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pro
rovvid
ide
ed th
the
e auth
tho
or wit
ith
h much mate
teri
ria
al.
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d SiSici
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Sicilia
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Symbols Game 8 Lane - Nunn, St Stroud 1980 32

Gam
ame
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  Good mo moveve
Very strtro
ong or bril illi
lia
ant move Chapter2
2 g3 4 c6 an
and
d Whit
ite
e pl
play
ays
s cl  
? Mistake
11 Blunder
 ? Inte
Intere
rest
stin
ing
g mov ovee Game 10 Chandle
lerr - Ceba
balo
lo,, Vrsa
sac
c 19
198
81  

Dub
ubio
ious
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e 11 Ravik
ikuumar - Kiriro
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?
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

± White has ththe

e upper hand Game   Short - Kasparov, Tilburg 1991 52
 F Black has th
thee upper hand
Whit
ite
e has a win inn
nin
ing
g advantatag
ge Gam
ame
e 16 Davies - Ivanov, Lo
London 19
1 992 SS
±±
Bla
lack
ck ha
has
s a wininni
ning
ng ad
adva
vant
ntag
agee Game 17 Spas
Spassk
sky
y - Kin
inde
derm
rman
ann,
n, Dub
ubai
ai Oly
lym
mpi
piad
ad 198
1986
66
 

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

I wish the reader every success in his encounters for

Gam
ame
e 37 Timman - Gia
iard
rdel
elli
li Mar de
dell Pl
Plat
ata
a 19
1982
82   9
Gam
ame
e 38 Spassk
Spasskyy - So
Soso
sonk
nkoo Ti
Tilb
lbur
urg
g 19
1978
78 122
122 or ag
agai
ains
nstt The
The Cl
Clo
ose
sed
d Si
Sici
cille
llen
Gam
ame
e 39 Short - Port
Portisch
isch Lon
London
don 198
1982
2   3 Vaidy
Vaidyan
anath
athan
an Ravik
Ravikum
umar
ar
Gam
ame
e 40 Lukin - Shir
Shirov
ov Kla
Klaiped
ipedaa 198
1988
8 125
125 Madras
Gam
ame
e 41 Var
arnu
nusz
sz - Po
Poga
gats
ts Hununga
gary
ry 19
1979
79   8
Nove
Novemb
mber
er 19
1993
93
 

 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

2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS 13

12 Foreward

White the opportunity to

aim for a powerful centre
by c3
c3,, d3, d4. This th
the
emati
tic
c
strategie plan is one of the CHA PTER
main obje jec
cti
tiv
ves for Whitite
e
in this line. Black has two 2 g3 d5 ? or   , henBlack
alternatives against this
variation. He can go for an plays an early ... dS
immediate central break
with 2 ... dS ? leading to a
shar
sh arpp th
theo
eore
retic
tical
al ststru
rugg
ggle
le..
Alternatively he can Black has two main possi
ssi-
-
2 dS ? GAMEl
adopt a normal defensive bilities:
set up by fianchettoing his 2 dS ?
Spe
pee
elm
lman
an v Sun
unye
ye Ne
Neto
to
Bisish
hop to g7. In most cases Onteresting which is
Graz  9
this would transpose into fea
featu
tur
red in Chap
apte
ter
r 1
1 e4 cS
the
the maiain
n li
lin
ne. and
an d
2 c6 (regular
4 c6 2 g3 dS
The Basasic
ic po
posi
siti
tion
on aft
after
er 3 edS
1 e4 cS set up whic
ich
h is covered in
The advance 3 eS is a
2 g3 Cha
hapt
pter
ers
s 2-
2-4.
4.
technical mist sta
ake in view
of 3 ... 4:)c6 4 f4 (4 4:)f3
.a,g4+) gS S 4:) :)f3gf
f3gf4 4 6 gf4
 h6+.
Another alternative is 3
This variation leads to .a,g2 de4 4 c3 (4 -'l 'le4
e4 f6
sharp play in the opening gives Black a tempo and
phase and is one of the ma- smooth develo lop
pment) fS S
ny weB analysed lines in f3 ef3 6 4:)f3 4: 4:)c6 7 00 eS
the
th e Cl
Clos
osed
ed Si Sici
cililian
an Black 8 d3 fle 9 tt;Je f6 +  no nott 
reacts immediately to 9 ... -'lf
'lf6
6 10
10- -'le3 tt;Jd611 bS
strike at the centre with 2 tt;Je 12 tt tt;J
;Jf2
f2± ± Spi
piel
elm
manann
n v
... dS ? Before we go into Bogolj lju
ubov, Sil ilac
ac 1932) 11
the analysis let us look at  hl d4 and Black has the
some useful hints for advantage. 3 c3 would
Black. transpose into King's In-
1. Rap
apid
id de
deve
velo
lopmpmen entt of th thee diaian
n defence wit ith
h colours
Queueen
en si
side
de pi
piec
eces es.. reversed af ter 3 ... d4 4
2. Que
ueen
en si
sidde ca
castlin
stling g.  ce
 c e2 c6 S d3 d3 eS
eS 6 .a,g2 fle
3. To increase the control 74::)f34:)f6+ E O
74
over d4, wit ith
h ..
.... eS, ..
.... f6. 3 ttdS
4. Pressure alo lonng the d fil ilee. The alternative which
 

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

could be of some surpri

surprise
se mai ain
n line which ari rise
ses
s aft
fte
er 7 b4N cb cb44 8 a3 b3  (o (on 8 ...
14  e 2  e c6+ and Black
value is 3 ...   f6 4 c4   f 5 ...  e 6. ba3 9  a a3±
3± , 8 ...  c 6 9 ab ab4 event
entuually won. White
White doesn t  defend the Taim
ima anov v Korchnoi,  b4
 b 4 10  a  a33 d7 11d4  lg2 should
shoul d have tried 8   h4
Pawn e.g. 4 -'lg2 or 4   c3 USSR Ch 196 9655 va
vari
ried
ed witith
h 5 12ffi11
12 i11g2g266 13 c4 c4± ± Whit
White e ha
hass
 e4
 e 4 9 4J 4Jcc3 lg2 10 10ffi1
i11g
1g22
with
wi th
the
then Black would have .... c6 6 h3 h5
.. h5 7 00   d 7 8 the lead in development an un
uncl
cleaearr po
posi
siti
tion
on..
a good game with 4 ... d5 d3 e6 9   bd2 000 10 a3 a 3 f6 11 and control of the centre 9   d
leading to a Maroczy Bind b4±
b4 ± Whites attack on the  c3c:o . Trifunovi
Trifunovic c v Bolko- In the game Fuller v Sax,
set up) e6 5 de6 e6 6 -'lg2 que
qu eensid
ensidee is quicker (5 ... chan, Rio de Janeiro 1952 Manch nche est
ste
er 197
19 79 White
  c6 7 d3 d7 with some  c6
 c 6 6 h 3  f  f5
5 7 00 d7 8 went 6 ... h3 7   c3   c6 8 trie
tried the strange 8 4Jc3 000
compensation for the fi11h20 200
0 9 d3 e5 10 c3 c3 f6 11 d3   f6? (8 ...  d 7 9 e3
9  e 2 d7 10   f4 f3
pawn.. Franzoni
pawn v Hoelz,  e3
 e 3 d4 12 a3 f i b 8    lg
lg2 10 fi11g26 26)) 9 e3 b6 10 (White has forced this
Biel 1980 went 3 ... f6 4 d2±)''
d2±) White's develop-  g5 lg2 11 fi11g2 d7 12 ex exch
chan
angege wit ith
hou
outt weak aken
en--
 lg
lg2 lg4 5 e 2  d  d5
5 6 00 ment gives him the edge.  f3± e6 13d 3d4 4 cd4 cd4 14 d4 d4± ing
ing his Kin inggsi
sid
de by g4 and
  c6
c6==. 6 \lift  e7
 e 7 (on 14 .. . . .  d
 d4 4 15 c6 c6±± retains the Bishop pair) 11
4  J and 14 ...   d4 15  a  a88±±) 15  f3 e5 12 d5±  
 f3 13 d3
Laskers suggestion of 4 Z adadll b 7 16 16   ce4 d8 (16 4Jge7 ge7 14 lg lg5? d5 15 d5
 f3
 f 3 is m et by 4 ... fS (4
(4 '"   a5 17 b4 b4 18 f6 f6 gf6 Z d5 16 e7 e7 17  d 5
... f3? 5   f3 and White is 19   f6±±) 17  f  f6
6 gf6 18   d5++ and Black went on
OK) 5 f5  f5 6 lglg2 c6 7  f6
 f 6 1:0 . If 18 .. . .. f6 19 Z d8 to win the ending with his
d3 000 and Black has equa- wins the Queen.
materia
materi al advantage. 14 4J 4Je3
lised. 8 c6
c6 could follow. 6 ... h3 is clearly a du- des
de serv
ervees attention.
4  Qg
Qg4
4 bious idea as the foll llo
owing In Gurgenidze v Bykov,
5  Qg game
gam es also illustrate: USSR 1990 af ter 8 c3
The
The passiv
passivee 5 e2? was Pac
Pa chman v Taimanov, Blac
Bl ackk tr
triied another move 8
played in the game Novo- Bue
Bu enos Aires 1960 7 d4 cd4
... 4Jf6 9 4Je2 d71O 4Jf4
pas
pa shin v Saharov, USSR White avoids the Queen 8   d4 d7 9 c3   c6 10  lg lg6 11d3 e 5? (11. 1.... e6=) 12
1968 an
and af te
ter 5 ... c6
c6 6 h3 exchange and gives up the  c6
 c 6 c6 11 d 5  N d5 d5 12  e2
 e 2 d6 13   g6 hg6 14 c4
 d 7 7  c
 c3
3 e6 8 d3   d4 right to cas ti
tie as af te
ter 6  d5 lg2 13 fi11g2 000 144
000 144Je Je3
3 00 15 4Jg5±. The control of
9   d4 cd4+ White's Bishop  e2? e2 7 f i e   c6 8 c3 g6 15 4Jc 4 Jc4
4 and White has the
th e key ce cent
ntrra  squar es e4,
on e2 is misplaced. Svesh- 000+ Black has the lead in better chances in the end nd-- d5 and the Bishop pair pro-
niko
nikovv su
sugg
ggeests 5 ... h3
h3 development, a weakness ing.
vide White with a slight
e6 on d3 as a target and a Pac
Pa chman v Gufeld, Sara- plus in this complex posi-
The best square to check
The clear edge in the ending. jevo 1964 varied frorn the tion.
the White King 5 ... e4 6 above
abov e wi th 8 ... d5 9 f3 f3 8
leaves the Black Queen The older idea in this f3 10 4J 4Jf3 lg2 11fi fi1
11g2 4Jc6 9 g4
vulnerable to c3, d3 af te ter line was to force the 12 c4± and White has a Fuller v Keene, Bri risb
sban
anee
the
th e King moves to ft. ThThe e exchange of the Bishop on slig
sl ighht edgdgee.
197
19 79 sa
saw 9 e3 e 3 e6 10 4J 4Jbd2
game
gam e Mer
erc
chi
hie
es v Ferr
rrei
eira
ra,, g2. However this went out   hJ  Q hS
European Junior Ch 1980 of fashion af te
ter the Novel- Mest
ste
el v Sim
imic
ic,, Rak
akov
oviica  f
 f6
g46 1l1
g4
6 Jb1
33 d
45Je5(11
w..i.nsb6 a1n2
went 5 ... e4 6 fi11f1c6 7 ty in the game Korolev v 1982 we
went 7 ... f5 8 d3 Z d8 exchange) 12 c5 c5 13
 c3
 c3 e6 8 h3 h5 9 d3 and Russakov, Corr USSR 1978 9 c3
c3 c8 10 e2e2 h6 11 e3  c5
 c 5 e 7 14 d4 00 15 c3 e5
White is a move up in the which went 6 ... h3? e6 12 Z dl 4Jd4 13 d2 4Je7
d2 Black has superior deve-

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

U  af4 e6   into a won ending. A wise

Whitite
e has complelete
tedd his 1h  23 gf6 gf6 decis
isio
ion
n to choose th
the e qui-
develo
lop
pment except fo for
r th
the
e 24 .Q.f6 t1g8 ckest path to vic
icto
tory
ry..
1h 1h
King's Rook on h1. It is 9  2S nd4 (tf7 30 (te7
;  g
time to commence opera- 3 (te7 rl;e7
tion
tions
s on ththe
e Kin
ings
gsid
ide.
e. 16   ii ?:)ii 32 
32 af3 1:
  gS ? 17 a4 nc8  î 
 î  î  Sunye Neto actuaUy
Horner v Quigley, Brit- Black declin
line
es the played 32 ... l'Xl'Xf
f7a
7annd re-
LM
ish eh 1982 continued 12 exchange on eS as it would sig
ign
ned in view of th the
e hope-
aUow Whit ite
es Queen to
  l 1h less ending three Pawns
ciJe
JeS
S ci
ciJ
JeS 13 eS d6? 14
 f6 gf6 1 5  f
 f3
3 eS 16 l'Xel occupy the centre and 1h  , ..... z   down. A good exampl xample e of
l'Xb817 h4
h4±
±. Whit
ite
e went on restrain his development 1h  . the
the positional attack.
to convert his advantage on the Kingside (17 ... 4JeS w"'
"'  
x  d.b  . 
Z  Z
0 
", 
", 
Spe
Sp eelr
lrn
nan's tetec
chniq
iqu
ue was
z 

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

22   g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS 2 g3 dS ? or when Bla

lac
ck pla
lay
ys an early dS 23

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

N t J rtJ the position. White pre-

8 d3 is also playable as tinue the Pawn storm with 16 gh51 pares to develop his Queen
shown in the previous h4, hS and activate his Hjartarson wasnt to e2 or b3 exploiting the
two
two ga
game
mes.s. King
Ki ng's
's Ro
Rook
ok.. pleased to see the shatter-
ple weakness of the backward
  13 .Q.e7 ing of his Kingside Pawn Pawn on e6. Black has no
d3 Black commits a slight struct
ctuure. This move acce- satisfactory defence
10 a4N techn
tech nica
icall er
erro
ror.
r. The co
cont
ntro
roll lerates White'sattack on aga
again
inst
st th
this
is th
thre
rea
at.
A Nov ovelelty
ty.. Whi hite
te ad
adop
opts
ts of the important g8-a2 the Kingside. Something 23 e4
a dif
differ
feren
entt appropproa ach to the long
lo ng di
diag
agon
ona al was impera- mororee ef f'icient is clearly
eff   tbe cd3
pos
osititio
ion
n. Sh Shorortt sets out to tiv
tive. The te texxt is pass
ssiv
ive
e an
andd call
ca lled
ed fofor
r. Better was 16 ...   tbe6 tt
wea
eak ken the hl-a -a88 long dia- allo
al low
ws Whit ite
e to obtain a 4Jd4 17 hg6 fg6 18 4Je4 26 l fe8
gonal by aS, a6 a6.. This vari rie
es clear
cle ar pos
osititio
iona
nall ad
adva
van
nta
tage
ge.. 4JdSoSoo.
o. Blalack
cks
s cen
centr
tral
aliz
ized
ed 27 l d3±±
from the standard plan of 13 ... d6i1 eS was a pru- pie
pi eces and the open f file Whit ite
e has a won ending,
immedia
immedi ate Kin ings
gsid
idee ex
expa
pan-
n- dent
de nt alt
altern
ernati
ative
ve.. provide him with the much asolid Pawn up and an
sio
sion and ra rappid dep eplo
loy
ymenentt 14 6 hg6 needed counterplay. If 17 act
ctiive Bishop pair. Short
of his pieces c on ontrolling 15 h4 00   e3? then 17 ... ghS 18 gS nea
eatl
tly
y pockets the point in
the
the cen enttre
re.. "Castlin
ing
g in
intto it"
it". Hja
jar
r- 4Jg4
4Jg 4 19   hS 4Je3 20 fe3 just 4 more moves.
Bla
Bl ack cant aff'ord to tarson relies on his fully 4JfSoooo.. White can also try 27   Q  d 6
cas
ca s ti
tie on the Queenside in developed force
ces s to repel 174J4Je4
e4 4Je4 18 e4 gSeo 28 4)d4 4)d4
vie
view of 11 g4 g4 1g6 12 f4i1 the attack on the Kingside. 17 g5  4 29 l d4 .Q.eS
aS, a6. White has the sco
aS, cop
pe In a slightly cramped 18 l h5 f5 30 l e4 1:0
for
fo r developing a powerful posit
itiion Black should seek After 18 ... 4J
4JggeS 19 f4 Black spares himself a
atttack against the Kin
at ing
g. exch
chaanges to free himself. 4Jg6 20 g4 gives White a very
very un
unp
plea
easa
san
nt endin
ing
g an
and
d
10   15...
15. .. 4J
4Jd
dS 164J
164JddS edS 17 gS prom
promisi
ising
ng att
attack.
ack. a slow, painful death. To
a l e8 4Jd4 18 c3 4Je6± gives 19 gf6 6 avoid the loss of a second

24 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS 2 g3

g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS  

Pawn he has to play 30 ... 11 nd8N Sves

eshhnik
iko
ov su
sug
ggest
sts
s a ta
tac
c- plan.
b6 31ab
1ab66 ab6 32 lgS
lgS giv
ivin
ing
g 12 g4 .Qg6 tica
ticall solution: 18 4Ja4 ? 28
White an overwhelming 13 4.)h4 J1e7 4JaS 19b
19b44 29 nc6
advantage. Hjartarson's novel idea
Hjartarson' 18 t tc6+ 30 2
13.... .Q.d6 ?to ob
13 obta
tain
in a bet
et-
- Now Black has the bet- 31 n
G M S ter positioning for the ter game because of the
Bishop on eS deserves weakness on the light
Short V Sveshnikov attention. squares and th
the
e bett
tte
er King
EuropeanClubCh 1992 14 4)g6 hg6 position.
po sition.
15 h41 19 nh3 c
1 e4 cS Strangely enough this Aft
fte
er 19.
9...
.. fS 20 gf6 gf6
2 g3 ds logi
logica
call mov
ove
e in
incr
crea
easi
sing
ng th
the
e Blac
ack
k would hav ave
e conso
solili-
-
3 eds
ed s t tds tension proves to be a se se-- dat
ated
ed hi
his
s po
posi
siti
tion
onal
al pl
plus
us..
4 4)(3 .Qg4 rious mistake. It was 20 na4 003
5 .Qg2 t te6 essential to weaken the 21 003 00
6  I fl   long
long di
diag
agon
onal
al with 15a
15a66 b6 22 J1b6 nc8
7 h3 .Q.b
.b..s befo
be fore
re cocom
mmen enci
cing
ng opoper
era-
a- The logical 22 ..
.... d7? is Time trtro
ouble sets in and
tions on the Kingside. GM an erro
ror
r and would enable it is a fa
fact
ctoor in dete
term
rmininin
ingg
Sveshnikov considers 15 White to force a draw by the final outcome. GM
.Q.d2so as to meet 15 ... a6 repetition of moves by 23 Short has put up a resour-
by 164
164Ja4
Ja4±
±  c4
 c4 d6 24 d4 etc. ceful defence and has li-
15 a6 23 t tg4 t td7 mited Blacks positional
16 J1e3 t tc7 24 t td4 t te8 advanta tag
ge. The weakness
17 gs 4.)hs Of course only by re- of Blacks a6 and c6 allows
taining the Queens did Whihite
te to ga
gain
in co
coun
unte
terp
rpla
lay.
y.

 
: '  ..   ' 
-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:

exchange would ease the 33 IIJg8

 I fl
pressure on the str tru
uctu
tura
rall 34 t td3 êb7
.
wea
eakn
knes
ess
s an
and d th
the
e ba
back
ckw
war
ardd 35 t te4 IIJh8
i..'... 36 nf3 êd7
Paw
Pa wn on d3
d3..
  : /  t   . 25 ne3 37 J1cS Ac7
jt  
jt o  26 nc4 38 b4 ne8
M   rJ]
27 t te4 39 Ab8
L.  0
28 d4 40 t tg4  c
18 J1c61 More accurate than 28 41 2 Aa7
A qu
ques
estio
tiona
nabl
ble
e de
deci
cisi
sion
on.. .Q.cS cS 29   cS cS 30 b7 42 nd3 nd8
White gives up the flan-  aS whwhen th
the
e weakakn
ness in 43 t te4 nds
chet
chetto
toed
ed Bisish
hop to pre
reve
ven
nt the Pawn str
tru
uctu
ture
re and the 44 J1a7   a7
the loss of the aS Pawn. exp
expos
osed
ed Whihite
te Kin
ing
g wouould
ld 45 nfs
nfs
This
Th is res
resu
ults in the weakenen-
- pave the way f'or a 46 t tc6 .b8
 ing of the lig
igh
ht square
res
s. straightforward winning 47 nf3 4)f4

2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS  

26 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS
11 .Q.e3 e6 19 tte f5 =i=
H a1 12 tte ?
j j j

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

8   g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early   dS 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS 29

Black's superior minor G ME latted Pawn. When Black

la 4:)f6 lf lf6 9 e2 le7 10 4: 4:)h3
pie
piece and its dominating commits himself to ... d4 4:)
:)d
d71
711 100 00 12 el
el  ld
ld6
6 13
post assures him a str trat
ate
e- Spas
assk
sky
y v Kas
aspa
paro
rov
v Whi hitte could undermine  lf44 :)
:)ff6 14 ld6 d6 15 e7
gica
call
lly
y won ending. Th Thee Bugojno 1982 Blacks centre and obtain a with a pleasant posititio
ion
n for
wea
eakn
kneess of the Pawns on 1 e4 cS posititio
ion
nal plulus.
s. White
Whit e. A later game Gul ulk
ko
d3 an
and a2 spells dis as aster 2 g3 e6 Whit ite
e is doin
ingg well aft
fte
er contiinued 7 ... 4:)e4 8 de4
cont
for White. Veingold dis- J ud
udas
asin
in v Klalam
man
an,, USSR S d4 cd4 6 4:)e24 e24:):)c
c6 7 00  le 7 94
94::)e
)e2
2 00 1000
10004 4:)
:)dd7? 11
pla
layys fla
law
wle
les
ss techniqu
chniquee in 1978 varied with 2 ... g6 3
197 ..
..oo.cS 8 4:) :)dd2 d3 (or else c3± demolishing Black's
exploiting
exploitin g these advan- .o,g2
g2..o,g74 4:
4:)
)e2e
e2eS
S 5 d34:):)e
e7 Whihite
te recovers the Pawn centre and obtaining a
tag
tages. 6 4:4:)
)ec
ec3
3 4:)
:)bc
bc66 7 4:)a3 d6 8 with 4:) :)bb3) 9 4:) :)f4
f4 l>4:
l>4:  d3± powerful outpost on dS.
23 l1eel 11c2 4:)c
4: )c4
4 le6 9 00 00 10 4: 4:)e3
e3±± dc2 10 c2± c2±; Hanov v Zai- Upon 10 ... 4:) :)c6
c611114:
4:))f4 ld6
ld6
Black goes for the Pawn  d 7. White tes
s contr
tro
ol of the chik,, Moscow 1979 we
chik went 6 12 4:):)dS
dS ±. ECECDD considers
on a2 so as to create con- key
ke y ce
centr
ntral
al square dS giv ive
es   d4 ? 4:) :)f6(6
f6(6 ... 4:):)c6
c6 7  d  dS
S 6 d3 as the main line with
nected passed Pawns on him
him a slslig
igh
ht edge.   dS 8 .. ..o
o.dS 4:)
:)b
b4 9 lb lb3
3 lf lfS
S reference to Taimanov v
the Queeeensid
nside
e. 3 .Qg2 dS giv
gi ves Bla lacck adequate com- Polugaevsky,, USS
Polugaevsky SSReh
Reh 19 1965
65::
24 4)c4 11a2 4 edS pensati tio
on for th the
e sacrificed 6 ...  l e7 7 4:):)g
ge2 d4
d4 8 4:)e4
25 6 .Q.d4 The
Th e game has now Pawn). 4:)e
:)e4
4 9 le le4 4:)
:)d
d7 10
10 00 00 11
26 111e2 transposed into a King ng''s 7 .o,gSIJ IJ...e78 4:)c34
c34:) :)c6
c6 9 .o,g24
g24:)f:)f6
6 12
12..o,gShSh6
6 13 lf6
26 4:)
:)b
b7 all
llo
ows 26 ...   f2 Ind
In dia
ian
n defe
fenc
nce
e wit
ith
h co
colo
lour
urss  a4
 a 4 00 10 00 000 b6 114: )h3  lf6= . Whit ite
e's contr trool of
27  h
 h33 gS+ +; 2 7  h  hll rev
reversed.  l h3 12 lh lh33 h6 13 le le3
3 lclcSS±. the hl-a8 diagonal and the
fîd2++
îd2++..   edS
edS 5 4)(6 dS sq
squ uare compensa sate
tess fo
for
r
26 l1e2 5 Black refrains from the the Bishop pair and space
27 l1e2 11b8 prematur
pr emature e advan dvance
ce in the gaine
gain ed by Bla lack
ck..
28 4)(5 .Q.f6 centre
centr e 5 ... d4 in view of of 6   d4
29 d4 g6  e2 le7 7 4:) :)e4
e4   b6 (7 ... 7
30  7 8 4:)
4: )d7 8 4:) :)d6
d6±)±) 8 4:)f34:
f34:) )d7 9 8 .Q.e4 7

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

30   g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS 31

play along the f file. Upon 24 h3  

14c
14 ciJc
Jc5
5?.Q.h215 h2 ciJg4 16 25 d4
 gll
 g (16 g3 t /1 c 7 17 f4 Spas
Sp assk
skyy ca
cann t afford to
t /1 c5 t/1h4++ Blac
ack'
k's
s allow the Black Knight to
attack on the Kingside is land on d3 blockading his
overwhelming. Pawn on d2 wit ith
h a positio-
14 ttd3 nal bin
ind
d. Hence he acccceepts
 53 3 a wea
eak
k is
iso
ola
late
ted
d Pawn in ththe
e
16 .Q.f3 centre to free himself from
Spassky''s position has
Spassky a cra
cram
mpe
pedd po
posit
sitio
ion.
n.
improved with the 25 cd4
Thematie approach. exchange of Queens re- velop
elope ed. Kasparov has 26 cd4
White starts to undermine sulting in a complex a powerf rfu
ul in
init
itia
iati
tiv
ve due to Wortrth
h consid
ide
eri
rin
ng is 26
Blac
ackks Pawn centre imme- endgame
endgam e . Black' s attack his le
lead
ad in dev
evel
elo
opmen entt an
and
d .Q.d2. White could return
dia
iate
tely
ly.. Quie
iete
ter
r pla
lay
y would was gaining momentum bette
better piece poposi
siti
tion
on.. How- the Pawn to deploy his
hav
have resulted in a favour- and extrtre
emelely
y dangero rou
us. ever the limited amount of Bishop to a good diagonal
able posi
abl siti
tio
on fofor
r Bla
lack
ck who White hopes to free him- mat
ateeri
riaal on the board and obtain a technieal
has already established a self with d4 when his makes Black' s task edge. 26 ... dc3 27 .Q.c3
edg c3±
±.
spac
sp ace
e advantage and a Bis
isho
hop
p pair will play a ke
key y extr
ex trem
emelelyy di
diff
ffie
ieul
ultt. Esp
spee- Howeve
Howev er Black could split
pow
po werful cent ntr
re. role in the ending. 16   f3 cially af ter this precise the point by repetition of
U dJ ? .Q.e6fo
6foll
llo
owed by ...  f
 fd8
d8 mov
ove e. movove
es af ter 26 ... ci
ciJ
Jd3 27
Typieal Kasparov. he giv
gives Black bett
tte
er chances
es.. 21d4?
21d 4? cd4
cd4 22cd4 l1 l1e
el 23  f3
 f3 ci Je
Je5
5 28   f 4 4Jd3 29
manages to create lively 16 .Q.h3 b3 4Jg4 leads to paralysis  f3
 f3 =.
play even from quiet posi- 17 .Q.b7 due to the unpl unple easant pin 26
tions. 11..
.... 00 12c
2cd
d4 cd4 13 Spassky acc
cce
epts the on the ba back
ck ran
rank.
k. 27 .Qgs
d3 (13 ciciJ
Jd4d4?
? .Q.g3 14 hg3 Pawn and boldly takes the Whites plan is now the 27 .Q.f4ciJ
iJf428
f428 gf4  e 4=.
t/1d
1d4
4+ leaves White with a gauntlet.. Per
gauntlet erh
hap
aps
s he was in rapid deployment of his Bla
lac
ck regains the Pawn
weak isolated Pawn in the too
to o ag
agg
gre
ress
ssiv
ive
e a mood. If 17 Que
ueeensisid
de witith
h .Q.a3- cS - with a satisfactory Rook
centre) e8 and Black .Q.g2
g2..Q.g218 g2 l1ad
18 ad8
8 19b3 a7 and leaves his Kingsid ide
e and Pawn endin ing
g. 27 .Q.a3
a3?
?
commands a microscopie l1fe8 20   f2 l1d3 Whit ite
e to its own fate. is met by a simple combi-
advantage. stil
stilll ha
has
s pr
prob
oble
lem
ms. 21   nation: 27 ... ci
ciJ
Jel 28   f2
12  4 00 17 nae8 4)g4 ciJc
Jc2
2++.
The hasty 12 ...... .Q.f4
f4?
? 13 18 .Qg2 .Qg2 23 lig2 fs 27 h6
t/1a1a44 .Q.d714   e1 f8 15 19  lig2 ne2 The obobvi
viou
ouss cocont
ntin
inua
ua-- 28 ndndll   s
t / 1f4± and Blacks King is 20 nf2 nfe8 tion is surprisingly in inc
cor- 29 ndnd33 ne2
misplacplaceed and loss of ma- rect.. If 23 ... el 24 .Q.b2
rect 30   na2
terial
ter ial is un
unav
avoi
oida
dabl
ble e. see
see foll
llo
owin
ing
g dia
iag
gra
ram
m   e2 25  f
 f3
3 d2 26 .Q.a3ci ciJ
Jh2 31 d5  
13 3 .Qg3 27  e 4. Suddenly White' e's
s 32 d6 'lie8
14 fg3 21 b3 acti
tiv
ve piec
piecees and his cen-   G G
This is superior to the Spassky has won a Pawn tra
trali
liz
zed Kiningg po
pos
sition con- The Black monarch
natural recapture 14 hg3. at the cost of his stitute a forrnidable force sto
top
ps th
thee passed Pawn ju
jus
st
White's Rook comes into Quee
een
nsi
side
de bei
ein
ng under
erd
de- to deal wit ith
h in th
the
e endin
ing
g. in time. The sequel would

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

occurred in Spielmann v 11 tl e lope

loped
d fo
force
rces.
s. Now back to the actual
Mies
ieses,
es, Aus
ustria
tria 191910
10.Ho
.Howw- 12 tl e 16 dc4 game af tte
er 20 d4 e6 we
eve
ev er nowadays expert opi- 13 0-0-0 17 .Q.c6 find
nion is that Black is more Despite
Despite now bei
ein
ng in th
the
e A desirabie trade of mi- 21 a3
than OK as he gains super- ending White has not lost nor pieces before Black This coup
coup  de grece had
had
ior
ior de
deve
velo
lopm
pmen
entt. However the advantage as the iso- con
conso
soli
lid
dat
ates
es wit
ith
h ..
.... . hd8. been planned wen in
every ru
rule
le has an exceptitio
on lated Pawn remains a tar- 17 bc6 advance.. White delivers a
advance
and the text is one of get. By this move Black knock-out punch to the
those. 13 .Q.e6 sho
shows th
thaat he seeks vieieto
tory
ry wandering King forcing
8
14 4 e2  6 1 at aU costs. His last chance mat
ate
e in ev
ever
ery
y li
lin
ne.
9 .Q.f6 J1f6 The more sedate alt lte
er- was 17.
7.... c6 with a prob- 21  lia
  t JcS native 14 ... .  ac8 intend
intending
ing able draw aftfte
er 18 d4d4 c7 If 21 ..
... c3 then 22 e2
... hd
hd88 is pr
pref
efer
erab
abie
ie.. 19 e6 fe6 20 . e6 e6 . he
he8 21 mate.
15 nbel r rcS . ed6
ed6 e7 22. 6d4  22 4 e6  lib
18 4 .Qg4 No better is 22 ... fe6 23
19 neS
neS  lib  c4
 c4 aS 24 e3 a2 a2 25 . a4
If 19.
9.... b6 20 d4 Z' he8 mate.
21 gS gS White will soon re- 23 neS
neS Resigns
gain the Pawn with inter-
estt. He has active play and
es GAME 9
an energetic pair of Rooks
to compensate for the loss Fiscbe
Fiscberr v Sp
Spas
assk
sky
y
of a Pawn. Belg
Belgra
rade
de (1
(17)1
7)199
992
2
The poin
intt Bla
Blackck is pre
re-
- 20 nd4 .Q.e6
vent
vented
ed fro
from
m castli
castling
ng.. It is vi
vital to organise a   e eS
1 .Q.c3 True The King is a rap
ra pid an
and
d ef
effe
fect
ctiv
ive
e def
efen
ence
ce 2 4: c3
Apractical decision. It fighti
tinng pieiecce and the plan for the King since White tes
s 2 ... e6 3 g3 dS 4 d3 d4 5
is much better to eliminate of activating the King is a Rooks dominate the posi-  ce
 c e2 fS ? 6 2 fe4 7 f4 f4
Whlte
tes
s active Knight than standard technique oft fteen tion. Mate is inevitable le.. 20  f6
 f6 8 dede4 c6 9 f3 f3 eS 1010
to cling to the of teten sym- used in endings. But this ... . ad
ad8 21
21 d3 c3 22 g4  dS
 d S e4 11 eS tt tt;J
;Jd
dS12 c6
c6
bolie and illusory advan- tec
techniq iquue is undesir irab
able
le in cd3 2323Z'
Z' cSmate  h3
 h 3 13c4 tt;JfS 14 tt;Jf tt;Jf
tag
tage of th
the
e pair of Bisish
hops. this position because 15 f3 d6+ was Kovacevie
10 ... e6 gambiting a Blacks pair of Rooks are v Dururic,
ic, Yugugos
oslav
lavia
ia 19
1989
89..
Pawn is a risky venture. 11 still underdeveloped and 3 e
 c6
 c6 bc6 12 tt;Jc6  f
 f8
8 13 tt;JcS W hi te s fo rces are id ea lly Fischers setup com-
 g8
 g8 14 ge2 c8 15 tt;Ja7 placed. bines .f'Iuidity with long

. 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

36 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS 2 g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early dS  

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/.

Not 7 {)e4? as 7 ... fS based on the advancing c

tra
traps th
the
e Knig
igh
ht.   A A The critical point in the Pawn. Now the Black
7
8 f4
6 A AN r'l/.
r'l/.
o  game. Spassky commits a
grievous mis ta
take which
Pawns will fall like nine
pins.
9 .Q.d6 M0
meekly surrenders the 25 Z cSfJ
cSfJ..b
..bllal
allo
low
ws Bl
Blac
ack
k
, ... z

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-

38   g3 dS ? or when Black plays an early   dS 2 g3

g3 [}c
}c6
6 and White plays c3 39

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 beUer game} 8 d4 bc3 9 2 g3 open up the position as 14 h3 .Q.f8

deS {9 dS 4Jd4++} d6 CX CX). 3 .Qg2 g6 aft
fte
er 10..
0.... cd4 11cd4 a6 12  5 .Q.e7
Refeferr to ga
gam
mes sesect
ctio
ion
n fo
forr 4 d3 e6 ?  ell c8 134Jc3 4JaS 14 f2
 e f2   t)d2 ne8
10ed
0ed6 6 ? c2 11tfjc2  a
 all12 de7 Black adopts the most  tfjd7 15 c1 4Jc4+ Bla lac
ck ha
has
s
 tfje7 13 a3CX).Whi hite
te's
's po
posi
si-- commonly played system the
th e be
bett.te
terr game. This was  ( ,..
.....
...
tion is preferred af te ter 9 ... again
ainst th e Cl
the Close
osed
d Sic
Sicilia
ilian
n Sves
Sv eshn
hnik
ikov
ov v Mak akar
aryc
yche
hev,
v,  J .  ?
L
c2? 10  tfjc2 4J4JeS
eS 114J 4Jbc
bc33 00 The text prepares for the USSR 197
USSR 1978)
8) tfjd7 11 el h6 12 L 41 L L
12 a3a3 as he has more than them
thematatic
ic ce
cent
ntra
rall ad
adva
vanc
nce
e ..
.... d4 cd4 13 cd4 b7 14
ade
deqquat
ate
e compens nsat
atio
ionn fo
forr dS.. Ris thoughts are also
dS .
L 41 L
4Jc3±.  

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

plan in this game is utter 6 .w3 .Qg7 centre is beginning to 17 d4 ±

failure. Hence the text is 7 c3 bre
br eak out. Markarychev Chandlelerr has att tta
ain
ine
ed an
preferred. Stopping ... 4Jd4 and soon obtained a winning ideal centre typical of this
prepari
rin
ng for the
the th
the
emati
tic
c adv
dvaanta
tag
ge and cli lin
nched th
the
e variation. He has space
thru
thrus
st d4. iss
issue on ththee 41st move. advantage and has com-
7 e7 9 eS pleted his development
8 Black obtains a good whicich
h giv
ive
es him asoli lid
d po-
posit
itio
ion
n afte
fterr 94Jbd2 0010 sitional plus. Black is de-
(  J .   el de4 11de4 eS +. prived of a concrete plan of
L •  L J L 9 b6 action. Hence he seeks
 41 L L 10 4)a3 a6? exchange of pieces to sim-
This is a waste of time. pliify th
pl the
e po
posi
siti
tion
on..
.

:ft: Black should continue his 17 cd4

From the diagram given :ft: 4J develo

lop
4JbS?
4JbS
pment by 10... b7 11
? 4Jc
4Jc8=
8= co
cove
verin
ring
g the d6
18
  9 4)d.4
4 .wd4
4)d.4
abo
ab ove Bla
lac
ck ha
has
s 3 poss
ssib
ibil
il-- :ft: .C l square. 20 .Q.d4 .Q.eS

  4 S : :m '
 h

ities:   .Q.e3:i: .Q.b7 An inaccuracy which

4 e6 ?   2  Q f2 hS aUows Whit ite
e to expl
plo
oit the
4 eS? 8 dS ? This unexpected reply weakness on th the
e hl-
l-a
a8 lo
lon
ng
4 .Qg7 O considers 8 ... 00 as
ECO
EC upsets White's general diagonal and effectively
the main li
the lin
ne. Makary
ryc
chev plan of Pawn storming up strike at the centre. 20 ...
4 e6 ? v Dolmato
tov
v, USSR Ch 1979 the
the Kinings
gsid
ide.
e. Ceb
ebal
alo
o de
dela
lays
ys  tfjc7 ? was necessary to
went 8 ... 00 9 e3 b6 10 cast
stli
lin
ng as it wouould
ld tri
trigg
gger
er prev
pr even
entt c4.
GAME 1  f2
 f2 (the immediate 10 d4 is a vi
vic
cio
iouus at.tack on the Kin- 21 .Q.eS neS
 premature and invites gside. 12 . ..
.. 00 13 g4
g4 bS 14 The alt
lte
ern
rna
ati
tiv
ve 21 ..
.... bcS
Chan
Chandl
dler
er v Ce
Ceba
balo
lo trouble on the Queenside. 4Jc2 with d4, h4 to fol- is even worse. 22 c4 ZIc7
Vrsa
Vr sac
c 98 White, lagging behind in low. (22
(2 2 ... 00 23 fS ±±±±) 23 cdS
e4 eS development, should not 13 n t ws S 24 dS edS (24 .. .  tfjdS
 dS
 d

  } 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/ 

22 e4 ldd4 with chec eckmkmate to . ..  

squar
quare e. White has two
The
The exchange has te ter
r- follow..
follow alte
tern
rnat
ativ
ive
e plalan
ns of act ctio
ion
n. t  w.. , 
t  4rJf i '
F/ F/

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

Now Whites fully coo

oorr- as 28 ... ldfd
fd8
8 29   d4
d4±
±± and ing
ing ga
gamme.   r.-..  N  M  <; "l  
"LJ 0 l
 l:: ::i 
dinated pieces launch a 28 ...  lc6 29t
29t/;
/;Jd
Jd 7±±. b) Transposing into the
powerful attack in the 29 ttd7 ,Ctc6 Kin
ing
g's Indian Attack with 8 ds
centre. 30 ttd6 ,Cta4 colours
colo urs rev
revers
ersed
ed.. Upon 8 ... aS 9 a4 White
22 00 31 net ne8 obtains an excell
xcelle
ent
23   efs GAME 11 outpost on bS as well as
Cebalo resig signns himshimseelf   the c4 square for his
to a passi sive
ve poposisiti
tion
on.. Now t  avikum
avikuma
ar V  ir
 i rov Knights..
Knights
White obtains a powerful :t ;. 
:t Copen
openh
hag
age
enOp
Open
en1
198
980
0 9 ctllbd2 h6
ct
pass
pa ssed
ed PaPawwn whieh vi virtu
rtual
al-
- e4 cS
rr . 
  A prop
ophhyla
lact
ctie
ie move de-
ly deci
ciddes ththee game in his
t 2 g3 g6 signed to prevent the stan-
favo
favour
ur.. In
Inst
ste
ead 23 ... gfS ? L.z 3 .Qg2 dard spring board action
would hav avee led to a com-     t 4 dJ eS? 4JgS-e4 in the King's In Indian
dian
pli
lica
cate
tedd ststr
rugglglee af te ter 24 t  5 Defence
ce.. Black intends ...
b4 ld c7 25 cd cdSS ldc1 (25 ... r
0·· / White can transpose to  le
le6, t/;Jd7 to obtain a
L. 
 ldS
ldS 26   c7 t/;Jc
/;Jc77 27
27   ld S ed
edSS the main line with 5 f4 ? d6 smooth
smoot h deploloyyment of his
28 ld
ldf
fS±±) 26  c 1 ld ldS
S 27 32 nf7 6 f3 tg tg77 7 00 ge7 8484J
Jc3 forces.
 ldS t/;JdS (27 ... edS 28 Abolt from th
Abolt thee blulue
e. AU 00=. Howeve verr the text is 10 b4 eb4
 c6 ldf df66±±) 28 t/;JgS  h 7 of a sudden Black is faced preferabie in view of the 11 ab4 ,Cte6
29t/;JhS   g7   o with a mating att tta
ack
ck.. This exce
ex cell
lle
ent str
trat
ateg
egiie pos si- 11.... bS ? des
11.. ese
erv
rves
es a clo-
24 b4 ne7 Rook sacrif'ice destroys bilities..
bilities ser lo
ser loo
ok. White will conti-
25 eds±± Bla
lack
cks
s cas
castl
tled
ed pososititio
ion
n. 5 .Qg
Qg7
7 nue to enj njo
oy a slight pull
Blacks tragedy is that 32 tte4 6 00  e7 af te
ter
r 124Jb3 de de4
4 13de
3de4
4 le
le6
6
under co con
ndit
itiions of re- Upon 32 ...  f 7 33 l d c 7 7 cl 00 144JcS
144J cS lc4±
lc4±..
stri
striet
eted
ed man
anoe
oeuv uvri
ring
ng sp
spac
ace
e  g8
 g8 34 t/;Jg6  h
 h8
8 35 t/;Jg 7 8 a3 12 b5
he has to parry the threats mate..
mate White prep
prepares
ares f'or rapid 13 ,Cta3±ne8
of Whites mobile ce cent
ntre
re.. 33 nefl ,Ctc6 Que
uee
ensid
ide
e expansion wit ith
h 14 nel ne8?
25 nd7 34 nf8 IjfJh7
IjfJh7 b4. This strateg
ategiie plan is Thiis natu
Th atur
ral move is a
26 nedl .a8? 35 n1f7 IjfJh6
IjfJh6 effective against Blac
ack
ks mistake afte
fter whie ieh
h Whit
ite
e
It is strange that such a 36 .d2
.d2 1:0 ambi
am bitio
tious
us se
settup. Kirov now obta
tain
ins
s th
the
e betette
ter
r game. If

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

pair and the better

the
e Bishop

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

18 ... 4Je3 19 fe3 fS 20 Here 9 ... bS would be a

4JcS
4J cStfjf 7 214
jf7 14JcJc33±. logical consequence of
 
19 .Q.d4  4 Black's
Bla ck's cou
counterp
nterplay
lay with .. ....
'.
.:t   
.:t " .:t .
20 4 ed4? b4, ... a6 to foll llow
ow. GM
  4)m.
m...l  .:t On ththee th
thrreshold of ti tim
me Tal suggests 9 ... 4 ? 10
trouble Black commits a 4Jbd2 bS 11h 1h33 f3 12 4J 4Jf3
f3
.  posititio
onal mi mis sta
tak
ke. 20 ... 4Jd?±. This continuation
t
······ tfjd4 would have retai aine
ned
d lea
leaves Bla lac
ck with a clear
some
so me cocoun
unte
terp
rpla
lay
y babassed on cut plan of action. White
4J 9 Cl  0 the
th e weakness of th the
e Pawn. still commands a slig ighht
'  . ,,
,,«
« .. .  ,,/. ..
The remaining moves are advantage due to the
LJ4J m Bis
ish
hop pair and excell lle
ent
self
se lf ex
expla
plana
natory
tory..
10 .Q.e3 :t 21 ttd1 :t na nae8
e8 A well known positi tio
on prospects for an atta tac
ck on
White
White has a slight pull 22 t)f3 ne7 from the Clo lose
sed
d SiSici
cili
lian
an   the King
ingsid
side.
e.
in view of his advanta
tag
ge in 23 naS fS Korchnoi had reta tain
ineed ththe
e 10 .Q.e3 4)c7
space and more flexible 24 .e8 opti
tio
on of sid
ide
e ste
tep
ppin
ing
g ththe
e U d4 004
pie
pi ece position. 2S 4)b3 tlih7 main line by refraining 12 004
10 eb4? 26 neS? tttte8 from developing his The cri riti
tic
cal posit itio
ionn for
A posit
itio
ion
nal erroror
r whic
ich
h 27 bS abS? Quee
een's
n's Knig igh
ht to c3. eva
ev alu
luat
atin
ingg th
thee co
coururse
se tak
taken
en
opens up the Que ueen
en Roo
ookk 28 J:tbS±n
±nff
ff7
7 6 4)16 by White in th this
is vari ria
ati
tio
on.
file and giv ive
es White an in- 29 ndS nd7 Nowa
No waday
days s 6 ... e6 is mo
morre Whi hitte has a splendid
itiative on the Queens 30 ne7 popular than the text..
text centntrre and has retained a
wining
g. 10 ... b6 was correct 31 J:tbl nfe7 After 6 ...... e6 White should soli
so lid
d posi siti
tio
onal edge. The
maintaiinin
mainta ing g th
thee te
ten
nsio
ion
n and 32 r&ig2 tta8 prefer the main lin ine
e as he alt
lteernative captu tur re is in-
was
wa s pr
prac
actica
tically
lly equal. 33 h4 ±± hS has not bee eenn able to obtain consistent with White's
U ab4 a6 34 J:t
:tb
b6 tI
tIIa
Ia7
7 any tangible advantage themamati tic
c approach. 12
12   d5 3S )k6 neS agai
again
nst th
thisis se
setu
tup.
p. 4Jd4? eS eS 13
134 4Jc6 bc bc66 14 J.a?
13 ttbl h6 36 tthS tlig8    :la815 J. J.e3 a6 16c 6c4 4 dS and
14 edS 37 nd8 1:0 8 cl Blalacck's acti tiv
ve pie iec
ce posi-
Simple and strong. Sveshnikov v Sidief tio
tion provides amp mple le com-
White cla lar
rifies the situ
tuaa- 4 .Qg
Qg7
7 Zade
Za de,, USS
SSR
R 1980w
0weent 8 h3 pen
ensasatio
tionn fo
forr th
thee Pawn.
tion in the centre and  b8
 b8 9 g4 bS 10 fS±. This 12 .Qg
Qg4 4
obtaini
obtai nin
ng access (via e4 GAME
GAME 13 variation is preferred to 13 ndl dS
and c4) to the weak spots the
the te
texxt. The acti
tiv
ve Pawn 13 fS ? deserves
(b6,d6
(b 6,d6)) in Bla
laccks camp
mp.. Kor
Korchnoi
hnoiv
v Karpov thr
thrust has ththe
e aim of seiz- att
tteentitio
on accordin ingg to GM
14 .Q.dS World
WorldCh
Ch ing space and restricting Tal.
14 ..
.... 4JdS lS cS e8 16 Baguio1978 the mobility of the Black 14 eS t d

4Jc4±. .g3 piehcies alon ha

th
sea pK
roimi
ngs
siide. 15
16 4t))fcl3 bSnfe8
15 .Q.dS 1 Qg2 eS
 
2 4)c
)c6
6 W te so mis ng
16 e4 3 e4 g6 attack..
attack 17 h3   lf
17  4 4 d3 .Qg7 8 J:tb8 An importa tan
nt moment.
18 na3  5 f4 d6 9 .e2 8 Karpo
pov'
v's
s inanacc
ccur
uracacy
y in the

  \·   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

sequence of moves allows 24 ndel .d7 34 fk2 ttf Worishofe

Worishof en 1991saw 4 4Je2
White to establish a posi- 2S nc2 b3? 35 .c2 aS  7 5 0-04Jf6 6 f4 f 4 0-0 7 d3
d3
tional advantage. 17 ... b4 This is a seri
riou
ous
s mist
ista
ake 36 g4 feS (7 eS ?) d S 8 eS 4J
4Jd7 9 4J
4Jbc
bc3
3
184Je2
184Je 2 (1
(18
8 4J
4Ja4
a4 .Q.f319
19..Q.f3 af te
ter which Blacks posi- 37 feS a4 (9 -'ldS? 4J4JdeSD e6 10 g4
4JeS++
4JeS+ +; 18 hg4 bc3 19 bc3 tion disininttegrates slowly. 38 naa lè/17   b8 114Jg3b
g3bSS 12
124Jce2
4Jce2 b4+.
 g4=) .Q.f3leads to a level It was essential to elimi- 4 .Qg
Qg7 7
position. nate the pin and the pres- 39
40 na6
na4 .e7
nc7 S d6
18 .Q.f3 sure on the c file by 25 ... 41 .b3 6
 
Zlcb
lcb88 26 ac
ac11-'lf8
'lf8=.
=. 42 nat  b4
f
 iO
 iO i
.u. + -  - - +-
26 ab3 llb3 43 nel nc4
  t: .L .L 44 r;tb8 nel
-- i' ' i:  li 4S .Q.cl .c7
/< Z W 1 J < . u  . + -   -- + -
o ...
...LL 46 r;tb4 .el
t t
L
  7

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

9  Q d 6 Pawn structure constitu

titute
te
10 4 .Q.e7? Whi
hite's
te's ad
adva
vant
ntag
age
e in this
With the text move position.
CHAPTER3
CHAPTER3 Black appears to be on  2
track to attain equality  3  s
2 g3 w  ithWhit
ite
e playing  c af te
ter ...   and ... tlJc7 Inform
Info rmat
atoor su sugg
gges
estts 13
But this may be a decisive  J .d5 J.d5 14 ciJd5   15
error by Kasparov since it gh4 (15 ciJc7 J.f6 or 15
allows White to uncork a ciJb8 ? Kasparov) ed5 16
GAME 5 6 d6 them
thematitic
c tataccti
tica
call se
seqquen
ence
ce tlJf3± The passed Pawn on
7 0 0  7 and gain the upper hand. d6, th
the
e su
supper
erio
iorr minino
or
Shor
Shortt v Ka
Kasp
spar
arov
ov 8 aJN Mter 10 ... tlJc7 11 f4± piece (Bishop v Knight),
TIlb
TIlbu
urg 19
1991
91 White enjoys a slight pull and
an d th
the
e ex
exce
cell
llen
entt pro
rosp
specects
ts
in view of his thematic of devel elooping a power erf
ful
  e4
e4 cS kingsid
kin gsidee bu
build-u
ild-up.
p. attack along the half-open
2 e6 11 eS  s g-f
-fil
ilee giv
ive
e Whit ite
e th
the
e betette
ter
r
3  3 A fo
forc
rced
ed move. 11. 1....  J .g2 game.
There is little theo
eor ret
etii- 12 ef
ef6 J.ft
ft1
13 fe7 tlJe7 14tlJft
fe7  3  Q ds
cal experience with this
cal lea
leaves White wit ith
h a super er--  4 .Q.f6
unort
rth
hodox system whic ich h ior
ior posititio
on. White te's
's undi-
offers an alternative sputed advantage in the
approach to the complex position are his two minor
variation 2 ... e6. The sy- pieces for the Rook, his
stem involving 2 ... e6 and The
Th e ha
halll mark of a Super lead in development, and
early ... d5 has at at..tained Grarand
ndmmasaster
ter is in intro
trodu
duci cing
ng activ
ac tive
e pi
piece
ece pl
plac
acin
ing.
g.
steady popularity due to novelties even in les se ser   ed6?
the ef
eff
forts of Worlrld
d Ches esss known un unu usu
sual
al var aria
iati
tion
ons.
s. This natural looking
Champioionn Gar
aryy Kasaspa
paro
rov
v, Shortrt's
's novel elty
ty is des esig
ignned move is in fact a serious
and former World Chess to disisc
courarag
ge ...... b4 and re- mis take which allows
Champioionn Boris Spassky stra
rain
inin
ingg Blac ackk's co couuntnter
er-
- Kasasppar
arov
ov to co
commpli
lica
cate
te th
the
e
who used it against GM play and space advantage position. It is surprising This is probably what
Bobby Fisisch
cher
er in th
thei
eir
r 1992 on th
thee qu
queen
eensi
side
de.. that Short overlooked a Sho
hort
rt ha
hadd ove
verl
rlo
ook
oked
ed whehen n
match. Kuprei eic
chik v Novikov, nea
eatt ta
tac
ctic
ica
al contin inu
uati
tio
on he played his 13th move.
3 a6 ? Lvo
vovv 1986w
86wenentt 8 ci ciJe
Jell ciJgf6 in 12 ciJf5 e f5
f5 12 ... ciJc313 Mter 14 ... ed5 15 el f8
4 g bS 9 f4 tlJc7 Of 9 ... J.e71 e710 0 eS ciJg7
ciJg 7 f8 14c4ciiJe6fe
6fe66 15 J .h6 16gh4
16g h4 tlJh4 17tlJf3±
tlJh4 Jf3±  
5  Qg .Q.b7  J .g21
g211 1ef6 J.ftft1
12 fe7±) 10f5  g8
 g 8 16 tlJg4  f7 U6 ... J .g5 Bla
lack
ck's
's Kin
ing
g is ststra
rand
nded
ed
6 d ef5 11ef5 J. J.e712 J. J.f4   13   7tlJe6 mat e} 17tlJg7  e
ate}  e88 18 and
and is pla
lace
ced
d prereca
cari
rio
ous
usly
ly..
White renounces any g4 b4 14 ciJe4 ciJe4 15 de4 tlJ
tlJh8 ciJ
iJf8
f8 19 J.b7
b7±±} 13 ed ed6
6 The passed Pawn on d6 and
 thought of tra
tho ran
nsposining
g in
in-
- ciJf616tlJe2 jd
jdfe
fe8
8 17 g5 4Je4  J .d6 14jde
14jdell ci
ciJe
Je5
5 (14 ... J.e7 the superior minor piece
to the Open Sici cillian and 18 J.e4 J.f8 19 J.J.b
b7 jd
jde2
e2 20 15 J.d5 ±) 15 ciJd5   16 enable White to obtain a
plays instea
eadd for the solid  J .a8c
a8c4
4 un
uncl
clear
ear po
posi
sitio
tion.
n. ciJf6 tlJf6 17 J.b7±. The decisive
decisive adv
advanta
antage.
ge.
Clos
Closed
ed Sic
Sicilia
ilian
n set-
set-up
up.. 8 ne8 Bishop pair and superior  5 t fl
fl el
el t fl
fl b6
b6

54  g wit
ith
h Whi
hitte playin
playing
g 4Jc  g with Whi
with hite
te pl
play
ayin
ing
g 4Jc 55

The Pawn on b2 is tacti- 19 t[fel  b6 cb4 woul uld

d lea
eav
ve a weak Munic ich
h Oly
lym
mpiaiad
d 1958,
calllly
y immune 15 ... .o.b o.b22 16 20 .Q.f4 tl e isola
isolated d-Pawn. Blalac
ck employed a radica call
.o.a5 4Jb6 17 .o.e6 fe6 18 21 h4 aS 25 beJ system to oppose White' e'ss
 e6
 e6±. But th e natu tura
rall wisish
h 'Attac
'Attack is thethe best fo
forrm  ü:f z str
tra
ate
teggy by advancin ing
g ththe
e f
to tutucck th
thee Kin ing g in
into
to safefety
ty of defencece'', Kasp spa
arov rea- The posit itio
ion
n is equal ln ln-
- Pawn af te ter 5 ... d6 6 f4 f5 7
by castling is a serious lises that passive play and formator gi givves th
this
is co
contntin
in-
- 4Jf3 4Jf6 8 0-0 0-0 9 hl hl
mistake 15 ...   16 .o.a5 the lack of a plan for the uation 26 bc3 4Jd5 27 .o.d2 .o.d710 10..o.e3  b8 11 e2 b5 12
4Jb6 (1 (16
6 ..
.... e8 17 17..o.
o.bb7 b8 initiative
initiative will sow the  b8
 b8 28 g4 f8 and .clgl b4 13 4J 4Jdl 4Je8 14 c3
18 .o.c6±) 17 .o.b7 b8 18 seeds of defeat. Hence he Bla
lack
ck's
's fo
fortrtre
ress
ss is diffi
ifficu
cult
lt 4Jc7 15 c1 4Je Je6
6 16 4J
4Je3 and
.o.a6±. It is obvio iouus th thaat th
thee tries to creat reate
e ququee
een
nsid
idee to br
brea
each
ch.. White has a slight pull in
Bisishhop pai
air r wil
illl co
con nti
tin
nue to counterplay to exploit the view of his better coordi-
dom
do mininate
ate ththee pr
prococeeeedi
ding
ngs.
s. weakness of th thee b-Pawn
Pawn.. GAME 16 nati
na tion
on amon ongs
gstt hi
hiss fo
forc
rces
es..
16 J:tbl 22 cl h6 Raicice
evic v Mart rtin
inoovic
ic,,
This represents a small Black creates a flight Davies v Iv Ivan
anov
ov Vrn
rnja
jack
ckaa Ban
anja
ja 19
19778 va
vari
ried
ed
victory for Black. White square,, elimina
square liminattin
ing
g a bac
ack
k- Londen 1992 with 9 ... h8 h8 10.o.e3 e3..o.e611
has to give up the vital rank weakness bef
efor
ore
e .clgl
clgl    d7 12ef
12efS S .o.fS
fS13d
13d4 4 b6
Pawn on d6. 16 16..o.e6 see
seemsms starting the quee
queen
nsid
ide
e 1 e4 cS 14dS 4J
14dS 4Jb
b4 15a3
5a34 4Ja6 16  e l.
right but it is a tactical manoeuvre.
manoe 2 White
Whit e stands better due to
mistake: 16 ... fe6 17 e6 J gJ g6 Blac
ackks backward e Pawn.
 d8
 d 8 18   ae aell   c6 19 .o.f4 23 J:tbcl b4 4  Q g2  Q g7 Hence the above variation
g5 +. 5 dJ ci f6 to cross Whites general
Black succee eed
ds in re- Bla
lac
cks normal str tra
ate
teg
gy gam
game plan has drawn a
pelling the attack as the in this system is to seek blank agaiains
nstt st
stra
raig
ight
htfo
for
r-
Pawn on d6 will soon be rapid counterplay on the ward pla
lay
y in th
thee cent
ntr
re.
lost..
lost Queuee
ens wing. Thi hiss in
invo
volvlves
es 6 f4 d6
16   Pawn storming to gain 7 ci fJ 0-0
7  Q g2 .d6   space and direct an attack 8 0-0 J:tb8
Kaspa
Kasp arov has managed aga
ag ainst Whites Quee eenside.
nside.
to ree eeo
over from a dis- However this system is not   .l tI
astrous opening. Short's ideally equipped to deal  'f' " ' · · · ·· < tf'"
tf'" "
succe
succ essive errors on the with White's onslaught on 4) 
12th and 13th moves have This, together with his the
th e Kingside
Kingside.. Often Bl Blac
ack's
k's
allowed
allowed Kas aspa
paro
rov
v to es
esca
cape
pe next move, sets in moti tio
on a counte
count erattack is quicker
from an inferior and diff'i diff'i-
- plan to undermine the but lacks adequate power jt 
jt 
cult mid idd
dleleg
game. Whit ite
e's queenside
queensid e Pawns. Short is to obtatain
in a wininn
nin
ing
g advan- jt 4 J  . 
Bishop pair advantage is forced to simplify the tag
ta ge. White has a free hand jt j
jt j t  kl
offset by Black's active position on the queenside on the Kingside. Usually

·····  : :
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

56 2 g with White playing fJc3

with  g with Whi
with hite
te pl
play
ayin
ing
g f) 3  
host of al
host alte
tern
rnatativ
ives
es fafavo
vour
ur inevita
inev itabl
ble)
e) 18 eS eS;±;±;.I
;.In
n Lan ane e school of thought that 10 4Jc
Jc7
7 15f
5f5
5 4Jb5 16 d2
d2 4Jbd4.
White..
White v Sa
Sahaharo
rov,
v, US
USSR SR 19 1968Bla
68Black ck a3 is nec
ecessary
essary.. On the 17 4Jh4 4Je2 18 e2
e2 4Je5 19
Hickl v Nemet, Chiasso varied with 14 ... 4JeS IS other hand ot
oth
her
erss be
beli
lie
eve 4Jf3
f34
4Jf3 20 f3f3 b7 21 h4
h4·
1991
19 91sa
saw
w 8 ...... a6 9 h3 d7 d7 10  d2
 d 2 aS 16 h6 h6 d7 17 4 Jf3 the opening of the 'a' file  h8 22 e2? e5 23 g4
 e3 'îc8 11 d2 b S 12a 12a33  c 7  b6
 b 6 184 JeS de deS S 19 e3;±e3;±;. favours Black in the long
13 g4
g4 b8 14 h1 h1 aS 15 fS fS.. Spassky v Petrosian, term..
term
White has succeeded in World Champio ionnship 1966   b4
obtaining a promising saw Black try 9 ... d7 10fS 11 2  8

aUack on the Kingside bS 1 1 S b4 124JdS aS (1 (122...   f5  O c7

exploiting Blacks clumsy 4JdS
4J dS 13 edS 4J 4Jd4d4;±;±;)13
;)13 hl   t l
str
tra
ate
teg
gy on th thee oth
the
er sid
ide
e. 4JeS 14 d2 c6 IS 'îae ae11. The standard move.
Smyslov v Ilivitsky, Whites fully mobilised I prefer 134
34J Jg3 foll
llo
owed by
USSR
US SR1919552w
2we ent 8 ... 4Je8 9 forces are weIl set to gS,, h4
gS h4-
-hS
hS..
h3 4Jc7 10 e3 b6 11 d2 d2 launch an attack on the  
 b 7 12 fS bS 13 h6 h6. Again Kingside whilst Black's 4 tbh4
Black has lost valuable counterthrust has made  5  Y l In order to get a grasp of
tempis in organising his litt
little
le imimpapact
ct.. The wea eaknknes
esss 6  Y l how to handle the attack
Queenside attack whilst of the doubled Pawns in 7  lihl we now examine the con-
White is poised to Blalaccks camp giv ivees Whit ite
e a clu
lus
sion of the above game:
exch
ex chan
ange
ge th
thee aU im impo
port
rtan
antt micro
mi crosco
scopie
pie plu
plus.s.   . I .  îj 23 ... e6 24 g5 ef5 25 ef5
fianc
fianche
hetto
ttoed
ed Bi Bish
shop
op.. 9 bS z... . . · .·,z h. z (i .L  2. The ploy of exchang-
.
ing
in g th
the
e poteten
nti
tia
al atttta
ackin
ing
g
  .

9 h3 The logical foUow up   L

Davies sets in motion for imple lem
menting Blacks
.
pieces is the simp le lest and
m  t best way out of such situa-
the longterm plan of play-
ing g4, fS in conjunction
counterplay.
Spasassk
sky
y v Sza zabo
bo,, Palma ..... L.. ' 1 1 1 :' tions. 26 g2 d7 27 fg6?
with active piece play on de Mall allor
orca
ca 19196868 coconti
ntinu
nueded t t The teten
nsio
ion
n is relelea
ased and
the
th e Kin ing
gsi
sid
de to develop a instead 9 ... 4Je8 10 d2 d2 bS 4-' 4-
4-'  ' 1 with it any real chances of
decis isiv
ivee aUack again ins
st th
the
e 11 'î'îb
bl e6 12 el4el4JdJd44 134Jd4 ... 'I ' I
'I' '" pursuing th
the
e attack. 27 'if3
Black monarch. This me- cd4 14 4J 4Je2 b6 IS a3 eS 16
  '0 deserves consideration.
thod is simple, straight-  h2
 h 2 fS 17 efS gfS 18 aS. Not to be too cri ti tical, Back to the game: 27 ... fg6
forw
fo rwarard
d be
bett
tte
er than 94Jh4 The lack of harmony but this position seems to 28 b3. This releaves the
whihic
ch occccu
urr
rred
ed in Med edin
ina
a v amongst Blacks forces suggest that Whites Rook from the task of pro-
Korchnoi, Palma de Mal- ens
nsuure
ress Whit itee a po posi
siti
tio
ona
nall attack has run out of tecting the b Pawn. 28 ...
lorc
lo rca
a 191968
68.. The
here
re fo
foll
llow
owed plus..
plus steam..
steam  g7 29 'if8 'îf8 30 'ifl 'ifl
9 ... 4 Jd
Jd4 10 fSfS bS 11 S b4   g4 The position now very 31 flfl e6. The exchange
124J
124 Je2 4Je2 13 e2 e2 4Jd7 14 A co
contntro
rove
versrsia
iall ststra
rate
tegg- muc
uchh re
rese
sem
mbl
bles
es Res
eshe
hevs
vsky
ky of all the of Rooks leads to
 'îabl
'îabl ' îb6IS d2 d2 'î
'îa616
a616 h6h6 ic sit
situa
uatio
tion
n. Exp xperertt op
opininio
ion
n v Korchnoi, Amsterdam a drawish position. The
 'î
'îa2 17 fg6 fg6 (17 ... hg6 is divided as to whether to 1968a8afte
fter
r 1e
1e4
4 cS 24Jc3 d6 3 remaining moves need no
 leads to an immediate loss interpose 10 a3 which g34Jc6 4 2 g6 5 d3 d3 7 6 explanation. 32 g1 c3 33
af ter 18 7 g7 194JfS gf
gfS
S aUows White to activate f44Jf
f44J f6 74
74J
Jf3 0-0 8 0-0 'ib8  f2 h5 34 b 7 f8
 f2 f8 35 b8b8
20 gS h8 21 'îf4 4Jf6 22 rus
rus Queeris Rook when ... 9 h3 bS 10a
0a33 aS 11 e3 b4 12  e7
 e7 36 b7
b7 d7 37 e4e4 e6
 'î
'îh
h44Jh7 23 h6 witith
h mate b4 arrives. There is one ab4 ab4 134
34JJe2 4Je8 14 'i
'ib
bl 38 b7
b7 d7 39 e4 e4 e6 40

 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

on the Kingside for the . L..   . 33 de4 Ilg8 check.

pri
ric
ce of an exchange. Bla lac
ck 34 fg6 Ilg6 39 ef6 lih6
hopes to take the sting out :ft: :ft: 1l 35 nf8 k7
of Whites onslaught, 36 ttf3 .Q.f6
mai
ain
nta
tain
in an enenoorm
rmoous pre re-
- 37 naS
sence on the dark squares 26 ... f6 . .; /.
and engineer a break- White seems to be  

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
te pl
play
ayin
ing4
g4Jc
Jc  g with
with Whi
hite
te pl
play
ayin
ing
g 4J
4Jc
c 61

White Queen barely ma-  h7 17 4Je3 4 Je8 18 c3;

 h7 3;  ; ; 22 ... f6
nages to shield his King Schore
Schor er v Valvo, New York   J.1 " White retains the
fro
from a mat
atin
ing
g att
tta
ack
ck.. 1987)
198 7) hs ? 8 h3 d 7 9 4Jds   :1: z
advantage af teter 22 ... .Q.b7
40 Cjf
jfJ
Jh2 tf
tf6
6 ss 10c3 eS 114Je3 b6 12 b3 b3   :1: :1: h 23 b7b7 b7 24 b4 d7 25
 fb1; ; ;.
 

41 .g3 .d2 4Jge7 13 b2 b2 0-0 14 h2; ;;

4J 23 ef6 .f6
Timpa v Sunye Neto to,, Luan-
42
43 C
Cjf
jfJh
Jh3
3
2tt
ttd
d
d7 24 tfel .f5
1t1t
jfJh
jfJh2ttd
tt 2 da 19
1981
81.. 1t
44 Cjf
jfJh
Jh3D
3Dr raw 7 0-0  e7 25 .e2 .eS
Sci
cint
ntil
illa
lati
ting
ng.. Whi
hite
te ca
cant
nt 8 .Qgs 1 1t   4S · ël i·
1t i·   25 ... eS loses to 26 e4
avoid the checks af te ter 44 A Spassky speciality. m m  f7 27 hs.
26 c4  tfe8
 hll
 h g6 45 f3 d4 46 Black is asked th
the
e questio
ionn
--- does he hit the Bishop 14 ... 4)bs1 27 .Q.e4
 h2
 h2 f6 47 g3 g3 d2 .
or ignore it and continue A dubious move which Black has weak points
G M 17 with
wi th no
norm
rmal
al de
deve
velop
lopm
men
ent?
t? dos
oseses ththe
e Queeeens
nsid
ide.
e. Af teterr all over the place -- b6, e6
8 h6 this Black has little play. and g6. White also threa-
Spassky v Kindermann A sample of normal de- Better was 14 ... a6 154J 54Jbd bd44 tens g4.
cd4 16.Q.f4 f4eS
eS 17 d2d2 .Q.e618 27  tf8
DubaiOlympiad 1986 velopment is: 8 ... 0-0 9
  e4 eS  d2
 d 2 e8 (9 . .. d7 10 h6 h6 c4;; ;;
c4 ;;..No go
good
od was 14 .. .... 4J
4Je2
e2 28 tb2 b5
15 e2 4J 4Jc
c6 16
16e
eS4J
S4Jeses 17.Q.4 f 29 tal .Q.c8
2 3 d6 4Jd4
4J d4 11
1144Jd4 cd cd4 12 7 g7
13 4Je2 eS 14 f4 f4;; ;; Spassky f6184Ja7; ;;. 30 .Q.e1 ±
3 g3
4 .Qg2 g6 v Arn rnas
ason
on,, Rey eykj
kjaavi
vikk 19
1985
85)) 15 abS a6 Black now jettisons an
5 d3 .Qg
Qg7
7 10h4   b8 11hs ss 12 h2? 16 ba6 -'la6 exchange to ward off the
6 e2 e6 b4 13 4Jdl 4Jes 14 f3 ds= 17 .d2 CjfJh7 imme
immedia
diate
te atta
attack.
ck.
The best of several Preziuso v Komljanovic, 18 h4 30 tfs
choi
ch oice
ces.
s. Othe
thers
rs indude: Zuric
Zu rich
h 19
198989.. 19 f4  4 31 cbS .Q.b7
a) 6 ... d 7 7 .Q.3 b6 8 f 4 Another possibility is 8 20 4 cd4 32 .Q.b4 ttc8
.Q.b790
Q.b790--0 4Jd4 10 d2 d2 hs 11 ... b6 9 d2 d2 h6 10 e3 e3 .Q.a611 21 .Q.f2 hs 33 .Q.fs efs
h3 r s 12 f2 f2 0-0-0 134J 34Jdd4  fel4 Jd4 12 f4   c8 13   ab abll According to Hickl 34 .Q.d6 ta8
 d7
 d 7 14 f2 f2 0-0 15 4J 4Jd4 cd4 Bla
lac
ck cou
ould
ld ha
have
ve eq
equ
ual
alis
ised
ed 35 tel ttc3
d4 14 d4 cd4 ls4Je2 eS 16 16
c3 ; ;;Kar
arpo
pov v v Sc
Scha
haufe
ufelblber
er-- 164JeJe22 4J
4Jc6
c6 17c3 dc dc3 3 18 bc3 with 21 ... eS 22 f S 23
gfS
gf 36 tc2 .b3
ef S .Q.b7. 37 tc7 .d5
ger,
ge r, Gro
roni
ning
ngenen 19
1967
67.. ds 19e
19eSS ; ;;;S
; pa
pass
ssky
ky v Pa Pann
nno,
o,
b) 6 ... b8 7 0-0 (7 a4 a 4 a6 8 Lucer
Lu cerne
ne 198
1985. 5. 22 eS 38 tb7
0-0 ss 9 abS abS 10 f4 d7 9   le 3  4
Spassky returns the
11r s 4Jf6 124 24JJf4 0-0 13 g4 g4 10 tbl exchange to kill off al l
b4 144J44Jccds 4Jds 154 54J Jds e6 Spassky adopts the counterplay.
16 4J
4Je3 h4 17 f3 a8 18 slightly unusual plan of 38 ttb7
  bll 4Jd4 19 h3
 b e7 20 play
playin
ing
g on th
the
e Que
ueen
ensi
side
de.. 39 tbl ttds
 fl= Georgadze v Ruban, 10 tb8 40 ttg2 ttg8
Tbilisi 1989; 7 5 bs 8 d2 11 b4 b6 41 b6  ta2
b4 9 4Jdl h6 10 e3 e3 4Jf6 11   beS deS 42 1 b2 Resigns
h3   12 f4f4 d7 13 0-0-0 c8 13 a4
a4 0-0
14   h2 aS 1 5a
14 5a3 0-0 16 1 ? 14 4)bs

62 2g with White playin

playing
g f c3  g with
with Whit
ite
e pl
play
ayiing f c3 63
GAM
AME
E 8 Andersso
Anders sonn, Reyk ykjajavvik 1919888 .o.d4g
4g44 23 z:î :îae1±.
ae1±.
went 8 c[ c[::)f4c[:)
[:)ge
ge7 79 0-00-0   l :
 ' /"   L.  , ..,
Another tenth move
Spass
Spas sky v Hort 10 le3 {Bilek v Evans, vari
ria
ant occured in Trap apll v
  L 
Bugojno   978 Lug
Lu gano Oly lymmpi
pia
ad 1968 saw Pribyl, Czech Champion Champion--
1 e4 cS 10c
10 c[:)
:)fd
fdS Sc[:):)d
dS11c[:)[:)dS
dS le6 12
k1 
ship 1972: 10 .o,gS ? f6 11
h...
•. •.
.•.•

2  3  : c6 c[:)
:)f4
f ld 7 13 c3 c3 bS 14 a3 aS 1S   i : A   hS
 h S d7 12 ef efS c[: )c213 z:îac
îac1
1
3 g3 g6  le3
le3 c[: )eS16 hê=} z: z:îîb8 11a
1a33 4Jd4 14 4Je4 f8 15 ,O.e3
4 Ag2 Ag7 c[::)eS
c[ 12 h1 h1 b6 13 e2 lb7 14 · A  4Yc6
4Y c6 16 c[: [:))hf2? c7 17 ld4
g4 c[:)[:)77c615 h3 d7 16 f2 f2
S
6
d3
f4
d6
eS c[:
[:))e717 g3 g3 h8 18 z: z:îf2bS
îf2bS
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
eS fe
feS
S 24 f6
Alrlrea
eaddy ththre
reat
ate
ening to ab4 22 c[: [:))cdSc[:
cdSc[:))dS 23 23 edS 8 0 0  4  lh
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
rnat
ativ
ives
es includude
e:   m.  L 
 ld2 c[c[:)d
:)d4 410 Z b1 lg lg44 11c[:) :)e2
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[:)
:)cd
cdS
Sfe4 15 le
le4 lfS
Oly
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

d4 cd4 23 cd4 z:îc7 24 game.. The finish was 16 ...

game   gf s 7 nf71
z:îeS ±±Z 
±±Z c2( c2(24 24 ..
.... z:
z:îcf
îcf77) 25 0-0 17 bcS c8 18 c[:)gS 10 ths A Sp
Spas
assk
sky
y sp
spec
ecia
iall.
z:îefSz:îfS26 z: z:îîfSz
fSz::îc12
îc1277  h2 hgS 08 ... cS 19 c[: [:))e4 Thr
hrea
eate
ten
nin
ing
g 4JgS
gS..  7   (te8
 e3
 e 3 28 f7 Resigns foU
fo Uowed by  h6 leads to Sere
rett v Bir
irn
nboim, Malt
lta
a No good is 17 ... lf7 18
7
Roo
oos
s v St
Stoi{ca,
)g,e7Bag
oica agne
neux
ux an
z:î eo
:îe Svef6
rwh
whe
(e1l9
m.i.n
. gdea
St.ta
deS tac
20ck) g1
S9 Olympiad 1980 saw 10 z:îîf7 e8
z: 19 g4 b8 20
4JgS ? h6 11 efefS hgS 12 f6  g7±±.
197
19 79w
9we ent 7 ... ef4 sto
top
ppin
ing
g   h8 21 z:îf6 and mate .o.f8 13 fe7 le7 14 c[:)
:)dS
dS le
le66- 18 .Q.e4 nf8
onc
on ce and for aU White folllows) 20 Z e7  d
fo  d88 21 1Sc3 c[:)c616 a4 f8 17 b4  9  Q fs l I
playing
playin g fS. The game conti ti-- cd6 le8 22 lh3 d6 23 cb4 18 d4  ed4 19 cb4 4JeS Planned long ago by
nued 8 -'lf4 (Spass
(Spassky
ky v  le 6  h
 h8
8 24 gS   R esigns 20 .o.b2 d7d7 21   d7 .o.d7 22 Spassky.
Spassk

M, • ,.
,.,,/ w IJ Wh
Whlte
lte pJaying fjc3
pJaying  g with
with Whi
hite
te pl
pla
aying fj
yin :1  

19  êf7 have bee

een
n an error as 35 ... ablle to pla
ab lay
y   h5. 11 4)fs
20  êf7 nf7 de4 36 4Je4 '3;
3;e
e5 37 4Jf2 d3 7 4)ge7   .Q.e4 4)fd4
21..Q.e6
21 nfd7 38 4Jd3 '3;d4 39 4Jb4 '3;c3 8
22 nf7 rlJc
Jc77 would have foUowed and 8 ... 4Jd4 is evidently
23 .Q.d7 nd7 Black is more than just better and discussed in
 7 alive.
25
24 nltdig
72 35 ... hgs game 18
18..
  fs
36 hgs lties White is on his way.
  37 ltig4 JJg 9 gfs?
j: . .
Bett
tte
er was 37 ..
.... e3 tyin
ing
g Black has to accept a
  ' ,/. Whit
hite
e do
down
wn.. passive position with 9 ...
  .Q.f8
38  s f6 10 g 4 g5 when 114Jf2 in
in--
••••••
•• y
  g6 e3 tending h4 and the openin
ingg
'
40 ltif3  ltifs of the h-f'ile gigive
ves
s Whi
hite
te Ipek v Stefansson,
  jt 4J 41 g7 Resigns the ini
initia
tiativ
tive.
e. European Junior eh saw
jt jt
 
\ ) .,/. lOef 5 Black wiped out af te ter 1 2 ...
GAME 9 4Jcd4 13 h5 f6 14 4J d5 d5
  J.  .  e6
 e6 15 c3c3 h6 16 cd
c d4 4Jd4 17
A good Knight vs bad Palacios
Pal V Rios m.j: j: .Jj: 4JgS 4Jf3 18 4Jf3 l" ac8 19
Bishop
Bishop end
endgam
game. Spai
Spain
n 99 4Jh4 c4 20 4Jf5 cd3 21 .Q.h6
25 ...  ltie6 e4 cS
 41 '
?,,,,'/ jt  d2 22 4Jde7 '3; 3;hh8 23 .Q.g7
26  ltif
 ltif33   2 4)c3 4:)c6 mate.
26 ... '3;f5 was a wiser 3 g3 g6 Another unsucccceessful

 :  
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

66   g3 with White playin

playing
g4Jc3 2 g3 with Whi
hitt pl 'YI
YIn
n ; • (,I

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 .

Lane v Hutchings, Germany 1992) deS 12 4Je JeS

S  .4 l  :t  
:t A key defensiv
Insuff
Ins ffic
icie
ien
ive
nt is 11 ..
e move.
.... ciJf3 12
Stroud 1980 saw Black go 4Je
JeS
S 13
13ffeS b8 14 4Je 4Je44 .o.eS
al l out on the Qu Quee
eennsid
ide
e: 3 lS c3 ci
ciJb
JbSS16
16..o.cS±:
' :
 :tt
........
' •    f3 .o.b7 13
13ciJe
ciJe4
4   c8 14 ciJd6
. . . '   t 
.... l"rb
.. rb8
8 4 .Q.g2g6 S d3 .Q.g76 7 3 ss ed6
d61
1S b7±7±:.
:.
f4 bS 7 4Jf3 b4 8 4Je
4Je2
2  b 6 9 Donev
Don v Novkovic, j t   {' )   12 5
Introduc
Introdu cin
ing
g a wo wondnderf
erful
ul
0-0 d6 10 hlhl 4Jf6 11 h3
h3 c4 Buchs 1992 saw Black 4> 4 >  i«
12g
2g44 cd3 13c
3cd
d3 0-0 14fS
4fS±±:. empl
em ploy
oy an ofoffb
fbea
eatt variation   .·,
·,...  ffi
fi..· .· "/
"/. ... attack
tackiing conc
conce eption
ption.. This
4  Qg2  Qg7   0  J:
J:::
::   move, leaving the White
whicich
h is quite alien to the
5 dJ d6 whole spirit of the var- An innovation which Que
Qu een on dl en prise is
6 f iation: 7 ... .Q.g4 8 h3 .o.f3 9 improves ov
improve oveer Donev v Gal- certaiinly based on intuition
certa
 f3
 f3 e6 10 0 -0 ciJge7 11 11..o.e3 laghe
lagh er, Lenk 1991 which rath
theer than actu ctua
al calcula-
0-0 12l"rae
"raell aS 13 13..o.d2
d2   b6 went 8 ... b4 9 4J 4Je
e2 ? (Mar- tion.
14 .o.et ciJd4 lS  f 2 4Je Jec6
c6.. janovic v Velimirovic, 12 ... (td4
White
Whit e has al l the advan advan-- Yugosla
Yugosl avia 1978 saw 9 Af ter 12 ... .o.d1 th theere
tages Bishop pair, 4JdS ? e6 10 4Je 4Je3
3 4Jge7 11a3 follows
follow s 13
13..o.c6 'it
itJJf8 14 4Jd7
space and the bet.ter ba3 12   a3 0-0 13 c3 dS 14  d 7 (14 ... 'ititJ
Je8 l S 4Jb8 \l\l1
1f8
attac
attackin
king
g chchan
ance
ces.
s. eS f6 lS d4 cd4 16 cd4±:. 16ciJ
16 ciJd
d7 'itJe8 17 ciJ
ciJcS
cS f
 f8
8 18
Bronstetein
in v Kere res
s, ZuZu-- White has both asolid ciJe
iJe66 fe6 19 .o.c7c7±±±) lS .o.d7
rich
rich 19
19S3s
S3saw
aw 7 ... e6 8 0-0 centr
ntre
e and a space advan advan--   d8 16 .o.e6 ? (1 (166 .o.bS±±)
ciJge7 9 eS  (Bronstein , no nott tag
tage.) ciJ
ciJd
d4 10 a3 4Jf3 11.o.f3 ciJf6 17 adl fe6 18 ciJbS
ciJ bS±
±:
for the first time, goes for aS 12 abab4±
4±:: ab4 and now 13 with an excellent ending
6 rIb8 the ta
tac
ctics) deS 10 feS 4JeS d4 cdcd4 4 144
44J Jd4 witith
h .o.e3to forr Whit
fo ite
e.
The alternative to the 11..o.f4 4Jf3 12   f3 l"r
11 "ra8
a8 13 com
co me. 13 rcfihl .Q.dl
norm
rmaal Queensid
idee pla
lay
y was .o.e3 (No
Nott 13 .o.eS O-O de- 9 eS 14..Q.c6
14 rcfid8
seen in Claudio v Ibrag agii- fending both f7 and g7) 0-0 A Pawn sacrrfice to rip There is no re
res
spit
ite
e in 14
14··
movov,, Germrmaany 1992 whic ich
h 14 .o.cS
cS..o.d4 1S .o.d4 d4
d4 16 open the centre as weU as ... 'itJf8 lS 4Jd7  d  d77 (1S ...
wenentt 6 ... e6 7 4Jf3 4Jge 7 8 'itJ
'itJh1
h1   b8 17 ciJe4 fS 18 f 4 exploi
exploitting Blacks under- 'it
itJ
Je816
e816c ciJb8
b8''it
itJ
Jd81
d817 7ciJbS
iJbS±±
±±))
.,(l
.,(le
e3 4J
4Jd4 9 0-0 0-0 (9 ... .o.d7
d7?
?u a8 ) 19c3 b6 develop
velope ed forces. 16 .o.d7 d8 17 .o.bS lc2 18
4Jec6 10eSdS 11.o.d4 d44
4Jd4 12 20 4Jf6±:
f6±:.. Bronste
Bronsteiin pi
pic
cks 9 deS .o.c7 d4 19 f3 ±. Th
4Jd4 cd4 13 4Je2 b6= up the loose Rook on b8 10 feS  s Bishop on c2 is trapp rappeed and

• tt h Whiite playing4 c3

Wh
2 g3 or   4 c3
c31eading to the Mai
ain
n Li
Lin
n 6<
must los
  e at least an
ose
- nge.
nge
15 lOf
Of77  lie8
16 .Q.b8 CHAPTER4
Informator menti
tio
ons 16
 g or c leading to
 ad
 adl b.6
t#/f619
t#/f619. Q.1 7#/
bS 4:fJb
#/f JbSS b
7 20 S.a6
.Q 18c3
  d7
the Main Line
21..Q.b
21 .bSS  c8 (21 .. ... d8? 22
.o.c7±
7±)
) 22.Q.a6
a6==
The text is designed to
pre
rev
vent th
the
e Bla
lac
ck monar
arch
ch
GAME the most robust defence
from
from ru
runn
nnin
ingg aw
away
ay..
available f'or Black. The
16 .Q.c2
ConclusJon: Spassky   Hjartarson posit
itio
ion
nal features of this
Perhaps the last chance
While the basic plans Lyon v Bay
Bayern
ern Mun
MunJch
Jch 199
1991
1 varla
va rlatio
tion
n are
are::
is 16 '"  b  b8
8 1 7  a
 adl
dl e4
rernain the sam
sa me, the     a) Preventing an early
although 17 4:JbS b2 b2 18 2
versatility of finesses and 4 c3 4 c6 thrust in the centre (d4) by
  ad
ad1
1 th
thrreatening to take on
mov
ove e ord
rde
ers are appare rennt 3 g3 g6 occupying d4 with the
h8 should win on material
terial.. 4 .Q.g2 .Q.g7 Knight..
Knight
her
he re. It is relatively easy to
17  bS t b2
spri
rinng a new move on your   d d b) The ththem
emataticic ad
adva
van
nce of
Misissi
sing
ng th
the
e re
repl
ply.
y.
18 .Q.eSu opponent to get him out of 6 f4 the f-Pawn to fS fS,, shunti
tin
ng
specifific
ic pre
reppara
rati
tio
on or you The main line of the White's attack and re-
can just experiment with Clo
lose
sed
d Sicicil
ilian This var-
ian stricting his space advan-
ide
ideas to see if it is to your iation has stood the test of tag
tage on ththe
e kin ing
gsi
sid
de.
see folJowin
folJowing
g diagram
taste. I am especially time and has been the main c) To vacate the 7th rank
attracte
attract ed by Spassky's battleground of the sy- for
for orgrgan
anis
isin
ingg an ef effe
fect
ctiv
ivee
7 4:J
:Jh
h3in game 18 an and
d game stem.. This line has been
stem defence by manoeuvring
A
18bea
eaut
utifu
ifull .Q
finish
fin ish..
.eS 19 when Palacios used 7 enriched by numero us us the
th e majajor
or pi
piec
eces
es..
4:Jh
Jh3
3in a slightly different attempts to introduce new d) Bla
lacck usualally
ly opts f'or a
19  d6 ResJgns
pos
osit
itio
ion
n to gre
reat
at ef
effe
fect
ct.. idea
ideas.
s. In
Invo
volv lvin
ing
g ea
early
rly ki
king
ng-- slig
sligh
htl
tly
y delelay
ayeed re
resp
spo
onse
side expansion, it is gene- in the centre L. dS) rather
rally regarded as the most than the traditional coun-
soli
lid
d, posit itio
ion
nal approroaach ter
ter-attack on the queen-
for
for Whi hite
te.. sid
side.
The text move lays the 7 4: 3 4 ge7
fou
fo unda
dati
tion
on fo for
r dev
evel
elo
opi
ping
ng a 8

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.

safer square to prepare fo for

r offensive ag
offensive aga
ainst the Black  f 3 .Q.b719 h3 h3 f6 (19 ..
. .. If 14 ..
... c7 IS c3 {Jc
Jc6
6 16
a fu
futt ure exchange on d4 as monarch. The text sa sac
c's h6 20
20..Q.e3
e3±
±±)20 ef
ef6
6 {J
{Jg8
g8 21 .Q.cS ld8 17 d4 (17 .Q.e3 ?)
weU as the tact ctiical Pawn a Pawn to open up the po po-
- -'lg
'lg3
3±±. The Pawn on f6 is a deserves conons
side
der
rat
atio
ion
n.
sac
sac eSeS.. The text is consi- sition in the centre for hi
his
s thor
th orn
n in Blacks flesh and  5 tt d6
dered to be cautious and Bishops as weIl as putting keeps the Knight on g8 out Black is in a quandary,
suit
suitab
ablele fo
for
r th
tho
ose who prere-
- a spoke in Black's Pawn of plplay
ay.. White has excel- unable to decide on the

72 2 g3 or 2 4 c3 leading to the Main Lin

ine
e
2 g3 or 24 c3 eading to the Main Line 73

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-