Beating the Caro Kann by Vassilios Kotronias.pdf

Contents

1 Idem in the Advance V a t i o n d The Cenm b) Hank Activity c) Strongpoints and R e E x c ~ g e s d) Manmuwes

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2 The 4 e6 5 g4 Qg6 6 Qge2 Variation Eame 1 Vasiukov-kuvwv, USSR 1981 Eame 2 Mimian-Miles, M m w GMA 1989 Game 3 Kotrodas-Sax, Burgas-Elenite 1942 Game 4 MaLt.januvic-Campm, Wis 1985 Game S Nilgel-Wouters, con-, 1988 h e h van der Wid-I&&&, Bmssels 1985 Game 7 nrnm-!%m~an, EIilvmum (4)1990 Game 8 Kotronias~pora,Mosoow 1989 Garne 9 T i m m m - m v , 3eI.fm-t 1988 Game 10 'firn~-Seimwm,HFilvmtun fB 1990 Eame If Kotronias-Sp1ma1, New Ywk 1390 3 The 4

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4 The 4

...hS Variation

w6 Vd&ion Eame Xi! Nimzowitsch-C;fpa'o1~New Yo& 1%7 Game ZJ Kotsonias-King, New Yo& 19CdQ Game 14 K o t r o n i e W f m a n , Mascow It987 Game 15 Kotronias-Tukmakov, Kavala 1'9%

Game 16 Nunn-Dlugy, Landon 1% Eame I7 Short-Siiwan. ICattmdan 1'189

3 The 4 .,. @d7/c8 Variation Game 18 van dm Wiel-Hart, Wijk a m Zee 1986 Gatne 19 Kotronias-Skmtsris, Athens (41 1937

6 The 3

...cS Variation

Eame 20 Td-Botvinnilr, M m w Wch (8)i%X Game ? S!I ~ o v - K &ell, . Znndan Llayds Bank 'IrmrXex of Compla Games Index of Partial Games

'Index of Variations

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Chmw, CapbImcak Best C%w Endings,b v e r 1982 Karpov, 'liime &d-OpnEame in A&bn, k b f d 1988 k n e & Taubut, How to Play the m K a n Deferm, ~ Batsford 1889

Cam-Kann BIZ Sahovski Momator 1% S p l m , New I& in in Cam-Karin Lkfenue, Batsford 1992 *wan,

Suetin, CawKann Defenm, BatsFord I988 Varnusz, Play the Cam-KannI Brgamon k s , 1982

~nowledgements

The author wishes ta ttBiuxtc Uias ~ ~ ~ u for n extensive & s &king of the k x t and help with the diagrams.

Symbols

white is iswinning Wtrit~is clearly ktter White is slightly better The position is equal Black is slightly better B l c k is clearly htter 3k.k is winning Check Mate Good move Brad move Excellent move Blwh Interesting move Dubious move Olympiad Championship Interzonal Zonal Correspondence

Intd u ction

b k s on openings usually end up in a dusty c m w in one's lahmy, es@dy

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The reason is that &ss thewy dwe1ups like a monstrous cmahm, b m h d d by mmpuW information containing tens of t h o m a d s of games. Unlike g o d old times, main lines change with lightning s p d anrf paths thought to be forgotten provide raw ma* for the ex-. In fact tkere is mthmg wrong with m d e m irrfmmkics, chess is a scientjfic game and has ta go on Eke that; the negative asp&,~ of it are r w d d when one spurns what is essential for the sake of 'ephemeral wisdom', and that chamctwkes many players of the new genemtion. When 'f s t & d writing this h k , I understood the n e d to emphasiize the ideas governing an op?ning vaI4ation. T h e faw them ideas are p m x n t d sepm.ely ~ChapW I), since I think they fom the most valuable p - t of t h whole m W ;but the miin reason is that fie d e n should IE able

to get a g m e d picture of the various mtifs &at wodd help them evaluate a m-tain p i tian, If they manage to do so, the purpose of this boolc will ke fulfilled. Chapters 2 to 5 feature the ammt status of t b r y in the variation suggested. An effort kas k n made to cover dl gaps and present a complete m i r e for White. This doesn't mean f last my abjtxtivity; on the contmry, a v p r a i d was made in pasitions p&o~tsly &misd as clearly bed fur Black. From this point of view, this book mn seme as a useful guide for those who wish to update their archives and spot the &ti& pasitions. EmpMis has h given in supportive analysis, a necessary

tool Far am*s humeworlc, and I hopefuliy expect it will prove so, c u m b i d with the introductory ideas. As usual in the W f w d wries OF "&eting the ... " b k s , the material is p s e n t d in the farm of complete games with all. theoretid analysis i n ~ r p x Min the

notes. h t i i s way the reader is premw with the most imprtmt

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opening with trpld middlegame positions and even the endgame. My s e l d a n was b a d mainly on the criterion that these games should exemplify White's stratea in the Cam Advance as well as passibk, The b w k also mntains some of White's rerne1.e failures, but I could mt help including them as thy are interesting Emm b t h a competitive and creative p i n t of vim. My main s e l d o n crib?+ rion for the games included in this b k was t;he strength of

the players, but care was taken not to leave out of this survey any games that might be in*

esting or thearetidy impartant, I hope that the material will prove to be stimulating and provide food for thwght For those who wish ta discover new ways of playing the v&ation with either mlur. For those who wish to k creative nut only at the c h e s s W but idso at home, I think the lines suggest& are most suit&Ie. After dl, confidein one's repmaire depends t.o a certain extent upon one's own personal analysis.

A Brief History

About the Cwo-Kam In General The ~~ &fen= was

the opening's popularity. Since then, the Cam-Kann has t e n ow of the main weap-

i n t r p d u d into seri~us cam- o m in most World Champions' @tion by &e German players o p i n g mw, BOtYhik, H,C m and M.? b nin the last smysrov,Petroslan, Karpov 4, of tkte ninetenth ocrrixsionalb, Kasparov have century, As Om Might expect sucmssfully d e f d the Bf& far an opening whose fmt side, especially in matches at ~ ~ pwasl solidity, e initially it the highest level. 1 suspect this was not gn&d with great choice was not at d by chance, enthusiasm from the majority as the "Caro" is easier ta play of chess fans, Nw&dess, its than the SiCiEm, the SpantSh or intrinsic merits stwn cattght the even the French, espddly if at&ti.~n of some of tkle Bid is sttisfid with a dmw. worid's leading masters and HowwwI the asynm&mX it has k n championed by pawn s t r u a which arises many tap players throughout & e r t e 4 c f t 2 d 4 d 5 3 & 3 the last huxmdred yews. No less dxe4 means that B k k mn d m a player than ~ l ; u z r r a U . Splay HI for a win, on the andition it ta g d e f f e on several that he will w q t a slightly -ions, biting some aF ESle worse position by avoiding mast eminent grandnaasters of Uquidatium during the early his m with his c u s t a w phases of the g m e . virkuosity. A classic example, featurr?d in WE h k , is his Advance Variation game against Nmowhch The Advance Variation I3 e 3 is p h y d in the New Y a k s u p e the most mhml way ta side t a u m e n t of 1927. A few step Black's tende*s years lam Soviet GMs btvinand was seriously test& for nik and FIohr tnak over; their the Frst time in ttre World scientific treatment of the CXmampianship match betwen game doing much to enhance Tal and Botvinnik in 1961. Tds

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resuit with it was mther disappointing (as was his w b 1 e pfomxance~ and this was p b b i y responsible for the line's abndonment in the next twenty years. TRe line was revivect in the g m HartSehwan, Bad Kissingctn 1981, which, however, resulted in a M l h t win for Black. Whilst a m might have expected this t a b v e d t h e r w i v d to b stillborn, in f& the opposite was the case a d it soon b e came apparent that Black muld not hold his awn in the h a k

raisirtg mrnpli~tsonsafter 3 ... QfS 4 e6 ?6 g4!? Q& 6

Qge2 cS 7 h4 cxd4?! 8 Qxd4 hS 9 f4!. Later an, B1adr & v i d ways of improving his play by M a t @ on the 7th move and by now the attention of White p1ayers has switched to more positional (and safer) ptths. Over the past M e , the abve mentioned system (starting with 4 Q.3 & S g4!?) wns mainly championed by the Dutch GM and twice Ciurdi-

dates' finalist Jan Xmman. He contributed a tat ta i t s d w e lapmmt with. many interesting

novelties, but in mast of the games he failed to reap the fruits of his I h w sin= same positions are easier to play with Black, even if he stands abjwtive1y worse! This might swm a bit discouraging ta the average player, but one should not forget that the primay purpose of chess analysis should be ta h d our wedmesses rather than impmve our s ~ My pemd e x p & ~ n ewith the variation, espeddly the alternative 4 ... taught me that one should not trust msults but ody objective d y s i s . I started playing the Advaxlm in 1%; at the time n d d y w d d m p t that 5 NJ!?mutd I d to some sort of game for: White. T d y , 1 think that the move is worthy of an !? and tamarrow - who h w s ? - the evaluation might change again. On the strength of the analysis presented in &s book, it is my F m &lief that 4 &3 is at lleas q u d ta the alternatives and I hope that readers will add their awn contribution to the history of this topid w i n g .

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Ideas in the Advance Variation

The Caw, has long been consided one of Bids main defences against l &. World . Champins -lam, BotvinI& anc3 Karpov have been its reguxar p ~ t i o w s , which s p k s itself far the soundness of the system and its partimlar merits: solidity, clarity a d mntroued aggmsion. Contrsuy ta the typicrnl Frrnch Defence scc?nario, the light-squd bishop ~ develop I I f ~ l dong y the c&hJ d a g o d arzd the stniggle is of an open nature with dear-at aims. The Advance Variation is c k m c k k d by the move 3 e& partly closing the centre. In h t sense it is not a typical Caro-Kann and might ~ s discomfort to players whose main athadion to the opening was its simplicity, Also, Black is denid the M t i o n a l countmphy along tfre d- and IpssibIy1 g-files as well as tke quam f6 for his knight's develapmt. In c o ~ s o nwith the French Advance, Black has the pciYi1ege of d e veloplng his bishop on fS. How-

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ww, this dws not automatie ally rn that he has also managed ta solve alf fris o p ing problem: he is a tempo duwn in tke fight for the center with the break ... S and the bishop's pasition might tun out ta Ix vulnerable. Ttte purpose of this d o n is not tr> give con^ evaluatkons reg a d h g these questions, but to examine typical situations with a view to helping readers in

th& aswsmenrs. 3lm; Centre Tke situation in the centre is dways a major factor, defining the c k w & r of the chess struggle. In our case,the Nmzowitsch' pawn structure Id4, e e?s for White, &, d5 far Bl& m s that White will have to

or ... tt-msts ,,, f7-f6 ta his center and shape xwrdingly his own p h . These Invdve f2-FbfS, hitting the lxw of B i d s pawn chain, as well as expinsion on the kingside with gains of time an the emmy bishap, Sometimes White exchanges the light-squad bishops in meet the

return far a s p e and time advantage. Illen his pmpelr readion ta 3 l d s e n d thwh differs; it has ta do mom with piwe ~ c x ? u M i n g rather than pawn stmms. &EDIF going on,it should be nutd that the main object of this hmk is tn d y s e positions where White develops his queen's knight on c3. Although Wte is deprived of the pos- has chosen to attack the base sibifjty c Z 4 , fortifyjng hjs of White's chain by ... o&-cS. It rxntre, he d v e s a lot of seem that tMs thrust is more compensation in the form of e f f d v e here than In the quick development and e m l - k n c h , as the bishop stands lent attazhg c h c e s . &ively an g6 while r n t e ' s S h o ~ 'way ~ of treating the mntm U s the pruktive psition @3 and Qe2, al- c 2 d . However, q w a m l c e s though by far the most solid can Ix deptive. White does orre, does not put Black under not n e s d y have ta I-&pn3sm right from the start, force $4 with a p w n ; a knight Therefore, kt itis a useful w q m n would .$ very strong t k . Ln only for those who wish to addition, Black has spent two avoid complications at an early h p i to get his pawn ta 5 stage.Zt is outside the spirit of andits -one6 jacks the this b w k ta suggest such a valuable protection a Id' h e , s k it does nut comp1y bishop muid provide. Not with the g e n d dbxtiuns of surprisingly, this invites Wfiib h t t i n g the C a m - K m as they to attack with D-f4-fS. have a t d y been d e d M

of a correct White strategy: the E~pawnhas ackevd the shutting in (wen krn@yI OF the b k k Mshop, while putting 6 urt$er d o u s pressure. TIre pressure can b in& by moves Eke @-f4 or QFt-h3, as captures on f5 weaken decisively the dS pawn, B l d s only c k n m is to strive for oountef play on the queenside by means of ... &c4, ... b7-tx5 etc. (see atso the d o n 'Flank Activity'). It. goes without saying that an mriy ... cSxa4 favours Whib since his p i e s b r n e active and the thematic p i w n a d m e R-f&-fSgains in staength. Now we shall pmmd to examine pasitions where Black challenges White's central supaiority with .., fl-f6. Such a pasition cafl lx seen in &stgram 3.

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In this part of the h k , I wish to take a clase look at various general situations White may encounter in p c ti-. Here I have taken some h i e s with the diagram irl order to add more e m p h i s to pawn structures and their ~farmatio~s. In our fadiagram, Black

k g m n 2 shows the results

3 l d s choice has a two-fold purpose: to create a moMe pawn-mass in the ten* and simultaneously provide a safe spot for his bishop an 0. Wrn that square the bishop also the newly-cmwl

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weakness an e6, albeit at some cast in mobility. A typimf stauckm often

arising in practice is the one pmsent*?din diagrsun 4,

Black has achievd his aim of obtaining a pawn m n d e r mce in the centre as White touk back on eS with the dp w n . This is, however, kt* than f4xe5 which deprives W h ' s pition of its dynarnism and leaves thf? epm p d d l y isolatd, .,, &c5 not far away. White should now huwy ta d e p l o y his h g h t ta fJ via d4, preventing the psitiod threat ... g7-g5. If he faib to stap it, 3 1 d s bishop will h out for g d after tfre f o d V t U T e &kg6 e.p Sametimes Black delays taking on eS, thinkmg that he has all t k h e in the wurld at his disposal. This is a risky strategy and White can take advantage of it by a timely capture an f6.

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khe ~ s d t i n g pasitions

Isimilar ta dtagram Sl wte

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k in the Advmm Vm'ation played an important r6Ie in tkte d i z a t i o n of White's plans. The m n t d wall is falling a.pr& it only remains to 'be seen whether Black's exposum

has the btkr pawn famtion and a potential passed pawn on the kmgside. Black's epawn is k h v a r d , but advancing it m t e s a hole on f5 for White's

knighk These fwturs in conjunction with a slight space advantage g u m & White the better game. A doubtful. e m m e n t is when Black combines b t h pawn breaks, froping to Equidate m t e 0 s mntre a d fmally ocxupy it, In that rmse, White sbuJd opt for a g a d liquidation that would make his cbeIapment Wll. A pasition like d@mn 6 m m to mind.

is of f a d dimnsions, So far we have only lmkd at positions with Ught-squad W s h p s on the Ex*ing these bishops seems antipositiond far W h h , but it can 't>e justified if Black weakens his kingside or neg1wt.s Iris development. After all, Whikts remaining b i s k is not that bad' if one mmpres its present mobility to its b M m n terpart. What white players should 'be aware OF, is the ptentid danger of drifting into a passive ending, especially if the position in the wntre s t a b

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Diagraan 7 features such an ending, with W f i t ~having the inferior bishop and a pc?rmanent wedmess on d4. W s kind of endgame might I32 b d f e , but it is &vious1y not in am's interests to suffer far a chaw as White.

The new situation without light-sqbishops demds a slightly different approach but b a s i d l y the principle is tire same: open up the pasition when you have the chance!This m s that White should avoid amwering ... with c2-r.3, as that wwId lead ta a fixed e n t d structure, identical to the one in the previraus diagmn. The pawn on d4 wauld 'tre a constant worry, while the attack usually Fails without the king's 'trishop, Counterattacking by fZ-fbf5 is difficult to achieve sin= Black can inknsify his cantrol on R by ... g7-g6 and .., h7-h5 in combination with ... &8-e7. Tfris is the main differen* from previous examples, when Black d d not organize a s i d w &fence, as the bishop on g6 was standing in the way. A typical reaction to ... c6-d after the exchange of the light-squad bishops mn be swn in the following diagram:

c-pawn. White's queen stands excellently, pressing towards the kmgside and at the same time M h c t I y helping mntd operations, sirm ... d5xc4 could be met with dMS. Also impartant is the pmenthe

tive r6Ie of tke pawn on 6, which s t u p the comlidaing ... m7-bh, In g e n d , White's position holds good pmspects for the coming complimtions. If White is not p& to answer ... c6-cS with c2-4 he should opt for the modest of aptwing on cS and playing with his p i e an the kingside t&gmm 9).

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After d4xcS, @4&3 strewthem both es anant3 f2. The krught from c3 can be deployed via e2 32 tothe kingside, with good a t t a c h g chances. A fmd remark is that the .,. f7-ffh break hizs h n m d d more weakening than u s d dm the exchange of bishops. !h B k k avoids it unless Wte gets mmp1ete.y &less. The knight has &mat& ta Here, wr emination of dl in order ta fm the way for various centt-al, motifs comes ta

18 Ideas in the A h a m Vmistion

an end. Evidently, it is difficult ta cover ail a s , but X think that the exaxnpIes given are quih rep~sentative of what Whik should aim for,and what he should try to avoid.

Flanfr Activity S m is, undoubtdy, the most daubl-edged element in the game of chess. € M i k e tempi or materid, rules cannot be made attack. AfW the bold g2-g4, about its fpiative value and forcing the re-t ,,, QfSgb, waythng depends upon the comes the aggressive folIaw-up pMng of the pieces. Thew with &l-e2 and M-h4 (18. f o ~ ,the players' AiIity to evaluate each specific situation is of p m n w n t importarm. Regarding the Advance Caro, them is an i m p o r k t axiom mlat.d to the value of space: the side with more? s w in the wnW ean o m t e an either flank with g r e a ~ease. This axiom is mnfmed r e m y in this variatjon, as most flank attacks are Xatinched by White In this position, which we! White's kingside expansion is may consider as a &tap far a standard method of flank this opening, White is poised ta activity m d chamckrkes m y answer tfre positional shot ... lines af the variation as a h7-hS, wich &2-f4, either whole. It is ground& on the winfiing a pawn or ruining the f& that B I d s Wshap on fS enemy p w n formation, Besides provides wte with enough this risky attempt, 3I.iidr can tempi far i t s ndz.atian, aam$ C h m k w w n : has the two-fold purpose of d ... Wf6, hitting the centre restricting the bishop's mobility at the cost of weakening 4; as well as inducing weaknesses bj ... cSxd4, enforcing ... in the opponent's pawn fma- h7-M by diverting the knight's tian. attention from $4;and Diagram 10 fatms the d ... h7-h6, giving up some starting position of wtEo'sspace, but avoidmg pitianal

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now ta play g4-g5, his atta-k We have dr&y w i t r i d would be stop* dead in its during aur discussion of tend h c k s leaving a p e s o m e motifs, that as a rule White weakness on fS as its anly reacts p w y his o p p - x e c o l l ~ o n . However, tke nent's plans by advancing tris newly establishc?d Iutight on d4 f-pwn. Cases td and (c) w e allows Whkk a strong, dbeit &y cover& there, while a familiar, advance. 1 f4! hxg4 2 &M*@7 3 brief mnvnent was made on fS! Rxh4 4 xfl! exfS S eb the negative a s w of pssibiThe cornplimtions are &fility bl. Evidently, it is impossible to nitely in White's favour, as is e w wing 0p"rationS sc3pa- demanstra& in Game 5,Nagek mkly fmm central affdrs, Woutms and the extensive es@y when t h q have a d y d s indud& therein, Zn the above example, White M v e impact on e x h other. Thus, in the following we skid had to mly solely on tactics to concc?nWte an positions with avoid falling into aat inferior aystallhd e n t r a l structures, position. The disadvantage of such as mn k derivd from Bl&s idea was that he w n the square d4 ta the options and (4. white knight with loss of tc?mpo, thus relaxing the entrai pressure and creating a strong b s e fur White's operatiom. Black may deny White using this square by a timely ... c!c4, e s p s d l y when b t h sides cipst1.e lox. Then, relaxing the m n t d ~ I V S S W is more justifid as the resuJ.thg pawn ph&m points mertacingDiagram fa, features the Iy at the white M . h diagmn 13 Black is r d y starting position of a f o r d t an the 5equenaf with White resorting for n massive d to tadid measures in order to queenside by ... Waf,a d b7-Sb4. White's pawn M y prove the W i t y of his sysstands on fs, so &2-f4, intentem. Hack has just playd -.. sif4rlng the pressm on &, h7-h5, hoping to Wfrik''~ e m s appropriate: i t wmdy demonstration into a results in the pawn redling d less om. were white fl after Black d f i c e s (mr

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Back's centra3 pawn fmnt, consquently !k&ng d4 for use by WhWfxi p i e s . All in dl, a

bath e- and f-pawns. mn take advantage of this by Since releasing the h7 bishop playing ,.. adds yet another weapon to lb3!Qd7Zc4&83&d2 Black's m ~ u r y White , must Qg6 4cs-i. 't>e a w e that investing a piece as Black is unable during would r ' a k be necessary if he this s q u e m to react suwsswants to stave off the mating fully by ... M. thats, As is custornaty fur finally, an e x q t i a d case, such m s , play b m e s highly with White attacking an the u n b d d ; nwtrtheless the queenside and at1 pieces still on pawn on fi' might pmve an b a d can IE f m d in the i m m t long-term asset Ifw following example: a &aiId analysis see the m n r l match g m e X m m &1yI

EEime 10). If the light-squad bkhops have k n exchanw, White obviously lacks a target for an analogous expansion on the Icingside. Hawww, the bishops' absence allows White to out a d i f f e ~ nplan t with a view ta gaining SF on the other wing. Take for instarm the Black n d s just one t e m p -of dmgmm 14: ta c o ~ l ~ ~ E dhis a t ecentmi psiHere the conditions m idel tion by playing ... & 7 d . for Wte ta achieve his aims. White must prevent this, so tfre Black has spent too much time energetic i b4! is d i d for, aeathg a stsongpaint on f5, ~ ~ 8 c i anpawn g ta open lines thus m g l d n g the m & i against the emmy king. f i s tion of his qumside. W h h move has also the additional

to exchange, if necessary, his inferior bishop by b2-b3, $4-

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Certainly, Black can d m try promising attack is in sight, to be active on the quwmide. witness& the requiring only a tiny matwid We have d& investment on W h i ~ " 9ptpart, case of diagram 13, with Black So far, so good: attacking launching a dangemus attack ideas have formulated the main on the white king; however, in part of our discussion. h t as principle queensidle activity E$unzo~tsctzpointed out many bxkFres if there are no conyears ago, chess is not only crete targets and freedom of atta$r and defence; it is pre- movement in his interior lines: vention d prophylaxis as well, Sometimes, Wte has to b~ d e s t and think atrout stopping Black's counterplay More going an with his own

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has strictly a preventive riile can k s w n in the following

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While it is clear tigat White's f u m U e s on the lungside, he gaes in far the pmduxicalf a4. In fact this is not an attadwag gesture,but a solid way ta take

tfre sting out af ... &-c5 which w d d now h met strongly by &+bS. Also, White p-epwes

I)iagmm 17 features a spa?gaining effort on the quwnside. Black has just played ... b7-%, W n g he will get away with it, in view of tke closed nature of the parition. But in fact, such reasoning is inmrmX sirtc~?soom or later .+.c6-cs has to m u r axBd B l d s demonstration will pmve weakening and timemnsuming. The reader might have n o t i d that there was MY any mention of White attacks on the kingside without pawns. As a matter of fact, this is a ram bid in tke Advance Variation aamd b going to k e m x a m

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22 :!Idaas in the A d m V&i2un in& in the " M m u m s " section.

Strongpolnu Rece Exchanges k w h g stsongpints for one's

minor pieces 1s a common theme in most semi-pen Take For example & Schweningen Variation of the SidQm,where it is a wtaxnaw idea for Black to mate an Outpost for his knight an &, in front of an isolakd white e p w n Coy ... &-&3>64.); ta &we this, he usually con& a correspondingly stmng quare Far W h i t on dS, In ow case, t y p i d squares for outposts derive From the nature of the central p n formation, and we d4 for Wte md R for B M . I t is well knawn that in French-Eke pawn stnlctures the square d4 a n b m e a useful base af upratium for White's p i e s . According to Nimwitsch, White should always

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a firm conk01 on

d4 and e5 so that when Black: tries ta liquidate his cent& pawns these squares can be taken up by p i e s , In the French hybrid of the cam Ad-, after 3 ... d?! 4 dxS!, White has emugh time to c m y out these ideas, as ts Black: lost a ternpa without causing any disruption in his opponent's development. I)iagmm 18 features the find pasiti~nof a piwe of arrdysis

by P a c b White h a cornplek domination of d4 since B i d has had to exchange the dark-squad bishops in order to recover his gawn. Pachman's last move t&dI-d41 in&=& his p f e m n c e far a better endgame, but also axxptab1e is tfie Nimzowitsr:&an approach, with U-U, nl-e!t ,o be fullawed by &3-e2-d4. In bath cases, the superiority of knight vs bishop is quite evident. The knight on d4, apart from i t s bl-ng duties, m sewe attacking purposes as well. have a h d y witnessd tihe case of diagram 12, where its function was b suppart the ad-

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of White's f-pawn and simul-sly attack eS, f d ly resulting In a d c i a t breaktfuu,ugh. Dimlac d e veloprnents are not ta k expxkd in the next example, but the knight's Ale is very shUar. The main chamctmktic of this pasition is the inclusion of the move ... h7-hb in Mack's defensive set-up. Ttris k s p k s white to attack 4th~ by pushvrnrtce

ing his pawn to fS, or by g P g5-gfj5 exploiting the weakend light-sqm complex on H d s hgsick. Rs knight is supaemely p h d For b t h plans, exerting pressure against * e ptetltid w&eSs on A. It should be noted here that, despib the absence of the light-sqbishops, Whib0s pawn advanes are justifiable as Black m t build the wellknown defensive formation with pawns an g6 and hS. As has b d y k n mentioned, Black's &tiand outpost, in the enter is the quare 6.Ocnlption of this square by a M g h t presupposes an s l y exchange of the lightq u a d bishops. Black usually strengthens the knight's position by ... h7-M, a trpical mse shown in dagmn 20: Hack has aamrnpiishecf his plan, albeit at the cost of a m n s i d d l e amount of time, The knight stands hutifully on fS, but if White manages ta exchange it, the didvantages hvotved in ... h7-hS will became

apparent, A thematic continuation would 'ix 1 Qe2 @? 2 a 9 3 g6 3 &fS gxfs 4 &S Qe7 S h4! inflicting some p m a n e n t changes an the ckactm of the game:

Black's outpost on fS has d i s q ~ d in, return fur tfne opening of the g-file. However, White's contxal of gS nultifies B l d s attacking chances, so what counts in the long run is the weakness an h5 as well as the irmxurity OF the black king. To take advantage? af these fxmrs, Whitr! s h d d try ta o w n up the game on the queenside as quickly as possible, The Caro A d m m is a dy-

24 Ideas in cfre Advanm Variation

m i c owning, but M

y an

antipsitiond one. Nat m l y , Wlrite &as a pawn at, m early stage far concrete posi-

tional gains. The failawing example is quite ckackmktic: after the moves 1 e4 c6 2 d4 dS 3 eS lSlf5 4 Qc3 S ad3 Qxd3 6 &xd3 e6 7 Qge2 &7 €3

O-O&d79ptrEaQXO$&h3&5 11 aS &d8 12 Qdt c5 13 c4 dxc4 I 4 dS @h4 15 dxe6 fmb 16 g$c3 Qd4 17 Qxd4 @xd4 18 @h3 @xeS 19 &3 fie7 20 &c4 @d5 21 b3 we have reachd the pasition in d i a p m 22 texkmive analysis of this sp3cifrc s q u e n a is p ~ d indGarne 15, KotroniasTukmakov.

White is a pawn down, but

his knight is ideally piaced on c4, eyeing the weak dark squares an Black's queenside. Black's b- and c-pawns are p d d I y isolated and his herndkbly weak, Although it cannot IE claimed with any cwhinty that White enjoys an advantage here, it is epawn

obvious that the burden of proof lies an B i d s side. A difficult problem one hits to soiw &ling o v a the kxwd play is the question of exchanges. The main reasan for this is that tfxe relative value aF each minor piwe is sensitive, in view of the rnrnp1iated and mnstantly transfarming pawn structures. Mastering this subject requires the ddwelapmmt of one's intuition, together with knowidge of same typical w s .

Al Ex&of &ht-Squad H s h w &fming to this exchange has s d y b m e a mutine, but the w f u l reader must have n o t i d the -on Far such an attitude: exchanging one's awn good isiskop is "gainst tfie principles af dassical theory, so i t is of major importance to explain haw this is is& by otha factors. A most +htening caw DCCRU'S as early as the fourth move {see d i m 23).

n o d continuation fur ... 6,ded n g a deep knowledge of h e cornpliatians arising after %e

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would k 4

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5 g 4 M b & & d 7 h4. HowWET, if the second player is r e t . W t tu en& this lim he m y hy a semi-waiting move such as 4 ... $#Mor 4 ... Ils. Then 5 ad3 h m e s feasible, but only Black was first *fate a so-dl& classid rule: 4 ...@Acammits the q w n toa early, while 4 +.. h5 weakens Black's kingside without furthering his dewlapmmL Under & circumstances it is not surprising that the 'anti-pasitional' S &I3 shauId w& as after5 ... Qxd3b@xd3 B i d s only dwetoperl piece is removed and White's q u m is given m s s to the weakened s&or. in fact, 4 ... @ creaks I% no weaknesses in the stntckmd sense, but the queen's &sene from the kingside will pmbbly make itself f& later on. Exchqmg the l i g h t s q d bi~shps is dm justiFtd if Wte has i n d u d a favourabre fAng of Bids kingside

game,hit in ;m ending as well.

B E h g e of a Strongly R d Knight %Is is another m r r i n g theme, as Black quite often esdlisfres tris knight on fS in arder to halt Whitds kingside aggression. White n d 1 y tries to exchange it, d i m s 20 and 2f featuring the starting position as wdi, as results of such an e f f d Far man? &tails e the mxt section.

CI Other E x ~ g e s Sametimes, Black gives up his d a r k - s g d bishop for a white taught on 13.Like ib distant relative from the Wmawer, this exchange aims at a pawns. A relevant mse ap- weakening of White's pawn pears in the foUowing situation s t n l c t w , hoping to exploit it at a later stage. Under smc Idmgmm 241. White plays 1 ad3 in orda dmmswms BIaick may sue trut in gemid the fo&ta g& rid OF the annoying d, bishop on h7. After 1 Zftxd3 d o n of White's centret in 2 @xd3 tb position is similar conjuctian with the usual time advantage he enjoys in the to cSiagram 19, Black's we&Caro, *ws him to xaesses Wing dn&Ie not Achu d y in the resulting middle expIait the bishop vs knight

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dmtage.

m concrete pasitjond w e t s in most of tfie sharp Unes arising in the Advance Variation and this exp1ah-i~the lack of d q m m 25 offering a typical standard m-ms, cantmy emnple. ta openings such as the Tarrasch Defem in the Queen's Gambit, the Sirrisch Variation of the N i e h d m , etc. TIre only lines where play takes a mare or less positional dwactm are those arising after an d y exchange of the fightq u a d bishps. Tkse psitions require a different kind of approach, since the customary pawn a t w m s would now fail ta White mn play t &a3 (1 QgS impress Black his pasition is is better, but only Far tactid sdficientiy solid ta mwt this masuns - see the analysis of kind of activity by setting up a Kohnias-Qrr, induded in sumssfuI blockade an the h e 15) crnrrying out the light squares, If White understrategic pian a l d y out- estimates this fact he will soon h d rfuring the discussbn of rmn out of play on the kmgside, diagmm 16. Exchanging this as in the classic game Nimzo'bishop means that he will not wia-ianm, New Yo* have to worry any m w h u t 1927: drifting in a worse ending, idhit at fie disadvantage of wing Black's ra~unpa littie.

Flnatly, ideas for White to t d e his W a x "bishop are not always out of the question,

Manoeuvres The Caro Advance is an opening variation x w t d for i t s d m mism and versatility. There is no manoeuvring in the Wt i o d sense, as the whole bd is in m almost pmamt state of flw and in almost every game we witness a My-*My fight &wen the two armies. mus, tg,we are

White's m 1 e s dmonstmtion has ended up in a complete stratqic disaster, Black has not only o o n q the ~ sqm

fi for his Mght but, mure Plas tul-nd the tables as far as king safety is c o ~ d After . 1 ..* 0-0 2 Qd4 W6 3 EIf2 gfc8, Capsbhrm went on to win by pentr*athg though the r f d e (the w ~ l e game is extensively d y d later on as Game with some signf~mntsuggestions abut mhmnceptio~t~ that have- end& for -es regarding its opening stages), Similar &dents are to be avoided if White understands the n& of the position for p i e manoeuwing. Most of these manOeuVTeS at c M lenglng 3 1 d s control of the f5 sqm, while others are associated with the idea of exerting pressure on Black's bside. jmpa-tmtty,

the w d e n i n g of his p a w s t a z t e after 1 ... g6 2 QxfS gxFS. The fist &ice is clearly inferior as 1 ...-3 2 fxg3 &7

xuw into 3 h4! w!th a dangerattacking p i t i o n far White. In &at mw the shwtcomings OF ... h7-M b m e p r t i d w l y felt, since the g5 point turns into a fearsome of uprations h White's hands. G - ~ w e d e o u r 7he lesser evil is 1 &. fmt aequahtance with the Afm2QxfSgxfS3&S&e7 hve-mention& type of fnan0euw-e. White! re50I-M to 4 h4 we reach a pasition that -2-gJ which, as it twns has b n briefly d i s c u d out,fras a two-fold purpose: to d e r diagml n. White's manoeuwe has paid &la& the r p w n for central off well, as he tias otrtainecl, a mion and ta undwline the fm grip on the kingside. weaknesses by the Black's only counterplay is move ,,, h7-kS. This mmoeum s g d s the start of Black's b a d on the fact that the diffrcut~m,as dm the n o d g d of the g-file has k n continuation 1 &2 @? 2 removed and an avenue towards Qg3 he has to make a posi- the white Mrtg l-mh n up&, but the plan .++@7-f8-h7 tional mncession: In the diagrammed pition, would be too slow to enjuy Black is f a d with the un- realistic chances of s m . In aleasant &emma of either the meantime White may gene.. opening up the f-fde for wkik rate play on the queemide, a ous

..,

Idem in the A d w m Vmbtion 29 sample line Wng 4 .,. Qf8 S b4 0 7 IS .., &6 6 g3 f4 7 hS2; 5 ... bs? 6 a4*) 6 axe7 @xe7 7 bS cxb5 (7 ... cS 8 c4*; 7 ... Ed3 8 c4.E) 8 @XIS+ &I7 9 8:fbI with an endgame

on fS under favourable c o d tions, Although them is ano t k mute ta do this by dl-e3, it is not always as efficient, the following example

t.rerng the proof:

applying in different fines involves marlwuing with t)re king's rook dong the thirtf

advantage due to the w

s

calk.

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s

on his. In same lines we have a slightly different codgumtion of White's pi-, the king's knight standing on e2 inst& of fJ. Although &I-e2 s m n s d ~ d a l it , has the admtagwus paint of allowing a queen transfer ta the kmgside, plresuably on h3. Fmm that squaw the queen may help in evicting the b l d knight from fS:

With 1 g4 White exploits h-Me, fuming Mack to admit that m p y i n g fs was prematurr?. After l &7 2 Qg3 g6 3 Qgs the position is clearly in White's favour. A &sadvan-e entail4 in &I-& is that it )rindthe mmmon manoeuvre &+-e2-g3 aiming ta exchange the knight the pin an the

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fashion:

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mse depadmg upan the pxuharities of a s w c situation. A mre instance of a motif

Consider the following ase:

On 1 &I1 Bl& responds with f cS, nipping in the bud the desired manoeuvre. White is fad to go in far wild a m plimtions with 2 c4 cxd4 3 a d 5 QxeS 4 dx& fxe6 5 Qf4 @f6 6 gel, although his knight an dl is a passive sper tator far the time king, HowWET, note that if White's bpawn were still on i t s ori* square {as in diagmm 8) he would enjoy a winning advantage in view of the extra p a d bility @Wb3. The type of game featured in the last few dagmns bears a close3 resemblanm to pasitions from the French. b this mpet, a knight an e2 might prove wnvenientiy p l d , as it suits white's plan to apply kingsicle p r e s s w with the aid of his mv*. %e queen an h3 proves a usefd &ator OF

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White starts with 1 $f4, hying with the idflas &&hS and &4x&. B i d would Eke to neutralize White's idtiative by phying t ... Qg6, but this is a t of the question in view of the simple 2 winning material, Also bad is 1 cS 2 &S ad,3 &A which m e d y helps ta underline! the powerful file oF the wen on h3. Therefaxr?, 1 af5 is d l 4 for, although it d w s not d y s k off Wtrik0'sgrip on the pition; aftm 2 &e2 White oomp1etes his m w u v r c ? in w effrdent way, prepay.ing to m t 2 ,.. cS with 3 c4,opening up the game for his own kne-

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Ttris position has b n dedafterle4cbZd4d5 3 e S &f5 4 & 3 e6 S g4&6 6 &e2 c5 7 h4 fiS 8 a 4 Qh7 9 QxhS cxd4 10 @xd4 &6 11 &bS Qge7 I2 Qh6 a6 $3 Q x d * Qxcb 14 @f4 &8 IS 0-0-0 @a5 (far a romprehensive roverage of the i n d u e tory moves consult Game 6, van dm- Wiel-I&&), BI& a strang attazk in view of the open c-file and the activity OF his pieces, but Wk is not withaut msuwms: with 16 g3! the king's rook is b m g h t

fit. The lack of typiml manuwms in the m- efficiently into the p e t not plic;dtlwns resdting after 3 ... only supporting fris v u M 1 e queenside but also p e g to QfS4&3e6Sg4haldy heen rnenti~nd.An instructive add pressw an f7 by m3-FJ. Similar rwk manoeuvres aan @exof naanwuvring is the ~~nsolidating knight tour from IE encounted in ... f7-f6 hes, d@mm 4,but this is an iso- as well as in the rxlirin 6 ,.. S

line, resulting after ti ... c5 7 h4 a h 7 If @d2 -0 f2 0-Q-O hb 8 Q&3 &$I% ek, The main c4 $3&4 @a6 14 fxeb Qb4 p q m e of such a m i x ? u w in I S exf7, and now 15 ... thew a s e s is defensive, a -+? 16 &a2 &xa2 17 chmctwistic exampXe h g @c3 fie4 18 fxg8& Bxg8 19 the foUowing ow* 0.3: Eh3 aS would have reach&

2 The 4 ... e6 5 g4 g g 6 6 QgeZ Variation

the diagram.

Black has sacrificed a piece for what seems ta I x a virulent attack, but the m k on frJ

%s position mdd have arisen in the game lhx&Flavi, India 15%. Platy had kgun 1 e4

&Zd4dS3eSQf54&3~5 5 g4 &b 6 Qge2 c5 7 h4 116 8 &e3 @I% 9 f4 && 10 f5

fn the past few years the Ad- cient against someone who has vance Variation against tRe delved deqm into the intsicaproves its defexpsive value. car0 has b e n =n mom and ties of the pitian. A ~ W ban mom often at tap level chess. 22 Exa3 White repulses dtll EMS X m Short, Anand h t s , entering an easily won and Nunn have treen its main ending. adherents. Their results have? At this point Chapter i of Game 1 k n mix&, but on the whale, 'f this b o k mines to an end. but V ~ & u v- muvaev it should be wdI dg& think, white has satisfactory LEsR 1981 Mare proceedirtg further: the play. The system c-d by ideas presented fiere are i e4 cb t i d f ~ a p r o p e r u n d ~ d i ~ the move 4 &3 has m n d y 2 d4 d5 f d e n out of favour. HOWWET, of tfae opening lines suggestd 3 es &fS a d&e in poputilitty is not in the rest of the b k . 4 4 3 3 e6 dmys the mdt of any f d t of the opening: in this jmticug4 With 5 g4 White declares his lar case the new plan with pf1d has scared well intentiam for a cornpUc~t&d he plans a development in m e ,and c o ~ u e n ~ fighk y the attention of most A h c e of his knight to dl., followed by devotees hins k n drawn away a massive a c h m of his kingfrom the 'old'h e , 'lblieve that side pawns, Ttre pint of such a such a tendency is XBot justifid strategy lies in the insfxwe bishop in temns af o b j d v e thinking, p i t h of Bi&s Ihe variations starting with 4 which White s h d d exploit by Q3are extremely rich in pos- either fuming Blade to acrtept a in hls p w n s t r u a &hties and definitely comtt- w&ws tute the s-st m e w or by gairting enough time to avaW1e in White's m w d . build a sp~tceadvantage. 5 &!b Bl& has ta be su@b p r e 6 &eZ (33) pwdinordf?rtoweathmthe 6 @47! starm at the early stags, but Ttre mast usual mntinuawen that a u l d prove insuff-

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m,Stavmger

1989, contin&7...&78h4h69h5Qe4 f3 Qh7 11 Qd3 &7 12 Qd2 t&7 13 Qxh7 D h 7 14 &e 2p&+ lS$&xcEd 16 c3 -0 $7 @3 with an qml w e .

7

...

fie4 gfx3 hS?! A dubious expsimerit. According to Vasiukov, Black sfioukd Have been content with the modest 8 ... hlr. 'tn the next few moves Wte takes dvmtage of Back's adventurous play in simple and powerful fashion. 9 &3! (3) 8

tions 6 ... fh and 6 ... cS are iuustrabd extensively in subsequent games, Other moves have fdd to b h g Black joy: a) 6 .*. @k4?! 7 QeJ! (sacrificing the pawn as on 7 ... &g4?!, 8 g d 2 to 'be foIlowecl. by 9 0-0-0 gives excellent compensation; worse is 7 Qf4 &6 8 h3 Qb4 9 &I2 &I7 10 &z 11 *d2 * 7 sts played in van dw W i d - T I , Ehmels SWIFT blitz 1887) 7 Qhb 8 Qxhb! gxh6 9 &3 fie7 10 f4 f6 11 Qg2 and Black's position is riddied with wdmesses, Blumenfeid-Kasparim, USSR 1931. b) 6 &e7!? is analysed extensively in Game 2, Mna-

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sian-ma. cl Finally, 6 h6 7 h4 cS poses to6 ... &. 7 b4 Interesting, but pmbbly inferior to the text is 7 a3!?, despite White's sumss in the game dos SantosWdlam, Chmpuava IW, which continued 7 ,,, ax& 8 axcJ hS 9 h4 hxg4 10 e g 4 &7 11 h5 m7 12

...

17 &d5 QxeS 18 @xfS exf'S 19 b ~ &a7 mwi n ~ C I + @l722E&@e623Qg5 f6 24 Eel+ $&7 2' &7+ $&8 26 &f4 &f2 27 Ew7 & d 3 28 Q$2 &hS 29 Exg7+ @18 30 &3 a f 4 3i Bxb7 aB 32 @fl @dS33 &a5 Ed3 34 m 7 f4 35 Qd8 F3 36 W6.tQxf6 37 &f6 Dl+ 38 @a2 m3 39 dS @g8 4 0 @6+ f$hs 41 3 6 CS$gB 42 Ed8 43j?&f3&fJ44&f3&dS45 Ef6 a.5 a gb3 47 @5! 48 . &6 W?? 03kick could have dram with 48 ... a41 and White won on move 63.Despite the find ~ s u l tit, is clew that 7 h4 is a much safer maw than 7 d. With the latter, White adopt& a risky s t r a w involving m y pawn weaknesses and Black's play d d d y te impmvd upan. Another move that has k n essayed by White in this psitjon is 7 Qf4, but it d m s not seem to b? prtiularly dangerous. llhe game Djurhuus-

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9

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Variation 33

continue t m d of 11 &S?) 11 dxe4 12 w e 4 U S (what else?) 13 &S! and Black is in dire s t d t s . For example, after 13 wd42 thrt?re fallows I4 e d 4 &d4 13 O 4 - 0 , while I3 ... ae7 also fds after I4 Ef0-0 QxgS IS k g 5 m 3 16 Q h 3 @xgS+ 17 f4. 10 QgS f6 &actidly fd; if 10 ... $$M 11 a3! and now: d 11 ...Qxc3+ 12 bxc3 hxg4 13 &e4! gxh3 14 @6+ @8 IS &e4

...

mt*;ar

bl it ... k g 4 I2 ab4! gxh3 13

dx&*, aomrding to Day. 11 Ifld2 Qxc3 22 bxc3 Qc6 13 exf6 gxfb 14 Qxe4 he4

rs

In the

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cs

game JXePE-=,

D m i 1989, Black v & d with 9 hxg4 lo @xg4 437, getting a good position after H Qhs? @d7! and the game ending as a draw after 12 Qd3 Qxd3 13 m 3 QfS 14 f%gS &7 Ismg6 16@6+&7 ti' 0-0-0 &I7 18 @f4 Q x f b I9 exfb ad6 m@g4~& n ~3 22 W . Yet 'l find it hard to &Ewe 9 ... k g 4 is g d , as Wttik m y

...

rn

White's supdority is evident. He has two f ~ m g h g bishops and B I d s mntd pawn famation is loose. E +.. fS 15 g>6S exfS 16 %4! is very unpleasant for Black, so he has no choice but to d i m his front epawn. 1s w7

...

Variation

16 w e 4 0-a-o Vasiukov adds a question hto this move and proposes instead 16 hxg4 17

2s cs 26 Edb2

@a8

27 f7 thf7 28 Qxd8 ExdB @g6+@f718@xg4MW~a 29 Exb7 @fb Wtm try. HawI m o t On 29 ... &xb7 there fal1ows see how Black defends after 19 30 B b 7 &b7 31@x& &d4 32 &P f~ 20 *2 gd m Ee3 ~4 Qa6+W 33k37, mating quick22 W H . Xn fact, the ugly 18 b. fS might be the sale &an= of 3a ~3 1-0 hof* on Black d g n d as he mntlot 17 gS! meet the threat of mate startFrom m w an whit& game ing with 31 &7+. plays itsoIf, as B l d has no real c o u n ~ l a y on either Game2 fa&, Mh&ern Mtles 17 -7 Mascow GMA 1989 In a bad pasition every move is 'bad and th same applies 1 e4 c6 2 d 4 d5 3 eS &fS 4 k, as an 17 ,., R WhitPs Qc3 e6Sg4Qg6bQgeZ q l y 18 @d3! (preparing to 6 fifl meet 18 ,,, b e 7 with $9 @c4) This is Miles' pet line, with Xwves no doubts b u t the which he Iaas suffered a numfmd outcome. Black mn M y b of Iwerms. Black wmts to apen up the position with 18 ... prevent M-h4 even at the cast a d 4 or 18 ... eS, since in both of imped!ng the development cases his knights would be no of his kq's knight; in fact, match for the powerful white Black h o p that he wiIX be bishops. able to exploit the weak side of G g4 by ... h7-hS, after which 18 gxf6 @fS cxd4 19 Ed3 hisknightmnlxdeployc?dt~ 20 a d 4 xhg8 f5 via M* 7 &e3 21 &S 0 4 22 Ed2 @I38 Besides the game continuation, the foIlowing aptlons we 23 24 c4 possible fax*White Repdig ta dallblc d s on d7Qf4cS8dxcSd49 the b E n e . N d l y one would h e 40 &4 P.xc5 11 sarsifiice material to &we &cS @d5 12 Qxb7 13 such a position, but here White (338 with an Undear is two pawns up! position in N u n n - C U w , 24 W~eskdenf WL

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8 Qf4 -4 9 Q,xg4! ah7 to b)7&2@78O-QhS9 ... Q f ? 1 0 Qxf5 e d 5 fl A*) 10 4 to QXg6 fxg6 ll 4Y4 &A!? (10 & I !is ? also inter#&g4Qf812GpZah60P~ fxeb if axe6 ~ j 4 l 3 & 3 f S & b l d 16 c4 esting) 10 @4 47 h3 @xg4 18 hxg4 gSV 14 Iglb4 I2 BhS*! g6 13 &h3 (371 f4 gxf4 m&f4&7 2 4 9 5 @22U4&5 2 3 E f 3 W 24 @3#1725cxd5cxdS 26&4 ~4 n ~4 gd 28 ~ fECI+ i 29@1&53Q&g2B7 3 I$bS *7 32 33 Ed++ Bc2+ 3 4 p x d t w SWW7 36 IW 37 Qbi B 4 38 @3 m3+ 3 9 ~ 4 a 7 4 0 ~ a 41%~ d8 B8 44 @18 42 Qh5 &7 43 g4 4.5 *g7 m4 4.6 gs White's a t k k Is mwe than m 4 47 g6 QxeS 4B Ec7+ enough campsation for the 49 mb7 Ed2 SO @A+&7' Sf missing pi=. % d o = , res " 7 4 @l6 52 ah6 Qxg6 9 searchers should turn their -&a2 54Q& e5 5 5 e S attention ta the continuation If &2+56@FSm+S7@g4 e4 58 ... &h4!? 12 & I ! the , mnsequengd7+ €&6 S9 m8 @zS 60 Qc4 &Z+ and $4in van der W~el- e s of which are unclear. 7 @7 Miles, Ter Ape1 1'687. 8 $%I2 IS Mufin's 7 a f 4 is logid and 9 Qf4 hxg4 dew1.y more testing than 7 I0 -6 fxg6 QgZ but an's move looks 11 ad3 nwre f'db1e than b t h these Anather option h a is 11 h3 dtematives, Q f 8laa-o-Ow13db514 C) 7 &h3!? (a suggestion &2@xd2+ 15a5 16 &I from &author; the i d e a b e @f7 1 7 4 3 3 m 4 1 8 Q g206'19 h i d this weird-1ookhg move being to support the advance W4Bg420Qfim4 3M4 f2-fPf3 7 h5 (critical but Qxh4 22 Bf Qe7 23 @2 tafS 24 &ky; however after 7 ... $S!b4 8 Qg4 b4 25 a4 &i7 a6 Ecf from &3 planning &?-a3 and 0-0 KEimsky-mes, New Ymk 1989, T4kit.e kwps a slight dvantage, where White had g o d cornwhile 7 ...&I7 8 f4 Qb4 (or8 ... p m ~ t i o nfor the pawn but &4 9 &3 h & n i n g f4-45) 9 probably not more than that, despite the f d autoom % ... 0-0 @h4 10 @g2 h5?!I1 g5! &7 12 &3 leaves the bMz q u m ~ 8 2 7 & 7 b 3 2 8 ~ 4 & M B c x d S 31 gjb7 &a4 h p h n e c f in enmy territolyl cxds 30 gc7

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...

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32 &xFS gxfS 33 QgS Ee8 34 Qd.2 Ed 35 QxaS gS XIQb4 get3 37 &d6 @f8 38 &Id Qxd6 39 ex& Ed8 4.0 m4 &d32 41 &b2 && 42 m8+@e7 43 &S g4 44 &7* @f6 45 &8 Ea5 46 &5 &4 47 &6+ @?e7 48 &3 f4+ 49 @I3 Ed+ 5Q Ea4 51 g3 52 fxg3 fxg3 53 @3 Ea3+ % , @z2 &3 5S@fIW856@2m4 57&4 and 2-0. il 488 Black's idea bxumes "pparent: this knight will defend the weak pawns, enabling the m t of his pieces ta take! up imparkant posts on the kingside fptincipily the other Mght 0. fS). Since the fight usually rev01ves wourmd the mutual wdnesses existing there, a s u ~ s f bf-e d by Black wodd autarnatically grant him siwmnt winning chances. HOWWW, it is impassible to achieve the aims if Wte plays energetidly. 12 0-0-0 Interesting is 12 @2!? which deprives Black of the option given in the next nuk. Although this I& Black d e vehp his knight ta h6 without the pm1iminay ... m8-h4, this might not l w significant after 12 ... Qh6 I3 & U O &fS 14 c4!? when it's nut clear how Black mn profit from the omission of the rmk move. I2 .*. Eh4 12 0 6 1 would h met by

...

..,

13 ndg1 or 13 h3, with a dm advantage for White in both cases,far example, after 13 h3, ZapoIskis - F d z i k , C h h 1 9 2 cantjnued 13 ... gxh3 14 Bxh3 &8 15 Qxh6 gxhS fb &1 &f717&h6&&f8@F4@7 19 tf Zqmlskis). Hawe?vw, in preparing +,. &&h6, Miles misses a c h w ta prT!vent the knight mafiacum that follows. Acmrdiry! to Ddchaian, it was poxsible to pIay 12 @as!? 13 &dgl &4! with an unclear position, aithough even here Zapalskis' 13 @e2 casts doubt on this a s s essmnt, e.g. 13 ... m4 14 f3! gxF3 15 16 QP &S+ 17 a 1B 4 18 @g2 @d8 19 Qd? &4 20 $%3 Qe7 2 h3 &S 22 23&f5*, Ur 13 ... Qb4 14 Qd2 intending i?&, 13 &2!f a 6 14 c4 cafsz Another DoIrhaian suggestion here is 14 .., @d7 15 cxdS cxd5 fh QgS I16 16 ... QxgS 17 @xgS &37 18 Qx@+ @7. After Miles' emor, Wte is winning. IS 4 y 4 @f7 16 @bl Qd7 17 a d 5 cxdS rs &Z EhS It is evident that Black's mps have b m disorgani z d in the last few moves. The fact that he has to play such moves as 16 ... &7 and 18 ,.. m8 speaks fluently h u t the failure of his strategy.

H 20

...

wm

m!?)

tw

o6

w

gxh3 139)

ai Q,xgtr*f?~g6 22 @4+ 23 @hS* -8 24 &eb @e8? A better defensive try was *. Bb6. B W s congested

24

p b x m t provide their king with real pmb3Aion

25 gc3gtr +- &fa 25 mh3 Qf7 Ec8 27 $$fS 28 gxh8* Qxh8 29 &g7

Qx7

30 Qhb 31 e c f .

ad* 1-0

Eaane 3 Kotranlas Sax B q p s - Elenite 1992

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This is the main alternative to the most usual continuation

6 ... d. 3lack pvides his bishop with a retreat square on

fl while hitting White's tend Pawn w e e .

7 h4 7Qf4wsuppased tabe the main line but my r e s m ~ h

indicates that it's probably worse than 7 h4. Known to thmy is 7 Qf7 8 @e2!?, f m Xmm-Anand, Amster$sun 1932, which gave White an d g e afkr 8 ... fxeS 9 &xe5 &7 10 &z2 &e? il &I3 Qg6 12 h4! Ithe positbn is much better for M i t e , m d n g to Ttmd t2 ... Qxd3 I3 &d3 eS 14 Qg5 &U fi 0-0-0Qd6 16 dxe5 TI considmx this secortd-ratpI suggesting tE, @g3!) 16 ... b e 5 l7Be2 @f3! 18 &xf3 t?! by Xmman, who offers instead 18 *I!? &xi11 19 BdS! &?!-.I 18 ,+.QxB I9 fie3 @6 20 &4 I?! again by Xmman) 20 .., PeS 23 &5 axgs 22 kxgs Qxg4 23 Q$3 gb (now Black ought ta wid 24 gdel CW 25 &5 Be8 %&4l%27&g4bxd28d EM? (the immediate 28 ... S-c4 would have given Black a dear advantage) 29 @2c4 30 Qxc4 dxc4 31 @e4 32 Exes 33 me2 Be2+ 34 @.e2

...

m+

~35&2@736&4XcS37

33 37re 4 ,., e6 5g4&

6&+2

Ee5* 39 m 4 @E @M 38 Re2 40&xc4 B b 2 41 a4 @f5 42 &I ar#t 52-42. The mason I did nut h s e this line against Sax is that Black m respond with 7 fxeSt and now: d 8 b e 6 @e7 9 axf8 e x d + D Q22 dxc3 11 Qxg6 hxg6(11 ... nR721!12&*2 hxg6 13 @ti4 I d ta an initiative for

Variation f-ry play, e. g. 12 g5 &7 13 Ah3 d 14 ad2 a6 and Wte is

~ilaJcSlZ&34@5+13 *7 14 &cS pxC5 15 dxS &ng out of steam* @ 16 Qd4 @A3 17 lZeJ a6 18 7 *.. fxeSH Qd7 19 @d4 &7 20 exf6 This is kh-than the img s 6 21 @a74 Z f W mediate 7 The garne g@ with an unclear pasition Stam-Slavav, M@an Ch ~~ubusis-Ntkufaidk, Goxk ~ ~ M 1m k, saw) an inter(Athem) 11988, d h u g h esting tactid struggle after 8 w ' s play d d be i m p m d , f4 h.5 9 f5Qfl t o e 4 ExeS 11 , g . uQbs)9 ..+gxf6 10 f4 *7 dx& b e 5 I2 fxeb Qg6 13 &g6 a&3&fZQMexf4 13&2 Wte in Efmov-Vdovin, USSR M I 4 gxhS &S l.5 @e2 @f6 -14@d3&7 1980) 22 W3 43%I3 %d Qkd7 16 Qg2 Q.4 (M? white's prosare dearly 14 &3 &4 was under in Mm;M a r j w v i 6 went on to NuR~-Ademson,Inndon 198Z 40 win after I5 ... fS 16 gxFS &f6 17 b18&gbhxgS9dxeS&i7 W w 4 QxhS 18 @g3! &O-O 19 10 Qf4 QcS 11 Qd3 &7 E &3 a 4 20 &db e d b 2t *7 13 &i4 as 14 &d2 bS?! (14 Qf4 me8 Em!. .. Qb4!IS c3 €x316 ~ b axM! 4 17 Td&g waything illto acc&3 bxc3 18 @ x d &4T van mt,transping ta the next d m W1eU IS '&c5 &cT; 16 %S dkapta with 7 ,,, CS may he mb 17&3 &&+ 18 a d 3 S 19 k t for Black. &I E d 20 0-0 and 42+ in 8 hS Sax-K-, Tdburg 1489; 9 dxe5 fie71 c 1 8 dx& Q f l 9 @2 (9 h4 17 && a d 5 18 Qxd5 &4+ This move is out of p l e & 3 7 1 U & i 3 h S t l Q g S ~ 1 2 1 9 d ~ c J + 2 0 b x c 3 @ ~ & 2 I h, N d b e7 should be Qd2 @c7 is also unclearyKnley- @XI&7 22 Qxc4 0-0j. ia rare m e d for the development W & m , England $9801 9 ,., instance of castling short with of the king's knight, therefore &47! k b k y is 9 cS 10 @AS! chek!) 2J &2 24 Qg5 9 &b4f?, played in W e s w ex& fl e6 Qg6 22 &g6 hxg6 13 &c4 25 &I &4+ 26 @xg4 h-Gmszpeter, Capenhagen Fdxl-Carpati, corn, 1983, @b2+ 27 @h3 $$d+ 28 @g2 m,wms more logid, That with White obtaining a strong @x&+ 29 $313 @W+3Q @g2 game conthud i0 I$g2 4 3 7 I1 initiative for the & f i d @W+ 31 @h3 @&+ and %+. f 4 ~ 7 f z Q 3 2 * 7 13&f4@b6 material) 10 h4 @c7 11 &i3 h5! White was probably ktts in 14 a3 &a5 IS &A axe6 16 b4 (the &st, s i n e after fi cS f2 the complidions, but m w4 17 bxa5 0-0 18 &I &a!?@d 13 @f4 0-0-0I13 theless the move 8 hS ought b kt it is obvious that White's &7 14&2 Qxd5 I5 &xdS be p r e f d as it seams an could Ix improved at % 1.4: m3! is 6 advantage ~ i ~ any ~ f t points. The main strataxe6 Cl5 ... Be8 15 Be31 16 &eS cular risks. The game Marjan-WC problem is that White's 17 &eb Ed3 18 d4 avt&SIremErris, Rtmrwo Z 1987 %P bites on granite when 19 .9& White kwps a slight continu& 8 ... Pf7 9 e f i ! (less h i @ an g2, therefom I edge1 gaining p e r F d y satis convincing is 9 f4 &I% 10 m3 W m t the dtsnative plan 10

,.,

G w

.., a?,

a

fSmd

m8

.

afl

...

,..

m,

me,

...

...

w-

f a 4 3 7 11a3QaS 12b4!?I$.b6 13 a 4 4 9 7 tf3 ... a5 14 &I; 13 Qd4!? is critid but v a y mmmittal as Black b left with an a ~ o u Erishop s on f3 14 -77

QD! hh IS &d3 when the brshup eyes b t h flanks and is d y to assist various attacking schemes. Far 9 Qd?, see Eame 4, Marjmod-pora.

...

lo Qg2 10 f4 is impossl%le on aeouit of 10 ... Qh4+,but Wkik &S not mind &doping his loifiop on g2 now simx 9 ... Qe?? !ms mtda lot of traffic pmblems in Black's amp. 10 Q..4?1 Sax's idea Is to continue wikh ... &&M, ... 43b8d7, putting pressure on both eS and f2. However, this plan is too atificid to enjoy any ctaanw of success. 11 W2! A sirnpie refutation, The threEtt of g-S prevents ... ag8-h6 and forces either II ... h6 or the bishop's =&eat to e7. In h t h wses Wfiite has s u r in rendering B W s plan impossible. 11 .*. The bishop rewts emptyhand&, B l d s Sule gain h g tkte smgelooking psitian of White's queen. Afm 11 ..+hh White could continue in a way similar ta the game.

...

12 W3j.iImpving the position of

Y h 4 ... &Sg4&$6QgeZ

tfte queen and at the same time stappixlg 6-5 02 d? 13 &&! exd5 14 &I, Wfitte A&y enjoys an undisput& dvanhg~ in view of his 1 4 in

...

+,.

dwe10pment and the I d of h n y in inladis position. 12 437 13 f3! White's last move mded his intention of following up with &!-I32 4 0-0-0, thus ckoumghg B l d from 13 14 fib2 CS?! which would m I y w&n dS. &t*, howeyer, was 13 @b6 14 $&g3 0-0-0 (14 d4?? I5 &4 &aS lS?C$.d2*& !6f4'&7 17 Qxd4 only makes things W Q ~ as , Black would then have more fighting chances than in the actual game, 14 Qd2 @c5 rs @4 'tsS (48

...

w

,..

a€%

.,,

...

16 f4 &t&g in mation the pawn mass an the kingside. W 1 e to prevent the mphsant

t h a t OF f4-fS, 3I& hurries to pin the knight an d4 in an effort to minimize i t s mnse

quences.

fb

*.a

f7 fS

m.

...

.,.

3ut tfris is not the way to do it: thinking that 'evaythmg wins', White fdtrrrs in his

W6

1s 43x2 0-O-Q 19 b4 &xd4 20 &d4 Re8 2l 0-a-0 &6 22 W! Nut s ~ s i n g l y , White's pressure has i r r d at a very fast pace. 22 @d! creates numerous t h t s which mn only Ew? met by mother fomd move on BI&s 22 axes 23 fxe6 Qxe6 24 Qxeb Ex& 25 Pxd5 Ew8?! SIightry better was 25 .,.Ee7, although White would still be winning, 26 gs Qfs After 26 ... &g4 27 ml! the bldc knights would k tied up defending each other. In great t i m e - h b l e * the Hungarian Grandrmsm and twice Candidate c a d y tries ta cx?nWizeas much as possible; however, his effwts da not have tbe desired e f f e in view of White's darninmt Mshops. 27 af4 @c7 28 &41 Not f-g 28 ... @3* 29 d! with a winning position for White. 28 m 8 29 Ehfl+- (0 Whik has a d m m position: bath bishops point menacing1y at B i d s weakened queenside

Variation 41

opponent's time trouble. The prophyiactic @&I! was &led fur, with an easily wan game.

35

...

Re77

Sax is an exmllent time

augtl his heavy pieces ilrr; also dendy pldf ~Iylng m n g pressure on the open in conk&, 3 1 d s qud I-Goks are tied to the deFen= of their a v d r y , passively awaiting an inwitable lass of mamid. 29 m 6 1 ? TrVing to complicate tkte hueUe 29 ... g6 is not Wter in view of 30 QhZ! IDorFrnd, anrf white has c p c q ~ e m possibaty of m t i n g a dmgerous passed pawn on the kingside after Qe4xfS. 30 ad31 &c4 Despair, but Black had to lose something anyway. 31 Qxc4 Exf4

ma;

...

32 Rxf4

&c4

33 nxc4 c a m g rid of the annoying knight is the safest way to victory. Bids kmg is suFfidentIy e x p o d ta s u m & to the cornbind attack of Whibe's

forces.

...

33 34 *c4

35 Efl?

bxc4 a37

trouble player, but h m he fail& to notice my mistake as he had no more tiIan ten seeronds left. After 35 @&! 36 ge? (the move I completely ovslooked; I thought % @B was fad when 37 +&f4 is an easy win for White) 37 b e ? + @xe? 38 $@4 White is better but nut cl.ear1.y winning in the ensuing queen ending. 36 BfS! White dmsn't have ta be asked twice, SwitcIxing the rook onto the fifth m k was rather imperative on m u n t of the irfeas mentioned in the p & w note. 36 t!W 37 @b2 as? 38 Ed And 3 I d s flag fell in this position, 37 ... a6? was a dreadful timcsp~ssure exror but Bladis game was M y be yond repair at that point.

...

ma .+.

...

1-0

m 4 ... &,5g4&56&2

variation

Variation 43

game in GaEis-Mahpulas, && a pow&& attack, e.g. 22 mythg p i t i w with tile Gmek Ch (XildciastrQl 1%S, development of Ris o-0-0 ZJ *c4+ Qcs lamus- &xid where some typid dangers for knight OII h ~n. e p e en^ mnpL.23...W24WW25 Black l x a m e blatantly &viow, &Tit) 24 o61 -4 25 ef4! 17 0-0 &8 18 fS exf5 19 &fS and a h it shows how B W S Q ~n ~ 4 p e r d n g both ah3 artd m3 d&Whiternust&ina*to 24 22 gxfS g4 23 Qg2 d y s i s by W s ) 22 @d5! take advantage of such mi* #the r*ylW of the QxeS &eS 25 #fl W+26 $%! takes in a t y p i d sfrrup position &, since 22 ... 04-0is fax- @xD+27@xfZ&5mdCtf) I2 arising from the mdrn b e af I.& by 23 Rc7+ and mate in &4 @aS 13 c3 & ~ d 4 14 the Admrm Variation: 11 lucg6 wo more moves) 22 ...&b7 23 @xd4 c5 15 @dl& Van der Q*Q&34&f713W(pre@a&! (as usual, it would be W~el-Messa,Eraz I-. Wtrite is p i n g 0-0-Q and eyeing Il?; wrong to r&COYeT materid in d y to answer 1s .+.b5? with even stronger was 13 &3 h e midst of the atd k r 16 Qxc~!&cS 17 b4; if B k k threatening &5, but then the P &7+ @f7 24 &dthe avoids this, he simply prepares following bd&mcy would have imhce d l eventually tip an b2-M, f e i n g the 0 4 F m its never seen the light of day) 13 the wrung side) 27 ...m 7 (23 ... entangiexnent, ... cS 14 @3 c4 1s @e2 @ 16 I% C ) 10 cS!? 11 fS! &eS I2 $&7 24 &S+ $&7 2S Qd* is Qd2 @xb2 Ipctically fo& exfS 13 M h g ) 24 g x f S @g3+ tmt 24 ... 43f4 (12 fxd!?) 12 bemuse of white's plan W O #~f5ZS&J@b1+ %i@2@%hl @eZ ad6 14 Qfxd5; @aS! (The folIuwed by fGfS, while $6 ... best move. After 14 ... @6 1s n and mat*? SWI d4 17 Qxd4 @xd4 18 Qe3 lases foHows~25 @if Qd6 26 B 3 Qgs white p p s ms* right away) 17 ml @x& 18 &d4 w d h g mom fuel ta the fmj tang with a pleaant attacking &6 19 &b7! 20 f5 exfS 28 Ee3 @tian. But now B W s W n g aS @e5 27 @xc4 C&l Wtina the black &rig to the will dso fmd shelter on the &Me) "$$%I+ B @2 -&8 30 queenside) 1s Bf4 04-0 17 (51 &&? Qxf8 (Black has an un- 16 0-0-0 there follows 17 .,, pisasant choice in severe time (If 17 &EN! 18 4 3 Qxf4+ 19 &2 trouble: 30 m 3 31 @ h e &7 32 &e7 or 30 ... &f8 31 Q h 3 Qf6R 32 ~Q.53 are not much btter) 31 Qh3+ W6 32 W + gH7 33@c8+!@x&34 Be%. b) 10 QcS ll Qd4 @M B k k &d with ll 0 6 in the game kuw-GroszpeW, Zl e6! Iopning more h w and Ka& 1992. MW 12 b t e n i n g b t h 22 Qxd5 and f;3Qa4&&+ 14 c3&7 3 %c4) n ...&& (the m-t ilk?16~ j dgs! ? ~ro~zpem gat @Y ta 2l ... Qxb7 is nat 22 a g a d psitian; Instead of 16 ex!?+ Efgxf7 when Black: b g m s a Q,@?, 16 Qd3! wzts M ~ W , C Q U ~ ~ Z P ~ with ~ & ~the C threat w h it is far fmm .++ ge8, but instead 22 &dS! whether Black has dd I*.

An important position for

taxe whofe variation. Black has a pawn pqmndemne In khe an-, White on the kingside.

This normally mdts in a lively struggle with c h m s for b k h

sides. 10

*-.

185w

Tunman gives the move 10 ... @l%m!!llhismtesinIdw mtw 43 iind *wan agRs with him in fris m t survey b k on the Caro Advance. The alternatives arr! inkresting, but

pmwiy infwiur a) The extravagant 10 g5, weakening the klngside and dso lodng time, k thematic in terms of destroying white's centsal pawn &in (see van der W 1 e 1 - T . after White's 1it.h move in the Main Game), but m o th ~an Black's pasition mn W e at this moment when dweloprnent is far from cornpleb. It is mentioned here only W it i d ta a k u t l f u l

-..

...

...

m++

...

ax&

w?

...

,..

...

ad w

~

~

44 & 4 ... e65g4degS 6 -

VmatTWon

I6 ... gS! haw this thrust is well timed, c o r n p a d with the game C;azisMakropoulos mi0114 in the m t after ~ Black's tenth ... move) 17 hxgS &xgh 18 &3 @ f 2 & 7 ~ p x C s ~ i t h a s m 1 g&619O-Q&720a3jg1mn initiative for Wtrt) 18 QxdS fief d3?! (21 ... 22 fxeS ne8 19 @c4$ Kotronias- @eST) 22 &3 a 427 &e4? Skembrh, Athens t2nd m t c h E 3 &Z! is undd 23 ... axe4 game1 1987. Afm 19 ... fxg4 (19 24 a xe4 &eS 25 fxe5 &dl+ 2% . . . a 6 20m3!?;20&$2&) X) @ d l ~ Z I ~ l & d 2 8 & 5 Qg2 &7 White should have @x&29 &&7+ e b 7 30 &f3+ . a n t h u d with 3 c3 I2l h6!? is W 31Qa,% @ha532 %7 &g3+ aXsa interesting) 3 ... @38 22 and 0-t obtaining a strong attack 11 0-0-0 for the d i c e d materid. It is Instead 11 QcS ~ p s e s well known that in such mses to line 'W in the note to 3hck's the presence of opposite tenthmove. mloured bishaps tends to 12 a3 cs favour the attackrng side. 13 &3 &7 la Qd4!? 14 M! cxb4 White's treatment of the I S axb4 &6 opening Is more in accordance 15 ,.. @xb4 16 & (16 ... with the s t r a w of the psi- &I 17% m3 & 18 mi &b4 (18 tian than 11. &2, played two $ 3 ~ 719 QEI 20 @A4 or yeam later in the game van dm 18 4 3 4 19 QaZI 19 @Sf 1 17 Wid-%nunan, Amsterdam 1987. &5 $9127 (17 ...&% 18 QM @cS That game ended 11 ... L r t r O 12 19 m 3 1 18 &b$ @&I3 19a 6 QgB b3 &7 13 Q 4 $ 9 ~ 714fie3 d ts 20 &&I QM 2t Qh5 is a nightc4 d4 (&& a h d y has a m for Black. sIight advantage1 16 QQ (461 16 &4! 16 b5 is pmW1y not as goo& After $6 ... QM!I 7 Qd2 Q x d 18 bx& b x d tMarjanovid there is no clearcut way for wylite to get an advantage. THe text farces Black tO capture the b p w n with fris queen, dying Whi& the ricetempi to build up a dangerous attack. &6 there follows 19 gS! with more tlm emugh cornpxlsation for the exchange, e. g, 19 .., h6 XI @e5+&!7 2t @eS hxgtj 22 Ed%-;better is 19 20

*.a

...

I6

pdz

Be4+7t

Mope p m b t was the pass 17 .*. Be7, but camporn +&ly disliked the position &!r $43 Qb5 &%s 19 *f &c7 @ when Black is kept & prwsurt? a d M W v e fu'ully . y w m t e s far

w?

*

minus. I& @f2 (41.7)

pWXI

...

$M4*

20 Qd3! A strong move, designed to do away with the o d y piece that could become a nuisance for White, m e 1 y Bids

ms is qulvdmlt to resignation. Relatively k t was 20 .*. @xg4 21 QxeS @d4+ 22 Qe3 @xeS, afthmgh Black annot d l y h o p to survive in view of his exposed king.

a

cxd3

Now 'White is completely winning since 41 the trumps are on his side: h addition to three! apen files on the quenside*he alSQ controls the imp t m t h2-Is3 *od tdm

..,

ad2

+ ,

17

W i t h the sacrifice of a pawn White has managed to open gXnes against the emmy king, &us q - g a strong initiathe. To add ta Black's troubles, his queen is t k a k n d with Paptslre in the middle of the M and his bishop on f7is mmp1etely out of play. Camp r a 9 ' s next move averts immediate &as&, but at the heavy of a p i e . 1% .*. w e 3 No relief was o f f 4 by the erXWmtive 18 Qcj4 19 DJ QxE3 20 t f MWjamviR.

...

&en whc;n

%D

m s e Is 18

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...

h d i a t t ?capittrlation.

QxeS

23 Eh4

WS

24 Qc5

PxhS

25 nxh5 A pmb1em-like mate a d d after 25 Ef4 @h3 26 &6+ @a8 27 &7+ @38 28 *7! -7 24 &4+ gl% 30 &3+ d4 31 Pxd4+ B d 4 32 &I& @x5 + 33 &I&!IMajmOM.However, the Yugoslav GM missed this elegant win in time trauble. 25 %hS 26 &b7! &7

M?,

19 QW! tthwtening 4 3 4 20 &5 f-s

19 fx&

d i r e l y to t k Ma& m o m h . 21 -4 22 &2* a 8

...

n ws?

x m ~ p r e ~ismresponsible for the Wggest biders in tournament chess. %is time white llisses an easy mate

me 4 ...

29 &e3

d4

that such a move is objectively rorrect, X couldn't prove a clear advantage in the pt-markem. The game went 9 Wtc2 cxd4 $0 white has tn 0 1 ton 10 reckon wit41 10 .+.Ec8 I IQg2 11Ba4 $$ (11 I% .,. 10 ... @d7 is interesting,but proWIy infdor) f2 a 4artd now D1uri.c m k x d the best continuation 12 @dB!. This move the dud threats of ... &eS and ... 4 3 4 and after the logid 13 &3 Black may (only now!) trade queens with I3 ,.. *4+! 14 @xb4 Qxb4+ when in c 0 r n ~ son to the game he gets c4 fur his knights by capturing on d.

&in

The mast thematic cantinuation, i n m i n g 31ack's central inflwnm while at the m e time prqming to dwelcrp. %e I P S U I ~ pasitions ~~ are of a tactid nature and so a p t deal of homework is requid for these wishing to take up the 3 eS variation. I hope that my coveage of this line will provide answers to all, the

..,

solve this dilwnma but White's

one paint is clear: b

t of h4-hS a m a t be wi&txt serious a n -

Tfie resulting endgame m s ullcJc3ar to me, so this line holds good prospects for investigation by both sides in the

w?!

7 -.. 8 M ae4 Wtirte has two ways to p~avethe superiority of his

~uencx?s. After

new future. Djuric's actual choice, 12 @b4*?! immdately restores material equality by gaining a third pawn for his piece, but this proves inadequate as Whik is not d d with any weaknesses and he m y put to g d Ywe hh Mshop pair. The canthuation was 13 @xb4 axt,4+ 14 Wt &S IS @3! Qxd3 16 Qxd3 &I17 f3 h6?! k t @ 17 ... 04)18 Qf4 ttIxmkning QeS) 18 ..* a 7 19 &I2 *7 20 4 3 3 es 3 a3! Qd6 22 Eel (intaxsting is 22 intending ax$4) 22 ... @I823&3~cft 2 4 w g c 7 25 &E Re8 2b &6 &6? (26 n B C ~ e c 7 zs 26 ...es?!n 26 ...

...

Games 3 and 4 show that the variation with 6 ... fb offers 'both phyers a lot ofinteresting idem. At present White's chan=m t . ~be slightly better, but there is still room for investigation especidly in the lines 'a' d 'c' after 'White's

looks like a very playable deviation Although S W o v lost the game aftm wad blun&s I think that the apning was a success for him: 7 ... 8 dx& b e 5 9 4$4 ab 10@& l l O - 0 4 fie7 f2 Q& -4 $3 @xdS! a& 14 Qx& && 15 &g4 0-0 16 Qxd5-t. This k a dose remblanctl ta Game 9, with which it should be mm-

--

move looks fjke a shot in ~ M P ~

&~we~, completing this b k , i had to defend my -tion in &e Care Advane against a surprising novdty. & g m e Kotronias-Djdc, W u 1993, after 7 &6 8 hS, the Yugoslav GM,nabd for his .+.

m~~mpmmistngplay inmW the move 8 Atthigh it's hard to hlieve

m? ... w!?.

an gfi puts m h p t end to

...

am-;

m+-;

T k 4 ... m5 S g4& 27 QfS Ed?? ta terrible blunder, but his pasition was dready lost) 28 &b7! 1-0. The d m t i v w that will be examhecf in the maining games are 7 ... f6, 7 ... a d 4 , 7 .., h5 and 7 ... h6. 7 ... ad4 The old main fine, which h e the s u b p OF a lung theoretical d e b in the '80s after Sehwan won W&antIy with it sPgriirrst Hart at EM Kissken 19%. lk main advankge is that it weakells for ever tHe support of white's stsang &pawn and thus discururages f4-FS, but on the other hand it helps the white knight approach

cslse he successfully out the bve-mentioned lxE&thraugH 9 b e ? tpssibk is 9 ... fxe5, txying to stabilize the psitian in the centxr?,but after 10 dxeS b e ? 11&!? Whjk k w p s the initiative; the text, on the o t k h a d , dlows an inkresting pawn d f l o e resulting in a lively game1 110 f5!1exfS 11 exfb gxf'6 f2 gS! trn!.

dS in

&es

9..

the centre with gain of h e

thmfre considembly

and

improves White's chances in the mmplimtians which follow. Anotfrer option trying to impmve an tfie 6 ... f6 variation is 7 f6, phmhg to d 4 a p the queen's knight fiton c6 in

.,.

adw tO ex&

mare e f f d v e pressure on the entre. Howww, it has the camsponding didvankge of loosening his own central stsuctim and a likely cotlthuati~nis 8 &2!? Imw fie bishop's development QII g2 is more to the point cornwith West&nenC;mszpter in the notes to Game 3; Sefrawan mentions only 8 @4 and Nunn's 8 frS) 8 9 f4 ( p r e p k g fPfS; White's nixnor pieces are ideally p l d to exercise pressure on

...w

White has exceIlent darkquart? m m p e ~ t i ~for n &e pawn, having yacatc3d f4 for his knight and also preparing to b h g his queen's bishop efficiently into the game. N t t u g h this is hardly the final word on 7 .., f6, X tM& that It is quite charsPctr?ristic of what White

should .d b e a g for in such positions. 8

9

&d4 f4!

hS

This is a big improvement aver Hart's 9 in the

PIS+?!

afomrnentiod gme. T)re continuation was 9 .., &G' I0 QgS &7 11 f4 hxg4 ta &xg4 PxgS! 13 fxgS QhS 14 &h3 &7

6 &JQ~? Variation 49

~~~&16~aeael@b617@ @xg4@612&2W!?13&3 3 18 &d7+ -7 19 @ti Ec4 CW-0 I4 h5 Qh7 IS EM!&5 16 &?! @b2!! 22 04-0with a slight advantage pQla &8+ 24 for White in Nage?I-G6bhsrdt, &34 B d Q C 3 d 4 2 5 ~ ~ % ! @ 3 ~mr.1989. 5 g&I Qg4 28 @h2 dxd 29 @I tl gxh4 W & 30 PF5 31 a4 c2 32 &t3 Also unsuccessful was m 4 33 m7+@A 34 &fS Bids choice in h - V d a s z , d White at the sarne timr Hungary 1984 which continued 11 QxfS 12 Qxfs exfs 13 9 .* kg4 @%dsBc7 ttJ ,.. a6 14 &5 &7 Wrong is 9 &7? 10 15@xb7axb5 16&b5f; 14 ... 9 @d7!? was tried &7? 15 &4f 14 iEf4&7 (14 in the 1% correspondence ... 0-0-0 15 &Fn and now IS e K O $M2 0-0-0 16 e6 &f5 17 Qd74 fO fS exfS the continuation @8 18 0 5 @3+ I9 @ (Sax) il vwrs 11g x f S QxfS I2 QxfS @xfS wouM have won easily. $3*d5 &5 14 Qh3 gxe5.i. 15 @x& && 16 &f4 &% 17 Edi 31 la IBOU-S~~~ w suggests 18 Qc&!f, but this is not entirely clew in my opinion) 18 &7 19 f30 Q7g6 20 Q& aS 2l Qe3 M 22 Qxb7 ga7 23 &a? Qxa7+ 24 &hi 25 Qa6 2h @4 4 ~ f 27 4 &f4 &cQ 28 j35 fb 29 B e 5 and the

T,"@&$xc2

...

.,,

m!*....

...

...

game was agmd dmwi. Instead, I kxiwe, mu& stranger

was H @e2! , &r

which

White enjoys a powerful initiathe, 10 &M* In many positions arising after 6 ... c5,it is important to give this check when Black is b 1 e to interpse with ...

M.

...

10 m 7 1 R l l ~ most e energetic continuetioa hoheF possibility is If

n

nfr!

m*!

M ~ 1 2 0 - 0 ! ? ,G . . . Folbws, with wild mrnplimtiam. The text is a b ig tm-. provement over 12 &I, whi& was shown to be d&~nit.eIy inferior in the enmunter van der WieI-SpIman, W~jk aan Zee1983:12...QS13fxc6f~eb 14 && & 15 I % QxL7.t @xd7 16 *dS+ M6 I7 4934 18 6 &% 1 9 & 5 Q f b Z U @ c 4 + ~21 @x& &x& 22 Q&4 &d4 23 &3 24 25 &e4

and %*. Another option is 12 Qxd7+!?, attempting to farce bnspsition to the game M~areMiLIs ana3ysed in the next nub. lhis was White's choice in the game KpeIznn-Durnik, M r m 1991, which ended f2 ... @xd7 13 j?jfl &ir2 (B... ,f315!?)14 #xg4 exfS? {much k t e r is 14 ... Qh5! iS fx& Ex& and now lb && %e6 17 M {hoping For77 ... - analysis by M-1 16 WS+ 18 *dS+ a 7 19 &S+j 17 @b5 17 Qg5 &7 18 Qxe7 &e7 ... ml+ d w s not work fur 19 @f4 (another winning line White, but 16 &d3 offers an provided by MOOR is 19 @wf7 initiative for the sacrifrd &c2 m w +@52 f Edll19 ... pawn; thweFom this intaesting @h8 I19 ... &c27? 20 @a44 20 continuation r e q u i ~ s more *4+@7no-o-agw22%1 pmdiml tests) 15 &fS &xfS 16 @c6(22...$%623&S+@324 WS+@M 17 QgS &e7 18 b e 7 @4+- M o o d 2.3 @f4 &6 24 @xe7 (far 18 ... 4'327, see &+ @M25 exFl& ZG @4+ Maore-MilXs irnmdately ben g~ 28 b d s . IOW) 19 MM m ~3 g& ~ ~ W J + E f g c S ~ W 2I@d5aS22@eP@M 31 EB m4 3 33 and 1-0" W?+ $934 34 Ed+W 3 EaS. 12 .*. exfS?! and 1-0. This is a critical m m n t for Also bad is 12 QxFS 13 the whale variation, The dtIter &FS D S 14 &7+ Qxg7 15 native 12 ... El122 I d ta a @xg4 &&+ 16 @f8 17 f a d loss in the game Moore- &I* ((Nu&. Mills, USA 1984, mfw 13 Qxd7+! A dynamic way to continue tinferiar is 13 @xg4!?, although fighting is &irnwanossuggesafter $3 ... QxfS? 14 W S exfS tion of 12 RhS!? which inca volves the siacriFrce OF a whale the typid breakthrough 15 &! p i e in order to wrest the 1ec.I to a win for White in N m initiative. The resuiting psiWells, C&ches&r 1984; inskad, tiuns are rich in M c m l passib33 ... exf5 14 QxfS QxfS iS m 5 ilities but far the time %4+ is only k, -ding to there are m px;.sctd examples Nunn) 13 ,., @xd7 14 &xg4 exfS with this move After 13 fxg6 15 QxfS QxfS tdso losing is 15 Bhdr has twa options: ... QhS 16 @g3 &c2 17 @h3 d 13 Exes+ 14 &2 @h4+

w

mw

w

,..

@gS+ 16 w4; this looks & 8 2 Y @ B N J O & S P M 3 1 Wter far wte, as the white @e4 Qxd132 B g S Be8 33 w4 Xring will fmd sk1t.m on tke #h6 34 @& @h8 35 && @xgS 3h@xdi g2 37&2m 38 q u d d e af* CZ-83,@Ed. &i $$S a d 0-1. Stronger b) 13 ... @h4+ t5khwan's $5

tnmtian) 14 @2 &5+ (14 -.. swms Kamsky's 16 &dS &5 17 &7+ @f3 18 0-0-0 @c8 19 @h2+ 15 W!?@I Ih **3 dQflm4w3wn @xe5 I 7 &xd7+ e d 7 18 D23Qxe7 is better far White) fi &3 is @f5&522&3! @xe7 24 Qdh4 &8 25 &&5+-, d e a r . Bladr should avoid the temotim IS ... fS? which is met but this has not yet been adstrongly by 16 IS ... opted in p d c e . Dd)-Q seems reasonable, but 13 f x& after 16 &xd7+ B d 7 17 14 && @e? 1 B l d has yet to pmve that he I S @e2 EM!

m+

.

,

+ ..

m!;

a?+

16 c7*M Inferior is i6 &5, play& in the earlier game KutIiarRettrrr, IsmI 1186, which mncludd 16 Manto, Thedoniki OL 1983. ... Q g f b il Qf4 mc2 18 &7+ 19 @xd+B e 7 20 @a8 laat game continued 13 ... a6 14 gxb2 21 Qxd7 Qb4 22 pclZ &d7 e6 (14 Qa4 a45 W fib3 m3 I6 25 . P . t ~ @h4+ 17 $&I2 0-04 is 23 001)&a3 24 Qbl. Q B Be'&+ 2h Qxa3 pxe3 27 d e a r =ding to ~dbmto) 28 ma2 29 14 ... subs 15@e2 &7 16 exd7+? Bd§ #&d717&xb5@818OQO Xci?ra)fb30&b7~+31&1 a 6 19 4 3 7 L53I Bb1+ 32-1 fPk 33 f3 34 WQe435&7 g3 ~ W * S 37&f3Q$3J8@M3aS39 ~ m d % * .

has sufficient cornpensation.

13 A! An older suggestion was 13 af4, test.& in Westsinen-

m&

I

54

...

...

..-

B L

1,2 2I

24 #fa4 &S+ 25 @ Ec8 I 26 28 &2 me1 g3 27 r$bS

16

...

A bet& defensive try is 16

... @f7!, as B~itck'sking is a lot

safer and may assist his m y of pawns. I suspect this is dsa rtot enmgh in the long run, but it obviously demands a lot more precision on White's part to prove it 17 we74 axe7 18 Qf4 gxc2 19 -8

m+!$XI%

e6Sg4@B&&

B Qd7+

30

28 &3 Qf3 Also losing are 28 a6 B gd.5QxeJ 30 pxe3 4 3 4 31 &M, 28 Qf6 24 QxfS and 28 &7 29 29 Bf1 axe2 30 axe2 Qe6 fig

...

mi.

slavsky's 1.f3commenWn of ti ... Qxc2?!, w h 12 QgS &d? 13 @d2Qh7 14 Eclf would follow. Black is in no hurry to restore matdad wuality but opts Ins& far a flexible development of his p i a s .

,.,

Qh4+

The cantinuation 19 ..,,QcS ZOQxdS ah? 21. Q'+ @c8 22 a h y ) b & d e m ~ ~ mthe k ~ dangers f a d by BX&s king even after the exchange of queens. AIsa useless is 19 .., &f6 20 fJc2etc, Bxb2 20 @dl 21 4 c 7 Qf7 22 $&I 31 mg31 1-0 Ef2 Hack is f o r d to exchange The Y d strok. B l c k re his only m k , since 22 ... signed, s k h t h 31. .* Qxg3 23 Q& lases immdately, 32axf5 Qe5 33 &4 and 31 23 axf2 Bxf2 axe3 32 Qc4 @7 33 &x&+ 24 Q7x& g3 @x& 34 Eel are quite hpeless, 2s * 2 Black has kept four p w n s ConcIus~on far the rcpak, but his p i e s are The variation with 7 ,.. a d 4 is ~ n c o u d n a t dand the end is phaps tfie mast complex rmear. Still, White must not sub-variation of the Cam Adejax as the pd pawns may vance. At present White's became dangerous at a mo- charms seem better, but Seirament's natice, wants suggr?stion of t2 ... DS!? 25 might cause a renewal of in25 ... g2 is premature: 26 Qh2 best in tkis disaded fine, g5 27 Qgl and White is winning d y h t h 27 ... Qh4 28 &3 and 27 ...&J 28 g&!. 26 Bd1 27 &2 &hS ~ f i e m ; ~ i~ t i ~n ... e 4

...

.,.

n Qbs &7! (571 An improvement an Bale

QdS+ etc.

...

Variation 53

acs

This id= has k n mnsidmed mqate because of the game d e r examination, but my analysis indiates that if White relies on the grune result without further analysis he may lx confrontd with a nasty experiem. For example, in his m m t b k on the Caro Advance m w a n adopts esta& hhed theory, reaching rather different conclusions fmm those which I suggest in the following analysis. a QF4 Qh7! S h k g i d l y d e r than %wants 8 &6!? which results in a deterioration of Black's paw s t n l a an the kingside and is e x a m i d extensively in Game 7. 9 Tke Danish IM Klaus Berg

...

txere 9 gS!?; hawevm this has never h e n tried in taumament practice. 9 cxd4 @xd4 Qc6 tgas suggestd

ro

.."

E! Qh6! The only way to maintain the initiative. White develops with a gain of tempo, m v i n g that the bishop on M will be immune fmm capture fur w d moves. Wte w d d have had bkk fmdacks after 12 QgS?! a6 && in view of Bids 13 maplike bishops.

...

12 @d7 Accwding ta my research, Black has a stmnger move at this juncture:

12 ... ab!

This is a big improvement, sim Q &cft 14 @f4 &8! is onIy a slightly worse version of Bl&s pasition in the previous no*. White has ta be accume now, therefore 1

ax&

present my analysis in some

I

4 .,, dSg4,6egS 6&?2Vwiitiun

54

&MI: 13&xc6+ &d 14 &f4 &8! A novelty by the author. Xnd q u a t e is 14 @?! (van der Wid disposes of the dtmnative 14 ... #M by I5 &xg7 &b2 16 O-Ort) IS @6+ @7 I6 @xds.F! ex& 17 O-O-O! (worse

...

is van dw Wiel's 17

W6+ as

after 17 ...@d318 W 8 (+- van

-7 22 In5 ah7 23 h61 19 &g7! Qxg7 20 @S with a strong initiative; 17 ... &b 18 E&!?)18 &#! &b4 (18 .... &b4 19 Qxg3 I0 @xb4 &I34 20 Qxg7 and the white h-pawn will be valuabIe in the endug mnsidwing that Black m o t effectively use his wssure an the +file+ e.g. 20 .,, d4 (20 ... f5!? might be the only h c e to

We11 ...axc2 the psition is mtfrer unclead wid m m p h t e the issue) 2 &6+ Hack has an unpleasant choice 5&8 22 &g8 d x d 23 Qftj betwwm mb2+ 24 e b 2 ; or 20 ... @7 2f 0 17 ...&718&dS@f8t9 Qf6+@f822&Smdif2...d4 ~=ET

&*; a 17 ...@& 18 DdS*; 31 17 ... d4 18 @ f + e 3 i 19 W8 &6 (19 ... fix& 20 @x& @a5 S am s ... %? 21 e6!) 2l &4 &4* 22@cB-l- or 19 ...&a520 @xh7 dxc3 3 &!+-I 20 e6! fxeG t20 ...W Zf e7!) 2i &f Qf7 (2 ...@%h4 22 &e6+ @f723 &g6! or n ZI h~ ~ g 5 B + f4! a R both dep~ssingfor Bid 22 &4 &a5 23 &i6+ @7 24

23 afb, Hawever: M ...Xc8.I I?JjE3&6 leaves the position unclear and furttrer tests are nb e f w a mmprehemive wdutionisNwathdess, IckIi&s mave QF follow4 up ~ a d y &SO ) contains same drops of paison. t3 w4 68)

QfS*t&825dwithastmw initiative far White.

B

...

is fM-0$$5!

ss

16 m3f

As In many h s so far, the ~ ~ s f ta ethe rthird rank mm&nesdefensive and attacking purposes. Here it is the only move, resulting in a highly m m p k pasition awaiting its first practical test.If 16 ....d4 t7 W 4 ! & d 4 18 e d 4 f ; or 16 .., 0 4 17 Ed4! &8 ((17 ... 48&aZ@x&! 19 &4+-; 17 ...

m?

&d2 18 Ea4 @c7 (18 ... @cS 19 &$20&xg7&xg7

2l &g7*

D -..

0-O-M A ddsive mistake. Them wasatill b e t o mix things up

4W

..,Qg6! 14@&4! 0-0-0

wiLh a difficult game for both sides, Inferior in this h e would

e6 S g 4 M 6&e2

b 14 @g3?!, as after I4 ... 0-0-0

W &g7 (15 &5?! a x & ! 16 @xd8 is t3ett.m- far Elladd Is ... -7 W &7 b e 5 BIwk gets excellent counterplay in the centre in return far the pawn, 14 mg7 axg7 I S -7 &g6

V&ti~n SS

17 Hd4 b e 5 Black is two pm down

without

my

mmpensation.

W 1 t h his last move he hopes for a ta&d rnGl&, but White finds a neat way to finish fiim off. it3 WeS d4 691

16 Qxdf

Now it is d m why B e shauld have played ... &7-gb 4 e r . Sirtce there is nu p i e hanging on ln6, Wkite hastens to exchange one of the danp u s knights and m p y d4 with his queen. 16 @xc6?l More p m d d chances were 19 Eh3! a f f d by 16 Q ~ f 417 The game is over. In addition Qxd7* Exd7! Ion 17 ... a d 7 ta his extra piece, White soon t h e follows 18 &2! &4 19 B! gets a mating attack+ Qxf320J31!*as ) Wfrite has to 1 9 @# play very acamteIy to q i t a l 20 0-0-0 @xf2 ize on his advantage: 21 *s* d 18 &22! Q&! 19 w 4 ? ! 22 Qb5 EdS Pxh120 hS gc7! and Wtrite is in 23 @xa7* @A3 difficultis; 24 Baa* 1-0 b) 18 &5! @&.5 19 gxhS &7!? (19 .., &4! is t o u g h , Game 7 when White still has some Tlrnman - Seirawan tmhni.ml diffidties to overMI-urn (4th Match camel: G a m d 19% b9 20 O-U-U?! Ec4 with strong counterplay for Black; m rn ~cI!: m ... j3~4n 1 e4 cb 2 d4 dS 3 eS QfS &S! Be& 22 @2&e5? 23 4&3e6Sg4&6b&e2 &I+ -7 24 en+-; 20 ... aS cS 7 h4 hS!? 8 @4 n b.1.22 8 Qd!? 6401 &3!f since 23 ... BeS? fails to In matches of this d b re 24 f4!, trapping the rook in novelties like 8 ... &6 are a bit b m d daylight.

...

,..

...

w

m rn

...

unusual; Black not only s m n c h s a powerful mishap, but also alIows the crippling of his pawrrstmdimforthesakeaf quick development and e n d pressure. Yet, altfaough such moves are M y aestkkidly pleasing, thjs one is by no means m y b rt?fuk. 9 -6 White must take his c h m while it is them, destmying the defensive pawn skeietm m d 3 l d s king, The game Tzoumbas-K(UUkmakis, Athens tW2, Faw the routine devefopment 9 fibs w M wsuIted in a catastrophe far Wtrite 9 ... &7 (a m v e that would normally

h m t b y ~ i t n a w smms complete m t m 1 of fS without my

struchld

mmsians

wKLe at the m e time the dwtnxctiian of White's pawn cenm is assurd 10 Qe3 hxg4 11 dxcf; QS and Bid already had a strategidy winning position due to the pressure on the weak white pawns and the W A i d p&ib'&ty ... g7-gs. 9 .*, fxg6

10 #d3? A grave m r w k h is 4ready an indication that White has bmn taken by surprise. A logical explanation could be that Tlrnman wanM to punish his opponent for the 'ugly' 8 ... as quickiy as possible, but now the position is a h d y lost! White's kst is W a w m * s suggestion to d e p l o y the tpmduling knight by 10 &2! b a t h . to itmeas? the prwsut*? on the w & d back -side pawns axad to s*ik WtPs centl-al pawn chain with f r d . B e has nothing 'better than 10 cxd4 (10 ,.. hxg4?! If a 4 &d4 !2 &4 Bxl142 13 &IS+-!+ or 12 ... gs 13 &6 ko* to mdysis by GI-& mastem, 13 && f d s w of 13 ...- - but not 13 ... &d7 then fdiows 14 k&xd4 cd4 15 QhS with much tfie better ending for White) 13 i 4 ~ ~ 15 e d*4 15 4xh8+f) 11 Qxd4 Qxd4 12 t h d 4 Qe7, m c b g e pxjtion w m the American wmaster msatjsfwtoxy far BI&. I d b g m with this evaluation shm after 13 ad3 &ti 14 Baa! (worn would 'be 1.4 &6+3 @I7 15 &I4 hxg4! which m 1 y drives the bIa& king to a safer spot, while dsa inte~stingin this fine is 15 ... @%!?l6gxh5&5 1 7m EaB as in Fosster-L*, Guam p v a IM, which mnduded 18 5

--

,.,

...w

f4&7 19@&2&7 20 cJ&eS ztfxeSgxfI22@x£X 23 W@if2+24%@&2%W

the commentators, including

who was d n g as ma+ %wan T m ' s secand, felt that 25 Ed4 should give Wte g a d rZf"t+~wmnww c w , e.g. 25 ... €23 26 m 1

asW+kWB*~i%7JO @f?+~J1@~6+ilnd162+) 14 &d% 27 &4 or 25 ... Qf6 % hxg4 15 Sgd21 t m t E must Eel!. Itlskad a draw was @ wuid the queen exchange at all in the game following the moves 2s Qe6 Qf6 26 @4+ a t s as after is &3? @as+! Hack would have ev-ing going tris way) IS B h 4 16 2 4 r b 1 . E w 3 3 0 4 w E 9 3 c 6 3 t 32 &S 33 &3 , U-U-0 &hi (16 ... @7!? - @4+ ~ o W 17 Bxhl S @b6 ~ @& %+* 10 .*. d 4 i 18 @xg4!. Black &re not play 11 18 ...&&? in view OF 19 QW!. Bad is If. @x&? as the "IP1erefm-e 18 *.+ @d7 is forced, m & afm li ... leaving White with much lkte quell gets t @I7 I2 QhS b e 5 . Note that better game after 19 f4. ,d E d i b ' s lmk: the ~ & S C Black would react in a similar ; word on 10 &2 comes from way to 10&a. 11 .*. hxg4l ' the game T m a n - h p v , A typical &on, bath in D j h - t a Wcfr ($7) 1993. -Illwe arder to open h e h-file and KarpDv r e p E d 10 Qge?!? 1 which led ta gmt complica- challenge control of the imtions: If 4 3 4 a d 4 X2 Qh3 (I2 portant auqmst fS. iz W b * -7 &&@d7 1 3 a x f s m eases 13 *I34 W! Hack's taskl12 ,.. QxeS 13 *2 White has re~s*kM (13is met by 13 ,.. @a54 $4 Qd2 @b4, and 13 gxhS by 13 ... material. quality, but his psi@5) 13 ... Q7c6 (13 ... hxg4 14 tion looks cornp1etely disargdue to f d of mtd 16 a&& @3 is && cantro1. With his next move &2!) 14 && @aS+ IS @ff hxg4 Tmman tries to restore the ' Ib&g4~f?~Z@slfi18Wi d n a t i o n of his pieces by &g4 19 &kg4 &5 20 *d4 bringing the knight back into ~4 n%4 a ~ 2~b 43 t ~ d i play, even at the cost oF a mta p i n M out that 22 &F4! pawn, w7 23 &S k i d mt 23 &g7 4 c3! dxcJ @7!) 23 ...Ed 24&d1$&6 25 t 5 Qxc3 Qh6! 168 2h Ed&!follow4 by AIso g d is 1s @d4! Ed& is p h b l y winning For WtEI 22 ... @i7 23 &S &27? txmman). The text m v e , (23 ,,. ml 24 &dl+ aBcf,. Here although objdvely corn,

...

w~ww=W.&kw

>

...

w

5 w

w

!A

...

i

w

w

<

mI m8

...

allows Wte to stir up same coI.&ul compUcati0~.

Zi nxb7+ &8

of 8 hS?! will, k m e apparent in the f o b w h g notes as weH as h Nunn-*wan, hgano 1983, feat& in Game !Us

22 Dl? White returns the mrnplimerit. After 22 D S gS! 23 hS &7 24 Bd.5Ec7 the position is saI ~~, acco&ng to Sehwm.

Tmm-*m, Anather optian is 8 a 4 Qh7 9 &e3 &j (Black ubtaind an equal game after 9 ,,, &7 10 dx&&61f.fU&!7 1 2 w &7 13.04 w e 5 14 gad1 I$xd 15 afxdS in Korchno'i-13yvsh~, USSR 1.959 10 m3 11 @4 &as+ with gmt c o ~ ~ i c a t i ~ n s , Rtpthmd~ou - Kourkads, Athem 142, but bst is 8 &3!$ as will be s e n in the

...

22 &3! - + The game is decided. White proldly overlo15M that on 23 -7 Black answers 23 ,,, repulsing dl, b t s bfm continuing with his awn attack

m?!,

23 Rdi 24 M t c i n g the exchange to prevent Bid fram mnso&dathg his advantage. In tfris way, W I i b keeps some swind-

lvlg ~

QM

25 4 3 6

&b2 a 8

Qd4+

26 @&3

t h e redct.lpw. 8

dive.

C C ? S

OF

this

.*

9 ae3 @W Alsa good is 9 &6, which is likely ta transpose after 10 @& and retains i d *

,.

17 .*. %&+ 18 *2 *21 Not only missing a picturesque win but dso letting Wl4t.e k k into tSle game. Wrawan frirniaelf points aut the following winning lie in Inside C1IPeSS: 18 d4! 19 &2 d3+! 20 @33mn.*4w ~~t&g7+ &7! 23 Dl (23-3 &d8-+) 26 Exh4! 23 W 24 &b7+ &6 25 27 %h4 %dl -7' ~ u n f o ~ for I yWhite 28 Qg4 QcZ* he mnot rliscover m attack on 29 @I3 el* the b1& h g since all king &I moves - except 25 W - we White loses his queen after illegal) 25 W4.F 26 @€3 30 @3 &2+ 31 W3 *I+. %is game, in conjuction 19 ah3 with i t s prtner from the same m course, white mnnut match tC;ame 101, demonstrates play 19 axrfS @bS+. haw m d t it is to handle an 19 *.* innovation in this variation even 20 gbf @c2 at the highest Iwel.

A &st choicet which has bemme more and mare popular wecently. We have a l d y witnessed that the alternative ctwict?s axe also intJ?mtlrg, yet the general imprwsian r e d s that it is to neukdze

+ent signifionly after the try 10 M,w k h p v d m u ~ c e s s f u iln YWm-*wan, J*nville 19% 10 ... &eS 11a 4 Q f 6 12 Qfd7 13 f4 ah! tBlack. has satisfwbv White's initiative within the Mopmerrt, t h m f o ~ any h i t s of the existing t b & d tadid skirmishes taking p l m Xutowldge. Therefore, to give on his side of the b a d are preference ta 7 M!?is not a likely to end in his favour) 14 matter of taste, but rather a fxe5 I14 Qa4 &41 14 ,.,mb.5 I S w e l ~ - ~ d ea d s i o n to apt &kb.5 QxcS 16 @d4 &4 17 @ b 6 @ k M 1 8 & M ~ 719 0-0 far a sound middlegame. f6 2Q&d4&7 2l&e1 mf8 22 8 h5?! Wte should d r a i n f m 43434 Qxe4 2J a3 Qxc2 24 Ec1 exf6 gxf6 26 Qd3 an early hkh5, as it deprives -25 him of a later tempgain an 27 &3 Rc4 and O-t. 10 w2 c4 Black's bjshop when the f-pawn After to ... @XI32 11 xbl is d v d . The shortcomings

...

...

...

games

.,,

...

Iw

I

12%a pxc2 a ~ 1 r c4 7 14&SwiS&2 White has ma= than enough c?ompensatian fur the pawn, according to d y s i s by Karpov and Zaiksev.

*c2

11

**o

Qd 0-0-0 I2 @as transta Nunn-*wan (see the nab? to White's 9th move in Game 10).

I2 f4

.*

13 $h3!? Whik*s pian is to &stmy Black's defensive formation by the g-pawn dl the WY UP to &*

13 -.* @8? ms !ass of t e m p dIows White's inamon tfie 8th m v e to go unpunishd. Corn x t is either 13 @a6! or 13 &e7! with a slight advantage for 31ack. 14 f5 fib47 The derjsive mistake fmm a strategic point of view. When I saw this move on tk bmrd I was v a y relieved, s i n it selfblocks Black's attack (for the c o w approach see Game 10, Trmrnan - Wrawan). Much btIw was 14 @&, still with an unclear position. 15 E I ~ && 16 4 y 4 Be8 17 nhf1 Now White's advantage is evident: more space, better development and the lack of an active plan fur his opponent gmrmtee a long-term s u p iority. The only p&Iern is how to inthe pressum in the

..,

...

...

coming stages of the bttle. In addition, the bl& knights have na s u p p a d strongpoints h m which to exercise their power while the black m k s tack opzn files. Meanwhile, WhiwtsCentraX pawn roller will &arm without facing serious mistance. 29 07 30 Bfel! m c b 3 QW! Exchanges d l emphasize White's advantage and free khe way for the pawn%. Black is so m p e d that he does mt have m y red ccIraie.

most effective way, but since white can afford ta take his time he will first attempt ta exchange the M a & - s q w bishops and thus m t c ? more weaknesses in the black cramp. 17 .*. &8 Tfie fact that Black is foto play such moves just to campjete his ckeve1.opment s@s volumes h t his

...

predi~ame~t.

is 19

err

e 7

ad2

@c6

fflxrJZ*

20 2 ar *d2

The first exchange of w d does nothing to relieve Black from his congestion. Meanwhile, the whik pawn on fS

39

may never IE taken b s e af: the w d n e s s of i t s munterpart;

an d5. 21

with

22 @b4! White's intention is to exchange queens,a highly f a v o w able event -use it will dlow him ta open another f n t on the queenside. Black's I& of space will then make it difficult for him to blwk all entrances ta his side of the M.

22

...

I%

Now the idea is to bring dditiod pressure m the d-wn by &h3-g2, 23 a61! Better was 23 aS immediateiy, but it could not have mved Black's head in the long

,.,

Now White I' {;slavly prepamtion of brddxmgh b3 and may p

...

...

f

d the attempt

*.

w s

32 33 PxbS ne3! 34 ds

@7 Ed8 &7

35 &e2 36 d6 37 b4!

Z9fe8

Now fontsing an the weak position of the b k k Mng, White opens mare lines.

to Wdtmte t b g h the c and WIItjg, as well as the kntght , axb4 37 Jumpto d6 via I S .However, the 38 nurB4 bs &men in the game is far 39 w2 more trpd of such positions, 40 Qf3 Ed? cmp%Izlflg the long-term 41 gal M p e superiority pravided by Setting a trap into which r t h e ~ M w h i t pawns e in the Xljack d s unsusC"tingiy* C*wro Advance. However, his position was 27 QfxdS! exd5 d d y hopeIe5s in view of the 2% Qx& ghf8 h t 42 Ed. 29 axc4 41 &ii &51 ? Wte has not dd 42 ga6*I @xa6 W n g from the m M 43 Ed8 point of view, while the h7&so usefess was 43 +.. ;:;, &hop Is d e s W to remain a MQxe84Sd7EdS 6 eE, $5 -tor (or worse) in the

...

w

... ax&

ne 4 ... 14S g 4 M 6 &d 10) and 8

... a d 4 IGame II). As

even against the v a y kst opposition. Nub the similarity of this position to Shtibafw - A d h b in tfie note ta white's 7th move in Eame 5, where White forewent the h-pawn advance. I2 Wxcf4 l3 &d4& &e4 (63

we shall. sw,the most m t e move is 8 ... averpmtectk g B W s *pawn and p r e p -

m!,

ing queenside at&. KaqmvYs choice 8 ... &h looks like a solid developing move, but TIrnrnm's k t m e t l t of the opening w e d s its dark side. 8 &&?!

...

...

9

etc

dxcS!

This move was fmt intra44 1-0 d u d in this game,White gives The move order is imprtmt, up the centre for tactical reasince the black king may not go sons,estimam that hls lead in to b7 and after 44 ... @% 4S development will be OF mnsid&d?&d7 4 6 W Q h 7 4 7 m 8 &le help in thr? camplications the poor 'bishop is trapped that will, follow. In the rapid inside the a g e created by the chess game Patamidas-Kow white pawns, ,&k Athens 1991, White

Ed*

cornmitt4 the typid mistake of advancing immdiately 9 Mi d the lass of h e showed d t . 9~,.,ah7 10 f4.wIl@& gC8 a f5 exfs 13 &is *a+ i4 @xd2 fxg4 is Qg2 b e 7 16 WI QfS 17 c3 Qh4 18 fehI @3+19QxfJ gxf3 20 &3 a d 4 Z! Axd4 Ed8 22 &7+ @I7 23 &5 a6 24 @6 Qxd6 25 exdh &d4 26 a d 4 Ed 27 Xxf3 Ed*.and Black won easily. 9 ees 10 Qf4I &?I 011 10 $fr7, 'best is 11 fibs+ X2 *2 wtth an initiative due to the enMmwls pEssUre wte acquhs on all OW lines (ideas b a d an &d5 espAal1y apgmhgl. Howeverythis lirme repmen& the t m evil fw Black. The

Variation 53

or 18

... Ed7 19 Edt W8

tc, Tfiis variation is not

Ha& is M y in a vety unpleasant situation, After the prove illsufficient after 11 shpfe 14 we4 &4 1s &7 12 &g&* (12 Qfd5+!? w e 4 the exW d d Cfiampian 13 &d4 is dso intwest.., fxg6 IJ Qf4 dxc3 14 would have f w d it h a d to defenm. . The fact that Karpov put up a res+1e Consider the faUowtng v a k s Trmml: ve Eke 10 ... a6 when b tians ~ d y s i by 4 IS *. fS %@xb7@xd4 17

..s

17 d @d. 18 -7 gd8 19@!I @a4 BQxab+-. The move Tmman choset on

...

Them are two main dternat i e s far Black: 8 ...@%! tC;ame

the ather hand, allows Karpov ta &splay the iron detmdnation far which he is famous, by PeTfamhg yet anather defensive mhde.

of the Advance Variation

14 b 4 ? ! dxe4

64 The 4 ... &Sg4_I;Pg66&d

Is

0-0-0

&7

16 QxeS be5 17 b e 4 (58)

The 4 ...4 Sg4@

Vmation

6&&

Vm'ation h5

plan, White should "squeich*' any counterplay Black. might have and the most appropriate way ta da so is by playing 19

on which fol1ows.

... f7-fS)

a&!

20 f4 @f5 Zf Xxd6 22 ad6 g6 23 Bd5!!+-;

tre3mendous pull mainly due ta tion. his beautifully l y c e n m A d knights. Black cannot @ a Karpov seizes the a p m pawn by 17 ... Qx&? as he nity ta centrznlize his knight and would Ix swiftiy punished by evict the white queen from her j8 QXCS &hcS 19 &el Ec8 20 fine p t on & Most importc3 Q ~ Y )2t &&! ~ T i m m d . mtlyt he has won the psychXn this p&ow situation, the logid battie since Timman has m-World Champion sticks to failed to make the mast out of the only cwmt idea, hying ta his highly dvantageous psirelieve fris position by extion.

42 @i3 majority on the kingside.

A hasty ddsion which throws away White's &ran-

Exb4 gh4 EXW

EX&

@IS

defence dong the fourth rank he shouid do it imrndiatdy by 47 m6 48 B 4 when, in c o m p r h n with the game, Black m t achieve the d e

Tying the b i d bishop ta the &fern of tire sensitbe paint g7 while pr42phg f2f4-fSa Wmng would have b n 18 &dW *dB! when the black king esapes to the

43 gxf3 44 Bft 45 Dl 44 Exb7

69

B '

37 &e7 38 Bxg4 39 &1

m e 7

Ef8 flf4

side by the black rook. ?imm l s suggestion OF 47 Bh7 should dsa 't>e good enough

&&

-

Ct 4 ... e6 Sg4Qg6 6 &eZ Variation

the day flawlessly with his inimitable technique. 48 WS 49 nf7+ -6 WEf-4 -5 51 na4 aS 52 $&2 EF5 53 E d @g4 )15 S4 Ec3 h4 SS Bc8 56 &8+ &S Also good is 56 ...Bh3. 57 Be8 @g3

&es

...

Wf

w

59 gc8 &3 60 a4 Egg4 61 gc5 (711

ml!

62

...

@f3

63 RhS @g3 64@gl Xxa4-+ The game is &dd. White muid have hen sparwl the rest by resigning here, but was probably kicking himself For missing so many wins in Che early phases of the struggle.

65 &5* @h4 66 Ec5 m4+

Cmme I0

Timrnan - S e h w a n E-IiIversm Match

...

m!

m+

pwgmss. The ody Wap could @4 70 h3+ 71 @4-+, but the d m 71 produces a &awn

h 58 ... a3 69

ma?? ah?!

psition. 62 ne5+

..

Un 62 Krnman offers the following win; 62 ... li3 Ed (63 Ex213 Bxa4 64 J312+ h5 B4+-+) 63 ... &4!-t (but not 63 ... $&?? 64 Ed3 Em4 65 m5 Af4+ 66 e 2 a4 67 Rc;S+ drawing).

67 @h2 a4 68 Ec3 &2+ 69 @hl &4 70 @h2 &2* 71 @hi &3 72 &4* gg4 73 Ec3 j3b4 74 Ea3 &4 75 REJ -5 76 @h2 ah4 0-1 An absorbing fight md a tribute to the art of defence!

61 h3! A W b l e mistake would have been 61 ... Em&?? 62 &2! and the position is a theoretical draw, e.g. 02 +..a .1 63 &S+ @I4 64 Z S ! a4 C5 gfQ+ 5923 66 &4 67 Ed!@4 68 and Black mnot make any

The 4

Gamd 1990

f e4 c6 2 d4 dS 3 e5 QfS 4 Qc3 e6 5 g4 Qg6 6 Qge2 cS 7 h4 h6 8 Qe3 8 @M!I 7 2 X3l~k's most flexible and aggressive continuation, t f i s line is currently thought to give Wte quitc? a few headaches. Early quwn outings always Imk SUS~~C~'OUS,but this is h d l y the case h w : the queen gives ample pmbxtion to the

...

Whir is much better d t e r either 18 ... 19 Qxd5 4 '3425 20 Qb7+ or 18 ,.. b4 19 &dS &S hot 19 ... & ~ - 620 @6+ axW, 21 ax& and Black's psition is a mess) 20 @I! etc.) IS &7*f @xc7 16 a f 4 c3 17 BgZ b e 7 18 Qc4 twrang is 18 CIS? exd5 19 b d . 5 &d5 20 &d.5 Q 7 7 , w M e 18 fxe6 b3! 19 sine even tap e f l + @d?20 axW @a5 21 bxc3 @xc3 leads to al xnxlclear p s i tion, according to Nun& 18 0-0-0 19 fxe6 (Nunn offers 19 dS! with an unclear position; bwever, my research shows that after 19 ... exdS (not 19 .., @xeS 20 me1 or 19 ... &eS 20 23 && with complications favouring White since the blwk m y is split in two by the enemy pawn wedge and t h e are serious mate threatsl ! (not 14 ... &a2 20 QxiE &d5 21 Qxd5 Black should avoid h t h 2 .+.@xeS 22 with gmt. prwsm, and 3 ... &eS 22 Qb7+ $&8 23 &dB* &xd8 24 Q& when Black's faraway p i e s lack the penstion for the piece, e.g. time to assist their king, e.g. 24 .,. &d4 18 Qe3 ancl now ...$Jc7 25 Zdl Qe7 26 Ed5 or 24

the same time

...

a&

mi

68 7he 4 ... eS 5 g4 $@ 6 &e.2

The 4 .,.

Variation

... @d?25 JJdl cxb2+ 31&b2 line and the mast White can &4+ {or 2b ... &I6 27 B d 6 b w for is a b w ; t h m f u ~ &4+ 26 Qxc4 @xd6 B &24 etc.) 27 Qxc4 &dl 28 Qa6 with

the whole idea may be dismissed as theoretically uunswd.

a winning attack far White;

Another option for White that has &n tried at top level is 9 @d2, mcountmd in A. Sokolav - W v , finares Ct (91 1987, They continu& 9 .., &6 I0 U-0-Q?! 1741

instead, he shadd play fmt the timely 2 ... d 2 + , since it is W for White to play either 22 @l h u s e in the Iast long variation the hl-rook m o t came to dl as it will be ap74 t u d with c w or 22 -2 B $IxeS when the black queen gains time ta take the mdefen@ Qe3) 19 @b8 20 exf7 cxM* 21 @bf W I T 22 Qd3 4 3 4 23 Qxc4 @xc4 24 j?JQ &I5 25 QxdS BdS! (25 ... Id 2% axW@a627@xb2$$d+ 28ExdS 29 @d2!is unclear accordingtaNunn)26eb?!b327;txb3 @a6 28 af4+@c8 23. @xb2 ID ... hS! If dxCS Qxc5 f2 gxc5 31 @b2 @d+ && 13 &4 &7 I4 &6 @a3+ 30 &3 32 @3ah$+ 33 @4 &7 34 Qxg6 15 f4 hxg4 I6 h5 b e 7 17 &i3@a5+35%2Qa3+36%1 QeZ@a518a3g3141&4b520 &k337' Qci QxcI 38 @xc1@6ti+ mgl b4 21 0 1 bxa3 22 &a3 3 @X? %d4+ and 0-1, My &xd2 23 &d2 &8 24 B g 3 gb analysis of Nunn's comments, 25 hxg6 Qxg6 26 fS 27 Ed4 dung with the game %*s &dl+ 23 %dl exfS 29 Qxf5 Wallrer, European WIT. Ch b e 7 30 Qh3 31 b3 7&4 1990, in whkh White attemptd 32 @I f5 33 Q.3 @f? 34 &2 to improve an@move ~ E e byr &f6 35 m4 36 Qg2 3'7 39 &h3 playing 18 @bl &e7 I9 &4 a 4 d4 3 3 &3 0-M 20 dS exd5 3 &dS Q7g6 40 @i2 Qh4 41 Qb7 Qxd.5 22 Qx& b e 5 23 &b7+ &f3+ 42 @Q d 3 43 a d 3 @S24 &dB+ @xd8 25 Q& &4+ 44 @3 43 d4 a 7 &I7 2& QF4 F6 27 Ee1 bJ 28 Qhf Qb6 47 $&33 &I+ 4 3 ~ Q d B @ 2 M @ + 3 u @ X b l @E&249Qf4&4SO*3 Ee8 31 Ee3 &8 32 Ed3 @c7 33 aS 51 &b3 $&7 52 &+ @& 53 @e4 &7 34 Zc-3 @d7 35 Ed3 &S @dS S4 &ii a4+ SS @d @c7 and %-%? suggest that &7Sft@h4$&657&S&d,F Black is at l e s t equal in this 58 @a3 &J Sc) w 4 &2+ 50

&3 61 $3334 @? 62 4 3 3 @463&2 a3 64@3&365 Qjd &4 66 gJ& @RJ 67 &c4+ &cB 6-8&2 f4 09 Qhl 70 Qg2 @FS 71 Qh15&4 72 @fS 73 & @& 74 d7 @xd7

It seems that S O ~ O Y idea 's Is dubious, which makes it hard

to understand the masan K x p v deviatd From 8 ... in ids &1Fort game against Xmman 19 f4! was not known at

,.,

Black may flat attempt to take 'advantage of the fact t ! i ~ k the s q m f4 is now mapied in clrder ta play 9 hS, for simi-

...

vaIttntaxiIy accepts that his

+bishop will tx3 shut in, hoping ::to extricate it Iater under better ~-ws.

ll gcl2 I2 a-rl-0

0-0-0 c4

is playing for h i g h stakes since he is a f t m the white king. A sharp game is the outcome,

where the slighkst mistake a n lead to .acataskmphe, thefore this specific line is &ti& for the variatiun as a whole. 13 Qf4 gab! Black is now poised for a massive attack on the queenside involving the pawn advance ... by-bS-b4 as well as irritating invasions on b4 with the minor pieces. The best White can do is start gmbbing pawns, b t h players burning the bridges &hind them. 14 fxe61 I35 Naturally, the debate causecj. by this game continued in the years that folbwd, R e encounter hasad-Ravi, In& IWf, saw BIa& winning q u i d y after 14 4 3 4 t! & i i w m ) I S exf7 &7 (not 15 ... -+? 16 &a2 @xa2 17 @c3 4237 18 @d&,wkde the variation 17 ,.. Qe4 18 fxg8@ Exg8 19 B 3 ! a5 has 2Q Qgf! Qb4 3 @a3!+already k e n mention& in Chapter t under dmgmm 32) 16 a3 Qxc2 17 g5??&land ! U-i. But of cwme, thugs are not that simpje. Instead of 17 gS??, essential was 17 &f2 with an utlc1c;ar pasicion. White caaz &so deviate s l i e r with 16 gS!? when 'Ttxipsay offers the continuation $6 Qx&* 17 Qxdl g x a 2 18 @c3 Qe4 as uncl€x. I disagree with this evaluation bof 19 @a3!

...

...

70 2'he.P ... 45g4&66&&

2B &h3+ @8 21 bxa3 Qxhl 22 mhf and Wte's par%& pwns a m more t h

&&3

enough r o m p s a t i o n for the exchange. A b t e r try for Black is 18 .*. &6f?, as afer 19 QxdS! RxdS 20 Qxc4 @a4 (not20 ... $&a53 *5! gxas 22 gxh6 gxhb 23 &If 1 an exotic position arises (751:

Variation

exd8& &d8 28 bxc3 hxgS+1 25 ... Qb4 2% &I34 43434 27 e7 &&'! 28 exd8e B d S and White is in trouble as his paw on d4 is hanging) 21 XxdS 22 gal.b4! 23 gxa;! bxc3+ 24 @xc3 reaching a complex endgame (77.1:

two inkresting alternatives at his tjjsposai: d 19 &4!? Imcrifidng a third pawn, but it is evident that tk move mates dangerous threats) 20 Qxc4 @a4 21 #! I21 QW? &a671 22 ... $$& (21 I ...+ @a2 22 b4 @a4 23 k!&bJ! &xb3 24 Qxb3 QxdS 25 &xdS B d S seems betW for White in view of his mobile pawns) 22 @bf (22 ,,. Qxd5 23 &I &$7 {23 .., $$I34 24 &xb4 is f 1 23 with an unclear position. b) 19 bS!? Ia cunning Idea from the G r d master Ioakimidis, but mite is not without m s o ~ 20 s ~ @d2! with a wide choice for Black: bU 20 b4? 24 &c4 &c4

...

...

w!?

m1)

The b t ... Qf8-b4 w r n s devastating, but White mn (md must) smif!ce his queen by 21 QxdS! Qb4 22 &b3! with crazy compliwions: 1) 22 Bas 23 g*! @is I23 ,.. axc3 24 bxc3 gxh6 25 @21 24 @xcb+! bxd ZE; with tthe bet& chances far

...

m*,

...

2) 22 @al* 23 @E2 @a5 (23 ...$9xb2? 24 @xb4! &b4 25 Bl+-f24 gxhb gxh6 25 Dfl when the positbn is difficult to assess. My f d n g is that the pawn on f7 will gradually tie all of Back's foms to its bidde.

However, that is not the end

d the stary. Instead af the n a t d 19 .,. B d S , B l x k has

...

n

... 22 Qxc4 &4 23 gxh6!zf:; I b3 20 .., XxdS?! 2 Qh3+

@&8 22 .& b4 l 122 gxd Qb4 24 &Za-1

... @xal

... @4!?

@7 23 &dQxdS 24 Qf2! Qb4

23 23 Exa2

bx& 24 bx&2 ;

b31 20

dS! Exd5+ (27 ... Pa3 28 Ea2 @a4 29 Qc5) 28 @22?&3 29 EQ @a4 20 &d5 axdS 31 6 and the t k a t 32 Qc-5 together with the passed pawns g w e an

I

b41) 24

21 Eal!

&a, , , ,s

- compare with line IS3 beiow) and now: bJ1) 21 .*. Qxhl 22 gxd Qxd5 tthreatening ... &b4 or ...Qf8-bP) 23 @&! b4 24 Bc6+ @b7 25 *c4+-; b32l 21 b4 22 Qh34 @37 2.3 Exa2 bxd+ 24 b x d Qxd5 25 &I+* ; a f ~ 24 r ... Qxht? WhiWq despite being down a rook for t h w pawns, exploits the in-

...

... Qb4* 25

@xc4

itself. If White mechanidly rwcts by 25 gxhb? a horrible surprise is in s t r , for him: 2G .,. &! (Threatening 27 ... &axe% and 28 ... ZcB!) 27 Qh3 Qxhl!! 28 hxg7 &eS! 29 dxe5 B k 4 + mating

(this has to b played irnmediateiy, as 21 Qh3+? @7 2 gaf QAl! 23 ,&d i 2 Qxd5 is bad far white in view of the imfortumh pasition of h e rwk on a2

White has t h e pawns for a piece and, at first glance, his king e x p o d . However, closer inspedion shows that it is by no m s easy to take advantage of this factor,

I

I

myway*

pfp. @b7 26

$3e3 c3+ 27 b x d

However, there is a way out in 26 Ratb!. Despite the huge materid investments this move entails it has the advantage of breaking the mating nets and sufficienkly disbbimg the c d n a t i a n of the black pieces. After 26 ... Qxhl 27 &cb

me 4 .., Wtc? gets four pawns and tremendous activity for the d f i d rook but the point of 26 is weald only after 26 @b7 27 &&! @c6 2 8 @ x b 4 ~ 2 9 @ 3 Q * f 30 gxh6 gxh6 33 c4! when W t e * s four c o r n 6 pssed pawns l w k iike a tidal wave apb1.e of overcoming all h d s of resistance, A truly remarkable we!; I3421 24 cxb3 25 cxb3fie4 is met by Z& &2 E Black plays 25 Qbb first, then after 2s @&2 &4 I26 ... &d4 27 &4f) White has the intermediate move 27 gxh6 to be followed by mi-gl, Also worth d y s ing after 25 ... Qbb is the daring 26 @4!?; b43) Fmally, tfie intriguing 24 &4!? might well be Hack's best After 25 bxc4 &d4 (25 Qb4+ % @b3 is also uncfexl% m2+@c7 27 &I an unclear psition is reachd with many Mdchances for b t h sides. LEk us R t U r n to the main game, after Spmwan's bold 14

The only move to avoid fmmediak disaster.

Tmmm's intention unduubtediy was to divert the black bishop From i t s deadly surveilianm of &. However, an excellent piece of illlaiysis by john

p i n t s out in hsi& Chess, 18 ,.. b&! would have k n deadly. I quote the AlmI-im Grandmaster's d y s i s : a> 19&2 aba+ 20@xb2 cB @I &8 with the idea ... && Mwins)20...&83dW+

van der Wiel proves that Wte missed a winning continuation hem. I quote the Dutch EMS

...

...

...

...

...

... b5:

15 exf7 he7 16 Qe6 b4 (781 Tfre fight has wamted up unusually rapidly as a result of Black's double pawn sacrifice For the initiative. Black's forces an the quwnside are extrem1y menacing, sa it seems the wrong moment for materialisttc thoughts, White must give

An indication that Whi& has not evduated the situation properly, as now Black obtains rut uvewvkIming attack. Ernman s h d d have p r e m d his ing an unclear position: dtcr 17 bxc3 ( M w m paints out $7 +..@ti5 18 4-94 @8 19@1&8

..,

z o w ~ n ~ ~ x c s r c3 23 @k2+!) 18 @xc3 @xa2 (18 ... W!?) 19 Qh3f tmdysis by Tirnman) White Ras two pawns plus pasitionrtl pressure far the p i e , but Black's chances should not be undmstimatd. 17 ... -d8! I8 a3! 0'91

22WWZj&~Wl*; b) 19 a 1a 4 20 &I

aI 9 and now 21 ... &&-+

analysis from the magazine Inside Chess '25 &8+ is in fact a mistake. Ttrnman should have play4 25 &4!, when B k k has two mXq3tures:

...

a> 25 Qxb4 26 &8+ &7 (26 ... m 7 21 &+ is no improvement, while 2h ... B g 8 27 @ @xc3 &S fxg8W Qxg8 28 W @id!+ B e l scb3 3 0 cxb3 Qh7 31 @2 20 as! The wwG on FI d s sup- wins for White) 2'7 B!!: all 27 @xb3* 28 ' port f m an open g-file to cxw; White now has his choice prove i t s strength* As i t s m n ; b!m~e s evident, Black's mis- of 29 f8@ or 29 QxM bxQ+ 30 ' take on the 18th move has @A cd@+ 31 *dl &g8 32 grant& Wtzik excellent fight- fxg8&+Qxg8 33 &a5 winning; a21 27 28 Bc2 ing c w , 29 @I32 stops Black's attack; 20 -.* 0 6 bl 25 a b 4 Ithe q t m 21 gxhb gxb6 intend& by Wrawan) 26 &8*! 22 $&71 (26 ... &8 27 f&&+ Qvwpmbxfing the critical Qxg8 28 @f3 muses an unb4 s q u e and giving his queen freedom of movement along pleasant intenuption d Hack's attack, If 28 ... b3 (28 ... @xd?+ I thc;thirdrank,wteinmdsto gives WhitE? the better ending) meet the apparently mhiq 29 w8+!@7 30 &7+ &I7 3 22 ... &4? by 23 *b4! &b4 24 Qxb4 (Semwan), when oK3 mb3 32 Qc3 is g a d for Hack is mmpletely iwt despite White. n e series of queen ch& is to dominate the black his material advantage, bishop) 27 f8@Ithis is best; if C 22 @a4f > 23 *i as 27 j3xh8 then 27 ,.. IS!! is a rvde awakening) 27 *.. b x d 28 24 &l fib4 &7* a 7 29 @db+ @bf, 30 25 &8*? ar

.,.

&a!

%

;'

I 2

...

... ...

74 The 4 ... n5 5 g 4 N 6&&

Exh7 Exh7 31 &c3

and with his extm pawns White should win." 15"xgst 25 On 25 ... h g 8 ? 3mrnan's m m m e a t i o n of 26 axb4 Qxf7 27 bxa5 mrns htter for White+tn mutual timetrouble, Black rightly prefers to keep his dangerous bishop, 26 fxg8 @+ Qxg8

...

Van'ation

30 Qe3 31 QxcS 32

33 Qxa3 34 @d6+

Qxc2

&a3+ Qd?

c3

-8 Hack's flag fell in this hqwless pcxsition, It is quik notable that 3 m man, in his no&s to this game (pubbshd in Mixmator SO), gives 25 &8! as the only move atxi fails tn spot 29 ... Q&!, thinking that Whitr wins dm 29 @&. I rn explain this slip h u g h my p r w n d e x p i ence, knowing that chessplayers we asked to comment on irnprtant games dwing t o u m m t s or immediately after, when the nervous tension

However, the natural l2 is stsanger, for example 12 ... &I7 13 d!fix&?! (13 ,,. &a5 is better, but 14 f4! &7 (... m7-cS is no longer passiblel 15 && leaves White on tqd I4 $$kc3&eS 1S &is+ 16 a s ! exfS 17 CW-0 with a kernendous attack on H k k ' s exposed

@a!

a?

...

tian. 10 Qe4 (given an ! by Mrawatll was played in Xmman-%wan, 'Tilburg 1 , but it seems to me that insert-

82

B

'Xhis is p r h b l y the most important game far the assessment of the 4 4 3 3 e6 varia-

trouble and the sudden damin-

atian of the g&&shop - a psychalogid bid, also working during the post-martem"), when Whik is defemiess. 'Even after the best line 30 QE4 (20Qxb4 Qf5 31 Qd6+ @b7 32 @M ~ x c 2 +33 @at &P) 30 ... QfS 31 A+%7! 32 &7+ &6! 33 %d4 @x&+ 34 &l (very attd v e is 34 @a2 c3 35 &I &&I+ 36 m 3 Qc.24 34 ,.. c3 White has to give up."

New Yuxk l5W

m? ISehwan

25

pawn an f3 them is rta defentle

w 4 44 &6+ @gS 45 Ea4 45 gxb7 -+ 47' cS @xh5 48

Another impnrtant aption bere is 11 ad3 Qxd3 12 %d3

suggests

1 e4 c6 2 d4 dS 3 e5 QfS 4 &3 e6 S g4 &6 6 Qge2 c 5 7 h4 hb 8 Be3

In this continuatian Black plays simple chess, trying to wmp1cte the development of his p i e s as quickly as possible without w e n g b u t smdl mncessians in the centre. This

76 Y k 4

... et5 Sg4&6

S&2

Qd7 13 &dB? (831 I13 0-0-0 is similar to T l m a r - m w n mentioxled &YE, wKle 13 f4 Ed3 14 Qd2 Qxd!? is h c 3&5 is difficult to evduatt? as Black gets e4 for his bight)

I place far my k q and mduW that the p i t i o n is mcisfactory for white. 14 &7

...

rs &bS?

Appropriate here is 15 ad3, but White persists in an attacking appmt.1 while his Icing is still d e .

IS

.,.

%3 gc8 I13

... Qxd 14 4:d

Ec8 15$&3114 &&a?,with a

-.-

&, ,

:

~30&f7@d'?andWhit.eiis

: clearly last.

23 egti! *7 24 gS Due to 3 l d s ZLxld move &take, Wte has taken over the initiative. This opening is &ficult ta handle inded! 24 f@ 25 fS! -5

0-0 16 @6? &6! Now Black is almost winning, since While suffers from much worse deve1apmnt. The dfr-knight, W g isolatd from fellow @ e s may prove ta be a liability instad of fie hopedfur powerhouse. 17 m 6 bxd is.

is ad3 C8PI c o m p l i d struggle ah&, slightly favoumb1e to the frst player. 11 12 d?! QS?! BlaA should have &bed the e p w n by Xi! ... Qxc~!13 WcJ &eS as there is no clear dutatiofl at Mi*'s disposal. 13 b4? White thoughtlessiy o v e ~ extends an the qumnside+ 18 f b! Corred. was 13 f4! keeping a U n d m n g tfre foundation slight advantage, wMe now the Eralance wings slightly b d ofWhie's outpost. $9 fixh7* @xb7 Black's s i d ~ ax!% 20 13 &Mi n 14 f4 ggs 22 0-0-0 CS? Sdmwan gives 14 f4k'. h Trying to be "fancy" whae the p t - r n S@man and I agnd that the position is simple means are effdve. unclear, but when I d y s d Speelman saw during the game fxe5 23 g5 alone I could not find a prop% the c o r n 22

..-

&4! 24 &6 (24 @& I ? &fi)24 *7 25 gxtmh B6! Zh @g5 ; -7, 'bit was &mid aF 27 &4 ' wfii& achieves nothing after 27 , .,. dxe4 28 k g 7 &g7 29 &d7 '

...

26 *A* 27 fxeb 28 &&! 29 e7f

me6 Bf6 Ec8 Be6 18.5.

nufEfy m y danger.

31

...

35 Bfi Re2 36 ES?f g6! 37 hgb?! &7 38 RSxf3 The ending is drawn, as b t h S~&S will sacsifice th& rook fur the enemy pssd pawn, tht?refore.,, %*

This is the only time I have ever been in danger while playing the Caro Advance Vrtriation, while it is obvious that improvements for White am available. Since X have essayed 3 es against many strong g m d masters Ispiman was at his p k w h this game was played), I believe this fact is enough in itself to demonstrate tkte i h n t strength of the 4

m7

...

30 e8@*! A rstre but noteworthy motif, No rrtatter haw Black v -QZ3 system. tuxes, he must s m n k the

ax6

exchge.

w;r*

-..

cxb4

32 axb4 Qf3! 33 we8 Bxe8 34 Exd5 g4 This StrlvanCE g u a m b s Black adequate countmhnces. Having survivd a near disaster, f decided to settIe for a dmw, ignoring the fact I was an exchange up.

30

...

&xe8

31 4327 As a result of all the cumpUati~m,White even enjoys a : slight advantage here, Nevertheless, S p l m a n manages ta Rnd enough munterplay to

\'

i,

Cancf udon b ... c5 is h a d t~ crack, but it I& to the sort of game that 3 eS players usually dm for: sharp positions, full of t h t and ~ u n ~demanding ~ t , excellent prqamtion and understanding of the dy&c

asof the opening. Many U r n are quite entertaining, but when you are sitting at the b a r d you do not always think the same!

Summing up, i t e m s that the future af the Cam Advance Variation as a whole will bc mostly rictaminect by developrnents in this line.

3

The 4 ... wb6 Variation

mmxt, since it aommpanies Game f2 Nimzowitsch - Cap~btmca White's 4th and nut his 5th New YO& 197 m v e (in the &vementiDnt.d

lEre

game that foIIowa wias awarded a s p i d prize for the k t pIayed game in the tow

games White unwisely exchanged his g d bishop bfm

Black moved his q u m tO %I. l-Iawever,this is merely a result nament. After a dubious open- of hem-warship rather than ing, Capblana manages to abjwtive thinking, as &pak z e his opponent's demon- bI5uzca continu& in b t h games a t i o n an the Iringside and with a d h A transposition ta wins elegarlt1y by pemmting our d y s i s , anrl was still the emmy position with his praised by Chemev. heavy pieces. The id- behind 4 &xd3 the opening of this ginme have 5 @xd3 etl h n d y d in same detail in 6 Qc3 gM?! chapter t, themore here the 7 4 g e 2 d?! analysis will concentrate more A premature thrust. More to on the middegame as-. the point is 7 &7, as we Ie4 c62 d4 dS 3 eSQf5 shall see in the next three 4 Od3?! games. h t k option is 7 I quote lwing Chemev's @a6, but it will k a r l a l y d in annotation fmm his book Kotroniits-Wifman (Game 14) *bIanak &st C b Endsince dter 7 .,. &7 8 0-0 @a6 kgs fAtacins-Capablanm, 'tanit transposes. don 1923: "White frmtens to 8 dxcs pxcs get rid of his g o d bishop, a 9 GO &7?! e m r repeated by 9 Qd7 10 &4 *7 11 &nz~witsch in his famolts 1927 &T$.xd 12&3&7 13 &xg7 14 @dl7 b e 5 15 &3 @ 7 @Xounteragainst ChpbXmca1*. wise words, but far the wrong I6 &I4 a T g 6 D @hJ a6 18 Be1 m n ! The truth is that Cher- 0-0-0 1(3 &Sf KotroniasW Scomment is absolutely Gawe1, Reykjavik 1988; White's

...

...

...

s

...

The 4 ... &M Vm'atrbn 81

plan is ta fallow up with &h3g3, $12-h4. 10 0 4 2 1 ?he opening play has k e n i m k , but in those days people b n d d to form their attentiion more an the midcllegme, To set the historical mrd straight,White misses a g d chance to gain the advantage by 10 b4! (8hl

White might still have counted on an advantage. One geb the impression that Nimzowitsch's play is a little too passive for the m i o n . t4 act> 25 Eadf g6 16 g4?? And now he bursts ff~rth with this inopportune gestm. In fact this is a positional blunder, dillowing C a p to stabilize the pawn s t r u m the kingside. 16 &f53 17 w e 3 (871

I

I I I

I

17

...

hS!

failed to comment on this, cansickring White's reply f d . E4owwer, as the next note proves, the mow demand& precise d c u latiom and dwp evaluation of a hands. d n psitiun. 10 Hcb I 8 gS?i 11 QxcS @xcs wng Wngside pawn mobilI2 Be3 @c7 ity, but others were uninspiring: 13 f4 d 18 h3? hxg4 l'f k g 4 14 c3?! hf&le was Alekhine's 0-0-0-+ as Black threatens rec~mmen(3ationof 14 Qf2 I t o both ... Eh3-h4 and ... e g 5 ; bl 18 fS gxf5 (18 ... *e5? 14 be followd by ~ 3 ~ 4 . 1when ,

...

as

0-0-022&5rl:) and now: bi) 20Qf-4 &e5!

...

...

Tfris was miss& not ody by Nimzowitsch, but dso by v w ious mmmmtators (including Chernev). After 10 ... &xb4 (10 ..,Qxb4 11 @a5 12 @Sf 1 11 0 6 I2 Qa3 !&a5 13 QxcS && 14 @6+ m 7 15 @g3 &g8 16 & p f 7 Whit, gets a cIear advantage. The game mntinuation is much less enterprising, playing into Capa's

&ieS &eS 20 fxe6 fxcG 21 &I4 equal) 19 gxfS O-O-Q! (15) ... ,@? 20 f x 4 f x d 21. &4

Anaiysts

have

21 fxe6

fxe6 22 gcfe!??f22 b e 6 &4!

w+

23 Ee2

gfc8 &7

w Re8

24 a 2 &6 25 Red2 Bec8 26 ge2 @7! 27 Bed2 Ec4 Caps's plans begin ta take shap. EIis knight is ready tw jump to fS in order to challenge White's stsonghold on dP. That would allow his rooks to p n e trab into the heart of the emmy podtian. 28 @h3?! @g7

2 4 w 25 '&gS!T; 22 w 7 mg8+23 &hf &t6&122 ... &4? 23 2 3 7 (on 23 ... &xe6+ .@HI, h k n i n g ... mf8)23 ... &8 24 @hi Bdf8 X5 &a4 {after 25 W+&I7 26 @a4+ $$tb 27 &xd+bx& 28 h3 4316 29 &h5 &5 Black has mare than enough compensation fur tXle pawn b u s e of his active king and mntml pawn roller) 29 Ef2 as 25 ... w6! (preparing ... k 5 , 30 Re2 af5! or ... &8-b8) with excellent 31 &fS+ gxf5 chances for Q l d ; % &e6? is 32 @f3 a bad mistake k u s e of 2h ... O n 32 @xh5? the reply 32 ... w4! 27 ES)c7 28 @aS+ Eh8 33 @f3 Bh4 wins easily. 29 Dcl6 N1.t 30 @g2 32 .* @g6 (881 &3++ with mate soon to foll-

'%

*

20 gf2 21 a3 22 Rd3

i -. b3 20 &I4 trelatively best) m ... w!n @H tn ~3 gw!

P@h!)hld423ad4&8+)21 m g 8 22 &h3 &d4 23 md4 W! and Hack is MtR ir cause he has a safer king, 18 a-0 Nark has a s h k g i d l y won game. Hs king is d e on the &&side while an the other Everything goes as p l d . wirrg he enjoys the pros@ of h the next few maves Black a minurity attack. However, the improves the positions of his m y in which Cqxblanca makes p i e s , by slowly ir&Itrating Use of his advantages is a h u g h the hdf-opm c-file. primless lwsorx far every 33 Red2 Be4 &saplayer, 34Bd4 Ec4 19 Qd4 @bb 3s @F2 @bS

...

36 -3 gcxd4! Ahdaning the plan of a minority attack by ... &kS-bJ, ,,, b7-Wb4, as he gets the chance to create a new weakness on d4. White cannot recapture with the rook in view of the reply 37 ,,. &2, winning instantly. 37 cxd4 @c4 M! 38 @gZ b4 39 @gt

40 axb4 41 &a

;

f

axb4

wu

@hi! 43 ad3 The only move. On 43 &2 42 @g3

...

EebelI,

el+, winning

the d-

(trying to prevent the simplest is 43

@e2 Pawn.

43 *. 44 Bf3

Rdt

4S b3 a> 4s h3 &I+ 48 a 4&as!; b) 45 @3 Bd2!-+; c)4S

3

Ef1

4b @c2

@gl+-+; dl 45 B 3 *4-+.

4s .*. 46 Ee3

Ttzis is the main alternative to 4 ... 6. Black wants ta avoid the labyrinth of variations M y examin& and stec;r the game to positional chmeIs.

Fur quik same time 4 ,.. &lh

was sucmssful as most players

Eci! Bfl 1891

0-1 A masterly canclusion by a great champinn,

h3: d7

... ax&

e g 2 8 &l 9 Qf1 (9 &&5 10 &5 Q x d 11 *c2 gXf3 f2 &2+-1 10 .I10 &c2!?), e.g. 10 @IS? I! &S Bhi 12 &c2 &d3 13 Qg2; therefore Black must retreat with 10 @c8 and Face a strong attack in exchange fur a minimal material investment by White. Editor's note: k n @ti417 ... & 8 & 2 & 7 9 f 4 krgmatln, Danish League && 10'Qf3 I hS 11 h3 &$ 12 I W X saw Black try 10 &3 Qe7 13 &e2 0 4 I4 Qxh4 W7 but then he I d problems ' p 4 +15 Qf2 Qxf2+ 16 @xf2 devdoping: 11 @xd e6 12 Qe3 3rtrg4 17 k g 4 M 18 0-0-0 @? 13 @4 QfS 14 a>sS exfs CS!. Kamsky suggests 15 tS 04-0gb 16 &4 &7 (16 ... &716&SCfO-U17&f3asa Qg7 17 QxdS cxdS 18 && W possible improvement fur 19 436. Qxfb 20 &id7 &d7 2 White, but I do not know many WSI 17 m5!&7 18 D d ? ' plqyem who would t3e wi1Ung &d7 49 Edl 20 %dl to wnture this. Qg7 Zl pxf7+1-0. b) 7 ... &%IS 8 0-0 Qxd3 9 White exchanges his 'gmd' ~ & & i o @ b 3 b r ~ b h for the sake of qui& sen suggests 10 &2 - ed.) ent* Although this Wk has a huge I d in dwem y not suit everyone's style, lopment anlf same ideas ta has shown that it is e m h s the black qumn by -2-f 4. Remkably enough, Editor's note: instead of 9 ... '*wan's m n t b k an t)re 6 in this Iine, 9 @f5 was Q m Advance daes not even trjd in the g m e brg-K -tion this move at this f3crg, Esp2rgade XW: 10 get ~ I moment; C our Main @ c 8 1 1 ~ F x e G E & l 4 I3 ~ ,b and athers are mentioned @f3! I4 g4 h6 15 &f4 gS 16 &A6!@7 17&&&e6 (17 .., cS though the correct falls to, e.g. I8 Eaef cxd4 19 move & is 4 &3 and only kxe7 Qxe7 20 &e7+ &6 21 4 ...@M,SQd3. Qd.5 J38 22 Qxf6 m b 2J 5 &xd3 &4+ (Borge) or 18 QxdS a d 4 h m d y risky is S 19 Ex%+!IL Efansenl $8 b e 6

g

+.+

...

...

I

,., me2 44

Whib )xas enter& a zugzwang situation, l'heproof:

8

@&

%d4?!. After 6 @3!7 &34 7

...

Capbianca is tightening the noase move by move. No doubt, Nimzowitsch must have felt extremely mmmfartable during the final phase of the game.

&e option to retreat to d7; the M t i n g positions c l w l y wrnb1e the Erench e x q t for &e extra move g2-g4, which . looks more like a weakness th.n e tireatening gesture. ~ n example, White's o v m x t e n s h gave fiim no advantage in the Timan-Kmsky, TIlburg 6 4 3 4 * 7 7 pe3

with White mncentmted th& efforts on the risky mntinuation 5 g411 Qd7, However, it seems extmvagant to play S g4 when the black bishop still has

...

*

...

..-

exdb?! (18 ... @x& 19 Qh2 @'7 20 Eel Qg7 21 &e3 e5!? 22 Qxe5 me8 is a better try a m d n g ta L M s e d 19 gel &s 20 &f5 Be8 n &gS+! hxg5 22 Be8 &e8 23 &d6 D h 3 24 &6+ @I7 25 WgS B d 3 26 @fS+ @27 27 @h7+ 28 '&7 (with i t s superiar bad-up, the white g-pawn proves much faster than i t s black countspart on the d-file1 28 ... @? 3 gSEd430 f3m431. d4 32 4 3 4 gxf4 33 w 4 Qg7 34 Qh8 35 &8* 1-43, Also interesting is &trick WulfFs suggestian of 6 &e2!, with the following possibilities: al 6 @xeS?! 7 Qf3 @f6 8 &5 @& 9 &d4 @g6 10 Qxf5 @xg5 I1 Q c ~ ! with the better pasition for W h i k e g fl ... afi 12 Qxb7 Ea7 13 Qx&+ && 14 &6, nc?' I S c4! and the black king is exposed. b) 6 &4!? 7 f3! &g2 8 QxfS WI when the black q u e n seems rr> h in danger but them is no char way to capture it. 6 @xd3 eb F d . On 6 ... 7 &I! @xd3 8 efl+ @xf7 9 cxd3 c3h 10 f 4 is f , mrntsev-Ravkin, USSR

7

..,

ad7

strategic paint of view, the g m e has already k n d d W .

This time Black chmses a solid continuation. Also p s s i i e are 7 .,.&7 md 7 ...@A. 8 0-0 a 7 r9ll Transpasing again to 7 ... &7 8 U-UO7.

16 ... M 16 ... b d ? I7 Ex&! is the tactical justifiati~n of the previous move. 17 &dl! d4 18 @h3!? 18 Qe4l c&k5 I9 c4!& is mom exact, but

14 Qe3

Farced, since on

w

.,.

..,

w?,

m y quwn

- mt, IS &I5 is crushing. is Qab5 *6 (931 1 On 15 ... d4? I intended 14 QxdQ! a d 4 f7 @7+ 18 &dld x d 19 ud1+ $&8 20 #%+! mating quickly.

9 a4 cS 'Re alternatives 9 ... a6 and 4 ... a5 are examined in Game IS,

Katronias-Tukm&av. 10 & &6?! Black's quwn is e x p s d an this square. h F d k was 10 @d8! I! &5!? with a complex struggle ahead, 11 dxcS be51 After I 1 @cS! 12 -&3! ISplman) Wte kas only a slight edge. The text is wrong an the basis that one should not open up the centre when lagging in development. 12 @g3 &g6 (927 1m. Haying the other knight to 7 age2 And there we have kt! After g6 would encowage an advance no less than 63 years the open- of Wkitds f-pawn, but now the ing of Nimzowitch-CqabIipnca f8-bishop will main b l d d is m p t d in the same dty. long enough for White to build Codd this be Christexled the? up a strong initiative. 13 @4! @XcS 'New Yo& Variation'?

eS

I was a h s & with the idea of d f i d n g s o m e thing an d4 (18&xd4? QfS1.

.,.

18

...

&8

(941

Black can M 1 y capture either piece as, in that case,the chwk on d6 wodd be murderous:

... -..

a> 18 dxe31 I9 @h+ @I3 20 &b5!!+ -; b) 18 dxc31 19 Qd6* $&I8 20 &f7+ and now: b8 20 ... -7 2t gd6 @xd5 (3... $$& 22 Efdf+-) 22 &d6 @xd6 23 Edl++-; b2I20...$&82l&6+~8 22 b4!&IS (22 ...@7 23 bS &!7 24 &f3 m8 25 gd3!+-1 23 @f3! Qxdh I23 ...&b4 24 axd6 25 &S+ &8 .% &&?+-I 24 &dS @7 (24 ,,, @27 25 &S+ W? E5 ... gk8 % D d S f 1 26 $g4+! @xd5 27 8diN 25 hs *4 26 &5+!+-. OF C O ~ X did , not have ta & d a t e all the above lim in detail. The p w n on a6 is a bone in BIacEr's h t , mating dangerous mating threats. 19 $91xd4! @6 Trying to get rid of the annoying knight. 19 exd4 is simply out of the question,

w!!

...

7

# "'

6

1, ;&.

ak

$ '7

.*' -i

,:*!

1 J );*

a6!

he most dif~icuitmove of the game. white had to resist the temptation of recovering his pawn by 16 as that 'would quivalent to s m n derlng the initiative. Tfie text, tfte other hand, has the dual dmntage of 'installing' a bight an b5 as well as m t i n g a useful asset in the shqw of dangerous a-pawn.. h m a

...

23 Qd4

e'cs

?'

24 bi! Be4 Taking the pawn w d d lose at least an exchange after 25 The game continuation allows Wte a brilliant finish. 25 QfS Qxb4 (9SI

w.

b 4 1 0 ~ d H d x c 5 ~ x c 5 1 2 This pasition and similar Qd3*4? 13 b3! @I514 +O ones have k n d i s c u s d in &7 IS a3, Kotronias-Skembris, Chapter 1 Imdniy diagram 16). Jbvala Z I%, Imve Black White's 1st mave restricts the SmggIing for surrivd. mbility of the black queen and ' On &e other h a d , a t y p i d m e s p s i t i o d purposes as ! blunder a f t a 8 @hJ would Ix well. 8 ES? 9 &&! @as* 10 @d 10 .*. @M!7 .. & ~ 3 I f ~ c 3 ~ ! 2 Q e 3 c x d 4 A navelty at the time, this 13 @d4 Qxdl 14 Qxi4 &7 IS m v e is betw t b 10 ... Re8 11. @S@E 16 ~ 4 + Katronias- Qe3 cS?! 12 &!f Mob- ~ ~ Reykjavikn 1988; if , kkrsen, Emnhgen 1977/8, Black takes the o f E d knight Nevertheiess, the text is an by 9 exdS t h e follows 10 admission that the manmvre f,. &$@+ $&7 Be71 t&x& a t was u n s u ~ s s f u l * i2 ...w &B+ @e7 f3 b3! and White is H b3?! winning. Vacillating. Correct is Ii aS! i 8 *O $Bta6?i (95) W8 I2 a 4 f . This position has &n extensivdy analysd in Chapter 1 Idiagt-am =I. 8

1 while on f9 .*. Qd6 Wizitr? responds with 20 &3 0-0 3 @El!,entering a winning d-

(

1

game.

20 Efeilf A temporat*y sacrifice in & ta maintain the initiaGve. The move is bar&, as we shall see, an a hidden tazticaX point+

a

26 @h6!

1-0 It is mate next move.

20 .* &bS 21 axe5 &7?! With time-pressure approaching, Black fails to put up the best resistmm:21 &7? is easily dismiss& in view of 22 f. e4 c6 2 d4 (1S 3 e5 &fS 4 QxbS@xbS23+&&3~& Z 4 W 7 (ac3 tsa(h6 S ad3 Pxd3 6 @c$ 25 I$db+-, however the e d 3 e6 7 &e2 7 4371 me point of 20 mel! would be mea1.d ady a f k r a*.. W f Black should opt for a flex22 @a*!! (22 &d+ &7 is ible dep1uyment of his p i e , not SO clear) 22 .* Qe7 23 before embarking an centml o ~ t i u mThe . dkrmtive 7 gd6! d now: @a6?! is o f independent signid 23 ,,,&4 24 Be7+@xe7 25 @h4+ fS 26 Qce2+ 27 8m02 only after 8 $4h3 b5 (8 ,,, &7 is a d i m % transposition @f$ W W 2B &'I.++-; bl 23 *. .d6! 24 Qxd6 ta the Main Gme1, but W s is nat p & i d d y n3cmlmende?d. 4335 25 Qxe7! -7 26 F4!f. After 9 H 4 , b t h 9 CS 10 22 &b5 0-0 13 On 22 WbS, 23 Qxg7 dxs5p.~uwEadJpf8 &2 &6 1 4 &f4, Bastriakav&8 24 %h7 sku14 win withAv&, USSR 1952, and 9 out much trauble.

&

...

...

...

.,.

...

...

...

...

...

...

ff 12 a5 4 38 5 W 13 &df The h i c idea of this m m euvtu? is 14 &3 and the central break c2-c4, opexling up the position. 13 CS 14 c4 Black is OK in the mrnplica~onswhich faitow, However,

This idea is not g d , although it stems h r n Ciipab h C is 8 0 79

...

a4 a6 as in KotronicPs-Tulunab v w 9 aS 10 'b3 hS 11 &S #3 as in Katronias-Orr (see &@ next Main Game). The W e n is d i s p h d an ab and &a& will, soon have b &nit ld9 mistake by moving her

,.,

w*

9 Bh3 10 .04!

&I7

the game features the pmper

antido& to an early ..+&-cs and was a useful predecessor to Kotronias-Tuhakov (Game 15). This break is a typical &on by White in such positions and is greatly akdd by the pasition of the white queen on h3. $4 -*. cxd4 Mtm- 14 ... dxc4 t5 d5 White's

The 4 -..g w vwatlbn 8 1 position is bttm than in the game, since the dl-knight is xlot obstru& by the enemy a n d pawn. 15 cxdS Qxe5 16 dxe6 17 Qf4

fxe6 @f6

I8 gel g5 During the game 18 *-. &d6 looked kt&ta me,s i p aft^ 19 &5?! @ha! 20 &g7+ m 7 Black has a somewhat s~pdor d n g . Howeverf there is the ink~stingalternaive 19 &Zt'l CkO X) &e2, sacrlfidng a pawn for positional pressure. 19 Qd3 In this position the pawn d i e 39 is also worth trying. 19 .* ad6 Za QxeS axe5 197)

n&f?

&4? @h4 and now 25 &f5

unplayifble due to the rank rn;tte on el. 24 ... @f7

-&3,< ~

is

back

zs

Qe4 *7 26 Be1 &dB 27 @d3 Ed5 31& chooses to ~ W Ythe I pawn in order to activate his

pies. 28 gxdS 29 a 3

exdS

Qg?! This is the only move, as 29 ...&g3? 30 hxg3 af6 3 Qxd4 Qxd4+ 32 Wd4 a6 33 EeS Ed8 34 g4 mece&iy allows White to launch rn attack. 30 @xd4 Pfb 31 6 Wf6 32 Qxfb gxf6 33 Qe2 Be6 34 @f2 ne4

= Ed aes 36 €9

!',::'&3

@b6 S &d3 QxdS 6 ghrd3sb?QgaZ@780-0 8 @7 9 a4 a6 The game Kutronias - Orr, $?uD'. UL 1986, saw tfme daub1e$' edged 9 rendwing the &me ... c6-d dubious Ow4, awse of the weakness af MI ! : ; 1 , for the mke of maintaining the 9 p s s u r e on d4. The game s ,> continued 10 b3 hS (preparing ! .,: Qe7-fS, as the immediate 10 +*. @fS is met by Lf g4 &? t2 &3 with the idea &I-Q) 11 ' PgS1 (White m v e s that his ordvmmy will have to spare a -pa to exchange this bishop 4 hhnse1.f by ... &F&e7, sa he doff, not fall for ll Qa3 Qf5 , with a f m game for Black) If Qfti 12 Eadi 1981 I

: .f ,

'",

-..

\

... a!?,

,

;+

...

,i. :

...

Natudly not 36 &ds me2+

and B i d wins a p i e x 36 ... ;ab4 37 BxdS Bxb3 38 gd7 QcS 39 Ec? Ells 11.0 gc8+ The last trap, s i n e now 4 0 42 E x 6 41 a 4 wins a p j e far White.

... &7

21 f4 Freeing the dl-knight far aggressive action, after which White stands a little! kt&. 21 *.* 5jldb 22QfZ fib4

23 ne5

0-0

24 Qb2 It Itis impossible to play 24

.*.

PO 41 Ec7+

w

Wh

Game 15 Ratrodas - Tukmakov K a d a f99l

fight tvauld have just s W 13 exf6 gxf6 14 @4!! t-ng the o p r t m i t y to prevent Ha& from msthg; the lrish master prdxb1y w p d d I4 Qd Qd6 with an unc1ear psitian, but now White is just winning) 14 fxgS (14 ... %cf4 IS @h3 loses as well> IS b e 6 4e7 16 nfef (also pasible is 16 @g3, but White prefers to apply dirr?ct pressure on the hapless black monarch) fb Eh6 17 @e2! Ia multjpurpose move, which prevents 17 ... Be6 W of the continuation 18 @xhE @I8 19 && a d a t *the same time p p r e s to triple the majar pimes along the open e-file; the game is practidly over now1 17

...

.,.

...

@I34 f8 Ed3 @d6 Idesperation, but 18 ... b e 6 w d d have only p a s t p n d the d 19 Re3 4f6 20 Qdfl@xf8 Zl Exe7 Qe4 22 Ee5 436 23 ExgS

Be8 a4 E ~ S1-0. 10 @h3

12

... f61 {tension during

an

is far 'beyond the esmdly in last mund contests; hem it awed ta lose his sense of b g e r and commit a serious at the very beginning of game, white after the curips f2 ...Qe7 13 axe7 @e7! the %'rnpiad

-,

w

QfS

11 @1! iz as WB cs Facing the pasitionrrl h t which will form the exchange of BImck's strong kmght on fS, the llkmhian Gmndmester hurries ta show some activity in the centm. Taking i n b account Black's l& of development, this approach is rather committal, but not so much as 12 ... $914 13 &d3 cS tBjarke Msknsen suggests 13 ... hS fallowd by ...

g6 - Ed1 I 4 c3 pkmning @4+, Kutr~nias-K. Bwg, Gausdat Troll Masters 1%. 13 c4! White reacks in typiml a d at the same time e f f d v e

Fashion.

...

13 dm4 14 dS &h4 ttnfortunateLy for Bid, the b t to exchange queens is not enough to nullify White's initiative. W~th a &es of unexpt?cted quen manoeuvres, White manages not only ta p r e m e , but actually to ink e , the pressure. IS dm6 fxe6 IW

on c4 is likely to dominate the prdngs. 19

#c3f Qxd4

ad4

%d4

I$e7

...

w!

n u-u h ~wrts t XI (23 ... &f6?! 22 Qb2 Qxb2 23 Qxb25) 22 QbZ @f5 23 @g3 with an unclear position which, however, 't consider mare plesant fur White, ga4 22 ne1 (fOoi

n

22 16 17 18 19

..*

20 Qxc4 *4?! The continuation 20 ".. gfs?.2l $&xfS exf5 22 gel+@f7 23 @4 t h t e n i n g 24 &dl was highly undesirable, but Black's

...

@xa4??

Black should seek saivatian in an inferior endgame by 22 ... 0-0 23 @x&+ $&& 24 B&f,

but instead suffers an illusion with disastrous cansequences. The exchanges that have We have & d y had the chance to observe plenty of d o n s taken p b favour WMk,sin= it is much &er for him to where the defender tires of bring new foms into the warding off aEtEmting threats battie. Besides, it is quite clear in different parts of the &id. 23 e e 6 -8 that Black will have problems My opponent ha! aver].t]~ked b t h during the middlegame and 5n any ending with quai that 23 ... -0 is dealt a death. materid, since the white knight blow by 24 &6+.

eh3 Qe3

@xe5

24 *e7*

zsQf4

-8 1-0

25 +..@xc4is met by 215 &8+ with mate next move,

Conclusion 5

m!?

is an interesting way to m t e r 4 ... Mwd exp-ience indicates that B j d will have problems developing hb pieces and achieving the

librating t h s t

... M.AXSO,

the games btranias-King and

K u ~ n l a s - T h & o v demonstrate that Black shatild avaid an esuly fight for the mntm when White's lead in developmt a u l d make itself felt. However, White players sfrould be alert, as a slight mishading can change the p i c b e surprisingly qquickly.

The 4 ... hS Variation 93 W fifth move, Wte is wady swap every p i e that lands fS, thus sIow1y denuE3ina '3%. ads kingside of its defend@

' l a

9

...

w 7

Xn the game GI&-Vnhman>

avh, Lvov 1985, Black played Qe7 but after 10 b3 a 7 If 'c4&812Qd24&$13d it

9

Game 16

N u n - Dlugy London 1%

tuwards shaking B l d s control of FS, As a matter OF principle, this is the only way to ec3xpl)se the weak side of 4 .,, h5. &xd3 S .*. b @xd3 e6 7 af3 &6 Probably the k t . For 7 ... &% see Game U, Shurt-Se'iawan. 8 0-0 ?his is a bit p~mature, inviting White's next move. C o d in my upinion is Nunn's 8 @7 with the fallowing possible wntinuations: d 9 Edl d (9 ... 8 5 10 &2 6 H c4&1 10 &S c4 I10 ... M!? 11 d x d *cs Iil ,,. Q Y C ~ a @b51 22 &4 *7 13 @6+ Qxd6 14 ex& @ch requires analysis) If Qxd8 cxd3 12 &S dxc2 I3 Xdclf; M 9 &2 S I0 c4 dxc4 $1 *c4 QM 9 @M+@ti7 13 %d7+ &d7 (13 ... @xd7!?) 14 Qh6! 15 &If. In both these lines the quwns come off the bard, but White keeps a slight &vantage due to his btter development.

became clew that he was I d k g a constructive plan. This is

I

as?!

9 &2! Continuing in

the spirit of

an important example, showing that White can generate play onalIpartsofthebardifthe second player resorts to p s he manaeum. 10 &3 Also interesting is 10 Bdi!? with the id- b2-h3* c2-4 but the text is mart? d M . Hi& m w has to d e a difficult

13 ZqfdX &8? Better is 13 ...Qe7, but White will continue similarly to GlekVqzhrn-Gn, gaining a big sparx3 d w t a g e . 14 I s cS?! %s move is mnsistent but wrong. Against a lesser a m nent Dlugy Mght have got away with his plan, but objtxt-

ively he should have rvmndted himself to passive defenm, starting with 14 ,.. ae7. As it is, Nunn is able to exploit Bids i m r a c i e s in a simple and powerful manner.

15 c4!& cxd4 (la) Black is left with a chaicle aF 10 *.* @4?! ~ja.3 evils. Nunn analyses: 15 h4 (1s fS dxc5 Q x d 17 Pxc;.~ Bc-518 &4+) 16 (16 cxdS!? hxgJ 17 dx& axe5 18 dxe5 &id3 19 exf7 @d7 20 gd3-t 1 and now a> 16 QM 17 gad dxc4 18 bxc4 a d 4 19 &d4 QrzS 20 $&4 *7 2.i b) 16 dxc4 I7 @xc4 a d 4 18 @xd4 kc.5 19 @e4 Qxe3 20 *e3*. Opening up the f-file by fO 16 cxdS! QxeS &g3? I1 fxg3! would be After 16 ... dxe3 17 dxd W&M. However, ktter is Black b no defence to the &In's suggestion 10 g6!? 11 numerous threats. I t is in a s &f5 gxf5 12 &5 &7 13 h4 variation that the weaknesses Nth a slight plus for White created by ... h7-hS b m e dtue to the weakness of the ~ c u l a r l glaring, y

dl&.

...

After White scored some hautiful wins employing the Line 4 & 3 6 5 g4 Qgtt G &e2, Black players started m h i n g for something new and less compiici4M. Given the k n e f i t of kindsight, 4 ,*. hS?! is the mst committal choke OF dl: Whit.& kingside expansion is preventd, but at the cost of weakerirng the gS square; Black also has to salve the problem of bringing his king into safety. 5 &d3! W~tetakes a first sbep

..,

h-pawn. The text neg1m.s B i d s development without good reason. H o h 4 wh4 I2 Qe3 @dl3

...

+.,

... a@*; ...

.*

,

...

The 4 ... hS Vm'ation 9.5

which is very difficult to advance without creating further weaknesses.

epwn

0-0 @a6 suggests 8 @7!? and 8 49d7 which b t h bear a close resemblance ta lines in Chapm 3. The only differerms are the p h r n e n t of W t e ' s king's knight md 8

Skirawan

.*

...

the advancement of

17 *d4 edS? Lasing at once, but 17 -4 18 @xa7 could only prolong resistance.

...

18 @a$+ 1-0 Nadc resigned, since I8 ... @& 19 EztcX! leaves White a clear rook ahead. Game 17

...

4Y7

10 0 2 Short - Sdrawan A typicaX motif that has k n R u t & - d m 19% encauntmd in s e v d cases in 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 e5 PE5 4 this book. White is ready to &3 hS?! 5 &d3! Bxd3 6 swap knights with &2-g3, afkr Black's krught d w s on @xd3 e6 7 &3 f S. 7 @M 10 .*. -7 Sehwan Wes a different 11 c3 afs a p m h in cornpaisan to the 12 QgS ae-7 @MIS game; the king will 13 &3! -3 hick on the queenside, while in On 13 g6 the aumm&c the centre B l d prepares t-0 strike with ... f7-fS, However, r e d o n would k $4&f5 gxfS in my opinion, his plan I d s IS h4, permmently fixing the c h m s of S U ~ for S two weakness on M. I 4 fxg3 f6 reasons: ftrstly, the black king W&*S pESSW the a s t l e s opposite a mobile pawn mass, ready to at tke f-file foms this p w n &an d i e s t oppor*tunIty; secondly, which, although undoubMy his munterplay in the centre planned tsefomhmd, cannot be wllJ merely m t , e a backward sufficiently supporbd by pieces

...

...

>?,

a

r +

>:

XiL

tWrilo). But now the black queen is dm I d away from controlling es.

23 bxcb @xc6 24 w4 White again caupies the fatal d " g u d , this time with his queen and, ve?ry signifi-tly, with tempo. 24 &I7 CfQ5I

...

Bids

h-pwn, but I do not think these facts mn - t i d y alter the evaluation of the position. 9 @dl W & ' s Xws of time is only apparent, since the Mack queen is far away from the en- and will need to move again in order to rejoin the d o n . 9

?iJ w+ s e s than munten*play. $L 15 exf6 gxffi I6 Qf4 WO-0 .,. t.' 17 gel afs cIU4

TRe black knight occupies a position on the h k rank, while the rest of his @emsare d s o not conveniently ;? t:;. pI&. Black's inactive s h w #:+," enmuages Wte to expand ,i. - hnmdately an the queenside. 7: 18 bb! Ruling out ... &-cS, and .r' prepring to o p n lines against Ule black king. Sehwanr~ d k iog how perilous the situation $,, k bwmming, decides to bring ?i,his queen k k into play. 3; 18 @b6! ti 19 a4 I< 20 w2 *7 @ve

a

$' -1

...

Be?!

2f w ah?! The only move. Not only doc;s it defend the sew& rank,

22 h d 6 ! wdli On 22 ,,, Exdb 23 W4f

White holds a slight advantage due to his safer king, htter endgame p r o s p t s ancf strongly-pW queen on R, but LJXack is not totally devoid

8

I

,

25

... which is spotted immediately. %a& prepares ta bl& tfrr? dmgeraus h2-b8 diagonal if, and when, appropriate, 26 as E?S 27 W5 @8 28 @xhS e c 3 29 @fS nde8

...

'

25 @hfl White would lilce to play 25 BacI ge7 26 c4 dxc4 27 d5 but &is fails &muse of 27 ... @&+!, E3aving realizd this, Short -his opponent a cunning trap ..,

It dsa prepares ... &7-7 gi*g Ms e p w n ample pmktjon, Now Short bas ta work bard to get m me thing tangible.

30

Be1

96 The 4... h5 Variation

OF resources. However, his next &5,then move tins& of the =lid 30 @b4! to be followed by 31 ... &I6 as rt3cammendd by Cabrild unwisely removes the queen from the defence, allowing Short to start a fierce

...

attack.

30

...

&3?

31 @c2f

Etlsuring the pnemtiion of White's pices. Black resists well, but Short leaves him na thanes* 31 32 a6 %.*

33 axb7* 34 h e 5 35 g e l 36 QxeS

4 w

Exb7 fxeS @hd

m?(101,i

37 Ert'trl! A Grek giF~Lf Black takes the proffed knight by 37 ...

J8 @c7 decjdes the outcome immdately.

37

*..

38 Qcb 39 &a7!

m7

The 4 ...wd7/c8 Variation

%3

The conciu&ng blow, after which Black tgas no hope ieft (39 ,.. m a 7 40 Exa7* @a7 41 @c7+ @8 is followed not by 42 @xM @el+,but 42 &I+ with immediate mate). 39 @8 4.0 *8 41 &7** 42 &d5! 1-0 Bl& decidd that the white knight had h c d enough.

Game 18

-

V m der We1 Hort Wjk a m Z k 19%

...

w* m8

1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 eS QfS 4

Qc3

4 .* @d7 007) m move has t.reen dopM

on a ~ d abasis r by GM Wastimil Hart Together with 4 ...

Conclu~~on The lirae with 4

... hS?! is extremely dangwuus fur Black sim impatant positional mna%sionsare made w i t h u t m y tangible gain. As far as p d e has s h a m , White is able to mpitalize on his deve lopment md s p x advantage, a w e l l - b d c2-c4 usually W ~ n g the main id= e n t l y , there is no satisfactory path for Bladc to qudize, but 7 ... &I6 8 0-0 &I7 should b~ tested in &OW carnwtition bfm a final verdict is reached,

W,it m e s to prevent g2-g4

+f $ q

a$.

without weakening Black's pawn skeleton. Ai&ugh this plan I d s ar*ifidal, White has been unable so far to prove a

aonsiddle advantage.

9 fS!ads lo QxfS exfs It &d3 gb I2 g4f fxg4 13 @xg4 @d7 14 @f3 Qh6 IS 0-0-0 fix& 16 &e3 @e7 17 h4 &I7 18 RS gxhS

I ~ ~ X H O - O - Q ~ ~ E fb 22 Ed 23 Qg4 fxeS 24 dxeS @e7 25 4 3 2 @7 26 &f4 Qf8 27 &I3 @6?? 28 m 6 @gS+ 29 @f4 1-0. However, Bif3lack should not have d l o w d 9 fS (thus8 Qe7).

.., ... h6 Nunn-Hat, Lugano 1987, continued 5 ,.. hS 6 Qf3 0 6 7 S

S

:

fie3

An alternative that has h e n tried successfully here is S The g m e Schmittdielh w ,German Ch 1W,contin ~ S d.,, 6 6 4 3 4 &6 7 Qe3

m.

M e 6 8&2 Qe? 9@d2 I S 10 QgS a5 If Eel. @d8 12 a4 b4 13 &l1&b 1 4 M Q g 6 1S&f4&5 IS Qxe7 b e 7 17 &3 &I% 18 a d 1 04-0 19 Qh4 Ed7 20 Qxg6 axgb 2f &g5 with white enjoying a slight advantage,

The 4 .,. #d7/cg Vmhtion

~~ ta ~ w a r x * 6 ha!? 8 6 Sfed3!? ad3 7 &d3 &a&? I8 ... cS 9 dxcS &6 10 H@4f) 9 M @ S 10 &3& is a quieter apprwch. 6 e6 ah7 7 g4 8 f4 a-4 Black d h s his intentions: he is plandng an harmonious development of his knights to e7 and d7, fallow^£ by .., W3-U. Tire only disadvantage of a s scheme is that sooner or Iakr

some advantage can stilI be bped for.

@

...

Black has to

part with hlfits

valuable dark-squared bishop, 9 Qe2 Qe7 The t h e a d duel between Nunrt and Hort I d started w l l w t Bmdesliga 1983/41, with9 ,..@6 10&3&7 lid &7, also assess& as slightly ktm for White by Simwm, 10 a3 Qx&* 11 QxK3 *7 I2 ,&d3 While this s m n d e r s the ahanwe of the two bishops, it is difficult to fmd an dternative plan for white. The type of pawn stntctum suggests that the only way to cause Black. swious worries is by enF0~5ng the dvanrjt?fQ-fS. 12 *.* 4Y7 t3 Pxh7 gxh7 14 &d3 g6 15 &f2 &7! ~10Sl This clever move ~~ obstacies in path but I think that with accurate play

:

16

Qe7T IS &f4? a d 4 15 exd4 f6 17 Det @38 18 &fl fxeS 19 dxe5 Qf6-+ 20 g3 QxeS 2 &S h4 22 @g4 hxg3 23 hxg3 Q x d 24

Bid has satisf&ctoryplay simple means, themfore t krefrains from ideas I i i 18 b x d e5 25 &gS @a5 26 @32 gS!? 19 f5 &g8 I p l d n g .,, Elh2 27 Exes &eS 28 *e5+ c&cSl with d m -play tW- &7 29 @xc7+ mc7 30 3d4 gS 31 &4 &I3 32 Ed4 Ef2 33 Qh3 &6 and U-I. Nev&dess, 6 ad3 Qxd3 7 a&!?6 8 gc1 b slightly better for White, a d n p ta Sp1mm. 'by

...

a-0-0

As this does not I d to mything s@d, 1 prqpese hew the wntinuation 16 &2!? Ithe knight px"0teds g3 in p p r a -

...

5

Qe3

g5

6 7

gd2

&I7

&e2 hS Qg3 Am had is 8 4b6? 10 b4 (wen better 9 QxFS than 10 a4!? aS If Ea3 eS 12 m3 Qb4 13 Qd3 &4 14 &1 @g4 15 0-0 axld the white m K s unu s d psitian on E l is more of a strength than a weakness, if: o d y h u m of the unsatisfar tory coopemtion of Black's hms) 10 ... @d7 11 a4 elt tar If ... a5 12 bxaS 513 eS f x d 14 Qd3 with a strong attack for White1 12&&813&2 rand the plan &2-f.l-d3-cs g u m t@s White an advantage. Cornpmtively best seems 8 e6 9 axf5 gxfS 10 &2 d 11 c3 h4 12 a 4 with White enjoying only a asmall superiority,

a&?? ...

8

...

tion for Qf2-h4) 16 U-04 (an 16 ... cS WhiW refdies 17 dxcS &S 18 @c3 axmd now either 18 ... @6 19 @xc7 &c7 20 4334 @£7 21 a4! with a slight advantage in the ending or 18 .., Ec.8 19 W3-0 I% 29 433 with White enjoying some initiative1 t7 ah4 gs 18 fSi gxh4 (18 ... exf5 14 g.d5 gxh4 20 f6 is g d far White, but now the p i n t af 16 &2?? is t w d e d sine the move ..+&7-g3 is no longer psibld 19 f6 &S (19 .., mg8 a0 fxe7 Ed& a*?!) 20 fxe7 Ee8 2l gfl! with a siigfit advantage for White. 16 0-0-0 The position is qd. 17 Edfi!? Wrong is 17 Qh4 g5 18 fs? gxh4 19 f6 4Jxf15 20 exfh @f4+, according ta the Dutch IM Flem.

9q

Game 19

Kotrontas - t&ernbrls Athens (4thMat& M e ) I987 1 e4 c6 2 d4 dS 3 e5 Qf3 4

w4

*.*

@c8

In Ernman-Speelrraan, Rqkfavik 193, Black experkientd wikh 4 ,.. d!?, achieving an a d l e n t position after S Ae3

& 7 b Q g e 2 e67&3&7

...

8 WS?axfs 9 &I3 &e3 10 fxe3 6; although this is given 9 ad3 Qb6 as quai by %rawan, I Miwe 10 a4 h4 h t White has already ruined 11 age2 QfS?! his chances, a fact convincingly IktterisH aS t2 &3 &7 m n f d by the game conti- followed by ...*a&-3. nuation: If @g4 I2 0-0-0 12 as 4&4 @f%O 43 Dfl h5 14 @h4?! Not 12 ... Qxd3? 13 a d 3 $97

...

14 e6 and White is M winning. 13 axe4 dxc4 14 0-0 ah6 I S ga4 fie6 16 Oxhfr?! Superior is 16 Ed!.

I6

..-

17 4 3 4

y

@dS 28 @x& ex& 29 c3 gag and BI& has achievecf same counterplay. 27 c3 @dS ~fl8

a&+

..,

axfrb

afs

a.w

21 Q x e b 22

wz

22

...

fxe6

White has a big advantage, but it is still not st, easy to bring it home. 23 4'94 24 t k 4

QcS

bs 0-0 %7

w 7

@dB! SBrembris manages to set a few ttrtpa, e.g. here 27 @xct)? 26

@d7 39 43e4 fle1 40 ad2 w7 41 $3~71 White has still kept a con- 47 @xb7+&b7 48 m2+@7 49 siderable advantage, but it was &c4 etc. possibie ta continue fighting 46 dS T)le mst b pretty dear. *ugh 41 @e8 42 Qf3! &I* Ithe only serious try) 43 44 cxdS @XI31 @bf+ 44 @x& 45 47 @xdS @I36 48 &c4 1-0 &S! @I7 46 @f3! @as Ithe 30 na6

rs Zd1-i- r1ii31

18 b5 This is the only move to continue fighting, at last in a practid sense; for example, dter if3 ... 04' 19 b e 6 &xd 33 @2 the game is byand salvation. 19 axb6 mb6 20 gxa8 *a0

M o n ; 37 mb+! was enough to achieve the d e s i d objective, e.g. 37 ...&8 33 &e7! &e7 39 $#'?+ @h8 40 W6+ @g8 41 @x& @&8 42 *e7 or 37 ... 38 &ds &ha7 39 with an m i l y winning psitian. 37 *8

28 @b3! With the Idea 28 ... &8? 29 g4! hxg3 30 @h7+ Qg7 31 fxg3+-, Black does not have adequate improvements in this variation, far example 29 ... a 6 30 @23 or 29 ... &7 30 godl4 planning xei and &4. N o d l y the end should be new now, as White mnquws the a-file for his m k ,

28

a*.

29 Ed 38@g4 31 bxc3

-7

b4 bxc3

m~

32 h3 33 w4 34 Ea7 W8 35 Qe42 Jwprdmng the win in time trouble. Immediately decisive was 35 @gS Ithkning 34 WG+)35 ...Bh8 3h b e 6 etc:.

m

35

...

36 @h2

mi+

@b8

37 QgS*?? Continuing in the

same

.-.

variations 4h .,.&z2 47 0 7 and 46 ... @a8 47 4324 @&8 48 &g4 @f? 49 &,S+ Iase simply) 47 &4 &IS 48 &4 and despite White's obvious superiority the game is not over yet. 42 eg4 g5 43 @xg5 Be2 1112, 44 @g8! Exf2 a *&W8 Or 45 ... c&3 46 &xe7+

...

Conclusion Black's 4th move alternatives are not to be taken lightly; nothing has k n r e f u t d and nothing has h n explod well. However, S p l m ' s 4 ... ab!? Lmks more useful. than 4 ... @d7/c8, and only further encounters a n show what is the h s t plan for White,

The 3 ... cS Variation 103 ,

,

..a

a f s 7 ~ 4 a n d n o wafter either

a 7 37

gel

&3+

development. On the contrary, the white knights Q$L' 41 Ea7+ @8 and have excellent squares €ram %+, Mv cunclusion is that S which to operate, 10 gxh6 lie xivantage of the open worthless from the tIrwret.hl g - f i is offset by the i d t y pint of view. of the black Wng and the weakS S M!?is a likely improve ened wwn structure. Practica n t h e , so blesltvsky's ally, BXack is facing insw d y s i s is mare to I x tnrstd, mountable problems in such It is &so possible to regain the positions. If Qbd2 *cS p w n immediately with 5 12 c4! &Ih? Qb5 &c7. The text is a m d i n g ... Go-0, Td b dubious i b whlch underestimates Wtrite's tactical pssibi- quick to open up the game, m k ' s central contra1 gmmnXities. b s that B W s Mshops will. 6 Qf3 &7 not be dangerous. 7 I$b5 Qd7 12 0-0-0 8 Qxd! 13 0-0 @b% White's psition contains 14 gfd1 @b6 many strongpin- to compn15 @ha! ate far tSle bishop @r,BIack"s Td is piling on the presswe temp lms in the opening alIaws Tal ta csuy out t y p i r with quiet moves. The text ally Nhnmwitscfrian ideas in keeps an eye on d8 artri h6, whie at tho same t h e protectexemplary fashion. ing his own potential weakness 8 .*. thd on f2. It should bE? nobd that 9 Be3 bishop's White not only has an extra the light-squad pawn but is also ahead in de- future is also hampad since velopmmL Therefo~Ek>tvhik the valu&Ie e'l square is dso d&des ta regain the materid mntrolld. at the cost of dekrimting his 1s .* as Trying ta bl& the pawn struCtm3. queenside, but the impression 9 .*. is that this mthw invites White 10 mh6! The second bishop goes, but ta attack, Referable is I S White has m d y judgd that ge8 ur 15 &8 when Black in the resulting position Black mn still fight cxuulat effedively use his 16 Em1 Eg8 n e game cantin~~ation 'bishops k w e of his Mwad

...

...

7 .* $ 3 ~ 78 Qd3 &Kc5 4 QxcS Wc5 10 QxfS exF.5 $1Qf-3 QA E I f O w 13 &dz or 7 a d 4 8 a d 4 b-6 9 M a5 10 QM Qd7 fl&4 White's supmiarity is evident, In the 4th game of the same match Tai explored S &3, but tke result was less sucessfd: 5 ...&66&f4&~?77~&6 8 &3 &xeS 9 b e 5 QXe5 10 @XmS&6 11 O-DQQe7 I2 f4 g6 13 &hb Qf8 14 @g5 @xgS 15 fxgS hi5 16 4'94 Qd7 17Qf4 ab 18 @b Ed8 19 Qc7 hxg5 20 c4 d4 Zl b4 Qg7 22 Qxd8 $&dB 23 b5 24 &2 Ol41 This move b m e fashionable in the early IWs when btvinnik emplayed it in s e v d World Champianship games @nst Td, Nbwachys it is a rare bird in t a m e n t pmlAb since it has k e n long established that White can get an advantage in a variety of ways. 4 dxcs eb T;or 4 .,.&6 see C;ame 21, 5 $$g4!? Some old analysis by Boleslaysky runs 5 Qe3! 0 7 6 c3

@i7 36 &%

...

w

...

...

< I

i

w

.,.

...

suggests

that imm&tely

... a4 was better.

16

17 Qb3 a4 Black m o t play 17 .,,h .c4 t8 B c 4 when the pin on the &fire will, win materid far White. However, it was possible to open up the game for the bishops with 17 .*. &8 18 a d s &ci 19 Qxcl exdS 20 D d S Q& and Black k e p s same p d d hopes divee 18

cS

Tfiis move creates the kind of semi-block& pasitlon which meals the power of knights o v a 'trishops;t&hg advantage of the strongpaint at d4, White can expand on the queenside at will. 1s .*. *7 19 Qbd4 XcB 0151

view of his d d 1 e king position and White's quwnside p w n majority.

md8 23 b4 m4 24 I 6 EcS 25 eb w t e m sfomful p w n advane, a i d 4 by his w b i e m y , cannot be stopped. by Black. 22 @xd8

The most impmt &le is p h y d by the knight on d4, a superb b* l. 26 Ed a 7 The E~shp'sentrance to the game comes tea late to change the outcorn, Wtrib's foms on the queenside are a l d y poised to deliver the h d - o u t blow and the im-fileis a b u t to have its say. 27

...

Earl

axes?

3 c5 At this point, Black's lesser dtmmtives we, ta say the least, dubious. For the sake of 170rnp1eteness we shall taire a qui& look at o m of them: a) 3 @6?! Iwhat is the? idea?), af& which X m r n mend4@2@%(4 ...& 7 5 Qc23-E) S c3 (with the idea b2b4) 5 ... c S 5 d x & @ S 7&3 8 axb3 and M i t e is dearly better, against 3 ,.. && Nunn has t w i e essayed the immediate 4 c3 with g d msults. The game N u n n - N h k , Bundesk 1984, mnrinud 4 & 5 5 &2 46434&77@2&7 8 g4 Qg6 9 h4 f6 10 &g6 hxg6 It Qf3@d?E&l Q-0-0 13@3 cfi14Qf4cxd4 1 S c x d 4 m W &g6 Qb4+ I7 @fl. Edf8 18 hS .a.

I

...

I

I

...

I

t

27 Exd4 was the ady way to prolong mistan=, but

Wkte skI1 wi& after 28 Qxd4 axes 29 Qd4 30 @7 31 rnc8+ @kc8 32 @7 33 cxb7 etc. gxd4 28 -5 1-0 29 @7*!

Ed!

w+

Not waiting for 29 ... Qxd7 (even worse is 29 ...e 7 3Q b6+ 31 cxb3 30 a d ? gd8 31 &8+! Dc8 32 &&+! when Wte sweeps m y the whole bI& army at one stmke.

n ww

exb3

BCII~

Botvinnik tries to take the sting out of W k ' s attack by exctaanging queens, but hem White is so superbly p t d that he mn happily a g w ta this, Anyway, Bid could M y fuzt3 anything I3ett.m- in

10 fxe3 QfS= was van der Wie1-&vd&, Wijk a m Zee 1982, but White could keep a slight advantage with 10 Qxe3, amrding ta *wad S ... g6

6&3~67&d2Qg48fJ@7 9 f4 &$ 10 Qf3 &7 11 h3 WQMaXfs13 g 4 w 14 &i fS 1S&5 e6 16 @d7 17 &3 &7 18 &4 fxe4 I9 0-&0W20c4@W2d with a clear a$vantage for White, a d g to S ~ l m a n , although Black eventually IYa g d to draw. 4 dxc5 &6 S

fibs

This is Boleslavs~ssuggestion, while inferior seems S H 3 , after which the game m v - K Arkell, I m i n p d 1989, progressed as follows: S ... Qg4 6QbS@&7&3&8Qe3&9 bxd 10 a3 Qxf3 Lt & k f 3 I2 0-0B e 3 I3 @xd 4 3 7 I 4 b4@7 fS&4 d 16 &S G O 17 &3 axb4 18 axb4 Q£5 19

ax&

WW20lZ=8Bd2Z@

w. 22 @xal @xb4

'

Geune 2f

Shabdov - K. Arkell Lundan 1 B

...Qh68&3&49@3&e3

Qx&*

m8 20 b4

...

Arkell, tondon 1990, saw 4 @?S&2~SQdJgt,6Q3216 &!?I 6 ,,, h5 7@1 I7adf3!?) 7

I

fb

Pf

23

w*

&3f8 24 &kc6 hS with a sfjght advantage far Blwk twentually 18 ... he5 !9 &XIS&eS 20 m n v 4 to a win after an&eS &I6 6n @e2 b e 5 22 w e 5 other 24 moves). W23@g2~b224&fl@d 5 2 5 f4 @e7 % Eac1 Ed8 27 ffs 6 W @d62828fxe(,@xe529dxeSe)b8 7 3 4937 The old analysis by Bole 30 e7 gdg8 31 Qf7 Ec8 32 gS d4 ad7 8 QK3 33 a d 1 m d 1-0, while Nunn-K. slavsky m s 7

w+

...

*

...

with fewer & v e I q A pieces can only lead ta a hopless situation. I3 QxcS @as+ 14 b4 IS @d6 aS Useless d o n , since opening up the a-fde wodd only bnefit mte. Although he could hardly hope to save himself in the long run, B W s best was ta initiate the p h he chooses next move by 1.5 ... &7, e.g. $6 ad! @b6with just a few prar tical chances. 16 @f2 &7 f7 Ehdi &dS (1181 Now 17 ...@is I% impossible, but B l A has deludd himself that he fias built a fortress.

hlsa interesting is Pachants

8&6Qxc69@3QxdfO ~ @ x u c S l i @ d 4 -=Chap&

m 1, c3lagram 18) 8

,,, b

e 5 18 ... b e 7 9 a3 &gb 10 Qxc6 && tt Qd4%) 9 @& &XIS 10 @h5 g6 II &q$ afb I2 @h4

&413&f8dWhitefBasa clear plus. 8 Qf3 Qfs 11171

a3ff As aften happens in the car0 Admce, the S ~ ~ c q h m n t s of the p i t i o n demand that White spoil his pawn f ~ m t i o n ;in wmpesnsatian, the dynamism of his position increases rowi*ly, And just have a look at the c&biifrop, which B W s very first move planned to fibate! 9 .* &e3 20 fxe3 @c7 I I e4 A most m u s d b& by White in this variation, dl the mow effective for this reason. 11 .*. dxe4 -4 QFfi Black l m no option, but forcing m c s from a position 9

I

C

18 c4! Such blows &mast dways exist in the Cam Advwhen Wirite has a lead in dweIopm t . 18 %c4

...

19 &xl 2 9 %3

@a2+

As if to demnstsate Black's inability to undertake anythmg even resembiing catlllbsplay.

'

The f d conclusive blow,

22 flc7 f-0 Black is not given any h o p with 22 @&+, while now thc =new& threat 23 &dS splls the 4.

Index af Partial

Index of Complete Games

Sbif-l.'%hm, Rothdam 1989 k Sokolov-Karpov,U r n s Ct I% 1937 i Stamv-Slavov, Mgman Ch I k a d z h i k l 1941 Td-btvinnik, Momw Wch (41i%l I Tal-Botvinnik, M m w Wcrh {8)1%1

I'imrnm-Anand, hst&am 19'32 Zmman--v, &Jfurt 1988 Tmmm-v, Djakarh Wch (13 1993 T l m m a n - m w m , xlburg 1990 j Rmman-*wan, Hiimum ( . IYXr') 8 :' Emman-=ram, Hilwmum (m/41 I%@ :. rimma-Splman, Reykjavik 19% van der WeI-Hort, Wjk a m Zw 1986 van der Wel-I&&, Bmssels 1W van dw Wiel-Miles, Ter Apel1q87 van der Wiel-Speehan,Wijk a;pn Zee 1% , 'i van der Wiel-Xmman, Amsterdam 1987 ! V m ' u k o v - k u w v , B S R f 981 , Westerhen-Adiantu, 3 ' l i e d o & OL 1988 .,I Yuhin-&hawan, Jacksonville 1990

'

brge-K, Berg, E s p r g d e 1942 hter-Lyrberg, Guarapuava XWI W s - M a h p d o s , Greek Ch IXiIobtra) Hendrh-Walker, Eurapwn m-Ch IgqO Hart-%wan, 3ad Kissingen 1981 Kamsky-Miles, New Yark 1989 ICox1)Xev-~tarnov, com,f986 KotliapEk3ttm,Israel 1% Kotranias+2wnm M u m w IW Kotmni;ts-Hdfrnant M m w 1987 Kotronias-mi New Yo& 15W Kotronias-Om, Dubai DL 1985 Kotmnr'a-Sau, Benite 192 KotmniitslSJ;Eembris,Athem (md411987 K u t x r , ~ ~ i m aMew n i York Ko~nias-TUrUnakov,Kavala 1591 h s e n - b q p a m , Danish Imgue 1BX/2 &Reterse, Dimn 1989 L n ? u w ~ z p e mbt.&ni , 1992 M ~ - ~ o M ' is ~ i9m ~ w , h G m s h - i i e s , M m w 1989 M~E-Mills, USA 1984 h l Z ~ - W o um ~ , .1988 M n a z o w i ~ b I a t m New , York 1527 N m - D I q y t London 1% Nm-IrStIrolw, Bundesliga 1984 Nunn-Sc?'mwsut, hgano 1983 l%-wd-kvi, India 19% Sax-brchnoi, lilWrg 1939 Sclmittdie1-Swrer, German Ch IW ShaIralov-K Arkell, London tioyds Bank 19

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1 I "

i

Index of Partial Eames

1

Bastrbkov-Avehkh, USSR 1952

.: EFrmov-Vdavin, USSR 1980 !

4 I

g: k$

GI-Vyzfimanavh, Lvov 1985 Kersgis-Kivlan, USSR I979 Kinlay-Fridman, England 1980 b ~ - R A r k e l lk, n i n p d 1489 Kl.ixlgwHcdgson, W a m 1984 ~orchnai-Byvshw, tXSSR 1 x 1 b t m r i - K . Berg, Oeusdal Troll Masters 1993 Kotronias-#usc!l, Fkykjavik I988 Katronim-mldorson, Reykjavik 1988

Mdxry-Memen, Groningen 1.977/78 Moutausis-K Nikolaidis, G m k Ch (Athen3 1988 Nslgel-Gehhdt, mrr. 1989 Nunn-Andasson, Landon 1982 Nunn-K. Arkell, Lnndan 1990 Num-ChandIer, Wesbaden 1981 Nunn-Hurt, Lugma 1987 Nunn-Wells, Chicheskr 1984 Palmidas-Kowkaunakis, Athens 1% Papatheodornu-Kaurkaumkis, Athens 19% Sax-Vadw, Eiungary 1984 Shabalov-Adimta, New York Open 1% Tunman-Kamsky, XIbwg 1932 van der Wiel-Messa, Gmz 1981 Ufimtsev-Ravh, USSR 1%1 Weskrilren-G~~~~peter, Coprbgen 1988 Z q m l s k i s - F W , C h & m 1W

112 Index of Variations