The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White A Complete, Sound and User-friendly Chess Opening Repertoire - Larry Kaufman 2012.pdf

      d  Eight yes after hs accmed Tt Ch Advae i Black ad Wie, gdter Lry Kaufm is back wth a completely new repertoire k, coverg te entre scope of chess openigs for both Whte and Black, in one tome. Using te latest versions of Op engies like Komo nd Houdii, the former Senior Word Chmpion d computer expert has rened hs anysis of ready-to-go d easy-todiges ines amost to perfection His mn new convction is  .d4 gives White better chnces of  advtage advtage th e, and he h�s chged hs recommendations recommendations accord ingly ry Kufm has based his repertoire on sound practica lines lines that do not outde rapidy d  suitle for masters while accessi-e for amateus He reguy d successfuy uses he openngs he recom mends himsel( Tt IumRroifr IumRroifr Black ad Wit cos my improvements

on eistg opening theory d oers a good blce between nra tve d viatons Accam for Tt Ch Advae i Black ad Whit: "Te •uthor s done • very good job •t presenting a playable and in teresting repertoir for th Back d Whte

t 

Siply Siply the best be st comprehensive repertoire book that I have ever seen.

 '   

 u

T u o o k

w In  

The Repertoire for Back  Cotets B 

                                  

Magus Magus Ca's Ca 's d�f�s!

Cpte 1

                                         

7

usu Opeig Moves

Cpte 

                                        

17

Egish Opeig

Cpte 

                                        

5

Quees Quees Idia vesus Ri

Cpte 

                                        

7

AiGfeld

Cpte 5

                                        

5

Quees Quees Pa P a  Opeigs

Cpte 

                                        

5

eoGfeld

Cpte 7

                                        

75

Gfeld fese fese ochge oc hge lies lies

Cpte 8

                                        

99

Gfed Exchage

Cpte 9

                                       

17

Cee Gae Gae ad Poziai Poziai

Cpte 1

                                      

1

Bishops Opeig d i

Cpte 11

                                      

11

                                      

157

Gabis

Cpte 1

coch d Fou ighs Opeig

Cpte 1

                                      

IiGame

19

 1       pis Oh

                                

179

  . . , , , .... , , .. , , , , .. , , .... , , .... , , .. , , , , 199 Beye efe Te Repoie  actce

 of Varaton (Black)  of Pl�s.

                           

2

                          

22

                            

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Black Introductio Magnus Crlsen's denses!  Advnagt  ommeded meeig e wih I e5 aimig for he Berli  o e pish ig, ad meeig  h  dS imig for he emi-lav  e pe voume  hve kep he opig move eS agais e+, bu hs ime g for he Breyer rher ha he rli he Berli efese remis quie res e d is used frly ofe by op payes, bu he ri edgame is ow geeraly re gded   e sighy beer for Whie, ad lso he sidies +d3 d 0-0 xe Se  h more promisig ha whie sidelies o he way o he Breyer Perhaps e  gume for swichig o he Beyer is h i h be h prim choice i e pas ye or wo of he op raed pyer i he word, Magus Clse  keeps  he pies o he board, cocedes very lie o Whe (us  sligh c�r adv
 for   w�  play h� Grf�d yay, cov�red i h� AiGrf�ld chper  h� R ch
 seco o �+ e5 is he oy jor p of his k ha has much i commo h my pevious work Ev� h�re mos of my recomm�daios hav� chg�d  k�p  � mai li�s gais h� Kg's Gbi d Grig Gambi, bu agais mos o�r we ries I hv� mde mor chg�s M<y pl
 wih ...�5 cause hee   my ways We  vay befoe we g� o pay o ow e ( s ce he Bey� o move 9 of h� pash. s s ue, bu amos  of hem  ifeo.  fac  woud y ha oy he Iai, he psh h 6d3 ad he pash h 9d ead o sos (h s pay wh�e I woud ahe pay Whi� h Back ad us magay so. Qu� a few of he whie opios ha I acu y face i oames fa  o equaze he game Wh� pe y o ake m� ou of ok �ay I  usuay quie co�! I s bk I do ake he aiude ha Back is aways happy h a daw o� We maes oe o wo secod-ae moves I sa o k fo a back advaage.

  Unusu Openin ove   chpt w'll co l common but til modatly popul whit t mo not cov lwh in thi book.  lv out  g3 which aft g6 i xtmly lly o tanpo to th NoGnfld o Englih chpt and lo th opning .c3 which i alo likly to t lwh ft  f6 fo mpl 24 S i  Vinna, whil 2d4 dS i th Yov Fi w conid th Polih pning (a.ka angtan o okoky M

 1111111

  y q i my wy uch

dS 2.b2 g4, bu  cond   I I playg fo th dtag th th J xchg .Nes 2b     d up  tmpi d, whch y  th ght pot Whit d om   xchang imply put  tmpi qu a J  uly two   mo   mt   i lu th  Th imt it to mm i n op 6  t 00 .d7-d5 and ...7cS. ck ult  ...dS-<4 Nx w com to th imla but f mo pctabl n pning lb3 

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h    B

Aside fom the e ge anish gdmaste   w  played by bby Fische d ecenty by te Ameic s Hiku Naku who y ikes to py it  bli chess. Its mn wbc is that te knight on b comes  poblem piece  its ntu deelopment to c3 blks te bisop. Fo this n b3 is  excelt st moe when giing knight ! In nom chess Bck e equize by pying  e  ese Queen's ndin wit J..dS 2b2 cS 3.e3 6 . c6 but I pefe to ty fo  sm dge by  .. .c6 .e S d6  ecommended in Chess Adtge but I now ecommend sweing the usu (but stngeooking) sl by the equy stge-ing S  S Blck's min pl is ..00 ...De nd . o in the S...S line c7-c6 ..c7 d ...d7dSeeme12 Finaly we ook t Bids Opening  which could so be led  eesed utch.

If White  fo  ngd by  6   .g I conend te  c6   to pooke the undesible moe e2-e3 which mits ... g. Blck ms to   the mino pieces o except his ight d one white bishop on the gods tht knights  tte t  bishops on  owded d. If White gs fo  nom tch th e p ty th ides of .7 L d .e7e5   c  e1.3. Alin   pfeBls chanc by  smidgn ae Jf.

YO  (A)  BR • W

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Mm 2008 (6)

1 b2

The Og-Ut o ish o osky Opening It is quite  wea opening in my opinion; White t een equize

1 

 e7e5

My second choice woud  I ..dS 2.b2 g uch  ey bhop deeopment is ogic when White  no longe tck te b7  by 3. But  spefe te gme moe  I did in Adwna. 2 b2  3 b2xe5

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 g M

3f4 d6 4.fxe5 dxeS S .eS f6 6.  wins  wn) 35. d 364 g6 00 7e3 c6 8 .b2 e 9e2 xe3N 37 xd3 38xd3 xd3 39c aS c3 x . d6 120-0 eS 40.b 8d6 4Jh2 f6 42b2 g5 3d4 eg4 Whte must py 14g3 43.g4 g7 .c4 fd6 45.g3 d2 wh te knight fork will leve Blck  46.cc2 :c 47:c2  48c4 e6 49.c3 f6 Sf+ gxf4 Sx£4 e7  up wth the beer position s well. 52g5 hxgS 53xg5 d6 54. eS  3   55.6d5 562 d3 57e2 c4 58.g4  4 c2c4 c3 59.g5 d2 d White resigned. 4 0-0 5.e3 dS 6.e2 cS 7.0-0 c6 12 1a2 5c7 b2 SN plg  d5d4  tter 13. ig3xc7 d5xc7  the mee 8.d4 gven in  14. b1-c3 cB5 Vnsg� whch is anwered by 9.c3.  4.   5 g1-f3   e2e3 7  23 8 1o2 9 xd5 10 o-o 11 ie5g3

o-o d7d5 e8 -5  c7 xd5 -c

15 2-1 16. 1-c1 17. f3xe5

-d8 c-e5 xe5

White  more center S but they  under pressue d Blck h f supe rior piece activity. 11 

d8N

he ctu game conued  e6 2.4 f6 13.c2= c8 14.d3 h6 5c3 h8 16.g6 e7 17.g3 c7 .fc g3 9.hg3 xc3 20xc3 b6 2.b d7 22.c2 g .g6 d6 24 g4 c7 2S. eS 26xe5 eS 27.d3 f6 28e4 e6 29.h5  30.g4 cd7 3 .c3 e6 32g6? xg6 33.g6 g4 34.e4 e2 (Blck

V(AJ) D Kt,VId

G

•  pp AtiBdg,2010/ll 9)

1 b2b3

sen s Opening. 1.  2 c1b2  3 e2-e3

 e7-e5 

hufmo fo B

Or 3.c4 6 4e3 d5 5.cxd5 xd5 6.3 d6

        ,

 rely like ths move here. t nswers the thret ginst e5 nd envisions castling, e8 d .... n case o xc6 t any time, ater .. dxc6 e bishop will no longer  blking  p nd wil  wel pced on d6.  5 b1-a3

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Aa diam White is plying e K icili with colors reversed b having pyed b2b3 rer than b2b4 is  concession 7.c2 (7b4 would tnsse drectly to  mn line o e  th reveed colors  where White h wasted his iitia ext move by plying b3-b4 in two turns Thereore Back hs the norm white d ntge in tis opening) 7.00 8 e7 9.d3  .2 h8  e2 d7 12.00 ae8. The move b3b4 on y o the lst sever moves would still  the K  wi reversed colors nd no ex tempo or White. Reraining rom b3-b4 doesnt chnge much. Black is ne  3   4. 1b5

g8 8d6

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n case o 5xc6 dxc6 6.d3 00 7d2 e8 8e4 (so  Nmur-onomriov, t ouis 2011) 8..5!N 9.4 g4 g b4 h3 h5  preer Bck thanks to the bishop pair d the two pins. 5.e2 00 600 e8 (I think its useul or Black to delay  7-a6 so tt 3 can stil  met by €5) 7€g3 6 8.e2  (tis is typil o ts system. The bishop voids bocking pwn, rk, or queen, d deends the kg) 9.4 d5 xe5 xeS  .e  d6N 125  13x5 c5 14 d4 15.exd4 eg4 6.g3 (ter 16.h3 h2 7h c7 8.xg4 d6 Bck wins) 6 ..cxd4 Bcks superior development nd much r king give him the edge despite Whites two bishops.  5. _

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 ce of 6 xc 7.xc 0-0 e2 c6 .g3 c7 0.0-0 d5 .e2 e 2.c 5 133 e6 Blck h  ce  cete wthout ueg  much peue gt t.  6  e2 �7N 7. e .e5 0-0 00 6 O.d3 e=.

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 7.c 0-0 e2 c5 .d3 c6 b5 b c d5 12.cxd5N xd5 300 e6  Blck  plg th�  Bd gt th� hege  wt colo ev�ed  g��l te Bd  eecv�  th uto oe o t gt h� Dgo �tup 7  8. b5xc4

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0  2 3 4 5

 d3 3·g3 •3·h3 g2·g4? b2u3  e3·e4

 g7·g& 7-c6 lh5 lh5·g7 d63 e7u3 ·d8

Blck ed h  lk�ly wg dv tg�. H� h h� cet� whle Whte' p�ce e domly c�ed. 6 7 8 9 20

h33 lh4·g2 o4xd5 3·g3 ·o2

3e7 d7·d5 e5e4 xd5

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5x4 0-0

20. 

d5·d4

20 ..b6!N 2 1.00 b7 22fe c .c3 d lk eve tog�. 2 0·0 22 · 23 ie24



l3·h4?

 e �vet of 0-0 c6 IO.e2 c7 c d 12.c2 g 13h3 h5

b7·b& >·b7

23. dJ! c5 2.� L� 25. xc2 fvo Blck oly lghtl 23 

e75

I

1 u noir (or B

23 .d7! 6 wtt 24 •34? lg7e 25 ic4 e6 f7e6 26 c2c3 e6·e5

26. e! 27.fx3 dxc3 28f  2 •d4 c6 304 cxd2 3 1.xd2 x4 wi  cle p. 27 28 29  30

4g3? b3· c3xd4 lg24

8 'c5d5  e5xd4 'd5·d6

     

 3 g2g3

 

  1/ 

8



8

White eiged fte mig thi bu· e but hi poitio i pobbl lot · w

VO  (O I)

G 

 Hc • l Oensc.2011 (7)

Bid peig  eveed Dutch oce Bck p ...d7dS  m opiio it' tict fo te bd'

"

8 8 /88 8 : :sw

Aa dam

 3 l4·h5??

1.  2 3

White eek  egd eveed f3.e3 g4 4  e2 b7 d ow

lg8 d7·d5

) Sd4 e6 6.0·0 cS 7c3 d6 84 QQ h3 xf3 1 �x 6  lough White h the bihop hi et·up cll fo eS which i impoibe. Blck h he iititive o the queeide d the ight bihop B) Sb3 Lf3 6. eS 7.fxeS xeS   b2 d6 00 00 O.c3 c6 1 1.e2 e7 12.d4 g6  Whit' kg i weeed, e4 m   home fo  kight, d Blck will eg te bihop pi ice 13  e2 i t pive; C) 50·0  6.x eS 7d4 4 8.2 d6  uch  ve cloed poi· to Blck' good bihop plu kight m  el equl to Whte' wo bihop d Blck h moe pce.

Chapr   Un Og M

 i e but tog Blck tke dv e of the fct tht the pw h ot et vced to cS,  it might hve ed vced to c if we wee Whte git  g Dutch.  4 1·g2

d8·b&

 e  ie. t foce Whte to p e2e3  i ode to t which   he p .g The it i tht the  f me the   impott pie woh exchgig o.  5 b2·b3

5e3 g 6.b3 7 (6.g6N 7 b2 7 e to the gme) 7.b2 e6 3 9.x3 S O.b=.  5 

 g7·g6

t 5fS i o tifcto, but  e he gme move becue B p t ive up he bihop pi with . g  .  o he wi wt to exchge bop o the log dgo to ki te' bihop p.  & c·b2 7 e2e3

·g7 g4

Mo ccue i 7 ...00 .00 g 9.h3 .c3 e I O.  fvo Blck

lighl. Note tht thi doe't wok with out ctig t to potet the bihop) 9.. x3 IOx 7, poig to the gme. 8 h2h3

.3=. 8  9 d1  10. 0·0

g43 l·d7  0·0

11. g3g4?

1 1.e2 S 12.xg7 xg7 13.g e6  i gee kight e upeio to u pied bihop whe the b i fu of pw, o  light pefe Blck. 11 12  1 3 4

 b2xg7 d2·d3 lb1-d2

l6-e4 g7 le4d6



1 .SN IS3  i o gd. te w Blck i led fo choice 15 d3·d4

ld7·6

IS fxgN 16hxg eS 17.dxeS xeS 1.g3 e9e e fvo Bck due to the peue o the bcwd e3 pw 16 c2·c3

13

Th ufman ofor a

R

g

• • •  • • [



tf Mt  �    16



5xg4?

6 .S!N c cxd4 18.exd4 e6 9g5 fe4 ad Blck' wful kight outt plu queide pl with .S d pe ue o c3 give him  e dvtge 17. h3xg4 18. d2xe4 1 9. 1-c1 ?

ld6·o4 6xe4

9h3! xc3 20f2 c5 2.c cxd4 22xd4 4 23.xe4 d c5 d8 25 3 "b4 26c4 d6 27x4b5= 19.  20. c1c2 21. e3x4 22. a11

 e7e5  e54 6c7 ae

23.  24. 3g3

o4·g5 :4

24  e6!  wig. 25 :c2 26 :24 27. g1g2

o8-8 :x4 :4-7

27 ..e6! 28e f6 29"xc7 xc7 30c e6 Blck i a cle paw up  the edig 28. 29  30.  31

:1 7+ g3e5+ e5c7+  g2g3

• • • •  I

c7x7 •7-6 g7-g8 7-5

• 



 �  32 c3·c4?

Pive pla gi Wht dig chace Whoeve id that a bd pl wa bette th o pl  all wa wog

23. ig2·h1?

I cae of 23c4 dxc4 24bxc4 d6 White h k pw ll ov te bd 14 

 32.   33. 3xc4  i1 xc6?  35. •c77  36  g3g2  37  g21  38. 12  39. -1  40. 1-e1  41. e1-d1

5xc4 d5xc4 6xd4 d4e3+ e3d2+ d2d1+ d1d2+ d24+ 4-e3+  c43

Cr  42. 7d7  4 3. d12

:  5-f7 

 i i

i i   

 4 3

•3·d2+ d7xd2  c3xd2

 45.  46.  47.  48  49.

c6f3 Wc2xd2 d2-c3 f3-e2 k3



 Unual Ong  87 76 f7e5 - Ce5x4

Bck  i eiy  so  5.  52  53.

5 a5-a6 a6u7 2-f3  f3-7  55 a2-a4

75 54 h4h3 5-f4 4-f2 f2-o4

Wte reige

S

 2 Esh Og   to egd the glish Opening (c) as a majo poblem fo a wouldbe ed playe he best move is supsed to be l  eS but if 'm not ken to take on  e ii  White wt e how appy   be playing against it a tempo down? e ymetc efense  cS is a seious option but pobby dsn't give fu equl i ipy playig Gnfeld moves doesnt wok  aft .cf6 2c3 g6 3.e w  icked o playing the ings ndi, whie 2...dS 3.cxd5xd5 .g3 g6 5.g2 is paby a bit fvobe to White.  te fw yeas  ha come to appeciate that c is vey we met by  g yu o to each te G feld

e id is this Black meets c3 by cS mee e by eS and mee d by  £6

ts k at some ssibe move-odes afte .c g6      we e on ck wds the Gfeld. �c  its a at gd vesion of the ymeti fen. N if  �  g7      S �c White nt pay e2e to get te My Bind. O if  g  g g S� Black need not pay 5. f6? istead  ecomend S d

pg   d d7eeGme2 �  g7 ] c5 as ave o  f fed) o e e5  d S    �f �c  Bck w benet fom the omission of .d7d6 (compa g to he ings ndi) by plying ..c7-c6 d .d7-d5 in most lines. entively ck  py  f sposing to the iGed capte  e5  �   e �K  

17

Th ufmanoifo a

Th le  ot thought to be good for Black but exteve computer a•ly eem to dteth•t Bl•ck  fully equaleeG•me 22 For the Rt ( f 2 dS J g2 g <c<  d the Kg' d• Revered ( 0-0 g7 Sd 00 2 d<?) ee G•me 23 fortuaely t mple oluto to te gh problem d ot work •gt    caue •fter  .g6 Whte  pl•y 2e However ter £ the tGrfeld  K for Blck. For lter•tve oluto to te .£ move order ee the Rt chpter.

O  ( A3 

Gm 

 hu J • Vad Ningb. 200 14)

1. c2-

c7c5

We would pl•y .g6 ad oly pl•y . cS •erc3 or g3 h• bee pl•yed. 2.  13  3. 23  4 if2

 76 i7 <c6

 5. 0-0

 the evet of 5.c3 d6 6d3 b8 7- 6 8.• f6, the erto of • •d a6 favor Bl•ck due to the hole o b •d

  5.

..

d7-d6

 hve pl•yed 5 . h6 here hedg to ward d, but  do't rommed t • 6h! her trog.  6. <bc3

i-5

Th ytem, pl•yed repe•tedly by Vd mr M•lhov, m•ke a lot of ee Bl•ck am to exch•ge the mportt bhop o g2 6 . h6 7 .d cx   xh6 xh6 .xd eem to be a bt better for Whte, o  have gve upo the . h6 de•. 8

Chap2  nglish0ing

1 5. 

7. 23

 the evet of 7b3 d7 . b2 h6 .d3 h3 IOd2 xg2 xg2 0-0 12.e3 fS 13d5 eS 14xe5 dxe5= the wek white pw o d3 oet h u io bihop. hould White py 7h3 d7 8h2 f6 d3 00 IO e3 •6 d2 •b 2g4 e6 3.g5 hS 14e6 xe6 SgS e8 6b  d7= the White' wekeed kg offet he bihop pai 7. 8 9 1 0 11

 11 2xh3 c35 " 1M

"87 5·h3 7xh3 "h3·7

7x2

IS b6 diecy may have bee moe pe ce  Black g wll be p�fecy happy o g7 yway chace ae eve 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

1x2 3·4 f3x4 4xc6 a4xc6 11 f2-f4 H2 1·3 xa5 2x6 e3xc4

 G. hade-Kufm Cytl Cty 20 I I d2 wa played. Now afte .f6 I xf6+ xf6 13 h6 b8 14 3 aS Black tempoy iability to catle i oet by the p of ..b7-bS d by the fct that the bhop o h6 doe ot uppot ay potve pla 11. 12. 1 3. 14. 15.



2·3 5·e3 2 c1-2

:a-  e7-e6 8-e7 o-o

7·6  c5x4 ·d8 d7xc6 e7xc6 88 -e7 87 a7-a5 c6xa5 a5xc4 xc4





l f f

l

f f

28. 29.  30.  31.

d33? 6 xa4 2·3

c4M 7-a7 a7xa4 h7·h5



Tbt uf oir for Bk  32. e2e3  33. 23   e3M?I

7f  g-g5

 57 c22+ f3xg2

emate

:



54

With 34...gxf4 3Sgxf4 g6 36.d3 fS 37xfS+ xfS 38d6 xa3+ 39.g a4 Bak win a pawn though not n« aily the game  35  g3x4  3. 3xf4  37 . b3b  38. b&xd&  39. 4-g3  40 d-d3  41. 4-5  42. 5  4 3. d3-d 4 a3-a4  4 5. 34+  4 a4-a5  47. aa&  g32  49 4-5  50 dd5  51 . d5xe5+  52 e5e2  53 e2b2  b22  5 5. 2g2  5. g2g1



 g5xf4 - g6 5 a4x+ g- o4-4

E6H(AIO)

-  TvkyEvgy Suvky

 E   c24 2. e2e4

20  0 

 g7g

 g7 34 eS anpoe to the nex 2

 e7e5



 g 5

g5x 4-o4 -g5 g5-5 o-e5 f5-f4+ 5-g4 g4x5 o44 5g4 a4u& a&a3 33  43+ g4g3

• t t  8 8 8  �w  3 d2-d4

3.f3 g7 4d exd4 xd4 f6 6.3 00 7  e  8. 6 (Blak wod tanpoe to a ngndin line if he played .. d7d6 now o on he next moe n hat ine Bk often ply

Cbaptr 2  Eli D

 7-5, but here he plas to play it in oe go, thus vng a vita tem There l s ne shoud  e for Black) gS b6 O.b3 dS  I.cxdS cxS=  3  
9 10 Jo2f3


10 

DON

<&·

4xd xe S .d3 ts 6 d6 7 g7= is e for Black.  4.

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 5. M·o5

 e5xd4
Much more common is S  �b+ bU   that the text is beer.  Wd1d4

J·+

The actual ge continue IO .. e7 .c6 dxc6 20-0 0-0 13a3 c5 J:g3 w th a mest whie advantage though Black stl . Castlng is a com puter improvement 1 1  o-o 12 Jl3x 13 h2·h3

 d7xc6

I3.
7
73 xc3 8bxc3 c6 9d3 (9e3 •7=) 9•7 Oh6  I JgS e7 leas to a raw by retition Black c avoi this by 9... aS!  IO�h6  e7   e xS Yth balaced chaces if he wats a real ght  7d f 8.exf6 xf6 9gS 00=. 7 .

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M 5

7 ..x 8L c6 9.e3 Ld2+ is so aut equa 8 Jf1·o2 9. Wd4·o3

<c6

•r • 1 g
J·5

Black's bishop pair more than osets his cppled �w majority -2.3 (A07) 0 Mk,Tm • 1oOieg U 23.4

Mo. 2004 (6)

1  &2"3 2
d7·d5
We would  more likely to reach this po siton by . f6 g3 dS  3 Jl1·g2

Q7"6 21

Tht uf oirt for l

Blk is iming t transpse t the ne Grneld lines in this k He will ke ny time White plys 2-4, nless  pawn an reptre  4 c2

40-0 g7 5.d3 (he Kings ndin e versed) S..0-0 6.bd2 d4   like this rre mve here Blk will tke e4 r 4 enpasnt

 5. b13

S4 6 64 g7 70-0 0-0 8d S 93 bd7 IOe3 e4  e2 •=  5.

·-

 oo

62 g7 7 4 0-0 8b3 (80-0 transpses t the game) 8S 9.b2 6 I00-0 8  I bSN 12eS eS 13eS h6= .





d1-c2 8. a3xc4

8g7 oo

 Ct tttttt   J'

Aa di ter 7.b3 (7e4 de3 8.e3 5 9e2 6 IOb3 b6 nd Bks psitin is mre pleat 7.  8.e4 de3 9e3 S IO.e4 b6=) 7 ...6 8.d2 eS 93 d3 1 .3 d .d2 b6 2 b7 13. S .3 d7 Blk s already r hie de msly t the nrtnte psitin  the b3 kight.  4.



d5xc4

8.



 c7c5

The game tly went 8 . 6 9d3 dS IO.e4 and nw Blak needlessy gve p the bishp pir by IO... 4?! nd went n t lse. IO..e6 ws stil lse t eqa 9. 10 11. 12. 13

d2d3 �c1-e3 ie3xc5 i-e3 c4-a3

b8c a8 b7b bb5 d5

Blk hs hge mpensatin r the pwn 22

Cp2.nish0ing



J

 i



i

>g76 d7e6





 t 1/8 t 8W 888  < e Bk egn the pawn forby 4. 5 1 6. 7

8. >d2c3 9. cd

  c2b >cd2 

76 d5 J6-g4 d8d7





  i 18 8 88f8 88 '







Th W ut  mpe ontnuon of the gmbt. Whte' hut-n ook and ode knght e good Uue for the pwn

3

 3 Queen's Indn versus

R

 per ovrs a defese o . primi eier   aemp o reah Qees b siios whie avoidg he Gfed or ese edig e gs da A  where Whie js ps g3 g 00 d d3 wo g a wh Ba s dog. e dea of . o avoid he Gfed is is afer 1�
d ow 3 d 5  Whe ds o ha  o pa .d, ssig o e Grfed. He  ead pa adS txdS d e S."+ or 5 3 or SM or Sgl or S'2, a of which se some probems for Ba.    Ba shod o fear ese es, d  ve adeqae resses i he aiGfed haper  is haper  or some  e soos o hs moveorder  ase Ba s o happ wi oe of e i fed es. Fee free o sp s haper f o e foowig m prim om edao, aogh he rs ge  aso be sed   aerave o pag he Grfed agas  ea g3 S w  Ba do f he fes e Grfed? e soio is o swer 3.3 b l e whe Whe pas  e (4d4 d s e Grfed) pa 4S (oer  o ms pa e gs d). ow Wes o  for advage is S.d4, og o ge a variao of e Maz Bid vs. Aeeraed Drago afer Ba es. B Ba ma srrise him  S, as  paed i a Word eor Champoshp ge ags  va  009, geg a wg gae b o drawg i. Ths od ead o siios sima o e Aeraed Drago Maz Bid if We pas a; perhaps Ba is a d er o he h i e e w 5...d4. i,  o   Aeeraed Drago fa, ese opios eave somehg o be desired d do   e Breer fese o .e4 give i s roi

Tht fm �noi fo B

The next option is to play l ,

U      

hoping for   l S as alyzed in the preous (English) hapter. f ourse if 2d4 w py 2.�f6 ad w e k on ak for the rnfed. This is a solution f ored by Peter der perhaps the stongest onsistent rnfeld pyer in reent ye The ony problem t  ...g6 is 2.4, ter whih we eiter hae to play a Pir or Mod ern Defense wt 2 d6 or 2 or else ply 2.c5 when we e playing the Hyper Aelerated Dgn S the hoie of ths ine or  ...f6 my ome down to whether you prfer .6 or g6 in the iilin Again is won't work for our repertoire only for tose who dont fe te Mzy Bind. Howeer te option to play the r or Modern mes some sense as Whte h edy plyed  so he nnot play the d gerous es wt  ely f4 or e3 wth f3 or gS This is often idlers prferene. rhps te st prati option for most plyers is l� cS

Her te idea  to mt 2c4  2- d t rll by l"S  rihu p} tedy gd  thei 0 1 1 ddt Math. T woud    rommndon xpt that Whte C play 24 d w must p te i. At lt tis e B  h y i, not jut the Aleed gon.   prl mat ter few plyrs on wth  d thn  to the i se  they wt to 26

Cbaptr 3  Qu    Ri  y gns he Sicii hey would oly inve i y oenig .e. S his Ql e y soluon if you  le� hve he Siciin s  second defense. B I m' e i y coice fo is ok s I cn ssue  knowledge ofe Siciin y he ede. e soluon I ce u h is oigin, o y knowledge  don en  he oves e oigin jus he conce of using he Queens Indn s  coion o he Ged. The ide is o ee62 yb

  9      

Now ld4 � l   we  i he Quns Ind u no Whe's os eco ended oon g3. S you gh y why nog3 e e  line Queen's In ? My  is h if Whe lys 4gl (o 3g3 7 . o .g) w don ly e u ied chse 46. T doue cheo gins he whe cheo ws enly coended in  Yek cle y e vey song gmd�e gey TvUov, nd I used his lysis �e sing in fo y o in his  k. I us d  h he coue  no  fond of hs Tivov Vion, u s he siions   i s esonle o queson ei udge. I fe h hs choice ise os in he s of he fed, � w do ncheo he ig's isho in h lnes, d i is no un u  soe  fed lines o ncheo he queen's isho � weL S in his che you will nd oh he Tivov Viion nd e egul Queen's dn lines wiou g3 I ho you nd his soluion (o one of he ve-enioned ones) ccee Bu y efeed oion is he Aninfeld If you elieve s  do (d so I ink wold #I MgnusClsen) h he Beye nd he nfed  e s nswes o .e4 nd I .d en i follows fo e ve h Whe's ou oning ly if he efes he nfed o he el one igh  . d 2 o ..f 1.c4 o ...g e4 o .c e Bu vey few lyes e eqly  hoe on he Whie side of he Sicilin he Queens Gi,he Queens In d,d e Syei Engsh! If you  one of he, see e  che in he Whe side of hs ok

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Now fo he ges. Fis w lk  he Tiviov Viion  6 2 4 b lgl � 4  Sd 1 Noe  his osiion cn so  eched y d4 6 2 4 g6 7

bu oi for l

3. g 4.g3 b6 S.g2 b ( ctUy plyed n Gme 3 1) f Blck dsn't lke the NeoGnfeld 4  d5. Howeve ths s not  mpont becse Whte a vod t by plyng 3.g3 st (befoe ) fte whch 3 ...b6? doesn't wok. The esltt po· stons  sml to the Kng's ndn. The compte doesn't lke Blck ethe hee o n the ng's ndn, bt t seems tht te Tvkov lne s bette thn  noml Kngs ndn  t my be ne fo Blck even f te compte doesn't gee Next we come to  �  f6 2c b 3d ib7  �c3 6 Sz5 6 6 i7 (Ge 32) Blck eqlzes wtot mch dclt The emnde of ths chpte dels wth e Peos/Kaov Vton S n the ve seqence t s the mn lne of e Qeens ndn excldng 4.g3 (whch we meet wth he Tvkov lne n Ge 3. 1) Afte S ..dS 6. dS � dS Whte hs thee se os choces The move 7.id s met by  .  d n Ge 33, when Whte cn solte the Blck dS pwn bt only t the cost of the bshop p n Gme 34 we exmne the ttonl 7, when  devte fom the ecommendton of most  (..g6) pe feng 7 i, whch ppes to eqze comfotbly thnks to  20 I 0 novelty. F nlly we cover the most pl 7 c, whch we meet by tdng knghts, plyng 8...h6 next to pevent 9.gS f Whte tes wth e qeen, o ..cS f he tkes wth the pwn. ee Ge 3.5. n ces t seems tht Blck cn eqUze the gme. K772 (E60)

  • Kr

 

x-es-nsEh 2011 (7)

 2.  3.  4

d2-d4 c2-c4 -3 g2-g3

/g8  g7g -g7 b7b

Ths move ode shows how ths system cn  sed nsted of    dS f yo don't lke the NeoGnfeld, b only f Whte plys befoeg2-g3.

  • •••••   



 5 fg2

b7

We ght ch s poston by f f6 2.c b6 3g3 b 4.g2 g6 Sd g  

 0-0

S ts  Qeen's ndn wth the bshop

on g te t e. t seems to me t ts deence s slghtly n Blcks fvo. 7 d4d5 8 /b3

 c5

 w ••••••   "  

f  �  � w

Chap 3 s lY i

Bks igh-squed bshp s esed, u is mpin s vey ve



3d4

f 9.e e6 d4 aS .eS exdS 2xdS De D d6 14.6 6 Sd6 6 16e a+ 7+ dS= Bk's ming .dSd+ wll leave he gh n a4 in enugh ube  gua ee he eapue f he s pawn 9De d6 .e4e6=; 9 2 610.e4 xdSexdS e6 J2Dd xdS .xdSe814.d4L6=; 94 e6 .d exdS  xdS aS 2 e8 .Dad d6=



  0 b3

 e7e5

2 aS 14 6 12De  xdS exdS (1xdS L6) .e8  ugh he mpu ys his is equal  pfe Bak, wh h ide f ...d6,  6  d .. S 0   o2 2 h2h3

d7d6 b7

20d4 wh a sin ypial f he Kng's ndi Whie s pbbly a bi bee hee, hugh Blak dd wn he gme. Bu  seems wng  we me n  hS d ging bk  6, s he ex s my ped impvemn. 3 ce3

xS bxS14.d2 fS S.xfS gxfS= hugh the mpue slghly p«f Wh,   wuld ahe play Blak hee Usuay  suh psins Whe plays -f4  indue .eS-e+ s ha he  use he dsque, bu hee the S pa pe vens ha plan 3  4 

  g&

Bk h a plea g's nd s n d Sf+?   wellme by 5...6

 (E12)

  • 



Misko uh 2008 8)

 d2d4

J f6 2.4 b6 d4 b7  e6  wuld  he way we wuld eah hs iin.

2 

d7

e aua ge n 12..hS  h2 7  h ·"•  "&2 g8 17d2  18.xf5 gxS 19.f4 e4

.  2. c2Q  3 g3  4. bc3  5. cg5

 o7o6 b7b6  b7

S.a ses  4.a gmes  5 

h7h6

29

Tht ufm oi for B 9.

 c 5xd 4



 6 g5h4

6xf6 xf6 7.e4 b4 8 d3 S 9.00 xd4 I ObS d8 bxd4 00 12.e2 6 IJad I xd4 14.xd4 a6= Blks bshop par osets Whtes spatal advage.  6 

f8o7

Ths gves omfortble eqalty nke the rsy 6...b4!? 7 e2-e3

or 7.2 S .dxS bxS 9.e3 00 see te next note 7.  8. 1-d3

0-0

8.2 S 9.dxS bxS IO.e2 6 .d d6 12.00 hS 13.e7 xe7= Whes pressre down the dle jst o s Bk's enra pwn domne 8. 

 c7-c5

Ths s amost aways  good move n the Qeens ndn when Whte nnot prof tbly respond wt d4dS.

10 e3xd4

IOxd4 6 x6 x6 12.e2 e4 13e7 xJ 14.d8 xe2+ ISe2 fxd8 16fd dS 17. 8 18 b7=. Blk pls . e7. 10  11 d3-c2

I.: dS 12.dSxdS IJ.gJ :8=  g J dS 12.xdS xdS=. 11.  1 2. h4x6 13.  c 4xd 5 14. d5xe6 15  g23 1 6 . •d1xc2 17. 1d1

 

30

d7d5 7 c6 b7x3 xc2 td8xd4

  





. oo

9.dxS bxS I0.00 d6 1 1.e2 bd7 :d 1 b6 IJ bJ :e 14.:a ad8= Blks pwn sperorty n the enter osets Whtes speror moblty.





t





17.



[ [ [ \ td4c4N

Char  - Qus ia rsi

The aual game oninued 17.. h4 8e4 fxe6 9xe6+ h8 20 g4 8 2 d7 xg4+ 22fxg4  23.bx x 24.7 f4 2 x 26.x x 27.¢g2 dw aged 18 o67+ 19 + 20 f3f4

c47 6e5 �e54;

he h lile ompension fo his bo  n ingside.

 (E2)

 

D Johvdu • Ai,Zol RjEch 20 0 8)

1. d2d4 2. c2c4  3. gH3  4 23  5. b1c3  6.  c4d5 7. �c1-d2

g6  e7e6 b7b b7 d7d5 6xd5 b8d7

8.  9. xd5

 c75

9.e4 xd4 IOxdS exdS .eS N 2d e7 IJ e2 0-0 14.0-0 d ISd d4 Afe his moe aiaing his only bad piee Bl is  le equa 9.

 e6d5



9  xd 10eb7  d exdS 12exdS d6 130-00 00 14 bS soes o well fo hie hough he ompue es 10. d4x5

5

IO...bxS e d6 12.b4 0-0 is  oay fo Bl hough in his se Bls ompenion fo his isolaed queen pawn is suio deelopmen ahe han he bishop pai as in he main line 11 e2e3 12. f1d3 13 oo



 

oo d7

 



� M i� J 1 8. d12

8xdS exdS 9g3 (if 9.b4 d6 OgS f6 h4 S 12  g3 g .g 4 14e3 0-0 he proeed ssed pwn o ses he slighly wened bl ingside) 9..d6 IOg S f6 1 1.g2 00 120-0 e8  hanes ae lned

13. 



8

The ex is a ompue improemen oe he aul game whih oninued 13..e4 14.b4 e7 ISS bx 16b4 d wih a gea nigh o  posed on d4 s. d bishop hie hd full ompension fo he pawn and won. 31

The um Rore or Bad 1 4 2-M 15  d2-

l-4

Not 5 x7?? c6 nd the whte ueen s dmed 15  16 a1c1 1 7 3

dB- a7a5

fte 7.xS xcS 8 .c2 xd3 9xd3 b2 20.b  f6 2d4 c6 htes postonl dtges e not ute woth  pwn 17 _ 18 c1xc3

xc3 5-d6

The moe 7g6 s lso oky d s moe n the Gnfeld spt but ths gme con nced me tht 7. e7 sols  o Bls openng polems. 8 f1-5+

Plyng 8d3 should ultmtely tns pos to the gme, wth ech sde ng one tempo 8  9 5-d3 10 0-0

Blck s not woe s the bshop p es y osets the solted ueen pwn

I  .c2 h6   .4 xc3 2.bxc3 cS 300 c6 4 e3 c 5.e2 c7 6d5 S 7 .c4 exdSN 8.exd5 bS 9cxb5 xdS. The pssed cpwn o sets the splt blck unsde 10 

   

Gme 4

D t,E • Pg Haki 20  0 8

1 d2-d4 2 lg1-f3  3  c2-c4  4 a2-a3  5 l1-c3  6  c4xd5 7  2-3

32

lg86 7-6 7-6 7 d7-d5 lf6xd5 -7

c76 00

11 3-4



pr 3  Qu's IDi i i

 e t of   .e2   2e 6   I 5    rvely g

5. d5e6

on o to e oe on  S  I 4 1 6 4 4 I 7 .7 gs th e sote hte 4 pn eS 1 8 .e5 f6 19 .f4 4 20.4 e hs evelopent h en sth S 2.f 4  hes  l ne th hte's ore tve pee  h nght eyes the sqe fter   5 S 1 2 e4  7 oset y ls etr pn  e 4 1 4.4 6 I S . J 52? 4 st ns  pn for l f8 16  2   1 7.f S  sno there s no h7+. s e eer se of eqty e to the b5c4 5  pere on the e4 pn. 6 e&7+ 7  ·� 2 b2c3

d5c3 c

1 2 . 7 h  ore often plye, t the tet sees to e stronger.

7 �d3c2 8 Afd 9 Aab

tdd �e7



3 d4d5

1 .e 4 144 8 I S.e2 S 1 6.f  1 74  I    7N  ogh e opter rtes e ge   's son s eer to py. 3. 



c6a5



 pros ges I 3 .. e5 s plye, t e tet ove   jor prove t gvng  f eqty fter e eton of 1 ... e5? 1 4.e5 S 54 S 16 2, the thret on h7 ves te  r te. 4 c3c4

b6b5

 

   

20. �ce3?

He shol hve plye 20.5! 3 2 1 . ! 3 22 . e 2 . +  24.e3 4 25.2 g4 26. g6 27.4 f 28.2 g4 296+ g6 0.h g5 .g5 gS. The enng s even  shol e  20 2 22 23 24



�b7e4



 b+ 

+ g88 3+ 

l's ve psser gves h  slgh ege 33

The Kafm oe fo l 25 26. 27. 28. 29

3d2 �5 Xu5 X5? Xu5

45 5-d5  c4-c3 a7-a5 d5xa5



 E 1 2 

Gm 5

 vVlv BUSt

Cap�  G 2 0  1 (9)

1. 2  3  4  5.  6.

 i

7 .

d2d4  c2-c4 gH3 2-3 b1-c3  c4xd5 2

7-6 g8f b7b6 �c8b7 d7d5 f6xd5 d5xc3

 i  w i 







 30. d2c4??

30f ] 3  e] o gve Wh g ang hanes  30. 

c2

lak no ns a pee an he gae  31 . d1c1  32. c4·2  33. d2b3  c1-1  35. g1-f1  36. b3c1  37 . c1·a2  38 12  39. 2x1  40 a2xc1  41 1·2  42 2-3  43.  4 h2·h4  4 5  g2g3  46 h4·h5  47 .  23+   3-4  49 g4·h4 

.

H

  8. b2xc3

5b5 b5 5c8 �b2 �b2u3 d8 d8d1 d1x1+  c2c+ 3xc1

r 8x3 h6 an no  A) 9g3 7 J Og2 6N  1 0 0 0 0  Whe has no avaage here  9f 6 IOg3 f JO6 x6  I e] 7 1 e2 00 1 30 0 8 aks shop  ore eeve ha Whe's h nohng  ose hs 0  00  J  7 1 b xg3  3hxg3 6 1 44  I   e7  600 f6 an nex  7-5 ll gve lak he ege C 9e3 e7 I O b 6 I I  4 0 0  20 0 7 J   7 1 4b4 a   2 f an h 6 ong lak has the ege.

 f

 5· �c1·2 h 6 W43 W3-4 �2f4

 01

8. _ 9 2· 1 0 c1f4

 c7-c5 ·7

Cp! 3  Qu· ndian vm i

IO. 7   . 7 12.0-0 0-0 e   .  f I S.4 h6=. l pls .. f6  perhps  .hSf4. 0.  . x 2. c2b3

x 

1 2.  7 .  0-0 1400  I S     + 1 6.   1 7.2 fS I 4 4 I 9 6+ h8=  ts nt vs h sh e etter here t th pter sys t s q.

             \  2 

h7h6N

lye t rsy s 1 2 ..e4 I  . 6 .

n th tl g l plye 1 2.  7 1.  f6 4.S+ 7 I S.S S 1 6. S+ f 17 . e I 7  9 .6  ht hs  sght eg here t  he th r vnty. 3 d3 4 f4e3 5 o-o 6 c

g7g5 8g7

o-o d7=

        

 hs  Grfl-l pressre gnst the ht enter thgh ls ng se s eene the ht qeen s s ple n the thret t e4  prve  nessn.

5

Chaper 4 Antirnfed his ne is pplied  the use f the pening mve £  aim fr the usul Queen's Gmbit lines withut allwing the Grnfeld Defense White plays  tf6 .c4 6 .c and if 3 .�g7  e d6 d4 is the King's ndi.  a Grnfeld player will likely play 3 dS

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 fff  l1  afer which 4.d4 wuld be  Gnfeld. Hver White ca try ther furh mves in stead hping t bene by saving the temp d2-d4 r in sme lines by rec«ptuing n c3 with the dpaw instead f the b-pa. Actuay ths was the hardest chapter f the bk fr me t wite becuse  believed that White had mre t ne path t a nn-trivi dvtage in he i-Grnfeld. Hwever when  reay gt int the analysis deeply  fund tisfactry lines fr Black in each case d my present pinin is th with bst pl
Te Kufma oc foBa

Th rmaining gams fatur th xchang 4d �xdS .

n Gam 4.2 Whit prvks an ng&m by 4 xc3 6c3 d+ 7d Th nvic might say th&t Whit has lst th right t castl fr nthing but with quns an  p&ir f knights  th bar th whit king wb quit happy n c2 r (ftr c4) n 2 Blacks qualizing stratgy is t play  -f6  ...7 tgthr wth ...7 s &s t mt th n&tur&l 3 by . .cS  xchanging  Whits bttr bishp. t sms that this wrks n as Black h&s  nc plus scr in granmastr play frm hr in th currnt cntury. Nxt w lk at tw qun mvs s an S •c Th rst  trass int a Gnfl li whch  rcmmn fr Wht aftr sb6 6.d• 7 74 0-0 (rcm mn by lchv) 8.�3 g4 9 .   s  nt rcmmn playng ts w& sta w play 7..thr svnth wht mvs   mt by 7 ...�6 htting th qun. Th mv S'c was uvi by Tpalv  hs 2 01 1 ats· m&tch with sky. Tpalv gt  antag a shul hav wn th gam but t. r a whl  cnsir ths nvlty t  th rfutatin f 3 ...S  th -Gfl but as shwn n my nts t Gam 4.3  n lngr cnsir S c2 t  ay prblm fr Black if h racts in th shp mr shwn namly c6 6d4dM 7.a• d7 8.d  Gam 4.4 fturs th mv S .a4+ Th usu&l rply hstrically was S ... 7 but Wit sms t kp a slight g. This lin bthr m quit a bit. Dlchv a Agrst rcmmn ...c6 an thugh th cmputrs hat it  think it is playabl but nt quit qual. Th currnt fa is fr th cmputrs rcmn S . c6 whch las t an ngam in which Black has an awful pawn structur Hwvr th cm putrs hav shwn that Blacks suprir vlpmnt  pic play ar nugh t quliz hr an rcnt grnmastr gams cnrm this. N n wul hav play this way bfr cmputrs but tay th m is whvr wrks. inally w cm t prhaps th bst f th fth mvs namly S Aftr th natu ral mvs s 7 6  0-0 7.0-0  favr 7.cS Nw aftr Wht tras knghts h  play ithr 9 3 r 9 .4. Th mv 9 .4 is rathr ngrus aftr 9 cx4  O.3! but th rply  O .. 3! sms t la t nar-quality fr Black. nst& 9.3 c6 I O.3 is a angrus gambit which givs Whit  pull if clin  w ta n b2 a rtrat 38

C 4  i-Gf t f6 whn •ckd. G•m 4 shws hw Bl•ck  str th g•m t th fty f  vnm•tri•l bishpsf-psit-clr drw r  p•y •n rigin•l lin  giv which l•ds t th intrsting blc f tw bishps rk •nd xt p•w vrsus tw rks d • kight.  it sms t m •t hugh S .g3 shuld kp •t lt sm dg it is quit tiny with bst play.  cnclud tht th Anti-Grnfld ds nt •pp t giv Whit y mr f •n dg th h gts in th r•l Gnfld but Whit ds h•v vity f intrsting ptins hr s thr is •t lt • r•sn•bl c t b mad fr sttig th g with  .f if yu xpc t s h Gnfld   (A1 )  Jcjzje GrdeNe

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Gme 4

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1 . lgH3 2. 2c4  3. 13  4. d14+  5 43 . 3x4

lgB gg dd5 8d d5x4

f 6 .xb7? c6 7 .b dS 8bd b 9 .  b8 I Ox•7 a8   b7 g7 1 2.b cS J ab xb  .3 b8 I S .7 cd Blck wis matril  .

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7.4 bS 82 cS 9. hS IO. c6  J xcS f  2d3 c8 13 .  (s far nkrtvKurnsv T•ganrg 20 I I )  3  6N  c  �g4 1 c3 b4  6.c4 f 17x b3!  th ida is t blck th Whit qun s accss t •4 in c f  xS d I  Whit is in rubl. 7.g 3 bS 8 h (ftr 8.b3 cS 9.�g2 c6 I O.d3 g7 1 1 .00 c8 1 2d I 00 Blacks dvt•g in dvlpmnt nd spac ily sts Whit's xtr cntr pw) 8 .c 9 . g2 �c6 I O.d3 h6 1 1 .0-0 g7N nd Blck is bttr s Whit must rspnd t th rt f .gS 7d3 bS 8 f4 cS 9g3 c6 I O.�g2 �g7 I  0-0 bd7N 2 . 3 h6  hs prmis Black t swr h4 by .. g6 -g  al rdy prfr Blcks gm 

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 8£8£8   I  Vry simil t th Hungari Variatin f th Grnfld (which  rcmmnd hr) •gainst th Russian ystm. 39

TM ufo Ba

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'4b3

d3 g7 9.e4 00N I O.a3 (afer 1 O .  b J  .e2 b 1 2c2 cS 1 3 dxcS d3 14  b3 xe4 I Sd2 bd7 Blacks lead in develpmen is se ius) I O .. .g   e3 c6 1 2. c  x3 3.gxf3 eS (13...aS 14.d  d7 uld be he ay  play i f Black des n an a dra The superir black pan srucure and develpmen se he bishp pair) xbS axbS I S  xc6 exd4 1 6. xd4  e8 I 7 . xf6  d  J 8.c3 d4 1 9. xd4 e7 20 .f xf6 2 J .eS cS 2 2.e4 g 7 23 xb d8 .00 d 2S. e3 h6 26e6 xf 2 7exf7  xf7 28e8 xe 29 xe8 e  al hugh Wie has an exra pan he beer black pan srucure and piece placemen geher ih bishps f p psie clr make a dra alms cer ain. 8 

 c7-c5

An ieresing alernaive is 8 ...g7 9e4 c6!?N (his has he inen  rade hee minr pieces fr he queen ic is nrmally bad bu seems kay here) IOeS (IO.a4 00!=) IO..e6 J  .exf6 xb3  2fxg7 g 1 3 .axb3 b4 1 4.d  f6 1  .d2 f7 1 6.xb axbS 17. xa8 I . xb e J 9.d2 xg7 . Usually hree minr pieces are superir  a queen bu here Whies lack f develpmen bad pans expsed king and he reduced maerial l favr Black s  uld raher play Blck. 9 Uxc5 10 e24

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11. a2a4

  .eS fd7 1 e3 (in cse f 1 2.e6 xcS 1 3 .exf7 f  b x3 I Sgx£ d3 16. xd3 xd3 1 7e xe I fxe d7 J9 . e3 c8 Blck hs e iniiive a n cs) 1 2...xe 1 3.xe xe J .f g7 I S.d aS 1 6 e6  7 .3 00  .e2 =   e2 xe  2xe e4 1 3.0-0 d J4e3 c6 I S.d  00 1 6b e8N (s as  blck a ler b2 by ...e7eS) 1 7 b4 eS I .b2  and Black is beer due  hs upsed knigh d hea n a2 J  eSN 00 1 2£ fd7 1 3 3 b7 14 . e3 6 I S000 aS  6.b 4 1 7.  e6 1 8h4 c7  Black plans d7b8c6d4  excellen cmpensa n fr he pan 11 12 13. 14

 'b3 f12 00

b54 oo b8d7

1 4d4 e I Sxe e4 1 6.6 c7 1 7xe7 (fer 1 7 .xe4 xcS 18 .d b3 1 9b  ad8 20e4 d6 2 1 xe7 h8 22 00 d4 23 c6 xe7 e e4 2xa6  26g3 xe 27fxe3 d2 28.be xf 29xf a7 Black h he beer pa srucure and he iniiaive fr fr)

C 4  A-Gfd 1 7...h .dS (with I.x xcS 1 9/d b7 20 b3 2  .b 1 d4 Whit lses his ext piee d emerges a pawn dwn) 1 8...eS 9c6 d6 O a cS 2 e ab8 and the hreat f .xb is hard t mee 14.  15 . f1-e1

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I S .d4 xe4  6xe4 x4  7e6 fxe6 18 .xe6+ h 9 xe4 xcS 20.c2 e 2 1 g3 ab8 22e3 xb2 23 xcS xS 24�xcS xe2 2S.xa fS 26�e3 �d6 27 xa6 �cS leads t a draw endgame.

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Black is cearly better with  fS next nd threats against eS and b2

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 528 (A I S)

Gme 4

 Su Toywy coWchn 0  0 (9)

15 

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Back actuay payed I Sfc8 6 . .gS b 17.a2 e6 1 8 c  ab8 1 9 .xbS axbS 20.c6 e 2 1 xf6? xf6 22.b3 axb 23.xb3 b6 .c7 xc7 2S.xc7 xc7 6xbS aS 27b x+ 2 8gx eS 29 .h3 d 30.e3 h 4 3 1 .g2 d8 32f  3 3.c S d2 34.c + g7 3S c3+ h6 and White resgned. 16. 1 18. 1.

C4- xc5 e4-e5 c1-f4

cxc5 dxc5 l6g4 c5-e6

1. 2. 3. 4. 5 6

lg1-f3 c2c4 l1c3 C4xd5 e2-e4 d2xc3

lg8-6 gg6 dd5 lf6xd5 d5xc3

6bxc3 g7 7  e2 (fr 7 d4  8d4 see hapter 7 n the Grfeld) 7 cS 80-0 c6 9.b 0-0 IOc2 b6 r JOa4 eS I J .xeS xeS 1 2.f4 g7 1 3 b3 b6= 6.   e1xd1

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Althugh this endgame was a ne ime cnsidered t fa White slightly it ha been er ten ye since White has wn a single grdmaser eel game fr here, while Black has wn seera wit dzens fdraws 4

Tht f o  Bla 

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8c2 eS 9 . e3 d7 I O.d2 cS J  xcS xS 1 2b4 e I c4 e7=  eS  9.exf exf IO f4  I  �xc7  I c4 fSN I 3 e2 cS 1 4he I d7 I S . g e8+ f xe+ 17xe e J8xe8 xe8= 8  e3 e5 9 d7  O�c4  I Ob S   4 b 1 2 �b7 I 3  c4 0-0-0= the b3 knight is re defensive) IO . c I I . xcS xS 1 2b4  I 3.c S 1 4.3 e7 I S.b3 b I .xb4 �d7 1 7 dS c  8..xe xe 1 9.cS b 2 0xe xe=. ee5

9 e3 7 I Oe2 cS   hd  xe3 1 2xe3 e7 1 3 d S 14f b I Se2 e I b3 so fr vnchkNeomnichtchi, Hvn 0 I 0) 42

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Blck wnts to l  e7-e5 nd to ex chnge drk-sqred bishos s his  mining bisho wi be slight bette thn White's. Also K is 7 ...d7.

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With  .7!N Bck ges te bette bisho nd e intitve on he qeenside  10. 11. 12. 13. 14 15. 16. 1 18. 1. 20. 21. 22.

ic1-e3 h1-d1 e2xe3 f3e 2a4 J4b3 24 Jb3c2 e1-f3 f4xe5 d1-d2 g2xf3 1-g1

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b8-d f8-c5 c5xe3 e8-e -5 db6 cc5 c5c4 Jc8g4 a8-c8 f6x5 Jg4xf3 h8-f8 c8-8

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Bck is sligh better s Whtes kingside wns  inferior &nd his bisho is slightl bd since thee white wns e stck on light sqes

Chape 4  G g1-g2 g2xd2 h2-h4 d2h2 �c2-d1 h2-d2 d2xd6 f3-f4 �d1-c2 e3xf4 4g4  g4-f3 35 �c2-d1 36 d-e2

23 24 25 26 2 28 2 30 31 32 33

d8xd2 f8-f6 f6-4 b6-d f4- f6-d6 exd6 d-c5 e5xf4+ c5-e6+ h-h5+ d6-e5 g6-g5

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4 �b5-?

 witessed is gme  erso ba was e set afterwd a e made ts osg bde ter t ag 49  e  wic es o daw 49 .. .c4   d7 xc  I  b b4 52c d 5 x cS S4 x4 X4 55g .

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Back is mc beter ere taks to e otsde assed aw e w obi d e better kg osiio bt wete ts a forced wi  do' kow. 36 3 38 3 40 41 42 43

4 45 46 4 48

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e2xc4 3g2 b2- �-b5 xa5 g2-h2 �b5-e8 �e8-b5 �b5- �-b5 �b5-d3 �d3-b5

g5xh4 e6-g5+ e5xe4 b-b6 e4e3 b6xa5 h4-h3 h5h4 e3-e4 e4-d5 d5-c5 g5-e6 e6-f4

Aalys diagram

is s a tbebse drw osito For exame 5S ... c 5f b5 57e 4 5d2 a 59.c  0c2 c4 �e 49.

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50 51 52 53

�-b5 �b5-e8 h2xh3 ¢h3xh4 h4-g4 g4-4

 55.

4-d5 5xc3 c5-b4 3xa4 a4-c3 c3-b5 a5-a4 43

  oir or B 56. 45 5 

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c3 5d4 0·1

 52 AIS)

Gm 4

 oosf Ver-grveMe Ca chF 20   (7)

1  gH3 2. c2c4 3 1c3 4. c4xd5 5. d12?

to  Bck) 9 .b4 IO .b  4dS  I xdS xdS 1 2e4 x2  .dS xb  I xb  d7  S �xc7 00   . .d3 fS  7.0 -0 fxe4 1 8�xe4 �fS Bck s for choice s Whites wns re weker thn Bcks A2) 83 c 9e3 0-0 IO.e S   c 4 J b  I .c  d  �g3 �g

g8 gg6 dd5 6xd5

olovs brllint new id wth wich he got  wining osition ginst Kmsk n the 2 0 I I ndidtes tornment J thogh Kmsk sved the drw  thoght for  whle tht it refted Blcks emt to l the Gfeld when Whte omits d4, bt this ge nd the sis shows tt this is not so. .b3 b d4 �g7 nd now   " '        "

White hs  extr center w bt gs  bit in develoment. Blck  m for e7-e5 ces re nerl blced 1 . e  0-0 eS= B) 7�g5 �e 8.c 2  9.d h JO�h    e3 b4 .b  � 1 3e g4  4.d5 f IS3 gS 1. g3 f4 1 7xb4  d 1 8bS fxg3N 1 9 hg3 x 20 .gxf �xf 2  .2 xd I 2Zxd  f  Blck s clerl beer.

Aa daam

A) 7� �•  A I ) 8 c2 c 9d  {in cse of 9e3 b4  O.d  00   �e2 cS  2 0-0  I  .�eS xeS  xeS cxd4 I S.exd 4dSN White hs no t ck to oset his isoni  wold refer

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Chape 4  A-Gd

His ieces  l working togeter wie Wtes e not Wite's king in te cen ter is not so y ) 7e4

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al daam

7 ... �g4 note t if Blck lys Decev's recommendtion 7 .. 0-0 ten 8 .e3 g4 9d I nsoses to my Wte recom mendton ginst te Gnfeld te move cout is o by one toug s ere ec side  ved  temo) ince ts is not  le eiter of us recommends for Blck in te Gfed, it  ilogic to recommend it ere ortutely 7 .. g4 works) dS 00 9.e2 c 1 00-0 cxdS   exd5 8d7 1 2.d  eS d Wte s more sce but n isoted d-wn, so its equ

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 a2-a3?

9dxe5  f IO .g e   .e4 g4 2xe7 xe7 133 x 14.gxf3 d8  S4 d3+ 1 .xd3 xd3  7.b5 d4  8 .d5 xe5 19 xb7 xe4+ 20f xd5 2 1 fxe4 c4+ 22 .g I xe4 23c8+ e7 24.x8 4 25.c8 + 2g2 d2+ 27.g f3 + eds to  drw by eretu ceck  . 10. c3·5

e5xd4

 Oxb4 dxc3   .bxc3 g7 1 2. d2 0-0  3e3 o fr Alexeev-Kurnosov, gnog 20  I  Now fter eiter  3..f5 or I 3  e5 Bck is cery better due to Wites imrisoned biso on d2 nd lgging develoment

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8-c6 d5· d ee5

1 0. ... 1 1  5xd4

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The um oe o Blac 12. f3xd4 13. d4f3

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Blck is mch better White's qeen is not secre nd his develoment is severel lgging.

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Gme 

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13.

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d8-f6N

he gme ctll went I 3 . .e 14 .xd8+ xd8 IS. .gS .e7 1 .�xe7 xe7 1 7.e3 d I c  hd 1 9�e2 f d dw greed

1 . gH3 2. c2-c4 3. b1·c3 4. c4xd5 5 d1·a4+

g8f6 g-g6 d-d5 f6xd5

 o "  y    •

14. 2-3

After  4 .b  �g7 1 SgS 5 1 .e3 h 17 .h4 + I d2  1 9xS xS 20c  Lb2 2 1 .xc7 x3 Blck hs won  wn nd hs two connected ssers 14 15. �f1-2 16 . 0-0 1 d1-a4 ..

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000 f8g h8-8 c8·b8

5. ..

b8-6

Few eoe led this w nti comt ers strted recommending it becse Blck gets gl wns n retrn hogh he gets ctive iece l Delchev recommends S . c, bt two of his ines m not be qite eql for Blck, s shown. Us ws S  d7 , bt lte the knight move hs ten over After S .c the lines slit A) d4 f 7e4 eS .xeS xc 9xc3 e7 I O. xe4+   .e2 d7 Blnced' ss Delchev) 1 2.d3N b4 1 3 00 xc3 1 4bxc3 b I S.e   nd White enjos better develo ment for free here thogh Bck is not in rel trobe

Chap" 4  AiGld

B) .xdS d 7 .e4 d 8d4 d7 9.�e2 b IO .c2 �g4   �e3 �g7 1 2.00 �xf 1 3 .eSN  1 3x �xd4 1 4.d  eS  S.d4 exd4 1 .eS e 17 .cS 0-0-0 nd Bck is for choice, Miton-Vchier-grve, Frnce tt 20 1 0) 1 3...d7 1 4.d5.

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. g2g3

a aam

Delchev clls this eq while the com ters ove White de to the bisho ir fter I S .�d2) nd the obstrcted blck bisho.  wold refer White bt on slightl. Blck wil ctive his bisho b . f, er which the strong knight shold oer t lest rti comenstion for the bishos. 6 f3e5

d8d6

This is he ltest develoment n elier ds Blck ed   b4 here, eg 7 3 g7 8.xb4 xeS 9.bS . e5xc6 d&xc& 8. a4xc6+

8 .d4 xc3 9.dxc3 in cse of 9 xh8? x2 I O.b3 xc 1 1 .b2 xe2  2.xe2 e Blck hs w too mch for the exchnge nmel two ws better develoment te bisho ir the better w stctre, nd  sfer king! ) 9 ...f I O.e4 eN   .e3 d 1 2.x7 xe4=.

9.b3 xc3 I O.dxc3 g7   �b2   2g3 4 1 3 .g2 0-0 1 4.bx4 �b7  S 00 x4 1 .fc b 1 7.c2 cS 8.xb7 xb7 19.d eS 20c f 2 e3 d 22.g2 b7 23 .dd2   the comters love Blck here, de sie Whites ssed w nd Blck's dobled wns, de to te fr more ctive rooks.  don't see  blck dntge m self bt Blck shold hve no troble mking   s White cn hrd do nthng bt s' 9.e4 b4 I Od  e   .d3 g7 1 2.e3  S This ws nchnhn Bclo Aonso, Bdlon 2 0 I I . Blck is clel beter with the initiive nd mch better deveoment.  . 10 Jf1g2 11 2-3

Jf8-g Jc8-e6

r   .3 b8 1 2.e3 00 1 3.4 c8 14.cS so fr Vitigov-Areschenko, lgink tt 20 1 1 ) 4 ... bSN I S.d4 eS 1.4 b 17.deS b4 1 80-0 xeS 19.d c2 20.b 3 21.1 2 th  drw b reetition 11.

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Theum Ro oBc

th 1 1 .. 0-0 I b 2 b4 1 300 fd  4.d3 g4  Sb  b8 1 fe S Bck shod get enogh ctii to oset his nferior wn strcte 12 �c1-2

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d5xc3

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20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2

2-3 h11 c2xe4 1xf *e1-d2 d2-d3 a2-a4 -8

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g4x3 �f3xe4 d&-e& e6xe4+ h-h5 e4-e6 c8-d e6-f6

. . 

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13 >2xc3

1 3Lc d if I 3  xe2 4 d4 I S.h8 xh8 1 e4 f 17 .d3 dS   .f g2 1 9.g + 20.e2 xg+ 2xg dS 22c e White h&s  cosmeic edge de o Blck hng one more soted  bt Bck shold he no roblems th&nks to his strong bisho) 4  g2  I S .dxc3 d 1 . e4 d  7. d3 .fS 1 8.0 -0- 0 Ld3  9.xd3 xd3 20. exd3 xd3 2f4f= 1 3 14 15 16 1

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d2xc3 a1d1 d1xd6 >g2-e4

gxc3 d8d6 h8d8 d8xd6 6-

 7 . d  LdS cxdS=. 18 �e4-c2 1 e2-e4

�e&-5 �f5-g4

1 9 .  . xe4 20  xe4 e 2 I  f3 fS 22d2 fxe4 2 3fxe4 xe4   f c4=

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28 2 30 31 32 33

 35 36 3 38 3

8-a8? d3-c4 a8-f8 8-2 c4xc5 2-8 8e+ e8e g3xh4 exc? c5-d5 d5-c5

6-d6+ e-e5 d-e e-e6 e5-e4 g6-g5 e6-f5 h5-h4 g5xh4 d6e6 e6e8 e8-e6

39 .e 3 40+ e4 4  .f e2 42 e  wns for Bck. 40 c5d5

 e6-e8

Whte resigned seeing no defense to the dnce of he ssed &wn The com er s&s  41 .c5', becse comtes re od to ssme tht f the cn ree&t  osition once, the cn do so gin Bt of corse, hing m&de the tme contol, Bck wold &oid reetng  third tme.

C 4  -

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Gme 45

D MeerGeorg Soesley ubbk 2 0  0 9)

 2. 3 4

gH3 c2c4 1-c3 c4xd5 5 g2-g3 6. g2

g86 gg6 dd5 f6xd5 f8g 00

8  88 8 88g8  g  <  . 00

n he even of 7 b3 c 80-0 bN 9.xd5 cxdS O .xdS c Whie's develomen roblems nd exosed qeen inse Bck deqe comension for he wn. . ... 8. lc3xd5

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9d4 cxd4 I O e3 d3   e  d  2xd3 c   3c5   3c d4  4c5 b8 I S e  f 1 .b3 fd8=) 3 .. c7 14c d8N Sb4 f  .4 h  1 7 .f4 g7  8 .bS 4 9  xd4 d4 20xc7 x4 2  xb7 d4+ 22 h   23 xe7 b8=  . 10. c1-e3

8-c6

Afer I O.3 d   .b  ? c4 1 2.b4 cxd3 1 3 bS dxe2  4xe2 d4 I Sxd4 xd4  . h d8 Whie hs lile for he wn. 0. ...

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clining he gbi gives Whie  edge

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8.4 c 9 c4 xc3 I Odc3 b   h4 d8=. Blcks conol of he oen le nd he he on b2 if he c  bisho moves ose Whies mild kingside ressre. 8b3 e 9d3 c IO.g S  d7   c  b 1 2fe  b7=. Blck is l mos cgh  in develomen nd hs  sligh edge in sce 8.

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x   b  g4  7 xc c8  8.e3 e5 9 .e4N c4 20.dxc4 :xc4 Blck hs he beer of  robble dr 11. · 12. d1-a4

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Afer  d4    3 xc bxc  4.xcS g 1 5 £ e 1 d4 b 7. c4N Whie doesn hve enogh for he wn 12. ... 13. a4-5

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1 3c5 b 14.Lb d4 I S.d  b 1 xd4 x 17 .b 3 d 8b4  1 9 b3 d h  dwb reon.

A rs  wned o recommend hs, be cse wo bishos,  rook, nd  exr wn re vrll eql in srengh  wo rooks nd  knigh. However Whie seems o hve he iniiive here, so now  wold mke his on  second choice in cse o don' like he gme conin ion 9e3 g7 20. c .3 :c7 224 eS .c4 exf4 24.gxf4 �f 2S  f 2e4   Bck shold be ok here, lhogh he ms be crefl Whe's cive rooks give him he snn side of  robble d 14. •5xc5

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f Bac does wa  daw e coud y [ 7 c 8e S 1 9xf exf, bu [  We eeps a edge 8. 9. 20 2. 22. 23.

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Whe s bee acdg o e com pues bu of couse w equ ma ad bsops of oppose coo s amos sue o be  daw 24. 25. 26. 2. 28. 29. 30. 3 32

f2-f3 g-2 g3-g4 h2-h4 �a5-d2 g4-g5 :b-a1 a1-a5 a5c5 33. d2-b4  c5-e5 35  e2-e4 36 b4-c3 37 e4xf5 38 f5xg6+ 39. c3xe5

e6-d5 d5-c6 -6 g8- h-h5 6-5 c8-a8 a-a6 a8-c8 c6-d e-e6 c8-b8 b8b5 b5xe5 Mxg6 a6-a5

Dw geed Bc does ee ed h -paw o daw e

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Chaper  Queen's Pawn Openings n s cape we consde opngs Wte may coose f e ts w  .d4 bu e fans fm an eay c2c4. Tese opengs e no vey popu at gadmase eve but e muc moe so at amteu eve, becuse ey cn be payed wt eatvey tte sudy As a genea ue ese nes don' pomse We an advanage bu Back needs o kow ow to espond o eac of tem

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Fst we ook  e Veesov ld4 f6 .c3 dS 3  S

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wc we mee by 3 . h6 wecomng e bsop fo kng excge We as to me e ade o pay a bad Fenc Defense  tnk at te excange esuts n a vey peast game fo Bck wo can use s unopsed bsop to pn te c3 kng ee Game 5 I 

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ex comes te fay popua Tompowsky, ld4 f6   5

:   :   8 8 

Tht Kufm o fo B/c

wc we meet by  dS Te excange on f s not to be feaed as t woud appen wtout oss of tempo by Bac tewse Bac w pobaby contnue wt 3 . c5 and peaps 4 • b agetng te b2 awn ee Game 5 2 Te Bay Aac .d4f6  6 3 .d S .f

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// //    ams at d2 ad 0- 0-0 Te emedy seems to be a tmey  e4 ee Game 53 Afte d f6 2 6 Wte as tee popu optons a coveed n Game 5 4 He can coose te oe Je wc s consdeed neecve aganst te gs ancetto, te Toe J.s 7 4.2 and now 4... 0-0 eady to met 5e4 o 5c3 by S dS o te ondon ystem .f7  d6 S. 0-06e2 wen  e 6...cS c 6 o dont fea tese systems, but be pepaed! P  1   (DO)  Niol AMel

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Te Veesov ystem.  dont tn ts vey good Te attempt to eac te Bacm Deme Gambt by 3e4! fas ee xe4 4xe4 dxe4 Sc4 c c3 eS 7 d5 e7 8  (8e2 c) 8  g 9b5 d7 JO.xd7 xd7  fxe 54

cS 1 2 0-0 B as etuned te awn to aceve a nce ed n deveop ment and Wte cannot caste Bac pans  -  wt a bg advantage 3. 

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C S QW   Oi hs move s ae but good t seems wong to spend a tempo to foce the ex change b the pont s that Whte's kght on c3 s ten mspaced, because Whte woud want to pay c3-c4 afte e tade Moe usua s 3 but why guad aganst a bad tade? 4. �g5x

cause the bshop pa s a bgge facto than the cpped maoty) exdS xdS 7 0-0 8  e2 a 9d2 d7 I Oa3 b  J b  xc3 12 . xc3 xc3 1 3bxc3 e8N

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Wthout the nseton of  h h4 ths woud be a transposton to a manne ench Defense, whee Whte shoud keep hs noma edge Hee howeve e2-e gves nothng n the othe hand, a quet move ke e2-e3 ceates a poston n whch the move c3 ust ooks stupd, bockng the othewse desabe c4) S  b4 (afte S  gS   g3 xe4 7xe4 dxe 8h 4 cN 9c3 g8  OhxgS hxgS Whte has yet to pove fu compensaton fo the paw) eS gS 7 g3 4 s a nfeo ne (fo Whte) of the Macutcheon Fench Back s a eady equa 4  5 e2e3

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Both sdes have cped maotes, but Whte has thee weak pawns (a3, c2 c3) whe Back has none 5. ... 6. �1-d3

f e2 cN 7 a3 d ts had to see much to oset Back's bshop pa hee 6   d4xc5

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7f xc3 8bxc3 0-0 9e2 c= . .. 8. b2xc3 . g1e2

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coutepy wth a2a4 Bck s obv ousy bette

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A good aeve was 9 .d7 JOc4 a5 J  d2 xd2 1 2.xd2 dxc4 1 3xc4 xc5  4hd I e6 Bck hs a supeo pw stuctue o the queesde at o cost Hs doubed pws do ot cppe  maoty o f  ay bd' cate goy 1 0. 11. 12. 13.

Da1 1 d8c 00 8d 14 dxc5 h4?

Whte s ust passg' so Bck s aedy bette He hs oy oe bad pw whe Whte has thee 13. 14. 15. 16. 1. 18 1 20 21.

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h4d4 d1c1 f1d1 c1a3 d1-1 h2h3 13 3-1

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  

   

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 21.

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   dc

2   a4 2 2b4  c7 23f dd8  Bck ca w the pw o c3 ay tme, though dog so w gve Whte some 56


etay ot xfS  vew of 25 d8 d 26 f8 25. �f5xe6 26. e3

fxe6 g8·h?

26 cS 27 e3 f7, ad though Whte cotos the ope e d has  safe kg, ths does ot eay oset hs pw mus. 2. a3g3 28. d1d2

a42

28 2. 30. 31 32 33.

c4-c3 <2c4
:a-c f8·d8 a-a6 5 cS-4 c-a d8-d a4-c5

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22. 1-d1 23. c3-c4 24. id3-5





e2xc3 d2d1 d1d2 d2d1 g1-h2 c3-e2

H  xc2 35.f4 xe2 36 fxe5 cc2 3 7exf6 xg2 38 xg2 c7 39 h  xg 40xg2 g6 4 J fxg7 xg7  quee ad paw ae  gee a bt stoge tha two ooks athough hee  expect tt Whte ca daw

C 5  Qu's  Oi c2-c3 36. *h2h1 37. g3g4 38. g4g3 3. g3g4 35.

e 1 2h3 00  he onew' or mon s gre or Bck when hs gh-squred bshop hs lredy been e chnged, s here.

a-c 5-c4 c4-e5 e5- c4-e5

3. ...

_ P 79 (A45)  ocIgor Sor•g

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Gme 5

cc5

l " �      '  

8

Vjo 20   (7)

1. d2-d4 2. ic1-g5

lgB6

Ths s e Trompowsky wch hs  ew eponens mong grndmsers nd que  decen oowng mong meurs.  hnk  s dng hough. 2. ...

dd5

 ke hs repy becse  don' consder 3  o be n Whes vor d oher wse he move ... d7-dS s whou drw bcks 3. e2e3

3.d2 cS 4.dc5 e 5b3 bd7 e3 cS 7c 5 cS 8 b5  9 d3 e5 3 nsposes o e Veresov. 3 . sposes o he Torre. 3. e .e3 e (4..c5 rsposes o he noe o move 4) 5 . d3 f (5 ...c5 .dc5 cS 7 .c3 c 8.d2 0-0 9.b3 d O€e2 c d Bck's bshops more h ose hs soed d pw)  . g 7 e2 c 8.0 -0 d7 94 d  O.d2 (no  O.c4? �4   .cdS Lh2 1 h2  h4 d Bck wns  p
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4. l1-c3

4.c3 c  b .c (er  .b3 c4 7c2 �S 8 .c  e4 9.�4 h  Obd2 gS   .�g3 g3 1 2.hg3 �g7 1 3�e2 d8 Whe hs e or he bshop pr os)  ... e4 7 .�4 �S 8bd2 e 9.e4 �e4  O.�e2 �e7 1 1 0-0 00 d Bck hs more spce  no cos 4d2 h .L e  hough Whe w soe Bck's dpw o com pense or Bck's bsops hs kgh on d2 s mspced or pung pressure on d5. Aer 4 .  e S.c3  ge2 e 7.g 3 cd4 8.ed4 �d 9.�g2 e7  00-0   woud cou Bck's bshop p S sghy more mpor hn Whe's superor p
l8c

 . b e . �e7 7 0-0 0-0 8.dc5 cS 9e2 e  O1    .�d3 d7 12. e7 e7 3.e4 d4 14.b

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Th u ot (o BG

Back as moe space te bete bsop ad a geat squae (cS) fo s



kg 5.  6. g1f3 7. f1-d3

e7e6 �xc5

Wte s payg a sgy dubous vaa to of te Quees Gambt Acceped wt coo evesed ad a exa empo wc a best my gve m equty  case of 7 a3 0-0 8d3 e7 9 0- 0 6 I O4 a6  I e2 bS  23 b7 Back s moe space ad a exa paw  e

    .     L        l

l

7. .. 8. g5-h4



h7-h6

8xf6 xf6 90-0 0-0 I Oa3 b6 ad Back s aready e aks to te bs ops d te exta cete paw 8. 

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

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4-g3 g3e5 f3xe5 h2-h4 d35+ d1d4

Bee s I S  e2 c7 1 6xgS xeS 1 7gxf6 Lf6 18 b4 e8 1 9d  d7 20e4 d4 2  xd4 xd 2 2xd e7 23 e5 c6 We as a pw ad a safe kg fo e excage s a cose gme but d e pay Back 15. 16. 17. 18.

 h1 xh8 51 0-00

h6xg5 d8xh8 c8-d7

  •        

 i

g7-g5

Aso afte 8  0-0 9. 0- 0 e7Back s at east equa 9.

15 h4xg5?

6-5 c6xe5 h5·6 c5-d6 8-e7 a7-a6

1. e5xd7?

 te eve of 19g3 c5 20d2 2 2 1 xd7 xd7 22a 3 c7 23  b b8 Back s bete wt a exta cete paw ad bete deveopmet 1. 20. •d4xh8 21. e3-e4

xd7 xh8 d5xe4

Chape   Que P Og 22 23 24 25

!c3xe4 c1-b1 e4-c3 c3-e2

�6-f4+ f7-f5 �f4-e5 6

l 

39

40 4 42 43

 ac s obousy bee ee Hs bsop g, ad g ae ec bee posoed  e we couepas oeoe s pw maoy s moe d aced 26 27 28 29 30

e2c c13 fe2 3x2 e2f3

I6-g4 e5-4 g4xf2 4x2 b7-b6

W oos o e boad ad ac  g e ope of obag wo coeced pssed paws e fc a ee ae bs ops of oppose coo s ey o e We 3 b2- 32 3-c6 33 1-2 3 2-3 35 b-b2 36 3-7 37 b2-b3 38 7-g7 39 :g7-g6

45 46 47

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 b4-b5 �c6-7 b3-b4 b4xb5 7xe6 b5-c4 a2-a4 e65

h8-c8 a6xb5 c8-c3+ c3xc2 c2xg2 g3-h4 4-c5 4-3 g2-g1

0-

Gme 53

QP  A8

 Stefovatoeta oKater RtvDn

   (  

1 2 3 4

g8-f6 g7-g6 7-5

2-4 g-3 b-c3 c -f4

Ts s ow as e y Ac 4 

8-g7

g5g4 f5-f4 f2-e3 e7-f6 g5 g5h4 h4-g3 e3-4



he Kufma oi o Blac 5. d1-d2

hs ms  h6 ad a caslg quee sde whch seems logcal gve ha he gh o c3 blocks he c2 pa 5e3 s probably he beer move bu f Whe has o swch o clg kgsde lke hs he opeg skes me as logcal The gh o c3 s merey  he way uless Whe casles queesde 5  00 6e2 cS 7 e5 c6 800 cxd d ow A) 9xc6 bxc6  O.exd d7   a eS 12.e 3 e8 1 3e  ? exd 1 xd x d  Sxd e 1 6 c3 x  7  xc6 b6 ad Black has wo a pece for us a paw Ths was HebdePlser Hafax 20 1 0 (rapd) ce Hebde s perhaps he bes kow advocae of he Barry s game has some sgcace B) 9 exd b6 (afer 9   d7  O.xdS eS   deS e6  2c xeS 1 3 a (f  3 b3 bS 1 xb5 b  S"cS xdS 1 6cxd5 xb2 1 7 e3 xdS Black s up hf a paw') 13  c8 1 b3 xc Sxc x 1 6xc x d S 1 7b e6= hough Whe s up  pa by my co Black's perme bshop o dS s eough o ose s)  Oxc6 "xc6   bS "b6 1 2a d We s a lle beer 5  6. 4h6

00

ogca bu perhaps o good Bu f he goes 6000 eN 7xe de 8e5 (afer gS dS 9b  h6  Oc f  J h3 e3 1 2"d3 c6 Back should w someg due o he ea of  b) 8  d5 9c e6  Oh3 (else  f7f6) O  xeS   xeS c6 12h 2 xc 1 3 b e3! 1 b3 xd 1 5bxc exd2 16  xd2 cS  7e3 c6 60

Whe has oly he bshop p for he pa so he s us dow half a paw for ohg 6. ... . c3xe4

fe4

7e3N d6 8x g7 xg7 9000 xc3  Oxc3 f5   b  d7=   8. ih6xg

: �  l

d5xe4 g8xg

  

8 



88W8888 n  3gS

 case of 9e5 cS  Oe3 c7 1 1 .000 d 2 c3 f6 3c g N 1 d2 a6 Black has beer developme d he ave . · 0. 000

e-e5

 OdxeS xd2   xd2 d 1 2e3 c6 1 3 xe xe5 Black's su peror developme ad reas plus safer kg are surey worh a paw 10. 11 12. 1 3. 14.

 d2xd4 d1xd4 f2xe3 g53

d8xd4 e5xd4 e4-e3 h-h6



Whes boledup kgsde d doubed solaed paws o a hafope le are

Chp!t   Q«   

oe ta eoug compeato fo a 

 4·3

b8-

Atoug Wte a wo paw fo te excage e ca eep em ad  eay og 2  

7·c7

2 b wo moe eay 27 28 29 30 3 32 33 . g2g3?

 ca of  a3  1 7g3 c :c3 7 9 g2 :7 Bac  eay fo coce depite  w mu 1. 17. 18. 1. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25 2

a·b4 :3·b3 7·c5 a2·3 b4·5 e3e4 cS·4 :b3·b5 5·e3 b55? e8·8 f3·2 c8·e& b2·b3 :8·7 8·8 b3x4 55 ex5 e4x5

t

 

   

M   



:h·g f·g2 g2-f3 2·b bc3 h2h4 c3·e4

b7-b5 b5x e3x5 S·e3 h·h5 7-7

t



  

   33



 IS

33    ! 

3 e4·5

7·+ 35  g 8x1+ 3 ¢c·b2 :12 37. b2·3 2xc2+ 38. 3·4 e3·f 39 e2·e4 f5xe4 40. f3xe4 c2-2 41  cS-e&+  42. e&·f4 fg3 43 e4xg 3e2+  f4xe2 f&xg& 45. e2-f4+ g·h 4 4xc4 2xa3 3·g3 47. 4·b5

We eged 1

The m Reo o B1c P 3.4 (A48)

 Ises, )

Gme 54

D Leg,Noly

3  g5 s he Toe Aack 3  g7 4bd2 0-0 and now

Mkof 20  

1. d2d4 2. gH3 3. ic1-4

g86 g·g6

Th ondon ysem 3 e3, he ole ys m s no vy eecve agans  g7 3  g7 4 e2 c5 500 0-0 and now aly aa

Sc3 (ae Se4 d5 6e5 e4 7  e3 c5 8c3 cd4 9cd4 c6 I O 2 f   e6 e6 Back s aeady b wh s ouposed kngh) S d5 6e3 cS 7  d3 b6 8b c6 90-0  Ob4 cb4   cb4 a5= 3 ...

8·g

ay aa

A) 6c4 cd4 7ed4 (ae 7d4 c6 8c3 d5 9cd5 d5 J Od5 *dS I  3 c5 1 2c6 bc6  3 a4 S 4 c6 c2 J SbS b5 16 b5 a6 7 2 d8 Whe's devopmn pobem s que seous, so desp Wh 's a pawn Back s o choce) 7 d5 8c3 c6 ansposes o he Gnd sysm wh 3; B) 6b3 cd4 7d4 (n case o 7ed4 dS 8  b2 c6 9bd2 S I OeS c8   c4 e5 1 2d5 d7 1 34 cS  4 dc4 15 c4 d3 6 d3 *d3 Back's bshop pa gvs hm he edge) 7 d5   b2 e8 9c4  I O c6   cdS dS  2c4 e6 d Back s moe comoab wh be deveopmen and he opon o pay  e5e4 o . 7 -S; 62

4. e2-e3

nsead, 4bd2 0-0 and now A) Sc3 d6 6e4 bd7 7h3 e5 8de5 deS 9  e3 (9e5 eS IO S e I  g7 e8 1 2e4 e4 J 3 e2 d   1 4d  g7=) 9 e 7 I Oc2 b6 J  b4 b7 1 2 c4 e 1 3 0-0 d6 d Back s o choce wh possbes k c7c5 o a7-a5 o-5

C S  Qu P Og B) Sh3 cS e3 cxd (d 7c3 b 8e2 b7 9 0- 0 bd7 nsposes o he noe o move 7) 7 exd c 8c3 d 9e2 eS  OdeS deS   xeS dS 1 2xc bxc 1 3 g3 e8 1 0-0 xc3  Sc  xe2 1 bxc3 fS 17 £ c2 1 8 h 8  9 h xc3 ad Whie has ony paia compensaion fo he pwn; ) Se dS! .d3 (in cse of eS hS 7 e3 cS 8dcS c 9c3 xeS  OxeS xeS Bck hs moe cene pwns d he bee pwn sucue)   cS 7dc5 bd7 800 de 9xe xe  Oxe xc5 d Back wins he bishop i ceny 4. .. 5. h2h3

dd6

e  00 h  g h h gS 9fd2 gxh O  xhS cS   c3 c 1 2f cxd 1 3cxd xdN  exd xd  Sh  xb2  b3 La  1 7xa  f 1 8 b3 c8 nd Backs damaged kingside is moe han ose by hs 1  pwn ead 5 ... 6 if1-e2 . c2-c3

0·0 c-c5

A decen enve s 7  b 80-0 b7 9bd2 bd7  O  h2 c7 1 1  e  2xe xe 1 3d2 c   b7  Se2 x  x :b8  7fe  b7 1 8.xb7 xb7= 8. d 1·b3

n e of c c 900 e  Obd2 cxd   exd c8 1 2e  fe8 1 3e3 d 1 f d  sighy pefe Back due o his exa cene pawn and ead in deveopmen 8. .. ic8-e6  b3-3

9 xb b 1 03 d7  J bd2 c 1 20 -0 N 1 3fe  c7 1 g3 :fc8=; Back's cive ook on a8 com penses fo hs sighy infeio pwn sucue  

       C

c5xd4

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10. c3xd4?

nsead afe  Oexd c   bd2 bS 200 aS 13e3 b7 1c c Back's minoiy ac and exa cene pawn give him some advanage

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d8-b6

6d5 10.  1 1 . 4g3 d5-b4 12. e1d2

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TIufmM i  B

1 2a4 �fS   a d3  d d3  Sd  e4 1 6.d2 c8 1 70- 0 a6  Back ha boh he open e and he bihop pair 12.  13. h1-c1 14 c1-c4?

 e·e5

Ao afer  de5 dxe5 1 5.�xe5 e5 1 6xe5 7 1 7xd7 fd8  e  xd7 Back huge ead n deveopmen and afer kng mean mo ha Whie exapawn

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14 ·a6 15. 3·4?

n he even of 1 5c d5 1 6xb xb Back  up he exchge wih a much afer kig

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Whie reigned Back w wn he d pawn wh a coiued aack A ampe coninuaion i 1 6c3 exd4 1 7exd4 fc8 1 8. �xa6 xa6 1 9b3 b 20a �xd4 2 1 xd4 xd 2 2e d d Back win mo maeri

Chaper 6 N�rf Ths name efes to nes n whch Bc pays the ypc Gnfed moes een hough Whte hs not payed c3 Usuy hs means h Whte has chosen an eay ngsde ncheo athough st n Gme   we consde (afe  tf6  g6 3

 H    

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Whe ms fo the msch Attac agans the ngs ndan o o exchange on dS (afte  d5 and hen c he ngh when  hs no opposng nght to pue o  aod the pobm by pyng    c (s so ecommended by Deche and Agest whch ough t oos  b cheey has he vtue of mang  oo sy s ont was to coe e bu f Bc focuses on d hat becomes eean, een hamfu as  s now ega The emande of hs _chapte deas wth 3g3 g7 (  c as commndd by Aruh s much safe bu bascay t's payng fo a daw 4g2 dS

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Te obvous ty fo an adntag s now Snds xdS 6« b6 7 We t back at e cente wt 7cs dS 0-0 90-0 e6 Black sould defe e excange of pawns (wc es c4) untl Wte as payed ete bc3 o a4 Nomally Black dvelop s kngt to a omputes tend o lke We due to te advanced passed pawn but uman expeence suggests tat Black as adequate pece play e Game  2 n Game 3 Wte smpy gnoes d5 and us plays  and castles Black sould take on c4 and en wen Wte pays a3 o egan te pawn, gve t back by  c3! followed by  c5, gvng Wte e same weak pawns e gets n te Gnfeld Excange vaon but wout te bg cente to compensate Ts ne s not vey pomsng fo We and not so popula any moe n Game 4 Wte excanges on dS but efans fom e4, ust developng s kngt o f and castng Ts s te man lne now of te Neo-Gnfeld Black sould voluntay eeat s kngt to b befoe castlng, so as to be able o pay c next w attack on d4 o foce te a tam defense move e3 Ten afte bot sdes castle Black sould efan fom  e7-e5 due to d4-d5, nstead playng te mpovng move 9 e8 and f  Oe  , anote mpovng move  O aS Black needs to play saply and accuately n ts poston one sloppy move can leave m w an awful game  of now t seems tat Black s e, but s s cung-edge teoy so  would keep abeast of developmnts n ts lne ne of te key games n e notes was played ust days befoe my deadlne K 12 (E0) D Zg Zyg  N H

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. d2d4 2. c2c4 3. 23

lg86 gg6 l8c6

 ke ts move endosed by Delcv and Agest -f ust begs fo Black o attack te dak squaes Usually an ealy .c can be well met by d4-d5, e4-e4, nd f4, but ee ts would lose a tempo  4 1c3

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A  ) n c«se of SdS d4 e2 cS  fa vor B«ck due o he monser kngh; A2) Se2 exd4 xd4 g7 7 xc xc d  e Back due o he possb y of geng n d7-dS n one go, whch od be mposse f hs ose from a ng's nd«n Defense; A3) SdeS xeS �e3 �g7 7c3 00 8d2 d 93 e8 IOge2 a   d  ( 1 1 f4 c 12 e2 S s sm )   bS 12cxb5 «xbS 13€x5 dS ad Whe s n roube B) 4d5 eS Se4 d and now

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Back ony pays hs Gnfed move when Whe has « gh on c3 o exchge 5. c4xd5

f6xd5 d5xc3 e-e5

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B) f4 ed7 7c3 g7 r«nsposes o nex noe; B2)  �g7 7f4 d7 8h3 ( 0-0 9�2 S=) 80-0 9�2 c I O e 1 1 0-0 exdS 1 2cxd5 e8 13  hS 1 4h3 aS I S e  fd7 1 e3 =  s hard o see Y good pa for Whe here B3) €e2 g7 7 €c3 0-0 d4 c 9 f4 ed7 1 Odc cS I I  e d due o e hrea of  e7 eS Whe co keep hs exa paw so he sad worse -·

5. .. 6. e2e4 . b2xc3

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Se4 dxe4 d5 eS 7fxe4 �g7  fd7 9  e2 0- 0  OxeS xeS ( I OxeS)  J h e  200 c 1 3d2 f 1 4h3 d7 I S«d  c7= Back's powerfu oupos bshop compensaes for Whes space edge

8. d4d5

�bS �d7 92 �g7 IO� (O «S 1 1 0-0 c 1 2d 0-0 13 e3 e=) I 0  00   dS aS  2 d h! 1 3 � (  3 �xh h4) 3  b= Back ps  e7 d aS-7c5 8.  9. h2h4

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9 e7 IOg3 0-0= Back nends o mee h4h5 by  g-gS 10. c1a3

1 Oh c   hxg fxg= d8d6 0. .  1  a3- c5xb4 12. d1-a4+ c8d

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The Kama Rore fo Ba 3 a4xb4 4 �fa

Bc   e pw up

b7b e8e7

Afte 1  0-0  SS cS  a3 fS Bc as e ave 5 0-0-0  b5 7 �b5a4

7c8 a7a a8b8

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 85 d7= l3 e4e5? c3xb4 4 5+ e5x+ 2xf3 cb 4xf4

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c84 e5xf4 xb4 sc4 4xf3 c7x c4x b8c8+ l5 h88

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  24 2 c2c4 3 23 4. 2 5 c4x5  e2e4 7 e2 8 45 9 0-0

8 34

8 9  20 2 22 23 24 25 2 27

h4h5 f4x4 h5x he+ ee4? e4f4+ 3 a2a3 35 f44 3 43 37 wbb2

28 29 30 3  32 33 

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l8 7 87 75 fx5 l5b c7c5 0-0 e7e

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0 e2c3

 Obc3 exdS   exdS fS 1 23  ase of 1 2e xe 1 3 xe e8N 8

C 6  N-Gfd 1 .�g2 c4 1 5 3 a6  6.«4 s he acive bl«c pieces and the wea squares b3 and d3 give Bl«c ample compensa tion for the bishop pair) 1 2h5 13e4 a6 14.2c3 d7 S.h2 :e «nd Blac's piece ctvty easily osets the passed p«w. e6x5?

10. .

t s more accur«te to p«y I O  a6 rst then 1 1 «4 exd5 1 2exd5 ransposes to theg«me 11. e4x5 12. a2-a4?

b8-a6

Better was  2.d2 which would not h«ve much point had Blac posponed the p«wn exch«nge on d5  b6c4

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16. " 12

1 6b 3 b6 1 7.b S  1 7.fd  b4=) 17 .. b4 1 8xd7 Ld7. Whie has an advced p«sser but  s iso«ted, d Bac's night has a nice home 16aS ac8 7.a4 is a bi beter for Whte, so  recommend c4 on move  S. 16. . 17. e3h6 1 8. 6xg7

Ahough the exch«nge of bishops we« ened Bac's ing, on balance  thn i fa vored Bac as his rem«ining bshop is su perior to Whies 1 9. 20. 21 22.

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1 3.«3 eS 14h3 b 5  e3   S .e4 b6=) 5 b6  6e2 �f 1 7 fd  d7 was N««mura-Topaov, Monaco blindfold) 20 I I  Bl«c is cle«ry better though Whie won. 13. ... 14. c1 x2 15. 2e3

c4x2 c85 "87

1 5 . c4 was prob«bly beter «nd equa

22. ..

53

22 ..hS 23.h4 3 24.« eS f«vors B«c « now f4 would eave g3 oo wea 23 . 24. 25. 26. 27.

1-1 h2h3 c3-a2 H1 2xc2

"5 h75 3-c2 /xa2 a2-

69

The Kaufma Rot fo Bak 28 :c22 29 - h2

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 30 3-4?

Aae Whie had oveooed ha hs ows Bla o sfe he ight o d 30  3 h2-h

t5-4+ b4-c

 s headed fo d whee the ight wil obvousy be bette tha he White bsho. 32 b2-c3 33 2-3 3 3-e3 35 e3xe8 3 tc3-3 37 h- 38 4x5 39 - h 40 t3-c4 4 5- 42 - 43 �2-3 4 4-c+ 45 c-c3 4 -4

a7-a5 c-4 4-e2 8xe8 e2-4 -5 xf5 7-h7 h7-h t4x t- eB-B 5-4 8-7 7-7

Wth a ext w d a sue gh s  bsho Ba is wiig 70

47 4x7 48 �3-4 49 h-h2 50 tc3-2 5 h2- 52 h2 53 •2-c  Wc-c4 55 h2-h

hx7 f-c+ c-e4 7- -5 ¢5- 4-3 e4-e5+ e5-e+

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Gme 63

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  2-4 2 c2-4 3 l-3 4. 2-3

l8- 7- �8-7 0-0

 would ly   dS st s exlaied i he oes to lse-Gi. Afe S  g2 dx 6a3 3 7bx3 S 80-0 0-0 we e ba to the uet game 5 �-2  00 7 b a3

75 5xc4 c4-c3

t s wise o dmge Whte's aw su ue this way. 8 b2xc3

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d2-e1 f3d2 23

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I O . b b6 1  e    c4 a6  .ceS fS=)   ..fS d now A)  .  fd8 1 3c4 n cse of 1 3. f aS 1 4.e5 ac8 1 5ac4 xc4 1 6xc4 e6 Bacs more acive piecs more  oset Whte's ext cen terpawn) 13 . a6 1 4.f a4= B )   fd 8 1 3 .c4 after 1 3 f aS J4  e5 ac8 Blac has the initiative Whte can do lite) 3 .a6 1 4f a4=

12. 13. 14. 15.

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After 9.e5 c6  Oxc6 bxc6 I  xc6 �h3 1 2 :e1 c8 3    1 4d fd Bcs compension for the pawn is obvious 9c4 c6 1 .fe d 1 b :b  Blac is doing ne here

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8-d a8-8 f54 4e

1 6.b3 xb3 1 7ab3 xb3 1 8 f4 e6 d White hs the bshop pir and a pwn ceer for he pw  would prefer Blac's chances b it's  gme 1 . 17. 18. 19. 20.

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3-4 e2x4 3xd4 4-a4

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Wb-b2 ex4 5xd4 xd4

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The gam wn 20 ... bS 2  bS xbS White has only th bishop pair for th paw which is no nough 22f  23ab xd 24.xd d6 2Sf4 c3 26.xc3 xc3 27 4 f6 28.dS  295 fxeS 30.fxeS  3 h3 b6 32e6+ f6 .bS h6 34.b2 gS 3Sg2 c4 36.f2

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eS 37. d6 38. bS 39.g2  40h4 �f6 4.�b7 4 42.h2 c 43 h6 44h2 b4 4Se4 gS 46hxgS hgS 4 7.g4 g7 48 g2 b3 49b3 xb3 SO2 a3 S I ..c2 e3 S2d3 b6 nd Whte resigned 2  22 23 24. 25 26 27 28

a4a3 J2- fe2  a e2 a33 32 e2f

4e2 6-e8 7a 82 c22 c8c2 c22 e8-6

4. .. 5. c45 6. 3

75 f65 5b6

 is best to play this befor castng as ex plained n the note to mov 8 7. b-c3

700 c6 8.e3 0-0 9c3 transposs to the game but gives Blac the extra opion of 8 . .e5 which is sid o be drawish hough the engine prefers Whie ere 7. 

b8-c6

8. e2e3

Blc hs  paw plus the domining roo on th senth ran. He shoud win. Gme 64

f both sdes had already castd Whte could play 9.d5 now and swer 9 ... �xc3 by  O.dc6 but as it is 8 d 5 just loses a pawn to 8 . .�xc3 8.00 xd4 9.xd4 xd4  O bS d

4c3 d S.cxdS xdS 6.�g2 b6 7 .e3 00 8.ge2 8 rsposes to the ge) 8  e5 900 exd4  Oxd4 e7=

A) I O ...e   .a4 00 1 2�f4 xb2 I3xc7 Ib a2 14xc7 b8  dS S  6.xb6 ab6 17 �dS a3 8 7 9b3 d8) 13...b8  1 3 . xa   4.xa  �xa  I S. xa b8  6.d5 a8 I 7 .c7 b8 wth a draw by repeon) I 4.a5 B) I O ...c4 I I b3 00  2.xc4 xc4 1 3.x c7 b8  4.d5 �e6 I S .xe7 h8 I 6.d5.

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8-6 76 J87

Ct   N-Gd 8 · 9. 00

00 88

Bla maes useful quie moves raher  provoed4d5 y ..e7e5 10. 11

1 Od aS I J .d4 d7 1 2.e4 in he even of 1 2.3 x3 1 33 6 1 4.dx6 �x6 1 5.e4 d4 Whie's ad paw sruure oses his modes moil iy dvage) I .8 posponng he hoie eween . 76 and . 75 for one move) 1 3e  6 J 4. f4 5 I S . a4 16 .  e6 17 .dxe6 xe6 and Bl< h
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1 1 . "2?

 ase of   .2 4 or   . a4  2.d  >g4N 1 3.h3 >d7 1 4.e2   S .f 4 1 6.a3 6=; he wea squaes 3 and  give Bla ampe om

pensaion for Whe's ex ener paw) 1 2.  6 1 32 Bla  now re pea for a  or play 1 3..a4 as in he lsnoe;  1 .e2 d now A)  would avoid   .. .�g4 1 2.h3 �e6 1 3 .3 a4 1 4. ax3 1 5.x3. Ts was Gelf
Aay daa

BI) 12d2 4 13d 3.de4? 4 1 4.d2 was seen in Tegshuren Kaufm
t fm Ri f lac

BZ) 1 2.b3N a4 1 3. b b3  .xb3 fS  S.b2 eS 1 6dxe5 e7 3) 1 2d  c4 3 .c2 b4 1 4.b eS IS.a3 exd4 16.axb4 dxc3 1 7 xd8 :xd8  8 c 2 b4 and hough Blac has only roo nd wo pawns for he queen, he hrea of b3 is hard o mee. 11 12 13 14 15 16  17

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d4d5 e3e4 a23 a3x 1x8 b2xc3

e7e5 c6b4 c7c6 c&xd5 5x b4xc3 b6x8

1 9.c4 xc4 20 b4 d6 Z  �e3 �f8 We hs some bu no enough compen saion for he pawn. 19

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20 f35?

Afer 20.d4 xdS 2  .e2 �d7 Blac is jus  p up. 20 · e4e3 21 d2b2?

Beer was ZI d3  U .bS �d7 Z3d3 xgS  . xe3 f6 25 c4 4 bu Whie hs way oo lile compensa ion for he los nigh. 18 e4xd5?

Probbly Carsen was rying o void  draw agins  lower-raed opponen 1 8.xd5 b6. 8b6 18 N 19 e1d1?

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21  22 c1 xe3

d8x5 54

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s no ofen ha Carlsen loses in 22 moves wh Whie bu a poor openg folowed by  consecuive d moves will do he ic.  guess if you  going o mae his many errors in  onen i's wse o ge hem all   one game!

haper 7 Grfed Defee - Noxhe ie This chpter covers all he lines afer ld Qf6 24 g6 V dS n which Whte doe not exchange pawns immediatey on dS 

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[  �  <   � This incudes lnes wih an eary e2-e3, lines wth �gS on move 4 or 5, lines wih �f4 on move 4 or 5, he Russin ystem, based on b3 to recpure on c4 with the queen and miscellaneous white tries. The one common theme n  these ines is tha Blac almost never should py p•ssvey Th mes no ey .c7c6 to defend dS. Usually Blac will tae on c4 unless Whte can recapture wih hs f1 bishop) andor play an early c7c5 This normally forces Whie to play concretey, meanng he canno just mae moves by general principles, he must lcute variaions. n Game 7. we oo at unusul whe fourth moves, such s h2h4 g2g4, nd 4. This last move ntends to play he Russian ystem wth Blac's bshop on d7 rather than c. This does spol some ofBc's options but t creates  new one, namey a surprising .b7b5 on move 8 The oher moves ren't very good, as 4h4 is me by ghtng in the center wh   cS whie 4g4 s met by 4  dxc4, earing a square for e nigh to move to if taced. n Game 7.2 we loo at lnes with 4e3 ately White has been playng this wth the ide of trading wice on dS nd then pying g 1-e2-c3 to hi the queen, whch we meet by ..c7c5 d4d5 e7e6 and isolatng he queen's pawn. f Whie just develops and castles without trading on dS Blc pys a quic . ..c7 -cS and nds himself playng e Trrasch Defense, where Whie's extra tempo is ony enough to equaize. Against     we rde nghs and ae on c4 meeing 7 .e3 by 7 ..e6 o guard the paw fwe wt equaity we soon ply .c7c5 Gme 7.3). f we wn to go for he wn, we defend the pw by  quic  d7b6  in Gme 7.4. 7S

h u roir for Ba

When gs is plyed on the fth move fter 4A g7) it is usualy wi e idea of meeting S e4 either by 6dS, sacricing the bishop pair Ge 7 .5) or by 6f4 Game 7.6). n the former case Blc hs a plesant choice between trying to demon strate that the bishops me up for  possible white ority ttc or oering  g bit pawn for which he receives rich compensation.  give both options. n se of 6�f we ade ights and play ... c7c5 whch usuly leds to a early queen ex chge. White retins cental domince but in e endge Blacs queenside mjor ity shoud ply a role so chnces e ose to even. Now we come to the lines involvng j4 or  g7 S4, whch may trs pose). Whte can play either S or Se we meet the re S .c  by S ...hS) but in both ses  recommend cg n moe 5 Now if Whte plays whchever move he did not ply on move 5

we ply 6cS 7dxcS �e whch equalizes see Game 7.7. f Whte fis to defend hs paw on move 6 we tae it 5.  00 6.c  dc4) and meet 7.e4 by .. .�g4 .. hS d ...Lf whch scrices the bishop pair to inict doubled bacwad pas and a isolted pa on Whte a roughy even deal see Game 7 8. f White accepts the gambit after Se3 00 by tng twice on dS d then on c7  the move 8 .. .a6 regains the pawn and leaves Blac th the bishop pair to oset hs ife rior pa structue ad inferior center. A few accurate moves give Blac ful equality Gae79) iy we come to Se 00 6c  whch  believed util receny to favor Whte. t now seems that 6 e6 73 S leaves White with no advantage at all while 7 c4 is no better Game 7 . 1 0) .  have often played �f4 ines as Whte s they ae quite tricy d promise  edge in most variations but appareny ey yield noing agnst precise pla inally we come to e ussian ystem (4 g7 S3 c4 6 xc4 0-0 7e4), which is my recommended line for White.

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Chaper 7  Gfd Def  Nn-Exh i

 concude in he Whie portion o the oo that ony the Hungarian Variaion 7 ..6) gives Bac neaequality so  must recommend i here. Whie has two min opions ginst ths. He cn ply the ggressive 8e5 bs 9b3 fd  0e6 &e6 l l e3, ater which Whie tacs he queenside ter the recommended l l f6 or the ingside a ter the duious I l ...6. Blc should reurn the pawn y 4 M!, ater which his eter developmen nd piece civity compensate ully or hs inerior pa srucure Gme 7 . I I )  r White cn ply he posiion 8e which we mee y 8 b5 9b cS lOcS e6   c ! This leads to positions where White hs won he ishop pair t the price o n isolted dpwn d  slight ineriority in piece place ment.  won im that Blac hs 1 00% equity here i  did  couldn't recommend tis or White), u  hin he is closer to equiy t in other mjor deenses to the Queen's Gmit. Moreor the positions re rich enough ht eiter side can reson aly play or a win. ee Game 7 . 1 2

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Gme 7

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9 c6 I Og :d+ I  .c2 d4+ 1 2  hS d Whte  suering B) 4.a4+ d7 S 3 dxc4 6 .xc4 g7 and now

lg86 g-g6 dd5

n hs ge we loo at various rare lines White cn try 4. 24?

A) 4.g4?! dxc4 5h3 g7 6e4 cSN 7dxcS ter 7.d5 S Whe is aready in serious oule) 7 .. xd  + 8.xd  e6

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B) 7�f a6 8e4 00 9. c5 I O.eS in case of  Od5 b5  I .xb5 xe4 2 .xe xb5 Blacs safe ing d bete developmen give him the edge) IO . e6   .exf6 xc4 1 2. fxg7 f 1 3 gx+ x 1 4xf cd4 I Sxd4 b4N 1 6.d I d8 1 7.a3 d5 18.de2 xf4 19.xf4 xd+ 20.xd  "d.

  •• • • •  £ £ £££   Aa dagam oo and wo ights ae a tad bette th queen d two pas so Whte is eectivey a bit ove a pa aead. How eve Whte has poblems gettng his oo ou which gives Blac a nice intiaive which shoud equalize te chances 2) 7 .e4 00 ad now 2 1 ) 8e5 e6 9exf6 xc I Ofxg7 ¢xg7   c4 xd

Aa 78

Thee mino pieces e a match fo queen and pawn but hee i is queen d two pawns so Blac is bette 22) 8 bS 9xb5 xe4 22 1 ) J O.xc7 c6   8 " 1 2. d2 xd2  3xd2 xd 1 4. c7 c6)

Aadagam The c7 ngh s doomed and e i captue Blac will enjoy an ovewhelm ing position despite being the exchange down 222) I O ."xc7 c6 I J d3 b  2xe4 xbS 1 3.xd8 xd8 1 �d2 d3+ 15xd3 �xd3 16.3 �e  7 .¢e2 d6  Bc's bishop i and pessue on the wea d4 paw fully ose Whites exta pa. 4 _

5 4xc5

cc5

Chape 7  Gd t  Noha 

Aer .xd xd 6.dx x3 7.xd+ xd bx3 �g7 9d d7N I Q  3 6   3 h  .h3 g3 3.g 7 4 d .e4 x 1 6. x �e6 Bk' beer dee opmen, bhop pr d muh beer pwn rure more han oe Whe exrpan. 5   c3b5 7 e2e3

12 �e23 13  1x3

   e+ 4 b4 b3 d Bak ha a wnnng aak 4 b5c7 5 a2a3  4xc7

54 e7e5

A A "

The alernae 7 b4 a6  a4 6 9.�g .d7 I O.d6+ xd6   .xd6 h6  x6 x6  3 . e4  awu or Whe 7 8 9 1 0

 e3x4 13 1·e2

�8xc5 e5x4 00 b8c

a8·c8 c8xc7 8xc7

gA 0 A

"A

 A

I

I 

!  

o Bak eled or wnnng wo pee or a rook wh a eary wnnng po on 17 18 9 20. 2 22 23 24

b2b4 e1 a1 b5 3xe5 hh3 3x4 q11

8e8 cS8 aa5 ce5 c7xe5 �f8xa3 e5e2 �a3c5

0

 owe my own Grandmaer e o a wn oer he oer o h g&me

1  c14?

Beer    .�g a6   3 dx3 1 3xd xd 1 4�x6 xb I xb � bu Bak' beer paw ruure and beer deeopmen ge hm a ear dange. 11  

�f5x3 a7a

cB5

Whe ha no good anwer o he hrea o .. .d3.



GI 31 DO)

Gme 7

D Zivc,Mko ,Leond \ 2 0 1 0   ) 1  24 2. c2c4

l8 7

79

The ufm oefoBc 3 1c3 4 e2e3

dd5 g

j

   





�wi

5 c4xd5

A) S. 0-0 d now A I ) 6 d2 cS 7. dxc5 6 8cxdS xS 9 c4 6 I O.4  1 1 0-0 c8 1 2.d4 e4 13 .e2 Ld 4.xdS xdS I S .d  e6 1 6.e  gS= Blacs eer piece placemen ad e wea sqares 3 ad 4 ose e isop pir A2) 6.4 c6 7 . 2 aS 8.S a4 9 . 3 e6= A3) 6 . e2 cS 7 0-0 aer 7 .dcS dxc4 80 -0 S 9 . xc4 xcS I O 3 c6   .e4 g4 1 2e3 a 1 3 3 ad8 1 4.e x I Sx d7 1 6d  e6  7e S Blac ills e isop pir d reains e eer posiion) 7 ... cxd4 8.exd46.

We now ave a posion rom e Tarrasc Deense o e Qeens Gami  w colors reversed. Blac is ereore dow a empo  e Tarsc Deense is og o give Wie some advaage so even  empo dow Blac as eqaliy ere 93 e6  O.cS e4 I J .4 aS= or 9e  e6 I O.cS e4= or 9cS e4 I O e3 6= B) S . 3 dc4 6c4 00 7. c S 8dxcS e comper cs e posion even aer 8.dS a6 9.a4 d7 100-0 e8   .e4 d6 1 .4 a 1 3 d2 eS 14 .e2 d7   n a e we-place nigs and moile lac qeenside gve Blac e nod) 8 ... d7 9 a3 c7 I O4 eS I  .xeS xeS  2 .2 gS  since casing gside loses e excge ere Wie wi ave prolems wi is ing Blac as ll compensaion or e pawn. 5.  6 c3xd5

6  c4 6 7 . 3 00 8.3 cS 9 0- 0 cxd4 I O.exd4 c6 I  .dS S 1 2. e I g4 1 3. 3 x3 1 4. e8 I S .d  x3 1 63  1 7 . e3 d 7 8  e2 6=. Blc's eer pwn sc re oses Wies spce dvange. Te nig will e  grea locder on d6. 6.



7.

g1-e2 e2c3 1e2 d4·d5 e3-e4 e4xd5

8. 9. 10. 11. 12 adaam

80

f6xd5

•d8xd5 oo d5d8 c5 e-e6 e6xd5 6

Av recommends  2 ..6 wi idelie .. 6 and . 

Chpt 7  Gfld   NoEh li 13. 00

b7

 Ai A







 

14. d1·b3

I   d7 I .e n cae o I  .d6  1 6.x 6 1 7.d e= he advaced paer  a b weak) I  e 1 6.e d6= and ahogh he qeen  no he be bockader Back  xpand on eher wng 14.



d8·d6

Th  recommended by grandmaer Dechev. The game move 1 4d7 wan b&d, b  eem beer o bockade he p&er and o preven 4 The aca game wen 14   d7 I  e3  I . 4 a6  6 .a4 e 1 7  e  d4=) I    d4 1 6.d  xe3 1 7. xe3 g 1 .e4 e3  9h  e  .a4 b   de  g7  .  6 g �xb7 xb7 b d7   c3 g 6.a3 e 7a bxa xa d3 9.d xd 3d xe 3  .xa7  3 dd  x + 33  x 4 34.&  c  d Whe regned. 15. 1d1

 Gata 2 1  (2)

D Ged,Bor

Game 73

Kazan

A  ! ! n

GI 37 DO)

lb8·d7=

Back w cenrae h rook The pre re on he d pw rerc Whe c vy.

1. d2·d4 2. c2c4 3. b1c3 4 c1g5 5. g5·h4 6. b2xc3 7. e2e3 8 lg1f3

lg8·6 g7g6 d7d5 l6e4 e4xc3 d5xc4 e6 c7c5

Bck w o p&y or a wn h can ry o hod he pawn by  ... g7 9 . e b6 r&npong o AvrkhPopk beow 9. 1e2 10. 0·0 1. :ab

8g7 0·0 c5xd4

n an earer g&me n he m&ch amky payed I  .�d? &nd hod have o.

 A A

AAiA i A A    

12. f3xd4

 .cxd4 d  3 .g d 1 4e4 c6 I .�xc xdN 1 6.b3 e6 1 7bd  b 1 .�xe6  xb3  9 x b3  d7   wod rher pay Back here de o he prere on he e p&wn and he exce en coordnaon o he back mnor pece. 81

The um Rejrore orB 12. ... 13. d1c2 14. d1

Jd5 d8d7

�

4e4 c 6   c4 d4  6cd4 xd4 J7 e  e6 1  e 7 c J9. bd  e White' bihop pair and beter de veopment jut oet Back' extra pawn. 14, oR 15. c3xd4

�7xd4

.e4 e  16 . xd c7 1 7 g3 6 a4g7 15. ... 1. J23 17. 23

d7- Jd53 lb8d7

Draw agreed here. A key continuation woud have been 23...ex6 24. bxc3 xc 2  xc3  26.:c6 e7 and Whie more actve rook  baanced by hi inerior pawn ructure A draw i the proper outcome GI  )

 PplsGl

D ABrs sra

t

20 1 0 9)

1. d2d4 2. c2c4 3. b1c3 4. �c15 5. J5h4 18. c24

  xb7   9. d  h3 2 xb+ xb 2J.e4 b2 22xe7 c3 23  d 6 h =. here ar e many poibe ine rom here bu mot ikey either Whie or Back w end up gving perpetua check. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

2

b7b :a d1c1 b1 c4c3 b3 ld7 4x f7x J4 ..

Game 74

l 7 d7d5 l4

.4 xc3 6bxc3 g7 7e3 c .3 tranpoe to the game Eianov-ovchan  5. ... . b2xc3 7. 23

4xc3 d5xc4

 7 .a4+ c6 thi i a rare but trong move)  xc4 a 9 e 6 I Od3 ..g7 J J .e3 d7  2c2  Back pan   wih the iniiaive 7e4 b a4 c6 9.3 g7 O . e 2 d7= White may have enough compen ation or the paw but not enough o caim any advanage

Chap 7  Gnd   Non-Exhan in 7 

c86

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   wi

8 

8 f12

.b nd now A)  ... d 7 9.4 9.3 b6 i ike he gme bu wih he inaure b  p<ed 9.xb7 d I Ob b= a Bk an aer undoube b .7-) 9 ...d IO .x4 xg   .b3 h6  x7  I . d s 14  xg xb3 I xb3 b Bak pan b-b6 and ha a winning maeria ad vanage o queen or wo minor piee B)  ..  i an exeen aernaive pro poed b grandmae Agre

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xd xd b6 3.xe6 xe6  4.dx d7 I 6 e 1 6.7  17  g3 g7 1 .b  9  x4 d6 0 . xe6 x7  1 .d6 exd6= he bihop o oppoie oor nd equa m eria make or n amo eain draw. n he even o b d 9.  I O d7   d b6 I e  Whie doe no  have muh ompenaion o he pawn  g7 9  e d7 I 000 b6 ranpoe o he game

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9.e in ae o 9xb7 a I O.e d I I .b d7 J .b a3 Bak i bee. Whie wi have roube geing aed) 9 . a I O. x3 I I .d

b8d7

 .. .g7 9.3 , rnpoing o Geand-mk i er he ex aim o keep he pw nd i a beer winning r. 9 g13

Aer 9d?  I Od4 g I  .d     .e4 g7 1  e3 xe4)    b again  rina uh hi ear  aowed Whie o regain he pa b   ..g7? hough even hi houd equaize. Aer a ubequen error  o he exhage bu mirauou dew he endgame an wa) 1 e4 g 1 3 g3 e 1 4.dxe6 xe6 Whie ha oo ie ompenaion or he pawn  9.  10 00 11 a2a

d7b6 g7

  e4 00 1 a4 a  3 . ee he noe o move 1 3);   .d  11  12 d12

a7a5

1.d 00 13 . 3 a7 1 4.  d7=  g d 1 3.e4 6 1 4. d7. 3

e ufm Ro fo  12. ...

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1. .. 13 . 1b1

 3 .e4 d7 4 g3 e6= Wies eter center and Blacks dued pawn give Wite enug fr e pawn ut n ad vantage cnsdering te weakness n a4 3d2c5. 13. ..

d8·e8

r 3..d7  42 e8 transpsng 14. 3-d2 15. d2xc4 16. c2-a2

�e6-d �dxa4

 6e4 Vuckvc-utvsky, Mscw ert 20 I I )  6.xc4N  7 xc4 e 8.x7 c6 9.xc7 e4 20.   8 2  .x8 8 22.3 c2 23 . 2 d3 24 c6 x2 25xa a4 and after trading rks n  Blacks ad vanced passer suld win a piece. 16.  1. •2-a3

b6-d5

fter  7 d2  I.xa e5 9. 3 e4 20 e2  2  c4 a6 22cxd d7 23 . c xd 24xc7 fa  wuld ater pay Wte ut its cse t even

84

a4c6N

e acual game cntinued  7 .. ?  .3 c6? 9.2? 9d2! was winning) 9 ..c2 20 .c4 4 2  .a2 c3 22 xc6 xa2 and Back eveuay 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

�h4-3 c4-e5 �3xe5 �e5-3 e3-e4 2-3

ee6 �xe5

 e8-d d5-e 65

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W  

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   f   

is psitn is mre r less eual. Wite's isp pair and etter center suld rugy set Blacks exra passed) pawn.

Chaptr 7  G   No-Exh i

GI813 1)

Game 75  Shedtoy • JuUr Ac Wchn 20  0  I  )

1 gH 2. d2d4 3 c2c4 4. b1c 5. �c1g5 6 c4xd5 7 xg5

g86 g7g6 �8g7 d7d5 6e4 e4xg5 e7e6

 exceen alternative, recmmended y Delcev and Agrest, is 7 .. 00 8. e3 e6 f exd is simila t te next nte)  c6 .dc6 xc6 I Oe3 e   d ( case f   .dxe xe 1 2eZ x+ 1 3. xf �e6 1 4.0-0 a 1 5.c2 :a 1 6:fd  :f Blacks active isp pair ad te pin n te c-le are full vue fr te pa)   .e4 1 2.xe4 f  3 .c3  1 4:c   a e treats f xa2 ad . xd plus e isp pair ad lead in develpment ensure tat Black is nt wrse despite is temprary twpawn decit.

.a+ c6 8 ... �d7 3  xg  x7 xd   . xa8 00 1 2e3 e 1 3 :c  exd  4.7 c6 J .e2 x2  6:xc6 xc6 1 7. xc6 d4 I f dxe3  g3 a+ 20eZ dZ+ 2 I  x+ Zg4 e=) dxc6 xc6  O. d7    *6 12 dZ xd4 1 3 0-0 -0 c6 1 4xd4 :d  5.e3 e 1 6e  exd4  7exd4+ f .d xd . . .d7!) 1:xd5 :xd .e7+ xe7 Z.xd+ e6 2Z.x6 ax6 is a well-kwn dawing line fr Wite, ut Back can vary as nted. 8



76

Als saisfacry is  .. exd .e3+  u te text is simpler. 9 g5

3 exd 0 . e3+   Of 0-0   e3 c 1 2.dxc5 d 1 3exd xd4 14 xd4 xd4  5 0- 00 c6  6fd5 xc  7 e 6 18x6 ax6 1 . c4 e=) 10 ..    .f c 1 2.dxc5 d 1 3d2 a6=. 9 .

e&xd5

8. d1d2

.f exd  d6 I Oa3 0-0   e3 c6 12 . e2 a 1 35 c is line is wrse fr Wie tan e game, as dZ is mre useful ta ... 6

10. e2e

Wte culd and peraps suld) play I O4 as Black culd prevent tis y 85

h Kaum i  Bac

I 0 . 5 Fr  O.4 0-0   e3 see te nxt 10.  11. �1·e2

0·0

  .4 c6 1 2.�e2 �e6  3 .0-0 d7 1 4.fc   5 a4 6 1 6a1 f6= e isp pair sets e weak pawn n c6. 1 1 . ..

a7a5

   c6 1 20 0 d6 is as kay, ut  wned t rue u 1 24 and te minr iy attack 12. b2b

Nw te minrity attck is lss ective u its rd  suggst a ettr pln fr Wite. 12.  1. 00 14. a2a

c7·c ·e8

Blck aving t isp pair  wuld pre fr is cncs. 15. e5

*B7?

   e6 fllwed y .d7 ws eua iming fr ...  f6 is unreasnale Nr mlly  wuld stp te scr ere as  remaining mves are nt tmatic, ut s 've anayzed e game trugly  give my anaysis 1. 17. 18. 1 9.

�e2 24 2c2 1·

�8? b87 78 cc5?

 suld admit my earlier mistake y paying  9.. g8 ut Wit is already clearly etter. 20. c·b5

20.g3. 20 . ... c5x4 21. ex4 b8 22. a1·c1 ?

22.af!± 22. .. �c87 2. c2c5?? 8e 24. csc

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24  �xe5 25 fxe5 c8 26 .2 xc   27.xc �x 28.�x5 xd4 29.3 5. 25 �d3xb5 2 cd 27 c3b2

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30 ..e6. 3 45? 32 33 33. e2h5 3 h5+ 35. xh+ 3 3x5 37. 57+ 38. 7xb7 39. h 40. b7f7 4. 7xf

7 5 e7xe5 7f8 e7 c7xb5 e7d 7xd4+ d&c b5d d8xf

Game 76

0 v,Pavel Kv,e:der Sch u,   1    )  d2d4 2 c2c4 3. c3 4. H3 5. �c5 6. 54

8f 7 d7d5 87 fe4

s is less cmmn an 6�4 r 6cxd5 u  is plyed y sme p play ers s e advised  ake i seriusly 6  4 (is dea s mre ppul wiu e ncusn f 4f3 g7) 6  xc3 7xc3 dxc4 8a4 (afer 8e3  94 c6  O  e2 6 Wie as far cmpensa n fr e pawn u n advnage Black n develp s rk y  . 7d7) 8  d7 9 .xc4 6 Oe3 6 l  .  3 �xf 12.xf 00 13.¢e2 c6 1 4d 1   5.4 e6 1 6c  8 17c4 c 8dxc5 7 J9cx6 x6, and e expsed wie kng and is spli ueensde pwns gve Black fu cmpen san fr e pwn

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9 c4xd5 0 ·e2

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19  xa xa 20 00 . Black's isp pi nd mre acive rk me n se e duled k pawns. 9 20 2 22 23 24

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26x7 ? � 2 

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Game 77  GgoGoge Gabe M,o Sevag

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2-4 c2-c4 b1-c3 1-3

 7- 7-5

.�f �g7  e3 0-0 6  3 transpses t tegme 4  5 c1-4  e2-e3 7 4xc5

8�e xe 9xe xc3  Oxc3 a   .d f6  2f3 c6  3 d+ g7  4d2 dN I 2 g=

�-7 0-0 c7c5 l-e4

7 .. a s als kay ut ere s muc mre ery yu wuld ave  learn

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x5 3-4 b2xc3 �-c4

-as e4xc3 7xc5 e7-e5

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5xe �c4xe 4xe e1 ' -b3 1 h2-h3 -h2 'b3-b

�cxe c5xe �7xc3+ 7xe as-a&+ �c3 a- -3

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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lB6 76 75 f87 oo 5c4

Black suld take advantage f We flre t defend s c4 pawn y e2-e3

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J 3e2 c6  4.0-0 x2N J   e  6.x2 xc4  7 .x7 xe3 J . fxe3 d2  93 c6 20c7 d8 2  xc6 c2 d xa2= 3. 

lb87

J3...c6 d (4.e2 x2 J   e anspses  te game

Chape 7  Gd De De  Noxh Noxh  i

14  • I  g d7  6 c6 17 4 4 cx 1 8 x• e8 1 9fd a6= a6= B•c B•ck k muc ee p•w ucue oe   feo kg kg   c3e2

14fd c6 1•4 f4 6e2  • •d moe pea• fo We o  pefe e I 3   c6 oue o ue o apoe apoe o e game    5  7 8 9 20 2 22 23 2

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cb bxb2 b2xb7 b2xb 7 f2xe3 e2·c3 b7c7 c7xc c35 2 5f+?

e5xb2 e5xb2 7·e5 e5xc c4xe3 c4xe3 82 8 2 c7·c 23 3xe3 e3a3 a8e8

24g2 24g2 e6= e6= 2 25 2 27 28 28 29 30

 cxf fc cc7 2  2 f2xa2 23

h5xf e8e5 87 e5a5 a3xa2 a5xa2+

30 3 c7·a7 32 e·e5 33 e5·e 3 a7xh7 35 h7·a7 3 32 37 a7·a 38 38 h2h 39 w2h2 0 wh22  w2h2 2 axe 3 e·e3

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O Wg Ye  Yoveo,D

Nnn Nnn   ( 

  2· 2 c2c 3  bc3  c·f c·f 5 e2e3

8 7 75 87 87 00

  a g•m g•m  u • e game ow ow   oy a empo•y oe  c4x5 7 c3x5 c3x 5 8 fxc7

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a7·a5 a5·a 78 f7xe aa3 a2a e e8e7 e7·7 7e7 e77 7c7 c7b7

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8 . c6 9.2 �g4 I O. O.  c8 is a wild lin wic unfrtunatly sms 10 win fr Wit Wi t wt w t crrct lay. 9. 1xa6 1 0 d13 1 1  g1x3 g1x3

•d5xg2 g2x3 bxa& bxa&

Black's is air cmnsats fr Wit's ttr awn structur and cntr cntrl. 12 a11

6

is ks dd ut it ks t knigt ut f  5  ks n t ti tin nss f .  7 r  a6 r ... g4 and rars rars   andd .7- an . 7-66 r ...7-5. ... 7-5. 13 h1g1

1 3 .2 .2 aN 1 4.c5 4.c5 �a6+ �a6+  5 d2 d2 �7 1 6.2 6. 2 �a6+ � a6+ draws draws y y rtitn rtitn 13  14 12

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s is sngr tan t gam cntinua tin 14  ac8 ac 8 atug a tug tat dw farl farlyy asiy,  sw 14... 14... ac8 I  . gd  f7 f7 16.�a5  17 17 c ( 1 7 . c7 rats)  7 ... ... 5 I . . dc dc  xd4 1 9 xd4 xc5 xc5 92

15 13 1 3 16 d4x5

5 5 a88=

Wit must rturn t aw aftr wic t is air fully sts Blacks inf inf rir awn awn structur structur  16 .  fx5 x5 1 7 g5   1 8 .c5 6 1 9 c8 c8 20gc  7 7 is as as ua ual.l. Game  D NguyenNgoc uongson oB

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GI 3 . .   (D83)

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20xc5 20 xc5   2  . xc8+ xc8 xc8 22 .�4 .�4 f7 23�c5 f 24.�xa7 g5 (s Wt as wn a aw, ut t is air n is  is n sitin suld s uld daw daw fairy fairy as ily) 25. 25 .33 6 26.8 26. 8 f4 27  d3 d3 fx3 fx3 28.f 28 .fx3 x3 5 29.4 29 .4 g6 30 .a4 g4 3 J f4 4 32.5 a 33.6 Ld4 34.7  35xd4 g3 36.g3 3 37.g4 xg4 38 .d6 �d �d  3 9.c3 8 40.4 40. 4 ax4+ 4  x4 x4 2 4 2�x2 x7 draw draw agrd

 d2d4 2 24 3 . b13 4 14 5 23

g86 gg& dd5 J8g

Af Afr  . c   6.�g5 6.�g 5 (6.�d2 c5 73 7 3 cxd4 8.xd4 8. xd4 dxc 4 9.d5 00 IO . .xc4 xc4 d7   .f .f3 a6  2 .a4 .a4 5 1 3 .ax5 .ax5 6) 6 ... 6 7 .�4 .�4 c5 83 cxd4 9.xd5 c6 I O.xd4 O.xd4 �6 �6 Black  r r gain t awn wit an advantag in d vlmnt r awn structur. 5 

00

5 .c is ftn layd and rcm mndd ut it is safr t lay tis ny

Chptr 7  Grntd   NnExhan NnExhan n

er Wie as plyed t e2-e3 ad   , t vid vid dageus ies ased  a latee2 &. a1c1

 te evet f 6.3 c 7cxd5 (r 7 .dc .dc d7 8cxd5 xc 9.4 6 I O.d    .g3 .g3 a 1 23 23 xg3 xg3 1 3.g3 3.g3 c7 c7 d Blck s mre t eug cmpesati f te pwn wi s isp pi, ee devepmet, me acive uee, ad safe kig) ki g) 7 . cxd4 8exd4 d7 9 .e2 6 IO .  e6   d6 fd fd 2 .g3 g3 xd4 xd4 1 3.ge2 3.ge2 c  4.0-0 4.0 -0 xd6, Wie Wie ca ca ly ly wi wi s pa ack a e cst f slvig  Bcks prlems. 6. ...

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8. f3g5

Tis leads t a lg frced seuece, ut Black as  ule euaiig. 8. ... 9. e3e4 10. e4x5 1 1 . f4 f4xg xg5 5

e&5 e&5 76 6xg5 6x5 6x5

   . .   is a decet alerati alerative. ve. 1 2. f1xc4 1 3 . c4b3 c4b3

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7 3 3 c! (grdmaster Kudri payed 7 .. 6 agaist me d drew, u  ik Wte ca keep a edge i tat lie wi eact play) 8.x7 6 6 9.x6 a6 I O. ( I Od Odc c xc xc I  . dxc4 xc4 rasps raspses) es) I O . . . dxc4 xc4   dxc dxc xc xc 1 2.g d d 1 3.xd 3. xd xd 14 . xc4 xc4 x4 1 5 .exf .exf44 x2 x2 1 6.c2 6.c 2 d4 d4  Blac Blackk is smew etter, mily ecause e lck te wite isp isp y ... e7-e e7 -e66 c lck e e Wite cat d e  e same.

14. 45

1 4.e2 a  5a3 a4 16 . a2 a a 1 7 .d .d 2   5 1 8 .e3 e3 e6  9 00 e7=. e7=. Wites islai is estried ad ude pessure ad is pieces ae  well placed t attack. His ly rump is te isp pair. 1 4. .. 15. 00

c64 W87

I 1 6.3 xc3 xc3 1 7. xc3 xd 18 .xe7 fe8 1 9.c4 xc4 xc4 wit euality. 1 6 . 1e1

16 e3 x3 1 7 x3 xc3 xc3 18  x6 6  9xc3 9xc3 fd8 fd8= =



he he Kufa Kufa o o foBa . .. 7. h2·h4

f8e8

Tis dsn wrk ut wll s Wit sud pray av jus gn fr  ua ualiz lizin ingg 1 6�3 lin lin 7. .. 8 h4h5 9. xh5 xh5

a88 gxh5 •7f5

Wit wil ls  d-pawn fr inad uat cmpnsain. 20. 2 . 22. 23. 24. 25. 2. 27.

b3 h5h4 h5h4 c3e4 cc5 xe2 'h4g3 e2f3 'g3f4

b&x5 l5· c7·c& 4e2+ •f5xe4 'e4g e4g 83

n t acual gam Black nw payd 27  d7?!  d7?! aftr wc 28a wuld av uaizd Hwvr Wit payd 28  4? 4 ? !  rmaining rmaining a pawn dwn and lst a ng ndgam 27. ..

e7e

GI S  S (97)

Game 7. 0 Sovd Gata



Ph Phad ade eph phia ia,, 2 0 1 0 ( 5)

  24 lg8· 2. c2c4 g7g 7·5 3 bc3 f8·g7 4. lgf3 5 'b3 b3 5xc4 . b3x4 0·0 a7a 7. e2e4

Ts t Hungian Varian is praly  nly n f many dfnss ta ual izs in is dangrus Russian ystm.  was campind frm t at sixtis  wards y Hugarian grandmastrs l ndras drjan szl rczay and l i altug lxandr lk was t paric f s mv H ady adptd i fr Wrd War    a Wrl Wrldd ampinsp ampi nsp gam agast uw. 8. e4e5

r 8  3  9 .  5 tras trasps psing ing 8. . 9. 'c4b3 c4b3

b7b5 l7

j j j

Wit as nly  isp pair fr  pawn pawn s  is alf a pawn dwn wut cmpnsain. 94

I O.�2 c   .6 d4!N (gr (grd das ast trr  r vidr missd is and lst t

Cpr 7 - Gfd   NoEx li

gradter Mrc nt lng ag)  2.exd7 (  2 .ex+ 8  3.e4 6=  4.4 6  5 g5  6g de5  74  I.d  9./c 5 20. c6 2 I .3 wt a draw y ren)  2. xd7 (  2 .. 7 may   tter  3d d7 4 g f6 I x6+ ex6  6.4 e8 I 7.f  I 84 d3 I 9�d  and wit  pas fr te igt and Wite's rk xed  y  g Black is fr cice)  3 .e4 7  4fd2 e  .0-0 d3  6.d  c  a tug Black nly as tw pas fr te gt h large develpment lead tgeter t te dgerus er  cm n. 10  11 13

fx6

 te event f   xe6 8 2 .e4

11

d6

·

  6?, as  ad previusly played against av, is inferir s te knigt is needed t defend te kingside He wn a riliat game. 2 a2a4

b5

 2...xa4 is playale ut nt uite eua  tink. 13 •b3xb4 b8c6 4 b4a3

After 4c5! d6 I . c4 xc  6dc5 g4 Wite must lse te isp pair r a pwn 14

d8-d6



:

 :     '  

6  34 c6 4 . 6 e I .g  e7 Black s in gd sape    .4 f6  2e3 (ater  2.5 x    3.e3 c6 Wite  t lttle cm    n fr s tw- deency if  2a4     6N  35 xd4 4d4 xd4 w�     a4  e+ Black  te ave)  2 ... c6 (  2..d6 als favrs Black) 15 f12  3000 d6 and Back's exa pwn  f nly sligt value ere, ut h attacg   . c4 4  6.3 (  6. c 7   nt erir t Wte's. traspses t I  . c ine)  6...7   .g 6  700 x 8 .xe6+ 8  9 .gx a8 ( 9 . c6 is as ne) 20 c4 c6 2  .e2 fd  te rken Wite kingside and prly paced wite ueen give Black enug fr te pawn r I .c 7  6.c4 4, and already Black is etter s Wtes king is ntssafeafter 7.00x£. 15 MO 16 ac

c6 c8b

9

e fm Ro for Blac 17. - 18. h2-h3 19. f2xe3

f-g4 g4xe3

a

t _j j _j j j j

8.    I 8 : � 8

1 9. ...

g7-h

fter 19 .. 8 Blcks isp pair and etter placed pieces esiy set is pr pwn structure. 2. 3-d1

d5

20 .a=. "d-g3??

2 1 6 b3xb7 hxe3 d1xe3 d5xe3 12 e3-d5 b7-c d5-4 g11 a8-b8 e2-c4 ·

G S (97

Game 7 D v,d Rht,M



Moscow

. 2. 3. 4.

96

4. 5  7

.. "d1 b3 b3xc4 e2-e4

f8g7 d5xc4  7-a

a •  a t jj j j_j j  8   8 1 1 8 1  �  8. f-e2

21. "a3b3

22. 23. 24. 25. 2. 27.

43 dxc4 xc4 �g7 6e4 0-0 7 transpses t te game, as des 7e2 6 8.f3 7.�f4 c6 8  93 a O .d3 e6 1  d  �g4 120-0 4 13.e2 �xf 14.gx c I .dxc fd7=

   l 5)

d2d4 2-c4 b1c3 g3

g8-f g7g d7d5

8.a4?  9 3 c  O dxc e6   a3? 4 1 2x4 c6 3 .3? 8 te treat f ..3 frces Wite t part wi materia e recent fad 8.4 is a serius try ere, ut is wel met y   c 9.dxc d7. Nw I O.4 is met y O  a  Oa3 y I O ... �c6 nd I O.3 r  O.c2 y IO .. .a, in a cases wit ne pay fr Blck. 8.3  9 . e2 transpses t te gme; 8f4  9.xc7 (stem game Euwe lekine Wc m-  2 Neterlands 1 93 5) 9  xc7 IO. xc7  7. 8. ... 9. c4-b3

b7-b5 c7-c5

9 . c6 I Oe e6   .exf6 x3 2fxg7 xg7 13.3 xd4 14.xd

Ct 7  G fd   NonExhn lin xd4 1 5.00 b4 1 6.�3 xb3 is a trstig li but prbably mr cm frtabl fr Wit

16. 00

c8e6

10. 4xc5

1 0 b7 is als playd, but t gam mv is bttr  1 . b3c2



b87

 4i i4

  

�

 

� �" §

§� � �

2 . c e3

1 2.c6 b8 1 3 g5 ( 1 30-0 xc6 1 4.xb5 x4N I x4 d ) 1 3. .xc6  4.x6 fx6 5  3 d 1 6d  x2 1 7x2 a  80 0 b4 1 .d  b Dspit s bad paws lack as all t pay r 12. . 13. a11

a8c8

1 3.c6 c6 1 4d4 d6 I .x6 x6  6. ( 1 60-0 b) 16 ..c7 .b c6=. acks prssur ad bttr dvl pmt fst t bisp par 13. · 14. c35

b5b4

4a4 a I 00 x4  6.x4 xa4= 14. .. 15. e4x5

e6x5 7xc5

16. .

W86N

Prviusly 6 ..  was playd. 17. c1 18. e3x5

W6b8

1 8 c4 fd8 Wt as t bisp pair but  slatd dpaw wi lack s gd surs fr is kigts  c ad d6. Praps Wit is still sigty bttr aftr 1 . fd  . 18. 9. e2xa6 20. c22

67 c8xc5 f88

20  d6 s a gd altratv 2. c xc5 22 a6c4

xc5 e7e6

Hr 22  a4 is s kay 23. f11 24 c4b3

lc5a4

24d4 xd4 2.xd4 b6 26. b3 xd= 24. 25. 26. 27.

.. a4c5 b3c4 c5a4 c4b3 a4c5 2e3

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Te Kama Reoe o Ba

2 7  c daw by epeo 27 28 29 30 31

 c5xb3 e3xb3 ex5 f3·e1 b8- e1-3 7-8 2-3 8-a8

3 1 h 32 h2-h4

9

-a

33 3xb4 3 b3xb4 35. h4-h5 3 -b7 37 3xh4 38 1 x5 39 O1-h2 40 Oh2-3 41 b7-b3

8xb4 axa2 xh5 h5-h4 a8-e8 a2-b1+ •b1-e4 7-5 ·

Chaper  Grnfd xn n tis capter we look at lines were Wite excges pwns immedately (:dS xdS) altog 4. �g7 5cxd5 xd5 wll transpose to tt capter

 

     is slly leds to an excge on c3 wic brings Wites b2 pawn to c3 were it spports te center b is itsf wek. ese lines tend to be more dobleedged tan witt ts excange Wit te wite pawn on c3, Blck alwys replies .. c rigt fter  g7  bt is generlly relctant to excange on d4 witot a ear mo tivtion becase it excanges o te wek Wte cpawn Bck's goal is to force Wite into some concession sc s moving e4e5, taking on c , or geing an arti cially isoted pawn on d for tis Black mst pt is pwn on c4 before Wite does so) . n Game 8  we look at alternatives to te obvios S. e most important is S.d2 aiming to recaptre on c3 wit te bisop. Altog it s okay to do tis  prefer to move te kngt to b6 wen it is acked becase ten te move �d2 is simply a wasted tempo it almost lways goes to e3 nyway to defend d4 Wit te extra tempo tis line is simply bad for Black, bt wit it Black gets nearly eal cances st remember after S g 6.e b6 .e3 0-0 8.h3 else .. �g4 wen Wite plays ) to play 8 ...eS! and to meet te bizarre .�b by .. e6. We also look at te eally bizarre sa wic s better tan it looks  recommend S ...g 6.e b6 e basic rle is tat t is okay for te knigt to be driven to b6 f Wite as paid a prce for tis. Now we come to te real Excange Grfeld, Sex3 6bx3 ig

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Tht Kufman Reoie oB/

*        n Gme 82 we consider all the infrequent sevenh moves. The qu  is met by 7  �d7 intending ..0-0, ...c7-cS, 7a6, ...b7b6, and ..�b7 Although Black does not put heavy pressue on White's ceer White pays a prce fo this wih his wander ing queen The move 73 s similarly met by 7�d7 intendng  c7-cS nsead 7.gS is me by the immediate 7  S tying o povoke d4-dS The main move in the game, 7.bS+ is met by 7 .6 80-0 9�e bS Ob3  wih good counteplay n al these sidelines Black is ne n Game 83 we consider unusual eghth moves after 7 S Agains 8.e we pressue the cener by 8..6 9.e3 g Aganst 8h3 pressue on d4 wont work bu after 800 9e6  Oe3 we swtch to an attack on e4 by  Od l l .d ! As fo he game move 8.bS+ we block wth the knight on c6, casle ad play �g4 levng out the pw exchange on d4 Agan all he lines are harmless. Now we come to he important lnes wih �e3 meanng ether 7. S 8e3 as 9d 0-0 O l o Kramnik's prefered order 7e3 S 8  *S 9'd 0-0 O.�

 favor putting direct pressure on the cente wih O .. d8 f Whte just develops we foce dS by l l .e g ad then play  cSc4 before Whie can do so f White ad vances   .dS we play .. e7-e6. These lines ae a bit complicaed and must be sudied 100

Cht8-GdExh

fu Points to ememe ... 6 is often  good moe . 5-4 as  pa sie s sometimes ile d often the a2 pan eomes  tget. ee Game 8.4  didn't d  adatge fo White ut this is  itial line d Wte might et nd some g. The next fou gmes all ftue the so-lled Moden hange' aition mening   :bt 0-0 9ie2 Games 85 86 d 8.7 all featue the popula seuene 9  IOd 'H .id (   d2 leads to an endgae hh is oeed in Game 5) I .' 12.0-0 Ths s a the dangeous (fo Bla) gamit  White hose ompensation fo the pa is athe oous (seeal tempi and an exta pan n the ente) The usu moe hee (eommended  uh) is 1 2. �g4 afte hh White geneal egains hs pa nd Ba hs to pl peisel to eah an endgame that he an da. nstead  go fo the seondmost popua moe 12 ..b6 hih intends to hold the pa at least fo a hile. fte 3.' ib7 Whte an foe a immediate epettion ut fe plaes il hoose  gmit s White just to foe a ui da at the st oppotunit. n Games 8 .5 d 8 .6  gie to easonale ontin uatons fo Bla hh appea to eualize though the  omplex ad ti. n Game 8.7  gie the geed 3  in ase ou ant alo the epetition da But m pefeed option gien in Game 8.8 is the same line as eommended  Delhe and gest namel 9 �6 IOd �eS �e  2d2 e6 1 3.f4 i7! hih pe ents the nomall desiale 4.4 Thee ae some sa lines hee ut it seems that Bla an hold the alane. No e ome to the old a of plaing the Exhange Vaiation hih has again eome the main line. This is 7. 8e2 6 9ie3 0-0 100-0 n Game 89  gie m seond-sting defense J.e6 hih ims to estain the White dpan ad also gies the ueen the suae e7 hee it is less sujet to aa than on 7. till  pefe I O' 7 tt:t b6 (Game 8  0)  pimail eause e ma a to pla a late ...e7-e5 ithout the loss ofa tempo. ome of the esultant positions (afte  e7e5 and d4d5) ae ealuated s good fo White  the omputes   dont ust ompute ealuations muh in highl loed positions suh as these. Comput es loe poteted passed pans ut hen the ae seuel loaded  a night te aent muh of an asset t e ast moment  deided to nlude oeage of the I O b6 gamit lne as a thid a option. That as Gfeld guu Pete e's hoie agaist Wold Nume I agnus Calsen just das efoe nishing the oo. t this tig m analsis ind ates that it ma e the est hoie of all fo Bla sie the gamit seems uite sound f aepted hile if t is delined Bla has the hoie tsposing to I O  . 7 o am g stead fo ...e7 -e6 ad ...e7 hh is poal a it ette ee Game 8. 1 I 

101

t Kufm oforB

 2 (8) Game 81  Evdoov,d  Sv,Pt hi U, 200 ) 1. 2. 3. 4.

d2d4 c2-c4 1-c3 c4xd5

g-6 g7-g6 d7d5 f6xd5

5 c1-d2

) S.a4 (shot Nadanians speccu la discovey) S  �g7 6.e4 b6 7e3 00 8. g4 ad now

10-0 xa6 6xa6 c8 17e2 Axd4 is eual both sides have bad pawns and he piece placement is about even 2) 9e2 c6 OdS e S   xeS xe2 1 2.xe2 xa4 1 34 e6 1 4.dxe6 xeS I S .ex Ax 1 6xe h4 7. Ax 8.x xe4 19e2 b4 20d2 h4 2 1 .g3 e4 22 xb2 23 .xb2 A 24.g  e3 2Sg2  esus in a daw by pepeual check B)  Sb3 xc3 6bxc3 g7 7f3 00 8..a3 b6 9.e3 cS Oe2 c6 1 1 0-0 aS 1 2.c2 (ate 1 2 .bS d7 1 3a6 c7 Whites pieces ae a bit misplaced) I c7 13ac b7 1 4c4 e6 I SdxcS bxcS with ough euality 

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

  

 8 

8 8 8 8 

Asd1grm

Whites knight is bete paced than Blacks but Backs bishops ae bee placed than Whtes Ass dgm

 I ) 9   c  c6 O.xb7 b8   .�a6 b4  cS x3 1 3 gx3 �xd4! 14xd4 (ae 14.e2 Ad I S.b3 xcS 1 6.xc c6 1 7 Ac  d4 18.e3 eS the outposted knight osets the bishop pai) 4  d8 10

5.  &. e2e4

-g7 d5b6

 good altenative is 6 ...xc3 7 .xc3 0-0 8.3 (8d2 cS 9d e6 Oxg7 xg7 1  c4d7  2e2 6 ad i 1 2.d6 then I h4 is a good eply) 8 ...g4 9e2 cS I O.dS e6 1 1 .0-0 exdS

Captr 8  Gft W Ex

1 2exdS d6=. The whte dpaw is pssed but isolated, and Black ims fo a night vs. bd bishop edge. 7 d2e3

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.iA" R� jjj jjj 4 j Ass dgrm

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    w

8 h2h3

)   bS (this bie but stong move ms to povoke 8 . a6 9 . e2 as in some viations the loss of potection fo he ight b the a7 pawn is impo) 8 .. e6 9ge2 (9. g4 IO . e2 ansposes to the 8.f3 line wih each side having lost a tempo} 9  c6 IO .d c4   .�xc4 xc4 1 2 0-0 d7 1 3.d2 aS 14.fd fd This is a compute impovemen ove 14  ad8 which was eual in Wang Yue-Csen Medis 20  0, won b Back. Pesumab he idea is o etain the bishop pai if White plas h6 now o late the wa Back is ne B) 8 g4 9 .e2 c6 I O.dS x   gx (I x eS 1 2e2 ec4 1 3 c c6 1 4.dc6 bxc6 1 .c2 d4 1 60-0 fd8 1 7.a4 c)    a 12 d4 d6 I 3Lg7 xg7 1 4d2 f6 I Sb3 ad=; C) 8  e2 c6 9.dS (9 g4 ans poses to the 8. line) 9  eS IO ..d4 cS!   .xcS (   .dxc6 xc6 12 . xg7 xg7)   ..ec4

1 2  xc4 (  2.b3 xb2!=; noe th this would be bad with Blacks a-pa on a6. This shows the point of the   bS move) 12 . .xc4 13.b3 xb2 14 xb2 c 7 I S b4 aS 1 6ge2 b4 17xb4 fSN (17d6=; 17..g4=; 1 7  b6!N also favos Black) 1 8.0-0 fxe 1 9ac  f 20a4 eS. With two bishops fo two knights in a ve open position Black cn aod to lose his b7 o e4 paw and stil have enough compen tion White is unlikel to hang on to both ofhis isolated pawns fo ong; D) 8. f4 c6 9.dS a IO  d4 eS   ..xeS xeS 1 2fxeS h4 1 3 g3 e7 I 4d4 d8 I S.b4 ac4 with euai 8 

e7-e5

8 ... is often plaed ( plaed it once m sel but infeio

j       n w 103

Ttufman oirt for Ba

9. d4xe5

9.f3 exd4  O  xd4 c6 or ( 1 0..e7=)   xg7 xg7  b xd   13 xd  (ayloNav•ra •y Msiysk 2009) 1 3. ..b4!N 14 . 3 a6  S . e2 c6  60-0 e6= 9dS c6 I Ob3 cdS   .exdS 6 12. e4 13g c3 14.bxc3 e I S.d6 e6  6.d I h6 1 7.h4 b8 is lso eual. 9. ... . d-c

ig7xe5

 Of3 xc3   .bxc3 xd   12.xd e 13 d3 e6 1 4c2 c4 I Sd2 xd3 1 6xd3 c6= The bisop is  td better thn the knight with opsing majorities but Blck hs he beter pw strucure. 1. _

8-c6

 0 . e7N should also eu•lize 11 1. 13 14.

g1-3 fe cb -

e5g7 c6b4 d8e7 �c8e6

5.  6. b1-c 7 c3b5

-c6 fB-eB

 7 .d  a6   d3 d 9 d7 20f4 ed8 2 1 e 1 d4 2 2. xd4 xd4 23.eS cS 24xe6 xe6 2SgS e7 26.e6 xgS 27 exd7 xd7= l though Black h•s only • p•w for the ex ch•nge his powerfu nchored bishop and he presence of the mjor pieces give him enough compensaion 17.  18 b5-c3

a7a6

I .cS .b3! (probbly White missed this when he pyed 17bS) 9.xb3 xcS 20.xc7 S 2 1 .b4 xc7 22 . xS xe4 8. 9  1 .

..

.

iexc4 ie3-g5 f3xd4 d4-3?

ie6-c4 b6xc4 c6-d4 e7xg5

  ad  eS=. . ... 3. f-e

g5-e7 c7-c6

t

  

 

!!

  

t

 

!  ! §[ w



 

! 

 !  w

15 aa3

I S c  c6 16 bS : 1 7.cS f6 1 8bd4 d7 19 . d a4= 104

Bl•cks bishop is superior to Whites knighs

 8  Gnfd ExnF 4. 5 6 7 8. 9. 3. 31.

n his game  eamine  he unusu moves p•ed hee o the moe egu moves 7 and 7  c4 see Games 

3-d c4xd xd la8-d8 d-c e7-c5 a1-c1 a6-a5 •c-e c5-g5 1d1 d8xd1 e1xd1 ig7xc3 bx3 g5-c5

7 f-b5+

l•ck now wns  pwn. 3. e-3 33. ld1d7 3 %d7·d8+ 35. 3-e3 3. ld8-d7 37. g1-h? 38. 'e3f4 39. d7xe7 4. e4·e5 41. 4d4

c5xa3 e8e7 ¢g8g7 e7·e5 b7-b5 Wa3·c5 e5-e7 Wc5xe7 a5-a4 c6-c5

(DS)  Vto .JV

Game 82

 Wch-en 20 0 (7)

1 . d-d4 . c-c4 3. bc3 4. c4xd5 5. e-e4 6. bxc3

-

g86 g7-g6 d7-d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 J8-g7

) 7 a4 d7 (in 2007  p•ed 7  d7 gains M ina Kush nd go io oube bu somehow  won) 8 00 9  gS cS O  c ( I O:d  c7 e2 6 1 2d d7 1 .c2 S I 1 4d2 4  b c7 1 6.c4 e S 
 8. b5-a4 9 g1e

c7-c6 - b7-b5

 also ike 9 ...e 1  a4-b3

a7a5

OS

tufmoi for B

     .

9f4 xf4 20xf4 gS 2g3 b2  th wht tck is   Bck hs th iittiv 9.  c6xd5 . h5xg6 nxg6  'ch6+?

c thr is o tck th chck shou hv b hl i rsrv . �c-e3

 th vt of  1 00 /7 12  g5 4  c2 b6 4  c f6 1 5 h 6 S 6 xg7 xg7  7h3 6 Blck sts bt u to th c4 outpost for bshop or kight  hs much mo mobi bishop so ftr    6  2xb5 cxbS  3 0-0 c6 4  3 4 Blck s b with is of  c65-c4 or  b4 l yss by grs . . 3 4 5  6 . 7. 8.

 h-h4 b3c d e3h6 �h6xg7 h4-h5 c-d3



b8·d7 a5a4 d7-b6 b6-c4 e7e5 g8xg7 Wd8e7 �c8-e6

                  9. d4-d5?

06

   . e4xd5

g7-g8

  8 

 

8� C8 8



Hr  rw ws gr hough Bck is cry br fr 22  Wht's t ck hs fi hs kig is i h ctr  his qus pws r civly l h sot from ch ohr Curi ousy th wo pyrs i this gm    up i fo  s pc (og with o ohr grmstr) wth Viss tk g rst   sco o ibr pots Phps s wou hv wo ths Wo ior Chmpioship if h h ot gr o  rw h  (DS) XJ  ge

Game 83

Ng 201  2)

. d-d4  c-c4

g8-6 g7g6

t 8   Ex 3 b-c3 4. 4xd5 5. e-e4 6. bx3 7. g-3

d7-d5 f&xdS d5xc3 8-g7 c7-c5

from h  my dtbs) 1 2�c4+ (  xfS •5+ 1 3�d2 x du to th pssu o d4 Bck is br) 1 2h8 135 bS 14 b3  1 5 00 /xb3 1 6b3 �b7 d Wht hs lil com psio for th bishop pir 8. ... 9. 

  

£ 

  - 

b8c -

9  cxd4 rst hs b mo popul h Wht my hv  microscopic dg Now th txt is ctchig o s Blck d ot f th cptur o cS s w shll s . c-e3

c8-g4

 this gm w look  Whts uusu•l ighth movs 8 fb5+

hs s ot  promsig  Wt hst wo  sig grdmstr lvl gm i this vrito for twlv ys   2? (rdy tr this Whit hs o chc for  th slightst dg) 8 c6 d ow } 9d5 xc3+ I Od2     x I d4 I xd4 cxd4  3xd4 00  h6 S+  S f f6 6 xf xf8 Whts  ctr pw dost uit mk up for his loss of cstlig rights d th dcuy h wll hv d vlopig his rook; B) 9  3 g4 I OS (usully i th Grfd wh Whit is forcd to py his h is wors s his d-pw bcoms bckwrd) I 0  00  1 00 S 12h3 cxd4 1 3cxd4  6 4d2 dSN  Wht hs litt compstio for th bckwd d-pw d th rsut out post for Blck o dS 8h3 0-0 9�2 c6 IO�3 cxd4 I cxd4 fS (lck scord 8 out of 1 0

. d4xc5

  dS S I �2 xf3 13 x3 xf3 4 xf3   S :c  c4 6 2 c8= h wk Whit pws o •2 d c3 ost his xtr ctr pw    

Wd8-c7

I xc3   c 1 .g7 13h3 xN 14xd4= . 3 4. 5. 6. 7.

b5xc6 'd-c gx3 f-d ld·d5 -d

c7xc6 g43 7-5 l87 a8-f8 f5xe4

07

e Kaufm Rq for Ba

 8. cxe4 9. •e4xe  eh4

nxt3 f3-f

. g-3

 ..

c6-e6

Thr ws othig wrog wth rgig th pw by 20�xc3= 1 . c3c4

e&-e4

 th gm Blck plyd o rgi hs pw by 22  6 but ft 23 4 x2 24d7 h hd to ght for h drw succssful h tx qus s th iso lo of v wht pws surly osts ts o pw ld i mtril (D85)  tSpke  G,J

Game 8.4

GemnyBndeiga 2   / ()

dd4 c-c4 b1-c3 c4xd5 5. ee4 6. bxc3 1. . 3. 4.

108

 

c-c5

8 ic1-e3

Ths vrio s vry populr rctly wih sog gdmsrs

g76

Bttr d qu ws 2 1  �5 prvt ig :d6 whil kpig  y o h2  . h4-g3

7 �3 c5   c  (Krmiks pfrrd movord) 8  5 9 d2 00 O trsposs

g86 g7g6 d7d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 f8g

8. .. 9 d1d

d8a5

9d2 d ow ) 9  cxd4 is sob lrtiv to cstlg t voids h dw giv bow but  cosidr csg to b th mor corc mov  Oc4 (I Ocxd4 c6   d5 d4 1 2c �d7  3 �d3 �4 14g4 �d7 ISd  drw by rpt io)

*



. .. .

ASs dgm

t 8  G fd Ex  d 8 ( I ..dx3? !   .xS xc3+ 2 �xaS  3.x3 ws ronian utosky Ningbo Wch 20 I I  Black hs o bishops  paw nd som threts gnst th xposd whit king for his ueen but it wsn't enough and Black lost. The computrs consider ts sacrice unsound)   .cxd fS  2 b fxe  3 .�2 00  .00 �e I S.b7 �dS  .b5 c  7 .d2 e= though Bck hs one more isolated pwn th Whte hs pieces re cti nd centrl ed; B) 9 .. �d7 ?! d now B  )  .b3 c3+   .d2 b2  2 .�c   c3+  3�d2 was  uick aw by repetition plyed in hulman Dominguez Prez ubbock 20 I I  2)  0.�e2 xc3   c b2  2.c2 b  3 .xc5 c  .c b2  5. d5 d is also eu B3) but I c I ! is  correct nd strong pw scric ccording to Komodo. 9. ...  ac  d4d5

- f8d8

  2 g  2 .d5 c  3 .00 d7  .h3  I S. x bS  .fd a3= Bck's mobi ueenside mjority d pessure on Whit 's two wea ps o set the bishop pir.  ..   e3g5

e7e6

 2. 2 exdS  3.exd5 b S!  . c5 b7  5c xd2+  .xd2 bxc  7 xc xdS=  2c xd2+  3.xd2 b  . e2   5 00 b  . 3 a2  7 .c2 c3 I . exdS  9 cxd5 ?! (  9 .exd5 fS 20 cc  c=) 9   20. fc 

e2+ 2 I xe2 Le2. With the bishop pir in  wde open position nd no bad paws or pieces Bck is better



. 

  

 

B

    B �  B B  � 

3  g5f4

 3c xd2+  .xd2 e I S. e2 d7 .�e3 exdS 7.exdS S=. 3�3 c . d3 (  e2 exdS  5 exd5 c  .d I e7 7 . xc  transposs)  .. xd5  5 .exd5 c! �xc  7.d 7 8dxe!? (8.00 xdS 9.e2 h8=)  8 ...xd2 9.xd2 xc3 (9.. f5! ? 20d3 e= if you wish to aoid an immedite draw) 20.b3 c + 2  .d  c 3+ 2 2e2. This was Potkinider Moscow chRU 20 I 0 and ashikianCornette ixesBains Ech 20 I I  White aoided the drawng 22d2 in both games but both were drwn nyway With  rook nd bishop nd bishop par for the ueen White is the euilent of  pwn down but his strong passer eens the chnces. idler played 22 .. .a5 Corne chs 22 .. b nd the computer likes 22 . aS 23 .d3 fS=. 3. ... 4 c3c4

*5-a4

09

Th m Ro o Bl

erniely  c2 c2 I Sc2 edS 1 edS f 17 b2 �e  8 c �f3  9 e8+N 20�e2  2 1  d7 22b fS 23hS e ies el y Bcks bee pwn scre nd he ele pn compense for he bishop par 4 5 6 7 8 9

.

 e4xd5 �f-e  d-e3 e3x5

e6xd5 b8-a6 a6-b4 4xa ic8-f5

�

 l

 n 9 

   � �lll w b4-a6

his is  compue mpoemen oer he c me whch conned 9  d5 ? 20 cdS e2 2  fe ? (2 1 �c7 d7 22d±) 2    2 b ? (22  d5 23  b7 ad8) 23  b3=  b 2 a 2S  b3 b wh  dw by epe ion  "c5-b5

20e7 b2 2 1 ce I e8 22 �c  c   f-e  d5-d6

110

axe e-a

�

 l

  

l

 n

ll n w

Whie seems o he enou compens on for he pece wih hs hres ains he ueen and he b7 paw o e  draw bsed on he followin anlyss houh hs is f from cen  3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 3



a3 "b5xb7 a6-b4 e-e7 g e7x7 if5-e6 c-e a8b8 "b7-e4 a3-d3 e4xe6+ g8xh7 e6xf6 "d35 f6-h4+ "f5-h5 "4-f6 "h55

Game 8.5

G 4 4 (D85)

WePete  MN  1988



  3 4

d-d4 g-f3 c-c4 bc3 5 c4xd5 6 e-e4 7 bxc3 8 ab 9 if-e

g8-f6 g7-g6 if8g7 d7-d5 fd5 d5xc3 c75  c5xd4

Chap8- Gtd Exh

 c3xd4

•d85+

This is safes bu i allows a simple draw f you mus aod a draw choose  e which is analyzed n Erns Niboer beow 4. e-c4 5 c4-b5 6 f-e

*-4 4-

Whe can draw by  c= 6 . 7. cd

K&

. c-d

I d 2 d2+ 12  xd2 b  300 b7 1 d5 �a S . xa xa 1 . e3   7.e5 f 8 . c  ad8 1 9d c7 20d exd 2 1 exd (2 1 .3 e 22 . xd f7) 2  ...e.

 

 

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8c8

  [

  7. 

/[ w e7-e6

Ths s much safer han he mo com mon 17.c2 8 b5a4 Ass dm

Whie's passer is adnced bu rher wek Blck's pieces e we pced. The following moes e anysis by ukh 2b2 cS 23 xg7 xg7 .bfS 2Sd f 2.bS d7 27.   .  . oo 3. dc

*5 b7-b6

3e  a .g5 e8= 3. 

c8b7

 8.e2   9e3 aSN 20 b c 2  e2 c 22 f e8. 8.  9 d4-d5

 b8

9�b3 a3 20.d5 exdS ransposes o he game. 9.  4b3 . e4xd5

e6xd5 aa3

fer 2  .xd5 e7 22 . .g5  Whie has compensaion for he pawn bu per haps no uie enough. I

Th uma Ro o Bac

 . . . f3xd4 3. e-e4

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6. e-e4 7 bxc3

Qc6d4 g7xd4

  

*

d5xc3 -

7 cS is a more precise moe orer

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8. f-e 9. -b  . c3xd4

c7-c5 c5xd4 d8-5+

  X    ·   3. •d-c

k 1 3 . .

£  w d4-c3N

  

*

 

The e s a compue mpoemen oer he acu ame which wen 23  c5 �e  � 2S    2.�b n Whe wen on o win 4. d-g5 5. g5-e7

a3·d6

e 2S  e7 c7 2  c7 c7 Whe acks u compensaion or he pawn 5. . 6. e7-h4 7. h4-e7

 d6-d7 d7-d6

Drw by repeion Eher sie may y bu no aaneously

 3. 4. 5. 6 7.

... �e-c4 c4-b5 f-e c-d

 beee 7  e  i he peious ame is

smpe an proby er bu jus n  somehn urns ou o  on h i  e here he more coon moe  8. de

G 41 4 (85)

c8·b7 -4 a4- - a-c

b8-c&

Game 8.6

Poov,exd  TeovV

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d 1 996 9)

. d-d4  g-3 3. c- 4. bc3 5. c4xd5

12

g8-f6 g7 -g 6

f8-g7 d7-d5 f&xd5

£ I  1  £    w

Caper 8  Gd Exan

2    c 22d3 b2 trasposes to the note to moe 20  9Ac  ? &2 20�c xd 2 1 xd 2�b5 c2 22ec  a2 23�c xc 22xc xd2 23c d7 xd rsposes to the noe to moe I 9 d5 c (2c7 may be een .  a4a6 eter for Bl•ck since ueen t&des faor . •-e3 e side wit a extra exchange) 2 5xc xdS 2 exd5 �d 27 d exd 8xd cS ad wit wo conneced   passers for the exchange Bl&ck should be better 9. b5d3

9   d3·4

•ca

0   b2 2 1 A• bS!N 22  xb5 aS 23d5 e5 xeS xeS 25d3 ( 5  e3 xe2=) 25  c 2  3 c Black's doubled major pieces on e 7t ra mae up for hs isolated a pa

 

0•3N 2 1 d5 d 22xd Ld 23b a 2b5 c 25xe7 a 2d3 xe2 27 xe2 e8 :ed  xe7 29xd bS 30f %c7 is an inter esg attempt o play for a wn as Black ough the whte paws look more enacing tan te black ones her  4-b3

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£££ ]  e7e6

n the actual game Back played 22 5?!, whch allowed te brilliant 23�x+ and White went on to win 23  x g5 + e8 25h3 �xd 2x7 bS 2 7 5 f 2  ed  c2 29g8+ d7 30:d+ xd 3  e+ e8 32 xg+ d7 335+ e8 3e5 c 35e xe5 3 c7+ xc7 37  g+ d7 38c7 xc7 39  e  e5 0  d d   + d Blck resigned The ext shoud eulize 3. d4d5 4 e4xd5

e&xd5

2 x d5 eS 2 S     2x  xd5 2 7xe5 xe5 28e  c= With rook bishop, pwn, and the bishop pir for the ueen, Blck has full mteril euality and a satisfactory po sition although compuers prefer White due to  tendency to oeralue the ueen 113

 Kauman oo Ba

4. 5. d5-d6 6. f3-g5 7. 'e3xb3

c6a5 l8-f8 a5xb3 b7-c6

8 9. f-e

!,

i i 

i

i

LL L 

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8. 9 3 3 3 33.

3

35.

g5x7 e-e7 d6d7 e7xd7 d-e3 ld7x7  b3xb5 bxb5

LLL  lf8xf7 a- c6xd7 b6-b5 a6-a4 lf8x7 'a4xb5 g7c3

 draw s nearly cetn nw

·



�LLL  �w

9. 

c5xd4

he atenaves are 9 ..c6 and 9 .. b6  recmmend the frmer (see ne gme) b nt the latter  c3xd4   . cd  

'd8·a5+ 'a5xa b7-b6

the mves eselly I  . g4 a me ar bt cmter nlyss sys tha  2... b6 s best. 3 •d-c

 (D8)  Et,Spke  Njboe,Fo

Game 8

Gonngn 22 { )

. d-d4 . c4 3. b-c3  4xd5 5. e-e4 6. bxc3 7. gf3 8. la-b

g8-f6 g7-g6 d7d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 -g7 c7c5

hs the M Echange n s amng he ms tesng fWhes ns 

 3 .g5 .b7 4  d3 e6= 3. ..

'ae6

hs avds  qk dr fer nd mre feqen s  3b7

Cptr  GrdExh

14 e4

 e of  4.e  6 I ..d  

7  8 f3·g5

nxe6

8 

b8·a6

1 6.a3 d7N 1 7d 4 Whte has fll pensaton for the pawn bt perhaps no ore th that 14  15 lf1e1

•e6xe4

ter I .x x 16 .x8  1 7.4+ e6  .Ab 6 9 .b3a6 0.  d7 2 1 .e Le 22.xe 7 Whte hs too lttle opensaton for the pawn ns. 15  16 �d·b4

b7

te an also play 1 6.h6 e6 (a nov elty) 1 7. xg7 xg7 8  3 g8 1 9.g5 e7 20g 3 h6  1 xe6 e6 lld 6 23 6 A8 24d g 5 f nd Whte's stong passer gves h enogh opensaton for the paw to ealze. 16 R 17 e1xe6

·e6

 s the ony ontaton that s dan geros for Bla. fter  7 .d ! xd 1 8 .xe7 d 7 1 9.d2 x 20.xd7   2  . x   prefer Blas hes as he has o onneted passers and the bshop  for the exhange. r 7xe6 fxe6  Axe6 d5 1 9Axe7 6 0.xg7 xg7 2 xf+ Ax e3 Ad nd althogh the opter pfers Whte de to the arge derne  g sfety  thn that the sere blade of te een s pawn and the  onneted passers shold gve Bla abot e hnes.

Ths s a opter novelty n the atal gae Bla played 1 8...6 after whh Whte retans hanes for an edge. The gae was ater drawn. 19 g5x6

1 9. e3 7=. 19   �a3

h8

lso
(a6c7

20   ay be an proveent when the poston s eal. 1 (e6xg7

2x xf 22.Le7 e 23. g e4  Blas wel-plaed pees and better pawns flly oset Whtes bshop r 1 R  c1e1

h8xg7

 

t u& Rqoi for Bac

With .�xe7!?N Whie has fl co pensation for the exchange with two song bishops and a ch safer ng  wold avoid this by y sggestion on ove ZO. . 3. 4 5. 6 7. 8.



e7-e6 a38+ a8 b-c g7-g8 c4-b3 8-eB e-e5 c7d5 ce g87 h-h4 h7h5

This line aso recoended by Delchev and grest is y rst choice. There is not so ch yo need to learn here and the line sees to be sond . d4d5

fer I O.�e3?! �g4   . xb7 �x  d4 13cxd4 Ld4 14Ld4 xd4 1 5.0-0 e Blac is beter. The otposed night is early worth oe than he slighy bad bishop The sy etric pawn strcre aso favors nights over bishops Whites sfer ing copensates for the pwn ins b he cannot clai an d vtage G 41 6 (85)

Game 88

 Gajew,Gego  Stov, eEh, 2   (8)

. d-d4 . c<4 3 bc3 4. c4xd5 5. e-e4 6. bxc3 7. g-3 8. lab 9. fe

1 6

g8-6 g7g6 d7d5 f6xd5 d5xc3 g7 c7-c5  b8c6

. ..

c6-e5

ccepting the pwn with  0 Lc3 leds afer   �d �xd 1 xd d4 1 3xd4 cxd4 1 4xd4 to a good endgae for White as w seen  Kasparov-Natsis Malta ol  980 . t3xe5

I  d f 1 .0-0 fxe4 1 3xe4 � 1 4. b6= .  . d-d

g7xe5

Z.b3 c7 13.d �d7 14c4N ( 1 4f4 c4 1 5b4 �d6 1 6xc4 a=) 4  b5 I cxb c4 1 6 .b4 c3 17 .c e6 18de6 �xe6 19a4 d8= and Blac is a pwn down bt has a dnger-

Chaper 8 - Gnfd Exhan

os advaced passed pa ad ch btter coordnated and developed peces so fl copensaton. ter 12.c2 6 1 3.f4 g7 1 4.dx6 xe6 I . Jxb7 a 1 6.  Jab8 1 7Jxb8 Jxb8  .d3 ? ( 1 8. 3N f 1 9. d3 xd3 20 . xd3 Jb2= 18 ..xa2 19.0-0 b 20.e2 c3 2 I .c4  Bac s st a pawn p.  . 3 4

e7e6

1 30-0 exd 1 4exd5 b6 ( 1 4..Je8 s also satsfactory   c4 d6 1 6.h3 Je 1 7b2 xb2 1 8Jxb2 d7 I 9.Ja  4=. Bac prevents a2-a4-a, leavng Wht wth lttle o do. Blac's better bshop copensates for Whte's bloc aded passed pawn.

  j

 j j j j j _

13 

As drm

1 5. .fxe6N ( I  . xe6 1 6Jxb7 b6 1 7 ! N Jfe8 I .b Jed8 1 9.e3 c4 20f ay favor Whte slghtly 1 6.0-0 b6 1 7 .Jbd  g 7 I c4 Jb 1 9e5 b 20 .e2 c4 2 1 e3 J 2 2.g3 a6=. 4.  5. e4xd5

e6xd5 c7a5

e5-c7

s s very natral, etreatng to g7 s obvosly' better. However  don't eve that 1 3 . g7 eazes, becase hte can play c3-c4 and e4-e5 13 .c7 serves to preven c3-c4 so hte can't bld a bg center. t's tre a Bacs ng s a bt weaened, bt te's peces ae no well placed to ex o s weaess. 4 

1 4.c4 a6 I a4 b 1 6.axb5 axb 17xb5 exd 18. c6 Ja6 19 .x d5 Jd6 20. 0-0 f 2 1 .c2 Jxd 22 .ex Jx 23 .c4 d4= 1 4dx6 xd2 I . xd2

6. d5d6

1 6.Jb5 Je8= 16g4Je8= 1 6 b3 Je 1 7. b e4  . d3 Je7= 16 .a3 b6 1 7.b4 xb4 1 8.cxb4 d6  9 .Jbc  Jb 20bxc5 bxc=  117

Tht u Rtoit fo Bl

1 6. f 7 .xb7 6 18 .�c4  19b3 (o 19xb8+ xb 20.g5 �xc3 2  .xf5 4+ .h  b4 23.�3 f6 24g4 �S 25.�c4 �4 26.�3 wth a aw by ptto) 19 ... xb3 20.axb3  2  . S 22. c7 23.g3 hS .xS S 25.3 h4= 16.  17. ic13

Bb8

1 7. b2 �fS (ths mpoves o Pelete Cauaa,Bel 20 1 1 ) I b  bS=; 17.g4b5=; 1 7.� f5  bS a6 1 9.Axa5 xaS 20.g4 7 2 1 . be .b7 • 23 .h3 c6 24�xc6 xc6 25.c4 8=. 17 ..

5

t  



  



 � 

 

8 � 

8 

18 lb1b5

ft I.b c 19.g4 7 20.f5 h4 2  . f .fxg6 hg6 2 3. x+ .x c3 25.xb7 4 26. xc8 xc8 2 7 g5 c6 28x4 cx4 29.2 aS th g s aw bcaus Wht caot w th paw wthout losg th hs ow paw o hs a

W

18  19. b5xc5

18

76

  cas of  9 b3 cN 20.e bS Black ely has the tatve at o cost. Whtesueese peces ae just tagts. 19. . . g1h1 1. 3xc5

5b6 ib6xc5 d8-d7

t     8  

  8 

�



ccog to my scal Black s up  paw Wht has som vagu comp to  th wak ak suaes aou th black kg  th avc pass paw but Wht also has som wak paws. veal he eges pefe Black slghty a  wot sagee.  c5b&? f5e4 3. Wdd4 lb8e8 4 ed1 e8e6

Black plas to etu the exchage fo th pa a the bshop pa to get a e postoal avatage. he actual gam wt 24 ... c6? 25.£5 gxfS 26.c2 e4 27 . b3 h6 28.f6 h7 29.g  g8 30x+ g7 3  .x7 x7 32 . c6 33g 2 34. g6 35.f 4 36.c4 aS 37a3 f6 38.2 a4 39.2 bS? (39 ... S 40.c5 b6 gves Black th btt of a lkly aw) 40c5 b4 4  �4+ x4 42.x4 bxa3 43 .b4 S 44.b6 �4 45  ? (45.c6 x6 46.c7  + 47. c 48.6+ f4 49g3+ g4 SO.g6+ h3 S  xh6+

Ct8   Exh g4 S 27=) 4S  7 46:b4? g2 4?! c6 4:c3  49:c4+ 3 SOb4? :g7 S 1 :b6 e S 2 f g2+ S3e e4  fcg mte, Wte resge  �





  . 

�b6-c7 d4·d �d-b3 �7xd6

  E

Wd7-6 8-dB :e6xd6 :d8xd6

   

8

k8 

d7-d5 f6xd5 d5x3 �8-g7 c7-5 b8·c6 -

  E      §t

 

5. 6. 7. 8.

3 b-3 4. xd5 5. e-e4 6. bx3 7 �-4 8. g-e 9. �-e3  . -



 



{88 



. 

e7-e6

s s my alterate le  cse  0  c7 turs out to ave problems, or just for va rety  prefer to py t mmetely rter t fter IO  c7 I  :c as te uee w ofte go to e7  wc case  O  c7 w be a waste tempo But  ave more fat  te 10  c7   :c b6 le ofte et game   . d  -d

Blck s superor peces, superor pw stucture,   sfer kg G 57 (86)

Game 8.9

Sve,  ZhoJcho n-Mnsys  2  1  ( 3 )



. d·d4 . -

g8-f6 g7-g6

  cS aSN  .b3 b6  3cb6 ab6 4c2 a6  S  f  fc8  Back pas to brg s kgt to c4 wc soul gve m goo compesato for te paw as s peces  be more actve a Wte as more weak paws t Black   :b (   :c  ca beet by I I  e7)   c4 (ts ecge tes to favor Wte, but ere t s playe to avo a ater cS a s juste by te oss of tempo tat :c woul mply) 1 2c4 b6  

The ufmnrore forB

13 .a4 b7  4  (else 14 .. a6 w  a goo move) 1 4aS  S.�3 c8= Black pls a7 a6 a  b7bS   . 3. 4. 5. 6.

 a-c lf-d c3xd4 c4·d3 h·h4

b7b6 c8·b7 c5xd4 -a5 a8-c8

2 9g5 ghS 30hS+ g8 3 1 gS+  32h6+ wou have le to a aw by pepetual check 4 . 5. g ·h 6. ef4

   

1 66 6 1 7h6  6= 6. 7. 8.  9  . . 3.

 e3-g5 e4-e5? ldxc d3·b5 g5·6  d·g5 lcxc6

 J 

h7-h5 d8·d7 c8xc a5-c6 8·c8 g7·8 a7-a6

  .i. 8  8 8

3. ...

a6xb5?

Bete was 23 .. Lc6 24�a6 a 2 S.�3 a2 26.�g6 fg6 27 g6+ g 7 28   f4  29 g5 h7 30Lg7 g7 3h5+ g8 32S eS whe Whies aack is o woth a k. 4. c6·d6?

24c8 L 2S.f4 h7 26h h6 2 7.g4 b7 28 g5  g5 0

d7-c7 c7-c c

  !U� 8 '. 8

8 7. d6·d7??

275! c  28e2 c8 29f4 was a aw by epetio 7. 

b7e4??

27  c  28. b7 g  + 29.g3 c3+ is mate i fou. 8. 9. 3. 3.

d4·d5 ·c f4-e c- d5xe6 f7xe6 d7·d??

fte 3 1 4 a2 Whte has some compesatio fo the wopaw eci 3 . ..

8·h6

G 57 (D86)

Game 8.10

 F,e

 Ca,Fabo

,    1 (7)

. dd4 . c-4 3. b·c3

·

g8·6 g7-g6 d7·d5

Chaper 8  Gfd Exh

4 5. 6 7.

xd5 e-e4 bxc3 1c4

f6xd5 d5xc3 if8-g7



  

1. la1-c1

s s te tatoa ma le of the fel 7 8 9 1.

 g1-e c1e3 ·

c7-c5 b8c6 -

 I O.c  cx4   x  aS 1 2f a3 1 3c3 ( 1 3 b3 xb3 14 b3 A S.5 a5=; Black  ee w e bshop pa o get  . f5) 13 . 6 1 4.h4 8 1 5h5 e6 1 6 .hxg6 g6 1 7.5 g4N 1 8 c3 19.xc3 f6 20.2 eS 2  .e2  22.gx x 23 L x 24g   g3 h a aw by pepetua check 1. ...

d8-c7

e ol ma le w IO  g4 I   a5  become ae although t s stll so, pobably because Whte has the oce of testg Blacks pepaato th  ce of e exchage o of a W o lyg  2x , wg a paw o substatal compesato.  thk the le  s game s a much smple pah o eual chaces

I  .b  b6 1 2f4 eS 1 3 .g3 e7 1 4.�5 �b7 1 5a4 fc8 1 6xe5 xe5  7 .f4 c4 1 8.f c5=;   f4 e5 1 2.�g3 e7 1 3 .5 aS 1 43 c4  5c2 b5 = 1 1 . 

b7·b6

hs s a ae but goo move By a cuous cocece, afte  ha aeay mae ths choce a alye ths game fo the book,  eceve vuhs book whch mae the same choce   ... 8 s much moe commo but Black has eas of ..e7 e5 45 5 so he keeps the ook o f8 othe g move s   .. e6 st, plg to play .b7b6, .b7, a ..a8 ext whle esevg e7 fo the uee f eee. he move e7 e6 s aso ute easoable o move  0 But  pefe to eta the opto of . .e7e5  oe sho as  the game.  d1·d

) I e5 13 .e3 ( 1 3�g3 e7=;  3xe5 �e6 14. 5 ae8 1 5c4 xe5 16.Ae f5=) 13ex4 14.cx4 cx4 1 5 x4 x4 1 6. x4 x4 1 7 .x4e7 1 8 .S b7= B) 1 2.c5 bxc5 1 3f4 e5 1 4.5 7 1 5.�b3 e6 1 6.Lc5 ex5 17 .x �x 18.x5 c6 9.a4 x5 1 1

The Kaufman oi fo Bac

20.ex5 e5=. wo bsops e a t bette t ook  wo pws a l toug tey ae coecte psses tey ae easly blockae ee o te ak suaes C) 12.f4 e6 13. e ( 1 3 f5 exf5 14.exf5 e7 1 5 2 x 1 6.g5 7 7 g3 ? a5 1 8 e2 e6) 1 3 . .. b7N 1 4 5 IS3 fS e b7 bsop wll be ucalege o te og agoal . . 3. e3-h6

c8-b7

13

:adB

 3 .e6   xg7xg7 1 5 .e38= s a bette ele ta te game cco g to te compute sce te ook s o loge eee o  t te pw o e6 But  favo auas pl of .. e7 eS  f 45 te ... f5 fo wc te ook s eee o  4. h6xg7

4.Jf1 e5 15. g7 xg7 1 6.5  7 3 c4 I  c2 c 1 9.g3 b7 20.f 6= s sml to te game. Hee too te compute lkes Wte ue to te potecte passe paw, but  tk Blck s e taks to s ea blocka g kgt. 22

4.  5. •de3

¢g8xg7

I S.7? (I S.6) 16 bS e6 7 .f5 was Vace gaveMooevc, Bel 2 01 1 . Wte s bette ee, but Black wo. No oe s epete 1 5f4 sce, pobbly ue to 1 5...6. 5 .. 6 d4d5

e7-e5

fte 1 6 b3 e7 1 7.5 6! 1 8.c4 4= te outposte kgt osets te potecte passe 1 6.g3 e7 17S aS I . b3 c (8...c4 19 .c2 f6= Black pls ...   b76) 1 9 c4 b7 20c3 (20c3) 206  Wte sou be bette but Black ew comfotably  FelleDomguePee ubbock 20 I I ; 1 65 5 1 7 xb7 xb7  ow

As dm

18.f4 ex4 19cx4 Jfe8? (19...cx4 20.x4 fe8 2e5 bS=) 20.e5? (20.S) 20.cx4 2 1 .x4 5? ( 2 1 .  b) f3? (f 1  22.c4= a Black evetuly wo  KoobovNepomactc Rogska lata  201 1 . 1 8.5 c4 1 93 b S 20a4 a6 2 1 .b  7 22g3 was lkaHema,

Captr   Gned an9

Meimon 20    won by White 22 f6 eqales as Bcks speio knight o ets Whites poteced passed pawn. c6e7

6. 

16 ... aS  7 d 3 c4 8c2 c= is vkhs pefeence

    

g  

   3. 4. 5. 6.

  

.. e34  Wf4xe5 g3f d3c fh

e5xf4 c7e7 e7e5 f6xe5 c5c4 b7c8

_g g

 

, , ' (,

  

8   8

,

,

w

,

 w

7. eg3

1 7.f3 fS ( 1 7   . c8)   .Jce  f4 1  . d3 c8 20.b3 d6 2 1 c4 bS 22.c3 a6  the compe favos White hee becase of the poteced passed pawn bt  think Black is ne with his wondef blockading knight and mch peo bishop which wi dop back o c8 17 a4 fS  8 f3 c8  Jcd  d6= 7. .

76

1 7...f  .efS gfS   g5+ h8 20.Jcd   dS= 8. hh4

e7c8

c8d6

1 . .c4! 2 0.c2 d6 2  f4 ef 22f4 e7= (vkh  4

20c4

.. 

h7h6

26  b 27J Jf8 28  a4 d6 2c2 bS wod daw by epetion. Pobably Back waned o win 7. xf8 8. h3

ld8xf8 f8e8?

28 ..Jf4 2e  f= 9. 3. 3. 3. 33.

3

35. 36

1 8  S= 9. c4d3

6.

37

38. 39.

4. 4. 4.

g 3h e3 h4xg5 hf3 3h4 ch gg3 aa4 lhb lbh lh lfh lhb

c8g4 g4d7 g6g5 h6xg5 g5g4 le88 84 46 l6h6 lh6h8 d6e8 8d6 lh8h6 Ig7-f7



Tht ufm oi for Bac

bf+  fh 45. hf 46. fb 47. h4-5+ 43.

7-e7 a7-a5 lh6-6 d6-f7



. d4xc5

opaov-nand oa 20  0 we    d (   c  �b7 1 2.d2 as poses    �b7  2ac  c8  3 .fd cd4 ( 1 3 ..e6!

 5.7 (87 Game 8.  oo  G,d Kan (   1 )  2   1

. . 3 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. .

d-d4 c4 b-3 c4xd5 e-e4 bx3 J-4 ge �c-e3 

g-6 g7-g6 d7-d5 f6xd5 d5x3 f8g7 7-c5 b86  b7b6

ASs dgm

was bee accoding o Komodo o s coage d4-d5 and o povide a go sqae fo he qeen on e7  4.cd4 d6  SdS a 6  b5 c 1 7c c8 and was evenay dawn. Now 1 8c8+ c8   .d4 wod have given Whie some edge.   .  . e-d4

d8-7

he alenaives 1 2cb6 ab6 3  b eS 14 . d5 b

his s a vey pomsing gamb alena ve o O  c7. f Whie declines Black may ae nd a moe sef move han . c7 fo eample  e7-e6 and ..e7 he fac ha onan n hs game and Calsen n e game qoed on move  2 boh chose o ae on cS his yea ind caes ha he op playes have lile faih in qie developmen agains  O..b6 24

jjj j

j {

(f1{ As�sdgm

       glance i ju look li Black ha lo a pawn hn you houd noic h iona hrea of . a6 folowd by ..e7 e6 nd poig rook on c8 d d8.  Whe ll have o worry abou  c4, ... g4 or ... d3. Black wll  o urely regain he pa or  wn e bihop pair wth coninud play aga he wak pa. h i a co· plly ound gabi r eaple I S .a4 (o prevn ..a6  5 . 6 1 6.�b3 �b7 1 7.f3 Aa8  8.b4 a6 1 9.c4 Afc8 20.b6 b7 2 1 .cS b4 22b4 c4 23.c4 c4 24.a3 a3 and Back ha regained  aeria ad ha a clear advnage in piece placeen hough he poiion i ah.  2f4 bcS 1 3.Ab  Ad 14 .a4 aS S.dS �d7 16a3 Aac8 17.5 e6  8.f4 eS  9.fe6 fe6 20.b3 b3 21b3 A 22. c c4 23 b b6+ 24.h �g7 2S.e5.

1.  13.d4-b5 14.c4-e

 .dSN g4 I S.g3 e3 1 6.f3 a6 ad now ) 1 7 .a3 c3 I .Ab  b 19 c2 �eS 20.�a8 a8 2  Abc e 6= wo bihop and a pa are alo a rong a rook and knigh. Here Black don' have a ea pawn, bu Whe' four ioaed pawn o Black' zero i al o a good a a era pa and Black' bihop  grea whie Whe' kigh i badly ou of play B  1 7. a8 abS I . dS  c7 9 d3 e6 20.b3 S 2 I .Aab I b7 22 .a4 ba4 23 .La4Ac8 24.Abd hS= .

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 

 8

 8

Ass dm

As dim

 far Carlen-vdler in h al Mo rl Mocow 20 I I . Now 2S ... A! favor Black due o hi bihop pair. h hea of doubling rook will probably provok 26.g3, afer which Black rade rook d play .. a7 -aS, equalizig he pawn ucure and opning he gae for h bihop.

Due o he preure on Whe' weak pawn ad king, Black will urely regai a paw for hi echange hen he will only be dow by  pa ad wil il have he uperior pa rucure and h afer king fu copenaion. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

...

4 �e3xc5 b5a3 �c5-d4 f4xe5

b6xc5 e5-g4 a7-a6 b8c7 e7e5 g4xe5

125

Th Kufmn oie for Blk

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0

 

 i

ii n n en fo he pawn Back has he mch speo pawn sce and a mch speo knigh his shod be enogh o eqle 20 21 22 23 24 25

d1-c1 2xg4 c1-4 lf1xf4 a1-b1 a3-c2

Jc8-g4 5xg4 c7xf4 g4-5 aB-dB

25 

5·c4

his impovemen seems o egan he pawn and eqalie n he aca gae Bck sayed a pawn dow afe 25 .d3 26 d7 27 .fd f4 28  c8 2e3 and shod have os b saved a daw de o a ae endgame eo by Whe 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

lb1-b4 b4-a4 c2xd4 a4xa6 4-1 d4f3 f3x5

ld8-c8 ig7xd4+ c4-5 c8xc3 c3-3 3x4 4x5

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i  nw he eslng endgame s an almos ce an daw.

126

Chaer 9 Ct   Poz  ths ch•p w consd two fly  wh optons ft  e+ eS th nvthss hav som dvots and so a woh stdyng h Cnt Gm nvovs th y d vlopmnt of th wht qn nd s oftn p•yd wth th d of casng qnsd and gam bng h 4 pwn fo atackng chancs h Pon on h oth hnd n ts Black to dvop hs qn ay. Nh ln shold gv Wht any advantag a & f yo folow th lns gvn h h Cnt Gam sas wth l .e+eS 2d4ed4  .xd4�c6

Now h noml  fo th qn s o 3 ahogh h anat choc of a4 has long bn chmpond by vt M Wal hpman. t has h dawb•ck offng o dfnd h 4 pawn as scy thogh f 4e �f Sc  6 d 0-0 7.00-0e

27

Te ufmQ oi for B

White st choose betwee the safe 8c4 ad the gbit 8g3.  the forer case Blck 's thets agist the e4 paw d the c4 bishop ted to pt him a bit ahed  th attackig ace he gmbit ove  ca be ccepted either by  x4 (saly recoeded or by xM y choice de to the give gae which y lead to Black gttig for pws fo  piece ee Gae     he Poii stats with eeS 2  ,

fter which Black ca eqae eithe by 3 o by  S  choose the secod ove becase it oers or wiig chaces d so becase y copter alysis act aly shows a tiy edge for Black. Whites best ove is a afte which 4...d7 is  ecitig gabit recoeded i y earlier book. Howeve y cret copte alysis makes it look ess appeaig tha the safe 4, which sees to give Black a good positio fo free. f White espods  as i the give gae play resebes the PhlidorHaha Defese bt with colors evesed. he Haha (  e4 d6 2.d4 f6 3c3 e5 4. bd7 is ot sch a bad defese to  .e4 bt it does ot give f eqality ad eve with the etra tepo of White's st ove it is hadly soeg to avoid as Black, especially sice the ove a4 ay t ot to be iappropiate. ee Gae2

 211 (C22

Game 91

Necht,I  Vlejo ,Fcco

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Mscw

2007 )

1  2-4 7-5 2 d2-d4 5xd4 3 d1xd4

he Cete Gae 128

3  4 d4-3

-c6

4.a4 is M Walter hips speciaty wth 4 .. f6 5c3 b4 6d2 00 7.00-0 d6 .bS c3 N c3 e4 I e4 g5+ Black wis a paw 4

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gB-

Chper   C G� d Pi

5 6 7 8

b1·c3 �c1·d2 0·00 3g3

�8 0·0 88

12 e 1 3 c3 xh3 4 . g e  S f4 f6 6 g5 i a daw by epei io hough Black ca avoid i by  S ..hS o 1 6...e6

 cae of .c4 d6  e5 1 0 b3 aS   .a3 cS 12 .e  bS 1 3 xb5 a4 4 2 c6  S.3 b6 1 6f4 dS Black  a og ack fo a paw.

13 ¢c1-b1?

8 

f6x4

8 .. xe4 i a good aleave whch i uualy ecommeded hee   d6 i he mpy move, mybe good eough fo equaiy b ju like he compue  fa vo ig paw ule  ee he efua io. 9. c3x4 10 �d2-f4

8x4

O . gS e   .h4 dS 1 2 .£3 e6 3 .c4 b4N 1 4a3 d6 S  xd8 g3 1 6b3 c6 1 7 .gS h6 18 d2 e7 Black h< aded quee ad kep hi exa paw  Lb4 xb4N Whie' compeaio fo he paw look meage 10  1 1  g1-h3 12 �1d3

d86 d7d6 c6·d4

1 3. e3 ad ow )  g4 1 4.xd4 xd4  5c3 (af e 1 5 .e3 fS Black i a olid paw up) S..  xc3  6bxc3 g4 1 7. (o 1 7 .e3 xc3 + 1 8.c2 xe 3+ 1 fxe3 xg2 20f4 f2 2 1 .df xf + 22.xf d7 d wih fou paw fo he kigh Black i bee bu Whie may daw) 1 7xc3+ 18.c2 a  + 1  d2 xa2 (o 1 .. d4+ 20e2 xd 21.xd xa2 22.d2 c4+ 23 d3 h4  Black ha fou paw fo he kigh ad hea aaly i by Kochoi) 20.d3 aS+ 2 1 .c3 xc3+ 22.xc3 xg2 ad wih ve paw fo he kigh Black houd wi B) 13 .f 14 . e8 S.g e 1 6.c3 Lc3 1 7bxc3 xc3+ 1 8 .c2 a+ .d2 xa2 20.Ahe d7 i ohe w&y o ge fou paw fo a piece wh he bee chace 13  d42 14 g33?

12

The Kufmn t  Bl

   ' �   I  � w   

14  15 b2xa3?

-a3

Black now wns by foce n I Sc3?? c3+ wns and afte  S c    6.g e7 1 7.gS c  18  c  cS   :ce  :e  + 20 . e  d7 2  Ae7 Ae8 22 .h7+ h8 23 Ae8+ e 24.e4 c6 Black has a wnnng ndgame wth th bshop pa a mch bee paw sce and he thea on

22  d4

4-6

22 dS was a moe convncng wn 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

g2x4 lh1-1 4-f4 f4xd4 l17 a3a4 b2b3 l7-c7 lc7xa7 la7b7 b7xb6 3 a4a5 35 a5-a6 36 a6-a7

c7-c5 h7-h5 f6xd4+ c5xd4 b7-b6 g7-g5 g8g7 a- 8-2 2xf2 lf2xh2 lh22 l2·8 -a

Whte esgned



15 16 17 18 19 20 21

 b-c1 c1-b1 bc1 d3x4 f3xg2 1-b2

2-c3+ c3xa2+ a2-c3+ �c8xh3 h3xg2 f6xf4+ c3x4

     � ' w 

M  

Wh thee pawns fo he echange and a of Whes pawns solated and hs kng eposed Back s clealy wnnng 30

 81 6 (C44

Game 9.2

Savcheo,Bo  Deoe,



Rje Ech 2 0 1 0  3)

 24 2 g-f3 3 c2-c3

7-5 b8-c6

he Ponan whch s qte ae n top leve play bt s seen sometmes a lowe levels. 3  4 d-a4

d7-d5

n case of 4edS dS Sd4 f6 6.e2 e4 7.fd2 e3 8fe3 g2  .f3 3 0.e2 d6    0-0 Back's safe kng and bette development  gve hm moe han enogh fo he bshop pa f 4  bS de4 SeS gS 6.a4 (o 6d4 g2 7f d6 h g6 h4

Chper   Cer Gme  P

e  OdeS d7   .f4 ge7 ad l&k w cste qeesde wth a etra paw) 6 .. g2 7  c6+ bc6 8.c6+ d8 .: h3 IO .a8+ e7   .d   f + 1 2.c2 fS 1 3 .a3 f6 1 4.c6+ f I S d3+ 6 .b3 g4 1 7.ac2 cS , Black s clearly g here 4 

-

 my earler book  recommeded he gbt le 4 ... d7 ? here whch s te poplar ad scores well. However e eges ow dot cosde  flly correct whereas the tet seems to gve lack a good game wthot mch rsk



iti         [  [ [ [ [ [ [    <�

& 

5  6 �f12

�c8-6

6.bd2 d7 7 . e2 d6 edS Ld .e4 ge7=. Whte ca ga the bshop par, bt Black wll have better de veopmet ad cetral cotrol to com pesate 6 7 8 9 10

 b2-b4 b1-d2 b4b5 d3d4

Jf8-d6 g8-7 00 c6b8

fer I 000 d7 I  c2 c6 lack has better ceral corol. Hs formato wod have bee cosdered deal  the 1800s

[ 

5 d2-d3

S .bS e7 6.edS dS 7 .d4 g4 8.c4 (or 8 .c4 e4+N .e3 L I O2 d I    d I g2 12 c 2 ed4  3cd4 g6+ 14 . d3 h 1 .ac  aS ad Whte has oly the bshop par for hs paw) 8 ...e4+  . e3   O.d2 g6 I I . g2 1 2.e2 e4  3 .d2 g4+ 1 4f h3+N 1  . e2 h S+ 1 6f  0-0-0 1 7 .dS b8 I 8.a7 fS  here Black's kg s safer ha Whtes ter S.edS dS 6.d4 d7 7 .b a6 c e4+  .e3 :d lack ws ma teral

10 

5xd4

Probably better tha the game whch coted I O . d7   c4 c6 (aer   ... de4 1 2e4 ed4  3 d6 cS 1 4.d  d6 I S.d4 f 16 .d6 d6 Black wold stl be for choce) 1 2.bc6 bc6 1 3.0-0  1 4b2 ed I S.cdS cdS 1 6d4 cS 1 7S cS 18.eS g6 1.:ac b6 20ef6 f6 2 1 :c6 (Black s learly better here p the bshop par wth a good posto) 2 1  .  e8? 22f6 a4 23 .f8+ :f 24g3 c8 2S.d3 e8 26.c 131

   e 27xe5 :xe 28f g6 29.b3 Lb3 ? (Black lays fo a aw fom a btte osto obably ue to the huge rag eece) 30b3 :e7 3  . e2 :c7 32.: :c3 33.:x5 :xb3 34.f. omehow Whte wo ths comletely ual a awsh osto. 11 f3xd

132

    cx4 g6 1 2.g3 e4 1 3.xe h3  Whts castlg oblems ge Black the ege 11  12 00

& d7

Whtes ces  aws seem to  s tbute ath aomly, whl Blac omates the cete

Chaper  Bishop's Opnng n Vinn  chapter cover the Bihop pening (  e4 eS 2c4 d the ea Game (  .e4 e5 2.c3, becue they are ttegicly imil ad bece they ca ealy trapoe  both cae we repond wth 2f6 after which if White play 3.c3 i the Bihop penig or 3 . c4  the ienna we reach the ame poition ter  2.+f

�  ....  � .

d now  or   recommend avoidng the move 3  c6, intead planning to pt a paw on tht que. here are two reon for thi Firt of all,  dont fvor plac g the kght on c6 if White fail to attack the eS paw, becaue it generally not ad ble to obtruct paw which e not pt of the ctle. fter all  am recommending he Breyer Defene  the panh, n which Black actualy retreat the kight volun iy from c6 to b and then move it to d7  Why go to c6 n the rt place if you dont eed to do o? he econd reaon i that the move c4 and c3 both invte a black pa to c6. n the formr cae it i becaue of the poblity of .. .d7dS to chae the bihop while after c3 the paw move take away the two mot advanced quare to whch the ight might otheie later go. n general it i adviable to place your pa i front of the enemy knight with two quare in between for preciely thi rea on When White play J i the Bihop peing,  advate the imedate   to acheve a quck d7 dS. White ha nothng better tha 4 S when after  b  fa vo he bp    he idea i that after the obou 6c3  c reeat to d6 o loger havg to fe 3 with preue on ou dS paw ing a later 2,  d up wth a ition omewhat imil to the Breyer but th tie WI  plying at it! he Breyer i a ecellent defee to the paih, but it  til not quite equal 133

The Kumn Rroire o Bl

so if we can py against it when we ae Back we shod have no complaint! White ca instead invite a bishop tade by 6id2 bt the tade is ne fo Black as a ecapte by the kight again fofeits the chance to pesse dS by c3 whie the qeen ecapte allows Black a vey good pawn sacice option. ee Game I 0  fo al of this. f White chooses c3 (o eveses his second and thid moves)  favo  ics With the kight on c3 the plan with .. d7d5 is not so inviting as the pawn comes  de heavy attack so the move .. c7 -c6 is not gent fte d c6 s we typicaly play .d7-d6 .bd7  b6 . h7-h6 and  7 -f8-g6 taking advantage of the delay in castling his way we may be able to dispense with ....e late. his pan seems to give fll eqality ee Game 1 02 fWhite does not pay c4 in he ienna (afte 2c3 f6) 

:o : .... ...  .

he ca choose f which is a kind of ngs Gambit which Black shold not accept de to 4e5. Fotnately the epy   dS seems to solve all poblems fte the sa &es xe  dont even know how White can eqalie. ee Game I 0.3.

  4  1 6 (C24)

Game 101

 Boogm,Vkto  Vovk, W; pd 20  0 (8)

1 2 2 �1- 3 d2-d3

75 g-

134



 



c7c6

   "

  

�

Fo 3.d4 exd4 4. b4+ see the game in the Gabits chapte 3 

4 g1f3





 888

u

Chaper  0  Bishops i d 

4 

d7-d5

 deue d more conssten with

our reyer repertoire is 4 .. �e7 S.0-0 d6 6e  0-0 7 b3 bd7 .

 

 l   4   4  8  8 888 888 l 



As dim

Y  comp this to our recom eded reyer White hs sved  tempo n getting his bishop to b3, while ck  ved two tempi in geing his knight to d White has not yet pyed h-h3 or c2-c3, but probably wll. lck hs not played ... a7a6 or ... bb5 but my not need to do so. He has plyed the useful .cc6 and has not commied his bshop to b7 which is often not  very good suare gainst the d3 set-up. n short lack is playing  much improved reyer Defense. 8.c3 S 9c2 g4 (9.. .c is so okay. lack is playing the Hham Defense wth White having played the passive d insted of d4) I .h3 hS   .bd 6 1 2f d 1 3.g3 x 1 4x g6 IS h6 8 1 6ad gS  xg5 xgS 1 8.d4 b6 9.b3 ad8= With l th pawns on th board, a on bishop is not ber than a kight   prefr th txt move 4 dS as it is more of a  for an advatage. 5 b3

SxdS?! cxdS 6b5 d7 7.xd7 ( .a4 a6 hlps lack as Whte no longer has the enoni move c2-c4 latr du to the we suare b4) 7 . bxd7 8.0- 0 d6 9.c4 00 I .3 d4 I 1 2 c7  lack is for choice, thanks to his xtra cer paw Whit is paying a enoni without the sting of th achod kings bishop 5 



 thin this is tter than th usual Sd6 when 6.c3 is rather annoying. We just provoke S rst to prevent this. 6 c1-d2

6c3 d6 (if lack pys S . d6 White has the bettr prospcts aftr 6.c3) 7bd2 (7  g d4 8.dx4 h6 9 .h4 e  bd2 bd7 1  . 2 c 1 200 00 1 3h3 cS ad with idas lk  b7-b6 ad  6 or .. a7a5 or  xb3 or . cS-6-f4 lack is for choice) 7 0-0 80- 0 bd7 9Ae I e8 I .f h6   g3   2 .h3 g6

As dm

 1 3.h2 cS hS (osa Kaufman Washngton 20 1 1 ) 14 .. xhS I S xhS 6 ad lack has better devel opment and pressure on . Whit has no attack; 35

The ufm rore for lc

) 1 3 �e3 �e6 14 .c2 d7  S .d  a5N 1 6a4 ad8  lck hs  smll edge due to hs superor center pwns. Ths s the se smll pus tht Whte gets n the mn lnes of the pnsh due to ths pa formaton 6  xd2+ 7 d1 xd2

7 .bxd2 �g4 8h3 �xf3 (snce lack doesnt have two bshops he doesn't mnd rng one for 0 knght to sve a tempo) 9.x 00 1 0.0-0 d6   fe  aS 1 2.a4 bd7=. lck has more space and the whte bshop s no better thn  ght here 7  8 Wd2g5 9. xd5

Wd8d6 b8·d7 c6xd5

) 12c3 g6N 13.h 4 d4 1 4e4 xe4 S xe4 cS 16 . dS e7 1 7.x+ xf7  8.�xf7+ xf7 19xe5+ f6 20.xg6 hxg6=. Wth a par of rooks added s they e here d only one open le bshop and knght ae not much weker than rook nd two ps and he splt whte kngsde plus ls better development and kng pos ton fvor hm 10 11 12 13 1

 0·0 Wg5·g3 Wg3·h a11

 

   

C 

 1 

10 b1·c3

r   .xg7 g8   ."h6 xg2 nd now   2.b2 aS= 1 3 .4 g6 1 4."e3 f 1 5 .0-0-0 g4 16 .e2 c 1 7h3 xa4 1 8hxg4 c3 1 9bxc3 a3+ 20b b6+ 2 1 b3 4 22xh7 xb3 23.h8+ g7 24"xeS+ f6 2Scxb3 "xa2+ 26c x 27 g5+ g6 28.eS+ f6 s   by perpetul check; 136

00 h7·h6 6·h5 h5·

 



 \ a7-a5

ack ctully plyed 14 .gS nd got nto trouble but lter won The de of the text s to provoke 23 or 24 so Whte won't hve  h443 when hs queen gets nto trouble. 15 a2-a3?

 5 .g3 h 1 6.g4 hf6 1 7.g3 hS ws  daw by repetton. 15 16 17 1 8

 Whg3 Wg3g Wga

g7g5 ·h5 d7·6 c8d7

  s's Oin d V 1 9 20 21 22

c3-b5 c24 d3x4 f3-d4



  

d6-b6 5·4 d5x4 f8-d8





 I

    

lack s winnng due o the pin and the imprisoned white ueen Gm 10.2

V 25 (C26)

VY  Sooovv



Lndn, 26 (6)

1. 2-4 2. f1-c4

7-5

2c3 f6 3 . c4 trasposes 2 . 3. b1-c3

gB-6 f8-c5

n he  e4 e5 openings if Whte doesn attck e5 by ,  belee lack shoud no pay .  6 He s generay better o paying . c7 -c6  d7-d6 and . bd7 playing a Phiidor-lke formation witout White haing payed d2-d4 which is the oy moe that puts pressure on hs ormion. 4. d2d3

4 d6 S. d3 c6 trsposes o the gme. 4. ...

c7-c6

5 g1-f3

Sf4 d6 6 bS 7�b3 aS 8a4 b4 9e2 c7 IfxS dxeS ad Whies casing probems ge lack eualy f3 d6 6.h3 b 7 . b3 aS 8.a b4 9b  e6 \ d2 bd7 I e2 dS  ck has mor sp•ce and beer deeop 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

 0-0 a2a3 c4-a2 c3-2 2-g3

d7-d6 b8-d7 �c5-b6 h7-h6 d7f8 f8g6=

 think tht .c6 is more useful than a3 n ths otheise ney symmercal pos tion so Whe hs los the adaage of moing rs 1 1  d3d4 12 f3xd4



5xd4 0-0

.'

  

  J

 

. .

II  



J<

137

Tt uf   lac

13 d4f5  14 45 g·5 15 cH4 lf88

Blacks healthy vs Whites cippled ma oiy compensates fo the bishop pai nce Back plays .d6-d5 he should be beedue to the d bishop on 2 16 d1·d2 17 a11

The noml move ode ould   .e4 e Z f6  don t like to use  g but is one shows a Wold hpio plyig my ecomended lie 3 f2f4

3 c6 see the chpte on the  ights Game 3  4 f4x5

d6-d5

d7-d5

4exd5 exf Sd4 (in the event of s c c6 6.d4 cxdS 7 b3 d6 8ge2 0-0 9.0-0 gS I OxdS xdS  I .xdS c6 1 2c3 �g4 Blacks bee deveopme outweighs his doubled paws s tansposes to ngs Gambit) Sxd 6.xd5 xdS 7 xf4 d6 8xd6 xd6 9 d2 0-0 1 00 -0 0 e6N    b d7 17 

Jb6-c7

The gme acally we 1 7...ed7 18.c4 c5 1 9.cxd5 cxdS 20  d  ce4 2  d3 c8= 22.  x 23  x :c2 h I ee2 25 g e4 26 %f b2 27. b x 28  x x+ 29x Jx ndBck won 18 1-2 19 2-3 20 f11

Game 103

D  V•       37 )



1  b1·c3 2 24

138



    AAA AAA 

d8-d6 8-7 :

The White bishop on 2 is sh out of the ge so Bck is bee. V 310 (29)

4 

;8 7-5

5 ;1-f3

Sd xc 6bxc3 d4 7  c6 8 e2 cS 9.0-0 dc3+ I O¢h  0-0    e  d I �d  x  x c 6 1 4.b S I S.xc d4 1 6e  e8 1 7f e7  8g g6 Blck is fo choice du to the tici isolation of the e-pw  c6 6 b5 xc 7dxc3 h4+ 8g3 e4+ 9xe4 dxe4 IO  xc6+

  0    Oin d Va bxc6   2 cS Back has th bshop pai whil hs isolatd pawns a a on closd ls and not asily attackd 5  6. d2d4

J1-

6 .2 f+ 7d xc3+ 8.dxc3 (8bxc3 c 9d4 7 O 00 I  d3 cS Black has btt pawn stuc t and a saf king) 8 . b6 9.gS d7  O.¢d2 00   Ad I a4  2 a3  Black has btt dvopm and btt pawn stuctu 6. .. 7. c1d2

Jc5· c7-c5

ft  b S+ c6 900 00 I Oa3 �xc3   �xc3 b6 2 . xc6 bxc6 1 3dxcS xcS+ 14 d 7 Black s agan btt du to th stong knight and th option of ...c6cS. 8 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

 �d2xb4 f3-g1 f1·c c2c3 b2xc3

d5x4 c5xb4 0-0 b8-c6 xc3

. .

. . .  � .  

13. OM

8. c3x4

n cas of 8.a3 xc3 9 xc3 c6 I ObS cxd4 I  .xd4 00 I �xc6 bxc6 3.b4 A8 14.00 b6 I S.d6 g4N Black s btt thanks to his stong oupostd knight f 8.d3 xd2 9d2 cxd4 O.xd4 c6 I .xc6 bxc6 200 00 3.h  Black has th bishop pa a pin and Whts S paw s wak

 

d8-c7

Kamnk actualy payd 3 . . .gS  4 2 fS  Sh3 xh3 1 6gxh3 ow 6 ..S woud hav kpt th ad vantag. H playd 16 .3  and w on to los 14. 15 16. 17. 18

Jc4-b3 d4x5 1f2 1-c1 t21

&xS c7xc3+ c3x5 5f6+ �c8-6

Black has th pawns fo a knight btt dvlopm and a much saf kng. H should win

139

per  Gambits  s chapte  conside a the ines in which White stats wit  .e4 and subse ty sacices a pawn, usuay fo deveopment t is sid that the ony way to efute  bit is to accept it and ths is in most cases my advice t is aso said th hving •c ed a gabit you shoud oo fo a way to etun te mateia to achieve a good po on, and tis too is often my pefeence But its not good to geneaize too much h gambit shoud be studied independenty. hese g•mbits ae mosty petty e in  eve chess but amateus often encoute them d wi be iey to fa into ous taps iftey have not studied the gbit in question. e gs Gambit was eay popua in te  800s

c can accept ( 2.exf4) d then etun the pawn by 3 f3 d S o ty to hod on  it by 3  g5 o by Bobby isches ecommended 3 . d6 ince  beieve that Bac  e bette chances afte etuning the pawn  see no ea point in eaning the es whee he ties to hang on to i t. Howeve  ecommend the move-ode le4e5 f dS exdS exf4 , which tansposes to exf4 3 .f3 d S 4.exd 5. he int is that with the noma move ode White can pay the Bishops Gambit 3  c4 when afte 3  .dS he can choose eithe captue, with the bishop captue be g geneay consideed the bette one. Howeve by paying . d7 -dS on move 2 we t out that option; White can sti choose 4�c4 but he has aeady taen on dS  he pawn Bc to 4, Bac shoud deveop by 4f athe than expose hs ueen by  .xdS. Whte has a coupe ways to ty to come out a pa ahead but they dont end  o hm. f White pays noma moves he often has to suende the bishop pai to  bac hs pawn on f4 whch is te main eason  ie ths ine fo Bac. 141

Th� Kaufman oirt forBa

n Gam 1 1 . 1 we look at 5 .c4, the most popula move. n the gme White m to egin he pawn without losing the bishop pi, bu he ends up wth muc  pawn stuctue. n Game 1 1 2 we conside al othe fh moves, whee Whites atte to say a pwn ahed is efuted by a novelty in he note to move 1 2 he Uusov Gambi ( l e eS .c+�f6 J.ded)

B B .... ...  .8  888 888 nw  is a the dngeous one fo Blck to accpt by 4 xe4 although the computes  fe Blck We cannot ply 4 ...c6 as m not ecommending he wo Knights Defe to the talian otunately fo us the move 4  b+ seems o soe  of Blacks pob uite nicey. eeGame  1 3 . he Danish Gambi ( I MeS d+exd+ 3c3)

BB .... ...

is wel me by 3e. echnicay ths is dg the gbit as Whte coud  4.xd4, but tha cleay favo Blck,  Whe shoud enew  oe by 4d4  when Whe suggles to pove comnon fo he pawn. hs ne w pu  1 900 d was sho to me  a kd by  eldey Nom Whe, a op playe   1 920s ad now o to hae had a long  caee as a swde Ge 1  4 142

t    Gbi

 Ging Gambit ( I  eS 2. c6 3.d4 ud4 4.c3) had some popuity n my , but is fily uncommon now till, it pays to know wht to do

R �R iiii iii � i8 8  888 88   clning by 4 dS gives faily equa chances, but  thnk Bck should ty to efute ts bt by accepting 4..c3 Then pay banches, depending on whethe White scices  second pwn by s.c4 o just ecaptues S.xc n the latte cse it seems to e tht White cks sucent play fo the pawn unless he chooses to hed fo n even dgme ee Game    S fo this and fo the cotch Gambit 4c4 whch is met by  cs S.- d6 6c3 �4 with only Whte having poblems ps the most espectable of the gmbits n this chapte is Ens Gmbt t is ttib ted to  Captain Evs ound te yea 1 8 30, not to the late gndmste y Evs F the est of the 1 800s t was pctiy the man lne of chess, but it almost died out ound 1 900 due n pt to skes Defense  Kaspaov bought it back fom obscuity th  few wins in the mid- 1 990s, ncludng one ove his then min ival nnd t ws gin evived by Nigel hot especy with  gme ganst Nielsen whch st doubt on te lne  ecommended fo Blck in my pevious book (the gme was played st weeks ae  completed that book) Things ae still not completey e but  be eve  hve found a way to get the bette chances fo the blck pieces  aso give  safe ne in se m wong The gmbit goes le4eS 2. c6 3 c4cS 44?

i 8 8 88 888   143

 u oi for l

Te idea is tt Wite nomaly wts to play 4.c3 d 5d4 ee but tis as backs so Wite opes to achieve tis with a gin of a tempo at te pice of te b-p Nomay you need at least two tempi nd moe typicay tee to justify a gambit  te tempo is quite vauable in ts position due to theats on  Black soud ccept   wen afte Sc3 hs is the best winng y (5 e7 is te safest move f wic see Game I 1 6) and afte 6d+  now ecommend 6.. d6 ate tan 6 ..exd4 d to te bove-mentioned hot game. When Wte ttcks  by 73 we defend wt 7 d7 f White ten takes on e5  etun te pawn by 8 b6 with the ide  a5 when Back should end up slgtly bette. f Wite does not te on move  Black should be able to etain the pawn without conceding too much compensat ee Game 1 1 7. K   (36)

Gm .1

,d  Ro Ro o

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Bn 2 8 (  )

1 24 2  3 4xd5

7-5 d7d5 5xf4

I Oe5 xe5   .xf4 g6 but wt  losing position; fte 6c3 xc3 7.dxc3 xd 8.¢xd 1 d6 9e  +   Wte has te fo te pawn 6 

�

6 ... e7 7  xd5 (7 d4 g5 8.c3 is  bette ty fo White) 7 .xd5 c d 9d4 g5 also favos Back but n 9   0-0 I O xf4 as in alsen-Wang  edis 20  0, won by White

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 t  8    ��  

Y

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         �

4 gH3

 c h+  d6 6 6 7 c3 e7 8d4 0-0 4  5 �f1 6 00

g86 f6xd5

n case of 6d5 xd5 7 3  8d4 c6 900 e6 White is just a pawn down fo nhing He can egin it by

 

7 d12

n te event of 7  b3 cS 8.d4 cxd 9.xd4 c5 1 0h  xd4    xd 0  0 1 2. xd5 c6 1 3xf xd c3 c4 15 £ fe8 Bck a bette development nd a sligty safe

hper 1  - Gmbi

g. The whie knght blockng his c  makes any queensid play dcul  Wte 7  8 d2d4

if87

te 8c3 c6 9d4 g5 Oe4 d7   b3 h6 1 2.c4 Sf6 Whi has only a e compensation fo he pan 8 9. 10  1 12  13

 /b13 b2xc3 •2xc Wc4b5 3g5

 j

j

00 d5xc3 i6xc i7-d6 b7b6

 13 

  c7-c5

The actual game we  3 d7 4.xf4 xf4  S Axf4 d now  5.a6 woud ave kept e advantage, based on the supeo pawn suctue. He played I S . .f6 and the game was latedwn. 14 g54 1 5 g23

43

1 5Axf 2 + 1 6xh2 h4+ with  obvous advanage fo Black 15  16 Wb5d3

S,  Mym,nt naqe 2009 (8)

1 2-4 2 2-4 3 gH3

75 54 d7d5

 pefe the move ode 2  dS 3.exd5 exf4 to ule out taking on dS wh he bishop in case of c4 insead of  4 4xd5

g8-f6

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j

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Gome U.2

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j j j

j  

K 29 (36)

76 b8c6

Blacks much bete p stucue and fe kng give him the advage.



5 if1-b5+

fte Sc4 c6 6d4 b4+ 7 c3 0-0 8�xf4 cxdS 9eZ (9d3 dxc4  Oxc4 tansposs) 9  dxc4 I Oxc4 c6   0-0 g4 Back is fo choice due o the havy pssue on the weak d4 pawn  S.c3 xdS and now ) 6.c4 xc3 7 bxc3 (afte 7 c3 xd+ .xd d6 9.Ae+ f Whe stuggles o show compensaton fo he pawn) 7 . d6 e2+ e7 9xe7+ xe7 1 000 e6   .e  d7  again i is ough fo Whte to pove compensation B) 6.xd5 xdS 7.d e7 8c4 d6N 9cS h6 I O.g3 g5 I  .gx4 g4  eS h4+ 1 3.e2 00  Whie has 145

Tht fm oit fo Bl

eged his paw, but the pice of hav ig to advace his kg was too hgh. 5 6 7 8

 d5xc6 d2-d4 d1e2

c7c& b8xc6 8·d6

8.0-0 00 9.bd2 g4 Oc (o I O.c4 c7   xc6 bxc6  ceS x 1 xf Ae 1 4.d aS I Sd e4 1 6.Aae  fS ad despite hs feio paw stuctue  pefe Black due to the poweful ouposted kight) I O ... Ae8   .c4 c7  d d 1  .a e4 ad agai the poweful e4 kight out weghs the doubled paws 8  9 3g5 10 g5xe6

-e6 0-0

Not I O . xc6 g4. 10  1 1  ib5xc6

7xe6 b7xc6

12 0-0

1 2.xe6+ h 1  0-0 cS!N 1 4.dcS ( 1 4.c xd4+ is smla) 14 ..d4+  S h  e4 ad Blacks attack ll wi mateial. 1 2 

146

d8c7

 geedy compute suggestio  1 2..Ae8N 1 c ( case of 1  xf4 1 4.Axf4 b I S.f xb2 Bl wi w a paw) 1 ...eS 1 4.c4+  1 S.dxeS xeS 1 6 xf4 b6+ 1 7 xb2 I  xeS AxeS 1 9.xc6 Aae 20.h xc2 Hee Black is fo choce i hs pieces ae slightly bee placed 13 b1-d2

1  xe6+ h 1 4h ( 1 4.d2 Aae I S h cS 1 6c4 fN 17 .xd6  1 8h  cxd4 1 9x dS 20 Axf+ 21xf Af 22g  2 .d xc Black egais the pa with advatage due to the advac passe) 14 Aae8 I Sc dS 1 6. e 1 7 xe Axe 1 8 Af  1 9Axe fxe O xe xb 2 1 . xc2=  daw is to be expected. 1 3  14 d2-c4

A

14 

g7-g5

 ateative is 14 ... cS  S .xd6 xd 1 6Lf4 xd4+ 1 7e xb2 1 8.c = 1 5 c1-d2

 S .b eS 1 6dxeS Le 17 .xeS xe 1 8 xeS AxeS 19 .b Ae2 20.  Axf6 2 1 .A fe6=  daw is ikel

Cap I I  Gb

1 5 16 17 1 8 1 9

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d4xe5 c4xe5 e2xe5 d2-

h  the Uov Gamb a athe dan geo one  acceped 

e6-e5 d6xe5 Wc7xe5 e8xe5 8-e8

4 

8-b4

1 9  cS 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

b4-c3 c3x6 l1-e1 e1 xe6 Og1-2 a 1-e1 e1e5 2-3

e5-e6 e6x6 6-e6 e8xe6 e6-d6 Og87 d6-d2

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   

888  27 28 29 30 31 



3x4 4g3 esas a5xa7

88 g5g4 ld2xc2 lc2xb2 7-g6 7-5

he game oon ended n a daw  45 24)

5 c2-c3

 S  d2 xd2+ 6xd2 6.bxd2 c6 700 00 8 b5 a6 9xc6 dxc6  O.eS d7   e6 cS 1 2ex + x Wh ha too lte o e pawn) 6 xe 7 xd4 6 800 dS hee Whe ha mch le compenaon o the pawn han n the ccepted Gambt The ex chnge o bhop ha obbed Whte a ck o ny pow 5  6 b2xc3  e4xd5

d4xc3 d7·d5

e 7a4+ d7 8xb4 dxc4 9.0-0 b6 I  I a6 I I xc4 cS Black  be de to the wek whte pwn and qaed3

Game .3

ba,c  M,Va

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Basa 2    )

1 e2-e4 2 1<4 3 d2d4 4 g1-3

e7-e5 g8-6 e5xd4

47

The ufmn Ror for Ba

7 

>-5

7 7 is the move o play if you w to kep queens on the boad bectivy both moves e ne Py may continu 8 0- 0 00 9  b3 e  O c4 e4 I  b2 g4 2 . 4 d7 1 3 h3 x  1 4xf3 d6 1 5 g4 df6 16  f3 eS=

12 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.



h7h6 xf6+ e7xf6 >cB5 00 b1-d2 d7 ld8-e8 lf1e1 >5-h7 3-d4

8 •d1-e2+ d8-e7 9 e2xe7+ e8xe7

lso afte 9 . xe7 1 000 0-0   .e  d 6 1 2a3 a6 3  b3 bd7 4.c4 cS I SS b6 1 6c4 7 Back is to be pefed due to he poo White pw stuctue 10. >c1-f4

>-d6

White h bishop pai 1 8. 19. 20. 21. 22.

compensation f 

4b5? le8xe1 + a1xe1 d7b6 2-e4+? >h7xe4 e1xe4 a7a& >b5-d3 b6xd5

Bishops of opposite colo do not g ally daw a pawn dow wih kgh  he boad. 11 >4-g3?

he compue cas te posiion afte    xd6+ cxd6 equal but  pefe Black s the c3 pawn is weake  the d6 pawn. 11.  12. >g3-h4

lh8-d8

his implies a willingness  pt h the bishop pai bu othe moves lose the dpaw fo too ite 148

23. 24. 25. 26  27. 2 29 30 31. 32. 33.

>d3-c4 >c4-b3 g2-g4 >b3-d1 h2-h4 g4g5 h4xg5 le4-g4 >d1-f3 g1-f1 1-e2

d5-b6 g7-g6 b6-d7 aB-dB &g7 h6xg5 d75 >d6e5 c7-c6 g78 e5xd4

hat ! ! - Gi A) 4d2 cS S  c4 f6 6e5 e4

 



  

 � 7

 

3

lg4xd4?

g wth the pwn ws the t chance o contue the ght fo l dw, but Blck oud still win.

3 

ld8xd4 c5e6 e6-d4+

35. c3xd4 36. d4-d5   (  2 1 )

0-1

Game :4

 Nody,Vo

70-0 0-0 .:e d 9exd6 xd2 I Obxd2 Ld6  Whte not egin the w d has only  mild lead in de velopme fo it B) 4 d Sx (with S.bxc3 cS 6 ..c4 d6 70-0 c6 8bd2 f6 9.b3 b6 White has a d vesion of a Ens Gmbit He has only a tempo fo the pa)  f6 (o   6 nsposing to the Ging Gbit) 6e5 e4 7c2 dS 8.exd6 (in case of 8. d3 cS 90-0 xd3 I .�gS d7   xd3 xc3 1 2.xc3 0-0 White s too lile fo he p) 8 xc3 9bxc3 �xd6 IO  gS d7   d3 h6 12  e3 c6  3 00 0-0 1 4fe e8 1 5d  b6  Bck will cheo te bishop d be  fe paahed 3. 

d8-e7

 vov,Ko B 1 996

1 . e2e4 2 d2d4 3. c2-c3

e7·e5 e5xd4

Te Daish Gambit. 3. b4+ (insted 3 .c6 tans s to the cotch but this is bee) d

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j

       �  ASdtm

This is quite likely to supise you op pone and my vey well be the best move objectively White eithe loses  pwn fo too little compention o just gets n infeio gme with equl mte i 4. 3xd4

n ce of 4. xe4+ 5 e2 d3 6xd3 xd3 7 xd3 c6 800 f6 149

Tht Kufn oi f Bc

Wie as two tempi fo te pawn wic wit queens o s not enoug fte 4  xd4 c6 S e3 f6 6  d3 dS 7 d2 �g4 Black is bee because Wie cannot ade on dS wiou falling seiousy beind in developmen 4.  5. �c-e3

•e7xe4+

n te event of 5.e2 xg2 6�f3 g6 7e2 c6 f4 s 93 f6 I O e2+ d8  e3 �d6 1 2fdS b6 1 3 000 xdS  4xdS

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d7-d6?

0 

Wit IO ... c6 Bck p .. d7dS,  wic Wtewave ltle om  . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

0-0 b2xc3 e3-e4 �c4-d3 e4·e5 lfxf3 d4xe5?

�xc3 0-0 �c8-e6 e6-g4 �g4xf3 d6xe5

7.Aaf. 7.

'e7xe5?

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 7 d7! 4  6! I Sx6 b4 1 6 e4 xe4  7 xe4 6 Wite my ave compen sion fo a pawn but e is down two! 5 6. b-c3 7. g-3 8. d-d2 9. �fc4

g8f6 �8- f6d5 e4·e7

f 9  d3 xe3  O.fxe3 d6 1 1 00 7 2e4 f6 13. 00 14e5 dxeS  SdxeS c3 1 6.x c3 S 1 7d2 g4 183 g6 Wite doesn ave enoug fo te pa 9 0. f2xe3

ISO

d5xe3

8. 9. 20. 2. 22. 23.

a·e gh lf3f5 lf5d5 d2e2 ld5f5

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e5-c5+ b8-c& c5-d6 d6-h6 h6-f6

  

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hper  ! - Gambi

23  

-d6?

 cN should win Whn in doubt esu 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

Jd3-c4 lf5d5 ld5-d7 d7xc7 e1f1 Jc4xf7 e2f2 f2h4 lf1-e1?? 'h4xh7+

g7-g6 d6 f6xc3 aB-d8 g8-h8 c3e5 ld8d2 •5f5 l8xf7 h8xh7 0

  6  1  (44)

9g (9g8? xg8 IOgxf3 gS    e6 Jg6 1 2f5+ g7 I h  e7 Black has 1 winnng attack) 9 dc3 I Og8 Ag8   c d4 1 2d I f6 I dS  1 4g2 c6 I Se3 g6+ 1 6h  h 1 7g2 d 1 8 b6 The theat of d4-e6-f4 gves Back the adntage 4 

d4xc3

This s the Ging Gambi cepted oe popula is 4  d5 which equlizes but  think Blck shoud ty fo an advantage by acceping

Game .5

i,o  Mezo,

D

BdS 2006 ()

1 2 3 4

e2-e4 g-3 d2-d4 c2-c3

e7e5 b8-6 e5xd4

c4 is the cch Gambit 4  �cS 50-0 (Sc3 f6 tansposes to the tli•n e)   d6 6c3 g4 7b3 3 L+

5 b1xc3

 S  c4 cxb2 6  xb2 b4+ 7 c3 f6and now ) fe 80-0 c3 9c3 0-0 OeS e4   b2 d6 1 2e2 (f 1 2:e 1 f I :c  :e Whie has insucie com pension)  dS I  :ad  e6 Black is bee Whie has he bishop pai and somewha bee deveopme which is enough fo a pawn bu hadly fo wo; B) 8c2 d6 90-0-0 xc3 I Oc3 e6 I  :he I xc4 1 2c4 0-0 I eS e8 1 4c3 f6 I S b 3+ h8  hee  Whie has pey of compensaion fo a pawn, bu pobably no fo wo 5

6 �f1c4

Jf8- b4xc3+

151

Tee u T uf f  e errrere frB frB  6 ... d6 7  b3 b3 Lc3+ 8.bxc3 would transpose to the ge but gives White the sensible option of 8  xc3, xc3, which the game order avoids 7 2x3  0·0

7·6

8b3 e7 90·0 f6 transposes to the game: 8. g5 e e 9 .�b3 h6 I O .f4 hxgS   .fxeS e7 1 2.d5 dx dxeS eS 1 3 � �a4 a4  �d7 14. 14.xb xb77 d I S xa7 �x �xa4 a4 1 6  xa4 d d 7  7 7 xd7  xd7 18 0· 0·00 f6 19.e g4 g4 20 20aa4 e e77 21 a a55 a8= White's passer is not too danger os since Black may play a6  a6 next and White has three isolated pawns  

0 4

 O�g O�gSS 00-00   a aee I h6 I � �4 4 aS aS  3 a4 xc4 14 . .xc4 xc4 �e6 ISd3 ae88 Black pans ae pans  c8 next He  eventuly unpin by gS. gS. White doesnt hae enough enou gh for for the pawn 0  2  3.

 6x f3x 6x  a3 a 3 7· 7·  4+

gf6

3 

7

1 3    as recomm recommen ended ded in C A s aso okay but riskier The text settles for one pawn up rther th two but permits Black to castle. 9 3

Afterr 9. e5 x Afte xeS eS I O .xeS dxeS I I .xd8 (   .b3 e7 tr tran ansp spos oses es to thee ga th game me)) \   d d88 1 2.f 2.f77 e7 13b3 e6 14e �xb3 JSaxb3 d7 1 6 .f .f44 a5 1 7 �e3 h h  I  f fxxeS e e66 Black is for choice as the king is a great blockader d the wte bishop is of the wrong color to distub it. Also Black has a potential outside passed passe d pawn. 9 

152

4 x7+ x7+ 7x7   a3x

With I S f4 00 1 6.f 6.fxxe5 e e44 1 7 f fe e c6 8c4 gS 9xc5 fc8 20 xc6 xc6 xc6 White regains his pawn but now he has a early worse endgame with tee isolated pawns. .  6. 3-4

f64

Afte terr 1 6 a3 d2 1 7 b4 0 -0 -0 J fd he 8 1 9c4 e e66 Wh Whit itee ha has nothng for the pawn

t  I - Gb b  1 6.3 6.3 c6 c6 1 7 �xa7  xc3 1.a4+ c6 19xc6+ bxc6 20Jfe :X7 2  xe4 xe4 f6 22f 22 f44  2 3 fxe5 e8 e8 24.a4 xeS Black stys a pawn ahead in  ook endgae though Whites out de pe ight be enough to daw. daw. 16.  17. �c5e3

d7·c6

3. 1c4 1c4 4. b2

he Evans Gbit is aong the best g bit openigs t is sound enough, but shoudt give ny advantge to White with coect coe ct play play 4. ... 5. c2c3

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�c5xb4 7

 give this line as  sfe altenae to y an ecoendation S., which attept atte pt to efute efute the gabit . 6. d2-d4

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·c5 ·c5

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a7a5

 actualy play played ed the the ne nei io o 1 7  d6 14 (I (Id d  would have eulized eulized)) 1 .... 5 1 9b3 c4 20  ae ae  e4 2  f5 f5 00 22f6 g6 23c2 :e 24 24  d4 e3 25e2 Ae4 26.A e 27.d3 d 2Ag3 b 29.e2 b4 30.Ag4 xg4 3xg4 bxc3 .f4 g 33.g4 c2 34h4 h6 35h5 xd4 36.hg5 e2+ 37h c  3. 3 . xc  e  +. 1 8. b3 1 9. cc4 cc4

00 a5a4

Whte i ust a paw dow. dow.  51 1 (  S I )

Game 6

sett ett  o,Z Wik  Zee B 20  ()



1. e2e4 2. g1f3

e7e5 b8c6



 [ [  [    w 7 f3xe5

his egans the pw but White ust pove copenation fo the bishop pa  conside 7  e2 to be he bette ove though it is iky. 7 . d3 d3 d6 .de5 deS deS ( .. .c6 9.exd6 xd6 IO.h3) 9xeS 6 10.0-0 0-0   c2 c2 cS= Blc Blckk pla plans ns .c7 .c7 nd .b7-b6 His bee paw stuctue co pentes h o hs tepoaily oide knight 7 �e2 d6 (saf (safe e than th an 7 . exd4 xd4  xd4!! t whch Kasp Kaspa aov ov beat d i 1 995) 99 5) .a4+ (.deS deS 9.xd8+ Ld I O .xeS .xeS f6   .f .f 0-0 1 23 e e 1 3 .ec4 .ec4 xc4 xc4 14.xc 14.xc44 d7 d7 I S . b6 1 6� 6�e3  ))  . c6 9.de5 deS 153

The ufm oiforBl

 O xe5 xe5 f6   0-0 c7  2 f f 00  3�g5 e e 1 4bd2 4bd2 h6 1 5 h4 h4 bS 6  c2 h5 h5 1 7 e7 e7    fe  f 9�f 6= The song knight on f4 and he e black pa stucue mke up fo fo he pooly placed knigh on a5 a5 7

8 9. 0  2 3

 e5xc4 e4xd5 -e3 00 c3-c c3-c4 4 �c-d2

6  d2-c3 7 b-d2 8 a-c

c8-e6 a6-a3 a8c8

5xc4 d7-d5 d7- d5 •d8xd5 dS-5 g8-6 00

s had to see much compensaton fo he bishop pai in in this open position, positio n,  Black is somewha bete G 57 (52)

Game 7

Shot,Nge  Fppov,A Fppov,Ato to 



Klata 200 (7)

3 

a5a6

Back ualy payed   �b4 (in obsonPeshteyn ubbock 200, Back pla played yed  3 h5 h5 and had to esign afte 4d5!) 14b4 xb4 5d3 b6  6c3 �d7 �d7 1 7 fd  ad8 ad8  8 a4 Wte Wte was slighty bete due to his centa con o, though Back  The text move is  compute impovemen impovemen ove boh gmes psevng the bishop pai 4 d-f3

fte 4c3 d8 d8 the Wte Wte cene cen e is un de pssue and Bck has the bishop bis hop p 4  5 fe

154

c7-c6 f8-e8

 2 3 4

e2-e4 gf3 -c4 b2-b4

e7e5 b8-c6 f8-c5

igel hot is the top pactitione of e Evans Gambi 4

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5 c2-c3

c5x b4a5

hap�r I  - Gambi Gambi

s s is te best ttempt ttem pt to efute efute the Evans bit 6 d2d4

00 d6 (  f6 f6 7d4 exd4 8e5 d5 ex exf f dc4 I Ofxg7 Ofxg7 g   e I+ e6  favos Blck but is moe compi ted) 7 d4 d 4 tnsposes to the note fte fte b3   b3 e7 7 d4 f6 f 6 8de5 xe5 x xeS eS xe5 I O+ e7 e7 1  0-0  12 d5 b6 b6 1 3h3 3 h3 d6 1 4a3 a3 Lh3 15c4 g4N 16xh3 x 7x x+ If xa  xa  19 xg4 xg4 xc xc  + 20 20x x  + + 2 1 g3  xa3+ xa3+ 22 h2 b2 d Blck wins 6 

d7-d6

8. 00

 8de5 8 de5 b6 9bd2 9b d2 (fte 9 b5 a6 I O4 O4 c5 c5   c4 ge7 ge7 1 2c3 0-0 1 3 0-0 0- 0 bSN  cxbS xe5 x e5 1 5 xe5 x e5 e5 1 6b I g4 7 c2 d Black contols the open cente le in  othe wise bced bced position) position) 9   dxe5 IO 3 S S  I b4 b4 cS  2 b2 b2 e7N 13  b 5 +  c 6  ince ince Black Black n now now ply ply 14   f6 and castle kingside, White has vey itte compention fo the pawn; f 8bd2 b6 now 9de5 tansposes to the pevious note, whie 90-0 tans poses to the game 8. . 9. bd2

a5b6

  this is bette than 6 exd4 exd4 as 9b5 6 IOa4 (ae IOxc6 xc6 xc6 xc6 oended in Ch� Advntage due y to hots 2003 game wt Nielsen  7  b3 b3  7 d1-b3

 e event of 70-0 g4 8b3 L +  +  I Ogx O gx (aft (afte e O xg8 g8 g8 I I gx gx33 exd exd44 1 2xb7 e8 Blck Blck  uch uch bett bette) e) I O  b6   xg8 xg  2 dS d S S 13  b5 h4 Whites Whites wf wful  stuctue gives Black the edge 7 ...

  bd2 f6N White Whit e is dow dow  pwn pwn and the bishop pi with no ce plan of at tck) tc k) O    7 d the the thett of  b7-b b7 -bSS ensues ensue s  good game fo fo Blck Blc k 9. ... 1 0. b3c2 b3c 2 1. a2a4

c6-a5 76

11 ...

g8e7N

d8-d7 d8-d7

The The game game actu actu ly ly went went I   h6 h6  �a3 �a3 (with 1 2  2! 2!  White White gets gets fi fi compensation fo the pwn) 1 2    155

 uf i r lac

  dS e7 1 b c6 I S 2 0-0 16 g6 17h �e6 I.dS �d7 1 9c Ac8 20.e d8 2  d3 d 2 2d c 23 d2 b6 2 a bxS 2S.Jb x a 26xd cxd 27 . g3 g7 2 8b2 b8 29d2 �d7 30. f4 •   fxeS xeS 32.Axd4 Ab2 33 b b6 34.Add 1 xc4 3 S eS xeS 36.Ade Ab3 37f4 A 38 e4 f 39.g4 xg4 40 gS + 4.Ax x 42 Ag 1 Axe4 43xg6  + and Whie esigned. 12. �42

wih he hea of .exd4 The knigh on e peves dS, while I .dS d7 es Black case wih a safe exa pawn

�6 &x2 7& g6-8 b6xa5 �a5-b6 d7 ooo

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d6x5

Nex Black c play .e 6 wih an ex pawn.

156

c1·a3 3- c2xa2 g2-g3 xa5 d24 :a1·d1 ld1d5

d7c6

 is supsingly had fo Whie  deal

13 d4x5

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19 20. 21

Whe has some bu no ful com ion fo he pawn

hape  Scotch and Four Knights Opening  goup these two openngs togethe because they often tanspose le4 eS 2 c6 d (cotch)  exd 4xd4 �f6 53 and c f6 (the ou ights) 4d4 d4 Sd4 each the same position, wch is natually enough caled the cotch ou

ights. n this chapte we ook at all lines that typicaly begin wth eithe the cotch o u Knights pening.

R   R   � �      J  the otch, wch w ucted  decades ago by ld hpion Gy paov,  3.d4 d4 4.xd4 (4.c3  he Ging Gambit  the Gbit ch•pte whe the ch Gbit 4�c4 cS Sc3 f6  sply a ssion to the 4c3 f6 S.d4 exd4 le of the t Ge)  ecommend � he  4..�c5 mainy use e e latte move, 5xc6 f6 6.! seems to oe Wte a sght edge  most if not a l Now afte 4 .f6, Sxc6 bc6 6e e7 7    ea k ecom eded 8 6 whch often eads to an endgame whee White  k bishop, d ght vs.  ks d two exa but doubed pas This endgame  aut eql but h  to   Back, d since 8   evtalzed eceny  now ecom end that move fWhite esnds th 9d o 9b3  play 9   aimng to exchange o   getg id of an olated paw wle ging White a ckwd one on b3 (e Ge 1 2  1 )  dont even see how White y equales  ths lie fte the moe ag gsive 9c3 the e 9b7 w pyed succsy by k ts yea d ths eto sove a ofBlacksog pobems (see Game 12.2). Th e cotch ou Knights pening is not ve y pomising fo White, b ut thee ae some ticks so you need to study the line Bck has to be willing (in the lines  ec omend) to put up with a bad paw stuctue in the endame in etun fo the two bshops, but with queens o the bishops ae a majo plus so this is a good enough deal fo Black. f White avoids this ending he may achieve a slightly bette pawn 57

The ufm rore for Bla

tructure but at he cot of concedng centra domnaton to Black. ee Game  23 f h a well a the Belgrade Gambt S�dS!?, wch we meet b S �b4 when  do ee how Whte equalze

Unuu& fourth move afer he four knght come out ncludng 4g and 4a, hou lead to equa wh correct pla n the former cae mple developmen wth 45 and 5 . d6 uce whe after 4.a3 Black houd repond wh 4dS when Whe ma nd hmelf jut plang the black de of the equal cotch Four Knght wth he ue le move a3 ncluded The acrca 4 S?  unound but trck. Keepng the extra pece  probab heoretc&l bet bu for pctcal pla jut retrea the knght to c6 when   attacked and gve back the pece b anwerng dS wh �b4 afer whch Bl&ck  ut bette ee G&me 1 24 for thee three lne Mot novce pla 4c4 after the Four Knght penng unt omeone te&ch hem no to do o due to the fork trck 4  xe4 owever compuer anal fal to how full equalt for Black n the tadtona ne after th&t move Forunatel  dcov ered a major novet here (S�x« dS 6d !) whch &ppear to gve Bl&ck abo utel equal ch&nce The m&n lne of the Four Knght  b, but recentl 4 cS, formerl thoug b&d due to the fork trck agan!) now appe to be a complee oluton o the prob em of ha openng thank to the dcover of the trengh of 9   e7! For both o thee fork trck lne ee Game 1 2 o   (5)

Game 1

d Wede,e  ,Rot

 V

Hurlem, 2007 ()

1. 2-4 2 g13

58

7-5 b8-c6

3

4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

d2d4 3xd4 d4xc6 -5 Wd1·2 c2c4

5xd4 g8·6 b7x6 dB7 6·d5 d5·b6

hpt 2

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$h   igh Ong

e open e compente for h bd pa uctue The fac ht Whte' rk  tuck on  to defend 2 mean tha Whte Q onl pre to  draw

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9. b2b3

9d2  nd now ) I O e4 g6   >d3 g7 1 200 oo  a6 4>g f6 S.>h e8 1 6.c xd 17 xd3 d 1 8.c4  1 9exf6 xf6 20 x+ xf7 . .

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 c1b2 b1·d2 a2xb3 �b2xa1 2d1

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a7-a5 a5-a4 a4xb3 a8xa1 •7a3 8

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  

Aasdaam

2  f6 oee 2  d d the Bl wn wenee v ece whle Wte' are no) 21 . f6  he black bsop eem clearl uperor o te whe ght, though due to the mutu wn weakneses Whte hould  abe to aw B) I O.b3 a4 I   b2 anpoe o he ge;  IO.g3 e6 I  b 4 12  b2 b 1 3. g2 00   3..g6 4e4 h6   ed and unclear computer uggeon) 100 dS I S  16 d4 cS  7cxd xdS 8  e3 6 19c2 d3 20e  c2 2 d xdS 22xc2 c3 23.g2 Afd8 and Black' domnaon of

15 1d3

I S.b  S  6b2 xd2+ 01 w a game  won from uan Fano n Washngton 2002 15 

•3·a2

I S  a  far more common and u ce for equalt, bu he text am to wn a pawn wh ome modet rk . 16 1·d4

19

t uRoi fo Bl

n cae of 6 .c2 aS 1 7e2 dS 1 8exd6 00 1 9.e4 cxd6 20d4 f6 Whe ha lle o compenae hm for havng h kng n he cener 16.  17. �d43 18. 00

oo a2a5 •sxS

20. ...

c6N

n he game Black paed 2 0 . d6 2  .Ja g4 wh equal bu Whe oon ! he exchge and e managed o  he endgame he ex  an engne ug geon whch ha he drawback of lea ng he bhop on b4  b delned, b he oher bhop become a moner 21. �d3·2

�c8b7

Whe ha le compenaon for Blac exra doubed) paw. o 43 C4)

Game 2

Sovey  , Va

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Wijk a� Zee 2 0 1  (6)

Whe ha a b beer deveopmen and a beer pawn rucure, bu h  probabl no que full compenaon for he pa. 1 9 d23

5h5

The compuer prefer 19 e7 or 19 ... f6) 20. g d6 o avod he draw n he nex noe. 20. d1·c2

1. 2-4 2. g1-3 3. d2·d4 4. 3xd4 5. d4xc6 6. 4-5 7. d1-2  c2c4 9. b1-c3

7-5 b8-c6 5xd4 g8 b7xc6 •d8-7 ·dS d5·b

9 .

�c8-b7

r 20a  d S 2 1 a7 g4 22 xc7 xf3 23.gxf3 dxc4 bxc4 xf3 2Sxb6 g4+ wh a draw b perpe ual check

Th  rare bu rong mnk ko wha he  dong n he openng. 60

haptr 12 -  d u ig ng

10 c1d2

I  g6   e3 g7 12 d3 -  3  6 b3 d6 1 .:  Jfe8  64 dS 1 7 � �b7 d the pressure o S prvents Whit from tckng by g or �h6, whie Bck  py .7-5 or .dxc4or . Jd8  Whit pys inste&d I Ob3 --   .�b Je8 1 2£4 f6  3 - fxe5  fxeS g6  5Je  .g7  6d  c5 (or s 16...d6) 7h4 Jh Bck is beer due to e pressure gnst th isoi on  10  1 1  c34 12 a2-a4

g7g6 ooo

 the event of  f4 c5 1 3.- g7  c3  4 1 5.c xc3 16xc3 d6 c is etter thnks to hs powerf ishop par

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13 14 15 16

_ d2-c3 c3x 23?

W7x5 8 h88

1 6.-- xe4 7 .xe Jxe  8a5 d 9f3 Jxc4+ 2.xc4 xc4 1 d c5=. T pawns are in gnera sighty better th the exchang but  the back pas are doubed it's about 16 

d7-d5

t my aready be too ate for White to equ&ize te game

b7a6

12 

29f6+ d White must give pepetua check.  3 f3 xc4 14 .  f I Sxf 6  6aS c4+ 7 g I 6 1 8d4 d5= 19  g5 g 7 2. xd8 d8 2  .c3 xc3 22bxc3 d6 23g+ Jd7 .e6 fxe6 2S.xe6 xc 26.8+ Jd 2 7.e6+ Jd7 wt  draw by rpe tition

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13 •2-3

1 3.5 xc4 1 J Je8  5. xeS 1 6.c3 f4 1 7 .Jxc4 �xc4 1 8.xc4 d5 19 xc6 Jxe4+ d  Je6 2 1 8+ d7 2.b5+ c6 23�xh8 cxbS x a+ 25. d2 c 26. c3 Je+ 27c d 8x+ c6

17 45

1 7.cxd5 f 1 8 .xf  19 . d fxe4 2 . &6+ d7   .dxc6+ xc6 .Jc  + d7 23 .b7 e6  boh sdes h&ve ex posed kings but the in&bity of the whte king's rook to join te btte tts the e uaton  fvor ofBck 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

 3xa7 •a7xa6 la1d1 12 3x4 -1 1-2 2-1

b6xc4 W5xb2 d7 Wb2x 8x4 Wc5 Wc5-  -c5 <4b2

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32 33 "$8 3 �1-b5 35 �b5xc6 36 d5·d6

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[  \  26 e4xd5?

26e2 xd   .xd  e8 28 d2 xe+ 29e2 a4 36   + 3 \ d  S d one Blak gobbes the 6 awn he wi have o awns o the bsho and so a slght edge 26  27 d1-d2

c5-c3 c3-c1?

Wih 2  Ae8+ 28 e2  + 29 xd2 3x6+ d8 3 1 6 e Bak od have won a iee 28 29 30 31

¢e1·e2 e2·3 a6xc c6·6

d8·e8 c1 xd2 d7·d8 e8e7

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36  x6 3 .8+ dS 38dxe + wins the qeen o maes 37 38 39 40 41 42 43

1xd1 �c63 g4-3 g3-3 h3-4 ¢h4xg5 g5-f4

'd6xd1 h7·h5 'd1·e1 e1e6 g6·g5 e6-g6 7-6

Whie esgned bese  x e4+ wins he qeen o 33 (C4)

Game 3

Sede,ja • Hge,Stet

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Gemny Bndeslig. 009 /  0 ( 1 0

1 e2·e4 2 g1 f3 3 b1c3

e7·e5 b8c6

3d4 exd4 4xd4 6 3 oses 3

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4 d2·d4

g-$ e5xd4

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32 3-g4??

32g3 d3 33.�xd3 d3+ 34h4 e 3S d2  Bak is eay be b White has dawig hanes 62

b2-d1 d8-d7 c7·c6 d7·c7 d2xd6

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11 Wd1-3

5 f3xd4

hs postion is kown as the cotch fter   4 h6 1 2.�h4 e 1 3c4 �g4 ur Knights as it can arise from either 1 4.xg4 xg 1 5 .�xd8 axd8  6cxd5 xd5= Backs better paced the cotch or the Four ights pening. 5d5 s the Begrade Gambit.  recom pieces oset hs inferior pw structure. he bishops of opposite coor me a end 5 ...b4and now ) 6xf6+ xf6 7 .�c4 c 5 8.0-0 daw ikey. d6 9e5 dxe5 I Oxe5 0-0   .d3  1 .2 h6 I 2 h d6 I d cS xd3 1 2.xd3 �d6 and Back is just  14.f5 xf5 1 5.�xf5 b 1 6.b3 �e5 17.c �f4 I.b d6 19.g3 g5 paw up B) 6.xd4 xe4 7 b5 xd5 8 .xd5 20.gxf4 gxh4 2 1  b4 22 .c4 ¢h8=. e7!N (aso suggested by ndrey White d Bck have equy bd paws. bodchu  his book Th Four Knght 11  d6 m) 9 .d4 d5 I O.�f4 d6+   d  xb5 1 2.�xb5+ c6 1 3 .e  e6     h6, provoking 1 2.�xf6 xf6 1 4d3 c  White hs some deveop 1 3  xf6 gxf6 is ne if you want to daw, ent for the pawn but with his kng stuck whie   ..�e7 is best if you must avoid a drw The text is a good compromise  the center that shoud not be enough; C) 6.�c4 €bxd5 7 exd5 �b4+ 8.d2 snce White w have to ose  tempo to e7+ 9e2 �xd2+ IO.xd2 xe2+ each the above endgame and so rrey I  ¢xe2 0-0N 1 2xd4 a6 1 3 a4 e8+ pays this wy here .¢d3 d6 I S.he  �d7  Bck hs the tter bishop, the safer kng, and the op !  ! � on to pay .. c7 c6 or ..c7c5 at any mo . . . . .  5   � 6 7 8 9 1 0

€d4xc6 f1d3 4xd5 oo �c1-g5

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b7xc6 d7d5 c6xd5 oo c7c6

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12 r1-1

1 2.e b 1 3.d  h6  4.f6 xf6 1 5 xf6 gxf6 1 6b3 d7 17e3 �b4 I .d  �c5= Bcks bishop pir osets hs bad pwns; 2.h3 b b h6 1f e  5 b3 b7 1 6�xd6 xd6 1 7.fe I be7 and Backs conto of the open e osets hs sighty inferior bishop. 163

Tht ufm Roir for Bla

12. .. 13. c3a4

fte 2..�c6 Back hs a bette pced knight in an othewise banced position

a8-b8

1 3.ab  h6  4�xf6 xf6 I S.xf6 gxf6 1 6 e2 cS 1 7 b3 �6 1 8d  fc8= Bck's bishop pi compnsats fo th wakend pawns. 13. .. 14. gS-4

h7-h6

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.

ft  4.�xf6 xf6  Sxf6 gxf6 1 6ad  g7  pefe Back due to the oside white knight

e1xe8+ b2- c4e3 c3c4 e3-d5 c4xd5 d3c4



  

  �

14. 

�  1 1   c6-5

n case of 14..g4 I S.e3 :e  6.d2 �e6 17b3 cS 8.h3 �xf4N 9xf4 c4 2�f •5 the white kight on the im gives Back the bette chances. 15. b2-b3 16. 2-h3

cB-e6 lb8

16 . xf4 7.xf4 c4 18 xfS  9xf5 •5 isbad foWhite 17. 4xd6 18. c2-c3

d8xd6

I .:d :e= 18. .. 1 9. :a1-d1 20. a4-b2

164

lb4b8 e6-d7 :t-e

  

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K  



b8xe8 •d6-c7 •c7e5 d5-d4 6xd5 e5d6

 27. 

     7·5

Bck actuy payed 27 ... �c8 28. �b7 when White got  the equ 29b4 ad went on to win. With the tet move Back has  sight edge with  bee bishop and conto of the open e o 1 11 (C46)

Game 

eov,Mj • Bgov,ey  20 10 (9

D

1. e2M 2. g1-3 3. b1c3 4. g2g3

e7e5 b8c6 gB-6

his system is named te Gek Fo Knights fte its chief exponent GM o Gek. ) 4  3 d5 and now

K

!

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Aalysd•aam

 I ) S . bS xe4 6xe5 (if 6e2 xc3 7xe5+ e7 8xc3 · c6 bxc6 I Oxc6 b   d4 b6 1 2c3 6 3 e3 b  4.-- 7 he bishop pair pus the pressure on htes kng dow the be give Back  compenstion for the pawn) 6 . f6 ]. e6  e xc3 9dxc3 d6 I O�g5 g6   �d3 hS 1 2�f e5 3.Le6 fxe6 14.xe5 xe2+ 5xe2 e 1 6 .ad -=.  baanced ed ge hasisen 2) S exdS xd5 6.b5 xc3 7 .bxc d6 8.d4 exd4 9.cxd4  . g4   .c3 f6= White is payng the B•ck ide of he cotch Four ights wth the � but useess move 3 incuded B) 4xe5 is the oween Gambit ..xe5 Sd4 c6 (S ... g6 6e5 g8 7 .c4 dS 8.LdS 8e7 shoud s be good but is uecessiy risky) 6.d5

!

         

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AalysdJam

in 6 ..b4! Back turns the piece to a sm bu cear edge fter 7 .dxc6 xe4 8 . d4 e7 9.�e3 - I O.�d3 xc3 I  bxc3 �d6 1 2cxb7 Lb7 1 3.- Afe8 .Aab I �c6 White has no compensa tion for his poor paw struct





         

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8 �w �

  5 �1g2 6 d2d3

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�cS d7d6

6.- a6 7 d3 transposes to the game. 6 

a7a6

his is to prevent 7.a4 winning the bishop pair though Back can aso aow ths by paying either 6  h6 or 6  d4 since he obtans automatic compention after 7 .�b6 8xb6 axb6



oo

7�e3 �xe3 8.fx - 9 �g4 (or 9 .. e7=, paning ... g6) I Oh3 L   .x e7. n a cosed position a knight is u est as good as an unaired bishop White has sight pressure on the f-e but a sighy dged w struc· e he computes e Bck due to the ess fe whte kng but  c it equa 7   n genera in the e eS openings this kight exchange favors Back sighty, as 65

Te Kaufman rire fr B h 6 kgh boks th 7 pw wh h  kight gus th kig 7   - 7  �6 o 7  h6  a o ths movs  tstoy o Bak 8. f3xd4

.

�c5xd4

.

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  

   

 

_ 

!!!  �

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

.

e4xd5 c2-c3 �c1-e3 f2xe3 d1·d2



. .

f6xd5 0-0 �d4-a7 �a7xe3 d8-5

.'

   



7·5=

4 .g4  is th ompus p  S.h4 h6  6 S=. 66

Game 

Fn  p  0  1  2

 ! ! !  �! W  14 .

e7xf6 75 

Mk • Koeev,Oeg



.

:x



 Wh ista pys 9.h3 6 O2 7   .b3 7 1 2h2 2  h5  oo stig o Bak .

c8-d7 :8-6 5xd2 f5xe4 a6-a5 87 f7-e7 :a-f

f1-f2 a1-f1 e3-e4 f2xd2 d3xe4 :d22 c3c4 2·4 :t2x6 :t1x6 1·2 2·3

 12 (C48)

9. c3-d5

9.

15. 16. 17 18 19 20 21  22  23  24 25. 26.

1. 2. 3 4

e2e4 1-f3 b1-c3 f1·b5

e7-e5 bB-c& 8·6

 44 4 S4 S 63 .

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   



    





� !  !   !    w AySis digrm

) vyo pays 6   4 7 L4 �6 8  h but a 9 (93 s so goo) w h h position isuss  th ot o mov 8 bow but wih oos vs  a it sighy b o Bak h whih mans

 12  oh  r ih i e is sighy beer here eg 9 . Ae8 o-o 5.  9 . g O.c3) I Od3 d e h a g pu  ess h in mi ine open    s so Bck  pay hs, bu i seems          foong novey gives fu uy �   6 . . . b!N 7 g3 (7 c3 e  Le dxe 9xe4 rsposes whie er 7 .gS e4 8  e2 �d6 9.d3 ex    £ £ £ £ xf -   .c3 c6 1 2- Ae8 �   h sghy superior deveopme) 7 . e4 8.e dxe 9.xe4 fS I O.d3 6 f3xe5 e4   .dxe d  + .xd  c  3 --+  d2 (afer 14 .d2 6.c6 dxc6 7 d3 g 8.h3 h 9 .gS 6  S*e2 Ahe8 Back regains he h6 I Of6 xf6   g4 g6  wh f  favoaby) 14  c6 I S. e3 bishops for wo kighs a he price of  6.c3 Axd2+ 7 .xd2 Ad 1 8 .e hang one bishop shu in for now, Back d2 19.Aad gS 2.Axd8+ Ld8=. mus be preferred  no oer pieces on he bd, rook 6.d3 d4 (6   Ae8= is aso ne) 7xd4 d p  abou eu o bishop d (if 7.xe5 ?! d6 8.f g4 9 . e3 L gh  woud pay e Back side if I O.gx3 c6  I 4 bS  .b3 hS e a coice 1 3h  h4 1 4.Ag  h3 Back regains he pawn wih he beer chances)  4  7 ...d4 (7 .exd4 is so good) S . gS s obvous move hs ry been seen c6 9 c4 h6 IO h4 b5   .b3 aS ue o he coming fork rick' bu since 1 2 .a4 b4 1 3 .e2 a7 ( 1 3...b6 is simi  game d noes show ha i is no ar d jus as good) 1 4*h g5 I S. g3. msig for Whie  expec 4  c5 o This w isor-Nisen ixesBais come he main ie of he Four Ech 2 1 1  d now afer I S  e 1 6 ghs d 4 .bS o ose popuiy hS 17 .  x 1 8 Ax d5 Bck ooks beer, h he whe bisop ob 5. oo sruced and he p of  �e6,  d6 Sd3 - 6- sposes o he nex noe. and .. c6-c5.   en book The For Knght Game xe5 6.  ey bodchu ops for S.xeS! as  bes way o gh for  advanage bu 6 . e8!  was ied in usen-Morphy, e game Naernda Novokuznesk New York 1 857. Then Whe's bes ry is 28 showed ha Back c euze 7! S  xeS 6d4 d6 7 .f4 c6! . eS b4 d6 7. d2d4 9f6 xf6 IO e3 ( 1 3 my si 8 24 e Whe hope of  edge) I O ... dS   . Lc3 I bxc3 fS+. f8dxeS e 9  d3 Ae8

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167

Theufm oire forBac

10. �b5-e2

ter I O.h3 6   ex6  (   .hx xg4N 1 2�e2 h5=)   .x6 1 2 S  3 .�3 c6  4 b6 1 5a3  6.�e3 S 7.gS 6 Back is be with the ight coming to e4 an wo  Berbatov-Hammer ix-es-Bains Eh 2  I  Back now hs the position White wou hve i in the Four Knights he pays 4�c4 xe4 5xe4 5 6�3 xe4 7 e4 �6 8- - 9 . e   because White waste a tempo here by �b5-3 his ne is regare as equ but the comput e sighty preer White in tat ine (so Back here) an granmaster oma Dzinichashvii to me that he agree wth the computers here 8  9. e4e5



.

e56 4-5? �c1-g5  d1-d3 a1-e1

d7-d6 g46 d6-d5 8-e c7-c6

e5-g4

n case o 9�e2 �b4 I O�xg4 �xc3   bxc3 xe4 1 2.�3 S= Back's outposte kight an better pawn struc ture uy oset the bishop pair 9. 

1 0 11 12. 1 3. 14. 15.

d6-e7

Unti recenty everyone paye .. b4 here but he text seems to be better.

15 

b7-b5N

he game actuay went 1 5 .   1 6  h6 1 7h4 h7 1 8 .g3  1 9 xe7  xe7 2.6  x6 2 1 .x6 gx6 22�h4 c7 232 a 24xh6 e + 25 �xe  xe  + 26. e8 27.e2 6 28c3  a Ba eventuay won 16. c3-b1 17. g5-4 1 8. b1-d2

7-6 bS-4 a7-a5

Back is better He has space  a queensie initiative whie White has  rea attack on te kingsie. 168

Chaper  Italian ae The taia Gme, or Guoco Piano s th fvort opening of novice payers but it is aso used by grandmasters an d even Word Champions on occasion. n m y opinon it is e most promsing aternatve to the pish for White, ad shoud keep at est a tiny edge r l.e4 eS 2" 6 J  recommend the sfe is rather than the Two ghts 3 f6, which is a rsky gambit due to .gS. n gener• comper anayss does not show fu compention for the pawn in that ine, though Bck certany hs decent practca chces.

B  �B iiii ii : i       Game 13 I we examine the gambit ine 0-0 f6 5.d4 d+ 6.xd+ zd4 7.f•

Te ecommended response (er 7d6 8.5 dns 9.g5 _e7 lO.a3) is an ston sg computer suggeston, te ridicuous ookng IO ..g8  wi do my bst to x pa it Not th  dont covr 4d4, bus 4 xd4 trsposs to th cotch Gamb ahough 4 . Ld4 is aso a good mov Now after 3 .c5 43 (for 4.b4 s the vans Gambt in the Gambit chapter, whe 4c3 f6 5d3 h6 is a safe ine for Back) 4�f6 White usuay pays S.d3 n master chess, beuse the obvous S.d4 has supposedy been aayzed to equaity. However s  ow in Game 1 3.2, White has two pats to  tiny edge after this move, so it deservs a gher status and more peope shoud try it. ti, it's nothing for Back to be scared of a Whte's edge is pobaby ess t he can obtain in the main ne pash s the sions after 5d4 exd4 6d4 b4 7.d2 (Greco's acient 7c3 is a dubious gabit)  rather opn, tactics pevai ad there's not much point in taking about saegy except that when White accpts a isoated d-pwn n eturn for piece pay Back shoud gnery sek equa exchages  

Th ufm oie fo Bc

fter Sd3,  recommended 5 ..a6 in my earie book, but recenty S00 has  shown to be a good move (Carsen chose it not ong ago), since the pi 6 gs is  met by 6 6 7  e 7!, 6 is met by 6 e  , and 6. is met by 6 dS nduc ing White to caste cuts out some options ike b -d2-f -g3 (without the need f Ae I ) d aso takes the sting out of the pin 7 �gS after 6 d6 since White can no  ger attack an eary  gS by h with a rook behind it. fter 60-0 the move 6 ... d5  sometimes payed, but here it is rather risky so  advise 6 d6  Then pay can take on  symmetrica nature if both payers bring their queenside knights to the kingside, We by %e  and b  -d2-f -g 3, Back by ... €c6-e7-g6. This resuts in positions wh White's edge due to having the move is reay tiny Moreover, with a the pieces on he board and a uid pawn structure Back has every right to pay for a win if he is e stronger payer ee Game 1 33 G 21 (CSO)

Game 131

MoveSgey  A,Me Wik  Zee 2009 2



1. e2-e4 2. g1-3 3. 1-c4 4. 00 5. d2-d4?

e7-e5 €b8c& 8-c5 gB-&

hs is a somewhat dubious gbit 5  6. f3xd4

c5xd4 c&xd4

e7 13c3 - Back is bett IO . �xd    .�xd8 %xd8 1 c3 e 1 3.cxd xc 1 .%c  d3 I S%xc7  1 6 .de5 Le 1 7.d2 �dS 1 8. %fe8  9.%e  deS fxe5  2 1 . %e7 22.Ac2 b6 and Backs bishop do nates Whtes knight, ad White h a wek epawn Komodo considers the simpe 7 . e3N  be best, athough no one pays it 7   8. - 9c3 d6  Od2 b6 and We has the bishop pair, better deveopm and a much more active queen for  pawn However he doesnt have ay ob ous pa to expoit these advatages,  Back shoud be better. 7  8. f4xe5 9. c1g5

7 2-4

7 . gS h6 8.�h d6 9. f g I O.f6 (after I O .d2 gS   fxeS deS 1 2.�g3 1

d7-d6 d6xe5 d8e7

The actua game went 9 .�e6! (ts  ura move ets White equaize) I O. e7 I  .c3 c6 1 2.h I A (I .%g8! again this computer move  best, and equaizes) 1 3e2! (13 3  ws stong) 1 3  h6! 1 .xf6  1 .A Ag8 1 6Aaf Ag6 1 7c2   8. b8 1 9.hS g7 2. h

Chaper 1 3  Jai Game

2 d5 dS 22.d5 4 23 4 d6   e2 d7 25  4  26b3 g8 27c4 b6 28  c  29 . 3 g 3.  h 3  .e   aS 32 b3 c6 33dc6 c6 34h4 g8 3S. d  4 3 6 d8 g7 37  g8+ g 38  g3 d Back resignd 10 b1-a3

11 12. 13. 14. 15. 1 6 17 18 19 20 21  22. 23 24. 25. 26.

g1h1 d1-e1 e1-h4 a1-e1 �g5f6 h4xf6 1xf6 �c4d3 6xf7 �d31 e1xe5 f1xg2 h1-g1 g  2 eSxS c5-e5

i 1 0. ..

i

A

ii

hBgB

Ts s a comper move i ever there ws o! his move ws ed o he ten o o the chess word n Yearbook 91 , where Genn osonko described how o m Dzndzichashvi discovered i when ayzing with ybka. he drawback is a i you pay his mov you may b c cusd o chating so b prpred to ci s book s your sourc or h ida h ida is tht Back dos not yt ow i h shoud py  e6 or  d 7  so h pays  move tht is noncommitta but  be uy useu whenever White tkes o 6, which is pretty much inevitbe. o Whte responds wth  useu noncom mta mov o his own  humn coninution is I O . . d7   .e  e6  26 g6 13 3 g 14 .  g6 I S. 4 1 6h  a6 1 7.g3 e6N I  b d4 nd Whies compnstion ooks inadequat

�c8-d7 0·0·0 d7-c6 d4-e6 g7f6 e7xf6 e6-g5 g5xe4 e4c5 d8d2 d2xg2 c6xg2+ �g2d5+ �d5x7 b7b6 a7-a6

  Back is better or two resons. ook nd bishop are consdered a bter eam n he ndgame thn rook and knigh (though  have never been abe to prove his with satstics), and o course the knght is bdy paced on he rim  course White has good awing chnces G 25 (CS4)

Game 13.2

bo�Fudo  M�co,So

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ntos Mro Covs 2008 (8

1  e2-e4 2. g1-f3

e7-e5 b8-c6

7

Tht Kaufman roi for Bac

3 f14 4 23 . d2·d4

8 g8 exd4

6 3xd4

6e5 dS 7b5 e 8.cxd4 b6 9.c3 00 I .e3 g   .c2 x 1 2.gx gS 1 3.xc6 bxc6 1 4.000 x 5 .e2  1 6.:hg f6 1 7h5 g6 I  .:g3 :eN 1 9f4 fxeS 20.fxe5 h 2  e2 e7 22 h5 wth a daw by epetiton 6  7 1d2

+

his simple line is aely seen at high level anymoe as it is consideed dawsh  thin that it is athe udeesmated as thee appe to be two ways fo White to obtain at least a micoscopic edge, as noted in this game. 7.c3! is a dubious gambit 7 ... xe4 8.00 xc3 9dS (afte 9.bxc3 dS Whte's only compensation fo the pa is the bishop pai  not enough) 9 ...f6 1 0:e 1 e7   :xe d6  2 .gS (i case of the bayonet attac 1 2.g4 00 1 3g5 eS 1 4.xe5 fS!N Blac s clealy bette) I .xgS 1 3.xgS h6 1 4e2 hxgS I S.:e  e6  6.de6 f6 1 7 :e3 c6 I .:h3 xh3 1 9gxh3 g6 72

20  (o 20d    2 1 .h4 gx d g7 23x4 a d Bla plans to exchange oos on h th a solid exta pwn) 20..a 5 2 1. e2  case of 2 I .xf6 xe 1 +  00 23.xe7 e 24.b4 dSN Blac is up a safe exchge) 2  2 2a3 b + 23 g2 f5 24. d  N  Blac s  ning, with an attac plus an exa paw 7. _

xd2+

n my ealie boo  ecommen 7 ... xe (Blac shoud pobably ch ts e if he must avoid a daw a  plaied n the note to move 12 but o jectively  thin 7 ...xd2+ is the be move) 8.xb4 xb4 9.+  I b3+ d5   eS+ e6 1 2.  (Ic5 13.a3 cxd4 14.  1 5 00 e 16 .a impoves on m oigin boo. Whte egais the pa a voably) 1 3f x 1 4.00 c 1 5.c3 xc3 1 6.bxc3 d6 d despte Blacs bette g posion and pa stuctue, Whte s slghtly bette a e outposted ngh is ealy woth mo than the somewhat bad bishop 8 b1xd2

he gambit .xd2! was played  ecommended by GM an Roges, who

Chaper 13  alian e

ote  fvorble rtile on it in Sect of Oening Surpr  t look to me uite ound for multiple reon 8 ..e4 9 e3 dS ! I  dS dS I  .3 d ow     .  2e4 0Q 1 3.00 e6  4.fe   o fr thi i given b Roger n . Now 1 .. h6 eem to give Blk the better he rther thn h 4 ..dS whe  Sg3 nnot be met b 1 5.b5. B)   .. 4!N 1 2"e4+ 6 I  .e B  ) 1 3 d4 1 4.6 e4+ I Se4 dS! 1 6.S e4 1 7.0Q0 g2 I.hg 3 I9.g7 (9.b7  wth  fe e pwn) 19 .. b8 20.b3 b6 Whte h ome but not u ent omnon for the mg p 2) o rong but o m eond oie i 13 . eS 1 4eS (if 14deS?! 000 nd Bk i muh better  he h good bihop for knght wh oppoing morite nd White not tle) 14 .. f6 I S ."S S 1 6.dS 000 1 700 d2 d Bl i uel better wth hi rook o the 7th r. o fter  rook de Blk will ve the fvorble ombition of rook d bihop v rook d kght 8  9 xd5

10. d 1-b3

1 0.0 0 0-0   .A  ( reommended thi ine for White in Yearbook    . . . b6 1 2. b3 S 1 3 4 dS 1 4.e  db4  Blk knight i trong on b4 d White h n olted d-pwn but White h muh better de velopmet.  would hooe Whte if given the hoie but  thi nk hi dvn tge  le thn pr c6-5 10. .. 11. •b3+ 56 12. 35

1 2bS d7  3 .00 00=. White light developmet edge oet hi iolted pwn. 12 . 3! (th rong move h been pled d reommended b GM Rom Dzindzihhvili) 1 2...e7+ 13. e7+ e7 1 4.00 d7 I Sfe 0-0-0.

d7d5 6xd5 Aas da

White kight hve good ure on e4 eS nd S, but he h n iolted enter pw.  would rter pl White here but it i ver oe to eu 1 2.b3 out to oerig  drw. f Blk doent wt to repet he mut tr 1 2.e7 rti reult from t iton e tftor for Blk but the 173

Th ufm oi fo Bl

engines love Whie as hs developmen edge s woh moe han enough to oset the solated pawn. o i you mus avoid a daw, play ths slighy wose postion o else vay as nod on move 7. 2.  00 3. e5xc6?

te 1 3 . xd5 xeS 14  e4 g4 1 5 .- d6 1 6. 6 1 7c2 e6 I :e I aSN ts had o see much com pensaton o Whtes isolated pawn 13.  4. e-1

Wd8e8+

 1 4¢d  b6  S b bxc6 16 e5 d8 Black is beedue to king saety 4 5 a4-b5 16 Wb5<5

 j

d5b6 b7xc6

7. d2xc4

fte  7.xc4 e6 8 c3 :d s much tte deveopment d ten bshop outst on dS mp  bad p 7 8. 19. 20. 2.

j O

I

a1-e1 c4e5 d4xc5 fg1

We8e4 e4-c2 c2xc5 c8a6+ lf8e8

Whte's undeveloped k is a big poblem ha Blacks poo paw su G 21 1 (C53)

 I,Vy • ,Sey

Game 

Mdi 0  1 )

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.





e2e4 g-3 f c2-c3 d2d3

e7e5 b8-c6 f8<5 !g8f6 oo



  16. ...



 w  b6xc4N

The game actually went 16 ... e6 7 b3 :d I:e xc4 9xc4 :d 2xa7 a8 (2.d8) 2.xa8 :xa 22e2 :xa2+ 233 :b  + ) .b 5 ( 5+) 2 :b ? (2 5.:a  :xb3+ 26 e3) 25 :xb3+ 26.¢4 (26e3 hS) 26.  g6 27eS cS 28dxc5 :a4+ 29g5 g7 3d7 ad Whte e signed in view o3 ..h6 mate. 174

Ths used to be consdeed ineio t S  a6 whch  ecommended in C Advntg, but now castling looks ne 6 00

) 6b4 e7  7b5 (ate 7 . b3 aS 8b5 a4 9.c2 aS I O.xeS dS   .e

fSN 1 .d d6 1 3 .f4 4 4d4 d5 1 5 .0-0 S 1 6.h  [6 1 7. f4 Blk i winnng) 7 .. 5 8.e5 4 9.4 dS  .d2 de4   .e4 6 1 .b6 b6N  3.f6+ �f6 1 40-0 L6 nd Bl eg the pwn with  huge dvntge B) 6 b3 dS (here thi i bet beue if White tke hi d3 pwn i now wek) 7 bd2 e6 8.0-0 h6 9e I de4N  .e4 e4   .de4 d   2d  fd8 3.�e3 b3 14b3 e3  S.fe3 f6 nd Blk h the beer pwn uture for free C) 6.bd2 d6 b (7.f •5=) 7e7 nd now C I ) 8.d4 ed4 9.d4 b6 I . 2? ! 000 g4=) /6   dS b4 2 . b  $d 7 13.3?! bdS! 14ed5?! e8+ S .f bS + 16 .g I  g4 n C2) 8.00 g6 9.d4 b6 Ie 6   .h 3 h6=. 6. .

d7-d6

ur pln  Blk i to trnfer th knight uk to g6 it optimum ure. 7. 2-3 A) 7 .bd2 e7 8d4 ed4 9.d4 b6

I .eS (  .h3 dS=) I ... fdSN   e4 h6 1 2ed6 d6 13 .b3 7 1 4.d5 fS= I Sg3 h7 1 6.4 6 17 d2

S 8.d  S 9 . 3 f 20.f5 �fS 2  .d4 e6 22  h4 gS 23 . f4 + 24 .f3 gS 25. d3 Ld3 26.d3 �S=. White' pe d vntge i meigle with few piee on the bord d Blk bihop l though nominll bd fter ... b7 -b6 i tul  powerful piee tht n never be hed w B) 7 . g5 h6 8 . h4 gS 9 . g b6= C) 7 .�b3 e7  d now

Ass dm

C) 8d4 b6 9.de5N e4 I.e2 S I  .ed6 ( I I . 2 deS  .d 1 e8 1 3e5 g 6=)   ...d6 12. 2 Je8 1 3.e  fS nd Blk led in de velopment oet the iolted pwn. ther move re imilr to the gme C2) 8.h3 g6 9e h6 I.d4 b6   .bd2 e 1 2.2 6 1 3 .f dS! N (White keep  pull gint ll other move) 1 4.ed5 (if 4.de5 ?! e4 I .e4 de4 1 6.d8 Jd8 1 7.e4 d 18.e e 19e e6 Blk wi eil regin the pwn on eS with  ler bihoppir dvtge.  w th whole euene t move 1 3 in  gme but filed to ee tht the pwn on eS w doomed o  wrongl rejeted 3  d5!) 1 4..ed4 I S.d6 d3 16 .d8 d8 1 7 .b3 b6=. 175

Tht uo fo Bac

7.  8. f1-e1

c6-e7

.d �b6 9de5 e  .bd dSN   �d3  1 2.�2 �=

 . 9 b1 d2 10. d2f1

d7=) 13 ... d5 1 4.d4 ed4 I S. b6 16. b d4 1 7.d4  8.d4 �d7 th eulit. A w  ne ertin.

e7g6 c7c6

13. �c4b3

r A) 1 3 .hS

10. 

d6d5

A good terntive WS I o ... h6   .g3

(fter   .�b3 �b6 1 2.g3 e8 1 3.d4 e6 Whte edge i miiule)   . dS (   .. . e8  perfet mmetr! Uu if th i the e fter ten or more move it me tht Whte h lot mo of hi ini ti dvge 1 2d4 b6 give White jut  tin edge) 12 .b3 de4 1 3 .de4 d  1 4. d  <5= 1 1  xd5

f6xd5

  dS  2. b3 d6 1 3d4 ed4  4d4 d7 I S .g3 :e I6 .e3 eS 17  2 e8 18 .d2 S. he o l
h7h6

  .7 i perhp objetivel the bet move 13 . .d5 ( 1 3 b3 b6 1 4e2 17

7 1 4.�dS   S .eS  1 6. eS 1 7 g6= Blk fer kng nel oet  ioted p
f8e8

n e of  4.d4 ed4 I S . e8  16 . d5 dS 1 7 .d4 b6 the biho pir be the olted pw . 14. ..

c5-b6

1 4e6 IS.2 �b6 w < more  rte move-order trnpoig to the g while ming I Sd4 le eetive. 15 d 1-c2

 S d4 ed4 16 . e8 e8 1 7 d4 1 8d4 e6=.

/ptr 13

-e6

15 

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    �  � 

 /   /        < 16 :1d1?

fter I 6e4 f6 17 .e6 Jxe6 Blk   ligh edge in pe nd bihop plement. 16 N 17 c3c

e6xh3

fter the mike 7gxh3 f6 (now d i not vilble for defeni pur-

G

poe) 18  xd5 xdS 1 9g2 h4+ 20 .xh4 xf2+ 2 1 h  xg3 Blk win. 1 7.d4 .g4  8.4  17  1 8 -c5

dS-

1 8. xf4 exf4 1 9 xe8+ xe8 20.5 fxg3 2 I .xb6 g  fxg3 e3+ 23 x+ x xb6  wit n ext pwn d better pwn ue Blk hould win 18 19. 20 21

 c5xb6 3-h2 d1xe1

fxg2 WdB-6 g2xe1 a7xb6

Wth rook d thee pwn for two mi nor piee  we   muh fe king nd bette pw tuure, Blk i win ning

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Chaper 4 Spanish Ofhoots  thi hper we nider ll the w Whe n vr frm he min line f he pnh (Ru pez) pening frm mve fur hrugh nne Thee re deline fr  en genell peking Blk n hieve pprxime equli if he fllw m re mmendn. Mrever Blk h fir winning hne n mt f hee lne m w rerd  Blk in thee ideline i exremel gd. B if u re unpreped the n be rther dngeru. The ide f he pnh mve �bS i  exe indre preure n the eS pwn hpng t wring  nein frm Blk.  urn ut h he hret  win  pwn i  illun beue fter 4�x6 dx6 5.xe5? d4 6 xe4 Bk will jut be up the bihp pr in om pen piin wh queen exhged whh fvr he bihp pir But ne e4 i gurded Blk uull repnd t he he b ..b 7bS whih t le give Whte the pin f  queenide tk ring wit 24. n generl  re mmend meeing 2-4 with  d7  umng it i leg Blk huld n pl .b7-b5  erl beue f pentl prblem n  ifhe i n et red  tle e lk  he mve ne b ne nw le4 eS (beginner re ught th hi i he be mve fr gd ren) 2 6 d nw bS

R R jjjj jj   j  LLL  J J Thi the pnih r Ru pez i he min whe wepn in mter pl. There i n e rute  equl fr Blk  a6 Fr the Berlin 3 ... f6 ee C Advntage. The ext give Blk he ptn  hing  he bihp ter. 4.h4 A ver mprtn lernive i 4 . x6 dx6 5.00 whih  remmended fr Whie in m l bk t w  fvrite f Bbb Fiher d i till mdertel ppulr 179

The fm  Bc

 gradaser play play The The defese defese S   f6 6d4 �g4 �g4 comes comes cose cose o equa equally y (Gae 1  1 )    m y op opo o here s oy oy oe pah  o full full equaly for for Blac, amely S   �g �g h  gve gve  Game Game 1 4 2  he dea dea s o o o oer he bshop bshop afer afer 6h 3 h S  Whe ca accep accep medaely medae ly bu may do so laer, or may choose o provoe provoe a a ealy edgae _ .00 Whe  Blac o play he ' d b a ag g o o e Whe   c he  h a sgh ge  geera m o ommedg he   for Blac ead Whe  ded he  b 5d3 5 d3,, hch hch w mee mee by S   d6 fo   g7-g6 g7-g6 d  �g7 (Ge 1 3  3 ) , whch shou shoud d gve  mehg  a proved  of he Beyer Beyer The Ce tac tac Sd S d (Ge 1 4  ) e ou ou o a le uay uay for for lc The d d c c Se S e22 (or  broher he   c c 6 e2) e2 ) s me by pl   he MGb, hch s oy d    Ge I 5  5 h e coseav coseavee move  do beleve  early aggresso aggresso for for Blac Bla c S ..e 7 Ths s he .e l Whe hopes fo for 6  0-0 7 �xc6 c6 xe  xeSS , g a pa pa sead sead 6d3 s me by by 6  b5 7 �b3 d6 8a 8a  �d7 (see Ga Gaee 1 46 4 6 )  hle 6d 6d  ad ad 6e2  pose o es e s meoe me oedd   he  he prevous prevous oe The Deferr Deferred ed Exchage Excha ge Vara Varao o 6L 6L  dc6 (Game (Gam e 1 4 7 ) requres some sudy sudy as as each he seveh sev eh move mov e requ reques es d der er  reame, bu bu Blac has equaly fhe fh e leas leas he les ..bS 7 .b  Blac ca also choose he move order 7    00 o blu Whe  avodg avodg 8 8  c 3 for fear fear of he Mashall Gamb Gamb    d S  Hoeve Hoeverr  do recomed  because becaus e f Whe avod avodss he Mashby Mashby 8a 8 a  o oger hav havee he repy 8   �d7 �d7  d f Whe avods avods he Marshal by 8h3  s o clear ha h a Bac bees from avod avod  8 d6  d6 9 c3 c 3 asposg o he ma les 8.3 sead 8h3 or 8d3 loses he bshop par o 8  a5 hle 8d4 could  Whe  he faous Noahs r rap afer Blac exchages wce o d4 ad pas c7  c7 c5 c5 d   c5-c c5 -c  o Whe us prepares d2-d d2 -d44 d maes maes a rerea for hs bshop bshop 8.00 9 H 9d3 s me b    c7-c5,  c6, c6,  e e    h7-h6, h7- h6,  �e6,    h equay  Ge Ge 1 8)  8),, whe 9d  me by 9  �4 �4 he he I OdS Od S    �c2 �c2 c6 1 2h3 8 1 3dc 3dc6 c7 (o rp o c6 h he quee) eq  1 9)  9) sead, sead, I O �e3 may  he mos mos dg dg  of Whes Whes  osh osh    h IO IO d4   d4d5 d4d5  2e5 e4, e4, hch s a e pyosoequ yosoequ (Ge 110)

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Chape Chaperr 1 4 -Sish -Sish Offs Offsh h

 w reh te mot imt n move ion i he. Blk uu pl eiter 9 5 5 (Chigor (Chigorin) in) or or 9. . b7  or 9 b8 b8 (Bree (Breer) r) whih  reomm reommd d  8  1 3 (C9)    kv,v

 chN chN  20 1  1 . e2e4 2. g1·3 3. 1-b5 4. ib5xc6 5. 00

Game 141

(2)

e7-e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 d7xc6 7·6

 pref prefer er 5 .. . . g4  in he next gme bu  give ti   bkup ine. 6. d2d4 7. d4xe5 8. lf1 lf1 xd1

c8-g4 'd8xd1 f6xe5

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    9. b1-d2

9.d3 �d I.bd2  (I (I  bS   .h3 e 1 2.4 2.4 f  3 b3 d7 4 . b2)   4 4 0-0 1 2.fxe 2.fxe55 ( 1 2 2 xe5 h5 h5 ) I  . e2 1 3.Ae3 3.Ae3 x4 4x4 g4 (14 (14.. 5 5  S .Ae  g4  .e3 xe3 xe3 1 7 xe3 xe3 x 1 8 .4 .4 Ae8 Ae8 1 9.e5 g4 g4 20h 3 h 2  .d .d  Ae) Ae)  5 ( 1 5Ae2 h2+ 1 h h  g3 1 7.f 7.f3  e 5 ( 1 7 f f 18 18 d2 f8  9.g  �h2 �h2+ 20f �g3 �g3 2  .d .d  Ad 2g e5 23.e3) 18.xe5 xe5 xe5 9 e3 Ad8 Ad8 20g  b 2 1 .3

g3 2 f 5 5)  S SN  SN 1.Axf8+ xf8 1 7 . e3 xe3 xe3 1 8 .xe3 Ae8 Ae8 1 9.Ad  Axe4 Axe4 20.Ad7 xe xe33 2  .fxe .fxe33 Axe3 22 .Ax7 Ae7 23 .A8+ f=. 9. .. 10. ld1-e1 1 1 . 23 12 b2-b3

000 ld8-e8 g4-5

1 2g4 � 1 3g5 hN hN ( I �g �g 14d h S.h4 �hS 1g � 1 7b3 d d 1 8.f5 8.f5 g 1 9xd+ xd xd 20 20h4 h4 f 2 1 .d2) 1 4x 4x ( 1 4.b3 �g I S d3 d3 7 1 x7 �x 17  b2 d 1 8 g2 h5=) 14  x 153 b4 13  17.g2 Ah= he bkwd pwn on  nd hole on f4 oe oett e bk rippled mjort mj ort 1 2. 1 3. 14. 15. 1 6. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

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g2-g4 c1-b2 la1d1 a2-a3 f3g5 g1-g2 d2·1 g5-3 f3-g5 ld1·d2

8- 57 gB-6 f6d -d6 7g8 le8-8 g7-g6 7-5 b7-b5

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Theufm Theufm  oi oit t foBlc foBlc

22 

h5xg4N

 the acual game Blac omtted ths ex chage, ad after after 2 2 ... :f4 2 3. 3 he was reluctat to exchage because Whe could tae bac wh the f-paw ad soo Whte played gxhS ad wo. he text avods avods ths d equaes 23 23  h3xg4 24 2-3 2-3 25 le le11-d1 d1

8-4 8-4 c8-b7 c8 -b7 44- = =

Bacs bshop par osets Whes better paw structure t  t s hard fo for ether sde o tate acto here, though Blac ca try a7-aS  a7-aS ad ad ..aS-a4 .. aS-a4  88 (C69)

Game 1.2

Vae-gave,Me  Sovey

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Gemy Bndesl  2 00 00 9 9 1 0  4)

1 2 3 4 5

e2-e4 g1-3 f1-b5 b5xc 00

e7-e5 b8- a7-a d7x&

fter Sc3 f6 6.d4 exd4 7.xd4 cS 8de2 8d e2 xd  + 9.xd  e6 IO .f4 0-00-0-00   .e3 .e3 e e77 1 2d 2d  xd  + 13xd gS 14g3  IS IS eS g8 182

 6c3 g6N 1 7 .b3 d7 d7 Bla Blac c's 's bsh bsh  ir more tha compesaes for hs p ped maorty 5 

ic8g4

've play played ed S . . .f6 here, whch s t bad but ot qute equal.  h2h3

h7-h5



       

 beleve ta ths le s the oly f equaer equae r to to the t he pash Exchage whch  recommeded for Whte  my preo boo  have also played the gabt  wth wth 6 . . . hS whch oers good pract chces for a paw, but Whte ca ret the paw ad eep a sgh s gh edge edge 7 d2d3

d-

hs le was cosdered the refuta of S0-0 utl Bobby Fscher too up  Whe sde ad showed that the exs aalyss was wrog However ow t have goe full crcle ad ths le c aga loos best ad rather peasat f Blac.

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b1d2

8 . e3 e3  9.x x I Ogx e7 I I d2 (aft (after er I  .f4 .f4 exf4 12  xf4 000 1 3 .d2 gS 4  e3 e3 g8 g8 I S.  1 6.h 6.hg4 xg4 xg4+ + 1 7.h g7 g7 I  

Chp(« 4 ish Osh

b6 1 9 b4 g8 20 2 0g g  fS= Blck Blckss t t·· te te osets osets hs feror feror pws) pws)   g6  g6 14 trposes to 9c4  the ote tomo tomoe e 9 8. .

g87

>  . .  . .        w 11. 3xg4

9. fe1

f9hxg4 hxg f9hxg4 hxg44  Og gx gx   x e6 Blck has ; much sfe kg t o cost cos t 94 9 4 Lf     x x x   g gxf xf g g66 12 e e7   f fdd  QQQ 1 4*f f6 ( 1 4 4  f f66  S e  s s so so  e)  S c Jd77 1 6b4 h Jd hd d 1 7 7e e  1 8  44 b6 19bS (fter 19Lb6 cxb6 20xb6 b7 2 1 xd7 xd7,  xd7, bsho bshopp d k kgh ghtt should be better tha rook d two dou· bledd backwad paws ble paws wth he ex ex  ks o te d) 9  cxbS 0bS bS 2 e6 22xbS b7 237 b8= The pressue o d3 keeps Whte om dog yhg acte 9  0 34

1 1 . . 2. g2·g 2· g3

1 b b6 b6 1  g g   4 g  S2 S 2 f6 6 e e 1 7 xe3  1 8 xf e6 Blcks supe supeor or pe pece ce plceme outweghs hs doubled ps g6f4

5xg4

 2 2h2? h2? xg2 xg2   2. 3. 14.

...

1xf3 4xe5

g4xf3 f4e6 •f6xe5

  . .

e7g6

 cse cse of  O hg4 hg4 hg4 hg4   g3 c S

0 . ...

  dxe dxeSS g6 1 2h4 2h4 xd    xg6 xg6 xg6 14Axd 0·0·0 SAe xeS  6f ? (ft (fter er 1 6f3 b4 1 7 c x3 8gxf cS 9f d both sdes he bad pws but Bck h mor ct cte e pec peces es)) 1 6 b4 b4 17c3 17 c3 d3  8 Je cS 9 e3 e3 �xe 20xe f4 2 1 Jc2 Jc2 he8 223 223 d3 d3 23 e ed ed88  Blcks domato of the ope e d hs kght outpost cout for more th e crppled morty morty

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 Kuf  fB 15b3 6 6g2 0-00  7 2 b8  8h  gS  9 gS gS  lcks safe kng an bee mio pece se his cippe majoy

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5 6 7 8 9 20

d23 5xb5 c2c3 c3xb4 e·e2

e5·b5 g7g6 6Kb5 b5b4 8xb4 a8d8

35 36 37 38 39 40

c1e3 e3Kc5 a1c cc2

b4c5 e6Kc5 c5e6

  

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g3·g4

g2·g3

g6x5 g5·g6 :sxts g6·6 c5·d3 b7·b5

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  

lacks moe ve pieces ose he cip pe maoiy he oble pawn may pove sefl afe c6cS an .4 2 22 23 24

g4·2 2xf5+ 2·3 e4xf5+

4\

41 g4g5+ 42 e3e7 43 Ue7xc7  b2·b3

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f6x5 5g6 Udc

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R 123 (C77)

Game 13

eeo,Aede • eo,Z

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  24

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:d8d+

24  e7 plannng  c6-c5  ooks ne 25 26 27 28 29 30 3  32 33

3 

e2e f3e5 gg2 24 c2·f2 e·e3 45 e5g4+ g4·e5 e5g4+

:d1d3 :d3d8 e8·e7 :85 e6·c5 :d8d e7f6 6g g5·6 ·g5

v U 0  1

 e2·e4 2 g13 3 1·b5 4 b5·a4 5 d2·d3 6 c2c3

 8

e7·e5 b8c6 a7a6 g8·6 d7·d6 g7g6

Chape  4 Sish Offsh

This shows he dawback o playig d2d3 befoe Black plays  e7  he Breye Back ofe plays  Ae8  ,  g7 g6, d  g7 Hee Black ges o do his maeuve savig wo o hee empi 7. 0·0

7gS g7 8bd2 h6 9h4 0-0 I Of dS (a good aleaive is IO  e7 1 1 3 c6 12 b3 hS=)   exdS xdS 1 2e3 d6 3c4 d e3 d6 eads o a daw by epeiio, which Black ca avoid by 1 4e6 o 1 2e6 7.  8. f1e1  b1·d2

J·g7 0·0

9  g h6 O h4 b   c2 d7 1 2bd2 h 1 3f b7 1 4e ae8 1 S a4f4= 9.

b7-b5

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10.  1 1 . �b3c2 12. d2·f1

c6·a5 c7c5

 case of 1 2d4 cxd4  3cxd4 exd 1 4xd4 Ae8  S.f b7  6g3 b6N 17  c4 Black is much bee due o his supeio developme ad pessue o e4 12  13 Jc1-d2

76

1 3 g3 Ae8  4h3 e6 I  e3 Ac8 1 6d 2 h7. 1 3. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 1. 20. 21.

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a2·a4 f1·e3 c2-b3 �b3xe6 2-3 d1e2 a4xb5 la1d1?

a5·c6 �c8-e6 d8-d7 -b d7xe6 c54 c6a5 a6xb5=

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21  .

4xd3

O c2 b7   f (   a4 b4  2a5 The game acualy coiued 2 Ac8 Ab8 13c4 dS 14cd2 a=) 22c ab8= 23dxc4 bxc4 24d5   b8 1 2g3 7  3d4 e8 d7 25b4 c6 26d5 e7 Back has eached a mai lie posio of 27 xe7 + xe7 28  e3 f6 29c2 our Beye Defese wo empi up (he has Ac6 30Ae b7 3 c  b3 aready payed g 7 d Whe lacks h3 ) 32 xb3 cxb3 33e e 34d3 fS

15

The ufman Reoi fo Bac

3Sb4 cc8 36.f4 f7 37.fxeS dxeS 38ex5 gx5 39. f g6 40.dS b7 4 1 .e3 d6 42 . d c6 43f a6 44d f6 4S. e4 46d4 a 47 e6 c4 48f4+  49 . f g S SO. ee  xb2 S  .g4 c4 52gxf5 �xf4 d Whte resigned. 22 23. 24. 25.

e2xd3 d3c2 e3d5 e4xd5

a5b3 b3c5 f&xd5 e&c8

Black is better due  the aricially iso lated d pwn. R  (C65)

Game 1.

T Sm,Sve  opm,V   20   (8)

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1. e2-e4 2. gH3 3. f1b5 4. d2d4 5. oo 6. b5a4

e7-e5 c6 g8-f6 e5xd4 a7-a& e7

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�&t&  8 " [

f 8 f   k' 

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Aays daam

We would reach his posiion by 3 .a6 4�a4 f6 S.d4 exd4 600 �e7 o 500 e 6d4 exd4. his line is caled the Center tack.

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7e5 e4 8xd4 00 9.f5 d  now ) I Oexd6 �xfS   .dxe7  12xc6 bxc6 1 3.; B) O xe7+ xe7   .c3 c5 1 2.c �fS= No moe bishop pir here m no dvtage as Whites emining bishop is no  good one C) O.x c6 bxc6   .xe7+ xe 2  e  e8 1 3 

I 3  d6 (New ork master Paul Bd surprised me wih this move back in e 1 960s) 1 4b3 ( 1 4�f fS  Sd2 S is pleasant for Black) 1 4.f6 I S.b2  1 6f4 fxeS 17 fxeS fS 1 8 d2 gS  Blck will be beter once his gh blocdes on e6 as his bishop is cleal more ctive han White's 7. .. 8. �a4b3

b7b5

8eS xeS 9 . xeS (if 9.xeS ba  Oxd4 00   .x4 b8 Blacks bishop pair compenstes for his isolate pawn and Whites space dvantag 9 ... d6! IO . e  bxa4   xd4 d 7 1 2. 00 1 3 c6 �xc6 1 4."xc6 dS I S xa4 (afer I S.�f4 �d6 1 6.Ld xd6  7 .xd6 Blck is better His exa pawn is almost worthless but he wil 

Capr   -Sis Offss

we ahead in development fter he empogaining ..:b8 and ..:fc8) S ... cSN  6c3 :b 1 7.a3 (else ... :b4 d  g4) 7 d6 nd Black has speior developmen nd moe cen al pawns . 9. 10. 11. 12.

.. b3-d5 e4xd5 f3xd4 b1c3

d7-d6 6xd5 c6e5 0-0

1 2.a4 g4 1 3 .d2 (n cse of 1 3 d7 1 4.c3 b4 1 5.e4 :e 1 6b3 h4 1 7g3 fS  8. f6 19  .b2 b8 Whie has a weakened king and is down the bshop pair)  3d7 14.c3 b4 I S.ce2 b8 and Whte has no com pensaon for the bishop pair 12. . 13 2-3

g4-d7

1 4a4 b4 1 5e4 ansposes to the note to move  2  14. .. 15. c3-e2

e5-c4

 S...cS ? \ 6dc6 h4 1 7fe5 deS  8h3 e2  9e2 b6 20.h2 e  2  e c6 22.g3 :ae8 hogh Blck is down / of a pwn, hs win hres of xc2 nd  fS pls hs led in develop ment and srong passed pwn gve hm eqlt 16. b2-b3 17. d4-c6 1. �c1-b2

&

c4-b6 •dd7

&

    .  � 8

c-g4

1 3d2 :e  4.b3 c8 1 5 b2 d7  Whtes space advntage oses Bcks bshops 13 .. 14. 3-4

15 ..

d7g4

1 . ..

a-e

Bette was 18 h4 9.g3  20d3 dS 2  b4 f6 2f6 .b7 23c4 bc4 24bc4 gf6 and Whte has ins ce compenstion fo he pawn 19. 20. 21. 22 23 24. 25 26. 27 2

h2-h3 c6xe7+ g2g4 g1g2 g2h2 g4xh5 e2-g1 h2-h1 h1-h2 h2-h1

g4h5 d7xe7 e7e3+ e3e4+ e4-3 e-e3 34+ f4-e4+ e4-f4+ f4-e4+

Drwageed. 187

ThtufmoitfoBc

 l  (C86)

Game 15

,  ,Z



Germy Bdeg, 200 9/  0 ( 2

1 2 3 4 5

e2-e4 gH3 f1-b5 b5·a4 0·0

e7-e5 b8·c6 a7-a6 g8·6

5 e2 (te Wormal ack) 5   b5 6 .b3 �e7 7.c3 (for 7.00 00 see te game) 7 .. 5 83 (for 8e5 S 9.e5 eS I O.eS f6 1 1 0-0 0-0 see te note to move 9) 8 00 90-0  see te ge 5  6 d1·e2

f8-e7

 ! jjjjjj j  j [  [[[[[[[ J





s i s te Worra tack favore by among oters granmaser ergey iviakov 6  7 a4·b3 8 c2-c3

b7·b5 0·0 d7-d5

is is te Marsall Gambt wen Wte as playe 6Je rater a 6e bu in tis posiion few players accept te gambit as Bck gets a beter verson of te Marsall 188

 R  j jjj j   j jj [ [  [ [ [[ [  J !

9 d2d3

9e5 S IOeS (afer O3 b7   .eS eS 1 2 .eS 7 13 .2 6 14 .e4 cS I SL  Black  e bisops an a big lea n evelopm for e pawn more  enoug H pieces pont menacngy tows Wtes kng) I O  eS I I 5 f6 1 .4 6 ( e rea Wite wou r reat s rk to e rst rank But  a queen reeat  lose more ime at I...Je8) 13 g5 Je8  4.a b7N I S. cS 16 .4 c4  7.4 e 18 . 5 1 9.  O.g f6 Black as fu compention for te pa wic is solae an uner attack Back as a sfer kg a a muc better kgt. 9  0 b-d2

c8-b7

I O  e   b2 transposes to te net note I O  gS e   e4 e4 1 e4 gS . e7N  4c4 (f 1 4.c6 5 I S.eS c6 1 64 7 1 7a4 6 185+ 8 Black is better  te two bisops n an open position) 14 .. 6. Wte soul eventually re gain is los pwn an equaize. 0  1 :1-e

lf8e8

Chaper  + Sish shs

  d �     3�c2 cS 1 4g3 h6  Sh3 c7  6h2 d8 1 7 g4 xg= lacks queensde play shoud ose Whies kingside ntative   . •

d8d

6. 23?

This gves ck  tget  6.4 b4= 6. . 8. 9. 20. 2. 22 23.



g4g6 a2a3 g8 'e2f 5 e4g3 ief6 34? f5f4 g3e4 bc8 ib32? c8g4 'fe2



..



2. e4xd5

f6xd5=

ys the compute  even preer ck 3. d2e4 4. id2 5 ad

 A



e   h6N 1 3 .g3 d8  4h3 �8  S�c2 g6 1 6 h2 d4N lack s do ng we  he should gn access to he key sque  by  dxc3 b2xc3 b 5b4  2 .a3 8 1 3exd5 xdS  4e4 S  5 .2 h8  6gS h6  7. h xe4 8dxe4 6 9+ h7 20gS+ wh  dw by perpetul check. 2. 

 ,

6 a8d8 dg4

 AL I  � � 8  J w

  23. 

d5e

23 hS wins the h-paw or nothing 24. d3d4?

24cS aS 2  c  hS avors lck but Whe s has chnces o suvve 24. e5xd4 25. d2xf4 !e5 26. if4xc :d 2. icb6

er 27 . d3 Ax 28 hS xhS 29x6 Axe  + 30e  gx6 3 1 xS xS 32xS �x 33e8+ g7 3gx eS lck should emege  paw hed 2  28 We2d3

d4xc3 e5

189

The Kaufman Ri or l

29. f3xe5 30. f2-f3

�f6xe5 g6xb6+

R  35 (C84)

0

Game .6

D,Vi • Noc,eag

D

jev 20  0 5

1. e2-e4 2. g1-3 3. fb5 . �b5-a4 5. 00

f Black stles hee he cnot aswe 8.a4 by my recommended .. �d7  f Whte hd omed stlng he could ply 4 on move 7 before Black has tme to pay d 6 8. a2a4

8c3 0-0 9:e transposes to the game wh 9 .d3 n he man lne

e7-e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 g86

Note ha 5d3 requres derent han dlng explaned on move 7. 5. .. 6. d2d3

8e7

8. ..

8d7

hs s a bette square fo he bshop ta b7 when Whte has he d3e4 pan chan f Blck had cstled nsted of d7d6 hs best opton woud now  8 ...b4 but  thnk the developng .�d7 s more usefu here 9. c2-c3

hs s probaby Whtes best opton n he pansh f he wns to avod the man lnes. t mkes moe sense hee than te 6.:e I  as wh d2d3 plyed th move s no urgent 6 

b7b5

f course 6 .d6 s playable, but then afer 7.c3 Whte can nswer  later ..b7-b5 by .c2 nsead of ..b3 7 a4b3

90

d7d6

fter 9�d2 b4 I Oc3 00   h3 :b  2.�c4 c8 Black s dong well because he bshop on d2 mpedes the develop men of the kght 9 . c3 aS 1 O�a2 b4   e2 00 1 2.g3 cS=. Black may sacrce a pan by ...b4-b3 next aganst routne moves, or may smply brng hs kngh back to c6 The game ErenburgKaufman, U Chess egue (nternet game) 20 I I  contnued 1 3 .h4 b3! (N) 1 4cb3 c6  5b4 b4 1 6.�c4 and now 16  e4 woud have

Chap  4 -Ssh Offshs

gve me the advatage e 1 7 de4 �h4 1 8d6 c folowed by �e6 9. .. 10 b-d2

0-0

I Oe I S   �c2 cS 1 2bd2 tans poses to the game 10. . 1. �b3-c2

c6-a5

1  �2 cS  2e  c7 1 3 axb5 14f c4 S�g e6 6e3 g4= he black ght o S and the white bishop o •2 e both ooy placed 1. .. 12 lf1-e1

c7-c5 a5-c6

 pefe this to a quck  b5b4 s Whte may tke •dvat•geously o b4 f o piece guds th sque

�e6 Wth ideas of  d7 o aS o   �e7 Black hsadeque couepay 15 16. 7. 8.

 d3-d4 c3xd4 c2-b3

E

�7- c5xd4 c6-b4

E� 



  �    , l l , ,,   Black ow ctully plyed 18  a5? when 1 9axb5 xbS 20dxe5 dxe5 2 1 xd8 Aexd8 22xe5 won a pw d eventu ally the gme he text is much bette 18.  9. 20. 21.

 �b3xa4 f3xd4 a xa4

b5xa4 e5xd4 d7xa4 a6-a5=

Blacks pessue on e4 and his stong knght on b4 oset the solted d6 pawn

13. d2-f1 14. 2-3

f8-e8

4e3 b4 15�b3 a 16a2 b8  7d4? exd4 1 8cxd4xe4  9 d5 �f8 s  dubious paw sacice by White 4. .. 15. f-g3

7-6

1 5e3 f  6h2 b4 17  b8 18  d2 c7 19hg4 xg4 20hxg4

R 44 C65

 MmLev •  ICC 20 10 (2) 1. e2-e4 2. g1-3 3. f -b5 4. b5-a4 5 0-0 6. a4xc6

Gme 1.

e7-e5 b8-6 a7-a6 gB-6 8-e7 d7xc6 1 

 ufm oirt for Blac 11  12. c1-e3

oe6

 f3 d4 3.d4 trnspses t the lst nte

. d2d3

 7   8b3 d7 9b f I Od4 d   bd2 e7 1 2.2 0-00  with the bshp pir d  pei pwn srm Blc hs  sight edge  7.3 g4 8.h3 hS 9.g4 g4 I Ohg4 g  I g d  with tw pwns the bishp pir beer develp men d he enemy ng psed Blc clerly hs enugh fr  nigh; ) 7 g4 8.h3 hS 9d3 d7 I Obd2 0-0   c4 f=; D 7. e  g4 8.h3 hS 9.g4 g4  Ohg4 g4   .d3 (   .e gS g2   33 f4 4.d h+ I h3 e+ 1.g g4+ dw by perptul chec    f 1 2 bd d7  3   0-0·0  4f hS I S3 gS 1  d2 e s n the 7 c3 lne Blc hs tw pwns he bishp pir nd n tc fr the night Kmd es Blc wheres Hudni es Whie. . b1d2 9. d2-c4 10. 3-h4 1 1 . 45 8.

6-d7 00 7-6 d7-c5

    1 f d4 Id d4=.

1

 d4=



c6-c5 d 1d2 e6-d4 f5xe7+ 'd8xe7 e54 24 ie3xf4 -e6 4e3 a8-d8 d22 8-7 g1h1 7-d7

12. 13. 14 15. 16. 1. 18. 19.

1 9 . . 20ef5 fS= b7b6 d7<$

20. b2b3 21. a2a4

  . d= Blc prepres  f-5 7d7

22. la1e1

       [ � [ [  [ :: w



 hin this heps Bc mre thn Whte 23. 24. 25 26.

 f2-g3 f4g5 14

6-5 ld-f7 ld88 e6-c8

Nw Bc s beter wth he lng dg n in hs pssssn

Chpe 4 -Sish OshL

27. Uf4-h4? d4e& 28. �g54? g7g5

Black wns a pece. 29. f4xg5 30. h4xh7

Uf7g7 g7xh7  Aayss diaam

R 19 16 (C90)

Game 14.8

 Noo,Sho • Dr:che,Aedu ky 20 1 () . 2. 3. 4.

e2-e4 g-3 �-b5 b5-a4 5. 0-0 6. f-e1 7. �4b3

:

e7e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 g8-6 f8-e7 b7b5 d7d6

   A   

     

  

   

w

8 c2-c3

) f Whte pays 8.d3 (o 8h3) st, then..a nes the bshop p. B)  tenatve s 8.a4 �d7 ( lke hs move hee moe han he pnnng move 8 ...g4, as hen afte c2-c3 d2-d3, and bd2 Whte w gan me by h2h3) 9.c3 0-0 I O.d4 h6   bd2 :e and

B) 12.h3 �f 3�c2 exd4 14.xd4 e  ( chose the nfeo 14 ... e7 ag•nst gandaste apta  he 20 I I  pen nd  los) f c 16.e2 �c6 1 7f4c4= B2) 1 2f  1 3 g3  4�c2 c  d c4 1 6h3 c7 7 .�e3 eb8=  Black can m fo  b7-c o pe hap  f6-h7, . �e7 nd .. h 7g o smply  b4 C) 8  3 0-0 9.c3 (9.h3 �e6 I Oe6 fxe6 I  .d3 e=) 9 . a O  c2 c   .d4 cxd4  2.cxd4 c7  3h3 b7=  hs s  noml p•nsh poston whee Whte h•s payed an nfeo move (a2a3) D) 8d4 0-0 9c3 g4 tnsposes to the 8c3 00 9 d4 �g4ne 8. .. 9 d2-d3

0-0

Fo 9.a4 d7 , see the noe to move 8 . 9. 1.  12  13.

. .

b3c2 b1d2 d21 f1-g3

6-a5 c7-c5 a5-c6 f8e8

 3.h3 h6  4.d4 cxd4  cxd4 exd  6xd4 xd4 1 7d4 .e 6 1 8 e3 (  8 g3 tansposes  the game) 193

The ufman o fo Blac

I ..:c 19. d2 h 20 . ad 6  lack ha th initiativ with .. S and 4 d ...gS or ... h4 in propct 1 33   now th priority i to un covr th rook to dtr d4 13 .

h7h6

hi prpar ... 6 witho alowing gS in rpon. 14 h2h3

�8e6

hi i bttr than th routin 14 .  a it allow lack to attack th c2 bihop by ... c8 atr a ma xchang on d4 a in ti gam. .

'.

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    •    

11 £ 1 11   

20. e4e5 21. �d2

6d7

tr 2 1 h5  ack ha a quni initiativ ad a a king. 21  22 d4d3

�e75

22 4   with ida lik  d5 d4 o ...g6 lack i bttr 22. ..

dBh4

2c7 win th -pawn or littl com pnation 23 a1d1 h4d4 24. d3xd4 �5xd4 25. �d2xh6 �d4xe5

25 ..xb2 wa vn br objctivl but th txt t a nic tap whc workd

15. d3d4

tr I Sa4 � 1 6.d4 cxd4 1 7cxd4 xd4 8.xd4 xd4 19.xd4 c8 20.d c7 21�d3 bxa4N 22xa4 d7 lack i doing grat with cS coming nxt 15.  16 3xd4 17 f3xd4

5xd4 e5xd4

1 72 d3 1 8.�xd3 5 1 9.d4 �d7 20 c2 Jc8. 17. .. 6xd4 18. 'd1xd4 aBB  9. 2b3 d6d5

194

26. �b3xd5??

26  3 xb2 27 . xdS .xdS 28 . xdS S and with  c4 coming lack h th bttr ndgam 26. 

g7xh6

Whit rignd, bcau h ralizd  atr 27 L6 x6 28  xd7 �xg 29Jx6 lack ha 29 c + with mat to ollow

Chap 4 Ssh Offsh

R 206 (C9)

Gme 149

Nava,Davd • Bav,d

1 4a4 x6  Sbd2 asposes o he



Vns

2 0 10 (  )

1 . e2e4 2. gH3 3. 1-b5 4 �b5·a4 5. 00 6. f1·e1 7. �4-b3 . d2·d4 9. c2·c3 10. d4·d5 1 1 . �b3·c2

e7e5 bc6 a7a6 g6 �f-e7 b7b5 0·0 d7·d6 c·g4 6-5 c7·c6

so sisfaoy is    8 1 2 .h3 by  2 �d7

14 . 15 d2·f1

c7xc6

fe  S .4 e6  6gS �d7  7f h6 18 f8 19.e3 e6 .h4 g6    h Whies kigside pay  uig ou of seam while Blak eis  queeside iiiive. 15 . 16. f1·g3

�c-e6

1 6g5 d7 17 4 asposes o he oe o move  5 16 ..

a·c

17. f3·h4 12. h2·h3

1 26 7 1 3bd2 x6 1 4f e6  S.gS �d7 1 6e3 h6 17  4= Blak has soved he pobem of his bd kigh o aS 12. ..

g4·c

oe h he moe aual 1 2d7 loses hebishoppaio  3.xeS! dxeS  4.d6 13. d5xc6 14. b1·d2

•d·c7

 7g5 d7  f xfS 1 9.exf5 fe8= he blak paw ee ad Whies doubled paw ose he bisho pi. 17. .. 1. c1·h6

g7·g6

 se of 8g5 4 9b fd8 20 dS Bak hs he iiiaive d bee ped piees. 1. fd 19. dH3?

19

Tht Kuf oi fo Bac N We s fced  me n ncrec

pece scce He sd hve aded hs mse by reeng  93 wh slgly he wrse f 9 20. 2 22 23

j 8

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 8 w c7

 d5 25Ag c7 and Blc wl cn sde w . ..g8. h6·g5 g3xg5 g5h5? la1· h5h6

�f6xg5 ld·g - a5c4 c6d7

h6x6+ •f6xg7+ 24 f4x5 3 �c2·b3 35. �b3xc4 36. g1h1

d7·g7 lgxg7 c7d5 d6x5 «d54 b5xc4

29 dS

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Whes sacce ws nsnd d Blc s edy wnnng

25 26. 27. 2. 29.

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36  

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Blc clly plyed he nfer 36 . Jcg8 whch ws sll gd eng  wn he gme b he ex wd have been mch smple 37 12 3 h1 h2

g7·b7 hg7 

R 2 0    C9)

Game 1.10

PvovSugy  oSg�y

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Alh 20  0 ( 7)

1. 2. 3 4.

24 «g3 b5 b5·a4 5.  6. f 7. 4b3  c2c3 9 d2·d4

75 «bc6 a7·a6 «g 7 b7b5 d7d6 

hs s a sers y f  dvage payed by bby Fsche ad nw by my srng gadmses  ca as  eached by te mve der 7  00 8d d6 9c3  avds the Brey d Chgr's 9 .a5) by the pesse n e5 B  mes he fl wng pn rathe eecve

aptr  4 -ish Osh 9

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c8-g4

Here 14 7 plannng .. 8 n  .e6 s lso popular 15 . b3-2

5-4

 

 c· Roughly equal n poparty s  OS for whch see he prevous game  case of  Oa4 x   gx a    cS 1 3.a3 ex4 4cx4 c4 an Black ns . 6-S. Whte w have great trouble utlzng hs l bshop so hs b kngse pawn strucre shoul coun for more than the bshop par 10.  11. c3xd4

e5xd4 d6d5

 respectable s    aS I c cS or t 1 .. c4 3 c  then . c7-c5 but m no se tha ether fly zes. 12 e4e5 13 b1-c3

6-e4

 3 h3 (ts not clear that ncung ths move s helpful as he bck bshop gets he opton to go to g6 ometmes Black even plays  O .. hS earer plannng to mee   h3 as n hs gme but Whe may choose somethng her than   .h3) 3 . hS 1 4c3 xc3  Sbxc3 aS  6.c c4 7 g4 g6  fS transposes o he note to move  6 . 1 3 .  14 b2xc3

e4xc3 c65

 

     � �     

6. d -d3

 6.h3 hS 7 g4 g6   fS S 9 .f4 b4 0h4 xh  1 ¢g e7 s  hghy rsky gmb by Whe My game gnst mmour (U Chess egue nternet 0   ) contnue h  a6 3g  n now  shoul have playe  .  cS 4h hS Sg e t seems th  can efen the kngse n clmly utlze my extra queense pwn. 6. 7. e3h6 8 d3e2

g7-g6

Df8e8

fter 1 8h3 S 1 9"e "7 ck s close o equal snce he exchange o lgh-sque bshops favors hm. 18. ..

a6a5

For 18 .. 7! 1 9h3 f see the prev 19 h2h3 20 f3-h2

g4e6

Wh 0!  Whe has a tny ege 197

he ufm oi foBac

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 

19

· I 

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20. ...



2 cS= 21. h2-g4

Dw agreed 21  d7 s rough eqa M<be 2 I  4 ws a tad better for We so Bck should go for the equaize o move 1 

Chape 5 Breyer Defense The Breyer s  my ve the best defense to  e4 When  rote my last book eght years ago t as just one ofmy defenses to the pansh, but no t s the most popu  suh defense n hghlevel play. t s the man defense of the orlds top rated player, Magnus Carlsen and has so been played more than one n the past three years by World Champon nand and te ontenders Kamsky Mamedyaov, vder, and dams. t as also a favorte of World Champon Bors passky  does not alo any uk fored da by repetton (unke the tsev Defense, hh s aso a good ne f a da s ne) nor any uk ueen tade. n fat t usually leaves al the pees on the bod for the st 20 moves or so, mang t pretty muh dea f you must n on the Bak sde of the opez. My on results th t have been exelent.  reommended the Berln n my last book, hh stl looks pretty dee but defendng a slghtly nferor endgame from the openng s not everyones up of tea. nother fator n my hoe s that sdelnes suh as an early d2d3 are more annoyng n the Berln beause Blak laks the opton to hase aay the bshop by ...b7b5. ne na fator n favor of the Breyer for amateur players s that f your opponent s not famla th t, hen you play 9 .. b8 (the Breyer move) he ll thnk you are a hopeless patzer and ll under esate you! Even f your opponent does no of the Breyer as of ths rtng there  no reent books on t, so unless he reads ths book he may not be e prepaed. The defense s redted to Gyua Breyer a Hungaan master ho as among the top ten players n the orld n 1 9 1 8 (per Chessmets ebste) but ho ded n 1 9 2 1 at only age 27 from a heat attak. To ome up th the move 9 ...b8 at that tme took a rea genus, as the belef n deveopment as very song sne the tme of Morph The bas dea behnd the move s that the knght has fulled ts funton on 6 and no s just n the ay of he pan and the bshop hen t goes to b7 Prevousy ths problem as solved by 9 ...a5, hasng the bshop bak to 2, and then .75, but e knght normaly had to return to 6 The beauty of the Breyer s that Wte stl must retreat hs bshop to 2 n the man lne n order to omplete the meuver d2f g3  but Blaks knght ll be on d7 rher t 6 hh mes the bshop anhetto to b7 ttratve Blak ll usully anhetto both bshops, ll usually anser a24 by ... 54 d . .  ll m for  . 76 gnst an early d4d5 and l sometmes get n the shot  d6d5 hmself. No lets look t the moves of the Breyer Defense. For omments on the rst nne moves see the psh oshoots hapter. le4 eS 2 6 Jbs a6 4h4�f6 0-0 e7 6  el bs 7b d6 8 0-0 93 b8!

199

The u Roi fo Bc

hs makes t a Beye. t only makes sense now as a esponse to h2h3 beause h23 ules out the stategy of answeng d2d4 by ... �g4 so pessue on d4 s now po less. 1 Od he uet move d3 s a seous altenatve desgned to avod the need fo  povoked �2 to defend the e4 pw t s lkely to lead to the same poston a I O.d4 but wth the exta move b2b4 nluded fo Whte whh may be ete good o bad. ee Game 1 5 . 1 . I O7 Ths omes just n tme to defend the e5 pawn. 1 U2 ee Game 1 5. 2 fo   h4 e8 1 2 �ee Game 1 5. 3 fo   4 6. 1 1 ..i7 12i2 Whte doesn't ealy want to play ths as the bshop s uently a tve on b3. He does ths fo thee easons he wants to play f  whh would lose a pawn f played now so he may wt to play a2a4 and then attak the b5 paw by �d3. Fnally he may wt to adve hs bpa. Fo the tenatve 2.a3 5 see Game 1 5.4 1 2e Now that the bshop doesnt attak  , thee s no dawbak to ths move whh pepaes to put ndet pessue on e4 by eteang ...�. 13. The tenatve 1 3 a4 � 1 4.�d3 s vey popula lately to foe Blak to blok hs bshop by playng .76 n te pus sde ..76 lets out the ueen d ontols the ee eeGame 1 5.5 . 1 3 � 14g3 (n tme to defend e4) 14..g6 Ths keeps out the whte kght d enables a blak hetto to defend the kng songly Fo te tenatve pn 4.�g5 h6 1 5.�h4 g6 seeGame 1 5.6. S.a Fo 1 5 .�g5 h6 1 6.�d2 �g7 see Game 1 5. 7. Fo  5.b3 �g7 1 6.d5  see Game  S 1  Ths move s tggeed by a2a4 beause now afte 16d  th e blak kgt wll attak the apaw estan te bpa d an sometmes ld on the b3suae 1 7.g Expeene has show that f Bk hses the bshop bak to e3 by plyng ... h6 tat move gves Whte  taget whle f he doesnt the bshop s moe atve on gS tha on e3 Most playes do hase the bshop bak but  vote wth the mnoty n ths nstane hoosng 1 7e7 ee Game 1 5. . 200

t I5  [  6 (C92)

Game151

 LAd • Pi &k0083)

1. e2e4 2. g13 3. i15  4. i54 5. 00 6 J1e1 7. 43  8. c2c3 9. h2h3 10. d2d3 11. 1d2

e7e5 8c6 76 g86 i8e7 75 d7d6 00 i7 c68 8d7

  ; . .. ..•  f      J  \

We would get th poo by 9 ..b I d3 bd7   bd2 b7. Th   e ble le fo Whte gt he Beye,  the bhop o b7 be o gte. t, h3  ot eea hee 12. d21

Je8

Uuly Bck py 2..c5 3 .c2 e8 whch tpoe o the gme afe 4g3 becaue the game ode allow 3.g5  dcued afte the ext 13 1g3

f 3g5 d5 4.exd5 xd5 5.h5 xg5 6.xg5 7f6 7f3 c8

8.d2 h6 9xf6xf6 20e4 xe4 2.e4 c5 22.g4 a7 23 xf6 xg4 24.xf x 25.hxg4 d8 26..xf x 274 b4 28.d bxc3 29bxc3 e4 30.d4 cxd4 3cxd4 e6 32. d5 33.b d6 Black wl ega h paw wth  daw edgme. 13. ..

d7c5

3 ..f8? 4g5 d5 5exd5. 14. i3c2

ie78

 ... . .  ..•  t  f \  

J

15. 2

A) 5.h2 and ow AI) 5...d5  the mo fequet move bu t  ecod-bet.  plyed   h gme becue  fogot the y hee whch  hd edy te. 6 e6 (6  g6 7.g5 e7 8.h4 a5 9h5 6=) 7.f5 "d7?N 8g3 dxe4 9dxe d8? 20.f3. Th wa hankd-Kaufm U Che Legue 20  I, wo qucky by Whte. Black  a eady log A2) 5...g6 6.g4 (afe 6.f4 exf4 7 xf4 e6 8e3 c5N Black  a edy a bt bete, a Whte ha o atack ad he black pece w be moe ctve afte ..g7) 6..xg4 7.xg4 .g7 8g5 d7 9d e6 Black ha dea of  d6-d5 h7-h5, o  a6-a5 20

emnoe o B

B) 5. dS 6.exd5 xd5 7gS c6  prefer Black  compare the lght qued bhop C) 5d2 d 5.  6. d3-d4

c5-d7

  jjj j j  j j   "    " 1

We ow have a poto from the m e of he Breyer (wh  d4) wh he oe derece ha Whe ha gote o pay b2b4 for free' ce he ha wated oe move wth the dpaw whle Bck ha wted two wth h quee' kght But  b2 b4  pu or  mu? f Whe ted kgde pay t' probably a m u a o b he paw  a get for a7-aS or ..c7-c5 O balace t' proba bly eutral. A) 6a4 c5 7bxcS xcS IaxbS axb5 9.xa8 xa=: B) 6.b3 h6 7h4 d5 h5 aS 9.d2 dxe4 20dxe4 ab4 2.cxb4 c5 Black ha the tave C) 6.d2c5 7a4d5=. 16.  17. �c1-d2

a6-a5

7.a3 b4 Icxb4c5 9bxc5 dc5=. 17.  18. c3x

202

a5xb4

The gme actuly we I.g6  9.c3 and Whte ook the tatve and wet o to w. The tex   Ryb ovely 18.  19 e4xd5 20. :exe8 21. f3xd4

d6d5 e5xd4 d8xe8 e8e5

 jj j j    " "" Blck wl rega he paw ad hav omewhat the beter chace due to the c-paw' uperorty over the a-paw plu he log dagoa O a urelated per oal oe the loer of th game and  have  commo hat we are both mem ber of the oy two pare-chld GM/M combato to my kowedge, her fa her beg GM Thoma htz whle my o   Raymod Kaufma  H.3 (C95) Game15 D Be,Robe • RJosp Leigud izt, 1973) . e2e4 2. lg1 3. 1-b  4 b5-a4 5 00 6. :r1-e1

e7-e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 lgB6 f8-e7 b7-b5

Cptr S Br D 4b3  8. c2c3 9 h2h3 10. d2d4 11. 3h4 7.

d7d6

oo c6b8 lb8d7 8eB

   ···· .. ..•       9 w 12. lh45

2.d2 (Dueb-Tukmkov Kev  970) 2..b7 f f poe to the ex ote 12. . 13. 23

e78

3d2 b7 4c2 g6 ISg exd4 6cxd4 cS 7d5 g7  Black  dog well due to the o of tme by Whte' -h4f5-g3 m•euve: I g4! exd 4.g5 xe4 I S.dS b6 6x xa8 7xd xgS Bck get wy oo much fo the ex chge: . exd4 4cxd4 b7 ISc2 cS I 6.dxc5 xcS ad Bk' peue o e4 fuly oet the tog kgh o fS: 3  c2 dS= 4exd5 exd4 ISe8 e8 6xd4 b7 I 74 xdS 8 f4 cS 9 b6=. Black' pece e we-pled d e paw ae ym met. 13

b7

A excee aetve wa .dS 4gS b6 I Sg b7 6d2 h6 7.e3bd7 Black  bee wh a fe kg ad bette paced g gh 14. �1g5 15 g5h4

h7h6

15.

g7g6



Blck aculy played ISdS 6exd5 exd 7cxd4 g6 8e3 afe whch Whe had a ea ade d wo 8b6 93 gS 20g3 fxdS 2 .exdS xe 22.xe xdS 23e4  g6 g7 2S h 26bxc3  27e5 e 28deS bx 29Jd £ 30xc7 c8 3xb7 c2 32Jc d 33.c2 d Back ged 16. 17 18 19.

l5e3 b1d2 3xd4 d4xc5

8g7 e5xd4 c7·c5 d6x5

   · ... •      J J w 203

Th� m oo B

Black is clarly bter wth ...c5c4 ad ...cS cmi up. As a asid  drew ames wth bth f the players i his ame but frty years separaed thse w ames  256 (C95) Gam15  NH • lsM Medi;s, 0 J  1 e2e4 2. lgH3 3 f1b5  4. �b5a4 5 00 6 f1e1 7 . �a4b3  8 c2c3 9 h2h3 10. d2d4 11. c3c4

e7e5 lb8c6 a7a6 lg8f6 f8e7 b7b5 00 d7d6 lc6b8 lb8d7

There were y tw radastr as this cetury wth I I .c4 utl this year bu cmpuers like it s it is cmi back w. Bbby ischer payd it ad Khalifma s a reat thereticia s his chce here is teresti 11. .

c7c6

1  ;� '

  • ! ! !   ! !� ! ! w! 204

12. lb1c3?

Bth Nakamura i this ame ad habalv aaist me chse his ifei mve after which hite has  prs pects f eti he advatae. A) 2.bd2 b7 13c2 exd ( 13 .. e directy) 14.xd4 (s fa Khalfma-hrt Baa 2008. Black c tiued 14...e ad had t strule fr a daw: te tex is beer) 14...6 15.b3 c5 164 e8 17b2 c6 Te pressure  e4 sets hites pressure  the  daa B) 12.cxb5 bS 13.c3 was payed by Bbby scher aaist passky i vet tefa 992 bu 13  b4 lks ike a ful equalier C) 12.cS c7 13cxd6 xd6 1 b7 D) 12.S h6 I3 h4 h Te bshp exchae shuld favr Black as the xed paws  e4 ad eS leave Black with the better bishp E) baby 12.a3 s the best ty e.. 12... exd4 13.xd4 eS 14.f4 b6 15.cxb5 axbS 16.c3 e 17  .r�,

)  case  12c2 b7 13.c3 b4 14.e2 exd4 15.exd4 6 16.e2 cS 173 aS Black lks beter due t his str kniht  cS. He may later play  fd7 . e6 and ...dcS and/r ..a5-a4 ..e ad . c7. 12. .. 13 c3a4 14. d4d5

b5b4 c6c5

14dc5 dcS was habalv-Kaufman Arit 20 I 0  whch we areed t a draw a few mvs later whe Black was already a bi better

4 5 6 7 8 9 20

3c2 23 23 42 f3h2 2f

f8e8 7f8 65 f8g6 cd7 h7h6 f6h7



     ,f,f  !     �  30 3 c 32 c 33 c 3 c

e7g5 e7g5 5x4 8x8 g5xc 7f5 g6f8

Back shoud e a t ette hee sce he hs the ete kih vesus hies ad shop thouh hie's space ad ae s poy eouh to hod he dw 27 28 29 30

2 f2f3 g2g4 f2

1h·

Phbdelph 20 I 0

he compue pefes 2.d3 wh  eve me o void the kh s d ishop sceio which occus i he ame 3x4 x8 e3f5 xc e4x5

23 32 23 •32

 27 (C95) 0 Robso,Ry • K,Gau

2 fe3

2 22 23 23  24 25 26

�

 e2e4 2 g3 3 . f·5  4 54 5 00 6 fe fe 7 . 43  8 c2c3 9 h2·h3 0 2·4  2

Game15 ()

e7e5 8c6 76 gS6 f8e7 75 76 00 c68 87 c87

h7f6 •·2 e88

2

e Kafman ore or Ba

9 9h6 h6 20d dS wuld have ive Bck he dt  dt e. e.

12 a2a3

A vey

20 Ja11

12  13 b3c2

c7c5 Jf8e8

13  c7 sed wud dscue 14b4 bu Black did fe t 14 b2b4 5 c3xd4 6 f3xd4

e5xd4 c5x4 c5x4

16b2! f 7. 7.xd4 xd4 s slihy bette f hie hi e s  ecmmed ecmmed the 3 .c7 fm the pevius e 16 17 c1b2 18 d1b1

e7f8 Ja8c8

43e 19c 6

< < 8 C8 8��( 888 n n 

R¥     

18



g7g6

Ae 8 eS! eS! 19f4 c4 20.xc4 bxc4 2 c3 hS 22e2 fS 23exfS b6+ 24d4 xf4 Back hs  ck ck   9 b1a2?

1943 hS Blcks piece piecess e In ce f 1943  bit bete plced th htes. 19

206

Je8e7

t  &   l&   l 

8  8��(  8 % \ 20 

d8e8

20 .7 2 4 eS lks bette f Blck. ck. 2 a3a4

b5xa4

2xe4 22.xe4 xe4 23 xe4 xe4 Jxe4 24b 22 22  23  24 25 26

c2xa4 4x7 d2xe4 e1xe4 a2xa6



f6xe4 e8xd7 e7xe4 b7xe4

  ! " 



8 C 8 � 88I

26 

th 26 267 7 Blck ck culd have kep smede ede



ape IS B e e D

 50 (CS) Game155 Game155 Sbov ov,A ,Ad d 0 Sb • NDd Knty·Mnsiysk. 2009 (2)

1. e2e4 2. g13 3.  1b5  4  4 �b5a4 5. 00 6. %1e1 a4b3 7 . a4b3  8. c2c3 9. h2h3 10. d2d4 11. b1d2 2. �b3c2

e7e5 bSc& a7a& lgS6  8e7 b7b5 d7d6 00 c6b8 b8d7 c8b7 c8b7

12.a4 cS 13 .c2 (13d5 c4 14. 14.c2 cS) I .c7. .c7 . 2   3. a2a4 14. �c2d3

8eS �e78

Eis aly ad ths i  h bs a as s th th y y  d so so i has has bcom com th fav favo ot t of of h h top top a ad d-msts msts thouh thouh this am d aalys aa lysis is sust tha ck is  h 14.



c7c6

 * 

     �   /  /    \

15 b2b3

A) I Sc2 c2 6 6b3 asposs 16.axb5 16.axb5 bS 17.%xa8 17.%xa8 xa 18b4xd 18 b4xd44 1.cxd4 1.c xd4 a4 ) IS ISf cS 6axb5 axbS 17.%xa8 17.%xa8 xa8 8dxS 8dxS xS= 1 xbS x4 20%x4 x4 2x8 x3 22. 22.x x8 23.c4 S 24.b 2 4.b33 dS 2ScxdS xdS 26.xd5 daw ad This This was Topa TopaovCals ovCals  Moaco 20 I I (bidfold) C) 15.b4 %c8 (i ai ams Cas playd I S...b6 ...b6 Th xt is his impov m h ida is o dscoua abS thouh Aad playd i ayway) 6b5 (16 (16b2 b2 b6=) 16 16cxb5 cxb5 7.b2 dS 8.xdS xd4. This was Aad-Cals Lodo 20 I0. lack is alal ady a bit btt h but Whit wo aft a ovsiht by Cals 15. ..

g7g6

 s  c7 16.c2 %ac 7. 7.b2 hS 8f f4 1.b4 b6= was Kjaki-Cls fom h 20 I 0 Wold Wold ltz ltz Chmpi Chmpios oship hip i Mosc Moscow ow.. Whh Whh  s  c7 o S.6 .6 is bt is had to say 16. "d2 "d2

16 16b2 b2 xd4 17.cxd4 dS 18.S b4 b4 1.xd7 xd7 20S hS 21. 21 .f f4 Nsipa Nsipau-Ca u-Cals ls  Mdias 20 I I . 16. ... 17 c1a3

%a8·c8

17 b2 b2 hS 18 f xd4 cxd4 dS 205 b4 lack is btt du to idas lik 7 7 ad ...c6c5 ...c6c5 17.



6·h5

17...xd4 ...xd4 8.cxd4 hS 1.3 7 20.f 6 is likly likly o taspos tasp os to th 07

e  o o B

gme  oes have he meri of voiing he equlizing xe5 xe5  any poin 8 g2g3 9. d3·

/h5·g7 /g7·o6

27. ·c6-c5 28. 28. d6-4? 7xe4?

28 c6 c6 29bxc5 xS 30e3 e7 wins wins  pwn pwn 29. 3g 30. 4·o3?

n an elier elier game wih va (in heir nyMnsiysk, nyMnsiy sk, rapi ra pi playo 2009) hablov hab lov plye 20h4 bu los fer 20  b6 b6 2   h3 c8 hough 20... 20...ex4 ex4 2cx4 g7 migh have been beer. 20. · d8·6 2 c2a2?

2 xe5 xeS 22xe5 xeS 23 x Jxf8= 2 . 22 23  24

.. c3xd4 a3xd6 a4-a5

e5xd4 8·g7 e6xd4 •6·a7

 8 8 25.x4 x4 lso favo Black 24. 24.x+ x+ 25x 7 rans poses o he game 25 3xd4 26. d23 27. 34?

g7xd4 d4·g7

27.c2 .c2 c5 n Black queensie play is more eecive hn Whie's kingsie ki ngsie play. play. 208

Id

30.bxc5 h 3 xe8+ xe8+ xe8 32.6 32.6 h6 33.xf7 33.x f7 x 34x+ x 3S6 5 36c6 36 c6 gS 37. 37.e3 an Whie W hiess wo f avance passers passers oer full compen ion for he knigh 30  3. xc5 32. c5c6 3 3. a27+ a27+ 3 23

e4-a8 e4-a8 a77 a77 7xc6 wgh

     w ow Bck Bck erre erre b y h6? h6? which le o a rw afer 35Jc 7 7 36.x7 x7 He shoul have playe as follows

1p IS -By Defe

3 

c8-c7

35. :d1-c1

35b3 h6 36.c 6 35.

36. 37. 38. 39.

 40.

. g5 c1xc6 '7-g5 g5-e4 f3xe4

c7xf7 h8g8 iaBxc& h7-h6 f&xe4 ic&xe4

Wih an exa proece passe pwn  a superior posiion Back is winning.  252 (C95) Game 15 0 Gov.Vg • NavaDad ggi i 2010/11 8) 1 e2-e4 2 'g1-3 3 1-b5  4. ib5-a4 5 00 6 f1e1 7.  8. c2-c3 9. h2-h3 10. d2·d4 11. 'b1-d2 12. ib3c2 13. 'd2-1



e7-e5 b8-c6 a7-a6 'g8-6 if8-e7 b7b5 d7-d6 00 c&-b8 'b8·d7 c8-b7 eB ie7-f8

  • 

 •   

[   [ [ [§  w

14 ic1-g5

Gashimov has paye his move severa imes so i early eseves o be aken se riously 14.  15. ig5-h4

h7-h6 g7g6

Black has ie severa oher moves hee in highevel games bu Whie usully ges he ege agains hem. 16. f1-h2

6.xe5 xeS 73h2 e7 8 2 g7 9. c6 20.g3 b6 2 .c f7 2xe7 xe7 23g4 gS 24.e3 g. 16 

8-g7

;• 

  .  

[  [     I 17. d4xe5

7.g4 ex4 8cx4  9xf6 xf6 20e5 xe5 2xeSh5 2e4 c5 an now Bck is  bi bee ue o he wekess of he e5 pawn. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

. . h2-g4 h4-g3 h3xg4 a2-a4

d6xe5 g6-g5 f6xg4 d8-e7 'd7-c5

Bck acuy playe 2 c5 222f6 23f e6 24 h5 Whie now coul 9

 Kaufman R rtir� r Ba

have goen an eg by 252 b pye he nce 2SgxhS an won any way 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

f3-d2 a4x5 d-e2 a1xa8 c3x4 4-5 g3x4



eS-dS a6x5 5-4 7xa8 c5-e6 e6-f4 e5f4=

 

 w

Wih he bishop pair n  open poson o a obe isolae pawn Back has ll compensaion R H I" (C9S) Game  D Balogh,Cba • Mkhaevs Vctor utr Buig, 9/1 3

6 7 

 8 9 10 

20

f8-e8 e7-f8 g7-g6



 W

5

3-c2 d2- f1g3 c-g5

&   



 2 3  4

2 3 14 15

e2-e4 gH3 -5 5-a4 0-0 f1-e1 a4-3 c2-c3 h2-h3 d2-d4 d2

e7-e5 8-c6 a7-a6 g8-6 f8-e7 7-5 d7-d6 0-0 lc6-8 8-d7 c8-7

15 

h7-h6

Hee hs s more ogcal han aer 5a4 cS 16S c4 17g5 becase now he bishop shol no eea o e3 e o 16.ex4 17cx4xe4 6 7 8 9

g5-d2 a2a4 d4-d5 2-4

8-g7 c7c5 c5-c4

19e3 s oen playe b ps Back a empo p (g7) on a sanar ine in he Sa4 cS banch Black eplies 19 c7 h eqaiy 19  20 c2x3

c4x3

   :    ''   









 w

20

.

d7c5

An exceen unie aenave o avoi 20c7 2e2 eb8 2 c4 22c2 b4 23ac bxc3 243 cS 2S xc3 f7 26e3 8 Bc ong ng on cS oe i oage of pace 21 22 23 24

c3c4 d2a5 jb3c2 f3d2

d8d7 e8·c8 b5xc4



..

b7xd5?

24S! 2Sxc4 cxe4 26b6 xf2 27x7 x 28xf6+ xf6 29x xS 30.e4 xe4 3xe4 S 32e Jab8. Aoug • biop (epecially wen pa of a pa) i onge  ee pawn in genea ee Bc • wo connece pae an cono of bo open e o e  no 25 e4xd5 c5b7 26 a5b6?

Afe 26c3 x5 27b e6 28e4 cS 29f3 We  igly bee. e bop loo bee an e ee p•wn ee

f6xd5 d5b4

27 xb6 28axb6 S 28 29 30 31 32 33

3 35 36

.  . .. .. . ,   24

26 27 a4a5

37 

38 39  40  41  42  43

4  45.

c2e4 a1b1 e4xd3 b1b3 d2xe4 g3xe4 •d1xd2 e4xd2 e1e7 e7xb7 b3f3 f3f7 nxb7 g2g3 b7a7 g3xf4 g1·g2 a7xa&

d6d5 ·d3 c4xd3 e5e4 d5xe4 d3d2= d7xd2 g7c3 c3xa5 a5xd2 a8b8 b8xb7 jd2f4 c8b8 b8xb6 b6f6 f6xf4

-

 H (C95) 0 SjgovS • NavaDavd Prt u 200 5 1 e2e4 2 g3 3. f1b5  4. b5a4 5. 00 6 f1e1 7 . a4b3  8 c2c3 9. h2h3 10 d2·d4 11 b1d2 12 jb3c2 13 d2f1

Ge IS.8

e7e5 b8c6 a7a6 g8f6 f8e7 b7b5 d7d6 00 c6b8 b8d7 jc8b7 f8e8 je7f8

2

TcKufmn Rqocfo B 4 '1-g3

g7-g6

xS 2Sa I S 26exS xS a Black has he iniive hanks o his exra cener pawn 2. c2-d3 21. a2a3

b5-b4 b4xa3

21 a= 22. 23. 24 25. 5. b2-b3

he iea is o pay 4S nex an be able o answer  c7c6 by c3c4 5. .. 6. d4-d5

8-g7 a8-c8

his permis c7c6 nex as he rook can recapure o efen 6 7 c3-c4 c7-c6 8 c1-d2?

axa3 c4xd5 e4xd5 d3-1

c6xd5 b7xd5 e5e4

2S.a6 a 26.bS ex 27.xf3 b7 2c6 b4 29ea eS 30 xc6 31xc6 ec8 32e2 xc6 33a4 b7 34xaS xaS 3SxaS 2S.bS ex 26.x b7 27.xaS cS 2.c6 eS 29.xc6 30.xc6 xc6=. 25. ... 26. d1x3 27. ea1

e4x3 c7-c3 e8xe3?

27 cS=.

Ie3 b6. 8 .. 19 d2-e3

a6a5

.. . .   28. 3xe3?

19 .

d8-c7

9 a6 20c6 xc6 2.cxbS xbS 223 x3 23x3 S 24xcS 

n case of 28.fxe3 cS 29.e2 b4 30a4 b6 3.b4 axb4 32.4 Black has a pawn an a bee bishop for he ex chage, whch is no quie enough o claim equaiy.

 S -e D 28  29 f2x3 30 a3xa5 3 a5xd5

c3x3 f6xd5 g7xa d7f6

Whie has reurne his meria avan ge hoping o aw his slighly worse posiion by bishops of opposie color 32 d5-d

32x6 eS 33a6 c 34.e2 b 35.a4xb3 32  33 g32

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w

j /

33  

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j j j

/ /  / -c2

an Whie Black aculy plye 33 evenually reache a rw. he ex keeps a serious avanage fo Bck hough of course Whie eins ecen rawing chances Gm  6 (C95) 0 DadAbo • Posy,Evg�y giu tl, 8/99)  2-4 2 lgf3 3 �f-b5

7-5 lb8-c6 a7a6

 4 �b5a4 5 0-0 6 f 7 a4b3  8 c2-c3 9. 2-3 0 d2-d4  lbd2 2 �b3c2 3 ld2 4 lf-g3 5 a2-a4 6 d4-d5 7 c-g5

lgB6 �f87 b7-b5 d7d6 0-0 c6-b8 lb8d7 �c8b7 8S �7f8 g7-g6 c7-c5 c5-c4

&�   j j j j j j /j  / j     _ a iJ 

w

7 

f87

Usu is 7...h6 .e3 cS 9.2 hS bu aely 20.c5   noying oly giving up a g pae bishop le hs fo a gh  ubious bu he pece pser an he cripple blck ma oiy usfy i   per Posys move 8 �g53

Whie easons h he hs povoke  worsening of Back's bishop locion bu i's a mino poin hee 8 

d8c7

his mkes a laer .cS safe whie pre ping Blck's nex move 23

Te m o o B 26 W3-g3

9 <3-h2

Whe ams o 4 o g4. 9 

e8-b8

his ppaes o eacivae he bsop by  c whie pepaing b5-b4 How eve  ink ha 9c5 was  bee WY o ivae he bisop by  b7c87 9  c5 204 (20.g4 xg4 2 g c 22.e2 7=) 20ex4 2x4  223 7 an Back is oing well w ieas o .b6 o  234e5 20 f2-f4

20g4!  2 x6+ x6 22  232 c 24e2 7 an Black s close o equaiy 20  21 e3xf4 22
22 

e5xf4 Qd-e5

24

26 2 28 29 30 3

 g-h1 e2-d4 d4-c6 b2xc3 f4xe5

8-g b·c8 b5- xc3 b8·b2 d6xe5

R  AA A A  A  R 32 f-f2?

2=

Qe5xf3

22 7 was pobably bee an Black s oing we 23 Wd1x3 24 e1-f 25 Qg3-e2

26. c 274 b4 s pehaps a ad bee o Whie.

<6-d ie-f8 d-e5

32  33 Qc6-d4 3 d4-c6 35 c6-d4 36 d4-c6 3 d5xc6 38 a-d 39 Wg3-h4  40 f2-e2  4 h4-e1  42 d1·d5  43 a4-a5 4 c2-d3  45 d3xc4  46 d5-d  4 e1xd1  48 c4-d5

c8-b Wc-a5 •as-c Wc-c5 bxc6 •csxc6 aB-fB Wc6-b6 g-6 f6-g5 g5·4 Wb6-6 f8-b8 b2-b bxd W6-c6 c6xc3

Captr  -By Df

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    

As h�r� are ;acking chanc�s � bishops of oppos� colo do no p�s;ge a pawdow draw.  49. d5xf7+?

hs reg;ins h� p;wn b m;kes Bl;cks ;;ck mch srong�r.

 49 50 5 52 53

¢g8g7 �f7-a2 tc3g3 "d-g b8c8 e2-e c8-c2 a2-d5 c2xg2  gxg2 tg3xe+ exa5 55 "g2-g 56 ga7+ g7h6 57 a7-f2 ta5c7 58 h·g2 a6-a5 59 "f2-h4+ h6g7 60 "h4g4 tc7c2+ 6 g2 c2-d3+ h7·h5 62 -g2 

Ad Whie esgned. f he moves he qeen forwad he wil ge m�d

25

The Repertoire in Practice  pye in e 20 I  U Open us as  was nearing compleion of is book, an so  ecie o play sricy accoing o e eperoire in every game Wile my na resu was noing specia, e openings wee < smsing success  go m avanage in every opening bu one in wic  ony equalize as Black agins gdm;se Zapaa n mos games  was nely winning by move 2. Le's look  e openings oun by oun Fo comparison my own (UCF) raing was 2465 n e rs oun S Wie agains an I878 rae pyer, e gae wen d+  2.gS h6 3. gS f.�g g7 S.366.b4d6?1 7g5 gS 8xh8 8

*

  

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 £   9.3 wi avage oug 93! g4 I.f4e4  4 woul ve given  big

avaage. n e secon roun as Black agains a 202 rae payer  play� � �o-Grnf�ld an e mixe up is move-orer an us blundee a pawn on move 8 n e ir round as Wie agains a 2200 rae player, pay wen .d4 dS .c4 6 3.c37 4adS xdS S. 46 6. 0-0 7. d3 c6 8cd7 9 d 0.0-0  .h3

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eReoeinP

This posiion usu&lly ises wih Whies bishop on gS. Even h& posiion is a bi bee fo Whie, bu he bishop is ely bee placed on f4.  . . . g62 h 2�e63c84. cS S.cScS

     �  .

l    ow 6b4! was bes, wih a clea avanage as Black has no compensaion fo his iso aed d-paw hee. n he fouh ound as Black agains a 2272 aed opponen, he game wen .c g6 2.c3 cS J. �g7 4.e3 6 S.d4 - 6.�e2 ds (ansposing o an e3 Gnfeld) 7. d8.ed4 c6 .ds xds  O.h3 e6

          l l       This posiion is an exac nsposiion o he main line of he Taasch efense o he Queens Gambi, bu wih colos evese Howeve alhough hee  a Black,  am no a empo down as in he Taasch line Whie plays gS and lae e bu hee  played ...e6 ecly! o as Black  have achieved a posiion fom he Whie epeoie ag&ins a seconae defense, so of couse his is a success fo Black Play coninue .e c8 2. gs h6 3. e3 s4Wd 2 h7 (aking he bishop on e3 was also goo now o on he las move) IS. "xc6.xc3d8 7.D  and now  misse 7.d5! wh a clea advanage 27

Te  Rrfr Ba

n roun 5 as Whi� agns a 2539 r� granmas�r h� gam� w�n I.d4 dS 24 6 3.6 4.3 d4 S. 4  6.s 7 7.46 8.s S 9g3 6 IO. g! M.0-0 0-0  2.3 h6 3.  2 7 o.d ·7 S.od8 6.4 d7 7.d3 d68.d6d6

An now  miss� \9�3 c4 20c wh avang� as Black cn n�ih�r ak� on 4 nor achi�v� he n��� �5 br�k n roun 6 as Back gns  2539 r� gnmser ply wen .o S 2 6 3.S 6 4o6 S.0-0 7 6  etS 7 . 3 d6 8.3 0-0 9. 4d7 IOd4h6 h3 d2.2l3. 2d4 o.d4

A now  shouhav�play� \4. .�5! 5.f c5 \6.e2c6 wihful equliy n roun 7 s Wh� agins a 2239 rae FE mser i wen  d46 2.4 g6 3.3 dS 4.g7 s 4 6.4 0-0 7e46 8 e2 go 9ds tOp s  .62.4ed736 6

(s�� iagram nex page) 

ThRonP!e

.�eJ, which allwed Back the equalizi cmbiati 4aS S- a8 6 tead eithe 14.0-0  e ive a ea advatae: catli leave

White up the bihp pai i a pe piti, whie 4e pvke a dubiu paw acice with 14d  ud 8 a Black aait a 03 ated ppet play wet Ie• e5 f4 dS 3exdS W4 4 f 5c4 xd5 - e 7 el _] 8d4 - 9 b3 e Oc e3 (the cmpute ay I0 f6 wa a much bie advatae f Black) IIe3 &e tVc

      Ad w  huld have played I .._f6 with advatae  ud 9 a White aait a 3 3 ated ppet the ame wet d4 e lc4  3/ f •  d5 5,_g5 (f4 i a t) 5c e3 d 7i d3 - 8- e8 9. f! e7 IOd 'xd (ee diaam ext pae)

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fm&ofo B

: E       11  11 11   > White is obviously better s Bck hs tded hs ood bishop for Whtes weker oe ad Black aso as  developmet. hree weeks laer  payed i the Atltic Ope •d •a stuck sicy to the reperoire  o ve ou of ve favorabe opeis. All oppoes were raed bove 2100 oe was M d oe was FM  my thee Whte ames  wo oe i I 7 moves d i the other two  w•s probably wi by about move 20.  the Black ames  ws beer by moves 7 d 14 respectively. b6 6.6 6 Roud I White vs 2174 .d4dS 2.cc6. 6.ce6Sg5  7.e3 g6 .d g7 9.00 00 O.ectt.eS e7  2. cS? 3d (computer says 13  .e2 WS eve better) . . .d7.c7S.e

Now 16Je  keeps Back bottled up d his bishop pair is ieectve ad does ot compesae for his may probems  acualy played 6.d6 whe 16cS woud have equaized. Black mssed this ad  wo easly

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h!oin P(

Roud 2 B«ck  2263 ouram cowi) .e4S 2. c4 6 3d c6 4.dS SdS adS 6  S d7 7.«4 �d6 comp ik 7 «6  mo) 8d4 4 9.5 00000

Ad ow I0 .6 w« b wih adaa o Black  p«yd IO c7 d il kp ada uil mo 19. Roud 3 Whi  2  72 Id 6 2c4 g6   g7 4.e4 d6 S 00 6 ie2 S 700 d7  e3 ed4 9d4 cs 0 :6  c 2 «6 n.'d 2  . «d  d7

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  A �.

      Now b w« 14c5!  5f4 wih a pob«bly wi «d««  pl«yd di cly «d wo « pc o mo 8 Roud 4 Whi  FM 2246 .d4 f 2 gs 6  ir6 r6 4 dS Sc4 M 6cc 7c c6 'c 2 e6 9cdS adS IO�d d7  2 c6 n t £4g6

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TKaman oo Ba

B * B ii  i  ii i i      £ c (computer s•ys 4.h4 was objectively best d close to wii)  c+ Sc c 6xc ?? (Black shoud play 16 c8 with a bad but maybe ot ost positio)  c6 Resied

Roud 5 Black vs M 2521  f S 2c 6 3d3 c6   dS S3 +6c3 d6  2 00 800  9 8 IO h6 tg3 l  2h3 g6= 3h2?  (maybe 13 ..e6 was eve better) hS

Ad ow  shoud have traded kihts ad the played .e6 with advatae  ac ally played   6 diectly which llowed S6 x£66d but after 6 6  etaied • ede o as you c see the repertoire worked very wel eve aaist two radsters  fourtee ames oy oe p•yer • GM playi Whte maaed to rech • equ ope i •aist my repertoire Now if oly  could play the whole ame •s well as the ope i  

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Index of Variations (Black) Unusual Opening Moves   Ps (  lS Lb23 5 f6  (   . . .8  b rn (   . 5 2 b2c6 3f6 +�b5 d6  S Z (    (  f+ d  23 dS 33 12 12 3g c6 g2b6 3 ( 

1.g6- Englsh Opening    '''''' ' '

  

18 2cS 3g3 g +g2c6 2J (  2 S  3 3gd  xd  Sxd+ 6 6 300  20 3d+f6 +xd+ S S+ 6xd b 2 (  2         20 lf62g3 d5 3 g2 g6 +O O g S .d3 0 0 6bd2 d  . . . . . 22   c+ dxc R (  23 (  22

1f3f6 2. b6- Queen's Indian versus Rti J*   ''''''  '

28 3g3 bg2 g6 Sd+g 3 (  . d+b 3 6  Sg 56 6    a32 (    . . 2  3 d5 6cxdSxdS 31 d2d 33 (   3  3 (    32  c2x x36 .  3  .xc3S  (   3S 

1f3f6 2.g63.c3d5- AntiGrnfeld 3   3 g3    3 d bS b3 cS 1 (   cxdSxdS  Sx 6dxc3 "xdlxd  (    2 'l "b3b6 6 .d �g  �g' S"c2 &6 6d d  �d 3 (       &6 a (           6   Sg3 �g 6�g2 0 0 .00 cS S (  .

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Tbcm oo Bd

1d4f6 Queens Pawn Openings    " 8 888 8888 ll

 &3 d5 3g5r sv)3 .h6 am5) . . .54 gTrmsky)  ..d5 am5 ) . . . . . . . 57 g6  3&3 d5 4 f4ry) am53) . . . . .  59  33C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       . . . 6  3g5T) 3 ..g7 4  0 0  . . . . . . . 6  � 4ndnyst m) 3 .g7 43 d6 5 h 3 00 6  c5 7 c b6 am54) . . . .  . . . . 6 

1d46 2g6 NeoGrnfeld       " 8 8888 88 l

3f3c6 am6 .) . . . . .       66 3g3 g7 4 . g d5 5 .cxd5xd5 64  b6 7 am6)    .68 50 0 6 .0 0 dxc4 6 .3) .        70  5cxd5 xd5 6b6 7 &3 c6 8 .00 8 .3 0 09 .0 08 am64) . . . . 7

1d46 2 g63c3d5Grneld, Nonchange lnes E !    

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 d4 Cent (  erGme)  . exd4 3 .Wxd4 c6 + We3 f6  &3 �M 6�d 00 00-0 UeB 8 �c+  .  . . . . . . . .    . . . . . . . . . . 129 -8 .Wg3xe4 Gme9 (  )       . . . . . .   .     19  6 3 c 3)3d 4 f6 d3 G9 (  ) 30 �c4 shop (  sning) 2.f6 - 3 d3 c6 4 d�b3 �62 G { eO I) 3 - 33 �c 4 d3 c6  G { me I 0 2 )      3  c3 Vi (  ennGme)  .  f6 3 f4 d Gme (  10 .3)  38 2 f+ Kngs (  Gmbit) . d 3 exd exf+ 4:f6  .�c4 G (  me l )  . . . .  .     . . . . . . . .     144 -  .c+ .   . . . . .      . . . . . . 14 -  .€c3  . . .   14 -  .�b Gme (  1 2 ) . . .  .       14  �c4 f6 3 .d exd4  . [ usov (  Gmbit)  .�b Gme (  I .3 ) .        d+ exd4 3c3 Dnish (  Gmb) 3 ..e 4 .cxd4 •xe+ G (  e 1 .4)  . .            . . .  .     9

1e5 3c6 - Other Gam bits and Scotch and Four Knigh Opening 3 d4 exd   �c4 otchGbi) (   0 d6 6 .c3 �g+ . .I  •••  0 - + c 3 GringGmbi) (  4 . dxc3    � c +        .    .    .    .  .   .  . . . . .  1 -   xc3 Gmel (  .) .       . . . . . .  . .    1 3 �c+ �c 4 M EvnsGmbi) (  + .�xM .c3   13 -  .�e Gme\1 { .6) . .   6d4 d6  Wb3 Wd Gme (    )     I4 3 d4 coch) (  3 . exd4 4 .xd4 f6  xc6 bxc6 6 e e  .We2d8 .c b6 9 .d -9 .b Gme (  l2 1)  .          .        18 9c3 �b G { me2 .)         . . . . .        160 3 c3 f6 FuKnights) (   + d4 cochFuKnighs) (  4  exd+  d  (  e  g r  d e G  m b   )    . . . . . . .  .    162  xd4 Gme (  12 3) .        .  . . .      162 -       . . . . . . . .    .  . . .         . . . . . 16  4 xe H (     o w e e n )  .  . .         . . . . . . . .  . 16 -+g3 Gek) (  Gme (   .) 16 - + �c4  (  in) 4 xe4  xe+ d 6  3  .    166 - 4 �b pish)4.�c (  Gme (  2 .)    66

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1e5 2f3c63�c4�c5 Itala Game 40  0 6 S d+ �xd+ 6 xd+xd7 + d6 8 xeS deS 9�gS We7 0 3 g8 Gme (   3 1) . . 170 4 c 36 - S d+ exd+ 6 c xd4 �+  7 . c3     .    .                   172 7 �d2 Gme (  3 2) 172 -  d 3 0-0     174  6 b+ �e7   6 �b3 d          17 17 6 bd2 d6 7 �b3e7 174 - 6 .0-0 d6 Gme (  1 3 3)

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� &&& &&& &  & j /  /[// /  lj

+ xc6 dxc6 S 0-0 - S  .6 6 d+g+ Gme+ (  )  .         181 - .�g+ Ge (  14 2 ) .      .  .       182 + +6  d3 d6 Gme (  4 3) 18+   d+ exd4 6 0  0 �e7 Gme (  14 .+) 186  e2 omd) (  .. 188 -0  -0 �e7 6  e2 or (  ) Gme (  )  188 6 .d3 bS 7 �b3 d68 �d7 Gme (  14 6)  . 190 - 6 .�xc6 dxc6 Gme (  1 7)               191 - 6 e bS 7 �b3 d6 8 c3 00 9 .d3 Gme (  1+ 8)                 193 9 d+g+  dS    c2 c6 Gme4 (  9 ) .19  .3d4 d+ dS Ge4 (  10) 196

1e5 2f3c63� b5a64�a4f6500 �e76e  b57� b3 d68c30·0 9h3 b8  Beye Defese  d3 Gme (  1 .)                           201  d47 - . h+ e8 1S �8 Gme (  S 2 )        202 -.c+ c6 Gme (  1 .3)   .                 20+ -.2 �b7 -3 cS Gme (   S +)   . 20 2 �c2e8 -+  14�d3 c6 Gme (   )   207 - 3  � + �g S h6 1h+  g6 Ge (   6) 209 -+ .g3 g6 S �gS h6 16 �d2 �g7 Ge (   7) 20 S b3 �g7 6 dS c8 Gme (   8 )  21 S + c 16 .dS c+ Gme (   9) .  . .213

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fmn o fo B

ndex of Playe mbers refer to paes A Adams 54 170 Akopian 186 Alexe 45 Amasi 31 d 124  53 207 dreikin 138 Arba 147 Areschenko 47 184 onian 10 124 Avrkh 82 ov 16

Bacaao onso Bacrot Baoh Beliavsky Berbov Bezodov Bitoon Bloan Brzon Baista Brye Byrne

47 73 210 15 168 164 8 134 68 34 202

c Carlsen 2, 72, 103, 124, 44, 204, 207 Cara 120 Cel 77 Cornete 10 Cbas 171  Dielian Daielsen David Delchev Delorme

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32 12 213 13 130

mnez  I 0 I22 44 Dorfm 203 Deba Drarbeyli 10 Emenko 153, 184 88 Eliov 87 Erenbr 10 Ernst 108, 114 serman 166 Evdokimov 102 Fayviov Feller Fier Filippov Fischer Fressine

15 122 120 154 204 153

G

Gajewski Gashimov Gelfand Gharamian Giri Grandelis Griore Grischk Gstafsson H Hamme Hasiner Hebden Heiman

stratesc

16 20 73, 81 70

vchk

42, 17

ankovc ansa obava

3 105 31

 Kamsky 44, 81, 4, 205 Kjakin 174, 207 Kaspov 153 Kafman 73, 83, 85 3 5, 105, 1011, 13  20 , 20 Kafman 15 Khalifman 20 Korne 166 122 Korobov Kostic  Kovchan 87 mnik 138, 160 79 Kitz Kivolapov 14 83,  S rsh 3 Kdrin Krnosov 28, 3 45

72

39

8 73 124 108 168 162 60 122 62

fente ho stin ylo Le Q Liem Leky Leko Li Chao M Maorov Maakhov

12 5 201 10 68 62 2 46 2 70 18

 o P

Malaniu Mareo Mkos Mkowski Mtinovi Meier Mekti Melkumy Mesaros Mihaelsen Mikalevski Miladinovi  Msta Miton Movsesian

147 171 46 21 28 49 89 14 11 110 210 57

191 144 47 170

N Namura Nava

10, 69 204 104, 19, 207209, 211 Nepomniahthi 42, 122 128 Nuyen 92 Ni Hua 66 Nielsen 167 Nijboer 114 Nioli 190 Nioov 193 Nisipeu 207 Nordy 149 Pt liser nhathan Parlir shki Pvlov Peetier Perelshteyn Pe

201 60 47 32 109 196 118 14 4

Ptisor Petov Poluikov Polin Pontov Ponomariov Popilski Postny Pokn

167 164 112 188 39 10 82 213 109

R Raantsev 77 96 Rs 18 Robson 73 14, 20 Rshtein 96 Romshin 21 Roussel Rooon 144 Rukvin 202

avhenko hosser hmi hneider hablov

130 9 11 162 94-9 204, 207-208 hankand 201 hrov 160, 182 hort 14, 204 hulman 109 hvedhikov 8 211 juirov meets 181 8, 49 o okolov 137, 181 olak 7 osa 13 pssky 204 tefanova 9 uba 41 us 14 utovsky 20, 84, 109, 116

vetushn 119 vier 94, 102 109 T Teshuren 73 Ter y 186 Timofeev 90 Tomhevsky 20 Topalov 44, 69, I  207 Tseshovsky 41, 112 Tumakov 203 v hierve

Visser Vejo Pons Vder Weide Visser Vitiuov Vovk Vukovi

44, 47, 182 10 128 18 137 47

134 84

w W Yue 91, 103, 106 1<4 lls 110 X Xu un y Yakoveno

khartsov pata Zhan Ziyn Zhou iho Zila Zivan Zubov

106 91 34 193 66 18, 119 122 79 90

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