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I .d4 t 2. vt vh 3.g3 c6 4.g2 d5
A) 5 ... c7 6.c4 00 7.vbd2
AI) 7 . . . vc6
A2) 7 ... c6 8.vc5
A2I ) 8 . . . b6
A22) 8 . . . d7
A23) 8 ... vbd7
) 5 . . . d6 6.c4 c6 7.vc3 00 8.#c2
I ) 8 .. .#c7
2) 8 . . . d7
3) 8 . . . #c8
4) 8 ... vc4 9.PbI
4I ) 9 . . . d7
42) 9 . . . vd7 I0.b4
42I) I0 ... vdh
422) I0 .. b5|
43) 9 ... a5
44) 9 . . . #c7 I0.b4
44I) I0 . . . xb4
442) I0 ... vd7
443) I0 . . . d7
444) I0 . . . b5
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222 1!eDutchDe|euce
TeStouewa|| covets avat|etyo||deas | uthe
Dutch De|euce, patt|cu|at|y wheu 8|ack's
pawusateouc6,d5, e6 aud|5. luth|schaptet
wesha||a|so|ookata|ewpos|t|ouswhetethe
c-pawudoesuotgotoc6,but| ugeueta|th|s|s
thema|u |dea.
8ut htst l waut to exp|a|u my cho|ce o|
putt|ugtheku|ghtou t | ustead o|h3, as |s
geueta||ytecommeudedaga|usttheStouewa||.
1!e|ssue|sthe|o||ow|ugmoveotdet. l . d4e6
!. c4|53. g3C|64.$g! c6'. Receut|yth|s has
beeuvety|ash|ouab|e.lt|scommou|yusedby
twob|gexpetts|utheStouewa||,Gtaudmastets
G|e|zetovaud U||b|u ,who |uc|deuta||ycome
|tomthesametowu) .
Tema|u po|ut| sto|otceWh|tetop|ay a
move such as Cc!, ||hewauts to choose the
system w|th Ch3, as the | mmed|ate 5. Ch3
caubemetby 5. ..d6w|ththe|deao|qu|ck|y
p|ay|ug. . . e6-e5,s|uceWh|te'sku|ghtdoesuot
coutto|thee5-squate.
A|tet 5."c! d5 6. 'h3 a popu|at vat|at|ou
o|theStouewa|| at|ses. 1!|swas actua||y my
htstcho|ce, but|atetl |ouudauothetsystem,
wh|ch l w||| shatew|ththeteadet,tobequ|te
| utetest|ug. lthastheadvautageo|uothav|ug
towottyaboutth|smoveotdet|ssue,asweate
go|ug to deve|op out ku|ght to |3 tegatd|ess.
8ut|t|s good to be awate o|theex|steuce o|
th|smoveotdetuouethe|ess.
I .d4H2.vOCm3.g3e64.$g2d55. 0-0
1hete ate othet move otdet |ssues, aud |t
w|||a|ways beposs|b|etohudau| udepeudeat
||ue, but hatd|y oue w|th |udepeudeutva|ue.
Whatevet 8|ack does, the b|shop ueeds te
go to e7 otd6vetysoou. We sha|| thus sp||t
the chaptet |uto ||ue A) 5. . . $e7 aud ||ueB)
5. . . $d6.
A)5. . . $e76.c40-07.Cbd2
lu myop|u|outh|s |sthebestwayto hght|et
au opeu|ug advautage. Wh|te's p|ay |s ptetty
s|mp|eaudeRect|ve.
Now 8|ack cau p| ay AI) 7. . . Cc6 ot A)
7. . . c6.
AI)7444 Cc6
Amouga|| thes|de||ueswhete 8|ackte|ta|as
|tom p|ay|ug . . . c7-c6, l |ouud that ou|y th|s
vat|at|oudesetvesatteut| ou. ltwasoucep|ayee
byN|ge|Shott.
8.b3
3 0 0 u C f g h
8. . . Ce4
la|soexam|ued.
8. . . a59.a3
lt|suse|u|topteveutposs|b|e|deascouuectee
w|ththeadvauceo|thea5-pawu.
9. . . $d7 l 0.$b!'e4
Cbaptet l 5 - StouewallVat|at|ou 223
Seveta| games bave teacbed tbls posmou,
butuobodybasopted|ottbet|gbtp|au.
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l l . Cel ' N
1blskulgbt|sbead|ug|otd3, wblletbeoue
oud2w|||come to |3 audeveutua||yto e5
uudet|avoutab|ec|tcumstauces.1beuWblte
wll| be teady to cbase away 8lack's ku|gbt
|tom tbe ceutte by meaus o| |2-|3. 1he
|ollow|ug| |lusttat|ve|luelsqu|tetyp|ca|.
l l . . .$|6
Wb|te was teady to meet tbe advauce o|
8lack's a-pawu. l l . . .a4 l 2.b4 Now |t ls
obvlously lu|etlot |ot 8lack to captute tbe
c4-pawu w|tb l 2 . . . Cxd2 l 3.=xd2 dxc4
s|ucea|tet l 4. d5' Wb|te|scleatlybettet.
l2.cl $e8 l 3.e3'
l|l 3. Cdl3tbeu8lackgetscouutetplayw|tb
l3. . . a4 l 4.b4dxc4 l 5.xc4e5' .
8 D 0 0 C g h
lt |s use|u| |ot Wb|te to stteugtbeu tbe
a4-pawu. Wb|te w|ll cout|uue w|tb b|s plau
o|Cd3, C|3 aud so ou, wb||e 8|ack's playls
uot so obv|ous. Wb|te's cbauces ate cleatly
pte|etable.
9.$b2$d7I0. OeI |
Aswealteadykuow,tb|s| s tbet|gbtplau.
I 0 ... $mI I.Cm
Wb|te eas||y ga|ued a supet|ot poslt|ou |u
tbe |ol|ow|ug eucouutet. l l . e3 Ce7 l 2. Cd3
a5 l 3. |3 Cxd2 l 4.=xd2 $c6.' l 5 . Cc5 =c8
l 6.e4'Keug|s- Deev,lodolskl 990.
I I...$e8I 2.cIU e7I3. Cd3d8
1h|s poslt|ou was teacbed lu Zllbetmau
- ltess, Moscow l 979. Wb|te sbou|d bave
cout|uuedslowly|mptov|ugb|sposlt|ouw|tb.
3 0 0 u C f y h
I4.e3|N$b5I5.U c2
Wb|tetetalustbebettetcbaucesw|tbavety
pleasautgame.
A2)7...c68.Oe5
A vety nex|b|e plau, tbls ku|gbt w|ll ttaus|et
tod3audtbeutbed2-ku|gbtcomesto|3 aud
tbeupetbapse5.AltetwatdsWb|tew|lle|tbet
ptepate au advauce wltb |2-l3 aud e2-e4, ot
stattb|splayoutbequeeus|de.
Hete 8| ack bas tt|ed A2I) 8...b6, A22)
8... $d7audA23)8... Cbd7.
224 1beDutcbDe|euce
AI ) 84 .b6
1h|sp|au|suotvetypopu|at| utb|spatt|cu|at
||ue. l suspect tbe ma|u teasou |s tbe s||gbt
weakeu|ugo|tbee6-pawu, but |u |actWb|te
caubatd|yusetb|s|actot. lusteadl deve|oped
tbe|o||ow|ug||ue|otWb|te.
l 0. Cg5N 1h|s m|gbt be tbe teasou 8|ack
p|ayets e|ta|u |tom 8. . . b6. lu |act, altet
l 0 . . . =c8 |o| |owedby. . . Ce4 bebasapet|ect|y
p|ayab|epos|tlou.
I 0 ...Ce4 I i.$e3
Wb|teptepatescl .
i I ...c5
Otbetw|se | t |s uot so easy to deve|op tbe
queeu'sku|gbt.
i 2.dxc5bxc5
l 2 . . . 3xc5 l 3.3d4'.1 sbou|d secute Wb|te
a |oug-tetm advautage, tbauks to b|s bettet
pawusttuctute.
I3.cxd5exd5
We bave teacbed a typ|ca| pos|t|ou |ot t|e
Stouewa||vatlat|ou,w|tbbaug|ugpawusouc)
aud d5. l u tbls spec|hc case Wb|te's cbauces
seem pte|etab|e, s|uce 8|ack stl|| bas aet
comp|eted b|s deve|opmeut aud tbus Wb|te
bast|metocteatetbteats.
i4.acI$d6
C|eat|y | u|et|ot |s l 4 . . . =e8 l 5 .=b3' =c
l 6. Cg5' .
Aso t|sky l s advauc|ug tbe d-pawu. l 4 . . . e4
l 5. |d l ' 3|6 , l 5 . . . 3d5 tuus |uto l 6. Cxe4'
cxd4 l 7.xd4-- aud 8|ack's pos|t|ou |s
bope|ess) l 6. 3|4 =d5 , l 6 . . . =e7 l 7.e3 exe}
l 8.3xe3 |eaves Wbltew|tb a c|eat pos|t|eaa|
edge) l 7. b4' Wb|tebas tbebettetcbauces.
I 5.fdIUe7
A|tetuat|ve|y, l 5 . . . e8 |s b|t by tbe aea:
l 6. Cc4' 3c7 l 7. Ccd2' Ca6 l 8. Cxe4 Lxe4
,ot l 8 . . . be4 l 9. Cg5 d4 20. b4' aud 8|ac|'s
ceutteco||apses) l 9.=b3b420.Ua3
i6.Ub3Oa6
l| l 6 . . . c4 tbeu Wb|te bas a hue sact|hce.
l 7. Cxc4' dxc4 l 8.xc4 Ib8 l 9. Cg5 W|te
basapowet|u||u|tlat|ve,|ot|ustauce.l 9 . . . -a
20. Cxe4 3xe4 2 l .3xe4 be4 22. c6 -c)
23.=d5Cb724. xd6Cxd625.Uxd6
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vat|at|ou ZZ
I7.xd5|? $xd5 I 8.Uxd5t b8 I 9.Cd3
ad8 20.Uc4
Wb|tebasexce||eutpos|t|oualcompeusat|ou
|ottbeexcbauge.
A22)8... $d7
1!|s |satbemat|c|dea|u Stouewa||pos|t|ous,
but |u tb|s patt|cu|at case Wb|te bas au
auuoy|ugmove.
9.Ub3|?b5
l|9...\b6 tbeu l 0. Cd|3 aud 8|ack cauuot
cout|uue b|s p|au, s|uce l 0 . . . $e8 |s met
sttoug|ybyl l . Cg5' .
3 0 0 C f g h
I0.a4|?N
A sutpt|s|ug tact|ca| |dea, ptev|ous|y ou|y
l 0. cxb5basbeeutt|ed.
I0 . . . bxc4
8|ackbas twootbetposs|b|||t|es.
l 0 . . . dxc4a||owsWh|teexce||eutcompeusat|ou
a|tet l l .=dl Cd5 l 2.e4be4l 3. Cxe4.
l0. . . b4 cau be ausweted by l l . Cd|3 Ce4
l2.$e3 |o||owed by ac l . 8|ack's pos|t|ou
|ooksvetydub|ous.
II.Ub7Uc8
We teacb tbe same pos|t|ou a|tet l l . . .=b6
l 2.=xa8=c7,wb||e l 2 . . . Ca6.doesuotwotk
ouaccouuto|l 3. Cxd7 Cxd7 l 4. Cxc4'+-.
I 2.Uxa8Uc7I 3.Cdxc4
1!eeveumotepos|t|oua|l 3. b3' .a|socomes
|uto cous|detat|ou. l 3 . . . cxb3 l 4.Cxb3 Ca6
l 5.Uxl8t $xl8 l 6.$|4 $d6 l 7. Cd3 $xl4
l 8.gxl4z, ot l 3 . . . c3 l 4. Cb l Ca6 l 5.=x|8t
$x|8 l 6.Cxc3=b6 l 7.e3=xb3 l 8.$d2 aud
Wh|testattstopeuettatealougtbeb-h|e.
I3... Oa6 I4.Uxmt $xm I 5.Oxd7 Cxd7
I 6.$f4 Ub7 I7.Oe5 Oxe5 I 8.e5 Uxb2
I 9.H
l |ee| tbat | u tbe |oug tuu tbe two wb|te
tooks shou|d besttouget tbau 8|ack's queeu.
Cetta|u|ythee2-pawu|suutoucbab|e|uv|ew
o| 20.$ll .
A23) 8. ..Obd79.Od3
9... Oe4
1|s|sthema|ucout|uuat|ou,buto|coutse
tbeteateseveta|add|t|oua|opt|ous.
9. . . b6l 0.Ca4Cc7Avetyuu|ottuuatesquate
|ot tbe queeu. ,1!e |esset ev|| was l 0 . . . $b7
226 TeDutcbDe|euce
l l . C|4 |, a|tbougb ahet l 2. C|3 Ce4
l3. $e3 Wb|te teta|us tbe bettet cbauces.)
l l . C|3 Cb5 l 2 .$d2 1h|s was |. Co|||us -
Ha|pet, New Yotk l 958. Next Wb|te w|||
cout|uuew|tbac l , uudet||u|ugtbem|sp|aced
pos|t|ouo|8|ack'squeeu,Wh|te'sadvautage|s
obv|ous. luc|deuta||y, Wb|te |u tb|s gamewas
|ackCo|||us,tbeuotedAmet|caucbessteacbet
wbosepup||s|uc|uded8obbyl|scbet.
9. . .Ce8
T|sdoesuotmakemucbseuse,s|uceWb|te
|steadytomeettbe ... Lb5j umpw|tbC|4.
Wb|tebasacom|ottab|eadvautage.
l 0. b3
A|so good |s. l 0.Cc2 Cb5 l l . C|4 Cl7
l 2.cxd5',|t|sa|waysuse|u|to|otce8|ackto
tecaptutew|tb tbe c-pawu ou d5, espec|a||y
wbeub|sku|gbt| soud7) l 2 . . . cxd5 l 3. C|3
Ce4 l 4. Cd3$d6 T|s|sl Vatga- Kaj u|b,
Lgetl 994,auduowtbes|mp|el 5 .$|4$x|4
l 6. Cx|4wou|d|eaveWb|tew|tbauobv|ous
pos|t|oua|supet|ot|ty.
l 0 . . . Ce4 l l .$b2 $|6 l 2.cl b8 l 3. |3
Cxd2
1!|s |s ptobab|y tbe |esset ev|| compated
w|tb l 3 . . . Cd6 l 4.e4wbeuWb|tebasa|atge
advautage.
l 4.Cxd2dxc4 l 5.bxc4e5
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1!|s was p|ayed |u Audetssou - Sa|ov,
Leu|ugtadl 987.Wb|te'sedge|s uudeu|ab|e,
aud uow tbe most accutate cout|uuat|ou
wou|dbavebeeu.
l 6. d5' NUe7l 7.e3
I 0c2
Wb|te ueeds tode|eudtbec4-pawu|uotde:
tocout|uueb|sp|auw|tbC|3.
I0 444 Cxd
1be text move |s 8|ack's htst cbo|ce, but|e
bas p|euty o| a|tetuat|ves. Howevet, uoue o|
tbemptom|ses8|ackm||ysat|s|actotyp|ay.
l 0 . . . b6. |s |mposs|b|e bete |u v|ew o|l l . cxe)
cxd5 l 2.Uc6aud8|ack|osesmatet|a|.
l 0 . . . Ce8 l l . C|3g5 1!|sdoesuotmakeauc|
seuse,as8|ackbasuo|deasoutbek|ugs|de,w|||e
W|te s|ow|y but sute|y catt|es out b|s p|aa.
l 2. C|e5Cb5 l 3. |3 Cd6 l4. b3 Ce8Ot|etw|se
$a3wasuup|easaut. l 5 .$d2 Cg7l 6.ael -|
l 7.Ccl b6l 8 .$b4$xb4l 9.Cxb4W||teW1
mucb bettet|uCv|tau- Sebestyeu,lu|a200!
l0. . . Cd|6 l l . C|3$d7 l 2. C|e5$e8 l 3.C|4.
8eg|uu|ug couctete act|ou. l 3 . . . Uc8 l4.cxe)
exd5 l 5. |3 Cd6 l 6 .$d2 a5 l 7.acl W|:e
bad acb|eved ap|easautgame |u V|ad|m|tov -
Mabmud,Adeu2002.
l 0 . . . $|6 l l .Cl3b8
Usua||y l l . . .Ue8 just ttausposes to :|e
l l . . .b8-||uea|tet l 2. b3b8.
l 2. b3Ce8l 3. a4
1h|s move was tecommeud by Kaspatov |a
Chess !n}rmant 43, as au |mptovemeutove
b|s game aga|ust Sbott, wb|cb cout|auea
l 3 .$a3Lg8 l 4.Lacl a5 l 5 .$b2Ub5 l 6.a4.
Kaspatov- Sbott,8tusse|s l 987.
l 3 . . . a5 l 4 .$a3g8 l 5 . C|e5
Wb|te|stota|y|ucoutto|.
l 5 . . . Cxe5 l 6.dxe5 $d8 l 7. |3 Cg5 l 8 .$b2 Lb
l 9 .$d4 C|
1h|swasTosbkov- 8atcb|usky, Geueval97,
auduowtbeobv|ous.
Cbaptetl 5 - Stooewa||Vatlatloo 227
20. e4N
Wou|dsecuteWblteablgadvaotage.
i I .$xd2Om
8|ackcou|da|sottyl l . . . ,|6 l 2.e31b8, but
anet l 3.,b4e8 l 4.acl a5 l 5.,a3Whlte
eojoysastab|eposltlooa|supetlotlty.
i2 .$f4 $d6
l| l 2 . . . ,d7 theo Wblte cao statt some
actlvltyoothequeeosldebymeaoso|l 3. a4.
i3.adI $xf4I4.Oxf4g5 I 5.Od3t
Wblte has maoaged to swap datk-squated
blshops, wblch ls ooe o|tbe malo posltlooa|
.deas. Hlsplecesateoptlma||yp| aced aod he
caoeltbetp|ayoothequeeosldeotptepatetbe
"ptogtammed e2-e4 advaoce lo the ceotte,
Hatdlcsay- Rusolok,Austtla200 l .
B)5. . . $d6
1hls lsa bettet squate|ot theblshopthao e7,
accotdlogtotheoty. Ooeo|themaloldeas ls
thatp|aoswlthb2-b3aod,a3ate|ess|easlb|e,
compatedtowheotbeblshoplsooe7,asthls
squate lsoowaval|ab|e|ot thequeeo. 8ut,as
we haveseeo,Whlte does oot oeed tbls p|ao
lootdettop|ay|otaoadvaotage.1!e5. . . ,d6
|loehas beeo p|ayed bymaoytop p|ayets oo
occasloo,butespecla||ybyAttutYusupov,wbo
|as p|ayed thls | loe tegu|at|y |ot the |ast 25
yeatswlthpbeoomeoa|tesu|ts.
.c4c6
8|ack cao p|ay 6. . . 0-0 wlth the ldea o|
aoswetlog7. b3wlth7...b6' .as p| ayed bythe
SwedlshGMKat|ssoo.8utanet7. Cc3Whlte
wou|d be ab|e to p|ay qulck|y wlth Cb3,
$g5 aod maybe eveo e2-e4, maklog 8|ack's
loteoded p|aoseem uoatttactlve, whlch must
bewhyooooehasevetttledltagalost7. Cc3.
7.Cc30-08.Uc2
3 0 0 u C f g h
Hete8|ackhasaoumbeto|malooptloos,as
we||assomesecoodatyooes.ltlsootoecessaty
tokoowthema||byheatt, butltlslmpottaot
touodetstaodtbe malo polotso|tbevatlous
|loes. 1hemalooptloosate.BI) 8.. e7,B2)
8...$d7,B3)8.4.=e8,aodthemalomoveB4)
8444 Oe4.
1he|essetoptloosate.
8. . . a59. b3' .
Whltechaogesthedltectlooo| bl sp|ay,uslog
the|actthat8|ackhass|lght|yweakeoedhls
queeoslde.
9. . . Ca6 l 0. c5$c7 l l .$|4
^ we a|teady koow, exchaoglog tbe datk-
squated blshops ls Wblte's malo sttateglc
ldea.
l l . . .Cd7 l 2.e3b6 l 3. Ca4g5 l 4. ,xc7Cxc7
8 D 0 0 c ! g h
Wblte's posltlooa| advaotage was obvlous
228 TeDutch De|euce
| ule||et|et- Ke|ecevlc,Swltzet|aud l 996. l
havevetys||ght|ylmptovedouWh|te'sp| ay
bypteveut|ugcouutetp|ay| utheceutte.
l 5. Cd2'Ne8 l 6.ac l t
8|ack cauuot p|ay l 6 . . . e5. because o|
l 7. dxe5Cxe5l 8.Cb6b8l 9.Cxa5w|uu| ug
apawu.
8. . . dxc4
A tathetpt|uc|p|edmove, but l havea|ways
|e| t thatwheu8|ackbteaksuph|sowupawu
sttuctuteltmust|avoutWhlte.
9. e4$e7
8|ack has a|so ttled 9. . . $b4, but lu the
|o||ow|ug eucouutet Wh|te couvluclug|y
bu||t uphetadvautage. l 0.$g5 h6 l l .$x|6
Cx|6 l 2.Ce2' $xc3 l 3. bxc3 b5 l 4.a4
$b7 l 5.ex|5 ex|5 l 6. Ce5 a6 l 7.axb5 axb5
l 8.xa8 $xa8 l 9.Ca2' Tepeuettat|ou by
Wh|te's queeuptoveddec|s|ve|uCm||yte -
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1h|s couctete apptoach seems vety
ptom|slug.
l 0.. ex|5 l l .Ce2b5
Wh|telsc|eat|ybettetahetll.h8l 2el
$d6 l 3.Cxc4.
l 2. Ce5a6
De|eud|ugaga|ustl 3. Cb5.
l 3. Cxc6Cxc6 l 4.$xc6b8
A eveuwotsevets|ou|ot 8|ack|s l 4..a7
l 5 .a4.
l 5 .a4$d7 l 6. axb5axb5 l 7.$|4$xc6
A uecessaty sact|hce, 8|ack cauuot p|ay
l 7..b6|uv|ewo|l 8.La8'audWh|tew|as
matet|a|.
l 8. Ce6t|
No bettet |s l 8..h8 l 9.$xb8 $d/
20.Ce5.
l 9.$xb8$d720.Ce5$c6
8|ack |s uuab|e to c|a|m sumc|eat
compeusat|ou |ot be|ugau exchauge dowa
becauseo|the|o||ow|ug|lue.
2 l .d5' Cxd5 22. |dl $|6 23.xd5 $xd
24.Cxd5Cxd525. Cxd5$xb226.a8
Wh|te shou|d couvett hls matet|a|
advautage.
8. . . Cbd7
1!|sa||owsWh|teto |avoutab|yte|easethc
teus|ou|utheceutte.
8 D 0 0 C l g h
9. cxd5' cxd5
Recaptut|ugw|th thee-pawuls |mposslb|e,
becausethe|5-pawuwou|dbehaug|ug,wh||e
9..Cxd5 l 0.e4 Cxc3 l l .bxc3 Cb6 l 2. a4
|ed to au obv|ous pos|t|oua| advautage |ot
Wh|te |u Abtegu - Ataoz, 8ueuos A|tes
l 993.
l 0. Cb5$b8 l l .$|4
Whlte shou|d p|ay euetget|ca||ylu otdet to
ptoveh|sadvautage.
ll.$x|4 l 2. gx|4Cb6
C|eat|y |u|etlot |s l 2.. Ce8 l 3. |cl a6
l 4. Cc7 Cxc7 l 5.Cxc7 Cxc7 l 6.xc7
Chaptetl 5 - StouewallVat|atlou ZZ9
C|6 l7. acl , as |u Cabdtakhmauov -
Cubajdull|u,Kazau2007.
l 3. Cc7b8 l 4. Cg5Cd6 l 5.Cc5d8
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l 6.|c l 'N
Au obv|ous |mptovemeut. Wh|te |a|led to
pose 8lack set|ous ptoblems altet l 6.Cxd6
xd6 l 7. Cb5 d8 l 8.a4 h6 l 9. Cl3 $d7-
|u 8ogoljubow - Tattakowet, New Yotk
l 924.
l6 . . . h6 l 7.Cxd6 xd6 l 8. C|3 $d7 l 9. Ce5
c8
Ot l 9 . . . $c6 20. Ca6 c8 2 l . Cc5: aud
Wh|te w|ll soou se|ze the |u|t|at|ve ou the
qoeeus|de.
20.e3a62 l .$|l g5
l|2 l. Cc4 theu 22.$xc4 xc7 23.$d3'
audWh|te|scleatlybettet.
22.bg5 hxg523.$d3f
Wh|tehasthebettetptospects.
BI) 8... Ue7
8lack|s teadyto meet Wh|te's plau o|bl
aud b2-b4, so th|s |s the t|ght momeut to
chauged|tect|ou.
9.$g5|?b6
l | 9. . . b6l 0. Ce5$b7 l l .cxd5cxd5 l 2.Cb5
c8 l 3. Cb3 Cc6 l 4. Cxc6 $xc6 l 5.Cxd6
Cxd6 l 6. |cl audWh|te teta|us a small but
stableadvautage.
I 0.$f4|
lumyop|u|ou,th|s|sthesttougestapptoach.
1he weakess o| the g6-squate m|ght be
|mpottaut||Wh|te'sku|ghtteachese5.
8lack solves h|s ptoblems qu|te com|ottably
altet. l 0.$x|6 Cx|6 l l .abl a5 l 2.a3 Cd7
l 3. b4 axb4 l 4. axb4 1h|s was Huzmau -
Ul|b|u,Antwetp l 993, aud uow 8lack could
havecaptutedthepawuw|th. l 4 . . . dxc4 l 5. b5
,8lack has uoth|ug to wotty about anet
l 5 .e4e5) l 5 . . . c5 l 6.Ca4cxd4 l 7.Cxc4h8
l 8. Cxd4e5-lollowedbyl 9 . . . e4aud. . . Ce5.
I 0 ... dxc4
1he text move |s the ma|u cout|uuat|ou.
Cleatly | u|et|ot |s l 0 . . . $x|4 l l . gx|4 dxc4
l 2. Ce5 d8 l 3.e3 aud Wh|tew|ll tega|u the
pawuw|thd|v|deuds.
I I.$xd6Uxd6I 2.e4
1he qu|et l 2.a4' . looks a teasouable
altetuat|ve.
I 2 ...fe4 I 3.Oxe4 Oxe4 I4.Uxe4 Od7
I 5JIOm I 6.Ue5
Wh|te'scompeusat|ou|s|ud|sputable.
B2)8444 $d7
A well-kuowu Stouewall |dea - 8lack's l|ght-
squated b|shop, wh|ch |s uudoubtedly h|s
ptoblem p|ece, |s head|ug |ot h5 v|a the e8-
squate.
ZJ0 1heDutchDeleuce
la|soaua|ysedthepawucaptute,whlchhasyet
tobetested|u ptact|ce. . . . dxc4N

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l l . b5' ,muchwotse ls l l . Cd2.' b5 l 2. Cxb5
cxb5 l 3.$xa8 Ca6' aud 8|ack takes ovet the
| u|tlatlve) l l . . . Cd5l 2. Cg5' Ce7l 3.e4Wh|te
has vety powetlu| p|ay lot the pawu. lot
lustauce, l 3 . . . Cb4 l 4.Ca4 cxb5 l 5. Cxb5 a6
l 6. e5' , w|thcomp||catlousthatlavoutWh|te.
I I .b5$b5 I 2.bxc6bxc6 I3. c5$e7
l a|so studled l 3 . . . $c7wheuWh|teshou|d
coutluue l 4.Ca4 a5 l 5. Cdl c8 l 6.b7
tetalulugthebettetchauces.
I4.Cg5$fI5.Ua4Uc8I6.$d2 Ce4
Thls ls Dtozdovsk|j - Waug Yue, 8eljlag
,b|ltz) 2008. Wh|te cou|d have se|zed the
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I7. Cce4|N fe4 I 8.Cxf xf I9.$b3|
O20.b3$m2I .0I
l t wou|d behatd lot 8|ack t odeleud t||s
pos|tlou.
9. . . Cbd7 l 0. b4
Thete|suopo|utlutushlugwlth l 0. cxd5.'
Chaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vat|at|ou 23l
as 8|ack cau ca|m|y tecaptute w|th the
e-pawu. l0. . . exd5 aud l l .C x|5. |oses | u
v|ewo|l l . . . Ce4.
l 0 . . . a6
Ouce aga|u l checked the pawu captuteou
c4. l0. . . dxc4N l l . e4 ,|ess c|eat |s l l . b5
Cd5 l 2. bxc6 bxc6 l 3.e4 Cb4 l 4. C e2
$a6 l 5.$a3 b8=) l l . . . be4 ,Auothet
||ue |s l l . . . Cxe4 l 2. Cxe4 be4 l 3. Cg5
C|6 l 4. Cxe4 =g6 l ;.b2' c3 l 6.Cx|6t
=x|6 l 7.C xc3:. Wh|te has tega|ued the
pawu aud has a p|easaut pos|t|oua| edge. )
l 2. Cg;' Cb6l 3. Ccxe4C g6 l 4. a4' $d7,ot
l4 . . . c3 l ;.C xc3 C|d; l 6.C e l ' $e7 l 7.a5
Cd7 l 8. b5)) I ; . a;Cbd; l 6.C xc4W|tha
stab|epos|t|oua|advautage.
l l .a4Ce4
A|tet l l . . . dxc4 l 2.Cd2C e7 l 3.Cxc4$xb4
l 4. a;'=Wh|te's compeusat|ou|smotethau
sumc|eut.
l 2. b;axb; l 3. axb;h6 l 4.$d2
la|so||ke l 4.$b2' .NCd|6 l 5. Ce5w|thau
advautage.
l 4 . . . Cd|6 l 5. Ca4C h;l 6. Cb6b8

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l7.$b4'$xb4 l 8.xb4
Wh|te's advautage |s obv|ous, Setes -
8aumegget,8udapestl 997.
9...b6 l 0. b4$b7
T|s |s qu|te a |og|ca| teact|ou to Wh|te's
p|ayou the queeus|de.
l l . c;' .N
Auewaud|utetest|ug|dea.
8|ack equa||zed com|ottab|y a|tet l l .cxd;
cxd; l 2. b; Cbd7l 3.$|4$x|4 l 4. gx|4C e7
l ; .e3lc8 |uCm||yte-Agdeste|u,G|bta|tat
2008.
l l . . .$c7 l 2. b;
1hepo| uto|Wh|te's p|ay |s showu by the
|o||ow|ug||ue.
l 2 . . . bxc5 l 3.dxc5
l 3.$a3 Cbd7 l 4. dxc5 1o j ust a
ttauspos|t|ou.
l 3 . . . Cbd7 l 4.$a3
Wh|tehasuoadvautagea|tet. l4. Cd4 Cxc5
l 5 .$a3 $b6 l 6. bxc6 $xc6 l 7.$xc5 $xc5
l 8.Cxd; $xd4 l 9. Cx|6t $xf6 20.$xc6
c8-
l4. . . Ce5 l ;. Cd4 Cc4 I 6.$cl t
A comp|ex aud doub|e-edged pos|t|ou has
at|seu,butWh|te'sact|v|tyshou|dg|veh|mthe
bettetptospects.
9. . . C h5 1h|s |deadoes uot tea||ywotk, s|uce
Wb|te s|mp|y cout|uues h|s p|ay ou the
queeus|de. l 0.b4 Cbd7 ,|u|et|ot |s l 0 . . . dxc4
l l . b; Cd; l 2.Cd2' aud Wh|te tega|us the
pawu w|th d|v|deuds) l l . b; dxc4 l 2. bxc6
bxc6 T|s was late||| - Sch||chthaat, Atco
2000,auduowthes|mp|e l 3.C a4wou|dg|ve
Wb|teagoodedge.
2}2 1beDutcbDe|eoce
l ot|g|oa||y |oteodedto|o||owWb|te's p|ay
lo tbema|o game tbat |s koowo bete, as be
wooagoodgame.lwastb|ok|ogtbatV1ltels
j ustab|tbettetevetywbete,but|acobAagaatd
bad some tecommeodatloos deep loto tbe
m|dd|egame |o b|s book 7he Stoneua// Dutch
tbatld|dootwaottospeodt|meoo. Howevet,
tbey d|d make me |ook|ot a secood t|me at
tbepos|tloo,wblcba||owedmetospotWb|te's
tea| ptob|em.
1b|sptob|em,aodtbe|acttbat|tmakesmote
seoseto toattacktbeb5-pawod|tect|yaod
opeotbequeeos|detoga|oaspaceadvaotage,
made|ota|ast-mloutetevls|oo. Myo|d" |loe
was. l 0.cxb5 cxb5 l l .$|4 $x|4 l 2. g4 $d7
l 3.b4 1ls was p| ayed |o ScbaodotR- L. 8.
Haoseo, Deomatk l 997. Hete l do ootsee
aoy advaotage |ot Wb|te a|tet. l 3 . . . Cc6' N
, l 3 . . . a6 l 4.e3Cc6 l 5. Cel c8 l 6. Cd3twas
tbegame) l 4. |c l Ue7 l 5 . a3|c8-
I 0 ... $a6
A|tet l 0 . . . Ce4 Wb|te cao a|soj umplow|tb
b|s knlgbtw|tb l l . Ce5, bav|og |o mlodtwo
|deas. excbaog|ogoo e4 |o||owed by|2-|3, ot
$|4.
I I.c5$c7I2. a4|
l 2 . . . b4 l 3. Ca2$a5 l 4.Udl '
Avetysttoogmove,Wb|teootoo|yde|eods
tbee2-pawo,ptepat|og$d2,buta|sovacates
tbec2-squate|ottbe maooeuvteCel -c2.
1be|otclogsequeoce l 4.$d2$xe2 l 5.Z|e l
$x|3 l 6.$x|3 Ce4 l 7.$xb4$xb4 l 8.Cxb+
a5 l 9. Cd3 Ca6be|ps 8|ack, wbo cao bo|d
tbeba|aocebete.
A|tettbetextmovetbe|o||ow|ogsamp|e|lae
|||usttatesWb|te'sadvaotage.
l 4 . . . Zl7
1ema|opo|oto|Wb|te's ldeacaobeseea
l otbe|o||ow|og|loe.l 4 . . . Cbd7 l 5.$d2Zb
, l 5 . . . Ub8|osesapawo to l 6. Uel ) l 6.$|+'
lo||owed by $d6, wloo|og tbe excbaage,
s|oce. . . l7wou|dtuo lotoCg5.
l 5. Cele5
A|oglca|attempt, 8|ackloteodstogeaetate
couotetp|ay| otbe ceotte.
l 6. Cc2 exd4 l 7.Uxd4 Uxe2 l 8. Caxb4=g+
l 9.Uxg4 bg4 20. Cxa6Cxa62l . b4'
V1|telsc|eat|ybettet.
I 3. Oxa4
l o tb|s comp|ex m|dd|egame pos(oa
Wb|te's cbaoces ate s||gbt|y bettet, tbaoks to
blsbettetpawosttuctute,wb|cbsbou|dbeaa
lmpottaot|actotl otbe|oogtuo.1be|o||ow|a
lsasamp|e||oe.
I 3 ...Obd7 I4. Oc3 Oe4
8|ack ls oot teady to opeo tbeceottew|t|
l 4 . . . e5. Altet l 5. al $b7 l 6. dxe5 Cxe)
l 7. Cd4 Ce4 l 8. Cxe4 be4 l 9. |3' Wb|te |s
c|eat|ybettet.
I 5. aI$b7
l| l 5 . . . Uc8 l 6. Cxe4 dxe4 l 7.Cg5 Z|
l 8. |3' aodWb|te opeostbebl -a8d|agooa|in
b|s|avout.
I6.$f4
As a|ways, swapp|og tbe datk-sqaa:ea
b|sbops|sWblte's ma|opos|tlooa|ldea.
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vat|at|ou ZJJ
l 6. b4' . cou|d a| so be tt|ed. Maybe Wb|te
|s s||gbt|y bettet, but 8|ack |s cetta|u|y vety
so||d.
I6 . . . $xf4
l |l 6 . . . e5tbeuWb|tebastbesttougl 7. Cxd5'
cxd5 l 8.c6$xc6 l 9.Uxc6ex|4 20.Uxc7bg3
!l . bxg3.w|tbapos|t|oua|edge.
I7.gf4t
A|tbougb 8|ack bas a vety so||d pos|t|ou,
l pte|et Wb|te's cbauces due to two |actots.
b|s bettetpawusttuctuteaudtbepass|v|tyo|
8|ack'sb|sbop.
B4)8. . . Ce4
1b|s|sby|at8|ack'smost|mpottautopt|ou.
9.bI
Wb|teptepatestoadvauce b|sb-pawu.
1!|s |s tbe statt|ug pos|t|ou o| tbe mote
|mpottaut ba||o|tb|scbaptet. Wb|te |uteuds
to pusb b|s b-pawu to cteate weakuesses
|u 8|ack's queeus|de. l| Wb|te |s success|u|
w|tbtb|sp|au, 8|ackw|||becoudemuedto a
pass|ve de|euce. H|s ma|u opt|ous ate. B4I)
9 . . . $d7,B42)9. . . Cd7,B43)9. . . a5audB44)
9. . . =e7.
B4I)9... $d7 I0.b4 $e8 I I .b5Cd7
A vety |mpottaut pos|t|ou bas at|seu.
8|ack bas made uatuta| deve|op|ug moves
wb||eWb|te bas made some ptogtess ou tbe
queeus|de. R|gbt uow, Wb|te bas to dec|de
betweeuseveta| p|aus. lu my op|u|ou, |u tbe
|o||ow|ugeucouutetWb|teopted |ot tbebest
||ue.
I 2.bxc6bxc6 I 3.Cxe4fe4
Recaptut|ugw|tbtbeotbetpawu|s|avoutab|e
|otWb|tea|tetl 3 . . . dxe4l 4. Cg52|6 l 5. |3, as
Wb|teopeusup tbep|ayadvautageous|y.
I4.Cg5mI 5.c5$c7I6.f4
l be||eve tb|s |s tbe cottect |dea,as |t |svety
|mpottaut |ot Wb|te to pteveut 8|ack's |dea
o| . . . e6-e5. l a|so cous|deted l 6. Cxe4 dxe4
l 7 .$xe4, but tb|s |eads to a doub|e-edged
pos|t|ou.
I6... b6I7. Cb3$b5
1!|s pos|t|ou occutted |u Cbekbov -
Yusupov, Getmauy l 993,auduow|stbet|gbt
t|me to |mptove ou Wb|te's p|ay. lustead o|
p|ac|ugb|sb|sbopoue3,Wb|tesbou|dp|ay.
I8. CD|N=c8 I 9.e3
Wb|te's k|ugs|de|s moteot|esssecute, aud
uow be cau tty to deve|op b|s p|ay ou tbe
234 JeDutcbDe|euce
queeuslde.leva|uateWb|te'spos|tlouasmote
ptom|slug,|otexamp|e.
I9..Tb820Txb8$xb82I .eI
Vacat|ugtbe|l -squate|ottbeb|sbop.
2I ...
l | 2 l . . .g5 tbeu Wb|te bas au |utetest|ug
sact|hceatb|sdlsposa|.22. Cxe4'dxe423.= xe4
Wbltew|| | a|sowlutbec6-pawuaudb|spawu
cba|uw|||becomevetydaugetous.
22.$fI Om23.Ua4t
Wb|tebasaueasyp|autose|zetbe|ult|at|ve,
wb|cbluc|udes$d2,bl , $a6audsoou.
B42)9444 Od7
l l . . . Cxc3 l 2.Cxc3 cxb5' l 3. c5 , l 3. xb5b6'
a|sodoes uot ptomlseWb|temucb) l 3 . . . Ce4
l 4.Cc2 $e7 l 5.xb5b6' l 6.cxb6 $d7 l 7.b2
axb6- Ste|aussou - Radjabov, Totsbavu
2000.
Howevet,wottbyo|cousldetat|ouwas.
l l . Ce5' . Cc7
lu tbe eveut o| l l . . . Cxc3 l 2.Cxc3 Ce4
l 3.Cc2Whlteteta|usauadvautage.

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Hetewebavea|uttbetbtaucblugpo|ut.
B42I) I0 ...OdmI I .c5|

tematkab|e momeut, Wb|te avo|ds tbe
uatuta|-|ooklug l l . b5, s|uce lt wou|d a||ow
8|ack to |otce |avoutab|e slmp|| h cat|ous.
8 D 0 0 c ! g h
l 2.$|4' N
1b|s move |s c|eat|y sttouget tbau l 2. |3
Cxc3 l 3.Cxc3 b6 l 4. c5.' $xe5 l 5.dxe5
Cd7 l 6.$|4 bxc5 l 7. bxc5$a6wbeu8|ack
was a|teady bettet |u |. Szabo - Hajua|,
Huugatyl 997.
l 2 . . . Cxc3
8|acka|so|a||stoso|veb|sopeulugptob|ems
by. l 2 . . . g5 l 3. Cxe4 Cxe4 l 4. c5 , l 4.$cl '.)
l 4 ...gx|4 l 5. cxd6 Cxd6 l 6. gx|4 Wblte
keepsastab|epos|t|oua|edge.
l 3.Cxc3 Cb5 l 4.$e3 C|6 l 5.|c l Ce4
l 6.Cb2t
Wh|teeuj oysap|easautgame.
I I...$c7I 2.$f4
1be |o||ow|ug eucouutet ls a vety good
l||usttat|ouo|wbatm|gbtbappeu|u tb|s type
o|poslt|ou.
I2... $xf4 I 3.gf4 $d7 I 4.Oe5 $e8 I 5.a4
a6 I6.Oa2|
Cbaptetl 5 - Stouewa||Vat|atlou 23
A sttoug pos|t|oua| |dea, Wblte uot ou|y
cteatestbetbteato|ttapplug8|ack's ku|gbtby
l 7. |3, buta|sottaus|etsb|sku|gbttod3.
I6 . . . Cd7I7. CcIUb4
lt |svety|mpottauttbat 8|ackcauuotp| ay
l7. . . Cxe5, s|uce a|tet l 8.dxe5 d4 ,otbetw|se
|2-|3wou|dttaptbeku|gbt) l 9. Ca28|ackls
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lu myop|u|ou l 8. Ccd3, as luGtabuzova-
8utcbatdt, Getmauy l 995, |s uot soaccutate,
sluce|ta||ows8|acktocteatecouutetp|aywltb
l 8 . . . Cxe5' l 9. dxe5d4.
I8...CemI 9.Cb3|$b520.Ca5t
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1b|svety| utetest|ugattempttostopWblte's
queeusldeoReuslvewas tecommeuded|u vin
uith thc Stoncuah Dutch. A|tet some t|me
aua|ys|ug tbe poslt|ou, l |ouud au aggtesslve
waytodea|w|tbtb|s||ue.
I I.cxb5Cxc3 I 2.Uxc3cxb5
l umyop|uloutbect|t|ca|cout|uuat|ouls.
I3.Uc6|N
l 3 .g5 basbeeup| ayed, butanet l 3 ...\b6
l 4.|c l b7 l 5 .\e3 me8 l 6 .|4 ,x|4
l 7.gx|4 Ud6 l 8. Ce5 ac8 8|ack equa|lzed
easl|yluKetek- C. Hotvatb,Aggte|ek l 997.
I 3 . . . Ub6
1be po|uto|8|ack's |dea- tbewb|te queeu
lsgo|ugtobettappedoua8.
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I 4.Uxa8||
8utweateuot|t|gbteuedo|tblsttap- tbete
ateoppottuu|t|es|otWb|tebeteaswe|| .
Now8|ack| s at actosstoads. Hemustdec|de
wb|cb mluot p|ece to p|ace ou b8, s|uce l
be||eve tbe pos|tlou w|tb two tooks vetsus
queeu, wblcb mlgbt appeat a|tet l 4 . . . b7
l 5.\x|8t, |s|avoutab|e|otWblte| utbe|oug
tuu.
I4 . . . $b8
236 1beDutcbDe|euce
Tbea|tetuatlve|s.
l 4 . . . Cb8 l 5 . Cg5'
Au|mpottauttact|ca||dea.
l 5 . . . Cc6
Aftetl 5 . . . $b7l 6.=xb7=xb7l 7. Cxe6e8
l 8. Cc5 =| l 9. e3 Wb|te ls c|eat|y bettet
duetotbepetmaueutweakuessoud5.
l 6. a3'
Wb|telsteadytop|ay =xc8uext.
l 6 . . . $d7 l 7.=x|8t$x|8 l 8.e3
Moteaccutatetbaul 8. dla5 l 9.bxa5 Cxa5,
as| utblscase8|ackbasgoodcouutetp|ay.
l 8 . . . a5 l 9 .$d2'
Wb|telsbettet.
I5.Cg5$b7
Tbe otbetoptlou|s.
l 5 . . . C|6
NowWb|tebasasttougmove.
l 6. b3' $b7
ltact|ca||y |otced, as l 6 . . . b6 |oses to
l 7. Cxe6'$xe6 l 8. c3, audWblte's queeu
escapes.
l 7.=xb7 =xb7 l 8.Cxe6 e8 l 9. Cc5 =l7
20. e3':
lumyoplulouWbltebastbebettetcbauces,
asbew|||s|ow|yptepatetoopeuuptbeposlt|ou
outbequeeuslde,otpeuettatea|ougtbec-h|e,
wb||e8|ack|statbetpass|ve.
ltsbou|d be uoted tbat l 5 . . . e8 |oses |u oue
goto l 6 .$xd5' .
I6.Uxb7Uxb7 I 7.Cxe6e8I8.Cc5Uc6
Cettalu|y l 8 . . . Cxc5. wou|d be a setlous
m|stake |u tb|s case, as a|tet l 9.dxc5 xe2
20. dl 8|ack's ceutta| pawu |s |a|||ug aud
Wb|te ga|us a sttateg|ca||yw|uu|ugpos|t|ou,
s|uceb|sc-pawusbou|ddec|detbe|ssue.
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Now Wb|te bas a p|easaut cbo|ce betweeu
twooptlous.
I 9.$OCb620.b3 Cc4,20. . . g6 2 l .a3' .;)
2 l .c3 lo||owed by opeu|ug tbe a-h|e w|tb
a2-a4.
I 9.Cxd7 =xd7 20.e3 c8 2 l .$b2 c4
22. |c l :
l ue|tbetcaseou|yWbltecaup|ay|otaw|u.
B43)9... a5 I0.a3
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vatlatlou 237
Ouce agalu wehave teached a vetylmpot-
tautposltlouwhete8|ackhasawldecholce.
I04 Ne7
1he uatuta|attempttopteveutWhlte'sldea.
Othetposslbl|ltlesate.
l 0.. Cxc3.' 1ls ls tate|y a good ldea wheu
Whltehastheoppottuultyoltecaptutlugwlth
theb-pawu. l l .bxc3'a4 ,Whlteeasl|ytegalus
thepawu anet l l . . . dxc4 l 2. Cd2 b5 l 3.a4' )
l 2. c;$e7 l 3.c4 Cd7 l 4.$d2 h8 l ;.b4
Whltewasc|eat|ybettetluKoz|ov- Yagupov,
A|ushta2002.
l 0.. b6 l l .b4ab4l 2. axb4$a6
Tlswho|ecouceptlsptobab|ywtoug.
l 3. b;cxb; l 4. Cxb;$xb; l ;.xb;Cc7

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Altet thls sttoug move Whlte's advautage
becomesc|eat.
l 6..c8.
1hlsa||owsauatttactlvetelutatlou.
A bettet tty was l 6.. Cxg; l 7.$xg; h6,
a|though altet l 8.$d2 Cd7 l 9.cl ac8
20.Ca2 dxc4 2l . e3, lo| |owed by 22.$ll ,
Whlte'sadvautagelsludlsputab|e.
l 7. Cxe6 Cd7 l 8. xd; Uxe6 l 9.xl;' e8
20.e;' --
Whlte was wluulug lu Utbau - Tazblt,
Lubulewlce2002.
l 0.. Cd7
8 D 0 0 c ! g h
l l . c;' .N
8y aua|ogy wlth | lue 842 ,9.. Cd7) thls
move|ooksvety|og|ca|tome.
A|so wotth cousldetlug ls. l l . b4 axb4
l 2.axb4 Cdl6 l 3. c; ,Agalu l 3. b; a||ows
8|ack to slmp|lj lavoutab|y, j ust |lke lu
the 9..Cd7-|lue. l 3.. Cxc3 l 4.Cxc3 cxb;
l ;.xb;$d7' l 6.xb7Cc8' wlthequa|lty,
Ctabuzova - Zaltseva, Moscow l 992. )
l 3..$c7 l 4. b;' .
l l . . .$c7 l 2.$l4$xl4 l 3. gxl4
l umyoplulouWhlte'schaucesatepteletab|e
luthlskludolposltlou,lotexamp|e.
l 3.. b6 l 4.cxb6 Cxb6 l ;. Ca4 Cc7 l 6. Ce;
Cxe;l 7.be;$a6 l 8. l3Cg; l 9. Cc;
Wlthaso|ldposltloua|advautage.
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Tls movewotkswe|| lotWhlte, butagalu
l l .c; $c7 l 2.$l4 $xl4 l 3. gxl4 desetves
atteutlou,aslullchuglu- Savcheuko,Odessa
2003.
I I...ab4I 2.ab4$b4
1he most cha||euglug coutluuatlou. Othet
posslbl|lt|esate.
l 2..$d7lsuotgteat. l 3. c;$c7 l 4.$l4$xl4
l ;.gxf4Ctabuzova- Zaltseva, C te| l 993.
l 2..Cxc3
Tls move cauuot be tecommeuded, as
8|ackexchaugeshls mostactlveplece, thus
ZJo 1heDut chDe|euce
s|gu|hcaut|yeas|ugWb|te'stask.
l 3.Uxc3dxc4.'
T|s|sa|teadyaset|ous| uaccutacy.
8|ack was ob||ged to cboose l 3 . . . b5 l 4. c5
$cw|tbapass|ve, butst|||ptettysouud,
pos|t|ou.
l 4.Uxc4a4 l 5.$g5'Uc7l 6. Cel ' .
Wb|te bad mauy otbet atttact|ve opt|ous,
but the text |s good euough. 1be ku|gbt
| s bead|ug |ot tbe |dea| d3-squate, V1|te's
advautage |sobv|ous.
l 6 . . . b5 l 7.Uc3
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1b|s pos|t|ou was teacbed |u 8|agojev|c -
lod|u|c, 8|je|o lo|je 2005. lu my op|u|ou
Wh|te|sc|eat|ybettet,but| uthebookwn
uith thc Stoncua// Dutch tbete |s a sttauge
tecommeudat|ou o||mptov|ug 8|ack's p|ay
bymeauso|.
l 7 . . . b6N
lth|ukWh|tekeepsal|b|sp|usesahet.
l 8.$e3 e5 l 9.dxe5 $xe5 20.Ub3t Ul7
2l .Ux|t Ixl7 22. Cd3 $|6 23. Cc5
a2 24.$|4' $e6 25.e4 $c4 26. |d l be4
27. Cxe4
1beeudgame|svetyuup|easaut|ot8|ack.
l 2 . . . Cd7l 3. b5Cd|6
1hea|tetuat|vesatewotse.
A|tetl 3 . . . 1b8 V1|tesbou|d uottusbw|tb
l 4.$|4, as happeued| uC|e|zetov- Motoz,
Lubu|ew|cel 994,s|ucetb|sa||ows l4. . . $x|4
l 5.gx|4a3'w|thcouutetp|ay. Hej ustueeds
tocout|uuew|tbtbeca|ml 6.$b2otl 6.$d2
audtbeu,depeud|ugou tbes|tuat|ou,e|tbet
al ot Ca4. Wb|te's cbauces ate pte|etab|e
|ue|tbetcase.
l 3 . . . Cxc3Aswasa|teadymeut|ouedabove,
tb|sexcbaugec|eat|y|avoutsV1|te.l 4.Uxc3
a4 l 5.$g5 Ue8 1b|s pos|t|ou atose |u
8udu|kov - Cu|dasb, Khatkov 2000, aud
uow the s|mp|e l 6. c5$c7 l 7.Ub3wou|d
|eaveWb|tew|tbaset|ousadvautage.
l 4. c5$c7
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So |at tb|s |s l||g|u - Ku|gbt, Te|ecbess
2007, aud bete l |ouud tbe |o| |ow|ug
|mptovemeut.
l 5. b6' .N$b8 l 6.$|4
lt seems to me Wb|te teta|us a sma|| but
|oug-|ast|ugadvautage,|ot|ustauce.
l 6 . . . $x|4 l 7. gx|4Cxc3 l 8.Uxc3Ce4l 9.Uc2
$d720. al
V1|te w|| | p|ace oue o|b|s tooks ou a7,
aud tbeu ttyto geth|sku|gbtto a5. lt|sa|se
|mpottaut tbat be has tbe opt|ou o|bteak|ag
tbtougb|utbeceuttew|th|2-|3aude2-e4.
So, |u geueta|, V1|te has p|easaut a|most
t|sk-|tee p|ay, wb||e 8|ack, desp|te bav|ug a
ptetty souud pos|t|ou, |s doomed to pass|ve
de|euce.
l 2 . . . b5
A tbemat|c |dea, but | t cetta|u|y cauaot
ptom|se8|ackequa||ty.
l 3. cxb5 Cxc3 l 4.Uxc3 cxb5 l 5.$|4 $x|4
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vatlatlou ZJ9
l 6. gx|4Ca6
Te mote uatutal l 6 . . . $d7 a|so |al|s to
equa|lze,s|uceWb|tekeepsdeh u|teptessute
anet l 7.Cc5' Cc6 l 8.Cxe7 Cxe7 l 9. Ce5
|d820.|cl.
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lu Hobuss - Kaeue|, Zut|cb l 999, Wb|te
m|ssedasttougldea.
l 8.Cd3'NCc7
A|so l 8 . . . lb8 l 9. |c l Cxb420.Cd2' Ca6
2l .xb5 c8 22.bl c7 23.b6 does
uotptom|se8| ackte|lef
l 9. |c l
lt|s uotsoeasyto de|eud|ot 8| ack, |ot |u-
stauce. l9.. . a220. c5|o||owedby2 l .bcl .
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I3.Cxe4dxe4I4.$g5
1bepo|uto|Wblte'ssactlhce,uow8|ackbas
tog|veupb|sdatk-squatedb|sbop.
I4... =d7I 5.xb4exOI 6.exO
lu myop|u|ou tb|s ls tbe cottect tecaptute,
as lt opeus tbe e-h|e |ot Wblte's secoud took
aud8|ack'se6-pawubecomesatatget.
I6... =xd4 I7.bbI Cd7 I 8.$e7 e8
I 9.fdI=a720.$d6
Tete |s uo doubt Wb|te bas sumc|eut
compeusatlou |ot tbe pawu, tbauks to bls
b|sboppa|taud8|ack'spass|vlty, l. Nov|kov -
Moska|euko,Capd'Agde l 994.
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Webaveteacbedouthua|btaucblugpo|ut.
lu tbls pos|tlou8|ackbasau add|tloua| |out
optlous. B44I) I0 4 $xb4, B442) I0 ...Od7,
B443) I0... $d7audB444) I0444 b5.
lustead l 0 . . . a6 l l .a4 Cd7 l 2. b5 axb5
l 3.axb5wou|dttausposetoapos|tlouexamlued
|u|lue843,tbe9. . . a5 l 0.a3Ce7 llue) .
B44I ) I0 444 $xb4
Hete 8|ackbasawotsevetslouo|tbeposlt|ou
webavea| teadyseeu |u tbe 9. . . a5 l 0. a3Ce7
||ue.
I I. Oxe4dxe4 I2.$g5=d7I 3.xb4exO
So |at tbls |s Saka|auskas - Samo|lus,
Lltbuau|a 2003, aud uow mucb sttouget
wou|dbavebeeu.
240 1heDutcbDe|euce
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I4.exO|N
Wltbtbe|o||owlugl||usttatlve|lue.
I4 ... Uxd4 I5.$e7 e8 I 6.dI Ue5 I7.f4
Ua5
Ot l 7 . . . Uc7 l 8.$d6 Cl7 l 9.$xb8 aud
Wblte tegalus tbepawu,wbl|etetalulugceat
posltloua| supetlotlty. l 9 . . . c5 20.a4 xb8
2 l .xa7Uc722.Cc3
I 8.a4Uc7I 9.$d6
OuceagaluWbltegets tbepawubackwltb
aposltloua|edge.
B442) I0. . . Cd7I I .b5Cdm
lu|etlot ls l l . . .Cxc3 l 2.Uxc3 cxb5 l 3. cxd5'
exd5l 4.xb5 Cb6l 5. Ce5$e6asluMatveeva
- 8. 1hlpsay, |akatta l 993. Now tbe uatuta|
l 6.$|4' N wou|d secute Wblte's advautage,
|ot lustauce. l 6 . . . g5 l 7.$d2|4 l 8.Ca5 $xe5
l 9.dxe5Cc420.Ub4'
I 2.c5
Ouce agalu tbls p|au wotks vety we|| |ot
Wblte. Au lutetestlug a|tetuatlve mlgbt be
l 2.bxc6bxc6 l 3.Ce5' .
I 2 . . . $c7I 3.$f4|
Auatuta||o||ow-upo|Wblte'sp|au.
I 3 . . . $xf4
8|ack qulckly euded up lu a sttateglca||y
dlmcu|t posltlou lu tbe |o||owlugeucouutet.
l 3 . . . Cxc3 l 4.Uxc3 Ce4 l 5 .Ce3 $x|4
l 6. gx|4 $d7 l 7. bxc6 $xc6 l 8. Ce5 g5 l 9. |3
gx|4 20.Ux|4 Cc3 2 l . b2 Gua| lascua| -
Moucayo Rometo, 8atce|oua200 l .
I4.gf4 Cxc3 I 5.Uxc3$d7
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I6.a4|
ltls abso|ute|ytbetlgbtldeatokeepuptbe
ptessute,slucea|tetl 6.bxc6$xc6l 7. Ce5"c7
lt mlgbtbevetydlmcu|ttobteaktbtougb.
I 6 444 Ce4
1be |o||owlug de|euslve p|au was glveu by
GMRolzluChessBase Magazine l 00. l 6 . . . Lfc8
l 7. Ce5 $e8 l 8. b3 c7 Now a|tet l 9.lb l
lt wou|d be vetybatd to bo|d 8|ack's passlve
posltlou.
I7.Uc2fc8I 8. Oe5$e8I 9.$xe4|?
Au lutetestlug posltloua| so|utlou. Wblte
keeps bls sttoug kulgbtagalust 8|ack's passlve
blsbop,wblcb glvesblma|oug-tetmedge.
Auotbet ldea was to coutluue lmptovlug bls
posltlouwltb l 9.b3|o||owedbylb l .
I 9 . . . dxe4
1hebestcbolce.
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vat|at|ou 2I
A|tet l 9. . . be4 20. |3 b6 ,1!|s |s tbe ou|y
attempt to ga|u couutetp|ay, as otbetw|se
8|ack's pos|t|ou|s |ost. lotexamp|e,20. . . ex|3
!l .x|3 aud Wb|te's attack ou tbe k|ugs|de
sbou|d w|u eas||y.) 2 l . bxc6 3xc6 22. cxb6
Le823. b7' Uxb724.xb7xc22;. be4dxe4
!6.|2 Te eudgame ls vety d|mcu|t |ot
8|ack.
1!|s pos|t|ou was teacbed |u ScbaudotR-
Sauduet, Getmauy 2004, aud uow l be||eve
Wb|tesbou|duottusbw|tb20. |3, asbappeued
in tbegame.lpte|ettbeca|msuggest|oumade
byM|cbae|Ro|z.
20.bI|
lo||owed bydoub||ug tooks ou tbe g-h|e.
8|ack's pos|t|ou |svetypass|veas be|acksauy
tea|couutetp|ay.
B443) I 0 . . . $d7 I I.b5 Oxc3I 2.Uxc3cxb5
1b|sbas beeu tt|edqu|teo|teu.
I3. . . exd5
C|eat|ywotse|s l 3 . . . b4 l 4.Ub3 a; l ;. Ce;'
as . u Hoaug 1!aub Ttaug - Zlm|ua, St
letetsbutg2009.
I 4.Oe5|$c6
1b|s a||owsaue|egauttact|ca|te|utat|ou.
I5.Oxc6bxc6 I 6.xb5|b8
l |l 6 . . . cxb; l 7.3xd;t1b8 l 8.3xa8 Uxe2
l 9.$a3'Ue720. el U|62 l . ,d;audWlte
|smucbbettet.
I 7.b2
Wb|te's pos|tloua|advautage|sse||-ev|deut,
8atysbpo|ets- Sbum||ov, K|ev200;.
B444) I 0 . . . b5
1!|smovewasp|ayed| uateceutgtaudmastet
game.
I I.cxb5 Oxc3 I 2.Uxc3 cxb5 I 3.$f4 $xf4
I4.gf4 Od7I 5.Uc7|e8
1!|s pos|t|ou occutted | u Go|od - U||b|u,
8|e| 2009. Wblteuowovet|ookedavetysttoug
|dea.
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I 6.Ua5|Na6 I7.fcI
Now8|ack'sku|gbtcauuotcometob6.
I7 . . . b8
l a|so exam|ued l7. . . C|6 l 8. Ce; ,d7
242 1beDutchDeleuce
l 9.Zc7ec8 20.bcl wheuWhltels tota||y
lucoutto|.
I8.Oe5
Aetl 8.c7=d8l 9. Ce5Cb620.c6 Cc4
2 l .=xd8 xd8 22. e3t Whlte has the bettet
chauces,ashecaue|lmluate8|ack'skulghtata
sultab|emomeut.
I8... Oxe5I 9.fe5Ub420.Uc7b72I .Uc6
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Whlte has the advautage thauks to hls
coutto|o|thec-h|e.
Conclusion:
1be Stouewa|| Dutch ls olteu success|u|
|ot 8|ack lu ptactlce, slmp|y because lt ls a
teasouab|e opeulug, desplte some posltloua|
dtawbacks. l do uotkuowola c|eat-cutpath
to au advautage lot Wblte lu the malu |lues,
whlch ls why l have ptoposed au lutetestlug
a|tetuatlvethat|ooksptomlslug.
Dat:a D:|:a::
C|ssslcs| \stlstlaa
Yu1|on ndcx
I .d4 t 2.g3 vh 3.g2 c6 4.c4 c7 5. vf3 00
6.00
A) 6 . . . #c8
) 6 ... vc4
C) 6 ... d6 7. vc3
CI) 7 ... vc6|
C2) 7 ... a5 8.b3
C2I) 8 ... va6
C22) 8 ... vc4
C3) 7 ... vc4 8.vxc4 Ec4 9. vd2 d5 I0.t|
C3I) I0 ... cxf
C32) I0 . . . vc6
C4) 7 ... #c8 8.b3
C4I) 8 ... vc6
C42) 8 ... vbd7
C43) 8 . . . c6
C44) 8 . . . #h5
C45) 8 ... a5 9.b2
C45I) 9 . . . vc6
C452) 9 . . . #h5
C453) 9 . . . c6
C454) 9 ... va6
244
245
246
246
249
249
249
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252
252
253
253
254
255
255
256
257
257
258
259
244 1heDutchDe|euce
I .d4H2.g3Om3.$g2e64.c4$e7
1he vatlatlou |uvo|v|ug the deve|opmeut
o| the b|ack blshop ou e7 |s cous|deted to
be s||ght|y pass|ve aud ls se|dom p|ayed at
gtaudmastet |eve|. Wh|te shou|d have good
chauces to secute au opeu|ugadvautagew|th
accutatep|ay.Atthesametlme8|ack'spos|tlou
couta|uscous|detab|edyuam|cpoteut|a|, aud
hls tesoutces shou|d uot be uudetest|mated.
Oue cauuot he|p but pay atteutlou to the
eRotts o|the Lug|lsh GM Slmou W|||lams, a
spec|a|lst |u thls opeu|ugwho has wou mauy
hueattack|uggameswlth|t.Thusltecommeud
that you study the tecommeudat|ous |u th|s
chaptet c|ose|y, lu otdet to avo| dtheklud o|
mutky, doub|e-edged pos|t|ous that 8|ack
hopestoteach.
8e|otewebegludea||ugw|thspec|h cvat|at|ous,
l w||| oRet a |ew vety geueta| gu|de||ues.
lu most vat|at|ous Wh|te's malu p|au w|||
luvo|ve the ptepatatlou o|the ceutta| thtust
e2-e4, wh||e 8|ack w||| be a|m|ug |ot . . . e6-
e5. 8oth s|des wl|| geueta||y tty to catty out
the|t owue-pawu advauce wh||e obsttuct|ug
thato|the oppoueut. Oveta|||tseemsto me
that Whlte ls bettet equlpped to succeed |u
th|sbatt|e, audyou cau hud p|eutyo|sttoug
tecommeudatlous,|uc|ud|ugsomeo|myowu
otlg|ua||deas,thtoughoutthechaptet.
5. OO0-06.0-0
1h|s |s out htst btauch|ugpolut, though l
shou|dsttess thatA) 6. . . Ue8 aud B) 6. . . Oe4
ate |at |ess setlous ||ues thau the ma|u move,
C)6. . . d6.
Mauy othet moves ate o| couse |ega|, |ot
examp|e.
6. . . b6
1|swou|d uotbesuch abad|dea||8|ack
cou|dsecutecoutto|ovettheceutta|squates
d5 aude4,butWh|testtlkeshtst.
7. d5' exd5
Somewhat sttouget |s 7. . . $b7, a|thoug|
Whlte'schaucesatebetteta|tet8. Cc3.
8. cxd5
8. Ch4' .wou|dbeau|utetestlugaltetuat|ve.
8. . . Ce4 9. Cd4
1ete ls uo po|ut |ot Wh|te to eutet the
comp|lcat|ous tesu|tlug |tom 9. d6 $xd6
l0. Ud5th8 l l .Cxa8Cc6.
9. . . Cd6 l 0. Cc3
Wh|tehasauobv|ouspos|t|oua|advautage,
Tutzo- M|ha|ko,Huugaty2004.
Ap|ayab|ea|tetuat|ve|s6. . . c67. Cbd2d5, l do
uotseemuchpolut| u7. . . d6,s|ucea|tet8. Cc!
Wh|te|steadytop|aye2-e4uext) 8. Ce5, aud
we haveaposlt|ouexam|ued| utheStouewa||
chaptet.
A) 6. . . Ue8
8|ack beg|us a themat|c mauoeuvte |ot th|s
vatlatlou, butldouotseemuchpo|ut| udo|ug
ltwlthouth tstmov|ugthed-pawu.
7 Oc3 Ub58.d5|
Not ou|y ga|u|ug space |u the ceutte, but
a|sod|stutb|ug8|ack'scootdluat|ou.
8444 Oa6
l |ouud |out ptact|ca| examp|es o| th|s
pos|t|ou ou my database, but so |at uobody
seemstohavett|edthesttougestmove.
Chaptet l 6 - C|ass|ca|Vat|at|oa 245
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9.$f4|N
ltseems to methatWh|te ma|atalasac|eat
advaatageahetthlsmove,|ot| astaace.
94 d6I0.dxe6$xe6 I I.Od4$c8I 2.Odb5
lt ls vety hatd |ot 8|ack to dea| w|th the
ptessuteoathequeeas|de.
B)6...Oe47.Obd2$m
l|7. . . d5 8.b3 Cc6 9.$b2weteach a pos|t|oa
|tomtheStoaewa||chaptet.
8.b3 Oc6
8|ackhaso|teasucceeded| aobta|a|agagood
pos|t|oaa|tet.
8. . . c5 9.$b2Cc6
1he ma|a teasoa |ot that ls that Whlte has
o|tea teactedw|th thes||ght|ypass|ve l 0.e3
ahet whlch l 0 . . . d5 ls |u||y satls|actoty |ot
8|ack. l astead Whlte shou|d |mmedlate|y
addtess the ptob|em o| 8|ack's aaaoy|ag
kalght.
l0."c2'Cb4' .
T|s|ooks||keapt|aclp|edattempttodlstupt
thewh|teposltloa, but|tdoesaotequa||ze.
A|tet l 0 . . . d5 l l .dxc5 $xb2 l 2."xb2 Cxc5
l3. |dlWhltehasap|easaatedge.
1he game Schtoedet - Kaoche, Getmaay
l993, coat|aued l0. . . Cxd2 l l ."xd2 d6
l2.adl Ua5 l 3.Uxa5 Cxa5 l4.d2 aad
8|ack|acedadlmcu|tde|easlvetaskw|thao
tea|ptospects|otcouatetp|ay.
l l ."clcxd4 l 2.Cxe4be4 l 3. Cxd4d5
Wehavebeea|o||ow|agthegame8ackw|ake|
- Haub,Getmaay200 l . Hetelsuggest.
l 4. Cb5$d7 l 5.$x|6x|6 l 6. Cc3t
Wh|teexetts uap|easaatptessuteaga|astthe
eaemyceatte.
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Aga|a 8|ack has the opt|oa o|eatet|ag a
Stoaewa||sttuctute.
9. . . d5
A|thoughth|s|squltep|ayab|e,lbe|leveth|s
k| ad o|pos|t|oa |s a|most a|ways p|easaat
aad s||ght|y bettet |ot Whlte, the pteseat
casebelagagoodexamp|e.
l 0.e3$d7 l l . Cel
Athematlc|dea| asuchpos|t|oas.
l l . . .a5 l 2. |3Cxd2
Somewhatsttoagetwas l2. . . Cd6,a|though
Wh|tekeepsap|easaatgame. l 3. Cd3t
l 3.Uxd2$e8 l 4. Cd3Ue7 l 5. |4' .
Usua||yWh|te te|tal as|tom thlsmove, but
hete|t|smotetempt|ag,as8|ack's ka|ghtls
a|oagway|tome4.
l 5 . . . d8 l 6. |cl dxc4. '
ltwas bettet to ma|ata| a the pawa oa d5
aadkeepthehl -a8d|agoaa|c|osed.
246 TeDutcbDe|euce
l 7.Lc4
Wh|tewasc|eat|ybettet|uCozzo| l - lyte|,
Lalete2007.
I0. CeI|
lt ls |mpottaut to cha||euge 8|ack's sttoug
ku|ght.
I 0 . . . Cxd2
1hete ls uot much |og|c lu mov|ug the
d-pawu|otthesecoud tlme, astheexttamove
Cel ls a|most a|waysuse|u||ot Wh|te |u the
Stouewa|| sttuctute. A|tet l 0 . . . d5 l l .e3 b6
l 2.Cd3$b7l 3. C|42e8l 4.Cxe4'dxe4l 5. |3
ex|3 l 6.Cx|3 Ca5 l 7.C|2 $xg2 l 8.Cxg2
Wh|te c|eat|y has tbe | u|t|at|ve, ltohaszka -
8u|Vluh,8udapest2008.
8|ack has a|so tt|ed the somewhat passlve
l 0 . . . Cg5, but Wh|te's p|ay |u the |o||owlug
eucouutet was ptetty couvluc|ug. l l . |4 Cl7
l 2.e3 e5 l 3.be5 dxe5 l 4. d5 Ce7 l 5. e4 w|th
a com|ottab|e edge |u Ttegubov - W||||ams,
Reykj av|k2006.
I I.Uxd2e5
8|ackcaua|so ho|d the e-pawu backwlth
l l . . . Ce7, wh|ch |otces au accutate tespouse.
l 2. |4' , l 2. e4 e5= ls tatbet doub|e-edged)
l 2 . . . $d7 l 3.e4 be4 l 4.$xe4 g6 l 5. C|3 aud
Wh|tewasc|eat|ybettet|u Seu- Stepbeusou,
Cou|sdou2006.
. C f g h
I 2.$d5t|N
1h|s|sau|mpottaut|mptovemeutovetthe
game Kve|uys - 8|e|s,Tt|eseu2004, |u wh|ch
Wh|te took ou c6 |mmedlate|y. 1!e kIug ou
h8 w||| be lutthet away |tom the ceutte |u
caseo|aueudgame, audmaya|so be s||ght|y
susceptlb|etobacktauktt|cks.
I 2 ...&b8 I 3.$xc6 bxc6 I4.dxe5 dxe5
I5.Ua5|e4I6.$xmUxm I7. Cg2
Wh|tebasauobv|ouspos|t|oua|supetlot|ty,
thaukstoh|sbettetpawusttuctute.
C)6. . . d6
Tls|s8|ack's most |mpottaut||ueby|at.
. C f g h
1h|s |s the bas|c statt|ug pos|tlou o| the
C|asslca| Dutcb aud, as usua||y occuts, au
|mpottaut ctosstoads. We wl|| exam|ue |out
ma|uopt|ous.CI) 7444 Cc6|?,C2) 7. . . a5,C3)
7. . . Ce4 audC4) 7. . . Ue8. 1b|s chaptet |s au
exceptlou|tom tbe way mostchaptets | uth|s
bookatesttuctuted,|uthatlcousldetvatlat|oa
C3 to be the most theotet|ca||y ct|t|ca| ||ue.
Nevetthe|essthete|suodoubtthat|lueC4ls
theabso|utema|u|luel utetmso|popu|at| ty.
CI)7 444 Cc6|?
Cbaptetl 6 - C|ass|ca|Vat|at|ou Z/
1|smovedoesuotbavetbebestteputat|ou,
aud|utbeot|g|ua|dtalto|tb|scbaptetl ou|y
|uc|uded |s as a slde vat|at|ou. Howevet, uot
|ougbe|otepub||cat|outbeQua||tyCbessteam
|u|otmedmetbattbls||uebadbeeuleatutedlu
ateceutDangerous veaons book,w|tbC|ass|ca|
Dutcb expett, GM S|mou W||||ams mak|ug
tbecase|ot tbeb|acks|de.1b|sptomptedme
totakeamotedeta||ed|ookat|t,audlsuggest
tbat tbe teadetdoes tbe same as tbe tesu|t|ug
pos|t|ousatetatbet uuottbodox audttlckyto
baud|e.1begooduews| stbatWb|tecau|ook
|otwatdtoau|ceadvautage |lbecauuavlgate
tbecomp||catloussuccessh.||y.
8.d5|
1h|slsolcoutsetbectlt|caltest.
8...Oe5
8...-a5 9. -g5 Cxc4 l 0. -xe6 ttausposes,
wb||e a|tet 8. . . exd5 9. cxd5 'e5 l 0. Cd4'
Wb|te's advautagelsobv|ous.
9.Od4|Oxc4
9. . . exd5 l 0. cxd5teacbes tbeptevlousuote.
I0.Oxe6 $xe6 I I.dxe6 c6 I2.Ud3 d5
I3.Um
8|ack's ptev|ous lew moves bavebeeumote
ot |ess lotced, but uow be bas qu|te a w|de
cbo|ce, a|tbougb sttauge|y euougb ou|y oue
opt|ouseemstobavebeeuttled|uptact|ce.
. C f g h
I 3 . . . $c5|?
1blsuutestedmoveseemstobeW|||lams'top
cbo|ce, a|tbougb be a|so pays c|ose atteut|ou
to tbe |ast o|tbe lo||ow|ug |outa|tetuat|ves.
8e|oteaualys|ugauyvat|at|ous,lwou|d| | keto
empbas|ze a |ew geueta| po|uts. lottbe t|me
be|ugWb|tebasauexttapawu,but8|ackbas
|al tcbauces to tega|u tbe pawu ou e6. llbe
caudotb|swbl|etetalulugahtmgt|povettbe
ceuttal||gbtsquates,bew|||geuetal|ybedolug
we||. lu mauy poslt|ous, tbe best po||cy |ot
W|te |s to avold becomlug too pteoccup|ed
w|tbtbedeleuceo|tbee6-pawu, aud|ustead
|ocusb|seRottsouptepatlugtbemovee2-e4,
etod|ug tbe euemyceutte aud l ucteas|ug tbe
scopeo|tbeuuopposedb|sbopoug2.l|W|te
caugettb|sp|ecewotk|ugptopet|ytbeubewl||
almostalwaysstaudbettet, eveu| uaposlt|ou
w|tbequa|matet|a|.
Letus uowsee bowtbese| deas m|gbtp|ay
outovettbeboatd.
So |at tbeou|y opt|ou to bavebeeutested|s
tbe uatuta| but |ucottect. l 3 . . . Ce4.' l 4.=g4
Cxc3 l 5. bxc3$|6 l 6.bl 'd6
W||||ams btledy cousldets l 3 . . . $b4, but
couc|udes tbat Wb|te stauds bettet altet
l 4.=d3' . lt |sabso|ute|y uotma| |otWb|te to
248 TeDutcbDe|euce
tetteat tbequeeu e|tbet totblssquate ot c2,
| uotdettoptepatetbe|o||owlugpawubteak.
l 4 . . . Ee8 l ;.e4'$xc3 l 6.Exc3Exe6 l 7. exd;
cxd; l 8.el El7 l 9.Ed4 Matetla| |s equa|,
butWb|tebastwo b|sbopsvetsustwoku|gbts
audauobv|oustatgetoud;.
lt l s a s|ml|at stoty a|tet l3. . . $d6 l 4.Ec2'
Ee7 l ;. e4Exe6 , l ; . . . d4. |oses a pawu a|tet
l 6. Ce2)l 6.exd;Cxd;l 7. Cxd;cxd; l 8.Ed3
,aua|ysls byW||||ams). 8|ackbas tega|ued bls
pawu,butpos|tloua||ybe|s| uttoub|e.
As|de|tomtbema|u||ue,W||||ams|ss||gbt|y
motebope|u|about.
l 3 . . . Eb6N
W|tbtbe|deao|putt|ugadd|t|oua|ptessute
outbe|2-pawu.
l 4.Ec2
Avo|d|ugtbeobvloustbteato|l 4 . . . Ce4.
l 4 . . . Lae8
W||||ams a|so cous|dets l4. . . Cg4, oRetlug
tbetespouse l ;. Ca4Ed4 l 6.Ec3 wltb au
advautage |ot Wb|te. Tatmaybe ttue, a|-
tbougb|tseemstometbataqueeuexcbauge
sbou|dbe|p8|acks||gbt|y,solusteadlwou|d
pte|ettbe s|mp|e l ;. e3wbeutbeku|gbtls
do|uguotb|ugoug4.
l ; .bl ' .
Tb|s subt|e move |ooks qu|te ptomisiug,
a|tbougbl sbou|daddtbattbetels uotb|ug
wtougwltb l ;.e4aud l ;. b3, botbo|wb|cb
|ead to Wb|te's advautage accotd|ug to
W||||ams.
l ; . . . $d6
Obv|ous|ytb|s|suot|otced, butl cboseto
|ocus ou tbe text as l tseems |lke tbe most
uatuta| |mptovemeuto|tbeb|ackpos|tlou.
l 6. e4' d4 l 7. Ca4Eb4
Nobettetls. l 7 . . . Eb; l 8. b3Cb6, l 8 . . . Ce
tuusluto l 9 . |4) l 9 .Ldl
l 8. b3Ca3 l 9.$xa3Exa320.bdl b;
NowWb|testaysoutopw|tbat|me|ytetutu
o|tbeexttapawu.
2 l . e;' $xe;22. Cc;
Matet|a| l s equa|, but Wb|te's pos|t|oua|
advautage|sobv|ous.
. C f y h
I 4.b3|
W|||lams aua|yses some a|tetuat|ves but |u
tbeeudcouc|udestbattb|s|sc|eat|ysttougest.
I4 ... Ob6
Tbe tactlca| j ust|h cat|ou ls seeu a|te
l 4 . . . Ce4. l ;. e7' Exe7 l 6. Cxd;' Wb|te
tema|usw|tbabea|tbyexttapawu,aspo| uted
outbyS|mouW|||lams.
Tbeotbetposs|bl||ty|s l4. . . Cd6 l ; .Ec2c8,
wbeul |ouudtbe|o||ow|ugu|ce ||ue. l 6.$|4
Ee7 l 7.e4Exe6 l 8. exd; cxd; l 9.Lael Cde4
20. Cxd;' aud Wb|te w||| emetge |tom tbe
comp||catlousw|tbau exttapawu.
Cbaptet l 6 - C|ass|ca|Vat|at|ou 249
I5.=c2|
T|s typ|ca| tetteat |s eveu mote eRect|ve
tbau usuaI tbauks to tbe tbteat o|l 6. Cxd5,
uudet||u|ugtbevu|uetab|epos|t|ouo|8|ack's
datk-squatedb|sbop.
I5 . . . =e7 I6.$b3
W||||amscout|uuesaua|ys|ug|ota|ewmote
moves, but |t |s a|teady c|eat tbat 8|ack bas
|a||edtoobta|ucompeusat|ou|ottbepawu.
C2)7. . . a58.b3
8. . . Ue89.$b2teacbes||ueC45.
C2I ) 8. . . Ca69.$b2c6 I0. eId5
1b|s |ooks s||gbt|y sutpt|s|ug, but l cous|det
tbe ttaus|t|ou to a Stouewa|| set-up 8|ack's
best opt|ou. l 0 . . . $d7 |eads to ac|eat|ybettet
pos|t|ou |ot V1|te a|tet l l . e4 be4 l 2. "xe4
Cxe4 l 3.xe4, |ot examp|e l 3 . . . $|6 l 4.Ud2
b5l 5. LlUe7l 6.b4bxc4l 7. bxc4c5l 8. Ce5'
aud V1|te se|zed tbe | u|t|at|ve | u Laut|et -
Roos,ltauce l 987.
I I .e3$d7 I 2. Oe5$e8I 3.a3$d6I4.Ob5
I5.Oe2t
^ usua| | u tbe Stouewa||, V1|te tetus a
sma|| but |oug-tetm edge, Lecuyet - Roos,
Roueul 987.
C22)8. . . Oe49.$b2
8ycouttastw|tbtbe7. . . Ce4||ue,betel pte|et
uottoswapku|gbtsatouce,s|ucea|tet9. 'xe4
be4l0.Cd2d5 l l . |3tbe|uc|us|ouo|tbemoves
b2-b3 aud . . . a7-a5 a||ows 8|acktbeadd|t|oua|
tesoutce l l . . .a4'w|tbdoub|e-edgedp|ay.




'
. C f y h
9. . . Oxc3
1bema|ua|tetuat|ve|s.
9. ..$|6 l 0.Uc2Cxc3l l .$xc3Cc6

|ew games saw l l . . .Ue8, but Wb|te |s
bettet anet l 2.e4 Ub5, Gbaem Magbam|
- G|t|uatb, Duba| 2007, auduow l 3.e5' N
dxe5 l 4.dxe5 $e7 l 5. 'd4' w|tb a c|eat
edge, due to 8|ack's pass|ve queeus|de
p|eces.
l 2. e4
1bete|suopo|ut|upostpou|ugtb|stbemat|c
advauce.
l 2 . . . be4
Te pawu sact|hce l 2 . . . |4.' |ooks |at too
opt|m|st|c. 1be ou|y game | u wb|cb tb|s
dub|ous |dea occutted cout|uued l 3. gx|4
Ue8 l 4. e5 $e7 l 5 .Ue4' aud 8|ack |a||ed
toptoveauycompeusat|ou, Suudatatajau-
W||||ams,Scatbotougb l 999.
250 JeDutcbDeleuce
l 2 . . . Cb4doesuotcbaugetbeeva|uatlou,as
basbeeuptoveu l utbe|o||owlugeucouutet
l 3.Ce2c5l 4.|d l be4 l 5.Cxe4Ce8 l 6.a3
Cc6l 7.aclCb5.' l 8. d5' aud8|ack|aced
setlousdlmcu|tles,ltdos- lauov, Za|akatos
2006.
l 3.Cxe4
Wbltelsdehulte|ybettet. lotexamp|e.
l 3 . . . Ce8 l 4. le l $d7 l 5 .acl Cd8 l 6. Cd2
Cb5 l 7.Ce3$g5l 8. |4
Ruck - Wl||lams,Ta| | l uul 997.
I 0 .$xc3Ue8
Otbetoptlous.
l 0 . . . $|6 l l . Cc2 Cc6 l 2.e4 ttausposes to
9. . . $l6above.
l 0 . . . Cd7 l l .Cc2Ce8
l l . . . C|6 cau be met com|ottab|y wltb
l 2. Cd2luteudlugl 3. e4.
l 2. a3' .
l |lketblsc|evetapptoacb. Tetel suopolut
lotWbltetotusbwltb l 2.e4, ltou|yeases
8|ack'sgame. l 2 . . . l4l 3. e5dxe5 l 4. dxe5Cb5
aud8|ackacblevedgoodtesu|tsluptactlce.
l 2 . . . Cb5 l 3. b4
Wblte easl|y deve|ops bls p|ay ou tbe
queeuslde, wbl|e 8|ack's attacklug ptospects
outbeklugsldetemaluludoubt,Suudatatajau
- Wl||lams,Yetevau l 999.
I I . OeI| ?
lat|tombelugWblte'smostpopu|atcbolce,
butsomebowl am |oudo|tbls mauoeuvte. l
louudtbeposltlousa|tetl l .el Cb5l 2.e4|4
l 3. e5d5tobetatbetdoub|e-edged.
I I. . .$m
l l . . . Cd7 may bave beeu a s|lgbt
lmptovemeut, a|tbougb altet l 2.Cd3 C|6
l 3.Cc2:Wbltebasap|easautgame.
I 2.e4
Tls ls tbe cottect momeut to advaucetbe
e-pawu,as tbe tep|y. . . l4 ls uotposslb|e.
I 2 . . . fe4 I 3 .$xe4e5
. C f g h
1bls posltlou occutted lu 8toomhe|d
lbl | |lps,West 8tomwlcb 2003. Hete lustead
o|tbeso|t l 4.dxe5ltecommeud.
I4. Og2|NOd7
Ot l 4 . . . Cc6 l 5.e l ' b8 l 6.dxe5 dxe
l 7 .$xc6bxc6 l 8. |4wltba|atgeadvautage|ot
Wblte.
I5.eIc6I 6.dxe5dxe5 I7.Of4|Oc5
l7. . . exl4 tuus luto tbe e|egaut l 8 .$xb7t'
xb7 l 9.xe8xe820.Cb5twluulug.
I 8 .$c2
Chaptet l 6 - C|ass|ca|Vat|at|ou Z !
Wh|tehasac|eat|ylavoutab|epos|t|ou,w|th
easyp|ayaga|ust8|ack'sweakceutta|pawu.
C3)7 . o.Oe4
. C f g h
a|ways cous|deted th|s cout|uuat|ou as
8|ack's most |utetest|ug poss|b| | | ty, espec|a||y
tak|ug |uto accouut the lact that l la||ed to
ach|eveauyth|ugspec|a|lotWh|teou thehtst
occas|ou ou wh|ch l eucouuteted |t ovet the
boatd.Now,altetdo|ugsomeset|ouswotkou
th|s||ue,lcaustatew|thcouhdeucethat8|ack
|slatltomteach|ugequa||ty.
8.Oxe4
Uudoubted|y the ct|t|ca| tep|y. My above
meut|oued game,Avtukh- Vou|d|s, Ltm|ou|
Atgo||das2005,saw8.Uc2Cxc39. bxc3Cc6
aud8|ackhadteasouab|eptospects.
8. . . fe4 9.Od2
1he a|tetuat|ve |s 9. Cel , but l la||ed to
d|scovetauyadvautageaga|ust 8|ack's p|ay | u
thelo| | ow|uggame. 9. . . d5 l 0. l3 dxc4 l l . be4
xllt l 2.$xll c5 l 3. e3 Cc6 l 4. Cl3 $l6
l 5.$xc4 cxd4 l 6. exd4 Cxd4 l 7.$e3 Cxl3t
l 8.Uxl3L|udbetg- 8tyue||,Stockho|m2007.
Nowahet l 8 . . . $xb2'N l 9.Zll Ue8 l do uot
seehowWh|tecauposeauyset|ousptob|ems.
9. .. d5
I0.O|
Wh|te wastes uo t|me | u bteak|ug dowu
8|ack's ceutta| pawu cha|u. Now we w|||
cous|detC3I ) I0. . . exOaudC32) I0. .4 Oc6.
1hea|tetuat|vesateuottea||yp|ayab|e.
l 0 . . . e3.' l l . Cbl dxc4 l 2.$xe3 $l6 l 3. Ca3
aud 8|ack's pos|t|ou soou co||apsed |u the
lo||ow|ug game. l 3 . . . c5.' l 4. dxc5 $xb2
l 5.Uxd8 xd8 l 6.adl l8 l 7. Cxc4+-
SchaudotR- 8|e|s,Copeuhageu2007.
l0. . . c5.' l l . be4 xll! l 2.Uxll dxe4
, l 2 . . . dxc4 l 3. d5) l 3. dxc5 Ud4t l 4. 1hl
$d7 l 5. Cxe4$c6
8 D 0 0 C g h
1!|s was l| j| u - Obukhov, A|ushta 2008.
Nowvetysttougwou|d have beeu l 6.$g5'N
$xe4 l 7. $xe7$xg2t l 8.1xg2 Cc6 l 9.$d6
audWh|tekeepsamatet|a|advautage.
22 1beDutcbDe|euce
C3I) I0...exO I I.CxOOc6
Tema|ua|tetuat|ve|s
l l . . . c5
buttb|s|ooksptemature.
l 2.$e3'
Teopeu|ugo| tbeceutte|avoutsWb|te,wbo
eujoysas|gu|hcaut|ead| udeve|opmeut.
l 2 . . . cxd4 l 3. Cxd4x|lt
1b|spos|t|ouoccutted|utwogames, butou
botboccas|ousV1|tem|ssedtbesttoug.
a t e e C l g h
l 4. 1x|l ' NCc6
Te po|ut |s tbat tbe uatuta| l 4 . . . dxc4
tuus |uto a sttoug tep|y. l 5.Cxe6' Uxdl t
l 6.xdl aud Wb|te emetges w|tb at |east
auexttapawu a|tet l 6 . . . Cc6 l 7.$d5 b8
l 8.$xc4.
l 5. cxd5exd5 l 6.Ub3Cxd4 l 7 .$xd4
Wb|te|sw|uu|ugapawu.
I2. b3
I 2 . . . $m
1be u|tta-act|ve l 2 . . . e5.' seems a b|t too
opt|m|st|c. Te game Re|auge - 8t|catd,
8esaucou l 999, cout|uued l 3.Cxe5 Cxe5
l 4. dxe5x|lt l 5. x|lU|8tauduowWb|te
sbou|d bave p|ayed l 6.$|3N dxc4 l 7. Ud5
b8 , l 7 . . . Ul7 l 8. bxc4) l 8.Uxc4 $b3
l 9. 1gl $c5t 20. 1b l c6 2 l .$|4, wbeu b|s
exttapawu|squ|tes|gu|hcaut.
I 3.$a3e8I4.e3
We baveteacbeda|a|t|ystab|em|dd|egame,
w|tb Wb|te ma|uta|u|ug some pos|t|oual
ptessute.
I4. . . b6I 5. CeI$b7I6. Od3dxc4
Wb|tewasteadytose|zetbe|u|t|at|veou tbe
k|ugs|debymeauso|Ug4|o||owedby-|4,so
8|ack|s|ook|ug|otcouutetp|ay.
I7.bxc4 Ca5I 8.$xb7 Cxb7I 9. Of4Cd6
1b|s pos|t|ou occutted |u Ma|et|u -
Ovecbk|u,N|zbu|jTag|l 2005, auduowWb|te
cou|dbaveteta|uedauedgew|tb.
C32) I0... Oc6
l be||evetb|s|stbemostcba||eug|ug.
Cbaptet l 6 - C|ass|ca|Vat|at|ou 253
I I.fe4xfIt
C|eat|y| ulet|ot|s. l l . . . dxc4. l 2. xl8t$xl8
l }. e} b5 l 4.a4' $a6 l 5. e5 Cb4 l 6.=g4--
8|ack co||apsed vety qu|ck|y |u lt|dmau -
Tay|ot,M| uueapo||s2005.
I2. . . dxc4I 3.e3a6
8|ack |uteuds . . . b5 aud . . . $b7. Te
|aaed|ate l } . . . b5 tuus |uto the uup|easaut
l 4.a4 b4 l 5. e5' $b7 l 6.=c2 Cxd4 l 7.=xc4
$xg2 l 8. xg2-- aud 8| ack |oses matet|a|,
Cox- W||||ams, 8|tm|ugham2006.
I4.e5b8I 5.cI|
S|mp|e aud sttoug. lu tbe teceut game
Avtukh- Meesseu,Oht|d2009, l|usteadopted
|otl 5.$e4, but altet l 5 . . . Cb4N l 6. =bl b6'
8|acksbou|dbeokay.
I5 . . . Cb4
1b|s|osesapawuw|tboutauycompeusat|ou,
buteveu altetthesupet|ot l 5 . . . =d7 l 6.xc4
-xe5 l7. cl Cc6 , l 7 . . . Cg4 l 8.$l4 $d6
l 9. e}) l 8. d5' exd5 l 9.=xd5t h8 20. $l4
Wh|te|sc|eat|ybettet.
I 6.a3 Cd5I7.xc4
Wh|te bas a hea|tby extta pawu, |oues -
W||||ams,L|vetpoo|2006.
C4)7... Ue8
T|s |s 8|ack's most popu|at cho|ce by some
matg|u. Tbe queeu usua||y makes |ts way to
h5otg6, a|tbough| tcausomet|mestema|uou
e8tosuppottthe. . . e6-e5advauceanet. . . $d8.
St|||,somebow8|ack'sp|eces|ackcootd|uat|ou
audhecauhatd|yhopelotequa|p|ay.
8.b3
. C f g h
Now8|ack'saa| uopt|ousateC4I) 8. . . Cc6,
C42) 8. . . Cbd7, C43) 8. . . c6, C44) 8. . . Ub5
audC45)8...a5.
C4I ) 8...Cc69.d5|Cd8
9. . . exd5l 0.cxd5 Ce5 l l .Cd4'
1h|spawusttuctute |sobv|ous|ylavoutab|e
lotWh|te. Hete|soue|||usttat|veexamp|e.
l l . . .=h5 l 2. l4 Ceg4 l }. h}Ch6 l 4. =d}
Wh|tehasac|eatpos|t|oua|edge, a|tbough
thetewasuoueedlot8|acktoaggtavateb|s
ptob|emsw|tbtbelo||ow|ugm|stake.
l 4 . . . :e4. l 5.g4'
8|ackmusthaveovet|ookedth|s.
l 5 . . . bg4
24 TeDutchDe|euce
Ttylug to comp||cate mattets, but | t |a||s
mlsetab|y.
l 6.$xe4 gxb3 l 7.$xb7t 1b8 l 8. 1bl $b4
l 9.Cg6
l -0 Adamsk| - Cbt|steuseu, Copeubageu
2000.
. C f y h
I 0. dxe6|
Tbls slmp|e aud sttoug move secutes a
|avoutab|e pawu sttuctute. Wb|te sbou|d
avoldtbeseem|ug|yatttactlve l 0. Cb5, wblcb
wou|d |ead to a deceut game |ot 8|ack a|tet
l 0 . . . Cxd5' l l .Cxd6$xd6 l 2. cxd5e5.
I0 . . . Oxe6I I.Od4Cc5 I2 . $b2t
Wb|te bas tbe typlca| s||gbt edge |ot tbls
pawu sttuctute. l ou|y |ouud oue game tbat
teacbed tb|s poslt|ou, | u wb|cb 8|ack p|ayed
l 2 . . . a5, wb|cb ttausposes dltect|y to ||ue
C45 l ,page 257) . To be bouest, tbete |s uo
patt|cu|at ueed |ot 8|ack to p|ay tbls pawu
move bete, but eveu a|tet a mote putpose|u|
move ||ke l 2 . . . c6, tbe above eva|uatlou
st|||stauds.
C42)8. . . Obd79. $b2
Wh|tesbou|duottusbwltb9. Cg5$d8l 0. d5,
slucea|tetl 0 . . . e5 l l . Ce6Z|8|ack'sposlt|ou
lsuotbadata||,asbe|steadytoe||mluatetbe
luttudetw|tb. . . Cl8.
9.4 .e5
8|ack bas a|so ttled 9. . . Cb5 l 0.Cc2 Cg4
luteud|ug to bt|ug tbe secoud ku|gbt to |6,
but tbe ldea seems a blt exttavagaut. l l . b3
Cb6 l 2.e4 |4 was seeu |u Sa|.aev- Hau|ey,
Dos Hetmauas 2003. Now tbe s|mp|e
l 3. Ce2N wou|d secute Wb|te's advautage,
|ot examp|e l 3 . . . bg3 l 4. bg3 e5 l 5. c5'
aud tbeopeulugo|tbepos|tlou ls c|eat|ylu
Wblte's|avout.
I I .e4|
Th|s bas uotbeeu tbemostpopu|atcbo|ce,
but |t|sasttougoue.
I I. . .f4
l| l l . . .be4 Wblte does uot ueed to p|ay
l 2. Cg5, aud sbou|d lustead pte|et l 2.Cxe4'
Cxe4 l 3.Cd5t ~b8 l 4.Cxe4 wbeu tbe e-
pawu'sdaysateuumbeted.
I 2.gxf4exf4I 3.e5
Aso|teubappeus,tbeopeulugo| tbepos|t|ea
|avoutsWblte'sbettetcootd|uated|otces.
Chaptetl 6 - C|ass|ca|Vat|at|oo Z
I3 ... Og4I 4.Od5$d8N
l do oot uodetstaod 8|ack's |dea beh|od
l4. . . Cc;. l ;. Cxc7Cg6.
8 D 0 0 C ! g h
1|s was R|eke - Kt|ogs, Getmaoy l 989,
aod oowWh|te cou|dhave s|mp|ycaptuted
thetook. l 6.Cxa8N
I5.Ud4c5 I 6.Ud2
Wh|tehasab|gpos|t|ooa|advaotage.
C43)8... c6
1!|s |ooks tathet pass|ve, aod Wh|te sooo
obta|os a |avoutab|e pos|t|oo w|thout
d|mcu|ty.
Vetys|mp|eaodsttoog. l 2 . . . Cg4 l 3. h3Cge;
l 4. Cd4Wh|tewasc|eat|ybettet| olav|ov|c
- V|ahov|c, K|adovo l 990.
I 0.a3
1eoatuta| l 0.$a3wou|da||ow l 0 . . . e;' , so
Wh|te ptepates to advaoce the b-pawo. 1!|s
p|aow||| bea||themoteeRect|vew|th8|ack's
ko|ghta|teadycomm|ttedtoa6.
I0... Ug6I I .b4Oc7 I 2. a4Oe4 I 3.b5$d7
I4.bI
Wh|te|sbu||d|oga sttoog|o|t|at|ve oo the
queeos|de,R|b||- Rodt|guez,R|gal 979.
C44)8. .. Ub59.$a3|
1|s|sao|mpottaotmove.1!euode|eoded
b|shop oo e7 g|vesWh|te some exttatact|ca|
poss|b|||t|es.
9... a5
Seveta| othet moves have beeo tt|ed, but
wew|||st|ckto a |ew o|themote|osttuct|ve
examp|es.
9. . . g;.' |s too weakeo|og. Wh|te cao s|mp|y
coot|ouedeve|op|ogw|thl 0.Cd2g4, l 0 . . . Cg4
does he|p 8|ack a|tet l l .d;' e; l 2.h3 Ch6
l 3. Cxe;aodWh|tes|mp|ytema|oedw|thao
exttapawo,C. 8ogoat- Kuo,Aggte|ekl 997)
256 1heDutchDe|euce
l l . Ce5' c5 l 2.Cd3cxd4 l 3. Cb5aud8|ack
|s| uttouble.
9. . Tl7
lt makes some seuse to de|eudtheb|shopou
e7, butst|ll |tseemsthatWh|tecauma|uta|u
theadvautagebytelat|velys|mplemeaus.
l 0. Cc2g5
i 0 . . . Cc6al|owsWh|te to |otce a |avoutable
ttaus|otmat|ou o| tbe pawu sttuctute by
meaus o| l l .d5 exd5 l 2. Cxd5 , l 2. cxd5'N
was eveu sttouget) l2. . . $d8 l 3. C|4 Ch6
l 4. adl aud Wb|te was bettet |u Lll|ott -
AlvatezV|llat,e-ma|l l 997.
l l .adl
1he | mmedlate l l . e4 tuus luto l l . . . be4N
, l l . . . |4.' l 2.e5 leads to a c|eatly |avoutable
pos|t|ou |ot Wb|te, L|ebett - loeu|sch,
Cetmauy200l ) l 2.Cxe4 Cxe4 l 3.Cxe4 g4
l 4.Ch4d5'1|s|sactuallyoueo|theh|ddeu
|deasbeh|ud9. . . |. l 5.cxd5$xa3 l 6.dxe6
L|6 l 7.d5 Ca6= aud desp|te what appeats
to be qu|te u|cecompeusatlou l do uot see
auytb|ug dec|s|ve |ot Wh|te, wh||e 8lack
|uteudsto|mptoveb| sposlt|oubydevelop|ug
b|squeeus|dep|eces.
l l . . . Cbd7 l 2.$cl
Remov|ugtheb|sbop|tomthea3-squate.We
saw| utheptev|ousuotehowth|sp|ecem|ght
tutuouttobetact|callyvuluetable.
l 2 . . . b6 l 3.e4
Tete |s uo teasou to de|ay th|s themat|c
advauceauylouget.
l 3 . . . be4 l 4. Cxe4Cxe4 l 5.Cxe4C|6 l 6.Cd3
Wh|tehasapleasautadvautage.
I 0.d5|
Oueo|thekey|deasbeh|udthedevelopmeut
o|theb|shopoua3.Wh|teexplo|tsthe|actthat
8lackcauuotplayl0. . . e5.|uv|ewo|tbes|mple
l l .Cxe5,| uotdetto|otcea|avoutablechauge
|u thepawusttuctute.
I0 . . . Ce4
8lack has a|so tt|ed l 0 . . . Ca6 l l .dxe6$xe6
l 2.Cd4$c8 l 3. e3Cg6,lott|sch- Rossol|mo,
MouteCatlol 969, audheteWh|tecou|dhave
secutedh|spos|t|oualedgew|th. l 4. Cdb5'Nt
I 2.dxe6 $xe6 I 3.Cd4 Cxc3 I4.xc3 $c8
I 5.Cb5|
Wh|tehas au obv|ouspos|tloual advautage,
Yevseev- Cavt|teukov,Tulal 998.
C45)8. . . a59.$b2
Cbaptetl 6 - C|asslca|Vatlatlou 257
1edeve|opmeuto|tbeblsbopoua3makes
|ess seuse wbeu tbe e7-blsbop ls secute|y
ce|euded.Nowweattlveata|uttbetdlvlslou,
wltb |out malu cbolces |ot 8|ack. C45I)
9... Oc6, C452) 9. . .Ub5, C453) 9.44 c6 aud
C454)9. .Oa6.
C45I ) 94. . Oc6I 0.d5
1hlslsaptogtammedtespousetotbedeve|op-
aeuto|tbe kulgbt ou c6, aud ltwotks we||
betetoo.
. C f g h
I0...Od8
We sbou|d a|so cbeck some otbet kulgbt
aoves.
l0. . . Ce5.lste|utedeasl|ybymeauso|l l . Cxe5
cxe5 l 2. Cb5' aud 8|ack ls lu ttoub|e,
8ettbo|ee- VaudeMotte|,Dleteu l 99 l .
l 0 . . . Cb4|eads to avetyp|easautposltlou|ot
Wbltea|tet l l . dxe6$xe6 l 2.Cd4$c8 l 3.e3
c6 l 4. a3 Ca6, Ctuz- De |as Hetas, 8ueuos
Ates l 964,auduowtbeuatuta| l 5.Ca4$d8
l6."c2 wou|dbave|e|t Wblte wltb a stab|e
advautage.
I I.dxe6Oxe6
l bave a|teady meutloued seveta| tlmestbat
:blspawusttuctutelsgeueta||y|avoutab|e|ot
Wblte. 1!e |o||owlug attaugemeut 1b qulte
staudatd|ottblskludo|posltlou.
I 2. Od4Oc5I 3.Uc2Ub5I4.e3c6I 5.a3t
Whlteluteudstogeuetateactlvep|ayoutbe
queeuslde by advauclug bls b-pawu. He bas
a p|easaut aud stab|e advautage, Yakovlcb -
Sbtyteukov,8a|akovo l 994.
C452)9. 4.Ub5






. C f g h
I0. OeI| ?
Nottbemost popu|atoptlou, buttomelt
|ooksqulteatttactlve. 1!e kulgbt ls beadlug
|ot d3, wbete lt wl|| be pet|ect|y p|aced |ot
coutto||lug seveta| lmpottaut ceutta| squates.
At tbe same tlme Wblte opeus tbe dlagoua|
|ot bls | lgbt-squated blsbop audptepates tbe
tbematlce2-e4advauce.
Lessc|eattomels l 0.e3Ca6 l l . Cel Eb6' .
I0 . . . c6
Otbetposslbl|ltles.
l 0 . . . Cbd7 l l .Cd3 c6.' 1hls was seeu lu
Seldemauu - |ust, luetsteuwa|de l 98 l .
8|ack's |ast move was too passlve, aud tbe
tempotaty weakuess o|tbe e6-squate a||ows
tbeulcetactlca|ttlck. l 2. d5cxd5 l 3. C|4' E|
l 4. cxd5
258 TeDutcbDe|euce
l 0 . . . Cc6
Tlswasp| ayedluLhmov- Naumklu,Astl
l 996. Now l see uo teasou |ot Wblte to
te|talu|tomtbestaudatdteactlou.
8 D 0 e C ! g h
l l . d5' NCe5
Anotbet|luetuusl l . . . exd5 l 2.Cxd5Cxd5
l 3. cxd5 Cb4 l 4.Ud2t. Te atlslug pawu
sttuctuteptomlsesWbltea|astlugadvautage,
tbaukstotbepetmaueutweakuesso|tbec7-
pawu.
l 2. Cb5'
Altet l 2. dxe6 c6 8| ack tegalus tbe pawu,
a|tbougb Wblte ls stl|| s|lgbt|ybettet a|tet.
l 3. Cd3$xe6 l 4. C|4t
l 2 . . . Ce8 l 3.dxe6c6 l 4. Cd4 Ub6
Wblte ls c|eat|y bettet altet. l 4 . . . Cc7
l 5. e4' Uxdl l 6.xdl be4 l 7.$xe4 ,xe6
, l 7 . . . Cxe6 l 8.C|5) l 8. Cxe6 Cxe6
l 9.$xe5dxe520. d7
l 5. Cec2 $xe6 l 6. Cxe6 Uxe6 l 7.Cd4 Ug6
l 8.Uc2
Wblte'sblsboppaltsecutesblma| oug-tetm
edge.
I I.Cd3d5
ltlsbatdtoadvlseauytbluge|sewltbe4ou
tbeway.
I 2.O Ca6
Tlsposltlouoccuttedlu Lsttemetalauos-
lomesMatcet,Otopesade|Mat l 996. Hetel
deve|opedtbe|o||owlugldea|otWblte.
I3.Ud2|?NCb4
Otbetwlse Wblte cattles out tbe e2-e4
advauce,|otlustaucealtet. l 3 . . . b8.' l 4.e4
I4.Cf4
Nowanetl 4.e4 Cxd3l 5.Uxd3be4l 6. be4
dxc4 l 7.Uxc4$d78|acklsptettymucblutbe
game.
I4.. .Ub6I5.a3 Ca6I6.a4$d8I7.$c3b6
Wbltebasuoteasouto |eat l 7 . . . b5 l 8.cxb
cxb5 l 9. Cb2 Cb8 20. Cbd3 aud 8|ack bas
ou|ycteatedweakuessesou tbe queeuslde.
I 8.Ub2c7I 9.Od3t
AtbematlcStouewa||pawusttuctute,wbete
Wblte'splecesatebettetcootdluated.
C453)9... c6 I0.eI
Wblteptepatestbetbematlce2-e4.
A|tetuatlve|y l 0 . . . Ce4 l l . Cxe4 be4 l 2. -c2
d5 l 3. l3 ex|3 l 4. ex|3 |eads to a c|eat|y
|avoutab|e posltlou|otWblte, Hoaug1baa|
Ttaug- Kuu,8udapest2005.
Cbaptet l 6 - C|ass|ca|Vatlatlou 29
l0. . . Ca6 a||ows Wh|te to execute bls ma|u
ldea. l l .e4 be4 l 2.Cxe4 Cxe4 l 3.xe4
Hete l ||ke tbe |o||ow|ug examp|e. l 3 . . . b5
l 4.e3|5 l 5.d2 $|6 l 6.$c3 Cc7 l 7. a4'
Nota||ow|ugauycouutetp|aycouuectedw|th
. . . a5-a4. l 7 . . . $d7 l 8. Cel b6 l 9. Cd3 ae8
20.ael b5 2 l . |4 aud Whlte ls htm|y
|u coutto|, 8abu|a - 8uuzmauu, Austt|a
2007.
I I.e3
My oplulou |s tbat tbe Stouewa|| sttuctute
a|most a|ways ptom|ses Wblte s|lght|y bettet
ptospects,audtb|spos|t|ou|suoexcept|ou.
II...b6
l l . . . b5mlghtappeatmoteactlve,butl tou|y
weakeus 8|ack's poslt|ououthequeeus|de, as
demousttated |u tbe |o||ow|ug eucouutet.
l 2.Ce5 Ce4 l 3. Ce2$|6 l 4. |3 Cd6 l 5.cxb5
cxb5 l 6. cl b4 l 7. C|4 wlth au obvlous
pos|t|oua| supetlot|ty, Chuche|ov - Splce,
Lupeu l 997.
I2.Oe5$a6
1!ls was seeu |u Sttaub - Zatousk|h, K|ev
l 998. Now Wb|te cou|d bave teta|ued the
|u|t|at|veas|o|| ows.
C454)9.= .Ca6I 0.eI
. C f g h
Wb|te ptepates the staudatd e2-e4 pawu
bteak.
I0 .. 4 =g
1bemostuatuta|move. Otbetopt|ous.
l 0 . . . Ce4l l . Cd2' Wbltehgbts|otcoutto|ovet
thee4-squate. l l . . . Cxd2 ,a|soaltet l l . . . Cxc3
l 2.$xc3 Wb|te stauds bettet, w|tb e4 to
|o| |ow) l 2.xd2 c6 l 3. e4b5 l 4. ex|5 =x|5
l 5.Ca4$d8 l 6.e3' Wb|teobtaluedac|eat
poslt|oua| advautage |u Su|yok - 8acho|uet,
Hattbetg2004.
l 0 ...=b5 l l . e4be4l 2. Cxe4Cxe4 l 3.xe4
l| Wh|te mauages to catty out tbe e2-e4
advauce be w||| a|mosta|ways staud bettet.
Wew||||ookata|ewexamp|es.
l 3 . . . $|6 l 4.e2$d7
l 4 . . . c5.' |stooweakeu|ug,audWblte|ouuda
u|cetact|ca|tt|ck|uthe|o||ow|ugeucouutet.
l 5. dl $d7 l 6. Ce5' xe2 l 7.xe2 $c8
l 8. C|3 W|th easy p| ay agalust the weak
pawus ou e6 aud d6. l 8 . . . a4 l 9.dxc5 dxc5
20. Ce5Wh|te'sadvautage|suud|sputab|e,
Dam|jauov|c- Cuudetseu,Lupeul 999.
1!epteseutposlt|ouwasteacbedluKho|mov
~ Ch|stlakov, Tb|||s| l 949. Now l ||ke tbe
|o||ow|ug||ue.
260 1heDutchDe|euce
a b c u C l g h
l 5. Cd2! .N
1he lo||ow|ug coutluuatlou |ooks qu|te
|oglca|.
l 5 . . . =xe2 l 6Te2ab8 l 7.Ce4$e7 l 8.$c3
b6 l 9. l4
Whltehaspets|steutpos|tloua|ptessute.
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I I.e4|
. C f g h
lttutusoutthat8|acklsuottea||ypteveut|ug
thee2-e4advauce.
I I. . .xe4I2. xe4fe4I3. xe4
1hetook|s uutouchab|e, as a|tet l 3 . . . =e4.
l 4. Ch4thequeeulsttapped.
I 3 . . . b4
Aothetoptlouls.
l 3 . . . e5 l 4. Ch4'
1h|s ls the eas|est way to ptove Wh|te's
advautage.
l 4 . . . $xh4
l 4 . . . =l7 does uot chauge the eva|uat|ou
altet l 5.=e2'. lu Ytjo|a - lyhaIa, Lspoo
l 985. 8| ack uow la| teted wlth l 5 . . .
g5. l 6. dxe5 gxh4 l 7.e6 aud thauks to
the thteat ol l 8 .g41 8|ack was a|teady
busted.
l 5. xh4exd4 l 6.=xd4
Wh|tea|teadyhasa|atgeadvautage, aud|u
the|o| | owluggame 8|ackqu|ckIyco||apsed
uudettheptessute.
l 6 . . . Cc5 l 7.el Cd3. l 8.=d5t1h8 l 9.$e4
l -0 Lomluelshvl|l - Rychagov, Moscow
l 997.
I4.Ue2
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. C f g h
I4 ... $m
1heaItetuat|vesateuobettet.
l 4 . . . e5. T|s |dea s|mp|y |eads to dlsastet.
l 5.dxe5 $l5 l 6. exd6 $xe4 l 7. dxe7 |e8
l 8. Ce5 $d3 l 9.=d2 =d6 20. a3 aud Wh|te
wlus,Chuche|ov- Sp|ce,C||chyl 995.
l4. . . =h5 l 5. a3 Ca6 l 6. Cd2 =xe2 l 7.xe2 c6
l 8.ael audWhlte |s c|eat|ybettet, thauksto
theweakuess o|thee6-pawu, R|eke- Moset,
Obetwatt2000.
I 5.a a6
Cbaptetl 6 - C|ass|ca|Vat|at|oo 26l
Somewbat sttouget |s l 5 . . . Cc6, a|tbougb
Wb|tekeepsset|ousptessutea|tet l 6e l .
I6.$b3|
Now|t|s batd |ot 8|ackto de|eud tbe e6-
pawu,|ot|ustauce.
I6...Oc5 I7.e3Ub5 I 8.1g2|e5 I 9.$xc8
exd4
T|spos|t|ouoccutted| uCout|u- Catuso,
Mouse||ce2003.


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. u C f g h
20.$xb7|N
1begamecout|uued20. g4=t2l .e6Cxe6
22.xe6, auduow 8|ack |ot some teasou d|d
uotp| ay 22. . . d3N, wbeu tbepos|t|ou wou|d
bavebecome|essc|eattbauwewou|d||ke.
1betext|eavesus|uuodoubtabouttbehua|
eva|uat|ou.
20 ...dxe3 2I .$xa8 xa8 22.$xm g
23.Uxe3
Wb|te bas au extta pawu aud a w|uu|ug
pos|t|ou.
Conc|usion:
1e C|ass|ca| Dutcb does uot, aud petbaps
uevet w|||, eujoy tbe best teputat|ou.
Nevettbe|ess|tsbou|duudetuoc|tcumstauces
beuudetest|mated,astbeb|ackpos|t|oucouta|us
a sutpt|s|ug amouut o| dyuam|c poteut|a|.
lu most vat|at|ous my tecommeudat|ous ate
uot d|mcu|t to uudetstaud, Wb|te w||| |ook
to deve|op b|s p|eces |u a putpose|u| way,
usua||yw|tbav|ewto opeu|ugtbeceuttew|tb
e2-e4. 1|s sbou|d euab|e b|m to eutet tbe
m|dd|egamew|tbopt|m|sm,a|tbougb |u most
casestbema|ubatt|ew|||||eabead.
Dat:a D:|:a::
L:alagtsi \stlstlaa
Y1r1|on ndcx
I. d4 t 2.vf3 vh 3.g3 g6 4.g2 g7 5.00 00
6.b3
A) 6 . . . c5
) 6 ... d6 7.b2
I) 7 ... a5
2) 7 . . . c6
3) 7 . . . c6
4) 7 . . . vc4 8.vbd2 vxd2 9.#xd2
4I) 9 . . . vd7
42) 9 . . . vc6
5) 7 ... c5|
6) 7 . . . h6
7) 7 ... vc6
8) 7 . . . #c8 8.c4
8I) 8 ... c5 9.dxc5
8I I) 9 . . . vg4
8I2) 9 . . . vfd7
82) 8 B B # vc6
83) 8 . . . vc4
84) 8 . . . va6 9.#c2|
84I) 9 ... h6
842) 9 ... vb4
843) 9 ... Pb8
a b c d c ! l
263
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Cbaptet l 7 - Leo| ogtadVat|at|oo 263
I.d4H2.COCm3.g3g 4.$g2$g75.0-0
0-0
1Lea|tetoat|vemoveotdet5. . . d66. b3does
aotcbaogemucb,s|ocealtet6. . . 0-07.$b2tbe
p|ayjustttaosposestooutma|o||oe8.1Leoo|y
otbet poss|b|||tywottb meot|oo|og |s 6...c5,
a|tbougb | ogeoeta| l amoota gteat be||evet
|o m|x|og tbe moves . . . |5 aod . . . c5 eat|y | o
tbeopeo|og.7.$b2,8utoot7. dxc5Ce48. c3
Cxc5w|tbteasooab|ep|ay|ot8|ack.)7. . . Ce4
8. c4 Cc69. e30-0 l 0. Cc3 1L|spos|t|oow|||
beexam|oeda|tet6. . . c5| o||oeAbe|ow.
6.b3
1Le most popu|at tbeotet|ca| coot|ouat|oo
|s 6.c4 |oteod|og 7.Cc3, but a|tet cate|u|
coos|detat|oo l bave come to tbecooc|us|oo
tbattbetextoRetsat|eastasmaoycbaoces|ot
Wb|tetohgbt|ottbeadvaotage.
Leo|ogtad p|ayets w||| teod to advaoce tbe
d-pawoooesquatew|tboutasecoodtbougbt,
a|tbougbo|coutsetbeteatemaoyotbetmoves
tbatcao be tt|ed.Wew|||coos|det tbe sem|-
set|ousa|tetoat|veA)6...c5,be|otemov|ogoo
to tbestaodatdB)6. . . d6.
Hete|sabt|e|touod-upo|tbea|tetoat|ves.
6. . . Ce4 7.$b2 c5 8. c4 Cc6 9.e3 teacbes
a pos|t|oo tbat w||| be exam|oed |o ||oe A
be|ow.
6. . . d5 7.c4c6 teacbes aStooewa||sttuctute| o
wb|cb| t|sbatdt obe||eveg7caobetbet|gbt
squate |ot 8|ack's datk-squated b|sbop. Hete
l ||ke tbe |o||ow|og p|ao |ovo|v|og tbe act|ve
deve|opmeoto|tbeb|sbopooa3. 8.$a3b8
9. e3$e6l 0.Ud3Ce4 l l . cl Cd7 l 2. Cc3t
w|tb a p|easaot game |otV1|te, Vao We|y-
Catc|a l|uoda|o, L|oates l 995. 8|ack must be
oo guatd aga|ost awe||-t|medcaptute ood5,
|oteod|ogtomeet. . . cxd5w|tbUb5.
6. . . c6 7.$b2
Nowooeo|tbeStooewa||vets|oos|s
7. . . d5
letbaps 8|ack cao c|a|m to bave |mptoved
s||gbt|y ovet tbe ptev|ous ||oe, s|oce tbe
b|sbopbascomm|tted|tse||tob2. Howevet,
Wb|te's pos|t|oo |s st||| a ||tt|e mote
com|ottab|e.
O|coutse 7. . . d6 wou|d ttaospose to L|oe
83.
8. Cbd2b89. Ce5
1!|sp| aoseemsqu|teoatutal tome, Wb|te
|sootob||gedtotusbw|tbc2-c4.
9. . . $e6 l 0.e3
l 0. c4' .|sa|soqu|tep| ayab|e.
l 0 . . . Cbd7 l l .Cd3 a5 l 2.a4 $g8 l 3.c4
Ce4 l 4. cl Ub6 l 5. C|3 Ua6 l 6.Uc2 ac8
l 7.|dI
Wb|te bas a p|easaot game w|tb a sma||
butstab|eedge, Nevetov - Reod|e, Hast|ogs
2008.
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Z
!
7.e3
A)6... c5
3 0 0 u C f y h
Ooe o|8|ack's key |deas |s tbatanet7.$b2
cxd4 8. Cxd4 d5' begets avetydeceotgame.
Apatt |tom tbe ma|o move, Wb|te cao a|so
usetbemoveotdet7.c4Ce48.$b2Cc69.e3
toteacbtbesamepos|t|ooas | otbema|o| | oe
w|tb 7. e3.
7. . . Cc68. $b2Oe49.c4d6
264 JeDutcbDe|euce
8|ackbasau|mpottauta|tetuat|ve| u.
9. . . e6 l 0.Ue2'

|og|ca|move. 8yde|eud|ugtbeb|sbopou
b2V1lteg|vesblmse||tbeopt|ouso|d4-d;
auddxc;.
l 0 . . . U|6
Tls attempt to maluta|u tbe ptessute was
uottea||ysuccess|u||utbe|o||ow|uggame.
l l . Cc3 g; l 2. Cxe4 be4 l 3. Ce; d; l 4. |3'
Cxe; l ;.dxe;Ug6
lu Kusbul t - Lev|t|ua, Dottmuud l 977.
Wbltem|ssedasttougcout|uuat|ou.
I0. Cc3e6
l0. . . Ua;wasp|ayed| uRomau|sb|u- N|kac,
8at 2008, aud uow tbe s|mp|e l l .Ud3'N
wou|dbave secuted a ptom|s|ugpos|t|ou, |ot
|ustauce. l l . . . C|6, l l . . . Cb4acb|evesuotb|ug
a|tet l 2.Ubl ) l 2. d; Cb4 l 3.Ue21 w|tb a
p|easautadvautage|otWb|te.

motepopu|ataud|mpottauta|tetuat|vels.
l 0 . . . Cxc3l l .$xc3b8
1!etempt|ugl l . . . e;lswe||metbyl 2. dxc;'
,Moteaccutatetbau l 2. dxe;, as | utblscase
8|ack ls uot ob||ged to tecaptute tbe pawu
|mmed|ate|y, butcau| usteadttyl 2 . . . $e6ot
l 2 . . . e8. ) l 2 . . . dxc;. ' ,Somewbat sttouget
|ot 8|ack wou|d be l 2 . . . e4N, but a|so
bete a|tet l 3.$xg7 xg7 l 4. Cd4 a|so
lutetest|ugm|gbtbe l 4. cxd6' .ex|3 l ;.$x|3
$e6 l 6. c;= w|tb sttoug compeusatlou|
l 4 . . . dxc; l ;.Cxc6bxc6 l 6. |3ex|3 l 7. Ux|3
aud Wb|te wl|| cout|uue w|tb e3-e4 aud
eujoyap|easautadvautage,tbauksto8|ack's
dub|ous pawu sttuctute.) l 3.Ud;t' Uxd;
l 4. cxd; Cb4 l ;.$xe; Cxd; l 6.$xg7
xg7 l 7 .acl Ce|zeu|e|cbtet - Cudat,
Wlugst l 999. 8|ack|osesb|sc;-pawu,s|uce
l 7 . . . b6. tuus|uto l 8. Cg;' w|uu|ug.
l 2.cl Uc7
l 2 . . . e;.' does uot acb|eve tbedes|ted tesu|t
a|tet l 3.dxe;dxe; l 4.Uxd8 xd8 l ;. Cg;'
|8 l 6.$xc6 bxc6 l 7. |d l aud Wb|te |s
c|eat|ybettet.
We ate |o||ow|ug tbe game Zl|betmau -
Kosasbv|||, K|at Sava l 993. Hete V1|te
sbou|dbavep|ayedtbeuatuta|.
l 3. d;N
lotexamp|e.
l 3 . . . $xc3 l 4.xc3Ce;
NowWb|tebasasttougtetott.
l ;. e4'|4
l ; . . . Cx|3t l 6. x|3' makes good useo|tbe
took'spos|t|ououtbetb|tdtauk.
l 6.Ud2bg3 l 7. bxg3
Wb|te's bettet sttuctuteeusutesas||gbtbut
|oug-tetmedge.Hecaualsocous|dettbemote
aggtess|ve l 7. bg3' . wbeu 8|ack wl|| bave to
p|aycate|u||ytode|eudblsk|ugslde.
Chaptetl 7 - Leu|ugtadVat|at|ou 265
I I .cIUe7
1h|swasSchuh- Kummet,Obetwattl 993.
Hete Whlte cou|d have obtalued a setlous
+dvautagew|ththe|o||ow|ug|otc|ug||ue.
B)6... d67.$b2
7...Ca6 8. c4 has |ltt|e ludepeudeut s|gulh-
cauce. lot8|acktomakeauyseuseo|theposl-
tlouo|h|sk|ghthewl||havetop|ay. . . c6 |u
theueat|utute,ttauspos|ugto||ue83.
7. . . Cg4
1h|ssttauge-|ook|ugmove,wh|chptepatesa
qu|ck. . . e5, has beeu tt|ed byseveta| sttoug
p|ayets | uc|ud|ug V|ad|mlt Ma|au|uk, a
Leulugtad specla||st. Wh|te shou|d teact
wlth
8. h3Ch69. Cc3
Se|domp|ayed,but|tseemstowotkwe||.
9... |4
Ot9. . . Cl7 l 0.e4.
l 0.g4c6 l l .\d2Cd7
1h|swasltaculk- Cutev|ch,|akatta l 996.
Nowbe|otecatty|ugouttheluteudede2-e3,
Wh|teshou|dhavehtstptepatedth|sw|th.
l 2. `ad l ' N
laua|ysedthe|o||ow|ug|lue, wh|ch| | |usttates
Whlte'schaucestathetwe||.
l 2 . . . =a5 l 3. e3be3 l 4.=xe3e5 l 5. Ca4'Cl7
l 6. dxe5 Cdxe5 l 7. Cxe5$xe5 l 8.$xe5=xe5
l 9.=xe5dxe5 20. Cc5'
W|thauobv|ouspos|tloua|edge.
BI) 7644 a58. c4
Ab|tmotedex|b|ethau 8. Cbd2a49. c4.
266 1beDutcbDe|euce
8...Ca6
1betelsuotmucbpolut|ot8|acktoadvauce
thea-pawu. 8. . . a4 9. b4' Ee8 l 0. Ca3' ,thls ls
auexttaoptlouWbltegets byte|talulug|tom
8. Cbd2)l 0 . . . c6 l l .b lh6 De|cbev- 8l|lskov,
Zadat200l . Nowl |lke l 2. b5' NwheuWh|te
ls obv|ous|y bettet, as 8|ack |al|ed to obta|u
auydeceutcouutetp|ay.
9.Cbd2c6 I 0.Uc2|
|ust lu tlme. l| l 0.a3 8| ackcau a|teadyget
a deceut game by meaus o| l 0 . . . e5' l l .dxe5
Cg4.
I 0 . . .Ue8
l 0 . . . Cb4doesuottea||ybothetWblte,asbe
wl||sooutegaluthe|osttempobycbaslugtbe
kulgbtaway. l l .Ebl b8 l 2. a3 Ca6 l 3.Ec2
b5 l 4. Cel ' . Atematkab|epos|tloua|ldeathat
wewl||seeluotbet|luesaswe|| . 1bekulghtls
headlug|ot d3,lucteaslugtheptessute a|oug
the bl -a8 dlagoua|. l 4 . . . $d7 l 5.Cd3 Cc7
l 6.e3 Ce6 l 7. acl Whlte has obtalued a
p|easaut game, !. lvauov - Lutlkov, Yetevau
l 977.
l 0 . . . $d7 l l . a3 b5 l 2. Cel b8 l 3. Cd3
ttausposes to tbe pos|tlou teacbed a|tet
l0. . . Cb4above.
I I .a3
Othetmoves ateposslb|e,butl |lkethe text
tbemost.
I I ...b6
Qultelutetestluglsl l . . . Ch5l 2.e4|4 l 3.d5
e5 l 4. dxe6 $xb2 l 5.Exb2 $xe6 l 6. e5' aud
Wblte selzed the l ult|atlve lu Odeudah| -
Dotmauu,Cetmauy l 992.
I 2.ZaeI
Now evetythlug ls teady |ot tbe e2-e4
advauce.lutbe|o||owluggame8|ack|al|edto
hudauadequate tespouse.
I2...Uf?| I 3.e4fe4I 4.Cxe4$O
B2)7... e6
Tls attaugemeut has teceut|y beeu p|ayed
vetyo|teu by the top S|oveulau |ema|ep|ayet
Muzycbuk. Stl | | , l hud lthatdto be|levethat
8|ackcauhght|otequalltylu tblsway.
8.c4=e79.Cc3
luthlsposltloutbekulgbtbe|ougsouc3,as
ltlsusem|tohavetbeoptlouo| j umplugtod5
anet. . . e6-e5.
Cbaptetl 7 - LeulugtadVatlatlou 267
9. . . 6
Muzycbuk bas tt|ed a coup|e o|a|tetuat|ve
set-ups,wltboutmucbsuccess.
9. . . Cbd7 |s we|| met by l 0Tel , p|auulug a
qu|cke2-e4. l 0 . . . Ce4 l l . Cxe4 be4 l 2. Cd2
d5l 3. |3' ex|3, l 3 . . . $b6doesuotcbaugemucb.
l 4. C|l C|6l 5.Ec2|otces8|acktocaptuteou
|3 auyway. ) l 4. ex|3 c6 l 5. |4 C|6 l 6.a4 Ec7
l 7. C|3 Ce4 l 8. Ce5audWblte's pos|tloua|
advautage|sobv|ous,Ttatat- Muzycbuk,8|ed
2008.
9. . . c6 l 0.$a3 c5 Nowl |lkeWblte's p|aylu
tbe|o||ow|uggame. l l .b4' Ce4 l 2. Lcl cxb4
l 3.$xb4 Cc6 l 4.$a3 Cxc3 l 5.xc3 d8
l 6. e3'.$b6 l 7. d3 audWblteexetts|oug-
|astlug ptessute tbauks to b|s bettet pawu
sttuctute, Saslkltau - Muzycbuk, Aotwetp
2009.
I0.Uc2
l 0. d5 sbou|d a|so be good euougb |ot au
edge, butl |lketbetexteveumote.
I 0 . . . e5
l0. . . Cd8 |ookstoopass|ve.AItettbes|mp|e
l l . e4 be4 l 2. Cxe4 Cxe4 l 3.Exe4 Cl7
l 4. |el E|6 l 5. e2Wb|tewasmucbbettet
|u8utuot|us-Asbby,Glbta|tat2007.
I I.dxe5dxe5 I2. Cd5Ud6
1bls pos|tlou was teacbed |u |obauussou -
Meuvle||e Lacoutte||e, Havaua l 966. Now l
dlscovetedtbe|o||owlugtematkab| e|lue.
I3.acI|N
1be game cout|uuatlou o| l 3. |dl a||owed
8| ack to obtalu a sat|s|actoty poslt|ou by
excbaug|ug ou d5. Atet tbe text move tbe
ptessuteagalustc7pteveutstbls|dea.
I 3 . . . e4I4.fdI| Uc5I 5. Cg5b6I6. Cb3g5
I 7.Ud2
1b|s|ssttougettbau l 7. Cxc7Cb4 l 8.Ed2
Exc7 l 9.Exb4 |4, wltb some compeusatlou
|ot8| ackduetotbem|sp|acedkulgbtoub3.
I7 . . . Ud6
De|eudlugc7. l 7 . . . | |s a|so uot au |dea|
so|ut|ou lu vlew o| l 8. Cx|6t $x|6 l 9.$x|6
x|6 20. Ed5t Exd5 2 l .cxd5 wbeu tbe c7-
pawudtopsauyway.
Atettbetextmove8| ackseemstobebo|dlug
b|s pos|tlou togetbet, but au uup|easaut
sutptlseawaltsblm.
I8.Cxg5|bxg5 I 9.Uxg5 Ce820.Cmtxm
2I.xd6xd622.c5d723.O|
Wbltebas a setlous advautage. Matet|a| ls
apptoxlmate|yequa|,but8|ack'sexposedklug
aud poot cootdluatlou wl|| a|most cetta|u|y
|otceb|mtomakesomeluttbetcoucess|ous.
B3)7...c68. Cbd2
268 TheDutchDe|euce
8==.Oa6
T|s|s8|ack's usua| cho|ce. Thete|sa|so.
8. . . =e89. c4h6
9. . . e5.l 0. dxe5Cg4doesuotwotk| uv|ewo|
thethemat|cl l .$a3'N lauov- Stepauets,
lo|lckal 996.
l 0.=c2g5 l l . e4
Auothetposslb|e p|au |s l l . e3 |o| |owed by
p|ayouthequeeus|de,butlpte|etthetext.
l l . . . be4 l 2. Cxe4Cxe4
A|tet l 2 . . . =g6 l 3. Cx|6t =x|6 l4. ael
Ca6 l 5.e3, we teach the uote to 8|ack's
l 0th move lu | l ue 884l ,7. . . =e8 8. c4 Ca6
9.=c2h6 l 0. Cbd2g5 l l . e4be4 l 2. Cxe4
=g6 l 3. Cx|6t=x|6 l 4. ael c6 l 5.e3) .
l 3.=xe4$|5 l 4.=e3
lu geueta|, a|tet catty|ug out the e2-e4
advauce aud opeu|ug the e-h|e Whlte's
poslt|ou seems to me to be pte|etab|e
|toma pos|t|oua| po|uto|v|ew, due to the
petmaueutweakuesso|8|ack'se-pawu.Hete
|sau| | |usttat|veexamp|e.
l 4 . . . Cd7 l 5.|el =g6 l 6. h3ae8
Gat||u||u - lasko, Lvpatotla 2006. Now
Wh|tem|ssedasttougoppottuulty.
8 D 0 0 C ! g h
l 7.g4'N$c2 l 8.acl
8|ackstattstoexpet|eucedehulteptob|ems,
due to the awkwatd pos|t|ou o|hls ||ght-
squatedb|shop.
l 8 . . . e5 l 9.=d2$e4
Now Wh|te cattles out a |avoutab|e
s|mp||hcat|ou.
20. Ch4' g42l .$xe4=g5
Te cout|uuat|ou 2 l . . .=l7 22.$|5 exd4
23. xe8 xe8 24.$xd4 does uot bt|ug
8|ackauyte||e|e|thet.
22.=xg5 hxg5 23.$a3' |6 24.$|5 d8
25. dxe5Cxe526. e3
The eudgame ls c|eat|y |u Wh|te's |avout,
duetohls sttougb|shoppa|t.
9.c4e5
Te most popu|at a|tetuat|ve 9. . . =e8
l 0.=c2 w||| be exam|ued |u the uote to
8|ack's 9th move | u vat|at|ou 884, vla the
move otdet 7. . . =e8 8. c4 Ca6 9.=c2 c6 ,see
page283).
I 0. de5
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3 0 0 u C f g h
I 0 . ==Od7
^ a|ways,theothetopt|ou|s.
l 0 . . . Cg4l l .=c2
lt|ooksl utetest|ug,thoughpethapsab|ttoo
specu|atlve, to . l l .$a3 Cxe5 l 2. Cxe5
$xe5 l 3. C|3$xal l 4.=xal =
l l . . .Cxe5
8|ack cauuot p|ay l l . . .dxe5. lu v|ew o|
l 2. h3.
l 2.adl
8|ack has a p|ayab|e posmou, but as l
meutloueda|teady he cau se|dom hope |ot
|u| | equa||tylu th|s k|udo|sttuctute.Wh|te
Cbaptetl 7 - Leul ugtadVatlatlou Zo9
a|mosta|ways keeps someptessute audcau
gtadua||y|ooktoexpaudoutbequeeus|de.
l 2 . . . =e7 l 3.a3
Notou|ypteveutlugaposslb|eku|gbtj ump,
buta|so ptepatlug a |utute advauce o|tbe
b-pawu.
l 3 . . . ,d7
Auotbetoptlou |s l 3 . . . ,e6 l 4. Cd4,d7 ,||
l4. . . ,|7 Wb|te cau btave|y coutluue w|tb
l 5.e4' , sluce8|ackbas b|ockedb|sk|ugslde
tookaudtbusdept|vedb|mse||o|tbeopt|ou
o| ... |5-|4. l 5 . . . be4 l 6.Cxe4 d5 l 7. cxd5
,xd5 l 8.Z|e l ae8 l 9. |4 Cd7 Khutts|dze
- Vtaua, 8ad Woet|sbo|eu 2005. Now tbe
accutate 20. b4' N wou|d bave btougbt
Wb|te a c|eat p|us, tbauks to bet mucb
bettetmob||lzed p|ecesaudtbeptob|emat|c
p|acemeut o|8|ack's queeu.) l 5. e3' N ,T|s
seemsto me moteaccutatetbau l 5 . |el as
occutted|u Dam|j auov|c-Au|c,SautaCtuz
de Teuetl|e l 995, wbeu 8|ack cou|d bave
obta|uedteasouab|ecouutetp|aybymeauso|
l 5 . . . |4' . )A|tettbetextWb|teteta|us bettet
cbauces| uacomp|exmldd|egame, |otexamp|e
l 5 . . . Cc5l 6.b4Ce6l 7.C4b3' tbeadiug|ot
a5.
l 4.b4Cc7l 5. Cb3,e6l 6. Ca5ab8l 7. Cd4
|7
Tls pos|t|ouwas teacbed |u M||os- Ocboa
deLcbagueu,Lasla|mas l 993. Nowl ||ke
tbe|o||ow|ug|dea.
W|tb tbe uatuta| p|au o| |ucteas|ug tbe
ptessutebydoub||ugtooks a|oug tbe d-h|e.
At tbe same tlme Wb|te a|so sets a u:ce
ttap.
l 8 . . . d5 l 9. cxd5,xd520.,xd5tCxd5
Somewbat sttouget |s 20 . . . cxd5 a|tbougb
anet 2 l . cl Wblte ma|uta|us a c|eat
pos|t|oua|advautage.
2 l . Cdxc6' bxc622.,xe5=xe523. Cxc6=c3
24. Cxb8=xc225. xc2xb8 26. dl
Wb|te|smucbbettet.
I I . Od4|
1h|s|stbewayto|otce8|acktotecaptuteou
e5w|tbtbeku|gbttatbettbau tbepawu- au
|deatbat|swe||wottbtemembet|ug'
I I. ..Oxe5I2.a3
Wblteptepatestbeadvauceo|tbeb-pawu.
I 2 ...Oc7
We bave beeu |o||owlug tbe game Lazatev
l|cco, Caste||aueta 2000. Now l ||ke tbe
|o||owlugp|au.
3 0 0 u C f g h
I 3.b4|N
1hls |s tbe cous|steut |o||ow-up to tbe
ptev|ousmove.
I 3 . . e7 I4.Ub3|
1h|smovecatt|esasubt|eposltloua|tbteat.
270 Te DutcbDeleuce
I4 ... &b8
Not the best tespouse, but | t |ooks vety
uatuta| aud a||ows us to see the tea| po|ut ol
Wh|te'sptev|ousmove.
I 5.f4|Og4I 6.e4
1he queeucovetsthe e3-squate, audWh|te
|sobv|ous|ybettet.
B4)7. . . Oe48.Obd2
3 0 0 u C f g h
8...Oxd2
8|ackhassevetalothetopt|ous.
8. . . d5 1he Stouewa|| set-up |s a|ways au
opt|ou,a|thoughas l meut|ouedptev|ous|y, |t
|suu||ke|ytobt|ugh|mequa|chauces| umost
cases.Wh|te shou|dcout|uue9. c4 c6 l 0.Lcl
w|th the mote p|easaut game, lot |ustauce
l 0 . . . $h6 l l .e3 $e6, 8ateev - laatu|k,
Votouezh l 987, auduowl | | ke thelo||ow|ug
|dea. l 2.Uc2' .NCa6 l 3. a3c8 l 4. Ce5$g7
l 5.Cd3 Wh|te has set|ous|y |mptoved h|s
pos|t|ou, wh||e 8| ack la||ed to get auy tea|
couutetp|ay.
8. . . c5 9.Ucl '
8y deleud|ug h|s
Wh|te | mmed|ate|y
ol auy teus|ou
d|agoua|.
datk-squated b|shop
so|ves the ptob|em
a|oug the al -h8
9. . . Cxd2
ll9. . . cxd4 |t |ooks good to tty l 0. Cxe4'.
be4l l . Cxd4d5 l 2.c4aud8|ack's ceutte|s
qu|tevu|uetab|e.
l 0.Uxd2Cc6
Acoup|eolgameshaveteachedth|spos|t|ou.
l||kethelo||ow|uguew|dea.
l l . ad l ' .Nt
Restta|u|ugtheposs|b|e . . . e7 -e5 bteak, aud
p|auu|ugc2-c4w|thap|easautedge.
8. . . Cc6 9. Ce l '
Te best chauce to hght lot au opeu|ug
advantage.
9. . . d5
Ouce aga|u we eucouutet auothet s||ght|y
d|Reteut |ucatuat|ou ol the Stouewal|
sttuctute.
l ustead altet 9. . . Cxd2 l 0.Uxd2 the p|ay
ttausposesto8. . . Cxd2.
l 0. Cdl3l4
1h|s |s the ou|y move to have beeu tested,
but pethaps 8|ack |s tty|ug to become too
act|ve.
l l .Cd3g5
Auothet opt|ou |s l l ...bg3 l 2. hxg3 $l5
l 3. cl $h6 l 4.bl ,cetta|u|y Wb|te has
uo |uteut|oua||ow|ugl 4.e3$g4) l 4 . . . $e6.'
,T|s a||ows Wh|te to se|ze the | u|t|at|ve.
Mote accutatewas l 4 . . . $g7 a|though ahet
l 5.c4 e6 l 6.cl t Wh|te's pos|t|ou |ooks
pteletab|e to me. ) l 5. Cc5' Cxc5 l 6. dxc5
$l5 l 7.b4$g7 l 8.$xg7 xg7 l 9. b5 w|th
ac|eatadvautage, Ctam||ug- Z|ska, Ca|v|a
2006.
l 2.c4e6 l 3.Lc l
Asolteuhappeus,theadvauceolthefpawu
d|duotbt|ug8|ackauyd|v|deudsaud ou|y
weakeued h|s pos|t|ou ou the k|ugs|de.
Wh|teptovedh|sadvautage| uthelo||ow|ug
game.
l 3 . . . Ce7 l4. Cd2 Cd6 l 5.e3 be3 l 6. be3
Cdl5 l 7.Ue2
Lput|au- Gutev|ch,|utmalal 983.
Cbaptetl 7 - Ieo| ogtadVar|at|oo 27l
3 0 0 u C f g h
8|ack occaslooa||y tt|es B4I) 9444 Od7,
but tbe most popu|at move by |at ls B42)
9e e e Oc6.
B4I)9 Cd7
TLe ldeao|ttaos|ettlogtbequeeo's ko|gbtto
|6 |s|at|tomseose|ess,but|tg|vesV1|teab| t
o|exttat| metocattyoutb|sp|aos.
I0.c4Om
Two otbet optloos ate te|evaot, but
losumcleot.
l 0 . . . e5.
1bl s move occutted j ust ooce, | o C|aus -
Haase,Kasse|2000. NowV1|tecaoacbleve
ab|gadvaotagew|tbsomeeoetgetlcp|ay.
l l . Cg5' N
l aoa|ysedtbe|o| | owlogatttactlve | | oe tbat
l | |usttatestbedaogets8| ackls|ac|og.
l l . . . Cb6l 2.dxe5$xe5
Ot l 2 . . . dxe5 l 3.Uxd8 xd8 l 4. adl $|6
l 5. |4' .
l 3.$d5t'
Tekeymove.Uoexpected|y8|acklsuoab|e
toavoldmatet|al|osses.1!epo|otlstevea|ed
a|tet.
l 3 . . . g7
l 4. $xb7'
AodWb|tewlos.
l 0 . . . c6
Wb|tecao a|ewd|Reteotp|aosbete,but
l |ouod tbe |o||ow|og ldea to be tbe most
lotetestlog.
l l . Cg5' .C|6 l 2. d5$d7
l a|so exam|oed l 2 . . . c5 l 3. ael ptepat|og
tbeadvaoceo|tbee-pawo. l3. . . b6 l 4.Ce6
$xe6 l 5.dxe6 Ce4 l 6.$xe4 be4 l 7.$xg7
xg7 l 8.Ud5 Uc8 l 9.Uxe4 |6 20. |4
b82l .Ud3Uxe622.e4aod despltebeavy
slmp|lh catloos WL|te keeps tbe l o|t|at|ve,
|ot |ostaoce 22. . . R8 23. e5 bd8 24. exd6
Uxd6 25.Ue2 wltb ao obv|ous advaotage,
duetotbeweakoesso|tbee-pawo.
a t e e C l g h
1b|s poslt|oo occutted l o Ste|aossoo -
letoaodes, lstaobu|2000.Nowl |ouodtbe
|o||ow|og|mptovemeot.
l 3.adl ' .Nb6
272 TeDutchDe|euce
8| ack cauuot teal|y s|t audwa|t, asWh|te
cau set|ous|y cousldet opeu|ug the ceutte.
lot|ustauce,altetl 3 . . . c8thetelsl 4. dxc6'.
bxc6 l 5. c5' d5 l 6.$e5 w|th a lavoutab|e
poslt|ou.
l 4.Ch3g5
lteveut|ugCl4.
l4. . . cxd5. |s uo good | u v|ew ol l 5.$xl6
lo||owedby=xd5taud=xb7.
l 5.dxc6'
1|s|sacoucteteaudsttougapptoach.
l 5 . . . $xc6
l 5 . . . bxc6 |eads to a mote ot |ess lotced
||ue. l 6. c5' Ce4 ,altet l 6 . . . d5. l 7.$xl6'
$xl6 l 8.$xd5t Whlte w|us matet|a|)
l 7.$xe4be4 l 8.$xg71xg7l 9. Cxg5'hxg5
20.=xg5t1h7,Wotsels20. . . 1l72 l . l3' e3
22.Zd4 $e6 23.=h6-- aud 8|ack appeats
to be he|p|ess.) 2 l . cxd6 l7 22. =h5t1g8
23.=g6t g7 24.=xe4 8| ack mauaged
to sutvlve |u the comp||catlous, butWh|te
emetgedw|thamatet|a|advautagew|thlout
pawusaga|ustab|shop.
l 6. l4g4l 7. Cl2
Wh|te |s much bettet, as he has a c|eat
p|au olcatty|ugoutthee2-e4 advauce,lot
|ustauce.
l 7 . . . h5 l 8. $xl6' $xl6 l 9. $d5t
lo||owedbye2-e4.
i I.d5
Whlte|uteudstocoutluuewlth l 2. Cd4,so
8|ackhastoteactsomehow.
I I 444 Ce4i 2.Uc2e5 I 3.dxe6
Ouceaga|uteach|ugthetyp|ca||ylavoutab|e
pawusttuctute.
i3... $xb2I4.Uxb2$xe6 I5.Od2|
1e ku|ghtswap a||ows Wh|te to |uctease
theptessuteaga|ust8| ack'squeeuslde.
I5... Cxd2I 6.Uxd2Uc8I7.feI |
Nowthee2-e4advaucew|| | bevetysttoug.
I7...b8I 8.e4f4|?
8|ackdec|dedtojett|souapawu| uotdetto
keep thee-h|ec|osed.
I 9.gf4$b3
Wehavebeeulo||owlugthegameZ||betmau
- Gouza|ez,Ma||otca2004. NowWhltecou|d
havesecutedh|sadvautagew|th.
3 B 0 u C f g h
20.Ud5t|Nf2I. O
W|ththelo||ow|ugpo|ut.
2I . ..$xg2 22.xg2 Ud8 23. adI Ub4
24.e5Uxf425.exd6cxd626.e7
B42)9...Cc6
Cbaptet l 7 - eulugtadVatlatlou 273
1b|s ls by |at tbe most popu|at aud
cba||eug|ugmove.
I0.CeI|
A vety |mpottaut |dea, otbetw|se 8|ack |s
ustteadytocattyout. . . e7-e5.
I0... Ue8
Deh ulte|y tbe sa|est tep|y. Wb|te |otces
lavoutab|eslmp||h cat|ousa|tet.
l0. . . e5.' l l .$xc6'
Wb|te cau a|so g|ve a pte||m|uaty cbeck
ou d5, but l do uot be||eve |t cbauges tbe
eva|uat|oueltbetway.
l l . . .bxc6 l 2. dxe5dxe5 l 3.Cd3e4
Anet l 3 . . . =e7 l 4.=c3'8| ack|s |u ttoub|e.
l 4.$xg71xg7l 5.=c3t=l6
Hetellouudavetysttouguew|dea.
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l 6. Ce5' N
1be ptev|ous|y p|ayed l 6.Ux|6t xl6
l 7. Cc5, Ko|ev - Daua||ov, Zatagoza l 994,
doesuot ptom|se mucbaga|usttbecottect
l 7 ..d8' Nl 8.ld l d5' w|tbgoodcbauces
tobo|d.
l 6 . . . $e6
Tetact|ca|j ust|h cat|oulotWblte's|astmove
|s seeu anet l 6 . . . e8. l 7.=xc6 w|uulug a
pawu.
l 7.=a5
Wb|te |uteuds to stteugtbeu b|s posmou
w|tb adl uext. H|s pos|t|oua| advautage |s
beyoudauydoubts.
I I .f4|?
Abso|ute|y batm|ess |s l l .e4 be4 l 2.$xe4
e5 l 3.dxe5$xe5' , ascottect|ypo|utedoutby
Stob| |u ChessBase Magazine
I I ...e5I2.$d5t|
Outb|soccas|ou tb|s|utetmed|atecbeck|s
au|mpottautuuauce.
I2 ... &b8I3.dxe5dxe5 I4.Cd3exf4
8|ack |s cetta|u|y uot be|ped by l 4 . . . e4
l 5.$xg7t xg7 l 6.=c3t l6 l 7. Ce5' aud
Wblte dom|uates tbe boatd, as ouce aga|u
po|utedoutbyStob|.
I 5.$xg7t&xg7
1!lswas Stob| -K|udetmauu,lottotozl 998.
Nowlsuggesttbelo||ow|ug|mptovemeut.
I6...Ue7 I7.e4UmI 8.ZeI Ce7 I9.f|
Wb|te|smucbmoteact|ve.
B5)7... e5?|
T|s |s a tbemat|c |dea, but | t ls uujust|hed
bete.
274 TeDutcbDe|euce
8.dxe5
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M|cbua- Dwotakowska,Watsaw2004.
l l .e4'N
1bls themat|c move |ooks vetysttoug |ot
Wblte, as 8|ack w|| | expetleuce set|ous
ptob|emscouuectedw|tbtbede|euceo|tbe
e5-pawu.Hete|sau| | |usttatlve||ue.
l l . . .Cc5
8|ack|osesapawu a|tet. l l . . .C|6 l 2.Cxd8
xd8 l 3.Cbe5 Cxe5 l 4 .$xe5 Cxe4
l 5 .$xc7d7 l 6 .$e5
l l . . .be4 l 2.Ud5t|o||owedbyl 3.Uxe4a|so
|eaves8|ackuudetptessute.
l 2.Ud5t' Uxd5 l 3.exd5 Cb4 l 4. Ccxe5
Cxd5 l 5 .$a3 b6 l 6. Cg5$b7 l 7 .$xc5 bxc5
l 8.ael |e8 l 9. Cd3
8|ack|osesapawu.
9.Oa|
Ouceaga|utb|smovewotkswe||.
9...c6
C|eat|yluWblte's|avoutls.
9. . . Cxe5. ' l 0.Cxe5dxe5
l 0 . . . $xe5. |osesmatet|a|altetl l .Ud5t.
l l .Uxd8xd8 l 2.Cb5Ca6 l 3.adl $d7
1be malu po|ut |s tbat l 3 . . . e8 tuus |uto
l 4 .$d5t 1b8 l 5 .$l7' m8 l 6 .$a3 c5
,Obv|ous|y l 6 . . . x|. |oses a|tet l 7.d8t
$|8 l 8 .$x|8) l 7 .$c4w|tbab|gadvautage,
8|ackcau batd|y do auytb|ugto oppose
Wb|te'speuettatloua|ougtbed-h |e.
Now | u tbe game Kom|jeuov|c - Ml|la de
Matco,Ma|aga2002,Wbltemlssedaueasy
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a b c 0 C l g h
l 4. xd7'Nxd7 l 5 .$xb7 b8 l 6 .$xa6 b6
l 7 .$c8 d8 l 8. Cxa7+-
I0.Ud5t&b8 I I.Oc4dxe5
No bettet ls l l . . . Cgxe5 l 2. Cbe5 dxe5
l 3.Uxd8 xd8 l 4 .$xc6 bxc6 l 5. Cxe5 aud
Wh|te|s a bea|tby pawu up, Reeh- |ubuke,
Getmauy l 988.
I2.Uxd8xd8
Cbaptetl 7 - LeulugtadVatlatlou 275
1b|s pos|t|ou was teacbed | u Daukett -
Scblau, Getmauy l 997. Now V1|te bas a
slmp|e audsttoug|deaatb|s d|sposa|.
3 0 0 u C f g h
I3.g5|N e8 I4.$xc6 bxc6 I 5.O Ob6
I6.a5
W|tba|atgeposlt|oua|advautage.
B6)7...b68.c4Ue8
9.bdg5 I 0.e3|?
A s||gbt|y uuusua| coucept. Wb|te tefta|us
|tom tbe tbemat|c p|au of e2-e4, |ustead
optlug to stab||lze b|s pos|t|ou |u tbe ceutte
aud k|ugs|de, audp|auu|ugto statt auattack
outbequeeuslde.

ptluc|p|eda|tetuatlve|s l 0.=c2Ub5 l l . e4
, l l . d5 |s auotbet opt|ou). Howevet, anet
set|ous luvestlgat|ou l fouud tbe pos|t|ous
aftet l l . . . f4' . l 2. e5 Cb7, Ttatat - 8a||uov,
Cbat|ev|||e2000, we||as l l . . . be4 l 2. Cxe4
Cxe4 l 3.Uxe4 Cc6, Makatov - Kout|c,
lodgotlcal 993,tobeptettydoub|e-edged.
I0 ... Oa6
1heteateuumetousa|tetuat|ves.
Nobody appeats to bave tt|ed l 0 . . . Ub5,
ptobab|y because ofl l . Cel ' . Aeta queeu
excbauge 8|ack wou|d obv|ous|y |ose a||
cbaucesfotasuccessh.|k|ugs|deassau|t.
l 0 . . . e5 l l .dxe5 Cg4 l 2.Uc2 Cxe5waslto|s
- D|as,A|gatve l 999.Hetel | | ketbetbemat|c
l 3. Cd4N Ca6 l 4. a3t fo||owed by p|ay ou
tbe queeus|de, wb||e f2-f4 m|gbt a|so be au
atttact|ve|deaatsomepo|ut.
l 0 . . . c6
1h|sbasbeeup|ayedbyNakamutaamougst
otbets. Sttauge|y euougb uobody seems to
bavett|edtbeuatuta|.
l l . b4' .N
Cut|ous|ytbesamepos|t|oubasbeeuteacbed
a few t|mes w|tb V1|te to move, bavlug
p|ayedb2-b4| uoue move tatbettbautwo.
Desplte tbe |ost tempo, l uevettbe|ess hud
Wb|te's pos|t|outobequ|teptom|s|ug.
l l . . .Ub5 l 2. cl
l utblsposlt|oul uotsokeeu ou l 2. Cel
ouaccouutofl 2 . . . Uxdl l 3.xdl a5' l 4. b5
$e6 fo||owed by . . . c8 aud . . . Cbd7 w|tb
teasouab|ecouutetp|ay.
l 2 . . . f4.'
Usua||yw|tbW|te'spawuoue3tb| s|dea| s
uu||ke|ytowotk.8|acksbou|ddeh u|te|ytty
sometb|uge|se,butl |uc|ude tbetextmove
276 1heDutchDe|euce
|ot|||usttatlveputposes.
l 3. ex|4gx|4 l 4.Le l |l 5 . c5'
8|ack's attack ls uu||ke|y to succeed | u a
poslt|ouw|thauopeuceutte.Meauwh||ehew|||
haveahatdt|mede|eud|ugh|sweakuesses.
l 0 . . . a5 l l . a3
l do uot see auy po|ut lu sw|tch|ug p|aus
w|thl l .d5, s|uceanetl l . . . c5' 8| ackobtalus
a deceut pos|t|ou, lowe||- losazheuu|kov,
Te||otd2005.
l l . . . =g6 l 2.=c2c6
We ate |o||ow|ug the game Hotuuug -
Lgotov, Augsbutg l 995. Hete l hud |thatd
touudetstaudwhyWh|tete|ta|ued|tomthe
couslsteutmove.
l 3. b4N
W|thptom|s|ugp|ayouthequeeus|de.
l 0 ... |4 l l . ex|4gx|4
T|spos|t|ouoccuttedluMohota- lossum,
Cata|au8ay2004. Hetel | | kethe|o||ow|ug
|dea.
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l 2.=e2' .NCa6 l 3. ael
Wh|te wastes uo t|me \ cteatlug thteats
aga|ustthee7-pawu.
l 3 . . . =h5
De|eud|ug e7 |ud|tect|y, s|uce l 4.=xe7..
e8w|usthequeeu. 8utWh|tecaua|teth|s
p|auss||ght|ywlth.
l 4. Ch4' $g4l 5.=d3
Wh|telsc|eat|ybettet.
I I .$c3c6
8|ackcau tty l l . . . e5, butthete|suotmuch
dlReteuce betweeu th|s aud l 0 . . . e5, sluce
altet l 2.dxe5 Cd7 l 3. Cd4' 8|ack |s |otced
to take ou e5 w|th ku|ght. l|ay cout|uues
l 3 . . . Cxe5,3 . . . dxe5. tuus|utotheuup|easaut
l 4.Ce6') l 4. b4audWh|testattsh|sp|ayou
thequeeus|de.
I2.Uc2 Ug6 I3. OeI Oc7 I4. dI $d7
I5.Od3Oe4
1he act|ve l 5 ... |4 does uot ptom|se 8|ack
a sat|s|actotygamea|tet l 6. ex|4 gx|4 l 7. C|3
bg3 l 8.hxg3$g4 l 9. d2' |uteud|ugCh4.
I6.$b2Oxd2I7.xd2Oe8I 8.b4t
Wh|te has a p|easaut game thauks to h|s
spat|a| supetlot|ty, Dam|jauov|c - Tetau
Avatez, Dos Hetmauas 2000. lu the game
8|ack p|ayed the s||ght|y cate|ess l 8 . . . C|6,
whlcha||owedWh|teto| ucteaseh|sadvautage
w|th l 9. Ce5' .
B7)7 . . . Oc68.d5
lumy op|u|ou the mostcha||eug|ugmove,
a|though8. Cbd2a|sodesetvesatteut|ou.
Cbaptetl 7 - Leu|ugtadVat|atlou 277
Aga|u Wb|te beuehts |tom tbe opt|ou o|
deve|oplugtbeku|gbtoud2.
l 0 . . . a6 l l .=c2
1bepos|t|outesemb|estbeYugos|avvatlat|ou
o|Klug's ludlau De|euce, w|tb oue majot
d|Reteuce tbat 8|ack's |-pawu |s ou |5. l u
my op|ulou tbls deta|| sbou|d be|p Wb|te,
s|uce|tweakeusbotb tbee6-squateaudtbe
e7-pawu, mak|ug Wb|te's |uteuded e2-e4
advaucea||tbemotepowet|u| .
l l . . . b5 l 2.ael
A|so wottby o|cous|detat|ou |s l 2. Cg5' .N
b8 l 3.$c3 |o| |owed bytbe peuettatlouo|
tbekulgbttoe6.
l2. . . b8 l 3.$c3e5 l 4. dxe6$xe6
1h|s pos|t|ou occutted |u lodz|e|uy -
W|edet, Scbwaeb|scb Cmueud 2000. Hete
lseeuoteasou|otWb| tetote|ta|u|tomtbe
uatuta|move.
8 D 0 u C l g h
l 5.e4NCc6
C|eat|y |u|et|ot ls l 5 . . . be4 l 6. Cxe4 $|5
l 7.$x|6 $x|6 l 8. Cx|6t =x|6 l 9.=d2'
Uudet| | u|ugtbem|sp|acemeuto|tbeku|gbt
oua5. l 9 . . . b420. Cg5
l 6. e5 dxe5 l 7. Cxe5 Cxe5 l 8.$xe5 b6
l 9.e2'1
Desp|te some s|mp||h cat|ous Wb|te
malutalusausem|| u|tlat|ve.
9.c4a5
1!eteate some otbetp|ayab|eopt|ous, but
Wbltekeepsauedgelua||||ues.
9. . . c5 l 0. a3 Ca6 l l . Cc3 b8 l 2.=c2 $d7
l 3. Cd2 Cc7 l 4. b4 b6 l 5. e3t 8|ack bas a
so||d but tatbet pass|ve pos|t|ou, Ctam||ug-
RlvasVl|a,V||aRea|200 l .
9. . . e 5 l 0.dxe6 $xe6 teacbes tbe usua|
|avoutab|e pawusttuctute|otWb|te, s|uce |t
|s mucb eas|et|ot b| m to putsuebls p|ay ou
tbe queeuslde. l l . Cd4 $c8 l 2. a3 Ca6 was
p|ayedlu 8etuatd- 8auet, C||cby l 997. Now
Wb|te cou|d bave obta|ued exce||eut p|ay ou
tbequeeusldew|tbl 3. b4'N,s|ucel 3 . . . c6tuus
luto tbe sttoug l 4. b5' cxb5 l 5. Cxb5 w|tb
set|ousptessute.
I0.a3 Oa6 I I . Oc3
1hlst|metbeku|gbt|sbettetoRouc3.
I I . . . $d7 I2. Od4 Oc5
We baveteacbedatbemat|cpos|t|ou|ottbe
Leu|ugtad system, |u wblcbWbltesbou|d be
ab|eto ma|uta|us|lgbt|ybettetcbauces.
I3.Uc2
l 3.b4Cce4|sokay|ot8|ack.
278 Te DutchDe|euce
uatuta| move, l 4. e3, buta c|eat dtawbacko|
th|s move |s that |t weakeus the d3-squate,
whlch 8| ack mauaged to ut|||ze qu|te u|ce|y.
l 4 . . . Ce5 l 5. |dlg5 l 6.b4 axb4 l 7.axb4 xal
l 8.xal .' , l 8.xal Ca6) l 8 . . . Ccd3 l 9.a3
|4 8| ack achleved qu|te u|ce couutetp|ay,
a|thoughhe |atetweutwtougaud|ost.
I4 ... f4
1h|s|sptobab|ythemovethatWh|te|eated
|u the a|otemeut|oued game. Howevet, he
cau keep coutto| w|th the |o||ow|ugaccutate
tespouse.
I 5. Oe4|Oxe4I6.Uxe4t
W|thaulcepos|t|ou.
B8)7... Ue8
1h|s |sthemalucout|uuat|ou.
8.c4
8. . . h69. Cbd2g5 teachesa pos|t|ou thatwas
exam|ued|u|lue 86w|th7. . . h6.
8. . . c6 9. Cbd2 teaches theuoteto8|ack's 8th
move|u||ue83,7. . . c68. Cbd2Ee89.c4).
8. . . Cg4
8|ack's |dea |s to ptepate a qu|ck . . . e7-
e5 advauce, but Wh|te appeats to be m||y
atmed|otsuchadeve|opmeut.
9. h3 Ch6l 0. Cc3e5
8|ackhasa|sott|edl 0 . . . C|7,buta|tetl l .d5'
c5 l 2.Ec2 Ca6 l 3.ael |o||owed by uext
e2-e4 Wh|te had much bettet ptospects,
Head|oug- Lye||,8|tmlugham2002.
l l .dxe5dxe5 l 2.e4
Wehaveteachedaposlt|ouexamlued| u||ue
88 l l ,beg|uu|ug w|th 9. . . Cg4), |ouud j ust
be|ow.
B8I)8...e5 9.dxe5
^ |s customaty |ot such a pos|t|ou, 8|ack
cau uow choose betweeu two ku|ght moves.
B8I I)9...Cg4audB8I2)9...Ofd7.
B8I I)9... Cg4I0.Cc3dxe5
l 0 . . . Cxe5teachesaposlt|oucous|detedlu| lue
88 l 2 be|ow.
I I.b3Cb6
l l . . . C|6. |oses matet|a| anet l 2. Cb5 ot
l 2. Cd5.
Chaptet l 7 - Leu|ugtadVat|at|ou 279
i2.e4 Oc6
Tiemostuatuta|teactlouwou|dseemtobe
l2. . . |4
Howevet, lt tutus outthatWhlte |s |dea||y
pos|t|ouedtotespoudwlth|mmed|ateact|ou
lutheceutte.
i 3. Cd5'
Selz|ugthe|ultlatlve.
l3. . . Ca6 l 4. g4c6
|ust tettib|e |s. l 4 . . . ex|4. l 5.$xg7 xg7
l 6.Ud4tg8 l 7. C|6t+-
l 5.be5' .
Auatuta|p|ecesact|hce,but|twasa|soqu|te
acceptab|etop|ay. l 5.$xe5cxd5 l 6. cxd5
l 5 . . . cxd5 l 6. exd5
Wh|te has a sttateg|ca||yw|uulug pos|t|ou
thaukstohlsceutta|pawumass,Mamedyatov
- Reludetmau,Watsaw2005.
i3.Cd5Ud8
lu h|s auuotat|ous |ot ChessBase Magazine,
CM Mlchae| Rolz poluted out the ||ue
l3. . . be4 l 4. Cg5 Cd8 l 5. Cxe4 Cd4 as a
poss|b|e lmptovemeut |ot 8|ack. St|||, |u my
op|u|ouWhlte teta|us thebettetchaucesanet
the teso|ute l 6. |4' c6 l 7. be5 cxd5 l 8.x|8t
=x|8.
8 D 0 0 C ! g h
Hete Whlte cau choose betweeu two
ptom.smg coutluuatlous. l 9. cxd5 Cd|5
20.Ce2'., aud l 9. C|6t $x|6 20. ex|6 Ce6
2l .cxd5,w|thmotethaueuoughcompeusatlou
|otap|ecelubothcases.
So |at we have beeu |o||owlug the game
8ewetsdotR- T|sda||, Causda| l 990. Now l
||kethe|o||owlugstta|ght|otwatd|lue.
I 5.Uxe4 $ I6.Ue3 Of I7.fdI Uc8
I 8.b4|
Whlte'spos|t|oua|advautage|sobv|ous.
B8I2)9. .Cfd7 I 0.Cc3
280 1beDutcbDe|euce
a|mosta|waysbe|avoutab|e|otWb|te,wbo
cau bul|d|oug-tetm ptessute aga|ust 8|ack's
queeus|de.
l l . " d2
1bep|auo|Cd5|suoteasytomeet.
l l . . . Cbc6
l l . . . Ca6 l 2adl Cx|3t.' 1b|s |s au
uu|ottuuatedec|s|ou, butptesumab|y8|ack
baduotcous|detedtbesttougtep|y. l 3. ex|3'
1b|s exce||eut dec|s|ou adds tbe e-h|e to
Wb|te's ||st o|ttumps. l 3 . . . Cc5 l 4. |elUd8
l 5.b4Cd7 l 6. Cd5aud8|ackwasa|teady
| u set|ous ttoub|e, Lput|au - Ma|au|uk,
Svetd|ovsk l 987.
l 2. Cd5"d8 l 3. adl
8|ack's poslt|ou |s uot so easy to baud|e, as
demousttatedbytbe|o||ow|ugeucouutet.
l 3 . . . $d7 l 4. Cxe5 $xe5 l 5 . c5' $e6 l 6. C|4
$l7 l 7. cxd6cxd6 l 8.$a3
Wb|te'spos|t|oua|edge|sbeyoudauydoubts,
Hat|kt|sbua- ZbaugZboug,Ta|yuau2005.
I I .e4c6
1b|s pos|t|ou bas occutted a |ew t|mes
| u toutuameut ptact|ce. lu geueta| 8|ack's
pos|tlou |s ptetty souud |tom a pos|t|oua|
po|ut o|v|ew, but |ot tbe tlme belug be |s
|agg|ugwe|| beb|ud |u deve|opmeut. ltseems
to metbat Wb|te sbou|dactqu|ck|y|u otdet
toexp|o|ttb|sttump,wb|cb|edmetodeve|op
auewcoucept.
I 2.$a3|?NL
Auotbet ||ue |s l 2 . . . l7 l 3. ex|5 gx|5
l 4. Cg5 |6 l 5.Ud2 Ca6 l 6. ad l . l ||ke
Wb|te'scbauces| utb|s pos|t|ou, |ot examp|e.
l6. . . b6 ,8|ack's ptob|ems a|so petslst a|tet
l 6 . . . e4 l 7. |3' ) l 7. C|3 e4 l 8.Cb4 Ce5 l 9. |3'
1be key sttateg|c |dea. l9. . . ex|3 20. Cx|3
aud 8|ack |aces dehu|te ptob|ems, due to b|s
lu|etlotdeve|opmeut.
I3. em|
1be best way |ot Wb|te to exp|olt b|s |ead
|u deve|opmeut |s by opeu|ugtbe ceutte. O|
coutse tbe pos|tlou temalus comp|ex, but l
wou|dbeamazedl||twetesbowutbat8|ack|s
uotwotsebete.
I3... e4 I4.Ue2 g I5.adI Ca6 I 6.Ob4
Odc5 I7.O|-
8|ack|sstatt|ugtoeucouutettea|ptob|ems.
B82)8. . . Cc6
Au |utetest|ug |dea. 8|ack's ptev|ous move
vacatedtbed8-squate|ot tbeku|gbt,so 8|ack
|s uota|ta|do|tbed4-d5advauce.
9.d5
Cetta|u|y tb|s ls tbe most pt|uc|p|ed
cout|uuat|ou.
944 Cd8I 0. Cc3
3 0 0 u C f y h
Chaptetl 7 - LeulugtadVatlat|ou 2l
I0 4e 4 e5
1hls|stheusua|tespouse.ldouotseemuch
po|ut |ot 8|ack |u postpoulug d|tect act|ou,
s|uce Whlte wl|| geueta||y have a gteatet
aumbet o| uselu| wa|t|ug moves ava||ab|e.
Oue l||usttat|ve examp|e cout|uued l0. . . h6
l ! .=c2 ,au |utetest|uga|tetuat|ve|s l l . Cb5' .,
|otc|ugtheawkwatd l l . . .=d7) l l . . .=l7 l 2.e3
$d7 l 3. adl c6 l 4.Cd4 c8 l 5.Ce2t aud
|t |s uot c|eatwhat8|ackach|eved, Smejka|-
Ka||u|tschew, lotz l 992.
i I.dxe6Cxe6
Wh|te has the usua| sma|| but |oug-|ast|ug
edge,as|scustomaty|otth|spawusttuctute.
I2.Uc2$d7
Othetmoves ate.
! 2 . . . Ce4 l 3 .adl $d7.'wasp|ayed|uluk|ov-
8atbeto, l|ovd|v l 986.NowWh|tem|ssedthe
s|mp|e l 4. Cxe4'N be4 l 5.Cd2wh|ch shou|d
cause 8|ack set|ous ptob|ems, |ot | ustauce
l5. . . $xb2 l 6.=xb2 $c6 ,ot l6. . . Cc5 l 7.b4
Ca4 l 8.=d4) l 7. Cxe4 C|4 l 8.gx|4 $xe4
l9. d4 x|4 20.Cd2 $xg2 2l .x|4 $x|l
22.=d5t1g723. 1x|lw|thab|gadvautage.
l2... |4 l 3. Cd5bg3 l 4.hxg3c6 1heku|ght ou
d5washatdto to|etate, butthetextteudetsthe
d6-pawu vu|uetab| e. l 5.Cx|6t $x|6 l 6.adl
Ue7 l 7.$x|6 x|6 At th|s po|ut the game
Ctott - Le|sebe|u, e-ma|| 200l , was agteed
dtawu,a|thoughl 8.Cc3Nwou|dhaveteta|ued
ap|easautedge|otWh|te.
I3.adI$c6I4.Cd5UfI 5.e3ae8
1h|s |ooks ||ke the best attaugemeut |ot
8|ack.Nevetthe|essl st|||be||eveWh|te teta|us
thebettetchauces,duetoh|ssttougku|ght.
I6.b4a6
1h|swasHaustath-Vau8eets,Autwetpl 997.
Nowl th|ukWh|teshou|dhavecout|uued.
B83)844 Ce49. Cbd2c6
1|s|ooks|lke8|ack'sbestchaucetoach|evea
p|ayab|epos|t|ou.
9. . . Cxd2
1h|shasbeeua|mostuu|vetsa||yp|ayed, but
|twou|dbesttauge ||8|ack cou|d equa|lze
by exchaug|ug ku|ghts |u a way that costs
hlm thtee tempos to the oppoueut's oue.
Nlmzow|tschwou|duothaveapptoved'
l 0.Cxd2 Cd7
A|tetl 0 . . . c6l l . d5Wh|te|otcesa|avoutab|e
exchaugeo|thedatk-squated b|shops. Hete
ls oue examp|e. l l . . .$xb2 l 2.Cxb2 =l7,
8oehm- Kuhuett, 8avat|a 2007, auduow
the obv|ous l 3.e4'N be4 l 4.Cg5 Cg7
l 5 .Cd2wou|dsecuteWhlte'sadvautage.
1ete ls a|so l 0 . . . Cc6 l l . d5 Ce5 ,Too
pass|ve|s l l . . . Cd8.' l 2.$xg71xg7,Khas|u
- V|dekl, 8udapest l 990, wheuthe s|mp|e
l 3. c5' Nwou|dhave btoughtWhltea c|eat
p|us. ) l 2.Cd4'|ead|ugtoavetycom|ottab|e
pos|t|ou|otWh|te,whocau|o||owtheuatuta|
p|au o|catty|ugoute2-e4 uudet|avoutab|e
cltcumstauces. 1e |o||ow|ug eucouutet |s
a goodexamp|e. l2. . . $d7 l 3. |4 Cl7 l 4. e4
282 1heDutchDe|euce
c5 l 5. dxc6bxc6 l 6.ex|5 gx|5 l 7.ael aud
V1lteobta|uedac|eatadvautage|uNecada
- Ktouze|,CzechRepub||cl 995.
l l .e4'
1|s thematlc ldea wotks pet|ect|y at th|s
momeut.
l l . . . be4 l 2. Cg5C|6
8| ack ach|eved a good tesu|ta|tet l 2 . . . $h6
l 3.$xe4C|6 l 4.$g2c6,Go|od- Gutev|ch,
Veuacu 2006, but ltwas lu uowayte|ated
to the qua|lty o|h|s opeu|ug, s|uce at thls
momeutWh|tecou|dhave obta|ued a u|ce
pos|t|ou by meaus o|. l 5. |4 $|5 l 6. ael
Ud7 l 7.Ue3'
l 3.Cxe4Cxe4 l 4.$xe4e6
Hete l tt|ed to |mptove 8|ack's p|ay aud
cous|deted l 4 . . . c6N, but 8|ack ls vety |at
|tom equa||z|ug a|tet the uatuta| l 5. |el
Ul7 l 6. d5' c5l 7.e3, dueto theweakuess
o|thee7-pawu.
l 5. |4a6 l 6.ae l
Wh|tema|uta|uedac|eatpos|t|oua|advautage,
Navata- 8osboomLauchava,Duba|2005.
I0.Oxe4|
1hls ls a commltta| move wh|ch demauds
accutate |o||ow-up p| ay Howevet, || V1|te
gets lt t|ght theu the tewatds ate we|| wotth
theeRott.
I0...6e4 I I .Og5d5
I2.Ud2|N
Apowetlu|ptophy|act|cuove|ty.
1he|mmed|ate l 2. |3a||owed8|ackto achleve
couutetp|ay by meaus o| l 2 . . . h6 l 3. Ch3
ex|3 l 4.ex|3 dxc4 l 5. bxc4 c5' lu 8eukov|c -
Me|jets,8|e| 2005.1h|s|edmetoptoposethe
textmove, whlchptepatestheuudetm|u|ugo|
8|ack'sceutte.
I 2 ... b6I 3.Ob3
lt ls uot so easy |ot 8|ack to meet the
p|auued |2-|3. l aua|ysed the |o||ow|ug ||ue,
wh|chseems to tepteseut qu|te accutate p|ay
|tombothsldes.
I3...$CI4.OexO I 5.exOdxc4
Ot l 5 . . . Ul7 l 6. c5 Ca6 l 7.acl g5 l 8. C|2
ae8 l 9.|e l e6 20. e3t w|th a poslt|oua|
edge.
I6.bxc4 Cd7 I7.g4| $e6 I 8.d5 cxd5
I 9.$xg7&xg720.cd5$f2I.f4!
V1lte has a setlous |u|t|at|ve, due to the
exposedpos|t|ouo|8|ack's k|ug.
B84)8...Oa6
1hema|u||ue.
Cbaptet l 7 - Leu|ugtadVat|at|ou 283
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
!
3 0 0 u C f g h
9.Uc2|?
Temostcommoumovebasbeeu9. Cbd2,
butlptefettbetextfotafewd|Heteutteasous.
P|tstaudfotemost,bydefeud|ugtbeb|sbopou
b2W|tee||m|uatestbetyp|ca||deaof. . . e7-
e5, |uteud|ug to meet dxe5 w|tb . . . Cg4 ot
. ..Cd7.Secoud|y,| tcou|dbeusefu| toptesetve
tbe opt|ouofdeve|op|ugtbe ku|gbt ouc3 | u
cetta|upos|t|ous.
Aettbetextmovetbeb|gquest|ou| swbetbet
a t|me|y . . . Cb4 m|gbt ptove d|stupt|ve. 1!|s
|deaw|||bedea|tw|tb |u duecoutse, but fot
tbe t|me be|uglw|||ptov|de abt|efsummaty
ofW|te's u|utbmovealtetuat|ves.
9.d5 bas beeu tt|ed by some sttoug p|ayets
,|uc|ud|uguo|esstbauKaspatov,a|tbougbtb|s
wasback| ul 988), butanet9. . . c5'8|ackgetsa
deceutpos|t|ouaccotd|ugtotbeoty.
9.Cbd2
1b|sbasbeeutbemostpopu|atmove,aud|s
st|||ateasouab|ettyfotauadvautage.
9. . . e5 l 0.dxe5Cg4
l 0 . . . Cd7 l l .$a3' Cxe5 |s a s|mp|e
ttauspos|t|ou.
l l .$a3'
A tbemat|c |dea |u tb|s vat|at|ou. lt |s
|mpottautfotWb|tetopteveuttbed-pawu
ftom tecaptut|ugou e5, as occutted | u tbe
fo||ow|ug ||ue. l l .Uc2 dxe5 l 2.e4 f4 w|tb
couutetp|ay, 8e|ov - Go|d|u, Moscow
l 992.
l l . . . -xe5 l 2.bl
l be||eve Wb|te sbou|d be ab|e to c|a|m a
s||gbtedgeftomtb|spos|t|ou. Oueexamp|e
cout|uued.
l 2 . . . -c5.'
8|ack sbou|d ptobab|y |ook fot au
|mptovemeutbete.
l 3.Cxe5 Uxe5 l 4.$b2
Aso wottby ofcous|detat|ou was. l 4.b4'.
Cd7 l 5 . c5Cf6 l 6.$b2 Ue7 l 7. cxd6Cxd6
l 8.Cc2t
l 4 . . . Ce7 l 5.$xg7 1xg7 l 6. b4 -d7 l 7.e3
b8 l 8. Cb3 Cf6 l 9. Ca5
Wb|te keeps deh u|te ptessute, Sas|k|tau -
8abu, Cbeuua|2000.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
!
3 0 0 u C f g h
Retutu|ugto tbe ma|u||ue,wew|||aua|yse
tbteept|uc|pa|tespouses.B84I) 9... b6,B842)
9. . . Cb4audB843)9. . . b8.
1!eotbetma|umove|s.
9. . . c6
1!|susua||yttausposestoad|Reteut||ue.
l 0. Cbd2
1!|s |s obv|ous|y tbe t|gbt squate fot tbe
ku|gbt,|ustead|fl 0. Cc3.' e5 8|ack|shue.
l 0 . . . b8
l 0 . . . b6 l l .$c3teacbesa pos|t|ouftom||ue
884 l be|ow.
284 JeDutcbDe|euce
lt|ookstoos|ow|ot8|acktop|ay l0. . . $d7
l l . a3b6l 2.e4 Cxe4l 3. Cxe4be4l 4.Cxe4
$|5 l 5.Ce3 Cl7 l 6. Cb4' aud Wb|te was
bettet, Sttlkov|c - Hlda|go Sautaua, L|
Sauza|2003.
l l . a3 b5 l 2.acl$d7l 3.b4
We bavettausposedto||ue8843.
B84I)94 .. b6I 0. Cbd2c6
8|ackcaua|socoutluueb|sk|ugs|deexpaus|ou
w|tboutde|ay.
l 0 . . . g5
Howevet, lu tbls case be must teckou w|tb
tbe|mmedlateceutta|sttlke.
l l . e4
l l . . .be4
Au|utetest|ugpos|t|ouappeatsa|tet l l . . . |4
l 2. e5 ,1heptematutel 2. gx|4.' Cb5' ptom-
|ses 8|ack exce||eut p| ay ou tbe k|ugslde.)
l 2 . . . Cb51blswasZagotsk|s- Mau|k,H|o-
bovec l 994.Nowl||kel 3. Cel ' .Nw|tbtbe
ldeao|pteveutlugtbeposs|b|e. . . g4|o||owed
by. . . |3, wb||e a|so ptepat|ugto meet . . . $|5
w|tb $e4. lt |ooks ||ke Wblte keeps some
advautage,|otexamp|e. l 3 . . . dxe5, l 3 . . . Cb4
l 4.Cdl g4 l 5.$e4 dxe5 l 6.dxe5 Cc6
l 7. Cd3 t l 8. b3' ) l 4.dxe5 $|5 l 5.Cdl '
1!ls uudet||ues tbe questlouab|e poslt|ou
o|8| ack's kulgbt. ,uot so c|eat ls l 5.$e4
Cb4' ) l 5 . . . bg3 l 6. bg3'd8 l 7.$c38|ack
wl||bavea batd tlmedea||ugw|tb tbedua|
tbteatso|l 8.g4aud l 8.$xb7.
l 2. Cxe4Cg6
l| l 2 . . . Cxe4 l 3.Cxe4 8|ack cauuot p|ay
l 3 . . . $|5 as tbeb7-pawu wl|| baug. ,1bat ls
tbe teasouwbyl cous|det l 0 . . . c6 to betbe
malu||ue')
l 3. Cx|6tCx|6
l 3 . . . x|6.' l 4.Cxg6xg6 l 5. |el |eadstoa
|avoutab|e pos|t|ou|otWb|te, sluce8|ack's
took|sc|eat|ymlsp|acedoug6.
l 4.ael c6
lu8ag|tov- Gutev|cb,He|s|ukll 992,8|ack
ttled l 4 . . . $|5 l 5.Cd2 ae8. Now Wb|te
sbou|d bave cout|uued w|tb tbe typ|ca|
p|au. l 6. e3N e6 l 7. |el c6 l 8.$c3t
ma|utalulugbettetcbauces.
l 5.e3 $|5 l 6.Cd2 l7 l 7. |e l e8
l 8.$c3't
We bave beeu |o| | owlug tbe game Dteev
- Motwau|, 8et|lu l 99 l . Wb|te bas steadl|y
lmptoved b|s posltlou aud ls uow teady |ot
d4-d5.
Altet l l .a3 g5 l 2.e4 be4 l 3. Cxe4 Cxe4
l 4.Cxe4$|5 l 5 .Ce38|ackbas tbelutetest|ug
l 5 . . . Cc5' . wb|cb a||owed bet to act|vate bet
m|sp|aced ku|gbt, M|uoglua J Koslutseva,
Ko|outaevo l 997.
Chaptetl 7 - eu| ugtadVat|at|ou 28
l l .e4 be4 l2.Cxe4 Cxe4 l 3.Cxe4 ,|5
l4.Ce2 ,ot l 4.Ce3 Cb4 l 5 .Cel e5' w|th
couutetp|ay) l4. . . g5 l 5. d5,xb2 l 6.Cxb2 c5
wasdoub|e-edged| ul|| aj- De|aR|vaAguado,
Tut|u2006.
8|acka|somauagestocteatecouutetp|ayahet
l l .ael g5 l 2.e4 Cb4' l 3.Cc3 a5' . Hete
wecau see the dtawback o|the move ael .
Te a2-pawu |s haug|ug, wh||e |u the eveut
o| l 4.a3 8|ack has l 4 . . . Cxe4 l 5 .Cxe4 be4
l6.xe4,|5w|thcouutetp|ay.
i I . . . g5 I 2.e4fe4I 3.Oxe4=g6
Auothet ||ue |s l 3 . . . Cxe4 l 4.Cxe4 ,|5
l 5.Ce3Cd7. 1h|spos|t|ou has occutted | ua
coup|e o|games. Hete l |ouud the uew |dea
l6.ael' . Nae8 l 7. h4. l th|uk|t|suse|u| to
weakeu 8|ack'sk|ugs|de. l 7 . . . g4 l 8 .Cd2Cc7
,Wh|te| sa|sobettetaftet l8. . . d5 l 9. |3' )l 9. d5
xc3 20. Cxc3 e5 2l .dxc6 bxc6 22. b4 aud
Wh|tehasptom|s|ugp|ayouthequeeus|de.
i4.Oxt=xm
T|s pos|t|ou was teached |u Kouts|u -
Cavt|kov, Neu lseubutg l 992. At th|s po|ut
l see uoth|ugwtougw|thcout|uu|ugWh|te's
asua| sttategybymeauso|.
3 0 0 u C f y h
i5.aeIN$H i6.=d2e6 I7.e3t
Wh|tekeepsthebettetchauces.
B842)9. . . Ob4
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3 0 0 u C f y h
I0.=d2|N
lt |s s||ght|y b|zatte that th|s uatuta| aud
sttougmoveshou|dbeauove|ty. l pteseutmy
aua|ys|shete.
I 0 . . . a5
lt|ooks|uadv|sab|e|ot8|acktop|ay l 0 . . . c5
asa|tetl l . Cc3themoves. . . |5 aud. . . c5douot
comb|uewe||
I I. Oc3c6I 2.fei|
Wh|te |uteuds to catty out the themat|c
e2-e4. 1he |dea |s staudatd, but |t |s v|ta| to
aut|c|pate8|ack'styp|ca|teact|ouasmeut|oued
|utheuextuote.
I 2 . . . $d7
lt|s|mpottauttoapptec|atethat8|ackcauuot
p|ay l2. . . Ce4. |u v|ew o| the |otc|ug ||ue.
l3.Cxe4 be4 l4.Cg5 d5 l 5.a3 Ca6 l 6.cxd5
cxd5 l 7.Cxa5audWh|tew|usapawu.
I 3.a3 Oa6 I4.e4 fe4 I 5. Cxe4 Oxe4
I 6.xe4$HI7.e2|?
1!|s |s j ust|hed by some couctete tact|ca|
|eatutes o|the pos|t|ou, a|though the s|mp|e
l 7.eel a|so|ooksqu|teptom|s|ug.
I7 . . . $g4 I 8. aeI|
Tepo|uto|theptev|ousmove.
286 JeDutchDe|euce
i 8 ... e6
The ku|ghtou|3|s uutouchab|e. l 8 . . . $x|3.
l 9.xe7 =d8 20.xg7t' ~xg7 2 l .d5t ~g8
22.=d4+-
Te same method a|so wotks a|tet l 8 ...x|3
l 9 .$x|3 $x|3 20.e7 =|8 2 l .xg7t' =xg7
2. d5wheu8|ack|she|p|essagalustthethteats
ou the|ougd|agoua|.
i 9.Ue3Oc720.b3$x2i .$x
Whltehasauobv|ousposlt|oua|advautage.
B843)94e4 b8
Th|s ptluc|p|ed move ls the most popu|at
coutluuatlou. 8| ackhopesto exp|o|tthe|act
thatWh|tep|austodeve|oph|sku|ghttod2,
byptepatlugtheadvauceo|theb-pawu.
i 0. Cbd2
Th|slsthemostdexlb|esquate|otthekulght.
ltcaua|sogotoc3o|coutse,butl douotsee
auyteasouto|eattheadvauceo|theb-pawu.
h|svatlous moves. Wh|te shou|d be ab|eto
ma|uta|uaulceedgew|thuatuta|moves,|ot
|ustauce.
l l .adl $d7 l 2.|e l Cb4 l 3.=b l cxd4
l 4. Cxd4=l7
Th|swasseeu |u Sch|Ret- Lutz,Ctou|ugeu
l 995. Hete Wh|te m|ssed avety u|ce |dea,
wh|chwasqu|teuudetstaudab|eas|t|suotat
a||obvlous.Tete|oteltecommeudthatthe
teadetpaysc|oseatteut|outowhat|o||ows.
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8 D 0 0 C l g h
l 5. C4|3' N
Wh|teuotou|yluteudsCg5|o||owedby e4,
buta|soc4-c5.
l 5 . . . h6
l| l 5 . . . Cc6 l 6.Cg5 =e8 l 7.e4 Whlte |s
much bettet, as h|s pleces ate optlma||y
p|aced|ottheopeulugo|theceutte.
l 6. c5'
T|s tempotaty pawu sact|hce uudet||ues
8|ack'spootcootdluatlou.
l6. . . dxc5 l 7. Ce5=e8 l 8.=cl Ca6l 9.e4'
Wh|te has |autastlc p|ay |ot the pawu, |ot
|ustauce.
l 9 ... |420. gx|4 Ch52 l . |5gx|52. Cxd7=xd7
23. Cc4=c724. ex|5
Wh|tedomluates.
I I.ac6
Othetposs|bl||t|es.
l l . . . c5.' soou |eads to ttoub|e |ot 8|ack.
l 2.dxc5 Cxc5 l 3. cxb5 =xb5 l 4. Cd4' =e8
Chaptet l 7 - Leu| ugtadVat|at|ou 287
l 5.b4 Ce6 , l 5 . . . Cce4 does uot chauge the
assessmeut. l 6.Cc6 Cxd2 l 7.Cxd2 b7
l 8.ac l ) l 6.Cb3Cl7 l 7. Cc6 b7 l 8.acl
c7l 9 .c2Wh|teeujoyedapleasautadvautage
duetohetsttougku|ghtouc6, Ctaml|ug- L.
8etg, Malmo200l .
l l . . .3b7 l 2.acl e6 l 3.b4 Wh|te s|owly
|mptoves h|s pos|t|ou ou the queeus|de,wh||e
8lacksuRets,duetoh|sbadlyplacedku|ghtou
a6. l3. . . bxc4l 4.Cxc4h6 l 5.Cb3Cc8l 6.Ch4
$xg2 l 7. Cxg2 Cd5 1h|s was Suudatatajau
- Shatma, New Delh| 2007. Now l 8.$a l N
would be a use|ul move that g|ves Wh|te a
pleasaut game, |ot |ustauce. l 8 . . . b6 l 9. |3 |4
20.Ca5audWh|tehasthebettetchauces.
l l . . .h6 l 2.acl $b7N
T|s looks l|ke the best way |ot 8lack to
ptoceedaloug|udepeudeutpaths.
l 2 . . . c6 l3. Ce l ' teaches the uote to 8lack's
l 2thmove|uthema|ul|uebelow.
l 2 . . . c5.' |s the ouly move to have beeu
played, but |t |ooks too t|sky to opeu the
queeus|de. l 3. dxc5 Cxc5 l 4. cxb5 xb5
l 5.-d4 b6 l 6. Cc4 a6. , l 6 . . . b8 was
esseut|al, although eveu hete l 7.Ca5 leaves
8lacksttugg||ugaga|ustthe|mm|ueutku|ght
|uvas|ououc6.) l 7. b4 Ca4.',Re|at|velybest
wasl7. . . Ce6althoughl 8.Cxe63xe6 l 9.3b7
w|usau exchauge |otvety l|ttle.) l 8. b5 l-0
Kulczyck|- V|e|ta,lutetuet2005.
l3. b4 Ce4 l 4.Ce l ' Cxd2
Otl 4 . . . bxc4 l 5. Cxc4|o|lowedbyCd3aud
|3.
l 5.Cxd2 bxc4 l 6.xc4 Cb5 l 7.c2 e6
l8.$xb7xb7 l 9. Cd3
Wh|te has bettet ptospects, s|uce 8lack
somehow |a|ls to solve the ptoblem o|h|s
m|splacedku|ght.Hete|sau|llusttat|vel|ue.
l9. . . g5 20. |cl Cd5 2l .a4' $xd4 22.3xd4
=xd423. b5Cc5
Ot23. . . Cb824.xc7
24.Cxc5dxc525.Cxd4cxd426. xc7
1etookeudgame|sd|mcult|ot8lack.
I2.acI
Wh|te cau also statt w|th l 2.b4, wh|ch |s
l|ke|ytottausposealtetl 2 . . . Cc7 l 3.acl 3d7
l 4. cxb5' .
I2 ... $d7
Alog|ca||ol|ow-up, a|though 8lackcau also
ttyl 2 . . . h6.Wh|tecatt|edoutau|cemauoeuvte
|u the |ol|ow|ug eucouutet. l 3. -e l ' g5
l 4. Cd3 A pet|ect squate |ot Wh| te`s ku|ght,
whete |t uot ou|y couttols seveta| |mpottaut
ceuttal squates, but also cleats the d|agoual
|ot the l|ght-squated b|shop. l4. . . $d7 l 5.e3t
Wh|teach|evedbettetptospects| uCtam||ug -
Movsz|sz|au,V|laRea|200l .
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I4.cxb5|
Au |mpottaut momeut. Wh|te explo|ts the
|act that 8|ackcauuot tecaptutew|th the c6-
pawu, wh|ch w|l| uow tema|u a loug-tetm
tatget.
I4 ... xb5
Wh|te 5 also bettet a|tet. l 4 . . . Cxb5
l 5. Cb3t
I 5. 7b37cd5
288 1beDutcbDe|euce
8|ack|spatt|a||ycompeusatedbyb|scoutto|
ovet tbe ceutta| ||gbt squates, but Wb|te's
cbaucestema|upte|etab|e.
I6.e3Oe4
Somewbat sttougetwas l 6 . . . Ub8 a|tbougb
eveu bete Wb|te ma|uta|us ptessute altet
l 7. C|d2 c8 l 8. 2|e l . Te uext step | u
|mptov|ug tbe pos|t|ou w||| e|tbetbe3g2-|l
ot|2-l3|o||owedbye3-e4.
I7.Ofd2|
lt |s usem| |otWb|te toexcbaugea pa|to|
ku|gbts.
I7...Oxd2 I8.Uxd2 Uf I 9.Oa5 c8
20.c2
Wb|te's p|ay |s stta|gbt|otwatd aud easy
to uudetstaud. At tbe same t|me, aud most
|mpottaut|y,|t|sa|sob|gb|yeRect|ve.
20...b62 I.fcI$22.Ud3e6
We bave beeu |o||ow|ug tbe game Ruck -
ldug, Austt|a 2004. At tb|s po|ut l ||ke tbe
|o||ow|ug|dea.
23.ON
l be||eve tbat tb|s move, |o||owed up w|tb
e3-e4, wou|d pose set|ous ptob|ems |ot tbe
de|euceaudtbusbetbemostaccutate.
To be|a|t, l sbou|dadd tbatWb|tewasa|so
c|eat|ybettet|u tbegameaudweutoutow|u
|uu|cesty|e.
Condusion:
Tesystem w|tb au eat|yb3 aud3b2 |s|ess
popu|at tbau tbe omc|a| ma|u ||ue |uvo|v|ug
c4aud Cc3, but|tbt|ugs cetta|u advautages,
tbe ma|u oue be|ug dex|b|||ty. lt |s espec|a||y
use|u|toptesetvetbeopt|ouo|deve|op|ugtbe
queeu'sku|gbtoue|tbetc3otd2,ou|ymakIug
ahua|dec|s|ououcetbeoppoueut's|uteut|ous
bave beeu tevea|ed. LatetWb|te cau a|m |ot
tbestaudatde2-e4bteak,a|tbougbdepeud|ug
ou tbe c|tcumstauces be m|gbt a|so e|ect to
keep tbe ceutte c|osed aud | ustead |ocus b|s
atteut|ououtbequeeus|de.Teb|ackpos|t|ou
|s p|ayab|e aud couta|us p|euty o|tesoutces,
but |u geueta| |t seems to me tbat Wb|te's
cbaucesateb|gbet.
A) 2 &&& t 3.h4|
AI) 3 & . . g7
A) 3 && . h
) 2 & & & g7
A) a|tcr 2 . . . |5
a b c d c D
5.h4!
Dat:a D:|:a::
it P:t:ts|etg \stlstlaa
Y1r1|on ndcx
I. d4 g6
2.c4
AI ) notc to 4 . . . c5
a b c d c h
8. dxc'M

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4

2
a b c d c D
) a|tcr l 5 . . . bxc6
290
290
29I
292
a b c d c l h
I 6.c4'M
290 TeDutcbDe|euce
I.d4g 2.c4
lu tb|s cbaptet we sba|| cous|det two || ues
wbete 8|ack uses tbe Modetu move otdet to
teacb a Dutcb.We must be cate|u| to avo|d
be|ug tt|cked |uto a ||ue o| tbe Leu|ugtad
Dutcb tbat |s uot patt o|out tepetto|te. ^
8|ack |s toy|ug w|tb a modetu vets|ou o|
tbeLeu|ugtad,tbeuameStletetsbutgDutcb
seemsapptopt|ate.
Te||ues we sb+l| |ookat ateA) 2... f5 aud
B)2... $g73.OOC.
A)29.4 f
8| ackbeadsd|tect|y|ottbeLeu|ugtadSystem
o| tbe Dutcb. lt |s |mpottaut to kuow tbat
betewe bave a sttoug puucb tbat|o||s 8|ack's
p|aus.
3 0 0 u C f y h
3.b4|
8|ackw|||uotbea||owedaueasy| | |eoub|s
wayto tbe Dutcb. Tesubt|e p|au |s b4-b;.
1!esp||tuowdepeudsouwb|cbk|ugs|dep|ece
8|ackdec|destodeve|ophtst.AI)3. 4 . $g7ot
A)3. ..Cm.
Ai)3.. .$g74.b5c5
8|ack'sou|ycbauce| stoseatcb|otcouutetp|ay
ou tbe |oug d|agoua|. Notma| deve|opmeut
wou|duotwotkbete.lotexamp|e.
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8 D 0 0 C ! g h
Th|s |s Zs|uka - Dauuet, Obetwatt 2000,
auduowWb|tebasasttougposs|b|||ty.
8. dxe;' NCxe;
Wotse |s 8. . . dxe; 9. Cb;' ,tbteateu|ug
l 0.Uxd7t Ixd7 l l . 0-0-0t)9. . . " 7 l 0.Ud;'
aud8|ackcauuotavo|d|os|ugmatet|a|.
9.Cxe;$xe;
Ouceaga|utbepawutecaptute9. . . dxe;tuus
|utol0. Cb;' . Nowlexam|uedtbe|o||ow|ug
||ue. l 0 . . . a6 l l .Uxd7t xd7 l 2. dl
c6 l 3. bxg6' axb; ,|ustead l 3 . . . bxg
|oses |ustaut|y to l 4.xb8 $xb8 l ;.d8')
I 4.cxb;t xb; l ;.xb7 xb7 l6. gxb7
$e6 ,||l 6 . . . C|6tbeu l 7.$b6') l 7. e4tIc
l 8.bxg8== xg8 l 9. ex|; $x|; 20.$c4
Wb|te's pos|t|ou|s tecbu|ca||yw|uu|ug,due
tob|sexttapawu.
l 0. bxg6bxg6 l l .xb8$xb8 l 2.=d2
8|ack's pos|t|ou |ooks vety sbaky w|tb b|s
k|ugoue8.
5.d5=a5t
1hete|suota|oto|seuse| u;. . . =b6asWb|te
|s c|eat|y bettet a|tet 6. Cc3. lot examp|e.
6. . . g;7.Uc2U|68. e4d6Couquest L. 8etg,
Sa|ut V|uceut 2000, aud uow tbe uatut+|
9. ex|;N $x|; l 0.$d3 $xd3 l l .=xd3 Cd7
l 2. Cge2Ce; l 3.Uc2wou|dbaveg|veuWb|te
ac|eatadvautage.
Cbaptetl 8 - StletetsbutgVat|at|ou 29l
1bemost uatuta| teact|ou, buta|sowottby
o| cousldetat|ou |s tbe uew 6. Cc3N, s|uce
a|tet 6. . . ,xc3t 7.bxc3 xc3t 8.,d2 g7
9. '|3 Wblte bas powet|u| compeusat|ou |ot
them|ss|ugpawu.
6 ... Ub67.Oc3Ca6
Mote cba||euglugwas 7. . . xb2, but at tbe
same t|me |t |s ptetty daugetous, s|uce altet
8.b3' b6 9. bl d8 l 0.d6 exd6 l l . Cb5
Wb|tebu||dsupapowet|u||u|t|at|ve.
1bepos|tloua|tettbetextmovewasteacbed| u
L|edet- 8tubu,Ttavemueude2004,auduow
Wltebasaslmp|eyetsttougmove.
8e e e Cm
lt |s stl|| daugetous to gtab tbe b-pawu.
8. . . xb2 9. bl a3 l 0.b3 a5 l l .d6'
Whltebastbe| u|tlatlve.
9.b6$ I 0. Oa4Ud8I I .$c3d6 I 2.Og5
8|ack's pos|tlou|ooksextteme|ydublous.
A) 3...Om
Desp|te|u|tla|appeatauces,tb|sdoesuotstop
Wblte'sp|au.
4.b5
4. . . gxb5 5. Cc3 ,g7 6.,g5 0-0 7. 'b3
Cc6 1b|s |s K|smatu|||u - Go|ubeuko, St
letetsbutg2004,auduowtbestta|gbt|otwatd
8. e3Nd6 9. C|4wou|d secuteWb|te a c|eat
advautage.
4. . . Cxb5
T|s ls tbe most ctlt|ca| move, but Wb|te
wb|ps up au |u|tlatlve w|tb a tbemat|c
excbaugesact|hce.
5.xb5gxb56.e4,g7
Not mucb wou|d be cbauged by. 6. . . d6
7.xb5t1d7 8. x|5t e6 9.b3Wb|te|s
c|eat|ybettet,astbe|o||ow|ug| | uel | | usttates.
9. . . c6 l 0. C|31c7 l l .Cc3e5 l 2.g3Cd7
1b|s|sS. Ata||k- Skembtls,Kastot|a l 996,
aud bete Wb|te cou|d bave sttuck w|tb.
l 3. c5'N lt|sbatdtobe|leve8|ackcaubo|d.
1be|o||ow|ug||uelsqultetyplca|. l 3 . . . |6
l 4.,g5e6 l 5. 0-0-0 g8 l 6. cxd6t,xd6
l 7. dxe5 Cxe5 l 8.xd6' Wltb a w|uu|ug
attack.
7.xb5t1|88. x|5t1g89. C|3d6l 0.b5
Cc6 l l .,e3,d7l 2. Cc3,e8
292 JeDutcbDe|euce
So|attb|s|sObs|vac-C|v|u,O|omoucl 995,
auduowtbete|sauobv|ous|mptovemeut.
8 D 0 0 e ! g h
l 3.Cb3'Ne; l 4. dxe;Cxe; l ;. Cb4
Wb|te's compeusat|ou |s mote tbau
sumc|eut.
5.b6
A cout|uuat|ou tbat 1o as sttoug as |t |s
tempt|ug.
5... $6.C3d67.$g5
l a|so ||ke tbe |o||ow|ug ||ue. 7. C|3 e6
8.Cc2'.N $e7 9.e4 0-0 ,9. . . be4 |s vety
daugetous |ot 8| ack altet l 0. Cxe4 Cc6
l l . Ceg;' aud 8|ack cauuot eveu cast|e.
l l . . .0-0. Due to l 2. Cxb7' w|tb a w|uu|ug
attack.) l 0. ex|; ex|; l l .$e2 Cc6 l 2. 0-0
Wb|te teta|us a com|ottab|e advautage, s|uce
8|ack'sk|ugcauuot|ee|sa|ew|tbawb|tepawu
oub6.
7...e6
1|s pos|t|ou bas occutted hve t|mes |u
ptact|ce, but Wb|te bas yet to cboose tbe
|o||ow|uguatutaltty.
8.OO|?N$e79.g3
Wb|tebasacom|ottab|ep| usaltet.
9... 0-0 I 0.$g2 Og4 I I.9xe7 U xe7
I2.Ud2t
Hecau cout|uuee|tbetw|tb Cg; |o| |owed
by|2-|3aude2-e4,oteveuCg;.
B)2...$g73.OOl
3 0 0 u C ! y h
8ecausewebavea|teadyp|ayedc2-c4,ad|tect
ttauspos|t|ou to tbe Dutcb w||| cteate some
d|Reteuces compated to my tecommeuded
aut|-Dutcbsystem.Youm|gbttb|uktb|smove
otdet |s too tate to be |mpottaut, but you
wou|dbewtoug.Tt|ckyguys sucbas M|kha||
Gutev|cb p|ay ||ke tb|s w|tb 8|ack, aud so
m|gbtyoutoppoueut'
lutb|ssect|oulwauttoexam|uesome||ues
wbetetbeteated|Reteucescompatedw|tbtbe
ma|u aut|-Dutcb system l tecommeud |ot
Wb|te.
Auotbetmoveotdettbatbeadstbesameway|s
3. . . d64.g3|;;.$g2C|6.
4.g3Om5.$g20-0
Attempt|ug to catty out . . . e7-e; w|tbout
cast||ugwou|duotcauseWb|teauyptob|ems.
;. . . d66. b3e;
l|6. . . 0-07.$b2audwegettbema|u||ue.
7. dxe;Cg4
l| 7. . . dxe; tbeu 8.Cxd8t xd8 aud tbe
exposed b|ack k|ug g||ts Wb|te mauy
tempos. lot examp|e. 9.$b2 ,cetta|u|y uet
9. Cxe;.C|d7')9. . . e41b|s |sRu|z- loyge|,
USA l 997, aud bete l deve|oped a uew
aud uatuta| ||ue|otWb|te. l 0. Cg;N e7
l l . Cc3 c6 8|ack bas to covet tbe b;- aue
Chaptetl 8 - StletetsbutgVatlatlou 293
d5-squates. l 2. 0-0-0 NextWh|tewl|| p|ay
|2-|3, bteak|ug up the black pawu cha|u,
wheuh|slead|u developmeutstattsto tel|.
lot |ustauce. l 2 . . . h6 l 3. Ch3 Ca6 l 4. |3
ex|3 l 5. ex|3 1l7 l 6. hel Cc5 l 7.$a3 $|8
l 8.1b2' Wh|tehas dehulteptessute.
8. $b2Cxe5
8. . . 0-0 wou|d ttauspose to the 7. . . e5-||ue
thatlscous|detedbt|edybe|ow.
9. Cc3
Wh|te has the mote desltab|e pawu
sttuctute.1e|o|low|ugl|ue|sj ustouemote
examplethatshows8|ack'ssttuctutelsqu|te
uup|easaut.
9. . . Cx|3t l 0.$x|3Cc6 l l .Ed20-0
Hete lu thegameSmejkal- 8lo|ek, Czech
Repub||c l 994, Wh|te cou|d have tt|ed au
aggtess|ve|lue.
8 D 0 0 C ! g h
l 2.$d5t' .N1h8 l 3.h4
Wlth the obv|ous |dea o| advauc|ug the
h-pawu|utthet.
l3. . . h6
l3. . . h5 al|ows l 4. Ce4' . Ce5 l 5.Cg5 w|th
au|ult|at|ve.
l4. 0-0-0
Wh|te's poslt|ou looks vety ptom|slug to
me.
6.b3d6
l d|d uothudauyd|Reteuce ||8|ack teacts
w|thaueat|y6. . . c5, asa|tet7.$b2Ce48. 0-0
Cc6 9.e3 thep|ayw||leveutua|lyttausposeto
aposltlouthatwasexam|uedluthe6. . . c5-|lue
|utheptevlouschaptet.
7.$b2
A|tet themat|c moves such as 7. . . c6 ot
7. . . Ee8, Wh|te tespouds wlth 8. 0-0 aud the
p|ay ttausposes to the ptevlous chaptet, but
theteatesevetalposs|b|lltleswheteweteacha
s|lghtlydlReteutposlt|oubecauseo|outeatly
c2-c4.
7. . . e58.dxe5Cg49. Cc3Cxe5,Recaptut|ug
w|th the pawu does uot wotk out wel| |ot
8|ack. 9. . . dxe5 l 0. h3 e4 l l .Exd8 xd8
l 2. hxg4 ex|3 l 3.$x|3 1h|s |s Tukmakov -
Tseltl|u, Odessa l 976. Te polut|sthata|tet
l 3 . . . bg4 l 4.$d5t1h8 l 5. 0-0-0 8lack |s| u
b| gttoub|e.)l 0.Ed2Wh|teach|evesthebettet
pawu sttuctute, whlch ptom|ses hlm |ast|ug
ptessute.
7. . . Cc6 Tls a||ows 8. d5. l do uot see auy
teasou 8|ackshou|dptovoke d4-d5, wh|ch |s
o|teu athemat|cmove |otWh|te lu th|s||ue.
Let'sseeouetyplca|examp|e.8. . . Cb89.Cd4'.
lteveut|ug the advauce o|the c-pawu. 9...a5
l 0. Cc3 Ca6 l l .0-0Cc5 l 2.e3Cg4 l 3.=c2
294 TeDutchDe|euce
$d7l 4.adl Ce5l 5.h3Cc8l 6. h2c6 1h|s
ls Atchauge|sky - Heusou, Moutteal l 998,
auduowa|tettheuatuta|l 7 . |4NCl7 l 8. |el
Wh|te wou|d ptepate the themat|c e3-e4,
teta|u|ugc|eat|ythebettetchauces.
8.0-0
l a|so exam|ued 8. Cbd2Cc6 aud l tt|edto
make|twotk|otWh|te.9. Cxe4be4 l 0. Cg5
Uu|ottuuate|y, a|tet l 0 . . . e5 l l . Cxe4 exd4
l 2. 0-0 $|5 8|acklsdolughue.
Atet 8. Cc3 Cc6we cauuotptoht |tom th|s
move otdet aud shou|d slmp|y p|ay 9. 0-0,
ttauspos|ugtothema|u|lue.
844 .Cc6
l thluk 8. . Cd7 ls uot so te|evaut, as we
cou|dhavestattedwlth8. Cc3wheu8| ackhas
top|ay8. . Cc6, s|uce8. . . Cd7lslmposs|b|elu
v|ewo|9.Cxe4be4l 0. Cg5w|uu|ugapawu.
9.Cc3
Altet 9. Cbd2 Cxd2 l 0.Cxd2 e5 l l .dxe5
dxe5 l 2. Cd5 h8 l 3.Cxd8 xd8 l 4. Cg5
d2l 5 . $c3c2'8|acklsdolughueaccotd|ug
totheoty.
9444 Cxc3 I 0 4 $xc3
Now we have teached au lmpottaut
ctosstoads|ot8|ack.
I0 .. e5
Tealtetuat|ve|s.
l 0 . . . Ce8 l l . b4'
lumyop|u|outh|slstheou|ychaucetohght
|otauadvautage. 8| acklsa|t|ghta|tet l l .e4
|4' l 2. e5$g4.
l l . . .e5
l l . . .e6 |s too pass|ve, aswasshowu l uthe
|o||ow|ug teceut examp|e. l 2.Cb3 Cd8
l 3. |el h6 l 4.e4 |4 l 5. e5 g5 l 6. d5 Aud
Wh|tewasc|eat|ybettet|uDteev- Kuudseu,
He|s|ugot2009.
l 2. dxe5
We wou|dbeheadlug|otthesaeposlt|ou
a|tet l 2. b5 Cd8. 8|ack shou|d accept th|s
as l 2 . . . Cxd4 l 3. Cxd4exd4 l 4 .$xd4$xd4
l 5.Cxd4f |eads to a pawu sttuctute that
|avoutsWhlte, lauuovlc- letuaudez S||es,
LaRoda2008.
l 2 . . . dxe5
l| l 2 . . . Cxe5 l 3.cl :audaga|uWh|tehas
thedes|tedpawu sttuctute.
l 3. b5Cd8
8 D 0 0 C ! g h
l 4. e4' .N
l thluk thls |s au |mpottaut uove|ty. 8oth
games that teached thls posltlou saw
8| ackeasl|y so|ve hls opeulugptob|ems by
advauclughls pawu to e4. Aetthe uove|ty
mybtle|aua|ys|stuusas|o||ows.
l 4 ... |4
Te altetuatlve ls l 4 . . . be4, but anet
l 5.Cd5t Cl7 ,ot l 5 . . . $e6 l 6.Cxe4 $|5
Cbaptetl 8 - StletetsbutgVatlatlou 295
l 7.=e3) l 6. Cd2 Wblte ls c|eat|y ou top
wltbblsbettetpawusttuctute.
l 5. gx|4'
Otbetwlsel|ouudtbatltlsbatdtohgbt|ot
tbeadvautage.
l 5.. ex|4
Temalupolutlstbat8|ackcauuottecaptute
wltbblstookou|4. l 5..x|4l 6.$xe5'$xe5
l 7. Cxe5Aud8|ack'skulgbtlsbauglugou
d8.
l 6.e5
8|ackbas a te|lab|eposltlou altet l 6.$xg7
1xg7l 7.=d4t1g8,buta|tettbetextmove
Wbltetetalustbebettetcbauces.
l 6..=e7 l 7.2el t
I I.dxe5dxe5
Aet l l . . .=e8 l 2. b4 tbe p|ay wou|d
ttausposetotbe l 0..=e8-|lue.
I2. . . b8
Cettalu|y l 2.. =xd5. ls a setlous mlstake.
Aet l 3.cxd5 Cd4 l 4.$xd4 exd4 l 5. ac l '
Wblte qulck|y acbleved a declslve advautage
lutbe|o||owlugeucouutet. l 5..2d8 l 6.2xc7
Lxd5 l 7.Cg5 d6 l 8.|c l +- Lakuuza
Oyatblde- SuatezRoa,L|golbatl 992.
I3.=xd8xd8 I4.Cg5e8
Tbea|tetuatlvelsobvlous|yl u|etlot.l 4.. r|8
l 5.$xc6 bxc6 Audbete l | lke l 6.|d l wltb
tbe |o||owlug ulce ldea. l 6 . . . e4 l 7. Cl7t'
1g8 l 8.$xg7 xl7 ,l ustead l 8.. 1xg7
l 9. Ce5 2|6 20. |4' ls a|so sttateglca||y
dlmcu|t |ot 8| ack) l 9 .$e5 Desplte tbe
opposlte-co|outedblsbops,Wbltewasc|eat|y
bettet lu Ctoszpetet - Vldekl, Kecskemet
l 988.
I 5.$xc6bxc6i 6.e4|N
Tlslsacomp|ete|yuewp|aul utblsposltlou.
Teptob|emwas tbata|tet botb l 6.adl a5
aud l 6. |d l 1g8 l |al | to see bow to pose
8| ackauysetlousptob|ems.
i 6 4 4 4 b6
l a|so examlued l 6..1g8 l 7.ex|5 gx|5
l 8. 2|e l e4 l 9.$xg71xg720. |3wbeuWblte
tetalus a good edge, due to 8|ack's damaged
pawusttuctuteaudtbesupetlotltyo|tbewblte
kulgbtovettbeb|ackblsbop.
I7.COfe4
Anet aua|yslug l 7.. a5 l 8. 2|e l |4 l
tecommeudl 9. a4,lusteadl 9.edla4 20. Cel
g5 2 l .1g2 mlgbt be a wottby a|tetuatlve)
l 9..g5 20.2edl wbeu 8|ack ls doomed to a
passlvede|euce.
296 TeDutcbDe|euce
I 8.Od2e3I 9.be3e4
1b|sseemstobetbect|tlca|test.
20.$xg7t
1be tempt|ug 20.Cxe4.' does uot wotk
|u v|ew o| 20 . . . $b3' 2 l .l7 $xc3 22. Cxc3
xe3 23. cl ae8 24. I|2 3e6 aud 8|ack's
couutetp|ay|seuougb|otadtaw.
20... xg72I .f4$H22.aII
Wblte's advautage ls m|setab|y sma|| a|tet
22. g4 ad8 23. C|l $c8 24.Cg3d325. el
d2' 26.e|l e7 27. xe4 xe4 28. Cxe4
xa229. b3a3' .
22...ad823.If
Wb|te's luteuslou|st op|ay24.g4. ldouot
seebow8|ackcauequa||zebete,assomebow
Wb|te keeps au edge evetywbete. lot
examp|e.
23... b5
3 0 0 u C f g h
24.b3!e5
Auotbet ||ue |s 24 . . . $xb3 25. l7t 1b6
26.xc7d3 27.1b2$g428. C|l '1audoue
o|tbeb|ackpawusoutbequeeus|dew||||a|| .
25.g4 bxg4 26.bxg4 $e6 27Txe4 xe4
28.Oxe4 $xg4 29.Oc5 e8 30.g2 $c8
3I.fm32.Ot
Desp|tetbe| | m|tedmatet|a|,8|ackw|||suRet
|ot tbetesto|tbe game, due to b|sdamaged
pawusttuctute.
Conclusion:
Te||uescoveted|u tb|s cbaptetcaubett|cky
|ot tbe uuwaty. Wb|te must watcb out |ot
ttauspos|tlousto tbeDutcbtbat|audouts|de
outtepetto|te,sotbe||uesg|veuabovesbou|d
beate||ab|egulde.
Mote spec|hca||y, a|tet l .d4 g6 2.c4|5 we
cau cause 8|ack ptob|ems w|tb 3. b4' . Te
otbet||ue|s l .d4g6 2. c4$g7 3. C|3 |5 wbeu
tbep|ay |s |ess dtamat|c- out usua| klugslde
haucbetto |eads to |luess|m||atto out tegu|at
autl-Dutcb||ues. lu botb casesWb|tesbou|d
teta|uauedge.