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LudekPachman

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mddl-gain chess

Ts by Joh Lttoo

ulg & Kg Plndn, ene nd Mere


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Englsh trans/tion rst published in 1982by Routledge d Kegan Paul Ltd39 Sto Stree, London WCJE 7DD 296 Beaconse Pade Middle ParkMelurne 3206 Austral andBroady House Newtown RoadHenleyn-Thames Oxon RG9 EN

Set in ess Ron byHo Services Abingdon Oxon and printed in reat Brtain byUnwin Brothers LtdOld Wking Sury

Copyrht 1977 by Whelm Heyne Verlag Mnchen English transtn C Routledge d Kegan Pl 1982

First published as Mx S n 1977 byWielm Heyne Ver Mnchen

No part of this bk may be reproduced in any form without pesn from theblisher except for the quotation of briefses In criticm

British Libry Catag in bcation Data

Pachman, Ludek

e mdle game in chess.1 ess Middle games

tle Mttespielprax im Schach English

7941'2 VJ4503

SBN 070090714


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Coe

Tranator's preface

1 Can the middle-ame be taugt? 1

Typicl mating combnation 1

he elements of ce tactcs 3

4 Atck and defence 0

s Ming plans 16

Effectve u of pece 136

e pawn re te ul of che 163

Index


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Tralao refae

Aogide Notch'. materpiece M Sstem ad Euwe pledycoceived udgement d Plnng n Cess it i fr to place Pccic Mode Cess Strte vig doe for ce wht Cuberto book oce did for brde Hoever oe mut dmt tt be·er d eve vere cubplayer ve omeme foud uc volume ittle bove their ead, wit cio cocept if ot etrely

mee ofte demdig from tem deee of opticatiobeyod teir ce expee It i for uc player t Pacm tte te preet volume

Recoiig tat at t tage oud kowedge of tactic i dbe eore trtegy c be proery udertood e devote tert of e book to a compreeve tretmet of combitioeee y e d e exe prcic pect of tratecpig i ttck d defece igigg t ubte led of tcticad trte ic i e mrk o gret plyer

Foog Pcma tctive voume o te ce opeg book i prove vube dditio to Rotedge & Keg Puwe-ko ce ere

Jo ttewood


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Chr 1

Ca he ddle-gaebe agh?

M cheplaes limt temsees to studin two aspects of eoopengs and endges the fome paticua eing gossl oe·alue ee is a dee to achee api cto leag opengaaons off het d oewheng te opponent the ealstages Of couse a fal compehene nowledge of opening heo

i essenti if one is to acee esults ganst stong paes Euall ine stages of e game it is of ltle us to e solel on ones ownesouces a nume o standa eoetical potons hae to e ote sen Howee een in ot tese caes it is often fa moeimpot to hae a asp of geneal pnciples so to e ale to eatto unepecte tuns of eent. hae head ennes compan atdespite al ei siuous ooleag the hae often come ou ofte opening a lost game tough e new the theo of tat

ong f ette t tei le industous ut moe epeenedopponent ! leal, poteaing wtout undestaning of ec pciples is ael effectie

n e midege tee ae so man poile positions, so manyaations that it is seldom we meet te gam moe tan one ote wod the mle-game can h e leat in e same wa asopengs o endings Neeeess, it is it impotant to hae atones dpos nume of genea statec guidenes d a weal of

specic tactica ideas uch nowlege enales a plan to e fomedan then caed out. n chess, as in wafae and polii a eus wat we should e aiming to o in a ien position (eang in midthat ou opponent too as s own lans! whilst a tel us owto set aout doing it

Stateg d tactics e intimatel ned ee ge, siethout te fome ou pla is deess and ou the atte wecaot achee solutions Of cou tee ae mes when one elemetoutweighs the ote, so it poe uful if we en eamnngtwo games fom these two pects when s it essential to alcuate eah


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2 I Can th mlgam b taght?

mo wi prcio lookig ou for poibl urp or rp romour opo g ourv o civ combiio w o or is i mor impor o puru psuboriig l our ccs o s ?

Gme Frc Dfc Rc vc (Hmburg 93

1 d 4 S3 3 f6 4 BS 4

s 4 76 Bf6 Bf67 78 B3 0?

Ws mov i frl bu ck ou rc rgicl imm 8 c! g qu ccs Cg uu goo w of pcig kg f is prmur r W cow cl og uc gous ck o m

w s

9 10 00!

is p is imp cr: s r mor pic i cojucio v of g ps form bs for o kg

10 11 !

S4... see t drm

W cou of cour cpur p b 1 1 f+ Qf 124 w 1 Q4?? fs o 1 B g u xmpl of dsoered e omo W combo s of mov og sus i usu og cc s s bn ou su b 1 4ig k uproc bu o pp so

Howvr s couo ou pos f prob for Bck sw if w 11 f f 1 4 Q 1b1 (or simp 1 B) vos


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4 I Can th mgam b aght

A se deese me sc pss, ee o s ngt ad 7 aganst t trat o 3 folowd by xg and 7 mat

14 hx hxg6

t s otn d to dcd wc aw to catur n suc ostons.ng wt f awn alows jo cs to dfnd ong tcond ank d ks on th oton of a ob but Blackcoos to catu wt th a n od not to wn aong to av noug otcton of 7 d 8 squs d bngon a rad countattack down th c .

!

Not ony crea a strongont on f for kngt wc occus t

squar w dcsv fct n svn movs tm but also rvnng thee movs Nf r . . f5

16 Rh4 N81 Rhl B8 R

Black could also lay 1 8 N n ord to block by Nf4d at th sam t v g ca qu on cht thn

ntndd g2 Nf4 20 2 NS 21 Ng3 ! Bd3 22 NS c7(thratnng mat on c2!) 23 Nf+! (f 23 . . Bf 24 8+!olowd by mat) 24 N ! not oy atnng th bho nd throok but also NdS d 8+ matng. mut alo mnton that 8. Bx4 alow 1 Qh3! wn r no dfnc to 20 8+!

2 Abramvcus k

K ct I

Black w plas a countrattack down t c w a ln c Bx4 20 Bx d3 ! ong to dfnd aganst mat by a lat


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6 I an h ml-gam b ag

11 12 013 dxc5

cNxc51

s smny acful naur of otio tr a slcc os o not i ould now t 14 Bf6 with wo vaaons( ) 14 gf6 wakg s K sd awn oton bu is of

ltl cc in viw of Black advg of t two bios sa s lat wy in mos ositons two bisos ar strongr

\ k d o or two g(2) 14 Bf6 wn W can loi unotcd knigt on

c5 by 1 5 Nxb5 xd1 16 Rfd1 3 (aft 1 6 ab5 1 7RxcS Bb2 18 Rb5 B 1 B b8 20 a4 W s a awnu) 1 7 Rc7 B 1 8 Bx ab5 1 Ba8 Ra8 Afr gamAlk gav t vaaton a bt fo , but t i no tcas Noy of cours two mno ics ar muc b t arook and a awn is raly ucint comntion bu Wcan a cond a by 20 Rb7 nc 20 Bb2 fais to 21RbS Ra3 22 Rb1 c Howv, Bck c mnn baby 20 . Nc5 ! 2 1 Rb5 Na4 W c o advc b awn

tou losing t cg o Nc3 and if nstad 22 Rd2 tn22 . Nb2 ! 23 Rdb2 Bx2 24 Rb2 Ra3 daw cl

is l of a fod ov bg wit 1 5 Nb5Bo layrs mu foow a di of lay o avoid som advag A diffnt knd of nu n whn a noa or cau of mat involvd, uc wn w ou ouics; t of a mor statc a tacca natu d t odof movs i not aways o imo

Aftr t am contnuaon owv, Black rady stds bt,so Caablca uld at l hv d quns

14 N?) Rc15 )

uc clss movs a tyc of nncd layr facta a orld Cmion i involvd r ony cons t accdoinion a Caablca w wl blow fo for t dcv matc

S nx am mov cat a ous bu by no msobous wakn in t's otion squ t is o ts squaa rs black rook n gt ntra o grat ffc.


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8 I an th mlgam b tagh?

te udertadaby he to haenge the dagona, but a reute Bak on

R4! N4 Q0 Rx4?

e deve error te at he ay hodg on to he e by 20 Qb ! hreatenng 2 Nd6 and 20 . Rd8 2 Nd2! Rx22 Rx Qa8 2 ! d 24 Bxb6, aot netrng Bak ave

0 Nx4 R Q!

typa manoeue n mode he; Bak' queen poted on thedagona behd a weaker pee, h ubng up a wy tothe doubng o roo on a e or rk He now hreaten to apawn by Ndxe or Nb4, and 22 NS BxS 2 bxS R 242 RxS 2 Bx Q8! te pn o he bhop agn w a pawn

N R NxdS xdS xdS QxdSS

Cbn

t not e queen down penty to the deene o h a

pawn but a urher weakne now apar on b4!t u agan onder e probem o ehng pee Ba haowed the ehge o two mn p (bho d ght) d one


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n t me-game be tau? I 9

o p ( rook), d yet we wee ecoeng the u o eges a metod of equaisg! Te contrdicon is ony pparentu echnng pieces is oten te correct d deed ony way ocre r eploitig a poonal vaage, proded tat it ou

et actve pieces we are ech for ur opponent's most ctenes, never o cour he oter way run Alekhe has managed to do; he h echaed hs b' bsop n b7 for Whtes ' bsopn It sup most readers tat we refer to Blacks beautiulysted Q bshp as ba so et us epla our tes by ookg aga ate agramme postion, d skg useves he queson: whchpaws c the bishop on g3 attack? Te answer is, prccay noneEven if it cou reach e, which it c ot, apply pressure on the g

pawn t pwn is gded by te g c ter (in he endng)mve to g6 Te me pples to the h6 pawn. Contt h with thepawn setup on the Q de Whte's b pa is e by the pwn on ice vers uch bocke pawn poss e parcularly siictfrom a stratec pont of ew, when we compe the ttackg potential f ech side's lck-square ishop. ves us the portntpnciple poons with blcked pawns, a good' bsop on ws of m oou as squs on w nmy pawns arpd ws a bad' bsop s on w s std by s own pns

We c now sk if Whte's 2 h ony eed t cree thepotent of Blacks bshop not so, becuse even with thepawns n a3 d the e bishop is good an the 3 bishp bd' We see hs clerly if we visuse n eng with ony the bihops onthe br; the lack ihop woul tht case imeitely pawn it reached 2

25 Bf

Black surprisny ves up hs attack on the pwn sce he wshes odve the knight awy m it strong cent post Note at th coldnt e acheve y 2 . eS 26 NfS B6 27 theatenng 8 e4whch wul make Blck's shop (blocked by the eS pwn)when 27 e fals to 8 Nd6! snce Black's kniht is pnned

N B

on ide dsurng the co-ordnton of Whtes peces y d

ng the rook to a less active sque becuse moe vorle sques etacticay dgeos e.() 27 Rd , surely te most ntua square ttcng the queen s o


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I C h mddlm b uh?

e reng 2xa 2 Qxa N 2 Rxd5 Nxa 3Rd Nc3 3 Re Rc 32 Bd Ne4 33 f 3 R 35 _ and pawn f

2) 2 R N 2 Qx2 Nx 2 Qx Q3 ecaue 3

Qx3? aows a by 30 Rc etc(uch a teaong e unprotecd back r common enou o wrt ourcont n t is ung to note at if Back's h6 pahad been on h , We f coud have ered 2 Bbth 2 Qxb2 Nx2 28 Rxc8 foowed by mate) f couethe wte queen c move away but afte 30 Qf xa Back'sd p n the ge for h

2 Re 828 axb axb 3

nne mut be carefu no to make su move whou a pecicpupoe u here it i eena to cu ou e chce of a ackrkmate

. e

Now i trong ecau i no onger esc the power of hi ihopd if now 30 Qd3 31 Qxd3 Rxd3 32 Rb f, the we pa on oon e o

0 Rb 3 N4

A desperae attempt which Bak refute y a tte comination,but oer moves e jut bad ie( 1) 3 Ne Qd (eateg o win at et e e pawn by )

32 2 Qxc 33 Nxc Rd 3 Ne Na3 and the wte rook apred n ng fon

(2) 3 1 Qd3 32 Rxb (after 32 Qxd3 exd the back padpawn unstoppabe) Qxb3 33 b3 Rd + 34 Nf Nd 35 Nxf (better the obvous check wh ea nowhere) dere no re defence to e eatned dovered check by theit egafter 6 Bc Nxe3+ foowed by 3 NdS Back hasa won enng

3 x43 R Nx


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y onions I 1

e) N7 Kg + 4 N ec Howeve vey neve cle o he oon fe 3 8 e h he befl Qg8+!! Rg N me Now e ee de d in geio

fnovc bak

Opocenky (whte

Blck plyed I Ng4 Nd! ce ehe cn be cped i vew of Qc mg bove o g he ook (e Qd3 Qc+ Re3). e eped 3 B whe ... Qc+ 4 gNe + o he echge i.e ook fo mo pece.

Te ki i ped pece fo cc ie we e ee poion

Pk bak

den whte

Whie of op e blck g ecpg o e bck nk by pyg I Re8 d fe 1 .c7 podce e pey g+ fg

Nh me fom of moheed e o when wo evolved e foowng cople of ypc eple


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ypil m mb

en black

Cemen

Ae e elmnay I Ba3! whh eenta n ode to event

. . Qxe mate ay onnued I Qxa3 2 6 Nd8 (the onyway o o mae on 3 Q!! Nx Ne6 mate h Q ae be known ne he dde Age d eeated may tme ubqueny oo one agan tha ombaon ae eanabe!

amomo bck

hoadon

ak ay I N theteg mte on h2. Now e

ee 2 Bx he oe knght te 2 Qx+ (3 Qg2 woudoe he ook on d 1 o he ete o 2 Ng3 ony to d that evenwoe n toe o ate 2 Qx! 3 xg3 Nxg3 me

Anaogou o th moheed mte th the kt the dagonamae by a bho ahough not a requent whh we ee n he netoon.S nx aam Bak oe mate by t bokng eaequae o he whe g wth I Q + 2 Bg d then hg hm

o 2 . . Q! 3 Bx Bx3 mte. eame the dagona ono he kng wa aeady oen bu nohe ae t neeay o reae n oen lne o the bho n the


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yc in ointion I 1

0 (black)

A N Oh (whe

wkno a agn ch Dfnc 1 d4 f5 2 g5!? h6 3 B4

S 4 g3 f4? 5 3! (hanig oh 6 Qh5 a and il 6 x4S .. h5 6 Bd3 d if now 6 . Rh6? hn 7 Qh5! Rxh5 8 Bg6a

T i a a oco o ong ag of a ga n flown oo

i (black

Pni (wh

Fo a ha ln in ao fnc i cocld aaciv 1 Nc6 Qc7 2 Qx6!! fx6 3 Bg6 a h o ain ch h ocald ool alo i a dagonl a folow1 ? 5 2 g4?? Q4 a Ma b no ic aon a acoon and onng o oid wh oh niga 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 ( Gnfld Dfnc 4 cxdNxdS 5 4 Nxc3 6 xc3 cS 7 Bg7 8 N2 Nc6 3 cxd4 1cxd4 Qa5!? 11 Bd2 Q3 12 1 0 13 dS? NS 14 B4?

(See ext am) Back now w h ag o 14 Q!! hanng . Qxg2 o .. Qx4 and if 15 gx? N 1Kf1 Bh3 a


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Tcl ng conon 1

We have already me e bara mae wh is a mmn eare mbiains wih he mar piee i essena ar n nd daner whenever ur s ra le denuded

5 mpsed psn :: :

• IfB B

B F• � l mpsed psin he ny piee ardi Bas ba a shis r bu ie remves his nrl as fllws 1 7 when 1 Rxe7 allws 2 Rd8 ma ad if 1 hen 2 Rd8 Q I 3 gh6 4 Rx 7 5 4 6 6 Qe sleads mae n h8 by her r queen. We shal be reu laer h ype e

6 unuis (bk

varssn w

Whie s reaeng pen up e e n e enemy g s Blckplays 1 4! n ny prevenin his by aag he r n bu s eaenng Qel mae A bh 2 Re Rd l fwedby mae d 2 Re2 Qe2 ! are isuien, Whe ms 2 Q3 bnw 2 . . Bd2! 3 Rxe4 Bx3 wn a lea a r n vew he pbe

ba-ran maee n resis e beaiful fm a ams me AdamsTrre {SA 192) wh bee wn wrldwde ad justly so


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1 8 Typc g coo

17

B

Trre (lac)

ttt •

• f •

4f BEf Aams (

e bak queen is prevenn a bak-rak mae b Rxe8 e sWhies s mve is bvius I Q4 a sale don sa wh learl n be aepe jus as aer 1 Qb5 2 Q4neier he rk n he queen a apure he queen in ew hesame bakrk mae la nnues 2 . Q7 3 Q7 Qb5 i sea. Qa4 hen 4 Re4 ws a ne) We have nw reahe he ipin he mbiain appears ha Whie an r his aiswh he hema 4 Qxb7 bu he weakness f his wn bak rank ulhen be bii epie b 4 . Qxe2 when i is Blak wh saer 5 Rxe2 R 1 6 e Rxe e. Hweve e s see

Aams ninue 4 a4 Qxa4 5 R4 the pi Whes peusmve sine he wis a emp emve s k m he es e2square) 5 Qb5 an nl nw e ea 6 Qxb7 hen Bak msnl resin bease here is n wa v een halwin a bakank mae remmen e eaer s i mbiain aeul ne i eahes us imp aia elemen suh don mves 2 3 an 6 mpeln a bak piee ve up iseensive rle a doy mve 4) rin Baks ueen n a sae

whee i an aake b e whie rk ime1 8 Fririkssn (ba

Wesn (t)


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ypil mi mbi 2

Nc N B ee h2 e e Noe h f fro e d e e Bce nely h 1 Ne2+ R 5 h B e

Here s ck·ran e R d e cenre of e ord

e ro e played n eden 197

2

§

m a

Knon (bck

Andern wte

1 Qd 2 Kd B ( doleec y effece ecehe only y o epe s y og e kn Ke 1 (or Kc Rd1 e

e pe of e p of or ccl epen e c

reey cce e o o he deed poon n eoog d

24 Kn (black

Ycho wte

By e o cce d eploon of he pn of pn ecees he R d e e he lredy en 1 Qxh7 K

2 S+ g8 8 eTe e crce d e o o een oe peacl on n eon on of e rn Defence o e


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ypil m ombios

Ru pz tr t o 2 6 3 b f6 x R d6 6 xS 7 7 d3 xS RxS 9 c3 c6 1 b3 1 b2 dS 12 QhS ac mut dfnd agnt mat tat onh7 b paig h6 but not 12 g6 hn h urpri mov 13

xdS ad aftr 13 cxd5 to t fm a abov it 4Qxh7+ tc o r i f 1 3 gxh5 4 x7+ g7 5 hS! (but notth obou 15 RgS++ 6) f6 6 R7 mat hn t it anight hich i pnd

A oad Epautt mat i n in th foog ituaon W on f6 R on 7 Bk R on d on R on f8 h bac ing ihmmd in b on pic, o a roo c mat m it thupport of h bihop (or it coud hav bn a pan on f6 or d6, or a

igh on fS or a ng on 6 T ng c ao b bocd on ond on ih to roo combinig to mat on t vn r, n h uaio W oo on g7 and h7 B R on f on g

Hr ar to tpica ra amp from pa

5 ogoubo bc

A Othr )

i a good tim to ourv ho a par dicovr a combinationCar in no a to dc t pt pad b orinait adth cratv imanaton but ar o hpd a grat da b ournodg of bic tactic and matg poion ituation onc h n at th to bac roo bocng t ig ma anEpautt mat poib, it much air for him to viua actua fm of m Rxb7 Qx6 2 S! Qx2 3 Rx7+Qx7 4 Rx7 mat

S nx dam t c in ordr to av th rqud mat, mu rt rmov or d h to pic guarding 7 iing u1 Qg R 2 Qg6+ Qxg6 3 Rx7+ d8 4 Rbd7 mat


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6

2

yp m mbs 23

[§. '

B r B B

B I

hey

Harsn (

Jus

t. B •tat

t cfg Iff 1\

•I_i

la ur ne psiin e mae bruh abu by e w rsrai aln w le aer e pleni arie b ueen and by 1 Qxh 2 8 3 Nh6 h 4 N! S 8 x 6 8 (ne hw Bla is ble in by ur wn men R h8 8 Rh l mae

Oni lie n e in by sarie mae r lu he pen e are ypi iea in main mbnain L usner a ew eamples

28 enneerr

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ypl at mba I 25

Caron back

Wtn

e kg arady tatd on an on bt a annot

ot th by th mmdat h6 n th t g anap to g For raon th roo ndd on g7 o t th orrook hh mt th h t ho a o robm by arlg but oa I ! og th dadd ght or og d qn Hor atr d6 7 QbS Whtrd beu t mat nt mo

3 hhtr black

m th not d drt or mat bt o a o nonnton th a ht to a a ta matng n a o Qh7 h7 hS g8 3 g6! 6 4 8 5 mat

Tr ar many ombaton bad on a mat by th qn on or g7 ( g2( aa ry bnnr o mat brot abot by a

qn on h7 rt by a ght on gS bt n th oon not ond th ht on 6 dnd h7 bt ao Wht nht on gS natta rom th an o I dS tt mattr at on n


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26 ycl mtn cmbntns

33 c back)

mann we

1 d5 o to 2 6 Q6 3 Qh7 mat ac trid th hop 1 . hg5 2 N7+ N7 ad thn rd

34 Compod poiion

good pay o o by har th oong baic manuvr1 Qh6! R1 2 Bh7+ (no o cou 2 Qh7+? hn h ing

cap to 7) 2 h8 3 Bg6+! g8 4 Qh7+ Q ary mat c appa varou gu and uuay om throutin concuion to a mor comp pc o acc a op our n poionSee dm t payd 1 R6! hatng 2 Rh6+ gxh6 Qh6+ g8 4 Qh7 ma c cno ta h roo ( 6 2Qg6 d ma on h7) but at 1 g8 2 h7+ 8 Rh6! h hadto ri o 3 gh6 4 Qxh6 atnng both Q mat

d 5 g6+ ood by 6 Qh7 maOtn hn h qun ma on h7 i i uppord by pa on g6 ou nt dag


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yicl mt in cmbintins I 2

aasuren bk)

te must act qucy efo a mates so he as out a-own ceaance dea to ma way fo the powefu queen to 7 1 8+ xh8 2 h g8 8! xh8 Q g8 S7 mat

en t queen mats on 7 t s oftn supoed y a pawn o f6u t oowng typ

37


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ya matn ombinatons 2

N reae 2 g e ac be maed g r h. f S 2 Nxe f d if Bh8 2 g Nf6 xf6+ ad Qhe Bac payed 1 gx 2 Ng Bxg Qxg+ K + Kg7 Qg+ Ri e p i a afer K7 ie

R e maeTe e a idea i ee i impe frm i e e pii

0 •

B

a

Cmped pid -

-

lr t

• •B

f f H f O• Er

1 Bxg2! 2 Kxg2 Qg Q+ Kg Rf6 eAer cmm ag aac ccur afer a piece acrice h

eme wc i iuraed i ur e w pii

S ao nxt am he ui i e ae i b cae B7+ Kxh 2 Ng+ Kg8 Q5 ad Bac ca y pree mae by a grea f aeria ere 2 Kg6 i e fr ae by Qg r Qd+ d he cd ca by 5

Ne a i diagram 2 he g5 uare i guarded by e bac bp e7 bu aer 2 xg5 hxg5+ Kg8 Qh5 f 5 g6 i i mae mve Begier fe imiae cmbiai ihu reay mag


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ya matn ombntons 3

x6 D6 o Ne7 Qe7 b ae N7 7 e5 e po ediae discoeed ceck is eecie) de5 B48 ( K 4 B6 mae) 4 Be5 Qb7 S Q4 Nd7 6 Rd7 Qd7 7 fS 8 N6 BcS 9 ReS ReS e o. Te kis side

ed n specacla aso by e amos o bisops c c o e 7 ad 7 a ae elimaed o epose emy , can be see e comod posiio c olos

47 Comosed posiio

2 2 Kx2 4+ K Black odces Bg i ally mpoa o eame e cosequeces i ie es econd sacice s case ae 4 o 4 4 Back 4 6 n aack) 4 QS S K 6 io e ial eof ook Black's aack od a eeas o ee is o dece N 6 7 N2 Q4 8 Q2 9 K QS 4 o 6) . Q4 KeS Re 2 KdS 7 ad mae e oe

No le s see o is kolede is uied i pacical pla b aeed laye o acall died s beo ed o e ecodod a

48 • •t

•

'fi.i F i

i •fB'B

f � I I

f l -·f

oae l

e )


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matng ombnatos 3 5

is a simia ee o assive aes o e e kg hed b he aia aion is m moe demadig as been I Nxg6! Kxg6 2 xf5! Rxf5 3 Qxf5!! Kxf5 4 4 Kg4 5 h3+ng ee vaaions

5 Kh5 6 g4 Kh4 7 Re3 ad 8 Be mae2 5 . Kxh3 6 B5+ Kxg3 7 Re3 + 4 8 I + 5 9 h3+ Qh4

0 h4 mae. e gae oniaio, 5 Kxg3 6 Re3+ 4 7 Bg6 ! and ak

esed bease he no even sop ae by eng maeia eg 7 Qg5+ 8 fxg5 Bxe5 9 Re4+ Kxh 10 B5 Kg3 I I mae

Fane lak

atty whie

Bak's kng s aeady epod b f he s ven me o pay 6 he se p a sod deesive osiio o e ms y eegeiayo peve his by h6 g6 2 f+ K6 3 Qh5 Bd o ee h sqae on 7) 4 Qxe5 Ke B4 m�e

aa la

o whe)

e h a dif deision o me in hs posiio bea afe hes pa of he ombaion whih eaivey easy o see e has o


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54 achman bck)

Fuderr (whie

c a chce to ca out a on-winded in hunt wch i not

dicut to wo ou R4! 2 f4 2 xfS Qe6 mae) Qe4 3 Q4 4 f2 afte 4 h2 Qh3+ 5 1 Q3 ie mated 6 e4 r 6 f Bd3) 4 Qf4+ 5 2 Be4+ 6 3 Q+ 7 h4 8 4 (r 5 Q3 fowed y mate) B+ 9 f4 0 S (1 0 e4 Qf mate) 1 0 Q3 I Ren

Bedna (bck

avae (whie

owin Wte thouht equence, we c ee that ere i n efectiveway o ncreain te preue on 7 play mut e wtched o teh7 quare W rady now the matn etup w White queen on7 d ht n ut how can w acev t wth locd andyway arde y the ihop on d8? Once an idea ound oherelement are rouht n to complet the comnation a ollow I 6 Rd8 (remon oth cle to the occupaton of te Sque) 2 Rxd 3 S Q (or 3 Q6 4 Q3 in tme) 4

R(ee n a Everthin decided a ne move the two ector ein th oveload o the hp on 7 ud o d


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3 I Tyia maing ombnaions

56 • • • •

f * • f fl


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Tyca matig combinations I 39

5 Thnm black)

Fdman (whie

Ahmdv black)

Radv (whe

' n wh a ad an ak na ack' ndvd ga U wnd a aa ha hd a w: 1 Bb6 a6 2 6+ N7 2 6 3 Bg6wd b ma) 3 Q Kd Q+· h a m ad c b h and m gan) and acd w pn-ma' K 5 Bg6 ma

Hh (bak

Kapan (wh


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40 Tyal maig cominaos

At st si looks i y doeed hek by e ook o ld be sel b o e t ht o e oo ndbishop e de ttk te lo soon ms le n ouco 1 R8++ K 2 N6+ h6 8 me s e se

6 1 hljee ac)

Mi ie)

Clely ttk do e h e is led o bt he eolonmehod o I h2 h5 2 Rd se slo e eoltion1 Rh7 is mh moe sel, i K7 os e to ntime y 2 h2+ K8 Bl ed I 3 2 Rd1B6 6 N6 o e isd etly t 4 8 K 5B6+ K86 B7 + oi mt o moes

62 n ck)

Medin i)

eteed ith mte i oe e hs le iete to d ei seqee N5 5 S 2 6+ d S mte2 Qh7 + Nh7 4 mte

( nex aa) e bk eess omes ito ply e1 R7 R (the empti Rd8 is to 2 Rd8+ d8 R8+Q8 4 Be6+ mti) 2 De6 Res ood empe o elodi


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I yl mg ombao

We rs ae a ypc g un offeng few pobe and endngsuccefuy for Back: 1 Qg1 Kg3 Qe1 3 Kg4 (3 Q)3 S 4 KgS ReS S K6 (or S feS QeS 6 K6 Qf4 mae)S Re6 6 Rb7 gS 7 Resis

e cear d smpe bu we mus wn e reader ha s o cacuae e fm preciy snce i ofen e c a an adanced enemy kng whic s no immediaey maed c proe a serousembarrmen o our own g ne e foowg raomedy

66 • t

• t • • o

I I • I . ·�·

arga c)

p i)

Back a pan d e ecge down oud probaby ae enedaeady, bu on e oer d opss cm a no game was eerwon by resing ay wen: Q Rc (muc smper is Rbpreening Bb7 becau of 3 Qc7, bu Whe op for mae . ) . . Bb7 3 Rc7 Kg6 4 Qg8 S S Q7?? (e osng moewere Wie coud si ae brou kng un o a uefuconcuson by S g4 KeS 6 RS Kd6 7 Q Kd7 8 Q Kd8 9Qc7 Ke8 10 Qb8 foowed by 1 R7 and me round e kg ey maed) S Kg4 and Whie reaied e d o res, cau

aer bo 5 Qg6 d 6 Rb7 Back pays 6 . 3 foowed bymae on g


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Chr

The elees fchess acics

we hve lredy seen in e preous chpte iti even the mostplex cobtion certn ic recug etures emerge whch we deny s the elements o che tccs. Te most iportnt oe e: he doue-ttck, te fork deection decoy the pindovered check doue check perpetu check tlemte tpping

ice piece elntion unpotected pieces epenng ie


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44 he eemens f chess tac cs

Blac ws a paw by 1 . Rx4 sice 2 Rxd4 is asweed by 2 .Qg5 teateg bot mate o g2 ad te oo o c 1 . ee o wayo coteig bot teats at te same time.

68 Pacma (bck

so i)

A muc moe comple posito wit te doubleattac idea ed toote subtle pots Blac eady sacced a piece ad ow cocludes te game wit a e combiatio : 1 . Rxa4! 2 Rxa4 Qd7atacg bot te oo o 4 d te paw o ice te latteleads to mate te is foced to give up te oo so tes te coute R4 guag paw wist attacg te gt HoweveBlac as cateed fo tis ad plays . . Qxa4 we it is cea tat4 Rx5? loses to 4 Rg8 5 Ng (5 K2 Rg2 6 K1 Qd1 focesmate) 5 . . Rxg! 6 fx Qd1 7 K Qe2 foowed by .Qg2 mate Fo ts easo te etted fo te o of paw butafte 4 Qd ! Nf6 5 Q Qxb4 posito was lost.

Tee ae my opeig taps ivog a double-attac. Hee is oefom te Quees di Defece 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 N b6 4 g Bb75 Bg2 Bb4 6 Bd2 Bxd2 7 Qxd2 00 8 Nc Ne4(? 9 Qc2 Nxc 10

Ng5 ! d ow i ew o f te dua teat of Qx7 mte d Bxb7Blac w foced to play 1 0 QxgS osig te ecge afte 1 1Bxb ad 1 2 Bxa8

2 e fo

is is ey te specia fom of doubeatac we a piec attacstwo ote peces simulteously beig paticualy apped to te

igt fo wc is suc a typica pat of oeg play eg 1 e4 c5 2N Nc6 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc e6 6 Ndb5 d5? exd5 exd5 8Nxd5! Nxd5 9 Qxd5! QxdS 1 0 Nc7 ad 1 1 NxdS wig a paw


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e eement he tats 45

k o (r ) s usu pled o e roo o ()

ow for ew eples o ow wh useul wepo hs fork s

69 e (ak

Luoei whi

er he rs k or . Nx e hd o sele or log eehge y 2 euse 2 Kx fls o 2 Bx3 d weery e repures he seod fork 3 Ne4 ws e quee

uki (k

(whe

es g s u o e ere dsdge we ll e dsuge d ye oes rs mpeso s h Blak ao eploi f my euse he erd gh o d4 looks so srog soe he pd pw o 6 Howee fer . 0 Q4+ 2 d Bdmers re pu o perspee es quee h o moe d

Qxd3 fls o e gh ork 3 Nx+.ee next ira B Qe4? me mse wh se e(949) ee repeed my es e resul w e lo o


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Th lm of ch ac I 4

s pw h jus f Bs qu kih u u ou-fok Bl urs h s o s oppo folows .xd4 xf4 (o xd4 Qxd Qxd + .) x Qxh mus h qu o ls h s m f Q Bx+

4 K Bx + ) + 4 K xd w wo mops fo ook Th m dd 5 K B 6 h4+ 7 x4 8 x 9 ss (f 9 Bx6 x6 0 4+ + K 4 x xf4+ h y othok)

y h of kh fok usd o sh osposo th ou Tk h poso

74 Bm c)

ls (whie)

Wh's wo mo ps u k fom qu Bxd6+ d6 xd6 Qxe7 loss ml A us ou sh s suh ood p h W ffod o s hs shop od o m o 7 wh pys spldd ol follows

I Qxf4 d4 QS (mmy kh ks s psefl h ook o pud us of 6+ d hus sm o hlp h k) 4 Blk h o s s h shd y 4 6 foowd y S Qx7+ d f . d7 h 4+ ms

lhouh h k s h m po of h fok oth ps of ous usd W ow mpls of foks hop oo,qu d pw

( n iam) By . xh+ Bk mos of wl h m m ur s kn o th fl fok sfolows Kxh Bx Qx hx+ w sly


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4 he eemes o chess ccs

75 ba)

Koov i)

76 v ba)

chid i

h mpoa acfic of a pc food y ook ok ckch a nning nd-g: . Bxc3! 2 xc3 Rxc3 3 Kd2 Rx3 c

77 nfd ak)

hn )

qu' combd hozoa vica d dagoa movm v

h m oppounii fo pcia fom of doub aac H i aamou amp . (aacing boh h qu on 2 and hgh o a2 and nc 2 Nc3 fai o 2 . Q2 3 N2 Rxd


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The eemen of he a I 5

m) 4 Qx4 3 4 Qg2 (4 2 Q4 ) 4 . 4 5 Qx4 Qxg4 6 Kh2 Qx4 w g Wpyd 3 N3 x3 4 ss

Gud ak

Krs wite

h no r x x, so h rs ds h qn y N5 Qx5 h hr w Nd7 . . x6 NxQx7 3 Qx6 Kh8 4 Qg6 and m on h7) x K8 or 2 . x 3 x x7 4 6 5 oow ) J 6 B6o op 4 Q6) 4 6 x or 4 . . Bxd3 5 xh6 x6 6 Qxh6Bh7 7 Q6 m, or hr 5 . Bh7 6 Qg6) 5 x Bx3 6 xd3 Nd4 7Q6 x7 ( x7 9 )

4 oy

s mn r orm u d o w op h do, sn r w r on wh ur poo pr n or qur rr rg w ro ds non p woon mk h .

7 opos poso •

•

• • •

A& • � •


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I The eemen he tat

By I B5 + e forces e ac quee ad g o a posoere ey e fored y e g .e. f KxS Nf6+ or f QxdS Ne7 + g o cases e quee

88 l i B I i

·1·


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T lmnt of h tat I 5 5

0 ea

Mue (h)

f Bak were t quee ether paw date, te ud daw the

game a flw dQ 2 x! K6 2 K8 3 8 mate3 xd Bxd ; r fQ 2 xfl Bxf 3 x d dawg th ae eaue althugh t me pe ak raw the eig aga k ad hp when there are awn n the ad Hwever, Bak avd h pag thee de I 2! 2 Kx2 hee queeg th hek ter2 lQ 3 xdl Bxdl e ed e anthe quee nwaea he ee

he Oe agai we have a ve mrtt tat eemet wh eed t betudied wi great ae Frt le u dee u term Eve pn rett me wa he aivt f an enem pee A p abou whe theed pee nt mve at a the left half f dag

Cmped p

Nte that uh e the ped d p pee ae a deetmvemet vetal/ht a ed t dag r e era ad


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h lmn of h acc I 5

Qg8! g8 Ng6! lots ft tht th wn s n t st on h8 to foow

tts (blak)

Tl (wh)

rst oms dton 1 BS! RS ldng ft Rd Bf8 o nbsolt on th bk rnk dobl ttk Qd! now tnsboth 4 Qh6 nd th ook on S, g s two mn lns( I . . Qb6 4 Q7! Q 5 Q7 Q + 6 h Qh6 7 NgS! Qg7

Nh7 d hs lnt dflton r ns t on, sn f Qh7 Qf8 mt o f 8 . h8 Rf8 Rwng t lst th qn

() Q7 4 R Kg7 (or 4 Nb6 5 Qh6 Q7 6 NgS 5 QgS 7(othr movs los too g. S . . h6 6 Qf6 Kg8 7 4 n 8Ng6! . N6 6 Qf6 Kg8 7 NgS 8 8 N6 th t wn bg pnnd n oth s) 6 Qf6 Kg8 7 NgS Qd7 8 Rd8b6 (Or 8 . Q7 N7) Rd7 Rd7 b B7 Qf d nt t gm Blk now rsgd

n m on bsho oftn nd long ft kb rook or qn ldng to trstg sttons s o n dgm

Zt blak)


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58 Th lmn h a

i ps NS pr ri I . K bpurd bus f Nd6+ si bishp is pd nd if . 2 Q3 6 3 QdS QS 4 Nb6+ s pi) 2 Q RBs psiin ud s b mst unmfrtb ftr 2 . Ngf6

3 BS) 3 QdS RS 4 N RdS 5 NdS di mtridng (r nd t minr pis ginst qun)

ming t h ri pin usuy d tht prnip im s mri nsidr th t sitin

6 B bk

Gdshmidt (h)

A NS 2 f5 R3 3 Q3 Bd4 i ss his qun

bus B's" qun gurds h bish rss th brd

• •f . • •

4

E f D' • a

-

Lidbm bak

Dis (h)

sms tht i hs n y f prng m h ui pi id is s s fs I NS+ fS 2 BS piin hqu d nsri 2 . R2+ by 3 Qg2 s th pinnd qun

nn m( xt iaam Ahuh B is pi p it is n s d ni pn bus s qun is td d if i s d4 r dS


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h o h tat I 5

Doa l

G (h)

ite otan a draw perpetua e wit e we-non dea

2 Ng5 xg5 3 Q5 g8 Q8 7 5 Q5 e Hever, Baoun te ning pan enng t te temporar pee saie1 . Q6 ! 2 Qxe5 B7 wen te nigt dare not move eause o temate on g2 Aer 3 Re 8 (Ba must s e areu as 3 . ReS? oses to Qxe8 Qe8 5 N6 nd s ueen s eapued) andite resie eaus ee s now no wa o stoppg . ReSnng a piee

A nt pnned gains qun s oft h our of esingattas. ere s a tpia eampe ennn a pee ie1 Nxg5 xg5 2 Bxg5 and it s ear ow irritating a p an e Ba n o pas 2 g7 te as 3 Ne7 xe5 N7 5 B6Kg 6 ! Nx6 7 xf6 Ng6 Q5 Nx Q6 Ne6 3 Qd7 B5 mating o Ba e 2 . . 7 wi te ontiuaton 3 f4 4

gx Rg 5 Qe 1 Qe7 6 5 Bd7 (6 . NC 7 Q g7 Q6 mate)7 xg6 Rxg6 8 Q Ress eause aer 8 . g7 Bx6+x6 Qg5 ! it s no e roo is pnned


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60 I Th mn of ch acc

pn form portnt p of ong tt. H nmpl from Four it Gm 4 S 2 N Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4bS b4 5 00 00 6 d3 d6 gS (th gnnig of t' ttmptto t lck do) xc3 xc3 h6 9 Bh4 gS ( ou or uch

poton) 0 NxgS! hxgS xgS d lck cnot off thtrb pin. For mpl, if h tri . Kg o tht h cn mov qun wy, 2 f4! v t dciv ttck

00 Vgnn c)

ibi (wh

Hr mo compctd ampl continng tly clculdombnton d on th pnng won t th t u mov

I x6!! th ·m vrton n Rx6 2 QS! g ogt c 2 . N lo to 3 Rxc Nxc 4 S mat (utvn wthout mt, 4 Rxc would wll) gam connud Nx4 2 xb Nxc3 3 Rxc3! (not of cou 3 xcNx2 yt oth fok!) 3 . Nxd4! 4 Rxc Rxc S xd4 6 h2 xd4 Nxd4 l S ! R

A r ut highly tting fo of th pin th old co-pnlutd n cl-cut fahon y ou nt mpl

0 f

• • A. N. Other (black)

t• •t • • •

• §E f

m

\ • B H (wh)


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6 2 I Th lmnts f h tcs

03 sodos (bak)

Karov wh)

Veraegen (bak)

Wippgen wh

urpsiny Back c aord to capture on the emingy dgerous ee ecaus ater . Nxe5! 2 Bxe5 he has the cuing zwshnzg2 Be! ! 3 or 3 dxe Qxe5 threateg Qh2 mate) Qxe5!!te stang na pot or i now xe5 3 5 mate) dxe Bx 5 Q + 6 000 7 Nc3 Qh2+ 8 K Bx 9 Rs.

6 Dscovred check

ere is tte need to ep tis useu tactica device ecept to saytat it iustrates the truth o the simpe chess aom tat the theat isstronge th the eecutonS nx aam White trsposes into a won endgame y Rxg7Kxg 2 Qxd Qxd7 3 e6 Kg6 exd7 oowed y 5 Rxc7 th a two

pawn advtage. e temendous power that ies in the threat o adscovered check is ceary demonstrated our net position wich thereade w surey never orget


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h mnts chss tccs I

105 Lacua (back)

Kee (wt

en (bak)

A Othe (wt

fte Nc3! ! 2 Rxc3 Qxe4 3 fxe4 Rxd4 Black has obed whatobemt efe o a batey aied ee at te kng ce heteat 4 d mate wt at the ame time te queen undeattack Black mut emerge at le the echange and two pawn o hegood

107 Pacan (bak

Ujtelky (wt

Once again he seig u o an R+B bae s oh he sacc othe queen by Rxg3! 2 Qxb6 (cleary 2 Qxg3 los at once o 2


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4 I h lmts chss accs

. . Bf4 and 2 Kxg3 Bf4+ 3 Kg4 Qd8 lead to a rapid mate) 2 Bf4W hav a case of not one but two battee' at wor the econd onepparng after . . Rg2+, etc lay continued 3 (or 3 lRg2+ 4 K1 Re2+ 5 R Bx + 6 g 3+) 3 Rg2+ 4 1

Rg8+ (even qicer i 4 . Rh2+ 5 g mat, bt I w oeedby the follog etty f wic ilate o teme to pefectio)5 Rg2 Rxg2 (bac agan ) 6 Qxd6 B ad tere no way of evntg te fatal (and longet ) dicoved cec wng e qeen

108 Kgi (bk)

gan ucceive dicoveed cec from two bio prove too mucfor e defence e rt move Rx i obou enogh, d a 1 Rx 2 Bx+ x Qx7+ an ay win for Wit, lay cotinued I gxS 2 Rxe7+ 8 3 xd6+ wen Blac i forced toretu mateial ee i ttle need for Wte to cculate much futer,bt it i teeting to ee ow e re the mag attac to te endwit te dicoveed cec laying it fu at . Nf6 4 Rd 1 Bg4(e mut clea e bac becae afte 4 Qxd6 Wite ilt

5 Bxf6+ Rxf6 6 Rxd6 Rxd6 7 Re+ g7 8 Rg8 mate, a lovely iwll woh ememberig) 5 gxf6 6 (ae 5 Bxd1 6 + mateelegatly and thematicay) 6 Rd Qxd6 7 NdS bS 8 1 aS 9 SS 10 Nf4 Rg8 1 1 + Rg7 12 f8(Q)+ Rei fte 12 Rx 1Bxg7+ K7 14 Bxf8+ K8 1 5 Ng6 mate i a ttg conclo t o aplendid attac.

t i alway faciatng to wt a ie of dicoveed chec fromthe ame batte t enemy awn and pce being pcd on te

way. e mot fou eample come from an old oftquoted game inwch te ten Meican Yout Campion enationally defated aWorl Chamion


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h lmnts of chss tts I 5

I askr bck)

o (wh

rlaiv in of s bisho rbonds agains h innr afr 1

Bf6 Qh5 2 Rg7 Kh8 3 Rf7+ Kg8 no ha hi arady has adraw whnvr h wans i) 4 Rg7 Kh8 5 Rb7 Kg8 6 Rg7 Kh8 7Rg5+ wisly rfsing o ak h a a which wold on a l forh black rook) 7 Kh7 8 Rh5 K6 g back h ic bu ooy awns hav bn los for Black o sv) 9 Kf6 I O Rh6nd won qcky

1 10 dy by ovch

t t

• · • D •

v lrady ical aig as u andbisho, b his sd adds a charg dcion of h bisho gardn h vl sqar 1 Bh7 + Kh8 2 2 cg off h acon ofh rook on a2) 2 K8 3 2 Bg2 4 Bh7 Kh8 5 Bg6 Kg8 6Qh7+ Kf8 7 Q a

7 obl chck

hav sn h owr of h dobl chck in h lay asing fromdiagrs I 06 d I07 larly s arcar form of h dscovrd


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66 I The element o he tactc

hek s e stongest at ou dsposal beaus it ompels e enem ngto move even if bot te piee volved be apted mpteenes Conde te follog poition

Compoed poition

te i teatened by mate bt te powe of e doble e notony ave m bt te ge a foow 1 Qg7+ Kg7 2 Nf+Kg8 6 mate Note tat afte te eond move bot minopiee ae n p (i.e be aptued) but e doble e meantat neite of tem be taen

1 2 . N te back)

Mingelen wi)

A petty ombation baed on e teme of doble e lead to awelno mate 1 N7+ N7 2 Qd8+ Kd8 3 Bg+ Ke8 4 d8mate

8 eeta e/taemate

t tee element an be onideed te at ope otee lotpoition, a daw ometime beg aeved tl ing faion


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he eement he ta I 6 7

s s a common am acc has h scon s mosnconrd h ndam.

s bn h wo pls o ypca prpal chcks.

1 1 3

I Bx3! 2 hx3 Qx3+ 3 l Q3+ 4 Kl Q3 5 Kl Qx K Q3+ 7 K2 Q2+ and t no way W can aod h da

4 Oocnsk

K k)

1 Bx7! Kx7 2 Q5+ K8 (naraly 2 B as o 3 Bxa8 3Qf6+ K8 4 Qg5+ a.

Or n wo ampls a a l mo opcad ch sndrsdabl whn a World hampon s a h rcv nd o hmbohS nx aam 1 . . Nx5 2 Bx5 Rxd6! (a py odcon o san dvc bca now 3 Bd loss o 3 B QxdQx ma) 3 Bx7! Kx7 4 Rb Rd8 5 Qb2 K8 b7 Rb8 7

K7 8 8 has don h mo to plo powr passpawn n h sa a bu t s no nouh o w as b sn8 . . Qa2 9 Qc3 (a 9 Qxb8 Qxb + h co ap


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68 I The element of che tat

1 bn (blak

Kao w

9 Kg8 10 l QdS 1 1 Q8+ Kg7 and a daw w agd w of t ontuaton 1 2 Qxb8 Qd4+ 1 3 Kfl Qxal + and anhr no wa to a th

1 16 nl (blak)

Kao w)

1 . xg2 2 Kx2 (not 2 Nxa6? Rb2 wt a d atta au

th ook annot b n w of N+) 2 Rxb4 3 QQ+ 4 Kgl Qxdl+ 5 Nfl N+ 6 K2 Nl+ and bot d mutat t daw b tual k.

Our nt diaam how u a ufu daw mm wlutrat th ow of a rook on th nth k rting thnm nS nx am 1 Nf6+ Kf8 ( ont tht 1 . 8? alow2 R7 mat) 2 7+ K8 3 Nf6+ (3 . . . Kd8? 4 Rd7 mat) 4

7 + agan wt tua k tt woud b n m fot f ad two roo on th nth tad of nt, t ro ontnu hkg along t ank


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Th lmnt o ch tcc 6

-�· .

•

8

i .. �

• •

• *� • . �

ompo poion

Janowski (k)

(wht)

sms ha is os bcaus h canno pn Rb3 n qun Howv h has th souc of ppual chck wch sa: fxS! Rb3 2 Rxh6 g 3 7+ K 4 Rh8 7 5 7 66 6 aw agd 6 . xS? alows h pty pawn ma by7 f4, Black is focd o sl fo 6 7 7 Rh7 K 8 8 g9 7+ g8 0 Bd5 ! f8 Rh8+ g 2 Rh7 c

n ou na wo pls w this m cobind wi hama ida

9

·� i

� �

.

Hnyi (k)

Vso wht)


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70 I The element che acc

( s st s sps p f fn I . . 5 2 Qf8 Kd7 3 7 he eie peea he o 3 . . . K stt) 1 . . . Kd6 2 Qf8 K5 3 Qg7 Kd6 4Qf K6 Q Kb5 6 Qb K4 7 Q4 Kd3 3 Ke2 9Qb2 Kfl 1 0 Q K 1 1 Q5! Kg2 1 2 Ne3 Kh2 1 3 Ng4 K1 4Ql K2 1 5 Ne3 K 1 6 Ql! Ke3 17 1 Kd3 18 3 Ke219 Q2 Kf 20 1 Kg2 21 Qg aw. o of he, hes a.

10 • • • •

f m I • .f.il

B • Di·�

• • ·-�

Vaan (bak)

(wh

1 . ! 2 B (nt 2 Kh2 Qh4+ 3 Kg1 Qg3 f by mae) . Qh3+ 3 Kg 3 B aleae) 3 . Qg4 4 2 Qh3 aw

9 Tappn piee

E bn ns th tp f p n f th bahh s shn nt aa

1 1 Cps psns


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qun ofn u for longrang caur of awn i h onngag an i in fac mor vlnrabl o caur h a ohr ica h famou ra of h qun ofquod gam Bonkilmn (Mocow, 193S)hichond h Caronn fnc:I 4 c6 2 4 dS 3 dS cdS 4 c4 f6 5 Nc3 c6 6 BgS Q !? 7 cdSQb2? (7 . Nd4!) 8 R ! 4 (oh mov ar no br maalmu b o i vi of h qun da iuaion g 8 Nb9 a4 Qb4+ 1 0 Bd2 and h biho on c8 cno b guardd, o 8 8 9 Bxf6 xf6 10 Bb5+ Bd7 11 Rc2! Qb4 12 Q2+ 7 13 Bxd7+Kx7 14 Qg4+ d 15 Qxg7 wh advag) d now afr 9 a4!Qxa2 10 Bc4 Bg4 1 1 Bx 12 gx ima ha o ri inch c on av qun b gng u a c wi 1 2 . Qa3 13 Rc3

c7 c

24 uadirdja (lack

Biaa (w)

h blak qun' on quar c3, norma covrd i uchoiion b h mov bS ch i imoibl hr Howvr, h clln arnaiv in 1 R3! no on hraning o n h

qun b h immdia 2 Rb3 bu alo ning h gam coninuaion1 aS 2 Rb1 Qxa2 3 R2! ag nng h qun For raon b2 awn i ofn rfrd o a oiond, bu of cour hi no h onl quar wch h bn cn of h qun caurW w wo aml of a qun bing rad on h6(S x am) Black migl fal ino a ra hilf b lang1 . QxfS+! 2 2 whn 2 . Q oud alow 3 Qxh7+ d 4 Qh8ma. Howvr afr br 2 Qg6! 3 Bxg6 fxg6 h

qun i rad and wil b caurd b . g4 wi a on ningfor Black coninuaion wa 4 R g4 5 Rx7 xh6 6 gxh6 B7 Rg7 Kh8 8 Rxb7 h4 9 Rg8 10 Ri


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127 osso blak

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vn plnd in h opnng sags g. I 4 c5 2 c3 c6 3 g3 g6 4

Bg2 Bg7 ( closd sysm of iciian fnc) 5 d3 6 6 B3 d67 g7 8 Qd2 d4 9 00 00 10 Bh6 c o ha dibaly slcs unnaualookng 7 ah h 7 2 bcause in la cas h mov IO B6 would os o I O . Bxh6 I I Qxh6xc2 c whas in h vn ln i woud hn hav I2 g5ollowd by ma

Ia was ampl of a fnding pic big liminad wihouy sacic onas folowig:

128 Vliovi (lak) ·� l

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os wiou a momns hsiaion a good chplay wouldlimia a onc h viay impo bishop on g7 f 1 Rxg7Kxg7 2 x5 long ah8 diaon is opnd up fo Whi's powfu bishop on b2 c Black woud nd u a pawn down if h uns

chang by cauing on 5 h gam concludd 2 f6 3Rg + 8 4 Rx 5 Qx8+ Rf8 6 Q5 Qx5 7 Bx5 7 8 f4 Rg5 Rsigns


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h mt o h 7 5

n many penins t is sp n e e w s enate f eample te ae PaanGnfel (1949 w went 1 4S 2 c xc (e Queens Gambit Acepte 3 Nf6 e3 e6 SBxc S 6 00 a6 Qe2 bS 8 B3 Nb? (8 cx! 9 a4! b 10

Nb2 Bb 1 4 ts bsp t the met pevets the entyf the hte t 6 s pcee t ehae it 12 e4!cx4 3 eS S 1 4 BS! Q 1 S cl NcS 1 6 Bb I 0 Bxe Qxe1 N6 s iht paalyses Blcs pti t su etent hat hefees cpee t ve up te f t thut suiet cpesai e ae ene 1 8 . . 3 9 Q 1 R8 20 xc8 Rx8 21 R4S 22 Bx3 Nb6 23 R4 ba4 24 Bc2 Nb6 2S Q2 Bx 26 xNb 2 1 6 28 f4 Rc 29 Qe3 Nb6 30 Q3 N 3 1 Bb l a4 32

R2 NcS 33 ! 4 3 S 3S hx6 x6 36 2 3 fS!exfS 38 BxfS! Resis.

129 pva blak)

Pach h)

e bvius QS 2 xS wul aUw Bla t set up a sidefesive pt by 2 Qe 3 Qh Q6 et. s te dedes teve e bc nit w is efendn te vital h6 pawn e ide

is t play I Be2!! iten t tasfe tis piee t fS befe in tS it te queen. f Bc ties t pevet ths by I f6 B!Nx4 3 Qx te ite as eved is ai nd py ud 3 Qd Qh S BxS Q 6 Bxh6! QxhS RxS x6 8 Rbhl et tis esn B eide t etai nit an Uw te intti f the bish with e ctuatin I . 2 B4 3BfS+ 8 QhS e8 ( Bf6 S Q6 Ne8 6 Rx6! Nx6 ni t ce S Rh2! Bf6 6 Q6 R Rxh6+! Nx6 8 Qx6+ 8

9 6 f 0 fl (a deisve pi ce 1 0 . . . e lse t Rxf6 ! 1 0 . Ra 1 1 BxS 2 NS ! e 1 3 Rxf6! Ress ( 3 . xf6 1 4 Bxf6+ Rxf I S Q+ e8 1 6 N nn te quee


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78 I Th lmn o c tctc

Whls Blac s preparn o open a e aans he he y . 5 es etter development has reay ven hm a clear tave onhe ns sde. Ho mst he no proceed The oos ope of theh e y 1 hx6 x6! old alo Blac to set p adeqaedefence of h7 y Be8 and Bh8 so e opts fo the f oederos open of the le y saccn a pece h 1 Nf5! Ate s theaten Nx7 Kx7 h6 a pece d 1 e8 loses o Ne7! h8 hx6 fx6 4 Qh fooed y 5 Nx6!Blac s foced to accept he offe te 1 . xf5 xf5 Blac spsly cnot hold on to s ea pece e f Ne8 d1 f64 h6! x5 5 hx7 Nx7 6 Qx5 Be8 7 f6 ec. For ths reon Blacdecdes to loc he e y v ac a h on 6 d then rn

hs aenon o e qeens sde lay contned 8 d1 N64 f4! ( mportt attacn mve hch es a ne alt on 6Blac cno for eample reply 4 exf4 5 e5! dxeS 6 fx6 fx6 7hx6 hx6 8 Bxf6 Bxf6 9 Bx6 ec d of corse 4 Nxf4 loses atonce o 5 Bxf6) 4 5 5 hx6 fx6 6 fx6 hx6 7 fS ! xc4 8 Bf(no astn a val empo y 8 Bxc4 4! and 9 a8) 8 a79 fx6 7 10 Bxf6 Bxf6 (he has no tme for 1 0 . x 1 1 Qxx 1 Bx7 ! 7 1 Bf6 h he elon mat et-p) 1 1Dh ! Bd7 (Blac dare no alo he chec on e6 e 1 1 . x 16 Kf8 1 h6 Q7 14 Qx7 Bx7 IS f Ke7 16 h7n) 1 Q! (heatenn 1 BS nn he qeen fsead 1 . Qd8 1 Bxd7 xd7 14 QfS 7 15 6 Kf8 167! Bx7 1 7 h8! Bxh8 18 R8 mae or here 14 . . Qe7 15 7!Bx7 1 6 Qh7 Kf8 1 7 1 Ke8 1 8 Q8 B 1 9 Rh7! ) 1 7 ! D5 (o 1 Bx7 14 x7! Kx7 1 5 1 ec) 1 4 xSx 1 5 6 ess (1 5 . Bxe6 16 8 K 17 8=Q man).

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36 Vd b

Bti ie

4 b5 (eve huh it ivves w s!) 4 Nxb5 S Bxb5

xb5 6 7 (Bl ust evt th dubi f s th7t by b7+ d R7 t.) 7 b7+ K8 8 Rxd7 Rxl 9 NxbS(trete 0 Rx7+ Kb8 Rb7+ K8 N7+ d thus fl e s s duble th w tly stts hsed vet) 9 h8 0 Rx7 h6 x7+ Kb8 b7+ K8 3 4 5 4 d5 R5 5 R7+ Kb8 6 Rb7+ K8 7b6 b8 8 Rxb8+ Kxb8 9 7+ Kb7 0 Nd6+ Kx7 N8 Kb6 Nx6 d Wht w i fw vs by dv his ws

37 Mw e

Ksev ba

Ue s bishs d e es By 1 5! h hit ssivbis A d4! Whit ds t ly N4 xe4 whe th d. dxe5 ( x5 Bd5 Kh8 3 Bx7+! Rx7 4 Rx7 Qxh4 5R8 t) Bd5+ Kh8 3 Bx7�! Rx7 4 Rx7 Kx7 5 Qh6+ Rsisbese it is e et v.

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Th eement h tat 8

Dece

Esnger (whe)

We ave leady seen vaos tactcal elements apearng wtn teme combnaton, wc s of cose ady spsng Hee s a splendd eple of a lneclosre ps a decoy and a cople o forks ocold ask fo moe? Wte begns wt te statlng e6 wen ecape by ook o kgt wod block te qeens dagona allong2 Qf5 mate. Black cold escape wt te loss of a pawn only by pyg 1 . ! bt not 1 . . Q wc los to 2 ef5 Qf5 3Qf5 f5 4 g7 fokg te kg d rook n te game Back

ted 1 . Qe6 w te contnaton 2 Re {te pot o te combnaton, g me now tat te qeen as been ed to e e e.f now 2 . Q e8 Qe8 Wte agan as 4 Qf5 mate) 2 . .Qe4 Re4 de4 4 gf5 f5 5 Qb5 Ress sce te kg ndook ae cat n anoter for

14 e passed paw

e vle of pssed pwns s best sen e ge wee edce mteal mes tere are fewer peces to prevnt e advne.oweve, e passed pawn can also pove a decsve fcto nyddlegame staons See next dm) er Q6! R6 2 g6 te psed pawn senoosly strong spported as t s by te ook t s reanng oqeen n two moves so . f8 6 e7 s forced ow Wte

bngs ote pawn no e attack wt 4 d5 Qa5 5 d6 d8 wen6 7 wns at once becase 6 7 7 R7 leads to mate on 8 te game play went 6 . . Qa2 7 8= Res


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A jsly mos mpl o pn pomoon I 4! R8 bte r Q b Blc hn h son pn i no mleci) c3 3 R8 c ! e hole poin of h comionloi he o ce e l oo i chec!) 4 Rf8 7 5

c+ 6 f henn m n one!) 7 R Q nlho hie momenaly o oo fo he qen e ni e of Bb5 focs o p h chn Afe 8R8 Bb5 R5 Q5 Blc on qcly

1 Aebch

A s sh i loo s if is e n is oom n hBlc il hn n he e b of i n of hs misplcoo An ye he ocs he macen mo 1 ! hichins h me fo hm A Blc oins los qn eni f I h Q4 8 3 Q5 an 4Qc6, he loc h pn by I Q7 only o n h R6! lyl sinc 2 Q6 3 7R6 4 8 R8 5 Q8 Q8 6 Q6 e on n-m

e e my ell s ho e as n cme ino snc i isee lon efoe he m Ho one of ss

ns m snhs is h i c e eloe iniecly y com·ln he oonen o e meses o en is c hsiein s ecs fom oe imon o The s n cen e scice n o o on ome oe n H is necln emle of hsSee next dim I ! is no y pn scce c Blc no cp h n in ie of he sbqn in on h l I o B B olo y 3 Q5) 1 7! pln o

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86 I The eement che tctc

7 ae bla

zabo hite)

oi ak piee io paive poio 3 . . Q e6 S

fe I x 6 Qx Nb 7 S Ne a3 Na6 (ufouaey folak ih o o o he fa bee po o 6 beaue of hevaaio N6 9 Bd6 xd6 0 Nxd6 Nxd6 Rxd6 QfS 2 QgS 3 Rd7 Re e. eveag powe of he ook eleedby he pawn aie 9 h N7 0 Bx7 Nx Nd6 xd6 2 Rxd6g7 (if 2 Ne 3 Rde6 ad Re7 3 hS (eaei h6whih ak o peve beaue 3 . gxhS ow Nh 3 Ne h6 I S Rde6 Q7 6 b Nd6 (o of oue 6 .

xb Qxb, b 6 b6 7 Qe i ao ood fo e 7 Q3NfS NgS Nd 9 Nx Nxe6 20 Rxe6 Re 2 NS Ree eaio of a ped pawn i uuay a ae poblem aiing

fom e oe eoaio of a pawn moiy a ube we diu lae Howeve ee ae o vaiou aia mehod ofeai a ped pawn oe of he ommoe bei hough heehe of piee he foowi eample e eae wo paedpaw by foig ehe wh ae o hi advanage

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the ehange 2 Qxa Ne 3 Qd2 Qa6 4 a Nxd3 N but not f Nxe 6 xa6 N+) Nx 6 x Qb 7 xe7 R f Qb39 Qd 0 b7 Rb a6 d te won quy

teie bak)

myov e

hi i a imiar ituation y ifu tati myov reate two oneted pad pawn ignong the fat hat hi oponent meanwhepik up an eta pawn Quty athe quanty i the main fatoin uh ituation ay oeeded a6 ng two bid onetone, eaing the way fo h awn wt at he e me enatg a gud of he nit on 6) bxa6 2 R7+ Kg6 3 Rd7 Ne7 4b4 Nf Rxd Ne3 6 Rd Nxg2 7 d Rb6 Rb7 9 0Ke2 Nf R6+ 2 d6 Rd7 3 R7 Re

2 Romanin bk)

eeepkin ie

he noma pay wih two oeted ped a agnt a bihop ito advane hem o that they not be bded in th ae b e6foowed by f6 d hen Howeve, e6 fa to x6


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Aack addefece

Usuay du a ame e de pssesses the tiatve d the thesde must ty t cta s st at the same te pepa s ncuteact. Te pblems f attack ad defece ae s maysdedthat they c hadly be summased a umbe f specic piciples bth situats a playe eeds t have a thu klede f

the basic tactical elemets e have aleady seen F ths en i thcapte e shall estct uselves t a eat f typc ays fttng te ng by meas the y but pbably the cmmestd ms ppula fm f the attack ad e shl the ffe the eadea fe pnples of defene t uide m huh ths pat f the amech ca pve s dfcult t hadle.

We have aleady emstated h vueable a kn ca be he helacks the supp f hs pa cha ad is huted acss he ad

Te ptectin that he k enys tuns ut t e f the mstmptt facts in selectin u mehd f attack s t is cnvenentt dde u mateal t thee pats ) the kn i the cete 2) theeakeed k pst d ) bean up the psitin Te tcclude ths chapte 4) methds f defence

Te k he cete

e f the st peces f advce ve t a bee s t castle i dtme s t ly cues hs k pst but s mallyesset he s t develp hs peces d hs ks n paticula. fu pet elects ths ule it is thle t d tactical ays fpevet hm fm cast. A typcal med f d ts is t placea bshp aa6) ctll the ianal pdn f cuset t s pe ) Hee s a eample f ts fm the Caa DfecePv Attack) e4 c6 2 d4 d e d cd 4 c4 Nf6 Nc e6 6N 7 7 cd Nd ad stead f the bette 8 Bc4 8 d

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9 . . 0 0 Bc6 b6 ( mpotan enug as on 1 bS bc6 1 2 Qc6 Ba6 and it can no longe sh, s casts long a B3} w b posd to ac d l opn b d c ls Blac obtd tis at

nl pan but on s mo matial sacicd o lis lling splndid pl

1 Plannc b)

Dnn ie)

. Ba6 {Black u to intpos 1 . c6 bcaus a 2 d66 can ppa to casl lng by 3 QdS i gn o m B8 Rb {tanng . ollod by mat 3 Qa4 Q6 41 d6 4 Bd6? Q2 5 QS 6 4 R2 Kd QS an n o bay p at n o it o si

14 i bl)

Pzpiok (

agonal ady occupid but i uns a cngdlac can asy complt i dlopmnt g l S? Qd6 Bd6

0 c. hilst at 1 QcS? Black 1 Q7 o t coc mo Qa3 Q7 2 BcS Q6 3 Rd1 and no Black cno ctl id, o ti aicia casting o oo by plying ng


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2 I A ak an deence

to . a ontinud 3 . . 6 4 Qa4! Bc2 ( trin li i 4 Bd5 5 a5! 6!? 6 4! 5 7 d5 fork and ountrfork! 5 Rd6Qf5 (5 Q? lo at on to 6 R6 Qd7 7 6+ 6 Q4 Nd8 7R B4 (aftr 7 . . B3 8 a3 Blak would hav no dfn to thdouln of roo on th d followd y QdS) 8 Ba3! (vaatg Sfor th kit 8 B6 9 NS Qg6 ( odr to wr 1 0 N6 wth10 R 1 1 Rd1 N) 10 Rd1 S (10 Q£? o th qn to1 1 Rd8+! t) 1 1 Rd8+! d8 1 6+ R

Th notoouy wak oit of an atd g oiton th ( quar, and th attak on t ot m thm ofm laia og, uh a th famou tra' th Two tfn 14 S 2 N N6 3 B4 Nf6 4 Ng5 dS 5 d5 Nd5? whn

Wt an lay ithr 6 N! K£ 7 Q+, or 6 d4 B4+ 7 3 7 8£! wih th ttr am ot a

155 Wintr bla)

Kr hte)

Bak ha n too gd i aturig thr awn wt ngltngntial dvlomnt Wht now mt ot dati hmnt wh

n with a ari on £ 1 N£! K£ Qh5 g6 (if th grtrat to g8 iho on 8 i lot aft 3 Q8+ and if it o to thn 3 Rf l Bd7 4 Q+ K8 5 7 ! B7 6 R7 w ay, aft2 . K6 Wht ha 3 Bf5+! K5 4 l + Kd4 5 B3+ t) 3 D6+!6 4 Qh8 Bf5 (atr 4 Nd7 5 Qh7+ 6 Bh6+ K8 7 Q6+K7 8 BS+ Wht ik u th iho on d6 th a ndurin attak)5 R l (hatni 6 Qh7+ Kf8 7 Bh6 mat, and if 5 B 6 Qh7+7 7 R7+ folowd y mat 5 B4 6 +! d4 7 Qf6+ and

Bak rid w of th ontnuation 7 . . K8 (7 K8 8Q6+ K 9 Bh6 mat) 8 Q6+ Kf8 9 Qd6 Kg7 1 0 Qf6 K8 1 1Bh6 foowd mat


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A tac a dfnc I 9

Even ae casng he pesse on c prove al as o nele

56 Sady b

Polayevsy he)

By Neg5 Whe immeaely epos he weakess now 1hxg5 he h 2 Rxe7 Bxe7 3 Qx+ 7 4 Qh5 mae. The gae conluded 1 N6 2 Rxe7 Qxe7 3 Qx 8 4 Ne5 Ress

And now e us en o or mai eme

57 June b)

eine hte

Black needs only one move o case ino ey ih a up ekne revens is wh eche scfice hch gives apoweul aack ans he epod ng. 1 6 Qxa6 2 Qx5 (whe main rea o 3 Qxe5+ Kd7 4 Rxd4+, ad i 2 . Rd8 3 Nd7 4 Qxe5+ Kf8 5 Qd6+ Kg8 6 Qe7 ws) 2 . 3 Nd7o 3 . Kd8 4 Bd2 4 5 Ra l eae 6 Bx4 Rx4 7 8+ andif no 5 . . . Nd7 6 Bxd7 Qxd7 7 7 or 5 . . R 6 Q6+ Ke7 7

Bx4+ 4 Bxd7+ Kx7 5 Qa7+ (in neresng osion 5 K8?os a one o 6 Bd2 and 7 R + o 5 . . Kd6 is e es deencewhen he empn e B4 ? ex4 7 Rxd4+ Kc 8 Rdl e8 9


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9 I Attac and dfnc

6 oac b)

Gia hte

R 6 N7 R7 7 Q6 S S 6 9 6 6 1 R6 mo play is qay inscin o sa gam. . S S QSg7 6 Qg 6 7 N6 Kc Qg S 9 Q3 Q 1 N7 N7 1 1NS Kc7 1 R7 Q 1 3 R7 K7 1 N7 S S xS K7 1 6Q3 K6 1 7 6 KgS 1 K 1 9 g3 KgS ma

16 asykov lac

aray cc a pc o rac posiio m ownr o op l or pics o aack my g lmiroc acvs s ypica mrly o as olows: c3 b3(lack ris o kp poio clos a possibl c bc3 R wol op c or is aac S (qiprpar o accp loss o q or r mor pics ar 3N7 N7 c6 Nc6 wi sci compsaio b

or as) 3 Qb3 Kb Nb Q7 (ar . Qb6 aS s 5 b7 Kb7 6 NS Ka 7 Nb6 Ka7 N7 R7 9 RalRss

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Attc n f / 97

e weened kn positin

gnrlly accepted prnciple that the pawn protectng a casg poson are at their strongest eir oral positon One o he

a rons for ts is at they are en eble enouh to advancehn requd to counter a srous teat wher s is far morefcul onc they have comttd tles A good eaple of ee I hen a w pawn h od o g log the nemy queen t , folowed by a knght cog o g4 with dangerous reatstdly a whte biop on g2 c offt s pticuar dsadantagebu pas usually much more effeci than pieces at guarngquas or oher pieces Our rst eample ilustrates ts ngside

6 Eu w ak)

Tartaower (whe)

ack aready occupies the l but must strike quickly before Wchalenges hs rook by Fortunatly the �ak squares created by Jaow to sacrice a piece and launc a mating atack as oows: f4 + 2 gf4 B3 + 3 K (not of course 2 fl +, or J gf4 followed by 4 Q7 etc ef4+ 4 Bf4 Qd7 5 hgf4+ 6 Kf4 Rh4+ 7 Ke3 (again forced since 7 2+! KQh+ 9 Kgl Rh5! 10 Q3+ or Kg Rg4! KJ R5 9 4d6 are both hopeless 7 Bg2 f Re4+! 9 Ke4 d6 1 0 Kd3Qf5+ 1 1 Kd4 Qf4+ 1 2 Kd3 Qc4+ 1 Kc2 (te roo sacrce aaowd lack to com o ut o e complcaons w bo maa anposional advantae whch he now utises to produce eegan s1 4 b Be4+ 1 5 Kb2 Qd 1 6 Rgl + 1 7 c l (after 1 7 Rgc ac

pas hs roo to and h2 1 7 Qd2+ 1 3 (or 1 Ka N! 1 Qb 7 Ke6 et) 1 . N4 1 9 bc4 Ra4! 20 Ka Qa2! 2 Kb4 Qb2 and W red in iew o 22 5 QaJ mae o 2 2 c


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At a efenc

Q wnnn qn. ns mpl wr kn ws drinfrom on pod posiion r oss ord o or posdosiio

16 Rn b)

mjn whe)

is m kin rook rg pr ong kr n down s w s sm wknss in kngposion A knig is gin srid on f wi ddiion id ofoining powrf on f w dn o lo min n I Nf gf Q6 Kg f Qf fr f6 4

Rf6 Qf6 Qf6 7 w qns moy omd spsd pwns wi pro oo m fr k g 6 d6 R 7 6 d7 9 f6 6 0 Q Q Kg 1 Qg6 1 Q o r r . Rd 9 1 0 Qg6 1 1 f6 Rd7 foowd y Q6 d 6 4 Q Nd6 if kig k ny rook f6 d 6 Q7 m f6 4 6 R Rs Wi mo rngs o wo dons if 6 N7 7 4 wis o if6 R7 7 R Q Qg K 9 Q7 K 10 Q m

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Ak an enc I 99

e a ey u o e o w e eud we ueoun e bak k bu e mu poeed euy beue ow poon no eue 1 Qe7! poe e pan weae 2 Rd8 Rd8 Qd8 K7 Q8 me. Ae Q7

1 ! mae wo mo eaened o Bak mu ai ud 8y . QeS wen Q6! oe o e e ae e eeof qeen e pan o 6 ompee e ma ne.

66 e ba

b

we edy ow e uua way o ope n u oo by e we ook oe on 1 (e e o Vaon o e an eee) ou ee e ook a wy o o Howee an mmede 1 ? oud aow Bk o u e bop ou o e me by . . e ! n 2 6 QdS K7 QRad8 a ood e depe e o of a pawn. o eaoe pay 1 eS ! o ae bop. Bk epy 1 NS? aeady e deie make beaue k nedd o deene o e kn (e oe moe 1 d8 we e wodae o puue i ak w Q oowed by Q d ) no payed 2 Qe2 e o ea o wn 2 . 6 ow ex6 R6 4 S ! Re oowed by 6 Q o 6 Q o e ex6 Re N6 6 Re6 e o Bak ad o py 2 . e6 pay onued ! (oy ow!) d8 Rd7 R N6 6 Q{ean 7 x6 x6 8 6! 6 9 Q6 7 1 0 Qe6 e)6 Nd8 7 Q ! (uddey ew ea appa o 8 Q6 oowd by6 d mae on 7 baed o e dak ue wee Bkkin poo Noe ow mpo i o e o man

o o 6 o 6 o o a obe mki e deee moe du) 7 . N6 o w 8 Q6 w 8 . Qd8 bu owome deeo) 8 Rb! Qb7 9 Q6 Rd + ee moe e


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I A ak ad dce

i aaion 9 . d 10 6 K 1 1 R6 Rd 1 K 1 Rg Kd7 1 Rd+ Nd 1 d1 winning 10 d 7 Rd ( wn of a pawn is no so imporan as fa a maor piar now ford off boad lain w an ai bisop w

aak laks pawn parilly on on wras bakkni rmains oly passi and s o of ga 1 1 f61 f6 Rd 1 Rd Nd 1 4 6 1 1 6 4 S 1 Kg K 1 K Kd (lak ms ry o fr kni b lospawns in pross 19 S 6 0 fS N6 1 K6 aS dS J S Rn

adr ms no b diappoind a man aak dino nd-gam, bas i is ofn a masr

dnd is ofn omll o wad off ma by alowng som oradana o is opponn wi an only b ploid in ninwras aakr ms rals a won ndam is js as posia way o a iory as a maing ombinaion

Moij bl)

man (whe)

aris ar ofn ird a imporn bop wi pros w sqars arond kn poson lak wns r orpi for qn w or adqa ompnon ialy wn nmy kn s pod o aak ay wn: I Q N N (or N f winning qn in iw of and . N ma dJ b S b 6 bJ 7 b a (rang N fl Ra 9 f D 10

RssT kn posiion is waknd n frr if in addiion o gpawn dfndr o adan s f o pawn.


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At tak an efene I

68 Kpe bk

(whe)

N6! Q6 bck n bn deced om e deene

o h scond k so w comes 2 Bg6! Qe7 (Blck de py 2 g6 Qg6 K8 Q Kg Rg m) e 6 R6 B ( 4 . Q7 Rc8 Bc8 6 Q6) 5 Q5 6 R 6 7Qg5 ! Q 8 Bg8! Q7 9 Bb! Rsis e is eened d 9 . .8 0 Re 4 Re Re6 2 Qg8 c

169 de (k)

(h)

's las moe 4! ws o ended o ope e l w wod moe o Blcks dge b o ken e kg pos e cond . Qe8 (i 7 2 Qd2! e is sog eof Nd5) 2 5! g5 ( e b 2 Q i as 3 Qd2! N7 Qc! i decsi psse. mo wod be e ie do e s g loes pec nd Nd 6 ld ee w e b e's sc eposes e blk kg) 3Ng ! g5 Qg K8 (o o cose 4 K Rd6 d6 6

4 ec) 5 Ng6! g6 (e scod sace ms be eped 5 . . Kg7 leds o me e 6 6! K 7 Rd6 cd6 8 4 Be6 8! c.) 6 Q6 Kg8 7 g6 Q7 8 Rd6! Ne (8 . d6 9 4


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Atak and deen I 03

6 g6 2 R+ Qd2 Ng Rg Kg Q6 f 66+ 8 7 R 6 Q+ Kg 9 f Rg (or 9 . . Rf 10 Rg5 1 1 Rg Dg 12 Q + foowd by 10 Rg K Rg Kg 1 2 Q 7 + Rss ma n mo

36 mo s frr ddng n g{6 srry os on of s proors prr wnr dfndr o adn h pwn o g{g6 i oms a wss as w s or n amp.

72 • -

·· I ·{ 'DRE �

Ws bl)

mn (h

Q g6 2 Qg (no of os 2 6 Nd 2 . {W wsraning g6 Q Kg Ng 5 {W w gn rnno sari srongy on g6 or 6 and f g k waknd bk srs by 5 g5 foowd by 6 Q nd 7 f6 N K 6 d (k i nd rng m 7 Q6+ f now 6 . d5 7 Q K6 g6 9 Q Kf6 Q5, or if 6 Qd7 7 Q Kg Qg f6 9 g Qd6 1 0d6 Q6 1 1 + wnnn n bo s 6 Q6 7 d6 Q6 b5 Qd 9 Kg 1 0 Q6 1 g5 1 2 Q2 Q6 1 Q

f6 1 Qg Rd R 1 6 Rb 1 7 R Q 1 Rd Rd 19 R Qd 20 R7+ 21 Qb + 22 R Q 2 2 Q nd W w.

mor of s wnr w o dfnd g k on or 2{7 sr w ms m orr o bwdfndng y (6 or g(g6 For mp fr mos I d d 6 N Nf6 N d Nd 6 N6 7 d d 9 00 00 0 R N b b6 1 2 d b7 1 Q2

mo 1 . 6 pps rg o sprfiy sn 1 . 6ows Ws bp r 6 n of m ow forr s wr f wo bs fr 1 . 6 1 Q


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04 Ack nd deence

ran 1 Q g6 16 6 i 1 Na o prn Was 1 N Q 6 Qg ranig bo c an ao R3 oow yRg3 On or 3 g6 1 6 R 1 Q Rc 6 R6 1 7 Q g7 is qi playabl or lck

173 Znokoorosky ba

Ri (whe)

rio wakn on ar wn rying o r on o a pi sca on n is agram y playing 6 an . g Ri bg aack by 1 N ng p a sl pawn rrn or comngwaks on ng si wc lack ms allow iw o rbl ra o 2 g r g g3 Rc3 3 lack anong br a 3 . N bcas was rang gg Q2 a obl aack on rook a g pawn, an i3 R s srong Howr ig mo alows W oly s qn o omaing sqar ay con QK7 ( N 6 g g 7 N7 c wis 6N R 7 R6 ( only mo W plan arrisig swic o b wc ws m or im g

g5 9 Q g5 K7 1 Q g8 1 1 Rb l Rcc6 ( 1 2 Qg5 an 13Q6 w ra i 1 1 . b Rb ab 13 6Q6 1 wns 2 Rb3 ( ral oin o rc ranrrng rook o king si 1 2 1 3 Rg3 g6 Rg6 Rg61 5 Q+ K 1 6 Q R 1 7 Q Rsign

amo gos wio sayg a i any o procipwn ar ing aack is ar o prosc . Wi a kngs pawn is obos, b a mssng rooks pawn cn lo cas problms For

ampl n Qns Gambi ar mo 1 c 6 3Nc3 N6 N c c N 6 3 Nc6 7 Nc3 bc3 9 - 1 Q2 Qc7 1 1 R1 Na 1 2 3 6 1 3 b7 W's s


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Atak an deence I OS

nnuaion is 4 d ed ed Bd 6 B7 K7 7 Rdd e clea dvage in vew o Blck weakened ng side

7 pjelke b)

Aeo wh

Black as los is pawn and us seouly weaened s kng posone concluded neay w Bg6 g6 (e ea is B even ine line Ba6 B d3 3 d g6 4 Bg g6 Kg7 6R7 K6 7 3 Ke 8 d K6 9 d4 e 0 N K mae g6 Bg 3 g Kg 4 R8 K8 Kg8 6 g6is

is o couse evn we i moe one pwn ave eie movedfowad oo a o een eliminaed as in ou ne eple wee ehas conneced paed pawns nea o ei queening squae u adlypoecing s kng

7 lean b)

ueov wh

Black aes advanage o hs y . Rd Dl ( K as o e

y onal . . Nd4 J cd cd4 wing 3 Dg erea was 3 . 4 d mae; i 3 3 Rc 4 Bg 3 Ra 4 B3 g7 g6 6 B g7 7 Be4 Ka6 d no


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0 I Attack and defene

7 8 Bx6+ Kx6 9 Q4+ K7 K an lack cno n8 Kg N+ 9 KS R Qg (lack m b crl, . Qx Q 6 Q6+ ! 3 K6 Ng+ KSN c wol raw g3 Q7+ K Q+ 3 S R+

Rsigns

76 Taimano b)

Ea hite

Wi is opg o lanc an aack again black kg by aacingis g p n cpring wk pawn on . Howr i i ack omo a wi g s omw incr a momn a

acor wic c cry poi o bn aly aack of o oow NS (rng bo Q+ N ry pg con pic cric gS Q+ 3 KgNf+ (opig g w gin o im pig o nwr f . + Ng Rg+ nng aiy Kl 3+ N3 Q3+ 6 K 7 (or 7 R+ 8 K c3+ c7 . N3+ 8 K R 9 Q R3+ Q3 Q+ K 6 ack won

1 77 Fryman bl)

ogayrsck hte


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At nd ene 0

e two oto te w reyg on cetge to fo d hd teey eod kg y dvncg g de pwn Now Bck unches wecuted counteat n hc he to tke to ccount the dge to own

qn. went g6 nes must e opeed Nf6 Nf6 3BO e fS S Bf4 Q3 (ut not S • • ef 6 Qh NdS 7 Kg Nf4 K ( Bcks peces he smooyd t ction, he h ucient compensto fo te quee i twon peces d thee pwns nd he cn now cmfot ud upeue ginst the white kig 9 f Kg7 0 ee 6 ( B7 wn stonge 3 4 NS 3 fS Ng3 7 Kbut tough Whte now h ost potion, Bck fed to epoit hi

dtge A sd te whch h nong to do th ou theme We

c ecome et t osg won gmes tout y tuiton

7 Ado bl

M wh

tes kng hs oy the ook o g fo otection ut he i eyig og d pose knght scce on d Howeve Bck is the tto cpit on hs e eue down te h e eve f et

mj cce R Rg4 Qg4 3 fg4 R7 4 Kf o 4g3 h S K fg 6 h 7 N g d uddey theped pwn ecome the deciive fcto 4 . S Rg Keh S h 6 eis ee coud foow 6 Qh Rh 7 Rg3 Nd Bh4 o 6 Qd 4 7 Rh h Ke 9 Kd 3 0 Q etc

3 eg u the g oto

Whe ee i o pecete wee i the eemy kg oowe c ony ttck ucceuy eithe with mtei upeoty


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0 I At ta an efene

onentation of piees against te enemy ng) o wt a uataveadvantage (moe ative piees o moile pawns) e wekownta state also e appied to e tat we need moe foesn attak t i defene, patiulay wen we ememe at the ng

itself is a stong pee d often old off a attak aed out nsufient piees aving only e suppot of s f g, d pan onei ona suaes!

t us fist ene the ase of a quanttative supeoity on theeued g

79 Fus b)

Avea hite)

We ae still in te openng stages and yet Wites net move 1 3!,apat fom utting out the pin of te a pawn and thus slong do teemat pan of . , s also aeady amed at a possle late tanfeto te kng side, a ommon attakng meod ay onnued I . exd exd Nd7 (a seous state eo w aows te touid up a apd pee attak on te kng sde Blak should play Re N Bg4! to eange sop fo one of Wte's mno peesand us edue te powe of he attak N N6 4 00 Bg4 (only

now does Blak ealse tat s oina plan of attakng te pawn y4 . . . 4 e smply seed y ! Nx4 6 Na et, soBlak dides eatedly to develop s queens op oweve, e asaleady ted two move developng to e ong squaed ts ommts im psyooally to puung e msuded dea oftsfeng s oe knit fom te kg side, a suidal pla f4!Bx3 6 x3 Nfd7 7 Ne4! (teatning te d pawn as we as 8 Bd2tapping te ueen so te eply s foed 7 N8 8 3 ! 7 9

4 Re 0 3 ! (apat fom te ook on fl al te's pees aeeted at te lak ng, so it is lea that a sae is t aiHoweve the immedate Bx fails eause of te ountesae


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I Ata and deenc

8 B d6 8 c6 20 Resis 20 Be6 2 a6d7 22 b7 etc

Hee ae two eampe of a ook acfice on g7

8 n ba

Hatton (w

Rg7 ! g7 2 Kh7 3 N6 Bf6 4 ed Bd3 d3Kg7 6 g3 h7 7 Bf6 Rg8 d3 Rg6 9 Bd d8 0 d6 Resis. eacly caculated combination at the end of whch te had wonback hs ook and w two pas up a stong psed pawn unet eample is moe complcated because Blac moe choice ofpossbilties and is lf theateng mate

82 viho ba

Kanko (w

Rg7 g7 2 g3 Ng4 (afte 2 . K te conclude neatlyt 3 Nd7 Nd7 4 Bg7 Ke7 g f6 Bf6 Nf6 7 g7 mate)3 Ng4 Kf (o 3 . . Kg6 4 Nf6 Kf h3 Kg 6 Nh7 Kg6 7g3 wn; o 3 . e 4 Ne K6 f4 etc. o aly 3 f6 4

Nh6! 6 4 h 6 f6 g6 7 h4 h Bg7! ns) 4Bg7 ! Kg7 {4 Kg8 allows a coice of mate by te knt ad 4 Ke7 loe o h4 foowed by mte) Ne ! Resis f .


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2 At ak and deene

n is osition Wite decided to sacce two ecanges He cud notcalculate a te acaions and elied ve muc on s tuition ut te na count we can assess e decion as a coect one, since evenif Black ad found e est pose defence (difcult te ven te

e ge woud ave ended in a daw e T phosoy you tsay fte Rf6 Bf6 Rf6 gf6 3 NdS te st question wee Black sould eave he knight on dS y yg 3 Qd6Eact aysis ows us hat it would e too sky to do so fte QS we ave the folog potiesI 4 8 S S Qe6 6 Be7 Rg8 7 Bf6 Rg7 QgS g 9 Ne7

Qe7 0 Bg7 and Qe7 etc() 4 . e S S Qd 6 B6 d6 7 7 Q 8 Nf6 Kg7 9

Bd d6 0 gS K 6 d4 Kf Be4 3 De4e4 Ne4 etc.() 4 Re S S d 6 B8 DdS 7 6 Rf8 edS etc.(4) 4 fS S S e6 6 gS K8 7 B8 g6 (if 7 R8 8

Nf6 wns) Qg6 g6 9 Bd6 winning mateia() 4 . BdS edS Rfc (to pevent S afte 6 Q7) 6 Q6

(wit te usual teat of 7 B etc) 6 Rc7 7 S wnsn te game Bck gtly decied to captue e dngeou kniht

and lay went 3 . . BdS Qg S QfS ( new supise teont eing t te isop eteats, te as 6 Qf6 Kg 7 B6folowed y mte, o if S • Kg7 B6 K6 7 Qf6 S Bemate o ny f S c8 6 6 Kg8 7 edS g4 8 BfS Qg7 9 wt unusua position in wic te c wn ck one of teecanges and ten epoit is assed d a) S Rg 6 Qf6Rg7 7 B6 g edS (agn we ve eaced a ctica stage fo tedefence t te pasd pawn teateng to advance te ooksied own y e p f now 8 Qd 9 QeS Qg4 0 g wins) 8

c3 9 Kf d (a faulty lan weeas e could stil save teme y . a 0 K d4 K e so Wite must play0 Ke g Bg7 Rg7 d Rg Qf6 wt eetualceck) 0 d6 dS BfS (it w tis move tat Blck mied ; tec now escae te cecks and is d pwn cnot e stoed) . g Kel g 3 Kd Q 4 Kc Qg S K 4 6K d 7 K d4 8 (a eat pity eteme timetoule Wite misses I c3 Q 9 K3 folowed y 0 d7 winnng)

l . . dS 9 K dl 0 Ka QdS K d K andnow of couse . d4 c would wn as we ave seen utBk clmed a daw ecause te position ad een eete tee times


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Atta an n I

5 iao ()

Andee (whe)

T pen up lines ono e bak kg, We saies o is knigs

lows I Nd4 d Nd4 e 3 N b (i Blak esese end piee e is sll ls e.g. 3 . Ka 4 Nd d 5 ae 3 . K7 4 a5 N 5 Na7) 4 Bc (songe 4 Nd 5 ) 4 e7 5 b5 Nb Bb esis

Oen a iaa o an aak egun by a piee saie is e aa ne ou pawns guads e () o (3) sqae

6 K ala (ak

uas wI N7 K7 5 K 3 Bg5 (ne a 3 N als 3 Ae e e moe Blak ann moe is queen awy ese o N g6 5 B maing) 3 . 4 N6 g ( 4 5e 6 e I and e7 o ee 5 Be g7 7 K g= g 9 Ke 0 e7 mae) 5 g ed7 7 (no 7 e 7) 7 . Kg 8 ae eis ee is

n deene o e penea ion We ok e7. dS 9 e 9 e o . 9 g 0 e7 e7 I I ews o nly i . 7 9 0 ws


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1 1 4 Aa an eene

87 Euwe (back

Bovnnik whe)

We have aeady seen eamples o pawns usd o open up ckng

les down he g o h es u hee ae wo ohe impo uses opawns in aack n hs posio Whe has a 4 3 majoy o pas ohe kng side wls Blacks chces e in his poeced pasd d pwnad a quee side e y a4 such siuions ime is vaco as we shall see 4 a4 a3 3 a3 Rd 4 ! (aeadyBcks posiion is seiousy eaend y he advance o he e o pw he lae lnked wi mig hes 4 . Rd (guding hsok on a and hus pevening e6 g3 6 Rl Rc xcKh8 (peveig 8 Bh6 8 6! (Black mus s concenae odeence sice he aive 8 . R loses once o 9 6! g6 0 e6 !ec Whe should now noduce oe elemen no e ck ydvancing hs h pwn o h6 d i Blck sops s y h6 hs pawnwekne maes 6 al he songe ecellen emple o he u opaws n ack 9 h3( a8 0 K e8 and even now We couldconinue I h4! o he h anohe insucve ckng pln in e6 !e6 6! heeing oh 3 g Kg7 4 B6 d 3 84 Be! so Bck mus ply 6 B4 w sog poeced

pssed pw on e6e mssig hese wo oppouiies Whe allowed lck o

eoup his oces and dw comoly e he moves BaS ! B4 Bc ! ec.See nex dam T is we-know eoeicl posiio om heici ece aisig ae he moves e4 c N Nc6 3 d4 cd4 Nd4 N6 Nc3 d6 6 4 e6 e Be 8 e 00 a6 0 B3c is ce h ie is ackig o e ng side Blck on he

uee side u i is equally clea h ehe side can make suciepogess y he use o pieces aloe Pawns have o e used o ceaespace y dig ck impoa deesve peces, so Whe coiues


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1 1 Aak an eene

Once aan e moe 4 reaens o dve awa e f kni,ouled w e dea of rferng a ook o h v nd 4 I . B7 S NdS ee is no ime fo Bxh when Whe sy 3 xf6 xf6 4 Nd7 Qc6 5 Nxf6 xf6 6 Q 8 7 Qh4 S 8

Q6 K8 9 Bh6, o hee 3 . xf6 4 Q4 h8 5 R8 6 Nxme 3 Rhl Qc7 4 Rg4 foc Blck o dend s h sdd5 Bxh7 Kxh7 6 4 d 7 QhS 4 . 6 5 4 Bd6 6 N4 Rc8 7K l S 8 Rd theenin 9 Nf6 Nxf6 0 xf6 foowed y R7 8 Be7 9 Nh6 K I Nxf7 BcS (o Kxf7 R7and B x6) R7 Bd4 . Kh7 QhS Qxe6 ndWe won

90 Wesenen (back

Kestle whe

f he lck kni hd o e, Whie would snd e f hh he possiiy of plyin he knih o dS nd dvci hs pwno S Hoeve , Blck hs plnned piec scce o whch h owo pwns nd poweful ck on the kin, w he me imcvin his ohe pssve shop Who could sk fo moe y

wen . . N4 fx Qx5 3 Khl hx4 R Q5 5 B4 6 l (o 6 Kl c5 7 Be Bh6 8 Bd 9 Rx Rx 0 Kx Qx Ke l Ql Ke Qxcl c 6 Bf6 7 Kl Bh4 8 Qe3 B5 9Qf (fe 9 Qel c5 0 Bd 3 hx3 Rh7 9 3 0 Qx3 Bh Qh3 B Rens.

e defende on he ohe hd mus y o keep les clod ndhw s oponns pls o opn em es cc poleoften se in such siuions o empl, h ollon viion is

ycal o e Kins ndin efnce d4 Nf6 c4 6 3 Nc3 B7 4e4 d6 5 Nf3 00 6 Be e5 7 00 Nc6 8 d5 Ne7 9 Ne Nd7 0 ecenly0 Nd3 fS Bd popul 0 . fS gi us h follown dm


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9

A n ene

ion o Knndian en

o my yas B wa played h untl it wa ound hat e i

stong pl at Black's dipoa n . 4 B gS Nd N 4S Ng6 Rc c cd 7 NS g4 when eval gae aeown that opng o he g i dangou o ite Fo hason t has ed to nicipat t lin y he tanglookig I 4 (intad o B) and ae 4 n h4 not theenton o attacking on te kig de whic i position adne u th puely densiv ida o pvng any opng o l on de o te oad! itad Nd gS olowed y 0 N and hS would nal Black to open he h weea now 0 gS icountd y hS and S y gS O coue te mut e caeulnot to alow Black to sacice a pice to ak up th kng side Playould go . Kh8 Bd Ng8 4 Ng! B6 ! and only atssnt conoldaon dos t Usue his attack on t uen'g y B 4, R cS etc t u d now e ovious to he eadehat it would a stake o Wte to play on move 4 o w o ! opg up e h o Black

W mt sia idea i any openng wch eult in a ancetoed

ishop posion th kng on g8 iop on g7 pawn on n g nd 7 as oten happen We ties to open up line on te king side yadvancing hs g d pwn it i somete adsale to ply e 7awn to h6 This admittedly involvs an eta weakng o th pawnut nals Black to pvent lopning in the way w hav aladyn poded h is o cous no ght on wch would allow gS

a dnd wshs to avoid opning ln he mut aso havenoug pics availale to dnd h g sid pawns so that h doe

not have to weaken te y advancing he and can at th e tiestop any leopnig sacice o th knd w have ilutated Conside ou net position


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A a a een I 9

fce ecey o d us eeig e emg peesf ee coutettckg puposes. t is esy o gsp e loc o ccept. Costly pssie defece ely succeful uess ppet ludes o msdles h ttck s we must lwys e e lookut fo uner-aakng hane Fo emple it would de to use ou stogest pieces (quee d ooks fo tefece f we poit if ts tsk c e cied out y pw o o piece. dditio it is imptt t gud gist te moets of ou oppet d ot e dieted y susidy tets. Aic emple of is is offeed us y te Wld Cmpio e i s fmous Manual f Ce :

93 • • Steintz (black)( t [ t

i

I ·

D

*·!� eigoi (whe)

t t sit Blcks mi tet ppes t e te w f te pwy g ut o close etio we eise tt te loss of tef pw i itself is ot so ftl (ecge f t lest oe pi of ooksplus isps of opposte colou mkes dw likely d i eliy ee muc gete dge i llowig Blck to eploit te p of e

pw i ode to cete ope ttckig lies te kg side Foeple if it wee Dlck to me e could w s follows I g g3 3 g3 B g R mte o itesest defece is I l g 2 Be Bf? 3 g3 d te ttck s eteff 3 . . 6 is sweed y d (ut ot gf? g3. O if R 3 R Bg O 3 Bc etc.

Howee, i te gme Wite w osessed wit oldig o o te pw t costs d lost s follows: I 3 g g (o Bg

g 3 g R Rf me g(3 gh R 3 . Rg R g f Re Rgflowed y mt i two moes

\


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20 I At ck n eence

4 Pc (blak)

Romm he

Blck must ugetly ect hs tteo t te m tet of Nef6

folowed y focg mte o h7 o g7 ode to defed gstis Blck must ve up two ps ut t esulting posito euis full compesto fo this mtei loss f ef6 Bf6 BcNe7 (ow Whte coud othe pw y Be7 e7 Bg6 utfte 5 . Bg7 6 h Ng6 7 Rg6 R Blc hs eceet couteply wi hs thets of . Rf4 d . B Nf Bf Bg76 h4 ef 7 Ne l (7 B 6 d 8 R 7 6 8 Rdd Rgd Rd 10 Rd Bc4 1 1 Rd f 1 f Re K Rl 1 4 Ke Rf4 1 Kf4 Bh6 6 Ke Bd 7 Bf Kg dBck wo e edig

1 ske (black)

tkowe (he

se s ckowledged s oe of te getest deesive plyes of time. Hee is spled empe of hs sl Wite is thete todevelop temedous ttck y douig ooks o the f le folowed

y d d Ne2d4 Within fw moves ske egous his ieces tocope with this dge usig s esticted spce clevely i e sttee moves wit ech piece cleing sque fo the et oe y


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1 22 Atk n eene

ite i peig Blck stoly the g side wi etet of g6 nd if 7 Ng4 tetens 3 Nh6 The solutonles in coute-ttck y NS if Bh6 N3 3 BgSNf4 4 Bf4 ef4 S 3 e4 d the ihop is stonge t th

iht d if BdS c6 3 g6 cdS 4 6 Nc4 S 7 6dS Ne3 7 fe3 wth good ttc fo te p eg f 9 K Bh3 0 gh d c4 d ws Nc4 3 lNf4 4 f3 d S Bf4 ef4 6 f4 Bc6 Blcs countettc hesulted in stog positon fo te cnnot tn hs etpw eg 7 3 N3 cl Nc 9 c Be4, o 7 N N Nd44 wit dvtge to Blc o cs he goes fo ttck 7 Ng4 hS Ne3 N 9 NfS f6 0 c7 c3 c if

Ne7 e7 d e o hee e7 e nd Blc picup the ishop o c f6 fel Nd3 3 Bd3 d3 4 f4fte 4 d e is positioly lost, ut the piece scce fstoo 4 . . 6 S o 6 Kg7 6 f6 f6 d thet i tpped o if hS e6 etc S e6 uch stoge . gf 6 f sice ow ite los piece wioutsuciet competio 6 d 7 f4 gf fS g7 9h de 0 eS h4 g g4 g4 3 hg4 d4 4e S f f 6 gf d nd Bc won

9 cneege blak

oe (whe

Blck' ets of . . Bg4 . . Ne4 followe y c3 lookt dngeous, ut White ds ng coutettck egng with supsig etet s folows d Ne4 d Kg7 3 h7Kh7 4 h l Kg7 h mte

(See nex dra) e ets of h7 d Nf6 seem cocusiveut we ee Blcs cleve couettcng ide whch eploits theposito of tes g d queen on fon . d


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24 I Ata an eene

20 Pachma (bck

Gloc (wh)

e must mmedately eplt by means f a counteattac s s aypcal eampe f such a feen move. Whte s theaten t play hen Bxh7 s n the a Te nmal and loca feen move s cbut Blac has no tme fo ths so pts fo a tactca soluton bed onthe fact that Whte h shty eposed hs n by advcn hs f d pans. t s a case of no o neve . Nfe4 2 Nxe4 dxe4 Bxe4 Nxe4 4 xe4 e vn us the follon ssbtes 1 ) fxe Rxfl 6 xf e6 d the teat of c4 o

b aln wh a poble ve Black ale comentonfo hs to pans dect(2) f exd4 6 xd4 xd4 7 exd4 Bf6 8 B2 d8 9 d Rd

hee 8 Be Rfe8 9 B Re2 wth at eat equty() xe x4 6 Re8 wth ood play fo Blac(4) Te ame cntued dxe? x4 6 2 x2 7 x2 d

no th 7 . . d8 foloed by 8 . Rd Blac had decvepstn advantae

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