Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
by IM Gary Lane
Contr
is
Introduction
Greedy Openings
6 Winning Moves
7 Opening to the Ending
8 Opening Surprises
9 Lack of Development
Index to Games
Ckr
Contents
Introduction
Greedy Openings
King
2t
34
2 Chasing the
King
46
63
6 Winning Moves
80
97
8 Opening Surprises
111
9 Lack of Development
131
Index to Games
143
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I would like to thank Frangois Mertens for his help in producing this book.
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Introduction
The main aim of this book is to
show how to punish unusual, indifferent or mistaken moves in the
opening by taking swift and aP-
because they
book said you had comPensationbut did not tell you whY! Here the
illustrative games are very valuable
tournament camPaigner
enemy king.
with
'GreedY
to
equallY
accept
it. It
possibilities
of
to
ambushing the
slogan
to where an
opponent shows
is
the
lntroduction
Typical
examples show powerful methods
to
themes.
lGn
to
head straight
for
the
ending.
'Opening Surprises' looks at unusual continuations designed to confuse and upset your opponent. Here
you are handed an arsenal of open-
logical
analysis, to help you score an early
vrctory.
The serious consequences of not
activating one's pieces is a theme
Throughout
the book, the
selection of openings and games has
been governed by their likelihood of
'I
pawn or a piece is
offa
principle
where a big advantage in d
ment is gained as a rcd
forget about basic
opponent grabbing
mt'rril
s
opening continue to be
and again.
A signiflrcant advantage i
opment can be a deadty fm
grandmasters are not irrrrdanger. In
BrownrQuinuu
queen
queenside undeveloped
rh
you will
inm an end-
hrs of tedious
But not
lpcningto
the
final phase
bc slow and
h tactical. In
b e positive ads.ight for the
'
looks at un-
!r
1 Greedy Openings
tfo
soore an earlY
of not
theme
a
is
trlircs
sctn again and
u final chaPter,
is dedicated
It is clear, after
gmes illustrating
sitrilities. that the
a defence with
still on their
is a
_6.
recipe for
book, the
and games has
their likelihood of
pactical PlaY-and
rb on decisive action
only ten moves.
'I
a result of an
in the
opening continue to be seen time
ment
is
gained as
has
Keres-Spassky provides
an
Greedy Openings
French: 3 ...oleq
Sicilian:3
Onischuk-Hertneck
Biel 1997
I e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 ad2 6rO es
2,e4
A popular way to avoid main line
drc
+ eS 2,eq.
Axe4
gb6?!
%ry
t,ffi\ffi,
"%
after 4 ...o,e4
afl tt
ll
al95 96 t2
In Bologan-Paranicher.
Team Championship l9t&
after
d5
6xd4 Wxc4
9 ... Wd7 is a
more pe
10 6a3 Wc8
ll .t.f4 tf
Aab5 e5
Quinteros's backward da,
ment encourages White to rip
the centre.
0-0-0+-.
13
0-0 gxg3 14
hxg3 0-0 15 f5 Uxg3 t6 gf4 gg4
t2 693 9h4 t:
l2 0-0-0+:.
8 cS AaZ 9 f4! exd5
9... exB!? helps White to develop
with l0 6xR.
l0 9xd5 996 11 0re2 9-e7
Or ll ... Vxg2? 12 WxfT+ d8
13 trgl Uxh2 14 Ae3 Ae7 15
17 e6'!
White triumphs with panache.
17 ... fxe6 18 fxe6 6n6 t9 eZ+lt
e7 t4'&,f+ Aao
15 9e5 gh6 16 6xe4 Axe4 t7
Axh6 l-0 Dvoirys-Florath, Berlin
1996.
10 gh5+
Wg4 h5 13 gb5+
le4c52af3d63ebs+
ru-A
a) 7
ll
hxe5
gb5-
Browne.euintere
Axe5 dxe5
t4
14
trxeSr Aci
de7
15
af5 tr
16
Au:+-.
after 17 e6
6xe7 xe7
18 Ee5+
l-0
SA
Greedy Openings 9
Sicilian:
AUS+
Browne-Quinteros
Wijk aan Zee 1974 -
1e4c52af3d63gbs+g.d74
AxdT+ I{xd7 5 c4 9g4?!
5 0-0 is considered the main line.
Now Black tries to take advantage
of White's 5th by grabbing a pawn.
6 0-0 Wxe4 7 d4 cxd4 8
Eel
Bates-
after
VSa
2l
8... Uc6
In
Bologan-Paranichev, USSR
Wd3
d_1
after 9
6dl
6xd4 Wxc4
rz
Aab5 e5
Quinteros's backward develop-
9xe5 dxe5
14 Exe5+ 9"e7
17 e6
6xe7 xe7
18 EeS+ 1-0
after 12 ... e5
l0
Greedy Openings
Nimzo-Indian:4 e3 6e4
Aleksandrov-Sulskis
New York 1998
d4
af6 2 c4 e6 3 6c3
g,b4 4
NLry-e.
l"/<
e3 Ae4t?
,rru,
%
T,a%i
%L%
,,ffit
gare
1e4e52a]f3f53-t-c
AA
In
Kozlov-Svendsen- Co
*xg7
rl
Wxhl+ 9 c2 ef
e3
'T
."
Pavlanin-Sladek, Czech
after
l3Ya4
Championship 1995.
,i
spondence 1970.
ll
M
Or 14 ... d6 15 gd6-
Sne f O
xfl Utrl 17 adt trxfZ+!0-1
Checkmate will quickly follow:
l8 6xf2 trfB 19 el Uxf2+ 20
at Un+ 2t &c2 Vaz+ zz &az
Ef2+.
Correspondence
eds
9xc6 3.xfl
An outrageous attqt I
to capture as much rratcrid
ible and then try to srrtiv
sulting onslaught.
. 5 d4 Bxg2 6 fYhs+ g5
d5 o,c419 -Q.xc4+.
14
---
Repp-paschitt
6xe5 9g5
This direct approach has been ignored for years in favour of more
flexible options such as 4 ... b6, 4 ...
c5 and 4 ... 0-0.
5 Wc2
Other possibilities are:
a) 5 Wga 6xc3 6 a3 9e7 7 bxc3
0-0 with equal chances.
Latvian Gambit: 4
15 Uxe6+
Wf5+ mating.
15 Aa4+ a6 t6 -e.dt+
6c5+ UO rS ad6 6ef lt I
The harmonious pcitio
White's forces encourage
after
l7 ddl
!
19 ... bxc4 20 0e4+ t
gUS+t cxb1229e4+ l{l
finish.
Greedy Openings I
Latvian Gambit:
'
... Wg5
Repp-Paschitta
Correspondence game
l99l
1e4e52aAf53Ac4fxe44
hxe5 Ug5
In
4a
4 ...o,e4
Kozlov-Svendsen, Correspon-
e3
,%
$w ljYaa
L'T
Championship 1995.
after
t0 0,cj
spondence 1970.
13
gf4+ b6
14 ... d6 15 ad6+ az t0
Wg5 9.e7 14
or
l
'ffi_
'M
Wf5+ mating.
15 6a4+ a6 16 gd3+ b5 17
ac5+ Eb6 18 ad6 6a6 19 dc4+t
The harmonious positions of
White's forces encourage a glorious
4a
17
adl
finish.
*tl
zt
after t8 ...o,a6
12 Greedy Openings
abd2
Sicilian:
Dougherty-Ea
Toronto
af6 2 af3
Aao s Amz
1 d4
lll
e6 3 c4 b6 4 93
(8
... 6c3 9
l0
Ua4+! o,al t1 6xe4 dxe4 12 Ah3
.AcS l3 Wc6 trb8 14 AxfT+-.
8 e5 694
gh3+,
This counteratAcki
%l, -1
LTffi
Gamarra Caceres,
9e4+-.
a)
5 axb4?? Ueft {
after 8 e5
b) 5 AR e5 6 axbt
Ae7 8 6a: hro q Ql
6xe5 Ac6: Luz-De Fi
1993.
Oe4! d3 12
afi
I
pieces and the king rm
the centre.
ll Afes 6xe5 12 fu
6c4 Ug5 14 fi
Hergott is clearly m
running out of decent sqt
gd6+ EgS
If
Axd2 wins.
WeS mate.
216fs't 6xe1
gf6 1-0
20 6xg7 Ac6
Wg5+ 696 23
14
6e8
Axe4
If
6xa3 d6 s d4 4ld7 6 O
hgf6
...
Lucerne
Olympiad 1982.
b) 8 . o,e4 9 6xe4 (9 0-01?) 9
pnru
e5
2l
after 5 6bd2
9 cxd5 exd5
8 6e5 d5
ad
2 ... cxb4 3 a3 d5
HtrSt g0 l0
IIR
I e4 c5 2b4
The Wing Gamti
instance:
W-gG
Adorjan-Kudrin
14 ...
22
after
l8 ...Vxb7
9e6
15 c3
Arc{
Greedy Openings I j
Dougherty-Hergott
Toronto 1998
I e4 c5 2b4
The Wing Gambit has a good
pedigree having been adopted in the
1920s by Marshall and Spielmann.
2 ... cxb4 3 a3 d5
This counterattacking move de-
4bd2
after 2 b4
fu6e5
0-l
Shiraziafter 4
.. Vxd5
b) 5 aR e5 6 axb4 9xb4 7 c3
Ae7 8 6a: 6ro 9 abs Uas to
6xe5 Ac6: Lutz-De Firmian, Biel
t993.
5 ... e5 6 axb4 Axb4 7 6aS Af6
0-0 9 9e2 Ac6 10 6c4 e4
Hergott is clearly on top. White is
running out of decent squares for his
pieces and the king remains stuck in
8
aR
the centre.
1l afes 6xe5
6c4 9g5
If
14
fi
12 Axes trdg
tl
'T
'T
{%
%a%
gru-L
6e3
Axd2 wins.
after 10... e4
I4
Greedy Openings
1 d4
e3 b6 5
,,mi
l
%"%
14
ga3
A precautionary
Spassky castling
obvious 14 Hxc3
Ue,
Uar+ rs trgl
7... Axc3
more promising
replies:
after 7 0-0
t6
&n
fim
9m lz
e.e2
tH
rmt
An admission
gone wrong. Spas*
to sort out his
but 18 ... aa6 wae
Aac5 (19 ... dxe6 20
9xc5 bxc5
Edt+-.
2l a
209;b?Jl
Championship 1998.
19 e4 c5
White continues rc
gxB Ug5+
tl
ll
...Vhs
12
96 23
b5r
E$
ft
23... EdS 24 9B
A subtle shuffi
Axg6+ and corri
under the most ftw
and 25
...9xf3+
22gt
Introducing the
10
another pawn to maintain the initiative. The players could also make an
e.arly peace agreement after 12 bg2
Wg5+ 13 *hl
2r ... ahs
There is no relitf
after
ghs A*g2ggs+.
Afl.
stances.
24 ...EgB 2s IlD l.
Since 25 ory:7Z-
13 trg2 f5
27 Vxg6+
*e7 2tr
15
ing to an analysis by
after
l5 Efl
Greedy Openings 15
14 ga3
precautionary measure
to
stop
after 18 d5
9xc5 bxc5
Edl+-.
19 e4 c5 20
2l
gb2
exdT+
14
2l
*d8
22
e5
2r ... ahs
*gr
96?3trga
'-%-L%'T
%%%L%
A"'ffi'N'%,9%Eafter
2l
e5
9fl.
:t
after 25 EJ2
l6
Greedy Openings
d4 e6 2
aR af63
ig5
Dutch:Leningrad5
Torre Attack: 4 c3
Ilebden-Grabuzova
Cappelle la Grande I997
Smyslov-BeliavskrSochi 1986
rd4f52c4af63adgaa
9.g5 c5 4 c3
Agz s Waz.
a) 5 ... Ua5+ 6
An innocuous-looking mou
0f3
abd2 g.e7 7 e3 h6
9xf6 Uxf6 7 e4
It makes sense to seize the centre
but the dull 7 e3 has been tried in
6
the past.
ildj
13 Exc3
In retum for the pawn White has a
lead in development and a half-open
g-file, already occupied by a strong
rook. Moreover the black queen is
running out ofdecent squares.
... b6 14 6e5
18
17
19
ll
,l
kill
6xg5+-.
h1
vra 95 is rather slou' SEr
should prefer 9 f3 9a5 l0 0+.{
I I cxb5 a6 12 e4l r+ rth dor
16...6xe5
aR!gf4
6c6
Wn+ rS Anr
16 trcg3
Hebden goes straight for the
with simple chess.
6nrcgilh5 1laad6 l:
Axc3+
13
---
7 ...
10
rr Egl 9trl tZ aS
e3 2ic6 8 d5 {}c5
Sangla-Karpov,
USSR Team Championship 1968.
Wxg2
9xf6 exf6 I
...
10
with a strong
after 4 c3
Budapest 1995.
b) s ... 9u0 o
to be greedy.
cO 8 h4
5 ... c5
after
l6
Ecg3
*c2 6xb3
tctr
0-1
Greedy Openings
gg7 s gd2
af63 Ac3
96 a 3"g5
5... c5
Other moves are: a)
Ser
4 c3
'%L
i%
%
L'%
5 ... h6 6
9xf6 exf6 7 e3 orc6 8 d5 6e5 9 fll
afl to gd3 hs 1l afl d6 12ah4
Eh6 13 0-0-0 gd7 14 Ehel and the
threat of e4 leaves Black's king
dangerously vulnerable, MilesWockenfuss, Bad Lauterberg 1977.
r0 9.d3
ll
695
c2 6xb3 0-1
AA
after 5tUd2
E%{ru- I
%%
LT_ %
%"ffiE
after
l2Vg7
A
%
l7
l8
Greedy Openings
Posazennikov-Lane
--_
Illescas-Anand
Leuven 1995
le4e5zAR0c63gb5a64
ilat btc 5 o-0 Ae7 6 Se2
f d4 d5 2 c4 dxc43 AR 16 ircJ
White chooses to transpose lo d
6... bs
a) 4 a4l?
%
,rffira
b)
after 6Ve2
7gb3o-08c3d59d3
dxe4 14
dxe4 3.d6 f5 Oga Axe4 t6 6xf6+
gxf6 t7 Ae3 f5 r8 R gb7 t9 gd3
Vtrl: zo Aaz
.20 93 is destroyed by 20
9xg3-*.
20 ... axh2+ 2r sfl trad8 0-l
i-df QI
ad5 ll 9cl 6xc3 ll -i,xc
c5 13 dxc5 9a5 14 Axbr Orb+
l0
e5
hxc4 0{ 17 fr
l8 6xe3 6d7 gar-e Bld
15 ad2 Wxc5 16
%s
\'.ru %h%
W','.ru-L
afterll...o,a5
&o,
t / ...
4 e4b5 5 a4 gb7 6 b3 c6
Eflxe3*
6feleqe689c2gM9Edtt
l0 Ae2 g.b7 n 0-0 0-0 and BL6
%sry,ru
L%
o tL
rule.
l8 trxg7+
%L%
%%%
L,
-W"ru L
l9...Vhq
t9
trg5
20
after
?_lxes
tr
195
$ifr
19
d by 19 ... =g8:
fl 6ga-.
Ael: Ut
Greedy Openings 19
Illescas-Anand
@,,ru478
'ffi-t'ffi-t
r d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 6R a6l e3
White chooses to transpose to the
Classical variation. Other tries:
b)4e4b55a49b76b3e67
after 6Ve2
bxc4 bxc4 8
%a'ffi-a
w'ffi9%
after
... a6
ufter
Edl
It
...6xe5
seems risky
to accept the
ma-
of an attack but
18... h8 19 trdr
19
after l6 Hg3
20 Greedv Openings
Conclusion
The
Art of Attack
to
2Ch
is
queen
violent counter-attack.
Another warnlng
The
is
sounded by
the game Hebden-Grabuzova. Here
Black's win of a hot pawn merely
leads to the opening of a line of attack against his own king, thus en-
break
Art of Defence
1'
fruitless attempt
ro
checkmate. Nevertheless
sacrifice entails a degree
since
it
often involr-es
'
power
of
such factors a
development and
Art of Attack
sacrifice material to
development.
affcient
compensation
lGs.
your attack with an agfomration and do not
opponent will auto-
just
because his
time capturing
pawn.
Art of Defence
bcfore you capture ma-
b usually
some motive
bg behind in
irle.
ind is
sure
fruitless attemPt to
life in
avoid
intuition.
development and
accurate
Pize,
-as
games
the
Movsziszian-Stoll, Short-
king hunt.
One great advantage of chasing a
king in the opening is that the opponent's pieces will probably not have
had time to get coordinated and maY
even still be sitting on their original
squares-as is the case in Romero
Holmes-Soto Perez.
A final
the chase.
of
22 Chasing
the King
Austrian Attack: 7 e5
French Tarrasch:
Hansen-Hoi
Dantsh Champtonship 1998 -
Los Angeles
gb6
8... dxeS
after
xf7 l0 e6+
gaus-Hahnewald. Bundesliga
7 e5
ELffi
3. ,ffiT
',ru,@
'ffi,D.
,ru"%
g8
after I1...6c7
9 fxes
6m ro Ae3 c6 rt
0-0
8\c7 12 axhT!Abds
6n
ro
,,M,Aru
cc
Ac5
12 b4l
Axd4
13
trbl U6
a5 16 Ba4+ fual n gxbe
6e7 15 a4 intending -8r3
(13 ... 6xba 14
988.
common inaccuracy
telegraphs
l99l
le4e62d4d53od2,Q
7...6e8 S 6gs!
A critical move which
_--
hrazsAatcs6dAd
Shaked-Raprir
chrc
-e.I
Axc5 t2 M
16 ... Axh2+ 17
g3!
op
efi2 ei
18 gl is met by tS ..- t
now Black has problems o
I9Vh7
t-0
Superb! The
king smor
Chasing the
King
Shaked-Raptis
'
ll
Los Angeles-1991
,ru,
te4e62d4d53ad2hr6les
,A
6%
after 8
...
f6
w,ffi
ffis
afier I I...Dc7
'ffii');
ll
,,ffi,a
&f8224c4 l-0
13 a3 6e5 14 6xe5 9xe5
Ae3 tsd8 16 gd4
',L,ffi
14
after
t6
9,d4
15
b6 24 Eh4 1-0
afier l9tVh7
after 24
*h4
24
e4 e5 2
f4
exf4 3
aA
Topalov-Bareev
Linares 1994
le4e62d4d53adm
9.e7 4
Ac3 Ah4+ 5 e2
This line was popular over
Ag5 dxe4
100
years ago but has been unfashionable ever since and is very rarely
seen at international level.
ad7 8 gc2
5 ... d5
I f2 9rc n
exd5 0-0
t3
after 5
*e2
9g2
7 9xf4 0le7
8 gfi dg6 9 Ae3 0-0 l0 gd2
AxR ll gxB Ae5 12 9xg5
Bxg5+ l3 We3 9xe3+ t/r/z
c5 ll 94 96 12 95 9.g: tr a
cxd4 14 6xd4 e5 15 fte5 Uxc5
&,lmg
%a:%
^,M&'%L
l0
c3 0-0-0!? 1l Bxf4
We612 e3 95 13 Axg5 9xg5 14
after 9Vd2
Wxg5 f5 15 h3!
A crucial move as 15 gd3 is well
met by 15 ... 6xd4! 16 cxd4 9b6
17
2l
ll
%%
A
3,d2
f2 fxg4 19 Eh6
trf8+ 20 gl Exfl+ 2l xfl trel+
22 &n We2+ 23 *gS gaS+ Za
xg4l-0
Wc5 19 gds.
9 dxeS hxeS l0 f4 ag5
0-0 12 gd3 gds!
White was intending 13 0{F{F=
rf
l3 a3?!
4\e2 should be considered
Oxf4! 14 6xf6+
14 gxf4 is bad. e.g. 14 .. 3.Jr
13
13 ...
e5!
of Man 1997.
b) s ... d6 6 d4 9g4
hxg4
aR.
8...
9 ... 6c6
17 ... Exe4+ 18
after 16 ..trxd4
Chasing the
Topalov-Bareev
Linares 1994
c3
{ter
5 @e2
aR.
8...
after 8Yc2
e5!
c5
tt
94 96 12 95 9g7 13 hR
16
Wxe4
Wc5 19 Wd5.
93
6d evd2
after
17
gfs
*
,6 .
13 a3?!
13 0,e2 should be considered.
13 ... hxf4! 14 hxf6+
Exd4
after
2l ...VaZ+
King 25
26 Chasing
the King
English: 3 ... f5
Catalan: 7 Ua4
Seirawan-Browne
Korniushin-Kofenov
Novgorod 199'
Berkley 1979
lc4e526c3Ac63aRf54d4
695 h6 6Am 95
ld4d52af3e6393Q
Ag2 c5 5 0-0 Ac6 6 c4 drc{
e4 5
repum
being solid but White can c
complications with this pin u
knight.
knight.
7R
6xe5 Uxe5
16
the
after 6 ...
g-5
initiative, Lindenmaier-Ikonnikov,
Germany 1995.
7 a,gt
af6
l0 6ge2 o,e7
8 h4! 94 9 e3
tt
6hsr
strong
him
%A'ffi
%'ffiL
sru_ffi %a
17
after
ll
.. *aA
l5
3.
,,ru
l6 hUs: trr
l6 Wxc6+l
worthy finishing ror.rch
,N
splendid game.
e
,ffi
after
... bxc6
6a7+-.
ti
l6
Ae3
Chasing the
King 27
Catalan: 7 E[a4
Korniushin-Kofanov
Novgorod 1997
L'% %t.ffi-t
ld4d52af3e6393at64
"%'A i'ffi-
knight.
{ter 5
Wn+
95
2l
trs8
&xe7 26 Vc4
20 9g5 orc7
h6 23 gf6
Nis
2J
x
a\
&.
fu t]
.*ds
ic,
1985.
-Y-
e4
e7
13
Eb8-
-9"d8
l8 Ebxd8+ *e7
after I5...Vxc6
19
glgf+ Exc6
... bxc6 l6 ab5! Ea7
l5
L%
'T
s%
x*,&
a%,L
17
0)a7+-.
16 Wxc6+!
splendid game.
*d6
2l Ea8!+-.
2l trd8+ *eS 22 Ad4+ gxd4
Exd4 xd4 24 e3+ l-0
%N-
AK,
be met by
fier
16
ilej
23
after 20 Eb7+
28
Dutch: 2 94
Bishop's Opening: 2
Movsziszian-Stoll
Bad l{drishofen 1997
I d4 f5 2 g4l?
To divert the Fpawn and take
Le4e529.c4
As early as move two \lhite
8,,ruA
after 2 94
.Af4!? ge7
9xg4
(5
maintains the
6 2rc3l
5 ... d6 6 Bg5 Wxg5 7
Axg5 Axe5: Kozlovskaya-Prudni-
tension)
kova,Rjazan 1992.
b) 3 ... d6 4 gd3 ac6 s m af6 6
hxg4 Axg4 7 R gd7 8 e5 dxe5 9
trxh7l l-0 Heldele-Fliter, Deizisau
A g .,ML
a%%
'%tT-g
hc6?!
Preferable is 6 ... e6.
after
7c396
7 ... 0-0-0 8 h3 h5 (8 ... gxh3? 9
hxt5 Wxf5 10 Axh3+-) 9 6xf5
Wxf5 l0 gil gA ll WxB gxlF- 12
7 c3
ll
1-0
&6
t hl
6f6 is better.
6xc3 a,at e aR aM 7 ArO
Ae7 8
af6 9 as abdT la
5
9xf7+!
^4
16... c6
trfl
l{ Lc
Ba4+ f7
19
15 6xf7 h6 16 3.f4
ly. 4 .."
t7 gf4+.
17 Eafl+ Ar0 rs trxf6+! Wxf6
gf5-+
After
ending.
8 h3 gxh3 9
dB
1998.
3e4d5
a) 3 ... e5 4 dxe5 Ac6 5
ca
"ru..-
.-.6
Krakops-Meijers
Riga 1998
after 14
ilej
eff+
Krakops-Meijers
Riga 1998
le4e52A.c4
As early as move two White can
dictate the style of play. White now
has options of transposing to other
2 ga
dta
8'T
"ruw
after 2 9c4
recommend 3 d3.
6xf/
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7 c3
g?t
,ffia
after 9 6bd7
l 998.
3 d4 exd4 4 c3 dxc3?!
*,& w9
AxfT+!
Devastating Black's position.
l0 ... xf7 1r Ag5+ 96
I I ... e8/g8 12 Wb3+ wins.
t2 f4
Simple but effective.
dter
14
ilej
12 ...
*xf5
15 Wc2+ 1-0
after l2
f4
30 Chasing
the King
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L'%, L'4ru,L"&
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Avoiding the complications of
eS hdS 4 6c3 e6 5 6e4 f5.
'tr
...6c6 4 Ab5
This is a good way to continue
3
e4 c5
l1
... Axd5
12 exd5 a6?!
There is no time to waste in
a cut-throat line. Other possibilitk
a) 12 ... Wc7 13 9bl (the dirw
attack with 13 h4 has a big &arback after l3 ... Efc8 l4 h5 ah6:13 ... trfcS 14 c3 Ua5 15 c4 0xd
16 trxd2 dal
9e2+: Dl'oins
Stisis, Groningen 1994.
b) 12 ... ad7 13 AxgT xg' l.{
h4 at615 h5 Ec8 16 hxg6 fte6
94 trc5 18 Wh6+ g8 19 95
sd
h6?
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at 7 ...a,c7 a Wns go 9 gR f5 l0
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Ah4 Wc6 16 ft+ fS tZ AxeT+
ll
tci
(19 ..4h5 20 trxh5! gxh5 2l 9620 Ah3 Exc2+ 2l gbl Eel I
cfier
7 ... h6
6xd5
After
ll d4 d5
I I ... d6 is not much of an im-
15
.aS
t4 h4.
c7
tr
after 4 A.b5
4...4d4
e6+
I e4 c5 2 aR d6 3 d4 crdl I
6xa+ 6rO 5 6cs 96 6 3.e3 ig7 :
R 6c6 8 gd2 o-o 9 o-o-o
The Yugoslav Attack is \\hir'r
Avoiding the theoretical I I rbl.
2 o,c3
Dieren 1990
Aract
Ziatdinov-Sehner
15 ...
s4 at6
e.'l
18
tr
gf4+ l-0
after I I d4
19 Wh6+
6uo
20 ... e6
Or 20 ... e5 21 9g5+ te6 "
Axg6 fxg6 23Vxg6+ trf6 24 fgI.+*e7 25 ElhT+ wins.
219g5+ *g122 Eh7+! l4
Black is mated after 22 ..- rhl
23 Wf6 followed by trh I -h8
Chasing the
Ziatdinov-Sehner
Dieren 1990
lll
1e4c52aRd63d4cxd44
9...6xd4
%a
10
9xd4 ge6
ll ads
l Ebl.
l1 ...9xd5
afier 1 f.'b5
'ffi
after 9 0-0-0
12 exd5 a6?!
There is no time to waste in such
a cut-throat line. Other possibilities:
a) 12 ...9c7 13 bl (the direct
attack with 13 h4 has a big drawback after 13 ... Efc8 14 h5 th6!-+)
13 ... trfcS 14 c3 9a5 15 c4 9xd2
9e2+: Dvoirys16 trxd2 Aal
\ruA
b) t2 ...6a2
20
$er 7
,ru,
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ofier I I d4
t:
9xg7 &xg7 t4
15 h5
.Q.h3
Exc2+ 21
bl
tre2 22
h6
*%w
af6
6xd5
After 15 ... 6xh5 16 9-xg7 *xg7
t7 s4 aif6 l8 gh6+ g8 19 95
ah5 20 Exh5 wins.
16 9xg7 *xg7 17 hxg6 hxg6 18
9e+ Auo 19 Vh6+ ro zo trtrst
Cutting offthe king's escape.
20... e6
Or 20 ... e5 21 9g5+ *e6 22
9xg6 fxg6 23 Vxg6+ Ef6 24 WE4+
*e'7 25 Eh7+ wins.
219g5+ *g7 22 Eh7+! l-0
Black is mated after 22 ... *xh7
23 Wt6 followed by trhl-h8.
after I I 0,d5
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after 20 Eh5
King j I
Conclusion
Dutch:2 6c3
Ed.Lasker-Thomas
London
l9l
should be an inspiratin
ld4f526c3Drclajneet
3"g5 9e7 5
6xe4 b6
9xf6 9xf6
everyone.
6 e4 fxe4 7
ad7
18 93 trc7 19 Eael
trn
20 ah4
AAAA
after 4 9g5
8 heS
Topalov-Bareev. served as a
Be7?
after 10...Ve7
ll
15 93+
EtrZ+
*R f6
g'e2+
Sgf 18 d2 mate.
h6
&g2
11
l0 .. 9xe5
of creating a stroog r
than others. In the Dragon Si
game, Ziatdinov-Sehner. h w
chances
A:ruiW 'ry,
T%Lffi_
%%%
A Ag
after 18
*d2
mate
pmii
Chasing the
should be an inspiration
to
offthe king's
checkmate.
emphasised in
Krakops-Meijers where White pro-
material
everyone.
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Art of Attack
The
Conclusion
King
The
for
Art of Defence
Atalik-Thang Trang
Budapest I 998
of
the
opening are to develop your pieces,
control the centre and safeguard
of
an
to
e4l
dl
b
a liability. He has E
is
such
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Budapest 1998 -
the Centre
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sh3p1s1 haYs
@ges of superior
its
presence
t -&ing
ffender may fall
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mst
be fended off,
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bc rery significant if
H hannony. On the
Scfrnaltz-Karpatchev
tb tumps-full and
of his
@rperation
thc oentre.
in
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of
three
ofthe
of the diffrculty of
ecks
ls open.
j6
e4 d6 5 9"d3
Seirawan has long been a champion of this move which steers clear
of the main lines of the King's Indian and keeps options open on
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199r.
6 d5 a5 7 Dge2 6a6 8 R!?
Apparently after their game in
Reykjavik (see the previous note)
it on the
15 f4 exf4 16
Bundesliga 1995.
coaster attack.
Christiansen-Babula.
Axfll
after 5 3,d3
the
American.
afterll...c6
the
American.
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coaster attack.
t5 f4 exf4 16
t#
after I 1.. c6
trdl Eb6 14
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gh6 6acs
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An admission that his king will
afier 5 9.d3
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tr
abs
1-0
A
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afierll...c6
French Winawer: 5
gd2
Nimzo-Indian: 4 B
Liardet-Kogan
Watson-Hurley
Kilkennv I997
I e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3
c5 5 gd2
Genevct 1998
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6c3 AU n eS
A relatively
unusual continuation
enabling White to recapture on c3
,,ru
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r0 gd3
--bt+
Halldorsson-Brlc
2l trh3 9u: zz ga
Wd2 Vc4 24 b3 Uxb3 15
Wa: zo trh2 WxR o-l
Ag5! l-0
20 h4 We6
af3 Eb6
centre-incidentally threatening
pawn fork on e5-and then Le
7 ... g6 8
9 o-o-o
Wxus
after l0 fudj
9uo
BH
tu
t3 ... 9xd2+
14 Exd2 Sg7 15
Edf2 Ae8 t6 trf4 Waa rz Ef6 ad7
18 9xe6!
18... 6xf6
l8 ... fxe6 19 6xe6+ g8 20
trf8+ 6xf8 2l ExfS mate.
19 exf6+ g8 20 Wnt 6f5 2t
trxfS l-0
td
!c
9xf2
Bravo!
The game
18
smash it down!
6 e4 c5 7 cxdS exd5
after 5 9-d2
gd6
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A?l Ae3
is crushing.
Nimzo-Indian: 4 R
Liardet-Kogan
'Geneva i,998
rd4Af62c4e63Ac3Ab44R
d5 5 a3 3.d6
Black rejects the standard moves
5 ... Ac3 or 5 ... 9e7 in favour of a
provocative manoeuvre. The idea is
Pawn
centre-incidentally threatening a
pawn fork on e5-and then later
ofie. 5 3.d2
smash it down!
6 e4 c5 7 cxd5 exdS 8
The game
Ab5+
Halldorsson-Barle,
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..Vm
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tt
after I5 ...o,e5
40 Attacking
llll
Nisipeanu-Moldoven
Bucharest 1997
le4e520,n0,c63d4exd4.4
6x0l Wtrl
1 e4 c5 2
h3
6c3
gfi?!
after 4 ...
8... gd8?:
8 ... Wd6 also allows
Vnl
\\hirc r
an attack. Keitlingtns
Fogarasi, Budapest 1996 contiq
9 d5!? AxR lo AxR ha+ tt ta
E$xe6+ 12 9e3 Uxc4 t3 Ard
create
St.Veit 1995;
t
after 12
..
0-0
Schuermans-Lane, Le
Touquet 1991.
5 ... gb4 6 adbs
9a5
Aa3 ao
13 dxc6 Ee8+ 14
trfi
If
.Q"e2
dxc6
9g4
15
is
0-l
td
rflc
l0 ... Ad4 ll dxe6. the quetn o
not take back on e6.
ll Axd5 6ge7 12 hc3 .rd5 [
The difference between 8 -.-
9b6 9 93 We7 l0
gg2 d6 l1 Ae3 zXe n haz O-o r:
-Q"xd4 8 c3
0-0 Ee8:
c5'
ghs 8 c4
Much better than the normal I
Ae3 because White intends to cr.
ploit Black's undeveloped kiry'
aR 6c6 3 c3 d5,
WM
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8... gd8?!
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Ae7
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19
23
Wg3+-.
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23
Ehdl &c7
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Reti: 3 b4
Grob Defence
... 95
Benjamin-Brookshear
Wolff-Wall
London ;,985
l aa d5 2 c4 d43b4
White states his aggressive intentions after only three moves. He intends to attack the d4 pawn and
wishes to deter ... c5.
3 ... f6
To support ... e5. Others:
a) 3 ... 96 4 e3 dxe3 5 fte3 9g7 6
d4 af6 7 Ac3 0-0 s Ae2 Ag4 9 0-0
c6 10 h3 gxR ll gxf3 abd7 12
b5 cxb5 13 6xb5 with good play
against b7, Fridman-Mattheus,
,rru,
I e4 g5?l
Michael Basman has thought
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The king steps out ofthe sry I
the rook to check on the rfilc- (
the other hand 16 0_0_0 Ure7! wor
have still allowed Black hqcr
T-
Ginsburg-Basman.
NE
1992.
gA
In
15
2d4h636c3
after 3 b4
trf4 We7
ry
Hamburg 1997.
ll 6c3 96
12 gb2 Ag7 13 6xe4 Wxe4 14
of weird and
u'ondcrl
openings and this is one of rrEr
But, once he has recovered fro
shock, White can perhaps 'rrdr
number
as tz Eat+
l-0
text houtrr
after l5 V!3
19 Eel+
&dl
r-o
f8
lt
20 AxdT Erf2+
Grob Defence
... 95
Wolff-Wall
'London 1985
I e4 g5?!
Michael Basman has thought uP a
number
is one of them.
But, once he has recovered from
shock, White can perhaps underopenings and this
,,ru
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2 d4kr6 3 ac3
In Ginsburg-Basman. London
1979. White tried 3 c4 preferring to
dominate the centre with his pawns.
There followed 3 ... d6 4 Dc3 0rc6
5 h4 gxh4 6 d5 6e5 7 f4 2196 8
dR 9;g7 9 9.d3 9g4 l0 Ua4+ f8
.,ry,
ll 6xh4 Axh412
after
.. 95
trxh4 h5 13 trhl
3 ...9g7 4 h4 gxh4 5 aR d6 6
6xh4 6c6 7 d5 6e5 8 9e2
Even in his youth the future
American champion played in very
mature style. While Black struggles
to develop his pieces and get castled
queenside, Wolff is busy activating
his pieces
after 9 9e2
Exh5!
%
A
forces
have
19
ar
r-o
after
l6 *d2
44 Attacking
Vienna: 5 e2
Conclusion
Gavrilov-Potapov
Russia Cup 1997
L,'ry_
1 e4 e5 2 Ztc3 6ce 3 f4 exf4 4 d4
This astounding move was first
played by Steinitz in 1867. The
position can also arise from a
King's Gambit after 1 e4 e5 2 f4
6c6 3 6c3 exf4 4 d4r.?.
4... gh4+ 5 e2
fered as a consequence.
Gavrilov-Potapov demoog
5 ... b6 6
abs
Aa6 7 a4 0-0-0 8
*f2
Af6
.Ab7 l0
12 gd3
embarrassing.
14 ...9xa6 15
tln
A
r{ter 5 &e2
0-1
t7
h3
&
a%
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A
aJier
is a
of .nr
Atalik-Thang Trang
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WSa
material.
&
gr
able consequences.
Always remember. as an eE
your primary objective shouH
Art of Attack
is
Wxd4
6xd4
tbll,o
board.
hm Wg+:?
The inspiration behind White's
romantic choice of opening might
after
l3
...
Nal
Conclusion
I ll
fered as a consequence.
Gavrilov-Potapov
tt
following
5 9e2
I I
A
,m,
of it
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demonstrates
game
In cases like these. where the defence tended to be rather poor, the
attacking player had all the fun with
bold attacks and scintillating sacrifices
is a short
of snatching
Atalik-Thang Trang
lesson on the perils
fua
material.
grand-
Vca
I
,ffi
&
'ffi,
k l-?
axd4
The
Art of Defence
I Take
preventive
measures
Art of Attack
total
lack of harmony.
the
king, as in Benjamin-T.Brookshear.
2 Sacrifice to keep the king in the
centre as in Schmaltz-Karpatchev.
3 Remember that the threat can be
stronger than the execution. In the
game. Seirawan-Ivanchuk, Black
was so worried about castling into
there
reserve
weapon!
.. g5 strictly as a surprise
1e4c52ARd63d{s
5 6c3 a6 6 -e.d A
The usual move here is 6 .-- c
Van Wely prefers to tr,v to tra
axd4 af6
to a
Mastering the various techniques
ofa
space advantage.
or
the initiative. In
Howell-Miles.
Black
a powerful counter-
The lesson is always to think positively. If you grab the initiative then
you are on course for victoryl
Scheveningen
or E
Attack.
7h3
An odd-looking move brn i
pares 94 with a position simile
Keres Attack. In the secord
"t
cause after
9 9g2 it is clcr
trafl
0-0
pressure
Bxd5.
19 e5 fxe5 20 AxhGr:
Wu r-o
fi
6c6
Timman-Van WeIy
6th Match Game, Breda 1998
le4c52af3d63d4cxd44
King
with a weaknessadvance and then
ial o expose the
. Kasparov-Kengis,
b more evidence of
of this technique.
of the enemy
e frequently recurring
Bacrot-Magem is
ser
In
on who holds
Howell-Miles.
with
it
powerful
Black
fual,
well-prepared
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7h3
,,ffi9
after 6 ...
dc6
l0
0-0
9e6
13
after 15 ...0-0
10 f4
trafl 0-0
In view of White's well
placed
pieces it is more prudent to try 15 ...
AdZ but Timman has considerable
pressure after 16
Uxd5.
6aS AxaS
19 e5 fxe5 20 9xh6+!
*96 2l
Wnl r-o
r{ter 19 ..fr"5
Novgorod I 997
I e4 af6 2 e5 ads 3 d4 d6 4 c4
6UO S f4 dxe5 6 fxes Ac6
White has a space advantage but
in the long-term Black hopes to undermine the pawns.
9.e3
gf5 8 hc3 e6 9 aR
Ae7!?
A sharp continuation which in-
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after 6 ...2,c6
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e5 15 h
17 fte5 ire5
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12 ...
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best
of
1l
fine display.
...9c8
If 19 ".. 9xh2+ then 20 *n ge Zt
Ehl HxgZ* 22 Vxg2 9xg2 23
2h6* wins.
20 ah6+ h8 2t Eh4! gc5 22
6xf7+! l-0
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19
cxd4 WaS+ 12
13 ... trfcS!? 14 h5
adE
18 Exc4 Wa6 19
gxd4 gbs 21Eh3t
9a:: erdt
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c{ter
l9
o,f5
15
gfi if,
h4 Eac8
after 12 2,d4
Championship 1994.
the
9n+ rs :-: er
rus
Championship 1998.
b)
gbl
Ac8?!
Bf:+-
Polugacu
vanatton.
10... cxd4
Polugaevsky-Kudrin
ll
23tt
Polugaevsky-Kudrin
N.eu, York 1989
d4
af6 2 c4 96 3 Ac3 d5 4
trcl
Heralding
the
Polugaevsky
varratron.
10... cxd4
The main line but Black has experrmented with other replies:
a) l0 ... Wc7 ll h4 Ed8 12 h5
Aa5 13 9a3 c+ 14 gbl e5 15 hxg6
after
l0 Ecl
fxe5 9xe5 18
s 20 Ef2 Ec6
f5 23 e6 l-0
Arui,,ruT
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b6
13
fll 9e6
14 c4
9c8
15
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Uc2+=
13
h4 Eac8
l8 Exc4 Wa6
19
gd3!
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&fl
24 trh6! r-0
23
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after 14 h5
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A
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after 20... gb5
Nimzo-Indian: 5 Ub3
Nimzowitsch Defence:
Alterman-Kurajica
Dresden Zonal 1998
d4 Af6 2 c4 e6 3 0c3
6ts uo 5 gb3 c5 6 Ag5
9.U
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6... h6
Sokolov-Gra nda Zuniga, Wijk aan
Zee 1997. continued 6 ...2,c6 7 d5
6a5 8 9c2 h6 9 gh4 exd5 l0 cxd5
0-0 I I e3 d6 12 Ae2 Axc3+ 13
"e\ffi, %
"ry,w'ffi %D%
Lffi, %tffi,t
bxc3 We7
Eae8 16
7
after 6 9g5
gh4 gb7
Altematively:
12
Baden 1987.
8 e3 He7 9 0-0-0
The scene is set for a kingside onslaught by White. Black must look
for chances in a queenside counter-
4 o,c3
Others:
after 9 0-0-0
H-l
pleces.
14 exd5
,ru
ads
16
,,ru
n
A.
Axe5+-.
19 Axd5 Axd5 20 Eh8+ 1-0
4 ... Ac5 s
attack.
...
l8
9e3 bxc4
g7
2l WxgT+
17 gd2
Or 18 ... fte5 19 trxh6 trxc4 20
e4
Pachman-Muse. Baden
If
... e5
hxg3:
Howell-Miles
after
l5
.. .3'F
wlns.
..Hc8
Ilowell-Miles
Isle of Man 1995
ryAa
the game.
4 6c3
Others:
a)4f4
AA
4+69d2
9xd2+ 9
Btr++ z
6gR 0-0
6xd2 d6
12 h3 d5 13 exd5 Bxe2 14 Axe2
0xd5 15 6c4 gave White a slight
space advantage in Milov-Miles,
after 3 ...
Ne5
b) 4
after 13
*bl
pleces.
14 exd5
Jts
I5..Ec8
wtns.
19 ... Ua3 20 Wc3 Axb3
0-l
c{ter 18 b3
5l
Rigu
1995
llll
le4c52af3e63d4cxd44
1 d4 d5 2
6c3
6...
7...4f6
6b3 3"e7 9 f4 b5
l0 Ae3 d6 ll gf3 6fA n e5 dxe5
13 fxe5 adl 14 Axc6! 9xc6 15
after 7 0-0
Asrian-
lll
1l
... b5
If l1 ... 694l?
trxf2 Axf2
a2l
15
gR
would save
%,s%
s'fu, % Na
after I I A,g5
a tempo.
2l
trg3+ h8
.c
l0 abs 0{ ll .t
*h8 13 Edrl
The simple plan of Ed3-h-1 i
9 bxc3 Wa5
gxf6 t2 wg4+
lrir
22
E{e2+-.
gbs
20 ... gxf6
It is is difficult to organir
cenl defence. After 16
16... trg8
gf6!
and queen
..
b) 6...b5?e5h68ih.le
hxg5 hxg5 10 Axg5 aM7 I I I
trbS 12 exf6 trgS 13 h4-: I-cn
Thesing, Berlin 1992.
7 Axc4 cxd4 8 6xd4 ixc}.
In the game Sokolov-Dia
Dresden Zonal 1998. Black
13
14 e5 Ac5 15 6e4.
t2 f4 gb7 13 e5!? ad5 14 axds
Axd5 15 a4?!
Rishon leZion1996.
for rdart
c5
a) 7 ... Ac5 8
b) 7
aR af6 3 c4 &e
gb4 6 Ag5
kingside attack.
e6 5 e4
as an aggressive weapon
&,rru4
0-0
iCJ
Bacrot-Magem
Kasparov-Kengis
Bacrot-Magem
Pamplona 1997/98
lll
ld4d52aRaf63c4dxc44
as an aggressive weapon
6 ... c5
AgA
b)6"..b57e5h68g"h4959
gA
il
In the game
w. 8'%
g%
eru
W, ,,%tr
E
,rt
9xc3+
Sokolov-Dizdar.
w,
after 6 9g5
fft
,-
A
after 12
. *nt
AA
trg7 20 e5!
The final piece in the jigsaw.
20 ... Axd6 21 exf6 1-0
I
g
after I 6 f4
Gofshtein-Beikert
Mnatsakanian-Simagin
Kiev 1965
le4c626c3d53d4dre44
ld4at62c4c53d5e5
AA
positon in
after
Alternatives are:
a) 6 c3 ,e7 7 gd3 Ae6 8 ac]
0-0 9 Wc2 96 l0 h4 f5 I I h5 EeE ll
6 . Lsa
af4 Af6
ll
c) 6
6A
Naestved 1988.
6 ...A.e7
6 ... 3"d6 or 6 ... EIe7 can also bc
considered but the text has a good
record.
7
ghs
In
after l0 94
Gutierrez-Rahman. Dub.i
counter-attack.
UxR 0-0 t h4 h8 r0 94
Game on! Gofshtein can safely
advance his kingside pawns and
25
Kasparor--
Sf1 2,dl+--
Ee8+
Novikov-Alienkin,
13
after 19 . .0,a6
*cl
lt
Trui
'ffi%
Mnatsakanian-Simagin
Kiev 1965
le4c626c3d53d4dxe44
%
A
6 9.c4
Altematives are:
9sa
af4 Af6
13
*fl haz+:
after 6 A,c4
Kasparov-
Miles.Israel 1998.
I I
gI
c) 6
AR
Larsen-Hansen,
Naestved 1988.
6...9e7
6 ... gd6 or 6 ... 9e7
can also be
considered but the text has a good
record.
7
Ser
l0 94
ghs
In
Gutierrez-Rahman. Dubai
after 12 ... c4
VH,
3.
13 Axc4 aiat
Au: trcs rs
6c3 Ua5 16 Ebl Exc3!
,ru_
$frq
19...
da6
cl 9xb3
18 axb3 Ua2.
after l6
&bl
Ledger-Duncan
British League (4NCL) 1997
1e4c526c36c6393964d3
Ag7
5 Ae3
Naleczou,1986
I I
Horvath-Kuligowski
&
4 .". e5 5
after 5 9e3
in
is a
Ledger-Gallagher,
1997
Moscow-Prague 1946.
7 f4 AgeT 8 9g2 0-0 9 aR trb8
10 0-0 exf4 1l Axf4 f5 12 Ah6 b5
A
A
A,M:
after
&A
l4 Eael
reasonable alternatire
Cm
19...9xd4
Or 19 ... Exe8 20 6b6- crbS l
Bxd5+; 19 ... Ae7 20 OM- atb
2l Bxd5a.
20 trxd8+ Wxd8
A touch ofclass.
18... trxf6
If 18 ... EIcS then 19 9xd6 trd8
20 ah5+! gh6 2l afl+ *xh5 22
19 Exf6
ga: tt Qt
Shanshai 1995.
xg7 14 trael
Ihe big difference is that Ledger's king is surrounded by pieces
while Duncan's protective kingside
cover is full of holes.
14 ... b4 15 ad5 fxe4 16 dxe4
9g417 Ags Waz 18 af6!
Ae2
13 AxgT
Wflt wins.
9xd5 6 i.gl
t
9e6 l0 0+Micic-Gunawan. Belgrade I 98t.
b) 7 ...WtrS t cxd4 Ae6 9 irc
Efe7,
led to a win
exd5
mates.
214a5 Ab4
ufter 17
. Wd7
French Tarrasch: 3
L"/ffiL
%
%
...2,c6
ih
Horvath-Kuligowski
le4e62d4d53ad26c64c3
A relative side-line compared to
the common a 69A. For examPle
Naleczow 1986
4 .". e5 5
exd5 Uxd5
6 6gR
exd47 Acl9rs
a) 7 ...gaS s cxd4 (8 0-0!?) 8
EfeT+
9.e2
Ae6 t0
A"ffia
...
0-0-r =
ufter 4
cj
is a
uds t1 ab3
Shanshai 1995.
^.N
fier
14
Eael
L1
,rru_
after 7 9,c4
sry
r9 ... Bxd4
Or 19 ... Exe8 20 Q\b6+ cxb6 2l
Wxd5t; 19 ... Ae7 20 6b6+ axb6
2l Wxd5+.
20 ExdS+ UxdS
s"
21
aas 3"b4
z: We6+
1-0
AA
after t8 ...2,c6
ad4
Velicka-Souleidis
Limbos-Bogart
Gelsenkirchen 1998
Belgian Congo
le4e52ar:-Ac63AuStSl
e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3
195
ad 3-Ul I
6cs 6antt
exd5
5 Aa4
ll
after
4 .. dal
We7 8
T,@
L'./_ry-
gfl
n
hxe5
It looks risky
'ffi,-t
6 Dge2 0-0
I ab5 is essential.
... 694 12 93 Uxf5 t3 at4 gs
14 ad3
14 d4 gxf415 dxc5 6xh2! wins.
gl
Ag5 -bdT
initiative.
15 Ae7!
trf7 l7
SxfT
9xg3+
0-1
7 0-0 c6 8
lr
14 ...4)xh2t.
t997
Havana 1998.
after 9 2e2
Bxe5ll6e2?
s... af6
a) 5 ... c5 6 dxc5 2rc6 7 a3 ixc5
8 6R hgeT t h3 0-0 l0 G0 h6 ll
Eel+: Docx-Luminet. Antserp
6ge7
another
pawn at the expense of getting the
rest of the pieces into play. In Foga-
ch$
international.
t'ffi_ A
to grab
,ffi
are
after
l4
ddj
=rf,
Limbos-Bogart
Belgion Congo
ll
I95l
,,ry
le4e62d4d53hc39"Ul
exd5
ffis
IA
after 5 fudj
hlming
%l
wrffi
L.ffiL
s ... af6
a) 5 ... c5 6 dxc5 Dc6 7 a3 Axc5
s 4R 6ge7 t h3 0-0 l0 0-0 h6 ll
Eel+:
Docx-Luminet. Antwerp
1997.
g6: De la
Riva-Pecorelli Garcia.
Havana 1998.
after 9 6gj
16
strong
initiative.
L'w
rel
%
15 3"e7!
15
*xf7
...9xe7
16 ExeT
trfl
17
trxfl
tret gatr
94 Ed8 2t f4 95 22h4 t-0
18
9xh7l f6
19
zo
after14..ilaZ
English: 3 e4
Mascarinas-Juarez Flores
Manila Interzonal 1990
t c4af626(3
Averbakh-Aronin
llll
e63 e4
ator
3...d54e5d4
Other moves:
8 ...
Or:
after 3 e4
irff
ll
,M%
14
with
after 8
6/3
weakened.
l6
22ac4,Ed7
l0 a.t
II
gb4 13 a95
Oh5
Adl lear-es 6c
18
Vaoz
abdT
a) 8 ... b5 9 cxb5 a6
20gf3
aca iC7 I
Ag5 c5 7 d5 5
d4 Af6 2 c4 96 3
e4 d6 5 Ae2 0-0 6
8 gf4
I I
'ffi,
16... dxe5
16
dr
M,
A
e5!
'T,-
We2
Ebl
ll
g7 2a Ug6- Sfr
25 Axe6 with mate to follou.
xf7
23 P65+
Averbakh-Aronin
USSR Team Championship I 954
,ru.
ator
%
,ffi-g
s... abdT
Or:
a) 8... b5 9 cxb5 a6 l0 a4 95 ll
ae3 ua5 12 gd2 9u+ tr R ahs
14 Vc2 axb5 15 6dl leaves the
after 8
9f4
I I aB lyb6 12 e5 6fd7 t3
6us trcs (13 ... Aa6) 14 9b3 6c6
15 6c7 6cxe5 16 6xe5 6xe5 17
Uxb6 axb6 l8 6xa8+ Alburt-
treS
l6R 691
10
after
l5
... g5
weakened.
16 e5!
bl-h7 diagonal.
16 ... dxe5
the
l6
feat
,ry,
e8
l7
We2
f8
,,ru-
after
2l
... Eb8
Conclusion
The
Art of Attack
Art of Defence
Watch out
signed
cover.
for
sacrifices de-
Checkmate
il
I
t
I
I
Colle-Buerger
is an example
of,
m
dard sacrifice on h7-to crack th
defence and follow up with an ir
how a king can be caught by a
will
bc
easier to find.
it is a big mistake to
go blindly on to the attack and sit
Then again.
Art of Attack
rp
diegonals.
rtino
formation
anmt of
in
the
moves. A
is a big help
if
athave to be transferred
of the board to the
6tn
Art of Defence
rhc most diffrcult posidown is the castled
it still turther with
available as a result
q the centre.
qt for sacrifices de-
Colle-Buerger is an example of
how a king can be caught by a standard sacrifice on h7-to crack the
defence and follow up with an in-
filtration by the queen. By comparing it with, say, the game AleksicSolaja. White's sacrifice will be
easier to find.
Beliavsky-Larsen is a lesson in
how to make the best use of pieces
that are poised to strike deep into
Philidor: 5 ...9e7
Bogo-Indian: 6... c5
Conquest-\ilall
British Championship I 998
ll
Bronstein-Vedder
I4rijk aan Zee 1997
1 d4 af6 2 c4 e6 3 af3 b6 4 g3
gb7 s 9"g2 9bl+.
A tried and trusted way of avoil
ing the Queen's Indian Deferrc
1e4e52aRd63d4exd4
It is worth taking time-out to refute pages of analysis associated
with 3 ... f5. After 4 dc3 the main
line continues 4 ... fte4 5 6xe4 d5
6 gd2 c5
a) 6 ... 9xd2+ 7 dbxd2 GO 8
alter
... B-e/
d6 9 Bc2 c5 10 e4 cxd4
atal
0{t
ll Ardl
12 Hael a6 13 b3
',rnb
Wc7=
Schmittdiel-Wall, Gent I 997.
b) 6 Ac4 0-0 7 0-0 a6 8 a4 0lc6 9
6xc6 bxc6 l0 gfil a5 I I We2 Ad7
Cham-
pionship 1998.
6 ... 0-0 7 0-0 tre8 S ghl 6c6 9
6xc6 bxc6 f 0 f4 gf8 ll e5 dxeS?!
ll ... 694 is the only way to defend because now the open lines favour Conquest.
ru,tr
^,ru,
after I I
ll
tradl Axd2
a613 a3 Wc714
12 Exd2
trfdl9e7l5ft3
fu
of
16... Ac6
The tactics behind the sacrificc
are revealed after 16 ... Axc5 wher
17 ExdT! AxdT l8 Efxe6+ *hS 19
16 h3 95 17 Axg5 hxgs 18
mate.
... f5
Ec8 16 c5
Wel Be6
l0
rt
gh7
hf7* g8 22 ah6++ h8 3
Wg8+ trxg8 24 2lf7 mate.
cm
WU++
mate
Bogo-Indian: 6 ... c5
Bronstein-Vedder
l4/ijk aan Zee
d4
af6
2 c4 e6 3
l9!7
aA
b6 4
93
Defence
Ye
l0 e4 cxd4 11 6xd4
Q*al 12 Eael a6 13 b3 t/rVz
d6 9 Vc2 c5
WE
after
%d&
g
A'X;
5 . gb4+
&,
%
A fu,
El
LT- ,ru_
.ry,
w,ffi- %aru
"H\"',&rg
'ffi
e5
after I
c5
@
,,ru"
IL
WT
t
I I
,ru,
17 cxb6 BUz
ExdT Ad5
rs 6e5! Axg2
19
&
1lll
,ru,-
Ia
r[4
6f7* g8 22 ah6++ h8
-E-
Ltier t 5 Vh4
Wtr++ e8 24 trd8+
mate
23
,,,ru,,-
g
ru,
'T,
23
xd8 25 BfB
after 20
Hxc3
Spanish: 5 ... d6
Kings Indian: 6 94
Tal-Teschner
Botos-Videki
Hungarian Team Champ. 1991
Vienna 1957
le4e52hRhc639-bsa64
Ary,
Aal6ro
5 o-o d6 6 c3
6 Axc6+ bxc6 7 d4 is the Steinitz
L'm
A
tr"ffi.
8... Ag4
a) 8 ... 0-0 9 m ad7 10 Ae3 Aa5
9".c2 2,c4 12 Acl c5 13 b3
6cb6 14 a4 led to a slight edge for
White in Garcia-Van Riemsdijk,
In Korchnoi-Cooper, Thessalmai
Olympiad 1988. White tried a pci
tional approach with 9 AA. Th
game continued 9 ... exd5 l0 crdj
Ac7 l1 9c2 b5 l2h4 9;g413 aBl
after
j th6
Wxus trn8
Axa6
Or
19
19
tr
after
22
af8
Ecl
Wxa6 trb6-+.
gbs
20 ua5 f5!
White's position is fatally flaurud2l gxf6 9.xt6 22 h5 9.g5 23EIl
19 ...
7d5e6895Ae89gill
11 ... 96
I I ... 0-0 12 gh6 with a
clear advantage after 12 ... Ah5 13
Wg4 dxc3 14 hxc3 6a+ tS Hxh5.
After
14 f4
c5
b)6...c67g56e88Mb59
l0 9xb5 9.b7 ll h}-
6...
cxb5 cxb5
prlse weapon.
ll
3ad 3.;gta
after 5 ... d6
Marshall Gambit.
1d4Af62c496
0-1
Kings Indian: 6 94
Botos-Videki
Hung4rian Team ChamV I 994
ll
d4
e4 d6 5 9"e2 0-0
6 g4l?
%
,a
,ffit
pflse weapon.
6 ... c5
f6 l0 Ae3
after 6 94
b)
AI .&
'ffi
%tr
afier 13
7d5e68g5he89gd3
In Korchnoi-Cooper, Thessaloniki
Olympiad 1988. White tried a posi-
&*
w
th6
after I I h4
14
9xa6
A
A
19
Ecl
Bxa6 Eb0-+.
19 ... g"bs 20 ua5 f5!
White's position is fatally flawed.
2l gxf6 Axf6 22 h5 9.g5 23 Edl
Or
0-1
19
after 20...f5
Colle-Buerger
Yemelin-Nepomnishay
St. Petersburg
Championship I 99 6
Hastings 1928
td4af62af3e63e3d5
le4c52af3d63d4cxdl4
hxaa 6t0 5 Ac3 fi 6 9c4 e6 7
gb3 bs
gd3
Ag5
LI
in
Dieren
1997.
Timmerman-De Vilder,
weiler 1995.
b) 4 ... gd6 5 ruaz 6uaz o oo
c6?! (A natural but rather PassruF
move. 6 ... c5 should be considscd)
7 trel h6 8 We2 0-0 9 e4 dxe{ lO
go 1995
Ae3
W tz 94 Q\c6 13 95 Axd4 14
A
,r/ffi,tr
9xd4a,u ls ghs
15...6c5
Any thoughts of winning the epawn with 15 ... b4? are spectacularly refuted by 16 ad5! exd5 (16
... gdS 17 trhgl+-) 17 9xd5 BbS
18 96! hxg6 19 9xg6 gf6 20 trhgl.
16 Ehgr tre8 17 trg3 Axb3+ 18
axb3 e5 19 ads 96 20 gh6 h8
21Axe5+!!
after l5 \Wh5
to
see
22
13 Be2
after 14 Axf6
14
Axf6 l5 9e4.
AxhT+!
Superb.
...
25
0-0-0 b4 I I
4 ...A.e7
a) 4 ... c5 5 c3 6c6 6 gd3 id5 7
0-0 0-0 8 dxc5 Axc5 9 e4 e5? (9 -Wc7 10 We2+:) l0 exd5 6xaS tl
6e4 Ab6 12 $..c4 9e6 13 Ofg5
after 8 9g5
rt
Colle: 4 ...9.e7
Colle-Buerger
, Hastings 192fi
rd4af62af3e63e3d54
ofier S 9g5
3.d3
This system, perfected bY the Belgian master Edgar Colle. is ideal for
club players who want a reliable
line without having to memorise lots
of variations. Usually, the idea is to
create a solid centre with c3, d4 and
e3 and only later advance to e4.
4 ...9.e7
a) 4 ... c5 5 c3 0c6 6 gd3 gd6 7
0-0 0-0 8 dxc5 Axc5 9 e4 e5? (9 ..'
Bc7 l0 We2+:) 10 exd5 Axd5
2l
after 4 9,d3
ll
.ru
'%t
weiler 1995.
b) 4 ... ad6 5 6UaZ 6uaz o o-o
c6?! (A natural but rather Passive
move. 6 ... c5 should be considered)
7 Eel h6 8 He2 0-0 9 e4 dxe4 l0
Q)xe4 6xe4 I I E{xe4 6f6 12 Wh4
has ts 9g5 9e7 14 AxeT WxeT
ofrer l5Vh5
,ffia
after
t3Ve2
et
gd7
16
18
ofter
20
. &hS
after 16 LxnZ+
70
Metz I998.
e4 e5 2
Rogulj-Atlas
I 'T ll
%.
f4 exl4 3 aR d6 4 d4
aga
4 ... g5 is more
usual. Moroze-
*K'mK
%,%
B'ffiiL
ufter
6%
%A
4 .. LSa
,%@
sffi
''ffi-a
Championship 1997.
6 ...
aJier I
u4
t brdt
cm
11
aR wc7
Axc6?!
the
%@
queenside.
ll
,,ru,
sffi
fu
has
9.d2
Ac7 t Ft
6c6 9 6n 6no lo gd3 Ad7 ll
afxd4 2rxd412 6xd4 G0 13 0t5
f5 14 h3 gb6 15 6e2 UeS d
Black has f'ended off the an=L
Docx-Tondivar, Belgian Tca
Efcl c5 r8 gbs!
White's constant probing
We6 17
696 l0 M b5 ll
HgS 6aZ 12 c4 Va4: I-au-\'egr
6b4
ly creating an attack on
Leipzig 1996.
b) 6 Bga 2,e7 7 dxc5 -0-xc3-
le4e624\c3d53d4gb44c5
c5 5 a3 Aa5
20
Exc5+ l-0
after 17
c5
Rogulj-Atlas
Dresden Zonal 1998
le4e62a,c3d53d4Aulle5
ll
c5 5 a3 Aa5
6b4
a) 6
6A
16 axb4 9a8-+
Voigt-Zehrfeld,
ctfter 5 a3
Leipzig 1996.
Docx-Tondivar, Belgian
ll
Team
Championship 1997.
6 ...
Serlla4
lr
13
Axc6?!
black king.
13
Wxe5 16
18
'rm_
T-
Bxg5 trg8!!
A brilliant combination.
19 Uxes Exg2+ 20 hf Exf,l+
2r gl Hg2+22 nr Eg:+ O-t
ctfter t8Vxg5
Tsesarsky-Khasin
Kfar Saba 1997
Beliavsky-Larsen
Tilburg I98l
I AR d6 2 d4 ad7
6c3
e5 5
3 c4 Q)gf6 4
Ag5!?
5... Ae7
Others:
hxg5 14 Axg5
hh7 15 trgl+:
Ginsburg-Brooks,
I
qlter
8-g)
Philadelphia
989.
Eee8 19
lal'T, ',ffi- I
ls A96! ads
has a ssong
attack according to Beliavsky aftcr
after 9 9,d3
14
19 hxg6
Exe6+ is decisive.
aggressive
17 Exe6 EeE
gM
20
lt
af5-
optron.
w%
.ffi,tr
f7 winning.
f8
16
16 Bxg6+
trdel Bxg6
16
also possible.
15... Axhl
15 ... 96 does nothing to stop the
stampede towards the king after 16
Axg6! fxg6 (16 ... h8 17 Eh3+-)
11Hxg6+ hxg6 l8 Hxg6+ h8 19
a4?
combination.
rl gf4 e6 rz
6e5 a5?! 14 Etcl
Wxd3 hgf6
futed
ll
lo
0-0-0 Ae7 13
Ae5+.
after
14
gxJ3
Beliavsky-Larsen
Tilburg l98l
I%A
le4c62d4d53Ac3dxe44
$er 5 9;g5
16
',',m
ufter 9 Adj
&
Ae5+.
lo
a4?
futed
combination.
nnn
8/llJ
ls ag6! ads
to Beliavsky after
after 14.. u4
attack according
Ser
9 s..d3
16 Uxg6+ A
17 Exe6 9e8 18
trdel 9xg6 19 hxg6 Au+ zo 6fs.
16
2l E{xg7 mate.
18 c4 ab4 19 gh3!
The threat of 20 6xh6! gxh6 2l
Ag7
Exe6+ is decisive.
A
after 18
t4 ... gxJ3
. 6tl
Owen's Defence: 4 f4
Aleksic-Solaja
Croatian Team Championship 1998
1 d4 e6 2 c4 f5 3 aR af6 4 93
Ae7 5 Ag2 d6 6 hc3 0-0 7 Bc2
A little move-order trick which
delays castling in order fustl-v ro
f4t?
surprise value.
4...4f6
A look at history reveals
that rn
the game Pillsbury-Hodges, Cambridge Springs 1904, Black tried 4
... 9;e7 before putting pressure on
the centre. The game continued:
6t: cS 6 Ae3 (6 c3!?) 6 ... .c4
...
after
f4
5
7
if
Wagner-Wenzel,
Bundesliga
7 cxd4
aU++ 10 ad2
1l af4 wn I2h4
With this advance of the h-paut
White declares his kingside attack-
a)n
dxd2 ll Abxd2 Axd2+ t2 orxd2
0-0 13 0-0 6c6 14 aR 96 t5 a3
EcS 16 Vf2 when Black had weak
d5 8 e5 a,e4 9
ing intentions.
after
dr
l0 6bd2
abd2
in text
book
fashion.
Ad5 winning.
14 Ae3 96?! 15 0-0-0
lgd7 t6 E
sg8
fu
17
10 dxe6
after 14 .. de7
@
,,ru
Cherepkov-Grish anovich
St
ld4e62c4f53aRa,tetgl
,rua
7... Ue8?!
This is the normal plan intending
... AdS and ... e5, but the change in
{t*
afa
circumstances requires
different
after
Vc2
ttaf4vn nnt
6c6
$ter l0abd2
%.^"ru'ffi
a.ru
%%
L"ruW'% K:9
after 12 h4
trb8 13 a3 h8
9d5 winning.
14 3.e3 96?! 15 0-0-0
gd7
16 h5
g8
winning game.
6e7
,,ru
Kobernat-Stenzel
Hawuii 1998
a
''ffi-t
e4 e6 2 d4 d53 e5 c5 4 c3 2.c6
s afi gb6 6 gd3
The idea of sacrificing at least the
1 93 e5
ensuing
independent
"ffi.:g
gd7
still fall for 7 ...
6xd4?r 8 bxd4 Wxd4 9 AbS+
10
In Ayas-Hernandez, Vendrell
1996, Black preferred the cautious
10 ... a6 when White was on top
23
trcl
ll
Ac6 24 UxhT+-.
passed pawns.
0S rn Bns: g0 rs
Br rs 16 Af4 We7 l7 tracl Ag7
18 Ac7+ WxcT 19 Wxd5+ c8 20
13 Axb5+
Uaz+ t-o
I l
s%
w% tr
ll
A96
EI
l_\
9e7
11
AxbT trb8
f0'Ec2
12 Ae4 f5!
An
$U/
17
14
I I
after
hn
g
I
3 .. af6. fhe
after l0 0-0
Antonsson-
lo
,,%@
0-0 Wxe5
an
he
3... Axb4
Wxd4
Some players
t hxd4
dS 3 b4?!
after 6 fudj
complications.
6... cxd4 7 cxd4
8 6c3 hxd4
2 9g2
King's Fianchetto: 3 M
Larsen-Olafsson
Bet,erwiik 1959
taI
, ,':
).
I I
gt
I Ift
1 93 e5
ea
i<.
J
/3
'/..
tr
.t
tier
2 9g2 d5 3 b4?!
lJ
King's Fianchetto: 3 b4
Larsen-Olafsson
Bet,erwijk 1959
an
his fianchettoed
bishops
undermine the centrai pawns.
5 Ad3
3 ... Axb4
A look through the archives indicates that few players have enough
courage to accept the gambit. However, Slipak-Sorokin, San Fernando
after
ll
fr
tu
hl
t:
I l
I I
A
-E-
$U/
it
i
l:
equal chances.
4 c4 Ae6
i..
!
.l{
LI
,{rer
t7
. 9g7
,&,
,)
,r&_
/.8i
,*'
Kt
14
b4
dier l0
after 12
f5
15
A
n
){
U
after
2l
Xrf4
Conclusion
Semi-Slav: 9 Ae2
Sakaev-Kobalija
Russiun Championship I 998
*,H'
ld4d52a!i]--at63c4c64a,c3
Ag3 b5
L,%
9 Ae2
A move that
left in the
shadows by the alternatives 9 a3,9
has been
to Hc2 9b7
11 0-0
6e5 h5 13 h3 h4 t4 g,h2
ah5 15 9xh5 trxh5 16 tradl We7
StAat
after 9 Ae2
Nussloch 1996.
12
tac5
ufter t2
Q\c-5
12...9g7
After 12 .. Axc5 13 dxc5 abdT
14 Ad6 White is better because the
%A %t
L%
%A
20 ...
2,e7
ru-
trf4 l-0
Black resigned due to 25 ... We7
26 trg4+ @h7 2t trxg8 xgS 28
after 19
@hS
f(
l;1
Though
h4 and 9 Wc2.
9 ... b4?!
a) 9 ... AU+
tfil/
_t
E
.i
li
The
Conclusion
ra\ X,
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1nn
:
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*icr . iel
th-e
to
I-r.
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i)
I
1.,
r8
Art of Attack
The
Art of Defence
Petroff: 3 d4
6 Winning Moves
Ie4e52af3af63d4Af,Gaa
steer
game towards
position
where, at a given moment, there is a
possibility
of playing a
winning
because,
if
as
opment
array
of pieces
employing
a tricky
opening
are
combination.
Some decisive moves dazzle with
their elegance as is the case with the
exceptional queen sacrifice seen in
Liu Wen Che-Donner. However.
one should not forget the importance of the preceding moves. which
entail active piece play and probing
of the defence. as without these the
has
five
moves!
binational themes
possibilities
will
encourage
you to learn and apply these attacking techniques in your own games.
Sometimes a decisive blow is delivered just at the moment when the
opponent appears to have set up a
rock-solid defence. as in Karpov-
just waiting to
be
unleashed.
in
your
gh4.
8c4
The best way to proceed is to
in ondq b
WaZ
b
ar
to push the h-pawn and drirr tb
enemy bishop away from lhc &
der Wiel makes maximum use of
space advantage by taking tirrE
fence off7.
16 ... h6 17 Ee5 YOZ
rr 5
-tl,
l9 Eael
White has a huge positiml ed
vantage. The rook threatens to ir
vade on the seventh rank md lLfo
cannot be prevented withom
material.
19... Efe8 20 WxfT+! l{
lm d
Winning Moves
Petroll 3 d4
Van der Wiel-Saunders
Breda I 998
;
rril-rce because.
if
as a superiority in
der elopment.
Kudnn-Fedorowicz.
E and Carliercal rnoment arrives
oge. showing how
oPenrng can pay
d in
es
as
is
Grabarczyk-
Ep an lmpresslve
agarnst the black
r'-e breakthrough is
rrcs
opening
are
reen-Reefschlaeger
et r ou have to enter
le4e52af3af63d46xe44
gd3 d5 5 0xe5 ad7 6 AxdT
AxdT
7 0-0 Ae7
An easy and popular alternative to
the well-known lines starting with 7
... Btr+.
8c4
The best way to proceed is to undermine the d5 pawn in order to
weaken the knight on e4.
8...
qller
Ye/
c6
t: Wc2 96 14 b5 Efe8 15 a4
ah5 16 Ae3 Ad8 17 a5+:.
9 6c3 6xc3 l0 bxc3 dxc4 11
Axc4 0-0 12 trel gfs 13 Wn 3.g0
14 g'f4 Aa6 rs Axd6 Wxd6 16 h4
A sure sign of a class player. Van
Waz
l9 Eael
White has a huge positional advantage- The rook threatens to invade on the seventh rank and this
cannot be prevented without loss of
'T iT
i%
%t%
% %a%
AA
after
VJ3
&
n
2t
g
A
material.
srudr ing the vari-
trfe8
8l
82 lVinning Moves
Caro-Kann: 4 ... ad7
Bugojno 1978
An interesting alternative to 7
9i:
...
...
L,,ffi,:
996
In the game Thipsay-Sandipan,
Calcutta 1998, Black encouraged
White to chase the bishop: 9 ... 9c4
I0 R A96 ll h4 h6 (the point is
that ll ... h5 is less effective now
after
,,ffi,
gf5
suppons
gq
12
I I
13
r0 h4 h5
If l0 ... Ad6 then ll We2! Axe5?
( I r ... c5!?) 12 dxe5 gd5 13 trh3
dxg4 14 9xg4 Wxe5+ 15 Ee3+Mecking-Miles, Wijk
aan
Zee 19'78.
af6 2 c4 96 3 Ad 941
6f:
cs 7 d5 ca
Ir
9 cxd5 is the ml1'
dian assume
17
19
gxf5
0f
l 998.
r4fter
l0 h4
10 cxd5
6xc3
11 bxc3
Od7
qc
I
computer because on t}r nch
e7 19 9e4
btr
Prrs
.i.rd f{
White now domrnates thc mfar
Wxal
*e7
A better try is 24 ... 9c8 but 25
9xa7 Ee7 26 Va5+ *d7 27 Vc5
.ru,
d4
9 94
E
II
Paignton 1996
wgtr
xf/ l0
e4 d6 5 f4 0-0 6
Ae2 exdS 9 e5!?
,rru_
Ars::
If 8
"ruL
,.ffi
le4c62d4d53ad2dxe44
hxel 6d7 5 aR dgf6 6 6xf6+
$)xf67 6es
,fl
,_
%
l%
Karpov-Hort
after
16. Vat
n an
Wcl l-0
2l
Eht--
h5 d5 22 hrgS
trxf7 24 gxfT+ htt
20 93 Ef8
I
Il
Winning Moves 83
3
I
e5
Paignton 1996
1 d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 hc3 9g7 4
e4 d6 5 f4 0-0 6 6tl cs 7 d5 e6 8
Ae2 exd5 9 e5!?
Recenr books on the King's Indian assume 9 cxd5 is the only
move. But after the tricky text Black
must defend very accurately.
ru
ru
i8
ger 4
g,/5
9...6e4
It
is easy to go wrong:
a) 9
...694 l0
ll
cxd5 dxe5
h3
after 9 e5
zt trgt+
trh6+-
Marinin-Kazakov.
1e98.
,zncr l0 h4
l0 cxd5 Axc3
ll
St
bxc3
,ru-
D%
'%a
Petersburg
6d7
after
l4Vxal
e,,ru.
Axal
14
BIxal
White now dominates the import-
tr%
,ry,
Wro
6Uo f0 AgS
19
h4!trxf4
After 19 ... hxg5 20 hxg5 White
dter
6 Val
20 93 Ef8 2l h5 ds 22 hxg6
23 af7 ExfT 24 gxfT+ xh8
Bcl l-0
d4
25
after 18 .. h6
84
Winning Moves
Emms-Sjodahl
Harplinge
1998
le4d62d4at63adg0r
le4e62d4d53ad2c54Agf3
cxd4 5 exd5 9xd5 6 Ac4 9a0 z
0-0 a6?!
a)5...c66s5arnttf4ffit
b5 9 3.e3 b4 l0 aa4 Om tt
gxh6 Axh6 12 6xM fxbS 13
Wd2: Vasiukov-Miller, Bad Lb
AR
af6.
2l
Aa++. Del
benzell 1996.
b)5...alc6695ad773.dc5t
hR exd4 9 6xd4 G0 l0 h4 fudr
ll 9xd4 9xd4 12 9xdn M 13
0-0-0 9e6 14 Pl ff 15 h5 gre
after 7 .. a6
Campo-Escobedo
mund 1991.
ll
16
c)5...c5695atd77d5M3
%a
L"ru, % "ru
Todor-Holzer, Austrian
Ttr
after I I Edl
lr wd3
% '%L%,L I
L,MA%.L,ru
trxd7!
The breakthrough.
l6 ... *xd7 17 trdt+ c8
17 ... *e7 18 trd6 trcS 19 Exe6+
fxe6 20 E{xe6+ aA
zt
9xf6+
wlns.
nz
24
9e3 l-0
Tcr
Championship 1996.
5 ... h6?! 6 h3 c5 7 d5 GO?!
ll
ae6
lt!
ef, r
Bxg6+
a%
%s%
Lru-A
"ffi"
-*
after 15 . .VU
o tb
Winning Moves 85
e4 d6 2 d4 af6 3 6c3 96 4
9.e2 9g7 594
After this famous game the line
became known as the Chinese at-
a)5...c6695axutlth68
aa
t0 a]a4 4lu0 t t
gxh6 Axh6 12 hxb6 Bxb6 13
E$d2= Vasiukov-Miller, Bad Lie-
fu--
I-i
)ru, I
I
LW,, -r_)
IE
tp'
after 5 94
6fd7 7 d5 6a6
l,
&
,ru-
aR b5 10 h4 6c7 ll h5
gf8 13 abl ab6 rub3+-I'odor-Holzer, Austrian Team
f4 trbS 9
b4 L2h6
f9*
\ru
A
A
benzell 1996.
b) 5 ... 6c6 6 gs haz 7 Ae3 e5 8
aB exd4 9 0)xd4 o-o lo h4 hxd4
ll Axd4 Axd4 12 Exd4 ab6 13
t6
b5 9 Ae3 b4
) anl
Championship 1996.
5 ... h6?! 6 h3 c5 7 d5 0-0?!
,,ry,
,,ru
tr
6 h3 as a
ll
,.ffi-
after I I Wdj
wd3
A
,ffi
Bxg6+
/,&
a
'|ru
t t: vt'
impressive
l-0
^,%g
after 15
. @fi
86
Winnmg Moves
King's Gambit:
Fischer Defence
Grabarczyk-Shetty
Koszalin 1998
1 e4 e5 2
Ontario 1998
h65h4
A slightly different approach to
T-
It is
s... af6
695
Instead:
%
I
Was
"ru "ru-
%%%
gru-L%g
Langheinrich-Toivanen,
,ffi-w".rua|dx
AA
after I I Wdj
t3 a4 b4 14
hns ro 6e: Atn
6ar o-o ls gn
r7 gd2 6xg2+ 18 trxg2 AxR
19
ExgT+!
"ru..-@
'T.-
19... eh8
20
'T
,-
after
1994.
b) 5 ... ge6 6
\eu
\-u-sl'
9c4 Ae" : G4
5:-;fr
l0 irfJ i:-r,il
I I bxd5 Axd5 12 Axd5 it-6 l-1 c-:
8 d3 0-0 9
f4
exf4
Cuba 1997
6 a4 96 7 9.c4 Ag7 8 d-t i:-h6 I
h4 f6 10 hxf6+!
This surprising sacrifice is par .tf
a deep attacking plan rr'hich t: ea-s]
to play and difficult to resist.
10 ... Wxf6 rl Ag5 Eft l: .:-d5
18 A{fi
14 gxf3
6h6 mate.
t/z-th Tischbierek-Oll.
o,ea
Upon 12 ... Lga White can rrurntain an advantage with l3 tl irr-:
,ffi-t
.i\
4
in
after 5 h4
Vaxjo
e4 c5 2
Ae3+-
Kudrin-Fedorowicz
,,ru-
f4 exf43 aR d6 4 g.c4
Sicilian. 3 4\ge2
M,
iEt
4 9c4
tr
6xe5
20
Hh7 23 d4 1-0
I
ll
Winning Moves 87
Srcilian: 3 8)ge2
A
T-
Kudrin-Fedorowicz
Ontario 1998
L.
;l
tx
;A
,U
e4 c5 2
6d
6c6 3 6ge2
ia ! iiJ
ig
a/ier 5 6ec3
Instead:
%s
L%
8 d3 0-0 9
r 1i.Ed3
6a4967
-e,
-F6
'5-
,rru,
Er gg
tE
.ffi-l
-e-!B
Ac4
Ag78ilah69
h4 f6 r0 6xf6+!
This surprising sacrifice is part of
a deep attacking plan which is easY
lo play and difficult to resist.
lo ... Wxf6 ll Ag5 gf8 12 ads
0\oa
Upon 12 ... 9e4 White can maintain an advantage with 13 R AxfS
14 gxR trc8 15 0-0 intending 1u1.
13 0-0 af6 M hc7+ &e7 15 f4!
after
..f6
pos
tr
,{ter
15
f4
liti
Winning Moves
Chigorin:4 cxd5
Svendsen-Reefschlaeger
Gausdal 1995
d4 d5 2 c4 2.c6 3
aR
English: 3 ... f5
Uhlmann-Dunnington
fuga a
Zillertal
.l
1c4e526c3d634f3f5
cxd5
%s
a%
.ffig
s%
,,&
possible are:
after 4 cxd5
,rry,
after 8 9.b5
ll
12
0+ R
Boulier-Dunnington, Lyon. I 990b) 4 e4 af6 5 d3 6c6 6 Ae3 96 o-o Ag7 s ad5 h6 9 gd2 a-5 lo a-:
95 11 Ac3 a4 12 6xf6* Ex6 li
6u:
uo
Dunnington has time to make hrs
becar.r.s
exf3 14
Axn *n8
15
Ehel
Qre+
rr
Vfl lt fc2
for Black.
4d4
a) 4 d3
maintains an edge
delPlata 1971.
can
Grande 1995.
1993
AA
after I j tVf4
on
19
Bxd5.
Winning Moves 89
English: 3 ... f5
Uhlmann-Dunnington
'T.-
Zillertal I99i
"ry,
,ru,
lc4e526c3d63aaf5
An aggressive system which
can
...
3"e2 a,c7 8 b4
1sd5
after
j . f5
t -t
b-s
9xe7
7 ad2 Af6 8 e3 o-o 9 9e2 c5 lo
Ans uo
Dunnington has time to make his
pawn structure rock-solid because
the closed nature of the position re-
%affiL%
L_T
',ru %
%a:ffi-',%,A|ffi:B
after
10..
b6
lack of development.
rr wd2 g,b7 t2 0-0-0 ac6 13 f4
exf3 14 Axn n8 l5 Ehel D,e416
Wr
rS
1v4
Wez
E,ry'
tli/
EI
,rru_
ag
L"ru- w
,,ffi, tr
after 25 @al
90 Winning Moves
Kupreichik-Romanishin
Pirc: 5 9e3
Carlier-Kerkhof
Brussels 1995
Scotch: 7 9-c4
I AR 96 2 e4 9g7 3 it1 {a
le4e522lf3o,c63d4exd44
gbs
new
7 ... d6
a) 7 ... Ab6 8 o-o o-o 9 Udz
996
l0 trel 6e5 l l Ehl ds (l I ... d6!?)
t2 gf4 Aga B R af6 14 e5 %r/z
Fodre-Flear. Paris 1990.
b) 7 .. a6 8 9a4 b5 9 Ac2 0-0
ll
AA
de2
Af2 t{gs
after 7 9b5
gh3
is met by 14 ...
Ag3 ftg3
f4
lj
3.e3
18
gfi
c4!
il
ltr
%L%
%
j
%'T- ',',ffi
"m
AT,
Vn
gfi
zz trxe8
6t:+ o-t
8RAc89h4e6l0h5Mllff3
l{
6
t7 Af6+ f/ 18 gxht l.O
15 9.f2
.tol
Joh-*c
17 gxh3T.
14... gd7!
A slight change of plan is called
for, otherwise 14 ... 9-b7? 15 exf5!
is embarrassing for Black.
15 Efel Eae8 16 exf5 6xf5 17
Uas+ Ae6
gd2
White adopts a modern setq
which indicates a willingrc o
castle queenside, play th5 o crchange dark-squared bishoF d
6...o,a6?t
ER
16
l-0.
(c
gd4
12 e5
l0
ll
AxgT xg7
grm) 12
go{ Bt
l5 693 hc7 l6 ah5+ *h8 lTtb
14
c5ll
ad2 d5 12 R ad7 13
hl h5g6 15 exds
9xd4 16 9xd4 6xd5 17 Ae4 gh6
18 9xg7 UxgT 19 9xd5+- Chorva0-0 a]e5
0-o
after 22 ...o,JS*
18
Axd5!
An excellent riposte.
18... exd5 19 Axd5 14
Winning Moves
Pirc: 5 9e3
Carlier-Kerkhof
&
Brussels 1995
ll
lafl962e49g73d4d64
hn 5 Ae3 0-0
Carlier-Bernard, Brussels 1995,
went instead 5 ... c6 6 Wd2 b5 7
gd3 abdT 8 0-0 0-0 9 gh6 b4 l0
0r.2 c5 I I AxgT &xg7 12 e5 (note
the similarity to the main game) 12
... 6e8 13 dxc5 dxc5 14 Ae4 trbS
15 693 4\c7 t6 ahs+ eh8 17 gh6
l-0.
6cs
E%A
gd2
White adopts a modern set-up
which indicates a willingness to
castle queenside, play .Q.h6 to ex-
'T.-A%
%.
A
'T
a%
'w, 'ffiA
tr
after 6tVd2
6...o,a6?l
Practice has also seen:
a) 6 ... a6 7 Ah6 b5 8 AxgT xg7
9 gd3 .Q.b7 l0 e5 6fd7 I I h4 dxe5
ia-'
R Ac8 t h4 e6 l0 h5 h6 ll ah3
95 t2 dxg5 hxg5 13 h6 9"h8 14
gxgs Wd7 15 Ef4 6m rc Wg3 fs
t7 ar6+ f7 18 axh8 l-0
8
after
l2Vh4
E3.
l0
his
trhel d5 l8 Axd5!
22
5)13+
An excellent riposte.
18... exdS 19 hxd5 l-0
%A
AN,
%tr%. "rur- %
after
l7
... d5
9l
92 Winning Moves
Dutch: 4 ... c5
Nimzowitsch:5 3"e3
Averbakh-Goldberg
Binham-Horn
Bonnevoie 1998
1 e4
hR
,ru,
"'ffi,
I I
9.g+
5c4
"ffi-a
,rru.
... e6
5 Ae3 a6
a
w"ffig
tr
after 5 9.e3
,rrua
g
tr
after
leaves Black
l0
...
ab8
24
Wb3 Oc6
7 A'ra
o{ ae4 lo
--
guo s
MaSt
t992.
Berger-Keres.
1937
12
Axb4
Ac3+: Markowski-Oliwa RingSd
b) s ... e5 6
Ae3 e5:
1998.
&dr
ld4e62aafs393hf64hg,
c5
L,ru,
L,,%L
T,
I%
%L',ffi
Ar
winning attack: 13 gf4 fa8 (tf
-
rs
16
9xd5.
ggs d8
9xe7
15
ad5
ArG f6
Af,
Edr trg8
If l8 ... Ea7 then 19 %6*.
19 9xb7 Eg6 20 ual or
9uo+ Se8 22 9xc6 l-0
f8
il
Winning Moves 93
Dutch:4 ... c5
Averbakh-Goldberg
USSR Championship I 95!)
ld4e62aRf5393af649g2
c5
5c4
A
e'
/A
fr i
Le-t
dxc6
1937
hc3+: Markowski-Oliwa,
after 4
..
c5
Ringsted
1992.
5 ... cxd4 6
b ltt
9\t58
IA
b::
15
EI
l0
Cxfs
-e.
ts 16 Axd5.
ah4
after
gss d8
f7
'T-
I I
I
I
%t
,ffi-
ad5 axds
14 Exel
AxeT+ a-xe7 t7 Bxd6+ 6aZ
Edl trg8
If l8 .. Ea7 then 19 9b0+.
19 AxbT trg6 20 Wd4 ac6
Wu6+ *e8 22 Axc6 l-0
UxeT 15
16
rt
21
Zffi
AKafter
''ffi
'&,A
1j
... &d8
94 Winning Moves
Giuoco Piano: 5 d3
Watson-Meduna
Bolzoni-Lane
Prague 1992
I
,ffi
1e4c62d4d53ad2dxe44
,,ru'
after 6 ... 96
fte6 l0
A96+ d8 I I gtil b5 t2 a4 3,b'7
13 Eel AaS t+ Ag3 Sc8 15 axb5
cxb5 16 Wa: gcO 17 gf5 exf5 l8
ExeT AxeT 19 c4 l-0 Deep BlueKasparov, New York 1997.
similar
.Ag7 8 We2!0-0
of
after 9 ... h6
is l0 ... hxg5
ll h6! gh8 12
hxgs 6bo 13 h7+ *s7 t4 Vd2l
intending
"ffiwru
Wxe6+
gh7+! l-0
(17 ... h8 l8
hxgT+ WxgT 19 9e4+ g8 20
9xe5+-) 18 hxgT+ xg7 19 Wh6+
g8 20 th8 mate.
Consistent, especiallY as th d
12 WxdT* offers White nothig
due to the weak doubled c-P.rE
After 12 ... hxdT 13 dxc4 -tr4 ll
gb6 intilhg
gxh6 6e5 17
tf r7 ... xh7
after 17
12 ... Aa6!
The move that blows a hle i
White's plans, because 13 lxJ
loses to 13 ... Axf2+.
gb4
There is no good square fq th
queen, e.g. 13 UUI 9.xa: 14 trdl
trb8 (14 ... 6xe4 also looks good l5
Exd3 6xf2 16 tre3 oiga fl ca o|
18 a]el Ef5-+) 15 trxdi trxb3 16
axb3 Ub5 l7 c4 gb7 wins.
13 ... Axd3 14 trel trbS 15 ft,
AcS 16 hxe5 9e6! 17 Urt5 &6
18 6xd3 c4 t9 ab2 A\ga 2a ff
13
mense attack.
has tr
tl
12 Wxc4
ing
brilliance. Watson
10...6xh5
The critical test
touch
.tcs a
ga4+ gd7
opponunities.
t h4 h6 l0 h5!
0,c6 3 9.c4
6e5
6R
5...d66c3a67b4fufl
alB
e4 e5 z
af6 s d3
'rru_
aggressive option.
6 ... 96'!,?
I
0-0
th7+
Ae5
21 Ee3 0-0 22
f4 trxb2 0-l
N2 EB
23
Winning Moves 95
Giuoco Piano: 5 d3
Bolzoni-Lane
r6
g6
le4e526RAc633"c4Ac54
0-0 af6 s d3
The closed version of the Giuoco
Piano gives prioritv to development
and commencement of active oPerations only in the middlegame.
5... d6 6 c3 a6 7 b4 gil
The point of mY sixth move is revealed. After a standard reply such
as 6 ... 0-0 then 7 b4 9b6 8 a4 a6 9
a5 Aa7 l0 b5 reaches a Position
similar
L,,ry,
'%"a'
L%
%s
,x,
%
,b%
,ru,L
after 8 b5
that
ha5!
A surprise to the Belgian international who expected 8 ... axb5 9
8 tr5
ga4+ gd7
12
ll
Bxc4
ing
r9.. h6
after 12
..
9.a6
12... Aa6!
The move that blows a hole in
White's plans, because 13 Wxa6
loses to 13 ... Axf2+.
gb4
There is no good square for the
queen, e.g. 13 UU: Axa: 14 Edl
trb8 (14 ... 6xe4 also looks good l5
trxd3 hxf2 16 Ee3 694 17 c4 e4
18 4)el gf5-+) 15 trxd3 trxb3 16
axb3 Wb5 l7 c4 9b7 wins.
13 ... Axd3 14 Eel trb8 15 Wa3
Ac5 16 6xe5 We6! 17 E{xc5 dxcS
r8 6xd3 c4 19 0,b2 694 20 h3
fleS 2l tre3 o-0 22 ad2 trfd8 23
13
17 A,ht+
f4 trxb2 0-1
A
after
l6 Ne5
96 Winning Moves
Conclusion
was a prerequisite to
the
a formidable attack.
construction of
In Watson-Meduna, White followed
appearance.
are familiar factors such as weakening of the defensive pawn shield and
The
Art of Defence
The
Art of Attack
7 Opening
ler
r:rir
h i
game Fischer-SPasskY. The AtE
can was renowned for usiry t
opening and his games are a guil
If
Ki
E;
Variation-with both pa
leaving the board after jus e'g
moves. ln the game, Ryba-Hi[r
Persson, Black reminds us thil tc
is no need to shake hands fa I
early draw and gradually imrer
the pressure by improving rhe Pu
tions of his pieces. No easl rio
change
basic principles
by sastling Gr
sirt I
I
t gickly any unusual
Et neglects developtrth{oldberg, White
n time to consolidate
I r 6e chance to hold
E in Se centre, thus alH to rage on.
E
:
the
frlt
of Defence
This
in
the
for using
this
If
basic principles
by castling
early
and fending off the initial offensive
all seems fine. However. a
-and
close scrutiny of the game reveals
can
important squares
Adams-Lautier
Tilburg 1997
I e4 c5 2 Q)c3 e63 f4
The Grand Prix Attack.
3 ... d5 4 af3 die4
ld4Af62c4963Add54gf4
A positional continuation which
has been employed by Capablanca
and Karpov. The bishop exerts pressure on the h2-b8 diagonal.
a ... 9g7 5 e3 c5 6 dxc5 Ua5 7
after 4 Af4
Axfl l8 2,e2
&
,,ry
L,ru
ffit
.ru,
,ru_
Wxd4 8
6xd4
%
'ffi-t
effi
after
ll
to avoid \fhitc's
quiet line
Ua4+
a)
...6
Grunfeld:4 9"fl1
Chekhov-Krasilnikov
Moscow, l998
Vla4+
15 Ed2 trc7 16
tz trxu+
Ehdl atr4 r7
9xe2+ tg Sxe2 d7
He should not centralise the king
with enemy men swarming around.
by
23
gfi
A"&.
ru.
,r&%
%
L%
after
e%B
l9
...
*az
patr-
tr
2l Ird
9xc5 22 9"d5! both win for trlrir20 bxa4 Axd2+ 2l Erd2 ir{
Adams-Lautier
lilburg 1997
,ffi
w
t'rru
il
Al
le4c520,c3e63f4
The Grand Prix Attack.
3 ... d5 4 AR axe4
to avoid
quiet line
White's
W
s'T- A
693 6c6
abs gd7 8 0-0 ae7 9 d3 a6 l0
Axc6 9xc6
I f5+:
Nogradi-
after 4 dJ3
*L
assessment
rx I
W,
of the line
White's favour) l
...
heavilY in
6a6 12 0lc6l
Bxd4 8 6xd4
The ending is roughly equal but
White has a slight initiative thanks
ruA
13
15
AA
after 8
Nd4
17
by
%t
19... gb4
Other moves do not help: 19
9xe2 20 Exe2 6c5 2l b4 or 19
...
...
Exe2
9xc5 22 gd5! both win for White.
20 bxaf 9xd2+
2l Exd2 Axa4
,,ry,
Lru
I%
s%
%
s%
'%s
A
after I9
,ru-
bj
Slav: 6 9b3
Fischer-Spassky
Game Nine, Stefi Stefan 1992
Hebden-Crouch
British League GNCD l99E
le4e520Rhc63gbsa64
,,ru,
Axc6
after
I6b3
After
Eb7
15 e5 9"e7
15 ... fxe5? 16 axb6 cxb6 17
19
after
lj
a4
6bxc5!
A glorious move.
19....c8
K*
,ffi
a%
,ru0.
3.E+
lr ard7 Ard,
Hebden-Beikert, Cappelle la
Gra&
ae8 16 6a4
^rcAc7 17 9.b4 f5?!
Axc5+-.
20 dxa6 fxe5 2l hn++ f-O
Because of 2l ... @US ZZ o,al+
*xb4 23 Ea3 intending c3 mate.
After
2l
Kolcak-Sarkosy, Swedish
Team Championship 1994
S ab3 Wxdl 9 trxdr 9g4 l0 f3
Ae6ll6c3 AaO 12 $.;e3 b613 a4
14 a5
om
e6! l-0
ef7
tta
se-r'
0-0-0?!
13 ...
,n o165
complications of 5 Ad3.
5... cxd5 6 Wb3 gb6
Black enters an ending w.ith
0,e4
ld4d52c4c63af3atr4cl
-E-I5 5 cxOS
l8 f4 ghs
after I9 6bxc5
19 trc2 gs 20 ft35 5
21 96 Axg6 22 fuet f4 23 Aff
l-0
Slav: 6 Wb3
Hebden-Crouch
Briti,sh League UNCL)- I 998
Am af6 4 e3
L'"ffi
,ffi
Af5 5 cxd5
A forcing line which avoids the
s%
d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3
complications of 5 .Ad3.
5... cxd5 6 gb3 gb6
Black enters an ending with weak
doubled b-pawns as he has compensation in the half-open a-fiIe.
a) 7 ... Wc8 7 9'd2 6c6 8 AbS e0
$ta E ab3
after
6Vbj
Efc8 (l
So lj
a4
Axcl Oxd5
%.ffi
L, . ',ru,
%
',',ffi"t
after 12 9,d2
12... gd8?!
6f6.
l7
19
6bxc5
ghs
19 trc2 95 20 fxg5 h6
%%"m%A
Atr
18 f4
fier
after 22
...
f4
l0l
English Openrng:
Lane-Nunn
Stroud 1980
1 e4 c5 Z 0:ca e6 3 93 d5 4 exds
exd5 5 d4 cxd4 6 Exd4 af6
In Lane-Bologan, Cappelle la
Grande 1992, my opponent concentrated on defendrng the isolated dpawn which allowed me to create a
winning attack:
'ffi9 & A
L%
I .ru
YoPal I 997
aSD
I I
,,,ru
--
':,i=
=:
.:-:
7.2rxd5? 8crdSd.- l=:
Aa+ l0 6xd4 exd-l l. Er:r:
Romanishin. USSR Champ
c)
6xf6+ Wxf6
Alter 8 gxf6 9 Ehr 3 ,:.
king is exposed to danse; :-. '- :
has the merit of creating l : -: :-
::
,: i
b5 4e5 14 f4 ag6 lj i:l-Logothetis-Skembris. .\the:.. . :' 9 BxI6 gxf6 l0 a3 -i-c5 I t br
Lne n Auz as 13 b5 ie- l1 ct '
edged game. For example '
a3 Ac5 11 b4 Ab6 ll ,ir-:
ag4'!
%L,
17
b) 7 Ae7?' 8 }-re-' -- : l
Zlxb+ Axb4 10 a3l? d5'
d6!?) 1l Wc2 Exe5 1l ar'n- r:: :
d3 Be7 14 gd2 d4 l5 -i-el ;, ::
fxe3 Lea 17 ARlt t-:.:.:.,-
tr
ufter l0Wc5
.H,
Axc6 bxc6?
22 S)xe6
=iB
,A
mate.
-lch {
19
.id5
ll .. *xc6 18 Ad4- c7
e5 3 r--R
7 ... d6
a) 7 ... Af8? 8
lln
bxc3 Be7+ 12
WxeT+ *xe7 13 0-0-0 Ae6 14 0,e2
6c3
l0 ... Axc3+ ll
,m,
af6
Wfs
"ffi.-
c4
AgeT
- t::
Miles-Rodriguez
''ffi-,r.ru-
rua/ier
20
Ae6
Ribli underestimates
ti-.e
::.-:.'
the bishop on c5 :
.-:
smother
.
looks best to give the bisi:c: :- =-cape square. White can ;r':.:.--: r
=dl:d-.
Miles is clearly on top
r- .-:
BI:;* : .:=,
19 ... c6 20 dxe5 fre5 ll rrdo
t:AS ZZ e4 Axb6 23
,haz zs Ac4 l-o
f{: f6 l{
fre5
Opening to the
Ending
Miles-Rodriguez
*,,ru^
A
L',.ry,
tl ,(
,,ru
f,'.
;-.
-f.'rr.
ia E{
tier
t
I
&.s|ffi
of Axf6* followed by
%
L"ru, "ffi, 'ffi\
"ru,a%
WxhT*
after
7 \Wf5
ll
ig I
6xf6+ Wxf6
After 8 ".. gxf6 9 Wh5 Black's
king rs exposed to danger but this
has the merit of creating a doubleedged game. For example 9 ... e4 l0
a3 Ac5 I I b4 gb6 12 ah4 a5 13
b5 6e5 14 f4 dg6 15 gb2+:
,,ffi
l,
,ru,
,ru
A
U
,,,ffi'
--___I
L::
rier l0Vc5
%e
L% I
,,,ry)
,,ru,
,\
5 d4
.:'jl
il
E@
llll
Wrs
,r
.r'.
Yopal 1997 -
.ru,
,rru.
after I 4 d4
AT.
*r
E
I I
T_
5I
irer 20 Ae6
,rru,_
gb8
18
trgl+ f8
19
Axf3
gdl!
17 gxf3
the
after
l9 Edl
103
Queen's Indian: 5
gb3
Epishin-Komarov
St.Petersburg
19,97
rd4Af62c4e63aRb6493
ga6 s Eb3
Rare. 5 abd2, Adorjan-Kudrin,
is
,,ry, ,
,2,
%%
A%t
5Vbj
game
went
d6 9 g;g2
alc3 h6 t2
gf4
6... Ed7
after
1l 9d4
abd7 l4 ah4
afl +.
694
- t2 9xg7 trg8 13 0-0-0!l76e7
14
Aes 6uio riae4 0-0-0 16 ad6+
Axd6 17 Axd6 trg6 18 Ed2! afs
19 gf4
13 e4
Threatening
to put a
Lx!F_ 22 fxg6
9xhl
23 gxf7 1-0
Oll
10... Acb4
Exploiting White's lack of
,m-a
derd
%t
%%%
L"ru._
rL
strangle-
!)
13 d6-t!
96 15 f4 Ehe8 16 e5
6dI
E{xe7:+.
ll
b) 12 ... d6
Uxd4
Ee6 17 6xh7+-.
6xa4 b5-+.
Axd6 14
Axf6+ gxf6 t5 ad5+ d8 l6 6xf6
gtr lt tEi
0 abdT
a\ 12 ... treS
16 0-0 tre8 17 f4
f8 ll
Axe3 Ab411.Q"d4!
Epishin has a lot of pressure and
because
Ba4+!?
Axe5
1997,
ad Of r
d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3
"sg5 c5
%.,,ru
after
Doubleday-South
Ottawa Championship I 977
after 19 9,f4
0-l
Open.ing to the
Ending
Doubleday-South
Ottawa Championship I 977
II I I
d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 hc3 af6
.i{95 c5
Seeking less explored variations.
5 cxd5 cxd4!?
An idea of the Dutchman Prins.
--
,r&
r|ier 5 vlb3
L,,ry
l
.t F\Lfu
a_\
Kt
Or 7
tr
9.d4
7 Wxd4
dxe6? Wxa4 8 exfT+
xf7
after
3.
. c5
I
,,,ffi-
6... gd7
:al
trier
IJ
,?:'
Ba4+!?
JL
&
.4.
n ,,ru-
6xa4 b5-+.
after l0 ...6cb4
HxeT:+.
t
re
l.
-;
l,ffiiL
10...6cb4
Exploiting White's lack of development to grab the initiative.
11 BxdT+ Axdl 12 6xd5 exd5
,A
rru.
13 a3 Ec8+ 14 bl Ats+ ts at
0,c2+ 16 a2 0-0 17 e3
South finds a brilliant way to expose White's king.
a
et L,,ffi,.:
after 19 Af4
tr
0-l
%%
E%
,,ru
,,ru,
A
after 17
e3
105
Korinthos 1998
aa
I d4 af6 2 c4 96 3
9g7 4
?]c3 0-0 5 e4 d6 6 ,e2 e5 7 dxe5
dxe5 8 Wxd8 Exd8
This line is not as innocuous as it
looks although it is often played by
White in the mistaken belief that
Black must reconcile himself to an
instant draw.
9 g"gs
%a
"ffi
ll
'fi
,- %
%
%a%
A,ru, AruL
after
tr
.. gxdS
"m
'ffi A%
%a%
sruA
after 15
l0
White's
6a2 trxd3 18
6f8 19 trbl trag zo Axes
If 20 Edl then 20 ... h6 21 9xf6
16 Ed3 trb3 17
20
...
orc6
2l Axf6 Axf6 22
ll
13
En3
fu
irc7 I
Axal
14
Ir
r
if4 ac
ed2 Ec8 18 am aa4 19
Ac3+ 20 e3 trd8 2l aE{ h
velop) 15 ... 9a6 16
I I
,ru
wrns a plece.
g: Eet
net.
*il
Ll
19 ... h6 20 9xh6+
Whoopsl
23 ...
6xe7+ 6xe7 12
gbl
tinued 13 Axd8
9.xd3
compmri
e...6c6 r0 ads ad7:
Chicago 1992.
de Mallorca 1989.
8 ... trxd8 9 9xc5
Edr
White challenges for control of
10
9xd8
The alternative 8 Axc5 t
Black compensation in the fqt
active pieces: 8 ... 6c6 9 ic3
l0 Ecl Wa5 ll am EdE l2
6c5 13 9"d2 Axc3 14 bxc3 -tr
Bc2 6e5:+ Dlugy-Gelfand P
dxcS 8
A%
abdT
Gausdal 1986
.--
Gil-Howell
Ryba-Hillarp Persson
af4 0-r
after
j 6cl
d4
,,ru-
e4 d6 5
dxcS 8 Wxd8
,ru-
:':.r a
&td8
de Mallorca 1989.
after
L"%
%,
line.
f ir'r l \
Aa-1
Lru I
ffiL,
%
. c5
'%r@'
l1 6xe7+ dxe7
13 trbl
L%
'%a
,,ru
'g'm
after9..Ac6
0ra4 t9 6f2
gca+ 20 e3 EdS 21 694 h5 22
6tro* gZ n *n Ad2 and Black
wlns
plece.
,tfter 23 4\cl
ctfter
l8 &h4
Pirc: 3 R
Philidor: 4 Bxd4
Luther-Maiwald
Reilly-Leskiewicz
Melbourne 1998
Gelsenkirchen 1996
1d4d62e4af63R
Now 3 ... g6 4 c4 transposes to
le4e52afjd63d4erd{r
Wxd4
In place ofthe usual 4 Alxdr.
4 ... a6
Probably best.
4 dxeS
ad7
13
trbl f5
6c3 Ac5 t4
g.c2 WU6
ts
qfter j./3
1994.
'%r
B makes it
awkward for White to develop
safe and the pawn on
smoothly.
6... Se7
6xd8ll
17
to his pressure
ll
after 6 9.c4
oD c7 and
ry
=.hcl q
It is tempting to go a pas-n
ixc: h
l-l
4\g415 Ag3 9xc3 16 brci i\d=
13 ... b5 14 ads bxc4 15 Q-*
with 13 Axe6 Axe6 14
this advantage disappears after
,ru,,-
*d6
l0 b3 6xd5 11 Aa3+ e6 12
Axd5+ *xd5 13 trdl+ *e6 14
14... gb4+ 0-1
gilB
Axe5
advantage.
trd8??
A nightmare
Dla3
6xd3
St Petersburg 1998.
tr
after
ll..
Abq+
2l
23
gd2 r-0
l-r 3.b
Philidor:4 Uxd4
Luther-Maiwald
&
Gelsenkirchen 1998
.ru,
.Efl,
le4e52ARd63d4exd44
Bxd4
In place of the usual 4 6xd4.
4 ... a6
a) 4 ... 9.d7 and now:
I 6xe5 hxe5 12
Axe5+=
b3R
after 4Vxd4
IA
,ffi
ll
St Petersburg 1998.
5 .g"f4 6c6 6 gd2
%
A
ajf6 7 6ct 96
8 0-0-0 Ag7 9 e5 dxe5 10 Wxd8+
Axd8ll
Axe5
Luther has a definite edge thanks
11
13
Ehel
after I I 9xe5
It is tempting to go a pawn up
with 13 Axe6 Axe6 14
-Q-xc7 but
this advantage disappears after 14 ...
4\g415 Ag3 9xc3 l6 bxc3 Axa2:.
13 ... b5 f4 ad5 bxc4 15 6xf6+
Axf6 16 gxf6 gb7 17 0,e5 9xg2
23 g"d2 1-0
23
9,b4
tr
after20..h5
l0
Conclusion
The selection
of
games shows
Positively-minded protagonists
know that making things diflicult
for your opponent is the first step to
success. In the game, Gil-Howell,
Black relies on rapid piece development to commence a king hunt and
this in turn provokes weaknesses
which are then exploited.
In
the main
to be learned is that one
Reilly-Leskiewicz
lesson
The
Art of Attack
8 Opening
the game.
Spanish
The
Art of Defence
If in doubt. counterattack.
bc+r
ofi'
cr
fu
game.
mF
q
q
pecially when more often fra t
the game will have deviarcd rrl
the time to study the latest twie
say, move 19 of a certain lir"
brr
bod-
will aor b
5
represented here-with rnteresfi
possibilities for both WhiE d
Black.
fh .{rt of Attack
r
B
rh mind that an active king,
Edd b-v- endgame Printr elso fall foul of a direct
sirrpliS ing opening vari- sh
as the Spanish
creating
I-ber
Dccause queens have been
td Obr-ious perhaps, bul
I ts' de examples. something
bcesfi
forgotten.
llEIrOon.
i&ubt
counter-attack.
8 Opening
A man surprised is half beaten.
The moment you surprise your opponent is often the moment you can
begin to dictate the course of the
Surprises
opponent into thinking that your
opening repertoire is suspect. How-
game.
better
tor triumphs.
Black.
provide you with enough live ammunition to come out with all guns
blazing.
And if you want something com-
possibilities
and
just
what
l2
Opening Surprises
Grunfeld 5 6a4
Korchnoi-Sutovsky
Dresden Zonal I 998
7 Ae3 0-0
@"ru
d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 6c3 d5 4
cxdS 6xd5 5 0)a4
b)7.6c683.b5.t.d,9{
trcl ab8 I I Ael 0{ l.
I -0 Paramos-Herrero. \{d
WcS l0
A
,ffi,9
t997.
8aR
after 5 o,a4
overcome.
8... Axa4
The game Yegiazanan-)ier.c
Minsk 1998, continued 8 . &
lll
t2 Bcl 6ed7
to
5... Ag7
If 5 ... e5 then 6 dxe5 9.b4+ 7
9.d2 2,e3 8 fxe3 Axd2+ 9 Wxd2
Wtr++ tO 93 Wxa4 ll gd4 is in
White's favour because the tripled
Yegiazarian.
Aal n 9a3
after 8 4\J3
14 Ae2 e5 15 Ec2
Korchnoi later suggested t5
Ac4.
squares.
ls
ab6
Wug
% "ffi\%
're2
W
AA :H. ,B: L
after 13
.. Nd4
...
gd8
16
abs
ts Ac+ 6a+
Q.c-o
19
rz {
ixdf
c
20 0-0 Ae6?
Ihe last chance for Sutorskr r
... Ae5 but Korchnoi is stitrl fuc
vourite after
tr
2l
Axf,7
axf ''
23W3.
2l Axe6 fxe6 22 Efcl Ar5
trc7 9xd6 24 Bxd6 Ef7 L{ fl
A-g7
l-0
Opening Surprises I
a) 7 ...e5 8 d5 0-0 9 aR c6 10
Axb6 axb6 I I Ac4 b5 12 gb3 aa6
-0
I I
I
A
w
.H
A
U
AA
Paramos-Herrero. Mondariz
t99i
*er
8aR
Aa4
after
overcome.
8 ...6xa4
according to
Yegiazarian.
9 E9xa4 c5 10
tner
l5 Ec2
af3
Nadanian
hxd4
I I
I
*o
A
and
&
after 20 0-0
Wc7
14 A.e2 e5 15 Ec2
Korchnoi later suggested 15 ab5!
gd8
16
iT,
6al
ts g.c+
19 Axd4 exd4
20 0-0 3"e6?
The last chance for Sutovsky is 20
Wug
... Ae5 but Korchnoi is still the favourite after 21 4\xf7 HxfT 22 f4
Ag7 23 Wb3.
2l Axe6 fxe6 22 trfcl 9"e5 23
Ec7 Axd6 24 Wxd6 trf7 25 Bxe6
.tiler
13 Nd4
l-0
,,ru-
A
after 25 Vxe6
l3
l4
Opening Surprises
Spanrsh: 5
...6a5
Cladouras-Stein
Froehlich-Miles
Bundesligu 1990
e4 e5 z 6R 6c6 3 Abs a6 4
Aa4 b5 5 Ab3 Aa5
This looks like an obvious opening mistake but it has been played
by Fischer and Taimanov. The truth
is that attempts by White at outright
refutation are fiuitless and a longterm positional strategy is needed.
ll
1e4c526RAc63gbsar
,,x
A
A
a
A
af6
,ffi,
,ffi
ll
R SeS
d
White wants to develop g
aR
4 ... a6 5 Ae2 e6 6 d4
c3?!
20 ... gxfS
E@
9"ru,
'T
ra
l0 trcl trc8
11
gd2 a7
14 ... h5 15 Ae5
6xe5 16 A
.M,
lt !
Axf2+!
12
b4 is slightly
2l exf5 trfe8 22 f6
9xd5! 0-l
afterll...9s7
1l Axe{ -8.x
fud
exchange
10 e5 Oe4
ib7 6
ig" 9
out,
Rabar-Taimanov, Belgrade I 956.
6... d6 7 d4 0xb3
3s2 b6 5 ac3
13
fxe4 13 695 d5
2,c4
for \f,tir
a)
6 0-0
The other moves:
startling move
ZrbT
19
Ac7 0-l
kiit
proct
Ufl
Opening Surprises I
Sicilian: 3 ...6a5
Froehlich-Miles
Bad Wdrishofen 1997
I I I
e4 c5 z
to
cxd4 7 6xd4 96 8
.f:i'-'- . . da:
af6
10 e5 0,e4
after
ll 6xe4 Axe4:
Ae7: Kierzek-Simic,
957
j .. 0,a5
c3?!
$ze.r !
tr
''ffi-t
Bled
t996
gN@,,ru4
,,ru,
after
d6 l0 c4+=.
7 ... dxc3 8
cj
--
14 ... h5 15
ffi I
l&xd7
Axf2+!
oner 23 ExbT
19
Ac7
0-1
after
l8Vxd7
l5
l6
Opening Surprises
French: 2
Reti: 2 ... b5
Loginov-Sakaev
St. Petersburg
Championship I 99 6
"ffi-t"ffit''ffi.t
r 6n 0ro 2 93bS
This variation is named after
Boris Spassky who employed it
% %'ffi, %
T%
A%
%% affi_
AAA
after 2
by a counter-fianchetto on
b5
2 ... e5
tb
qt
a) 2 ...4e7 3 93 d5 4 d3 dr
dxe4 b6 6 AR 9a6 7 c,t &
hc: .qb4 9 g'd2 e5 lo o-Go i
6xd4 exd4 l2
Ad
ql+: Ehlvest-VaganianI
after4..e5
gb3
ll 9c3 Axf2+!
12
995.
3 6a
I
A
Rodrigueahu
Tb
6cl,
&e
ll
tLll
0-0 6a5 8 Bc3 Axc4 9 troll
having to move the queenlowed 4 93 96 5 gg2 9-gI
7 d4 d6 8 0-0 0-0 9 dxe5
6xe5 dxe5
ad2:.
4 ... d6 5 g"c4 Ad7 6
Nor6l
hc6 4 gbs
the bishop. In
material.
dl
Summerscale-Arkell, I 994.
c) 3 9g2 gat + o-o e6 5 d3 d5 6
o,adz cs 7 e4 Aei 8 trel 6c6 9 c3
0-0 l0 e5 AeS I I d4 b4: PetrovicTimoshenko, Nova Gorica 1997.
3 ... a6 4 c4 e5!?
A surprise because only 4 ... b4 or
4 ... e6 are normally considered.
... 0e5
l0
ld
l9l
b)2... c5 3 f4 olc64mi
d3 d6 (5 ... d5 is the best mr
6a3
dga
e4 e62Ve2
Vasiukov-Volkov, Moscos
bt.
3
'Pe2
Wohl-Garcia SrrE
Malaga 1998
after I I Vc3
10
13 gb3 f5??
13 ... af6 is better.
14 ab6+ l-0
Ad r2a
Opening Surprises I
French: 2We2
Wohl-Garcia Santos
,rua
Malaga 1998
e4 e6
I I
2Ve2
6c3+:.
I ... e5
Black attempts to show the queen
is awkwardly placed. Or:
...4e7 3 93 d5 4 d3 dxe4 5
6 Afl g'a6 7 c4 6c6 8
6c: Au+ 9 9.d2 es lo o-o-o ad4
l1 6xd4 exd4 12 6dS+:
a) 2
dxe4 b6
*r:
bs
after 2 Ve2
j\
aa
*z -t
.,,%
e5
AI
A
-H-
995"
aR ac6 4 gbs
ctfter
4Vb5
tr
,A
Ehlvest-Vaganian, Novgorod
{ter I lVc3
c3+:
ll
3.
Ut/
A
A
A
A
A
after
'ffi.
l3
...
f5
l7
l8
Operung Surprises
ad2
Demirel-Kogan
Budapest: 4 3.f4
Abatino-Chatelbafu
Vlissingen 1996
Cutro 1996
Budapest: Fajarowicz 4
llll
1928
ad2
e5
after
j . .6e4
tut
ft
trdl 6c5 12 R b613 Q.n td
9el Ec8 15 gf2 fs 16 Adt 0
'ffi'T
%a%
s'% %a
aJier 6 ... 95
gA Wd
17 Ae4 6xe4 18
9xa7 6xB+ 20 gxf3
2,c621trab10-l
16
Val AtZ
19
c)46RAc55e36c66t
pawn on 95.
exf5 0-0-0
pawn.
7 ,b2
after
l5 ...0-0-0
Beliavsky-Epishin. Reggio
1991.
Opening Surprises I
Budapest:4
A?l
Abatino-Chatalbashev
Cutro I998
tl
d4
af6
2 c4 e5 3 dxe5
L"1&L
694
:ner 3 ..
Q)e4
g
after 3
.. 6Sa
r.
ffi
8 9e2 d6 9 0-0 a5
hc3 0-0
l0 Wc2 6a6 1l
'
tr
4tter 6 ... 95
t&
after 5 ... d6
la
after
l5
... 0-0-0
ru,
'"ffi- %A
ctfter 8
..
o,c6
l9
Caro-Kann:3
common.
g
nfter l2 Vc2
&g2 9xd6 12
ad7
(12 ... 0-0!?) 13 Ae3 Be5 14 c5+
Summerscale-Szabolcsi, French
t1
{)tr:
catch
up in
development.
gf6
16
trc:6as
T-
fal
Ad6
*d7
'ffi
15 .e"go 9ro 16 f4 or
18 Atrl Ae5 19 ft6+
20 9tZt+
tract 9f5
ll axb3 a6 12 h4: Td
to
lofue!
ately needing
9*
le4c626c3d53Uf3
good wal to avoid ttc r
6a3
Alternatively:
Hd+*
UB
Kennaugh-Eoute
after
16
ft
l?
Galego-Izere- St*i
t992.
Af5
Mdi
23
the
with
big advantage-
t oaa t I
The position has similaib t
French Defence but wirh thc F
on c6 Black's pieces are tm ld
9 ... 6xe4 l0 ArcT IUI
Wxea 6f6 12 Eh4 bs 13 -tid
A blunder, but 13 .-. h6 l{ D
6 6xe4 6aal
tr
after
2j . Q)c5
Whit
Opening Surprises
Caro-Kann: 3
L,rry_
t'1v'
A
6Kt
b t:$cz
Et;i
zati
&:'t;
I
,N
*vt' 3.
&
.rry,
a m-
+i1
tr
r23
1e4c626c3d53UR
good way to avoid the main
20 gf7!+
1992.
4 d4
Galego-Izeta, Seville
5 g"g5 dxe4
I
ry.
with
E,
hc-5
2l
after
j Vf3
Totsky-
at6
Arapovic-Campora, Mendrisio
1988. continued instead 5 ... 9.e7 6
e5 afdT 7 9xe7 WxeT 8 Wg3 0-0 9
?1 c5 l0 6f3 cxd4 I I hxd4 4\c612
o-o-0 f6 13 6xd5l Wrz it: ... exd5
14 af5 Wfz ts 6h6+ wins) 14 a,c7
Artt
illr
,\
ll axb3 a6 12 b4:
w,
it6
9R
Kennaugh-Houska
British Championship I 998
ll
L,%L,ffi
%L%
% "ru-L%
%,ffi %w%
LruL% '&s
after 5 9g5
big advantage.
a,xe4 zlh,al
9c4 0-0 t he2
o-o-o Ae7
l4 AxhT+ l-0
A
after
l3
... c5
l2l
Sicilian: Kan 6 O@
Carlsson-Mortcr$r
Copenhagen 1998
"/ffi.
le4c52af3e63daoa
dxd4 a6 5 gal
A
,,ru
after 6
il
ej
|
cE
the centre, but this adrflawed. In the gamc ffi
Hernandez, Chicago 1993. E
kept an eye on the e4-e5 a&r6 ... 89c7. The game cmb
He2 d6 8 0-0 9e7 9 Ehl fr5
c4 0-0 I I fil b6 12 a4b3 -tD1
0R es 14 f5 hc5 15 &.Es d
after
l0
16 trgl trad8
9rs te g++:"
o,J3
18 0-0
l-0
17 3.c2
trfeS
lt-l
7 e5 AfdT
7 ... Eb6 is necessary.
8 Axe6!
i
8 ... fxe6 9 ghs+ g6 la ftf
hxg6 11 Uxg6+ 9e7 r2 Oc$
This brilliant idea. erpkii
vulnerability of Black's ki"e h
be seen in advance.
12 ... gh6 13 ag5+ oft
A grim retreat but 6e elEl
is 13 ... Axg5 14 9g7-+ t:l
A
Tb r
ad2
bc6
&
''ffi
...
af6
%,-,m,
"ru,-
LM,
after 18 0-0
'*
A',
ad6 mate.
14 AxdS dxc4 15 f,c7
9xe6 l-0
$l
Sicilian: Kan 6
6d2
Carlsson-Mortensen
Copenhugen 1998 -
ll
le4c52aRe63d4cxd44
dxd4 a6 5 gd3
af6
%%%%
A
AA
gh5 treS 15
Ef3 gf8 16 trh3 h6 17 axh6!+-.
6 ad2
The text is rarely seen. The main
exd5 exd5 13 f5 0-0 14
{ter
5 e3
after 6 0,d2
6... d5
The highly-rated Danish player
to challenge
the centre. but this advance is
flawed. In the game Shikhmantakes the opportunity
hl abdT 10
ll ?r b6 t2 a4b3 gb7 13
bR es 14 f5 hc5 15 Axc5 dxc5
c4 0-0
fu
roal3
18
gd2
after
6fd7
6xe6!
gaping hole
is
created
in
the
$ter
18 0-0
hd6 mate.
14 AxdS dxc4 15 3.c7 3"g7
BIxe6 l-0
16
cfter 12 . . gh6
Spanish: Berlin 4 d4
I e4 e5 2 0R 6c6 3 gb5
The solid Berlin variation.
McDonald-lYctr
London 1998
i%i, i
Af6
4 d4t?
Steering the game towards a critical position at the earliest opportun-
%,ffi%
,,ry,
'ffi,a
ity traditionally
AA
Kaminski-Keitlinghaus,
6d6 6 9xc6
8 3"g5 9c7 9
L,ry "ru.L,ffi
i^
,ru,
13
gf6
17
19 Wg3 f4
Axf4 l-0
Black resigned in view of 20 ...
Wxf4 21 Ae6+! Vxg3 22 AxfE+
&h6 23 ftg3+-.
20
12
o,e614 c3 c5 15
iD
ell
trg8!
lir I
after l0 d5
minq frr
L"ry_
ac4 ffi
9e3+:.
9 ... 996 r0 hre5 -Lla{
15
af5
tt
b4 0-0-0 l7
ro as
in the
abd2 ad7
tr'ffi.
Was+ rs l8 1t{xd6+
5 0-0 9"c5
Hn:6m
associarcd
McDonald follows an oU I
recommendation to uin e
assessed as leading to a'r
position. A quieter cout-r
after 4 d4
exd4
c3 3"c5 l0 0-0 d5 1l exd5 0-0 12 b4
cxd5 13 9xd5 6xd5 14 9xd5 Ae7
15 Ae3 left White with an extra
7 dxe5 6f5
94
a) 4
dxc6
Ie4e52aAac63-tf
erd
pawn in
Exch
Spanish: Delayed
Zapata-Antoniou
Elista Olympiad 1998
tr,ffi.
ctfter14..dc6
id
12 ... gfS 13 trel eflt I
Ae6 15 gxf6 gxf6 16 A[l
16 6c4 merely delays t
table upon 16 ... gds l7 tt
Axc2! 13 gxf6 gxff
Ad3 and ... f5.
rs gf4 Wrs-+.
16... Eds r7 q!?hr
g.tr]
McDonald-Wells
London 1998 -
le4e5zAnhc63gbsa64
gal6to 5 0-0 Ae7 6 9xc6
after 7 We2
94
-t g'
rra
I
I
a$D
,,,ru
game
Bundesliga
Ristic-Michalczak,
1995, and the battle got under waY
v&
in the middlegame:
abd2 ad7 t 4\c4 f6 t2 dd 6c5
13 aff 4\e614 c3 c5 l5 a3 gd7 16
b4 0-0-0 t7 Ae3+-.
9 ... 996 10 6xe5 Axe4 11 g5
I I
.,ry,
,rrffi.,
,,,'ffi
9 d3 gd6 l0
,,ru'
6
A
Eg8!
aCID
D ^,,ru-
tr
trg8
after I
'l i/-i
l_E
aOD
I
/lE
'ffi,
Ae6
I
I I
... f5.
gfs
13
trel axm
al3
14 h2
15 gxf6 gxf6 16
16 hc4 merely delays the inevitable upon 16 ... gd5 17 trgl 0-0-0
t8 At4 Bts-+
16... gds 17
2l
-;.-
4)cO
I I
gd6
Mueller-Pieper
Deiilsuu 1998
d4
af6
Eppingen ) 9':
"ffi-E
A)$ d5 3 e4 dxe4 4
le4e52aflac63ic{id
: r.::::
Guaranteed to make
it
after
/3
&
L"ry-
,,m
A
U
E,A
M,
8Vel
13 Axh6! Ae8
Q:t6
I
5
Rambeau-Sailen--..
:-'
b) 4 c3 6xR' 5 9r:J
-'- :- .d6 7 Ag5 Ae7 8 h-r
Werner-Vuckovic. Lenk I e!:
c) 4 6xd4 exd4 5 d3 dl t :l .
7 6xc3 6ro s Ag) i:- - .10 f4 c6 ll e5? l=- -: -:
i j :-: I;5
*ht 6e3T Renaud-Tt-:: :
%tr
after 12
9.e7
998.
5
6xf7
: : -i.
- :ii:, :
i
sidered response. 5
:,-,=--:r:,
White struggling For=i:
0-0 Wxe5 7 c3 Lco ! o: f
Axg8 trxgS lU : j
(Tartakower) or 6 isr i-:
4\c2+l8 Wxc2 ElxgJ a i;r t
l0 trfl hg4 intendinc l'-:i
i,-n
I I R? is crunched br I
5 2tg4 White lose.
%K n
,,,ru-
If
aCID
1993
a... Bgs
mate.
-:::-
after
Ae6:
White.
An altempt at ourright
:Lr:
,(
(Bucker).
5 ... Wxg2 6 6xh8
se. ,-,:
Efl
allows
6 .. Eixej- - r:l
mate.
Orst- E
ih-r mer
Unorthodox
Ikight Hop
Mueller-Pieper
Eppingen l9$8
{'m
L%
%a
Though
;ie. I R
&
&t"ffi,t
Lffi%
1993.
b)
4 c3
aJier 3 ...Q:al
E%s%@T
T
{',ruL%a
1998.
a ... Wgs 5
;.r;. i Uel
6xf7
Axg8 Exg8 l0 e5
(Tartakower) or 6
LIN.
T-'T
If
ctfter 5
NJ7
6
9
Wg6
694 6tr0t Z c:
(Bucker).
5 ... Wxg2 6 Axh8
Efl
9"e2
olre.
,e7
6R
mate.
%%%%:
ll
*hl
',B
after
l0
...
th3
mate
Alekhine: 4 e6
Kobas-Shabalov
Philadelphia 1996
Dodson-Rogers
Nottinghtm i - -
.ffit
le4at626c3d53e5
le4e52ARd5
Though played
Ai
ctfter 4 e6
8 Ag5
M@"M:
AffiZ
%, ,Z
6e4
Z^
%T.
We7
1l A)xhi dxc2+ t2 dl
qfter
A %t%
L%
fS t+
n
A N
q\fi
hxeS
6as+ o-t
Ee
Arrl
,L A
irJi
Il
c4 Q)f4 -+ Hyslop-Het\i=:.
Rapidplay 1995
3 ... ad6
Cochrane-StaunIon.
continued instead -1
'
Wh5* winning
7
8 Ae3
96 ll
?-lxe5'.'
We2
Olympiad 1992.
Jacobs-
::
Choi-Shaughnessr. Eli.:: . r::
cLc6
ll
'rrur- n
s6 9 Am Ag7 l0 Df+ aq
e5 12 Axf6 exf6 13 AaO+
6e2 Ba5+ l5 Eild2 Wxc5-+
3,:'--.
neglected
Wxh5+
6c6
::
in most operr:-::
However, Jonathan R;:::.-,
covery of many ne\i ;:rr -
6 dxcS
a1 6 Ad3 4)fo z dxcs
tbr
Bla:i.
3r
trafl Eel le
tr8e6 20 *h3 tr6e5 ll grto
15 xh2 Wxd4 16 S-r
tr12 Efe8 18
a/ier
l)
. e5
22 &g2 BaS+
Z: Ein =tr:-
Elephant Gambit: 3
hxe5
Dodson-Rogers
Nottingham l9!0
le4e52aRd5
Though played
for
years
I
and
gd7 5 Uxe4
after 2 ... d5
&
A% A
ru
Rapidplay 1995.
3... gd6
Jne
| -A/q"ll
tr
after
Wh5* winning.
-1
I I
8 ..6taz
afterl]..e5
w'T
2l
after2j...trhZ+
j()
Opening Surprises
Conclusion
The
typical opponent.
nent
panic-
9 Lack
Art of Attack
r:J. ::
plar Hr,;:i
practice, such a :.,::
contempIate castlrns
dubious line.
development rarelv
rrc --:-:-.
individual threats
Dr Siegbert Tarras::. i
rArt
of Attack
ec
I
r
9 Lack of Development
move trick.
should
be
advanced
to free
the
practice, such a
continuous
individual threats"
Dr
Siegbert Tarrasch,
great
from the
good old days, proclaimed that if
one piece stands badly, all the
pieces stand badly. These wise
words are never truer than in the
following games where the loser
gets into difficulties because his
pieces remain rooted to their original squares. An obvious example is
Mah-Vukovic where Black comes
under a direct attack straight out of
the opening and is forced to resign
chess player and teacher
by White's initiative
that he lacks the confidence to
endangered
Dutch: 3 d5
Wc3 95
Miles-Vaisser
Elista Olympiad 1998
6a 6u A
chances
ld4e62af3f53d5
White by playipg
better chances.
... d5.
after 3 d5
@T.
.."
gd6 5
g3
to
9xg8 trh4
is
rEil
of c3 E
Lru,rffirg
after 5 695
&
gdl.
16 fxe3 Wne+
tz
93
frgs
ft.etl
gxh2+!
be
fi
Ef6+ 20 el
the queen.
mate.
9u3 Aa6
In the game Agrest-Karlsson,
9
Stockholm 1997. Black tried a direct attack on the white queen with
rEf
pciid
incredible position
An
l0 Be3 Ee4!?
It might be better to adopt a u
restrained policy by playing lO
Ae6 to avoid the exctlagr d
queens.
l0 9.g5l sEl
Others:
a; 3 ... Ad6 4 dxe6 dxe6 5 e4 fxe4
improveqr h
3 ... exd5
atrectil
with
9g2 d5 with
20 ...
after 9 . .o,a6
hari4 n
2l CE }{
gh4+ 2l @f7'/*y2
Lack of Development l3
L%
{1i4l','%
l'm
example:
l0 ... Axb3 ll
Lxe't
lb3ds
l0 Be3 Ee4!?
It might be better to adopt a more
restrained policy by playing l0 ...
Ae6 to avoid the exchange of
queens.
*"/&a
1l
1r gd2
An
6ul
rz
after
l2Vdl
gar
AA
12 ... trd4
atlows
14 ...
<48,-t
t3 ad2 f4 14 t3
after
l5
gdl.
16 fxe3
gtr++ tz 93 fxg3
fS
9g2
@"ru ,,ry,
gxh2+!
AA
b9
aa6
... de3
,ry
ru
.E,,
2t &ft'/,-,/,
,,M,
.rrffi
after
19
,A
.E
Wf6+
QGD:4 Ua4*
QGD Tarrasch: 5 e4
Taimanov-Polugeewty
Mah-Vuckovic
19fr
USSR Championship
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Ac3 c5 4 cxd5
exd5 5 e4
An ambitious line which seeks to
put Black under pressure by bombarding him with tactics.
ga4+ abdT
It is possible to transp(Ee b r
lines after 4 ... olc6 or ,{ --- 6
5... dxe4
The choice in the stem game of
this variation was 5 ... Ac6 which
continued 6 exd5 dxd4 7 aA (7
dge2!?) 7 ... 6xR+ 8 UxB gd6 9
ld4d52c4dxc43AI3il
,-
,ffi
w.ffi.Lffitr
after 5 e4
Marshall-Schlechter, Monte
Carlo 1904.
6
9c4
I
A
AA
ll
after
9f4
trftd8
fl.
when 13 Wxd4
after
l2Ve5
lI
l8 Eacl:
Pik
i-Ifr
Lrnares 1997.
56c3e66e4c57d5
It should be noted 6ar rr* pt
tion can arise from a rzh;r
I d4 * 2
e6 3 Af3 d5 4 ac3 dxc4 5 G
AbdT 6 e4 c5 7 d5 or I d4 d5 2{
move-orders such as
c+ dxc4 4 Ocf ec S tz
d5.
7 ... exd5 8 e5 d4
Keres suggested 8 .-. b5
sH
Hd
cd
lel Or
exf6 dxc3 12 9xc4 Eb{! (12
cxb2? allows a brilliant fioil I
13 AxfT+! xf7 14 aC5* iffi
Wc6+ f5 16 Ue6 'nae) 13l
6xf6 14 AxfT+ e7 t5 Id
xd8 16 bxc3 Ee4+ 17 ic} (
lS gb3 hg4 when Whia is slil
better according to an elyi
Ftacnik.
9 9xc4 dxc3 l0 erf6 Ufi
It a hopeless case for BLct b
and wriggle out of the dirE sid
probably the only way fa
avoid disaster. One u'ay o
is with 9 Uxb5 trb8 l0
*di
(t
b4 OGa
abdi 6e4c5i
l0
6f0
9 9,t4
gd6+ gf6
12 &e5+! *e7 13 Axg8 Wxb3 14
9xb3 cxb2 15 9xb2 gives White
Wuo to Edt+ e7
Fedorowicz-Shirazi, USA Ch
0-0:
',ru
QGD: 4 Ua4+
Taimanov-Polugaevsky
USSR Championship 1960
d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3
AR ajts q
Wa4+ abdT
It is possible to transpose to main
lines after 4 ... orc6 or 4 ... c6 by
playing 5 Wxc4. Also possible:
a) 4 ... gd7 5 Uxc4 Uc6 6 abd2
Ae6 7 9xc6+ Axc6 8 a3 (8 gb5) 8
I
I
I I
Eftd8
l8 Eacl:
after 4Va4+
Piket-Nikolic.
Linares 1997.
56c3e66e4c57d5
It should be noted that this position can arise from a variety of
move-orders such as I d4 af6 2 c4
e6 3 6fl d5 4 hc3 dxc4 5 9a4+
abd7 6 e4 c5 7 d5 or I d4 d5 2 aR
ortt I cq dxc4 4 6c3 e6 5 Ha4+
o,au s e4 c5 7 d5.
7 ... exdS 8 e5 d4
Keres suggested 8 ... b5 which is
after 8 e5
$er I2Ve5
Ftacnik"
9 9xc4 dxc3 10 exf6 Hxf6
It a hopeless case for Black to try
and wriggle out of the dire situation
after
ll
...Vc6
l -16
Lack of Development
with l0
Sicilian: Kalashnikov
Ady-Waitzkin
by Taimanov!
rr Ag5 Wc6 12 0-0-0!
A fantastic decision-abandoning
the queen to allow the rooks to enter
the attack. A clear case ofthe perils
of poor development.
12 ".. cxb2+
The queen is taboo as 12 ... 9xa4
loses after 13
Ehel+
after
l5
9'b5
A.e7 14Exe7+
gd2
White wants to take the ro*'
a6 without allowing 13 -.- U.5+-
4)ac7+
after 18
.. *e7
tj
d7
13
fxg5
fu
preces"
cl
6tc:
,,ru
15 ... Eb6 16
e5 5
the d5 square.
6R 6c6 3 d{ Graa
abs d6
An enterprising variatim rl
differs from the more ff
e4 c5 2
gbs
All of White's
hxd4
18 a4 6xe4 19 9g4* 6 20 Ut
at62t Ufl+ gez 2ztrxdp-giti
ll
We6+ *d8 24
13 ... Eb6
9xe5
l{.
game.
after
Vb2+
trc6.
15
c5
6rf
Lack of Development
Sicilian: Kalashnikov
Ady-lYaitzkin
New York 1998 1 e4 c5 2
6xd4
e5 5
6R
0.c6 3 d4 cxd4 4
abs d6
''%a
rptsaus
rs typical of
Ady's aggressive sffle. 6 c4 is the
positional move" in order to gain
space on the queenside and secure
g.
6tc:
the d5 square.
6 ... a6 7 6a3 b5 g
after 5 ... d6
gN@,,ru^
% 'ffiL'T-
6d5 hceT
A speciality of Waitzkin.
9 Ag5 h6
l0 Axb5+!?
calculated gamble
to try
and
pleces.
12
on
AA
after 9 ... h6
'rru,
789
rlb
23Vb2+
15 9a5
cs Ar0 l8
,,ry,
...
17
after 14 c4
j7
38 Lack of Development
Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer
Nunn-Kopec
British National League 1998
Lane-Bernrrd
Huy 1992
le4c52af3d63d4cxd44
%{T l
L'ffi %
A%
% 'ffi_ '%t
L,-L'M,
9...6xd4
after 9 J3
l7 Vxd7.
t6 ae4 Olts
tl
after 15 9'd3
Uf2 9xe5?!
oc7
better for
2l Ad6+ wins
the queen.
2r ad6+ l-0
Black resigned in view of 21 ...
&fB 22 Uc5! axb5 23 af5+ @g8 24
6e7+ f8 25 6d5+ wins.
20
Axb5! 9c7
If
li
is rh*t h
19
White.
af6 3 Oc3 t5
e4 d6 2 d4
5 ... c6
6al s
the centre.
after19..9.c6
n4
t
Wtrs
Lack of Development
1 e4 d6 2 d4 af6 3 6c3 96
ll
and other
tri
*
dter
913
5 ... c6
Black wants
t XL
I
w
3. %
w
l-t
Adj
to
distract White
w,,ru,
$*
here
Auaz s 6n Wns
Black would be happy to swap
queens to avoid the attack.
w
w
e
w
I
It
la
19 ..9.c6
E.
abdT
17 Eg3
Whs 18 trgs Wtro 19 e5 ad5 20
6xd5 cxd5 2l exd6 e6 22 0-0-0 0-0
23 trxg6+! l-0
A
after
2l .
0-0
j9
Pseudo-Trompowsky: 2 .-. fr
King's Indian: 5 h3
Pinter-Tkachiev
Porec 1998
E
!
E
ld4d529"g5
e4 d6 5 h3 0-0 6 9.g5
weapon.
2...h6
r{ter 5 .. 0-0
of 12 ...6xe5! when 13
6xe5 Wxd2+ or 13 9xd8 6xR+
b cl3gh4c64e3
I prefer thrs practical apfuct r
provement
9.e2
In
such
a blocked position
the
hR
instead.
9... b5!
At the first sign of indecision Tkachiev grabs the chance to steal the
initiative.
l0 cxb5 a6 11 bxa6 Eas 12 gd2
9.
qfter
4... gb6
An
b5
enables
dpst
figtr fu
then 6 ...
9bil+
l}
,m
- -
L'.ru. %
%A lffi
Lru,
ru.w
%a
%a%
finale"
e5
energetic way ro
af3
If 6 dxe5??
9xc3!
gcl
space advantage.
udEE!
after
2l @ej
tr
plan: 6
search of mate.
1l ... Bc6
ll
... Excl+ 12
Excl ExdJ
Ec8+ mates.
12
l{
13
Lack of Development I 4l
Pseudo-Trompowsky: 2 ... h6
"l*e-t
,ffi
L'%
A
ru9
:4q5
Miladinovic-Christenson
Korinthos 1998 -
ld4ds29g5
This move was routinely played
by Hodgson at a time when most
people considered it a joke. His success was quickly copied by Adams
and it is now regarded as a fearsome
weapon.
2...h6
A sly
0-0
ll
"ryr%%%
L,ruL Bru- L
w'/ffi.g
after 2 9g5
ffitA
ru'ffi%
L{x
WA
A
w"ru-%
,ffi..2L
'v,
/\).t .m,L
4... gb6
$er 9 .. b5
@A
3gh4c64e3
I prefer this practical approach to
4 AR after which can follow 4 ...
9uo s b3 gfs 6 e3 adi 7 gd3
Axd3 8 Uxd3 e6: as in AnandKarpov, FIDE World Champion-
An
Ucl
e5
energetic way
to fight for
after 5 Vc
space advantage.
6aR
If 6 dxe5?? then 6 ... 9b4+ winning the bishop on h4. The game
&
AryL%,L
w
%t%
A%
W.L,,ru
A
A
$er 2l @ej
tr
...
a
%
A
search of mate.
l1 ... Hc6
ll
... Excl+ 12
Ec8+ mates.
12 Wxc6 bxc6
Excl Axd5 13
l3 9a6 l-0
after I I dxd5
Conclusion
The
settles
for a draw by
perpetual
check.
Art of Attack
it
Art of Defence
an
enemy attack.
piece
disregard
Inde
Abatino-Chatalbashev I t9
lD
Adams-Lautier
f2
Adorjan-Kudrin
Ady-waitzkin
137
Aleksandrov-Sulskrs
lO
Averbakh-Goldberg
93
A
Aleksic-Solaja
Alterman-Kurajica 50
Atalik-Thang Trang
:15
Averbakh-Aronin 6l
Bacrot-Magem
5l
Beliavsky-Larsen T,
Bellon-Del Campo
lX2
Benjamin-Brookshear O
ql
Binham-Horn
lr:t
Bolzoni-Lane
Botos-Videki
6I
Bronstein-Vedder 65
Browne-Quinteros I
9l
Carlier-Kerkhof
Carlsson-Mortensen 123
Chekhov-Krasilnikov S
Cherepkov-Grishanovich 75
Cladouras-Stein I la
Colle-Buerger
C
Conquest-Wall
ef
Crickmore-Lane t3
Demirel-Kogan I lt
Dodson-Rogers 129
Doubleday-South lGt
Dougherty-Hergott 13
Emms-Sjodahl
ta
Epishin-Komarov lOt
Fischer-Spassky lU)
Froehlich-Miles I 15
Gavrilov-Potapov 4
Gil-Howell
I(n
fh
Art of Attack
fu
Index of games
&Giding on a sacrificial
ssess the opponent's
ddwelopment may be a
Wonent is founder
niliar or very tactical
The
solution?
Art of Defence
of acceptrng material if
yoo lose several tempt.
&velopment is often the
in the success of
an
wing
variations disregard
fuelopment in search
or galn rn ma-
be
Abatino-Chatalbashev
Adams-Lautier
Adorjan-Kudrin
Ady-Waitzkin
ll9
99
t2
t37
Aleksandrov-Sulskis
Aleksic-Solaja
Alterman-Kurajica
Atalik-Thang Trang
74
50
Averbakh-Aronin
6l
Averbakh-Goldberg
Bacrot-Magem
Beliavsky-Larsen
Bellon-Del Campo
Benjamin-Brookshear
Binham-Horn
Bolzoni-Lane
Botos-Videki
Bronstein-Vedder
Browne-Quinteros
10
35
93
53
73
122
42
92
95
67
65
9
Gofshtein-Beikert
Grabarczyk-Shetty
Hansen-Hoi
54
86
22
Howell-Miles
Illescas-Anand
Karpov-Hort
Kasparov-Kengis
5l
Hebden-Grabuzova 16
Hebden-Crouch l0l
Horvath-Kuligowski 57
19
82
52
Kennaugh-Houska l2l
Keres-Spassky
Kobas-Shabalov
Kobernat-Stenze
14
128
176
Korchnoi-Sutovsky llz
Korniushin-Kofanov 27
Krakops-Meijers
Kudrin-Fedorowicz
29
87
Kupreichik-Romanishin 90
Cladouras-Stein
ll4
Colle-Buerger
Conquest-Wall
Crickmore-Lane
Demirel-Kogan
69
64
ll8
Dodson-Rogers
129
Doubleday-South
Dougherty-Hergott
Emms-Sjodahl
Epishin-Komarov
105
lO2
Lane-Nunn
139
Lane-Bernard
Larsen-Olafsson 77
Lasker-Thomas 32
56
LedgerDuncan
39
Liardet-Kogan
Liu Wen Che-Donner 85
59
Limbos-Bogart
Loginov-Sakaev l16
109
LutherMaiwald
134
Mah-Vuckovic
13
Mascarinas-JuarezFlores 60
Fischer-Spassky
100
ll5
Miles-Rodriguez
Miles-Vaisser
44
t0'1
Mnatsakanian-Simagin 55
Morozevich-Bratchenko 48
CarlierKerkhof
Carlsson-Mortensen
Chekhov-Krasilnikov
Cherepkov-Grishanovich
Froehlich-Miles
Gavrilov-Potapov
Gil-Howell
9l
123
98
75
83
84
104
McDonald-Wells
125
Milandinovic-Christenson
14
103
132
Movszeszian-Stoll
Mueller-Pieper
Nisipeanu-Moldovan
Nunn-Kopec
Onischuk-Hertneck
Pinter-Tkachiev
Polugaevsky-Kudrin
Posazennikov-Lane
Rechel-Walendowski
Reilly-Leskiewicz
28
127
Short-Piket
24
Smyslov-Beliavsky 17
4l
Svendsen-Reefschlaeger 88
r38
8
140
49
18
l0
108
Repp-Paschitta
11
Rogolj-Atlas
7t
126
135
Tal-Teschner
Tsesarsky-Khasin
Timman-Van Wely
Topalov-Bareev
40
26
Yemelin-Nepomnishay
30
Ryba-Hillarp Persson
Sakaev-Kobalija
Schmaltz-Karpatchev
Seirawan-Browne
106
78
36
23
66
72
47
Uhlmann-Dunnington
Van der Wiel-Saunders
Velicka-Souleidis
Watson-Hurley
Watson-Meduna
Wohl-Garcia Santos
Wolff-Wall
Romero Holmes-Perez
Serrawan-Ivanchuk
Shaked-Raptis
Szenetra-Thiele
Taimanov-Polugaevsky
Zapata-Antoniou
Ziatdinov-Sehner
25
89
81
58
38
94
1\7
43
68
124
31
The golden rules of successful opening play are all too easily forgotten,
Short and Michael Adams, Gary Lane explains how to win your games in
short order.
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