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Basfod Chess Opening Gides

The Benko Gambit

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Pa One. Gambt Accepted Man Lne( 1 d4 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a 5 bxa)

tlig by Hd with e2-e4 Mai Lie (5 . . .g6 6 c xa6 7 e4 xf 1 d6 9 f g7 10 g 1 1 g2 bdtlig by Hd wth e2-e4 Other Variatios (5 . . .g6 6c xa6 with7 e4 d 7 f4)Fiachetto Variatio (5 . . .g6 6c xa6 7f g7 g)

Pa Two. Gambt Accepted Fh Move Aternatve or Whte(1 d4 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a)

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Pa Three; Gambt Decnd ( 1 d4 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5)

4f g64 f b7 d Other Foh Moves for BlackOther Foh Moves for White

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kEnloedia of Chess enings volme A, second edition (Saovski Informator,1996)1e Benko mbit, Beko (Batsford, 174)

Benko Conter-ambit, Levy (Batsford, 1978) Masteng the Mo Benoni and the Benko ambit, Bellin and Ponzetto Bats ford 1990)Play the Benko ambit, Ravikuma well Mamillan, 1991)1e Comete Bko ambit, Fedorowicz Summit Publishing, 1995)Winning with the Benko ambit, Jacobs Batsord, 1995)

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I N OVU CT IO N

1 d4 2 c5 3 d5 b5We rmly believe that the pawn offer

introduced with 3 .. b5 is sound. Let's getthat out of the way at the beginning. But

wit the avces in theor over the ptten yes, is the Benko Gabit eyopening to play?

Of course, in the ely days of theBenko, bk in the 1970s, Blak playerspiled up the points. No wonder that Albu, Browne, Georgae, Vasyukov andBenko himself won so my model ges- White players didn't ow what ha hitthem! The gbit was, for the most p,cepted, White got a psive position dthat w that. But today, with numeroussophisticated reinforcements having beenade on the wite side, we need to beore cel beore mng sessment.

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The stdd position now ises aer thecontinuation:5 bxa g!

What does Blk get for his sacricedateril Three things: ey development,the initiative d perhaps surprisinglygiven that Blak is a pawn down, a morecomfoable endge. Let's del with eahof these in turn:

Eay DeveopmetCoherent, ey developent is a key feature of the Benko Gbit Accepted. Blakchettoes his king's bishop, recaptureson a6 d the opening moves ow nicelyalong The two old main lines illustrateBlak's idea development. Note how ineach ce the black forces move eo

lessly onto idea sques d he gains ausel lea in development:a) 6 c3 xa6 7 f3 g7 8 e4 xf1 9

x1 d6 10 g3 00 11 g2 d 2 h3 13 e1f8

As you c see from the diagr overleaf, ll of Black's pieces e on goodsquares and he h obvious pressure alongthe a d bfiles

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he Benko Gambit

b) 6 c xa6 7 f g7 g d6 9g bd7 10 0-0

Black will fnd appropriate sqefor his qeen, either at c7, b6 or dfollow p with . .

ItBlk h my avenes of attk in theBnko Gbit. o te pice of a inlepawn, he c pond down with his majorpiec while his bishops into Whites

position alon the opn donals.Witness how White is pshed ond in

the following ert.

WW pp 15

Hee we se a typic position frm the

to netralise Blks pressre. However,Wson fond a good way to tilise hisvtage in development

c! 5 l2 2 Natally 16 x x leaves White

with a sicy bpawn c 7 c 5 c

20 5 50 .. . w also possible.

2 22 c c2 c5 5 25 2 2 l 7 2 g c 2 5 0 7 g7 2 2 : 5 5 c c 5c l2 S %%

Here is other typical Benko trickV

K 173

Gbit Accepted. White is steily ting 52!! 1 2 c 7 7

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a7! superb move. White mages to eep

te mater bce, but he h no optionther th to enter a ba ending.18 xa7

1 c6 f6 19 ab1 e1 0 b7 a!21 d7 c6 dc6 is much betteror Bla.18.. xa7 2

hites bishop is trapped aer 19 e7a1 0 a1 f6.

1 9.. ix 20 x

The psed cpawn d more ativepieces give Bl a cle vtage, whiche eventuly conveed to victory.

ometimes Blas initiative tes on adierent form. Obsee the opening of theext ge, where White tries to put aclp on the bl position.

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2 c cx

g c ig 00 a i!9 !

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Here Abu sees ttle ture on theqeenside White is ust too strong there.But if he c orgise a centr distration .0 x x !

Introdction

Its ccial not t low hite to unravel with e d Bla would thenjust be a pawn down for nothing with aretded centre. Inste lbu opens upthe ge in consistent fhion.1 ax 2 ix

Or 1 b5 x! 13 bx ' 1 'd

g! when Fedorowicz givesa) 15 b 3 16 3 3 db) 15 d1 a 16 h3 e5 17 e5

e5 in both ces ith a middlegeinitiative for Bl

2. x ixuddenly the white queen feels aw

wd. If 1 c5 then 1 . . .c6 15 ec! eposes the queen still her. Burger tried 00 2 ic2 7 i g !

d Bl w on the atta.

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The Benko Gambit

Time d again in the Benko GitAccepted you will see the Black player

ting to exchge one or other (or both)of the white ights, either y ...g4e5,... e8c7b5, ...d7b6a4 or some othermes. In fat White's knights hold thekey to my of these Benko positions.

Here we see a skeleton pawn structure wth only the king's knight d the twokings on the board. The knight on f notonly sees the uselly purpose of defend

ing the white king, but is also ndamentin suppoing White's key e4-e5 advce.

Fuhermore, in some situations theknight is ble to relocte to the owerl

c4 outpost (via d) where it oth suppose4e5 d keeps everythig under wrapson the queenside. When Black exchges

the white kng's knight he takes way these possibilities.

And here is a frgment with the whitequeen's knight on the od. As it stds the knight blocks the digon to b2 ifBlack could only exchge it for his ownight then the blak bishop would hve free run of the long diagonl.

Summing up, Blak should m to utilise his initiative d avtage in development to exchge all the knights in theBenko it. As a le this will leavehim with ery tive pieces d keep

White on the defensive.

The Beter Endgame

For me, this is one of the beuties of theBenko. It confirms tht the opening is azng d magnicent ide Despite theft tht Blak goes pwn dwn elyon, he is oen ble to exchge o piecesand emerge with the etter endge.

The key to Benko endge lies in twoimpot features of the position: Blk'ssuperior pawn stcture d his se ng.Take a ook at this diagr

There are fve sepate so spots' in the white pawn structure. Blk c ddoes tget the pwns on a b2, , e2 df2. His pieces come rning down on theseulnerble pwns. And if hite loses oneof these pawns, others may follow well.There is little hope of escpe er evenone small mistke.

Contrt this with Blak's position. He

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ony one so spo on e7 d hisicul pawn is very dicul to ge a.e pawn on cS is aso crucia, conrolinge impo sqes on 4 d d4 Ifie's pawn on b2 drops under re frome k pieces, en he cSawn e-omes a ower of srength.

Tucked in behind ese comp pawnsies e secure bk king, usuy sup-oed by a bisop on g7 Whie wouldhave o be a very fine jugger indeed o e

e o consolidae his shy pawns d ae se ime ak his king posiion. Iis viualy impossile.

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Here Whie's pieces, piculy hisooks, e very psive. Wi e pawn on4 freezng e wie queenside, Blk isuie happy o ow ecges 1 .7! 2 2 .xg7 �xg7 23 l lxb2

4 :ec :b! 2 :c3 :c8 2 :bc1 :b77 .n .b 28 :b1 .a 29 e! 30

Jc :cb8Possiy White w feeing optimisic

ere, but in f Blk as enormousvage hanks o his vcing king31 lxc4 lxc 32 :xb7 xb7 33 .xc4

Jc7 34 .3 :xc2 3 .xc2 �e 3 f3

4

Introduction

This poson is mos unpet forWhie. If his apan drops, d i looks hough i i, he h he usu disv-ageous exposed pans In he geWhies aems o hod his opponen ofee unsuccessl:37 .b 38 a4 .7 39 �e2 �c34

.d1Or 40 <d1 xh3 41 f

40 41 d3

41 g4 g d .. xa4 ins41 .xh3 4 g4 .1 + 43 �e3 f f4

h 45 d4 .a 46 5 .n 47 .c .e2

48 xf f6 49 5 hg5 50 fx5 fxg

51 .xg6\a4 5 e4' 53 .f7 45 f5 4 55 4 4 5 .6 .f3 57

�g3 e5 58 .g4 .x4 0-1

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he eo m

Bl h just plyed 24 . .b4!, turningup the het on Whites pwns. V der

terren abjectly grees to her pieceechges but, in the long run, he cnothold his pwns together they re quitesimply too eposed.25 xa! 26 xa xa 27 d3b3 28 2 a2! 29 c b2 30 c2b 3 d2 xd3 32 xd3 xc 33b3 3 x cx 35 �2 b3 36�d3 6 37 5 �f8 38 g �8 39 d2

�d7 a5 g5 d2 �c7 2 3 h63 d2 �b7 0

so f we hve only been looing t someof the typicl wys in which Bl my besuccessl in the Gmbit Accepted. Butmy ne plyers, not let Antoly Kpov, hve tken this gbit pwn dlived to tell the tle, mging to consolidate d secure victory.

ets te loo t some of Whitesstrtegic gols when fced with Blsawwd gbit.

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o f White h plyed celly dh succeeded in covering his we spots.

Fuhermore, Bl is not in position to

consder ...ee6, trying to loosen Whiteup on the long digonl. o Mrin testion.8 5!

When White plys ee5 in positionlie this (d there e my), it is meor bre time for Bl. Either White isovereposing himself or the pwn on eSwill perform the du nction of stiflingthe bishop on g d thretening to vce to e6, sting tt. It is big

moment in the ge!8 ... dx5 9 x5

If 1 eS then 1 . . .4 20 gf4 f6!gives Bl chces.9...x5 20 x5 d 2 cd2 6 22xd cxd 23 xdxd5 2 xc325 bxc3

White stds clely better.onsider no the following, here

Bl gets smhed o the bod.

HiConquestNv98 7

d f6 2 c c5 3 d5 b5 cx5 a6 5bxa6 g6 6 c3 xa6 7 f

This hyperggressive line is idel

ginst Beno robots. It is esy to getrong for both plyers. But it is clsicillustrtion of the e4e5 bre nd its bility to completely dispt Bls pieces.7. . g7 8 f3 00?!

Bls mechicl ply les to oblitertion, we shl obsee. .. is thetheoreticlly recommended move, weshll see in hpter . Aer 9 00 10

e4 Bl should then hold o from echging on f1 with 10. . .d6!, when both1 1 6 6! d 1 1 eS e! 12 h4 d!13 e6 e6 14 de6df6 e fine for Blc9 xf 0 x d6 5

foow r

... dx5

11 . . .e w more modest. Bl

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sud si n the rpes fr a whie de wr up ay wih d7 d a5-a6, ahugh Whie is si n

1 f5g 'd713 7 is n eer er 14 d6 , eg

14 exd6 15 e4 r 14 7 1 5 h3 wih aig us fr White

14 w B ges wrng, ut even er

14 de5 15 g5 Whie is eer, sinee unis e riping n ne ers tes Fr ee, Bgiev-Devi,ua 10, nuded 15 e6 16 xe61+ 17 1 d6 1 f4 h6 1 66 0 5 a6 1 xe5 x5+

g 014... 'a5!

15 id2! d5 5 5 7 ifa i '2+ �2 i 20f7+ :7 2 :7 �7 22 a!

Iroucio

This is ne endge whih is eainyn favure fr B Wite hued e es n he whe eningwith his aem arh22 ih 2 aS �8 2 �d id �c �d8 25 h 7 a g5 28 a7 h2d xd 0 �5 �c7 �a 1-

The ee5 rea is ve dangerusWath ut

A uddn Kngsd Aack

MininAndrevL 989

d 2 c c5 d5 5 c5 a 5a ia c d 7 g 8 gig7 h!

0-0 0 h5 xh5 :xh5 gh 'c2

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Th B nko G amb i t

It is hd to believe this att, unless ! c g 7 a ig7 !you e playing against your grny, butMalinin, remably, mes something ofit.

entral to Whites play is the psychological sitation over the bod If Blaw epecting to tae the iitiative hnoal nko ght then he is hdly lielyto me the best out of this situation,where he h to defend for a while. Andthis leas u to a ver impot Beno

lessonAvoid utine mov. Bck cannot p me way agait single lne

Actually, in our featured ge Blawent wrong when he ctled. Much betterw 9 . .h5, stopping the atta dead in itstrs. Bl could then follow up with. . .bd7-b6 d obtain a fine position.

Fry, in the rest of the ge Bladefens poorly2 g ig2 0-0-0 a x 7 x x2

17 .. .b! 18 b b 19 e7+�g7 0 f5+ is equal. x7 � x7 �x7 20x i 2 x �g7 22 �g82 i c2 2 �xc2 xa2 2 i2

c 2 ic 27 g 2 ix 2 �x 0 ix �g 2 7 mate

What c one say ecept that there wasolutely no need for the whole thig tohappen. Dont fall into the trap of playingby rote.

T Q a z

Bl must avoid the avce of Whitesqueesde pawns lie the plague. In thisregd, old innovation of Korchoiscomes to mind.

KPalma Mal/oa 9

2 c cx a

ow 8 . .0-0?? 9 b6 b7 10 would beprtically winning for White, but it isuliely that Bla c equalise in theagr position in y ce. For eple,Korchnoi gives 8 .b5 9 b5+ d7 10ge with a cl edge for White.

e shall see ler that 5 . . .d6?! is superfluous.

Whites a-pawn c be a "formidaleweapon if it is unlehed. The followingconguration would be picully unplet for Bl

Here the white nights stie the life outof Blas ge. Unless Bl is in a position to stre out with either ...c5 or. . .e76, he must fight tooth d nail toprevent this formation.

Finally, note the opening of the net

ge.

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Hoand -nLonn (Chs fr c} 98 7

1 d4 2 c4 c d b 4 cxb5 a 56? d c bd7? 7 a4 xb 8 a

I have to say that I did not really understd this position at the time Alrey

hite completely controls the ge He ill follow up with f3d2c4 d perhapseven e2e4 d f2f4 Alexei Shirov hshed my opponents with this kind ofpl One improvement for Blak is6 xb6 7 a4 !?

Su

Lets bring together a few ideFor ackAim to pressurise the white pawns Theso spots e , b2, , e2 d f2

Since the white knights e key oensive d deesive pieces, Blk should aimto exchge them If this cnot be hieve, then is oen a great square for a

lk knight aer White h played e2e4Going into the endge, Blk can rely

n his freproof pawn stcture d ativepieces The one weak spot {on e is verdicult to get at

Blks kig should be se, long h avoi routin mov If White makes toattk ely it is oen better for Blk toelay ctling

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Blak must fight hd against the vance of Whites queenside pawns If theyare vcing he must destabilise them amatter of priority

Blaks pressure depends on squar con·rol pc acv

For WheAim for e4e5 in the middlege to neutralise the bishop on g7 d sta an attkThis usuly requires ceful prepation

Aim for a b2b3, 2a4 queenside pawnformation, stifling the black major piecesRetain the knights if at all possible

Look to establish them on b d c3Grually tr to vce the central

pans, eg by e2e4, f2f4 and e4e5ti If you cept the Benko G

bit, you must resign yourself to a gradualstreg of sapping Blks iitiative

And wih this in mind, we shl now goon to

The Gt DecnedIf White does not capture on b, the getakes on a very diferent chater Typically White ill play either ely a4to resolve matters on the queenside or

c2/bd2, aiming to force through e2e4 with strong control of the centre

An eary a2-a4

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Th B nko G amb i t

Here we see the position er 1 d4 f2 c4 cS 3 bS 4 a4 (4 g 5 a4 d 4f3 b7 5 a4 are very simiar). Whitesintention is to force Bac to either pay4 . . . bxc4, owing the white night to taeup its natura post on c3, or 4 . . .b4, whenthe queenside is boced d White chope to expoit his better central contro.However, we sh see in Chapters 9-1 1 ,Bk h vous ways o achieving satsfatory counterpay.

An a 'c2 2Whites other main p if he decides todecine the gbit is to eep the tensionon the queenside d aim for ey e2-e4 with either 4 , 4 bd, 4 f3 g6 5, 4 f3 g6 5 bd2, 4 f3 b7 5 c2or 4 f3 b7 5 b f Bla taes onc4 White c simpy repy e2-e dxc4, while otheise White c considercapturing on bS er he h played e2-e4.The drawba of these lines is that neitherc2 nor bd2 reay ts in with Whitesoptimal pan of development The queenis not picuy we paced on c2, whieidealy hite woud ie to pay hisnight to c.

ee Chapters 9-11 for more informationon these ines

Hw hs B s rgansdThere e three main ways or White tomeet the Beno Gbit

1. hite cepts the gbit with 4 cxbSa 5 bxa (see Chapters 1-3).

2. White taes the first pawn but notthe second with 4 cxbS a6 d someother fih move apart from 5 bxa (seeChapters ) .

3. White decines the gbit (see Chapters 9-1 1).

Chapters 1-2 d 7-1 1 were written byAndrew Kisman and Chapters 3- byByron acobs The Introdction d thenotes to Games 7, , 11, 14 d 54 e

argey bed upon materia contributedby internationa mter Andrew Martin.

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C H AP T E R O N E I

Castling by Hand

with e2-e4: Mai Lie

d4 f6 c5 d5 b5 cb5 a6 5ba6 g6 6 c a6 7 f 8 �fd6 9 f bd7 0 g g7 �g 0-0

One of the most ccia ftors in the

in ine of the Beno Gbit Acceptedis hites decision whether o not to pay ey h2h3. Uni ecenty it whought that this move w necess toevent ..g4 foowed by ...ge5, buthis theory h since been disproved, wesha see in Ges 7 d 8. may we bethat h2-h3 is a ury that White c weo without. Neveheess, this move continues to be popu, so we sha frst deawith systems with h2-h3 (Ges 1-) before moving on to attempts by White toget by without it (Ges 7-10).

GameBky-Kf

Lir

d4 f6 c c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 ba6 g6 c xa6 7 xf 8 �fd6 9 f 7 0 g g7 �g 0-0 h

For a ong time this move (either hereor on the ne tu) w considered aost automatic in this position The pointof h2-h3 is to prevent Bac from regroup-

ing with . . .ge5, whie at the se timewaiting for B to commit himsef.

"a5 eThe actua move order of the ge w

12 e1 13 h3, but with this moveorder White c aso conside 13 e5 ? seeGe 9.fb8

Continuing the natura queenside buidup, see the section on Ey Deveopmentin the Introduction. The soppy 13 ..b?aows White to counter with the thematic14 e5 , whie 13 .. .e8 14 g5 is aso unpet for Bac.4e

This rather sow p h faen out offhion a resut of this ge. The criti-

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he eo m

c 1 e5 ? i s the suect f Ge 3 whiethe d 1 c2 eds t typic py e

1 .. .e8 15 d2 (15 g5? x2 w seenin isse-Geg in the Intductint this o) 15 . . .c7 1 d1 1 7x x 1 8 c3 f 1 d2 S dBc w ne in Wey-e Gningen 1.1 48

Unehing the g7-ishp d peping. . .c7-5 ( even ...-) exchging

the mst impt defende f Whitesqueenside the night n c3 (see the ntductin). F expe the simpistic 15c2 c7 1 d2 S 17 x5 x5 18c3 xc3 1 xc3 c 2 e3 3 21d2 ed t pmising endge fB in egh-Motic t Inge 187.The drwbc f this mve is tht itsmewht expses the s spt n e7which White c ty t expit with timey g5.

Nte tht the ceess 1 . . . gin ws White t get in 15 e5 The tentive1 .. . is cnsideed in the nex ge.1 5 :c2

Here 15 g5 is me critic 15 .. .x2?? 1 x2 xc3 fis t 17 d2

d 15 .. .h 1 xe7 f 17 c2 g7 18 e5is t risy f Bc whie 15 . 7 givesWhite time t cnsidte with 1 cut nt 1 xe7? xc3 17 xc3 f) withthe ide f cc2 f d ee5. InGrius-Khifm Mien memi pen 1997 B insted chse thestge-ing 15 . . .xc3? 1 xc3 f 17d 1 8 e (the endge e 18

x x pvides B with exceentcuntepy) 18 . . .c with pessue nthe ight sques. Of cuse it des thego gnst the gin fo B t vuntrily exchge his d-squed ishp nc3 ut this my e ne f thse e ccions on which such strtegy is stified.1 5.. b6

15 c7 is s pye. Ae 1 g5

h ( .. .x2?? 17 x2 xc3 fis t 18d2) 17 d2 (17 xe7 es Bgd cmpenstin fo the sificed mtei cding t ECO, it is hd fWhite t eicte his ishop) 17 . . . 18e2 Bc hd compenstin fthe pwn in -Weind Kecsemet12.

1 6 2 6!A new mve t the time in this pecise

psitin (thugh it hd een pyedme th 2 yes previusy in mst identic situtin see the ntes tBs 15th mve in Ge 12). As usuin the in ine Beno B is nt frid

t exchge queens. On the the hd1 .? is t sw due t 17 f c718 d when White w redy f the ee5 e in M.Gurevich-D.Guevich Luene 189. Hweve 1 . . 17 xx 18 c 19 c2 (o 19 x22 xb2 xb2 21 xb2 xc) 19 . . .f2 c3 d7 21 e3 wed ut nefo Bc in de teen-Bees Neth

elds 13.17 1 ?

Khifm pefes 17 x x 18d2 f5 1 f3 with cmpenstion forthe pwn.1 7 . 4 1 8 x6

Bth 18 x x d 18 d1 c7e Bck cnsidee pessure n the

queenside.

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sl wh e2-e: M Le

18:a6 9 ge2 c7 2 a3 f5 21 f3xe4 22 fxe4 xc3 23 xc3 b5 24xb5 xb5

B h succeeded in his ga f exchgng bth pairs f nights Athughhe is sti a pawn dwn Bacs remainingieces e s active that his ppnent is

the ne striving fr a draw5 c4?

Accrding t haifm 25 2 e2 a4 27 f4 wud have maintined the bace Hwever it is perhapsunderstdae that Beiavsy ws reuctnt t pe his ro psivey n 25xb2 26 b ab6 27 a4 b3 28

5 ixc 29 bxc b2+

As s oen in the Ben if White givesup the b-pawn he stds wrse his aawn s wea d Bac h a pwerfused c-pawn In the ge B is abe t

rund up the a-pawn eaving White witha very diicut ending which he is unabet hd3 c2 6b5 3 6 b6 32 e5 xc2+33 xc2 xa6 34 ex6 ex6 35 e2 �f736 e 37 e4 c3 38 a3 39�f3 c2+ 4 e2 :a2 4 �e3 �f6 42d2 a3 43 xc2 x3 e4 :xh345 e6+ 7 46 d6 �e7 47 :ed7 48 a h5 49 �3 x5 5 :a7+e6 51 xh 5 5 h1 5

Bac avids the st trap 52 g4? 5h4 g5 (r 5 f5 54 h5+ with adraw) 54 d g 55 h 1 f5 5 e2 g4(r 5 f4 57 a1) 57 f d Whitescres a draw Aer the ge mveWhites ng remains cut ff d his tis hpeess53 f+ �e4 1 f3 55 a5-1

M .Gurevich-Azmaiparashvil

Euro. u up, trourg 1994

d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5bxa6 g6 6 c3 xa6 7 e4 ixf 8 �xf6 9 g3 g7 �g2 - f3 b7

2 h3 5 3 e b 4 e2 a6?

We have nw reached a psitin whichas cmmny ises er 12 b? 1e1 fb8 1 e8 c be met by Ataisrigin cncept 14 d2? intending b2

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he eo m

d 2) 1 e2 a (note that here1 .. .e8 is met y 1S gS d 1 . . .7y 1S f), which w in fact the moveorder of our man ge. Incidentay, themain point of the 12 . . .? move orderis quicy seen aer 1 e1 8 1 eS?dxeS 1S xeS xeS 1 eS b7 (withthe threat of ...xdS) 17 f d8 dBac h otaned good pressure agnstthe d-pawn.1S b1

A new move at the time d proay aig improvement over the oder 1S gS?(or 1 S f hS 1 gS x2 with equaity) 1S . . .h 1 (1 e is asone for Bac) 1 . . .xf 17 c 18cc2 a8 19 d2 g7, which w oayfor Bac in ese-ev, Germ Bundesiga 199 192.

Gurevichs move expoits the that

Bac h deayed opening the g7-a1 diagona in order to achieve idea queenside piece configuration.1 5 e8 1 6 d2 c4

1. . .xc? 17 xc x 18 a19 eS w oviousy too risy. With thege move Bac taes steps to prevent2, ut in so doing he cedes te impor

tt d-sque to his opponent.17 e :b7 18 d4 h618 . . .xd 19 xd a8 20 eS dxeS 21

xeS xeS 22 xeS woud oviousy eidea for White.

1 9 eS dxe5 20 xe5 xeS 2 1 :xeS?Here h Gurevich suggests that he

missed a chce with 21 xeS? d8(threatening .. .f7-f) 22 e d 23xd xd 2 e2. Aer the ge moveBac is ae to achieve a highy desiraeexchge of his night for the whitekngh rather th the white ishop.21 d6 22 '4 lb5

As so oen in the Beno, the exchgeof the ey night on c enaes B to

achieve equa position.2 lxbS 'xb5 24 a4 'd7 2S 'xd7:xd7

3BelivkyLeko

ck 1996

1 d4 f6 2 c cS d5 b5 4 cxbS a6 S

bxa6 6 6 c xa6 7 xf1 8 �xf1d6 9 f bd7 1 0 7 1 1 �g2 001 2 h 'aS 1 :e1 :b8 1 4 eS?

This is the most testing move, tingthe initiative and resing to aow Bto dictate the ge.1 4dxeS

It is hd to eieve that B c get

away with 1 . . .e8? 1S e e 1 xe6,e.g. 1. . .f 17 e x2 18 x2 x219 e7 or 1 . ..xc 17 xc3 xc3 18h with exceent pay for White in othces.1 5 xe5 xeS 1 6 :xeS :b7

It is a moot theoretica point whetherBac shoud pay this move or 1 . . ..However, 17 f3, intending to unrave

with e2 d f, appes to e a goodrepy to the atter contiuation, e.g.17 ... 18 e2 a7 19 gS d8(19 ...2 20 xb2 xb2 21 d!) 20 d6?xd 2 1 d1 8 22 xdS 23 xdSf (23 . . .xb2 2 xe 2 c c8, inEpebaum-Fominyh, Aushta 199. Esesses this position sighty better forWhite, but aer 2S ed2 Bac appes to

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s l wh e 2 e M Le

e in some trouble, eg 5 4 6 xc5! open 1995xc5 7 x4 x4 8 'x7 or 5826 e3 e5 7 xc5

17 hite h two other moves herea) 17 e 18 a4 (or 18 4 h5)

18e8 19 e3 6 wih a very soi

posiion or B in psyvh,ines 1990

b) 17 6 ex6 18 'x6 c8! with ieo 7, a8 e8 in Pietopalov, Amster 19951 7!

he knight moeuvre to 6 is a st theme in this line Aer 17 8?! 18

e b7 19 4 hite w comoalyale to consoliate his exra pawn m

egyRiemersma Pis open 19918 2 !

Leo gives this move excation in his notes in Infator 68, but inview of the fat that it is invarialy tos vtage to exchge ights inthe m line Benko, i is surely more

consistent to play to restrit the lknight with 19 g4!?, eg 19a8 (iigt have been more pen to protecthe epawn with 19 7!?, u hiesoul still be slightly etter) 0 4 x21 xe7 xc3 x '3+ 3 38 4 c7 x5 5 e8+ wih a sligtvtge for White in the enge inaumkinOohsen, Cappelle a Gre

9. xeFor no appen reon ECO y

mentions the iogia 19 5 2 '5 1 c 4 22 x4 x4, iauminMca Cappee a reopen 99, which sho e soea

avorae or hie er 2 20 x4 a6 1 a4 f6 f3 d

ot 4?! 2 6! (Chehov) 2 c2 d 2 a5

AhneierLev, Pis oen 98provie her evience ha Bak isoing ne here 24 g5 7 25 a2 46 7 7 e 28 'e4 4 29

x4 x4 30 1 e2 7 Bl w again ae o ro p e pawn2... 7 5 3 xd5 6 xd4 xd47 d3

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he eo m

c i t, ic i 28 2 52 1 5 i i ct cnt tct iy iby ci t bit ty i b t g 8 J5 J5 9 b5 d 3 d1 'a531 3 a4 Jd 33 d 6+ 341 5 35 b f5 36 b+ 737 b+ f6 38 b7 'a1+ 39 '5 4 1 5 41 h6 4 h4 643 h5 hg5 'b1+ 7 45

6 46 d f6 47 ' f5 b5'1+ 49 ' 5 g1 f7 51h 6 5 1 f6 53 b 7 54b5 'f6 55 h6 56 d5 g7 571 6 58 d7+ 'f7 59 6 f6 63+ 5 61 5 6 6 63 d 6 64 h b6 65 a f6 66d 6 67 6 68 1 f4 69f4 4+ 7 f1 'f4 71 d7 h5 7

h3+ h4 73 f5 f4 74 h3+6 75+

Game4Tisdall-Fishbein

Gausl 1990

1 d4 f6 4 5 3 d5 b5 4 5 a6 5ba6 g6 6 3 a6 7 f3 d6 8 41 9 f 1 7 1 3 1 1 gbd7 1 h3 Ja 7

i it-ing , ic Ibi itc by t Aicgt i i 18, bc u i t t y c its t it 8 b8 b,

it t t t b-i F, t y th it g t 8-1ig, tig 5 tiig it t vc 7- -51 3 J1

Wit iiby y ti t, tgh i gy-

Di, Fc Chpinhi18, Wit t c th 1, ic t tg f dicging 7- t g cti13 c2 8 1 1 b8 15 b1 8 1 b7 17 b3 5 18 c7 1 it igt tg Wit1 3a8

1 4 'O t i it t 12

13 8 yt, i tt Wit cy gt i i i 5 b,g 1 5? x5 15 x5 x5 1 x5x5 17 x5 , Wit yb

) 1 g5 i bt t by t i1 15 x 1 2 7 fl by b8, t iit1 b8 i t by 15 2

b) 1 2, ig ii ttgyt G 1 2, i uit p A1 b8 15 c2 B c f t fii ig t xcg ight it 15 b 1 2 , 17

g5? it 17 xb2 18 xb2 xc31 c2 2 b3 xg5 21 xg5x5 -1 Gb-is, Ging 15, 17 1 b 18c b7, in Bnn-Ktoni, G 1, Wit i tggig t unhi ic

c) T int f 1 b1 i t c th t b 1-8 ign

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Cas tling b y Hand with e2-e4: Main Line

d prepe d b2b4 Aougis idea is perfectly viab e, Wie weny wrong in te ge V.AermStg, Te Aviv 1987: 14. .e8!? (or4 .. .b6 15 a3 a4!?) 15 g4? b6 16 a3c7 17 g1 f5 1 8 f3 e6 19 f4c4 20 f3b7 21 'd4 e5 22 'd1 f6 23 43 24 e5 xe5 25 d7 26 f e7 g 1 f6 28 g2 c4 2 b4 g7 30 f2b5 0 1 . Tis is a grapic expe of owings c quicky go awry for Wie if e

eakens is ngside prematurey.14 8

By aogy o noe b abov 14 . e8is ineresting, preping .c7 d/ or .f5 However, 14 b 15 4 e8?!15 . .b8 or 15 . e6 woud ve been bee) 16 'b3, in YusuovBenjin,innieg 1986, eaves Back raer awkdy ped.

5 b315 a4 is f less efective ere, Back

not ye commied is knig o 6.owever, 15 g5 is ineresing aernaive to te game move, and if 15 b6nly now 16 a4, e.g 16 e8 17 c c7 19 b3 d7 20 e2 ab 21d2 'a6 wit compensaion for e

wn in HjsonBryne, Mmo 199515e8 1 a4

I seems ogica to cut across Bks of ...c7b5. ECO ony menions 16b2 c7 17 ab1 b5 18 xb5 xb5 1xg7 xg7 20 e2 a3 21 b2, wen adraw w agreed in YusupovAdams, Amserd 994 Wies pawns e rmyocked

1 6 c?!is sacrifice of a second pawn raer

eboun on Bk. ie is abe jus ocmy give one pawn back d reain agood position. Peraps Blk soud averied 16 . .c7 d if 17 b2 en17 .. .b 7 8 d2 e6 ih counterpaygnst he wite centre7 xc c7 1 8 i2 xc 1 9 a3 'a

20 a5 c8 2 'd3 l5 'e

e soid 22 ' f woud ave owedWie o mee e rey 22 c7 b 23 e5dxe5 24 e5 e5 25 e5 w goodrospecs2l7

As usua Bck soud oid ivn uis daksqued b iso jus o egin epawn eg 22 b3 c e4 24d4 d Wie is bee Aer e gamemove Bk is rey o y e7-e6 so

Wie decides a e ime come o srike in e cenre imse

23 e5!?

23 b 1 w e se course23de5 4 b 1

Of couse 24xe5 ows 24 e5 25'xe5 d3 winning e eg.24. e4 25 g5 c3 26 b6 'aS 27

'xc4

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e Be nko G amb i

... lxd5?Bl gets cie away in the complica

tions. Aer 27. . .x2! hite cnot play28 'xc5 xS or 28 x 'x5, so he isorce no the spectacul 28 c6!, threatning oth the night on c5 7!,u er 28. . .7a6 29 xc8+ 'xc8 30xe4 4 Blac is just about able to holeverything ogether.8 ixc 2 �2

Aer this cm but ovious move Bl

is le counting the cost o his inous27th move. n fat 29 3 loos evenstronger th the ge move. .. ld

29 .. .ex2 w Bls lt chce tomuy the waters.0 'a2 lx ax 7 2 ixf ixf2 a 'c 5 8 a8 'x x8+ x8 8 lxf7

e6 lxh 0

Game 5M-Kf

Lir op 1997

1 d lf c c5 d5 5 cx5 a bxa g 6 lc ixa ixf1 8 �xf

d lf ig 1 0 g 00 1 �g2 l1 an the surace, this move woul appe

to have prtically the se ie to12 .. . to swing the queen to a8 ollow up with ...8 ...b6. Although it is useul to be able to efen thee7pawn laterly using the rook on , onthe other h the roo on a6 efens the

pawn which mes it eier for Bl toht ac in the centre wth ...e76. t is amoot point whether the roo is betterplace on or a6, but 12 . . .a6 appes toe more exible. Here we shl focus onpls or Bla involving ...e76, sincetha is what gves this variation its invual avour.1 1

he tual move orr of the e w12 e a6 13 h3, rehing the position. However, the move orer hbeen chge or our purposes, in orr toeal with hites teatives to e

a) Aer 1 3 'e2 'a8 14 b e6! 15 xe6e6 16 e 5 17 4 18 e 19g5 h6 20 6 21 b e5 Blkh hieve his re position thisvariation with complete centr cotrol inV.MinMagem Bals, pish e

Chpionship 1995.) 13 b 'a8 (not 13 ... b6?! 14 b3!)with the st iea of . . .e7 - As.

c) f hite wishes to steer cle of themn line then 13 'c2 ' a8 14 mesmost sense, although Bl still t14. . .e6!? here. ...a8

ig5he crtical move, forcing Blk to

ween his ngsie if he wts to get . . .e7e6. Blac h no problems er 14'c2 e6 15 xe6 e6, in Y ovich

P.Crling, tocolm open 1999; 14e2 e6 (or 14 .. .b8!?) 15 f4 ex 16xS (16 ex5 h5!) 16. . .x5 17 'x'x5 18 ex5 b8, in Brchekoegn, Russi e Chpionshp1994; or 14 f4 b6 {threateni ...a4)15 b3 h5 16 2 f5!? 17 'e e4 1'xe4 6! 19 'e6+ h8, i tenkov

Nesterov, Moscow 1995.

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Cas tling b y Han d with e2 e4 ain in e

1 It is not too late for Blk to play

14 ..b!? plning the st queensi moeuvres, but the immeiate14 . e6?! is slghtly risky becuse of 15!? ex 16 ex with a grip on theposition in ci-ielli, Buenos Aires1995.15 j2

15 6 6 15 4 h5 16 e3�h7 seem hmless.

1 5Here too 15 . . .b is stil perfetly playle, e.g. 16 3 e 17 e 7 with thesual play in Karpov-el, Ciatesatch, ghi Nag 1995.1 x x

1 7

wo othe moves have been tre herea) he shp 17 ' c 1 e5 {1 a4 g5!

trsposes to the mn ge) 1.e isuncle since White not play 19 'xg6?ue to 19 . 4 0 e4 3!

b) If White wishes to have the option o

exchgng on then 17 �g1!? is certinly pent, removing the king fromthe ngerous long iagonal. Haemersma erm Bunesliga 1996,continue 17 ..?! {17 .. .g5!? looks moretestn 1 ex ex 19 h4! 4 0 ' b3+�h7 'c xc3? {this loses; ..woul have kept Blk very much in thege) ' xg6+ �g 3 xc3 4 f5

f 5 1 h5 6 6 x6 7 xg7+xg7 'x6+ �g 9 xh6+ 10.Blacks ownall in this ge c largelye attrbute to the loosening o his kingsposition ause by 14 .. h6.1 7g!

An impot move, enying hiteuse of the hsques. In eliege Khalifm h she in with17 .. ?! 1 ex ex5 19 b5 'b7 0f4! g5 1 6, when hite w lely

on top in Beliavsky-Khifm, Novosibirsk 1995.18 c2 5 1 9 x5

An unfounate exhge. hiteshoul try to eep the a8h 1 ionlose long possile. Previosly 19 h been playe now

a) 19 .? 0 ex5 ex5 1 b5 'b7 xg5! hxg5 3 xg5 with very anger

ous ompensation or the srce matera m AtikKhim, Htings1995/96.

) 19. . .b6 0 1 b4 3?! hite hrries to exhge pieeswhen �g1 ollowe y b5 wolhave een better) .x3 3 'x3 4 4xc4 {or 4 5 e5) 4 . . .x4 5 'x4

e5 6 'xe 3 Bl h the better of it in Ljubojeviopov, Lines1995. x5 20 l 7

21 jxg5?

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The Benko Gambit

This i s a ttic error White may havemistakeny believed that he sti fo-oing the AtaikKaifm ge above.In y ce Bk h a good ge er 21 e4 or 21 h2!? e4 22 xd2 23xd2 e5 {toh).1 ...hxg5 xg5d 3 �g1 Wd5!

The most convincing B retrnssome materia to seiz the initiative.4 c7 Wxg5 5 xa6 e5!

No Bk not ony threatens ..f3+,

but aso . h5 The hite ight is competey ot of the ge, so White decidesto give p more materia Hoever, he issoon sped by the mading bkpeces.6 xe5 Wxe5 7 xc5 Wd5 8 d3

e4 9 We?! g5 30 f4 xh3+ 31

�h f6! 3 Wg

32 �xh3 33 �g4 'h5 is mate.3 ...Wf5 33 Wt3 g5 34 Wn lh 35g1 We4! 36 t t3+ 0-1

It is mate ne move 37 g2 h2 mate.

Game 6Goldin-Fominyh

Russn Championship 1995

1 d4 f6 2c

c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5bxa6 g6 6 c3 xa6 7 xf1 8 �xf1

d6 9 g3 g7 10 �g 7 11 f3 00

1 h3 b6!?

An interesting ateative to the stdard lines Note, hoever, th 12 . . .b6 ismch ess efective agnst 12 e thagainst 12 h3. White od eectivey be atempo p on the ge he c simpy

dispense ith h2h3 atogether3 le1

The natr ove 13 'e2 os Bkto car out the esirle 13a4! 14d (er 14 xa4? :Xa4 15 d2 a8 16 e6 Blk ould rey have a poerinitiative) 1 'd7 or 14 .:e8, intending.e7-, hen White is very psiveypaced

13 Wd7Bk c aso se the dsque for his

ight by 13.fd7 ith the idea of .. c4 d . .ce5, ting to exchge apair of knigts. Hoever, this ooks tootimeconsming here, e.g. 14 f4 {14 :e2c4 15 :c2 ' 16 'e2 c be met bythe std tric 16 . . . ! ith a vegood ge) 14 . . .c4 15 'e2 ce5 16xe5 xeS 17 ' 18 :c2 ' a6 9xe5 xeS 20 xa6 xa6 21 :ee2 d

White e to consolidate his exrapan in MitkovKtirov, tga Chpi-onship 1993.

1 Wc!

A sensibe prophyltic move, prevent-ing ...a4 de to 15 e5! The temptingimmediate 14 eS?! dxe5 15 xe5 nsground er 15 ..b7 16 'b3 (or 16 ' d5) 16 . . .e6 17 e3 :8 18 d3 19 xdS c4! 20 'xb6 'xdS+ 21 �gcxd3, in TayorBenko, Phiephiaopen 1975, hie 14 a4 presents Bkith a ce tget In D.Gurevich

Greenfed, Beersheva 1982, Bk tedno time in gging up on the exposed a-pan ith 14 . a6 15 3 :f 6 'd8!, hen rather th just low Blkto pay ..:X, White decided to he fordbios compications ith 17 e5 dxe5 18b6 :Xa 19 xe5 d eventuay ost amessy ge.14 ...Wb7

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Ca s tling b y Hand with e2 - e4: Main Lin e

Snce Bl s unle heve hs desred ...a, hs mve s gd y.Bl prepes ...e7e6 d s rey h. . .c f Whe res play 15 f, e.g.15 . . .c 16 b3 a3 17 ' a6 h ablcae f he queensde GrablausasFmnyh, Cappelle la Grde pen 1998.15 lb1

15 b3 s ell me 15 . . .e6.15 ...fd7

15 .. .e6 s als playable here f curse,

d may n f be mprveme verhe ge, e.g. 16 f exd5 17 xd6 818 exd5 bxd5 h eqy FL SSR 1986.16 f4?!

Ths ls Bl c u hsplned ...c. Hever, 16 b3 c beme by 16 .. .f5! ?, D.GurevchAlbu,Phlelpha 198, hen Whes dpa

s a surce f sme cnce.16 ...4 17 We W 18 lec1 Jfb8 19

d1 de5 20 xe5 xe5 21 xe5

xe5

A ypcal Ben ps h se.Bl h succeeded n hevng hs prim al f exchgng hs ns, leavng hm h uncesed darsqedshop. Fuhermre, Whes peces el very psvely pled. Alhugh Whes pawn up, s he h s sgglng draw.22 a3

b3 :a3 3 c :ba8 leaves Blh a al grp he queesde.22 5!

Clely, exchge f quees ldly help Bl. Whe decdes eep hequeens d d exchge smepas.23 Wf d4 24 Wa4 25 lb3 cx 26

c1 c 2 c?!

Fallg fr a ea acc rc. 7b!? b 8 :b xb 9 'b3 c5

30 xa xa4 3 1 �f3 + 3 e3 ldhave lqdaed a dra accrdig Cehv.

27 ...Wxa3! 28 lxa3 lxa3 29 Wd3 lba8

0 lc1 lxc 1 xc xc3 2 Wxcla2 h4 lx2+

I hs sce he queen s muchrse he r d bshp. All fWhes pas e e here hequeen h nhng really a.4 �h1 le2 35 Wf3 Je 36 Wf4 5 3

�g2 e1 8 f 9 lg1+ 4

�h2 hxg4 41 Wd3 g3+ 42 �h e5 4

Wf3 1 h5 gxh5 45 �h4 l2 46�xh5 lh2+ 47 �g5 f �g4 g2 0-1

he res f hs chaper e shl csder les fr Whe hch he ries dspese h hh3 . used be hughha ...g shuld be prevened, bu eshl see he e ges, hs s ne. The rs ge s a re exple f asccessl expss sraegy fr Whe.

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h e Be nko G amb i t

ameV

Sws ra Px 1990

1 d4 6 2 3 c5 3 d5 g6 4 c4 5 5cx5 a& 6 xa6 xa6 c3 g 8 x1 9 �x1 d6 1 0 g3 11 �g20-0 12 :e1!

1 g4?!I dobtl abot this move. he

point is to wat d see what White is pto before moving the qeen. Blk doesntknow whether , b6, c7 or a8 is the correct se. However, White h . choice

of promising ways in which to contine.13d213 'e2 ge5 (not 13 . . . 14 g5) 14

d2 trsposes to the ge, while therecent improvement 14 xeS! is seen inthe ne ge. Note that 13 e2 ge5! isf less effective Blk c meet 14 with 14. . .d3.13ge5 14 e2! 6 15 4! d

Now Blk wold like to play16 .. .a4, oering exchge of knight,e.g. 16 f3 a4! 17 d1 a7 18 b1 a819 'c2 6 20 e6! with a ve plet ge or Blk in Ho-Ermenov,nis Intern 1985.16 a4!

White ths avoids exchge ofknight. Althogh he h looened his

position somewhat with so my pawnmoves, he mages to keep control. t is aknifedge sitation for Blk. White isthreatening to sme tot dominationwith a4, c4 d e45!

16 :aBlk shows that he intends to soak up

the pressre. erhaps 16. . .e8!? , intending17 c8 18 c4 e6!?, w posible ste ptting a derent complexion onthe ge.1 a5a8

he attempted improvement 17 . . .a8!w introded in the ge ugovoiKhalifm, t etersbrg 1996. he e

lness of pling the blk qeen on these diagonal the white king i eener 18 b3? ! xc3 19 bxc3 xd5! , while18 a6 b8!? 19 b5 :Xa6 20 c7 :Xa1 2 1xa8 bxa8 is ncle according to tohl.Lgovoi tried the alteative 18 bS!?,when er 18. . .b8 19 b6 xa1 20xd7 xb6 a ve messy position wrehed.

However, two yes later Lgovoirehed the se position nst ivokho(t Petersbrg 1998 d nlehed 1xe7! xc3 22 bx3 :Xc 3 :Xc ,when he claims to have mied a win with4 xd6 :X+ 25 �h3 c8+ 6 g4.18c4c 19 e5

howtime! Yo will get simil poitions in yor own games. If Blk cno

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Cs lin b y n i e 2 e Min Ln e

prove the d-pawn to b e we, he will be lxa8 32 i e3 ! i d4 3 tb6! d8 33 �d4

sti ed of the boad. c4 4 a

1 ...a8 20 a6 21 Whites strategy comes together beati

lly he black knits have nowhere togo sser cold now have trie 21 b8,intenng b5, bt in that ce White

wold echge knihts follow with -e It is that igh on c4 yosee, controlling maters2...e6!

Best, nder the circmstces22 exd6xd5 2 d1 l76 2 b

Hss is sing vily eve i-Benkoidea in this gme

2 'c6 25 b6 a 26 b5 a7he echge srice 2 b8 27

b8 'b8 28 e5 29 5 seemsto win or White, e g 29 d5 0 'd5d now 0 ' c be me by 1 'xa8

Under grea rere troble, Vsser cnot fin a ecen 27 l 28 b ld5 29 5d7 0 db1 l 1 b7 4 2 d

he dawn ecies2..2+ �h1 lb1 4 f8 5 g7 �g7 6 l5 1 + 37 g2d2+ 8 �h 5 9 d8 d8 47+ �g8 41 b7 8 42 g7+ f8

4 7+ q Jg+ 1 agnifce e he e ge h a r

ct 12 g4 i ers b

Gam 8HjsonZge

Wintthur 6

1 lf6 2 4 5 d5 b5 4 b5 6 5b6 g6 6 l 6 7 lf3 d6 8 f1 9 f1 lbd7 1 0 g3 g 1 1 200 12 1 lg4? 3 2 lg

Vially force sice he arlookig 1 a5 is trg e 142 c 15 c4 a 1 c likewise 1 b int 14 21 4 l5

theoretical novelt, which jarson claims he evise ver he b ft, he believes tha i a c riob on he correce f l 12hmove ricile he ece f is esirable for Blac, b jbitios la shs ha hi i ece in hi icl c

1 4... l5 1 5 f4Narl 1 2 c4 fe fr ac

son)1 5. . ld7 6 d2 b6 1 b3

he oin White s abe claethe qeenside he c n hi aoa kingsie at r e4e ac ret sharly o maiai f ce in he ge

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e Be nko G mb i t

1 ?!oo mechical According to Hj

son it w time for eiher 17 a6? 1 8xa6 xa6 19 a4 b8 or 17 b7 1 8 e6 19 dxe6 e6 20 c2 when White h asligh edge, bt Black h at let orgiseda disrion1 1 " 19 !

White idies p on the qeenside dprepes atk on the other fron19 6 0 h4! "6

Black had o ry a cenral break with20 e6 bt er 21 dxe6 e6 Hjsongives 22 hS dS 2 hxg6 hxg6 24 exdS exdS25 e6+ 26 xf7+ 7 27 bS

clely beer for White In he light ofthis viation, we ms conclde thatBlack h fatally delayed his conterplayhe rook on b8 plays no p1 " 4?!

It w better for Black o ami his mistake with 21:e8() 22 hS e6, alhogheven here Blacks chces ms be regded minimal

" 4

foow r

Unfonately Zger now h nothingo show for his pawn Boh of Whitesqeenside pawns e psed d they simply preven Black from worn p yplay a all Hjson wraps things pclely

4 6 5 b e6 6 dxe6 ixe6 7e! " d 2 e5

nch0 e6! xe6 1 xe6 d5! x e!

he nal attk is ve incisive his isa model performce by White " 5 4 "x5 gx5 5 x c 6e d 5 4 d 9xd xd e �g 41 d 10

Whites qeenside pawn do e mereonlookers the heavy pieces wreck theblack posiion et they were the catystbehind the whole projec they made thecrshing attack possible

ame V St-oo

Wjn Zee 18

1 6 4 5 d5 b5 4 xb5 6 5x6 g6 6 x6 x1 �xfd6 9 g g 10 �g 1 0012 e1! i5!?

Althogh 12 b6 leaves Blk wellpreped to meet 1 eS with 1 dxe5 14xeS xeS 15 eS b7, White c play1 h, trsposing to the note to Blacks14th move in Ge 21 e5!?

rprisingly this natral move h onlyrecently become fhionable he slower1 h les back o Ges 1- while 1

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Cs ling b y n i e 2- e: Min Lin e

e2 8 14 c2 g4 1S _e2 a6 givesBlk a typical Benko endge with no

real problems (see the ntrodctio) Notealso that 13 gS be met by 13 h6! 146 6 1S _d3 8 16 e2 xb2! 17xb2 _xc3 18 _xc3 xc3 19 a1 xb220 :Xb2 a4! with a cle pls for Blackin Browne, Adelaide 1971

13g4!ince White h omitted h2-h3, why

not mke se of the gsqe? Here both13 dxeS 14 xeS xeS 1S xeS 7 16_e2 d 13 e8 14 f4 give White ieal position, by alogy to Ge 3White h not wted time on h2-h3

14 exd6Not 14 e6?! e6 1S dxe6 b6 16 gS with good conterplay for Blk14 exd6

As auov points ot, the open e-legives Whie more chces of tive playth he normally gets in the Benko Hemay be able to lanch a kingside atack orattk the weak d6-pawn

15 4 S!Aer 1S geS 16 xeS xeS White

c play 17 e4! with the idea of a4atov)16 :e2 a6

Whites possibilities in this line werewell illstrated in Gyimesi-Gershon,Worldnior Chpionship, ag 199716 geS 17 xeS xeS 18 :c c4?!

(18 a6 wold have rsposed to hege) 19 eS eS 20 d2 xc3 21bxc3 bS 22 _ e8 23 e2 e2 24e2 xdS 2S xc4 d2 26 a4 d Whiteeventally conveed his extra pawn ovictory Instead Blk srprisingly choseto grab the c-pawn wih 16 c3? 17bxc3 _xc3 in aovich-oloennssian hpionship 1996 In generalBl shold not echge hs dsqed bishop nless there is no choice

1 c1 g5 1 x5 x5 1 x5x5

Altogh Bl is sill a pawn don,his tive pieces shold be sffcien for

him to hol he balce wih crateplay, albeit wih no real winning chces20 3

he rst new move of the ge Aer20 b4 21 (the ge KolyiVada Batonbereny 1996 led o a qicdraw er 21 b3 xc3 22 xc3 d4 23d2 xd2 24 d2 2S _f4 '-)21d4 22 gS <g7 23 c d3 Blac

h ll compensation in ogonkoVada Bches 1996 Aer this geogonko sggested that 20 2 withthe idea of 21 might be beer forWhie However his seems ne for Blacer 20 b4 21 f3 :d4 22 cd1 d223 xd2 _c4! (AMin)20 : 21 d2 c4 2 �g 3xc4

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e Be nko G amb i t

Whte ld als nsider the mre White in MirArdm, la 1997.tis 23 d4!? Jxc4 4 Jxc4 xc4 25 c2 g1 Ja 7 f f6 28 d3 9 Jc xc 0 Jxc a5 31 d2 c3

Blac will fnally win b his pawn,leaving a dea level psitin.

Game 10Sto-g

Prague 1996

1 d 6 2 c c 3 b 4 cxb5 a6

xa g c xa 7 f3 d6 8 bf 9 �xf 1 .g7 10 g3 l7 11 �g2

00 1 J1! Ja12 . . . is less eective here becase f

13 2! a8 14 b3 b6 15 b2 e8 16a4, when Bl did nt have engh cnterplay n drvic-Masimvi, Ygslav e hpinship 1989.1 !

his w a new mve at the time. 13 h3wld trspse t Ge 5, while aer 132 a8 14 b3 (it w perhaps mre pdent t avid this lsening f the lngdagnal wth, fr exple, 14 e2 e6 15

dxe6 e6 16 f4) 14. . .e6! 15 dxe6 e6 16b1 d5 17 a4 g4 Blac h sffcientnterplay n V der teenemersm Dtch hpinship 1995.1 x

Nt 13 .. .g4? 14 e6 de5 (r 1. . .e615 e2!) 15 g5, intending f2f4 (thl).14x x 1 Jx5

foow r

Alhgh Whites d-pawn is very expsed, he h nterplay agnst the sspt n e7 his enables White t distrthis ppnent befre the s blqeensde dminatin be estlished.1 7

If 15 .. .d6 (threatening ...e7e6) then 16f3 d7 17 f4 b6 18 ae1 favred

16 2thl remmends 16 f3!? b8 17

e2, when White is clse t cmpletinghis develpment with 18 f4 d 1 a7 17 c4!

17 f3, retaining sme cntrl ver theh1a8 diagnal, w still the right idea17 b7! 18 �g1

Necessary bth 18 xc5?? d7 d18 g5? xdS! 19 xdS e very b.18 Jd8! 19 g5g4?

Over elrate. he simple 19 . . .h6! 06 (r 20 f4 g5) 20 . . .6 w prfectly renale fr Blk.

20 x7! 'xb2 21 f1! d4 22 xa7xf2 23 2 xc3 4 xf2 f8 25axf7! 10

Blk resied de t 5 . . . 6

r 5 .. .2+ 26 2.

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Cas tling b y Han d with e 2- e4 : Main Lin e

SummarIt is f from cle why White players inviably elect to play 12 h3 in the main lineposiion, this move is oen a wte of time. lack c achieve a reonable gamewith 12 . . .a5 (Games 1-3) , 12 . . .a7 (Game 4), 12 . . .a6 (Ge 5) or even 12 . .b6(Ge 6).

Inse of 12 h3, 12 e1 is much more problemaic for Black since the old remedy of12 . . .g4?! Ges 7 d 8 is considered usatisftor nowadays. Blk should prefer12 .. . (Ge 9 or 12 . . .a6 (Ge 10), though aer 13 e5!? in both ces he mustplay accurately to maintain the equilibrium.

1 d f6 2 c c 3 d b cxb a6 bxa6 g6 6 c3 xa6 7 xf1 8 �xf1 d6

9 f g7 10 g3 0-0 11 �g2 bd7

12 h312 e1

12 . . .g413 d2 Game 7

13 'e2 Game 8

12 .. .a5 Game 9

12 .. .a6 Gam e 10

12...Wa 12. . .a7 Game 4

12 .. .a6 Game 5

12 .. .b6 - Gam e 6

13 le1 lfb8 1 le2

1 4 e5 Game J

14 ... e814 .. a6 Game 2

15 lc2 Game 1

12 le 1 1 2. . .' 1 3. . . lfb8

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C H AP T R O

Castling by Hand with e2-e4:

Other Variations

1 d4 t6 c 5 d5 5 4 x5 6 5

xa6 6 6 tc xa6

In this chapter we shl consider otherviations in which White plays an ely

e24, forgoing the right to ctle normally hese lines come in l shapes dsizs, d c le to very dierent typesof position However, they do oer a serios challenge d Blk mst avoid taking them at fe vale If there is one isone thing that Black shld take onbod, it is the fact that rotin movesmay be d oen e thlessly pnished

here e three mn elements to thischapter the pl o nning the king toh2 (Ges 12 d 13), the sharp 9 g4(Ges 116) d the ltra-aggressive 7 f4(Ge 1 Each o these shold be regded on its merits Over the yes theyhave all cased Blk problems, althogh

satisfto tidotes have been fondBt rst let s take a look at the so ofthing that White shold avoid at all costsBelow inteational level one c expectl sos of nonsense against the Benkohe following ge is ver instctive,althogh it is withot dobt a horribleair White peudo-grsive attemptse mercilessly pnihed

Game 11

Voiculescu-Ghinda

Roni 1973

1 t6 c 5 d5 5 4 x5 6 5

x6 x6 6 t d6 x1 8 �x1

g6 9 g g 10 �g 0-0 11 4?!

Ugh! One of the attrtions of theBenko is Blks reproof king, d hereGhinda gets a chce to demonstrate it 1 1f4?! is rely a disgsting move With littleor no development White lhes ot HereGhinda cold have played 11bd7 12f3 b6 13 e1 b7!, intending b6,which wold more or les paralyse thewhite centre Blk c then bild p in

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Cs ling b y n i e 2 - e: O e Vi ions

the uual way with 8 d . .e8c7,wth ...e76 hgng over White head

like the word o ocle.h would have been good enogh,but Ghinda played1 ...6? 12 f3 •b6 13 e5?

I dont know how trong White w,but to my eye thi i a weak club playermove. here i imply no utcaton orthi vce d White dpawn nowbecome ve weak Aer that come the

kingurely a better chce w 13 e1, intending maybe e, howing oe repector the blk poition13...8

Here rather th d7 becaue Blk itgeting the dpawn.14 •e2 e 15 d1 16 e3 •

By now White mut have been havingome eriou regret out h lk of development However, it i rey too lateto do hing out it, e.g. 17 c4!with a big vtage or Blk

1 f2 dxe5 8 fxe518 i met by 18 e4!

18 ...bxd5 9 x5he deciding tor er 19 xd5

xd5 0 xS c8! 1 b4 {intending c) till the looene o Whiteking he pin on 3 i picully horrible, e.g 3 �g1 c3!19 ...f8 20 6

With the dal threat of ... d. . .xcS. dd to the mx 21 e3 ! 2 'xb d yo ee that White replyi orced.1 d5 •d5 e 2 23 e1 3 d1 i met by 3 xb! winning3 ..4 4 g1 d4 5 •d1 1 01

A neat finih. Aer 6 'xa1 x3+ 7g1 xe1 28 xe1 eS Blk win everything

hi ge i a saluta leon or all

White players t i unwie to cept theBenko Gbit unle yo have a verycle dea of what yo e doing.

In the ne ge Whte knew exactlywhat he w tryng to do d w able toreap the beneits.

Gm 12Nnshv-Vn d Wid

Groning op 1997

1 d4 f6 2 5 3 d5 b5 4 b5 6 56 g6 6 3 6 1 8 f1d6 9 f3 g 10 h?

En pt it i woh mentioning theunuu 10 eS!? dxeS 11 xeS 12 c4bd7 13 g3 b6 14 xb6 xb6 15 g

fd8 16 '3 'b7 17 d1 d7 18 eb6 19 'e4 c8 20 a4 d6 with ncle poiton in AntiMinov,Fn open 1989. ome Blk playerpreer to eliminate the poibility o 10 eSwith 9 ..bd7 d only then to play. . g7 d ..00, rehing the tdardpoiton.10 00 11 g1

11.a6!? i the ubct o the nem ge.1 h

Here White h pent era movecomped to the main line {g-g3 d�g) to get h ng to the aerloonghque. However, given that Whiteoen play hh3 n the mn line yway,t could be ged that ths move order

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Th e Be nko G amb i

does not represent a loss of time at l

12 ...Wa5By alogy to Ges 4 d 5, 12 . . .

13 e1 a d 12. . .a6 13 e1 amake less sense here, since ...e76 is mchless eective with the white king on thesafe h2-sqe rather th on g2, whileer 12 .. .b6 White contines 13 e1fb8 1 e2 (prtecting the b-pawn dthereby freeing his dk-sqed bishop)1 .. .8 15 g5 h6 16 f c7 17 cb5 18 xb5 xb5 19 b3 with a comfoale dvte in Blees-Zso.olg,Netherlds 1990. However, 12 . . .b6,ong the lines of Ge 6, is perfectly

playle, e.g. 13 e1 (13 e2 a4! or 13 d 13 .. . d7 gn with the idea of. . .a4.13 e1 fb8 14 e2

We have now rehed the ext seposition in Ges 1 d 2, except thatthe white kng stds on the h2-sqe dhe h not played g2-g3. His set-p is moresolid a reslt.

14...e8As we saw in Ge 1, the point of this

move is to cot the desirable ...c7b5 moevre, exchging the key whiteknight on c3. By o to Ge 2,14 ... 'a6 is so playable here 15 b115 c2 e8 16 g5 b! or 1 g5 h616 6 6) 15 . . .g!? 16 hxg xc3

shold be okay for Blk, so White shold

possibly consider 15 �g1!?, intendng 16b1 or 16 e .

BothECO

d Fedorowicz recommendthe sharp 14... b4, plning to doblerooks on the b-fle d hoping to provokeWhite into weakening his qeenside with-. However, White then h the cleverregroping moevre 15 e1! e8 16d1 ! followed by d2 with a cle vtage in Gcia alermo-Nogeir, ienegos 1984. Inste of 15 . . .e8 E sg

gests that Black shold follow Gcia alermos sggestion of 15 . . .ab8, bt Whitec still simply play 16 d1 ! d 17 d.15 c2

15 g5 provides a re exple whereit may pay Blk to exchge his darksqed bishop for the knight on c3. Aer15 .. .xc3 16 bxc3 f6 17 a! 18xa4 xa4 19 c c7 20 2 b5 21e3 Blk h a powerl initiative inthe endge in Arkell .orensen, Htings 1990.

15 c

15 ... b6! may be better here. lay isver simil to Ge 1 aer 16 e2 (or 16b1 c4 17 d2 xc3 18 xc3 \\ akv-Khalifm, t etersbrg hpionship 1996; Blk regans his pawn er18 .. .xd2 19 xd2 x) 16 . . .' a6! 17'xa6 (the simplest reply to 17 e5 is17 .. .xe2 18 xe2 c 17 . . .xa6 18 b3

(not 18 g5 c! 19 xe7 b2 20 b2

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Cas tling b y H and wi th e 2 -e 4 : O th e r V aria tions

xb2 2 1 e5 ! when White w totlyoverstretched in BleesGreenfeld, elAviv 1988) 18 f5! 19 eS? (19 eS wobviosly better, when Black c choosebetween the cm 19 xc3 20 c3xdS 21 d3 b4 22 d1 gS d thespeclative 19 xd5!?) 19 dxe5 20 b2e4 21 e1 d6 with a msive pls forBlack in WosselmGhia, Netherlds 197416 g5! 8

he sal remedy to 16 gS, 16 h6,fails here to 17 xe7 a6 18 h4, whenthe bishop cnot trapped by 18 g5 As areslt White h enogh time to nravelhis qeenside1 ac1! b5

arrying ot the themic exchge17 a6?! 18 e2 b4 19 a6 20 'd2b3 w mch too slow in Nenhev

eiakov, ssi p 1996 21 h68 22 c2 'd8 23 ' f4 (preparing forthe cavemlike ' h4 d gS) 23 xh624 'xh6+ �g8 25 gS f8 26 f4 c7 27eS bS 28 e6 29 xbS 8xb5 30xe6 xb2 31 7 xe6 32 e6 c233 'xg6+ �h8 34 g5 1018 xb5 Wxb5 19 b3 l 0 e!

Excellent play White prepes to doble rooks on the second rk, which willprovide the apawn with all the protectionit will ever need At the se time therook on e2 sppos Whites eventl pl

of e50 .Wa6?! 1 cc e5?!

Blk loses patience d is soonswped by the onshing enemy pawnsHaving sd that, it is hd to see a decentpl for Black xe e 3 f4 g 4 e5 h6 5 g5 6 g3 gxf4 7 xf4 xe5 8xe5 dxe5 9 c5 d8 30 Wc 31c6 Wd3 3 Wb 1-0

Game 13joP. Cg

Nordic Zol 199

1 f6 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5bxa6 g6 6 c3 xa6 f3 d6 8 xf1 9 �xf1 g 10 h3 00 11 �g1a6!?

In the main line with g2g3 d �g2Blk rely plays the knight to a6 However, here this move c be jstifed onthree conts

a) Whites h2h3 d �gh2 takes him

more time th gg3 d �g2 so Blkh era tempo to play with

b) Here Blk need not be so fel ofe4e5 the white king wold then beexposed on the h2b8 diagonal

c) he move h2h3 took away the g4sqe from the blk ight, so thecommon bd7 d g5 moevre is rey led ot

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Th e Be nko G amb i t

However, despite the ft that11...a6!? h been played by some strong

plyes, noly udt Polg, Pia Crlng d Pal Benko himself, it does seemslightly shy i loosens Blcks grip onthe centre.1 h 6 13 e

A new move in his picul posiion,plning d1 d ee5. Pia Crling obviously no too dsappointed wih theoutcome of the opening in this ge,

she chose to repeat this ver se variation the following ye 13 e1 d7 (thisseems better th 13 . . .fb8 14 2 b415 e3 d7 16 d ' a6 17 ' 18c a6 19 'e2 with a slight pls forWhite in choen- .Polg, Reykjavik open1988) 14 e2 e5 15 x5 xe5+ 16 <g1b4 17 e3 ' a6 18 8 with goodcounterplay in Bernal MoroP.Crling,pish Te Chpionship 1993.13

13 .. .fb8 led to a typic Benko endge er 14 2 c7 15 c4 'a6 1 d7 17 he1 e5 18 xe5 xe5+19 f4 d4 20 c 'xe2 21 xe2 inCaBenko, Palo 1973. However,14 d1 is a more consistent move for

White.

14 a

toh ves 14 d1 'a6!? with compenstion Aer the ge move Wte is

reatening to hieve is deal setup wih

b5 d d, so Blck must t quickly.14 e6! 15 d1

Or 15 dxe6 e6 16 e5 fd 17 dexd5 with compensaion.15 exd5 16 exd5 e8?!

ohl suggests 16 . . .'a6!? 17 'xa6 a6,intendin ...c5-c4 d ..., with compensation. The rather l ge movegives White time o orgise a kingsidtk.17 c4 a6 18 h4! c8 19 h6 h8

0 ac1 5 1 4 d7Having wted so my tempi with his

queen, Blck would std much orse inthe ende r 21...' 4ed8 23 b3. g5 h5 3 d 6 4 4 h55 g4!? 5?

Fatly wekening the e6sque for nogood reon. Aer 25 . . .'xg4 26 hxg4 f6Bl would still have h dawngchces.6 c4 g7 7 e1 4 8 e6 h6 9h4 g5

Desperation. Although Blk wns apiece, his king is now devoid of protection.30 xg5 hxg5 31 xg5 xe6 32 dxe6

c6Or 32 ..'e7 33 'e4!

33 d1 d4 3 e 6 35 c x36 x a7 37 xd4! cx 38 g

g7

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Cas tling b y H and wi th e 2 e 4 O th e r V aria tions

The white queen d knight combineo dly eect er the alteatives2.. .�8 9 x4+ d 8 . . .�h8 9 6.9 f 8 40 e+! xe

Or . . .� 41 e8+! xe8 4 xg7+xg7 43 xe8+ 7 xd6+ �e6 45c4.1 xg+ dB 42 + �e 4 gS+ + 8 45 e 1-0

Mode chess is a re dogght. Mter

ieces, ges that ow rom st to insh, e hd to come by because the deeder will always nd some way o messg things up o spoiling the clarity ohe winners perormce. The ne ges like a clsic rom elier age. It isvious that Y ser eiraw is mkedlystronger th his opponent d this enles him to produce a rely beautil

tk.

Game 14SwBo

Lugano 1988

1 f6 2 c5 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5xa6 xa6 6 c d6 xf1 8 xf1

6 9

eiraws speciality. White could bethinking o a ngside attack, or on theother hd he may ust be setting up aavourable pawn stcture a prelude to

a positioal suee. Ceainly he willplay his king to g.

Oe thing s or sure Blk must be incisve th hs reply. The need to avoidroutine moves in the Benko w stressedn the Introdction. Belottis miste heres tha h plys only ormal moves d 9g4 does not fit into that category.9 ..g 10 g2

The immediat 10 gS is the subect oGe 16.

10 0010. . .c8!? is perhaps bettr, intendingether to combine hsmet o the whiteng wth queensid play er 1 1 gS hS,th rsposiio to Ge 16, or toncree the queenside pressure with. . .a6. Also pssible is Fedorowicz suggestion 10. . .bd7 1 1 3 S 1 ge c8d .. .a6, with eye on the d3sque.

11 5 fd?!It s mor logical to block the vce

o the white hpawn wth 1 1 . . .h5 seethe ne ge.12

12 a6?I Blacks lt move w risky then this

is lmost atal. 12 . . .c4! h to be playe,intending ...c5d3 or ...e5d3. At letthen Blk would have some counterplay.1 h5 c 14 g4!

Direct d eremely effective.14 ...fb8 15 hxg6 hxg6 16 ' fS 17

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3 d17 .. .b4 would be met by route one

chess, i.e. 18 h2 c2 19 g4 a1 20h h6 21 h6 f6 22 6 e6 23h8 � 24 :h7.18 h 19 g4 d3 0 h3!xc1 1 xc1 x2 ch1

here is no sensible avice to oerBlak. Belotti at let sets a lt trap.

a8(!) 3 6+!Grdmterly control. Not 23 h6?

h6 24 h6 ' g 25 g3 2 262 b2 27 �f f d the tables etued.3 e6 4 gx6 x6 5 x6 •

he dierence is that now the fpawn iscovered.5 h7 6 4! g5 7 g3 10

Game 15t

Tlse 1990

1 6 c5 3 d5 5 4 cx5 a& 5

xa6 g6 6 c3 xa6 x1 8 �x1d6 9 g7 10 �g 0-0 11 g5 5 1ge 5

t is too late for 12 .. c8 13 g3 there is no check on g4. However,12 .. .e5!? {preventing 13 g3? due to13 .. .f} h been seen a few times. prefer the ge move it seems rather ashe to block the bishop on g7.

13 gx6Aer 13 g3 Blak c 3 .. .f4!? 14

h5 15 �f1 gh5 6 g1 d7 7 g6h6 18 e3 e5, when he powerlknight on e5 enabled Blk o score a verquick victory in NutuVajda, Romiomens Chpionship 1994 19 d2

c8 20 h6 ' a6+ 21 �e1 c4 22 g5f6 23 h5 c3+ 24 �d1 e5 0- 1 13 x6!

Andet ha previously ried 13 . . .e6?!14 g3 g3 15 hg3 d7 16 h6 h67 h6 b6 18 g4 19 1, whenhite w well on top in GulkoAndruet,Amserdam 1988. he ge is much more

logical it keeps he long diagonal openfor the bishop, while allowing Blk to seup a batte of major pieces on the f-fle.14 g5 15 d 8 16 af1 d1 4 6

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l evdenly h full ompensaon he pawn Whes poson s rahesrehed d Bla h de of 8 or . .a. However, Whes neove s a ba blunder whh leaves he fn serously lng n proeon. g3? xc3! 19 xc3 h6 20 xh5g5! 21 b3

rely, hs whole g unl hson ha ourred n he eler geHauhd Val Thorens 1988, whh

oluded 21 g3 g 22 e2 x 23b a 2 3 b 25 2 0-1 Iis e possble ha Andrue · w evenl wh hs ge, n whh e he able o olle a prly eolesson! gxh5 22 fxg5

Uer deseraon, bu 22 xb6 b8!23 a xb2+ w obvously so hope

less.22 ..d7 23 h3 e5 24 hg1 g4 25g6 f2+ 26 xf2 xf2+ 27 �h f4 0-

Game 16Sw-

US Champohp 1986

1 f6 2 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5x6 g6 6 c3 xa6 7 xf1 8 �xf1d6 9 g7 10 g5 h5 11 ge2

1 g2 rsposes o Ge ,hle he aleave 11...8!? s alsooh onsderng. c8

The mmedae 1...h6!? 12 gxh6 xh613 xh6 6 1 d2 h8 le o ve

sml pla o he ge.12 �g2

loos oo rsy o allow he blueen o ome o h3 wh 12 g3?! h3+12 ...h6!? 13 gxh6 h3+ 1 �g1 xh6 15xh6 xh6, n Voaergeev, lova Te Chponshp 1995, s sopromsng for Bl) 13 g1 d 1xh5 h5 1 f h, whh led o a

u wn fo la n KnZsu.olg, Isl Te Chponshp1996 16 g2 x 1 bx3 a 18 d2 19 f3 a 20 e2 h 21 f 0-0 22 b8 23 �f2 b2 2 hd1 2+ 25 fh1+ 26 �f2 h 2 f 28 f2g 0-1 . 2h6!?

n he ely days of hs varaon Wheenoyed a far degree of suess n he forng varaon 12 . g 13 g3 f 1xf 15 h 00 6 h3. For exple, hs aem s pad o n hemos speul fhon n Knaaooow, ola Zdoj 199, er

16 . .a6 1 ge2 g 18 g3 d 19 h5 20 h1 8 21 hxg6 hxg6 22 h5 23 h1 d3 2 gh3 f6 25 h+ 10(er 25 .. .� h nea 26 xg+! les omae.

Albus moe pus a sop o Whesngsde paons, be a he pre of exhg of hs mpo bshop 3 gxh6 xh6 4 xh6 xh6 15 f3

I pefer 15 h3, Whe soon plays hsmovem y e15 d7 16 d2 h7 17 h3 18 de5 19 f2 g5! 0 a4 f6 2 a5 7 22a3 g6

Whes slow play h enabled hs opponen o sake a frm lm on he ksques on h ngsde. s hd forWhe o nd yhng o do, bu he pl

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of wking the king over to the queensideseems highly dubious, given that Blk

alrey h the a- d b-les to play with!

a6 4 �e hhB 5 �d abS6d4 hf4 7 �ce5 8 �b hcB9 c c!

Exploiting the lack of co-ordination inWhites pieces. 30 c3 llows 30 . . .x.0 cxc xc xc c4 xc4xc4 c6 b 4 c f + 5 a

35 d b5 36 c2 so looks prettygrim for White5 ...xf 6 e5!?g6

This move blocks the c2-h7 digonalbut allows White a perpetual check At

rst sight 36 g7 37 xe7 2 lookshopeless for White, but he h the ltditch resource 38 c8! (not 38 f5+ �g639 h �h6 f5+ �h5 d wins),when the best that Blk c do is to forcea draw with 38 xb2+! 39 b2 5+.7 dB+ �g7??

37. . �e8 38 c6+ �xd8 39 a8+ �d7 c is a draw

8 e �h7

see foowg gr

9 f8+?White misses the spectul 39 exf6!!

6 (39 e6 c7+ les to mate) e!, when the white pieces e superblycordinated For exple, . . f5 1xg5+ �h6 42 d2! f 3 c3 xe6

e6 e5 45 g3, when Whites queend knight, in combinion with thepsed a-pawn, oer him excellent winning chces.

9 ...�g8 xgWhite could still have kept the ge

going with xg6!? 2 1 xe+ f8

2 c7! e5 (not 2 . dxe5? 3 d6) 3c8, but even then it is unlikely that hewould hieve more th a draw er3 . e2 His own king is lnerable too!...�xf8 4 h �gB 4 g 8 4 �gB

ae

NkiV .IoMoscow 199

d4 f6 c4 c5 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5bxa6 g6 6 c xa6 f4 g7 8 f

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Cas tling b y H and wi th e 2 -e 4 O th e r V aria tions

8 Wa5We have aley seen in the Intodc

tion to this book, that Blk is likely ton nto geat peil i he plays otinelyith 8 . . . 0-0?! hee. The ge move pvents the imediate 9 e4 becase o thepin on the knight.9 d2

9 ? ! i pointless, e 9 . . .0-0White sl cnot play 10 e becase o10 . . .g 11 g3 c3 1 g4 (not 12

bc3? 6 13 ' e1 ' c3! 14 'c3 e)12 .. .g7, hen the hite kng h to beat hty eteat. I MeyFedooicz,s 1989, 10 h3 w met by some vene d oign play 10 . . .e6! 11 e4 edS12 eS (o 1 edS d6 ith good play)12 . . .e 13 e4 de4 14 gS c4! 15e4 6 gS 6! e6 6 18 3c6 19 g3 S 0 b1 c8 1 e3'ix 3 'dS+ e6 3 'c6 h 24h4 ' +! 0- ( g3 26 �gS'g3+ 7 h6 h4+ 8 xh4 'h4mte).9 00 10 d6?

Zsoa Polg pees 10. . .1, thogh e 1 1 1 d6 White c play instdad hon ith 12 eS!?, hich still

looks quite dgeos. The point o10. . .d6!? is that e 11 eS deS 1 eSg4 White does not have the sual 13'e at his isposal.11 xa6

Recent attempts to ehilitate this lineo White have ocsed pon 1 1 e2!? Foeple

a) 1...e?! 1 'e 'a6 13 d1

bd 1 'e2+ 15 e2 e8 16 c7 17 d3 wth a lage vtage ohite in the endge in N amkinKekho, Ostnd oen 199.

b) 1 . ..4 eS! eS 13 eS g4 14a6 a6 1 'e 'b 16 0-0!? (o 16b1 'c 7 0-0 ' 18 g5 19 7 0 1 e6+ g8 'g4b4 with a ve complicated ge in

KozKohev m de Mlorca 1989)16 ...e5 1 eS eS 18 'eS 'd19 1 'h6 (19 .. .'2 look more logica, bt er 20 b1 ' 3 21 b3 'aS 2b7! White stil h the best o t) 20 'e78 21 ' 6 d Whites psed d-pangve hm the vtge in NamkinBogo, mte 1994.

c) 1 1 .. .6!? 12 00 c4+ (12 . .. e6 s sopossible bt not 12 . . .bd7?! 13 �h1 b814 eS e8 15 e6 e6 16 dxe6 d6 17 S

d White ched thog in Kozlvovic Kadavo 1990) 13 �h1 'b2(13 . . .g4? ils to 14 c! d i14 . . .+?? 15 ! x 16 e3 tapsthe qeen) th ve messy postion.11 Wxa6 1 We

White hes or the endge, bt allthese echges ost time d this enlesBlk to develop scient conteplay.1 ! 1 Wxa6 xa6

14 d1Namkins attempted mprovement,

peping to meet ..b8 ith . The

olde moves have given Blk ecellentptcl reslts

a) 14 00-0 ails to 14 . . .g4! 15 hc3 16 bc3 thogh Blk tly sped this opponty in BayeFedooicz, Porz 1988.

b) 14 �d1 g4! 15 �c2 c4 16 he1c 17 e2 d3 18 h3 g2! 19 b8

20 ab6 d Whites position

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reaking at the ses in kembrisAndret, Montpellier 1989.

) 1 e b8 15 1 (15 b3 b!? 16 or 1 6. . .g) 15. . .b6 16 d3 (16b3 h5! threens ... d ... x3)16 .. .a w alrey very plet orBlak in Degerm-Berg, Gasdal 1990.

1 b8 d whether White deends the b-pawn with 15 b3, 15 ab1 or15 1 Blk h good onterplay withthe stdrd Benko moevre ...e8-7-

b5 . With the white pawn on e mst beespeily el o .. .-5 by Blk, thee-pawn no longer be sppoed by -3, whih in t leaves the white d-pawnhighly vlnerale.14 ..b8 15 1

16 a3White is provoked into weakening his

qeenside, bt 16 e5 e4 w obvioslyndesirle.16 ...b7 17 0-0 e8

17 .. .b6!? w eqally playable, although in that e Blk would have

prbably been better o playing16 . .b8! ? instea o 16. . .b7.18 fe1 xc3! 19 bxc3 c7

Here we see one o those re expleswhere it pays Blak to exhge his dark-

sqed bishop. He is threatening both. . .b5 d ...b6-, when the knigtwold ompletely domine the whitebishop (0 b6 1 d ils to1...a.

0 e5 b5 1 exd6 exd6 e8+ �g73 c4 xa3 4 e7 h6

White w threatening g5.5 f5!? gxf5 6 6! 7 e8 b18 f1 e5 9 f �g7 30 f1 �h7!

Not 30 .. .4? 3 1 xh6+.31 h3 axc4 3 �h aa1?

Blak wold have been winning on materi er 3 . . .e3! 33 g1 xd or 33:+ x7 3 xe3 . Aer the

tempting ge move White is able to generate some swindling hes.33 f6! xc1 34 f5 h1+ 35 �g3a3+ 36 a+ 37 �g3 a3+ 38 a+ 39 g3 a3+ YY

Perhaps Blks lag w hging, orelse he wold srely have realised that hew winning with the ontination. . .g 41 hxg4 e5 d6 xg 3

e :h or even better . . .d3+!! 1g3 (1 e e1+ or 1 e5+ g3 e1+ 3 +) 1...e1+ g4 e5+ 43 h5 :hxh3 gxh3 xh3+5 h g2 6 xh6+ g7.

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Cas tling b y H and wi th e 2 e 4 O th e r V ari ations

Summaone o the viations in this chapter should present Black with y problems, proiding he avoids playing in routine hion Ge is a sharp reminder o howickly Whites position c all ap i he ls to take the Benko on its merits Auch more sensible approach or White s the pl o nning the king to h, nes d 3 However, Blak c stll aheve a reonable game either wth theonventioal bd, a5 d 13 b8 or, my own personal preerence, thenterprising a6? d b6

Moving on to the shper lines, eraws pet avourite, 9 g, initially led to somegood results or White, we saw in Ge 1 However, once Blk players recoveredrom the shock o this thst they were able to nd several reonle tidotes (Ges

5 d 6} Fily, h been completely desed by �g7 8 3 (Ge

1 d4 t6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6 6 c3 xa6

e4 Gme 17

xf 8 �xf d6 (0} 9 t39 g3 g 10 �g 0-0 Gme 119 g g

10 �g 0-0 1 1 g5 d Gme 14 h5 Gme 5

0 g5 Gme 169 g7 0 h3 00 11 �g (0} 7

1 a6 Gme 1312 �h2 Gme 12

8 �

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H AP R T H R E E

Fianchetto Variation

1 d4 f6 c5 d5 5 4 cx5 a6 5xa6 g6 6 c xa6 d6 8 g

9 gIn the ely days of the Benko Gbt,

before the development of more sophstcated systems, the fchetto variaton a ver popul counter for Whte Itavod the problem of derng oundith the ng d allos Whte to complete hs development hlst retanng asound postion Hoever, the kngsdefchtto is not much of a chalenge toBlks gbt idea d the lne h edin popularity n recenes

Aer the opening moves Bl cchoose beteen to dstnct pls9 bd7 10 b6 (Ge 18) attemptsto hper Whte by pressng quicklyanst the d-pan; hle aer 9 0-0(Ges 19 d 20) Blak prefers to aatdevelopments Whte c also try varous

i, nclung fchettong both bshops d/or developing the kings knghton h3 These possblties e exned inGame 21 If you have ever ondered hyBlak usually plays 5 g6 n the Benkorather th 5 xa6, yo ll fd theser here It s not just a move-orderqurk but impot ay for Blk tokeep hs optons open

Game 18V d St-Hk

Gan Bunliga 1994/95

1 d4 6 c5 d5 5 4 cx5 a6 5xa6 g6 6 c a6 d6 8 g

9 g g 10 00Recently 10 b!? h become fhion

able, ntedng to trspose to Ge 20er 10. . . 1 1 .10 6

The pont of ths move s to hnderWhtes natural development by pressingagainst the d-pan11 :e1

By f the most popul move n ths

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oston Hee 1 1 b 1 allows Black toegn the gbit pawn immediately via11c! 1 d 13 14 cb 15 e fd7 16 b 17 f3c7 wih equal position in LimaDe laill Leon 1997. 00 1 t4

lk h enoyed fttic ptic eults e the outine 12 e fd7 13 c2c4 1 f (o 1 b3 !) 1 . . 151 16 b3 ce5! 1 7 e5 e5 1 8

e5 e5, when the two bishops pode ll compensation for the pawn.h5

The pl of ching the white bishopediately is a good one for Blk, butso possible is immediate queenside tionith 1 c 13 c 1 d d7ot 14 . 15 c4 c4 16 d2d7 17 b3 a6 1 a, when White is

ell on top Blac h hieved velittle by moving the kings ook to b8..NikolicVagi, aevo 197, contiued 18 . .d 19 c3 f8 20 h3 f5 21 f6 2 b c 23 d e 4 e3d White w in commd) 15 c4c 16 d a6 lk celly reteatsthe bishop to pevent Whie fom gaining

ie with b-b3 d a, in the NikolcVagi efeence ove) 17 h3 (173 c be met by 17...c with counterlay) 17 1 d1 b5 19 c3 b620 g7 �g7 1 e b 22 c3 c323 c3 c 2 b3 e5 5 e3 b with equ position in GyimesiHonos,ungai Te Chpionship 1995. 5

13 d ns into 13 . c. h6 14 c1 t6

foowg gr

Biely we have eached the se position e move 1 1 but with Blksawn on h6 athe th h7, which is asligh concesson 1


15 c7 16 b1 b7 puts pessueon the dpawn, while 15 e fd7 16 cc 17 f de5 1 e5 e5 19 �aS 20 f4 8 1 1 1 2 1c 23 e5 e5 gave Blk sucientpessure to regain the pawn with equalityn Gyimesukic, Mitropa Cup 1995.

1 cThis a isky continuation wheeby

Blk regains his pawn on but leaveshimself open to strong cental pessuefrom White. In ft White oen invests apawn himself in oder to pusue his iniiative If Blk feels neous about followingthis course then a eonable alteative is

15 . .fd7, when White is le slightlyhpeed while Blk maintains the possiblity of . . .c4. rtice h seen 16 c2(o 16 f c 17 c2 18 bc 19 b3 a3 20 d2 �-� GeenfeldAltem, Beersheva 199 1) 16 . . .c 17 d5 1 d5 d5 19 h 0 d17b6 2 1 e4 c7 22 e3 b5 23 e5 c82 b3 (24 ed6 d 5 e d6 is ne

for Blk) 24 ...d 5 d cd 6 ed6d6 7 f3 b8 bc dBlks central pawns gve him edge inV der teenAlterm, Munich 1992.16 e4 xa

In NikolicKotroni, Bled 1991,Blk now h second thoughts d eted his steps with 16 . . .fd7 17 a3 a6.owever, he h now lost f too uch

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time d White quicky ot on top with c c 9 d 0 b cb b b6 b5 Jb7 3 a c c 5 b3 a 6 a a7 Jh3 d Jb d went on to win.17 xa2 xa2 18 e5 fxd5

19 e6

Now we see the ustication o Whiteseie pebuaions with his queensbishop he is now abe to oce seiouswenesses in the bak kinside. thebk pawn wee sti on h6 he would haveno e pobems, but the concessionoced by Wites J5c dance nowtes on e sinicce.

19 a4This immediae eoupin o the blkook is the most ecent t. Othes

a 9 . . .b 0 e h3 h7 Je6 3 e d5 5e e5 6 e3 c 7 c c c3d5 9 e Bk with insucientcompensation o the eche m

P.Nikocedoowic Lucee 99.

b) 9 ..e6 0 e6 d7, seen inGvMtokoukos, Nea Ma 1990, isa ve isky way o Bk to pay, e.. 6 5 h 3 h h7 7 7 5 h 6 6 77 h e 9 d5?unti now Wite h conducted e attkwe, bu hee he bunde 9 winso White) 9 b! (a nty supise o

White 30 b ais to 30 . . . mate)30 h5+ d 31 a d5 3 h3 333 + 3 �h c7 d Bk won.20 h4

t w pobaby moe cuate o pay0 e+ 1 h3 c7 h Jd{this weakens the kinside; bete w .. .6 3 e3 e3 e3 7

5 b! hie eplois the oose position o the knit at b6, captuin thebpawn alows d d b6) 5 . . .a6 e6 6 7 6 e6 c d Bkh my poblems to sove is kinsideis weak d his knihts e eposed on thequeenside in Lev-Elyi, Austri

Te Chpionship 199.20 .d4

Bk immeaely epois he waywd ih on h to he ivae hisok.

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1 xf7+ xf7 22 •c2 g5hite should now have tried 23 f3

c 2 e2 enec). 5?! c4 24 •xc4 xc4 25 xd5 26 a1

hites initiative loos dgerous butis on ng is f from secure.


the centre is more relevt) 19 . . . 202 ' a6 21 a1 a1 22 a1 b6 23 ede 2 e e 25 'e f6 26b8 ' a1+ 27 h2 f8 28 e d 29'c8 c 30 c g7 31 d7 f2 32'e8 h 33 f8+ h7 34 e f 35+ ' 36 g2 37 bc f38 c c 39 d6 ed6 cd6 1-0V WelyVerdier, Mulhouse 1998.12 d1 f8 1 h

13 b3 is perhaps the most critical move. here, e.g. 13 . . .g 1 b2 nowGame 19 a) 1. . .'b 15 h3 ge 16 d2 his is

6 . d7 27 aS+ �h7 28 xf7 f+9 �f1 •xf5 0 xe7 •h+ 1 �e2d 2 �d2 g2 gS+ �g6 4f7+ �f6 0-1

St- Rjk a her eple of the oen repeatedCapablaca Memoal 1994 theme that it is tually Blac who is loo

ing for echges in the Gbit Acceptedvariations of the Beno. Here, however,there is a more specific point, Whitethreatens to trap the bl night with f2-f. Bl now srices a piece in the hope

of tying White up but it proves to be insucien.) 16 . . .c4 17 f d3 18 ed3 cd319 c8 20 db1 c7 21 b6 22a d 23 xd4 d+ 2 �h2 a425 a1 26 a1 b6 27 e3 dWhite w winning in V Wely-Kog,Antwerp 1998.

1 d 6 2 c4 c5 d5 5 cx5 a6 5xa6 g6 6 c xa6 7 g7 8 g 9 g2 d6 1 0 00 d7

ere we see ely ngside cling

by l. This allows White my moreptions. The most common of these is 11c2 d 1 2 d1 (seen here). Whites otherossibilities e considered in he ne ge.11 c2

11 511...b6 is less eective here 12 d1

13 h3 a 1 e b8 15 b1 e8 16b3 d7 17 f c3 18 c3 e2 19e l h regned his pawn but, so on n this type of position, he fnthat the initiative that White develops in

b) 1. . .c8!? (sensiby clearing the way

on he queenside for his major pieces) 15d2 b6 16 h3 e 17 h1 c!? with ave uncle posiion in Mlos-Vemsdj, ao Paulo 1997.1 e8

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T h e Be nk o G ambi t

Followng the faml pl of comnground the bak to exchge off the whteknght on c3. Also possb le s 13 . ..b6 14d2 c4 hs avance s not always a gooddea n such postons the bshop on a6now plays a much reduced role d avenue h been opened up for a whteknght to moeuvre to c6 va d4. Black shopng to create play aganst the whte dpawn but ths rarely ounts to hng Whte h hs own trcks long the e1-5

and h1-a8 dagonals. 14 . . .c4 looks better.) 15 f b7 16 d2 ' a6 17 e3d5 (there s element of desperatoabout ths, but Blak s alrey stuck forsomethng to do) 18 d5 d5 1 dSxdS 20 �xd5 �xb2 21 ' e4 'b7 22 d4e6 23 xg7 exdS 24 'd4 �xe2 25 e3�e8 26 g4 10 Krzy-Deak, Hungary1995.1 .d2 l 1S lS 1 lS iS1 .3 .x3 18 3 i2

Endges lke ths e usually fne forBlak despte the defct of a whole pawn,

the ntatve s usually suffcet to regan he materal. The m danger forBlak comes f he s rushed nto wnnngthe whte c-pawn (or perhaps e-pawn) dthe n hmself stgglng to cope wtha rpt psed a-pawn.19 ' xb2 x2 20 2 8 21 .f1

.xf1 22 xf1 b6 23 2 a4 2

3 2S a3 !

Now the mpendng trck wth ...b3mes that Blk wll nevtably ahevemateral equalty.2 a8 a8 2 td2 l3 28 d1

a2 29 t a 30 t2 x2+ 31

d2 32 2 2 33 �e2 �f8

3 �3 �8 3 � �7 36 �

37 x5 38 �x h 39 f4 � 0

�4 �d %-%

Game 20

Piket-TopalovWijkan Zee 1999

1 f 2 S 3 d S a S

a g l3 .xa l3 .g 8 g3

9 .g2 ld 10 0-0 0-0

11 1

As we saw n the prevous ge themost commo move s 11 'c2, but thssmple rook move h much to recommend t. Whte s plnng to play ratherunaventurously but ve soldly on thequeensde wth b2-b3 d ether d2 or

b2. Blak must be cel to form a constructve pl of counterplay before thewhe posto becomes completely mpeous to attak. A couple of other trese also possble:

a) Wth 11 f4 Whte makes attempt to mmc V der terrens playagainst Heneck (see Ge 18). However,Blk s not oblged to try d che the

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ite bishop ound, eg 11b6 {there oting wrong with the stdd idea o d 8, while 11 herala interesting mes o development ine chetto variation Blk is going tole his queen d bishop on the longigonal to press against the white dn 12 h3 a8 13 e1 b8 1 b3 b715 e e 16 e a1 17 a1 dS1 h6 6 19 d1 e 20 e e 21g d 22 dS+ h8 23 + g8 2

xd6+ h8 2 + g8 26 g+ e6 27e6+ h8 28 + g8 29 e+ h80 + - praggettMohr, Zgreb193) 12 b1 b7 13 e1 c 1 b3d 15 d d 16 d2 h 17xa8 a8 d Blck did not haveenough or the echge in LalicWilder, ohn 1988

b) 11 e1 b6 (or 11 d

128 usu) 12 h3 8 13 b1 e81 c2 hites play is rather psive)14 c 1 d2 16 a1 c3 17bxc3 18 b1 c6 19 e e6 dlk stood very well in peelmtson, London 1981 . . .6

Others

a) 1 1 e8 12 d2 b6 13 b hiteges tk d ms to snu out Blksinitiative on the queenside beore it getsgoing Howver, opening up the positions very dangerous) 13 cb 1 :b c15 e1 c7 16 d c! 17 cb5 b51 b d Black ha regned hiswn with a good ge in Arkellovi, Cappelle la Grde ope 1991

b) 11 db1) 12 c2 b6 (12 b8 seems more

onsistent) 13 d1 (now White is veolid d it is dicult to see what Blkc unde) 13 b7 1 e d7 15 c 16 b! cb 17 b b6 18 b38 19 e2 a6 20 ed 21 x 22 h3 d White w a pawn upfo nothing in BaburinFedorowic,

Fanchtt Vaatn

Frcisco 1997b2) 12 d2!? 8 13 c2 g 1 a

ge 1 e 6 b3 d8 17 d1: 18 e1 ab7 19 c8 20 blk must always be w o this moveHere he may have thought it to be impossible White will now lose the epawnHowever, the more relevt eature o theposition is the dynism that the whitequeenside pawns now quire) 20 cb21 c8+ c8 22 b e2 23 c6

b1 2 b1 c 2 dc6 26 a 27 b7 d 28 c7 d White wclose to winning, in komorokhinElisev,t Petersburg 19961

Or 12 d7 (perhaps the patient12 c7 would be better) 13 d2 1c2 hite is well pled to meet thiscentral counter d it does not tu out

well or Blk) 1 de6 e6 16 3 d 17h e5 18 e e 19 h6 e8 20d1 21 e d 22 e3 de 23 e6 ed cxd 25 g5 e5 26 e1d6 27 bd1 d White w a pawne with a good position in LevVerdier, Frce 19981 . . .a

Agn the eible 12 c7 should beconsidered1 a4 Was

4 h4Blk h driven the white knight out

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The Be n ko Gamb i t

py n 4 i i s srpsingy icr im me ng o is1 4 Jb8 1 5 b2 bd7 1 6 a 1

Tis s ypic wie play fr is vain e is in n ry eloi e eapwn inse cncenes n mngis psiion reprf1 6 e5 1 7 c2 Jab7 1 8 Jfd 1 a71 9 f1 e8

Tpalv is rece reing werwever, 1 c4 is me y 0 4! (n 0

bc4 c4 1 7 b7 wc is fner B) 0 4 1 5 Wiewins e ecge20 e4 Jb6

21 d2Agin Wie is ncncee u vng is pieces psivey pe e is pwn p is eemine o epriveB cneces efore mvings imsef21 d7 22 xg7 �xg7 3 f3 ef624 e4 J 25 xa6 xa6 26 c4

We h e psn gns he

Ben e nw meves cely eec he vce e526 b6 7 fd2 fd7

I is sll cl f Whie foce epe bu he now ns he ecllen pl sgng he k oo fom b428 a3 f6 2 c3 7 30 c2J4b7 31 c4 �g8 32 f3 Ja8 33 Jbb6 34 e3 xc4 35 xc4 J 36

e5 dxe5 37 xe5 b7 38 d6 xf3 39Jf1 e4 0 dxe7 xe5 1 xe5 Je442 Jd2 Je8 43 c4 Je6 Jxf6 1 0

Game lsasD Ia Va

Pamp oa 998

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5bxa6 g6 6 g3

Fr we 6 b3 g7 7 8 g3

w rege qe ecen lne gnse Ben I B nw cpues on 6wi e isp Wie c cmpee vepmen wi g, 3, f4d o e ure w cnenceHwever, e fllwng pl h pu heie f cmmssn fr he8 6! g b7, eg

) 10 e4 e6 (10 + 11 c3 b4 1e b5 is s rive fr B) 11e (11 e6 e6 1 f3 xe4! is a nicerp, eg 13 g7 g7 14 e4 f6 157+ 7 Bc w winning inMcme, Prs 18) 11e5 1e5 4 13 d5 14 d5 xd5 15 e8 B s ver wel in cenmn-Mnvc, Bie 18

) 10 3 4 11 x 1 5 13 6 14 e4 c7 15 e1 c8 gin Bl a fne pson nlssnConqes, Goe 166 g7

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7 gn nteestng t fo te s ubas

essve 7 d6, eg 7 (7 + ssy fo Bl 8 d a6 de7 b7 f3 e4 11 c3 b 1 e4 a d e7 14 g5+ e6 15 3+ f5 d 17 d a6 18 e4 dte e ve peces pusung te ng uba-m, Beeeva4) 8 g a6 f4 c6 10 de7e7 11 d6 (ts does not wo out fo

e but te poston got away fomi yway Bl w plnng d7 t ecellent play fo te pawn)fd5 1 dS d6 13 7+ d6 b 15 d a 16 c57 d Bl w wnnng ely nt-g, yngby 188 7 d6 8 l3

8 f3 xa6 s lely to tspose

o noa nes, ut n tis eplete a a deent idea mnd bd7 10 e 1 3 (y delayngc3 te s tng to foce s opponen commt mself but e s wtng toouc me fo ts to gve y cce of vtage) b6 1 e4 fd7 13 c3c4 14 f b6 15 c ce5 16 e5

e5 17 8 18 a6 a6 1 dc4 wt good play fo te pawn

seev-fm, t etesbug 58 l7

typcal teme n te vaatons wee


te plays gg3 b eys f3 s Bl c gan goo play y ecaprnon a6 not wt te bsop u w oe pece usually te ng possbly te oo Two epes e

a) 8 a6 f3 0 6 d c7 (e ng goo psstes fom s sque: ee s geate pessue nst te pawn n 5 5ecgng o e ey efener tes queensde, is also n e ir)

b d7 13 c a6 4 8 5 b7 lac s we conate, so Wdecdes oe b te pawn n reto egn e intaive) 6 b3 c 7c3 dS 1 8 c b5 ens bng te bsop oun o c6 nipessue on te long diagonal) e4 c70 c6 4 4 c e5 3 ecb4 4 b4 wi a ace psi

ion n LBsenPCn Bie ) 8 00 3 7 0 00 6

e g4 3 ge5 3 6 4ec4 15 c4 c 6 6 7 e4 a4 ls pay demonsaes a ypcateme n e Ben Gb W sencouaged to avce n te cenre Bl opes a e w b ae cpe

wt e sau i ae e e eplot weanesses n e wte cp) 8e5 c3 c3 7 0 c4 a4de5 e5 e6 3 4 4 edS 5 c5 c8 Ba gplay in ivnarvsey eMse 179 f3 lb6 1 0 0-0 xa6

Agn we see te o ecape n

Ts s ceanly a og way o play Bl oen opts fo a setp wi a7(o a6), comne w 7 W ganst te cet e seeps slgtly moe ebty y avingte queens ng on 6 ate c7(e a6) om b6 te ng cclenge ies qeens ig wi a4, but c4 s als possiiiy

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Th e Be nko Gambi t

1 1 e4 b 1 g5 00 13 c1 h6I e wie isp reres eier e3

r en ...c4 crees cnerpy rm B. Wie erefre ps ece immeiely pes ween e ngsie.1 4 xf6 xf6 1 5 d �h 1 6 fe1as 1 c

1 . . .xc3Tis s ie er ne ese

dis ecisins were Bc is verys ren e i pwn. I wpry eer, ceiny mre esin r Wie, cnine wi e emic 17 .. .4 i 18 1 en

18 .. .c8, pnin ...c5c4 .. .cS.18 bxc3 lc4 19 •e a4 0 h4 a61 d1 b5 e5 xa 3 xaxa 4 exd6 exd6 5 h5

B meri eqiy cmpeely s e iniiive. Tis ge is perfec epe wy B ms cncenre irs d rems n syin ive in e Ben n wrryin ver

mc reinin e i pwn.5 . . . a 6 b3 b8 hxg fxg6

8 e6Te 6- 6-pwns e we e

n is ver epse. Wie ce ve.8 . . .a1+ 9 �h b 30 lh le5 31xe5!

Tis is scrce rm Wie

wic enes im py r win lie ris. Once is qeen ecmes ivee wi wys ve e pin f prpe cec.3 1 . . .dxe5 3 d c4 33 c 4 dx 35 dB• xg 36 •e+ �g8 3e8+ �g 38 �xg b1 39 e+ �g840 •e8+ �g 41 •xg �f8 4 •f!

Ilesc ses is wy ere. Te espl, e imse pins , is 42"6+ �e8 43 "e6+ �8 4 "S+ �c7

45 c �8 46 3 wen e wien is we eened p eenceed r e pwn vce p e.4 . . .�e8 43 lf3 c1 4 • xe 7 45•d �e 46 c �f 47 •f8+ e648 ld �d 49 f+ �c8 50 x

�b 51 d �b8 5 d8+ �b 53•d+ �aS 54 e8+ �b 55 e+ �b6

56 • �c 5 •c �b 58 •b�c 59 •e

B nw ce een cnsecive cecs n ny ses is wy.

59 . . .�b65 .. /c8 w ve ep B in e

e, Wie visy very cces.0 8+ 1 0

eny i is ver 60 . . .�c5 60 ...�5 lw cisive ni fr n 3 wile 60 .. /�6 61 S+ es

cecme.

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umma pl w b7 10 b6 ppes be fn fr Bl T mn lin f Ge8 is g wy fr Bl ply fr cmplcns, b r er wys fr Bl scre ecen cneply sc 1 c4 00 10 7, n e r ,ss leve e slgly eer, especly f e cses mv 1 1 b 1 Blc ens ply ve crly cree cnrces gns Wies ver sli scr In vew f s, my We plyers e swcng 10 b1!?, ping fr rssin s lne er 10 1 1 Te pls w bb3 r elyng f3 ve ir y If Blc ws w s ng, e c ply fr vng gnss

1 d4 f6 2 c c5 3 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 5 bxa6 g6

6 c36 g3 Game 21

6 .ba6 7 f3 g7 8 g3 d6 9 g2 00 b7 10 0-0 b6 Game 18

10 00 7 (O 1 1 c11 b1 Game 20

1 a5 (O Game 19

1 0 0 0 1 1 'a5

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CHAPTR FOUR

4 cx a6 6

1 d4 f6 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5b6

Over he yes my een sysemshve een evepe cnerc he

e mi sme wich veeven es r me een hie reis sy ee nvveWhe hging n he pwn n eemne hn r pyng qc c 5 6 hweve h n peensnsws eher f hese mehs We smre r ess nwegng h hee is rene penng ecines emp gn g vgeIse he seers he ge in cnesh he hpes w se mre ngermprems r he secn pyer

A rs sgh ppes h hs s is sregy I s B w gn he vges f e Ben whhving g pwn weve

cs qeense py s y hehpere y e pwn n 6 f e sn ce Whe c gn srgeh he eens wng Whe w hen eree prse he nve n e cenre n he ngse wh hvng es cncee hs ppnens cnerpy n he ppse wng

en pyers e en se ee

pyng ng-erm g se enng vcs we nsauTs sw mevng ge my ne he

Bc h vs mehs f engwh s ppch Ges 6 see Bry fwng nm Ben ste whe Ge 7 B ws ne cene w 5 e nce Fny nGe 8 B mes py f vng hs sp w 5 d a6

Game K . Ggvalv

E ite 99

1 d4 f6 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a 5b6 xb

5 6 eseng he pn f ngecpue s seen n Ge 5 wee5 s cnsee n Ge 6

c3 f3 8 4 The mmeae 9 s e subj fGe 3 9 c4 s seen n Ge 4nceny he mve f ege w 4f3 5 cx5 6 6 6 x6 7c3 g7 8 e4 9 e 6 s een me pses00 1 0 d

Ths s f heme n se v

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of the Benko here hte declnes n hte h dentfed poerle for the kns knht on c4 dtn to tsfer t there On c4 theh perfoms to usel nctons tnds the lnerle b2sque hleon the potentl ee vce10 l7

lk prepes to meet c4 th ret of the quen folloed by b611 0-0

nste c4 c7 2 f4 b6 ve locl respons to Blkspt to exche knhts Th htecs e the more valule d so hte

ppy to retre for the moment, evenoh the knht s not deally plced on Ply contnue 3 4 4 6 6 xa6 6 b7 7 c b3 9 fe 20 6 t my appern that hte s prepd to ve ths bshop for knt but t s loy ounded Athouh the poston se hch ttonly fvou the

hop th pn stcture s qute rdd n such stuons the knhts c of operate more eectvly th bshopse her coue of ths e ndcates Aterms judment n mn thche excellent.) 20 6 2bd 22 c2 e6 23 d2 e 24 3 h 2c2 ex 26xd xd 27 xd e6 2fd lks centr bre h merely le

cxb 5 a 5 b

hm th ek pan on d6) 28 de829 d h4 0 2 d4 1xd6 d6 2xd xe4 'b d hte soon wonn AlteAdam, Cap dAde 994 b8

Blk h two n ltetve here:) c7 12 4 13 d 4

c4 1 4 b 6 b f6 7 fb 18b6 d7 19 e xb6 20 xb6d7 slhtly better for hte nGeoev-Adms, Yrev Olymp

996b) Hoever, Blk obtned ood plyn Fre Nlsen-Plhet, Rvk obot 99, th de borroed fromthe Mode Benon, e e! 2 h1! c4xc4 4 xc4 4 b 1 h16 b4 7 d d7! 1 b7 9x4e 20 f 2 f4xd 22 xde4 wth tv poton

1 c4It may be beter to ply 2 4, tn

for Blk to decl h ntentons befordecdng whethr or not o pl tknht on c4 For xple, er 12 'c1 b4 th h trspose toRoersest n the notes to hthth move n the ne mn e, wch

w fvourble for hte1 . . .c7

f4hte lne up for a b push n the

centre but th pl fl to crt rou

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Gambi

diculties for Blk A better pproh the more restrned 4 tryin to

et to rips ith the queenside e b 4 e �d2 6 4b7 7 b6 c7 �4 9 xx 20 �xd7 �xd7 2 b6 xb6 lkmust t quickly before is opponent consolies ith �c) 22 b6 �xb2 2 b1�f6 24 f �b 2 fc b7 26 �c�xc 27 xc xb6 2 h b 29 b2d 0 cb f f4 d 2 d1 ll

eirhirov Amsterdm 99 b eThe hite bishop is not idly pled

on f4 be seen from the vrition 4e e! d2 e 6 dxe6 e6 7 ��d4 ith uncle position 4 e8 exd exd •d2

6 e preventin the kniht exche in comes into considertion,but hites piecs e then rther kdly pld x 7 xc f 8 fe g4

Blks pieces e no hmoniously

developed d he h eve reon to viethe ture ith condence 9 ad d 0 g f 2 e2

Not 2 h f4 hen Blk stormsthrouh on the nside 22 b g7?

Toplov possibly concentrtin toomuch on his on inititive llos poerl srfce er hich the hite posi

tion comes to life The best pl theprophylic 22 h! sidsteppin yfrom the dnerou dionl, e 2h e 24 �xeS+ e! d Blk stdsvery ell

2 xd!Georiev is le d spots hi s chce to

th inittv2 xc 2 •f4 d8 2 e7

hite srce h reled ll the ener in his position ith his to rookscontrollin the centrl les d his tivebishop pir hite h excellent compenstion for the piece2 f 2 c5 b7 27 xb7 e

This is rther desperte lun fromToplov, but er 2 �xb7 2 �e7!hite ins th blk queen Blk ouldthen hve sucient compenstion inpurey mtrl terms but his forces e sodisorised tht thy prove ey prey forthe rpt white queen the folloinvritions sho 2 xe7 29 d6+ 7 (or29 0 �7+ c d the

bishop on c oes) 0 dxe7 1+ �ff6 2 c7 d hite threens bothblk bishops el promotion ithe+28 d �h8 29 •f xh2+ 0 e •d xb7 2 •xb7

A blo in th ir Blk crees threto check on h but the hite kin simplyoes to e2 d thre is no folloup

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33 d7 f 5 5 d le5 d5

te dely vods Blk lt tp: 36 d1 mte3 . xc 7 bxc g7 8 e g5 9b 1-0

cxb5 a 5 b

to Roe-et, ydey 1999: 10f3 1 1 e2 bd7 12 b 13 d2 b414 c4 e 1 ' c2 ' 7 16 f6 17d2 c7 1 h4 b 19 h wth tottk) 10 4 'b7 1 c4 d7 12 3'b4 13 ' d3 b 14 xb+ b 1. 'xb5+ 'xb5! 16 .xb5 .a6 7 f3 lb8 18

Game c3 .b4 9 �e2 0 d Blk hKnaak-Herneck hieved a ve dangerous gbit position

Bad autebg 99 i Qutii-Hoffm, M del Plt 1995, _ imply by followig ome yi by

1 d4 lf 2 c c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a 5b xb c g 7 e

e ely vce of the -p th 7a4 teet Ae 7 d6 Blkd py ' b7!, wth m py to e ote, th pcul potote c meet b4 wth 9 d2! , the b-pw tboo7 d

fee 4 llow Blk to equlty

y n h quee to b4 fom whee tpt the hoou development of

te pece The follow explee tve 7 (lo poble themedte dployme of the whte quee 4, e ' b4 9 d3 7 10 e2 1 1 e6 12 exdS 3 exdS bd7 4c2 e d Bk h comfoleto Glek-oez, Gem Bude 1990) 9 ' b4 (the te 9 ' c7 ed hte to buld up pom po-

llec Infotor !8 . . .g7 9 d2 7

10 lc4O 10 e2 1 1c4 (the moe fex

ble 11 tpoe to the pevou me) ' d 12 f4 b6 13 e3 e14 0-0c7 1 4 16 d2 6 17 fd1b h4 xe2 9 xe2 e! 20 dxe6xe6 d Blk h ood ply thehevyweht ecoute Gefd-vchuk,Bele 199 0 . . c7

Hee too Blk my do bette to leve

the c7-que fee fo h k ht the Gelfd-vchuk exple bove,e 10 'd 1 1 e2 b6 12 e3 wth blced poto utov) e2 b 2 e 00 a5 0 a 5 xa xa d2

hte ply vey mply, concett o elmnt the dym fomthe blk poto

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o Gambi

1 6. . .aa8 17 c1 d7 1 8 b 6 1 9 cxc 20 bxc exd5 2 exd5

Whte ow h plet vte he h more pe d the blk pw o d d6 e ueul tet21 . . .f8 22 c2 g 2 h 5 2 f5

lk t to ply tvely (Benko plyer oen do, eve when t pproprte, here), but th jut veWhte her entry pot lo the efile(epecly e6) 25 g5 f6

26 bWhte h the vte on both de

of the bod f Blk now ply 26 x27 x he c mnme h dvteo the kn wn but Whte c thewtch to pl of b d c d emphe h uperorty on the queende

26 f7 27 e6 8 28 f 29fe1 x+ 0 x b8 1 c g7

Th loe t once but xc xc, ntedn f6, w lo rther uppetn2 e8+ 7 6 10

Game 4EpshK .Ggv

Germa Buiga 997

d f6 2 c c5 d5 b5 f g 5cxb5 a6 6 b xb6 7 c d 8 A we hve ee, the w vce o

Whte -pw oen well met by n

vo on the bque by the blqueen, e 8 4 7 9 b4 0 4b7 1 1 e4 12 d2 d7! 1

b! h very ntctvemoment whch tell u much out BenkoGbt trtey or both plyer n theopenn Whte h choen wth themove b-b6 to byp the oppountyof nn pwn n order to keep the

queende cloed Wth th moeuvre,Georev more or le obln hte tocpture h -pwn, n order to force openlne on the queende A the e develop we ee tht Blk doe ndeed enerteh fl queende preure) 4 bbd7 xbS b 16 xb c7 7 6(or 7 4 e6!?) 7 8 8 ereWhte eem to hve me tremendou

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e comped th norml enkoere h pn ould tll be bk on ehele the hte queende va he cted eknee n thtr d Geoe no llly explotee) . .6 9 e2 e 20 4 d21 b c7 22 e2 xb2 23 xb2 xb224 d Blk ent on to n nVaely.Geoe Gonnen 994a . .g7 9 c o-o 0 00 g Wb

hte opt unusul pl hopn

e the ht to Blk on the queen Hoee th e conrm tht trte doubleded t bet k e ntul ply on tht n.11 . . .lfd7! 2 ld2 Wxb axb lb

e1

. . .c8!

Blk oup h pece ery eecely d c ey thnk out ne ntte. f l8d7 a :e 7 d b7

18 a leb 9 lc lxc 20 bxc

.c 2 b b 22 lxb xb 2 d

Blk h heed de Benko po

n d he n't een pn don! d2 b2 2 a2 xb 2 c2 bb8

xa x 28 xa d

lthouh mter equl d there e pn mbalce poton lke the cult fo hte ho heknee on c4 e4 d f2.

4 cxb5 a6 5 b6

29 b :as 0 e1 f

The clc enko ende hru g a2 2 b a c2 7 4

�g2 c h xe 1 xe 1 c 7

b xc 8 h fx 9 xe b7 4

f d hxg hxg 42 �f2 xd 0-1

Game 25I .Sokoov-Fries Nielsen

Torshavn 1997

1 d lf 2 c c d b cxb a6

b d

Th moe mple tht p toecpture the pn on b6 t te knmoeue b7(x)b6 d l lve hqueen on d for the momn Howvrth pl qute comm d lowhte to force om concon lc lbd7

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l, hen h ped pn d tve ll quckly decd th

.xc 27 dxc xd2 28 xe7 dxb2 xc7 bS 0 b

h tremendou tvty of the htec rnder th blk poon hopele30 c b7 cS 2 d xb7 xcS c 7 4 d 0

nt fnh The blk n nctd d 4 xc6 llo 5 mt

Game 6SaaVa ly

M iie 997

1 4 f 2 c c d b 4 cxb a b c g7 7 d S f 00!?

provoctve ltetve t o xb6,hn the tdrd lne of G 222. lk doe not hurry to ren h p,

cxb5 a 5 b

keepn h pn pn9 b3

Whte tre to mke t lhly mre dffcult for lk t rn th b pnd, ncdentlly, thrten 10 b nnnt nc An ernv t pl 92, 9 bd 10 4 ( 10 00 xb611 1 4 12 h xf 1 f d 14c2 c 15 2 16 b1 c4 1 c5 d lk h fn ply n TrMr, O 1990) 10 11 0-0xb6 12 4 lck l ndpy r h php btter h d 12 4 plnn fd d c5c4) 1 d2 4 14 fe1 c 15 h xf

16 c4 1 c2 6 1 b5 5 192 b4 20 d2 d 21 b 22d1, n hkdhrov, Tlbur 199lck h hv bn v ctv bthy hv n chevd yhn concMhl Wht h crdnd hforc d pl t vc h f2f9 . . b7 0 d2 7 c4

For th momn the b6pn oldly

protected, but mple mtter frlk o recpture h h fllonmouvre . . .a 2 a d2 xb 4e aS b

f Whte er led cupl ormov h ould b bl tr lkqueend prn d n h dvt Hv, V Wly pply

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d eches se piecs

1 5 a6 1 6 00An ternative idea wh cnsiderin is

1 , eetin 1b5 with 1b5 tkeep re cntrl n the queensideHwever er 1 fd with ide fe5 d c5c4 lak h ul aquatcunterplay1 6 . . .xb5 1 axb5?

1 b5 wuld have prseed a sallplus fr White acrdin t V Wl1 . .a4 1 8 c2 d 19 a3 fb8 20fa1

20 . g4lak cntinues with the wellwn

enk strate f echn pics21 xg4 xg4 22 h3 d 23 xa4xb5 24 c3 xa3 5 xa3 d7 d1 c8

The st f a clevr rerupi

neuvr which l rins his ihtint th h f th whit piin2 c3 a 28 xg x7 9 e3b5 30 a4 c 31 b3 3 xb8xb8 33 c4 b 34 f3 8 35 h536

3 . . 5

Aain we see this tpi ndths3 e1 fx 38 fx c8 39 e3 g a f8 41 e5 h6 42 ?

eira ust ha rpl this ls a pan nh Hwver evn ar th prr ed ed 4 d Whit ul h hi

wrk cut ut t defend hi pitin areither 4 f r f42 . f3+ d1 xe5 g 7 45c1 7 b7 d 7 b1 g

lk nw h nl t tie hisqn d the white psitin il cehplss49 b3 h 50 b2 f8 5 a3 f3 52

a4 g 53 a2 e5 e8 55c e2+ 5 a3 e 57 a 58b2 59 a3 lf5 0 c xh 0-1

ame atRht

man Bunliga 99

1 f 2 c c5 3 d5 b5 cxb5 a 5

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b6

i i a v oca count to b6 m pobm wth 6 bxa6 Bk n up a pawn down do qut nat nouh pay to u bit H, howv, B tat h wi mot cny ain w on b6, o hy no count in nt?6 c3

htfod 6 dx6 6 7 7 8 f xb6 9 2 d houd not Bk wth too my pobm6 .xd5

oth way to tat th potion i

b7, 7 4 xdS 8 xdS d6 9 a4 10+ bd7 11 h (A Bk w inviy at pu aant th pawn on t y th fqu bin a po for i ht A 11 f 1 0-0 1 b xb6 14 4 8 y n Bao-v,dih Chponhp 1994, 1 c7 16 xc7 xc7 7 h6 18

d 19 d2 f6 20 6 6 214 6 d Bk wnt on to wi)7 12 1 1 xb6 14 f48 1 b 6 f6 17 4 S a2 d ht h a ma d iov-Zuo, ijk Z 19977 xd5 x5 8 x5 c 9 f3

mot ttn mov A 9 Sb6 10 7 10 x7 x7 11

c x b 5 a 6 5 b 6

xa8 Bk c it ta a daw wi11 xb2 12 d1 c+ 1 d2 + ot fo mo wth 12 d!?, pnin totap qun wit b7 d 0-0, inZHnc, Nurbu (pi 1990,9b8

Ti mov o b ft 7 (9 b7 d xb6 aomt by 10 ) 10 Wit qur imp oition vta, 10 0011 x6 dxc6 12 xd8 xd8 1 f6

(1 b8 14 b7 xb7 1 d2 f6 16 b1c8 17 b w ao vy pt fot in Kumaitn, Oah12) 14 d2 b8 1 6 16 cx 17 xcS d 1 8 xa6 x 1 1d5 20 b7 d it wt on to wi LputiAnadiv, v 111 0

Th dict mov i t mo popu,bu hit two or imo rnativ

a) 10 d2 7 (10 xb6 11 SxS 12 xS+ 7 1 c f6 wi

unc poition in DvFominyh,Et 199, i ot way for Bk topay) 1 1 c 12 4 xb6 (12 d4!?1 xd4 b7 14 b cxd4 1 xd4x4 16 xa6 f6 17 i itrin , w B oud pay i bity wit 17 d bcau t awon b6 povd oo ton 17 x?!18 1 4 19 a4 d5 0 i D

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Gambi

oonkin, Rui Chpionhip, Eita 1996) 1 c4 b4 14 d 6

d6 16 c6 17 f4 with a ma pu fohit in Dv-Fominyh, aikop 1998.b) f6 xc6 dxc6. hit

opt a ty th povd ucc inth not to Bk ninth mov abov, buth th pnc of th qun m iti fo Bk to nat countpay intu fo th pawn wan

b1) A 1 7 1 •6 6

Bk ha two(!) a tmpi mpd toLputi-Annadiv xp abov in th Andn-B, Copnhan 199

b) 1 7 1 14 xb6 6 16 a4 d8 d Bh ood tivity in V y-Gfd,Cap dAd 1996.1 0. . .e7 1 1 00 1 00

h immdiat 12 h (o 1 dxb6 1 c b4) i pobaby bt mby . . .xb6 which wil mot iytpo bk to th main in Inta1 .. .d4 wokd out bay in Giovmiaio, Cappl la Gd opn1998, .. 1 xd4 cxd4 14 xb6 1b b7 16 4 bd8 17 b f6 181 d hit h a c pu.

1 . .xbAn ativ i 1. . .a.

hi h bn n onably on inptic but it i a ittl upiciou Blk

i dcntiin hi foc. tic h

n 1 d xb6 14 h d (14. . .1 1 ity favou hit, wi

14 . c4 ud a co in immIc, ik Z 997, viz. 1 ic2b 16 f 17 18 d6 1h d it won iy, d 14. . m v icia, 1 8 d c6 17 f 18 1 b7 19 ic8 0 d d w und pu in LovoiFominy, K199) d c6 16 tati

16 1 xb 17 c x i a pcuativ bit which bd in V y, Ayi 1994 18 xd 6 19 d4 0 c4 1 xd4 xc c xd8 xh6 4 c6 xc4 db7 -1. Howv, thi who in mayb ndd dubiou by 16 xd whicmain untd main point i ta16 . 6 17 h6 xd a B in bitoub a t cunnin 8 f1!, intndin 18 xd 9 x7) 16 6 17 h6 f18 b b4 19 xb4 xb4 1 fd1 6 d B w compty iconto d wnt on to win in BnninmiRo, i Z 99.1 3 h5

A t ow b Bk do hav

tim fo 1 . , .. 14 f4 b7 1d xc4 16 bxc4 6 17 d c6 18 f with comfoa quaity m

Avh-B, Goninn opn 1991 3. . .d6

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5 t n th hhy thoc

n ncd) 14 d1 6 1 x6 6 16 4

d Bk okay, .. 17 d2 (o 17 x 18 x 19 d4 20 f8 21 4 22 h4 ll G.Goo, Ampava 199 17 . . . c8 xc8 19 c d4 20 d2 c4 211 f wth qty n Vyzmavnif, Novobk 199.

) 14 b 6 1 x 16 x 17 d b4 18 b1 f6 19 x8 20 f4 d8 21 d1 d Bkd w n V y-V, Capdd 1996. . bg 1 5 xg5 We8 1 6 f4! 4!

.. attmpt to ba ot nto ay wo nd. Lat v thn von whch p th

fo ht 17 x x 18 19 b d8 20 1 b7 2 1 fJ 22 f2 bd6 2 f 2 24 2+ 2 x 26 xc. ae1 e6 3 f6

1 . .x? f too ky, .. 19 620 6 dx {20 . . . 21 ) 21 x 22 f6 d7 2 d ht wn. h4 Wf

k wod t hav bn fn . 6 20 4, focn nd). 3

4 c x b 5 a 6 5 b 6

20 5h nata-ookn p of ndmn

n th wt qnd pawn too ow.Bk m tk on onc wth 20 . . .c4,wh a 21 bxc4 xc4 22 c8ht btt b Bk h am.21 e3 22 x4 5

Unfonay focd 22 . . .cxd4? 2 24 xd4 chn.23 W3 cx4 24 bxa4 c4

Lat dmonat h foc of

h ntatv wth h foown vaaton 24 .. .x 2 f4 h6 26 hx 274 7 28 f2 6 29 xd4 c6 0 bd od wn.25 f4 h6 26 fxg5 hxg5 2 h4 x3 28Wxd3 xh4 29 f4 We6

30 Jxh4Both d hav hattd pawn bt

ht h a on d h kn mch . two fto combn ov hm a wnnn poon.30 b 31 Wx4 Wxa2 32 Wx6 g33 W Wx5 34 ex5 J8 35 4

g 36 e6 f 3 f4 x5 38exf g 39 6f5 d1+ h2 g641 42 n 12 6f22d6 f+ g6 45 g3 2 46 f483+ 4 1f3 5 g h5

Now ha ht h dvn th bkkn o h d of bod, tocat c that wch hp hm tocdna h poon.

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Gambi

9 8 50 d+Not 0 xa4 h+ h4 2 h8+

d th ook ot5 3 5 4 53 f 1A f d7 4 xd7 xd7

6 7 + 4 8 2ht iy

ame 8GfshtMa

Givayim 18

1 f c5 3 d5 b5 cxb5 a 5b a5

h a cv, but unfounaty

omwhat awd da B p a quc a6 whch th uuay foow th patt of th ct by hdvon, ht pay 2-4, mti . wth h woud m to ba ood tad fo Bk h h poiton typc of th bit vaon butwthout o th apaw Howv, youy t omthn fo oth ch

d thi a ood xp. Bk pt up a ot of tm d ht c putth to ood u wth quck cta tvityc3

oowing diagram

f3h wok w nouh but th

oth way th ht c t to puh

thouh qucky in th cnt h foow vaton v da of how dou th n c b fo Bk

a) 7 4 8 d6 9 b7!? (tthtfod 9 tpo to tma ) 9 10 f4 6 f htp a vot cotuatio whch poby pf to th qut 11 dx6 62 f d7 2 xb7 4 dx 1x c8 6 4 7 7 6 18c4 7 9 d2 c6 20 d htw ony hty btt Bnnkmi-Kadanov, Nw Yok 199) x2 dxS 4 4 xd xb7 1a d7 6 f4 c4 7 6 6 8 c7+

<7 19 xc4 d+ 20 <2 d ht wwnnn n Rmncho, ad992

b) 7 f4 d6 (7 xb6 8 6 oomo to th pot B coud o typadop ttic wit 7 6 8 f 79 4 1 0 1 1 8, but th12 b i hd to mt) 8 f bd7 9b7!? b8 0 4 1 1 xf b6 12

dx dS 4 ht h v to itiv) 14 d7 1 8 16 xdS xd 17 c2 xb7 18xh7 c4 9 (19 x8 2d d+ 2 1 i a daw, utt t mo d ht 9 6 20 f2 7 21 h 22 1d7 2 6 dS 24 1 d hit oowo i iawZuo, Moo

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io 1994. . 6 8 xf 9 xf g6

owv Bk t to dvop, thinaton of "4( +) d ont awkwd to mt, . 9 . . .bd7 10'a4xb6 1 1 dx 12 x

12 .. ."a (12 . d8 1 "b4 14 "c6g 1 2 7 16 d6 6 17 "c7 a 181 d 12 ."b4 1 "c6 b8 14 d27 1 c4 both cy favouab tot cod to ky) 1 18 14 "b7 1 h4 "b 16 "c6 "b6 17 "xc6 18 xc6 c8 19 b8 20ab5 21 dx6 6 22 f4 2 ad t ntatv ptd nto th

n Ln-mn, Bn 1997.1 a!7? t uhd. Bk h to t

10 . fd7 11 dx 12 x "xb6 1g5 7 14 xd7 xd7 1 1 f6 16

4 cb5 a 5 b

c but t a ath unaptn. e5 dxe5 2 xe5 xb6 3 g5

3 dht ay wn, ..

1 .. ."xb2 14 b1 "xc 1 6 o1 . . ."a 14 1 "b7 1 6 6 16c4! 7 17 1 f8 18 h4 d ht

won y n bk-buch, Aviv 1994.4 xf6 xf6 5 c6 c8 6 e g5 7 f4 1 8 la7 b8 9 g3 f3 20d d8 2 lc c7 22 lxb8 lxb8

22 .. ."xh1+ 2 2 "xdS 24 "xd7+xb8 mntan mata quaty, but thtumph v ho-vd 2

"d8+ 26 c8+ th bk qun ot.23 xa x6 24 b x5 5b7+ c6 26 7+ c 27 c+ b528 b7+ a4 29 a 0

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Th e Benko Gambit

Summr5 b6 i quite a tricky ine for Bk to fe. The viation where Bk imply concentre on regaining the gbit pawn, either immediatey with 5 . . .xb6 or a moeuvreinvoving .. .bd7 d . . .xb6 eem to eave White with good chce of edge Bc inte t d mix it up a little with the critic S . . e6, een in Ge 27 In thce White gn a ue initiative, but if Bk c weather the torm he h good ongte chce. Thi i perhap where Bk payers houd concentrate their eo S . .. d ...�a6 i a highy inventive idea but, on the evidence currenty avae, White getstoo tive, too quicky.

1 d4 f6 2 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 b6

5 . . .'xb6S . . d6 6 c3 bd7 7 a4 a Game 25

S . . g6 6 c3 �g7 7 e4 d6 8 f3 0-0 Game 26

S . . .e6 6 c3 exdS 7 xdS xd5 8 xdS c6 9 f3 () Game 27

S . . 6 c3 �a6 8 f3 Game 28

6 c3 g6 lf3 7 8 e4 d6 ( DJ 9 e29 d2 bd7 10 c4 Game 23

9 �c4 Game 24

9 . 0-0 1 0 ld2 (DJ Game 22

9lf3 .d6 1 0 d2

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C H AP T ER FIV

4 cxb5 a6 5 e3 g6

1 f6 2 c d b 4 cxb a6 3 6

t t mov 3 Wht s tng arnt mtod of ptng t gb

pawn As hav sn, t tng by d ftto aatons bot avr dabks d t Wts to pusu a mo noma dvopt l odng on to t orpawn

t t nstnt of Bakplayer hn th ns th bg o popuat n th 190s d tns a pft rspta ount tots sstm Hov, Bk nds o at h s dong As s t mtng my of Whts ss usuaatons anst th Bnko, natuas d ps on sp dstr Nvss, th a modst ount ofwork Bk vntur t

n ky to Bks statgy s yr t 7-6, thout tng tm t mov d76 h s not vt t bk poston Bk ps to mt6 t x6 n foo upt d7 anng a stong nt d pay fo hs ps Wht on ts t ts p t a tmy d6

{ar dx6, x6), bt vn thn Bak gnat good otrpay

ame

K .G gvRgsBiel Inte ona/ 1

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c 3 d b 4 cxb a6 e3 g6 6 c3 a4 00 8 a

W nvaaby ms y movt t qns rook n ths vaton odr o rv t prssu o t aT atat so f3 b7 9 b 1 ssn G 1, w 4, tng todo tot rook mov, s t subt ofG 33sb7

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Gmbi

e6Ths s much moe common th the

mmedate captue 9 b but ths movema, n f, be moe cuate The ponts that, b makn the captue on b atonce, Blk depves hte of the possblt of tn bk wth the apawn (10b? x 11 bx ) d thus ansmoe feedom of ton fo hs pecestc pla h boe ths sessmentout, e 10 xb e6 1 1 e6 e6 1 d6

1 3! (t s natual to double thewhte fpawns d ween hs knsde,but 1 e4 s also possble see BueAlbu n the Intoducton) 13 3 c8

14 (ae 14 e e8 1 3 d 16 c6 1 f4d6 18 4 f 19 h3 c4 0e4 dxe4 1 xe4cd4 d1 b8 Blkh pomsn countepla n MonR, Dubln 1993) 14 e8 1 3 c616 e4e 1 f4 18 (18 h4 d sa athe optmstc thst, e. 19

ed6 0 e b8 1 b3 c4 wth a oode fo Blk n Llos-eot, Buenos

Aes 1994) 18 d 19 e4 (ths vcetus the blk pwn nto a eouspsed pawn, but f he oesnt t ths t scult to see how hte c tvate hsposton) 19 . .e6 0 exdS exdS 1

xS d4 (a wondel outpostfo the daksqued bshop) 3 4 3 e f3 c+ 6 h1 xbS

b x 8 bx d3 9 xb

d Blk went on to wn n etussFedoowc, Reykjavk 19901 0 dxe6

10 d6 emans elvel unexploe 10 . d 11e4 bS 1 xc b4 13d3 wth a be poston n BsBjn, New Yok 1993 1 0 . .fxe6 1 1 Wd6

Although he whte queen cnmntan he poston hee, Blk s focto expend some me d slhtl dso

se hs poson n ode to expe heThe psve 11 e?! s he subject of ne man ge1 1 . .Wc8

1b 1 xb tsposes to note to Blks nnth move Note thhee 1 b c be met b 1 . x 13bx ! 14 d 4 wth unceposton edoowc)12 e2

1 2 . axbI s pobly bette o cl the stu

ton on the queensde n ths wa befo

poceedng wth the centl counteplaye. 1 e 13 d 14 d 1 b

d6 (1 ef6, potectn the dSpawn pepaton fo e6, s pobl bette)16 b f 1 bxa6 xa6 18 b xb19 b x 0 x d hte h ede athouh the poson emans dcult, n elenBakl, Gonnen 19961 axb

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13 xb?! 8 14 '3 3 13 c6 16 00 ht s a wholem

down on th tussonFdoo g aov1 3 . . .e8 1 4 'd2 d5 1 5 xa8 ixa8 1 6 d

16 'b s a msded pl, 1 b3 18 c 19 a4 xb 0 xc5 1 xc c8 b4 3 a1 'c6(and, but Blk dos not hav a atde o h pawn) 4 xb 'xb

10 chusslZsool Vjstp989.1 7 3 ef6

1 b2

h bshop s ath nffctua on ths 18 , attmptn to pess moctl aanst c would hav vnt a slht pull codn to Ro1 . e5 1 9 a4 'b8 20 'c2 e4 21d2 xd2 22 'xd2 d4 2 exd4

lk w thatnn 3 'b 4 f36 A complx alteatv, susted bhl s 3 f4!? 'b 4 c h8 e

6 6 8+ 8 h1 x3 8 ' h h sesses slhtl bette fote3 exd4 24 ia e5

see foowing diagram

lk h ston pessu anst tht ksde d th stuaton s nowgl uncl

4 c xb 5 a 6 5 e3 g6

25 xc5??Ths blund loses mmedatl Insta

' h6 would have kpt the stuatonuncl On possbl ln s 'd6 6b f4 'h3 8 c4 xc4 9xc4 h8, whn Blk stll h oodtvt to compnsat fo h pawn

25 . . ixh2+ 26 �h1 x2+! 01A x xf+! Bk focs

chkma

ame 0Pktalv

Madrid 199

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5e 6 6 c i a4 00 8 a b9 f e6 1 0 dxe6 fxe6 1 1 ie2?!

ht should all tak th oppount o hp Blacks dvlopment wth

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1 1 ' d6, n t pvous 1 1 d 1 2 bxa6 lxa6 1 00 l

t all s pcs plan tv old a b cent, Blk h pl compnsaton fo t pawn1 4 d2 'e 1 lb lc6 1 6 'b 1 e

Black a msv cnt d t s fom to s a wa fo ht to clene t1 h h8

t h no constctve pl n tsposton d so T opov tds up a lttlbefo vcn n te cent It s possbl that, objctvl, th poston ma baout qual but I su tat, vn th

choc, almost ston pla wouldpf to tak t blk pcs 1 8 c1 1 9 lh2 d4 20 exd4 cxd4 21'a2

te dcds upon a pl o vcthe a-pawn but t ultmatl povs to bnot ood enou A btt da s 1 b4,when Ftacnk susts t possbl contnuaton 1 d c e3 3 e3 dx3

4 xd xd xd xa4 6 xa4' e3 1 ' x 8 ' d1 ' xd1+ 9xd1 f4 wt equt2 1 ad8 22 a d 2 g4 ld

Th mmnnt nvon of t blkknts on th qunsd s mo lvtt ts slow avc of t a-pawn24 a6 lc 2 'b

If ' a c6 6 c3 c xc

dxc d ts a-pawn s succompnsaton fo th xche Bl th a-squ so wll coved2 lxa6 26 lc laxc 2 'xb 01

T b-pawn s doppn o d wtt tes wol poston A powedemonstaton of Blks possbltes ts vaaton

ame1

B . HasP .Ca lgRkavik ona/ 15

1 d4 lf6 2 c4 c d b 4 cxb a6 5

e g6 6 lc g a4 00 8 lf bThe pels of the utne 8 d6?!

apcall lustated n t ne ame9 b1!?

Ts ntstn mov s paptes bst t n t 3 6 vatonBlks stdad pl, w ave seen, to bak n th cnte wth e6, mtn dxe6 wth xe6 d ventua

t ntnds to counte ths dwth b-b4, whch wll undmne thsstctu b catn a waknss d4 allown a wht knt to poess ongte pat f3-dc69 e6

Ths alwas ben Blks esponsbut Fdoowc susted 9 b 10b ' wt te follown possblt:

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1 b6 1 e4 e6 13 dxe6 e6 14 1 ex exd 16 bd whch hessses uncle10 xe6

ee too 10 d6!? s et unexploedin ptce10 . .fxe6 xb5

11d 1 e8 13 c d6s pl s a lttle slow Blk would doe to concentate on tvatn theeensde) 14 e4 d4 1 e 3 16 3

3 1 exd6 fS 18 e4 d 19 xe 0 e4 eS 1 4 b bSe 3 f6 4 h3 d hte wll on top n Luk-Leko Budapest131 axb5 d5 00

13 . . .bd713 e looks lke a ood move fo

k The b-b4 advce s held up (temal let) d Blk pls a centunte wth e6e The e FleM olca Zdoj 199 contnued1 eS lk ma do bette t com

lete hs elopment wth 14 bd 1 d4 16 c 8 1 d xd 1 8 exd 19 S b6 0 d6 xd6 1 + d 3 b3 d 4 xdx 3 d Blk dd not havete enouh fo the exche1 4 ! c4

Ths does not wok out ve well folk Howeve hte h a potected

4 c b 5 a 6 5 e 3 g 6

psed pawn e 14 cxb4 1 xb4 e1 e 16 b e 1 b3 b6 18 bte h ede althouh the postonemans complex) 18 h8 19 a fc80 xa8 xa8 1 a1 xa1+ xa1fd hte h enneeed the excheof boh pas of ooks but he stll nds thd to challene Blks cental pawns) 3a d 4 xb6 xb6 b d 6 x x d3 8 xd3 e4 9 e3 30 3 3 31 xf3 eS d Blk

went on to wn n Geo-Blocke hladelpha 1994 5 d4 e

The pl of beakn up the blk cente wth e3-e4 ves hte the vtaehee Anothe exple s 1 e 16 e4xe4 1 xe4 dxe4 18 c6 xc6 19 bxc6e 0 c xc6 1 xe4 xb4 xc4 h8 3 ab8 4 xe6 d

Whte w on p n GlockovcYuoslav Chponshp 1946 e4 �h8 1 c6 xe4 8 xe4dxe4 9 xc4

Blks cente h been dsmtled dhte h a cle vtae 9 e5 0 xe5 xe5 b xb :xb

Now Blk also h to wo about theweak dak sques ound he kn dhe exposue on the seventh k . . .e7 b d8 4 a d5 5b6 f6 26 x5 exd5 7 e fe8

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e eno Gambt

Blk seems to be on the vee of eneatn countepla wth he cente

pawns, but the whte b-pawn wll poveto be the moe elevt '5 d4 9 7 'e5 0 '7! 'x7 bx7 : b5 e6 b7 0

am GulkVaganan

Riga 995

d4 f6 5 d5 b5 4 f d6?!As we sh see t s not desable fo

Back to commt s d-pawn so el the e5 xb5 6 6 e g6 7 ig7 4 009 xb5 0 ixb5 i6

Ths w Blacks nal attemp tcounte the e3 vaaton petend thatothn h happened d pla the nomal Benko statey on the queensde U nfounatel, w quc dscoveed, tsmpl doesnt wok hte ans toomuch tme comped to a nom Benko

d Blk neve ets whee on thequeensde Ths pl s el seen thedas d when t does make appecet usul esults n a dste f Blk s ndeed the ce hee id 'b6

Black c t a deent Benko pl bd 1 4 13 e 14

1 fa b6 16 e f6 1

xb 1 b, but t s mpossble avod the concluson that hte s

two o thee temp up on the nomal 'cepted lnes, eg 18 x 19 bx c b4 c 1 b3 e3 d4 d xb xb6 xc3 c x6 x xb6 xc4 b g3 g4 c e 0 c6 1-0 BeavskHodsLondon 198 0-0 ixb5 1 xb5 bd7 4 'e

Ts s moe dect t 14 3 fb8 5

h6 16 e xa 1 xa e 1d, althouh ths also poved mpossbfo Blk to dle n Pte-Hal Budapest 199, e 18 b 19 a6 c xb xb 1 a xb xb xb5 b6 b c3 xe x x xb 6 c4 8 e3 a4 c c3 30 c4 1 e 104 . . b 5 e5

Blk woud nomall expect to havecountepa aanst b o n such

poston, but hee hte h a fee hto pusue hs own ps

5. . .dxe5 6 xe5 xe5 7 'xe5 'b x x 9 e :e 0 d6

nnn0 . . 'd x5 : exd6 if4 d5 4 b6 :e 5 xe8+ xe86 �f 4 7 b7 0

A totall mseable e fo Blk a ste wn to keep awa fom the

pedest ps wth d6

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4 c x b 5 a 6 5 3 g 6. quiet pls bed on . . .d7-d6 e not ativeame enough, e.g. 8 . . .d6 9 ge2 bd7 10

Notkin-Khalifman b6 11 b5 12 xb5 d7 13 bc3

St Petsburg 995 e 14 dxe6 xe6 15 f4 x 16 x "d7 17 0 fd8 18 e4 d Whte ha

1 d4 f6 c4 c5 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 53 g6 6 c ig7 7 a4

te does best to thow ths n mmey t wll ways be necess As o get b wthout t e not mssve, e f3 8 e?! (8 a4!}

8 b 9 xb b 10 c3 e6 11 e4 1 ex d6 13 bd 14 e1 b65 f3 a6 16 d3 1 1 4 1 8 19 d1 ab8 d Blk w veyve n FPoschVada, Balatonbeeny6 00

c4th ths move hte ntates a pl

f png down on he d-sque wths peces Anothe wa to do ths s b 8 b 9 h3!? e6 10 f4, but thenBlk h the supsng move 10 e, eg

1 (11 3 e4 1 f4 d6 13 e 14 xb a6 1 b4 16 c4 1 d g gave Bk a stong nta n Davesol, Peston 1989} e 1 b3 c8 13 c4 e4 14 f4 d65 h bd 16 bxa6 xa6 wth uncleay n Pellete-Clng, Be 1994 b7

As wth the e3 g6 vaton n genea,

ea pawn d cono of the poston nPne-Bn, Helsnk 19839 ge e6

0 f4The te s ceanl the most logcl

move bu ohes e aso possbea} The ste 10 b1!? w ted n

Novkov-CHsen, Ahus 1991 Thecontnuaton demonstated nventvenessfom both playes: 10 b 11 b 4

1 f4 !? 13 e 14 e1 (f theknght moves then 14 h d1 xc4 egans the pece) 14 e4 1e4 d 16 e3 h k seems tobe focng the pae but he s tulweakenng hs knsd d exchng ohs best developed peces} 1 1 xe3+18 xe3 xf4 19 e d6 0 e4 f 1 g3g4 xg4 g4 3 xd6 1-0

b) 10 bx onl helps Blk to develop,eg 10 xa6 11 f4 b4 1 g 13d3 14 xdS exd 1 xc dxc416 xb c 1 d6 e 18 b c619 g4 f 0 e 8 wth unclechces n BegovRhodn, wss TeChponshp 199 0 axb5 xb5

O 11 xb x 1 cxd exd 13

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e eno Gambt

d4 hte ans a supsnly swattk e ths An alteatve w

13 14 e4 dxe4 1 e6 f 16 8�8 wth compensaton fo the exche) 14 exd4 �xd4 1 e �e 16 f4�f6 1 f c6 18 d6 d4 19 6xe+ 0 �xe �d 1 h1 hx6 �c4 3 h4 4 3 8 � 1-0 Laute-Benjn, as 1989 . . .exd5 xd5 6 d6 6 4 ix6 x6 5 b7 WB

6 xfhte h nved the blk poston

wth hs hts but now athe telywthdaws them He w pesumably n

tendn 16 xcS but dd not lke the lookof 16 xd 1 xa6 (not 1 xd b4when xc follows} 1 xa6 18 xdb4 when, athouh hte s the exche d two pawns e, he wll haveeat dffcult completn hs develoment, e 19 b3 d3+ 0 d dthe blk tk contnues 6. . .ixf6 7 d6

nste 1 xcS s thoouhly nvsle on count of 1 b4 18 xa6c+

7 . . .W7 B e4 ie5 9 00 Now that the whte knhts have be

dven bk, Blk h ood countepafo the pawn0 f4 ig7 id eB g5 6 f d5 4 Wb f6

Blk h clevely eouped hs pesd s now pepan e4 when tpessue aanst the b-pawn wll be decve5 e5 d6 6 4 e4 7 i xB bx d5 9 e5 ixe5 0 fxe5 xe d 4 W W7

The dual theats aanst a4 d e3 coshte mateal

�h x4 4 e4 dxe4 5 Wd �g6 Wd6 e6 7 WdB We7 B Wd �h9 de e 40 e 5 4 W7 42Wf4 4 x Wx+ 75 Wx4 WbB+ 46 g Wb7 47 f4 e4 Wf6 Wd5

Now that Blk h fnaly maed tocentse hs foces, the wn s not faway

49 4 �gB 50 W6 �g7 5 B d5 Wd6 5 Wb7 x �gg4 55 Wf We6 0

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4 c x b 5 a 6 5 e 3 g 6

Sumar cuent ste of pla s that the vion 5 e3 g6 is ne for Blk long he s fai wth to mpot ponts First, don't wt tim on ..d76 it is almost alys redundant. econdl, n the lines whre th whit quen comes to d6, keep open option of ... 3, wreckng Whit's kingside pawns. This is impot p ofk's state.

hte's best hope for ths viation probl ies with 9 b1 which sems to b they wa to cause Blk dculties. Blk shoud look t 13 . . .7 {se notes to Ge) r th untried 9 . . .b5 10 bS

1 4 lf6 2 c c 3 d b 4 cxb a6 5 e3 g6 6 lc3 .g7 7 a 0-0

f3 (OJ

8 c4 b7 9 ge2 - Game 33

8 . . ..b7

8 d6? ! 9 e4 bS 10 xbS a6 - Game 32

9a39 b1 ! ? ( e6 10 dxe6 e6 1 1 e2 - Game 31

9 . . .e6 10 dx6 xe6 1 1 Wd6 (OJ

1 1 e2?! Game 30

1 . . .WB Game 29

9 l 1 1 1 'd6

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C H AP T R SIX I

4 cxb5 a6 5 e3 axb5

f6 5 d5 b5 4 xb5 6 5 xb5

Th pl to countr th 3 variation of th Bnko with . . .b d

6 . . .+ w ida which w rstworkd out in th mid-1980s. At rst itsmd that Whits bst countr w toh on to th ra pawn d t to bato Blacks ttc countrpla. For awhil this ld to hihl complx s,but thn ida discovrd b PatrckWol (G 34) dmonstratd that thispl ( c3 �b 8 �) just didnt work.

inc thn Wht h switchd trackd now usuall mts th . . .b viation with pls whch involv vin bkth pawn d tin to m th most ofa small but cl vta in dvlopmnt. Tpicl Blk wil hav a soundposition with ra cntr pawn butWhit will pla to disturb th ow of

Blks dvlopmnt d crat waknsss. Ths thms fili fromm variations of th icili Dfncwhr Blak bicall h a sound d ood lon-trm chcs d hit istrin to ld a hamakr l on.

Th crtic brch occurs r thmovs 1 d4 f6 c4 c 3 b 4 cxb a6 3 b (or . . . .�b 6 c3 b 6 xb

) 6 xb a+ c3 b. NoWhit h thr possibilitis

a) Th old mov 8 d (G 34), tin to hold on o th pawn. hit cnot

hop for mor th qualit wth thismov d it is rl sn ths das.

b) H c immdiatl rturn th xtrpawn with 8 , whn Blk h viouswas to rcaptur d thn cordinat hisforcs. This pl is sn in Gs 3-3.

c) Th doubldd vc 8 4?(Gs 38 d 3). With this mov Whitivs bk th -pawn in th intrsts ofholdin onto his d-pawn (at lt for thtim bin this pawn on ts jttisond wll in th intrsts of compltin mobilisation quickl possibl) .

ame 4NklffWlff

Toronto 85

f6 5 d5 b5 4 xb5 6 5 xb5 6 xb5 7 b7 8d b6

see foo wing diagram

9 bThis w th mn tr for m s

but, to b btl honst, it dosnt sm

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rk ut too wll for hit If hit t rsurrct this variation h shouldal look at tativs, but th m too thratnin fr Blk

a) c4 6 10 4 x4 1 1 (not 114 x) 1 1 xd 1 _xd 7 13 14 f1 f6 lk h two altr

a hr, both of which app satisr 14 a6 1 a1 8 16 _f6 17 x 18 _xS d6, in AnkvKalin, Moscow 1; d a6 1 b3 c4 16 a4 f6 17 dx66 18 , in Lnl-Bls, Matra, with quit in both cs) 1 1a6 16 8 17 _c d now

b4!? sustd b Notkin is fnr Blk, 18 th main point is 186 dx6 1 d7 xd7 0 xd7 _c6 1b7 _xb7 with quit 18 x 1xd x 0 xd xd 1 xd d6 c4 _c6 3 d1 d4 d Blak is oka

Howvr 17 6 w plad n AnnaVvov, Moscow hpionship4, d hit w l to lanch a

ron attk on th kinsid, vi 18 4xc3 19 bxc3 xd 0 d3! c8 1 f6 h6 f 3 + h8 4 f6+8 3 1-0

b) 9 f3 xd 10 xd xd 11 a4his kind of countrsrifc pla is afili thm in this vation Hr,wr, Blk h a mor dvlopd potin d th whit bishop on is not

4 c x b 5 a 6 5 e 3 a x b 5

trribl usl Blk thrfor h a comfoabl , 1 1 6 1 c3 d

b1) 1 7 13 x7 8 i a spculativ bit which workd wll in V drrNicholon, Luo 18 14 Sc6 1 3 + 16 (not 16 d_xb 17 b xa1+ 18 c Blk wins) 16 4 17 1 b4 18 d3b3 1 1 7 0 4 xb 1 xdd f a6 3 c4 4 c x3 3 c3+ 6 f cxb 7 _xd4 bxa1_

8 _xa1 xa4 d Blk wnt on to winb) 1 _b7 13 (prhap 13 h4!?13 7 14 1 00 1 _4 f6 16 a6 17 c6 18 xc6 _xc6 1 4c7 0 b3 d d Blk tood v wll inEstrmraPr, Orns 179 e6 0

10 c4 hop to prov that hit cpla for th vta in th nd

Howvr, prtic indicats that it isBlk, if on, who h th chcs10 xb3 11 xb3 a6! (11xd allowshit tim t pla 1 a6 13 with a sliht pull) 1 (r 1 f3Blk c pla 1 b4!? or just th simpl 1 xd, contnt with th fat thatth iht i lihtl mispld on f3

1 b4!

13 dx6 (a drous pawn to ra, but13 d 14 xd x 1 4 b416 3 h, in Mirls-Koch, Lon10, is absolutl fn for Blk)

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13. . .d3+ (13. . .c4 14 + �d8 i s othrwa to pla) 14 �f 6 1 f3 16c b4 1 b3 0 18 b c6 1c3 8 0 c4 1 a3d4 3 c �h8 4 dx3 x3 46 f4 x bx c 8 �f xa1 xa1 0-1 Volosjuk-laina, Mnorca196. 0 • x!

This is Blks bi trick, without whichth whol lin would not mak a lot of

sns. xe4 xd5 2 ' d3 ' b7!

This mo, discord b Patrickol, h bn rsponsibl for th dmis

of this ln for hit. Priousl, thcomplx 1 .. .£ ha bn plad d al ount of tho h built upound t. Howr, thr is no ron forBlk to xplor this th txt is simpl,forcin d stron. 3 f3 c4 4 xc4 xc4 5 'xc4 d5 6' c2 dx 7 c3

r othr mos ha trid, but

non of thm prsnt Blk with ralproblms:

a) 1 x4 xb! 18 b 1 x 1 c3(or 19 d 0 c3 a6 1 b c8 c+ 3 �h1 0 d Blk h xtra pawn althou it will b diicult towin in Chrpko-ioo, Lninr190) 1 . . .c 0 x 8 lack orlooks hits clr ttic which now

forcs a draw; Blk inst h 0 . . .f1 �d1 f+ + 3 �c3 which should win) 1 xb8+ xb8 22

c6+ �d8 3 f6+ 4 d �cl-l Al Khatb-urjnji, Dcin 199.

b) 1 4 d 18 f3 d now Blc choos btwn th saf 18 . . .c 10 x4, whn h is slihtl bttr, ..0 3 d6 1 d4 0 1 f 3 8 4 d3 fd8 b4 d hit md to draw in Ptrs-Blotti Mostic

1, or th mor nturous 18 . . .c1 c3 (1 �!?) 19 . . .0 whn Blk hmor th nouh pla for th pawn iKummr-dor, Austra 16. 7 . . . 8 e2?

This is a b rror. 18 4 xc3+ 1bxc3 0 0 b6 would ha lBlk with onl a small ta. 8. . .exf3 9 gxf3 xc3+ 20 ixc3 0

2 gIt would ha bn bttr to uat

th kin with 1 0, but non woulwt to pla hit in this position.2 . . .g6 22 g3 c6 23 fc8 2g3 ab8 25' xb2 26 f �g7

Doubld chcks d discord chc usuall so stron that it is str tos Blk waln oluntal into thm.Howr, Blks control of th lon diaonal prnts dama bin don.27 h �f8 28 ' xb2 xb2 29 g3e5 0-

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4 c b 5 a 6 5 e 3 a b 5

ame 5 The pdent 1 1 a4 is prhaps a better

Mowzisian-Berg try White is struggling to maintain y

Hamg 1997 initiativ whatsovr r th tx. How- _________ ev, this move is well mt by either:

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 53 b5 6 xb5 a 7 c3 b7 8

hit calml s bk th pawn dfocu on dlopn hs pcs. xd5

.xd s quall popul s 0- xc3

f6 d 9 .. .c consdrd nt mn 10 xc3

10 .e6n mpot lsson that c b lt

m s n ths ln s that ...6 d. s usuall a bttr dlopmnt forth kins bshop th ...6 d ...�.h attmpt to chtto th dksud bshop on las Blks pcs

thr stn ut d hs cntr pawnsnrl. A tpc xpl s 10 ...6 11 1 4 1 3 �! whn ht h plt poston .. 13 . . .d83 .. .6 14 d6 looks ston 14 6 1 �f4 a6 16 �xd h8 1 �6 88 b3 c6 19 x x4 0 x 1dnkllr-Ostn wdsh hpnshp 1991 .

a) 11...� 1 4 13 �f4 d8 (not13 .. .b4 14 1 d6? 1 �xd6 d8 dnow ht uncorkd 16 d! n Luksrs Batonbrn 1996, r whchBlk could fnd nothn bttr th16. . .x1 1 x1 �xd6 18 b6 a 19

d1 �c 0 xd8+ �xd8 1 d htsoon won) 14 d3 (ths s fbl 14 or14 �d6 must b bttr trs) 14 . . .d 1xd xd 16 1 d4 1 4 a6 wth acompltl qu postion in Pntrho psh T hponshp1993.

b) 11...c6 1 4 � 13 �f4 d8 14d3 1 1 ht holds up Blks

. . .d ac d thus hops that hmht b abl to an th ta; how Blk sms to b holdn th balc wth act pc pla 1 . . .d4 16� �f6 1 �d6 � 18 � �f6 19�d6 � 0 3 f 1 xf �xx 3 c f3 4 h1 h h3xh3 6 h3 h4 3 \ \ hro

Adams Domund 199. xIf Blk dclns th possblt for ths

combnaton thn ht c kp db clpn down on th blk cnt.. 1 1. ..�?! 1 d3 00 13 3 h8 14�f4 c6 1 f1 16 �x x 1x �f6 18 xc d6 19 f b4 0 1 � 1 a4 d t s f from cl

that Blk ha nouh for th two pawnsn th nk-Tsshkosk, Moscow 199. 2 xd7+ xd7 3 xe4 a4!

Ths would app to Blk acompltl qual positon. hit hm ous attmpts to pro ta hr but th ha all com to noth.

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e eno Gmbt

4 e2Th ohr ris a) 14 d xd6 1 xd6 d4 da1) 16 f4 1 c6 a4 (not 1. . .

18 3 4 19 h3 f 0 4 6 1x6 6 fd whn ht w ontop n bo-Locht, Budapst 1994) 18xa4 xa4 19 3 0 fc c4 1 cb8 6 d Blk w cnno wors n Arldi-Mc RoEma 1993/94.

) 16 c 1 c6 d 18 xdxd 19 1+ d8 0 d1 8 1 f d4 a4 b8 3 6 4 a4 wth qutn Gom EsbVassr, L Pm

1993.b) 14 f3 1 f4 (1 3?)1 .. . 16 3 d8 1 c3 c6 18 3c4 19 a4 h 0 h3 1 f d Blkhad ood pa n Krnk-Adams,hk 199.4 . . e7 5 b3 Wc6 6 Wg4 g6 7 f3

h s hopn o dmonstrat thathr stcur waknsss n th

blk poston, but ths s a danrous wao pla hs probn movs tn upa o of m. 7 . . .Ja6

A ood wa to mt th f6+ hrat. 8 h6

Ths av mov mor or lss oblsh to sric th xch, but ths sno a poson whr h c connu

qu. If Bk cordns hs postsuccssull thn ht wl b n a mss.

8. . .f5 9 Wc3 Jg819 . . .? 0 s th nd of concs

son that ht s hopn to provokThn 1 c4 s on th wh0 .. .x 1 x avs th blk pos

ton lookn rahr rad.20 lg5 f6 2 c4 xa 22 Jxa

Ths s th crtc poston. Blak nsto pa v curat to countr th

thrat of 1, whn th 6-pawn cavs n.22 le5

Ths s stronr h . . .f6 3 14 4 x4 4 x4. AlthouBlk s thn nomnl on mat(xch for a pawn), hs poston s horbl sd d th prcal dcultsof cordnn hs forcs wl b dcultto ovrcom.

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3 f4 d?!k is nxious to lin up his qun on

t diaon hits in od tob to thatn xch Howv, is th won squ fo th qun th ht on is pinnd d th n rms v vulnal Much bt 3 d hn hit is mo or blid to tak a timut with 4 h3 x is v ood fo Blk e d3?!

k i s osin his wa h Much bt 4 x h3 is vyd fo Blk) c4 6 x x S cxb3 d th bk b-pawn shouldn h th whit pics so fid25 :xe xe6 6 b8+ re7 7 b7+ 8 x6

28 :c8?!ks ook h bn dot fo o

n that it is undstdal that huld b kn to tivat it U nfout, this mov lavs his kn v

nl a fatu of th position whichowzisi is uick to xploit A bttfnc w b4 B ma hav bnt o this mov bcaus of 9 + d0 c 3 xc, but with th coldodd 9 d6 h would hav stad int Althouh it taks som n to out with th n whn quns on th bod, it is on much mo

4 c xb 5 a6 5 e 3 axb 5

diicut to xpoit pod kn n opn position th on woud intuitivybliv to b th c9 xh7 : 30 Ws cs 3 f3

ith two pawns for th xch dstron pay on th dk squs, hi not oin to b atisfid with a rptiinof movs3 e5 32 e d4 33 h3 f 346! d

This oss at nc Th bst chc w

to pa 34 c6 3 + 36 3 uth position rmin vry difct fBk35 ' rgS 36 fS c7 37 xg6xg6 38 xg hS 39 g5 0

ame 6AdlaKomljnov

Cor 5

f6 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5e3 axb5 6 xb5 b c3 a5 8 e2xd5 9 00 f6

9 c is ohr wy for B pla but h n nds it dicut to compt his dvopmnt 10 c4 c6 11 1 1 d 1 a 6 13 bS ' b8 1

xbS 1 b d6 16 f4 f6 1 c3 0018 d3 d 19 a 0 h3 c8 1f d hit h od k n Prtisch-dor, Btonbrny 1996)S 1 b3 c 13 c 6 1 a6 f4 f6 16 d 16 d4 d6 hS+ 6 18 c6 19 3 h+ 0xh xd4 1 d4 ' d6+ 1 ' d43 fd c 4 a4 c6 c6 c6

6 d4 00 xc4 hit with d in Luksimsi Budapt 1 th ch btwn th s two pyrsfom th pvios y) 16 b 1 1d 1 x 19 ' 0 d61 h S d hit w pwn ,lthouh th position rmaind difc inth ncunt Luksyimi, Budps996

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he eno Gambt

0 f3hit c wts to push on with 3

4 d thr othrs ws of hivinthis incudin th spcutiv bit snin c . Prtic h sn

) 10 3 d now) 0 . .h w rthr xrvt try

sn in Cb-Boroc, Budpst 1998.Bks p is misuidd h mrwts tim to ch hits kniht to bttr post t ithr c4 or dS, i.. 11 4 h41 f 6 13 3 h3 (13 .. .x4 is trribr 14 c4 whn on usin conclusion is 14 . . .d8 1 xc3 16 d6mt) 14 c4 c 1 3 �h6 ( 1 .. .x4

is sti unp du to 16 d d8 1�f4) 16 �xh6 xh6 1 4 18 dSc8 19 f3 0 �xdS xdSc6 xc 6 3 3 d hitsoon won.

) Much bttr is 10. . 6 1 4 � 14 c6 13 d4 14 �3 xb 1 b'c 6 x8+ �x8 1 18 �f4d6 19 with bcd position in

Hrkind, Kcskmt 199 1 .b) 10 d3 6 11 4 c6 1 d1 (or 1

�f4 � 3 �d6 b4 14 3 �x4 1 bdS 16 f3 �6 1 xdS xdS 18xdS xdS 19 �x x 0 + f81 xdS with ood p for th xchin C.Hoth-Lvntic, Osijk 1993)1. . .d8 13 3 � 14 � 1 h 6 h4 �x 1 x 6 8 d3

c 19 h3 f6 0 xf6 6 1 xc 4 �xc6 �xc6 3 f f 4 d4 h 3 d Bk did not hv t for his pwn in Bnjn-Albu, Chpionship 1988.

c) 10 4!? is ntrprisin bi:10 .. .x4 11 �f4 f6 1 c6 13 (this is itt sow d so Fdorwicrommnds inst 13 �xc6 �xc6 143 6 1 f 16 �, whn Blk hprobms comptin his dvopmn

13 .. .d4 14 4 6 1 � � 16 xh 1 xh xb 18 xb �c6 d hit h fr p prob not quit nou for th pwin KoutFdorowic Pris 1986. 0. . .c6

This is bttr th 10. . .6 r whichit ind strhod on th position in Lutir-Andrt, Msis 198

i.. 1 1 4 � 1 �f4 13 �d6 �xd6 14xd6 c8 1 4 c 16 8 'd �c6 18 f4 �xb 19 b d6 0 1 6 6 dS d8 3 f4 4 '+ 1-0. b6

Th pont of pin . ..c6 d ..b6is tht whn th whit qun vntu

rivs t d6, Bk is not rdud to fb ...c8 Andrt w inst Ltir (s th prvious not). Ths owsBk to co-ordint his position adhiv qulit. 2 �h

This m b wt of tim, . . .c-cb Bk wi v his c-pwn on mucmor vunrb squ. Howvr, it is

vr tmptin to rmov this possbiitfrom th postion ltothr. 2. e6 3 f4 e7 4 00 5 dxd6 6 xd6 fd8

Th improvmnt in th blk postiocompd with Lutir-Andrut is cBk is dopd d is r tunch out with ... r th whitqun h bn xpd.

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1 7 ad s 8 'g3 !c7 9 d6 8

20 d2 'c7 2 f4

hite is intent on generating kingsideplay but Blk is wel pled to meet this.A sfer continuion w 1 7 0xc722 fd1 which woud probal fle out a draw aer, for exple, . . . 0xb5 23

b5 xa4 4 0ec3.21 . . .le7 22 3 d5 23 e5 24 !d

5

hite is a long wa frm generaing se

ous thres on the kngside d in thetime Blk h excellent play, witho good centre pawns d promisingtposts for his minor pieces.5 d3 !c7 26 i 'xa4 27 b3 'c6

28 f2 f5 29 g4 :a2 30 :df3 d5

hite is completel desperate. He hst a pawn d Blk is scthing throughs position on the seventh rk d the

4 cxb 5 a 6 5 e3 axb 5

h1-a8 diagonl. ow, howvr, with bothplayers presumaby in ba tim troub,Whit fnds some cver tatica id3 g3 !xf4 32 !xf5 exf5

This is okay but it woud have beenbetter to gt th quens of with3 . . 0xh3 33 07+ h8 34 0xc6 �xc6d Blk shoud win eil.33 4 :daB 34 f

Now, althogh h s st wnning,Bak's ng bcoms xposd nvr

situation on woud wt to ncourg ntime troubl.3. . .gxf6 35 'xf4 �h8 36 'xf5 :g 37

e6

37 �d3 g6 38 hS g2 39 �xg6xg6 wins for Bk.37 . . .:axg2 38 'xf :2g7 39

White h no tim for 39 e7 on acount of th rep 39 . . .3+ whencheckmat nvitaby folows on th ongdiagonal.39 . . .:es

A bizr move which c ony have

been the rsult of desperate tim shoage.Bak ha my straightfod ways towin incuding 39 .. .e6, 39 . .d6 or39 . . .4.4 h5

White rtus th favour. 4 7 f8d now 41 h2 wod hav l thsituation hi unc4 . . .:xe6 41 ixe6 'xe6 0-

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The Be n ko Gamb i t - id8 1 d6 ld5 18 ie5 lc6 19 lb7

ame 7 'b6 20 lxd8 fd8 21 ixc6 . xc6

Shirov-Adams •

g4 f6 23 c3 xc3 24 bxc3 25 le3

C halk idik i 1993 da8 0-1 Jln-Sk, Bld 1998 this is

. __ _ impot lsson for Whit: you ae

d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5e3 axb5 6 xb5 a 7 c3 b7 8e2 xd5!? 9 0-0 c6

b trsposs to th prious a4

e6As w ha sn piousl, Bk c

t to chtto his bishop but it awassms too sow d as his cnt athr

nrab Prtic pa faours hit, 10 6 11 4 d6 (11 1 h63 h4 d6 4 f4 1 dx 16 4 x x 18 8 xh+ 19h1 8 0 f4 4 1 x4 dBk did nt ha nou for th xch in Noikorori, Moscow94) 1 f4 13 dx 14 4 16 6 16 b3 lk h onrous

fnsi tk a 16 . . .c 1 f4 18 f8 19 8+ xf8 0 d 1+ f6 xc6 4 3 h3 xc6 4f d hit soon won in bDurich, app a rd 199 e4 xb5

Th othr wa to tak th bit pawnis x4!? 1 x4 x4 13 f4 f6

4 c3 (or 14 3 1 1 0-0 16 f

oin to our opponnt ra ctr pawn ou must mak su th pursu th initiati cuaty)14 1 d6 b6 16 f3 x x 18 3 d 19 f1 d(19 8!?) 0 x 8 1 h6 with

uncl position in Noiko-Tios, appl la rd 1998 2 xb5 xe4

3 3

This mo dos not sm to hav btid sinc th t Pric h instad concntratd on 13 f4, thour 13 a6 ht h bn stlinto dmonstrat ll au for th pawn

a) 14 c3 xc3 1 bxc3 (1 16 1 1 h f8 18 3 d8 1f3 as Blak tld up, 19 . 8 0 f6 1 4 h+

6 3 h6 c4 4 4 8 d4 dhit h a rn attk in Topalov, Bu hpionship 199)16 d6 d8 1 f3 18 fd1 xd6 19xd6 c 0 c4 8 1 d1 f6 c8 3 d d Bk w a s pawnup ln-k, lon hponship 1993.

b) 14 3 x3 1 x3 16 d

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ixd6 17 xd6 1 f6 1 f4 c720 21 f e 22 e c6 d Black clel bette n Aaueemek,a 13.

c) 14 e e7 1 e {ts leavesthe e about qual but tere does noee be muc on 1 .. .f6, 16ic3 xc3 17 exc3 leavs Blak lookin ed ae eer 17 . . .d r c 16 xd7 f6 17 6 6 1 fd 19 c3 b4 20 f4 fdS 21

txdS xdS 22 b3 a d Blk nein .Rduez-Cs, Buens Ares1 3 . . .f6 4 :e a6

teave s 14. . .e7!, en fe tes to keep te pot bol t b4!? Blk does bt to ete ..d {1 . . .cxb4? 16 f e 17 xe7+�xe7 1 d d 19 ves e a

ve daneous tk. No tol clams t avte fo Blk ae 16 bxc5ixcS 17 d xd6 1 xd6 a6! buhe es not consde e mmedae 16td6+ xd6 17 xd6 c poses Blakre poblems.1 if4 d 6 l W

s pefes o ea fo ende

er t t t bea tes ntaie e 16 . . .b6 17 e.1 7 ie W S x6 Wxd 9 axdxf6 0 xd e7 :d dS fd �e7 3 l4 l

4 c x b 5 a 6 5 e 3 a x b 5

4 b3rv velks a od cce 24

ed! f {not 24 . . .d 2 c3 xc3 26d7+ e 27 bxc3 wnnn 25 d7+ f626 b3 ve oson.4 . . .a 25 :ed :hdS 6 :xd2 27:xd2 dS S �e2 :b8 9 g4 d5 303 c7 3 h3 dS 3 �

rv succeeded n mainainn asmall ede bu no Ams cmms alosn blunder.

3 . .lc7?? 33 la7 �eS 34 lc6 0

ame8PasKljv

Pamplona 5

d4 f6 c4 c 3 d b 4 cxb a6 5e3 axb5 6 ixb5 Wa 7 c3 ib7 S

e4!?

An entesn eave e usua d2 d e2.s . . .xe4 9 ge ld6

. . s seen e ne mn e. 0 id3

Ts move nates a se tc e e alread fl. te sarfces s d-an n order t ai tme denerate essue alon te oen centalles. Blak does not ave seouseaknesses n s oston, but s a dicul ca oblem o ok ou xal se s rces der

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Bn ko Gamb i t

complee s developmen successll.Te quee move 10 a4 s so possble,

e.. 10 .. .6 11 7 12 {12 e1 13 e 14 c a6 1 b3 c4 163 xb3 17 b3 led o a quck da .Nelsen-osen, Gausdal 1993 dno

a Bckn n e move 12. . .6 Blkakes pessue of e e-pan bu opens uppossbles fo e o cu e blkposon n o a lae xd6, .e. 13

f4 f {13 .. . 14 xd6 exd6 1 b' d s s a ood moeuve eblk queen fe pospecs on equeensde 16 ' a6 17 fe1 c7 1c4 ' 4 19 f4 e 20 e4 ' f6 2 1fe2 ' 7 22 f4 f6 23 f a6 24 xa6 ele-Nonael, Gem Bunla 199 14 1 b1 e6 16 b4 {s s neesn pl b e, ho s n o me somen of s sl le ndvelopmen; oeve, does feel f hes n a b sk openn up e poson fo s opponens bsops 16 . . .cxb417 b4 b6 1 c c 19 20' h7 21 e3 ' d 22 fd1 'f6 23b3 a6 lk become ve ve)24 f4 c7 2 d6 ' 6 26 d4 e 27

db xd6! (a fne combnaon cexplos e poe of e bshops o ell) 2 xd6 xc3 29 b2 30 d4b3 31 xb3 xd 32 f 01 ulpaKolev, Vllalba 199.

b) 12 .. .f 13 b 14 a4 e 1 3x3 16 x3 d4 17 e4 f 1 d6xd 19 e7 c6 20 xf enhe on he exch bu Blk h

a ood era pan d a poel bsopon d4; objecvel hs poson s pobabl ou equal bu I sue a, vene coce, mos sron plaes oulde Blk. Te e MonecanKomljenovc, Benque 1993, evenuallendd n a da. 0 xd5 0-0

e6!?Blk decded ha he a o r

ec s cenal pans s o ple s mpeces n fon of em. Moe ohodas o connue e 11... c6, defnde d-pan d coven he b-sque, 1 1 . ..b7, leavn he c6-sque fee fo

a 1 1 . . .c6 12 e 1 e 13 f4 {13 los Blk o vae s queensde, e.13 . . .a6 14 f4 b4 1 b1 b 1ce4 d 17 d 'c7 1 f6 19 f6 20 f3 d6 d e non so fo e pan n Zele-Es, Hne 199 13 .. .c 14 3 d6 lk en

up ve psvel pled e hs so ma ave been bee o pla fo mmeae von of s foces 14 . . .a61 ! d7 16 e4 xe4 17 xe4 c4 1' 4 19 hf6+ 6 20 21 'x ' 22 ' 3 lk

an d a sold poson fo e excbu e s sll suen due o s opponens f supeo moblson 23 'c3

'f 24 3 d6 2 'b4 d 26 b3 e 2' 'e6 2 1 d4 29 xe e 0xe c3 3 1 ' a d7 32 xe6+ e6 3xd4 e7 34 ' c6 7 3 d 36 e 37 f4 c 3 'xc xc 39 e 1-0 e e avlov-asov, Novoro1997.

b) 11...b7 12 f4 'b6 13 3 6 1e1 c 1 b c6 16 d xd 1

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c6 18 1 19 4 g7 0 1 xc th poston looks dcult Blk but h fnds to smpl to dn ndg .6 exd 3 xb6 xb6 4 xc6 825 d5 xd 6 xd x4 7 8 dx c 9 g3 ll HllpFog Budpst 1996.12 f4

fls to m much mpsson on lk poston so mybe hte

ld consd 1 f4 amng to ctesss b cptung on e t somet.1 2 g6 3 f5 4 g3 c6 55 gxf5 6 g3 7 c2

7 . h5!s s xcnt ptcal mov. B

vng bk th pn Blk gns tm toplt hs dvelopnt hch hsston pluss bcom vy ppnt. xh5 9 g3 b 20 �hg7 2 3 xc2 22 xc2 b5 23 bb3 24 xb cxb3

th hs bshop p d stong pn b3 Blk h l th hcs5 d2 d6 26 fc �d7 27 c3 xc328 xc3 hc8 29 e2

ht h md to xhg onk bshop but t emnng onents hs knght.29 4 30 d4 d5 3 bc xc3 32c3

4 c b 5 a6 5 e 3 a b 5

32 x3! 33 33 bx b d the pn ll pomot.

33 2 34 x5 xb2 35 e3 36�h2 d5 37 h5 38 d2 39 g2 �h3 b2 4 xd �c8 0-

ame 9

BlavskyAdamsilg 199

f6 2 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5e3 xb5

Not tht th move ode 5 . b7 6c3 ? s nccute becuse of 7bx6! xd5 8 d th cl plus fo

ht n BnDunnng A 1984.6 5 7 c3 b7 8 ! ? x 9ge2 g6

h mmd 9 . . d6 looks s. 0 00 d6

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e eno Gambt

1 1 !ht lso gns pomsng pl 11

d3 g7 1 g5, .g. 1 . . .6 1. . .h6 134 14 d h7 15 f1 c4 16 c5 17 d1 6 18 x5 x5 19 c3 0 d6 6 1 dx6 dx6 x88 3 4 d Blk h nothng toshow o th xchg n odl-Rotstn,Vnn 1996) 13 1 6 14 4 15g3 xd3 16 xd3 5 17 x5 5 18g4 19 h3 5 0 1 1

6 3 c4 3 h4 f8 4 d6 f4 5d7 4 6 e8 4 7 d1 1-ZglTe, sdl 1990.1 1 . . .ig7 1 2 ig5 h6 1 3 if4 00 14ixd6

Ths s good momnt to ctu.Blk wll now hve gt dl o dclt ng pcs ov to th kngsd.1 4. . .exd6 1 5 f4 f5

1 6 g4! �h8 16. . .g4 17 d3 5 18 g3 d

19 h 6 9 . . .xd5 0 c4 ns) 01 th monstos ttk.

1 7 gxf5 gxf5 1 8 d3 a6 1 9 ad119 xd7? would b mst, ngBlks poston consdl. Th two dpwns bak th communcton twnth lk kngsd d qnsd, so

movng th k on ht woml hlp hs opponnt to codths poston. 9 f7 20 �h 2 c Ic7 2

b3 e8 23 f3 a5 24 g a8 25 l3

e6Th pn gnst th ht dpn s

o th w usl ts of th postom Blks pont o vw. Adms mth most o t dung hs ttmpt to nd.

26 g2 �h7 27 hg3 7 28 g6 29 �h8 30 h5 e8 3 6g3 f8 32

f3 �h7

33 �g1

Blvsk s n no h. As soon hc lmnte th tcks ong th h1-8dgonl th Blk wknsss on d6, d most mpotl long th gl sul pov t.33 e6 34 Ib5 a8 35 g6

Blvsk pls vy tl. 35xd6 b8 wold hv gvn Blk somcntpl.

35 . J 36 xd4 cxd4 37 Ixd6 d8

38 g3 g8A 38 .. .f6 th smpl 39 xh

focs m.39 Ixf5 1 -0

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4 c x b 5 a 6 5 e 3 a x b 5

mas thod o mtng 3 s holdng up ll o Blk. A . .b5 6 b5 + b7 g Blk h to chocs h l . . .d 9 c3 10 c3 6ih s s d ms to quls but lvs th postn vy sipl. Alttivl, .d 9 d . . .xd 9 c6 both pll d kp mo tnson nt ston, ng chcs o both sds. An mpot lsson n ths lns s thtk s mo s btt o dvlopn th ...76 d ..., th th tngt chtto th ...g7g d .. .g7, hch ts too much tm.

gbt th 4 is pobl h ht dvots of ths li sould concte th os. hs s tck ln o Blk, but th cunt stt of tho suggstst llpd pl should b l to th th sto. Kolnvcs pl wit

9 d6 10 d3 xdS 1 1 !? G 3 looks cul, but t s f fo cl owit c ut hs gbt.nll, s no long oh o ttntion, unlss o povnt is fod

on 34.

1 d l d b 4 xb a e axb xb a5 + 7 l b7

4! x4 9

9 . . .d6 Game 389 . . . g Game39

d b6 9 b3 Game 34 . . .xd

. . .xd 9 00 c6 10 4 Game 37 0- (O lx

9 . . . 10 Game 3610 x e Game 35

9 le2 1 0 a4 0-0

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C H AP T R S E VN I

4 cxb a6 f3

f6 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5 f3Te pont o 5 ovo: to oe

tho e-e4 hteve d ten eplot entl pe. At one te t

te w eleved to e vey tong ote. ndeed, n 1991 t Aegdte M Dlgy ote t eett Blk l n need o tdoteto te ... 5 t. Onl te ll tell Blk evve the Bnko t. Ae kno, te Benko t ontel t d elt no e. Antdote to te 5 te ve ndeed eenon, d ltog te te tllqte popl, Blk notng to e caful ee e 4-48. Hoeve,otne pl Blk ll nvl epned, e hll ee.

ame 40M.GvhMls

Mani Into/ 1990 f6 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5f3 axb5

Te ot ntl epone, eptngte ed pn. Blk lo elet top n gt on t ete 5 . . .g6(e 46 o 5 . . .e6 e 47 d 48.6 a

Th th onl nl to tne, n 6 . . .4? 7 e5 ovoul 7 id

n M.uev-Clen, Bl Te

Cponhp 1996/97, te td tpeulve 7 4?! Howeve, e 7 . . .8 d 4 9 4! 10 5 6 1 1d4 e 11 6 e6 1 d6 6 134 6 14 e5 d5 15 3, n ton-nnon, entoe 1999, Bl ty 15 .. .6!? 1 . . .e6! 1 d6 6 1 e te oon e to gt hvovetended pn ont.7

7 . . .6?! 8 6 9 4 10 vey l to the g ontnuton.8 a3!

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move, utiisi t pi toroute the it to t exceet csque.

r ite 8 f4 o 8 5 o 8 . .!a . &?

e tis is a te of time, sice it isnot i acks iteests to xce tiso o te ite it Aso bad is 4? 9 xa4 xa4 10 c4 1 6 1 e a6 13 , e wa o a beid i devopmet i

Saaci, USA 994 soud pay eite 8 .6 (Gs), sei te optio of isidto o a couteattk i t cet with . .ee6, o t immediat 8 e6? fac te atte move becom quitrdy ecety. Fo expe, 9 c4 "c o:

a) 10 5 a6? 3 xc4 xc4

6 it a vey ess positio iVovKaifm, Russi Cup 198

) 10 e6 x6 1 e5 d5 f4 c6 13 e 4 d3 b it quaity iie, Ces ope 1959 c 'c7

xc4? ives Wit a fe ei i tet Ae 0 xc4 6 1 e 6 1 f

6 13 3 00 14 00 fd Witere tou i CoquestHodso,do o Bk) 990: 5 e5 e5 6 x 1 xd xe5 8 6 4 195 5 20 f4 <8 1 f3 f6 36 3 e d6 xe xe 5 x6+6 6 xe "f8 8 8 xf5 x+ x 30 f8 mate10 h3

immeiate 0 is also eeive.r expe, uDGuevic, USA8, ened i a api debe 0 . bx x 1 c3 d6 13 a d ed6 15 6 8 6 b5 xb5 x8 c 8 10.10 d6 a3 x xc4 bxa3

eall o se to Witesd i eveopmet Te ame Kost

4 c x b 5 a 6 5 f3

Let, Lyo 1993, also acd sicocusio e . f 3 00 bx 4xa3 x 15 bx3 6 6 c3 8 1 4 18 x x 9 b1 �8 0 a8b6 5 8 b5 c8 10.3 xa3 xa3 4 bxa3 g6 5 ' a!

bd7 6 'S+ bS 7 ' xbS+ xbS 8

�e2 g7 1 9 b 0-0

i to t, ut is too at20 b7 cS 2 4 e8 22 xe7 c 23

a5 ba6 24 d7 1 -0

A apic iusttio of t peis otis vitio

Game 41

M .Gurevich-Heneck

Munich 1993

f6 2 c c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a& 5

3 axb5 6 'a 7 d2 8 a3!

g6?

is is oo commit I is ot e cewhete o wi w o -

ceto is biso9 c4 ' c7

9 . ves Wie e e oio o0 6?0 a3 bxa3 xa3 xa3 2 bxa3 d6

Ness, 2 . . 7 s met b 13 d6.3 '

he bes wa o lo Bl's i-e move oe e sow 13 d3 g 4

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e2 15 00 b 16 4 b i s noticu riteni or B

1 3 d7?!ice 13 ?? is ete by 14! e6 15 b5 1 by 1 4 treteni S, B to interse wit oe o is nits Hoever,1 w rbby te better cice,we er 14 !? b8 15 16e2 0-0 1 0-0 oowe b b Wite is sit better

1 4 c3 6Tis is ve u move to ve to

e1 5 d3 h6 1 6 e2 1 7 f5?

B tries to me some sense out oi 1t move, bt tis ony eens isisie er n ce is pieceswere i rter te, e 1 e5 18e5 e5 19 b 1 wit stro inititive1 8 e5 5 1 9 c2

Te 5pw turns out to be sittinuc, sice te move 19 b6 ns into20

9 e5 20 e5 de5 g3 e+22 �h1 4

B ecies to ive u te -nste te w, but tis ony et mre troube23 h7+ �h8 24 g6! e6 25 h5

Bot te continutions 25 x 26e5+ 25 4 26 4 e4 26 e t or Bc

ame 4Akak

Wik n ee o 199

6 2 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6

f3 ab5 6 Wa 7 d2 8 a3! d6

9 c7?!At irst sit tis seems te most n

r retret or te queen, but in 9 8 (Ges 43 9 '!?

(Ge 5) e just ou

1 0 a3Wit te quee on c bot 10 4 1

3 1 2 e2 b 10 3 6 1 1

3 b 12 (or 12 b 13 e 14 6 it equity in DjuV er Weie, Reyjvi 1998) 12 13 b 14 e2 15 6, eieno-Rov, Bupest on 1993, eess Compe to te pevious eB voie te iitin chec 4 is e to comfoby velop ibiso on 6

e6Te criticl move, uninin t

ite centre 10 b ives Wite icoice

) 1 1 bx 6 12 c3 13 14 e2 b 15 6 it equity iip-Gii, Arentine Cpionsi1994

b) 1 1 !? (tetenin bS) 1 1

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7 (not 11... 12 e2 6 13 c37 14 cb 'b7 1 c7+!! 'xc7 16

bS ins luy) 12 b 1 13x1 14 ' 7 1 c7+ f8 16 6, en l le to pus is oun to 7 it eonle e ein-Hoson, Munic 1994.

c 11 c3!? 6? (11... is se) 12 e 13 xe '8 14 1 bxbd7 16 c3 Wite clel bet i Ioolove, Auei 1994.

x! no1) 1 x?! 6 13 b 'b7 14 'a4bd7 1 6! 16 c7+ f8, en e slitl bette in GelAs, Tbu (pipl) 1992.

1 bx! b7 (12 .. 6 13 ' a!poses to te pevious e) 13 e2g 14 c3 7 1 b 8 16 b7 e2 18 Wite veet position in ee-ivoo, tebu on 1993.

1 1 dxe!Ae 11 b4?! x1 12 'x1 ex 13

x l h ve comfolee in Anneiev-.Cin, Milaympid 1992. Wite poblisin tt e le is f-pn on f2 tis ste1 1 xe x

12 llos l to fee is ei 12 . . ., but compe to te nee, ee ientic position is

4 x b 5 a 6 5 f3

ee, save fo te position of te bqueen on 8, Wite lso te option of12 f4!? xc4 (12 . .6 13 b4 xa1 14'x1 cxb4 1 ' c6 16 'a8+! 817 ' 6! c6 18 b6 fvoue Wite inetussonRistic, Atens open 1993) 13xc4 bx (e 13 .. .e7 Foisi ecommens 14 e 1 c6 16 3it slit ee fo Wite) 14 x!x 1 bx e7 16 e2 17 c618 4 Wite cel on top in

Vsse-o Fueeventua 199 x x d5Te ene e 13 . .cxb4 14 '

'x 1 x 16 e f7 17 f4 wcel bette fo Wite ue to is ip on te cente in GleAbaov, Mosco 1989, ltou e e ent on ost

ex5 x5 5 !Tis is te e move tt put te

9 . .c7 line out of commision Ae 1b 6 16 3 b4 17 xb4, inToue-Niolv, oos 1991,

cou ve ple 17 . . xc4! 18 xc4cxb4 it excelent attn cces1 5 d7

Not 1 7 16 a8. a5

Atou tis os out wel foWite, 16 b!? my be even bette. c

E suests tt 16 . . cxb4 le o

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B ko Gamb i t

unc poston, but ths must b a msprnt th knght on 5 s n prs.7 8+ b8 8 xb8+ lxb8 9 e5cx

19 .. xb4 20 c4 s b for Bk.0 lxd7 lxd7 b5

Th powr wht bshop pr, combnd wth th waknss of Bks xsd b-pwn, a Bak wth aprospctss ndg.

. . .c5 e e7 le5 d1b8 5 e f?

25 . . .b5 26 x5+ d6 w Bkst ra chc. c lb 7 b 8 d8

9 c lc 0 lf5 c8 b d8 wc cS e e 5b x fx lc 7 d5 5 9 le c xd x eB x5 h5 f b5 x 5b g b7 ld7 7 wd lb8 cw7 9 wc5 50 5 5c7 5 b d8 5 e5 dxd 55 xd g5 5 e ld7 57 d

lbS 58 g 59 wc we7 blb c7 wB d e-0

ame GlfaHk

Munich 199

lf c c5 d5 b5 cxb5 5

f xb5 7 d 8 l3! d6

9 l d8 0 10 s consr mor cur

s th nxt g.

0 e!Th ony consstnt mo. 10 ... bx 1

x 12 bx s n wo wth tqun on d8 th it w wth th qun c7, .g. 12 . .. 6 (12 . . . 1 a s so awkw 1 7 14 a d7 15xd xd6 16 b5 d Bk coha rsgnd ry n Kstr-RotsiBkur Hatm 1997. dxe

Comp to th n wth 9 . . c7, 1 1

b4 xa1 12 xa1 xd5 1 xd5 xh mor pont for Wht, hr h cpay 14 a8, .g. 14 ...6 15 bxc5 xc5 16 c8 17 5 d6 18 b5+ 7 19+ d7 20 c6+ f6. Howr, Whitnow h no way of xpoitng th postoof th bk kng n front of hs paws,snc ny a hs pcs stuck on teothr sd of th bod. Hrrz-C.Gci

Fdz, psh Chponshp 199,contnud 21 2 b8 22 a8 xc6 2xc6 xc6 24 c6 b4 25 4 7 264 27 xb4 cxb4 28 d4 d7 wth sml poston to G 42, xcptth hr t w Bk who w tcon th tag of th two bshopsto cto. . . .xe x

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Tis tme both 12 �d3 d 12 �f4 cy e met by 12 .. . but 12 e3!? ssting, e.g. 12 . . . (12 .. .bx 13 xtbd 14 e2 15 bx w a lttle for Whte n .okolov-Beev, P 1994) 13 �b5+ (13 exdS? ! xdS 14ibS+ �d7 15 �xd7+ xd7 16 xdS'x w ne fo Blk n Rogoznko Zli, Moscow Olympa 1994)3. . d7 14 �xd7+ xd7 15 eS! ? hS 16ab4 xa1 17 xa1 d now perhaps

7. f4!? 18 a8 b5.12 . . .xa1 13 'xa1 d5

14 xd5

hite also h the adtional possblityof

14 eS!? hee. Aer 14. . .e4? 15S+ Blk cnot aord to play...bd7? 16 a6 �e7 17 c6, when is peces e n a tgle, so perhaps ...fd7!? wth a ve messy positon.14. . . lxd5 5 '

hte follows the se pl the preius man ge, but severl other movese so been ted:

a) 15 bS b4 16 ?? (a blunder, u xb4 cxb4 17 b3 �cS 18 'eS d7! 19x f8 also worked out wel for Bl Komljenovc-Vsse, Ovedo apdplay93) 16 . . .c2+ 17 d1 �xc4 18 c21 19 h3 d3+ 20 c �d6 21 f2 22 �c3 0-1 shnev-Clsen,te 1993.

) 15 ' cxb4 16 xd8+ d8 wth

4 cxb5 a 6 5 f3

good chces for in the endge inVoke-Kum, Copenagen 1996.

c) 15 eS �d6 16 �S+ e7 17 c4xb4 18 �x4 cx4 19 xd6 xd6 20+ d7 21 �xd7 �xd7 22 e2 c8wth equality in M.GurevchRemersmBges 1995, alhough Blk erroneouslyexchged queens d los he ge due tohis exposed -pawn.

It s impot o noe in ths variaiontha he k pawn on 4 c e eiher a

srength or a weaess. Blk should noae exchges wiyny, with fewerpieces on the o the pawn is moreiy o drop off.1 5. . ld7 1 6 l5

Bk h a fne ge r 16 bxcS?!�xS 17 b4 �e or 16 bS b4 enec).1 6 . .l5b6! 1 7 'c6!

1 cx4 presents no proems forBlk.1 7 . . .d5 1 8 'b5 !

Forcing White either to dispe hsqueen or ween the a8-h1 dagon.1 9 �d1

19 g3 e7 20 �c3 (not 20 �f4 gS dwins) 20 .. .cx4 21 �d4 3 ! faours .1 9. . .e7?

Here Back misses his chce wth19 . . .cx4! 20 xd7 �3+ 21 c xd7 22g3 d4 23 �h3 c5+, when he s vetive in the endng.20 bxc5 xc5 21 2! 0-0 22 lxd7

lxd7 23 lf4 b8 24 'xd7 + 25

�c1

see folowing diagram

25 . . .'f6?

Bk coud st hae salvaged a drawwth 25 . . .d8 26 g3 (not 26 'bS?? e1)26 .. .Xd7 27 gxh4 �e3! 28 � (not 28d3? c7+ 29 1 �x d wns)28 . . .�xf4 29 �xh7+ xh7 30 �4 Jd331 Jf �dS eneck). Aer the gemove White h me to consoldae.

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h Bnko mbit

b5! d 7 Je1 ! xb+ 8 �b1e5 9 c?

Throwng away th wn. Ethr 29 c 6 30 x6 x6 3 1 c2! o r 29 d5!g6+ 30 4 would ha bn sucntcodng to Hnck.9 e 0 xe5 xd7 1 xf gxf �c1 Jxb5 Je7 f5! Je8+ �g75 h �h lxf b+ 7 �db+ 8 �e Jxg 9 e 0 hJg 1 �e5 g1 ��

ame 44Va d StHk

Munich 1994

1 lf c c5 d5 b5 cxb5 5f xb5 7 d 8 l! d9 l d8 0 d!

Ar 10 a4 Blk should aod10 .. .bx?, trsposng to th not toBlacks th mo n th pous g,d shoud nstad ht bk th cnt10 .. .6! 1 1 dx6 x6 12 3 7 13 2

� 14 f4 c6 wth a roughly ll poston n .okoloBlott, Moscow Olymp 19941 0 e

As usu 10 . g6 l to a slght tag for Wht r 11 bx 12 13 bx.1 1 dxe xe 1 le

On of th mn ponts of 10 d3,

rapd dopnt, would now b rd ar 12 . . .c6 13 f4 7 14 0-

15 d7 16 x6 6 17 f4 w·

tkng chcs for Wht n M.GurD Vrugt, Antwrp 1996.1 d5

1 exd5 lxd5 1 lf!?

Th rcommndd mo, thoug 4� 7 15 c2 h6 16 f5 a6 17 c7 18 � 19 g3 b7 20 h8 21 4 f5 22 x xd5 23 f4g8 24 f w aso pomsng for n Gabr-Fdorowcz Nw Yor 199 .lxf 1 5 xf

1 5 e7?!n hs nots, Hnck ctcsd

d suggstd two possbl mpoma) 15 .. .c6 16 4 a6, whch unf

tunaty w dt rathr sho shr

AHdzOtro, Cuba 1995, r

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ixc xc6 18 a4 d7 19 ! e202 c6 21 1 a8 22 c7 e7 23:el 7 24 d8+ xd8 25 :e 1.

b) 1S...d7 16 f6, which He-nek gives uncle, although I prefer er 17 'c2 e7 18 e5. Insteaof 16 . . .f6, 16 . . .f6! may be more cu-re, when H.OlssonWg Zili, Mos-cow Olympia 1994, end in a quickdaw er 17 d2 e7 18 e4 xc4 19ixa8 1 20 1 21 e4 b6 22 3

:d8 2 'e3 24 x x 25 e1if8 26 e5 e6 27 'e2 h6 28 f4 i-i.1 6 0 lc6!?

r 16. . . , the response 17 'c2 isy awkwd for the Blk player.1 7 1 8 ld

N 18 xa8? xc4 19 a b5 20 e2+ d wins.18 . . xd6 1 9 xd6 .a5

19 ... c8? lows 2 a! d7 {or20 . .. 21 fe1 e6 22 'c2 d White op} 21 'x+ �xd7 22 e5 with acea dge for White in the endgame.2 5?

hite could have forced endgame era pawn with the continuation20 "xd4! cxd4 21 c6+ d7 22 xd7+�d

23 xb4l

24l

x 25dl �c6 26 :d4, though with oppo-oloured bishops victo would stillbe a long way o.2 .. 0- 21 x cxd 22 a3 Wd6

4 cxb 5 a 6 5 f3

23 ax?!

A poor decision. 23 ! f5 24 c2would have held the balce. Aer thege move Blks pieces become verytive. He does not have to sh to recature the pawn, butc t avce his d-pawn suppoed by the lightsquedbishop.23 • xa1 24 Wxa1 c4! 25 .d1 e2

26 .d2 d3 27 Wc1 Wx 28 Wc3 We7!

29 xd3??

A drel blunder which allows a sim-ple bkrk mate. 29 h3 would havegiven White good defensive hces.29 • Wa7+ 0-1

30 �h1 a1+ les to mate.Game 45

Gelfand-Adams

Munich 1993

1 d4 lt6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 5

f3 axb5 6 Wa 7 d2 8 la3! d6

9 c Wa7! ?

This strgelooking retreat stopsWhite from playing immediate d xb4, thereby giving Blk time tochetto his kings bishop. However, thedrawbk is that once White h ctledthis moeuvre becomes en more pow-erl.1 0 a3

10 d3 g6 1 1 e2 g7 12 13

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h Bnko mbit

trsposs to t a g, wr Hjson-Hck, Munc 199,

Wt cos st to s fod wts a-paw: 10 a4 bd 1 1 a6 12 a4,wn 12 g6! 1 b6 xf1 14 xa8 xg215 c6 d8 16 a6 x1 1 aS g 18b5 b8! woud a b ry good forBk cordg to Hck 0 g6

dWt c aso t d forc a rapd

rsouton of t qusd wt 11 2! 12 c 0-0 1 b, atoug r1 bx 14 b 15 2 x 16bx, worsk-Protuk, ocwk

1992, Bk soud b r 16 1 a6 g7 0-0

f Bk wshs to try d cut cross soppots p of opng t a-, c aso t 12 fd! 1 00 5 dnow:

a) 14 b4 xa1 15 xa1 xa1 16xa1 xd 1 a8 a6 18 xb8+ d7 19

8 x8 wt a c pus for Bk to

b) 14 x5 c 15 1 x5, w st of 16 xc4 xb2 d Bk wry sty bttr n Cn-ko,Bo 199, Mka Gurc suggsts 16c2!, xpotg t p o t c-,wc s d to t 00 bx x Wb7

Ts posto w rd nuts tr pay n th frst af of 1990s Howr, t s d to aod cocuso tat Wt s at t sgbtt, snc s w dt d s ctr s rock sod B o ra prospcts o t qusIdd, s xos o tat sd of bod a ry g Wt a suoutpost fo s kgt o c4 d pty pott ftrato pots 5 lc

15 c2 s so qut ogca, ntndn doub rooks o t a-f For x15 16 bx 1 c d 18

b 1 w ry pt for Wt PVga-Ktt, Hung T C·posp 1995 5 l6!? 6 W ld7 7 f

T propytc 1 2 ght

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std Bk wth or probs, tis hd to s how h c unra hs. Gfds o ss promsng atrt sght, but Adas ags to wrggout th so rsourc dfnsay. . .b6! 8 5 c7 9 c6 c 0ie2 b7 e xc6! Jx6Nt dxc6 b4

. .d7!!Th ony o, snc ar . .b

ixb6 'xb6+ 24 b6 d 5 h 1:a1 th bshop s oos on b.3 xb6 xb Jxb6 5 �h:xa 6 Jx xb6 7 xc ��

ks t pcs prod sucntpnsaton for th pawn ar 2 . c8.

Game 46ShnknDnnngtn

Pa Champiohip 6

1 f6 c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 53 6 g7

st n th 5 g6 araton (Chaptr5) k cnot ry ord to tak tt wth 6 . . .d6, ths gs Wht thtm h n to dop hs pcs wth !? g7 8 2 b5 E rcods 8 . . .bd7 10 2 b6 11 e 126 x6, but th sp 1 bxa6 ooks a tst of ths da) 9 xb5 10c a6 1 1 2 c 12 xc 'xc 1

4 cxb 5 6 5 f3

g5! 'b6 14 'd2 d Wht hhd a od poston n M.GurchErnko, Ent 19947

t s tptng for Wht to pay 5g8 8 f4 d6 9 f, but h ust b cnot to orrh, .g 9 .h6 10 c 11 2 d 1 f5 wth uncposton n OostroDunnngton, DutchT Chponshp 1995 Anothr ntrstng dnson of th day n payng

.d-d6 w rad n ErsChn,B opn 1995: c 00 8 c4 8!? 9bxa6 d6 10 d bxa6 11 g xd 1'xd c4 1 'd2 a6 14 b4 wthcopnsaton for th pawn7 . . .0-0 8 6!

As w ha ary sn n th 5 garaton, Bk ust ht bk n th cntr soon possb n ths nd of pos

ton9 c3

By aogy to th 5 g araton,Wht c aso t 9 dx6 6 10 'd6,whch s to ry sharp pay ar10 . b5 1 1 'xc5 d6 1 'xb5 x4!? 14 14 bx, d now nst of14 xa1 15 'xb8 'h 16 g, n

Tor-Const, Etbou 1990, Bakcod ha trd 14 . .'h 15 g d,d f 16 'b1 thn 16 .. .5 wth goodattkng chcs9 . . xd5 0 xd5 b7

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h Bnko mbit

Ths tm 10. . .x4? dos not work: 114 h 12 2 x4 13 f3 d 14

d3 d Wht w wnng n oonkn-Kalgn, t Ptrsburg opn 1993. c xb5 xf xf xb5

Th pont of Bks pay Ar thschck t s not y for Wht to ct. g 1 5 f

Ar 15 f2 c6 16 3 5 17 fh5 18 2 f5 19 d6 a6 20 xa6

xa6 21 xc5 4 22 x4 3+ 233 3+ 24 g2 3 Bk w t n th ndg n bb-,Cns opn 1995.1 5 .5 g

A snsb consodatng mo. Thpondrous 16 d6 a6 17 c4 d tosom ntrprsng pay by Bk nothr g: 17 . . .d5! 18 b6dx4 19 a8 3 20 3 5 21 b7 22 xb7 x3+ 23 2 8 24 b5c6 25 c7 5 26 d1 d4, d nownsta of 27 d3 x2+ 28 x2 x2+29 f b2 whn Bk wnt on to wnn Vgh-, Ob opn 1992,Wht shoud ha trd 27 xd4! cxd4 28d5 wth unc poston.

cAr ths qut mo Wht mags to

consodat wthout too much cuty.16 .. .d5!?, ray to mt 17 wth17 .. .a6, woud ha kpt th cat ong

th pgons.1 7 c7 b8 8 00 9 f f 2f fx fx xf gxf 2e5 xg �xg f8 5 f � 2e h& 7 d5 e 8 29� g5 e g7 h 0

ame 4Lac-Khafman

ir op 199

f c c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a6 5f e!?

Wth ths mo Bk dcs s ntnton to contnu to pay n gbi fhon.

exd5Th atat 6 . .b7 s consdr n

th nots o th n g.7 e5

Th shpst mo, puttng th qton o th ght on f6. 7 xd5 s wth n th n g.7 e7

7 . . .h5? 8 xd5 s obousy for Bk. Dugy-Zsu.Pog, SaBdno 1987, ndd n a rapd dr 8 .. .h 9 g3 xg3 10 hxg3 x11 d1 12 2 f2 13 bc3 14b6 xd5 15 bx d6 16 xd5 17a8 1-0.8 e g8

Ths tm 8 . . .h5?? fas to 9 g4.

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ib7

mkab poston. A nns h sd h only mgd to a sng mno pc. Fuhmo, wkwd poston of th two qunss t dcut fo thm to mob spct kngsd pcs. How

Wht s to mo d h c at s knght out. 0 h

10 f4 ows Bk tm to play 10 . d6 0 c

touh ths mo w fst payd by Hbdn n 1983, t mnd uy unnotcd, snc Bk qucky wnt

y n that g Rd by th G gmt Gd Hnck n thy 1990s, t s now stshd Bst chc n ths shp n Athou ts stg to mk yt oth pawn wth so fw pcs dopd,0 .c4!? ss th dua pupos of gng un outlt on c5 o b4 d bockg o th fb5 dagon fom th wht

n d bshop, thby makng 6xb5 a mo ab poposton Thats unssfto

a} 10 .. .£6? 1 1 f4 d4 12 cdS x5 13+ d8 14 xa8 xa8 15 bxa6 dht won qucky n Notkn-Pu, ttbug 1994.

b) 10 . d6? 1 1 f4 dx5 (1 1 . .x5 12x5+ dx5 13 d6 14 3 s aso

4 cxb 6 f3

good fo Wht} 12 dS xdS 13x d6 14 4 15 f4 wth apow attk fo Wht n BagcPtk, Pua 1993.

c) 10 .. d4 1 1 4 d3 12 3! x5 13xc5 x3+ 14 x3 xc5 1 5 xc5 b516 xd3 d Wht h ohmngconto of th dk squs n GkAnngd UR 1989.

10 d8 11 f4 7 12 h5!? (attt cam-k mo, hopng to

ld a bg chck on f6} 12 f5 (o12 .. .b6 13 a4} 13 f6+ 6 14 15 g5 g8 16 7 b6 17 d4,d now nst of 18 4 x4 19 4 20 x3 dx 21 x3 b5 wth unc poston n okoo-Hnck,Gmsch-Pnkchn (apdpay} 1994,th smp 18 a4 d6 19 f4 oos dcut to t ie

n on of th fst gs n ths aton, obon-Hnc, Munch 1991,Wht wnt wong staghtaway th 11

f2?! b5 12 f4 (both 12 b6 c6 d12 xb5 b aso good fo Back)12 . .x5+ 13 d1 (not 1 2 d4 dwns} 13 . . .f6 14 xc4 bxc4 15 1 16 b6 c6 17 xdS 18 x46 19 b7 0-1. t s not supsngthat 10. . .c4!? qucy caught on a sucha stunnng y succss.

Of cous f Wht wshs to pay f4

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h Bnko mbit

h shod do so mmdaty, not wtngtm on 1 1 ' f2, bt Bk st h a good

g r 11 f4 11 g5 c b mt by1 1 f6 12 6 'x2+ 13 x2 gxf6 143 b4 wth nc chcs acordngto Hnck, bt thr dos not sm tob a grat d wrong wth 1 1 'c5 thr)11 'c5 12 3 d4 13 f2 !, n LomnaWtzn, Nw York 19931 1 xb5!

h most consstnt foowp to hs

pros mo t s too dangrs tosnatch th pawn d to 11'x5 12 f6 13 !, bt 114 s wohconsdraton For xp:

a) 12 13 d2 b6 14 f4 715 a4! b5 16 xb5 xb5! 17 b5a1+ 18 f2 f5 wth fu compnsatonfor th n n mmV Wy,Dtch Chponshp 1998

b) 12 b6! c5 d now:b1) 13 xb6 14 xc5 xc5 15

f4! 7 16 d2 wth nc chcs nZorMncngr, Gronngn opn 1994nst of 16 d4! Bk cod now hatrd 16 00 17 x 18 xdSc8 wth attkng chcs

b2) 13 xc5! xc5 14 ' f2 d4 15 -

c6 16 4 5, n NroBhm, Ptrsbrg opn 1994, whn ECO rcommn 17 g3 wth a c ps rWht, 17 'xg3 18 hxg3 thratnnga nty chck on d61 2 0-0-0

h crtca mo Now that th fa6dagon s ct of, 12 xb5?! ows Bkto dop cky wth 12 13 c3

7! 14 , whn Bk h goodcontro of th cntr n oafm, t Ptrsbrg Chponshp1997 On th othr hd 12 f4 gsBak tm to captr th pawn wthmpnty: 12 x5!, whn n th nagura g n ths araton, YrjoaHbdn,Chcago 1983, Wht trd 13 xb5, dr 13 7 h cky won matra

wth 14 b6! d6 15 c7+ d7 16 x.Howr, thr s nothng wrong wthBks poston at a r 13 b d2 x2+ 15 d2 x2+ 16 f8, wh Forowczs 13 a6 n bttr for Bk nst of 13 Wht c t 13 bt Vponts ot that 13 f6!? 14 4 x x2 7! 16 c6 s rock so Bk1 2 !

Nthr 12 x5 13 f4 7 13 6 14 g5 7 15 xb5 a6 16d! 'xd6 17 c5+) 14 xdS!, nDgyAb, UA Chponshp 19nor 12 d8 13 f4 7 14 xb5 g15 xdS x 16 xd5 17 b1 l18 f2!, n Pcor GcaMatorCapabca mmo 1994, cpatats for Bk

f4h n src da that w sh

s n ths g occrrd for th frst tn th g KnWatzkn, UA 1993:

x xc3+! 14 bxc3 x 15 f4 16 b1 7 17 d2 6 1 8 h5 g8 1f4 bc6 d Bk wnt on to wWhts probm s that hs n dos nha ythng to attk d nss h cky Bk w b ab to jst gradympro hs poston d ntay

rg sat on th nr whkng n w of ths 19 h6! mt ha

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ben oh a shot 7 1 b?!

k w thnng foowdby 5-b4 wth a stong attk, but aicdoes ot bi this to b th corct wayof tng that that n his nots to in th Bth C Magi hpoints out jubojics post-mom sugo 14 f2!?, sizing cotro of thot g1- agon H thn had th to put ths ida nto pic in th

ac-Atrm, Euop Tionshp, Pua 1997 14 a6 c6 15 d2! ; 14 g6 15 xdS xc3+ b xdS 17 xd xdS 18 c5; d5 15 b1! faou Whit) 15 1!ting 16 b3 17 f2 d c)5 16 dS xdS 17 xdS x3 3 c5 19 xc5 xc5 20 c3 c7d ow Wht shoud ha payd 21 g3!

22 h3 hd8 2 4 with a cplus cordng to Atm Bak obousy ds impromnt r 14 f2One id that fts th bi is 14 15ib66!, whch Atm dsmsss wth c5! How, Bk c thn pay 6!? (AMsmnko), g 17 g3g6 or 17 3 d4!? 18 xd4 f5

4 ! ig mpmnt on th od 14 ,

for ich aic had ppd 15 1 h6 dS! xd?!

4 cxb5 6 5 f3

This aows th un srfc undfaouab circumstcs Whit shoudha trid 15 b1 h6 16 c7 a6 17d6 codng to aic, athough Bkmust b on top hr1 "xc+! 1 6 bxc xd 1 7 xdixd 1 8 "d

Compd to h Kin-Wtzn xp bo Bk h n ttr chcs his ook my b ab to swing out ah6, whi th hpwn prnts whit

kngsd c1 8 6 1 9 i?Ths s too sow toh sggsts 19

c7!? c6 20 d6 xd6 21 xd6 ,thogh Bk shod first o bakthrogh with 541 9 c 0 f4 f bxc "xc: "b c

Whit is ing ohmd by Bksti pics Th pwn on c3 s rtho in hs sid "b ixf n x! 6 :xf5 7 " g! 01

Vy fhy Th thrat o th shopnay ntng th g wth h isfat

ame 48BaeevKhafman

Russn Tm Ch 1995

1 d f6 c c d b cxb 5

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h Bnko mbit

f e exd5For a t n th atr 1980s, 6 b7 7

c3 xd5 8 5 h5 w a popu way topay for Bk. Howr, ths s rysn noways n w of th forcng n9 xd5 h 10 g3 xg3 11 hxg3 xg3+12 2 x5+ 13 3 b5 14 f2 c4 dnow

a} 15 g4 c5+ 16 3 x3+ 17x3 xb2+ 18 2 a6 19 d4 (19d6 xa1 20 h3 f6 21 xd7+ d8 22

s to a prptua hck)19 .. .xd4 20 xd4 c7 21 f5 wth a unc nd n whch Bksfour pawns shoud ha bn just aboutnough compnsaton for th pc nNotkn-V.Io, Russa 1993 .

b) 15 2! c5 16 g2 a 17 f4 c718 xb7 xb7 19 h5 ?! (a mst,but 19 . .d6 20 g1 g6 21 h2 asoooks good for Wht} 20 d5 d Whiw on top n Ashumo-Knsm,Chrs opn 19907 exd5

Ar ths mo Wht must b cnot to ow hs opponnt to ncrc th-pawn.7 d

Ths ooks a mor pragmatc approhth 7 . . .7+?! 8 f2 c4, wth th da of. a6xb5 or ...c5+. Ar 9 c3 nthr9 . . b4 10 2+ d8 11 xc4 c5+ 121 8+ 13 d1 b5 14 xb4 xb4 15 wth a sght pus for Wht nAkop-Vassr, Moscow opn 1989, nor9 . .b5 10 f4! c5+ 11 3 b4 122 7 13 d6 14 xb5 wth a

good poston for Wht n FrknNstro, Moscow opn 1995, s goodnou for Bk.

Th g mo s so much mor ntrprsng th 7 . .d6?! 8 c3 7 9 c4 10 g2 bd7 11 b3 b6 12 b53 xb5, whn Wht w just a awn upn th ncountr Vassr-Mncngr, Ptuj

1989.

8 'e+!Th routn 8 c3 9 c4

Bk to tak tg th undwht kngsd wth 9 h5! 10 g3 5 1 1g2 d6 12 a4 d7, whn Whts wnsss on th kngsd wr a conssourc of worry n VKoch, FrChponshp 19948 8 9 c xb5 0 e

In w of ks rspons t thismo 10 xb5 must b rgdd a citi atat Ar 10. . a6 11 W7+ 12 d1 5 13 h3! xb5 14xb5 xd5 15 xd5 xd5 16 g5 Whitead h bttr of th ndg n Vo

Ibrgmo, Russ Cup 1997, so prBk shoud consdr 12 . 5!? wth da of . .xb5 d d6 0 c!

An mpot impromnt

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is eler hdlng of ths pos I.okolov-alfm, Lnes 1995:10. . . a6 1 1 c4 1 aS 13 d1 b

xb4 15 h3 d6 16 e bd7 170, hen Blk w stll a long way fromg the problem of what to wth g.

hie preferred to take the bait nihin-Krvoseja, Kev 1997: 11 xbS'a+ 12 c3 xdS 13 'xc4? xc3 14

(1 xc8+?! �e7 15 xh8 e 161 dS+ s kng for trouble) 14 . . . c615 2 a6 16 ' b3 1 17 1 e8, Blks tvty provded enoughensaon for the pawn. :!

e undogmc response. Resng 11...a lows Whte to hold thngs on the queensde with 12 , Khalfma develops the rook ft.1 2

lacks dea realsed perfectly er 12 a6! ?!

n unfounate slp which lets Whitely -a4 to bre up the queenside aerl. 1 . . .b7 would have kept Whte

ly on the bk foot. b?er ths poor move White even gns

cle avte. Blk would stll havee dong well aer 13 . . .c7! 1 66 15 xc7 xc7 16 xbS beev). 'x b7 : : 'xc 7 lf 8 lx x

6 0 le2eev suggests that Black h equised

e, but he stll h to solve the problem hs ngs rook. Later on, aer exhge of queens, he may also have to dealith onsh of the whte b-pawn.0 ! g b8 2 le 2 l Wg8 2 '7! 2•xb8+ b8 27 28 g

4 cxb5 a 6 5 f3

x2 n O g e7 2 Wg Wf8

Bee suggests that Blk could haveheld the draw wth 32 . . .d5 33 d3 fS. After the te the whte b-pawn becomes areal thre. Althoug he posion shouldstll e a draw, n prtice it is no ey orBlack to defend such a psive posiion. 5 f �e7 � 8 b �g7 4 f gxf xt

Now Blk h two dangerous outsdepawns to contend with, while hs ownpawns e styied. b 2 h ! h e 2f Wt S b Wt 7 W�g W e2 t+ 0 Wf b f 2 e2! b t b7 gS 7We 8+ 8 �d b7

7tohl sugges hat Whe could have

won here with 59 dS, ut ae59 . . .xd5 60 d g3! 61 d2 (61

xg3 d) 61...8 62 b7 f4 followed y. . .�xh6 Blk seems to e ale to deend. t 0 e ??

With the draw in sight, Blk maks aterrble blunder. 60 . . .7 61 S+ �g86 xd3 d8 w a straghtod draw. 0

61 .. .7 62 7 d2 63 b8' d1 64g8 is mate.

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Th Bnko Gmbit

Summarh vopmnt of th 5 f3 vaton foows a f pattrn n ths opnng tay Wht payrs njoy grat succss Back payrs tn to ry on routimovs rathr th fnng orgna soutons to th pacu probms that ths viton prsnt (Gs 40-42 ar goo iustratons of ths). Howvr, ovr tm a ba-

c qubrum w rstord Bnko xps mag to gt to grps wth th i sov ths probms (Gs 43-45) .

f Bk wshs to avod th v w-tron man ns h shou consr mntng wth 5 . . .g6 (G 46) or th utrasharp 5 . . .6 (Gs 47 48).

lf 2 c c b cxb f

• xb

5 . . . g6 Game 46

5 . . .6 6 4 x5 7 5 Game 47

7 x5 Game 48

e ' + 7 2 8 l (OJ d

8 . . .a6 Game 40

8 . . .g6 Game 41

lc (OJ '89 . . .c7 Game 42

9 . . .a Game 45

0

10 - Game 43

0 . . .e Game 44

6. exd5 B la3 9 lc4

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C HAP T ER E IGH T

4 cxb5 a6 5 c3

1 f b 4 xb c3

pont of 5 c s not o cpthe pwn r 5 . . .b5 (og tis s

oy sn) bt to sppo t 24c. f Bk tks p cgi 5 .. .b5 6 4 b4 7 5, ssio s rd for wc bo sds o b w ppd. W w yad tg of t ft t sics c dop qucky, wh s opn strs o kp thngs nd cont d hopy k adtg of tgty oos poston of t kngh on b5.

ame 4KhlLk

Bupt 1

1 4 f b 4 xb 3 xb

G 54 fo 5 .. .' .6

6 xb5 a6 7 c (7 4 xb5 8x5 drops pc) 7 . . .g6 smpysposs to th stdd Bnko Gbccptd poston of frs h cp wth both sds ng pyd ono mor.6

T rsky 6 . . 5! is sjc of 5.7 b

7 Bk ms of cs od h w

known p 7 . . .x4 8 2 f5 9 f f610 d6 m.8 f4

Wis mos pop mo. 8 f sconsdrd in G 51 d 8 c4 nG 52 .8 g!

urng t bshop to g5 n ordr tomk tm to cptr t -pwn Bkstts dt wt n tnots to t n g.9 xg

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h Bnko mi

Nithr 9 c 10 5 5 11 d6xd6 12 xg5 a6, in PinHbdn,British Chpionship 1980; 9 5 4 106 d7! 11 7 x7+ 12 2 5, in MknFdoroc Phiphia1989; nor 9 3 g7!? 10 f3 g4 1 1 a4 bx12 x 13 bxa3 00, in EtchgarayKomjnoic, Zago opn 1995,promis ything for Wht . . .x 0 f

0. . .7This is th ost popu way of mt

ing th thrat of 2, gbitting a pan.h sharp 10 . . .!?, ith th ida of. . .bb3+ dor a countrattac against

th ght on b5, s out of faour at thmomnt. Ar 11 c4 g7 12 2 b3+13 f f5 Whit h th po 14 f3!00! {14 .. .x? 15 bx 16 x 17 4 simpy osing for Bki TouVrdir, Frnch Chponship 1996) 15 a4! { 4 4 16 g3x!! 17 bx 18 x strong for Bk in m

Chrstisn, os Angs 1989) 15 . . .5{or 15 . .b4 16 b3) d no nst of16 h6 f6 17 c xh2!, in BoskayaWong Zi ng, Groningn opn1998 smpy 16 x5 + 17 f2 dx58 xc4 9 xc gd fWht. nst of 1...g7 Bk c try1 1 . ..a6!? 12 2 d8! {r 12 .. .b3+ 13f d8 14 a4 f6 15 d2 [Fdooicz

iks 15 15 . 6, in Honscho, Grm opn 1986, Whit couha trid 16 1!? with a good positio)13 f3 b3+ 14 d2 xb5 15 xb5 x16 xd2 x 17 x bx 18 0 a119 a1 xa1+ 20 1 ith a dyniimbc in matri in TorMion,Ci 1997. prfr Whit be thbk rooks , at t for ti bin,poory rdinatd. 'e2 f 2 x 8 xc

'xc8

Th od man in. okoos 14f3 is considrd in th nxt man g .. . .ex!

t is usuy is to opn up th position hn you ata don, dhr is no xcption. 14 6 is ry snoays, sinc t os Whit to cosodat his position ith 15 f3 bd{15 . . .c6 16 c2!? is akd for B)16 5 in Murib, Bundsi199697. x 8 'f

h pris of this in for Whit r dmonstratd n th foong gs

a) TouVotaa, Budapst 1995,nt 16 c4?! bd7 17 00 {17 c8 + 18 2 4 so ooks promisinfor Bk) 17 . .b6 18 b5 f 19 1c4 20 f4 xb2+! 2 b2 x+! 22 ca1+ 23 d2 c3+ 24 2 + 25 1c2 26 2 c1 + 27 xc1 xc+ 0-1 .

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) 16 f3 c6!? (16f5 s aso poss) 17 c4?! ht h to tak hs nis hds wth 17 xc5, athough Bk xcnt attkng chcs r17 f5 or 17 d5) 17 a5! 18 xc5?x5 19 xc5 b3 20 4 xc5 dk won quky n Tor-Pn, Fourtons Chss agu 199716 7 e e8 8 x5 b!

ky th n ths aton, xpot

i th pn on th a- Not that 20 s to 20 b40 x x

Wht h agd to t th

at thrats to hs qunsd, but now thpawn s cang n Wht cts to jtt th bpawn nst, but ths ony dys th nta e xb 8 xb+! x x x

Th g s up for Wht aray b b 8 xf+ � b x xb b+

d8 e 8 f f 5 �e+ 0

ame 50I.kvhafman

Pau 1996

1 f 5 5 b xb5 5 xb 7 b 8 f !

cxb5 6 5 c3

Nthr 8 d7 9 (ntndng 5) nor 8 a6 9 c4!? consdrdsatsfator for Bk by tho, wh throutn 8 g6 s rgdd rsky bcausof 9 5 h5 (9 dx5 10 x5 a6 11 d6s oousy for Bk) 10 xd6! (10g5 f6 s paya for Bk, ut 10 3 strstn 10 xd6 (not 10 4? 1 17+ d7 12 g xd6 1 dwns) 1 1 2+ 7 12 Howr, nf ths poston s copty un,

snc ar 12 7, n KadanoGrgor, Kuysh 1981, Whts dpawn s f fro sur

f Bk ray wts to put th cong th pgons, h c n t8 x4! d now:

a) 9 2 g5! (a s da to th gn a drnt stt 10 5!? (10 x4?4 11 c4 6! 12 f3 13 a4 bx

14 x w h ttr for Bkn HadorssonBosboo, Hnrorur199 10 dx5 11 x4 g7, wn 12d6!? d to sharp pay n DrB, Tburg 1994, r 12 ! 13d1! d7! 15 xg5 f6 16 4 6

b) 9 d3!? f6 dorowcz suggstsnst 9 g5!) 10 2 5 (or 10 e 1 1

dx6 6 12 d1 (1 c4 aso ooks dgrous) 1 d5 1 h5+ d7 14 fc6 15 g5 7 16 00 wth prosng attkng hcs for Wht no-Annagd, UR 1988

) Prhaps 9 f3 (thratnng 10 2)to t 9 5!? y 10 dx6 6 11 2with a prosng poston x x 0 f 7 e f

x 8 x8 x8 f!? foowing diagram

n w of th f that 14 d6 h nworkng out w for Bk, ths s pot rnforcnt of Whts pay nths araton Wht dos not sh toopn th poston but rst dops hskngsd

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h Bnko ambit

4 e!?Two othr mos h b trid hr:) 14 . . .bd7! 15 b5 16 c6 d

Bk hd o r compstio for thpw i I.okoo-hiro Itt mtch1995.

b) 14 ... f5 15 b5 d7! 16 d6! dWhit w o top i AcibiGomzCub Chpioship 1998. Howr Ido ot udrstd why Bk cot simpy py 15 . . .xd5 .g. 16 d1 4 17d5 5 18 4 4 19 c4 d6 20 f6 with prtty soid positio.

Ar 15 dx6! x6+ 16 2 c6

Blk h hid his primy objctiof opig up th positio. c h3 h?!

Although this mo prts h6 xchgig th ky dksud bishop it

dos itt for Bks dopmt. tprfrs 16 . . .d4 wh r 17 d

suggst 17 . . .c6 with grip o ctr .g. 18 2 x2 19 x2 dS h6 xd6 with qu position. 7 c4 4 8 c •c le 0 �e x •x

Ar 21...xd5 22 hd1 x 2 fxb2 24 f5 (toh) Bk is pyiwithout his gs rook. h 4 3 f3!

Exct py. Whit is b to forc

ourb dig 2 . . .x 24 xd5 (or 24 . . .xb2+ 25 1 2+ 26 xdS 27 5) 25 xd4! cxd4 26 c8+ g27 xh8 xh8 28 d7 8 29 g5 wis Whi.3 . .xf3+ 4 �f3 �7

24 .. .x 25 d4 cxd4 26 c8+ 27 xh8 xh8 28 d7 29 g5 is simit h pius ot. e3 h8 cx4 7 xa 8 7 a cd b3 30 �3

Bk h sti ot mgd to rg isost mtri d this doub-rook diis b for him th whit pw od7 is ry powr d Bk h wstrgglrs o b d h5. okoo i f

suggsts tht simp mch of th kig tth usid woud h b sucifor ico.

30 . 3 � a 3 �e7 33xb3 7 34 x7+ �7 3 f4?

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4 cxb5 6 5 ' c 3

is ts th wi sip 3 5 b7+ 8 36 1 df4 7 g4 hxg4 38 g4 g7 39 b4 6 41 b5 w wiig or Whitig to toh Ar th g oi is ab to crat a sco pspw35 7 bB 7 g �g7 8 : 39 b5 e5! b exf 1 gxf b52 7 b B � �

ame

BensKnsmanToulouse op 0

d f c c5 d5 b5 cxb5 a 5c3 xb5 7 b5 d 8 f g

-paw is sti rathr too hot to 8 x4?! 9 5 (orc 10 6! 11 g5 aow Whit a strogtt i V r WiHogso, Bsss

95

r 9 �4 �g7 10 5 x5 11 �xS 1 �c4 �b7, i Rayr-ig,oo 1990, Whits paw is a sittin ck, whi 9 �c4 �g7 10 x4! 1 6 1 �b7! 13 �4 147 x7 15 x7 �x5 16 c7 �xc4

a8 d5 18 �x6 x7 19 �x7 8 o a bttr g or Bk i Y zyagi, Ptrsbrg 19969 dxe5 0 xe5

1 6?! x6 1 1 �g5 �7 1 �6 �6 x ais to 13 8 14 S 15c5 c7! 16 xb4 c6 17 �7 181 7 wiig th kight (AMi)1 g7 1 1 c 1 es

soi o, haig or 6 b7 is risky bcas o 13 6!, b a6, thratig 13 �xb5 14 �xb55, is a payab trati1 3 f?!

oth 13 3 13 1 aso tby 13 d6, bt at t th Whit ot ha ha imiat probs h og iagoa

1 4 "erprisigy Whi is ry i ic

is, g 14 6 x6 14 �5 15 6 with a sigh ps or Bk1 4 xb5

It is ptig o grab t paw,

1 �a6! igh ha br, g15 x6? x6 16 �xa6 x5 Bkw wiig i PowHys, Thssaoiki Oypi 19881 5 xb5 "xd5 1 c "b7 1 7 ad1 e18 "e?

Prhaps Whit sho ha ob o i with 18 6 19

18 a5 19 c 0 xg7 �xg7 1g "7 �gB "f e5 "g �

Bk h ow cosoi is ryto s o is ra paw

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h Bnko mbit

5 te3 f5 6 td5 W7 7 fe f 28 7 2 f 30 W2 f5 32 d d7 33 3 fd8 3 xx 3 e6 6 x ex 7 bx 8 tx d 3 d e7 dWd Wxd xd 2 b3 e d dx! 5 bx b3 0

ame G BrgssBamnt

Aarhus 990

d t6 2 5 3 d b xb 6 5t3 xb5 6 7 tb5 d6 8

Fr tim in th t 1980s this m

w quit ppu. Hwr, tits fr wr sn fund d it is nc gnrgdd mr sidin8 t7

Th -pawn s t: 8 . . .x4 9 2 f510 f3 f6 1 1 f4 a6 12 h3 g6 13 g7 14 f1 d Whit h a strng ttcing postn n ZhuraoGsh,Kainingr 1976. Hwr, th mn

pnt f Whts pay s rad r8 .g6 9 5! ? dx5 10 d6 xd6 1 1 g5, whnWhit h gn up tw pawns fr tacticthrats. Bk h t b c hr, buth c prby gt away wth 11...(11..bd7? 12 b3 is unpt, whi11..b7 12 b3!? is unc) 12 f3 (12f3 c6 is t sw, wh 12 b3 g713 d1 6 14 + f8 fwd by

. . .7 ks quit sd fr 12 ...7 13 14 6 4!? 15 'xe46 16 xd6 d4 17 xc8 xc8 it a

r mssy mdg in M.AndrssD.Crng, ang 1993 t3 tb6 0 d3

Ar 10 2? th -pawn c ny betn wth impunity: 10. . .x4 11 g12 4 bx 13 14 bx g 15a4 b7 16 d7 17 a4 xd5 18 6 Q19 c6 20 x 21 x 2

b 1 23 b3 a 1 Vmi·Tum, Oido (rapidpay) 1992. 0 b

t is mprati fr Wht to mu a

chang on th ng agna. 7 2 b2 00 3 00

Bth sds ha nw dpd thpics d it s tm t tak stock. At sght t may app that nothng much ihapnng, but ook at that knt n snt it rathr ut on a mb?

n a g Brutg-FdrwicGrm Bunsga 199, Fdorowc

chs t st a cm n th cntr wi13 . . .e. Howr, t s qut tmptng t d xpt th knght n b5 wth 3

Bk s nw ry t cnn his rwth .. .d7. e?!

Th qun is not w pd hr, sWhit shud prbaby pay 14

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htaa.1. . d7 bx x !

mdl lotn th mspaed on ; th thet of . . f4 s hd tot17 7 �x7 8

8 ! x 2 � xb

1 x8 x 22 xd x8 2 f d7ht h ma to avod losn ma

i but hs oston s a ck. Blk hol of the onl opn le d hites u s shd •e 2 d2 2 2 7 f xd2 28 xd2 x 2 •2"x 0 x •x x f � 0

Game 53ToskoAs

Lonn ( nk) 1992

1 2 b xb 3 xb ?!

v s appoah fo Bk, p

l n th cont of ths �. At s tount th pvous ,s ha plad n dntic fhonis tm, hov, hs opponent fo hm.7 !

Als lal 7 b4 bxc3 9xc3, tosn to th n man ,d 7 x4 , hn pos-

4 c x b 5 6 5 c 3

ton that c se fm te viio 5 e3b7 6 c3 b5 7 xb5 5 8 e e4 e, ecept tht hee Ba bio ist on c8! Howeve, t . . .c3 c3 a6 10 d g6 11 g7 wth ncle ositi i PAkhipo, Av 13 I iew i cess n te mn ge Wi i 7 !

7 In th eie encoer Ti

chenko-Adms, Lodo oyds Mtes) 19 1 Aam d rie e 8d xd 9 xd 4, b e pobydid not fcy payin a i w

estion 10 e4, wic oo i orBk8 b!

d bxc3 xc3 trpoe ee me8

Timoshchenko ha areay estrated the corec espose o 8 6: 4! bx+ 10 b6 11 f6 b 1

b1 xb5 13 b 6 1 5 5+15 e x5 16 f3 e5+ 1 e Wht won quicy i TioeoZup, Maibor 10 •d!

A k enment o 10 e 3+ 11f xb 12 xb x 13 x 14 e4 a1 15 e2, i Asolotov, R 1988 Te y diferee,

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he Benko ambit

t dmt o tw thi p d th mi i tht Timoh

ho pproh ow him to p thi o d try dvop hi ihtto th tiv -q1 . .b3+ 1 1 �e2 xb5 1 2 xb5 •xa21 3 xa2 bxa2 1 4 •xe4 a1• 1 5 f3

oh i h h p poto i vry dt h i o wy id i moi hi p1 5. . .a5 1 6 e6 1 7 d1 e7 1 8 g5

Appty Timohho h vh thi poitio or i rpidpy F ow prr 18 5 15 providi om tr ovr

o th od r Howvr oy v rv wo votiy hooto dd thi poiio1 8 . . .a7 1 9 xe7 �xe7 20 g5 • 2 14 f6??

dr t w i dir tr y 22 exf gxf6 23 d �e8 24 ••xc 1-0

r 5 1 Whit wi oo mt ioppot

ame 54Laret-Wang

a op 1

1 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 cxb5 a6 5c3 •a5 ? triy idi whih my pp

om pyr

6 d2It i ot wh Wht t optioi hr Th ttiv

) 6 6 7! (6 6 wod jt v who tmpo dow o Chptr 4)7 d2 6 8 4 6 d ow

1) 4 4! 10 4 dS i o top

) dx6 6 10 f d6! (ot

10 d5? 1 1 ! 7 1 i Chriti-Adriov Nw Yor op 10)11 0-0 1 5 itdi dd5 with v my poitio i GorovOho d Eh Moo 1982

) h!? dS 10 5 d ow itdo 10 4 11 4 12 7 12 5 14 7 15 1 d6 16 b1

6 17 h5 wh Whit h pty o

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y fo the siced teil in Nehelchik, Fn open 18, peps 10 e6!? 1 1 e 4

) 6 bx6!? �x6 � 6 8 e4 �191 d6 10 b 1 1 1 f3 � 1 3 1 with tpic Benko Git Acpted poston in Tioshchenkoinkoic, Vjk Bj 10 Blk tuly lost tepo with his queenee, so White should e slihtly ette o in the in line positions of the st

o chptes, ut this is not jor f6 axb5 7 8 e5 bxc3 9 xc3 Wa4

6?! h een unpopu since thee Nukinosky, Moscwpionship 188 10 e6 6 1 1 h3! 1 f4 �h6 13 h5 d White h ip on the nside10 Wx

10 e6 shoud e t y 10 6 11xa4 xa tspos to the e the 10 xd1+ 11 xd1 f6 1 ! 81 �d3 d White w on tp m

ueMtezic, Budapest 13 1 0 xa4 1 1 exf6 gxf6

12 f3This y e too outine Nueous

es he een tied o White hee,icludin

) 1 �e 8 13 �f3 d6 14 3 7! 15e a6 16 c 17 fd1 �h6 18 �e44 w ne fo Blk in Dne

4 cxb5 a 6 5 c3

Geenf, Tiis 1) In eic r

Bundesi 10/1 Whit ri 1 5!? 13 e �6 14 x, nw inste of 14 x6? 15 d6 r whichBlk w stlin, I t 1 x6followd y dd6 d nBlk shuld e oky

Ceinly if White does pin downhis opponent y, i sddedwith w dpwn d c piece

wi n c i1 2 b7r py y i r

te ecnisi h 1 c y1 xf!, 14 ? e 15 �h6+ d in r 14 xf 5 Whitsposition is ess Th dq cnsf knih d h pw wi sdop

1 3 00-0 a2 1 4 �b1 as 1 5 b5 g1 6 h4?

Pr 1 i Whito chc cpic r1 6 g5 1 7 d6 c4

Excen Bc i 5ih dtheens nty chc on 4 Wit iusted1 8 xc4 g4 1 9 dxe 7 xe 7 20 d4xd4 01

Lidet did not wt t 1 �xd4�e4+ c 1+ A y ic yW

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h Bnko mbit

SmmarAlt te aessve c3 alas a ts sppes at club lvl, s elysee t rdmte level Heve, te fat tat spe-dm Iv okolov recet bee expemet t t suests that t s nt ba ts epua Ite ma le 14 d6 {Ge 49) s pett muc t f bsness, bt okolovs 4 fpresets Black t qute a f poblems Despte ts, the notes t Ge

cple f pssble dtes e ofed If nsa f he mal 8 f4 h s 8f Ge 1) 8 c4 {Ge ) Blak shoul be able t ahev e tatual mves (tc o fo 8 c4 6 9 e! ? t!) e es t app o be

eat eal o h te ofa ' {Ge 4), but he s cno s f5 b 6 e4 ?! {Ge 3) , Mcal Ads fud ut t s cst avo

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c 3 d b 4 cb 6 c3

5 . .axb Gae 54

6 6 ' - Ge 53

7 b d6 8 f48 f Gae 51

8 c4 Gae 528 . . .g 9 g e4 10 f4 g7 1 1 e f6 1 + 8 13 (D1 4 d6

14 ' Gae 51 4. . .exd6 - Gae

6 4 7 . . d6 1 3 '8

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CHAP T E R NIN E

4 lf3 g6

1 l 3 b 4 l3

In th lt th chapts of th book shl cons Whts fouh movvs to th usual 4 cxb h most

on of ths s 4 f3, smply vn pc atn for Blk tomt hmslf Blk must chth h ts to t foc a purnkotyp poston th 4 6, n ths apt, or t mx ths up, n n chpt

A 4 f3 6 Wht s aan psntth a choc of hth o not to snatch b-pan f Wht cpts th bt,ay ll on tspos to th mn lnr cxb a6, but not th f Whtw plays 6 3 Blk s no lonr l toh Chapt 6, h s aly commt to a kns chtto h s son nal possblty for Wht cxb6, th shap 6 c3 b 7 6!? t s to

s th th st to s of ths chapr votIn th st of ths chapt sh con

s qut possblts for Wht, somf hch b a mk smblc to vatons t th n Chapt 1 1 Inu sha loo _c {s 7 ), b { 9) a4( 6) spctvl

Game 55Groszpeter-Heneck

Mitropa Cup 1990

1 l 2 5 3 b5 4 lf3 g6 5

xb a6 lc3

Not tha r 6 b6 Bk s notob to spos to Chapt 4, G26 t 6 6 7 c3 7, bt c nstpay 6 ky rnc s taWht ry commt kngo f3 s rfor un o bul p gous wn cnr wth f2f, f3 2-4 Howr, ar 7 c3 a6 8 41 9 �1 6 10 a! Blk rpoblms o solv, w aw n Chapr 4, 2

Anothr possby for W, 6 c2,s consr n nos o G , butf Wt s rmn o ns up

c so 6 4!?, vn bk th pawnfo ap vlopmnt Ar 6 4SMrkovcZDuc, Yuosav 197,nt 7 c2! f?! 8 b2 f6 9 c 610 4 th h bttr ccs for WHowvr, t os no mak uch sns ton th ns wth 7 f?! PrhapsBlk shoul pay 7 .+ b 6!,ntnn to mt 9 xc by 9 7

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h Bnko mbit

fr w g 104 bS 11 bS 0-0 1 b4 66 . . .axb5 7 d6?

W t h py n B pb t r 7d6 w r wd b rid f g tr 7 tn W y jt py d67 T h 7 4 b4 8 fr G 51 n rpt b 8 S? wd g g

dnd fr Fr 8 b f6 ' 10 b '+ 11d 'f6 1 g7 1 4 00 1 4 0-06 w TrNh Br C Py 8

7 . . .'5Th ht o ptg 4

d prg t bpw w dti in nt f ri Btt ondd g8 e3

By f th ot p bt Fdooz o gt 8 nwgth trt f 4 H gi 8 b7 4x4 0 dx4 4 1 bS g7 1 x ' f6 4 d 'b6 5'4 w 8 d6 4 6 (r 60 bS bS bS h Wht o btt oding Fdooz) 0 4d4 xbS 6 7 1 00 0-0

14 4 wrd w Wi BGr B

15

s . . .exd6A d d b rbby

b I f pt B c r t dp g r rt th pwn bS b nn f h ry g

) 8 4 d ( 10 bS 'b6 11 bS 1 h8 f1 'b d Wh wn y Pr-Brg r n 18 0 d6 (f d 0 g7 1 bS

1 d7 8 1 d6) bS g7 1 00 1 4 7 14 dS 'd8 5 db 16 'd6 d Wh w wnig TyiaB Ingb 87

b) 8 6 4 (8 bS 4 0 11 'bS 1 h8 f6 fB Fdrz) 8 6 0 d b4 1 bS bS 1 bS d6 d w Lt-H Agbg 8

f 00? Wt d h pyd 1b? d b ) with poiin

) 8 6 4 ( b4? Fdoowirn b4 10 d 4 1 w g By jt b nd pw 1d6 1 S by th p 6 prp t 1 4 int

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7 {9 c6 trsposes to o, whie 9 e6?! 10 b4 1 1 b xb xb 7 13 w so ood forite i Visser-Hebde, Cppee rde ope 198 10 c4 11 b14 1 ' x4 'x4 1 x4 dS 14c4 �xc4 1 xc4 4 16 xd e6 17f e, in Pskhis-Hodso, Ti87, which Fedorowicz sesses eq,to hite my be e to mke se is two bishops d otside psed

w with 18 b4!? xd6 19 bS xb5 e4

Bk mst t qicky before his opoet c estish rip o te eer 9 dS hite c foow Gkoet, Mseies 1986, whic w proby the e tht did most to br 7 d6!? pbic ttetio 10 b7 1 1 e4 dxe4or 11d4 1 xd4! cxd4 1 'xd4 fo

wed by S wit tremedos ttc) e 'c7 13 f4 14 dS 'd6 1xd7 xf4 16 xc+! �c6 17 xe4 'e8 xc6+ xc6 19 1-0 Aso stsftoy for Bk e 9 7 10 0-0 b6 e4 0-0 1 d d 9 6 10 x6x6 11 4! 7 1 b 1 , ieitt-Hebde, Lodo 1988

10 d3The re ide behid Bks preios

ove is see er 10 d xc 11 xcxbS, when Bk is preped to ive p exche for the iititive er-

4 g 6

Hodso, odo 1988, cotied 1 4it my e bee better to tke te rooko 8 strhtwy, we Fedorowiczdoes not beiee tt Bk scietcompestio) 1 'c4 1 xh8 6 14c? 4 d ooks better) 14 'e4 1'b c6 16 c 6 17 'c d witoo py for te srificed mteri Tee moe is ttempted improvemeto tt e, bt Bk rets stroy1 0. . .xc3 1 1 bxc3 a6 1 2 b1

Not 1 'e e7 1 'x8? 'xb 14c4 'xc4 'xb8+ d8 16 b f6 dwis eec)1 2 . . .e7

hite is be to set p icios side ttk er 1 xb 1 xb x14 c4 e 1 b 0-0 6 e 6 1 4eec)13 00 00 14 c4 xa2 15 b5 16

cxb5 a4

Despite t stemted kiht o b8,Bk s doi ne, to he miht beppier i te pw o d7 w sipy re

moed from te bod!17 b2 18 c3 c4 19 e3 xb120 xb1 e8 21 d2 e6 22 d3 f5 23f3 fx 24 fxe4 f6 25 xf6 xf6 2c4 d 27 xd4 cxd4 28 a 1 ?

A bire deciso It is hd to beievetht hite cod possiby ose er 8d 1 xe4 9 xd628 . . .d3 29 a8 �g7 30 2 xe4 31

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h Bnko mbit

xb8 x 32 b7 c2+ 33 3 6 xd7 �e6 35 xh7 x2!

The decidin move Aer 6 x2 the d-pawn wi promote36 a7 xh2 37 b6 b2 38 b7 5 39�e3 d2 40 �e2 41 b8 xb8 42�xd2 8 0-1

ame 56Gnf-J Pga

Eurn m Ch., a 18

1 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 f3 6 5cxb5 a6 6 c3 axb5 7 d6!? 7

This natra deveopin move is Bksprimary ateative to 7 ' However,it is woh taki a qick ook at his otherateative:

a) 7 b4?! cnot be commended deto 8 b5 a6 9 �f4!, threatenin the contintio 10 c7+ c7 1 1 dxc7 trappinthe qeen

) The immediate 7 exd6?! aowsWhite to sei the centre with 8 e4 NowBk not ony h to worry abot his bpawn bt so h a probem deveopihis ns bishop, which for the time bei is ied down to the defence f the d

pwn For expe, 8 b4 9 b5 �a6 10�f 'b6 11 a �xb5 12 �xb5 h5(12 �e7 1 14 d2 so aveWhite a stron intiative in Liternk-VRooy, Groninen 1989) 1 �e c6 14 �e7 15 �h6 8 16 �c4 d Whitehad more th enoh for the pawn inRvv-Gek, Thkent 1984

c) 7 �b7 (to discore e2-e) is cr

rety qite fhionabe, d h recentybeen payed by Benko expe Aexderaifm onst others However,er 8 dxe7 �xe7 9 xb5 ' + 10 ce 1 1 �d2 ( 1 1 ' b also ooks inteestin 11xd2 Whte c tr 12 xd2 (tomeet 12 d5?! ith 1 b) inst ofKzmns 12 xd2 d5 1 e wih

compensation for th pan

8 e4It is not ce why 8 dxe7 'xe7 9 x5

(9 d5 10 �f4, threatenin to d

piece on c7 or d6, is no bettr) is notpayed more oen, Bk is a on wafom jstiin his pan sic Forexpe

a) 10 e? ! d5 1 1 �e2 c6 12 �f5 owed Bk his dr poston fo thsviation in evitt-Hodson, ondo1988

b) 10 d6 'd6 11 xd6 a6 Bk h initiative for the pawhetka)

c) 10 f4! d5?! 11 �d6 'd7 12 �

8 1 e e4 14 d2 d White wcey better in Komov-V Rmsdij,Noro 1998 . .0-0

An Bk h a wide choce herea) 8 c6 9 �xb5! (9 e5 4 s not s

ce) 9 xe 10 dxe7 11 xcxc 12 bxc �xc3+ 1 d dxc6 14 �xd2 15 x2 e Bk it seros

probems wth his kin in HebdeLeder, British Chpioshp, Nottih 1996

b) 8 b7 9 e5 e4 10 xb5 11�e2 c6 12 dxe7 'xe7 1 d6 shoalso favor Whte

c) 8 b4!? 9 b 10 5 4 11 is sim to th , but th insion o

b5b4 d at et ms th

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ks bpan s no one oose. Fople ..c6!? (...xe5?! s woeee th n the mn e Bk none h the opton of ...xc3+ e.. e7 e 3 xe5 xe5 4 c4! [the st move] 4 . . e7 5 wth a pomsg mdee fo Whte n Bleeseuenhus ethelds 19 dxe7( 5 e6 3 xc5 d c7 !e both moe th ssfto fo Bk) .. .e7 3 d6 f5 4 5 h3

3 6 d a4 17 h4 e7 hen thee e GmbeKoch Djon 197nclud c4?! x 9 :X?? bx0 0- . Unfounate ths ksoe uestons th t swes. Whteould ust appe to be stks of matea e xc5 x 9 el, theht on e7 s hgng.9 e C 0 Cxe

Hee ths s necess; 10. . .c6? 11xb5 f6 dxe7 xe7 13 e6 6 ek th nebulous compensaton fo thean n Adesten-Best oehponshp 96.1 1 x7 ! !

A un sfce on move 1 ! xd3 s me.1 00 Cxe7 4 xe 7

:Xe7 W x

Whte h pcke up a pan but mattes stll f fom le.1 . . . 7 Cc7 1 tx 19

4 tf3 g6

axb x1 0 xa1 b7

Wth two bshos fo w ighBk shoud jus out e ho da. Hoeve n the ge We gesb ta d ows Bk ick.1 f4 h 2 h3 �h7 23 d1 f5 24d e 5 b3 b2 26 d6 d5 27

xd5 b6 28 d4 c7

9 h4??

A seous bunde. Te siest wy pay 9 b6 x6 30 x7 whn

eness of Backs t tw ioes Whte s wnnng chc.9 . . .!

If now 30 :Xd B 30 ... 'c 31�h x d the knght on d4 dp.0 e1 x 31 f7 xh4 32 g3

1 c 4 xd7 xb3 35 �g2 e5

b1 37 f7 f4 38 d7 f3+ 39

xf xb4f7 c 0-1

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h Bnko Gambit

5Kallai-Ajan

Hungn T Ch. 5

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 f3 g6 5'c2

ry ogi o Whi ie oor hrogh - whi kepig op opio o kig o bS Hower,hr i ohig wrog wi 5 bS 6 rd oy ow 6 Her 6 g7 iprobby Bck b opio, o oh ie e ry io

) 6 b5?! 7 S d6 8 b5+ bd7

g7 10 g 00 11 g S 1 d Bck h e o ohig or hpw i Tkko-Dki, Bor 18

b) 6 b6?! 7 e bS 8 b4 S 10 S b7 11 b6 b+ 1 S 1 d gi Bk w rggig o i i pw rii i Bgirob, UR Chpiohip, Ligr 177

) 6 7 S 7? 8 7 7 b6 dS 10 (10 b6 1 1 e 1 d 6 1 dS wi or Whie) 11b g7 1 b1 + 1 d d+1 d b7 15 d Whi iy woh edig i Yeroiky-Mo, NwYork ope 16

6 g7! 7 S (7 rpose o

h o o Whi sih oe) 7 8

d6 bS 10 bS bd7 ow Whie hoe o gie bk he psrighwy i Iokoo-Khim,Wijk Ze op 15 wih 11 b1 S I wo he bee morbiio or hi o h pye 1 ,ryig o hod o o h pw

5g7Bks eies here e osidere

i h e i g6

gi Whie o hooe o hroi 6 bS, hogh hi does gie Bore opio, g

) 6 d5?! 7 e 7 8 cS 6 b6

6 10 1 1 b7 1 4 d6 d Whie w ey o op i Adei-Vgi, Ned 185

b) 6 6 7 bS!? (7 spoo he g) 8 bS + 6 10 6 6 1 1 b 1 e 1 g 1 gS 6 15 d 6 166 6 wih ypi Beko Gedg i Korhoi-Topo, we

17 hogh Whie oer-pessed eey o hi g, he shod edoig w here oe o he kih b hged d Bk h h py h eirb 7-6600

6 b4 woud rspose o Ge 58,whie 6 6 7 bS 8 is o

wy o reh he i ge

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7 cxb5 8 3 The immeiate 8 . . . e6?! fails to 9 xe6

e6 10 e h {10 . . .g4?? loses to 11e4) 1 1 e3 tohl, but 8 . .b7, inteng ...e7-6, looks moe enegetic th the move. a4

s e have ale seen in the e3 g6 6lc g7 vaiation, it is ne aassel to suppo the bS-pan ith thisove. Hoeve, since the c1-g diagona

s open hite c also consie 9 gee, e.g. 9 .. .b7 10 a4 {10 e loses apo ae 10 . . .b 11 xb) .. .' 12 b6 13 :fe ith a pomisingiddlege fo hite in Kozul-Besti,ope Club Cup, Maibo 199.

9 . . .xb5

Agn, e sa in Chapte that itrel pas fo Blk to take on b befoehite h move his ligt-sque bishop.t is moe natu fo Blk to hit bk inhe cente ith 9 . . .e6! 10 xe6 xe6{10 . . . 6?! fls to 1 1 e! 1 ex6

x6 13 e4 b4 14 'b1 ', InkiovNikolais, Hia open 199, 1 f!,tenng c4) 11 e ! ? 1 exd xd13 x 'x 14 b {nall theim is ght!) 1 xb f 16 'e c617 : 4 18 x4 cx4 Blk helhe a ithout too much icul in oelov-Kishnev, UR 198.10 xb5

4 tf3 g6

Blk neve got a ook in e 10. . .a611 xb?! 1 bS 6 1 d b614 c3 in B.Altem-Koun, kainiChionshi 1986. However, Back isneve able to eqalise e he e oveeithe.1 1 0-0 tb 1 2 "e2 g4

This does not wor ot too we foBk, bu Whie w so o o er1 ...e8 1 gS c 14 c4 h6 15 e3�h7 16 n Geogev-Bellon Loez,

Elgoib 1998.13 h3 xf3 14 " xf3 tc2 1 5 b1 e6 1 6

"d3 Cd4

Although the knight on 4 loos supeficia atttive, it s hd to beieve thtBlk el h hing fo the awnhee. hie is abe to cosoie wihotifculty.1 7 e3 td7 1 8 f4 b6 1 9 �h1

It might have been beer to e heking on h.1 9. . ." c7 20 b3 ex5 21 xd4

Pehas way of 21 ex f5 (hogh22 loos ke ood resonse), hitedcies o gve bc the pwn. Even n heoppositeooued bshop sitto hiteetains a cle ege, Black was h to

wo abou he 7-awn.21 . . .x 22 'xe4 xd4 23 5 Cx5

24 'xd5 'e7 25 1 'f& 26 g a7

27 le2 �g7 28 �g2 b8 29 g5 'd8

hee is nothing wish bout ths po-

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h Bnko mbit

iio Wie a ce iniive on ekide

30 fe1 c3 31 c1 3 c e733 ce4 bb7 34 f5Ti key breakrou ben on he

cd for oe ie34 . . . gxf5 35 'xf5 c3 36 3 x 37xe4 xb3 38 d5

Te faw i uc ore ipo e aw38 . . .b 39 'xf7+ �h8 40 xb xb

41 h4 4 a5 'c8The c-aw i o on here er

c 'f , reaei 'd 'e& 'f8 & 4 45 'f7 'xf7 46xf7 c3 47 b3 5 h5 �g7 49 38 50 �e �e7 51 �3 a7 5 x51-0

58viaginsvTpav

Ppl 1995

1 d4 f& c5 3 5 b5 4 f3 g6 5'c bxc4

S b oud be e by 6 , undri e paw fron Aer 6 bx 7 d6 e afe oio for Wie i 8

c Iead e e PreodaVauda 16, ed o oe ve eerpr ay: 8 e e4? 'e4 fS 10 'f4b1 11 S f6 1 e6 'c8 ( 'b6w ao ierei 1 d 1d wi ood ay for e pawn

Te robe wi 5 a6 ha er6 ack i e in o fnd a wayo bri e ki ino he e, e

6 bc 7 e4 7 (7 ' + oo rky 8d b4 'c h6 10 c3 [ ue he ihy eerprn 10 'c? 11 b, brea e n on he rook10 ' a4 1 1 b4 cb4 d no n NkcevcRiic, uoav Te Cpioi 1, Wie eplcy fld toay 1 eS, forcin e kn back o 8

1 5 1 4 f4 14 S dop a piece)

8 xc4 c7 c d6 10 11 Sd t h a comfol n or

tchnt, Bl 196 g76 a6 ow Whit y d th

7 bd 7 8 c4 c4 xc4 d6 10 1 d, i Prehoda-Col, Budape 167 xc4 6 8 0-0 0-0

Aer 8 4 oh u f?,ebri e bio

9 h3Thi se-wain ay b om

ueuou, Wit c ay me 4 wi d, we i i not c ha

k reay ieved Th poblm ia c c b mt by 9 a( bd7 10 rpoe to t note oWhe enh move n n , hou Wie ao 10 1 ? beo) 10 d fd7 (r 1 'c 11 a4bd7 1 bS e8 13 e1 xbS 14 bShe a rm rp on th qun nMeduna-Voav Tuov 199) 11 b3 S

1 b c4 13 xc4 14 d1 xc415 bxc4 b 16 xb t qutyn Vde-Henck, Kcskmt 19 vew of i e1 ? may b th b mov,ry to m 4 th 1 , a6 i 10 fooed by d bd7 it 10 c3, hn Blkti cnot ey me us of th

que, 10 4 11 S

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ll b!? looks btt, tn fo hh3) d b 3 f4 d7 4 4 f3

d ht on top n hmd, f Olmp 976 . 7

9 . s l mt b 0 ! th th of d3, . 0. . fd7 b x x 3 c3 th plton fo ht.10 1

A 0 c3 b Blk td

k vt of hts lo pl toout th ks knht th !? f4 c7 3 4 4 n Astn-.Cln, Ostsund 9 Of t o pobl to pl 6 xd 3 d 7, spon o .1 0 b 1 1 e e

Th not lot on th lns !? hr th, ntnd .. .c7.12 e e

Not . . . 3 , bu th ov Blk c mt 3 th3 . .fd.13 e7 1 5 1 5

A d 7! 7

xd xd xd fd th to bshps nsu tht Blk h pfctl t compnon fo th pn1 5. . .

4 f3 g6

h bn hd Bk ry to ply follod b .d6d, lqudnh n knss h dcds to bkk th hs ook to pnt h mnouv, but h s mt by som y ncompomsn py1 6 e1 5 1 7 g3 h5? 1 8 h2 f5 1 9ef5 f5 0 W1 5?

Fd wh h h of c Bdcds rc pc to hwh kn

21 g 2 gh5 Wf7

23 x3 d6 xc3 (not 3 xd6 4 x4)

4 8 8 5 bxc3 4!? 6 hx4 f4 7

h c4 8 d 9 3 f3 303 3+ 3 xf3 xf3+ 3 3 333 d pr qy crdn to Zvn3 . . . 4 Wc

nbly n bk h pc o rn slh d 4 d xb ould hbn sky4 . . .ef3 25 n h5

Th w no uh to cptu hspn tohl commnd d42 e7 f7 7 e1 ??

see foowing diagram

Th n mo 7 f6 woud kpt out of tobl 7 f 9 xb b 30

A ston of dnc mbc

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h Bnko mbit

Bk pry issd 0 1 7+ 8 (t g6g7 8 t) 7+ 7 6+ (Zvigisv) wiig k tq wit w dig31 xf7+ �8 3 1 e3 Wx3 33 W7+

T s trik gi33 . . .�xh7 34 e �g6 35 x3 xe336 xe3 5 37 d7 g4 38 e �g5 39xb6 4 c6?

Tis st ts t win sip T sip 1 d d wd v w t spt . . . 41 x?

Ad Bk rts t it

Tr is sti t f wrk t d r1+ f f+ f 6 g f+ (Zvigis) 4 xc �h4 43 e8 g3 xh�g4 45 b5 46 4 4 7 fxg3+�xg3 48 g �h4 49 ! 1 -0

T k kig is tsid t sq

9gnkBAtrman

Eur. T Ch., brc 199

1 d4 f6 f3 c5 3 d5 g6 4 b5 5

Agi Wit itds t fr trg5 . . g7

By wit G 70 Bks strs f ti y b 6 3!6 0-0!?

Ctiig t r t pw Ar6 d6 8 00 Wit ns s 1?, rving trk fr t g dig i rdr ttt t drsqd isp Bt 6 10 d d7 10 6 1 w Wit t t is p,wi g 10 1 d7 11 3, iskBs, Bsss Zn 1,s ks itt ttr fr Wit ks t f ss7 d3

Ar 7 6 Bk qt pyfr t pw wit itr 8 6 6 ri) r 8 d6 10 d7?, in Mrii Ctr, Adrr p 1 wvr, t ss grd8 6 6 ks r pisig,w r, Di Z1, tid 7 10 d3 d6 1d d 1 6 1 d7 1

7 1 6 wit vry ssy psiti7 . . .bxc4

Nw tt t isp vd tis ks prft ss, sin 8 wd s tp It is t risky frBk t py t qsid wit 7 8 , w Wit qiy

sd t iititiv wit 10 b 11

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fd7 b a4 e b7 14 bd4 Ftnk-yorkos FredbergHberg

8 x4 a6 9 e2

he correct sque for te queen Aer c?! e6! hte cnot pay 0 d6 beause er 0 c6 Bak treatens a fork b4 BKog-Abu UA Chponshp 93 contnued nste 10 dxe6 e611 e c6 d Bk areyed a ce tage9 . . .e6 1 0 xe6?

hte shoud hae taken the oppouty to pay 0 d6, eg 0 c6 g4 h xc4 3 xc4 ge wth

unce poston B.Aterman1 0 xe6 1 1 00 6 1 2 a3?A compete wte of tme Aer

d the ge s st e much thebc1 2 1 3 6?

ntn toube 1 e w ser1 3 . . .x3 1 4 xa6

Ae 4 d4 1 d e 6 g

(o 6 xa6 h4 7 f4 4 44) 6 h4 7 h1 x xdxd6 hte s n a mes14 & 1 1 e?

.. h4 may hae been even betterbut Bk h a tremendous ntate n ce1 4 x+ 1 7 x2 1 8 g 18 1 9 e3

4 g 6

1 9. . .h3Rater gdg te y e smpe

1 g 0 g 1+ 1 1 + 1 (or e+ f xg) e4! w perfecty sucent for ctory2 gx3 f3+?

And ts ets te wn sp Aer0 f! te woud ve to gve ups quee to vod me21 �g2 x 22 g1 2+ 23 23+ 24 �g2

5 1 e1+ s so drw24 . .2+ 25 �h2 % - %

60Emenkv-Hebden

Eur T Ch, H 1989

1 6 2 c 3 d b 4 3 g6 For te ske of ompeteess, we

shoud aso nsder two oter possbtes for

a) fd g7 6 e4 b4 7 8

xc4 d6 e bd7 10 a6 1 exe 1 'xe b8 d Bk ad readyequased n Peturssoeer Reykkopen 184

b) g d6 6 g g7 7 0-0 (7 cxb edto a quck debe n pso-Ador,och 177: 7 a6 8 ba6 + c e410 c?? xc 1 1 d a4! 0-1) 7 bd78 fd 0-0 1 6 10 b8 wth a

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Th Bnko Gambit

g r HiVdr t Astrd 1980

5 . .bxAs py s S (r S + 6d b) d w

) 6 d d6 7 g7 8 d 00 00S 10 d6 6 11 6 wt qy HrHdgs Gr dsig1995/96

b) 6 g d6 7 g g7 8 9 1 S10 1 1 6 1 d6 6 d

gi w i DGr p 199

) 6 g7 7 00 8 g 6 9 dx66 10 g 1 1 d b7 d prisg tr psit Hd Mg 19876 c3 d6 7 g7 8 f3

Tis pst is stis rr rdr 5 d6 6 g6 7 x g7 8 dd wt i tis g8 . . .00 9 00 a6

As w sw i G 58 is is dsir

g r 9 g 10 11 bd7 1 b8 1 g Wt r r i tr i riijrNws Ntr 19871 0 b5 xb5 1 1 axb5 7 1 2 h3

Tis s i wt ti 1

tdig d1 d srigtwss r t p1 2 . . .8

Tis s i d pg Witspid py rgr ig

13 We2 c7 14 f4 b6 1 5 fd1 e

A r tis p r Hds r 15 8? rg qs r t t t -pw A16 8 1 d7 w ry s rdg p t pw GrszprHd Erp TCpisi Pd 198 AtFdrwz s Wt st pst r 18 S S

6 0 I t tt g st 7?? 1-0 ( i g) sd Fr p ? ( 6 6 5 1 6 ds i ytig spi) 8 5 8 8 6 6 6 tr s wy trg

16 g3 WbS 17 d2 a6 18 bxa6 WB1 9 b3

Or 19 7 7 d rgs pw1 9 .. Jxa 20 Wf1 xa1 21 :xa1 d7 22

a5 bS 23 c4 % - %

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C H APT E R TEN

4 f3 b7 and Other

Fourth Moves for Black

1 f6 2 c5 3 d5 b5 4 f3n ths chpte we sh cde B

tete t g6 er By tmst cmmn these s b (Ge

61-6), peentng Whte m tng b5 (5 cxb5?! xd5 ges B hge pesence n the cete) Whte h nmwys t cnte b d we sh csde 5 (Ges 61 d 6), 5 c(Ge 6) d 5 bd (G 6) sdet

Bs the h me tetes, bxc d b e csded nGes 65 d 66 respecty Nte tht e6 tspe h Bed Gbt, whch s tde the cpe tb.

61man-Mcav

USSR 1981

1 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 f3 b7 5a4

foowing diagra

A stdd me whch ms t ceB t cmmt hme mmedtey the qeensde5 a6?

Athgh B wd dey ke teep h te th e smewhsy The peng the -e s tWhtes tge t s mch eer rhm t mbse s remng ces It better B t bc the qeensdwth 5 b r 5 + 6 d b (se te ge) c 5 b 6 e

err r Ge 60 n tc t s rm ce tht Bcs bshpem y s ctn n b twng tns demnstte

) 6 e6 e4 xe?! ( exd5 8 exd5 d6 xc e s bette, thgh the bcbshp wd mch the be n g 8xe exd5 c d 10 xc! dxc 11x+ 1 + d Whte went

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4 f3 i 7 and Other Fourth Moves for Black

vctoy n th fos g Rbnstnmn, Vnn 19.

b) 6 . . .'5?! 7 d 6 8 4! b4 9c4 6 10 b3! d3+ 11 b 1b5 d ht h bd hs opponts pm ttk n osonkonk, Amstdm 1974.

c) 6 .. .g6 7 4 d6 8 xc4 bd7 9 5 g70 h3 11 8 1 ' 3 f4d ht h sght ps d to thspd bshop on b7 n -Vscov,

mo 1995.6 axb5Th ony tst of ks d 6

3 gvs Bk th chc to chg hsnd wth 6 . . .b4!, whn th qn on b3s n th wy of qnsd chtto,h 6 fd?! bc4 7 4 6 8 dx6 dx6 9c3 c6 w y sghty btt fork n Kvk-s, Hf Oym

76.6 xb5 7 ix8 8 c3

Ths focs k to mk dict dson bot wht to do wth hs thtnd b-pwn.a

nc 8 . . .bxc4? 9 4 d6 10 bd71 xc4 s cy b fo Bk doo

wcz) Bk mst choos btwn thg mov d th ttv 8 . . .b4,whn ht h two possbts wohyo consdton

) 9 '4!? bxc3 10 'x8 cxb (10 . . .c6 1 1 xd8 d8 1 bc3 ht s pwn p n th nding, togh th wns pbmtc wth so tt scop fo hsbshops) 1 1 xb b6 1 ' wth q

ty .b) 9 b5 b6 (o 9 . . .'5 10 4!? 4

11 ' 1 [11...f5 1 d 1 3 613 wth pow nttv fo thpwn) 10 f4! xd (o 10. . .6 1 1 4!?)11 cd xb5 1 4 d gin ht hnty of py fo th pwn. Fo xp,1 . . .b7 13 4 6 14 b5! wns thknght on b8.

9 if49 b4 10 b3 s so pomsng fo

ht, .g.) 10 .. . 'd8 11 b5 d6 1 f4 bd7

(not 1 .. .6 13 ' ! b7 14 ' 4 d715 g3 g6 16 h3 wth vy nptpss n rnd-chd, Ps 1989)

3 b, d no nst of 1 4 g5!15 g5 x4 16 h4 g7 wth nc oston n Ggorc-Hodgson, och1986 1 5 oos q romsng.

b) 10. . .b6 opng to discog 11b5) 11 b5! (ywy; 11 4 'c7 15 6 13 d3 'c4 owd tonv n McCbdg-Hbdn, Lon

don 1981) 11...d5 1 cd5 b5 13 4b6 d now Fdorowc sggsts 143, whn 1. . .d6? fs to 15 c5 dc516 '4, wh 14. . .6, 15 x6'x6 16 c5 ooks smp nogh.9 d6 1 0 2 1 1 b5

Athogh 1 b3 b6 b5 s soy, th nght on ss sncton n sppong th vc of th

-pwn.1 1 g6

As s t s v sky fo k tosntch h wn, .g. 11... 1 cxbb5 13 4 b7 14 4+ o 13 .. .d7 141 b7 5 7. In Dondson-Ab,Ryv 1986, ck dcdd tht hcod not f psv poston d tdto m thns p wth 1...h5 1 b3

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The Benko Gambit

? 1 �c g6 1 e �g7 15 c7+8? 16 xa8 �xb 17 �xb xb 18

b6 c7 1 a 0 c5 xc5 1� d7 , but when the dust hasettle hite still ha the bette ge1 2 7 1 3 b3 b6 1 4 a1 ib71 5 a5

A e positio fo White Blksqueenside exeios hae just e him wthplety of we sques Fuhemoe,Bk must always be wy of ee5 since 6xe5 wou then leae the blak cpaw teminally ill1 5 h5 1 6 ic1 ig7 1 7 g hf6 18g5 h5 19 ih3 xa5 20 xa5ic8 21

c6 b6 22 c7+ 8 23 ixc8 xc824 00 b3?

A alt but usuccessl attempt tomix thigs up hite w eay to playbb himself, soliing his postio

25 f4 b6 26 f3 xc4 27 xb3 28 xd4 cxd4 29 b5 �g7 30 xa8 31 a5 32 id2 c8 33 28 34 b3 e5 35 dxe6 fxe6 36 x10

Total ominatio

6Xu Jun-Fedorowicz

Wrld T Ch uc

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 f3 b a4

5 + 6 b is e siil Beckos tat te biso o is a i

ce to hi oppot wo wou ially like to ficetto this bishop Ae 7c 6 8 e g6 � b7 10 g71 1 h 1 �e 8 te situatio w

fay eel i iMaika Ostopen 116 2

Ae 6 g g6 7 b g7 8 � 9�g e6 10 00 ex5 11 cx5 6 1

b7 B aey quaise GulkoFeoowic, es 187 wi c 6 7 e e5 8 xe6? e6 b c10 g g6 11 b �g7 1 �g 00 1 0-0e7 le to a iste fo Wite i ReshskyAlbu, Reykjai 186: 1 h? xe15 xe 16 xb7 e+ 17 xb7 18 g1 a6 1 xe xc 0 xe 1 �xa8 xa8 �x6 01

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The Benko Gambt

16 �h1 xf5 17 f3 ig7

1 8 ie3Th ctca mov w 18 g5, wh

t 18 b6 1 h Ba osdth sf-png 1 d!? th c-paww vtaby fa, avg B wthp ompsato fo t hg1 8 . . b6 1 9 'c2 ia6 20 d2 b8

Th that of bb focs ht top hs q o a v poo sq21 b3 f8 22 ae1 ic8

Th bshop h do ts job o a6 dnow chgs dago to pob th walt sqs o th wht ngsd23 if5 24 g5 'd7 25 i h6

Ba happy fss to acpt thboty o a Hs apptt w ot bsatatd by a m paw26 ixf5 'xf5 27 f3

Fdoowcz dmostats tat 7 6g+! 8 hg + g1 g+ 0h1 f5! s as fo ht27 . .5

foo wing diagram

28 xc5?!A dspat attmpt to compat mat

ts, bt hts posto w fay hob y 28 . . .dxc5 29 ixc5 'h3 30 f2 d7

Ba camy gvs p th cg, sc th owdg that hs vy atvps w s m of th pont

31 ixf8 xf8 32 d6 �h8 33 34 'e3 xf4 35 c6 d3 36 xfxf8 37 f1 'xc4 38 e7 �7 39 ge5 d1 b3 41 'g2 h5 42 d5 f43 'g2 'xa4 01

e 6

Speelman-MestelHstings 198

1 f6 2 f3 c5 3 d5 b5 4 c4 ib7 5'c2

hav ady sn ths da Gs 5 d 58 ht wts to h- at th st opponty, wh hs

oppont s wth th chlng of dg a ol of th bshop o b7

5 . . .bxc4B vdty h a wd choc ha) 5 6 6 dS?! 6 . .bc tsposs

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4 f3 b 7 and Oth er Fourth Mo ves for Blac

o he main e) 7 cxdS e7 i s oo iskye bd2 �xdS 9 �xbS �xe4 10xe4 xe 1 1 xe xe4 12 �e71 e 1 Blk w stulin o compleehis delopmen in Miles-ndue,Mseilles 19

b) S 6!? is simil o Ge 57, excepha hee Blak h pemauely commied his bishop o 7 Howee, his shoudno be a poblem if he plays fo ey e7-e6, e 6 e4 �7 7 cxbS c a6

9 a4e with a uncle position in Moskalenko-Muhko, Alusha 1994c) Ae S a6!? 6 bxc4 7 e4 e6

�xc4 ex 9 exdS c7 Blk akes m ahe exposed whie d-pawn Ahouh, inhs-les, London {loy Bk) 199,White w able o deelop some iniiaiefo he pawn ae 10 �xdS 11 �xdSdS 2 e1+ e6 �S �e7 14 'f,

i w no eally enouh6 e6 7 xe6

Ae 7 �c4 exdS 8 exdS Blk can consid snachin he d-pawn wih �x 9 �xdS xdS 10 �e77 . . xe 8 e 9 2 ie7 1 0 ix4

1 0. . .00?!

0 c6 is calmly me by 11 , buthat looks bee h he e coninuation i3 h6

6 seiously weakens he dkues bu one way o he ohe Blk

h o make a cocession on he nside1 2 a3 c6 1 3 00 :c8 14 :e1

Whie mus hae been emped by 14c4!?14 . . . 1 5 x4 cx4 1 6 1

Whie is in no ury e pawn on d4is always going o e a wo fo Blak1 6 . . b6 1 7 g4 f4 1 8 c4 c6

No 18 ? 1 x4 xd 0 xh61 9 ixf4 :xt4 20 g6

Whie h cleey maed o pae hisqueen ahea of e bisop on he b1h7 diaonal Le o his own deices he willplay 21 aS o exchge he key blklihsqued bisop In e e Blk

ies o muddy e waers, bu he meelyhens his own demise20 . . .ig5 21 f3 g4 22 �7+ Wf8 23

:e2!

Pepaing o ois Bak y is own pd, f4 4 d6 is emial23 . . .xf3 24 :n ie3+ 25 xe3 :c1 26

:xc1 1-0

Game 64Kanstler-Gershon

Tel Aviv 1997

1 4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 b5 4 f3 ib 7

2?

The ohe mos common way of playin fo e24 eeal ohe moes haealso been ied hee:

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Te Benko Gmbit

) 5 fd2 bxc4 6 e4 e6 7 dxe6 dxe6 8c c6 �xc4 �e7 10 00 d B

w rey e eq in Peicev Henin Gd 10b) 5 g g6 6 �g2 bxc4 7 c �g7 8

eS d6 10 xc4 bd7 11 e1 �6wi eqiy in oneeFicer, H 166

c) Aer 5 �gS e4 6 �f4 (6 c xg7 xgS b4 8 ce4 d6 i o oy forB) 6 bxc4 7 c 8 �d2 xd2

xd2 �6 10 e4 g6 11 4 6 12 1 qic drw w greed in Go-Widere P 18

c) 5 c b4 6 4 (6 b b6 roe o noe d ) 6 e6 7 �gS d6 8 e�e7 d gin B w fne in VgiAniv, UR 18

d) 5 b b6 6 c b4 (6 bxc4 7xb6 b6 8 e4 e6 eS exdS 10 exdSed ot ve we for Wie iorcnoiBori, Ben Ben 181, bB er iroed wi e eciveiece rfce xe4? 10 xe4 exdS inoi-Abe, B oden 188) 7 4 'c7d now

d1) 8 c2 g6 e4 d6 10 �e2 �g7 1 1 w eq in Beoiin Bie

oen 187d2) 8 e4 ? wen i roved oo riy tote the pwn wit 8 xe4 e f610 xcS �c8 11 4 in BirnboiFong on oen 1988, o B odrobby ete for 8 d6 wit eqity5 . . .bxc4

Here e regy of qie deveoenwit 5 g6 6 e4 �g7 7 � 8 d6

ke e ene t in Ge 58, beceB wted tepo on �b7, wieer e ieie 5 e6 Wie c conider eiter 6 e4 or 6 dxe6 e6 7 e4? xe4(7 bxc4 troe o e noe to Bevent ove beow) 8 xe4 �xe4 gS�g6 10 �d f6 1 1 �xg xg6 12 cxbSwi ig p in Rogono-Pdbice 17

6 e6!?Uiiing e bio on b7 o ri

b te wie cenre

7 dxe6 dxe6Aer 7 e6 Wie c conider

ective 8 eS dS xc4 �e7 10�gS? (Ad gge iy 10 �d wi ce ) 10 �xg5 11 d6 f8 1xb78 e5 d5

8 c bxc dS doe no rey eBc Aer 10 e4 c6 11 bS 6 1�4 b6 1 b1 x4 14 x 15c2 0-00 16 c ng oon bego fee ny drg in te enconer

Avh-Geron Ci Meor179 ixc4 ie7 1 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 e4 "c7

In view of e ge conintion iy be ore den o ee excgewi 11b6, eg 12 �d c4 1 �cxd1 14 xd1 6 15 cS d Bw fne in Neidhd-Aber HeeCpioni 188

1 2 "c2 d7 13 eg5Wit te very dngero re of

on 71 3 . g6 14 e1 :fd8 15 id2 "c6 16 3if8 1 7 :ad1 "c7?

Wie ieved ide cenrition of i iece I i er no ring tt brerog c now be

ieved

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4 f3 i an d Oth er Fou rth Mo ves for Black

1 lxf7! ! �xf7 1 9 lg �e7 20 lxh7

Wth oth g5+ d g6 on theds, Whte lel h more th enoughor he ece.20 . .lxe5 21 ig5+ �d7 22 ib ic6

23 ixc lxc6 24 'xg6

lthough th threten mte, the more

trghtfod ontnuton 2 d8d8 25 g6 d6 26 f7+ would hveeen moother wy to enure the vcto.24 . .'d6

2 .. .e5 would hve lghtly coml-cted Whte' tk.25 ixd8 xd 26 'f7+ ie7

Or 26 .. .�8 27 e.

27 xe6! 'xe6 28 xd 'xd5 29 lf

�d6 30 lxd5 f8 31 'h5 1-0

Aer 31...f6 32 h6 Blk loe tllmoe mte.

Game 65

I.Sokolov-Pogliano

San Brdino 1989

1 d4 lf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 lf3 bxc4

Th relnquhe the tenon too ely5 lc3 g6

5 .. . d6 6 e g6 come to the e thng,ut Blk ca lo try 6 . . .d7!? or even6 . . .g4!? 7 xc d7 8 g6 9 h3 3

10 3 8 1 1 e2 g7 wth lghtlu for Whte n the ge BkerFore,Brth Chonh, Etoue 1991.6 e4 d6

7 e5

Th centrl vce s ou dtrong. rther nd lterntve 7c g7 8 00 9 h d now:

) 9 .. .d7 10 6 11 5 8 12e 6 13 f 8 1 e5 d7 15 ed6exd6 wth ml edge fo Whte nBeevdm, Htng 1992.

) 9 .. .6! (the mot ntul mve) 10

d3 c 11 c d7 12 d2 8 134 b6 14 6 6 15 c3 5 16 b d Blk h no rolem nthe endng n TunkFomnyh, luhtopen 1993.7 • . .dxe5 8 lxe5 ig7 9 ixc4 0-0 1 0 0-0

lfd7

It ceinly mke ense to hlenge thewhte knght, ad of course 10 . . .d7??

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he Benko Gambit

fs to 11 c6 '8 1 Bk hth oth psib possibiitis:

) 10 b7 11 'b! 'b6 1 1 Bk stggig to copt hi opt i ochoi-, Loo 1980Now 1 b7 ops pw to 1 x7x7 1 x7, so Bk ti 1 6 1g5 'xb 1 xb 8, bt h w stili gt iffictis 15 c

b) A 10 6 11 g5 xc 1xc b7 1 1 b6 1 5! Bk

w fc with th ow fii posof th 7-pw c6sq i Mc Cpp G op 199

c) 10 8 1 1 1 6 1 b!? 'c7 1f Whit h pt gi DtoHi, G Chpioship 199

1 1 x7 !?11 xd7 x7 11 c6 xc6 1

c6 b6 hss, so Whit stthow ctio to th wi if h wishs topy fo wi1 1 . . xf7 1 2 d6 b6 1 3 f7+ �xf7 14

f3+ toh-Pt, Pbic op 1995,

Whit itoc itstig w ih, 1 !?, 1 b7 15x7 5 16 + c 17 'h h5 18 d1'd7 19 ' Blk p th cost of hiswk gsi Bk co t14 c6, hopig fo 15 c7 'xd6 16

x8 x8, wh th th pics shol

b b to f of t two ooks Ho, Whit th h th gos 1'f+ f6 16 x7 'x5 17 8' + x18 '6 W it ot fo th ft tht tg o i o y stog, 1 ight h b ipot w o1 4 . �g8

O 1 f6 15 x7 'x7 16 g5 g17 f1 'f o, ist of 18

i oiib, Hgi TChpioship 1995, th sipst pth to

tg is 18 xf6+ '6 19 '6xf6 0 xc51 5 d5!

t is iposib fo Bk to t th

tht of 16 xb6, 16 c7 16 x71 5 . .8d7 16 dxe7 es 17 c7 xe71 8 xa

Two xcgs ow, Blk cod y h thw i th tow1 8 . . .5 1 9 d1 bc4 20 b3 1-0

66RauvavLona

Mrr 1996

1 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 f3 ?!W h y s tht this o

c b qit cti if Whit h ypy How, it is hd to co it h sic Blk is ot onlyctiy tpo ow, bt lso Whit

is b to i th pw fot with

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4 f3 i 7 and O ther Fou rth Mo ves for Blac

!4 6?! is so dubious Whie on

side S 4, bu his bes p of ion is quik ent expsion wih S e6 6e4 exd 7 eS!, when Whie ley h pomising posiion in VeghLBHsen,Budpes 1989

5 a3S bd g6 6 e4 d6 7 is so pybe,

but he ex move mkes moe sense hequeen's knigh someimes ome o 5 . . g6

Bk h seve ohe moves hee:) S bx?! 6 xa foowed by is

oviousy good fo Whie

b) Ae S 6 6 b4 xb4 (o6 xb4 7 g wih sigh pus fo Whie Iokoov) 7 d6 8 e4 g6 9 �e �g7 100 White w in ontol of the entein Iokolov-KiGeogiev I is wohnoting tha the whie ook ome o, d hen oss o the ene o heknide

) S 6 b (now h Bk h

ommied himsef o 5) 6 g6 e4d6 8 b4 xb4 9 S!? ( pwn srifie oopen ines fo White's bee deveopedpiees) 9 dxS 10 �bS �d7 (no10 bd7 1 1 eSe6) 1 1 �4 d now:

) 11e6 1 exdS?! (hough e �h6 3 b3 White egns his me 3 ex �h6 14 e+ f8 1S eSg7? (1S �e8 w moe esiien) 16

! xf 1 d6 <f8 18 e7 e8 19e4 �x 0 xf6 �xb 1 xh7 xh �f 1-0 eiwDGuevih, UA Chmpionship 1986

) 1 1 �g7 1 eS hS (o 1 g4 1e with pus fo Whie vek) dnow inse of 1 e4?!, in Levit-Fi,London 1990, Henek suggests 1 h37 (no 1 f4? 1 g xh 1S e6 e616 dxe6) 14 00!, o mee 14 �xeS 1SxeS xeS by 16 e1 wih stong ini

iive

6 ax

The imedie 6 e is so ineesing, eg x d6 8 �g7,

in Yemoisyidov, Phiphi199S, when Yeoinsky lms htWhite woud hve been sihty betee 9 gS, d i is hd o disgee withhim In Infator 70 Auin suggestshe iprovemen 6 7 7 b4 xb4 8�d4 �g (o 8 4? 9 e4 10 d6!?) 9e4 00 10 �d d6 11 h e5 wih sighpus fo Bk, bu 11 eS oos moe o

he poin h he insipid 1 1 hOn he ohe hd 6 e4 ? xe4 b4

xb4 8 d4 f6 x 10 x6 11 �e �g 1 00 00 owed oomy exhges in uinVisse,Benque open 19976 . cx 7 ie3

7 e4 xe4 sposes o unVisse in he pevious noe, whie e 7

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Th Bnko Gambi

d g7 8 e4 d6 10 g4Wite w stgging to justi aving

gie k outpost on S in PetussonAu New Yok 188. Howeve it mayest to fetto immediatey wen e7 g g7 8 g 0-0 0-0 in e-AdamsLondon oyds k) 1 ak payed . of is own od Now 10 ewoud tspose to te mn ge ute ose 10 d 7 1 1 a4 7 1d4 d6 1 S wit a sigt pus

7 a 8 g3 g7 9 g2 0-0 1 0-0 10 7 11 d d6 sposes to tene note1 1 l2

1 1 7An itious move pning to ve te a-pawn. 1 1 . .7 is moe soidwen Wite ony a tiny vtageae 1 d4 d7 1 e1 e8 in eKum London oyds k) 1112 h3 a4

1 .a6 1 d4 7 ooked moe estained in Guko-DGuevi UA

Cpionsip 1. Indeed e 14 a4 Wite deided to give up the egewit 1 a4 a4 16 a4 d7 17 b1atoug it is doubt wethe e enou ompensation.1 3 c8?

Again 1 . .7 ooks bette. The queendoes not ey do ythin on a6 ecept

get in te way of te knight on b8

14 h2 a6 1 5 f4 c8 16 g1 e8 1 e4 lfd7 1 8 e2 b7 1 9 l2f3

Wie k en fffng oWite uit up a ve teatening position on te kingside d in e ente1 9 b6 20 fc1 a6 21 e5 lc5 22 b3 23 a3

To peen a23 a6 24 f1 c7 25 h5 c8 26hxg6 hxg6 27 g5 d8

Finay te time is igt fo a bea

toug.8 e f6 29 lf7 xf7 30 exf7 �xf731 le6 hB+ 32 �g2

ks is aving in Te es of ege is just a mopping up opeation.32 c8 33 xc5 xc5 34 We 835 e1 lx 36 xc5 xc5 37 xa4b 38 Wxe7+ �g8 39 WB+ �h7 40Wxb c2+ 41 3 c8 42 d3 1 -0

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4 0 f3 ib 7 an d O ther Fo urth Mo ves for Black

Summar

Aer 3, .. .b7 is peretly vid lterntive to te pure' Beno ove . . .g6.ere, however, 5 is u ore dngerous t it is ter 4 . . . g6. I do not lie

Blcs es er 5 . . .6?! or 5 . . .bx4 (Ge 61) nd preer the ide of losing tequeenside wit 5 . . .b4 or 5 .. .'+ 6 d2 b4 (Ge 62). Neiter 5 2 (Ge 63) nor5 bd2 (Ge 64) sould present Blk wit y undue probles.

The nl two ges o tis hapter with Blc's two in terntives to 4 . . .g6d . . .b7. However, I not reoend either . . .bx (Ge 65) or .. b?! (Ge66). Bot o tese higly oitt oves go aginst te etos o te Beno Gbit they simply gve Wite ree d in te entre.

1 d4 06 2 c4 c5 d5 b5 4 0

4 . . ib7 fDJ

. . .bx - Game 65

. . .b - Game 66

5 a4 (DJ

5 2 - Game 63

5 bd2 - Game 64

5 . . . b

5 . . .6-

Game 616 02 (D) - Game 62

4 . . . b 7 5 a4 6 lbd2

143

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C HAP R EVN I

Other Forth Moves

for White

1 6 c5 3 d5 b5In this chpte we conside Whites

min tetives to cbS d f Byd ge White is ttempting to stee he

ge wy fom the ind of theoeticbtes th we hve seen in e boo thusf, d towds moe position geHving sd th, my of these ines equie ticy d ce study is ecommended if B is no to nd himsef indiicuties ight fom he opening

In the p few yes bo d in picu hve become quite fhionbe Ceiny (Ges 6 d 68)is not the so of move th B pyerswoud nomy enjoy fing, Bmust either echge on c o py b5b, in boh ces giving White good conto of he cente Neveess, Bshoud be be o equise with cutepy, we s see (Ge 0) is

ess committ Whie wts o see his opponents intenions befoe decidng on m couse of tion Ts move enjoyed temendous upsuge in popuityong top gdmtes, but it is no entiey ce why

Of Whites othe possibiiies, c(Ge 6) is quite simi to Onthe ohe hd bot gS (Ge 1) d

e (Ge ) e vey shp d thee isno wy ound the ft tht they just hveto be et thoougy by Bk pyes

67WardAdams

Hstigs Mts 1995

1 6 c5 3 d5 b5 4 a4

The min point of this move is tht itfoces Bs hd immeditey He mustdecide whethe to te on c, oingWite to deveo his pieces smoothly, ocose the position with b5b, henB s the usu queenside pessued Wite c hope to gain conto of thecente

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4 bxThe lteives 4 . . .b4 d 4 .. .!?

e consde in the ne e.5 c3

5 eithe . . .e6 6 e4 exdS 7 eS d4 exf6

d 9 xc4! dxc4 10 f3 dxc3 11 x

e6 edowicz ecommen 11...d61 7 e7 13 e with compension but the simple 14 bxc3 b7 1x foowed by b1 looks ve oodfo hte 1 f3 d7 13 xc3 6when edowicz suests tht 14 S isclely bette fo hite no . . .e 6 e4 d67 xc4 6 f3 7 9 10 h3 6

11 e1 b 1 d3 b4 13 e1, inosonkopotte uo 19 s stisftoy fo Blk.

t is so quite sky to ttempt to fend the pwn on c4 hte ets feehd in the cente e. . . . .d6 6 e4 6(6 .. .6 tsposes to the mn e 7 f4!d now

7 . . .e6 f3 exdS 9 eS (not

9 . . .dxe?! 10 eS e4 11 xdS x 1dS d hite w clely bette nevAlu ublin 197 10 e6 dxc3 11dS c7 1 xc4 (1 e d 1 3 bxc4m e bette 1 . . .b7! (not 1 . . .xc?13 x 6 14 f e7 1 bxc3 16e4 d 1 f d hte won qucy nVsm-Knk le 1976 13 614 c6 1 f 7 t-Ko

ter ourt oves for Wite

Gipuzko 19 d now t sutstht 16 bxc3 e7 17 1 scley bette fo hite but e 17 . . .inste of 17 . . . Blk is still vemuch n the e. vn sd tht it ishd to ecommend this line fo Blk hs pwn stctue is hep.

b 7 . . .bd7 f3 6 9 !? 7 Blk tes to pevent e4 with 9 . . .bthen hte h tme fo 10 d 7 11xc4 xc4 1 xc4 wth slht ede 10

eS dxeS 11 eS 4 1 e6 deS 13 f 14 e with vey plet positionfo hite in idhEst, Gusdl 1993 .

c 7 .. .6 f3 7!? (the citic movelen to ve shp ply 9 eS dxeS(9 .. .fd7 is so qute uncle 10 eS 41 1 f4 d7 1 e b 13 d6 exd6!? 14exd d d now

c 1 bS?! e 16 e7 xe7 17

dxe7 + e7 1 xb Xb 1 xc4 e3d Blk stood well in the ende ind-Kinsm exh 19.

c hite lso h 1 dS b7 (not1 .. .e? 16 e7! xe7 17 dxe7+ e 1xb; 1. . .xb 16 S h6 17 b;no 1. . .xb 16 S c 17 e7 b1 xb xb 1 b 16 e7 c 17

xb 1 e7+ b 19 c c0 e7 with epetul check.c) 1 e7+ c d now inste of 16

e4 in Colombo-V emsdijk Buenos Aies open 199 when Blk c conside 16 .. .b7 17 dS xb Chis dsuests 16 bS!? xbS 17 bS b 1xc4!? x wth dneous ttk.Blk is whole ok up but it s stuck

on ! 7 x 7

7 . . .6?! bS xbS 9 bS 7 10f4 11 f3 tsposes to the note tBlks th move.8 f

h3 to pevent ...4 is too slow e. . . .6 9 bS+ xbS 10 bS 11 f3b7 1 e 13 e 1 c7 with equ-

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The Benko Gambit

ity in Kir.Georgiev-Vasser, S 1 1 0-0 lc7 1 2 f5 .xb5 13 axb5

rd 188 . 0 9 f3 a6

g i prb pi 6 d qik ttrp r i Wdrr, y11: 1 1 1 ' b 1 1 81 6 1 6 6 15 5 d5 165 ' 1 8 18 1 d8 1 5g5 5 d5 1 d5 1

10 b5

Ti y r k y i i dird g itqd bp wig

Wi pwr pw b5 d fp r r Ar 1 d idr pi 1 6?11 d6 6 1 6+ 8, wWi g w wt b i rLpi, UR 18 1 0 . . .e8

Wi id i id pi fri i r 1 b5 11 b5

bd 1 8 1 5 i Wd-Brg, Cpg 1 I wi id bid, prp 1 6? 11 d5 1 5 dx5 1 5g 1 g5 6 15 6 6 16 6f6 1 dS+ 'd5 18 dS b5 1b5 d 6, w a aw grd i Tar, Athn1

Wi g id i dirbid t qid d i r i tr d t gid1 3 . . .d7 1 4 e2

1 '1, itng t wg h qr t , i poib r dgr

u, g 1 f6 15 d 16 68 1 g g 18 5 dx5 1 5d6 d8 1 g6 g6 58 6 1! d Ww wining i PrgrihtHdg, B 185, g B r wid drw1 4. . .b6

I iw f f t ti igy ru t d, 1 6 y b a br d1 5 g5

rig w i rbbk tig piti1 5 . .h6 16 h3 d7 17 f3 e5 18g3 d7 19 2 b 20 a e 214 xg4 22 xg4

With tw bk rk d igt trdd t qid, Bking i iy ig t fd r itNt urpriigy Whi i b tff ii brtrug h5 3 g5 h7 4 e5 dxe5 25 d6ex e 7 fxe xe 8 d2g8 9 g5 c4 30 c3 d 31x ex 32 f3

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Atou Bk tee pns fo tepiece in te endin, s emnin piecese sti une to ieve y e coeion d ite u eel in te bt.32 . .b7 33 l ifB 34 if4 B 35g5 bB 36 lf �g7 37 5 xb538 xa7 5b7 39 if �h7 xb7

xb7 41 b3 ig7 42 �gB 43 2 8 ixg7+ �xg7 45 �e2 bB 46 �2es 4 7 �3 e5 f6 e6 49 f550 lg5 e5 51 g3 6 52 �c4 �e7 53 �7 b5 �c7 55 3 e1 567+ �b6 57 �b7 58 f7 59�x5 3 60 l �bB 61 lc4 62�xc5 1 -0

m 68BnninkmijFdwic

jk n Z 1988

1 f6 c5 3 5 b5 4 f Bk shes to clos te qunside,

e c so ty 4 . . .!? in ode to intefee t htes stdd p of ,

bb3 d �. e dbk of tececk s tt Bks quen is dy dey ped n mht continue 5� b4 6 f3 ite so etu to tenom p it 6 �c!? 6 7 b3, sincee 7 .. .e4!? 8 �b c3 9 c �7 10e4 , in HeboBto, edishe Cpionsp 1996, hte csmply ply 1 1 e xe 1 �x7 it

O ther Fo urth Mo ves for h te

st ede) 6 . . .6 7 e4 d6 8 �d3 �7 9 (ve ici, but Bk i fne er 9e 10 bd 9 . . .bd7 10 b3 0-01 1 e e6! 12 ed5 13 exd5 e5 14�c e8 with uy postion fr Witein keovev, Bugi TeCpionsip 199

5 g35 d, intendin ee4, is so very

popu d seems to be moe citicty. Bk fes mpot deiion to ete o not to cose te cente

) 5 .. .e5!? 6 e4 (if ite wise to keepte position open e c t 6 dxe6!? e67 e4 c6 7 f3) 6 . . .d6 7 �d3 g6 8 b3

�7 9 �b 10 e 11 c 00it equl cces in evZso.og, Boesv 1994.

b) 5 .. .d6 6 e4 6 (6. . .e5 i vey simi tote pevious note) d no

b 1) 7 b3 �7 8 �b 9 f3 e5 10 3e8 1 1 � f5 t equ position inoinssonBe, Gusd 199 .

b) 7 �d3! �7 8 f4 00 (8 . . 5?! 9

df3 10 f5 f6 11 3 xf5 1 e5so fvoued te in dW Zii,EndCn 199 9 f3 e6 10 00ex 11 xd5 �6 (11...�g4 1 ) 1�x6 x6 13 e1 d ite w on tpin O.RoduezMem Bs, pise Chpionsp 19955 . . .g6?

n ts e Fedoocz mes to

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The B enko Gambi t

7 l eng t peet W r tainin a grip n teere Te leatie e:

5 2 7 3 g7 8 2 92 7 lwe y ...e7e wit eHagli Nw Ci 199

5 5 6 2 (ai xe!? e e t ieatin, w ey le ae 7 2 5 8 3! a 9 3 7 10

2 WtMii Atea9 7 8 3 g7 9 2 102 e2 12 00 4, wen w p wt ...-5 wit a t WttEe, ea 985

5 . e? g2 ( e!? w cnr te prei nte) . . .ex5 7 x 2 7 9 4 a 10 3 g 11tf3 2 g7 13 2 wre t well l in BMTel, Pi 1988.

5 . . 7 e te t peiee wie t play e7-e5 . . .e7e wen er 3 we tpe tCer

6 b3

Pr e eiate g2 cl 7, ipening wit 7 r tie ein.6 . . . 2 8 g2 e6! 9 0-0

1 0 2 e5 1 1 ed5

Wite t ecapte ti way 11cx e8 12 c2 e7 pls is centne t muc pese.1 1 . . .d6 1 2 o-o lb7 13 d2 :e8 1

lf4 e5 1 5 lf3 lfg4 16 xe5 xe5

Bla eqalie fly nw pceeds t utplay is opponen i

ne tyle.17 %a2 c8 18 h3 xh3 19 xh

Wd7 20 �g2 Wt5 21 i xe5

Une e Wite excge ibip, leaving Bla' k-sqbip in cmplete cntl f the ln c1-6 diagnal.21 . . .Wxe5 22 Wf3 h6 23 lg1 Wc3 2

e2 Wxf3+ 25 �f3

l i in n y i app t exchge qeen te ening i spb fhi25 . . .%e5 26 lg1 %ae8 27 %e2 %xe2 28

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e 7 9 d1 e 30 f 31 g1 3 7 33 f1 f4 34 f3 e73 d3 3 d 37 3 e 38 39 d3 c3 41b1 4 1 g4 43 gf4 f4

Blaks paen kngsde avce h lehs opponen vl movebond d 7 4 3 0-1

Gm 69Va de ZKga

Vissig 19971 d4 f c 3 d b 4 'c2

hte ntends o foce hogh e2e44 . . .e!?

Blak h seveal ohe possbleshee

a) 4 e4 d6 6 cxb �g7 7 c3 8f3 e6 9 �c4 gave he de posonn Medna-lka, Cch Te Chponshp 9996

b) Ae 4 bxc4 e4 d6 5 e6 sposes o he man ge} 6 �xc4 g6 he

cold consde 7 f4!?, snce 7 f3 les o aposton fom Chape 9, hle 7 e2�g7 8 0 9 �g bd7 10 ec3 b6 �e2 h6 2 �h4 e8 13 d2 c7 14 f4�a6 f3 �xe2 16 xe2 d7 nefo Blak n BelKdanov, Mosco98

c) 4 a6!? (yng o explo he poson o the qeen on c2} cxb (he smple

Other Fourth Moe or he

5 my be bee: .. .bc e �xc4 c7, d now nstead o 8 b c b4 e6 10 c xd5 11 e �b 12 3�e7, n Juraczka-Le Oeaopen 1991, perhaps 8 g!? . . .b xc d5 ( . . .e looks ee bete �d2 (o 7 e e5!? 8 c �b w ..c8o follow) d now Feoowcz ges7 �b! 8 c1 c8 c3 c3 olloweby 10 �e45 bxc4

The isy 5 . .e ges We e opion recapturng w e cpw: cxd! (6 e bc c soses ohe mn e) .. .'e c3 b 8 (8b a6 should aou Black 8 ..?!9 b 'c 10 �4! hS, n Poleoheeshevsy, UR 19, we Tukmaov gve 1 1 �b8 b8 12 13xc8 th edge o We

6 xc46 dxe6 e6 e S 8 �c b

f b4 edoowcz} s ssoy oBlc, whle c3!? e e �b! 8�g5 (8 e6 f s ne o Black 8 e9 000 'xe5 10 e 1 1 c c 12he1 �7 1 e e w e wl cotnuatn o Bluno-Akpo,

178 I pf Whe ae b 1'xc -0 16 d.6 . . .exd5 exd5 d6

O 7 d6 8 c3 �7 ge2 00 10 00b7 1 1 a4 b (1 1. . e 12 � � sso playb} 12 a2 �a 13 1 e8 14 bd th a aly leel poso n tee Aesten-D.Camng Osesun1986

8 e2?!8 necessa.

8 . . . 0-0 9 bc3 .e8 5 0- g4 wl be kng oe,

b h te moe We co cle fo the tme beng becuse o . . �2+d g4+1 0. . .a6 xa6 xa6 2 .d 4 'd2 c5 0-0 .b8 d4 d

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The Benko Gambit

d positio oy 15ovs.1 6 3 e5 1 7 f3 h6! 1 8 bxc4 b2 1 9xe5 xd1 20 xd7?

Wit copty oss th plot. A0 7 1 6 '6 d hispositio would hv b im, but nottiy opss.20 . . .xd7?

d tus th copit. Aft 0 . . .xc3 1 xb c 6'x c soud b wii iy.21 xf6 2 22 d4 gxf6 2 xe424 xe4 c7?

Tis oss pw, ut .. . 5

'c 6 d6 is so upt fo .25 g 8 26 h4! e5 27 xh�e 28 c1 ! ?

c5!? b5 ( . . .'xd5 +) ' d t is just v uc.28 d3 29 a3+ 0 xa7+ 831 a3?

1 ' Wit is t o with t wii ccs.

31 . . c2 3 2 c �g8 3 g?cssiy wi t sid.

w pfb.33 . . .d4 34 h4??

Ov th lt fw ovs hit h lostis wy coplty. Ev t this lt stat ttiv 3 d woud hv kptt oin.34 . .! 3 f3 x 0

70KamnikLko

Dud 1998

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 5 4 d2

til ctly tis ov w cosid

d copty ss. Howv, ith lt coup of ys it h bco tdy wy of voidi t s of to of t i is.4 bxc4

. . .' ss ucssiy copictd .. 5 'x (5 . . .cx 6 ootoo isy fo c) 6 b d ow

doowic susts 6 . . .' 7 5 'xd+ xd 6 3 d6 wit ood py foc. Howv 3?! oos i uttwt of ti. If it pys 9 d6 10b soud sity btt.5

to susts tt 5 xc c b tby 5 . . . b7 6 d6 .5 c!

Tis y b th ov tt sds bk ito obivio. tks ti outto dispt is oppots pw fotioT ttivs :

) 5 . . .6 6 dx6 (o 6 xc x 7 x5d6!? wit quity cod to Zby) 6 . . .dx6 (6 . . .6 7 5 d5 xc'h f3 ' 10 ' 'x+ 1 1 x7 1 5 w btt fo hit i Co

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onPCin psh Te Chpionship 1990 athouh Bk won in the

en 7 �xc4 e7 0-0 9 0-0 �b7 10e5 d5 11 e4 b6 12 �d c4 with unce position in Ostenstad-LBHsenCoenhaen 196

b) 5 ' a! ? d now1) 6 ' e6! 7 �xc4 exd5 exd5 d6

w ine fo Ba in osonko-Ads TerApe 199 Whites d-pawn is a pemanent weakess

b) 6 �xc4 �a6 (6 xe4 so ookspayabe) 7 'c2 �xc4 'xc4 e6 dBa w aain doin we in choPhetka Aust Te Chpionship1

c) 5 d6 6 �xc4 6 7 b (7 e �g7 0-0 00 9 c bd7 is too sow to causeBk y ea obems) 7 �g7 uiHodson once expeimented with thebie 7 �h6?! but stood sighty woseae 'c2 00 9 e2 e6 10 0-0 a6 11dxe6 e6 1 2 'd in Piket-Hodson Wik Zee 199) �b2 00 9 f e5!? (o9 bd7 10 00 b6 11 e1 e6 12 dxe6 1 'c2 xc4 14 xc4 d5 15 a1�b7 16 exd exd5 17 ce5 6 1 Sd White w on top in Rowson

Mnion cottish Chpionship 199)10 dxe6 e6 (ae 10 �xe6?! 1 1 0-0 c61 e 1 White stood sihty bette in theecent apidpay ame nik-vchukFk 199) d now 11 00! d5 12exd exd5 1 e4! is pefeabe to 11 e5?h5! 12 'c2 d5 1 � 7 with oodpay in Whitehead-Benin UA Chpionship 19 The pobem o Bk is

that even ae he h ahieved his desied e76 d5xe6 fxe6 he is e with vuneae hn pawns in the cente6 bxc3 g6 7 c

An attemped impovement on theode ines

a) 7 c4 d6 d nowa) f4 �7 9 �b2 0-0 10 f a6 1 1

�d b 1 2 �c b4 with a ne position

Other Fourth Moves or hite

fo Bak i RaaumHpstea 199 (son ains faer!)

�d �g7 9 b 00 10 gbd7 1 1 00 c7 1 �b b wih eiy in OseinBrye ena 15

) �b �g7 'c 10 e5?(10 e6 bee) 1 de6 �e6 1 �ec6 1 0-0 b8 wi nce osiioin WeisceMi m e19

b) 7 �d �7 8 e 0 00 e6?

( d6 10 c4 bd7 oo Bak) 10 4 exd5 11 5!? e8 1 5c6! (1 �xe5 1 c4 �7 1 � ipomisin fo Whie acording o )1 f xe5 1 e5 �e 15 e1 d6 16�h6 �e6! wih a ce osii iEpishinhaif Eeie 17 . . .d6 8 id3 ig7 9 3 1 7 1 1 id2 b6

Bak h euised wit i eveopin moves Whie ow e ti his peing y i reuds him Accodin o e i foaor 7

Whie shoud ave seted r 1 b6b6 1 a4 wih nce ii1 2 5? c4 1 3 ic2

1 xc4 c4 1 �xc e fvours Bk1 3 . . .c7 14 :1 bd5 15 c4 c31 6 ixc3 xc4

The oose osiio of he kni h cos Whie w

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h Bnko mt

17 ib2 ib7 18 ib3 '6 19 e5 e 20b1 S 21 ex6 'x6 22 ix7? !

A combnaton hch onl smplesBlks tk22 x7 23 ix7 'x 2 ex1x2 25 �x2 ix3 26 x3 2+ 27�3 �x7

he onng d mddlege haeben stous o h, ho s le togoel to pans don. I no a4 c39 30 b4 hes peces epsve d he onl at he gualce o Blks ngs pans.28 b3 x2 29 7 5 30 6 313 e 32 6 6 3 3 e3 e7· 3

5 35 6 e5 36 x 37 x5 38 6 7+ 39 b7 b2+ 1 �3 g 2 �3 b3 �5 7?

h the he kng o, he endnge 4 . e3 (4. .3 4 xe6!! e646 a6 oces a da b pepetu checko stalemae! 4 3 looks alspee eko

e7 e b 7 x7 x7 x7 9 �3 b3+ 0 �2 551 �x 2 x5 ��

Game 71MH

Lonn ( nk) 1992

2 3 5 b i

Athough ths moe s plaed elvelel, t contans plent o ptalls o theunw

umeus othe moves have beented, but ths s the most ctcal connuaton

a 4 .b6 c3 d ma be pee-l . b 6 b eocz sug-gests 6 . g6 7 c 6?! ve cal 83 d6, d no nste of the outne 9e3, n ukmakov-ajkovc, Htngs97, ukmako ges 9 c! g69 .. ns nto 10 g4! g6 ad7 h4 0 h4 g4 1 g3 6

wth a cle tage.b 4 . d bxc4 . e4 6 b4!6 6 e6 7 c d6 e3 e7 9 xc4 0 e d7 c3 a6 1 00 also aoued hte n the ge ummecaleAnsell, Btsh Chponshp, ottngh 996

c 4 .d6 6 e6 6 cxb 7 3g7 c3 9 e3 a6 0 a e

b xb 3 xc3 14 bxc3xc3 1 d le Blk wth eaessesall ove the bod n Ublava-Goelov, elA 9

4 . bxc4 c3 d6 leaves he ththe tck decson to whethe o no oexche on 6

6 6 e6 7 e3 e7 pehaps ths

s unnecess the saghto 7 . g6

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Jxc4 Jg7 sms fn fo Bk, .g. 9a 7 0 Ja6 Jxc8 xc8 2g2 f5 3 f6 4 8 5 b44 6 fc 8 7 bxc5 xc5 8 AncbaPs, Mn 98 8Jxc4 9 J3 0 f3 b8 c2sghty faou Wht n MushAs, onon oy Bk Mts)99.

2) 6 4 b7 (6 . . .a5 7 J6 8Jxc4 shoul b sghty btt fo Wht)

7 Jxc4 g6 8 f3 Jg7 9 0 2 lWht th a comfoab g n G .FBg, Zug 985.

) 4 .. . g6!? 5 6!? (so possb s 5 2Jg7 6 4, hn Bk shoud pay 6 . . .c4nst of 6 . . .6 7 gf3 8 cxb5 a6 9b3, n Pktob, Htngs Chng 995) 5 . . .bxc4!? (5 . . .x6?! 6 c3Jg7 [E quots kmbs 6 . . .a6 7 4

+ 8 J 8 9 $g5 wth quty,fng to spot 9 xf6 0 Jc3 pckng up th ook on h8!] 7 xb5 8 f3Jb7 9 x6 sghtly faou Wht nGput, Athns 983, hl5 . . .Jb7 6 c3 a?! 7 J6 6 8 d2c6 9 cxb5 4 0 3 xb5 Jxb5b5 2 xb5 3 c7+ 8 4 xa8

x+ 5 2 Jxg2 6 f3 Jxh 7 2 stous fo Bk n th g sBon, uDnp 982) 6 c3c6 7 !? oocz gs 7 4 b8th a lot of countpay) 7 . . .Jg7 8 4h6 9 Jf4 g5 0 J3 x6 x6 g4 2Jxc4 x3 3 3 th a pomsng attkng poston fo Wht n th ncount GKjln, Cns opn 995.

5 fn a at g Mush xpmnt

th th ky 5 h4 + 6 d2 bxc4 7c2 xg5 8 hxg5, but th g quckypt out to a a 8 . . .g6 9 c3 xc30 bxc3 Jg7 c 6 2 4 d7 3gf3 b6 4 xc4 xc4 5 Jxc4 b8 6 8 7 c2 Mushmk,Mosco Olymp 994.

th o th o fo Wht

5 . . .WH 5 .. .bxc4 s mt by 6 c2 f6 7 4

5 .. .d6 by 6 f3 f6 7 4, so Bk mustchoos btn th txt mo 5 . . .6 6c2, th th foong possbts

a) 6 .. .6?! 7 c3 8 cxb5 xb5 9J2 a6 0 xb5 xb5 4 b4 2

b3 b6 3 Jc4 th a sght pu foWht n KaanoAkhpo, Mosco985.

b) 6 ...+ 7 2 6 th uncposton cong to Ko, athough 8 4 xc4 9 Jxc4 bxc4 0 2Wht h qut goo pay fo th pan.

c) 6 . . .2 7 2 f6 8 4! (8 h3

5! [8 .. .g5 9 c3! xc3 0 xc3 g4 xb5 faous Wht] no both 94 9 c3 c b mt by 9 . . .6 0 .. .Jxh3, so phaps 9 c3? 4 0 8 xb5, ntnng 56)8 . . .g5 9 h3 f4 0 c3 (0 x6 x6 xa8 3+ 2 + to aa by ptu chck) 0. . .Jg7(0 ..b7 s mo ctca, ntng to

mt xb5 th ...a6 d cxb5th ...) xb5 (o...h4+ 2 g f5 3 f3) 2 4xb2 3 d a6 4 5 (phaps4 .. .c!?) 5 g3 Jb7 6 Jg2 ab8 no 7 ! oud ha Wht on topn Ancbaugo, Cub Chponshp986. 2 5!

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The Benko Gambit

f 8 e d g 0 gf3 g, in Zsink

Lv, Oe 3, d d6 f3f 8 e g 5 sigy fvr Wie

7 e5!Te s rii v, gh

Wi s ried:) e3 8 f! xg5

d 0 wi fne posiionfr k n rvif, Lening8

) 8 3 3 f?( ! 0 f r 0 3 d 8 x3 e5 g8 3 x3 4 isre) 0 e f ! (n

? e5 3 3 x 8 + 5 3+ x3 d f 8 3 xg5 0e e5 ef 0 osriZsPg, Tssniki Oypi 88)g? ( 3 3 4 g ve een re pden,g Wie si ge devepenvge) e3 3 5 6

g 5 d3 00 e d6 dWie sd er in Fisdik-ins,Wppe (rpidpy) 37 . . .g8!

Tis s iprven n f6 8 g3d 3 g3 0 g3 g g4, whnWie w n p in Pringenek, Dnd 8 8 !

eirw sggesed 8 d 93, e sp 8 d+ d

x 0 xd d6! g3 x sees prfey ky fr k

8 . . .Wx 9 gf3 I igh hv n sfer py eier

xd 0 d d, eg ' 3 gwih ve essy psiin, or s ! 0 xd d d d i x en g1 0 1 !

Te s of sris f fring vesh ev Whie in h driving s1 0. . .c3 1 1 x xd1 1 2 xb5 gxf3

1 3 exf3 d6 1 4 a 1 xf2 1 5 �xf2 h616

Whi is nw y n p Despiedgsons st eps wrigge, Mr

sed evenuy ds he

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1 6. . .id7 1 7 :b1 if5 1 8 id ig6 1 9:b7 d7 20 :hb1 ig7 21 f4 ixa 22:xa1 �d8 2 �c8 24 :ab1 :b8 25:xb8+ xb8 26 f5!

Ae ths move Blk s le wth ahoeless endge.26 . . .ixf5 27 xd exd6 28 ixf�c7 29 xh7 :g4 0 id d7 1 e2:h4 2 a5 a6 h e5 4 :b6 xc4

5 ixc4 :xc4 6 :xa6 : 7 :a7+�b8 8 :xf7 :xd5 9 h4 c4 a6 :d2+41 c 42 :b7+ �a 4 :c7 :d+ 4 d5 45 h5 :d :d+ 472 :d2+ �g :+ 49 �h2 :e 50h6 :e6 51 h7 :h 52 �g c2 5 :xc2:xh7 4 �a7 55 :a2 d4 56 g4 :d757 � d 58 �e :d8 59 :d2 :g8 60:g2 :d8 61 :d2 :g8 62 :g2 :d8 6 g5:d6 �d2 1 0

Gm 72MkvNvnhy

Yugosv 1996

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 d5 b5 4 e4?!A be d pobably dbos g

bt. Whte gves p a cente pawn n attempt to foce Blak onto the bk foot4 f s seen fom tme to tme, bt t

shold not case Blak too my poblems Ae 4 . .bxc4 edoowcz sggests4 .e6 e4 ex 6 cxd5 a+ 7 d b6 8l�1 .A ':+! 1� •\ C -A £ \VTL : _ l • -o y et .

155

Other Fourth Moves for hte

decde whether to recapte on 4:a) 6 xc4 g6 7 e 7 8 bc

ha no probems ae 8 00 0-0 ecbd7 10 a4 e5 11 e c4 1 e e6 exd5 14 exd5 e8 15 a6 -

n b-hov, osln 1 8 d now Fedoowcz reoes bd7!, ntendng e5 or b6,nstea of a6?! 10 b5! f 1ec b6 1 e 8d7 1 4, wheBak w ovehemed o qeee nReshevskyEst, Lgo ope 187

b) 6 !? g6 7 xc4 7 8

bd7?! (8 0-0 seems bette, e d7 10 h a6 11 f b8 wth balced chces) 10 h e5 11f e6 1 f4 e 1 dxe6 e6 1 ee8 15 b b6 16 h4 d7 17 h5 b818 hxg6 xg6 1 g f6 0 e5! Whte won qcy rowneRAndeson, ope 10

4 . . .x 5 f a5 d6 s so payabe, eg 6 cxb5 b

7 c e6 8 e f5 o 6 b4?! bc4 bc5+ 8 d xc5 4 10 e5+ when Whte w nable to st

hs srces n WyssNkolaev, Rgopen 106 d2

Ae 6 c xc 7 aheve good play wth eter eo7 .b4 8 bxc b o smpy 7 8 c f 1 L _ L _

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1 6. . .d 1 b1 f5 1 8 id3 i6 1 9b d 20 hb1 i 21 f4 xa1 22xa1 �d 23 a4 �c 24 ab1 bs 25xb+ xb 26 f5!

Aer this move Blak is le with ahopeless edge.26 . . .xf5 2 xd6+ xd6 28 xf�c 29 xh 4 30 id3 d 31 2h4 32 a5 a6 33 h3 5 34 b6 xc435 xc4 xc4 36 xa6 d4 3 a+�b 38 xt xd5 39 h4 c4 40 a6 d2+41 �f3 c3 42 b+ �as 43 c d3+ �f4 d5 45 h5 d 46 3 d3+ 42 d2+ �3 d3+ 49 �h2 3 50h6 6 51 h h 52 �3 c2 53 xc2xh 54 �a 55 a2 d4 56 4 d5 �4 d3 58 �3 ds 59 d2 s 60

2 ds 61 d2 s 62 2 ds 63 5d6 6 �d2 1-0

Game 72Mirkovic-Nevednichy

Yugoslavi 1996

1 d4 f6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 4 4?!A bie ad probably dubious g

bit. White gives up a cetre paw i attempt to force Blk oto the bk foot.

4 f is see from time to time, but itshould ot cause Black too my problems. Aer 4 . . .bxc4 edorowicz suggests4 . . .e6 5 e4 exd 6 cxdS 'a5 7 d2 'b6 8c b4 with play) 5 e4 d6 White h to

O th er Fo urth Mo ves fo r Whit e

decide whether to recapture on c4:a) 6 xc4 g6 7 e2 g7 8 bc3 lack

ha o problems er 8 00 00 9 · ecbd7 10 a4 e5 11 e2 c4 12 e e6 3a exdS 14 exdS e8 15 2 a l-li Urbhilov, Koszai 199 8 .. 0-0 900 d ow Fedorowicz recommens9 . . .bd7!, itedig . . .e5 or ...b6,istea of 9 . . .a6?! 10 b5! fd7 1ec b6 12 e2 8d7 1 a4, wheBlack w ovehelmed on queende nReshevskyErnst, Lugo ope 1987.

b) 6 !? g6 7 xc4 g7 8 d2

bd7?! (8 . . .00 seems better, e.g. 9 aS'd7 10 h a6 11 f2 b8 wth balced chces) 9 aS 0-0 10 h e 11f2 e6 12 f4 ed7 1 dxe6 e6 14 e2e8 15 'b b6 16 h4 d7 17 h b818 hxg6 hxg6 19 g f6 2 e5! dWhite wo quickly n BroweR.Aderso, U ope 1990.

4 x4 5 f3 a

5 .. . d6 is also playable, e.g . 6 cxb5 b77 c e6 8 e f5 or 6 b4?! bc4 7 bxc5' 8 d2 "xc5 9 "d4 10 c"e5+ whe White w unable to justhis sarices WyssNikolaev, Bad Ragope 1990.6 d2

Aer 6 c xc 7 2 Black canachieve good play with eter Benko7 .. . b4 8 bc b3 or simply 7 .. . b7 8 xcb4 followed by . . .e7e6.

155

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The Ben ko Gambit

5 6!

Ts seems to alow White to h

play. Black alo tried:a 7 . .b7 8 3 a6 (8 . . .e6 9 x510 b c7 1 1 xb 'e5 12 'e2 'xa113 0-0, tojc-Ko Ljbla open199, es Wte t o o rd atg ces e looi r in thiato 9 b6 w ee i Mirkovioloze Yuoslaia 1996 ut it allooks a lle opey to me.

b ore to te poit there dentappe to be a reat dea wro with thesmple 7 . ..b 8 d6?! (8 x 'x5 9e2 a6 10 3 d3 ao nnvin for Wte 8 . . .c6 9 xb5 'x5 10e2 e6 11 00 a6 12 e1 d3 13 'x3d3, we Blak w area in oeelm potion in hhinKafm, t Peterbur Chpionhip1998

8

mpoemet 8 x 9 1aS 10 b6 b7 11 e2 b5 i Mir

oc-koc Belrade 1991.8 . . .6 9 ! c

Bo 9 .. .b6 10 c3 6 1 1 bx 12 b b 13 b1 d 9 . . .'x 10b 1 (10 .. . a4 11 b2 6 12 'e r10 . 1 1 b2 f6 12 3 e o ood rWte 11 b2 f6 (1...h6 12 d2+ 13 2 x 14 b1 'a1 15

d3 s ery sky or Blk 12 ' a

(12 . . .x 13 a1 '2 1 d 'c3 15x win r Whit) 1 'e rhite rdin t Mirvi.1 0 b2 f6 1 1 tb3 Wb 1 2 h4

White t qik to expit theak o devepment o B qnide.1 2. . .tb 1 3 5 b5

Ba er r a p dvept er 3 . . .'x5 7(not . . .7? 15 ) 5 5 6(5. . .'a i et y 16 a) 16 d d

(16 . . .6 17 18 d wi17 h5 iroi).1 4 h5 g8 1 5 h6 h 1 te2

1 0-0 e5 1 8 tg3 e7

18 .. .a6 w a ica terniv.1 9 fe1 d6 20 ld4!

20 . . .d

Mirvi ive 20. . .ex 2 6 '722 'e6 8 (22 . . .7 2 xd) 2 xd'd7 2 'x (2 . . .d8 25 256 d win. Aer the e ve thekiht 6 tee White a pwerinititive.

21 tc6 tc5 22 tx 23 Wxc8 24 ac1 �d 25 d4 Wa 2 Wf3

c6

Nt 26 .. .exd? 27 xe7 ate.27 f5 28 dxc xc

28 . . .7 29 'h7 0 xe5 de5 1 xe5 win or White irvi) .29 cd1 ! Wxa2

Aer 29 . ..exd 0 xe7 x7

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h7+ Mkov lams that Wht s nnng th 31f 3 1! g7 33 h+

{33 g 34 f6 mat) 34 '+ f63 d+ 36 e7+ f6 37 e+ 3 e7 me Hoeve, Bk ggeout th the ateve 31d 3xg+ 7, en the ge s st vemuh n the ba0 x5 'f7 'd '4?

t bette to play 31b! 3 'd4d no nst of Mkovs 3 4

33 + 34 xd6! d ns o3 b7 33 a1 ! th ompensaton, pehaps 31a! to mt 3 xb4 th3 42 'e dS

Not 3 g 33 xd6! ?

Wht msses hs n tmtouble 33 b! oud hav pd Bk

n seous toube odng to Mkov3 f {33 e 34 3 66 36 f6 o 33 34 a7+ 7 3b6 4 36 ) 34 (34 d3 ' a7+) 3 a1! xb {3 4 36 +7 37 x7+ x7 3 '6+ 6 39+) 36 e6+ 7 37 + b{37 b6 3 mat o 37 d7 3

+) 3 + 39 a+ d7

Oter Fourt Moe or

{39 c7 b + b7 4 'xb5+ mng

33 . . .dx5Mov gves s eqlsng move

xatn mk, b s no cle owWt wold ave conned e33 '4! 4 ' a7+ o 3 xc

x634 x4 bxc4 35 x5 6 36 �S 7 'a c3 38 aS � 39 �c8 a8 �7 4 4b 6 4 'b7 %%

A ne saon o Wes dynmcs f Bk s ceess n s lne thoug t s not Blck does no

pay 7

xb5 moe oen

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INDX OF COMPLT GMS

Ala-Komljenovic, Coa 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Akopian-Leko Wijk aan Zee oen 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94BareevKhalifman Russian Team Ch. 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Beliavsky-Adams, Tilbu 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Beliavsky-Khalifman Linares 995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BeliavskyLeko Cacak 1996 8Birens-Knsman Toulouse oen 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Brenninkmeijer-Fedrowicz Wijk aan Zee 988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Burges.G-Beaumont Aarhus 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14DorfnMochalov USSR 198 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Epishin-Georgiev.Kir, Gean Bunsliga 199. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Ermenov-Hebden Euro. eam Ch., Haa 1989 . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Gelfand-Adams Munich 1993 . . . . . GelfandHeneck Munich 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Georgiev.Ki-Rogers Biel Inteonal 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Georgiev.Ki-Toplov Elite 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4GofshteinManor, Givayim 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Godin-Fonyh Russn Championship 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4GreenfeldPolgar.} uroan Team Ch., Haa 1989 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Groszpeter-Heneck Mitropa Cup 1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9GulkoVaganian Riga 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Gurevich.Mzmaiparashvili Euro. Club Cup, Strasbou 994 . . . . . . . . . . . 7Gurevich.M-Heneck Munich 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Gurevich.M-Miles anila nteonal 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Haba-Andruet oulouse on 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Hansen.L.BCramling.P Rkjavik Zonal 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hjaarson-Cramling.P Nordic Zonal 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Hjaason-Zger Winterhur 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2uss-Vaisser Swiss rand Px 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llescas-e Ia Vla, Pamplona 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

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