The

Chess Cafe
Puzzle Book 2
Test and Improve Your
Positional Intuition

by

Karsten Muller

Foreword by
Susan Polgar

2008
Russell Enterprises, Inc.
Milford, CT USA
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2

Test and Improve Your Positional Intuition

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Karsten MUller

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 Table of Contents

Foreword 4
Signs & Symbols 4
Introduction 5

I . Motifs 6
Good and Bad Bishops 6
Domination 12
Outpost 17
Undermining 23
Opening the Position 26
Blockade 29
Improving Piece Placement 31
Prophylaxis 37
A Second Front 41
Counterplay 45
Positional Exchange Sacrifice 48
Simplification 52
Weaknesses 58
Weak Color Complex 66

2.Tests 72
Test 0 1 72
Test 02 77
Test 03 81
Test 04 85
Test 05 89
Test 06 93
Test 07 97
Test 08 101
Test 09 1 05
Test 1 0 1 09
Test I I 1 13
Test 1 2 1 17
Test 1 3 121
Test 1 4 1 25
Test 1 5 1 29
Test 1 6 1 33
Test 1 7 1 37
Test 1 8 141
Test 1 9 1 45
Test 20 1 49

Exercise and Test Solutions 1 53

Score Chart 274
Bibliography 275
 Foreword

This is a unique training program that aims to help intermediate and advanced
players by offering a large number of examples carefully selected by the author,
German grandmaster Karsten Muller. While there are many books and software
programs available to assist chess players in improving their tactical ability, there
are relatively few that focus on strategic and positional considerations. Working
through these positions and exercises is a great way to improve your positional
understanding. I recommend it!

Susan Polgar
New York, May 2008

Signs and Symbols

1 -0 White wins (Black resigns)

0-1 Black wins (White resigns)
�-� draw agreed
+ check
• mate
! a strong move
!! a brilliant or unobvious move
a weak move, an error
?? a grave error
!? a move worth consideration
?! a dubious move
an equal position
;!; White stands slightly better
± White has a clear advantage
+- White has a winning position
';: B lack stands slightly better
:;: B lack has a clear advantage
-+ B lack has a winning position
00 an unclear position
00 with compensation
with the initiative
-+
with an attack
D. with the threat or idea of
Cl better is
ol Olympiad
m match
ch championship
wch world championship
corr correspondence game

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 Introduction

Why is it so much easier to find books that focus on tactical exercises rather than
positional tests? One reason is that it is easier to locate suitable examples of
tactical combinations - at least for me. Moreover, the computer can be used to
check the accuracy and uniqueness of the solution. With positional exercises,
different computer programs may favor different moves and completely disagree
about the evaluation of a given position. This is, of course, never the case when a
clear-cut tactical solution exists. In a way, this problem is similar for humans,
making it difficult to find examples with unique positional solutions. Therefore,
in the tests offered in this book, when I think that different moves also deserve
points, I have mentioned these as well .

I suggest that you begin with the introductory chapters o f motifs, but you can, of
course, start with the exercises as a warm up. I f you are able to solve them quite
quickly, then you should tum to the tests. You cannot expect to solve the puzzles
on positional grounds alone. Positional motifs do not exist in a vacuum and con­
crete calculation almost always plays a role. So use your intuition to judge how
far you must calculate to get ful l scores. Sometimes it is sufficient to find the first
move, at other times you must calculate several moves ahead to ensure that your
idea really works. Themes l ike "counterplay" or "opening the position" tend to be
more tactical of course, but do not make your decisions on these grounds alone.
Always let your intuition be your guide in any given position. You should repeat
the tests after some time to train your memory and to recognize the patterns more
readily. I hope that after studying this book, you will look at positional matters
afresh, e.g. evaluate each exchange of a piece carefully (this problem is extremely
important, believe me), look at the plans and ideas of your opponent and add the
positionally desirable move to your list of candidates before you start calculating
variations.

Many thanks to Hanon W. Russell for adding many explanations, Susan Polgar
for her foreword, Mark C. Donlan, Helene Romakin, N ikolas Lubbe and Steve
Goldberg. Special thanks to Jacob Aagaard for testing the exercises.

I wish you plenty of fun with the puzzles and I hope that your overall perfor­
mance improves!

Karsten Miiller
Hamburg, May 2008

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 Motifs

Good and Bad Bishops

The bishop can only move on half the Ho/lis,Adrian Swayne (2606) -
squares of the chessboard and this has Hovde,Frank (2534)
many positional impl ications. I f one Corr. 1 99 1 (8)
bishop is exchanged, the other is also
weakened, as the enemy pieces can find
a safe haven on opposite color squares
of the remaining bishop. So the bishop­
pair is an important weapon and you
should not give your opponent a strong
unopposed bishop. This is especially
true when an attack with opposite-col­
ored bishops is possible (see Part B).

A) Bad Bishop

Trying to restrict and finally dominate 16...gxf5 17.�d5+ �f7 1 8 . � x c6

minor pieces is an important part of
chess strategy. Pawns are usually used
to make the bishops "bite on granite."
[n Hollis- Hovde, the d3-bishop bites
on the f5-h7 pawn chain, while the e3-
bishop is restricted by the d6- and c5-
pawns. Conversely, Black's a6-bishop
cannot be simi larly restricted. These
pawn chains are the active strategy to
restrict an enemy bishop. Of course,
especially long pawn chains in the cen­
ter can restrict the bishop. One famous
example is the c8-bishop in the French
Defense after l .e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.e5.
.il.b7!? This is more in the spirit of an
attack with opposite-colored bishops
than 18 . . . .Q..x c4. 19.�a4 h5 20.�abl
20 . .:£\xhS? is asking for trouble: 20 . . . �h4
2 1 . .:£\g3 f!. h7 22.'<t'f2 �xh2 23 . f!. g l
f!. g7 -+ . 20 . . . �g7 2 1 . �f2? Now
B lack's attack gains momentum and
White's bishop will play no role. 2l .f!.fdl
was called for. 21 ...h4 22.�fb2 22.afl
h3 23.gxh3 Jle4 and Black's attack is
very strong. 23 . . . �h4?! allows the po­
sitional exchange sacrifice 24.f!. xb7!.
22 ... hxg3 23.� xb7 �xb7 24.�xb7

In our first example, White's dark-squared

bi shop i s permanently bad, as the
doubled c-pawns and the blocked f4-
pawn form a cage. The light-squared
bishop is only on a bad square, but it
will get stuck protecting c4 if White
does not play actively. So 16.j},xf5!?
is White's best bet. B lack is better after
1 6:�a4 .:£\aS 17 . .Q.. f2 .:£\f6 1 8.l"!.fel .:£\g4.
 Motifs
24... iiteSI This is the application of
another positional principle: the more
pieces that are exchanged, the higher
the disadvantage of a bad piece. Black's
knight will reign supreme: 25. iitxe8+
.§xeS 26. .sl.d2 .§e2 27. .§b2 4)h5
28.h xg3 4) x g3 29 . .§b8+ 29 . .ilcl
§ x b2 30 . .ilxb2 <t:le2+ 3 l .'<tt f2 <t:lxf4
32.'<ttf3 <tld3 33 . .ila l this bishop is re­
a l l y u g l y 33 . . . '<tff7 -+ . 29 . . . �f7
30.Ael .§ x e l + 3 1 . �f2 .§e4
3 2 . � x g3 .§ x c4 33 .§b7+ �e6
• possible, as long as tactical elements are
34 . .§ x a7 �d5 3 5 .a4 .§ x c 3 +
36.�h4 �e4+ and Black later con­
verted his advantage.
B) Attack with Opposite-Colored
Bishops
Pure opposite-colored bishop endgames
have a very d ra w i s h n ature ( s e e
Dvoretsky s Endgame Manual o r Fun­
damental Chess Endings). However,
when more pieces come into play, then
the rule is that the side with the attack
(resp. initiative) is favored by the pres­
ence of opposite-colored bishops, as the
defending bishop cannot contribute to
the defense:
Seidler - Ruiz
Buenos Aires, 1 974
B lack's king is feeling the danger, but
7
nothing can stop White's attack on the
l o n g d i agon a l : t 6. 4) d 5 1 ? 4) x d 5
17.exd5 .4.xd5 18.t;td2! The point.
1 8: �d4? can be met by 1 8 . . : � e 5 .
18 .§f5 19.f4 iitd7 1 9 . . .�b5 20.§f2
•..
§af8 2 l .�d4 § Sf6 2 2.f5+- . 20. iitd4
�f8 2l . .§ael 2 1 .g4 §hS 22.f5 wins
as well. 21 ... .Q.c6 22.g4 1-0 22.�h8+
'<tlf7 23:�g7 # 0
Even without queens such an attack is
present and king safety is an issue:
David,Aiberto (2487) -
Plaskett,Jim (2525)
Mondariz zt 1 . 1 ( I 0), 1 3 .09.2000
White's powerhouse on d4, combined
with the attacking rooks, decides the
issue: 26 4)d5! 26.§g3? <t:le8 27.11xg7
.
( 27 . § gxg7+ <t:lxg7 2 8 . § xg7+ �h8
29.<tld5 §ae8) 27 . . .<t:lxg7 28.§gxg7+
'<tfh8 2 9 . § gS § x f4 3 0 . § x h 5 + �g8
3 1 .h3 § b8 and in both cases Black is
sti l l fighting. 26 . . . .§f7 26 . . . <t:lxd5?
2 7 . § x g7+ '<tlh8 2 8 . § a7+ <t:lf6
2 9 .J1 x f6 + +- . 2 7 . 4) x f6+ g x f6
28 .§7e6! B lack cannot defend the
•
dark squares around his king. W hite
wants to keep as much attacking poten­
tial on the board as possible, so he does
not exchange pieces. 28 d5 28 . . .�g7
..•
29.§ xd6 �g6 30.§eS MS 31 .§aS +- .
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29.Jl.xf6 d4 30.§g3+ �h7 30 .. .'it'f8
3 l .Ae5! +- . 3 1 . §g5!? d3 3 l . . . E!.d7
32. E!.xh5+ 'it>g6 33.g4 'it>f7 34.f5 E!.aa7
3 5 . A x d 4 +- F t ac n i k i n CBM 7 9 .
3 2 . § x h 5 + �g6 3 3 . §g 5 + �h7
34.Jl.c3 Jl.d1 35 . .§e3 1-0
The next example shows a nice combi­
nation based on an attack with oppo­
site-colored bishops:
Taimanov,Mark (2530) - C) The Bishop-Pair
Vitolimoh,Aivis (2415)
Jurmala (9), 1 978
24. . . § xe4! 25 . .§ xe4 d5 26.§ xd4
26.cxd5? �xd5 2 7 . E!.bel ( 27. El.e8+?
E!.xe8 2 8 . � x d 5 E!.e 2 + 2 9 . 'it> h l
Ax b l -+ ) 27 . . .A x e 4 2 8 . E!.x e 4
�xb3 -+ . 26 ... c x d4 27 .§c1 Jl.e4
28.�d1 dxc4 29.§ xc4 Jl.a8!
8
B lack 's in itiative is very strong, as
White cannot block the long diagonal:
30.�g1?! 30 . E!.c 5 �e7 3 l . b4 �e4
32.�fl was more tenacious. 30 ... �d5
31.§ xd4 �f3 32.J}.e1 .§e8 33.§d2
h5! Initiative is more important than
material here. Black wants to undermine
W h i te ' s s h e l t e r : 3 4 . §f2 � x b3
35.Jl.b4 h4 36.f5 §e3 37.Jl.d6 g5
38.f6 §d3 39.Jl.c7 §d1 0- 1
Two bishops are usually very strong.
Jonathan Rowson describes this in The
Seven Deadly Chess Sins (page 1 30) as
fol lows:
"Although the pair of knights can be
very effective, we don't see them as 'a
pair' because there is nothing one knight
can do that t h e other can ' t i n
principle . . . There may b e someth ing
good about 'the two knights' in a par­
ticular position, but this is purely acci­
dental, for there is no reason in prin­
ciple why a pair of them should be more
than the sum of their parts. On the other
hand, one bi shop makes up for the
shortcomings of the other, and takes
care of its own shortcomings in the pro­
cess. So what happens when you cap­
ture the opponent's bishop is not only
that you remove one piece of value, but
that you 'weaken' the other bishop too."
A single bishop can operate on both
wings simultaneously, so it is easy to
understand that the bishop-pair are a
tactical powerhouse (especially in open
positions) and are a strong endgame
weapon. Therefore, it is no wonder that
many positional operations aim to ob­
tain the bishop-pair:
 Motifs
Naiditsch,Arkadij (2524) -
Lutz,Christopher (2643)
GER-ch Altenkirchen (9), 08. 1 2.200 1
I n this typ ical Hedgehog structure,
Black successfully undermines White's
overextended center and ulti mate ly
wins the bishop-pair. This is decisive
in the resulting endgame: 28 e51 The••.
weakening of d5 is not so important,
since White can't use it. 29.f5 29.fxe5
tzl x e 5 3 0 .tzld5? ( 3 0 ." � e 2 �c7 �)
30 . . .tzlxd5 3 1 . c xd5 §. x c l 3 2 . � >< c l
(32.§.xcl .llg5 33.Ae3tzlxd3 34.�xd3
.llx e3 35. �><e3 .ll x d5 -+ ) 32 . . .tzlxd3
33.§. xd3 .ilg5 34.Jle3 §. xe4 35 ..1l.xg5
h xg5 =i= Ribli in CBM 87. 29 . . . �f4
30.�d5 30 .Ae3 tzlxd3 31.�xd3 t.
30 ... b51 31 ..1lbl?
The advantage of the bishops is larger
than Black's plus after 31.tzl xf4! exf4
9
32 .cxb5 tzlxe4 33.§. xc8 �xc8 34.�xf4
Ag5 35.�fl tzld2 36.�f2 tzlc4 37.�c2
axb5 � . 3l . . . b)(c4 32.� )(f6+ ...Q. )(f6
33 .thd6 �d3 34. � )( b8 Et )( b8
35.Jl)(d3 35.§. xc4 tzlb2 -+ is the tac­
tical justification. 35 ... c)(d3 B lack is
winning because of the bishop-pair,
combined with the l ight-squared weak­
nesses in White's camp, and the passed
pawn on d3 . 36.Etc4 Etbc8 37.Jl.c5
Jlc6 38.�b3 ...Q. b 5 39.Etc3 Jlg5
40.a4
40...Jlc61 40 . . ..1l.xa4? 4 l .§.cxd3 allows
W h i te s o m e h o p e . 4 1 . h4 Jl )( h4
4 2 . � a 5 Jl )( a4 4 3 . Et d )( d3 Jl.el
44.Eta3 Jlc2 45.Eth3 Eted8 46.Etal
Etdl 47.Et)(dl Jl )(dl 48.Ete3 Jlh4
4 9 . � c4 ? 1 Jlf2 5 0 . Etc3 ...Q. e l l
5 1 . � d6 5 l . §. c l A x b4 5 2 . .1l. x b4
Ae2 -+ and Black wins, despite the
opposite-colored bishops, because of
the many l ight square weaknesses i n
White's camp. 51 ... Jl)(c3 52.� )(c8
Jlc2 5 3 . � d6 Jld3 54.g3 Jlb2
55.Jle3? 5 5 . Bb6 was more tenacious,
but B lack will ultimately prevail, e.g.
55 . . . g6 5 6 . fxg6 fxg6 5 7 . 'it'g2 .ll. c 3
58.Ac5 h 5 59. 'ifi>f3 Ad2 -+ . 55 Jla3•••
0-1 Naiditsch resigned as . . . a5 follows.
As a rule, the side with the bi shops
wants to control the position and then
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
open it on their own terms. Usually it
takes time to win the bishop-pair, so the
opponent gets some dynamic compen­
sation. This must be used to create
weaknesses and outposts for the knights
to use their dynamic potential before the
bishops can control the position and
restrict the knight's activity:
Sturua,Zurab (2595) -
/zoria,Zviad (2372)
Yerevan zt 1 .5 (4 ), I 0.06.2000
l .c4 eS 2 . .£l c3 .£lf6 3 . .£lf3 .£lc6
4.e3 .1l.b4 S.�c2 .1l.xc3!? B lack vol­
untarily cedes the bishop-pair. 6.�xc3
"tte7 7.d3 Here's one game that illus­
trates what can happen if Black does
not follow up actively: 7.a3 0-0 8.b4
d6 9.d3 ..Q.g4 10 . ..Q.b2 E! ad8 11..il e 2
'<tth 8 12.h3 ..Q.c8 13.0-0 E!fe8 14.E!fe1
<tlb8 1S . ..Q.f1 <tlbd7 16.g3 <tlf8 17 ..ilg2
<tlg6 18.e4 cS 19.E!fl b6 20.bS E! f8
2 l .a4 <tle8 22.aS <tlc7 23.axb6 axb6
24.h4 hS 2 S .<tlh2 fS 2 6 . e x fS ..Q.xfS
27.'lit'd2 <tle8 2 8 . E! a6 ± and W h ite's
bishops ruled i n N . Ostoj ic-D. Kosic,
Herceg Novi 200 l . White has complete
control and went on to win. 7 . . . dS!
Black wants to open the position to gen­
erate active opport u n i t i e s for h i s
10
knights. 8 . .1l.e2 8.cxdS <tlxdS 9:�c2
0-0 10.a3 aS 1l .b3 ..Q.g4!? 12 . .ile2 E!ad8
1 3 . 0-0 fS 1 4 . h 3 .il h S 1 S . ..Q.b2?!
( l S .<tlxeS!? �xeS 16..ilxhS f4! 1 7 . .ilf3
fxe3 18 ...Q.xdS+ �xdS 19 . ..Q.xe3 �xd3=
( Ribli in CBM 78)) 1S . . . e4! and Black
had good play in A.Chemin-S.Polgar,
B udapest 1 9 9 3 . 8 . . . 0 - 0 9 . 0 - 0 ? 1
9.cxdS <tlxdS 1 0.�c2 is more circum­
spect. 9 . . . e4!? Black grabs the oppor­
tunity to create weaknesses on the light
squares, where he has more firepower,
as all his minor piece can operate there,
while White's dark-squared bishop can­
not. 10 .£jd2 1 O.<tld4 <tieS l l .cxdS
•
<tlxdS 1 2.'�b3 exd3 13 . .ilxd3 <tlxd3
1 4.�xd3 E!d8 =i= . 10 ... .1l.fS l l .dxe4
dxe4 1 2.b3 §ad8 13. .1l.b2 .£1b4
Now it i s c l ear that B l ac k ' s l ight­
squared strategy has succeeded. 14.f3?!
T h i s creates furth e r w e a k n e s s e s .
1 4 . f! fd l <£ld3 l S .<tlfl <tlxb2 1 6.�xb2
<tld7 'i= was the lesser evil. 14 exf3 •••
1S.§xf3 1 S .<tlxf3 .ild3 + . 1S . . . j}_g6
1 S . . . ..Q.g4? 16. E! x f6 � x f6 ( 16 . . . gxf6
1 7 .<tle4 +- ) 17 . .il x g4 ± (Ribli).
1 6 . .£j f l §fe8 1 7 . .£l g3 .£l d 3
1 8 . j}_ xd3 §xd3 1 9 . �a S § xe3
2 0 . j}_ xf6 gxf6 2 1 . �d2 �cS
22.§xe3 §xe3 23."�f2 �eS and
B lack later converted his advantage.
 Motifs

Exercises

(EOl ) Short,Nigel (2677) ­ (EOJ) Suetin,Alexey ­

Gurevich,Mikhail (2667) Botvinnik,Mikhail
FIDE World Cup-B (5), 05.09.2000 URS-ch20 Moscow, 1 952

w B

How to continue White's attack? (Five How did Botvinnik neutralize White's
points) Solutions begin on page 1 53 . pressure? (Three Points)

(E02) Bareev,Evgeny (2721) ­ (E04) Leko,Peter (2600) -

lvanchuk, Vassily (27 1 0) Rodriguez Cespedes,Amador (2555)
1 9th EUCup (6), 03 . 1 0.2003 Yopal (3), 22 .06. 1 997

w w

White has many threats and is well-cen­
tral ized. Can you fi nd h i s Achi l les'
heel? (Four points)
Both sides are attacking with opposite­
colored bishops. But White's whole
army is better mobilized, so it is per­
haps no surprise that he is winning. But
how is this done? (Two points)

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Domination

Restricting the scope of the enemy h a v e i n c reased the pre s s u re w i t h

pieces is a very important positional
strategy. Studying the games of players
like Karpov and Kramnik will allow you
to see this concept in action and give
you a better understanding of it. There
are different degrees of domination:
zugzwang is when all the enemy pieces
are restricted, but just one dominated
piece can spell trouble, as we will see
in Topalov-Leko. However, let's first
look at the general strategy:
26.E! xd8 4:lxd8 27.e5! f6 28.�e3 as
28 . . . 4:l f7? is met by 2 9 . l"! c l .!ld7
30.E!c7 +- (Psakhis in CBM 89 extra).
26 ... E{ xd2 27.E{xd2 f6 28.a3 h51?
29.<it'd3 29.b4!? was more precise as
B lack's queenside is now completely
dominated, e.g. 29 . . . g5 30 . .!lfl eS 31.f5
4:ld4 32 . .ile2! g4.

Psakhis,Lev (2574) -

Gustafsson,Jan (2542)
20th Andorra Ia Vella op (7),
1 2.07.2002

Now Psakhis' suggestion 33.h3! to open

a second front is convincing: 33 . . . 4:lxe2
(33 . . .gxh3 34.4:ld5+ +- ) 34.�xe2 gxh3
3 5 . �f3 �e8 3 6 . E! h 2 +- . 29 J}.d7
••.

30.<itlc4 J}.eS 31 .b4

White has more space and the initiative.

But how does he make use of these ad­
vantages? 20.Ah31 Right! By stopping
the freeing advance . . . eS, Psakhis en­
sures that Black's queenside cannot be
developed. Next, he will j ust centralize
his army and make sure that Black can­
not untang l e . 20 . . . �a8 2 1 . � ca4
� xb6 22.� x b6 E{e8 23.f4 <it'f8
24.E{adl <it'e7 25.�f2 ladS B lack 3l ... �a7? Now White's monarch will
tries to relieve the pressure through ex­ enter with decisive effect. B lack had to
changes, but h i s queenside remains exchange his passive rook immediately:
problematic. 26.<it'e3?1 Psakhis could 3 1 . . .l"!d8! 32.l"! xd8 4:lxd8 (Psakhis) and

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 Motifs
Black can still offer tenacious resis­
tance. 32.�c5 4)c8 33.e51 Fixing the
e6 weakness on a light square and re­
stricting the knight on c8. 33 ...fxe5
34.fxe5 .Q.c6 35 . .Q.g2 Jl x g2
36.gxg2
36 . . . 4)a7 36 . . . \t>e8 3 7 . § a 2 !? Good
prophylaxis. The fol lowing line shows
why : 37 . . . .£la7 ( 37 . . . \t>e7 38 . .£lxc8+
§ x e S + 3 9 . \t>b6 § b8 4 0 . \t>c7 +- ;
37 . . . \t>d8 3 8 . § d 2 + \t>e8 39 . .£l x c8
§ x c8+ 4 0 . \t>b6 t:!c 3 4 l . a 4 t:!c4
4 2 . § b 2 +- ) 3 8 . \t>d6 .£lb5 +
39.\t>xe6 +- ; The rook endgame after
36 . . . .£lxb6?! 37.\t>xb6 is totally winning
because of White's activity, which is
extremely important in rook endings in
genera l : 3 7 . . . \t>d7 3 8 . § d 2 + \t> c 8
39.\t>a7 +- . 37.gd2 Now White's su­
perior acti v i t y d e c i d e s the i s s u e :
3 7. . . �f7 38.gd7+ �g6 39-�d6
4)b5+ 40 . � x e6 4) x a 3 4 t . �e7
4)c2 4 2 . 4) d 5 �f5 43 .e6 4)d4
44.�f7 4)f3 44 ... .£lxe6 45 ..£le7+ \t>e5
46.t:!d5 + +- ( P sakh i s ) . 45.4)e7+1 ?
�e4 46.4)g6 4)g5+1 47.�e7 �f5
48.4)f4 h4 48 . . . \t>g4 49.§d8 § xd8
50.\t>xd8 .£lxe6+ 5 1 ..£lxe6 b6 52.\t>c7
a5 53.b5 +- (Psakhis). 49.gd5+ �g4
50.h3+ 4) xh3 51.4) xh3 1-0
The fol lowing game is an ideal example
of u s i n g pawns to restrict t h e
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opponent's p ieces . N owadays most
computer programs understand this, but
Deep Blue seemed unaware ofthe prob­
lems until it was too late:
Kasparov,Garry (2795) -
Deep Blue
Philadelphia m (6), 1 996 [030]
1.4)f3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 e6 4.4)bd2
4)f6 5.e3 c5 6.b3 4)c6 7.J1b2 cxd4
8.e x d4 .Q.e7 9.gct 0-0 10.J1d3
Jld7 1 1 .0-0 4)h5? A very bad move,
as it loses valuable time. 1 2.l:!el 4)f4
13. .Q.bt .Q.d6 14.g3 4)g6 15.4)e5
gcs t6.4) xd7 �xd7 17.4)f3 Jlb4
ts.ge3 gfd8 19.h4 4)ge7
Now White mobilizes his pawns to re­
strict B l ack to the maximum. 20.a3
.Q.a5 21.b4 .Q.c7 22.c5 B lack's army
makes a very poor impression. The
w h i te pawns d o m i n ate the board .
22 ... ges 23. �d3 g6 24.ge2 4)f5
25 . .Q.c3 h5 26.b5 "Keene calls this
'Kasparov's strategy of strangulation'
and points out that 26.b5 doesn't just
attack the knight but establishes 'a gi­
ant, crawling mass of wh ite pawns,
rather resembling a colossal army of
soldier ants on the move.'" (Friedel in
CBM 50) 26 ... 4)ce7 27.Jld2 �g7
28.a4 gas 29.a5 a6 30.b6
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Topalov, Veselin (2745) -

Leko,Peter (2722)
Candidates final Dortmund (2),
1 9.07 .2002

30 ...Jl.b8?? Now B lack's bishop and

a8-rook are out of the game. 30 . . . Jld8
was absolutely necessary, when the e7-
knight could go to c6 and the bishop to
f6 . 3 l .Ac2 .£) c 6 3 2 . Jl.a4 E!e7 43.E!h6 E!f7 44.�e6 E!f8 45.�e4?1
3 3 . Ac3 .£) e 5 ? 1 34 . d x e 5 � x a4 45 .'\;i'fS!? '\;i'e7 (45 . . . �f7 46.�e6 �f8
35 . .£)d4 .£) xd4 36.� xd4 As more 47.�h4!5:5 ) 46.�d3 �b7+ 47.f3! 4:\b2
pieces are exchanged, the weakness of 48.�c2 �g7 49.�hl �g8 (49 .. .f5!? is
the dominated pieces is felt to a greater probably B lack's best bet 50.�bl 4:\a4
degree. 36 ... �d7 36 . . . �xd4 37.�xd4 51.�xa4 �g8 52.g4 fxg4 53.f4! White
�d7 38.�b2 �d8 39.c6 bxc6 40.b7 must use B lack's g-pawn as a shield
� a7 4 l .� xc6 +- ; 36 . . . �c6 37.�d2 53 . . . �b7+ 54.'it>gl �e4 55 .�b3 and
�d7 38.�g5 and White's attack on the White is still fighting.) 50.g4 f5 5 1 . '\;i'xf5
kingside w i l l w i n the game easi ly. 4:\c4 (5 l . . . � e8 5 2 . � c l 5:5 ) 52.� xh7+
37.Jl.d2 E!e8 38..1lg5 E!c8 39.Jl.f6+ �xh7 53.�f6;�; (Rogozenko in CBM
'it/h7 40.c61? The decisive break­ 90) is one line that shows White's re­
through. 40... bxc6 40 . . . � xc6 4 1 .�ec2 sources. 45 . . . �d7 46. �f3 \t'g7
� x c 2 4 2 . � x c 2 �e8 4 3 . � c 5 'it>h6 47.E!h5
44. �c8 +- . 4 1 . �c5 \t'h6 42.E!b2
�b7 43.E!b41? 1-0 The Deep B lue
team resigned as B lack's army is para­
l yzed, e . g . 4 3 . . . 'it> h 7 4 4 . g4 h x g4
4 5 . � xg4 �g8 46:�e3 '\;i'c8 47.�h3
�e8 48.�g5 �f8 49 . h 5 �h6
50.�xc6 +- .

J ust one dominated piece can spell

trouble.

In the next example, White has only one

pawn for the knight, but he can stil l of­ 47 ... .£jb2? The kn ight is not really
fer extremely tough resistance. much better on b2; improving the rook

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 Motifs
was necessary: 47 . . J''!.d 8! 48.'�e4 h6
and it is hard to believe that White can
hold this. 48..§d5 �e6 49 .§d41 .§cS
• 1 7 . . . Jl,.h6 1 8 .f41 B lack 's rook is
49 . . . 4Jc4? 50.�g4+ +- . 50 .§e4 �c6
• dominated. 18 b4 1 8 . . . .!"!b8!? may be
5Vifj'h2 \tlf8?1 Now it is definitely
drawn. 51. . .h5 was the last chance to
play for a win. 52.�f41 \tlf7 53.�f5
.§gS 54. �xh7+ .§g7 55. �h5+ \tlf8
56.�f5? Topalov even wants to win!
But t h i s is a s k i n g for too m u c h :
56.�h8;!; was warranted. 56 ... .£Jc4
57 . .§e2 5 7 .!'!.e6 !'!.h7 + 5 8 . � x h 7
� x e6 -+ ( Rogoze n k o ) . 57 . . . .§g5
5 8 . �h7 .£le5 59. �h6+ \tlg8
60. � x g 5 + f x g 5 6 l . .§ x e5 �f6
62 . .§e2 �f3 63 . .§d2 \tlf7 64.a4
�b3 65 ..§d6 � x a4 66 .§b6 �a2
•
0-1
In the next example, Polugaevsky's con­
cept put Black's whole setup under a
cloud:
Polugaevsky,Lev (2620) -
Torre,Eugenio (2550)
Moscow, 1 98 1
17.h 4 1117.exf8�+? 'it'xf8 18. !'!.d6 !'!.b8
1 9.Ae3 !'!.h5 20.Ae2 !'!.e5 2 l .'it'd2 b4
15
2 2 . 4Jd l 'it'g8! and B lack was OK in
J . P i achetka- V. B agirov, Berl in 1 979.
••.
worthwhile to avoid the advance . . . b4,
w h i c h weakens the l ight squares.
19 ..§d6 .§b819 ... bxc3? 20 . .!"!xb6 cxb2
2 l .Axc4 Jlc6 22 . .!"!xb2 and White wins,
despite B lack's extra rook. 20 . .£jd1
Jl.xg5 21.fxg5 .£ld5? The idea of sac­
rificing the knight on e7 does not feel
right, as White's whole army gets very
active, but it is already difficult to give
Black good advice. 2 l . . .Ad5? loses
outright: 2 2 . 4Je3 ..lle 6 23 . ..1lg2 ..lld7
24 . ..1lc6 +- . 22.Jl,.xc4 .£l x e7 23.fxe7
\tlxe7 24 .§f6
•
White continues his strategy of restrict­
ing Black's pieces. 24 ... .§hf8 25 . .£Je3
Jl.e4 26 .§xa6 .§bdS 27 .§f6 .§d6
• •
28 .§f4 .§d4 29.h5 Jl.d3 30 . .£ld5+
•
\tld6 3 l . .§ x d4 c x d4 32 .Q.b3?1 •
Polugaevsky went on to win, although
he later showed that 3 2 .Axd3 was
c a l l ed for: 3 2 . . . 'it' x d 5 3 3 . h 6 .!"!g8
( 3 3 . . . .!"!h8 34 .�f2 �d6 3 5 . �f3 �e7
36. �g4 f6 37 . �h 5 +- ) 3 4 . h 7 .!"!h8
35 .'it'd2 'it'd6 36.�c2 �e7 37.�b3 <ittf8
38.�xb4 �g7 39.�c4 +- .
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Exercises

(E05) Radjabov, Teimour (2667) - (E06) Jvanchuk, Vassily (2729) -

Minasian,Artashes (2586) Aronian,Levon (2752)
Moscow Aeroflot op (3), 1 7.02.2005 Morelia/Linares (2), 1 9.02.2006

w w

How to use White's space advantage? White to move! (Two Points)

(One point) Solutions begin on page
1 54.

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 Motifs
Outpost
An outpost is a weak square that can­
not be controlled by an enemy pawn,
but which can be occupied by a piece
supported by its own pawn. Especially
the knight needs strong anchor squares:
Gurevich,Mikhai/ (2694) -
lvanov,Mikhail (2454)
France chT ( 5 .2), 30.03 .200 1
White's knight is the key to the posi­
tion. When it manages to land on c4,
then converting White's material advan­
tage will be j ust a matter of technique:
24.�gll �a6 2S.�f3 Jlg7 26.�e2
�b7 27.§d3 Ah61 28.�d2
28 �d7? White's knight will domi­
•..
nate the position, while B lack's bishop
17
w i l l o n l y h i t e m pty s q uare s . So
28 . . . A x d 2 w a s forced : 2 9 . � d x d 2
( 2 9 . � c x d 2? c4 3 0 . bxc4 � x c4 a n d
Black's counterplay makes White's task
very difficult.) 29 .. :�d7 30:�f3 �e8
3 1 .�e2 ±. 29.�c4 §e8 30.�f3 fS?
This weakens B lack's king and gives
White another outpost on e6. 30 .. :�e7
offered more resistance, e.g. 3 1 .�dl
�bb8 (31. ..�b7 3 2 . 4Ja5 �c7 33.4Jc6
�f8 34.�e2 +- ) 3 2 .a4 � b7 3 3 . � a l
"(Jf c 7 3 4 . � a a 2 �b8 3 5 . 4Ja 5 � c7
36.�e2 +- . 31.§e2 §bb8
32.§e61 And it is over: 32 §xe6
•••
3 3 . dxe6 � xe6 3 4 . § xd6 �e4
3S.�xe4 fxe4 36.§e6 §a8 37.a4
§b8 38.aS §xb3 39.a6 1 -0
The fol lowing pawn structure occurs
quite frequently:
Gershenzon,Sergey -
Stisis, Yaacov (2403)
Israel ch-T (9), 28.04.2000
In the next example, White has a hole
on d4, which may serve as an outpost
for B lack. White must also be careful
not to allow a bind on the dark squares,
as one weak square is often connected
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with a weak color complex. On the other
hand, if he manages to get in c4-c5 and
make use of the d6-outpost, he can eas­
ily be better.
12.h3? This helps B lack in his fight for
dark square contro l . 12 . .>le3 .£lbd7
1 3.E!fdl 'ifJc7 14 . .£la4 was more to the
point, as White must prevent a dark
square b i n d . 1 2 . . . j}, x f3 1 3 . A x f3
Jl.c5 14.b3 4)bd7 1 5.Jl.b2 j},d4
16. .§ad1 "l:fc7
17.4)e2? This allows another favorable
exchange. B lack's dream scenario of
knight vs. light-squared bishop is get­
ting closer. 17.b4? is also wrong as
Black can force the pawn to advance:
17 . . . a5 18.a3 axb4 19.axb4 iil'b6 20.b5
.£lc5 +; 17 . .Q.c l !? .£lc5 18 . .£le2 .£le6
1 9.�h2 E!ad8 20 . ..1lg2 ..llc 5 2l .f4 is one
po s s i b l e l i n e that g i v e s W h ite
18
counterchances. 17...j}_x b2 18."l:f x b2
4)c5 19."1:fc2 a5! Strengthening the
bind on the dark squares. 20 . .§d2
.§adS 2 1 . .§fd 1 .§ x d2 22 . .§ x d2
.§d8 Exchanging rooks helps B lack, as
h i s queen cooperates well with the
knights. 23 .§xd8+ "l:f xd8 24.Jl.g2
•
4)e6 25.�h2 "l:fd6 26."1:fc3
26 ... "l:!c5?! This gives White unneces­
sary counterplay. 26 . . . b6 27.f4 .£ld7
28.fxe5 .tlxe5 29 . .£lf4 .£lc5 + was more
precise. 27.f4 exf4 28.gxf4? A tacti­
cal oversight. 28 . .£lxf4 makes it quite
difficult for B lack. One possibility is
28 ... .£lg5 29.�d3 'ifJe7 30. 'ifJc3 a4 31.e5
.tld7 3 2 .h4 Oh7 3 3 . 0d3 f6 34.exf6
.tlh x f6 with an i n itiative for B lack.
28... 4) xe4! 29."1:fd3 29 . ..1lxe4? 'if1f2+
30 . ..1lg2 'ifJxe2 -+ . 29 . . . 4)d6 30.�h1
g6 and B lack went on to win.
In the first two examples, the outpost
squares were already there. Now we
will have to create them:
Tiviakov,Sergei (2625) -
Van den Doel,Erik (2583)
NED-ch Leeuwarden ( 3 }, 22.06.2002
White begins with a very strong move
that restricts B lack's I ight-squared
bishop and creates outpost squares on
 Motifs
e6 and g6, both of which can be reached
from f4.
18.f5! However, White is not that much
better here, as B lack's bishop-pair is
qu ite strong, espec i a l ly the dark­
squared one. 18 ... Jl,d6 19.g3 .§.e8
20. .£)e2 Jl.d7 21 . .£)f4 cS
2 2 .c4! T h i s prevents B l a c k ' s
counterplay and continues the strategy
of restricting B lack ' s l i ght-squared
b i shop. 22 . . . a6 23.�c2!? A n i ce
endgame move that prepares to activate
the k i n g . 2 3 . . . Jl,c6 24 . .£)e6 .§.e7
25 ..§.d2 .§.ae8 26. .§.de2 .§. xe6?! This
positional exchange sacrifice is very
dubious. 26 . . . .1ld7 27.<tlf4 .ile5 28.<tlg6
§ f7 29 .g4, fol lowed by h4 and g5
( Postny in CBM 90) is not that clear,
e.g. 29 . . . .1lc6 30.h4 E! d7 3 l .b3 §d4
and Black is not worse. 27.fxe6 Jle5
28. .§.d2 .§.xe6 29.cxb5 axb5 30.a4!
19
bxa4? This clearly goes too far. 30 . . . c4
3 l ..ilfl E!e8 3 2 .axb5 .ilxb5 3 3 . E! a l
E! b8 (Postny) and B lack can still fight
tenaciously. 3 1 .Bc4 Wh ite converted
his advantage: 3l. .. �f7 32.Jl,xe6+
� x e6 33 . .§.d8 Jl.d6 34. .§.g8 �f7
35 . .§.b8 �e6 36.�d3 �e5? This
makes it very easy. 37 . .§.g8 gS
38 . .§.h8 Jl. b 5 + 3 9 . �c3 �e6
40. .§. xh6 Jle5+ 41.�c2 c4 42. .§.h8
1 -0
Creating an outpost square with the fol­
lowing positional pawn sacrifice i s
quite typical in Benoni-l ike structures:
Tyomkin,Dimitri (2495) -
Cao Sang (2501 )
EUCup G 6 Budapest (3.5), 1 3 . 1 0. 1 999
21.e5! dxe5 22.f5 White has created
an outpost on e4 for one of his knights.
22....£)e8 It may seem i llogical to ex­
change the superfluous white knight,
but B lack's task is very difficult any­
way. 22 . . . �h4 23.<tlde4 .ilh6 24.Axh6
�xh6 25.E!f3 and White is for choice.
23 . .£)de4 .£)df6 23 . . . gxf5 24.§ xf5
<tldf6 2 5 .<tlxf6+ <tlxf6 26. E! g5 <tle8
2 7 . a 5 t ( Tyo m k i n ) . 24.fxg6 fxg6
White now employs a typical undermin­
i n g strategy that destroys B l ack's
queenside.
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against B lack's king l ingers in the air:

2 5 . a 5 1 .Q.g4 26. �d2 4) x e4

27.4) x e4 4)d6 28.4) x d6 � x d6 20 . . . a5 2 1 . 4) f4 a4 2 2 .b4 4)c4
29.b41 e4 30.� xf8+ �xf8 3l .�gl 23.�e2 4)b8 24.4)ell Heading for
cxb4 32 .Q.xe4 .Q.c3 33.�g2 Jl.f5
• the c5-outpost, where White's knight
33 . . . .Q.h5 34.axb6 "ii'!e 5 35 .d6 "ii'!x d6 contributes to the attack . 24 .Q.g5..•

36.c5 "ii'le5 37.c6 Af3 38.Axf3 "ii'!x e3 25.4)ed3 .Q.c6 26.�c3

39 ..1ld5+ �g7 40.E!fl Af6 4 l . "ii'lf2 �e5
42.f!dl +- . 34 ..Q.xf5 � xf5 35.axb6
�e7 36 .Q.f2 �f7 37 . .Q.c5 b3
•

38.�dl b2 39 .Q.gl �g5 39 . . . Af6

•

40.E!bl (40.�e4? is met by 40 . . . Ae5

(40 . . . E!e5? 4 1 ."ii'lg4 Ag5 42 .d6 .ll c l
43.d7 b l 'i£f 44.d8'i£f+ E!e8 45.f!d7 +- ))
40 . . . 'i£fd7 4 l .f! xb2 Axb2 4 2 . 'i£fxb2 and
White's passed pawns should win the
game. 40.b7 .Q.e5? 40 . . . "ii'! x b7
4 l ."ii'fx g5 bl "ii'f 42.f!xbl "ii'fx bl 43.'i£fg4
"ii'ld 3 4 4 . 'it>g 2 'i£fd 2 + 4 5 . Af2 a 5
46."ii'!e4 ± . 41.�xg5 �f3+ 42.�g2 An important moment. B l ack had to
�xdl 43.�xb2! 1-0 exchange his proud c4-knight to prevent
White's b2-bishop from joining the at­
Sometimes an outpost is not as strong tack! Such an exchange might seem odd
as it looks, especially when the knight at first glance, but you should not be
is too far away to attack the king: b l i n d e d by your first i m press i o n .
26 4)d7?1 26 . . . "ii'!b6 27.4:\c5 4:\xb2!
•••

Balashov, Yuri (2555) - 28. "ii'!x b2 4:\d7 was more tenacious.

Tunik,Gennady (2470)
Russian Club Cup Maikop (5),
07.06. 1 998
In this next example, Black creates an
outpost on c4, but this does not neu­
tralize White's advantage, as an attack
27. .Q.cll White simply plays around
the knight, as it contributes nothing to
the defense of the black king. 27 ... �e8
2 8 . 4) e l 4) f8 2 9 . 4) fd3 A x e l
30.�dxcl 4)h7 31 .f4 �e7 32.4)c5
.Q.e8 33.4)f3 �c6 34.4) h4 �ec7
35.�el 4)f8 36. �f2 4)d7

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 Motifs
37.g4 Now White's whole army attacks
in earnest. 37 ... .£l x c5 38.d xc5 f6
39 . .£l f3 f x e 5 40 . .£1 x e 5 .£1 x e 5
41.� xe5 �f7 42.�e3 �c8 42 . . . d4
4 3 . !! d 3 +- . 4 3 . �d4 Jld7 44.g5
White's attack plays itself. 44 ... hxg5
45.fxg5 �f8 46.h6 �g8 47.c6
� x c6 48. � x c6 Jl x c6 49 . � x e6
Jlb7 50.g6 �e7 51.�e5 1-0
Of course, bishops can also use out­
posts:
Gheorghiu,Fiorin (2485) -
Kasparov,Garry (2760)
Thessaloniki ol, 1 988
15 e41? A typical pawn sacrifice to
•..
create a strong outpost on e5 . Kasparov
bides h i s time before occupying it:
1 6 . .£l x h 5 .£l x h 5 1 7. f x e4 f41
21
18.jlf2 Jlg4 19.h3 After 19.Ae2,
Kasparov gives a dynamic l ine that re­
flects his style well : 1 9 . . ..ilxe2 20.�xe2
f3! 2 l .gxf3 .£\f4 2 2.�d2 (22:i;1fl §.c8
23.!!gl .£\g6 00) 22 . . . .£\g2+ 23.'it>fl .£\h4
2 4 .i.txh4 � x h 4 , Informant 46/802;
1 9 . 0-0 f3 20.Jle3 �h4 2 l .'l;irf2 �e7
22.§.ac l .£\f4 oo. 19 ... jld7 20.0-0-0
Jle5 2 1 .�bl �f6 22.jle2 .£lg3
23.Jl.xg3?1 23.!!hel .ilxc3 24.�xc3
� x c 3 2 5 . b x c 3 .£\ x e 4 2 6 . .ild4 .ll. f5
27.'>t>b2 §. ac8 i s s l ightly better for
White. (Kasparov). 23 . . . fxg3 24.Jlf3
�ac8 25 .£le2 �g6 25 ...§. c5!? 26.§.cl
•
§. fc8 27 . .ilg4 .ilxg4 28.hxg4 �g6 also
gives Black very good compensation.
2 6 . � c l � x c l + 27 . � x c l �c8
28. �e3?1 �f6 29. �d2 �c5
30 . .£lcH
This allows Black's whole army to join
the attack. 30.Rc I to reduce the attack­
ing potential was called for, e.g. 30 . . . b6
3 l . !! xc5 bxc5 32 . .£:\cl .ilxh3 33 . .£\d3
Ad7 34 . .£:\xeS �xeS and B lack is for
choice. 30 ... Af4 3 l . �b4 3 l .�d3
Jlb5 3 2 . � a 3 �d4 33 . .£\b3 �d3+
34 .'>t>a l !! c7 3 5 .�b4 �c2 36.�el
�f2 -+ . 3l ... Jlb5 32 . .£lb3 Jl.d3+
33-�al �c2 34.�bl 34.�d4 .ile5
3 5 . � x d3 §. x b 2 -+ ( K asparov ) .
34 ... Ae5 35. .£lcl Axb2+ 36.�xb2
�xb2+ 0-1
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Exercises

(E07) Berkes,Ferenc (26 1 7) ­ (E09) Timofeev,Artyom (2622) -

Erdos, Viktor (2480) Volokitin,Andrei (2679)
55th HUN-ch Kazincbarcika (8), 3 5th Saraj evo Bosnia (2),
1 7. 05. 2005 20.05. 2005

How to finish B l ack's development? Where will the white knight ultimately
(One point) Solutions begin on page land? (One point)
1 55 .

(E08) Jackelen, Thomas (2392) - (E I 0) Anand, Viswanathan (2786) -

Kesse/er,Heiko Vallejo Pons,Francisco (2686)
Bundesliga Germany (3.7), 24. 1 1 .200 1 Linares ( 1 2), 08.03 .2005

w B

How to win the fight for the important W h at i s the proper way to deploy
central files? (One point) B lack's blockading forces? (One point)

22
 Motifs

( E l l ) Gurevich,Mikhail (2620) ­
Balashov, Yuri (2505)
Deutschland, 1994

White to move! (Two points)

Undermining

If the base of a pawn chain can be cap­

tured or forced to move, then it can
weaken the whole chain :

Keene,Raymond ­
Quinteros,Miguel Angel
Orense, 1 975

White's pawn shield is in ruins. Now

B lack uses the open l ines for a decisive
attack: 24.�abl �h8 25.b4 �ag8
26.�fl b6 27.Jl.c3 .£)g4 28.Jl.xg7
� xg7 29.�c3 .£)f6 30.�gl �hg8
31.Jl.fl .£)g4 32.�b2 .£)f2+ 0-1

Outposts can also be undermined:

B lack wants to exploit the fact that
White 's h-pawn is no longer on h 2 :
19. . .h5 20 . .£)e2? h was necessary to
deter the destruction of White's pawn
shield with 20.h4!. 20... h41 21.gxh4
�h6 22 . .£) fg3 � x h4 2 3 . \tl h l
�f71?
Nikolic,Predrag (2640) -
Spraggett,Kevin (2560)
Elista ol (8), 06. 1 0. 1 998
In the next example, B lack 's strong
knight holds the position together, but

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28.bxa6!? {Jxa6 29.{Jb4 {Jc5 30.{Jd5!

'il1a7 3 l .{Jxb6 �xb6 32.'il1xc5 'il1b2 is
also much better for White, but B lack
h a s s o m e a n n o y i n g c o u n te r p l ay.
28 ... a x b 5 28 . . . a5 2 9 . {J x a 5 �a7
30. {Jc4 {Jxa4 3 l . .§ a l +- (Avrukh in
CBM 66 extra). 29.a5JI 4)a4 29 ... 'il1b7
30.{Jb4 Jl.e4 3 l .a6 �a8 32.Axe4 {Jxe4
33.�xb6 ± . 30.a6 4)c5 31.a7 �h8
32."�e5 1-0 Black resigned because
if he avoids the exchange of queens,
not for long: 28.a4!? The normal White's queen will land on b8.

Exercises

(E l 2) Iordachescu,Jiiorel (2609) ­ (E l 3) Markowski, Tomasz (2548) ­

Hillarp Persson, Tiger (2533) Hickl,Joerg (2600)
1 3th Sigeman & Co Copenhagen/ Bundesliga Germany (3.2),
Malmo ( I ), 1 5 .04.2005 24. 1 1 .200 1

w w

How to act on the kings ide? (One point) It seems that White's initiative has come
Solutions begin on page 156. to a halt, but this is deceptive. How did
he continue? (Two points)

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 Motifs

( E l 4) Shabalov,Alexander (2615) ­ ( E 1 6) Nimzovitch,Aaron -

Baburin,Aiexander (2600) Capablanca,Jose Raul
Mermaid Beach (3 ) 28.0 1 . 1 998
, New York (3), 1 927

w B

How to convert the advantage ofthe two B lack to move! (Two points)
bishops? (Two points)

(E 1 5) Gurevich,Mikhail (2634) ­
Espig,Lutz (2425)
Bundesliga Germany ( 5 . 5 ),
1 4. 1 2.2002

How did Gurevich continue his under­

mining operation? (One point)

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 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
Opening the Position
The most important way to exploit a
dynamic advantage is to open the posi­
tion, either by exchanging pawns, open­
ing files or using pawn levers. Finding
the right moment and means is often
crucial, as opening the position is not
an end in itself and you must ascertain
that you profit from it rather than your
opponent.
Movsesian,Sergei (2624) -
Tibensky,Robert (2448)
SVK-ch Kaskady (6), 02.07.2002
Black's king is not very safe and his
army lacks coordination, so Wh ite
opens the center to make way for his
second rook: 18.c4! .Q.d6 18. . . dxc4?
plays into White's hand. One typical
line runs 19. l::(a dl b5 09 . . .i;k8 20.d5
e5 2 l .d6 +- ) 20.dxc5 �c8 21.<£\d4 e5
22.h6 .ilxc5 23.�h5+ 'it'f8 24.l::( x e5
fx e 5 2 5 . � x e 5 l::(g 8 2 6 . �f6 + <£\f7
2 7 . <£\fe 6 + 'it'e8 2 8 . <£\g7+ l::( x g7
29.hxg7 +- . 19.�d2 �c7 20.4)h3
dxc4 21.�adl White uses of all his
fo rces to e x p l o i t t h e open fi l e s .
21 ... �f8 White's next move illustrates
that it is important to prevent the black
26
k i ng fro m fi n d i ng s h e l te r on the
kingside.
2 2 . �e4! �g8 23.d x c S .Q. x c S
24.�g4+ �f7 2 4 . . . 'it'h8 2 5 .�h6 f5
26.l::(g5 l::(t7 27.<£\f4 �xf4 28.l::(g8+ +- .
2 S . �c 2 �e8 2 6 . � xc4 B l ac k i s
busted . 2 6 �e7 2 7 . b4 .Q.d6
•.•
2 8 . �cd4 4) b7 2 9 . 4) d 2 ! ? 4)d8
30.�d3 4)b7 31.4)e4 1 -0
The following game i llustrates the im­
portance of opening the position when
you have an advantage in development.
It also shows a typical and very dan­
gerous plan against the Hedgehog:
Rublevsky,Sergei (2634) -
Mahjoob,Morteza (2366)
wchT Yerevan (2.2), 1 3. 1 0.200 I [ B40]
l.e4 cS 2.4)f3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.d4 cxd4
S.4) xd4 .Q.b7 6.4)c3 d6 7.A.d3 a6
8.0-0 g6 9.4)b3 4)d7 Black wants to
establish a solid Hedgehog formation
with moves such as . . <£\gf6, . . . .ilg7,
.
. . . 0-0, . . . l::(c8, . . .�c7-b8, . . . Jla8, . . . l::(fe8
or . . . l::(fd8. If he does so, then his posi-
 Motifs
tion will be difficult to break down. But
White can use his initiative immedi­
ately.
10.a4! The b6-pawn is very important
in the H edgehog pawn formati o n .
1 0 ... .£Jgf6 1 0 . . . a5?! l l .Af4 W h i te
holds all the trumps, as the important
b5-square is firmly in his hands. l l .a5
�c8 12.Ae3 bxa5 13 . .£J xa5 Aa8
t4 .£Jb3!? Ab7
• take. It is usually correct to keep the
White has made tremendous progress,
as B lack's queenside has been damaged
27
and the a6-pawn is weak. But how does
he i ncrease h i s advantage? 1 5.c51!
B lack has no time to consolidate, as the
whole queenside is blown open.
1 5 ... .£j x c5 1 6. A x c 5 W h ite re l i n­
quishes the bishop-pair to increase the
speed ofhis attack. 16 ...dxc5 17. .£Ja5
�b8 18. .£j xb7 �xb7
19.t\'a4+? Surprisingly, this is a mis­
queen on the board when you are at­
tacking the enemy king. But 19.Axa6!
was called for: 19 .. ."�txdl ( 1 9 . . . E! xb2?
20 . .1lb5+ E! xb5 2 1 ..:£\xbS +- ) 20.E!fxdl
and White's strong attack continues,
even without queens: 20 . . . E!c7 2 l .e5
.:£\d7 2 2 . Ab 5 'lie7 2 3 . A x d7 E! xd7
2 4 . E! x d 7 + '!ixd7 2 5 . E! a 7 + '!ic6
2 6 . E! x f7 +- . 19 . . . .£J d7 20. t\' x a6
t\'bs 2 t .Ab5 Ag7 22.Ac6 �b6
2 3 . t\'a4 't!Jc7 24.Ab5 �e7
25.�fdl �d8 26.�acl t\'b7 White
is only slightly better, but went on to
win nevertheless.
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Exercises

( E 1 7) Zelcic,Robert (2522) ­ (E 1 9) Van Wely,Loek (2655) -

Thorfinnsson,Bragi (2448) Bacrot,Etienne (2729)
1 5th EU-chT (6), 04.08.2005 Dortmund (2), 09.07.2005

w w

How to open the position? (One point) How to increase White's pressure on the
Solutions begin on page 1 57. queenside quickly? (One point)

(E18) Andersson, Ul/(2535) ­ (E20) Erenburg,Sergey (255 1 ) ­

Huguet,Bernard (2255) AI Tamimi,Hamad (22 1 0)
Las Palmas (3), 3 1 .05. 1 972 Gibraltar Masters (8), 0 1 .02 .2005

w w

How to open the position in White's H ow to open li nes on the ki ngside?

favor? (One point) (One point)

28

(E2 1 ) Korotylev,Alexey (2565) ­
Frolov,Denis (2401)
RUS-chT Sochi (9), 28.04.2004
w w
How to use White's advantage in de­
velopment? (One point)
N imzovitch pointed out the great im­
portance of the blockade, as passed
pawns must be stopped. The knight is
usually the best blockader:
Jakovljevic, Vlado (2426)
Dizdarevic,Emir (2520)
BI H-chT Neum (5), 02 .06.2004
22 ... e5 23.d5? A m i stake. B l ack's
k n ight w i l l be much stronger than
W h i t e ' s b i sh o p . 2 3 . d x e 5 t! x d 2
Motifs
(E22) Sasikiran,Kri.<;hnan (2679) -
Kasimdzhanov,R ustam (2668)
I st Samba Cup (3 ) 1 2. 1 0.2003
,
White's forces are well centralized, but
how to make progress? (One point)
Blockade
24. '\;¥xd2 t!xe5 25.t!d l '\;¥c5 26 . .11£ 3 ;l;
was called for, as White's bishop feels
more at home in an open position .
23 . . . c 5 ! 24.§e2 §de7 25.§fel
�d6 26.Jlh3 h5 27. �e3 <i!Jig7
- 28. <it'fl b6
B lack has established a strong dark­
squared b lockade on the queenside.
29.f4? This i s fatal. White had to sit
tight and let B lack try to open lines of
attack. As I said in the previous section:
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finding the right moment and means is

often crucial, as opening the position is
not an end in itself and you must ascer­
tain that you profit from it rather than
your opponent. 29 exf4 30.tt x f4
•.•

3 0 .'itrxe7? !!xe7 3l E!
. xe7 fxg3=i= .
30 ... laxe2 3l.la xe2 ttxf4+ 32.gxf4
laxe2 33.�xe2 4)e41 34.�e3 4)d6
35 ..4.d7 h4 36.�f3 f5 B lack's pawn
majority is mobile, while White's is
b lockaded. 37.�e3 �f6 38.�f3
4)e4 B lack appl ies the wel l-known
endgame strategy: do not rush. 39.-'l.eS
4)d6 40.Jld7 �e7 4 1 . .1l,c6 4)e4 This allows the undermining of White's
42.�e3 4)c31? Provoking a weakness. queenside. 5 0.Ae8 was more tenacious.
43.a3 4)e4 44.-'tb5 �f6 45 . .1l,a4 50 ... a41 5 1 .b x a4 4)e5+ 52.�e3
4)d6 46 ..4.c6 g5 B lack finally plays .£. xc4+ 53-�f3 4)d61 54..1l,d7 �f6
his trump. 47.fxg5+ � xg5 48.�f3 55.�f4 c4 56.a5 bxa5 57.a4 c3
a5 49.A.d7 .£tf7 50.Ac8? 58. �e3 4)e4 0-1

Exercises

(E23) Macieja,Bart/omiej (2618) ­ (E24) Gyimesi,Zoltan (2602) -

Dominguez,Lenier (2661) Radjabov, Teimour (2667)
Bermuda (7), 06. 02 .2005 Aeroflot op Moscow (6), 20.02.2005

B lack to move. (One point) Solutions How to assess the position with B lack
begin on page 1 58. to move? (Two points)

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 Motifs
(E25) Smyslov, Vassily - Keres, Paul
U RS Absolute-ch Leningrad/Moscow
( I ), 1 94 1
Black to move! (Two points)
Improving Piece Placement
You can use different methods for find­
ing candidate moves. You can ask your­
self questions such as: what was the
point of your opponent's last move?
What is your plan? Do you have any
pawn breaks? etc. This chapter deals
with improving the placement of your
pieces, and one way of doing this is by
talking to them:
Tisdall,Jonathan (2500) -
Lechtynsky,Jiri (2435)
Osterskars op (9), 1 995
31
Imagine you are White. B lack has no
threats, and it is a relatively quiet ma­
neuvering position, so it makes sense
to open a dialogue with the white pieces.
The white king will tell you that it wants
to be more central ized. The rook is al­
ready very happy on c2, as it can use its
power on the second rank for defense
and the c-fi le to restrict B lack. The
knight will say that it is already on a
decent square, but that there are even
greener pastures on c5. And, voila, you
have unearthed the solution: 31 .4)d2J
Now B lack l oses a pawn by force.
31 . . . E! b 5 3 1 . . . f! b6 3 2 .lL\e4 4Ja6
3 3 . 4Jc3 +- . 3 2.4)e4 �e7 33.4)c5
4)d5 34.4) xa4 �d6 35.�e2 b6?J
36.b4J and White went on to win.
The next i m portant method 1s
M a k o go n o v ' s r u l e , a s quoted in
Dvoretsky's Positional Play: "In posi­
tions of strategic maneuvering (where
time is not significant) seek the worst
placed piece. Activating it is often the
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
most reliable way of improving your
position." In a way, this is a special case
of talking to your pieces:
Khalifman,Alexander (2650) -
Romanishin,Oleg (2590)
I schia, 1 996
White's d2-knight is not contributing
much to the game at the moment. So
let's consider where it wants to be. What
is the k n i g h t ' s "dream s q u are?"
Khalifman concluded that b5 would be
strong and regrouped accord i n g l y :
24. labcl h 5 ? 1 2 5 . 4) b t l 4) e8
26.4)c3 "I#Je7 27.4)b5 The knight has
arrived and B lack's position collapses:
27 . . . a6?1 27 . . . .£lg6 2 8 . a x b 6 a x b6
29.§al ± . 28.4)c3 bxa5 29.�xa51
The c4-c5 break will open the position
for W h i t e ' s b i s h o p s . 29 . . . Af5
29 . . ..£!d7 30 ..£le4 .£!df6 3 1 ..£lxf6+ "iir x f6
32.c5 +- . 30.e4 Jl.g6 3 1 .c5 d x c5
32.Jl.xc5 "l#lc7 33.�a31 White's pres­
sure is much stronger with queens. Un­
derstanding when to exchange pieces
is very important, see the chapter on
s i m p l i fi cati o n . 33 ... 4)d7 34. jlf2
4)d6? 34 ... §a8 35 . .£la2 "iir d6 36."iir a 5
§db8 37.§c6 +- . 35.4)bt l-0
Jacob Aagaard gives the following in­
structive example in Excelling at Posi­
tional Chess:
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Hector,Jonny (2562) -
Aagaard,Jacob (2359)
24th Politiken Cup, Copenhagen (3),
1 7 .07.2002
How to i m prove B l ack 's position?
W h i c h i s h i s worst p l aced p i ece?
24 . . . laae81? A good prophylactic
move. 24 ... .£lh5? 2 5 ."iir h 3 i s one line
where the hanging pawn on e6 is prob­
lematic. 25.�el?l 4)fg4 B lack has a
very pleasant position and later won.
Finally, the next game il lustrates the
principle of improving all your pieces
to the maximum before opening the
position:
Istratescu,Andrei (2593) -
Conquest,Stuart (2556)
4th EU-ch Istanbul ( 1 3), 1 3 .06.2003
[A4 1 ]
t .d4 d6 2 .4::){3 Jl.g4 3 .c4 4)d7
4."1#Jb3 lab8 5.h3 Jl.xf3 6."1#Jxf3 g6
7.e3 j}_g7 s.�dl e5 8 . . . c5 is the al­
ternative approach. 9.d5 f5 10.4)c3
4)h6 t t .e4 0-0 12.Ad3 a6 13.Ae3
�h4 t4.�e2 c5 1 5.a4 �h8 The
start o f a typical regrou p i n g w ith
. . . .£lg8, followed by . . . Ah6. 15 ... a5
also comes into consideration. If B lack
manages to keep the kingside closed,
then it will be extremely difficult to
 Motifs
break through. 16.Ad2 4)g8 17.g3
�f6 18.g4 f4 18 .. .fxg4? 19.hxg4 g5
20.§.h5 �h6 2 1 .<£\dl ± (Ribli in CBM
96). 19.f3 �h4+ 20.'ifjldll Exchang­
ing queens is wrong, as White's space
advantage is more of a factor with more
pieces on the board. 20 h6
.•.
2l.a51A very important move, as White
needs the b2-b4 break. Yet before
implementing it, he improves all h i s
pieces t o t h e max imum. 2 1 . .. �d8
22.h4 4)gf6 23.�g2 �g8 24.b3
Af8 25. �a3 Ae7 26.Ael 'it'g7
27.Afl �c7 2 8 .�a2 lstratescu pro­
phylactically stops b7-b6. 28 �h8
.•.
29.Ah3 �ds
Now it is time to improve the knight's
placement. 30.4)a41 4)h7 3l .Afl
4)hf6 32.4)b2 �c7 33.4)d3 �bc8
34.Ac3 'it'f7 35-�al �h7 36.�a2
33
�ch8 37 . � a h 2 g5 3 8 . h 5 �b8
39.�a2 �hh8 40.Ae2 �hc8
White's king is badly placed for the
break, so it goes to the k i ngside.
41 .'ifi'el 4)e8 42.Adl Af6 43.'it'f2
�d8 44. 'it'g2 'it'g7 45.Ac2 �c7
46.�bl �cc8 47.Adl White has all
the time in the world, as Black can do
nothing to stop the b4-break. 47 �e7
•.•
48 .1l.e2 'it'h7 49.�a4 Ag7 50. �a2
•
�ds 5 t .Aet 4)ef6 52.Af2 Afs
53.�b2 �e8 54.�bl �a8
55.b41 White finally shows his hand.
55 ... b51 Black must keep the position
closed or get as much counterplay as
possible. 56.cxb5 a xb5 57.�a3 c4
58.4)el 4)b8 59.4)c2 4)a6 60.�c3
'it'g8 6 t .4)a3 Ae7 62. �fl Ads
W h ite has o n l y o n e way to make
progress. Can you find it?
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
63.4) xb51 White will get very good
compensation with his bishops and the
Exercises
(E26) Sch/osser,Philipp (2570) -
Sokolov,Andrei (2582)
FRA-chT Top 1 6 GpA (3 ), 06.02.2005
w w
Improve White's worst placed piece !
(One point) Solutions begin on page
1 59.
34
passed pawns. 63 ... � x b5 64.§xc4
§xc4 65.Axc4 �b7 66.Ab5 �c8
66 . . . .:tlb8 67.iik4 and B lack is domi­
nated. 67.�e2 4) x b4 B l ack returns
the piece, but his prospects are very
poor in any case. 67 . . . .:tlc7 68.Ac6 �a6
69.Ael .:tla8 70.b5 �xaS 71 .Axa5 AxaS
7 2 . � a 2 �d8 73 . �d3 +- . 68. § x b4
A x a5 69.§c4 �f8 70. �c2 §b8
7 t .Aa6 \t'h8 7 2 . Ac8 Ab6
73.Axb6 § x b6 74.Ae6 The pen­
etration of Wh ite's rook will decide:
74 . . . §b8 7 5 . §c7 �d8 76.�c6
4)e8 77.§a7 4)f6 78.�c7 � xc7
79.§xc7 1-0
(E27) Avrukh,Boris (2625) -
Sax, Gyula (2563)
Istanbul ol (8.3 ), 05 . 1 1 .2000
Improve White's worst placed piece!
(One point)
 Motifs

(E28) Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2569) - (E30) Golod, Vitali (2586) ­

Kovchan,Aiexander (2488) Lerner,Konstantin (2540)
6th EU-ch Warsaw (7), 25.06.2005 Cup of Israel Tel-Aviv (5), 27.05.2005

w w

Improve White's worst placed piece! Improve White's worst placed piece!
(One point) (One point)

(E29) Sasikiran,Krishnan (2642) - (E3 l) Lautier,Joel (2672) ­

Hansen, Curt (2633) Sutov...ky,Emil (2674)
1 3th Sigeman & Co Copenhagen/ 1 5th EU-chT Gothenburg (6),
Malmo (4), 1 8.04.2005 04.08.2005

w B

What pieces will White improve first? How to develop B l ac k 's initiative?
(One point) (Two points)

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(E32) Yakovich, Yuri (2573) - (E33) Tiviakov,Sergei (261 7) ­

Miroshnichenko,Evgenij (2571 ) Jvanchuk, Vassily (2705)
Noyabrsk Fake) Jamala (9), 1 7th Carlos Torre Wimbledon Yucatan
26. 1 1 .2003 (2.3 ) 1 8. 1 2.2004
,

w B

White's extra pawn is doubled and iso­ B l ack could snap off a pawn with
lated, so it will not win just by itself. 29 . . .4Jxa3, but he has a much better way
How to improve the coordination of the of putting White under pressure. (Three
army? (Two points) points)

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 Motifs

Prophylaxis

L oo k at the p o s i t i o n from y o u r
opponent's perspective. What i s h e
planning o r threatening? I f you know
the answer, you can try to stop him from
executing his ideas. This is called pro­
phylaxis. Karpov is very good at this:

Karpov,Anatoly (2688) -
Milov, Vadim (2620)
Cap d' Agde-A ( I ), 24. 1 0.2002

3 l .� xc8 was even better: 3 l . . ..ilxc8

32 .fxe4 � xc3 33.�a2 a6 34 ...1lc7 �b3
35 . ..1lxb6 � xb6 36 . ..1lxc4 ± . 3 l . .. f6
32 ..Q.c7 §b3 33.§a2 �d7 34.§xc4
.Q.d5? 34 . . . exf3 35 .gxf3 .lld 5 36.�xa7
.ll xc4 37 ..llxc4 � xc3 38 ..Jld6 �3xc4
39.� xd7+ (Ribli) and B lack has better
d rawing chances than in the game.
3 5 . § x a7! .Q. x c4 36 . .Q.xc4 § x c3
37 . .Q.d6 § 3 x c4 38. § x d7+ \t'g8
20.§fcl! It is very important to pro­ 39.fxe4
tect the c3-pawn. 20.a4? is weak be­
cause of 20 . . . 4Jxa4 2 l .� xb7? 4::\x c3 + .
20... §c7 21.f31? .Q.d5 22.\t'f2 Im­
prov i n g the worst p l ac e d p i e c e .
22 . . . §c6 23.h4 \t'g7 24.a41 Now
this advance i s very strong, to open
roads on the queenside. 24 . . . � xa4
24 . . . a 5 ? 2 5 . � b5 � a8 26 . ..1lf4 ± .
2 5 . § x b7 §a6 2 6 . §b5 � b6
26 . . ...1lc6? 27 . .ilxc4 �b6 28.�c5 �xc4
29.� xc4 ± ( Ribli in CBM 92). 27.§c2
It is good prophylaxis to protect the
v u lnerable second rank. 27 . . . §a4 White's active pieces dominate B lack:
28 . .Q.f4 §c8 2 9 . §c 5 .Q.b7? 39 . . . §cl 40.\t'f3 §fl + 4 1 . \t'g3
29 . . . � xc5 30.dxc5 4Jd7 3 l .�d2 Jle6 §c3 42 . .Q.f4 §gl 43.e5 f x e 5
3 2 . c 6 4Jc 5 w a s more tenac i o u s . 44 . d x e 5 §c6 45 . .Q.h6 §bl
30.§b2 §a3 31 . .Q.e5+?1 46.§g7+ \t'h8 47.§e7 §b8 48.e6

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E!cc8 49.�f7 \tlg8 50.�g7+ <llf8 I nstead of 12.Jlxe6?1 fxe6 13.Jlxf6

51.�xh7+ <lle8 52.Jlg5 1 -0 gxf6 14.t\'h5+ �f7 when the worst
is over for B lack, I prefer 1 2 .'it'h l .
A prophylactic improvement ofthe king
is also often seen:

Pavlogianni,Despina (1964) -
Trabert,Bettina (2312)
GRE-chT Aghia Pelagia ( 3 ),
06.07.2004

This highlights Black's main problem:

where will her king hide? White should
have enough compensation for the
pawn. Of course, 1 2.§f2 also strongly
comes into consideration.

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 Motifs

Exercises

(E34) Sakaev,Konstantin (2672) - (E36) Jansa, Vlastimi/ (251 5) ­

Stefansson,Hannes (2573) Babula, Vlastimi/ (2566)
6th EU-ch Warsaw ( 1 2), 30.06.2005 CZE-ch Karlovy Vary ( I ), 0 1 .02.2005

w w

Sakaev played an innocent looking To take the pawn or not to take the
move that proved to be poisonous. Can pawn . . . (One point)
you spot it? (One point) Solutions be­
gin on page 1 6 1 .

(E35) Nielsen,Peter Heine (2668) - (E37) Kasparov,Garry (28 12) ­

Baburin,Alexander (2523) Topalov, Vese/in (2700)
1 5th EU-chT Gothenburg (6), Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee (4),
04.08.2005 20.0 1 . 1 999

w B

H ow to stop B l a c k ' s p l ay o n t h e Kasparov has just offered the sacrifice

kingside? (One point) of a rook. How to react? (Two points)

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(E38) Karpov,Anatoly (27 1 0) ­ (E40) Karpov,Anatoly (2755) -

Yusupov,Artur (2565) Adorjan,Andras (2530)
U RS-ch50 Moscow, 1 983 Luzem 48/689, 1 989

w w

What was Karpov 's first priority here? White to move! (Three points)
(Two points)

(E39) Piket,Jeroen (2640) - (E4 1 ) Haba,Petr (2525) ­

Kasparov,Garry (2795) Lechtynsky,Jiri (2487)
Linares ( 4 ), 07.02. 1 997 CZE-ch Karlovy Vary ( 4 ) 04.02.2005
,

w w

White has sacrificed a pawn to speed It looks tough to break B l ack's de­
up his attack on the queens ide. How did fences. But only one hit is neccessary
he continue his initiative? (Two points) to make it collapse. Can you spot it?
(Two points)

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A Second Front

One weakness can often be defended

relatively easily; however, the defend­
ing pieces tend to be rather immobile.
This is where the principle of two weak­
nesses comes into play:

Topa/ov, Vese/in (2735) -

Karjakin,Sergey (2556)
1 6th Leon ( 1 . 2 ) , 06.06.2003

36 �c7?! The typical 36. . . hS!? was

•.•

called for, to get rid of the weak h-pawn

I n i t i a l l y , Topa l o v i n c r e a s e s t h e
pressure on t h e queen s i d e : the first
fro n t . 2 4 . jlf l ! jl x d 5 2 5 . e x d 5
.£le5 26 .§bc l ! ? A good positional
•
dec i s i o n , to avoid any un neces sary
counte rp lay. 2 6 . � x a6?! l"k3 2 7 . E! a l
E! a8 2 8 . b 5 4Jbd7 a n d B l a c k h a s
good draw i ng c h ances because of
h i s s t r o n g k n i g h t s . 2 6 ... .§ x c l
2 7 .§ x c l .§ a S 2 8 . .§ c 7 � f 8
•
if W hite advances his pawns on the
kingside. 37.g41 e6 38.dxe6 fxe6
39.Jlg2 .§f8 40.�g3 �d7 4t .h4?1
The prophylactic 41 .ilf3 was better
( Stohl in CBM 96). 41 ... .§g8?! Too
passive. Black had to seek counterplay:
4 1 . . . h 5 ! ? 4 2 . g x h 5 ( 4 2 . g 5 �e7)
42 . . .gxh5 43.ilc6+ '!ie7 44.4Jc4 tzlxc4
4 5 . E! x c4 4Jd3 4 6 . E! d4 E! g8 + and
Black's activity seems to be sufficient
for a draw, e.g. 47.'!if3 4Jc5 48.E!dl
E!g4. 42.Jlf3?1 42.g5 !? is more pre­
cise. 42 ... .§g7?! 42 . . . h5 was again
cal led for. 43.g51 .§f7 44.h5 �e7
45.hxg6 h xg6

29 . .§b7?! 2 9 . �g2 4Jed7 3 0 . f4 was

more prec i se as the rook is we l l
placed o n c 7 . 2 9 .£la4 30.�g2
. • •

�e8 3 l . f4 .£ld7 32 . .§c7 �d8

33 . .§c2 a51 B l ack wants to e l i m i ­
n ate h i s weakness, b u t h e w i l l a l ­
w a y s h a v e to guard t h e b - p a w n .
34.b5 .£lab6 35.�f2 .£lc5 36.�f3

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46.4)c4 B lack's king and rook are

away from the queenside, so Topalov
tries to lift the blockade. The attacker's
forces can shift from wing to wing much
easier than the defender's. 46... 4) xc4
47. .§. xc4 �d7 48. .§.c2 .§.h7? This
just loses valuable time. B lack had to
try 48 . . .'it>c7!. The king defends (and
attacks ! ) on the queenside and the rook
does l i ke w i s e on t h e k i n g s i d e .
49.Jl.c6+ �c7 4 9 . . . 'it'e7 50.b6 E!.h8
5 1 . E!.h 2 ! ? E!.x h 2 5 2 . \t' x h 2 'it'd8
5 3 . 'it'g3 ± ( Stoh l ) . 50.Jl,e81 W h i te 35.h4 �g7?1 35 . . . h5 makes it more
shifts his attention back to the kingside. difficult for White to open the kings ide
50 . . . .§.g7 5 1 . .§. h 2 .§.g8? 5 l . . . e 5 on her terms, while 35 . . ..ilb6? is bad as
52.fxe5 dxe5 53.E!.h6 4:'le6 54 .'iftg4 4:'lf4 White surprisingly just exchanges her
was the last chance to fight, but White's knight, when the defensive bishop will
advantage is undi sputed. 52 . .§.h7+ be sore l y m i ss e d : 3 6 . 4:'l x b6 E!.xb6
�b6 53.Jl.f7 .§.b8 54.Jl,xg6 �xb5 37.E!.d5 E!.a6 38.�al +- . What remains
55.Jlf7 �a4 56.g6 4)e4+ 57.�f3 on the board is more important than
4)f6 58.jlxe61 d5 58 . . .4:'lxh7 59.gxh7 w h at i s e x c h a n ged! 3 6 . h 5 Jl.g5
E!.h8 60 ..ilg8 'it'b5 61.f5 'it'c6 62.f6 'it'd7 37:�f3 .§.c8 38. .§.dl .§.c6 39:{te2
63.'it'e4 'it'e8 64.'it'd5 'it'd7 65.a4 +­ .§.c8 40. .§.hl �g8 41.f31?
(Stohl). 59 . .§.f7 .§.b3+ 60.�e2 4)e4
61.g7 .§.g3 62.Jl,xd5 4)c3+ 63.�f2
.§. xg7 64. .§. xg7 64 . .ilc6+ is even bet­
ter. 64 ... 4) x d 5 6 5 . �f3 � x a3
66..§.g5 4) xf4 67.�xf4 a4 67 . . . 'it'b4
68.'it'e3 a4 6 9 . 'it' d 2 +- . 68. �e3
68.E!.b5 'it'a2 69.'it'e3 +- . 68 ... �b2
69.�d2 a3 70. .§.b5+ �at 71.�c3
�a2 7 l . . .a2 72.E!.d5 'it'bl 73.E!.d l '* .
72 . .§.b3 1-0

The following scenario occurs quite

often in practice:
Polgar,Judit (2670) -
Anand, Viswanathan (2770)
Wijk aan Zee (6), 22.0 1 . 1 998
In the next diagram, White is clearly
better, but the powerful d5-knight does
not win by itself. W h ite must open
fronts for her major pieces:
"Whi te vacates the f2-square, from
where White's queen will threaten both
fl anks ( �f2 -a7 and �f2-g l - h 2 ) . "
(Baburin i n CBM 63 ). The disadvantage
of 4 l .f3!? is that the position of White's
king is weakened (often the f2-pawn is
the most loyal defender of the king! ).
So J udit was confident that she will
stay i n contro l . 4 t . . . .§.b8 42.�f2
.§.b7 43.hxg6 A good moment to open

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the position, as Black must recapture
with the f-pawn weakening the position
of h i s k i n g . 43 . . . h g6 43 . . . h x g 6
4 4 . � g l f 5 (44 . . . ..1lf6 4 5 . � h 2 ..ll g 7
46.�h4 +- ) 45 .�h2 ..llf6 46.�h6 ..llg7
47.�g5 .§ d7 48 . .§ a l +- ( Baburin) and
B lack's defense will soon collapse be­
cause of the pressure on both wings,
supported by the monster knight in the
center.
44.c51? As White's king is weakened,
it is good to open the c-file to pressure
both flanks. This is more important than
exchanging B lack's weak backward
pawn, as one weakness can be de­
fended, but pressure against two or
more weaknesses often leads to success.
44 ...dxc5 45."� xc5 .Q.d8 46.Elcl
�f7 47.�e3 Keeps an eye on h6.
47... �g7 48.Elc4 Eld7 49.�cl h5
50. E{c6 Eld6 5 1 . Elc81 Of course
White does not want to exchange any­
thing in order to be able to apply maxi­
mum pressure. 5 1 . .. �d7 52.�c5
�h6 5 3 . Elb8 .Q.f6 54.�e3+
5 4 . � x a 5 ? .§ c6 gives Black strong
counterplay chiefly because of 41.f2-
f3 (do you remember the axiom?).
54. . . .Q.g5? 54 ... \t'g7 55.�c5 ..lle7 The
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key to this position is whether any
p i e c e s s h o u l d be e x c h anged. You
should first try to make progress with
the full army and only then try to de­
cide if any exchanges are favorable.
Here the rooks can be exchanged, as the
queen and knight form a powerful tan­
dem, which is often stronger than queen
and bishop according to Capablanca's
theorem. It is important to make sure
that B lack's queen will be restricted and
unable to launch a counterattack against
White's monarch. ( 5 5 . . . 'it'h6 56 . .§ c8
..lld8 57 . .§ a8 g5 58 . .§ a7 �c6 59:�c4
g4 (59 . . . h4 60. 4Je3 ± ) 60.fxg4 hxg4
61.'it'fl ± ) 56 . .§ b6! Without the rook,
Black's weaknesses on the light squares
are more pronounced, and one strong
counterattacking unit leaves the board.
56 . . . �a7 (56 . . . .§ xb6? 57.�xb6 ..lld8
58.�b8 'it'f7 ( 58 . . . �e8? 59.4Jc7 �d7
60.�xd8 +- ) 5 9 . � x e 5 +- ) 5 7 .�b5
.§ xb6 58. 4Jxb6 ..ll f6 59.�c5 g5 60.�c6
�a6 6 1 . �d 7 + 'it' h 6 6 2 . 4Jc4 .llg 7
63. �d2 ..llf6 64. �d5 ± . 55.f4 exf4
56.Elh8+ 1-0 Anand resigned because
ofthe beautiful: 56 . . .'it'g7 57.�d4+ .llf6
5 8 . � x f6 + .§ x f6 5 9 . .§ h7 + \t' x h 7
60. 4Jxf6+ 'it'g7 6 1 . 4Jxd7 +- .
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Exercises

(E42) Grischuk,Alexander (27 1 0) ­ (E43) Taimanov,Mark -

Rublevsky,Sergei (2650) Von Elst
Poikovsky (4), 0 1 .03.2005 USSR 1 953

w w

How to increase White's pressure on the
dark squares? (One point) Solutions
begin on page 1 63 .
Taimanov played powerful chess i n his
prime. Here we see him with a slight
plus in the endgame, demonstrating his
deep understanding of positional con­
cepts. H o w d i d he continue? (Two
points)

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Counterplay
Playing too passively is one of the sur­
est ways to lose at chess. If your oppo­
nent has the initiative, you should try
to take the sting out of it. One impor­
tant principle is that an attack on the
flank should be countered in the cen­
ter, as in the following typical Hedge­
hog example:
Werle,Jan (2443) -
Aroshidze,Levan (2345)
EU-ch U20 Baku (5), 1 8.07.2002
White's structure is overextended and
his attack on the kingside is countered
in the center in a textbook manner.
1 7 . . . d 5 1 1 7 . . . e 5 ? i s i n c orrect, as
Wh ite's knights get too many good
squares: 18.�f5 g6 ( 1 8 . . . exf4? 19.b4
�e6 20.�d5 +- ; 18 . . . Ad8?! 19.g5 ± )
1 9 . fx e 5 d x e S 2 0 . � x e 7 + 'i:1 x e 7
2 l .�d5 ;!; . 18.e5 18.exd5 �xf4 19.�f5
exfS 20.� xe7 �xg4 2 l .�c2 �fe8 + .
18 . . . .£,fe41 The point. Bl ack needs
open l i n e s for h i s co unterpl ay.
19. .£, xe4 dxe4 20.Afl �fd8 This
activates Black's last piece. White's at­
tack has come to an end, and B lack's
central pressure is mounting. 21.�c3
.£ld31? 2 2 .jl x d3 e x d3 23.� xd3
�xc4?1 23 ... .ilb4! was called for, e.g.
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2 4 . � e e 3 �xc4 2 5 . b 3 �cl when
B l ac k ' s b i s h o p s ru l e t h e board .
24.�b3 � x b3 2 5 . a x b3 �c2
26.�edl �xb2 27. .£,f51 Now White
has good drawing chances, although he
later lost.
Sometimes counterplay is even more
important than development, especially
if the position is relatively closed:
Stefanova,Antoaneta (2450) -
Gurevich,Mikhail (2620)
Lost Boys op Antwerp ( 6) 07.08. 1 997
,
White's attack on the kingside must be
countered on the queenside: ll ... c51
l l . . . .llb7? wastes valuable time. Fur­
thermore, it is unclear if this is the right
square for the bishop. 1 2 .g5 cS 13.d5
and White's attack is much more dan­
gerous than in the game, as B lack 's
counterplay is slower. 1 2.d5 12.dxc5
�xeS 1 3.g5 .ilb7 Now this is definitely
the right square for the bishop. 1 4.'i!?bl
'i:Jc7 gives B lack a very comfortable
game. 12 ... e5 13.�dgl c4 14.jlfl
'l:i\'a5 Counterattack is again the order
of the day. 1 5 .g5 This allows Black to
keep the kingside closed . But after
l S . h S?! � c S 16 . a 3 b4 17 . � b l c3
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B l ac k ' s co unte rp l ay is too strong.
15 . . . h5 16.�el?J 1 6.g6!? f6 1 7 .a3
.:£lc5 1 8:l<i'e3 was a better option.
16 . . . Ad8J? Gu rev ich activates his
worst placed piece. In such a closed
position, this is often more important
than ord inary development. 17. .£ld2
j},b6 1 8 . �b l j},d4 19 . .§.g3 g6
20. .£ldl �c7 21.J1,e2?J The bishop
on e2 is only in the way, but it is diffi­
c u l t to suggest anyth i n g better.
21 ... Ab7 22 . .§.fl 0-0-0 23.c3 Ac5
24 . .£le3J .§.he8 25.b3? White opens
the floodgates. He should have waited
with a move l ike 25 . .:£lc2 . 25 ...cxb3
26.axb3 �b8 27. .£lc2 .§.c8 28.�b2
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28 ....§.e7J? A typical pattern : it will be
easier to double the rooks and f7 is pro­
phylactically protected. 29 . .£lbl Aa7
30.�dl .£lc5 31 ..£ld2 �b6 32.f4?J
This gives Black's knight the dominant
e5-square. 32. . .exf4 33 . .§.xf4 .£ld7J
34.Afl .£le5 35.Ah3 .§.cc7 36. .§.f6
a5J 37.�fl? 37:l<i'al was more tena­
c i ous, but it is hard to believe that
B lack's long-term attack can be re­
pelled. 37 ... b4J Black's attack crashes
through. 38.cxb4 38.c4 a4 39.bxa4
Aa6 + . 38 . . . a x b4 3 9 . � a l �c5
4o . � b t Aa6 4 t .Aft .£l d 3 +
42 . .§. x d3 4 2 . .ll x d 3 � c 3 + 4 3 .'it'c l
Axd3 -+ . 42 . . . Axd3 43 . .£lc4 J1,xe4
44. .§. xd6 �xd6J 0-1
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Exercises

(E44) Polgar,Judit (2732) ­ (E46) Golod, Vitali (2523) -

Anand, Vtswanathan (2785) Avrukh,Boris (2595)

Sofia MTel Masters (4), 1 5 .05 .2005 I S R-ch Tel Aviv (8}, 02 . 1 2.2002

B B

How does Black find counterplay? (One White has the bishop-pair and the cen­
point) Solutions begin on page 1 63 . ter, but Black is on move . . . (Two points)

(E45) Topalov, Veselin (2757) - (E47) Krasenkow,Michal (2676) -

Adams,Michael (274 1 ) Hracek,Zbynek (2595)

Linares ( I ), 23 .02.2005 Bundesliga Germany (3.2), 27. 1 1 .2004

w B

How to defend against Black's kingside
attack? (One point)
A dynamic position has arisen in this
game fro m the 2004 B u n d e s l i ga .
B lack's pieces are slightly more active,
but how to challenge White on the
kingside? (Five points)

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Positional Exchange Sacrifice
In order for a positional exchange sac­
rifice to be successful, you should have
one or more of the following fonns of
compensation: one or two pawns, an
attack against the king (preferably with
an unopposed oppos i te - c o l ored
bishop), the bishop-pair, a strong un­
opposed bishop, strong anchor squares
(especially for the knights), a strong
passed pawn, a mobile pawn majority,
a strong blockade, many weaknesses i n
the enemy camp that must be protected
by the rooks, and last but not least no
Iong-tenn prospects for the rooks. The
latter is quite important, as the rooks
tend to become stronger in the endgame,
when there are fewer pawns and more
open l ines. Also, you do not want to
exchange too many pieces and pawns.
Let's start with two typical cases:
Felgaer,Ruben (2509) -
Korchnoi, Jliktor (2634)
Bled ol SLO ( 1 2), 07. 1 1 .2002
The following sacrifice occurs quite
often i n t h e French D e fe n s e :
12 �xf31? 13.gxf3 c41 13 . . . <tlxe5?!
.••
allows White to open the position for
h i s rooks and dark-squared b i shop:
1 4:�e2 <tlxd3 (14 . . . <tl7c6?! 15.f4 <tlxd3
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16.cxd3 �xc3 17 . ..1l.b2 �b4 (17 . . . <tld4?
18.�h5 g6 19 . ..1l.xc3 gxhS 20 . ..1l.xd4
c x d4 2 1 . .§ fc l ± ) 18 . ..1l.e5 <tl x e S
19.�xe5) 1 5.cxd3 �xc3 1 6. ..1l.b2 �aS
17.�e 5 <tlf5 1 8 .'<tth l d4 19 . .§ g l g6
2 0 . l h c l b6 2 l .�e4 .§ b8 2 2 . �c6
�d2=. 1 4 . .1le2 {) xe5 B lack has a
strong outpost on fS and a long-tenn
attack against White's king based on the
weak l i ght square s . F u rthermore,
W h i te ' s pawn structure i s i n rui ns,
which makes it difficult for his rooks
and his dark-squared bishop to play any
real role. 15 . .1la3 .£lf5 1 6.f4 {)g6
17 . .1lg4 {)gh4 18. .1lb4 't#/c7 19.a5
't#/f7 20 .f3 .1ld7 2 1 . �ael 't#/g6
22.cif}h 1 .1lc6 23.'t#/f2
23 ... d411 A very deep positional pawn
sacrifice. White's dark-squared bishop
is further sideli ned and a strong outpost
on dS is created . 23 . . . �f6? 24 . ..1l.c5
�xc3 2S . .§ xe6 d4 26 . .§eS d3 27.cxd3
(27 . .§ x f5?! <t\xfS 28 . ..1l.xf5 d2 29.'<ttg2
.§e8 30 . .§dl �f6 3Ule4 ( 3 1 ...1l.g4?! c3)
3 l . . . .§ xe4 (31. . . ..1l.xe4 32.fxe4 �g6+
33.�g3 �xe4+ 34.�f3 �g6 ;!; ) 32.fxe4
..ll.x e4+ 33.'<ttfl c3=) 27 . . . �xd3 28.�e2
g6 29.'<ttg l �xe2 30 . .§ xe2 hS 31...1l.xf5
gxf5 32.'<ttf2 and White has all the win­
n ing chances because of the attack with
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opposite-colored bishops. N ote that S.Zagrebelny-C. Lingnau, Berlin 1 993.

White's rooks are now extremely strong 18.Acl?! 18. h 5 4Je5 1 9 .Jl.d4 was
and can start to attack. 24.Axf5 4)xf5 more critica l . 18 4)e5 19.h5 d5!
•••

25.cxd4 Ad5 26.c3 26.E!.g l �h5 Now the time i s ripe. 20. tth2 Ad6
27.E!.efl �h3 gives B lack excellent 2 1 . tth3 4) xd3 22.cxd3 b4! This
compensation as his rook will soon en­ speeds up B lack 's attack. 23.cxb4
ter the attack. 26 ... tth5 27.�e5 tth6 23.c4 dxc4 24.dxc4 .lle 5, with an at­
28.�e4 tth3 29.�g1 b6 30. ttg2 tac k . 23 . . . E{c8 2 4 . cifjl a 1 dxe4
tth5 31 .a6 �c8 32.Ad6?? A blun­ 25.fxe4
der; probably because of time trouble.
But Black is also pressing after 32.�g4
�h4 33.h3 h5 (33 . . . E!.d8? 34.\t>h2 �f2+
35 .�g2 �h4 36.�g5 ± ) 34.�g2 E!.c7
35 . .1la3 f!. f7 :;: . 32 g6 33.Ae5 4)h4
.••

0-1

Another typical sacrifice is . . E!.xc3 in

.

the Sicilian Defense:

Movsesian,Sergei (2668) -
Kasparov,Garry (285 1 )
Sosna SuperGM Sarajevo ( I I ),
29.05.2000
25 ...j}_xe4! The decisive blow. 26.g6
2 6 . d x e4 Jl. e 5 + 2 7 . E!.d4 -ll. x d 4 +
2 8 . 4::l x d4 � x c l + 2 9 . E!. xc 1 E!. x c l • ;
2 6 . E!.h g l � c 2 -+ . 26 ... jlxh1
27.ttxh1 Axb4 28.gxf7+ 28.gxh7+
\t>h8 -+ . 28 . . . cifjlf8

13 ... �xc3!? As compensation B lack

gets strong knight outposts at a4, c4 and
c5 and the d6-d5 break to fuel his at­
tack. 1 4.bxc3 ttc7 1 5 .4)e2 Ae7
16.g5 0-0 17.h4 4)a4! The knight is Kasparov uses the t7-pawn as a shield
very annoying for White. It is too early for his king. 29.ttg2 �b8 30.Ab2
to open the position w i th 1 7 . . . d5? 30 . .lld 2 .lla3 -+ . 30 ... 4)xb2 31.4)d4
1 8 . h 5 dxe4 1 9 .Jl.xe4 -ll. x e4 20.fxe4 4)xdl! A nice final touch. 32.4)xe6+
<tlc4 21.-ll.c l b4 22.cxb4 -ll.xb4 23.E!.h3 cifjlxf7 0-1 White resigned because of
and W h i te was c l early better m 33.�xg7+ \t>xe6 34.�xc7 Jl.c3+.

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H ere are two modern exam p l es to
sharpen the reader's eye:
Topalov, Veselin (27 1 8) ­
Anand, Viswanathan (2790)
Corus Wijk aan Zee (8), 22. 0 1 .200 I
16 Jl.xd41 Anand gets a pawn, the
•.•
bishop-pair, a mobile pawn majority on
the queenside and a strong outpost on
d4. Furthermore, White's rooks have no
real prospects. What more could you ask
for? 17.§dl 1 7.�xa8 ti'xa8 18.ti'xa8
f!. x a8 1 9 . f!. e l cS 2 0 . f!. e 2 �g4 and
Black is by no means worse. 17 . . . c5
1 8 . Jl. x a8 � x a8 1 9 .Ae3 � x f3
20.gxf3 Axb2 2l.Jl. xc5
21 §c81 B lack does not want to ex­
•..
change rooks as he can create more
pressure with them. As a general rule
of thumb, do not exchange pieces when
50
down materia l . When down an ex­
change the minor piece needs more men
to coordinate with, while the rook usu­
ally feels comfortable alone, especially
in an open or semi-open pos i t i o n .
22.§abl h61? 22 . . JH6 23.Jld4 Jlxa2
2 4 . f!. a l �b3 2 S . f!. dc l ! = . 2 3 .Jl.b4
23.f!. xh2 fl. xeS 'i' without rooks White
would be better, but as matters stand
Black can easily attack the weak pawns
and make White fight for the draw.
23 . . . Jl.e5 Black is slightly better, but
Topalov escaped: 24.a3 §c6 25.§bcl
Jl.c4 26.§d8+ <it'h7 27.§el Ac7
28.§d7 Jl.e6 29.§d3 Jl.f5 30.§d5
Jl.h3 3l .<it'hl §f6 32.§d3 Jl.e6
33.Ac3 §f5 34.§xe61 Yz-Yz
In the next game, Black gets a pawn, a
dangerous outpost on f4, and an attack
for the exchange:
Grunberg,Mihai (2401) ­
Nikolic,Predrag (2648)
5th EU-ch Antalya (7), 22.05.2004
22 ... § xe21 23.�xe2 �f5 24.�gll
24.4Jd2? <t\xf4 25.ti'f3 ( 25 .ti'g4 Ae6
2 6 :i�· x f5 A x fS + ) 2 S . . . �g6 + .
24 . . . �xf4+?1 24 . . . 4Jxf4 was more pre­
cise: 25 .ti'g4! ( 2 5 .ti'f3? JleS 26.'it>hl
.ll f7 2 7 . �g4 �f6 2 8 A � f3 A h S
(28 . . . f!. g8!?) 29.�g5 �xgS 30.<t\xg5
f!.fS 3 1 . 4Jf3 ( 3 1 .4Je6? <t\xg2 32.'it>xg2
 Motifs

.ilf3 + 33.'\t>gl � h S -+ ) 3 1 . . . .ilf6 -+ ) pensation for the exchange. 25.�hl

25 . . . 4Jxd3 26.�xf5 �xfS 27.�e8 c6!? 4)e5 26.t�"dl? 26.�d l ! was called for,
(27 . . . ..Q..e 5+?! 28.'\t>hl �xf2 29.�d1 4Jb2 when Black only just has compensation.
30.�bl 4Jd3 3 1 . � d l =) 28.4Jf3 4Jxc5 26... .Q.e6 27.�cl � xcl 28.§xcl
and Black has more than enough com- 4) xd3 and B lack went on to win.

Exercises

(E48) Hracek,Zbynek (26 1 2) ­ (E50) Anand, Viswanathan (2795) -

Kallio,Heikki (245 1 ) Sadler,Matthew (2660)
Istanbul ol ( 1 1 .2), 08 . 1 1 .2000 Tilburg, 1 998

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To sacrifice the exchange or not to White to move! (Two points)

sacrifice the exchange? (One point)
Solutions begin on page 1 64.

(E49) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - (E51) Korchnoi, Viktor (2635) -

Gelfand,Boris (2690) Seirawan, Yasser (2605)
Linares (6), 1 993 Lugano op, 1 986

w w

White has an edge here, but how did White to move ! (Two points)
Karpov force the issue? ( Five points)

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 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
Simplification
U nd ersta n d i n g w h e n to e x c h a nge
pieces (and which pieces to exchange)
is very important. Do not underestimate
this! Some guidelines are:
I ) What remains on the board is more
important than what is exchanged.
2) Do not exchange pieces if you
have more space, but instead try to
further restrict the enemy pieces.
3) Exchange pieces when ahead ma­
terial and exchange pawns when be­
hind in material.
4) Exchanging queens usually dra­
matically changes the nature of the
position, as endgame themes begin
to dominate, and these are quite dif­
ferent from the usual middlegames.
Let's start with an example of rule #4:
Vallejo Pons,Francisco (2648) -
Tkachiev, Vladislav (2625)
Biel GM (2), 23 .07.2002
20. �a31 Black's strong queen defends
c7 and influences both flanks, while
White's queen plays no influential role.
But White's active rooks will count for
much in the endgame. 20 ... � x a3?
20 ... c6 was called for. 21.bxa3 4)e8
Relatively best. The other ways to pro-
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teet c7 are not satisfactory e ither:
2 l . . . .§ c8? 2 2 .Jlh3 4Jg4 2 3 . 4Jh4 g6
24.E!c3 +- , the threat f2-f3 cannot be
satisfactori ly parried . ; One sample line
after 2 l . . .c6 runs 2 2 . 4Je5 c5 23 . .§ b2
cxd4 24.exd4 .§d6 25.E!cbl 4Jg4 26.f4
.§ ee6 27.Jlf3 f5 28 . .§cl .§e7 29.E!hc2
.§ de6 30 . .§ c7 4Jf6 3 l .'it'g2 ± . 22.Jl,fl
Jl,a8 23.a4
23 ... f6? The weakening of the l ight
squares on the kingside is fatal . Just
marking time with 23 . . . Jlb7 was called
for, e.g. 24.Jlb5 'it'f8 25 .Axe8 .§ dxe8
26 . .§ xc7 .§ xc7 27 . .§ xc7 E!e7 (Gershon)
28 . .§cl ± . 24.4)h41 B lack is lost and
so decided to sacrifice the exchange, but
his knight will find no strong outpost.
24 4)d6 25.4)g6 Eled7 26.Jl,h3
..•
�f7 27.Jl,xd7 Etxd7 28.4)f4 4)c4
29.e41 This strong undermining de­
cides, as it forces 29 . . . c6 after which
B lack's bishop needs too much time to
participate in the game. 30.4) x h5 b5
3 l .e5 fxe5 3 2 . d x e5 d4 33.4)f4
�e7? Al lowing a strong blockading
knight on d3 makes it easy for White.
33 . . . 4Jxe5 j ust had to be tried, but a few
precise moves by White will show that
B l ack's counterplay is i nsufficient:
34. .§c5 .§e7 35.E!dl +- . 34.4)d3 Eld5
 Motifs
35.f4 Jl.b7 36.Cif/f2 J}.c8 37.axb5
ex b5 38.Etxc41? bxc4 39.Et xc4 Jl.f5
39 . . . .Q.a6 40.E!c5 +- . 40.Cif/e2 Eld7
4 1 . Cif/ d 2 Cif/e6 4 2 . Etc6+ Cif/ d 5
43.Etc5+ cifle4 44.e6 1-0
One aim of an exchange is to create an
advantageous imbalance like a good
bishop vs. bad knight or vice versa:
Mikha/chishin,Adrian -
Chernin,A/exander
Cienfuegos, 1 98 1
The key to the position is Black's bad
bishop on e7 and White's initiative on
the l ight square s : 16.Jlxf61 ± This
weakens B lack's kingside pawn struc­
ture and purifies the favorable imbal­
ance, which is often good. This is also
a good example for rule # I : what re­
mains on the board is more important
than what is exchanged. White's dark­
squared bishop might look strong, but
B l ack's f6-knight is also useful. So
White correctly decided to exchange on
f6. 16...gxf6 17.Eldl Elb8 18.Etd3
Etb4?1 This plays into White's hands,
as his knight wants to go to c4 anyway.
Yet it is difficult to suggest anything
better for B lack. 19 . .£,d2 Elg8 20.g3
Et x c4 2 1 . .£, x c4 Etg4 2 2 .f4 h 5
23.Cif/d2 Wh ite improves h i s worst
placed piece. The king will defend the
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ki ngside, w h i l e White's play o n the
queenside is unstoppable. 23 ... h4
24.Cif/e2 hxg3 25.hxg3 Etg6 26.Eta3
Eth6 27.Cif/f3 Elhl 28.E{xa7 1-0
Now, two examples of rule #2:
Dautov,Rustem (2631) ­
Romanishin,O/eg (2559)
Julian Borowski-A 3rd Essen (7),
09.05.200 1
White should avoid simplifications be­
cause of his space advantage: 14.Jl.h31
A typical move to preserve the bishop­
pair. 1 4 . . . Jl.h7?1 1 5 . .£, d 2 .£,e4?1
B lack wants to exchange pieces at any
price, but White's center becomes too
strong. 1 5 . . . d5!? was called for, to get a
foothold on the light squares: 1 6.cxd5
exd5 1 7.AbU (Dautov in CBM 83).
t6. .£, xe4 Jl. xe4 17.f3 J1.h7 18.e4 It
is clear that White's bishop-pair and
strong center give him an undisputable
advantage . 18 . . . a4 1 9.�b2 �e7
20.b4 a3?1 2 1.�b3 Elfd8 22.E{adl
.£,f6? 22 . . . c5 2 3 . E! d3 ± . 23.b5 +­
White first won the a3-pawn and then
later the game.
The famous R us s i an trainer Mark
Dvoretsky has collected many examples
of the concept ofthe superfluous knight.
Here is a recent one:
 The ChessC�fe Puzzle Book 2

Go/od, Vitali (2538) - Often the attacker does not want to ex­
Tomescu, Vlad (24 1 2) change pieces, because he needs them
4th Estensi op, Lido (5), 1 1 .06.2003 to participate in the attack :

Miiller,Karsten - Dautov,Ru.'item
German Bundesliga, 2006

15.�f2! White correctly avoids the

exchange of knights, as B lack's d7 -
knight has problems fi nding a good
square. 15 ... c6 16.b3 cxd5 17.exd5 W h i te wants to keep both roo k s :
This prepares the strong blockading e4- 26.§fel!? Ag6 Black wants to de­
s q u are for t h e k n i g h t s . 1 7 . . . g6 crease White's firepower, but every ex­
1 7 . . . <£\f6?! 18.g4! e4? (18 . . . h6 19.a3 ;!; ) change comes at a price: the loss of
1 9 . <£\fx e 4 ! <£\ c x e 4 2 0 . <£\ x e4 <£\xe4 time. 27.Axg6 � xg6 28.�d4 �e7
2 l . E( e l ± ( G o l o d in CBM 9 6 ) . 29.§a1 �f5 30.�a2
18.�fe4 Now White al lows the ex­
change, but his advantage in develop­
ment justifies it, as he will transform
his space and development advantage
into a dangerous initiative. 18 ... � xe4
1 9 . � x e4 � f6 2 0 . f x g6 f x g 6
21.§ xf6 A strong positional exchange
sacri fice fo llows. 2 1 . <£\ x f6 + !? E( x f6
22.E(xf6 �xf6 23.�d2 i.tf5 24.E(fl 'l!1d8
2 5 . c 5;!; . 2 1 . . . § x f6 2 2 . c 5 ! §f8
22 . . . dxc5?? 23.d6 �d8 24.<£\xf6+ �xf6
25 .d7 +- (Golod); 22 . . . Af5? 23 .<£\xf6+
'l!1xf6 24.g4 Ad7 25.c6± . 23.� xd6 b6 30 ... � x d4?! This exchange finally
24.�e4! bxc5 25.d6 �f7 and now goes too far. 30 ... 'lt'c7 was called for,
instead of 26.�d2? Golod should have as 3 1 .<£\xf5? (31.�b2 E( f7 32.�b4 '.!i'd7
chosen 26.<£\xc5! 'l!1f2+ 27.'.!i'hl 'l!1xc5 33.E(fl E( cf8 34.E(f3 <£\xd4 35.E(xf7+
28.Axa8 i.te6 2 9 . E( c l 'l!1e3 30. Ag2 .§ x f7 36.cxd4 and White has a danger­
( 3 0 . A d5?? E( fl + 3 l . 'l!1 x fl -'txd 5 + o u s long term in itiative) 3 l . . . E( a8
32.'l!1g2 'l!1xcl # ) 30 . . . E( f2 3 l .�gl �e2 32.�xa8? E(xa8 33.E( xa8 can be met by
32.a3 when White is better, but Black's 3 3 . . . 'l!1f2 ! . 3 1 .c x d4 �c7 3 2 .�a3
counterplay sti l l deserves attention. �d7 33.§fl §f5?

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 Motifs

White is o n move and must preserve all

his attacking potential:

Magomedov,Magaram (2604) -
Khouseinov,Rashid (2330)
Dushanbe, 1 999

Immediately after the game Anand in­

dicated that 33 . . . E!a8 34:�g3 gS was
the way to go. White keeps the initia­
tive w ith 3 5 :�d3, but B lack is sti l l
fighting tenaciously. 34.g4 +- .§ xf1+
35 .§ x fl �c7 36 .§ c 1 + �b8
• •

37 . .§ x c8+ � x c8 38. �f8+ �d8

39 . � x g7 �a5 40. t!U8+ �d7
29 . .§a1U Now it is over as his long­
4 1 . �d6+ �c8 4 2. � x e6+ �b8
term attack c a n n o t be stopped.
43. t,td6+ � a 7 44. �c5+ �b8
29 ... .§d6 30 . .§e5 .§ad8 31 . .§ae1
44 ... b6 45.�c7+ 'ifta8 46.�c8+ 'ifta7
47. �a6+ +- . 45. �f8+ �a7 46.b6+!?
�c7 3 2 . � e4 .§ d 1 32 . . . .£\ x h 7
Forces simplification into a won pawn 3 3 . .£\gS +- . 3 3 . � x f6 .§ x e 1 +
ending. 46 ... � x b6 47.�c5 1-0 34 . .§ x e 1 g x f6 3 5 .Q.f5+ �g8
•

3 6 . t,th7+ �f8 37 . .Q. x e6 � x f4

Here is another striking example of this 38.�h8+ �e7 39.Jl. x f7+ � x f7
concept. 40.�h7+ �f8 41.�e7+ 1-0

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Exercises

(E52) Khismatullin,Denis (2572) - (E54) Papaioannou,loannis (2578) -

Romanov,Evgeny (2437) Nevednichy, Vladislav (2583)
6th EU-ch Warsaw ( 7} 25.06.2005
, 1 5th EU-chT (7), 05 .08.2005

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B l ack has fi n ished his development. How can the rooks enter B lack's camp?
What to do next? (One point) Solutions (One point)
begin on page 1 66.

(E53) Radjabov, Teimour (2673) - (E55) Yakovich, Yuri (2565) -

Milov, Vadim (2653) Frolyanov,Dmitry (2505)
6th EU-ch Warsaw ( 1 2}, 30.06.2005 RUS-chT Sochi (5}, 23.04.2005

w 8

How to use White's space advantage How to take the sting out of White's
and initiative? (One point) in itiative? (One point)

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 Motifs

(E56) Graf,A/exander (2637) ­ (E58) Gonza/ez,Renier (2483) -

Fish,Gennadij (2523) Benjamin,Joe/ (2563)
76th GER-ch Altenkirchen ( 8), HB Global op M inneapol is (6),
25 .02.2005 2 1 .05 .2005

w B

Black's c-pawns look pretty dangerous, White has a space advantage. What will
what should White do? (One point) B lack do? (One point)

(E57) Duppel,Matthias (2455) - (E59) Magomedov,Magaram (2604)

Casper, Thoma.<; (2409) - Khouseinov,Rashid (2330)
B undesliga Germany (4.6), 24. 1 1 .200 1 Dushanbe, 1 999

w w

How to use White's possession of the White to move ! (Three points)

d-file? (One point)

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 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
(E60) Sakaev,Konstantin (2649) -
Azarov,Sergei (258 1 )
Aeroflot op-A Moscow ( 5 ) , 1 2.02.2006
w B
White to move! (Three points)
Weaknesses
Here Philidor's famous aphorism: "The
pawns are the soul of chess" comes into
play. If the pawn structure has holes or
is broken, this has significant implica­
tions on the play. The pawns themselves
can be weak, as well as the squares that
cannot be defended by the pawns. These
two concepts are surprisingly similar,
and the section "Outpost" has already
emphasized that knights usually prefer
positions with many weak pawns that
provide squares to settle on. So weak
pawns and weak squares go hand i n
hand. Important rules are:
I ) A weakness that cannot be ex­
ploited is no weakness. This can hap­
pen when a weakness is a static fea­
ture of the position, and if one side
has a strong long-term initiative, it
may be impossible for the opponent
to take advantage of the weakness,
because h i s forces m u st defe n d
against the enemy activity.
2) Most of the time one weakness
does not exist in isolation, but is con-
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(E61) Seel,Christian (2492) ­
Wahbo,Matthias (2538)
Bundesliga Germany ( 1 2.4), 1 1 .03 .2006
Black to move! (Two points)
nected with a whole weak color com­
plex - see "Weak Color Complex."
3) U su a l l y one weakness is not
enough to win. Here the principle of
two weaknesses comes into play, see
"A Second Front."
The fol lowing game shows how even
one static weakness can affect the play:
Handke,F/orian (2384) ­
Miiller,Karsten (2503)
G ER-ch Altenkirchen (9),
08. 1 2 .200 I [C09]
l.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.4)d2 c5 4.exd5
e x d 5 5.4)gf3 4)c6 6 . .1l.b5 jld6
7.dxc5 Jl xc5 8.0-0 4)ge7 9.4)b3
.1l.b6 9 . . . Jld6 may be more precise.
lO.E{el 0-0 l l .jlg5 f6?1 Every pawn
move weakens some squares (here e6),
but Black's task is not easy in any case.
1 2 . .1l.e3 4) e 5 13 . .1l. x b6 � x b6
14.4)fd4 4)7g6 15.�d2 a6 16.Afl
Wh i te j ust keeps the structure and
 Motifs
s lowly improves the position of h i s
pieces. His advantage is not very large,
but it is stable because of the weak d5-
pawn. B lack has no real dynamic com­
pensation for the weakness. 16 ... Jld7
17 . � e 2 1 ? C h anges t h e b l o c k e r.
17... Jle6 18.itd4 itc7 19.�adl?
19 . .£lc3 §ac8 20.§adl is more precise,
as B lack has no dynamic options. When
you have a static advantage, try to re­
strict any possible counterplay ! (see
"Prophylax i s" and "Counterp l ay").
19 ... §ac8? The dynamic 1 9 . . . �xc2!?
was c a l l e d for, e . g . 2 0 . .£lc5! .£:Jh4!
2 1 .<;ff h l .£lf5 2 2 . �c3 �xc3 23 . .£lxc3
.llf7 24 . .£lxd5 § ad8 25 . .£:Jb6 ; (Psakhis
in CBM 87), but White retains some
chances because of his activity and
Black's weak queenside pawns. 20.f4
� c6 2 1 . it f2 Jlg4 2 2 .g3 � b4
23.h3 Jlxe2 23 . . .Af5? 24 . .£led4 Axc2
25 . .£:Je6 �d7 26 . .£:J x f8 ± . 24. � x e2
�e7 25.c3 � bc6 26.Jlg2 �fd8
27.�ed2 �a5
B lack hopes to get activity by sacrific­
ing the weak d5-pawn, but Handke cor­
rectly wants to first improve his posi­
tion and not to cash in too cheaply.
28.�d4! 28.�xd5+? .£lxd5 29.§ xd5
t'! xd5 30.t'! xd5 .£lxb3 3 l . a x b3 §e8
g i v e s B l a c k draw i n g c h a n c e s .
28 ... � d 6 28 . . . .£:J c 4 2 9 . t'! e 2 t'! e8
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3 0 . t'! d e l .£:Jd6 3 l .�e3 ± . 29.§e2
�ac6 30.�de1 itd7
31 .h41? This is a strong positional
move, with the aim of improving the
positions of the king and the bishop (the
worst placed pieces) to increase the
pressure on the l ight squares. 31 ...f5
31. . . .£:Jf5 32 . .£:J x c6 bxc6 33 .Ah3 ± .
32.§e3 Preparing to again take aim at
the isolani. 3 2 ... �f8 33.itd2 �f7
34.§d3 �ff6 35.clf}h2 g6 36.�d1
�a5 37.b31 'l!/c7 38.�c2 Now the
d5-pawn falls under favorable circum­
stances and the rest is just a matter of
technique. 38 ... � ac6 39.�e3 d4
40.cxd4 B l ack's isolani was weak and
securely blockaded, but White's is very
strong as it is very difficult to stop its
advance. 40 . . . ita5 4 1 .d 5 it x d2
4 2 . � 3 x d 2 � b8 4 3 . � c4 �d8
44.�a5 �b6 45.d6 �ec6 46.�c4
§b5 47.�e1 �c5 48.§e71 � xc4
49.Jld5+ clf}f8 49 . . . <;ff h 8 50 .Axc4
.£lxe7 5 1 . d xe7 t'! x d 2 + 5 2 . <;ff h 3 +- .
50.�f7+ \tieS 51.Jlxc4 1-0
Wells,Peter (25 1 5) ­
Zifroni,Dov (2505)
Herzliya ( I ), 06.09. 1 998
I have already dealt with the creation
of weak squares in the "Outpost" sec-
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
tion, so let's have a look at the creation
of weak pawns:
14.4)xc61 bxc6?1 14 . . . 4:'lxc6 is prob­
ably the lesser evil, although White has
the initiative and no weaknesses after
1 5 .Axf6 .ilxf6 16.d5 exd5 1 7 . 4:'lxd5
when the opposite-colored bishops add
spice to White's attack. 15.a51 Fixing
the a-pawn is extremely important, as
now a6 and c6 are weak and White can
try to launch an attack on the kingside
w i th h i s w h o l e army. 1 5 . . . 4)fd5
16. .Q. xe7 �xe7 17.4)a4 Aiming for
the strong outpost on c 5 . 17 ... 4)c7
18.E{ac1 E{fd8?1 Philipp Schlosser's
suggestion 18. . . 4Jb5! was more precise,
e.g. 1 9.4:'lb6?! ( 19.�e l !? ;J; ) 19 . . . .§ ad8
20.Axb5 cxb5 2 1 .d5 .§ fe8=. 19.4)b6
Etab8 20. �ell? Wells wants to expel
the knight from its strong post on b4.
20... 4)a8?1
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Another step in the wrong direction.
20 . . . 4:'lbd5! 2 l .Axd5 cxd5 2 2 . �e 5
E! b7 ;J; ( We l l s ) . 2 1 . 4) a4 �c7?1
2 2 . 4) c 5 � x a 5 2 3 . 4) x a 6 Etb7
2 4 . 4) c 5 E{bb8 2 5 . Et d 3 1 A l l of
Black's forces are on the queenside, so
White finally shifts his attention to the
kingside. 25 . . . 4) c7 2 5 . . . �c7?
26. .§ b3 +- ; 25 . . . 4Jxd3?? 26.�xa5 <tlxc l
27.�d2 +- . 26.Etg3 �b6 27.�e51
g6 27 . . . ae8 2 8 . <tl x e6! +- ( We l l s ) .
2 8 . Et b 3 � a 5 ? Now it i s over.
28 . . . <tlcd5 was more tenacious. 29.h41
4)cd5 29 . . . h5 30.g4! hxg4 31.h 5 +­
( B aburi n ) ; 2 9 . . . ae8 3 0 . h 5 it!c7
3 1 .\tJel +- . 30. .Q. xd51 exd5 30 ... cxd5
3 1 .4:'lxe6! fxe6 32.itfxe6+ ctJg7 33.�e5+
ctJh6 3 4 . �f4 + '<t'g7 3 5 . E! c7 + +­
(Wells). 31 .4)d7 Etb7 32.4)f6+ lifjlf8
3 3 . 4) x h7+ lit'g8 3 4 . 4) f6+ lifjlf8
35.h5 gxh5 36.E{g3 1-0
At first sight B lack has no apparent
weaknesses, but Gurevich shows how
to attack on the queenside:
Gurevich,Mikhail (2667) -
Ponomariov,Rus/an (2630)
FIDE World Cup-B Shenyang (3),
03.09. 2000
21 .4)d21 Improves the worst placed
piece to increase the pressure on the
light squares. 21 ... 4)b8 2 1 . . .f5 22.�d5
 Motifs
'it!e7 2 3 . 4Jc4 b5 2 4 . 4Jd6 § b8 2 5 . b4
4Jb6 2 6 . 'it! b 3 'it! x d6 2 7 . b x c 5 ± .
22.�b5 �d7 23.a41 A very deep
move. Gurevich had to make sure that
his weak queenside pawns and squares
can ' t be e x p l o i t e d . 23 . . . � )( b5
23 . . . 4Jc6 2 4 . 4Jc4 f6 25 . .ilh3 gives
W hite strong pressure on the l i ght
squares. 24.a)(b5 Ete7
25.b41 The point. White will dispose
of his weaknesses, while Black's will
remain. 25 ... E{ec7 26 . .£)c41 c )( b4
2 7 . E{ b l Et c 5 28 . E{ )( b4 E{d8
29.Etbbl f5?1 This is refuted by a
beautiful shot, but good advice is al­
ready hard to give. 29 . . . 4Jc7 30.4Ja3
4Je6 3 l .f4 exf4 32.d4 §cc8 33.gxf4 ± .
30 . .£) )( e511 Et )(e5 30 . . . .ilxe5 3 l . d4
.ilxd4 32 .exd4 §c2 33.d5 4Jc5 34 . .ilf6
§e8 35.d6 +- . 3l . .Q.)(e5 .Q.)(e5 32.d4
.Q.d6 33.Etal .£)c7 33 . . . §d7 34.§a4
and the a7-pawn fal ls. 34. .Q.flt .£)d7
35.Et )( a7 White's active rooks w i l l
soon dominate the board. This endgame
also shows the power of an attack with
opposite-colored bishops. 35 ... �f8
3 6 . E{ c l .£) d 5 37 . E{ c6 .£) 7f6
37 .. .'!ie7 38 ..ilc4 'it'e6 39.f3 +- ( Ribli
i n CBM 79). 38..Q.e2 .Q.e7 39. .Q.f3
g5?1 White should win in any case. One
sample line runs 39 . . .'it'f7 40.h4 'it'e8
4 1 . h 5 g x h 5 4 2 . § e 6 § d7 4 3 . § x d7
'it' x d7 4 4 . § e 5 .ild6 4 5 . § x f5 'it'e6
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46.§g5 4Jc3 47.§g7 4J)(b5 48.§b7 +- .
40.E{e6t .Q.d6 4 1 . .Q. )( d 5 .£) )( d5
42.E{)(h7 �g8 43.Etb7 f4
44.�g21 This meets the criteria oftwo
principles: it improves the worst placed
piece and activates the king in the
e n d g a m e . 44 . . . f )( e 3 4 5 . h e3 g4
46.�f21? An important principle in the
endgame is: do not rush, especially if
the opponent has no rea l acti v i ty.
46 . . . .Q.b4 47.�e2 .Q.a5 48.�d3
E{c8 49. Etd7 .£) c3 50. E{c6 E{e8
5 t . Et )(c3 .Q. )( c3 52.� )( c3 Et )(e3+
5 3 . �c4 E{e2 54. E{d6 Et )( h 2
55.Etg6+ �f7 56.E{)(g4 1-0
Doubled pawns can be statically strong
and provide valuable anchor or outpost
squares, but they usually do not like to
advance, as it is quite difficult to do so
w ithout leaving serious weaknesses
behind.
Brenninkmeijer,Joris (2490) -
Van der Sterren,Paul (2560)
N LD-ch (2), 1 995 [E28]
l.d4 .£)f6 2.c4 e6 3. .£)c3 .Q.b4 4.e3
0-0 5.a3 Jl. )(c3+ 6.b)(c3 d6 7 . .£)e2
c51? Blockading the doubled pawns in
order to lay siege to them later. Further­
more, it is good for B lack to put his
pawns on dark squares to compensate
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for the missing bishop. 8.4)g3 4)c6
9.Jld3?1 9.e4 is better according to
theory. 9 ...b6 The beginning of a typi­
cal siege of the doubled pawn. 10.0-0
J1,a6 l l .J1,b2?1 4)a5 12.�e2 E!cB
13.E!ac1
doubled pawns can sometimes be ac­
ceptable:
Botvinnik,Mikhail - Kan,Ilia
l i th U RS-ch Leningrad ( I 0), 1 939

White is better despite his bad pawn

13 ...�d71? Increasing the pressure on
the light squares. The alternative 13 . . .d5
1 4 . cxd5 .Q.xd3 1 S ."t;¥xd3 exdS 1 6 . f3
4Jc4 i s also better for B l ack. The
doubled pawn has disappeared, but the
squares are sti ll weak - a typical phe­
nomenon. 14.e4 �a4 15.f4 The im­
mediate 1 5 .e5!? is more dangerous, but
B lack can defend: l S . . . dxeS 16.dxe5
4Jd7 17:l;i<e4 g6 18.l'�cd l "t;¥h3! 19 ..ilc2
"t;¥xh2 20 . .§ xd7 �xc3 and White's at­
tack is repelled, while his weaknesses
rema i n . 1 5 ... A. x c4 1 6.e5 d x e5?1
1 6 ... Axd3!? 1 7 . "t;¥xd3 "t;¥c4 was more
precise. 17.fxe5 4)d5 18.4)e4 cxd4
19.4)f6+1 4) x f6 19 . . . gxf6?? runs into
20 . lb h 7 + +- .
. 20.e x f6 j}, x d3
21. �xd3 dxc3? Now the game peters
out into a draw. 2 1 . . . 4Jc4! was called
for: 22.�g3 g6 23.�g5 'it'h8 24."t;¥h6
!'!g8 25.cxd4 gS + (Dautov in CBM 48).
2 2 . f x g7 E{fd8 2 3 . E! x c 3 4) c4
24.�xh7+1 � x h7 25.E!h3+ �g6
26.E!g3+ � h 5 27 . E! h 3 + �g6
28.E!g3+ Yt-Yt
structure because of the strong outpost
d5 and the semi-open b-file. 16.4)e41
The defender of the outpost is ex­
changed to al low the bishop to come to
i t s dream sq uare : d 5 . 16 . . . �d8
1 7 . 4) x f6+ � x f6 1 8 .j},e4 E{b8
19.E!ad1 b6 20.h3 Jl.a6 21.Ad5 b5
22.cxb5 E! xb5 23.c4 E!b6 24.E{b1
E!dB 25.E!xb6 axb6? The resulting
structure i s aston i s h i n g l y w e a k .
25 . . . �xh6! 26.e4 ( 26.f6? .§ xdS 2 7 . .§b1
.§ d 2 ! = is the tactical justifi cati o n . )
2 6. . . "t;¥f6 27.fl.h1 is better for White, but
Black can offer tough resistance. 26.e4
Ac8 27.�a4 Ad7 28.�a7 Ae8
29.E!b1 E!d6

Final ly, one example to show that

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30.a4! A strong u n d e rm i n i n g . 35 ..§b8 �a4 36.Cjfjlh2 .§a3 37.�c5

3 0 . . . Ciflh7 3 1 . a 5 b x a 5 32.� x a 5 .§a2 38. .§a8 �xa8 39 . .Q.xa8 .§xa8
.§a6 33.� xc5 .§ a 2 34.�e3 �a6 40.� xe5 .Q.c6 41.�c7 1-0

Exercises

(E62) Socko,Bartosz (2570) - (E64) Ehlvest,Jaan (2587) -

Levin,Felix (2498) Christiansen,Larry (2544)

Bundesliga Germany (8.3), 29.0 1 .2005 New York ( 5 ) , 28 .04.2003

w w

Where is Black's Achil les' heel? (One White's superior activity does not seem
point) Solutions begin on page 1 68. to mean much, but this is deceptive. Can
you find out why? (One point)

(E63) Kramnik, Vladimir (27 1 0) ­ (E65) Gabriel, Christian (2575) ­

Ribli,Zoltan (261 0) Hickl,Joerg (2565)
PCA Groningen ( I ), 1 993 Bad Homburg (7), 1 997

w B

In this typical position with hanging There are many holes in White's pawn
pawns, Kramnik seized the moment to formation, but which one to exploit
start a strong initiative. Can you do the first? (One point)
same? (Two points)

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(E66) Yusupov,Artur (2655) - (E68) Wang Yue (2549) -

Lautier,Joe/ (2645) Ponomariov,Rus/an (2700)

Donner mern-A Amsterdam (3 ), 1 994 Aeroflot op Moscow (6), 20.02.2005

How to assess this position with White How to continue White's play in the
to move? (Two points) center? (Three points)

(E67) Kargin,Arseny (2251 ) ­ (E69) Bu Xiangzhi (2607)-

Maljutin,Evgeni (2440) Tregubov,Pavel (2629)

Geller Memorial, Moscow (5), Aeroflot op Moscow (7),
1 4.02 . 1 999 2 1 .02 .2005

w w

Black's bishop seems to be bad, but how B l ack has many weaknesses on the
will White exploit it? (Two points) queenside, but how to exploit them?
(Two points)

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(E70) Anand, Viswanathan (2770) -

lvanchuk, Vassily (2731)
FI DE-wch K.O. Moscow (6.4),
1 3 . 1 2 .200 1

This is a good example ofCapablanca's

Theorem, that �+4J are better than
�+..ll . How did lvanchuk prove it? (One
point)

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Weak Color Complex
This chapter is strongly related to the
chapters on "Weaknesses" and "Domi­
nation." As I said, usually one weak­
ness does not exist in isolation, but is
connected with a whole weak color
complex:
Pavlovic,Milo.'i (2548) -
Jan.'isen,Ruud (2489)
Corus-C Wij k aan Zee (8),
1 9. 0 1 .2004
Obviously, d5 is weak as it cannot be
protected by pawns, but c6 and b7 are
also weak, so White can try to exploit
the weak color complex on the light
squares and combine it with an attack.
14.a41 A very strong pawn sacrifice to
get a b i n d on the l i g h t s q uares .
14 4) x e4? 1 4 . . . h4 was necessary:
..•
1 5 . .>lxf6 .tlxf6 16..tld5 .tlxd5 1 7.exd5
a5 1 8 . l"! e4 w i th an i n i t i a t i v e i n
V.Kotron ias- B .Jobava, Batumi 2002.
1 5 . Jl. x e4 Jl x g 5 + 16.<i!7b1 b x a4
1 7. Jl. x b7+ � x b7 1 8 . 4) e4 Ae7
19.4)a5 �c720.4)c311 The point of
White's plan; establishing complete
d o m i n a t i o n of t h e l i g h t s q u a re s .
20 ... �xa5 21 .�a8+ 4)b8 22.4)d5
§.d7 23.§.e4 All the pieces join the
party. Please note that all the wh ite
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pieces are on light squares. 23 ... §.c7
24 . §. x a4 �c5 2 5 . §.c4 � x c4
2 6 . 4) b6+ <i!7d8 27 . 4) x c 4 §. x c4
28.�xb8+ §.c8 29.�a7 h5 30.§.d3
§.h6 31 .§.b3 §.c7 32.§.b8+ <i!7d7
33.� xa6 d5 34.�b5+ 1-0
The next two examples deal with the
creation of a weak color complex:
Kochyev,Alexander (2430) -
Shaposhnikov,Evgeny (241 5)
St. Petersburg-ch ( 1 2), 1 9.04. 1 998
[A08]
1.4)f3 4)f6 2.g3 d5 3.jlg2 e6 4.0-0
Ae7 5.d3 0-0 6.4)bd2 c5 7.e4 4)c6
8.§.e1 b5 9.e5 4)d7 10.4)f1 a 5
l l .h41 b4 12.h5 Aa6
13.h6 White creates a weak color com­
plex around Black's king and bases all
h i s fol lowing play on exploiting it.
13 ...g6 14.jlf4 a4 15.a31 This stops
a4-a3, after which a weak color com­
plex and the breakthrough c5-c4 would
arise. 1 5 Ab5 1 5 . . . hxa3 16 .hxa3
••.
l"! h8 was the alternative. 16.4) 1h2
§.c8 17.4)g4 c4? The beginning of a
flawed concept. This only strengthens
White's center, his bind on the dark
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squares and even gives White play on Murrey,Jacob (2487) ­

the queenside. 17 . . . 4Jd4! was called for, Marin,Mihail (2555)
as it is much more difficult to exchange I S R-chT Israel (6), 1 7.03.2000
Black's key bishop on e7. 18.d4 c3
1 9 . b x c3 b x a3 2 0 . � d 2 ! ? 4) a 5
21.jlg5 �xg5 22.4) xg5 �e7

22.� x b6! An amazing solution. In

23.ftebl Now White uses the files on
the queenside to strengthen his initia­
tive. 23 ... Etb8 24.�f4 4)c4 B lack's
position on the queenside looks good
order to achieve a strong bind on the
dark squares, White exchanges his un­
opposed bishop! But what remains on
the board is more important than what
comes o ff of i t . 2 2 . t:!e 1? .ll d 5 = .
22 cx b6 23.4)e5 �d5 24.g3 b5
. . •

at first sight, but it cannot really be im­
proved and B l ack's proud knight on c4
can be exchanged for the g2-bishop at
any time. 24 . . . Ac4 is met by 2 5 . t:!xb8
t:!xb8 26.t:!xa3! ( H orn in CBM 6 5 )
2 6. . . § b 1 + 27. 'itrh2 Ab5 28.c4 <tlxc4
2 9 . t:!f3 +- . 2 5 . Et b4 };ib6 26.�fl
ftfb8 27.\tlh2 Useful prophylaxis, as
B lack can do nothing. 27 4)b2 Wait­
..•
"Now we see - to prevent c4, an ugly
dark square weaknesses will emerge. Of
course, exchanging the knight on b6
also helped to render white's outpost
im pregnab l e . " ( We l l s in CBM 7 7 )
25.a5 \tlf8 26.\tlb2 \tle7

ing does not help. 27 . . . §8b7 28.Axc4

Axc4 2 9 . t:!x a4 a2 3 0 . 4Je4 § b 1
3 1 . 4Jgf6 + 4J x f6 3 2 A::l x f6+ 'itrh8
33. 4Jd7! +- (Hom). 28.Jlxb5 ft xb5
29.Etxa3 ft8b7 29 . . . t:!xb4 30.cxb4
§ xb4 3 l .t:!f3! § xd4 3 2."itfxd4 "itfxg5
33."itta7 +- . 30.ft xb5 Et x b5 3 1 .c4!
4) xc4 32.Et xa4 Eta5 33.Etb4 Eta7
33 . . . 4Jcb6 34. 4Jf6+ <tlxf6 35.t:!xb6 +- .
34 . 4) f6+ 4) x f6 3 5 . � x f6 �f8 27 .c41? A good way to open roads for
36.Etb8 1-0 the k i n g and the roo k . 27 . . . b x c4
2 7 . . . B xc4 28.t:!d7+ 'itrf6 29.4Jxc6 ± .
What remains on the board is often more 2 8 . \tlc3 \tld6 2 9 . 4) xc4+ \tlc5
important than what comes off of it: 30.4)e5 figS 3l.ftbl g5 32.ftb7 h5

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32 . . . gxf4 33 .4Jd3+ 'it'd6 3 4 . 4J x f4 ± . haunt h i m . " ( We l l s i n CBM 8 1 )

3 3 . f x g 5 Et x g5 3 4 .li) d3+ <itld6 1 5 . . . 4Je4! was the way to go: 1 6.4Je2
3 5 . El h 7 Af3 3 6 . Et h 6 + <itle7 Jlc4 ( 1 6 . . . a4? 1 7 .4Jf4 Jlc4 1 8.4Jxd5
37.4)e5 Ae4 38.<itlb3 <itlf8 39.Etg6 Jlxd5 1 9.c4 ± ) 1 7.f3 tzlxd2 1 8.�xd2=
E!xg6 40. 4) xg6+ <itlf7 41.4)f4 h4 ( We l l s ) . 16.4)e2 Elfb8 1 7.f3 b4
42.g x h4 <itlf6 43.c4 c5 44.<itlc3 18.<itlf2 b3
Ab7 44 ...'it'e5 45.4Jd3+ +- . 45.4)d3
<itlg6 46.4) xc5 jlc8 47.<itld4 <itlh5
48.<itle5 <itlxh4 49.4)d3 <itlh3 50.c5
<itl x h 2 5 1 .c6 <itlg3 5 2 . 4) f4 <itlf3
53.4)d5 <itlg4 54.c7 <itlg5 55.4)e7
Ab7 56.4) xf5 1-0

To fight against a bind, you should try

and sense the danger early in order to
take prophylactic measures. It is also
important to exchange the proper pieces
by keeping important defenders on the
board - usually the bishop that defends
the weak color complex:
Van Wely,Loek (2700) -
Piket,Jeroen (2632)
Corus Wij k aan Zee (7), 2 1 .0 1 .200 I
19.4)c11 This positional exchange sac­
rifice is much stronger than 1 9.axb3
E!. x b3 2 0 . El. a 2 = . 19 ... b2 20.4) xd3
bxa1 � 21.Elxa1 a4 22.e4 h6 23.h4
4) a 5 2 3 . . . d x e 4 ? 2 4 . fx e 4 tzl x g 4 +
25 .'it'g3 h 5 26.e5 ± . 24.g5 White's
bishops are much stronger than the rook
and knight. A good example of the
strength of the bi shop-pair fo l lows.
24 ... h xg5 25.hxg5 4)h5 26.exd5
4)c4 27.Acl a3 28.4)b4

The light squares on White's queenside

are weak and the 0-knight is somewhat
in the way, so van Wely uncorked :
15.4)g1 1 b5?1 " A highly committal
strategy. I suspect black had in mind
the ful l plan which he is able to carry Now it is White who has a bind on the
through, but after winning material light squares. The tables have turned
the huge gash which he has caused in completely! 28 ... Ete8 29.Afl 4)b2
his own structure will come back to 30.jld2 g6 3 1 .Ab5 Eleb8 32.c4

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E!b6 33.E!el �f8 34.�g2 E!ab8
35 . .£J c 6 E! x b5 3 6 .c x b 5 E! x b 5
37 . .1lb4+ �g7 38 . .1l x a3 .£! c4
39 . .1l c l E! x d5 40. E!e7 E! b 5
4 1 . E! x c 7 E! b l 42 . .£j e 5 E! x c l
43 . E! x c4 .£! f4+ 4 4 . � h 2 E! d l
45.E!c7 E! xd4 46.E!xf7+ �g8 47.a3
E!d2+ 48.�g3 .£lh5+ 49.�h3 E!d5
50. E!e7 E! a 5 5 1 . .£l xg6 E! x g5
5 2 . �h4 E! a 5 5 3 . E!e3 .£l f6
54 . .£J e7+ �g7 5 5 . .£l c 6 E! h 5 +
Exercises
(E71) Kosten,Anthony (2522) ­
Lautier,Joel (2672)
FRA-ch Chartres (6), 20.08.2005
B w
How to use Black's space advantage?
(One point) Solutions begin on page
1 70.
69
56.�g3 E!c5 5 7. .£le5 .£ld5 58.E!d3
E!a5 59 . .£Jc6 E!c5 60 . .£jd8 .£lc7
6t ..£jb7 E!cl 62.a4 �f6 63.a5 �e5
64.E!d7 .£Je6 65 . .£ld8 .£lf4 66.a6
E!gl+ 67.�f2 E!g2+ 68.�fl E!a2
69.a7 .£ld5 70. .£jc6+ �e6 71.E!d8
.£lc7 72 . .£ld4+ �e5 73 . .£lb5 �f4
74.E!f8+ �g3 75 . .£1 x c7 E! x a7
76 . .£1 b5 E! a 2 7 7 . .£j d4 E!f2+
78.�el E! a 2 7 9 . E! g8+ �f4
80.E!g4+ 1-0
(E72) Timman,Jan (2625) -
Kuzubov, Yuriy (2535)
1 5th EU-chT Gothenburg (2), 3 1 .07.2005
Which is B lack's most important de­
fender? (One point)
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(E73) Sakaev,Konstantin (2672) - (E75) Ftacnik,Lubomir (2585) -

Gouliev,Namig (2526) Cvitan,Ognjen (2570)

6th EU-ch Warsaw (2), 1 9.06.2005 Bundesliga Germany, 1 997

w w

Sakaev makes just one innocent look­ How to assess this position with White
ing move and B lack's position collapsed to move? (Three points)
l ike a house of cards. Can you spot it?
(One point)

(E74) Yudasin,Leonid ­ (E76) Khalifman,Aiexander (2700) -

Benjamin,Joel Rublevsky,Sergei (2639)

M i nneapolis 2005 Kazan (2), 1 6.08.200 1

How did Yudasin crown h i s attack? At first sight this looks l ike a typical
(Four points) Hedgehog, but Khal ifman found a flaw.
Can you spot it? (Three points)

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(E77) Yandemirov, Valeri (2500) -

Shchukin,Dmitry (2400)
Chigorin Memorial, St. Petersburg
(6), 1 997

H ow to continue White's in itiative?

(Two points)

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 Tests

You have two hours for each of the twenty tests. Solve them from the diagrams
and write your solutions on a sheet of paper. I advise you to take one test per day
and then use your average score over all twenty tests. Of course, your score (or
"Positional Elo") must be taken with a very large grain of salt, as tactics play an
extremely important role in chess.

Test 01

(Tl .O l ) Donev,lvo (2420) - (T I .02) Nielsen,Peter Heine (2626) ­

Summermatter,Daniel (23 15) Lahno,Katerina (2486)
SUJ-chT Switzerland, 29.03 . 1 998 79th Hastings ( 3 ), 30. 1 2.2003

8 w

White is saddled with doubled, back­
ward c-pawns. However, this appears
to be more than o ffset by the strong
centralized knight. Is it? (Two points)
Solutions begin on page 1 72.
White clearly has more space on the
queenside and the two bishops, but
Black has no obvious weaknesses. How
did the Danish GM continue? (Two
points)

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(T I .03) Nunn,John (2605) ­ (TI .05) Miezi...,Normunds (2524) ­

Conquest,Stuart (2585) Dautov,Rustem (2630)
Hastings (7), 1 2. 1 996 5th Bad Wiessee (9), 04. 1 1 .200 I

w B

Which pieces does White want to ex­ B lack's 4:\e7 and .lld7 seem to be q uite
change? (Two points) restricted. How did Dautov change this?
(Two points)

(T l .04) Anand, Viswanathan (2766) (TI .06) Knaak,Rainer (2495) -

- Markowski, Tomasz (261 0) Ge/ler,Ejim (2575)
Bundesliga, Germany (4. 1 ) 23. 1 1 .2003
, Moscow, 1 982

w w

Find White's strongest move ! (Two W h e re do W h i t e ' s pieces belo ng?

points) (Three points)

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(Tl .07) Vydes/aver,A/ik (2405) - (Tl .09) Boensch, Uwe ­

Psakhis,Lev (2560) Schwartz,Bernd
ISR-ch Ramat Aviv ( 1 . 1 ), 08. 1 1 . 1 998 24th DOR-ch Stralsund ( 1 6), 1 975

B B

What to do in this typical Sicilian posi­ White has many positional trumps and
tion? (Two points) will be on top in the long run. So how
should B lack act? (Five points)

(Tl .08) Jvanov,lgor (2430) - (Tl . l 0) Chebanenko, Vecheslav (2410)

Arnason,Jon (2450) - /zvozchikov,Alexander (2330)
Lone Pine op, 1 98 1 U RS-chT Riga, 1 975

w B

White's spatial advantage appears to be
offset by Black's play on the queenside.
The Canadian 1M finds a way stifle that
play, keeping the advantages of the po­
sition. How? (Two points)
The ending looks relatively equal. Ma­
terial is even, both kings have come into
the center and although Wh ite has a
queenside pawn majority, there does not
seem to much here. B lack disagrees.
What did he play? (Two points)

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 Tests
(T l . l l ) Nie/sen,Peter Heine (2648) ­
Cheparinov,Jvan (2572)
Corus-B Wijk aan Zee (5), 20. 0 1 .2005
B w
A quick look at this position might sug­
gest Black is in trouble. White threat­
ens both <£\xc6 winning the exchange,
and <£\fS+, winning the queen. H owever,
the Bu lgarian grandmaster has seen
deeper. What did he play? (One point)
(Tl . l2) Mi/es,Anthony (2550) ­
Rodriguez Cespedes,Amador (2555)
Yopal (5), 24.06. 1 997
w B
White clearly has more space, but Black
seems solidly entrenched. How did the
late British grandmaster gain a decisive
advantage? (Two points)
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(Tl . 13) Smirin,Jiia (2676) ­
Pelletier, Yannick (2571)
Biel (6), 28.07 .2002
White's pieces are nicely centralized,
but the king is in the center. What is the
proper evaluation of this position and
how should W h ite continue? (One
point)
(Tl .14) lvanchuk, Vassily (271 9) ­
Ehlvest,Jaan (2627)
FI DE-wch K.O. (2.4), 02. 1 2.2000
White's position appears threatening.
The knight on e5 is supported by the d­
and f-pawns, while the doubled rooks
are ready to spring into action after fS.
What does the Estonian grandmaster
find to tum the tables? (Three points)
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(Tl . I S) Rublevsky,Sergei ­ (T1 . 1 6) Bogoljubow,Efim ­

Volkov,Sergey Gothilf,Solomon
Smolensk, 1 99 1 Moscow, 1 925

w B

There doesn't seem to be much going This appears to be a rather run-of-the

on here. Material is equal and neither
side appears to have any direct threats.
However, a closer examination of the
position reveals that some pieces may
be worth more than their counterparts.
How did White continue? (One point)
mill opening position. B lack's light­
squared bishop has left the queenside,
but that should not be fatal, if he finds
the right move here. (Four points)

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 Tests
Test 02
(T2.0 1 ) Nunn,John (2620) ­
Ward,Christopher (2485)
Hastings (6), 04.0 1 . 1 998
w w
What is White's best strategy? (Two
points) Solutions begin on page 1 79.
(T2.02) Ovsejevit.<;ch,Sergei (2526) -
Malakhatko, Vadim (2568)
Ordzhonikidze zt 1 .9 (8), 1 6.06.2000
w w
Perhaps you cannot pronounce White's
name, B lack's name or even the name
of the place whe re th i s game was
played. You may be able to say "open­
ing the position," but can you "walk the
walk" after you "talk the talk"? (Two
points)
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(T2.03) Stange,Sven ­
Van Beek�/exander (2259)
Vlissingen HZ op (6}, 08.08.2002
The black king cannot castle and is tem­
porari ly caught in the center. How can
White capitalize? (Two points)
(T2.04) Salov, Valery (2660) -
Adams,Michae/ (2630)
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee (9}, 0 1 . 1 993
B lack's compact position seems to be
able to withstand any attacking attempts
by White. In this clash of the super­
GMs, Salov finds a way to keep the
pressure on his opponent. What did he
play? (One point)
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(T2.05) Jovanic,Ognjen (2435) -
Jurkovic,Ante (2324)
Pula op (4), 22.06.2004
How to stop Black's counterplay on the
kingside? (Five points)
(T2.06) Ramirez Alvarez.Alejandro
(2507) - Smeets,Jan (2475)
Corus-B (5), 20.0 1 .2005
Everything seems to be working in
White's favor. The bishops have scope,
the rooks are well-placed and every­
thing seems in order. B lack shows how
looks can be deceiving. What did he
play? (Three points)
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(T2.07) Bak/an, Vladimir (2585) -
Kopylov,Mihail (2385)
Donetzk zt (2 ) , 03 . 1 1 . 1 998
White already has strong pressure on
B lack's position. How does White tum
up the heat? (One point)
(T2.08) Short,Nigel (2665) -
Kasparov, Garry (2775)
Euwe mem (4), 26.03 . 1 996
This is not an easy position to evaluate.
White has the two bishops, but the one
on d4 looks like a big pawn. It may also
be undermined if B lack can get in a
timely b5-b4. How does the British
grandmaster continue? (Two points)
 Tests

(T2.09) Sebag,Marie (2432) - (T2. 1 1 ) Kaidanov,Gregory (2596) ­

Berg,Emanue/ (2495) Kraai,Jesse (2442)
Malmo Masters (8), 05.08.2003 USA-ch Seattle ( I ). 05.01 .2002

B w

How to assess this position with B lack What is White's first priority? (Two
to move? (Two points) points)

(T2. 1 0) Zifroni,Dov (250 1 ) ­ (T2. 1 2) Shariyazdanov,Andrey

Karolyi, Tibor Jr. (2432) (2582) - So/ak,Dragan (2490)
1 5th Czerniak mem (7), 06.04. 1 999 Subotica (2), 1 9. 1 2.2000

Everything looks in order. The game is How to stop White's initiative? (One
just emerging from the opening, Black point)
will castle, bring out his b8-knight and,
as they say, it's a game. Sti ll, is there
some way White can immediately put
Black under pressure? ( Four points)

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(T2. 13) Thorhal/sson, Gylfi ­ (T2. 1 5) Mikhalevski, Victor (2499) -

Hil/arp Persson, Tiger Ribshtein,Nati (2362)

Icelandic Team Championship, 2003 I S R-chT Ramat Aviv ( I ), 1 4 . 0 1 .2000

B w

White is threatening to take on d6. How In this typical Benoni position, time is
to react? (Two points) quite important. H ow did White seize
the moment? (Two points)

(T2.14) Nisipeanu,Liviu Dieter (T2.1 6) lbragimov,lldar (2554) ­

(261 1 ) Avrukh,Boris (2620)
- Shchekachev,Andrei (2505)
Corus-B (2), 1 9.0 1 .2000 R US-ch K.O. (3.2), 20. 1 2. 1 999

B w

How to increase Black's pressure? (Two White certainly has a comfortable po­
points) s i tion, but how to make progress?
(Three points)

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 Tests
Test 03
(T3.01 ) Bareev,Evgeny (2702) ­
Vaganian,Rafae/ (2623)
FI DE-wch K.O. (2. 1 ), 30. 1 1 .2000
w B
This endgame appears difficult to evalu­
ate, but Bareev found a way to get his
horses hopping. . . (Two points) Solu­
tions begin on page 1 86.
(T3.02) Kha/ifman,Alexander (2628)
-Barua,Dibyendu (2550)
FIDE-wch K.O. ( 1 .6), 02.08. 1 999
w w
Khalifman was on his way to winning
the FIDE world title. Although the po­
sition looks relatively equal, he sees the
possibility of giving it a little massage.
How did he keep his cool in the scorch­
ing summer heat? (Two points)
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(T3.03) Milos,Gilberto (2605) ­
Polgar,Judit (2665)
Sao Paulo, 1 996
I s White's center strong or overex­
tended? (Three points)
(T3.04) Rogozenko,Dorian (2530) -
Mu/ler,Kan;ten (2500)
Bundesliga Germany, 1 997
Normally two pieces are more than
enough compensation for a rook. How­
ever, White's rooks have broken through
on the kingside. Black seems to be hold­
ing, but White shows that any sense of
security is an il lusion. ( Five points)
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(T3.05) Troiane.<;cu,Octavio - (T3.07) Rodriguez Guerrero,Enrique

Petrosian, Tigran (2133) - Kalantarian,Norik (2474)
Bucharest ( I 0), 1 9 5 3 5th Ubeda op ( I ), 20. 0 1 .2000

B B

B lack has already given up the ex­
change and has ample compensation in
the form of the two bishops and a pro­
tected passed pawn. However, the fu­
ture world champion has more i n
mind . . . (Two points)
With his king still in the center, B lack
has launched an attack on the kingside,
while White seems to have black's
queenside bott led up. How should
Black proceed? (One point)

(T3.06) Afek, Yochanan (2375) - (T3.08) McShane,Luke (2568) -

Hauchard,Arnaud (2500) Stefansson,Hannes (2569)
Herzliya (4), 09.09. 1 998 Reykjavik Hrokurinn (5), 22.02.2003

B w

White, a noted endgame study com­
poser, is a pawn up, but the bishop's
scope is restricted as a result of the
many pawns on white squares. Can
Black make use of this and hold the
position? (One point)
B lack looks like he is doing well on the
light squares and his king's position
seems secure. But the young English
grandmaster has seen a strong plan.
What concept did he apply and how do
you evaluate the position? (Two points)

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(T3.09) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - (T3. 1 1 ) Grivas,Efstratios (25 14) ­

Topa/ov, Veselin (2640) Naumann,Alexander (2478)
Linares ( 4 ), 1 994 GRE-GER m Corfu (2), 1 3 . 1 0. 1 999

w w

How did Karpov obtain full control? White has pressure down the d-file, but
(Three points) B lack seems to be holding on. How can
White tum up the heat? (Three points)

(T3. 1 0) Svetushkin,Dmitry (2505) ­ (T3. 1 2) Adams,Michael (27 1 5) ­

Ham>en,Sune Berg (2555) Polgar,Judit (2658)
Olympiad Bled SLO (9), 04. 1 1 .2002 Corus Wijk aan Zee (2), 1 6. 0 1 .2000

8 B

Where is White's Achilles' heel? (Three How to deal with White's queenside
points) majority? (Two points)

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(T3.13) Atalik,Suat (2541) ­ (T3.15) Wohl,Aleksandar (2440) ­

Blagojevic,Dragisa (2527) Solomon,Stephen (2435)
Zenica op (5), 08. 1 2.2004 Saintly Cup Sydney (3), 24.0 1 . 1 999

w w

Black has a knight on e4 supported by
a pawn and rook. White is poised for
the classic m i nority attack on the
queens ide. How should White proceed?
(Two points)
The black knights are embedded deep
in the white position. But things are not
always as they seem. What did Wohl
see? (One point)

(T3.14) Gereben,Erno ­ (T3. 16) Mortensen,Er/ing (2438) ­

Wirthensohn,Heinz Boe 0/sen,Mads (2389)
Bern, 1 974 DEN-ch Nyborg (9), 1 5 .04.200 1

B w

White is attacking the black queen, but White has the nice d5-square for his
at the same time, the knight on c3 is pieces, and the black pawn on d6 i s
loose. What should B lack do? (Four backward. C a n W h i t e exploit these
points) weaknesses? (One point)

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Test 04

(T4.0 1 ) Richardson ­ (T4.03) lnkiov, Ventzislav (2480) ­

Sadler Manouck, Thierry (2365)
England, 1 995 Bulgaria (3), 1 985

B B

White is being pressed on the queen­
side, but seems to be holding. How did
B lack i mprove h i s pos ition further?
(Two points) Solutions begin on page
1 92.
White wants to force a concession from
B lack on the queenside. How do you
react? (Three points)

(T4.02) Paehtz,Eiisabeth (233 1 ) ­ (T4.04) Gustafsson,Jan (2572) ­

Nemet,lvan (2439) Prusikhin,Mihailo (25 1 9)
PSV GM Rostock (3), 27.08.2002 2nd Pulvermuehle ( I 0), 27.02.2004

B lack tries to get a firm hold on the dark I n t h i s typical H edgehog position,
squares. H ow do you react? ( Two White had a poisonous plan in mind.
points) Can you spot it? (Three points)

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(T4.05) Petrosian, Tigran ­ (T4.07) Karpov,Anatoly (2700) ­

Planinc,Aibin Unzicker, Wolfgang (2535)
Amsterdam, 1 973 N ice ol (3), 1 974

w w

How to put White's activity to good Karpov had just opened the a-fi le. What
use? (One point) was his point? (Two points)

(T4.06) Polgar,Susan ­ (T4.08) Bindrich, Falko (2339) ­

Wong Abel,Dennes (2 1 77)
Mazatlan, 1 988 OEM U l 6 Wi llingen (4), 1 6.05 .2005

w B

Black has gained plenty of space, but White has a strong initiative for the sac­
h i s pieces are sti l l quite passively rificed pawn. Can you find B lack's best
placed. White should act before Black's defense? (Four points)
army is better coordinated! (Two points)

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(T4.09) Khalifman,Aiexander (2545)
- Luther, Thomas (241 0)
Leningrad, 1 989
w w
White's pieces look well-placed, but the
future FIDE world champion realizes
he can reposition one piece with deci­
sive effect. Which one and how? (Three
points)
(T4. 1 0) Wells,Peter (2480) ­
Emms,John (2545)
Redbus Knockout London ( I . 1 ), 2000
w w
When two popular GM authors clash,
you are almost certain to see something
instructive. White is on top, but how
does he break through? (Three points)
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(T4.1 1 ) Leko,Peter (270 1) ­
Bunzmann,Dimitrij (2596)
Hamburg m (6}, 2 1 . 1 0. 1 999
Although the position of Black's king
looks a little drafty, it is not all that clear
how White can break through. The d4-
pawn is backward and d5 is firmly un­
der B lack's control. Isn 't it? (Three
points)
(T4. 12) Garjinkel,Boris ­
Russeii,Hanon
corr 1 974
How to continue White's attack? (Two
points)
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(T4. 13) Sh/iperman,lgor (24 1 0) ­ (T4. 1 5) Andersson, Ulf(2623) ­

Yermo/insky,Alex (2650) Gi.'ibrecht,Ewgeni (2422)
World op Philadelphia (3), 1 997 Bundesliga Germany (6.6), 1 2. 1 2. 1 999

Both sides have a compact position, but
White seems to have the edge with the
bi shop-pair and more space on the
queenside. However, B lack sees things
differently. What did he play? (Two
points)
This position looks relatively normal.
White has more space and B lack is a
little constricted on the queenside, but
there is nothing immediately obvious.
What did the Swedish grandmaster see?
(Two points)

(T4. 14) Rodriguez,Jorge Luis (2300) (T4.16) Mii/ler,Karsten (2505) ­

- Soppe,Guillermo (2440) Gabriei, Christian (2575)
Buenos Aires Naj dorf qual ( 4 ) 1 992
, Bundesliga Germany, 1 997

B w

How to assess this position with Black H ow to continue White's in itiative?

to move? (One point) (Two points)

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Test 05

(T5.0 1) Mikhalevski, Victor (25 16) ­ (T5.03) Felgaer,Ruben (26 18) ­

Blees,Albert (241 0) Rodriguez,Andres (2523)
Lost Boys op Antwerp ( 8), 07.08. 1 999 50th Villa Martelli (2), 1 8.08.2005

w w

Despite the knight embedded on c6, How did Wh ite increase the pressure?
Black is expanding on the queenside. (Two points)
What should White do? (Three points)
Solutions begin on page 1 97.

(T5.02) Erenburg,Sergey (2533) - (T5.04) Lautier,Joel (2625) -

Uhlmann, Wolfgang (2411 ) Topalov, Veselin (2700)
ZMD op Dresden (7), 2 1 .07.2004 Elista ol (6), 04. 1 0. 1 998

w B

With approximate material equality, no White is hoping for an initiative on the

obvious entry points and opposite­ queenside. But are his forces too far
colored bishops, some players might be away from his monarch? (Two points)
inclined to split the point. How did
White proceed against his veteran op­
ponent? (Four points)

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(T5.05) Epishin, Vladimir (2630) - (T5.07) Krasenkow,Michal ­

lvanchuk, Vassily (2720) Beliavsky,Alexander
Tilburg (2), 1 992 Bundesliga Germany, I 0.04.2005

B B

How did lvanchuk create counterplay? Should B lack attack or defend? (Three
(Two points) points)

(T5.06) Hector,Jonny (25 13) ­ (T5.08) Mahesh Chandran,P (2482)

Nielsen,Peter Heine (2636) - Novikov,lgor (2588)
Sigeman & Co Malmo (5), UTD GM Dallas USA (6),
1 0.06.2002 1 2. 1 2 .2004

How did the fearless Hector continue F ind B lack's typical plan in this Sicil­
his attack? (Two points) ian position! (Two points)

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 Tests

(T5.09) Lastin,Aiexander (2622) - (T5. 11) Ribli,Zoltan (2574) ­

Gelfand,Boris (27 1 4) Yu.<oupov,Artur (2622)
RUS-chT Sochi (8), 27.04.2004 Bundesliga Germany ( 1 0.3), 2003

B B

How to assess this position? (Two Wh ite's pressure on the queenside is

points) strong, but there was a way to neutral­
ize it. Can you find it? (Two points)

(T5. 1 0) Gurevich,Dmitry (2502) ­ (T5. 1 2) Salov, Valery (2680)

-

Gulko,Boris (2583) Karpov,Anatoly (2735)

2nd American Continental Buenos Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee (7),
Aires (6), 23.08.2003 24.0 1 . 1 998

White's structure looks a bit suspect, but B lack's hedgehog structure already has
how to exploit it? (Two points) some holes. How to use White's advan­
tage in development to increase the
pressure? (Two points)

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(T5. 13) Kamsky,Gata (2645) ­ (T5. 1 5) Marin,Mihail (2485) ­

Kramnik, Vladimir (271 0) lnkiov, Ventzislav (251 0)
wchT Luzem (4), 1 993 Stara Zagora zt-B (6), 1 990

How did Kamsky use his i nitiative? Black is almost dominated, but how to
(Two points) finish him off? (Two points)

(T5. 14) Hiibner,Robert (2640) ­ (T5. 1 6) Petrosian, Tigran (2645) ­

Tischbierek,Raj (2523) Nunn,John (241 0)
74th GER-ch (5), 26. 1 1 .2002 Hastings ( 1 3 ), 1 977

w w

Before you open a second front, you The former world champion was play­
sometimes must make sure all is quiet ing against the up-and-coming British
on the first one. How does Hubner do star John Nunn. What did "The Tiger"
it? (Four points) find in this position? (One point)

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Test 06

(T6.01) Winter, William ­ (T6.03) Miiller,Kar..,ten ­

Capablanca,Jose Raul Dinstuhl, Volkmar
Hastings, 1 9 1 9 I .BL, Castrop-HSK, 6.Brett, 1 4.04.2002

8 8

How did the future world champion Dark c l ouds are gathering around
demonstrate that White has his hands B lack's kingside. What to do about it?
full? What did B lack play? (Two points) (Two points)
Solutions begin on page 203.

(T6.02) Zilberman,Nathan (2455) - (T6.04) Schlosser,Philipp (2490) -

Gu...ev, Vladimir (2360) Schild, Christoph (2278)

Belgorod, 1 990 BL2-Sued Germany (8.5), 1 4.04.2002

w w

B l ack has aggress i v e l y challenged Black has just made a bold pawn ad­
White in the center. By calmly assess­ vance in front of his own king and was
ing the position, White finds a simple, duly punished. Can you spot how? (Two
yet dangerous response. (Four points) points)

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(T6.05) Dolmatov,Sergey (261 5) ­ (T6.07) Andersson, UI/(2599) ­

Wahls,Matthia.'> (2525) Markowski, Tomasz (2549)
Bundesliga Germany, 1 993 Bundesliga Germany (5.3), 1 4. 1 2.2002

w w

How did White open the gates? (Two How to use Black's weakened kingside?
points) (Two points)

(T6.06) Vaganian,Rafael (261 5) ­ (T6.08) Bareev,Evgeny (27 1 1 ) ­

Muller,Kar.'>ten (2485) Gelfand,Boris (2714)
Bundesliga Germany, 1 996 RUS-chT Sochi (6), 25.04.2004

8 8

White's mighty bishops seem to domi­ How to neutralize White's pressure?

nate the rooks. But it is Black's move. (Two points)
(One point)

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(T6.09) Sofler,Ram (2525) - (T6. 1 1 ) Wells,Peter (2506) -

Smirin,llia (2590) Bar.•wv,A/exei (2534)
ISR Cup-f ( 5), 1 4.05 . 1 998 2nd Vikings GM York ( 8), 20. 1 2 .2000

B w

Smirin easily located the Achil les' heel White's rook on c6 is under attack, and
of Wh ite's position. Can you do the it looks like it has to retreat to a6. Can
same? (Two points) you see what Wells saw? ( Four points)

(T6. 1 0) Zhukova,Natalia (2465) ­ (T6. 1 2) Capablanca, Jose Rau/ ­

Koroty/ev,Alexey (2603) Miese...,Jacques
Corus-C Wijk aan Zee (3 ) 1 7. 0 1 .2005
, Bad Kissingen (5), 1 928

B w

White has more space on the queens ide, The great Cuban world champion un­
but B lack is pressing on the other wing. dertakes a maneuver fairly typical i n
How was B lack able to open the posi­ games featuring a minority attack. What
tion to his advantage? (Two points) did he do? (Three points)

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(T6.13) Kramnik, Vladimir (2730) ­ (T6.15) Hodgson,Julian (2560) ­

Timman,Jan (2590) Maiwald,Jens Uwe (2495)
Belgrade ( I ), 1 995 Mermaid Beach Club Bermuda (6), 1 997

w w

White has concentrated his forces on The dangerous attacker Julian Hodgson
the queenside, but how can he take ad­ has j ust sacrificed the a2-pawn. What
vantage of the weakened dark squares did he have up h i s s l eeve? (Three
on Black's kingside? (Two points) points)

(T6.14) Beliavsky,Alexander (2667) (T6. 1 6) Anand, Viswanathan (2765)

- Aagaard,Jacob (2400) - Shirov,Alexei (2690)
1 2th Sigeman & Co ( I ), 30.04.2004 Dos Hermanas (2), 02 .04. 1 997

w w

The former world championship can­ How to continue White's initiative?

didate has the popular Danish IM in a (One point)
vice-like grip. The pawn on e6 is par­
t i c u l a r l y tro u b l e s o m e . H o w does
B e l i a v s k y break through? ( T h ree
points)

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Test 07
(T7.01 ) Petrosian, Tigran (2585) ­
Lutikov,Anatoly (2430)
URS Spartakiad Moscow, 1 98 1
w B
B l ack's kingside pawn structure has
been shattered, the a-pawn is isolated
and Black's pieces seem to be getti ng
in each other's way on the queenside.
How did the former world champion
take advantage of these factors? (Three
points) Solutions begin on page 208.
(T7.02) Dautov,Rustem (2595) ­
Yusupov,Artur (2640)
Bundesliga Germany, 1 998
w w
Dautov found an amazing way to capi­
talize on his activity. How did he strike?
(Three points)
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(T7.03) Anand, Viswanathan (2794)
- Topalov, Veselin (27 1 1 )
Dortmund (8), 20.07.200 1
Despite his extra pawn, White is under
some pressure on the dark squares, spe­
ci fically f2. Black, one of the super
grandmasters of our era, realizes this of
course. H o w s h o u l d he conti nue?
(Three points)
(T7.04) Andersson, UI/(2640) ­
Malaniuk, Vladimir (26 1 5)
34th Rubinstein mem ( 5 ), 23.08 . 1 997
What did U l f Andersson play? (Three
points)
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(T7.05) Wade,Robert ­ (T7.07) Korchnoi, Viktor (2628) ­

Uhlmann, Wolfgang Smirin,Ilia (2656)
Skopje/Ohrid ( 1 8), 1 968 Biel (7), 28.07.2003

w B

How to use White's better develop­ What is the best way for B lack to se­
ment? (Two points) cure his advantage? (Three points)

(T7.06) Bezold,Michae/ (2456) ­ (T7.08) Smirin,Jiia (2555) ­

Bischofl,Klaus (256 1 ) Nikolic,Predrag (2625)
2 n d Pulvermuehle ( 2 ) , 20.02.2004 Tilburg (2), 1 992

B w

The position is about to open up, but How to finish Wh ite's development?
how can B lack do it on his terms? (Two (One point)
points)

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(T7.09) Vaganian,Rafae/ (2625) - (T7. 1 1 ) Bogdanovski, Vlatko (2483) ­

Hiibner,Robert (261 0) Kempinski,Robert (2587)
Thessaloniki ol ( 1 4 }, 04. 1 2. 1 984 1 8th EUCup Halkidiki (5), 26.09.2002

w B

How to assess th is position with White How did Kempinski increase his pres­
to move? (Two points) sure? (Two points)

(T7. 10) Larsen,Bent ­ (T7. 1 2) Zak, Uriel (2341) ­

Hort, Vlastimil Zifroni,Dov (253 1 )
San Antonio, 1 972 IS R-chT (4), 03.03 .2000

w B

Black's position is full ofholes, but how The position seems to be completely
to storm it? (Two points) equal, but this is not the case. What did
Black play? (Two points)

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(T7. 13) Adams,Michael (2734) ­ (T7. 1 5) Brestian,Egon (2429) ­

Nguyen Chi Minh (2366) Ftacnik,Lubomir (2589)
FRA-chT ( I ), 3 1 .0 1 .2003 EU-chT Batumi (2.2), 30. 1 1 . 1 999

w 8

Michael Adams found the typical ma­ B lack isolated d-pawn may become
neuver in such positions. Can you do weak in the long run. What to do about
the same? (One point) it? (Two points)

(T7. 1 4) Topalov, Veselin (2735) ­ (T7. 1 6) Seirawan, Yasser (2595) ­

Shirov,Aiexei (2736) Kozui,Zdenko (2580)
L inares ( 1 0), 29.02.2004 Wijk aan Zee, 1 99 1

w w

W h ite has mighty pressure against How to assess this position with White
Black's weakened kingside, but it seems to move? ( Four points)
difficult to increase it. How did Topalov
do it? (Two points)

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Test 08

(T8.0 l) Byrne,Robert - (T8.03) Anand, Vi!>wanathan (2766)

Fischer,Robert - Akopian, Vladimir (2693)
Sousse Interzonal ( 1 2), 1 967 Corus Wij k aan Zee (2), 1 1 .0 1 .2004

In this position, Fischer has typical Si­
cilian counterplay on the queenside.
H ow did the future world champion
i ncrease the pressure? ( F ive points)
Solutions begin on page 2 1 2.
Both sides are attacking vigorously and
every move carries additional weight.
So it is important that you find B lack's
best! (Two points)

(T8.02) Mieses,Jacques - (T8.04) Kramnik, Vladimir (2770) -

Alekhine,Alexander Bologan, Victor (2663)
Baden-Baden, 1 925 Dortmund-B playoff (6), 27.07.2004

B w

B lack's advantage is clear, but how to Kramnik used a typical plan against the
convert it into a full point? (One point) Hedgehog. Can you do the same? (Two
points)

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(T8.05) Kramnik, Vladimir (2777) - (T8.07) Psakhis,Lev (2580) -

Gelfand,Boris (2703) Hebden,Mark (2435)
Cap d'Agde-A (4), 2 5 . 1 0.2003 wchT U26 Chicago, 1 983

w w

How to regroup White's forces? (One Outl ine a plan for White. (Two points)
point)

(T8.06) Khalifman,Alexander (2702) (T8.08) Slobodjan,Roman (2527) -

- Kramnik, Vladimir (2789) Epishin, Vladimir (2599)
St Petersburg-Paris ( 1 . 1 ) 28 .05 .2003
, GER CupT sf ( l . l ), 09.03 .2002

w B

What is White's first priority? (Two How did Epish in exploit the lack of
points) harmony in White's position? (One
point)

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 Tests

(T8.09) Nuesken,Niko/as (2242) - (T8. 1 1 ) Lautier,Joel (2678) ­

Peschel,Andreas ( 2 1 74) Sharif,Mershad (2463)
Czech op-A Pardubice (9), 3 1 .07.2004 ch-FRA Top 1 6 ( 1 0), 06.05.2005

B lack's central pawns, in particular the The d6-pawn has driven deep into the
e-pawn, are under pressure. How can black position. H ow did Lautier tum up
White tum it up a notch? (Three points) the heat? (Three points)

(T8. 1 0) Car/sen,Magnus (2484) ­ (T8.1 2) Sch/osser,Philipp (2465) -

Werle,Jan (2407) Hoffmann,Michae/ (2370)
Wij k aan Zee NED (8), 1 9.0 1 .2004 Lippstadt (8), 1 99 1

w B

White is fully developed, while the B lack appears to be under some pres­
black king is stil l in the center. How did sure from White, and some patient re­
the Norwegian wunderkind proceed? positioning is required. What did Black
(Two points) play? ( Four points)

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(T8.13) Miiller,Kar.<oten (2505) ­ (T8.15) lvanchuk, Vassily (2710) ­

Luther, Thomas (2525) Van Wely,Loek (2661)
DEM Gladenbach (9), 2 5 . 1 1 . 1 997 1 9th EUCup Rethymnon ( 3 ), 2003

w w

The author, playing white, needed to What's worth more, White's grip on d5
win this game to earn his first grand­ or B lack 's pressure along the f-fi le?
master norm. How did he continue? lvanchuk finds a neat way to neutralize
(Two points) B lack's activity. (Three points)

(T8.14) Hinz,Juergen ­ (T8.16) Bartel,Mateusz (2417) ­

Wittstadt,Renato Blehm,Pawel (2547)
M L-220-BdF Email, I 0.05.2005 59th POL-ch ( I I ), I 0.05 .2002

w B

White's spatial advantage is obvious, Was 1 5 . . .1lxh3 a good choice? (One

.

with a rook on the seventh and the point)

cramping effect of the pawn on d5. How
did White break through? (Three points)

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Test 09

(T9.01 ) Penrose,Jonathan ­ (T9.03) Kamim;ki,Marcin (2540) ­

Tal,Mihail Rublevsky,Sergei (2650)
Leipzig ol ( I I ), 1 960 34th Rubinstein mem (2), 20.08 . 1 997

w B

Why was Tal 's last move 18 . af6-d7 a

. . What is Black's typical way to fend off
capital mistake? (Three points) Solu­ such an attack? (Three points)
tions begin on page 2 1 8 .

(T9.02) Uhlmann, Wolfgang - (T9.04) Wells, Peter (2506) -

Schmidt, Wlodzimierz Gustafsson,Jan (2506)

Rubinstein mem (7), 1 967 Herzliya (5), 1 0.09.2000

w w

Wh ite's forces are better mobil ized,
with at least two of B lack's pieces "off­
sides." Can White take advantage of
this, and is the d5-pawn a plus or a mi­
nus? (Four points)
White's advantage appears to be small,
but he can win on the spot. How? (Three
points)

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(T9.05) Ye Rongguang (2525) - (T9.07) Wright,Josie ­

Gelfand,Boris (2680) Huss,Andrea.'i
Novi Sad ol (9), 1 990 England, 1 973

w w

White should use his s lightly better How to assess this position with White
placed pieces to create pressure. But to move! (Two points)
how? (Two points)

(T9.06) Smejkal,Jan (251 5) ­ (T9.08) Leko,Peter (27 1 7) -

Novak,Jvan (2200) Adam.'i,Michae/ (2752)

CSR-ch Trinec (5), 1 972 Dortmund Candidates (6), 1 1 .07.2002

w w

Where is Black's Achilles' heel? (One H ow to increase Wh ite's advantage?

point) (One point)

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(T9.09) Morozevich,Alexander (2595) (T9. 1 1) Petrosian, Tigran ­

Petrushin,Alexander (24 1 5)
- Najdorf,Miguel
RUS-Cup6 Krasnodar ( I ), 1 997 B led (8), 1 96 1

w w

How to increase White's pressure? (One White has a wonderful position and full
point) control; yet how to make progress?
(One point)

(T9.1 0) Jimenez Zerquera,Eleazar ­ (T9. 12) Silman,Jeremy (2390) ­

Larsen,Bent Delaune,Richard (2360)
Palma de Mallorca, 1 967 World op Philadelphia (8), 1 990

B w

How to assess the position with B lack How to improve White's position? (Two
to move? (Four points) points)

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(T9.13) Tkachiev, Vladislav (2672) ­ (T9. 1 5) Rozentalis,Eduarda.'l (26 1 0)

Adams,Michael (2746) - Appel,Ralf(2430)
Cannes rapid m ( 4 ), 1 9.03.200 I Bundesliga Germany, 1 994

w w

How to increase White's pressure? (One Black appears to be stemming the tide
point) on the kingside. However, White can
advantageously switch the focus to the
queenside. How? (Four points)

(T9. 1 4) Smyslov, Vauily - (T9. 16) Dydyshko, Viacheslav (25 1 6)

Reshevsky,Samuel - lllescas Cordoba,Miguel (2577)
1 8th wch NLD/URS ( I I ), 1 1 .04. 1 948 EU-chT Leon (8.3), 1 4. 1 1 .200 1

w 8

White has the two bishops, and B lack
is bottled up. Can White take advantage
of this? (Three points)
W h i te contro l s more space on the
kingside, B lack has a backward d-pawn
and the black queen seems off-sides. Of
course, things are not always as they ap­
pear. What did the Span ish grandmas­
ter play as black? (Two points)

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Test 1 0

(Tl O.O l ) Yusupov,Artur (2645) ­ (T1 0.03) 1/jin,Stanis/av (2325) ­

Christiansen,Larry (2620) Smirin,Jiia (2600)
Las Palmas, 1 993 EUCup Gr7 Krynica (2), 1 997

w B

White is better, but how would you play B lack to move and win! (Three points)
this position? What would be your short
and long term goals? (Three points)
Solutions begin on page 222.

(T10.02) Bischoff,Klaus (2564) ­ (T 10.04) Smyslov, Vassily (2600) ­

Lau,Ra/f (2503) Ribli,Zoltan (26 1 5)
Bundesliga Germany (8.4), 1 5 .02.2004 Candidates sf2 London (7), 1 983

w w

What is the order of the day for White?
(One point)
White must keep his initiative going;
otherwise his isolated pawn may be­
come weak later. Can you spot the best
way to increase the pressure? (Two
points)

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(T I 0.05) Kotronias, Va.<>ilio.'> (2580) - (T I 0.07) Loginov, Valery (2507) -

Jobava,Baadur (2566) lonov,Sergey (2527)

3rd EU-ch Batumi (5), 1 6.06.2002 St. Petersburg-ch ( 4 ), 20.03 .2005

w w

White has a nice blockade, but how to W h ite i s better; yet h o w to make
profit from it? (Three points) progress? (Two points)

(TI 0.06) Wells,Peter (2530) ­ (TI 0.08) Adams,Michae/ (2742) ­

Waitzkin,Joshua (2465) Gurevich,Mikhail (264 1 )
Agency London (2), 1 6.06. 1 998 Corus Wijk aan Zee ( I I ), 25.0 1 .2002

w w

Which white piece will be improved White has many good moves, but which
next? (Two points) is the best? (Three points)

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(Tl 0.09) Yusupov,Artur (2582) ­ (T lO. l l ) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) ­

Meister, Yakov (25 1 9) Van der Wiel,John (2540)
76th GER-ch (9), 26.02.2005 Tilburg, 1 988

B w

How to deal with White's pressure? How did Karpov use his deep positional
(One point) sense to exploit Black's structural weak­
nesses? (Two points)

(Tl O. l O) Giorgadze, Giorgi (2605) ­ (T 1 0. 1 2) Dorfman,Josif(2585) ­

Salov, Valery (2680) Hauchard,Arnaud (2500)
Presidents Cup Elista (2.2), 1 1 .05. 1 998 FRA-ch Meribel (3), 1 6.08. 1 998

B w

What is B lack 's priority here? (Two Who will win the fight for knight out­
points) posts on the queenside? ( Four points)

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(Tl0. 13) G/ek,Igor (251 5) ­ (T 1 0. 1 5) Vaulin,Aiexander (2490) ­

Dolmatov,Sergey (2595) Vokac,Marek (2475)
Dortmund op-A (4), 1 992 Zlin, 1 995

w w

How did Glek profit from his superior How to use White's advantage in de­
activity? (Two points) velopment? (One point)

(T1 0. 1 4) Svid/er,Peter (2735) ­ (T l0.16) Hernandez, Gi/berto (2509)

/zoria,Zviad (2600) - Kotronias, Vasilios (2599)
Cal via ol Mallorca ( 1 2), 27. 1 0.2004 Cal via ol Mallorca (2), 1 6. 1 0.2004

B B

How to neutralize White's pressure? White's initiative is very dangerous, but

(Two points) Kotronias found a way to neutralize it.
Can you do the same? (Four points)

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Test 1 1

(Tl l .O l ) Van der Wiel,John - (T11.03) Yusupov,A rtur (2582) ­

Sax, Gyula Meister, Yakov (25 1 9)
Plovdiv, 1 983 76th GER-ch (9), 26.02.2005

w w

Both sides are developing a strong at­
tack, so the value of every move is ex­
tremely high. Find White's best option!
(Four points) Solutions begin on page
227.
In this typical position with an isolated
queen 's pawn, White must use his ini­
tiative to increase the pressure. Can you
find a way? (Two points)

(T 1 1 .02) Ponomariov,Ruslan (2734) (T1 1 .04) Morozevich,Alexander

- Kramnik, Vladimir (2807) (2702) - Chatalbashev,Boris (2534)
Corus Wijk aan Zee (2), 1 2. 0 1 .2003 EU-chT Plovdiv ( I ), 1 1 . 1 0.2003

w w

White setup looks relatively harmless, How to open the position? (Two points)
but Ponomariov found a way to inject
some poison. Can you do the same?
(Two points)

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(T1 1 .05) Ilincic,Ziatko (252 1) - (T l l .07) Barle,Janez (2440) -

Berke.'i ,Ferenc (254 1 ) Beshukov,Sergei (2480)
Budapest GM-A (9), 09. 1 2.200 I Lj ubljana op, 1 994

B w

How to introduce Black's major pieces White must use his initiative; otherwise
into the battle? (One point). Black's bishops will become a factor.
How? (Three points)

(Tl l .06) Kasparov,Garry (2775) ­ (T 1 1 .08) Kempinski,Robert (2586) ­

Kramnik, Vladimir (2775) Cyborowski,Lukasz (2565)
Dos Herrnanas (6), 1 996 POL-ch Warsaw (6), 29.04.2004

B w

How to continue Black's attack? (Two White's forces are well mobilized, but
points) how to make progress against the solid
defense? (Two points)

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(T 1 1 .09) Jansa, V/astimil (2500) - (T l l . l l ) Benitah, Yohan (234 1 ) ­

Wachinger,Guenther (2260) Cvitan,Ognjen (252 1 )
Cattolica ( 5 ), 1 993 M itropa Cup Baden (4), 04.04. 1 999

B B

How to stop White's initiative on the White's structure is a bit overextended,

queenside? (Two points) but how to exploit it? (Two points).

(T1 1 . 1 0) Berg,Emanuel (2364) ­ (T1 1 . 1 2) Salov, Valery (2670) ­

lbragimov,lldar (2602) Lautier,Joe/ (2596)
Katrineholm (3), 1 3 .05. 1 999 Enghien les Bains (2), 04.03 . 1 999

B w

How to assess th is position with B lack H ow to convert White's advantage?

to move? (Two points) (Three points)

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(Tl l . 1 3) Lobron,Eric (2575) ­ (T1 1 . 1 5) Karpov,Anatoly (2700) ­

Landenbergue, Claude (2430) Spassky,Bori.'i (2650)
Ptuj zt ( 4 ) 1 995
, Candidates sfl Leningrad (9), 1 974

w w

How to continue White's i nitiative? How did Karpov use his fine positional
(Two points) sense to i m prove the harmony of
White's position? (Three points)

(Tl l . l 4) Kramnik, VIadimir (275 1 ) ­ (Tl 1 . 1 6) Stoica, Valentin ­

Adams,Michael (27 1 6) F/i.o;,Jacek
Linares (6), 27.02. 1 999 Polanica Zdroj , 1 983

w w

How would you convert the advantage White's initiative is surprisingly danger­
of the bishop-pair? (Two points) ous, especially as he has a strong trump
up his sleeve. Can you find it? (Three
points)

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Test 1 2

(T1 2.0 1 ) Petrosian, Tigran ­ (T 1 2.03) Avrukh,Bori!i (2595) ­

Suetin,Aiexey Shachar,Ehud (2374)
U RS-ch25 Riga, 1 95 8 J SR-ch Tel Aviv (9), 03. 1 2.2002

w w

How t o assess this position with White What is the best way to keep White's
to move? (Two points) Solutions begin pressure? (Two points)
on page 23 1 .

(T1 2.02) Khenkin,lgor (26 1 0) ­ (Tl 2.04) Rozlapa, Vija (2000) ­

Motylev,Alexander (2680) Kristol,Luba (2000)
TCh-RUS Sochi RUS (6), 24.04.2005 U RS-chT Riga, 1 975

w w

Black's dangerous pair of passed pawns Find the most precise move for White!
supported by his bishops seems to guar­ (Two points)
antee him a draw. But this is not the
case. Can you fi nd out why? ( Four
points)

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(T1 2.05) Taimanov,Mark ­ (T l 2.07) David,Alberto (2560) ­

Karpov,Anatoly Atalik,Suat (2570)
Moscow-3teams ( 1 . 1 ), 24.04. 1 973 EU-chT Plovdiv (9), 20. 1 0.2003

B B

How did Karpov use the weakness of How to stop White's initiative? (Two
the light squares in White's camp? (Two points)
points)

(T1 2.06) Lautier,Joe/ (2666) ­ (T l 2.08) Topalov, Veselin (2745) ­

Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2664) Bareev,Evgeny (2726)
4th Karpov Poikovsky ( 5 ), Candidates sf2 Dortmund (2),
24.04.2003 1 4.07.2002

w B

White's bishops look powerful. Indeed, To cash in or not to cash in? That is the
Lautier did not need many moves to question. B lack to move. (Two points)
achieve a won game. Can you do the
same? (Two points)

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(T1 2.09) Sakaev,Konstantin (2647) ­ (T1 2. 1 1 ) Bacrot,Etienne (2653) ­

Adams,Michael (2752) Dorfman,Josif (2602)
1 8th EUCup (4 ), 25 .09.2002 FRA-ch B Marsailles (2), 1 4.08.200 1

White is threatening to start a strong Did Bacrot win the pawn back? (Three
attack on the kingside, based on his points)
powerful dark-squared bishop. What to
do about it? (Three points)

(T1 2 . 1 0) Solozhenkin,Evgeniy (T1 2 . 1 2) Gelfand,Boris (2710) ­

(2544) - Drei,Andrea (2349) Dreev,Alexey (2676)
Tomeo di Capodanno Reggio Emilia RUS-The World Moscow (6),
(9), 04. 0 1 .2000 1 0.09.2002

B w

Find B l ack's best defense ! (Th ree B lack's defense seems to be solid, de­
points) spite his passive knights. But Gelfand
found one hole to infiltrate. Can you do
the same? (Three points)

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(T 1 2. 1 3) Lputian,Smbat (2627) ­ (T1 2. 1 5) Velimirovic,Dragoljub

Marin,Mihail (2556) (2558) - Markovic,Miroslav (2586)
Bled ol ( 6 ) 3 1 . 1 0.2002
, Valjevo (2), 1 8.06.2000

B B

How to assess the position with B lack Find a plan to improve Black's position!
to move? (Two points) (Two points)

(T 1 2 . 1 4) lbragimov,lldar (2554) ­ (T1 2.1 6)A/ Modillhki.Mohamat/(2571)

Shchekachev,Andrei (2505) - AI Sayed,Mohamad Naser (243 1 )
RUS-ch K.O. Moscow (3 .2), 4th Asia-ch Doha ( I ),
20. 1 2 . 1 999 22 .02.2003

w w

How to use White's advantage in de­ Where is Black 's Achilles' heel? (Two
velopment? (One point) points)

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Test 1 3

(T 13.01) Szabo,Lasz/o ­ (Tl3.03) Kramnik, Vladimir (2797) ­

Petro.<>ian, Tigran Piket,Jeroen (2628)
Saltsjobaden Interzonal ( 1 5), 1 952 Zurich K.O. (2.2), 29.04.200 I

How to assess this position with Black Who is attacking whom here? White is
to move? ( Four points) Solutions be­ to move. (Two points)
gin on page 235.

(T1 3.02) Karpov,Anatoly (2693) ­ (T1 3.04) Dautov,Rustem (2597) ­

Leko,Peter (2713) Bischoff,Klaus (2509)
Cannes NAO M asters (5), 7 1 st G ER-ch Altenkirchen (5),
26.02.2002 1 6. 1 1 . 1 999

w B

Karpov used his fine positional under­ What is B lack's ti rst priority? (Two
standing to find a way to improve his points)
position. Can you spot it? (Three points)

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(T1 3.05) Bi.'ichoff,Kiaus (2554) ­ (T l3.07) Bareev,Evgeny (27 1 1 ) ­

Nikolaidis,loannis (2502) Fominyh,Aiexander (2579)
GER-GRE Fuerth (3), 02.09.2002 RUS-chT Sochi (4), 23 .04.2004

w w

Find a plan for White! (Two points) How to attack B lack's king? (Three
points)

(T1 3.06) Carls.'ion,Pontus (2330) ­ (T 1 3.08) Topalov, Veselin (2745) ­

Agrest,Evgenij (2532) Bareev,Evgeny (2726)
SWE-ch Linkoping (4), 03.07.200 1 Candidates Dortmund (2), 1 4.07.2002

w B

How to i m prove W h i te's k n ights? B areev found a way to create immedi­

(Three points) ate problems. Can you do the same?
(Two points)

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(T13.09) Kupreichik, Viktor (2580) ­ (T 1 3 . 1 1 ) Klimov,Sergey (2433) ­

Gavrikov, Viktor (2365) Lugovoi,Aleksei (251 0)
U RS-ch49 Frunze ( 1 4), 1 2. 1 98 1 St. Petersburg-ch (8), 24.04.2002

w w

Russian grandmaster Viktor Kupreichik Has White a better option than 1 7.fxe4?
has a reputation as a bri l liant tactician. (Two points)
However, he also has a good positional
sense. This position looks fairly level,
but is it really? (Three points)

(Tl 3. 1 0) G/ek,lgor (2590) ­ (T1 3 . 1 2) Bacrot,Etienne (2627) ­

Nataf,lgor (2560) Akopian, Vladimir (2654)
1 8th EUCup (7), 28.09.2002 Enghien les Bains (7), 1 8.04.200 1

w B

How to continue White's initiative on T h i ngs l o o k grim for B l a c k , but

the queenside? (Two points) Akopian found a way out. Can you dis­
cover it? (Two points)

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(T13. 13) Kobalija,Mihail (2620) ­ (Tl 3. 1 4) Beliavsky,Aiexander (2599)

Gershon,Aiik (2558) - Kozui,Zdenko (2585)
4th Rector Cup Kharkov (9), 1 5th EU-chT Gothenburg ( 3 ),
28 .03 .2002 0 1 .08.2005

w B

H ow to convert Wh ite's advantage? Who is better and why? B lack is to

(Three points) move. (One point)

(T1 3 . 1 5) Kramnik, Vladimir (2772) ­ (T 13.16) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) ­

Tiviakov,Sergei (2597) Yusupov,Artur (2640)
Corus Wijk aan Zee (4), 1 7.0 1 .200 1 Dortmund (2), 1 997

w w

How to best use White's bishop-pair? Find Karpov's next move! (One point)
(Two points)

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Test 1 4

(T1 4.0 1 ) Welb>,Peter (2455) ­ (Tl 4.03) Chuchelov, Vladimir (2535)

Almasi,Zoltan (2470) - Arlandi,Ennio (2435)
Balatonbereny op (7), 1 992 Mondariz zt 1 . 1 (8), 2000

w w

White's well-placed forces create plenty How to continue White's attack on the
of pressure; yet how to break the de­ kingside? (Two points)
fenses? (Four points) Solutions begin
on page 240.

(T1 4.02) Milov, Vadim (2604) ­ (T1 4.04) Nikolic,Predrag (2635) ­

Burmakin, Vladimir (2493) Kramnik, Vladimir (2790)
Linares Anibal op (5), 1 2.0 1 .200 1 7th Amber-bl ind ( 3 ), 1 5 .03. 1 998

w B

How to increase Wh ite's pressure? White's mi nority attack has started.

(Two points) What to do about it? (Two points)

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(T1 4.05) Wojtkiewicz,A/eksander (T14.07) Grigore,George (2475) ­

(2570) - 8/ees,A/bert (241 5) Cosma,loan (2475)
Sonnevanck Wijk aan Zee (4), 1 993 ROM-ch Bucharest ( 1 3 ), 2 1 . 1 2. 1 998

w w

This position seems to be quite typical, How to use White's pair of bishops?
but B lack has already gone too far. How (Two points)
did W hite's demonstrate i t? (Three
points)

(T l 4.06) Moroz.A/exander (25 1 3) ­ (T14.08) Mchedlishvili,Mikheil

Lerner,Konstantin (2575) (2566) - Amin,Bassem (2342)
Ordzhonikidze zt 1 .9 (4), 1 2.06.2000 ADCF Masters (2), 1 7.08.2003

B w

How did B lack tum the heat on? (Two How to continue White's attack? (Two
points) points)

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(T1 4.09) Sorin,Arie/ (2496) ­ (T1 4. 1 1 ) Gelfand,Boris (2685) ­

Vescovi,Giovanni (2640) Adams,Michae/ (2660)
3rd American Continental ( 6 ), 1 1 .08.2005 Wijk aan Zee (m/6), 1 994

B B

How to assess this position with Black Statically White is much better, but in
to move? (Two points) his annotations Gelfand showed a way
to inject dangerous dynamics. Can you
find it? (Three points)

(T1 4. 1 0) Dvoirys,Semen (2589) ­ (T 14. 1 2) Van Wely,Loek (2655) ­

Shaposhnikov,Evgeny (2533) Tiviakov,Sergei (2590)
5 8th R US-ch sf (6), 08.09.2005 Beij ing ( I I ), 04.09. 1 997

B B

I n this Sicilian position B lack played a White structure is better because of the
typical maneuver. Which one? (Two strong knight on d5. How did Black
points) equalize? (Two points)

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(T l4.13) Stein,Igor ­ (T1 4. 1 5) Shklovski, Vladislav (2220)

Kundin,Alexander (2403) - Golod, Vitali (2590)
lSR-ch U 1 8 (9), 20.07. 1 999 Rishon op ch (9), 02.09.2000

w B

How to assess the position with White B lack won easily. How? (Two points)
to move? (Two points)

(T14. 1 4) Brom>tein,David ­ (Tl 4. 1 6) Kramnik, Vladimir (2770) ­

Botvinnik,Mikhail Yu.<oupov,Artur (2640)
wch 1 9-Moscow (22), 1 95 1 Dortmund (4 ), 1 997

w w

Black's position seems to be OK. But H ow did Kramnik infiltrate B lack 's
Bronstein proved this was an i l lusion. position? (Two points)
Can you do the same? (Three points)

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Test 1 5

(T1 5.01) Shabalov,Alexander (2623) (T1 5.03) Kramnik, Vladimir (2740) ­

- Movsesian,Sergei (2639) Topalov, Veselin (2725)
Bermuda (9), 24.0 1 .2004 Novgorod ( I ), 1 1 .06. 1 997

w w

How to assess this position with White Kramnik won remarkably easily. Can
to move? (Four points) Solutions be­ you do the same? (Three points)
gin on page 244.

(T1 5.02) lvanov,lgor (2485) ­ (T15.04) Piket,Jeroen (2628) ­

Benjamin,Joe/ (2560) Forster,Richard (2462)
USA-ch m Jacksonvi lle ( 1 ), 1 990 Zurich Korchnoi-A ( I ), 28.04.200 I

B w

Which is B lack's worst placed piece and Only one small straw was necessary to
how to improve it? (Two points) break the camel's back. Which one did
Piket use? (Two points)

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(T I 5.05) Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2559) (T 1 5.07) Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2650) -

- Kramnik, Vladimir (2758) Minasian,Arta."ihes (2584)

9th Amber-blind (8), 24.03 .2000 Petrosian mem ICC ( I ), 1 8. 1 2.2004

B w

Find Black's best move and outline a B l ack's pos ition is q u ite solid, but
plan. (Two points) White found a way to increase the pres­
sure. Can you do the same? (Three
points)

(TI 5.06) Hickl,Joerg (2552) ­ (TI 5.08) Gelfand,Boris (2665) -

Kindermann,Stefan (2527) Short,Nigel (2660)

7 1 st GER-ch (4), 1 5 . 1 1 . 1 999 Candidates qfl Brussels (8), 1 99 1

w B

White has the initiative, but Black's pair White's i niti ative looks threatening.
of bishops is not easy to impress. How How to take the poison out of it? (Three
did Hickl do it? (Two points) points)

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(T1 5.09) Gligoric,Svetozar ­ (T 1 5. 1 1 ) Lilienthal,Andor ­

Bolbochan,Julio Botvinnik,Mikhail
Tel Aviv, 1 966 Moscow ( 1 7), 1 935

w B

White has greater activity and the bet­ How did Botvinnik fin ish his develop­
ter minor piece, but how to continue? ment? (Two points)
(Three points)

(Tl 5. 1 0) Lobron,Eric (2509) ­ (T 15.12) Se/ezniev,Aiexey ­

Kanep,Meelis (2475) Alekhine,Alexander
Keres mem rap Tallinn (2), 26. 1 1 .2004 Triberg-A (3), 1 92 1

w B

I n th is typ ical Stonewall formation,
B lack's dark-squared bishop is missing,
but how to use this? (Two points)
By the early 1 920s, Alekhine was al­
ready developing the irresistible attack­
ing force that would characterize his
play. However, much as Petros ian's tac­
tical abil ity has been ignored, so was
A lekhine's positional sense. What did
he play in this position? (Two points)

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(T1 5. 13) Po/gar,Judit ­ (T1 5. 1 5) Shaba/ov,Aiexander (261 3)

Adams,Michae/ - Akobian, Varuzhan (253 1 )
Corns A Wijk aan Zee (5), 2005 USA-ch Seattle (9), 1 8. 0 1 .2003

B w

Black has infiltrated the white position
but White's position appears compact
and resistant to further invasion. How
did M ickey Adams proceed? (Three
points)
Shabalov has sacrificed several pawns
in his typical style. What was his point?
(One point)

(T1 5. 1 4) Bareev,Evgeny (2688) ­ (T1 5. 1 6) Caze/ais,Marc (2201 ) ­

Kharlov,Andrei (261 9) Erenburg,Sergey (2551)
5 8th RUS-ch sf (7), 09.09.2005 Gibraltar Masters ( 3 ), 27.0 1 .2005

w B

Where is B lack's Achi lles' heel? (One White hopes to get the initiative in the
point) center, but Erenburg showed this to be
an illusion. Can you do the same? (Two
points)

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Test 1 6

(T 1 6.0 1 ) Golubev,Mihail (2523) ­ (T I 6.03) Kasparov,Garry (2700) ­

ltkis,Boris (2384) Karpov,Anatoly (2720)
ROM-chT ( I ), 1 8 . 1 2 .2000 wch Moscow ( I ), 03.09. 1 985

B w

H ow to react to White's dangerous How to i ncrease White ' s pressure?

break d4-d5? (Four points) Solutions (Two points)
begin on page 250.

(T1 6.02) Sheve/ev,Arkady (2378) ­ (T 1 6.04) Lputian,Smbat (2638) ­

Mikhalevski, Victor (253 1 ) Obodchuk,Andrei (241 7)
ISR-ch op (9), 08.04. 1 999 4th Poikovsky (3}, 22.04.2003

B B

How to assess the position with B l ack It is not easy to neutralize White's ini­
to move? (One point) tiative, but it should be possible with
careful defense. How would you do it?
(One point)

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(T16.05) Anand, Viswanathan (2784) (Tl 6.07) Gu/ko,Boris (2644) ­

-Piket,Jeroen (2609) Adams,Michae/ (27 1 5)
Wijk aan Zee {2), 1 7.0 1 . 1 999 KasparovChess G/60 ( 1 .2), I 0.02.2000

w B

White's knight has the better outpost. Both knights have a strong outpost, but
How did Anand use this? (Two points) Black is to move. (Two points)

(T1 6.06) Radjabov, Teimour (261 0) ­ (T1 6.08) Lautier,Joe/ (2596) ­

Svid/er,Peter (2690) Ponomariov,Ruslan (2609)
Moscow (3), 09.09.2002 Enghien les Bains (7), I 0.03 . 1 999

B w

Black is clearly on top, but it is surpris­ How did Lautier continue his initiative?
ing how easily Svidler won. Can you (One point)
discover how? (Two points)

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(T 1 6.09) Dizdar, Goran (2525) ­ (Tl 6. 1 1 ) Bo/ogan, Victor (2627) -

Miiller,Karsten (25 1 8) Sokolov,lvan (2684)
TCh-AUT ( 3 ), 07. 1 2.2002 Pamplona ( 6 ), 28. 1 2.2002

B w

How to regroup Black's pieces? (Two White's strong center should give him
points) the advantage, but how to cope with
Black's pressure on the c-file? (Three
points)

(Tl 6. 1 0) Pelletier, Yannick (253 1 ) ­ (T1 6. 1 2) Bacrot,Etienne (271 5) ­

Geifand,Boris (27 1 4) Vo/kov,Sergey (261 2)
Biel GM (7), 200 I FRA-chT Top 1 6 ( I ), 04.02.2005

White has a dangerous initiative on the
light squares, but Gelfand found a way
to neutralize it. Can you do the same?
(Two points)
White has the bishops, more space and
controls the opening of the queens ide,
but Black's structure is quite sol id. Can
you fi nd h i s Ach i l l e s ' heel? (Two
points)

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(T l6. 1 3) Radjabov, Teimour (2624) ­ (T 16. 1 5) Hjartarson,Johann (2590)

Topalov, Veselin (2743) - Hansen, Curt (2630)
Corus Wij k aan Zee ( 3 ), 1 4.0 1 .2003 Reykjavik zt (9), 1 995

8 8

How to assess this position with B lack
to move? (Two points)
This position arose from a Scandina­
vian Defense. Everyth ing seems in or­
der, but the Danish GM playing black
sees a l ittle deeper. What did he play?
(Five points)

(Tl6. 1 4) Flore.'i,Diego (2439) ­ (Tl 6. 1 6) Bosch,Jeroen (2480) -

Claverie,Rau/ (2303) Hansen,Sune Berg (2520)
Buenos Aires ( 4 ), 2 1 .08.2003 Bochum - HSK (5), 1 999

8 w

Black has pressure on White's center
pawns, but how can he increase it? (One
point)
The position is typical for the Mar6czy
B ind. These types of positions require
patient handling on both sides, although
White usually has a slightly freer hand.
What did White play? (Five points)

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Test 1 7

(Tl 7.01) Lobzhanidze,Davit (2448) ­ (T l 7.03) Lutz, Christopher (2600) ­

Grischuk,Alexander (2449) Morozevich,Alexander (2625)
5th Ubeda op ( 3 ), 2 1 .0 1 .2000 Elista ol ( 1 2), I I . I 0. 1 998

8 8

How to neutralize White's annoying How did Morozevich prove the superi­
pressure? (Four points) Solutions be­ ority of his bishops? (One point)
gin on page 256.

(T1 7.02) Jkonnikov, Vyacheslav (Tl 7.04) Naidit.'ich,Arkadij (2581) ­

(2556) - Maiwald,Jen.'i Uwe (2543) Korchnoi, Viktor (2626)
39th Capablanca mem ( I ), 06.05 .2004 SU I-GER Zurich (2), 08.09.2002

8 8

B lack's position is rather cramped. Nev­ Both sides have serious weaknesses, but
ertheless, Maiwald found a way to cre­ Black is to move. (Two points)
ate activity. Can you do the same? (Four
points)

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(T1 7.05) Lauber,Arnd (24 16) ­ (T1 7.07) Psakhis,Lev (261 0) ­

Danner,Georg (2443) Komarov,Dimitri (2575)
Perenyi mem Gyula (7), 30.0 1 .2000 Benasque (4), 1 995

B w

Black's situation is not enviable, but How to increase White's pressure? (One
Danner found a way to neutralize the point)
pressure . Can you fi nd it? (Three
points)

(T1 7.06) Miles,Anthony (2635) ­ (T 1 7.08) Damljanovic,Branko

Lovlu,Saifuddi (22 1 5) (2548) - Zivanic,Marko (2450)
Sakthi ( 4) 1 996
, Belgrade (4), 29.06.2002

w B

Find a strong plan for White! (One White's initiative looks dangerous be­
point) cause of B lack's weakened kingside,
but Z i v a n i c fo u n d a way to get
counterplay. Can you do the same?
(Two points)

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(T1 7.09) Ros.'t,David (23 1 8) ­ (T l 7. 1 1 ) Hort, V/astimii ­

Onischuk,Alexander (2657) Hubner,Robert
Montreal (3), 25 .07.2003 Germany, 1 982

Onischuk seized the moment to grab a White has some pressure, but Black's
strong strategic initiative. Can you do position is obviously quite solid. What
l ikewise? (One point) did Hiibner play? (Three points)

(T 1 7 . 1 0) P/askett,Jim (2462) ­ (T l 7. 1 2) Suba,Mihai (2528) ­

Sherwin,James (2339) Matamoros Franco,Car/os (2456)
BCF-chT (9.2), 04.05.2002 27th Seville op (4), 1 4.0 1 .2002

w B

Can Black's strong blockade be broken? How did B lack obtain sufficient com­
(Two points) pensation in this typical Volga position?
(Two points)

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(T17.13) Gu/ko,Boris (26 1 8) ­ (T1 7. 1 5) Mitkov,Niko/a (2539) ­

Shabalov,A/exander (2566) Zambrana,Oswaldo (2473)
USA-ch ( I ), 23 .08. 1 999 Cal via ol Mallorca (8), 2 3 . 1 0.2004

B B

White's nagging pressure in the center What is B lack's first priority? (One
is annoying. What to do about it? (Four point)
points)

(T1 7. 1 4) lvanchuk, Vassily (2739) ­ (T1 7 . 1 6) Horvath,Peter (2482) ­

Moiseenko,A/exander (2665) Szieberth,Adam (2371)
TCh-RUS Sochi (9), 2005 FSGM Budapest ( I I ), 1 2. 1 1 .2002

w B

White c learly has more space than
Black, but there is no obvious way to
take advantage of this. What did Vassily
find? (Four points)
I n this typical Benko Gambit position,
B l ack's compensation seems to have
dried up, but Szieberth still had some­
thing up his sleeve. Can you spot it?
(Two points)

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Test 1 8

(T1 8.0 1 ) Sokolov,Jvan (2690) ­ (T1 8.03) Teran Alvarez,/smael

Vtsser, Yge (2445) (2382) - Spraggett,Kevin (2526)
NED-ch Leeuwarden (9), 09.07.2004 Dos Herrnanas-8 ( 1 ), 1 9.04.200 1

w B

I t i s by no means easy to convert H ow to convert B lack's advantage?

Wh ite's extra pawn , or is it? (Two (One point)
points) Solutions begin on page 26 1 .

(T1 8.02) Nijboer,Friso (2553) ­ (T1 8.04) lvanov,Aiexander (2545) ­

Hector,Jonny (2570) Espinosa Flores,Rafael (2430)
Wijk aan Zee (3), 1 4.0 1 .2003 L inares, 1 992

w w

How to use White's advantage in de­ How to convert White's majority on the
velopment? (One point) queenside? (One point)

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(T l 8.05) Leko,Peter (2736) ­ (Tl 8.07) Tyomkin,Dimitri (2503) ­

Vallejo Pons,Franci.'ico (2629) Dvoirys,Semen (26 1 2)
Linares (5), 27.02.2003 Beer Sheva g/30 ( 4 ) 1 9.04.2004
,

w w

How to use White's initiative? (One White already has a commanding posi­
point) tion, but how to make progress? (One
point)

(Tl 8.06) Shipov,Sergei (2593) ­ (Tl 8.08) Shirov,Alexei (2737) ­

Khalifman,Aiexander (2668) Atalik,Suat (2570)
R US-chT Sochi (5), 24.04.2004 EU-chT Plovdiv ( I ), 1 1 . 1 0.2003

w w

How to use White's advantage in de­ Wh ite has more space and seems in
velopment? (One point) charge, but how to break through is an­
other matter. How does the Latvian ge­
nius proceed? ( Four points)

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(TI 8.09) Lasker,Emanuel ­ (TI S. I I ) Jvani.<ievic,Jvan (2530) ­

Capablanca,Jose Raul Del Rio Salvador Gabriel (2467)
St. Petersburg, 1 9 1 4 I Oth Elgoibar (9), 2000

B w

What i s B l ack's best move? ( Four White seems to have all the benefits
points) arising from an English Opening: two
bishops raking the queenside, open files
for his rooks and a compact king's po­
sition. Yet how to increase the pressure?
(Three points)

(T I S . I O) Adams,Michael (2670) ­ (T I 8. 1 2) Graf,Alexander (2646) ­

Jvanchuk, Vassily (2740) Radjabov, Teimour (2650)
Dortmund ( I ), 26.06. 1 998 Benidonn (8), 28. 1 1 .2003

B w

Two super G Ms battle it out in the high­
powered tournament at Dortm und.
There is rough material equal ity. The
Ukrainian grandmaster comes up with
a variation on a theme to continue to
apply pressure on the white position.
(Three points)
White's knight is well posted on f4, the
other pieces are well-placed and there
are a number of weaknesses in the black
camp, not to mention the undeveloped
bishop and rook on the queenside. Can
White take advantage of these factors
to improve his position? (Three points)

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(TI8.13) Vukic,Milan ­ (TI 8. 1 5) Charbonneau,Pascal

Suba,Mihai (2509) - Huz.man,Alexander (2577)
Vinkovci, 1 977 Montreal ( I I ), 1 4.08.2005

w w

I n this typical H edgehog position, White has a very comfortable position,

White has kept B lack's potential energy but the bishop-pair is usually tough to
at bay. Yet how to keep the cork on the beat. How d i d W h ite do so? ( Four
bottle? (Three points) points)

(Tl 8.14) Kveinys,Aloyz.as (25 1 0) ­ (Tl 8. 1 6) Svidler,Peter (2660) ­

Maki Uuro,Miika (2390) Yusupov,Artur (2640)
1 5th EU-chT (7), 05.08.2005 EUCup final Kazan (2), 1 997

w w

Can you find why White is better here? Which is White's worst placed piece?
(Three points) (Two points)

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Test 1 9

(T1 9.0 1 ) Panno,Oscar ­ (T1 9.03) Beliavsky,Alexander (2599)

Cifuentes Parada,Roberto -Sermek,Drazen (2532)
Argentina, 1 984 1 6th Vidmar mem ( I ), 09.07.2005

w B

White to move. (Two points) Solutions What should Black have played? (Four
begin on page 265. points)

(T1 9.02) Gufeld,Eduard ­ (T 1 9.04) Mann, Christian (2455) ­

Taimanov,Mark Krivoshey,Sergei (2499)
U RS-ch37 Moscow ( I 9), 04. 1 0. 1 969 Bundesliga Germany ( 1 5.4) I 0.04.2005
,

B B

Find B lack's best defensive plan and B lack to move. (Two points)
execute it! (Three points)

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(T1 9.05) Miton,Kamil (2592) - (T1 9.07) Beliavsky,Alexander (2630)

Grabarczyk,Miroslaw (2487) - lbragimov,lldar (26 1 1 )
62nd POL-ch Poznan (4), 24.04.2005 H B Global o p (5), 20.05 .2005

w w

White to move. (Three points) White to move. (One point)

(T1 9.06) Jobava,Baadur (2637) - (T1 9.08) Maiwald,Jens Uwe (25 1 4)

Arencibia, Walter (2530) - Thesing,Matthia .. (2420)
.

40th Capablanca mem ( I ), 06.05 .2005 Bundesliga Germany (9.4 ), 30.0 1 .2005

w w

White to move. (Three points) White to move. (Two points)

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(T I 9.09) Bi.<>choff,Kiaus (2559) ­ (T I 9. 1 1 ) Spas.'iky,Bori.'i (2640) ­

Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2678) Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2590)
Bundesliga Germany ( I 0.3 ), 1 2.02.2005 Montreal ( 1 5 ), 1 979

White to move. (Three points) White to move. (Two points)

(T I 9. 1 0) Gavrikov, Viktor ­ (T 1 9. 1 2) Kalinitschew,Sergey (2533)

Kuksov, Valerij - Holzke,Frank (2492)
USSR, 1 977 Bundesliga Germany ( 1 3 .5 ), 1 3.03 .2005

w B

White to move. (Two points) B lack to move. (Three point)

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(T1 9. 1 3) Andersson, U/f(2510) ­ (T l 9. 1 5) Neverov, Valeriy (2566) ­

Longwitz,Achim Moiseenko,A/exander (2665)
Grossenbrode tt (5), 1 972 6th EU-ch Warsaw ( 3 ), 20.06.2005

w w

White to move. (One point) White to move. (Three points)

(T19.14) Oral, Tomas (2540) ­ (T1 9. 1 6) Kritz,Leonid (2549) ­

Krush,lrina (242 1 ) Movsesian,Sergei (2628)
Montreal (6), 07.08.200 1 6th EU-ch Warsaw (6), 23 .06.2005

w B

White to move. (One point) B lack to move. (Two points)

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Test 20

(T20.0 1 ) Porti.'lch,Lajos (2525) ­ (T20.03) Dunis,Aurelien (2485) -

Fedorchuk,Sergey (2577) Schenk,Andreas (2492)
6th EU-ch Warsaw (8), 26.06.2005 FRA-chT Top 1 6 (8), 04.05.2005

w w

White to move. (Two points) Solutions White to move. (Two points)

begin on page 269.

(T20.02) Carl.'ien,Magnus (2528) - (T20.04) Topalov, Veselin (2690) -

Volokitin,Andrei (267 1 ) Rozentalis,Eduardas (2586)
B iel GM (4), 20.07.2005 EU-chT Batumi ( 1 . 1 ) 29. 1 1 . 1 999
,

B w

Black to move. (Two points) White to move. (Four points)

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(T20.05) Spoelman, Wouter (2362) - (T20.07) Karjakin,Sergey (2599) -

Wells,Peter (25 1 3) Nikolic,Predrag (2676)
Hoogeveen Essent op (7), 27 . I 0.2005 Corus-B Wijk aan Zee (7), 22.0 1 .2005

B B

Black to move. ( Four points) Black to move. (Three points)

(T20.06) Giorgadze, Giorgi (2599) ­ (T20.08) Dominguez,Lenier (266 1 ) ­

Piket,Jeroen (2649) Bologan, Victor (2683)
Istanbul ol (7.2), 04. 1 1 .2000 6th Karpov Poikovsky (4), 0 1 .03 .2005

B B

Black to move. (Three points) B lack to move. ( Four points)

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(T20.09) Gheorghiu,Florin (2520) - (T20. 1 1 ) Arencibia, Walter (2530) ­

Andersson, Ulf (2535) Jobava,Baadur (2637)
Las Palmas (4), 02.06. 1 972 40th Capablanca mem (8), 1 3 .05.2005

w w

White to move. (Four points) White to move. (Two points)

(T20. 1 0) Wang Hao (25 1 2) ­ (T20. 1 2) Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar

Zhang Pengxiang (261 6) (2657) - Karjakin,Sergey (2599)
2nd Sanj i n Hotel Cup ( I I ), 20.07.2005 Aeroflot op Moscow (3), 1 7.02.2005

w w

White to move. (One point) White to move. (One point)

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(T20. 1 3) Bologan, Victor (2700) ­ (T20. 1 5) Krasenkow,Michal (2672) ­

Volokitin,Andrei (2679) Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2608)
3 5th Bosnia Sarajevo ( I ), 1 9.05.2005 6th EU-ch Warsaw ( I I ), 29.06.2005

White to move. (One point) Black to move. (Two points)

(T20. 1 4) Moiseenko,Alexander (T20. 1 6) Nielsen,Peter Heine (2668)

(2665) - Alekseev,Evgeny (2597) - Naiditsch,Arkadij (26 1 2)
6th EU-ch Warsaw (8), 26.06.2005 Dortmund (7), 1 5 .07.2005

w 8

White to move. (One point) Black to move. (One point)

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(EO I ) Attack with opposite-colored
b i shops: 32.� xe7 Short won by a
long, forced combination. 3 2 . Jlh7+?
'i!tg7 33.ile4 �e8 and it is unclear if
White can prevail. 32 .Q. xe7 33.d6U
..•
c x d6 34.c6 E!cS 3 5 .c7 E!c5
3 6 . §. x c 5 d x c 5 37 . .Q.c4 §. x c7
37 . . .'it'f8 38.�xf7+ 'it>e8 39 . .§ h7 .§ xc7
40 . .§ xh6+- .
3S. §. x f7 'it'hS 3 9 . 'it' c 2 §.d7
39 . . . .Q.d 6 4 0 . .§ f6 +- . 40.'it'b3 a5
4 1 .f3 §.d4 4 l . . . .§ c 7 4 2 . 'it> a 4 � a7
43.'it>h5 a4 44.Jle6 +- . 42.§. xe7 a4+
43.'ifi'xa4 §.xc4 44.'ifi'b5 §.c2 45.b3
'it'gS 46.§.e5 §.xa2 47.§. xc5 §.aS
4S. 'ifjl x b4 §.fS 49. §.f5 §.bS+
50.'it'c3 §.cS+ 51 .'it'b2 §.bS 52.f4
1-0 A l l five points, if you calculated
until 38.Rxf7 and saw that White wins.
( E 0 2 ) B i s h op- P a i r, We a k n e s s e s :
23 ... �cSI + 24.4)db5 24.�b3 fxe4
25 . .§dd 1 ( 2 5 . tzlxe4? ..ll x e4 26 . .§ xe4
tixc4-+) 25 . . . {)h4 26.4:'lxe4 d'i 27.cxd5
.il x d 5 2 8 . �g 3 .§ a 2 2 9 . b 5 � aS + .
24...fxe4 25.4)d6 exd31! 25 . . ..llxd6?
26 . .§ xd6 �xc4 ( 26 . . . e3 27.fxe3 �xc4
28 . .§ x d 7 '1= ) 27 . .§ x d7 =i= . 26.4) x cS
§.a x eS 27.�d2 2 7 ." � b 3 {) f4 + .
27 ... .Q.xb4 2S.�xd3 4)h4
1 53
29.§.b1 29.f3? tzlxg2 30.'it>xg2 .§ xf3 -+ ;
29 . .§ c 1 .ilxg2 + ; 29 . .§e4!? is probably
the most tenacious, but Black should
still be better. 29 ... .Q. xc3 30.�xc3
Jlxg2 31 ..Q.g3 .Q.e4 32.§.xb6 §.xc4
3 3 . �a3 4)f3+ 34.'it'f1 4)d2+
35.'it'g1 §.ccS 36.§.b4 h5 37.h4
E!f3 3S. �b2 §.c2 39.§.bS+ 'it'h7
40.�b5 §.c l + 4 1 .'it'h2 E!f5 0-1
Two points for 23 ... �c8! and two more
if you saw 25 . . . . exd3!!.
(EOJ) Bishop-Pair: 19 .Q.h61 20.fxe6
•••
fxe6 21.§.xf6 §.cfS 22.§. xfS .Q.xfSI
Black has to exchange one pair of rooks
to neutralize White's activity. But one
rook should remain, so that Black can
create threats in the long run. 23.§.f2
.Q.h6 24 . .Q.c4 Jle3 25.§.e2 .Q.g1
26.g3 This reduces White's winning
potential. One sample l ine after 26.h3?
runs 26 . . . Jle8 27 . .:£\d l Jlh'i 28 . .§d2
.ilh2 29.c3 .ll f4 30 . .§ f2 .llg3 3 1 ..§ d2
A e l 3 2 . .§ c 2 .ll x d l 3 3 . � c 1 .llh 5
34 . .§ xe1 .§ xg2 -+ . 26 ... hxg3 27.hxg3
§.xg3 + The rest is quite instructive.
2S.a3 .Q.es 29.'it'a2 .Q.h5 30.§.e1
.Q.d4 3 1 . §.h1 E!g5 32.'it'b3 Ae5
33 . .Q.d3 Ag6 34.§.h4 §.g3 35.a4
Af6 36.§.h1 §.g4 37.§.e1 .Q.e5
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38.�d1 E!f4 39.�c3 Elf3 40.�b1
Jl.g3 41.E{g1 Jl,xe4 42.�d2 Jl,d5+
43. 'it'a3 E{f2 44.�e4 Jl,h2 45.Etg6
Axe4 46.j}, xe4 d5 47.Ad3 Ae5
4S.Etgs 'it'd7 49.b4 Af6 50.E!g1
Elh2 51 .'it'b3 'it'd6 52.Eld1 'it'e7
53.c4 Elb2+ 54.'it'a3 dxc4 55.Axc4
E{c2 56.Ab3 Jl,b2+ 57.'it'a2 Elf2
58.Jl.,c4 a5 59.bxa5 Jl,c3+ 60.'it'b3
j}_ x a 5 6 t .Ab5 b6 62. 'it'c4 'it'f6
63.'it'd4 E!f4+ 64. 'it'e3 'it'e5
65.Elh1 Ete4+ 6 6 . 'it'd 3 E!g4
67 .E{h5+ 'it'd6 6 8 . E{ h 8 'it'e5
6 9 . El h 5 + 'it'f4 7 0 . E! h 3 Elg8
7 1 . El h4+ 'it'e5 7 2 . E{ h 5 + 'it'd6
73.E!h4 Elg3+ 74. 'it'e4 Ad2
75.Ad3 Ag5 76.E{h5 'it'c5 0-1 Two
points for 1 9 . . . Ah6! and the third i f you
calculated until 22 . . .Axf8!.
(E04) Attack with Opposite-Colored
B i sh o p s , B l oc k a d e , Prop h y l ax i s :
28.c411 +- 28:�xh7? �c3!! 29.1'1xe5+
'<fild7 3 0 . "i;t' x f7 + '<filc6 3 l .�d5+ '<filc7
3 2 . "i;t' a 5 + '<fild7 33 .�a7+ '<filc6=
( Rodriguez in CBM 60); 28.1'1 xd4? �c3
29 . 1'1 x e S + '<fild8! 30 . 1'1 x d 6 +
31 .1'1e7+ '<ftxd6; 28.c3 is equally strong
and gets two points.; 28.1'1d3 gets one
point. 28 bxc3 28. . . dxc3 29.�xh7 +- .
••.
29.'it'c2J 'it'd8 30.�xh7 Elf8 31 .g5
Elb8 3 2 . Ag4 �c6 3 3 . h4 Elb4
34.h5 d3+ 35.� xd3 E{d4 35 . . . 1'1 xg4
3 6 . � x d 6 + � x d 6 3 7 . 1'1 x d 6 + 't;c7
38.1'1d5 1'1 xg5 39.1'1dxe5 +- . 36.�f5
Eld2+ 37.Etexd2 cxd2+ 38.'it' xd2
'it'c7 39 . .1l.f3 Ab4+ 40.'it'e2 e4
41.Axe4 1-0 Two points for 28.c4!!.
(EOS) Domination: 18.g5J ± Dominat­
ing Black's kingside. 18... Ag7 19.c3
'it'b8 20.�c2 E{g8 2 1 .'it'b1 Ah8
22.c4 �a5 23.a3 E!g7 24.'it'a2 �c5
2 5 .b4 � x d3 2 6 . b x a 5 � x f2
27.cxd5 cxd5 28.E{c1 e6 1-0
(E06) Domination: 18.f3J Restricting
the aS-bishop and the f6-knight. 18...e6
19.Af2 E!eS?J o 1 9 . . . Ab7 20.4Jb4 ;�;
20.�b4 Provokes holes on Black's
q u e e n s i de 20 a5 2 1 . � a 6 E{c8
•••
2 2 . � x d6 � x d6 23. E! x d6 � d 5
24.E{d1?J 24.1'1el JleS 2 5 .1'1d7 Ac6
2 6 . 1'1 a7 4Jc3 2 7 . f4 Jlf6 28 . .Q.x b6 ± .
24 �c3 25.El1d2 b5 26.Etd7 Ae5
.•.
2 7 .c x b 5 � x b5 28.Afl Ac6
29.El7d3 �a3 30.f4 Af6 31.�c5
A,e7 32.E{d1 �b5 33.�a4 Ae4
'<filc7 34. E!d7 Jl,b4 3 5 . Jl.g2 A x g2
3 6 . 'it' x g 2 E{c2 3 7 . El b7 �a3
38. E{dd7 Elf8 39 . 'it'f3 � b 1
40. Ae3 E{ x a 2 4 t . Ac5 � d 2 +
4 2 .'it'g2 A x c 5 43 . � x c 5 e 5 ?
44.�e6 exf4 45.E! xf7 1-0
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(E07) Outpost: 8... .£jh6! Heading for
d 4 . B l a c k can start p l ay o n t h e
queenside afterwards. 9 .§b1 .£if5
• cxd4 27. .§acl Jl.g5 28 . .§c6 .£ic8
1 0 . a 3 a 5 l l . h4 h5 1 2 . .£je4 e6
13 ..£ig5 .§b8 14.J}.d2 .£ifd4 15.0-
0 b5 16 .§e1 b4 17.a4 't:fe7 18.b3
• � xg7 34 . .§ x f7+ � x f7 35 . .§ x h6
f6 1 9 .Jl. x c6 fx g5 20.J}.e4 g x h4
2 1 .J}. xg6+ �d8 2 2 . Jl. x h 5 h x g3
2 3 . f x g 3 �c7 24.�g2 .§bg8
25 ..§h1 Jl.h6 26.'t:fe1 'i:tg7 27..§h3
e5 28.'t:fe4 exf4 29.Jl. xf4+ Jl.xf4
30.'i:fxf4+ d6 31 . .§e1 .§f8 32.'i:fe4
't:ff6 3 3 . '/i:\'e7+ 'li:\' x e7 34 . .§ x e7+
�b6 35.Jl.f7 .§ xh3 36.�xh3 .£if5
37..§d7 �c6 38. .§a7 �b6 39 ..§d7
�c6 40. .§a7 Y�YI
(E08) Outpost: 23. .§d5!
23 . . . f5 2 3 . . . l'He8 ! ? 2 4 . �c7 � x e 4
2 5 . El xe4 El c8 26.Eld7 t. 24. 'li:\'d3 f4
25.gxf4 .§deS 26 . .§e3 Jl.h4 27.h3
.§f5 28 . .§d6 't:fc8 29 .§d7 .§ f7
• typical method to increase the pressure
30 . .§ x f7 � x f7 3 1 . 'i:f x h7 Jl.f6
3 2 . 'i:f h 5 + �g8 3 3 . Jl. x f6 .§ x e3
34.fxe3 g x f6 3 5 . 't:fg4+ 'i:f x g4+
36.hxg4 �f7 37.�f2 �e6 38.�f3
a6 39.�e4 b5 40.a4 1-0
(E09) Outpost: 14 . .£ib1! The knight is
redirected to c4 - a typical procedure.
14 c5 1 5 . .£i d 2 h5 1 6 .'t:fe1 h4
•.•
17 . .£J c4 h3 1 8.g3 Jl.c6 1 9.�g1
Jl.b5 20.'i:fe2 .£id7 2 1 .a4 Jl. x c4
1 55
2 2 . Jl. x c4 a 5 2 3 . Jl.d 2 .£ib6
24.Jl.b5+ �f8 25.c3 'i:fd8 26.cxd4
29.Jl.xg5 'i:f xg5 30.f6 .§h6 31 ..§f5
'i:fe3+ 3 2 . 'i:f x e3 d x e 3 33.fxg7+
.£ie7 36. .§ x h3 .§d8 37.�fl .§d4
38 .§ h7+ �f6 39 . .§h6+ �f7
•
40 . .§ h4 .£i g6 4 t . .§h7+ �f6
42 ..§a7 .£jf8 43 . .§a6+ �e7 44.�e2
.§xe4 45.Jl.c6 .§b4 46.�xe3 .£ie6
47.Jl.d5 .£ic5 48. .§c6 .£j xa4 49.b3
.£J b 6 50.Jl.e6 .£i d7 5 t . Jl.c4 a4
5 2 . b x a4 .§ x a4 5 3 .�e4 .§a5
54.�f5 .§a3 55.Jl.d5 .§d3 56. .§e6+
�f7 57.Jl.c6 .§d2 58.Jl.xd7 .§xd7
59 . .§ x e 5 .§ d 3 60 . .§ a 5 .§f3+
6t .�g5 1 -0
( E I O) Outpost: 30 .§e51 30 . . . .£Je5?
..•
3 l . .t\ x e 6 +- . 3 1 .g4 3 l . 'it'f4 .£Jd6
3 2 . El e 2 Elc5 =i= ( Stohl in CBM 1 06).
31 .£jd6! 32.fxe6 and now instead
•.•
of 32 ...dxe6? which led to a draw.
=
Va l l ej o P o n s s h o u l d h a v e p l ayed
3 2 . . . .£Jxe4 33 . .£Jf5 + fl x f5 34.fl xd7+
fl xd7 35.fl xd7+ 'it'xe6 36.fla7 Ele5!?
(36 . . . fl xf3 + 37. 'it'xf3 Jlc6 38.fl xg7
shou l d be draw n . ) 3 7 . fl xa8 <£\c 5 +
3 8 . 'it'f2 'it'd6 39 . .il d1 .£Jd3+ 40. 'it'f3
El e7 =i= One point for 30 . . . Ele5!.
(E l l ) Outpost: 21 .§a51 White uses a
•
on an open file. 21 ... .£je8 2 1 . ..El xa5
2 2 .bxa5 �a7 ( 2 2 . . . b4 2 3 . El b l El b8
24.�c4 ± ; 22 . . . El a8 23.�b4 ± ) 23.�b4
�d4 24.�xd4 exd4 2 5 . .£Jxb5 <£\xe4
26.El xc8+ itxc8 27 .Jlb4 ± . 22 .£1 x b5
•
.§ x c 1 + 22 . . . El x a 5 2 3 . b x a 5 El b8
24.Elbl .£Jc7 25 . .£Jd4 ± (Gurev ich in
Informant 62/604). 23.Jl. xc1 .§ x a5
24. b x a 5 .£ic7 2 5 . .£id4 'li:\'a7?1
25 ... �a8 26.�b6! .t\xd5 27.exd5 exd4
28.a6 �xd5 29.�d8+ M8 30.itxh6+- .
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26.t\'b6J t\' x b6 27.a x b6 e x d4
28.b7 1-0
(E1 2) Undennining: 18.h4J This creates
a strong outpost on t"l-. 18 g4 19.4:)el
.•.
b6 2 0 . 4:) g 2 .11, a 6 2 1 .t\'e3 t\'e8
22 .f3 g x f3 23.t\'xf3 b5 24. 4:)f4
§c8 2 5 . .1le3 b4 26.a x b4 a x b4
27.4:)a4 4:)b5 28.t\'f2 Etc7 29.4:)c5
.11,c8 30 ..11,a4 4:)ca7 31.§dct t\'e7
3 2 . 4:) g6 t\'f7 3 3 . 4:) x f8 A x f8
34.4:)d3 §c4 3 5 . .1lb3 Et x c l +
36 . E{ x c l .11, d 7 3 7 . 4:) f4 4:) c8
38.�h2 4:)b6 39.§gl l-O
( E 1 3) U n derm i n i n g : 3 2 .g5! f x g 5
33.4:) xd6? 33.c5 would have won im­
mediately. 33 ... .11, xd6 Now B lack has
counterplay. 34.A xe5 §e8 35.§fel
.1lc5+ 36.�hl a4 and H ickl even
won later. Two points for 32.g5 fxg5
33.c5 +- .
( E 1 4) U n d erm i n i n g : 2 1 .f4J t\'f6
2l . . . e x f4 2 2 . ..Q.. x f4 ltg7 2 3 . \t' h l ± ;
2 1 . . . Jlg7 2 2 . \t'h 1 ( 2 2 . fx e 5 ? ! .Q.. x e 5
2 3 . t h c 5 � h 4 2 4 . g3 <tlf3+ 2 5 . '<t>g 2
�xh2+ 26.\t'xf3 �xg3+ 27.\t'e2 �g4+
2 8 . 'i!i' d 2 � g 2 + g i v e s B l ack strong
counterplay. ) 22 . . .lth6 23.�xc5 �xc5
24 . .§ xc5 ltxf4 25 .. 1lxf4 exf4 26.\t'gl ± .
22.b4 2 2 . .§ fl ! ? e x f4 2 3 . .il x f4 .\l.d6
24 . ..\l.xd6 �xd6 25.b4 .§c8 26 . .§ e l ± .
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22 •.. ex f4?! 2 2 . . . ..Q.. h 6! 2 3 . � fl .ilxf4
24.ltxf4 exf4 25 .bxc5 f3 gives B lack
some counterplay. 23.§fl b5 23 . . . g5
24.bxc5 £t.g7 25.£t.f2 �e5 26.� e l ± .
24.a x b6 t\' x b6 2 5 . .1l x f4 t\' x b4
26.t\'xa6 4:)b3?! 26 . . . ..Q..g7! 27.\t'hl
.§ e8 28.Jlc7 �d2 29.d6 <tle6 30.Jla5
.ll.c3 3 l .d7 .§ f8 32 . .ilxc3 �xc3 33.£t.c4
<tld8 3 4 . £t.d 5 ± . 27 . .11, e 5 ! .1le7
28.t\'a7 c4 29 .d6 §e8 30. t\'d7
t\'b6+ 31.�hl t\'d8 32 .11, xc4 Two •
points for 2 l .f4!, with the idea to fol­
low up with b4 later.
( E l S) U ndermining: 1 9.cxd6 exd6
20.Axf6 4:) xf6 20 . . . ..Q..xf6?! 2 1 .4::l x d5
cxd5 2 2 .4::ld 4 ± (Finkel in CBM 93).
2 1 . t\' x d 6 4:) e4 2 2 . t\'d3 Ac8
23. t\'c2 .11, a 6 24. §fc l Ab5
25.4:)d4 §a2 25 . . .ltxd4 26.exd4 � fe8
2 7 . � a l ± . 26.§b2 §fa8 27.A xe4
Et x b2 28.t\' x b 2 f x e4 2 9 . t\' c 2 1
.11, x d4 30.e x d4 § e 8 3 1 .t\'d2
3 1 . .§ e l ! ? . 3 1 . g 5 3 2 . 4:) g2 EtaS
. •
33.t\'el t\'d5 34. t\'c3 §a2 35.4:)e3
t\'f7 36.§c2 §a6 37.§d2 t\'a7
38.d5 cxd5 39.§xd5 §al + 40.�g2
Ae2 41.t\'c8 One point for 1 9.cxd6.
(E l 6) Underm i n i n g : 17 ... h51 N ow
White had to concede the outpost f5 to
B l ac k 's knight. 1 8.g5 1 8 .h3? h xg4
1 9. hxg4 0-0-0 20.4::l d4 ( 20.\t'g2 g5 :;:
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underm ining e5 ) 20 . . . Rh4 +. 18 ... 0-0
19 . .£ld4 �b6 20.§f2 §fc8 21.a3
§c7 2 2 . §d3 .£l a 5 2 3 . § e 2 §e8
2 4 . 'ifjlg2 .£jc6 2 5 . §ed2 §ec8
26.§e2 .£ie7 27.§ed2 §c4 28.�h3
'iflg7 2 9 . §f2 a 5 3 0 . §e2 .£l f 5
31 . .£j xf5+ gxf5 32.�f3 'iflg6
White is tied up, while Black's in itia­
tive on the queenside has just started.
33.§ed2 §e4 34.§d4 §c4 35. �f2
�b51? A n ice little creeping move.
3 6 . 'iflg3 § c x d4 37.c x d4 �c4
38.'ifjlg2 b5 39.'iflg1 b4 40.a x b4
a x b4 41 .'iflg2 �c1 42.'iflg3 �h1
43. §d3 §e1 44.§f3 §d1 45.b3
§c1 46.§e3 §f1 0-1
(El7) Opening the Position: 27.e51 +­
f x e 5 2 7 . . . d x e 5?? 2 8 A:l x e 6 + +- .
2 8 . § x e5 �a3 29 . .£J x e6+ 'ifjlf7
30.f5 'iflg8 31.fxg6 h xg6 32.§g3
1-0
( E 1 8) Opening the Position: 20.a41
�d6 21 . .£je11 White's activity on the
queenside gives him an annoying ini­
t i a t i v e . 2 1 . . . E{b8 2 2 . a 5 b x a 5
23.�a2 .£lg4 24.g3 § xb5 25.§xb5
.£i e 5 2 6 . � x a 5 .£i x d3 27 . .£j x d3
� x d3 2 8 . �c7 h 5 2 9 . h 4 §d7
30 . � x c 5 � d 1 + 3 l . 'ifl g 2 a6
32.�c8+ 'iflh7 33.§ x h5+ � x h 5
3 4 . � x d7 �c5 3 5 . � x f7 � x c4
1 57
3 6 . � h 5 + 'ifjlg8 37. �e8+ 'iflh7
38. � h 5 + 'iflg8 39. �g6 a5
40. �e8+ 'iflh7 4 1 . � h 5 + 'ifjlg8
42.� xa5 1-0
( E 1 9) Opening the Position: 19.a51
Opening the position immediately is
very strong, as White's pressure against
the key base pawn c7 will mount very
q u i c k l y. 1 9 . . . b x a 5 20 . .Q.d2 .Q.f5
2 l . § x a 5 �d7 2 2 . �a4 § x a 5
2 3 . � x a 5 .Q. x e4 2 4 . § x e4 c6
25.dxc6 .£j xc6 26.�a1 d5 27.cxd5
� x d 5 28.�e1 .£lf6 2 9 . §a4 e4
30. .£ic3 �d7 31 . .Q.b5 �h3 32.�fl
� xfl+ 33.'iflxf1 .£le5 34.h3 §b8
35. .Q.e2 .£if3 36..Q.f4 §d8 37. .£J xe4
.£ld4 38. .Q.c7 §c8 39.§ xd4 §xc7
40. §d8+ .£ig8 4 t . .£l d6 .Q.f6
42.E{a8 §cl + 43. 'ifjlg2 .Q.e7 44..Q.c4
h5 45.§ xg8+ 'iflh7 46.§c8 Jl,xd6
47. .Q.g8+ 1-0
(E20) Opening the Position: 38.g41 Now
Black has to open the h-file. 38...hxg4
3 9 . h xg4 �d8 40 . § h 1 'iflg7
41.§h3 �e7 42.g5 §c7 43.�f6+
�f8 44.§h8 �xf6 45.gxf6 E{xc3
46.f4 §c1 47.§h3 §c7 48.'ifjlf2
§c2+ 49.'ifle1 §c1 + 50.'ifjld2 §c7
51.§h1 §c8 52.'ifld3 §c7 53.�d2
§c8 54 . .Q.d3 'ifjle8 55 .§b1 §b8
56.§c1 �d8 57. .Q.b5 §c8 58.§h1
'iflc7 59. §h7 §f8 60.'ifle3 'ifjld8
61.'iflf3 'iflc7 62.'ifjlg4 'iflb6 63.'iflg5
'iflc7 64 . .Q.d3 'ifjlc6 65.§h1 �d7
66.§c1 §b8 67.§c2 'ifjld8 68.§h2
'ifle8 69 . .Q.b5+ 'ifjlf8 70.§c2 1-0
(E2 1 ) Opening the Position : 20.f41
Korotylev immediately opened inroads.
20 . . . e x d4 2 1 .e 5 .£l g4 2 2 . .£je4
W hi te 's powerfu l knight reigns su­
pre m e . 2 2 . . . .£je3 2 3 . .£ld6+ 'ifjlf8
24 . .Q. x e3 d x e3 2 5 . �c4 .£i b8
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26 . E{ x e3 �e7 2 7 . E!g3 �e6
28. �b4 4) d7 29 . .1lc4 1 - 0 O n e
point, if you calculated unti l 22.�e4.
(E22) Opening the Position: 1 9.g4!
Sasikiran used h6 as a hook to open
roads agai n s t B l a c k ' s m o n a rc h .
1 9... E{ae8 20.g5 hxg5 21.fxg5 4)e4
2 l . . . �xc3 22 .bxc3 �e4 2 3 . �h5 g6
24.�h6 E!c8 25 ..llxe4 dxe4 26. E! f6
�e7 27.{)xg6 +- .
22 . .1l x e4! 2 2 . �xe4? dxe4 23 .llxe4
Axe4 24.�xe4 �d6 ;!; (Dautov in CBM
9 8 ) . 2 2 . . . d x e4 2 3 . � h 5 ! .il x c 3
2 3 . . . e3? 2 4 . E! f4 e2 2 5 . E! h4 exd 1 � +
26.�xd1 + - (Dautov) ; 2 3 . . . �c5 24.g6
fxg6 2 5 . f! x f8+ Jlxf8 26.�xg6 Jla6
2 7 . �b5 +- . 24.bxc3 e3 25.E!de1
2 5 .g6!?. 25 ... �d5 26.�h3 E{ x e 5
2 6. . . .llc8 27:-if1xe3 Jld7 28.E!f4 ll.xa4
29.g6 +- . 27.d xe5 E!e8 28. E{ x e3
E{ x e5 29 . E{ x e 5 � x e 5 3 0 . � d7
�e3+ 3 l . � h 2 �e5+ 3 2 . � h 1
.ilxg2+ 33.� xg2 � xg5+ 34.�f2
�f4+ 3 5 . � e 2 �e4+ 3 6 . � d 2
�g2+ 37.�e1 �e4+ 38.�f2 �f4+
39.�g2 �g5+ 40. �(3 1 - 0 Two
points for 19 .g4!, with the idea g4-g5.
( E 2 3 ) B l ockade: 23 . . . E{dc8! was
called for, when Black's blockade is
secure and his position is even sl ightly
more comfortable, as it is easier to im-
1 58
prove it. In the game, B lack played
23 . . . �f6? 24.d7! +- �b7 25.�e7 �c6
26.�g5 'iil'f3 27.llxe6 'it'h8 28.E!d3 1-0.
( E 2 4 ) B l ockade : 22 . . . 4) fg8! +
2 3 . 4) d 5 4) x d5 24. jl x d 5 E!fd8!
24 . . . E! xc 5 2 5 .Ab3 E! x e5 26.�a3 55
(Avrukh in CBM 1 06). 25.Axb7 E!c7
26 . .1lf3 2 6 . c6 d2 27 . .il x d 2 f! x d 2
2 8 . E! a d 1 E! x d 1 2 9 . E! x d 1 �e7 +
(Avrukh). 26 d2 27 .1lxd2 E{xd2
.•. •
28.c6 4)e7 29.E{ab1 E{d8 30.E{b7
E{dc8 31 .E{d1 3 l . E! e4 �f5 32.E!a4
..ll x e 5 3 3 . E! x a 6 'it'g7 -+ ( Avruk h ) .
3 1 ... .Q. xe5 32.E!d7 E{ x b7 33.cxb7
E{e8 34. E!d3 a5 3 5 . E! a 3 .ilc7
3 6 . Et c 3 .ild6 37 . E{ d3 Ac5+
38.�f1 �g7 39.E!b3 Ab4?
This allows White to draw. Radjabov
should have played 39 . . . E! b8 40.E!b5
llb4 4 l . a 3 ll.xa3 4 2 . E! xa5 .ll d 6 -+
(Avrukh). 40.a3! In the game, White
played 40.'it'e2? and Radjabov went on
to w i n . 40 . . . Ad6 4 1 . E!b5 .Q. x h2
42.E{ xa5 0-1 One point for 22 . . . �fg8!
and one for the assessment that Black
is clearly better.
( E 25) B l ockade : 23 . . . � x f5 Keres
stopped White's play on the queenside
completely. 24.gxf5 f6! Black's con­
trol of the light squares will decide the
issue. 25.exf6 25 .dxc5 fxg5 26.E!f3
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.§ a 5 2 7 . .§ c l .§ b 5 28 . .§ c 2 '1'9f7 + .
2 5 . . . 4)e4 26.fxg7 E! x f5 27.Ae7
� x g7 2S.f3 4) d 2 29.�f2 E!eS
30.E!ae1 4) e4+ 3 1 . �g2 E! x e7
3 2 . f x e4 E! x e4 3 3 . E! x e4 d x e4
34.E!xe4 E!b5 35.E!e2 E!b3 36.�f2
�f6 37.�e1 h6 3 S . E! g 2 �e6
39.�d1 �d5 40.�c2 E!h3 41.E!d2
�c4 4 2 . � b 1 h5 4 3 . � a 2 E!h4
44.E!f2 �xd4 45.E!f7 b5 46.E!f2
E!h3 47.E!d2+ E!d3 4S.E!f2 �c4
4 9 . E! c 2 + �d5 5 0 . E! g 2 E!h3
5 1 . E!d 2 + �c5 5 2 . E!c 2 + �b6
53.E!f2 c5 54.E!f6+ �a5 55.E!f2 c4
56.E!g2 c3 57.b4+ axb3+ 5S.�xb3
c2+ 59.� xc2 E!xa3 60.�b2 E!f3
61 .E!e2 h4 62.E!d2 h3 63.E!e2 �a4
64.�b1 E!fl+ 65.�c2 b4 66.�d3
E!dl+ 67.�c2 E!g1 0-1
( E 26) I m proving P i ece P lacement:
22.4)fll The knight is transferred to
greener pastures. 22 ... 4)e7 23:�e2
�h6 24.4)e3 Af6 25.E!f1 4)gS
26.�g1 AdS 27.f4 gxf4 2S.gxf4
exf4 29.4)f5 �fS 30 ..Q.xhS E!xhS
3 l .e5 4) h 6 3 2 . 4) x d 6 4) x g4
33.E! xg4 tth6 34.E!gxf4 f6 35 ..£lf5
�h7 36.�g2 Axf5 37.ttc6+ �e7
3S.e x f6+ �f7 3 9 . �b7+ �fS
40.�g7+ �xg7+ 41 .fxg7+ �xg7
42.E! xf5 1-0
1 59
(E 27) Im prov i n g P i ece Pl acem ent:
23.4)fll Sending the knight to better
square s . 23 . . . E!b4 24.�f2 �b6
25.4)d2 �c7 26.4)c4 a4 27 .E!d4
E!bbS 2S.E!c1 4) b7 29.f4 4)a5
30.E!a1 4) x c4 3 l . E! x c4 �dS
3 2 . �d4 �b6 3 3 . .Q.d3 � x d4+
34.E!xd4 E!aS 35.E!a3 E!a5 36.E!b4
E!cS 37. E! b x b3 .£l h 5 3S.g3 f5
3 9 . E!b7 f x e4 40 . 4) x e4 .Q.g4
4 1 . 4) x d6 E!dS 4 2 . 4)f5 �fS
43.4)e3 1-0
( E 28) I m proving P i ece P lacement:
25.4)d2! f5? 25 . . . 4::le 5 26.4::le4 Af5
27.axb5 axb5 28 . .§ xb5 ltxe4 29.Axe4
ii!d7 (Krasenkow in CBM 1 08 ) was
called for. 26.d6 E!bS 27.4) xc4 Ae6
2S.4)e3 E!b6 29.d7 E!e7 30.4)d5
1-0
( E29) Im proving P i ece Placement:
22.E!f31 The knight has many options,
so it is logical to improve the rooks first.
2 2 . . . E!ceS 23 . E!dfl f6 24.e x f6
E!xf6 25.E!xf6 gxf6 26.�g3 �g5
2 7 . � h 2 � x g3+ 2S.4) xg3 E!fS
29.4)h5 f5 30.�g3 4)e7 31.E!c1
E!cS 32.E! xcS+ AxeS 33.�f4 �f7
3 4 . �e5 4) c6+ 3 5 . � x d 5 Ab7
36.4)f4 �f6 37.�c4 �g5 3S.g3
h 5 3 9 . d 5 .£l a 5 + 40.<it'd4 h4
4 1 . 4) e2 h x g3 4 2 . 4) x g3 �f4
43.4)e2+ �f3 44.4)cl AcS 45.b4
4) b7 46.�e5 f4 47.4)e2 A x h 3
4S.4) xf4 Ad7 49.4)e6 1-0
( E30) Im proving P i ece Pl acement:
24. 4) f 1 1 �gS 25 . .£le3 �fS
2 6 . E! a b 1 �e7 27.�d2 E!abS
2S. E! x bS 4) x bS 2 9 . 4) d 1 4)d7
30.4)c3 4)f7 31.4)b5 E!bS 32.Ad3
.Q. xb5 33.cxb5 4)b6 34.E!a1 4)dS
35.Ac3 �d7 36.a5 4)cS 37.E!b1
�c7 3S.Ac4 E!aS 3 9 . �d3 h6
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40.<i!/c2 <i!/b7 4t .§b2 4)f7 42.Jl,el
4)d8? 43.f411 e x f4 44.Ac3 4)f7
45.Jl,xf6 4)e5 46.jlxe5 dxe5 47.d6
4) x d6 48.Ad5+ <i!/b8 49.b6 a6
50.b7 §a7 51.§b6 4) x b7 52.§xh6
4) x a 5 5 3 . §h8+ <i!/c7 5 4 . § h7+
<i!/b6 5 5 . § x a 7 <i!/ x a7 56.h6 f3
57.«ifi'd3 c4+ 58.Jl,xc4 4) xc4 59.h7
f2 60.<i!/e2 <i!/b6 6 t .h8� a 5
6 2 . �d8+ Cifl b 5 6 3 . � x g5 <i!/b4
64.�cl a4 65.g5 4)d6 66.g6 4)e8
67. � b 2 + <i!/c4 68 . � x e 5 a 3
69.�xe8 a 2 70.�a4+ 1-0
(E3 1 ) I mproving P iece Placement:
29 ... §d6! Doubling on the d-file is
very annoying for White, who cannot
neutralize the pressure. 29 . . .f5 gets one
point. 30.'�f3 30.Jlb2 �g4 3 1 .h3 �g6
32.f5 �g5 33.Jlcl �d8 =!= . 30 ... §fd8
31.§b3 §d2+ 32.§e2 §dl 33.Etc3
�d7 34.Jle3 § a t 3 5 . §f2 a 6
36.Jl,c5 4) d 2 37.�e3 f 5 38.Ab6
4) x e4 39.Jlxd8 4) x f2 40. <i!/ x f2
§a2+ 4t .<i!/el �d5 0-1
( E 3 2 ) I m p ro v i ng P i ece P o s i t i o n :
14.4)d3! White's f4-knight i s the worst
placed piece, as it has no active pros­
pects. So it is rerouted i mmediately,
since it is not yet clear where the rooks
belong. 14 ... 4) bc4 1 4 . . .tl:lf5 15 .4Je5
Ac8 1 6 . Ad 3 �d6 17. � a d l �b4
1 60
18.Jlc2 4Jd7 19.4Jc4 b6 20.�xh4 axh4
2 1 . 4Jb5 ± . 15.4)c5 4) xe3 16.fxe3
Ac8 1 7.Ad3 b6 1 8 . 4) 5e4 4)f5
19.§ael e6 19 . . . Jlh6 20.4Jd l Jlg7
2 1 . 4Jec3 ± . 20.d x e6 A x e6 2 t .d5
2 1 .�c2!? 2l ... Ac8 22.4)d2 4)d6
23.4) b5 4) b7 24.Ac4 4)c5 25. �c2
Ad7 26.e4 §c8 27.e5? This allows
B l ac k ' s b l ockad e to become v ery
strong. After 27.4Jf3! Axb5 28.Axh5,
W h i te has good w i n n i n g chances.
27 . . . A x b5 28.a x b 5 4)d7 29.e6
4)e5 30.e xf7+ <i!/h8 3 1 .b3 4) xf7
32.Ciflhl Y:z--Yt Two points for 14.4Jd3!.
(E33) I mproving P i ece P lacement:
29 ... 4) b2! Not 29 . . . 4Jxa3? 30.4Jxa3
� xa3 3 l .Axh6 �xh6+ 32.'it'h2 �c7
33.'�d2 'i' and with two sets of doubled
pawns, one of them isolated, B lack's
extra pawn may not be enough to win.;
29 . . . 4Ja4?! avoids the exchange of
Wh ite's problematic bishop and gets
one point. ; 29 . . . �a8?! i mproves the
worst placed piece and gets one point,
as B lack's pressure is not nearly as
strong as in the game. 30.§bl Or
30.�d2 4J6c4 3 1 .�e2 �d6 =�= (Lukacs
in CBM 1 05 ). 30 ... 4) 6c4 3 1 .�e2
EtaS 32.Af2 lf 32.Acl then 32 ... 4Ja4,
,
followed by �d8. 32 ... §d8 33.-'tel
§d3 34.4)al?!
34...§e31 35.�c2? 35.�fl was more
 Solutions
tenacious. 35 ... .£Jd3 The cavalry has
arrived with decisive effect! 36.j}.f2
.£j x a3 37.�d2 .£i c4 3 8 . � x e 3
.£j xe3 39.Jlxe3 White does not have
quite enough material for the queen and
his pieces are tangled up. This adds up
to a w i n n i n g pos i t i o n fo r B l ac k .
39 �c8 4 0 .£i b3 b 6 4 I . Jl x b6
..• •
�a6 The infiltration of the black queen
puts White out of his misery. 42.Jle3
�a2 43 ..£id2 �c2 44.<it/h2 �xc3
45 . .£if1 �c2 46.E!a1 .£1 x b4 47.E!cl
0-1
(E34) Prophylaxis: 28.b31 This takes
away the important c4-square, so that
B l ack 's counte r p l ay is restricted.
28 h6 29.E!d3 .£jde8 30. E! x d8
..•
�xd8 31.E!d1 �b6 32.Jlf3 .£ic7
33.E!d6 �a7 34.<it/g2 �a1 35.E!c6
.£lcd5 36 .£j x d5 .£l xd5 37.Jlxd5
•
exd5 38.�d6 �a8 39.� xd5 E!e8
40.e4 �b7 41.E!c5 �e7 42.e5 E!d8
43. �c6 b4 44.E!b5 E!d4 45. �c8+
<it/h7 46.h4 E!d2 47.�f5+ g6
48.�e4 �a7 49.�f3 �e7 50.h5
E!d7 51.hxg6+ fxg6 52.�e4 1-0
(E35) Prophylaxis: 19.h41 Good pro­
phylaxis, which also inhibits B lack's
forces on the k i ngside. 19 j}_e6 ..•
20. E!d6 E!ad8 2 l . E! x d8 .£j x d8
2 2 . .£i g 5 Jl x b3 2 3 . a x b3 .£l f6?
2 3 . . . 'iii' h 5 o ffered more resi stance
(Huzman i n CBM I 09). 24.E!d6 .£lc6
25 . .£i d 5 E!d8 2 6 . E! x d8+ .£1 x d8
27 .£ie7+ <it/f8 28..£if5 �g6 29.�d2
• 'iftxc3 34.'iii'a l + 'iffd 2 35 .�b2+ 'iftdl
.£jc6 30.�d6+ <it/e8 31.�c7 1-0
(E36) Prophylaxis: The prophylactic
24.j}_e41 was much better than taking
the pawn. In the game, White played
24 .:9. xd6? and now B lack gets a strong
attack. 24 . . . ..1lh3 25 :i;}'f3 Ag4 26.'iii'd3
-'1.f5 27.'iii'd 2 :9.g8 28 ..Q.xf5 'iii'xf5 29.f3
161
M8 30.:9.c6 :9.fg7 3 1 .<tlf6 :9.g6 32.<£\xg8
:9. xc6 33 .�d5 :9. e6 3 4 . �xb5 'it'xg8
3 5 .'lii'd 5 �g7 36.b4 :9. d6 37.�xe5+
'iii' x e 5 3 8 . :9. x e 5 !'! d l + 3 9 . �f2 :9. c l
40.:9.e4 !'!c2+ 4 1 . �fl ..!ld6 42.!'!e6 M8
43.!'!e4 Ad6 Y�Yl. 24... f3 25.g3 �g4
can be met by 26. �d3.
(E37) Prophylaxis: 24 ... <it/b61 In gen­
eral, the king is safest directly behind
the pawns even if they are advanced.
This is often seen in the Botvinnik Semi­
Slav, when B l ack's king advances to b6
behind his pawn shield a6, b5, c5, c4.
In the game, Topalov played 24 . . . cxd4?
2 5 . !'! e7 + ! +- �b6 26.�xd4+ 'it'xa5
27.b4+ 'ifta4 28.'iii'c3 (28.!'!a7! wins as
well.) 28 ... 'iii'x d5 29.!'!a7 ..!lb7 30.!'!xb7
'iii' c 4 ( 30 . . . !'! he8 3 1 . !'! b6 !'! a8
3 2 . ..!lfl ! ! +- ) 3 1 . � x f6 'it' x a 3 ? !
(3l . . .!'!dl + 32.�b2 !'!a8 33.'iii'b6 �d4+
34.'iii' x d4 !'! xd4 3 5 . !'! xf7 aS 36 . ..!le6
axb4 37 . ..!lb3+ 'ifta5 38.axb4+ �b6
39.!'! xh7 +- ) 32.'iii'x a6+ �xh4 33.c3+
36 . .Q.fl !! !'!d2 37.!'!d7! !'! xd7 38 . ..!lxc4
h x c 4 3 9 . 'iii' x h 8 !'! d 3 4 0 . 'iii' a 8 c 3
4 1 .�a4+ 'ifte l 42.f4 f5 43 .'iftcl § d 2
44.�a7 1 -0; 2 4 . . . .Q.xd5? 25.:9. xd5 <tlxd5
26.�xt7+ <tlc7 27.!'!e6 !'!d7 28.!'! xd6
:9. x f7 2 9 . <tlc6+ 'ifta8 3 0 . <tle 5 !'! e 7
3 1 . f4 ± . 2 5 .b4 2 5 . <tlb3 ..!l x d 5
2 6 . � x d 6 + !'! xd6 2 7 . !'! d d l !'! h d8 =i= .
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25 t\'xf4 26.E!xf4 4) xd5 27.E!xf7
••.
cxb4 28.a xb4 4) xb4 29.4)b3 jld5
30. E!f6+ 4)c6 =i= Tw o p o i n t s for
24 . . . 'it'b6!.
(E38) Prophylaxis: 29.E!c51 The knight
maneuver . . . 4:\a5 -c4 had to be pre-
vented. 29 ... 4)e7 30.�h2 4)f5? sim-
ply loses the c-pawn. 30 . . . c6! was called
for, e.g. 3 1 . /"! a S 4:\fS 3 2 .i£l'd2 i£l'd8
33./"!a4 4:\xe3 ( 3 3 . . . i£l'e7? 34 ...Q.J4 ± )
34.i£l'xe3 when Black is sti ll fighting.
3 1 . E!bc2 E!g6 3 2 . E! x c7 E! x c7
33.E!xc7 t\'b5 34.g4 4)h4 35.E!c8+
�h7 36. t\'d 1 t\'a6 37 . E! c 2 f5
38.�g3 fxg4 39.�xh4 gxh3 40.f4
t\'e6 41 .t\'h5 t\'e7+ 42.� xh3 t\'f7
43.E!h2 t\'d7+ 44.f5 1-0 Two points
for 29./"!cS!.
(E39) Prophylaxis: 19.E!c31 Prophy­
lax is on the kingside combined with
attack on the queenside. 19.4:\xa7? g4
2 0 . fx g4 f3 g i v e s B l ack an attack .
1 9 b6 20.jle11 E!f7 21.4)f2 4)h4
••.
2 1 . . .4:\xb4 2 2 . 4:\xc7 l"! b8 2 3 . 4:\e6 ± .
2 2 . 4) x d 6 c x d6 2 3 . .Q. x a 6 t\'e8
24.t\'e2 g4 25.fxg4 E!g7 26.h3
t\'g6 26 ... hxg4 27.4:\xg4 ± . 27.jlb51
Exchanging the important bishop just
in time. 27 jl x b5 28. a x b5 E!f8
•..
29.4)d1 hxg41? 29 . . . i£l'g5 30 . ..1lxh4
�xh4 3l .gxh5 l"!g5 32.4:\f2 +- (Psakhis
1 62
in CBM 57). 30.jlxh4 f3 31.t\'c2
gx h3 and now Piket gave Kasparov
good counterplay with 32.g3? 32./"!fxf3
would have won. 32 ... E!f41 and the
game was later drawn. Two points for
1 9.l"!c3!, one for 1 9./"!c4.
(E40) Prophylaxis: Karpov stops Black's
activity in his typical style. 24.t\'c31
24 . ..1lf4? �aS gives Black counterplay.
24 ... Ab5 24 . . . /"! xd4 2 5 . i£l'xd4 AxeS
26. '{;;< a 4 ± . 2 5 .Ac21 4)f5 26. jlf4
t\'b7 27.a4 jla6 28.Ae4 t\'a8 Now
everything is ready for White's attack
on the kingside. 29.h5 g5 30.jlxg5
f6 31.h6 4) x h6 32.jl x h6 jl x h6
33. t\'b3 E!e8 34.4)g4 �g7 34 . . . ..1lg7
35.Jlf5 +- . 35.�g2 Planning to bring
the rooks into the attack via the h-file.
35 .4:\xh6 'lftxh6 36. �f3 f5 37 .g4 +- .
35 ...f5 36.4) x h6 � x h6 37.jl xf5
exf5 38. t\'f7 1-0
(E41) Prophylaxis: 27.h31 Black's po­
sition col lapses q u ickly. 2 7 . l"! a x f6?
i£l' x f6 2 8 . 'l;'/ d 3 i£l' c 6 + . 27 . . . 4) b6
27 . . . g6 2 8 . l"! a 7 l"! d 8 2 9 . �g4 ..ll g 7
30.Axg7 'lftxg7 3 1 ./"! d l +- . 28.t\'g4
t\'d6 28 . . . 'lftf8 2 9 . /"! x b6 l"! x b6
3 0 . ..1l x g7 + .Q.. x g7 3 1 . i£l'c8+ i£l'e8
32. i£l'c5+ +- .
29.E!xf61 1-0 Two points for 27.h3!.
 Solutions
(E42) A Second Front: 22. t::\'e 11 ± A
strong double attack. 22...<;!7e8 22 . . . a5
23. 'l;'th4 + ± . 23 . .1lg5 E!d4 24 . .1le3
E!d7 2 5 . t::\' x b4 t::\' d 6 26 . .1lfl a5
27. t::\' a 3 E!dc7 28 . .1l b 5 + <;!le7
2 9 . E! c 3 4)d7 30. E! x c7 E! x c7
3 1 . t::\' x d6+ <;!l x d6 3 2 .1}.d2 E!c2
•
33 .1l x a 5 E! x b2 34.E!c1 4) f6
•
3 5 . .1lc7+ <;!l d 5 3 6 . E! d 1 + <;!lc5
37 . .1le5 E! a 2 38 .1}.d4+ <;!7 b4
•
39.E!b1+ 1-0
(E43) A Second Front: 1 .f4 B lack's
bishop on c8 has no scope. Taimanov
first plays to restrict it even more, fix­
ing the f5-pawn. 1 h6 If B lack tries
••.
to get some breathing room by l . . . .§ e7,
he comes up against 2 .'iftf2 g4 3 . .§ e l
.§h6 4.'iftgl c5 5 . 4Jc2 b5 6.e4 bxc4
7.bxc4 fxe4 8.4Je3 ± with a strong plus
for White. 2.b4 Having taken care of
business on the kingside, he shifts his
attention to the queenside. 2 E!e7 .••
3.�f2 .1ld7 4.E!b1 <;!lg7 5.a4 c5
6.4)e2 .1l x a4? B l ack goes from the
frying pan into the fire. His best chance
to defend was by playing 6. . ..1le6 7.l"k2
4Jd8 8.a5 .llf7 9.b5 ± , but the defense
is sti l l d i fficult. 7.b5 E!fe6 8.4)c3
axb5 9.c x b5 E! xe3 10.4)d5 gxf4
1 1 .gxf4 and Black must lose material .
One point for I .f4 and the second ifyou
were planning to play 2.b4 to open a
second front.
(E44) Counterplay: 17 ... t::\'g 51 Black
must start counterplay i mmediately.
18.g3 4) xe5 19.f4 4)f3+ 20.<;!7f2
t::\' h 5 2 1 ..1}. xg6 f x g6 2 2 . E! x e6+
.1l xe6 23.t::\' xe6+ .1le7 24.t::\' xc6+
<;!lf8 2 5 . t::\' a 8+ <;!lg7 2 6 . � x d 5
4) x h 2 27. t::\' x h 5 g x h 5 2 8 . E! h 1
4) g4+ 29.�f3 4) f 6 30.b3 E!b6
31.4)e4 4) xe4 32.<;!7 xe4 <;!7g6 33.c4
E!e6+ 34.<;!7(3 E!d6 35.E!e1 Eld3+
1 63
36.<;!7g2 .1lf6 37.E!e6 a5 38.E!a6
<;!lf5 39.c5 .1ld4 40.E!d6 <;!7e4 41.c6
E!c3 42.<;!7h3 .1lf2 43. E!g6 .1lb6
44.<;!7h4 E!c5 45.E!d6 .1lc7 46.E!d7
E!xc6 47.<;!7xh5 jld6 48.<;!7g5 .1la3
49.E!a7 E!c5+ 50.<;!7g6 .1lb4 51.E!a6
E!c3 52.E!e6+ <;!7f3 53.f5 E!c2 54.f6
E! x a 2 55.f7 <;!7 xg3 56. <;!7g7 E!f2
57 . E!g6+ <;!7 h 3 5 8 . E! h 6 + �g2
59.E!h5 Elf3 60.E!g5+ <;!7f2 61.�g8
E!g3 62.E!xg3 <;!7xg3 63.f8� jlxf8
64 . <;!7 x f8 <;!7f4 6 5 . <;!7e7 <;!le5
66. <;!7d7 <;!ld5 6 7 . <;!7c7 �c5
68.<;!7b7 <;!7b4 69.<;!7a6 a4 70.bxa4
<;!7xa4 Yt-Yt
(E45) Counterplay: 27.e41 Now Black
is lost, as White's defense is very well­
coordinated. 27... 4)h5 28.Ac4 �h4
29.Jl xe6+ f x e6 30.g x h 5 t::\' x h 5
31 .E!d3 E!g8+ 32.E!g3 Eld8 33.Ae3
e5 34.E!fl h6 35.b4 a6 36.b5 axb5
37.axb5 jlxb5 38.E!g7 c6 39.t::\'a 2
.1la6 40.�e6+ <;!7b8 41.�d6+ 1-0
(E46) Counterplay, Weak Color Com­
plex: 16 b51 Black has to fight for the
..•
l ight squares immediately, which is a
typical technique against the bishop­
pair. 17.cxb5 4)d5 18:�e4 1 8.�e5?
-'txf3 19 . .1lxf3 ( 19.gxf3? axb5 20 ...1l.xb5?
.§b8 2 l .a4 .§ xb5! 22.axb5 4Jc4 23.i;'te2
4Jf4 -+ ) 1 9 . . . 4Jc4 2 0 . � e 2 a x b5 =F
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(Avrukh i n CBM 9 3 ) . 1 8 a x b5 • • .
19.Jl xb5 � b3 1 9 . . . -tlb7 20.'l;Jh4!?
{20.a4 .tld6 2 1 . 'l;fd3 .llxf3 2 2 . 'l;J x f3
.tlxb5 23.axb5 'l;Jd7= (Avrukh); 20 ...1lc6
'l;Jb6 5i5 ) 20 . . . .1lxf3 2 1 . 'l;J xd8 f!. fxd8
22.gxf3 .tld6 23 . ..1lc6 f!. ah8 24.f!.fh l
4Jf4 25.'it'fl and White's a-pawn is a
dangerous force. 20 . .§ad 1 't;t a 5
2l.Jld3 Jlg6 22.'t;tg4 2 2.�h4 Jlxd3
2 3 . f!. x d 3 �h5 2 4 . f!. fd l f!. fc8 5i5
(Avrukh). 22 ... .§fc8 23.Axg6 Yz-Yz
A d raw was agreed because of
23 . . . hxg6 24.'l;Je4 �c7 25.f!.fe l 'l;Jc2
26.f!.hl �xe4 27.f!.xe4 f!.c2= (Avrukh)
Two points for 1 6 ... h5!.
(E47) Counterplay: 19 ... .§ce8! gets all
five points. Black cannot take the d-pawn
by 1 9 . . . -tlxd5? because of 20.Jlxh7+
'it'h8 2 1 ...1lf5 +- and White wins . ; In the
game, B l ack pl ayed 1 9 . . . f!. c3? and
White wasted no time striking back:
20. ..1lf5! 'l;Jd8 2 Ule5 f!.b3 (Or 2 l . . .f!.c5
22. 'l;Jb4 Jlb5 23.f!.ad 1 ! ± with a big plus
fo r W h i te . ) 2 2 . 'l;J c l .tl x d 5 ( N o t
22 . . . 'l;J xd5? 2 3 .-tld4 +- ) 2 3 . Ac2! A s
Ftacnik noted, White is severely test­
ing B lack's abi l ity to coordinate his
p i ec e s . 2 3 . . . f!. x f3 2 4 . g x f3 A x c 2
( 2 4 . . . ..1lg5 2 5 . f4 ± ) 2 5 . 'l;J x c 2 ..ll c 5
26.f!.adl �g5+ 2 7 ..1lg3 4Jf4 28.a4 4Je6
29.'�e4 Black's flurry of activity has
easily been repulsed, and with the cen-
1 64
tralization of the queen, White begins
to consol idate his material edge. 29 . . .g6
30.f!.d5 �f6 3 1 ...1le5 �g5+ 3 2 . 'it' h l
..llxf2? Once again Ftacnik notes that
without any better alternatives, Black
takes the pawn, hoping to weather the
storm. However, "the ensuing exchange
of pieces will leave him with miserable
survival chances." (More tenacious was
32 . . . �h6) 33 . ..1ld6! �xd5 (Or 33 . . . �f6
34.f!.fl +- winning.) 34.�xd5 Axe l
35 .Axf8 .tlxf8 Another good move was
"resigns." The rest of the game needs
no further commentary. 36.�h7 a S
37. �xb6 Ah4 38.f4 'i!fg7 39.�d4+
'i!tgB 40.f5 !? gxf5 4 1 .�f6 .tle6 42.�xf5
�g7 4 3 . 'it' g 2 ..ll c 5 4 4 . � e 5 + 'it'g8
45 .�g3+ 'it'f8 46.�c3 .1lh4 47 .�h8+
1 -0 ; 19 . . . f!. c5 gets four points as it
equal izes. 20 .itg5 f!. xd5 2 1 ..1lx h7+
.tl x h7 22 . .1l x e 7 f!. e8 2 3 . Jlh 4 = ;
1 9 . . . �d8 gets two points, a s White stil l
has a dangerous initiative.; 1 9 . . . g6 gets
two points, as White sti ll has a danger­
ous i nitiative. 20.�g5 h6 20 . . . �xd5!?
2l .�h7 2 1 .itf5? �xd5 22 .4:le6 ..llc 5
23.f!.e5 'l;Jc4 24.Jld3 ..\lxf2+ 25.'it'xf2
�c3 26.-tlxf8 .tlg4+ -+ . 2 1 . � x h7 •.
22.A x h7+ <it'hS 23.Ae4 f51 The
point. 24.Jlf3 Af6 25 . .§c1 25.f!. xe8?!
f!. xe8 2 6 . f!. a 2 itb3 2 7 . f!. d 2 .ll c 3 + .
25 ...Axal 26.'t;t xal .§c8 27.Axh6
.§xcl+ 28.jl xcl Jlc2 � and Black
has the edge ( Ftacnik in CBM I 05).
(E48) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
20... � xe51 In this fairly closed posi­
tion, B lack's knight is not much worse
than White's rook. 20 . . . 4Je7?! 2 1 .4Jd4
f6 22.itd6 gives White strong pressure.
22.-tlxhS!?. 2l.Axf8 .§xf8 22.�d4
� c7 2 3 . a 6 f5 2 4 . � f3 � x f3 +
25 ..§xf3 .§f7 26. .§bl <it'c6 27 .§b4 •
� xa6 28 .§g4 �c7 29 . .§g6 <it'd6
•
30 . .§e3 a5 3l .<ifjld2 .§e7 32 . .§f3
 Solutions
E!f7 3 3 . E! e3 a4 3 4 . Cit' c l E!e7
35.E!f3 Cit'd7 36.Cit'b2 4:)e8 37.Cit'a3
4:)f6 38.Cit'b4 Cit'd6 39.E!h3 E!h7
40.E!e3 d4 41.§.el 4:)d5+ 42.Cit'a3
d x c3 43.E!exe6+ Cit'c5 44.§.c6+
Cit'd4 45. E!g3 E!a7 46.E!d3+ Cit'e5
47.E!c5 b4+ 48.Cit'a2 E!d7 49.E!a5
h3+ 5 0 . Cit' b l Cit'e6 5 1 . E! x a4 b2
52.g3 E!d6 53. E!a7 Cit'f6 54.§.a5
Cit'e6 5 5 .f3 E!d7 56.§.a6+ Cit'f7
57.E!a5 Cit'e6 58.f4 E!d6 59.E!a xd5
E! xd5 60.E! xc3 §.d2 61 .E!e3+ Cit'f6
62.E!d3 E!h2 63.c4 Cit'e7 64.c5 E!e2
6 5 . E! d 5 Cit'e6 66.§.d6+ Cit'e7
67. E!g6 Cit'd7 68 . E! x g7+ Cit'c6
69. E!g6+ Cit' x c 5 70 . §. x h6 §. h 2
71.E!h8 Cit'd4 72.h6 Cit'e4 73.h7
Cit'f3 74.Cit'a2 Cit'f2 75.Cit'hl Cit'f3
76. Cit'a2 Cit'f2 Yz-Yz
(E49) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
20.E!d511
A stunner. This type of exchange sacri­
fice has been seen before, but it is more
common when the destination square
for the rook is covered by two pawns
( i .e., there would be another pawn on
c4 ). Karpov has evaluated the position
very wel l. 20.Ad3? Lets Black off the
hook. 20 . . . l:"! gH 2 1 .4:Jh4 ( 2 l . l:"! fe l ? f5
2 2 .4:Jd2 ( 2 2 . h3? <';1-c6 -+ ) 22 . . . .Q._xd2
23.1:"! xd2 fxe4 +) 2 1 . . .l:"!g4 22.4:Jf5 �.xe4
2 3 . Jl x e 4 l:"! g x e 4 . 20 . . . §.he8 I f
1 65
20 . . .Jlxd5, then 2 l .exd5 l:"!e7 22.l:"!dl ±
( Karpov). This position was analyzed
in John Watson's excellent book Secrets
ofModern Chess Strategy. Several fac­
tors were noted that justified the offer
of the exchange: ( I ) White has all the
possible entry squares on the e-file cov­
ered; (2) The bishops of opposite color
are not perform ing equal ly, in particu­
lar White's light-squared bishop can go
to the b l -h7 diagonal from where it will
support the i n v a s i o n o f the black
queenside, particular from the nice f5-
square; ( 3 ) White has a strong central
pawn; and ( 4) The black king is exposed
and the wh ite knight is also able to go
to f5 , where it domi nates the board.
2 1 .jld3 E!dS 2 2 . §. d l E!ed6
23.Ae2 A, xd5 Black cannot sit idly
by while White improves his position.
23 . . . l:"! x d5? is not good because of
2 4 . e x d 5 �d6 2 5 . �h4 ± . 24.e xd5
�b7 Black might even have winn ing
chances, if he could rid himself of the
d 5 - paw n . 2 5 . � h4 A.f8 26. jlc4
§. xd5 The d5-pawn is no longer a bone
in Black's throat, but a bad bishop vs.
good knight, the exposed black king and
poor black pawn structure add up for a
v e ry d i ffi c u l t d e fense fo r B l a c k .
27 . .1l, x d 5 §. x d 5 2 8 . §. e l §.dS
29.� xf6 �c7 30.g3 jld6 All else
being equal, the pawns are placed on
the same color as the opposing bishop,
so as to limit its scope. 31 .4:)g5 E!d7
3 2 . §.e8+ Cit'h7 3 3 . 4:) e4 �c6
34.�f5 jle7 35.Cit'g2 E!c7 36.§.h8
�g6 37.�d5+ �c6 38. � x c6+
Cit' x c6 39. E! x h7 A pawn up, better
pawn structure and an excellent square
at c4 for the knight add up to a winning
position for White. 39...Cit'd5 40.4:)d2
A.f6 4 1 .4:)c4 Cit'd4 42.§.h6 E!c6
43.g4 E!e6 44.h4 Cit'd5 45.g5 1-0
Five points for 20.l:"! d5!!.
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
(ESO) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
30.�xe51 White must remove B lack's
powerful central ized bishop immedi­
ately, as it attacks, protects its king and
pressures Wh ite's kingside. 30:i;1g5?
.ilf6 3 l .'l;i<g2 a5 =�= . 30 ... dxe5 31 .d6
�d7 32.t\'ell White's passed d-pawn
will give him enough compensation.
32.'l;i<g5? '{;i<f2! -+ (Sadler in Informant
74/2 8 0 ) . 3 2 . . . e4 3 3 . t\' x h4 Yz-Yz
33 ... exf3 34:t!ld4+ 'l;i<xd4 35 . .£lxd4 f2
36.E!fl E! xd6 37.E! xf2= (Sadler).
(ES t ) Positional Exchange Sacri fice:
20. .£)d41 White's pressure on the light
squares will give him more than enough
compensation, especially as the pros­
pects of Black's rook do not look very
bright at the moment. 20 . . . Jl x d 1
2 1 . � x d 1 �f7 2 2 .t\'c2 t\'d7
23..£)e6 g4 24.e41
Opens more roads for White's l ight­
squared bishop. 24...fxe4 25:�· xe4+
�h8 26...Q.b2 t\'e7 27.Jlxe51? This
purifies the situation : an attack with
opposite-colored bishops is now on the
agenda. 27...dxe5 27 . . .Jlxe5 28.'l;i<xg4
'{;lf6 29.f4 Ab2 30.'l;i<h5 E!g8 31 .g4 'l;i<g6
32 ."t!lxg6 f! xg6 3 3 . h 3 ± . 28. t\' x g4
t\'f6 29. �e2 Jl.f8 30.J}.e4 J}.d6
3l .h4 �g8 3 2 . h 5 �d7 3 3 . �d3
�f7? 3 3 . . . 'l;i<h4 34 . 'l;i<f3 E! dg7 ± 0
34. �f3 +- t\'e7 3 5 . t\'e3 �f6
1 66
36.J}.g6 �g x g6 37. h x g6 � x g6
38.�f8+ �h7 39 . t\'e4 t\' x f8
40 . .£) x f8+ Jl. x f8 4 1 . t\' xe5 j}_d6
42.t\'f5 b6 43.�g2 �g7 44.f4 �f6
4 5 . �g4+ �h7 4 6 . t\'d7+ �g6
47. t\'e8+ �g7 48.t\'a8 �f7
49. t\' x a7 Jl.b4 50. t\'b8 Jl.c5
5 1 .t\'d8 �h7 52.a5 bxa5 53.b6
cxb6 54.d6 �g7 55.d7 b5 56.t\'c7
1-0
(E52) S i m p l i ficat i o n : 14 . . . Ac51 t
B lack exchanges the key defender of the
dark squares. 15.A xc5 bxc5 16.0-0
�ad8 17.t\'c2 .£)h7 18.�fe1 .£)g5
19.b4 f5 20.exf5 .£)h4 21.Jl.fl t\'f4
2 2 . .£) ce4 � x f5 2 3 .f3 �df8
24.�hl? .£) x e4? 24 . . . itxe4 25.E! xe4
( 2 5 .4:'lx e4? 4:'lgxf3 26.gxf3 llJxf3 -+ )
25 . . . 4:'lxe4 26.4:'lxe4 =1= . 25 . .£) xe4 ex b4
26.a xb4 t\'c7 27.t\'dl? o 27:�d2 .
27 . . . � x f31 28.t\'d6 t\' x d6
29 . .£) xd6 � x f1+ 30.� xfl Jl. xg2+
3 1 . �g 1 Jl x fl 3 2 . � x f l � x f 1 +
33.�xfl .£)f5 34. .£)e4 .£)e3+ 0-1
(E53) Simplification: 19.Ab31 Jl.e6?
Now White wins a pawn. But even af­
ter the better 1 9 . . . ..1lxb3, White has
strong pre s s u r e : 2 0 . 'l;i< x b 3 E! x d l
2 l . l"'! x d l "1fic7 2 2 . .£ld 2 §dB 2 3 . .£lc4
E! xd l + 24.'l;i<x d l . 20.J}. xe6 t\' x e6
2 1 . � x d8+ � x d8 2 2 . t\' a4 �d7
2 3 . t\' x a 5 .£)b5 24 . .£) x b 5 c x b 5
25.Jl.g5 .£)h5 26.t\'xb5 h6 27.Jl.d2
.£)f4 28.J}.xf4 exf4 29.e5 g5 30.b4
Jl.f8 3 1 .t\'e2 �b3 32.t\'e4 �e7
33.h4 g4 34 . .£)d2 t\'x a3 35.t\' xf4
�e6 36.� xg4+ �g6 37.t\'e4 t\'c3
38..£)(3 b6 39.h5 �e6 40..£)d4 �e8
4 t . �e3 t\' c 1 + 4 2 . � h 2 b x c 5
43.�g3+ �h8 44. t\'c6 1-0
(E54) S implification: 26. .£)b71 This
e x c h a n g e s B l ac k ' s key d e fe n d er.
 Solutions
26 ... .£j )(b7 27.�)(b7 �f4 28.f3 �a4
29. .£Je4 � )(a3 30.�dll
The invasion of the second rook is de­
c i s i v e . 30 �a6 3 1 .�dd7 E{g6
. . •
32.� )(a7 �)(a7 33.�)(a7 g4 34.�f2
h5 35 . .£J )(c5 g)(f3 36.�)(f3 �f6+
37.�e2 �g6 38.g3 e4 39 . .£l )(e4 h4
40.�c7 Ae5 41.�c8+ �g7 42.�f3
h)(g3 43.h)(g3 �f7 44.�c5 Ag7
45.�c7+ �e8 46.g4 jlf8 47.�c8+
�f7 48. �f4 �a6 49 .c4 � a l
5 0 . .£l g 5 + �e7 5 1 . .£l e4 � c l
5 2 . �g5 �f7 5 3 . �c7+ �e6
54.�g6 �e5 55 .£Jf6 jld6 56.�c6
• �f8 24. .£lg3 '{t)(d2 25.�)(d2 �ef4
Jla3 57.g5 �gl 58 . .£Jd7+ �d4
59.c5 Act 60. �d6+ 'itlc4 6t .c6
A )( g5 62 .�f5 �b5 63.c7 �cl
64.�d5+ 1-0
(E55) Simplification: 24... �e41 Black
decreases the pressure by exchanges -
a typical method. 25.� )(e4 25.E!cl??
<£le2+ -+ . 25 . . .£1 )(e4 26.�d5 .£lc3
.
27.�d6 .£je4 28.�d5 .£lc3 \/:z--YI
(E56) Simplification: 21;�bll Forcing
Black's queen to relinquish its dominant
position, as the rook endgame would be
better for White. 21 ... -{td3 22.�cl
'{te2 23. �c2 'ltd3 24.�cl '{te2
25.�c2 'itd3 26.'/ltcl �b7 27.h4 a5
28.�h2 a4 29.�d2 '{te4 30.�c2
'{t)(c2 31.� )(c2 �f7 32.� )(c4 �b2
1 67
33.�g2 �)(a2 34.�)(c5 a3 35.�a5
�f6 36.h5 �f7 37.�f3 �al 38.g4
� a 2 3 9 . � a 6 'itle7 40.e4 �f7
41.�e3 �e7 42.�a7+ �f8 43.e5
� a l 44. �f4 � a 2 45 .f3 � a l
46.�f5 a2 47.f4 1-0
(E57) S implification: 24.A)(f4! e)(f4
25.Ad3 White's exchanges defender
after defender to force entry on the d­
file. Improving the knight with 25.<£lf3
is also strong. 25 ... �e5 26 .£Jf3 '/ltc3
•
27. A )( f5 � )( f5 28.�d8+ � )( ds
29 . '/lt )( dS+ �f8 30. -{te7 � )( b4
3 1 . �d8 � b l + 3 2 . � h 2 '/ltf5
33 .£lh4 1-0
•
(E58) Simplification: l3... jlh6! Black
tries to exchange his passive bishop.
14.-{td2 A fter 1 4 .g5 ..llg 7, B lack's
b i shop c 8 gets more scope.
1 4 . . . A )( e3 + 1 5 . -{t )( e3 .£J e6
16 . .£Jbd2 '{tb6 17.b3 Jld7 18.c4
�ae8 1 9 . �f2 .£lfd8 20.c5 '{tb4
2l .�dl �f4 22 . .£jfl �e4 23.-{td2
2 6 . � f l .£J f7 27. �ddl .£jfg5
28 . .£j )( g 5 .£l )( g5 2 9 . 'itlg2 .£j e6
30.�)(f4 �)(f4 0-1
(E59) Simplification: 29.�alll
White must avoid any exchange to en­
sure his winning potential. 29 . ..1ld3+?
 The ChessC�fe Puzzle Book 2
\t>g8 30.�h4 �c5 is not completely
clear, despite White's dangerous attack.
29 ... Eld6 30.EleS Elad8 31 .Elae1
'lt!c7 32 .£)e4 Eld1 32 . . . .£lxh7 33 . .£lg5
• SO . E! x g 2 'lt! h 8 S l .Jlg1 El h 1
'it>g8 3 4 . � x h 7 + 'itff8 3 5 . f5 .§ d l
3 6 . \'±i' h 8 + 'tle7 37 . .§ x e 6 + fxe6
3 8 . � x g7 + +- . 33 . .£l x f6 E! x e 1 +
33 . . .�xe5 34 ..ilf5 # ; .).) . . . gxf6 34.Jlg6+
�g7 3 5 . � h 7 + 'tlf8 36 . .§ x e6 +- .
34 . E! x e 1 g x f6 3 S .JlfS+ �g8
36.'1f1h7+ �f8 37.Jl x e6 'lt! x f4
38.'1t!h8+ �e7 39.Jl xf7+ � x f7
40.'It!h7+ �f8 41 .'1f1e7+ 1-0
(E60) Simpli fication: 16.Jlh31 Sakaev
directly goes for an attack with oppo­
s i te-col ored b i s h o p s . 1 6 . . . E!c7
17.Jlxd7 E{ xd7 18. .£)h4 f6 19. .£lfS
jla8 20. .£)e3 .£lb7 21.f4 'lt!b8 22.fS
aS 23.Elf2 .£)d8 24. 'lt!c2 �f7 2S.g4
�e7 2 6 . h4 h6 2 7 . E! af1 .£l f7
28.Jlc1 Elh8 29 .£) d 1 Eldd8•
30 .£)c3 Elh7 31.Elf3 Eldh8 32.�f2
• 24.'1f1 xe8 E! f x e8 2 S .Af4 A x b 2
Evacuating the king from the danger
z o n e . 32 . . . '1t!d8 3 3 . � e 1 Jlb7
34.'1t!g2 �d7 3S.Elg3 �c7 36.jld2
�b8 37.'1t!f3 �a7 38.E{fg1 'lt!f8
39.�d1 'lt!e7 40.�c2 'lt!f8 41.�b3
'lt!e7 42.Jle3 'lt!f8 43.gS
After improv ing h i s position to the
maximum, Sakaev fi nally opens the
kingside. 43 ... h xgS 44.h xgS Elh2
4S.g6 White's pawn restrict B lack's
1 68
m i n o r p i e c e s to the m a x i m u m .
4 s. . . .£lds 46.E!3g2 El2h3 47.Elg3
Elh2 48.Jlf2 E!ShS 49.El3g2 Elxg2
S 2 . '1f1e2 'lt! h 6 S 3 . El h 2 El x h 2
S4.Ax h2 'lt!c1 SS.Jlg3 a4+? Des­
peration, but Black was lost anyway.
55 . . . '{;}'h6 56.�h2 'i±i'xh2 57.Jlxh2 \t>b8
58.4:Je2 'tlc7 59 . .£lg3 'tld7 60.4:Jh5 +- ;
55 . . ..�c8 56.Jlh4 �h6 57.'l;:ff2 .£lb7
58.'tlc2 a4 59.�g3 GaS 60.Gxa4 �h5
61 ..£lc3 +- . S6 . .£) xa4 Jlc8 S7.�e1
'lt!gS SS.jlh4 'lt!h6 S9 . .£lc3 .£lb7
60.�c2 .£l a 5 6 l . 'lt!g3 'lt!h8
62.Jlxf6 1-0
(E61) Simplification: 23...'1f1e81 B lack
easily stops White's attack, whi le his
own play on the queenside will decide
the day. 23 . . . Gxh6? 2 4 . Gxe6 �e8
2 5 . G x f8 �xf8 26 . .§e2 i s better for
B lack, but much more compl icated.
26.E!b1 Axa3 27. .£)xe6 Ad6 28.g4
.£l d4 2 9 . A x d6 .£l f3 + 30.�g2
.£) xe1+ 31.El xe1 E!a6 32.f4 El xd6
33.f5 a3 34.Ela1 EtaS 3S.�f3 a2
36. .£)c7 Ela3+ 37.�f4 Elb6 0-1
(E62) Weaknesses: 23.�h 11 White's
attack is irresistible: 23 ...AhS 24.E!f2
a S 2 S . E!g 1 �h8 2 6 . E! x g7 1 - 0
2 6. . . 'it>xg7 2 7. .§g2+ Jlg6 28.fxg6 �xb4
29.gxh7+ 'it>h8 (29 . . .'tlh6 30.�e3+ �f4
3 l .�xf4 + �h5 32 .�g5 # ; 29 . . . 'tlf7
30.�xf6+ \t>e8 3 1 .�e6 # ) 30:-Gih f6+
.§ xf6 3 l ..f.txf6 # .
(E63) Weaknesses: 1 2. .£)h4! ± .£)b6
1 3 . .£l f5 Ele8 1 3 . . . �d7 1 4 . e 4 d4
1 5 .Gxe7+ �xe7 1 6.Gb5 Ge8 17.b4 ± .
14. .£lb5 'lt!d7 1 4 . . . 4:Jh5 1 5 .Jld6 .llf8
16.e4 .£lf6 1 7.Axf8 .§ xf8 18 . .£lbd6 ± .
1 S . .£lbd6 Ax d6 16 . .£) x d6 E!e6?!
1 6 . . . .§ ed8 17 . .§ c l ..\lc6 1 8. e4 dxe4
 Solutions
19.1"! xc5 ± . 17 ..1l.h3 .llc6 18.�cl c4
1 9 . .1l.e5 E!f8 20.�f4 .£) h 5
21 ..1l. xe6 fxe6 22.�d4 .£)f6 23.b3
.il.a8 24.f3 �c6 25.E!ac1 .£)fd7
2 6 . b x c4 d x c4 27.A x g7 E! x f3
28.e x f3 � xf3 29 . .£)e4 .£)d5 1-0
Two points for 1 2.4::lh 4!.
(E64) Weaknesses: 25.a4! ± Fixing a
weakness. 25.1"!d5 also gets one point.
25 ...h5 25 . . .Jlb2 26.1"! c2 Aa3 27.1"!d5
Jlb4 2 8 . A g 5 ! l"! e l + 2 9 . �g 2 l"! b l
30.1"!c7 ± (Postny i n CBM 95). 26.E!d5
.1l.f8 26 . . . 1"! a6 27.1"! cc5 ± . 27 . .1l.b6
.1l.h6 28.E!c7! E!xc7 29 ..1l. xc7 E!c8
30 .1l. x a 5 E! c l + 3 1 .�g2 E!c2
•
32 . .1l.b6 .il.g7 33. E!d8+ 1-0 One
point for 25.a4.
(E65) Improving Piece Placement, Weak­
nesses: 24 ... .£)a71 Black's worst placed
piece is brought into play with great
effect. From b5 it will have access to
a3, c3 and d4 and protect d6. In short,
it will be transformed into a mighty oc­
topus. 25 ..£)c1 .£)b5 26. .£)ce2 E!bd8
27.h4?1 .£)e5?1 27 . . . d5! 28.exd5 4Jb6
29 . .llx c5 4::l x d5 30:i�cl .£\bc3 3 1 .4::lx c3
4::l x c3 3 2 . 1"! xd8 El. xd8 3 3 . � e l El. d 5
34.Ae3 Ab5 -+ (H ick! in CBM 60).
28.�f4 d5 28 . . . �e7!?. 29.A x c 5
dxe4 30.E!xd8 E!xd8 31.fxe4 .1l.d7
32. .1l.xb4 � xc2
1 69
33 . .1l.e7? 33.g5 't'jxb3 34 .ite7 El.e8
3 5 . Jlf6 w a s cal l ed for. 33 . . . E!e8
34 . .1l.f6 .1l. x f6 3 5 . � x f6 � x b3?1
Kick! won later. But 35 . . . Jlxg4 + was
much stronger. One point for 24 . . . .£\a7!.
(E66) Weaknesses: 24. .£)e41 +- .£)b6
24 . . . l2:lxc4? 25.El.d7+ �g8 26.h6 +- ;
24 . . . �e7!? 2 5 . h6 f5 2 6 . 1"! d6! .£lb6
27.gxf5 exf5 28.hxg7 4::la xc4 29.Af6+
'it>f7 30 . .£\g5+ 'i!tg8 3 1 .El.dl El.c8 32.El.hl
El.c6 33 . .£\xh7 l2:ld5 34.Jla l +- ; 24 . . . h6
25.g5 hxg5 26.f!.d7+ 'it>g8 27.h6 gxh6
28.l2:lxf6+ �f8 29.lte5 +- . 25.g5 f5
25 . . . l2:laxc4 26.gxf6 gxf6 27.4::l xf6 h6
28.4Jg4 +- ( Yus upov i n CB M 4 3 ) .
26 . .£) x c 5 .£) a x c4 27 . .£)d7 E!c8
27 ... 1"! b7 28.4::l xb6 .£\xb6 29.El.bl +- as
the pin is deadly. 28 . .£) x b6 .£) x b6
2 9 . E!d6 E! c 2 + 30. �f3 E! a 2
3 1 . .1l. x g7 .£) c4 3 2 . E! d7+ �e8
33 .E!a7 .£)d6 34.g6 h x g6 35.h6
.£)e4 36.�g2 E!xf2+ 37.�g1 E!d2
38.h7 E!d1 + 39.�g2 E!d2+ 40.�fl
1-0 One point for 24 . .£\e4 and one for
the assessment that White is winning.
(E67) Weaknesses: 18. .£)d2! In the
game, White played 18 . .llx c5? bxc5!
"A good example of how important the
pawn structure is for the evaluation of
a position: With the a-pawn on a2 (and
the knight on c3 to prevent . . . a7-a5-a4)
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White would be better. But now the b3-
pawn is a serious weakness. The "good
knight against bad bishop" intention
does not apply here." (L.B. Hansen in
CB M 7 0 ) 1 9 . E! h d l g6 2 0 . E! d 3 fS
2 1 .4::ld 2 E!b6 22.f3 Jlg5 23.E!dl E!fb8
Now it is obvious that Black is on top.
ln the game, he went on to win by cen­
tralizing his king and creating a second
weakness on the kings ide. ; 1 8.Jld2 gets
one point. 18 g6 18 . . .f5 19.exf5 E!xf5
••.
2 0 . f3 ;!; . 1 9 . b4 .£l d 3 1 9 . . . 4::l xa4?
20.E!al {Jb2 21 .E! xa7 Jld8 22.E!d7 ± .
20. .§ed1 f5 21.f3 f4 22.Af2 .§fc8
23 . .§b3 .£) x f2 24.�xf2 � 0-1 Two
points for 18.{Jd2!.
(E68) Weaknesses: 30.b41 +-
Three points for this immediate hook.
30:�c3+ gets two points. 30 . . . 'it'g8
3l .h4 M5 32.bxc5 .ilxe4 33.E!xe4 dxc5
3 4 . a 5 h5 ± . 30 . . . Af5 30 . . . c x b 4
31 .\tth 2+ 'it'g8 32.\tt xb4 4::lh 5 33.a5 +- ;
30 . . . 'it'g8 31 .bxc5 dxc5 32.\tth 2 Jlxa4
3 3 . {J x c 5 +- . 3 1 .bxc5 A x e4
3 2 . � x e4 d x c 5 33.g3 � x e4 ? 1
3 3 . . . 4::J h 5 34 .�xg6+ 'it'xg6 35 .Jld3+
""g7 36.E!e6 {Jf6 37.a5 +- ( Postny in
CBM 1 06). 34. .§ xe4 .£)g6 35 . .§ xg4
h5 36 . .§g5 .§f5 37 .§ xg6+ �xg6
• bear the pressure on the dark squares.
38.Ad3 �g5 39.f4+ �g4 4o.�g2
§.5f7 41 ..§h1 1-0
1 70
( E69) Weaknesses: 17 . .£)fd21 This
brings a fresh unit to the blockading
force. 17.Jlh7+ 'it'h8 18.Ae4 gets one
poi nt. 17 Aa6 17 . . . �c7?! 1 8 . 4::le 4
•.•
E!fb8 1 9 . 4::l e c5 4::l x c5 20. 4::l x c5 Jlc8
2 1 .Jlh7+ 'it'h8 22.Jle4 ± . 18.Axa6?1
18.4::lc4!? Jlxc4 19.\ttxc4 E!fc8 20.4::lx a5!
.ilxa')! {20 ... cS? 21 .4::lc6!! ± ) 21 .b4 Jlxb4
22.E! xb4 and White has a very pleasant
advantage (M ikhalevski in CBM 1 06).
18 .§ x a6 19 .£) e4 �b5 20 . .§a2
•.• •
.§b8 2 1 . .£) bc 5 A x c 5 22 . .£) x c5
.£) xc5 23.� xc5 �xc5 24 .§ xc5 a4 •
25.�fl .§b4 26.�e2 .§ab6 27. .§c2
�f8 28.�d2 �e7 29.�c1 �d6
30 ..§a3 f5 31 . .§ac3 g5 32 . .§c5 .§a6
33 . .§ 5c3 h5 34.h3 .§b5 35 . .§c4
Yz-Yz Two points for 17.{Jfd2 .
(E70) Weaknesses: 3 5. . .e41 36.�g4
3 6 . d x e4 � e 5 + 3 7 . 'it'h l \tt x b 2 ! -+
( Ftac n i k i n CBM 8 6 ) . 36 ... � x g4
37.h x g4 .£) e 5 38. �g3 3 8 . d x e4
{Jf3+ -+ . 38 exd3 39.b3 g6 40.e4
•..
h5 41.gxh5 4 l .g5 h4+ -+ . 41 ... gxh5
42.�f2 h4 0-1 One point for 35 ... e4!.
(E7 1 ) Weak Color Complex: 19....Q.f61
This exchanges the key defender of the
dark s q u a r e s . 20 .Q. x f6 .£) x f6
•
2 1 . � b 2 .£l d 5 2 2 . .£) b 1 .£) e4
2 3 . .£ld4 .£)dc3 24.e3 .£) x b 1
25 . .£lb5 �b6 26. .§ xb1 h6 27. .§1x:1
.§ xc1 28 .§xc1 .§d8 29.�e5 .£)d2
•
30 . .£)d4 A x g2 3 1 . � x g 2 �b7+
32.�h3 .§d5 33 . .§c7 �a6 34.�f4
�fl+ 35.�g4 h5+ 36.�h4 g5+
37.� xg5+ .§ xg5 38.� xg5 � x f2
0-1
(E72) Weak Color Complex: 25 . .£)a41
Without the b6-bishop, B lack cannot
2 5 . . . f5 2 5 . . . Jla S 2 6 . � x d 4 A x e l
27.E!xel f5 28.4::lc 5 E!e8 29.Jld5+ cxd5
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30 . .§ e7 +- ( R i b l i i n CBM I 09 ) .
26 . 4) x b6 f x e4 27 . t\' x d4 a x b6
28.E{ x e4 t\'c5 2 9 . t\'d3 t\'f5
30.E{ae1 E{a4 3 1 .f3 h5 3 2 .t\'b3
E{axe4 33.fxe4 t\'c5+ 34.ciflg2 g5
3 5 . Ae3 t\' x d6 3 6 . J,l x g 5 t\' c 5
3 7.J,lf6 d 5 38.e5 t\'d4 39. t\'c2 1-0
( E 7 3 ) Weak C o lor C o m p l e x :
18. t\'f21 +- B l ack cannot bear the
pre s s ure any l o n ger. 18 ... E{c6
1 9 . e x d 5 E{c4 20. E{fe 1 Ad7
21 .J,lb6 t\'f8 22.E{ xe8 J,lxe8 23.d6
Axb5 24.axb5 4)d7 25.Axa5 t\'a8
26 .Ac7 A x c3 2 7 . b x c 3 E{ x c3
28. t\'d4 t\' a 3 29.ciflh2 4)c2
30.J,l x c 2 Et x c2 3 l . Et e 1 t\'a8
3 2 . E{e7 4) f8 3 3 . t\'d5 t\'a2
34.t\' xa2 E{xa2 35.d7 1-0
(E74) Weak Color Complex: 1.t\'e31
1 ... E{bc8 l . . . .§c6 2 . .§ e7 �f8 3 . .§ xd7
.§ f6 4 . .§ e 7 +- ; 1 . . . 4Jf6 2 . �e5 .§ c6
3 . 4Jg4 'it'g8 4 . .§ x f6 .§ x f6 ( 4 . . . h 5 ?
S.4Jh6+ '<t>h7 6 . .§ f7+ \t> x h 6 7:?ffg 7+
\t>gS 8 . .§ f5+ 'it'xfS 9.�e5 + ) 5.4:'\xf6+
\t>f7 6.4:'\xh7 '<t>g8 (6. . . .§c8 7.4:'\gS+ '<t'g8
8.�e6+ '<t>g7 9.�f7+ 'it'h6 1 0.4Je6 +- )
7 .4:'\gS +- . 2.E{e7 t\'f8 3.4)f7+ �g8
4.t\'e6 E{c6 5.4)d6+ ciflh8 6.E{ xd7
1-0 Two points for 1 . �e3 and two
more if you calculated untii 6.4Jxh7 (af­
ter 1 . . .4Jf6).
171
(E75) Weak Color Complex: 23.gxh31
In the game, White played 23.bxc7??
.llx g 2 + ! 24 .'<t>xg2 �h 3 + ! ! 2 5 .\t'xh3
4:'\gS+ 26.'it'g2 4Jh4+ 0- 1 ; 23 . .§el? does
not help: 23 . . . Axg2+ 24.'it'xg2 �h3+
2S.'it'xh3 4:'\gS+ 26.'<t>g2 4Jh4+ 27.\t'fl
g 2 + 2 8 . '<t>f2 O h 3 + . 23 . . . t\' x h3
24.E{f2 gxf2 25.J,lxf2± Because of
the pair of bishops and the ideal place­
m e n t of W h i t e ' s fo rce s on the
q u ee n s i d e . 2 5 . . . c x b6 25 . . . a x b6
26.4:'\dS!. 26.axb6 a6 27.4)a5 4)g5
28.4)a4 E{c8 29.4)c5 Two points for
23.gxh3 �xh3 24 . .§ f2 and one for the
assessment that White is clearly better.
(E76) Weak Color Complex: 17.e51
d x e5 1 8 . J,le4 t\'c7 1 8 . . . .1l x e4
1 9 . 0 x e4 Ag7 20 . .§ hd3 .§ a 7
2 l . .il. x e 5 +- . 1 9 . J,l x b7 t\' x b7
20.4)e4 J,lg7 20 . . . .il.e7 2 l .fxe5 �c6
2 2 . .§ h d 3 .§ a d S ( 2 2 . . . � x c4?
23.�g4 +- ) 23.�e3 ± . 21.fxe5 t\'c7
2 l . . . O x e 5 ? 2 2 . 0d6 +- . 2 2 . 4) f6+
Axf6 23.exf6 e5 24.Etf31? E{fd8
25.Etd5 h5 26.E{fd3 4)f8 27.t\'xe5
t\' x e5 28.J,l x e 5 E{ x d5 29 .E{ xd5
4) e 6 30.c5 bxc5 3 1 . b x c 5 E{c8
32.J,ld6 g5 33.ciflf2 ciflh7 34.J,le7
ciflg6 35.cifle3 E{b8 36.E{d2 ciflf5
37.cifld3 Etb4 38.ciflc3 E{b1 39.�c4
E{c1 + 40.�d5 h4 41 .c6 g4 42.�d6
g3 43.h x g3 h x g3 44. cifld7 Etc3
4 5 . J,ld6 cifl x f6 46.c7 1 - 0 Three
points i f you calculated until 20.0e4.
( E 7 7) Weak C o l o r C o m p l e x , Bad
Bishop: 12.Jlg51 ± Only this gets full
marks, as it leads to a clearly better
endgame more or less by force. 1 2.�g3
gets one point.; 1 2 . .§ e l gets one point.
1 2 . . . J,l x g 5 1 2 . . . f5 1 3 . e x f6 A x f6
14 . .il.xf6 .§ xf6 I S.�c4 ± . 13.t)' xg5 f6
1 4:�e3 t\' x e5 1 4 . . . fx e5 1 S . .§ a d l
�b4 1 6.b3 �f4 17 . .§ fel ± . 15.t\'xe5
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fxe5 16.§adl!? e4 Trying to keep the
pawn does not help, e . g . 1 6 . .'it't7
. ter 18.'lii xf5 exf5 1 9. a4 ( 1 9.4:Jc6 'ttJf8
17.§.fe l 'it'f6 18.4:Je4+ 'ttJe7 19.4:Jg5 ± .
17. .£)xe4 e5 18. .£)d6 Jlf5 19.§d2
19.c4!? h6 20.§fe l ± . 19 b5 20. .£)b7
•..
a5 21.§el §a7 22 . .£)c5 §e7 23.f3
b4 24.§ee2 e4!? 25 . .£l x e4 Jl x e4
26. §d41 c5 27.§d x e4 § x e4
28 . § x e4 §d8 2 9 . §c4! § d l +
30.\t>f2 §al 31.b3 §xa2 32.\t>e3
a4 33.bxa4 § x a4 34.§xc5 §a3+
35. \t>d2 b3?
35 . . . §.a 1 gives Black drawing chances.
36.§c3 b2 37.§c8+ \t>f7 38.§b8
§al 39.§ x b2 §gl 40.c4! § xg2+
41 .\t>c3 §g5 42.\t>b4 §f5 43.c5
\t>e7 44.§d2 §f4+ 45.\t>b5 §xf3
46.c6 §b3+ 47.\t>a6 h 5 48.c7
§a3+ 49.\t>b7 §b3+ 50.\t>c8 g5
5 1 . §d7+ \t>e6 5 2 .\t>d8 §c3
53. §d4 \t>e5 54. §b4 §d3+
5 5 .\t>e7 §c3 56 .\t>d7 §d3+
57.\t>c6 §c3+ 58.\t>b7 \t>f5
5 9 .c8�+ § x eS 60. \t> x c8 g4
61.§b5+ 1-0
Test 01
(T l .O I ) Simpli fication: 17 �f51 No!
.•.
Black finds a way to neutral ize the cen­
tral ized steed. He could have gone
wrong with 17 . . . g6? after which 18.g4,
followed by f5, gives White a strong
1 72
attack. 18.a4 Black 's point is clear af­
2 0 . §. f3 4:Je8 + ) 1 9 . . . 4:Je6 2 0 . §. f3 f6
2 1 . 4:Jg6 'ttJ f7 + a n d B l ack w i n s .
1 8 .£le81 There i s no need to improve
•..
White's pawn structure with 1 8. .. 'lii xd3?
1 9.cxd3. 19.�d2 .ldd6 20.g4 �h7
21.§a3? White blunders the exchange,
but even after the better 2 l .f5 4:Je4
22."fig2 §. xc3 23.fxe6 fxe6 24.a5 hxa5
25.§. xa5 4:Jf6 26.§. f2 �e4 + , Black is
winning. 21. .. f6 22 . .£ld3 .ldc4-+
and Black converted his advantage. Two
points for 17 . . . �f5!.
(Tl .02) Opening the Position: 14.c51 ±
IfWhite first tries to support an advance
on the queens ide and in the center with
1 4.§.fd l ?!, it gives Black the opportu­
nity to contest the queenside expansion:
14 . . . c5 1 5 .hxc5 hxc5 1 6. §. a h l 4:Jg5
1 7.4:Jxg5 �xg5 18.d5 itcH 1 9.ltc3 f5
w i th good c o u n terpl ay, A . L e n z ­
K. Lahno, Rethymnon 2003 . ; Exchang­
ing first is not the best move either:
1 4 . dxe5?! dxe5 1 5 .c5 hxc5 1 6.hxa5
4:Jd6!= and Black equalizes. 14... bxc5
If Black tries to sidestep the fork on c6
with 14 . . . .ild5, White plays it anyway:
1 5 . c 6 .£Jdf6 ( 1 5 . . . 4:Jh8 1 6 . h 5 + - )
1 6.dxe5 dxe5 1 7.b5 ± ( Ribli in CBM
99). 15.bxc5 dxc5 16.dxe5
The exchanges have resulted in both
sides having doubled pawns, but that is
 Solutions
where the s i m i larity ends. B l ack's
doubled c-pawns are isolated and weak
and will become targets for the white
pieces. On the other hand, Wh ite's
doubled e-pawns help control the cen­
ter. The e5-pawn in particular restricts
B l a c k ' s c o u n terpl ay. t 6 . . . <i!7 h 8
17.E!ab1 .1ld5 18.E!fd1 c6 19 ..1lc4
�e6 Or 1 9 . . . .£\b6 2 0 . Jld3 .£lg5
2 1 ..£\xgS �xgS 22.f4 ± and White is
winning. 20.�xe41? Axe4 2t .Axe6
fxe6 22.E!bc1 {)b6 22 . . .Jld5? loses
to 23.e4 +- ; White is also winning af­
ter 2 2 . . . .ilx f3 2 3 . g x f3 ( 2 3 . f! x d7 ! ?)
23 . . . f! a7 24.f!d6± . 23.4)d2 Ag6 The
material balance is equal, but White's
positional plusses add up to a winning
pos i t i o n . 24.4)b31 {) a4 2 5 . A a 1
E!fb8 26.4:) xc5 The first weak c-pawn
fa l l s . 26 . . . 4) x c5 27 . E! x c 5 E!a6
28.Ac3 a4 29 .Ab4 Ae4 30.f3
.1ld5 31.e4 Ab3 32.E!d6 E!c8 Black
is almost completely tied down. White's
winning plan is simple: centralize the
king, keep Black bottled up and when
all his pieces are optimally placed, the
f4-f5 break should shatter B lack's po­
sition. 33.<i!7f2 Here comes the king.
33 ... h6 34.h4 §.b6 35.<i!7e3 <i!7h7
36.h5 Restricting kingside expansion.
36 E!a6 37.f4 <i!7g8 Now the time is
.••
right for the break: 38.f5 E!e8 39.E!d7
Not 3 9 . f! cxc6 f! xc6 4 0 . f! xc6 e x f5
4 l .exf5 f! xeS+ and White will still have
some ditlicult technical problems to
solve for the win. 39 ...exf5 40.exf5
Ad5 41 .e6 E!ea8 42.E!cxd5! White
removes B lack's only active piece.
42 ... c x d5 43.Ac5 <i!7h8 44.Ad4
E!g8 45.E!e7 E!aa8 46.f6 1-0 Two
points for 1 4.c5!.
(T l .03) Improving Piece Placement,
Bad Bishop: t6.4)g21 Played with the
idea Jlf4, to play on the dark squares
1 73
and against B l a c k ' s l i ght-sq uared
bishop. 16 ... <i!7b8? 16 . . . .£\f6 1 7.Ag5
Jle7 ( 1 7 . . . .ilh5 1 8.f3 Ae7 1 9.'i!tbl ± )
1 8 . Jl x e 6 + fx e 6 1 9 . � x e 6 + �d7
0 9 . . .'it'b8 20 . .\lxf6 f!d6 2 l .�xe7 f! xe7
22.f! xe7 +- ) 20.Jlxf6 .ilxf6 2 1 .�xf6
iii' d 5 2 2 . f! xe8 f! x e8 2 3 . �f4 �xa2
24.d5 ± ; 1 6 . . . c5! was called for, to cre­
ate immediate counterplay, e.g. 17.Jlg5
0 7 . d5!?) 1 7 . . . f6 1 8.Jlf4 e5 1 9 .dxe5
fx e 5 2 0 .Jlg5 Jle7 2 l . Axe7 f! x e7
22.4:Jf4 and White is better, but matters
are not completely clear. 17.Af4 f6
18.Axe6! +- After prec ise calcula­
tion, Nunn decides to take the bait.
18 ... 4)f8 19.�c4 Ah5 19 . . . .£\xe6
2 0 . f! xe6 .ll x f4 + (20 . . . Jlf7 2 l . f! xd6
f! xd6 22.�b4 +- ) 21 .4:Jxf4 .>lf7 22.d5
.ilxe6 23 . .£\xe6 �d6 24.�xd8 f! xd8
2 5 . �d3 � x d 5 2 6 . � x d 5 c x d 5
27.f! d4 + - (Nunn). 20.E!d3 {) x e6
2 l . E! x e6 E! xe6 22.� xe6 Axf4+
2 3 . 4) x f4 E!e8 24 . � x f5 §.e 1 +
2 5 .<i!7d2 §. d l + 26 .<i!7c3 Ag4
27.�c5 E!a1 28.E!e3 Ac8 29.E!e7
�d8 30.4)e6 Axe6 31.E!xe6 §.xa2
32. �d6+ 1-0 Two points for 16 . .£\g2,
with the idea .ilf4.
(T l .04) Weak Color Complex : 21 .f611
The resulting bind on the light squares
paralyzes B lack. 21 gxf6 2 1 . . . .£\xf6?
••.
22.g5 +- ; 2 l . . ..ilxf6? 22.g5 +- . 22.a31?
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This quiet move emphasizes that Black
can basically only sit and wait, while
White's pieces, especially the d2-knight
and the d3-bishop, can improve greatly.
22 � c 5 2 3 . � x c 5 d x c 5 24.g5
. • .
Anand regains the pawn with interest.
24... h xg5 25.hxg5 �d4 26.gxf6
Jl,f8 27.�g3 lah5 28.Jl, xd4 Im­
proving the worst placed piece with
28.4Jc4 is also very strong. 28...exd4
28 . . .cxd4? 29.§. b3 "if1c7 30 . .ile2! §. h6
( 3 0 . . . ..1l x e 4 + 3 1 . '<fil a 2 +- ) 3 1 . §. x b7
"if1xb7 3 2 :�xe5+ '<fild8 33. "if1xd4+ +­
(Stohl in 97 extra); 28 ... "if1xd4 29.4Jb3
"iJ!d6 30.4Ja5 ± . 29.lab3 �c7
30.e51 This opens the position against
Black's king and gives White's minor
pieces more scope on the key l ight
squares. 30 ... Jld5 3 l .Jl.c4 }a x e 5
3 2 . }a e l ? Anand proba b l y m i ssed
B lack's defense. Otherwise he would
have certainly have played 32 ..ilxd5!
§. xd5 33.§.el + '<fild7 34 ."iJ!g8 with an
irresistible attack: 34 . . . ..1ld6 (34 . . . '<ftc6
35.4Jc4 +- ) 35."iJ!g2 +- . 32 ...}ae61 The
rest is still very relevant for our theme
of the weak color complex, so we pro­
vide brief notes: 33.}a x e6+ Jl,xe6
34.�d3 �e5 3 5 . Jl, x e6 l'l:\' x e6
36.�c4 �xf6? The pawn is not as
important as initiative and light square
control (from a dark square the queen
obviously has less control over the light
1 74
squares). Stohl gives 36 . . .'<fild8! 37.§.b6
§. c6 38. §. b8+ §. c8 3 9 . §. b7 §. c7 = .
37.}ab6 �h4? Another mistake i n the
same vein, which gives White a crush­
ing attack . 37 . . . ,t;�f4! 38. "iJ!e2 + '<fild8
3 9 . � g 2 and Wh ite has more than
enough compensation for the pawn, but
Black is sti ll in the game. 38.�e2+
\t'd8 39. �e51 �h3 40.�d6 �e3
4 1 . � x f7+ \t'd7 4 2 . �d5+ \t'e7
43.l'l:\'b7+ 1-0 Two points for 2 l .f6!.
(Tl .05) Blockade: 39 ...d511 Black will
estab l i sh a very strong blockading
knight on d6. 40.exd5?1 40.cxd5 .ilxb5
4 1 .4Jc4 4Jc8 42.�dl ..llx c4 43.§. xc4
4Jd6 4 4 . §. c l §. a 7 'i' . 40 . . . � e x f5
41 .}aeel �d6 42.g4? 42.4Je4 4Jxe4
4 3 . ..1lxe4 f5 4 4 . ..1lg2 f4 'i' . 42 . . . h 5
43. g x h 5 � x h 5 4 4 . }a f l \t'g7
44 . . . ..1lf5!?. 45.}acel Jl.f5 46.Jl,e4
46.�g3 4Je2! 47."if1f3 �xf3 48. .§xf3 4Jf4
49 . ..1lfl '<filg6 + ( Dautov in CBM 86).
46 ... Jl,d7 47.Jl,g2 Jl.f5 48.Jle4
� x e41
A strong attack with opposite-colored
bishops is in the air. 49.� xe4 �g6
50. lae3 }ah8 5 1 . Jl, x d4 e x d4
52.}axf5 �xf5 And B lack converted
his advantage: 53.laf3 �e5+ 54.\t'g2
g4 5 5 . lag3 f5 5 6 . � f2 }aae8
57.hxg4 f4 58.laf3 �g5 59.�dl
lae3 60.�a4 }ahe8 61.�a7+ la8e7
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62.�xb6 E!xf3 63.�xf3 �h4 0-1
Two p o i n t s fo r 39 . . . d 5 ! ! ; O n e for
39 . . . .llc8 to regroup the worst placed
piece, if you want to play statically.
(Tl .06) I mproving Piece Placement:
2 2 . j}.c 2 1 Jl.f7 2 3 . Ah3 E!ce8
24.E!bd1 4)g5 25.4)f4 And B lack
cannot bear the pressure against d5 for
long: 25...�d6 25 ... §.e3 26.4:\cxdS +- .
2 6 . E! d 3 1 2 6 . 4:\c x d S ? ru n s i n t o
26 . . . §.e2+! -+ . 26 b5 2 6. . . 4:\d7 27.h6
.•.
g6 28.h7+ f::lx h7 29.f'le4 +- . 27.�g4
E!d7 2 8 . h 6 g6 2 9 . 4) c x d 5 a 5
3 0 . h7+ 4) g x h7? 30 . . . 4:\fx h7?
3l .f'lxf6+ f'lxf6 32.�xg5 +- ; 30. . . <;!;>h8!?
was called for, but White's advantage
is undi sputed after 3 l .a3. 3 1 . 4) x g6
1-0 And Black lost on time, but it is
over anyway. 3 1 . . .4:\xg6 32.4:\e7+ <;!;>f8
33.4:\fS +- Three poi nts for 22.Jlc2,
with the idea to follow up with Jlh3,
§.dl and f::lf4.
(Tl .07) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
15 ... E! xc31 16.bxc3 Jl.c6 17.Ag5
1 7 . �d3 �a8 1 8.Jlg5 .ll. xe4 1 9 .�e2
0 9 ..llxe4? f::lxe4 -+ (Atlas i n CBM 68))
19 . . .Jlxg2+ 20.�xg2 d5 '1' . 17 4) xe41
..•
It is better to keep the light-squared
bi shops on the board as 1 7 . . . Jlxe4
1 8.Axe4 f::l x e4 19 . .llxe7 Yi!xe7 20. �d5
f::l f6 2 l .�c6 is approximately equal,
1 75
since it is easier for White's rooks to
play a good role. 18.Axe7 � x e7
19.f6 Psakhis has calculated that he can
neutralize this tactical shot. 19 ... �b7
20.fxg7 E!c81 21 .�g4 4)d2 22.E{f2
j}_ x g2+ 23.E! x g 2 E! x c3 24.�g5
24.�h4 f::le4 25.§.el §.c4 + . 24 4)e4 .•.
25.�d8+ �xg7 26.E!el? 26.'it'gl + .
26 E{xc2 0-1 The text move is also
.•.
very strong, but Psakhis could have
forced mate with 26 . . . 4:\f2+ 27 .<;!ig l
f'lh3+ 28.<;!ihl §. xc2 -+ . Two points for
1 5 . . . §. xc3! 1 6.hxc3 1l.c6.
(Tl .08) Prophylaxis: 14.b41 This will
neutralize Black's attempted play on the
q u e e n s i d e and gets two p o i n t s .
1 4.axb5?! is less precise and gets one
point. 1 4 . . . axh5 1 5 .b4 Black can now
use the a6-square. The game position
is reached after 1 5 . . . 4:\d7 ( 1 5 . . . aa6?
1 6 . h x c 5 h4 1 7 . 4:\d4 ± ; 1 5 . . . c x h4?
1 6.4:\a2 ± ; 1 5 . . . c4?! 1 6.JlcU ) ; 14 . .llg5
gets o n e p o i n t . 1 4 . . . h6 ( 1 4 . . . c4?!
1 5 .4:\d4 ;!; ) 1 5 ..Q..h4 .�d7 with a typical
Benoni position. But the text is stron­
ger. 14 ... 4)d71? None of Black's op­
tions helps. If 14 . . . cxh4 1 5 .§. xh4 a5
1 6.§. xh5! f::lx h5 17.4:\xb5 ;!; and White
has the edge . ; 1 4 . . . c4 also leads to
White's advantage after 1 5.Jlc2 f'lh5
( 1 5 . . . hxa4 1 6.4:\d4 .lld7 17 . .llx a4 f'lh5
18.Jlxh5 axh5 19.Af4 ;!; ) 16 ...1le3 �h4
17.Ad4 ;!; . 15.axb5?1 Worth consider­
ation was 1 5 . .lle3 cxh4 1 6.§. xh4 a5
17.§.hl (Even 17.§. xh5 axh5 18.4:\xh5
{:}e5 19.4:\ed4 is possible because ofthe
strong outpost available to White's
knights. ) 17 . . . h4 18.{:}h5 ;!; . 1 5 axb5
.•.
16.Ae3 1 6 . .llf4!?. 16 ... Aa6 17.�d2
4)e5 1 8.f4? 4) x d3 19.�xd3 f51
Underm i n ing White 's proud center.
20.exf5 gxf5? Better is 20 . . . §. xf5 and
Black has good play against White's d5-
paw n . 2 1 .E!f3 �d7 22 .E!g3 �f7
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23.�d2 �fd8 24.h3 'i!;lh8 25.�dl
.Q.b7 26.bxc5 b4 27. .Q.d41
This strong shot was probably missed
by Amason. 27 ... �e8 28.c6 bxc3
29.� xc3 White is temporarily a piece
down, but has more than enough com­
pensation because of the strong pro­
tected passed c-paw n . 29 .Q.a6 • •.
3 0 . � e l T h reate n i n g 3 1 .§ x e 8 + .
3 0 .Q.f6 3 1 . �e6 +- �b4 3 2.c7
..•
§c8 Of course, the pawn cannot be
taken. 33 .Q. x f6+ � x f6 34.� xd6
• 33.'i!;l xf3 � c 6 34.�d3 a5 Under­
§xc7 35.� xa6 �c8 36.�el �e8
37. �e6 � x f4 38. t;\'e5 � f l +
39.'i!;lh2 �f8 40.�b5 Black can only
watch as White improves his position.
40 f4 4 1 . �g5 h6 42.�f5 t.\'g7
•.•
43.�xf4 §xf4 44.�xf4 � xd5 1-0
Black immediately resigned in view of
the loss of the h6-pawn, although the
position was already lost.
(T I .09) Opening the Position: The sur­
prising 15 b511 earns you five points,
•..
as it was the correct way for Black to
continue h i s queenside play. I n the
game, B lack played 1 5 . . . 4Jc5?. Now
White can open a second front on the
kingside and slowly but surely increase
the pressure. 1 6. .§ahl First things first.
The b-pawn must be protected. 16 .. .<ittf8
( It is already too late for 1 6 . . . Jld4+
1 7 .'itth l Jlxc3 1 8 . Jlxc3 h5 1 9 . a xh5
1 76
.§ a 3 as Wh ite repl ies 20 . .§ a l .§ xb3
2 1 ..§fcl ± with a clear edge.) 17.g3 )!;>e8
1 8.'ittg 2 Slow and steady. The king goes
to a white square, removing the possi­
bility of B lack playing Ad4 with check.
18 . . . h5 19 . .Q..d l Bringing the bishop to
c2, where it not only helps hold the b­
pawn, but also supports White's in­
tended play on the kingside. 1 9 . . . 'ittd7
20 . .ilc2 g5 2 1 ..§bel h4 Now White
should have chosen 2 2 .4Jd5! .ilxd5
23.exd5 .Q..f6 24.b4 4Jxa4 25 . .ilf5+ ±
and wins.; 1 5 . . . Ad4+ 1 6.'itth l b5!! is
also playable and gets four points, as
.Q..d 4+ is not the best option in some
l i n e s . B l ack rema i n s on top after
1 6.a x b 5 �c5 1 7.�abl 1 7 . .§ x a8
Ad4+ 1 8.'it'hl .§ xa8 1 9.Adl .§ a U .
17 ... �a3 18.�d5 .Q.xd5 19.cxd5
� x b3 20 . .Q.g5 .Q.d4+ 2 1 . 'i!;l h l
.Q.f6 =i=
(T l . I O) Underm i n i n g : 32 .Q. x f3 1
•..
mines White's pawns on the queens ide:
35.b5 3 5 . b x a 5 4J x a 5 + . 35 � b8
..•
36.�d4 �d7 37 . .Q.c2 �c5 + and
B lack had good prospects, but only
managed to draw. Two points, if you
saw . . . Axf3.
(Tl . l l ) I mproving Piece Placement:
2 1 . �d51 This solves all B lack's
••
"pro b l e m s . " Not 2 l . . . .ilb7??
22 .4Jf5+ +- ; 2 1 . . .th7 is also playable
and gets one point, e.g. 22 . .§ fd l e5
2 3 . 4J x c 6 � x e 3 2 4 . fx e 3 .§ x d l +
25 . .§ xdl .ilb7 and B lack is not worse,
but the game continuation creates more
pressure. 22.� xc6 This does not work
out wel l , but what else does White
have? I f 22 . .§ xc6 �d7 (Not 22 . . . .ilb7?
23 .4Jxe6+ fxe6 24 . .§ xe6 i:i"b4 25.a3
�xb2 26 . .§ b6 .§b5 27 .i:i"e7+ +- and
White wins . ) 23 . .§c4 Jlb7 =i= and it is
 Solutions
B l ack for c h o i c e . 22 . . . t\'d6 �
23.t\'b3?? White cracks under pressure
and now loses by force. Necessary was
either 23.�c3 aS 24.�f3 ..llb7 25.4Jd4
f! b8 =i= or 2 3 . f! c4 ..ll b7 =i= , a l though
Black has the edge in both instances.
23 ... .Q.d7 24.4)b4 If 24 .�b7, then
24 . . . f! c8 -+ and w i n s . 24 . . . f!b8
2S.f!c4 aS 26.f!g4+ \t'f8 27.t\'e3
a x b4 28.t\' x h6+ \t'e7 0- 1 T h e
checks - and the game - are over. One
point for 2 1 . . .f! d5 and another one, if
you saw that 2 2 . f! xc6 i s met by
22 . . . �d7!.
(T I . l 2) Undermining: 1 S.cSJ .Q.a7 I f
1 5 . . . dxc5 1 6.dxe5 .llxf3 1 7.gxf3 fxeS
18 ...\lxeS 4Jg6 19 .Ac3 ± and White con­
trols the board . 16.b6J A x f3 The
wheels are coming off of B lack's posi­
tion. If 16 . . .Ab8, then 17.bxc7 Axc7
1 8.cxd6 .llxd6 1 9.dxe5 fxeS 20.4Jxe5 ±
and White is winning.; Or 1 6 . . . cxb6
1 7.cxd6 4Jg6 1 8.dxe5 fxeS 19 . ..\lbS
f!ec8 20.a4 ± with a winning advantage
for White. 17.gxf3 .Q.b8 18.f!g1+
\t'f8
19.f!d1J c6? B lack is also lost after
19 . . . cxb6 20.dxe5 dxcS 2 l .exf6 4Jg6
22 . .\lbS ± . 20.d xeS fxeS 2 1 .c xd6
4)dS 22.e4 4) x b6 23.f4J f6 24.fxeS
4)d7 2S ..Q.c4 1-0 One point for l S.cS!
and one more for 1 5 . . .Aa7 1 6.b6!.
1 77
(T l . 1 3) Weaknesses ( bad bishop):
21 .a4J ;!;; Very well played. The knight
has an excellent outpost on c4. In addi­
tion, the black queenside pawns on dark
squares restrict the scope of the bishop.
With this one move, White secures the
c4-outpost for his knight, keeps the
black pawns on dark squares and keeps
pressure on the weakened light squares
in the black position. 2 l .'i!i'fl?! a4 gives
B lack more counterplay. 21 ... f!ad8
22.g3 Another very good move. Before
undertaking activity in the center or on
the queenside, White creates a secure
spot for his king. Depending on how
Black reacts, this move also prepares
an eventual h2- h4-h5, attacking on the
k i n g s i d e . 2 2 . . . \t'hS 2 3 . \t'fl fS
24.exf6 f! x f6 2 S . f! x d8+ t\' x d8
26.4)ceS S lowly but surely White's
pieces take over. 26...c4? Black is too
impatient i n his attempt to gain some
acti v ity for the bi shop. Better was
26. . . f!f8, although after 27.f!e1 ;!; , it is
not clear how Black can counter White's
i n cre a s i n g pressure i n the center.
27.t\'xc4 JlcS? The logical fol low-up
to his twenty-sixth move, but neverthe­
less a m istake. Better was 27 . . . �g8
28. f! e l and only then 28 . . . .\lcS, but
White is still the master of the position
after 29.'i!i'g2 ± . 28.t\'xe6 1-0 After
28.�xe6, B lack did not care to see
28. .. f! xe6 29.4Jf7+ 'i!i'g8 30.4Jxd8 f!f6
3 l .'i!i'e2 f!d6 3 2 . 4Jb7 f! e6+ 33.'i!i'd3
f!f6 34.4Je5 +- . One point for 2 l .a4!,
with the evaluation that White is slightly
better.
(T l . 1 4) Weaknesses: 21 ...fSJ A well­
conceived move, which earns you three
points. Ehlvest reckons that the appar­
ent weakness of the e6-pawn will be
more than offset by the closing of the
f-file, while at the same time he main-
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t a i n s pre s s u re in the c e n t e r and
queenside. 2 1 . . .!2le7 gets two points.
22.Ael?l
White is under the impression that the
bishop will be useful on the kingside.
It won 't. He should have tried the bet­
ter 2 2 . l"'l. c l ; for example, 22 . . . !2lxe5
23.fxe5 �c4 24 ..1lg5 l"'l. e8 'l' and Black
still has a slight edge, but nothing like
the game. 22 4) xe51 This minimizes
•••
the weakness on e6, removes the invad­
ing knight and makes Black's advantage
in the center and c-file much more tan­
gible. 23.fxe5 �c4 24.Ah4?1 A des­
perate attempt at counterplay. If 24 ...1ld2
a6 (weaker is 24 . . . �xb5?! 25.axb5 !2lc7
26 ...1lg5 l"'l.d5 27.l"'l.cl l"'l. xb5 28.c4 'i' and
although a pawn down, White's newly
found piece activity will give him good
play.) 2'5 .�b2 �xa4 + and Black has a
clear advantage. 24 �xb5 25.axb5
•.•
E!d7 26.E!c1 E!c4 27.Ae1 4)c7
28.h3?1 Overlooking a simple shot. But
Black is also on top after 28.l"'l. b l l"'l.d5
29.l"'l.f2 !2lxb5 30.l"'l.b3 !2lc7 3 l .§a2 §b5
32.l"'l. xb'5 !2lxb5 + . 28 E{dxd4! 0-1 It
•.•
just was not lvanchuk's day. 2 8. . . l"'l.dxd4
29.cxd4 l"'l. xc l 30 .'it'fl !2lxb5 -+ and
Black wins.
(T I . I 5) Weaknesses: 18.Ab51 The be­
ginning of a deeply conceived plan.
White's knight may prove to be supe-
1 78
rior to Black's bishop, but for the dif­
ference to be noticeable there has to be
some s i m p l i fi c a t i o n . 1 8 E!ac8
•••
19.E!ac1 1 9.l"'l.fe l !?. 19 a6 I f Black
•••
tries to muddy the water, White comes
o u t on top a n yway : 1 9 . . . !2l x d 4 ! ?
20.!2lxd4 .Jlxb5 2 1 .!2lxb5 § xcl 22.l"'l.xcl
�xf2+ 2 3 . 'it' h 2 t'H5 2 4 . l"'l. c8 + 'it'g7
2'5.i;ltd4+ ± . 20.Axc6 Axc6 21. �a3
Ab5 22.E{fe1 E! xc1 23.E!xcl Ae2?
N ot 23 . . . ..1ld7? 24 .i;lte7 § f7 25 .i;lth4
i;lt x b 2 2 6 . l"'l. c7 ..ll e 8 2 7 . l"'l. c8 �b5
28.!2le5 +- ; But 23 ... ..1lc4 would have
been more tenacious. 24.4)g51 The
superior minor piece begins to make a
difference. 24 E!e8 25.�e3 �xb2
.••
26.E!c8 26.'1�H4 wins even quicker.
26 E! x c8
.•• 27 . � x e6+ �g7
28. �e7+ �h6 2 9 . 4) f7+ �g7
3 0 . 4) g 5 + �h6 3 1 . 4) e 6 � c 1 +
32.�h2 E!c6 33.�g7+ �h5 34.f4
h6 35.�f6 g5 36 .£lg7+ 1-0 One
•
point for 1 8 . ..1lb5!.
(T l . l 6) Weaknesses: 7 .£jfd7! was
•.•
necessary and earns you all four points.
In the game, Black continued in hack­
neyed fashion. 7 . . . !2lbd7? White now
demonstrates how to take advantage of
the light squares. 8.g4 ..llg6 (Or 8. . ...1le4
9 . f3 ..ll g 6 1 0 . h 4 h 5 1 1 . 4:J x g6 fxg6
12 . ..1ld3 +- ; If 8 . . . !2lxe5, then 9.dxe5
!2lxg4 1 0:�a4+! 'it'e7 1 1 .�b4+ +- and
 Solutions
White is winning.) 9.h4 h6 1 0.4Jxg6
fxg6 B lack's light-squared bishop is
gone and Black's pawn structure busted.
White continues to apply pressure on
the weakened l ight squares in B lack's
camp with deadly precision. 1 L lld3
'it>f7 1 2 :-{;kz 4Jxg4 Since nothing more
can be done about g6, Black snaps off
a pawn and straps himself in for the ride.
1 3 .Axg6+ 'it>g8 14.4Jxd5 exd5 1 5 :\11f5
Black's light squares appear to have a
"Welcome" sign posted on them for
White's benefit. 1 5 . . . Jlb4+ 16.'it>e2 "<ii'f6
17:l1l'xg4 4Jf8 1 8.Ad3 The weak light
squares in B lack's position and B lack's
lack ofl ight-squared bishop means that
White should not exchange his light­
squared bishop without clear and deci­
sive compensation . 18 . . . 4Je6 1 9 . "<ii'f5
"<ii' x f5 2 0 . Jl x f5 'it>f7 2 1 . .Q..d2 A x d 2
22.'it>xd2 g6 23.Jlc2 g 5 24 .Ab3 Black's
problems along the light squares carry
right i n t o t h e e n d i n g . 2 4 . . . .§ a d8
25.hxg5 4Jxg5 26 . .§h5 'it>g6 27 . .§ah1
.§ d6 28 . .1lc 2 + 'it>g7 2 9 . .§g1 .§g6
30.'it>d1 Black must lose material. So
1 -0.; 7 . . . 4Jc6? is also incorrect. 8.g4
Ae4 9.f3 Jlg6 1 0.h4 ± . Black equalizes
after 8.g4 Ag6 9 .£J xg6 9.h4?! 4Jxe5
•
1 0 . d x e 5 h5 'i' . 9 h x g6 1 0 . Ag2
••.
.£Jc6 = .
Test 02
(T2. 0 1 ) Dom i nati o n , Weaknesses :
24.e51 N unn installed a bind on the
dark s q u are s . 24 d x e 5 24 . . . d 5
•••
2 5 . .1ld3 c 5 2 6. .§h7 .§g8 27 . .§ 1 h6 g5
28.f5 ± . 25.fxe5 White's e-pawn seems
to be weak, but this cannot really be ex­
ploited. Remember: a weakness that can
not be exploited is no weakness. On the
other hand, Black's weaknesses will
soon come under strong pressure .
2 5 a 5 26.Eth7 a4 27.Etfl Ae8?1
.••
1 79
27 . . . .§ f8 2 8 . g 5 .§ a 5 29 . .§ e 1 .§ b8
30.Ad3 .§g8 3 1 .'it>d2 ± . 28.Etf6 Eta5
28 . . . 'lt>d8 29 ..1lxe6 fxe6 30 . .§ xe6 .Q.d7
3 l . .§ d6 .§ a 7 3 2 . e6 +- . 29. Et x e6+
Cit'd8 30.Etd6+ Cit'e7 3l.Ete6+ Cit'd8
32.Etf6 Et xe5 33.Axf7 Cit'e7 34.g5
Etxg5 35.Ete6+ Cit'f8 36.Axe8 1-0
Two points for 24.e5!.
(T2.02) Opening the Position : l.h41
White's h-pawn is the crowbar looking
to pry open Black's position. 2 1 ."<ii'f3
gets one point.; 2 1 ."<ii'c4 gets one point.
21. b6 l f 2 1 . . .h5 22.g4 hxg4 23."<ii'xg4
••
and White has good attacking prospects,
e.g., 23 . . . a4 24.h5 gxh5 25."<ii' x h5 f6
26.4Jg4 "<ii'f7 27.4Je4 'it>f8 28."<ii'h4 +- .
22 . .£jcd3 Ab7 23.h5 One way or
another, the h-pawn looks to breach the
black ramparts. 23 gxh5 If 23 . . . g5,
.••
then 24.fxg5 hxg5 25 . .§ fl f6 26."<ii'g4
fx e 5 2 7 . "<ii' xe6+ 'it>h7 28 . .§ f7 "<ii' d6
29."<ii'f5+ +- and White wins. 24."�xh5
Et d 5 25 . .£i f2 f6 26.e4 Etb5
27. .£ifg41 fxe5 28.dxe5 Cit'h7 Also
insufficient is 28. . . "<ii'f7 29.4Jxh6+ .llxh6
30."<ii' x h6 +- . 29.Etc3
The rook swings over to the kingside to
finish the job started by the rambunc­
tious h-paw n . 29 Etd8 30. Et x d8
•••
�xd8 3l .Etg3 3 1 .4Jxh6 +- was even
quicker. 3l...�f8 32 .£j xh61 Axh6
•
3 3 . �g6+ Cit'h8 3 4 . Et h 3 �g7
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
35.� xh6+ \t'g8 36.'l,te8+ 1-0 Two
points for h4.
(T2.03) Weak Color Complex: 8. 'ltd31
This continues rapid development and
pressure on the center. I n the game,
White played 8.'{;1d4?, which is inaccu­
rate. 8 . . . '{;1xd4 9.exd4 a6;!; and White's
slight plus was not enough; the game
was later draw n . 8 . . . d6 I f 8 . . . '{;lcS
9.<£llc3 (9.e5!?) 9 ... 4Jc6 (9 ... a6? 1 0.<£la4
'{;lb4+ 1 1 . <£lbc3 f:lc6 1 2 . 0 - 0 - 0 �f8
1 3.a3 '{;le7 1 4.<£lb6 +- ) 1 0 . 0-0-0 <tlf6
1 1 .Jle2 ± and White has a stranglehold.
9.e5 d5 Or 9 . . . dxe5? 1 0 :�a3 + �f6
1 1 .<£ld2 <£lc6 1 2 .Ad3 �xe3+ 1 3 .�dl
<£lge7 1 4 . E H1 + <tlfS 1 5 . <£lc7 E!. b8
16.E!. xf5+ exfS 1 7 .<£ld5+ +- . 10. 'l,ta3+
\t'd7 l l .Jle2 4)e7 1 2 .0-0 4)f5
13.4)d4+- and Black is i n dire straits.
Two points for 8.�d3 d6 9.e5!.
(T2.04) Simplification: 13.e51 lt might
appear that this releases the tension pre­
maturely, but Salov has seen deeper.
13 dxe5 Taking the f3-knight does
•.•
not work: 1 3 . . . Axf3? 14 . .llx f3 dxeS
1 5 .�e3 e4 1 6.<tlxe4 <tlfxe4 17.Axe4
<tlxe4 1 8.Axe7 E!. e8 1 9 . E!. d7 +- and
White is w i n n i n g . 1 4 . 'l,t x e 5 'l,tc8
White's point is that the exchanges
14 . . . '{;1xe5 1 S .<tlxe5 Jl.xg2 1 6 .�xg2
E!.fc8 give him a comfortable edge in the
endgame after 17.E!.d4 ;!; . 15.'l,te2 a6
B lack can get a little too clever with
1 5 . . . <tla4, but after 1 6 .Jl.xe7 <tlxc3
1 7 .�b2 <tlxd1 1 8 . E!. x d 1 <tle4 ( N o t
18 . . . E!.e8? 1 9.Axf6 gxf6 20.�xf6 E!.d8
2 1 .E!.e1 �c6 22.h4 ± and White is win­
ning as B lack is fatally weak on the dark
square s . ) 1 9 .Axf8 � x f8 20.<£lg5 ;!; ,
White has the edge because of his bet­
ter minor piece and queenside pawn
majority. 16.4)a41 4)fd7? Black has
apparently missed White's simple sev-
1 80
enteenth move. Or 16 .. :�c6 17.<£lxc5
( 1 7 .�e3!? is worth consi derat i o n )
1 7 . . . Axc5 1 8.<£le 1 '{;lc7 19.-'l.xcS bxcS
20.Axb7 �xb7 2 1 .<tld3 ;!; with advan­
tage to W h i te . 1 7 . � x d 7 'l,t x d7
1 8 . 4) x b6 'l,tc7 1 9 . 4) x a 8 A x a8
20.�d1 The smoke has cleared and
White is a full pawn up with no weak­
nesses. "A matter of technique" as they
say at this level; yet instructive for the
rest of us mere mortals . 20 'lta5 •.•
2 1 . Jl, x c 5 'l,t x c5 2 2 . 4) e 5 Jl x g 2
23.\t'xg2 �e8 24.'l,te4 g6 25.'l,tc6
'l,txc6+ 26.4) xc6 Jl,f8 27.�d7 e5
28.b4 1-0 One point for 1 3.e5!.
(T2.05) B lockade, Weak Color Com­
plex : 10.g411 l O.exfS? AxfS 1 1 .4::ld 2
<£lf6 and White can 't establish a block­
ade on e4. 10 fxg4 10 .. .fxe4 1 1 .<£ld2
.•.
e3 1 2 .fxe3 e4 ( 1 2 . . . <£lf6 1 3 .<£lde4 ± )
1 3 . <£l d x e 4 <£lf6 1 4 . 4::\ x f6 + A x f6
1 5 .�d3 ± ; 1 0 .. .f4 1 1 .<£ld2 and White's
space advantage on the queenside gives
him good chances on that wing, while
Black's play on the kingside is stopped
for good. 1 1 .4)h2 4)f6 1 2 . 4) x g4
4) xg4 13.Axg4 By exchanging all de­
fenders of the light squares, White gets
a clear advantage. 13 ... 4)g8 14.Ae3
4) f6 1 5 . 'l,ta4+ Ad7 1 6 . A x d7 +
'l,t x d7 17.'l,t xd7+ \t' x d7 1 8.\t'e2
Jlf8 1 9 . \t'd3 Jle7 2 0 . 4) e 2 c6
 Solutions
2 1 . 4) g3 Ads 2 2 . § a c t Ab6
2 3 . d x c 6 + b x c6 24.c5 d x c 5
2 5 . § hdl 2 5 . A x c 5 i s a l s o g o o d .
2 5 . . . Cit' c 7 26 .Cit'c4 § a d S 27.f3
§hf8 28.a4 a6 29.§al a5 30.§acl
.1l.a7 31 .4)f5 4)d5?1 32. .1l_d2 4)b6+
33.Cifi'b3 §d3+ 34.§c3 c4+ 35.Cit'c2
§f6? 36.§ xd3 cxd3+ 37.Cit'b3 c5
38 . .1l_ x a5 Cit'b7 39 . .1l. x b6 § x b6+
40.Cit'c3 c4 4 t . Cit' x c4 § x b2
4 2 . § x d 3 §c2+ 43.Cit'd5 § c 5 +
4 4 . Cit' e 6 A b 8 4 5 . §d7+ Cit'b6
46.§h7 §c6+ 47. Cit'f7 §c3
48. § x h6+ Cit' a 5 49.§h8 Aa7
50.§a8 1-0 Five points for 1 0.g4!! .
(T2.06) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
17 ... .1l_ xf5 17 . . . El e6? 1 8.Ad4 El ae8
1 9 . 4Je3 Ah5 2 0 . Ah 3 Ag6 2 1 .�d2
4Jfe4 22.4Jxe4 El xe4 23.tk3 and White
is not much worse. 18.t\'xf5 § xe31
18 .. :�xh2? 1 9.Axc5 dxc5 20:�h l ! and
White's activity compensates for the
pawn deficit. 19.fxe3 t\'xb2 20.§c2
Let's eva luate the pos ition. For the
sl ight cost of about a pawn, Black has
shattered White's pawn structure, leav­
ing him with four pawn islands, two iso­
lated pawns and one set of doubled iso­
lated pawns. I f, instead of the game
m o v e , W h i te tries 2 0 . 4Je 4 , then
20 . . . 4Jfxe4 2 Ulxe4 g 6 2 2 .i;Yf3 i;;lte 5
23 .Jlc2 El e8 gi ves B lack wonderful
181
compensation. 20 . . . t\'b6 2 1 .§bl
t\'a7 2 2 . h 3 §e8 2 3 . t\'f2 t\'a6
24.4)dl? Better is 24:l;Jf4 after which
there would follow 24 . . . El e6!, with the
idea of bringing the bi shop into the
game. Agreeing to exchanges at this
point would only ease Wh ite's posi­
t i o n a l prob l e m s . 2 5 . El fl .Jle7 =i= .
24 . . . 4) x a4 2 5 . 4) b2 t\'b6 26.e4
t\'b3 27.§ccl 4) x b2 28.e3 4) xe4
2 9 . § x b 2 t\'a3 30.Jl,. x e4 § x e4
31.§el §e7
Black has more than enough material
for the exchange and the static weak­
nesses in White's pawn structure re­
main. As long as Black remains patient
and careful, this should be enough to
w i n . 3 2 . §ee2 t\'c5 3 3 . t\'f4 a4
34. t\'d4 t\'a5 There is no reason to
exchange queens and straighten out
W h i te ' s pawns at the same t i m e .
3 5 . t\' b 6 t\' c 3 36. t\' b 4 ? 1 t\' x b4
37 . § x b4 §e4 38 . § x b7 § x c4
39.§a7 d5 Fixing the e3-pawn and
clearing the way for the bishop to re­
enter the game. 40. Cit'f2 a3 4t.§a8 g6
42.Cit'et §cl + 43.Cifi'f2 Cit'g7 44.§a4
Cit'f6 45.§el §c2+ 46.§e2 §c3
47.Cit'et Cit'e5 48.Cit'd2 §b3 49.Cit'c2
§b2+ 50.Cit'd3 E!bt 5 t .h4 Ab4
5 2 .Cit'c2 §b2+ 5 3 . \!jld3 §b3+
54.Cit'c2 §c3+ 55.Cit'd2 c5 White can
only watch as Black tightens the noose.
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
56.g4 <it'e4 57.g5 hxg5 58.h x g5
<it'f3 0- 1 Th ree points if you saw
17 . . .JlxfS 18.�xfS f!xe3 19.fxe3 �xh2.
(T2.07) Weaknesses: 10.e5J B lack's
position has immediately become criti­
cal . White realizes that Black is forced
to exchange his light-squared bishop for
the f3-knight, and as a result, Black's
weaknesses on the l ight squares will
become dangerous. 10.4::\gS?! can be met
by 10 . . . a6 l l .Ac4 h6 1 2 .4Jxe6 4Je5
1 3 .4::l x f8 E! xf8 1 4 .4Jd2 tj"g4, which is
not as good as the game. 10 ... Axf3
Not l O . . .dxeS? 1 1 .4::lx e5 Jlxg2?! 1 2.E!g1
Jld5 1 3.c4 Jlh7 1 4 .Jlg5 +- and White
is winning. l l.�xf3 dxe5 1 2.�d2
I f 1 2 :(;1h3?!, Black holds with 1 2 . . . 'i!tf7.
12 ... .1l,e7 The attempt to k i c k the
bishop by 1 2 . . . a6? runs into 1 3.Ac4 ± .
13.-'l.a6
Attempted deflection number one.
13...�d8 14.�c6 <it'f7?J What else?
White has a comfortable advantage af­
ter 1 4 . . . 0 - 0 1 5 . i'}'xe6+ �h8 1 6 . 0 0.
-
15 . .11. c 4 � f8 1 6 . 4) f3 .ll, d 6
1 7 . �b7+J <itlgS O r 17 . . . 4J6d7
18.4Jg5+ �e7 19.4Je4 ± . 18.�g5 �e8
1 9 . 4) x e6 4) x e6 20 .1l, x e6+ At­
• minimum, White misses h is chance to
tempted d e fl e c t i o n n u m ber two.
20... <it'f8 21 . .1l.b3 .§.cS 22 ..1l.e3 .§.c7
23. �a6 c4 Trying to get some breath­
ing room. 24. .11, xc4 �c6 25.0-0-0
1 82
<it'e7?J If 25 . . . i'}'xc4, then 26.t}'xc4
E! xc4 27.E!xd6 ± and White is winning.;
Or 25 . . . i'}'xg2!? 26.Ah3 ± . 26 . .1l,b5
White applies the light-square strategy
relentlessly. 26 ... �a8 27.f3 .§.hc8
2 8 . <it' b 1 � d 5 29 . .11. g 5 + <itle6?J
30 . .1l,a4 � f6 3 l .�d3 .§.dS
32.Ab3+ <it'e7 33.�xh7 1-0 It is
time to say goodnight. One point for
1 0.e5!.
(T2.08) Prophylaxis: 19.b4J This brings
any idea of queens ide activity by Black
to a screeching halt. 19.a4? .llc 5 gives
B l ack good cou nterplay. 19 ... �g7
20.g4J Preventing the knight from get­
ting to f5 . 20 h5?J I f B lack persists
•..
on the queenside with 20 . . . a5, White is
on top after 2 1 . a 3 l'! d7 2 2 . .ll d 3 ± .
21.h3 a5 22.a3 .§.d7 23 . .§.f3 �d8
Black "hunkers down." If he bl ithely
continues 23 . . . .§ fd8?, White crashes
through with 24 . .§ xf7 �xf7 25.i'}'xg6+
'i!tg8 26 . .§ fl +- . 24 . .§. b l ? J .ll. g 5
25 . .§.bfl a x b4 26 . a x b4 .ll, e 7?
26 . . . h4 ± is better, but it is still White
who has a big advantage. 27 . .§.bl?
A fter keeping Black's counterplay to a
make a dec isive breakthrough. H e
should have played 27.gxh5! and, after
27 . . . 4Jxh5, White wins with 28.f!xf7!!
f! x f7 29.f! xf7 �xf7 30.i'}'xg6+ �f8
 Solutions
3 1 .�h6+ .£lg7 32.i.tg6! +- White did
not get another chance like this, and the
game was eventually drawn. One point
for 19.b4 ! and the second for 20 . . . .£lg7
2 l .g4!.
(T2.09) I mproving Piece Placement:
28 4)e61?+ Black's knight is nicely
•.•
placed in the center, but it has no real
job to do. So Berg redeploys it to f4,
where it makes White's king feel ner­
vous. 29.f3 4)f4 30.§.el 30.�xa7 e4
3 1 .fxe4 dxe4 32J:'!xc6 (32.i.tfl .£lh3+
33.gxh3 �g5+ -+ ) 32 . . .bxc6 33.i.txe4
.£lh3+ 34.gxh3 �fl + 35. 'it>h2 �f4+ -+ .
30 ... �g5 31.�h2?1 �h4+ 32.�gl
�g5 33.�h2?1 §.e8?1 33 . . . e4 34.fxe4
� h 4 + 3 5 .\t>g l d4 ! ! -+ . 34.Jl.,b l ? l
c:. 34 . l':! e d l + . 3 4 �h4+ 3 5-�gl
.•.
�g3 36.�hl �h4+ 37- �gl �g5
38.�h2 d4 39.�f2 �h5+ 40.�gl
�g5 4 1 . � h 2 Jl x f3 4 2 . �g3
4 2 . g x f3? � h 5 + 4 3 .\t>g l ( 4 3 .\t>g3?
�h3 # ) 43 . . . .£lh3+ -+ ; 42.�xf3? �h4+
4 3 . \t>g l � x e l + -+ . 42 . . . � x g3+
4 3 . � x g3 Jl.,c6 44.-'l.e4 Jl x e4
4 5 . §. x e4 4) h 5 + 46. �f2 4) f6
47.§.el �h7 48.§.c2?1 48.\t>e2 was
more tenacious. 48 e4 49.§.c7 d3
•..
50.§.fl e3+ 5 1 .�el e2 52. §.gl
4)d5 53.§.d7 4)b4 54.�f2 §.f8+
55 .�el 4)c2+ 56.�d2 §.fl 0-1
One point for 2 8. . . .£le6 and one for the
assessment that Black is clearly better.
(T2.10) Opening the Position: l l .d511
White charges forward in the center.
B lack has a number of alternatives, but
all fall short. 11 ... 4) xd5?1 This is what
the H ungarian grandmaster p layed.
There are three other moves to be con­
sidered. The first is l l . . .i.txc3?, after
which White does not immediately take
the bishop, but plays 1 2.dxe6. B lack
then has four possibilities.
1 83
12 . . . i.txf3 Probably the best. Also: a)
12 . . . Ab4 trying to hold on to the bishop
loses to 1 3 .exf7+ \t>e7 ( or 1 3 . . . \t>fB
1 4 . .£lg5 �c8 1 5 . .£le6+ \t>xf7 ( 1 5 . . . \t>e7
1 6.�e2 'it> x f7 1 7 .�e5 +- ) 1 6 . .£lc7+
\t>f8 1 7 . .ild2 .ild6 1 8 . 1':! a e l +- and
w i n s . ) 14 . .£lg5 �b6 1 5 .�e2+ 'it'd8
1 6 . .£le6+ \t>c8 1 7 . .1le3 +- ; b) 1 2 . . . i.ta5
again trying to keep the cleric loses to
1 3 .exf7+ \t>f8 0 3 . . . \t>e7 1 4 . .£lg5 +- )
1 4 . .£lg5 �e7 ( 1 4 . . . �c8 1 5 ..ilf4 .ilb4
16.�d2 .ile7 1 7.1':!ael .£lc6 18 . .£le6+
\t>xf7 1 9 . .£lxg7+ \t>g6 20 . .1lh6 �g4
2 l .�c2+ \t>xh6 2 2 . .£lf5+ +- ) 1 5 . .ile3
.ilb4 1 6.1':!ael +- ; c) And if 12 . . . fxe6,
then 1 3.�xc3 .1ld5 1 4 . .£lg5 ± ; 13.exf7+
(after 1 2 . . . .1lxf3) 1 3 . . . \t>f8 ( 1 3 . . .\t>e7
1 4 . �x c 3 .ild5 1 5 . 1':! d l 'it' x f7
16 . .1lg5 +- ) 1 4 .bxc3 .lld 5 l S .l':!dl ± ;
The second possibi l ity for B l ack i s
l l . . .exd5, after which there fol lows
1 2 .1':! e l + .lle7 1 3 .i.tg5 0-0 ( 1 3 . . . d4?
1 4 . .1l x f6 ( 1 4 . § x e 7 + ! ? ) 1 4 . . . g x f6
1 5 . .£l x d 4 �xd4 1 6 . .£l d 5 .£lc6
17.§adl +- ) 1 4.§adl t with advantage
to White . ; Finally l l . . ..llxd5!? 1 2 . .£lxd5
exd5 ( 1 2 . . . .£lxd5 1 3 . .1lg5 t ) 1 3.i.tg5
0-0 1 4 . 1':! ad l t also gives White the ad­
vantage. 1 2.4) xd5 Jl., xd5 1 2 . . . exd5!?
l eads to great com p l i c ations after
13 . .1lg5 f6 (Not 1 3 . . .�d7? 1 4.1':!fe l +
'it>f8 ( 1 4 . . . .1l x e l 1 5 . 1':! x e l + 'it'f8
1 6.�c5+ \t>g8 1 7 . 1':! e7 h6 1 8 . 1':! xd7
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
� x d 7 1 9 . �c7 +- ) 1 5 . � e 5 �c8
1 6 . � x c 8 + .llx c8 1 7 . l=! e c l �d7
1 8.Jlxd5 +- and Wh ite is winning.)
14.l=!fe l + (Also worth consideration is
1 4 .Ad2!?) 1 4 . . . Jlxel 1 5 . l=! x e l + 'l!tf7
16.�e5+! (Not I 6:ii1f5? .§e8! ( 1 6 . . .'1!tf8?
1 7.�d4 Ac8 18.l=!e6 .§ a7 1 9.Axf6 .§ f7
2 0 . A x g 7 + 'l!t g 8 2 l . � e 5 .!l x e 6
2 2 . � x e6 +- ) 1 7 . l=! xe8 'l!t x e 8 ( O r
1 7. . :�xe8 1 8.Axd5+ Jlxd5 1 9.thd5+
'it'f8 20. �xa8 ( Perhaps 2 0 . A e 3 ! ? )
2 0. . . fxg5 2 1 .h3 ;!; and White has a slight
edge.) 18.�e6+ �e7 1 9.�g8+= and
White has a slight advantage.) 16 . . .'1!tg8
( N o t 1 6 . . . '1!tf8? 1 7 . �c 5 + 'l!tg8
1 8 . .§dl +- ) 17 . .§dl 'l!tf8 (or 17 . . . �d7
1 8.�c6 +- ) 18 . .ilxd5 .ilxd5 1 9.tk5+
�e7 0 9 . . . '1!tg8 20 . .§ xd5 �e8 2 1 . .§ d6
� x e 5 2 2 . � x e 5 fx e 5 2 3 . l=! d8 + +- )
20.�xd5 fxg5 ( 20 . . . �xe5 2 l .�xe5
fx e 5 22 . .§ d8 + 'l!tf7 2 3 . l=! x h8 +- )
2 1 .�xa8 �xe5 2 2 . �b7 �e8 23.l=!cl
�c6 24 . �xc6 �xc6 2 5 . l=! x c6 ± and
Wh ite h a s a w i n n i n g e n d g a m e .
13.Jlg51 Jlxb3 Wh ite has a strong
initiative after 1 3 . . . f6 1 4 .Axd5 exd5
1 5 .Jle3 �d7 (also Wh ite has the edge
after 15 . . . 0-0 16.�b3 �c6 1 7 . .§ fd l t . )
1 6 ..§ a c l 0-0 1 7 :{ij<b3 t. 14.axb3 Jle7?
Although this looks to be the most natu­
ral, it is not the best move. Better is
1 4 . . . f6! 1 5 . l=! fd l �d7 (Or 1 5 . . . .1ld6
16 . ..1lxf6 gxf6 17.�e4 f! a7 1 8.t:'Yxe6+
1 84
Yi!e7 1 9.Yifc8+ �d8 20.�xd8+ 'l!txd8
2 1 ..§ xd6+ ± and White should win the
ending without much problem.) 1 6.�c6
fxg5 17 . .§ xd7 (A lso worth consider­
a t i o n I S 1 7 . � e 5 ! ? ) 1 7 . . . i h d7
1 8 . �xa8+ ± . 15.�fd1 +- .£J d7 Of
course not 15 ... ll.xg5?! 1 6. .§ xd8+ Axd8
1 7 . �c8 +- . 16.A xe7 � x e7 I f the
queen recaptures, Wh ite wins with
1 6 ... �xe7 1 7 . �c6 l=! a7 (Or 17 ... l=!d8
1 8.�e5 f6 1 9.�xd7 .§ xd7 20 . .§ xa6+­
and wins.) 1 8.�e5 Yifc5 19.�xc5 �xc5
20 . .§ acl l=!c7 2 1 .b4 f6 22.�d3 +- and
White wins the exchange and the game.
17 . .£Je5 .£j xe5 1 7 . . . .§c8 does not help:
1 8 . � e 2 l=! c7 1 9 . .§ x d 7 + .§ x d7
20.�c6+ +- . 18.�c5+ �f6 19.�xd8
�hxd8 20.f41 1-0 20.f4 ! and if the
knight moves, 20 . . . �d3? B lack gets
mated. (Of course, on 20 . . . l=!d5 simply
2 1 .fxe5+ +- ) 2 1 .�g5 # Two points for
l l .d5!! and two more, if you saw that
1 3.Jlg5 gives White a powerful initia­
tive after both recaptures 12 . . .Jlxd5 and
1 2 . . . exd5 .
(T2. 1 l ) B lockade: 24 .£je41 White's
•
domination on the light squares gives
him a clear advantage. 24.Jlxc6? is in­
accurate , as it gives B l ack strong
c ou n terpl ay. 2 4 . . . �c7! ( 2 4 . . . .§ c8?
25 . .ilg2 e4 ( 2 5 . . . �f7 26 . .§ bc l �g4
27.h3 e4 28.hxg4 exd3 29.Yifb2 Axg4
30 . .§ xd3 ± ) 26.�f4 �e5 27.Jlxf6 �xf6
28.�fd5 e3 29.�e2 e x f2 + 30.�xf2
�h6 3 1 . .§ fl Jld6 32 . .§ be l ± ) 25 .Jlb5
�c8 26. .§ bcl �c7 27.Yi!a4 Yi!e6 gives
Black good compensation for the pawn
because of White's weakened king po­
sition. 24 �c8 24 . . . �e6 2 5 .Axf6
•••
(25.�xf6 gxf6 26.Ae3 c5 27.bxc5 bxc5
2 8 . Yif c 3 �d6 2 9 . Jlfl ± ) 25 . . . g x f6
26..§ bcl .§d4 27.f3 ± . 25.�bc1 �a7?1
2 5 . . . h6 26 . .ilxf6 gxf6 2 7 . �e2 'l!tg7
28.g4 ..llg6 29.�g3 ± . 26.Jl xf6 gxf6
 Solutions
27."�e2 c5 28.b5 Jl ><e4 28 . . . .:£\c7
29.4Jd6 +- . 29.Jl><e4 4)c7 30.4) ><e511
4) ><b5 30 . . . fxe5 3 1 .l"!.d7 +- . 31.13.d7
l3.c7 32.4)f7+1 1-0 Two points for
24 . .:£\e4! .
(T2. 1 2) Counterplay: 1 4 . . . c51 The
queenside expansion must be brought
to a halt immediately. 14 . . . 'i!i'e7? 1 5 .c5
l"!. hd81 6 . Jle 2 Jld7 1 7 . l"!. h e 1 ± .
15.b><c5 1 5 .a3 'i!i'e7 1 6 . .1le2 l"!. hc8=.
1 5 . . . �e7 t 6 . 4) d 2 �f6? S o l ak
should have played 16 . . . .:£\xcS 17 . .1lb4
l"!. hc8 18 . .:£\b3 b6= ( Ribli in CBM 8 1 ) .
One point for 1 4 . . . c5!.
(T2. 1 3) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
15 ... 13. ><c311
1 5 . . . .:£\cS? 1 6 . A x f6 A x f6 1 7 . � x d6
� x d6 1 8 . l"!. x d6 Jle7 1 9 . l"!. d 2 f6
20 . .:£\d5 ± . t6."� ><c3 4) >< e4 17.�e3
�c7 18.c3 f5 19.�cl d5?1 19 . . . f4
gives Black ful l compensation, accord­
ing to H i llarp Persson in Tiger :\· Mod­
ern. Two points for 1 5 . . . l"!. xc3!!.
(T2. 1 4) I mproving Piece Placement:
1 8 ... 13.d41 i s the best option, as it
threatens to bring Black's last inactive
unit (the f8-rook) i nto play with the
greatest pos s i b l e e ffect. 18 . . . �e6,
1 8 . . . l"!. b8 and 1 8 ... �b7 each gets one
p o i n t . 1 9 . 13.hfl l3.fd8 20. 13.del
1 85
�e61 2l .b3?1 2 1 .'i!i'b1 l"!. b8 22.l"!.e2
l"!.db4 2 3 . .:£\d 1 l"!. 4 b 5 + . 2 1 ... c41
2 2 . 4) e 2 l3.d2 2 3 . 4)f4 �a6
24.�><d2 l3. ><d2 25.� ><d2 �a5+
2 6 . � d l � >< a 2 27.b >< c4 � a t +
28.�e2 �c3 29.13.dt 0-1 Two points
for 1 8 . . . l"!.d4!.
(T2. 1 5) Opening the Position, Bishop­
Pair: 33.g41 ± f><g4 34.h ><g4 4)f6
35.Jlf3 �f7 36.�g2 36.�d3!? �e7
37.g5 .:£\e4 3 8 . l"!. a 4 ± ; 36.g5? .:£\xdS
37.�d3 .:£\xe3 38. .:£\xe3 �xf4+ 39.'i!i'g2
� >< g S + 40 . .:£\g4 l"!. ab8 gives B lack
counterplay. 36... 4)d7 37.g5 13. ><e3?1
37 . . . .:£\f8 3 8 . Jl d 2 �e7 3 9 . l"!. fa 1 ± .
38.Jlg41 l3.ae8 39.4) ><e3 1-0 Black
resigned because of 39 . . . l"!. xe3 40.Jld2
l"!. e8 4 1 .Jle6 l"!. x e6 4 2 . d x e6 �xe6
43.l"!. xa6 +- . Two points for 33.g4!.
(T2 . 1 6) Opening the Position: 23.g41
23.h3 .:£\cS 24.g4?! fxg4 25.hxg4 can be
met by 2 5 . . . Jl x g4 ! ; 2 3 . .:£\bS .ll d 7
24.a4 � . 23 ... f><g4 24.f5 h5 25.h311
g><h3 26.�h2
26 . . . Ad7?1 26 . . . .:£\cS 2 7 . l"!. f4 .lld7
28.l"!.h4 and White has a strong initia­
tive. 27.4)e6+ �f7 27 . . .'i!i'e7 28.l"!.gl
l"!. h8 2 9 . l"!. g7 + l"!. f7 3 0 . f6 + 'i!te8
3 l . l"!. fl ± 28.13.gl l3.g8 29.13. ><g8
0
� >< g8 3 0 . l3. g l + �h8 30 . . . 'i!i'f7
3 1 .l"!.g7+ 'i!i'e8 32.'i!txh3 l"!.f7 33.l"!.g8+
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�e7 34 .'it'h4 ± . 3 l . � x h3 � b4
3 2 . � h4 � d 3 3 3 . � x h 5 §f7
34.'ifi'g5 � f 2 ? 1 3 5 . E!f1 � d 3
36.§h 1 + E! h 7 37. § x h7+ � x h7
38.�f8+ 1-0 Two points for 23.g4,
and two more if you calculated until
26.'iti>h2. Two points for 23.4Jb5 Ad7
24.a4.
Test 03
(T3.0 1 ) Opening the Position: 42.f511
e5 Or 42 . . . exf5 43.4Jf4 4Ja6 44.4Je6
Ac7 45.4Je7 +- ( Dautov in CBM 8 1 );
42 . . . gxf5 43.4Jf4 +- is also winning for
White. 43.dxe5 fxe5 44.4) xe5 .Q.f6
O r 4 4 . . . g x f5 4 5 .4Ja7 a n d w i n s .
4 5 . 4) g4+ �g7 46.fxg6 'ifi' x g6
47.h5+ 'it'g7 48.h6+ �g6 49.4) xf6
�xf6 50.4)e7 d4 51.�g3 1-0 The
white king is "in the square" and there­
fore B l ack resigns. Two points for
42.f5!!.
(T3.02) Weaknesses: 18.a51 Forcing
the advance of the black b-pawn. All of
a sudden, the Achilles' heel of Black's
position is evident: the bishop on b7.
Its mobility has been severely restricted
by its own pawns on the white squares.
18...b5 19.4)a2 Also worth consider­
ation i s 1 9 . 4Ja4!? 4Jd7 ( 1 9 . . . bxa4?
20:�xb7 § fb8 2 l .i!rc6 ± ( Donev in
CBM 72); 19 . . . e 5 ? 2 0 . d x e 5 i!rxeS
2 1 .4Jc5 Ac8 2 2 . '�b4 ± ; 19 . . . § fc8?
2 0 . 4Jb6 § x c l + 2 l . § x c l § e8
2 2 .iirc3 ± ) 2 0 . 4J c 5 LLl x c S 2 l . § x c 5
§ac8 ;!; . 19 . . . §fc8 20.'llt b4 'llt x b4
20 . . . i!rd7 2 l .§ xc8+ § xc8 22.§cl §c7
2 3 . § c 5 ;!; . 2 1 . 4) x b4 We have an
endgame that looks almost equal, but
in fact it is not, mainly because of
Black's "bad" bishop. Although White's
bishop is not exactly dominating the
board, it is better than its black coun-
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terpart. These kinds of endings, with
one side having a clearly worse minor
piece, are not that uncommon and the
s t u d e n t s h o u l d note h o w w e l l
Khalifman handles it. The winning plan
for White is as fol lows: The first phase
is to exchange the heavy pieces - the
rooks will come off. Then, making sure
as many black pawns as possible remain
on white squares, thereby continuing to
limit the scope of the bishop, White will
exc hange h i s b i shop for the b l ac k
knight. Final ly, alternating the threat of
winning material with an invasion of the
b lack position with the king, B l ack
eventually is in zugzwang. Watch how
"Alexander the First" carefully imple­
ments this plan.
21 ... �f8 22.�fl h6 23.�e1 �e7
24.�d2 �d6 25.f3 E!xc1 26.E!xc1
E!c8 27.E!xc8 j}_ xc8 Phase one: mis­
sion accom p l i shed. 28 . .Q.e2 Jl.b7
29.4)d3 4)d7 30.f4 Jl.c6 31 . .Q.h5
f6 32.�c3 �e7 33.�b4 �d6 Oth­
erwise the white king breaks into the
black position via c5. 34 ..Q.e8 4)b8
35 . .Q.g6 Not 35.Axc6 4Jxc6+ and it i s
B l ack who i s w i n n i n g ! 3 5 . . . Jl.d7
36.�c3 4)c6 37.b4 Not only protect­
ing the a5-pawn, but fixing the black
q ueenside pawns on wh ite squares.
37 . . . 4)e7 38 . .Q.h5 4)f5 39.�d2
.Q.c8 40.4)c5 4)e7 4 1 ..Q.f3 4)c6
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42.�c3 f5 Another black pawn to a
white square. 43.Ah5 �e7 44.4)d3
Ad7 45 . .£l c 5 Acs 46. Af3 g 6
47.g4 �d6 48.h4 fxg4 49.A xg4
h5? The h-pawn joins its brethren on
white squares. 49 . . . 4Je7 was called for,
after which White still has to work to
exchange h i s bi shop for the b l ack
knight. 50.Af3 4)e7 5 1 .e4 d x e4
52.A x e4 4)d5+ 5 3 . A x d 5 e x d 5
Phase t w o : m i ssion accom pl i shed.
54.�d3 �e7 55.�e3 �f6 56.�f3
Ag4+ 57.�f2 Ac8 58.�e3 �f5
59 . �f3 �f6 60 . .£l d 3 Ag4+
61.�g3 Af5 62.4)c5 Ac8 63 .£lb3 •
Ag4 64.�f2 Af5 65 . .£ld2 Acs
66.4)fl Ae6 67. .£le3 �f7 68.�g3
�g7
69.f5!1 gxf5 70.�f4 �f6 The tem­
porary sacrifice of the pawn has resulted
in two possible entry squares for the
white king: e5 and g5 . Black cannot
keep White from both and also hold
both the d5- and f5-pawns. 71 .4)c2
Ad7 72.4)e1 Ac8 73 . .£ld3 Ae6
74.�f3 �e7 75.�g3 �f6 76.4)c5
Ac8 77.�f4 Phase three: mission ac­
complished. It is time to bring the full
point home. 77 ... �g6 78.�e5 f4
7 9 . � x f4 �f6 80. �g3 �g7
s t . �f3 �g6 82 . .£l d3 Ag4+
83 .�e3 Ae6 8 4 . 4) f4+ �f5
85 . 4) x h 5 �g4 86. 4)f4 Jl.f7
1 87
87.4)d3 Ae6 88.4)c5 Ac8 89.h5
1-0 Two points for 18.aS!.
(T3.03) Outpost: 13...g511 14.f5 1 4 .fxg5
hxg5 1 5 . ..1lxg5 4JeS 1 6.�g3 0 6.�xf6
..ll x f6 17 ..1l xf6 '{;lb6 18 .. llxh8 �xd4+
1 9.�hl �cS -+ ) 16 . . . 4Jfxg4 17 . ..1lxe7
't; x e7 1 8 . h 3 �b6 -+ . 14 . . . 4) e5
15.�h3 1 S.�g2 't;d7 1 6.h3 ( 1 6 . ..1le2
h5) 16 . . . hS gives Black a strong initia­
tive in both cases. 15 ... �d7!
The king secures the center itse l f!
16.Ae2 h5 17.fxe6+ fxe6 18.gxh5
g4 19.�g2 E! xc31 This typical ex­
change sacrifice destroys White's hopes
completely. 20.bxc3 Axe4 21 .�f2
4) xh5 22.J}.f4 g31 23.hxg3 4) xf4
24. � x f4 E! h l + 2 5 . �f2 E!h2+
2 6 . �e3 Ag5 27. � x e4 A x f4
28.gxf4 E!h3 29.4) xe6 �xe6 0-1
Three points for 1 3 . . . gS!!.
(T3.04) A Second Front: 24.a4!! Here
it is - the second front. 24.l'H h7? This
dissipates White's advantage. 24 . . . Ag7
2 5 . §. x d 8 + 't; x d 8 2 6 . §. xg7 "ifl x g7
27:#Jxe6 4Jf5 28 ...QAS gxf') 29.�xf5 h4
30.�d2 't;e7 3 l .�e4 �g')+ 32 .'t;c2
't;e6 33 .�c6+ �f7 = ; 24.§. 8117 ..ll g7
25.§. 1 h6 is also quite strong and gets
three points, e.g. 25 . . . §. f8 26.f4 �g8
27.§.h2 �f7 28.'t;d l . 24... 4)f5 Black
is also in trouble after other moves:
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24 . . . a6 25.1'! l h7 ..llg7 26.l'! xd8+ 'it'xd8

27 .1'! xg7 'li:txg7 2 8 . 'li:t x e 6 4::\ e cS
29.aS +- ; 24 . . . bxa4 2S .d5 +- ; 24 ... b4
25.a5 4::\bdS 26. l'! l h7 ..llg7 27.l'! xd8+
'it'xd8 28.l'! xg7 'li:txg7 29.'li:txe6 4:\c7
3 0 . 'li:td6+ 'it'c8 3 1 .a6 +- ; 24 . . . 4:lxa4
25.d5 4::\c S 26.d6 4::\fS 27.l'! l h7 .llg7
28 . .1lc6+ +- ; 24 . . . c3 2 S . l'! l h7 .llg7
2 6 . l'! x d 8 + 'it' x d 8 2 7 . b x c 3 <tl x a4
(27 . . . bxa4 28.'li:tg5 ± ) 28.'li:tf3 �xf3+
29 . ..1lx f3 ..ll fR 3 0 . 'it'd3 ± . 2 5 . ! H h7
Jl,g7 26.f! xd8+ 'it'xd8 27.a5 .£)d5
28.Jl,xf5 exf5 29. "titf3 The game was adjourned in this posi­
tion (younger players should ask a vet­
eran player what this means). With three
pawns (two connected and passed) for
the exchange, Black is winning. 41 .f5
e x f5 ! 4 2 . g x f5 g5 43.h4 Jl.c5l
44 . h x g 5 "titf4+ 45.'it'e1 "titg3+
4 6 . 'it'd 1 "titg1 + 47."tite1 tit x e 1 +
48 . 'it' x e 1 h x g 5 49. 'ifi'e2 S h o u l d
White wish to end the game early he
could play 49.l'! xc3 Ab4. 49 ...Ad4!
50.f!a2 'it'g7 51 .'it'd3 Jl.e5! 52.f!a5
'it'f6 53.f!xd5 'it' x f5 54.'it'e3 f6
B lack cannot prevent a decisive inva­ 5 5 . f! c 5 'it'g4 56. E!c4+ 'it'g3
s i o n by W h i te on the q u e e n s i d e . 57. 'it'e4 g4 0 - 1 Two p o i n ts fo r
29 .£)c7 30. titc6 tit e 6 3 1 ."titc5
35 . . . l'!c3!.
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"titd7 32.ttxa7 'it'e8 33.ttb7 'it'f8

34.d5 �xd5 35.�xd5 .£) xd5 36.a6
(T3.06) Blockade: 30...g5! Yes ! With
.£)c7 37 .a7 'it'g8 38.e6 A final fi­
this awkward-looking move, B l ack
nesse. 38 ... 'ifi' x h7 39 .e7 Jl, x b2
makes it difficult for White to make pro­
40.a8"tit .£) x a8 4 1 .e8"tit .£) b6
gress. 31.a4 'it'c7 32.Jl,c6 'it'b6 33.c4
42.tit x b5 Jl,d4 43."titb4 1 -0 Five
points for 24.a4!!.

(T3.05) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:

35...f!c3l Offering a second exchange
sacrifice! 36. .£) xc3 If White declines
the second gift by 36.4:ld4, then he loses
after 36 . . . .1lc5 37.l'!edl Axd4 38.l'! xd4
Jl.f3 -+ . 36 . . . bxc3 37.f!c2 tit x b3
38.f!ecl Ab4 39.g4 White can only
watch and wait on the queenside.
39...Jl,xc2 40.f!xc2 "titxa4

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 Solutions
White tries to open the position for his
bishop. I f he goes after the black pawns
with 33.Ae8, the game is equal after
33 . . . f6 3 4 . 'it'f2 ( 34 . .ilf7 .t\g 2 = )
34 . . . -tlg6=. And if White tries to force
the issue, he may even lose: 35.Axg6?
hxg6 36.'it>e2 (Or 36.f4 'it'a'5 37 .c4
'it' x a 4 -+ ) 36 . . . 'it>a'5 3 7 . 'it>d3 'it' x a 4
38.c4 '\t>b4 -+ . 33 ... d xc4 34.<it'd2
�g2 35.1it'c3 �e3 36.Cjfjlb4 a 5 +
Adding another support t o the block­
ade. 37.1it'c3 lit'c7 38.J}.e8 f6
39.Jlf7 �d5+ 40.Cjfjlxc4 �b6+ With
a watertight fortress. 41 .<ifi'b3 Cjfjld6
42.Ag8 h6 43.Af7 lit'd5 44.Ag8
Yz-Yz White has no way to improve his
pos i t i o n . One point fo r 30 . . . g5 or
30 ... '\t>c7, fol lowed by ... g5.
(T3.07) U nd e rm i n i n g : 2 5 . . . h41 +
B lack bangs away at the white pawn
chain's base. White's position quickly
reaches critical mass. 26.g4 g x f4
27.�e2 Or 27.l'£txf4 Ad3+ 28.Jle2
l'£txe5 + . 27 ... Ag6 28.f:te1 AdS!
White's dark-squared bishop is stifling
piece play for B lack on the queenside
and center, so B lack looks to exchange
i t . 29 .b4 Ac7 3 0 . A x c7 � x c7
31.�b3 �b8
An evaluation of this position leads to
the conclusion that B lack has a consid­
erable advantage. White's c-pawn is a
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permanent weakness, his light-squared
bishop has much less scope compared
to its black counterpart and White must
try to exchange off the black knight,
which intends to increase the pressure
on the white e-pawn, even though the
exchange will not provide that much
re l i e f fo r W h i te . 3 2 . � c 5 �d7
3 3 . � x d7 Cjfjl x d7 3 4 . f:t c 1 �c4
3 5 . 1it' f2 lit'e7 36. �d2 f:tc7
3 7 . f:t h h 1 f:thc8 38.f:the1 �b3
3 9 . � x f4 f:t x c3 4 0 . f:t x c 3 f:t x c3
4 I .Ad1 �c4 4 2 . �f6+ lit'd7
43.Aa4+ lit'c8 White's position gives
way to the black threats. There is no
good response to the threats 44 . . . l'£ta2+
and 44 . . . §. x h 3 . 44. f:te3 �a2+
45.f:te2 � x a4 46.�e7 �c6 0-1
One point for 25 . . . h4.
(T3.08) Weaknesses, Weak Color Com­
plex: 23.Ab3! ± It is the traditional
Achilles' heel : t7! 23 �d7 I n fact,
•..
this position had been reached before.
I n Brutus-Sj eng, M aastricht 2002,
Black lost after 23 . . . l'£td6 24.-tle3 §.ad8
2'5.§.adl l'£tc7 26:t;�'h5 §. xdl 27.§. xdl
Jlb7 2 8 . -t\fS Ac8 2 9 . 'li'lg6 A x f5
30.'li'lxf5 t:l.e7 3 1 .t:l.d3 1 - 0; B lack was
also in trouble after 23 . . . l'£td8 24.l'£th5
§. a7 2 5 . t:! xe5 ± Adams-Ponomariov,
Linares 2002; Finally, if23 . . . l'£1d3, then
24.-tlg3 t:! adH 25.§.e3 �d7 26.-t\fS ± .
24.�h5 a5 25.bxa5 �e7? 25 . . .l'£tb7
suggested by Wedberg in CBM 94, fails
to 2 6 . -tle3 §. x a 5 2 7 . l'£tg6 t:l. e7
28.§.adl ± . 26.�e3 f:t xa5 27.�g4
f:td8 28. � x e51 1 -0 One point for
23.Ah3 and the second if you wanted
to continue the attack with l'£th5, .tle3 -
f5 (or - g 4 ) and esti mated W h i te ' s
chances a s clearly better.
(T3.09) Dom ination: l l .e31 � x f4
1 2.exf4 B lack has no good way to de-
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ploy his forces effectively, while White
controls the center and can easily in­
c rease the pressure. 1 2 . . . jld7
13.�d2 �b8 14.�fe1 g6 1 5.h4 a6
16.h5 b5?! 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.4)c51
dxc5 19.� xd7 �c8
Now Karpov starts an irresistible attack
w i th oppo s i te - c o l o red b i s h o p s :
20. � x e611 �a7 20 . . . fxe6 2 I . Axc6
f! a 7 2 2 . '(';'f x e6+ 'it'g7 2 3 . Ad7 +- .
21.� xg6+1 fxg6 2 l . . .'it'fH 22.�h3 +- ;
2 1 . . .'it'h7 22.�h3+ 'it'xg6 23.Ae4+ f5
2 4 ..� x f5 + +- . 2 2 . �e6+ <iflg7
23.A xc6 �d8? 23 . . .. 1lf6! was more
tenac ious. 24.cxb5 Af6 25.4)e4
Ad4 2 5 . . . A x h 2 26 . E! h l Jld4
2 7 . b6 +- . 26.bxa6 �b6 27.�d1
� x a6 28.� xd4 � x d4 2 9 . �f6+
<itlgS 3 0 . � x g6+ <itlfS 3 1 . �e8+
<itlg7 32. �e5+ <ifjlgS 33.4)f6+ <itlf7
34.jle8+ <ifjlfS 3 5 . � x c 5 + �d6
36. �xa7 �xf6 37.Ah5 �d2 38.b3
�b2 39.<iflg2 1-0 Three points for
l l .e3!.
(T3. 10) Weak Color Complex: 23... h51
Black wants to take control over the
dark squares to make White's king suf­
fer. 24.�e3 2 4 . E! h l d 5 ! ( 24 . . . h4?!
25.gxh4 4:Jf4 26..QJ1 is not what Black
wants. ) 25.cxdS .�xc2 26.d6 ( 26.E! xcH
f! xcH 27.rtlxe2 exdS 28.tltxd5 h4 with
attack) 26 . . . 'i;'tg5 27.f! xcH f! xcH 2H.d7
1 90
E! d8 2 9 . 'it' x e 2 � x g 3 w i t h attack
( H an s e n ) . 24 . . . �f6 2 5 . <iflg 1 h4
26.g x h4 � x h4 2 7 . �f2 �g5
28.jlfl 4)f4 29.<iflh2 g6 29. . . d5 was
also very strong. 30.g3?! 30.'l:'tg3 was
called for. 30... <iflg7 31 .Ag2 3 1 .gxf4?
E!hR+ 32.Ah3 f! xh3+ 33.'it'xh3 E! hH+
34.�h4 f! xh4 # (Hansen). 31 ... �h8+
3 2 . <iflg 1 4) h3+ 33.Jl x h3 � x h3
3 4 . <ifl g 2 �ch8 3 5 . � h 1 �h6
3 6 . �d4+ e5 37. � x d6 � h 2 +
38.� x h 2 � x h 2+ 39. <iflfl � x g3
40.�d3 �hl+ 0-1 Two points for
23 . . . h5! and one more for 24 .f!hl d5!.
(T3 . 1 1) B i shop- P a i r, Weaknesses :
17.-'tfl! The intention is to maximize
the pressure against B lack 's key de­
fender. 17 ... Af4 The attempt to hold
on the kings ide by 17 . . . f6 runs into
18.f!e6+ 'it'd8 ( 1 8 . . . rtlt7? 19.Ac4! +- )
1 9 .Ah3 § f7 20.f! ed6 't!teH 2 Ule6
f!h7 22.Jlxd7+ f!cxd7 23.8xf6 +- win­
ning at least a pawn with a w i nning
posi tion . 18.Ah3 4)b6 1 9 . A x f4
exf4 20.b31
Before rounding up the f4-pawn, White
takes steps to l imit the activity of the
black knight. 20...<ifle7 21.c4 4)d5 A
cheap tactical trick that does not work.
I f 2 l . . .c5 22.a4 f!e8 23.a5 4:Ja8 24.e5 ± ,
and White is in complete control. 22.e5
4)b6 23.�1d4?1 1-0 Even better was
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23.'it'd3!, activating the king: 23 . . . f'5
24 J''!x g6 (24.c5 <tld7 25. \t>d4 is also
interesting.) 24 . . . E!d7+ 25 .\t>e2 E! xdl
26.\t>xdl <tld7 27.E!g5 +- and wins.
Three points for 17 .Afl .
(T3. 1 2) Blockade: 21 4)e8 22.E{c4
•.•
b6 23.Ete4 23.E!a4 is met by 23 . . . a5.
23 ... 4)d6 24. E{e7 4)c4 2 5 . Etf2
4) x b2 26.Eta7 4)c4 26 ... a5 27.E!b7
<tlc4 28.ll.fl =. 27.E{f4 4)e3 Y:r-Yz Two
points for 2 1 . . .l2'le8.
(T3.13) Simplification: 19.Axe41 First
the strong centralized knight is re­
moved. 1 9.b5? White should not rush
the minority attack. 19 . . . cxb5 20.i;1b2
4:lc3 -+ and Black is on top.; Or 19.4Je5?!
<tld6=. 19 ...d xe4?1 Somewhat better
for B lack is 1 9 . . . E! xe4 20.b5 cxb5
(20 ... axb5 2 l .axb5 c5 2 2 .dxc5 E!c4
23.i;1f5 E!4xc5 24.E!fdl ;; (Atalik in CBM
1 04)) 2 1 .i;1a2 b6 22.axb5 a5 23.E!fcl
E!xcl + 24.E!xcl <tlg6 2'5.4Je'5 ;!; although
White is sti ll for choice. However, this
is stil l better than what Black got after
the text. 20.4)d2 �d5 21.Etfc1 4)d7
Black tries to stem the rising tide on the
queenside. I f 2 1 . . . 4:lg6 2 2 . b '5 axb5
23.axb5 <tlh4 24.i;1c5 ± and White has
a strategically won game. 22. Etb3
E{e6?1 Again, if the black knight goes
to the kingside with 22 . . . 4:lf6?!, then
W h i te's advantage should be good
191
enough to win after 2 3 . E! c 3 E! cd8
24.E!c5 '(;1d7 25.b'5 axb5 26.axb'5 cxb'5
2 7 . E! b l ± . ; 22 . . . E! cd8!? 2 3 . E! c 3 f'5
24:�b3 <tlf6 2'5.b'5 ;; . 23.b5 Of course.
23 ax b5? 23 . . . c5 is not really an im­
•.•
provement. Wh ite is winning after
2 4 . b x a 6 b x a 6 2 '5 . E! c 3 ± ( A t a l i k ) .
24 . E{ x b 5 c x b 5 2 5 . � xc8+ 4)f8
26 . a x b 5 � x b 5 2 7 . E{ b 1 tta6
28.� xb7 White is winning, but he
later blundered and lost. Two points for
1 9.Axc4.
(T3. 1 4) Counterplay: 14...f41 A terrific
counter shot. 1 5.�h4 1 5.Axf4? Now
B lack w i n s . 1 5 . . . i�H6 ( 1 '5 . . . E! xf4 !?)
1 6.E!adl .llx c3 1 7 . .Jlxd6 .Q..e 5 1 8.Axe5
<tlxe5 -+ . 15 ...j}.xf2+11 And the hits
j ust keep on comin ' ! 16.�xf2 Not
1 6.'it'xf2? i;1b6+ 1 7.'it'e2 i;1d4 1 8.E!acl
<tle5 1 9.h3 f3+ 20.gxf3 <tlxf3 2 1 .Ae3
i;1xe3+ 22. 'it'xe3 <tlxh4 -+ . 16 ... �xg5
17.E{adl? Better for White was 1 7.e'5,
although he is sti l l in trouble after
17 . . . <tlxe5 1 8 . 4:le4 i;1e7 1 9 . i;1d4 f3
2 0 . 'it' h l + . 1 7 . . . 4) e 5 18.'\tlh1 Or
1 8 . f! xd6 f3 1 9 .'it'h l fxg2+ 20.i;1xg2
Jlg4 2 l . A e 2 E! f3 -+ . 1 8 4)g4 .•.
19.�g1 f3 and the wheels have come
off of White's position, so . . . 0-1 Two
poi nts for 1 4 . . . f4 and two more for
1 5 .i;1h4 .llxf2+.
(T3. 15) Undermining: 31.e31 ± Going
after the support of the c 3 - kn ight.
31. . . jlb6 32.e x d4 j}. x d4? Black
should try to maintain the knight with a
pawn by recapturing 32 . . . exd4 33.f5 g5
34.E!el h'5 35.Ag2 'it't7 36 . .Jlc6 E!d8
37 .h3 ± and though White certainly has
an advantage, B lack sti ll may be able
to defend. 33.4) xd4 exd4 34.jle6+
'\tlg7 35.Ab3+- White puts his fin­
ger on B lack's problem. Something has
to give on the queenside. 35 ... E{c8
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
36.jl x a4 b x a4 37.A x c3 d x c 3
38.cifjle2 g5 39.f5 fte8+ 40. Cifi'f3
ftc8 41.ftc2 White begins the process
of surrounding and then winning the
black c3 -pawn. 41 ... h5 42.d4 g4+
43.Cifi'e4 Cifi'h6 44.d5 fte8+ 45.Cifi'd4
Cifi'g5 46. ft x c3 � x f5 W h ite ' s ad­
vanced d5-pawn and centralized king,
along with Black's double and isolated
a-pawns should be enough to w i n .
4 7. .§d3 h4 48.gxh4 ftc8 49.h3
gxh3 50.ft xh3 ftc1 5 1 . h 5 Cifi'g4
52 .§c3 fte1 53.d6 fte8 54.h6 f5
• Af8 1 9 . Af5 4Jg7 20 .Ae4 E! c 8
5 5 .Cifi'd5 f4 56.d7 ftd8 57. �e6
Black could resign with a clear con­
scious now. 57 fth8 58..§c8 ftxh6+
•.•
59.Cifi'e5 f3 60.ftg8+ 1-0 One point
for 3 1 .e3!.
(T3 . 1 6) Weaknesses: 16.�b5! H itting
the queen and d6. 16 jlxb5? B lack
.••
assists White creating pressure down
the a-file. Better is 16 . . . �b8! 1 7.4Jxd6
.§.cd8 1 8.4Jc4 ( 1 8.c4 �xd6 1 9.Axf7+
.§.xf7 20.�xd6 Ae8 and wins the queen
back, when White is only slightly bet­
ter. ) 1 8 . . . Ae6 1 9.�e2 AxdS 20.exd5
.§. x d S 2 1 . b4 4Jd7 2 2 . 4Je3 .§. d6
23.4Jd2 ;!; . 17. a x b5 'l#ie7 18.�d2
Ag5 19.�bl?! 1 -0 White should
have chosen 19.4Jc4! .§.fd8 20.�g4 .§.c7
2l .g3 ± One point for 1 6.4Jh5!.
1 92
Test 04
(T4.01 ) Outpost: 1 ...�e81? By head­
ing for d4 with the knight, that's how !
Also worth consideration was 1 . . . .§.d6!?.
T h i s gets one p o i n t . 2.Ae1 �c7
3.ftc1 �e6 4.'1#ic2 I f White tries to
keep B lack out of d4 by playing 4.Af2?,
Black switches to 4 . . .4Jf4 and wins af­
ter 5 . � c 2 � x c 2 6 . .§. x c 2 Axc3 -+
(Dunnington). 4 ... '1#ib6+ 5.'1#if2 �d4
6.�h1 'l#ib3 This position is simi lar
to the starting position, except for the
mighty knight. Two points for 1 . . .4Je8,
with the idea to transfer it to e6, where
it has many good squares available.
(T4.02) Bishop-Pair, Weak Color Com­
plex: 17.f61 White tries to get ful l con­
trol over the light squares. A typical
strategy of the bishop-pair: the stron­
ger the unchallenged bishop, the more
problems for the opponent! 1 7.g6 gets
one point. 17 ...Af8 17 . . . gxf6 18.g6
2 l .�d3 t . 18.fxg7 � x g7 18 . . . Axg7
19.g6 �f6 20.�d3 t . 19.gxh6 19.g6!?
was an option as well, e.g. 19 . . . fxg6
0 9 . . . f5 2 0 . f4 Ac5 2 1 . fx e 5 4J x e 5
22.Ag2 .§.c8 23.4:'!xd4 t ) 2 0. .§. xg6 4Je7
2 1 . .§. g l 4Jef5 2 2 . f4 t . 1 9 . . . � h 5
20. 'I#Jd3 A x h6 ? o 2 0 . . . .§. x h6 ;!; .
21. 'l#ie4 'i#!d6
 Solutions

22 .£1 ><d4! A n ice combination that

• 39 . . . .§. xc4 40 . .§. xc4 a3 -+ . Three points
leads to a clear advantage for White. But
Piihtz decides to give perpetual check,
maybe s h e w a s in t i m e pre s s u re .
2 2 .£J >< d4 2 2 . . . .ild 2 + 2 3 . 'it>fl !?
• • •
( 23.'it>xd2?! .§. dB 24 . .§.ael <£\f6 25:t.i'f5
<£\xd4 26 ..1lxd4 .§.hS 27 . .§. xe5+ 'l;t"xeS
28. 'l;t"xeS+ .§. ><eS 29.c3 oo ) 23 . . . <£\f6
2 4 . "t;ir x c 6 + 'l;t"xc6 2 5 . <£\ x c6 .§. >< h 3
2 6 . <£\ x e S ± . 2 3 ." � >< a8+ �e7
24. 'lta7+ 24. 'l;t"xh8? <£\xf3 + 25. 'it>e2
for 20 . . . c4!, with the idea to play b4 and
to install a dark square blockade.
(T4.04) I mproving Piece Placement:
15.'/lte31? '/ltb8? 1 5 . . . <£\df6! 1 6 . ..1lh3
.§. a8 ( 1 6 . . . h6? 1 7.<£\d5 ..llx d5 18.cxd5
<tl><d5 1 9 . .§. xc7 <£\xe3 20 . .§. xc8 <£\xdl
2 l ..§.cl ± ; 16 . . .i;j-c5 1 7.<£\a4 t) 1 7.<£\a4
<£\d7 18.b4 -t;irc6 1 9.<£\c3 Af6 20.Ag2 t ;
1 5 . . . e5? 16.Ah3 f5 17.Ag5 ± . 16 .£Jd5 •

( 2 5 .'it>fl <£\d2+ 26.'it>e l = (26 .'it>g2?? 1 6 . A h 3 ! ? . 1 6 .Q.d8 1 6 . . . .1l x d 5

• • •

-t;irdS • ; 26.'it>e2? <£\f4+ 27.'it>e l <£\f3+ 1 7 . c x d 5 e5 1 8 . .§. c6 'l;t" b 7 ( 1 8 . . . h6

28.'it>fl <£\xh2+ 29.'it>el <£\g2+ 30.Axg2 19.i;j-c3 <£\ef6 20.Ae3 <£\g4 2 l ..§.cl ±)
"t;ird2 # )) 2 5 . . . <£\f4 + 2 6 . 'it> x f3 e 4 + 19 . ..1lg5 f6 2 0 . i;j- c l <£\c7 2 1 .Ah3 ± .
27. 'it>><e4 (27.'it>g3 <£\g6+ 28. 'it>g2 <£\xh8 1 7 .Q.h3 � h 8 1 8 .£i g 5 b5?
• •

29 . .§.adl oo ; 27.'it>e3 <tl><h3+ 28.'it>xe4 1 9 .£J x f7+ 1-0 T h re e points for

•

fS+ 29.'it>f3 -t;irf4+ 30.'it>g2 -t;irg4+ 3l .'it>fl 1 S . i;j-e3, with the plan to prepare <£\d5.
-t;irc4+ 32.'it>e l 'l;t"e4+=; 27.'it>g4?? i;j-e6+
28.'it>g3 'l;t"xh3 • ) 27 . . . i;j-dS+ 28.'it>e3 (T4.05) Weaknesses: 28 .Q.><g7 �><g7•

<£\g2+ 29.'it>e2 -t;irc4+ 30.'it>f3 i;j-dS+=.

24 �f8 2 5 . 'lt a8+ 2 S . 'it>fl <£\f6
•••

26. .§.dl .ile3 27 ..ilxe3 .§. xh3 28.Axd4

e x d 4 29 . .§. x d 4 .§. x f3 + 3 0 . 'it> e 2 +- .
25 �e7 26.'lta7+ �f8 27.'lta8+
•••

Yz--Yz One point for 1 7.f6 and the sec­

ond for 17 . . . gxf6 1 8.g6.

(T4.03) B lockade: 20 c41 21 .b><c4?

•••

2 l .axb5 axbS 22.b><c4 b4 23.<£\b5 Ac5

also gives B lack good compensation,
but is much better than the game con­
tinuation. 21 b41 22 . .£ib1 .£lc5 +
••• 29.c51 13a5 29 . . .f5 30.f4 +- ; 29 . . . dxc5
23 .£id2 .Q.d7 24.13a1 a5 25 .Q.f3
• • 3 0 . -t;ir x e 5 + 'it>g8 3 1 . -t;ir x c 5 .§. a6
13fb8 ? 1 2 5 . . . h 3 ! ? . 26 .Q.g4 .Q.es
• 32.<£\e4 +- ; 29 . . .<£\d5 30.ihd5!? an an­
27 .Q.e6+ �h8 28. 'ltf3 �d8
• swer in Petrosian 's style: 30 . . . -t;irxb7
29. '/ltg4? 29.<£\b3 <£\xa4 30 . ..1lf7 Axf7 31 .Jlxe6 fxe6 32.cxd6 .§. a5 33.<£\e4 +- .
3l ..§. xa4 ..lle8 32 . .§. xa5 .§. xa5 33.<£\xa5 30.c >< d 6 � >< d6 3 1 . .£i e4 '/ltd4
.ilc5 34.<£\b3 .ilxe3 35 .-t;irxe3 with good 3 l . . :t.i'e7 32.<£\g5 h6 33.<£\xe6+ 'l;t"xe6
drawing chances. 29 b3 30.13b1 b2
.•• 34 .-t;irb6 .§. a6 3 5 . -t;irc5 +- . 32.� ><d4
3 1 . 13 a 3 13b4 3 2 .£i f5 .£l >< e6
• e><d4 33 .£Jd6 13d8 34 .£J ><f7 .Q.><f7
• •

33 .£l >< d6 '/lt >< d6 34.'lt ><e6 'lt >< e6

• 3 5 . 13 >< c 7 13 e 5 36 .Q.e4 13de8
•

35.d><e6 13ab8 36.c5 .Q. >< a4 37.13c3 37 . 13 1 x c6 �g8 3 8 . 13d6 A,e6

.Q.c6 38.f3 a4 39 .£Jc4 and now B lack
• 39.13 ><d4 1-0 One point for 28. ..1l><g7
cou l d have won immediate ly w i th 'it>xg7 29.c5!.

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 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
(T4.06) Opening the Position: 1.e41! Af6
l . . .d4 2.exf5 Jlxf3 3.gxf3 �f6 4.fxg6
� xg6+ 5.'it>h l 'it>h8 6.Jlf5 �g7 7.Jld2
il.d6 8 . � g l �h4 9 . f4 ± ; l . . . d xe4?
2.�c4+ �f7 3.LLle5 +- ; l . . .fxe4 2.Jle6+
� f7 3 . LLld2 af6 4 . LL\c4 'it>g7 (4 . . . d4
5 . .1la5 �e8 6.LL\e5 ± ) 5 . .Jle5 �f8 6.f3 ± .
2.A xf6 � x f6 3.exd5 � b6 4.d6
g5? 4 . . . �fe8 5.�d2 �cd8 6.�acl .ll xf3
7.gxf3 � e6 8.t1t'f4 ± . 5 .�e7 -'l. x f3
6.gxf3 §cd8 7.§ac1 �h6 8.jlxf5
§de8 9.� xa7 §xf5 10.�xb6 §ef8
1 1 .�c7 §xf3 12.d7 �h5 l3.d8�
�g4+ 14.�h1 1-0 Two points for
l .e4! ! .
(T4.07) Simpli fication: 24.-'ta71 Karpov
does not want any exchanges because
of his space advantage. Instead, he plans
to double on the open file in the bishop's
shadow. 24 . . . � e8 2 5 . -'t c 2 � c7
26. §ea 1 �e7 2 7 . A, b 1 jle8
28.�e2 �d8 29.�h2 A,g7 30.f4
Open ing a second front, the typical
technique to exploit such an advantage.
30 f6 3 t .f5 g5?! 3 2.Ac2 Af7
.••
33-�g3 �b7 34.-'td1
Karpov wants to exchange Black's main
defender, the light-squared bishop, to
exploit the weak color complex on
B lack's kingside. 34 . . . h6 35.Ah5
�e8 36.�d1 �d8 37.§a3 �f8
38. § 1 a 2 �g8 39. � g4 �f8
1 94
4 0 . � e 3 �g8 4 1 . jl x f7+ � x f7
4 2 . � h 5 � d8 4 3 . �g6 �h8
44.�h5 1-0 Two points for 24 . .1la7!.
(T4.08) Bad Bishop: 17 f6! limits the
.••
problems. In the game, B lack played
17 . . . �c8? 18 ...1lxe7 'it>xe7 19.LLld5+ 'it>f8
2 0 . � h 3 � h 6 2 l . � d t1te8 2 2 . � xc8
�xc8 23.�g5 f6 24.�d2 �c5 25.b4
'l;'tc6 26.�gl � h8 27.�g3 t:Yb5 28.�c3
'it>g8 29.�c7 'it>h7 30.'it>b2 �f8 3 l .c4
�e8 3 2 . � x b7 "i'Ja8 3 3 . � c7 �h8
34 . �c 2 �b8 35 . �a 4 � c8 3 6 . �d7
� xc7 3 7 . � xc7 �e8 3 8 . � x d 6 LL\f2
39.LLlc3 �a8 40.�d5 �a7 4 l .c5 LLlh3
4 2.�d8+ 'it>h7 43.LL\d5 1 -0; 17 .. Jtxg5?
18.thg5 LL\f2 1 9.LLld5 'it>d7 20.�e7+
�c8 2 1 .f6 g6 22:\;1xf7 'it>b8 23.�xg6
LL\xhl 24.�gl ± ; 17 . . . LL\f6? 18.�h3 �c4
1 9.Axf6 Axf6 20.LL\d5 ± . 18.jle3 §c8
19.§h3 0-0 20.�d5 Ad8 ;t Four
points for 17 .. .f6!.
(T4.09) I mproving Piece Placement:
1 8 . � b 1 ! 1 8 . � f l ? Ad7 1 9 . f4 gxf4
20.� xf4 LLlg7 2 l .�afl f5 . 18... §b8 I f
B l ack tries t h e d i rect 1 8 . . . g 4 , then
1 9 .hxg4 LLlf6 20.f3 Jlxg4 2 1 ..£\d2 (But
n o t 2 l . fxg4? LL\xg4 2 2 . � d 2 f5 -+ )
2 1 . . .Ah5 22.LL\c4 �g3 23.�f2 �xf2+
2 4 . 'it>x f2 � ad8 2 5 . a 5 ± ; Or 1 8 . . . h6
1 9 . LLld 2 � x b 2 2 0 . a 5 f5 ( 20 . . . �d4
2 l .�xd4 cxd4 22.LL\f3 ± ) 2 1 .LLlc4 �d4
22 .�xd4 cxd4 23.�adl ± ; 1 8 . . . �xb2
1 9 . � x g 5 + �g7 2 0 . � xg7+ LL\ x g7
2 l .LL\d2 ± . 19.�d2 f6 20.b41? �e7
20 . . . cxb4? 2 l . �a7 +- . 21.bxc5 dxc5
22.a5 Ad7 23.�b3 From previous
variations, we already know that c4 is
an excellent square for the knight, but
Khal ifman looks a little deeper and re­
alizes that the invasion of the knight on
c5 will be decisive. 23 ... §c8 24.§ac1
c4 2 5 . A x c4 �d6 26.Ad3 Ab5
2 7 . � c 5 jl x d3 28. � x d3 �e5
 Solutions
29.�d7 With its final move of the
game, the white knight seals B lack's
fate. 29 ... �f4 30.E! xc8 E! xcS 31.g3
1-0 Three points for 18.�b l ! .
(T4. 1 0) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
22.E!c51 Plugging c5 with a rook, at­
tacking the black queen and removing
a defender of the black squares at the
same time. 22 J}.xc5 23.Etxc5 �d6
•..
23 . . . � a 2 ! ? 2 4 . '�e4 'it>f7 ( 24 . . . 'it>h7?
2S.�h4 +- ) 25 .�g5+ 'it>e7 (25 .. .fxg5
26.�f3 + +- ) 2 6 . i;J x g6 w i th a very
strong attack. 24. �d31 �f7
24 . . . 'it>h7? 25.l"l.hS +- ; 24 . . . f5 25A:le5 ±
"This is the bit which the attacker can
do intuitively. If black is forced to play
. .fS here, then the compensation does
.
not need to be finely calculated - it will
work on positional grounds alone ."
( We l l s in CBM 7 6 ) . 25.�e5+1 O f
course, a l l games must ultimately be
resolved tactically. Wells fi nishes the
job nicely. 25 ...fxe5 26.�f3+ �gS
27.�f6 E!e7 27 . . . �e7 28.�xg6+ 'it>h8
29.JlgS +- (Wells). 28.�xg6+ Wells
misses 28.l"l.c3, which leads to a forced
mate. 28 �h8 29 .�f6+ �h7
. • •
30.J}.f81? E! x fS 3 l . � x f8 AeS
3 2 . E!c3 e x d4 3 3 . E! h 3 + �g6
34.Eth6+ 1-0 Two points for 22.l"l.cS
and the last one, if you saw that it leads
to a winning attack.
1 95
(T4. 1 1 ) Opening the Position: 23.d51
Things aren 't always what they appear
to be! 23.l"l.al gets one point, if you
were not planning to continue with d4-
d5 soon and the fu ll three points for
23 . . .fS 24.d5. 23 ... .£l xd5 Taking with
the e-pawn gives White a very useful
square on d4: 23 . . . exd5 24.4Jd4! l"l.g5
( 2 4 . . . ..ll c 8? 2 5 .'{�· x e 7 ! +- ; 24 . . . 4Je6
25 . ..ll x b 5 ! c x b 5 2 6 . �c x b 5 i;J e 5
27. i;Ja3 +- ) 25 .4:lcxb5 cxb5 26.c6 Jla6
27 . i;Ja 3 +- ( F i n k e l i n CB M 7 4 ) .
2 4. .£l x d5 E! xd5 24 . . . exd5 2 5 . l"l. e l
l"l. e8 2 6 . 4Jd 4 l"l. gg8 2 7 . l"l. a l +- .
2 5 . E! x d 5 e x d 5 2 6 . Et e 1 AdS
27.Ah3 f5 27 . . ...Q.c8 28.i;Jh6!? l"l.g6
29.i;JxhS +- . 28.J}.xf5 E!gS 29.�h6!
Jle7 30.�e5 Jlg5 31.�xh5 Jl,d2
3 2 . � d7+ � a 7 3 3 . E! a 1 + Jla6
34.� xf7 1 -0 Three points for 23.d5!!.
(T4. 1 2) Weak Color Complex/Domina­
tion : 41.�f41 was called for and gets
two points. In the game, White played
4 l .l"l.f6?.
T h i s runs i n t o a n i c e re futation :
4 l . . . � x e 5 ! 4 2 . l"l. x e 5 l"l. x e5 4 3 . �d2
l"l. a l + 44 .'it>h2 l"l. xd5 4 5 . l"l. xg6+ fxg6
46.cxd5 Jle5+ and B lack converted his
advantage i nstructively: 47.g3 l"l.a3
48.i;Jg5 'it>f7 49.�g4 l"l. xg3 50.i;Jd7+
'it>f8 S l . 'it> h l g 5 5 2 . i;Jf5 + 1:le7
53.i;Je6+? (53.�c8 was much better,
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
when White might even be able to save
h i ms e l f. ) 53 . . . 'lti'd8 5 4 ." �g8+ 'lti'c7
55:iit•h7+ 'iti'b6 S6:�bl + 'lti'a5 57:�el +
'lti'b5 S8.�b l + 'lti'c4 5 9 . � a 2 + 'lti'd3
60:iit·bi + 'lti'd4 6l .�dl + 'lti'e4 62.�h5
'lti'xd5 63.�f7+ 'lti'c6 64.�e8+ 'lti'b6
65.�b8+ 'lti'a5 66.�a7+ 'lti'b4 67.�b7+
�c3 68.'lti'h2 c4 69.�bl 'lti'd2 70.�a2+
�e3 7 l . � a 7 + 'lti'd3 7 2 . �a 6 .il.f4
73:i!t·bs ..lle 5 74.�bl + 'lti'd4 75 .�b6+
�e4 76.�c6+ 'lti'e3 77. �b6 + 'lti'e2
78."i!t'c6 c3 79.�c4+ 'lti'd2 80.'lti'hl c2
8 l . � d S + 'lti'c3 0- 1 . 41. . . t\' x c4
4 2 . � h 5 + ctlfS 4 3 . t\' x g6 Jl x e 5
44.t\'h6+ ctle7 4 5 . .§ x e 5 + d x e 5
46.t\'f6+ ctld7 47. .§dl + +- .
(T4.13) Weak Color Complex: 1 0...b5!
B lack strikes back on the queenside,
disrupting the pawn phalanx. l l .c5?!
l l .cxb5 leads to equality after l l . . .ilb7
1 2 . e 3 � a 8 1 3 . � d l � a 3 1 4 . .11. d 3
�xb4+ 1 5 .�d2 �xd2+ 1 6.'lti'xd2 'lti'e7
1 7 . !! c l § aS 1 8 .Ab2 § a 2 1 9 . !! c 2
..lle 4=. l l J}.b7 1 2.e3 t\'aS B lack
••.
puts immediate pressure on the knight
and bishop. 13.t\'b2? Better is 1 3.�d l ,
although after 1 3 . . . �a3 1 4.�bl 0-0 "i' ,
i t i s B lack for choice. 1 3 J}. x f3• . .
14.gxf3 'it xf3 15 .§g1 0-0
• ilxf6 2 0 . e 4 ilxb2 2 l . � x b 2 � x e S
White's pressure down the g-file looks
menacing. Yet Black demonstrates that
he has evaluated the position correctly,
1 96
as his cavalry shows itself superior to
the white bishop-pair. 16.J}.xb5 .§aS
17.Jlfl �e4 Threatening 18 . . . !! xa l +
a n d 1 9 . . . � x f2 + . 1 S . .§g2 � df6
19.cxd6 cxd6 20.b5 �d5 2 1 .b6
�b4 0-1 White could not parry the
various threats. Two points for lO . . . bS!.
(T4.14) Counterplay: 20...c5! 21.dxc5
Jl x c 5 2 2 . � f3 .§cS 2 3 . 'ltb3?
23.�d3 .il.xe3 (23 ... .£lxe3?! is met by
24.!!fel d4 25 . .£la4; 23 . . . d4!?) 24.fxe3
!! xe3 25.�xd5 !! exc3 26.�xb7 �d6.
23 ... .§ xe3 24.fxe3 Jl xe3+ 25 .§f2 •
Jl x f2+ 26.ctl xf2 'ltb6+ 27.ctle1
'lte3+ 0-1 White resigned because of
28 ..£le2 !!cl + 29.!!xcl �xb3 -+ . One
point for 20 . . . cS!, with the assessment
that B lack is slightly better or has the
initiative or gets strong counterplay.
(T4. 1 5) I mproving Piece Placement:
16.�d3! Andersson's fine positional
s e n s e d i rects h i s att e n t i o n to the
queenside, gradually repositioning his
pieces and putting the screws to the
b l ack q ueen side. 1 6 . �c2? does not
work: 16 ... cS "Liberating" the queen­
side! 1 7 ..£lg4 g6 18.dxcS �c6 1 9 ..£lxf6+
22. �f6 �b6 and White does not have
much to show for his efforts. 16 ... g6
Not 1 6 . . . c5? 1 7.dxc5 AxeS 1 8.ilxf6
g x f6 1 9 .�g4 + 'lti' h 8 2 0 . �h 4 !! g 8
2 1 . � xf6 + § g7 2 2 . .£leS +- , as
22 . . ..11.xg2? is refuted by 23 . .£lxf7+ 'lti'g8
24 . .£lh6+ 'lti'h8 25.!!d7 .Q.f8 26 . .£lfS +- .
17. .§c1 �d7 1S.b4 Completing the
total control over c5. 1S ... a5 19.a3
.§deS 20. .§fd1 t\'dS 21.J}.c2 t\'fS
2 2 . � c 5 ± � x c5 2 3 . d x c 5 .§dS
24.Jlb3 .§ x d 1 + 25 .§ x d 1 .§dS
•
26..§d3 a4 27..1lc2 The exchange of
a few pieces has not made things easier
for Black. His basic problem is that his
 Solutions

bishops have such m iserable scope. to break through on the queenside.

True, there does not seem to be an im­
mediate target for White, but Andersson
slowly repositions his pieces, looking
to put B l ack i nto fatal zugzwang.
27 . . . Jlc8 28.f4 E! )(d3 29 .11. )(d3
• points for 1 6.4Jd3!.
Jld7 30. .1l.e4 'itd8 3 1 .'ltd2 .il.e8
32. 'itc3 f6 33. �f2 �f7 34.g4 .il.f8
3 5 . Jlf3 .il.e7 3 6 . h 4 W h i te h a s
brought h i s king closer t o the center,
expanded on the kingside and is ready
to use his �+ Jl battery on the long di­
agonal if and when the opportunity pre­
sents itself. 36 .1l.f8 37.�e2 Jle7
•..
38.'ltc1 'ltd7 39.'ltc2 'ltd8 40.h5
�g8 4 1 . h x g6 h x g6 4 2 . Jle4 f5
43. .11.g2 Jlf6 44.g5 Jl.x b2 45. 'ltx b2
56 . . . .1l.c8 57.Ac2 j},d7 58.j},bl
j},c8 59.j},a2 Jld7 60.e xf5 exf5
61 .Ag8 1-0 A splendidly conceived
and executed plan by Andersson. Two
(T4. 1 6) Wea k C o l or C o m p l e x :
14.�b4! j},d7 1 4 . . .Jlb7 1 5 .Jla6 Jlxa6
1 6.�xa6 �b6 1 7 . .§ fd l Jlf8 1 8.�a4
�bS 1 9 . � )( b 5 n b S 2 0 . 4Jd 5 ± .
15.'ltxd6 j},f8 16.'ltd3 a5 17.�d5
The ghost has returned to d5. 17 ... Ae6
17 . . . cxd5? 1 8.�)(d5 Jle6 1 9.Jlb5+ '!;e7
20:�1b7+ Jld7 2 1 ..§fdl +- . 18.E!b7
E!c8 19.E!dl 1-0 The deadly threat
4Jc7+ caused B lack 's resignation. Two
points for 1 4.4Jb4!.

Test 05

(TS.Ol ) Prophylaxis: 18.a3! j},b7!? It

Even with the dark-squared bishops otT
the board, the dark squares are ex­
tremely weak and there i s not much
Black can do to cure this condition.
45 . . .'ltd7 46.'lte5 Centralizing the
queen. 46 �f7 47.Af3 'ltd8 48.e4
••.
would have been better to continue with
the same plan, although after 18 . . . a5!?
19 ...1lf2 4Jf6 20.b4!? axb4 2l .a)(b4 .§)(al
2 2 . .§xal 4Je4 23.Jl)(e4 fxe4 24 . .§ a7!
A)(c3 2 S .�xc3 .tl)(dS 26 . .§ )(d7 .tlxc3
27.4Je7+ '!;h8 28 . .§c7! +- , White is on
top. (V. Mi khalevski). 19.b4?1 1 9.4Ja5!
Aa6 2 0 . b4 w a s more pre c i s e .
1 9. . . �f6?1

'itd7 49. '�tal �g8 50. 'itf6 'itf7

5 1 . 'it x f7+ � x f7 5 2 . �e3 �e7
53.�d4 Jl.d7 54.�e5 1t is fitting that
the final assault in the endgame is car­
ried out on the dark squares. 54 Ae8 ..•

55 .1l.e2 .il.d7 56.Jld3 White begins

•

to bring the bishop to a square from

which it will be able to threaten to at­
tack the g6-pawn. The only way B lack B lack misses his chance: 1 9 . . ...1lxc3!
can defend against this is to allow White 2 0 . � x c 3 4Jf6 = ( V. M i k ha l e v s k i ) .

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20.�a51 �a6 21 .E!ab11 2 l .bxc5!?.
21 E!ae8 I f 2l ... c4!?, then 22.a4 bxa4
..•
23.b5 4Jc5 24 .Axc5 dxcS 2 5 .4Jx b7
�xb7 2 6 . d 6 4Je4 2 7 . 4J x e 4 fx e4
28.�c2 ± . 22.� xb7 �xb7 23.bxc5
� x c5 24 . E! x b 5 � a 6 2 5 . .1l, x c5
dxc5 26.d6 26.fhc5!? could have also
been considered. 26 � xa3 27.E!b7
..•
�h8 2 8 . � h 1 E!dS 2 9 . E! d 1 c4
3 0 . � b 5 �c5 3 l . � a 5 1 a 6 ? 1 O r
3 1 . . . E! d7 3 2 . E! c7 ± . 3 2 . � x a 6 c3
33.E!c7 c2?1 34.E!fl l Covering the
i m portant f2 -squ a re . 34 . . . �e3
35.E! xc2 �e4 36.�a71 White later
converted his advantage. Three points
for 18.a3, with the idea to follow up
with b4, a typical way to increase the
pressure on the queenside.
(T5.02) B r e a k i n g t h e B l oc k a d e :
3 3..1l,e71 To maneuver the bishop t o a
better position: either d6 to break the
lines of communication in Black's camp
or f8 to infiltrate on h6. The tempting
33.�a6? is met by 33 . . . E!c7 34.Ad8??
Ac4 -+ trapping the queen ! (Erenburg
in CBM 1 03 ); 33 .�d2, with the idea
.lle 7, gets four points as wel l, otherwise
only two points.; 33.e6 E! xe6 34 . .lle 5,
with the plan to infiltrate with the queen,
is also quite strong and gets three points.
33 ...f4 33 . . . .llc4 34.�d2 §d3 35.�g5
§xd4 36..lld6 E!c8 37:ifle7+ '<t>h6 38.e6
E!e4 39.f3 E! xe6 40.Af4+ +- . 34.�d2
f3 There is no good way to prevent
W h i te from i n va d i ng on the dark
squares. 35 ..1l,f8 �g8 36. �h6 E!c7
37.�xg6+ 1-0
(T5.03) Weaknesses: 15 . .1l.g51 .1l, xd5
16.exd5 h6 17 . .1l,cl l A very good
decision. White 's bi shops w i l l g i ve
B l ack headac h e s . 17 . . . E!f7 18.f4
�g4 19.E!b1 Better i s 1 9 . h3 lL:Jf6
20.lL:le6 lL:le4 21 .!2lxg7 �xg7 22.g4 �h7
1 98
2 3 . .llx e4 fx e4 2 4 . � e l ± . 1 9 . . . c6
20.�e6 c x d5 2 1 .c x d 5 2 1 . 4J x g7
'<t>xg7 22.cxcl5 ± . 21 .1l,h8 22. �d3
..•
a6 23.h3 �f6 24.a4?1 1-0 Felgaer
s h o u l d have p l ayed 24 . A a 3 �bS
25.E!bdl ± . One point for 1 5 . .llg5! and
the second for 17 . .llc l ! .
(T5.04) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
19 E! xe31 20.fxe3 �e7 20 . . . �e8!?
•..
2 l .'<t>f2!? E! xc3!? 22.E!xc3 .llx a4 23.E!c8!
"i:lxc8 24."i:lxa4 4Jxd5 25 .Ag4 �d8 +
( We l l s i n CBM 66 extra ) . 2 1 . � a 2
E! xc 1 22.� xc1 .1l, x a41 2 3 . � x a4
�xe3+ 24.�h1
24 . . . �e4? 24 . . . Axcl4! 2 5 . b5 Jl.a7
26.bxa6 !2le4 27.axb7 4Jc3 28. "i:Jh3
4::\ x cl l 2 9 ." 0" x cl l "t:Jb6 + . 2 5 . � f5?
25 .�e8+! 4Jf8 26.4Je6 fxe6 27.dxe6
4Jf2+ 28.'<t>h2 �xe6 29."iflxe6+ !2lxe6
3 0 . § e l ( We l l s ) is better for White.
25 ... �f2+ 26.�h2 �e5+ 27.�g3
� e4 28. �b3 .1l.f2 29.E!d3 h 5 1
3 0. .1l, x h5 � ><g3 31.E! xg3 � x h51
3 2 . E! x g6 � x g6 3 3 . �f3 .1l,d4
3 4 . � d 3 �g5 3 5 . �e4 �e3
36.� ><e3 .1l,xe3 37.�g3 g6 38.�f3
.1l,d4 39.�e2 �g7 40.�e1 �f6
41.�d3 Af2 42.�f3 �f5 43.�e2
.1l,a7 0-1 Two points for 19 . . . E! xe3!.
(TS.OS) Outpost, I m pro v i n g P i ece
Placement: 27... �g31 28.b4 28.E!ac3
 Solutions
4J e 2 ! is t h e tact i c a l j u st i fi c a t i o n
29. 4Jxc6+ ( 2 9 . f'! xc6 4:lxcl 3 0 . E! xc7
� x c7 3 l . � x a7 + �c8=) 2 9 . . . �a8
30.!'!3c2 4:lxcl 3 1 .4Jxa7 E! xc2 32.4Jb5+
�b7 33.4Jxd6+ �xd6 34.iii x c2 �e6
35.'�xcl �f5+=. 28 4)e4 29.ci!}al
••.
h6 3 0 . � c 2 g5 3 l . f x g 5 h x g 5
3 2 .§ b 3 .§ e 6 3 3 . � h 2 �f2
• 2 l . . .�c7? 22.E!dl 4Jb6 23 . .\lb5+ �e7
33 ... �b7!?. 34.�xf2 4) xf2 35.Elbc3
ci!}b7 and B lack had no problems as
36.b5 can be met by 36. . . c5. Ivanchuk
even managed to win later. Two points
for 27 . . . 4Jg3!.
(TS.06) Weak Color Complex, B ishop­
Pair: 18. �d5!!
This centralization is a strong reinforce­
ment of White's pressure on the light
squares. 18.Jlxa8 �xa8 1 9.�g4 gets
one point.; 1 8.Jlc6 also gets one point.
18 . . . .§a7 1 8 . . . E! b8? 1 9 . E! d l E! g8+
20.�h l �c7 2 1 .Jlc6 E!d8 22.E!xc3 +- .
19. .§xa6 After 19 . .1le3!? .\lxb4 20.E!b3
E! xb7 2 1 .�xb7, B lack can fortify his
bishop on b4, but White's attack con­
tinues by just taking it: 2l . . . a5 22.E! xb4
axb4 23.E!al 0-0 (23 . . . E!g8+ 24.�hl
b3 25.cxb3 4Jb8 26.h3 c2 27.�h2 ± )
24.E!dl ;t ; 1 9.E! xc3!? was very strong as
we l l : 1 9 . . . .\l x b4 2 0 . E! c8 � x c8
(20 . . . -llx e l 2 1 .E! xd8+ �xd8 22 ..\lc6 ± )
2 l . Axc8 .\l x e l 2 2 . .\l x d 7 + E! x d7
23.�a8+ E!d8 24.�xa6 E!dl 25.�a8+
1 99
E! d8 2 6 . � a 4 + �e7 27 . .\la3+ �e6
28.�g4+ f5 29.�c4+ �d7 30.�xf7+
�c6 3 1 .�e6+ ± . 19 .§ xa6 20. .1l,xa6
..•
.§g8+ 2 0 . . . .\l x b 4 ? 2 l . Jlc4 E! f8
( 2 l . . .�c7 2 2 . E! d l 0-0 23 .Jlh6 �h8
24 . �hl 4Jb6 2 5 . E! g l +- ) 2 2 .Jlh6 ± .
2l.ci!}hl .§g4 A very creative defense!
24 .�f3 �e6 25 .�h3+ f5 26 . .1ld3 ± .
22 .1l,e3 This j ust stops E! d4 . Other
•
o p t i o n s i n c l u d e 2 2 . Jlb 5 E! x b4
(22 ... �c7?! 23.E!dl E!d4 24.E! xd4 exd4
25 ..\lf4 �c8 26.f3 .ll x b4 27.�xd4 Jle7
28.�g2 ± ) 23.E!dl E! xb5 24 .�xb5 ;t ;
22.E!dl E!d4 23.E! xd4 exd4 24.Jlb5 ;t .
22 ••• .§ x b4 23 .1l.b5 E{ xb51
•
The bishop must be taken, otherwise the
attack crashes t h rough . 23 . . . �c7?
24 ..\lc6 E!b8 25.E!dl E!d8 26.�b5 �e7
27 . .\l x d 7 f! x d 7 2 8 . !'! x d 7 + � x d 7
2 9 ..\lc5+ +- ; 23 . . . .\ld6? 2 4 . E! a l E! xb5
25.�xb5 ± . 24.� xb5 �aS+ 25.ci!}gl
�e4 26.h3 26.E!al !? with the idea to
exchange queens was interesting, e.g.
26 . . . Jld6 ( 2 6 . . . �g4 + 2 7 . �£1 �f3
28.�a6 .lld 6 29.�a8+ ;t ) 27.�a4 ;t .
26... �g6+? 26. . . �xc2 was more tena­
cious, but White should win neverthe­
less: 27.�c6 .llb4 28.E!al ± . 27.ci!}h2
Jld6 27 . . . � x c 2 2 8 . �c6 Ab4
(28 ... Ah6 29.Ac5 �d8 30.E!al .ll£4+
3 1 .�h l +- ) 29.E!al �e7 30.E!a7 �d3
3 l . �a4 �d6 3 2 . E! x d 7 + � x d7
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33. 'i:Yxb4+ ± . 28. .§d1 flle7 29. �d5
1-0 Two points for 18. 'i:Yd5!!.
(TS.07) Improv ing Piece Placement,
Counterplay: 23 J}.c8 was called for.
..•
In the game, B lack played 23 . . . § feB?.
Now Black's bishop plays no real role.
2 4 . § c l .llc 6 2 5 . § g3 �a4 2 6 . '�£2!
Black's king is feeling really uncomfort­
able now. 26 . . . §e8 27.£5 g5 28.§h3 £6
( 28 . . . 'it>h7? 29 . '�g3 £6 3 0 . {)g4 +- ;
28 . . :�b5+ does not help: 29.'it>a l f6
30.c4! dxc4 3 1 .{)g4 §ee7 32.§ xh6 c3
33.§g6+ 'it>f8 34.§ xf6+ 'it>e8 35.§h6
and White is clearly better as 35 . . . §e2
can be met by 36.§e6+) 29.{Jg4 i£tb5+
30.'it>a l ?? a capital error. ( 30 . '�b2
should win sooner or later, but the tech­
nical difficulties should not be under­
esti mated : 30 . . . § e 2 ! ( 3 0 . . . 'it>g7?
3 l . § x h 6 'i:Y d 3 + 3 2 . 'i:Y c 2 'i:Y b 5 +
( 3 2 . . . 'i:Y x c 2 + 33.§ xc2 §el+
34.'it>b2 +- ) 33.'it>al §e2 34.§g6+ 'it>f8
35.'i:Yh3 +- ) 3 1 .'i:Yxb5 .ilxb5 32.{'\xf6+
'it>g7 33.{)xd5 §d7 (33 . . . § £7 34 .£6+
'it>h7 3 5 . § c 2 § e6) 34 . {) e 3 Ad3+
35 .'it>al Ae4 36.g4 b5 and Black's ac­
tive defense is somewhat intact in both
cases. ) 30 . . . §e2 0 - 1 . 24.g4 24.§g3?
'iti'h7 and the bishop will become very
strong. 24 ... f61 The knight must be
driven away from its mighty outpost.
25.4:\ xg6 .§e8 26.4:\h4 26.§g3 §e4.
200
26... .§ce7 27. .§hd1 .§e2 28. .§3d2
.§2e4 Black has good compensation.
One point for 23 . . . .llc8 and two more
for 24.g4 f6!.
(TS.OS) Weaknesses: 14 g51 To free .•.
the important central sq uare e5 for
B lack 's d7-knight and to open lines
against White's exposed king. 15.fxg5
1 5 . § a d l g x f4 1 6 . A x f4 {) e 5 'i' .
1 5 ... hxg5 16.Axg5 4:\e5 17.�f4
4:\ h 7 1 7 . . . {)fd7 !? 1 8 . Jl x e7 'it> x e7
1 9.{)d4 §cg8 20.Ae2 �c5 2 1 .§adl
§h3 with very good compensation for
the pawn . 18.J}.h6? 1 8.Jlxe7 "?f¥xe7
1 9 .Jlg2 {)f8 t. 18 .§g8 19 . .§ad1
•..
.§g6 20.h3? 20.Ae2 {Jf6 2 1 .g5 {)g8 + .
20 .§f6-+ 21.�e3 4:\c4 22.�cl
..•
4:\ x b2 23.J}.d2 4:\ xd1 24.�xd1 d5
25.e5 � xe5 26.4:\e2 Ad6 0-1 Two
points for 1 4 . . . g5!.
(TS.09) Bishop-Pair: 3() Ad41 31.4:\f3
•••
3 1 .§b8+ 'it>g7 32.§e8 {)e4 -+ ; 3 1 .'it>fl
.llxf2 32. 'it>xf2 {)e4+ 33. 'it>g2 .llh 3+ -+ .
3 l . . . J}. x f2+ 3 2 . fl} x f2 4:\ d 3 + -+
32 . . . ae4+ wins even quicker: 33.'it>g2
.llh 3+ -+ One point for 30 . . . .lld 4! and
one for the assessment that B lack is
completely winning.
(TS. l 0) Weaknesses: 20 ...e51 Direct
pressure against e4 and c2 w i l l do.
20 ... d5 2 1 .exd5 ( 2 1 .e5 {)e4) 2 1 ... {)xd5
22.c4 is also better for Black and gets
one point as well. 21.4:\e2?1 2 1 .{'\f3 d5
22.{)d2 d4 23.Ag5 Ah5 24.·;�H3 .llxfl
25.{'\xfl §e6 + . 21 Ab5 22.c4 Now
•.•
instead of 22 ... �xc4?1 22 . . . Jlxc4 was
even stronger: 23."{;i'c2 "{;i'c6 24.§bcl
§ ec8 25.{\gl Ab5 -+ . Two points for
20 . . . e5 2 1 .{\f3 d5 or 2 1 .{\e2 ..Q.b5 .
(TS. l l ) Weaknesses: 14... .§fc81 was
called for. In the game, B lack played
 Solutions
14 . . . Axe5? Now White's knight will
have a wonderful future.
1 5 .dxe5 c6 1 6.l2\d6 ± f4 ( 1 6 . . . l2\f6?
1 7.l2\xf5 l2\g4 1 8. f! fdl �f7 1 9.�xg4
�xf5 20.�xf5 f! xf5 2 l .f4 +- ) 1 7.g4!?
fxg3 1 8.hxg3 l2\f6 19.:§adl l2\d5 20.e4
Ob6 2 1 . � h 3 �e7 2 2 . :§ d 3 '.t'h8
2 3 . l'Hd l g5? ( 2 3 . . . :§ a h8 2 4 . f4 ± )
24.:§ l d 2 g4 25.a4 :§ah8 26.a5 l2\a8
27.l2\c4 E!f7 28.�dl �g5 29.:§d8+ :§f8
30.f! xh8 :§ xb8 3 1 .:§d7 h5 32.l2\d6 'it'g8
33.l2\xh7 E! f8 34.l2\d8 �xeS 35.l2\xc6
�xe4 36.�d2 1 -0. 15 . .§.ac1 1 5.�e2
g6 � . 15 ... a6 16 . .£lc3 � ( Dautov in
CBM 94) Two points for 1 4 . . . .!"!.fc8!.
(T5. 1 2 ) Weaknesses: 15 . .§.e3! This
original rook lift adds plenty of pres­
s u re to B l a c k ' s weak q u e e n s i d e .
15 ... .£jd7 1 5 . . . .\le7? runs into the typi­
cal : 16.:§h3 �c7 1 7.:§ xb8+ �xh8 18.e5
.llxg2 19.exf6 +- (Ftacnik in CBM 63).
16 . .§.b3 �a7 17 . .§.ba3 1 7 .:§ x b8+
l2\xh8 1 8.h4 ± was also quite strong.
17 jlb7 1 7 . . . l2\c5 1 8.l2lh3!? l2\xb3
..•
( 1 8 ... axe4 1 9.l2\d4 .llb7 20.Ae3 +- )
1 9.:§ xh3 :§ xb3 20.�xh3 .lle7 2 1 .�a2 ±
( Ftac n i k i n CBM 63 ) . 18.b4 �b6
1 8 . . .Ae7 1 9.l2lh3 09.'(;ira4!?) 1 9 . . . '(;¥h6
20.Ae3 �c7 2 l .h5 ± . 19.�a4 Ae7
20.jlb2 jlf6?! This makes it easy, but
White's advantage was quite comfort­
able already. 21.e5! j}_ xe5 2 1 . . .dxe5
20 1
22.c5 �c7 23 . ..1lxh7 :§ xb7 24.c6 ab6
25.'(;irxa6 �xc6 26.l2\c4 :§ h8 27.l2\xh6
:§ x h6 2 8 . � a 8 + ..lld8 2 9 . :§ d l +­
( S a l o v ) ; 2 l . . . A x g 2? 2 2 . e x f6 ..llc6
2 3 . fx g7 +- . 22.c5 �c7 2 3 . jl x e5
dxe5 24.jl xb7 .§. xb7 25.c6 .£lb6
2 6 . � x a 6 � x c6 27 . .£J c4! .§.b8
28. .£1 x b6 0-0 29 .£lc4 �e4 30 .§.e3
• •
�d5 31 .£j x e5 .§.fc8 32.�d3 1-0
•
Two points for 1 5.:§e3!.
(T5.13) Weak Color Complex: 24. .§.c6!
2 4 . e x f7+? �xf7 2 5 . E! c6 E! e7 gives
Black good play.; 24.l2\d6?? just does
not work: 24 . . . �xd6 25.e7 :§e8 26.:§c8
.§. xeS 2 7 . � x a 7 E! e8 -+ . 24 . . . f x e6
25 . .£lc5 The light squares in Black's
camp are fatally weak. His major pieces
have big problems making an impact,
while White's forces reign supreme.
25 . . . �f7 25 . . . :§ f6 2 6 . a x e 6 �d7
27.:§ccl 'it'h7 28.E!cdl �f7 29 . .!"!.d6 ± .
2 6 . 4) x e 6 .§.e8 2 7 . �b3 �h8
27 ... .!"!.ee7? 28.:§c8+ 'it'h7 29.E!e3 +- .
28.g3 28.E!e3!?. 28 ... �f5 29 . .§.e2
.§.ae7 30. .§. x a6 Af6 31 ..§.e3 �h7
32. .§.f3 �e5 33 . .£Jf4 �b2 34. �d3J
.§.e4 34 . . . E!g7 35 .0h5 +- . 35.�g2
�d4 36. � x b5 .§.8e7 1-0 Two points
for 24.:§c6! fxe6 25 .l2\c5.
(T5. 14) A Second Front: 29.b4! He
seals the queenside so as to have a free
hand on the k i ngside. Opening the
queenside by 29.b3 is unclear because
of 29 . . . :§ ed8 30.bxc4 dxc4 3 l .E! xh5
:§ xd4 32 .Ae3 :§ d 1 ! and gets only two
points.; 29.l2\ce2 gets one point. 29 ...a4
29 . . . cx h3?! 3 0 . :§ xb3 :§ b7 3 l . :§ fb l
:§ eb8 3 2 . ac e 2 � a 6 3 3 . l2ld3 l2\d7
34.l2\ef4 ± ; 29 . . . axb4?! 30.:§ xb4 :§ b7
3l .:§fbl ± ( Ribli in CBM 93). 30.g3
H Ubner plays the game very instruc­
t i ve ly. Study t h e rest carefu l l y :
3 0. . . Af7 31 .Ae3 .£le6 32.4) xe6
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.Q. xe6 33 . .Q.f4 '\tlh7 34.�e3 .Q.f7
35.§b2 .Q.e6 36.§g2 §f8 37.'\tlf2
The white king heads for the queens ide
where it will serve a very useful func­
tion blockading the c4-pawn. It also al­
lows White to open the kingside with­
out worrying about the king being in
d a nger. 37 . . . }3 ff7 38.'\tle2 h5
39.'\tld2 '\tlg8 40.}3cl '\tlf8 41.4)e2
�e8 42 . .Q.g5 j'tf8 43.4)f4 13g7
44 . .Q. h 6 §g8 45 . .Q. x f8 '\tl x f8
46.4)d3 White has no intention of ex­
changing his good knight for the bad
black bishop. 46 ... 13h7 47.�g5 �e8
4 8 . 4) f4 'ltrf7 49. �f61 � x f6
50.exf6 .Q.d7 51.4)h3 13f7 52.4)g5
}3 x f6 5 3 . 4) h7+ '\tlg7 54 . 4) x f6
'\tl x f6 55.13e1 f!c8 56.13e5 .Q.e6
57.'\tle3 }3c6 58.}3f2 '\tlg7 59.§fl
§d6 60.�e2 }3c6 6 1 .'\tld2 }3d6
62.�c3 }3b6 63.g41 Really "open­
ing" a second front. 63 ...fxg4 64.fxg4
hxg4 65.§g5 .Q.c8?1 66.}3xd5 Jl.f5
67.13e5 �h6 68.d5 '\tlh5 69.13h1
§f6 70. }3e8 g3 7 1 . 13e3 '\tlg4
72.}3g1 1-0 Four points for 29.b4!.
(T5.1 5) Bishop-Pair: 18.'\tlc21 White's
h 1 -rook should enter the attack, but first
Marin forced the c3-bishop to make a
dec i s i on . 1 8 . §. fl gets o n e p o i n t .
18 .h6 1 8 . . . �d4 19.t!bl e4 20.§.b7+
..
�g6 2 l .f4 h6 22 . .1l.e7 +- ( M arin in
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Secrets ofA ttacking Chess).; 18 . . . .Q..b4
19.f4! (Marin) ( 1 9.t!bl is also strong.)
19 . . . h6 20.fxe5 hxg5 2 l . §. fl + �g6
22 . .1lxe6 +- . 19.'\tl xc3 hxg5 20.§e1
a5 21.}3 xe5 §a7 22.§dxe6 }3 xe6
2 3 . 13 x e 6 '\tlf8 24. §g6 4)d7
25.§ xg5 13c7 26.13f5+ 4)f6 27.§e5
f!c6 28.h4 4) d7 2 9 . 13f5+ 13f6
30.}3xf6+ gxf6 31 . .Q.e6 4)b6 32.f4
'\tle7 33.f5 '\tlf8 34.g4 '\tlg7 35.g5
1 -0 One point for 1 8.'i!rc2 and the sec­
ond for 18 . . . Jlb4 19.f4! or 19.§. b l .
(T5. 1 6) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
16.b31 A fine offer of the exchange.
Not only is B lack's strong dark-squared
bishop swapped, but the awkward po­
sition of the rook on b4 gives White the
poss ibil ity of winning back the ex­
change with an overwhelming posi­
tional advantage . 16 . . . .Q. x a 1
17.�xa1 �xd5 I f B lack tries to get
h i s b i s hop i nto the game fi rst by
1 7 ... Jlb7?, White picks up the errant
rook: 18.a3 § g4 1 9 . .Q..e2 t!g5 20.e4
4::ld7 2 l .f4 +- . 18.a3 f!g4 Black's task
is not made easier by voluntari ly giv­
ing back the exchange at once. So, if
18 . . . §. x b 3 , W h i te i s o n top after
19.4::\ x b3 ( 1 9.Ae2?! §.d3 20 . .ilf3 'i1!d8
2 1 ..1lxa8 § xd2) 1 9 . . . �xb3 20.�e2
Jlb7 2 1 .0 -0 4::ld7 ( 2 1 ... a6? 22.t!dl 4::lc6
2 3 . t! d7 �c8 24 . t! c7 'i1ie6 2 5 . § xc6
� x c6 2 6 . .ilf3 +- ) 2 2 . t! b l 'i1ie6
23.�xb5 ± This variation illustrates a
common positional theme: two bishops
in an open position are very often more
than enough compensation for the ex­
change. 19..Q.e2 4)c6 20 ..Q.f3 �e6
2 1 .j't x g4 � x g4 2 2.0-0 .Q.b7 An
evaluation of the position shows that the
material balance is equal, and a super­
ficial look might even lead to the con­
clusion that the bi shops of opposite
color will eventually give B lack draw-
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ing chances. However, the removal of
the dark-squared bishop has left B lack
very weak on the dark squares (and an
inability for B lack to neutralize the ef­
fect of White's dark-squared bishop).
The result is enough of an advantage
for Petrosian to bring home the fu l l
point in a n instructive manner.
23.f3 �e6 24.�e4 Eld8 2S.� xeS
�xe3+ 26..Q.f2 �e7 27.§e1 �c7
28.h4 hS The black monarch's "drafty
residence" is obvious. 29.�e4 �e7
30.�f6+ �f8 31.b4 .Q.c8 32.� xhS
The final stage, with a tactical resolu­
t i o n . 32 . . . g x h S 3 3 . � h8+ � g8
34 . .Q.cS+ §d6 3 S . �eS 1 - 0 One
point for 16.b3!.
Test 06
(T6.01 ) A Second Front, Bad B ishop:
10 ... gSI 1 1 . � x f6+ Not 1 1 .4Jxg5?
4Jxd5! -+ . ll ... �xf6 12 .Q.g3 .Q.g4
• which it is clear that White's bishop will
The point. An endgame will shortly be
reached that Black has correctly evalu­
ated as being in his favor. But it will
not be on the kingside, where all the
activity currently is taking place, but on
the queenside where Black will dem­
onstrate h i s positional superi ority.
1 3 .h3 .Q. x f3 1 4. � x f3 � x f3
1 S.gxf3 f6+ Neither bishop is exactly
real izing its potential scope yet, but the
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black bishop, as opposed to its coun­
terpart, will at least be able to support
B lack's activity on the queenside, while
the white bishop will be a mere specta­
tor. This is the position Capablanca un­
doubtedly saw when he played his tenth
move.
16.�g2 aS?! 17.a4 �f7 18.Elh1?!
White has better chances to hold out
after o 1 8 . .!"! fb l 'it>e6 1 9 . 'iftfl .!"! fb8
2 0 . 'it>e 2 . 1 8 �e6 1 9 . h 4 Elfb8
•..
20.hxgS hxgS 21.b3 c6 22.E{a2 bS
23.E!ha1 c41 The decisive break­
through. B lack is effectively playing
with an extra piece on the queenside.
24.axb5 If 24 .dxc4, then 24 . . . bxc4
2 5 . bxc4 .!"! b4 26.'it>fl .!"! ab8 27 .'ifte2
.!"! xc4 28.'it'd3 .!"!d4+ 29.'it>e2 g4 -+ and
Black wins. 24...cxb3 2S.cxb3 EtxbS
26.Eta4 Et x b3 27.d4 ElbS 28.E{c4
Elb4 29.§ xc6 §xd4 0-1 Two points,
if you calculated until 1 2 . . . ..1lg4, after
not see the light of the day again.
(T6.02) S i m p l i fi c at i o n : 6 . d x c S I
6 ..ilxf6?! ..llxf6 7.cxd5 (7.4Jxd5?! ..llg7
8.e3 4Jc6 and the typical Griinfeld pres­
sure against d4 gives Black good com­
p e n s ati o n . ) 7 . . :i;�b6 5i5 . 6 . . . �aS
7.cxdS �e4 I f 7 . . . 4Jxd5, White ob­
tains a big advantage by playing good,
simple moves: 8.'ii1 x d5 ..llx c3+ 9 . ..1ld2
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The o n l y move to keep t h e edge. e.g. 2 S . §. xg7 §. x eS 26.§. xf7+ 'it'xf7

9 ... ..1lxd2+ 10:i11 x d2 �xeS l l .§.cl t¥fS 27:i:Ig6+ 'i!tf8 28.§.xe5 AdS 29.i;1xh6+
1 2 . 4::l d 4 �d7 1 3 .�h6 After having 'i!te8 ( 2 9 . . . 'l!tf7? 3<Ulg6+ �g8
forced Black into a defensive posture, 3 1 .§.h5 +- ) 30:{;1g7 'it'd7 and White's
White takes steps to keep him bottled attack is dangerous, but matters are not
up. 13 . . .4::lc6 14.4::l xc6 bxc6 1 S . i;1g7 §.f8 that clear. 25.Axf6 gxf6
16.e4 ± and White has a dream position.
8.-'l.d2 � xd2 9.�xd2 �a6 10.e3
� xc5 1 1 .-'l.b5+ Ad7 1 2.-'l. xd7+
� xd7 Black's central aggression has
been blunted, White is a pawn up, and
after castling, all his pieces are nicely co­
ordinated. This is a recipe for victory.
13.0-0 .£lc5 14.E!ab1 �a6 1 5.b4
�d7 1 6. �e4 0-0 17.�c5 � xc5
18.bxc5 E!fd8 19.e4 The pawns are
strangling Black. 19 ... E{ac8 20.E{fc1
Elc7 2 1 .e5 E!cd7 2 2 . d 6 e x d6
23.cxd6 E!e8 24. �d5 h6 25.Elc7 2 S . . . ..Il x g 3 26 . ..1l xd8 w i n s a p i e c e .
E!xc7 26.dxc7 �e6 27.�xe6 1-0 26.� xe6+ 26.§.xe6 crashes through as
Four points for 6.dxcS �aS 7.cxdS. w e l l : 26 . . . fx e6 2 7 . §. g8 + 'it'xg8
2 8 . � h 7 + 'i!tf8 2 9 . 4::l x e 6 + 'i!te8
(T6.03) Prophylaxis: 21. �f81 The .• 3 0 . Ag6 # . 26 . . . fxe6 2 6 . . . 'l!te7
king leaves the landing zone. 2 l ... §.ac8? 2 7 . G x d 8 + +- . 2 7 . E!g8+ � x g8
l o s e s on t h e spot: 2 2 . ..1l x f6 ..ll x f6 28. �g6+ �f8 29 . � x f6+ �g8
2 3 . i;1 h 7 + 'i!tf8 2 4 . 4::l fS +- ; 2 l . . . g6?! 30 . � x e6+ �g7 3 l . �g6+ �f8
22.�h3 'l!fg7 23.�g3 §.d7 24 . ..1lxf6+ 32.� xh6+ 1-0 B lack resigned be­
A x f6 2 S . §. x e6 ± . 2 2 . Ele3 E!ac8 c a u s e of 32 . . . 'it'g8 33 . ..1lb 3 + AdS
23.E!ae1 b4?1 24.E!g3 34.Jlxd5 # . Two points for 2 l . . .'l!tf8!.

(T6.04) Open i n g the P o s i t i o n :

14.� xd51 1 4 . ..1le3? 4::lx e3 1 5.fxe3 ..1le6
is slightly better for White, but no com­
parison with the game, so it gets no
points. 14 ... gxf4 1 5 . E! x c61 �f6?1
1 S . . . fxg3!? 1 6.hxg3 .Q.. d 6 1 7 . §. c l ± ;
1 S ... bxc6? 16.4::lxc6 �d7 17.4::l cxe7+ +- .
1 6 . � x e7+ � x e7 1 7 . El c3 Ag4
1 8 . � d 2 �e5 1 9 . g x f4 1 -0 Tw o
points for 1 4 .4::l x d5! gxf4 1 S .§. xc6!.

24 ... jld6? This weakens the defense (T6.05) B i s h o p - P a i r : 3 l .g5 �g8

too much, as now the king has to de­ 3 1 . . . 4::l h S 3 2 .d5 cxdS 33.cxd5 Gc7
fend alone against the whole wh ite 34.dxe6 4::l x e6 3S.§cl §xcl + 36.Axcl
army. 24 . . . Ll.cS' was the best defense, 4::ld8 37.§e8 +- . 32.d5 exd5 33.cxd5

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 Solutions
cS 33 . . . cxdS 34.! hdS E! xdS 3S.�xdS
<£\d6 3 6 . Af4 <£\fS 37 . l"!. c l l"!. x c l +
38.Axcl �d6 39.a6 +- . 34.d6 4) xd6
3 S . Jlf4 �dd8 3 6 . �edS �c6
37.Jla4 1-0 Two points for 3 l .gS,
fol lowed by d4-dS.
(T6.06) S i m p l i fication : 3S j}_e41
•..
36.j}_ xe4 4) xe4 37.�ad1 37.�xe4
i!:l'xd6 38.�h7+ 'it'xh7 39.exd6 l"!.cd8
40.§adl E! e3 4 l .d7 'it'g8 + . 37 �c6
••.
38.�h2? 38.E! dS <£\gS 39.l"!.fl l"!. e6 =i= .
38 ... �e6 39-�dS 4) xd6 40.exd6
� x d6 4 1 . �gd1 � x dS 4 2 . � x d S
�e8 4 3 . �f3 � e 6 44.�d2 �e3
4S.�f2 �e7 46.�g2 �gS 47.�fl
�e3 48.�g2 �d4 49.�fS �e4+
SO . �f3 � x f3 + S l . � x f3 �e4
S2.�g3 �d4 S3.�e3 �f8 S4.�f3
�d6 S S .�g3 �e6 S6. �f3 �e7
S7.�d3 �e4 S8.�f3 �e1 S9.�f2
�es 60. �f3 �e6 6 t . �g3 g6
62.hxg6 fxg6 63.�f4 �d6 64.�h3
�f6 6S.�xh6 �d4+ 66.�f3 �gS
67. � h 3 �f4+ 68. �e3 � x g4
69.�f3 �h4 70.�g3+ �hS 71.�f3
gS 72.�f2 �f4 0-1 One point for
3S . . . Jle4! .
(T6.07) Simplification: 21.bSI 4) xe2
22.� xe2 4)d4 22 . . . <£:\aS 2 3 . fS e6
24.f6 exdS 2S .fxg7 'it'xg7 26.cxdS with
attack; 22 . . . <£:\bB 23.fS <£\d7 24.AgS <£\f6
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2S .�d3 ± . 23.Jl xd4 23.i!:l'd3 is also
very strong, e.g. 23 . . .<£\e6 24.fS <ticS
2S .AxcS dxcS 26.fxg6 fxg6 27.eS e6
28.l"!. xf8+ �xf8 29.l"!.fl i!:l'e8 30.<£\f6+
Axf6 3 l .E! xf6 'it'g7 32.i!:l'e4 E!d8 33.a4
§ d4 34.�c6 ± . 23 j}.xd4 24.eSI e6
.••
24 . . . dxeS 2S.fxeS JlcS 26.E!cdl �e8
27.i!:l'd2 with a very dangerous attack
based on the mighty <£\dS. 2S.4)f6+
�g7 26.�cd1 JlcS 26. . . dxeS 27.fxeS
E! c S 2 8 . �d3 A x e S 2 9 . <£\d7 +- .
27.�d3 �h8 27 . . . �e7 28.<£\x h S + !
gxhS 29.�xhS +- (Stohl in CBM 93).
28. 4) e4 dS 29.c x dS e x d S 30.fS
�h4?1 31.f6+ �h7 32.� xdS �he8
33.�h2 1-0 Two points if you calcu­
lated until 24.eS! or wanted to continue
with 23.�d3.
(T6.08) B l o c k ad e : 17 •.• �b81?
1 7 . . . <£\xf3+?! 1 8.�xf3 f6 1 9.E'!ad l E!b8
20.�e3 �c7 2 1 .E'!d3 �c6 22.E!fd l with
lasting pressure in J.Lautier-B.Gelfand,
Cannes 2002; 17 . . . <£\c2? 18.�d3 <£\xal
1 9 ..1ixa8 �xa8 20.�xd7 ± (Finkel in
CBM 1 0 1 ); 1 7 . . . AgS?! 18.�d3 <£\xf3+
1 9.�xf3 f6 20.l"!.adl fxeS 2 l .i!:l'b7 t .
1 8 . j}. x d4 c x d4 1 9 . � x d4 �c7
20.�ad1 �fd8 21.b3 d6 22.exd6
j}_xd6 23. �e4 JlcS Black's blockade
is watertight. 24.�g2 aS 2S.h4 �b6
2 6 . � c 2 � x d 1 27 . � x d 1 �d8
28.�d2 h6 29.hS �d6 30.j}_e4
�d8 3 1 . � x d 6 � x d6 3 2 . f4 fS
33.Jlb7 �d4 34.�h3 �f7 3S. �e2
�f6 36.�f3 j}.b4 37.�c6 �d6
38.�e8 �f8 39-�bS �cS 40.�e8
�f8 4 1 .�a4 �cs 42.�d7 �d6
4 3 . � b S �cS 44.Jlg2 � x bS
4S.c x b S JlcS 46.j}.f1 Yz-Yz Two
points for 17 . . . l"!. b8.
(T6.09) I mproving Piece Placement:
1S 4)c81 Smirin improved his worst
.•.
placed piece. This earns you two points,
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as it gives B lack a comfortable edge. 33.�g1 E! x f3 0-1 Two points for

16.c4 �b6 17.E!ac1 a6! 22 . . . dS!.

(T6. 1 1 ) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:

B lack's in itiative on the queenside
grows and grows as he introduces more
and more pieces into the fight. 18. �d3
�e7 19 . .1l a 1 a x b5 20.c x b 5 c4
21.�e3 �a4 22.Afl 22.Elc2 .§ ac8
2 3 . .1lfl .§ c S + . 2 2 � b3 23.E!c2
..•
23.�f3! 23 . .§ a6? gets no points, as
23 . . . .§a8 24 . .§ xa8 �xa8 2 5 . 4Jf3 al­
lows 25 . . . 4Je7, when Wh ite's initia­
tive is not nearly as dangerous as in
the game. 23 ... �e7 23 . . ..1lxc6 allows
W hite to crash through with 2 4 . 4Jxe5
.llxd5 ( 24 . . . fxeS?? 25.�xf7 # ) 25 .exdS
'iit e7 26.4Jc6 �e3+ 27.'.t'h l Accord­
ing to Wells in CBM 8 1 , White has
tremendous attacking compensation
for the exchange regardless of "what­
e v e r F r i t z t h i n k s . " 27 . . . .§ a 8
( 27 . . . .§ b6?! 28.�fS 4Je7 29.�xf6 .§ f8
3 0 . .§ a l 4J x c 6 3 l .dxc6 .§ b 8
32.�fl +- ) 28.4Jd4 �g5 29.�d l .§ d8
3 0 . 4Jf5 'i!i' f8 3 1 . � d4 ± . 2 4 . E! x c7

23 .4Jxb3 cxb3 24 . .§ b l 4J c S 2 S .Jlb2

�d6
.§ a4 2 6 . 4J d 2 h5 2 7 . f3 '.t' h7 + .
23 ... � x a 1 24.E! x a 1 c3 25.�c4?
25.4Jbl d5 26.exd5 .llxdS 27.4:\el e4 +
( H ar Zvi i n CBM 6 5 ) . 2 5 . . . E!ac8
25 ... .§ fc8!? -+ . 26.�a5 d5 27.exd5
Jl.xd5 28.�g5 �c7 29.E!d1 Jl.g8
30.b6 � xb6 31 .E!b1 �d5 32.�a7
E!a8 and Black later won.

(T6.1 0) Opening the Position: 22 ... d5!

The knight will be an important part of
the assault on the enemy king, but first
the d5-square must be made available.
22 . . .e4? 23.a6 d5 24 ..1la5 eases White's
defense as the bishop plays a much bet­
ter role now. 23.cxd5 23. �a3 dxc4
24.�xc5 4Jd5 + . 23... � xd5 24.E!fb1
B u t n o t 2 4 . '.t' g l c4 2 5 . Jl d 2 �c8
2 6 . .§ fc 1 �c5+ 2 7 . '.t'g 2 .§ feB -+ .
2 5.�g5! �h6 25 . . . fxg5 26.�xf7+
'.t'd8 27 . .§ xd7+ �xd7 28. �f8+ '.t'c7
( 28 . . . �e8 29.�d6+ 'i!i'c8 30 . .§ f8 +- )
2 9 . �c S + '.t'b7 30 . .§ h l +- ( We l l s ) .
26.E!xd7 It almost looks as i f White's
rook is a desperado. 26 �b6+ . •.

24 c4 25.Jl.d2 fxg3 26.hxg3 e4!

..•
Black begins the push toward the
w h i te k i n g . 27 . .1lb4 E!f7 28.b6
axb6 29.a xb6 E!e8 30.Jl.a5 �e3+
3 l . � f2 e x f3 3 2 . e x f3 �e4
2 7 . � h 1 f x g5 2 8 . E! f x f7 �g6
2 9 . E!fe7+ �f8 30. �f3+ �g8
31.E!e6 1-0 Two points for 23.4Jf3!
and two more if you wanted to continue
23 . . ..1lxc6 24 .4JxeS! .

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(T6. 1 2 ) I m prov i ng P i ece Position :
21 ..£) el ! The d3-square is best for a
knight in this pawn structure. 2 1 .<tld2
is not as strong and gets only one point.
21 'it>e8 22 . .£)d3 §b8 23.f3 §e7
.••
24.'it>f2 .£)f8 25.§b3 .£,d7 26.g4
b5? If Black tries to "hunker down"
with 26 . . .'i!td8, then Capablanca would
shift strategy, opening a second front
with 27.h4 aS 28.<tlb6 <tlxb6 29.!''!x b6
§. aH 30.<tlf4 'it>d7 3 1 .g5 ± . This l ine il­
lustrates why the knight i s so well­
placed on d3 : it can operate quickly on
both wings. 27 .£,ac5 .£,b6? 27 ... <tlxc5
• sure, Black drops a piece. He could put
28Ajxc5 §. a8 was more tenacious, but
is still strategically lost. 28. .£)b4 Jl.b7
29 . .£) x b7 § b x b7 30. § x c6 a 5
31.§ xb6 White simplifies to a n easy
w i n . 3 l . . . a x b4 3 2 . § xb7 § x b7
33.§ xb4 1-0 Black had enough. Three
points for 22.<tle l , with the idea 4Jd3.
(T6. 1 3) A Second Front: 20.e4J? 20.a5
gets one point. 20 dxe4 21 . .£) xe4
••.
t}f8 2 l . . :{;i' b4 22.§.c4 t¥f8 23.-tlbcS t.
22.§e1 b6 22 . . . 4Jgf6 23 .-tlbcS 4Jd5
24 . ..1lc4 t . 23 .£)bd2 In the last few
•
one point. 22 ... §f6 If 22 . . . {Jxg3, then
23.§.xg3 tzJc7 24.t2fd3 ± ; 22 . . . '{;i<xe6 is
not much help after 23 . ..1lxh6 ..ll x h6
24.§.xh6 4Jeg7 2 5 . i'21f3 ± . 23.Axf5?
Better was 23.\:'1d3 t2fxe6 24 . .llxh6 dS
2S .Af4 ± . 23 ...gxf5 24 . .£,h5 §g6?
24 . . . §. xe6 was critical. 25.t}c2 .£,c7
2 6 . t} x f5 t} x e6 27.t}d3 .£, d 5
28.§g3 .£,e7 29.Aa3 §d8 30.h3
.£,f5? 31.§g4? White misses the di­
rect win with 3 1 . §. xg6 t2fxg6 32.4Jxg7
'tt' xg7 3 3 . §. x e S +- . 3 l . . . § x g4
32.hxg4 .£)d4?? Perhaps in time pres­
up a better defense by 32 . . . <tlh4, al­
though White is still for choice after
33.'li¥g3 4Jg6 34.g5 ± . 33.t} xd4 1-0
Three points for 22.4Jg3!.
(T6. 1 5) Weak Color Complex: 25.e6J
A x e6 2S . . . fxe6 26.<tle5 +- ; 2S . . . f5
2 6 . -tle S �dS 2 7 . i'21e 3 .tl x b 2
2 8. .\lxfS +- . 26.§xe6JJ fxe6 27.t}e3
§b4 27 . . . t¥d6 28.tzJe5! §.hf8

moves, White's pieces have begun to

swing over to the kingside. 23 J}.a6 •.•

24.Ac2J Preserv ing the important

b i shop fo r the atta c k . 24 . . . §b7
2 5 . A b3 .£) gf6 2 6 . §a c 1 §c8
27 . .£, x f6+ .£, x f6 28.d5! .£, x d 5
29 . .£)e4 § d 8 30. § x c6 t} b4
3 1 . .£) f6+ 'it>f8 3 2 .£) x h7+ 'it>g8
•

33 . .£) f6+ 'it>f8 34. §e4 1 - 0 Two

points for 20.e4 .
(T6. 1 4) Open i n g the P o s i t i on :
22 . .£)g3J The d5-square is an attractive
outpost, b u t W h ite s h o u l d not be
tempted by the misguided 22.4Jc3? §.c8
2 3 . <tl d S t2f x e 6 2 4 . � x h 6 §. c S w i th
counterplay (Avrukh in CBM 1 0 I ) ;
22.t2fd3 gets two points.; 22:�b3 gets
a) 28 . . . §. b4 29.§. xc6 t2!d5 30.4Jxg6!
§. b 3 ( 3 0 . . . ii1 x c6? 3 1 . i'21 e 5 + +- )
3 1 . -tl x e 7 §. x d 3 3 2 . -tl x d S §. x e3
33.4Jxe3 +- (Har Zvi in CBM 58); b)
28 ... §.bS 29.Axb5 �dl + 30.'it>h2 it1xc2
3 L ild3 �d l 32.'li¥xa7 §.e8 33.t2fd7 +- ;
29.§. xc6 'li¥d5 30.4Jg4! gS (30 . . . t2!g5
3 1 .i'21d4 + +- ) 3 1 . §. xe6 .tlxb2 32.§.g6+
'it>f7 3 3 . 4J x h6 + 'it>eH 3 4 . -tl fS +- ;

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27 . . . f!hd8 28.f:ld4 'l;lrd6 29.f:lxe6+ 'it'g8 2 9 . g x f S '/tc8 30. <ll h 2 �g8

30.f!d2 +- . 28.�d4 �d6 29.� xe6+ 3 l . � h 1 �d8 3 2 . .Q.f4 .§cb6
<ll h 7 29 . . . 'it' f7 3 0 . 'l;i' f3 + 'it' x e 6 3 3 .§b8 .§ x b8
• 34 . .§ x b8 �d7
3 l . f! x c 6 +- ; 2 9 . . . 'it' g 8 3 0 . A c 4 ! 3S.�g2 1-0 One point for 1 7. f! b6!.
(Petursson) 3 0. . .'l;i'dl + 3 1 .'it'h2 'l;lrd6+
( 3 l . . . 'l;i' x c 2 3 2 . 'l;i'd4 +- ) 3 2 . g 3 'it'f7 Test 07
33.'l;i'f3+ 'it'e8 34.Ab3 f! xb3 35.'l;i'xb3
f:lb6 3 6 . 'l;i' e 3 +- . 30 .§ d 2 '/tb8
• (T7.0 1 ) Weaknesses : 19.�dl! This
31.�f4! eS 3 l . . .f!xf4 32.'l;i'xe7+ 'it'g8 fulfills all tasks splendidly and gets all
33.Abl +- ; 3 l . . .'l;i'xf4 32.'l;i'xe7+ 'it'g8 three points. 1 9 . f:la4 nets you two
3 3 . Ac 4 + +- . 3 2 . .Q. x g6+ <ll g 8 points.; 1 9.f:la2 gets one point.; 1 9:€;i<d3
33.�e6 1-0 Three points if you saw gets one point. 19 f6 After 19 . . . Axb2
.•.

that 2 5 .e6 Axe6 26.f! xe6 wins for 20.'l;i'xb2 a5 2 1 .f:le3 ( 2 1 .b4!?) 2 l . . .�d8
White. 22.f!fa l +- , it is difficult to say whether
B l ac k is weaker on the ki ngside or
(T6. 1 6) Weaknesses: 17 .§ b6! Pre­ • queenside - they are both in bad shape!
pares to triple and stops b5. 17 fS .•• 20.b4 .§a7 2 1 .b x c S � x e S O r
1 8. �b2 .Q.dS 19 .Q. x d S + c x d S
• 2 l . . .dxc5 2 2 .f!c3 f:ld7 23.f:lb3 Af8
1 9. . .'l;i'xd5 20.f!xb7 f!xb7 2 1 .'l;i'xb7 e5 24.f:ld4 f:le5 25.Aa3 +- . 22 . .§c3 �aS
22.Axe5 AxeS 23.dxe5 'l;i'xe5 24.'l;i'xc6 23.�e3 Beginning to wall in the black
'l;i'xc3 25.f!dl with good chances for q ueen. 23 .Q.d7 24 . .§a1 � a4 Or
.•.

White because of B lack's open king 24 . . . Aa4 2 5 . f! c6 f! b7 26.�cl Ah6

(Anand in Schach 5/97). 20 . .§b1 .§d8
20 . . . 'l;i'xa4? 2 1 .f!b5 +- . 21.'/ta2! .§c8
22 . .§6bS .Q.f6 23.h4 <llf7 24. .§ 1b2
.§c6?
27.Ad4 +- . It is interesting how, in each
line, White controls all the important
squares on the board. 2S . .§c4 .§b7
26 .Q.c3 �b6 27 . .§ a x a4 .Q. x a4
•

28.� x a 4 �bS 2 9 . � a 1 +- A n d
Petrosian converted h i s advantage.

(T7.02) Weaknesses: 27..Q.g6U

This p lays into W h ite's hands. But

Anand thinks that B lack is lost in any
case . We give another sample l ine:
2 4 . . . e 6 25 .'l;i'bl Ae7 26.f! xb7 f! xb7
27 . f! x b7 'l;i' x a 4 2 8 . Ad6 f! e8 27...fxg6 28. .§ xe6+ <llf8 28 . . . Ae7?
29.'l;i'b6 +- . 2S . .Q.b8! .§aa6 26 .§xb7 • 2 9 . f! x e 7 + +- . 29.�c6 � d7
�e6 27.�b1 gS 28.g4r g x h4?! 30. .§d6!? 30.f:lxb8 f:lxb8 3 l .g3 is also

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very promising for White because ofthe
weaknesses in Black's camp. 30... Iac8
31.la xd7 A,xh4 32.Iad6?! 1-0 White
should have opted for 32 .4Je5! !"! c l +
(32 . . . !"!c2 33.g3 ± ) 33.�h2 !"!c2 34.f3!
Ag5 35.4Jxg6+ �g8 36.f4 ± (Dautov in
CBM 63). Three points for 27.Ag6!! if
you calculated until 29.4Jc6.
(T7.03) Attack with Opposite-Colored
Bishops: 40 ... Iaf4! In the game, Black
played 40 . . . �h4?. The wrong way.
There was no need to allow White to
e x c h a nge q u e e n s . 4 1 . � h 2 A x f2 +
42.�hl �xh2+ (Also equal i s 4 2 . . . g5
43 .�xh4+ gxh4 44.a4! h3 4 5 .Axh3
gxh3 46.a5= ( Ftacnik in CBM 85))
43.�xh2 g 5 44 . .1lh l ! g3+ 45 .�g2 and
White should be able to extricate him­
self from the awkwardness in the cor­
ner and draw. In the game, however,
Anand went astray and lost. 41."�c3
�h4 42.�c2 laf8 -+ 0- 1 B lack
wins as there is nothing White can do
about the crushing 43 . . . g3. One point
for 40 . . . !"!f4!, which parries the threat
to exchange queens and two more if you
calculated until 42.�c2 and saw one of
the many winning moves: 42 . . . !"! f6 and;
42 . . . �h7 win as well.
(T7.04) Dom i nation, Proph y l ax i s :
22.h3!? This gets one point.; 22.!"!fd l
gets one point.; 22.!"!hdl gets one point.
22 Ae6?! 2 2 . . . �h7 2 3 . .!Hd l f6
. •.
24.!"!d6 Ae6 25.h4 hS 26.Axe6 4Jxe6
27.Axe5 ± . 2 3 . Jl x e 5 ! j}_ x e 5
23 . . . Axb3 2 4. .1lxg7 Ac4 25 .Axh6 +- .
24. .£j xe5 A,xb3 25 . .£Jg4! Earns an­
other two points. 25 Iae6 26.�xb3
•••
h5 27 . .£Je3 �f4 28. labd1 lae8
29 . la fe 1 .£J bd7 30 .£je2 � x e4
• 28. la x b6 Jlg7 2 9 . � xg6 �e3+
3 1 . .£l d4 laac8 3 2 . .£j ec 2 �f4
3 3 . la x e8 Ia x e8 34 . .£j x c6 lae2
35.1afl .£le6 36. .£Je3 �e4 37.�d5
209
.£Jf6 38.�xe4 .£! xe4 39 ..£Je7+ �g7
40 . .£!7d5 f5 41.c6 f4
42 ..£1 xf4! � xf4 43.c7 .£Jd6 44.lad1
.£jc8 45.lad8 .£Jb6 46.lab8 lael+
47. � h 2 la c 1 48. la x b6 la x c7
49.laxb5 .£ld3 50.�g3 laf7 51 .f4
la x f4 52. lab7+ �h6 53.b5 h4+
54.�h2 lab4 55.b6 .£Jc5 56.Iac7
.£je6 57. Iac6 .£l g7 58 . .£ld5 lab2
59.Iac4 1-0 One point for 22.h3 and
two more if you saw 25.4Jg4 ! .
(T7.05) Opening the Position: 14.f5!
exf5 1 5.e6 fxe6 1 5 . . . Axe6 16.4Jf4
�f6 1 7.4Jxe6 fxe6 ( 1 7 . . . �xe6 1 8.4Je5
Ad6 19.-llxfS �e7 20.Ag5 f6 2l . .llg6+
�f8 22.�h4 +- ) 18.-llgS �g6 1 9.Ab5+
4Jc6 20.�c1 4Jc4 2 1 .!"!e1 Ae7 22 . .1lxe7
� x e 7 2 3 . A x c4 d x c4 2 4 . d 5 +- .
16.�g3 �f7 17. .£Jf4 �g8 1 7 . . . 4Jb3
18.4Jg6 4Jxal (for 18 . . . 4Jxc l , see the
game. ) 1 9.4Jxh8+ �g8 20.4Jg6 4Jb3
2 1 .Ag5 �b8 ( 2 l . . .�e8 22.4Jxf8 �xf8
23.�c7 +- ) 22 ..1lf4 �c8 23.Ae5 �e8
24.�g5 +- . 18 .£jg6 .£lb3 19 .£J xh8
• •
.£j x c 1 20. la a x c 1 � x h8 2 1 ..£Je5
jle8 2 2 . lac7 h4 2 3 . �f4 g5
24 . .£J g6+ �g8 2 5 .�e5 A, x g6
26 . � x e6+ �h8 27. la x b7 �e8
3 0 . � h 1 � x d3 3 l . � h 5 + �g8
3 2 . la d 1 �c2 3 3 . lab7 laf8
34.laxg7+ �xg7 35.� xg5+ �h7
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36.§.c1 §.eS 37.h3 1 -0 One point for
1 4 . f'5 ! and the second for 1 4 . . . exf'5
1 5 .e6!.
(T7.06) Opening the Position, Outpost:
28 . . . e51 In the game, B lack played
28 . . . gxh5?
29 . .llx h7+! �xh7? ( 29 . . . �h8 30.�e4
e5 3 1 .f5 <tlgS 32.�e2 f! h7 (Gershon in
CBM I 00) is better for White, but Black
is still fighting.) 30.f!xd4+ �h6 31 .f!e4
'{;Jc6 32.'{;Je2 'it>g7 33.ilh2+ e'5 34.f!d5
'it>f8 3 5 . '{;J x h 5 e x f4 3 6 . f! x f4 f! e 2 +
37.�h3 �d7+ 38.f!df5 f! xb2 39.'{;Jh8+
'it>e7 40.'{;Jf6+ �f8 4 I .'{;Jxb2 f!e5 42.g4
f!e3+ 43.�h2 1 -0 . 29.hxg6 h x g6
30. .Q.d5 30.ilxg6? �c6+ 3 1 . �h2 exf4
3 2 . � h 5 f! e S 33 . .ilg4 <tlh6 34 ..1lf3
fxg3+ -+ . 30 exf4 31.§.3d2 ctJg7
..•
32 . .Q.b2 .£) h 6 + Tw o p o i n t s for
28 . . . e5!.
(T7.07) D o m i n a t i o n : 22 . . . §.ad81
22 ... <tlc6? 23.�xe4 �xa2 24.<tlf6+ �f7
2S.'{;Jxa2+ f! xa2 26.<tlxe8 'it>xe8 27.h'5=
( F tac n i k in CBM 9 7 ) ; 2 2 . . . f! ed 8
23.hxa5 f!ac8 is also quite strong and
gets two points, but Smirin 's choice is
even better. 23.bxa5 ttd41 24. ttcl?
24.'{;Jxd4 f! xd4 2'5 .�f1 bxa'5 26.�e2
f!a4 27.f!a1 h'5 + ( Ftacnik). 24 ... e31
2 5 . f x e 3 §. x e3 2 6 . ct; h 2 2 6 . �f1
f! xg3 -+ . 26 . . . §.e2 27. a x b6 ttd5
210
28 . .£) e4 tt x d 1 2 9 . ttc4+ ct;h8
30.ttf7 §. xg2+ 31.ct; xg2 ttd5 0-1
One point for 22 ... f!ad8 and two more
for 23.bxa'5 �d4!.
(T7.08) Weak Color Complex: 17.a4!
b4 17 . . . <tlb4 1 8 . .1lh3 bxa4 19 . .llx a4
<tld7 2 0 . A x d7 � x d7 2 1 . <tl a 3 � ;
17 . . . bxa4 1 8 . .ll xa4 t'/b6 19.<tla3 .llx a3
20.bxa3 � . 18 . .1l.b3 §.c8 19.g3 .£)d7
20.h4 .£)c5 21 ..1l.c4 .£)b8 22 . .Q.e1!?
§.c6 2 3 . ct;g2 §.g6 2 4 . h 5 §.h6
25 ..£)d2 .£)bd7 26.§.h1 .£)b6
27 . .1l.b5! White's strong unopposed
bishop must be preserved. 27 .1l.g5
.•.
28. ttg4 S m i r i n wants more t h an
28.�c4 �xc4 29 . .1lxc4 � ( Ftacnik in
CBM 3 2 ) . 28 . . . §.e6 29.f4 Ah6
3 0 . ttf5 .£) c8 3 l . f x e 5 .Q. x d 2
3 2 . .1l, x d 2 .£) b 3 3 3 .Q.g5 ttc7
•
34 .1l,c4 §. x e5 3 5 . tt g4 §. x g5
•
36.ttxg5 h6 37.ttf4 ttxf4 38.gxf4
.£) x a 1 39.§.xa1 .£)b6 40 .Q.b3 §.c8
•
41.ct;f3 ct;f8 42.e5 .£)d7 43 .1l.c4 •
.£)c5 44.f5 f6 45.exf6 gxf6 46.§.g1
ct;e7 47.b3 ct;d6 4S. ct;f4 .£) d7
49.§.g6 §.f8 50.§.xh6 .£)e5 51 . .Q.b5
ct;d5 52.§.g6 §.c8 53.§.xf6 §.c3
54.§.a6 .£) x d3+ 55 . .Q. x d3 §. x d3
5 6 . §. x a 5 + ct;d6 57. ct;e4 §. x b3
58.ct;xd4 §.h3 59.§.a6+ ct;c7 60.h6
b3 61.a5 §.h4+ 62.ct;e5 §.b4 63.h7
 Solutions
Elb5+ 64.'�e6 1 -0 One point for
17.a4!.
(T7.09) Wea k C o l o r C o m p l e x :
1 3 .�g5J ± Jl. x g 5 14.Jl. x b7 Ela7
1 5.Jl.e4 f5 16.Jl.g2 The l ight squares
in B lack's camp are fatally weakened.
16 ... E{d7 17.f4 Jl.f6 18.e4 Jl. xc3
1 9 . b x c3 a 5 ? 2 0 . e x f 5 E{ x f5 ?
21.Jl.h3 1-0 B lack resigned because
of 2 1 . . .EH6 22 . .ilxe6+ !! xe6 23.�d5
E!de7 24.f5 +- . One point for 1 3 AJg5!
and one for the assessment ± .
(T7. 1 0) Weak Color Complex, Simpli­
fication: 40.Jl.b5J The key defender of
the light squares must be exchanged.
40 . . . Jl. x b5 40 . . . .ilc8 4 1 . <tlc4 �c7
42.E!cl Ab7 43.�f2 E!c8 44.<tle3 'it>f8
45.<£Jf5 +- . 41."t;\' xb5 4 l .axb5 �xb5
4 2 . <£lf5 + 'it>d7 4 3 . � x b 5 + f! x b 5
4 4 . <tlxh6 wins a s wel l . 4 t . .. tt x b5
42.axb5 E{ x b5 43.'1fi'f1 b3 44.c;f}e2
Jl.c7 45.Eta4 '1f;ld7 46.'1f;ld3 Elb7
47.'1fi'c3 Elb5 48.�c4 '1f;le8 1 -0 Two
points for 40.Ab5!.
(T7. 1 1 ) Opening the Position: 23 e6J •.•
Kempinski opened roads for h i s f8-
rook, the only piece not in the attack.
24.dxe6? 24 . f5 exf5 2 5 .exf5 E! fe8
26.�d2 <tlxb2 + . 24 ... fxe6 25.Elf3?
2 5 . 'it> h l d5 + . 25 � x f4 0-1 Two
.•.
points for 23 . . . e6!.
(T7. 1 2) Simplification : 20 Jl.b7J �
.••
Zifroni rightly avoided the exchange of
his strong bishop, which protects c6 and
helps i n the attack on the kingside.
20 . . . E! fd8? 2 l .Axd5 f! xd5 2 2 .�f3 = ;
2 0. . . Aa8 gets one point. 21. ttg4 c;f}h8
2 2 . Jl.e2?J f5 2 3 . tt h 3 ? J � e4
24.Ac4 �g5 25.ttg3? 25 .�h5 e5
26.<tlb3 h6 + . 25 . . . e5 -+ 26.�c6
Jl. xc6 27.bxc6 �e4 28.tth3 E{ xc6
21 1
29.Elc2 E{ xc4 30.E{ xc4 �d2 0-1
Two points for 20 . . . Ab7!.
(T7. 13) Opening the Position, I mprov­
ing Piece Placement: 20.�h2J The
knight opens the path for the f-pawn and
gets the option to penetrate B lack's po­
sition via g4. 20 ... Jl.e7 21 .f4 �b5
2 1 . . . 0-0-0 2 2 . fxg5 Axg5 23 .<£lg4 ± .
22.fxg5 h xg5 2 2 . . . Axg5 23 .Axg5
hxg5 24.h6 ± . 23.h6 ttb3 24.�h5
2 4 . E! x f7 ? �d l + 2 5 . E! fl � x e 2 -+ .
24 .••0-0-0 24 . . . f! h7?! 25.Axg5 Axg5
26.�xg5 'ii:ic 2 27.<tlg4 +- . 25.Jl.xg5
Jl.xg5 26.� xg5 � x b2?J 26 . . . �c2
offers more resistance, e.g. 27. <tlf4
�xb2 2 8 . f! fc l f! dg8 2 9 . �h 4 <£ld7
30.<tlf3 a3 3 1 . <tlg5 E! f8 3 2 . h7 �d2
3 3 . � f2 ± . 27.tte3 �c2 28. E{ x f7
28.<tlg4!?. 28 ttd3 29. �xd3 cxd3
..•
30. � f4 E{ x h6 3 1 . � x d 3 E{dh8
32.�fl � b5 ? o 3 2 . . . 'it>b7 ± .
33.Elb1 +- El h 1 + 34.c;f}f2 � x c3
35.El x b6 1-0 One point for 20.<tlh2,
with the idea f4.
(T7. 1 4) Opening the Position: 38.e511
This releases all the energy of White's
army and B lack collapses immediately.
38...dxe5 38 . . . <tlxe5 39.Axh7+ 'it>h8
4 0 . E! h3 +- ( Wedberg in CBM 1 00).
3 9 . Jl. x g6 h x g6 40 . � x g6 e4
4 1 . El h 3 E{fb7 4 2 . �f4 Elb1
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4 3 . � h7+ c:Jf7 44. � h 5 + c:Jg8
45 ..£)g6 1-0 Two points for 38.e5!!.
(T7. 1 5) Opening the Position, Weak
Color Complex : 18 d4! As the d­•.•
pawn is not blocked, it can advance with
great effect. 19.exd4 19.Axb7? �xb7
20.<£\xd4 <£\fg4! 2 1 .§.fl ( 2 1 .h3? §. xd4
22.exd4 <tlf3+ 23.'i!i'fl <tlgh2+ 24.'i!i'e2
( 24 .'i!i'g2? <tl e 1 + 2 5 . 'i!i' x h 2 � g 2 # )
24 . . . �e7+ 25 .'i!i'd3 !Llxd4 26.�d5 §.d8
27.�e4 i;1xh4 -+ ) 2 1 . . . §. c4 2 2 .<£\e4
§. x c 1 2 3 . A x c l �xe4 2 4 . f3 <tl x f3 +
2 5 . §. x f3 ..ll x d 4 2 6 . e x d 4 "{;j- x d 4 + + ;
1 9 . <£\ x d4? ..\l x g 2 2 0 . 'i!i'x g 2 i;1 b 7 +
2 1 .'i!i'gl transposes to 1 9 . ..1lxb7. ( 2 1 .f3?
§. xd4 22 .exd4 "{;j-xf3+ 23 .'i!i'gl i;1e3+
24.'i!i'h l (24.'i!i'g2 <tlfg4 -+ ) 24 . . . <tld3
2 5 . §. x d 3 "{;j- x d 3 2 6 . � d 1 4.:'le4 -+ ) .
1 9 .£)f3+ 20.jlxf3 20.'i!i'hl <tlg4 -+ .
•••
20 •.• Axf3 21.E!d3 jla81
22.d5? 2 2 . §. e 1 4.:'ld5 23.lLlxd5 .llx d5
24.§.e3 i;1d7 25.i;1d1 ..llh 6 26.4Jf4 Axf4
27.gxf4 "{;j-f5 gives Black fantastic com­
pensation because of his strong bishop.
22 .£) x d 5 23 .£) x d 5 f! x c 1 +
• • • • 1 3 . . . h4 is also playable. 14.h4 It i s hard
24.jl x c l � x e2 2 5 .Ad2 2 5 . .ile3
.llf8! 26.<tlf6+ 'i!i'h8! 27 .ad 5 "{;j-e 1 +
28.'i!i'g2 "{;j-xb4 -+ ( Stohl in CBM 74).
25 �e41 26.f3 Ad4+ 27 .Ae3
..•
Axe3+ 28.c:Jg2 A x d 5 0 - 1 One
point for 18 . . .d 4 and the second if you
calcul ated the l i ne 1 9 .A x h7? until
212
2 0 . . . <£\fg4, saw the threat . . . §. xd4, and
concluded that Black's attack crashes
through.
(T7. 1 6) Domination: 25.E!fll Unfor­
tunately, Seirawan missed the way to
c o m p l e t e d o m i n a t i o n and p l ayed
25.'i!i'g3?. White's rook had to blockade
on f6 first: 25 . . . 'i!i'g7 26.'i!i'f4 ..llh7 27.g4
f6 28.<tlc3 'i!i'h6 29.4.:'ld1 §.be8 30.<£\xe3
§. e 5 3 l . §. fl ( 3 l . §. d 1 ! ?) 3 l . . . §. g8
32 . .Jld 1 f5? (32 . . . §.c8 and B l ack has
good drawing chances. ) 33 ...1le2 §.g5
34.c5!! hxc5 35 .h6 §.e8 36.gxf5 §.b8
37.§.h1 §.gg8 38.b7 'i!i'g7 39.§.h6 'i!i'f7
40 . .lla6 'i!i'e7 4 1 .§.c6 'i!i'd7 42.§.c8 1 -0.
25 Ah7 26.E!f6! E!fds 27.g4 c:;rs
•••
28.c:Jg3 c:Je7 29.E!h6 E!h8 30.g5 ±
( Seirawan in Informant 5 1 /583) Two
points, if you calculated 25.§.fl until
27.g4, so that the blockade is safe and
two more if you concluded that White
is clearly better.
Test 08
(T8.0 1 ) Counterplay: 13 h511 A sur­
•.•
prise, to say the least. Black could have
played for a s l i ght advantage w i th
1 3 . . . 0-0!? 1 4 . A x f6 ( 1 4 . §. f2 ? d 5 + )
1 4 . . . <£\xf6 1 5.<£\h5 l£'lxh5 1 6.-{;j-xh5 h4
1 7 .4Jd5 .ll x d5 1 8.Axd5 §. xc2 =i= , but
Fischer sees that White's pressure on
the kingside is more of an il lusion than
reality. ; 13 . . . §. xc3? does not work :
1 4.bxc3 l£'lxe4 1 5 .<£\xe4 ..llxe4 16 . .ll xe7
'i!i'xe7 17.a4 � and White is for choice. ;
to suggest anything better. I f 1 4 . ..1lxf6
<t\xf6 1 5 . ..1ld5 (Or 1 5.4Jd5 h4 16.<£\xf6+
g x f6 -+ ) 1 5 . . . i;1h6+ 1 6 . 'i!i' h l h 4
17.lLlge2 b 4 1 8 . .ll x h7 �xh7 1 9.4.:'ld5
<tlxd5 20.exd5 h3 -+ and Black is win­
ning.; B lack is also in control after
1 4 .Ah4 h4 1 5 . <£\a4 !Llxe4 1 6.Axe7
 Solutions
tl! x e 7 1 7 . f6 {ld x f6 1 H . af5 tltc7
19.{\xg7+ 'it>fH 20J2:lf5 l"!gH +. 14 ... b4
1 5 . � x f6 � x f6 1 6 . 4) d 5 j}_ x h4
17.4) xh5 �g5 The storm clouds are
gathering around the white king. 18.f6
g6 1 9 . 4)g7+ �ds 20. Elf3 Ag3
2 1 .�d3 A h 2 + 2 2 . �fl 4) c 5
2 3 . El h 3 El h 4 24. �f3 4) x b3
25.a x b3 Et x h3 26. � x h3 A x d 5
27.exd5 �xf6+ 28.�e1 �f4 0-1
Five points for 1 3 . . . h5!! and two for
1 3 . . . 0-0 or 1 3 . . . h4.
(T8.02) Opening the Position: 25 ...h41
25 . . . l"!eg8 also gets one point. 26.�d3
26.{lxh4? f4 -+ . 26 ... h xg3 27.hxg3
E{h2 28.4)h4? 28.{lf4 Axf4 29 . .llxf4
{\ x f4 + 3 0 . g x f4 l"! h 3 + 3 l . 'it>c 2 l"! f3
32.'it'h3 l"!h8-+ . 28... �xg3 28 . . . {\xe3
works as wel l : 29.'it>xe3 f4+ 30.'it>f3
l"!g8 -+ . 29.4)f3 Elg2 30.4)e1 Elg1
31 .E{e2 3 1 .fxg3 l"! xg3 32.l"!e2 f4 -+ .
3 l . .. �d6 3 2 . E{ c 1 Elh8 3 3 . 4) f3
E{xc1 34.A xcl Elh3 0- 1 One point
for 25 . . . h4!.
(T8.03) Attack with Opposite-Colored
Bishops: 37 Ad81 The bishop had to
.••
immediately take a greater part in the
attack. I n the game, B l ack pl ayed
37 . . . h6?
38.Ah3! Now White's bishop is the first
in the attack w i th d e c i s i v e e ffect.
213
3H . . . AdH 39 . .lle 6+ l"! xe6 ( 39 . . . 'it'h8?
4 0 . 1"! x h 6 + g x h 6 4 1 . tl! d 4 + i.tf6
4 2.'loi'x f6 # ; 39 . . . 'it>f8 4 0 . l"! fl + Af6
4 l .l"! xf6+ gxf6 42.g7+ +- ) 40.dxe6 .ilf6
4 l .c3 a xb3 42.tl!c4! tl!a5!? (42 . . . l"! b8
43.l"!h2 +- ) 43.e7+! 'it'h8 44.l"!e1 Ae5
45 .tl!c6 1 -0. 38.E{f2 38.gxh7+?! 'it'h8
39.tl!d2 .llf6 40.tl!cl tlth4 gives Black
a strong attack. 38 Af6 39.E{xf61
••.
a x b3 40 . � x b3 E{eb8 4 I .Ab51
gxf6 � (Ftacnik in CBM 99) Two points
for 37 . . . 1.l.d8!.
(T8.04) Opening the Position: 12.a5
bxa5 }3.4)b3 E{b8 14.4) xa5 With­
out the important b6-pawn , B l ack's
shield looks much less impressive.
14 j}_a8 1 5.�d2 �c7 1 5 . . . l"!e8
.•.
16 . .lla7 l"!c8 1 7 . .llf2 l"!h8 1 8.'it>h 1 acs
1 9.l"!fh1 l"! b4?! 20.{ld 1 tl!bH 2 l .Ae1
l"!a4 22.l"! xa4 {\xa4 23.b4 {lb6 24.{\c3
{lbd7 25. tlta2 ± N . Short-O.Cvitan, EU­
c h T Leon 2 0 0 I . 1 6 . E{fc 1 4) c 5 ? 1
1 6 . . . l"! fc8 1 7 . {\d U . 17.b41 4)cd7
17 . . . l"! xb4 18.{lb5 axb5 19.tl!xb4 bxc4
20.{\xc4 ± l . l bragimov-E.Ermenkov,
Chania 1 993. 18.b51? 1 8.{ld5! exd5
1 9.cxd5 tl!d8 20.{lc6 tlte8 2 l .l"! xa6!?±
( S toh l in CBM I 03 ) . 18 . . . 4)c5
19.bxa6! 4) xa6? 1 9 . . . tl!b6 was called
for. 20.4)b5 �d7 2 1 . 4) b3 Ab7
22.E{d1 §.fd8 23.Aa7 EtaS 24.�b6
E{db8 2 5 . 4) x d 6 ? 1 j}_ x e4?
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o 25 . . . ..1lxd6 26.�xd6 "i£rxd6 27.§. xd6
4Je8! ( Stoh l ) 2 8 . §. d 2 ± . 26.4) x e4
'l!txd2 27.4)exd2 f! x b6 28.c5 1-0
Two points for 1 2.a5.
(T8.05) Outpost: 29.4)c2J Kramni k
plans to transfer h i s knight t o the best
square: b4, where it controls many im­
portant l ight squares. 29.§. d3? Jlh6
30.§.xd6 ..Q.xe3 3 l .fxe3 §.xd6 32 .�xd6
§.eB and Black has good compensation,
e.g. 33 .�d5 �c7 34.§.fl <Jilg7 35 .c4
bxc4 36.bxc4 §.e7. 29 . . . §.c5 29 . . . §. bc8
30.§.d3 f5!? (30 . . . �c7? 3 1 .4Jh4 §. xc3
32.4Jxa6 +- ) 3 l .exf5 e4 32.§.d5! §. xc3
33 .4Je3 ± . 30.4)b4 §.bc8 3l .f!d3
Cit'h7 3 1 . . . "i£r x e 4 3 2 . 4J x a6 §. 5c6
33.4Jb4 §.c5 34.a6 ± . 32.4)d5 j},h6
3 3 . 'i!t d 1 §. fS 34 . 4) f6+ �g7
35.'l!tf3 b4? 35 . . . "i£re7! 36.4Jd5 �e6
37.4Jb4 ± . 36.cxb4 -lt x b4 37.4)d7
f5 38.4) x f8 � x f8 39. f! x d6 1-0
One point for 29.4Jc2!.
(T8.06) Domination : 21.a4J Restricts
Black's possibilities by taking away the
important a4-square. 2 1 . 4Jf4?! .ll a4
gives Black's pieces more breathing
spac e . 2 1 . . . 4) c8 2 2 . 4) f4 4) d 6
23.4)e2 §.eb8 24.§.fb 1 §. x b 1 +
2 5 . f! x b 1 4) b7 2 6 . 'lt d 2 'lte7
26 . . . a5?! 27 .4Jc3 4Jd6?! 28.e4! dxe4
29.d5 ± (Golod in CBM 96). 27.'i!tb4
4)d6 28.4)c3 f!e8 29.§.e1 'ltdS
30.Ah4 30. "i£rc5! ± was even better.
30...4)b7 31.Ag3 .£ih5 32.j},f2 a5
33.'�a3 4)f6 34.Ag3 4)h5 35.Jtf2
4)f6 36.Ag3 � Two points for 2 l .a4!.
(T8.07) Attack with Opposite-Colored
Bishops: 43.�fl Black is bound hand
and foot, so White can activate the last
pas s i v e u n i t : h i s k i n g . 43 . . . Aa7
44.�e2 Ab6 45.�d3 Aa7 46.�c4
'l!tc7+ 47.�b3 'lte7 48.g4 j},b6
214
4 9 . �c4 Aa7 50.�b5 'lte8+
51 .Ac6 'ltd8 52.�c4 �e7
After activating his king, White can
now exchange queens. 53. �d7 'lte6+
54 . 'lt x e6 f x e6 5 5 . f! x f8 � x f8
56.�b5 �e7 57.�a6 j},xf2 58.c4
�ds 59 .�b7 Ae1 60.b5 Af2
6 1 .b6 Ad4 62.Aa4 d5 63.cxd5
e x d5 64.e x d5 e4 6 5 .�c6 �c8
66.d6 e3 67.Ab5 Af6 6S.Jta6+
�b8 69.�d7 1-0 Two points for the
plan to transfer White's king to the
queenside.
( T 8 . 0 8 ) U n d e rm i n i n g : 22 . . . g4J
23.fxg4 23.f4 4Jf3 24.e5 (24 . .1lxf3?
gxf3 + 2 5 . <Jil x f3 4Jxe4 -+ ) 24 . . . 4Je8
25 .<Jilf2 §.adS + . 23 ... hxg4 24.4)d2
�g7 2 5 .Af2 §.hSJ? 2 6 . Jtg l ? J
2 6. .llxd4 is critical, but B lack has very
good compensation after 26 . . . cxd4
27.4Ja2 §.xh2 28.\t'fl ..Q.c5 29.h4 .lle7
3 0 . <Jil g l §. h 5 . 26 . . . §. h 5 2 7 . 4) f l
f! x d 1 28.§. xd1 b 5 29.axb5 axb5
30.4)d2 b4 31.4)cb1 4)fd7 32.�f2
f5 3 3 . §. e 1 4) f6 34.�e3 �f7
35.f!f1 Af8 36.§.d1 fxe4 37.4)c4
0-1 One point for 22 . . . g4! .
(T8.09) Weak Points: 37.4)c6J It is d6
that is more vul nerable than e6, so
White can bring pressure to bear with
this curious-looking move. In the game,
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White played 37.4"Jb5? Good thought,
bad execution. 37 . . . 1::'l d7 38.1::'l f4+ 4"Jf6
39.1::'l d l ( White could still mismanage
this position by al lowing the center
pawns to go in motion with tempo, e.g.,
39. 1::'l e3? e 5 4 0 . § ff3 e4 4 1 . 1::'l f4 g5
4 2 . h x g 5 hxg5 4 3 . 1::'l f5 'ifrg6 + )
39 . . . 1::'l ed8 40.§fd4 Too little, too late.
B lack now relieves the pressure on d6
and is left w i th a tenable endgame.
40 . . . d5 4 1 .cxd5 4:'lxd5 4 2 .'ifrf3 'itre7
43.1::'l c l a6 44.4"Jc3 l::'l f8+ 45.�g2 4:'lxc3
46.1::'l xd7+ 'if?xd7 47.§ xc3 l::'l f5 48.'ifrfl
h5 49.'itre2 a5 5 0 . 1::'l f3 'itrd6 5 1 . 1::'l c3
�-�. 37... .§d7 37 ... 1::'l c7 38.1::'l xe6! +- .
38. .§dl �g7 38 . . . 1::'l c8? 39.4"Je5+ +- .
39 . .§ed4 d5 40. c x d 5 e x d 5
4 1 . .§ x d 5 .§ x d 5 4 2 .§ x d 5 ± • efficient attacking method in chess."
(Nuesken) All three points, i f you saw
that 37.4"Jc6! wins a pawn.
(T8.1 0) Opening the Position: 12.4)d5!1
1 2.f4, with the idea f4-f5, gets one point:
1 2 . . . 0-0 ( 1 2 . . . 4"Jc5 1 3.f5 e5 1 4 .4"Jb3 ;!; )
1 3 . f5 e 5 1 4 . 4"J d 5 'ti1'd8 1 5 . 4"J b3 ;!; .
1 2 . . . exd5 13.cxd5 ttb8 1 3 . . . 'ti1'd8
1 4.4"Jc6 .llxc6 1 5.dxc6 4"Jc5 0 5 . . . 4"Je5?
16.c7 'ti1'd7 1 7.f4 4"Jeg4 18.Jlxb6 0-0
1 9 . e 5 +- ) 1 6. c7 'ti1'xc7 1 7 . e 5 dxe5
1 8.Axa8 0-0 1 9 . .1lg2 ± ; 13 . . . 4"Jc5 1 4.b4
0-0 1 5 .bxc5 bxc5 1 6.4:'lf5 ± . 14.4)c6
A x c6 1 5 .d x c6 .§a7 1 6 . c x d7+
.£l x d7 1 7.Ah3 ± 0-0 1 8 . j}, x d7
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.§ xd7 19. ttd5 Young Magnus applies
pressure like a veteran. He made the
difficult decision to give up the bishop­
pair, but that al lows him to tum the
screws on B l ack's weak d6. 19 ... b5
20 .§c6 tt as 2 t . .§ fc l .§fd8
•
22.Ab6 .§es 23.ttf5 .§b7 24.Ad4
Af8 25 .§c8 .§b8 26 .§8c7 .§e7
• •
27 . .§ x e7 A x e7 28 . .§c7 .§e8
29.ttd7 ttd8 30.ttc6 Af8 31 . .§a7
ttc8 32.ttd5 tte6 33.ttxe6 .§ xe6
34.f3 d5 35 . .§a8 .§c6 36.exd5 .§c7
37.Ac3 1-0 Two points for 1 2.4"Jd5!!.
(T8. 1 1 ) Improving Piece Placement:
17.ttd51 w ith the idea to double on the
e-file. "Centralization is the single most
( Lautier in NIC Magazine 04/2005)
17...h6 I f Black snaps offthe b-pawn,
W h i te i n vades w i th deadly e ffect:
1 7 . . ...1lxb2? 18.1::'l e7 l::'l f8 19.1::'l xd7 .ll x a1
20.1::'l xf7 l::'l xf7 2 1 .'ti1'xa8+ l::'l f8 22.'ti1'd5+
'it'h8 23.d7 Jlf6 24.4"Je5 +- and wins.
1 8 . .§e4 .§adS 1 9 .§ael .§ x e4 •
20 . .§xe4 4)f8?
The stage is now set for the decisive
breakthrough. 20 . . .'ti1'c8 was called for.
2 1 . j}, x h6! g x h6 2 2 . .§g4+ Ag7
23 .£l e 5 4) e6 24.4) x f7 tte2
•
25.4) xh6+?1 It was not necessary to
get this tricky. The simple 25.1::'l e4 'ti1'xe4
26.'ti1'xe4 'itrxf7 27.'ti1'b7+ 'itrf6 28.'ti1'e7+
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'i!te5 29.f4+ 'iftd5 30.f5 ± wins easi ly.
25 ... <i!;>h7 26 . .§e4 .§ xd6 27.�f5+
<i!;>h8 28.4)f7+ <i!;>g8 29.h4 �d1 +
29 . . . �xe4!?. 30.<i!;>h2 .§d7? The bet­
ter 30 . . . 4:lf8 loses to 3 1 .4:lxd6 �xd6+
3 2 . g 3 Jl x h 2 33 . .§ f4 ± . 3 1 . 4) h 6+
.Q. x h6 32.� xe6+ <i!;>h7 33.�f5+
1-0 Three points for �d5 .
(T8. 1 2) Improv ing Piece Placement:
14....Q.d81 The more "normal-looking"
14 . . . Af8? fails to 1 5 .fxe6 fxe6 1 6.Ah3
4:lc5 1 7 . h4 4:l c x e 4 1 8 . 4:l x e 4 4:l x e 4
19.4:lxe6 ± ; Also, rush ing forward with
1 4 . . . e 5 ? is met by 1 5 . 4:ld 5 '0-d8
16.4:lc2 ;!; ; The immediate 1 4 ... 4:lf8 gets
two points. 1 5 .fxe6 fxe6 16 . .Q.h3
The point of moving the bishop to d8.
The knight defends e6 from f8, from
which it cannot be moved or exchanged.
16 4)f8 17. .Q.f2 4)6d7=i= 18.b4?1
•.•
White, who appears to have more space,
rushes forward. 18 ... .Q.f6 19.4)ce2
.§ac8 20. �b3 <i!;>h8 Black has slowly
but surely improved his position and
now has a slight edge. 21 .�e3 4)e5
22.4)f4 �f7 23. �e2 .Q.g5 24 ..Q.e3
.Q.xe4 The beginning of a series of ex­
changes increasing Black's advantage.
25.4)fxe6 4) x e6 26 . .Q. xe6 .§ x e6
27 . .Q. x g 5 N o w B l ack p l ayed
27 ... .Q.a8?1 and later w o n . But
27 ... Ad3 is even better: 28.�f2 �xf2+
29.'it'xf2 4:lg4+ 30.'it'gl .§xel + 3 l . .§ xel
h6 -+ . Four points for 14 . . . Jld8.
(T8 . 1 3) A Second Front: 14 . .§c11
Threatening h2-h4 with deadly effect.
14 ... c4 15.b4 .Q.b6 16.4) xb6 4) xb6
17.�d4 17.a4 a5 1 8.h5 Jlh7 1 9 :�1d4
4:ld7 is also good for White.; 17.Jld4!? ±
is even better. 17 ... 4) a41? 18 . .§c2
.Q.d7 19 .Q.d1 g6 20.g4 White seizes
• Fritz's suggestion 38.Ag4 is interesting,
more space on the kingside, but there
are no apparent weaknesses in Black's
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camp, and it is not obvious how White
is going to break through. 20...0-0-0
Rather than "leading with his chin" by
castling kingside, Black chooses the
queenside, which is rather "drafty."
2 1 . .§cf2 .Q.b5 2 2 . <i!;> h 1 .§ he8
23 ..Q.f3 �d7 24. .§d2
With castling on opposite wings, White
has to be careful about opening up the
position on the kingside. White's next
few moves are des igned to prevent
B l a c k 's c o u n terplay. 24 �c7.••
25 ..Q.g2 .Q.c6 26. .§f3 .§h8 27..§h3
h5 28.gxh5 gxh5 29 . .Q.f2 .§dg8
30 . .Q.f3 .§h6 31 . .§c2 Not 3 l . .§ xh5?
.§ x h 5 32 . .>1x h 5 4:lxc3!= ( 3 3 �xc3??
d4+) . 31 ... f6 Black is trying to gain
entry points into White's position. The
problem is that looks are deceiving -
Black not only has no good way to in­
vade, but the weakness of his queens ide
will soon tell, particularly along the dark
s q u a re s . 3 2 . e x f6 �h7 33 . .§e2
�b1+ Or 33 . . . �d3 3 4 . � x d3 cxd3
3 5 . .§ xe6 Ad7 36 . .§ x a6 +- . 34 . .§e1
�f5 35 ..§g3 .§xg3 36.hxg3 .§ xf6
l f 36 . . . h4, then 37.g4 '{;ixf6 38.g5 �xd4
39.Axd4 +- . 37.<i!;>g2 h4 38 . .§e51
Setting the stage for switching activity
to the second front: the queenside .
but it also brings certain risks. After
38 . . . �xg4 39.�xf6 d4+ 40.'it'gl AdS,
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it is difficult for White to find a win.
38 ... �d3 39.�h5 �f8 39 . . . �xd4
40 ..ilxd4 is an easily won endgame for
White. 40.�e5 Preparing for the final
i n v a s i o n a l o n g t h e dark s q u a res .
40 �e8 41.�xh4 4) xc3 42.�d6
••.
Cit' b7 Or 4 2 . . . .ilh7 4 3 . l"! h8 l"! x h8
44.�xe6+ 'it'b8 (44 . . . 'it'c7 4 5 . Ab6+
'it>b8 4 6 . � e 5 + +- ) 4 5 . �e 5 + 'it>c8
46 . .ilg4+ 'it'd8 47 . Ab6 # . 43. �c5
Cit'c7 44. �b6+ Cit'd7 45. �a7+ Cit'c8
46.�h7 1-0 Two points for 1 4.l"!bl,
with the idea h4.
(T8. 1 4) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
27.�e61!
This maxim izes the pressure against
Black's weak spots d6 and f6, which is
reminiscent of the teachings of Steinitz!
27 . .ild3?! gets only one point, because
of 27 . . . 4Jh6 28.f5 gxfS 29.gxf5 'it'h8
30.'it>hl l"! e8 3 l .l"!gl l"! e7 ;!; with only
a sl ight advantage. ; 27.b3? let's Black
off the hook: 27 . . .4Jb6 28 ..ilb5 .ilxbS
29 . .f'lxb5 .f'lc8 30.l"!a5 l"l.e8 3 1 .1"l.e6 fS
3 2 .gxf5 gxfS 33 .�d3 l"! xe6 34 .dxe6
.ilf6 with counterplay. ; 27 . .ilb5 gets
only two points, as it allows 27 . . .Axb5
( 27 . . . 4Jb6 2 8 . l"! e6 tra n s p o se s . )
28.4Jxb5 l"! xbS 29.l"!ee7 l"l.db8, which
gives B lack good counterplay, e . g .
30.�e3 l"l. xb2+ 3 Ulf2 .f'lb6 32.l"!xg7+
�xg7 33.l"! xg7+ 'it'xg7 34.�e7+ 'it'g8
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35 .�xd6 l"!e8. 27 4)b6 If 27 . . . 1"l.b4,
.•.
then 28.b3 4Jb6 29.�e3 .f'lxc4 30.hxc4
l"! x c4? 3 l . l"! x d7 +- ; Or 27 . . . 'it'h8
28.4Je4 4:lh6 29 . .ilxf6 <tlxc4 30.�c3
l"l. b4 ( 3 0 . . . 1"l. x h 2 + 3 l . 'it'g3 l"l. h4
32 . .f'lxd6 ± ) 3 l .Axg7+ �xg7 32.4Jf6 ±
in both instances with big advantage to
White. 28. .Q.b5 �aS?! Not the best.
Black should try to relieve the pressure
with 28 . . . 'it'h8!? If White then plays for
the win of a pawn with 29.Axd7, after
29 . . . l"! xd7 30.l"! xd7 4:lxd7 3l .�e2 Ah6
32.4Je4 (32.-'tg3 f5 33.g5 Ag7 34.4Jh5
<tlb6 w i t h c o u nterp lay ) 32 . . . A x f4
33 . .!lxf6+ (33.<tlxf6 .f'leS 34 .4Je4 g5
35 . .llx g5 A x g S 3 6 . 4J x g 5 �f4)
33 . . . 4Jxf6 34.1"!. xf6 �h6 35.4Jxd6 Axd6
36.l"! xd6 �g7 ;!; , Wh ite is sti l l fo r
choice, but Black may have some draw­
ing possibil ities because of the reduced
number of pawns on the board and the
exposed position of the white king . ;
28 . . . A x b 5 i s m e t b y 29.<tlxh5 <tlc4
30.�el l"! xb5 3 1 .1"l. xf6 l"l. xb2+ 32.'it'hl
�e8 3 3 . 1"l. e6 �bS 34 . 1"l. ee7 +- .
29.�xa8 4) x a8 If 29 . . . l"! xa8, White
wins with 30.Axd7 .f'lxd7 3 1 .4Je4 l"l.a2
32.<tlxd6 f5 33.�c4 fxg4 34.hxg4 �a8
3 5 . l"! e7 <tlf6 36.'it'g3 +- . 30 . .Q. x d7
� x d7 3 1 ..£l b5 4)c7 Or 3 1 . . . 4Jb6
3 2 . �e l l"! d8 3 3 . �e4 <tlc8 34 . f5 ± .
3 2 . 4) x c7 � x c7 33.�e2 Cit'f7 I f
Black tries to meet the threat of 34.1"l.e8
by 33 . . . l"! c8, then Wh ite squeezes him
w i th 3 4 . l"! e7 'it' h 8 3 5 . �e6 l"l. h8
36.b3 +- and Black can resign with a
clear conscious. 34.f5 �b7 35 ..Q.g3
The final stage of the assault. The white
bishop regroups to the long diagonal.
A l l B l ack can rea l l y do is watc h .
35 �b6 36 .Q.el �b7 37. .Q.c3 g5
••. •
38.�a6 �b8 39.� x d6 � x b2+
40 . .Q.xb2 � x b2+ 41 .Cit'fl +- and
White went on to win. Three points for
27.1"l.e6!! .
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(T8. 1 5) Opening the Position, B lock­
ade: 28.f41 ± gets three points. 28 . .:£lf4?
gets one point, as this looks attractive.
Plus another point ifyou saw that it runs
into 28 .. J'!xf4 29.gxf4 .§ xf4 ( 29 . . . .§g8?
is parried by 30 . .§d3!) 30 . .§ xd6 �h3
3 l . .§ d8+ ( 3 l . .§ g6? .§ h4 3 2 . f4 .ll f8
33.b4 .lle7 -+ ) 3 l . . .Af8 32 . .§ I d3 �h4
33 . .§ xf8+ .§ xf8 34 . .§g3= and the point
should soon be split.; White should also
look for more t h a n 2 8 . �g4? �f7
29.�xe4 .§ xf2 30 . .:£lf4 .§ xd2 3 l . .§ xd2
.§ e8 ;!; . 28... �g6?
28 . . . .§5f7 29. .:£le3 ± . 29.�xe41 1t looks
very dangerous to allow the capture on
g3 , but White has seen deeply into the
position. 29 �xg3+ 30. .§.g2 �h3
.•.
3 l . � e7 .§. h 5 3 2 . � g6+ <it'g8
33 . � x f8 � h 1 + 34.<ifi'f2 � x d 1
35.�h7+ <ifi' x f8 36.� xg7+ <ifi'e8
37. �g8+ <it'd7 38 . .§.g7+ <jfjlc6
39. �aS+ <it'b6 40. �b7+ 1-0
(T8.16) Simplification: 15 Axh3? No,
..•
as it is met by 16.Axh3 c5 17.Ag21 ±
when B lack's structure lies in rui ns.
17 cxd4 18.A_xd4 �c6 19.Axf6
..•
Axf6 20 .§.ad1 .§.e6 21.�b5 �e7
• grandmaster undoubtedly saw when he
2 2 . Ah3 .§. e 5 2 3 . � x d 6 .§.c5
24. �xe7 .Q.xe7 25.c4 �a7 26.�c3
.§.e5 27.�d5 .Q.c5 28.<it'g2 g5 29.f4
1-0 One point, if you calculated unti l
17 . .Q..g2! or 17.'it'g2.
218
Test 09
(T9.0 1) Blockade: 19.e51 dxe5 20.f51
20.fxe5? is met by 20 . . . .§ f8, when mat­
ters are not completely clear. 20 Ab7 ..•
20 . . . 'it'h8 2 1 .4:'lce4 4:'lxe4 22.4:'lxe4 gxf5
23 . .§a7 .§b7 24 . .§ xb7 .llxb7 25.�xf5
.:£lf8 26 . .:£lf6 +- . 21 ..§.ad1 Aa8 2 l . . .b4
22 . .:£lce4 4:'lxe4 23.4:'lxe4 .§ f8 24.�h4
b3 25 ..llbl �d8 26.f6 .llh8 27 . .:£lg5 h5
2 8 . Ax g 6 +- . 2 2 . � ce4 � a4
2 3 . Jl. x a4 b x a4 2 4 . f x g6 f x g6
2 5 . �f7+ <jfjlh8 2 6 . � c 5 �a7
27. � x d7 � x d7 28.� x d7 .§. x b 2
29.�b6 .§.b3 30.�xc4 E{d8 3l.d6
.§.c3 32 . .§.c1 .§. xcl 33 . .§. xc1 Ad5
34.�b6 Ab3 35 .�e4 h6 36.d7
.1l.f8 37 .§.c8 Ae7 38.Ac5 Ah4
•
39.g3 1-0 Three points for 19.e5! dxe5
20.f5!. One for 20.fxe5.
(T9.02) Open ing the Position: 19.d611
Yes, the d-pawn is a plus! It is sacri­
ficed to force favorable simplifications.
19 . . . A_ x d6 20.� x d 6 .§. x d6
2 l . .§. x d6 � x d 6 2 2 . .§. d 1 �e6
23. �g41 The point: which the German
made his nineteenth move. B lack's
pieces are still not involved in the game .
White threatens to break into the black
position. 23 ...f5 The endgame holds no
salvation for Black : 23 . . .�xg4 24.hxg4
 Solutions
f6 25 . .§.d7 .§. b8 26.f4 exf4 27.exf4 4:Jc8
( 27 . . . h6 28.g5 ± ) 28 . .1ld4 b5 29 . .§.d8+
'<fif7 30 . .llc 5 ± and despite being a pawn
up, Black is busted. 24.ltc4 ltxc4
2S.bxc4 §f8 25 . . . .§.e8 26.El d7 4:Jc8
27.c5 b6 28 . .§. c7 bxc5 29 . .§. xc6 4:Je7
30 . .§. xc5 4:Jg6 3 1 .h4 ± . 26.Jl.xeS §f7
27.cS Locking down the queenside.
27 ... 4)c8 28.f4 b6 T h i s loses by
force, but it is difficult to suggest any­
thing better. 29.§d8+ §f8 30.§xc8
1-0 Black resigns, since after 3 1 .cxb6,
the b-pawn will cost the rook. All four
points, if you calculated until 23.'l£i'g4!
and saw that White has a clear advan­
tage in the endgame.
(T9.03) I mproving Piece Placement:
1 S . . . 4) h S I 1 5 . . . b5? 1 6 . 4:Jg5 .ll b7
17 . .llxg7 '<t'xg7 1 8.4:Jxf7 ± ; 1 5 . . . .1lxh6?!
1 6.'l£i'xh6 4:Jf8 1 7.4:JbdU . 16.Jl.xg7
1 6 . .1lg5 h6 1 7 . .lle3 4:Jf4 � . 16 <i!} xg7
•..
1 7 . 4) g S 1 7 .g4 4:Jf4 1 8 . g 5 4:J h 5
1 9 . .§. ad 1 b6 � . 17. . . 4)df6 18.ltf2
1 8. Ae2 is met by 18 . . . h6. 18 h6 .. •
1 9 . 4) f3 b6 20.a4 Jl.e6 1 ? =i=
2 1 . 4) bd2?1 4)g4 2 2 . ltg1 §ed8
23.g3 4)gf6 24.ltg2 4)d7 2S.lte2
4)cS 26.Ac4 Jl.h3 27 . §f2 4)f6
28.b4 4) xa41 29.§ xa4 bS 30.§aS
bxc4 3 l .§cS ltb6 3 2 . 4) x e S c3
33 .ltc4 §a7 34.lt x c 3 4) x e4
3S.4)d7+ 4) xc3 36.4)xb6 4)e4 0-1
Three points for 15 . . . 4:Jh5 ! and one for
1 5 . . . .1lxh6.
(T9.04) Bishop-Pair: 13.eSI+- dxeS
14.dxeS 4) xeS 1S.f4 4)g6 15 . . .4:Jc6
1 6.'l£i'f3 Ad7 17.Jlb5 'l£i'd6 1 8. .llxf6 gxf6
1 9.4:Je4 'l£i'e7 20 . .llxc6 .llxc6 2 1 .4::l xf6+
'l£i'xf6 2 2 . 'l£i'xc6+ ( Wells i n CBM 79)
2 2 . . . '<t'e7 23.'l£i'xc5+ '<t'e8 24. 0-0 +- .
1 6 . Jl. x f6 lt x f6 1 7 . ltf3 0-0
18.ltxa8 eS 19.fSI ltxfS 20.ltf3
ltgS 21 .4)e4 lte7 2 2.Jl.c4 <i!}h8
219
23.§b81 4) h4 24.ltf2 fS 25.0-0
1 -0 Three points for 1 3.e5!.
(T9.05) Opening the Position: 13.c51
4)e8 1 3 . . . dxc5?! 14 . .llf4 .§.a8 1 5 . .llxb7
A h 3 I 6 . � x d 8 .§. a xd8 1 7 . .§. fd l ± ;
1 3 . . . .llf5?! 1 4.e4 dxc5 1 5.'l£i'xd8 .§.bxd8
1 6 .Jlg5 Jlc8 1 7 . e 5 ± . 1 4.Jl.gS h6
1 5.Jl.e3 Jl.e6 16.b4 4)f6 17.cxd6
tt x d6 1 8 . tt x d6 e x d6 1 9 .§fd1
White is much better, but he failed to
con vert h i s advan tage because of
Gelfand's tenacious defense and the
game was drawn. Two points for 13.c5!.
(T9.06) Opening the Position: 13.g41
The hook f5 is used immediately and
Black's king starts to feel very insecure.
1 3.0-0-0? 4:Je4 plays into B lack's hand.
13 4) e4 1 4 . g x fS §ac8 1 5 .0-0
•.•
4)aS 16.<i!}h2 ltb3 17.tte2 4) xc3
18.bxc3 ttc4 18 . . . .§. xc3 19 . .§.gl 'l£i'c2
2 0 . t:l' x c 2 .§. x c 2 2 1 . A h 6 .§. x f2 +
22 .'<fig3 +- . 1 9.ltd1 ltb3 20.§g1
ltxd1 21.§axd1 <i!}f8
2 2 . § x g7 1 <i!} x g7 2 3 . § g 1 + <i!}f6
23 . . . '<t'h8 2 4 . 4:J e 5 .§. f8 25 . .llh6 +- ;
23 . . . '<t'f8 24 . .ll h 6+ '<t'e8 2 5 . 4:Je5 +- .
24. 4) h4 4) c 6 2 S . Jl. g 5 + <i!}g7
26. Jl. x e7+ <i!}h6 27.Jl.xd8 4) xd8
28 .f6 § x c3 2 9 . 4) fS + <i!}hS
30.4)g7+ <i!}h6 3l.f4 §c2+ 32.<i!}h1
1-0 One point for 1 3.g4!.
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(T9.07) Positional Exchange Sacrifice:
1.§xf51 ± This strong sacrifice elimi­
nates Black's best piece. Now White
will have unchallenged play on the light
squares. l .Axg4?! gives Black danger­
ous counterplay with the passed e-pawn
and the pair of bishops, e.g. 1 . . .Ad3
2 . .1le2 ( 2 . l''!x f8 + � x f8 3 . 'liH3 �e7
4.4Jce4 E!f8 5 .�e3 4::\ x e4 6.�xd3 4::\c S
7.�e3 e4 with counterplay) 2 . . . Ah7
( 2 . .. § xfl + 3.�xfl ( 3 .4::\ x fl e4 4 .4::\e 3
�f6 t ) 3 . . ..£lh7 ( 3 . . . e4? 4 .Axd3 exd3
5 .4::\b3 �e8 6.4::\ x cS �e3+ 7.�f2 'l;'txc5
8 . � x c 5 dxc5 9 . § d l ± ) 4 . �f3 �d7
S . § fl § f8 6.�e3 � ) 3 . § x f8+ �xf8
4.4::\b3 e4 5 .lZlxc5 dxc5 6.�b3 b6 7.§fl
Ad4+ 8.'i!i'h2 �e7. 1 ... §xf5 2.Axg4
§f8 3.4)de4 4) x e4
This exchanges White's superfluous
k n i g h t . But 3 . . . ad7 4 . Ae6+ 'it' h 8
5.�h5 is also very promising for White.
4.4) xe4 t:/e7 4 . . . c6 5 . Ae6+ 'i!i'h8
6.�h5 �b6+ 7.'i!i'h2 �xb2? plays with
fire: 8.�g6 �c2 9.§cl �d3 1 0.§c3
�bl ( l O . . . �d l 1 1 .4::\ x d6 +- ) l l .§ b3
�c2 1 2.§ xb7 +- . 5.Ae6+ ljfjh8 6.a4
a5 7.§a3 c6 8.t:/g4 cxd5 9.Axd5
§adS 1 0 . § b3 b5 l l . a x b 5 a4
12.§b4 a3 13.bxa3 t:/a7+ 14.b6
t:/xa3 15.§b1 t:/d3 16.§d1 t:/e3+
17.1jfjh2 t:/ x b6 1 8 . t:/g6 t:/c7
1 9 .4)g5 h x g5 2 0 . Ae4 Jtf6
2 1 .t:/h6+ litlgS 2 2 .Ad5+ §f7
220
23.t:/ x f6 §df8 24.§f1 1-0 One
point for 1 .§ xf5! and the second for the
assessment that White is clearly on top.
(T9.08) Weaknesses: 33.h4! This hook
d estroys B l a c k ' s structure on the
kingside. 33.f4? is worse, as the B-pawn
does a great job restricting Black's mi­
nor pieces. 33 ... "Zle4+ 34.'it'f3 Ac6 and
B l ac k is s t i l l fi g h t i n g . 33 . . . Ab5
33 ... § e6? 34. hxg5 hxg5 35 .§e5 +- .
3 4 . § e 5 g x h4+ 3 5 . litl x h4 Ac4
36.Ac21 Ab5 36 . . . A x a 2 37.b3 ± .
37.a3 §d8 37 . . . § c4 38 . § d l § c7
39 'i!i'g3 ± 38.1jfjg3 litlg7 39 .Jtf5
0 0
ljfjf8 40.§h1 litlg7 41 .4)c2 Sending
the k n i ght to gre e n e r pasture s .
4 1 . . . §e8 42.4)e3 §ce7 43.litlf4
Ac6 44.Ac2 Ad7 45.g51 1-0 One
point for 33.h4!.
(T9.09) I mproving Piece Placement,
Weaknesses: 3 1 .Ad31 Morozevich
improved his worst placed piece before
playing on both wings according to the
principle of two weaknesses. 31 ... §c7
32.Ae2 §c6 33.b41
Grabbing space and trying to create
anchor square s . 33 . . . t:/d8 34.b5
§d6? The rook is much too passive
here. 34 . . . § c 2 was called for, e.g.
35.Jlg4 �c7 36.Axe6 § c 3 37.�f2 ± .
3 5 .Ag4 §f6 3 6 . t:/ a 3 1 ? §f7

36 . . : {;Jc7? 37 . :9. c l +- ; 36 . . . �d7
37.:9. 5e3 'it'g8 38. :9. c l +- . 37 .Q. xe6
.Q. x e6 38. f! x e6 f! x e6 3 9 . f! x e6
�d7 40.�e3 White wins relatively
easily because of the exposed king.
40 ... � x b5 4 1 . �e5+ �h6 42.g4
1 -0 One point for 3 Uld3.
(T9. 1 0) Weak nesses, Counterplay:
14 ... Axe51 =i= A surprising dec ision
based on the fact that White's dark­
squared bishop will have no real job in
the future, while Black's pressure on the
light squares will increase. 14 . ..!L!xe5
1 5 .dxe5 d4 1 6.ll.xe6 fxe6 1 7.�e4= .
1 5 . d x e5 d 4 1 6 . A h 6 E! fd8
1 7 . A x e6 f x e 6 1 8 . f!fe 1 E!d5
19 ..Q.f4 1 9.:9.adl f!.ad8 20.ll.f4 dxc3
2 l . bxc3 f!. x d l 2 2 . f!. x d l
19 ... E!f8 20.g3 E!f5 21.E!ad1 �b3
22.h4?1 �xa4 + and Black went on
to win. Two points for 14 . . . ll.xe5 and
one for the assessment that Black is
slightly better. One point for 1 4 . . . axe5.
(T9. 1 1 ) Simplification: 35.�b6! With­
out queens, Black is utterly helpless.
35 � x b6 36.a x b6 f!b8 36 . . . a5
•..
3 7 . {) x a 5 f!. x a 5 3 8 . :9. x c 8 +
3 9 . b 7 +- . 37 . f! c7 Af8 38 .£i a 5
38.{)c6!? �xc6 39.dxc6 .lle6 40.:9. b7
f!.c8 4 1 .{)a5 +- . 38 ... E!xb6 39 ..£Jbc6
Solutions
.£1 xc6 40 .£1 xc6 1-0 One point for
•
• 35.�b6!.
(T9. 1 2) Opening the Position: 25.c31
White had to open the position for his
rooks. I n the game, White played aim­
lessly: 25.h3? f4 26.:9.f2?! .Q.f5 27.:9.a4
f!. b8 28.'it>h2 ll.e4 29.:9.d2 h5 30.:9. a l
h 4 + White is completely tied down and
Black later won. ; 25.:9.ac l , with the idea
c3, gets one point. 25 bxc3 26.bxc3
••.
�g7 26 .. .f4 27.f!.fbl .Q.b5 28 . .llxb5
axb5 29.a6 ± . 27.E!ab1 ± Two points
for 25.c3!.
(T9. 13) A Second Front: 20.b4! White
has to open a second front. 20 E!d7 •..
20 . . . :9. ac8 2 1 .b5 cxb5 2 2 .cxb5 f!.c5
23. �b4 ;!; C . H orvath - D . S u l c , Pula
1 99 8 . 21 .b51 c x b5 22.cxb5 E!c8
23. �a5 23.{)d5!?. 23 �d8 24. �b4
••.
�h8 2 5 . a4 a 5 26.b x a 6 b x a6
27.Ad5 White is clearly better, but the
game was later drawn. One point for
20.b4!.
(T9. 1 4) S i m p l i ficatio n : 25.A xe6!
25. �h4 can be met by 25 . . . {)g5 and
gets only one point. 25 fxe6 If you
•..
saw 26. �h41 you get three points, as
Black is defenseless without the queens.
�b3 'i' . 26 �d7 26 . . . '1�hh4 27.gxh4 ac6
.•.
2 8 . :9. xd6 f!. e8 2 9 . h 5 +- . 27.�d8+
�xd8 28.Axd8
{) x c8
•
22 1
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
The future world champion puts on a
clinic on how to take a lead in develop­
ment right into the endgame. 28... 4)d7
2 9 . Ac7 4) c 5 30 . § x d6 §c8
3 1 .Ab6 4) a 4 3 2 . § x e6 4) x b2
3 3 . § x e 5 4) c4 3 4 . §e6 4) x b6
3 5 . § x b6 § x c3 36. § x b7 §c2
37.h4 White's e-pawn, in conjunction
with the strong position of his rook, will
decide matters. 37 §xa2 38.'it'g2 a5
••.
39.h5 a4 40.§a7 �g8 41 .g4 a3
42.�g3 §e2 43.�f3 §a2 44.'it'e3
'it'f8 45.f3 §a1 46.�f4 a2 47.e5
�g8 48.'it'f5 §f1 49.§xa2 §xf3+
50.�g6 �f8 5 1 . § a8+ 'it'e7
52.§a7+ 1-0
(T9. 1 5) Open i n g a Second Front:
29."�a311 �xa3?1 Keeping the b-file
closed was better, e.g., 29 . . .g6 30:�xe7
f!. x e7 3 l . g4 f!. e f7 3 2 . g x f5 g x f5
33.Ah3 ± although White still retains a
s i g n i fi c ant edge. 30.b x a 3 §d8
31.§b2 §c7 32.§b5 §dd7 33.�f2
g6 34.�e3 'it'g7 3 5 . §fb1 'it'f7
White has slowly but surely increased
the positional squeeze. He fin i shes
things off tactically. 36.§c5 'it'e7
37. §bb5 § x c 5 38.d x c 5 'it'd8
39.a61 �c8? 39 . . . bxa6 4 0 . f!. a 5 +- .
40.§b6!1 A spectacular shot, reminis­
cent of an endgame study attributed to
Paul Morphy! 40 jlg8 Of course if
..•
222
40 . . . axb6, then 4 1 .a7 +- . 41 .§f6 §d8
42. 'it'd4 b x a6 43. §d6 1 - 0 Four
points for 29.'�a3!!.
(T9. 1 6) Undermining: 24 h41 24 . . .d5
.•.
25.exd5 <t\xd5 (25 . . . f!. xd5? 26:\ii'f3 f!.d2
27.'i!?gl ;!; (Stohl in CBM 86)) 26.'l!i'f3
h4 gets one point. 25.g4 l f 25.<tlc3 d5!?
26.e5 hxg3+ 27.Axg3 <tlh5 2i5 . 25 ... d5
26.e5 4)e4 Black slowly pries open the
white position. 27.�f3? 27.'i!?gl <tlxf2
28.'i!?xf2 f6, and White's position is sud­
denly under pressure. ; o 27.Axh4 g5
2 8 . A x g 5 <t\ x g 5 2 9 . fx g 5 .ll x e 5 + f .
27 •.• jl xe51 28.'it'h1 28.fxe5 <tlxe5
2 9 . 'l!i'g 2 <tl x f2 -+ ; 2 8 . Ae 3 g5 -+ .
28 ... 4) xf2+ 29."� xf2 Axf4 Black is
winning, but misplayed it and later lost.
Two points for 24 . . . h4!.
Test 10
(T I O.Ol) I mproving Piece Placement:
1 8 . 4) e 1 1 4) e8 1 9 . 4) d 3 4) d 6
20.Af2 b6 21 .Ag3 4)f7?1 2 l . . .<i!tf6
was more tenacious. 22.a4 a5 23.§c11
Open ing a second front. 23 . . . 'it'f6
24.b4 §d8 24 . . . axb4 25.cxb4 <tld4+
26.'i!?e3 ± (Yusupov in Informant 58/
1 3 6 ) . 2 5 . b 5 4)e7 26.Af21 §b8
27.c4 c5 28.4)xc51? 28 . .\lxcS! is even
stronger accord i n g to Yu s u po v :
2 8 . . . b x c 5 2 9 . <tl x c 5 +- . 2 8 b x c 5
. • .
2 9 . A x c 5 4) d8 30.Ad6 §b7
3 1 . § d 1 4) dc6 3 2 . b x c 6 4) x c6
33.Ac5 §b2+ 34.§d2 §b3 35.§d6
4)e7 36.Ab6 4)g6 37.Axa5 4)f4+
38.'it'd2 4) x g 2 3 9 . c 5 4)e3
40.Ad8+ 'it'f7 4 1 . §d3 4) c4+
42.'it'c2 §b8 43.c6 'it'e8 44.c7 §a8
45.§c3 4)b6 46.a5 §xa5 47.c8�
1-0 Two points for the regrouping <tie 1 -
d 3 , Af2-g3 and one for the long term
plan to open a second front on the
queens ide.
 Solutions
(T l 0.02) Opening the Position, Out­
post: 24.f51 This advance creates an
ideal outpost for White's minor piece
in the vicinity of B lack's king. 24:i>"l•d2?
f5 ;!; . 24 . . . e x f5 2 5 . 4) h4 Elf7 ? 1
25 . . . /"! eS 26.�d2 JUS 27 .Jlg3 l"! c6
28.{)xf5 +- . 26.4) xf5 JlfS 27.Jlg3
Elc8 28.4)f4 Axf5 29.Axf5 Elc3
30.Elf3 Etc6 31 .Ele3 4)d6 32.4)e6
t!Je7 33.Axd6 Et xd6 34.t!Jg4+ Elg7
35. t!Jf3 Elf7 36.Etae1 1-0 One point
for 24.f5!.
(T 1 0.03) Weak Color C o m p l e x :
2 5 ... 4)cd411
26.e x d4 A x g2 27. \t' x g2 4) x d4
28 . Et x b8 2 8 . �c5 l"! x b 1 2 9 . l"! x b 1
�a8+ 3 0 . '<!ih 3 �e4! 3 1 .�c4 d5 -+ .
28 tfJ x b8 29.t!Jc7 t!JaS+ 30.\t'h3
.•.
t!Jf3 3 1 . 4) e 1 3 l . {) c 5 � x f2 -+ .
3 1 ... tfJ x f2 32.t!Jf4 t!Je2 33.4)b5
33.Jlb4 Jlh6! -+ . 33 4)b3 34.Etc2
.•.
4) x d 2 3 5 . Et x d 2 3 5 . � x d 2 �f1 +
36.�g2 � x e 1 -+ . 3 5 . . . tfJ x e 1
36.E{ xd7 e5 37.t!Jc4 t!Jf2 38.4)d6
g5 39.t!Je4 t!Jf1+ 0-1 One point for
25 . . . {)cd4!!, one more if you calculated
until 30 . . . �f3, and the last for spotting
30 . . . �e4! in the line 28.�c5.
(T1 0.04) S i mpl ification : 17.Axd51
Smyslov just removed B lack's key de­
fender. 17 ... tfJ xd5 1 7 . . . exd5 18.l"!e1
223
gives White a strong initiative on the
dark squares. 18.Elc7 Ab7 19.t!Jg4
Elad8 1 9 . . . �e4 2 0 . � x e 4 Jl x e4
2 1 ./"!fc l ± , as the weakness of White's
d-pawn can not really be exploited be­
cause of his activity. 20.Eld1 a5 21 .h4
Elc8 2 2 .Eld7 t!Je4 23.t!Jg5 Ac6
23 . . . l"! c2 2 4 . h 5 h6 (24 . . . �g8 2 5 . h6
l"! x b 2 ( 2 5 . . . Jl a 8 2 6 . /"! dS +- )
2 6 . /"! x b 7 +- ) 2 5 .�xg6+ � x g6
2 6 . h x g6 +- . 24.f3 t!Jf5 24 . . . '\'tle2?
2 '5 . {)g4 �g8 2 6 . �h 6 +- . 2 5 . Et a 7
Aa4 2 6 . Et e 1 Etc2 2 7 . b 4 Ab3
28.bxa5 bxa5 29.Ete4 h6 30.t!Je3
El b 2 3 1 . Elg4 g5 3 2 . h x g 5 h5
33.Elg3 h4 34.Etg4 h3 35.g6 h2+
36.\t' x h 2 Elh8+ 37.\t'g3 Et x g2+
38.\t' x g2 t!Jc2+ 39. t!Jf2 Elh2+
40. \t' x h 2 t!J x f2+ 41 .\t'h3 t!Jfl+
42.Elg2 t!Jh 1+ 1-0 One point for
17 .Jlxd 5 and the second if you calcu­
lated until 1 9:�'tg4.
(T10.05) Blockade, Positional Exchange
Sacrifice: 23.c3 1 ± The light-square
blockade and dark-square breakthrough
i s q u i te t y p i c a l . 23 . . . Ae3 A fter
23 . . ./"!cS, White has the shot 24.l"!c6!!,
which decides the issue in the long run:
24 . . . ..Q.. xc6 2 '5 . d x c6 b x c 3 2 6 . /"! cl ')
( 26 . iii' xc3? i s met by 2 6 . . : � b4 )
26 . . .'�Yxc6 ( 26 . . . �e3? 27./"!b')+ �c7
28. l"!b7+ '<!icl8 29:i;,'tc1 1 .-'te7 30.�d5
 The ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
'it'e8 3 l .f6 gxf6 32.Jlg6 +- ) 27.l"lbS+
� x b 5 2 8 . a x b S d5 2 9 . h x c 3 d x e 4
30.�xe4 ± . 24.c xb4 a x b4 25.E!e1
Af4 26.Ad3 'it'a8?1 27.a5 t\'a7
28.E;!c7 t\'b8 29.E!xf7 t\'c8 30.Ab5
E!hf8 3 l . E! x g7 E! x f5 3 2 .a61 e4
33.a x b7+ t\' x b7 34.E;! x b7 e x f3
35.Ac6 1-0 One point for 23.c3! and
two more if you spotted 23 . . . l"l c 8
24.l"lc6!!.
(T1 0.06) I mproving Piece Placement:
16. t\'c41 Wells plans to bring the queen
into his attack on the kingside. This is
very unpleasant for B lack, as his king
lacks defenders. 16... .£)e7 16 . . . l"l fe8?
1 7.�g4 Jlf8 1 8.4:Jg5 l"ld7 1 9.�fS g6
2 0 . �f6 +- ( H u z m a n i n CBM 6 6 ) .
1 7 . A x b7 t\' x b7 1 8 . t\'g4 .£) g6
19.h41 t\'d7 1 9 . . . l"l fe8? 20.hS l"le4
2 l .�fS 4:Jf8 2 2 .Jlxg7! +- ( Huzman) .
20 .t\' x d7 E;! x d7 2 l . h 5 .£) e7
22.E!d21? f6 23.E!ad1 .£)c8 24.h6
E!dd8 2 5 . h x g7 'it' x g7 26 .e4
2 6 . 4:J h 4 ! ? . 26 'it'f7 27.e5 Ae71
•.•
28.exf6 Axf6?1 28 . . . l":l xd2 29.l":l xd2
.ilxf6 3 0 . l"l d 7 + ± . 29 . .£le5+ 'it'e6?
29 . . . 'it'g7 3 0 . l"l d7 + ± . 30 .£) d 7 +­
•
A x c3 3 1 . .£) x f8+ E! x f8 3 2 .bxc3
E!f4 33.E!d8 .£)e7 34.E;!e1 + 1-0 Two
points for 1 6.�c4 ! .
(T1 0.07) Opening the Position: 15.e41
This gets one point. 1 5.�c2 e.g. 1 5 . . . h6
1 6 . 4:Jf3 "itfe6 1 7 . 4:J e S . 1 5 . . . d x e4
1 5 . . . h6?! 1 6.4:Jxf7 'it'xf7 1 7.e5 gives
White wonderful compensation. 16.d51
This gets another point. 16 ... Af8?
1 6 . . . �f5 1 7 . "itfd4 l"l a d8 0 7 . . . h6?
1 8 . 4:Jg x e4 LZl x d S 1 9 . 4:J x d 5 Jl x d S
20.4:Jd6 Axd6 2 1 .JlxdS Jlxf4 22.Jlxa8
l":l x a8 2 3 . � x f4 +- ) 1 8 . �xc4 ± .
17 ..£)cxe41 .£) xe4 1 7 . . . .£Jxd5? 18.-ttJh S
�f5 19 ..£Jf6+! +- . 18.jlxe4 h6 1 8 . . . g6
19.d6 �d7 20.l":l xc4 +- . 19.t\'h5 t\'d7
224
20.Ah7+ 'it'h8 2 t .Af51 E;! x e 1 +
2 2 . E;! x e 1 g6 2 3 . A x d7 g x h 5
24 . .£) x f7+ 'it'g7 2 5 . Ae6 E!e8
26.Ax h6+ 'it'g6 27.A xf8 1-0 One
point for 1 S.e4! and the second for
1 5 . . . dxe4 1 6.dS!.
( T 1 0.08) Domi nation, Weaknesses :
17.E!xa81 Adams used his fine posi­
tional sense and played for domination.
This gets three points. 17.b4 gets two
points . ; 1 7 . l"l a c 1 gets two points . ;
1 7 . Jl x h 5 gets o n l y o n e p o i n t .
1 7 Axa8 1 7 . . . l":l xa8?! 1 8.JlxhS 4:Jc5
•.•
1 9.�h4 Jlf8 20.l":l c l ! .£Jcxe4 2 l ."itfxe7
Jlxe7 22 .4:Jxe4 Axe4 23 . .£lxe5 ± ( Roiz
in CBM 8 7 ) . 18.t\'a5 1 8 . l"l a 1 !? b4
1 9.l"la7 ± is also very strong. 18 b4 .•.
19.E!c1 .£)e8 20.Ad2± E!b8 20 . . . h3?
2 1 . Jlb4 "itff6 2 2 . Jl b 5 +- ( R o i z ) .
21.Ab5 .£ldf6 22.A xb4
As they say, White has the pawn and
the compensation. 22 t\'b7 23.Axe8
.••
.£) x e8 24.E!c4 f6 25 .£)d21? t\'d7
•
26 . .£) gf1 Ab7 27.Aa3 EtaS
28.t\'c3 E!d8 29. .£lb3 t\'f7 30. .£)c5
Aa8 3 1 ..£le3 .£)d6 32.t\'a5 E!c8
33.E!b4 f5?1 34. t\'a61 E!d8 35. t\'b6
Af6 36. E!a4 .£)c8 37.t\'a6 .£)d6
38.t\'b6 .£)c8 39.t\'a6 .£)d6 40.exf5
gxf5 41 . .£)d3 Ab7 42.t\'b6 .£)e4
43 . .£) xe51 E!d1+ 44 . .£) x d1 AxeS
1-0
 Solutions
(T1 0.09) Positional Exchange Sacri­
fice: 28... .§xd6J In the game, Black
p l ayed 28 . . . 4::l e 4?? 2 9 . f! x b7 i1i< x b7
( 29 . . . f!d7 30.f! xd7 �xd7 3 l .f! xg6+- ;
29 . . .i1Jrf8 30.f! xg7 i1i'xg7 3 l . f! xg6 +- )
30.4::\x h7 f!dl + 31 .'it'h2 4::\ f2 32.f!g5
§ h i + 33 .'i!tg3 .tle4 + 3 4 . 'it> f3 'it>g8
35.4::ld6 f! fl + 36.'it'e2 f! xf4 37.4::\ x e4
f! x e4 + 38. 'it>f2 f! x c4 3 9 . f! g3 f! xa4
4 0 . f! c3 f! a 2 + 4 l . 'it> g l 'it>h8 1 - 0 .
29.exd6 t\' xd6 Black's attack gives
him enough compensation, e.g. 30.h5
t\'d4+ 3Vi!lh2 g51 32.fxg5 32.f!h5
i1i'xf4 33.f! xc5 �h4+ 34.f!h3 �f4+=.
32 ... t\'h4+ 33 . .§h3 t\'f4+ 34.<it'g1
t\'d4+ 3 5 . <it' h 1 �e4 3 6 . t\' x e6
�f2+ 37.<it'h2 �g4+ = (Huzman in
CBM 1 06) One point for 28 . . . f! xd6!.
(Tl O. l O) Weaknesses, Simplification:
23 f51 Opens roads for B lack's well
•.•
central ized army, espec ially for h i s
kn ight, a n d gets two points. 24.e5
24.exf5 i1i<xf3 25.gxf3 .tld5 + (Psakhis
i n CBM 65); 24.4::lg3 fxe4 25.4::l x e4 c4
26.hxc4 .tlxc4 27.f5 b5 + ; 2 4 .4::l x d4
f! xd4 25.Jlb2 f! xe4 26.�g3 �g6 + .
24 ... t\' x f3 25.gxf3 �d5 26 . .§d3
26 �c71 This knight real l y had a
•..
great career! 27.-'td2? 27.Jlh2 .\lxh2
2 8 . f! x d 8 + f! x d8 2 9 . f! x h 2 4::\ e6 + .
27 . . . Jl_ x e 5 1 28 .§ x d8+ .§ x d8
• Axd5 21 .Axd5 � xd5 22.Ae5 ±
29.Aa5 Jl.d6 30. .§c1 .§d7 31 . .§d1
225
�e6 3 2 .b4 <it'f7 33.bxc5 � x c5
34.Ab4 Ae7 o-1
(T l O. l l ) Weaknesses, Bad B i shop:
19.�d2! The knight is transferred to
c5 via b3 or e4, when Black's l ight­
squared bishop becomes bad. 1 9.Jld3
gets one point. 19 a4 20.Af3 .§a6
.••
21.�e4 Ae7 22.a3 .§a7 23.Ab41
This exchange increases White's con­
trol over the dark squares. A typical
technique. 23 ... Jl_xb4 24.axb4 �b6
25.�c5 Aa8 26 .§a1 <it'f8 27.<it'f1
•
�d7 28.�d3 <it'e7 29 . .§a3 �b6
30.<it'e1 .§c8 30 . . . 4::lc4 3 l .f!a2 f!c7
32.4::l c 5 .tlb6 33.b3 axb3 34.4::l x b3 .tld5
35.f!dal Jlb7 36.Jlxd5 cxd5 37.4::lc 5 ± .
31.b3 .§cc7 3 2. .§da1 Ab7 33.Ad1
Ac8 34.bxa4 b x a4 3 5 . A x a4 f6
36.Ab3 .§ xa3 37. .§ xa3 g5 38.<it'd2
<it'd6 39 .§ a 5 .§e7 4 0 . � c 5 f5
•
41.�d3 �d5 42.f3 .§b7 43.Jl.xd5
exd5 44 . .§a8 1 - 0 Two points for
19.4::ld 2!.
(T 10.12) Outpost: 14.c51 14.b5 Ah7
1 5.c5 hxc5 16.4::lc4 i1i'c7 1 7.Ad2 0-0
1 8 . Jl x a 5 a l so gets fo ur p o i n t s .
1 4 b x c 5 1 4 . . . dxc5?! 1 5 . b 5 ! Jlb7
.•.
1 6 .4::lc 4 .tld7 ( 1 6 . . . �c7? 1 7 .Jlf4 +- )
17.f!dl 0-0 18.f! xd7 �xd7 1 9 .4::\ xh6
i1i'd4 20.Jlh2 �h4 2 l .�c2 ± ; 14 . . . axh4?
1 5 .cxd6 ..ll x d6 1 6.e5 Jlxg2 1 7.'i!txg2
�c3 1 8.�c4 +- . 15.b5 Ab7 16.�c4
t\'c7?1 16 . . . �d8 1 7 .Jlf4 d5 1 8.exd5
Jlxd5 is also clearly better for White.
One sample l i n e runs 1 9 . f! fd l 0-0
2 0 . f! a c l f! a7 2 1 . 4::l e 5 �a8 2 2 .4::l c 6
Jl x g 2 2 3 . 'it> x g 2 f! d7 2 4 . i1i'f3 4::\ d 5
25.4::\ x e7+ f! xe7 26.Jld6 ± . 17.Ad21
0-0 17 . . . d5 1 8.Jlxa5 �h8 1 9.exd5
Jlxd5 20 . ..1lc3 ± (Avrukh in CBM 67).
18.Jl_xa5 t\'b8 19.Ac3 d5 20.exd5
and White went on to win. Four points,
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ifyou calculated until 16.<tlc4 and con­
cluded that White has more than enough
compensation for the pawn because of
his strong knight outpost.
(T1 0.13) Weaknesses: 22.lilg41 Glek
exchanges B l a c k ' s key d e fe n d er.
22 ... §, xe3 23.§.xe3 � x g4 24.hxg4
Now d5 is hanging and �h7 threatened.
24 ... §,d8? A l lowing the invasion is
fata l . 24 . . . 'lt'g8 ± was c a l l e d for.
25.�h7 f6
26.g3?1 26.<tleS was even stronger
26 .. .fxeS 27 .fl.f3+ 'l!teH 28.dxeS �xeS
29.\;jrg6+ 'l!td7 30.fl.f7+ 'l!tc8 3 l .'[;ie6+
'l!tb8 3 2 . fl. x c7 � x c 7 3 3 . 'l!tf l +- .
26 . . . �f7 27.�h4 �g8 28.�f5
�f7 29. �h7 cxd4 30.cxd4 �g8
3 1 . � f 5 �f7 3 2 . � h 7 �g8
3 3 . � f 5 �f7 3 4 . §.e6 «if;'g8
35.�xd5 Ae7 36.�b3 Af8 37.d5
h5 38.g x h 5 � x h 5 39.d6 «if;'h8
40. � x b7 �d 1 + 4 1 . «if;'g2 Jl x d6
4 2 . �e4 �d2 4 3 . �g6+ «if;'g8
44. �c4 «if;'h7 4 5 . � e7 A x e7
46. §. x e7 §.d4 47.�c5 §.d5
48.�xa7 §.g5 49.�b7 f5 50.a4 f4
5 1 .�e4+ «if;' h 6 5 2 . � e6+ g6
5 3 . �e2 �d6 5 4 . �e6 � d 2
5 5 . �e2 �d6 5 6 . §. e6 � d 8
57 .�e4 � d 2 5 8 . � e 2 � d 5 +
59. E!e4 fxg3 60.f3 §.h5 61.�e3+
«if;'g7 6 2 . � c 3 + «if;'g8 6 3 . �c8+
226
«if;'g7 64.§.e7+ «if;'f6 65. �f8+ «if;'g5
66.«if;'xg3 1-0 Two points for 22.<tlg4!.
(T 1 0. 1 4) Improving Piece Placement:
3 l . � e71 3 1 . . . � b S ? 3 2 . <tle 4 ± ;
•.
3 l . . .fl.e7? 32.fl. xc6 fl. xc6 33.fl. xc6 fl. b7
3 4 . fl. c8 + '<t'h7 3 S . fl. b8 ± . 3 2 . � c4
� f5 1 3 2 . . . � x c 4 ? 3 3 . fl. l x c4 fl. a8
34 . .ll d6 ± . 33.�b6?1 33.fl. xfS .ll x c4
34.fl.cS .llb S=. 33 ... §.cd8 � 34.Ac7
§. x d4 35.§. xc6 Ae2 36.f3 Ad1
37. §.6c4 Jlb3 38 . §, x d4 � x d4
39.§.c5 e5 40.Ad6 �f5 41 .Ac7
�d4 42.Ad6 �f5 43.Ac7 Yz-Yz
One point for 3 1 . . .<tle7 and the second
for 32.<tlc4 <tlfS.
( T I O . l 5 ) Open i n g the Pos i t i on :
13.Ac31 1 3.<tlxg4 hxg4 14 . .ll c3 also
gets one point. 13 . . . «if;'f8 13 . . . 0-0?
1 4 . <tl x g4 hxg4 l S . h S w i t h attac k ;
1 3 . . . fl. a6 1 4 . <tlxg4 hxg4 1 S .e3 <tleS
1 6.�xeS �xeS 17. \;jrxg4 ± . 14.� xg4
hxg4 1 5.e3 Axc3+ 1 6.bxc3 �e5
17.�b6 �d8 18.d4 §.a6 19.�b3
1-0 1 9.<tldS! is even better: 19 . . . cxd4
0 9 . . . <t\xc4 20 . .ll fl bS 2 l . fl. xbS <tlb6
22.\;jrbl +- ) 20.cxd4 <t\xc4 2 l .fl.xb7 +­
One point for 1 3"'1lc3!, with the idea to
take back with the b-pawn.
(T 1 0 . 1 6) Positional Exchange Sacri­
fice: 13 d6! Black simply continues
•..
his development and ignores the threat
to his rook on � ! The alternatives give
Wh ite a strong initiative: 13 . . . .llg7?!
1 4 .�xg7 '<t'xg7 1 S . b4 <tle4 1 6.<t\xe4
\;jrxbS 17.\;jrc3+ f6 1 8.d6 t A.Kovalev­
V.Kuznetsov, Alushta 2004; 13 . . . fl.e8?!
1 4 . fl. ad l eS? 1 S .dxe6 <t\xe6 1 6.<tldS
\;jrd8 1 7 . fl. x d 4 <t\ x d 4 1 8 . � c 3 +­
L . Totsky-A . Wirig, Pardubice 2003 .
14. J}. xf8 14.fl.ae l Af6! 1 S .Axf8 '<t'xf8
1 6 . b4 <tld7 1 7 . .ll e 2 aS 55 ( F inkel i n
CB M I 04 ) . 1 4 . . . «if;' x f8 1 5 . §. a d 1
 Solutions
1 S . b4? LLle4 16 . .:£\xe4 Jlxal 17 . .:£\c3
Jl x c 3 1 8 . � x c 3 '<!tg8 + . 1 5
Jle5 . • .
16.jle2 Jlf5 17.g3?1 Not the best, but
B l ack's powerful b i shops give h i m
enough compensation in any case.
1 7.g4 Jld7 1 8.'<!fg2 §. c8 1 9 . f4 Jlg7
20.Jlf3 aS ( Finkel). 17 ... a51 18. .£)b5
.£le4 1 9 . Ci!lg2 §.c8 20.Jld3 §.c5
2 1 .�a4?1 2 l . �b3!? LLlgS 2 2 . Ax fS
§. xbS 23.�d3 gxfS 24.�xfS f6 2S.b3
LLlf7 2 6 . � x h7 ( F i n k e l ) . 2 1 . . . .£) f6
22 . .£la3 �b41 and B lack had more
than enough compensation and went on
to win. Four points for 13 . . . d6!.
Test 1 1
(T l l .O l ) Proph y l ax i s : 1 7 . � g 5 1
Strengthening the attack, but even more
i mportantly stopping . . . bS-b4. It is ex­
tremely difficult for B lack to make th is
work now. This move is very strong as
it c o m b i n e s attack and d e fe n s e .
1 7. . .�c7 1 7 . . . .:£\h7? 1 8. §. xh7 Axd4
1 9.§.dhl .llx c3 20.�h6 +- ; 17 . . . �d8
1 8.eS b4 19.axb4 dxeS 20.AxeS §.xb4
2 Ulxg6 §. xb2+ 22.'<!fcl �aS 23.Jlh7+
'<!ff8 2 4 .'<!fxb2 §. x c3 2 S . §. a l �bS+
26.'<!fcl §.cS 27.§.hl +- . 18.e5 dxe5
19.Jlxe5 �c5 20.f41 §.b7 20 . . . §. b6
2 1 .Jlxg6 fxg6 22.�xg6 LL:\e8 23.�h7+
'it'f8 2 4 . §. h S +- . 2 1 . jl x g61 f x g6
2 l . . . b4 2 2 . §. h7! hxc3 23 . .ll x f7 + +- .
2 2 . � x g6 Jlf7 23.§. h8+1 1 - 0 I f
2 3 . . . '<!fxh8 24."�xf7 .:£\hS 2 S . §. h l +- .
Four points for 1 7.�gS!.
(T l 1 .02) Simpli fication : 16.jlb41?
1 6 . .:£\c3 gets one p o i n t . 1 6 . . . �f6
16 . . . cS 1 7 .dxcS bxcS 18 . .ll e l �e7
1 9 . LL'lc 3 ;!; ( F tac n i k in CBM 93 ) ;
1 6 . . . Jlxb4 17.axb4 �d7 1 8 . .:£\f4 §. fe8
1 9.Jlh3 fS 20.LL'ld3 ;!; . 17. .£lc3 .£l xc3
18. �xc3 c6 19.A.xd6 �xd6 20.b4
§.c7 21.a4 2 1 .hS!?. 21 ... jlc8 22.a5
227
jla6 23.§.a1 Ab5 23 . . .Jlc4 24.axb6
axb6 2S.Jlfl bS 26.§. a6 ;!; ( Ftacnik).
24.§.dc1 §.e8 2 5 . a x b6 a x b6
2 6 . Jl f1 1 A x f l 27.Ci!l x f 1 §.b8
28.§.a6 �d7 29.Ci!lg1 h6 30.�a3
§.cc8 31 .h4 �f5 32.§.a7 g5?
Black wants to create attacking chances,
but in reality only weakens himself.
33.h51 �f3 34.�d3 Ci!lh8 34 . . . �xhS
3S .�fS �g6 36.�xg6+ fxg6 37.§.d7 ± .
35.�a6 Ci!lg7?1 3 S. . .�xhS 36.§.h7 ± .
36.b51 c5? 36 . . . �f6 37. bxc6 §. xc6
38.§. xf7+ 'it>xf7 39.�a7+ ± . 37.dxc5
bxc5 38. �g6+ 1-0 Two points for
1 6.Jlh4!?.
(Tl 1 .03) Outpost : 13.Jlxf61 jl xf6
1 3 . . . gxf6 1 4 . .:£\xd7 �xd7 l S .dS §.ac8
1 6 .ilb3 t. 14 . .£)e4 jl x e5 1 4 . . . Jle7
l S .LLlcS JlxcS 1 6 . dxc'5 LLld5 1 7 . b4 ±
(Huzman i n CBM 1 06). 15.dxe5 Ac6
16 . .£)d6± a5 17.§.a3 �e7 18.§.g3
Ci!lh8 19.f4 f5 20.b3 §.g8 21.�f2
g6 2 2 . §.g5 §.g7 2 3 . �h4 Ad5
2 4 . � h 6 Jl x c4 2 5 . b x c 4 .£l d3
26.§.g3 .£lc5 27.§.b1 §.d8 28.h4?
28.§.dl ± . For the rest see T I 0.09. Two
points for 1 3.Jlxf6!.
(Tl l .04) Weak Color Complex: 17.e61
This gets one point. 1 7 . .:£\xd6 exd6
1 8.§. xd6 §.c7 1 9.�d2 §.e7 gives White
compensation, but the game continua-
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tion is much better. ; The prophylactic
1 7.�4d3 also gets one point. 17 fxe6
1 8. � egS � f8 1 8 . . . e5 1 9 . fx e 5 ±
.:tl x e S ? 2 0 . 4J x e 5 Jl. x e S 2 1 . � f3 +- .
1 9 . � x e6 t;td7 20.� x g7 � x g7
21 .�e4 ± �cS 22.�e1 e6 23.�f2
�dS 24.�c 1 t;tc7 2 S . � g S e S
2 6 . f x e S d x e S ? I 27 . �f1 t;te7
28.t;tf7+? Morozev ich could have
won with the attractive 28.�h4! 'it>g8
(28 . . . � ed8 29.c4! bxc4 30.m7+ +- )
2 9 . � f7 �cS ( 29 . . . � ed8 3 0 . b4 ! +- )
30 . � x f8+ 'i!f x f8 3 1 . 4J x h 7 + ! +­
(Erenburg in CBM 98). Two points for
17.e6! fxe6 1 8.4Jeg5.
(Tl 1 .05) I mproving Piece Placement:
2 1 . �e71 2 2 . � g4 2 2 . � e 2 �e8
.•
23.�xe8+ � bxe8 24.�cel 4Jf5 2S.a4
hS t. 22 Jl. x c 3 2 3 . b x c 3 � e8
•••
24.�d1 24 .�xe8+ � bxe8 2S.� xe7
� xe7 26.c4 �e2 27.'it>gl Ae4 28.-ilfl
� a 2 2 9 . � c 3 .§. a l 3 0 . 4Jf2 cS + .
2 4 � x e 1 2 S . t;t x e 1 � a4 26.c4
•. .
�xa3 27.cS �e8? 27 . . . 4Je4 28.4Je5
(28.�c4 �e8 29.Axe4 �a2+ 30.'it>gl
�xc4 3 l . A x h 7 + 'it>f8! +) 28 . . . � e8
29 . � a l �b3 + .
28.c x d6 � x e 1
29.� x e 1 Jl.fS 30. �e8+ �h7
31 .dxc7 hS 32.�eS h41 and the
game was later drawn. One point for
2 l . . . .§.e7! .
(Tl l .06) I mproving Piece Placement:
••. 28... �e81 I nvites everyone to the party
and plans to take away fl ight squares.
28 . . . h6? 29.�d2 �hl + 30.'it>e2 �xal
3 l . � xg3 hxgS 32.�xg5 '{;:1d4 33.e5 is
of course better for B lack, but not as
c l ear as the game c o n t i n u a t i o n . ;
2 8. . . �c8 29.'{;:1d2 '{;:1hl + 30.�e2 �hS
gets o n e p o i n t . 2 9 . � a 2 2 9 . Jl.e 3
.§.d8 -+ ; 29.�d2 � h l + 30.'it>e2 � xe4+
3 1 . � e 3 '{;:1 h 5 + 3 2 . 'it>f l '{;:1 x g 5 -+ ;
29 . .§. c l �h l + 30.'it>e2 � xe4+ 3 l .'it>d2
(3l .�e3 �g2 # ) 3 1 . . .'{;:1g2+ -+ ; 29.�bl
� x e4 30 . � f8 + ( 3 0 . � xg3 '{;:1xg3 -+ )
3 0 . . . 'it> x f8 3 l . �f3 + 'it>g8 3 2 . � x e 4
�f2 # . 2 9. . .t;th1 + Overlooking a mate
in four. 29 . . . Jl.xd3+! 30.�xd3 (30.�xd3
�hl + 3 l .'it>e2 �g2+ 32.'it>e3 � xe4 # )
3 0 . . . � h l + 3 l .'it>e2 �e l # . 30.�e2
�xe4+ 31.�d2 3 l .Ae3 �g2+ 32.§f2
�xf2 # . 3 1 . t;tg2+ 32.�c1 32 .4Jf2
.•
� d4 + -+ . 3 2 t;t x a 2 3 3 . � x g3
• . .
33.�f8+ 'i!fxf8 34.�f3+ Jl.f4+ 35.Axf4
�a l + 36.'it>d2 �c3+ -+ . 33 ... t;ta1+
34.�c2 t;tc3+ 3S.�b1 �d4 0-1
Two points for 28 ... �e8!.
(Tl l .07) Weak Color Complex: 12.Ah6
Jl.f6? 1 2 . . . g6 is relatively best. 13.eSI
dxeS 13 . . .Jl.xe5 1 4 . � xe5 +- . 14.�e4
White's pressure on the dark squares
decides the issue. 14 �h8 14 . . . �a7
.•.
l S.�adl �d7 1 6 . .§. xd7 Jl.xd7 1 7 . .§.dl
'it>h8 1 8 . � xd7 +- . 1 S . �ad1 �e7
16.Jl.e3 Elg8 17.Jl.cS t;te8 18.�d6
t;tf8 1 9 . t;t h S g6 2 0 . t;t f3 t;tg7
21. t;txc6 1-0 Three points for 1 2.Jl.h6
Jl.f6 1 3.e5!.
(T l l .08) Simplificati on: 16. � x dSI
exdS 16 . . . 4Jxd5 1 7.�c6 Jl.a6 1 8.Axd5
�xdS 1 9 . � x d 5 exdS 20 . .§. c7 � fc8
2 l ..§.ce7 .§.c2 22.4Jg5 ± . 17.Jl.d3 �fS
1 7 . . . Jl.f5 1 8 .�c7 ± . 1 8 . t;tc7 �d6
19.�e7 Jl.g4 1 9 ... Jl.f5? 20.Jl.xf5 .:tlxfS
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2 l .E!d7 E! c8 22.E! xd8 E! xc7 23.E! xc7
E! x d8 2 4 . E! x a 7 E! c8 2 5 . g4 + .
20 . 'li\' x d8 ! U x d8 2 1 . .£i e 5 j}_e6
22. E{cc7? 2 2.'�i'fl 'it'f6 2 3 . E! ec7 ± .
22 E{ac8 23.§xa7 §cl+ 24.Afl
•..
.£i b 5 ? 24 . . . 'i!i'f6 ! 2 5 . E! e c7 E! b l =
(M ikhalevski in CBM 1 0 1 ). 25 . .£l x f71
E{e8 26 . .£jd8+ E{ x e7 27.§ x e7+
<it'f8 28.§ xe6 .£1 xd4 29.§e3 1 -0
Two points for 1 6.4:Jxd5!.
(Tl l .09) Counterplay: 18 c41 I n the
..•
game, Black played 18 . . .4:Jd7? 19.c4 f5
0 9 . . . b5 20.axb6 4:Jxh6 2 l .b3 4:Jxa4
22.E!xa4 E! h8 23.Jldl ± ) 20.4:Jc3 fxe4
2 1 .fxe4 4:Jf6 22.4:Jd5 .\lxd5
And now Jansa played 23.exd5 and
later won. But 23.cxd5 is even stron­
ger, e.g. 23 . . . �c8 24.�bl c4 25 .E!a4
Jlc5 26.'�cl 4:Jg4 27 . .1lxg4 .llxe 3 +
28.�xe3 � x g 4 2 9 . E! a l ± . 1 9 . 'li\'c3
.£id7 1 9 . . .'l:i¥b5? 20.4:Jb6 Jlc5 2 1 ..\lxcS
�xeS+ 22.'it>fl E!d4 23.E!a4 t. 20.b3
cxb3 21.'li\' xc6 bxc6 22.cxb3 j}_xb3
23.<ifi'f2 23.Jlxa6? .llx a4 24.E! xa4 Jlc5
2 5 . 'i!i'f2 Jl x e 3 + 2 6 . 'it> x e 3 4:Jc5 +
- .
23 . . . Ab4 24 . A x a 6 Axa5
24 . . . E!a8? 25 .4:Jb6 E! xa6 26.4:Jxd7 E! xa5
27.E!hl ± Two points for 18 . . . c4! .
( T l l . l O) O u t p o s t : 1 8 . . . .£je41 +
19.Axe7 'li\' xe7 19 . . . E! xe7!? 20.4:Jxe4
E! b x e 4 2 1 . l"! d l ( 2 1 . l"! x e 4 d x e 4 + )
21 . . .1"! 7e6 + . 20. .£j xe4?1 20.E!e2 E!d4
- 2 1 .�h5 t'th4 22 .�h3 was more tena­
c i o u s . 20 E{ x e4 2 1 . E{ xe4 d x e4
.. •
22.h3 e3 23.§el 'li\'d6 24.'li\'d3
'li\'xf4-+ and Black went on to win .
One point for 18 . . . 4:Je4! and one for the
assessment that Black is clearly better.
(TI I . I I ) Weak ColorComplex: 20 ... 'li\'g61
"I like this move very much. In short,
white's queen is the most effective de­
fender of the light squares on the queen­
side which the bishop on g2 is il l-placed
to defend, but black 's knight on c5 op­
timally placed to occupy. These squares
will be severely weakened whether the
queens are exchanged, or, as here,
white's queen side-steps the offer. "
(Wells in CBM 7 1 ) 21. 'li\'d2 2 1 . �xg6
hxg6 22.a4 Jld7 23.l"!a3 E!ac8 24.E!dl
lld8 2 5 . 4:Jf3 llf5 t. 2 t . .. Ad71?
2 1 . . .4:Ja4 can be met by 22.E!ae l ! Jld7
23.Jlal but B l ack is sti l l much better
after 23 . . . 4:Jc5. 22.a4 §ac8 23.Eta3
23.E!fe l E! xe l + 24.�xel 4:Jd3 25 .�e7
4:Je5 + (Wells). 23 h5 24. <it'h2 §e7
..•
2 5 . 'li\' d l .£l e4 2 6 . 'li\'d3 §ce8
27.Act 'li\'f6 28.Ae3 Ac5 29.Etb3
Now Black should have played 29 . . . h4!
30.g4 Jlxd4 3 l..ll.x d4 �f4+ 32.'it>gl
4:Jc5 33.Jlxc5 dxc5 34.d6 E!el + . Two
points for 20 . . . �g6!.
(T l l . l 2) Opening the Position: 24.f41
This opens the position for Wh ite's
heavy forces, which stops Black ambi­
tions on the kingside, while his weak­
nesses on the queenside remain. 24.'it>hl
= gets one point.; 24.E!d3 gets one point.
24 ... exf4 25.e5 dxe5 26.Axe5 'li\'c6
27 . § x f4 E{ x f4 28.A x f4 E{e6
29.Ae3 h6 30.b3 §e4 31 .h3 §e6
32.§d2 <it'g8 33.<ifi'fl <it'h7 34.§d3
'li\'e8 35.'li\'f5+ <it'g8 36.<ifi'gl 'li\'c6
37 ..£Je5 'li\'e8 38. .£jc4 'li\'c6 39. 'li\'d5
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�h8 40.a3 E!e4 4 1 . �f5 �e6
42.�xe6 4) xe6 43.�f2
Lean back and enjoy Salov's superb
endgame tec h n i q u e . 43 . . . 4)d4
44 . J}. x d4 c x d4 4 5 . �f3 E! h4
46.4)e5 �h7 47.b4 Jlg5 48.4)g4
h5 4 9 . 4) f2 E!f4 + 5 0 . � e 2 Elf5
5 1 . El xd4 a5 5 2.4)e4 Act 53.a4
axb4 54.E{ xb4 Eld5 55.E!c4 Jla3
56.E{c6 Ela5 57.Elc4 Eld5 58.4)c3
Elg5 59.�f3 Jld6 60.4)e4 Elf5+
6 1 . �e2 Jle7 6 2 . Elc7 Jlb4?1
63.Elb7 Jla5 64.E!b5 �g6 65.4)g3
Elg5 66.�f3 Jlc7 67.4)e4 Elf5+
68.E{xf5 �xf5 69.4)d2 g5 70.4)c4
g4+ 71.hxg4+ h xg4+ 72.�e3 Jlh2
73.a5 Jlgl+ 74.�d3 �f4 75.a6
Jlc5 76.4)d6 Jlgl 77.4)b5 J}.b6
78.�e2 1-0 Three points for 24.f4!
exf4 25.e5.
(TI 1 . 13) Weaknesses: 17.Elc51 1 7:�c2
4Jd5 1 8 . .§c5 4Jc7 1 9 . f4 is also quite
strong and gets two points as well.
17...g6 1 7 ... a4 1 8:�c2 .Q..d7 1 9 . .Q..b l
g6 20 . .lla 2 .lle8 2 1 .f4 ± . 18. �el a4
19.Ela5 Elb8 20.�c3 Jld7 21 .e4?1
This allows 2 l . . . .Q..g4. 2 l .f4 gives White
a strong initiative, e.g. 21 . . . .§e8 22 . .§e5
�d6 23.e4 .§ bd8 24 . .§ f2 c5 25.4Jf3
§ xeS 26 . .Q..xf7+ �xf7 27 .fxe5 �e7
28.4Jg5+ �e8 29.4Jf7 ± . Two points for
17 . .§c5!.
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(T l l . l 4) B i s hop-Pai r: 2 1 .Jlh41
4)d3+?1 2 1 . . .h5 22.4Jg3 ± ; 2 1 . . .4Jcd7
22.0-D-0 ± ; 2 l ...<M8 22.b4 4Jd3+ 23.�e2
4Jb2 24 ..§ hb1 4Jc4 25 . .lld3 ± . 22.�e21
22 .Jlxd3? § xd3 23.Jlxf6 ( 2 3.4Jxh6+
g x h 6 24 . .ll x f6 § e 8 ) 23 . . . g x f6
24.4Jxh6+ �h7 25.4Jg4 f5 26.�e2 §b3
27.4Jxe5 .§ xb2+ and Black has very
good drawing chances in both cases.
22 ... 4) x b2?1 22 . . . e4!? 23.Axf6 gxf6
2 4 . 4:J x h 6 + �f8 2 5 . Jl x d3 § x d3
26.§adl ± ( G o l od in CB M 7 0 ) .
2 3 . E! h b l l 4) c4 2 4 . Jld3 4)d6
2 5 . 4) x h 6+ �f8 2 6 . J}. x f6 g x f6
27 . E! x b6 J}.c8 2 8 . E{ c l J}.e6
29.E!cc6 �e7 30.e4 4)b5 31 .�e3
4) x a3 32.4)f5+ �f8 33.Jlxa6 Eldl
34.J}.e2 Elal 35. Elb2 Eld8 36.h4
4)bl 37.�f2 4)d2? 38.E{d6! 1-0
One point for 2 1 . .llh4! and the second
for 2 1 . . .4Jd3+?! 22.\t>e2!.
(Tl l . I S) I mproving Piece Placement:
24.4)bl! The knight had no duties on
c3, so Karpov directs it to a better cir­
cuit immedi ately. 2 4 . § e 2 gets one
point.; 24.4Ja2 gets one point.; 24 . .Q..c5
gets one point.; 24.4Je2 gets one point.;
24.4:\dl gets one point.; 24.§fd l gets
o n e p o i n t . 24 . . . �b7 2 4 . . . § x d 2
25 .4Jxd2 �d7 26.4Jf3 .llf6 27.§f2 ± .
25.�h2 �g7 26.c3 4)a6 27.Ele2
E{f8? Too passive. 27 . . . § d6 was called
 Solutions
for, when one possible line runs 28.4:ld2
Jld8 29.4:\f3 f6 30.f!d2 f! xd2 3 1 .4:\xd2
.ll b 6 32 . .ll x b6 � x h6 3 3 ." �e6 f! f8
34.4:lc4 �c7 35.b4 axb4 36.cxb4 ± , as
36 . . . 4:l x h4? is met by 37 . f! d 1 f! d8
38.4:ld6 +- . 28.4)d2 Jl,d8 29.4)f3 f6
3 0 . Et d 2 Jl.e7 3 1 . �e6 Et ad8
3 2 . Et x d8 Jl, x d8 3 3 . Et d 1 4) b8
34.Jl.c5 Eth8 35.Et xd8 1 -0 Three
points for 24.4:lb 1 ! .
(T i l . l 6) Opening the Position: 14.d51
exd5 15.Jl.g5 4)e4 15 . . .g6? 1 6.f! xe7
4:l x e7 ( 1 6 . . . �xe7? 1 7 . 4:\ x dS +- )
17 . .llxf6 ± . 16.4) xe4 dxe4 17.� xe4
g6 18:l;th4 h5 18 . . . .llxg5 1 9.4:\xgS h5
20 . .llxg6 ( 20 . .llh 3!? +- is even stron­
ger.) 20 . . . fxg6 2 l .�c4+ �g7 22:�f7+
�h6 2 3 . � x b7 � x g 5 2 4 ." � x c 6 ±
J . Demarre-G.Chaumont, Paris 1 99 1 . ;
1 8 . . . t1c7 1 9 . .ll b 3 .ll d 6 2 0 . .ll f6 h 5
2 l .�g5 �h7 22 . .llc 2 1 -0, G. Dizdar­
E.Dizdarevic, Sarajevo 1 988. 19.Ab3
�c7 20. �e4 ct}g7 21.Jl,xf711 ct}xf7
22.Jl,h6 �d7 22 . . . f!h8 23.t1e6+ �e8
24.f!ad1 4:ld8 25.t1xg6+ 4:lf7 26.4:\gS
�c4 27.4:lxf7 �xf7 28.f! xe7+ �xe7
2 9 . t1d 6 + 1 -0, H . W i rth e n s o h n ­
C . P ritch ett, M i d d l es b rough 1 979.
2 3 . �c4+ ct;f6 2 4 . �c3+ 4)d4
25.4) x d4 c:Jf7 26. 4)f3 Jlf8
27.Axf8 1-0 Three points for 1 4.d5!
exd5 1 5 . .llg 5.
Test 1 2
(Tl 2.0 1 ) Weaknesses: 31.Etb71 Etd5
3 1 . . . f! h8 32.f! xg7+ �xg7 33.Jlxe5+
�f7 34 . .ll xb8 f! xb8 35.4:lc3 ± ; 3 l . . .Jlc4
3 2 . f! b6 f! d 5 33 .4:ld6 f! c7 3 4 . f! h8+
�h7 3 5 . 4:\fS ± . 3 2 . Etb6 Af7
32 . . . .ll d 7? 3 3 . f! x h 6 ! +- ; 32 . . . f! e8
3 3 . 4:ld6 ± . 33.4)d6 Etd8 34. 4)f5
ct}h7 35.Etb7 Et8d7 36.Etxd7 Et xd7
37.4) x g7 ct} x g7 38. Et x e 5 ct}g6
23 1
39 . Et x b5 Et d t + 40. ct}f2 Etc1
41.Etb6+ ct;h7 42.g4 Eth1 43.h3
Ad5 44.Etd6 Etd1 45.Etd7+ ct;gs
4 6 . c:Je3 Ab3 47. Etg7+ ct;f8
48. Etg6 Ac2 49 . Et x h 6 Etd3+
50.ct}e2 Etd5 51.h4 gxh4 52.Etxh4
ct;f7 53.f4 Adt+ 54.ct;e3 c:Jg6
55.g5 Ah5 56.Af6 Etc5 57.ct;d4
Etb5 58.ct;e4 Ad1 59.f5+ ctif7
60.Jle5 Ac2+ 6 I . ct;f4 1-0 One
point for 3 1 .f!h7! and one for the as­
sessment that Wh ite is clearly better.
(Tl 2.02) Blockade: 43.ct;b211 To es­
tablish a blockade. In the game, White
p l ay e d 4 3 . 4:la 3 ? c 4 + 4 4 . �c 3 d4+
4 5 .�c2 .llc 5 46.f! xe6+ Y2-Y2 ; 43.a6
d4+ 44.�b2 c4 45.4:la3 gets two points.
43 c4 43 . . . d4 44.4:la3. 44.ct;c3 Jlf2
.•.
45.Etfl Ac5 46.4)d4 when he has
very good winning chances. Four points
for 43.�h2!!.
( T l 2.03) S i m p l i fication : 20.Etc21
White has a large space advantage, so
he avoids the trade of rooks of course.
20.f! xf7? �xf7 2 1 .4:\cS f! b8; 20.f!fc1?
f! xc7 2 l .f! xc7 4:la4 and Black can put
up strong resi stance in both cases.
20 Ete7 2 0 . . . .ll d 7 2 1 . 4:\c S f!e8
. . •
22.�f2 .llc8 23.f!fcl f!fe7 24.4:lf3 +- .
21.4)f31 Etb8 2 1 . . . .lld7 22.f!c7 f!h8
2 3 . 4:\a S +- ( Avrukh in CB M 9 3 ) .
2 2 . 4) bd4 Ad7 2 3 . 4) e 5 Ae8
24.Etfc1 Af7 25.g41?
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Ope n i n g a second fron t . 2 5 • • .
2S .. .fxg4 26.hxg4 .:bhd7 27.'fic7 'it>f8
28 . .:bdf3! .:bxeS 29 . .:bxeS +- (Avrukh).
26.Elc7 Elbe8 27.g5 hxg5 28.fxg5
.£)h7 28 . . . 4Jfd7 29.4Jxf7 'it>xf7 30.'fixb7
'fi h8 3 l . 'fi cc7 +- ( Avruk h ) . 29.h4
.£)f8 30.e41 d x e4 3 1 .dxe4 fxe4
3 2 .Q. x e4 .£) d 5 3 3 . El x e7 El x e7
•
34.E{c8 �g7 35.h5 1-0 Two points
for 20.'8.c2!.
(Tl 2.04) B ishop-Pair: 15.Elxc8+ In
the game, White played 1 S.g3?! 'fi xcl
1 6 . 'it' x c l .:bd7 1 7 . f4 ? ( 1 7 . Jl e 2 ;t )
17 . . . .:bcS 1 8 . .\lxcS 'fic8 19.'it>bl 'fi xeS
20.Ae2 'it>f8 2 l .'ficl 'fi xcl + 22.'it>xcl
Jld4 23.fS gxfS 24.exfS 'it>g7 2S .AhS
JleS 26.h3 'it>f6 27.'lt>d2 '<t'xfS 28.Jlxf7
'<t'e4 Y2- Y2 . 15 ... E{ xc8 1 6.g3 .£)d7
16 . . . '8. c7?! 1 7.b3 ( 1 7 ..>lh3!?) 1 7 . . . 4Jd7
18.AhS ae5 1 9.Ae2 ± . 17 . .Q.h3 Elc7
18..Q. xd7 18.'8.cl 'fi xcl 1 9.'<t'xcl also
comes into consideration. Aagaard now
gives 19 . . . 4JcS 20.'it'c2 aS 2l .b3 '<t'f8
22 .Ad2 b6 23 .Ae3 e6 24.dxe6 fxe6
2S .AxcS bxcS 26.Axe6 White has real
winn ing chances, despite the opposite­
col ored bishops. ( Ins ide the Chess
Mind, Everyman 2004 ) . 18 ... E{ x d7
19.b3 a6 20.Elcl f5 21 .exf5 gxf5
22 .Q.b6 �f7 23.Ele1 ± Two points
• 25.� xc6 � x c6 26.E{ xc6 �f8 =
for 1 S.'fi xc8+ l"l xc8 16.g3.
g6 (T 1 2 . 0 5 ) B l o c k ad e : 17 .•• E{c41
1 7 ... .:be4 1 8.c4 .:bxd2 1 9.'8. xd2 'fi c6=.
1 8 .' � x a7 �c61 1 9 . � a3 Elc8 �
20.h3 h6 2 1 .Elb1 Ela4 2 l . . . .:be4
22.'fib3 .:bxd2 23 . .:bxd2 'fi xc3 24.'8. xc3
�xc3 'l' . 22. �b3 .£)d5 23.Eldc1 Elc4
24. Elb2 f6 25.Ele1 �f7 26.�d1
.£)f8 27. Elb3 .£)g6 28.�b1 Ela8
29.Ele4 Elca4 30.Elb2 .£)f8 31. �d3
Elc4 3 2 .Ele1 Ela3 33.�b1 .£)g6
3 4 . E{ c l ? 3 4 . 'fi b 3 was c a l l e d for.
34 .£) xc3 35.�d3 .£)e2+ 36.�xe2
••.
El xc1+ 37 .Q. xc1 �xc1+ 38.�h2
•
Elxf311 39.gxf3 .£)h4 0-1 Two points
for 17 . . . l"lc4! 18. �xa7 �c6!.
( T 1 2 .06) B l ockade: 1 8.g41 .£l h6
1 9 .Q. x h6 g x h6 20 . .£ld4 20 . �d2
•
4Jg6 2 l . 'ii1t x h 6 Ab7 2 2 . 4Jd 4 +- .
20 .£Jg6 20 . . . l"\ x fl + 2 l .'ii1t x fl 4Jg6
••.
22.e6 �c7 23.'8.bl 'fia7 24.�f6 �e7
2S.'i�H3 l"l b7 26.'8.el 'fi c7 27 . ..1ld3 t .
2 l . E{ x f8+ � x f8 2 2 . .Q.f3 Elb8
23 . .Q.xd5+ �h8 24.�e2? Lautier
s h o u l d have p l ayed 2 4 . e 6 ! �f6
2S.�a4 +- Two points for 1 8.g4!.
(T l 2.07) Prophylaxis: 19 E{e61 In the ..•
game, B lack played 1 9 . . . 4Jf8? 20.e4
dxe4 2 l . .:bxe4 'fi e6 2 2 . .:bxf6+ 'fi x f6
23.'fie7?= ( White should have opted for
2 3 . 4Je S ! ; for e x a m p l e , 23 . . . '8. x a 4
2 4 . .:bxf7 'fia3? ( 2 4 . . . '<t'h7 2S.�d3+ 'it>g8
26.aes with attack) 2S .axh6+ '<t'h7
26.�g8+ 'it'xh6 27.'fie7 'fig6 28.'8.e4
with a w i n n i ng attack. ) ; 1 9 . . . ..1le7?!
20.e4 dxe4 2 1 . '8. xe4 ..Q.d6 2 2 . '8. ce l
l"l x e 4 2 3 . .:b x e 4 Jl e 7 ( 2 3 . . . Jl f8?
24.4JegS +- ) 24.aegS ..ll x gS 25 . .:bxgS
hxg5 26.l"le7 �f8 27 . '8. xd7 f . 20.e4
dxe4 21.El xe4 2 l ..:bxe4 is answered
by 2 1 . . .'8. xa4. 21 ... E{ xe4 22 . .£) xe4
Ae7 23.�c4 Aa3 24.Elc2 El x a4
Two points for 19 . . . '8.e6!.
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(T l 2.08) Weaknesses, Simpl ification :
33 ... E{e71 The queens must remain on
the board, as White's king will never
again find a safe shelter. 33 .. .!''!x d4? lets
W h ite o ff the h o o k too cheap ly.
34.1'hd4 f\ xd4 35.t!xe6 f¥xe6 36.f\xe6
and W h i te has very good draw ing
chances. 34. � x c6 34 . i!Jg6+ f¥ xg6
35.hxg6+ �xg6-+ White's countless
weaknesses w i l l tel l sooner or later.
34 fxg4 35.fxg4 �f2+ 36.\t'd1
.•.
E! x d4 37. E! x d4 � x d4+ 38.\t'c2
�c4+ 39.\t'd2 � xa2+
Black won because of the exposed king.
40.\t'e3 �b3+ 4 1 .\t'e2 �c2+
4 2 . \t'e3 �c3+ 43.\t'e2 �e5+
44.\t'd2 �d4+ 4 5 . \t'c 2 �c4+
46.\t'd2 �b4+ 47.\t'e2 �b2+
48.\t'e3 �c3+ 4 9 . \t'e 2 �e5+
50.\t'd2 �d4+ 5 1 .\t'c2 �c4+
5 2 . \t' d 2 � b4+ 5 3 . \t' e 2 E!f7
54.� x e6 E!f6 5 5 . �d 5 � x g4 +
56 .\t'd3 E! f 5 57 . E! e 5 �g3+
58.\t'd4 �f2+ 0-1 Two points for
33 . . . f\e7!.
( T 1 2 . 09) Open i n g the P o s i t i o n :
3 6... b51 B lack has to open more lines
immediately to get all his pieces quickly
into the action . 37.A xa5?1 Wasting
valuable time. 37.i!Jf2! was White's best
bet, when after 37 . . . bxc4 38.g4 i!Jf6
39.Ac3, B lack should shunt the tower
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of power on c3 with 39 . . . f\ e5! 40.§fl
�d3, when he should have sufficient
c o u n terpl ay. 37 . . . b x c4 38. E!f4?
38.Axc7? f\ xb2 39.Axd6 (39.f\ cxc4
f\el 40.f¥xel f¥xf3 4 1 .f\d2 �d3 -+ )
39 . . . �d 3 -+ (Gershon in CBM 92);
38.Ac3! �d3 3 9 . f\ c 2 f\ e3 4 0 . Ag2
i!Jxfl + 4 l .Axfl f\ xg3+ 42 .'it'h2 f\g4 =i= .
38... �e5 39.E!e1 � xb2 40.E{xe8+
E{xe8 41.�xc4 EtaS 42.�c3 42.Ac3
i!Jcl + 43.�h2 t!c2+ 44.Jlg2 f\ xa2 -+
(Gershon). 42 �b1+ 43.�e1 �xa2
.•.
44.�e7 �b1+? 44 . . . i!Ja l + 4 5 .'it'g2
�b2+ 46.Jle2 �g7 -+ . 45.\t'h2 Af5
46.g4? 4 6 . A g 2 ! f\ x a5 4 7 . g4 �d3
4 8 . f\ fl f¥ b 2 4 9 . g x f5 t! e 5 + +
( G e r s h o n ) . 46 . . . 4) d 3 47.E! x f5
�b2+1 48.Ag2 gxf5 49.Axc7 E!a2
50.�g5+ �g7 51.�xf5 4)e1 0-1
One point for 36 . . . b5, one if you saw
that 37.tff2 is the best answer and the
last for calculating unti l 39 . . . f\e5.
(T1 2 . 1 0) Domination: 26... E{xcll In
the game, Black played 26. . . �xd7? Now
Black will be completely dominated.
27.f\ xc8+ f\ xc8 ( 27 . . . �xc8 28.f\ xd7
�b6 29.tfd4 +- ( Ribli in CBM 75))
28.f¥xe7 f\ c2 ( 28 ... �f8 29.Ad5 'it'h8
3 0 . � x f7 �g6 3 l . i!J x g 6 h x g6
3 2 . �g2 +- ( R i b l i ) ) 2 9 . f\ d 4 ! �f8
( 29 . . . f¥xd4 30.i!Jd8+ c�f8 3l .i;';<xd4 +- )
30.f\f4 1 -0. 27.4) xf6+ gxf6 28.E{xc1
4)g6 was the only way, which nets you
three p o i n t s , e . g . 2 9 . E!c7 E{d8
30..Q.fl 30.�xb7 f\dl + 3 l .Jlfl f¥d4
32.i!Jc6 �g7; 30.Axb7 �g7. 30 ... 4)e5
3 1 . �e7 �d4 3 2 .� xf6 �d5 and
White is better in all cases, but Black is
stil l fighting.
(T 1 2 . 1 1 ) B i s h o p - P a i r : 2 0 . 4) d 5 1
20.Axf5?! Lets Black off the hook too
cheaply. 20 . . . e x f5 2 1 . f\ xd6 f\ he8
22.f\e3 f\ xe3 23.il.xe3 f\e8 gives Black
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good drawing chances.; 20.4Je4?! Axe4
2 l ..§xe4 4Jge7 22.g4 d5! (Ribli in CBM
85) and B lack is not worse. 20 exd5 •••
2 l . Jl. x f5 �f8 2 1 . . . .§ he8 22 . .§ x e8
.il x e 8 ( 2 2 . . . '<t> x e 8 2 3 . c x d 5 Ad7
24 . .§ e l + 4Je7 2 5 .Axh7 +- ( Ri b l i ) )
23.cxd5 '<t>g8! ± ( 2 3 . . .Ab5? 24.Ac7 + - ) .
22.c5 Too complicated. 22.cxd5!? gives
White a clear advantage, e.g. 22 . . . Ad7
23 .Ac2 ..llg4 24 . .§d3 .§c8 25 . .§ de3
4Jg6 2 6 . �d 2 ± T h re e p o i n t s for
20.4Jd5! .
(T1 2 . 1 2) Weaknesses: 23.b6! 23 . .§c4?!
b6 24 . .§a4 .§c7 25 . .§dl '<t>f8 and it is
not easy to shatter B lack's defense.
23 . . . a x b6 23 . . . a 6 2 4 . .§ c 4 4Jf5
25 . .§bcl 4Je7 26 . .§ xc5 .§ xc5 27 . .§ xc5
4J x d 5 28 . .§ x d 5 4Jc6 2 9 . '<t>e 2 ± .
24.!'ixb6 �f5
24 . . . .§c7 25 . .§xg6 ± ; 24 . . . g5!? 25 . .§ e l
c 4 26.4Jxg5 c 3 27.4Jf3 4Jg4 28.Ab3
.§c5 29.a4 ± . 25.Jl. xb7?! This gave
Black drawing chances in the resulting
rook endgame. Preferable is 25 . .§b5
4Je7 2 6 . A a 2 4Jec6 27 . .§ c x c 5 .§ c7
28 . .§bl ± . 25 ... !'tb8 26.!'tcbl � x b7
27. !'i x b7 !'ta8 2 8 . !'i l b3 � d 4
29.� xd4 cxd4 1 - 0 Three points for
23.b6! and one for 23 . .§c4.
(T12.13) Attack with Opposite-Colored
Bishops: 28 �g6! Marin agreed to a
••.
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draw, as he had been worse before. But
now B l ack has a w i n n i n g attac k .
2 9 . !'th4 2 9 . 4J x d 6 4Jg4 3 0 . 4Jc4
4Jh2+ -+ ; 29 . .§h3 4Jg4 30:�d2 4Jh2+
3 l . .§ x h 2 � x g 3 -+ ; 2 9 . '<t> e 2 4Je4
30.Axe4 �xe4+ 3 l .'<t>d2 �xd5 32.4Je3
�e4 33 . .§ e l ..ll x b2 -+ . 29 . . . � x g3
3 0 . t1t e l t1td3+ 3 l . 'lt e 2 'ltg6
32.�e3 �bl+ 33.�d1 33.4Jdl .§e8
34 .�d2 ..ll e 3 3 5 .�e2 .ilf2 -+ .
33 'ltxb2 34.�c2 Jl.c3 35.�e3 b3
•.•
3 6 . � c4 � a 2 -+ . O n e p o i n t for
28 . . . �g6 and one for the assessment
that B lack is winning.
(TI 2. 14) Improving Piece Placement:
2 1 .�dl! First the c3-knight must be
transferred to the dream square e3 to
blockade the e-pawn and increase the
pressure. 21 !'ig6 22.�e3 !'if6 The
•••
rest can be found in T2. 1 6. One point
for 2 1 ..£\d l ! .
(T1 2. 1 5) I mproving Piece Placement:
32 ... �e8! The superfluous knight is
transferred to greener pastures on b6.
32 . . . g5? 3 3 .4Jf6 .ll x f6 34.exf6 �xf6
35 . fxg5 p l ays i n to W h i t e ' s hands.
33.�e2 �c7 34.�e3 !'ih8 35.\t'cl
�as
36.� xf5? 36.'<t>c2 is more tenacious,
but Black can improve slowly before
opening the pos ition, e.g. 36 . . . 4Jb6
 Solutions
37.4Jd2 �g8 38.t'l.f2 �h7 39.\t'cl 4"::l xe3
40.�xe3 �h5 4 1 . t'l. efl Jlf8 4 2 . t'l. f3
Jl h6 + . 36 . . . g x f5 37 . .§g1 4) b6
38.4)d2 t\'f8 39.a3?1 t\'h6 40. .§efl
.§cg8 41 . .§f3 .§g6 42.�d1 .§hg8
4 3 . � e 1 jld8 44.�d 1 .§ 8g7
45 .§e3 4)d7 46. t\'f3 t\'h8
• 24.�c1 4)b6 25 . .§d6 0-0 26 . .§d1
47.�el?l t\'g8 48.�fl f61 49. .§e2
t\'h7 0- 1 49 . . . fx e 5 was already a
strong option : 5 0 . fxe5 Jlg5 5 1 .Jlf4
.�.xf4 5 2 . �xf4 t'l. g3 5 3 .4Jf3 4Jb6 -+ .
Two points for 32.�e8!, with the plan
to transfer it to b6.
(T l 2 . 1 6) Bishop-Pair: 20. .§f31 .§b8
20 . . . g6 2 1 .�h4 f5 ( 2 l . . .Jlg7 22.Jlxg7
'lt' xg7 2 3 . 1:,H6+ \t'g8 24 .Jlxg6 fxg6
25.t'l.el +- ) 22.'ii1 f6 Jlg7 23.�xg6 +- .
2 1 .§ x f71 t\' x f7 22.Jlh7+ � x h7
•
23. t\'xf7 .§b7 24.t\'f3 .§e7 25.d4
c x d4 2 6 . jl x d4 .§deS 27.-t\'d3+
�h8 28.h4 c 5 29 .Jlc3 Jlb7
30.-t\'fl Af3 31 .-t\'d3 Jlb7 32.-t\'fl
Jlf3 33 . .§e1 jle2 34. t\'g2 .§e4
35.f4 h5 36.Ae5 1-0 Two points for
20.t'l.f3!.
Test 1 3
(T I 3. 0 1 ) Positional Exchange Sacri­
fi c e : 14 . . . .§ x c31 1 5 . b x c 3 d 5 1
16.4)b11 4) x e4? Too dynamic. The
static 1 6 . . . dxe4! was much better, e.g.
17.t'l.he1 ( 1 7.Jle3 Jlc5 1 8.Jlxc5 4::l x c5
1 9.�d2 0-0 20.�d6 �a5 + ; 1 7 . �c4
Jlc5 1 8 . Jl x f6 4"::l x f6 1 9 . �a 4 + 'lt'e7
20.�b3 �c6 2 l .c4 t'l. c8 + ) 1 7 . . . Jlc5
18.g4 0-0 1 9 .�xf6 �xf6 20.g5 4Je8
2 l .�xe4 4Jd6 22 .�d5 Jle3+ 23.4"::ld 2
Jlf4 24.g6 4"::l x f5 + . 17 . .§ xd5 4) xg5
1 7 . . . �xb 1 + 18. 'lt'xb 1 4"::l x c3+ 1 9 . 'lt'b2
4::l x e 2 2 0 . t'l. e l Jle7 2 1 . Jl x e7 4Jf4
22.t'l.dxe5 4::l x e5 23.t'l. xe5 'lt'd7 24.f6 ;!; .
18.h4 1 8. t'l. h d 1 �c5 1 9. t'l. 1 d3 �h6
2 0 . §. xd7 4Je4+ 2 1 . 4"::l d 2 ( 2 1 . � b 2 ?
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'li1 b 6 + 2 2 . 'tt' a 2 �d6) 2 1 . . . � >< a .3 +
2 2 . \t' d l 4Jd6 2 3 .�f3 0-0 24 .f6 e4
25.�xe4 �cl + 26.�e2 �xc2+ 27.4Jd2
t'l.e8+ 28.t'l.e7 ± . 18 Ac5 19.hxg5
.•.
Ae3+ 20.4)d2 Axg5 21. t\'d3! t\'c7
2 2 . �d 1 Jl. x d 2 2 3 . � x d 2 f6
26.t'l.h4!?. 26 -t\'c5 27 . .§d8 t\'xa3+
..•
28.�b1 h5?
It is good in principle to immobil ize
White's kingside. But there is a tactical
prob l e m . 29 . l3. x f8 + ? 2 9 . t'l. h 1 ! ± .
29 . . . -t\' x fS 30.-t\'e4 t\'e7 31. -t\'b4
t\'c7 32.-t\'d6? t\'xd6 33 .§xd6 4)c4
•
34. .§d7 b5 35 . .§a7 4)e3 36 .§xa6 •
4) x g2 3 7 . �c 1 h4 38.�d2 h3
39 .§a1 4)h4 40.c4 bxc4 41 . .§h1
•
4) xf5 42.�c3 4)d6 43 . .§ xh3 �f7
44 . .§h7 f5 45.�b4 f4 46.�c5 f31
47 . .§ h 1 e4 0- 1 O n e p o i n t for
14 . . . t'l. xc3, two more for 1 6. . . dxe4 and
the last for the assessment that Black is
clearly better.
(Tl3.02) Improving Piece Placement:
31.4)fl! 3 l .axb4 axb4 32.t'l.ba2 gets
one point. 31 .§eb8 3 l . . .��b7 32.4Jd2
.••
� e 5 3 3 . 4Je4 ;!; . 3 2 . a x b4 a x b4?1
3 2 . . . c x b4 3 3 . c 5 4Jf5 3 4 . t'l. ba 2 ;!; .
3 3 . .§ba2 .§ x a 2 34 . .§ x a 2 Jlf5?1
34 . . . §. b6 3 5 .l<J d 2 h 6 36.4Jb3 4Jb7
37.'itfe3 ;!; (Ftacnik in CBM 88); 34 . . . b3
35.t'l.b2 �a4 36.ad2 t'l. b4 37.'itfe3 ;!; .
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3 5 .g4 b3? 35 . . . -'td7 3 6 . 4J d 2 b3
37.§b2 -'ta4 38.'tt' e 3 ± . 36.E!a6! +­
b2 3 7 . 4) d 2 �e7 38.g x f5 b l �
39.4) x b l E! x b l 40.f6+ �d7
41.E!c6 E!b2 42.E!xc5 4)f5 43.E!b5
E!xb5 44.cxb5 �c7 45.Ad3 4)d6
46. �e3 4) e8 47. <ifld4 4) x f6
48. Ac4 4) d7 49.d6+ � x d 6
50.Axf7 1-0 Three points for 3 1 .4Jfl ! .
(T l3.03) Attack with Opposite-Colored
B ishops: 27.4)f5+1 A x f5 28.exf5
� x f5 2 9 . 4) e4 �g6 29 . . . 4J x e 4
3 0. ..1lxe4 �g5 3 1 .§h4 �d2 32.§g4+
'lt'f8 3 3 . � x d 2 Axd2 3 4 . § fl + 'lt'e8
35.§g7 +- . 30.4) xf6! 30.4Jxd6? .ll f4
3 l .g4 4Jxg4 32.-'txg4 i;i<xd6 is not so
convincing. 30 ... � xf6 31.Ae4 E!af8
3 2 . E!afl �g5 3 3 . E! h 5 � d 2
34.� x d 2 Jl x d 2 3 5 . f! x f8 f! x f8
35 . . . §xh5 36.§b8 +- . 36.f!h7+ �g8
37 . E! x b7 Ae3 38. E! b6 E!f2+
39.�h3 a5 40.<iflg41 a4 40 . . . § f6
4 U1f5 'lt'f8 42 . ..1le6 'lt'e7 43.§a6 ..lld2
44.§a7+ 'lt'e8 45 .§d7 e4 46.§ xd6 e3
47.-'td7+ +- ( Stohl in CBM 83). 4l .a3
�f7 42.E! xd6 E!xb2 43.E!a6 E!b3
44.�f5 E! x a3 45.E!a7+ 1 - 0 Two
points if you calculated until 29.4Je4.
(Tl3.04) Weaknesses: 15...a51 White's
queenside initiative is stopped, and the
weaknesses a4 and c4 are at least as
serious as b 6 . 1 5 . . . 4Jf7? 1 6. a 5 4Jd6
17.§ebl �c7 18.�b2 bxa5 19.4Jb3 ± .
16.4)h4 Ac8 17.g3 4)f7 18.4)bl
Ad7 1 9 . 4)c3 �c7 20.f3 4) c8
2 1 . � h l 4) cd6 2 2 . E! a b l E!ab8
23.f4 E!b7 24. �d2 �d8 25. �g2
4)e81 Aiming for b4. 26.4)f3 Ag4
27.4)h4 Ad7 28.h3 �b8 29.E!fl
4)c7 30.Ae2 �c8 31 .�h2 4)a6
32.f5 32.4Jf3 �e8 3 3 . § a l (33 . .ll d l
4Jb4 34.4Jd2 4Jd6=) 33 ... 4Jb4 34.§fc l
4Jd6 35.f5 g6!? ( Stohl in CBM 74).
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3 2 ... 4)d6 3 3 . g4 �e8 34.4) b5?
34.§ a l = was called for. 34 ... jlxb5
B l ac k ' s k n i g h ts are stronger than
Wh ite's knight and cri ppled bishop.
35.a xb5 4)b4
36.E!all A strong positional exchange
sacrifice. 36 ... 4)c2 37.Ad3 4) xal
38.E! xal �e7 39.E!a4 �f7 40.4)f3
�e8 4 1 . �g3 g6 4 2 . f x g6 h x g6
43.E!a2 g5? 43 . . . �d8 =i= Black 's plan
is to hide his king ('lt'd8-c7-b8-a7) and
then start action on the kingside. 44.g5
4Jf7!? 45 .4Jh4 § g8 And the position
gradually opens up. ( Stohl). 44.E!a41
E!h8 45.4)d2 E!a7 46.4)bl �d7?1
46 .. .f5!? was the last chance to open the
position. 47.4)c3 �c7 48.4)dl E!h6
49.4)f2 �b8 50.Afl �e8 51 .�gl
E!ah7 52.�h2 4)f7 53.�f3 �d8
54.�g3 4)h8 55.4)dt 4)g6 56.4)f2
4)f4 57.�e3 �d6 58.�g3 E!h4
59.�e3 E!hS 60.�gl �-� Two
points for 1 5 . . . aS!.
(T13.05) Improving Piece Placement:
30.E!hl 4)f8 31 .4)fl 4)g6 32.4)e3
4)f4+ 33.Axf4 exf4 33 . . .gxf4 34.4Jf5
�g5 35.f3 'lt'h7 36.§ h5 �g6 37.§ehl
4Ja8 38.�f2 4Jb6 39.i;i<h4 +- . 34.4)f5
�f8 35.E!h3 E!f7 36.E!ehl Axf5
37.gxf5 E!e5 38.Ah5 E!fe7 39.f3
4)e8 39 . . . �f6 40.4Jdl §d7 4 1 . 4Jf2
§ ee7 4 2 .4Jg4 �xb2 43.�xb2 .ll x b2

44.f6 +- . 40 .Q. x e81 .§ xeS 4I .§h5
• •
t\'f6 1-0 Two points for 30. l"-l h l with
the plan 4Jh2-fl -e3-f5.
(T l3.06) I mproving Piece Placement:
21 .£)d2 1 ± 2 1 .iit"e3 gets one point . ;
• 30.t:/b8+ 30.g><f5 e><fS 3 1 .iit"b8+ 'lt'h7
2 1 . <£\h4 g 6 2 2 .iit"e3 gets one point.
21 .£)e6 2 1 . . .f5 22.e><f5 .!"l ><fS 23 .4Jc4
••.
4Je6 24.4Jc3 4Jf4 ( 24 . . . 4Jd4 2S.l"-l ><d4
e >< d4 2 6 . iit" e 6 + l"-l f7 2 7 . 4Je 4 +- )
25 .iit"e4 ± ; 2 1 . . .4Jf6 22.iit"e3 iit"a6 23.c4
iit"b7 2 4 . 4Jc 3 ± . 22 .£) c4 .£) d4 • (T1 3.09) Weak Color Complex: 51 .£)a5
23. t\'d3 f5 24 .£)c3 f4 2 5 .£) b5
• •
25.f3!? l"-l cS 26.§d2 iit"a7 27.'\t'hl iit"b8
28.§edl iit"dB 29.4Je2 ± . 25 .£) >< b5
26.a x b5 .§ c 5 27 .£) x d6 .£) x d6 • begin counterplay, is also very logical,
28.t\' x d6 .§ x c 2 2 9 . t\' x e 5 t\'f7
30.t\'d5? 30.iit"d6 f3 3 l .iit"><b6 f><g2
3 2 . .!"l d8 +- . 30 .§c51 3 1 . t\' x f7+
.••
�xf7 32 .§d7+ �g6 33 .§d6+ .§f6
• •
34 .§d5 .§c3 3 5 .§bl f3 36.gxf3
• •
.§cxf3 37 .§b2 .§3f4 38 .§e2 .§e6
• •
39.�g2 .§fxe4 40 .§ xe4 Y:z--Yz Three •
points for 2 1 .4Jd2!.
(T1 3.07) S i mpli fication: 28.A xc61
White trades in one of his advantages,
the better minor piece for a faster attack.
28 bxc6 29 .§d4 White's long-term
••• •
attack is unstoppable. 29 f5 29 . . . §d8 •••
3 0 . § h 4 +- ; 29 . . . 'it>g8 3 0 . iit" e 5 f6
31 .iit"d6 (31 .iit"e4!?) 3 l . . .iit"><d6 32.l"-l ><d6
.!"l b8 33.b3 'it>f7 34. l"-l ><c6 +- . 30.t\'dll
�g6 3l .§d7 t\'c5 32.h4 3 2 .iit"e l
•
l"-l e8 33.b4 iit"c4 34.iit"e5 +- . 32 .§g8
33.t\'el �f6 34.�g2 .§g4 35.t\'d2
�b4 36.�h6+ �e5 37.f4+ 1-0 One
point for 28.A><c6! bxc6 29.l"-ld4 and
two more for 29 . . . f5 30.iit"d l ! .
(T13.08) Opening the Position: 22 b51
Bareev used this typical device to im­
prove the pawn structure or open lines.
22 .. .'�d7 gets one point. 23.b3 23.c5?!
§dS 24. iit"e4 iit"d7 + ; 23.cxb5?! l"-ldS
Solutions
24.iit"e4 c><bS + ( Lukacs in CBM 90).
23 b x c4 24.b xc4 t:/e7 25.�c2
.••
.§fd8 26.t:/c5 .§8d7 27 .§hdl t:/h4 •
28.g4 f6 29.t:/b4 f51 Undermining
the pawn structure on the kingside.
32.iit"e8 .!"l e7 33.iit"f8 l"-le2+ 34.§ l d2
.!"l f6 + . 30 �h7 3l.t:/e8 t:/f6 32.c5
•••
.§d5 33 .§el For the rest see T l 2.08.
•
Two points for 22 . . . b5!.
•
t:/b4 N ot S l . . .iit"d3 5 2 . iit"><d3 e><d3
53.'it>fl +- and B lack will lose at least
••• one pawn . ; S l . . .iit"c8, with the idea to
but W h i te seems to be faster, e.g.
52.iit"d5 iit"g4 53.<£\><b7 .llx h4 54.4Jd6
Preparing to liquidate into a won pawn
e n d i n g . S4 . . . iit" f3 + S S . 'it' g l .lh g3
56.iit"xf7+ iit"xf7 57.<£\xf7 'it'><f7 58.f><g3
'it'e6 59.'it'g2! g5 60.g4 'it'dS 6 1 .'it'f2
'it>c4 6 2 . 'it'e 2 'it'b4 6 3 . 'it> d 2 'tt' >< a 4
64.'it'c3 +- . 52.t:/d5 t:/xa4 5 3 .£) xb7 •
Ae7 54 .£)a5 Ab4 54 . . . h5 loses the
•
e-pawn as 5 5 . <£\c4 iit"c2? is met by
56.<£\eS +- . 55 .£)c6 Ac3
•
•••
Let's pause to take stock of this posi­
••. tion. It has several interesting elements.
First, it should be understood that White
has the better minor piece. This is usu­
ally the case when the pawns are all on
one side of the board. The long-range
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power of the bishop is blunted and as a
result, because the knight is able to ac­
cess any square - it is usually superior.
This concept is expanded in the second
element. All other things being equal,
in a position with �+� vs. �+A, the
�+� combination will usually be bet­
ter, again because the knight is able as­
sist the queen attacking any square or
complex of squares. These factors are
all present in this position. Kupreichik,
however, realizes that he must create
add itional weaknesses in the white
camp - white square weakness, along
which Black 's only bi shop does not
travel. Watch as these elements blend
into a deadly mixture for Black. 56.h51
g><h5 The light squares, especially f5,
are fatally weak now. '56 . . . 'l!,>g7 doesn't
h e l p : '5 7 . h xg6 fxg6 5 8 . �<.14 'l;'te8
('58 ... Axd4 '59.i;'rxe4 +- ) '59.�e6+ 'l!,>f6
60.�c5 +- . 57 .4)e7+ ct}g7 58.4)f5+
ct}g6 59.4)h4+ ct}g7 60.t\'><h5 t\'d7
Or 60 . . . �c6 6 l . Gf'5 + 'l!,>f8 6 2 .'l;'th4
White does not consider transposing
into the problematic ending that would
arise a fter 6 l . � x h 6 + . 62 . . . �e6
6 3 . �<.1 8 + �e8 64 . � d 6 + 'l!,>g8
6'5.�xh6+ 'l!,>h7 66:{;1[4 +- . 61.4)f5+
ct}f6 62.-t\' ><h6+ ct}e5 The knight is
poisone d : 62 . . . 'l!i x f5 ? 6 3 . � h 3 + +- .
63.g4 f6 Or 63 . . . 'l!,>d5 64.'l;'th6 '<t'c4
65.�hl +- winning. 64.-t\'hS Aa5
6 5 . t\'b8+ Ac7 66. t\' b 2 + ct}e6
67.-t\'b3+ t\'d5 68.4)g7+ 1 -0 One
point for 5 1 .�a '5 and two more if you
calculated unti l 56.h5, and saw that
Black has no time to prevent the dis­
ruptive h4-h5, which fatally weakens
the light squares.
(T 1 3 . 1 0) Outposts : 1 2. 4)c41 b><c5
1 3 . b >< c 5 d x c 5 1 4 . jld 2 We l i k e
14.Af4!? even more, e.g. 14 . . .f'5 ( 1 4 . . . a6
1 '5 . .fl.a4 e5 16 .. 1lxe'5 �xe5 1 7 .� xe5 ± )
. points for 1 2 .�c4!.
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1 5.�e2 Ad7 16.Axd7 i;¥xd7 17.Ad6
!"! ac8 1 8.!"!ahl ± . 14 ... Ad7 1 5.E!bl
4)c6 16.-t\'a4 t\'c7 17.Aa51? Glek
forces the exchange of B lack's good
minor pieces to get a pure good knight
versus bad bishop scenario. But this is
a double-edged sword as his pressure
is reduced by the e x c h a n ge s .
17 . . . 4) >< a5 18.-t\' ><a5 E!fc8? Nataf
plays too passively and allows White
to reign supreme. 18 . . . �xa'5 19.�xa'5
.Q,xh5 20.!"!xh5 !"!ah8 2 1 .!"!ehl !"! xh5
22.!"!xh5 f5! was called for, when his
counterplay give B l ack reasonable
d raw i ng chances. 1 9 . -t\' xc7 E! >< c7
2 0 . A >< d7 E! >< d7 2 1 . El b5 E!cS
2 2 . §.ebl ct}fS 2 3 . §.b8 E! x b8
24 . E! >< b8+ ct}e7 2 5 . E!c8 E! b7
26.ct}ft ctld7 27.E!g8 Af6 28.E!f8
E!bl + 29.ct}e2 ctle7 30.§.a8 E!b7
31 .f41 "Black's utter helplessness in
this ending despite his extra pawn is
very i n stru c t i v e . N ote that q u a
Bronstein, white's knight is a light­
squared monster which will come in and
eventually simply eat up the bishop in
its dark-square prison ! " ( Wells in CBM
92) 31 ... h5 32.e5 Ag7 33.ctlf3 E!c7
3 4 . 4) d 6 Ah6 3 5 . E!e8+ ct}d7
3 6 . E!hs Ag7 3 7 . E!g8 Ah6
38. 4) >< f7 ct}c6 3 9 . 4) x h 6 ctlb5
40. E! >< g6 E!e7 4 1 . 4) g8 1 -0 Two
 Solutions
(T 1 3 . 1 1 ) Proph y l a x i s : 1 7 . § h 1 1
White's long-term kingside attack i s
very dangerous. 17 .fxe4? �g4+ 1 8 .'i!>' h 1
�f3+ 1 9 .'i!>'g1 �g4+ with perpetual .
17 ... �g5 18.h4 �e6 19.�b1 h6
20.�g1 �a5 2Vitlh2 �b3 22.§a2
�xa4 23.�g4 �a5 24.§g1 �d8?1
This loses a tempo, but Black cannot
stop the attack anyway. 25.f4 �c7
26.<i!/h1 g6 27.f5 �g7 28.f6 �d2
2 9 . Jl x g6 f x g6 30 . § x d 2 g5
31.hxg5 §e4 32.f4 §xe3 33.gxh6
1-0 Two points for 17.� h l .
(T1 3. 1 2) Counterplay: 1 3 ••. b611
"Nice touch. If you are attacked on one
cheek, bare the other. White has two
rooks to choose from, but neither cap­
ture promi ses advantage. " (Wells in
CBM 83) 14.� x a8 1 4 . Jlxf8?! Jlb7
1 5 . � e 3 ( 1 5 . e4?! � x f8 1 6 . �e 3 f5
1 7.Jlg2 �xa2 1 8.0-0 fxe4 =l= ) 1 5 . . . � xf8
and Black has very good compensation.
14 . . . � x c3+ 1 5 .§d2 �a 1 + Yz-Yz
Two points for 1 3 . . . b6!! .
(T 1 3. 1 3 ) Simplification, Principle of
Two Weaknesses: 35.§b31 Usually it
is better to keep the rooks on the board,
as pure opposite-colored bishop end­
ings are notoriously drawish. But this
is an exception as Wh ite 's king pen­
etrates successfully. 3 5 . Rc3 is equally
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strong and gets three points as wel l.
3 5 . . . § x b3 3 5 . . . f! c 8 3 6 . f! b7 Jle7
37.'i!>'b3 and B lack is completely domi­
nated. 36.<i!/xb3 Ag5 37.<i!/a4 .1l.d2
37 . . . Jl c 1 3 8 . 'i!>' x a 5 Jlxb2 39.a4 c4
( 3 9 . . . Ad4 4 0 . c4 +- ) 4 0 . 'i!>'a6 +- .
38.<i!/b5 White either gets a dangerous
passed a-pawn or two connected passed
pawns, which guarantee the win even
with opposite-colored bishops, if they
can't be blockaded. 38 <i!/e7 39.a4
•..
.1l. c 1 40 . <i!/ x a 5 A x b 2 4I .c4 f5
4 2 . <i!/ b 6 Ac3 4 3 . a 5 Jl x a 5+
44.<i!/xa5 f4 45.Ac6 g5 46.Aa41 g4
47. .1l.d1 h5 48.<i!/b6 1-0 Black dies
of zugzwang as most piece down play­
ers do.
(T 1 3 . 1 4) Bishop-Pair: 17.f4! Denies
B l ack the i m portant e5 -sq uare and
threatens an attack on the kingside,
which is very dangerous because of the
strong bishops. 1 7.f3? ..Q.xh3 18.fxe4
( 1 8.4:\xe4 Af5 1 9.d6 �c6 20.4:\g3 Ag6
with counterplay) 1 8 . . . �g3 1 9. �f3
"{;ixf3 20.f! x f3 Jlg4 2 1 . f! f4 h 5 with
counterplay. 17...exf3 18.t\'xf3 .1l.g6
19.h4 h5 19 . . . 4::\e S 20.�g3 "{;ie7 2 1 .h5
Ad3 2 2 . f! f4 f6 23 .4Je4 ± . 20 .1l.b11
•
E x c h a n g i n g the key d e fender.
20 . . . t\'d6 2 1 . .1l.c3 b6 2 2 . � e4
§ x e4? 22 . . . "{;ie7 2 3 . A x a 5 b x a 5
( 2 3 . . . Axe4 24.Axe4 4Jf6 25 .Ac2 bxa5
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2 6 . § a e l § a b8 2 7 : �f4 ± ) 2 4 . 4::\ g S already difficult to give B lack good

'l!¥xe3+ 25.�xe3 § xe3 26. .ilxg6 fxg6 advice.
27.§ael ± . 23 ..1l. xe4 4) xc4 24. 'l;tf4
'l.txf4 25.�xf4 4) xe3 26.Jl.f3 4)c2
27.�a2 �e8 28.g4 h xg4 29 .11. xg4 •

4)e5 30.d6 4) x g4 3 1 . � x g4 �e6

32.h5 Jl.d3 33.d7 �d6 34.� xg7+
�f8 35.h6 4)d4 36. �ag2 Jl.g6
37.�f2 4)f5 38.h7 1-0 Two points
for 1 7.f4!.

(T l 3 . 1 5) Simplification: 22 ... A.c51

Black is clearly better because of the
dark square holes in White's camp. First
t h e c h i e f d e fender i s e x c h a n g e d .
23.A.xc5 4) xc5 "and w e have a very
clean knight vs. bad bishop position
which is very tough for the defence.
Kozul does a good job, but it is almost
unheard of to see Bel iavsky suffering
in this way with White." (Wells in CBM
I 09) 24.�d6 �e6 2 5 . �d l �g7
26.�e2 h5 27.�c2 �e7 28.bxc6
bxc6 29.�d6 �c7 30.�dl �d7
3 l . � x d7 4) f x d7 3 2 .A.e2 � a t +
33.Afl h 4 34.f3 4)f6 The knight i s
directed t o greener pastures on the
kingside. 35.4)e2 4)h5 36.�cl �a3
37.�d1 4)g3 38.�h2 4)h5 39.�cl
�f6 40.�dl �g5 4 t . � b l �a2
42.�dl 4) e6 43.c5 �c2 44.4)cl
4)ef4 4 5 . 4) d 3 4) x d3 46. Jl. x d 3
� xc5 47.�gl 4)g3 48.�f2 �f4
49.�d2 0-1 One point for 22 . . .Ac5!.
38.'l;te51 'l;t x e5 39 .4) xe5+ �d5
40. 4) c4 f x g4 4 1 . 4) x b6+! �c6
4 2 . 4) c4 g x f3 43 . � x f3 �d5
44.4) xa5 g5 45.4)c4 h5 46.4)d2
�e5 47.e4 4)e8 48. �e3 4) c7
49. 4) c4+ �f6 50.�f2 4) a 6
5 1 .�g3 4) b4 5 2.h4 4) c 6 53.a5
4) b4 54.4)d2 4)c6 55.a6 g x h4+
5 6 . � x h4 �e6 57.� x h 5 �d7
58.�g6 �c7 59.4)c4 �b8 60.�f6
�a7 6t.e5 �xa6 62.e6 �b5 63.e7
1-0
Test 1 4
(Tl 4.0 1 ) Weaknesses: 24.4)f411

(T1 3 . 1 6) Weaknesses: 27.a41 27.4::ld4

also gets one point. 27... �d8 Karpov
wanted to meet 27 . . . 4::l d 7 w i th
28.4::ld4 ± . 28.�xd8+ t,txd8 29.4)e5
'l.td5 30.4)c4 4)d7 31.b3 f5?1 This
gives White a hook. 3 l . . .g6 was more
precise. 32.�fl �f7 33.f3 �e7
34.�e2 't;te6 35.�c3 4)f6 36.�f2 The thematic 24.f4 exf4 25.Ad4 .!lxdS
�d7 37.g41 �c6? Al lows Karpov to 26.cxd5 .ll x d4+ 27.�xd4+ El.g7 is not
liquidate into a won endgame, but it is clear. 24 ... 4)f6 24 . . . § xd 2 2 5 . § x d 2

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 Solutions
e x f4 ( 2 5 . . . 1H7 2 6 . .£\ x f7 + .£\ x f7
..
27 . .£\h5 ± (Wells in CBM I 06)) 26 . .il.d4
�g6 27 . .il.xg7+ 'it!xg7 28.�xg7+ 'itlxg7
2 9 . !:! x d 8 ! +- ( We l l s ) ; 24 . . . e x f4
25.f hd7 Axd7 26.Ad4 'it!g6 27.Axg7+
'it!xg7 28 . .§ xd7! +- (Wells). 25.�fxe6
� x e6 26. E{ x d7 � x d7 27.ttd31
� xg5 28 .Jlxg5 �c5 29.ttxf5 �g8
• hand.; 1 4 ... axb4 1 5.axb4 b5 also gets
30 .Q.e7 � e6 3 1 . Jl.g4 1 - 0 Four
• two points. 1 5 . t\'c2 1 5 . .§ fc l axb4
points for 2 4 . .£\f4!!, one for 24.f4.
( T 1 4.02) B a d B i s h o p : 1 7 . � a41 ::!::
.Jlb5 18.�c5 Etb8 18 . . . b6? 19 . .£\b7!
'itle7 20 . .£\d6! +- (Milov in CBM 8 1 ) .
Now Milov played 19.�d2?1 and later
won later. But 19 . .§ a l ! was much more
precise: 1 9 . . . a6 ( 1 9 . . . b6? 20 . .§ xa7! +- )
20.'itld2 .£\e7 2 l .g5 ± (Milov) One point
for 1 7 . .£\a4! and the second if you saw
the refutati o n of 1 8 . . . b6?, namely
2 0 . .£\d6!.
(T1 4.03) Improving Piece Placement:
1 6 . � g41? 1 6 .'it!h5 Axg5 ( 1 6 . . . h6?
17 . .£\g4 +- ) 1 7.'it!xg5 ( 1 7.hxg5 f5 with
counterplay) 17 ... 'it!e7 18.'it!h5 (18.'it!g4
f5 1 9.exf6 'it!xf6 ; ) 1 8 . . . 'it!e8 1 9.�g4
'it!d7 2 0 . h 5 f5 2 l . e x f6 .§ x f6 ; .
16 ••. A,a6?
1 6 . . . 'itlh8 17.h5 h6 1 8 . .£\f3 ± ; 1 6 . . . h6
17 . .£\h3 .£\d7 18.c4 ± . 17.�f6+11 gxf6
1 8 . e x f6 Jl. x f6 1 9 . tt h 5 h6
1 9 . . . .il.xg5 20.'it!xg5+ 'itlh8 2 1 .'it!f6+ +- .
24 1
20." � x h6 Jl.xg5 2 1 .t\' xg5+ �h7
22. t\'h5+ �g8 23 . .Jlh6 1-0 Two
points for 16 . .£\g4 and one for 1 6.�h5.
(Tl 4.04) Outpost: 14...b5J A typical
way to stop t h e m i nority attac k .
1 4 . . . .£\d6? 1 5 .b5 plays i nto White's
16.axb4 .§ a6 ( 1 6 . . . .§a3?? 1 7 . .£\xd5 +- )
1 7 .�c2 .£\d6 1 8 . .§ a l .§ fa8 1 9 . .§ xa6
.§ x a6 20 . .£\ d 2 .£\c4 :j: . 1 5 . . . a x b4
1 6 .a x b4 � d 6 1 7 . Etb3 � b6
1 8 . � e 5 E{fc8 1 9 . � d 3 � bc4
20.�c5 E{e8 21.h3 g6 22.E{cl Eta7
23.t\'d1 h5 24.�h1 ttg5 25.Hbb1
Hae7 26.E{a1 �f5 27.Eta2 �cxe31
28.fxe3 Et x e3 2 9 . Et f2 t\'h4
30.ttd2 � x d4 3 l . Hcfl �f5
32.E{xf5 gxf5 33.�d1 Ete1 34.�g1
E{8e2 35.�c3 E{xd1 0-1 Two points
for 14 . . . b5!.
( T l 4.05) D o m i n a t i o n : 1 9 . � db51
c x b5 20.� x b 5 'i!Je7 2 1 . � x d6
�fd7 22.� xe8 t\'xe8 23.e5 ::!:: Eta6
24.a3 24 . .§ d6! was even stronger:
24 . . . 'it! f8 ( 2 4 . . . b6 2 5 . .§ ed l Af8
26. .§ 6d2 f6 27.e6 .£\xe6 28.Ac6 .§a7
29 . .§ e 2 +- ; 24 . . . .§ xd6 2 5 .exd6 .£Je6
2 6 . f5 gxf5 2 7 . 'it! x f5 'it!f8 2 8 . c 5 +- )
25.a3 .§ xd6 26.exd6 .£\e6 27.'it!d2 +- .
Three points if you saw until 23.e5.
(T1 4.06) I mproving Piece Placement:
3 2 � h71 3 3 . Et d 2 33 . .£\ d l .£\g5
• . .
34.'it!d2 f6 :j: ; 33 .Axe4?! .£\f4 34.Ag2
(34 . .§eel? .£\xh3+ 35 .'itlg2 .£\7g5 -+ )
34 . . . .£\xe2+ 35. 'it!xe2 .£\g5 "' . 33 �g5
.•.
34.Et xd31? 34.'it!c3?! 'it!d6 35.b4 .£\f4 "' .
34...exd3 35.'i!Jxd3 Etcd8 36.E{dl?l
36.'it!c3 :j: is more precise. 36 b6 .•.
37. �c2 a5 38.�d4 Etd6 39.�f1
Etf6 40.E{d2 Etf4 4 1 . �c6 � e4
42 . .Jl x e4 H f x e4 4 3 . �d4 'l;td6
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44.'i!;lg2 .§e3 4 5 . � b 1 4 S . fx e 3 ?
'i'11 g 3+ -+ . 45 . . . .§ e 1 46 . .§ d 1 �e5
47.4)f3?? 47.E!xel 'i'11 x el 48.'i'11d3 a4
49.bxa4 'i'11e4+ =i= . 47 �g3+! 0-1 Two
•..
points for 32 . . . LL:lh7!.
(T l4.07) Bishop-Pair: 14.jlfl! A typi­
cal move to preserve the important light­
squared b i shop, p l u s avoiding ex­
changes c reates more pressure on
B l ack's cram ped position. 14 d5 .••
1 4 . . . E! ac8? 1 5 .LL:ld2 .llg6 1 6 . .llg2 ± .
1 5 . 4) d 2 jlg6 1 6 .f3 1 6 . .ll g 2 ! ? .
1 6...b5?! 1 6. . . E!fe8 17.e4 dxe4 18.fxe4
eS 1 9.d5 E!ac8 20 . .llgU . 17.c5 �d8
17 . . . E! fe8 1 8.e4 dxe4 19.fxe4 eS 20.d5
cxdS 2 l .exd5 LL:lxd5 22.'i'11b3 LL:lc7 23.c6
LL:lf6 24 . .ll x e5 ± . 18.a4! a6 19.e4 't!Jc7
1 9 . . . d x e 4 2 0 . fx e 4 e S 2 1 . .ll g 2 ± .
20 .§a3 d >< e4 2 1 . f >< e4 .§ab8
•
2 2 . a >< b5 a >< b5 2 3 . A.g2 .§fd8
24.4)b3 4)f8 25. .§a6 .§aS 26 . .§><a8
E!><a8 27.4)a5 4)8h7?! 28.d5 e><d5
29.e >< d 5 c >< d 5 30 . A >< d 5 .§d8
31.jlg2 4)g5 32.�e5 �d7 33.4)c6
.§e8 34.4)e7+ 'i!;lh7? 34 . . . 'lt>f8
3 5 . LL:l x g6 + fxg6 3 6 . 'i'11 c 3 E! x e l +
37.'i'11 x el 'lt>t7 38.c6 +- . 35.c6 4)h3+
3 6 . A >< h3 � >< h 3 37.c7 �d7
38.�c3 Af5 39 .c8� E! >< c8
40.4) ><c8 � >< c8 4 l . � >< c8 A >< c8
4 2 . A >< f6 g ><f6 4 3 . 'it' f 2 'it'g6
44.'i!;le3 h5 45.'i!;ld4 Ae6 46..§c1 f5
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47 .§c5 Ad7 48..§d5 1-0 Two points
•
for 1 4 . .llfl ! .
( T 1 4.08) Underm i n i ng : 28.a6! +-
2 8 . E! c 5 gets one point. 28 . . . b >< a 6
28 . . . c5 2 9 . 'i'11 xd6 � x d 6 30.a7 'i'11 a 6
3l . E! a l cxd4 3 2 . E! xa6 +- . 29.4) ><c6
Ad7 30.4)e7+ �><e7 31.�><c7 �f6
3 2 .§c5 Ab5 33 . .§ >< d5 1 - 0 One
•
point for 28.a6! and the second i f you
saw 28 . . . c5 29.�xd6 'i'11 xd6 30.a7.
( T 1 4.09) Weak n e s s e s : 23 . . . 4) f6!
24.4)f2 24 . .f:lxf6+ .llxf6 25 . .llh2 .llxh2
26.E!xh2 'lt>f8 27.E!c2 E! xc2 28 . .ll x c2
E!c8! (Wells in CBM 1 09) and Black is
clearly better because of his activity and
the three weaknesses in White's camp.
24... 4)e4! 25.4) ><e4 A><e4 26.f><e5
E! ><d3 27. .§g1 Now a very instructive
attack with opposite-colored bishops
fo l l ows. 27 .§dc3 28 . .§ a 1 .§c2
•..
29.'i!;lh2 .§e2 30.'i!;lg3 g5 3 l .h4
'i!;lg7 32.h><g5 h >< g5 33.a4 .§cc2
34.b5 .§ >< g 2 + 3 5 . .§ x g2 .§ x g2+
36.'i!;lh3 'i!;lg6 0-1 One point for
23 . . .LL:lf6 and one for the assessment that
Black is clearly on top.
(T14. 1 0) I mproving Piece Placement:
18 ... 4)a5! 19.f5 1 9 . .lle2 LL:lc4 20.Ad4
does not work: 20 . . . LL:lxh2 2 l .'i'11g3 f6
22 . .llg4 eS!. 19 ... 4)c4 20.f><e6 f><e6
2 l . A c 1 't!Jc5+ 2 2 . 'i!;l h 1 2 2 . 'i'11 d 4
�xd4+ 23.E! xd4 ..Q.f6 + . 22 ... 4)e5 + A
typical Sicilian scenario when White's
f4 - f5 bac k fi re s . 2 3 . �e2 4) >< f3
24.g >< f3?! 2 4 . f! x f3 f! x f3 2 5 . � x f3
E! f8 =i= . 24 �h5 25.Ae3 Now White
.•.
j u st gets b l o w n away in sty l e .
2 5. . ..§><c3! 26.b><c3 A><e4 27.Ag5
A last trick, but Black does not fall for
i t . 27 . . . d 5 ! 0- 1 Tw o p o i n ts fo r
1 8 . . . LL:la5!.
 Solutions
(T 1 4. 1 1 ) Counterplay, B ad B i shop:
13 bxc61 In the game, Black played
.•.
13 . . . .ll xc6? 1 4 .0-0 g6 1 5 .'iit'd 2 ± 'iit' c7
1 6 . § f3 b6 1 7 . 4J d 1 h 5 1 8 . a 4 .ll. c 5
1 9.§c3 .ll e7 20.b4 'iit'b7 2 1 .§b3 .ll.d7
22.4Je3 §c8 23.a5?! .llb 5! 24.axb6 a6
25.§c3 'it'd7? (Gelfand and H uzman
give the i nstructive line 25 . . . § xc3!
26.'iit' x c3 'it>d7 27 . .llc 5 §c8 28.'iit' d 4
28 . . . § xc5!! 29.bxc5 'iit'c6 30.'it>h 1 .llx c5
3 1 .'iit'd2 'iit' x b6 ;�;; in Informant 59/ 1 32.)
26.§c5 § xc5 27.bxc5 §c8 28.c4 dxc4
2 9 . § c l 'it>e8 30.4Jxc4 'iit' d 5 3 1 .4Ja5
.ll c 6 3 2 . .ll e 3 'iit' e 4 3 3 . 4J x c 6 'iit' x c 6
34.h3?! 'iit' b5 35.'iit'c 2 'iit'c6 36.'it>h2 a5
37. § a l § a8 38.§a4 h4 39.'iit'a 2 'iit'b5
40.'iit'c4 'iit'c6 4 1 .'iit'a 2 'iit'b5 42.c6 'iit' xc6
43.§ xa5 § b8 44.§a7 'iit'e4 45.'iit'b3 'it>f8
46.§d7 g5 47.§d4 'iit'f5 48.§c4 §b7
49.§c8+ 'it>g7 50. § c7 gxf4 5 I ..ll d 4
'iit' e 4 5 2 . 'iit' f3 1 -0 . 1 4 . 4) a 4 t\'a5+
1 5 .c3 c5 1 6 . 4) x c 5 .Q. x c5 1 7 .b4
.Q. xd411 18.bx a5 .Q. xc3+ 19 .�f2
Now B lack has three candidate moves:
19... 0-0 1 9 . . . .llx a5 and 1 9 . . ..ll.x a l . We
like Gelfand's . . . 0-0 and give a sample
line: 20.a6 E!fc8 21.E!c1 E!c4 with
counterplay. Three points if you calcu­
lated until 18 . . ..ll.x c3+.
(T I 4 . 1 2 ) Outpost: 40 ..• f41 4 1 .g4
4 1 .gxf4 4::\ x f4 42.4Jxf4 § xf4 43. 'it>g3
§f5 44.e4 §e5=. 41 c6! 42.4)xb6+
•..
243
�b7 43.c5 43.§ xd6 4Jf8 44.c5 §e7
4 5 . 'it>fl §al +=. 43 . . . 4) x c 5 1 ?
4 3 . . . dxc5?! 4 4 . bxc5 4::\ x c5 4 5 . § xc5
'it>xb6 46.§dc3 §f6 47.§e5 ;!; . 44.bxc5
E!e7 4 5 . �fl 4 5 . § b3?? § a x e 2 +
46.'it>gl § e l + 47.'it>g2 §7e2+ 48.'it>h3
§ h i • (Tisdall in CBM 6 1 ) . 45 ... E!a1 +
46.�f2 E!a2 47.�fl E!a1 + 48.�f2
E!a2 Yz--Yt Two points for 40 .. .f4!.
(T 1 4. 1 3 ) U n d e rm i n i n g : 24.b3 1 =
24 . .llx g 5 ? 'iit' g 4 -+ . 24 . . . t\'b5?
24 . . . § ae8 25.bxc4 4Jf4+ 26.gxf4 'iit'g4+
27.'it>hl 'iit' f3+ 28.'it>gl 'iit'g 4+= ( Kundin/
Alterman in CBM 72); 24 . . . 'iit' f5 25.f3
§e7 26 . .ll.d 4+ 4Je5 27. bxc4 'iit' x f3+
2 8 . 'it> g l § ae8 29. 'iit' d 2 � . 25.bxc4
t\' xc4 26.E!d21 4)e5?
Now Black's position is hopeless. His
pawns and king are too weak to defend.
26 . . . 'iit' x d 5 ? 2 7 . 'it>g l +- ( K u n d i n/
Alterman); 26 . . J� xe3! 27.fxe3 'iit'e 4+
28.'iit'f3 'iit' xf3+ 29.'it>xf3 4Je5+ 30.'it'e2
§c8 (Kundin/Alterman) and B lack has
some compensation, but I doubt that it
is sufficient. 27.E!c1 t\'b5 28 .Q.xg5 •
E!c4 29.E! xc4 t\'xc4 30.E!d4 t\'c5
30 . . . 'iit' c 3 3 1 . .ll d 2 ! +- ( Ku n d i n/
Alterman). 31 . .Q.e31 4)g6 32.t\'h5
White invites everybody into the attack.
32 E!e8 33.E!e4 t\'b5 34. t\'h6+
• ..
�g8 35 ..Q.d4 E!e5 36 .Q. xe5 dxe5•
37.t\'d2 a5 38.d6 t\'d7 39.E!c4
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�g7 40. �c7 �g4 4 t .�fl �f3
42 .d7 �h 1 + 4 3 . �e2 �e4+
44.�d1 �f3+ 4 5 . �c 1 �a3+
46.�b1 b3 47.d8� b x a 2 +
48. � x a 2 �b4+ 4 9 . � b 2 � e l +
50.�a2 1 -0 One point for 24.b3! and
one for the assessment that the position
is equal.
(T14. 1 4) Opening the Position: 32.g41
White's bad bishop will enter the attack
w i t h d e c i s i v e e ffect. 3 2 f x g4
.••
33 .1}. x e4 d x e4 34. j},h4 � x e5
• strong blockading forces must be coor­
34 . . . E! xa7 3 5 . E! xa7 i!1f5 ( 3 5 . . . '� h 6
36.Ag3 E! d8 37.Af4 i!1f6 38.E! f7 +- )
36.i!1a2 +- . 35.dxe5 j}_ xe5 36.�fl
�g8
37 .Jl.g31 .1}.g7 37 . . . 'li1xb3? 38 . .§ f8+
i!1g8 39.Axe5 • . 38.�xg8+ 1-0 Three
points for 32.g4!.
(T l 4. 1 S) B i shop- Pair: 2 1 . j}, xc51
••
22. � x c5 2 2 . 4Jxc 5?? i!1 c l + mates .
2 2... �g41 23.�e3 23.E!d2 Axg2 -+ .
23 .1}.xg2 24.�f2 Jlh3+ 0- 1 Two
•••
points if you saw 2 1 . . .Axc5! 22 .i!1xc5
;';t'g4! -+ .
(Tl 4. 1 6) Improving Piece Placement:
33.�g51 �f8 33 . . . f6 34:il1e3! ii1f7
35.4Je4 '\tfg7 36.i!1a7 b5 37:il1b7 E!c2
38.b4 E!c4 39.f3 +- . 34.�e7 �c8
35.�d4 �c5 36 ..£)e4 �f5 36. . . E!cl +
• 22.�fd1 �ae8 23.�g2 f5 24.exf5
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37.\t>h2 e5 38.E!d3 i!1c4 39.E!f3 +- .
3 7 . � h 2 h 5 37 . . . i!1c6 3 8 . b 3 b5
39.'li1d8+ \t>g7 40.i!1c7 +- . 38.(3 �c6
39.�d3 �g7 40.�c3 �b5 41.�c8
� x b 2 4 2 . � x d7 � x f3 4 3 . �d8
�e5+ 44.g3 1-0 O n e p o i n t for
3 3 . i!1g5! and the second for 33 . . . f6
34.i!1e3!.
Test 1 5
(TlS.Ol) Blockade: 33 ..£)f31 ± White's
•
d inated in the right way. 33 Ae4 •.•
33 . . . d3 34 .i!1d6 ± (34. E! e l ?? i!1xel +
35.4Jxel d2 -+ ); 33 . . . i!1e7 34.E!el Ae4
3 5 . i!1f4 i!1b4 36.4Jd2 \t>h7 37.g4 ± .
34 . ..£)e5? 3 4 . i!1b8+! \t>h7 3 5 . i!1xb7
Axf3 36.gxf3 i!1xf3 37 .i!1xa7 i!1xh3
38. i!1c7 d 3 39. i!1g3 ± . 34 . . . d3
35. ..£)g6+ �h7 36 ..£)f4 �xb2 37.f3
•
�d4+ 38.�h2 d2 39 . ..£)e6 �e5
4 0 . f x e4 � x e6 4 t .e x f5 �e5
4 2 . �d 1 � x f5 43.�h1 Jle5
44. �e3 .1l.f4 4 5 . �e7+ �g6
46. �e8+ �g7 47. �e7+ �g6
48.�e2 h5 49.�fl �d5 50.�d1
�e4 5 t .�b3 c5 5 2 .�g8+ Cifj>f6
5 3 . �f8+ Cifj>g6 5 4 . �g8+ �f6
55. �f8+ %-'h One point for 33.4Jf3,
one for the assessment that Wh ite is
clearly better, one if you saw 33 ... d3
3 4 . i!1d6 and the last for 3 3 . . . Ae4
34.i!1b8+ etc.
(Tl S.02) I mproving Piece Placement:
14 j},d8! According to Makogonov's
•••
rule, B lack 's f6-bishop must be im­
proved. Its dream square would be b6,
so B e nj a m i n began the j ourney.
1 4 . . . Ag7? 1 5 . i!1 e 2 f5 1 6 . 4Jd 3 ± .
1 5.�e2 c6 1 6.�d1 J,l.c7 17.h4?1
1 7.4Jd3 Ab6=. 17 ... �e7 18.g3 �g7
19 .£tf3 a4 20.h5 .il.a5 21.�c1 �d7
•
 Solutions
E{xf5 25.�e4 � xe4 26.�xe4 E{ef8
27. E{d3 E{ x h 5 2 8 . � h 4 E{ x h41
29.gxh4 29.�xh4 �f5 -+ . 29... E{f4
30."t\'e2 "t\'f5 31.c5 cxd5 32.cxd6
Jlb6 33.Etfl e4 34.Etg3 d4 35."t\'d2
e3 36.�el �d5+ 37.Cit'h3 �e6+
37 . . . � xh4+ 38.'iti'xh4 �hS • . 38.Cifjlg2
�d5+ 39.f3 �xd6 0-1 Two points
for 14 . . .Ad8! .
(T 1 5.03) B i shop- P a i r : 40.Jlc41
4 0 . .ild8? 4::l x d8 4 1 . � xd8 .ilc7 = ;
40 . .ilb4? �c7 4 l ..ila5 �c8 42.�d7 �b8
43 . .ilfl ± . 40 f4 40 . . . 4:Jd6 4 1 ..ild8
••.
4::lxc4 42.�d7 .ild6 43.c7 +- ; 40 . . . .ilc7
41 . .ilb4 j ust look at these mighty bish­
o p s ! 4 l . . . � e8 42 . .il x f7 'iti> x f7
43.�d7+ +- . 4t.E{d7 1-0 One point
for 40 ..ilc4! and the second if you saw
40 . . . .ilc7 4 1 ..ilb4 and the third for
40 . . . 4:Jd6 4 l ..ild8 4::l xc4 42.�d7.
(Tl5.04) Domination: 37..A,d6! E{ xd6
37 . . . �cl 38.g6+ +- . 38.� xc8 .A,g7
39.f4 Eib6 40.Cit'f3 E{d6 41 .C3/e2
E{b6 42.Cit'd2 E{d6 43.Cit'c2 E{b6
44. Cit'c3 E{bl 4 5 .g6+ Cit' x g6
46 . � x e6+ Jlf6 47. �g8+ Cit' h 6
48. �xd5 Cit'g6 49.e4 1-0 Two points
for 37 ..ild6! .
(T1 5.05) Improving Piece Placement:
2 1 . . . "t\'a61 2 1 . . . 4:Jf8?! 22 . .ila4 :;: .
2 2 . Jld3 Jld7 2 3 . .A.fl �g5
24. E{ed3 �e6 2 5 . � e3 �d4
26.�d5? 2 6 . � f2 � a 4 2 7 . h4 .ile6
28.g5 h5 -+ . 26...E{b3 0-1 One point
for 2 l . . .�a6! and one for the plan to
transfer the knight to d4.
(T 1 5.06) Weak C o l o r C o m p l e x :
21.� xd5 2 1 .�c5? 4::lx c3 22.� xc3 e4
23.�cb3 .ild5 24.dxe4 .ilf8 2 5 . �d4
.ilxe4 :'i' . 2 1 . .. cxd5 22.� b6 Wh ite
plays on the light squares, where he has
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more firepower. 22 •••E{b8?1 22 . . . �a2!?
23.�al �xe2 24 . .ilf3 .ilf8 25.�b5 �d2
26.4::\ x dS .ilxd5 27 . .ilxd5 �f6 28.�fl
�d8 29.�c4 'iti>g7 30.�a7 .ile7 3 1 .�b7
�d6 3 2 . .il x f7 � xd3 33 . .ilg8 � xg8
34.�xe7+ �xe7 35.�xd3 ;!; . 23.�c5
d4 23 . . ..ilf8 24.�c6 .ila3 25 .4:Jxd5 ;!; .
2 4 . � d 5 Et x b l 2 5 . §. x b l Jlg4
26.h31? Af5 26 . . . .ilxe2 27.�c2 e4
28 . .il x e 4 f5 2 9 . .ilg2 g5 3 0 . � b7 ;!; .
27. Etb7 §.f8 2 8 . � e7+ Cit'h7
29.Cit'h2 Jle6 30.Jle4 §.e8 31. "t\'a7
"t\'a8 32. �b61? White plays for posi­
tional pressure. 32.�xa8 � xa8 33.4:Jxg6
fxg6 34.� xg7+ 'iti>xg7 35 . .ilxa8 is prob­
ably drawn.; 32.4:Jxg6? �xa7 33.4:Jh4+
f5 -+ . 32 �a2 33.Jlf3 h5 34.�c7
••.
h4 3 5 .g4 � d 2 3 6 . Cit'g2 �g5
37.§.a7 Cit'h8 38.�c6 Cit'h7 39.�e7
Cit'h8 40.�c6 Cit'h7 41.�b71? �f4
42.1i\'b5 1i\'f6?
Kindermann cracks under the pressure.
42 . . . � f8 was cal led for. 43.� xe5±
Eie7 44.§.xe7 1i\'xe7 45.�c6 "t\'f6
46. �b8 .A.d7 47.�a5 "t\'g5 48. '#flc7
.A,e6 49.�c6 Jld5 50.�d8 Cit'g8
51.�d7 .A.a2 52.�c6 �f6 53.Jld5
Exchanging B lack's strong bishop. The
queen and knight tandem will rule su­
preme afterwards . 53 . . . J}. x d5+
54 . 1i\' x d 5 Cit'h7 5 5 . "t\'e4 Cit'h8
56.�e7 Cit'h7 57.�c6 �d6 58.�a5
Jlf6 59.�c4 �c5 60.�d2 "t\'d6
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61.�f3 �d8 62.�f4 g5 63.�f5+ 17.g4 .£Jc6 'i' ; 1 7.f!adl .ilf5 18 . .ll x fS
<i!lg7 64.�d2 Jle7 65.�e4 <i!lg8 .£lxf5 19.g4 .£Je7 20.g5 .£Je4 2 1 ..£lxe4
66.f4 f6 67.�g6+ <i!lf8 68.�h7 d x e4 2 2 . f5 .£Jc6 w i t h counterplay.
�b6 69.�h6+ <i!le8 70.fxg5 �b2 17 ... -'l_xf51 1 7 . . . .£Jc6?! 18 . .£lxc6.llxh2+
71.gxf6 �xe2+ 72.�f2 1-0 Two 1 9.�xh2 bxc6 20 . .£Ja4 ;!; . 18.jlxf5
points for 2 1 .4Jxd5 cxd5 22.4Jb6. � x f5 19.� xf5 � x d4+ 20.<i!lh1
� x e5 2 1 . -'l_ x e5 � x e5 2 2 . � x e 5
(T1 5.07) S i m p l i fication : 1 2 .�b31 -'l_ xe5 23.�f5 -'l_ xc3 24.bxc3 �e8
1 2.h3? .ll xf3 13 . .ilxf3 E! fe8 gives White and Black is not worse. One point for
no real advantage. 12 �xb3 1 2 . . . E!fe8
•..
14 . . . cxd4 and two more if you calcu­
1 3 . .ilf4 .ilf8 0 3 . . . 4Je4? 1 4 . h 3 .ilxf3 lated until 16 . . . 4Je7!.
1 5 . .ilxf3 g5 1 6 . .Q..c l ± ) 1 4 .4Jc4 �c7
1 5.4JfdU . 13.axb3 � xd5? 1 3 . . . .ilxf3 (T l 5.09) Weaknesses: 30.b611
14 . .llxf3 .£Je5 1 5 .Ae2 E! fe8 ( 1 5 . . . .£Jxd5
1 6 . .£Jb5 ;!; ( H azai i n CBM I 0 5 ) )
1 6.�fl ;!; . 14.�b51 ± �fd8 15.� xd6
-'l_ x f3 1 6 . -'l_ x f3 � e 5 1 7 . � x e5 1
-'l_ x e5 1 8 . � x b7 �d7 1 9 . � x c 5
�dd8 20.c4 �b4 21.-'l_xa8 � xa8
22 .�a4 �c6 23.b4 �d8 24.b5
�d4 25.<i!lg2 �c2 26.�xa7 -'l_d4
27. �d7 �c8 2 8 . � b 3 � x c4
29.-'l_h6 1-0 Three points for 1 2.�b3!.

(T l5.08) Improving Piece Placement:

A magn i fi c e n t b l ow. 30 . . . � x b6
14...cxd4 In the game, Black played
30 . . . .ilc6 3 l . bxc7 .ilxa4 3 2 . f! d8 +- ;
14 . . .c4? Closing the center is wrong, as
30 . . . f! e7!? 3 1 .f!d8 �c6 32.�a5 f!d7
it will give White a free hand on the
33.�c3+ f6 34.f! xd7+ �xd7 35.bxa7
k i ng s i d e . 1 5 . A e 2 Ab4 1 6 . f5 .£Jf8
� x a 7 3 6 . 4Je 6 + �f7 3 7 . �c4 �e7
( 1 6 . . . .£Je7 1 7 . g4 ± ) 1 7 . Af3 A x c 3
38. .£Jxc5 +- . 31 .�e8 �c6 32.�e5+
1 8.bxc3 Ad7 1 9.g4 a n d Wh ite was
f6 3 3 . � x c7+ 1-0 Two points for
clearly better, although he later lost.
3 0 . b 6 ! ! a n d o n e i f you saw that
15.exd4 �b6 16.�f2 �e71 17.f5
30 ... E! e7!? is the best defense.

(T l 5. 1 0) I mproving Piece Placement:

1 4. -'l_ c l l 1 4 . .£Jc3 a5 1 5 . �d2 .lla 6
1 6 . f! fcl E! fc8 1 7. f3 E!c7 gave White
al most noth i n g i n E . B areev­
M . Ko b a l ij a , S t . Petersburg 1 99 8 .
1 4...a 5 1 5.�c3 Aa6 16.-'l_f4 �d7
17.a3 �c6 18.�c1 �fc8 1 8. . . E!ac8
1 9.4Ja4 �b7 20.�d2 .£Je4 2 1 .�e3 is
also very pleasant for White because of
h i s strong dark-squ ared b i s h o p .

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19.�a4 'ltb7 19 .. :�d8 20.E!el .£la7
2 l .�d2 .£\b5 22 .�b2 .£ld6 23.E! xc8
E! xc8 24.E!cl ;!; . 20.f3!? �d7 21.'ltd2
�a7 2 l . . .b5!? 22 . .£lc5 .£\xc5 23.E!xc5
b4 24.a4 .£ld8 25.E!fc l E! xc5 26.E!xc5
E!c8 ;!; ( Roiz in CBM 1 05). 22.'lte3
�f7?
22 . . ..£lf8 23.g4 .£lb5 ;!; is more circum­
spect. 23.g4! g6?! 24.g x f5 e x f5?
2 4 . . . g x f5 2 5 . Ag3 .£lf8 2 6 . � h 6 ± .
2 5 . Jld6! � f8 26. � x b6! 'lt x b6
26 . . . E!e8 27.�h6! �xb6 28.E!c7+ 'it>e6
2 9 . � e 3 + 'it> x d 6 3 0 . �f4 + 'it>e6
3 l . � e 5 • ( R o i z ) . 27.'lte7+ �g8
28.f4! Jlb7 29.Jle5 �e6 30. 'ltf6
Etxcl 31 .E{xc1 E!c8 32.'lth8+ �f7
33 . 'lt x h7+ �f8 34.'lth8+ �f7
3 5 . 'ltf6+ �e8 3 6 . 1t x g6 + �e7
37.'ltf6+ �e8 38.E{f1 Etc2 39.Jlf3
�c8? 40.Jlh5+ �d7 41.'�f7+ 1 -0
Two points for 1 4 ...1lcl ! .
(T1 5. 1 1 ) Opening the Position: l l e5
Botvinnik opened the position for his
knights, before White can consolidate
the position for his bishops. I f the bish­
ops take control, they become a power­
fu l weapon. S o t i m e i s pre c i o u s .
1 2 .dxe5 1 2 .e4 .£lf4 1 3 . ..1l x f4 e x f4
1 4 .d5 .£le5 1 5 . .£l e 2 �h4+ + .
1 2 ... � xe5 13.Jle4 �c4?! 1 3 . . . f5 !?
1 4 ...1lxd5+ �xd5 15 ..£le2 E!d8 1 6.Ac3
.£l d 3 + 1 7 . 'it>fl b6 + ; 1 3 . . . ..1le6 ! ? .
Solutions
14.'ltcl � xd2?! 1 4 . . . .£ldb6 1 5 . .£le2 f5
1 6 .Ac2 E! e8 1 7 . Ab3 ..ll e 6 1 8 . .£ld4
..lld 5 t. 15. 'ltxd2 �f6 16.Jld3 E{e8
17.�e2 'ltb6 18.�d4 �d5 19.Jle4
� x e3 20. 'lt x e3 f5 2 1 .0-0 f x e4
2 2 . f x e4 E!d8 2 3 . � f5 'lt x e3 +
24. � x e3 Jl e 6 2 5 . E{fd1 E{ x d 1 +
26.E{xd1 Etc8 27.�f5 �f8 28.�d6
Etc3 29.�xb7 E{ xa3 30.�c5 �e7
3 1 . � xe6 � x e6 3 2.�f2 g6 Yz-Yz
Two points for l l . . .e5.
(T 1 5. 1 2) Positional Exchange Sacri­
fice: 20 Etb4!? A fine move! IfWhite
..•
d e c l i nes t h e o ffer, B l ack doubles
(triples?) on the b-file with a great ad­
vantage. I f White accepts, the power of
the fianchettoed bishop on g7 is sub­
stantially increased, the white c-pawn
is backwards and the black knight has
the wonderful c5-square. 2 1 .Jlxb4
c x b4 2 2 . � d 2 �c5?! The knight
heads immediately for c5. Also to be
considered was 22 . . . E!c8!? 23 . .£lb3 .£le5
24.E!fc l �b6 2 5 . .£ld2 ..ll b7 26.�b3
.£lg4 27.e3 .£\xe3 t . 23.�b3 White
challenges the knight immediately,
blockading the passed b-pawn at the
same time. 23 �d7?!••.
•••
Alekhine decides to maintain the ten­
sion in the position. Not 23 . . . .£\xa4?
24:�a2 .£\c3 25."�xa5 �xa5 26 . .£\xa5
.£\ x b l 2 7 . f! x b l ..ll c 3 28 . .£lc6 'it>g7
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29 . .§.b3 Jld2 30. 4::l x b4 .§.b8 3 l .f!.a3
Jlxc4 3 2 . 4Jc6 .§. b3 33 . .§. x b3 Jl x b3
34.4Jxe7 ;!; and White still has techni­
cal di fficulties to solve in the minor­
piece ending. ; 23 . . . .§.c8 leads to an
equal position after 24.4Jxc5 �xc5
25 . .§. fcl Jlc3 26.�b3 �d4 27 . .§. xc3
bxc3 28 . .§.cl Jlxc4 29.�xc3=. 24.c5
Jl,xd3 25.exd3?1 Better was 25. �xd3
4::l x c5 (Not 25 . . . dxc5?! 26 . .§. fc l Jlc3
27.�b5 .§.a8 28.�c6 �xc6 29.dxc6
4Je5 3 0 . 4::l x c 5 4::l x c6 3 1 . 4Je4 4Jd4
32. 'iftfl .§. c8 33.e3 +- ) 26 . .§. fc l Jlc3
27.�b5 4::lx b3 28 . .§. xb3 �c5 29.�d3.
25 . . . d xc5 26 . .§fel �e5 27 . .§e3
Grabbing the c-pawn is not good:
27.�xc5? 4Jf3+ 28.\t'fl �xc5 29.4::l x c5
4Jd2+ 30.'it'e2 4::l x b l 3 l . .§. x b l .§. d8
32.4Jb7 .§. xd5 -+ and B lack has a win­
ning endgame. 27 ... .§c8 28. .§cl
Let us evaluate this position. For the ex­
change, Black has a powerfu l unop­
posed dark-squared bishop, a protected
passed b-pawn and targets in the form
of the isolated white a-pawn and iso­
lated doubled d-pawns. These elements
g i v e B l ac k a w i n n i ng p o s i t i o n .
2 8. . . �d7 29.d4 �g4 30.E!e4 c4
Now B l ac k has connected passed
pawn s. 31 .�c5 �f5 32.�e2 b3
3 3 . E! x g4 b2 34.� x b 2 � x g4
35 . .§xc4 White has rid himself of the
danger of the passed pawns on the
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queens ide by giving back the exchange.
He is even a pawn up at this time. But
Black has the better minor piece and
play against the doubled d-pawns.
35 ... h5 36.�c2 h4 37.�d3 E!d8
38.f3 �h5 39.�e4 hxg3 40.hxg3
�g5 4V�g2 �d2+ 42.�h3 Af6
43.E!c2 �h6+ 44.�g2 �g7 Prepar­
ing to switch the rook to the h-file.
45.g4 E!h8 46. �f2 E!b8 But perhaps
that was a feint?! Notice how easily
Black goes from one flank to the other,
and there is not much White can do
about it. 47.�e2 E!b4 48.E!d2 �h2+
49.�e3 �gl+ 50.�e2 Jl,xd4
Material equality has been restored and
B lack has crept into White's position
w i th deadly effect. 5 1 . � d3 E!bl
52.�cl Jl,c3 53.� xbl �g2+ The
king hunt has begun. There were few
better at it than Alekhine. 54.�d3
� x d2+ 5 5 . �c4 �d4+ 56.�b3
Jl,al 57.�a3 �c5+ 58.�a2 Jl,f6
59.g5 �xd5+ 60.�b3 �xg5 White
could resign without any misgivings at
this point, but he wants to be shown.
A le k h i n e obl iges: 6 1 .�el �g2+
62.�d2 �xf3 63.�xa5 g5 64. �el
�c3 65.�xc3 Jl,xc3 66.a5 Axa5
67.� x a 5 g4 68.�c4 g3 69.�d2
�g6 70.�b2 �f5 7 1 . �f3 �f4
7 2 . � g l �e3 7 3 . � c 2 �f2
 Solutions

74.4)h3+ �fl 0- 1 Two points for 57.Af8 Not 57.Ag l ? {)e2 58 . .1le3
20 . . J�b4!. {) x c 3 -+ .57 �g6 57 . . . .£:\ h S ! ? .
. . •

58. �e7 58. �xdS? �b 1 -+ . 58. . . 4)e4

(T I 5. 1 3) Domination: 51 ... h41 was and B lack has a strong attack. Three
called for. In the game, Black played points for 5 L .h4.

(T 1 5. 1 4) Weak C o l o r C o m p l e x :
14.4)b51 Attacking the key defender
of the dark squares. If B lack plays .. .f5-
f4, then the light squares in his camp
will be fatal ly weak - a typical prob­
lem when fighting against the pair of
bishops. 14 ... 4)e7 1 4 . . . f4 1 5.§el �f6
1 6. .£\ec3 M5 17 . .£\e4 Axe4 1 8.Axe4 ± .
1 5 . �b3+ �h8 1 6. 4) x d6 � x d6
1 6 . . . c x d6 1 7 . a 4 ! ± . 1 7 . Jl.f4 �d8
18.Ae5 4)g6 19.�fe1 f4 20.a4 c6
S l . . .{)e4? This is a mistake and gets no
21.a5 4)d5 22.4)c3 4)xc3 23.�xc3
points. 52.Ad4! Judit does not need to
4)h4 24.a6 4) xf3+ 25.�><f3 �g8?
be asked twice and repositions the
2S . . . �d7 2 6 . § e4 ± . 26.�b3+ �f7
bishop to shore up her defenses. 52 ... h4
27 .Ac7 27 . Jld6! +- . 27 . . . �f8?
U n fortunately, one move too late.
53.'i!th2 <t\d2 54 .\t>h l �dl + S S . .llg l
<t\e4 56.\t>h2 <t\d2 57.\t>hl <tle4 58.\t>h2
<tlg3 5 9 . �e6 <t\fl + 60 . �h l <tlg3+
6 1 . \t> h 2 <t\ e 2 6 2 . .ll f2 � d 2 (Or
62 . . A�xc3 63.�f5+ \t>h6 64 .llx h4 <t\e4
.

6S.g4=) 63.�g4 �xf4+ And the Brit­

ish grandmaster realized there was not
m u c h more that c o u l d be d o n e .
( 6 3 . . . .£\ x f4 6 4 . .ll d 4 = ) . 5 2 . � h 1
5 2 . � x d 5? � d l + 5 3 . \t> h 2 {)fl + -+ ;
52.Jlxh4? �fl + 53.\t>h2 �xf4+ 54 . .llg3
<t\fl + -+ ; 5 2 . .ilx h 4 . 5 2 . . . 4) e4
53.Ad4 4)g3+ 53 . . . �dl +!? also looks 2 8 . Jld61 � x d6 2 9 . �e8+ �f8
very promising for Black. It may in fact 3 0 . � a e 1 1 g6 3 1 . � 1 e7 �g7
be better. 54 . .ll g l ( 5 4 . \t> h 2 ? <t\ d 2 3 2 . � x f8 � x e7 3 3 . �g8+ �h6
S S . Ag l <tlf3 + ! ! A n a m a z i n g s h o t ! 34.h4 1 -0 One point for 1 4.{)b5! .
56.gxf3 �e2+ 57.\t>h l �xf3+ 58.\t>h2
�g3+ 59.\t>h l �xh3+ 60 . .llh 2 �f3+ (T1 5. 1 5) Underm ining: 31 .g61 fxg6
6 1 .'it'gl h3 -+ ) 54 . . . .£\xc3 55.\t>h2 <t\e4 3 1 . . .§g8 32 . .£:\gS ± ; 3 1 . . .h4 32.g7 h3+
56.f5 <t\d6 57.�g6+ 'i!tg8 -+ . 54.�h2 33 .\t>h2 § g8 34 . .£:\hS ± . 32.4) xe61
� e 1 5 5 . A g 1 �e4 D e c i s i v e j}_xe6 33.� xc6 �e7 34.�xb5 �f7
zugzwang; all o f White's pieces are on 35.4)g5+?1 1-0 Shabalov could have
their optimal squares. 56.Ac5 �f51 won immediately with 3S.§ xb8 § xb8

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36:\!t'a6! +- (Psakhis in CBM 93) One
point for 3 l .g6!.
(T 1 5. 1 6) Domination: 22 . . . f61
22 . . . exd5? 23.cxd5 �xcl 24.�xcl f6
( 24 . . . � x d 5 ?? 2 5 . � xd5 �xd5
2 6 . �c8+ +- ) 2 5 . 'tit"c 2 ;t . 2 3 . A. a 1
2 3 . .il.f4 e 5 2 4 . .il.e3 4Jfd6 + . 2 3. . .e51
Now White's bishop bites into granite.
Again, B lack doesn't need to open the
game : 23 . . . e x d 5 ? 2 4 . c x d 5 � x c l
25.�xcl � xd5 26.'tit"c4 4Je7 27.� e l f5
28.4Jd4 55 . 24.Jlb2?1 24 .4Jd2 4:\xd2
2 5 . � x d 2 4Jd6 2 6 . 'tit"b3 � c 5 + .
24...�fd6 25. '{ta4 §d71? 26.§c2?1
26:i!t'b4 'tit"a6 + . 26... § xc41 27.§xc4
b5 28.§b4 bxa4 29. § x b7 § xb7
30.A.a3 4)c4 B lack is strategically
winning, because of his active pieces
and t h e n u m e r o u s w e a k n e s s e s i n
White's camp. 31 .d6 §d7 32.Jlb4
�f7 33.4)h4 a5 34.Jle1 4)exd6
35.§d5 §b7 36.Jlxa5 g5 37.�f3
§b1+ 38.�h2 �e6 39.§c5 §b2
0- 1 Two points for 22 .. .f6!, with the
idea to play against White's bishop.
Test 1 6
(T l6.0 l) Outpost: 1 3...cxd511
14.cxd5 Jlxd51 1 4 ... exd5? 1 5 .4:\c3 ;!; .
15.§c1 4)c5 16.b4? 1 6.4:\xcS bxc5
1 7 . .il.e4 � hg8 =i= . 1 6 . . . � x d3 1 +
250
1 7 . § x c7+ � x c7 1 8 . 4) c3 Jl x b4
19.4) xd5+ § x d 5 20.§d1 §hd8
21 .'{te4 4)c5 22.§cl Jla3 23.t\'f4+
e5 24.t\'xf6 Jl xc1 25.�xc1 4)d3+
26.�c2 e4 27.t\'e7+ �b8 28.t\'xe4
§c5+ 28 . . . f5! -+ (Golubev in CBM
8 1 ) . 2 9 . �b3 f5 3 0 . t\'e7 §cd5
3 l . t\' x h7 §c8 3 2 .'{tg7 §b5+
3 3 . � a 3 §a5+ 34.�b3 4) c 1 +
3 5 . �b2 §b5+ 3 6 . � a 3 §c2
37.'{tg8+ �b7 38.4)d4 § xa2+ 0-1
Four points if you calcul ated until
16 . . . 4:\xd3! .
(Tl 6.02) Domination: 30... §b1 1 -+
31.fxg6 fxg6 32.Jlfl §xc1 33.c4
�g71 34.h4 3 4 . � d 2 4Je5 3 5 .'it>g2
Ag5 -+ ; 34. 'it>g2? � xc2 -+ . 34 ... h5
35.�d2 4)e5 36.�f2 36.'it>g2 4Jg4!
37 . Ad3 .il.c3 3 8 . � e 2 4J e 5 3 9 . � e 3
.il.d4! - + ( M i khalevski i n CBM 70).
36 . . .4)g4+ 37.�e2 Jlc3 38.§d1
§ xc2+ 39.�d3 §f2 40.�xc3 �e3
4 1 . §d7 4) x fl 4 2 . § x e7+ �f6
43.§c7 � xg3 44.§c6+ �g7 45.e5
§e2 46.e6 §e3+ 47.�d2 §e5
48.e7 §xe7 49.�d3 §e5 0-1 One
point for 30 . . . � b l , with the assessment
that Black is winning.
( T 1 6 . 0 3 ) Wea k n e s s e s : 1 9 . §b41
1 9 . � b3 i s n o t as c o n v i n c i n g , e . g .
1 9 . . . 4:\eB 20.4:\xc8+ ( 20 . 4:\xe8 � xe8
2 1 .�hbl .il.b7) 20 . . . �dxc8 2 1 .�hbl
�c7. 19...4)e8 19 . . . .il.a6 20.�hb1 4Jd5
2 1 . � 4 b 3 b x c 5 2 2 . � x b8 � x b8
(22 . . . 4:\c3+? 23 .'it>d3 4:\xbl 24.� xd8
'it>xd8 25.dxc5 f5 26 . .ll.fl +- ) 23.�xb8
'it>xd6 24.Axd5 exd5 2 5 . 'it>d2 .il.xc4
26.dxc5+ 'it>xc5 27.�h8 ± . 20.�xe8
�xeS 21.§hb1 Jla6 22.�e3 d5?1
22 . . . �dc8 23.f4 f6 24.a4 e5 25 .cxb6
exd4+ 26.'it>d3 �xb6 27.� xb6 Jlxc4+
28.'it>xd4 axb6 2 9 . � xb6 ± . 23.cxd6
§bc8 24.�d3 § xd6 25.§a4 b5
 Solutions
26.c x b5 E!b8 27. f!ab4 Jl.b7
28.Jl.xb7 E!xb7 29.a4 �e7 30.h4
h6 31.f3 lad5 32.f!c1 E!bd7 33.a5
g5 34.hxg5 f! xg5 35.g4 h5 36.b6
a x b6 37.a x b6 E!b7 3 8 . la c 5 f5
3 9 .g x h 5 f! x h 5 40.�c4 f!h8
4 1 . �b5 E!a8 42.E!bc4 1 - 0 Two
p o i nts fo r 1 9 . !! b4 ! , o n l y o n e for
1 9.!!b3.
(T1 6.04) Weaknesses: 13 ... f!ac8 I n
t h e game, B lack p layed 1 3 . . . !! fc8?
14.!!ac l f6 1 5 .!!gdl
"White's plan is doubling rooks along
the c-file in the shadow ofthe c7-bishop
(a typical and remarkable positional
idea! ) . That will tie the black rook to
the c8-square (otherwise an invasion to
c7 will follow). However, first he threat­
ens d4-d5 in order to lure the black
bishop to d5." (Krasenkow in CBM95)
( 1 5 .!!c3 'it't7 1 6.!!gcl 'i!le8 1 7.<tld2 ±
G.Stahlberg-A.Conrady, Tel Aviv 1 964)
1 5 . . . .ll d 5 1 6 . a 3 'i!lf7 1 7 .<tld2 'i!le8
18.!!c5 e6 1 9.!!dc1 Jlf8 20.!! 5c3 'i!ld7
2 1 .'i!ld3 Ah6 22.!! 1c2 f5 23.f3 Ag5
24.!!c1 .ll h 6 25.h3 The principle "do
not rush" in action. 25 . . . .llg5 26.!! l c2
Ah6 27 . .!l e 5 .ll c 6 2 8 . 'i!l e 2 A b 5 +
29.'it'f2 !! xc3 30.bxc3 "A good example
of a temporary advantage (the better
position of the rooks) transformed into
a permanent plus (pawn structure)."
25 1
(Krasenkow) 30 . . .Af8 3l .c4 Ac6 32.c5
.!le7 33.<tlc4 g5 34.!!b2 g4 35.fxg4 fxg4
36.hxg4 Ah4+ 37.'it'e2 !!g8 38.Af4
.!lb5 39.'i!ld3 e5 40.Axe5 !! xg4 41 .a4
.!lc6 4 2 . A f4 Af6 4 3 . !! h 2 Axa4
44.!!xh7+ 'i!le6 45.!!h6 1-0; 13 . . .f6 gets
one point. 1 4.!!ac1 §f7 1 5.Aa5 e6=
A.O'Kelly de Galway-R.Maric, Bor­
deaux 1 964. 14.f!ac1 E!fe8 1 5.Hc5
.il.f8 16.E!c3 e6 17.a3 f6 18.Hgcl
�f7 = I .N o v i ko v- S . Kri ventsov,
Mashantucket 1 999. One point for
1 3 . . . !! ac8 or 1 3 . . .f6.
(T l 6.05) Weaknesses: 26.He4! This
w i n s the fight for the open e-fi l e .
2 6. . . H xe4 26 . . :�d7 27.!!de l !! xe4
28:�xe4 <tlc5 29.'�b4 +- . 27.� xe4
Jl. xb2 28.f!e1 28.Jld3!? g6 29.'�b4
Ae5?! 3 0 . A x e 5 d x e 5 3 1 .d6 'ltfxc6
3 2 . Ae4 +- ( Ft a c n i k i n CB M 6 9 ) .
28... 'l;td7 29.'l;tb4!? .11.f6 29 . . . !!e8?
30.'ltfxd6 +- . 30.Jl,xd6 h6 30 . . . <tld4
3 1 .Ad3 +- . 31.Jl.d3 E!e8 32.f!xe8+
32.<tlb8 wins quicker. 32 ... 'l;txe8
33.Jl.e7! Jl.b2 34. �e4 g6 35.Jl.b4
'lt xe4 36 . .11. xe4 Jl.f6 37.d6 Jl.c8
38.A.d3 .11. d 7 3 9 . 4) b8 Jl,e6
40.Jl.xb5 4)d4 41.Jl,xa4 1-0 Two
points for 26.!!e4!.
(T1 6.06) Improving Piece Placement,
B l oc k a d e : 3 9 . . . �e6r 39 . . . !! x b2?
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40. f! d l E! b3 + 4 1 .'\trg2 E! a 3 4 2 . E! d6
with counterplay; 39 . . . g'5 gets one point.
40.�g2 40.f!fl g5 4 1 .'\trg2 f! xb2 -+ ;
40.Ae l ? 4::\ e S + 4 1 .'\trxf4 E!d3 42.g5
E! f3 • . 40 ... .§ x b2 4 1 . .§ d 1 .£)e5
42 . .§d6+ �e7 43.�g1 .§ c 2
4 4 . .§b6 .£) x g4 45 .§ b 7 + � e 6 •
46.Jl.e1 .§ c 1 47 . .§ b 6 + �e5
48 . .§ x g6 .§ x e 1 + 49.�g2 .£)e3+
50.�f3 .§fl+ 51.�e2 .§c1 52.�f3
b3 53 .§b6 .£)c41 54 . .§b8 b2 55.c6
•
b1� 0- 1 Two points for 39 . . . '\tre6!.
(T1 6.07) Prophylaxis: 19 ...h61 "Black
wants to maneuver his knight to its in­
dicated outpost w i thout perm itting
white to respond in kind. He has time
since from d5 the knight will also cover
c7, the only serious entry square on the
open c - fi l e . " ( We l l s i n CB M 7 6 )
1 9 . . . 4::l c 7? 2 0 . 4::\ g S h 6 ( 2 0 . . . 4::\ d S ? !
2 1 .'ii1d3 g6 22.'�h3 h 5 23.4Je4) 2 1 .4Je4
and White has good play on the kingside
in both cases. 20 .§cl? 20.f!d3 E!ac8
• (T1 6.09) Improving Piece Placement:
2 1 .4Jd2 E!c2 22.'iiYg4 4Jc7 23.f!g3 4Je8
24.4Je4 iiYc6 2 5 .4Jf6+ '\trf8 26.�h7+
'\trg8 27.4Jf6+=. 20 .£)c7 21 . .§dc2
•••
.£)d5 22.g3 .§ac8 23.�d3 .§ x c 2
2 4. .§ xc2 b5 � 25 . .§c5 a6 26.�e4
b4 27.axb4 � x b4 28.�e1 �b3
29.�g2 .§b8 30.�c1 �h7 3l.h4
.§a8 32 . .§ a 5 �b7 3 3 . h 5 �g8
34. �c2 .§c8 35 ..§c5 .§b8 36. �c4
�a81? Sets a devi lish trap. 37 .§a5??
.£)e3+ 38.fxe3 .§b2+ 0-1 Two points
for 19 . . . h6!.
(T l 6.08) Outpost : 25 .£)e21 b x a 5 • breaks the blockade and equalizes com­
26 . .£)f4 .§b4 26 . . . a4? 27.4Je6 'ii1 a7
2 8 . f! xb8 f! x b8 2 9 . f! x b8 + 'iiY x b8
30.4::\xg7 '\trxg7 3 1 .'iiYc 3+ '\trh7 32:i�f6
i£1e8 33.'iiY xd6 a3 34.'iiY x a6+- ( Lautier
in CBM70). 27. .§e11 �f7 27 . . . f! xe l +
28.'iiY x e l 'iiY f7 2 9 . f! e3 Ae5 30.4Jd3
E! x c4 3 1 .4::\ x e S d x e '5 3 2 . E! xe5 E! e4
33.f! xe4 fxe4 34.'iiY x e4 4::l b6 35.d6 ±
( Lautier).
28 . .§e61 .§ xc4? 28 . . . 4Jb6! 29.'iiY d 3
(After 2 9 . f! x g6? 4::\ xc4 3 0 . 'iiY d l a4
3 l . f! xb4 cxb4 3 2 .Ah6, B l ack has
3 2 . . . 'ii1 x g6 ! ) 2 9 . . . 4J d 7 3 0 : � fl 4Jf8
3 1 .f! xd6 E!e4 32.g3 ± . 29 .§b71 �xb7
•
30 . .§ x e8+ �h7 3 l . .§e7 � b 1 +
3 2 . � h 2 .§ x c 2 3 3 . �e3 � b 2
34.�e6 1-0 One point for 25 .4Je2!.
36... Ad81 � White can only wait while
Black regroups and increases the pres­
sure. 37 . .§g2 .£)e7 38 . .§d1 Jl.b6
39 . .§d3 �c8 40.a3 .§d8 41 . .§h3
.§h8 42.�d3 �d7 43.�e3 �d6
44.h5? 44.b4 a'5 45.Ad3 axb4 46.axb4
E!a8 t. 44 c5 45.h6 cxd4+ 46.<iflf3?
•..
46.'\trd3 '\tre5 47.hxg7 f! g8 48.f!h4
f!xg7 'l' . 46 gxh6 47 . .§ xh6 47.gxh6
•..
• g5 -+ . 47... .£) xg5+ 0-1 Two points for
36 . . . Jld8! .
(T1 6. 1 0) B lockade: 23 ... �c81 Black
fortably. 2 3 . . . Ag7? 2 4 . 4Jc7 E! ad8
2 5 . � x a 7 f! x d6 2 6 . f! x d 6 � x d6
27. 4::\ d S ± ; 23 . . . f! ad8?! 2 4 . E! d5 Jlg7
25.E!edl Jlf8? (2'5 .. .'�c8 is stil l called
for.) 26.a4 Jlxd6 27.a5 Jlb8 28.f! xd7
f! xd7 29.f! xd7 �xd7 30.axb6 axb6
3 1 .'iiY xb6 ± . 24.�xc8+ .§ xeS 25. .§d5
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§c6 26 .f4 26 . .§ e d l a6 2 7 .liJc7
(27.4Jc3? .llg7 and the passed pawn is
not a strength, but a very serious weak­
ness.) 27 . . . b5 28.4Je8 .lld8 29Jhe5 f6
30 . .§ ed5 �f7 3 1 .4Jc7 Jlxc7 32.dxc7
.§ d xc7 3 3 . .§ d7 + �e6 = . 26 . . . a6
26 . . . e x f4? 2 7 . e 5 .ll g 5 2 8 . e 6 +­
( Pelletier in CBM 85). 27.fxe5 But not
27.4Jc3? §cxd6 28.fxe5 .§ xd5 29.exd5
because of 29 . . . .§ e7 ! ( P e l l et i e r ) .
27 axb5 28.exf6 §cxd6 29.§xd6
..•
§ x d6 30.e5 §d2 3 l . § e3 c4
3 l . . . .§ xb2? 32 . .§d3 h5 33 . .§d8+ �h7
34.e6 +- . 32.b3 h5 33.§c3 c x b3
34.§ xb3 §d5 35.§e3 g5 36.h3
\t'h7 37.\t'f2 \t'g6 38.g4 h x g4
3 9 . h x g4 §d4 40. \t'f3 §f4+
41.\t'g3 b4 42.axb4 %--% Two points
for 23 . . . tk8.
(T 1 6. 1 1 ) S i m p l i ficati o n : 2 1 . §b l !
B lack has n o entry squares o n the c-file
and the battery on the b-file adds spice
to White's pressure there. 2 1 .i;lfl gets
one point. 21. ..exd4 2 l . . .�b8 is an­
swered by 2 2 . h3 ( 2 2 . .ll x b5? 4Jxd4
23.4Jxd4 exd4 24 . .llxd7 dxe3 25 . .ll xc8
exd2 26. �xd2 i;lxc8 is of course not
what White wants.) 22.4) xd4 4)e5?!
22 . . . 4J x d4 2 3 . A x d4 .§ e8 2 4 . h 3 ;!; .
23.Jl x b5! j}, x b 5 24.� x b5 �aS
25.4)f5!? 25 . .llg5 h6 26 . .llh4 is also
clearly better for White. 25 ... 4) xe4
253
26.4) xe4 � x e4 27.4) xe7+ § xe7
28.§bc1 §ce8? 28 . . . .§ee8 29.Jld2
i;ig6 3 0 . .§ x c 8 § x c8 3 1 . 'it' h l ± .
29.§ed1 �g6 30.\t'h1 h6 31.§d4
Bologan converted his advantage eas­
ily. 31 \t'h7 32.§cd1 f5 33.� xa4
•••
�h5 34.�c2 4)g6 35.§ xd6 4)h4
36. �d3 §e4 37. §d7 §8e6
38. Jld4 § x d4 39 . § x d4 4) x g2
40. \t' x g 2 1 - 0 Th ree p o i nts for
21 .§hl!.
(T l 6. 1 2) Improving Piece Placement:
13.4)a2! �c8 14.4)b4 a5 14 . . . .llg7
1 5.i;la3 .§ h8 1 6.axh5 axb5 17.�a6 ±
( H Ubner i n CBM I 06). 1 5 .4) xc6!
� x c6 1 6 .a x b5 4) e x c 5 16 . . . �c8
1 7 . � x d 5 4Jf6 1 8 . �g2 ± . 1 7.dxc5
� x c5 18.j},d2 Jlg7 19.0-0 0-0
20.§fc1 �b6 21.§c6 �d8 22.b6
22.i;lxd5!?. 22 ... 4)f6 23.§ xa5 §b8
24.§a7 e5 25.Jlf3?! 25 .fxe5 4Je4
2 6 . A e l .ll x e 5 ( 2 6 . . . �g 5 + 27 .Jlg4
�xeS 28 . .§d7 +- ) 27.§a5 +- was more
convincing, according to HUbner. Two
points for 1 3.4Ja2! .
(T 1 6 . 1 3 ) Weak C o l o r C o m p l ex :
22 Jlh4! 22 . . . 4Je2+? 23.�hl 4Jxc3
.•.
24.hxc3 gives White good chances to
s u rv i v e . 2 3 . §g3 2 3 . 'lt' fl 4J x g 2
24.�xg2 i;ig5+ 25.'it'h l .1lxf2 2 6. .§f3
.llxd4 + . 23 §e8!? Only very few
..•
players would play like this. The nor­
mal 23 . . . Axg3 24.hxg3 4Jxg2 25.'it'xg2
.§e8 + is also very good for B lack. The
rest of the i nstructive game is given
without comment. Enjoy Topa lov's
strategy. 24.§g4 §e6 25.�c5 4) xg2
26.§xg2 a6 27.�a3 g6 28.�c3
�e7 2 9 . b3 �a3 30.�c2 �e7
3 1 . \t'fl c x b3 3 2 . � x b 3 �d6
33.�d3 �f4 34.�d2 �f5 35. �d3
§e4 3 6 . � b 3 \t'g7 37.�d3 h 5
38. �b3 Jlf6 39.§g3 §f4 40. �e3
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h4 41.§g2 §f3 42. �e2 a5 43.�g1
§f4 4 4 . � h 1 §e4 4 5 . t:\' f1 a4
46.§d2 J}.xd4 47.�d1 Jl.e5 48.f3
§b4 49.§d3 h3 50.§e2 d4 51.§f2
J}.f4 5 2 . �e2 § b 1 + 5 3 . § d 1 d3
54.t:\'f1 § xd1 55.� xd1 d2 56.§e2
�d3 57 . §f2 Jl.e3 58.§fl Ad4
59.a3 Cit'g8 60.f4 t:\'e4+ 6 I . §f3
Jl.f2 0-1 One point for 22 . . . .llh 4! and
one for the assessment that B lack is
clearly better.
(Tl 6. 14) Undermining: 12 . . . g51 This
typical counterattack is very nasty, as
Black's king is quite safe in the center
and the same cannot be said about
White's monarch. Grabbing the pawn
by 12 ... 4Jxd4? 1 3 . 4Jxd4 �xd4 1 4.4Jf3 ii5
leads to an unclear position, where
White has some compensation. 13.h3
This gives B lack another target, but
White has no real alternative. 1 3.Axh7??
loses to 1 3 . . . g4 -+ . 13 ... h5 14.�fl
g4 1 5.hxg4 Or 1 5.4Jg5 .£\xd4 1 6.�dl
4Jh3 -+ . 15 . . .hxg4 16.�3h2 � xd4
1 7 . � d 1 � b3 1 8 . § b 1 � x c 1
19.titxc1 �d4 The queen takes u p a
commanding position in the center of
the board. 20.Ab5 Cit'd81
Very nicely played. If now 2 1 Axd7,
then 2 l . . .Axd7, followed by . . . § c8,
with great advantage to B lack. 21. titc2
� xe5 22.§bd1 �f4 23.§e4 titg5
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2 3 . . . �f5 ! ? 24 .4Jg3 �h7 2 5 . .£\ h fl
4Jd7 -+ was also poss ible. 24.§c1
J}.d6 25.§xa4 �h4?? A terrible blun­
der. After 25 . . . § b8 26.�c3 (26.4Jg3
f5 -+ ) 26 . . . �h5 -+ , B lack is winning.
26.§ x a8 White has calculated that
Black's attack falls short. The game fin­
i shed 26 . . . �f3+ 27.gxf3 Jl. x h2+
28.� x h2 � x h2+ 29.Cit'f1 �h1+
30.Cit'e2 t:\' x f3+ 3 1 .�e1 1 -0 Be­
cause of 3 l . . J � h l + 3 2 . Afl § x fl +
33.'it>xfl �h i + 34.'it>e2 �f3+ 35 .'it>el
�h l + 36.'it>d2 �h6+ 37.'it>e2 +- . One
point for 1 2 . . . g5!.
(T 1 6. 1 5) Weaknesses : l l . . . J}. x c3
1 1 . . .Ag4 gets two points, as it stops
White's most aggressive plan: 4Je5, fol­
lowed by g4.; 1 1 ... 4Jbd5 gets one point.
12.J}. xc3 t:\'b51 N icely played. As
Hansen noted on the Scandinavian
ChessBase DVD, Black first exchanged
on c3 without White having played a3,
and then he accepts doubled b-pawns,
with the intention of provoking and
exploiting weak squares on White's
queenside, particularly the light squares.
1 3 . � x b5 c x b5 1 4 . � e 5 a5 The
pawns begin their m arch forward .
15.a3 J}.e41? 16.§he1 0-0 Taking
the g-pawn is bad: 16 . . . Axg2? 17.§gl
.lle 4 1 8 . § xg7 Ag6 1 9. § g l � and if
B l ack tries to snag the rook w i th
1 9 ... 'it>f8?, White replies 20.§ l xg6 fxg6
2 1 .§f7+ +- and B lack can call it a day.
17.f3 Ad5 Now the l ight-squared
bishops come off. 18.J}.xd5 �fxd5
19.Ad2 �c41 Continuing the invasion
on the w h i te squares . 2 0 . J}. c 1 I f
20.4Jxc4 bxc4 2 1 .a4, Black opens up
the queenside by 2 1 . . .h5 22.axh5 § fh8
23.'it>a2 (23 .c3? § xb5 24.'it'c2 § ab8
25 ..ll.c 1 a4 26 . .§e5 .§ b3 27.f4 a3 -+ )
23 . . . § xb5 24.'it>a3 § ah8 25 . .ll.c3 'it>f8 :;:
and B lack's control o f the b-file, better
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minor piece and soon-to-be centralized
king gives him every prospect of tak­
ing the fu ll point. 20 ... 1::Uc8 2 1 .f4
b41? It is interesting how the Danish
GM switches strategy. The b5-pawn
would have recaptured on c4 had White
decided to take the knight, but he now
decides opening the queenside is more
adv antage o u s . 2 2 . � x c4 .§ x c4
23 . .§d3 l f 23.axb4? axb4 24.§.d3 §.c6
2 5 . f5 §. ca6 Threatening mate! 26.c4
bxc3 27.bxc3 §. a 1 + 28.'it'b2 §.8a2+
2 9 . 'it>b3 §. x g 2 + , and Black w i n s .
23 ... bxa3 24 .§ xa3 b5
• enough . F i v e points for l l . . . .ilxc3
With one b-pawn having been ex­
changed, the other marches forward.
Sometimes doubled pawns can be ad­
vantageous! 25.f5 White desperately
tries to create counterplay. 25 ... b4
26 .§d3 Or 26.§.a4 §. a6 =i= and Black
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is clearly on top. 26 exf5 27. .§e5
•••
.§d8 28..§ xf5 a4 White is almost com­
pletely tied up. Hansen notes that
Black's plan is to hold the centralized
knight on d5 with the rook and then
bring his king to e6 after playing f7-f6.
Th is, together with a possible g7-g6,
will cause the white rook to give up its
control of the fifth rank, at which point
Black will be able to increase the pres­
sure on the queenside by §. d8-c8, with
multiple threats. 29.Jl.d2 f6 30.h3
�f7 31 .g4 g6 32 . .§ff3 Phase one
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accomplished. 32 ....§e8 33.c3? White
is almost at a loss for playable moves.
If 33.b3 axb3 34.cxb3 §.c6 35.§.f2 + ,
Black has a great advantage. 33 ... .§e2
34.c xb4 � x b4 35 . .§c3?1 35 . .ilxb4
§. xb4 36.b3 gives White better draw­
i ng chances . 35 . . . .§ x d4 36 .§c7+•
�e6 37.Ac1 .§d1 38. .§cc3 .§ed2
39 .§f4 �d3 White is helpless to pre­
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vent Black from tightening the noose
on the q u e e n s i d e . 40 . .§c6+ �d5
4 1 . .§f x f6 .§ x b2 + 4 2 . � a 1 .§b5
43. .§fd6+ �e5 0-1 White had had
1 2 . .ilxc3 i;}'b5! .
(T1 6. 1 6) Improving Piece Placement:
17 . .§c21 is the most precise move.
1 7 . i;}'c2? Not the best. H e inemann
played it against Troyke, and was for­
tun ate that B l a c k fa i l ed to fi nd
1 7 . . . .Q..h 6! ! + winning . ; I n the game,
White played 1 7 .a3?
17 . . . 4Jxb3!! Black has correctly calcu­
lated that this simplifying line leaves
him on top. 18 ..ilxb6 (Or 18 . .£\dS .ilxd5
1 9 . e x d 5 a4 -+ (Bosch ) ) 1 8 . . A)xd2
1 9.§.b2 <tlxc4 20 . .ilxc4 .Q..d7 2 l ..ild5
( O r 2 1 . 4J d 1 .il x b 2 2 2 . 4J x b 2 §. c6
2 3 . Ae3 b5 + and wins . ) 2 l . . . .ilxc3
2 2 . §. bb 1 ( W h i te a l so l os e s after
22.§.bc2 .Q.b2 23.§. xc8+ Axc8 24.§.c7
e6 -+ ) 2 2 . . . .Q. e 5 2 3 . A x b7 §. x c l +
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24.E!xcl El. b8 25.El.c7 Jlc6! Believe it
or not, this is a novelty ! ( Previously
Black played 2S . . . .Ile6?, which led to a
draw: 26.Aa7 El.e8 27.Jle3 a4 28.Jlc6
El. b8 2 9 . El. xe7 El. b l + 3 0 . 'lt>f2 El. b2 +
3 I . 'lt> g l El. b l + 3 2.'i!i>f2 Y2 - Y2 ,
A.Maximenko-S.Marinkovic, Ymjacka
Banja 1 99 1 .) 26.Jlxc6 E! xb6 The smoke
has cleared and Black is a clear pawn
up. White has drawing chances because
of the opposite-col ored b i shops, so
Black has to be careful about allowing
the exchange of rooks. 27 .g3 Ad4+
28.'it>g2 El.b2+ 29.�hl El.c2 30.El.c8+
�g7 3 1 .Ad7 ..!l.cS 32.El.a8 El.c3!
Well played. B lack keeps the position
dynamic with the asymmetrical pawn
structure. 33.El.xa5 l f White tried to hold
the f-pawn, B lack simply takes the a­
pawn with the rook. 33 . . . E! x f3 34.a4
El. e3 35.Jlc6 g5 36.g4 hS The plan is
clear. White has no real chance to ad­
vance the a-pawn, so Black will me­
thodically bring up his king to support
the advance of the kingside pawns.
W h ite can only hope that B l a c k
stumbles. 37.gxh5 'i!i>h6 38.El.b5 El. e l +
39.�g2 g4 4 0 . 'i!i>g3 'i!i> x h S 4 I . fi. b 2
El.e3+ 42.'lt>g2 'i!i>h4 43.'i!i>fl El. a3 44.El.c2
�h3 Now the h-pawn falls. 45.e5 El. a l +
46.'it>e2 'lt>xh2 47.�d3+ 'lt>g3 48.'lt>c4
fS 49.'lt>d5 f4 SO.'lt>e6 E! e l 0- 1 ; 1 7.<£ld5
This standard maneuver gets one point.
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17 . . . Axd5 1 8.cxd5 �b4 This does not
promise White much of an advantage
because of B lack 's activ ity. ; 1 7.<£lb5
gets two points. Now 17 �b4 can ••.
then by met by 18. �c1 e.g. 18 �b6 .••
1 9 .1lfl �d8 20.�d2 h 5 2 1 .a3
•
2 1 . <£l e 2 ! ? . 2 1 . �f8 2 2 . b4 a x b4
••
23.a xb4 4)a4 24.4)e2± Five points
for 17.El.c2, one for 1 7.<£ld5 and two for
1 7 . <£l b 5 . Deduct two poi nts i f you
wanted to play 17.a3?.
Test 1 7
(T1 7.0 1 ) Cou nterplay : 1 6 .•. Axd5
17.exd5 �xd5?
White's knight must be prevented from
j u m p i ng to f5 . 1 7 . . . f5 ! ! 1 8 . tH3
( 1 8.<£lxf5? �f6 + ) 18 . . . <£lh4 1 9.�h5 f4
20.<£le4 E! fS 2 1 .�dl �xdS 22.c4 �e6
w i th counterplay. 1 8 . 4) f5 1 ± c4?
1 8 . . . � x d 3 1 9 . h 4 ! �c4 ( 1 9 . . . h 5
20.�xh5 c 4 2 1 . ti'g4 ± ) 2 0 . El. e 4 ! h S
2 1 .El. xc4 hxg4 22.E! xg4 ± (Lukacs in
CBM 75); 1 8 ... 'i!i>h8 1 9. h4! c4 20.h5
cxd3 2 1 ..1le3 ± . 19 .1le3? 1 9 .Ah6!
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wins on the spot as 1 9 ... gxh6 loses to
20.<£le7+ +- . Four points for 1 6 ... .ilxd5
1 7 .exd5 fS! ! .
( T 1 7 . 0 2 ) C o u n te rp l a y : 35 ••• d511
3 5 . . . <£ld4 gets two points and two more,
if you calculated unti l 38 . . . ti'b7 resp.
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39 . . . h6. 36.Ab2 .£\ef3 37.Axd4 lL!xh4+
( 3 7 . . . .£\xd4 38 . .£\dS i£fb7 w i t h
counterplay (38 . . . h6?! 39.gxh6 .ilxh6
40.hS t )) 38.'it'f2 exd4 39.�xd4 h6!
with counterplay; 3S . . . f! a8 gets one
p o i n t . 3 6 . 4) x d 5 ? 3 6 . e x d S ! .£\d4
37 . .llb 2 .£\ef3 38.Axd4 .£\xd4 39 . .£\e4
(39.'<'£fg4 't'£ta7 with counterplay; 39.hS
't'£td6 40 . .£\e4 '[;j-f4 with counterplay)
39 . . .Ad6 40 ..£\xd6 't'£fxd6 4 1 .'<'£fcl 't'£feS
42.f!b2 (42 .'<'£fxeS? .£\e2 -+ ) 42 . . . f! a8
4 3 . 'it' h 3 f! a S w i th counterp l a y ;
36.'<'£fxdS? i£fb7 37.'<'£fdl .£\d4 38.Jlb2
lL!ef3 39.Axd4 .£\xd4 40 . .£\dS Ad6 t ;
36.exdS? .£\d4 37.Ab2 .£\ef3 38.'it'f2
Ad6 + . 36 ... 4)d4 37 .Q.e3 4)ec6?1
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37 . . . .£\ef3!? This forces White to take on
d4. 38 .Q. xd4?1 4) xd4 39.E{a1 h5?1
•
39 . . . Ad6 + . 40.4)e3? 40.gxh6 Ad6
4 1 . h S gS 4 2 . '<'£fd3 was c r i t i c a l .
4 0 .Q.d6 4 1 .4)ef1 �e6 42.E{a2
•..
�e5 43.Cjfjlh3 �f4 44.E{a6 .Q.e5
45.Eta7 E{f8 46.Ete7 4)f3 47.�d7
.Q.d41 48. 4) h 1 � x h4+ 0- 1 Four
points for 3S ... dS!!.
(T l 7.03) Opening the Position, Bishop­
Pair: 23 ... g51 + 23 . . .f!bd8 also gets one
point. 24.c x b5? 24.eS Axf4 2 S .g3
i£fg7 -+ ( 2 S . . . A x g 3 i s a l s o very
stro n g . ) ; 24 .fx g S .il.x h 2 + 2 S . 'it' h l
AeS + ; 24.g3 f! bd8 2S.fxgS bxc4 + .
24 gxf4 25.b6 fxe31 The bishops
•..
reign supreme. 2 6 . b x c7 E{ x f 1 +
27.E{ xfl exd2 28.cxb8�+ .Q. x b8
29.4)d1 .Q.a7+ 30.E{f2 .sla6 0-1
One point for 23 . . .gS!.
(T l 7 . 04) B l ockade, We a k n e ss e s :
1 6 . . . f51 + 1 6 . . . Ab4 1 7 . f! fl fS i s
equally strong and also gets full marks.;
1 6 ... f6? is strongly met by 17.h3 Axf3
1 8.'<'£fxf3, when White's bishops reign
s u pre m e , e . g . 1 8 . . . Ab4 ( 1 8 . . . fS
1 9 . f! a d l f4 2 0 . Ac l 't'£fd7 2 1 .'<'£fg4)
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19.Ab3 e6 (19 ... .il.xel 20.AxdS fxeS
2 l . � e 4 ) 2 0 . f! e e l fx e S 2 l .�g4 .
17.�d3 17.Ah3 f4 18.Acl e6 19.�d3
Axf3 20.gxf3 �b6 2 l . f! d l f!fS + ;
1 7.h3 .il.xf3 18.'<'£fxf3 f4 1 9.�g4 'ffire8
2 0 .Jl.d2 ( 2 0 . A x g6? .£\gS -+ )
20 . . . .£\xd4 + ; 17.Ah6 f!t7 1 8.Ab3 e6
1 9.f!e3 i£fb6 20.f!d3 .ll.xf3 2l .gxf3 f4
2 2 . a4 f! d8 2 3 . a x b S a x b S 2 4 . '<'£fd2
f!fS + . 17...f4 18..Q.d2 c5 19 . .Q.d1?
1 9 . d x c S AfS 2 0 . '<'£fe3 d4 ( 2 0 . . . b4?
2l .AxfS bxc3 22.Axe6+ 'it'h8 23.Axe3
AxeS 24.f!ed1 � ) 2l .�b3 d3 22.Abl
AxeS 2 3 . A x f4 'it'g7 2 4 . Ae3 Axe3
2 S . f! x e 3 f! e8 2 6 . � d 1 .£\f4 + .
1 9 c4 -+ 2 0 . � c 3 b4 2 1 .�c1
. . •
.Q. x f3 2 2 . .Q. x f3 4) x d4 23 . .Q. x f4
4) x f3+ 2 4 .g x f3 E{c8 2 5 .e6 d4
26. .Q.e5 Etf5 27.�d2 d3 28.E{ad1
c3 29.bxc3 E{ xe5 30. E{ x e5 bxc3
31 .�f4 c2 0- 1 Two points for 16 .. .fS!.
(T1 7.05) B lockade: 13 f41 = 1 3 . . . bS?
•..
1 4.Axg7 'it'xg7 1 S.f4 b4 16.fxeS dxeS
17 . .£\d 1 fxe4 18 . .£\gS AfS 19 . .£\f2 ± ;
1 3 . . . fxe4? 1 4.Jlxg7 'it'xg7 l S . .£\gS ± .
1 4 . .Q. x g7 Cjfjl x g7 1 5 .g x f4 .Q. x h3
1 6.fxe5 1 6 . .ll x h 3 .£\ h S 1 7 . fS .£\f4
1 8.f!e3 'it'h8 1 9 . .£\e2 lL!xh3+ 20.f!xh3
gxfS=. 16 ... � x e5 17 . .Q. x h3 4)h5
18.4)e2 4)f4 1 8 . . . '<'£fxe4? 19 . .£\g3 'ffirh4
20 . .£\xhS+ gxhS 2 l .f!e3 ± . 19.4) xf4
E{xf4 20. .Q.g2 4)e8 21.�c3 �xc3
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22.bxc3 !it'f6 23.f3 lit'e5 24.�b1
�b81? 24 . . . b6?! 25.a4 gives White good
play on the queenside. 25.�b2 g5
26.�fb1 �f7?1 0-1 26 ... b6 seems to
be adequate : 2 7 . a 4 .:£\f6 2 8 . a 5 g4
29.fxg4 .:£\xg4 30.axb6 § xb6 3 l .§ xb6
axb6 32.!=! xb6 .:£\e3=. Three points if
you calculated until 18 . . . . .:£\£4.
(T1 7.06) Improving Piece Placement:
13.�d21 0-0 1 3 . . . .il.d8 1 4 . Ag3 0-0
15 . .:£\b3 .il.c7 16 . .il.xc7 !=! xc7 1 7.f3 � ;
1 3 . . . e 5 1 4 . .:£\b3 0 - 0 1 5 . .:£\ a 5 !=! b8
1 6.Ag3 � . 14.�b3 Jl,d8 1 5.�a5
.1l x a5 1 6.bxa5 �fe8 17.�a41 e5
18.1it'd1 exd4 19.exd4 �f8 20.�b4
�c7 2 1 .Jlg3 �d7 2 2 . f3 �e6
23.1it'd2 �e8
24.�all f6 25.§.a3 �ee7 26.§.ab3
�e6 27.Jl,f2 �d8 28.g4 Jlh7
29.Jlg3 g5 30.�a4 �e6 31 .�b6
�f7 3 2 . �c8 Jlg6 3 3 .f4 g x f4
34.Jl, x f4 �h7 3 5 . � d 6 � x d6
36.Jl, x d6 �f7 3 7 . � h 3 �h7
38.Jl,f4 h5 39.gxh5 .1l.e4 40.�g3+
�f8 4 t . .Q.. g 4 f5 42 .1l. e 2 lit'eS
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43.�bb3 lit'd7 44.�g6 �e8 45.h6
lit'c8 46.Jl,xa6 �e6 47.�xb7 �xb7
48.h7 �xf4 49.�g8 1it'd7 50..Q.. xb7
�g6 51.Jl,xc6+ 1-0 One point for
1 3 . .:£\d2! , with the plan to transfer it
to a5 .
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( T 1 7.07) Outpost, D o m i n a t i o n :
22.�a71 �b7 22 . . . �d8 23."iiH3 �g5
24 . .:£\c6 §bc8 25.!=!adl ± . 23.�xb7
� x b7 24.�c6 b5 2 5 .c51 � x e5
2 5 . . . Af8 2 6 . b4 ± . 26.d x e 5 .Q.. x c 5
27.�ac1 .Q..f8 2 7. . ..il.b6 28.!=!edl ± , as
B lack's rooks are dominated. 28.b4 f6
29.f4 g5 30.fxg5 fxe5
3 1 .g61 .Q..d 6 32.�fl �b6 32 . . . !=! f8
33.!=! xf8+ <:i'xf8 34.<:i'f3 <:i'e8 35 .<:i'e4
<:i'd7 36.h4! §b6 37.h5 +- ( Blatny in
CBM 5 0 ) . 3 3 . � f7 e4? 33 . . . !=! f8
34 . .:£\e7+ Axe7 35.!=!xe7 !=!f6 36.!=!e8+
§ [8 3 7 . !=! x f8 + <:i' x f8 3 8 . § xc7 ±
( B latny). 34.h4 e3 3 5 . �f3 �f8
36.�xf8+ �xf8 37.h5 e2 38.�xe2
.Q.. xg3 39.�f1 + lit'eS 40.h6 � xc6
41.hxg7 1-0 One point for 22 . .:£\a7!.
(T1 7.08) Counterplay, Improving Piece
P l ac e m e n t : 26 � b81 26 . . . .:£\ c 5 ?
. • .
27.�e3 �c6 28.b4 .:£\cd7 29 . .:£\e4 ± .
27.�e3 �fd7 28.�a41? 28.!=!edl
.:£\c6 2 9 . .:£\b5 (29 . .:£\d5? �b7! + )
29 . . . �b8 (29 . . . axb5 30.cxb5 �b7=
(Stohl in CBM 9 1 )) 30 . .:£\d6 .:£\xd4
3 l . !=! xd4 !=! c 5 32 . .:£\e4 !=! cc 8 = .
28... �c5 29 .Q.. xc5 bxc5 30.Etcd1
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�d7?1 1-0 Black should have played
30 . . . Af8 3 1 .!=!£1 .:£\c6 with counterplay,
as 32 . .:£\xc5? is refuted by 32 . . . !=! xd l
3 3 . !=! x d l �a7 -+ . Tw o p o i n t s for
26 . . . .:£\bS!.
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(T1 7.09) Outpost: 16 ... g51 1 6 . . . fxe4?
1 7 . 4Jd 2 4Jd4 1 8 . ..11xe4 = . 1 7 . /i) d 2
1 7 . §. a d l g4 1 8.4Jd2 f4 1 9 . f3 4Jd4
2 0 . .ilc5 .ilg 5 'i' . 17 . . . f4 1 8 . Jl. f l ?
1 8. §. adl g4 1 9 . f3 4Jd4 =i= . 18 �d8.•.
19./i)bl 19.§.adl 4Jd4 20 . .ilb2 4Jc2
2 1 .§.e2 .llg4 22.f3 .lle6 :J: . 19 /i)d4
.•.
20.�c1 h51? 2 1 ./i)c3 c6 22./i)e2
/i)f3+1 23.�h1 'i)d2 24./i)c3 h4
2 5 . �g 1 h >< g3 26.f><g3 /i) f3 +
27.�g2 �d2+ 28.Jl.e2 'i) d4 0 - 1
One point for 16 . . . g5!.
(T 1 7 . 1 0) B lockade: 13./i)e21 /i) ><e2
14.A><e2? 1 4.�xe2! was called for, as
14 . . . .ilxb2? is refuted by 1 5 .e5 �><e5
16.§.el +- . 14 ... A><b2 15:�b3 Ad4
16.�hg1 White had good compensa­
tion and later won, but matters are not
completely clear. One point for 1 3.4Je2!
and the second if you wanted to answer
13 . . . 4Jxe2 with 1 4 . �xe2!.
(T 17. 1 1 ) Simplification: 16...A><h41
17.� ><c6 �><c6 1 7 . . .Axf2+?! is worse,
as more pieces remain on the board. The
side with the minor pieces usually wants
to have more pieces on the board, espe­
cially a rook or a queen (or both), so
that they can coordinate with the minor
pieces. This rook makes up for the
shortcom ings of the kni ght and the
bishop, as it is a long range piece that
can visit all the squares. 1 8.�xf2 §. xc6
19.§.fl §.c2 20.�g3
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White has good compensation because
of his pressure on the kingside, where
the rook makes its infl uence fe l t .
18./i) >< h4 � ><c 1 + 19.A><c1 tta41
20.ttg4 20.b3!? was more tenacious,
but there is no doubt about Black's ad­
v antage. 20 . . . �h8 2 l .a3 ttc2
22. ttf4 �g8 23.b4 �c8 24.Ae3
ttd1+ 25.�h2 tth5 26.g3 �c3
27.a4 �b3 28.�g2 � >< b4 29.a5
�b1 30.ttf3 tt >< f3+ 31./i) ><f3 b6
3 2 .a >< b6 a 5 33 .Ag5 a4 34.Ae7
� >< b6 3 5 . /i) e 1 �b2 36.Ac5 h5
37./i)d3 a3 38.Jl.><a3 �b3 0-1 Three
points for 16 . . . Axh4! if you calculated
unti l 1 9 . . . �a4!, but only one if you
wanted to play 17 . . . .ilxf2+?!.
(T l 7. 1 2) Simplification : 18 ... /i)b61
The c3-knight is White's key defender,
so B lack looks to exchange it. 1 8. . . §.b8
1 9.�d3 4Jb6 20.§.dl 4Ja4 2 1 .§.dd2
§. b4 = is also convincing. 1 9.ttd3
'i)a4 20.�d1 20.4Jxa4 §. xa4 2 1 .a3
§. b8 2 2 . §. b l 4Jf6 2 3 . §. d l §.e4 and
B lack has typical Volga compensation.
20 ... /i) ><c3 21.b><c3 �><a2 22.�><a2
tt ><a2 23./i)d2 �b8 24.'i)c4 �b3
2 5 . /i) >< d6 � >< c3 2 6 . tte4 'i) f6
27.tte7 �h7 2 8 . � d 2 /i) >< d5
29 . � >< a 2 /i) >< e7 30. /i) e4 �c4
3 1 . /i)d6 �c3 Yl-Yl Two points for
18 . . . 4Jb6, with the idea . . . 4Ja4, and one
point for 1 8 . . . §. b8 and another one if
you wanted to combine it with . . . 4Jd7-
b6-a4.
(T 1 7. 1 3) Simplification : 16 /i)eSI
. •.
B lack had to keep his f6-knight, a key
piece in the defense of the light squares
in the center. 16 . . . exf3?! 17.�xf3 4Je8
18 ...U4 ( 18.Axe7? .£\xe7 19.4Jc5 4Jf6 ;�; )
1 8 . . . 4Jf6 1 9 . §. a d l b5 2 0 . .ile5 4Je4
2 1 .4Jxe4 .£\xe5 22.dxe5 dxe4 23.�xe4
�b6 24.4Jd4 ± ; In the game, B lack
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played 16. . . .§e8? 1 7 ..J�..xf6 .ilxf6 18.fxe4
dxe4 1 9 . �g4 .ll g 5 20 . .§ ae l g6
2 1 ..£\xe4 f5 22.�xg5 .§ xe4 23 . .§xf5 +­
and White won later. 17. .sl xe7 exf3
18.�xf3 1 8.gxf3 �xe7 1 9.E!ae l .£lc7
20.e4 E! ae8 ;!; . 18 . . . 4) x e7 19.4)c5
4)f6 ;!; Four points fo r 16 . . . .£le8
17 . .Jil.xe7 exf3. Two points for 16 ... exf3
17. �xf3 .£le8.
(T1 7. 1 4) Opening the Position: 1 2.d51
12 . .Jil.b2 E!g6 1 3.d5 transposes and also
gets four points.; 1 2.E!d l , with the idea
d5, gets two points. 12 ...exd5 12 . . . e5
does not help: 13 ..£lh4 g6 14.f3 .£lg5
1 5 . f4 .£lf7 1 6 . .Jil. b 2 .£ld7 1 7 . e4 ± .
1 3 . Ab2 �g6 14.cxd5 4)d7 Not
14 . . . .ll x d 5 1 5 . E! ad l c6 ( 1 5 . . . .Jil.e6
16. .£ld4 ± ) 1 6.b5 (16 . .§ xd5!?) 16 . . .'<t'h8
17 ..Jil.c4 .llxc4 18.�xc4 �e8 19 . .£lh4
E!g5 20.f3 d5 2 1 .�d4 .£lc5 22 . .£lxf5 ± .
15.�acl �c8 Once again the pawn is
taboo: 1 5 . . . .Jil. x d 5 1 6 . � x c 7 .£l d 2
17.�xd8+ .§ xd8 1 8 . .£lh4 ± . 16.�fdl
a6
1 7.Ad31 �e7 1 8 . 4) d4 jl x d 5
1 9 . Ac4 Jl x c4 20.� x c4+ <ifJh8
21.4) xf5 �e8 22.�xa6 With more
space, open l i nes and a pawn plus,
White should have enough to w i n .
However, B lack shows h i s defensive
mett l e . 22 . . . �g5 23. 4)g3 4) x g3
24.hxg3 �xg3 25.�xd61 Shot and
260
counter-shot. Very nice. 25 . . . �a8
26.�e6 �g8 27."�b7 �g5 28.�xc7
�b8 29. �e4 �d8 30.�b7?? White
cracks under the stra i n . 3 0 . �c2 +­
w o u l d b u tt o n t h i n g s up n i ce l y.
30 ... 4)f81 Y:z-Yt This is what White had
overlooked. Black managed to save the
game.
(T 1 7. 1 5) Improving P iece Position:
28...jlf81 Black's worst placed piece
is his bishop, so this is the order of the
day. 29.ciflhl 29.«t>fl .Jla3 30 . .§bl d3
3 1 .cxd3 (31 .�e3? backfires because of
3 l . . .dxc2 32 . .§xd7+ «t>e8!! -+ ) 3l ...E!c2
32.�e3 �d5 33.�h3 h5 and Black's
activity may even compensate two
p a w n s . 29 . . . Aa3 3 0 . � b l � x c2
3 l . � xd4 � x d4 3 2 . � x d4 �e2?
32 . . . E!cl + 33.E!dl .§ xbl 34 . .§xbl «t>e6
gives B lack good drawing chances.
33.�d7+ +- <ifJe6 34. !! x b7 Jlcl
3 5 . �e7+ <ifJd5 3 6 . �d7+ <i!le4
37.!!dl .slxf4 38.�el �cc2 39.a6
Jle3 40.�xe2 � xe2 41.jlxe3 1-0
One point for 28 . . . .Jil.f8!.
(T 1 7. 1 6) Counterp l a y : 20 ... 4)c61
2l.�e3 �b6? Black should have opted
for 2 1 . . . .£lce5 22.�c2 .£lxf3 23 . .§xf3 c4
24 . .§el �d5 with good compensation
for the pawn in typical Volga style.
 Solutions
22. 'G'd5± Y:r-Yz One point for 20. . . .f:lc6
and another one for 2 1 .§e3 .f:lce5.
Test 1 8
(T l8.01) Blockade: 21 .f41 I n the game,
White played 2 l . .ll.x c5+? .f:lxc5 22.§d6
'3ie7 2 3 . § hd l .f:le8 2 4 . § 6d 2 .ll. e 6
25 . .f:lc l § d8 26.'3te3 .f:ld6 27.f4 f6
Black maintains his b lockade on the
dark squares. 28.fxe5 fxe5 29 . .f:ld3
.f:lxd3 30.§ xd3 .f:lb7 3 l .§ xd8 § xd8
32.§bl .f:lc5 33 . .f:le2 .f:la6 34 . .f:lgl .f:lb4
3 5 . § c l c5 S e a l i n g the queenside.
36.{)["3 .f:lc6 37 ..1l.dl §b8 38..1l.c2 Y:r-'i'l.
21 . . . e x f4 2 2 . � x f4 Jl x e3+
23.� xe3 .§.e8 23 ... .f:lc5 24.e5 §e8?
2 5 .'3td4 +- ; 23 . . . .f:lxf4 24 .'3txf4 and
Black's blockade is broken. 24. .§.d6
�g7 25 . .§.hd1 �f8 26.�d3 .§.e7
27.�c5 ± Two points for 2 l .f4!.
(T l 8.02) Weaknesses, Counterplay,
Outpost: 10.d6! ± 1 0.0-0 d6 l l ..f:ld4
.f:lg6 1 2.f3 .f:lh5 13 . .1l.e3 .f:le5 14 . .1l.b3
c5 gave B lack good counterplay i n
T . Ernst-J . H e c tor, O erebro 1 99 0 .
1 0...cxd6 1 1 . .1l,g5 �g4 12.0-0 f6
13 . .1l.f4 �e5 14. .§.c11?
White is not in a hurry to win the d6-
pawn. Instead, he develops aggressively
to use B l ac k ' s pro b l e m s on the
queenside. 14. . .Jlc7 1 5.�d5 �7c6
26 1
1 5 . . . .f:lxf3+ 1 6.�xf3 .f:lxd5 1 7 ..1l.b3 +­
( We d berg i n CB M 9 3 ) . 1 6 . � x c7
'G' xc7 17 . � d4 g6 18 . .1l,h6 .§.e8
19.Jlb3+ �f7?1 A mistake that allows
White to start a very strong attack, but
B lack's position was desperate in any
case. 20.�f51 N ij boer goes for the kill.
20... .§.e6 21 . .1l,f4 gxf5 22.exf5 �f8
22 . . . §e7 23 . .1l.xd6 �d8 24.�h5 '3tg7
2 5 . .1l.xe7 "if1 x e 7 2 6 . § fe l "if:Jf8
27.§c4 +- . 23.fxe6 dxe6 24.'G'h5
�fe5 25 .§.fdl d5 26 . .1l, xe5 fxe5
•
27 . .§.c3 �e7 28 . .1l, x d5 1 - 0 One
point for 1 0.d6!.
(Tl 8.03) Prophylax is, Weaknesses :
23 ...g6! 24.�e2 .§.h6 25 . .§.g1 �c5
26.�c3 �e6 27.�e2 27 .fxe5 dxe5
2 8 . 'it>g3 § ch 8 2 9 . § h 2 § h4 -+ .
27 . . . .§.ch8 28 .§.g3 .1l,c81? 29.a4?
•
29.f5 .f:lg5 30 . .f:lgl gxf5 3 l .exf5 d5 -+ .
29 ...exf4 30.� xf4 � x f4 31 . .§.xf4
.1l,xh3 0-1 One point for 23 . . . g6!.
(Tl 8.04) Weaknesses: 30.c61 The typi­
cal breakthrough. 30....1l,xf4 31.gxf41
Denying the knight the e5 outpost.
3 l . .. �a7 3 1 . . . .f:l xb6 3 2 . a xb6 §e7
33.�d2 § fe8 34 . .1l.xa6 +- . Instead of
32.cxb7 1-0 32 . .f:ld7 § xd7 33.cxd7
"if:Je7 34.§c7 +- was even stronger. One
point for 30.c6! .
(Tl 8.05) Undermining: 19.a41 White
has to create weaknesses on the queen­
side with this lever. 19 ... .§.c6 19 . . . b4?
2 0 . a 5 § c 6 2 l . .f:l3 a 4 d5 ( 2 l . . . .f:le5
2 2 . § d4 d6 23 . .f:ld3 ± ) 2 2 . § d4 §d8
23 . .1l.d3 ± ; 1 9 . . . d6!? 20 . .f:lb3 (20.a5?!
§ c6 2 l . .f:ld 3 § d8 22 . .f:lb4 § c 5 = )
2 0. . . bxa4 2 l ..f:lxa4 §b4 22.§d4 §xd4
23 . .f:lxd4 .ll.b7 24 . .f:lb3 §b8 25 . .f:la5 ;!; .
20.�d3 bxa4 21.� xa4 d5 22.exd5
� xd5 22 ... exd5 23.§el .f:lh4 24.§gl ;!;
because of the better pawn structure.
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23. �dc5 �e5?1 24. E{d41? �d7
25.� x d7 j}, x d7 2 6 . j},c4 � f6
26 . . . 4Je3 27 .�d3 El.c7 28.El.el 4Jd5
29.c4 4Jb4 30.4Jb6 l<Jxd3 3 1 .El. xd3 .>lc6
3 2 . El. a 3 ± . 27 .E{e1 1 E{fc8 28.j},d3
�f8 29.Ete5 E{Sc7 30.Eta5 j},cS
31 .b4J �d5 32.�b2 g6 32 . . . 4Je3
33.4Jc5 4Jxg2 34 . .>lxa6 ± (Ribli in CBM
94 ) . 33.�b3 �e3 3 4 . � c 5 Eta7
35.g3 �e7 36.f4 f6 37.Ae4 E{b6
38.c4 e5 39.fxe5 fxe5 40.Etd3 �f5
41.�a4 E{e6 42.b51 �d4+ 43.�c3
1-0 One point for 1 9.a4!.
(T1 8.06) Domination: 13.� xe4 fxe4
14.�a51 0-0 1 4 . . . 4Jd5 1 5 . .>lg3 h5
16.h4 'it'd7 17.El.cl! Prophylaxis against
b6. 1 7 . . . El. d8 1 8 . .!le2 g6 1 9 . 0 - 0 ;!;
(Golod i n CBM 1 0 1 ) . 1 5 .b4 �d5
1 6 .Ag3 AdS 1 7 . E{ c 1 j}, x a 5
18.bx a 5 � and White's bi shop-pair
gave him a long lasting advantage. One
point for 1 3 .4Jxe4 fxe4 1 4 .4Ja5!.
(T l 8.07) S i m p l i ficat i on : 29.�a61
White's superfluous knight is exchanged
against the key defender: the d7-bishop.
29 ... � xa6 30.E{xd7 �c5 3l.E{da7
E{ed8 32.Ah3 �g8 33. �f3 Eib7
34. E{ x b7 � x b7 3 5 . Et a 7 E{b8
3 6 . � f6+ �g7 3 7 . � d7 +- a n d
White went o n t o w i n . One point if you
calculated unti l 30.El. xd7.
262
(T l 8.08) O pe n i n g t h e P o s i t i o n :
15.�f511 1 5 .4Jxh5? w i l l be punished
by 1 5 .. :�k4+ 1 6.'it'gl 4Jc6 -+ and gets
no points. 15 ... �c4+ Black has two
other ways to go astray: ( I ) 1 5 . . . exf5
16.�xd5 4Jc6 17.e6 'it'f8 1 8.exf7 �a6+
1 9 .'it'g 1 ii1c8 20.El.e1 4Jce7 2 l .�d6
�d8 22.�e6 ii1c7 23.El.h3 +- (Stohl in
CBM 9 8 ) ; ( 2 ) 1 5 . . . 'it'd7 1 6 .4Jd6 f6
17.c4! fxe5 18.dxe5 4Jxe5 1 9.�f8 4Jbc6
2 0 . � x a 8 'it'xd6 2 l . c x d 5 e x d 5
22.El.e1 ± ; 1 5 . . . ii1d7! might be best, but
White keeps the advantage by 1 6.4Jd6+
'it'f8 17 .c4 4Jc6 18.cxd 5 4Jxd4 19. ii1e4
e x d 5 2 0 . ii1 x d 5 El. b8 2 1 . El. e 1 ii1e6
2 2 .ii1xe6 4Jxe6 2 3 . El. h3 ;!; . 1 6.�g1
e x f5 17.�xf5 �d7 Or 17 . . . 4Jc6?
1 8. e6 +- . 18.e6 Smashing through .
18 ... �f6
19.Ete11 �xc3?1 19 . . . 'it'f8? does not
work : 2 0 . e x f7 'it'xf7 2 l .�e6+ 'it'f8
22.ii1c6! +- (Stohl); if 19 . . . 4Jf8!?, then
20.El.h3 cxd4 2 1 ..!lxf6 gxf6 22.e7 4Jg6
2 3 . fl. g3 fl. h 8 24 .�xf6 fl. g8 2 5 . f4 ± .
20.exf7+ �xf7 20 . . .'it'f8 21 .El.e8+ +- .
2 1 . �e6+ �f8 2 2 . Et h 3 � x d4
22 . . . ii1xc2 23.Jlxf6 gxf6 24. ii1c6 +- .
2 3 . Etf3 � x h4 24. E{f4 �c3
2 5 . j}, x h4 25 . .>l x f6 ! ? . 2 5 . . . E{h6
26.Ete5 �d2 27.j},xf6 1-0 I f you
saw that 1 5.4Jf5!! gives White a very
strong attack, you get four points.
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(Tl 8.09) Weak Points: 13 .Q. )(f41 I n
•..
the game, Black played 1 3 . . ..1lb7?
"Now a serious mistake! I n general
Black should be happy to undouble his
c-pawns, but here the pawn on d6 will
become a permanent weakn e s s . "
(Kasparov in CBM 62) 1 4.i:txd6 cxd6
1 5 .4)d4 §. ad8? ( 1 5 . . . i:tc8 was cal led
for.) 16.4Je6 §.d7 1 7.§.ad1 4Jc8 1 8.§.f2
b5 1 9 . §. fd2 § de7 20.b4 'itff7 2 l .a3
i:ta8?! ( Black could put up better resis­
tance after 2 l . ..§. xe6 22.fxe6+ §. xe6)
2 2 .'itff2 § a7 2 3 .g4 h6 2 4 . § d3 a5?
Opening the a-file plays into White's
h a n d s . 2 5 . h 4 a x b4 2 6 . a x b4 §. ae7
27.'itff3 §.g8 28.'itff4 g6 29.§.g3 g5+
30.'itff3 4Jb6 3 1 .hxg5 h xg5 32.§.h3!
§. d7 3 3 .'itfg3 'itt e 8 34 . §. d h l i:tb7
35.e5!! dxe5 36.4Je4 4Jd5 37.4J6c5 i:tc8
38.4Jxd7 i:txd7 39.§h7 §. f8 40.§. a l
'itfd8 4 1 . §. a8 + i:tc8 4 2 . 4Jc 5 1 -0 .
14.f! xf4 c51 Black has good posts for
his pieces, which gives him good play,
e.g. 1 5.f!dl .Q.b7 16.f!f2 f!ad8
1 7 . f! fd 2 f! x d 2 1 8. f! x d2 4) c 6
19.f!d7 f!c8 "and after 4Je5 B lack i s
fine. This plan was recommended by
Capablanca - but alas, only after the
game was over." ( Kasparov) Four
points for 13 . . . .ll. xf4.
(T1 8. 1 0) Positional Exchange Sacri­
fice: 25 f! xd31? The wh ite bishop
••.
263
was neutral izing any pressure by Black
along the d-fi le, so Black sacrifices the
exchange! 25 . . . g5? 26.f4 ± . 26.cxd3
f! x d3 27.�e2 I f 2 7 . 'itf c 2 , then
27 ... §.b3 28.§.bl g5= and the position
is equal . ; 27 . § e l is not as good:
27 ... §.b3 (27. . ..1:tc4!? 28.�c2 b5 29:�f2
§. b3) 2 8 . §. e 2 g5 ( 2 8 . . . �d5? 29.g5
.ll x g 5 3 0 . § e 5 §. x f3 3 1 . �g2 +- )
29.§.d2 Ac4 ;!; . 27 ... f!b3
A very interesting dynamic relationship
of pieces has arisen. Technically Black
has "only" two bishops plus a pawn for
the queen, but once again the power of
the bishop-pair is evident in open posi­
tions. 28.f!dl g5 B lack presses on.
28 ... § xb2+ 29.�xb2 �xb2 30.'it'xb2
g5= is equal, but not more. 29.f!d2
Black need not fear 29.§.d3?! § xb2+
3 0 . � x b 2 i:t x b 2 3 1 . 'itf x b 2 Ac4.
29 ... <;flg7 30.�e4 a5 3 l .<;flcl b5
32.<;fldl a4 Black locks down the po­
sition in a vice-like grip. 32 . . ..1:txb2??
3 3 . §. x b 2 § xb2 3 4 . �d 4 + +- ;
32 . . . § xb2? 33.§ xb2 Axb2 34:�bl +­
and the white queen is stronger than the
bishops in this position. 33.<;flel .Q.c4
34.<;flf2 e6 35.'�c2 .Q.d5 36.�dl
b4 37.a x b4 f! x b4 38.�e2 f!b3
39.<;flg2 <;flg8 Yz-� With no real way
for either side to break through, a draw
seems reasonable. Three points for
25 . . . § xd3!.
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(Tl8. 1 1 ) Improving Piece Placement:
13.�bSI In the game, White played
13.E!fcl?! 4Jd4 B lack is relying on the
latent attack on the e-pawn to justify the
series ofexchanges this moves initiates.
1 4.4Jxd4 cxd4 1 S.Af3?! (Or 1 S.Axd4
Axd4 1 6.�xd4 �xe2 17.E!el "i;t'xa2=)
15 ... Ag4 1 6.Axd4?! ( 1 6.Axg4 �xg4
1 7 . E! xb7 i!f x e 2 1 8 .Axd4 E! ac8=)
16 . . . Axd4 1 7 . � >< d4 A >< f3 1 8 . e>< f3
·{!hf3 'i' and B lack went on to win, but
objectively this heavy piece endgame
should stil l be drawn. n ... es 1 3 . . . b6
14.4Jg5 4Jd4 15 ..il><d4 A><d4 1 6.A><a8
Ad7 1 7.4Jf3 A><b5 ( 1 7 . . . E! ><a8 18.4Jxd4
"i;t'g4 1 9 . � a 3 �><d4 2 0 . E! ><b6 +- )
1 8 . � >< a 7 ± ( R i b l i i n CBM 8 1 ) .
1 4 . .A, x c S � e8 1 S .Ae3 � e7
t6.�fbl a6 17.h4 h6 18.4)d2 �b8
19.�cS 4)d8 20.Af3 'A'fS 2t.'A'c2
Ad7 22.4)e4± and White had clear
advantage, Andersson-Browne, Mar del
Plata 1 98 1 . Three points for 1 3.E!b5!.
(T l 8. 1 2 ) Wea k C o l or C o m p l e x :
19.4)e61 It seems a s if the well-posted
knight is traded for the undeveloped
bishop, with the pawn on d5 disappear­
ing at the same time. However, White
has seen deeply into the position and
real izes the opening of the position,
along with the weaknesses that will be
created on the light squares, will give
h i m good poss i b i l i ties of break i n g
through. 19 .A,xe6 20.dxe6 'A'xe6
.••
If 20 .. .f><e4, then 2 1 .4Jd5 +- . 21.exfS
'A'd7 Not 2 l . . .E! ><f5 because of22.E! ><f5
"i;t'><f5 23."i;t'd5+ "{;t'f7 2 4 . "i;t'><d6 E! e8
25.Axc5 +- and White wins. 22. 'A'dS+
4)f7 23.Ac4 Black's problem on the
l ight squares i s now quite evident.
23 .A,eS 2 3 . . . Axc3 2 4 . b x c 3 4Jf6
. . •
25.i!ff3 d5 26.E!adl E! ad8 27.Axd5
4Jxd5 28."itrg4+ �h8 29."itrxh4+ �g8
30.f6 +- . 24.'A'e4 24."itre6!? was also
264
worth c o n s i derat i o n . 24 . . . 4)f6
2S.'A'x h4 d5 Or 25 . . . �g7 26.4Jd5 +- .
26.�adl 'A'e7 27.Jl. xd5 27.E! xd5
wins as well . 27 ct;g7 28.Jl.e6 �h8
•••
29.'A'f2 4)g4 30.f6+1 White could
s t i l l l os e after 3 0 h x g4?? Ah 2 + .
30 4) xf6 31.Jl.xf7 4)g4 32.'A'f5
•••
1-0 Three points for 1 9.4Je6!.
(T 1 8. 1 3 ) S i m p l i fi catio n : 28. 4) x c6
Wh ite had to exchange one pair of
kn ights. I n the game, White p l ayed
28.4Jc2?, after which Suba gives an in­
structive lesson : 28 . . . 4Jh5! 29.£4 b5
30.cxb5 axb5 31..11£3 4Je7 B lack keeps
i ncreasing the pressure. 3 2 . 4Jd4 b4
33.4Ja4 4Jf6 34.e5? (34.4Jc2 was called
for.) 34 . . . dxe5 35.fxe5 Axf3 36.4Jxf3
4Jfd 5 37 . E! c l Ah6 3 8 . E! c4 4Je3
39.E!ccl 4J7d5 40.E! xc8 E! xc8 4 l ."i;t'f2
4Jf5 42.E!e2 Ae3 43.-«rel "i;t'b5 44.4Jd2
"i;t'd3 4 5 . 4Jfl E! c 2 4 6 . E! g 2 E! >< g 2 +
47.�xg2 "i;t'e4+. 28 Jl. xc6 29.a4 and
•••
B lack's levers . . . b5 and . . . d5 are under
control, so White is safe.
(Tl8. 1 4) Outpost: 28.�xd8+ White
must destroy the outpost to obtain a very
dangerous initiative. 28 'A'xd8 .••
29.b41 axb4 29 . . . 4Jd7 30.bxa5 bxa5
3 l ."i;t'd5 f5 32.e4 ± . 30.aSI 'A'f6 30 . . .e4
3 l .Ae2! 4Jd7 3 2 . a6 "i;t'c7 33 .Ac4 ±
(Wells in CBM I 09 ). 3t.J1.d5 'A'd8
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32.e4 32.i.l.xt7 also looks very strong,
e.g. 32 . . . e4 33 .�g2 �f8 (33 . . . <£)d3
34.axb6 �f8 35.�d5 +- ) 34.axb6 �xt7
35.�xc5 �f3+ 36.�h3 +- . 32 'ltd7? •••
32 . . . <£)xe4!? 33.i.l.xe4 bxaS 34.�xe5 ±
(Wells). 33.� xd7 4) xd7 34.a6 b5
35.a7 4) b6 36.Jl,xf7 g5 37.�fl
rt;g7 3S.Jl,d5 1-0 Three points if you
calculated until 30.a5! and concluded
that W hite has very good w i n n i ng
chances.
(Tl 8. 1 5) Outpost: 3l.f61! White just
exchanged the l ight-squared bishop,
when the Af4 was unable to contribute
anything to the crumbling defense of the
queenside. This fantastic break earns
you four points. 3 1 . <£)d3 gets two
p o i n t s . 3 l . . Jh b l 3 2 . § x b l § c7
33.<£)xf4 exf4 34.i.l.d3; 3 1 .<£)c6 gets two
poi nts . 3 l . . . § x b l 3 2 . § x b l § b7
3 3 . §b6 �e8. 3 l g ><f6 3 2.Jl,f5+
•••
�c7 33.A. xcS Ia xcS 34.4)c6 lab7
3 5 . Ia x b7+ rtl x b7 36.Iab l + rtlc7
37.Iab6
"A tale of two outposts - one purpose­
ful, the other lacking direction. I don 't
want to labour this point - I think the
message is clear." (Wells in CBM 1 09)
37 ... IaaS 3S.4)b4 e4 39.4) x a6+
�cS 40.c5 dxc5 4 1 . lac6+ rt;dS
42.4) xc5 rtle7 43.a6 ladS 44.a7
laaS 4 5 . Ia a 6 Jle5 46. �e3 h 5
265
4 7 . 4) a 4 Jl, h 2 4S . rt; x e4 Jl,gl
49.g x h 5 f5+ 5 0 . � x f5 la x a7
5 1 . la x a 7 + Jl, x a7 5 2 . 4) c3 rt;fS
53.d6 Jl,f2 54.rt;g4 f5+ 55.rt; xf5
Jl,xh4 56.�g6 Jlg3 57.4)e4 .A.e5
5S.h6 1-0
(Tl8. 1 6) Improving Piece Placement:
23.4)e21 Jlg7 24.f5 gxf5 25.Jl,xf5
'lth4?1 25 . . . <£)xc5!? 26 . .ihh7+ �xh7
27.Axc5 �h4 28.<£)d4 (Svidler in CBM
63) is also clearly better for White be­
cause of his strong control over the dark
sq uares. 2 6 . Ia f l .§.eS 2 7 . rt; h l l
"Completing t h e consolidation and
leaving B lack paralyzed. White is plan­
ning, for instance, 28.<£)g3, 29.Ag4 and
30.Af5, while B lack is hard-pressed to
find a move." ( S v i d ler) 27 Jl,cS
• . •
2S.b5 Jl,b7 29.Jl,xe6 laxe6 30.4)f4
laeS 31.�a5 �dS 32.� xa7 'ltd7
3 3 . b x c6 � x c6 3 4 . la b l Jl,aS?
34 ... i.l.c8! ± offered much tougher resis­
tance. 35.Iab6 �cS 36.labS 'ltc6
37 . 4) x d 5 1 rt; h S 3 S . 'ltc7 'lta4
3 9 . la x eS+ � x eS 4 0 . 4) e7 .A.e4
4t.c6 h6 42. 'ltbS l-0 Two points for
23.<£)e2!.
Test 1 9
(T l9.0 1 ) Improving Piece Placement:
21.laa21 Panno brings the last inactive
piece into play. Note that the c 1 -bishop
and the d 1 -queen are well-placed on
their original squares. It is too early to
open the position w ith 2 1 .f4?! exf4
2 2 . Ax f4 Ad6 . 2 1 . .. laabS 2 l . . . a4
2 2 . b4 b S 2 3 . § c 2 ;!; . 2 2 .f4 e x f4
2 3 . Jl, x f4 Jl,d6 24. Jl, x d6 � x d6
25.4)e4 'ltc7 26.Iaae2 White has
made good progress. Now he can mo­
bilize his queenside majority, as Black
has to deal with the pressure on the e­
fi le. 26 Jl,f7 27. 'ltd2 lae7 2S.b4
..•
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axb4 29.a xb4 §beS 30.b5 .£Je5
31.c5 b6 32.c6 §aS 33 ..£lf2 �d6
34.g5 Jl.h5 35 . .£Je4 �a3 36.gxf6
gxf6 37. .£J xf6 J}.xe2 3S.§xe2 �d6
39 . .£Je4 §a l + 4 0 . § e l § x e l +
4 1 . � x e l �g6 4 2 .�f2 �g7
43 . 'i!/ h l .£J x d3 44.�d2 .£J e 5
45.�xd4 §a7 46.�dS+ �gS 47.c7
§al+ 4S.'i!/h2 §cl 49 . .£Jf6 1 -0
Two points for 2 1 .l"la2!.
( T l 9.02) Prophy l a x i s : 2S ... 'i!/gSI
Black's king prophylactically leaves the
danger zone and walks to c7 to protect
b6 and d6. Black's remaining forces on
the kingside can easily deal with any­
thing White may churn up. 29.'i!/g2
'i!/f7 30.§hl 'i!/e7 31 .§h5 'i!/dS
3 2 . §d h l 'i!/cS 33 . .£J d l §cf7
34..£Je3 §g6 35 . .£Jf5 'i!/c7 36.'i!/fl
§d7 37. '/i\'f3 a4 3S.'i!/g2 �aS
39.�c3 §f7 40..£Je3 §d7 41 .§fl
§f7 42.'i!/f3 §gS 43.'i!/e2 .£J g6
44.§fhl .£J fS 4 5 . 'i!/ d 2 §d7
46.'i!/dl §f7 47.'i!/d2 §d7 4S.'i!/cl
§f7 49.'i!/b2 §d7 50.'i!/bl §f7
51 .'i!/c2 §d7 52.'i!/b2 §f7 53.'i!/bl
§d7 54.'i!/b2 §f7 55.'i!/al §d7
56.'i!/a2 §g6 5 7 . § 5 h 2 §gg7
5S.'i!/a l .£J g6 5 9 . 'i!/ a 2 §gf7
60.'i!/bl .£JfS 6t .'i!/b2 .£Jg6 62.'i!/cl
'i!/bS 63.'i!/c2 'i!/cS 64.'i!/cl 'i!/c7
6 5 . 'i!/c 2 �a7 6 6 . 'i!/ d l �as
266
67.'i!/d2 'i!/cS 6S.§h3 'i!/b7 69.'i!/cl
'i!/cS 70.'i!/c2 'i!/dS 71.'i!/cl 'i!/cS
72.'i!/d2 'i!/c7 73.'i!/dl .£lfS 74.'i!/c1
.£Jg6 75.'i!/b2 'i!/b7 76.'i!/a2 'i!/cS
77.f3 'i!/c7 7S. .£Jdl 'i!/dS 79.�c2
§g7 SO . .£Jc3 §a7 S l .'i!/b2 .£jfS
S2. 'li\'dl .£Jg6 S3.§h6 'i!/cS 84. �c2
'i!/dS S5.§1h5 'i!/cS S6.�h2 �b7
S7..£Jdl �d7 88. .£Je3 'i!/dS S9.�c2
§f7 90 . .£j d l §g7 9 1 ..£Jc3 §aS
92.§hl �c7 93.�h2 §a7 94..£jdl
�d7 95. �h5 §f7 96 . .£Je3 'i!/cS
97.'i!/a2 'i!/b8 9S.'i!/al §c7 99.'i!/b2
.£JfS 100 ..£lf5 .£Jg6 101 .�h2 §a7
1 0 2 . � c 2 �c7 1 0 3 . .£J e3 §g7
104 . .£jdl �d7 105 ..£Jc3 Y:z:-'h Three
points for 28 . . . �g8! .
(T l 9.03) Counterplay: 17 ... d31 Black
had to seize the moment to change the
character of the game. Instead, Black
played 17 . . . 4::ld7? Now White's superior
structure will tell. 18.l"lcl 4::le7 1 9 .4::ld3
White is clearly better because of the
many weak black pawns and the strong
blockade. 19 . . A:lh6 20.4::l a5 h6 2 1 .l"lc2
4::ld7 22.l"lfc l �h7 23.h3 l"l f7 24.'{;i'g4
'{;i'xg4 25 .hxg4 'it'g8 26.f3 l"l ff8 27.'it'f2
�f7 28.�e2 'lt'e6 29.g5 hxgS 30.�xgS
4::lg8 3 1 .Gc6 l"la8 32.f4 exf4 33.4::l x d4+
'it'f7 34 . .1l x f4 l"l a e8 3 5 . e 5 G x e 5
3 6 . l"! x c 7 + �g6 3 7 . Jl x e 5 .ll x e 5
38.Gxe5+ l"l xeS+ 39.�d3 Gf6 40.l"l l c5
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§ e l 4 1 . <£l f3 § dS + 4 2.'� c4 § e4 +
43 .�b5 'it'h6 44.<£le5 �h7 45.l"! xa7
§bS+ 46.'it'a4 1 -0. 18.'� xd3 .§.bd8
19.�f3 Jl. " b4 20:�c2 Jl.c5 Black
has good counterplay because of the
many open roads available to his forces.
Four points for 17 . . . d3!.
( T 1 9.04) We a k C o l o r C o m p l e x :
2 0 . . . b 5 ! 20 . . . <£ld4 gets o n e poi nt.
21.a"b5 2 1 .<£ld2 <£ld4 22.<£lxd4 exd4
23.�el d3 + . 21...c"b5 22.�d2 b4
23.Jl.c1 23 . .1lb2 a4 24.bxa4 <£lxa4 -+ .
23 . . . �d4 24 . .§.a2 24 .<£lxd4 e x d4
25.�f4 �xf4 26.gxf4 d3 27.cxd3 l"! xd3
2S.e5 § adS -+ . 24 ... �ce6 B lack con­
v e rted h i s p o s i t i o n a l advantage.
2 5 . � c4 Jl,e2 26 . .§. g 1 Jl.c5
27.� " d4 � " d4 28.Cit'h1 Jl, x c4
2 9 . b " c4 � " c 2 30.ttb3 � d4
31 .�a4 b3 32 . .§.d2 �c6 33-�a1
a4 34.g4 a3 35.g5 b2 36.Jl, xb2
a"b2 37.� "b2 .§.ab8 38.�c3 Ab4
0-1 Two points for 20 . . . b5!.
(T1 9.05) S i m p l i fi cation : 3 1 . � "d6
The bad bishop defended all the pawns,
so it is logical to exchange it. 31 ..1lb6
works as we l l : 3 l . . .cxb6 (3 l . . .�b8
32.<£lxd6 cxd6 33.l"!c4 a5 34.�c7 +- )
3 2 .<£lxd6 �h7 3 3 . <bf7 �fS 34.�e6
<£l x e 4 3 5 . l"! c6 <£l f6 3 6 . <£l x e 5 +- .
3 1 . . . c x d 6 3 2 . .§.c4 � h 5 3 2 . . . a 5
3 3 ..1lb6 �fS 3 4 ..1lc7 §cS 35 .�b6 <£le8
3 6 . � x a 5 �f4 3 7 . � x b4 <£l x c7
3S.�c3 +- . 33 . .§. " b4 .§.c8 34.tt"a6
.§.c3 35 .§.c4 .§. " c4 36.�"c4 �h4
• was called for. 44.ttd2 f4 45 . .§.e1
37. Af2 �f4 38.�c8+ Cit'h7
3 9 . �f5+ 1 - 0 T h ree p o i n t s fo r
3 1 .<£lxd6.
(T 1 9.06) Weak C o l o r C o m p l e x :
24.Jl,f5! A good prophylactic measure
against W, which strengthens White's
bind on the light squares. 24 ... Jl,c6
267
24 . . . l"! x f5 25.l"! xeS+ § xeS ( 2 5 . . . l"! f8
26.l"!e7 §f7 27.l"!fel +- ) 26.�xf5 c6
27 .<£le3 +- . 25 . .§.e6 A xd5 26. .§.g6
Or 26.cxd5 §f6 27.l"!fel +- . 26... Jl,g8
26 . . . �h7 27.cxd5 § beS 28.g4 §e5
29.�d3 +- 27 .§. )(g7 Jl.)(g7 28.�d3
0 •
Jl.e5 29. �h3+ Cit'g7 30. �g4 Cit'f6
3l .h4 g)(h4 32.f4 Jl,d4+ 33.Cit'h2
Cit'e7 34 . .§.e1 + Cit'd8 35. �"h4+ 1-0
Three points for 24.Af5!.
(Tl 9.07) Weaknesses: 23.Ag5! This
provokes weaknesses on the light squares.
2 3 . . . f6 24 . Jl,e3 � f8 2 5 . .§.d5?!
25.f4!? seems to be more logical to in­
crease the bishop's scope. 25 ... .§."d5
26.c"d5 .§.d8 27. .§.d1 �d6 28. .§.d2
a6 29.�g4 .§.b8 30.h4 g6 31.�a4
.§.b5 32.h5 f5 33.ttc4 �d7 34.a3
� b6 3 5 . ttc3 �d7 36.h6 Cit'f7
37.f4 �f6 38.�c4 �b6 39-�c2
�d7 40 . .§. d 1 e " f4 4 1 .Jl,d4 g5
4 2 . Jl, c 1 tte5 4 3 . Cit' h 2 Cit'g6?
43 . . . l"! xb3 44.�xb3 �e2+ 45.'it'gl c4
f"g3+ 46.Cit'g2 �f5 47. .§.e6+ <it'h5
48. .§.e3 1-0 One point for 23 . .1lg5!.
(T1 9.08) Bad Bishop: 19.f5! Black's
king and g4-bishop are in mortal dan­
ger now. 19 ... .§.e8 19 . . . .1lxf5? 20.e"f5
� x d 5 2 1 . l"! x e7 +- . 20.Jl,f4 g5
20 . . . l"! c8 2 1 . h 3 .ll " h3 2 2 . �f3 .llg 5
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23.g4 +- . 2 1 . J}.d2? 2 l . fxg6? h xg6 t i n g m o re a n d m o re d a ngero u s .

22.<tlc7 gS :;: ; 2 l .f6! Af8 (2 l . . .Axf6?? 3 0 {)f5 31.�d3 g 6 32.Jl.c5 Eicb8
..•

2 2 . Ac7 +- ) 2 2 . A x g 5 ± . 2 1 . J}.f8
•• 33.Eta6 Eic8 34.�e4 Eicc7 35.�f4
22.c4 f6 23.b4 Ete5 24.bxc5 Jl. xc5 h6 36 .\t>e4 g5 37. ftba 1 ftc8
25.ftab1 �d6 26.a4 a5 27.Etb5?J
Etae8 2 8 . Et eb l ? o 28 . §. bb l ;
2 8 . A x a 5?! §. x d S 2 9 . e x d 5 §. x e l +
30.Axel �eS! t . 28 . . . Et x e4? B oth
sides missed the shot 28 . . . Ae2! -+ .
29 . ft x b6 �e5 30. {) x f6+ �g7
3 1 . {) x e8+ � x eS 3 2 . fte6 Et x e6
33.fx e6 � x e6 34. ftb7+ �f8
3 5 . Et b 5 �e5 36. �f1 + �e8
37.�e1 Jl.e2 38. ft x c 5 1-0 Two
points for 1 9.f5!.

( T 1 9.09) Weaknesses: 1 2 . Jl. x c6+J 38.ft xe6J ft x c 5 39.\t> x f5 ft x c3

bxc6 1 3 .{) g2J B l ack 's attack and
bishop-pair don't compensate for his
bad structure, as White has the initia­
tive. 13 c5 14.ftc1 h4 15.{) x h4
•••
Eih5 16.{)c4± and White went on to
win. Two points for 1 2 .Axc6+! and one
40 . ft x h 6 �c7 4 t . Ei h7+ �b6
42 . Et x b7+ � x b7 4 3 . e6 �c7
44.Eta7+ �b6 45.fta8 1-0 Two
points for 2 l .§.hbl!.
(T 1 9. 1 2 ) Prophylaxis: 28 h6 The
•..

point for 1 3.<tlg2!. only move. 29.ftd8+ �h7J Black's

(T 1 9. 1 0) B loc kade : 18.exf5 g x f5
1 8 . . . � x f5 1 9 . Ad 3 �f4 2 0 . 'it1 e 2 ;!; .
19.f4J Black's mobile central pawn duo
is stopped in typical fashion. 19 ... exf4
20.{)b5 {)g4 21 .ttd2 {)e3 22.ftf2
Eif6 23.{)d4 Ete8 24.{)e6 and White
was clearly on top. One point for
18.exf5 and one point for 1 9.f4!.
(T19. 1 1 ) Improving Piece Placement:
21 .fthb1J This brings the last inactive
white unit into play. Now the hook a2-
a4 will create a dangerous initiative.
2 1 . ftab8 2 1 . . . <tle7 2 2 . a 4 <tldS
.•
23 . ..1ld2 �c6 2 4 . !:l. a 3 t. 2 2 .Jl.c5
Ethc8?J 2 2 . . . <tle7!? was called for.
23.Jl.d6 Eib7 24.a4 {)d8?J 24 . . . b4
2S.d4 t. 25.axb5 axb5 26.�d2 f6
27.d4 {)f7 28.Jl.b4 fxe5 29.fxe5
{)h6 30.fta5 White's initiative is get-
attack crashes through. 30.ftd5 ft xd5
3 l .g x h 3 tt x h3 3 2 . ttb4 �g4
32 . . . !:l. e8 -+ . 33. �b7 ftad8
34.� x f7 tth3 3 5 . Jl.d6 ft 8 x d 6
36.c xd6 Eig5 * 0-1 O n e point for
28.h6 and two points for 29 . . . 'it'h7!.
(T1 9. 1 3) Opening the Position: 32.c6J
T h i s ty p i c a l b reak w i n s eas i l y.
32 ... bxc6 33.ftxc6 Etxc6 34.ftxc6
ft x c6 35.dxc6 1-0 One point for
32.c6!.
(T 1 9 . 1 4) Weaknesses: 1 5.e5J dxe5
16.Etxe5J "Tactics for positional ends.
Black will have two isolated pawns for
precious little compensation. A ' pure'
case for the author, and a nightmare for
the defender ! " ( We l l s i n CBM 8 5 )
16 ... Jl.g7 1 6 . . . Ah6? 1 7.Jlxh6 <tlxeS
18 . ..1lg7 f6 19 . ..1lxh8 'it'f7 2 0 . b3 gS
2 1 ...1lxf6 �xf6 2 2 .�c2 +- . 17.fta5

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�b7 1S.o£}a4 0-0 19.b3 f5 20 .Q.e3 • 70.�d5 �d7 7 1 ..Q.a4+ �c7

�aS 21.�a6 �c7 72.�c5 �b7 1 - 0 One p o i n t for
26.g3!.

(T1 9. 1 6) Prophylaxis: 32... �f71 Bol­

stering Black's defense. 33 .£}b2 �a2
•

34. �d6 � x b2 3 5 . � xc6 � x c2

2 2 . � x d71 � x d7 23 . .£} b6 a x b6
24. � x aS+ �f7 25 .Q. x b6 .Q.h6+
• Test 20
26.�c2 1-0 One point for 1 5 .e5! and
two points for 16.§.xe5!.
(T 1 9. 1 5) Prophylaxis: 26.g31 White
3 6 . � x d7 � x d7 37. �cS �d1+
3 S . � h 2 � x eS 39 . titf6+ �gS
40.� x e6+ �f7 4 1 . 'tt x cS+ �fS
4 2 . �b7 � h 5 + 4 3 . �g 1 'tt x h 6
44 .�d5+ '\t'hS 45.c5 'lith4 46.c6
�d8 47. "ttf3 'tte7 0-1 Two points for
32 . . . §.f7!.
(T20.01 ) Domination: 33.�d6! The
queen dominates B lack's army almost
by i t s e l f! 33 .Q.eS 33 . . . A x h 3
. • •

shields his king wel l and prepares to 34 .'�'b8+ <;f;> h 7 35.�h 2 +- ( R i b l i i n

bring the bishop into play. He is clearly CBM 1 08); 33 . . . Ae6 34.�d8+ <;f;>h7
on top as B lack's attack will lead no­ 35.e5 +- (Ribli).
where. On the contrary: Black's clum­
sily placed pieces on the kingside will
be i n danger themselves. 26 .Q.g4 ..•

27.'litb3 .Q.f3 2S.o£}e5 .Q.e4 29.h4

'litf5 30.f3 .Q. x f3 3 1 . .£} x f3 �g4
3 2 .Q.g2 � x g3 33 .£} h 5 'litg4
• •

34 .£} x f6+ g x f6 3 5 . 'lit x d 5 o£} f 5

•

3 6 . � e 1 Jl, d 6 37.e4 o£} x h4

3S.o£} xh4 'lit x h4 3 9 . �e3 .Q.f4
40.�f3 'lite1 + 4 1 ..Q.fl � d 2
4 2 . 'lit h 5 � x d4+ 43 . �g2 Jl.g5
44.�g4 b4 45.'litf5 'litd2+ 46.�f2
'litd 1 4 7 .Jl,c4 �g7 4S.e5 titd4
49.e x f6+ .Q. x f6 50.'litd5 'litg4+
5 1 .�fl �h3+ 52.�g2+ 'tt xg2+
53.�xg2 �g6 54.�f3 b5 55.Jl.b3
.Q.g5 5 6 . �e4 f6 57.�f5 Jl,d2
5S.� x b5 h5 59 ..Q.d1 h4 60.'\t'f3
J}.e1 61.�g4 �f7 62.Jlb3+ �e7
6 3 . �b6 .Q.c3 64. '\t' x h4 �d7
65. �g4 �c7 66.�a6 '\t'b7 67.�e6
�c7 6S.�f5 �d7 69.�e4 �c7
34. �e71 .Q.d7 35.e5 Jl x h3
36 . .Q. x h3 � x h3 37.e x f6 �f3
3S.'liteS+ 1-0 Two points for 33. �d6!.
(T20.02) Prophylaxis: 21 ... f51 White's
attack has come to a dead end. 22.e4
22.exf6 �g3 + 23.<;f;>hl §.b5 24.fxg7
§.xh5 25.gxf8�+ <;!;>g7 26.�h2 �xh3
27.§.f2 §.f5 -+ . 22 ...titb6+ 23.'\t'h1
'tt dS 24 . .£}f2 � x b2 25.�g1 �eS

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26.�h4 .§. xc2 27. .§.g2 c5 2S. .§.eg1
.§.gS 29.�g3 Jlb7 30.�b3 Jl xe4
3 1 . 4) x e4 .§. x g2 3 2 . .§. x g2 f x e4
33. �b7 �h5 34. � x e4+ �f5
35.�e3 .§.dS 36.�g3 .§.d7 37.\tlh2
�e4 0-1 Two points for 2 1 . . .f'5!.
(T20.03) S i m p l i ficat i on : 24. 4) d l !
White's valuable knight had to b e pre­
served. Then his initiative will count for
more, as there are more pieces on the
board to support White's coming ini­
tiative based on the opposite-colored
bishops. In the game, Wh ite p layed
24 . .lld2? .t'lxc3 25 . .llxc3 �xa2 26. �d8+
'\t'h7 27.�xc7 �b3 28.�xf7 c5 29.f5
.llxe4 30.�g6+ 'it>h8 3 1 .�e8+ 'it>h7 Y2-
Y2 . 24 ... �b5 25.\tlc2± Two points
for 24.-tldl !.
(T20.04) Opening the Position: 15.f5!1
T h i s b l o w s the p o s i t i o n open for
White's bishops. Black is defenseless.
1 5.'iti'bl? 0-0-0 promises White no real
advantage . 1 5 � x a 2 1 5 . . . 8 x e 5
. . •
16.�e4 exf5 17.�xf5 g 6 1 8.�f6 .§g8
1 9 . .llg5 �c7 20 . .ll f4 +- . 1 6 . f x e6
� x e6 1 6 . . . -t\ x e 5 1 7 . e x f7 + � x f7
18.�e4 'it!e7 1 9 . .llh 3 'it>f7 20 . .llg5 �e8
2 1 . [4 +- . 17. �f4 .§.dS 1 7 . . . �xe5
18 . .llh 3 +- ; 17 . . . -t\xeS 18 . .ll h 3 �f6
19.�e4 'it!e7 20.f4 .tlg6 2 1 ..lld7+ 'it>d8
22 . .llxc6+ 'it>c7 23 . .§d7 + +- . 1S.Jlc4
�e7 19 .§.he1 h5 20.�g3 4) x e5
• 6S.<i!;ld4 \tlg3 69.\tlc5 <i!;lf4 70.\tld6
2 1 . .§. x dS+ \tl x dS 22. Jlf4 4) x c4
23 .§.xe7 <i!;lxe7 24.�d3 1-0 Four
• 0-1 Four points for 25 . . . b5!.
points for 1 5 .f5!!.
(T20.05) Blockade: 25...b5J Black gets
counterplay on the queens ide. "Correct
I believe. B lack doesn 't fear the further
bolstering of the bishop on d6. In the
first place its entrenchment comes at a
certain cost to its mobil ity. Also the c6
bi shop fee l s i ncrea s i n g l y secure . "
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( We l l s i n CBM I 0 9 ) 2 6 . c 5 �b4
27.\tla1 a5 2S..§.e2? �xc5 29. .§.ed2
�c4 30 . .§.d4 �c2 31..§.4d2 �c4
32 . .§.d4 �e2 33 . .§.4d2 �e4 34. .§.e1
�f5 35 .§.f2 �h5 36 . .§.c1 Jld5
•
37.h4 b4 3S.�g51?
3S f6J 39. �g3 f5 40. �g5 \tlf7
..•
4 1 . .§. fc 2 .§.adS 42 .b3 <i!;lgS
43. .§.f2?J .§.aS 44 . .§.fc2 a4 45. .§.cS+
.§. xeS 46 . .§. xcS+ \tlh7 47.�xh5+
gxh5 4S.g3 a x b3 49.a xb3 .§.a7+
50.\tlb2 .§. a 3 5 1 . .§.c3 b x c 3 +
52.\tlxa3 g51 52 . . . c2? 53 .'iti'b2 Jlxb3
54 . .lle7 "would lead to a very tough
blockade to shift!" (Wells). 53.hxg5
<i!;lg6 54.Jle7 c2 55.\tlb2 Jl x b3
56.\tlc1 Jla4 57.\tld2 f4 5S.gxf4
h4 59.Jlc5 \tlf5 60.Jlg1 \tl x f4
61 .g6 JleS 62.g7 Jlf7 63.Jlh2+
\tlf3 64.\tl xc2 h3 65.\tld3 \tlg2
66. Jlf4 h2 67. Jl x h 2 \tl x h 2
JlgS 71 .\tle7 \tlxe5 72.\tlfS Jlh7
( T 2 0 .06) Weak C o l o r C o m p l e x :
2 4... b51 White's pieces o n the kingside
have great difficulties entering the fight
against the resulting passed a-pawn .
24 . . . Jlxc4 25 . .§ xe4 h6 26.gxh6 .tld5
(Wel ls) gets one point. ; 24 . . . c5 gets two
p o i n t s . 2 5 . a x b 5 c x b 5 26.c x b 5
4) x b5 27.4) h 1 a5 2S . .£) f2 a4
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29 .4) xd3 h5! 30. §, x e4? 30.gxh6
exd3 + . 30 ... §, xe4 3 1 . 4)c5 §.g4+
3 2 .Cif]f2 h4 3 3 . E! x a4 E! x a4
34.4)xa4 h3 35.4)c5 §.g2+ 36.Cif]f3
E! x h2 37.4)e4 §.h1 38.Jl,d2 §.g1
0-1 Three points for 24 . . . b5!.
(T20.07) Pro p h y l a x i s , B l oc k a d e :
1 9... 4)g8! A strong prophylactic move
to stop White's play on the kingside and
to regroup B lack's forces. 20.Jl,e3
4)h6 21 .Cif]d2 Cif]d8 22.�f3 Cif]c7
2 3 . 4) h 3 §.af8 24.Jl, x h 6 §. x h6
2 5 . �e3 §.fh8 2 6 . §.hg1 g6
2 7 . h x g 6 f! x g6 2 8 . 4) f4 §.gh6
29.�f3 Jl,e8 30.4)h5 f5 3 1 .exf6
Jl,g6 32.§.ac1 Cif]b7 33.4)f4 Jl,e4
34.�e3 E! x f6 3 5 . Jl x e 6 §.hf8
36 . §.g4 � x a 3 37.f3 Jl. d3
38.� d3 f! x e6 3 9 . � x d 5 §.d6
40. � x c4 � a 5 4 1 . 4) d3 4) x d4
42.§.f1 §.c8? 42 .. .4.Jf5=. 43.§.g7+
�b8
44.§.f8 ! ! 4) f3 + 4 5 . Cif]e2 4) g 1 +
46.Cif]e3 E! xd3+ 47.Cif}xd3 1-0 Three
points for 1 9 . . . 4:'\gS! .
(T20.08) Positional Exchange Sacri­
fice: 24... §. xc2!! "Clear exchange sac­
rifice. It was not so clear for me from
the concrete point of view but I was sure
that positionally it should be enough at
least for compensation. Now after both
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takes black gains back a pawn and keeps
some other threats forci ng white for
new give ups." (Bologan in CBM 1 06)
24 . . .- � c7?! 2 5 . 4:'ld4 ;!; . 2 5 . � x c 2
25.§xc2?! 4:'lc5 f . 2 5... 4) xd5 26.Jl,d2
�aS! B lack has enough compensation
and his position is much easier to play
than White's. This is important from a
practical point of v i e w ! 27. §.be1
27.4:'lf5 �xf5 28.gxf5 b4 29.\�k4 4:'lc3
30 . .!hc3 bxc3 3 l . § d l §c8 32 .i&'b4
§ c6 t . 27 . . . b4 28.4)f5 Jl, x f5
2 9 .g x f5 4) c 3 30.Jl, x c3 b x c3
31.§.dl? c d l .�d3 with counterplay.
31...4)c5 32.§. xd6 E!xe4 33.E!xe4
4) x e4 34. §. x a6? � x a6 35.� xe4
�a2 36.�e8+ Cif]h7 37.� xf7 �e2
38.4)g1 �e4+ 39.f3 �xf5 40.�c4
�g5+ 4t .Cif]f2 �d2+ 42.4)e2 c2
43.h4 Jl,d4+ 44. Cif]g3 h5 45.f4
�e3+ 46. �g2 Jl.c3 4 7. �b5 g6
48.f5 �e4+ 49.Cif]g3 Ae5+ 50.Cif]f2
� x f5 + 5 1 .Cif]g2 �e4+ 5 2 .�f2
Ad4+ 0-1 Four points for 24 . . . §xc2!!.
(T20.09) Opening the Position, Out­
post: 24.e5!! +- A fter this break,
Black's position col lapses completely.
24.4:'lh5 can be met by 24 . . . §g8 and gets
only two points, but White is clearly on
top of course. 2 5 . 4:'lf4 ± . 24 ... dxe5
25.4)ce4 4)b7 25 . . . f5 26.4:'lh5 fxe4
27.§ xg7+ 'it'e8 28.4:'lf6+ §xf6 29.§g8+
§ f8 30.§ xf8+ 'it'xf8 3 1 . § h8+ 'it'e7
3 2 . § x b8 4:'lxc4 3 3 . A x c 4 b x c4
34.§b6 +- . 26.4)h5 gxh5 27.Axh5+
Cif]e7 28.§. xg7+ Cif]d8 29.Jl.g6 f5
30.§.hh7 Ac8 31 .4)g5 1-0 Four
points for 24.e5!!.
(T20. 1 0) Simpl ification: 15.Aa5! The
knight must be exchanged before it can
reach the eternal outpost d5. This was
rea l l y easy, wa s n ' t i t ? 1 5 . . . �c8
1 6.A xc7 � x c7 1 7.§.ad1 §.ab8
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18.b3 a5 19.Hfel Hb7 20.Hd3 f5
2l.exf6 gxf6 22.Hedl 'ltf4 23.Hf3
�h6 24. 'ltc3 a4 25.b4 Hf7 26.a3
f5 27.Hh3 'ltf8 28.�d6 Jl x d6
29.Hxd6 f4 30.Hh4 �g7 3l .�f3
�f6 3 2 . Hg4+ <tlh8 33.h4 Ha7
34.�dl h6 35.Hd4 d5 36.cxd6 e5
37.d7? 3 7 . § c 4 +- . 37 . . . e x d4
38. H x f4 Ha xd7 3 9 . H x f6 H x f6
40.�d3 h5 4Viflfl <tlg7 42.<tle2
Hg6 43.g3 Hd5 44. tta6 d3+
4 5 . cifld 2 He6 46 . -lt x a4 H e 2 +
4 7 . cifl d l H e 6 48.'lt a7+ <tlg6
49.\t'd2? 4 9 . �a 8 = . 49 . . . H e 2 +
5 0 . cifjl d l d 2 0- 1 O n e p o i n t fo r
1 5.Aa5!.
(T20. 1 1 ) Improving Piece Placement:
37.�d3 This improves the coordina­
t i o n and i ncreases the o p t i o n s o f
White's minor pieces. 37.1'"1a8 also gets
one point. 37 ... J}.e6 37 . . . .£\g6 38.�d2
Ac7 395.ftfl �f6 40.�c3 ± . 38.�bc5
Hb8 39. 'ltd2 Jlf7 40.Ha6 'ltd8
4 1 . � e 5 HaS 4 2 . � b7 'ltc8
43 . H x b6 �c7 44.e4 'lt x b6
4 5 . 'ltg5+ �g6 4 6 . � d 6 'ltd8
47 . � x f5 + \t'g8 48.'lth6 'ltf6
49.�d7 �h8 50.�e7+ 1-0 One
point for 37 . .£\d3.
(T20.12) Opening the Position: 25.d41
Now White's forces will use the open
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space better than B lack 's. 25 ... exd4
26.�xd4 .Q.g8 27.�c6 h6 28.'ltf4
�e7 29. �f8 �g6 30. t\'b8 'lte6
3 1 . Jl.f3 � e 5 3 2 . � x e 5 d x e 5
3 3 . Jl.c6 � c 4 34.t\' x a 7 t\' x e2
35.t\'xb6 Jl.c4 36.t\'c5 e4 37.b6
t\'dl+ 38.\t'h2 1-0 One point for
25.d4!.
(T20.1 3) Improving Piece Placement:
36.�c3 1 +- This regrouping of the
worst placed piece gives White a win­
ning position. 36... Ha3 37.�d5 Hf7
3 8 . � f4+ \t'h7 3 9 . � ce6 -'l.h6
40.Hc5 Ha l + 4 1 . \t'g2 �d7
42 . H x h 5 He7 43.�g5+ \t'g8
44. H x h6 Hdl 4 5 . Hg6+ Hg7
46. Hc6 He7 47.Hc8+ \t'g7
48.-'l_d4+ �f6 49.�ge6+ 1-0 One
point for 36. .£\c3!.
(T20. 14) Opening the Position: 13.h41
This immediately uses the hook. White
has more than enough compensation for
the pawn. 13 ... J}.g6 14.hxg5 hxg5
15.f4 d6 16.d5 exd5 17.cxd5 �e7
18.-'l_f2 t\'d7 19.fxg5 Hae8 20.-'l_e2
Jl.e4 2 1 .J}.d4 �g6 2 2.0-0-0 c6
2 3 . d x c 6 t\' x c6+ 24.Jl.c3 t\'a4?
o 24 . . .1'"1e5 ±. 25.-'l.d3 Hc8 26.-'l_xe4
t\'xe4 27.Hh3 Hfe8 28.Hdhl He5
2 9 . t\' x d6 t\'f4+ 30. t\'d2 t\'f5
3 1 . 'lt c 2 t\' x g 5 + 3 2 .<tlbl H x c 3
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33.� )(c3 �g7 34.�c7 aS 35.�fl
.£) e7 36.�a 1 b5 37.t\'f2 t\'g6
38.�d4 f6 39. �d6 1-0 One point
for 1 3.h4!.
(T2 0 . 1 5) Open i ng the P o s i t i o n :
31 ...d5!
This typical Hedgehog break gives
B lack a very dangerous i n i tiative.
3 2 .c5? 3 2 . �)(b6 was critical, e.g.
32 ... <£l8d7 33.�a5 d)(c4 34.<£lc5 <tld5!
With counterplay. 32 ... b)(c5 33.b)(c5
t\'b7+ 34.�b1 .£))(e4 35. .£)d4 �a7
36 . .£) )( e4 d )( e4 3 7 . � b6 � )( c 5
38 . � )( a 6 � c 1 + 39 . � f2 � c 5
4 0 . .£) c 2 � )( d 2 4 1 . t\' )( c 5 Jl d 5
4 2 . �d6 � c )( c 2 4 3 . � b 5 �c3
44.t\'b1 e3+ 4 5 . �fl �dc2
46.�)(d5 e)(d5 47.�b5 d4 0-1 Two
points for 3l . . .d5!.
(T20. 1 6) S i mplification: 1 6 ... Jl_c6!
Black uses the pin on the d-file to ex-
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change the strong Catalan bishop. His
advantage is based on the weak c-pawn
and his pressure on the light squares.
1 7 . �g4 Jl )( g 2 1 8 . � )( g 2 f5
1 9 . t\' h 5 �d5+ 20. -t\'(3 �fe8
2 1 . t\' )( d 5 .£) )( d 5 22 . .£) b5 .£)c4
23.�d4 a6 24. .£)a3 .£) )(a3 25.Jl)(a3
� )(c3 26.Jld6 �c2 27.�fl �ec8
28.a4 � c 1 + 29 . � )( c 1 � )( c 1 +
30.�g2 �f7 31 .e4 f)(e4 32.�)(e4
b5 3 3 . a )( b 5 a )( b 5 34.�e2 b4
35.�a2 b3 36.�a7+ �f6 37.�b7
�c6 38.-'ta3 �b6 39.Jlb2+ e5
40.�d7 �b5 41.�f3 .£)b6 42.�b7
h5 43.�e2 �f5 44.h4 �e4 45.f3+
�d5 46.�d3 g6 47.�b8 �e6
48.g4 �d5 49.�b7 h)(g4 50.f)(g4
e4+ 5 1.�e2 �c5 52.� )(b6 �c2+
5 3 .�e3 � )( b2 54 . � )( g6 �b1
55.�g5+ �e6 56.�b5 b2 57.�d2
e3+ 58.ciflc2 e2 0- 1 One point for
16 . . . ..1lc6!.
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0- 1 Study the first chapters again !

2-3 Below I I 00
4-5 1 1 00
6-7 1 200
8-9 1 300
1 0- 1 1 1 400
1 2- 1 3 1 500
14- 1 5 1 600
1 6- 1 7 1 700
1 8- 1 9 1 800
20-21 1 900
22-23 2000
24-25 2 1 00
26-27 2200
28-29 2300
30-31 2400
32-33 2500
34-35 2600
36-37 Over 2700 Challenge the World Champion!

Of course, your score (or "Positional Elo") must be taken with a very large grain of
salt, as tactics play an extremely important role in chess.

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Bibliography

Aagaard, Jacob: Excelling at Positional Chess ( Everyman 2003)

Beliavsky, Alexander and Mikhailchischin, Adrian: Secrets of Chess lnituition

(Gambit 2002)

Bronznik, Valeri and Terekhin, Anatoli: Techniken des Positionsspiels im Schach

(Schachverlag Kania 2005)

ChessBase Magazine, especially Peter Wells' excellent column on strategy.

ChessBase M EGABASE 2005

Dunnington, Angus: Can you be a Positional Chess Genius ( Everyman 2002)

Dvoretsky, Mark: Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual ( Russsell Enterprises 2003)

Dvoretsky, Mark and Yusupov, Artur: Positonal Play (Batsford 1 996)

Hansen, Carsten: Improve your Positional Chess (Gambit 2004)

H i llarp Persson, Tiger: Tiger s Modern (Quality Chess 2005)

MUller, Karsten and Lamprecht, Frank: Fundamental Chess Endings, (Gambit

200 1 )

Rowson, Jonathan: The Seven Deadly Chess Sins (Gambit 2000)

Silman, Jeremy: How to Reassess your Chess (Silman Press 1 994)

There are many books that offer tactical exercises, but it is difficult to find works
with positional exercises. So if this has whetted your appetite, I suggest Excelling
at Positional Chess by Jacob Aagaard and Can you be a Positional Chess Genius
by Angus Dunnington. Of course, studying the games of Karpov or Kramnik will
also help develop your positional intuition.

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