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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Atdes The Mfaceted K.G.A
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CHAPTR ON .
The Mod e (3 ... d5) Defese e4, e5 f4 ef 3 N£ d5
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CHAPTR TWO
Bobby Fischers " Bst (3 ... d6) e4 , e5 f4, ef 3 N£ d6
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CHAR REE
The Ancien 3 ...g5 e4, e5 f4, e 3 N£ g5
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CHAPTR FO
Abe Beckers 3 ... h6 Finesses e4, e5 f4 ef 3 N£ h6
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CHAPTR FIV
M Ewes Defese (3 ... Be7) e4 e5 4 ef 3 N£ Be7
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5 INTRODUCTION
ATITDES Th Kng's Gambt has njoyd a srang rutaon ovr h yars among grandmastrs and amaurs alk. W rfr to hnk tht th gamb s frvolous obsolt and sho fu of analycal hols. But w also don't wan to b layg Black afr 4 5 2 f4 d hav o dfnd t t. An ustraton of ths curous atttud: Back 914 a caso was ond Badn b Vnna and h ownrs dcdd to do what co orators had bn dong snc th u of h cntury sonsor a chss touamnt as a mans of romotng busnss. Th orators askd h rscd chss dor Gorg Marco to run matrs and h dcdd that t should b gmbt touamnt n whch vry gm bgn wh Wht ong som ng sd gambt. Marco's lan da was to rvv th 19h cntury gambt sr whch smd o b dyng out as mor and mor gams bgan wh d4 d5 aftr 1900. Undr Marco's rls layrs th touamnt could choos Kng's Evas' Dansh Scotch or Two Knghts Dfns gamb lns. Th lyrs h chos to nv ncludd tr gambrs such as Rudolh Slman. Bu thy wr outnumbrd by youngstrs who would b consdrd Hyrmods Rchard R Gyula Bryr and Sally Ttkowr I ud ou that Wht lcd to o h Kng's Gamb n 20 of th 90 gams lyd at Bdn But ds th "oor rutaon of th 3 N vrson of gamb ccd Black rd to avod t That arcular gambt occurrd only thr tms
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NNNG WH HE KNG GM CCEPED
wh Blac losng wce and wnng once on a gross bunder. And when ayers deced o dece he gamb Bac won once drew sx mes and os egh mes Perhas he Baen maer were uenced by wha haene n he rs round: ReNyhom Baen be Venna 914:
2 3
e4 4 N
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Nc3
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e e4 N6
Nowaays we refer o chlenge Bacs hd move wh 4 e5!. The modes ex moves erms Bac o ransose no a oson usuay reached by 3 N 5 4 exd5 Nf6 5 Nc3.
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d Nd d
Introduction
d4 c4
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K!
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Bd6 e6 c
A commo dea the Kgs Gmbt Accepted Whte clears the ee for exploao by s kg rook. H g s que sfe as log as he c5 dgo remas obsruced he g move o woud hve bee eve sroger afer he oher quee checks eg 8 Qe4 ch 9 K! B 10 c5!, Be7 II Bb5 ch! c6 12 Bc4 d wh 13 Re comg up Whe has a excellet gme
A bsc rule of the gamb s ht f Whe ca grab the paw a f4 Black tu ou o be the gambteer ad hve suce compesao Afer 8 Qe6 ch 9 Whe
hrees 0 c5 ad II B4 Roue play by Blck o proec f4 such as 9 Qf6 0 c5 Be II Qd2! g5 l allow 12 b4! ad 13 Bb2 wh remedous ply for Whes bshops, ad eveuy hs rooks
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WNNN W E KNG' GAM ACCEPED
10 Bd3 1 1 Re c 1 2 Qe2 13 b4
Q6 K Bd
Typca of he spr of a mode Kngs Gamb. Whe ghs for he cener even a he cos of a qeen sde pawn (13...cxb4 14 c5
3 14
b6 Be4
Ths appears o wn orght (5 b5 comg p bt has a seros acca aw. Wh 4 dxc5! and 5 b5 Whe wod have qeen sde bnd and a hge advanage.
4 15 b5 16 Nxd4
Nc6 Nxd4 Re
Aga a move conssen wh he hemes of e gamb acceped Back brngs hs rook o safey and prepares o expo
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1 N 18 Bd5 19 Rxe2
Rxe2 ch
Wht mad a n qun sacrc that avods gtg th worst of t Now 19 g5 20 Bb2 Rg8 robaby bst wth roghy qual chancs
19 20
Bb2
21 22 23 24 25
Be5 Rae1 Nxe5 Kg1 N
Be Bf6 g5
Bxe5 Qh4 ch Be8 Qh5
Wht can w out hs matral dct wth 26 R8 ch but h has much bttr
26 2 28
Nxg5 Re ch Bf
Kg Kh6
(See dim, n pe)
A wondrful strok Back must surrndr th qun sc 28 B fal to h kght fork and 28 Qg5 ows 29 R16 ch Kg 30 Bh5 ch Kg8 31 R8 ch Kg 32 R8 ch Kg8 33 B and wns wh nsung rook chcks
28 29 30
Bxh5 Rxa
Kxg5 Bxh5
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WNNNG WH HE KNG' GM CCED
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31 32 33 34 35 36
Re Kxg2 Kg3 K Rad R e c
xg2 6 £4 c Rd Ra K4
Bck sn' ry for bur n xh6 h hs hs own sros of chcks bgnnng . x2 ch.
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Rd2 Re6 Rxb6
Ra4 Rxc4 Rb4
An hr 40 5 b2 ch wou g pproch rw (See dm nt p ge)
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Rx6 a3 Rc6 Kg2
c4 Rb3 R c Rxa3
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(osn afer 39
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Rxc4
Black rfets 10
Neverheless, openng theory was chng d Marcos experment wa s somehng o f a lop. Even hough the be st players n the world hd been usng the KGA. for more hn a century, he gambt w largely forgoten afer 920 Oca theory concluded t was "speculave or "quant words tha hed a dubousness whou exacly sayng so. No one had found a refutaton of the gmbt, but lke so many openngs t fel from favor a mter of fhon It wa not un two Russans, Davd Bronsten and Bors Spssky, began plyg the gambt n the 950s th the K.G.A. reganed respecablty. Here the two men mos responsble for the gambt's rehablton slug t out one of he songes of he Sove Chmponshps. SpskyBronsen, U.S.S.R. Chmponshp Lenngrad 1960
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n hs notes to ths game, Spassky rased the natur queston: Why s the ngs Gambt so rarey seen these days? Hs aser that fe mode payers ere comfoabe t the pace and carty of the openng, and prefeed the muddy maneuveng of the Ruy Lop ez. And snce defensve s had mproved so much n century t beeved at t as very dcut to successfuy conduct a ngs Gambt attack. But t seems to me, Spssky added, that n the ngs Gambt Back must pay vey exacty order to equaze.
3 4
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N exd5
d5
Bd6
Bronste, t the hte peces, had ost a ceebrated game to ord champon Mkh Botvnnk n 92 that con ued th the mode . .. Nf6. n that ne Back s usuay g to exchange o hs f pan for the ne Whte pan at d5 But n ths game Back chooses the oher mn strategy He decdes to make t dcut for Whte to regan the f-pan, by protectng t th a kght and bsop
Irodcio
Ths hoe s sy bause reaes he ossby of an avanhe of Whe cene awns d2d4 and ae c2c4c5!. Bu assy refers a more dynmc oy, usg mnor ees rahr han he baerng ram cawn
5 6
Nc3 d4 Bd3 00
Ne 00 Nd h6
Ba aes me ou o avod Ng5 eg 00 9 Ng5! Ng6 0 Qh5 or 9 . h6 10 Nge4 and Whe sds we. Now Whe wans o u a ngh on e4 l temoay cos m a wn
9 Ne4 0 c4 1 Bxe3
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Nxd5 Ne3 fxe3
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Anoher haracersc seres of moves Bac s g to
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NNNG W E KNG GAM AEED
ve back the f-awn ret for creag darksqes weak nesses Bt White gains sace and dects his attenon towards and h7. 12 13 Bc2 14 Qd3
Be7 Re e2
With this move Back tes to ve back the exa awn to break Whites stde (15 Qxe N d B, or 15 N Sssk now makes a remakabe sacce whose m ne ns ten moves ong and eads to comex b aroximatey even chances
15 Nd6 16 Nx£7
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his second saccia oer woud have been mae agnst 15 .. f6 aso. What, yo might wonder, woud have haened Back acceted the ina sack? he most dct ne for Whie woud have been 1 5... Bxd6 (ceng e7 for the gs escae) 6 cxd6, exf (Q) ch 7 cxd6 18 Qh7 ch,
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19 Qh8 ch Ke7 20 Re ch, Ne5 21 Qxg7 and now 2 Rg8 22 Qxh6 Qb6 23 Kh, Be6! 24 dxe5 d5 and now with 25 Ba4 White h good compensation et fo s slight (Exchange fo pawn matel decit
16 1 Rx
ex (Q) ch B
n ode to netae th e c2h7 agonal Black ets his boot White l again end p with compensaon fo the Exchange, b me it is too geat The pe wa to end the game wold have been 17 18 Ne5 ch, Kg8 19 Qh7 ch, Nxh7 20 Bb3 ch d Ng6 mate Who sas biant KG.As cant plaed b mode gandmastes?
18 Qx 19 Qf4 20 N3e5
Qd Bf6 Qe
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Bxe5
Bb3
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WINNING TE KINGS GAMIT ACCEPED
T one of the most wdely seen chess posions ever havng been wtnessed by lions of people - wen it wa sed he sh to a game wo by the evil Soviet spy mter "onst en in te 1964 James Bod movie Fm Rsia With Lv.
Nxe5 c Qe 4 c
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7 Black Ress 0
After 24 ! Black w not be able to serously cone What both rosein d Spsy had scovered wa the rc posional depth of the gambi When Black plays 2 .ex4 he is mang a sght but sicant surender of te center. That surender may not seem much but over he years expeience has shown that Wte regains the sacced pawn usuly by Bxf4 afer is dpaw advances then he shoud have some supeorit Ths mode theor or for tat matter opeg teoy n genera since 1900 wa bed on the assumpion that Black must eiher retan he extra pawn (wt a chain of felow pawns at g5 and h6 or with a knigh a h5) or force some enemy conces sions i the ceter. We w consider te pawnchan n hree forms . g5 .h6 ad d6 well he transposiioal Nc6. The mode alteaives sch ..d5 or e delayed versions ..Be7 ad ..e ae cosidered in three oter capers
Itrodctio
THE MULTFACETED KGA
n ny not ost openings pye enjoy y te fth move fy good ide of ht the ne futue oes him He i pobby no fo expe hethe by ove the posion be tcc o posion, hete the cente open o cosed nd pehps e non excty ht te pn stuctue w be Not so, in the KGA Afte exf White y e ced upon to conuct seve eent types of posions They vy considey
fom endgme to sshing ttc Fo exmpe StotzSeisch Seunde
1 2 3
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e4 f4 N h4
e5 exf4 g5
We w be ecoending deent poicy fo White
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WINNING THE KING'S GMIT CCED
when faed with 3...g5. This gae is well worth studyg, howeer, beause it was one of te rst ode grandaster gaes o llusrate e adantage to White of reahng a eary endgae. Preiously, he attude of any ters was: Wen White oers a gabit, he ust attak d he annot atak whout his ueen Gosta Stolz appreiated a erent point: Without s ueen Blak annot easly defend!
4 5 Ne5 d4 7 Nd3 8 Bxf4 9 Qe2 10 c3
g4 N£ d Nxe4 Qe 7
Bg7 5
ow, if Blak is not hallenged the ne few oes, he w soothly oorate his reang piees with 11 B, 12. 6 and 13. His ng side weaknesses w be wel poteted then
11 Nd2 12 Kxd2 13 Bxe2
Nxd2 Qxe2 c
(See diaam nt pe.) Ths ay tehally be led the endgae but it is ore of a "ueenless ddlegae. White now is able to use his rooks eeely at e1 and whle is reang kght yes to oupy the d5 outpost For eaple, 1 1 12 Be3, 13 Nf4, Bg6 14 d5 oers White exelent opensaon
13 14 R
B Nbd7
Inroducon
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on ae 13
Black takes cae that hs othe kght l be adeaely otected o f6 ad that he l be able to lay a aw to c6 to kee cotol of d5 Ad dcao of what wod hae afte 14. c6 e: 15 Bg5! Bg6 16 f4 17 Bd3 Bxd3 18 xd3 f6 19 Be3 f4 Rh8 21 d5 Rac8 Bg5 ad Whte eces doate
15 Nb4! 1 6 Bb5 ch!
N6
A embaassgly srog move to cofo Black wth O 16.c6 Whte l haly sacce o c6 17 xc6 bxc6 18 Bxc6 ch Ke7 19 Bxa8 a8 Bg5 Be6 21 ad Ra comg vey stoy.
16 17
Bd7 Rae1 ch
d 8
Thees o mch mrovemet 17 . 18 Bxd7 xd7 19 d5 ad xc7
18
Bg5!
Bxb 5
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WINNING WITH THE KING'S GIT CCED
19
Rxf!
Black Resigs 10
Back cnt even ech move 20 - despie the absence of queens Afe 19 .Bxf6 hee woud foow 20 Bxf6 ch Kd7 2 1 Re7 ch, Kd8 22 Rx ch Ke8 23 Re7 ch 24 Rxc7 Rg8 25 b7 wih a wing p osiion. A emkale game - and emkably nscie
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BSIC PRINCIPLES
Tere w be itance te page anali tat lw wic Wte bet pic i t excange queen. (See Capter Five i pacular) Tere a b tce (c Capter Tree) wc te bet pc t ip g l ut r ate Regadle te tk ped b Back Wite uld keep d certain baic principe te K.G. Te rt tat ater 2 . ex Back ke certai pi ccei rder t be a pawn aead Ti a be bviu but ten paer, wit Wte r Back rget ti pit. Te beieve at Back retu exta pawn e uld be abe t eque. Nt true: unle e a euaed Wte' advatage i pace r ced te ke attacg ne uc te le ad b3 diagnal, Back ma ver wel ave canged r beig wre i a pawnup pn t being wre i a equmateri pin
ner pit t keep in id i tat Wite ut retai e pe te itiave at a e I e et Back cll te tune e w mt ike be ig. Even a geat paer uc Pau Kere ked ke a aateur we e ailed t eed advice Kerelattev U.S.S.R. Capinip
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e4 £4 N Bc4 e5 0-0 d4 exd
e5 ex£4 Be7 N£ Ng4 Nc d5 Bxd
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WINNING W TE KINGS GAMIT ACCEPED
We e ecommendng a sghly deent system fo Whe when we consder we's 3 Be7 n Chapte Fve ote that here Re1 ch cod even e met by ? 10 c3, B (11 e, Bxe 12 xe, g5 wh a e gme fo Back)
9 Nc3 10 Ne2
0-0
he egnnng of a sow pan When Whe h an aeatve method of atcng f 10 d5, Be6 B3 - he shold avod sch maneves
10 11 Bxe3
Ne3 fxe3
(See diaam nt page)
12
a3
And hee 12 Qd3! seng a key dgona and pepang Re1 followed y g3 and Rxe3 was mch to e pefered.
Introduction
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(on afe ll
12 13 14
Qd3 Rae1 1 5 3 1 Nc3 1 7 Nd5
Qf! Q Bg4 B5 Rae 8 e2!
White has aen too long to acvate his foces and pays fo it: 1 8 Rxe2 allows 1 8 Rxe2 1 9 Qxe2 Nxd4! and Blac wins he es of the game eqes litle commen ven a gea aacke ike Kees cod do te once he had ost he ave:
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NNING E KINGS GAM ACCEPED
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
R c3 Rexe2 Rx Qxc4 b4 Rx Kh2 d5 d3 Rg3 d4 3 0 c4 3 1 cxd5 3 2 c5 33 b7
Bg3 a5 Bx ch xc4 c6 Bx Qc1 ch Qxb2 a5 Qxa3 Q6 g6 cxd5 b6 Qc7
Whe Resgns 1
6:
ow ets meet deenses ater I e4, e5 2 4 ex4 3
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Capter Oe:
The Mode (3 d5} Defese
Capter To:
Bo ishers "Bs (3 d)
Capter Tree:
The Aie 3 g5
Capter Fou:
Alet Bekers 3 h esse
Capter Fie:
M Ewes Defese (3 Be7)
Capter Si:
El Shlos 3 Nf
Capter Seen:
The Variato Witho a Nae (3 N)
Cape ig:
Ohe Vaaios
2 CR ONE
e ode (3
d5) Deense
For approximately 40 years the move 3 d5 h eed the mters nod as the best method of countering he heo hs not always been able to prove equity for Black and, i fact, it is hite who h the greater number of choices after 3 d5 4 exd5, f evertheless, 3 d5 remains popul chey because it is the most eecve in minimizing hites initiave he cos to Black is usuay the gambit pawn 1
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e4 £4
e5 ex£4
he various methods of refusig the gambit are consid ered the companion volume to ths "innng wth e ngs ambit eclned
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here is something to be said for oher versions of the ings ambit (3 Bc4; 3 Q; 3 c3) but ths is the most soid hite secures the e-h4 diagonal against queen checks d prepares the tradiional quick-development attack agaist (Bc4 and 00 followed by e5 d B4 or Qh5)
3
d5
(S di p)
From me to time ou w d opponents who wt to avoid hites thd-move alteaves (menoned te lt note by way of hs clever transposiona trck: e4, e5 2 f4 d5
Chapter One
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(on ae d
3 xd5 (now 3...4 is h alr Counrgambi 3...xf4!. Thr may b a way o xploi hs mov ordr bu w rcommnd h simpl 4 N. Thn Black h nohng much mor o say han 4 .. Nf6, which ransposs xacly ino our mn n blow.
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exd5
I is asy o s why Blacks lqudaion of h cnr wih movs hr and four appars o many dfndrs. H closs h dangrous b3 diagonal and prpars o ca. His dvlop mn now b smooh (...Nf6, ...B and 00 and, i alowd o rcapur on d5, h l rain his xra pawn for a a h nx svral movs. Amps by Wh o rain maal quay usuay av Black wih h niaiv, in h mos popular "book vaaon 4...Nf6 5 Bb5 ch, c6 6 dxc6, Nxc6 d4, Bd6 8 Q2 ch, B6 9 Ng5, 00 0 Nx6, 6 Bxc6, bxc6 and Qc.. Ra8.
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N6
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hen Blacks thid oe w st tied he ollowed it up with e sipe-ded 4.xd5 5 c d8 but ter 6 Bc4 Bd6 7 and ter 8 Re1 ch deenders soon dscoered how uch e they had lost. A conteporary ersion o 4 . xd5 is the slaughter listed below a ustraie ae Occionally you see 4Bd6 a siilar idea to our an ne except that Black akes sure he w not lose his 4 pawn beore he attends to the recapture on d5. is knight ay go to d7 and e7 where ey set up a deensie wa around e g olowed by . 6 and ...exd5 oweer the bishop on d6 block access to d5 d akes i eer or te to retain a poweru cenra pawn ront with d2-d4 and c2c4 Best play ater 4...Bd6 appeas to be 5 d4 e7 6 c4! ollowed by c and Bd with an edge space or 5...6 6 c4 Bg4 7 Bd 8 and now that hites g posion is secure he can be usng is as o cen pawns. ee llusrae ae 2. Onhelps the other hd 4.Be7 whichhere. neither retns the o pawn nor w the d5pawn is poor he xture ...d5 with the ...Be7-h4 ch idea tus out poorly e.g. 4 .Be 5 Bc4 Bh4 ch 6 and now deeloping the ng knight at 6 or e7 leaes the h4-bishop hng. hereore 6 . B6 7 d4 e akes sense but then 8 c 9 Bx4 ws a pawn wiou copensaon or Black e.g. 9...b5! 1 0 xb5 Ba6 d6! cxd6 1 2 a4 1 Bd5 with an adantage or hite a i Blaesschoppeyer Bundesliga 198687. Reeber that ater 4 exd5 aterial is equal. Black cannot aord to lose his ow d -pawn unl ess (a) he gets the d5 pawn retu or (b) he ge substana copensaon usually te or o piece acy.
Chapter e
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Bc4?
Aoun th tu of th ctu a Gma mast by th am of Pau Saain oat pop mov an it mind n fshion vn nto th 1950s bfo bing pushd ou by th mo focg 5 Bb5 ch Rcny haks n pat to h gsh ganmast Jo Ggh t has ga som of fom statu Of cous th bsc a of 5 Bc o ak nct aim at , h vunab sua that so oftn povs ciica n h ng's Gambt But th sv subthms, such a my xchg of th bshop (ft ...Nx5/Bx5) i o o gain tim wih Nc3
5
Nxd5
Bck can wn a tmpo, at som convinc wth Aia Rubinst's manuv 5 Nb7 6 00, N6 ow 7 B3, Nbx5 Howv, th 5night is vn back with 8 c an 9 d, a unss Bck can fn th fpawn hough xtaonay mans h w hav a spai ifioiy aft 0
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B4 ead o 7 Bb3 hite ca pa the better 7 Bb5 ch i trative ame #3 i i aoter bic eo o he materia remai eqa throgh captre o 4 ad d5, ite a ha more cotro over more terrai tha Back e ca ecre a better ceter with h paw at d4 beig ppored b aoher at c3 wile i rook corol the e ad -e Black caot aord to be mg ater tradig hi 4-paw or the oe at d5
Other move at the th t ch a 5Be7 ol deer the captre o d5 or o parcar prpoe Back ca ot ox hme wih 5 Qe7 ch 6 Be2 d5 becae hi qee ipaced o e7 ee ltrave ame 4
6
00
ih thi move hte cear he e-e or check
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Be7
h poto occrred i wo iea pky game,
Chapter Oe
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payd ary tw dcads apa, which hpd md pins abt th md 3 ..d5 dfns Bt snc hit as advrtsd hs ntrst in a cck ang th , y w s cntr th tricky mv 6B6 hs has th advantag f tratng t dscvr an attack n ts c4bisp, .g c3??, c3 d 8.Bc4. wvr, th bishp is nt parcary wpacd 6 and sbjct t harassmnt y hits cntr paws ypical pay wd rn 6...B6 Bb3! and nw B ads t r man , whi .Bd6 8 c4! racs favrab psis fr hit, .g 8..7 9 d4, g6 1 0 c5!, B7 1 1 B6, 6 1 2 1 r 8..b6 9 d4!?, c4 1 0 Q2!, b5 a4 and Backs rng f mutua prtctin apps fragi (ghr-rnfd, vv 1988)
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d4
ht has t m mattrs w h immdt Bd5, Qd5 8 c3, Qd8 dsnt sm t ad anywr wvr, tr d4 hit is gtig cs t a sit n wich th chang favrab. Fr mp, 7 d4, 00 invs 8 Bd5, Qd5 9 B4 and nw 9 c5 th thmac mthd f tryg t brak hts cntr advantag Bt aftr 10 c3, Qc4 Q1 t is prfr (s strv am 5)
7
Be6
On pint f this dfnsiv mv is tht nw 8 Bd5, Bd5 9 Bf4 ads t a mr favrb vrsin f 9 ..00 10 c3, c5! than in th prvis nt. n th gam passkyvrbkh, vit ampiship 1 955 Bck pyd th mr cnsrvv ...c6, aftr which 8
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c3, 0-0 9 e5, Be6 10 Bx4 alowe e to ge hs pawn back Back conne 10 f6 Bx5, cx5 12 3, B? 13 Qg4, h8 14 Bxb8, xb8 15 Rae1, Re8 16 e5 an was soon lost n e post-more, 12 c6 w consere srong enogh o eqae Bt 1 3 Bg3 foowe by 14 f4 s the way to expo Backs sghy ba e6-bshop eg 13 x4 14 f4, Bc5 15 B noer basc pont o remember ogh e exchange on e3 s generay a goo one for Back, he sho no rsh nto ere, for exampe, 7 e3? 8 Bxe3, e3 o aow 9 e5 an s reeae to be fatay nefensbe Bt afer 7 Be6 Back both efens an aso threatens 8 e3 9 Bxe3, Bxc4
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Qe2
efens e bshop agast the e3 ea an prepares to compete eeopment wth c3 fooe by an exchge of nor peces on 5 an a capre on f4
00
8
here s no reon for Back to hrry the proece 8c6 before s neee (see next moe) t worst, after 8 c6, hte can transpose nto or mn ne w 9 c3 snce Back le beer han 9 00
(See daam nt p age)
9
c3!
hs s an taon to an exchange of two pas of or peces Ornay, ths sho faor Back, now that he has
Chapter Oe
33
(on afer
casted ad is a pawn ead owever, 9 xc3 1 0 bxc3 Bxc4 Qxc4 ad now Bac reuishes the fpawn wit 1 d (1.c6 12 d5) 12 Bxf4, c6 he ends up with the spaal neriorty we menoned the note to Blacs fth move (13 Re1 b6 1 4 Qd3, d5 1 5 Bd2 an d 1 6 e5 or 1 6 c4 nd i Blac proects the hreatened fpawn with 1 1B d6, hite responds avoraby wth 12 Qb5, b6 13 g5! (13 c6 14 Q£)
9
c
his occrred passyyte, ice 197 4, whch w drawn fter 1 0 xd 5, cxd5 1 1 Bd 3, c6 1 2 Bxf4, b4 because the loss of htes go od bishop o xd3 ose spaa advantage owever, improvements were fond for hite sch preservg e bshop w 13 Bb5, a6 14 Ba4, b5 15 Bb3 hen Blacs een side is vuerabe to a2a4 and tes bshop c reemerge eectivey after c2c3 and Bc2 For exampe, 15 c6 16 c3, b4 17 Rae1 ad hte h exceent
34
NNN E N'S AMT ACCEED
py ter Bc2
10
Nx d5
Bxd5
ot ocig cxd5, bu es ow Bcks g squed biso is ot mpeed by ow w d5 ppes Bck c ow oce vobe de o bisos o w wi Bx d 2 Qxd4 c
11
Bd3!
Ue te sito e ote to Bcks move, he does best to void Bxd5 d Bx4 becuse, we sp dvtge is s there to be expoited, is bette to peseve ht exceet ightsqred B e oe ht so ote tes Bck t 7 o e eet to d3 ebes e to coue smooy wi Bx4, o e5 d c2c3 or eve cc4, eg Bd6 12 e5, d7 (26 13 Qh5!) 13 Bx4, Qc7 14 xd7, Qxd7 15 Bxd6, Qxd6 16 Re with the mr s edge
Chapter Oe
35
Note however, that 1 1 Bd3 s a pawn sacce . .Bx 12 Qxd4 ch 13 . One of e few examples of ths occurred n the correspondence game Glhov-Crand 198485 whch wen 13 . Bd6 14 Bd2 N d 1 4 .. . Qxb2 15 Bc3 ! Qxc3 ?? 16 Bxh ch and 1 c3) 15 Bc3 Qc5 16 Rh3 g6 1 Bxg6! and Whe wns 1g6 18 Qe6 ch 18 !).
I GAM #1 Mazzeo-Bndon Correspondence 1983
1 2 3 4
e4 f4
N exd Nc3
e ex4 d xd? e6 ch?
second at dubous sce the queen w be booted square from s a gnmove of me.
6 7
K Bb
Nc6
The mmeate threa s 8 Re1 but Whte so prepares d2d4d5!.
7 8 d4 9 Re 10 Ne4
Ne7 d6 Bd7 h6
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NNN H E NS AM ACCEED
11
d5
Decsve. Bacs best pracca chance now may be to ce athough it hary oers enough compensaon for the os kngh
11 12 13
Nb Bxd7 c Nxd 7 d6 Nc
Captung on 6 oses the queen Bac's game was we beyond reempon
1� 5
N6 c Kd Re mate 0
I E # 2 Gagher-Bouar Pars 1990
Cape One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
e4 £4 exd5 d4 c4 Be2
37
e5 ex£4 d5 Bd6 7 g6
o eon o hwh a pawn psh, snce ae 7 c5 Be7 he d5pawn eqes poecon oe oweve, ha lack anno oe an ehange wih 7 6 eause hen 8 5 and d6 are oo annong
7 8 9
00 c3
00 b6 c6
s ees Blacks game a i u changes he 3 pawn majo he cene o a 2-0 one
10 dxc6 11 b
xc6 Be7
38
WNNING WIH H KING'S GMI CCPD
12 d5 13 K1 14 Nfd4 15 Nc3 16 Ne4 17 N 1 b4
Bc5 ch Nce7 a6 Bd6 Be5 Bb
With a bishop head ed to b2 and his pa wns to d 6 and c5 Whie holds a substana supeority.
1 19 20 21 22
22
Bb7 Qc2 Nc5 Bb2 Bxc4
b5 Bc bxc4
Bd6
Not 22 . .. Nxd5 ecause of he pinng 23 Rad 23 . . Ne3 24 B ch h8 25 Qc3!). Now Whie proceeds sify to dominate the center.
Chapter Oe 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34
35
39
Bxb4 e4 Bxg7 Kxg7 Qb 2 ch 6 Qxb4 xd5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Rd1 Qb5 Qd6 Bg4 Rab1 Qc4 Rb 7 ch R7 Qx6 ch Kg8 Rx7 Qx7 g5 Qx6 x6 ch Resgs
ILUAV GAM # 3 Gagher-Ferrei, Chiasso 1991
1
e4
e5
2 3 4 5 6 7
f4 exd5 Bc4 d4 Bb5 ch
ex4 d5 6 bd7 b6
Perhaps beer than Bb3 whch was considered the anaysis section Bd 7
7
8
Qe2 ch
40
WINNING W THE KINGS GMIT CCEPED
8
Be7?
Ths alows Whe to renforce hs d-pawn wth c2-c4 Black had to try 8 Qe despe the quesonale nature of the endgame that foows 9 Bxd ch and 1 0 Nc3. Now Black s commtted to exchange o one of the enemy dpawns for hs cpawn.
9 10 11 12 13 14 1
Bxd7 ch Qx d7 c4 0- 0 00 c? bxc6 dxc6 Bxf4 Rfe8 Bc Qd3 Nbd2
Of course, no 15 Be5??, xe5 The tex refutes Blacks pawn oer.
1 16 Nb3 17 Rae1
Rad B Rxe1
Capter One 18 19
Rxe1 B5
c5
etter than 19 d5 Nd5 20 cxd5 c
19 20 21 22 23
Bx£6 Re4 4 Nbd2
cxd4 x£6 Qc8 h6 Na4
Bac bds fo countepay wth 2Nc5 and 25 d3 owever 24
25
b4 Rx6
26 Nxd2 27 Ne4 28 R7 c
Bxb4 Bxd2 Qe6 K 7 K8
Or 28 h 29 Ng5 ch, g 30 Nxe6 ch e6 3 Qa3 and the endgme s a smpe wn
42
INNIN THE KIN'S AMIT ACCEPED
29 30 31
32 33
R6 Rx6 R Qd2 Ng3
7 Q4 Nb2 Q4 Black Resis 10
Also lost s 32 . Qxe4 33 Qg5 ch d 34 Qxd8
ILUV GAM #4 Gallagher-Orlov Roy 1988
1 2 3 4 5 6
e4 4 N exd 5 Bc4 Be2
e5 ex4 d5 N 6 Qe7 c
The avods comparson wh he6prevous game worhtonotng Here Whte the endgame Qe2?) snce he sstands te the atve wh 0-0 Note tha the common dea n such posons of 6 K? has a tacc aw here 6 Qc5 ch -
6 7 8 9
00 c4 d4
Nxd5 Q6 Ne7 c5?
A good dea from the strategc pot of vew sce Blac now gas some conro of da squaes a shoes he ange of Whtes paws But aso coss aothe vu empo furher opens he poson.
Capter Oe 10 11 12 13
Nc3 Nxd4 Nd5 Re
43
cxd4 Ng6 Qd
Back shoud not ast long n such posons. 13
14 15
B c b4
Bc5 Be6 Bb6
Or 15 .. . Bxd4 ch 1 6 Qxd4, 0-0 1 7 B2 and wns
16 c5 17 Nx4
0-0 Black Resgs 10
Because of 17 . Nxf4 18 Bxf4 Bc7 19 Nxe6 e6 20 Qxd8 Bxd8 21 Bx7
44
INNIN W E IN AIT ACCEPED
IUAVE GAME #5 GagherBalshov Len 1991 Yet another Gallagher game. This one also features an early challenge by Blacs c-pawn to e Whte center and le the last also features an unstoppable White ntave
1 2 3 4
e4 4 N exd5
e5 ex4 d5 N6
5 6 7 9 10 11
Bc4 0-0
Nxd5 Be 7 0-0 Qxd5 c5 Qc4
d4
Bxd5 Bx4 Nc3 Qe1
attacs protects so 14 thatd5. 12 b3 played e.g. the 1 . .bshop . Be6 12and b3also 13 a3c3 and Q b4 may be This
11 1 2 Bd6 1 3 K1 1 4 Ne4 1 5 Q4 16 Ne5
B6 Bxd4 c Rd Nc6
Capter One
45
Ths st occue GaagheCampoa Bie 1 99 0 Now 1 6.. Qxf ch 1 Bxe5 18 Be5 e4 19 Qg5 s qute ost Bac has bee pacca chnces by sueneng hs queen fo two mo peces
16 17 1 19 20
Bxe5 Bx6 N6 c Qxc4 c Bxc5 Ne5 Qe2 b6
n the st em game Campo paye 20 Be6 2 1 Rf1 f4 22 Rx8 ch Rx8 23 Be! an ost soon afte 24 Bc4 25 Qxe5 Bxe5 26 Bx8.
21
Be7
Bxe7
22 23 24 25 26
Qxe5 Rae1 Rx 3
27
Qe7
B6 6 Ba6 Bxb2 Rdc Bc4
Qc7
46
NNNG E NGS GM CCEED
2 29
Qb4 Re4
Bd4
The fastest wg metho, sho of exchanng o four rooks s ts attackng pl
29 30 31 32
Qd2 R5 Rxc4
a5 Bb2 Rc6
Forcng a Q-and-pawns versus-Rand-B endgame that s an eortess wn 32 33 34
35
Rxc4 Rx6 c x6 Qx6 c g Qe6 c Black Reign 1-0
ILU GAM #6 GoldstenRems Correspondence 1981
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
e4 £4
N exd5 Bc4 00 Qe2 Nc3
e5 ex£4 d5 N£6 Nxd5 Be6 Be7
Capter Oe
47
Wh 8 d Whe coud ranspose no our man ne However he e aes advnage of he enemys probems on he e-e
9
dxc3
Nxc3 Qd6?
The spa advanage s grea afer 9 Bxc4 1 0 Qxc 00 Bxf and 12 Rad1 bu ths oo rsy
10
Bxe6
xe6?
Overoong Whe's nex move Bac had o ge queens o the board wh 1 0 Qxe6 even mean a bad endgame
11
Bx4
Qx4
12 13
Nd4 Nxe6
Qd6
The Bac ng s caugh n he cener and threaened by 14 Rad1 and 15 Nxg mae
8
NNN THE N'S AMT ACCED
13 14 1 1 5 Q5 c
Qb6 c R Black Resigs 1-0
49
CHR O
FSCE RS "BUST (3 .. . 6) Not long ago the move 3 . .. d6 had nether a name nor a reputaton. t wa just there to be played generlly by amateurs who ddnt apprecate subte transposon vaue. n the lt 20 years however, t has become a sold challenge to he soundness of K.G.A.
1 2
e4 4
e5 ex4
3
N
d6
Blac's hd move had be en own ad geeray overlooed by Kg's Gamb devotees snce at let he 19th century. But t had not enjoyed ndependent recognon because 3.. . d6 aways seemed o transpose nto the 3 ..g5 (or 3 . . . h6) vaaons. The earlest nown example AnderssenAmelng Bern 1 8 62 , went 3 . . d6 d, g5 5 h g 6 Ng5?!, h6 ?! 7 Nx wt a morefavorablehan-usul verson of the Allger Gambt (7 . . Kx 8 Bc c, Kg7 9 Bxf Rh7 0 Nc3 K8 Qd2 c6 2 0-0-0 wth a deady attac).
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NNN THE N' AMT ACCEPED
The ransposona repaon of 3 ... d6 changed n 96 when Larry Evans began a new magne Amcan C ay n s nal sse he Q feared a cover arcle by Bobby Fscher ha promsed nohng less han "A Bs o he gs Gamb.
4
d4
Fscher called 3 . . . d6 "a hghcls wag move. One of s many pons s revealed when Whe nnocenly plays 4 Bc4 and Black repes 4 . ..h6!. Then 5 d4 g5 reaches a relavely favorable poson for Black e.g. 6 00, Bg4 c3 Nc6 8 Qb3 Qd! or 6 g3 g3 hxg3 Bg 8 00 Nf6 and 9 .. . Be6. Fscher acally analyzed 6 00 Bg c3 Nc6 8 Qb3 Qe 9 h Nf6 0 hxg5 hxg5 Nxg5 Nxe4 leadng o a for Black alhogh sbseqen alyss exoneraed Whe Wha h happened s ha Black hs reached one of he 9 h ce nry gamb posons by a mes o her hn 3 . .. g5. As we'l see n he nex chaper he mmeae 3 . g5 allows Whe oher opons sch as 4 d4).
4
f Black does no ry o hold ono he pawn wh hs move he w have merely assred hmsel by way of 3 .. . d6 of a passve mddlegame For example 6 B4 or 5 . . . 5 6 Be2 Bg4 00 c64 Nf6 . .. g6 58 Nc3 Nd5 Bg4 favors Whe raher obvosly 8 Ne Bxe2 9 Qxe2 g6 0 Q wh an nave poned o by gor Glazkov and Yakov Esn n her 982 book on he G.A
4
Capter Two
Agan Whte ut be trpoonwary n 5 B4 he aow Bak wih Bg7 6 h4 h6 (or even h6 6 h4, Bg7) to get other of thoe 9th entury problepoon Blak ut no be alowed o put h ng de houe order
5 6
4 N
Rather h ae (6 Ng5, f6!) White tre to prove that Bak pawn are now unprotebe and therefore overextended There are three a way for Blak o repond tot henge and, beaue he Fher Defene o wdely praed hee day, t worth ondeng the oe deta They e (a) 6 Bh6, (b) 6 N6 d () 6 !?
f the oher poble for Blak at ove x, 6 Bg7 the leat haenng and alow Wte, with 7 Bxf4 and 8 N3 (or 7 N6 8 Be3 and hen 9 N3) the learet road to upeor ity f Blak, on the other hand attak the hpawn with 6 Be7 Whie play 7 Bx4, Bxh4 h 8 g3! wth an edge due to
52
NNN H E N'S CCEPED
Blac's may exploiable ng sde holes eg 8 Bg5 9 Ne2 h5 0 Qd2 Bxf4 11 Nxf4 h4 12 Nc3 c6 13 000 a reme dous cet red poso adooThpsay Bagaore 1981 Ths s typca of the favorable mdegames for Whte e Fischer Defense a huge lead development and plety of ng side tgets, chey around g 6 Bh6 6 Nf6 6??
SCON (a) SCON ) SCON
Capter Two
53
SCON (a) 6
B6
(After 1 e4, e5 2 f4, exf4 3 N, d6 4 d4, g5 5 h4, g4 6 Ng1)
The Blak bhop not wonderfully plaed here, bu here no oher onvenent ean of defendng e fpawn ter 6Qf6 Blak ubjet to N3d5 haraent, eg 7 N3, 6 8 Nge2, (or 8 . Bh6 tranpong nto our lne below) 9 Ng3!, h 10 e2 d depe the unofortable appee of h g, Whte who hold the edge T l beoe apparent after 1 1 Bg5 Reeber, th e GA paal advantage often ount uh ore than tepora ng dofor! Sary 9 g2 (ntead of 9 h) 10 Bxg2, Bh6 e5! , dxe5 1 2 Nde4 , Qe7 13 dx e5, Qxe5 1 4 00 wh a feroou attak (analy by E. Bhend) Better 6. Qf6 7 N3, Ne7 and then 8 Nge2, Bh6 9 Qd2!, Nb6. At h pot 10 g3?! h been reoended
54
NNIN TE IN'S AMIT ACCED
leadig to a excelle posio for We (I ...g3 Q6, Q£ ch 12 Kd1, g2 3 Bxg2, Qxg2 14 Q 15 Bg5!. Bt Back does mch beter wih 0. Bg7!, ter wch Wie cot reserve cotrol of d4 e.g 1 d5, g3! 12 Nxg3, Nd4 d Back is obviosly beter. Note how ofe ad how sigicatly the idea of chleg f4 wih g2g3 arises i the Fischer Defese ad how eqy sigicat Blacks coterattack o d4. The proper aswer to 9...bc6 i te lie above apes o be 10 Nb5!, which attacks c7 d defeds d4. For eame, 0..Kd8 1 d5, Ne5 12 Nx4 leaves Black with more problems th White
7
Nc3
Sice Back is ot ressg d4 with a bisho at g7, hite eed ot save c3 for paw sor d c make se of his e develoig idea. Whte preares qck qee side casg ater Qd3
7
Nc6
Ths became the recommeded defese after a celebrated victo by Svetoz Gigorich. However, here is reao to qeso is relabliy. More commo 7 ...c6 afer which We hs a choice betweeplay 8 Nge2, ad 8Qf6 Bc49 (to Tyica wold8beQd3 8 Nge2, g3!,discorage 10 Nf4...6-d5). ad ow 0 ...Qe7 is best (0 .. Ne7? 11 e5! wo qckly for te CraigDemster, Scottish Corresodece Cham 985 after 1....de5 12 Ne4, Qg7 13 Nh5!, Qg6 4 Nhf6 ch, 15 h5, Qg7 6 dxe5 ad Qd6!).
Capter Two
55
Similaly, 7c6 8 Nge2, f6 9 g3! ad oce aga 9g3 10 Nxg3, Bxc c1, h5 12 d2! leaves Whe wih more ha eogh comesao view of he g side holes (eve he edgame afer 2 h6 3 Nce2!) Black does beer wih 9 0 Nf4, e7 (o he slow 0 Nd7 1 Be3 ad 2 d2 wih hreas o he qee) 1 !, N7 12 Bc4 wih Re1 cog (DayMorovic, Beos es 978) or 1 Bd3, Bg7 12 Be3, h5 o so Nh5! 13 d2, Nd7 14 000, N 15 e1 wih a cre-book oso for Whie (GallagherS Jackso Brish Chamioshi 1989)
More recey, Rober eber h ried a ew efese, 7Be6. See lsrave Game 0.
8
Nge2
· Ores Poovych, he logme Kgs Gambieer from New Jersey, has layed 8 d3, eg 8 Nf6 9 g3, d5 0 Nge2 wih advage he ex is more ec
8
56
NNIN H HE NS AM ACCEED
9
N£4!
Not 9 Ng3 which aows Back a ir m afr 9...Bxc1 10 Rxc1 c 11 K2 b6! ad .. Ba6 c.
9
ch!
f Black dos tr o siz h ii av with a two paw sacric h risks big ovrwhlmd b mov 20. For xampl 9...Qf6 10 Ncd5! Qxd4 11 Qxd4 Nxd4 aows 12 Nxc7 ch Kd8 13 Nxa8 Nxc2 ch 14 Kd1 Nxa1 15 Nd5 ad Whis pics ar supior. Sarl h middlgam of 9...g2 10 Bxg2, Nf6 11 0 0 is a dagrous aacg formao for Whi wih th usua dvlopmtal problms plaguig Back. For xampl, 11. ..0-0 12 B3, B7 13 Qd2 Q7 14 Ra d Wh is rad for Nfd5
10
Kx
W dos ot ral d aothr improvmt bcaus of our m bow. Howvr 10 K2 is aohr possibii.
10
g 3 ch
Foowig Blacks prscriptio i h highl publicizd gam Plaic-Gligoc Ljubljaa/Pooroz 1977. Th x fw movs ar mor or ss forcd. 11 g3 12 Be2 13 K 14 Bxg4! 15 Qd3
N£6 Rg8 ch Ng4 ch Bxg4 Bg7
Capter 16 Be3 17 Nd!
57
Qd7
Afr h Gigoric gam wo by Back folog 17 Nc2 0-00 18 Ng3 19 Nx Rd 20 Nxg7 Qxg7 21 K1 Nb4 th x mov w suggstd a mprovmt ts tc by h ash corspodc payr Nmtz 184 ad oth gams sc
t s worth cosrg ths posos rahr xsv dph bcaus th fa of th Fschr fs may g o Black rspods 1 7 0-0-0 ad aftr 18 b4 w g
(a) 1 8 .. Ne7 19 Nxe7 Qxe7 20 Nd Qe6?! 21 Rae1 Rde8 22 Q4 Qd7 23 b 8 (23 Rx4 24 b6 ad wis) 24 B£4 Be6 2 Re3 ad hit ha a ca g (Nimzkorpk) His g s th safr o bcas h ca op th q sid wih a2-a4-a5 ad b5b6 (b) 1 8 1 9 b Ne7 (or 9 Na5 20 Qc3 b6 21 5 ad h is ag bttr th wir poitd o) 20 Qa3 8 21 Nxe7 Qxe7 22 e! ad Backs gam soo provd
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NNNG E NGS G CCEED
hopeess because ... dxe5 aows the openng of he e3a7 dagoa. The game went 22 Rde8 2 e6 6 24 d5 or, the game went, 22 Rge8 2 e6 d5 24 Qxe7 Rxe7 25 Rac1! (to open the ce), 6 26 Re1 27 c4 dxc4 28 Rxc4 Ree8 29 d5 d6 0 Nd e7 £4 Rxd5 2 xc7 Bd6 Rd7 Bxf4 4 Rxd5 d2 5 Ree5 resigns (NimtzBobkov). Yet anoher game, NmtzVoz, 98 6, vared from the st two wh 20 .. . Nxd5 (raher than 20 Kb8) 2 1 exd5 , Kb8 22 Qd3 Rde8 23 Rae ad We w soo occpy e6 stogy.
A third possibiity is cearing d8 for a kght retrea wth (c) 18 Rde8 n Dufraisse-Roos, French Corespo dece Championship 987, which went 19 b5 Nd8 20 c4? Ne6 21 Rae1 ! 22 ex Nf4 2 Nx£4 x 24 Qa and Bac won Kb8 25 d5 6 26 Qc2 e5 27 Kg1 Qg7 However, since Backs chef source of couterpay is the e-e and the paw ever of . . Whte need no pay 20 c4 A bette pa is 2 0 a4 with te idea of 2 a5 d 2 2 b6, or the more forcefu, but sacci 21 b6!? foowed by 22 a5.
Ths appears to dea a ve serious bow to Ggorchs ne of pay d woud seem to reque Bac o come up with somehing better, mos ikey befoe he I move.
Capter w
59
SCON ) 6
Nf6
At 5 2 3 N d6 d g5 5 g 6 Ng)
Ts coutattack o Whits ct w oc gdd as dagous bcaus t kgt at ta t g bsop ds up ddg Backs pw om 5 Tat avs bisop to go to g7 w it attacks d o to 7 om w it l gb t paw wit cck T pu tao o 6 N6 mad ig o sv as bcus o s suc 7 Qd3 d5 8 5 N5 9 N2 B6 o 7 Nc3 N5 8 Ng2 Nc6 9 Qd3 B7 Howv Wt a simpl pa
7
Bxf4
Ts simla to bt supo to aot muc od KA variatio cad t irsrsk ambit T
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NNN HE NS A ACCEED
drc that th Kirity ad to a qutioab dgam i whic Bac ta paw i igicat (1 5 2 3 N g5 g 5 N5 N6 6 d d6 7 Nd3 N B Q7! 9 Q2 Nc6! 10 c3 B ad 000 tc)
7
Nxe4
ac mgt w gab t paw c otwi h a o compao or g id wak
8
Bd3
Qe 7
t igt rat Wht cou atuy wit th owam 9 Nc3 10 Qd2 Ng2 ad 12 000 Back ca o ty 8 whc ha th bt o kpg t dagrou cod but ao i that th wakig o 6 ad g6 cout agt him HbdPhi Mocow 1 986 Whit coud 9 N2 Bg7 10 B Bg5 d tr olowd 1 B6 12 Nbc3! Bg5 13 hg5 Qg5 1 N Q3 15 N6 Kd8 ad 16 Qd2! dg that oow a trad o ch qu R atr mut which avor th Wht
9
Ne2
Bg7
Bac do bt to rmov hi g o qucky a poib Atr 9 Nc6 10 00 Bg7 Wh h n tr tmpo to do damag ad h ca pay B Q 2 bc3! BhotLamour Tory 1 99 ck d to brak th attac with 12 d ch 1 3 K ! c3 4 � Qc bt oowig 1 5 Nd5 N7 1 6 N6 ch Kd 17 ! w oo at (1 7 B6 1 R Qc6 19 Ba3 ch Kc 20 Bx!7 te
Chapte Two 10 0-0 11 Bxe4!
61
00
Sl a srong idea sce Whies kight can amos ceainly go to d now with eec
11 12
Qxe4 Nbc3
Where the Back queen reeats determe Whites middegame pa Now 12 Qg6 safegds the ng side bu ot he quee side folowing 13 Nd Better is 12 Qc6 aer which 13 Qd2 d 14 Ng3 leads to a dangerous iative for White o the oer wg (Nhg7 or Be) See ustrave Game 11
2
NNIN E NS AMIT ACCED
SCON (c) 6
?
(After 1 e, e5 2 f, exf 3 N, d d, g5 5 , g Ng1)
Up un a few yers ago, temporary countersacce w consdered feror ecause of oo analyss tat conued 7 , Be7 8 Be3 and ten 8 . . Bx c 9 d2, Nc 10 Nc3, Bf B5 (not c1?, and . Bg) wth adantage to Whte. For example, BngeMayr, Correspondence 19887 went 11 .. Bd 7 12 Bxc Bxc 1 3 g. But Bacs play may e strengtened a nuer of ways, ncludng the callenge to th e key d pot wth 9 . .. c5 (nstead of 9 .. . Nc). For nstance, 10 c1 , cxd Qxd, Bf s muc smooter for Bac to ande tan the postons arsg from the ast paragraph. A game GagherConquest, Bt Camponsp 1988 went 12 Qd2, Nc 13 Nc3, Be 1 d5, Bxd5 1 5 exd5 , Ne5 1 f, Nd7 and Blac stood perfectly we.
Capter Two
63
Terefore, we recommend We takng a derent tack from te dagram
7
Bg5!
More accurate tan te 7 Be3, Be7 8 B, wc eave Back a free and for 8 Nf6 9 , Rg8 wt e pece pay on te muuy porou g ide
7
Be7
Of coure, 7 f6 doom any counteraack on te Wite pawn and foowg 8 Be3 e w and wel, eg 8 g2 9 Bg2, Nc6 10 Nc3 folowed y te uua queen de catng pan Nge2, Qd2 and 0-00 Better 8 £ after wc 9 , e4 9 g3 1 0 Qd2 , Be7 1 1 Nc3 , B4 1 2 000 1 0 fe4, d 1 1 Nc3
8
Qd2
Now 8 Bg 9 g cppe Back ng de 9 f6 1 0 g6; 9 g2 1 0 Bg2 , Ne7 1 1 Nc3 , Nc6 1 2 Nge2 ad te kngt ead for f6 va g3 and
8
f6
T w payed GagerBode, Bad Worofen 1 991, were Wte was ae to regan pawn wt 9 B6 treatenng Bg7 , N6 10 Q6 , Be6 1 1 g (See t pe)
Wt no mer compenaon, Back went qucky down and fact ted ony egt more move: 1 12 N, c6 3 Nc3, Qa 14 Ng, fg 1 Qe6, Nd7 16 Bc4,
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NNN E NS AMT ACCEED
(osn afer B
7 000 4 1 e5 d5 19 B5 Bac Reign 10 9 . cd5 20 Nd5 Qd 2 1 folowed b c and win).
ILUA GAM #7 HebdenCaneo Spn 196
1 2 3 4 5 6
e4 £4 N d4 h4 Ng
e5 exf4 d6 g5 g4
f oue ea oong o ge ou of e boo 6 Ng5! f6 7 B4 g5 Bg5 neve been quie efued aoug i doe ae oubfu
Chapter Two 6 7 8 9
Ne2 Nbc3 g3!
65 Bh6 Qf6 c6
Once agan a stong idea snce 9 .. g3 10 Nxg3 Bxc1 1 xc oes good compensaon Noe how th e Blac pawns at g4 nd c6 obsct hs mno peces
9 10 Nf4
Bxf4?
n anothe game Bac faed pooy wih 10 Qe7 , Nd7 12 Bc4, N 13 h5. The ex h no vue whatoeve and s nex move wose 11 Bxf4 12 Qd2 13 0-0-0 14 Bxb5!
b5? Qe 7
Nd7
Wnng decsve contol o d5 n ce of 14 cxb5 1 5
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N5, Q8 16 x6 an Nc ch The game now takes on the chaacter o a typical mi-19h century blowout 14 15 Bc4 1 6 e1 1 7 Bd3 18 Nd5
Bb7 a? Nb6 Nd7? Black Resigs 1-0.
Abou me Ater 18 cx5 19 ex5 or 18 Q8 19 6 an Nc ch lack loses hs queen ILU E #8
ellereler West German Corresponence, 1980 Another example o the 6 h6 vaiaon beng mshan le by lack 21 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
ef44 N d4 h4 Ng 1 Nc3 Nge2 g3
Nf4
eexf4 d6 g5
g4 Bh6 c6 Qf6 b5?
For some reason this is a popula move among amateurs, who perhaps hink that a ng sie attack must always be met by something on the opposite wing Wtes 12th move shows tha a wing emonstration can also be met by a stroke the center
Chapter Two 11 Be3 12 e5! 13 Ne4 14 dxe5
6 b4 dxe5 Qe7 Nd7
Too dangeous s 14 ... Qxe5 15 Nd6 ch, 1 6 ! 1 5 Nd6 c 16 Qd2! 17 0-0-0 18 Bc5
K Nxe5 Be6 Black Resigns 10
Hee esgnaion pemaue bu 1 8 . Nd (no 1 8 g? 19 N ch and 20 Bxe) 19 Bxb4 is oo depessing
ILUAE GAE #9
DaBlocke, Ccago 199 21 3 4 5 6 7 8
fe4 4 N d4 h4 Ng1 Ne2 Nbc3
e5 exf4 d6 g5 B6 Qf6 Ne7
19 0
Qd2 g3?!
Nbc6 ?
g4
No 10 Ng6 Nd5! bu 10 .. Bg! punshes Whie or hs loss o conrol o d4)
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Qxh6 fxe2
11 Qxh6 12 Bxh6 13 Nxe2
Whe the gs Gmbt beg t 20 cetury revval t w due part to Whtes success such "sat edgames hat ca arse wthout a mddlegame Whte h a huge edge cossg o the two bhops, the better ceter ad ope le d the vaous target he ca attack, stg wth Black seek to repr that begg wh s ext move 13 14 e5!? 15 dxe5
! dxe5 Be6
Black ca probably take the epaw {5 ... Nxe5 16 Bg N ch) but he wats to cle qucy. 16 Nf4 17 Nxd5 18 00-0 19 Rh2!
Bd5 Nxd5 Nce7
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The doubng of oo aong the d-e s pacuy dangeous and afe Backs nex move Whie coud aso enage his supeo with 20 c4. 19 20 Rhd2 21 c4 2 2 Bxc4 2 3 h5! 2 4 e6 ch!
c6 b5 bxc4 Rg8 7 Ke8
O 24 e6 25 Re ch, d6 26 Rde2 wih theats of 2 Re6 ch and a gowing advantage
25 26
Bb3! Ba4
27 Rxd5! 28 Rxd5
Rd8 Rd6 Nxd5 Rxe6
Back s, of couse, ost foowng 28 .. xd5 29 Bxc6 ch. He now shoens he sugge wh a bunde
0
WNNNG W E KNG G AEPE
29 30 31
Bd2 Rx Bg h
Ke7 Rd8 Blak Resigns 10
IUA GAE #10
Gallagher-uebner Swss League 1991 1 2 3
N
e exf4 d6
4 6 7
d4 h4 Ng1 N3
g g4 Bh6 Be6
e4 f4
A new move at the tme It protects agast a ght curson and aganst the occupaton o the dagonal wth c4 On 8 d5? the bshop retreats to c8 and lack occupes e5 wth an excellent knght 8 Qd3 9 Bd2 10 Nd!
a6 N6
A strong dea that vrtuy orces lack to exchage (not 10 Nce 1 1 Nx4) 10 1 1 e xd 12 Ne2!?
Bxd N e 7
A number o alteves suggest themselves, l ed by 12 0 00! and 12 c4!
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Nxd5 Qe4 ch
Th sures Wte o getng a least one pawn back but Back is soon equ 13 1 4 c4 1 5 Qxb7 1 6 Qxb8 ch 17 Bx£4 18 Nx£4
Nge7 £6 Qb8 8 Bx£4 Ne4!?
This dicouages queen side ctg 19
b3
Ng6
20 21 22
Nh5! Be2 00
g3 0-0 Draw
Just when the game was materialy level but getng nteesng
7
NNN< HE KNG GAT ACCEED
ILU GAE # HebdeBor rge 187
2 3 4 5 6
e4 f4 N d4 h4 Ng Bx£4 Bd3
e5 exf4 d6 g5
g4 N£6 Nxe4 Qe7
You dot rey w your quee o e7 bu 8 . . B hs dwbs s we. he ght s he sm , whh Whe y to exo d2, or 4 d 1 2) or st omete hs develome e2, Bg7 1 b.
9
Ne2
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Chapter Two
7
The ode treatent of the ng Gab d er fro the oan veron any way One of the ot oon the gne of Whte o exhange o the ared lght-uared bho the one Morhy and Selann alway eeed to reee for he eventual aault on
11 12 13
Bxe4! b3 Qd2
Qxe4 Q6 d5
The threat w 14 Bh6 followed by 15 g5 or an exhange of bho and Ngh5 h Blak nex ove ju too rovoave
14 g3 15 Be5! 16 Bxg7 17 xd5!
Qf6 Qxh4 Kxg7
If Blak now take the knght he ated wth 18 g5 h 1 f6 h and 2 Ne7
17 18 Qf4 6 And here 18 Na6 to rotet 7 allow a bg hek on e5
19 20 21 22
x7 Rae1 d5! h5!
8 Kg8 e7
Th threaen 2 h6! 24 d6 and 25 e8 h Blak jut about lot
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22 23 Rxe7 24 Rfe1 25 d6 2 6 g3 27 Ne8!
Qxh5 b5 6 Qh4 Q£6
A re moe he qeen os er 27 g6 28 g7 ch nd oher qeen moes ow chec g5
27 28
Qg5 ch
Qxb2 Kh8
29 30 31 32
Rxh7 ch! Re 7 ch Qh6 ch Qh7 mate
Kxh7 Kh8 Kg8 1-0
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The cient 3 g5
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We e gog o reommed he sme bs roedure 4 d4 here s gs he Fsher Cher Two d Beer Cher Four Defeses By hreeg o desroy Bl's g sde w wedge wh 5 h4 Whe foes he ssue more so h
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osn afer
wth e radoal 4 B4 For exapl, 4 h6 would low Whte to traspose to he Beker Defese wh 5 h4, Bg7 6 hxg5 There e ow two prple ethods for Bak o oue e s a ) 4 Bg7 hopg to re ore fa te The other b) 4 g4 dag Whte to sare a pee the Muzo sp Wel osder the oe at a e
SCON (a) 4
Bg7
Afer e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 g5 4 4) (S .)
ow 5 B4 h6 wod per Bak to ge hs g se house orer ha poso ad reae oes, have bee ayzed grea deph for ore ha a ery ad have ore ofte ha ot bee foud to favor Blak I fa Bobby
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Fshers obuo o he heory of he KGA s bed on suh osos, reahed by rsoson
5
h4
Bu we refer a ere oe e more Bla ned no he Beer Defense whh now has a quesonable reua o For ha reaso, mos defeders wh he Bla ees ay 5 g4 here, eadng by rsoson o wha was oe oary reoged as ous Pasens Defense
5 6
g4 Ne5
Ths osons s usually reahed by way of I e4, e5 2 f4, ex4 £ g5 4 h4, g4 5 e5 , Bg7 and he reon s s a good soso for Whe s ha Paulsen's 5 Bg7 s no good as he sueor 5 f6, whh a e equaes f ourse, n our ove order Blak never ges a hane o l y he 5 f6 oson
6
Nf6
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f Bla tres to gan e wh 6 d6 Whe does best wh 7 xg4 se 7 Bxg4 8 xg4 Bxd4 lows Whte wth ! uwe o develo strony For ee 6 Bxf4 Bx h 1 1 bx 6 1 2 Kd2 or 9 f6 1 xf4 bd7 Bd2 and 2 0-0-0
Nxg4
he sest ow on 7 xg4 8 xg4 Blas bsho at g7 s attaed and ater 8 Bxd4 we reah a oson slar to the one enoned he last note
Nxe4
One not ve ong ago hs was thoght to eqe eg after 8 Bxf4 0-0 Re8! However the e for Whte has been srenghened by gor Glovs analyss
8
8
Nc3!
5
Chapter ee
7
hs reeved exlon on n he 182 verson of Glovs boo. Clerly 8 . . g fls o Bxf4! x1 0 Bg5 6 1 1 xf6 h! Bxf6 12 h5 h. he sengh of Wes eghh ove es n r n hs by o e qeen sde qly. For exe 8 ... 0-0 xe4 e8 s o wh we o nsdered n he noe o Bl s sevenh ove bove nsen here bese of 1 e2! d5 1 1 gf6 h or 1 ... K8 11 Bxf4 d5 12 e5.
9
Bxf4
0-0
B n M hgos dys hs oson w bndoned rerely s s o bese w fel o be oo srong for B. he dsdvnge o B of exhng g ngh .. . x 1 bx 00) lsred by 1 1 Bd d now 1. . .e8 h 12 Kd2! 6 1 followed by h6 h or g� Slly he on d4 1. .. 5 s oo slow: 12 h6 h Bxh6 1 Bx6 e8 h 1 4 Kd2 4 15 £ d6 1 6 Bf4! f6 17 e.
10
xe4
Nxe4
Unforney for B he rve 0 ... e8 ows 11 e5 ! eeng he e-e osed d ng m Bl od s ry 1 1 ... 6 b hen 1 2 Bg5 f6 1 h5 ! oers Whe srong ng hnes 1 . xe5 1 4 Bxf6 1 . .. g5 14 xg5 .
1 1 Nh6 ch 8 f orse 1 . . .Bx6 1 2 Bx6 e8 here no he he l noe o Bs 00 1 h5 nd Bl h no openson for hs oros ng sde
12
Qh5
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NNIN E INS AMI AEED
A key posion If White can ge bishop to c4 he should be n the dvrs seat. Glkov alyzes 12 ... Qf6 3 Bg5, Qg6 (or 13 Q6 4 b3 followd by 15 Bc4) 4 Qxg6!, hxg6 5 Bc4 d concludes Black is in rouble, e.g 15 6 1 6 N ch, Kh7 7 Be3, Bg4 18 d2!, Bh5 9 Rag1 inendng 20 g4 or 8... Bh8 intedng .. g7 19 Ng5 ch!, g5 20 xg5 ch, Kg7 2 d5 and 22 Bd4 ch. But it appears to be even ore dagerous for Back to grab the dpawn, e.g 2 . Qxd4 13 Rd1, Qf6 14 Be5!, Qe6 (14 .. Qxe5 5 Nx ch Rx 6 Rd8 ch) ad now he beauu 5 Qx!!, Rx 1 6 Rd8 ch Anoher versio of the ndga is 4. Qg6 insead of 14 Qe6) 5 N ch, Kg8 16 Qxg6, hxg6 7 Bc4, Bxe5 18 Nxe5 ch, g7 9 h5, g5 20 h6 ch and 2 N Glkov aso poins out ta at ove 3 n he lt lne, Black h no perpetual check after 3 . . . Qxb2 instead of 3 . Qf6 because of 4 x ch, Kg8 5 Nh6 ch, 8 6 Qd5! , Bc3 ch 17 Ke2, Qxc2 ch 8 Ke3! and wns. Alough hardly conclusive, this susts that the Palsen
Capter Tree
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yem of defene hod no be a maor obae for Whe A greaer haenge oed by he rarey enonered 4 .g4. hen Whie reay h o ake
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WINNIN WH E KIN' MI EPED
SCON (Ar
I
5 2 xf N g5 !)
4
4
An amp a an mprov vson o s n 4 5 5 x5 g sn 6 xf x ors la a somwha rr ns an n no o Wis nx mov. Howv W no sa h ngh n hs mov orr an an pla 6 Q2 (nsa o 6 Bxf) Tn 6 . Q7 7 N5 8 9 Qx is q so or Wh. Th mar SpmanCoh Abba 1912 onlu wh 9 .6 1 0 b5 K8 II 00, Nh6 (o . .Bg7 12 g5! 6 1 6) 12 Qx6 Rg8 h 1 Kh1 h 1 Qx7 h Kx7 15 !, 16 Bg5 h R6 (16 ... K6 ows ma n hr) 17 N a a rsg vw o N
5
Bxf4!
Chapte ee
83
Whe has ie choice snce 5 Ne5, Qh4 ch ves Black a e eay The piece sacce, popey he main ne of he osenee Gambi, is ie pomisg hogh i h geneay eded he aenon of heoeicis. The 186 ochnoi/Zak boo mes no menon of 5 B4. Even Gkov's mos ecen boo on he ing's Gambi (oscow, 188) devoes oy a paagaph o i.
5 6
x Qx
In s posions of e gaie and Mo Gamis, ae We sacces ng knigh, Black ries o eae game a he cos of a pawn wih a ic ...d7d5. Hee, howeve, 6. d5 7 Nc3 heps Whie's deveopmen mch Bac's, e.g. 7.. de4 8 Ne4 and he n 8 . . Qd4 Bd3 is nesed sggeson by he fome E Geman coespondence playe eiseben. Fo eampe, . . . N6 10 00-0 Nc6 Bb5 o 10 . Nbd7 1 1 he 1 , Be7 1 Bb5 Qb6 1 3 Bd6 (S ee so 7 ed5 in lsave game 13).
6
d6
This mgh be consideed he main ne, alhogh i is had o spea o sch hings n a viaon ha h neve eay been esed in a grandmase game. (And n fac 6 . d6 eceives a qeson m n Segean's ceebraed coecon of Mophys games.) mos move is o 6 . . Bg7 a ns7 no n someThe nes, o naal asposes ino mainb ne afe Bc4,Qg3 d6. The eading eave is 6. . . Nc6, aacng he d4pawn. Whie shod espond 7 B c4 , and now 7 . . . Nd4 is he typic siaon n which a sacce on is appopiae 8 B ch, Qh5 ch g7 0 Be5 ch, N6 11 00. A simi vesion
8
WINNING E KING' G CCEPE
of t "Wd Muzo 7 Bg 8 e5 Nxd4 9 Bx c Q5 c 1 1 0-0 wt a song attac 7
Bc4
10
B g7
Blacs t been ven an exclamaon ont n e ast Lets see wy by examnng te oer eadng rosec a 7 Qh4 ch 8 B, Q£6 forces Wte temory away from e attac on and dcourages g sde cg. owever 9 Qb reares a vuent 10 or examle 9 h6 10 R , Qe7 1 1 c as n a 1 968 Sweds game wo n
qucy by Wte b 7 Be6 s anoer way of deng w e mendng crss on Wte gans lte from 8 Bxe6?, xe6 9 Qh5 ch, Kd7 owever 8 d5, Bc8 9 0-0 not been tested snce MoryMauan New Oreans 1869 one of te vey t games Mory ever layed See usave game 12 but bear n mnd tat We was aso vng ngt odds. c 7 6 transoses nto an ene game at went folowed by 8 B5, Be7 9 0-0, bd7 10 c, c6 11 R Raf and ee5! w a crusg attac
8
0-0
Note tat neer 8 B c? 9 Bg5 c Nf6 nor 8 Bxd6 Be6! nor even 8 e5 dxe5 9 Bxe5 Nf6 ve te wat e wans. e sould connue te st of Paul Caes Mory
8
Bxd4 ch
On 8 Nf6 Bac nvtes e n 9 Bg5 eg 9 Nbd7 10 Nc 0-0 11 Rae1 nendng 12 Nd5 or 12 e5
Chapter ee 9
85
Be?
An old anayss by the ealy Soviet ter Nenaokov suested that 9 Kh1 , B6 w adequate or Back because ater 10 e5, e5 1 1 Bxe5, Nd 7 1 2 Bc3 , Qe7 13 e1 , Be5 1 Bxe5, Nxe5 15 Qh5 chances were equal As Glkov ponts out, however, it hard to nd a good ove or Black the n posion o Nenaokov's anys Ater either 15 Bg or 15 N6 Wte goes into a avorable endgae 16 Qxe5 However, 9 Kh1 sees to b et by 9 Q6 and 1 0 Nc3, then 10 Bxc3 bxc3, Nc6 12 Qg3, Ne5 with good chances or Black (ustrave gae 1)
Bxe ch
9
Snce Wite's nnh ove has opened the le, Black cannot aord anytng less ocing 9 B6 10 Nc3, c6 e5, xe5 12 Ne)
10
Qxe
Whte a ul piece down but his asault on cannot be denied now (10 Be6 Qd o r 10 N6 e5)
10
Qe7
11 c T appears ore prosng than 1 1 or 1 1 B ch
86
NNNG E NGS GAMT AE
The chief hreas are 12 Nd5 and 12 Afer 1 Be6 12 Nd5, Bxd5 1 Bxd5 Whies aack is considerable (1 Nc6? 14 Qb; 1 c6 14 Qe5 15 Qb) Aso, 1 Qe5 12 Nd5, Kd8 aer which 1 creaes a dger of a roo invion a .
,
Perhaps he key e is 1 Nf6 afer which 12 xf6!, Qx6 1 Nd5 ainains he iniave, eg 1 Qxb2 14 (14 00? 15 Nf6 ch) or 1 Qd8 14 e5, Be6 16 Nf6 ch, Ke7 17 Bxe6, e6 18 Q5
IUAE GAME #12 orphyarian, New Orleans 1869 (We gave QN odds)
1 2 4 5 6
e4 4 Bc4 d4 Qx
e5 ex4 5 4 x d6
Chapter ree 7
87
00
Despte Whte's fourth ove we have transposed back nto our an ne of secton (b by ove nne
7 8 9
d5 Bx4
9
Be6 Bc8
Qd7
Black retreated the bshop al the way n order to clear d7 for a pece But here he oves the wrong pece He probably wanted to put a knght on d7 (and later on e5 but gave up on t after seeng hat 9 Nd7 alows 10 Bxd6 and a threat of ate on However 10 Qf6 a dangerous response. o 0 Bg5 a paper attack (10 .. Qxg5! If gae were not played at QN odds Wte would eet 9 Nd7 wh 0 Nc3 after whch 0 Bg7 Bxd6 Qf6 2 Qg3 eads to ense copcaons 2 . Qd4 ch 3 Kh1 cxd6 4 Nb5 Be5
88
WINNING E NG GAM ACCED
10 e5 11 Qe 12 exd6 1 Rae1
Q4 Be7 cxd6
A c whn not havg a qn knght hps Wh mmasably Now 13 s ssnal
1 14 Bxd6 15 Bxe7 16 Bb5
h5? Qd7 xe7 Black Resis 10
ILUAE GAME # 1 LsbnJngl E Gman Cosponnc Champonshp 1986
1
e4
e5
2 4 5 6 7
4 d4 Bx4 Qx exd5
ex4 5 4 x d5
H ECO v s 7 N6 8 Bb5 ch c6 9 B5 Bg7 10 xc6N8 bxc6 1 1 avanag Bxc6 ch Nxc6 1 Qxc6 ch B7 13 Q 00 14 00 o Black
7 8 9
Bb5 ch Bxd6
Bd6 Bd7
Chaper Three
89
Anaysis by Jakov Estin onc rcondd 9 Bxb5 hr a winnng ov Howvr isbn pons out that 0 B5 ! 6 Qh5 ch a song ply 1 12 c)
9 10
0-0
cxd6 Q£6
An ancnt gam Tstalotkows Los Angls 197, saw 6 c wth do bdgd pay Th txt is an attpt to ds th f bt Wt's py focs Back back idaty
11 Qc 12 a
Qd8 a6
Back cannot sooth o his pics wh 12 7 and 1 00 bcaus of Qg, hing a d6 and g7
1 14
Rae1 ch Q
K £6
15
Q£4
Qc7
90
WNNN WE N AM ACCEED
Ad hee 15 Bx5 1 6 x5 Qd7 1 7 Re6! g (17 Qx5 18 6 ch
6 Bxd7 7 Re6 18 b5 19 xd6 20
Qxd7 Qf7
d8 Q7 Q6
Black s also os olowg 0 Q 1 h6 o 0 Qg5 1 Qxg5 ad h6 ch
21 22 2 24
d6 d7 Qd6 h4
b4 K7 Q5 Black Resis 1-0
Black cocedes ecase o 4 Qh5 5 Re7 ch xe7 6 Qxe7 ch Kg6 7 Qg7 ae
ILUAE GAME #14 eseeKopp Coespodece 1988
1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
e4 4 d4 Bx4 Qx Bc4 0-0 c
e5 ex4 5 4 x d6 B 7 Bxd4 ch Q6 Bxc
Chapter Three
91
Unounaely I I B ch?! does not wok hee Qx 12 Qxc3 Q6! 13 e5 Qg7 and Black wns Black now gains me to contol the cucial e5 squae
11 bxc 12 Q
c6 e5
But hee Black could easly have len o a sim vesion o the pevious note 2 Qg6? and now 13 B ch! Q 1 Bxd6! and White wins
1
Bxe5
14 15
Bx£7 ch Qh4 ch
Qxe5 Kd8 e7
Black can ake a daw hee with 5 Qe7 snce White can hadly avoid 16 Qg3 Qe5 17 Qh Qe7
16 R£6 17 Qh6
Bd7 Qxe4
Leisebein in In Chs, suggesed I 7 c6! with the
92
WNNN E KN A ACCEPED
idea o 8 d6 Kc7 9 Rad, Rad8 20 Qd2, Nd5! d he d e deused
1 8 Q7 1 9 Bxe8 20 Q 2 1 Q 2 2 Re 2 h4 24 R 25 Rg8 26 g4 27 Kh2
Re8 Bxe8 Qe5 Kd7 Q5 Qh5
c6 Rd8 Qd5 ch Q7?
A bude. The stuao ucear aer ac creaes a gh suare with 27 ... Ne5 28 Q£ ch, Kc6.
28
R7
Black Resins 10
Because o 28 . . . Qxg7 29 Q£ mate.
93 CHR FO
e Becker's h6 esses
Alost o o plys 3 6 owdys But t o t w cosdrd portt ss t would ow Bck to py rly g-g5, wthout t copcos of 3 g5 4 h4 I othr words, Bckrs 3 h6 hd th s trsposo pp of Fschrs 3 d6 Howvr, sc t dds ost og to Bcks dvopt, 3 h6 fcd y ttps t ruo
21
e4 £4
e5 ex £4 h6?
4 d4 If h ws to pont out th ost obvos dccy of 3 6, Wht c rpy 4 b3!?, sc th t oy cosstt Blck rply 4 g5 lows srog szur of t go t 5 Bb2 Wt c cou w Nc3 d Q2 d qu
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WINNING HE KING GAI ACCEED
sde csng However here's o reso o be fcy whe sch spe nd ur nd ey-o-e ehod of hndg e Becer Defese s vbe Th es d he se ove we sed gis he Fscher Defese
4
g5
Ad he Fscher Defese, i Bc ows 5 B, he eds p wih pssve poso wh ohng ese o show for (5 Nc6? 6 Bf)
5
h4
Ag foowng he -Fscher prescrpo Oe jor erece is h ow 5 g c be e by boh 6 Ng nd 6 Ne5 here The he dvge of d7 d6 over he fy reev h 7 -h6 s obvios
5
B7
Ths s e pon of e Becer Defese: Bc sed hs d ove o gin epo over he Fscher nd 3 g5 defeses order o ge hs ng sde pws io cohere s Now o qe oves Bc c deveop wh d6 Nf6 d Nc6, where o he cve 6 g3 he c respod 6 d5 7 ed5, g 8 Ne5 Qd5 9 2, Be5 wi dvnge There s however oe oher wy for Whe o epo Bcs ng sde before s copeey coorded
6 7
hx 5 Rxh8
hx5 Bxh8
Chapter our
95
hs exchange exposes h7 and h8 and aso g8 to potena vons by Wes heavy peces pacary a qeen after h5 or g4 and xg4 n or ma ne beow)
8
t vta for Whte to se at Backs pawn chan before t can be foed by deveoped peces ow Bc cannot aord 8. g 9 Bxg5 d t s Bacs ng poson that s more verable 9 ... Bf6 1 Bxf6 xf6 1 1 e5 ) herefore hs choce es between o r man e 8 . . . g4 and he vaos means of compeng hs developmen at he cost of a pawn. Whe mst bear n mnd hat i he gets to pay 9 f4 Bac s almost cean to repy9 ... g4, eepng nes cosed and dvng the Whte nght to a qesonable sqare snce h4 no longer be avaable) For example, 8 c6 9 f4, g4 one ely cona on. te does best o conne wh 1 g5 and hen 1... xd4 1 1 Bc4 wh attac ng chances wel worh a pawn 1. . h6 12 Be and 1 c).
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8
4
On 8 d5 he hod avod 9 exd5, Qe ch when Back and we Nora he hod conder a pece acce on g5 here 9 4, g4! 1 0 Ng5 B here fa becae of 10 f6 1 1 Nh3 , dxe4! d 1 1 g5 12 Qxg4, Bxd4! are ond
However, he can ee 8 d5 wh 9 Nc3 when he openg of the cener hod hod no eor for he: 9 dxe4 10 Nxe4, Qe 1 1 Ng5! ? On he oher h d, agan a oewha pve deveopng ove ch 8 d6 he c ndeed ake he gh acrce enoned above: 9 gx4, g4 10 Ng5, f6 1 1 Nh3! and 1 1 h3 12 Qh5ch/13 Qxh8
9
h2
Now Back g de coape
9 10
x Qx4
K
No 10 h2 1 1 Qxg8 ch, Ke 1 2 Bg5 ch, f6 1 3 Qh ch (S di ) 11
Qx
We e foowng he beow trave Gae No 15 n whch Back coned 1 Bxd4 and o A ore recen exape wa Lenaae, Keckee 1 985 whch wen 1 1 N , d5 12 Qh5 , Bg 13 e5 , c5 14 Ng5 wh a edge o he
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ILU GAME # 5 Keres-Soonurm, Tann 942
2 4 5 6 7 8 9
e4 £4 d4 h4 hx5 Rxh8 h2 Qx 4
e5 ex£4 h6 5 B7 5 Bxh8 4 x
By aacg g8 wel g3 We sweeps e g side open Black decides o ake on d4 o keep some maerial edge.
Qx
K Bxd4
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WINNING TE KING GAIT ACCEPED
T cape so sees mpoa posoa ppose. Black can occpy e5 now wih a o piece. Howeve, 1 2 N, B7 seems a moe accae defee ha 12 . . Bf6 whch provokes Whie o closin he 3-c7 daona
1 1 e5 14 5
B£6? Be7 Bx 5
n view of 15 Nh7 ch, Black ca hardly avoid new cocesson.
15 Bx5 16 c 1 7 00-0
Qe c6
A easy deco. Back cao las lon he does ake he e-pawn, so . . .
17 1 19
B£4 Qh
Qxe5 Q7 d6
Chaper our 20 21
Bxd6 ch cxd6 Qxd6 ch Ke8
Or 2. . . ge7 22 Qd8 ch! d aes.
22 2 24
d5 Qxh6 c 7 ch
Qh6 ch xh6 Black Resigs 10
99
100 CHAER FI
x uwes Deense (
Be
From Becers now-rare 3 . h6, we tu to a move that h been and out of fhion for more than a centu. The t word has yet to be said about Euwes 3 Be7 system 1 2
e4 4 N
e5 ex4 Be 7
This vaaon h a very long hstory an evokes memo es of the Berlin Pleiades and Caf de la Rgence. And most of a t recas the socaed "ng Sde Gambt (4 Bc4, Bh4 ch 5 g3 !?, g3 6 00 h2 ch) whch Whte sacrces not one but side awns OneBern of the842 oest King's Gambit w the four gameg HanstenJaesch, whch went: 1 e4, e5 2 f4, exf4 3 N Be7 4 Bc4, Bh4 ch 5 g3 g3 6 0-0 h2 ch 7 Kh! 6 8 Ne5!, xe5 9 Qh5 Qe7 0 ! Qc5 1 ch Ke7 12 d4 Qxc4 13 Qe8 ch, Kd6 14 Qxe5
Chapter ive
101
ch, Kc6 1 a3, d6 16 d ch, Kc 17 Be3 ch, K4 18 c3 ch Ka4 1 b3 ch, Kxa3 20 B mae! 0 A aer on, Pau Morph demonsraed ha here w no reason o ae such ss when Whe ges a erfect reon ale game meeng 4 . Bh4 ch wh K!. Th u he 3 ... Be7 nes under a cloud where remned for hf a cenu w on when Euwe showed ha 3 . Be7 shod e sed a ransoson devce ha he isho move regaed resecabi nd gned mode name: The Euwe Vion 4
Bc4
or a whe, hs o Bos Sps's eos o revve he KG.A, the move 4 c3, and 4.. . Bh4 ch hen Ke2, came ino fashon Bu here is no reon o so ds he smooh coornaon of Whe's forces Hs ng l sand much woe on e2, blocng n a bsho, than 4
N£!
Ths w Euwe's conbuon Blac h extra move of developen when comared wth Schalo's 3 f6 Chaer Sx) d, sice Whe's isho s ead deveoed on c4, Bac l foow n ear advce of Whe's eawn wh a emo gang d7d! The old checg ne, 4 .. Bh4 ch !, now aears duous. To iustrae: a) 5 d d4, Bg4 7 Bx£4 and Blac's eces are saced 7 Qf6 8 Be3 , c6 c3 or 8 ... e7 bd2 h6 10 h3, Bx£ I I £, d7 12 Kg!) Once agan a sa advanage of Whe's roves s vue
102
G THE KG GAMT AEPED
b) 5 Nh d4 and Bla has n nveient methd f frestng 7 Bxf4 6 g5? Nx h4 ; 6 Bg5 7 h4) ter whih the ight is shwn t be mseraby paed n h6
) 5 d4 g5 7 h4 flwed by Ne5
he ms nteresng ty ater the bishp he 5 d5! 6 Bxd5, Nf6 7 Bb3 Nw BCO rst edin, remmended the blunder 00 equa, but f urse, 8 Nxh4 wins a piee Gv and Estr nte h at 7 Nxe4 ther bunder beause f 8 Qe2 One f the few exampes f Bb3 was the psta game WelsCrett, 1989, whh saw Bg4 8 d3 0-0 9 N3, Nh5 10 Nd5, Qd6 1 1 Qd2, Bx! 2 6 and Blak std we Whte may imprve with 10 Ne2 Fr 4 d5 see Illustrave Game 20 5
e5
Anher pint t Blaks pay is ha 5 N3 aws the faiar fr f 5 Nxe4! 6 Nxe4 d5, whih usual equaizes 5
Ng4
n nt t Chapter S the ght bady paed n h5 5 favs Nh5 6 ite N3 and nw 6 d6 exd6 fwed by 8 d4 9 Ne4 dhere
Nc3
Is usefu fr Whte t prevent d7-d5, whih w a ey mve in Euwes system Nte here that Blak ges head
Chapter Five
103
anyway with 6 d5 , Wte cn eply 7 Bxd5 , since 7 Bh4 ch 8 Nc6 oes nsucent compensaon (9 Bxc6 ch, bxc6 10 d3, 00 1 1 Bx4 ad now Kees ves 1 6 12 e6, 1 3 Nh4, Q4 14 Qe1 as avong Whie) Note also that development aloe not solve Blacs openg poblems Ate 6 Nc6 7 d4, fo example 7 d6 8 Bx4, dxe5 9 dxe5 , 00 1 0 h3 ollowed by 1 1 Qxd8, Nxd8 12 00-0 favos Whte's moe aggessive pieces And, once moe , 7 d5 simply suendes a pawn wthout compensaon 8 Bxd5 , Bh4 ch 9 and now 9 B, t the idea o a fok on e3 , is met by 1 0 Bxf4, Be3 1 1 Bg3 , Ne7 12 Be4
d
The othe ey test o Whtes play is 6 Bh4 ch, snce Blac is eady to castle ad theeoe i bette ove shape th in the positions cosideed above at ase e 4 Bh4 ch We w coside the fou most liely Blac pocedues te 6 Bh4
ch 7 K
a) 7.. . N 8 Qe1 Nxh 9 Qxh4 ad White w emege wth two mo pieces fo a ook A 1986 post game, WoOtte, saw 8 g5 9 Nxh4 Nxh1 10 N ad Black esigned oowng 1 0 . . . Qe7 1 Nd5 Qc5 1 2 N ch K 13 Bb3 d 14 d4. ••
(h 7.. . Nc can impove on the last lne ae 8 d4 N
9 Qe1 Nxh1 10 Qxh4 Qxh4 11 Nxh4 Nxd4 since Black hs won the d-pawn Howeve, te 2 Bx4 Blac let with a poble of developng hs queen side, eg 1 2 ... b 13 d1 Ne 14 Be3 Bb7 15 Kg
I 04
WI W E KI AM ED
(c 7.. . d 8 exd! and now 8 Qxd hangs the h4 bshop (9 Nx4, Qd4 0 Qe2 ch Theeoe, 8 cxd he expected ecaptue. Whte can then pay 9 Qe2 c! stony since 9 Qe7? d 9 Be? ose aea Bac shoud espond 9 . .Be7 ate whch 10 d4 d 11 Bxf4 oes Wte exceen chances I g5 h4; Ne3 ch Bxe3 , e3 2 Qx e3, 00 3 Re , B6 4 Nd5
Ths thee o capuing on d6 oowed by a queen chec is one we see agan ou ne Theeoe, Bac ay do best to avod checs wth (d 7 00 8 d4 and now Gov ves 8 Ne3 ch 9 d Ng5 as eang to a Bxe3 xe3 10 Qd3 B 11 h4! Wte advage, and o 8 8 9 g3! (9 g3 0 g3, Bxg3 Ng5 and wns, o ... Be Qd3, h6 2 Qe4, d6 3 Bx6
7
exd!
One o the ajo dscoveies actuy a ediscove duing the ngs Gabt evva o the 950s was tha Whe h
Capter ive
105
uite a good edgame he c tade uees This exchge favos Wte i age pat because of s pospec afte the atua 7 Bxd6 8 Qe2, Qe7
7
Bxd
Rey payed but pefecly eoabe 7 Qxd6 Its pncp drawback s that White l g a usef tempo w Ne4 o exampe, 8 d4, 0 -0 9 00, c6 10 Ne4, Qc 7 1 1 h3 , ve by Euwe, grats Wte a sm but cetan advtage Howeve, thee have bee few exapes oft fom actual pay See Iustrave Game 8
8
Qe 2 c
Wte caot aow Back to ce to safetyi he hopes to exact somethg fom the opeg Back ca ow avod exchages wih 8 with 9 Nc6 to folow But Wte ca egai his paw favoaby wth 9 d4 ad Nd5, eg 8 9 d4, Nc6 10 Nd5, g5 11 h4! or 9 h6 ! 10 h3! , Nf6 1 1 Ne 5
8 9
Qe7 Qxe7 c Kxe 7
The atua 9 Bxe7 ecaptue s faty because of 10 d4 theatenng Bxf4) ad i 1 0 Bd6, t he 1 1 Ne4 ad Nxd6 ch ustaive Game 1.
Tme to evauae Back s h exta paw but g soewhat secue ad s uee sde s aleep White's pncpe method of expoing Backs probems be Ne4xd6 or Nd5 ch, depedig o Back's ext move or exampe, 10 c6 takes away the ght check but makes 1 1 Ne4
06
WINNING E KING GI CCEPED
stoge, e.g. 1 . ..Bc 1 2 b3 ad 13 Ba 3 ch o 1 .. .B 1 2 Nxd6, Kxd6 13 d3 Ad i Bac bes to get hs othe pieces o play wh 10 .. . Nc6 he maes 1 1 d4, B 12 Nd5 ch a dage. Note also that Whte h aothe idea the om o Re1 ch, tyig Bacs g to the deese o s paw.
0
£
Re
This is a most local move allowg the g to ee to bt pehaps ot best. Blac would lie play 10 . . .B,
attacg c2 th a appet gai o me. B t 1 1 Re1 ch the becomes aog, e.g. 1 . ..K8 12 Ne4 o 1. ..Kd 12 Bx, Nc6 12 ... Bxc2?? 13 Be6 ch 13 d4, 14 Bb3 Rae8 15 Rxe8 ad 16 h3 i Leisebei-Klgma, Coespodece, 1986. Aothe way o deag with poblem o deedg is 10 .. .6 wth the addioal beet o sppog a .. g7 g5 advace. Ths meas 1 1 exta Nd5 ch, Kd8wih 1 212.. d4 g5 is esoable becase Blac eeps his paw ad 13 ... c6. Bette Glaov's sggeso o the immedate d4 , wth a possible coao o 1 c6 1 2 Ne4, Bc 13 h3 , Nh6 1 4 b3 .
11
d4
K
To stop Whtes ext move, Bl ac has tied 1 . .h6 but the 12 B4, Bx4 13 Nd5 ch, Kd8 14 N4 avos Whte, e.g. 14 ... Ne3 15 B, Re 4 15 . .. Re7 ad 15 ecoage a good Exchage sacce i 16 Ne5 16 Nd2, Re7 17 Nd5, Nx 18 Nxe, Nxd2 19 Nxc8, Kxc8 20 Re1 PeoeNes Coe spodece 1984 The Blac ght is apped ad Whte std bette oce its coaled.
Capter Five 12
Ng5!
A stong move whch hts at h7 d we pepa ng to centae the ght at e4 Fo exampe o t ne, see Iustave game
ILUAE GAME #1 Rennemovesen Coespondence
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10
e4 f4 N Bc4 e5
e5 exf4 Be7 Nf Ng4
Nc3 d4 Bxd5! K Qd2!
Nc d5 B4 c N
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NIN TE IN'S MIT EPED
A geneal ule o humb dicaes hat a pawn sold Whies d-pawn s we woth he Exchange. Hee the sacce s moe eecve han usu because Qx4 heaten mae on £ we a captue on h4
10 11 12 13 14
Qx£4 Nxh4 Bb3 N
Nxh1 00 Nb4 Be c
Blacs theas ae ove nd he must lose the h-nght The est equies lile commen.
15 1
Kg Qg3
N Nh3 ch
17 18 19 20 21 22
gxh3 Bg5 Ne4 cxb3 Re Bd2
Kh8 Qd7 Bxb3 Nd5 £ fxe5
Cape Five 23 24 25 2 27 28 29 30 31 32
dxe5 Nfg5 e Bc3 bxc3 c4 Nd Ndf7 c N c!
109
Rae8 Qc7 Qb c Qd4 xc3 Qd5 Q Qc2 Kg8
Thee ae sevea ways to but mate s test
32 33 34 35
Ne4 dis. ch Qe5 c Rg c
gxh 8 Kg8 Black Resigns 10
LUAE GAME #17 BoseLemoe, Much 1958 Ths game dd pobaby moe ha ay ohe to pope Whte's teatmet o the Euwe Deese
2 3 4 5 7 8 9
e4 f4 N Bc4 e5 Nc3 exd Qe2 c Qxe 7 c
e5 exf4 Be7 Nf Ng4 d Bxd Qe7 Bxe7?
0
NNING E KING G CCEED
10 d4 11 Ne4
Bd
Black lost me t is ni d tent moves and s end up losig back the f4-pawn As a esult, he h no compesatio o his posion weakesses n the endgame
Nd7 11 1 2 Nxd ch cxd Nb 13 Bxf4 1 4 Bd3 d5 1 5 00 00 N£ 1 b3! 1 7 Rae1 B g4 18 Re7 The main taget now s not b7 but (Ne5
18 19 Be5! 20 Bxf 21 Ne5
Nbd7 b Nx£ Be
Capter ve 22
I
Ba!
Aepig o Bck ou o oes (22 . Re8 23 Rx).
22 23 24 25
Bb5 Bc Nxf7!
Bc8 a Rb8
Now 25 26 Bxd5 Nxd5 2 Re ch oces e.
25 2
Rxf!
Bg4 Back Resgns 10
Becuse o 26 ... g6 2 Nh6 ch d 28 Nxg4 wih ey wi
IU GAME #18 G ghe-Chibudide BieTbisi ch 1990
1 2 3 4 5
e4 f4 N Bc4 e5
e5 exf4 Be7 Nf Ng4
7 8
Nc3 exd d4
d Qxd Be!
This kes dge o Whie's ibiiy o ck he quee 9 Ne4 Qb4 ch). Now 9 Qe2 Bxc4 eses Bck's defese. To oid h Whie us cocede soe coo o e5 d c5
12
G E KGS GT ACCED
9 d5 10 Qe2 11 Ne4 1 2 Bxf4 13 Ng3?
Bd7 00 Qb B
Ths appeas to a pece but 1 3 000 was oe natu.
13 14 3
Bg Bd!
Saves the piece and oces the posonay desabe exchage o da-squaed bishops ad then the o a pawn.
15
Bxd
Qx d
1 17 18 19 20 21
000 1 Rd4 Qx e3 R2 Rg4
Qf4 c Ne3 Qxg3 Qx g2 Qg3 Qd
Capter Five 22
Rg2
Nd7
s ebe tht Blc cod hve codcted he pw-gbbig id wthout copeng quee side deveopen The est of the ge w spiited but foeodied.
23 24
h4 Qxa7
Rae8 Qf!
The ight cnot ove becuse o f the dedly oo chec.
25 2 27 28 29 30 31 32
Qxf a3 5 Nf xg Nxg4 gxf7 c Rxf7 Rd2 Ne3 Re2 d c Nxc4 ite Resigns 0 1
Whie shold hve plyed 0-0-0
ILUVE AME # 1 9 LesebeKpe Coespodence
1 2 3 4 5 7
e4 f4 N Bc4 e5 Nc3 exd
e5 exf4 Be7 Nf Ng4 d Bxd
114
WNNNG WTH E KNGS GT CCEPED
8 9 10 11 12
Qe2 ch Qxe7 ch 00 d4 Ng5!
Qe7 Kxe7 Re8 K
£
Now 13 Nh ch tap the ght w obcue eul foowng 3... Ke 4 B4 8
13 Nge4! 1 4 Nxd 15 Bx£4
Bd7 cxd Rc8
A n the Bonten-LeMone game, the conequence of og the da-quaed bhop ae daou fo Bac
1 Bxd ch Ke8 1 7 Rae1 ch Kd8 1 8 Be7 ch Kc7 19 h3 Nh 20 Nd5 ch Kc 2 1 Bx£! Back Ress 1 0
Capte Five
5
IUAVE AME #20 TgovPedesen, Moscow 1956 1
e4
e5
2 3 4
f4 N Bc4
exf4 Be7 d5!?
Ths speeds Black's developmen a a g of me. Howeve, i canno be oveooked ha he bes g abou Blacks posion he ngs Gambi is ofen his exa pawn. Wihou ha pawn Black has he wos of i. The ... d7d5 counesacce is ofen a poweful efuaon of vaaons which Whe h gambied moe han a mee pawn. o exam ple, Muzioke gambis, Whe oes a ful piece fo he aack, nd afe .. d7d5 Black sil holds a maeial edge. No so posion
5
Bxd5
Nf
7
Nc3! Nxd5
Nxd5
Black eued hs exa pawn and now mus ake cae ha he doesn lose he f4-pawn s wel Te, he has bluned Whies adional aacing pl ha is dieced a£ Bu he knigh a d5 is an exceen piece ha mus be eaed a some cos.
7 8 d3 9 Nxe7 1 0 Qe2 11 4! 1 2 Nd4
g5 c Qxe7 Na g4 Qe5
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THE K' AMT ACCED
13
Bd2
Rg8
Ate 13 ... Nc5 14 Bc3, N4 15 Nxc6 White wins pwn.
14 Bc3 1 5 000 1 1 7 Q 1 8 gx£
19
Qc7 Be 000 g3
Qe3
Een stoge is 1 9 Nxe6, e6 20 Qx7, eg. 20 . . . g2 21 Rg1 , Q4 ch 2 2 Kb1 , Qx 2 3 Q8 ch, Nb 2 4 Be5 .
19 20 21 22 23 24
Rde1 £4 Rg1 N Bd4
Qb Nc5 g2 Bxa2? Bb3 Rxd4
Capter Five 2 5 Nxd4 2 27 28 Nb3 29 Re2 30 Nc 3 Rexg2 3 2 Rxg2 3 3 Na2 34 Nc3 3 5 Q
117
Be Bd7 Na c5 Ba 4
Nc7 Rxg2 Nb Nd4 Bc Black Resigns 0
8 CHR SX
S chaop's 3 . . Nf E Schlop a mino Geman mte who alo hap pened to be ce tenogaphe o the Rechtag cedted wt th counteattack n the cente. t actuay a dged metod o potecng the exa pawn nce Back gong to meet te natual 4 e5 wth 4 ..Nh5 The nt appea loneome d ulneable on h5 , but t may be a le toubleome metod of deendng the 4-pawn than the aou pawn ch de (3 .. g5; 3 d6 3 h6)
1 3
e4 f4 N
e5 exf4 N£
Back not only attac the ony pawn n the cente he pepae to add h own wth 4 d5
4
e5
Capter Six
119
A aiy automatic ad quie easoabe adace Now 4 Nd5 a Alees Deese w the st moe Black tied when 3 N6 w youg Howee the kight moe ueabe than i he ekhie's d ate 4 Nd5 5 c4 Nb6 6 d4 d6 7 exd6 ad 7 Bxd6 aows 8 c5
4
N5!
Yui Aebakh the lome Russi mage edito ad edgame authoity oce expeimeted with 4 Ne4 a moe emiiscet o a iao o the Kig's Gambit Declied e4 e5 2 4 N6? 3 e5 Nxe4 4 N Ng5) o exampe 5 d3 Ng5 eases Black's game a bit Howee 4 Ne4 5 d4 ad 6 Bx4 is a simpe teatmet that leaes the kight ueable to attack wih the deelopig moe Bd3 o exampe play coud coue 5 d4 d5 6 B4 ad 6 c5 the 7 Nbd2 Nc6 8 Bd3 suggested by Paul Kees
5
d4
A simpe d dect appoach Thee smehg o b said o 5 Qe2 (wch dscouages Black om moig hi d paw) ad the deeopig 5 Be2 ad ee the bayoet attack o 5 g4? But we' stick to the most eibe moe the moe Wte ca cout o payig a aaios Nowpotected 5 g5 would be athe matte o oel hedepies pawn is aeady Wose adace o the sice gpaw Back o the deese g7 g6 d so o Qh4 ch oce Whte's kight moes This meas that 5 g5 6 Nd2 oces the Black kight back to g7 ate which 7 Ne4 must ao Wte
120
WINNING KING' GIT CCEPED
Blacs choice at move ve bed on his atude towads the cente Whe push his d-pawn one suae, ode to exchange on e5, o he push it two, and oe to eep mattes closed 5 d6 5 d5
SCON (a) SCON
Chapter S
121
SCON (a) d
5
(Afe e4, e5 2 f4, ef4 3 N, Nf6 4 e5, Nh5 5 d4)
The chef alteave, 5 d5, l be examned the nex secon Bu w e shoud also tae noe of 5 g6, whch poecs the ngh whou mang a commmen wh he d-pawn Boh Glov ad ay ecommend meeng 5 g6 wh 6 Be2 ad s maes sese The afe subseque developg moves he Whe nght ove fom ad theaen Bh5, eg 6 Be2 d6 7 0 0, Bg7 8 exd6, Qxd6 and afte Whe poec hs dpawn wh 9 c3 and obans a good game wh he supsny song eeat 10 N e1
Qe2!
A sog epy sce Blac canno aod he openng of e e-le wt h 6 dxe5 7 Nxe5, eg 7 Nf6 8 Nc6 ch ad 9 Nxd8
122
WINNING KING'S GI CCEPED
Anothe ap n e poson s evealed by 6 Be7, e whch 7 exd6, Qxd6 and thee appes to be nothg wong wth Bacs poson except o 8 Qb5 ch, pcng up the nght wih a ongange o
d5
Thee s nothng bette Now t s up o Whe o pove a hs poson bee o hm han he one hat comes abou va 5 d5 nstead o 5 d6) In ohe wods, s Whte bete o wih a exa move he exa ove s Qe2
7
c4
Yes, he c bea the cene bocade wh t move Now 7 c6 s a bt psve and aows Whte a ee hd wih 8 Nc3, theaenng 9 cxd5, cxd5 10 Qb5 ch Pehaps 7 dc4 best, ae whch 8 Qxc4, Be6 9 Qb5 ch gves Whe bac hs gamb pawn
7 8 9
cxd5 Nc3
Be Bxd5 Nc
I Bac cn maan conto o d5 he w acheve equng pece pay 10 Nxd5, Qxd5 Qc4, Bb4 c h 12 Qxc4 13 Bxc4 Nxd4 d Bac wns a pawn) Noe ha 9 Bb4 can be nsweed by I 0 Bd2, ae whch Bac pobaby does bes wh Nc6, ansposng no ou man ne
I
10
Bd2!
B4
Mananng the d5 outpos On I Bx I I Qx, Nxd4 Whe c go o boe wth 1 2 Qxh5 Nc2 ch 1 3 Kd , Nxa 1 4 Bc4 o 14 e6 snce he ngh a a s tapped anyway
Capter Sx 11
23
Nxd5
Now . .Bxd2 ch 2 Nxd2, Qxd5 loses a pece (3 Qxh5)
11 1
Qxd5 000
Oeng the a2pawn ode to bea the bocade on d5 Now 2 . 000 3 Qc4 would bea t a deent manne (3 . Bxd2 ch 4 Rxd2, Qxc4 ch 5 Bxc4 and Bac appeas to have nothng bette than to aow 5 .. f6 6 Be6 ch, Kb8 7 Bg4! wth a cea edge.
1 13
Qxa d5
Despte hs ng's expose, Wte has the advantage. Two ey vaaons fom Glo show hs: (a Bac can't smpfy wh 13 . Bxd c because of 1 4 and Blacs Nxd, Qd5 15 Qx5, Qxe5 16 Qxe5, Ne5
1 24
WNNING KING GIT EPED
pawns don make up fo e oss of he knght (17 Re, f6 18 Nc4 0-0-0 19 Nxe5, e5 20 Rxe5 ec) (b) Thee no pepeua check o mang aack 1 3 Qa1 ch c, Qa ch 15 b1 and now 5 Bx 16 xc6! o 1 5 . Ne7 16 Qb5 ch! ades down o a avoabe endgame (6 ... Qxb5 17 Bxb5 ch c6 8 Bxb4)
Capte Sx
125
SCON ) 5
d5
(Ae 1 e4, e5 2 4, ex4 3 N N6 4 e5, Nh5 5 d4)
5
d5
Be2
Bascally a wang move. Whe ulmaely l aac n one o wo ways: n he cene wih cpawn o on he g side wih a nigh move ha exposes Blac o Bxh5. Wha Bl does on his nex ew moves help deemne Whe's ge. o s ance 6 . . g5 secues poecion o he pawn so ha he ngh can eea and i so ceaes a eea squae a g7. Howeve, 7 c4 is a song eply, sce Blac's ng side l now consideably moe vulneable now ha he cene is becoming lqd (7 . ..c6 8 cxd5 cxd5 9 Nxg5 and 10 Bxh5). And Blac pesses on wih 7 ... g4, Whie can aod a nce piece sacce wh 8 0-0, 9 Bx, e.g. Ng7 10 cxd5
WNNING W NGS GAT ACCEPED
126 ad
ll
Bxf4 o 9 . Ng3 1 0 hxg3 , g3
ll
6
Bg4
Rf4 o sop . Qh4
Aleaves clude he sageloog pepaoy move 6 . Rg8, which alows Blac o play 00 g5 safely Howeve, 8 c4, c6 9 Nc3 oce aga bigs pohbive pessue o d5, eg. 9 Be6 10 cxd5, cxd5 Qd3 (g o l . Bxd5 Nxd5 exd5 1 2 Qd3 , Rg6 1 3 Nh4 w h advaage
7
00
Nc6
Poecg he g wh g6 aso maes sese See Ilusave game 21. O he ohe had, . . Be, which pepes o casle, ecouages Whie o 8 Ne , afe whic 8 .. . Bxe2 9 Qxe2, g6 s vually foced. Te 0 Qb5 ch, wnng bac a paw, sould secue edge l Nc6 Nc3
8
c3
We ae follog old Pa Kees aalyss whic sood up we o aemps a mpoveme fo Blac (S diam n p.)
8 9 10
Ne Qxe2
g6 Bxe2 Qe7
This pepaes quee side casg. Blacs lac of scope he closed cee is dicaed by l ... Bg l l Nd3, 0-0 12 Nxf4, Nxf4 1 3 Bxf4 we We h excele play w Nd2 ad Rae.
Capte S
127
8 ?
11
Tha maneuve an. Now 1 1 0-00 12 Nd3 and N4 mus sue Whie of some advanage.
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NNING KINGS GAIT ACCEED LL #21
Buce-S Noc, Be 1984
3 4 5 6 7 8
e4 £4 N e5 4 Be 00 e
e5 e4 N 6 Nh5
5 Bg4 g6
Wte abados hopes o openg up the e (wth devces such g2-g3) whe he paces the oo hee A appeaing ateatve s 8 c3 wth the immedate 9 Qb3 d
8 9 10 1 1 13
c3 Qb3 h3!
N c4
Be7 c5 b6 Be6 c4 Nc6
Capter S
129
Not 13 00 14 Bxh5 o 13 Ng3 14 Bb5 ch d 14 Bx4 w an obvious advantage o White n ethe ce White might cosde 14 B5 ow, snce 14 Nxd4 loses a pece As played Black etus his exta paw ad gets a eoable game
14 15 16 17 18
d1 N3 Bx£4 Nx e Bg3
Ng3 Nxe 5
Cleang a squae o the ght
18 19 0 1 23
4
Q 3 N£4 a1 N B
5 d3 6 x8 7 Be3 8 Ng3 9 Nxd3
Na5 N4 Na3 Qd7
0-0 N Ba3 x8 R3 xd3
Bo sdes have bad bshops but Blacks s a bt wose ad hs ng side s the geate tget emaig
9 30 31 3 33 34
Ne N Q£4 Q6 g4!
4 B B2? Qd8 Ba3
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WINNING WIH KING' GI CCEPED
White ae advanage o the dveion o Bac good bihop Now 34 .. Be6 35 Bg5 Be7 36 Bxe7 mut avo We, bu he en pa capue i woe 34
35 Ng3 36 Bg5 37 Be7 38 Ne4
g3 Be6 Be7 Qe7
The ngh canno be ep ou o 6 decsve eec now.
38 39 40 41
Ne4 N£6 c e6
de4 Nd4 Q6 Black Resgns 10
13 CHER SEVE
Te araton Wtout A Ne (3 Nc6) Since iually eey opening aiaon o sub-subaaon seems o ge a leas one name hese days is emaable ha his ngh moe h emned anonymous een afe 300 yeas of expeience wih i.
1 3
e4 4 N
e5 ex4 Nc6
Pehaps 3 . Nc6 had a name i would ge moe es c and moe adheens. Ye i one of he oldes of Kings Gambi aiaons In eeboough & Ranens u-ofhecenuy h , , he ngh moe appeas in a foonoe wih he commen, " If 3 . Nc6 4 h4 d Black cno hold he Gambi Pawn.
T may hae been insped one o f he oldes games ee played hough he play of Whie and Black can be consideably impoed:
Lafon LaisenMaubisson Pas 1680 ()
1 e4 e5 4 ex4 3 N Nc6 4 4 d5 5 e5 B4 6 d4 Bx 7 x Be7 8 c3 Bx4 c 9 d Q5 10 c B3 We's ng is headed fo seclusion ound . And Blac who nds i had o open he posion fuhe, soon ges ino ouble.
11 Bd3 6 1 Nd N e7 1 3 N N 14 1 a6
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WNNNG THE KNG GAMT AEE
15 3, N5 16 Q4 ch, Nc6 17 2, 00 18 g1!, Nce7 19 Bd2, c6 20 Qc2, h5 21 Qc1! Suddenly White heaens o oban he advanage he f4pawn fas The game s decided by a blunde.
2 4 22 Nxg3, Nxg3 23 Bx4, Q5 24 Bxg3, g3 25 xg3, N 26 g1, Qx 27 Bc2, Ne3 28 B3, 29 4, b5 30 Qd 2, b4 3 1 e 1 , c 4 32 Qg 5! , g6 33 e6!, Q 34 ex7 c, 7 35 Qxg6 c Resgns Howeve 4 h4 not a pacully useful move. We woudn't thn of plag i afte 3 Be7 so why do i afte Bac maes a sod developing ove ie 3 .Nc6? Also Whe us b awe ha i he esponds with 4 d4 Bac has a geat epy the fom of 4 .. . d5 and then 5 exd5 Qxd5 6 Nc3 Bb4 We ecommend:
4
Bc4
Wte ca n o pay 4 Nc3 in ode to stop 4 d5 But
Capter Seven
133
ate 4 ...g5 he aives by tansposion in a Vienna Game oshoot that usuy equies him to sacce a piece 5 d4 g4 6 Bc4 athe than 6 Ne5 Nxe5 7 dxe5 Qh4 ch 8 Ke2 ch.
4
g5!
The quiete 4 .. . N6 alows White to oe anothe pawn with 5 Nc3 and 5.. . Bb4 then 6 Nd5 . o exampe 6. .. d6 7 0-0 Nxd5 8 exd5 Ne5 9 Nxe5 d xe5 10 d4 Qe7 1 1 Bb5 ch with advantage in an old Tchigoin game o 6 .. .0-0 7 00 Nxe4 8 d4 Be7 9 B4 d6 10 Qd3 intending Rae1 o Ng5 ate the ight eeats 10 B Rae1 Ng3 2 Qe3; 10 .. . N6 1 Ng5! g6 1 2 Nxe7 ch Nxe7 1 3 Nx! wt a mudeous attac.
5
d4
Bg7
Back hastens to set up the pope pawn chain on the ng side he dies wih 5 .. . d6 then 7 h4 is stong. We should so note that 5 .. . g4 best met by a piece sacce as in the Muzio Gambit: 6 00 7 Qx and now 7.. . Nxd4 8 Bx ch leads to a qc mate d 7 .. . Bh6 8 Nc3 Qh4 9 Nd5 Kd8 1 0 g3 appeas too dangeous o Bac to invite analysis by T. Hay.
6
Nc3
d6
Anothe way shoud o Blac to poceed s 6 .. .h6 0-0 Nge7 ate which White stie at the i g side7 with 8 g3 beoe Bac can consoidate with ...Ng6 d ... 0-0. Ate 8 g3 thee may olow: a 8 xg3 is he type o move that shoud get Blac mudeed beoe he has cased 9 Nxg5, Bxd4 c 10 g2
134
WINNING THE ING GIT CCEED
ad a captue o ext move (b) 8 g4 9 N4, is a attempt to eep the fe closed, but White ca nsst o it beig opeed with 10 N , g 1 1 B7 c, 7 1 2 Q c , g8 1 3 Q7 c, 7 14 6 etc ••
Note that Bac c se Bxd4 ch at a umbe of pois ths ie, but it does ot appeciaby mpove defesve chaces
7
Nd5
The delay cg appeas to have bee a ovey itoduced by Hy Psbuy dug the gambit touamet at Vea, 1 90 3, i which games bega wih 1 e 4, e5 2 f4 e4
6
7
If Whie w g to sacce a piece at move sx he should cetay be g to do t at move eight (that s, afte he has a good deveopig move Nc3d5 ad Bac has the eta Bg7 hat may ot be useful i the defese of the ey squae) I ohe wods, afte 7 g4 White shoud play 8 c3, 9 Q, Be6 10 Bxf4 foowing a od aayss by Geog Maco that a 10 Qd7 Qg3 o 10 Nge7 Bg5, Qd7 12 Nf6 ch
8
00
Aso qute eaoabe is 8 c3, potecig he d-paw ad ceg he quees pah to b3 whee t pessues b7 ad Ths is a move White is liely to pay at some point, and fact ou mai ne defes t fo oe move See aso Illusave Game
Chapter Seven
135
22
8
Nge7
Glkov cte the gae enart-Petran, Budapet 1985, whch went 8 Be 6 (protecng 9 c3 , Nce7 10 Qb3, c6 and now 1 1 Nxe7, Bxc4 12 Qxc 4, Nxe7 1 3 h4! , Ng6 4 h5, Ne7 1 5 g3! wth better chance for Whte (5 d5 16 Qe2, dxe4 17 Qxe4, Qd5 8 Qxd5! and 9 f4
9
c3
Wte ready to looen the ng de now wth 10 g3, eg 9 00 0 g3 , g3 1 1 Nxg5, Nxd5 1 2 Nx!? or 0 Ng6 f4, g4 12 Black doe better to exchange a par of knght o wth 9 Nxd5 0 Bxd5, Ne7 after whch preervng the bhop wth 1 1 Bb3 Wte bet trategy Then 1 Ng6 12 g3! lead to a ajor decon for Black (a he ot natural and dangerou 1 2 xg3?
6
WNNING WH HE KNGS GAM ACCEPED
whch ow 3 Nxg5! Since 3 hxg5 4 Bx7 ch awfu, Back o ey wold repy 3 .0-0 4 Qh 5 , gxh ch 5 d ow Back faced wth a fata 6 Qxg6 After 5 ... hg5 6 Qxg6 , 5 7 Qh5 or 1 6 ... Qe8 7 Bxg5, Be6 8 x7 and Whte w, a 28 bdfod gae by Aexander ekhie
(b The a teave 12 ... g4 3 Ne, after whch Whte can acce o bt he c prove t a bt wh 4 h3! ad i 1 4... h5 hen 15 Nx, gx 6 Qx (c Oe oher poibity a ove 2 1 .. . Be6 afer whch 3 Bxe6, xe6 4 gx£4, gx£4 5 Q3, Qc8 ad Back appear to cover the key poin However, he ceer qee anever of 16 Qb5 ch d 1 7 Qh5 ! oer We proig chce
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137
h4!
Whte genery ha wo ever for openng he ng de once Black h eabhed f4g5h6 pawn cha In the anayi econ of ti chapter we fond g2g3 beg the ght dea Bu here are occon n whch h2h4xg5! ore dngero parclary when Back qeen no onger protec g5 n poon
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NNING HE KNG' GAI ACCEPED
17 18 19 20 2
Nx4! Bx4 Qx4 x4 Rx8 c Ke7 Rxd8 Rxd8 K
Whte h er edge thk o h bhop d peo pw Bt he mtely ow ehge o ook d to overt h edge eve thogh he hod e etr pw the mopee edg
21
8
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
R? R2 Kx2 ex K3 Kx4 Ke4
Rh2 c Rx2 c Kf6 Ne7 Nx N4 c c6
30 31 32 33
d5 Bf B3 a4 a5
c5! N Ne7 N6 Ne7
34
Remkby, Whte mke tte poge ow 35
36 37 38 39
40 41
b4 bxc5 Be6 a6 Bd7 K Bc8
b6 bxc5 N6 N4 N6 N N7
Chapt Svn 42 43
K4 K
K7 N6 Daw
139
140 CHA EIGHT
Ot aatons Even n openng od he Kng Gat there e bound o be or vaaon that have aot no htory Well conder fou very re d n h concudng chaper
1 2 3
4 4
5 x4
What ee here? Wel, here ae oe rae hat pop up even n he gae of andter. We conder: 3 . . Ne7
SCTIO (a)
33 . . . c6 3 . g6
SCTIO )) SCTION (c SCTION (d)
Chapt ht
4
SCON (a) 3
N7
Th knght move h he me gene m ohe, 3 . Nf6, the pomoon of 4 .. . d. But 3 . .Ne7 ck te dwck of eng foced to eet fte 4 e5.
Howeve, hee nevty pce Bck py fot deence nd the pce te py of the kght on e7. When t eventuy move t l mot ikey d on g6, whee t vuee to tck fom the Whte hpwn. n fct, Geco nyzed 3 .. . Ne7 ck the ey 7th Centuy nd kept comg to te concuon tt Bck w ot fte 4 h4!?
4
d4
Unke the tuon n Chpte Sx Whte h feedom of choce t move fou nce e-pwn not ttcked.
4
d5
142
NNN E N'S AM ACCEED
Black c be oo conien here wih 4 Ng6?, which pace he kngh on a qare on which i c be reay aacked by 5 h ! d 6 h5 , eg 5 Be7 6 h5, Nh4 7 B4 and We and beer (7 d5 8 Nxh4, Bxh4 ch 9 g3, Be7 10 Nc3 or 5 h5 6 Nc3, Be7 7 Nd5
5
c3
dx4
Black doen ake h capre hi developen deayed even rher eg 5 c6 d now 6 e5, Ng6 7 h4!
6 7
x4 h4!
6
nrodced he gae KzneovBonchOolovky, Mocow 196, hi ove hreaen o ck he wayward igh back o e7 Back go an awl poion he gae cied wh 7 Be7 8 h5, Nh4 becae o 9 B4, Bg4 10 h6! B he bock he hpawn wih 7 h5 , Back ender conrol g5 and g6 verabe, Bc4,vaon, Be6 9 Bxe6, e6 10oQd3 Forake a ode exaple eg o 8h ee raive Gae 23
Chap h
143
SCON ) 3
?!
(After 1 e4 e4 2 f4, ef4 3 N
Th ncien move ge egree of repeciy t Vienn 1 903 , gmi oumen whch ever op pye were nvted Ech pyer hd to choe how to defen gnt e g' Gbt n one of the popur choce w 3 ?!
4
5!
Th qute chnge he nure of the openng ce with he vance of the epwn Whe i eeg n vange pce n emcoe center, rther thn the uu KGA ojecve, n vantage me an open center
4
d5
f Bck con nue 4 g 4 g4 We hou e qte
144
WG E GS GAT ACCED
conen o oer e gh B4!, 7 Q and no i SchecherTeichmn, ienna 903 Back bid o exchge qeen fed 7 Qh4 ch 8 g3, Qg 9 Qe3, Nc 0 Be2, Qg 1 1 Nc3 , Bb4 12 d5 !, Nd 8 13 00- 0, h 1 4 g4! , Ne7 15 d ih ovehemg poio See aso rave Game 24 The oc of he iaon c for Bck o coe e poion and ha expai hy 4 d5 hod b perior o 4 d The aer move lo 5 Qe2, h he dea of 5 dxe5 Nxe5 hreaenig dicovered check) and no Qe7 7 d4, g5 8 Qh5 ch!, d8 9 Qxg5!, Qxg5 10 N ch a od anays by Simon apin Beer i he o of me from 5 Qe2, d5 h4, g 7 d4 or 5 Be7 d, Nc 7 Bxf4, dxe5 8 dxe5, in Bronei Drodov, Riga 98
5
d4
g5
Once again, Back rrendes hope of eqiy in he g Gmbi i he make no eor o hod he f-pan or oherie inefere h he deveopmen
6 7
h4! Ng
g4
An idea remcen of he mode remen of Ficher riaon Chaper To) ahogh anayi predae by decade Bh 8 form Ne2 nd 7 Be7 Bx4!, Bxh4 ch 9 g3,No are7faar of 9a B4, heorpoiona 8Fischer dvnge haks o he derence he "bd bihop: he dak qared bihop i mch beer h Back ighqed one
7
Chap h
145
Hopng to lqdate favoraby wth 8 Be7 snce hte can no longer meet Bxg3 ch by bocg wth hs g pawn
8
B5!
Ths presees the g sde and most of the sey of hs g
8 9 Bx2 10 Nc3!
fx 2 B7
te can aord to rade the h-pawn for Blacks ore vabe d-paw Bxg5 g5 Qxg5 12 Nxd5 and now 2 Na6 13 Ne2 c6 14 Ndf4 foowed by pshng te dpawn mst favor hte sbstany f Back prefers 1 Be6 the Nge2 and 12 Nf4 ve hte terrc compesao for a pawn
146
THE K AMT AED
SCON (c) 3
c6
(After e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 N Black declares wth ove that he wants to acheve . d7 -5 and to be abe to ecapte on d5 wth a pawn after exd5 he awback s that t coss a tepo and taes away the goo c6 sqare for a knght. eect Black s playg the Cao Kann Defense to the Kngs abt
4 5
Nc3 d4
d5
No on 5 . . . Nf6 6 exd5 followed by 7 Bxf4 or 5 . . g5 6 h4 g4 7 Ne5 he drawbacks to Black's center strategy becoe appaent
5 6
Nx4
dx4 Nf6
Chapt ht 7
47
Q2
Th occued (by h apoo Boe Bykhovky SSR Chapohp T 1966 ad the thea of dcovered check vuy ure a exchae of qee ay coued 7 Nxe4 8 Qxe4 c h Qe7 9 Qxe7 ch ad 1 0 Bxf4 wth he uua advaae pace o We ow ta he h eed h paw The advtae o rea bu utave Gae 25 wel luae wha doe wth
14
INNING E ING GAMIT ACCED
SCON (d) 3
6
(Aer e4 e5 2 f4 e4 N
T oe h been played only a few es in ter een but appears to be better th its repuaon Black deelop a bit ore conseraely tan in the g5 ines wth Bg Nf6 and ng side casng e ay decide to defend te f4pawn wt a kgt at h5 And e as for a delayed d d5 to equale in the center
4
d4
As usu Wte should for tis adce at oe four n our syste because it the ost eble d forcng Note ha 4 Bc4 a oe that 9 h century players chose autoa cally in such posions ay acually splace he bishop After 4 Bg 5 d4 Nf6 6 e5 Nh5 we hae reached a erson of Scallops Nf6 system in whch Wite wod prefer to hae s
Chapt ght
149
bhop at e2 See lutrave gae 24
4
N£6
n 4 Bh6 the Black bhop placed Wte hod then connue 5 Nc3 and 5 Nf6 then 6 e5
5
5
Nh5
r 5 Nd5 6 Bc4, Ne3 Bxe3, e3 8 00 wth a dangerou attack developng agant
6
B2!
We have tranpoed nto the note to 5 d 6 n Chapter Sx Secon A
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NG WT TE KG'S GT CCEPED
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Wt ha a ubtan dg
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Bc8
Capt igt 17 Qxc6 18 Ra1
51
Rxd4 Rxf4
Back h no choice, nce 1 Qxc5 aow ate in one move wth 19 xc7 Now he end up wth rook and two bihop o a queen d nght
19 20 21 22
Qb5 ch Qc6 c Rx7 Rd
Ka8 8 Bx7 Rf6
A bette 22 Rb with the idea of 23 Nd7 ch, Bxd7 2 d7, Bd6 25 d6, Rb6 Howeve hte ght wth 26 Qc3
23 24 25 26
Nd7 c Qxd7 Qb5 c Rxd8 c
2 7 Qa4 2 8 Qxa7 2 9 Qa 6 ch 3 0 Qd3 31 Qxh7 32 Kg3
Bxd7 Rd8 Kc8 Bxd8 g5 Rf4 8 B7 g4 Black Rsigns 1-0
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NN T E S AMT ACCEED
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5 d4 Bx4! Qx 3 Q3
5 4 x Qh4 ch Q4
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9 10 11 12 13
c3 b4 Nd2 B2
1 4 00 15 b5 16 B5
Bb4 ch? Ba 5 Bb6 N7 Nbc6 00 Nd8 R7
Black alo trouble ater 6 Ng6 B! Qh3 8 Bxd8 Rxd8 9 Qg5 20 Bh5 Note how poweul Whe
Capter igt
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or piece hve becoe d how we he 2bihop perfor Now 7 B, Qh3 wod loe to 8 Bxe7 d 9 Q5 ch
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Rg7 Rg6
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26 2 7 28 29 30 31 32
R K 7 Nx£4 Rxech c6 Rx4 Rg c 6 R4 c Kg5 N ch R4 mate 1-0
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W E KIN'S T ACCED
3
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Oeg ce Sez gm h ly ee 3 ... Qh ch Ke2, Bg ch 5 N£ eg pyed. Bck epy led decy bck o o y n Seco (c bove.
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c6 N d5 d4 dxe4 Nxe4 Nf6 Nxe4 Qe2 Qxe4 ch Qe 7
9 10 11
Qxe 7 ch Bxe 7 Bxf4 B 0-0-0
We h bee cope fo o pece d poe ped qeede pw. B hee o oo Bck weke, nd Whe m y o y pong h dpwn
11 12 13 14
Bc4 Rhe1 d5!
0-0 Nd7 Rfe8
(See diaam nt.
Hee ... cxd5 5 Bxd5 Nc5 6 Ne5 cely bd fo Bck hdNxc poly coed on ... N6 only o dcove h 5 He dxc6! 6 cx7 w ogh.
14 15 dxc6! 16 Ba6! 17 Bxc8
Nb6 bxc6 Bc8 Raxc8
Capter gt
55
14
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Nd4 c3 Kc2 b3 N c4 Bd2
g6 Kg7 a6 c5 f6 B
An exchange of rook houd enabe Whe ng o penetrate on he queende or rook ong he de
24 2 5 Bxe1 26 Ba5 27 Rd8 28 R8
Rxe1 Kf7 Rc6 Be7 5
29 R 7 c 30 6 31 N4
Ke8 Kf7
Th oe a pawn u 3 g5 32 N w hdy any beer
156
INNIN E KIN AIT ACCEPED
32 33 34
35
36 37
38 39 40 41 42 43
Nx 7 ch Ne 7 ch Nxc6 Kd3 h3 Bc3 ch Ke4 Nd8 ch Nb7 Nd8 ch Kd5!
B Kg8 Kxh 7 Nd7 Bd6 Kg7 K7 Ke6 Ke7 Ke6 Ke 7 Black Resigns 10
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N Bc4 d4 e5 Nc3 g4!?
g6 Bg7 N6 Nh5 00
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fxg3
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2 Qe8 d6!
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1 Bx! There i oy oe big hek er 7 xg7 h Kh No, hoever the hret o B6 e i rdero ( 7 N6 dobe hek d e .
1 18 19 20 21 22
6 c Bx 6 ch R c Rx c Re c
6 x 6 K 8 K8 Black Resns 1-0
Bk old hve to py 22 Q he ted to oe b he 23 2 B h 25 Bxe5 eve h er piee do ...
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