JIN 4, Comprehensive Guide to Winning Chess eM Mesilla tay elsWin at Chess! CONTENTS [mtroduction ...ccccccceccceccececcesesseseeeesceeeseneesensesecessenecevactesseseaeseeesseaes xiii 1. CHESS GROWTH oc ccecseccsceseecenenseseseseeseesseseeseecseasenenaeareenenes 1 Chess Progression .0....cccececeeesesecseceeneceeenseeecneeesenetneceeceetneentenees 2 2. CHESS NOTATION ooocccccceccccececeeeseeseeesenersceesetecaseaeseeseenaes 7 Special Symbols 0... ec ee cece eeereseeeeeeseecneebeereeseeeeesgees 7 Definitions oo. ccecccsecceeceercreeceesecsessonseescnsceceecneceececeeesseneneens 7 Files and Ranks w.cccccccsccescsesesesetseseecenscsesenerevsesenenenseesnesnevsenenteees 7 SQUATES occ ccececeeeeeesceeeveceerseseseeecsevsseeessevseeeseesaevesrensenevaseseeeeas 8 Diagomalls ....0. cc ccceceeceeceecetecesenecucenseneceeenseneensenacneenseesieserensenseets 8 MOVES .oecccccscccesscecceceecessceceeaaeseseseseeeseeseeaaeecesceeeetsceesseseeeeeeaeeeeaes 8 Captures oo. ccc ec eeee eee cee cee cectee ce teecesceessssiseessenseeesnisereeterenes 8 Pawn Promotions .....ccsccescesseesseseeeescceseesceeseeseeeeeeeeaeenaecneteneenreess 8 POSHIOIS 0c ee eeccceceetnecenecesseeceeceteecsecersseecaeersaeseesenacestaeenaeeeess 8 Annotation Symbols ........cccccececcccerecceeeeeeeseeeseseseneeesenseveeeaees 9 Part | — The Opening 3. THE OPENING oon seeecececeeececceseeeeseneescneeseneeseascneesenesseaterenevaeneesees ll Goals in the Opening .....cceeeeeceeceeesesetecteeseteerenenestnesetereeseeees 12 Control the Center ...cccccccccsccesseececseecscnecceetspeesensenisecestancns 12 Develop All Pieces o.cccececececceccteeecseeceetseneenseeeieenreeeneeneeneens 13 Safeguard the King occ ccc cece cnesseeeescneceesestenseetieeeees 14 Hind rance eee ecceececceeesseesesseseceeceeseceesecseeseeseeseesseseesseasessensensens 15 Opening Guidelines .0..0.:ccecceccteecesceseteeetcesenseesteesenerseeseseeses 15 12 Common Mistakes... cccecceceeeeeeeeeeeeteseeseeseseeeeteneeeneeeeeses 16 A Look At The Openings ......cccceccecsecenerececetereereeteresseeneees 18 Strong Versus Weak Openings... ccc cceeeeeneneensenseneens 18 Standard Openings oe. cceccccceccescesceseeseeseeeeceeeeesessensenseseneees 18 ee eer cree 19 GiuOCO Piano 2... eee cee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeesereceecereretirereveeeneeneenees 19 Viera Game .eeseceescessssesseesessessesseerenserseveceeeaecesseeneeneeneenees 19 —Win at Chess! Ruy Lopez cceccecccccseseesesseceeecseesserscssesesscsenesenseseneceseenenes 19 King’s Gambit 2.0.0 cece ccc ececceeee cesses seecaseesseetsenecnereeseses 19 Smith-Morra’s Gambit .....ccccceceeeecereceeereeeeevensereserennersneenes 19 Goring’s Gambit .... cc eee cece teen ee rece cert cneeneresnteenite 19 Dodd cece eee ener b bet bbb ttt bebe ee ees 20 Queen’s Gambit Declined ccc e ieee eee tenecseneees 20 Queen’s Gambit Accepted occ eee ects tsceeenecereees 20 Colle’s Opening oo. cicccccice ce creceee ee eisenetnereseneeeceectececnees 20 Curry’s Opening occ eere ce crn cner rc en reenter enetnsenrnnienes 20 Blackmar-Diemet’s Gambit ......00: 0c ccceecceecceeeceteeteeteeteenetes 20 Lo C4 eee bebe enc bbb ett tet tet tebeeeeeeees 20 English Opening occ c cece ececscecceseceeereccnecraecnteensesteenecnernies 20 Defenses oo. cccccccccecccccceccccecseseseccnsecssaecesseenseeceeeetreceaeenteesttreesteenees 20 TO 1. CF occ nee ene teen et rene tne tees 20 French Detense ...cccccccccecccccscecseecescecseeceesessceetaesenseeseseneenteees 20 Caro-Kannn’s Detense ...cccccccccccccsccscccsensecssensecseereenseeneenscenes 20 Center Counter Defense ..ccccccccccccccccssceececeeesececeeseeeeseeeeeeeaees 20 Sicilian (Najdorf) Defense oo. eee eeeceeeeneeteeneeteeneees 20 Sicilian (Dragon) Defense... ccc cceceeeceeceeeeecteceeeneeeees 21 Pire’s Defense .ccccccccccscsecsesssseessessecseseeseesecnececnecseeneeeeneeneens 21 TO 1. dg cece neice nee ee tne dente ttt b bebe teenies 21 Tarrasch’s Defense ....cccccccceccecececcsceseeseesecetessensetseneeteensenees 21 Tartakower’s Defense ....ccccccceccccececeeecteeceteeteeseseteteeeenseeeaes 21 King’s Indian Defemse vce ccc ceecseecenceereecrenseeneceeentenaees 21 Nimzo-Indian Detense ...cccccccccccccsceseesecersceseecseseeseeseeeteensees 21 Gruenfeld’s Defense .ccccccccccccscesscssesssensessseseceetseesecensenseeses 21 Queen’s Indian Defense ..ccccececcceceeceseesecsesenseseneeseneeseneens 21 Dutch Defense ..ccccccccccccccccesesssssecsesseesesseesssaseaceasesesseseseresss 21 Garmbits cocccccccccceccesseeecscecersessesscescsecsectecseesecteciceaeeeesessereges 21 Defending Against Gambits ..0..0c:cccceccececceeccsseseeteeseeeeeens 21 King’s Gambit Accepted ...ccccccccccecsecessessesceeseneeneenseneeneens 23 King's Gambit Declined ...ccccececceccecersensencensenseneeneeseneens 23 Smith-Morra’s Gambit Accepted ...cccecnseecesreneserensnereees 23 Smith-Morra’s Gambit Declined... cece ceeceeeereterteeeteees 23 Blackmar-Diemer’s Gambit Accepted o..... ccc 23 Blackmar-Diemer’s Gambit Declined ......cc cc ceeeeeeeeees 23 Falkbeer’s Countergambit occ cece cece ccesscsescnerseneeseneens 23 Comparison of Openings ......ccccceceseeceseeseeeeseseeeeeeeeecsesesonecseens 23 vi—