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TABLE OF CONTENTS
duc Brief Notes on Ches Notaton 0
1 ; ; nForgettng About the Edges 11Pns, For a Othe Objects o Torture 13Te Analysi Aint Doe 'Tll You Stick a Fork in t 5Lberaton and Revoluton 16The Opponet s No Dummy! 8Kow Al the Mating Postons! 9
2 ; Bk y The Opening Revolves Aoud the Center 25Dot Stop Aayzing Whe You Wi Materia! 3Is it Tme to Atack Yet? 36Do Not ut Off Util Next Move That
Which Ca be Done ght Away! 39Overly Optimitc Sacrice 2
3 ; Bk U
Catle! 6Be Preared! 7Prepare Deeply 52Dot Get Seuced by a Promsing Lie! 55Garbage Stk! 61Dont Improve Your Way ito Oenng Tras! 63Dot Break Too Soon! 68
4 jlm Bad Timig 72Lackg_ te Finihg Toch-A 73Lackg the Fiishng Touch-B 76Too Cever by Haf-A 77
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oo Cleer by Half B 79oo Clee by HalfC 81Geed lls 82
Cofusoary Riffs A Confusoary Rfs-B 87Survval is ot a emporay Occupato! 91es, ou ca Sacrice o a Empty Squae! 93Postioal Weaesses Udiagosed 96erous Moves 97
5 m o all the Basc ig ad Paw Postos 04Bishops of Opposte Colos Dot Always Daw 107Ecessive Ambto 108Forgettg to Play a ecessay ove 112Eyes fo the Wrog Square 114Adjourmet Aalysis Debugged at the Board 116
6: Oeg Preparato 125Preare Deeply 128Ispratio as Peparato 13he Roudabout Attack 138Specuate Play RewardedA 142Specuate Play Rearded-B 150
Speculate Play RewardedC 155Specuate Play RewardedD 161Patece! A 166Patece! B 169DeeeeFese! 172A usual Stalemate 175Edgame echque-A 177
Edgame echqueB 178
Edgame echiueC 180Edgame echque-D 183
Edgame echiqueE 184
7 Fl
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t INTRODUCTIONTh LssonsCess s a game wee innng s a esut of a mstake If ou
on t make a mistake ou can t lose n most games both sesmke a number of eos an te one who mkes te last bg
mistke eaing to checmate loses ll chessplaers mke
mstakes Even he geat od Champions ave manage to
pa soe eaul moves egnnes natuall make a lot
of istakes even accentall losng peces but can often
suvve o even prevail wth a little help fom te opponen
en facng stonge opposton howeve even small eocan ead to efeat o mke pogess as a plaer ou numbe
one tas s to el nate o at eas lmt ou mstakes
is book ams to nvestgate ow b moves can push
past ll the supero ateaves an ofen lea to efet e l
look at tpcal mistakes as seen n m own games hoping tt
ou wil le from the and be able to avo em n you
own games Mn of tese essons wee panul to me as aplaye In ost cases Ive been abe to unestan w te
erors wee mae
Altoug I can t say tat a of em have been puged from
m system ou see examples whee I ave overcome o
avoie soe comon pitfa s m conent tat once ouve
wore tough tis book you pa w l mpove an you wl l
be able to o wthout some of e panfu expeiences at techess boa that ae a large prt of te leng expeence
s book contans vuable lessons in evey phase of te
game e seven steps to bette cess ae oganzed as oows :
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ESSOS HE OPEINe opening contans moe dange tan mee taps as
shown n our rst chapter he art of preparng for batteas been aised to new heigts wit unversal access to
chess computers an chess atabase software. scoogcal
peparaton can be smased by takng te game out of known
pats but how to now wat te enem nows? I eae
a numbe of lessons n openng stategy and pscological
preparaton wch ae sre here .
ESSOS SIC CICSs capter eas wit basc tactical erors wic plage
top plaers as well as begnners . er al n order to wn a cess
game te opponent must make some kn of eror. tout a
seous mistake te games ae lkel to end n draws ere
are man reasons tactca errors are made and half a ozen
examples of psycologica and ote eros are presented.
ESSOS SC SREe net capte deas wit stategic mstaes. lannng
s one of te hardest chess tass . Decdng wheter or not the
bass fo an attac exsts o timing vaous positonal moves
eqes great care an it s eas to s p up. A numberofwarn ng
sgns can be seen n the games analze n ts capter.
ESSOS I HE MIEMEe followng chapter deals wit middlegame essons wit
a baes dozen of examples of mddlegame pa gone awr.
dvance strateg and tactics ae seen ere togete wit
many psycologica staes. ese wee panl mistakes on
my pa an I was du punsed for most of them. ou canavoid ts ate by eepng in mn te pscologca taps tat
ae lkel to trp ou up durng te game
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TRODUCTO
ESSOS E EMEe then reach the chapte on engames. t too me a
long tme to even begn serous stu o tis ctcal stage ote game as explan at te stat o the capter. ave tie
to make up or moeorless gnorng the unamentals o
engame pa b evotng conseabe stu tme to t ove
the past coupe o decaes. Just because leaned late oesnt
mean ou can t benet now b avoiding m mstaes
ESSOS EREte witness ing all o these erros ou might be nclned
to woner how could eve pull o an upset aganst m
bettes he nal chapter shows ow leae some lessons
an apple them against topght competiton . he games n
this capte aren t necessar l m best but the are nstuctive
wns over paes ate rom 2 to 25. Snce m pea
atng was 23 te quai as maor upsets. Most o mopponents wee ranmasters and with the excepton o one
smul game rom m outh all were plae n touaments
wi th prze mone at stake
hope tat when ou ave nshe plang over the games
in ths boo ou wl have eae qute a lot an wll make
ewer mistaes n our own games ehaps the nal capte
wll help gve ou the conence to pla ealessl aganst alopponents no matte how high te are rated . Even the ver
best p aes ae ar rom perect an n an case ou do not
mae a mstake te cannot eeat ou !
F HOHSll wrap the lessons up wth some nal avce and
opeul sen ou on our wa as a better chess p aer
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C CHLLR RDZ LHG
B OT ON TONEah squae cn b db by ombining a rank
T izoal f t boa, cad "a a abe a-. e
vrtca omn of e b calle e a labe - aqua a be decbd by cmbinng l a a o niae
a o w h e abbatin o pe beng oe a
inia n e a b. If a pa ' be t
ay ybo
K ing
Q ueen
R RookB Bishop
N Kigt
Pawns (omtted)
abbeain i
obe e a
at e an
F xal a bho
me f f b5
Bb5 Wen a e
a a a a x
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n been f na f ie o
ad e dnat square Fr ea bhop a ae n
nmy pe a b5 w Bxb5
n a pawn a a cae ca h (bu a)
h pa ad n ow b an ad e dean qa.
lf e ap a b5 a a y a pa h a 4 tead
e b e cb5
Kngie alg nda by zeroe aa by a a:
Qe cang b zo eaaed
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G move? Ba oe
Fantastic moe
?? Blnder
!? Intersti move
? Qetionabe oe
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. STEP ONELssons in th Opningactics are the buiing blocks of cess an wen te fall
the game often falls wit them actica errors are moecommon among beginnes but even the most sile laes
o eces from time to time or Camions ave mae
tactcal eos in the oenng tat ave cost games n as ltt e as
a ozen moves nternatonal astes have roe games n
less tan alf a ozen moves So tactca eors w ll alwas be
ith us assumng m reaers ae uman an not chess-lang
comuters!Among accomlise laers a ece s not usua let
angng so that t can be catue n one move Such erros
are ae an not aicual nstuctive Losng a iece in twoor ore moves to a tactical tap or throug an oversght is far
more comon Double attacs an scovere attacks sou
be antc iate but ae often overlooke
Lets stat tings o wit a few blunes tat are tical ofamateurs an ta a few mastes too!
FOREI BO HE EESen a ece o awn s locate on the ege of the boa
an s not une attac it is eas to foget about it he itemseem irrelevant so no thought is g iven to it en gining out
analsis I t eas fo oonents looing or tagets aneeon te boa to tae avantage of uch erors
1 1
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COZ SIG
P 28Bf3
Phne Shienhn C C omen 971
28 . Bd5? n tying o oe ee fom e boad ada te game I oveloo e eae of y an at a7
E
Neer eresmae he weaess of aws or
peces a he ege of te boa
29.Qd4! Bx? 2 Qe7 tong b eay o m t nata o t i defenvey en to iee ae nde ata
b te met o ti ove lie in te ata tat ome
if B lak tae te aan Qxa7? N +; g Qxe 2Bxd5+ xd5; Qb8+ g7; 4Q7+ (4Qb7+ K6;
5 Qxd5 Ne+ 4 K6; 5g4 Qg+; 6Kxf Qx+;
7 K Qxg4; B a o to 30.Nx NS; 3.Qxa7. Witeon te endgae
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LESSOS THE OPEG
PIS, FORS OHER OJES OF
ORRE
Even or Cmpons me elementry tctic bnersrom tme to tme bt in te olowng emple plyed
recenty it is cer tt neeed to spend more tie cecng
or tctcl trs. Te ins conter pns n nl fork re
te eegnt tctcs n te n of my mster opponent bt
rely so ve een te coming. Countepns were te
pnning piece itsel plced ner pn by te enemy re mong
te lest obvos moves in cess. See for yorsel n erno t is ric emple so tt yo on 't bow te wn s .
Pn e 22 N
i v Lnn Fi Mn Fni 2000
Te gme s been i te bttle . y ing s been rven
to 3 were it seems to be se n te pin t sol ed tote wn of ece . A ve to o s ply 23 .Qe ! owever
n ' see nytn wong wit moving m ueen to g were
t ttcs te pwn t . gre tt d n Qg# ws
coming . t l seee so simpe t te tme .
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23Qg4?? h5! Sddely eize t akg he pn
os Blk to equie it s o g2, d disoveed
tk on te bso t e624Qg6?
Sey te uee s sfeee th t f5? 24 .Qf5 s oe b nted to bo e
gpn i mght get my king into toube
t s emkbe t to vod oble o he 8 digo
eeded to bng my een ino te ine of e nto te
ose ft s se is veble on e fe At est
voided 24Qx5?? Bg2 ! ; 25 Kxg Qxe6
24 Bd7! !
oiin e 24 . 7!
ddn 't even onsde ths move bese didn 't eli e
te bio s inned d ssed old y pue
e kgt t e but Blks move pins e biso on te
dgon Ak !
25Rael Bxe6+; 26Rxe6 A ook is y bette tn bsop bt te oo ee does not pin te ngt so
Make se yo g ece c' be
coepe
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LESSOS I THE OPEIG
6..g5!!; 7Qg5 Q6 resed, ecue o o lose he rook f oo A ey ful lesso sc
ccs , hch should eed yoe .
E SS ' OE O
SC OR Oe of he eses ys to e o troue s o fil o
lyze deely eouh s ofe dfcul oume,
eseci ly he he clock is coui do , o devoe eouh
e o l he crc les oso Soe oriios y exed qe dee d s esy o lose rck
el dsc e s requred he ex me s yed he
s Clss lye red us oer 1 2 (o roud s
of he 2 1 !
Pn ae 24 Qe2
i iee i Hi Cii
e k Ci 97
5.Q! A very ycl d sucve error. ddhe he codece o ee y i sho hi d y 25 5 !
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E SE COZ PSG
Qxb2; 26bx6 e a at 6 old be o ea afte 6
b6 at old ave bogt abot a ogy eve game
25 . Rxe2 26R? Sle malation t i te tat i get te dan Bla get y a, bt tee aoa fok o te a at a2 and d old ave ayed 26 b5
xb2; 27bx6 bx6; 28f 26 .Rx; 27Kx Nxb428Bxd4 Nxa2 29Ba7 Nb4 30Bb8 c6 3 d4 d5; 32cxd5cxd5 Ba ent on to
l LSO H
he yo hae anayze a osto as eey as
yo an , ty to go s a b t eee
LIBERATION AND REVOUTION
did eove o te evio debale and managed tooge to te next eve e fol log battle of a
paye o tat tee a m yet to ean Soetime
fel o te old ta of tig tat a a ttng on a qae
event ote iee fom ng tat qae f te a
ove, te ave time to defed, igt?
t doe t ok tat ay I a aye need to e a qae ,
i i oied by a ee, te te bet tati i to ovete iee ile mang a teat e te oonent doe't
ave tme to eat te ext game al gt i to a
by givig y ooent te ootity to ea a qae t
an attakg move
Yo a avod t obem by a oing yo iagnaton
to examne eaio ee exitng ee ae emoved fo
te boad i a efl exee, i a ead to ottng
ay ombnaton At te vey leat, t e event te idof eo ee i ti game
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SSOS
Piin aer 23.a4
:i v. i m 197
n ti ogy eve oitio Whte eate obe fo
Bak he ey to te oition i te af8 diagona Nata y
ine Wite a a boaded an at b4 ddt give it a
toght
23 bxa4? Afte Ne7 B a i not oe 24b5ite eaane aie oened b5 ad o ant
avoid o of mateia 24Ne7? Afte y t eo neveeoveed B a oition a not ot nti ti ove 4
Nb; 5 Bb4 Qb6 ; 6 B xf8 Rxf8 i bet White i oe
the ban o te oition i ony igty bette 25Bb4 eigned
Remembe that eces that seem immobe ca
sometmes be moe afer a emay maeer
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HE OPONEN S NO MMAs in n spr , u n rspc ur ppnnt ! Thr
s ngr hn thngs g t l n u ng g vng rl n he g gns n pnc n
nt ppnn is s c cplcnt , n ssu
ht u ppnnt s ging t cntnue k ss
Afr tning g psiin, u cn tp pliius n in psiins tht rue ptince n
slw p
osition ae Nd4
Mni ie n u n in 84
h pnng h n gng s l th hught h
clr win f pn h It tus ut t jr ctcl
isclcultn! 9...x Rreing th shp t g ul
h inin u 0.R R4.
I h cunt n his l i tl cic t pu nugh prssur t h th pstn 1.Rdl!
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LESSOS TE OEG
Ps e 2e
Oo! fogot my on bio a inned ave to
exange iee and mae te ot of te iation 2 Rb2;
22Rc2 Rc2; 23Qc2 Qc2; 24Nc2 e an donmae fo te ming knig Wie ad a lea advantagead ent on o in
e eo ee a one of deeing y IM oonent
Soetig od ave told me e a't going o ang aan fo noting !
GA ESSN FVE
he hgs are goig e agas a sog
ooe, be esecay vgia ad check
accs cae!
KNOW ALL THE MATING OITION!ee ae not a at any ye o eate ad ie o no evey oe of em Soeie agedy o
e a nning oition ino a o beae of a ye ofekmate ta yo aven't een beoe
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Th s th cs n h nt g, ut h not oook
sc trpp pc tcc long th ount h
n o kno i Th nr g s ntrsng n sl pulsh pck up in th rl g,
hr us n scrc to gin nn ing poston
Pn aer 16h3
Mn v. Gnnn GM nn 996
Ths looks ik strong ov sinc , i th shop rrs ,h por o h pn is lssn ck, hor, hs othr
plns n Q5, ntn thr 1 or 1 R8Th orr look goo o ung h g, but
t ls o ncll cticl lin 17Q5 Q5 18Nx5
f5 1 9 B 0 Rc 3 R N; N f5
3Rf Rx5 c R5; 5 ; 5; 7Rb4
Wht s c lr tr
6 N! A r stong scric, hch gs ck ni ntg 7 R B Th onl corrc
coninution , sinc 7 Q3 il s o 8 ! n 7 3
1 8 hxg is too uch o n nvsnt or Blck 8B Be3
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LESSOS TE OPE
19N3 Q There i no need o cpure eihe rook when he
bhop i o rog
20K2 d4; 2 Nd5 Rd8
th oin I though he gme w ipy winnng, bu
hie ound rong reply 22R5 B; 23K Ne! I tooe r oo long o wor ou he complcon , nd I cugh u
o my opponent on me Ech o u w down o 2 mnue
o he emnng 7 moe 24Qd4 h pcure! hieh eled he gin g7 nd he moe Ne7 u lwybe ended o B lck doe no eem o e much of n c ,
bu in c he c oninue 24 N h undermine hekngh d5 nd expoe he Whe kng Ech o u i down o
8 minue here 2K Q!Wrong chec ied he fc h he hie nigh lo
e 6 nd b6, o h hie nno ord o exchnge
ueen On 25 Q5; 26Qg4 Qxg4+; 27hxg4 b6; 28Rb5
6; 2Rxb6 Rxd5; Rx6 Rd+; Kf4 Rd2, Blck win
mu dm h I ied he enre lne wh b6 nd 6i would he been much more ecien lne , bu my moe
hould o wn
26N4 Rd4; 27 R Rd2; 28B3 R2 ; 29Nh5 6Now Bxf6 i o g6! 30Rb5 Rd8; 3N4 Rc2;
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32Be 6 33h Rd h roo hould he yed home,bu I ddn' ee ny oibe hre o y kng Exeme
ime reure w orcing me o ly quckly 34B4 R;35K 6; 36h5 Here hd o do y 6 b , bu
wih boh g hnging hough I w ming ne 36 K7? 37h6 h6; 38Rd5 Now hing re ogher,becue he me 8 c7 l o Ne6 Checing 5
w necey 38 Kh6 Now he orce me eI he neer enconeed I ju neer w i coming 39B+
Kh7; 40Rd7 K8; 41 N6!
P 41 Nxg
r I hough hd won on ie here bu I hd
ogoen o noe he exchnge g6 hen I hogh h he
oion w no winnng o me Een ly I reli ed i w
lo becue o he checme g7
St a lea mag ss, eve hse a see m be are mbable
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LESSOS TE OPEG
d neer een ceckmng pern, uing bhop,
kn igh nd rook wh no upporng k ing or pwn erp f
d mnue or wo mg e gured ou , bu my weof me nd poor deciion in he middlegme were e rel
culpr
Mng poon houd be pr of your ndrd ren,
nd ceckme need o be leed f you wn o oid
fe like h One of my be gme eer, nd mor upe n
ful ew of o of op profeonl , ruined becue of ime
roube nd gnornce!
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Sregc pnning e long me o lern hie eery
begnner know h he ume gol o he gme ochecme he enemy ng , e ue whie o undernd
he deren demnd o riou ge o he gme h
wor we n he opening no neceriy good de n he
mddlegme , nd he endgme n un ere o own
HE OEI REVOVES AROD HE
CEERhe Fcher er dd o o good or che, bu here
w downde or hoe o u who hd no orml rnng
or nrucon Ficher mde hyperodern che he norm,
choong deene where Bc h dd no pln rm e
n he cener he clcl heor were ugh wh
n Scln nd King' Indin, we mply dd no ern he
impornce o conrollng he cener Sure, w menonedn ome boo , bu oher book proclimed h cener conrol
w ly old myh nd h he Hypermode hd dproed
ll h
el l , he mpe ruh i he cener coun lwy did I u h he Hypermodern opened up ome wy o plyng
n he cener whou occupyng h dncon w o on
me or ong meh one o my mo memorble gme In c, w
memorbe een beore I pyed , becue I hd drem he
ngh beore h I woud be plyng he he de o hi
openng gn Mche der (who lo o n he nex
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round) , nd ht I would get ino rouble bu nd n ingenou
w ou
T gme w plyed n one of m mot urpiinglyucceful touen , he 7 New ok Ciy Cmponhp
I w pying che erouy or he r ime n eer e ,
nd n the iddle o te toument, I hd o dre down to
Flod nd bck n e o he econd weekend o p
Aong he w, I udied he Cro-nn , u ng t egulry for
the r tme, nd i h ened lo fend to thi d,
e binging e o Cl plye to Me
Le lbu went on to becoe the Unied Se Cpion
e bece frend nd wrote book togehe on Le ' forie
Aekine efene Menwle, here i te brut, but not ,
eon I receed he bod
d4 N6 24 5 3d5 b 44 M od orie gintthe Benko mbi
4 b4 5 Nd2 d6 6e4 6 7 b3 B7 8 Bb2
Pn aer 8
v . Au C Cn k 1979
94 hi doe no pper to be bd oe , bu it led to lo poton Bd w he logicl moe 9 e5! Ouch! I
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cpure e5 , hen Ng ! oowed by Ne5 ges Bck
gre gme ee he pwn , hen Bck cpure nd
w soon occupy e5I mus ry o keep he e-e cosed whie my ing is sil n
he cener 0de6 e6 my he worres on he -e , oo
OK , I ge some py on he digons er e! Oh no! My undersndng o py n he cener
ws si ery poor 2e5 Thoroughy red , I mke hingseen wore I ered his posiio wh -pwns sl on hebord , mgine my horror now !
2 4!
osition aer 2 Ng
I's hopeess, hough, s I red o decde beween
Ng, he obous moe , nd Qe, geing redy o cse
o he reiey se ueenside Then ry o hope ppered
n he orm o srnge choce d! ruy remrkbemoe, becuse i is going o be ery dcu o deeop he
kngsde
I he des or using he d-sure, which wi become
cer er B 4Bh h s epeced Ne5;5Be5! Be5; 16Ne5 is compced, bu he s n he
gme er eiher cpure , or 6 Qe7
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15Qe2 Qe7; 6B4! 6exd6 Qxd6 7Bxg7 xg78Rd Q6 Blck n eru ruble
16 h4; 7 h4
oition aer Nh4
Fnly, me cunerpy in he rm heened r
g6 My kngde i l prlyzed bu ere re n imede
dnges 17 Q5; 8 Rd Here he Gndmer lp uphe crrec pln n ey nd, brng he ngh in
he gme, nd pe he wy r he rk n he cer jn
he ry 8 Be5! ; 9 Be5 Qe 206 e4; 21
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oition r 21
Te pon ll eem o be opele or e
Excngng ueen led o dier on e lg ure, on
eer ide o e bord Bu ound cleer wy o complcee gme by uing e d2ure, pnned 22Kd2! Qd422 Qe2; 2 Nxe2 Bx ; 24 Rx Nc6; 25 i ceinly
no wore or e! 23K2 Q3 Blc w cuum eueende pwn 24Kb Qxb3 25K Q3; 26Kb
osition r 26Kb
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Blck hs bshop nd pwn for he rook, bu cn
cpure h Or cn he? 26 d! 26 Bh ; 2 Rf B!
28 Nf Qb B lck cn do n o beer hn drw 26 628xd6
osition aer 28Qxd6+
Bck shoud s be wnnng, bu needs o pu he kng
on e gh sure 28 K 28 Kg8!; Qe6 Kh8 ndhie uns ou of checks 29 Kh6 or 2 Kh8 Qbnd sooner or ler Bck mus ke he drw 0Rd6 Now
Blck hd no choice u o sp he poin 0 Kx4 2K2 rw greed here re few lessons o be eed from his gme On
he pus s ide , I dd mnge o nd n escpe roue for he kngnd neer ge up he gh , no mer how bdy h ngs looked
However, I owed he gme o open up before securng my
kng , nd h should he cos me he gme
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Take care ee y cee sg ae y
case
DON'T TO ANAYZNG WHEN YO WIN
MATERIAhen aang variaion, you need o know how deep
o examne eah ne n he pa a a poiion, very
eay o diad ine hee yo p up a pee fer all , he
opponen in gong o go no a ne ha give away a whoe
pee ! ere ae ome poiion , howeve, where a varaon
eadng a n o aeria i deepve o eay o j
op anayng when he varaon grab he pee, bu yo
do , here ay e a nay upe a he end
hi n' he ame a onderng an opponen' poibe
are henever you opponen pay ead o an obviouaea o yo ae nauay piiou Bu when he
poon i bured a few move ino he anaya rea, you
end no o hin o i a a aie In he gae beow ha '
j wha I dd hogh objevey my poon remaned
ne, pyhoogaly my faure o onide y opponen'
ene aegy added a o o pee, whh n urn ead o
enough bad de on o o me he game n h gae, hadn' anaged o ae b wan' oo
woed beae y ng ha peny of defene had ambion
on he kngde, bu fe he need o open up he game or y
bihop a b7 o ha i od paipae n an aa on he
enemy kng
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Pn ae 23 Bd3
Dn v. Gunnny 84
Bck kng ry gh rely huldn be nkng
bu penng up e cener bu he ny ren lbe
Te rk re mencngly dwn he g-le bu ny ere
uppr me cep re r h3
d5!I ju cudn' nd nyhng beer I w he gme
cnnun hrug me 26 bu unfruney med
he h n me 27 S l l e lernie dd n mpre
23 5 ; 24 ex5 Qc6 The dul hre f x nd Qxc3 ed
recery f he pwn e l h he dnge 25 Nbd2
Qxc3; 26R7
unppeng w 23 b4 24 cxb4 Qxb4; 25 Rb w
n unplen pn fr Bck
4e5 Ne5 5de5 K; 6Q R
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aer 2 R3
I gured h fer he queen rere I ju puh he f-pwn
n huld clen up One mke n n relizing hecricl nue he pn nd deng ucien me
nyzing frced rn
nher undereiming , bck me 2 , he wenef he cener nd he pwer f he he e-pwn
27Q! ddn ee hi crice cmng el , w heme, bu lziy pped fer menly remoing he bihp
27
Rd3 8e6! My ppnen impy he he e-pwndwn my hr, ne er he her , un my pn chke 28 Qxe6 29Nd4
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osition aer 29 Nd4
At ths ont I sti l ha hal an hor left or a ozen oes ,
ent of ie shou hae sent a lot o te hoosng
etee n 6 as esttons fo ueen soesheeshos that onl thogh or a oue of tes
29 Qd6hs oe ooks ne , t trns ot to e a I shou hae
hosen the othe eteat 9 30xh6 e 3 h
7 3 3 3 e5 3 3 Nx5 5 35
7 36N6 x6 36 x6 3Ra7 R 39h
6 0 g3 7 lk hs n etra ee ut l he harte keeng hs reanng a I n ase, this s etethan the gae !
30e5 6; 3e6!
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oition aer 31 e6
ent haf of ean ng haf hou on th tun ot
trng to ok out hat haen if take the an . n tnt
ather than onrete anal e e to eteat. oonentha oe an hou et an a egnnng to get neou.
31 Bc8 3 . . .3 a oret. hou hae taken thean an guae the e. 3.+ 33.N5 4
34.N7 ! f6 35 .+ B 3 . . .Kg7 get oee
36.Ne+) 36.e7+! (Not 36.a + 37.K f4+ 3.g3
#). 36 . . .e7 37.a g7 3. + 39h
7+ 4 .7 7 4 1 . ! th a ke a.32Qc7! Be6; 33R8+ K7; 34Qe7 Rd+; 35Kh2Q6 tie a on to ee eon an the gaea n any ae ot . 35 . . .4 36.4 h7 get late y
37 . g7 3 .
GAlIE SS IGH
Remembe that maea avaage s oly oe
at of te game
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6.g8+. I reigne ne fter ring the rook thueen
IS IT TIME TC YET?
Atkng oe ntrly to ny hyer epey
hen fing hgher re opponent In the ne ge fng or oonent n one ho trn n o oeng oner or tehn pro
thn o of the oeor Not ntng o be groun on
urng rthon g nturly hoe n tve oenng ove hh ee o ke the n tive ut ooerngbee on ly uee n rovng the oonent oon
l. f5 2.g b6 .Bg2 Bb 4 N6 5c4 c5 6.c
e6 .b Be 8.Bb2 9 d4.
Poo aer 9,d4
Zn v. C Cn C 979
9 ...cxd4! ou not reit the tetton to ure the
Wht ueen to the enter n then gin tepo tkng
t ith y hop . ou hve qulze h he eni . . e4!
0 .Qxd4 Bc5 .Qf4
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Poo aer 11 4
ll h5! rel on an attak th f ut Whte has
a sol efense foraton, so erhas ll N6 oul haeeen ise 2.Qd2 f4 .a4 fxg 4.hxg.
ha sotte the n on the fan ut oerestiate the
effet of the ature at g3 , sine the sho s uner atta 4 Bx. Ng3 15N5 as the alteate
What a ess to hae to eal th at the oar he o iations
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connue, u hte coes ou on o. 16.Ne6! e6 16. . .
Nf 1 7 . ! ) 7 . . Nf 1 9 .a N
0.g.Whte has the shop pa an ete an stctue.
aks outse passe an oul no have een sufcent
coensaion.
15Bx x 16ex xg e Qh4
Poo ae . . .Qh4
Ths lne as uh easer to caculate an gure I
ou have a ve strong atack . he pole that I ovelookeas he hole lack of eveloent on he ueense. Ths
renfoes the ea hat th ove as sgue.I as also so aken h atack on the he tha
totall ogot hat the hsuare oul e vulneale. As the
gae shos , t s hte ho akes avanage of the hle .
8.g2 h5 9.e4 So uh fo aons a f! Ifon the ook a a ere at
9Qe 20.xc5 bxc5 21h
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Poo ar 2/h/
a on i aeady oele 21 .Nf6 22.Qg5Nc6 2.Bf6 Qxf6 24.Qxf6 gf6 25.eh4 aS 26.h
a7 2 .h8 Kg 28.lh. Whte evealy on
GAM SS NE
Kee ha he yo oe he game,
yo ooe has moe moby, oo
DO NOT T OFF UNTIL NXT MOV THAT
WHIH AN B DON RIGHT AWAY!n the nex oiion have he ootnty to adiay
hange te gae by ating at y deiion a o
efan fro oening a big b h7 d iagona fo y oonen
tinig at t ould eefoe ean fove oed ee
ner he o avoable o tane tun o hat heo favoable tane ere gh tee on e board
and the oen o at a no ! Afte leting te ooiy
i don t get anoe ane
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he esson here s that ou have to ork era har
n riia positons here the nature o the gae an be
hange aall As e have seen t a stake to oenthing p preatuey bu no ess an eror to ea hen he
atve ove s the orre one
erhas the bes ave I an gve that you shou
hnk th a pove atiue Ak ouse Can I get aa
th hs rather han hat an haen o e f I open the gae hle aong ourelf etra e o poner he
poiion akng en peren of your tota te s reasonabe
an even ore the poton s ver opate
Posto aer 24el
Fn v M M C 84
have tya ae oe erors n goo postons han
ba one Ive got a great gae here but y next ove i a
trke
4Qa! h not ust in atera he ove s tooabtous hopng the resure on e3 l be oo great he
a n thnkng ear involve aure to appreiate he
anger aong the b h7 agona
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After 4 . f5 5 . hte oul efe thout
ult. 4 e ! hoeer s aother atter 5 g e3
6 e3 xe3 7 .xe3 f6 ! I sse ths eese resoure hh rotets e . lak has a uee a a for to rooks
a ore hite as are like to fal . I ot ure lak s
aatage s g u t t s sutale
25.Qc2! 5. oo ate to ature o ! 5 .e 6 .h7 7 .h#.
264 B 2.Qb Qa6 So uh for attak heosto s o ojetel aout ee ut t as har for e
to oe u ith a oheret a I hat reoue fro the
shooga eets of eso at oe 4 28 g629.Ba2 a4 0.Qc2 b6 .Qc a4.
Haig et the aatage s i I as ot oose to a a.
2.Qb4. Whte oes ot retreat . Ater a l the to shosare orth oethig .
2 b6 Qd2 4.Bb b5 5.Qb4 g4 6.cxb5
cxb5 .Bx x 8.Qb+. hite threates to traerooks a gra the a so lak has to ok
8c4! 9.Bg h5 40.e2.
Ie aage to ho o a there s othg rog
th the osto. Hoeer the e of te otrol s alas
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dangeo teitoy I deided to ea the pin an ge my kng
o afety, but n ong o lok my ook at g4 40Kg6? Bette
a 40 h4 4 Be 3 42 g3 N6 43 Nd5 ! ? medt hot dng te game 44 Qxb5 Qx5 45 xb5 e6 Wi e
ette, bt the night i oe vaabe an te ihop and
Whte exta pan bokaed h od have been ete
tan the gae
l1MI
See he oen
41.ec2 xc2 42xc2 b4? Bak oton i oetan t oo a the ooing vaaon ho So t to
oen a ne o my een f 42 K7 43 Qd5 Qg6 44 8 !
Whe ha an eegan n 44 Nb6 45Qg8 h6 46Q8
Qh7 47 6 g6 48 Qd8 an gong to fa o 42 h443Qd5 7 46 Qx6 45Q6 hxg3 46Qx5 th an
eay n o We
4xb4 Kh 44a2 h4 45.xa4 g6 46xa hxg4.h. What a hobe lae o a ook ! 4 ..c6 Peha yopponent il oveoo a ba ank mate? 48.al. o uh
hed ot anothe doen move eoe hite on
OVERY OTIITIC ACRIFICEPatng it the ady i a ot o n at te he oad, i
not n ea e Queen ae ae among the mot aebe
ite o he at , and I ty to pay the en the oppotnity
eem e n a nmbe of ae, the temtaton to eate a
o o at an oveide ommon ene ite a te ol oing
game o o mt not alo yoef to be edued bya eat move, eae the oneene an e evee
indeed
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Poo ae Qe
u v ier ky
Bxf4 A ha to o as play the ovious 7 a6Bak is eay ette But ee to sa the ueen fo topees , a pan o to , an an attak
8Bxg4+ xg4 9Qxe Bxh+ 0hl he8 Qg5f5 xf5! hS ouln t aptue at f5 22 gxf5 23Qxf57 2 Nxa7 8 25 Qxg an Whte ns
h4 Bg 4xg6 b8 5 a6 6a d
f4 de 8xh5 suppose ou have es igne th only half the mateia nee to make up fo the mssng ueen oeve, hite's
kng s not safe , so ty a e ti s
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Aaingly hee fe t avage a da !
28 .+. 28 e eaiy handed by 29 f 29xBx; 30f4+ Ka; 3l.x. Whe ha on o piee othe oo b the pn on the gpan give me a fok hh
p the nigh at h5 31 ...h3+!; 32.Kgl xhS; 33.eleh8; 34.f4 h4; 35.e3 h2; 36g3 h+; 3K+ 38.Ke2 e8+; 39.Kd2 hxel ; 40.xel xel 4 .KxelBxg2 42c2.
Da ageed
A s ore oa a a bracy ze
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alays advise my tudents to ast e as soon as thee daylght
beteen the kng and ook unes thee s an mediate inavalabe Settng asde atling n favo of some othe move
is an i ntega omonent of ome advaned oening stategies
but n geneal i you don t ate soone o ater it ome
bak to bite you ll my students kno thi though they aen t
eet in thei exeution Pehas they ae foong my
dubious exame as fom time to time st get into toule
beause my ng safety s not my on top riotyEven eaed oenings have to take ae to ath o king
afety and thee ae ome othe eed bums that mut be taken
eious ly any ae yhoogial Some peole onder ute
legtmately hy omeone ho ha done o muh oening
analyi as autho taine eond and ommentato ould
osbly fal aat ealy n the game h kne the ane !
Most o the time the oblem aies fom an ieesibleimpovisationa teak
You should stik to you opening epaation unes you
ee omething at the boad that gves you some eason to
eonide you analy is
n most ases it ette to ay you eaed move and
tust you eaation f it doesn t ok out you an eai the
poblem at home hee you an devote tme and esoue tothe poet
he othe lesson i n this hapte inude i nsu ing that you
tae in to onsideation ateatve an fo you oonent so
that you aent ononted by unexeted noveltes ealy n the
game and the need o patiene
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CASECastg s ta fo kg safety ust do t eause
he you do't, there's trouble ahead d f the eemy hasa roo o the ee, atle uiy, beause a ogged le a
be upugged ute rapdly, espealy f the epas ae o
loger o ther home suares .
Poo aer 5 . Rae8!
er v r e Yu Maer
ftee moves to the game, my kg s stl the ete
a gsde astle at l, hih is soe justato for
alog othe moves to ome rst t ths pot, should
aste medately, or after a aptue at e5 ad 5 have four
mor pees efeding the kig , but the roo o e8 s ready to
ope e ! t s stug ho ukly the game a s apart
6g4 Bxd!! oveooked ths .Bxd exf4 8..ay, ut it is too ate 8 . Jxe 9.g5 dS o pasdo , ould 't sae the game
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GAM LSSON TWLV
Fae o case is ofte a caa offese, a yo
g may ose hs hea as a es
E REAREDOpening pepaation i a of every p aye epeiene
Even beginne ay ave a ene of te fe move
tey inten to pay, even f t a mpe a eeting e4 it
e5 en jst tating ot , i enoug to kno tat yoou pant a an n te ente, eveop piee, atle, an
ty to onnet you ook y removng any iee tat stand
beteen tem at impe avie an keep you ot of toube ,
bt a you proge yo n tat yo nee moe pei
prepaation o a vaiet of enemy an
At te ge eve of e, opening pepaation an
beome omp ive , t o an o of ty invete innng a inge goo move mght not get paye nti
afte move 25 , bt fo mot paye , u ok i a ate of
time as i t i n ikey any oponent fo o ome teoetia
reommenation o eep ino te game o eepy yo
o pepare e ubje o te ne eson n ti game,
yo i see o it i ifut to ome p it goo move
en agt npeaeee i a game n te iime US ampon
demontates is oiginaity in te oenng, and engt in
te milegame Ate a bio eange ae, am
poitionay ot Damn ie o tme to pepae Five
minte t ajorf meie, Danny O m, an o ave
aed into Bone favote efene, ooing oa to an
nteeting teoetia eAgain a , manne teoy is te bet pan e te
mgty poe o anmate exeene to eent e
it te nee o move on e it ing teoy, o etep it it
an infeio ine Bt ount ak into a teoeta
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je wih pep, s I sthed the eti ( s
thh) , pe whh I wl se ri the ex ye t
kk tw Gdmstes l d6A lst he f me t ee the lyih f the Si il in
ith 2 e, d thh t it fr splt sed 2d4Well , we my in Te fe 2 Nf6 3B5 I kw
i tle methi t th , hi wite ks i
2Bg4.The We efese k me by srpe Tue , t i s w
espetle pei, t stil hs hdx , hih
hh ws appeli t Brwes rther etil
pte I wst hppy, sie I ply he defese mysel,
d ld t lest hse lie, whh mde me t
mfle whe I ws the Blk sie he psi i
c4A he a , I were wht se Tisdll wd
d? The exptte mei w my hseme while iEld , d I elled h he lke the pl wih Q3 Whe
we wee li a wh he pi i e was le t
me p wth ii tep Why hi s eeed my
hed, d t kw, bt i t elly sde he medite
e , ledi t mi les , whih ejy s B lk
d 4Qb b
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Poo aer 4 b8
Scher v Bwe Weer Sate Ope eo, 99
No e are gettng eid O o thoght ealy hodhave been fama ith th poton , a t hod have been nmy epetoie a B lak Bt my genea openng preparaton
had a ero gap , and no I had to nd a way to lmb ot ofthe hoe and get to ome ort of poton that od not gve
my opponent an advantage
5g. felt the bihop od be efl at g2 Bone'
move i y no mean orgnal, trange a it may appear WthWhte ommtted to the anhetto , Blak may be able to e a
break th b5 Thee ae penty of alteatve, and pehap
hitting the bhop th 5 h3 bet
5 g6 6Bg Bg 6 5 7e3 Qa5 8Nbd2 Bx
9 Bx Bg7 0 Qd3 Ngf6 0 0 2 Bg2 b5 3 b3 led
to obre omp aton n Oafonoten , Hatng 990
a npepaed fo th lne and a mpovng Had beenfaml ar th the pomnent game menton no n hndght ,
old have faed mh better n the game
Be.No e ae getting wed Or o thoght really hold
have been faml ar th th poton , a t hold have been n
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my repertie a Bak But y genera pening preparatn
ha a eru gap , an n I ha t n a ay t b ut
the he an get t me rt f ptin that u nt gvey ppnent an avantage
g et the bhp u be e at g2 Brneve i by n mean igina, trange a t may appear With
White mmitte t the anhett , Blak ay be abe t ue a
beak th b There are penty f alteatve , an perhap
httng the bi hp th 5 h3 bet
g6 6Bg Bg 6 5 e3 Qa5+ 8 Nb2 Bxf3
9Bx Bg Q3 Ng6 1 1 00 0 2 Bg2 b 3 b3 e
t bure mp iatin in Oafnten , ating 990 a nprepare fr th ne an a impvng a been
alar ith the pinent game mentin n in hnght ,
ul have fare mh better in the game
Be.
Poo aer Be3
h6. an be playe meatey , an a y playtranpe 8 Nb2 Nh6 9 x5 Nx B x 1 0
0 2 Ne4 Qa 1 3 f b5 ! 4 Nx5 8 5 N bx4fre Whte t aept a ieabe game ater 6Qe3 Nr g r brke here 6 Qxb8 xb8 Nxb8 Bxb2 8 N6
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Qa ! ; 9 .Rab c3 an ack won wtout cut n Scarela
. ezo 992 o Juno Capionip. ut next
oe take e ae ino new tetor.8Ng5! I wane to tr o ap te biop. .N2 c5 ea
o e peou note .8 c5! . . .N5 ; 9 .3 Nxe3; .Qxe3 5 ; .Nc3 wa wa
I a n n . 9dxc5 NS! 9 . . .Qa5+; .2 Qxc5; .3 5 ; 2 .e e ; 1 3 .Ne xe c e a a poton wt oe
poena o ie .
0h
Poo aer Jh3
I ecie to acrce te excane at a opin to ount
an atack tat nee eall ateiaize . .cx Nxe3 ; .Qxe3
xb2 i ao notn o e . Fo eape 2 .5 e; 1 3 .3
xa ; . Qa5+; 5 .N2 Qc3 ! 0 Nxe Qxe Bxb22hxg4 NxcS Q4 f6 4xh Bxa 5Nd2 QaS6 Bd5 Kd K BeS 8 Qe Qc!
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Po a 8
Whte i aeady lot et to y on deve againt a
andmate, a nabe to ary ot the oenng phae of
the gae oey and ent don to deeat at move 40
A SSN RN
Mke sue y re ree f resberees he rs fe mes f he gme
REARE DEELYn the evio game a neaed o y oonent
fth move n the next gae the taon ite dieent
We atte o 8 move of non heoy n he pevio game
the elt a deteined by that move n th one, thoght
ne hat a dong n eaity a blindly olong a
ine had eaned ithot ealy exlong the na oitionhat od be a fogivabe in i the pb hed evaation
ee an advanage o one de o eaty, bt the athoitie
had delaed the oition n ea hat imoe a eonibi ity
on the aye
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te teoecas opt ot ou ee to aalze t ouselo use a cope poa peeab bot ! ack in 990
copues pobabl col not ae te coplextes o tepos ito . To be ai tis was a casual ae wi o peparato
bt tis was a eense to te Iaa Gae at te tie
a I a spet an ous aalzi te 5 . . . b5 ines to wc
I a cotbute a poant noet a ecae back.
Te lesson to be aw o i s ae is tat we ou
stu a ope a n a posiio tat s cosee ncea
ou ae to i eepe a t to ake se tat t s ' t actuall
os ! A eauato o "ncea cates tat o ae wok
to o!
l.e4 e5 2 c6 Bc4 f6 4.g5 d5 5.exd5 b56.Bf d4 .c xd5 8.e4 Qh4 9g Bg4 0 e4l l cxd4 Bd6 2Bxb5+ d8.
Poo aer 2 . . d8
Ed e yd Oe 0
ot paes wee ala wit te latest teo o ts
asciai le . A e tie bot casti a eeopin te
quee wee bei estate. Now 3 is te oal
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o ea o poiio coie aoa or at
ac captu o a t t oe q to 3
e a e ateai n wi a ia qepo wa s .
.Qb xg+ 4.dl B6 .Bc6 x 6xd xg.Qxg Qxg 8.hx Bxd.
oton aer 18. xd5
A kow poiio aae a uca Ei. ack
a paw o ie' .5 (t o -paw n'
wot c) an e son potct paw at 2 as a ioe copaio o t ki. Ae pain tis a
ow I ca coic te i i cal te o
ie . Copue poa a wi o caiin iei ca tt otes pri ack !
9.gl 0.c l.c g! Te a op a . . .5 a paws coect . 2 . .R wou
ae e wi t I out ack a ou or t piceae 22 3 R; 23 . . .d 6 .4! A ti s i ae
e as to i ppaaio a e wou a kownte ta to pa e ip in . . .x4 4.dxe4 4.xg xd4 6.d. I o ta. M ea iop i
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gone an te geatest ope te pawn at g2 as been e
o te boa
Wat wo m appoac ae been t pope st Iwo e ae ea ize tat ate 23 Ne4 ! te on eost i s 23 e4 ; 24 e4 e4 eeping te pawn at g2 At te
moent tee ae on two pawns o te ook bt Wi te wi
pobab etn te oo o te bisop an pawn eegng
wit an eta bisop in te engame So te entie aation
wit 2 g5 wou ae been eecte an some atenatewo ae been ea I no goo option ets ten a
wo ae to eiate eaie o peap gie p e entiene!
GA LSSO FOUR
If yo a e go to a o ar les whch hae
bee aalyze eel, ake se yo evaate
the a stos th secal cae f the are
cosee "clea
DON'T GE SEDED B A ROMISING
LINE!
Gen a te aaiabe boos an atabaes t s a bitae to get caugt b a ne moe ea in te gae Tat is
o won 't get spised o pen sbtantia cnks o ou
ie stng ces open ng ! Fo ot pae tese esouceson't coe nto pa Openngs ae oe eas eae o
boos it ots o pose tan o enccopaeic coectonso tousans o gaes So te patia ange epoe i n te
net game emans eeant to ot cessaes
Wen ou ean an opening tee ae oten soe cee
ines tat o ' oe to see at te boa Atos a go togeat engts to spa tese tcs becase it pat o gi ing
te eae conence n te opening Soetime owee
te e buie n a itte ootnote Te obseant eae spots
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te ewe pole i a cecn e concluon o te
auo an ten ae or o la oe unwitn opponent
wt e coer.oeie t oe own a panne ut n oe cae
te atepte iackn o a pont oe ecaue te pat
eain p to te ri l iant oe wan t coue poper. o a
pcoocal anpon t ea o uneran . ou real
want e ne o work an ook owa to te conratulaion
ou wl recee wen e tap prun .
Te prepare ne oen t ae to ea o a oce wn ut
wi ll ele a upeor poon wle lan te inoantopponen. ou on't reall want to n a aw in e oe
eain up to te uprie o ou?
Wel n ce ou ae o e oecte . I eae a panu
leon a e an o a ron eean nternatonal Mae
wo a conrue an new oe to openn eor oer
te ear . I aue e wou ut olow a aou ae n a
ariaion wc aot all te ook incate wa reat o
lack. M upre wa en n a te oonote in a etale
onoap. eore I a a cance o pa t opponent
prun a urpre o own .
To ao ate ake ue at our openin
pepaaion cone al l eaonae opton o te opponen .
o no concenrae olel on e ot nteetn or copcate
lne.Let ee wa appen in t next ae.
l d4 6 c d g bd 4 c6 S e4 dxe4
6xe4 e
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Poo aer N
S Lrk ekjav Gra Ia
I a pepare oe a an aenaie o e capue a
e5 een n a we known Mika Ta ae I a known Tance e 90 Opa an e wa akin a ance a eac
o ae un e Iceanic ounaen an oee
e aice ae eac ae I' awa be aeu o i
enip epeca nce e wa wi Fice io wen
wa en e aeTake a ook a e ae Abu Ta o e 972 oie
Caponp wc oen cie a a eaon ie ' woe
openn aey neecie 7 xe5 Qa5; ex Qx5 ;
9 x7 x7 ; 0 Q2 Qx2+; x2 Nc5; 2 3 e;
3 N 0; e2 b5; 5 a3 a5 ; 3 Re; 7 R 5 ! ;
e5 N7; 9 Re xe5; 20 ; 2 e3 Nc5 ; 22 ae
7 ack' piece ae uc oe ace an e boppai i a anibe ae ow e eetuct epe b
a acrcal ne wc i oo ea ecine 23Nxb5 !;2e5 (23e2 Nx3+; 25 cx3 cxb5 ) 2 x3+; 25 cx3
cxb5; 2Rxb5 Rb; 27Ne5+ ; 2Rxa5 + ie
ene
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7 ex4! A g eoreca noe o Liek! Aere gae Ta ake e w I coe te ne a wa I a ar
wi gae agan br? o I wa b a anntereing ea n oe oppe e co
7 . . .Qa5 wa e o oe an ere I wa ea o epo
a ocre ea. .Bx ! Nx; 9.Nxe5 Nxe; 0 .Q ! a i J .
own . ng Loo 97 . gernk' ipoeen
a oe ake oo.
n I coer e capure a ? I i a oo
oe. Te awer e eon o e eae ro i gae.
I a coe aco te Brown-ng reerence n a note in a
oo on e eeo J a I knew a ew peope
wou e awae o a ac (e gae not in anaaae a warning to oe wo on ' oer o cou oo
o aone ook ! ) an wa ece te cace o ge a
grea ae qc.
Ti poor inin epeca nce te paer
e gae were no proeiona. ou't a ong
experece Internatona Mae e Ltern p a a nerior
oe an oeroo a ap?
8.x4. .Qx wa trie i te on oer poeonagae I kow o. I an accen e Joe ean
wo wa ao n e Rekak tornae (an went on oecoe a pe S capon) paing ack? e
pepae e aie e b eiere a poin o ear ater! . . .Qb; 9 .Q2 Qxb2; . Qa3 ; .e5 N5 ;
2.Nx5 cx5; 3.5 Bc5; .Qx5 0; 5.x7 Bx7;
.Qx Qxa2; 7.Q ; .B a5; 9.Ra Q2; 20.R
Qa2; 2 .e2 g5 ; 22 .B Ra Zan exiang . Beain
2000.
8 Bb4.
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Poo aer 8 b4
ack a at ea equai a I wa pcooca
eaate I eee to oe ace pan
9f5! 0Bd eS Bxf6 Qxf6 2 I wa' tooe e appaen attack . I kow ta to wi o te kin ieI nee ior pece . ac e e wept o te oar ! 2 BxS! R5 Qe 4Qe2 Bxc! Ra ao trout t oe eal cae te tuato a eae e wit a
errie iop an we c-pawn.
5 bxc QcS 6 h Qxc Rb bS 8Rbfl Rad8
9 Q Rd
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Poo aer 19 . Rd7
0.! Up to now ae een plain te et oeoe o e Ti oe i e weak tou i doen ' appea
to ae an eou conequence in te nea e.20.R5 Nx3 ; 2 Q5 ! ? t ae een tie ut t
in' t ound. 2 . . .N+ ! ! 22 (22 Qx R2; 22 .Rx ;
23 Qxd7 Qe +; 2R Qx#) 22 . ! 23 .Qx7 Nxe! ;
2.Qd3! ut no 2R3 Qx3; 25cxd3 x5; 2.dxe 2.
R3 Qc5+! ; 25 N+; 2 .Rx Qx and lack wl win) .
2 . .ie i il uted an lack woul ae a o n
oe ood oe. I nee aw te idea at te oard Ta akede aou e oe aewad .20 . Nd3 2 cxd3 Qxd3 wit a treendou ae o
lac.
20.R5 ! ? ; 2 .R3 Nx3; 22 .cx3 Rxd3 and lac a
a eat ae.
0 xd 2.cxd Qxd .e5 Te lat cance. I I ette pawn o e I a ae a al cance o ue .
Qc4. Notin oin . 2g5 g6 24Kh2 e8 5h4h6! Te ae o. I et up a kakaze attack on ut iti eai l eute . 6.Qf5 Qxh4 27Kg Qd4. lack would
capue te ook at 5 on e next oe o ae up
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I was une a lo o pesse n pepaaton because i I
won a quang eul o te tite o Inenatona Mate
was alos cetain. In aton as e lowest ranke paein e 7an e (I was gong to be an abte bt ate
tan ae an o nube o paes te oganzes nite e
to pa) I as en oute to a 65 esul aea o a nube o
Ganastes . Ts loss was aenge in te nex ron to ean
ps scoe and a especable FIDE atng o 2370 . St l aI no been seuce b te posb o a quick wn I g
ae one een bette.Te gae prodes a secon esson wic is tat en
ng go wong een borng equat s bete tan sel
estuction ! I I a oe ait i n engae pa at e
te (wic woul ae been ota unjusie) I ig ae
eai ze tat o can win e gae late o an een posion
Inee ou ae to o ta uc o te tie as Bac
eqa ng an en paying o e aanage
GAM LESSON
If o a goo ew moe whe eag a
oeg, backrack o cose otos fo o
ooe, who ma we have scovee yo
ew move s
GARBAGE INK!Jun openngs can be a o o n an can be a pa o a
epeoe o bl itz gaes bu e ae no business n seious
onaens! Te eleen o spe at oerae Yo
oul be app en ou opponent plas an neo oe
een i new to ou!Now I' no uggesing at al unotoox openng
ae ba . Fa o it ! I ote a e big book on e bject an
oun any nteest n ieas . Te st be use appopateowee Moe ipotany e us be jge objectie
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whout an bonu pont or urpe aue une hee ae
coplcae acc ioe .
he next ae coe o a ounrobn een n whch a pent o e to prepre. oppoent, te ate F
Euene arnok, wa a ren. e a et equen a
e boar, wt te aantae eai aor. He wa a
c aca pae, who wou eact pectab o the unuua ,
bu i caca , Taer pen .
he oe 3.e2 i unabou, but chae aan, the
En nteatoa ater, wo aocate an unuuaopenn , ha been pootn a new abt aer 3 . . .N.
A abt approac eee approprate, an ater a ore
ucce wt a erent oe nce tee wa o tle atera
on te openn , I u rea wa aan ha to a an n '
ook oo coe. take. Te enc o te' poton
ater en oe cou be eecte anwee n he roo.
e4 e 2 c6 Be2 6 4d4! exd4 eS g46 gxe xe xeS 8Qxd4.
Poo aer 8.Qxd4
v Mv TumfCm
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Foloing aan's oeng ecoenation I et
conent I cou get enoug o te pan ate te eteat o
te nig t ack cae u t a ey i nteesting eense 8Qf6! Nasty teat o N+ inning te queen 9Qe4Be7. Wite ' oe o an atack o te ele against te eneykng s ase Te kig can escape to te i ngse at any tie
In act e just s t tee an tauts e o te next ten oes !
10 .Nc3 c6; l 4 Ng6; 12 .f5 d5! ; .Qa Bc5+! ; 4 KhlNe7 Vey eectie eoganization by te etean aste b5; 6 .Qf4 h5 17 .g5 Qxf5; 18 Qg3 To pan on ee
no taing queens! 8 ..Qe6. 8 as aso goo 9Bd3 20.Bd2 Qg4?! 2Qe5 Qe6 22.Qxe6?. 22Qg a tobe laye I ae no iea y I in't ee te queen on it
cou ay be oe
22 ...Be6; 23.Ne2 a6; 24.Ng3 g6. lac a itte ic tynn ing toug t too a e
vd sd egs ses games!
DON'T IMROVIE YOUR WAY INTO
OENNG TRA!eatiy an osaton ae ipotant cess sks
but en playng a gae tey ae no geneay apicabe
n te opening Duing eaaton a oe you can et you
nsaton o At te boa stick to pepae oe oes
Te teting ne oe you ee at te boa ay e a
you stagt nto a a
e4 e5; 2 N d6; 3 .Bc4 Be7; 4.d4 Nd7? ?. Ti is a el
knon oeng ta I y ese to set u te on Foaton I casualy sice te oe oe aoun Te pice as ey
ey ig
5dxe5 Nxe5; 6Nxe5 dxe5; 7Qh5 g6; 8.Qxe5
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e dow a pawn ook atacked M bop
pinnd e a a ue adatae a ca I do? Ren?
No t oo al.
9.B R; 10.3.
Poo aer J3
au rr Schlr w Yr Op 8
Leo oe oe ont all o open trap! Now t
te o on wo: ont e up! ue lack poton
woud ake a ote c. Te od ae auin At e
peiou New Yok Op colleaue ae trn not to
lau out oud eople tro b te board and jut ake te
ead . t er tpin to jut conced te ae an et out
o te oo
0. . .4!? ealizd woud t wok bu y oppoet
a expinced a liteate addae Mat wo expoited
oe oe wa now u at tpca preue ou eel
wen you ae a ae ou know ou ould w ll.4 Nx 12.Qx? 2 .Rd ! woul ae copetely
euted pan oweer te aw o reaon o ean
o captu at a 7 w ate teat at
1 2...B5! 13.Qx7 Qd2+ 4.Kl R.
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Poo aer 14 . .
I u be aite ta lac a oi or e paw
real. e Wite u pla accurael. It i ocal o bate
ow e ace a poect te paw o e eco rak.Ae al ack ea bo e c-paw a b-paw e e
ae coul e itere.
owee pat i rare a oo ea Cawl to a
el cocee te i iae a i e oppoe e o act .
e oul ae coe a paw acrice ea o eee .
5 .R ! Qxc2; .Q Qxb2; .Qe5+ e7; .Qxc ! ack
caot take te i becaue e will pla x+ wicoere ceck w te quee
5 Bb! Be6!I kew I ' ee a o o luck o w ti ae bu aw
oe tactical pobiie o I cou ope te -le. So I
ie oppoet to o o i up a paw a plac k i orta ae. I reaze at I wa ooe
oppoe al ot e roo o but a pue all
peou opporue I upecte at Wite woul pa o
te oe oe oe ie . u oe 't wo a wel cea i poker bu we ou ol a a a ba a t it i blu
or ol. No to be aie b o a o wa to ae
te take. M oppoet all o i. e oul ae plae
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.d Q; 7.xe wee 7. . . ! ? ( 7 . . .xe .Qd7;
.Nd5 woud ae encouae edate einaon .
16xe6 6
xe6 Qx6 Ke; dl tecooe an obou deene o oe te weakein oe . bu t wa e wo coice .
Poo ae 18Ndl
18..Rx! M tu now! I wa t uou wt eo te open pa but ate ti oe wa a bune
aan . knew tat wa coe o equazin eboundn o a
toa ot poon . Toe wo toed pat oad tkn wa a copete dot wou ee a iacou ecape ! eap
een eou to edee ea ie tupdi.
9.x ; 20.Q .
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oson ae 2
a o up qun n ot an, w
wo ook an o pawn o qun, i wa
aa n aa Fo on! M qun a bn buan un T qun pawn ak a a nack !
Qt Kt g Qc Kg Qb RablQa
oson ae 24 Qa2
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te can take te b-pawn , o o ate te apawn . I ou
eca te t ew tactica exapes, you'l aeady usect
tat a ook at a7 and a knit at e3 coud un nto touble.akn te bpawn was coect 25.Ra? Qc2; 26Rxa7??Be3 M oponent ened , snce w in te ook o te n it I ad been to te bnk o te ab , and wit peeeance and
a bit o luck, coe away wt a u pont , to te astonsent
o anone o ad paed b te boad durn te openin
Doe t ean ou can et away wenee ou al o a
tap ad Aazinly, I stubed nto a elated ta a yea
ate and lasted all o 5 oe beoe tol n kn , and
a o toe wee ut aaiable becaue opponent ade
soe ineio os.
Sck to e moe oers yo kow becse beh
eey rsoso hee my e r
DON' BEAK OO SOONOne o te ke to playin eect ey as B ack is kno n
te beaks Tese ae pawn oes tat callene ene
awn in te cente n Open Gae ( e e5 , bot . d5 and . 5 ae aailable beak n te Scilian , . . d5 te it a
to conront te epawn . In a Closed Gae ( d d5 , bot .
c5 and . e5 are bot aailable A cental brea ( . d5 o . e5
oten te oe tat lee te ae and eans Black te
ceised eualty
nown ou beaks i s pat o tanda openn stratey
Tin te beaks, tat' anote atte ntiel Uual a
beak a oe a l e eent o ik , as t opens up te position enee a beak s posble t soud be conideed, but ou
ae to look at te downide, too A tpcal bea ay wokot o te te , but wen i t a it oten ai l sectacuarly !
Tat' wat aens in te next ae. I el on enera
conideations witout doin te ad wok o calculatin
concete aations beyond a coupe o oe
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le c5 2N e6 d4 cd Nd a6 54 N66N b4 7 d5 el cetain kew tat te can
ou oul pla 5 a oo a t wok an tat oeencouae Bu uneetiate te ceck at a QaNc6
oce as te op is atacke t wa ea eou o
cacuate tou oe 2 ut oppe tee atse tat
e etca paw tuctue was sol eou
9Nc6 Bxc 10bc bc6 d5 ed5 2ed5Qd5 En o oce aaton 1a!
Poo aer 3 Ba3!
y v i Uivi f Ci 197
at a ess B lack cannot catle unes c5 ca e paeo lock te op Te p o e cpawn is excuciatn ut
te teaten Bc an ten ate te kin oes I a n
oule on te ee te ca ake te le at w wt R
o te ow all te open lines an I'e ot notin d7
Te ot potant aspect o tis oe tat t pepae a
i coee attac aant te ee quee Atou it o no
patcua ue at peent it can e a bi aset ate In t ae
t aow e to escape cetan eat I int ike te looks o
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3 . . Qe5+ ; .Kf Qx3 ; 5 .Rd ! ite a use te -e o
bot atak ad efese wie saig e e-e o te oe
ook. 1 5 . . .B5 get quees o. 6 .B ! Q2+; 1 7 .Qx2 Bx2;1 8 .Re + B ak a to gie wo pees fo e oo . 8 . . .Ne+;
.Rxe+ Bxe; 20.fxe. ie w eai wi two potet
b sops ad oo o te de .
4Bc4 Qe5+; 5K Now Bak eems to be i bigtobe o te ee bt a surpisig tati ees a da. 5 N4! ; 6x4 Q+
ofee a da and opponet aepe. Up to o toee f e was wse . . . ite o t to to te qeens ide
bt see i a to d. Bak as me o ...5 ad
kigse asing e' s kig is i tobe . f 7 .Kg Qe3+ ;
8 .K Qf+ a aw b epetito i s omig . O e ote
a 7 Ke Qe+; 8 .K2 Qxg2+; .Be2 5 ! ; 20.Qa5 Bb5 is
es Not o s te bisop at e2 teateed b ao B a
as tie to ate . ite a w e to ette o te aw!
on' ay e 5 bea u you case, ess
yo ae absouey se s safe
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Whie the opeig a the engame an be pae wit te
ep o posiions stie in aae the megame is beitio the area o te game whee o ee strategi
thikig a pre aatio Geea pinipes ae to be
se in pae o pepare moes The miegame reqires
workig ot a pa an exetig it peise wi means
getting te ig moves in te ight ore Thats te st esso
in thi s hapte
Te eman o pei sion oes ot en afte oe moe nte next pai o essons o wi see ow an eeet strateg
a be ie whe a itte sip takes pae jst wen the goa
is i s igt Te foowig gop o essons is a aiation on te
same teme bt we ea wit a er spei pshoogia
eor when a paer tries to be a bit too eer Te we ' aea emine abot mateia ism an ow it an ea o asta in
a promisig positio Wen o ae a isaatage there are teiqes o
an se to istat o opponent
No spi ig oee o the boa isn t an option espeia
wi t te new eg ations imitig aeie at the boa !o a o se hess moes to istat o opponent
eetig ese is ba fom an sa agaist the es
Foate o a make moes tha ae a psoogiaeet of onsing o oppoet a tehiqe whi
strog paers se reqet espeia against owe ate
oppositio S "osionar s as te are ae ae
te topi o a pair o esson s
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Sikig o a efensie tee we oe on o a siuatio
ee suvia is ade oe di we pessue is
ainaie o a long ime. e ou ae fores i eieposiions it i s ofen possib e o ase ene is onsta
so ta e oppone een wi ore piees o a aakig
foatio as o tie o take te iiiaive Duing is
apaig te efeing sie is e gea sess an i s er
ike o ake a istake .
Te last lessos in ti s ape oer a aret o si uaions
at en tesees to ioe pa o psoogiareasons os saies ake lae on squares ouie a
ee piee. ofe oes as a supise wen te opponen
saies a piee oig i o an ep squae ig ne o
a ene piee tat a apure it.
One iia gae esso akes te e ipoat poin
a wile ou sould sutiize e ee positios fo
weaknesses a ou a eploit i is equal iporat o
ook i e io ad see i o on uneabiiies an be
eploited e ose e ape wi a ase o"neous oes
were e ee possiii o eaig a a epeaig eposiio we o kno ou oponen isn ieesed i
split ing e poi poes ata .
M is iporat o o o d te igt moes u also o
pla te i e oret oe. Often we wo d iee oe
oes an ea te sae posiion a eai aziess ses i
oesn t see o ae wi ore is ose a i a
ases a is indeed e ase . But soeties e ove ode is
ial as fou ou i e olowig game
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oppon . Oe h awing d my in meta
wapp he game p wih a afpoin a simpy di't
onid posib t ta oud ata y win t gamen th s eamp hi was ae ypia of he gam
i moria whih wa he s ounaet wih
neaioa a qaifyig om o fae haf m ad
haf wome in th t pae e . was a soiab
as we a o he B igho teatioas .
Thi s was a fu e en i f may of payes sem
o se fom ak of p. Phaps i is usrpising atsa posions fom ha e appa i is oion
l.e e6 2.d4 d5 Bb 4Bd2 dxe4; 5.Qg f66.Qxg Rg8 7 .Q6 Qxd 8 B This s he mostome fns fo Bak. 9.Q Rg4; IO.Q QxllBe Qf5 12.Be2 Rg6; .g4 Qe5 4Bd Qg5. Bak is
we ase to aep t we kow daw with .. .Qf+;5.B3 Q5; 6.Bd. 5Be Qa5; 16.g5 Rxg5; 17.Q Rg68 Bd6! ?
r 18 d6?
Schlr Thma Eee Tramr Memrarght 85
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A teoetia oet. 8 . . .Be7; .Nf ad 18. . .d7;
1 f ae ko to gi ve ite a tog attak 19.Rh BeS;
20.Nf4. Not 20 .B5 i ao te bi iat ep 20 . . .B g 3 ! ! 20...Bxc3! Not 20. . .Nbd7 i ao ite to i
2 .Ng6. 21.bxc3.f 2 .Nxg6 Bb2+; 22 .K2 Q+. ite ma etai a
a edge. 2 . .. Nd5 Bak ea te d5 . O doe e?
osiion er 21 . . Nd5
22.Rd5! exdS; 23.Nxg6 Qa3!; 24.Kd2 hxg6. So fa o
good ad ' o ay to a iiat i. Bt tmbead a . 25.Qh8+?? med te teia 25 .R ! iig.25 . . .Qf8; 26.Qe5+ Qe7; 27.Q8+ Qf8; 28.Qe5+. tead e
ageed a da.
GAE SSO Y
Ee f yo ae se os of yo eegy
eeog a aac, or as ar a e e as
yo a e begg
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LACNG HE NSHNG OCH Te eond gae featured a oe oon ooga
eror I ad een gtng fo a tere poition a gaeFo oe reaon ti atiuar oonent often ng out te
undee in e n ti ae an unound aie ad ratted
e and ot onentraton n aiing aout tig to
ure a da epetition a g on it o goa I
took it ater tan te ime in
Ps ae 16 e6
hm s Sh Fi Masts S Fais 000
7 .x!; 7 Rad R3 ! ; 8 x3 Rg8 a ateeted 17 ...Kx; 8.Qh Ke7 9.Bg Kd7 0.Bx8.I ad aread oked out m epone eading to a da 0 . . .B; .K .
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Position er 2l .Khl
I a nn ing aed and a ay to eae t a daby eetition I ddt even ook at e obvio innig ne
2 . .. N+ 2 Bxg2+ ; Kxg N4+ n eaiy 22.KgNd3+; 23.Kh. Da ageed
Ee whe o ae js rg o escae, be o e
looo for chaces o w
TOO CLVR BY ALF - Ae next ee xamle o t ooe ide o te
o Intead o g ig otiato ad et g fo
a dra, I ty to aieve moe tan a be jt by tpoition . i ind o eo i qite ommon aong oat
layers y tuents often tel e tey payed a move oping
fo a e ine , and e te oonent ee at' the
la fal
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Posiion aer 160-0
k i CE 1971
6 . . . Bd4? he eo ee i in tying to et ome heatat hoing White n nto a o I 7Nxd Nxd;18Qd Nxe2+; xe2 I tll ant lay 9 x2 beae
o 2Bh6+ Intead nd oing to a doveed attakBette a 6 g8 thogh Ba otion i n any ae
ineio ad i et otentia dioveed attak agant my
aya bho . . .g8?? e bo had to eteat; it ineabe at d4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4; 9 .h6+ Ke8; 20.d
Ba t a iee don 20 Qf6; 2 .Be3 e5; 22.Rxd5Bc6; 23.Bb5 Q 2.Bxc6+ bxc6 25xe5+. eigned
GAM SSN WYW
Avoid cheap taccs! Jus because you oonen
has ead mae msak does't ea aaoer oe s lkely.
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OO CEVE H -
Poo r 25 . . N
Sher Cu Eiee Tramer emra rht 85
I ae a ecisie mateia aatage as og as I ag on
to m bisop. I cot a wa to o tat een toug t
was a spe . 6Qe? A tactica miscacatio . togtts was e cee teatenig to ceck at c a gab e
c-pawn. M pece on te 7t a wo attac te bisop ate7 Tis c I saw bt I isse a tactica nance in tis ie
a oe i te ateaties.
26.Be6+ Kg7 27.Q5! was wat msse. I aie to tae
ito accot e ook o g wc pesees te pin on te
g-pawn . 27 . . .Rxb2 28 .Q c5 ! ? 2.dxc5 Qa5+ 0.K B xc5 3 .g5 ! a te wis I cosee o 27.Q Rxb2
28 N Rb6 2.Ba2?I cot see a eepe ta tis (2.5 Bxa 0.xg6
g6 .Ra Qe7 was jst too compicate.) 2 . . .Bxa 0 .Rc
Qe7 is sti e ess. 6 Qxc8 7 Qc4 K; 8Rc
28 .Qxc7 Qc7 2 .Rxc7 Rxb2 i s cea bette fo Back.
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Poon aer 28Rc2
Te game as become npeasan m no sue ie is
objecie worse bu Backs bsops w be songe an
ie s ook 8 Bd6 9 b 0e2 s moe ges me io
obe agai ! 30 e2 b5 ; 3 Qc2 was a beer deese oug
Bac as e in i aie and can adance e b-paw wc I
dare o capue
0 d5!
Poon ae 30
d5!
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Te game a g oetey B lak favo Se a
g eite te o o a to 5 te ea fte I old
ave eteated te igt to 4 t dd't at to aadoe oto e a erta te gt a ie fo
ate
31.Q. N4 e6 o 1 g4 5 od ot ave eeay ette 3 ...Rxe3+; 32.Kd . 2 Kf loe to +
32...Qf5; 33.Rg4 Be5; 34.dxe5 Qd3+; 35.c Rx ad
gave afe a fe moe ove
Don' ge o wapped one le ta yo
ge os aalale leee.
TOO CLEVER BY ALF C
Pitin aer 1 7 Nf5
Schille Fenklakh, Ca/Chess Championhip,Fste Ciy, 99
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The gme tted ot a gambi t hae ome opeaton
o the nd houd t apte t 5 it te nght
fooed by f4 th iet tt on the pn t 5 d heB a kgh 5 i die ne ith my een
ed eded to ppot d4 n open fo y qee ,
j to e atl tik gint h7 d a4 18c? Ate Nx5 ex5 ; f4 Bak pte nothe pn th
Nxb , b ate Bxf5 Bx5 ; 1 x5 g6; Qe5 the
gh n itel de atak
GA: E WNYFUR
If yo hae a coce eee nicg srcta
damage h a excange seig ccal
ossiiltes, e fme is sall e bee
coce.
8 h6 19Ng Nd4; 20cd b5; 21Bbl Agat aee oponent, Whe might be abe to tt nd ahieve
oe omeaton o te an , bt eie ledy too
om hed plye B event y o
REE KL
ot paye e e enogh to tk tie abotgabbig a n, eeily agit a tong paye When
yo an tue a a and otet oe of yo o, hie
ttkg the enemy een, he oe oten eem too good o
ee
Vigie i alay eqied, hoee, bee eve if
thee o tt ta, the an my neethele tn ot
to be pooe the oog expe, te geedy tetned ot to be t
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Poo er 25 e5
Shr Jhas Four at am uramtL 1985
Ts i s a rik posi io ad ejoed a maer adaage
o mos o e gae bu ad o wo abou d-paw I
ad jus exged kigs e grab e epaw we
poeg e ook so w o? did wa o rerea e
quee ad ose e bpaw d d quams abou
26 Q 6R was ad o eaize a 26Qxe5+?? Qxe5; 27Rxe5
d2 woud ead o a good game fo B ak 28 d Q; 2 Rxd
Rxd ; 30 6; 3 R5 Rd2+ I gued d be i deep
roube ee as e paws do mke up o e bi sop
i 26 Q ad o eko wi 26 d2 ! d ae o gie
up e exage ad e b-paw 27Qx2 dxeQ; 28Rxe
Qxb5 woud ae aos eai ed o a daw Te oe
pa was e paie 26 Qd2 ! Qxb5 ; 27 Re ! Te bokdes
e i pe d m oe rook a ee e game ad e I
a apure e f-pw e good wi ig aes o ie !
6 Qd6! A sog pi 7 R r, 27 Qe3 d2 ; 28 Qxa7Rd7; 2Qe3 d Q ; 30Rxd Qxd +; 3 Qe Qxe +; 32 Rxe
Rb7 ad Bak wis 7 R8; 84 d
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Po ar 28 2.
s dede o sa te qee obaby te bet ie an
oe o 29.Qxd2 2 e7 xe7 ; Rxe7 xe7; xd
Bxa4 oees 29 ..Qxd2; 30.xe8 Bxa4; 38e7+ Kh6.thot e qeede pans te a no ea anes fova.
A weak an ee not e capre gt away
e est o the gae e 32h4 BxbS; 33le3 aS;34.a7 Bd7; 35e4 a4; 36e7 Qdl+; 37 .Kh2 Qd4; 38.a5Qxh4+; 39.g Qb4; 40a7 Qb+; 4.h2 Qb8+ eono eaed o eason to pay on I esgned
CONFONARY RFF Ae yo ae a bad oston i i oe e to ay
a onfg move ete t objetvey good o o e
mot se "ofsoary i oe abot e yo
oe te oonent oe a oe apte o a s ge
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I pae asti gurig wou ee e preious eemaing ues Ta was a oe-reaio sie o e
more moes ere eee a oe ute sou be eougi our aass s reasonab auate n a ase I eoetree miues (1/3 o m tme bu tree mutes is ust te
aerage ime per moe i a proessiona ourame 5 Rd8 Craming use a o e remainig ime on
ts moe but misse a poweu sot e bot oeooke
35 x3+! 3bx3 Qe2! toug tere is o mmeiate
treat ie s aua os ie a aow a ook to get
to , bu ee is mu o be oe about i 3 7 Qe Qb5+ ! ;
38 a Re8 Oe roo wi get o e see rak a ten
i s game oer
6.Qb6! Saig e game oug m g posiio iswea ae us eoug deese
6 ...xc .bxc Q!
Poo aer 3 bxc3!
Jus tree moes to ime ono wi as te o
geerous 0 moes i two a a a ous i mues
et use up a m me a agai ose a ba moe ! it
ust two aitioa moes to make sou ae spet amost
a o t beause te posio s er ompate
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te aying ti move my et to ove ou almot
ertanly ave bee at o aayi a alreay aie ot
38.Qxa5? Ti i alo a geey ove a to ay 8 6x; 7 b8; 5 Wte ou kee paying to i
toug te ane of a a ou be ig
GA LSSON -SX
If w caus a t ly sbl vs,
csd t a ctal st ad det as uc
t as yu d
38 ...b6 39.Qb4 xd5.Wit a teaten b+ but Wite a
eay it a trog ounter b+ Foed i te
ueen move tee tobe at 4 Ka2 b4; 42
x; 46 ifut game fo Blak toug ot eayining for Wite
40.Rdf Qd3+. ie oto eae it ea laye itei at iute
4.Ka dc5 42.d. Da agee
CONFONARY RFF - B
n te next game ouionary i epoe a ove teboa i may ae it ea aye avig to onier
mutle ature on oneutve move y ooent a
ate eesy aie a iee at g4 an a eee
e obtanng a ubtantial avantage O te at tu e
avane te pa eatg a mave onfuioay
it a ge number of aniate ove
n aitio to poibe ature at a to onierote ove u a reteatig y nigt to 2 to t te uee
a el a an exange a at 6 i ou ateiayafo ie a u a iee o to as
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Poto ae 22 4?
Sche Ia Ktao maSa Facc 2000
eig p te ou ieret s ecie to te
it it the uee fter gettig ri o te pes kight with
ecge scice .xc6! This s tetig becse lcks eesie ps e so e Bt i t is ot correct
2 ex4 e (or 2 xg; 24g) 24h 5
2x4 Bg; 24g e5; 25b e4 26Kg g4
seee bit s
2 Bx4! s best i h isigt just i t nt te pi
o the bisop p s to set p bttery ith the
ee he of the bishop iig t g I s bit cocee
bout possibe e5 pl lso thought ck igt get
i x he to recptue i t the p te wich
Bxg oces g Re2 oul be ibe so
e wore concrete o te ine ic copter progrs
ou esi y ..xe Tunbot is i p ! M oppoet lso gets
erle ths to te cofuso o utie cptues It issg tt e cose te coect cpture woul he
the bure o oce g coosig beteen cptue
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2 xg! as t rigt an 2Rg6?! Ts as t
ri canat r urng t ga n t kn t
u av ay t actua y a t anayz t pstnat t ba It u b yt antr ri, it ack ning
t cs t ppr catur 2 g6 25 Qc Q6
26Qx6 Rx6 2Nx R 28x u a b
n r , but 2 Qxg6 25Qxg6 g6 26Kg3 x
2 x R ss vn
nsta, I u a bn btt capturng it t
an 2 g ! sts up t nxt 2 bxc6 u av t b
ay, tug Wt is cary bttr at 25 Nxd 2 Rx
ns int 25 Rg6 ! ! g6 26 Qc, caturng t an at
at uns a cang at 6 I 25 Qxg6 26 Qxg6 xg6
2N ack as 2 R! 28N6 R2 29K R8
tug t 0 c ! Rc2 Nc5 , t ins ant an
4.Qxd4 Qx+. T t cntinus! atativcatur , rat srs caturs , s 2 Qx 25Nx
Rg 26 g bc6 2 Nc6 , but t i n . B r 2 5 Q6 26 R6 Rxg 2 xg Q
28R Rx 29 6.Qxd8! Agan t crrct capturs ncssary ! 26 Q Qx 2 x xc6 28 R5 ack
ay b ab t gt rid t anng pans
6 ...bxc6.
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Rxa3 6 R8 6e2 e 3 d4 Kd6
8 Ra8 Ra6 K 40Ne6 K
Blck esigne
SRVIVA IS A EPRAR
CCPAe hd ety of exeience gting fom ostions
s ny o te exmles i n ts ook show te next ge
gotten myself ito mess y stuoly efusg to cste .
H things tue out ierently this woul e een in tecter on oeing lessons .
Howee my oonent et e o the hook n swm
n thrse in muy wters unti cler route to ictory
ws hn he trew it wy ws unle to mke
te ustent etween surl moe n sile efense
sense the souce o te nge ut felt coul simy s ieste
te roem y gettng my king o te ngeous e-le .e unnng fo my l ie or while felt lse sese of
secuity seeing only sngle thet tt eliee flsely ws
esily et wit
oon aer 18Nh3
Schr vs . T. Tyr w Yrk C 97
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s I stl h t ct kg kght hs jt t t e ' get h kg s
et e gh? .N! pe se h chg y kg
tg h ctr
9Rx Rb K Rxh N Rg g4 Q4Kd
osiion aer 23 .Kd2
Hy yb c h l ! h ky ue
prtc d! !Ww t pct th cce c whch ps
th l ft he tw pws kgh crg
tht su 4xd Nd7 Nf4! 252 w cc
tcptg tb h
Q 25 N5 263 6 w h g Bck teu g
Ng! ke tht h tut s p s I upa chckte gurg h h t f
. 7 K R.
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28.K?? I didnt see Bak's temendos ombnation tns y n i nto a oss 28 Ne4 od ave pt one
in te n on Peas ejeted te kngt move beae
it as s a to te ove tat got me nto toe on move 25 28 ...Nxg4+ 29.fxg4 Qf4+ 30.Kxg Re+ 3.Kg2
Qxg4+ 32.K Qgl+ 33.K Qe3+. Faed it ematein tee moves I egned
LSS WH
Een if yo ave eaheed he s assaul, akese yo n ainains pleny of poecion a a
ies
, OU CAN A CRIFIC ON AN MT
QUAR!
e batte as aging on ot anks y st mistaeas to pess onads it te atta en sold ave
onsideed a defensive pan Eapes of tat eo an be
fond in te as stategy lessons e big istake oes
late n te game en ai ed to onside a saie beaeno apte as nvolved Sometes a piee ay ove to a
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ure t e up pe f pin , bu i n tcer ce te
i t eect n ene efenie piece f he ie
hee cn be ptte hen hey e t bue n ee n n the e , ee, e e ce hck een t
pe I n t een cniee the pibt The y d uch n er ke e u y
te l t te e undi u n ee trck f
enee n the ptn If n eney e ttin iecehere t cn t unebe pint , ke ue ur defene e
ufcent Th eecy ccl n pitn th ctn
n te win r hen the kin i uc n he center
Poston a 6 B2
Mnt-Rynau v Schllr alcnr IntnatnalSan Fancc 999
uul, t itte cied y nd uht n f
tc , hen hud he rt ttened t defene
6 Q4 Q5 ! ch tner Te ueen cnhep efend the kine n f5 cn hte cn y
7 f5 ut 7 ef5 8 ef5 B pen ph t the hte kn
R8 7 Q i ne h e cnideede cef jut ue tt 8 R ud be d but
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i ct ter . . .h 9.5 g 20.g . ck
ien efeie euce t bing te ueen t efeie
tn t e . . .g . Fr ele, 2 .c c 22 .5g 23 . e 24 .c i t 24 . . . 25.
c , were Whte h eecte ttck.
7 d ! K8 ! .. . ! wu eee ck ntge ,r epe .c c5 9 . c 20 .e5 4 ! 2 .
22. e te king i fe t e n e. e
wn t 4 e . 8dx6 x6 . . .c 9.N5 R!wu he been chice, I ee wt w ing.
9N! hi the rt crice n n et ue , butnt the t! 9 x
9 . . . ! w te bet eene , but I in t ee ti ie
uti lter. 20.R h 2 .R R te knigt utetet . e trng knigt t 4 i r eug t ke u
r the ueenie eknee .
20R7! Ouc! If thee ee a w t , I wue cnere t iit. e kig cnnt r tee te wn ungure, but the wn i nw ue ttck
r t ueen n k . tng t w, te ge i t .
20 Rhg8 20 . . .c 2 .Q+ 22 . + tei fce. 2Khl N6 22Rx6! Rd7! 22 . . .4 23.c
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B a s aa openng ay has eated hge eaknesses
on the kngsde e anheto poston reres a b sop at g7
at eat a ong as We as a dark sae bo Whe theong dagona s oed there snt h dange Wte an
avane e dpan to open thngs p bt at east o
h a an ated n the 1 5s at te te I dn t appeateh tng and ayed ha mst be a a as strategy s
onerne one o the orst possbe oves
AM SS Y
We yo ae weakesses o' ope p he
posiio
. . .c5? not ony eates a seros eaness on theqeens de bt oe potany opens p te 8a 1 dagona
y kngsde da saes are too vneabe or s an
aproah I I a jst paed y nght on d7 st te pan
od ave oked d7; 12 5; dx5 x5;4d1 xd; 5xd Q7 s opetey ea
2.dxc5 bxc5; 3.Bb2 Nbc6; 14.0- e5; 5.Rad Qc7;6 .Ng3 Rd8 7 .Ne4 Na5; 18 .4. Whte theatenng to openhngs 8 5. y eak ark sqae ae a tena nes
anyay 19 .N6+ K; 20.Bxe5 Qc6 21 .Nxh7 Bb7; 22.Ng5+Kg8; 23.R Rac8; 24.Rh3. I es gned
NRVOU MOVEWhen yo ae n an nfaa poston at oe stage
o te oenng an a da an aetabe rest ee s a
etaton to ty o get the eens o te boad asng that
he endgae hods no great s In oe openngs ndng
e San Deene te natre o the gae hange aay
en te een deart
h s not a ba tategy bt hn ng t nto ate
yo have o eep n nd tha ne te oonent n a
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The game wa laed uder a lo o reure a heUnver o Chicago eam wa reling on me o r o holdo he heavil avored Rhode Iland eam or he aionalChamohi Though m reul in he ouame overallwere excelen I alered here M oening knowledge did nonclude h rare em wih delaed caling
I wa enough o ake me ou o oeing reparaion SoI decded o r o wap queen perhap work agan he awa d6 u mol eliminae he danger o geg checkaedon he ueende
1.Q? 15 h5 R8; 16h6 wa a older ad ore correcaroach erve and lack of codece aer eing oupaedin he oeig deerred me 1 .. .Q? 15 Qx6; 16xb6! would have een rong in an cae M hole lan wamiguided .Q4 ; 17.Bg ; 1.f4 N 1.QB. The game i winging in lack avor wh he d5ooming a a na hrea ad b o worr aou .l.
A nereg dea o ge ome pla on he e-le whend5 coe .. . 20 migh have een laed 2 Nd5!?wa righl or wrongl dea 2 ed5; 22exd5 wih ame oio ha roal i eer or Whie 1.N4?2 h5 h6; 22h would have ke hoe o a kigide aackalive 1 .. .Nx4; .Qx4 4; .Nl Q7; 4.N?
I wa n a hurr o ge hi knigh back ino he game
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