7 steps to better chess - schiller

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

duc Brief Notes on Ches Notaton 0

1 ; ; nForgettng About the Edges 11Pns, For a Othe Objects o Torture 13Te Analysi Aint Doe 'Tll You Stick a Fork in t 5Lberaton and Revoluton 16The Opponet s No Dummy! 8Kow Al the Mating Postons! 9

2 ; Bk y The Opening Revolves Aoud the Center 25Dot Stop Aayzing Whe You Wi Materia! 3Is it Tme to Atack Yet? 36Do Not ut Off Util Next Move That

Which Ca be Done ght Away! 39Overly Optimitc Sacrice 2

3 ; Bk U

Catle! 6Be Preared! 7Prepare Deeply 52Dot Get Seuced by a Promsing Lie! 55Garbage Stk! 61Dont Improve Your Way ito Oenng Tras! 63Dot Break Too Soon! 68

4 jlm Bad Timig 72Lackg_ te Finihg Toch-A 73Lackg the Fiishng Touch-B 76Too Cever by Haf-A 77


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oo Cleer by Half B 79oo Clee by HalfC 81Geed lls 82

Cofusoary Riffs A Confusoary Rfs-B 87Survval is ot a emporay Occupato! 91es, ou ca Sacrice o a Empty Squae! 93Postioal Weaesses Udiagosed 96erous Moves 97

5 m o all the Basc ig ad Paw Postos 04Bishops of Opposte Colos Dot Always Daw 107Ecessive Ambto 108Forgettg to Play a ecessay ove 112Eyes fo the Wrog Square 114Adjourmet Aalysis Debugged at the Board 116

6: Oeg Preparato 125Preare Deeply 128Ispratio as Peparato 13he Roudabout Attack 138Specuate Play RewardedA 142Specuate Play Rearded-B 150

Speculate Play RewardedC 155Specuate Play RewardedD 161Patece! A 166Patece! B 169DeeeeFese! 172A usual Stalemate 175Edgame echque-A 177

Edgame echqueB 178

Edgame echiueC 180Edgame echque-D 183

Edgame echiqueE 184

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t INTRODUCTIONTh LssonsCess s a game wee innng s a esut of a mstake If ou

on t make a mistake ou can t lose n most games both sesmke a number of eos an te one who mkes te last bg

mistke eaing to checmate loses ll chessplaers mke

mstakes Even he geat od Champions ave manage to

pa soe eaul moves egnnes natuall make a lot

of istakes even accentall losng peces but can often

suvve o even prevail wth a little help fom te opponen

en facng stonge opposton howeve even small eocan ead to efeat o mke pogess as a plaer ou numbe

one tas s to el nate o at eas lmt ou mstakes

is book ams to nvestgate ow b moves can push

past ll the supero ateaves an ofen lea to efet e l

look at tpcal mistakes as seen n m own games hoping tt

ou wil le from the and be able to avo em n you

own games Mn of tese essons wee panul to me as aplaye In ost cases Ive been abe to unestan w te

erors wee mae

Altoug I can t say tat a of em have been puged from

m system ou see examples whee I ave overcome o

avoie soe comon pitfa s m conent tat once ouve

wore tough tis book you pa w l mpove an you wl l

be able to o wthout some of e panfu expeiences at techess boa that ae a large prt of te leng expeence

s book contans vuable lessons in evey phase of te

game e seven steps to bette cess ae oganzed as oows :

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ESSOS HE OPEINe opening contans moe dange tan mee taps as

shown n our rst chapter he art of preparng for batteas been aised to new heigts wit unversal access to

chess computers an chess atabase software. scoogcal

peparaton can be smased by takng te game out of known

pats but how to now wat te enem nows? I eae

a numbe of lessons n openng stategy and pscological

preparaton wch ae sre here .

ESSOS SIC CICSs capter eas wit basc tactical erors wic plage

top plaers as well as begnners . er al n order to wn a cess

game te opponent must make some kn of eror. tout a

seous mistake te games ae lkel to end n draws ere

are man reasons tactca errors are made and half a ozen

examples of psycologica and ote eros are presented.

ESSOS SC SREe net capte deas wit stategic mstaes. lannng

s one of te hardest chess tass . Decdng wheter or not the

bass fo an attac exsts o timing vaous positonal moves

eqes great care an it s eas to s p up. A numberofwarn ng

sgns can be seen n the games analze n ts capter.

ESSOS I HE MIEMEe followng chapter deals wit middlegame essons wit

a baes dozen of examples of mddlegame pa gone awr.

dvance strateg and tactics ae seen ere togete wit

many psycologica staes. ese wee panl mistakes on

my pa an I was du punsed for most of them. ou canavoid ts ate by eepng in mn te pscologca taps tat

ae lkel to trp ou up durng te game

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TRODUCTO

ESSOS E EMEe then reach the chapte on engames. t too me a

long tme to even begn serous stu o tis ctcal stage ote game as explan at te stat o the capter. ave tie

to make up or moeorless gnorng the unamentals o

engame pa b evotng conseabe stu tme to t ove

the past coupe o decaes. Just because leaned late oesnt

mean ou can t benet now b avoiding m mstaes

ESSOS EREte witness ing all o these erros ou might be nclned

to woner how could eve pull o an upset aganst m

bettes he nal chapter shows ow leae some lessons

an apple them against topght competiton . he games n

this capte aren t necessar l m best but the are nstuctive

wns over paes ate rom 2 to 25. Snce m pea

atng was 23 te quai as maor upsets. Most o mopponents wee ranmasters and with the excepton o one

smul game rom m outh all were plae n touaments

wi th prze mone at stake

hope tat when ou ave nshe plang over the games

in ths boo ou wl have eae qute a lot an wll make

ewer mistaes n our own games ehaps the nal capte

wll help gve ou the conence to pla ealessl aganst alopponents no matte how high te are rated . Even the ver

best p aes ae ar rom perect an n an case ou do not

mae a mstake te cannot eeat ou !

F HOHSll wrap the lessons up wth some nal avce and

opeul sen ou on our wa as a better chess p aer

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C CHLLR RDZ LHG

B OT ON TONEah squae cn b db by ombining a rank

T izoal f t boa, cad "a a abe a-. e

vrtca omn of e b calle e a labe - aqua a be decbd by cmbinng l a a o niae

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. STEP ONELssons in th Opningactics are the buiing blocks of cess an wen te fall

the game often falls wit them actica errors are moecommon among beginnes but even the most sile laes

o eces from time to time or Camions ave mae

tactcal eos in the oenng tat ave cost games n as ltt e as

a ozen moves nternatonal astes have roe games n

less tan alf a ozen moves So tactca eors w ll alwas be

ith us assumng m reaers ae uman an not chess-lang

comuters!Among accomlise laers a ece s not usua let

angng so that t can be catue n one move Such erros

are ae an not aicual nstuctive Losng a iece in twoor ore moves to a tactical tap or throug an oversght is far

more comon Double attacs an scovere attacks sou

be antc iate but ae often overlooke

Lets stat tings o wit a few blunes tat are tical ofamateurs an ta a few mastes too!

FOREI BO HE EESen a ece o awn s locate on the ege of the boa

an s not une attac it is eas to foget about it he itemseem irrelevant so no thought is g iven to it en gining out

analsis I t eas fo oonents looing or tagets aneeon te boa to tae avantage of uch erors

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COZ SIG

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Phne Shienhn C C omen 971

28 . Bd5? n tying o oe ee fom e boad ada te game I oveloo e eae of y an at a7

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Neer eresmae he weaess of aws or

peces a he ege of te boa

29.Qd4! Bx? 2 Qe7 tong b eay o m t nata o t i defenvey en to iee ae nde ata

b te met o ti ove lie in te ata tat ome

if B lak tae te aan Qxa7? N +; g Qxe 2Bxd5+ xd5; Qb8+ g7; 4Q7+ (4Qb7+ K6;

5 Qxd5 Ne+ 4 K6; 5g4 Qg+; 6Kxf Qx+;

7 K Qxg4; B a o to 30.Nx NS; 3.Qxa7. Witeon te endgae


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LESSOS THE OPEG

PIS, FORS OHER OJES OF

ORRE

Even or Cmpons me elementry tctic bnersrom tme to tme bt in te olowng emple plyed

recenty it is cer tt neeed to spend more tie cecng

or tctcl trs. Te ins conter pns n nl fork re

te eegnt tctcs n te n of my mster opponent bt

rely so ve een te coming. Countepns were te

pnning piece itsel plced ner pn by te enemy re mong

te lest obvos moves in cess. See for yorsel n erno t is ric emple so tt yo on 't bow te wn s .

Pn e 22 N

i v Lnn Fi Mn Fni 2000

Te gme s been i te bttle . y ing s been rven

to 3 were it seems to be se n te pin t sol ed tote wn of ece . A ve to o s ply 23 .Qe ! owever

n ' see nytn wong wit moving m ueen to g were

t ttcs te pwn t . gre tt d n Qg# ws

coming . t l seee so simpe t te tme .

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EC SCLLE CADOZ LSG

23Qg4?? h5! Sddely eize t akg he pn

os Blk to equie it s o g2, d disoveed

tk on te bso t e624Qg6?

Sey te uee s sfeee th t f5? 24 .Qf5 s oe b nted to bo e

gpn i mght get my king into toube

t s emkbe t to vod oble o he 8 digo

eeded to bng my een ino te ine of e nto te

ose ft s se is veble on e fe At est

voided 24Qx5?? Bg2 ! ; 25 Kxg Qxe6

24 Bd7! !

oiin e 24 . 7!

ddn 't even onsde ths move bese didn 't eli e

te bio s inned d ssed old y pue

e kgt t e but Blks move pins e biso on te

dgon Ak !

25Rael Bxe6+; 26Rxe6 A ook is y bette tn bsop bt te oo ee does not pin te ngt so

Make se yo g ece c' be

coepe

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LESSOS I THE OPEIG

6..g5!!; 7Qg5 Q6 resed, ecue o o lose he rook f oo A ey ful lesso sc

ccs , hch should eed yoe .

E SS ' OE O

SC OR Oe of he eses ys to e o troue s o fil o

lyze deely eouh s ofe dfcul oume,

eseci ly he he clock is coui do , o devoe eouh

e o l he crc les oso Soe oriios y exed qe dee d s esy o lose rck

el dsc e s requred he ex me s yed he

s Clss lye red us oer 1 2 (o roud s

of he 2 1 !

Pn ae 24 Qe2

i iee i Hi Cii

e k Ci 97

5.Q! A very ycl d sucve error. ddhe he codece o ee y i sho hi d y 25 5 !

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E SE COZ PSG

Qxb2; 26bx6 e a at 6 old be o ea afte 6

b6 at old ave bogt abot a ogy eve game

25 . Rxe2 26R? Sle malation t i te tat i get te dan Bla get y a, bt tee aoa fok o te a at a2 and d old ave ayed 26 b5

xb2; 27bx6 bx6; 28f 26 .Rx; 27Kx Nxb428Bxd4 Nxa2 29Ba7 Nb4 30Bb8 c6 3 d4 d5; 32cxd5cxd5 Ba ent on to

l LSO H

he yo hae anayze a osto as eey as

yo an , ty to go s a b t eee

LIBERATION AND REVOUTION

did eove o te evio debale and managed tooge to te next eve e fol log battle of a

paye o tat tee a m yet to ean Soetime

fel o te old ta of tig tat a a ttng on a qae

event ote iee fom ng tat qae f te a

ove, te ave time to defed, igt?

t doe t ok tat ay I a aye need to e a qae ,

i i oied by a ee, te te bet tati i to ovete iee ile mang a teat e te oonent doe't

ave tme to eat te ext game al gt i to a

by givig y ooent te ootity to ea a qae t

an attakg move

Yo a avod t obem by a oing yo iagnaton

to examne eaio ee exitng ee ae emoved fo

te boad i a efl exee, i a ead to ottng

ay ombnaton At te vey leat, t e event te idof eo ee i ti game

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SSOS

Piin aer 23.a4

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n ti ogy eve oitio Whte eate obe fo

Bak he ey to te oition i te af8 diagona Nata y

ine Wite a a boaded an at b4 ddt give it a

toght

23 bxa4? Afte Ne7 B a i not oe 24b5ite eaane aie oened b5 ad o ant

avoid o of mateia 24Ne7? Afte y t eo neveeoveed B a oition a not ot nti ti ove 4

Nb; 5 Bb4 Qb6 ; 6 B xf8 Rxf8 i bet White i oe

the ban o te oition i ony igty bette 25Bb4 eigned

Remembe that eces that seem immobe ca

sometmes be moe afer a emay maeer

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HE OPONEN S NO MMAs in n spr , u n rspc ur ppnnt ! Thr

s ngr hn thngs g t l n u ng g vng rl n he g gns n pnc n

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ht u ppnnt s ging t cntnue k ss

Afr tning g psiin, u cn tp pliius n in psiins tht rue ptince n

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h inin u 0.R R4.

I h cunt n his l i tl cic t pu nugh prssur t h th pstn 1.Rdl!

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LESSOS TE OEG

Ps e 2e

Oo! fogot my on bio a inned ave to

exange iee and mae te ot of te iation 2 Rb2;

22Rc2 Rc2; 23Qc2 Qc2; 24Nc2 e an donmae fo te ming knig Wie ad a lea advantagead ent on o in

e eo ee a one of deeing y IM oonent

Soetig od ave told me e a't going o ang aan fo noting !

GA ESSN FVE

he hgs are goig e agas a sog

ooe, be esecay vgia ad check

accs cae!

KNOW ALL THE MATING OITION!ee ae not a at any ye o eate ad ie o no evey oe of em Soeie agedy o

e a nning oition ino a o beae of a ye ofekmate ta yo aven't een beoe


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Th s th cs n h nt g, ut h not oook

sc trpp pc tcc long th ount h

n o kno i Th nr g s ntrsng n sl pulsh pck up in th rl g,

hr us n scrc to gin nn ing poston

Pn aer 16h3

Mn v. Gnnn GM nn 996

Ths looks ik strong ov sinc , i th shop rrs ,h por o h pn is lssn ck, hor, hs othr

plns n Q5, ntn thr 1 or 1 R8Th orr look goo o ung h g, but

t ls o ncll cticl lin 17Q5 Q5 18Nx5

f5 1 9 B 0 Rc 3 R N; N f5

3Rf Rx5 c R5; 5 ; 5; 7Rb4

Wht s c lr tr

6 N! A r stong scric, hch gs ck ni ntg 7 R B Th onl corrc

coninution , sinc 7 Q3 il s o 8 ! n 7 3

1 8 hxg is too uch o n nvsnt or Blck 8B Be3

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LESSOS TE OPE

19N3 Q There i no need o cpure eihe rook when he

bhop i o rog

20K2 d4; 2 Nd5 Rd8

th oin I though he gme w ipy winnng, bu

hie ound rong reply 22R5 B; 23K Ne! I tooe r oo long o wor ou he complcon , nd I cugh u

o my opponent on me Ech o u w down o 2 mnue

o he emnng 7 moe 24Qd4 h pcure! hieh eled he gin g7 nd he moe Ne7 u lwybe ended o B lck doe no eem o e much of n c ,

bu in c he c oninue 24 N h undermine hekngh d5 nd expoe he Whe kng Ech o u i down o

8 minue here 2K Q!Wrong chec ied he fc h he hie nigh lo

e 6 nd b6, o h hie nno ord o exchnge

ueen On 25 Q5; 26Qg4 Qxg4+; 27hxg4 b6; 28Rb5

6; 2Rxb6 Rxd5; Rx6 Rd+; Kf4 Rd2, Blck win

mu dm h I ied he enre lne wh b6 nd 6i would he been much more ecien lne , bu my moe

hould o wn

26N4 Rd4; 27 R Rd2; 28B3 R2 ; 29Nh5 6Now Bxf6 i o g6! 30Rb5 Rd8; 3N4 Rc2;

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32Be 6 33h Rd h roo hould he yed home,bu I ddn' ee ny oibe hre o y kng Exeme

ime reure w orcing me o ly quckly 34B4 R;35K 6; 36h5 Here hd o do y 6 b , bu

wih boh g hnging hough I w ming ne 36 K7? 37h6 h6; 38Rd5 Now hing re ogher,becue he me 8 c7 l o Ne6 Checing 5

w necey 38 Kh6 Now he orce me eI he neer enconeed I ju neer w i coming 39B+

Kh7; 40Rd7 K8; 41 N6!

P 41 Nxg

r I hough hd won on ie here bu I hd

ogoen o noe he exchnge g6 hen I hogh h he

oion w no winnng o me Een ly I reli ed i w

lo becue o he checme g7

St a lea mag ss, eve hse a see m be are mbable

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LESSOS TE OPEG

d neer een ceckmng pern, uing bhop,

kn igh nd rook wh no upporng k ing or pwn erp f

d mnue or wo mg e gured ou , bu my weof me nd poor deciion in he middlegme were e rel

culpr

Mng poon houd be pr of your ndrd ren,

nd ceckme need o be leed f you wn o oid

fe like h One of my be gme eer, nd mor upe n

ful ew of o of op profeonl , ruined becue of ime

roube nd gnornce!

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Sregc pnning e long me o lern hie eery

begnner know h he ume gol o he gme ochecme he enemy ng , e ue whie o undernd

he deren demnd o riou ge o he gme h

wor we n he opening no neceriy good de n he

mddlegme , nd he endgme n un ere o own

HE OEI REVOVES AROD HE

CEERhe Fcher er dd o o good or che, bu here

w downde or hoe o u who hd no orml rnng

or nrucon Ficher mde hyperodern che he norm,

choong deene where Bc h dd no pln rm e

n he cener he clcl heor were ugh wh

n Scln nd King' Indin, we mply dd no ern he

impornce o conrollng he cener Sure, w menonedn ome boo , bu oher book proclimed h cener conrol

w ly old myh nd h he Hypermode hd dproed

ll h

el l , he mpe ruh i he cener coun lwy did I u h he Hypermodern opened up ome wy o plyng

n he cener whou occupyng h dncon w o on

me or ong meh one o my mo memorble gme In c, w

memorbe een beore I pyed , becue I hd drem he

ngh beore h I woud be plyng he he de o hi

openng gn Mche der (who lo o n he nex

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round) , nd ht I would get ino rouble bu nd n ingenou

w ou

T gme w plyed n one of m mot urpiinglyucceful touen , he 7 New ok Ciy Cmponhp

I w pying che erouy or he r ime n eer e ,

nd n the iddle o te toument, I hd o dre down to

Flod nd bck n e o he econd weekend o p

Aong he w, I udied he Cro-nn , u ng t egulry for

the r tme, nd i h ened lo fend to thi d,

e binging e o Cl plye to Me

Le lbu went on to becoe the Unied Se Cpion

e bece frend nd wrote book togehe on Le ' forie

Aekine efene Menwle, here i te brut, but not ,

eon I receed he bod

d4 N6 24 5 3d5 b 44 M od orie gintthe Benko mbi

4 b4 5 Nd2 d6 6e4 6 7 b3 B7 8 Bb2

Pn aer 8

v . Au C Cn k 1979

94 hi doe no pper to be bd oe , bu it led to lo poton Bd w he logicl moe 9 e5! Ouch! I

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LESSOS I BASIC STRATEY

cpure e5 , hen Ng ! oowed by Ne5 ges Bck

gre gme ee he pwn , hen Bck cpure nd

w soon occupy e5I mus ry o keep he e-e cosed whie my ing is sil n

he cener 0de6 e6 my he worres on he -e , oo

OK , I ge some py on he digons er e! Oh no! My undersndng o py n he cener

ws si ery poor 2e5 Thoroughy red , I mke hingseen wore I ered his posiio wh -pwns sl on hebord , mgine my horror now !

2 4!

osition aer 2 Ng

I's hopeess, hough, s I red o decde beween

Ng, he obous moe , nd Qe, geing redy o cse

o he reiey se ueenside Then ry o hope ppered

n he orm o srnge choce d! ruy remrkbemoe, becuse i is going o be ery dcu o deeop he

kngsde

I he des or using he d-sure, which wi become

cer er B 4Bh h s epeced Ne5;5Be5! Be5; 16Ne5 is compced, bu he s n he

gme er eiher cpure , or 6 Qe7

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15Qe2 Qe7; 6B4! 6exd6 Qxd6 7Bxg7 xg78Rd Q6 Blck n eru ruble

16 h4; 7 h4

oition aer Nh4

Fnly, me cunerpy in he rm heened r

g6 My kngde i l prlyzed bu ere re n imede

dnges 17 Q5; 8 Rd Here he Gndmer lp uphe crrec pln n ey nd, brng he ngh in

he gme, nd pe he wy r he rk n he cer jn

he ry 8 Be5! ; 9 Be5 Qe 206 e4; 21

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LESSOS BSC STTEGY

oition r 21

Te pon ll eem o be opele or e

Excngng ueen led o dier on e lg ure, on

eer ide o e bord Bu ound cleer wy o complcee gme by uing e d2ure, pnned 22Kd2! Qd422 Qe2; 2 Nxe2 Bx ; 24 Rx Nc6; 25 i ceinly

no wore or e! 23K2 Q3 Blc w cuum eueende pwn 24Kb Qxb3 25K Q3; 26Kb

osition r 26Kb

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Blck hs bshop nd pwn for he rook, bu cn

cpure h Or cn he? 26 d! 26 Bh ; 2 Rf B!

28 Nf Qb B lck cn do n o beer hn drw 26 628xd6

osition aer 28Qxd6+

Bck shoud s be wnnng, bu needs o pu he kng

on e gh sure 28 K 28 Kg8!; Qe6 Kh8 ndhie uns ou of checks 29 Kh6 or 2 Kh8 Qbnd sooner or ler Bck mus ke he drw 0Rd6 Now

Blck hd no choice u o sp he poin 0 Kx4 2K2 rw greed here re few lessons o be eed from his gme On

he pus s ide , I dd mnge o nd n escpe roue for he kngnd neer ge up he gh , no mer how bdy h ngs looked

However, I owed he gme o open up before securng my

kng , nd h should he cos me he gme

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Take care ee y cee sg ae y

case

DON'T TO ANAYZNG WHEN YO WIN

MATERIAhen aang variaion, you need o know how deep

o examne eah ne n he pa a a poiion, very

eay o diad ine hee yo p up a pee fer all , he

opponen in gong o go no a ne ha give away a whoe

pee ! ere ae ome poiion , howeve, where a varaon

eadng a n o aeria i deepve o eay o j

op anayng when he varaon grab he pee, bu yo

do , here ay e a nay upe a he end

hi n' he ame a onderng an opponen' poibe

are henever you opponen pay ead o an obviouaea o yo ae nauay piiou Bu when he

poon i bured a few move ino he anaya rea, you

end no o hin o i a a aie In he gae beow ha '

j wha I dd hogh objevey my poon remaned

ne, pyhoogaly my faure o onide y opponen'

ene aegy added a o o pee, whh n urn ead o

enough bad de on o o me he game n h gae, hadn' anaged o ae b wan' oo

woed beae y ng ha peny of defene had ambion

on he kngde, bu fe he need o open up he game or y

bihop a b7 o ha i od paipae n an aa on he

enemy kng

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Pn ae 23 Bd3

Dn v. Gunnny 84

Bck kng ry gh rely huldn be nkng

bu penng up e cener bu he ny ren lbe

Te rk re mencngly dwn he g-le bu ny ere

uppr me cep re r h3

d5!I ju cudn' nd nyhng beer I w he gme

cnnun hrug me 26 bu unfruney med

he h n me 27 S l l e lernie dd n mpre

23 5 ; 24 ex5 Qc6 The dul hre f x nd Qxc3 ed

recery f he pwn e l h he dnge 25 Nbd2

Qxc3; 26R7

unppeng w 23 b4 24 cxb4 Qxb4; 25 Rb w

n unplen pn fr Bck

4e5 Ne5 5de5 K; 6Q R

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aer 2 R3

I gured h fer he queen rere I ju puh he f-pwn

n huld clen up One mke n n relizing hecricl nue he pn nd deng ucien me

nyzing frced rn

nher undereiming , bck me 2 , he wenef he cener nd he pwer f he he e-pwn

27Q! ddn ee hi crice cmng el , w heme, bu lziy pped fer menly remoing he bihp

27

Rd3 8e6! My ppnen impy he he e-pwndwn my hr, ne er he her , un my pn chke 28 Qxe6 29Nd4

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osition aer 29 Nd4

At ths ont I sti l ha hal an hor left or a ozen oes ,

ent of ie shou hae sent a lot o te hoosng

etee n 6 as esttons fo ueen soesheeshos that onl thogh or a oue of tes

29 Qd6hs oe ooks ne , t trns ot to e a I shou hae

hosen the othe eteat 9 30xh6 e 3 h

7 3 3 3 e5 3 3 Nx5 5 35

7 36N6 x6 36 x6 3Ra7 R 39h

6 0 g3 7 lk hs n etra ee ut l he harte keeng hs reanng a I n ase, this s etethan the gae !

30e5 6; 3e6!

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oition aer 31 e6

ent haf of ean ng haf hou on th tun ot

trng to ok out hat haen if take the an . n tnt

ather than onrete anal e e to eteat. oonentha oe an hou et an a egnnng to get neou.

31 Bc8 3 . . .3 a oret. hou hae taken thean an guae the e. 3.+ 33.N5 4

34.N7 ! f6 35 .+ B 3 . . .Kg7 get oee

36.Ne+) 36.e7+! (Not 36.a + 37.K f4+ 3.g3

#). 36 . . .e7 37.a g7 3. + 39h

7+ 4 .7 7 4 1 . ! th a ke a.32Qc7! Be6; 33R8+ K7; 34Qe7 Rd+; 35Kh2Q6 tie a on to ee eon an the gaea n any ae ot . 35 . . .4 36.4 h7 get late y

37 . g7 3 .

GAlIE SS IGH

Remembe that maea avaage s oly oe

at of te game

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6.g8+. I reigne ne fter ring the rook thueen

IS IT TIME TC YET?

Atkng oe ntrly to ny hyer epey

hen fing hgher re opponent In the ne ge fng or oonent n one ho trn n o oeng oner or tehn pro

thn o of the oeor Not ntng o be groun on

urng rthon g nturly hoe n tve oenng ove hh ee o ke the n tive ut ooerngbee on ly uee n rovng the oonent oon

l. f5 2.g b6 .Bg2 Bb 4 N6 5c4 c5 6.c

e6 .b Be 8.Bb2 9 d4.

Poo aer 9,d4

Zn v. C Cn C 979

9 ...cxd4! ou not reit the tetton to ure the

Wht ueen to the enter n then gin tepo tkng

t ith y hop . ou hve qulze h he eni . . e4!

0 .Qxd4 Bc5 .Qf4

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Poo aer 11 4

ll h5! rel on an attak th f ut Whte has

a sol efense foraton, so erhas ll N6 oul haeeen ise 2.Qd2 f4 .a4 fxg 4.hxg.

ha sotte the n on the fan ut oerestiate the

effet of the ature at g3 , sine the sho s uner atta 4 Bx. Ng3 15N5 as the alteate

What a ess to hae to eal th at the oar he o iations

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connue, u hte coes ou on o. 16.Ne6! e6 16. . .

Nf 1 7 . ! ) 7 . . Nf 1 9 .a N

0.g.Whte has the shop pa an ete an stctue.

aks outse passe an oul no have een sufcent

coensaion.

15Bx x 16ex xg e Qh4

Poo ae . . .Qh4

Ths lne as uh easer to caculate an gure I

ou have a ve strong atack . he pole that I ovelookeas he hole lack of eveloent on he ueense. Ths

renfoes the ea hat th ove as sgue.I as also so aken h atack on the he tha

totall ogot hat the hsuare oul e vulneale. As the

gae shos , t s hte ho akes avanage of the hle .

8.g2 h5 9.e4 So uh fo aons a f! Ifon the ook a a ere at

9Qe 20.xc5 bxc5 21h

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ESSOS I BSIC STRATEGY

Poo ar 2/h/

a on i aeady oele 21 .Nf6 22.Qg5Nc6 2.Bf6 Qxf6 24.Qxf6 gf6 25.eh4 aS 26.h

a7 2 .h8 Kg 28.lh. Whte evealy on

GAM SS NE

Kee ha he yo oe he game,

yo ooe has moe moby, oo

DO NOT T OFF UNTIL NXT MOV THAT

WHIH AN B DON RIGHT AWAY!n the nex oiion have he ootnty to adiay

hange te gae by ating at y deiion a o

efan fro oening a big b h7 d iagona fo y oonen

tinig at t ould eefoe ean fove oed ee

ner he o avoable o tane tun o hat heo favoable tane ere gh tee on e board

and the oen o at a no ! Afte leting te ooiy

i don t get anoe ane

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he esson here s that ou have to ork era har

n riia positons here the nature o the gae an be

hange aall As e have seen t a stake to oenthing p preatuey bu no ess an eror to ea hen he

atve ove s the orre one

erhas the bes ave I an gve that you shou

hnk th a pove atiue Ak ouse Can I get aa

th hs rather han hat an haen o e f I open the gae hle aong ourelf etra e o poner he

poiion akng en peren of your tota te s reasonabe

an even ore the poton s ver opate

Posto aer 24el

Fn v M M C 84

have tya ae oe erors n goo postons han

ba one Ive got a great gae here but y next ove i a

trke

4Qa! h not ust in atera he ove s tooabtous hopng the resure on e3 l be oo great he

a n thnkng ear involve aure to appreiate he

anger aong the b h7 agona

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After 4 . f5 5 . hte oul efe thout

ult. 4 e ! hoeer s aother atter 5 g e3

6 e3 xe3 7 .xe3 f6 ! I sse ths eese resoure hh rotets e . lak has a uee a a for to rooks

a ore hite as are like to fal . I ot ure lak s

aatage s g u t t s sutale

25.Qc2! 5. oo ate to ature o ! 5 .e 6 .h7 7 .h#.

264 B 2.Qb Qa6 So uh for attak heosto s o ojetel aout ee ut t as har for e

to oe u ith a oheret a I hat reoue fro the

shooga eets of eso at oe 4 28 g629.Ba2 a4 0.Qc2 b6 .Qc a4.

Haig et the aatage s i I as ot oose to a a.

2.Qb4. Whte oes ot retreat . Ater a l the to shosare orth oethig .

2 b6 Qd2 4.Bb b5 5.Qb4 g4 6.cxb5

cxb5 .Bx x 8.Qb+. hite threates to traerooks a gra the a so lak has to ok

8c4! 9.Bg h5 40.e2.

Ie aage to ho o a there s othg rog

th the osto. Hoeer the e of te otrol s alas

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dangeo teitoy I deided to ea the pin an ge my kng

o afety, but n ong o lok my ook at g4 40Kg6? Bette

a 40 h4 4 Be 3 42 g3 N6 43 Nd5 ! ? medt hot dng te game 44 Qxb5 Qx5 45 xb5 e6 Wi e

ette, bt the night i oe vaabe an te ihop and

Whte exta pan bokaed h od have been ete

tan the gae

l1MI

See he oen

41.ec2 xc2 42xc2 b4? Bak oton i oetan t oo a the ooing vaaon ho So t to

oen a ne o my een f 42 K7 43 Qd5 Qg6 44 8 !

Whe ha an eegan n 44 Nb6 45Qg8 h6 46Q8

Qh7 47 6 g6 48 Qd8 an gong to fa o 42 h443Qd5 7 46 Qx6 45Q6 hxg3 46Qx5 th an

eay n o We

4xb4 Kh 44a2 h4 45.xa4 g6 46xa hxg4.h. What a hobe lae o a ook ! 4 ..c6 Peha yopponent il oveoo a ba ank mate? 48.al. o uh

hed ot anothe doen move eoe hite on

OVERY OTIITIC ACRIFICEPatng it the ady i a ot o n at te he oad, i

not n ea e Queen ae ae among the mot aebe

ite o he at , and I ty to pay the en the oppotnity

eem e n a nmbe of ae, the temtaton to eate a

o o at an oveide ommon ene ite a te ol oing

game o o mt not alo yoef to be edued bya eat move, eae the oneene an e evee

indeed

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Poo ae Qe

u v ier ky

Bxf4 A ha to o as play the ovious 7 a6Bak is eay ette But ee to sa the ueen fo topees , a pan o to , an an attak

8Bxg4+ xg4 9Qxe Bxh+ 0hl he8 Qg5f5 xf5! hS ouln t aptue at f5 22 gxf5 23Qxf57 2 Nxa7 8 25 Qxg an Whte ns

h4 Bg 4xg6 b8 5 a6 6a d

f4 de 8xh5 suppose ou have es igne th only half the mateia nee to make up fo the mssng ueen oeve, hite's

kng s not safe , so ty a e ti s

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Aaingly hee fe t avage a da !

28 .+. 28 e eaiy handed by 29 f 29xBx; 30f4+ Ka; 3l.x. Whe ha on o piee othe oo b the pn on the gpan give me a fok hh

p the nigh at h5 31 ...h3+!; 32.Kgl xhS; 33.eleh8; 34.f4 h4; 35.e3 h2; 36g3 h+; 3K+ 38.Ke2 e8+; 39.Kd2 hxel ; 40.xel xel 4 .KxelBxg2 42c2.

Da ageed

A s ore oa a a bracy ze

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alays advise my tudents to ast e as soon as thee daylght

beteen the kng and ook unes thee s an mediate inavalabe Settng asde atling n favo of some othe move

is an i ntega omonent of ome advaned oening stategies

but n geneal i you don t ate soone o ater it ome

bak to bite you ll my students kno thi though they aen t

eet in thei exeution Pehas they ae foong my

dubious exame as fom time to time st get into toule

beause my ng safety s not my on top riotyEven eaed oenings have to take ae to ath o king

afety and thee ae ome othe eed bums that mut be taken

eious ly any ae yhoogial Some peole onder ute

legtmately hy omeone ho ha done o muh oening

analyi as autho taine eond and ommentato ould

osbly fal aat ealy n the game h kne the ane !

Most o the time the oblem aies fom an ieesibleimpovisationa teak

You should stik to you opening epaation unes you

ee omething at the boad that gves you some eason to

eonide you analy is

n most ases it ette to ay you eaed move and

tust you eaation f it doesn t ok out you an eai the

poblem at home hee you an devote tme and esoue tothe poet

he othe lesson i n this hapte inude i nsu ing that you

tae in to onsideation ateatve an fo you oonent so

that you aent ononted by unexeted noveltes ealy n the

game and the need o patiene

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CASECastg s ta fo kg safety ust do t eause

he you do't, there's trouble ahead d f the eemy hasa roo o the ee, atle uiy, beause a ogged le a

be upugged ute rapdly, espealy f the epas ae o

loger o ther home suares .

Poo aer 5 . Rae8!

er v r e Yu Maer

ftee moves to the game, my kg s stl the ete

a gsde astle at l, hih is soe justato for

alog othe moves to ome rst t ths pot, should

aste medately, or after a aptue at e5 ad 5 have four

mor pees efeding the kig , but the roo o e8 s ready to

ope e ! t s stug ho ukly the game a s apart

6g4 Bxd!! oveooked ths .Bxd exf4 8..ay, ut it is too ate 8 . Jxe 9.g5 dS o pasdo , ould 't sae the game

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GAM LSSON TWLV

Fae o case is ofte a caa offese, a yo

g may ose hs hea as a es

E REAREDOpening pepaation i a of every p aye epeiene

Even beginne ay ave a ene of te fe move

tey inten to pay, even f t a mpe a eeting e4 it

e5 en jst tating ot , i enoug to kno tat yoou pant a an n te ente, eveop piee, atle, an

ty to onnet you ook y removng any iee tat stand

beteen tem at impe avie an keep you ot of toube ,

bt a you proge yo n tat yo nee moe pei

prepaation o a vaiet of enemy an

At te ge eve of e, opening pepaation an

beome omp ive , t o an o of ty invete innng a inge goo move mght not get paye nti

afte move 25 , bt fo mot paye , u ok i a ate of

time as i t i n ikey any oponent fo o ome teoetia

reommenation o eep ino te game o eepy yo

o pepare e ubje o te ne eson n ti game,

yo i see o it i ifut to ome p it goo move

en agt npeaeee i a game n te iime US ampon

demontates is oiginaity in te oenng, and engt in

te milegame Ate a bio eange ae, am

poitionay ot Damn ie o tme to pepae Five

minte t ajorf meie, Danny O m, an o ave

aed into Bone favote efene, ooing oa to an

nteeting teoetia eAgain a , manne teoy is te bet pan e te

mgty poe o anmate exeene to eent e

it te nee o move on e it ing teoy, o etep it it

an infeio ine Bt ount ak into a teoeta

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je wih pep, s I sthed the eti ( s

thh) , pe whh I wl se ri the ex ye t

kk tw Gdmstes l d6A lst he f me t ee the lyih f the Si il in

ith 2 e, d thh t it fr splt sed 2d4Well , we my in Te fe 2 Nf6 3B5 I kw

i tle methi t th , hi wite ks i

2Bg4.The We efese k me by srpe Tue , t i s w

espetle pei, t stil hs hdx , hih

hh ws appeli t Brwes rther etil

pte I wst hppy, sie I ply he defese mysel,

d ld t lest hse lie, whh mde me t

mfle whe I ws the Blk sie he psi i

c4A he a , I were wht se Tisdll wd

d? The exptte mei w my hseme while iEld , d I elled h he lke the pl wih Q3 Whe

we wee li a wh he pi i e was le t

me p wth ii tep Why hi s eeed my

hed, d t kw, bt i t elly sde he medite

e , ledi t mi les , whih ejy s B lk

d 4Qb b

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Poo aer 4 b8

Scher v Bwe Weer Sate Ope eo, 99

No e are gettng eid O o thoght ealy hodhave been fama ith th poton , a t hod have been nmy epetoie a B lak Bt my genea openng preparaton

had a ero gap , and no I had to nd a way to lmb ot ofthe hoe and get to ome ort of poton that od not gve

my opponent an advantage

5g. felt the bihop od be efl at g2 Bone'

move i y no mean orgnal, trange a it may appear WthWhte ommtted to the anhetto , Blak may be able to e a

break th b5 Thee ae penty of alteatve, and pehap

hitting the bhop th 5 h3 bet

5 g6 6Bg Bg 6 5 7e3 Qa5 8Nbd2 Bx

9 Bx Bg7 0 Qd3 Ngf6 0 0 2 Bg2 b5 3 b3 led

to obre omp aton n Oafonoten , Hatng 990

a npepaed fo th lne and a mpovng Had beenfaml ar th the pomnent game menton no n hndght ,

old have faed mh better n the game

Be.No e ae getting wed Or o thoght really hold

have been faml ar th th poton , a t hold have been n

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my repertie a Bak But y genera pening preparatn

ha a eru gap , an n I ha t n a ay t b ut

the he an get t me rt f ptin that u nt gvey ppnent an avantage

g et the bhp u be e at g2 Brneve i by n mean igina, trange a t may appear With

White mmitte t the anhett , Blak ay be abe t ue a

beak th b There are penty f alteatve , an perhap

httng the bi hp th 5 h3 bet

g6 6Bg Bg 6 5 e3 Qa5+ 8 Nb2 Bxf3

9Bx Bg Q3 Ng6 1 1 00 0 2 Bg2 b 3 b3 e

t bure mp iatin in Oafnten , ating 990 a nprepare fr th ne an a impvng a been

alar ith the pinent game mentin n in hnght ,

ul have fare mh better in the game

Be.

Poo aer Be3

h6. an be playe meatey , an a y playtranpe 8 Nb2 Nh6 9 x5 Nx B x 1 0

0 2 Ne4 Qa 1 3 f b5 ! 4 Nx5 8 5 N bx4fre Whte t aept a ieabe game ater 6Qe3 Nr g r brke here 6 Qxb8 xb8 Nxb8 Bxb2 8 N6

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Qa ! ; 9 .Rab c3 an ack won wtout cut n Scarela

. ezo 992 o Juno Capionip. ut next

oe take e ae ino new tetor.8Ng5! I wane to tr o ap te biop. .N2 c5 ea

o e peou note .8 c5! . . .N5 ; 9 .3 Nxe3; .Qxe3 5 ; .Nc3 wa wa

I a n n . 9dxc5 NS! 9 . . .Qa5+; .2 Qxc5; .3 5 ; 2 .e e ; 1 3 .Ne xe c e a a poton wt oe

poena o ie .

0h

Poo aer Jh3

I ecie to acrce te excane at a opin to ount

an atack tat nee eall ateiaize . .cx Nxe3 ; .Qxe3

xb2 i ao notn o e . Fo eape 2 .5 e; 1 3 .3

xa ; . Qa5+; 5 .N2 Qc3 ! 0 Nxe Qxe Bxb22hxg4 NxcS Q4 f6 4xh Bxa 5Nd2 QaS6 Bd5 Kd K BeS 8 Qe Qc!

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Po a 8

Whte i aeady lot et to y on deve againt a

andmate, a nabe to ary ot the oenng phae of

the gae oey and ent don to deeat at move 40

A SSN RN

Mke sue y re ree f resberees he rs fe mes f he gme

REARE DEELYn the evio game a neaed o y oonent

fth move n the next gae the taon ite dieent

We atte o 8 move of non heoy n he pevio game

the elt a deteined by that move n th one, thoght

ne hat a dong n eaity a blindly olong a

ine had eaned ithot ealy exlong the na oitionhat od be a fogivabe in i the pb hed evaation

ee an advanage o one de o eaty, bt the athoitie

had delaed the oition n ea hat imoe a eonibi ity

on the aye

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te teoecas opt ot ou ee to aalze t ouselo use a cope poa peeab bot ! ack in 990

copues pobabl col not ae te coplextes o tepos ito . To be ai tis was a casual ae wi o peparato

bt tis was a eense to te Iaa Gae at te tie

a I a spet an ous aalzi te 5 . . . b5 ines to wc

I a cotbute a poant noet a ecae back.

Te lesson to be aw o i s ae is tat we ou

stu a ope a n a posiio tat s cosee ncea

ou ae to i eepe a t to ake se tat t s ' t actuall

os ! A eauato o "ncea cates tat o ae wok

to o!

l.e4 e5 2 c6 Bc4 f6 4.g5 d5 5.exd5 b56.Bf d4 .c xd5 8.e4 Qh4 9g Bg4 0 e4l l cxd4 Bd6 2Bxb5+ d8.

Poo aer 2 . . d8

Ed e yd Oe 0

ot paes wee ala wit te latest teo o ts

asciai le . A e tie bot casti a eeopin te

quee wee bei estate. Now 3 is te oal

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o ea o poiio coie aoa or at

ac captu o a t t oe q to 3

e a e ateai n wi a ia qepo wa s .

.Qb xg+ 4.dl B6 .Bc6 x 6xd xg.Qxg Qxg 8.hx Bxd.

oton aer 18. xd5

A kow poiio aae a uca Ei. ack

a paw o ie' .5 (t o -paw n'

wot c) an e son potct paw at 2 as a ioe copaio o t ki. Ae pain tis a

ow I ca coic te i i cal te o

ie . Copue poa a wi o caiin iei ca tt otes pri ack !

9.gl 0.c l.c g! Te a op a . . .5 a paws coect . 2 . .R wou

ae e wi t I out ack a ou or t piceae 22 3 R; 23 . . .d 6 .4! A ti s i ae

e as to i ppaaio a e wou a kownte ta to pa e ip in . . .x4 4.dxe4 4.xg xd4 6.d. I o ta. M ea iop i

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gone an te geatest ope te pawn at g2 as been e

o te boa

Wat wo m appoac ae been t pope st Iwo e ae ea ize tat ate 23 Ne4 ! te on eost i s 23 e4 ; 24 e4 e4 eeping te pawn at g2 At te

moent tee ae on two pawns o te ook bt Wi te wi

pobab etn te oo o te bisop an pawn eegng

wit an eta bisop in te engame So te entie aation

wit 2 g5 wou ae been eecte an some atenatewo ae been ea I no goo option ets ten a

wo ae to eiate eaie o peap gie p e entiene!

GA LSSO FOUR

If yo a e go to a o ar les whch hae

bee aalyze eel, ake se yo evaate

the a stos th secal cae f the are

cosee "clea

DON'T GE SEDED B A ROMISING

LINE!

Gen a te aaiabe boos an atabaes t s a bitae to get caugt b a ne moe ea in te gae Tat is

o won 't get spised o pen sbtantia cnks o ou

ie stng ces open ng ! Fo ot pae tese esouceson't coe nto pa Openngs ae oe eas eae o

boos it ots o pose tan o enccopaeic coectonso tousans o gaes So te patia ange epoe i n te

net game emans eeant to ot cessaes

Wen ou ean an opening tee ae oten soe cee

ines tat o ' oe to see at te boa Atos a go togeat engts to spa tese tcs becase it pat o gi ing

te eae conence n te opening Soetime owee

te e buie n a itte ootnote Te obseant eae spots

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te ewe pole i a cecn e concluon o te

auo an ten ae or o la oe unwitn opponent

wt e coer.oeie t oe own a panne ut n oe cae

te atepte iackn o a pont oe ecaue te pat

eain p to te ri l iant oe wan t coue poper. o a

pcoocal anpon t ea o uneran . ou real

want e ne o work an ook owa to te conratulaion

ou wl recee wen e tap prun .

Te prepare ne oen t ae to ea o a oce wn ut

wi ll ele a upeor poon wle lan te inoantopponen. ou on't reall want to n a aw in e oe

eain up to te uprie o ou?

Wel n ce ou ae o e oecte . I eae a panu

leon a e an o a ron eean nternatonal Mae

wo a conrue an new oe to openn eor oer

te ear . I aue e wou ut olow a aou ae n a

ariaion wc aot all te ook incate wa reat o

lack. M upre wa en n a te oonote in a etale

onoap. eore I a a cance o pa t opponent

prun a urpre o own .

To ao ate ake ue at our openin

pepaaion cone al l eaonae opton o te opponen .

o no concenrae olel on e ot nteetn or copcate

lne.Let ee wa appen in t next ae.

l d4 6 c d g bd 4 c6 S e4 dxe4

6xe4 e

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Poo aer N

S Lrk ekjav Gra Ia

I a pepare oe a an aenaie o e capue a

e5 een n a we known Mika Ta ae I a known Tance e 90 Opa an e wa akin a ance a eac

o ae un e Iceanic ounaen an oee

e aice ae eac ae I' awa be aeu o i

enip epeca nce e wa wi Fice io wen

wa en e aeTake a ook a e ae Abu Ta o e 972 oie

Caponp wc oen cie a a eaon ie ' woe

openn aey neecie 7 xe5 Qa5; ex Qx5 ;

9 x7 x7 ; 0 Q2 Qx2+; x2 Nc5; 2 3 e;

3 N 0; e2 b5; 5 a3 a5 ; 3 Re; 7 R 5 ! ;

e5 N7; 9 Re xe5; 20 ; 2 e3 Nc5 ; 22 ae

7 ack' piece ae uc oe ace an e boppai i a anibe ae ow e eetuct epe b

a acrcal ne wc i oo ea ecine 23Nxb5 !;2e5 (23e2 Nx3+; 25 cx3 cxb5 ) 2 x3+; 25 cx3

cxb5; 2Rxb5 Rb; 27Ne5+ ; 2Rxa5 + ie

ene

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7 ex4! A g eoreca noe o Liek! Aere gae Ta ake e w I coe te ne a wa I a ar

wi gae agan br? o I wa b a anntereing ea n oe oppe e co

7 . . .Qa5 wa e o oe an ere I wa ea o epo

a ocre ea. .Bx ! Nx; 9.Nxe5 Nxe; 0 .Q ! a i J .

own . ng Loo 97 . gernk' ipoeen

a oe ake oo.

n I coer e capure a ? I i a oo

oe. Te awer e eon o e eae ro i gae.

I a coe aco te Brown-ng reerence n a note in a

oo on e eeo J a I knew a ew peope

wou e awae o a ac (e gae not in anaaae a warning to oe wo on ' oer o cou oo

o aone ook ! ) an wa ece te cace o ge a

grea ae qc.

Ti poor inin epeca nce te paer

e gae were no proeiona. ou't a ong

experece Internatona Mae e Ltern p a a nerior

oe an oeroo a ap?

8.x4. .Qx wa trie i te on oer poeonagae I kow o. I an accen e Joe ean

wo wa ao n e Rekak tornae (an went on oecoe a pe S capon) paing ack? e

pepae e aie e b eiere a poin o ear ater! . . .Qb; 9 .Q2 Qxb2; . Qa3 ; .e5 N5 ;

2.Nx5 cx5; 3.5 Bc5; .Qx5 0; 5.x7 Bx7;

.Qx Qxa2; 7.Q ; .B a5; 9.Ra Q2; 20.R

Qa2; 2 .e2 g5 ; 22 .B Ra Zan exiang . Beain

2000.

8 Bb4.

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Poo aer 8 b4

ack a at ea equai a I wa pcooca

eaate I eee to oe ace pan

9f5! 0Bd eS Bxf6 Qxf6 2 I wa' tooe e appaen attack . I kow ta to wi o te kin ieI nee ior pece . ac e e wept o te oar ! 2 BxS! R5 Qe 4Qe2 Bxc! Ra ao trout t oe eal cae te tuato a eae e wit a

errie iop an we c-pawn.

5 bxc QcS 6 h Qxc Rb bS 8Rbfl Rad8

9 Q Rd

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Poo aer 19 . Rd7

0.! Up to now ae een plain te et oeoe o e Ti oe i e weak tou i doen ' appea

to ae an eou conequence in te nea e.20.R5 Nx3 ; 2 Q5 ! ? t ae een tie ut t

in' t ound. 2 . . .N+ ! ! 22 (22 Qx R2; 22 .Rx ;

23 Qxd7 Qe +; 2R Qx#) 22 . ! 23 .Qx7 Nxe! ;

2.Qd3! ut no 2R3 Qx3; 25cxd3 x5; 2.dxe 2.

R3 Qc5+! ; 25 N+; 2 .Rx Qx and lack wl win) .

2 . .ie i il uted an lack woul ae a o n

oe ood oe. I nee aw te idea at te oard Ta akede aou e oe aewad .20 . Nd3 2 cxd3 Qxd3 wit a treendou ae o

lac.

20.R5 ! ? ; 2 .R3 Nx3; 22 .cx3 Rxd3 and lac a

a eat ae.

0 xd 2.cxd Qxd .e5 Te lat cance. I I ette pawn o e I a ae a al cance o ue .

Qc4. Notin oin . 2g5 g6 24Kh2 e8 5h4h6! Te ae o. I et up a kakaze attack on ut iti eai l eute . 6.Qf5 Qxh4 27Kg Qd4. lack would

capue te ook at 5 on e next oe o ae up

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I was une a lo o pesse n pepaaton because i I

won a quang eul o te tite o Inenatona Mate

was alos cetain. In aton as e lowest ranke paein e 7an e (I was gong to be an abte bt ate

tan ae an o nube o paes te oganzes nite e

to pa) I as en oute to a 65 esul aea o a nube o

Ganastes . Ts loss was aenge in te nex ron to ean

ps scoe and a especable FIDE atng o 2370 . St l aI no been seuce b te posb o a quick wn I g

ae one een bette.Te gae prodes a secon esson wic is tat en

ng go wong een borng equat s bete tan sel

estuction ! I I a oe ait i n engae pa at e

te (wic woul ae been ota unjusie) I ig ae

eai ze tat o can win e gae late o an een posion

Inee ou ae to o ta uc o te tie as Bac

eqa ng an en paying o e aanage

GAM LESSON

If o a goo ew moe whe eag a

oeg, backrack o cose otos fo o

ooe, who ma we have scovee yo

ew move s

GARBAGE INK!Jun openngs can be a o o n an can be a pa o a

epeoe o bl itz gaes bu e ae no business n seious

onaens! Te eleen o spe at oerae Yo

oul be app en ou opponent plas an neo oe

een i new to ou!Now I' no uggesing at al unotoox openng

ae ba . Fa o it ! I ote a e big book on e bject an

oun any nteest n ieas . Te st be use appopateowee Moe ipotany e us be jge objectie

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whout an bonu pont or urpe aue une hee ae

coplcae acc ioe .

he next ae coe o a ounrobn een n whch a pent o e to prepre. oppoent, te ate F

Euene arnok, wa a ren. e a et equen a

e boar, wt te aantae eai aor. He wa a

c aca pae, who wou eact pectab o the unuua ,

bu i caca , Taer pen .

he oe 3.e2 i unabou, but chae aan, the

En nteatoa ater, wo aocate an unuuaopenn , ha been pootn a new abt aer 3 . . .N.

A abt approac eee approprate, an ater a ore

ucce wt a erent oe nce tee wa o tle atera

on te openn , I u rea wa aan ha to a an n '

ook oo coe. take. Te enc o te' poton

ater en oe cou be eecte anwee n he roo.

e4 e 2 c6 Be2 6 4d4! exd4 eS g46 gxe xe xeS 8Qxd4.

Poo aer 8.Qxd4

v Mv TumfCm

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Foloing aan's oeng ecoenation I et

conent I cou get enoug o te pan ate te eteat o

te nig t ack cae u t a ey i nteesting eense 8Qf6! Nasty teat o N+ inning te queen 9Qe4Be7. Wite ' oe o an atack o te ele against te eneykng s ase Te kig can escape to te i ngse at any tie

In act e just s t tee an tauts e o te next ten oes !

10 .Nc3 c6; l 4 Ng6; 12 .f5 d5! ; .Qa Bc5+! ; 4 KhlNe7 Vey eectie eoganization by te etean aste b5; 6 .Qf4 h5 17 .g5 Qxf5; 18 Qg3 To pan on ee

no taing queens! 8 ..Qe6. 8 as aso goo 9Bd3 20.Bd2 Qg4?! 2Qe5 Qe6 22.Qxe6?. 22Qg a tobe laye I ae no iea y I in't ee te queen on it

cou ay be oe

22 ...Be6; 23.Ne2 a6; 24.Ng3 g6. lac a itte ic tynn ing toug t too a e

vd sd egs ses games!

DON'T IMROVIE YOUR WAY INTO

OENNG TRA!eatiy an osaton ae ipotant cess sks

but en playng a gae tey ae no geneay apicabe

n te opening Duing eaaton a oe you can et you

nsaton o At te boa stick to pepae oe oes

Te teting ne oe you ee at te boa ay e a

you stagt nto a a

e4 e5; 2 N d6; 3 .Bc4 Be7; 4.d4 Nd7? ?. Ti is a el

knon oeng ta I y ese to set u te on Foaton I casualy sice te oe oe aoun Te pice as ey

ey ig

5dxe5 Nxe5; 6Nxe5 dxe5; 7Qh5 g6; 8.Qxe5

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e dow a pawn ook atacked M bop

pinnd e a a ue adatae a ca I do? Ren?

No t oo al.

9.B R; 10.3.

Poo aer J3

au rr Schlr w Yr Op 8

Leo oe oe ont all o open trap! Now t

te o on wo: ont e up! ue lack poton

woud ake a ote c. Te od ae auin At e

peiou New Yok Op colleaue ae trn not to

lau out oud eople tro b te board and jut ake te

ead . t er tpin to jut conced te ae an et out

o te oo

0. . .4!? ealizd woud t wok bu y oppoet

a expinced a liteate addae Mat wo expoited

oe oe wa now u at tpca preue ou eel

wen you ae a ae ou know ou ould w ll.4 Nx 12.Qx? 2 .Rd ! woul ae copetely

euted pan oweer te aw o reaon o ean

o captu at a 7 w ate teat at

1 2...B5! 13.Qx7 Qd2+ 4.Kl R.

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Poo aer 14 . .

I u be aite ta lac a oi or e paw

real. e Wite u pla accurael. It i ocal o bate

ow e ace a poect te paw o e eco rak.Ae al ack ea bo e c-paw a b-paw e e

ae coul e itere.

owee pat i rare a oo ea Cawl to a

el cocee te i iae a i e oppoe e o act .

e oul ae coe a paw acrice ea o eee .

5 .R ! Qxc2; .Q Qxb2; .Qe5+ e7; .Qxc ! ack

caot take te i becaue e will pla x+ wicoere ceck w te quee

5 Bb! Be6!I kew I ' ee a o o luck o w ti ae bu aw

oe tactical pobiie o I cou ope te -le. So I

ie oppoet to o o i up a paw a plac k i orta ae. I reaze at I wa ooe

oppoe al ot e roo o but a pue all

peou opporue I upecte at Wite woul pa o

te oe oe oe ie . u oe 't wo a wel cea i poker bu we ou ol a a a ba a t it i blu

or ol. No to be aie b o a o wa to ae

te take. M oppoet all o i. e oul ae plae

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.d Q; 7.xe wee 7. . . ! ? ( 7 . . .xe .Qd7;

.Nd5 woud ae encouae edate einaon .

16xe6 6

xe6 Qx6 Ke; dl tecooe an obou deene o oe te weakein oe . bu t wa e wo coice .

Poo ae 18Ndl

18..Rx! M tu now! I wa t uou wt eo te open pa but ate ti oe wa a bune

aan . knew tat wa coe o equazin eboundn o a

toa ot poon . Toe wo toed pat oad tkn wa a copete dot wou ee a iacou ecape ! eap

een eou to edee ea ie tupdi.

9.x ; 20.Q .

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oson ae 2

a o up qun n ot an, w

wo ook an o pawn o qun, i wa

aa n aa Fo on! M qun a bn buan un T qun pawn ak a a nack !

Qt Kt g Qc Kg Qb RablQa

oson ae 24 Qa2

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te can take te b-pawn , o o ate te apawn . I ou

eca te t ew tactica exapes, you'l aeady usect

tat a ook at a7 and a knit at e3 coud un nto touble.akn te bpawn was coect 25.Ra? Qc2; 26Rxa7??Be3 M oponent ened , snce w in te ook o te n it I ad been to te bnk o te ab , and wit peeeance and

a bit o luck, coe away wt a u pont , to te astonsent

o anone o ad paed b te boad durn te openin

Doe t ean ou can et away wenee ou al o a

tap ad Aazinly, I stubed nto a elated ta a yea

ate and lasted all o 5 oe beoe tol n kn , and

a o toe wee ut aaiable becaue opponent ade

soe ineio os.

Sck to e moe oers yo kow becse beh

eey rsoso hee my e r

DON' BEAK OO SOONOne o te ke to playin eect ey as B ack is kno n

te beaks Tese ae pawn oes tat callene ene

awn in te cente n Open Gae ( e e5 , bot . d5 and . 5 ae aailable beak n te Scilian , . . d5 te it a

to conront te epawn . In a Closed Gae ( d d5 , bot .

c5 and . e5 are bot aailable A cental brea ( . d5 o . e5

oten te oe tat lee te ae and eans Black te

ceised eualty

nown ou beaks i s pat o tanda openn stratey

Tin te beaks, tat' anote atte ntiel Uual a

beak a oe a l e eent o ik , as t opens up te position enee a beak s posble t soud be conideed, but ou

ae to look at te downide, too A tpcal bea ay wokot o te te , but wen i t a it oten ai l sectacuarly !

Tat' wat aens in te next ae. I el on enera

conideations witout doin te ad wok o calculatin

concete aations beyond a coupe o oe

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le c5 2N e6 d4 cd Nd a6 54 N66N b4 7 d5 el cetain kew tat te can

ou oul pla 5 a oo a t wok an tat oeencouae Bu uneetiate te ceck at a QaNc6

oce as te op is atacke t wa ea eou o

cacuate tou oe 2 ut oppe tee atse tat

e etca paw tuctue was sol eou

9Nc6 Bxc 10bc bc6 d5 ed5 2ed5Qd5 En o oce aaton 1a!

Poo aer 3 Ba3!

y v i Uivi f Ci 197

at a ess B lack cannot catle unes c5 ca e paeo lock te op Te p o e cpawn is excuciatn ut

te teaten Bc an ten ate te kin oes I a n

oule on te ee te ca ake te le at w wt R

o te ow all te open lines an I'e ot notin d7

Te ot potant aspect o tis oe tat t pepae a

i coee attac aant te ee quee Atou it o no

patcua ue at peent it can e a bi aset ate In t ae

t aow e to escape cetan eat I int ike te looks o

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3 . . Qe5+ ; .Kf Qx3 ; 5 .Rd ! ite a use te -e o

bot atak ad efese wie saig e e-e o te oe

ook. 1 5 . . .B5 get quees o. 6 .B ! Q2+; 1 7 .Qx2 Bx2;1 8 .Re + B ak a to gie wo pees fo e oo . 8 . . .Ne+;

.Rxe+ Bxe; 20.fxe. ie w eai wi two potet

b sops ad oo o te de .

4Bc4 Qe5+; 5K Now Bak eems to be i bigtobe o te ee bt a surpisig tati ees a da. 5 N4! ; 6x4 Q+

ofee a da and opponet aepe. Up to o toee f e was wse . . . ite o t to to te qeens ide

bt see i a to d. Bak as me o ...5 ad

kigse asing e' s kig is i tobe . f 7 .Kg Qe3+ ;

8 .K Qf+ a aw b epetito i s omig . O e ote

a 7 Ke Qe+; 8 .K2 Qxg2+; .Be2 5 ! ; 20.Qa5 Bb5 is

es Not o s te bisop at e2 teateed b ao B a

as tie to ate . ite a w e to ette o te aw!

on' ay e 5 bea u you case, ess

yo ae absouey se s safe

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: STEP FORESSONS IN THE MIDDE GAME

Whie the opeig a the engame an be pae wit te

ep o posiions stie in aae the megame is beitio the area o te game whee o ee strategi

thikig a pre aatio Geea pinipes ae to be

se in pae o pepare moes The miegame reqires

workig ot a pa an exetig it peise wi means

getting te ig moves in te ight ore Thats te st esso

in thi s hapte

Te eman o pei sion oes ot en afte oe moe nte next pai o essons o wi see ow an eeet strateg

a be ie whe a itte sip takes pae jst wen the goa

is i s igt Te foowig gop o essons is a aiation on te

same teme bt we ea wit a er spei pshoogia

eor when a paer tries to be a bit too eer Te we ' aea emine abot mateia ism an ow it an ea o asta in

a promisig positio Wen o ae a isaatage there are teiqes o

an se to istat o opponent

No spi ig oee o the boa isn t an option espeia

wi t te new eg ations imitig aeie at the boa !o a o se hess moes to istat o opponent

eetig ese is ba fom an sa agaist the es

Foate o a make moes tha ae a psoogiaeet of onsing o oppoet a tehiqe whi

strog paers se reqet espeia against owe ate

oppositio S "osionar s as te are ae ae

te topi o a pair o esson s

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Sikig o a efensie tee we oe on o a siuatio

ee suvia is ade oe di we pessue is

ainaie o a long ime. e ou ae fores i eieposiions it i s ofen possib e o ase ene is onsta

so ta e oppone een wi ore piees o a aakig

foatio as o tie o take te iiiaive Duing is

apaig te efeing sie is e gea sess an i s er

ike o ake a istake .

Te last lessos in ti s ape oer a aret o si uaions

at en tesees to ioe pa o psoogiareasons os saies ake lae on squares ouie a

ee piee. ofe oes as a supise wen te opponen

saies a piee oig i o an ep squae ig ne o

a ene piee tat a apure it.

One iia gae esso akes te e ipoat poin

a wile ou sould sutiize e ee positios fo

weaknesses a ou a eploit i is equal iporat o

ook i e io ad see i o on uneabiiies an be

eploited e ose e ape wi a ase o"neous oes

were e ee possiii o eaig a a epeaig eposiio we o kno ou oponen isn ieesed i

split ing e poi poes ata .

M is iporat o o o d te igt moes u also o

pla te i e oret oe. Often we wo d iee oe

oes an ea te sae posiion a eai aziess ses i

oesn t see o ae wi ore is ose a i a

ases a is indeed e ase . But soeties e ove ode is

ial as fou ou i e olowig game

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oppon . Oe h awing d my in meta

wapp he game p wih a afpoin a simpy di't

onid posib t ta oud ata y win t gamen th s eamp hi was ae ypia of he gam

i moria whih wa he s ounaet wih

neaioa a qaifyig om o fae haf m ad

haf wome in th t pae e . was a soiab

as we a o he B igho teatioas .

Thi s was a fu e en i f may of payes sem

o se fom ak of p. Phaps i is usrpising atsa posions fom ha e appa i is oion

l.e e6 2.d4 d5 Bb 4Bd2 dxe4; 5.Qg f66.Qxg Rg8 7 .Q6 Qxd 8 B This s he mostome fns fo Bak. 9.Q Rg4; IO.Q QxllBe Qf5 12.Be2 Rg6; .g4 Qe5 4Bd Qg5. Bak is

we ase to aep t we kow daw with .. .Qf+;5.B3 Q5; 6.Bd. 5Be Qa5; 16.g5 Rxg5; 17.Q Rg68 Bd6! ?

r 18 d6?

Schlr Thma Eee Tramr Memrarght 85

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A teoetia oet. 8 . . .Be7; .Nf ad 18. . .d7;

1 f ae ko to gi ve ite a tog attak 19.Rh BeS;

20.Nf4. Not 20 .B5 i ao te bi iat ep 20 . . .B g 3 ! ! 20...Bxc3! Not 20. . .Nbd7 i ao ite to i

2 .Ng6. 21.bxc3.f 2 .Nxg6 Bb2+; 22 .K2 Q+. ite ma etai a

a edge. 2 . .. Nd5 Bak ea te d5 . O doe e?

osiion er 21 . . Nd5

22.Rd5! exdS; 23.Nxg6 Qa3!; 24.Kd2 hxg6. So fa o

good ad ' o ay to a iiat i. Bt tmbead a . 25.Qh8+?? med te teia 25 .R ! iig.25 . . .Qf8; 26.Qe5+ Qe7; 27.Q8+ Qf8; 28.Qe5+. tead e

ageed a da.

GAE SSO Y

Ee f yo ae se os of yo eegy

eeog a aac, or as ar a e e as

yo a e begg

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LACNG HE NSHNG OCH Te eond gae featured a oe oon ooga

eror I ad een gtng fo a tere poition a gaeFo oe reaon ti atiuar oonent often ng out te

undee in e n ti ae an unound aie ad ratted

e and ot onentraton n aiing aout tig to

ure a da epetition a g on it o goa I

took it ater tan te ime in

Ps ae 16 e6

hm s Sh Fi Masts S Fais 000

7 .x!; 7 Rad R3 ! ; 8 x3 Rg8 a ateeted 17 ...Kx; 8.Qh Ke7 9.Bg Kd7 0.Bx8.I ad aread oked out m epone eading to a da 0 . . .B; .K .

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Position er 2l .Khl

I a nn ing aed and a ay to eae t a daby eetition I ddt even ook at e obvio innig ne

2 . .. N+ 2 Bxg2+ ; Kxg N4+ n eaiy 22.KgNd3+; 23.Kh. Da ageed

Ee whe o ae js rg o escae, be o e

looo for chaces o w

TOO CLVR BY ALF - Ae next ee xamle o t ooe ide o te

o Intead o g ig otiato ad et g fo

a dra, I ty to aieve moe tan a be jt by tpoition . i ind o eo i qite ommon aong oat

layers y tuents often tel e tey payed a move oping

fo a e ine , and e te oonent ee at' the

la fal

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Posiion aer 160-0

k i CE 1971

6 . . . Bd4? he eo ee i in tying to et ome heatat hoing White n nto a o I 7Nxd Nxd;18Qd Nxe2+; xe2 I tll ant lay 9 x2 beae

o 2Bh6+ Intead nd oing to a doveed attakBette a 6 g8 thogh Ba otion i n any ae

ineio ad i et otentia dioveed attak agant my

aya bho . . .g8?? e bo had to eteat; it ineabe at d4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4; 9 .h6+ Ke8; 20.d

Ba t a iee don 20 Qf6; 2 .Be3 e5; 22.Rxd5Bc6; 23.Bb5 Q 2.Bxc6+ bxc6 25xe5+. eigned

GAM SSN WYW

Avoid cheap taccs! Jus because you oonen

has ead mae msak does't ea aaoer oe s lkely.

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OO CEVE H -

Poo r 25 . . N

Sher Cu Eiee Tramer emra rht 85

I ae a ecisie mateia aatage as og as I ag on

to m bisop. I cot a wa to o tat een toug t

was a spe . 6Qe? A tactica miscacatio . togtts was e cee teatenig to ceck at c a gab e

c-pawn. M pece on te 7t a wo attac te bisop ate7 Tis c I saw bt I isse a tactica nance in tis ie

a oe i te ateaties.

26.Be6+ Kg7 27.Q5! was wat msse. I aie to tae

ito accot e ook o g wc pesees te pin on te

g-pawn . 27 . . .Rxb2 28 .Q c5 ! ? 2.dxc5 Qa5+ 0.K B xc5 3 .g5 ! a te wis I cosee o 27.Q Rxb2

28 N Rb6 2.Ba2?I cot see a eepe ta tis (2.5 Bxa 0.xg6

g6 .Ra Qe7 was jst too compicate.) 2 . . .Bxa 0 .Rc

Qe7 is sti e ess. 6 Qxc8 7 Qc4 K; 8Rc

28 .Qxc7 Qc7 2 .Rxc7 Rxb2 i s cea bette fo Back.

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Poon aer 28Rc2

Te game as become npeasan m no sue ie is

objecie worse bu Backs bsops w be songe an

ie s ook 8 Bd6 9 b 0e2 s moe ges me io

obe agai ! 30 e2 b5 ; 3 Qc2 was a beer deese oug

Bac as e in i aie and can adance e b-paw wc I

dare o capue

0 d5!

Poon ae 30

d5!

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Te game a g oetey B lak favo Se a

g eite te o o a to 5 te ea fte I old

ave eteated te igt to 4 t dd't at to aadoe oto e a erta te gt a ie fo

ate

31.Q. N4 e6 o 1 g4 5 od ot ave eeay ette 3 ...Rxe3+; 32.Kd . 2 Kf loe to +

32...Qf5; 33.Rg4 Be5; 34.dxe5 Qd3+; 35.c Rx ad

gave afe a fe moe ove

Don' ge o wapped one le ta yo

ge os aalale leee.

TOO CLEVER BY ALF C

Pitin aer 1 7 Nf5

Schille Fenklakh, Ca/Chess Championhip,Fste Ciy, 99

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The gme tted ot a gambi t hae ome opeaton

o the nd houd t apte t 5 it te nght

fooed by f4 th iet tt on the pn t 5 d heB a kgh 5 i die ne ith my een

ed eded to ppot d4 n open fo y qee ,

j to e atl tik gint h7 d a4 18c? Ate Nx5 ex5 ; f4 Bak pte nothe pn th

Nxb , b ate Bxf5 Bx5 ; 1 x5 g6; Qe5 the

gh n itel de atak

GA: E WNYFUR

If yo hae a coce eee nicg srcta

damage h a excange seig ccal

ossiiltes, e fme is sall e bee

coce.

8 h6 19Ng Nd4; 20cd b5; 21Bbl Agat aee oponent, Whe might be abe to tt nd ahieve

oe omeaton o te an , bt eie ledy too

om hed plye B event y o

REE KL

ot paye e e enogh to tk tie abotgabbig a n, eeily agit a tong paye When

yo an tue a a and otet oe of yo o, hie

ttkg the enemy een, he oe oten eem too good o

ee

Vigie i alay eqied, hoee, bee eve if

thee o tt ta, the an my neethele tn ot

to be pooe the oog expe, te geedy tetned ot to be t

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Poo er 25 e5

Shr Jhas Four at am uramtL 1985

Ts i s a rik posi io ad ejoed a maer adaage

o mos o e gae bu ad o wo abou d-paw I

ad jus exged kigs e grab e epaw we

poeg e ook so w o? did wa o rerea e

quee ad ose e bpaw d d quams abou

26 Q 6R was ad o eaize a 26Qxe5+?? Qxe5; 27Rxe5

d2 woud ead o a good game fo B ak 28 d Q; 2 Rxd

Rxd ; 30 6; 3 R5 Rd2+ I gued d be i deep

roube ee as e paws do mke up o e bi sop

i 26 Q ad o eko wi 26 d2 ! d ae o gie

up e exage ad e b-paw 27Qx2 dxeQ; 28Rxe

Qxb5 woud ae aos eai ed o a daw Te oe

pa was e paie 26 Qd2 ! Qxb5 ; 27 Re ! Te bokdes

e i pe d m oe rook a ee e game ad e I

a apure e f-pw e good wi ig aes o ie !

6 Qd6! A sog pi 7 R r, 27 Qe3 d2 ; 28 Qxa7Rd7; 2Qe3 d Q ; 30Rxd Qxd +; 3 Qe Qxe +; 32 Rxe

Rb7 ad Bak wis 7 R8; 84 d

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Po ar 28 2.

s dede o sa te qee obaby te bet ie an

oe o 29.Qxd2 2 e7 xe7 ; Rxe7 xe7; xd

Bxa4 oees 29 ..Qxd2; 30.xe8 Bxa4; 38e7+ Kh6.thot e qeede pans te a no ea anes fova.

A weak an ee not e capre gt away

e est o the gae e 32h4 BxbS; 33le3 aS;34.a7 Bd7; 35e4 a4; 36e7 Qdl+; 37 .Kh2 Qd4; 38.a5Qxh4+; 39.g Qb4; 40a7 Qb+; 4.h2 Qb8+ eono eaed o eason to pay on I esgned

CONFONARY RFF Ae yo ae a bad oston i i oe e to ay

a onfg move ete t objetvey good o o e

mot se "ofsoary i oe abot e yo

oe te oonent oe a oe apte o a s ge

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I pae asti gurig wou ee e preious eemaing ues Ta was a oe-reaio sie o e

more moes ere eee a oe ute sou be eougi our aass s reasonab auate n a ase I eoetree miues (1/3 o m tme bu tree mutes is ust te

aerage ime per moe i a proessiona ourame 5 Rd8 Craming use a o e remainig ime on

ts moe but misse a poweu sot e bot oeooke

35 x3+! 3bx3 Qe2! toug tere is o mmeiate

treat ie s aua os ie a aow a ook to get

to , bu ee is mu o be oe about i 3 7 Qe Qb5+ ! ;

38 a Re8 Oe roo wi get o e see rak a ten

i s game oer

6.Qb6! Saig e game oug m g posiio iswea ae us eoug deese

6 ...xc .bxc Q!

Poo aer 3 bxc3!

Jus tree moes to ime ono wi as te o

geerous 0 moes i two a a a ous i mues

et use up a m me a agai ose a ba moe ! it

ust two aitioa moes to make sou ae spet amost

a o t beause te posio s er ompate

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te aying ti move my et to ove ou almot

ertanly ave bee at o aayi a alreay aie ot

38.Qxa5? Ti i alo a geey ove a to ay 8 6x; 7 b8; 5 Wte ou kee paying to i

toug te ane of a a ou be ig

GA LSSON -SX

If w caus a t ly sbl vs,

csd t a ctal st ad det as uc

t as yu d

38 ...b6 39.Qb4 xd5.Wit a teaten b+ but Wite a

eay it a trog ounter b+ Foed i te

ueen move tee tobe at 4 Ka2 b4; 42

x; 46 ifut game fo Blak toug ot eayining for Wite

40.Rdf Qd3+. ie oto eae it ea laye itei at iute

4.Ka dc5 42.d. Da agee

CONFONARY RFF - B

n te next game ouionary i epoe a ove teboa i may ae it ea aye avig to onier

mutle ature on oneutve move y ooent a

ate eesy aie a iee at g4 an a eee

e obtanng a ubtantial avantage O te at tu e

avane te pa eatg a mave onfuioay

it a ge number of aniate ove

n aitio to poibe ature at a to onierote ove u a reteatig y nigt to 2 to t te uee

a el a an exange a at 6 i ou ateiayafo ie a u a iee o to as

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Poto ae 22 4?

Sche Ia Ktao maSa Facc 2000

eig p te ou ieret s ecie to te

it it the uee fter gettig ri o te pes kight with

ecge scice .xc6! This s tetig becse lcks eesie ps e so e Bt i t is ot correct

2 ex4 e (or 2 xg; 24g) 24h 5

2x4 Bg; 24g e5; 25b e4 26Kg g4

seee bit s

2 Bx4! s best i h isigt just i t nt te pi

o the bisop p s to set p bttery ith the

ee he of the bishop iig t g I s bit cocee

bout possibe e5 pl lso thought ck igt get

i x he to recptue i t the p te wich

Bxg oces g Re2 oul be ibe so

e wore concrete o te ine ic copter progrs

ou esi y ..xe Tunbot is i p ! M oppoet lso gets

erle ths to te cofuso o utie cptues It issg tt e cose te coect cpture woul he

the bure o oce g coosig beteen cptue

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2 xg! as t rigt an 2Rg6?! Ts as t

ri canat r urng t ga n t kn t

u av ay t actua y a t anayz t pstnat t ba It u b yt antr ri, it ack ning

t cs t ppr catur 2 g6 25 Qc Q6

26Qx6 Rx6 2Nx R 28x u a b

n r , but 2 Qxg6 25Qxg6 g6 26Kg3 x

2 x R ss vn

nsta, I u a bn btt capturng it t

an 2 g ! sts up t nxt 2 bxc6 u av t b

ay, tug Wt is cary bttr at 25 Nxd 2 Rx

ns int 25 Rg6 ! ! g6 26 Qc, caturng t an at

at uns a cang at 6 I 25 Qxg6 26 Qxg6 xg6

2N ack as 2 R! 28N6 R2 29K R8

tug t 0 c ! Rc2 Nc5 , t ins ant an

4.Qxd4 Qx+. T t cntinus! atativcatur , rat srs caturs , s 2 Qx 25Nx

Rg 26 g bc6 2 Nc6 , but t i n . B r 2 5 Q6 26 R6 Rxg 2 xg Q

28R Rx 29 6.Qxd8! Agan t crrct capturs ncssary ! 26 Q Qx 2 x xc6 28 R5 ack

ay b ab t gt rid t anng pans

6 ...bxc6.

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Rxa3 6 R8 6e2 e 3 d4 Kd6

8 Ra8 Ra6 K 40Ne6 K

Blck esigne

SRVIVA IS A EPRAR

CCPAe hd ety of exeience gting fom ostions

s ny o te exmles i n ts ook show te next ge

gotten myself ito mess y stuoly efusg to cste .

H things tue out ierently this woul e een in tecter on oeing lessons .

Howee my oonent et e o the hook n swm

n thrse in muy wters unti cler route to ictory

ws hn he trew it wy ws unle to mke

te ustent etween surl moe n sile efense

sense the souce o te nge ut felt coul simy s ieste

te roem y gettng my king o te ngeous e-le .e unnng fo my l ie or while felt lse sese of

secuity seeing only sngle thet tt eliee flsely ws

esily et wit

oon aer 18Nh3

Schr vs . T. Tyr w Yrk C 97

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s I stl h t ct kg kght hs jt t t e ' get h kg s

et e gh? .N! pe se h chg y kg

tg h ctr

9Rx Rb K Rxh N Rg g4 Q4Kd

osiion aer 23 .Kd2

Hy yb c h l ! h ky ue

prtc d! !Ww t pct th cce c whch ps

th l ft he tw pws kgh crg

tht su 4xd Nd7 Nf4! 252 w cc

tcptg tb h

Q 25 N5 263 6 w h g Bck teu g

Ng! ke tht h tut s p s I upa chckte gurg h h t f

. 7 K R.

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28.K?? I didnt see Bak's temendos ombnation tns y n i nto a oss 28 Ne4 od ave pt one

in te n on Peas ejeted te kngt move beae

it as s a to te ove tat got me nto toe on move 25 28 ...Nxg4+ 29.fxg4 Qf4+ 30.Kxg Re+ 3.Kg2

Qxg4+ 32.K Qgl+ 33.K Qe3+. Faed it ematein tee moves I egned

LSS WH

Een if yo ave eaheed he s assaul, akese yo n ainains pleny of poecion a a

ies

, OU CAN A CRIFIC ON AN MT

QUAR!

e batte as aging on ot anks y st mistaeas to pess onads it te atta en sold ave

onsideed a defensive pan Eapes of tat eo an be

fond in te as stategy lessons e big istake oes

late n te game en ai ed to onside a saie beaeno apte as nvolved Sometes a piee ay ove to a

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ure t e up pe f pin , bu i n tcer ce te

i t eect n ene efenie piece f he ie

hee cn be ptte hen hey e t bue n ee n n the e , ee, e e ce hck een t

pe I n t een cniee the pibt The y d uch n er ke e u y

te l t te e undi u n ee trck f

enee n the ptn If n eney e ttin iecehere t cn t unebe pint , ke ue ur defene e

ufcent Th eecy ccl n pitn th ctn

n te win r hen the kin i uc n he center

Poston a 6 B2

Mnt-Rynau v Schllr alcnr IntnatnalSan Fancc 999

uul, t itte cied y nd uht n f

tc , hen hud he rt ttened t defene

6 Q4 Q5 ! ch tner Te ueen cnhep efend the kine n f5 cn hte cn y

7 f5 ut 7 ef5 8 ef5 B pen ph t the hte kn

R8 7 Q i ne h e cnideede cef jut ue tt 8 R ud be d but

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i ct ter . . .h 9.5 g 20.g . ck

ien efeie euce t bing te ueen t efeie

tn t e . . .g . Fr ele, 2 .c c 22 .5g 23 . e 24 .c i t 24 . . . 25.

c , were Whte h eecte ttck.

7 d ! K8 ! .. . ! wu eee ck ntge ,r epe .c c5 9 . c 20 .e5 4 ! 2 .

22. e te king i fe t e n e. e

wn t 4 e . 8dx6 x6 . . .c 9.N5 R!wu he been chice, I ee wt w ing.

9N! hi the rt crice n n et ue , butnt the t! 9 x

9 . . . ! w te bet eene , but I in t ee ti ie

uti lter. 20.R h 2 .R R te knigt utetet . e trng knigt t 4 i r eug t ke u

r the ueenie eknee .

20R7! Ouc! If thee ee a w t , I wue cnere t iit. e kig cnnt r tee te wn ungure, but the wn i nw ue ttck

r t ueen n k . tng t w, te ge i t .

20 Rhg8 20 . . .c 2 .Q+ 22 . + tei fce. 2Khl N6 22Rx6! Rd7! 22 . . .4 23.c

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B a s aa openng ay has eated hge eaknesses

on the kngsde e anheto poston reres a b sop at g7

at eat a ong as We as a dark sae bo Whe theong dagona s oed there snt h dange Wte an

avane e dpan to open thngs p bt at east o

h a an ated n the 1 5s at te te I dn t appeateh tng and ayed ha mst be a a as strategy s

onerne one o the orst possbe oves

AM SS Y

We yo ae weakesses o' ope p he

posiio

. . .c5? not ony eates a seros eaness on theqeens de bt oe potany opens p te 8a 1 dagona

y kngsde da saes are too vneabe or s an

aproah I I a jst paed y nght on d7 st te pan

od ave oked d7; 12 5; dx5 x5;4d1 xd; 5xd Q7 s opetey ea

2.dxc5 bxc5; 3.Bb2 Nbc6; 14.0- e5; 5.Rad Qc7;6 .Ng3 Rd8 7 .Ne4 Na5; 18 .4. Whte theatenng to openhngs 8 5. y eak ark sqae ae a tena nes

anyay 19 .N6+ K; 20.Bxe5 Qc6 21 .Nxh7 Bb7; 22.Ng5+Kg8; 23.R Rac8; 24.Rh3. I es gned

NRVOU MOVEWhen yo ae n an nfaa poston at oe stage

o te oenng an a da an aetabe rest ee s a

etaton to ty o get the eens o te boad asng that

he endgae hods no great s In oe openngs ndng

e San Deene te natre o the gae hange aay

en te een deart

h s not a ba tategy bt hn ng t nto ate

yo have o eep n nd tha ne te oonent n a

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The game wa laed uder a lo o reure a heUnver o Chicago eam wa reling on me o r o holdo he heavil avored Rhode Iland eam or he aionalChamohi Though m reul in he ouame overallwere excelen I alered here M oening knowledge did nonclude h rare em wih delaed caling

I wa enough o ake me ou o oeing reparaion SoI decded o r o wap queen perhap work agan he awa d6 u mol eliminae he danger o geg checkaedon he ueende

1.Q? 15 h5 R8; 16h6 wa a older ad ore correcaroach erve and lack of codece aer eing oupaedin he oeig deerred me 1 .. .Q? 15 Qx6; 16xb6! would have een rong in an cae M hole lan wamiguided .Q4 ; 17.Bg ; 1.f4 N 1.QB. The game i winging in lack avor wh he d5ooming a a na hrea ad b o worr aou .l.

A nereg dea o ge ome pla on he e-le whend5 coe .. . 20 migh have een laed 2 Nd5!?wa righl or wrongl dea 2 ed5; 22exd5 wih ame oio ha roal i eer or Whie 1.N4?2 h5 h6; 22h would have ke hoe o a kigide aackalive 1 .. .Nx4; .Qx4 4; .Nl Q7; 4.N?

I wa n a hurr o ge hi knigh back ino he game

2d3 would have een eer alo deendig c2 u aga h7 erha oehg lke Qe3h5 would e availalelaer 4 ...; .Bxf. There are no miracle acrice inhi oiion e ome e earchng va .. .Bxf;.Q4 Q; 7.Ng4.


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Positio ae 2 7

27 ...B can' ake the bishop wihou losing my queen.m realy on the rn now 2.R hS; 2.h2 S? (9

Bc6 sould ave been layed rst); 0.ex RxS; l.RxexS; 2.Qe2 Q4; . Qxf4; 4.Ql Bf. The osition

is hoees. I layed on anoher te move, but cou o sae

the game

.B 4; .Q Q7; 7 Qe B7 ; .g Re;

.Ql ; 40.Rel g; 4 .Rfl QeS; 42. Qxb+; 4.Qxb2

Bxb2; 44.Ng Re7; 4.Rl Bg4. I resigned

Athough los he gae our ea won he Pan AercanInercolegiae tile I a layed wel in my oher gaeespecally my Siciian Dragon encouner wih Herbst wich is

stl cte i ay Dragon sources

G IY

f a ffe e a dra, s

bes d a a da ffe as plag f a

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t STP IVessons in the ndgame

For an ear, eak endgae pla wa ofen charactertc o

America ce nd to oe exte t tl i Avd toamentplaer wil pend a lot of e eor ad one o openingpreparaton, t endgae tdy a rarel een a priortThere re a fe enie reaon for th

Endgae td, epecialy f attepted alone not alot of fn n an a, I a tpca o y generation ndig openg obeve neglectng the e facnating

fndaental Worg ith a perona trer i the oteecve and ofen ot enjoale method of acqrngnecear edgae nd ddegame ll That nvove lotof coitment, and i coon n a cotry here che ipriarl pled for f

Aoher dfclty preeted endgae tdy it hgema There are hdred of poition that impl t e

nown order to ply eectivey One reao that coperave had diclty in tering edgae play the need todevelop arget poon d d to reach thoe goal

That ite derent from bte force earch chi aay limited t ome pont to a certain depth Recent,progra have ee developed hich tae dvantge ofencyclopaedic noedge and databae o al poile

poition featrng ver fe piece Hma eng jt don'thave the capact to proce o ch dtn ce erio endgae d ddn' tart nt a

n lae tetie I had game agant Grandater TonMle t the 198 egenc Mater that forever changed attitde


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Tog I ad lo man endgae og lack ofknoledge, lazine pomped me o ake e ade a

ce ee a o c I needed o kno abo e endgame,and o lile a od appl n an one game a I coldel primal on calclao Te gae w Mile a abref adene paed e openng b came p i anngeio a o oban a nearl eqal gae

Te cnning Gandmae en eped me o ene oneof a vaie of endgae I recall a ee ee x derenendgae availabe, fo of c ere qe drawable,one a cold be eld prece pla, ad a oibe ookendgame even maerial Of coe coe e la one(rook endgame i een maeral old be da, ig)and we down o defea qicl

Te memor of a game a a long a e moeccef and eneranng eor in a even aganPaolozz, preened n e eon Leed caper I reazeda I mpl ad o ea o o pla endgame bee I ookme ome me, b 'e anaged o pla qie a fe excellenendgame and aceve ome exa pon, og alo llave nfogivabe gap in m knowledge, a o'l ee in efollowg game

Half of eac leon I gie o m den all on eendgame Appling meod I learned fom Ga apaov'

ae Alexander Nkn, 've been abe o make endgaed bo nellecal callenging and fn I adbeen able o lea endgame propel en I wa ong Iold ae pared me a lo of gief! Even f o don' conderorelf a eio ceplaer, endgae d il lead oman moe plearable expeience and i or e eorWen o ndea e endgae o can cooe wel

en o ae faced a decion on keepng e een one boad

e x leon n caper don' even cac erface of necear endgame knoledge 've ren eveal


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book on e edgame, b here I am cocenaing on epchological ad prepaaio apec of he edgame

Te fdameal kig ad pa edgame and e co

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