JIN 4, Comprehensive Guide to Winning Chess eM Mesilla tay elsWin at Chess! CONTENTS [mtroduction ...ccccccceccceccececcesesseseeeesceeeseneesensesecessenecevactesseseaeseeesseaes xiii 1. CHESS GROWTH oc ccecseccsceseecenenseseseseeseesseseeseecseasenenaeareenenes 1 Chess Progression .0....cccececeeesesecseceeneceeenseeecneeesenetneceeceetneentenees 2 2. CHESS NOTATION ooocccccceccccececeeeseeseeesenersceesetecaseaeseeseenaes 7 Special Symbols 0... ec ee cece eeereseeeeeeseecneebeereeseeeeesgees 7 Definitions oo. ccecccsecceeceercreeceesecsessonseescnsceceecneceececeeesseneneens 7 Files and Ranks w.cccccccsccescsesesesetseseecenscsesenerevsesenenenseesnesnevsenenteees 7 SQUATES occ ccececeeeeeesceeeveceerseseseeecsevsseeessevseeeseesaevesrensenevaseseeeeas 8 Diagomalls ....0. cc ccceceeceeceecetecesenecucenseneceeenseneensenacneenseesieserensenseets 8 MOVES .oecccccscccesscecceceecessceceeaaeseseseseeeseeseeaaeecesceeeetsceesseseeeeeeaeeeeaes 8 Captures oo. ccc ec eeee eee cee cee cectee ce teecesceessssiseessenseeesnisereeterenes 8 Pawn Promotions .....ccsccescesseesseseeeescceseesceeseeseeeeeeeeaeenaecneteneenreess 8 POSHIOIS 0c ee eeccceceetnecenecesseeceeceteecsecersseecaeersaeseesenacestaeenaeeeess 8 Annotation Symbols ........cccccececcccerecceeeeeeeseeeseseseneeesenseveeeaees 9 Part | — The Opening 3. THE OPENING oon seeecececeeececceseeeeseneescneeseneeseascneesenesseaterenevaeneesees ll Goals in the Opening .....cceeeeeceeceeesesetecteeseteerenenestnesetereeseeees 12 Control the Center ...cccccccccsccesseececseecscnecceetspeesensenisecestancns 12 Develop All Pieces o.cccececececceccteeecseeceetseneenseeeieenreeeneeneeneens 13 Safeguard the King occ ccc cece cnesseeeescneceesestenseetieeeees 14 Hind rance eee ecceececceeesseesesseseceeceeseceesecseeseeseeseesseseesseasessensensens 15 Opening Guidelines .0..0.:ccecceccteecesceseteeetcesenseesteesenerseeseseeses 15 12 Common Mistakes... cccecceceeeeeeeeeeeeteseeseeseseeeeteneeeneeeeeses 16 A Look At The Openings ......cccceccecsecenerececetereereeteresseeneees 18 Strong Versus Weak Openings... ccc cceeeeeneneensenseneens 18 Standard Openings oe. cceccccceccescesceseeseeseeeeceeeeesessensenseseneees 18 ee eer cree 19 GiuOCO Piano 2... eee cee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeesereceecereretirereveeeneeneenees 19 Viera Game .eeseceescessssesseesessessesseerenserseveceeeaecesseeneeneeneenees 191. c4 Win at Chess! Ruy Lopez cceccecccccseseesesseceeecseesserscssesesscsenesenseseneceseenenes King’s Gambit 2.0.0 cece ccc ececceeee cesses seecaseesseetsenecnereeseses Smith-Morra’s Gambit .....ccccceceeeecereceeereeeeevensereserennersneenes Goring’s Gambit .... cc eee cece teen ee rece cert cneeneresnteenite Queen’s Gambit Declined ccc e ieee eee tenecseneees Queen’s Gambit Accepted occ eee ects tsceeenecereees Colle’s Opening oo. cicccccice ce creceee ee eisenetnereseneeeceectececnees Curry’s Opening occ eere ce crn cner rc en reenter enetnsenrnnienes Blackmar-Diemer’s Gambit 0.0.0.0: ccceceeeereceerccereeneceeneenties English Opening occ c cece ececscecceseceeereccnecraecnteensesteenecnernies Defenses coccicccccccccecccssccecssecsesssceesasesesaseecssssecessasecesateeseneecensateceiegess To | Tol vi— CP EEE EEE err Ene enn nE es French Detense ...cccccccccecccccscecseecescecseeceesessceetaesenseeseseneenteees Caro-Kannn’s Detense ...cccccccccccccsccscccsensecssensecseereenseeneenscenes Center Counter Defense ..ccccccccccccccccssceececeeesececeeseeeeseeeeeeeaees Sicilian (Najdorf) Defense oo. eee eeeceeeeneeteeneeteeneees Sicilian (Dragon) Defense... ccc cceceeeceeceeeeecteceeeneeeees Pire’s Defense .ccccccccccscsecsesssseessessecseseeseesecnececnecseeneeeeneeneens 0 eee Tarrasch’s Defense .occcccccccccccccccseececseecectsscsesetetesenseeteceess Tartakower’s Defense .cccccccccccccssccccsceeceessecceeceessaseecnssetensees King’s Indian Defemse vce ccc ceecseecenceereecrenseeneceeentenaees Nimzo-Indian Defense ...0cccccccccecccceccecsseceecsesseessesesseennenes Gruenfeld’s Defense .ccccccccccccscesscssesssensessseseceetseesecensenseeses Queen’s Indian Defense... cceecceeecseeeceereeceetrereeeeeeeennees Dutch Defense ..ccccccccccccccccesesssssecsesseesesseesssaseaceasesesseseseresss Gambits ooocc ccc cccccecccceccccssccesesserserssecsecssecesensesnectirecseetenes Defending Against Gambits ..0..0c:cccceccececceeccsseseeteeseeeeeens King’s Gambit Accepted ...ccccccccccecsecessessesceeseneeneenseneeneens King's Gambit Declined ...ccccececceccecersensencensenseneeneeseneens Smith-Morra’s Gambit Accepted ...cccecnseecesreneserensnereees Smith-Morra’s Gambit Declined ........cccceccescesersessencensereens Blackmar-Diemer’s Gambit Accepted o..... ccc Blackmar-Diemer’s Gambit Declined ......cc cc ceeeeeeeeees Falkbeer’s Countergambit occ cece cece ccesscsescnerseneeseneens Comparison of Openings ......ccccceceseeceseeseeeeseseeeeeeeeecsesesonecseens 19 19 20 20 20 21 2 21 21 21 21 21 21 2\ 21 21 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23