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Contents
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Preface
Introduction
Type Positions
A 8.-,d4
B 8.-,Re8
C 8.-, b6
D 8.-, Bg4
E 8.-, Bf5
F 8.-, Qc7
G 8.-, a6
H 8.-, Rb8
Set ups with Nh6
Hunting with 1.f4
In Conclusion
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Preface
The Polar Bear is a system for players who like
interesting and original positions without being too
concerned about proving a theoretical advantage. In
many of the variations the positional themes and plans
are of more importance than actual move orders.
Our system starts after 1.f4 (the Bird opening) and
then fianchetto of the Kings, Bishop. A mirror image of
the Leningrad Dutch. The system is a hybrid combination
of the strategically complex King's Indian and Dutch
defences.
By playing the Polar Bear, we make it difficult for
Black to play for a flat equality. We want a potent,
fighting game with a "full board". I do not understand
why the Dutch defence 1.d4, f5 is considered an
aggressive opening, but the Bird 1.f4, d5 not. It
doesnt seem logical. I will let the veracities speak
for themselves and show you a strong and fascinating
system.
I have spent 15 years developing the Polar Bear System.
I know it inside out. However I have to warn you: The
Polar Bear System is difficult to handle! Indeed I have
turned every stone in the system and lost many games
doing so. Since there is no theory of importance, I had
to work hard. I read everything about the Dutch defence
and used the ideas with reversed colours. Therefore the
theory in this book, was mainly created through my own
Introduction
After the opening moves 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2
Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 we reach our main
line of the Polar Bear system.
Whites strategy.
The advance e2-e4. This is the idea behind the system.
We want to expand in the centre. After dxe4,dxe4 we
have an advantages type position. We do not mind to
exchanging Queens.(See Fischer game).
If black keep the tension, then we expand with e4-e5
again, with an advantages type position.(See Nigel
Davies handle the endgame and I the attack).
If Black answer e2-e4 with e7-e5,then the advance f4-f5
potentially opens the f-file and frees the Bc1 to a
full diagonal. This trust may be supported by Nh4 or
A) 8 ... d4
We play 9. e4! dxe3
After 9...e5 we acquire a great game with 10.Nc4 or
10.cxd4, followed by Nc4 and 9...dxc3 10.bxc3, which
leaves White with the better centre. 10. Bxe3 Because of
Whites time advantage, Black is under pressure. He has
to protect the c5 pawn, if 10... Bf5 then 11.Re1 Qxd3
12.Bxc5 with joy. b6 11.Ne5! Nxe5 We do not capture on
a8. It is not good. 12.fxe5 and then after Nd5 13.Bf2!
followed with 14.d4! is strong. E.g. 13...Bxe5? 14.d4
cxd4 15.Bxd4 and Black has a hard time to survive.
B) 8 ... Re8
9. Nh4! A move typical for the Polar Bear tactics. We
are ready for a Kingside attack! We ignore Black`s plan
by imposing our own! Now 9...e5 is playing into our
hands.Nh4 has also made e4 possible.
C) 8 ... b6
Black protects the vulnerable QBP and prepares to
fianchetto his second Bishop to neutralize our Bg2.
9.Qa4! Designed to support e2-e4 from the side. My gain
with this move is good.
D) 8 ... Bg4
Black might play BxN followed by e7-e5 or Qd7 and Bh3.
9. Qc2! Here the Queen is well placed and supports the
thematic e2-e4 move.
E) 8 ... Bf5
If left undisturbed, the Bishop prevents e4. However,
the Bishop is a target that White can exploit for his
attack.
F) 8 ... Qc7
This is another way in which Black can support e7-e5.
The downside of 8...Qc7 is that the Queen may be
attacked by a timely Nb5 or Bf4.
G) 8 ... a6
Is too slow, and if the move b5-b4 is made later on,
then Black doesnt have the a6 square for Bc8.
H) 8 ... Rb8
Intending an advance of the QNP to exploit Whites
backward Q-side development and keeping the a6 square
free for Ba6. 9.Ne5! Here we have no time to prepare e2e4 with Qc2.
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HD FM ROBERT LAGERMAN
REYKJAVIK
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 c5 6.d3 b6 7.c3
0-0 8.e4 Bb7 9.e5 Ne8 10.d4 Nc6 11.Be3 cxd4 12.cxd4 with
the centre closed Black has difficulty bringing Q-side
forces to the defence of his Kinghouse. Whites pieces
coordinate quite well for a simple attacking machine.
e6 13.Nc3 Rc8 14.Rc1 Na5 15.b3 Nc7 16.Rf2 Re8 17.g4+/Bf8 18.f5 Qe7
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GM DAVIES - GM ESPIG
1.e4 c5 2.d3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 e6 7.0-0
Nge7 8.c3 0-0 9.Be3 b6 10.Bf2 Bb7 11.Re1 Rc8 12.d4 cxd4
13.cxd4 d5 14.e5 White gets more space and enter a
typical PBS position.
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Every game and every move has been checked by the chess
programs Stockfish and Fritz 13. It will not be easy
for the reader to find a tactical mistake in the text.
It is on purpose I have chosen to comment the games
with short text. Boiling the material down and letting
the games speak for themselves. The content of the book
is compressed. Therefore I recommend that it should be
read from page one. The suggestions are for serious
club
players
but
also
professionals
can
get
inspiration. There are many pearls to be discovered. It
was not an easy task. Did I accomplish my goal? Its for
the reader to judge.
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A) 8 ... d4
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4! we do not allow a bind dxe3 10.Bxe3
With initiative Nd7 11.Qe2+/= a6 12.Rad1 Qc7 13.d4
cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16.Rxd4 Black has a
cramped position. Bc8 cant move. Nf6 17.Qe5
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 dxe3 10.Bxe3 Looks innocent but...
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 dxe3 10.Bxe3 b6 11.Ne5! Nxe5 12.fxe5!
not 12.Bxa8? Nd5 13.Bf2!N Rb8 14.d4 cxd4 15.Qxd4 e6
16.c4 Nb4 17.Qc3 Na6 18.Nb5+/=
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 dxe3 10.Bxe3 b6 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.fxe5
Nd5 13.Bf2! Bxe5 [13...Be6!?] 14.d4! cxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4+
16.Qxd4+/- Good home work.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 c5 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d3 d4 7.c3
Nf6 8.e4 dxe3 9.Bxe3+/= Qd6? This means injury.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
d4 8.e4 dxe3 9.Bxe3 Bf5?! Invites danger.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 e5 10.Nc4 dxc3 not useful
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 e5 10.cxd4 cxd4 11.Nc4 exf4 12.Bxf4
Re8 again 12...Be6!?= Looks like a viable alternative
13.Ng5! +/- h6? 13...Re7!? 14. Bd6 Bh6+/=.
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B) 8 Re8
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d3 Nf6 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5 e4 11.Bg5 Increases the
pressure.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.d3 0-0 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5 Qb6N 11.Bg5 c4+
Confrontation.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 0-0 6.0-0 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5 Ng4 11.e4+/=
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.d3 d5 6.0-0 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 h6 10.e4 e5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Qb3
Taking a combat stance.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 b6 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Ba6N 11...e5
12.Qa4 Na5 13.f5!? 12. e5 No time to relax.
Rxe7
18.Nf3+/-
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with
long-scale
HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.d3 Nf6 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 d4 10.e4! We seek harmony. dxe3
11.Bxe3 Bg4 12.Qc2 Rc8 13.Bxc5 b6 14.Be3 Nb4 15.Qd2+/=
Qd7
18.Nxa7+/=
17...gxf5 18.Rad1 Ne5 19.Qc2 Qc7 20.Nxf5 Bxf5 21.Qxf5+/with a strong point.
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C) 8... b6
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 Straight away.
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HD analysis
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 e6 11.e5 White gets the
typical space advantage.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.d3 Nf6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 Qd7 11.Qc2 dxe4 12.dxe4
Rfd8 13.e5 Ne8 14.Be3 Building the position like a
rock.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nf6
Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bd7
Rc8 13.Rad1 Bf5 14.Nc4
Black threatens Qe6xa2
Qe6 19.Rxa7! 18.Bc1+/-
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Qd3 11...e5
12.Nc4! Remember this move.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 a6 11.e5 Technique by now.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.0-0 Nf6 6.d3 Nc6 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.e4 e6 11.Qc2 Rc8 12.e5 Ne8
13.Qf2 Nc7 14.d4 White stands firm.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 e6 11.e5 Nd7 12.Be3 a6
13.Qd1 Qc7 14.Nc2 f6 15.d4 fxe5 16.fxe5 h6 17.Bh3 small
advantage.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 Qd7 11.Qc2 Rad8 12.e5 Ne8
13.d4 cxd4 14.cxd4 Rc8 15.Qd2 Ba6 16.Re1 e6 17.b3 Nc7
18.Nc2 Rfd8 19.Ba3 Bf8 20.Bxf8 Rxf8 21.Rac1 Qe7 22.Bf1
Same strategy as Nigel Davies in the introduction.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d3 Nf6 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Qe8 12.e5 Nd5
13.Ng5 Rd8 14.e6 f5 15.Nf7
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 Qd7 11.Qc2 dxe4 12.dxe4 e5
Its all about type positions. 13.Nc4! exf4 14.Bxf4 Ba6
15.Rfd1+/- White prepares e5 15...Qe6 16.Nd6 Nh5 17.Ng5
Qe7 18.e5
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 e6 11.e5 Nd7 12.Nb5 Ne7
13.Nd6 Not a new position.
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D) 8... Bg4
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.c3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.d3
0-0 8.Na3 Bg4
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 c5 7.d3
Nc6 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Qc2 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 e5 11.e4 dxe4 12.dxe4
+/=
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 g6 6.0-0 Bg7 7.d3
0-0 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Qc2 a6N 10.e4 e6 10...d4 11.Nc4 Type
position 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.fxe5!?
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Qc2 Bxf3N 10.Bxf3 e5 11.e4 dxe4
11...Qd7 12.f5!? 12. dxe4+/= with a useful advantage.
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E) 8... Bf5
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 Bf5
7.Nh4
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.d3 0-0 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Bf5 9.Nh4 Rc8!? 9...Bg4 10.h3 Bc8 11.e4+/=.
10.Nxf5 gxf5 White has the pair of Bishops 11.Be3 b6
12.Nc2 White is ok.
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F) 8... Qc7
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 c5 6.d3 0-0 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Qc7 9.Nh4 b6 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Ba6 12.Re1
Rad8 12...e5 13.f5!? 13.Qa4 Bb7 14.e5 Nd5 15.Rd1 e6
16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Nd6 Nothing new. The position starts to
play itself.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Qc7 9.Qc2 a6 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 e5 11...Rd8
12.Be3= 12.Nc4+/=
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G) 8... a6
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 a6?! 9. Nh4 so skilful.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.d3 Nc6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 a6 9.Nh4 Qd6?! Weak move. 10.e4! dxe4 11.dxe4
Qxd1 12.Rxd1 Bg4 13.Re1 Rad8 14.Be3 b6 15.Nc4 b5
16.Nb6
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d3 Nf6 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 a6 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5 Qd6 11.e4 b5 12.Bg5 12.exd5!?
Should not be overlooked 12...Ne7 13.fxg6 Nxg6
14.Nf3+/=. 12...dxe4 13.dxe4= Qxd1 14.Raxd1+/= Elegant
simplicity.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 a6 9.Nh4 Qc7 10.e4 Rd8 11.e5 Ne8 12.d4 cxd4
13.cxd4 Qb6 14.Nc2 e6 15.b3 a5 16.Ba3 a4 17.Qd3 Qa6
18.Qxa6 Rxa6 19.Rfc1 Bf8 20.Bxf8 Kxf8 all simple and
good.
21. Bf1 Ra8 22.Nf3 Nc7 23.b4 Na7 24.Na3 Blocks the pawn
on a4 24...Ne8 25.Rc3 Bd7 Black has again a cramped
position 26.Rac1 Ke7 27.g4 h6 28.h4 Rdc8 29.Bd3? Rxc3
30.Rxc3 Rc8 31.Rxc8 Nxc8 32.Kf2 Nc7 33.Ke3 Na7 34.h5
gxh5 35.gxh5 Ncb5 36.Nb1 Nc7 37.Nh2 Kf8 37...f5!?= has
some apparent merit 38.Ng4+/- (diagram on the right).
38...Kg7 39.Nf6 much stronger is: 39.f5! exf5 40.Nf6
Be6+/-. Bb5+/= 40.Bc2 Bc6 40...Nc8 41.f5+/=. 41.Nc3 a3
42.Nb1+/=
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21...Ng4 22.Bg1 Bf8 23.Rd5 23.Rb6!? Be7 24.Re1 f6+- f6+/24.Rad1 Be7 25.h3 Nh6 26.g4 Nf7 27.Be3 h6 28. Kf3 Ng5+
29.Bxg5 hxg5 30.Ke4 Kf7 31.Kf5 Rc6? 32.Rd7+- Rh8
33.R1d6 33.Rb7!? Keeps an even firmer grip Rhc8 34.Rb7
R8c7 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Rxa6 Rd7 37.Ke4 Rd1 38.Ne3 Rh1
39.Nf5 Bf8 40.Kd5 Rxh3 41.Ra7+ Kg6 there is nothing
else anyway 42.Ke6 Rd3 43.Rf7 1-0 A logical game.
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H) 8... Rb8
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 c5 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.d3 Nf6 7.c3
0-0 8.Na3 Rb8 9.Ne5 Bd7
9...Qc7 10.Qa4 Nxe5 11.fxe5 Bd7 12.Qh4 Qxe5 13.e4 dxe4
14.Bf4 Qe6 15.Bxb8 Rxb8 16.Qf4 Rc8 17.dxe4 Ng4 18.Bh3
h5 19.Nc2 Be5 20.Qg5 Bc6 21.Bxg4 hxg4 22.Ne3 Bf6
23.Qxg4 Qxe4 24.Qxe4 Danielsen,H (2526) - Lauber,A
(2424)/Germany 2001 1-0.
10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxd7= Qxd7 12.dxe4 with a good stance.
White has the pair of Bishops.
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HD - NN, Internet
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Rb8 9.Ne5 Qc7 10.Qa4 Nd7
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HD analysis
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5 7.c3
Nc6 8.Na3 Rb8 9.Ne5!? a beautiful Knight. 9.Nh4 b5
10.f5!? is ok. 10...b4 11.Nc2 bxc3 12.bxc3 e6 13.fxg6 fxg6
14.Bf4 e5 15.Bg5!?
9...Nxe5
9...Qc7 10.Qa4 Nxe5 11.fxe5 Bd7 (11...Qxe5?? 12. Bf4+-)
12.Qd1 (12.Qf4 Nh5 13.Qg5 Qxe5 14.Qxe5 Bxe5 15.Bxd5!?;
12.Qh4 Qxe5 13.e4 Rbd8 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Nc4 Qe6 16.Bh6
Bxh6 17.Qxh6!?) 12...Qxe5 13.Bf4 Qh5 14.Bxb8 Ng4 15.h3
Ne3 16.g4 Qh4 17.Qc1 Nxg2 18.Kxg2 Rxb8 19.Qe1 Qg5
20.Qc1 Qe5 21.Qf4 Qxf4 22.Rxf4!?
10. fxe5 Ng4 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 f6 13.h3 Nh6 14.exf6 exf6
15.Bf4 Ra8 16.Rc1+/- old analysis, correct but limited.
(diagram on the right).
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Nh6 without c5
Nh6 with c5
Why Nh6 instead of Nf6? To leave Bg7 with influence,
and to use f5-square for Nh6. To increase the pressure
on the square e3.It can then be entrenched with h7-h5.
Black has two different ways of playing this system.
With or without the pawn move c7- c5. Black usually
delays castling for a few moves. Slow is c7-c6 and Qd8b6 with a dual attack on b2 while eying the a7-g1
diagonal. White answer d2-d3,c2-c3 , e2-e4, Qd1.e2 and
Bc1-e3 (see HD-Langgaard).
A Nh6-g4 planning Ng4-e3 or Ng4-f2 transfer to the c7c6 and Ng8-f6 system and will be covered in volume II.
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14. Rxe6 fxe6 15.Ng5 Qd7 16.Qe2 Nd8 17.Bh3 the pressure
on the isolated pawn grows 17...Kh8 18.Re1 Bf6 19.Bxe6
Nxe6 20.Nxe6+/-
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1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nh6 5.d3 d4 6.0-0 Nf5 7.c3
c5 8.e4 dxe3 9.Na3 Nc6 10.Re1 0-0 11.Bxe3 Nxe3 12.Rxe3
Bf5 13.Nh4 Bd7 14.Qe2 Re8 15.Nf3, Rc8 16.Re1 with a
stable e-file control. Bg4 17.h3 Bd7 18.Nc4 b5 19.Nce5
Nxe5 20.Nxe5 e6 21.a3 Qc7 22.Rd1 Red8 23.d4 Be8 24.d5
exd5 25.Rxd5 Rxd5 26.Bxd5 Rd8
27. Nxg6! +/- a clear strike hxg6 28.Rxe8+ Kh7 29.Bxf7!+c4?? Black has lost his nerve... understandable when
you consider his position (diagram on the right).
30.Bxg6+! Mate attack Kxg6 31.Qg4+ Kf7 31...Kh6 does
not improve anything 32.Qg5+ Kh7 33.Qh5+ Bh6 34.Qf5+
Kg7 35.Qf8+ Kg6 36.Re6+ Kh7 37.Rxh6# 32.Qe6# 1-0
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Danish Ch-ship, 2000
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nh6 5.d3 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.e4
dxe4 8.dxe4 Qxd1 9.Rxd1 e5 9...Nd4!? And Black has air
to breathe.
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10...e6? 11. Nc4+- Qe7 12.Nfe5 Nxe5 13. fxe5+- 0-0 14.Qd2
Nf5 15.Bg5 Qc7 16.g4 Ne7 17.Bf6 Sits like a stone.
(diagram on the right)17...Nd5 18.Rae118.Bxg7!? 18...Bd7
19.g5 Bc6 20.Be4 Ne7 21.Nd6 Rad8 22.Qf4 Nf5+/- 23.Bxf5
gxf5?? terrible, but what
else could Black do to
save the game? 24. Re3+Bxf6 24...Rxd6 a last
effort
to
resist
the
inevitable 25.exd6 Qa5+25.gxf6 Kh8 26.Kf2 Rg8
27.Rg1 Rg6 28.Rh3 Rdg8
29.Qh4!! Mate attack 1-0
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1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c6 5.c3 Nh6 6.d3 Qb6 7.e4
Ng4 8.Qe2
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1.f4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3 Bg4 5.Ne5 Bf5? 6.e4!
Nothing new. See volume II.
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Question to Rubinstein!
Who is your opponent tonight?
Answer
Tonight I am playing against the Black
pieces
Akiba Rubinstein (1880-1961)
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In Conclusion
This last part is intended to tie up a few loose ends.
1. f2-f4 is the Bird opening. Played by Henry Bird in
1873.This got him out of the books and created unique
positions. The Polar bear system is 1.f2-f4 followed by
the fianchetto of the Kingside Bishop. My intention was
to write only one book but the material was extended,
so I had to split it up in two or more books. I did my
best and I hope you will continue the exploration of
the system in upcoming books. Where I will finish 1.f4,
d5 and continue with 1.f4, e5 the Froms gambit.
Finally, I would like to wish all readers joy and
success with the Polar Bear System.
GM Henrik Danielsen
www.polarbearsystem.com
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