JA l, 0 W S K I

INDIAN DEFENCE

1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
'!'J'YfJflllloft. 3. Nc3 Bf5

Eric Schiller
$6.00

The Janowski-Indian (I d4 Nf6 2 c4 d6 3 Nc3

Bf5) has enjoyed the patronage of such
strong players .as Mikhail Tal, Jan Timman,
B ent Larsen, Larry Christiansen, John
Fedorowicz and Kamran Shirazi. In the past
few years the popularity of the· ·line has
grown tremendously. This is a solid variation
of the Old Indian which often leads to King's
Indian type positions which have not been
heavily analyzed. In this short monograph
National Master Eric Schiller has brought
together a large number of examples and
added critical new analysis. The result is a
treatise which presents all one needs to know
to play the opening from either side.

Eric Schi)ler is the author of many books on

the opfining in chess. He is a Lite Master
(U.S. C.F.) and Contributing Editor tor Chess
Life magcizine.

ISBN 0.931462-97-5
Janowski - Indian Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bf5

Eric Schiller

Chess Enterprises 1990

Janowski-Indian

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Contents

I. Fianchetto Variation ... 4 g3 6

II. Developing the Bishop 4 Bg5 10

III. Gambit Variation ........ 4 e4 12

IV. Preparation for e2-e4 4 f3 16

4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 e4 17

4A1 ........................ 6 ...Nc6 18

4A2 ........................ 6 ...Be6 22

4B .................................. 5 dxe5 25

V. Simple Development .. 4 Nf3 28

SA .................................. 4 . . . Nl:x:i7 29

SB .................................. 4 ...g6 32

ILLUSTRATIVE GAMES .... 34

Index of References 53

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INTRODUCTION

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bf5

This is actually a fairly well-established line of the

Old Indian with roots in the Roaring Twenties. Yet it
rarely fails to surprise an opponent. The point is that
if White tries to achieve a quick Pe2-e4, Black obtains
significant counterploy. Tal, Larsen, Gheorghiu and
Suba ca,h be found among the defenders of the
Black side. IM Kamran Shirazi has played it
consistently, especially in the 1986 United States
Championship.

Theory has never had a very high regard for the

opening. Consider Alekhine's comments on the
subject: ·This move would be reasonable if White
had already developed his king's Knight, after which
the control of e4 would temporarily remain in Black's
hands. But in the actual situation the Bishop, after
White's e2-e4, will have no future whatsoever. The
late Janowski had certainly very fine feeling for
handling the pair of bishops - but was never the
great openings connoisseur his contemporaries liked
to represent him: This quote tells us two things. First,
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that Alekhine did not yet understand the
hypermodern approach to the game, and second,
that the opening should certainly be playable
against 4 Nf3!

White has a number of options, explored in the

following chapters:

I 4g3
II 4 Bg5
III 4 e4
N 4!3
V 4Nf3

Only 4 f3 is discussed in ECO.

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Fianchetto Variation 4 g3

"The correct reply which obtains for White the

formation of a powerful center." - Alekhine.

4 c6

�
...

a) 4 .. .g S Bg2 Nc6 6 e4 Bd.7 7 Nf3 Bg4 (Notice that

despite e lost tempi. Black still has as many pieces
develo d as White does.) 8 Be3 Bg7 9 h3 Bxf3 10
Bxf3 o-o 11 d5 Ne5 led to unclear play in Burger -
Keene. N'ew York 1980. The game continued 12 Be2
c6 13 Rc1 cxd5 14 exd5 a6 15 f4 Ned7 16 0-0 Qa5 17
Qd2 Rfc8 18 Rc2 b5 19 cxb5 axb5 20 b4 Qxb4 21 Rb1
Qa5 22 Rxb5 Qc7 23 Rbb2 1/2-1/2.

Keene suggests 6 d5!?. since 6 ... Nb4 is not on

because of 7 Qa4+. Black does not want to go into
6 .. .Ne5 7 f4 Ng4 (7. ..Nxc4? 8 Qa4+) 8 h3 Nh6 9 g4,
so the retreat 6 ... Nb8 is necessary. Now on 7 e4
Black has a choice between advancing to g4 or
retreating to either c8 or d7. All of these options seem
playable. If Black retreats to d7, then the square is

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unavailable for the Nb8, but now that White has
played d4-d5, it is logical to develop the queenside
with a7-a5. Nb8-a6-c5 etc. In the meantime. it is
important to note that the long diagonal will be open
to the Black dark-squared bishop. Keene's plan
deserves further tests.

b) 4 ...e5 is logical, of course. in the spirit of the Old

Indian. but even though White is committed to the
fianchetto of his light-squared bishop. the move d4-
d5 seems to cause some problems. e.g.

b1) Browne - Ivkov, New York Open 1988 saw 5 d5

met by a very aggressive kingside advance: 5... h5 6
Bg2 h4 7 e4 h3 8 Bf3 Bg6 9 Bg5 Nbd7 and now White
countered strongly on the queenside with 10 Qa4 Bh5
11 Qb5 Rb8 12 Bxf6 Qxf6 13 Bxh5 Rxh5 14 Qa5 and
he was rewarded with a pawn. The game continued
14... a6 15 Qxc7 Be7 16 Qa5 Bd8 17 Qa4 Bb6 18 Qc2
Bd4 19 Qe2 Qg6 20 Nf3 Nf6 21 Nd2 Ng4 22 Nd1 f5 23
f3 Nf6 24 exf5 Rxf5 25 Nb3 Ba7 26 Ne3 Rh5 27 0-0
Rc8 28 Rae 1 Qh6 29 c5 dxc5 30 Kh1 b5 31 Na5 c4 32
Ng4 Qg6 33 Nxe5 Rxe5 34 Qxe5+ Kf8 35 Qd6+ Kg8 36
Qe6+ 1-0

b2) 5 Nf3 transposes to Chapter 5 on 5. .. Nbd7, but

5.. . Nc6 6 Bg2 Ne4 7 Nd5!, threatening Nf3-h4! was
slightly better for White in Shamkovich - Shirazi.
Philadelphia 1988.

b3) Gurevich. D - Shirazi, NY open 1987 saw \Alhite

adopt the most prosaic approach with 5 Bg2 exd4 6
Qxd4 Nc6 7 Qd2 g6 and now not even the unusual 8
Nh3 Bg7 9 Nf4 0-0 10 0-0 Re8 11 f3 was able to
achieve anything against 11 .. . Ne5 12 b3 g5! (Black's
aggression is fully justified. he has almost completed
his development and is ready to work on the weak
kingside pawn structure.) 13 Nfd5 Nxd5 14 cxd5 g4

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15 fxg4· Bxg4 16 Bb2 BhS 17 h3 cS (An interesting
decision which radically changes the pawn structure
in the center. Black follows up with calm precision.)
18 dxc6 bxc6 19 Rf2 dS 20 Rafl Bg6 21 Khl Qa5 22
Rf4 Rad8 23 Rd4 Nd7 24 Rdf4 NcS 25 b4 Ne4 26 Nxe4
dxe4 27 Qe3 Qb6 28 Qxb6 axb6 29 Bxg7 Kxg7 30 g4
Rd4 31 a3 Rc4 32 h4 hS 33 gxh5 BxhS 34 Rgl Kf8 35
Bfl ReS 36 RgS RxgS 3 7 hxgS Bg6 38 Kg2 Rc3 39 Rf6
bS 40 Kf2 Ke7 4 1 e3 Kd8 42 Be2 Kc7 43 Bg4 Kd8 44
BfS BxfS 45 RxfS Ke7 46 ReS+ Kd6 47 Rxe4 Rxa3 48
Rf4 Ra7 49 Ke2 KdS 50 Kd3 Ra3+ 5 1 Kd2 Ra2+ 52 Kd3
Ra3+ 53 Kd2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2.

c) 4... Nbd7 is possible.

5 Bg 2 g6

This is more accurate than 5 ... Nbd7 6 e4 Bg6 7 Nge2

e5 8 h3! Qb6 9 0-0 0-0-0 10 d5 ·oemolishing all of
Black's hopes for an eventual delivery by means of
P-Q4 [d6-d5]. The temporary release of QBS [cS] is, in
comparison with this main motive, altogether
immcperial: - Alekhine, commenting on Alekhine -
Janqwski, New York 1924. See illustrative Gcnne #1.

6 e4

6 Nf3 Ne4! 7 o-o Nxc3 8 bxc3 Bg7 9 Nd2 o-o 10 e4

Bc8 1 1 a4 c5 (=) 12 Nb3 Nc6 13 aS Rb8 14 Be3 b6 15
axb6 axb6 16 e5 Bb7 17 exd6 exd6 18 Bf4 cxd4 19
cxd4 Ne7 was drawn in Eingom - Rohde, St. John
1988.

6 Be 6
7 b3 Bg 7
8 Ng e 2 o-o
9 o -o Qc8
10 13 a6

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1 1 a4 as
12 B e l Na6

The position was roughly level in Ligterink - Mestel,

Marbella 1982. See illus trative Game #4.

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II
Developing with 4 Bg5

4 Bg 5 Nb d 7
5 f3

5 Nf3 h6 6 Bh4 c6 7 e3 Qb6 8 Qd2 e5 9 c5 Qc7 10

cxdq Bxd6 11 dxe5 Nxe5 12 Bxf6 Nxf3+ 13 gxf3 gxf6
and/ if anyone is better. Black is. Alburt Shirazi. US
-

Championship 1986.

5 e5
6 e4 exd 4
7 Qxd 4 Be6

Black's position is very solid and the only drawback

is the concession of the center. Is the Be6 safe
enough? The present example shows that it is.

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8 f4 h6
9 B h4 Nb6
10 Nf3 Be7
11 fS Bc8
11 ... Bd7!? is interesting, intending Nb6-a4. Despite
Black's cramped position he is beglnning to develop
targets. Play might continue 12 a4 aS and now White
can't castle queenside because the a-pawn hangs.
13 Bd3 Bc6 14 Bc2 o-o 15 o-o-o Nd7 and Black is no
worse.
12 o-o-o o-o
13 cS I Nbd7
14 c xd6 cxd6
15 B c4

White held a slight advantage in Lerner -

Omoprijenko, Odessa 1978.

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III
Gambit Variation with 4 e4

Here White temporarily gives up a pawn, but he will

soon regain it. The question is, is there any interest?

4 e4 Bxe 4
5 Nxe 4 Nxe 4
6 Qf3 dS
I 7
8
Qb3
Q xb 7
e6
Nd 7
9 c5 1

Up until this point play has been pretty much forced,

but now Black must make an important decision.

3A 9 . Be7
. .

3B 9 . Qb8
. .

9 ...Rb8 is not as good, as 10 Qc6 brings White an

advcmtage after either 10 ...Qh4 11 Be3 Rxb2 12 Nf3
and White stands better, Grinberg - Dorin, Israel 1981
or 10 ... Nxf2 11 Kxf2 Qh4+1, but 11 Nf31 is suggested
by Taimanov, and it is hard to find a good reply.

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3A 9 ... Be7

This was seen in Bonin - Fedorowicz, London Lloyds

Bank 1987.

10 Nf3

White could try 10 Bd3 and now:

a) 10 ...Nexc5 11 dxc5 Nxc5 12 Bb5+ Nd7 13 Bxd7+

Kxd7 13 Nf3 with an attack and a material
advantage.

b) 10 ... Rb8 11 Qxa7 Ra8 12 Qb7 Rb8 13 Qa6 Ra8 14

Qb5 Rb8 15 Qa4 and the queen escapes.

c) But Black can do much better with 10.. .f5 an

advantage in the form of accelerated development
and a weak White JXIWil at d4.

10 o-o
1 1 Be2 Rb8
12 Qc6

Now Black was able to sacrifice effectively:

12 Ndxcs
13 d xcs N xcs

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In addition to the two JXIWI1S he has the White queen
trapped.

14 Be3 Rb6
15 Q XC 5 Bxc5
16 B XC 5 Rxb2
17 Bd 1 Rb5
18 B xf8 Q xf8

and the rook and two pieces are no match for queen
and three connected pawns . The game concluded
19 0-0 Qd6 20 Be2 Rb6 21 a4 e5 22 aS Rb4 23 Rfb1 g6
24 g3 e4 25 Nd2 Kg7 26 a6 Qb6 27 Kf1 c5 28 Ke1 c4
29 Rxb4 Qxb4 30 Kd1 c3 0-1.

38 9 ... Qb81 ?

Tills is my idea. There are several possibilities:

a) 10 Qxb8 Rxb8 should be playable. since Pe7-e5

comes quickly. For example:

a1) 11 Bf4 e5 12 dxe5 Rxb2! and Black is better.

a2) 11 f3 Nf6 12 Bf4!? Rxb2 13 Bxc7 might be met by

13...Nxc5 14 dxc5 Bxc5 with two pawns and a strong
initiative. e.g. 15 Bg3 (15 Nh3 Kd7 16 Bg3 Bb4+ 17
Kd1 Rd2+ 18 Kc1 Rc8+ 19 Kb1 Rcc2 20 Be5 d4 21
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Bxd4 Nd5 -+) 150 0 0Bb4+ 16 Kd1 Rd2+ 17 Kc1 o-o and
White is in serious trouble 0

b) 10 Ba6 Qxb7 11 Bxb7 Rb8 12 Bc6!? is possible. but

12 c6 fails to 12.. 0Nb6 13 Bf4 (else Ne4-d6) 13.. 0Bb4+
14 Kf1 Bd6 15 Bxd6 (15 Bg3 o-o unclecrr ) 15.. 0Nxd6
16 Ba6 Nbc4 17 b3 Na5 18 Rc1 Rb6 with a big
advantage for Black

c) 10 Qc6 Qb4+followed. by Ra8-b80

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Preparation for e2-e4 with 4 f3

This is the most common reply. White prepares to

grab the center and create a strong bind at dS. He
will do so with tempo, thanks to the position of the
BfSi It may well be that this is White's most promising
v ahation, and the only serious attempt to refute the
opening outright. Nevertheless, the move is not
without drawbacks. White loses time, and dooms his
light-squared cleric to a life of inactivity, blockaded
by his own parishoners. The dl -h4 diagonal is
weakened as well.

4 ... e5

An obvious an principled reply, striking in the center

before White can take control. There are two
continuations.

4A 5 e4
4B 5 dxe5
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5 d5 is also possible. After 5.. .e4 Eliot Jacobson

suggests 6 Qd4 to which I think that 6 . ..c5!? 7 dxc6
Nxc6 is sufficient.

4A 5e4 exd4

6 Q xd4

a) 6 Nd5 is possible, trcmsposing after 6 ...Be6 7 Qxd4

to 6 Qxd4 Be6 7 Nd5 below.

b) 6 exf5? dxc3 7 bxc3 Nbd7 leaves the White pawn

structure shattered with the bishop pair providing
insufficient compensation, and 8 g4 can be met by
8 . Ne5 (the sacrifice at g4 is premature) 9 g5 Nd7 10
. .

f4 Nc6 followed by Qe7(+) and o-CH>.

Already Black has a choice between two playable

variations . He can either attack the White queen
immediately or simply retreat the bishop. Often the
variations will transpose.

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4A1 6. .. Nc6
4A2 6 ...Be6

4Al 6 ... Nc6

Here White has three plans, presented in descending

order of merit:

4All 7 Qd2
4A12 7 Qf2
4A13 7 Qd1

4At 1 7 Qd2

7 ... Be 6
8 b3 g6

The major alternative is 8... Be7 and now:

a) 9 Nge2 o-o 10 Ng3 Nd7 11 Nd5 Bh4 12 Be2 f5! 13

exf5 Bxf5 14 o-o Bg6 unclear Szabo Gheorghiu, Tel
, -

Aviv Olympiad 1964. Play continued 15 Bb2 Nc5 16

Rad1 a5 17 Qc3 Qd7 18 f4, and now instead of
18 ... Bxg3, Black should have played 18... Rae8.

b) 9 Bb2 Nd7 10 Nd5 o-o 11 Bd3 f5! unclear (ECO) is

better than 11... Bg5 12 f4 Bh6 13 Ne2 Nc5 14 Bc2 a5
15 o-o +=, Nei - Mikenas, Vilnius 1966 .
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Nevertheless. the fianchetto approach seems more

appropriate here.

9 B b2

Better 9 Nge2. according to Informant 3. But after

9...Bg7 it is not clear how White can do better than
transpose below. For example: 10 Nf4 o-o 11 Nxe6
fxe6 12 Bb2 and now 12. . .d5 may be playable. since
the knight will come to b4 with strong effect. In any
event. 12. .. Nd7 seems a safe alternative.

9 . .. Bg 7
1 0 Ng e2

Or 10 Bd3 o-o 11 Nge2 a6?! 12 o-o NeS 13 Rad1 Nxd3

(Perhaps better is 13. .. Qb8 with only a small
advantage for White. according to ECO) 14 Qxd3
Nd7 15 Nd4 was better for White in Krogius - Suba.
Sochi 19 77. A safer alternative is 11 ... N d 7. for
example 12 o-o NcS 13 Bc2 aS with good play on the
dark squares.

10 ... o-o
1 1 Ng 3

Also messy is 11 g3 NeS 12 Bg2 Bxc4!? 13 bxc4 Nxc4

14 Qc2 c6! 15 Nd1 dS 16 Bc3 ReS 17 exdS NxdS
unclear, Ivkov - Sokolov. Yugoslav Championship
1967 See the complete game below in the ill ustrative
games section.

11 ... h5
1 2 Be2 h4
1 3 Nfl a5

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13... Nd7 Kouatly - Fedorowicz, Brussels OHRA 198
which continued 14 NdS Bxb2 15 Qxb2 aS 16 Nfe.
Nb4 17 Rd1 BxdS 18 NxdS NxdS 19 RxdS Nf6 20 Rd
NhS 21 Qd2 Qf6 22 0-0 Nf4 23 g3 hxg3 24 hxg.
Nxe2+ 25 Qxe2 Rfe8 26 Kg2 Kg7 27 Qd2 a4 28 b4 a
29 Qd4 Ra4 30 Qxf6+ Kxf6 31 Rb1 bS 32 cxbS Rb8 3:
Rfc1 RxbS 34 Rxc7 Raxb4 35 Rd1 Rb2+ 36 Kh3 Rb6 3'
Ra7 Rxa2 38 Rd3 Rf2 39 Raxa3 1/2-1/2.

14 Ne3 B h6
15 Ncd5 Bxd5
16 c xd5 Ne5
17 g3 Rea

with an unclear position holding chances for botl

sides, Azrnaiparashvili - Vasiukov, Volgodonsk 1981.

4Al 2 7 Qf2 Be 6

8 Nd5

8 Be3 g6 9 o-o<> Bg7, e.g. 10 cS?I o<> 11 cxd6 cxd6 ·

Tairnanov. A reasonable alternative is 8 .. .Ne5 9 b3

Be7 10 Qd2 o-o 11 Nge2 Nfd7 and Black has full
equality, Rossetto - Herrera, Cordoba 1970.

8 ... N e5
9 Qc2 g6
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10 Bg 5 Bg 7
11 o-o-o N d 51 ?
12 B xd 8 Ne3
13 Qb3 N xfl

The position is very messy, Garcia - Gheorghiu, Sochi

1964. I wish I had the rest of this game! But I don't.
so we'll just have to s:peculate a bit:

1 4 R xfl

There are two alternatives to be considered:

a) 14 Bxc7 Bxc4 15 Qa3 o-o leads to a very unclear

position due to White's lagging development.

b) 14 Qxb7 Rxd8 15 Rxf1 Bxc4 (15 ... o-o 16 b3 and it is

not clear that Black has sufficient compensation.) 16
Rd1 o-o 17 b3 Rb8 18 Qxa7 Ra8 19 Qe3 Rxa2 20 bxc4
Rb8 with strong threats.

1 4 ... B xc4
1 5 Qa4+

15 . Qd1 Rxd8 and Black picks up the exchange as

well, with sufficient compensation: Rook, bishop,
pawn and an attack for the queen.)

1 5 ... b5
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1 6 Qd1 B xfl

16...Rxd8 17 b3 B:xf1 18 Qxf1 a6 is unclear.

17 8 XC 7

17 Qxf1 Rxd8 18 QxbS+ Nd7! 19 b3 (to prevent Rb8)

19. ..o-o 20 Ne2 NcS and despite the :material deficit it
seems that Black has sufficient counterploy against
the White king, while the Black king is quite safe.

17 ... Kd7

17... Bxg2 is just too risky: 18 Qxd6 Bf8 19 QeS+ Kd7

20 f4 (The rooks indirectly defend each other
because of Bf8-h6+) 20... Be7 21 BaS Bxh1 22 QxbS+
and White mates in a few more moves.

18 Q xfl

Magar suggests 18 Qxd6+, e.g. 18. .. Kc8 19 h4, which

avoids the loss of the rook, but after 19... Re8 Black is
threatening 20...Re6 and then 21 ... Rc6+. If White tries
for mate with 20 BaS, then 20... Kb7! escapes!

1 8 ... K xc7

Black's lead in development gives him the

advantage, despite having only rook and bishop for
the queen . For example: 19 QxbS Rab8 20 QaS+ Kd7!
21 Qxa7 + Ke6 and the Black king is comparatively
safe while White is in deep trouble, e.g. 22 Nge2
Rhc8+ 23 Kb1? Rxb2+! 24 Kxb2 Nc6+ or 24 Ka1 Rxe2
and Black wins. 23 Kd1 is relatively better, and after
23 ... Rxb2? not 24 Nd4+ Kf6 but rather 24 Nf4+ Kf6 2S
NdS+ KgS 26 Qe3+! KhS 27 g4+ Kh4 28 Qe1+ KgS 29
h4+ Kh6 30 gS+ KhS 31 Nf4 mate! But Black strikes
back with 23 ... Nd3! taking away the check at f4,

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and meeting 24 Nd4+ with 24. ..Bxd4 25 Qxd4 Rc1+
26 Kd2 Rxh1.

So much for our speculative excursion. Now let's

return to some practical examples.

4Al 3 7 Qdl Be 6

This is still relatively unexplored territory. Three

examples:

a) 8 Bd3 g6 9 Nge2 Bg7 10 Bg5 o-o 11 o-o Ne5 12 b3

h6 13 Be3 c6 14 Rc1 (Here White stands better,
according to ECO) 14...a6 with equal chances, Radev
- Suba, Sofia 1977.

b) 8 Be3 g6 9 b3 Bg7 10 Nge2 o-o 11 g3 Nd7 12 Rc1

Nde5 13 Bg2 a6 14 0-0 gave White an obvious
advantage in van Scheltinga - Tartakower, England
1951 but Black wasted too much time with his knight.
A more reliable option is to target the Pc4
immediately with 11... a6 12 Bg2 Rb8 13 o-o b5 with
chances for both sides. White might choose to
prevent this with 13 a4 (instead of castling routinely),
but then 13 ... Nb4 14 o-o Qd7 gets plently of
counterploy going on the queenside, and the long
diagonal is weak. So Black need not fear 8 Be3. .

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c) 8 Be2 Be7 (8... g6!?) 9 Be3 0-0 10 f4 Re8 11 g4 :t.'
12 h4 Bd 7 13 g5 hxg5 14 hxg5 cmd White has
strong attack: 14 . . . Nh7 15 Bh5?! (This doesn
achieve anything. Better an immediate 15 Bf:
followed by Qd1-e2-h2) 15... Nf8 16 Qd2 g6 17 Bf3!
18 Qh2 Bf6 19 gxf6 Qxf6 20 0-0-0 Be6 21 e5 dxe5 2
Nd5 Qg7 23 fxe5 Nxe5 24 Bd4 Nfd7 25 Nxc7 Bxc4 2
Nxa8 Rc8 27 Bc3 Rxa8 28 Rxd7 1-0, S . Kennedy
Gherghe, US Womens Championship 1989.

4A2 6 ... Be6

�lack reserves the move Nb8-c6 for a more propitiou

E,oment. There are two popular lines and a fe\1
alternatives.

4A21 7 b3
4A22 7 Nd5

a) 7 Bd3 Nc6 8 Qe3 Nb4 (The position is level

according to Tal.) 9 Nd5 Nxd3+ 10 Qxd3 Nd7 11 Qc�
g6 12 Bd2 Bg7 13 Bc3 +-, Balashov - Tal, Moscov.
1971 It is likely that Black was simply too ambitious
The obvious plan is 10 ... c6 and now:

a1) 11 Nc3 d5 12 cxd5 (12 e5 Nd7 13 cxd5 cxd5 14

Nxd5 Qa5+ 15 Nc3 Nxe5 -+ or 14 f4 Nc5 with an
unclear position where the bishop pair and lead ii1

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development compensate for the weak pawn at d5.)
12...cxd5 13 exd5 Nxd5 14 Nxd5 Qxd5 =.

a2) 11 Nxf6+ Qxf6 12 Ne2 RdS 13 Nc3 d5 14 cxd5

cxd5 15 exd5 Bxd5 16 Nxd5 Qe5+ 17 Qe4 Rxd5.
b) 7 Be3 g6 S Qd2 Bg7 9 Bd3 Nbd7 10 Nge2 Ne5 11
b3 c6 12 0-0 0-0 13 Nf4 d5 14 cxd5 cxd5 15 exd5
Nxd5 16 Nfxd5 Bxd5 17 Nxd5 Qxd5 1S Be4 Qxd2 19
Bxd2 RadS 20 Bg5 Rd7 21 Rad 1 b6 22 Rxd7 Nxd7 23
•

Rd 1 Nc5 24 Bd5 Ne6 25 Bxe6 fxe6 26 Kf2 ReS 27 RdS+

RxdS 2S BxdS Kf7 29 Ke3 KeS 30 Bg5 1/2- 1/2, De Boer
- Ugterink, Amsterdam OHRA-B 19S7.

c) Portisch, L - Christiansen, Szirak Interzonal 19S7

saw 7 f4 g6 S Be3 Nc6 9 Qd3 Ng4 10 Bd2 Nb4 (A bit
adventuristic. Safer is 10 . .. Bg7 1 1 Nf3 o-o 12 h3 Nf6
intending Nh5, expiating the weakness at g3. ) 11
Qb1 Bg7 12 Nf3 c6 13 h3 Nf6 14 a3 Na6 15 Qc2 0-0 16
f5 and White had the initiative. Play continued
16. ..Bd7 17 g4 Nc5 1S 0-0-0 ReS 19 e5 dxe5 20 Be3 e4
2 1 Bxc5 exf3 22 Bd3 Qc7 23 Kb 1 Qf4 24 Rhg1 b5 25
cxb5 Nd5 26 Nxd5 cxd5 27 Qd2 QbS 2S Qb4 Qb7 29
Rd2 RacS 30 Rgdl Qc7 3 1 Bd4 Bh6 32 Rc2 QbS 33
RxcS BxcS 34 Rel Rxel+ 35 Qxe 1 Bd7 36 b6 axb6 37
Qe7 QcS 3S Qf6 KfS 39 g5 Qcl+1-0.

4A21 7 b3

7 ... g6

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An interesting alternative is 7 ...a5: 8 Bb2 Be7 9 Nge:

Nc6 10 Qd2 a4!? 11 Nd5 0-0 12 Nef4 Bxd5 13 Nxd
Nxd5 14 cxdS. Browne - Shirazi. US CharnpionshiJ
1986. Black is not worse.

8 Bb2 Bg 7
9 Qd2 a5

9 ... Nc6 tranposes above to 6 . .. Nc6 l ine:

(Azmaiparashvili-Vasiukov)

10 Ng e2 a4
11 Rd 1 a xb3
12 a xb3 o -o
13 e5 Ne8

The position is unclear. Dlugy - Shirazi. m

Championship 1986.

4A22 7 Nd5 Nc6

7... Nbd7!? 8 Ne2 c6 9 Nxf6+ Nxf6 10 Nf4 Be7 11 Bd2

0-0 12 Bc3 d5 13 cxd5 cxd5 14 0-0-0 dxe4 15 Nxe6
fxe6 16 Qe5 Qc8 1 7 Rd4 Kh8 18 Rxe4 Rd8 19 Rc4 (19
Qxe6 Nd5 20 Bc4 Bg5+ 21 Kb1 Nxc3+ 22 bxc3 Bf6
gives Black sufficient compensation for the pawn. )
19 .. .Qd7 20 Rd4 Bd6 21 Qg5 Nd5 22 Bc4 Nxc3 23
bxc3 Qc7 24 Rh4 h6 25 Kb1 Bf8 26 Bxe6 Qb6+ 27 Bb3
Rac8 28 Re1 Rd6 29 Qf5 Rdd8 30 Qf7 Ba3 31 Rg4 Qf6
32 Qxf6 gxf6 33 Rg6 Rxc3 34 Rxf6 Rdc8 35 Bc2 Rxc2
36 Re8 + Kg7 0-1. Pieterse - Ligterink. Holland
Championship 1987.

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8 Qe3

8 Qc3 NeS 9 Be3 c6 10 Nxf6+ Qxf6 11 Rei Be7 12 Qd.2

0-0 13 h4 Bd8 14 BgS Qg6 15 Ne2 f6 16 Nf4 Qf7 17
Qxd6? (17 Nxe6 Qxe6 18 Be3 Bb6 •) 17... Re8 18 Nxe6
Rxe6 19 Qd2 fxgS 0-1, Pieterse - Tiirunan Holland
Championship 1987

8 ... Be7
9 Bd3 NeS
1 0 Ne2 Nfd7
1 1 b3 B h4+
1 2 Ng 3 c6
1 3 Nc3 Bg S

Already Black has the advantage, Popov - Tal,

Tallirm 1973.

48 5dxe5 dxe5

As is so often the case in the Old Indian lines, Black

has nothing to fear from an early exchange of
queens.

6 Q xd8 +

6 Qb3 was introduced in Sandrin - Schiller, Midwest

Masters 1988: 6...Qc8 7 e4 Be6 8 QbS+!? Nfd1! 9 Be3
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Nc6 lO Rdl a6 11 Qa4 Bb4 12 Qc2 o-o 13 Kf2!? Nd·
14 Bxd4 exd4 15 Nd5 Bxd5 16 cxd5 c6 17 dxc6 bxo
18 Bd3 Ne5 19 Ne2 c5 20 Rei Rd8 21 Nf4 Qb8! 2
Nd5 Qd6 23 Rhdl Rdb8 24 Kgl Qh6 25 Qf2?? Nxd3 (
1.

6 ... K xd8

So the queens are gone and Black cannot castle. Bu

Black has superior piece development and White ha
a problematic light-squared bishop.

7 e4

�
7 g5 c6 8 o-o-o+ Kc7 9 g3 Be6 10 b3 Bc5 11 Bh3!
Bxgl and Black won quickly in Visier - Tal, Palma de
Mallorca 1966: 12 Rhxgl {12 Bxe6 Bd4! -/+) 12 ...Bxh3
13 g4 h5 14 Rg3 hxg4 15 fxg4 Nbd7 0-1.

7 ... Be 6
8 Bg 5

Less ambitious is 8 Be3 c6 9 o-o-o+ Kc7:

a) 10 g3 Na6 11 b3 Ba3+ 12 Kb1 Rhd8 13 Nge2

Rxd1 + 14 Nxd1 Rd8 15 Nec3 Bc5 Muelders -
==,

Mestel, Marbella Zonal 1982.

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b) I0 Be2 Na6 II f4 Ng4 I2 Bxg4 Bxg4 I3 Nf3 Bc5
and Black stands better because of his bishop pair,
Milev - Larsen, Moscow I959.

c) IO Kbl Na6 II g3 Bc5 and Black's position is to be

preferred, since White is stuck with a bad light­
squared b ishop, N ik itin - Vas iukov, USSR
Championship I969.

8... c6
9 0-0-0+ Kc7
1 0 f4 Bc5
1 1 f5 Bc8
1 2 h3 Nbd7

The position is equal, according to ECO . This

evaluation seems correct. Though it appears that
Black has wasted a lot of time with his light-squared
bishop, in fact he is not lagging in development. The
advance of the f-pawn is double-edged. On the one
hand it cramps the Black position but at the same
time the Pe4 is now weak and White has fewer
options in the center.

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· Simple Development with 4 Nf3

How can this simple developing move be wrong?

Well. it is clearly less ambitious than plcms involving
the establishment of pawn at e4. but even here the
Bf5 does not have a completely comfortable
rldstence. as Nf3-h4 is often playable.

Here there are two approaches for Black. He can

either head for a King's Indian or stay in the realm
of the Old Indian.

5A 4 . . .Nbd7
5B 4 . . . g6

A recent. if less than satisfactory try is 4... c6 from

Van der Sterren - Ligterink. Budel Zonal 1987: 5 Nh4
Bg4 6 h3 Bh5 7 g4 Bg6 8 Bg2 Nbd7 9 f4 e6 10 g5 Nh5
11 e4 (White is clearly better here. Unlike the
Hypermodern defenses. here Black has no
counterploy against White's broad center and no
compensation for the space he has so willingly given

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way.) 11.. . e5 12 f5 Ng3 13 Rg1 Bh5 14 Bf3 exd4 15
bl Qa5+ 16 Nd2 Nxe4 17 Bxh5 d5 18 Kf1 d3 19 cxd5
[d5 20 Nxe4 dxe4 21 Rg4 Qd5 22 Qb3 Qxb3 23 axb3
cs 24 Be3 1-0.

4 ... Nbd7

. move more in the spirit of the Old Indian than the

lng's Indian.
5 g3

) 5 e3 was seen in Donnelly - Gherghe, U S

Tomens Championship 1989 which continued 5... e5
Be2 h6 7 0-0 Be7 8 Nd2 0-0 9 g4 (This is rather
rtificial, and contains no immediate or long-range
ueats.) 9 . . . Bh7 10 f4 c6 11 Rf2 exd4 12 exd4 Qb6 13
(fl Ne4 14 Nxe4 Bxe4 (Black has acheived full
quality.) 15 Ng3 (15 f5!?) 15 . . . Bh7 16 Bd3 Bxd3 17
lxd3 Bh4 18 Be3 Rae8 19 Re2 Bxg3 20 hxg3 Nf6 21
iS hxg5 22 fxg5 Ng4 23 c5 dxc5 24 dxc5 Qb4 25
oe1 Nxe3 26 Rxe3 Qxc5 27 Kg2 Rd8 28 Qb3 Qd5+ 29
l.xd5 Rxd5 30 Re7 Rd2+ 31 R1e2 Rxe2+ 32 Rxe2 Rd8
3 Kf3 Kf8 34 Kf4 g6 35 Rh2 Rd5 36 Rh8+ Ke7 37 Rb8
!:f5+ 38 Ke4 Rb5 39 b3 a5 40 g4 Rb6 41 Kd4 Rb4+ 42
:e5 Rb5+ 43 Kf4 b6 44 Rb7+ Ke6 45 Rc7 Rc5 46 Ke3
»5 47 Kd4 Rxg5 48 Rxc6+ Kd7 49 Ra6 a4 50 Ke3 Rxg4
·1 Kf3 Rb4 52 bxa4 Rxa4 53 Rb6 Rxa2 54 Rxb5 Ke6
.S Kf4 Rf2+ 56 Kg4 f5+ 57 Kg3 Rd2 58 Rb6+ Rd6 59
!b5 g5 60 Rb8 Rd3+ 61 Kf2 Ke5 62 Ke2 Ra3 63 Rb4 g4
14 Kf2 Rd3 65 Rb8 0-1.

>) Burtman - Gherghe, U S Womens Championship

.989 saw White harrass the enemy bishop
rnmediately with 5 Nh4 Bg6 6 Nxg6 hxg6 7 e4 e5 (In
his configuration the central advance is probably a
>Ositional error. Black allows White to obtain a
>ermanent and significant spatial advantage, and
tas no real pressure against the center. A better

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plan is 7...e6 followed by simple development. fq
·

excnnple 8 Be2 c6 9 Be3 Qc7 10 Qd2. and now ever

10... dS seems playable. since on 11 eS Ng8 Black hd
plenty of time to reorganize and eventually bred
with c7-cS or f7-f6.) 8 dS Be7 9 Be3 NcS 10 f3 aS 11
Qd2 NhS 12 Rg1 Nf4 13 g3 NhS 14 0-0-0 a4 1S f4 Nfl
16 BxcS dxcS 17 Kb1 Bd6 18 Bd3 0-0 19 Rdf1 c6 20ft
QaS 21 Kc2 Rab8 22 fxg6 fxg6 23 g4 bS 24 dxc6 b1
2S NbS Rbd8 26 Kb1 Qb6 27 QgS Qxc6 28 Qxg6 Qe�
29 QgS b3 30 Nc3 Be7 31 Qe3 Rd4 32 RfS Nd7 1-0. I
I
5 e5
6 Bg 2 c6
7 o-o Be7

7...h6!? is an interesting alternative. where after &

dS, Larsen notes that 8 . . .cS would lead to a tempo,
down Old Benoni. hardly an appetizing thought. SCI
perhaps 8... Rc8 is best. with the idea of expanding
with a7-aS followed by plunking the knight at cS. �
1964
Toran
�
Instead. Vranesic - Larsen. Amsterdam Interzonal
8 dxeS dxeS 9 b3 Bb4! (Better than 9... Be7.\
Gheorghiu. Palma de Mallorca 1966) and1
Black ad few problems. For the continuation an �
analysis, see illustrative Game #2.
1

Black's position is very solid and it will not be easy

for White to achieve e2-e4 through a slow buildup.
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nterefore he often chooses to attack the Bf5 while
:hawing on the power of the fianchettoed bishop. If
this is his choice, he should do so immediately, as
otherwise Black will have time to play h7-h6, creating
tx comfortable retreat square for the bishop.

8 N h4

ex) 9 Ne1 exd4 10 Qxd4 and now Am . Rodriguez

5Uggests that 10.. . h6 is best, so that the bishop can
�etreat to h7. Instead, Noguieras - Seiro, Cuban
Championship 1984 saw instead 9 ...o-o 10 e4 Be6 11
b3 a6 12 Bb2 b5 13 cxb5 axb5 14 Nc2 c5 15 Qd2 b4
16 Ne2 Ra7 17 Nf4 Ne8 18 Ne3 Bf6 19 Bxf6! Qxf6 20
Rad1 Nb6 21 Nxe6 Qxe6 (21 . ..fxe6 was more solid -
Am. Rodriguez) 22 f4 Rd7 23 Rfe1 Nc7 24 Qe2 g6 25
�d2 Qe7 26 Red1 Re8 27 Qf1 Rdd8 28 f5! and White
had a clear advantage.

b) 8 c5 dxc5 9 dxe5 Ng4! - Taimanov.

c) 8 h3 carries a small threat: 8 . .. o-o 9 c5!. Better is

8...Ne4, according to Taimanov. The position then
.can be considered fully acceptable for Black.

8 ... Bg 6
9 N xg 6 hxg 6
1 0 e3 Qc7
1 1 Qc2 Nf8
1 2 d5 cs
1 3 Rb1 g 51

This space-saving move guarantees equality.

14 e 4 N8d 7

The position was level in Kaplun - Ornoprijenko,

Odessa 1978.

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5B 4 ... g6

5 g3

This is the logical response.

a) Less ambitious is 5 e3, e.g. Rogers - Mestel, Britisr.

Championship 1987: 5. .. Ne4 6 Nxe4 Bxe4 7 Be2 Bg7 B
0-0 0-0 9 b3 e5 10 dxe5 Nc6 11 Bb2 dxe5 12 Qcl Re8
13 Qc3 Qe7 14 Nd2 Bf5 15 Bf3 Bd7 16 a3 f5 17 Bd5-+
Kh8 18 b4 e4 19 Qxg7+ Qxg7 20 Bxg7+ Kxg7 21 Nb3
Nd8 22 c5 Bb5 23 Rfcl c6 24 Bc4 Bxc4 25 Rxc4 Ne6
26 Na5 Rab8 27 Rdl RedS 28 Reel Rxdl+ 29 Rxdl
Rd8 30 Rcl Rd7 31 Kfl Kf6 32 Ke2 Nd8 33 Rc3 g5 34
Rb3 f4 35 a4 Ne6 36 Rc3 g4 37 f3 exf3+ 38 gxf3 h5 39
Nc4 Ng5 40 fxg4 f3+ 41 Kel f2+ 42 Ke2 Rdl 0-1.

b) 5 Bg5 can lead to King's Indian positions e.g.

Whitehead - Shirazi, NY open 1987: 5 ... Bg7 6 e3 cS
(6 ... Nbd7 followed by e7-e5 would be more
consistent with Black's strategy. But this is an
interesting alternative.) 7 Be2 Ne4 8 Nxe4 Bxe4 9 0-0
Qb6 10 Qd2 Nc6 11 d5 Nd8 12 b3 Bxal 13 Rxal f6 14
Bh4 aS 15 Qc3 Qb4 16 Qb2 a4 17 Nd2 a3 18 Qcl BxdS
19 f4 Bc6 20 Nbl Qa5 21 Nc3 Ne6 and here my
source indicates 1-0, although 0-1 seem more likely.

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5 ... Bg 7

An interesting alternative is 5... Ne4!? 6 Nxe4 Bxe4 7

Bg2 (Or 7 Bh3 Bg7 8 o-o o-o 9 d5 Bxf3 10 exf3 c6 11
Rei Nd7 unclear, Ch ristiansen - Shirazi, US
Championship 1986. ) 7...Bg7 8 o-o o-o 9 Be3 c5:

a) 10 Nh4 Bxg2 11 Nxg2 -, Kogan - Shirazi, US

Olampionship 1986.

b) Van der Sterren - Van der Wiel, Holland

Championship 1987 10 Qd2 Qb6 11 Radl Nc6 12 d5
Bxf3 13 exf3 Nd4 14 Rfel Qa6 15 Bxd4 Bxd4 16 b3 Bf6
17 a4 Qb6 18 Qc2 Kg7 19 Re3 a6 20 Rdel Qb4 21 Bfl
Rfe8 22 Bd3 Rh8 23 h4 Qa5 24 f4 h5 25 Kg2 Qc7 26 f5
gxf5 27 Rf3 Rh6 28 Rxf5 Rah8 29 Rf3 1/2-1 /2.

6 Bg 2 o -o

6...c6 is a reasonable alternative. After 7 o-o o-o 8

Nh4, 8 ... Bc8 returns to the text. Chachere - Schiller,
Midwest Masters 1988 saw instead 7... Bg4 see
illustrative Game #5..

7 N h4 Bc8

7 . . . Bd7 is also possible, then 8 o-o c6.

8 o -o c6
9 b3 Qa5
1 0 B b2 Na6
1 1 e4 es
12 d5 cxd 5
1 3 exd 5 NcS

Agc'ri.n, Black has nothing to worry about, Salov -

Vasiukov, Ivano-Frankovsk 1982.

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ILLUSTRATIVE GAMES

1. Alekhine- Janowski. New York 192 4

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 d6 3 Nc3 Bf5 4 g 3 c6 5

Bg 2 Nbd7 6 e4 Bg 6 7 Ng e2 e5 8 h3

In Alekhine's opinion, Black is already considerably

�
worse. This is hardly surprising, from a classical
pers ctive, since White has established a broad
cente without creating any weaknesses in his own
positi n. A modem theorist would be compelled to
agree �th Alekhine.

8 ... Qb6
9 o-o o-o-o

·This supplies the opponent with an objective for a

direct attack, which, owing to the unfortunate
position of the Black pieces, will have catastrophic
consequences - Alekhine. •

An alternative is 9 .. Be7 1 0 Be3 Qc7 1 1 Qd2 0-0 1 2

.

Rfd1 Rfd8 1 3 Rac1 Nf8 with an unclear position.

10 d5 1
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Demolishing all Black's hopes for eventual delivery

by means of ... d5. The temporary release of the
c5-square is. in comparison with this main motive.
altogether immaterial ' - Alekhine.

1 0 ... Nc5
1 1 Be3 cxd5
1 2 c xd5 Qa6

12... Qxb2 1 3 Bxc5 dxc5 14 Qa4 Qb6 1 5 f4 exf4 16 gxf4

is clearly better for White - Alekhine.

1 3 f3

Intending b4. If 13 ...Qd3 then 14 Qc1 1- Alekhine.

1 3 ... Kb8
1 4 b4 Ncd7
15 a4 Qc4
16 Qd2

·aetter 16 Rb1 and then Qd2 and Rfc 1 . which would

have won without the slightest effort· - Alekhine.

1 6... Q xb4
17 B xa7 + Ka8

Obviously not 1 7 ...Kxa7?? 1 8 NbS+. picking up the

queen.

18 Rfb 1 Qa5
19 Be3 Nc5
20 Rb5 Qc7
21 a5 Nfd7
22 Nc 1 Rc8
23 Nb3 Na6

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I
There was no salvation to be found in 23...Nxb3 21
a6 Nxd2 25 axb 7+.

24 Na4 Be7
I
.

Or 24 ... Kb8 25 Rcl Qd8 26 Rc6. winning.

2S Nb6+ Kb8

25 ...Nxb6 26 axb6 Qb8 27 Rxa6+ bxa6 28 b7+ Qxb

29 Rxb7 Kxb7 30 Qb4+ Ka8 31 Qb6 wins.

The remainder of the game does not requir

commentary:

26 Rc 1 NdcS
27 N xe S d xe S
28 N XC 8 R XC 8
29 B t1 Qd7
30 Rb6 c4
31 R XC 4 R xc4
32 B xc4 Q x h3
I 33
34
Qg 2
K xg 2
Q xg 2+
Bd8
3S Rb2 Kc8
36 B xa6 b xa6
37 Bb6 Bg S
38 Rc2+ Kb7
39 d6 fS
40 d7 1 -0 .

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2. Vrcmesic - Larsen. Amsterdam Interzonal

1964

1 d 4 Nf6 2 c4 d 6 3 Nc3 Bf5 4 Nf3 Nbd 7

5 g3 e5 6 Bg2 c6 7 0-0 h61 ? 8 d xe5?1
d xe5 9 b3 Bb41 1 0 Bb2 0-0

It is already clear that Black has a comfortable game

with his development almost complete, no significant
weaknesses, and a healthy share of the center.

1 1 Re1 ?1

1 1 a3 Be7 12 b4 is the appropriate plan. Perhaps

Black can then play 1 2...a5 1 3 b5 Rb8!? The text
weakens f2 and walks into a pin.

1 1 ... Qb6

Black intends to capture on c3 and sink the knight at

e4.

1 2 N h4 B h7
1 3 e4?

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Larsen notes that the d4-square is now serious!)
weakened, and quotes Flohr: ·capablanca woulc
never even consider such a move as 13 e4. •

13 NcS
1 4 Qc2 Ne6
1 5 Nf3 Rfe8

This indirectly protects the pawn so that 16 Nxe5?

can be met by 16 ... Nd4!

1 6 Na4?

It was still not too late for 16 a3.

1 6 ... QaS
1 7 Re2 bS

If White opens up the c-file with 18 cxb5 cxb5 then

after 19 Nc3 Rac8 the pin is most unpleasant. On the
immediate 18 Nc3, however, 18 ...Nd4 is very strong.

I 1 8 a31
1 9 B c3
Bd6
Qa6
20 Nb2 b41

Black effectively exploits the pin on the a-file.

21 Be1 b xa3
22 Na4 Rab8 1
22 B c3

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mack now acts decisively to insure that White has no

time to regroup cmd recapture Black's extra }XIWI1.

23 N xe4 1
24 R xe4 B xe4
25 Q xe4 R xb3

With three pawns in hcmd, and more to come, Black

cruises home.

26 c5 N xc5
27 N xc5 B xc5
28 B xe5 Qd31

A precise finish.

29 Q xc6 Rxe5 1
30 N xe5 B xf2+ I
31 K xf2

Or 31 Kh1 Rb1+

31 ... Qd4 +
32 Ke2 Rb2+
W hite Resig ned

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· 3. Ivkov- I Sokolov, Kraljevo 1967

1 d 4 Nf6 2 c 4 d 6 3 Nc3 Bf5 4 f3 e5 5

e4 e x d 4 6 Q x d 4 Nc6 7 Qd 2 Be6 8 b3
g6 9 Bb2 Bg7 1 0 Nge2 0-0 1 1 g3 Ne5
1 2 Bg2 B xc41 ?

This sacrifice is ambitious, but seems to be fully

playable.

1 3 bxc4 N xc4
1 4 Qc2 c6

�
14 ... e3 15 Qd2 Nxg2+ 16 Kf1 Nh4 17 gxh4 Nh5 18
Ng3 and White is clearly better.

1 5 Nd 1 d5

1 5 ...Nxb2 leads to interesting complications:

a) 1 6 Qxb2 Nxe4 1 7 Ndc3 Nxc3 1 8 Nxc3 Re8+ 1 9 Kf1

Re3 20 Rc1 Qf6 -+ e .g. 21 Qxb7 Rxf3+ 22 Bxf3 Qxf3+
23 Ke1 Bxc3+ 24 Rxc3 Qxc3+ 25 Kf1 Re8.

b) 1 6 Nxb2 Qa5+ 1 7 Kf1 dS with compensation.

1 6 Bc3 b5
1 7 0-0 Re8

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Black has only two pawns for the piece but his
pieces are well placed and White's dark-squares are
very weak . White was reluctant to create further
weak squares with 1 8 h3, but that is what he should
have played anyway.

1 8 e xd5 N xdS
1 9 B xg 7 K xg 7
20 Nf2

White is hoping that Black will take the bait and leap
into the fork at eJ. but then White slips away with a
check. Instead. Black calnlly removes White's only
resource, leaving the latter with no useful plan.

If White were to move either knight to c3, then the

fork would be consequential.

20 ... Kg 8
2 1 Rfe1 Qb6

Adding an annoying pin to the pressure cooker.

22 Nc3 Nb4
23 Qb3 Nd3
24 Ne4

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24 Rxe8+ Rxe8 25 Rfl loses to 25 ...Nd2 26 Qc2 Nxfl
27 Qxe3 Ne3 and the queenside pawns march
quickly.

24 R xe41

There are so many weaknesses in the White camp

that sooner or later a move like this had to appear.

25 Q xd3

And a draw was agreed because of 25 . . . Rd4 26 Qf1

Rd2 27 Re2 Rad8 28 Rae1 , where 28 . . . Qa5? would be
met by 29 ReB+ Rxe8 30 Rxe8+ Kg7 31 Qal +.

There was one alternative which might have been

pursued: 25 Rxe4 where 25 . . . Nxf2 26 Re2 Ne4+ 27
Kh1 Nf2+ also draws. But Black can play 25 . . . Qxf2+
26 Kh1 Nc5 27 Qc3 Nxe4 28 fxe4 where Magar gives
28 .. . Ne3! and White is in trouble, e.g. 29 Rgl Rd8 30
Qxc6 Rdl 31 Qe8+ Kg7 32 Qe5+ f6 33 Qe7+ Kh6 34
Qf8+ Kg5 35 Qc5+ Kg4 36 h3+ Kxg3 37 Qc7+ Kh4 38
Qh2 JJxgl + 39 Qxgl Qxgl + 40 Kxgl Nxg2 with a
winniil
g endgame.

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4. Ligterink - Mestel. Marbella Zonal 1982

1 d 4 Nf6 2 c4 d 6 3 Nc3 Bf5 4 g3 c6 5

Bg2 g6 6 e4 Be6 7 b3 Bg 7 8 Nge2 0 -0
9 0-0 Qc8 1 0 f3 a6

Black can, of course, remove the light-squared

bishops from the board, but why bother?

1 1 a4 as

Securing the outpost at b4. As usual, White has a

spatial advantage and a dominating presence in the
center, but Black's position is very solid and his
pieces are well coordinated.

12 B e 3 Na6
13 Rcl Qc7
14 Qd2 Bc8

Black gets the bishop out of the way so that he can

play e7-e5, but 1 4...Bd7 might have been a bit less
congesting.

15 h3 e5
16 f4 e xd4
17 N xd4 Nc5

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·
Black might have wanted the other knight to occupy
this square. so that b4 could still be used as an
outpost.

18 Bf2 Re 8
19 Rfe 1 Nfd7
20 R b1 Qb6
21 Nc2 Qc7
22 Bd4 Bf 8

It is important not to exchange bishops, as the Pd6

will need defense.

23 Nd 1 Ra6
24 Nf2 Qd8
25 Bc3 Ne6

I
So. the knight which started its journey by moving to
a6 has now found a home in the center of the board.
Black has very little to worry about. but at the same
time his position is crowded and he has no plan of
his own.

26 K h2 Ra8
27 Red 1 Qc7
28 Ng 4 hS
29 Nf6+ N xf6
30 B xf6 NcS
31 Re 1 Bg 7?1
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An important strategic point. but tactically flawed.

The dark squared bishops can leave the board
because the White pieces have no direct means of
attacking the Pd6. But there is an indirect way.

32 Bxg 7 Kxg 7
33 Qd4 + Kg 8
34.5 1

'I'llls is a clever move which wins a pawn.

34 Ne6
35 exd6 Qd 8
36 Qd2 Bd7
37 h4 Qf6
38 ReS b6

It is important to keep control of the c5 square, so

that White cannot consolidate his gains by
advancing his c-pawn.

39 Rbe 1 Nc5
40 R 1e3 RedS
41 Ne1 Rae a
42 Nd3

White couldn't maintain the pawn for long anyway.

42 Q xd6
43 Qc3 Nxd3
44 Rxd3 Qb4
45 Qxb4 a xb4
46 Re7 Be6
47 Rxd 8 + Rxd 8
48 Rb 7 Bf5 1

Now White has no time to go pawn-grabbing

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49 K h 1 Rd 1+
5 0 K h2 Rd2
1/2- 1/2

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5. Chachere - Schiller. Midwest Masters 1988

1 d 4 Nf6 2 c4 d 6 3 Nc3 Bf51 ? 4 Nf3 g 6

5 g 3 Bg 7 6 B g 2 c6 7 0-0 0-0 8 N h4
Bg 4

8...Bc8 can transpose to Salov - Vasiukov, discussed

in the analysis section.

9 h3 Bd7
10 e4 e5
1 1 Nf3 Qe7

1 1 . .Re8 reaches, by transposition with a move less

.

for each side, Portisch - Larsen, Rotterdam 1977.

12 Bg 5 h6
13 Be3 Na6
14 Qc2 N h5
15 Re 1 Nb4

15 ... Nc71? was probably more accurate, but it

seemed a bit pass ive. My idea was to play Pa7-aS
cmd then drop the knight back, but I overlooked that
White's next move attacks my h-pawn.

16 Qd21 K h7

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1 7 a3

Best. If 17 cS then 17 ... dxc5 is unclear. though the

massive exchanges along the pawn chain: 17 ... exd4
18 cxd6 dxe3 19 dxe7 exd2 20 exf8=N+ Rxf8 21 Re2
·

favor White.

1 7 ... Na6
18 Rad 1 Rad8

A pawn sac is coming. I played this move quickly,

hoping for the odd chance that my opponent might
allow 19 dxeS dxe5 20 Ba7 Bh3. but the a-pawn is a
goner anyway.

19 b4 fS
20 e xfS g xfS
21 d xe5 d xeS
22 Qc2

22 Qe2!? was an interesting alternative. The idea is

that 22 ...f4 23 Nh4 fxe3 24 Be4+ Kh8 25 QxhS exf2+
f
26 Kh2 ex 1=Q 27 Ng6+ Kg8 28 Nxe7+ Kh8 29 Rxe1
1
wins. but 24 ...Kg8! is much stronger. leaving White
with the try 25 Ng6, e.g. 25 ...Qg5 26 Nxf8 exf2+ 27
Qxf2 Rxf8 28 h4 Qxg3+ 29 Qxg3 Nxg3 30 Rxd7 with a
clear advantage, or 28 . ..Rxf2 29 hxgS Rf7 30 Bg6. But
25 ...Qf6 saves the day, with 26 Nxf8 exf2+ 27 Qxf2
Qxf2+ 28 Kxf2 Rxf8+ 29 Kg2 Be6 and Black has a
significant advantage. On other moves, 23 Ng5+ is a
threat .

22 e4
23 B xa 7 Qf7
24 Nd2 Be6

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In return for his pawn, Black has excellent

coordination of his pieces and will be able to sweep
the queenside.

25 N e 2

25 Bfl was more logical.

25 Rd 31
26 b5 cxb5
27 c xb5 Rc8 1

This is the zwischenzug White missed! Now he is in

serious trouble.

28 Qa4

28 Qbl Ba2! is exceedingly embarr assing.

28 . . . Nc5

Unfortunately, 28 .. Qd7 fails to 29 Ne4!

.

29 B xc5 Rxc5
30 N x e 4?

A tempting sacrifice, but OI)e which meets with a

powerful zwischenzug which forces the win ·of a
piece for two pawns. 30 g4 was perhaps the best try,
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although Black might then invest a piece in 30 ...e3 31
fxe3 fxg4, e.g. 32 hxg4 Rxe3 33 gxhS RgS with a
strong attack .

30 . . . Rc41
3 1 Qa8 R xd 1
32 Nf6+

I am not sure that this desperado move is best. On

the one hand it keeps Black from having a strong
pawn at e4, but on the other hand the Black knight
will find a pleasant home there. Magar suggests 32
NgS+!? but after 32...hxg5 33 Rxdl Rc2 White will
have no time to snare the b-pawn.

32 N xf6
33 R xd 1 Ne 4
34 Qd8

White must keep control of d4.

34 ... Rc8

34 ...Nc i 35 Nxc3 Rxc3 36 Qa8 is not so simple.

35 Qb6 Bb3

Just to drive the rook from the open file.

36 R e 1 Rc4
3 7 Qe 3 Rc21 ?1

In Chachere's time trouble (he had two minutes left) I

played for complications, unable to find anything
clear here.

38 g 41

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A surprise, exposing the White king. I had
underestimated this move.

38 Nc31
39 g xfS BdS
40 f6

The last move of the time control is always a

dangerous place. 4 0 Qd3!? was the major
alternative, although after 40 . . .Nxe2+ 4 1 Rxe2 Rcl+
White is still in deep trouble, as Magar shows: 42 Btl
Bc4 43 Qd2 Rxfl +! 44 Kxfl QxfS or 42 Kh2 Bc4 43 Qd2
Qc7+! 44 f4 Bxe2.

40 N xe2+
41 Re2 Qg 6
42 f3 Rxe2
43 Q xe2 B xf6
44 a4 b6

Magar prefers 44 ... Bd4+ 45 Khl BcS, but after 46 aS

the win still requires a little work, e .g. 46 ... Qbl + 47
Qfl Qxfl + 48 Bxfl Bxf3+ 49 Kh2 and if the Black b­
pawn can be eliminated, say by b5-b6 followed by
a5-a6, White can hold because the rook pawn is of
the wrong color.

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The stage is now set for an endgame which is not as

easy as it looks. White's bishop looks very bad, but it
sufficient to defend the king.

45 Qe3 Bg 7 ? I

The correct plan was probably to get the bishop to

c5 as quickly as }:X>ssible. Therefore a king move. to
g7 or h8. comes into consideration.

46 K h2 h5
47 Bfl Qc2+
48 Kg 1?1

J
I felt th 48 Kh1 was pretty much forced. Then
48 ...Qdl VfOuld probably have been played. I had
full confidence in the endgame which now arises.

48 Qc51
49 Bd3+ Kg 8
50 Q XC 5 b xc5
51 K f2 Bd4+
52 Ke2 Bc3
53 Be4 Bc4+ I

53...Bb3 is not as good. because with 54 b6! Bxa4 55

Kd3! Be5 56 Kc4 Bd6 57 b7 White can eventually
force an exchange of b-pawn for Black's c-pawn.
and then cover up with Bg4, after which Black can
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only win the White h-:pawn at the cost of exchanging
light-squared bishops. after which the remaining
bishop is of the wrong color Of course Black might
0

be able to set up a mating net. or lock the king out.

but on. say. 57 Kf8 58 Bg6 h4 59 f4! this is not very
0 0 0

likely.

54 Ke3 BaS
55 Bc2 Kg 7
56 Ke4 Kf6
57 f4 Be6
58 Bd 1 h4
59 f51

This move offers the most resistance. It is clear that

White will have to sacrifice his bishop for one of
Black's remaining pawns. but if he can get the b6
pawn out of the way. then his connected passed
pawns will tie up the Black bishop:; on the queenside
and the win will take some time.

59 . . . B xf5 +

59 Ba2 60 Kf4! c4 61 Kg4 c3 62 Bc2 was hardly

0 0 .

promising. At this point the play was becoming

forced.

60 Kd5 B x h3
61 K XC 5 Bg 2
62 8g4 h3
63 B x h3 Bx h3

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The growing crowd of spectators at the board made

me a bit nneasy. Surely two bishops can handle two
measely pawns. I must admit that I hadn't done
much calculation. except to make sure that my king
was close enough to help out the clerics.

64 b6 K e7
65 Kb5

The alternative was 65 Kc6. but after 65. . . Kd8 the

Black king will work its way to b8 and then the rest is
simple./
65 Bd 2
66 Kc6 Bg 2+
67 Kc7 ?

This makes it easy.

67 Ba5 1

And now the pawns drop. so White resigned.

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Index of References

Alburt - Shirazi. US Championship 1 986 10

Azmaiparashvili - Vasiukov. Volgodonsk 1981 21
Balashov - Tal. Moscow 1 97 1 26
Bonin - Fedorowicz, London Uoyds Bcmk 1 987 13
Browne - Ivkov. New York Open 1 988 7
Browne - Shirazi, US Championship 1 986 28
Burger - Keene. New York 1980 6
Burtman - Gherghe. U S Womens Championship
1989 35
Chachere - Schiller. Midwest Masters 1988 39
Christiansen - Shirazi. US Championship 1986 39
De Boer - Ugterink. Amsterdam OHRA-B 1987 27
Dlugy - Shirazi, US Championship 1986 28
Donnelly - Gherghe. U S Womens Championship
1989 34
E:ingom - Rohde. St. John 1988 9
Garcia - Gheorghiu, Sochi 1 964 22
Grinberg - Dorin, Israel 1 98 1 13
Gurevich .D - Shirazi, New York open 1 987 8
Ivkov - Sokolov, Yugoslav Championship 1 967 20
Kaplun - Ornoprijenko. Odessa 1978 37
Kogan - Shirazi, US Championship 1986 39
Kouatly - Fedorowicz. Brussels OHRA 1987 20
Krogius - Suba. Sochi 1977 20
Lerner - Omoprijenko. Odessa 1 978 11
Ligterink - Mestel . Marbella 1 982 9
Milev - Larsen. Moscow 1959 31
Muelders - Mestel. Marbella Zonal 1982 31
Nei - Mikenas. Vilnius 1966 19
Nikitin - Vasiukov. USSR Championship 1 969 31
Noguieras - Seiro. Cuban Championship 1 984 36
Pieterse - Ligterink. Holland Championship 1 987 29
Pieterse - Timman Holland Championship 1987 29
Popov - Tal. Tallinn 1 973 29
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Portisch.L - Christiansen. Szirak Interzonal 1987 27
Radev - Suba, Sofia 1 977 25
Rogers - Mestel. British Championship 1 987 38
Rossetto - Herrera. Cordoba 1 970 21
Salov - Vasiukov. Ivano-Frankovsk 1 982 40
Sandrin - Schiller, Midwest Masters 1 988 30
Sharnkovich - Shirazi, Philadelphia 1 988 8
Szabo - Gheorghiu, Tel Aviv Olympiad 1 964 19
Van der Sterren - Ligterink, Budel Zonal 1 987 34
Van der Sterren - Van der Wiel . Holland Ch. 1 987 39
van Scheltinga - Tartakower. England 1 951 25
Visier - Tal, Palma de Mallorca 1 966 31
Vranesic - Larsen. Amsterdam Interzonal 1 964 36
Whitehead - Shirazi, NY o:pen 1 987 38

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