkr Sev Aad, 201 0 (7) 1  d2-d4 2 c2-c4 3 b1-c3 4 g1-f3

g8-f6 g7-g6 d7-d5

4f4 g S  e3 0-0 6 f3 ransposes o he gae 4

..

�c1-f4 6 e2-e3 7 d4xc5

5.

8eS eS 9eS 3 Ob3 aS   d4 f6  f3 6  3 dS g 1 4d  d8N  S b g4=

�f8-g7 0-0 c7-c5 f6-e4

b8-d7

hs s a rare ove bu appareny good for equay as  s no easy o prove on he oves of hs gae 9 10 1 12.

c4xd5 f3-d4 b2xc3 �f-c4

d8-a5 e4xc3 d7xc5 e7-e5

A good aernave s  d 30-0 a4 14b3 b6 ISb d4  6d f6    dS 1 8   fd  S 19b6 b6 0b6 ab6   a4 8 13 14 15 16. 17 18 9 20 21

d5xe6 �c4xe6 d4xe6 e-f1 d1-b3 \f1-g1 h2-h3 \g1-h2 b3-b

�c8xe6 c5xe6 �g7xc3 f7xe6 a5-a6 �c3-f6 a8-d8 d8-d3

7  aS s aso okay bu here s uh ore heory you would have o earn

Et

 

•    

21  8 a1-c1

f8-d8

n he gae a draw was agreed afer  1    d  bu  hd  woud have 89

The Kauan Reertre fr Bak

slghtly favoe White Afte he tet ove the gae is even as Blak's oina tion of the -le offses the sligh weak ness of his king 22. f4-g3

Jd3-d7

GI 77 (D92)

Gme 78

D ZuvAlexder

• TmfeevArtym osow 2009    1  d2d4 2. c2c4 3. b1c3 4. g1-f3 5. �c1-f4 6. a1-c1

g8-f6 g7g6 d7d5 f8-g7 0-0 d5xc4

Bak shoul ake avantage of White's faiue o efen his 4 pawn by e2e3

7. 8. 9. 10.

.. f1 xc4 �f4-e3 g2xf3

c8-g4 f6-h5 �g4xf3

o we have a bate beween White's bishop pa an Blaks uh bete pawn stuue 1 0. .

e7-e5

 Oe6   f4   2 f3 6 1 3 e2 a8 is also easonable but pehaps not fully equa 11. d4xe5

oe oputes like   S  but opening the position fo the two bishops is ipo ant hee Also in genea queen taes favo the sie wih he bishop pai A goo eply to 4S is  f4 1 1  .. �g7xe5 12. d1xd8 f8xd8

E  E  � �

7 e2e4

7e3 e6 8gS �S 9e4 h6 OeS hgS   gS S 1 2�4 b6  3 b3 6  4S (  4e2 aS  S a3 a4  6a2 4 1 74 4 1 84 4 19 7 a8 wih equality)  44 S00 7 16 e  fe8 is equa Whie annot keep he bishop pai e has oe spae but an isolate -pawn 90

13. 0-0

1 3e2 6 40-0 �b2N  Sb  eS 16b2 4 17b7 e3  8fe3 2 1 93 6 20  7 a8 2  6 2 22 S a2= 1 3. 

b8-d7

 3   6 14S (4e2 b2 I S  b  eS ansposes o he gae)

Chater 7  Grnfed Defense - Nnhange nes

 4 a5  S �gS 7  6�b5 c6 1 7b4 cbS  8ba5 e8 1 9f  a6=. Backs much better pawn strucure offses his in ferio knigh 14. c3-e2

34.

 4f  c6  5a4 �f4 1 6�e is a a more pleasant for Whie so  prefer the  3 .  c6 oute to transpose to the game. 14. 15. 16 17 18 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

...

c1-b1 b1xb2 lb2xb7 f2xe3 e2-c3 b7-c7 lc7xc6 c3d5 lf1-f2 d5-f6?

e5xb2 d7-e5 e5xc4 c4xe3 d8-d2 c7-c6 ld2-d3 ld3xe3 e3-a3 la8e8

24g e6= 24 25 26 27 28. 29. 30.

.. c6xf6 lf6-c6 c6-c7 g1-g2 lf2xa2 g2-g3

30. 31. 32. 33.

h5xf6 e8-e5 Wg8-g7 e5-a5 a3xa2 a5xa2

35

36 37 38 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.

... c7-a7 e4-e5 e5-e6 a7xh7 h7a7
a7-a5 a5-a4
GI   (D84)

Game 7

D W Yue  YveDy Najing, 009 (7) 1 . d2d4 2. c2-c4 3. b1-c3 4. �c1-f4 5. e2-e3

g8-f6 g7- g6

d7-d5 �f8-g7 0-0

Ths s a gambt bu as the game shows i is ony a tempoay one 6. c4xd5 7. c3xd5 8. �f4xc7

f6xd5 d8xd5

 

Blacks etra pawn is no enough o win hs engame 91

The Kaufman Reerre fr Bak

8. ..

b8-a6!

8  c6 9e g4 0.f3 ac8 is a wi ine whch nfortnatey sees to win for Whie with correct pay. 9 f1 xa6 10 d1f3 11 g1xf3

d5xg2 g2xf3 b7xa6

Backs bishop pair copensates for Whites better pawn srcre an cener contro 12 a1-c1

f7-f6

This ooks o b i keeps the knight ot of eS, keeps open the options of .�b7 or �a6 or .�g4 an prepares f7 an e7-e6 o . .e7e5 13. h1-g1

 3e aSN  4.cS �a6+  S . �b7  6e �a6 + raws by repetition  3 . 14. e1-e2

�c8-b7

0xc5 c8   xc8+ �xc8  .�b4 f7 3�c5 fS 4�xa7 gS (so White has won a pawn b the bishop pair in his open position sho raw fairy eas iy) S b3 h6 6  b f4 7 3 fxe3 8 fxe3 hS 9 e4 g6 3 0a4 g4 3  �f4 h4 3.e5 aS 33.e6 �x4 34.e7 f7 3Sx4 g3 36hxg3 h3 37.g4 �xg4 38.�6 �1 39c3 e8 40b4 axb4+ 4xb4 h 4�xh xe7 raw agree 15. c1c3 16. d4xe5

White st retrn the pawn after which the bishop pair fy offsets Backs nfe rior pawn strcre  6 . fxe5  7gS  e7 1 8 . c5 h6 9 f3  c8 0gc  f7 is aso eqa GI     (D83)

Gme 7.  uyec us  L Ch B Ca tt 20 1 0 (4 . 2. 3 4 5.

4. ..

f8-f7!

This is sronger than the gae contina ion 14 c8 , alhogh that rew fairy easiy as shown 14. ac8  5 . g 1 f7 1 6�a5 ff8  7 . cS (  7 �c7 repeats) 1 7e5 18 c1 ex4  9x4 xcS 9

e7e5 a8e8=

d2-d4 c2-c4 b1-c3 �c-f4 e2-e3

g8-f6 g7-g6 d7-d5 �f8-g7

After S c  hS 6�g5 (6   cS 7e3 cx4 8.ex4 xc4 9.5 00 1 0.�xc4 7 1  .f3 a6  .a4 bS  3 axb5 b6) 6  .h6 7 .h4 cS 8.e3 cx4 9xS c6  0ex4 e6 Back wi re gain the pawn with an avantage in e veopent or pa srctre 5 ...

0-0!

5   . cS is often paye an reco ene bt it is safer to pay this ony

Chaer   Grned Deene  Nxhange e

afer Whie has payed boh e2e3 and f3 o avod dangerous nes based on a aer e 2 .

d5xc4

This eads o a ong fored sequene bu Bak has no roube equaizing

6. a1-c1

n he even of 6.b3 S .dS (or dS bd 8dS S 9.b4 b6 I O. d  hS   g 3 aS  2a 3 g3  3 hg3  and Bak has ore han enough opensaon for he pawn wh his bishop pair beer deveopen ore ave queen and safer king)  . .d4 8ed4 bd 9.e 2 b6 IO f3 e6   d6 fdS  2 .g3 �d4  3ge2 S 1 40-0 d6 Whie an ony win his pawn bak a he os of soving a Bak's probes 6 

7 . 8. f3-g5

8. 9 1. 11.

.. 3-4 4xd5 f4xg5

�6-d5 h7-h6 h6xg5 f6xd5

  bS is a deen aernaive. 12 �f1 xc4 13 �c4-b3

d5b6 b8-c6

�c8-6

8 '1

 B 

14 d4-d5

7. g1-f3

 b 3 S ! (grandaser Kudrn payed  b6 agais e and dew bu  hink he an keep an edge in ha ie wh ea pay) 8.b b6 9b6 ab6 I Of3 (  OdS bS 1  f3 d4 ransposes)  0  . d4   dS bS  2gS �dS  3 dS dS 1 44 f4  S ef4 b2  6.2 d4  Bak s soewha beer any beause he a bok he whie bishop by e -e6 whe Whie ano do he sae

4e2 aS S.a3 a4 6 a2 aS   d2 bS 1 8e3 e6  900 e= Whie's isoani is resrained ad under pressure and hs piees are no we paed o aak. is ony rup is he bishop pair. 1 4. ... 15. -

c6-d4 d8-d7

 S  . b3 1 6b3 3   b3 dS  8 e fe8 9.4 4 wih equaiy. 16. f1-1

6.e3 b3 1.b3 3  8.b6 ab6 1 93 fd8=. 93

The Kum Reee  B

1 6. .. 17. h2-h4

f8-e8

1 7. ... a8-d8 1 8. h4-h5 g6xh5 19. d1xh5 d7f5

Whe w ose he d-pawn fo nade quae opensaon �b3-d1 h5-h4 c3-e4 c -c5 �dxe2 h4-g3 �e2-f3 g3-f4

b6xd5 d5-f6 c7-c6 d4-e2+ f5xe4 e4g6 d8d3

n he aua gae Bak now played   ..d? afe whh 8 . a5 would have equalzed owever Whe played 8 . e4?  reanng a pawn do and los a ong endgae 27 .

e7-e6

Whe has only he bshop pa fo he pawn so he s half a pawn down whou opensaon 94

Gme 7.

D ShlvAlexder

 KmsGt

Ths doesn work ou we so Whe should probaby have us gone for he equalzng 1 6�e3 ne

20 21. 22. 23 24. 25. 26. 27.

GI 0 (D9)

Philadlphia 20  0 (5)

. d2-d4 2. c2-c4 3. b1-c3 4. g1-f3 5. d1-b3 6. b3xc4 7 e2-e4

g8f6 g7-g6 d7-d5 �f8-g7 d5xc4 00 a7-a6!

Ths he ungaran araon s probably the only one of any defenses ha equa zes  hs dangerous ussan yse  was haponed o he ae ses on wads by ungaran grandasers ke Andras Adorjan aszlo Barzay and Zoan bl alhough Aeander Aekhne was the patarh of hs ove e aleady adoped  before World War   n a Wold Chaponshp gae agans Euwe 8. e4-e5

r 8.b3 b5 9e5  ransposng 8. . 9. c4-b3

b7-b5 f6-d7

0. e5-e6

 Oe 5   e6 d4 (gdaser e er vdler ssed hs and os o

Chaper 7  Grnfed Defense  Nhange Jin

rdmster Moroevch ot o o)  2.exd7 (  2.ex7 h8   e4 c6  4.h4 h6  5 .h   6.x :de  7.�4 :x 7 8. d � 9c5  20.b4 :c6 2  b with  drw by repeo)  2...xd7 (  2.b7 my be eve beter .:d5 :xd7 4.�5 :6 5.:x6 ex6  6.4 e8  7 . �d 8.b4 d  9.�d   d th wo pns or the iht d Whtes rook boxed  by his k, Blck s or choce)   e4 �b7  4.d2 e5  5.0-0 d  6�d c8   houh Blck oly hs two pws or the kht, hs le deveopmet led oether th the derous psser oer  com pestio. 1 0 . 11 �c1-e3

f7xe6

he eve o   .xe6 h8  2 e4 :b 6  h4 c6  4�h6 e  5 .: 5 e Blck s  ood shpe; r   .h4 6  2.�e (ter  2h5 xh  �e :c6 Whe hs oo ltte compe so or hs wo-pn dececy   2.4 :c 6 .xb5 xd4 4.:xd xd4  54 e5+ Bck hs the ntve)  2c6 (  2...d6 lso vors Blck)  000 d6 d Bck s extr pn s o ony sliht vlue here, but hs tckn chces re ot eror o Whtes.    b6= 

11  ..

d7-f6

  .. .b6!, s I hd prevously plyed st hblov, s neror s the kht is eeded to deed he kisde e wo  brint e. 12. a2-a4

b5b4!

 2 .bx4 s plyble bu ot ute eu, I hk. 13 b3xb4 b8-c6 14 b4-a3

Aer  4.c5?! d6  5 �c4 x  6.dxc5 :4 Whe mus ose he bshop pr or  pw 1 4. ...



d8-d6

A  1 1 A 11

�· �     � � : \�  15 �f1-e2

  �c4 b4  6.b (  6. c  �b7 trsposes to  5  c  ie)  6. ..b7  7 0 0 �x  8 .�xe6 h8  9. x b8 (  9 . .:c6 s so e) 20.�c4 c6 2  �e2 d  the broke Whte ksde d poorly pced white uee ve Bck eouh or the pw r  5 c  �b7  6.�c4 :b4, d lredy Bck s beer s Whes k s o so se er  70-0 �x  1 5. ... 1 6. a1 -c1

c6-b4 c8-b7 95

The Kufmn Reere fr Blo

7. 0-0 8 h2-h3 9. f2xe3

  

f6-g4 g4xe3

  

4b3 dxc4 c4 g 6e4 00  3 ansposes t o the gae as does e2 a6 8f3 Yf4 c6 8f3 bS 9b3 a  Od3 e6 I  d  Yg4 200 b4 I3e2 3 4gf3 cS I S dcS fd= 4. .. 5. 'd1-b3 6. b3xc4 7. e2e4

�f8-g7 d5xc4 0-0 a7-a6

6         9. ..

Afte  9  ab8  Backs bishop pair and beter paced pieces easiy offset his poor pawn sucue 20. c3-d

b4-d5

20a5= d6g3??

2 I b6= b3xb7 d1xe3 f1f2 'b7-c6 «g1-f1 �e2-c4

�h6xe3+ d5xe3 e3-d5 d5-f4 a8-b8 1-0

GI  0 (D9

Game 7.12

D RztsevAlexder

 RdshteMxm osow 20 1 1 (5)

1. 2. 3. 4.

96

o � � � �



w

��



8. �f1e2

21 . a3-b3 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

. 

�g7h6

d2-d4 c2-c4 b1-c3 g1-f3

g8-f6 g7-g6 d7-d5

8a4? bS 9b3 cS OdcS e6 I  a3 ? b4  2 b4 c6  3 a3? b8  the threa of   b3 forces Whte to pa wih atera he recent fad 8 a4 s a serios y here but s we et by 8   c5 9dc5 d= Now  Ob4 is e by O aS   I Oa3 by IO c6 and I Ob3 o I Oc2 by  0  aS   n  cases wh ne pay for Back 8b3 bS 9Ye2 transposes o the gae 8�f4 bS 9c (ste gae Euwe Aekhine, Wch -  2 Netherands I 93 5  9  c  O�c b  8 .. 9. c4-b3

b7-b5 c7-c5

9  c6  O eS e6  I ef6 �b3  2 fg g  3 ab3 d4  4d4

Chapter 7 - Grnfeld Defene - NnExchange line

x4  5 00 b4  6.�f3 xb3 i a iere e b pobably moe om foable for Whe 10. d4xc5

16. 0-0

�c8-e6

 0 . �b7 i alo playe bu he ame oe  bee.  1 . b3-c2

b8-d7

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1 6 ...

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d8-d6!N

eiouly  6a5 wa playe. 1 7. d1 -c1 18. �e3xc5 2. �c1-e3

26 b8 3.5 3.00 x6  4xb5 xe4N  5 .xe4 �S) 1 3  x6  4xe6 fxe6  S .�e3 4 6 xe2 7.xe2 aS 8.00 b4  9  b Depie h ba paw lak ha all he pay hee. 1 2. .. 13. a1-d1

a8-c8

 3 6 x6  4.4  6 I S xe6 xe6 6f3 6.0-0 b8=) 6..7 7b3 6 Bak' peue a beer eve opme offe he bihop pa 13. .. 4. c3-d5

b5-b4

4a4 aS 5.00 xe4 6.xe4 xa4=. 14.  5. e4xd5

�e6xd5 d7xc5

d6-b8

 8�4  f8 Whie ha he bihop pa bu a iolae -pawn while Bak ha oo quare for h kh o S a 6. Perhap Whie i ll ihy bee afer  9 f  . 1 8. ... 9. �e2xa6 20. c2d2

f6-d7 c8xc5 f8-d8

20 .. .6 i a oo aleaie. 21 . c xc5 22. �a6-c4

dxc5 e7-e6

Hee 2 2...a4  alo okay. 23 f1-d1 24 �c4b3

c5a4

24.4 �x4 25x4 b6 26 b3 xS=. a4-c5 24. ... 25. �b3-c4 c5-a4 26 �c4-b3 a4-c5 27. d2e3

97

The Kaufman Repeie fr Back

2 7  �c raws by repeo 27 .. c5xb3 28 e3xb3 e6xd5 29 f3e1 b8-d6 30. e1d3 �g7f8 d8a8 31. g2-g3  l  h5=.

32. h2h4

98

d6-a6

33 d3xb4 34 b3xb4 35 h4-h5 36. b4b7 37. g3xh4 38. d1 xd5 39. g 1 h2 40. h2g3 4 b7b3

�f8xb4 a6xa2 g6xh5 h5h4 a8e8 a2b1 + b1-e4 f7-f5 f2

Chaper 8 Grnfeld Exchange  s hape we look a lies whee Whie exhaes pawns immedaely ( cxd5 xd5), alhouh 4.f3  SxdS xdS ll aspose o ha hape.

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hs usually leads o a exhae o 3 whh bs Whies b2 paw o 3 , whee i suppos he ee bu s isef weak. These lies ed o e moe doubleeded ha wi his exhae Wih he whie paw o 3 Blak aways eplies . S rh afe . . .   bu is eealy elua o exhae o d4 wihou a lea mo ivaio beause i exhaes off he weak Whe paw. Blaks oa is o foe Whe io some oessio, suh as movi e4-e 5  aki o S or ei a ari ally soaed paw o dS (for his Blak mus pu his paw o 4 befoe Whie does so)  ame 8 we look a aeraives o he obvious 5e The mos impora s 5kd2, am o reapure o 3 wh he bishop. houh i s okay o do his  pefer o move he kh o b6 whe i is aaked beause he he move d2 is smply a wased empo; i almos always oes o e3 ayway o defed d4 Wihou he exra empo hs le is simpy bad fo Blak bu wih i Blak es ealy equal haes. us remember afer 5   g7 6e b6 7e 0-0 8h (else .�4 whe Whie plays o play 8  e5 ! , ad o mee he bizae 8b5 by ..�e6. We aso ook a he eually bizae 5ta, whih is bee han  looks.  eommed Sg7 6e b6 The basi rule is ha i s okay fo he kh o be dive o b6 if Whe has paid a pie for his. 



Now we ome o he real xhae feld 5e txc 6bxc g7

99

The Kafma Repertie f Back

 Game 8.2 we oide all he ieque eveh move. The queen chec i me by 7 d7 iedi ...0-0  .  75, ...a7a6, b7 b6 a  . b7  houh Bak oe o pu heavy peue o Whie ee, Whie pay a pie o hi wih hi wae i quee he move 7 a i imilaly me by 7  d7, iedi .7 -S . ead 7gS i me by he ieiae 7 cS yi o povoke d4-d5. he mai move i he ame, 7bS+ i me by 7 c6 8a 00 9e2 bS 1 0b aS wih ood ouepla  a hee idelie Blak i e.  Gae 83 we oide uuual eihh move ae 7 cS ai 8e2 we peue he ee by 8 c6 9e g a 8h peue o d4 wo' wok bu ae 8  00 9e2 c6 1 0e we wih o a aak o e4 by 1 0cd 1 1 cd  !   o he ame move 8bS+, we blok wih he kih o 6, ae ad play . . .4, leavi ou he paw exhae o d4. ai all he ie ae hame. Now we ome o he impoa lie wih e3, meai eihe 7 cS 8e as 9d2 00 1.c1 o Kamik peee oe 7e cS 8:1 aS 9d2 00 1 

 avo pui die peue o he ee wih 1    d8  Whie u deveop we oe S by 1 1 e2 g, a he play ...54 beoe Whie a do o.  Whie ad vae   .S we play . . .e7 e6 hee lie ae a bi ompliae a mu be uie 00

Chapter 8  Greld Exhange

aefull ots to emembe a6 is ofte a oo moe ..5-4 as a paw saie s sometes iabe a ofte the a2 paw beomes a taet ee ame 8.4.  i't  ay aatae fo White but this is a tial ie a White miht yet  some th. The ext fou ames all featue the so-ae Moe Exhae' aiato meai 7. cS .b1 00 9.e2 ames 8.5 8.6 a 8.7 a featue the popula sequee  ...cd 1 .cd aS+ 1 l .d2    2 leas to a eame whih is oee i ae 5) 1 l ...a2 12.00 Ths s a athe aeous fo Blak) ambit by White whose ompesato fo the paw s athe obious (seeal tempi a a exta paw i the ete). The usua moe hee eommee by ukh) s  2. . .�4 afte whih Whte eeally eas his paw a Bak has to play peisely to eah a eame that he a aw. stea  o fo the seo-most popula moe 1 2...b6, whih ites to hol the paw at least fo a while fte 1 .cl b7 White a foe a immeiate epetitio but few playes wil hoose a ambit as White ust to foe a quik aw at the st oppotuity.  ames 85 a 8 6  ie two easoable oti uatios fo Blak whih appea to equaize thouh they ae omplex a tky  ame 8 .7  ie the eey 1 ...e6 i ase you a't allow the epetitio aw. But my pefee optio e  ame 8 8 is the same ie as eommee by Delhe a est amey  ...c6 1 .dS eS 1 1 .eS es 1 2.d2 e6 1 .f c7   whih pe ets he omally esiable 4.4 Thee ae some say ies hee but t seems that Bak a hol the balae. Now we ome to the ol way of play the Exhae Vaiatio whh has aai beome the ma le This is 7.c cS 8.e2 c6 9.e 00 1 0.00   ame 8 9  ie my seosti efese   ... e6 whh aims to esta the White -paw a also es the quee the squae e7 whee it is less subet to attak tha o 7 till  pefe 1 0...c7 1 1 .c b6 ame 8 .  0)  pimaily beause we may wat to pay a late . e7 e5 without the loss of a tempo ome of the esultat postos afte   .e7e5 a 45) ae eauate as oo fo White by the omputes but  o't tust ompute ealuatos muh i hihy bloke positos suh as these Comput es loe potete passe paws but whe they ae seuely blokae by a kiht they aet muh of a asset t the last momet  eie to lue oeae of the 1 ...b6 ambt ie as a thi blak optio That was fel uu ete iles hoie aast Wo Numbe  Maus Calse ust ays befoe ishi the book t this wit my aalysis i ates that it may be the best hoe of all fo Blak sie the ambit seems qute sou f aepte whle f t s eie Bak has the hoe taspos to I 0  7 o aim  istea fo .e7 -e6 a .. e7  whih is pobably a bit bette ee ame 8    

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Ass dgrm

Whie' kih  bee paed ha Bak' bu Bak' bihop ae bee plaed ha Whe' Alss dgrm

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Chaper 8  Grfed xchage

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8 h2-h3

) 8 . b h bizae bu o oe a o pooke 8 ...a6 9�e2 a  oe aaio he o of poeo fo he kh by he a7 paw  poa) 8 . .�e6 9e2 9 f3 �4  O.�e2 apoe o he 8.f3 le wih eah e ha lo a epo) 9  ..6  O�3 4 I  �x4 x4  2 . 00 7  3 .2 aS  4.f  f8=. Thi  a opue ipoee oe I4.  a8 whih wa equal i Wa ueCale Meia 200 wo by Bak Peuaby he ea i o ea he bhop pai f We pay �h6 ow o lae. ihe way Bak  e B) 8f3 4 9e2 6  OS xf3   xf3   x eS  2.�e2 e4 3  6 4x6 bx6 I5.2 4 6.0-0 f8 7.a4 S)  I a5 2.4 6  3 .x7 x7 4.2 f6  5 .b3 a8 C) 8.�e2 6 9 .5 9 f3 4 a poe o he 8 3 ie) 9 . . .eS I O�4 5   x5    x6 x6  2.�x7 x7)  I . . e4

 2 .x4 I 2.b3 xb2 = oe ha h wou be ba wh Blak apaw o a6. h how he poi of he 8�b5 oe) 2 . .x4 3b3 xb2  4xb2 7 I S .b4 a5  6.e2 axb4  7 .xb4 fS N   7 .6= 7..4  7 ..b6N alo fao Blak)  8.00 fxe4  9.  a f 20a4 e. Wh wo bhop fo wo kh i a ey ope poiio Blak a affo o loe hi b7 o e4 pa a l hae eouh opea io. Whie  ukely o ha o o boh of hi olae paw fo o D) 8 f4 6 95 aS I O�4 e5  I xe5 xe5  2fxe5 h4+  3 .3 e7 4.4 8 Sb4 a4 wih equaly. 8. ..

e-e5

8 .f5 i ofe paye ( playe i oe y e bu ifeio

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88  

8

88 8 ' '  < i t � :

03

The Kaufma Repertre fr Back

9 d4xe5

9.f3 exd4  O.xd4 c6 o (  0 . e7=)  x 7 x7  �bS xd    3xd  (aylo-Naaa Khay Maiyk 2009)  3  . .b4N 4a3 a6  S.e2 c6  6.00 e6= 9 d S c6  0 b3 cxdS   exdS a6  2.f3 e4  3 S �xc3   4.bxc3 e8  S d6 e6  6d  h6  7 .h4 b8 i ao equal 9  10 d1c2

kgxe5

 Of3 �xc3+   bxc3 xd +  2.xd e8  3 .�d3 e6  4.c2 c4 S.d2 xd3 6xd3 c6=. The bihop i a ad bee ha he kih wih oppo majoiie bu Black ha he bee paw ucue  0 

b8-c6

 O  e7N houd alo equalie. 1 2 3 14

g1-f3 f1-e2 c2-b1 0-0

ke5-g c6-b4 d8-e c8-e6

1 5  1 6 b-c2 1 c3-b5

b4c6 8e8

 7ad a6  8�d3 ad8  9.e2 d7 20 .f4 ed8 2  .fe  d4 22.xd4 xd4 23.eS cS 24.xe6 xe6 2S.S e7 26e6 xS 27 .exd7 xd7= . Al houh Back ha oy a paw fo he ex chae hi powefu achoed bihop ad he peece of he mao piece ie him eouh compeaio. 1   18 b5-c3

a-a6

 8.�cS �b3 ! (pobaby Whie mied hi whe he played  7.bS) 9xb3 xcS 20. xc7 aS 2  b4 xc7 2 2xaS xe4=. 1 8 1 9 20 21 22

 e2xc4 �e3g5 f3xd4 d4-f3?!

e6-c4 b6xc4= c6-d4 exg5

22.ad eS=. 22  23 f1-e1

g5-e c-c6

15 a2-a3

I S .  c6  6.b5 fc8  7 c f6  8 .bd4 d7  9 . d a4=. 04

Black' bihop i upeio o Whie' kih.

Chapter 8  Grfed Exchage

24. 25. 26 2 28. 29. 30. 31.

f3-d2  c2xd2 d2-c2 a1c1  c2-e2 c1-d1 e1 xd1 b2xc3

 his ae  examie all he uusual moes playe hee Fo he moe eula moes 7 .f3 a 7 4 see ames 3

c4xd2 a8-d8 ec5 a6-a5 c5-g5 d8xd1 �gxc3  g5-c5

. �f1-b5+

lak ow wis a paw 32. e2-f3 33. d1-d 34. d-d8+ 35. 'f3e3 36. ld8-d 3. Wg1-h2? 38. e3-f4 39. dxe 40. e4-e5 41. f4-d4

 c5xa3 e8-e wg8-g e-e5 b-b5  a3c5 e5-e c5xe a5-a4 c6-c5

GI 4  D85)

Game 8.2

 Vssertl

• JsVlstml Ar Wh-sn 20 I 0  1. d2-d4 2. c2-c4 3. b1-c3 4. c4xd5 5. e2-e4 6 b2xc3

g8-f6 gg6 d-d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 �f8-g

I

· 

0-1

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  

) 7a4 7 i 2007  playe 7   7 aais M ia Kush a o io oube bu somehow  wo) 8f3 0-0 95 5  O       O .    7   e2 f6  2.5 7  3 2 a 4.2 a4 5.b3 7 64 eS  aalysis by ukh)  O .h6   e3 a6  2a3 b6  3  3 e6 400 b7  5 b3 7  6.  f6 Delhe)  7 .2 a8  8a4 8 a Blak is fo hoie as he obious  9e2 is me by  . x4 whe he ae of quee fo wo ooks afe 20x4 fa os Blak sihly ) 7a3 7 8f3 S 9b3 00  Oe2   O 3 b8   00 bS ·  O.4 bS   xb5 b8  2a4 b � 3a5 x4 4.x4 b7 is also equal Whie mus lose bak his exa pawn o e4 o o 4;  O    7   e2 bS)  O . b8 Dehe)   .00 bS a hee lak has aequae ouneplay; C) 75 S 8 0-0 9.f3 4  O 6   e2 7  2 00 xf3  3xf3 bS . he pla of .54 an   7 53 plus he weak whie pawns o a2 a 3 fuy offse Wes bishop pai . ... 8. �b5-a4 9. g 1-e2

c-c6 00 b-b5

 also like 9 eS. 1 0. �a4-b3

a-a5

05

The Kaufman Repertire f Black

 9. f4 exf4 20 .xf4 S 2  .3 b 2  he whie aak i dead ad Bak ha he iiiaive c6xd5 9. ... 20. h5xg6 fxg6 2. c-h6+?

ie hee i o aak he hek houd have bee hed  eeve . . �ce3

 he eve of   .0 0 d7  2 .5 a4  3 .2 b6  4. f6  S .h6 eS  6.x7 x7  7 .h3 e6 Blak ad bee due o he 4 oupo fo bihop o kih ad hi muh moe mobie bihop o afe   .a4 a6  2 .axb5 xbS 3.00 6 4.e3 a4 Blak  bee wih dea of  6-a5-4 o .. .b4. ayi by e.  .  2. 3. 4. 5. 6. . 8.

. . h2-h4 �b3-c2 d-c �e3-h6 �h6xg h4-h5 �c2d3

b8d a5-a4 d-b6 b6-c4 e-e5 Wg8xg 'd8e �c8-e6

2. 22. e4xd5

g-g8

Hee a daw wa aeed ahouh Blak i leay bee afe 22  fS. Whie' a ak ha failed, hi ki i i he ee ad h queeide pawn ae effeively all hee olaed fom eah ohe. Cui ouy he wo paye  hi ame ad  eded up ed fo   pae ao wih oe ohe admae) wh Vaie ak i  ad aa eod o iebeak poi. ehap aa woud have wo hi Wold eo Champohip if he had o aeed o a daw hee. G 44 D85)

Gme 8.

D Xu Ju  W Yue Ningbo   1 () 9. d4d5?!

06

. d2-d4 2. c2-c4

g8f6 g-g6

Chapter 8  Grnfed Exchange

b1-c3 4 c4xd5 5 e2-e4 6. b2xc3 7. g1-f3 3.

dd5 f6xd5 d5xc3 �f8-g c-c5

  & &  & & & & &  8

 

i 8    

fom hee in my daabae)  2�4+ if  2exf5 aS  3 �d2 xfS  due o he peue on d4 Bak i bee)  2  8  3 e5 b5 4 . b3 a5  5 00 xb3  6axb3 b7 and We ha lile om penaion fo he bihop pai b8-c6 0-0

8. ... 9. 0-0

9  xd4  ha been moe popua when Whie may have a mioopi ede ow he ex i ahin on a Blak need no fea he apue on 5 a we hall ee  1 0 �c -e3

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hi ame we look a Whie unuual eihh move

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8. �f1-b5+

Thi i no a pomiin line Whie han won a nle andmae level ame in hi vaiaion fo welve yea 8�e2 ? aeady afe hi Whie ha no hane fo even he lihe ede) 8  6 and now ) 9d 5 �x3 +  0 �d2 �xa    xa  d4  xd4 xd4  3 xd4 00  4�h6 aS  5 f f6  6�xf8 xf8 Whie exa ene pawn doen quie make up fo hi o of alin ih and he diuly he will have de velopin hi ook B) 9.�e3 �4  0e5 uually in he nfeld when Whie i foed o play hi he i woe a hi d-pawn beome bakwad) I 0 00   00 8  2h3 xd4  3 xd4 e6  4d2 �dS  Whie ha lie ompenaion fo he bakwad d-pawn and he eulan ou po fo Blak on d5 8h3 00 9�e2 6 IO�e3 xd4   xd4 f5  Bak oed 8 ou of  0

�c8-g4

 : &  & &

11 d4xc5

I  d5 e5  2 �e2 xf3+ 3�xf3 xf3  4xf3 aS I S  a  4  6e2 a8 he weak We pawn on a2 and 3 offe  exa ene pawn. 1 1   

d8-c

  x3  2     �g7 3h3 �x3N  4xf3 d4= 12 13 14 15 16. 1.

�b5xc6 d1c2 g2xf3 f-d1 d1-d5 a1-d1

cxc6 �g4xf3 ff5 n8- na8-f8 f5xe4

07

he Kufmn Reperre fr Blk

18 c2xe4 19. e4xe 20. e-h4

   '        ,

fxf3 f3-f

- K  !, ! 20 . ...

c6e6

here wa hi wr wih reaii he paw by 20  xc3. 21. c3c4

e6-e4

he ame Black played  rea hi pa by 22 . .a6 bu afer 23e4 xa2 24d7 he had  h fr he draw uccefuly. he ex equalie a he i la f e whe paw urely ffe Whe e paw lead i maerial 

G 48 D85)

Game 84

D stSpe

• GustfssJ Gmay udsiga 2 0 I 0/ I I ( I )

1 2 3 4

d2-d4 c2-c4 b1-c3 c4xd5 5 e2-e4 6 b2xc3

08

7 . e3 cS 8c  Krak preferred merder) 8 ..a5 9.d2 00  03 rape. . . 8 c-e3

cc5

hi arai i ery ppular recely w r radmaer.

g-f6

Beer ad equal wa 2  .�e5  pree i d6 whie keepi a eye  h2. 22. h4-g3

. gf3

g8-f6 g-g6 d-d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 �f8-g

8 . 9. d1-d2

d8-a5

9d2 ad w ) 9 . ..cxd4 i a reaable aleraie  cal.  aid he draw ie bew bu  cider cal  be he mre crrec me.  Oc4   O cxd4 c6   .d5 d4  2c  d7  3 .�d3 �a4  4.4 d7  5. d daw by repe i)

 ; 

:  





    

Analysis diagam

hapter 8  Grneld Exchange

I O . 8 IO  xe3?   I .xaS x3  2.e2 xaS  3 .xe3 was Aoia uosky Nibo Wh 20 I I . Blak has wo bishops a paw, a soe heas aais he expose whie ki fo his quee bu i was eouh a Bak os he opues ose hs saie usou) I  x4 fS  2 . b  fxe4 I 3 �e2 00  400 e6  S . xb7 � I 6. bS 6 I 7 2 e6=. Alhouh Bak has oe oe isolae pawn ha Whe, hs piees ae ae a ea ze B) 9 ..Q7 ? a ow B I )  O.b3 x3+ I I .Q2 b2  2 .  3   3 .Q2 was a quik aw by epeiio playe i hula Donuez eez ubbok 2 0  I . B 2 ) I O. e2 x3 I    b2  2. 2 b4 I 3 . xS  6 I4 .  4 b2  S S 4 is also equal. B3) bu  0  I  is a oe a so pawn sae ao o Kooo 9. 1 0. a 1 -c1 11. d4-d5

0-0 lf8-d8

I  . e2 �4  2.S 4 I 3 .00 7 I 4h3 xf3 I S �xf3 bS I 6.  f  a3 =. Bak's obile queesie aoy a pessue o Whe's wo weak pawns off se he bishop pai. 11. . .. 12. e3-g5

e·e6

I e2 exS I 3 exS bS   4xS �b7 I S 4 x2   6x2 bx4  7x4 �xS=;  2.4 x2  3 .x2 b6  4.�e2 a6 I S .00 b4 I 6.a3 a2  7 2 3  8  f3 exS  9xS ?   9. exS �f 2 0    a)  9 . . .a6 20f

e2+ 2  xe2 xe2 . Wh he bshop pai i a wie ope posio a o ba pawns o pees Bak is bee. 12. ...

f-f6

13. g5-f4

 3 4 x2+  4.x2 e8  S �e2 7  6.e3 exS  7 exS fS   3e3 6 4. 3  4 .e2 exS I S .exS 4  6.  e7  7 .�x4 �e6 asposes)  4.  .exS SexS 4 6x4 �e6 7. e7 I8xe6? 800 �xS I9e2 h8=)  8 . x2 I 9 2 x3   9 .. fS  ? 20   3 e8= if you wish o aoi a ieiae aw) 20. b3    2  .  3+ 2 2 .e2 hs was okie Mosow hR 20  0 a ashikiaCoee AixlesBais h 20   . Whie aoe he rawi 22.2 i boh aes bu boh wee aw ayway Wih a ook a bishop a bishop pai fo he quee Whie is he equiale of a paw ow bu his so passe ees he haes ile paye 2 2 .  aS Coee hose 22 .. . b4, a he opue likes 22 . .a 23 3 fS = 13  14. c3-c4

'a5a4

09

The Kaufman Repertire r B

Aleraivey, I 4c2 xc2 I 5 c2 exd I 6exd5 �fS I 7 b2 �e4 I8c4 xf3 I 9xf3 e8 N 20 �e2 b6 2  h4 d7 2 2 b  fS 2 3 h5 �eS ive equal  Back beer paw rucure ad he e-le p cpeae fr he bhp pair 1 4. 15 16 1 18 19.

.. e4xd5 f1e2 0-0 d2-e3 e3xc5

1 9. ...

e6xd5 b8-a6 a6b4 a4xa2 c8-f5

b4-a6

Thi  a cpuer prvee ver he acual ae which cued I 9  xd5 ? ! 2 0 cxd5 xe2 2   ? ! ( 2   �c 7 !  d7 2 2  d 6± ) 2     a 2 22 b5 a6? ! (22  d5 23xb7 ad) 23b3= b6 24a2 a6 25b3 b6 wh a draw by repe  20. c5b5

20e7 b2 2  c e e8 22�c xc 20 . .. 21 . f 1-e1 22. d5d6

I I0

a2xe2 e2-a2

Whie ee  have euh cpea i fr he pece wih h ea aai he quee ad he b7 paw  e a draw baed  he fllw aalyi huh h  far fr cera 22 23 24 25 26. 2 28 29 30 31.

... b5xb e1-e exh c1 -e1 be4 e4xe6+ e6xf6 f6h4+ h4-f6

a2-a3 a6b4 g-8 �f5e6 a8b8 a3d3
GI 41 4 (D85)

Gme 

D WellsPeter  Mchelsels Isael 1988

1. d2-d4 2. g1-f3 3. c2c4 4. b1c3 5. c4xd5 6. e2-e4 7. b2xc3 8. a1-b1 9. �f1e2

g8f6 gg6 f8-g d-d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 c-c5 0-0 c5xd4

Chaptr 8  Grnfd Exhang

10. c3xd4

d8-a5+

Thi i ae bu i allow a impe aw.  you mu avoi a raw chooe  3 .. e6  which i aayze i r Niboe beow. 1 4. �e2c4 1 5. �c4b5 16. f 1-e1

a2-a4 a4-a2

Whie ca raw by  6�c4=. 1 6. . 1. c1-d1

8-c8

1 ..

e-e6

11. �c1-d2

  .2 x2+  2x2 b6  3 .00 b7  4.5 a6  S xa6 xa6  6e3 S  7.e5 4  8 .c  a8  9  c7 20 6 ex6 2  ex6 2  a3 e6 2x 6 7=) 2  . e6=

J Thi i much ae ha he more com mo  7 . . .c2 18. �b5-a4 Anasis iagam

Whie' pae i avace bu ahe weak. Black' piece ae we place The oow move ae aayi by vrukh 2 2b2 c 23 .x7 x7 24 b4  2546 26b 7 273 =. 1 1 . ..  12. 0-0 13. d1-c1

a5xa2 b-b6

 3 . e  a6  45 e8=. 13. ...

c8-b

 8e2 c6  9e3 aS N 20.b4 c6 2  e2 c4 224 e8=. 1 8.  19. d4-d5

b8-c6

 9.b3 a3 2 0.5 exS rapoe o he ame. 1 9. ... 20. �a4-b3 21. e4xd5

e6xd5 a2-a3

e 2  x5 e7 2 2.5 8 Whie ha compeaio or he paw, bu pe hap o quie eouh I

Th Kaufman Rpi f Back

21  ... 22 f3xd4 23. e1e4

23  ...

c6d4 gxd4

6. e2e4 . b2xc3

d5xc3 0-0

7  S  s a moe preise moe oe 8 9. 10. 11. 12 13.

f1e2 a1b1 c3xd4 c1d2 0-0 'd1c1

cc5 c5xd4 d8a5+ a5xa2 bb6

1 3. 14. 15. 16. 1.

.

c8b a2a4 a4a2 f8c8 'a2c2

d4c3!

The ex is a ompue impoeme oe he aua ame whih we 23  5 2£e �f6 2Sf3 6?? 26 b a Whie we o o  24 d2g5 25. g5e

a3d6

fe 2S e7 7 26  x7 x7 Whe aks fu ompesaio fo he pawn 25 .  26. eh4 2. h4e

d6d dd6

Daw by epeiio ihe se may ary bu o aaaeously

e2c4 c4b5 f1e1 c1d1

I beiee  7  e6   he preious ame is spe a pobably bee bu us i ase some us ou o be o wh i  e hee he more ommo moe 1 8. d1 e2

G 4 4 (D85)

Gm  D PlulvAlexder  TsesvskVtly Kasda  99  (9)

1  d2d4 2 g1f3 3. c2c4 4. b1c3 5. c4xd5

 2

g8f6 gg6 f8g dd5 f6xd5

b8c6

Chape 8  Gfeld xchge

19. b5-d3

1  e c ? a2 20�c xd 2  xd xc 22 .xc xd2 2 3 c6 d 2dS �xc6 (2  c ay be ee beter for Blac sce quee trades faor he sde wh a extra exchage) 2S . xc6 x dS 2 6exdS �d 2  d6 exd6 28 . xd6 �cS ad wth wo coeced passers for he exchage Blac should be beer 1 9 ... 20. d3c4

a2-a4

20  .a3N 2  dS d 2 2xd �xd 23�b a 2.�bS c2 2S�xe a6 26.�d3 xe2 2xe2 e 8 28  ed I xe 2  . xd bS 3 0 f c s a er estg atept to pay for a w as Bac, although the whe paws oo ore eacg tha he bac oes here 21 c4-b3

21 ... 22 e2-e3

a4-a6

22 ..

e-e6

c2-a2

20  a 1 b2 2  a bS !N 22�xbS aS 23dS eS 2xeS �xeS 2Sd3 (2 S�e3 xe2=) 2S .  c2 26�e3 �c8= Bac's doubed aor peces o he th ra ae up for hs solaed a pawn

20 ..

2 I a 1 c2 2 2 �d3 b2 trasposes o he oe o oe 2 0 . 2�bS c2 22 ec  a2 2 3 �c xd trasposes to the ote to oe   

 the acual gae Blac payed 22  .aS? whch allowed the brla 23.�xf ad Whte wet o o w 23  f 2gS+ e8 2Sh3 �xd 2 6.xh bS 2  �xaS f6 28 . ed 1 c2 2g8+ d 30 xd xd 3  e6+ e8 3 2xg6 d 3 3fS+ e8 3 eS cS 3 S .e6 xeS 3 6c + xc 3  g6+ d 3 8 xc xc 3 . e  eS 0  d  d8   f ad Blac resged. he ext shoud equaze. 23 d4-d5 24. e4xd5

e6xd5

2.�xdS eS 2 S   xa  2 6 a 1 �xdS 2xeS xeS 28 e  �c= Wth roo bshop paw ad he bshop par for the quee Blac has fu ateral equaly ad a sasfactory po sto ahough copuers prefer Whe due to a tedecy to oeraue the quee 13

e Kfmn Reperie fr Bk

24. 25. 26. 2

28 29. 30. 31 32. 33. 34. 35.

.. c6-a5 d5-d6 c8-f8 f3g5 a5xb3 e3xb3 �bc6

g5xf f8xf e1-e a8-f8 d6-d �c6xd exd b6b5 �d2-e3 a 6-a4 dxf f8xf b3xb5 a4xb5 b1xb5 �g-c3

 daw is nearly certain now.

8. .. 9. �f1-e2

0-0

9. 

c5xd4

The alternates are    c6 and 9    b6  recoend the orer (see next gae) but not the latter 10 c3xd4 11. �c1-d2 12 00

d8a5+ a5xa2 b-b6

ther oes especially 1 2�g4 are ore popuar but coputer analyss says that  2   b6 is best 13. d1-c1

I 41 4 (D8)

Gme 

D ErstSpke

 erFrs Gig, 20 02 (  )

1 . d2-d4 2. c2-c4 3. b1c3 4 c4xd5 5. e2-e4 6 b2xc3  g1-f3 8 a1b1

g8f6 g-g6 d-d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 �f8-g c-c5

Ths he Modern Exchange araion s aong he ost tesng o Whte's opions  14

 3  g b7  4.  3 e6=. 1 3 ..

'a2-e6

Ths aods a quc raw. afer and ore requet is 1 3 ..�b7.

Chape 8  Gnel Exchange

4. e2-c4

 ase of . e  a6   �  8  6.a3 N   .S � White has ful opesaio for the paw but pehaps o ore tha that. 4. 5 f-e1

e4-b

Whie a also pay  6.�h6 e6 (a ov ely)   �xg xg 8.3 g8   :g  e 2 0.g3 h6 2  .xe6 �xe6 2 2S 6 2 3 .x6 a8 2. gS 2.f3 fS a Whies sog passer gives hi eough opesato fo the aw to equaie  6      e1xe6

fxe6

1 8. ...

b8-a6

e6xe4

After   .�xf+ xf  6x8+ f8    e6  8 b 6  .b3 a6 20     2  .e  �xeS 22 xe : White has oo itle opesato for the paw ius  5. .. 6. d2-b4

1 . .. 18. f3-g5

c8e6

hs is he oy otuao that s a gerous for Bla. Afer    ? �xS  8 xe   2 x 20.x  8 2  .�xf8 xf8  pefer Bla's haes as he has wo oee passers a the bishop ar fo the exhage.    .�xe6 fxe6  8 . xe6  S  .xe :6 20 . xg + xg 2  xf8 xf8 22.e3 8 a although the opuer efes White ue to he large ifferee  ig safey,  th tha he seue boae of the quee's paw a the wo oee passes shoul gve Bla abou equal haes

This is a opue ovely.  he atua gae Ba paye  8. . . 6 afer whh White eais haes fo a ege. he gae was laer aw. 9. tg5xe6

 e3 =  9 ... 20. b4-a3

\g8-h8

Also afe 2 0. :xf8 xf8 2  �3   with the ba ght oig to S soo, White oes ot have eough opesa tio fo he lost paw. 20. ...

a6-c

20  f8 ay be a iproveet whe the posto is equa 21. e6xg

2  xf8 xf8 22 .�xe e8 23 �g e  Blas welae piees a bee paws fuy offset Whites bshop pai 21. ... \h8xg 22. c1-e1 

e ufm Repeire f Bla

Wth 22.xe?N Whte has ull co pensaton or the exchange wth two strong bshops ad a uch saer kng.  woud aod ths by y suggeston on oe 20 22 23. 24. 25. 26. 2 28.

... �a3xf8+ b1c1 �c4b3 'e-e5 c1-e h2-h4

e-e6 a8xf8 g-g8 f8e8 c-d5 g8-f h-h5

Ths ne also recoended by Deche and Agrest s y rst choce There s not so uch you need to learn here and the lne sees to be sound 0. d4-d5

Ater  �e3 ? g 1 1 .xb x3  2.x3 cxd  3 .cxd �xd  d xd 1  00 eS Back s better The outposted knght s ceary worth ore than the sghty bad bshop The sy etrc pa structure also aors knghts oer bshops. Whte's saer kng copensates or the pawn nus but he cannot cla an ad antage. GI 4  6 (D8)

Gm 

D GewskGrzerz  Sutvsk ka Eh 20  0 (8) 1.

2 3. 4 5 6 7

8. 9

1 16

d2-d4 c2-c4 b1-c3 c4xd5 e2-e4 b2xc3 g1-f3 a1-b �f1-e2

g8-f6 g-g6 d-d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 �f8-g c-c5 0-0 b8c6

 0 ...

c6-e5

Acceptng the paw wth 1 O . . .xc3+ leads ater 1  �d2 xd2+ 1 2.xd2 d  3xd cxd  .xd to a good endgae or Whte as was seen n KasparoNatss, Mata ol  80 1. f3xe5

  .d2 S 1 20-0 xe  3 .xe   .3 b6  . . 12 d-d2

�gxe5

 2 . b3 c  3 d2 �d 1 cN (1 c 1S b d6  6.xc a=) 1 . . .b  S .cxb c  6.b c3 1  c2 e6  8.dxe6 �xe6   . a ad= and Black s a pawn down but has a danger

Cap 8  Gnfd Exang

ous nce psse pwn n uch better coorinte n eeope peces so ull copension. Ater 1 .c e6  3 4 �g 1 4xe6 xe6 1  xb S  6e  b8 1 .xb8 xb8 18�3? (8 e3N � 1   3 �x3  0x3 b) 1 8 .x 1 . 00 b 1 0e xc3   �c4  Bc is ust  pwn up 12. .. 13. f2f4

 4 c4 6   4 bS  6xb xbS   xbS exS  8 c6 6  �xS 6 0 .00 �S  I .c xS   ex xS  3 .c4 4+=  4xe6 x+  S  x

e-e6

300 exS 4.ex b6 (14. . .e8 is so stisctory) 1  .c4 6 1 6.h3 e8  .�b �xb  8xb �  .  �4 Bc preents -4- eing Whte wh e to o Bc's beer bshop copenstes or Whe's bloc e psse pn.

Anaysis daam

   . .e6N

(1..�xe6  6 xb �b6    !N e8 1 8 �b e8 1 �e3 c4 0 y or White sghtly) 1600 b6  b1 g  8�c4 b8  e bS 0 e c4   �e3   .g3 6=. 14. .. 15 e4xd5

 3. 

e5c

hs s ery unntur rereing o g sees obousy' better. oweer  on't beiee tht  3 ..�g equizes becuse Whte cn py c3-c4 n e4-e. 1 3 �c seres o preent c3 c4 so Whte cn't bui  bg center ts rue h Blc's ing is  bi weene but Wtes peces re no well pce o ex poi hs weness. 4. 0-0

e6xd5 c-a5

16 d5d6

1 6b e8= 6.g4e8=;  6 .  b 3  e 8  �bS e4 1 8 �3 e= 1 6.3 b6    b4 xb4 1 8 .cxb4 6  .bc b8  0.bxc bxcS =;  

The Kauan Reperire fr Bak

 6. fS xfS 1  .xb d6 1 8  c b8  b3 (or  .xb8 xb8 0 gS xc3  1 fS d   .h  b  3�d3 f6 g �eS S�c �d 6.�d3 wth a draw by repetito)   .xb3 0.axb3 e8   e  eS   e3 �c  3g3 hS xeS xeS S e3 =. 1 6 ... 1. c1-a3

 case of 1 . b3 c8 0e 1 bS Blac clearly has the tiatie at o cost Whites queeside pieces are just targets. 1 9. . 20. Wg1-h1 21. a3xc5

a5-b6 b6xc5 d8-d

a8-b8

 �b fS (ths proes o Peeter Caruaa, Be 0  1 )  8bd  bS=;  .g bS=;  �3 f 1 8bS a6   xaS xaS 0g �d   fS be8=  .�xb a  3.h3 �c6  . xc6 xc6 S c d8=. 1. .

c8-f5

Accordg to y scae Blac s up ' paw. Whte has soe ague copesa tio i the wea dar squares aroud the blac g ad the adaced passed pa, but Whte aso has soe wea pas. erall the eges prefer Bac sghty ad I wo't dsagree 22 c5-b6? f5-e4 23 d2-d4 b8-e8 24. e2-d1 e8-e6

18. b1-b5

After  8 bd  c8  .g d 0 .fS    .�f3 fe8   .fxg6 hxg6  3 . xf  xc3 S  xb d  6 xc8 xc8  .gS c6 8xd cxd  . d aS the edig is dra because Whte caot w the d-paw without osig either hs o d-pa or hs a pa. 18. ... 1 9. b5xc5

18

aa6

Blac pas to retur the exchage for the dpa ad the bishop pair to get a clear postoal adatage The actual gae wet c6? SfS gxfS 6. c e   b3 h6 8f6 h  . g 1 g 8 3 0xf g 3  .xd d 3 d 1 c6 3 3 .g  e  3.  g6 3 S f e 36c aS 3.a3 f6 38d a 3�a bS? (3. . .eS! 0.cS b6 ges Blac the better of a iely draw) 0cS b   �d xd xd bxa3 3b eS b6 e S e  ? (Sc6 xd6 6c d . c 8e6 f g3  g g6 h3 S  .xh6

Chapter 8  Gnd change

g4   h =) 4 . a 46.b 4?! �xg 4  4?! 6 48 . 3 d4 4 . 4 d3    b4? g  1 b6 e3  2.f �g 3e e4 and fang ae Whe resgned.

25 26. 2 28

�b6-c d4-d2 �d1-b3 �cxd6

dc6 f8-d8 e6xd6 d8xd6

3. 4 5. 6.

. 8 9 10.

b1c3 c4xd5 e2-e4 b2xc3 �f1-c4 g1e2 �c1e3 00

1 0. ..

d-d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 �f8-g c-c5 b8-c6 0-0

ee6

Ths s  aernae lne n ase 1 O  .  urns ou o hae probes or jus for a re. I prefer o pla  edael raher han afer 1 0 . . .  1    , as he queen ll ofen go o e n whh ase  O .  wll be a wased epo Bu  hae ore fah n he  0. ..     b 6 lne of he nex gae. 11. d1-d2

Bak has superor pees, superor paw sruure, and a safer ng GI  7 (D86)

Gm 

 SvetushkDmtry  Zhu Jch ayasiysk o 20  0 3

1 d2-d4 2 c2-c4

g8f6 g-g6

  dx a SN  b3 b6 3.xb6 axb6  4 a6 1  fd  f8  Bla plas o brg hs gh o 4 whh should ge hi good opensaon for he pa as hs pees be ore ate and Whie has ore weak pawns han Bla 1  .b 1 (  1 . an be e b 1   e) 1  . . .xd4 (his exhage ends o faor Whe, bu here  s plaed o aod a laer dxS ad s jused b he loss of epo ha   would pl)  xd4 b6  

Th Km Repeire fr Bl

13a b 1 fd  (else  a6 wll be a good oe) 1 . a 1  .�d3 8=. Ba pans .aa6 and .. b -b 1 . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

... a1c1 fd c3xd4 c4d3 h2h4

b7b6 c8-b7 c5xd4 c6a5 Ja8-c8

2.xg gxh 30xh+ g8 3  .g + f8 3 2.h6+ woud hae led to a draw by perpeual he. 24. ... 25. g1 h2 26. e2f4

d7c7 c7c2 c2xf2

1 6.�h6 �xh6   .xh6 d6=. 1 6. 17. 18. 19. 20. 2. 22. 23.

.

e3g5 e4e5? Jd xc d3b5 g5f6 d2g5 c1 xc6

h7h5 d8d7 Jc8xc1 a5c6 Jf8c8 g7-f8 a7a6

27. d6d7??

2 .d !   28.e2 8 2.f was a draw by repeion 27. ..

b7e4??

2 .1 28  xb g  + 2 g3 3+ s ate  four. 28 29. 30. 31 23  ..

a6xb5?

Beer was 23 �x6  2.�xa6  a8 2d3 xa2 26�xg6 fxg6 2xg6+ �g 28.f f 2.g h 30 �xg xg 3  xh+ g8 3 2d exd when Whte's ata is not worth a roo 24. c6d6?!

2 x 8 x8 2.f h 26xh �h6 2g �b 28.�g �xg 120

Jc8c d4d5 f4e2 c1 c8 f7xe6 d5xe6 d7d2??

After 3  .d xa2 White has soe opensaion for he twopawn de it 31 . ...

f8h6

G  7 (D86)

Gme 

D FerAlexdr • CruF Gibalar 20    

1 d2d4 2 c2c4 3. bc3

01

g8f6 g7-g6 d7d5

Capter 8  Gfd Exchange

c4xd5 5. e2-e4 6. b2xc3 . �f1-c4 4.

f6xd5 d5xc3  �f8-g

1 1  a1 -c1

hs s the tratoa a e of the Grfe. .. 8. g1-e2 9. c1-e3 10 0-0 7.

cc5 b8-c6 0-0

r 10 x4   .x4 aS+  2f a3 1 33 ( 3 .b3 xb3 .�xb3 8  SS aS= Blak wl ether w he bshop par or get  . -fS) 1 3.6  4.h4 8 1 S hS e6  6hxg6 hxg6 7S g4N  8. �x3  .x3 f6 202 eS 2 1 .e2 xf3 22.gxf3 x 23.�x3 xf3+ 24g g3+ wth a raw by perpetual hek. 1 0. .

d8c

he ol a le wth I 0  ..g4 I I .f3 aS has beoe rare athough t s st sou probaby beause Whte has the hoe of testg Baks preparato wth a sare of the exhage or of a paw or payg 1 2xf7 + wg a paw for substatal opesato  thk the e  ths gae s a uh sper path to equal haes.

I  b  b6  2�f4 eS  3  g3 e7 I 4 �b7  S a4 f8 I 6. xeS xeS I 7.f4 4  8f  =   .�f4 eS I 2g3 e7 I 3 S aS  4�3 4  S�2 bS= . 1 1  .

b-b6

Ths s a rare but goo ove By a urous oee after  ha alreay ae ths hoe a aalyze ths gae for the book  reeve Avrukh's book whh ae the sae hoe  I  8 s uh ore oo but Blak has eas of e7eS 4 f7 -fS  so he keeps the rook o f8 Aother goo ove s  I e6 rst pag to pay . . .b7 b6 . b7  a  a8 ext whle reservg e7 for the quee f eee he ove .e7 -e6 s aso qute reasoable o ove I 0 But I prefer to reta the opto of e7 -eS  oe shot as  the gae 12. d1-d2

A)  2f4 eS  3 .�e3 ( I 3�g3 e7= I 3 .xeS e6 I 4� ae8 I S 4 xeS I6e fS= I3. . .ex4  4.x4 x4 I S .x4 x4 I 6.�x4 x4 I 7x4 e7 I . b7 = B) 1 2 bxS I 3f4 eS I 4 7  S �b3 e6 1 6.�x exS  7 .�xf8 �xf8 I 8 x 6 I .a4 xS 12I

e auman Repetie  Black

20.exd eS= Two bishops are a tad better tha roo ad two paws ad a though they are oeted passers they are easiy boaded here o the dar squares; C)  2. f e6 1 3 .e 1 (  3 .f exfS 1 .exf e7   .d2 �xfS  6.g d7 1 7.g3 ! aS  8.�e2 e6)  3 b7N .f2 aS 1S.d3 fS. The b7 bishop wi be uhaeged o the og diagoa. 12. .. 1 3 e3-6

c8

1 3. ...

a8-d8

 3 . . .e6  .xg7 xg7 1  e3 fd8= is a better equalier tha the gae aord ig to the oputer sie the roo is o loger eeded o f8 with the paw o e6. But  favor Caruaas pla of .e7 -eS ad if d-d the . - fS for whh the roo is eeded o f8 . 4. 6xg

1 . fd1 eS 1  �xg7 xg7  6.d aS  7 .�d3   8 2 8  .g3 b7 20.f d6= is siiar to the gae. ere too the oputer lies White due to the proteted passed paw but  thi Bla is e thas to his idea boad g ight 22

1 4. ... 15. d2-e3

g8xg

  f d7 (  .d6! =) 1 6.b e6 1 7.fS was ahier Lagrave-Moroevh Biel 2 0   . White is better here but Ba wo No oe has repeated 1  f sie probably due to 1  d6!  5. .. 6. d4-d5

e-e5

After 1 6.�b3 e7 1 7 .d �a6 1 8. d= the outposted ight offsets the proteted passer 6g3 e7 17.dS aS  8.b3 �8 (  8 .! 1 �2 f6= Ba plas .�8 ad ..b7 d6)   b7 203 (20 .3) 20  .d6 ad White shoud be better but Ba drew ofortaby i ellerDoiguez Pere ubbo 20     6.�d a 1 7 .xb7 xb7 ad ow

Analysis diagram

 8 .f exd .xd fe8 ! ( 1   xd! 2 0xd fe8 2 1 e bS !=) 2 0.e ! (20.d) 20. . xd 2 1 .xd dS  (2...b=) 22.f3! (2fd) 2 2..= ad Ba evetually wo i Korobov-Nepoiahthi ogasa latia tt 20     8.d  1 d3 bS 20 a a6 2  b1 d7 22.g3 was ia-eia

Cap 8  Gnfed Excange

Meont 2 0 1 1 , won by Whe 2 2 f6! equalzes as Blacs supeo ngh off ses Whes potecte passe pawn 1 6. ...

c6-e

1 6aS 1 7�3 c 1 8 �c2 �c8= s Avuh's pefeence

20 . 21. 22. 23 24. 25 26

.. e3xf4 f1-f2 f4xe5 g3f1 d3c2 f1-h2

e5xf4 c-e e-e5 f6xe5 c5-c4 b-c8

1. e2-g3

 7 f3 fS ( 1 7  c8=)  8 .ce  f   3 c8 20 �b3 6 2  c bS 2 2.c3 a6  the copue favos Whe hee because of the potece passe pawn bu  hn Blac s ne wh hs wonefu blocang nght an uch supeo bshop, whch w op bac o c8 1 7a f 1 8 f3 c8 1  c  6= 1. ..

f-f6

1 7f 1 8exf gxfS  g + h8 20c �xS= 18. h2h4

ec8 c8-d6

1    c 20�c2 6 2  f exf 22 xf e7 = (Avuh) 20. f2-f4

20c

h-h6

26bS 27x8 xf8 28�a 6 2�c2 bS woul aw by epetton. obably Blac wante o wn 2. f2xf8 28. h2-f3

d8xf8 -e?!

28  f 2e f7= 29. 30 31. 32. 33. 34 35.

 8f= 1 9. c4-d3

26. ...

36. 3. 38. 39 

40 41 42.

g1-f2 f3-h2 f2e3 h4xg5 h2-f3 f3-h4 c1-h1 g2-g3 a2a4 h1-b1 b1-h1 lh1f1 1-h1 lh1-b1

c8-g4 g4-d g6 -g 5

h6xg5 g5-g4 e8-f8 f8f4 f4-f6 f6-h6 h6-h8 d6-e8 e8-d6 h8-h6 g-f

23

Th Kafma Rprr fr Black

43. b-f+ 44. f-h 45. h-f 46 f-b 4. h4-f5+

f-e a-a5 h6-f6 d6-f Y·

G  7 (D8)

. d4xc5

TopaoAad oa 2 0  0 et   d2 (   c b  2d2 tras poses)   . .b  2ac  c8 1 3 fd  cxd (  3  e6

Gm 

D ArLev • GrschAlexder Kz (    )  2 0  

  d2-d4 2. c2-c4 3. b-c3 4. c4xd5 5 e2-e4 6 b2xc3 7 fc4 8 g-e2 9 c-e3 0 0-0

g8-f6 g-g6 d-d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 f8-g c-c5 b8-c6 00 b-b6

Anlysis digm

as better accordg to Koodo to ds courage dd ad to proide a good squae for the quee o e) 1 cxd d6   .d aS  6�b xc  1   xc  c8 ad as eetua dra. No  8 xc8 + xc8   d oud hae gie White soe edge. . . 2. e2d4

'd8-c

The ateraties 2.cxb6 axb6 13 b 1 eS 1 . d b8

This is a er proisig gabit altera tie to IO..c fWhite declies Black a ater d a ore usefu oe tha ..c  for exape  . e e6 ad . e. The fac that Aoia i this gae ad Case i the gae quoted o oe  2 both chose to take o c ths ear idi cates that the top plaers hae ittle faith i quiet deelopet agaist  O ..b6. 2

Alysis digm

Chapr 8  Gnfd Exhang

A rs gance  ust oos le Blac has os a pawn Then you should notce the posona threat of ...�a6, followed by e7 e6 and postg roos on c8 and d8. Then Whe wl hae o worry abou c g, or ...d3. Blac wll al os surely regan he pawn or else wn he bshop par wh contnued play aganst the wea pawns. Ths s a co pleey sound gab. For exape 1  a (to preent  .�a6) 1   . .e6  6�b3 �b7  7 .f3 a8 1 8b a6 1 .c fc8 2 0�xb6 b 7 2 1 �c xb 2xb �xc 23�xc xc 2a3 xa3 and Bac has reganed hs atera and has a clear adanage n pece paceen though he poson s drawsh 12f bxcS 13 b  d 8 1 a aS 1  d �d7 1 6.a3 ac8  7.f e6 18f �eS 1 .fxe6 fxe6 20�b3 xb3 2 1 axb3 f8 2 2c  c 2 3 .b b6 2h �g7 2 e .

1 2. .. 13.d4b5 14�c4e2

c6e5 c-b8

 .�dN g   g3 xe3  6.fxe3 a6 and now A) 1 7 a3 �xc3  8. b  bS  c2 �eS 20 �xa8 xa8 2 1 b c 1 �e6 . Two bshops and a pawn are aost as srong as roo ad nght ere Bac doesnt hae an exra pawn, but Whte's four soaed pawns to Blac's zero s a os as good as an extra pawn, and Blacs bshops are great whle Whtes ght s badly ou of play B ) 1 7�xa8 axbS  8.�d c 7 1  .d 3 e6 2 0.�b3 xcS 2  ab �b7 2 2.a bxa 2 3 �xa c8 2  bd 1 hS

Aali diagram

Aai diagram

o far Carlsener n the Ta Meo ra Moscow 2 0 1 1  Now 2 . . .f7! faors Bac due o hs bshop par. The threat of doubng roos wll probably prooe 26�g3, after whch Blac trades roos and pays ..a aS , equalzg the pawn srucure and openng the gae for the bshops.

Due to the pressure on Whtes wea pawns and ng Bac wll surely regan a pawn for hs exchange. Then he wl ony be down by / paw and wl sl hae he superor pawn strucure and he safer ng ful copensaon 14. 15. 16 1 18 19

... f2-f4 �e3xc5 b5-a3 �c5-d4 f4xe5

b6xc5 e5-g4 a-a6 b8-c e-e5 g4xe5

2

The Kaufman Reperire f Ba

25 . ..

e5-c4!

hs proeent sees to regain the pawn and equaize n the actua gae Black stayed a pawn down after 2.  d3 26 d 2fd f 28 c8 2  e3 an shoud hae ost but saed a draw due to a ate endgae error by White. n return for the pawn Bac has the uch superior pawn structure and a uch superor nght hs should be enough to equalze 20. 2. 22. 23. 24. 25.

d-c1 e2xg4 c1-f4 f1 xf4 a1b1 a3c2

c8-g4 e5xg4 cxf4 g4-e5 a8-d8

26. 2. 28. 29. 30. 3. 32.

b1-b4 b4a4 c2xd4 a4xa6 f4-f1 d4-f3 f3xe5

d8-c8 gxd4+ c4e5 c8xc3 c3-e3 e3xe4 e4xe5

The resultng endgae is an aost cer tan draw

126

Chape  Center Game and Ponzan this chapter we cosider two fairy rare white optios after l e eS that eertheless hae soe deotees ad so are worth studyig he Ceter Gae ioles the early de elopet of the white quee ad is ofte played with the idea of castig queeside ad gabitig the e paw for attacig chaces he Poziai o the other had i ites Back to deeop his quee early either lie shoud gie White ay adatage at  if you foow the lies gie here 

he Ceter Gae starts with l e e5 2d ed d c

ow the oral retreat for the quee is to e3 although the aterate choice of a has og bee chapioed by etera M Walter hipa t has the drawback of failig to defed the e paw as securey though After e f 5c b d2 0-0 700-0 e

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 

l i i .

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i  i 

2

The Kun Reerre r Bk

Wht must choos btwn th s 8.�c4 nd th gmbit 8.g3  n th ormr cs Bcks thrts gnst th 4 pwn nd th c4 bshop tnd to put him  bt hd n th ttcking rc. Th gmbt mov 8g3 cn b ccptd thr by 8e (usuy rcommndd or by 8 . xe, my choic du to th givn gm which my ld to Bck gtting fou pwns or  pic.  m 9 . 1 . Th Ponn stts wth l .e eS 2. c6 3.c3

t whch Blck cn qulz ithr by 3 .6 or by 3 d5 I choos th scond mov bcus t offrs mor winning chncs nd so bcus my computr nlysis ctu y shows  tiny dg o Bck Wts bst mov is 4a4 tr which 4 �d7 s n xciting gmbit rcommndd n my ir book Howv my curnt comput nlysis mks t look ss ppng thn th s 4  6 which sms to gv Blck  good position for r. I Wht rsponds S.d3 s in th gvn gm ply rsmbls th Phlidor/Hnhm Dns but with colors rvrsd. Th Hnhm (  4 d6 2 d4 6 3 .c3  43 bd7 s not such  bd dns to  4 but t dos not giv fu qulty nd vn with th xtr tmpo o Whit s rst mov it is hdy somthng to void s Blck spcily snc th mov 4 my tun out to b inppropt.  m 9 2.

KP    (C22

Gm  D epmchtch  Ve PsFrcsc Msw 00 ()

1 2e4 2 d2-d4 3 d1xd4

Th Cntr m 128

e7-e5 5xd4

3. 4. d4-e3



44 is M Wltr hipmns spcty wth 4 .6 c3 �b4 6�d2 00 7 .0 0- 0 d6 8.�b5 �xc3N 9.�xc3 x4 1 O x4 g+ Bck wins  p. 4. ..



Chape 9  Cer ame d 

5 6 7 8

bc3 cd2 0·0·0 3-g3

�f8·b4 0·0 8-8

1 2 . . .8  3 .c3 xh3 1 4.�g    .�4 6  6.g s  dw by pt ton though ck cn vod t by 1  .. h o 1 6 6.

cs o 8. c4 d6 9 .3  1 O .�b3    3 .c 1 2  1 b  3 .xb 4  4.2 c6   .c3 b6 1 6�4 d ck hs  stong ttck o  pwn 

 3 wc b ?I

8. ...

f6x4

8 . 4 s  good ltntv whch s usully commndd h. 8 .d6 s th wmpy mov myb good nough o qulty but just lk th computs I  vo tkng pwns unlss  s th ut ton 9 c3x4 0 d2f4

8x4

  g 7  1 .h4 d 1 2 3 6 3c4 b4N 14.3 �d6 1.�xd8 �xg3 1 6.b3 c6  7 .�g h6  8 .�d2 7 lck hs tdd quns nd kpt hs xt pwn;  Oxb4 xb4 Whts compnston o th pwn ooks mg.  0    . g -h3 2 �f·d3

d8f6 d7-d6 c6d4

1 3 _3 nd now A) 1 3 .  . g4 1 4.xd4 xd4 1  .c3 ( t 1  .3  ck s  sold pwn up 1  �xc3 1 6bxc3 g4 1 7 3 (o 1 7 3 xc3+  8 .�c2 x3 + 1 9x3 xg2 20.4 2 2 1 d x + 2 2 .x �d7 nd wth ou pwns o th knght ck s btt but Wht my dw 1 7 . .xc3+ 18�c2      9 d2 x2 (o 1 9  d4+ 20 2 xd  2 1 xd 1 x2 22 . d2 c4+ 2 3 .�d3 h4  lck hs ou pwns o th knght nd thts nly ss by Kotchno 20.d3 + 21c3 x c3  22 .xc3 xg2 nd wth v pwns o th knght ck should wn;  3. .. 1 43 8 1  �g5  1 6c3 �xc3  7bxc3 xc3 +  8 �c2  1 + 1 9d2 x2 20  h 1 d7 s noth wy to gt ou pwns o  pc wth th btt chncs.  3. ... d4-2 4. g3-f3?

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The Kaufman Reperre  Ba

22. d1-d4

f4-f6

2 2   .d  ws  more convncing win

14. .. 15. b2a3?

b4-a3!

lck now wns y orce n  5 c3 ?? xc3+ wns nd ter c1 x3 1 6gx3 e7 1 7.g5 xc 1  8 xc  �c 1 9ce 1 xe  + 20  xe 1 d 2 1 e7 e8 22 .xh7 + h8 23 . xe8+ �xe8 24.�e4 c6 lck hs  wnnng endgme with the shop pir,  much etter pwn structure nd the thret on  1 5 16. 17. 1. 19. 20 21

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b1-c1 wc1-b1 b1-c1 �d3e4 f3g2 c1b2

e2-c3+ c3a2 a2-c3+ ch3 h3g2 f6f4 c3e4

23 24. 25. 26. 27. 2. 29 30 31 32 33. 34. 35. 36.

g2e4 h1-e1 e4-f4 f4d4 e1-e7 a3-a4 b2-b3 e7-c7 c7a7 a7-b7 b7b6 a4-a5 a5-a6 a6-a7

c7-c5 h7-h5 f6d4 c5d4 b7-b6 g7-g5 Wg-g7 a-e e-e2 e2f2 f2h2 h2-e2 e2-e e-a

White resigned 

8  1 6 (C44

Gme .

D SvcheBrs  DelrmeAxel ka Eh, 2 0  0 3) 1. e2-e4 2. g1-f3 3 c2-c3

e7-e5 b-c6

The Ponni which s qute rre n top eve ply ut s seen sometimes t lower eves. 3. ... 4 d1a4

Wth three pwns or the exchnge nd  o Whtes pwns isolted nd his kng exposed ck s clerly wnning  30

d7-d5

In cse o 4exd5 xd 5d4 6 6e2 e4 7d2 e3 8xe3 xg2 93 h3  Oe2 �d6 1 1 .c4 00 cks ser kng nd etter deveopment  give him more thn enough or he ishop pir  45 dxe4 xe g 64 (or 6d4 xg2 7 d6 8.h5 g6 9.h4

Chpter 9  Center Gme nd Pii

 1 0.dx5 �d7   g7 nd Bck wil cs qunsid wih n xr pwn 6   xg2 7 .�xc6 bxc6 8.xc6 d8 9 .  h3 1 0.x8+ 7 1  .d 1 x  1  c2 � 1 3 .3 6 1 4.c6  1 5 .d4 d3  1 6.b3 g4 1 7.c2 c  Bck is clry wnnng h f7-f6

4. ...

my rlir book  rcommndd h gmbi ln 4 .d7? hr which is qui popur nd scors wll. Howvr h ngins now don consid i ully corc whs h x sms o giv Bck  good gm wihou much risk.

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b2-b4 8 tb1-d2 9 b4-b5 0. d3-d4 7.

5. d2-d3

�b5 7 6 .xd5 xd 7 d4 �g4 8.c4 o 8 . c4 4N 9 .�3 x3  O .d2 �d 1   .xd  xg2 1 2 .c2 xd4 13.cxd4 g6 14. d3 h   . c   nd Wh hs only h bishop pi or hs pwn 8 . ..4 93 �x3  O.d2 g6   .x3 xg2 1 2 2 4  3 .d2 g4  4. h3N  5.2 h  1 6.        7 .d b  8.x7   hr Blcks kng is s hn Whis Ar 5 .xd5 xd 6 d4 �d7 7  b5 6 8. c4 4 9. 3 d8! Blck wins m l.

f8-d6 tg8-e7 0-0 tc6-b8

Ar  0. 0 0 d7   .c2 c6 Blck hs br cnrl conrol. His ormon would hv bn considd id in h 800s.

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6.bd2 d7 72 d6 8xd5 �xd 94 g7. Whi cn gin h bishop pr bu Blck will hv b d vopmn nd cnr conrol o com pns. 6

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5. .. 6. f1-e2

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 C888   w e5xd4

Pobbly br hn h gm which coninud  O . . . d7  1 .c4 c6 (   .. .dx4 1 2. x4 xd4 1 3 xd6 c  4d1 xd6 1 5 .xd4   6.xd6 xd6 Blck woud sill b o choic  2bxc6 bxc6  3 0-0 7 1 4.�b2 xd4 1 5 cxd cxd 1 6.�xd4 c 1 7 .xc5 xc5  8.5 g6 1 9 . c  �b6 20.x6 x6 2  . c6 (Blc is clrly b hr, up h bishop pir wh  good posiion 2  . . .8 ?! 2 2 . x6 �x4 2 3  x8 x8 24.g3 c8 25.�d3 8 26.c 131

Th Km Rprtir fr Bck

e 27xe5 x e 28 g6 29b3 xb3 ? Bck pys or  drw rom  beer poiion, probby due o he huge ring dierence 30 xb3 e 7 3  �e2 c7 3 2 .d c3 3 3 d5 xb3 34 4 omehow Whie wo hs compeely equ nd drwsh posion 1 f3xd4

132

r   .cxd4 g6  2g 3 dxe4  3 xe4 h3, nd Whes csing problems give Blck he edge. 1 12. 0-0

�6-f7 b8-d7

Whies pieces nd pwns seem o be ds tribued rher rndomy whie Blck domines the cener

Chapter 10 Bishops Opening and Vienna Ths chpter coves the Bishops pening (  e4 e 2 �c4) nd the Vienn me (  e4 e 2 c3 )  becuse they e strtegicy simi nd becuse they cn esiy tnspose  both cses we respond with 2 . f6 fte which if White plys 3 c3 in the Bishops pening or 3 �c4 in the Vienn we rech the sme position Afte l e eS 2c f6

nd now 3c3 o 3d3  ecommend voiding the move 3 ..c6  insted plnning to put  pwn on tht sque. Thee re wo esons for his Fist of l  dont fvor pc ng the knight on c6 if White fils to ttck the e5 pwn becuse its geney not d sbe to obstuct pwns which e not prt of the cste After  I m ecommending the Breyer Defense to the pnish in which Bck ctuly etrets the knight volun ty fom c6 to b8 nd then moves it to d7 Why go to c6 in the st pce if you dont need to do so? The second eson is tht the moves c4 nd c3 both invite  blck pwn to c6 n the fome cse it is becuse of the possibility of  d7 -d to chse the bishop, while fter c3 he pwn move tkes wy the wo most dvnced sques to which the knight might otherwise ter go. In gener it is dvisble to pce you pwns n font of the enemy knight with two squres in between for pecisely ths re son. When Whte pys 3d3 in the Bishops penng I dvocte the mmedte 3   c6 to chieve  quick d7 -d. White hs nothng better thn  dS  when fter 5b  f vo the bhop chec on b4 The ide is tht fter the obous 6.c3 we cn etret to d6 no onger hving to fe c3 with pressure on ou d pn Assuming  lte bd2 we end up th  posiion somewht s to the Breyer but this time we e pyng ginst it The Breyer is n excellent defense to the pnish but it is still not quite equl 133

Th Kaufman Rprt f Ba

so if w cn ply ginst it whn w  Blck w should hv no complint! Wht cn instd invit  bishop td by 6.�d2 but th td is n fo Blck s  cptu by th knght gin fofits th chnc to pssu d by c3, whil th qun cptu llows Bck  vy good pn scic option  Gm 1 0 .  fo ll of this f Whit chooss 3.c3 (o vss hs scond nd thid movs  fvo 3 ..�c5 With th knight on c3 th pn with . . . d7 d is not so invitng s th pwn coms un d hvy ttck so th mov . c7 -c6 is not ugnt Aft d3 c6 S w typiclly ply ...d7 -d6  bd7, .. .�b6,  h7 -h6 nd . . . d7 f8g6 tking dvntg of th dy in cstling. This wy w my b bl to dispns with .. 8 lt. This pln sms to giv ful qulity.  Gm  0 .2. fWt dos not ply �c4 in th Vinn (ft 2.c3 6) 

h cn choos 3. whch is  kind of Kings Gmbit whch Bck shoud not ccpt du to 4.5 Fotunty th py 3 .. .d5! sms to solv  poblms. Aft th usul .e5 xe I dont vn know how Whit cn quli  Gm  0.3.

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7-5 g8f6

Fo 3 .d4 xd4 4.f3 b4+ s th gm in th Gmbits chpt. 3. ...

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c7c6

4. g1-f3

Chper  0  Bishp' Opening d Vienn

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d7d5

Aso adquat and mor conssnt wh ou Bryr pro s 4  7 5  00 d6 6  00 7  3 d7 

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Anass dagram

W can compa ths to our com mndd Byr Wht has savd a tmpo  gng hs shop to 3 wh Black has savd wo tmp n gng hs knght to d7 Wht has no yt playd h2h3 o c2-c3 u proay w Back has no payd a7 a6 or  7  u may no nd to do so H has payd th usul c7 c6 and has no commtd hs shop to 7 whch s on no a vry good squa aganst th d3 stup n shot Back s payng a much mprovd Bryr Dns 8 c3 c 9  c2 g4 (9  c7 s also okay Black s playng th Hanham Dns wth Wht havng payd th passv d3 nstad o d4  Oh3 h   d2 6  2  d7 3g3 x3 4x3 g6  h6 8  6ad  �g  7 �xg xg 8d4 6 9�3 ad8= Wth all th pawns on th oard a lon shop s not ttr han a ght S, I prr h x mov 4 d5 as t s mo o a try or an advantag 5. c4b3

xd  cxd 6 5 + d7 7  xd7 + (7 a4 a6 hlps Back a s Wht no longr has h Bnon mov c2c4 ar du o h wak squa 4 7  xd7 800 d6 9 c4 00  c3 d4   2 c7  Black s o choc thanks to hs xtra cnr pawn Wht s payng a Bnon whout th stng o h anchtod kng s shop 5. ..

f8b4+

thnk ths s tt than th usua   �d6 whn 6c3 s rathr annoyng W us provok 5 c3 rst o pvn hs  6. �c1d2

6c3 �d6 ( Black plays    �d6  Wht has th t prospcts at 6c3 7d2 (7g dx4 8dx4 h6 9h4 7 I Od2 d7   2 �c7 200 00 3h3 c and wh das k   7 6 and �a6 or a7 a or x3 or  c5-64 Back s or choc 7 0-0 80-0 d7 9 8   h6   g3 8  2h3 g6

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A 3h2 c5 4h5 (osa Kauman Wasngon 20 I I )  4xh5  5 xh 6 and Black has t dv opmnt and pssu on  Wht has no attack; 35

The Kafman Repertre fr Ba

  3 �3 6  4c2 d7   ad 1 a 1 6a4 ad8  lack has a sma dg du to his suprior cntr pawns This is th sam sma plus that Whit gts in th main lins o th panish du to this pawn ormaion 6. .. 7. 1x2

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7 bxd 2 g4 8 h3 x3 (sinc lack dosn hav two bishops h dosn t mind tradng on or a knigh o sav a tmpo 9 x3 00 1 0 0 0 d6 1    a 1 2a4 bd7  lack has mor spac and th whi bishop is no bttr than a igh hr 7. .. 8. d2g5 9 e4x5

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  2c 3 g 6  3 h4 d4 44 x4 1  x4 c  1 6 d 7 1 7 x7  x7 1 8x7 + xf7 1 9x + 6 2 0xg6 hxg6 Wih a pair o rooks addd as hy ar hr and only on opn , bishop and knight a no much wakr than rook and two pawns, and h split whit kingsid pus lack s bttr dvopmnt and king posi tion avor m 10. 1 12 13 14

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r  0xg7 g8   h6 x g2 and now A  2bd2 a  3  a4 g 6  43 8   O -O-O g4  6 2 c  7h3 xa4  8 hxg4 c3 1 9 bxc3 a 3+ 2 0b b6+ 2 1 b3 a4 22x h7 axb3 23h 8+ g7 24x+ 6 2cxb3 x a2+ 26c1 x f2 2 7 g + g 6 28+ 6 is a daw by prptua chck; 136

a7a5

ack actuay playd  4 g and go ino troubl bu atr won h ida o th tx is to provok a2-a3 or a2a4 so Whit won t hav h4a4a3 whn his qun gts into roub 5 a2a3?

1  g3 h   6g4 h6 1 7g 3 h was a draw by rptition 5. 6. 17. 18.

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Chaper I 0  Bhp Opeig ad Vea

19 20. 21. 22.

cb5 c2c4 dxe4 f-d4

d6b6 e5-e4 d5xe4 f8d8

5. g1-f

Back is winning du to th pin and th mprisond whit qun VG  (C26)

Game .2

D VsserYe  Skvv d 200 ()

1 e2e4 2 �f1c4

e7e5

5.

6. 7 8. 9.

10

2 c3 6 3c4 transposs 2. ...  b c

4 d6 63 b b3 a 8a4 b4 92 c  Ox dx and Whit s castlng pobms gv Black quality 3 d6 6h3 b b3 a 8a4 b4 9b  6  Od2 bd   2 d  Back has mor spac and bttr dvop mnt

g8f6 jf8c5

In th  4  opnings i Whit dosnt attack  by 3 I bliv Back should not pay  c6 H s gnrally bttr o payng c c6  d d6 and  bd payng a Phiidor-lk omation without Wht having playd d2-d4 which is th ony mov that puts prssur on ths ormaton

... 00 2- �c4-2 ce2 e2g

d7-d6 b8d7 �c5b6 h7-h6 d7f8 f8g6

I thnk that c6 s mor us than a3 in this othrwis nary symmtrical pos tion so Wht has lost th advantag o movng st 11. d-d4 12. fxd4

e5xd4 0-0

4. d2-d

43 d6  d3 c6 trasposs to th gam 4 

c7-c6

3

Th Kau Rpri  Black

13. d4-f5? �c8xf5 14. e4xf5 g6-e5 15. �c1f4 8-e8

Blcks hlthy vs Whits cppd m oty compnsts o th bshop pi nc Bck plys ..d6-d5 h should b btt du to th sd bishop on 2  1 6. d1 -d2 17. a1-e1

Th noml mov od woud b 1 4 5 2c3 6  dont ik to us btz gms but this on shows  Wold Chmpion png my commndd  3 f2-f4

3.3 c6 s th chpt on th Fou Knights  3  .. 4 4xe5

d6d5

d7-d5

4.xd5 x4 5d4 (in th vnt o 5�c4 c6 6d4 cxd5 7�b3 �d6 8g2 00 9 00 g5 1 0xd5 xd   .�xd5 c6 1 2 c3 �g4 Bcks btt dvlopmnt outwighs his doubld ps; 5 3 tnsposs to Kings mbit 5 xd5 6.xd5 xd5 7�x4 �d6 8.�xd6 xd6 9d2 00 000-0 �6 1  .b  d7= 17 ...

�b6-c7

Th gm ctully wnt 1 7 . d7 8.c4 c5 1 9cxd5 cxd5 20 d  c4 2 1 .d3 c8 2 23  x2 23  x c2 24h 1 2 2 5�g3 4 2 6 .   xb2 2 7�b 1 x 28 �x �x2 + 29.x2 x nd Blck won 18. e1-e2 1 9. e2-e3 20. f1-e1

VG    0 (C29

Gme 1.

 eDy

 KrkVlr Msw biz 20 1 0  3 

138

f6xe4

K

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j  j

j

d8d6 e8-e7 a8-e8

h Wht bishop on 2 is shut out o th gm, so Bck s btt

1. b1 c3 2. e2e4

4  .

g8-f6 e7-e5

5 g1f3

5d3 xc3 6bxc3 d4 73 c6 8�2 �c 9 0-0 c3+  0.h1 00    d4 1 2�d  xf3  3 �x3 c6  4 b 1  1 5 xc3 �d4  6   8  7 �4 7  8g3 g6 Blck s o choc du to th ticil isoltion o th -pwn 5 3 c6 6�b5 xc3 7 dxc3 h4+ 8g3 4+ 9x4 dx4 10�xc6+

Chape  0

bxc6 1 1 2 �c Bck hs th bishop pir whil s isoltd pwns r ll on closd s nd not sily ttckd �f8-c5

5 . ... 6. d2d4

6"2 �2+ 7d1 xc3 8dxc3 8bxc3 �c 9d4 �7 0"2 00   d3 cN Blck hs bttr pwn struc r nd  sr king 8 �b6 9�g "d7  O d2 00  1 d 1 4 1 2 3 � Blck hs bttr dvlopmn nd btr pwn structur 6 ...  �c -d2

- Bshps penng d Venna

Ar 8�b+ c6 900 0-0 103 xc3N 1  �xc3 b6 1 2 xc6 bxc6 1 3 dxc x+  4�d4 7 Blck is gin bttr du to th strong knight nd th option o c6c 8. 9 10. 1. 12. 13.

... �d2xb4 f3-g1 �f1-c4 c2-c3 b2xc3

�c5-b4 c-c5

d5xe4 c5xb4 0-0 tb8-c6 b4xc3

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t � � �

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t � � :

8 c3xe4

In cs o 83 xc3 9 xc3 c6  O �b cxd4   xd4 00  2xc6 bxc6 1 3 �b4 8  40-0 b6   d6 �g4N Bck is bttr thnks to his strong oposd knight I 8d3 xd2 9 xd2 cxd4  0xd4 c6   xc6 bxc6 1 200 00 1 3 h � Blck hs h bishop pir,  pin nd Whits  pwn is wk

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d8c

Krmnik ctully pyd  3    g ? 1 42    h3 xh3 1 6gxh3 Now 6  woud hv kp h d vng H plyd 1 63? nd wnt on to os 4 5 6 1. 18.

�c4-b3 d4xe5 e1-f2 a1-c1 f2-e1

tc6xe5 cxc3 c3xe5 e5-f6 �c8-e6

Bck hs thr pwns or  knight, bttr dvlopmnt nd  much sr king H should win

139

Chapter 11 ambits hs chapr w consid all h ins in which Wh sars wih 1 .4 and subs ny sacrics a pawn usuay or dvlopmn. I is said ha h only way o u  amb s o accp i, and his is  mos cass my advic  is also said ha havng ac d a gamb, you should ook or a way o un h maial o achv a good po on and hs oo is on my prnc. Bu s no good o gnal oo much; h gambi shoud b sudid indpndny hs gambis ar mosly py ra in  lv chss, bu amaus wl on ncounr hm, and w b lkly o a no ous as  hy hav no sudd h gambi  qusion. 

 Kings ambi was aly popua n h  800s.

ack can accp (2 . . .x4 and hn urn h pawn by 3 . 3 d o ry o hod on   by 3 . . . g5 o by Bobby Fischs rcommndd 3 . . . d6 inc I blv ha Black as h b chancs ar uning h pawn,  s no al pon n aning h s wh h ris o hang on o i. Howv I commnd h mov-ordr l e4 eS 24 dS! 3exd5 ex4 4t3 whch ransposs o 2 . . .x4 3.3 d 4.xd5. Th oin is ha wh h norma mov odr Whi can play h Bshops ambi  .c4 whn a 3 . .  d h can choos ih capur, wh h bishop capur b n nally consdd h b on. Howv by paying  . .d7 d on mov 2 w u ou ha opion; Whi can sill choos 4 .c4 bu h has alady akn on d h h pawn Back o 43 Black should dvlop by 4t6 rahr han xpos hs qun by  .  xd5 . Whi has a coupl ways o y o com ou a pawn ahad, bu hy don  nd ll o him. I Whi pays nomal movs h on has o surndr h bshop pai o � back hs pawn on 4, which is h main rason I k his ln or Back. 14

Th Kaufman Rpt fr Bak

In Gm     w look t 5 .�c4, th most popul mov In h gm Wht mn to gin th pwn withou losng h bishop pir, but h nds up wih much w pwn suctur In Gm I 1 .2 w consid ll othr fth movs, whr Whits tt o sty  pwn hd s rfutd by  novlty in h not to mov  2 h Urusov Gmbt ( 1 e4 eS c4  3d4 exd4 4)

s  rthr dngrous on for Blck to ccp by 4 ..
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is wll mt by 3 e7 Tcncy this is dcling th gmbit s Whit cod p 4.xd4 bu ht crly fvos Blck so Wht shod rnw his o by 4d4 ' whn Wht suggls to prov compnson for th pwn Ts lin ws populr ro 1 900 nd ws shon to m s  kid by n ldrly Nomn Whtk  top ply om t 1 920s nd now knon to hv hd  long ciminl crr s  swndlr  Gm   4 142

Chapter I I - Gamb

h ng ambt (e eS 2 c d exd c3 had om populaty n my uh but  aly uncommon now tll t pay to know what to do

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   

    -

  

cnng by 4  . d5 gv aly qual chanc but I thnk Black hould ty to ut th abt by accptng  dxc3 Thn play banch dpndng on whth Wht ac c a cond pawn by S�c o j ut captu Sxc3 n th att ca t m to  that Wht lack ucnt play o th pawn unl h choo to had o an vn ndgam  am    o th and o th cotch ambt �c whch  mt by  �cS 500 d c3 �g with only Wht having poblm Phap th mot pctabl o th gambt n th chapt  Evan ambt t  attb utd to a Captan Evan aound th ya  830  not to th lat gandmat Lay Evan Fo th t o th  800 t wa pactcay th man ln o ch but t almot dd out aound  900 du n pat to Lak  Dn  Kapaov bought t back om obcuty wth a w wn n th md  990 ncludng on ov h thn man val Anand t wa agan vvd by Ngl hot, pcally wth a gam agant Nln whch cat doubt on th n I commndd o Black n my pvou book th gam wa playd ut wk at  compltd that book. Thng a tl not complty cla but  b lv  hav ound a way to gt th btt chanc o th black pc. I alo gv a a n n ca m wong Th gambt go l e eS 2. c 3�c �cS b!?

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e Kmn Repertie  B

Th a is hat Whi normay wants to play 4c3 an 4 hr u ths has ra acks so Wt hops o achiv his wh a gan of a tmpo at th pc of h paw ormay you n at as two mp an mo ypicaly hr o ustify a gami  h tmpo is qui valual in his poston u to thrats on  Back shoul accpt by   � whn aftr 5c3 � s th st winning y (  . . .�7 s h safst mov f whch s am 1  .6 an afr 6d  now rcommn 6 d6 rathr han 6 .  x4 u to th aov-mntion hort gam Whn Whi atacks  y 3 w fn h 7  d7 f Whi thn aks on  w turn th pawn y 8 . . .6 wth h ia o  .a whn Back shou n up slghy ttr f Whit os not tak on mov 8 Black shou  al o tain th pawn wthout concng too much compnsat  am 1 I . 7 KG 8 (C36

Gm .

D MstAleksder

• Russel RThms B 00 10

1 2-4 2. f2f4 3 4xd5

-5 dd5 5xf4

 O . x   .xf4 g6  ut wh  losng positon Aftr 6.c3 xc3 7xc3 x 8.x 6 9   + f8 Wht has  tl fo th pawn. 6 ..

�c8-6

6 .  7 7.�x5 (74 g 8.c3 s  tr ty fo Whit 7 ..x5 8c 8 94 g aso favos Back, u n 9 .. .0-0? 1 0 .�xf4 as n CarlsnWang Yu Mas 20  0 won y Whi

4 g1f3

 4 c4 h4+  f  6 6 f3 h6 7 c3 7 8 .4 00 . 4. . 5. �f1-c4 6 0-0

g8f6 f6xd5

n cas of 6.x5 x 7 c3 f 8 .4 c6 9 .0 0 6 Whit s just a pawn own fo nohing. H can gan t y 4

 d12

n h vnt of 7 . 3 c 8.4 cx4 9x4 c  O .h  x4   x4 00  2 x5 c6 1 3 xf4 x  4.c3 c4   f2 f8 Back has tr vopmn an a slghy saf

Cap 1 1 - Gambi

ng. Th wht knght lockng his c a maks any qunsid pay dcult o Whit 7

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f8-e7

8 d2-d4

t 8.c3 c6 9.d4 g5 1 0 .4 d7   �3 h6  2c4 5 6 Wht has ony a tt compnsation o th pawn 8 9. 10. 1. 12. 3.

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b1-c3 b2xc3 e2xc4 c4-b5 f3-5

0-0 d5xc3 e6xc4 e7-d6 b7-b6

KG 9 (C36

Gme 2

 SssSs • MeyHt Bqu 00 

1. e2e4 2. f2-f4 3. -f3

e7e5 e5xf4 d7d5

 p th mo od 2 ..d5 3.xd5 x4 to ul out taking on d5 wth th shop in cas o�c4 nstad o 3 . 4. e4xd5

8f6

5. f1-b5+ 3 .

c7-c5

h actua gam wnt  3 . .d7 4.x4 x4  5 . x4 and now  5 ..a6 woud ha kpt th adantag asd on th suo pawn stuctu H payd 1 5  6 and th gam was at dawn. 4. 5-e4 5. 2xf3

f4-f3

 5. x3 ? �xh2 + 1 6xh2 h4+ with an oous adantag o Black.  5. .. 16. b5-d3

a7a6 b8-c6

Blacks much tt pawn stuctu and sa kng g him th adantag.

At 5 .c4 c6 6d4 �4+ 7 c3 0-0 8.�x4 cxd5 9�2 (9d3 dxc4  0 �xc4 tansposs 9 dxc4 I 0 .�xc4 c6 1 1 0 0 g4 Black is o choic du to th hay pssu on th wak d4 pawn.  5c3 xd5 and now A 6c4 xc3 7 .xc3 (at 7 dxc3 xd 1 + 8 xd 1 d6 9 .  1 + 8 Wht stuggls to show compnsation o th pawn 7 �d6 8.2+ 7 9x7+ x7 1 0.00 6 1 1 .  d7  again t is tough o Whit to po compnsaton; B 6 xd5 x d5 7 d4 7 8c4 d6N 9 .c5 h6 1 0g3 g5 1  gx4 g4  2.5 h4+  3 2 0-0  Wht has 45

Te un Reperre fr Ba

regned his pwn bu he prce o hv g o dvnce hs kng ws oo high 5. .. c7-c6 6. d5xc6 b8xc6 �f8d6 7. d2d4 8. 'd1-e2

8 . 0-0 0-0 9 bd2 �g4 1 O c3 (or 1 0.c4 c7   xc6 bxc6 1 2.ce x3 1 3 .x3 e8 1 4d3  1  .�d2  e4  6e   nd despie hs nerior pwn structure I preer Blck due o the powerul ouposed knight) 1 O  . e8  1 c4 c7 1 2 �d2 d 1 3.3 e4 d gin he poweru e4 knight ou weghs the doubed pwns 8 .. 9. tf3-g5 1 0 tg5xe6

�c8e6 0-0

Not  0. xc6 ? �g4.  . ... 1 1 . �b5xc6

f7xe6 b7xc6

12. 0-0

 2 xe6+ h8  3 .0 0 c !N 1 4dxc (  4c3 xd4+ is similr) 1 4 d4+ 1  .h 1 e4 nd Blcks ttck wi win mter 1 2. ...

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d8-c7

A greedy computer suggesion  1 2. ..e8N 1 3 c3 (n cse o 1 3 x �x4  4.x4 b8 1   xb2 Bl will n  pwn) 1 3 .. e 1 4c4+ h   dxe xe 1 6.�x4 b6+ 1 7 xb2 18. xe xe 1 9 xc6  20h3 xc2 Here Blck is or choce  hs pieces re slghy beer plced 13. b1-d2

1 3 .xe6+ h8 1 4.h3 ( 1 4d2 e 1  .h3 c  6c4 3N  7 xd6 xd 1 8 .h  cxd4 1 9x3 d 20 d x + 2 1 x 8 2 2 g 1 b4 2 3 _d2 xc2 Blck regins the p wh dvnge due to he dvncd psser) 4. ..e8 1  .c3 d 6.d e3  7 �xe3 xe3 1 8  3 b  9. xe3 xe3 2 0.xe3 xb2 2   xc2 =. A drw s to be expeced. 1 3. ... 14. d2c4

Ja8-e8

1 4. .

g7-g5

An erntve is 4.c 1  .xd6 xd 1 6.x4 xd4+ 1 7 e3 xb2 1 8c4 7=. 15 �c1d2

1  b3 e 1 6.dxe xe 1 7 .xe xe  8 xe xe 1 9.b2 e2 20 .x x6 2   e6= A drw is kely.

Chape    

1 5 16. 17 18. 9.

... d4xe5 tc4xe5 e2xe5 �d2-b4

Ths is h Urusov mb  rhr dn grous on i ccpd

e6-e5 �d6xe5 c7xe5 le8xe5 lf8-e8

4. ...

: � i.



 9..c5=. 20. 2. 22. 23. 24 25. 26. 27.

b4-c3 �c3xf6 lf1-e1 le1xe6 g1-f2 la1-e1 le1e5 Wf2-f3

le5-e6 le6xf6 lf6-e6 le8xe6 le6-d6 g8-f7 ld6-d2+

 



t ; t  27 28. 29. 30. 31 .

.. Wf3xf4 f4-g3 le5-a5 la5xa7

g5-g4+ ld2xc2 lc2xb2 f7g6 h7-h5

Th gm soon ndd in  drw. IG 4 (C24

Gme 11.

D AruErc  MVlr

�f8-b4+

  

5. c2-c3

If �d2 �xd2+ 6d2 (6bxd2 c6 . 0-0 00 8 .�b 6 9 .�xc6 dxc6 1 0  d 1  6 c 1 2 xf  xf Whi hs oo lil or h pwn 6 . . x4 .xd4 6 800 d hr Whi hs much lss compnsion for h pwn hn in h ccpd mbi Th x chng o bishops hs robbd Whis  c o ny powr. 5 . .. 6. b2xc3 7. e4xd5

d4xc3 d7-d5

Ar .4+ dN 8xb4 dxc4 90-0 b6 1    1 6   xc4 c Blck is br du o h wk whi pwns nd squr d3 .

·    

asia 20 1 0  5

1. 2 3 4

e2-e4 �f1-c4 d2-d4 tg1-f3

e7-e5 g8-f6 e5xd4

4

he Km Repee f Blck

7. ..

b4-c5

 .. . is th mov to play f you want to kp quns on th board. bjctivly both movs ar . Pay may contnu 8 0-0 00 9.�b3 8 1 0c4 4 1  �b2 g4  2.�a4 d 1 3 h3 �xf3 1 4.xf3 �d6 1 5 g4 df6 1 6.f3 .

12 13 14 15 16 17

... h4xf6+ - b1d2 f1-1 f3d4

h7-h6 w7xf6 c8f5 b8d7 d88 f5-h7

8 d1-2+ d87 9. 2x7+ 8x7

Aso ar 9 . . .�x 1 0. 00 00    1 d6 1 2 .a3 a6  3 �b3 bd 1 4c4 c 1 5.a5 �b6  6.c4 �a Back s to b prfrrd du to th poor Wht pawn structur. 1 c1-f4

c5d6

Wht has no compnsaton for  bishop pair. 1 8 1 9. 2 21  22

c4-b5? 8x1  a1 x1 d7-b6 d24? h7x4 1 x4 a7-a6 b5-d3 b6xd5

Bishops of opposit color do not gn aly draw a pawn down with knghts o th board 11. f4-g3?

h computr cas th postn aftr 1   xd6+ cxd6 qual but I prfr Black as th c3 pawn s wakr than th d6 pawn. 11  12. g3-h4

h8-d8

hs impis a wllngnss to part wth th bshop pair but othr movs los th dpawn or too itt. 148

23. 24 25. 26. 27 28. 29 3. 31. 32. 33.

d3-c4 c4-b3 g2-g4 b3d1 h2-h4 g4-g5 h4xg5 4-g4 d1-f3 wg1-f1 f1-2

d5b6 g7g6 b6d7 a8-d8 Wf6-g7 h6xg5 d7-c5 d65 c7c6 wg7f8 5xd4

Chapter  I  t

34 g4xd4 ?I

kng wth h pwn ws th s chnc o coninu th gh or  drw bu Blck houd sil wn 34  35 c3xd4 36 d4-d5 

d8xd4 c5e6 e6-d4+

  C 21 

0-1

Game 11.4

D rdyVlms  KrvlpvKstt

A) 4d2 �c .�c4 6N 65 4 0-0 0-0 . d 9.xd6 xd2 1 O.bxd2 �xd6  Wh cnnot rgn h pw, nd hs only  mild d n d vopmn or t B 4c3 dxc3 5.xc3 wh 5.bxc3 �c5 6 .c4 d6  0 -0 c6 8. bd2 6 9 .b3 b6 Wht hs  bd vrson o n Evns mbi. H hs ony  mpo o h pwn  ..6 o 5 c6, nsposng o th ng bit 65 4  c2 d5 8.xd6 n cs o 8d3 c 900 xd3  O . g d   xd3 �xc3 1 2.'xc3 00 Whi hs too litl or th pwn 8 . .xc3 9 .bxc3 �xd6  O .�g 'd  d3 h6  2.�3 c6 1 3 .00 0-0  4. 1 8 1 5d  b6  Bck wll nchto h bishop nd b  s pwn hd. 3 

d8-e7

Bd 99   e2-e4

2 d2-d4 3 c2c3

e7-e5 e5xd4

 Dnish mbit 3 3   b4+ nstd 3  . c6 ns os to h coch bu his s bt nd now This is qut likly to sups your op ponnt, nd my vry wl b th bs mov objcvly Wht ithr oss  pwn or too ttl compnston o just gs n nror gm with qul mt . 4 c3xd4 Analyss dagra

n cs o 43 'x4+ .�2 d3 6.'xd3 'xd3 �xd3 c6 8.00 6 49

The Kaufm Reperie  Back

Wh hs wo mp or h pwn, whch wh quns o is no nough A 4.'xd4 c6 '3 6 6�d3 d .d2 �g4 Blck s b, bcus Whi cnno d on d whou ling sriousy bhnd n dvlopmn. 4.  5 �ce3

e7xe4+

n h vn o  .�2 xg2 6�3 'g6 .2 c6N 8.4 ' 9c3 6  O'2 + d8   .�3 �d6 1 2d b6 1 3 . 0-0-0 xd  4.�xd5

 0. ...

d7-d6?!

With  O ..c6N Bck pns dd f whch Wh hv ll compnso 1. 12. 13. 4. 15. 16 17

0-0 b2xc3 e3-e4 �c4-d3 e4-e5 f1xf3 d4xe5?

�b4xc3 0-0 �c8-e6 �e6-g4 �g4xf3 d6xe5

 Analysis diagram

1 7. ..

e7xe5?!

  . ..d !  4�6    .'x6 b4 1 6�4 'x4   .x4 x6 Wh my hv compn son or  pwn bu h s down wo! ... 6. b1-c3 7. g1f3 8 d1-d2 9 �f1-c4

5.

g8-f6 �f8b4 f6d5 e4e7

I 9 .�d3N x3  O.x3 d6 1 1 .0 0 d 1 24 6  3 .h  00  45 dx   dx �xc3  6.'xc3 h 1  .'d2 �g4 1 8'3 g6 Whi dosn hv nough o h pwn. 9 . ... 0. f2xe3

150

d5xe3

18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

a1-e1 Wg1-h f3-f5 f5-d5 d2-e2?! d5-f5

e5-c5 b8-c6 c5-d6 d6-h6 h6-f6

    Gambi 'f6d6?!

3  ..

 x3 hou wn. When n oub

e u 4 5 6. . 8. 9. 30. 3. 3. 33.

�d3c4 f5d5 d5d dxc f �c4xf f fh4 f1?? h4xh+

gg6 d6f6 f6xc3 a8d8 g8h8 c35 d8d 5f5 f8xf h8xh 1

    1 C44)

9.gxf3 9�xg8?! xg8 10.gxf3 g5   e6 g6  f5+ g 1 3 h e Blak ha a nning aak) 9 x3  0�xg8 g   x3 4     f6  3 5  1 4g 6 1 5e3 g6  6.h  h5  g   8.b4 �b6 The hrea of 4e6f4 ge Bak he aanage 4. ...

d4xc3

Th  he Gring Gamb aee More oular i 4 . . 5, whih equalize bu  hink Bak hou ry for an aanage by aeing.

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   

Gm 11.5

D SLzl

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 MezrT Bdpt 006 

1  4  g1f3 3 dd4 4 cc3

' i i i

5 b8c6 5xd4

�4 i he oh Gambi 4  5 50-0 53 f6 raoe o he aian ame) 5 6 63 �g4 b3 �xf3 x + f8

Ali dgrm

�! < �. £    w � : 5 b1xc3

r 5.�4 xb 6.�xb �b4+ 3 f6 an now ) fer  0-0 �x3 9 �x3 00  Oe e4   .�b 6 1  .e f  e  f5  3 .  e8 Whie ha inuien om enaion)  5  3 .a ]e6 Blak  beer Whie ha he biho air an omewha beer eelomen whih  enough for a awn bu harly for wo B) 8. 6 9.00-0 �x3 O.x3 �e6   .he  4 1 .x4 0-0  3 .e5 e8 1 43 6  5 b3+ h  here oo Whie ha eny of omenaion for a awn bu robably no for wo 5. .. 6. �fc4

�f8b4 �b4xc3+

51

Th Kufm R proir or Blc

6...d6 7.�b3 xc3+ 8bxc3 would transpose to the game but gives White the sensibe option of 8�xc3, which the game order avoids. 7. b2xc3 8 0-0

d7-d6

8.b3 �e7 90-0 f6 transposes to the game; .g e 9.b3 h6 0f4 hxgS 1.fxe5 �e7 2.�d5 dxeS 13a4+ d7 4.�xb7 d8 5.xa7 xa4 16�xa4+ �d7 7.�xd7 xd7 800 f6 9.e1 g4 20a4
10 e4-e5

0g5 00 .ae1 h6 2.h4 a 3a4 xc4 14�xc4 je6 1Sd3 ae8 Back plans ...jc8 next He will eventuay unpin by .gS White doesnt have enough for the pawn. 10. 11 12. 13 .

tc6xe5 ... d6xe5 f3xe5 �c1-a3 c7-c5 �c4b5+

lg8-f6

13 . ...

jc8-d7

13... as recommended in Chess Advantage, is aso okay but riskier The text settles for one pawn up rather than two but permits Back to caste 9.

14. �b5xd7+ e7xd7 15. �a3xc5

d1-b3

After 9.e5 xeS 10.xe5 dxeS .�xd8 (11b3 e7 transposes to the game) ..xd8 12jxf7 e7 13b3 e6 4.e xb3 5.axb3 d7 16.f4 aS 17e3 hf8 18fxe5 e6 Black is for choice as the king is a great blockader and the wte bishop is of the wrong coor to disturb it. Aso Back has a potential outside passed pa. 9

152

..

d8e7

With 15f4 00 6.fxe5 e4 17.fe1 �c6 8.�c4 g 19.�xc5 fc8 20"c6 xc6 White regains his pawn but now he has a cearly worse endgame wth three isoated pawns. 15. .. 16. b3-b4

t6-e4

After 6.a3 d2 7.�b4 0-0-0 8fd :he8 9.c4 e6 White has nothng for the pawn

Chaper  Gbits

If 16.�a3 �c6 7 xa7 �xc3 18�a4+ �c6 9�xc6+ bxc6 20fel a7 2xe4 f6 22f4 \f7 23fxe5 e8 24a4 xe5 Back stays a pawn ahead in ts rook endgame, hough Whie's out side passer might be enough to aw 1  17 �c5-3

d7-c

3 �f1-c4 4 b-b4

�f8-c5

The Evans ambi is among the bes gam bi openigs  is soud enough, but shoudnt give any advatage to White ith correct pay 4  5 c-c3

�c5xb4 �b4-7

 give this ine as a safe aernae o my main recomendation 5a5, which aempts o refue he gambi  d-d4

17 

75

Back acuay payed he inferior 17 d6 18f4 (8fd woud have equaized) 18.a5 9�b3 c4 20ael e4 2f5 0-0 22f6 g6 23�c2 fe8 24d4 e3 25�e2 e4 26f3 ae8 27�d3 �d5 28.g3 b5 29�e2 b4 30g4 xg4 31xg4 bxc3 32�f4 g5 33�g4 c2 34h4 h6 355 xd4 36hxg5 e2+ 37h cl� 38:xcl e�+ 18 b4b3 19 c3c4

0-0

5-4

Whie is jus a paw dow G(C51)

Gam6

 FrssntLurnt • Eohr Wijk a Zee B, 20 I (2) 1 -4  g1-f3

c-5

7-5 b8c

7 f3x5

This regains the paw bu Whie mus prove compensation for the bishop pair. I consider 7.e2 to be the beter move, hough i is risk 7d3 d6 8xe5 dxe5 (8 c6 9.exd6 �xd6 Oh3) 9xe5 f6 000 00 ll�c2 c5= Back pans �c7 and b7b6 His beter pawn srucure com pensates  for his emporariy offside knight 7e2 d6 (safer han 7exd4 8.�xd4! wth which Kaspaov bea Aad in 1995) 8�a4+ (8xe5 xe5 9�xd8+ xd8 Oxe5 f6 . 00  2a3 e8 3ec4 xc4 14xc4 d7 15\ b6 6.e3 f5) 8.c6 9dxe5 xe5 53

Th Kauan Rp  a

1 0xe f6 1  .00 c7  2.3 00 1 3 . g e8  4.d2 h6 1   h4   6c2 hS  7. xe7 xe7  8  fe 1 f4 9 f a6 The srng kngh n f4 and he eer lack pawn srucure make up fr he prly paced kngh n aS 7 8 9 0 1. 2. 3

5xc4 4xd5 c43 00 c3c4 c1d2

1 6. �d2c3 1 7. b1 d2 18. a1c1

�c86 'a6a3 a8c8

a5xc4 d7d5 'd8xd5 'd5a5 g8f6 00

Is hard  see much cmpensan fr he ishp pair in hs pen psiin  Black s smewha eer IG  7 (C2)

Game 117

D Shrtel • FlppvAt Kot 00 )

1 3 ..

'a5a6!

Back acualy played  3  . .4 (in RsnPeresheyn Luck 2 0  0 Back played  3 ...h ?? and had  resign afer 14d!) 14 x4 x4 1  d3 6  6c3 d7 1 7. fd 1 ad8  8a4. Whe was slghy eer due  his cenal cn l hugh Back drew. The ex me s a cmpuer impremen er h games presering he shp pair 14 'df3

Afer 1 4.c3 d8 he Whie cener is un der pressure and Black has he shp pair 4. ... 15 f11

14

c7c6 f88

1. 2. 3. 4

24 g1f3 �f1 c4 b2b4

75 b8c6 �f8c5

Ngel hr s he p praciiner f h ans Gami 4  5 c2c3

�c5xb4 �b4-a5

hpter 1   bi

s s he es emp  reue he ns ami.

8. 00

r 8.dxe5 �6 9.d2 (er 9.�5 6 6. d2-d 1 0.�4 �cS 1 1 .c4 ge7 1 2.c3 00 600 d6 (6 . . .6 7.d4 exd4 8.e5 dS 1 3. 0-0 SN 1 4.cx5 xeS 1 S.xe5 9ex6 dxc4 1 0 .xg7  g8  1 .e   e6 dxeS 1 6. 1 g4  7 .c2 d8 Blck as rs Blck u is mre cmpl cnrls he pen cener le in n her aed) 7 .d4 rnspses  he ne er wse lnced psn) 9 . . .dxe5 1 O.�3 S  1 .4 cS  2 .2 e7N .3. r 6.3 e7 7.d4 6 8.e5 xeS 1 3 .�5  c6. ince Blck cn nw ply 9 .xeS xeS  0.�x7  e7  1 00 1 4..6 nd csle kingsde Whie hs 8  2.�d5 �6 1 3 .h3 d6 1 4.3 ery lle cmpensin r he pwn �xh3 15.c4 g4N 1 6.xh3 2  8.d2 �6, nw 9.dxe5 rnspses 7.x �x 8. x1 19xg4   he preus ne, while 9.00 rns xc   2 0.x 8 2  .g3 x3 pses  he gme h2 2 nd Blck wns. 8. ... a5-b6 6 . ... d7-d6 9 b1-d2 hink his s eer hn 6 .. exd4 s ecmended n Ce Advantage due ary  hrs 2 003 gme wih Nesen wih 7.3. 7. d1b3

n he een  700 g4 8.3 �x3 9.�x7 8 1 0gx3 (er 1 0.xg8 g8 1 1 .gx3 exd4 1 2.x7 e8 Blck  much eer) 1 0 ...6 1 1 .xg8 xg8 2.d5  13.5 h4 Whies wu wn rucure gies Bck he edge. 7. ...

9.S 6  0.�4 (er 1 0.�xc6 xc6 1 1 .<d2 6N Whie is dwn  pwn nd he shp pir wih n cler ln   ck) 0 .7 nd he hre  . . .75 ensures  gd gme r Blck. 9 . 1 0 b3-c2 11 a2-a

c6-a5 f7-f6

11. ...

g8-e7!

d8-d7

The gme culy wen   . . .h6 1 2 .3 (wih  2.2  7 Whie ges r cmpensin r he pwn) 1 2.7 55

e aufma Repetie  Bak

3.d5 e 4.4 c6 5.a2 00  6.h4 g6  7.h  �e6  8.d5 �d7  9.c4 ac8 20ae  d8 2  .d3 d4 22.d3 c5 23.�d2 6 24.xa5 xa5 25. xa4 26.xd4 cxd4 27.g3 g7 2 82 8 29 .d2 d 3 0. 4 a4 3  xe5 xe5 32 .xd4 2 3 3 .  6 34.dd xc4 35.e5 xe5 3 6. de  3 3 7 .4 4 3 8 .e4 5 39 .g4 xg4 40.g5 2 4  .x2 x2 42 .  g  xe4 43.xg6   and Whie resigned.  2. �c4-a2

4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 20. 2.

kca3 �a3-b4 c2xa2 g2-g3 b4xa5 d2-c4 ad dd5

kc8-6 k6xa2 7g6 g6f8 £b6xa5 £a5-b6 f8-d7 00·0

d7c6

 s surprisingy hard r Whe  deal wh he hrea  ...exd4 The knigh n e7 preens �d5  wle  3 d5 d7 les Back casle wih a sae exa pawn. 3. d4x5

d6x5

Nex Black can play  .. �e6 wh an exa pawn.

 56

Whe has sme u n u cmpensa n  he pawn.

Chapter 12 Scotch and Four Knights Opening grup hese tw penngs geher because hey fen transpse l e e5 2t tc 3d (cch 3 exd txd t 5tc3 and 3tc3 t (he Fur Knighs d exd 5txd reach he same psin whch is nauray enugh called he cch Fur Knighs. n his chaper we k a al lines ha ypcally begn wh eher he cch r  Knghs pening

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 he cch which was resurreced w decades ag

by Wrld Chmpin Gry Kaspar fe 3d4 exd4 4.xd4 (4c3 s e Grg Gmb n he Gmb chaper wie he ch Gmbi 4�c4 �c5 5c3 f6 is smply a nspsin  e 4.c3 f6 5d4 exd4 ne f he ai Game I recmmend t rater han 4 �c5 mainy because fer he aer me 5xc6 f6 6 seems  er We a slgh edge  ms if n a nes Nw fer 4 ..f6 5txc bxc e5 e7 7e2 td5 8c my eaier bk recm mende   a whch fen eads  n endgme where Whe has rk bshp nd gh s tw rks nd t exa bu dubed pawns Ts endgme is abu equal bu aher hrd   as Back d since 8  b has been reized receny  nw recm mend ha me If Whe respnds wh td2 r b3 we pay  a5 aiming  exchnge  s pawn geing rd f n saed pawn while ging Whie a backwrd ne n b3 see Gme 1 2  1  . I dn een see hw Wie fuly equaizes n s lne Afer e mre ag gressie tc3 e rre  .�b7 was played successy by  tis ye d s seems  sle a fBlacks peng prblems (see Gme  22 The cch ur Knghs penng is n ery prmising fr Whie bu here are sme ricks s yu need  sudy he line Black has  be wling (n he lnes  rec mmend  pu up wh a bad pawn srucure in he endgame n reurn fr he w bshps bu wh queens ff he bishps are a mar pus s his is a gd enugh deal fr Back If Whie aids hs ending he may achee a slghly beer pawn  57

Te Kufmn Repertre r Bk

structre but at the cst f cnceding centra dminatin t Back ee Game 1 2  3  ths as wel as the Begrade Gambt S.dS? which we meet by S ...b when  dn see hw White equalizes.

Unsa frth mes after the fu knghts cme t, nclng .g3 and .a3 shu lead t equalty with crrect play. In the frmer case smple deepment with  ...�c5 and 5 . . d6 sces, while after 4a3 Black shld respnd wth  .. d5 when Whte ma nd himself ust payng the back sde f the equa ctch r Knights wth the use less me a3 inclded he sacrical .xe5? is unsund but tricky Keeping the extra piece s prbab thereticay best, but fr practcal play st retreat the knght t c6 when it is attacked and gie back the piece by answering d5 wth .�b4 ater which Black s jst better ee Game 1 2 .4 fr these three lines Mst nices pay �c after the r Knights pening nti smene teache them nt t d s de t e rk trick 4 .. . xe4. Hweer, cmpter analysis fas t shw ll eqalty r Back in the traditina ines after that me Frtunatey  disc ered a majr nety here (S .xe dS �d3 b) which appears t ge Black abs lutely equal chances. The main lne f the r Knights is 4.b5 bt recently 4.. .�c5 frmerly thught bad de t the frk rick (again! ) , nw appears t be a cmpete slutin t the prb em f that pening thanks t the dscery f the strength f  .  .�e Fr bth  these frk trick ines see Game  2 . 5 Gm 12.1  V der WedeKrel • sRert O 4 (C45)

Haarlem 00 (

 . 2-4 2. g1-f3

58

75 b8-c6

3 2-4 4. f3x4 5. 4xc6 6. 45 7 2 8. c2-c4

5x4 g8-f6 b7xc6 8-7 f6-5 5b6

Chp 2  Scch d Fur Knghs Opnng

he pen le cmpensaes fr his ad pawn srucue. The fac ha Whes rk s suck n a  defend a2 means ha Whe can ny aspe  a draw

� 9. b2-b3

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9.d2 aS and nw A  e4 g6 1  .d3 g7  2 00 0-0 3. �a6 4g f6 �h4 fe8 1 6.c �xd3 1 7 .xd3 dS  8 c4   9 exf6 xf6 20.xf7+ \x7

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   

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9 10. 1. 1 2 13. 1 4.

... �c1-b2 b1-d2 a2xb3 �b2xa1 e2-d1

a7-a5 a5-a4 a4xb3 a8xa1+ e7-a3 f8b4

Aalysis diagram

2 1 .f6 (hewse 2  . .d and he Back pawn weaknesses ae secue while Whes are n 2  .. .f6  he ack ishp seems cleary superr  he whe gh, hugh de  he muua pawn weaknesses Whe shuld e ae  daw; B  O .3 a4 1 1 �2 ranspses  he game; C  O.g3 e6 1 1 .3 a4  2.�2 �4  3.�g2 00 (  3 g6 1 4.�e4 h6 is an uned and uncea cmpuer suggesin  4.0-0 dS 1 . a3 1 6.d4 cS 1 7 cxdS xdS 18.�e3 �a6 9c2 �d3 20e  xc2 2 1 �xd xdS 22xc2 c3 23\g2 fd8 and Blacks dmnain f

15. �f1-d3

1    ?? aS  6.2 �xd2+ 0 1 was a game I wn frm Russan mase ayn  Washngn 20 02 15. ...

a3-a2

  ..a s fa mre cmmn and su cien fr equaiy, u he ex ams  wn a pawn wh sme mdes rsk. 16 �a1d4

 9

The fmn Repee f Bl

In case   6�c2 aS  7 e2 dS 8exd6 00 19e4 cxd6 20d4 6 Whie has litle t cmpensate him r havng hs kng n the center 1 ... 1 7 �d4e3 8 0-0

0-0 a2-a5 a5xe5

20. ...

c-c5

n he game Black payed 0 d6    �g4 with equalty, u Whte sn s the exchange and ye managed  dra the endgame he ext s an engne sug gestin which has he drawack  leav ng the ishp n 4 a it sidelined u he her shp ecmes a mnser 21  �d3-e2

�c8-b7

Whte has itle cmpensain r Back exra dued pawn O 43 C45)

Ga me 122

D SvAlxy

 k Vldmr Wk aa  20 1 1 (

White has a t eter devepmen and a eter pawn sructure, ut this s praly n qute ul cmpensatin r the pawn 19. d2-f3

e5-5

he cmpuer preers  9  e 7 r 1 9. .6) 0�g5 d6 t avd he draw  he nex nte 20. d1-c2

 2 3. 4. 5.

. 7. 8. 9.

e2-e4 g1-f3 d2-d4 f3xd4 d4xc e4-e5 d-e2 c2-c4 b1-c3

e7-e5 b8-c e5xd4 g8-f b7xc d8-e7 f-d5 d5b

r 20 .a  dS 2 1 a7 �g4 22xc7 �x3 3gx3 dxc4 24xc4 x3 2Sx6 g4 with a draw y perpet ua check

9. ..

c8-b7

his s rare ut srng Kramnk kn what he s ding in the pening 60

Chaper 1 2  Scch d Fu ighs Opeg

10. �c1-d2

 0.�4 g6   .e3 �g7 1 2.�d3 00  3 . 00 �6  4.3 d6 1  .e1 e8  6.�e4 dS 1 7.�3 �7 d the pressue  eS peets White m ttckig y �gS  �h6 whle Bck c ply . ..7 S  .. .dxc4  .. .d8  White plys isted  0.3 000   2 e8  2 .4 6  3 .000 xeS 4.xe g6 S.e �g7 16.d1 cS (r s 6. ..d6)  7 .h4 h8, Blck is etter due t the pressue gist the sl  S. 1 0. ... 11. c3-4 12 a2-a4

g7-g6 0-0-0

the eet  1 2.4 cS 1 3.0 00 �g7  4.�c3 4   .c2 xc3 1 6.xc3 d6 Bck is ette thks t his pweu ishp pi. 

1 2. ...

�b7-a6

296+ d White must ge perpetul check. 1 3 .3 �xc4 1 4.2 �x  S x e6 1 6. c4+  7.g 1 6  8.d4 dS=  9.�g �g7 20 .�xd8 xd8 2  .c3 xc3 22 .xc3 d6 23 .g4 d7 24.e6 xe6 2.xe6 �xc3 26.e8+ d 8 2 7 .e6 d7 wth  drw y repe titi. 13. 14. 15. 16.

.. �d2-c3 c3xb4 f2-f3?!

'7x5 �f8-b4! h8-8

6.000 xe4 7.xe4 xe4 18. dS 19.3 xc4+ 20.�xc4 �xc4 2  .�d2 cS . w pws e  geer sighty etter th the exchge, ut s the lck pws re dued its ut ee. 1 6. ...

d7-d5

It my lredy e t lte r White t equlze the gme. 17. a4-a5

 7 cxd   8  S 1 9.d3 xe4 2 0.6+ d7 2  .dxc6+ xc6 22  c 1 + d7 2 3 7 e6  th sides he ex psed kigs ut the lity  the white kigs rk t i the tte tits the el uti  r  Bck.

13 2-3

 3 . xc4 1 4.4 e8  .3 'xeS 1 6.c3 4  7 .xc4 xc4 1 8 .xc4 dS 1 9.xc6 xe4 20d1 e6 2  .8 d7 22.� c6 23.xh8 cxS 24.x8 4 2.d2 'c4 26.�c3 e2+ 27.c1 d3 28.'x7+ c6

17. 18 19 20 21 22. 23 24. 25.

b6xc4 '3xa7 5xb2 a7xa6 c8-d7 a1-d1 b2xb4+ W1-f2 8x4 f3x4 b4-c5+ f21 c5b4+  1 -f2 b4-c5+ f21 c4-b2

6

The Kun Repee f Blck

32 . ... 33. f6h8+ 3. �f1b5+ 35. �b5xc6+ 36 d5d6+

tb2d1 Wd8d7 c7c6 wd7c7 d2xd6

36 .. .xc6 ! 3 7 .c8 d 38dxe7 5 wins the queen  maes 37

26. exd5?

26.e2 xd 27.xd e8 28d2 xe4 2 9.�e2 a4 30.a6 a   3  .�d S and nce Black gbbles he a6 pawn he l hae fur pawns f he bishp and s a slight edge. 26. .. 27. d1d2

c5c3+ c3c1 +?

Wth 27.e8 28�e2 c   2 9. xd2 3 0.xc6 d8 3  6 e Back culd hae wn a piece. 28. 29. 30. 31.

e1 e2 e2f3 6xc6+ c6f6+

d8e8+ c1 xd2 d7d8 e8e7

38 39 0 1. 2 3

h 1 xd1 �c6f3 gg3 g3h3 Wh3h hxg5 Wg5·f

d6xd1+ h7h5+ de+ ee6+ g6g5+ e6g6+ f7f6

Whie resigned because if 44xh5 e4 wins the queen   (C47)

Gm 12.

0 Scdr

• HrStwrt rmy Budlig 00/ 1 0   0

1 e2e 2. tgf3 3 tbc3

e7e5 tb8c6

3d4 exd4 4xd4 6 .c3 tan pses 3. . d2d



tg8f6 e5xd



A* i i i

'



32. f3g??

32g3 d3 33.�xd3 xd3 34.h4 e8 35   d2  Black is clealy bette but White has dawing chances 62

 

 .� 8  i

8

Chter 1 2  ctch d u Knight Oening

1 df3

5 f3xd4

hs pstn s knwn as the ctch Fur Knghts as t can arse frm ether he ctch r the ur Knghts penng 5.d5 s the Belgrade Gamt. I recm mend 5   .4 and nw A) 6 xf6+ xf6 7 . c4 c5 80- 0 d6 9e5 dxe5  Oxe5 00   d3 xd3  2xd3 d6 and Back s ust a awn up; B) 6xd4 xe4 7 .5 xd5 8.xd5 e7!N (als suggested y Andrey dchuk n hs k T Four Kngt Gam) 9 .d4 d5  f4 d6  1 d 1 x5 1 �x5 + c6  3 e 1 �e6  4.d3 c5  Whte has sme deep ment fr the pawn ut wth hs kng stuck n the center that shud nt e enugh; C) 6  c4 xd5 7 exd5 4+ 8  d2 e7+ 9e2 xd2+ Oxd2 xe2+ 1  xe2 0-0N 1 2xd4 a6 1 3 a4 e8+ 4d3 d6  5  he  d7  Back has the better shp, the safer kng and the p n t play  .c7 c6 r  ..c7 c5 at any m ment 5

6 

8 9; 10

  d4xc6 f1-d3 4xd5 0-0 c1-g5

After 1  a4 h6  2. h4 e8 1 3 c4 g4 1 4.xg4 xg4  5 xd8 axd8 16cxd5 xd5 Black s etter placed peces ffset hs nferr pawn structure. The shps f ppste clr make a draw lkely  1 e2 h6 1 2 h4 d6 1 3 d4 c5  4f5 xf5 1 5 �xf5 8 163 e5 1 7 c  f4 1 8 1 d6 1 9 g3 g5 20 gxf4 gxh4 2  f3 4 22 c4 h8 Whte and Black hae equay ad pawns  1  

b4-d6

    . h6 prkng  2  xf6 xf6 1 3 .xf6 gxf6, s ne f yu want t draw whle  1  e7 s est f yu must ad a draw The text s a gd cmprmse snce Whte wl hae t lse a temp t reach the ae endgame and s rarely plays ths way here

f8-b4 bxc6 d-d5 c6xd5 0-0 c-c6 2 f 1-1

12e1 8 13.d1 h6 14 xf6 xf6 1 5 xf6 gxf6 1 63 d7 1 7 e3 4 1 8  d  c5  Backs shp par ffsets hs ad pawns; 2h3 8 3 a  h6 1 4f4 e8 53 7 16�xd6 xd6 17fe e7 and Blacks cntrl f the pen le ffsets hs sghty nferr shp 163

Th Kau Rprir fr Back

2  3 c3-a4

a8b8

1 3 b h6  4�xf6 xf6  S f6 gxf6 1 6e2 cS 1 7 .b3 �e6 1 8 ed  fc8 Blacks bishp pair cmpensaes fr he weakened pawns. 13 . 14. g5-4

h7-h6

Afer 20�c6 Back has a beer pace knigh  an herwise baanced psiin 21 22. 23. 24 25 26 27

1x8+ b2-c4 c4-3 c3-c4 3-d5 c4xd5 d3-c4

b8x8 d6-c7 c7-5 d5-d4 6xd5 5-d6

Afer  4xf6 xf6  S xf6 gxf6 1 6ad g7  prefer Back due  he ffsde whie knigh

27. . 14 .

c6-c5

n case f 1 �g! 1 S .e3 e8  6d2 �e6 1 7b3 cS  8.h3 �xf4N 1 9xf4 c4 20�f aS the whie knigh n he rim gives Black he beer chances. 15. b2-b3 16. h2-h3

c8-6 b8-b4

 6 �xf4 1 7 xf4 c 1 8 �fS �xfS  9xfS aS is bad fr Whe. 17. 4xd6 8 c2c3

d8xd6

 8 ad1 e8 18  1 9. a1 -d1 20. a4-b2

64

b4b8 6-d7 8-8

a7-a5

Black acually payed 27�c8 28d �b7 when Whie g in he equaizin 2 9b4 and wen n  win Wih he ex mve Back has a slgh edge wih  beer bishp and cnr f he pen e     (C46)

Gm 12.4

D PevM

• BezdvAlexe Thliki 2 0  0 

. 2-4 2. g13 3. b1-c3 4. g2-g3

7-5 b8-c6 g8-6

Ths sysem s named the Gek Fu Knghs afer s chief expnen, GM g Gek A) 4a3 dS and nw

Chpter  2  Scch d ur night Openng

6  �4! Black rens he pece  ain a sma  clear edge Afer 7 dxc6 xe4 8d4 e7 9�e3 0-0 10.�d3 xc3   xc3 �d6 1 2 cx7 �x7  3 0 0 fe8 1 4 a 1 �c6 Whe has n cmpensa in fr his pr pawn srcre

alysis diagam

A) S�S xe4 6xe5 (if 6.e2 xc3 7xe5 �e7 8xc3 0-0 .�xc6 xc6 1 0xc6 8 1  d4 6 2.c3 �a6 13�e3 8 14000  7 he ishp pair pls he pressre n hes king dwn he le gve Back  cmpensain fr he pawn) 6 f6  .f3 �e6 8 e2 xc3 9 dxc3 �d6  0.�g5 g6  1d3 hS 1 2�f5 eS  3.�xe6 fxe6 1 4x e5 xe2+ 1 5xe2 eS  6ad 00 A aanced end game has aisen A2) S exdS xdS 6 �5 xc3 7 xc3 d6 8.d4 exd4 9cxd4 00  000 �g4   c3 f6 . Whe is playng he Black de f he cch r Knighs, wh he exra  seless mve a3 inclded B) 4xe5 ? is he Hallween Gami 4 ..xe5 S d4 c6 (5   g6 6e5 g8 7�c4 dS 8�xd5 8e7 shld as e gd  is nnecessarly risky) 6d5

4. ... 5 �f1-g2 6 d2-d3

6.00 a6 7 d3 ranspses  he game 6 

a7-a6

hs s  preven 7a4, wnning he ishp par hgh Back can als allw his y playing eher 6   h6 r 6  d4, since he ains amaic cmpensan afer 7 �6 8 .x6 ax6 7 0-0

7�e3 �xe3 8fxe3 0-0 9.00 �g4 (r 9  .e 7  planning  . .g6)  0h3 �xf3   xf3 e7  In a csed psiin a kngh is a eas as gd as an npaired ishp Whie has sligh pressre n he f-e  a slighly damaged pawn src ue The cmpers ike Black de  he ess safe whie kng   call i eqa. 7. ..

aysis diagram

�f8c5 d7-d6

c6-d4

n general n he 1 e4 eS penngs his knigh exchange favrs Back slghly as 165

The m Repertre fr Bl

the c6 knght lcks the c7 awn whie the f3 knight guards the kng. 7  0-0 7  �e6 r 7 h6  a f these mes are satsfactry fr Black 8. f3xd4

c5xd4

15. 16. 17 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24 25. 26. KP

f1-f2 a1-f1 e3e4 f2xd2 d3xe4 d2-f2 c3-c4 h2-h4 f2xf6 f1xf6 g1-f2 g2-f3

c8d7 f8-f6 g5xd2 f5xe4 a6-a5 g8-f7 Wf7-e7 a8f8 f8xf6 e7xf6 g7-g5 

 (C48)

Gm 12.5

0 EssermMrk

• Kreevle

9. tc3d5

Fo di Sopra 0   

f Whte nstead ays 9h3 e6 1 0 e2 �a7   3 d7 1 2 h2, 1 2 . h5! ? lks nterestng fr Back 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

... e4xd5 c2c3 c1e3 f2xe3 d1-d2

f6xd5 00 d4a7 a7xe3 d8-g5

1 . e2-e4 2. g1-f3 3. 1c3 4. f1-5

e7-e5 8c6 g8-f6

After 4  c4 xe4 5 xe4 d5 6�d3 

A

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Analysis diagram

 14. ...

; f7-f5=

1 4 �g4? s the cmuters reference 1 5h4 h6  6f2 fS=  66

A) Eeryne ays 6   dxe4?! 7�xe �d6 800 00 here ut after 9e (9 .c3 s als gd) we reach the stn dscussed n the nte t me 8 elw ut wth clrs reersed  call t sghty etter fr Black there, whch means

Chapte 2  Sctch and u Knghts Opening

he s slighy eer here, eg 9  e8 9 .g4  0 c3) 1 0d3 and Whie has a gh pull  less han in man lne pen gs, s Black can play hs u i seems ha he llwng ney gies u qualy B) 6   4!N 7  g3 (7 c3 e4 8 .xe4 dxe4 9 .xe4 ranspses, while er 7egS e4 8�e2 �d6 9d3 ex3  O x3 00 1  c3 c6  2 00 e8 ack has sghy superir deepmen) 7 . .e4 8�xe4 dxe4 9xe4 �S 10d3 e4 1 1 de4 xd    2.xd c 3a3 000 14d2 (aer 14�d2 c6  S e2 he8 Back regans he awn araly)  4 c6 1 S 3 �e3 6c3 xd2 17�xd2 d8 8e2 d2 9. ad 1 �gS 20xd8 �xd8 h n her peces n he ard rk ad pawn are au equa  ishp and knigh I wuld pay he Black side  gen a chce 4. ...

�f8c5!

hs us me has rarey een seen due  he cmng rk rick, u snce hs game and nes shw ha i is n rmsng r Whe I expec 4   .�cS  becme he main lne  he ur nghs, and 4�S  lse ppulary 5. -

S.d3 00 6.0 0 ranspses  he nex ne  his recen k T Four Knigt Gam, Andrey dchuk ps r SxeS as he es way  gh r an adanage, u he game Naeranda, Nkunesk 2008 shwed ha Black can equaize S . .xeS 6d4 �d6 74 c6 8eS �4 9ex6 x6  O�e3 ( 1 O .a3 may sll gie Whe hpe  an edge)  O .dS  1 00 �xc3 1 2.xc3 �S

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6. f3x5

6�xc6 dxc6 7 .d3 g4 8h3 �hS 9�gS h6  O�x6 x6 1 1 g4 g6  wh w bishps r w knghs a he price  hang ne shp shu in r nw Black mus e preerred 6 .d3 d4 (6   e8 is als ne) 7 xd4 ( 7 xeS ? d6 83 �g4 9 �e3 �x3  O gx3 c6 1  �a4 bS 1 2  3 hS  3 h 1 h4  4g 1 h3 Black regains he pawn wh he eer chances) 7  �xd4 (7 . . .exd4 s as gd) 8�gS c6 9.c4 h6   h4 S   3 aS 1 2a4 4 1 3 e2 a7 ( 1 3  6 is simi lar and jus as gd) 4.h gS 1 S g3 Ths was PersrNielsen, AxlesBains ch 2 0 1 1 , and nw aer 1 S   e8 1 63 hS 72   8 x2 dS Black lks eer, wih he whe shp  sruced and he pan  e6, .d6, and  c6cS  6. ..

c6x5

6  . e8!? was ried n PausenMrphy New rk 1 8S 7  Then Whes es ry is 7 3  7. d2-d4 8 f2-f4

c5-d6

8deS �xeS 9 .d3 e8 67

The Kufmn Reperire fr Bc

10 b5-e2

Afte 1 0.h3 d6   .exf6? ( 1  hxg Qxg4N 1 2e2 hS    Qxf6 1 2.g d S  3 d3 c6  4.f3 b6  S .3 Qe 1 6�e3 fS  7 gS d6 Blck s bett th the knight cming t e4, nd wn  BebtHmme, Ax-lesBns h 201 lss dgrm

Bck nw hs the psitn White wuld he if in the Fu Knghts he pys 4  c4 Qxe4 .xe4 dS 6 �d3 dxe4 7 xe4 d6 80-0 00 9.e, becuse White sted  temp hee by bS-d3 Ths ne is egded s equ, but the cmput es slghty pefe White n tht ne (s Bck hee, nd gndste Rmn zndzichsh tld me tht he geed ith the cmputes hee 8. ... 9. e4-e5

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e5xf6 f4-f5?! cg5 d-d3 a1-e1

d7-d6 Qg4xf6 d6-d5 8-e8 c7-c6

e5-g4

In cse f 9 .�e2 b4 1 0 xg4 xc3   bxc3 Qxe4  2 f3 dS=, Blcks utpsted knght nd bette pwn stuc tue fuy ffset the bshp pi 9

1 0. 11. 12. 13. 14 15.

d6-e7

Untl ecenty eeyne plyed  b4 hee, but the text seems t be bette

1 5. .

b7-b5!

The gme ctully went  S d 16�d h6 17h4 h7 8 g3 b 1 9.xe7 ? ! e7 2 0.f6?  xf6 2  .xf gxf6 2 2 �h4 c7 2 3 d2  e8 24xh6 e  2S �xe xe   2 6. e8 2 7 e2 d6 28.c3 f nd Bc eentuy wn 1 6. Qc3-b1 1 7. �g5-4 1 8. b -d2

7-6 b5-b4 a7-a5

Bck is bette He hs spce nd  queenside nitite, while White hs n el ttck n he kingside 168

Chape 13 Italian Game he alan Game, r Guc Pan, is he farie pening f nce players u i is as used y grandmasesand een Wrld Champins n ccasin. In my pinn  is he ms prmsing alernae  he pansh fr Whe, and shud keep a leas a iny edge Afe l e4 eS 2 c6 3 c4 I ecmmend he safe 3 �c5 raher han he Tw Knghs 3 .. .f6, which s a rsky gami due  4.g5 . n general, cmpuer anayss des n shw full cmpensain fr he pawn in ha line, hugh Back cerainly has decen pacca chances.

n Game 3 we examne he gam ine 400 6 Sd4 xd4 6xd4 xd4 74 The ecmmended respnse (afer 7 d6 8e5 dxeS  gs e7  a3 s an asn shng cmpuer suggesn he ridiculus kng  g8! I wi d my es  ex plan i. Ne ha I dn cer 4.d4, ecause 4 . . . exd4 ranspses  he cch Gami ahugh 4 ..�xd4 is as a gd me Nw afe 3 .. .c5 4c3 (fr 4.4 see he Eans Gam n he Gam chape, whle 4c3 f6 5 .d3 h6 is a safe ine f Black 4 6 We usually plays Sd3 n maser chess, ecause he ius Sd4 has suppsedly een analyzed  equaly. Hwee as  shw n Game  3 2, Whe has w pahs  a iny edge afe his me, s  deseres a hghe saus and mre pepe shud y . ill, is nhng f Back  e scaed  as Whes edge is praly less han he can ain in he main line panish. As he psins afer 5.d4 exd4 6cxd4 �b4+ 7d2 (Grecs ancen 7 c3 is a duius gami ae ahe pn accs peal and heres n much pin in alking au saegy, excep ha when Whe acceps an saed dpawn in eurn fr piece pay, Back shud generay seek equal exchanges. 69

Th Kauman Rprtir r Back

After Sd3 I recmmended S  6 in my erie k ut recenty 5  . 0-0 hs een shwn t e  gd me (Crsen chse it nt lng g) since the pin 6.g5 is w met y 6 .h6 7h e7 !  6b is met y 6 e7! nd 6b3 is met y 6  d5 Induc ing White t cste cuts ut sme ptins like  1 -d2-f g3 (withut the need f e  ) nd ls tkes the sting ut f the pin 7 �gS fter 6    d6 since White cn n n ger ttck n erly gS y h4 with  rk ehind it After 60-0 the me 6   d5 s smetimes plyed ut here it is rther risky s I dise 6 . Then ply cn tke n a symmetric nture if th plyers ring their queenside knights t the kingside Wit y e 1 nd  1 -d2-f -g3  Bck y  c6e7g6 This results in p itins wher Whites edge due t hng the me is rey tiny Mreer with  the pieces n h rd nd  uid pwn structure Blck hs eery right t ply fr  win if he is th strnger plyer ee Gme 1 33  IG   1 (CSO)

Gm 1.1

 MvsesSerey

 AdmsMel Wijk aan Z 200  (2)

1 . 2-4 2. g-f3 3. �fc4 4. 00 5 d2-d4?!

7-5 b8-c6 �f8-c5 g8-f6

This is  smewht duius gmit 5. ... 6. f3xd4

�c5xd4 c6xd4

e7 1 3 c3 000 Blck is ette  O   xd    xd8 xd8 1 2 c3 e 1 3 cxd4 xc4  4c  �d3  S  xc7 0- 1 6dxe5 �xe4  7d2 dS 8f fe8  9e  dxeS 2 0fxe5 f8 2   e7 22  c2 6 nd Bcks ishp d ntes Whites knight nd White hs  wek epwn Kmd cnsiders the simple 7 �e3N t e est thugh n ne pys it 7   e 8f3 00 9 c3 d6  O d2 6 nd Wt hs the ishp pir etter deelpmen nd  much mre ctie queen fr t pwn Hweer he desnt he ny  us pln t expit these dntges  Blck shuld e etter 7. 8. f4x5 9. c1-g5

7 f2-f4

7�g5 h6 8�h4 d6 9f4 �g4 0 xf6 (fter 1 O d2 gS 1  fxe5 dxeS 1 2 g3 1 70

d7-d6 d6x5 d8-7

The ctul gme went 9  �e6? (this n url me lets White equlize)  O e7   c3 c6  2 h d ( 1 2 g8 gin this cmputer me  est nd equlizes)  3 e2  (  3 ws strng) 1 3  h6! 4xf6 g Sf2 g8 16  f g6  7 c2 [  8e3   9h g7 2 0f3

Chap  3  alian Gam

2  .dS �xdS 2 2exd e4 2 3 .'f4 d6 24.e2 d7 2 .xe4 eS 26.�3 g8 2 7.c4 6 28 .�c2 'f8 29 . e3 gS 3 0.�f h8 3  .fe 1 S 3 2 .3 c6 3 3 .dxc6 xc6 3 4.h4 g8 3 . d1 4 3 6 .d 8 'g7 37 .xg8+ xg8 38.g3 nd Bck esgned. 10 b1-a3

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1 0 ..

11 12 13. 1 4. 15 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21 . 22. 23. 24. 25. 26

Wg11 d1-e1 1-4 a1 -e1 �g5xf6 4xf6 f1xf6 �c4-d3 f6xf7 �d3-f1 e1 xe5 �f1xg2 W1-g1 Wg1-f2 e5xc5 c5-e5

�c8d7 0-00 �d7-c6 d4-e6 g7xf6 e7xf6 e6g5 g5xe4 e4-c5 d8-d2 d2xg2 �c6xg2 �g2-d5 �d5xf7 b7-b6 a7-a6

8-g8!

his s  cmpue me f ee hee ws ne hs me ws ced  he en n f he chess wd n ek 9 1  hee Genn snk desced hw R mn ndzchshl dsceed  when nlyng wh Ryk. he dwck s h f yu ply hs meyu my e c sed f cheng s e peped  ce hs k s yu suce f he de! The de s h Bck des n ye knw f he shud ply ...�e6, ...e6  ..d 7 s he plys  me h s nncmml u  e fuy useful whenee Whe kes n f6 whch s pey much nee  hie espnds wh  useful nncm l me f hs wn. A humn cnnun s 1 0  . �d7   .e 1 e6 1 2 .�xf6 gxf6 1 3 .'e3 g8  4.  g6 1.f f4 16h1 6 7g3 e6N 81 d4  nd Whes mpensn ks ndeue.

Blck s ee f w esns. Rk nd shp e cnsdeed  ee em n he endgme hn k nd kngh (hugh I he nee een e  pe hs wih sscs) nd f cuse he kngh s dly plced n he m. f cuse Whe hs gd dwng chnces. G  (CS4)

Gme 2 D Cus]s rd  MrcSdr Santos Mario Covas. 008 (8)

1. e2e4 2. g1-f3

e7-e5 b8c6

71

The Kmn Repee  B

3. �f1-c4 4. c2-c3 5 d2d4

�f8-c5 tg8-f6 e5xd4

aly diaram

(

6. c3xd4

6.e dS 7.� e4 8.cxd4 �6 9.c3 0-0  O.�e3 �g4   .c2 xf3 1 2. gx3 gS 13.�xc6 xc6 4.000 xf3  S .'e2 h4 1 6. hg  f6 1 7.h g6 1 8 . g 3 e8N 1 9.f4 fxeS 2 0. fxe h4 2  .e2 e7 2 2 .h wh a draw y repen. 6. ..  c1-d2

�c5-4+

Ths smpe ine s rarely seen a hgh level anymre as  s cnsdered drawsh.  hnk ha  s raher underesmaed as here appea  e w ways f Whe  an a leas a mcrscpc edge as ned n his game. 7 .c3 ? s a duus gam 7 . . . xe4 8.00 �xc3 9.d (afe 9.xc3 dS Whes nly cmpensan f he pawn s he shp par  n enugh) 9 . . .�f6 1 0.e  e7 1 e4 d6  2.�g (n case f he ayne aack  2g4 0-0 13.g eS 4.xe �fS!N Black s cearly ee) 1 2. ..xg 1 3.xg h6 1 4.e2 hxgS 1  e  �e6  6.dxe6 f6 1 7e3 c6 1 8.h3 xh3 1 9 .gxh3 g6 172

20 .f3 ( 20.d 1 f8 2 1 .h4 gxh4 2 2. d4 g7 2 3xh4 aS  and Back plans  exchange ks n h8 wh a sld exa pawn) 20. ..a 2 1 .e2 case f 2  .xf6 xe  + 2 2.�f 00- 2 3 xe7 e4 24.4 dSN Black s up a safe exchange) 2  .. .f 2 2 .a3 ' + 2 3 .g2 f 24.f3 d N  Back s wn nng wh an aack pus an exra pawn.   ..

4xd2

In my earle k  recmmended 7 . .xe4 (Back shud pay chse hs ne f he mus avd a daw as ex paned n he ne  mve  2  u  ecvey  hnk 7 . .�xd2 + s he ee mve) 8.�x4 x4 9.�x xf  O .3  dS  1 .e + e6 1 2.x4 f8 (12. ..c  3 .a3 cxd4 1 4f3 6   .0 0 e8  6.a4 mprves n my rgna k. We regans he pawn fa vraly)  3 .xf8 xf8  4.0 0 c6 1  .c3 xc3  6.xc3 d6 and despe Backs ee kng psn and pawn srucure Whe s slghly eer as he upsed kngh s cearly wrh me han he smewha ad shp. 8. 1xd2

The gam 8.xd2? was payed and recmmended y GM an Rges wh

apter  3  aan Game

wre a farae arcle n t n Sc of Opig Surpr 3  lks  me que unsud fr mulpe reasns 8 .. .xe 9 .'e3 dS !  O.�xdS 'xdS   .c3 and nw A)   . 'fS  2 .x e 00  3 . 00 �e6  fe  .  far hs s ge y Rgers n SOS. Nw . ..h6 seems  ge Black the eter chances, raher han hs  . ..�dS, when  S .g 3 cannt e me y  S'S. B   ..'cN  2.'xe �e6  3e S B    3. . .xd  xc6 'xe Sx e �dS !  6.aS �xe  000  g2  8. hg  �h3  9g7 ( 1 9x7 00 wth a safe exra pawn 1 9..8 20 3 6 Whte has sme ut nt su e cmpensat fr the mssng pawn B2 As srg u y my secnd chce s  3 .  .xeS 1 .x eS (f  .dxeS  000 ad Black s much eer as he has gd shp fr kgh h ppsg martes and Whte cann case ..f6  S .' cS 'xS  6dxcS 000 1 7 00 d2 and Back s surely eter wh hs rk  he 7th rank As afer a rk trade Back w hae the farae cmnatn f rk and shp s. rk ad kngh. 8 9 4xd5

0 d1-b3

 0 . 00 0 0   c  ( recmmended hs lne fr Whe  Yarbook   . .6 1 2 .�3 aS  3 .a d  . e  d  Blacks kght s srng   ad Whte has an slated dpawn ut Whe has much eer de elpmen I wuld chse Whte f ge he chce u  thk hs adan tage s ess han par.

95)

0. c6-a5 . b3-a4 a5-c6 12 f3-5

1 2S �d7  3 . 00 00= . Whes sgh deelpme edge ses hs slated paw 1 2 'a3 ! (hs srng me has een played and recmmeded y GM Rman Dzndzchash 1 2'e7   3 .xe7  cxe7  0 0 �d7  S  fe 1 000.

d7-d5 f6xd5 Aalyss daga

Whtes knghs hae gd squares n e eS and cS ut he has an saed cener paw.  wud raher pay Whte here, u  s ery cse t equa  2 .'3 amuts  fferng a draw If Black desn wa t repea he must ry  2 .ce7. Pracca results frm hs p sn are satsfacry fr Back u the 73

Th Kaufman Rprr fr Bak

engines le White as hs deelpment edge is wrth mre than enugh t set the isated pawn.  i yu must aid a draw play this sightly wrse psitin r else ary as nted n me 7 . 12 ... 00 13. e5xc6?

Ater  3 �dS eS 14�e4 g4 1 S .OO 'd6 1 6.3 6 1 7 �c2 �e6 1 8 . e 1 aSN its hard t see much cm pensatin r Whites isated pawn.  3. .. 4. we1·f

d8·e8

  4d1 6  S 'S c6 1 6eS ' d8, Black is etter due t king saety. 4. ... 1 5. a4b5 16. b5c5

td5·b6 b7xc6

1 6. ..

tb6xc4

Ater  7'c4 �e6 1 8'c3 d8 Back much etter deelpment and pten ishp utpst n dS ump s ad pa 1 7. 18. 19. 20. 21.

... e8·e4 a·e e4·c2 c4·e5 c2xc d4xc5 �c8·a6 Wf1·g1  8·e8

Whites undeeped rk is a gg prem than Backs pr pawn structur IG  1 1 (CS3)

Game 1

D vchVsly • KrSr Medias, 0 1 1 5)

. e2·e4 2. g1·f3 3. �f1c4 4. c2c3 5 d2·d3

The game actuay went  6�e6 1 7 3 d8 18  e 1 c4  9. c4 dS 20 .a7 'a8 (20 .. d8 ) 2  'a8 a8 22e2 a2 23.3 S (23   ) 24.1 � (24. S +!) 2 S  ? (2 S . a 1 3  2 6e3) 2S .. 3  26 4? (2 6e3 hS) 2 6  g 6 2 7.eS cS 28.dcS a4+ 29gS g7 30.d7 and White re signed in iew  30 h6 mate 174

17. d2xc4

e7·e5 b8·c6 �f8·c5 g8f6 0·0

his used t e cnsidered inerir  S . .a6 wch I recmmended in Chess Advaag, ut nw castng ks ne 6. 0·0

A) 64 �e7 7.S (ater 7'3 aS 8S a4 9c2 aS 1 0eS dS 1  ed

Chpte  3  li G

�fSN 1 2 .d2 d6 1 3 .f4 xc4  4.dxc4 xdS 1  . 00 cS+ 1 6. h f6 1 7 f3 xf4 Black is winning) 7 . . .a xeS xc4 9.xc4 dS  0.cd2 dxe4  1 .xe4 a6 1 2 .bxa6 b6N  3 xf6+ xf6  4.0 -0 xa6 and Black egains he pawn wih a huge adanage; B) 6  b3 dS (hee his s bes because f Whie akes his d3 pawn s nw weak) 7 bd2 e6  .0-0 h6 9 e  dxe4N  0 .xe4 xe4   .dxe4 xd  1 2 . xd1 fd 1 3 .e3 xb3 14.axb3 xe3   .fxe3 f6 and Back has he bee pawn sucue f fee; C) 6.bd2 d6 7 .b3 (7 .f aS) 7 .. e7 and nw C) d4 exd4 9cxd4 b6 10.c2? 1000 g4) 10... c6   .d b4 1 2.�b  d7 1 3 .a3? bxdS  4.exd?  e+ 1  .f bS  6g g4 wins; C2) .00 g6 9.d4 b6 10e1 c6   h3 h6= 6 



d7-d6

 & & &



� 8• 88 8 ?8; 8 8

 

u plan as Back s  ansfe his igh qucky  g 6, s pimum squae. 7 h2-h3

A) 7 .bd2 e7 .d4 exd4 9 .cxd4 b6 0.e (10.h3 dS) 10. ..fdN 1 1 .e4 h6 12exd6 cxd6 13.b3 c7 4.d fS= .g3 h7 16a4 a6 17.d2

cS .d aS 9. c3 f 2 0.xf xfS 2 1 .d4 e6 2 2. h4 gS 23.f4 xf3+ 24.xf3 gS 2S.d3 xd3 2 6.xd3 cS= . Whe s space ad anage s meanngess wih few pieces n he bad and Blacks bishp, a hugh nminay bad afe ..b7-b6 is acualy a pweful piece ha can nee be chased away; B) 7 gS h6 . h4 gS 9 .g3 b6=; C) 7 .b3 e7 an d nw

yi digrm

C1) .d4 b6 9dxeN xe4 10.e2 cS   .exd6 ( 1  .c2 dxeS 1 2.d e 1 3 .e g6)   . .cxd6 1 2.c2 e 1 3 .e 1 fS and Blacks ead n de epmen ffses he islaed pawn he mes ae smla  he game C2) .h3 g6 9e1 h6 10.d4 b6   .bd2 e 1 2.c2 c6 1 3 .f dS N (Whie keeps a pull agans a he mes) 14.exd (if 14.dxe? xe4  S xe4 dxe4 1 6xd x d 1 7 .xe4 d 1   e 1 xe1 1 9. xe  e6 Black will easly egain he pawn n eS wih a clea bishppai adanage.  saw hs whe sequence a me  3 in a game bu failed  see ha he pawn n eS was dmed s  wngly eeced 1 3 . ..d!) 4 ... exd4  .dxc6 dxc3 1 6.xd xd  7 .bxc3 bxc6=. 17

Th Kaufman Rprr  Ba 7.

...

c67

8. -

8 d4 �6 9.dxeS xe4 1 0d2 dSN   .�d3 c 1 2.�c2 �S=  8. ... 9. b -d2 0. d2-

�d7= 3. . .cxdS 1 4d4 exd4 1 S x 6  6 1 �xd4 1 7 .xd4 x  8cxd4 �d7 wth equaty. A draw  neary certain

7-g6 c7-c6

3. jc4-b3

 0 .

d6-d

A gd alternatve was  O   h 6  1  g 3 (ater 1 1 �3 �6 1 2g3 e8  3.d4 e6 Whtes edge s mnscule 1 1  dS (     e8  perect symmetry Usuay  this s the case ater ten r mre mves t means that Whte has st mst hs n ta advantage 1 2d4 �6 gves Whte just a tny edge  2.�3 dxe4  3 dxe4 x d1 14. xd 1 aS=  4xd

6xd

  .. .cxdS 1 2�3 d6  3 d4 exd4 14xd4 �d7 S.g3 8 16�e3  e S 1 7. c2 ae8 1 8.d2 aS he s lated dpawn gves Whte a tny edge, thugh with a peces n the ard Black can pay ths way  preer the gme cn tnuatn thugh  2 -g3

h7h6

 2 .c7 s perhaps jectvey the est mve 13 xdS ( 1 3  3 �6 1 4.e2  76

r A  3  hS c7  4�xdS cx  S xeS �x2+  6.x2 xeS  7 g6=. Backs saer king nearly sets  sated pawn. The shps  pps clr make the slated pawn sae here B  3 .d4 exd4 1 4xd4 6  S . x cxdS and Blacks shp par rughly  ances the sated dpawn C 3.c 2 e8  4�d2 �e6    c7=. 3 ... 4. jc-d2

88

n case   4.d4 exd4  S e8 + xe 1 6.�xdS cxdS 1 7 xd4 6 the sh par aances the sated pawn 4. .

c-b6

1 4. . .�e6  S c2 �6 was a mre acc rate mverder transpsng t the game whe making  S d4 ess eectve . d-c2

 S d4 exd4  6e8+ xe8 1 7 xd �xd4 1 8. cxd4 �e6=

Chpe  3  l Gme

1 5 

c8e6

pses 1 8 �xd5 cxdS 1 9g2 4+ 2 0x4 x2+ 2   1 xg3 Back wins.  7 .d4 �g4  8c4 c8  1 7. ... 1 8. c4-c5

1 8�x4 ex4 1 9xe8+ xe8 20c5 xg3 2  cx6 �g4 2 2 xg3 e3  2 3 x2 24 x2 ax6  wi an exra pawn and eer pawn srucure Back sud win.

16. a1-d1?

Aer 1 6 e4 6  7 �xe6 xe6 Black as a sig edge in space and isp lacemen 1 6 . 1 7. c3-c4

d5-f4

e6xh3

Aer e misake 1 7 gx3 ? ? 6 (nw d is n availae r deensive pur-

1 8 19. 20 21 .

.. c5xb6 f3-h2 d1 xe1

f4xg2 d8-f6 g2xe1 a7xb6

Wi rk and ree pawns r w mi nr pieces as well as a muc saer king and eer pawn srucure Black is win ning

1 77

Chater 14 Spanish Offshoots n his chapter we cnsider all he ways White can ary frm the main ine f the panish (Ruy Lpe) pening frm mes fur thrugh nine hese are sidelines fr a reasn generally speaking Black can achiee apprximate equaliy if he flws my rec mmendatins Mreer Black has fair winning chances in mst f these lines my wn recrd as Black in these sidelines is extremely gd. But if yu are nprepared, they can e rather dangerus. he idea f the panish me 3 �S is t exert indirect pressure n the eS pawn, hping  wring a cncessin frm Black. t turns ut that he heat  win a pawn is an illusin, ecause after 4�xc6 dxc6 S .xeS? d4 6 f3 xe4 Black will just e up the ishp pair in an pen psitin with queens exchanged which fars the ishp pair. But nce e4 is guarded Black usually respnds t he threat y 7-5 which at least gies White the ptin f a queenside attack starting with a2 -a4 n genera I rec mmend meeting a2-a4 with .�d7, assuming it is legal. Back shuld nt pay ..7 S t early ecause f ptential prems n  if he is nt yet ready t casle. Les lk a the mes ne y ne nw. l e eS (eginners are aught that this is the est me fr gd reasn) 2.t tc d nw 3�bS

8 8888 88    his, he panish r Ruy pez, is the main white weapn in maser play. here is n easy rue t equaity fr Back 3 a r the Berin 3 .. .f6 see Ce Advantage. he tex gies Black the ptin f chasing ff he ishp later .�a A ery imprtant alternatie is 4�xc6 dxc6 5 0-0, which  recmmended fr White in my ast k t was a farie f By ischer and is si mderately ppular 79

Te aa Reperre fr Bak

n grandmaer pla Te deene 5 .6 6.d4 g4 cme cle  equaly (Game 1 4   In my pinn ere i nly ne pa  ull equaliy r Black namely 5  �g4 wc  gie in Game 1 4. 2 . Te idea i  r e ip aer 6.3 5 . Wie can accep im medaely u may d  aer, r may ce  prke an eary endgame ... 5.00 Wie ie Black  play e pen deene y aking n e4 Wie   ack e pan t a lig edge n genera m n recmmenng e pen p r Black nead We  deend e pan y 5.d3  wc we mee y 5 .. d6 lwed  ...g7g6 and .�g7 (Gme  43 wc ld gie u meng lke an pred ei  e Beyer. Te Cene Atack 5.d4 (Game  4.4 peer u  a lea equal r Back Te Wmld Aack 5e2 (r  rter te Wrrall Aack 6e2 i wel me y payn a n te Mr Gmi wic i ay nd n  cae. ee Gme 1 4.5. 5 ...  Ti i e cnerae me; I dn elee n eary aggrein r Black el We pe r 6 .. 00 7 .�xc6 dxc6 8.xe5 winning a pawn Inead 6d i me y 6 . .5 7 .�3 d6 8.a4 �d7 (ee Game 1 4.6, wle 6.d4 and 6.e2 an pe  lne menned n e preiu ne. Te Deerred xcange Varain 6 �xc dxc6 (Game 14.7 require me udy a eac we een me require diere reamen, u Black a equaliy i e earn e lne.  ...b5 7 b 3 d Black can al ce the me rder 7 .. 00  u We in adng 8 .c3 r ear  e Marall Gami 8 .d5 . Hweer  dn recmmend is ecaue  We ad e Maral y 8 .a4 we n nger ae e reply 8  �d7 and i We ad e Marall y 8.3 i i n cear a Black ene rm adn 8 .. .d6 9 .c3 ranpng  e main line 8c3 Inead, 83 r 8.d3 le e ip pair  8   a5 wile 8d4 culd and Wie in e mu Na Ark rap aer Black excange wce n d4 and plays . ..c7 c5 and ..c5 -c4  We ju prepare d2-d4 and make a rerea r i p 8•00 h3 Hee 9d3 i me y . a5  c7c5 . c6, . . e8, .. 7-6, ..�e6 d ...  equly (ee Game  4.8 wile 9.d4  me y 9 ...�g4 Ten 1 0.d5 aS 1  �c2 c6 1 2.3 �c8 1 3 .c6 c7 ( recaptre n c6  te queen equle (Gme 1 4.9 . Inead 1 0.�e3 may e e m dangeu  We p s. I mee   1 O...exd4   .cxd4 d5 1 2e5 e4 wic i a lea pre cle  equ (Gme  4. 1 0 

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Chapr 4 -pash Oshs

w we reach he ms imprn ninh me psin in chess Back usuall pas eiher  a5 (Cgrin r 9 ..�7 (se r  . .8 (Breer which  recmmend. Gm 14.1

R 8 1 3 (C69

D Ss,  Sooov,v Boxel chNED 20   (2)

1  e2-e4 2 g1-f3 3 �f1-b5 4. �b5xc6 5. 0-0

-5 b8-c6 a-a6 dxc6 f-f6

 prefer 5 ..�g4 as in he nex game u  gie his as a ackup ine. 6. d2-d4  d4xe5 8 f1xd1

�c8-g4 d8xd1 f6xe5

9 tb1-d2

9  d3 �d6 1 0d2 f6 ( 1 0 . . .5   h3 �e6 1 2a4 f6  3.3 d7  4�2  1 .c4 00  2fxe5 (  2.cxe5 �hS  2. �e2  3 Je 3 xc4 4xc4 g4 (14.�c5 1 5 Je 1 g4 6�e3 �xe3 17.xe3 xf2 8.c4 ae8 1 9 e5 g4 20 .h3 h6 2  .ad  e6 5f3 (5e2 �xh2 16.h �g3 17 eS (17..Jf6  8�d2 af8  9.g 1 �h2 20.f �g3 2  .d  d8 2 2 .g  eS 2 3 e3  8xe5 �xeS 1 9 �e3 Jad8 20 g 1 6 2  .c3

�g3 22f cS 5. . .�c5N 16Jx f8 x8  7 �e3 xe3 1 8 xe3 Je8  9. d1 xe4 2 0d7 �xe3 2  .fxe3 xe3 22 xc7 e 7 2 3c 8+ f7= 9.

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10 d11 11 h2h3 12 b2-b3

0-0-0 d8-e8 �g4-h5

12g4 �f7 3g5 h6N (13g6 1 4df3 h6   . h 1 6.gf3 � 1 73 �d6  8f5 g6 1 9.xd6 cxd6 20h4 f6 2.�d2 4.xf7 (4.3 �g6  5 df3 f7  6 xf7 �xf7 1 7�2 �d6 18.g2 hS= 14.xf7  5 f3 �4 1 6c3 �cS  7 g2 Jhf8= . The ackward pawn n  and he n f4 ffse he lack crippled mari 1 2 13. 14. 1 5. 16 1. 18 19 20 21 22.

.. g2-g4 �c1-b2 a 1 -d1 a2-a3 tf3-g5 Wg1-g2 d2-f1 g5f3 f3-g5 d 1 -d2

�f8b4 �h5-f tg8-f6 tf6-d �b4d6 �f-g8 e8-f8 g-g6 hh5 b-b5

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n he actua game Back mted this ex change and afte 22. f4 23.f3 he was elucan t exchange because Whe cud take back wh the fpawn, and sn Wte plaed gxh and wn. The tex ads his and equalizes 23 h3xg 2. f2-f3 25 1-d

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I e paed   . f6 hee whch is nt bad but nt quite equa 6. h2-h3

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 Blacks bshp pai ffsets Whes bette pawn stuctue It is had f eithe side t intate actn hee thugh Back can   .a7-a and  . aa4 R 88 (C69)

Gm 4.2 0 Vchr-LrvMxm  ShrvAlxy may Budelga 0 0/ 1 0 (  4)

5 b8-c6 aa6 dxc6

Afe c3 f6 6d4 exd4 7xd4 c 8de2 'xd 9xd e6 0�f4 000   e3 e7  2.d xd   1 3  x d g  14 g3 f 1 .�e g8 182

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1  2- 2 g-f3 3 �f1-b5 4 �b5xc6 5 0-0

6c3 g6N 7b3 �d7 Blacks bsh pa me han cmpensates f his cp ped majit

· t   beliee hat ths lne is the n fu equalze t the pansh xchange, whc I ecmended f White n m peiu bk I hae as paed the gambt n wh 6   �h whch es gd pacia chances f a pawn, but Whte can  he pawn and keep a sigh edge  d2-d3

d8-f6

This line was cnsideed the efua f 0-0 unti Bbb Fsche tk up h White side and shwed that the exstn anasis was wng. Hwee nw hng hae gne ful cicle and this n nc again ks best and ahe pleasan f Back 8. b1-d2

8.�e3 �xf3 9x3 x3  0gxf3    .d2 (afte   f4 exf4  2�xf4 00 3d2 g 4�e3 g8 f3   6hxg4 xg4 1 7 .h g7 1 8. a

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1. h3xg4

9 f1-

f 9 .hxg4 hxg4 1 0 g3 gxf3 1  .xf3 e6 Black has a much safer kng a n cs 9c4 xf3 1 0xf3 xf3 1  gx g6  2.e3 e 1 3 fd 1 0-00 1 4f f6   4.f6 1 5 e2 f8 s as ne) 1 5 c3 d7 64 h d8 17.e f8 18a4 6 95 (after 19x6 cx6 20x6 7 2 1 xd7 xd7  shp and knght shud e etter than rk and tw du ed ackward pawns wh he extra rks n he ard) 9 .cxS 20ax5 axS 2  a3 e6 22 x5 7 2 3 a7 8= The pressure n d3 keeps Whte frm dng anythng acve 9. ... 10. d3-d4

  dxe5 g6 1 2h4 �xd 1  3 .xg6 xg6  4xd 1 000 1 5 e 1 xeS 1 6.f ?! (after 1 6 f3 4 1 7 .c3 xf3 18gxf3 c 19f d3 th sdes have ad pawns ut Black has mre actve peces) 1 6  .�4 17c3 d3  8 e2 �cS 1 9 �e3 �xe3 20 xe3 f4 2 1 c2 he8 2 2  d3 2 3  e  ed8  Blacks dmnatn f he pen e and hs knght utpst cn fr mre than the crpped majrty. 1  . .. 12 g2-g3

h5xg4

 2h2? xg2  2 . 3. d1 xf3 14. d4x5

g4xf3 f4-6 f6x5

7-g6

n case f  Ohxg4 hxg4 1  .g3 c  2.3 6  3 .�g5 x3  4x3 gxf3  S .d2 f6  6 e3 �xe3 1 7  xe3 f8  8.x e6 Blacks superr pece pacemen utweghs hs duled pawns  0 .

g6f4

15. f3-f5

183

e Kama Repeie  Bak

1 5 3 �d6 1 6g2  7�d2 8 18h g5 9.�g5 g5  Bcks sfer kng nd eer minr pece se his cripped mjriy. 15. 1 6. 7 18 9 20.

. d2-f3 f5xb5 c2-c3 c3xb4 1-2

5-b5 g7-g6 a6xb5 b5-b4 f8xb4 a8-d8

35. 36 . 37 38. 39 40

g4-h2 f2xf5 h2f3 4xf5 g3-g4 g2-g3

g6xf5 g5-g6 h5xf5 g6-f6 c5-d3 b7-b5

4. 42 . 43 . 44

g4g5 3-7 7xc7 b2-b3

f6xf5 f5-g6 d-c1

Bcks mre ce pieces se he crip led mjri The dled p my re useful fer .c6c5 nd . . d4 21 . 22. 23 24

c1 -3 3xc5 a1-c c1-c2

b4-c5 6xc5 c5-6



R   (C77)

Gm 14.  AreschekAlexder  EmekZhrev chU  0   

24. ..

d8-d1

 4   e7 , plnning  c6-c5 , lks e 25. 26. 27. 28 29 30 3 32. 33. 34

84

21 f3-5 wg1-g2 f2-f4 c2-f2 1-3 f4-f5 5-g4 g4-5 5-g4

d1d3 d3-d8 w8-7 h8-h5 6c5 d8d1 w7-f6 f6-g5 g5-f6 f6g5

. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6

2-4 gf3 f1-b5 b5-a4 d2d3 c2c3

7-5 b8-c6 a7a6 g8-f6 d7-d6 g7-g6

Chapte  4 -Spah Offht

Ths shws he drawback  layng d2d3 bere Black lays e7. In he Breyer Black en lays e8 ..8 ..g7g6  and  g7 Here Black ges  d his maneuer saing w r hree emi! 7. 0-0 '

7 .g g7  . bd2 h6 9 .h4   O  dS (a gd aernaie is  0 e7   e3 c6 1 2 b3 hS)   .exdS xd 1 2 e3 'd6 1 3 c4 'dS 4e3 'd6 leads  a draw by reeiin, which Back can aid by  4. 'e6 r 1 2. .'e6. 7. .. 8. f 1-1 9. b1-d2

f8-g7 0-0

9gS h6  Oh4 bS   .�c2 'd7  2 bd2 hS 1 3  b7 1 4.e3 ae8 1 .a4 4 9. ..

b7b5

10. a4-b3

 O .c2 b7    (   a4 b4 1 2a b8 1 3 c4 dS 1 4cd2 a8 )    b8 2g3 bd7 13d4 e8 Back has reached a main ine sin  ur Breyer eense w emi u (he has aready layed  g 7 and Whie acks h3) 

10. . 1   b3-c2 12 d2-f1

c6-a5 c7-c5

case  1 2d4 cxd4 1 3cxd4 exd4 1 4.xd4 e8  S  b7  6 g3 'b6N  7 3 c4 Black s much beer due  hs suerr deelmen and ressure n e4 

12. . 3. �c1-d2

h7-h6

1 3 .g3 e8 4.h3 e6 Se3 c8 1 6'd2 h7 1 3 14 15 16 17 18. 19 20 2

... a2-a4 f1-3 c2-b3 b3x6 h2-h3 "d1-2 a4xb5 a-d1?

2 . .

a5-c6 �c86 "d8-d7 f8-b8 "d7x6 c5-c4 c6-a5 a6xb5=

c4xd3

he game acuay cninued 2 1  c8 22c ab8= 23dxc4 bxc4 24.d d7 2b4 c6 26d e7 27xe7 "xe7 28e3 6 29'c2 c6 3 0 e2?  "b7 3 �c  b3 32xb3 cxb3 33.e e8 34.d3 S 8

he auan Repertre fr Back

35.b4 cc8 36f4 f 37fxe5 dxeS 38.ex5 gxfS 39. f g6 40.d5 b7 4  e3 d6 42 . d c6 43 .f a6 44.d2 f6 45f3 e4 46.d4 a 47 e6 c4 48.f4 f7 49  f �gS S Oee  xb2 S  .g4 c4 52 .gxf5 �x4 and Whte resgned 22. 23. 24. 25.

2xd3 d3-c2 3-d5 4xd5

5-b3 b3-c5 f6xd5 6-c8

7 .eS e4 8.xd4 00 9 fS dS and now A)  O .exd6 �xfS   dxe7 xe7 1 2xc6 bxc6  3 3  B)  O.xe7 xe7   c3 cS  2�c fS=. No more bshop pair here mes no advantage, as Whtes remanng bishop is no a good one; C)  O.xc6 bxc6   .xe7 + xe7  2.  e I e8 13.f3

Black s better due o the aricay iso ated dS pawn R  7 (C65)

Gm 14.4 D Ter ShkySme  AkpVdmr -lBa Ech 20   

1 . 2-4 2. g1-f3 3. �f1-b5 4. d2d4 5. 0-0 6. �b5-4

-5 b8-c6 g8f6 5xd4 -6 �f8-

We woud reach hs posiion by 3 .. a6 4a4 6 Sd4 exd4 60-0 �e7 or 500 e 6d4 exd4 hs ne s caed the Cener Atack

alysis diagram

 3 .d6 (New York master Pau Brands surprsed me wih ths move back in he 960s) 14b3 (144 fS S.d2 aS is pleasant or Back) 1 4 .. .6 1 5 .�b2  1 6.f4 xeS  7 .xe5 f  8 .d2 g5  Black will be better once his kngh blockades on e6 as hs bishop s cleay more active han Whtes . ... 8. �4-b3

 f 1-1

186

bb5

8 e5 xeS 9  xe5 (f 9 xe5 bxa4  Oxd4 0 0   .xa4 b8 Blacks bishop pair compensates or his solated pawn and Whes space advantage 9 . d 6 !  O e  bxa4 1  .xd4 d7  2'f3 00  3 .c6 xc6 1 4xc6 dS  S a4 (afer  S f4 �d6  6xd6 d6 7'xd6 Black s beer His extra pawn is amost worthess but he w be

Chaper  4 Spish Oshs

we hed n developmen fer he empogining  b8 nd  8) 1 5  c5N  6c3 b8 1 73 else  b4 nd g4) 1 7 d6 nd Blck hs supeor developmen nd more cen l pwns 8.

..

.

�b3d5 10. e4d5 1 1 . f3d4 12. b1-c3 9.

d7-d6 f6d5 c6-e5 0-0

 2 4 g4 1 3 d2 n cse of 1 3f3 d7 4c3 b4 1:e4 e8 16b3 h4  7 g3 f 1 8 f2 f6 1 9 b2 b8 Whie hs  wekened king nd is down he bishop pr) 1 3 d7 14c3 b4  5 ce2 b8 nd Whie hs no com pension for he bishop pi 12. .. 13. f2-f3

�g4-d7

1 44 b4   e4 rnsposes o he noe o move 1 2  14. .. 15 c3e2

e5c4

 5c5  ? 1 6dc6 h4 1 7 fe5 de 1 8h3 e2 19e2 b6 20h2 e1 2e 'c6 2 2g3 e8 Ahough Blck is down % of  pwn his win hres of   xc2 nd   f plus his led in develop men nd srong pssed pwn give him equliy 16. b2-b3 17. d4-c6 18 �c1b2

c4-b6 d8-d7

1 8 ..

a8-e8

�c8g4

1 3 d2 e8  4b3 c8 1 5 b2 d7 ; Whie s spce dvnge offses Bcks bshops 1 3. .. 14. f3f4

1 5. ..

�d7-g4

Bee ws 1 8 h4 1 9g3 f3 2 0d3 d 2  b4 f6 22 f6 b7 23 c4 bc4 24bc4 gf6 nd Wie hs insucien compenson for he pw 19 20 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

h2h3 c6e7 g2-g4 Wg1-g2 Wg2-h2 g4h5 e2-g1 Wh2h1 wh1-h2 wh2-h1

�g4-h5 d7e7 e7-e3 e3-e4 e4-f3 e8-e3 f3f4+ f4e4+ e4-f4+ f4-e4+

Drw greed 187

Th Kaufman Rprir fr Blak

R  3 (C86)

Gm 14.5

D PlzRer

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• EmekZr Germany Bundesliga 2009 / 1 0 ()

1 . 24 2. g1-f3 3. �f1-b5 4. �b5-a4 5. 0-0

75 b8-c6 a7a6 g8-f6

S e2 (he Womd Ack) S   bS 6  b3 �e7 7 c3 (o 7 0 0 00 see he gme) 7  d5 8d3 (o 8ed5 dS 9e5 eS 1 0e5 6  1 0-0 0-0 see he noe o move 9) 8  00 90-0  see he gme 5 ... 6 d1-2

�f8-7

9. d2-d3

9ed5 dS 1 0e5 (e  0d3 �b7 1 1 e5 eS  2e5 d7 1 3 d2 �d6  4e4 c5 1 S d5 dS Blck h he bishops nd  big ed in deveopme o he pwn moe hn enough Hs pieces poin mencingl owds Whes kng) 1 O eS 1 1 e5 6  2d4 d6 (in the e Mshl Whie would e e hs ook o he s nk Bu hee  ueen ete will ose moe ime e  3 e8) 3g5 e8 143 b7N  5 3 cS 1 6h4 cd4  7cd4 e 8d2 dS 19 �h4 20g3 �6 Blck hs u compension o he pwn wch is isoed nd unde ck Bck hs  se kng nd  much bee kngh 9 ... 10 b-d2

Ths is he Wol Ack voed b mong ohes gndmse ege Tvikov 6 . 7. �a4-b3 8. c2-c3

b7b5 0-0 d7-d5

Ths s he Mshll Gmbi when Whie hs pled 6e 1 he hn 6 e2 , bu in his posiion ew pes ccep he gmb s Bck ges  bee vesion o he Msh 88

�c8-b7

 O d 1 e8 1 1 bd2 nsposes o he ne noe  0 g5 de4 1 1 de4 e4  2e4 gS  3  dS e7N 1 4c4 (i  4c6 S 1 5 e5 c6 1 6d4 d7 1 74 d6  8d5 h8 Bck s bee wih he two bishops in n open poson)  4 d6 Whe should evenull e gn his los pwn nd eulze 1 0. ... 11. f1-1

f8-8

Chper  Spnish Offshs

1  .d f 1 2f a  3 .�2 S 14.g3 h6 15h3 7 16.h2 a 1 7 .g4 xg4. Blaks qunsid pay shoul offs Whis king si initiati 11. ..

d8-d7

16. h2-h3?!

his gis Blak a tagt. 1 6 .a4 b4. 1 6 17. 18 19 20 21 22 23

. a2-a3 2f1 t4-g3 h3-h4? g3-4 �b3-c2? f1-2

g4-g6 g8-h8 f7f5 �7-f6 f5-f4 �b7-c8 �c8-g4

• 12 4xd5

Aft  2.f h6  3 .g3 ad 1 4h3 �f 1S 2 g 6 1 6.h2 4 Bak is o ing wl as h should gain ass to th ky squa 4 by . . .d4x3 b2x3 b5-b4; 1 2 .a3 f  3 .x5 xS 1 44 fS 1 5 . a2 h  6.fg5 h6 1 7h5 fx4 1.x4 f6 19  h7 20.g5 with a aw by pptual hk 1 2. ..

f6xd5=

ays h ompu  I n pf Blak. 13 d2-4 14. �c1-d2 15. a1d1

h7-h6 a8-d8 d7-g4

23 . .

d5-7

2 3  hS wins th h-pawn fo nothing. 24 d3-d4?

245 aS 25   hS faos Blak but Whit sti has hans to su. 24 25. 26 27

. 5xd4 jd2xf4 t7-f5 �f4xc7 d8-c8 jc7-b6?

Af 27.3 x7 2  hS xhS 29 .xf6 x   30 .  gxf6 3  xf5 xfS 32xf5 xf3 33.  g7 34.gxf3 S Blak should mg a pawn ahad. 27. ... 28. 2-d3

d4xc3 c65

19

The Kaufma Repertire fr Back

29 f3x5 30. f2-f3

�f6x5 g6xb6+

   (C84)

01

Game 46

0 DrreylVsl

 klcPredr arajo 2010 

1  2-4 2 g1f3 3. �f1-b5 4 �b5-a4 5 00

I Black castles hee he cannot anse 8a4 y my ecommended d7 f White had omitted casting he coud play a4 on move 7 eore Black has time to play d6 8. a2-a4

8c3 00 9 e  transposes to the game ith 9 d3 in the main line

7-5 b8c6 a7-a6 g8-f6

Note that Sd3 requires dierent han dling as explained on move 7  5 .. 6 d2-d3

�f87

8. ..

�c8-d7!

his is a ette square or the ishop than 7 hen Whte has the d3e4 pa chain I Back had castled instead o d7 d6 his est option ould no e 8  4 ut  think the developing d7 is moe useu here 9. c2c3

his is proay Whites est option in the panish i he ants to avoid the main lines It makes more sense here than ater 6e 1 , as ith d2-d3 payed that move is not urgent 6 .

b7-b5

 course 6  d6 is payae ut then aer 7 c3 White can anser a later 7 5 y c2 instead o �3 7. �a4-b3

90

d7-d6

Ater 9 d2 4  0 c3 00  1 h3 8   �c4 c8 Black is doing e ecause the ishop on d2 impedes the deveop ment o the knight; 9 c3 a    a2 4 1  e2 00  2 g3 cS= Black may sacrice a pan y  4-3 next against outine moves, o may simpy ring his knight ack to c6 he game Erenug-Kauman U Chess League (intenet game) 2 0  1  continued 1 3h4  3! (N) 1 4c3 c6  S4 4 1 6 c4 and no  6 e4 ould have

Chape   -Spash Ofhs

vn m h advana a 1 7 .d £h 1 8d6 c2 oowd y  .£6 9 .  10. b1-d2

0-0

1 O  1 aS 1 1 .£c2 cS  2.d2 ans poss o h am. 1 0. . 11. �b3-c2

£6 . Wh das o .d7 o . .aS o  .. £ Back has adua copla 1 5. 16. 17 18.

... d3d4 c3xd4 �c2-b3

�e7f8 c5xd4 c6-b4

c6-a5

 1 .£a2 cS  2.   c7 1 3 .axS aS . c 1S.£ £6 16.3  h ack knh on aS and h w shop on a 2 a oh pooly placd. 1 1  ... 12 f 1-e1

c7-c5 a5-c6

I p s o a quck S- as Wh may ak advanaousy on   no pc uads ha squa

Black now acualy playd 18 aS  whn  9.axS £xS 20 .dxS dxS 2  xd8 xd8 2 2xS won a pawn and vnu ally h am. h x s much . 1 8. 19. 20. 21 .

... �b3xa4 f3xd4 a1 xa4

b5xa4 e5xd4 �d7xa4 a6a5=

Blacks pss on  and s son knh on  os h solad d6 pawn.

13. d2f1 14. h2h3

f8-e8

Gme 4.7

 MLev

 KuLrry

1 . 3  1 S £3 a 1 6.£a2  8 1 7d xd 1 8.cxd x 1 9 .dS £8 s a duous pawn sacc y Wh. 14. .. 15. f1-g3

 44 6S)

h7-h6

1 S .3 £8  6.h2   7  8 18£d2 c7 19.h x 20h

ICC 20  0 2

1 . e2-e4 2. g1-f3 3. �f1-b5 4. �b5-a4 5. 00 6. �a4xc6

e7-e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 g8-f6 �f8-e7 d7xc6

9

The Kauf epetie f a

1 1  ... 12 �c1-

c5-6

1 2 f3 d4 1 3 .xd4 transposes o the las noe

7. 2-

A) 7 e 1 �e6 8.b3 d7 9 �b2 f6  O d4 �d6 1 1 bd2 e7 1 2e2 0-0-0  wh the bishop pa and a potenta pawn stom Black has a slght edge B 7 .c3 �g4 8h3 �hS 9 g4 xg4 1 O.hxg4 �xg4   g2 d6  with wo pawns he bishop pair better develop ment, and he enemy kng exposed Back ceay has enogh for a knigh C 7e2 �g4 8h3 �hS 9d3 d7 1 0 bd2 00   c4 f6 D 7 e  �g4 8 .h3 �hS 9 g 4 xg4 1 0hxg4 �xg4   d3  1  e2 �gS 1 2  g2 f6 1 3 a3 �f4 1 4 d4 �h3 + 1 5 xh3 e6 1 6 g2 g4 daw by pepeual check   .  f6  2 .bd2 d7 1 3 e2 0-00  4.f hS 1 5 .e3 gS 1 6.�d2 �e6 As in the 7 . c3 line, Black has two pawns he bishop pair and an attack fo he knight Komodo kes Black wheeas Houdn kes White 7. .. 8. b1-2 9. 2-c4 10. f-h4 1 1 . h4-f5

f67 00 f7f6 t7c5

  3 e6 f d4  3xd4 xd4 92

1 2. 1. 14. 15. 16 17 18. 19

.. 1-2 f5x7 f2-f4 �xf4 c4- 2-f2 g1-h1

xd4

c6-c5 6-4 8x7 5xf4 �c8-6 a88 f8f7 7-7

 9f5 20exf5 xfS 20. b2-b 21 a2-a4

b7-b6 7-c6

2   df8 Black pepares .f6-f5 22 a1 -1

f77

2. 4-5

I think this helps Back moe han Whte 2 . 24 f2g 25 �f4-g5 26. f1-f4?!

f6-f5 7-f7 8-f8 �6-c8

Now Black s bete with the long diago nal n his possession

Chpe  4 -Spsh Ofshs

27 f4-h4?! d4-6 28 g5-f4? g7-g5

Blac wns a ic 29 f4xg5 30 h4xh7

f7-g7 g7xh7 -1 Aalyi diagam

R  9  6 (C90)

Game 14.8

D klvSsh

 DelchevAlexder Baya 0 1 1 (4 1.

2 3. 4. 5.

6 7

2-4 g1-f3 f1b5 b5-a4 0-0 f1-1 �a4-b3

7-5 b8-c6 a7-a6 g8-f6 �f8-7 b7-b5 d7-d6

B1) 2h f8 c2 xd4 14xd4 5  chos th infior 14 7 aganst gandastr Zaata at th 2 0    n and  lost) 1 5 f c5 62 c6  7 f4 c4= B2)  2f �f8   g a5  4c2 c 5 15d5 c4 1 6h c7  7  b8 Blac can aim fo  a5b7 -c5 o  has  f6-h7, 7, and h7g5, o simy  b4 C) 8a 0-0 9 c (9 h �6  x6 fx6   d 8=) 9   a5 1 c2 c5   d4 cxd4 1 2 cxd4 c7   h b7 s is a norma anish osition whr Whit has ayd an infror mov (a2a) D) 8d4 0-0 9 c g4 transoss to th 8 c 0-0 9 d4 �g4 ln 8 ... 9 d2-d3

8 c2-c3

A) If Wt lays 8d (or 8h) st thn 8  a5 nts th bsho ar B) An atnativ is 8a4 �d7 (I li ths mov hr mo than th inning mov 8  g4 as thn a c2c, d2-d and bd2 Wht will gain tim by h2h) 9c 00 1 0d4 h6  1 bd2 8 and now

0-0

Fo 9 a4 �d7 s th not to mov 8 9 10 11. 12. 13

 b3-c2 b1-d2 d2-f1 f1-g3

c6-a5 c7-c5 a5-c6 8-8

  h h6 14d4 cxd4 15cxd4 xd4 1 6xd4 xd4 1 7 xd4 6 1 8 (8g tansoss to th gam) 9

Th Kafma Rprr fr Blk

 8 . c8  9�d2 hS 20 d  �  Black has he inaive wih �e5 and ..4 and  .gS or  h4 n prospec;  3 e3 �8  now he prioriy is o un cover he rook o deer d4 1 3. ...

h7-h6

his prepares ..�e wihou aowing gS in response 14. h2-h3

c8-e6!

This is beer han he roune 1 4.�8 as  allows Black o aack he c2 bishop by .c8 aer a mass exchange on d4 as in his game

20. e4-e5 21. c1-d2

f6-d7

Aer 2 1 .h5 �8 Black has a queenside iniave and a sae kng. 21 . ... 22. d4-d3

e7-c5

2 2 4 8  wh ideas ike  d5 d4 or .  g Black is beer 22 . ..

d8-h4

22  c7 wins he e-pawn or lile com pensaion 23. a1-d1 h4d4 24. d3xd4 c5xd4 25. d2xh6 d4xe5

25 .. �xb2 was even beer objecvey bu he ex ses a nce rap whch worked.

15 d3-d4

Aer 1 5 a4 �8 1 .d4 cxd4 1 7 cxd4 exd4 8xd4 xd4 19xd4 c8 20.d 1 c7 2 d 3 bxa4N 22 xa4 d7, Back is doing grea wih .cS comng nex 15. _ 1 6. c3xd4 17. f3xd4

c5xd4 e5xd4

 7 .e2 d3  8�xd3 e 1 9 ed4 �d7 20 �c2 c8=  c6xd4 17. . 18. d1xd4 a8-c8 1 . c2-b3 d6-d5

194

26 b3xd5??

2�e3 �xb2 27.�xd5 �xdS 28xd5 eS and wh ..c4 coming Black ha he beer endgame 26 . .

g7xh6

Whie resigned because he realzed ha aer 27�xe xe 28.d7 �xg3 29  xe Back has 29 . ..c + wih mae o oow.

Chap  -Sansh Oshs

R 0.6 (   )

Gme 14.

D rDd • BelAlexder Vli 20 1 0 (  )

1 . e2-e4 2. g1-f3 3. �f1-b5 4. �b5-a4 5. 0-0 6. f1-e 7. �a4-b3 8. d2-d4 9 c2c3 10. d4-d5 1 1  �b3-c2

e7-e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 g8-f6 �f8-e7 b7-b5 0-0 d7-d6 �c8g4 c6a5 c7-c6

lso satsactor s  1 . ..c8 o mee 1 2h3   2. ..�d.

a xc6 15.d2 ransposes to the next note 14. ... 15. d2-f1

c7xc6

ter   a �e6  6.g5 �d   . h6 18.3 c8 .e3 �e6 20.h g6   3 h8 Whes ngsde pa s rung out o steam whle Blac retans a queensde ntatve 5. ... 6. f-g3

�c8e6

1 6.g5 �d 1a transposes to the note to move  5 6. ...

a8-c8

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  �    .  £

 C £ ££ £ � l �   7. f3-h4 2. h2-h3

 2c6 c 1 3 .d2 xc6 1 . �e6   .g �d 1 6e3 h6   3 c=. Blac has solved the prolem o hs ad ngh on a . 1 2. ...

�g4-c8!

Note hat the more natura 1 2 ...�d oses the shop par to 1 3 xe xe  .d6. 3. d5xc6 14. b-d2

d8-c7

 .g �d  85 �x 1  ex5 e8=. The lac pawn center and Whtes douled pawn oset he shop par. 17 .. 18 �c1-h6

g7-g6

n case o 18.�g5 c . 1 8 2 0 .3 d , Blac has the natve and eter placed peces. f8d8 18. ... 19. d1f3?

15

The Kauan epetie f Ba

No White is oced to mke n incoect piece scice e should hve dmitted his mistke b eteting  9 3 ith slightl the ose o it  9. 2. 21. 22. 23.

.. g3-f5 h4xf5 f3-g3+ 4xf5

f6- �6xf5 g6xf5 g-h �7-f6

Whites scice s unsound nd Blck is led nning 24. 1-4

36  .

f4-d3

Bck ctul ped the ineio 3 6 cg8 hich s stll good enough to in the gme but the tet ould hve been much simple 37. -2 3. h1-h2

g7-b7 h-g7 0-1

R  0    C 9  )

24.

..

-c7

24  d5 ! 2 5 g4
�h6g5 g3xg5 g5-h5? a-1 h5-h6

�f6xg5 d-g f7-f6 a5-c4 c6-d7

2 9d5! 3. h6xf6 d7-g7 3. f6xg7 gxg7 32. f2-f4 c7-d5 d6x5 33. f4x5 34 �c2-b3 d5f4 b5xc4 35. �b3xc4 36. g1-h1

96

Gm 14.1

D Pvov,Sry  rovSry ha 2 0  0  

 . 2-4 2. g-f3 3. �f1-b5 4. �b5-a4 5. - 6. f-1 7. �a4-b3 . c2-c3 9 d2-d4

7-5 b-c6 a7-a6 g-f6 �f-7 b7-b5 d7-d6 

his is  seious t o  dvntge pled b Bobb Fische nd no b mn stong gndmstes t cn so be eched b the move ode 7   00 8d4 d6 9 c3  voids te Be nd Cgons 9 <5) b the pessue on eS But it mkes the fol log p the eective

Capter 14 pais Osts

9. ...

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c8g4

i

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E

Ai i i

Her 14d 7 paig   d8 ad   e6 is aso popuar 1 5 b3c2

a5c4

 ,    .  A      \  

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10 c1-3

Roughl qual i popularit is I OdS or whch s th prious gam I cas o I Oa4 �x3   gx3 aS 1 2 �a2 cS  3 a3 exd4  4cxd4 c4 ad Back pas d6d5 White will hae great roule utiiig his a2 ishop so his ad kgside paw strucure should cout for more tha the ishop pair 1 0 . 11 c3xd4

5xd4 d6d5

Aso respctal is   . aS  �c2 cS or st 12.c4 1 3 .�c  ad the  c7-c5  ut m ot sure tha either ull quales 12. 45 13 b1-c3

f64

 3 .h3 its ot car that icludig this mo is hlpful as the lack ishop gets the opio o go o g 6 ometims Black ee plas  O   .�hS earlier plaig to meet   h3 as i this game u White ma choose somehig oher ha   h3) 1 3  �h5 4.c3 xc3 Sxc3 aS 16�c2 c4 17g4 �g6  8�f5 trasposs to th ot to moe  6 1 3 . 14 b2xc3

4xc3 c6a5

16 d1d3

1 6.h3 �hS 1 7g4 �g6 1 8�5 aS 1 9 �f4 4 20 h4 �xh4 2  g2 �7 is a highl risk gamit  White M gam agaist ammour (U Chess eague iteret 2 0 1 1 ) cotiued 2 2h 1 a6 2 3 g  ad ow  should ha paed 23c5 24h2 hS 25g e8 It sems that  can defed th kigside ad calml utiie m extra queesid paw 16. .. 1 7. 3h6 1 8 d32

g7g6 f8-8

Atr 1 8 h3 �fS 1 9 e2 d7 Black is clos to equal sic th xchage o light-squared ishops faors him 1 8 ..

a6-a5

For 8. .d7 ! 1 9 h3 f see the pri ousote 19 h2-h3 20 f3-h2

g46

Wih 20d2! c8 Whie has a ti edg 197

The Kaua Reperre fr Back

0 

b5-b4

 . ..c5= 1 h-g4

Dw geed 2  . ..d7 s roghy eq Mybe 2  4 ws  td bete o Whie so Bck should go for he eqize o move 18.

198

Chapter 1 Breyer Defense he Breyer s n my vew he bes defense o  e When I wroe my as book egh years ago  was jus one of many defenses o he pansh, bu now  s he mos popu ar such defense n hgheve play  s he main defense of he worlds op raed player Magnus arsen, and has also been payed more han once in he pas hee years by World hampon Anand and e conenders amsky, Maedyarov, vider, and Adams I was also a favore of Word hampon Bors passk  does no allow any uick forced draw by repeon (unke he Zasev Defense whch s aso a good ne f a daw s ne nor any uck ueen rade n fac  usuay eaves  he peces on he board for he rs 2 0 moves or so, makng  prey much dea f you mus wn on he Back sde of he Lope My own resuls wh  have been exceen I recommended he Bern n my las book whch sll looks prey decen, bu defendng a sghy inferor endgae from he openng s no everyones cup of ea Anoher facor n my choce s ha sdelnes such as an eary d2d3 are more annoyng n he Berln because Black acks he opon o chase away he bshop by b7b ne na facor in favor of he Breyer for amaeur payers s ha f you opponen s no famlar wih  when you pay 9 b8 (he Breyer move he   you are a hopeess paer and wil under esmae you Even f your opponen does know of he Breyer, as of hs wrng here ae no recen books on , so ness he reads his book he may no be wel prepared he defense s credied o Gyua Breyer, a Hungaran maser who was among he op en payers n he word n  9  8 (per hessmecs webse bu who ded n 1 9 2  a only age 2 7 from a hear aack o come up wh he move 9  b8 a ha me ook a rea genus, as he beef n deveopmen was very srong snce he me of Morphy he basc dea behnd he move s ha he knigh has fed s funcon on c6 and now s us n he way of e cpawn and he bshop when  goes o b7 revousy hs problem was solved by 9  a, chasng he bshop back o c2 and hen c7c , bu he kngh normay had o reurn o c6 he beauy of he Breyer s ha Whe sl  mus rerea hs bshop o c2 n he man ne n order o compee he maneuver d2f g3 , bu Backs kngh wll be on d7 raher han c6, whch makes he bshop ancheo o b7 aracve Back w usually ancheo boh bshops w usually answer a2a by  cc and cS wl am for c7c6 agans an early dd, and wl somemes ge n he sho  d6d hmsel

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Now es ook a he moves of he Breyer Defense or commens on he rs nne moves see he panish offshoos chaper  e eS 2 c 3 �bS a �a  5- �e7  e  bS 7�b3 d 8c3  .h3 b8!

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The Kafm Repee f Ba

This maks i a Byr.  only maks sns now as a spons o h2h3  bcas h2h3 rs o h say o answ d2d4 by . . .�4 so pss on d4 s now pon · lss 1 d4 Th qi mov d3 s a srios alrnaiv dsnd o avod h nd or an nprovokd �c2 o dnd h 4 pawn.  s lky o lad o h sam posiion as 1 O.d4 b wih h xra mov b2b4 incldd o Wh which may b ihr ood o bad  Gam 1 5  1  1  bd7 Ths coms js in im o dnd h 5 pawn. 1  bd2  Gam 1 5 . 2 or 1  .h4 8  2.5 �8 .  Gam 1 5 . 3 or 1  .c4 c6 1 1 �b7 1 2�c2 Whi dosn rally wan o pay his as h bishop is crny ac v on b3.  dos hs or hr rasons h wans o play   which wold los a pawn i pad now. lso h may wan o pay a2a4 and hn aack h b5 pawn by �d3  nally h may wan o advanc hs bpawn o h arnaiv 1 2a3 c5 s Gam 1 5 4 1 2e8 ow ha h bishop dosn aack  hr is no drawback o hs mov whch prpars o p indrc prssr on 4 by rrain .  .� 13l h alrnaiv  3 .a4 �8 1 .�d3 is vy poplar laly o oc Back o bock his bishop by playn . . .c7 c6. n h ps sid . . . c7 c6 s o h qn and conros h cnr.  Gam 1 5  5  1 3 � 14g3 (in m o dnd 4 14g his kps o h wh knih and nabs a black ancho o dnd h kn sronly. or h alrnaiv pin  45 h6  5 . h4 6 s Gam  5 6 15a4 o 1 5 �5 h6 1 6.�d2 � 7 s Gam  5 . 7 . o  5 .b3 � 7  6.d5 c8 s Gam  5.8 .     c 5 This mov is rrd b y a2a4 bcas now ar 1d5 c4 h back knh wll aack th apawn srain h bpawn and can somims land on h b3 sqa. 1 7 �g5 Expnc has shown ha i Back chass h bishop back o 3 by payn . ..h6 ha mov ivs Wh a ar, whl  h dosn h bishop s mor aciv on  han on 3. Mos playrs do chas h bshop back b I vo wih h mnory in his insanc choosin 1 7 �e7  Ga 1 5.9 200

Chaptr  5 Bryr Df

   (C92)

Game 151

 LstAlexder

• PhtzElseth Bak 2008 (3

1  e2-e4 2. g1f3 3. �f1-b5 4. �b5-a4 5. 0-0 6. f1-e1 7 �a4-b3 8 c2-c3 9 h2h3 10 d2d3 1 1  b1d2

e7-e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 g8-f6 f8-e7 b7-b5 d7d6 0-0 �c8-b7 c6b8 b8-d7

8.d2 h 19 x x 20 e4 xe4 2 1 e4 c 22g4 7 23x xg4 24x7+ x7 25 hxg4 d8 2  x7 + x7 274 b4 28d bxc3 29bxc3 e4 3 0 d4 cxd4 3  cxd4 e 3 23 d5 33.b d Bck will regin s pwn wih  dwn endgme 1 3. ..

d7-c5

1 3 .8 !  4g5 d5   exd 14 b3-c2

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15. b2-b4

We would ge his posiion b 9   b8  O d3 bd7   bd2 b7 . his is  sen sible line or Whie gins he Bree, s he bishop on b7 bies on grnie i, h3 is no essenil here 12 d2f1

f8-e8

Usull Bck pls 1 2 . . c5  3 . c2 e 8 which rnsposes o he gme er  4g3 , becuse he gme order llows  3 g5, s discussed er he nex moe 13. f1-g3

  3 g5 d5  4.exd5 xd5 1 5 h5 xg5 1 xg5 7  1 7 3 c8

A)   h2 nd now A  )  5  d is he mos requen moe, bu i is secondbes  pled i in his gme becuse  orgo he nsis here, which I hd lred wrien  3 e ( 1 . .g 1 7.g e7 1 8h4  1 9 h5 =) 17. d7!N 18.g3 dxe4 1 9 dxe4  d8  20 3  his ws hnkndKumn, U Chess egue 20    won uick b Whie. Blck is l red losing A2)    g 1 g4 (er  4 ex4 1 7x4 e  8 �e3 cN Blck is l red  bi bee, s Whie hs no ck nd he bck pieces will be more cie er ...g7) .xg4 7xg4 g 1 8�g5 d7 1 9 d e Blck hs ides o .dd5 , . h7 -h5 , or . -5 20

Th Kaufma Rpti f Bak

B 1 S .fS dS  6.exdS xdS  7.�gS c6  prefer Black  compare the light uared bhop C 1 S �d2 dS= 1 5. . 16 d3d4

c5-d7

We now hae a poiton from the man line of the Breyer (wth  0.d  wth the oe dfference that White ha gotten to pay b2b for free , ince he ha wated one moe with the dpawn while Black ha wated two with hi ueen knight But i b2 -b a plu or a minu If Whte intend kingde play it probably a m nu a on b the pawn i a target for ..a7 aS or . .c7 -cS  n baance t proba by neutra. A 16.a cS 17.bxcS xcS 1 8 .axbS axbS  9 xa8 �xa8= B  6.�b3 h6 1 7 .h dS 8.hfS aS 1 9�d2 dxe 20 dxe axb 2  .cxb cS Black ha the initiatie C 1 6 .�d2 cS 1 7  a d S .  6. .. 7. �c1d2

a6-a5

1 7.a3 axb  8 cxb cS 1 9. bxcS dxcS   7. .. 8. c3xb4

202

a5xb4

he game actualy went 1 8. . .g6 9 .�c3 and White took the nitiatie and went on to win. he text i a Rybka noelty 1 8. 19. 20. 21.

... 4xd5 n1x8 f3xd4

d6-d5! 5xd4 d8x8 8-5

Black wll regan the pawn and hae omewhat the beter chance due to the c-pawn uperiority oer the apawn pu the long dagona. n an unreated per onal note the loer of thi game and  hae n common that we are both mem ber of the only two parent-chld GM/M combination to my knowedge her fa ther being GM homa ht whle my on  M Raymond Kaufman. R  (C9S

Game 15.2

D yr,Ror  Rvi,osip Lningra iz  9 7 3 2)

1. 2. 3 4.

2-4 -f3 �f1-b5 �b5-a4 5. 0-0 6. f1-

7-5 b8-c6 a7-a6 8-f6 �f8-7 b7b5

Chapter  -Breyer Defee

£a-b3 8. c2-c3 9. h2-h3 10. d2-d 1 1 . tf3-h 7.

d-d6 0-0 tc6-b8 b8-d f8-e8

12. th-f5

 2 d2 (uebal-ukako, Ke   9 7 0)  2 b 7     8 ransposes o he nex noe 1 2. .. 13. f2-f3

�ef8

d2 �b7 4 c2 g6  5 g exd4  6cxd4 cS  7 dS g 7  lack s dong well due o he loss o e b Whes -h4-5-g aneuer  g4? exd4  4g5 xe4  5  d b6   6 xa8 xa8  7 xd4 xgS and lack ges wa oo uch or he ex change    exd4  4cxd4 b7  5  c2 cS  6dxc5 xcS and lacks pressure on e4 u oses he srong kngh on S     c2 dS   4exd5 exd4  5 e8 xe8  6xd4 b7  7 a4 �xdS  8�4 cS  9 5 b6 lacks peces are wel-placed and he pawns are s ercal 1 3. ..

excelen alernae was   d5  4�g5 b6  5 g b7  6d2 h6  7 �e bd7 lack s beer wh a saer kng and beer placed kngs kngh A

1  £c1 -g5 15 £g5h

h-h6

 5 .

g-g6!

lack acua paed  5  d5?  6exd5 exd4  7cxd4 g6  8e  which Whe had a clear adanage and won  8b6  9c gS 20  g xdS 2  exd5 xe+ 22xe xdS 2e4 xc 24g6 �g7 25x+ h 26bxc b4 27 e e 28xe5 bxc 29  d  8 0xc7 c8   xb7 c 2  2  c d8  c2 and ack resgned 16 1. 18 19.

tf5-e3 b1d2 c3xd dxc5

£f8-g e5xd c-c5 d6xc5

�c8-b

20

e Kau!ma Reerre r Back

Bck s cery better, with .c5c4 nd c5 comng up As n side, I drew gmes with both of the pyers in this gme but orty yers seprted those two gmes R 6 (C95)

Gm 15.

 kmurHkru  CrlseMus Mdia 2 0   6)

1  2- 2 g1-f3 3 �f1-b5 . b5-a 5. 0-0 6. f1-e1 7. �ab3 8. c2c3 9. h2-h3 10 d2d 1 1 . c3-c

7-e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 g8-f6 f8-e7 b7b5 0-0 d7d6 c6-b8 b8-d7

here were ony two grndmster gmes this century with 1 1 c4 unt ths yer, but computers ike it so it is coming bck now Bobby scher pyed it nd Khfmn s  gret theoreticin, so his choce here is nteresting. 11 ..

c7-c6

12. b1-c3?!

Both Nkmur n ths gme nd hbov ginst me chose ths inferor move, fter which White hs no pros pects of getting the dvntge A)  2bd2 �b7  3 �c2 exd4 (or  3  . e  drecty) 1 4 xd4 (so fr Khfmn-hort Bn 2 00 Bck con tinued 4  e? nd hd to strugge or  drw; the text is better) 4. . g6 1 5 b3 c5 1 64f3 e  7 .�b2 �c6= he pressure on e4 ofsets Whites pressure on the ong digon; B)  2 cxb5 xb5  3 c3 ws pyed by Bobby Fischer gnst pssky in vet tefn, 992, but 13.b4 ooks ke  u equizer; C)  2c5 c7 1 3 cxd6 �xd6 1 4.�g5 �b7=; D)  2gS h6  3 �h4 hS=  he bishop exchnge shoud vor Bck s the xed pwns on e4 nd e5 eve Bck with the better bishop;  Probby 1 2 .3 s the best try, eg 1 2 exd4  3xd4 e5 1 4�4 b6 1 5 cxb5 xb5 1 6.c3 e  7 .3 =; ) In cse o 1 2 .c2 �b7  3 .c3 b4 1 4.e2 exd4  5 .exd4 g6 1 6. e2 c5  7 .g3 S Bck ooks better due to hs strong knight on c5 He my ter py d 7   e6 nd ...dcS , nd/ or .5-4 .. e nd .. c7. 12.  13. c3-a 1. d-d5

b5b c6c5

4dxc5 dxc5 ws hbovKumn, Arington 2 0  0, n whch we greed to  drw  ew moves ter when Bck ws redy  bit better 204

Chape  S -Bee Defee

1 4. 15. 16 1. 18 19. 20.

.. �b3-c2 a2-a3 b2-b3 a4-b2 f3-h2 h2-f1

f8-e8 -f8 a6-a5 f8-g6 �c8- h-h6 f6-h

30. .. 31. c1-b1 32. b1-c1 33. c1b1 34. b1c1 .



�e-g5 a5xb4 8xa8 �g5xc1 �xf5 g6-f8

Bck sould e  bi bee ere sice e s e eer kig versus Wie's d isop oug Wes spce d vge s proy eoug o od e drw 2. 28. 29 30.

b2-1 f2-f3 g2g4 1-f2

   7 (C95

Game 15.4

Palpha 0  0  5 

e compue pefers 2  d3   eve gme o void e kig vs. d bisop scerio wic occus  e gme ... a3xb4 a1 xa8 e3-f5 1xc1 e4xf5

h

 RosoRy  Ksy

21. f1e3

21  22 23. 24. 25. 26.

a2-a3 a3-a2 a2-a3 a3-a2

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. . 8.

e2-e4 g1f3 �f1-b5 �b5a4 0-0 f1-e1 �a4-b3 c2-c3 9. h2-h3 10. 2-4 1 1 . b1-2

e-e5 b8-c6 aa6 g8-f6 �f8e b-b5 -6 0-0 c6-b8 b8- �c8-b

h-f6 a8a2 e8-a8

205

The Kaufan Repertire fr Back

9 6 20d d5 woud ve given Blck e dvge

12. a2-a3

A ovely 1 2. ... 13. �b3-c2

20 a1-d1 c7-c5 f8-e8

 3 c= ised woud discourge  4 4 u Blck did' fer i 1. b2-b 5. c3xd 6. f3xd

e5xd c5xd

 62 f8   xd4 is sligly eer fo Wie so  recommed e  3 c7 from e previous oe 6. .. 7. �c1-b2 18. d1-b

�e7f8 a8-c8

 84f3 e5 1 9c g6=

20 ..

d8-e8

20   g 2  4 e5 looks eer o Blck 21. a3-a

b5xa

2  xe4 2 2 xe4 xe4 2 3 xe4 xe4 24  = 22. 23. 2. 25. 26.

18 ..

�c2xa �axd7 d2xe exe a2xa6

f6xe e8xd7 e7xe �b7xe

g7-g6

Afer  8e5   9f4 c4 2 0xc4 xc4 2  c3 5 22 e2 f5 23 exf5 6+ 24d4 xf4 Blck s  ck  o cos 9. b-a2?

 se of  94f3 5 Bck's pieces re  i eer plced  We's  9. .

206

Je8-e7

26. ..

d7-b7

V2

Wi 26 g7 Blck could ve kep  sml edge

haper  S Breyer Defee

R     0 C95

 5.5  ShlvAlexder  vrDvd yMiy k 2009 2 1

2 3 4

5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

2e4 g1f3 �f1b5 �b5-a4 0-0 fe1 �a4b3 c2-c3 h2h3 d2d4 b1-d2 �b3-c2

e7-5 b8c6 a7-a6 g8-f6 �f8-e7 b7b5 d7-d6 0-0 c6b8 b8d7 �c8-b7

124 S 3.2 3.d5 4 4.2 S  3 .  . 12  1 3 a2-a4 4 c2-d3

f8-8 7-f8

Eges geerlly regrd is le s e bes gis e Breye d so i s be ome e fvorie of e op grd msers, oug is gme d ysis sugges  Blk s e ee. 14 

c7-c6

A  S . 2 g6  6.b 3 rsposes 1 6xb5 xbS   .x8 x 8  8.b4 exd4 1 9.xd4 4 B  S .f S  6.xb5 xbS   8 x 8 18.dxeS xeS = I 9 .xbS xe4 20e4 x e4 2  .xe8 xf3 + 22x3 xe8 23 4 e  24b3 dS 25xd5 xdS 26xd5 drw geed is ws opovCse, Moo 20   bldfold C  5 b4 8  erlier gmes Crlse plyed 1 5 . . .  b6. e ex is is improve me. e de is o dsourge xbS oug Ad pyed  ywy 16xb5 6.b2 b6= 16. . .xb5 1  .b2 dS 1 8 exd5 exd4 s ws Ad-Crlse odo 20 1 0 Bk s  redy  bi beer ere bu Wie wo fe  oversg by Cse. 1 5  

g7-g6

1 5 . . . 1 6 2 8   .b2 S 1 8 .f f4  9.b4 b6 ws Krjki-Crlse from e 2 0 1 0 Wold Bliz Cmpiosip i Mosow. Weer  5 . . . or 5. .. g6 is bee s d o sy. 16 d1-c2

 6.b2 exd4 1  xd4 dS 1 8 .e5 b4  9 .xd xd 20.e5 S 2.f f4 Nispeu-Cse Medis 2 0 1 1 .  6   7 �c1-a3

a8-c8

  .b2 S  8 .f exd4 1 9.xd4 dS 20.e5 b4 Blk is beer due o des like . . .g d .. .65.  7  15 b2b3

f6-h5

  . . exd4  8. xd4 S 1 9. g3 g 20.f e6 s kely o spose o e 20

The Kaua Reerre fr lak

e  does hve the erit of vodn he equlzn dxeS  ny pont 18. g2g3 19 �d3-1

h5·g7 g7-6

27 . 6-5 28 d64? �b7x4?

8  c6 9bxc5 xcS 30e3 e7 wins  pwn 29. 3-g5 d76 30. �43?

20. a·d1

n n erier e wih Nvr in their hnyMnsys rpd plyoff 009) hbov plyed 0h bu lost fer  0   b6   h3 cd8 houh 0 exd   cxd 7 iht hve been beer 20 . ... d8-b6 2. 2-a2?!

  dxe5 xeS  xe5 dxeS  3 xf8 xf8= 2 . 22. 23. 24.

.. 3xd4 ka3xd6 a4-a5

3 0bxc5 8 3  xe8  xe8 3 d6 h6 3 3 xf7 x7 3xf7+ xf7 3 5x6 d 36c6 S 37e3 nd Whites two fr dvnced pssers offer ful copens ton for he nht 30. 31. 32. 33 34.

.. b4x5 5-6 a2x7 2-3

�4-a8 a7b7 b7x6 wg8-h8

5xd4 8-g7 6xd4 b6-a7

  d8   xd xd so fvors Bc  xf3+ 5x 7 rns poses o the e 25. 3xd4 26. d2-3 27. b3b4?

�g7xd4 d4g7

 7 c cS nd Bc queensde ply s ore effectve thn White's inside ply 08

Now Bc erred by 3   h6? which led o  w fer 35c d7 36xd7 xd7 He shoud hve plyed s follows

Chaper  5 Breyer Defee

34. .. 35. d 1 -c1

c8-c7

3 5 b3 h6 3 6c  d6  35 

36 37. 38. 39. 4.

. g5xf7+ c 1 xc6 f7-g5 g5-4 f3x4

c7xf7 h8-g8 �a8xc6 h7-h6 f6x4 �c6x4

With n extr protected pssed pwn nd  superior position Blck is wnning R      C95)

Gam 15.6

 GsvVur

 vrDvd Rggo lia 20  0/   

1 . 24 2. g1-f3 3. �f1-b5 4. �b5-a4 5. - 6. f1 -1 7. �a4-b3 8. c2-c3 9. h2-3 1. d2-d4 1 1 . b1-d2 12. �b3-c2 13. d2-f1

75 b8-c6 a7-a6 g8f6 �f87 b7-b5 d7d6 - c6-b8 b8d7 �c8b7 f8-8 �7-f8

14. �c1-g5

Gshiov hs pyed ths ove sever tes so  cerly deserves to be tken se riously 14. ... 1 5. �g5-h4

h7-h6 g7-g6

Blck hs tred sever other oves here n hghevel ges but Whte usully gets the edge gnst the 16 f1-h2

1 6dxe5 dxe  73h e7 1 8d g7  9d  c6 0g3 b6   c  fd7 x e7 xe7 3g g e3 g8  1 6. .

�f8-g7

17. d4x5

 7g exd  8cxd c8  9xf6 xf6 0e5 dxe   dxe5 h  e c nd now Blck is  bt better due to the wekess of the e pwn 1 7. 18 19 2. 21

.. h2-g4 �h4-g3 h3xg4 a2-a4

d6x5 g6g5 f6xg4 d8-7 d7-c5

Bck ctly plyed   c5  d f6 3f e6 f3 h Whte now could 9

h Kaan Rp f Black

hve oe  ede by 5d bu pyed the ucer  5xh5 d wo y wy 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28

f3-d2 a4xb5 d-e2 a 1 xa8 c3xb4 b4-b5 kg3xf4

e8-d8 a6xb5 b5-b4 jb7xa8 c5-e6 e6-f4 e5xf4=

2. 3. 4. 15.

jb3-c2 d2-f f1-g3 c1-g5

15 .

f8e8 �e7-f8 g7-g6

h7-h6

Here ths is ore locl h fter  5 c5 1 6d5 c  7 5  becuse ow he bishop should ot retre to e3 due o 1 6  exd 1 7cxd xe Wih he bishop pr   ope posto or  doubed isoted pw Bc hs ull copesto R      C95)

Gme 57

D o,Cs  Mivsi, Vior Astria Bdsiga 2 9/   3 

 . e2e4 2. g-f3 3. jf1-b5 4. kb5a4 5 . 0-0 6. 1-e 7. �a4-b3 8. c2-c3 9 h2-h3 10. d2-d4 1  . b-d2

10

e7-e5 b8c6 a7-a6 g8-f6 kf8-e7 b7-b5 d7-d6 0-0 c6-b8 b8-d7 �c8-b7

1 6 7. 18. 9

jg5d2 a2-a4 d4-d5 b2-b4

�f8-g7 c7-c5 c5-c4

 9 e3 s ofe plyed but pus Bc  tepo up (   7) o  stdrd ie i the 15 c5 brch Blc replies  9  c7 wth equiy  9. ... 20. �c2xb3

c4xb3

Chapter 1 5 Breyer Defee

d7·c5

0 . ...

n excellent ntried lterntive to vod 2  .c is 20. . .c7 2  e2 eb8 22c2 b 23c bxc3 2d3 cS 2Sc3 fd7 26.e3 d8= Bc's strong nght on cS offsets his shortge of spce. . . 3. 4.

c3-c4 d-a5 b3-c f3·d

�l

d8-d7 e8-c8 b5xc4

8 j j 8

4 ..

 jA j 

b7xd5?!

2 . .h5 ! 2 5 xc cxe 26.b6 xf2 27xd7 xd 28xf6+ xf6 29xd  xdS 3 0.e xe 3  xe dS 3 2 e  b8 though  bishop especly when prt of  p) is stron ger thn three pwns in genel here Bc hs two connected psses nd contol of both open es so he is not worse. c5b7 5. e4xd5 6. a5-b6?!

fte 26c3 xdS 27.b e6 28.e  cS 2 9.f3 Whte s slightly better. he bshop loos bette th the three ps here

6 . .. 7. a4-a5

f6xd5 d5-b4

27 xb6 28xb6 dS. 8  30 31 3. 33. 34 35. 36. 37. 38 3. 40. 41 4 43 44 45

c·e4 a1-b1 e4xd3 b1-b3 dxe4 g3xe4 d1xd e4xd e1-e7 e7xb7 b3·f3 f3xf7 f7xb7 g-g3 b7-a7 g3xf4 g-g a7xa6

d6d5 b4-d3 c4xd3 e5-e4 d5xe4 d3·d= d7xd g7-c3 c3xa5 a5xd a8-b8 b8xb7 d-f4 c8b8 b8xb6 b6-f6 f6xf4 !·V2

R  4 {C9

G

8

D SurvS • vDvd Peiseri  20  0 (5)

 . 3 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 . 10 1. 1. 13.

e-e4 g1-f3 f1-b5 b5-a4 0-0 f1-e a4b3 cc3 hh3 d-d4 b1-d kb3·c d-f1

e7-e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 g8-f6 f8-e7 b7-b5 d7-d6 0·0 c6b8 b8-d7 c8-b7 8e8 e7-f8

2

e Ku Repetie f Blck

4. f1 g3

g7g6

xcS 25. ad  dS 2 6exd5 xdS and Back has he iniaive hanks o hs exa cener pawn 20. c2d3 21. a2a3

b5b4 b4xa3

2  .. a8= 22 23. 24. 25. 15. b2b3

The dea is o play dd5 nex and be able o answer  c7 c6 b c3 c 1 5. ... 16. d4d5

f8g7 a8c8

This permits .c7 -c6 nex as he rook can ecaptue to defend d6 7 c3c4 c7c6 18 c1d2?

a xa3 c4xd5 e4xd5 d3f1

c6xd5 b7xd5 e5e4

25.�a6 a8 26b5 exf3 27xf3 b7 28.�c6 b 29.ea eS 30d xc6 3  dxc6 e c8 3 2 e2 xc6 3 3.a 7 3xa5 xaS 3 5 xaS . 25b ex3 26xf3 b 27xa cS 28 �c6 eS 29 d  xc6 3 0.dxc6 xc6= 25 . 26 d1 xf3 27. e1a1

e4xf3 c7c3 e8xe3?

2 7..cS=

 8�e3 6. 8. ... 9. d2e3

a6a5

28 f3xe3? 1 9 ..

d8c7

1 9�a6 20dxc6 x c6 2  .cxb5 �xbS 22.�d3 �xd3 23xd3 c 2.�xc5 22

n case of 28fxe3 cS 29e2  3 0  b6 3 1 b axb 3 2d Back has a pawn and a ee bishop or he ex change, which s no que enough o clam equaiy

Chpr   Bryr D

28. 29 30 3.

 f2xe3 a3xa5 a5xd5

c3xe3 f6xd5 g7xa1 d7-f6

White has returned his material advan tage hopng to draw this slightly worse positon by bishops of opposte color 32. d5-d1

3 d6 �e5 33   a6 c  34e b 3   a4 xb3 32. .. 33 g3-e2

ka-e5

33 . 

c8c2

Black actually played 3 3 e4 and White eventually reached a draw The text keeps a serous advantage for Black though of course White retans decent drawng chances R  6 (C95)

Gme 5.

D DdAlt

 PstyEy Belgm  20 08 /09 (9

. e2-e4 2. g-f3 3. kf-b5

e7e5 b8-c6 a7-a6

4.

5.

6. 7. 8. 9

10. 1 12. 13. 4 5 6 7

�b5-a4 00 f1-e1 �a4-b3 c2c3 h2h3 d2-d4 b-d2 �b3-c2 d2-f1 f1g3 a2a4 d4-d5 �c-g5

 7. ..

g8-f6 �f8-e7 b7-b5 d7-d6 00 c6-b8 b8-d7 �c8-b7 f8-e8 ke7-f8 g7-g6 c7c5 c5-c4

�f8-e7

Usual s  h6 8�e3 cS 19d h5 but lately 0c5 has been annoyng Noray gving up a good paied bishop like ths for a ght is dubious but the protected passer and he crippled black a jory jus t o  prefer osy's ove 18. �g5-e3

White reasons that he has provoked a worsenng of Black's bishop locaton but it's a minor pont here 1 8 ...

d8-c7

Ths makes a later cS safe while pre parng Blacks next move 3

h Kaufma Rprtr fr Blak

26. 3-g3

19. 3-h2

Whi ims for f4 or g4. 1 9 

8b8

his prprs o rciv h bshop by . . .c8, whi prprig ..b5-b4. How vr  hik h 1 9 .. cS ws  br wy o civ h bishop by . . .b7-c8d7 9 .. . c5  2 0. f4 2 0g4 xg4 2 1 .xg4 c8 22.2 d7) 2 0 ..xf4 2  .xf4 f8 22 .f3 fd7 d Bck is doig wll wh ids of ...b6 or f 2 3 .d4 S.

26. c8 27.d4 b4 is prhps  d br for Wh  26 27 28 29 30. 3.

.. g1h1 2d dc6 b2xc3 �x5

�8-g7 �b7-c8 b5b bxc3 b8-b2 d6x5

20. 2-

20.g4! hS 2  xf6+ �xf6 2 2f c 23.d2 c8 24.2 �d7 d Bck is clos o quliy. 20.  21. �3x 22. h2-3

22 . .

5x d7-5

214

32. 1-2?

32.

5x3+

22 . . .fd7 ws probbly br d Blck is doig w. 23. d1 x3 2. 1 - 25. g3-2

8 8

6-d7 �7-8 d7-5

32 33. c6-d 3. d-c6 35. c6-d 36. d-c6 37. d5xc6 38 a1-d1 39 g3-h 0. 2-2 1. h1 2 d1-d5 3 a-a5  �c2-d3 5. �d3xc 6. d5-d1 7 xd 8. �c-d5

�c8-b7 c7-a5 a5-c7 c7-c5 �b7xc6 c5xc6 a8-8 c6-b6 �g7-6 �6g5 �g5 b6-6 8-b8 b2-b1 b xd 6c6 c6xc3

Chae  S Beye Defee

As tee tee ae ae attackg attac kg caces e sops so ps of opposite colo do ot pesage a paw dow d daw aw 49. �d5xf7+?

Tis egais te paw ut maes Back's attac att ac muc stoge stog e

4 9. 50. 5. 52 53 54. 55. 56 57. 58 59. 60. 6. 62.

 �f7a2 d-1 2-1 �a2-d5 x2 2-1 -a7+ a7-f2 h1-2 f2-h4+ h4-4 W2-f Wf1-2

W87 c3-3 b8-c8 c8-c2 c2x2 3xx1  3 1xa5 w7-h6 a5-c7 a6-a5 Wh67 c7c2+ c2-d3+ h7h5

And Wte esged f e moes te quee foad foad e wg wget et mated mat ed

5

The Repertoire in Practice  pay paydd i th 2 0  1 . . p p  just ju st as  was aig comptio comptio of th this is book book  ad so  dcidd to pay pay strict strictyy accod accodg g to th prtoi i vy vy gam g am Wh my my f sut as othi othig g spca spca  th opigs opi gs w w a smashg succss. suc css.  got a advatag  vy vy opig but o  whch  oy' quaizd as Back agaist gradmastr apata  ost gams  was was ary w wg g by mov mov  2 . t's ook at th opig opigss oud by oud. ou d. Fo compariso my my o o ( (CF) CF) ratig as 26 5    th th rst oud as Whit Whit agaist a a  8 7 8 rat ratdd pay payr r th th gam wt wt ld4  2�g5 h6 �h  �h4 4 g5 4�g 4�g �g7 5e 5e  f6 f6 6h4 6h4 d6? d6?!! 7hx 7 hxg5 g5 hxg hxg55   + + 

9c wth ad advvantag antag though 9  h3 h3  g 1 O  f f  1  .�h wo wou udd ha hav v giv a bg

advantag.  th sco scodd roud as Back B ack agai a gaist st a 2 0 1 2 atd pay  payd p ayd th th  N o oG Gf fd d d h md md up his movod movo d ad just jus t budd a paw paw o mov 8 8 d4 4 d 5 2 2c4 c4 e6  th thrd roud as Whit agast a 2200 ratd payr pay wt l d  c e7 4cxd 4cxd55 exd exd55 5� 5 �ff4 f6 6e 00 7�d c6 8c2 8c2 bd7 bd7 9 e8  00 00-0 -0   h h

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e Repete  Pactce

Ths ostion usuy usuy ises ises with Whi White tess isho on g 5  Even tht oston is  t ette fo Whte ut the th e isho s cley ette et te lced on f f  1 1  g 1 2h2 e 1 f fcc 1 c8 1 a abb 1 cS 1  d dxc xc xc xcSS

ow  6 . ow .! ! ws est wth  cle cle dvn dvntg tgee s Blck hs no comenstion comenstion fo his iso iso  lted dw d wnn hee n the fouth ound s Blck ginst  2272 ted oonent the gme went lc g 2c cS    g e f  f Sd 00  e2 dS (tnsosing to n e3 Gnfeld) 0-0 0 -0 cxd cxd 8ex 8exd d c cxdS cxdS xdS 1 0h e e 

This ositon i s n  n exct tnsostion to the mn line of o f the the T Tsch Defe Defense nse to t o the ueens Gmit Gmit ut with coos evesed evesed owev oweve e lthough hee   Bck  m not  temo down down s in the Tsch Tsch ine White lys lys �g5 nd lte �e �e 3  ut hee  yed yed e6  e6 dectly o s  s Blck  hve hve cheved cheved  ostion fom fom the White eetoe gnst  secondte defense so of couse this is  success fo Bck. ly continued 1 1   e 1 c8  2� 2�gS gS h 1 �e a aSS   d2 d2 Wh  (tking the sho on e3 w wss lso good now xc b bxc xc f fd8 d8 1   aab 1 nd now  mssed  7    d5 o on the st move) 1 S a xc d5  wth  cle dvntge. 217

The Kaufan Repete  Bac

2c c6 n rund 5 as Whe agans a 2539 raed grandmase he game wen l d dS 2c 3  f6  3   c 3 dxc dxc S a �fs �fs 6 6  e bd xc xc b6 e aS 9g3 e6 l.jg2 �b 1 1 .00 00 1 2e3 h6 h6 1 3e2   1 dl e 1 5 .e .e  fd8 1 6.� 6.�ff fd 1  d3 �d6 18jxd6 xd6

And nw  mssed 1 9 e 3  :4 And 4 2 0  cc  wh adva advana nage ge as a s Black Black can can nehe ake n d4 n acheve he needed e5 beak n und 6 as Black agans a 2539 raed gandmaser pla wen l e eS 2  c6 3.�b a6 �a  f6 .0 .0-00 �e 6el 6e l bS jbJ d6 d6 8c3 8c 3 0-0 9.a 9.a �d 1 0.d h6 l l h3 e8 1 2 bd2 � l J.jc2 exd exd  1 . .xd xd

Andnwshuldhavepaed 14 14 e 5 !  5 f c5 c5  6e2 �c6 w wh h ful ulll equ qua a  .d f f6 2c g6 3  c3 n rund rund 7 as Whe agans a 2 2 3 9 raed D maser  wen  .d dS   jg jg  .b3 dx dxc c 6xc 6xc 00 e c6 8�e2 jg jg 9d  � 1 0gx 0gx  eS l l .b3 c6 c6 1 2.f 2.f ed 1 3 d dxc xc66 bxc bxc66

(see dagam ne page) 218

The Reperre n Pracce

14�e3? whch allowed Back the equang combnaon 4 • a5 150-0 ab8 16c2 xb2! nsead ether 00 or e5 gves a clear advantage; castlng leaves

Whte u the bsho ar n an oen oston whle 1.e5 rovokes a dubous awn sacrce wth   .dS . n round 8 as Back aganst a 2203 rated oonent lay went  e4 e 4 d 3exd ex4 4 6  4 xd 600 e6 7e �e7 8d4 0-0  •b3 e8 1 04 e3 he comuter says 1 O    f was a much bgger advantage for Black)   xe3 e3 13

And now  should have layed 1 2 .. .�f wth advanage. n round 9 as Whte aganst a 2 3 3  rated oonent the game went  d4 e6 4  3 6 43 d � S .f s aso strong)   6 6e3 d6 7  d3 0-0 8 0 -0 e8 �4  e7 1 0d6 xd6

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The Kumn Reperire fr Back

hite s obvousy bete as Bac has aded his good bishop for Whtes weaer one and Bac aso ags in deveopment hee wees ater  payed  he Aantc pen and agan stuc sicy o the repeoire  got ve out of ve favorabe openings opponents wee raed above 2  00  one was M and one was M n my hee hte games  won one n  7 moves and in he othe two  was probaby winning by abou move 20 n the Bac games  was beter by moves 7 and  4 respecivey Round   Whie vs 2 1 74  d dS 2c c6  f6 c e6 s  gs h6 6 f6 6 7e g6 8�d ig7 0-0 0-0 1 0e dc   eS e7 1 2�c bS? 1 d (computer says  3 e2 was even better 1  d7 1 c1 b7 1 Se ab8

ow  6e  eeps Bac boted up and hs bshop par is ineffective and does not compensate for his many probems  actuay payed 16d6, when 6c5 wod have eqaized Bac mssed hs and  won easiy

220

Th Rpri  Patic

und  Bk v  63 (unmen wnne)   .e eS .�c f 3.d3 c . dS S.exdS? ! cxdS .i5+ �d7 7.a id (mpue ke 7  6 even me) 8.d e 9.e5 00 1 0.00

nd nw  O   �e6  w be wh dvnge  Bk  pyed 10 ...c7 nd  kep dvnge n mve 1  und 3  Whe v  1 7   .d f .c g 3.c3 �g7 .e d S. 00 .e eS 7.00 d7 8.�e3 exd?! 9.xd cS 1 0. e   .c a 1 .d   3.a d �d7

w be w  c5  e8  5  f4  wh  pbby wnnng dvnge  pyed 1.f d ey nd wn  pee n mve 1 8 und 4 , Whe v FM 6 .d

.igs f?! 3.�xf exf .e3 dS Sc i+ .c3 �xc3 ?! 7.xc3 c 8.c �e 9.cxd5 cxdS? 1 0.�d3 d7   .e c 1 . 8?! 1 3.f g 

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The au Repertre r Ba

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Rud 5 , Bck vs M 2 5 2   l .e4 eS .�c4 f6 3d3 c6 4/ dS .�b3 �b4+ 6.c3 �d6 7.bd 00 8.00 bd7 el e8  .fl h6 l  .g3  1.h3 g6=  3.h? �cS myb 1 3 . . 6 ws v bt) 14h

Ad w  suld v tdd kgts d t pyd . .6 wi dvtg.  ctu ly plyd 14 ..�e6 dctly wc llwd 1 .xf6+ 'xf6 1 6d4 bu ft 1 6.�b6  d  dg  s yu c s  pi wkd vy wll, v gis w gdmss.  fut gms ly  ply  GM pyg Wt, mgd t c  qul p g gist my pt! Nw f y  culd py t w gm s wll s t p ig.   

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Index of Variations ( Black) Un usual O pening Moves

:  �   

 b4 Poh  e5 2 b2 b4 3 e5 lf6 Gme       8  .b3 en  .e5 2 b2 l6 3 e3 lf6 4 b5 d6 5l3 l5 Gme 1 .2           . .  .   .     .  . .  . 9  f4 d 1 lf6 2l3 d5 -3e3                                         1 2 - 3g3 6 4 g2 'b6 Gme 1 3 .  . . .            2

1 .c4 g6 - English Opening

  

2 l 3 5 3 g 3 kg 4kg 2 l6 Gme 2  1  .           8 2e4 e5  3l g 7 4 d4 ed4 5 ld4 lf6 6l3 00    . 2  3d4 lf6 4lf3 ed4 5 e5 le4 6d4 b4+ Gme 22   . . .  .      . .      . . 2  .lf3 lf6 2 g3 d5 3  g2 g6  4- g7 5 d3 00 6lbd2 d4 .  . .  . .  .  .   .   . 22 - 44 d4 R Gme 23        . .    .      . 22

1 .f3 f6 2c4 b6 - Queen's I ndian versus Rti

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3 .g3 b7 4kg2 g6 5 .d4 g7 Gme 3   )    .    .  . . 28 3 d4 b 7 4l3 e6 - 5 g5 h6 6 . h4 e7 Gme 32 .  .  .   .       29  53 d5 6d5 ld5 - 7  d2 ld7 Gme 3 .3   .                . 3  - 7.e3 e7 Gme 3 4 . .          . .         32 - 7  '2 l3 - 8.'3 h6 - 8b3 5 Gme 3 5 .        .         34

1 .f3 f6 2.c4 g6 3 .c3 d5 - Anti Gnfeld 4'4 d7 5'b3 d4 64 6  7 e4         . .     .     .           .     .    . 3 9 - 7g3     .    . .       .  . . .       .    .     .   . 39  - 7 d4 b5 8'b3 5 Gme 4 1          . . .       39 4.d5 ld5  5e4 l3 6d3 'd  7d Gme 42  .  4 1 - 5 'b3 lb6 6.d4 g7 7 e4 kg4 - 5'2 l6 6d4 ldb4 7 '4 kd7 Gme 4.3 .  44  5'4 l6 Ge 44 . . .      .  .   .        46 - 5g3 g7 6kg2 0-0 7.- 5 Gme 45 .       49

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The Kauan Repee  Bac

1 .d4 f - Qeens Pawn Openi ngs 2c3 d5 3 .�g5 Veesov) 3 ..h6 Game 5  1 )        . . 54 2�g5 Trompowsy) 2 d5 Game 52) .            . 5 7 2tf3 g6  3tc3 dS �f4 Barry) Game 53)      .       59 - 3e3 Coe)              . .   .                . 62 - 3�g5 Tore) 3 �g7 4tbd2 00   .           62  3�f4 London yem) 3 �g7 4e3 d6 5h3 0 0 6�e2 c5 7 c3 b6 Game 5 4)             .     62

1 .d4 f 2.c4 g - NeoGnfeld

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3 .f3 tc6 Game 6 1 )            .                   66 3 .g3 �g7 4�g2 d5 - 5 cxd5 txd5 6e4 t b6 7 te2 Game 62 )    . .   68  S tf3 00 6. 00 dxc4 Game 6. 3) .            .  70 - 5 cxd5 txdS 6tf3 b6 7 tc3 tc6 - 80-0  8 .e3 00 9 00 e8 Game 64) .   .        . . 7 2

1 .d4 f 2.c4 g 3.c3 d5 - Gnfeld , NonExchang e lines 4.h4, 4.g4, 4a4 Gae 7   )                    77 4e3 Game 72)                .   .  .            .  7 9 4�g5 te4 54 txc3 6bxc3 c4 7 e3 �e6  8 t3 Game 7.3)            .                8  - 8.b                                       83 - 8�e2 Game 74)            .              .  83 4t �g 7 5 �g5 te4 - 6cxd5 Game 7 5)                           . 84 - 6.�f4 Game 76)                          .  87 4�f4 �g7 - 5 t 00 - 6.e3 cS Game 7 7)              .          89 - 6c  dxc4 Game 78)       .   .          90  5e3 00 - 6d5 txdS 7txd5 xdS 8c7 Game 79)  9 1 - 6c �e6  7 b3 cS - 7 tf3 dxc4 Game 7   0)  .   .   . .  .  .   9 2 4t3 �g7 5b3 dxc4 6.xc4 00 7 e4 a6  8. e5 b5 9b3 tfd7  O.e6 fxe6 Game 7  1 )   .  94  8�e2 bS 9b3 c5  dxcS �e6 Game 7  2)    96

224

ndex f Variai (Bla)

1 d4 f6 2c4 g6 3.c3 d5 4cxd5 xd5  Gnfeld Exchange Sa4 g 64 6     .       .              . . .  I 02 3                                          02 S . 2 g 64 6  3 00 8h3 S (Gam 8.    1 0 2 S4 3 6 3 g   a4+     .                    .    .  .   OS   .a3           . .   .                  .   OS   gS S                                    I OS   S+ 6 8a4 00 92 S (Gam 8.2 . . .   OS   f3 S  8 2 6  8 h3 00 9 .k2 6 I 0 3   .   .   .       06  8 S+ 6 (Gam 83 . .          .      I 06  8 .3 a  9 2               .      .   .       I 08  92 00 I O.  8 (Gam 84 . . . . 1 08  8 .  00 92  9  4 I O4 WaS  I I  2  J  .2 Wa2 1 200 6 1 3 .   1 3 . . 1 44 a4 1 SS a2 1 6   8 1    1   6 (Gam 8 S        .     I I O  1  .2 (Ga 86 .        .  1  2  1 3  6 (Gam 8    .    .     1 1 4  9 6 I O  I I S S 1 2 .2 6 1 3 f4  (Gam 8. 8   . . .   1 1 6   k4 S 82 6 9.3 00 1 0.00  I O   6 (Gam 89      .        .          1 9  I O ..  I I .:ei 6 (Gam 8 1 0  .    . .    2 0  I O . 6 (Gam 8 .  1     . . . . . . .    .        1 24

225

Te Kauan Repee fr Black

1 e4 e5 - Cente Game and Ponziani, Bi shops Openi ng and Vienna an d Gambits d4 (Cener Game)  exd4 3 xd4 c6 4e3 f6   c3 �b4 6�d2 00 7 00-0 :e 8 - 8  c4                                       9 - 8g3 xe4 (Game 9 1 )                     1 9  c6 3c3 P 3 .d 4a4f6 d3 (Gme 9)  1 30 2�c4 (Bsops pening) 2f6 - 3d3 c6 4 dS S b3 �b4+ 6 d (Game 101) 134  3c3 �cS 4d3 c6 Sf3 (Game 102)         13 7  c3 (ienna Game) 2  f6 3 f4 d S (Game I 03 )    1 38 f4 (Kings Gamb) dS 3 exdS exf4 43  6  S c4 (Game    I )                          1 44 - S c4                                         4    c3                                      1 4 - S bS+ (Game  1 )                        1 4  c4  f6 3 d4 exd4 4f3 (Urusov Gamb) 4 b4 (Game 1 1 3)                          1 47 d4 exd4 3 c3 (Dns Gamb) 3 e7 4.cxd4 xe4+ (Game 1 1 4)                            1 49

1 .e4 e5 2.f3 c6 - Othe Gam bits and Scotch a nd Fou Knights Opening 3d4 exd4 - 4�c4 (coc Gmbi) 4�c 0-0 d6 6c3 �g4   1  1  4c3 (Gng Gambi) 4  dxc3  S �c4                                   1  1  Sxc3 (Game   S)                      S I 3�c4 cS 4b4 (Evans Gambi) 4 �xb4 Sc3 - S �e7 (Game 1 1 6)                         I S 3  S�aS 6d4 d6 7 b3 d7 (Game 1 1 7)       1 S4 3d4 (coc) 3 exd4 4xd4 f6 S xc6 bxc6 6eS e7 7 e dS 8 c4  b6  9  d aS - 9b3 aS (Game 1   )                         1 S 8  9 c3 �b7 (Game 1 2)                     1 60 3 c3 f6 (Fou Knigs) - 4d4 (coc Four Kngs) 4 exd4  S dS (Begrade Gambi)                  1 6  - Sxd4 (Game 1  3)                     1 6  4a3                                         64  4  xeS (Haoween)                           6S  4g3 (Ge) (Game 1  4)                     1 64  4�c4 (aan) 4  xe4 Sxe4 dS 6�d3       1 66  4�bS (panis) 4  cS (Game 1 2 S)          1 66

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dex  Vrit (Blc)

1 .e e5 2f3 c6 3�c �c5 - tal ia n Game 400 6 5 d4 xd4 6 .xd4 xd4 7 .4 6 8.x5 dx5 9_g5 7  Oa3 g8 (Gam 1 3  1 ) . . . . . . .  .    1 70 4.c3 6 - 5 .d4 xd4 6cd4 �4+ - 7 . c3   . . . . . .   . .    . . . . . .  .    . .      . I 7 2 - 7. .d2 (Gam 1 3 2) . . . .  . . .   . .     .  . .  1 72 - 5 .d3 0-0 - 64 �7 .  . .   .    . .   .      . . .   . .  . . .  74  6 . .3 d5   .  . . .    . .    .  . . . . . . . . . .    . 1 75  6.d2 d6 7�3 7   . .    . .  . . .   .   .  7 5 - 6.0-0 d6 (Gam  3 3) .    . .   . .   .  .  . . . . 1 74

1 .e e5 2.f3 c6 3.�b5 a6 - Spanish Offshoots 4  xc6 dxc6 5.00 - 5  . 6 6d4 _g4 (Gam 1 4 1 ) .   .   . . . .  .  . . 1 8 1 - 5 .  .g4 (Gam  4.2) . . . . .             .       1 8 2 4 a4 6  5d3 d6 (Gam 1 4.3) . . . .  . . .  . . .   . . . . . . . . . . 1 84  5 d4 xd4 6.00 �7 (Gam 1 44) . . . . . .   . . .  1 8 6 - 5 2 (rmad)  . . . . .   . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .   1 88 - 50-0 �7 - 6.2 (rra) (Gam 1 4 5) . . . . .  . . .     1 88 - 6d3 5 7 3 d6 8a4 d? (Gam 1 46) .   1 90 - 6.�xc6 dxc6 (Gam 1 4. 7)         . .       1 9 1 - 6  5 7 . 3 d6 8c3 0-0  9 d3 (Gam 1 4.8)  .   .  . . .      .  . . . . 1 9 3 - 9.d4 g4   O.d5 a5  1 . c2 c6 (Gam  49)  1 95 - I O�3 xd4   d4 d5 (Gam 1 4. 1 0) . 196

1e e5 2f3 c6 3�b5 a6 �a f6 500 �e7 6e1 b5 7.�b3 d6 8c3 00 9.h3 b8 - Beye Defense  Od3 (Gam 1 5 1 )  .    .  .  .         .    .        2 0   Od4 d7 -   .h4 8 1 2 5 �8 (Gam  5 .2 )  .  .    . . 202 -   .c4 c6 (Gam  5.3) .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 204 -   .d2 �7 - 1 2 .a3 c5 (Gam 1 5 .4)         .   .     .   . 205  1 2.�c2 8 - 1 3 a4 8 1 4 �d3 c6 (Gam 1 5 .5 ) .  .  . 207 - 1 3f �8  1 4. g5 h6 1 5. h4 g6 (Gam  56) . 209   4g3 g6  5�g5 h6 1 6.�d2 _g7 (Gam  57) 2 1 0   53 �g7 1 6d5 c8 (Gam  5. 8) . 2  1   5.a4 c5 1 6.d5 c4 (Gam  59) . . . .  2 3

22

The Kaua Reie f Back

Index of Players Nubes refer o pages A

Adas Aopa Aexeev Aas 1 2, Aad Adre k Arbau Aresceko Aroa Avuk Azarov

5, 70 86 5

31 1 5 3, 207 38 7 7, 8 1 09,  2 82 96

B

Bacallao Aloso Bacro Baog Beavsky Berbaov Begodov Boo Bologa Bruzo Bausa Bryell Byre

7 73

20 195 68 6 8 3 68 3 202

Calse 29 72  03 1 2,  , 20, 207 Caruaa 20 77 Cebalo Coee 109 Cubas 17 D

228

E

Eeo  5 3   8,  88 Elaov 87 Erebug 90 Ers  08 ,  1  Essera 66 Evdokov 02 F

c

Daela Daelse Davd Delcev Delore

Doguez Perez  0 9,  2 2 Dorfa 44 Duebal 203 Durabey 90

32 2 23 93 130

Fayov Feller Fer Fppov Fscer Fresse

59 22 20 5 20  53

G

Gajewsk Gasov Gelfad Garaa Gr Gradelus Grgore Grscuk Gusafsso

 16 209 7 3, 8  70 72 39 89 73,  2 08

H

Haer Haslger Hebde Hea

68 62 60 22

I

saescu

62

vacuk

J akovc asa obava

2 7 39

05 3

K

Kasky  81 , 9, 205 Kaak  7, 2 07 53 Kaspaov Kaufa 7 3  8 3  8 5 , 9 3 , 9 5 , 1 05 , 1 9 0 1 9  , 1 9 3 , 2 0   20 Kaufa 59 Kalfa 20 Koreev 166 Korobov 22 9 Kosc Kovca 87 Krak  38,  60 79 Krz Krvoapov 9 Krus 83,  05 Kudr 93 2 8, 3 9, 5 Kurosov L

Lafuee Lao Las Layo Le uag e Legky Leko  Cao M Maorov Malakov

2 59 20 10 68 62 29 6, 9 2 70 8

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