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Bibliography
Many books and sourees were consulted in the re- ONT NTS
search of this work and the following are to be re-
ferred to as of particular importance and for having
pro
rovvid
ide
ed th
the
e auth
tho
or wit
ith
h much mate
teri
ria
al.
Bibliography 6
he
hess
ss In
Info
form
rman
antt Vol
olu
umes 1- 56 Symbols 6
Encyclopaedia of he
hesss Openings Volume Introduction 9
Skakmathy Foreward 11
The lo lose
sed
d SiSici
cilia
lian
n Pickett Swift
The he hess
ss Plalaye
yer
r Chapter1
Sicilia
Sicilian
n De
Defen
fencece Gligoric Sokolov 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early ... dS 11
Tou
ourn
rnam
amenentt hes
ess
s Volu mes 1 - 48
lum
ats
at sfo
for
rd hess Openin ing
gs Gamel Speelman - Sunye Neto, Graz 1981 13
Schachwoche Gam
ame
e 2 Lima - Makarychev, Seville 1990 17
Win
innnin
ingg witith
h th
the
e lolos
sed Sic
icil
ilian Lane
ian Gam
ame
e 3 Ibrahimov - Tolnai, Budapest 1992 19
as weB as vari rio
ous oth
the
er magazazin
ines
es periodicals Game 4 Sho
hort
rt - Hja
jart
rtar
arso
son
n, European Clu lub
b Ch 19
1990
90 21
GameS Shor
ortt - Svesh
shnnik
ikov
ov,, European Clu lub
b Ch 19
1992
92 24
Gam
ame
e 6 Kie
iern
rnan
an - Vei
eing
ngol
old,
d, Mananil
ila
a Oly
lym
mpipiad
ad 199
1992
2 26
Gam
ame
e 7 Spa
pass
ssky
ky - Kas
aspa
paro
rov,
v, Bug
ugoj
ojno
no 19
19882
Dub
ubio
ious
us mov ovee Gam
ame
e 11 Ravik
ikuumar - Kiriro
ov, Cope
pennhagen Open 198
1980 43
?
Equ
qual
al or ba
bala
lanc
nced
ed poposisiti
tion
on Gam
ame
e 12 Rajkovic - Filip, Kragujevac 1977 45
Novelty Gam
ame
e 13 Korchnoi - Karpov, World Ch, Baguio 19 197
78 46
Whihite
te won Gam
ame
e 14 Trapl- Vogt, Bundesliga 1992 49
1
1 Blac
Bl ack
k won
Whitite
e has a sli lig
ght advan antatage
ge Chapter3
Bla
lac
ck has a sl slig
ighht advdvaantatagge 2 g3 with White playing 4 c3 52
Introdueti
tio
on
Gam
ame
e 18 Spassky - Ho
Hort
rt BuBugojn
gojno
o 197
1978
8 62 Introduction
Introduction
Gam
ame
e 19 Palacios - Rios
Rios Spain
Spain 19
1990
90 64
Gam
ame
e 20 Don
onev
ev - Orl
rlow
owsk
skii Sc
Schw
hwei
eiz
z 19
1992
92 66
The
The Clo
lose
sed Sici
Sicili
lian
an has attained steady popular
ariity
Chapter
Chapter 4 on the International circuit. It offers an alternative
g3 or 2 3 lead
leadin
ing
g to th
the
e Mai
ain
n ll
llne
ne 9 meth
tho
od to deal
aliing with th
the
e Sic
icil
ilia
ian
n Def
efen
enc
ce sid
ideest
ste
epp-
ing the vast amount of theory ty typical of variations like
Game 21 Spassk
Spas skyy - Hja
jart
rtar
arso
son n Europ
Eur opea
eann Clulubb Ch 19
1991
91 9 the
the Naj
ajdo
dorf
rf an
and
d Dra
rago
gon.
n.
Gam
ame
e 22 Bal
alas
asho
hovv - Pi
Pigu
gusosov v USS SSR R 19
1990
90 74
Gam
ame
e 23 Lane
La ne - Sa
Sadl
dler
er Lond
London on 191992
92 79
In the chapters th at
at follow I have examined the
Gam
ame
e 24 Cas
astr
tro
o - Tz
Tzouoummbabas s Man anil
ila
a Olylymmpi
piad
ad 19
1992
92
Gam
ame
e 25 Spas
Sp assk
skyy - Beieike
kertrt FrFren
ench
ch Cup 19 1991
91 various forms of The
The Cl
Clo
ose
sed
d Si
Sici
cili
lien
en with emphasis on
Gam
ame
e 26 Ljubojevic - Qu Quinintetero
ross Mar de dell Pl
Plat
ata
a 19
1981
81 the important illustrative games played by experts of
Gam
ame
e 27 L Roo
ooss - Abrbrav
aven
enel el Cle lerm
rmonontt FeFerr
rran
andd 19
1985
85 these
these va
varia
riatio
tions.
ns.
Gam
ame
e 28 Bur
urch
char
ardt
dt - LeLeviviti
tina
na Man anilila
a Olylymmpi
piad
ad 19
1992
92 9
Gam
ame
e 29 Brooks - J Be Benja
njamiminn Las Ve Vegas
gas 191992
92 95
I have tried to provide the reader with a clear pic-
Gam
ame
e 30 Bal
alas
asho
hovv - Sh
Shirirov
ov Kla laip
iped
edaa 191988
88 99
Ljub
Ljuboj
ojev
evic
ic - A Rod odri
rigu
guezez Biel
Biel 191985
85 ture and understanding of these lines. I have also fur-
Gam
ame
e 31
Gam
ame
e 32 Conquest - Cvi Cvitantan ForForlili 199
1992 2 4 nished interesting ideas and theoretical novelities
Gam
ame
e 33 Hja
jart
rtar
arso
son
n - Arn rnas
ason
on Rey eykj
kjav
avik
ik 19
1992
92 7 through the games with refined notes.
Gam
ame
e 34 Spas
Sp assk
skyy - Hjajart
rtar
arsosonn Bel
elfo
fort
rt 19
1988
88
Gam
ame
e 35 Hod
odgs
gson
on - Crorouc
uch h ScoScotltlan
andd 19198787 3
The book also includes general plans strategy and
Gam
ame
e 36 Spassky - Ge GeIle
Ilerr Su Suhu
humimi CaCandndida
idates
tes 19
1968
68 5
useful hints that the reader regardless
re of playing
ChapterS stren
strength
gth will
will fin
find
d use
useful
ful
Othe
Other
r Wh
Whit
ite
e Se
Seco
cond
nd Mo
Move
ves
s 9
oreward 11
FOREW R
Afte
ter
r th
the
e Openi
nin
ng mov
ove
es Unusual White Second
1 e4 cS Moves
Whit
hite
e ca
can
n adopt th
the
e losed
Variation of the Sicilian 2 g3
with 2 g3
or2 The move 2 g3 is played
Less popular second wit
ith
h the intenti tio
on of fi fia
an-
moves for White are 2 b3 che
ch ett
tto
oin
ingg ththee Bisish
hop on g2,
and 2 c4? wh which also lead establish control of the
to other forms of losed h1-
h1 -aB
aBlo long
ng dia iag
gon
onal
al an
andd th
thee
Sicilian and are analy
lyssed in centrtra
al sq
squuare dS. Thi his
s va
var-
r-
Chaptpte
er S. iati
iatio
on ofteftenn trtra
anspose ses
s in
in--
to the main line 2 4jc3
We now classify them which is dealt with tho-
into S main chapters as rou
rough
ghlyly in cha happte
ter
r 4. Thereree
follows: are many si simmil
ilar
arit
itie
ies
s in th
thee
2 g3 dS positions and features of
or where Black plBDB a n these two variations. In
early dS chapter 2 I shall restrict
myself to dealing with
2 g3 6 variations where White
and
and Whi
hite
te plays c3
plays refrains fro romm developin ingg
his
his Queen enss Knig ighht to c3.
2 g3 Whit ite
e re
reta
tain
inss hi
hiss opti
tio
on
wlth White playing of transposing into the
but Not the Maln llne main
ma in line
line.. The deve
developm
lopment
ent
of the Queens Knight is
4 2 g3 or normally delayed and
2 depends on Blacks defen-
leading to the Maln llne siv
sive fo
form
rmati
tio
on. This giv
ive
es
14 g3 dS ? or whe
hen
n Bla
lac
ck pla
lay
ys an early dS 2 g3 dS ? or when Black pJa
Jay
ys an ea
ear
rly dS 15
16 2 g3 dS
dS ? or when Bl
Blac
ack
k pl
pla
ays an early ... dS 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early ... dS 17
lopment to compensa
lopme satte fo
forr tial advan
anttage on the
th e Bla
lac
ck has to get rid of
his
hi s Pawn. White could try Kin
inggsid
side
e togeth
ogethe
er with the threa
the eatt to his g Pawn
16 g4 6 17 ciJ
iJe
eS ciJ
ciJeS
eS 18 Blacks lack of develop velop-- and
an d activate his
hi s Kining
g's
dS l'Xad819 2 b6co. ment giv ive
e him a tangib iblle Rook. 20 ... h6 was a viaiab
bie
9 .Qg6 adv
dvaantage
tage.. White
Whit e could alternative
alternative.. The te
text
xt all
llow
ows
activate
activat e the King's Rook the
the dormant Rook on hl in-
10
Suetin v Sveshnikov, via ththe
e third rank or open to th
the
e att
tta
ack.
Dub
ubna
na 19
1979
79wwen
entt 10
10c
ciJh4e6 up the h file. 21 hS .Q.fS
11c
11 ciJg6 hg6 12 ciJc3 ciJf6 13 22 nh4± f6
e3 e 7 14 ciJe
ciJe44± when ii L Desperation. Black
Whites pair of Bishops î î î she
sheds a Pawn hoping to
give him a slight technical î compl
plic
icat
ate
e th
thee is
issu
sue.
e. How- 30 ne7
edge.
10 6
[ ss .l
ever
for
orce
ces
s pr
Whites
pre
eva
vail
superior
il after win
inni
ning
ng
Speelman returns
exch
ex chan
angge whi
hich
ch si
sim
mpl plif
the
ifie
ies
s
two
two Pawns.
Fh
into a fu
fuU
U poin
int.
t. Se
See
e ga
gam
mes 18 eS eS± L, ciJe4e4ciJg3
ciJg3).). Mo- LJ r3J impeccabl
imp ccable
e and he also
section. reover Bla lac
ck can tr tra
ansfer showed a sharp ta
tact
ctiica
call
4)g8 his Knight to d4 and pres- 26 (tc3 ±± vision..
vision
On 12 ... ciJdS13
dS13cciJ
iJdSed
dSedS
S surize the weak pawn on White uncorks a fine
(13
(1 3 ... dS 14 ciJeJeS
S±) 14 e2 c2..
c2 tacti
tic
cal continuation whic ich
h GAME
e7 (14.
(14.... e6
e6 15l'Xel e2 16 8 bS 4 wins an exchange and the
l'Xe2
l'Xe 2 'i
'i
td7 17 ciJh4± and This reply weakens the game. 26 ... l: l:
c3 2 7 l'
l'X
Xd8 Uma
Uma Makarychev
Whit ite
e has ththe
e Bis
ish
hop pair) dia
iago
gona
nals
ls an
andd gives Whit ite
e a che
ch eckmat
kmate
e is elementar
lementaryy Sev
evU
Ule 19
199
90
15ciJeSciJeS16 eS±. cle
lea
ar obje jec
cti
tiv
ve. However while
whil e 26 ... l'Xb8 s met by 27 e4 cS
3 (tel 4)ge7 aft
fte
er 18 ... a6 19ciJa3 is is ± as c6 bc6 28 c 6 d7 29 29
d7 g3 dS
14 h4 .Q.hS the Knight springs int
ntoo checkmate
checkmat e. edS
ed ädS
eS eS acti
tioon via c4 explo loit
itin
ingg ththe
e 6 (tf6 4 3 .Qg4
16 Q eS:t weakakne
ness
ss on b6 b6.. 27 (tc8 r Jf 5 .Qg2 (te6
19 4 cd4 28 nd7 Q e7 6 ctJfl
Whit
ite
e's contrtro
ol of the
impo
import
rtan
antt di
diaago
gona
nalls, sp
spa
a- 20 (td2 .Qg6? 29 (tb7 t1g7 An in
inte
tere
resti
stin
ng alt
lte
ern
rna
a-
18 2 g3 dS ? or wh
whe
en Black plays an early ... dS 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early ... dS 19
tiv
tive to the main line come comes s 114JeS±
4JeS±)) 114Je
JeSS dl 12
124J
4Jd
d7 ing a Pawn storm
rm.. 25 ttf4
into
int consid
ide
eration 6 c2 134Jf6 4J 4Jf
f6 144
44J
Jc2. Th
The
e 17 titeS 00 26 hg6 .Q.g6
d6
d 6 ? 7 h3 -'ld7 (t (th
he poin intt Bis
Bi shop pair and the weak- 18 h4 ttb61 27 .Q.g6 hg6
of ... d6 is that the Bishop nes
esss of the e6 Pawn co con
n- Bla
Black dodoees not realiz
alize
e If 27 ... l el th en
en 28 g2
retre
retr eats to a better square) stiitute a slight advantage
st the need fofor
r immedia
iatte de- c6 29 .o.e4±±.
84Jc
84 Jc3
3 eS 9 e2 e2 f6 10d
0d3 3 4Je7 for
fo r Whi
hite
te.. fensive measures. Better 28 titc4 'lJg7
114Jd2 c c6
6 12 4 Jde4 c7 13 10 4 4)(6 was 16 ... l e8
e8 17 hS f6 18 29 titc2 titc6
h S 4J4Jgg6 14 f4 d8 d8 lS fS U g4 .Q.g6 e2
e2 f 76e
6eS
S. 30 nh3 ttf3
4Je
Je7 7 16 f3 4Jd7CX) Chandler 12 .Q.f 4)d.S 19 nel b4 31 gS 1:0
v Levitt 1981. HoHow weveverr A precise move which Black tries to solve his White is a piece up and
Whites position is pre- keep
ke eps
s th
thee ba
bala
lanc
ncee. The na- difficulti
fficultiees by je
jetti
tis
sonin
ing
g a now he exposes th the
e Black
ferred due to the relative tural 12 ... e7 134Jfe feS
S 4JeS Pawn but he goes out of monarc
monar ch. Black has no
safety of the White King 14 4JeS c8 lS h4± leads the
the fry
ryiing pan into ththe
e fir
ire
e. counterp
rpllay whatsoever,
and the acti tiv
ve posititio
onin
ing
g Bla
lack
ck in
into
to tr
trou
oubl
ble
ed waters 20 hS f6 hence
hence resig
resigns
ns..
of hi
hiss pi
piec
eces
es.. as his Kingside Pawn 21 tite6 .Q.f7
h3 .Q.hS stru
struc
ctu
ture
re is sh
shaat.tered. The ending af te
ter 21 ... GAME
d3 titd7 13 4)feS 4)eS e6 22 l e6 f7
e6 f7 23 l
l e2± fa-
14 4)eS titd8 vours White who has the I hr
hra hi
hi mo
mov v T ol
ol na
nai
l "L L. 15 .Q.g3:t Bishop pair sweeping Budapest
Budapest1992
1992
m L m Lm L across the board and an
extrtra
a pawn. Th
The
e co
conti
ntinu
nua-
a- e4 cS
' J. tio
ti on could be 23 ... -'l
'la
a2 24 2 g3 dS
-'ld6 l fe8 2S cS l e2 e2 26 edS
e2
e 2 4 Jc2 27 b7±±.
b7±±.
: l t { : l t 22 ttfS ±±
4- 4-
Lh
Lh Lh
Lh .leL Lima wisely rejects the
{).. . tt
{) tt11 exchange of Queens under
unf
nfav
avou
oura
rabl
ble
e co
cond
nditi
ition
ons:
s: 22
9 1N b6
b 6 ab6 23 a3 4 Jc2 24 l e 7
A novelty which l ae8 2S l e8 l e8 26 b7
improves over the earlier Whites active minor 4Jd4.. Despite being a Pawn
4Jd4
game is designed to gain pieces and the imminent light Black has enough
control of the eS square. Pawn sto
tor
rming on ththe
e Kin
in-
- cou
oun
nte
terp
rpla
lay
y as oompensa sa-
-
White also has the choice gside gives him the better tion.
of preventing Black from game. If now lS ... e e7
7 16 22 nae8 White can refrain from
anchoring his Knig igh
ht on d4 d2
d2 h4 17 h4 h h4
4 18 Mter 22 ... h8 23 l e 7 capturing on dS although
wit
ith
h c3
c3.. c4 ±. 4Jc6 24 h6 White's threats his prospects aft
fte
er that are
9 e6 15 .Q.d6 are unstopable. 22 ... 4Jc2 gloomy. 3 2 de4 4 .o.e4
Informator susug
ggests 9 ... 16 tite2 .Q.eS 23 .o.e4 g6 24 f4 tran- 4Jf6 S 2 4 6 4Je2 4J
4Jc6+.
f6 as a better alternative 16... wouould
ld be "c
"cas
astl
tl-- spo
spose
ses
s in
into
to th
the
e game. 3 titdS
when Whit ite
e would follolow
w ing int
nto
o it and unple lea
a- 23 ne8 ne8 4 4)(3 .Q.g4
up with 10 e3 e3 e6 eS santl
tly
y met by 17h7h44 init
itia
iatt- 24 .Q.e4 g6 5 .Q.g2
.
g3 aS ? or when Black plays an ear
arly .... as 21
ly ..
20 2 g3 aS ? or when Black plays an ee
eer
rly ... as
an elegant tac
acti
tic
cal blow: 12 to the wea
eakn
kne
ess of the d3
4'Je
JeS
S.Q.dl13
dl1344'Jd7 .Q.e214 el Pawn. So
So::
4'Jc2 15 e2 d7 16 ac1 :t :t
4'Je31
e317
7fe3 c8 18 hdl 4'Jh6 4) :t''
:t
19d4 m
8 ttd7
10 .Q.e3 f6
9 4-
Lb
• .L. 4 L.
jt
jt
L. l:::
:-
.
m t m r t 24 tte6
5 tte6 4 2S gl );tf7
Reco
Re comm
mmen ende
dedd by for
form
mer
.
.l Forced as White was
World Champion Max
threatening
threatening to sac the
Euwe and th the
e lo
logi
giccal choicicee '/0. 4- r 4 to the weakness of the d3 exch
chaange on c6. However it
i .q
0 d .h
to plalay
y fo
forr an ad
advvantatag
ge.
z. z
..
4- M4- M Paw
awn.
n. So
So:: makes little difference to
Cugini v Buzzi, Caorle Lb Lbg
15 d4 cd4 the ou
outco
tcome
me..
1991 we went 5 ... e e44 6 f1 § 16 cd4 .Q.a3 26 );tcS );td7
4'J
'Jc
c6 7 d3 0-0-0 8 .Q.e3eS 9
10 4
16 ... ed4 is met by 17 27 );td7 ttd7
4'Jbd2 g6 g6 10 h3 .Q.d7114d7114''Je
Je44
10 eS? seems natural ac
a c1 b8 18 hd1± ± (18 ... 28 );
);ta
taS
S Resig
esigns
ns
c4 124 24''Jh4 e6 13 4' 4'JgS e8 dS
d S fails to 19 .Q.f4 a8 20
14 dc4 fS. Black has a but is in fact an error.
Tactics favour White: 11 dS
d S dS 21 c8 c8 mate; 18 ...
dangerous initiative to
.Q.d619 d4 with 4'J 'Jb
bS to
compe
comp ensate for the Pawn. 4'J
'Je
eS dl12 4'J'Jd
d7 c2 134
34'J
'JcS
cS
fol
olll ow
Possibly better for cS
cS 14 4 'Jc
Jc2
2. White is a
17 bal t$)e7
White
Whit e would have been 9 soli
so lid
d Pawn up
up..
11 cl .Q.f3 18 deS feS
h3 .Q.h.hSS10 4'Jbd
bd22 d S 11g4
.Q.g6
g612
124 4'Jd4
d4±±
±± so 9 ... .Q.f3 12 .Q.f3 3 19
20 .tQ
tg.4
a7±);thf
a7± );thf8
g6 8
is forced when 10 10..Q.f3 g6 13 ttf3 eS
The
Th e critical moment.
21 .Q.b
.b66 );
);td
tde8
e8
11 4'Jd2±. White has the
Black could have won a 22 );tacl
advantage of the Bishop
Pawn here by 13 .. ... d 3 bu
butt 23 tha4
pair. The Quee een
n swings to the A pr
pret
etty
ty fi
fini
nish
sh..
6 1 afte
after 14 g2
g2 he would have
been in difficulties: 14 ... oth
the
er sid
ide
e to participate in
7 h3 .Q.hS
a mating attack. Blach GAME
8 d3 d71
d71 S cS
cS±±.
14 g2 0-0-0 should have exchanged
This is perhaps the most Short
Short v Hja
Hjarta
rtarso
rson
n
The preparations for Queens earlier and
preciise move order. Moz
prec ozees Solingen v Rey
Solingen Reykjav
kjavik
ik..
battle are complete. Now accepted a pass ssiv e and dif'-
ive
v Nem
emeteth
h, Ege
gerr 19
1991v
91var
ariied
Whit
ite
e must hurr rry
y. If Black ficu
ficult
lt en
endg
dgam
ame.e. EuropeanClub
Europea nClubChCh 1990
with 8 4'J
4'Jc3
c3 d7 9 d3 f6? 10 10 e4 cS
gets time to complete his 23 ... b8
.Q.e34'J
e34'Jd411
d4114
4'Je
Je4eS
4eS?? This
This is
development he will have 24 );thd1±± g3 dS
dubious. Mozes now un-
The end is nig
igh
h. 3 edS thdS
dermines the centre with asolid positional plus due
4 3 Q g4 11 ..
.... d8 was pr pro
obabl
blyy White ju jusst a min inu
ute edge. 20 l h3 4)d4
5 Q g2 tt mor
oree pre
preci
cis
se with the Howeve
Howe ver
r White coul
uld
d 21 4 5
6 lifl 4)c6 thr
threat of ... c4. But the attemptt a posi
attemp posittio
ionnal Pawn 22 4)g5 g6
7 h3 .Q.h5 move pl play
ayeed is equ qua
ally sac
sa crifice by 17 f4 ? h4 18 23 l
good as Blac ack k parries th
the
e h4 h4 19 f3 with an un un--
H *L. L.
L. threat. If 11 .. ... e7 then 12 clear poposit
sition
ion..
m m m a6 b6 13 g4 g4 1g6 14 4JeS eS±
±± 16 h5
exploitting the pin on the
exploi
l long
lon g di
diag
agon
onal
al.. H *
12 g4 Q g 6 m ·? m
13 4 1 1 4
L L
4J t Sensisin
ng th
tha at his ac
acti
tiv
vit
ity
y
on the Queenside has t
t t 11
reach
che ed an impasse White t
L
.
4J tJ
.'
r tJ
tJ
switch
chees to the Kingside. tm
m
White also obtains the t 11 This is not just a ca
cas
sual
Nig
ige
el Short th
the
e mai
ain
n li
lin
ne Bishop pair. The logica call move but a requirement of
of E D follow up would be to co conn- • J
: ' .. '
-1:'
.
f L.
L.
Black have the chance to
expl
ex ploi
oitt hi
his
s ad
adva
vant
ntag
age
e. Th
The
e
The
Th e remain
32 'i
aining
'i1
1il
ilg
ing mov
g2 II
IIJ
oves
Jh71
es we
were:
re:
J.
4J
r .e 4J tJ rJ; §
i /-
6 .Q.h3
The choice of this var- The triumph of Blacks
iati
iatio
on, earl
rly
y in ththe
e openining
g While the merits of plan. Whlte's dominatio ionn
48 b5 ± 'lih7
is evid
ide
ence of th the
e Estoton
nia
ian
n Whites plan initiated on of the centre collapses and
49 tta6?
Gra
ranndmasaste
ter'
r's
s ininte
ten
nti
tio
on to the 9th move are open to the Knight has to retreat to
49 4Je2 ±
dis
isc
cussio
ion
n ththis
is analo
log
gous a passive square. The se-
49 ttc7 avoid the main li
sis. lin
ne analy- move by White is a serious quence of forced moves
b6 ttc6
However the text is inac
in accu
cura
racy
cy.. Now Blalack
ck ca
car-
r- tha
that fo
foll
llo
ows tr
traansposes in in-
-
51 c 5 =i==i=
har
arm
mleless
ss an
and
d does not pose rie
ries out his plan without to a pleasant endgame for
52 5 I:tf3
any
an y pr
prooble
lem
ms fofor
r ru
russ oppo- any hinderance. 12 4Jge4 Bla
lack
ck.. Bla
lack
ck's
's Rooooks
ks whi
hich
ch
SJ 3 1:t 4
nent..
nent The inevitable 4Je4 13 4Je4 was essenti tia
al were focusing on Whites
54 .d3 ttf3
exchange of the light to create threats against wea
eakk Pa
Pawwn ac
acqu
quir
ire
e te
terr
rrib
ible
le
.d2 J:th4
squared Bishops enables the Pawn on cS and deploy strength.
56 'liel I:thl
White to obtain a safe ha- rus
ru s Queen aggre res
ssiv
ive
ely on 20 I:tel
57 1 .h3
ven for his King on g2 and the Ki
King
ngsid
side.
e. 21 .e6 .e6
58 .e2 .c3
12 .Q.e7 22 1:te6 J1f6
59 'lidl a the
th e fr
freee Rook on hl.
7 dJ N 13 I:thel 4
60 b7
0:1
0:1
.d5
Veingold improves on
14 .Q.d4 004;
15 4 4
v . r - /
+ m : v .r - / +
the
th e pre
rev
vio
iou
us tr
trie
ied
d 7 ..
.... d7. .... .A.
.. .A.
8 6
16 4 I:tc8 r 1
.
9 5?
17 c4?
GAME 6
It was this logical move Thi
his
s posisiti
tio
onal mis ista
tak
ke
Kiern
Kierna
an v Ve
Vein
ingo
gold
ld that Whit
that ite
e was co
coun
unti
tin
ng on leaves White with an iso-
to complete his develop- late
la tedd Pawn. Bla lac
ck now has 1t
Manil
Manila
a Olym
Olympiad 1992
piad , •••. z
men
entt smooth
thly
ly.. Howev ever
er a fi
fine
ne poposi
siti
tion
onal
al adadva
vant
ntag
age.
e. 1t
" 0 i / - ...
this does not pose any pro- Instead 17 f4 followed by
1 e4 cS . ..
lin
linkiningg th
the
e pair of Rooks by
2 g3 d5 ble
lem
ms fo
forr Blac
Black.
k. 9 .Q.e3
e3
b6 fll, ael would have been a
f During the last six
3 ed5
ed5 ttd5 10 d2
d2 in
inte
ten
ndin
ingg el was a
.Qg4 bette
better
r alt
altern
ernati
ative
ve.. bette
be tter
r co
cont
ntinu
inuati
ation
on.. moves the position has
4 3
.Qg2 .e6 9 .Qg2 17 dcl changed sharply. Despite
5
10 'lig2 ttd7 18 be3 00 the material equality
6 'lifl
31
32 4)c7 ..Q.d4
Q.b6
OOt.
&e2 The
Th
... 4
... e6followe
most neadtu
:)c6follow
:)c tur
rb
ayl .r.e.p..
ly
..o 8,
o.d6
d6,
33 .Q.d8 Gulko
Gulk o v Vladimirov, ... 00 also lea
ead
ds to a goo ood
d
The
Th e Bis
isho
hopp pr
pre
events the USSR 1966vari
USSR 1966varieed with 6 d3 position. Kasparov played
invasion of the Knight and d4 7 4:)e
4:)e4
4 le7 (7 ... 4:)e
4:)e44 8 thiis game 11y
th 11yeears ago. He
paves the way for le
le4
4 l d6 9 hS {94
{94::)e2 ? 00 was then a young energenerget etic
ic
advanc
advan cin
ing
g hi his
s conn
connec
ecte
tedd 10 00 4:)c:)c6
6 11 4:
4:)
)f4± . Th
The e and very ambit itio
iou
us pla layyer.
passed Pawns on the The di dia
agramme
rammed d popos
si- controll of the long diago-
contro Perha
Perh aps he would now
Queenside. tion was rea eac
ched by a didif-
f- nal hl-a8 gives White a pre
pr efer 8 ... 4:)c
)c6
6. The text
34 l1e4 bS ferent move order in the tan
tangible ededge
ge}} 4:)
:)d
d7 10 .o,gS lea
eadds to an interesting po-
35 ctlb4 5 Spa
Sp assky v Kasparov ga gam
me l e7 114:
4:)
)f3 h6 12 h4 fîg
fîg88 13 sition.
36 4)c6 nc8
nc8 ---
--- 1e4 cS 2 4:) :)c
c3e
3e6
6 3 g3 dS lf4 4:
4:)
)f6+ Smyslo lovv v Trif
ifu
u- 9 00 4)(6
b4 4 ed
edSS ed
edS
S 5 .o,g2
g2.. novic
novi c, Moscsco
ow 1947 where 10 .Qg2 .Q.d6
37
White
Whit e se
see
eks to weaken Bla
lac
ck ha
hass neatly collectcte
ed
38 ctle6 see fol
follow
lowin
ing
g diagram
39 4)f4 b3 the hl-a8 diagonal and the Bishop pair and has a
the
0:1
0:1 saddlle Black with an iso-
sadd slight positional plus) 8 11 l
32 2 g3
g3 dS ? or whe
hen
n Bla
lac
ck pl
plays an earl
ays rly
y dS 2 g3 dS ? or wh
when
en Bla
lack
ck plays an early
lays dS 33
be 33 ,te3fi
3fittld73
d734
4 ,t
,te7
e7f fit
itlld6 with 5 ... de4 6 4je4 4je4 14 d6 d6 15 e7 with
35 g7 b2 36 ,tg5 fit itlle6 37 7 e4 4jd7 8 4 je2 e7 9 0-
0-0 Whitite
e again a li
litt
ttle
le be
bett.ter)
g7 ,tb3 resulting in a 4 jf6 10 2 b6 74jf3 0-0 8 0-04jc6 9 4Je2
draw
drawn en
endin
ding.
g. 4 ed5 e6
e6 104 jf 4±.
Another 6th move var-
GAME 8 iant was Spassky v
Kororch
chno
noi,
i, Kieiev
v 19
1966
66:6
:6 4jgege22
anev unn d4 7 4j4je4 4je4 8 e4 e4 4jd7 9
Stro ud
ud 198 d3 4jf6 10 2 d6 11 0-0
e4 cS 0-0 when Black has equal-
4 c3
c3 e ized.
3 g3
5 cd4 Whit ite
e. The is iso
ola
late
tedd Pawn is
Tse
sesh
shko
kovs
vsky
ky v Gor orel
elov
ov,, Nunns capture sets the bloc
blockakade
ded,
d, th the
e mininor
or pi
piececes
es
Akt
ktju
jubi
bins
nskk 19
1985va
85variried
ed with pattern for the rest of the are undermining the d5
3 4jge2 4jf6 4 g3 5 ed5 game. The text proves that squ
sq uare and Bla lac
ck has fa failile
ed
ed5 6 d4
d4 4 7 2 cd4 8 5 d4 Black is willing to accept to obtain any concrete
d4
d4 4 jc6 9 a4 a4 c5 10 5 Intro
rodducining
g an unusual an isolated Pawn in the threats. 19 ... e4 20 g4
whe
henn Bla
lack
ck's
's is
isol
olat
ated
ed Pawn atta
tacckin
ingg conceptio ion n. The centre in exchange for un- 4jg6 21 e4 de4 22 4jf5 c5
give
give Whihite
te an ad
adva
vant
ntag
age.
e. text is tricky but is a bold dermining the White 234jh5
3 d5 attempt to exploit Black' k's s Queen.
4 edS earlrly
y advavan
nce in th thee centr tre.
e. The al
alte
tern
rnat
ativ
ives
es ar
are:
e:
Hug v Korchnoi, Biel It is rarely seen on the a) 5 ... e6 6 4jge2 4jc6 (6 ...
1986 refrained from the tour
to urna
nammen
entt ci
circ
rcui
uitt. 4jf6 7 2 c4 8 0-0 4jc6 9
early capture by 4 d3 4jc6 5 White hopes to saddle 5±
5 ±) 7 2 4jf6 8 0-0 e7
ed5 (5 2 ? is p'layab le
le)
) his opponent with an iso- 9 5 cd4 10 4j 4jd4 4jd4 11
ed5 6 2 d4 7 4j 4je4 4jf6 8 lated Pawn. This idea is d 4 0-0 12 , ta tad
dl a5 13 d2 d2
certainly worth a try espe- and Whit itee has a posit itio
ionnal
4j
4je
.Qe.2 4je.4
g411.
g411 Q.9 g2de7=
4 . d6 10 0-
7=. 0-0 cial
ci ally
ly as su
surprpri
rise
se vavalulue.
e. advan
ad vantag
tagee.
Lane v Nixon, Paignton Podr
Po draz
azha
hansnska
kaya
ya v Se Sega
gal,l, b) 5 ... 4j
4jcc6 6 dc
d c5 d4 7 4j 4je4
197
19 76 saw a dubious tran- Grarazz 19
1991
91sa
saww ththe
e mor ore
e na
na- - c5
c5 8 4jc5 a5 9 d2 c5
sposiition into a King's In-
spos tural 5 2 4jf6 6 d4 d4 e6 7 10 2±. Blacks pieces are in dis-
dian wit ith
h colo lou
urs re
rev
vers
rse
ed 4jge2 4jc6 8 0-0 cd4 9 4jd4 6 ttd4 4 f6 array. 23 .. .... f6 24 4jhg7 d5
wit
ith
h 4 ...... d4? 54jc
54jce2 4jf6 6 e7
e 7 10 ,tel 4jd4 11 d4 Superior to Lane v 25 4je7 4je je7 7 26 4jf5 fit itllf727
.Q.g24
g24jjc6 7 f 4 e5 8 4jf3 when Whi hite
te is doiningg weIlIl.. Bolog
Bo logan
an,, Ca
Cappe
ppelle
lle LaGranrandede g 7 fitl
fitle6 2828 e7 fit fitllf5 29
d6±. 9 0-0 gives White a Tilenboeva v Herrera, 1992:6 .. .... e6 7 2 4jc6 8 f8±±.
Mananil
ila
a Olylymmpi
piad
ad 19 1992va
92var r- a4
a4 b4 9 4j 4je2 a6 10 0 -0 Qg5 Jle
prom
pro misin
ising g atta
attack
ck..
Instead of 4 ed5 Marja Marja-- ied from the above by 6 d3 4je
4j e7 11
114j
4jf4
f4 0-0 124jce ceii' c
c5
5 Jlb
novic v Masic went 4 2 e 7 (Gul ulk
ko v Vla laddim
imir
irov
ov,, 13c
13 c3 b5? 14 14 dldl b6 15a 5a4 4 A cu
cuririou
ous s co
conc
ncep
eptt whi hich
ch
4jf6 5 d3 e7 6 4jge2 de4 7 USSR 1966 continued 6 ... b4 16c b4
b4 4jb4 17b
7b33 Z'iac8 appears to be anti-positio
ac8 positio-
-
4je4 4je4 8 e4
e4 0-0 9 0-0 d4 7 4j
4je4 e7 8 4jf6 f6 9 18 b2
b2 f5 194jd jd4
4± nall. Normal is 8 2 4jc6 9
na
and White is a li
litt
ttle
le bett
tte
er. e2
e2 e7 10 4j
4jh3 4 jd7 110-0 see
se e fo
foll
llow
owin
ing
g di
diag
agra
ram
m a4 with play against the
a4
Black should have varied 0-0 12 ,tel d6 13 f4 f4 4jf6 An ideal situation for isolated Queen Pawn as
34 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early ... dS 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early ... dS 35
. a8
a8 16 tt;JcS . c
unclear.
c8
8 17 tt;Jb is Whitc4
16 e blasts open the te
term
onrm thp
ero
rosp
spe
K eg
incts
sidefo
for
r aac
b acti
tiv
sed vit
ity
oyn
11 bc3 centre with a timely blow achi
ac hiev
evin
ing
g f4 an
andd g4
g4..
Aft
fte
er 11 t;Jc 0-0 12 e e2
2 rev
revea
eali
lin
ng th
the
e dr
draw
awbac
ack
ks of 3 e6
d4 13 tt
tt;J
;Jd
d2tt
tt;J
;Jb
b61
614 4 c6 bc6 the ambitious King ma- 4 g3 dS
Bla
lack
ck st
stan
ands
ds bebett
tter
er.. noeuvre and underdeve- 5 edS
Ope
peni
ning
ng pr
prep
epar
arat
atio
ion
n bu
butt xible positi tio
on. Not the 14 .Q.d2 ne8 dS
dS dS 24 fJ. .dSZ dS
dS 25
the concept seems a poor tempting 12 ... fJ..f413 fJ fJ...f4 15 nel nel 'itlg2f6.
one. White is unable to fJ...dS14 fJ
fJ fJ...h3fJ.
h3fJ...e6(14 ... fS is 16 e
l d
7 21 ttb7
obta
tain
in any tatan
ngible advan- interest..ing) 15 fJ..e6 fe
interest fe6 16 17 g4 22 nel t)b7
tage from the opening. e2 dS 17 Z fel Z ae8 18 An un
unor
orth
thod
odox
ox coconc ncep
ept,
t, 23 .Q.b7 b4
b4
Transposing into a King's e4
e4 when White enjoys a the
th e intention of which is to 24 .Q.e4 .Q.a2
Indian Defence with co- microscopic plus due to forc
fo rce
e Bla
lack
ck in
into
to co
conc
ncee eedi
ding
ng 25 .Q.d2
lours reversed seems to be the weakness of the Pawn the
th e Bishop pair. 17 'i 'itl
tlh
h2 is
White's best bet: 5 d3 d4 6 on e6. pas
assi
sive
ve an
andd un
unch
char
arac
acte teri
ris-
s-
{)bl eS 7 .Qg2{
2{))f6 8 0-0 fJ..e7 13 h3 tic of Bob
obby
by Fis
isch
cher
er..
9 {)d2 and White has the The idea behind the text 17 ne8
option of playing on either is to make a flight square 18.dl .Qf4
sid
idee of the board. as weIl as to try and obtain 19 .Q.f4 .Q.e6
5 eds the Bishop pair. Blacks 20 t)f3 b4?
6 .Qg2 proposed plan of ... d7
In the 23rd game of the foll
llo
owed by ...... fJ..g4harass- liI
same match Fis isc
cher wisely ing the White Queen is also L L. L
varied with 6 d3 {)f6 7 fJ..g2 defeated.
fJ...e78 fJ
fJ fJ...gSd4 9 fJ..f6fJ.
f6fJ...f610
l
In his heyday Ficich
her was
{)e
)e4 4 fJ
fJ...e711{)f4 0-0 12 0-0 lil \i. . . ? i 40
famous for bis flawless
Z e8 13 1 3 hS hS g6 14 dS and m L Lm L Mdb handl
dlin
ing
g of th
the
e Bis
isho
hopp pair
ir..
Whit ite
e has a sli lig
ght edge. f 7. jt A Uttle has changed. The
6 d4
l A A o text is designed to flush
7 s . out any counter chances
- . . 3
l/.
10 (}-O (}-
(}-O 13 J: b initiative. The text is into
into th
the
e game.
Fischer has drawn a An ambltltioiou
us apapppro
roa
ach. essentia
iall
lly
y the lolossin
ing
g move 25 .Q.ds
blank from the opening. Boris is obviously playing which opens up the posi- 26 .Q.ds s
Black has a comfortable for an advantage. He pre- tion for his opponents 27 neS b6
posit
itio
ion
n with centr tra
al space pares to centralize his Bishop pair. The sequence 28 'lifl
and smooth develoloppment. Knight by ..
.... {)eS, play ..
.... b6 of forced moves leads to a White prevents the
The White Knights stay on and reroute bis Bishop to miserabie endgame for Bla
lac
ck Roo
ookk fro
rom
m in
infi
filt
ltra
ratt-
dS is on
only
ly te
tem
mpo
pora
rary
ry.. the
the a8-hl diagonal. If 13 ... Black. ing
ing th
the
e seve
ven
nth rank.
d7 14 g4
d7 g4 fJ. .f415fJ.
f415fJ...f4fJ.
f4fJ...e616 Spa
pas
ssk
sky
y cou
ould
ld ha
havve kepeptt 28 ... f6
11 dJ .Q.e6 f3 Z ad8 17 Z fel fJ..dS18 the dynamic balance with After 28 ... {)a4 29 Z c4
12 4 .Q.fs dS
dS dS 19fJ. .dSZ dS20 l'le2 20 ... Z d8 21Z
21Z el'itlf8 (21 ... {)b2 30 Z d4 aS 31 fJ . . c 3 {)dl
A precis
ise
e and lo
log
gic
ica
al re- and White has a slightly fJ...dS22 dS
fJ. dS dS 23fJ 3fJ...dSZ dS
dS 32 fJ
fJ...aS
aS±
±± th
the
e Bla
lack
ck Kni nigh
ghtt
sponse maintaining a fle- super
sup erior
ior pos
positio
ition.
n. 24 Z e8 mate) 22 a3 fJ..dS23 is out of play and may ne-
ver
ver retu
return.
rn. 46
29 lta5 lte7 47 'lld4 ctlbS
30 .Q.b4 ltd7 48 4 ltc3
31 .Q.cS r J f 49 b
b55 ltd3 CHAPTE
CHAPTER
R2
32 2 g5 SO 6 lth3
33 fIif3 ik6 Boris has sacked his g c6 and White plays c
34 4 h5 Knight for three Pawns Pawns..
35 .Q.d4 lte7 Unfortunately for him
36 fIif3 h4 Whit ite
e's fo
forrces are harmo-
37..Q.cS
37 lte1 niously placed. The final 2 4)c6 3. Contr
tro
ol of the d4 square
re..
38 lta7 5 onsl
on slau
augh
ghtt co
com mbi
bini
ning
ng Roo
ook,
k, This move signifies 4. Build up a Queenside
Bis
ish
hop and Kin ing
g leads to a Blacks willingness to attac
attack and gain space.
won
wo n posit
position
ion.. transpose into the main 1 e4 cS
51 'lld5 ltf3 line variations and adopt 2 g3 4)c6
52 W2 a regular defensive setup 3 .Qg2 g6
53 ltg8 h7 irre
irrespective of Whites The text is the most
54 r J f lta2 move ord rde
er. The differ
ffere
ent common setup. Black will
SS ltg7 h6 obje
ject
ctiv
ives
es of bo
both
th si
sid
des are fia
iannchetttto
o his Bis ish
hop on g7
S6..Q.f8
S6 lta7 as fol
follow
lows:
s: which oft fteen acts as a good
57 f Ii
Iif6 lta6 defe
de fens
nsiv
ivee pi
piec
ece.
e. Th
The e al
alteter-
r-
58 r J f Resigns Obje
Object
ctiv
ives
es fo
for
r Whi
hite
te:: native system is with
1.Centr
1.Cen tral
al (d
(d4)
4) Pa
Pawwn adadvavann- Pawns on d6, e6 and the
Conclusion: ces; ideal positioning of Bis
isho
hopp on e7. This is a pas-
Black seems to be gain- This lelea
ads to ininte
ter
resting Pawns on f4 f4,, e4, d4. siv
sive setup as shown by the
ing
ing co
coun
unte
ter
rplay for the sa- and
an d co
com mpl
plic
icat
ated
ed poposi
siti
tion
ons
s 2. To gagain
in sp
spac
ace
e ad
advavant
ntag
age.
e. foll
fo llow
owiningg an
anal
alys
ysis
is:: 3 ..
.... e6 4
criflce
criflced Pawns. However where sound theoretical 3. To fi
fix
x hi
hiss Pa
Pawwn st
stru
ruct
cturure
e 4Je
4J e2 d6 (on 4 ... dSS ed edS S edS
the next move kills Spas- prepar
prepa ration and a sharp eye in acc
cco ord
rda
anc
nce e witith
h Bla laccks 6 d4; ;;;;sad
adddle
less Bla
lac ck wit ith
h a
sky
sk y of
off.
f. for
fo r ta
tac
cti
tic
cs is of paramount reaction on the Queens weak Pawn on dS) S 00 00 4Jf6
39 .Q.f8 importance.
importanc e. This line may wing..
wing 6 d3 J. J.e7 7 f4
f 4 00 8 c3; ;;and
40 .Q.d6 turn out to be disadvanta- 4. Build up a steady att tta
ack White has th thee bette
ter r game.
41 ltd7 gous for a player witha on the Kingside with the 4 d3
42 ltd8 stead
ste ady
y popositi
sition
onaal approach. stor
storm
mining
g of PaPawwns
ns.. Preparirin
ng for the dir ire
ect
43 b4 2 ... dS needs more home- d4 adadva
vanc
nce e, omitting d3 is
44 bS work anand d pra
rac
cti
tica
call ap
appl
plic
ica
a- Obje
Object
ctiv
ives
es fo
for
r Bl
Blac
ack:
k: prematu turre as was shown in
45 l:lb8 tion. 1. To complete the deve- Gin
ins sbu
burg
rg v Dzind ndz zihashvili,
lopment of his piec
piece
es on USA 1980 which went 4
the Kingside and cast
stiie as 4Je
Je2 2 J.g7 S c3? eS 6 00
early as po
early poss
ssib
ible
le.. 4Jge
ge7
7 7 4Ja3 (in Rogers v
2. Ref
efra
rain
in fro
fromm cocom
mmitt
ittin
ing
g Pribyl, Eerbeek 1978 the
his Pawn structure on the Aus
ustr
tral
alia
ian
n mas astter tried 7
Queens wing by a prema- b4 ? cb4 {7 ..
.... d6 is passiv
ive
e
tur
ture th
thru
rus
s t. as 8 bSL,d4± gives White
40 2 g3 fJc6 an
and
d Whi
hite
te pl
plays c3
ays 2 g3 fJc6 an
and
d Whi
hite
te pl
play
ays
s c3 41
the
the sacririf
fic
ice
ed mate terria
ial)
l) 7 ..
.... aimed at parr rry
yin
ingg th
the
e sta
tann- Whites game plan be-
008 4Jc2 dS=9 d3 e6 10f4 dard manoeuvre f4, fS by gins to take shape. Ris mi- :ft: 4J ;tt
: f t : 4 J
de4 11d1de e4 c4+ and Black White by developing his nor pieces are weU placed '' . C l
has the initiative. See Knigigh
ht on e7
e7.. and the enormous energy fj/'
/'"
" :rh
games section Whites S f4 d6 stored up in Whites huge
L
4 S : :m '
h
} I .r, I Wh
Whiit ays c3
pJa
pJ 2 g3 cfJ
fJc
c6 an
and
d Whit
ite
e plays c3 43
lays
• t t tr Y c I ( .
'6 - fd
fd11. Whihitte natural move shououlld pr pro
ove A fi
fin
ne game by Chandl
Chandle er transposes
tra into a Kin ing'
g's
s
, ()lIlüout
ut....a
a Pa
Paw
wn up in a to be am
amist
istak
ake.
e. The best who hand
ndlled the
the finall
fina Indi
In dian
an de
defe
fence
nce with colou
colours
rs
vourabl
ble
e Rook end ndiing
ng.. defe
fen
nce was 26 ... t / ;J c7 ? phase
phase in clin
liniea
ieall fas
fashio
hion.
n. rev
revers
rse
ed.
After 24 ... d 7 25 lc lc6
6± ±) 27 nfs ,Ct
Ctd
ds
25 fd1 d4 26 b4 ±±. White Whihitt.es "Casastitiee in the 4 eS? • .l .
demolishe
demolish es Blacks ce cen
ntre air
ir"
" is tactic
ctica
ally immune. :t :t :t J :t
and soooon
n beco
becom mes a Pawn 27 ... gfS 28 t/;J
t/;
/;Jh
JhSS g7 30 t/;J
gS h8 29
t/;JgS
gS h8 31
Thi
hiss va
vari
ria
ation is dubiou ous s
4 t
up with a won pos ositi
itio
on. t/;JgS as it weakens the dS .fo/
ribly weakake
ened ththe
e dark 28 nf4 .Qg
Qg2
2 a) Rap
apidid Queeeennsi
side
de exexp
pan
an--
squ
sq uares. Black lo los
ses an exchange sion as seen in the follow- ., .«
0
44 2 g3 4 c6 an
and
d Whi
hite
te pl
play
ays
s c3 2 g3 4 c6 an
and
d Whi
hite
te pl
play
ays
s c3 45
Blac
ack
k has seen this tatac
cti
tic
cal 16 edS Q el spectacular conclusion to A problematic fin
finish
sh..
combin
comb ina
ati
tio
on, th
the
en he would 16 ..
... d5 17 e5 e5 2 18 the game. The final posi- Black is left with onl nly
y
have pr
preferred
eferred 14 ... b6 g2
g2± b6 19 e4 e4±
±. tio
ion
n des
eser
erv
ves a dia
iagr
gram
am. Pawn moves as 25 .. .... d7 2 6
16 ... d5 17 e5 e5 4Jc3 18 .o.c6 c7
c7 (26 ... 4Jc6 27 bc6
9} z .L
/<
/< +
i
J :t[
i1i .
Ol.....
.,
'-.L ::..
0.
...
f3±
f3±. Whit
position.
ite
e has th
piece
f A
.. . z ,...... z
,...
f
:t h
î1c
î1c728 î1
.îo
î1e7
1.ed6±±
e7 e7 29 c7±±) 27
d6±±.
6 d8. A
2l7soe7
25 e
e7 ...
7 e8
28 g26
6
17 de6 ±± wins.
4 > . : t. . jt .
....
......
..•
d :.
• jt
jt.
.
. i i . GAME 12
...
... 4 > . .'.'\ t t
d :. i .J
....
0
w.·0
. jt :t[ fN
i i0 Rajko vi
vic v Fili p
. %. .tt. 1 .. Kragu
Kraguj eva
evacc 19
19777
• • ••• /./. , •• • •• /.
W i1
•• :.:. 1. jt
jt 1 e4 cS
15 Q eS 4 e4 2 g3 g6
The sting at the end of 3 .Qg2 { c6
Here Kiro irov
v thought for a n
...
....
..
long time before making
....• . 0
the combination. Now a 4 d eS?
his rep
eplly. On close serr ex
examami- { t:1fm
t:1 fm..
.. . sequence of forced moves S 4 e2
nation it turned out to be
,..... z , ..
..... ., z .Z
results in a won position An unusual way to de-
nott so sim
no imp ple. Black had a 17 d for
for Whihite
te.. plo
ploy his Knig
igh
ht whihich
ch le
lead
ads
s
wid
wi de choice of cont ntiinu
nua
a- After
After co
connvinc
ncin
ing
g him
ims sel
elf
f to a complex situation. In
tions whic ichh seeeem
m good in tha
that he cann nnot
ot accept th the
e Ivkov v Tarjan, Novi Sad
thiis compl
th ompliicated situation. exchange sacrifi ifice
ce,, Kirov 1975W
5Whhit
ite
e tr
trie
ied
d 5 4Jf3 7
A detail iled
ed penetrat
etratiion intntoo swiings
sw his Queen into
into 6 00 d6 7 c3 4Jf6 8 4Jbd2 h6
the
th e maze of variat iatiions dis- actio
ac tion
n. The altern
rnaatives are 9 el 00 10 a3 aS 11 d4 d4? +
close
clo ses
s Whi hitt.es enormou ouss unsatis
un satisf
facto
actor
ry. If 17 .. ... al when Black stood beUer
resoururce
ces s. Here are a few 18 al 4Jd5 19 ef7 f7 20 afte
fterr th
this
is pre
rem
matuture
re th
thru
rus
st
pos
po ssib
ibiilities
lities:: e8 e 8 (20 ... e8 2 1 in th
thee ce
cen
ntr
tre
e. Inst
stea
ead
d 11
11a4
a4
a) 15 .., c3 16 b4 e5 17 d5
d 5±±) 2 1 e e5
5 4Je7 22 giv
ivees Whitite
e a cle
lea
ar te
tec
chni-
a5
a 5 b6 18 c c33± ± and be ing 4Je4±±.. White has an over-
4Je4±± cal edge with an excellen entt
the exchange up White has whelm
helmin ing
g attac
attack
k and
and is outpost for the cavalry on
a wi
winn
nnining g position. also winn nniing on mater eriial
al.. c4, b5 and dS.
18..
18 .... 4Jf
Jf5
5 19e
9eff7 f7 20 e8 S .Qg
Qg7 7
b) 15 .. .... de4 16 e4 e4 f5 17
e3 d5 18 d5 d5 19 19c4
c4
e8
e 8 (20 .. . e8 2 1 d5±±) 6 00 e7
d8co..
d8co Howeveveer 16 d4d4
21 e
e5 5 d7 22 4J 4Je4 c2 23 7 el 00
gives
give s Whi hitte a superior po- h3
h 3± ±. B lac ack
k succ
succum
umbs to 8 al d6
the powerful onslaughtslaught.. 18 9 b4 Q e6
sition as the foll
following
owing
confirms
onfirms:: 16 .. .... f5 17 e7 .... d3 19 4Je4 4Jb3 20 4Jf6
.. Black ignores his oppo-
e 7 18 g 6±±. Also White h8 2 1 4J 4Je
e8 4J
4Jal 22 ef7 nents stra
rattegic Queenens
sid
ide
e
thre
threa
ate
ten
ns 17 e4 e4 bec eco
omin
ing
g f5
f 5 23 b2 h7 2 4 e7±±. expansiion.
expans He complplet
etes
es
asolid Pawn up retaietaini
ning
ng It was disa sap
ppoi
oin
nting that his developme
opmen nt neverthe-
the
the initiativ
initiative.
e. Kirov did not all llo
ow this less and also str tre
engthens
, l t (. • I J ( , an
and
d Whit
White
e plays c3
ays g3fJc6 an
and
d Whi
hite
te pl
plays c3 47
ays
\· 2 g 4Jc6 an
Jc6 and
d Whi
hite
te pl
play
ays
s c3 2g Jc6 and Whit
ite
e plays c3 49
lay
t t 47 .d3 hS
48 r;tb6 .Q.h6
:" .,,, 1 . t
., t
.
49 ghS .gS
ft .g3 .d2
WIt - -' l/ - li ft 1:0
LJ 0
11
18 b4? -- l/-
GAME
GAME 14 6 e6
A dubious move which
tt The text looks more na-
allows White to gain a 27 .c1 ±± Trap v Vogogtt tural but practice has
powerful outpost on cS. A multipurpose move, Bundes
Bundeslig
liga
a 19
199292 shown that Black has bet-
Instead 18 ... e6 followed defendining
g th
the
e Bisish
hop on e3 ter prospects in the
by ... .Q.f8 giv
ives
es ad
ade
equ
qua
ate and
and obtbtai
aini
nin
ng a dececis
isiv
ive
e pi
pin
n e4 cS aggressive Botvinnik sy-
counterplay on the along the c file. Karpov 2 g3 ste
tem
m whic ich
h occured in Mo Mo- -
Queenside. must have overlo loooked th this
is 3 .Qg2 g6 rovi
ro vic
c v La
Lars
rsen
en,, Bueueno
noss Air
ir-
-
19 .Qg4 e6 move which results in the Nagy v IvIvan
anka
ka,, Hun
ung
gar
ary
y es 1992: 6 ... eS 7 c3 4Jge7 8
20 4 forc
forced
ed loloss
ss of an excxchhan
angge. varied by 3 ... e6 4 d3 g6 5 0-0 0-0 9 4Ja3 ef 4 10 .Q.4 f
Tal suggests a tactical 27 llb7 4Jf3..Q.g76 0-0 4Jge7 7 c3 dS
4Jf3 dS and Black is happy. He
solution to Blacks pro- 28..Q.a6
28 ncb8 8 e2 0-0 9 eS bS 10 el. went on to win in 40
blems by 20 ... 4JeS ? 21 29 .Q.b7 llb7 Black is weak on the dark moves.
4JcS 4Jg4 22 4Jd7 4Je3 23 30 na3 h6 squares. 7 0-0 e7
d3
d3 4 Jdl 24 Zl
Zldl
dl re
resu
sulti
lting
ng 31 nac3 bS 4 dJ 8 cl 0-0
in a complex situation 32 nc8 rtJiIh7 Ivekovic v Mi
Milu
lu,, Bucha- 9 .Q.el b6
where White has a clear 33 n2c6 rest 1992w
2weent 4 4Je2 .Q.g75 Bla
lac
ck usuall lly
y advances
edge but has to overcome White went on to clinch 0-0 d6 6 c3 eS 7 d3 4Jge7 8 his b Pawn gaining space
technical problems in rea- the is
isssue on th
the
e SOthmthmo ove. e3
e3 0 -0 9 d4 ed4 10 cd4 and an initiative on the
lising
lising his ad
adva
vanta
ntage
ge.. Bla
lac
ck has been deprivive
ed of b6 11 4J
b6 4Jbc3 4Jd4 12 4Jd4 Queueen
ensi
side
de.. How
owev
ever
er afte
after
r 9
21 .e8 all counterplay. the re- cd4
cd4 134Ja4 de
de3
3 ? 14
144
4Jb6 ef2 ... bS 10 d4 le leaves White
22 .Q.e2 b b7
7 main
aining
ing mov
oves
es we
were
re:: 15Zlf2ab
15Z lf2ab6
6 16 d2±
d2± ±. with a smalalll ad
adva
vant
ntag
age.
e.
23 b7 llb7 33 ... f6 Wade v Smyslov, Bad 10 bd2 N
50 2 g fJ
fJc
c6 and Whit
ite
e plays c3
lay 2 g fJc6 and White plays c3 51
ite
t t c 8 (30 ..
.... -'l
'lf6
f6 31 ef6 tt
tt1
1h2
e 32 \tlfl and Black has no
.:t
:t
L
" .:t ?
more than a draw) 31 f2 f2
m. .:t
:t
and White can defend the
position - just just..
30 (tc3++
31 .Q.d3 nc7
32 (te4 (td2
2t r i
33 (th7 8
2t ...
34 (thS (tg2 mate
A gross blunder in time
A new move which pre- danger in capturing this chance: 264 64J JfS ef S 27 tt f S
efS trouble. However Whit
tro ite
e is
pares to launch the tradi
radi-
- Pawn.. Th
Pawn Thee te
text
xt is a tact
ctiical d8 28 tttt1
1h7\tlf8 29 g6 d4 still lost af te ter 34 tt1h3 c1
tional Pawn storm on the error which allows Black (29 ... f6 30 ef6 .Q.f631t
f631ttt1h8 35 c1 t t c 36 .Q.fl (3 6 tt f
(36
Kingside. to obta
tain
in a powerfufull in
init
itia
ia-
- mate) 30 gf7 tt f7 (30 ... tt e3 37 \t
\tllhl f2+ +) g4+ +.
10 ... .Q.a6 tive.
tive. He should have tr trie
ied
d tt e S ? 31 tt g8 \t
\tlle7 32 fB t t
cI S
11is(te2
This
Th is a logi
logic
cal re
reff'le
lec
c-
the complicat
omplicate ed
eS ? (20 ... c7 21b 21bS
20 b4
S .Q.c8
.31
Q.f833
f7 \ tlf7
f7 \3tl2d6
.Q3 43tw
.d t it
f8±
ith
±
h an Conclusion:
tio
ion
n of Blalac
cks de sisire to act tt e3 {22g
{22gS S}an
}and d Whitite
e is unc
unclea
ear
r poposi
sitio
tion.n. I find combi bin
nin
ing
g c3 witith
h
quiickly
qu before the bett.te
be r) 21 fe
ter) feS
S -'leS 22 26 h6 the Closed setup very
onsla
lau
ught. 11...... bS wit
ith
h th
the
e Black does not quite have 26... d8 27 tt1hS d6 d6 28 natu
tura
rall and asth
the
eti
tic
c. As th
the
e
idea of ... b4 seems natural enough in the position for ed6
ed6 tt1d729t
1d729ttt1h7 h7\tl
\tlf8
f8 30
30..Q.g6 positions tend to involve
but af teter 12 a3 Blacks the
th e matater
eria
iall de
defficit. d431\\tlhl t t b7 32 .Q.e4tt1d7
.Q.d431 slow build ups the Pawn
atta
attack
ck is re
rest
stra
rain
ineded.. 20 gS 33 g6 winins
s fo
for r Whitite
e. structure is just as impor-
12 eS d4 21 d4 .Q.fl 27 nf6 (tc7 tant as pie iec
ce develo lop
pment
13 004 {)d4 22 n t 28 (tel and let us not forget that
14 {)d4 004 Bett
tte
er ththa
an 22 dc
dcS
S .Q.g2 It seems that 28 gh6 is Bla
Bl ack can of ten gain time
5 Qf2 23 \tlg2 gf4 24 tt f4 bc bcS S simply crushing but 28 by hitting the Knight on c3
The retreat is forced as whe
hen
n Whi hite
te wo
woul
uld
d ha
have
ve se
se- - tt c 29 f1 tt1
tt1h6d
h6def
efe
ends. during queenside expan-
15 .Q.a8? de3 giveives Black riou
ous
s tr
tro
oub
uble
le in def
efen
endi
ding
ng.. 28 hgS sion.
two
two pi
piec
ece
es for the Rook. 22 gf4 29 (te3 nc8 This line is, I think, un-
15 nc8 23 (tf4 nc2 30 n t derrate
derrat ed and is very easy to
16 {)e4 S 24 .Q.e41 In acute time trouble take up as the plans are
17 g4 {)e3 Dubiou
Dubious.s. He sh
shou
ould
ld ha
have
ve White overlooks 30 4Jc8 stra
straightforward.
18 .Q.e3 de3 tried the immediate 24 gS
19 {)d6 neS with 4Je4
e4,, 4Jf
Jf6
6 and tt
tt1
1h4 to
follow.
see
see fo
foll
llow
owin
ing
g di
diag
agra
ram
m 24 ... nh2
nh2
25 gS tl e
20 (te3? see fo
foll
llo
owin
ing
g diagram
Perhap
Perhapss Tr
Trap
apll mis
isju
judg
dged
ed 26 tl
tlJ
Jh41
the position and sensed no Whi
hite
te mis
isse
ses
s hi
his
s go
gold
lden
en
52 g with Wh
White
ite pla
playin
ying
g f c3 g wit
ith
h Whit
ite
e playing .f)c3 53
lay
54 g wit
ith
h Whi
hitte playin
playing
g 4Jc g with Whi
with hite
te pl
play
ayin
ing
g 4Jc 55
····· : :
pie
iec
ce posit itio
ion
n and contr tro
ol and to accept a perennial the
th ere are no problems for
over key central squares. wea
eakn
knes
ess
s on c3
c3.. advanc
advan cing his Pawns (f5, The text prepares for
The po posi
siti
tion
on is dy dyna
nam
micical
ally
ly 24 ah4 ah4 g4, h4), lalay
yin
ing
g th
thee fo
foun
undada-- b7-
7-bS
bS- -b4 to push the
balanced. 25 .Q.e4 tio
tion fo
forr a pro
rom
mis
isin
ingg at
atta
tacck. Whitite
e Knig
igh
ht away fr
fro
om c3
8 e2 Itfd8 The alternaive 25 cb4? In Smyslov v Larsen, to a less useful square. The
8 g3 wit
ith
h Whit
ite
e pl
play
ayin
ing
g 4Jc3 g3
g3 wit
ith
h Whit
ite
e pla
layi
yin
ng 4Jc3 59
b7 Dra
raw
w. groups his Queen to a use- principles makes me give
principle teIl as White's Rook has
17 .Q.b7 ful position. This rep re
re- this move an ex excl
clam
amat
atio
ion
n succeeded in penetratin
ingg
18 l b l sents a small victory for mar
ark
k. Foll
llo
owin
ing
g th
the
e re
reci
cip
pe the eighth rank. White's
19 .Q.h6 tlJc Black and the battle shifts of 'An attack on the flank forces have perfectly
to the Queens flank. is best countered in the regrouped and now is the
21 nd8 centre'. Ivanov opens up time for concrete action
22 tlJd .Qg
Qg77 the position to explore the --- but
23 gS .Q.eS exposed Whit ite
e Kining
g fo
forc
rc-
- 37 ... ttd2
24 tlJf2 .Q.d4 ing White onto the defen- 38 eS ttd4
25 tlJf3 nf8 sive. The
Th e eq
equa
ualiz
lizer.
er. Br
Brill
illian
iantly
tly
26 h4 29 .Qg2 de4 combin
com inin
ing
g th
thee ta
tact
ctic
ical
al el
ele-
e-
30 .Q.e4 fgS ments offered by the posi-
31 ttgS tion,, Bla
tion lackjet
ckjetti
tiso
sonns a pie iece
ce
J. . .
L L A sad necessit
ity
y as 31h
1hg
gS and despite being a whole
L gfS 32
32ZX
ZXfS
fS fS is Rook down an andd witith
h Whit ite
e
An en
ente
terp
rpri
risi
sing
ng at
atte
tem
mpt 31 lih8 on the move he manages to
to refute Whltes strategy 32 ttg2 .Q.e4 force a draw by perpetual
· ·f ·t·· r f t ·
F
thro
throuugh on th the
e Queeeennsidide
e. coasti
tin
ng smooth thly
ly,, uti tili
liz
z-
The norma mall 19 ... e8 wea- ing
in g his sp
spac
ace
e ad
adva
van
ntatag
ge anand d LJ
kens the critical f7 square Pawn storming to good
which will be the focus of effect..
effect It is extremely
:ft: :ft:
the
the Whit ite
e at
attack.. Mter
tack important to note that
fg6 fg6 21 f3 intending 'attack is the best form of
ZXbf1 witith
h a th
thre
reaat of f8 is def'ence . Often inexpe- This is the positi
tio
on Iva-
unpleasant. Als lso
o 20 ..
.... hg
hg6
6 rie
rienced pla lay
yers would re rely
ly nov envisaged when he
21 ZX
ZXf3 7 22 bf1 f8 23 on pasassi
siv
ve defefen
ence
ce dri rift
ftin
ingg played his 37th move. A
gS± and White has a pow- to a slow, steady, painful Black 's
's counterplay is uniq
iqu
ue posit itio
ion
n. Black's
erful attack on the Kin- death in such a situation. closely connecte
ted
d witith
h the
the centralized Queen and
gside. Ivanov taps into his rich exposed position of the acti
activ
vel
ely
y pla
lace
cedd Rook cocom
m-
2O.Q.f8
2O. nf8
21 tlJel ex
bopera
ld ie
ttnecm
ept anto
d omrgaak
neiz
se a
a W
seehm
ite
s to monhaarv
ceh. emW he
erg itd
e bine to create mating
threats against the King.
Now that Whites vigorous
vigorous coun
counterattack.
terattack. with a fine position from White is handicapped in
attackin
ing
g scheme has li
litt
ttle
le 27 tlJg4 ttd7 the difficult middlegame this
this posit
itio
ion
n because both
chanc
chan ce of succeeding on 28 .Q.h3
.h3 d5 complilic
cati
tio
ons. The mate te- - his Rooks are away from
the Kingside Davies re- Respect for basic chess ria
rial deficit is beginning to the scene of action. The
60 g with Whi
with hite
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play
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with Whi
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4 Ag2 Ag7 c[::)eS
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4Y c6 16 c[: [:))hf2? c7 17 ld4
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6
d3
f4
d6
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A A ed4 18 4Jd6 ? d6 19 4Je4
f8
f 8 20 z: îcS ld7 21 b4 b8?
7 3 19z
19 z:îaf1aS 20 lc lc1 b4 21 ab4 ft
22bS c[ c[::)eS23 z:î :îe
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feS
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Alrlrea
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reat
ate
ening to ab4 22 c[: [:))cdSc[:
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lh6 2 5 e eSS c8 26 4 Jd6
break through with fS aft fte
er Z fefe88 24 lel e4 b3 2S c3 c3 c4 26 Certainly better than 8 c7 2 7 b6 and Bla lac
ck re
res
sign
gnss
castling. The cautious dc4
dc 4 c[:[:))c427 lg2 la6 28 z:îd îd1
1 ... 0-0 as in Balasho
ashovv v 11
11c,
c, as mate is ine nevita
vitabl
ble
e .
7 c[:)f3 le
l eads to a patient Z e7 Draw) c[: [:))ge7 9 d2 Kudasi 1990 which conti- 10 h6
manoeuvri
manoeuv rin
ng game: Baecke (Spa
(S passssky
ky v Po Porti
rtisc
sch,
h, Gen enev
evaa nued 9 fS f6 10 g4 ld7 11 nf2 Q e6
v Monongegeayay,, Nov ovii Sa
Sad d Olylymm- Can
anddid
idat
ates
es 19 1977
77 went 9 0-0 c[:
[:))f2 h8 124J4Jee2 le8 13434Jg
Jg3
3 2 Q e3 (td7
pia
iadd 19
199090 7 c[c[:)f
:)f33c[
c[::)ge78 0-0 h6 10 Z b1 0- 0-00 {Hod odg gso
son n dS 14 h4 de4 1S d e4 e4 d1 16 3 nafl 0 0 0
0-0 9 h3 (9 le le3 ef 4 10 gf 4 v Kududri
rin,
n, Has asti
ting
ngs s 1986/87 Z d1b6 17 c3 ±. 4 S fe4
H O lf4 ?} c[: [:))d411 d2 c[:)ec6 inste
teaad went 10 ... gS 11 le3 9 fS ? 7 (te7
12Z ab1ab1 lg lg4 13 c [: [: )dSc[:[:))f314 c[:)
c[ :)eS
eS12c
12c[:[:))f20-0 13 h4 ? with The text is the best 16 .Q.d4 cd4
lf3
lf3 lf3 1SZ f3fS = Bas asti
tian
an v a double edged posrtion} 11 amongst the main choice cess.
Rib
Ri bli, Baden Baden 198 981 1; 9 a3 le6 12 le le3
3 c[: [:))eS13 c[:):)f4
f4 Altlteern
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ativ
ives
es includude
e: m. L
ld2 c[c[:)d
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e2 with a complicated posi- a) 9 z:îf2 h6 10 le3 ef 4 11 .i: .i: J
c[:)f3
[:)f3112 lf lf3 lf3 13 z:î :îf3
f3 dSdS== tion
tion) h6 10 0-0 c[:)eS11 h1 4Jf 4 0-0 12 d2 fS 13 Z af aftt .l h
Ben
ensc
schhop v J Bel ellin
lin,, Man aniila l d7 12z2z::îae1bS 13 c[: [:))dS4JdS h 7 14c[
14c[:)
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cdS
Sfe4 15 le
le4 lfS
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lymmpipiad
ad 19 1992
92)) c[:[:))d410 g4 14 edS gS 15 leS leS 16 16 c3± SpassSpasskky v Timman,
tt
fS 11 gfS ef4 12 lf4 gfS 13 b4 ±. Black has delibe iberrate
ate-- Buenos Aires Olympiad • ••• •• %
i :
lg
lgS± e8 14 l e7 e7 1S ly de
dellayed castl tling
ing which 1978. A
c[:)dSc[:) :)ff316 f3 f3 gS 17 efS has
ha s led to a crit itiica
call and ri- b) For orm
mer Worl rld
d Cha
hammpi
pion
on A r' A k1 h
lfS
lfS 18c8c3 3 Z a e819z819z::îae1 leS leS? ? sky situation and now Euwe recommended 9 c[:)dS
h ••.• Z •......
•.
Ç '?
20 c[:)c7z:îe
[:)c7z:îe7 7 21 d dSS g7 22 loses a Pawn and the c[:)dS10 ededS 0-0 11c3 c[:):)fS
fS==. J:3
M, • ,.
,.,,/ w IJ Wh
Whlte
lte pJaying fjc3
pJaying g with
with Whi
hite
te pl
pla
aying fj
yin :1
:
choice pre
choi rev
venti
tin
ng th
the
e King
ing 4 JJg JJg7 r LJ jt
jt 4J Black try is 12 ... 4J 4Jhh4 13
entry. 5 d3 eS ? jt jt
jt .kl .
. gh4 h4 14 '3;g2 h6 lS .Q.e3
27 ltig4 ltif6 6 f4 d6 .. f 5 16.Q.f34Jd
4Jd4
4 17
17..Q.f 2 e7 18
28 ltihS .Q.f8
29 1 4J d5
d5 d7 19
19..Q.hS c6 20 c4±
10 .Q.fs? -- analysis by Pic ke
kett and
29 a4 forestalling Unpleasant is 1 0 ... 4Jf5 Swift..
Swift
Black..'s plan of expanding
Black 11 h5
h5 4Jfd4 12 .Q.e4 f5 f5 13 Also failing is 12 ...
on the Queenside was .Q.d5
d53;h
3;h8
8 (13 ..
.... .Q.e6
e614
14 4JgS 4Jf e7
e7? 13 .Q.h7 3;h7 14 h5
essentiall.
essentia Now Black is h6 154
54J Je6±±) 14144
4Jg5 h6 lS '3;g8 15 4Jg5 with mamate
te to
back in the game. g6 hg
hg5 5 16 h5 .Q.h617 h6 follow.
29 hs mate. 13 (ths tsn
tsn
30 4)e2 aS Little better is 10
10.... f6 11 This is the losing move.
31 g4 a4 h5
h5 d5 12 g4g4 4 Jd4 13l" f2f2b6
b6 Billek
Bi v Gheorg
eorghiu,
hiu,
32 h4 h4 14 .Q.h6 an
and White has a Buch
cha arest 1969688 sa
saww Bla lac
ck
33 h3 al 7 3 promisin
promising
g at
attack
tack.. try a different defence but
34 4)g3 e4 An entici
cin
ng method de- 11 nfs with simimilar
lar ou
outcom
tcome:
35 gs signed to keep the f file Thi
his
s ex
excha
chang
nge
e sacriftce 13 ... l" e8
e814
14 h7 '3;
3;ff8 15
15..Q.g5
White needs to play free for the Rook . At some destroys all Black
cks
s def en
en- d7 161644Jd
JdS
S l" e 61
617
7 f1 4Jc2
accurately. 35 de4 would stage White may even be ces..
ces 18 .Q.g6 4J2d4 19 .Q.h6
Resig
ign
ns. Ulvija v Djeno, Ge
Ulvija Gerrman
anyy and went on to win in SO
and U Q f .Qg4
14 Q e S rcfih8 199
19 92) 10 .o.f2 (10 eS 4JefS 11 moves
es..
15 gs h6 .o.f24Jf3 12 f3 4Jd4 13 dl dl 8 O
16 (tg6 Resigns dS 14 4Ja4 b6 lS b4 .o.d7 16 Not so hot is 8 .o.e34J
e34Jd4
d4
bcS
bc S .o.a4 17 .o.d4 c8 18 cb cb6
6 9l"rb
rbll b4 10
104
4Je2 eS 1111c3
c3 bc3
GAME 20 c 2 19
19 b
b 1 ab6 20 .o.b6 a 8 12 bc
bc33 4J
4Je
e2 13
13''itJ
itJe2
e2 ef 4+ as
21 f2 fc8 22 l"rc2 .o.c2 occ
ccurr
urreed in Norwood v
Donev v Or
Donev Orlow
lowski
ski Dra
Dr aw Rela
Relannge v Mir irum
umiian
an,, Benj
nja
ami
min,
n, To
Toro
ront
ntoo 19
19885.
Schweiz
Schwei z 1992 German
Germ any
y 19
199
92)4
2)4J
Jec6 11eS (11 8 aSN
1 e4 cS 4Jd4
4J d4 4Jd4 12 l" l"rb
rbll aS 13 a3
2 b 8 14 4Je4Je22 a4 lS 4J 4Jd4
d4 J 4 lL.
3 g3 g6 cd4
cd 4= ShShaaravorj v Simon, . :trr -" :t
:t .
kin
ings
gsid
ide
e atattatack
ck an
and
d ga
gain
inin
ing
g Spassky v Hort, Wes
estt
spac
space.
e. Th
Thisis system is suit- Ger
erm
manany
y 198
9811 sa
saww del
elay
ayeed
able fo
abl for
r th
tho
ose players who castling: 8 ... .Q.d79 .(l (le3
e3
prefer a steady build-up 4:J
4:Jd41
410 0 b1 c8 11.o.f24J
f24Jee (,
and
and co
contr
ntroll
olled
ed ag
aggr
gress
ession
ion.. 124
12 4:J
:Je2t#/aS134
e2t#/aS134::Jed44Jd
Jed44Jd4 4 14
6 e6 c34:J
c34: Jf3 1St#/f3; ;;.
This move is re
reg
gard
rde
ed as 9 .Q.e3
0 2 g3 or 2 f)
f)c
c3 leadin
ading
g to the Main Lin
ine
e 2 g3 or 2 f)
f)c3
c3 leadin
leading
g to the Main Line 7
fer a st stea
eady
dy bu buil
ild
d-up. The structu
struc turre. The sa sacrific
crificeed lent prospects of develop-
speculativ
culativee Pawn sac acririf
fice matateerial is soon regained ing a mating attack on the
ing
10 eSeS,, Sp
Spas
asssky
kyss patent 10 with act ctiv
ivee pi
pieece plalay
y. This Kings
King side. Rogulj won in 30
d 2 and 10 bl are de deaalt line is White's best bet in moves.
with in the later part of this
th is vavaria
riatio
tion.
n. 4 4
thiis chapt
th chapteer. It must be noted that The sta tart
rt of an ex exc cell
lle
ent
10 the same position could plan to fend off White's
U 4 d4 4 d4 also be reached by tran- attac
atta ck on the Kingside and
Roos v Benjamin, New sposition from the early und
un dermin ine
e ththee centr tra
ali
liz
zed
York 1984we 4wen nt 11.. .... cd4 12 Pawn sac variation 10 eS ? Knight on e4. It is inevit-
{Je2 fS13c
fS13c3 3 dc3 14bc 4bc3 3 d7 (i ns te
tead of 10 f2) {JefS 11 able that White wil illl regain
White has a variety of IS lb lbl b6. The position is .o.f2
f2{{Jf3 12 f3 {Jd4 13 d1. the Pawn with a slight in-
alternatives which are exa-
alternative appr
ap prox
oxim
imate
ately
ly eq
equauall. 11 ... Hence this line is worth itiative.. The te
itiative tex
xt is Blacks
min
ined
ed in lalate
ter
r games
ames.. The cd4 requires furt rth
her prac- studying for 10 eS ? affi - best bet. Th The e alt
altern
ernati
ative
vess
text is preferred by most tical tests to evaluate and cionados. are in incconsis
iste
tennt as Whit ite
e is
reach a conclusio ionn. The 12 deS on top in every line ne..
Cl
Clo
foroseid ts Ssictrialiia
gnht adfvoorc
w aates
rd variation 13 efS efS 14 l bl Blalacck acc cce
epts the offer. Campora v Obiltas,
approach.. Whit
approach ite
e pre repa
pareres
s inte
in ten
ndin
ing
g c6 ? & d d44 is The al alte
tern
rnaative 12 ... dS is Buenos Air irees 1991w 1we ent 14
for the th theematic central cri
riti
tic
cal fo
forr th
this
is li
lin
ne. passive and allows White a ... d 7 IS c3 {JfS 16 .Q.cS(16
thrust d4 whilst developing 12 eS last
la stin
ing g ad adv van
anta
tag
ge af te ter 13 g4 ?) le8 17 f f3
3 c6 18 d4 d4
his Queens Bishop on a a4
a 4 b6 14 c3 c3 { Jc6 IS d4 cd4 .Q.g719 ladl c7 20 f2 hS
use
sefu
full dia
diago
gonanall. • J. m 16 cdcd4 4±. White hasa space 21 lfe1±. White has a
9 4 d4
U :t
:fU
:f :t
- - :t .
advan antatagge and a pro rom
misisin
ing
g slight edg
dge e due to his
A st sta
andard reply de- . :t :t.
atttac
at ack k. activel
acti vely y dep
deploy
loyeed fo
forcrces
es..
signed to preven entt Whites feS .Q.es Balashov v Groszpeter zpeter,,
central advance. There is If Black refrains from Biel 1991saw Black adopt a
sca
sc ant theoretical expe- the
th e capture on eS White cauti tio
ous retreat with 14 ...
rience with ... b6 b6.. ECECO O U ' ; ft:U obttains a better position as
ob .Q.g7S c3{J c3{Jf fS 16 cS le le8
8 17
gives
give s 10d4 a6 11 lel eS 12 ;ft: ;ft:
t:
11 - in Rogulj v Paunovic, f3
f 3 c7 18 d4 d4 aS 19 g4 g4 { Jh6
feS
feS cd4 13{Jd4 {Jd4 14 d4 d4 i 9· U'0 eU
z . Belgrade 1987 whic ich
h wen entt 20 la laeel±. The contr trool over
.Q.eSS a4± Evans v Lom- 13.... l b8
13 b8? ? 14{
14{J Je4 b6 IS c3 the key d6 square plus a
bard
rdy
y, USA 1973. However An un
unor
orth
thod
odox
ox apappro
proa
ach fS 16{ 6{J Jf6 litt
itth8
h8 (1
(166 ... f6 full
fu lly
y mobil ilis
iseed foforc
rcee and
we exexamamininee a more recent to the situation which de- 17 ef6 f6 18 g4 {Jd6 19 the totally underdeveloped
example
exampl e in la lateter
r games es.. parts fom the traditional ..Q
..Q.cS±whe hen n Whit ite
e rereggain
inss Quee eennsid
ide
e of his opponent
10 .Q.f2 lin
lines of Pawn sto torm
rmin
ing
g on the
th e Pawn with a lasting cons
co nstit
titut
ute
e Whi hite
tes
s positio
positio--
The Bishop ret etrreat
atss to a the
th e Kin
ing
gsid
idee to la
lau
unch an adv
dva antage) 17 g4 {Je7 18 nal supsuperio
eriorty.
rty.
best square for the deve- the centre. The host of tactical shot that wins This in
inn
novati
tio
on enables
lopment of the Queen to alternatives al l favour Hjartarson to obtain a ba-
a piece) 19 tlJb3 b6 20 4Jd3
oust the menacing Knight White. -'1
'1..b721
21--'1.b
'1.b7
7. 'r
'rb
b72
7222 a4 4Jc7 lan
lanced mididd
dle game posi-
on cS. Expert opin inioion
n cen- If 16 ..... 4JbS? 17 a4 al tion. The exchange of dark
23 fel 4JdS 24 c4 4Je7 2S
tres around the prudent lS 18tlJal
18tlJ al 4J
4Jcc7 19 4Jb7 -'1 '1..b720 4Jf4 4J 4Jc6 (2S ... -'1 '1..d4 26 squared Bishops assists
t/Jc7 as the most appro- -'1
'1..b7 tlJb4 (20 ... b8? 21 t/Jb8 28
pri
riaate square re.. However it is cS
c S±) 21 -'1 '1..a8 a8 22 tlJeS± . 'radl -'1
'1..f22
f227 7 rt
rt/f
/f2
2 Black in establishing con-
4Je6 . 're8 29 cS± ± . The trol over the d4 square.
yet to be proved that The total domination of thrreat of discovered check
th The threat is ... 4Jb4 winn-
Whit ite
es strategie plan faUs the dark squares, the and the weak spots around ing
ing a Pa
Pawwn.
short of an advantage superi rio
or min inoor piece and the Black monarch give Why had not this been
again
ag ainstst thithiss im
imprprov
ovememen entt. the la las
sting initiative along played before? A logical
White an overwhelming
Abram
Ab ramov ovieie v Dam amlja
ljanonov- v- the al-h8 diagonal give move curbing Whites
att
tta
ack) 26 e6 tlJb4 27 tlJ tlJd3
d3
ie, New York 1988 went lS Whi hite
te a winninning
ing adadva
vanta
ntagege.. 4Je7
4J e7 28 -'1 '1..ellJb2 29 -'1'1..c3lJb3 activity and control over
t/Jc7 16b 6b4 4 4JcJc66 (1
(166 ... 4JbS Also 16 .. ... 71717 a4 eS 18 30 . 'rf
'rf6
6 (T(Thehe fo
forrmer Worl rldd the
the ce
centr
ntre.
e.
17 a4 -'1 '1..al 1 8 t/Jal 4Jd6 19 c3 4Jc6 19 aS aS gives White a Champion unleashes a This ininn
nova
vati
tio
on ena
nabl
ble
es
-'1
'1..d4
d4± ±.T
.The he wea eakn
knes
esss of th the e slight edge according to dazz
da zzli
ling
ng exexchchan
ange
ge sasacrcrif
ific
ice
e Hjartarson to obtain a ba-
dark squares and th thee domi- Gufeld. Black's Queenside to exploit the classie lanced middle game posi-
nant Queen and Bishop pieces are tied down to the weakness on the lo lonng dia ia-- tion. The exchange of dark
combination on the long defence of th thee b7 Pawn and gonal.. The re
gonal resst is strtra
aig
igh
ht- squared Bishops assists
diagonal {al-h8} and the are unable to dislodge the forward) f6 31 dS rt/f7 32 Black in esta tab
blishing con-
unde
un derde
rdeveveloploped
ed Quee
Qu eensnside
ide Knight on cS as weIl as trol over the d4 square.
4Je6 e6 33 de6 rt/e6 34 el
pie
iecces pro rovvid
idee ample com- warding off the pressure The threat is ... 4Jb4 winn-
rt/f7 3S tlJd4 t/Ja4 36 tlJg7
pens
pe nsat
atio
ion n fo forr th
thee ex
exch
chan angege).). along the hl-a8 long dia- rt/e8
rt/e8 3737--'1
'1..f6t/
f6t/d8
d8 38 t /Jf
/Jf8
8 t lJe
lJe88 ing
ing a Pawn.
17d4 -'1 '1..f618c3 . 'r 'rb819
b819 tlJb3 gonall.
gona
39 . 'rd1
'rd1. 'rd740 -'1 '1..e7rt/
rt/c7
c7 41 8 ttd2 f2
4Jd8 20 .o.e3 ? -'1 '1..e7(2
7(20 0 .. .... Lane v Schneider, Cap-
t/Je8 Resigns. ttf2 8
rt/g7
rt/g7 2121--'1'1..f4eS 22 deS -'1 '1..eS23 pellle La Grande 1992 wit-
pe 2 a3 b6
1 d4 =
-'1
'1..eStlJeS 24 . 'rfel t/Jc7 2S nessed an unusual ta taccti
tic
cal
Z1ad1± Abramovie v A solluti
so tio
on to Bla lacckts naggin ingg l .tl 4ars b7
b on giv
Rodr drig
iguuezez,, New Yor orkk 19 198888.. pro
roblblem
em on th thee Quee een nsi
side
de..
e Hja
jart
rtarso ive
es 21.
1.... eS
L L with immediate equality.
Whites active forces and 16 ..... 7 17 bl bl aS 18 18 4J
4Jb7 ······· 41
41·· L L Instead he gets carried
Black's difficulty in un- -'1
'1..b720 -'1.b
'1.b7 7ab4 21 21--'1
'1..a8 a8 h. -
L away in completing his
tangling his Queenside with an unclear position. development.. This aIl
development Iloows
pieces is a major factor in Blalaccks en eno orm
rmo ous pr pre ese
senc
ncee [ White to obtain a foothold
tilt
tiltin
ingg th the e scale les
s in Whit itees on the dark squares com- in th
the
e cen
entr
tre.
e.
favour) 21 dS edS 22 tlJdS bined with excellent
1t
1t
4> 1 t M i'
.....
22 d4 8
4Jff7 23
4J 23--'1 '1..4
f -'1
'1..d624 -'1'1..d6lJd6 attacking chances on the A fine positional move
2S.. 'radl±
2S 'radl±.. Kininggsidide
e compensate tess forr
fo ensures that White's
6 b the
the lo
los
ss of an exchange. Why had not this been advantage is min iniimal. The
This sensible move is Spassky v Gufe felld, Wel- played before? A logical premature thrust in the
the correct choiee to lin
ingt
gto
on 198
988we
8went
nt 16
16.... b8 move curbing Whites centre 22 ... eS23dS4
S23dS4Je Je7
7 24
thwart Whites attempt to 17 c3 4JbS 18 d4 -'1'1..f6
f6(1
(18
8 ... activity and control over c4 tlJf6 2S fd fd1
1±. White's
establish an advantage in 4Jc3? 19 deS±± ±±.. A pretty the
the ce
centr
ntre.
e. Pawn cluster on the
74 g or fJc leading
fJ to the Main Lin
ine
e g or 2 fJc3 leadin
ing
g to th
the
e Main Line 75
Queen
Quee nsid
ide
e will create tw two
o gadze v Nemet,
gadze USSR v Frunze 19
Frunze 19779 went 94J 4Je
e2 dS not considered in most of
mobil
bile
e conn
co nne
ect
cted
ed pas
ass
sed Yug
Yu goslavia 1979 as as the main 10 eS f6 11 ef6 .Q.f6 12 hl the
th e opening monographs.
Paw
awns
ns,, wh
whiich wi
willl re
res
sult in line
ne:: 3 4J
4 Jge
ge2
2 eS 4 4JdS d6 d6
d6, unc lea
learr acc
cco
ording to The Pawn sacrifice as early
an overwhelming advan dvantage
tage (Gh
(Ghinda v Manolov lov,, Pernik ECO
EC O but I prefer Black be- as ththe
e tenth move signals
for Wh
Whiite. 198
19 82 went 4 .. . .. 4Jce
ce7
7 5 4Je3 cause
caus e af te
ter ... eS he will White
Whit es highly enterprising
23 c4 4Jf6 64Jc3 a6 7 g3 g6 8 .Q.g2 have smsmoooth develo lop
pment approach and the urge to
24 Q b7 1tb7 .Q.g79 a3 d6 10 b4 b4 0-0 11bcS and
an d an ac
acti
tiv
ve posi
siti
tio
on. whip up a rapid positional
2S eJ eS dcS
dc S 12 a4
a4 b8 which is un- 9 4 attac
attack in the centre. The
26 deS clear
ar)) 5 4Jec3 4Jge ge7
7 6 .Q.c4 The standard reply to central Pawn thrust breaks
If instead 26 dS c 7 27 4JdS 74JdS .Q.e68 0-0 .Q.e79 block Whites central up Blacks Pawn structure,
bc1 fc8 Black is able to d3 0-0 10 a4 c8 11 f4
f4±. advance and occupy a fine simultaneously opening up
restrain the Pawn majority White has a slight edge. outpost in the centre. the position for his pair of
on the Queenside
nside.. Finally Hort v Kinder- Ghafour v Powell, Mani- Bis
ish
hops an andd capit ita
ali
liz
zin
ingg on
26 ü:: lz
ü man
annn, Bath 1983ad
3ado
opte
ted
d an la Olympiad 1992 saw an Blacks lag in development lopment..
The players split the ultra sharp system: 3 g4? unusual Queen sortie: 9 ... The text also under-
b6
b 6 10 bl
bl .Q.d7 11 hl ac8 mines Black's Knight on d4
point since af t er
er 26 ...... eS e6 4.Q.g2h
2hSS 5 ghS 4Jf6 6 d3
d3 12 e2
e2 4Jd4 13 f2 f2 4Jec6 14 whilst vacating the vital e4
27 e S 4JeS 28 cS bcS 29 hS
h S 7 4 Jge2 dS which is
4JcS b
b66 the end ing offers also
also un
uncl
clea
ear.
r. a3 4Jf3 15 .Q.f34
f34J
Jd4 16 .Q.g2 square
squar e for the Que
Qu eens
no sc ope fo
sco forr eith
eithe
er player J a 6±
6±. Whi te
te has the better Knight to join the fray.
to pla
lay
y fo
forr an advantatag
ge. 4 .Qg2 .Qg7 game as Blacks counterat- The alternative 10 bl,
S dJ d6 tack on the Queenside will suit players who prefer
G ME 6 f4 e6 lacks punch and is inconsi- a su
sub
bti
tie
e quieietter appro roaach.
Black has two interest- stent with the general plan. A model game by former
Bala
Balash
shov
ov v Pi
Pigu
guso
sov
v ing alternatives which lead eS ? champion Anatoly Karpov
USSR 1990 to co
com
mpl
plex
ex mid iddl
dleg
egam
ames
es:: involving positional ma-
Sax v Tolnai, Hungary 1991 noeuvri rin
ng, Pawn sto torm
rmining
g
1 e4 cS saw 6 ... 4Jh6 ? 74Jf3 0-0 8 on the Kingside and a fine
4)c3 h3 fS 9 0-0 h8 10 4J 4Je2 display of controlled
b8
b8 11 c3
c3 eS 12 .Q.e3 b6 b6 13 aggre
aggr ession will help Closed
The sy
syst
ste
em involving the d2 4 Jf7=
7=.. Sicilian advocates to deve-
develo
velop
pment of the King's ECO
EC O gives 6 ... fS ? 7 lop a feelfor these posi-
Kniight to e2 has been gain
Kn in-- 4Jf3 4Jf6 (7 ... 4Jh6 ?)
?) 8 0-0 tio
tions. Karp rpoov v Quin inte
tero
ros,
s,
ing steady popularity ever 0-0. Buenos Aires 1980 went 10
since
since Fisch
Fische er adopted it in 7 J 4 ge7 bl4
bl4JJec6 114Je2 4Jf3 12.Q.f3
his
his revenge match against O O b6 13 c3 (1 (13 eS
eS?? is pre rem
ma-
Spa
Sp ass
ssky
ky in Yug ugos
osla
lavi
via.
a. 9 Q eJ Currently the most ture as af teter 13 ..... .Q.b714 d4
Radu v Peptan, Rumania A dual purpose move to import
imp rtan
antt var
aria
iati
tio
on in ththe
e cd4 15 4Jd4 4Jd4 16 .Q.b7
199
19 92 went 3 4Jge2 g6 4 g3 prepare for the thematic Closed Sicilian. This line 4JfS+ Black emerges with
.Q.g7
g755 .Q.g2e6 6 d3 4Jge7 7 central thrust d4 and to was recently introduced an edge) .Q.b714 d2 dS 15
.Q.gS ?h
? h6 8 .Q.e3e34J
4Jd
d4 9 0-0 deplo
loyy his Queen Bishsho
op on into Master level and the eS aS (If 15 ... d4 16 c d4
d4 cd4
0-0 10 d2±, a use
sefu
full sq
squuar
are.
e. International circuit. It is 174J
174 Jd4 White exploits the
ECO
ECO considers Geor- Mascarinas v Yurtaev, such a new idea that it is pin on the hl-a8 diagonal
76 2 g or 2 fJc3 le
lea
adin
ing
g to the Main Lin
ine
e g or 2 fJc
fJc3
3 leading to the Main Line 77
to win a Pawn
wn)) 16d4 t ;J e7 17 the
the 10 eS Pawn sac va varr- 12 Jlf2 4 3 pio
ion
nsh
ship
ip 1989we 9wen nt on 13 ...
.Q.f2 .Q.a6 18 Z fe1 (It is
(It iation. However GM Bala-
iat Donev
Done v v Komljenovie, deS 14 feS .Q.eSlS 4Ja 4Ja44 tb c7
obvious that the clos
lose
ed shovs handndlling of this line Ruse 198 989
9 va
varirie
ed with 12 ... 16 .Q.cS.Q.d7 17 .Q.f8 Z f8 f8 18
centr
entre
e will benefit White is impres
ess
siv
ivee and casts a .Q.d713 4Je4 .Q.c6 14 14 ed6 (14 4Jc3 4Je3 19t ;J ;Jd2
d24J
4Jflfl 20 fl
who seeks to attack on the sha
sh adow on it
itss as
asse
ses
ssm
sme
ent. b4 ? merits at.tention) 4J 4Jf3
f3 c8 21 .Q.dlt dlt ;Ja
;JaS
S22 d4 .Q.g7
lS .Q.f3f34
4Jd4 16 .Q.g2f g2fS S 17 c3
Kingside
Kingside.
spatiial .advH
spat etagaels
an . o Heenjocy
ans The text threatens the fe4 18 de4 (A (Aftfte
er 18 cd4? .2Q3.h30:1.
a3 c.4 24 dS edS 2St ;JdS
h30:1
b2 Pawn, bolsters the d4
manoeuvre his pieces to square and lends support e3 19 .Q.e3.Q.g220 g2 cd4 13 deS
better squares before to the cS Pawn which be- 21 .Q.f2 t ;Jd6 Black has a feSN
launching the final comes a target af te
ter the sliigh
sl ghtt edge) eS (If 18 ... 4JbS
onslaught against the exc
xcha
hang
nges
es in th
the
e ce
cent
ntre
re.. 19 a4 traps the errant J.
Blalac
ck monarc rch
h) hS? (1 (18 ..
.... U J tb Knight) 19 cd4 cd4 20 t ;Jb3
1: 1: "11:
Z ac8 intending ... cd4 and A logieal response from t ;J
;Jb
b32
3211 ab3 Z fd8 22 .Q.d4
-'- 1: 1:
1:
to crereaate counteterp
rplalay
y alolonng Bala
lash
shov
ov who now de defe
fend
nds
s Z d6(T
6(Th he Bis
ishhop is ta tab
boo 22
... ed4 23 eS .Q.g2 24 24 g2
4l
the c file is a wiser choiee. the b2 Pawn before com-
This fatal advance is a mencing the atta tac
ck in the e8 2S Z bd bdll. Th
Thee connected
pos
po sitional blunder and act- centre. passed Pawns on the fifth :fi:
%0.'
and sixth rank assist White
% 0 . '
'<< ' ç
ually assists White in Spassky v Horvath, :fi:: :fi:
:fi :fi: 1l
opening up the Kings gsiide) 19 Rotterdam 1988 went 11 in nursing his advantage)
h3 ac8 20 g2 fS 21 t ;Je3 4Je4 4JefS 12 .Q.f2 t ;Jb ;Jb2 13 23 .Q.c3 ef ef4 24 eS .Q.g22S
f7
f7 22 a3 a4 23 g4 ; ; ; cd cd4 4 4Jd4 cd4 (If 13 ... 4Jd4 14 g2
g 2 f3 26 f3 e6 27 dl A novelty. The text
24 cd4 hg4 2S hg4 4JaS 26 4Jd6 t ;Jc2 lS
lS..Q.d4t ;Jdl16 fdl Z ae8 28 d7 and White improves on the strategie
gfS Z fS27 .Q.g4 g4 ff8 28 hl cd4 17 ab1± Ii Iin
nte
ten
ndin
ing
g went on to register a fine plan whieh occured in
(Blacks counterattack on dc1, c7} and White vie
ieto
tory
ry in 46 mov oves
es.. Bastian v Muller, Germany
the Queens wing is rather clearly stands better in the 13 3 1988. 14 4J 4Ja4
a4? ? t ;Jc7 lS feS
slow while White on the ending) 14 g4 4Je3 lS .Q.e3 The
Th e best and the most .Q.eS16 16..Q.cSQ cSQ..d7 17.17 .Q.f8
f8 f8
other hand has organised de3 164
164Jd
Jd6
6 f6 (16...
(16... gS
gS?
? 17 aggressiive course in asso-
aggress 184Jc3 .Q.d419
d419 hl4J
hl4Je e3.
an effective attack on the t ;Je2 gf4 184
84JJc4 t ;Jd
;Jd4
419 ac
ac1
1 ciation with the normal For the pr priiee of an
Kin
inggaid
ide
e) 28 ... f7 29 h7 bS 20 c3 t ;Jd72121..Q.a8b
8bcc4 22 gam
ga me plpla
an. To a certain exch
ex chan
ange
ge Black has a con-
Z h8 30 Z bhl 4Jc4 31 t ;J ;Jg3 d4±±. The passed Pawns extent White should ignore siderable
siderabl e in
iniitiativ
iativee, which
4Jb2 32 fS {e3, f4} will soon be the addition of 13 b1 and coupled with the disarray
A tatact
ctic
icaal brerea
akt
kth
hro
rou
ugh rounded off. eg: 22 ... h6 ... t ;Jb6
;Jb6a
and adopt a similar of Whihittes forces gives him
whieh shatters Blacks po- 23 h4 followed by gS and strattegy
stra to the previous a better game. Furtherr
Furthe
sition and leads to a fine f4
f 4. Also 22 ... .Q.b7b723
23 b7 game. Yugosl sla
av Gra
ran
ndma- Black''s pair of Bishops will
Black
matitin
ng att tta
ack
ck.. It is ironie t ;Jb724 f4 .Q.h62
h62S S gS ±±. ste
st er Abramovie, an ardent dominate the open diago-