B) since as will be shown, Black can defer the ex change still further with safety,

but White can still induce a ,trans position to 2:B.

5 •f3Unsatisfactory is 5 ._371 (for 5
dxc5 see 3:A} cxd4 6 Ac4 *<:16+

5 ...An active placement of the OB

Jg4

and bette r than 5 ...cxd4 6 cxd4 gambit line of 1:8. For 5••.e6 see
6.
.
. cxd4
1.5 and 5..6 .1.82 (7)
Black to surrender the tension in the centre and decide on the dis- position of his
queen. Less precise
.lf517 see 3:A.Others are not too convincing

.
forWhite.A) 6 dxc5 hd117 (6...ibc5 see 3)7 *xdl e6 (7...e51? l:J,. e4) 8 b4-tif6cx:
e.g. 9 "1.f4?! e5 10 Ag5 -tie411 4 g5 12 Ag3 f5 13 h3 f4 14.ild30-0-
015hxg4l:xd316*e2fx B) 7c4*d78d5exd59cxd5h g3 17 *xd3 -tixf2 18 *c4 -tixh1 19b5
-tie7 20 -tixe5 Ag7 +- 0-1, 35Hesse-Pohl, Albena 1975.Bl 6 Be3 cxd4 7 cxd4 e5 8 Nc3
15
is 6Black by advancing his d-pawn, viz:
.••
e671 since White will cramp
-tid4 12 0-0 A.a7 13 A.03±
f3 10 hf3 -tid4 11 0-0 -tif6 12 -tic3 7 13 A.e3 += Angelov-Histrov, Bulgarian corr.
ch 1961.Cl 7 0-0 •f6 8 .1.83 (8 -tia3!? +=
when White has the option of the At this point it is prudent for
A) 7 h3! (Alekhine) A.h5 8 c4 *d7
9 d5 exd5 10 cxd5 hf3 11 Axf3
Sokolov) cxd4 9 4xd4 .ixe2 10 il'xe2 4xd4 1 1 .lxd4 J.e7=.C l ) 1 2 B d 1 "t ct 6 1
3 c 4 0 - 0 1 4 4J c 3 !:!.fd8 15 b3 §d7 16 §d3 §ad8 17 !:!.ad1 b6= S.Nikolic-Puc,
Yugoslav Ch. 1965.
C2) 12 4d2 0-0 13 §fd1 !:!.fd8 14 .l.\.e5 'ltrc6 15 4Jb3 !:!.d1 16 .E!xd1 'ltra4=
Thorvaldsson-Canal, Tel Aviv
1964.
7 cxd4 e6 Otherwise White advances his d
pawn with impunity, thereby severely cramping Blrick.A) 7...g6?! 8 <tic3! i6'a5 9
d5! xf3 10.a.xf34Je511.i2a6120-0l4J7 13 'ltrb3 '«tel 14 '«ra4 ®f8 (14... '«rd7?
15.l.tb5;14...<tid715.Q.f4+-) 15 .l.tf4 'ltrd8 16 !:!.fe1 4Jh6 17 .l.tf1 <tid7 18
t!i'b4! <tif5 {18...b6 19 !:!.xe7
'ltrxe720.a.d6+-)19itxb7+-1-0, 28 Csom-Pekun, Pula 1971 (1/970). B) 7....lxf3? does
·not win White's d-pawn. 8 .a.xf3 itxd4?? 9 .!.\.xc6 with check winning the queen ,
so Black would relinquish the bishop pair voluntarily.
8 •c3(8)
White could now of course castle instead, when Black does not have the option of
pinning the queens knight but must withdraw his queen .
diagram
A) 10 il'b3 ili'b8?! 1 1 d5 exd5 1 2 <tixd5 <tixd5 13 ili'xd5 when the open
position, coupled with Black having notcastledgivesWhitethe
better chances - K.Smith.B) 10J.e3.!.\.e711h3.!.\.h512ili'b3 a6 (12...ili'd7 13 g4
6 14 <tie5±) 13 g4! 1.lg6 14 <tie5 <tia5 15ili'a4 b5 164Jxb5axb5 17ili'xb5®f818
b4± lzvozchikov-Kuindzhi, USSR 1975.
2:A from diagram 8
8
9 0-0 •ts 10 h3
A useful interpolation, making 'luft' with tempo - unless Black decides to
relinquish the 'minor
exchange'; other moves are also promising for White.A) 10 il'b3!? itb4 1 1
l4J5 .!.\.e7 12 itxb4 4Jxb4 13 .il5 ®f8 14 4Je5 .!.\.h5 15 g4 l4J6 16 §ac1 a6 17 2

Now Black has three main triestodeal with the threat to his queen:2:A 8 il'a5 1973.

2:B 8 ...
il'd7
4Jfd5 += Kernan-Muniz, Teesside B) 10 J.e3 Ab4?! (10...4Jd5 11 4Jx
2:C 8Alternative queen moves are more
d5exd5+=) 11itb30-012a3.!.\.x
...
.lb4
c3 13 bxc3 itc7 14 c4± Minev-Solin difficult for Black since they lose Oslo 1954.
tempi e.g. 8
il'd89 0-0 4f6 and now C) 10 •e5? is premature. 10...xe2 ...
16
il'a5
2:8 from diagram 8 8 ...
ikl7
11 4Jxc6? *xc3! 0-1 Perlis-Tarta kover, Ostende 1907.
10
Possibly a little better than 8*a5 since White does not have theexpansion on the
queenside with Gligoric suggests that White's free tempo. However, here the queen
is play with his pieces is more than susceptible to the later possibilityof <£ie5
by White.
9 0-0
•f6(10)
adequate compensation for his iso lated pawn, which also usefully
supportsthelaterpossibilityofe5 by White.
White can now either complete his development by 11 Ae3, or he can start a plan of
gaining space and driving back the Black pieces on the queenside with 1 1 a3
pripmptly to be followed by b4.
10n
.
;
. J.h5 (9) +=/±
..

...
Black now has a difficult game.

10 !e3Also, White has good prospects

after:A) 10h3e.g.10....iixf311.iixf3<£ix
d4 1 2 .iixb7! !!dB 1 3 .iei 3± CibulkaMarsalek, Czech. Ch 1966; White'slead in
development and queensidemajority are a distinct asset - Blackshould avoid being
forced into .iix A) 11 .le3 Ae7 12 a3 0-0 13 b4 f3.
B) 10 •e5!?and now.
• .....t. •
t•- •-t•-t

'
•.•n•••A .
AU N-
R
-B -
-
*dB 14 *b3 J4j6 15 !!fd1 d5 16 xd5 exd5 17 <tie5 !!ac8 18 E!.ac1 with a clear
positional advantage
U
A

B 1 ) 10xf6 gxf6 13 !!xd1 0-0-0 14 .iei 3 for White; Padevsky-Herman, Sofia

...
J.x e 2 1 1 <£i x d 7 .i xi d 1 1 2
filJ4 Matulovic-Trifunovic, Yugoslav Ch 195B; 1 5 d5! += (Sokolov) Axc3 16 dxc6
Axb2 17 cxb7 and White has the better endgame. 1 7...'it>x b7?? 1B !!db1 +-.
B2) 10...•xe5 1 1 dxe5 Axe2 (1 1... *xd1 12 .iixd1 xd1 13 !!xd1 <£id7 14b5±)
12*xe2d5 13<£ixd5
1953.B) 11 a3!? and now.B1) 11...&d8 12 g4 Bg6 13 b4! Bx b414axb4*xa1 15*b3E!.xd416
Aa3 c2 17 itxc2 *xa3 1 8 b5 + Capablanca-Czerniak, Buenos Aires 1939.82)11....le7
12e30-013b4*dB

ltxd5 (13...exd5 isolates the d 14b5a515*a4b616E!.fc1+=

pawn +=/±) 14 !!d1 *a5 15 5!
17
Vasyukov-Toprover, USSR 1954.
•• ••• B

7 (15...h6 16 "«i'd3) 16 Jlxe7 c;t>x e.7 17 b4! "«i'b6 (17..:lWxb4 18 §.ab1 +-) 18
l:Id6± ; 18 "«i'g4.C) 10 .lg51? and now.
Cl) 10...•d5 11 h3 Jlh5 12 "«i'd2 Marie-Jean, Monte Carlo 1967; White brings his
rooks to the d-and c-files and can occupy e5 with a
knight after a likely g2-g4.C2) 10....le7 11 h3!? xf3 (11... 5 12 g46 13-'ib5D.
14.£)e5) 12 .axf3 .£)xd4 13 .llxb7 "«txb7 14 ttxd4 += (±?! E.C.0.) White has a
queenside majority, though it is difficult to mobilise.
10 ... Jd6 Withaviewtokeepinganeyeon e5 hoping to prevent its occupation, and
therefore more active than 10... 7. After 10...5 11 •xd5 Black
Black now has a difficult game, since the middlegame tactics or a liquidation into
an endgame are both in White's favour, viz.:
A) 12...•xe5 13 dxe5 .lxl e2 14 'lWx e2Jlxe514§.fd1'lWc61513.ac1and White has a
massive attack for the pawn e.g. 15...a6 1 -'lh6! gxh6 17 'lWxe5 ®e7 18 e4 'lWxe4
19 §.c7 and mate soon follows.

falls behind in development, viz.:

A) 11<tlxe5 (13..:lWe6 14 'itb5±; 13... ttc7 14 l:Iacl±) 14 dxe5± White has a lead
in development and Black an isolated d-pawn.
Better than 1 1 'lWd2 0-0 Perlis Rubinstein, Vienna 1908; White's
advantage is very marginal.
exdS12.£)e5.be213"«i'xe2 ...
J.xe213xd7.llxdl 14x f6 gxf6 15 §.fxd1 and with the threat of d5 and b5, and Black
with a broken formation and be hind in tempo, White has a virtual winning endgame.
B) 12
...

B) 11

hd512h3Jlh513'lta4 614_ac4+=/±e.g."«i'e415.£)d2 itf5 16 b5 'lWd5 17 l:!acl and

White wins a pawn.
11 h3
...
11
9 0-0 ita5A) 9.,.J.xc3?! voluntarily relin quishes the bishop pair in an open
position: 10 bxc3 e7 11 3± e.g.11...0-012c4'lWd713d5a5 14 e5 +-.
.lh5 12 ..!7!(11) +=/±
...
2:C from diagram 8
8
.lb4

...

Also 12 g4!? g6 13 -'lb5 offers White a few chances e.g. 13...a6?!

14 <tle5! Axe5 15 dxe5 e4 (15... B) 9.
axb5 16 exf6 gxf6 1 7 xb5 +-) 16 '6xd7 '1.'xd7 17 xc6c;t>xc6 1 8 <tlxe4 Axe4 19
l:Iacl 'l.'d7 20 !:fd1c;t>e8 21 Uc7.ac622,ac5+-
..
18
itd7? 1 0 d5! favourably
opens up the position for White who gains the bishop