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ARTUR YusuPov
Chess Lessons
ARTUR YusuPov
Chess Lessons
Translated and edited by Daniel King
© Chessgate AG
2004
www.chessgate.de
All rights reserved. No part of i:his publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without prior permission. First published in 2004 Cover design and layout: Art & Satz Ulrich Dirr, Miinchen Page design and layout : Art.& Satz Ulrich Dirr, Miinchen Typeset with PDFTE)( Managing editor : Ulrich Dirr, Miinchen Preparatory work by Thomas Lemanczyk, Solingen Printed and bound by Druckerei & Verlag Steinmeier, Nordlingen ISBN 3•935748-07-8
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Contents Preface - VII
8 Zugzwang
1 Back- Rank Combi nations
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Exerc i ses - 3 So l u ti o n s - 11 Sco re tab l e- 14
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Exe rc i se s- 139 S o l u t i o n s - 147 S c o re t a b l e- 152 9 Im proving Piece Position -153
2 Cand idate Moves 15 Exerc i ses- 18 So l u ti o n s - 24 P racti cal exe rc i ses- 29 Score tab l e- 34 -
3 The Wrong-Coloured Bishop -35
Exerc i s es - 45 So l u t i o n s - 52 Score tab l e- 56 4 Exchanging Pieces -57
Exerc i ses - 6o Sol u t i o n s- 69 Sco re tab l e- 74 5 Passed Pawns i n the M iddlegame -75
Trai n i ng m ateri a l- 79
6 Double Attack -95 Exerc i se s - 100 So l u t i o n s- 109 Score table- 113 7 The Process of Elimination -115
Exerci ses - 119 Sol u t i o n s- 123 P racti c a l exerc i se s- 126 Score tab l e- 134
Exerc i se s- 158 S ol u t i o n s- 166 S c o re tab l e- 170 10 Trapping a Piece -171
Exerc i ses - 175 S o l u ti o n s - 183 S c o re t a b l e- 186
Appendix -187 I n d ex o f co m p o s e rs a n d a n alysts- 187 I n d ex of g a m e s- 189 Explanation of symbols - 196
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Preface Between 1999 and 2002 I produced and published i n Germany a small series of ten trai ning booklets, each one covering a partic u l ar chess theme. T h i s experi m ental proj ect proved quite popular with German-speaking readers, and others too. Many of my chess colleagues liked this form of i n d ivid ual trai n i ng; and some of them u sed the m aterial in their cl asses too. This favou rable reaction pro m pted the idea of an Engl ish translati o n . Although the booklets were aimed at p l ayers of d ifferi ng abil ities, m o s t wanted the complete set. And that's how these d ifferent themes h ave ended up in one book. You could also look on this d iversity as a strength if a reader, with chess am bitions, wants to test his overall ability. Moreover, for chess trainers this book provides several ready-made lectures, and many usefu l exercises covering d ifferent aspects of the game, al ready sorted in terms of their level of d ifficu l ty. There are th ree themes and tests that fal l under the h ead ing 'tactics' : chapter 1 , back ran k com b i n atio n s ; chapter 6, d o u b l e attack; and ch apter 10, trapping a p iece. These chapters are, on the whole, the sim plest, and pl ayers rated below 1500 Elo should probably start with them . Two chapters deal with positional themes: chapter 4 , exchanging pieces ; and chapter 9, improvi ng piece positio n . Two chapters deal with endgame themes: chapter 3, the wrong coloured bishop; and chapter 8, zugzwang. These fou r chapters are more challenging and perhaps s u i table for players w ith an Elo above 1500. H owever, p l ayers of any strength cou ld profit from studyi ng them . Two chapters deal w i th the q u estion of calculation: chapter 2, can d i d ate m oves ; and chapter 7, the process of e l i m i n ation . These themes are more su i table for players with an Elo rati ng greater than 1800. Less experienced p l ayers s h o u l d go th rough the examples and try to solve the one and two-star positions. Chapter 5 deals with a strategical theme, passed pawns i n the midd legame, and contains many add i tional examples that could also be u sed by c l u b players as exercises. For more advanced players, i t s h o u l d be e nough to p l ay through these examples carefu l ly on the chessboard . How should an ambitious p l ayer work with this book? I suggest two possi bil ities : a direct approach; and one based on the d ifficu l ty of the exercises. With the d i rect approach, go thro ugh the examples at the start of the chapter, then tackle the exercises. The exercises are m arked with stars accord i ng to their d ifficulty. Accord i ng to you r rati ng, each star gives the fol l owing scori ng and th i n ki ng time: - Below 1500 Elo, 1 point for solvi ng a position i n under 10 m i n utes. - Below 1800 Elo, 1 point and up to 7 m i n u tes. - Above 1800 Elo, 1 point and u p to 5 m i nutes. So, for example, an exercise with three stars should take a player with an Elo of 1650 a maxi m u m 21 m i n utes to solve, and gives h i m 3 points. At the end of each chapter you w i l l find t h e answers, a n d you can see how well you understood t h e theme.
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PREFACE
There are some special exercises i n the chapters o n cal c u lation that you m ust p lay through move by move. Check the i nstr u ctions before you try these exercises. I also suggest an alternative method of a p proaching th i s book - accor d i ng to the d iff i c u l ty of the exercises. Th i s m ethod is suitable for p layers with a n Elo below 1500. I n each cha pter, wor k through the exam ples, then try to solve the positions u p to the second level of diff iculty. When you have fin ished the book, come back and consider positions on level three. If you are comfor table with the res u l ts, ra i se the level aga i n . If you fi nd you aren't yet ready for the next l evel , put the book back on the shelf, d o some other chess wor k, but af ter a couple of months come back and try again ! But i n the end, per haps the most i m por tant th ing i s not to ta ke a l l these poi nts too ser iously. I hope you wil l j u st enjoy the book. F i nal ly, I wou l d l i ke to tha n k several people who hel ped to make this project possi ble: my wife Nad ia for her hard wor k on the German version ; my chess teacher Mar k Dvoretsky; Jurgen Da niel, my p u bl i sher, for encouragi ng the idea of an Engl ish translati o n ; and U l i Dirr for the layout of the book a n d for correcti ng some m istakes i n the or iginal Ger ma n ed ition .
Back-Rank Combinations
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Recogn ising the early o u tl i nes of mating com b i nations i s a vi tal ski l l . The theme of the weak back-rank is common, so studyi ng ex ercises of this kind shou ld pay off. Although these com binations are, on the whole, fa i rly easy, they are sti l l stri king and i m pressive. Certa i n featu res a re typical of th i s type of position: 1 ) the lack of an esca pe square for the cas tled ki ng; 2) the wea kness of the back-rank; 3) an open fi l e occupied by heavy pieces they are the mai n players i n these combi nations; 4) a passed pawn nea r to promotion.
The attacker isn't afraid of sacrificing ma terial to get a dead ly check on the back-rank. Deflection and double attack a re the most i m portant elements in these combinations.
Ossip Bernstein -J ose Capablanca Moscow 1914 • 2 a
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A d o u b l e attack o n q ueen and rook. At the same time the wh ite q ueen i s deflected f ro m protecti ng the i m portant bac k-ra n k a b c d e f g h square d 1 . Natural ly, t h e black q ueen ca n Here both ki ngs are i n danger. The pawns not be ca ptu red beca use of mate. I n stead, prevent White's king from leavi ng the back it wou l d have been a m istake to play 1 . ... ra nk. Although Black's king has an escape "W b6-b1 + ? 2. "We2-f1 �d8-d1 ?? because of 3. square, it is occupied by the q ueen . In addi �c3-c8+ ( Black also has a bac k- ra n k prob tion, both back-ra n ks a re insufficiently pro lem! ) . tected . White can mate i m med iately with 1 . 2 . gC3-C2 18'd4-d8# , or i n two moves, starting with 1 . Or 2. "We2-e1 18' b2 x c3 ! ( d eflectio n ) 2. a7-a818' + . Black t o play wou l d wi n i m medi 18'e1xc3 �d8-d1+ and mate. ately by 1 . . . . Ek1-c8+ or 1 . . . . 18' h7-b1+.
C H A PT E R I BACK-RANK C O M B I N AT I O N S
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Th is was one of the m ost d ra matic a n d im portant ga mes of t h e whole tou rnament.
Black's pos ition is tota l ly lost, but the for mer World Cha m pion Xiej u n evidently un derestimated her opponent's th reats . Sud denly the Georgian losel iani got a brea k to wi n the gam e a n d with it last m i n ute q ual ifi cation to the can d i dates' fi na l . H owever, she was sl ightly short of ti me and played 37· . . . cs-q ?, m iss ing her big chance. What's so s pecial here ? Looking more deeply i n to the position, you can see that Wh ite's back ra n k is only protected by the q ueen, which a lso guards the rook on f1. l os e l ia n i could have played
37· ··· 'Wd4xa4 1! , exploiting the wea kness of the back- rank. Aga i n , White can not accept the q u een sacrifice. H owever, even after 38. � b5-e2 .§ d 1 xf1+ 39 . �e2xf1 Wa4xc2 40. a6-a7 .§b8d8 41 . a7-a8� .§ ds xas 42. Ab7xas cs-q, Black's win wou l d j ust be a matter of time.
EXERCISES
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SOLU T I O N S
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Minic - Honfi, Vrnjacka Banja 1966 I. Wa7 ! +- (1. . . . '/:1 x a7 2. l'! x dS+ ; 1. . . . l'! x a7 2. HxdS+ ; 1. . . . '/:1c8 2. l'!xdS+ '/:1xd8 3· l'!xdS+ Yxds 4· g3 + - ; 1. . . . l'!dcS 2. '/:1 x c7 l'! x q 3 bl.dS + ) I-o ·
Djaja - Staudte, 1958 W x e 6 !! -+ (1. . . . l'!ci+ 2. l'!fi l'! x fi + 3· '/:1 x f1 '/:1 x e6 +; 1 . . . . gxf6 ? 2. '/:1 x f6 + 't!;>gs 3· 1:/:16+ = ] 0-I
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Fontein - Euwe, Amsterdam 1939 I .E1.cJ! 2. .E1. x ci Wdi + o-I .
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Mikenas - Aronin, Moscow 1957 .E1.ds ! -+ o-I
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Selyavkin - Belousov, 1973 I. CDe4 ! ( 1. h3 ? '/:1e6! ) I-o
Janowski - Burn, Oostende 1907 I. Wxd7 !! (1. l'! x e8+ l'!xeS 2. '/:1 x d7 ? '/:1 x d7 3· l'! x d7 gel+ 4· Gt:lfi GLJe2+ - + ; 1. l'! xd7? l'! x d7 2. '/:1 x d7 '/:1 xd7 3· l'! x d7 l'!e1 + - + ; 1. '/:1xd7!! '/:1 xd7 2. l'!dxd7 +-] I-o
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Shirov - Yusupov, Bundesliga 1995/96 (variation from the game) 2.2. Wxfi + ! -+.
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Alden - Nilsson, Sweden 1972 • Wc6 !! - + (1. . . . gxf6 2. '/:1xf6#; 1 . . . . bl.d1+ 2 . Hf1) o-I
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Rovner - Kamyshev, Moscow 1947 I. Wa7 ! Was ( 1 . . . . l'! xd2 2. '/:1 x c7 bl. x d 1 + 3· Axd1] 2.. Wxa6 ! Wc7 3· Wa7 ! +- I-o
Alekhine - Kohnlein, Dusseldorf 1908 (variation from the game) I. Wxd6 ! cxd6 2.. CDf7+ .E1. x f7 3· .E1.e8+ +
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Paulsen - Anderssen, Leipzig (m5) 1877 .E1.f2.! +- I-0
Alekhine - Reshevsky, Kemeri 1937 1 .E1. x b8 + ! �xbs 2.. Wxes+ ! I-o [ 2 . . . . fxes l'!fS+ +-)
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Crouch - Speelman, Hastings 1992 z6. g x d7 :: [26 . .El.b8! Etas 27. Eia1!! \31 xai (27. . . . Eidxb8 28 . .El. x a2 +-) 28. Ei x d8 + !! x ds 29. \3fxai] z6 l!fs z7. l!bz g xes %-% •
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Sliwa - Stoltz, Bucharest, 1953 •· Wxc6! bxc6 z. b7 Wds 3· bsW [3 . .El.ai 6h3, .El.a8J 3· l!dt+ 4· l!xd• W x bs S· eDb7! + •-o . ••
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Vidmar - Euwe, Karlsbad 1929 •· l!e8+ Afs [1. . . �h7 2. �dJ+ +- J z. g x fS+ �xfs 3· tDfs+ •-o [J . . . . �g8 4· �f8+ � x f8 s. i!d8#J .
0 E1-22 Capablanca- Fonaroff, New York (casual) 1918 •· tDh6+ �hs z. Wxes!! Wxes 3· � xf7+ 1-o 0 E1-23
Vodopyanov - Kanzyn, 1974 1. . . . \Mgt+!! z. �xg• fH 3· �hi fxe1W o-1 0 E1-24
Shampouw - Silalachi, Indonesia 1971 •· WxeS! W x hs z. eDe7+! eD x e7 3· W x fS+ �xfs 4· g ds# 1-o 0 E1-25
Sokolov - Yusupov, Riga (m3) 1986 19 . . . tiJ xes!! zo. tDxes [20. Eixd8l2Jx6+ -+ J zo Wq! z1. Wez [21. Eixd8 �xc2 22. Eixf8+ �xf8 23. Eib8+ CLJc8 -+ J z1. . . . Wxes u . Ae3 .
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Lowcki - Tartakower,Jurata 1937 Black has to try to exploit the weakness of the back-rank by deflecting the white queen from its defence. The best way to achieve this aim is the double attack on queen and rook. •· Wcs+! (I . . . . �b6+ 2. �hi \3ff6 3· h4) z. �hi Wc4! [2 . . . . 1il'e3�� 3· �XeJ .El.fi + 4. \31gi +-J 3· �g• \Md4+ 4· c;;,h 1 We4! Nothing else works : [ 4 . . . . \3fd2� S· .El.xes; 4· . . . \31eJ �� s. \3fxeJ +- ; 4· . . . \31h4� S· !! x es ; 4· . . . \3fd3 S· �gi 1il'd4+ ; 4· . . . \3ff4 S· h4 1 The white queen was well placed on ei. This deflection forces it to leave its best position. S· We• [s. fi x es \31 xes -+ ; s. 1il'di 1;31f4 - + ; s. 1il'g1 1il'e2 -+ 1 'i!fd3! S· A crucial move. The queen has to control the im portant fs square. s . . . . 1;31e2 was worse because •••
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of the deflecting sacrifice 6. l"!.f5 ! (Black also has back-rank problems!). 6. �g1 'Afd4+ 7· �hi Wdz! -+ Now the double attack works. You may only award yourself the points if you found this move. 0-I
0 E1-30 Adams - Torre Repetto, New Orleans 1920 In this celebrated example, both sides have back rank weaknesses. But White has the possibility of deflecting Black's queen from its main task, the protection of the rook on eS. 1. Wg4! Whs [1. . . . @ds 2. @ xes @ xes (2. . . . l"!. xe2 3· @ x dS+
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Candidate Moves
Before we sta rt to ca l c u late, we have to identify the most l i kely poss i b i l i ties: these are the cand idate moves. All ca lculation be gins with the selection of can d i date moves. Someti mes we are l i m ited to one si ngle pos si bi lity, but more often we can choose be tween two or three m oves. I n some rare cases we may fi nd even more a l ternatives than this. Wh i l e a computer wi l l calcu late all possi ble l i nes in a positio n , we d e l i ber ately l i m i t our choice to the mai n lines. Th is is our strength , but u nfortu nately it can also turn out to be the ma i n wea kness of human thi n king: if we l i m it o u r choice too m u c h , we can s i m ply m i ss t h e strongest contin ua tion. Peter Svi d ler - Eric lob ron Yerevan (ol) 1996 4 •
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(The other poss i b i l ity 61. q, leads to a s i m p l e theoretical d raw: 61 . . . . @g2 62. cs h1� 63. � x h1 @xh1 64. c6 f4 65. q f3 66. c8� f2) The t i m e control had been reached, so E ric cou ld ca l m ly consider the position . Our team captai n , G randmaster Darga, was de l i gh ted to see a si m p l e way to d raw. H e glanced at E ric, looking tired af ter the long struggle, and rea l i sed that h e was prepa r i ng to resign. Sadly, the ru les of chess don't perm it any prom pting, so our team lost an i m portan t half poi nt. B lack only has two can d i date m oves (or rather, two candidate ideas) : 61 . . . . f4 and advancing the pawn ; or 61 . . . . 'i!?g2 to wi n the rook for the pawn first. Lobron satisfied h i mself that after 61 . . . . f4 ? 62. @cs @g2 63. @d4 f3 64. @e3 f2 65. @e2 the w h i te king returns i n ti m e to stop the passed pawn, and he resigned . The other idea was either not considered by Black, or he rej ected it too ea rly i n h i s ca l c u lations. He cou ld have drawn easily with 61 . . . . @g2 ! 62. @cs h1� 63. � x h1 @xh1 64. @d4 @g2 65. @es 'i!?f3 66. @xfs @e3 67. 'i!tes @dJ. * * *
The selection of candidate moves has a cru cial i nf l u ence on the accu racy of calculation, a b c d e f g h and therefore determ i nes the strength of a Th i s ga me was played at a critical mo chess p layer. O n e ca n say that ca n d i date ment: the German team faced R u ssia, the m oves a re central to ca l c u lati o n , and the tournament favourites. For the whole ga me search for can di date m oves is the soul of E ri c Lobron had had to defend an a l m ost th i s ca l c u la ti o n . If the strongest conti n ua lost position. His stu bbornness finally pa id tion fa l l s i nto the master's m i n d , then i n off : i n the diagram position Black has a sav the majori ty of cases f u rther ca lcu lation i s u n necessa ry. ing resou rce. There fol lowed :
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The sea rch for ca ndidate moves is a creative process. There is no s i m ple a lgorith m , but there are some priorities to follow. First, you must consider all forcing moves, namely checks, a b c d e f g h ca ptu res and attacks. Some of these moves Here I fel l i n to deep contem plati o n . I n ca n be d isca rded i m med iately, but others return for the sacrificed pawn I have a great remai n as ca nd idate moves. W i th these re lead i n development and a m ighty i n i tiative. ma i n ing moves you have to begi n calcu lat 14. �c2 suggests itself , gai n i ng a tempo for i ng. One ca n i magi ne the whole game as f u rther d evelopment, but I fa i led to fi n d a a series of problems. When a na lysing the clear way to gai n the adva n tage. The posi can d i date moves and moving the pieces in tion af ter 14 . . . . 18'b6 15. � b1 18fq 16. Af4 you r m i n d , it is advisable to look at the posi (16. G[)xds 18fxe5) 16 . . . . lLle6 i s better for tion through your opponent's eyes and to i nclude White, but I got the feel i ng that the starting his possibilities. I t i s also very i m porta n t not to immedi position prom ised more. The eva l uation of a position i s l i ke a compass for the c hess ately engrossyour mind in calculation. Af ter you player; it led me bac k - eventua l ly - to the d raw u p you r ca n d i date m oves, carry o u t search for other candidate moves. The right a short a na lysis with a provisiona l assess attitude led to success. I fou nd a move that ment of the positi o n . If you fa i l to fi n d a created five th rears ! After clear and attractive conti nuation among the chosen moves , it is advisable to retu rn to 14. Wd4 !1 the starting point and to search for f u rther (threate n i ng 15. G[)xd5, 15. lLl b5 , 15. GLle4, ca n d i dates. Ask yourself occasionally if there 15. �b1 and 15. e6 Axe6 16. 18fxg7) aren't other possibilities. Sometimes it happens that d u ri ng the calculation of va riations you 14. ... f6 m ight spot new i d ea s that change the way you view the i n i tial position. ( if 14 . . . . 18'b6, then 15. e6 ! )
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tem p lati o n with these l ines when my tra i n er's voice d istracted me: 'What haven't you considered yet? ' I fou n d the sol ution straightaway: 1. t!4ll f•e4 2. �g7 l!hs 3· �g6 l!es 4· �f6 l!e8 S· �f7 with a perpetual attack on the rook. * * *
The p recise, short calculation of the i nitial moves in a position is more important than the ability to calcu late long lines. A m istake in these first moves is more dangerous than a b c d e f h g a m istake i n the tenth m ove of a variatio n . My trainer Mark Dvoretsky gave me th i s The key t o solvi ng a p roblem i s very often study t o solve. I spent a l o n g t i m e looking the discovery of the best conti nuation, but for a resou rce in th is d ifficult endgame, but not its calculation. When going through the without success. N oth i ng good comes of exercises a n d solutions from this booklet 1. g7?, because of 1 . . f!e8. Blocking the you s h o u l d concentrate on the search for h-pawn with the rook is a somewhat better can d i date m oves. Try to find all the candidate approach, but for a study, the l i nes are sim moves, first. If these m oves don't help much, ply too complicated and, in the end , aren't go back and ask you rself: what other possibili good enough for a d raw. I was i n deep con- ties are there in this position? .
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SOLUTIONS
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Sol utions 0 E2-1
Bogoljubow - Hussong. Karlsruhe 1938/39 1 tbx d3�� A grave error. Black was only expecting the 'auto matic' answer 2. \Sfxd3. 2.. Wg4! g6 ( c:J 2. . . . Ag5 3· tt:\h6+ A x h6 4· \Sfxd7 tt:\ xci 5· l'!axci A x CI 6. l'!x CI +-] 3• tbh6+ I-0 • •••
0 E2-2
Yusupov - Salov, Barcelona 1989 1 Ae2.! (1. . . . Abi � 2. Ad3 Axa2�� 3· Ac2 + ] 2.. Ad3 (2. Aa4 Abi -+ J 2. A x b3 3· Abt Ae4 -+ o-1 • •••
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Svidler was obviously only expecting the contin uation that followed in the game. Instead 2. f5! Axg2+ 3· 'i!?xg2! + - would have won. What was overlooked by the two players : the second or even the first move� 2.. g gs �� tbfs + and Black finally managed to win the game. 0 E2-7
Silich - Rokhlin, Odessa 1929 1. Ae4+�� The best way to victory was 36. \Sie4+! +-, though 36. l'!xcS AxfJ+ 37· 'i!?h2 Axdi 3S. \Sie4+ l'!hg6 39· fJ +- was also good enough. An un pleasant surprise now awaits. 1 Wfs!! -+ Look for your opponent's candidate moves too! 0-1 • •••
0 E2-3
Olland - Wolf, Karlsbad 1907 1. �b2.! [I. l'!h5� l'!ci + 2. \Si x ci \Sf x h 5 +) 1 g d3 2.. Wet [ 2. \Sig4 +-) 2. Ae6 [ 2. . . . 'i!?h7 3· l'!g7+ +-; 2 . . . . Ad7 3· l'!gs+ 'i!?h7 4· l'!hs+ + - ; 2 . . . . \Sfxh4 3· \SicS + 'i!?h7 4· \SigS + 'i!?h6 42. \Sig7#) 3. gg8+ �xg8 4· Wxh6 +- 1-o
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Tukmakov - Anand, New Delhi 1986 1 tbd3! (I . . . . e x f2+ 2. \Sf x f2 +) 2.. Wez (2. fxe3 \Siai + 3· 'i!?g2 ctJei + - -+ ; 2. \Sf x d3 \Sf x f2 + 3· 'i!?hi e 2 - + ] 2. W x f2.+ 3 · W x f2. e x f2.+ 4· �f1 �g7 -+ S· Abs �f6 6. es tbxes 7· �xf2. �es o-1 •
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Anand - Salov, Paris (rapid) 1991 1. Ad2.! ( 1. A x fs 'i!? x fs 2. \Sff3 f6 ±] 1 Wes 2.. gel Wxet 3· Axe1 Ad7 4· Ah6 g fe8 S· W6 1-0 • •• •
0 E2-6
Granda Zuniga - Svidler, Madrid 1998 I Ah3�� •
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Yusupov - Milov, Dresden (zt) 1998 I. Wf) � I. Af6 g6 wasn't any better. But j ust afi:er carry ing out my move I found an easy way to get a big advantage: I . .&h6! A x h 2 + (I . . . . tt:\e6 2. \Sig4 f5 3· \Sf x f5 gxh6 4· tt:\f6+ + - ; I . . . . gxh6 2. tt:\f6+ + -) 2. 'i!?hi \Sic6 (2 . . . . Ad6 3· tt:\ xg7 l'!ds 4· \Sih5 ±) 2. A xg7 kq 3· \SffJ tt:\g6 4· Ah6 ± (4. Af6 ±). I. t0g6! 2.. h4 The position has become very complicated. The situation afi:er 2. Af6!� was also unclear : 2. Af6!� Afs!� (2 . . . . gxf6 IS. tt:\xf6+ 'i!?fs 3· \Sfh5 .&e6 4· tt:\ x eS !! xeS 5· f4 c3 6. b3 ±) 3· \Sf x d5 .&g4 oo or 2. \Sf x d5!� A x h2+ 3· 'i!?hi Ag4! 4· .&xg6! hxg6 5· tt:\f4 .& x f4 6. A x f4 t. I realised here that I had probably missed a win and I lost interest in playing on. I offered a draw which my opponent accepted. Afi:er 2 . . . . Ae6 ( l> \Sid7) 3· e4 \Sid7 (or 3· . . . dxe4 4· Axe4 \Sfd7 5· Axb7 Ag4 6. \Sids Ae6 7· •••
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il.c6 Axds 8. Axd7 �e2 55) 3· es Axes 4· dxes Ag4 S· e6! V!1xe6 6. ctJf4 A x f3 (6 . . . . tt::l x f4 7· Wxf4 f6 8. Axf6 gxf6 g. �aei ;!;) 7· tt::l xe6 �xe6 8. gx fJ h6 chances are balanced. 0 E2-9 Tomczak - Anand, Lugano 1988 I. l!e6 �� Correct was 3S· "l!1h6+ 'i!tg8 36. �e6 (ll 1i1gs, .1"l.f6) and White wins. I Wxe6! -+ o-I •
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0 Ez-1o Anand - Andersson, Monte Carlo (rapid) 1997 Anand finds a surprising way to win a pawn. I. ti:)xd4! A xg2 2.. ti:)fs We6 3· Wgs ti:)e8 Oq . . g6 4· tt::l h 6+. 4· ct>xg2 h6 S· Wg4 ti:)df6 6. Wf) + There followed 6 e4 7· dxe4 ti:) x e4 8. l!fdi @h7 9· bxcs bxcs Io. l!ds �8f6 n. A x f6! �xf6 I2. gxcs l!ab8 I3· l!di l!b2. I4. ti:)d4 We7 IS· l!bs and Black resigned. .
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0 E2-13
Tigran Gorgiev, I930 The key to this study is the zugzwang position af ter move 6. Both sides have to reach this position with the other to move. I. c6! 1. a4� h6 ! 2. as hs 3· a6 h4 4· a7 h3 S· c6 h2 6. C7 hi1i1# is too fast! I. a3� hs! 2. a4 h4 3· as h3 4· a6 h2 s. a7 hiV=1+ is too slow! I. h6 [I . . . . c;!tq 2. a4 'i!f x c6 3· as 'i!tbs 4· 'i!tb7 ! = ; 1. h s 2 . a4 !) 2.. a3! hs [2. . . . c;!tq 3· a4 'i!fxc6 4· as 'i!tbs S· 'i!tb7! 'i!fxas 6. 'i!fc6 hs 7· 'i!fds and the king reaches the h-pawn.) 3· � h4 4· as h3 S· a6 h2 6. a7 = • • •
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Smyslov - Lilienthal, Moscow 1938 I. Wa7 � Correct was 1. V!1ds ! .1"l. xb3 (if 1. "l!1 x b3, then 2. ds! +- and d6 ; 1. .1"l.e6 wasn't better because of 2. f4 +- with the threat of ds) 2. 1i1f6+ 'i!tg8 3· e6 and White wins. I Wxb3 � Instead, I . . . . V!1 x d4 � 2 . e6 + - was also poor ; but 1. .1"l. xb3 would have led to equality (2. e6 .1"l.b7). 2.. Wxas ± and Smyslov converted his advantage to victory. • • •
0 E2-11 Richard Reti, I92.2 To win the game, White has to attack the g-pawn with his knight as quickly as possible. I. ti:)e8!! [I. tt::ld s+ 'i!fe6 2. tt::l f4+ 'i!ffs 3· ltJe2 'i!tg4 4· Ad7+ 'i!fh4 S· tt::ld4 'i!fgs = ] I @e6 [ I . . . . lUb3 2 . tt::lg 7 tt::l d4 3 · tt::l h s tt::l fs 4· Ac2 (4. Abs) 4· . . . ctJe3 s. Ae4 + - ; I . . . . tL.lc4 2. tt::lg 7 tt::l d 6 (z. . . . ctJe3 3· tL.lhs tt::l fs 4· Abs 'i!fe6 s . Ad3) 3· il.cz +-] 2. �g7+ ct>es 3· ti:)hs I-o •
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0 E2-12 Jindrich Fritz, I96S I. Ab7! [I. bs 'i!fe3 2. Ab7 'i!fd4 3· 'i!fxa7 'i!lcs -+] I l!xb7 [1 . . . . 'i!fe3 2. 'i!f x a7 bs 3· 'i!tb6 'i!fd4 4· Ac6 = ; 1. bs 2. 'i!fxa7 =] 2. bs! [ 2. 'i!fxb7� as -+] 2 l!b8 [ 2 . . . . .1"l.d7 = ; 2 . . . . 'i!fe3 �� 3· ci;>xb7 'i!fd4 4· 'i!f x a7 'i!fcs S· 'i!i>a6 0) 3· ct> x a7 gh8 4· @xb6 ct>e3 S· ct>c7 [s. 'i!ta7 �hi 6. b6 •
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Gaprindashvili - Servaty, Dortmund 1974 I Wxg2.� This move loses. Black should have tried to de fend a worse position with I . . . . 'i!f xg7. 2. . Wd4!! [2. AfJ� .1"l.e8+ - + ; 2. A x f8 V!1 x h r + 3· Afi "l=1e4+ = ] 2 Wxhi+ 3 · ct>d2 Wxai •
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[3 . . . . 15'xh2 4· �f3 ! f!.e8 s. E!.hi 15'q 6. Ah8 ! +-] 4· Wf6 ! +and because of 4· . . . 15'xa2 S· Ah6 15'as+ 6. 'i!?di 'i1a4+ 7· 'i!?ci 'i1ai + 8. 'i!?c2 'i1a4 + 9· 'i!?bi Black resigned. 0 E2-16
Yusupov - Adams, Dortmund 1994 I WdJ � I . . . . 1i1fs!! would have saved the game: A) 2. Ag3 'i1e4 3· d6 (3. 'i1f] =) 3· . . . h4! = ; B) 2. Ae3 15'e4 3· �gs 15'xds (or 3· . . . 'i!?g6 4· d6 il,[6 S· Axf6 1i1f4+ 6. 'i!?gi 15'e3+ 7· 'i!?fi 15'd3+ =) 4· Af6 'i1g8 S· A x es 'i!?h8 6. A xg7+ 1i1 xg7 7· 1i1xc4 1i1es+ . 2 . d6 C3 [2 . . . . 'i!?g6 3· d7 Af6 4· Ab6 ± ] 3 · d 7 c 2 4 · Ae3 ! This move was overlooked by Adams. 4· Wxe3 S· Wxc2+ e4 6. Wc7 ! Even simpler than 6 . d8'i1 il,es+ 7· g 3 Axg3+ (7. . . . 15'xg3+ 8. 'i!?hi 15'xh3+ 9· 'i!?gi 15'g3+ 10. 'i!?fi) I I . 'i!?hi 1;3ffJ+ I2. 1i1g2. Black resigned. In sharp positions it is very dangerous to base one's play on general assessments alone. •
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f!.f8 + 'i!?h7 I calculated just one line: A) 4· t:l.d8 t:l.f6 and none of the three continua tions promises White victory : AI) S· il,d7 A xd7 6. f!. x d7 f!.e6 = ; A2) S· t:l.d7 !? il, x d7 (s . . . . CLlf4 6. e8'i1 f6, a n d a typ i ca l d rawi ng m echa n is m is (This only works with a rook's pawn . I n i n i tiated : the th reat is 'i!?gs, a n d after the all other cases White wins with the help of bishop retreats the king reaches the corner: zugzwang. ) It is i m poss ible to force Black's 3· Ae4 c!>f7 4· Ah7 'i!?f6 = 6'i!?g8 I n th is l i ne, king to l eave the corner. White can only de White wou l d wi n if h is ki ng reached the f4 sq uare. l iver stalemate : 1. c!>f6 c!>g8 2. h6 c!>h8 3· c!>f7
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Robert Fischer - M ark Tai manov (2), Vancouver 1971
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83. h4 tLif3 84. hs tLigs 8s. Afs tLif3 86. h6 tLigs 87. �g6 Black is i n zugzw ang.
62 . ... ttlb8 1 ( .6 tbc6+ and t!J x b4)
The point is that 63. bs can be answered by 63 . . . . lbc6+ ! 64. bxc6 �xc6 and the game transposes i n to o u r d rawn position from d i agram 22. =
87. . . . tLif3 88. h7 tL!es+ 89. �f6 1-o * * *
63 . . . . tLic6 64. �bs tLI)(b4 6s. �b6
I n the game Portisch - Kavalek, Wh ite u nder estimated Black's chances, wh ich were con nected, of course, with the wrong-coloured bishop.
Lajos Portisch - Lu bomir Kavalek Montrea/ 1979
Or 65. A x b4+ �q 66. Ad6+ �b7 = .
6s . ... tLid3 1 Threatening tbb2, and the d raw is clear: 66. Ac3 �d7 67. �b7 tbcs+ Yz-¥2. * * *
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Such a grave m ista ke has j u st one expla nati o n : Chandler expected the a u tomatic recaptu re. In that case the black king wou ld have been cut off from the corner, a n d the win would be easy: 54 . . . . 'i!?xh6 55. 'i!?f6 'i!?h5 56. 'i!?g7 +-. The correct wi n n i ng method was demonstrated by Dvoretsky: 54· h4 lLlg4 55. 'i!?f5 C2Jh6+ 56. 'i!?f4 lLlf7 57· gd5 C2Jh6 58 . h5 'i!?h7 59· ge68 'i!?g7 6o. 'i!?e5 'i!?h8 61. 'i!?f6 'i!?h7 62. 'i!?e7 'i!?g7 63. 'i!?e8 'i!?h7 ( 63 . . . . 'i!?h8 64. g6 'i!?g7 65. 'i!?e7 'i!?h8 66. 'i!?f8 Yusu pov) 64. 'i!?f8 'i!?h8 65. g6 lLlf5 66. h6 C2J x h6 67. g7+ 'i!?h7 68. gf5+ C2J x f5 69. g818'+ .
53· Ag6 ?? ct>xf4 54· Axfs Wh i te expected the bishop to be reca p tu red : 54· . . . 'i!?xf5 ? 55· h6 +-. Black d i d not m i ss h i s cha nce :
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58. Ag8 ct>g6 59· h7 ct>g7 = Y2-Y2 * * *
54· ... ct>h8 1 Of course ! As we know, the n u m ber of pawns on the h-file makes no d i fference.
ss - Ads ct>h7 s6. ct>f7 ct>hs Y2-Yz
Vlad i m ir Raicevic - Albin Planinc Zagreb 1977
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61. E!gs?? .El.g3+ I 62. ct> xf4 62. 'i!?f2 'i!?f6 = ; 62. E! x g3 fxg3 = .
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63 . . . . �f6 - Yz-Yz H owever, 63 . . . . Et x h4 64. A x h5 would not have been clever, when Wh i te ca n sti l l try to w i n .
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2. Et )( b2 A )( b2 3· �f3 ?! I t would have been more precise to play 3· h4! 'i!?e5 4 · g4 'i!?f4 5· 'i!?h3 .6 g5, h5.
3· ··- �fs B lack could have given Wh ite a l i ttle m o re to worry a bout with 3· . . . Ac3 4· h4 Ae1 ! (4 . . . . Ad2 5· g4 Ae1 6. g5+ = ) 5· 'i!?g4 Adz 6 . 'i!?f3 �e5 7· 'i!?e2 Aa5 8. �f3 Now Wh i te forces the position from d iagram 22.
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For i ndependent study you m ight con sider exercises 10 to 22. The ma i n theme i n these positions i s the struggle t o reach a position with the wrong-coloured bishop.
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Ill. The presence o f more pawns on the defend ing side adds com plexity and often cha nges the assessment of the position . As i n the next example.
von Holzhausen 1910 D
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H owever, i f White has a nother pawn , the position tu rns aga i nst h i m .
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1 . ... Au l Now i t looks bad for White, but the un fortunate positions of Black's bishop a n d king saves h i m .
2. b4 1 + But not 2. b3 ??, because of2 . . . . a3 ! -+ .
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O r 98. 't!?c3 Ad3 99· 't!?b3 't!?d2 100. 't!?a3 't!?c2 101. 't!?a2 Aq+ 102. b3 ( 102. 't!?a1 't!?c1 103. b3 Abs 104. 't!?a2 Ad3 -+) 102 . . . . Abs 103. 't!?a1 't!?c1 104. 't!?a2 Ad3 105. 't!?a1 Ab1 and Black wins. 98 . .. Ad3 99· b3 �e1 100. �b2 �d2 101. �a1 �c2 102. �a2 �c1 l .
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Under no c i rc u m stances should Black captu re the pawn with his ki ng. For exam ple 102 . . . . 'i!?c3 103. 'i!?a1 'i!?>g7 'i!?h4 61. 'i!?>g1 9· 'i!;>f3 'i!;>h1 1o. Ab8 'i!;>g1 11. 'i!;>e3 'i!;>g2 12. 'i!;>d3 'i!;>f3 13. 'i!;>c4 �e4 14. 'i!;>b5 'i!;>d5 15. Ah2 (see d i agram 36)
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74· Ae7 'i!;>a7 75· 'i!;>q 'i!;>aS 76. Ad6 'i!;>a7 76 . . . . bs ?? 77· Acs b4 78. a x b4 +-.
77· 'i!;>cs 'i!;>a6 77· . . . �a8 ?? 78. Ab8 bs 79 . �q b4 8o. a x b4 a3 81. bs a2 82. b6 a1� 83. b7#.
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It is i n teresting to see how the addition of another pawn changes the d efensive strat egy. The next exa m p l e is a good model for playi ng the endgame rook's p awn and knight's pawn versu s roo k's p awn with wrong-coloured bishop.
79 · �q b4 ! 8o. a x b4 (8o. A x b4 �a7 = ) 8o . . . . �bs = .
79· . . . 'i!;>b6 So. 'i!;>cs 'i!;>c6 1 B l ack's king h as to leave the d angerous triangle a6-a8-c8 at once. 8o . . . . �a6 ? 81. �q �a7 82. �c6 A) 82 . . . . a8 85. �b6 +-) 85. Ab6 +-; A3) 83 . . . . �a8 84. �b6 +-;
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B) 82 . . . . �a6 83. Acs �as 84. Ad4 �a6 ( 84 . . . . b4 85. Ab6+ �a6 86. a >< b4 a3 87. b5#) 85. Ab6 b4 86. ax b4.
81. @d8 < b4 'i!i>b7 103. �e6 �c6 =) 102. @d7 b4 ! = .
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37· ... �g6 [ 037· . . . g6 38. �f6 --> ] 38. �f3 �f7 39· �h8 es 40. Ag4 exf4 N evertheless, I succeeded i n weaving m ati ng net. 42 0
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14 . ... tDfs he exchanged off the passive bishop, sti l l sitti ng o n its starti ng squ are, for h i s active knight. Why d i d h e l ose a c o u p l e of tem p i to m ake a n exc h ange that looks, a t fi rst glance, quite i l logical ? Kram nik is a wonder fu l pl ayer. He doesn't j ust see the present po siti o n , he also u n derstands how the game wi l l develop. Let's sup pose that White h ad played i nstead the q u ieter 14. a3 lbf8 15. b4 Ad7 16. lbg3 Ae8 17- 'i:tb3 Ag6. (see next diagram) Comparing both d i agrams we can see that the ' passive' bishop h as become, ar guably, B l ack's most active p i ece ! With a wel l -timed exchange, Kram n i k el i m i n ated
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H ow d o you d evel o p a feel for exchanges ? Fi rst of al l , study the games of grand m as ters and try to u n de rstand when and why they exch ange. The most su itable games are of cou rse those a n notated by the players themselves. Analyse you r own games, pay i ng parti c u l a r attention to exchanges ; and keep exch a n ges in m i nd d uri ng the game. For i nstan ce, ask you rself whether it's sen s i b l e to rem ove a p artic u l ar p a i r of pieces fro m the board . I hope this book p rovides you with enough training material on this theme. Un fortun ately there is too little decent material on this s u bject, b u t I can at least recom m e n d the c l assic Euwe/ Kramer book 'The M i d d le Game' (Vo l . 6 , chapters 3 and 4, Vol . 1 0 ) . You w i l l fi n d many additional examples in the book ' Positi o n al Pl ay' by Dvoretsky and Yusupov.
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Botvinnik - Kan, Leningrad 1939 16. CDe4! Wds 17. tDxf6+ (I7. tUxes� 12tb6] 17. . . . Wxf6 18. Ae4 .§.bs 1 9 .§.adl ±. White gains control over the important central square ds. •
32.. 'i!?d3 .§.es! [ 6 E!.as] 33· .§.b:z. eDd7 34· 'i!?d4 .§.as 3S· .§.e:z. 'i!?e6 36 .§.e6+ 'i!?fs 37· .§.e7 eDes 38. ges The threat is 39· f4. Instead 3S. f!. x g7 tLl x f3 + 39· �e3 Z'!.a3+ 40. �e2 tLld4+ 41. �f1 E!. xa2 -+ was bad. continued in the next solution •
0 E4-2
Botvinnik - Chekhover, Leningrad 1938 13. Axf6! ( I 3. tLld2�! ll. xe2 I 4. E!. xe2 e x d4 I S . cxd4 c x d4] 13. . . . W x f6 14. 'We4 Ax6 IS. Ax6 eDe6 16. dxes dxes 17 .§.dl .§.ads 18. l3ds ±. In this game, exchanging enabled Botvin nik to carry out the same strategic plan as against Kan: he gained control of the ds square. •
0 E4-3
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(sequel to E4-5) The threat is 39· f4. By exchanging rooks White gains counterplay, as his king can attack the a6 pawn. Smyslov finds a tactical way to exchange the minor pieces! 38 . . . . .§.a3! [ 6 f!.d3 ; 3S . . . . Z'!. xcs� 39· � x es +± ; 3S . . . . f!.a4+ 39· 'i!tc3 f!.a3+ 40. 'i!tb4 Z'!.xfJ 41. a4 gs 42. 'i!tas +±] 39· Axes .§.�+ 40 .§.e4:! (o4o. 'i!te3 fxes 4 1 . Z'!.c2 E!.a3+ 42. �e2 as 43· Z'!.d2 g6 44· !1c2 hs 45· Z'!.b2 f!.c3 -+ 6 46 . . . . 'i!tf4] 40 . . . fxes+ 41. 'i!?ds .§.xa:z. - + (41. . . . f!. x c4 42. �xc4 �f4 -+] 42. .§.g4 gs and White resigned. •
Boleslavsky - Smyslov, Leningrad 1948 I4. . . . Axq! A protected knight in the centre is often stronger than a bishop. IS· bxq 'We7 ( x CJ, es] 16. exds exds 17. e4! (17. iH4� gs! I8. Ag3 (IS. Ae3 121xes) IS . . . . /Lid2 ; 1 7. 12fe3 � 12t x es 18. f3 \S'xc3 -+] 17 Wxes 18. Af4 continued in the next solution •
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(sequel to E4-3) 18 . . . . 'Wq! 19. exds [ � 19. 12fxc3 tL:lxc3 6CLle2] 19 . . . . Wxf3 :z.o. gx6 ( x f2-f3-h2] :z.o . . . . CDq 2.1. Axe7 eDxds :z.:z.. Ag3 .§.fes + 2.3 .§.fdl .§.es 2.4. l3d:z. h6 ( � 24 . . . . f6 x 7. Rei he] :z.s . .§.el .§.ae8 2.6. Ad6:! (o26. �g2] continued in the next solution
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Smyslov - Tal, Moscow 1969 13. eDh4! Ae6 ( 1 3 . . . . Z'!.ad8 I4. tL:l x fs gxfs 1s. f4 ;!:;] 14. Axe6! bxe6 IS· CD£) f6 (1s. . . . Ag4 16. tLles Axe2 I7. Z'!.ei Qa6 18. tLld7 Z'!.fe8 I9. tUxes Ac8 20. Z'!.adi ±] 16. eDd:z. .§.fds 17. CDe4 e4 18. tDes ± .
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(sequel to E4-4) Black exploits his opponent's carelessness and ex changes a pair of rooks. His opponent no longer has any counter chances. 2.6. . . . l3ei! + 2.7 .§.xel .§.xei+ :z.S. �g:z. eDb6 2.9. Ag3 l3e6 30. �fi :! (030. Z'!.d6 ! E!.xd6 31. Axd6 f5 J2. f4 �f7 33· 'i!ff3 +) 30 . . . . f6 31. �e:z. 'i!?f] •
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Furman - Smyslov, Rostov-on-Don 1971 :z.o. . . . ttldes! 2.1. ttl x es (21. 12t x d8 E!.fxd8 22. A x g7 � xg7 23. tU x es tU xes 24. f4 CLlc4 25. Z'!.e2 f!.d3 26. 't!?f2 tL:l xb2 +] 2.1. . . . 'Wxd:z. :z.:z.. A x d:z. A x es 2.3 .§.bei Ad4 [ t. tLles] 2.4. Af4 (24. CLle2 tLles 2s. tL:lxd4 cxd4 + 6CLld3, CLlc4] 2.4. . . . eDes :z.s. Axes [2s. CLle2 tLld3 26. tL:lxd4 cxd4 27. 1l.xb8 E!. xb8 28. Afi tL:lxei 29. f!.xe1 Ac2 30. Z'!.e2 f!. xb2 31. Z'!.d2 l'ta2 +] :z.s . . . . Axes :z.6. .§.e:z. e6! 2.7. Afi (27. f4 Ad4+ 2s. 't!?h2 Ac4 t] 2.7. . . . gs! :z.8 .§.d:z. .§.fd8 2.9 .§.xdS+ .§.xds 30. lDbs e4 •
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3I. tlJc3 [Jr . .U x c4 l'!c8 -+] 3I . . . . l3.d2 -+ o-I. 0 E4-9
Timman - Die:z; del Corral, Lu:z:ern (ol) 1982 I9. Wg4! ( rg. g4�! l'!ae8] I9· . . . Wxg4 20. hxg4 ± Black has two weaknesses : e4 and h7. At the same time White's pawn on g4 cuts out the enemy knight from the game. 20 Af4 2I. �d2! l3.f6: (021. . . . l'!ae8] 2.2.. Axe4 h6 23. l3.dfi l3.afS 24. l3.6 Axe3+ 2S· � x e3 l3.Sf7 26. l3.fh3 hs I-o. •
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Kasparov - Vukic, Skara 1980 36. Axf6! gxf6 37. l3.di (37- l'!.dr .El. xdr 38. 'i!;>xdr 'i!;>cs 39· gs fxgs 40. fxgs h x gs 41. h6 +-] I-o. 0 E4-11
Ghinda - Yusupov, Dubai (ol) 1986 IS. . . . Axq I9· bxq as 'What prompted Black to exchange his bishop for the knight� First, the once backward pawn on a6 has turned into a dangerous passed pawn. Second, the remaining bishop is obviously stronger than its white col league.' (Mark Dvoretsky) 20. Wd3 :! (o2o. Acr !:::. Aa3] 20 . . . . Wd7 2I. ACI Afs u Wd2 h6 23. Aa3 l3.a6! + 24. l3.fi continued in the next solution .
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(sequel to E4-13) Here Fischer found a great solution to the prob lems of the position, one that has impressed many chess players since. Perhaps Kramnik gained inspiration from this classic game when he made his surprising decision to exchange against Dreev. 22. ttJx d7+!! Why did Fischer exchange his active and cen tralised knight for the passive bishop� Above all, he wanted to remove all his opponent's hopes of counterplay. Black wanted to exchange the bishop by playing 22 . . . . ilbs. That could have been pre vented by 22. a4, but then 22 . . . . 1!,c6 would follow, threatening to exchange knights with 23. . . . ct:Jd7. 2.2.. . . . l3. x d7 23. l3.ci [ t::. l'!c6] 23 . . . . l3.d6 [ t::. ll:J d7] 24. l3.c7 tlJd7 (24 . . . . He8 2S. ft x e8+ ctJ x e8 26. Ha7 +-] 2s. l3.ez g6 (2s . . . . as 26. bs; 2s . . . . ll:Jb6 � 26. f(.ee7] 26. �f2 hs 27. f4! ±. 0 E4-15
Ra:z;uvaev - Yusupov, URS Cup 1984 Black has to exchange his opponent's active knight. 1 1 . . . . ttJfd7! I2. ttJxd7 ttJxd7 I3· tlJd2 E1.cs =. 0 E4-16
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(sequel to E4-11) 24. . . . l3.g6:! Seriously sloppy. White can ex change rooks, and that increases his survival chances. The correct move was 24 . . . . 1!,e4! and then .El.g6 +. 2S· l3.f3! Ae4 26. l3.g3 l3. xg3 27. hxg3 a4 2S. bxa4 bxa4 +.
Yusupov - Wirthensohn, Hamburg 1991 It is very important for White to exchange a pair of rooks. He can then act more effectively against Black's weaknesses on b4 and g7. 26. l3.bs! l3.hb8 27. l3.xb6 l3.xb6 28. gs hxgs 29. hxgs tlJd7 [ 29 . . . . ll:JeS�! 30 . .IThr ll:Jq 3 1 . f(.h7 'i!;>fs 32. l'!h8+ 'i!;>e7 33· 'i!;>cr ll:J xa6 34· JS:a8 ll:Jc7 3S· l'l. x a7 'i!;>d7 36. 'i!;>br +-] 30. E1.hi ±.
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Fischer - Petrosian, Buenos Aires 1971 I6. Acs! l3.feS I7. A xe7 l3. xe7 IS. b4! [ � 18. ct:Jcs as] IS . . . . �fs I g. ttJcs Acs 20. f3! ± l3.ea7 2I. l3.es Ad7 continued in the next solution
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Renet - Yusupov, Dubai (ol) 1986 I6. . . . Axes! I7. dxes tlJe4 + I8. ttJxe4 dxe4 I9· Aa3 cs 20. Ab2 ttJf8 [ 20 . . . . EL:Jbs !� + ] 2I. l3.di Ah, (21. . . . Y x dr] u Wq ttJg6 23. E1.d6 .
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(sequel to E4-17) Black wants to exchange all the major pieces with out having to open the a1-h8 diagonal. 2.4 C2Jh8 ! [ ,0, iLlf7] zs. �fi C2Jf7 z6. �xd8+ �xd8 2.7. �xd8+ Wxd8 z8. �ei gs 2.9. Wdz? (029. "!ic2 ,0,g4] 2.9 W x dz+ 30. � xdz �h6 +. •
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1984] IS· a4 a6 [ � 15 . . . . c6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. iLlf5 ! A x fs 18. e x f5 +-] I6. bxa6 �xa6 I7. as c6 I8. dxc6 �xc6 [ ,0, .1'1c4-d4] I9. �fdi �ec8 ?! (019 . . . . g6] zo. b4 �c4 continued in the next solution 0 E4-23
(sequel to E4-22) zi. tDfs ! Axfs n. exfs ds 2.3. bs [ � 23. Axds 1'1d4 24. "!ia2 iLl x ds 25 . .1'1 x d4 e x d4 26. "!ixds "!ixb4] 2.3 . . . . hs 2.4. a6 bxa6 zs. bxa6 e4 2.6. Afi �cz 2.7. Wd4 ! +-.
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Smyslov - Tal, Bled (ct1), 1959 Wd3 ! �fc8 I6. �fci Wxd3 I7. cxd3 g6?! ( 1 7. . . . iLlcs� 18. iLl xcs d xcs 19. d6 ; 17. . . . �fs !� 18. l'!c3 �e8 19 . .1::l.aCI �ds ;!;] I8. �C3 �xq I9· bxq �c8 zo. c4 ( ,0, 1'1b1 x b7] zo e4 ! ZI. d x e4 �xc4 n. CDdz ±. IS·
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Ragozin - Botvinnik, Leningrad (mS), 1940 Axq+ ! n. b x q d x c4 12.. CDd4 [ � 12. �xc4 iLl x cs 13. "!ibs A xc4 1 4. "!i x cs "!id3 15. 1Llg1 .1'1ad8 - + ; o 12.o-o iLl xcs 13. "!ibs "!ias 14. Ads �xc4 "!i xbs 15. A xbs Jl x a2 + ] Iz [613 . . . . es 14. iLlc6 Jlc6] IJ. Ah6 �e8 [ � 13 . . . . es 14. Jl x fs e x d4 15. cxd4 "!i x fs 16. A xc4 oo] 14.o-o es IS· tD6 (15. iLlb5 a6 16. iLla3 Wh4 -+] ' 5 · . . . tD x cs I6. Wbs b6!? + (16 . . . . "!ia5 '7· �xc4 "!ixbs 18. A x bs Jlxa2 + ] . Io .
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Smyslov - Botvinnik, Moscow (wchu) 1957 CDd4! (11. iLld2� !1 xd2 12. �xd2 iLlxe4+ -+ ; I I . Ad4�! iLl xd4 12. iLl x d4 iLl x e4 13. fJ iLl x c3 ] u. CDxe4 u. tDxc6 bxc6 IJ. Axa7 Afs I4. 6 CDd6 IS. a4 ±. n.
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Yusupov - Hernandez, Thessaloniki (ol) 1984 '3· CDbs ! CDxbs I4. cxbs Ad7 ( o 1 4 . . . . a6 15. bxa6 .1'1 x a6 16. a4 ;!; Razuvaev - Huss, Wien
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Botvinnik - Sorokin, Moscow 1931 White exchanges Black's only active piece, and then continues his attack on the queenside. zo. We3 ! W x e3 zi. fxe3 Ag4 zz. as tDcs [22. . . . iLlbd7 23. h3 A x fJ 24. gxf3 iLlc5 (24. . . . 1'1fds 25. iLlds!) 25. b4 iLle6 26. Jl x e6 fxe6 27. iLla4 ,0, Q\cs] 2.3. �ci A x 6 (23 . . . . 1'1e8 24. h3 Ahs (24 . . . . Ae6 25. Jlxe6 .1'1 xe6 26. 1'1d8+) 25. iLlh4 ! ,0,g4] 2.4. gxf) CDe7 zs. CDds CDc6?! (25 . . . . iLlfxd5 26. Axd5 iLl x d5 27. !1 x d5 ± ] 2.6. tDxf6+ gxf6 2.7. �d7 �ab8 (27. . . . iLl xa5 28 . .1'1cc7] 2.8. �fz ! ( ,0, l'1gi] 2.8 . . . . CD xas 2.9. �cc7 �bc8 30. �Xf7 +-. 0 E4-25
Estrin - Kletsel, corr 1975 I 6. A xb6! Wxb6 I7. Ac4 ± ( x f], d5] I7 . . . . e x f4 I8. A x f7 �f8 I9· Ae6+ �b8 zo. �d3 Was zi. �hdi ± . 0 E4-26
Marshall - Schlechter, Oostende 1907 IS· . . . �ac8 ?! In such positions it is vital to be the first to open the long diagonal. The correct continuation was 15 . . . . iLle5 ! 16. iLl xe5 Jl x e5 '7· iLl xb5 A x b2 18. 1'1c7 "!ies 19 . .1'1 xb7 axb5 20. "!ixb2 "!ic6 21. 1'1e7 l=ifcS! (21. . . . "!id6 =) or 19. 4Jd6 19 . . . . "!ids 20 . .1::l. xb7 "!ixd6 21. "!ixb2 "!ic6 22. Z'l.e7 Wd6 (22. =
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. . . f{fcs!? .0. �fs). 16. �e4! �xe4 17. Axe4 fs 18. Ah1 es 19. .!3.fdl ±. 0 E4-27
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(sequel to E4-29) Black exchanges one bishop and cakes away all his opponent's counter chances. 2.6. . . . �b4! 2.7. a3 �a:z. :z.8. fs �xcr 2.9 .!3.xcJ hs -+. •
Fischer - Keres, Zurich 1959 6o. . . . il.£, � By a timely exchange o f rooks Black could have reached the draw : 6o . . . . Abi+ ! 61. � x f4 f{fs+ 62. 'i!?g4 f{f6 63. f{ x f6 'i!?xf6 = 61. Ac8! [ .0. 1lg4 61. � x f4 � f{hs = ] 61• • • • .!3.g6 [ 6 1 . . . . f{cs 62. Ag4 f{c4+ 63. 'i!?es +-; 61. . . . f{hs 62. f{b6 ! (62. .f{ x hs A x hs 63. � x f4 � x f3 ! = ) ] 6z • .!3.h7 (62. f{xg6 Axg6+ 63. 'i!?xf4 'i!?f6 = ] 62.• • • • �f8 63. Ag4 [ .0. 64. l"!f7 'i!?f7 6s. �hs] 6J • • • • .!3.p (63. . . . l"!xg4� 64. fr x f7+ +-; 63. . . . .f{b6 !� 64. .f{hS+ (64. 'i!? x f4 'i!?gs 6s . .f{h4 .f{b4+ 66. 'i!?g3 'i!?g7) 64 . . . . 'i!?g7 6s. l"!ds .f{b4+ 66. 'i!?es ±] 64 .!3.h6 .!3.g6 Now it's roo late. White gets control over the important gs square. 6s .!3.xg6! Axg6+ 66. �xf4 �P 67. �gs! +-. .
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Smyslov - Reshevsky, Moskau (web) 1948 Smyslov finds an elegant way to emphasise the weakness of d6. :z.s. A xe6! fxe6 2.6. Wh4! Wd7 2.7. Wd8+ W x d8 2.8. A x d8 �d7 :z.g. Ac7 �cs 30. .!3.xd6 +- .!3.c8 (30 . . . . tLl xe4 31 . .f{ x e6 + -] 31. Ab6 �ao4 32. .!3. x e6 �xbz 33· .!3. x es �c4 (n. ... frxCJ 34· .£d4xg7] 34· .!3.e6 �xb6 3S· .!3.xb6 .!3.xq 36 .!3.xb7 .!3.cz 37· h4 .!3.xa:z. 38. �g:z. +-. •
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Karpov - Spa.ssky, Riga 1975 Karpov chooses a forcing continuation and guar antees himself a material advantage. zo. Wxa7! � x f:r. :r.r. Ctl x ds A x ds u Wxe7 � x dr :r.J • .!3.cr .!3.bs :r.4. Wb4 A xg:z. :z.s. �xg:z. �xe3+ :z.6. �gr .!3.e6 2.7. Wf4 .!3.d8 continued in the next solution .
Jimenex-Zerquera - Larsen, Palma de Mallorca, 1967 14. • • • Axes! Larsen discovers that in chis posicion the knight is stronger chan the bishop. 14 . . . . LUxes 15. dxes d4 16. Axe6 fxe6 1 7. cxd4 leads co only a slight advantage for Black. IS· dxes d4! 16. Ah6 .!3.fd8 17. Axe6 fxe6 18. .!3.fer ( 18. �g4� LU xes] r8. . . . .!3-ds 19. Af4 .!3.f8 :z.o. g3 (2o. Ag3 d3 +] :z.o • • • • .!3-fs + . 0 E4-29
Tal - Botvinnik, Moscow (wcht8) 1961 When playing against Tal, exchanging queens was advisable. 18 . . . . Wa6! + (18 . . . . tLlas .0.CUc4 19. �bs+ tLlec6 20. gs (20. l"!bJ !?) 20. . . . h xgs 21. hxgs ctJc4 22. �C1] 19. Wxa6 bxa6 zo. hs �d7 2.1 • .!3-br .!3.b6! u �g3 �as [ .0. tlJc4] 2.3. .!3.xb6 axb6 2.4· r.... �C4 zs. Acr �c6 2.6. .!3.dr continued in the next solution .
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(sequel to E4-32) It is important for White to eliminate any possi ble counterplay and to exchange a pair of rooks. :r.8. Wd4! .!3.de8 :z.g. Wd7 Ctlg4 30 .!3-cs �f6 31 . .!3.xe8+ .!3.xe8 32.. Wb7 .!3.e6 33· Wb8+ Ctle8 34· a4 g6 3S· b4 �g7 36. Wb7 hs 37· h3 �f6 38. �g:z. .!3.d6 39· as bxas 40. bxas .!3.e6 41. a6 �c7 42.. a7 .!3.e7 43· Wc6+ �es 44· �6 1-o. •
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Spa.ssky - Karpov, Montreal 1979 Tartakower noted that the main advantage of the two bishops is that you can part with one of them at the right moment. 2.3. . . . A xq! 2.4. b x q .!3.f6! + zs • .!3.fd:z. .!3.eJ!
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Vlad i m i r Kramn i k -j u d i t Polgar Madrid 1993 83
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C H A P T E R 5· PASSED PAWNS I N T H E M I DDLEGAME
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[36 . . . . Wxh2 37· d7 Wh5+ 38. f3 We5+ (38 . . . . Wh2+ (Sto h l ) 39. 'i!i>d1 Wg1 + 40. 'i!i>c2 Wf2+ 41. 'i!i>b3 +-) 39. 'i!i>f1 Wa1+ 40 . 'i!i>g2 Wb2+ 41 . 'i!i>h3 ( Kram n i k ) ] 37· c;;,f1 Wh1+ 38. c;;,e2 We4+ 39· c;;,d 1 ! �g4+ [39 . . . . Wb4 40. d7 Wb1+ 41 . 'i!i>e2 Wxa2+ 42. 'i!i>f3 + - ; 39 · . . . Wh1+ 40. 'i!i>c2 Wa1 (40 . . . . Wxh2 41 . d7 l8fxf2+ 42. 'i!i>b3 +-) 41 . d7 l8f x a2+ 42. 'i!i>d1 Wb1 + 43· 'i!i>e2 +- J 40. f3 �h3 41. d7 [ 41 . d7 Wf1+ 42. 'i!i>c2 We2+ 43· �d2 + - ] 1-o.
Vladimir Kram n i k - Alexei Shirov Tilburg 1997
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Vlad i m i r Kram n i k -J udit Polgar Linares 1997 a
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Vlad i m i r Kram n i k - Friso N ij boer Wijk aan Zee 1998 94
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Alexander 8eliavsky - Aleksa Stri kovic Cacak 1996 98
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6 Doubl e Attack An attack o n two o r more p i eces with one single m ove i s called a double attack. A d o u ble attack is a n i m portant a n d effective tacti cal instru ment. Often a double attack leads im med i ately to m ateri al gai n , as the oppo nent fi nds it i m possi ble to d efe n d aga i n st all th reats si m u ltaneously. M o reover, it's very easy to overlook a double attack. Here are two examples from the games of world cham pions.
Fritz Samisch -jose Capablanca Karlsbad 1929 1. d4 tLlf6 2. c4 e6 3· CLlc3 lt.b4 4· a3 Axq+ 5· bxq d6 6. f3 e5 7· e4 tbc6 8. it.e3 b6 9· it.d3 Aa6 ?? 105 0
11. d5 he lost a piece and, unsurprisi ngly, later on the game.
larry Ch ristiansen - Anatoly Karpov Wijk aan Zee 1993 1. d4 tLlf6 2. C4 e6 3· CLlf3 b6 4· a3 Aa6 5· Wc2 Ab7 6. CLlC3 C5 7· e4 cxd4 8. tbxd4 CLlc6 9· tLlxc6 Axc6 10. Af4 tLlh5 11. it.e3 Ad6 ?? 106 0 a
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Richard Reti - Alexander Alekh ine Baden-Baden 1925 • 108 a
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Adolf Anderssen - H oward Stau nton London 1851
1. e4 es 2. tlJf3 tlJc6 3· d4 exd4 4· Ac4 Acs S· o-o d6 6. C3 tlJf6 7· cxd4 .£b6 8. tlJq Th is is one of the most famous com b i na Ag4 9· Ae3 o-o 10. a3 'We7 11. 'Wd3 .£xf3 tions that featu res d o u b l e attacks. 12. gxf3 'Wd7 13. c;;,g2 tlJhs 14. tlJe2 tlJe7 15. tlJg3 ttJxg3 16. h xg3 ds 17. .£a2 �adS 18. �ad1 c6 19. �h1 tlJg6 20. �hs dxe4 21. fxe4 Tigran Petrosian - Vlad i m i r Si magin Moscow (ms) 1956 'Wg4 22. �dh1 • 112 111 D and Wh ite wins the rook on h4.
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A powerfu l blow. Wh ite cannot take the roo k because of the kn ight fork. For exam ple: 23. Axd4? 'Llf4+ 24. 'i!i>f1 ltJ x d3 25. � x h7 �d1 + 26. 'i!i>g2 'Lle1+ 27. 'i!i>f1 ( o r 27. � x e1 �xd4) 'Llf3+ 28. 'i!i>g2 �x h1+ 29. � x h1 ltJ xd4 and B l ack wi ns.
fish : 25 . . . . 'Llf4+ ! with the fol lowi ng l i nes: A) 26. 'i!i>g1 �d1+ (26 . . . . 'Lle2+ ? 27. �f1 ltJ x c3 28. �h8#) 27- 'i!i>h2 �xd4 28. �xd4 � x d4 29 . �h4 'Lle2 + ; B ) 26. 'i!i>h2 'i!;> x h7 27. gxf4 � x f4 ( 6 �d4, �f3 ) 28. Ab1+ 'i!i>g8 and i n both cases Black has a h uge advantage. 114
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24. �xh7 l f 24. f3, then 24 . . . . � x h5 ! (24 . . . . 'Llf4+ 25. £ x f4 �e2+ 26. 'i!i>f1 �f2+ 27. 'i!i>e1 � x f3 55 ) 25. � x h5 � x e3 26. �c2 ( o r 26. �C4 'Lle5 27�c2 g6 ) 26 . . . . �feB 55 and B l ack h as m o re than enough com pensatio n for the quee n .
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Practical exe rc i s e s Try to play the fol lowi ng fou r stud ies l i ke real games. You always h ave Wh ite. For each of the first two positions you h ave half an hou r's t h i n k i ng time, and for each of the second two you h ave an hour. Cover the m oves and the d i agrams that fol low with a sheet of paper. When you have reached a decision, you can look at the correct move, the comments, and the 'opponent's' next move. Each study ru ns in a col u m n . I n the left-hand col u m n you ' l l fi rst fi nd a study by Grigoriev, then Vl ase n ko ; i n the right- h a n d col u m n a study by G u rvic h , then Kozi rev. Focus your attention on the can d i d ate moves, and try to refute poor moves as q u i ckly as possi ble.
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Grigoriev 1931: solution
Gurvich 1961 : solution
Diagram 128 on page 126 I . h4! (2 points)
Diagram 130 on page 126 I . �f4 ! (2 points) tLlg5, 'i!?g3 ; L. I . 'i!,>h4 � ctJf2 ( I 'i!?g7 2 . ctJg5 ctJf2 3· ctJ X h3 )
�f7� g5 2. �f6 (2. 'i!?g7 �b3 3· � x h7 'i!?c4 4· c;;,g6 g4 5· �g5 'i!?d5 6. 'i!?xg4 �e6 =) 2 . . . . g4 3· �g5 'i!?b3 4· 'i!?xg4 'i!?c4 5· �g5 'i!?d5 6. 'i!?h6 'i!?e6 7· 'i!?xh7 'i!?f] =. I . . . . hs 1. 'i!?b3 ( 1 . . . . h6 2. h5 +-) 2. 'i!?f7 �c4 3· 'i!?xg7 c;;,d5 4· f5 -+) 3· 'i!?g7 +-. I . . . . ltlfz 1. 'i!?g7 2. tLlg5 tLlf2 3· 'i!?g3 'it>f6 4· tLlh7+ =. 0 0 0
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Diagram 129 on page 126 z. �fs ! (1 point)
Diagram 131 on page 126 2.. �f3 ! (2 points)
2. �f7 � g5! 3· h x g5 h4 4· g6 h3 5· g7 h2 6. gs@ hi@ =. 2.. . . . g6 g5 3· hxg5 h4 4· g6 h3 5· g7 h2 6. gB@+ +-. 2
2. 'i!?g3 CLle4+ 3· 'i!?xh3 'i!?g7 - + ; 2. tLlg5+ 'i!?f6 3· tLlh7+ 'i!?g7 - + ; 2. 'i!?e3 �g7 3· tLlg5 tLldi+ -+. z �g7 3· ltlgs �h6 3· 'i!;>f6 4· CLlh7+ =. ... ltlf7+ = .
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Diagram 132 on page 127 3· �e7 ! +- (1 point) 3· 'i!;>g7 g5 4· h xg5 h4 = . 3 · . . . �b3 4 · �f6 �c4 ; . �xg6 �ds 6. �xh; �e6 7· �g6 +-.
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Vlasenko 1970: solution
Kozirev 1978: solution
Diagram 133 on page 127 1 . ti)bz (2 points)
Diagram 134 on page 127 I. �e7 1. '1!7fa �� 'r!=Jf7#.
1. �b7 + � xd3 4· ... eiW S· Adi+ Wxdi
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Diagram 138 on page 128 4· Wbz+ ! (2 points) Diagram 136 on page 128 6. ti)bz+ �b3 7· ti)xdi as 7· . . . '1!7c2 8. d8 ! = 104 .l:!d7+ c;!;le8 105. c;!;lc7 Acz Io6 .l:!dz Ab3 107 .E!.e:z.+ c;!;lf7 Io8. c;!;>d6 Ac4 Io9 .E!.e7+ c;!;>f8 110 .l:!e4 Ab3 III. c;!;>d7 c;!;>f7 112. .l:!f4+ c;!;>g6 113· c;!;>d6 c;!;lgs 114. c;!;les c;!;lg6 115 .E!.f3 c;!;lg7 116 .E!.f6 Ac4 117. c;!;lfs Ab3 118. c;!;lgs Acz '-h-'-h. •
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Leonid Kubbel, I92.7 I. a6 ! e3 2.. a7 ez 3· a8W eiW 4· Wds+ c;!;lb4 5· Wd3 0 Wai [5 . . . . 1c'ifc1 6. Wa3+ 'i!?c4 7· b3+ + - ; 5· . . . �a4 6 . 1c'ifa3#; 5· . . . 1ttf2 6. 1f7 27. I'Lles+ +-] 22. Ac4 1"!xd1+ 23. 1"!xdi �f7 24. e4! [24. Her] 24 Wf4 2s. 1"!e1 Wg4 26. exfs Wxc4 27. fxg6+ �eS [27. . . . 'l!;> xg6 28. f-( x e6+ 'i!;>f7 29 . .§ x c6 +-] 28. g7 ! es 29. Wxhs+ �d7 3o. 1"!d1+ Ad6 3I. Axes CDd4 32.. CDxd4 I-o. •
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Yusupov - Adorjan, Toluca (izt) 1982 I4 CDb8 ! [ L.I'Llc6-b4] Is. 1"!di CDc6 I6. 1"!bi [16. ds� exds 17. exds I'Llb4 h7 28. hs ! +-] zs. Axe7 1"!xe7 2.9. 1"!xfs 1"!xfs 30. Axfs CDf4 [30 . . . . gxh4 31. �xh4 +-] 3I. Wxgs +- 1"!xes p. dxes W x di+ 33· �h2 Wd2 [33- . . . ctJe2 34· �e6+ 'i!;>fs 35· �fs+ 'l!;>e7 36. �f7+ 'i!;>d8 37· �f8 + 'l!;>c7 38. Wc8#] 34· Ae6+ �h7 [34· . . . 'i!;>f8 35· �fs+ 'l!;>e7 36. �f7+ i;>d8 37· �f8+ 'l!;>q 38. �c8#] 3S· Axc4 g6 36. Ae6 ! Black resigned due to : 36. s1e6 �e3 37· �e7+ 'i!;>h6 38. �f8+ 'i!;>h7 39· �g8+ 'i!;>h6 40. �h8#. I-0. •
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Beliavsky - Yusupov, Moscow 1983 20. CDbi ! [ L.l2Jbd2-bJ, x c6 J 20 1"!acS �! [ o 20. . . . .§ec8 21. l':la2 �d6 22. .!hc2 as 23. l2Jbd2 J4 ;!; (Beliavsky)] 2I. 1"!a2 ! [21. I'Llbd2 cs! 22. d x cs El. xcs = ] 2I CDh4 22. CD x h4 W x h4 23. CDd2 ±. •
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Baturin - Yusupov, Riga 1984 Ac2 ! [L.�e4] 34. 1"!ei Ae4 3s. 1"!e3 fs 36. 33· Wgs Wf7 37· Wh4 1"!d1+ 3S. �h2 1"!d2 -+ 39· �gi �h7 40. 1"!g3 g6 4I. 1"!gs C3 42. Aei Ac6 43· 1"!g3 Wes 44· �h2 Wxei o-I.
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Petrosian - Smyslov, Moscow 1961 IS. Wa4 ! White brings the queen into the attack. IS 1"!fds [18 . . . . g6 19. �e4 ! (19. �g4!�; 19. h4!�)] I9. We4 g6 20. Wg4 hs [20 . . . . 'i!fh7� 21. � xg6+ fxg6 22. � x e6 Hf8 23. Hd7 .§ce8 (23 . . . . El.c7 24. I'Lles +-) 24. I'Llgs+ h x gs 25. �h3+ 'i!fgs 26. �h8+ 'l!;>f7 27. �f6+ •
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Taimanov - Flohr, Leningrad 1948 I6. CDbi ! [ L. ctJc3-bs ; 16. ctJe4� fs 1 7. ctJq f4 ! 18. Axf4 cxd4 19 . .§ xd4 es 20. fre4 fs 21. l"rq l.Lcs (Taimanov)] I6 1"!hg8 [16 . . . . fs 17. g3] I7. g3 cxd4 [017. . . . hs L. r8. h4 fs (Taimanov) ] IS. A x d4 Acs I9. CDq A x d4 zo. 1"!xd4 CDes u . 1"!cdi 1"!xd4 u. 1"!xd4 ± [ L. ctJe4] . •
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Jansa - Campora, Bor 1983 I7. CDh4 ! [L.h3-g4 ; x�g4 ; 17. ds cxds rs. Axf6 gxf6 19. c x ds A x a3 oo ; 1 7. I'Lles �fs ;!;) I7• Ahs IS. h3 g s [ 1 8. . . . I'Lld7 19. g4 l.Le7 20. f4
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Malaniuk - Ivanov, Kostroma 1985 zo. �hi ! [ 6 GLJa3-bs] zo . • . • �e8 ZI. �a3 fs [6f4] zz. hxgs hxgs z3. Wdz Ac6 [23 . . . . \31f6 24. �hs f4 2s. e x f4 g x f4 26. Jlh4 ! ± ] z4. �hs �hs zs. �xhs �xhs z6. o-o-o �g7 z7. �hs �df6 z8. Whz [ 6 d x cs] z8 • • • • a3 z9. Wh3 ! ( 6 30. dx CS dx CS 3 1 . GLJc7 GLJc7 32. \3fb6] Z9• • • • Axhs 30. cxhs ds 3I. dxcs Wxcs [31. . . . bxcs 32 . .i':X xds! +-] 3z. Aes ! +- �g6 33· �hi We7 34· Ad4 We6 3S· c4 ! �c7 36. �ci Wd6 37· cxds �cxds 38. �c6 Wds 39· Ac4 �h7 40. Axds �xds 4I. Wdi ! I-o. 0 E9-20
van der Wiel - Day, Grand Manan 1984 I. Wa4 ! [6\31c6, xc7 :!: 1. c4 lLJf6; :!: I. Ah4 ./':Xes 61Ld7] I • . . • as ( c::::>I . . . . a6] 2.. Wc6 ± Wd7 (2 . . . . 1dd7? 3· .El.xe6 +-] 3· Axds Wxds 4· Wxds [ :!: 4· \Sixq �d7 ! S· \31 x b6 J'l.b7 6. Wxas � xb2 ±] 4· • . • �xds S· Axc7 +-. 0 E9-21
Yusupov - Rasin, Moscow 1976 22 . . . . \31d6?! Instead, Black could have equalised with u . • • • �hs ! z3. � x fi �d7 =, displacing White's bishop from its strong position on f6. 23. 't!? x fi es ? 24. dxes lLJ xes 2S. \Sff4 ./':Xes 26. ldei Wa6+ 27. c4 ! +- I-o. 0 E9-22
Vai:sser - Yusupov, Novosibirsk 1976 I9· . . • �f7 ! Black brings his king to safety. zo.
SOLUTIONS
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a4 �es zi. Ad3 �ds u. hs .E!.hs z3. Wgz �c7 z4. hxg6 We6 zs. �ez Wxg6 + . 0 E9-23
Taimanov - Yusupov, Moscow 1980 �h4 ! [ 6 GLJe8, �ha6 ---> ] z4• .E!.g3 (24. f4 z3 e4 +] 24• • . • �e8 2S· e4 d4 z6. f4 .E!.ha6 -+ 2.7. fxes .E!.ai z8 • .E!.xf7+ (28. \31f2 .El.Sa2+ 29. 't!?ci \Sia3 + 30. 't!?d2 l=l. x cH ! - + J z8. . . . Wxf, z9. Afs We7 o-I. .
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Gligoric - Yusupov, Vrbas 1980 zs . . . . Wh4 ! ( 6 GLJe7-fs] z9• .E!.fz �e7 ! 30. a3 Wcs 3I • .E!.dz �fs 32· Wh3 g4 -+ 33· Whs and here, instead of 33· . . . �hs (time trouble), Black could have won after 33· . . . gxf3 34· \31e8 + 't!?C? 3S· '!;3!d8 + 't!?c6 36. �ed1 (36. gxf3 �d4) 36 . . . . fxg2+ 37· �xg2 \Sie7 (37· . . . \Sixes -+) 3S. �d6+ \31xd6! 39· exd6 �fi + 40. �g1 't!?cs#. 0 E9-25
Csom - Yusupov, Luzern (ol) 1982 ZI. �gJ ! ( 6 GLJf3, g4) ZI . . . , gs ( 21. . . . ./':Xf7 22. lLJfJ J'tef8 23. g4 + - ] zz. �f3 .E!.f7 Z3. g4 �h4+ z4. �xh4 gxh4 zs. f) ! .E!.ef8 2.6. Ah4 ! We6 z7. Aei ± ( xh4] . 0 E9-26
Yusupov - Tseshkovsky, Minsk 1982 I3 . . . . �hs ! [ 6 c6, lLJd7] I4. Wh3 [I4. b4 c6 Is. GLJc3 e4 +] I4 . . . . .E!.a7 + IS· e4� [ Is. �d2!?) IS· . . . f4 ! I6. gxf4 Axds I7. cxds exf4 + IS. 6 D Wf6 I9. Adz Wd4+ 20. �hi �d7 o-I. 0 E9-27
Seirawan - Yusupov, Istanbul (ol) 2000 zo . . . . �fs ! [ 6ctJd7-b6-c4] zi. �h3 Wa3 zz. Wei (22. 1Llcs Jlxcs +] u. . . . �d7 23• .E!.cz Was ! Z4· �ei ! �h6 zs. �d3 �c4 + ( x a2, �e) .
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Yusupov - Zapata, SaintJohn 1988 2.8. ttlaz ! Wbz 2.9. �ez Wa3 30. Ae3 (30. ctJc3 ! would have been simpler : 3 0 . . . . ct:Jhs 3 1 . ct:Jbs Wa1 32. \?if x a1 A x a1 33· g3 +-] 30 . . . . �e8 31. Aci Z!xez 32.. Axa3 �xaz 33· Wbi !� �xa3 34· Wbz tb x ds 3S· W x a3 ttl x f4 36. Afi Ad4+ 37· �hi ttlh; 38. g4 ttlg3+ 39· �gz tb x f1 �! (039 . . . . ii.es ± ] 40. � x fi fxg4 41. hxg4 + hs 42.. gxhs gxhs 43· Waz �f7 44· Wgz ttld7 4S· Wxb7 �e7 46. We4+ I-o.
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Botvinnik - Spielmann, Moscow 1935 9· ttla4 ! Wxaz 10. Ac4 ! Ag4 n. ttl6 Ax6 12.. gx6 ( 1 2. gx [J \?ifa3 ( 1 2 . . . . ctJc2+ 13. \?if x c2 + -) IJ. ftc3 +-) 1-0, 0 E 10-24
Mikhail Kliatskin, 192.4 I, C7 ! �XC7 2., axb6+ �Xb8 3• b7 +- I-0. 0 E10-25
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Kasparov - van der Wiel, Brussels 1987 18. ttlbs ! ± (If 18. ctJe2 (with the idea g4, Ac;), rhen 18 . . . . ctJe6.] 18 . . . . ttle6 ( 1 8 . . . . c x b; 19. kcs kfs 20. � x fs + -] 19· A xe6 fxe6 ( 1 9 . . . . cxb; 20. ka2 ± ] zo. ttlxc7 W>c2 s. tL:lcs (s. tL:las tL:la6)
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Yusupov - Suetin, Moscow 1980 2I. tbf6+ ! c;;,h8 2.2.. E:bi (22. tL:lg4 Axh 23. Axh E!. xd1 24 . .t::l. xd1 Ag5 ±] 22 Wc7 23. E:xb7! (23. tL:lg4 � x f3 ± ] 23 Wxb7 24. tbg4 ! + [24. tLlg5 �c7 25. tL:lgx h7 ±] 24 tbf5 25. tbh4 We7 26. tb x f5 gxf5 27. tb x h6 Wg5 28. tb x f5 ! [28. tL:l x fs \3! x fs 29. \3! x fs e x fs 30. e6+ 'i!;>g8 31. e7 +-) I-0. •
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A p pendix I n dex of c o m p o s e rs a n d an al y sts Names in italics refer to analysts.
A Adorjdn, Andrds, 167 Afek, Yoch anan , 124, 185 Averbakh, Yuri, 41 , 55 B Beliavsky, Alexander, 92, 93, 167 Bond arenko, Fi l i pp, 27 Breukelen , G ij s van , 52, 53 Bro n , Vl ad i m i r, 112, 123 c
Chero n , And re, 151 D
Darga, Klaus, 15 Del Rio, Ercole, 147 Donev, lvo Hristov, 172 Dreev, Alexey, 70 D u ras, Oldfich, 52 Dvizov, Evgeny, 52 Dvoretsky, Mark, 17, 38 , 70, 115, 150, 169 E Euwe, Machielis, 82 F Ferdesi, 97 Fridste i n , 123 Fri n k, Orri n , 52 Fritz, J i ndfich, 25, 137 Ftdcnfk, Ljubomfr, 89, 91
G Gorgiev, Tigran, 25 Gotsd i ner, G . , 52 G reco, Gioacch i no, 53 G rigoriev, N i kolay Dm itrievich, 123, 126, 150, 151 G u rvich, Abram, 126, 149 H H e rbstma n , Alexander, 52 H i l debrand, Alexander, 148 Holzhausen, Walther von , 40 H orwi tz, Bern h ard , 151 Hubner, Robert, 169 Huzman, Alexander, 91
I l l ustrative example, 147
K Kai la, Osmo, 54 Kaspari an, Genrikh Moiseevich, 112 Kasparov, Garry, 184 Kiss l i ng, G . , 26 Kliatski n , M i kh ai l , 1 84 J osef Kl i ng & Bernhard H orwi tz, 42 Kosek, V. , 54 Kotov, Alexander, 57, 171 Kozi rev, V. , 127 Kramnik, Vladimir, 70, 88-91 Kri khe l i , losif, 52 Ku b bel , Leon i d , 149 , 184 Kuznetsov, Alexander, 27 Kuznetsov, Anatoly Georgievich, 53
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L Lasker, Emanuel, 110, 135, 136 Levenfish, G rigory, 96, 109 Levenpsh, Grigory, 98 Lewitt, Moritz, 147 M Makagonov, Vladimir Andreevich, 57 Makarychev, Sergey, S o Matous, M ario, 29 Mednis, Edmar, 39, 53 Mees, W. , 54 Megvi n ishvi l i , N . , 54 N Nimzowitsch, Aaron, 79 0
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Smyslov, Vassi{y, 57 Stohl, Igor, 90 T Taimanov, Mark, 167 Tarrasch, Siegbert, 110 Tartakower, Savie{y, 72 Troitzky, Alexei Alexeyevich, 52 u
U m n ov, G . , 54 u n known , 52 v
Van Vl iet, Louis, 148 Vancura, J osef, 149 Vlasenko, V. , 127
Ojanen, A . , 147
p Petrosian, Tigran, 53 Pogosj ants, Ernest, 29 Polugaevsk.y, Lev, 82 Psakhis, Lev, 89 R Rauzer, Vsevolod, 41 Reti, Richard , 25, 123 Rinck, H en ri , 111, 112, 148, 149
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Winants, Luc, 91 Wotawa, Alois, 17 y
Yusupov, Artur, 38, 53, 91, 94 z
Zaitsev, Igor, 27, 28 Zhuravlev, Nikolay, 110
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I n dex of g a m e s N u m bers i n b o l d i n d i cate that the fi rst named pl ayer h ad Black.
A Adams, Edward Bradfo rd - Torre Repetto, 13 Adams, Michael - Pi ker, 150 - Yusupov, 26 Adorjan, And ras - Yusu pov, 167 Alden - N i lsson, 11 Alekh ine, Alexander - Bernste i n , 11 - Bogolj u bow, 109 - Friem an, 12 -Jahner, 12 - Keh n l e i n , 11 - Reshevsky, 11 - Ru b i n stei n , 1 83 - Reri , 96 Ambroz, Jan - l n kiov, 155 Anand, Viswanathan - Andersson , 25 - Gelfand , 125 - Karpov, 123 - Kasparov, 92 - Kram n i k, 88 - Salov, 24 - Tomczak, 25 - Tu kmakov, 24 - Yusupov, 147 Anderssen, Adolf- Paulsen, 11 - Stau nton, 97 Andersson , U lf- Anand, 25 - McNab, 147 Antu nes, Anton io - Loek, 109 Arbakov, Valentin - Yusupov, 184 Aro n i n , Lev Solomonovich - M i kenas, 11 Averbakh, Yu ri - Herberg, 110 8
Bagi rov, Vl ad i m i r - Planinc, 124 Balogh - Szi ly, 147 Baram idze, David - Smeets, 147 Bareev, Evgeny - Hel lers, 109
Batu ri n - Yusu pov, 167 Bel i avsky, Alexand e r - Cabri lo, 169 - Chandler, 109 - Ge l ler, 154 - Stri kovic, 92 - Yusu pov, 109, 1 67, 169 Belousov - Selyavki n , 11 Bely, M i klos - Karaklajic, 184 Bernste i n , Ossi p - Alekh i ne, 11 - Capablanca, 1 B i lek, I stvan - S myslov, 183 Bogolj u bow, Efi m - Alekh ine, 109 - H u ssong, 24 - Reri, 12 Boleslavsky, Isaak - Ragozi n , 123 - Smyslov, 69 Bensch, Uwe - Yusu pov, 183 Botvi n n ik, M i kh ai l - Chekhover, 69 - Kan, 69 - Ragozi n , 71 - Smyslov, 71 - Soroki n , 71, 1 09 - Sp i e l m a n n , 184 - Stepanov, 184 - Taimanov, 148, 167 - Tal, 72 B restian, Egan - Yusupov, 135 B ronste i n , D avid - M i kenas, 11 - Pachman, 111 B u rn , Amos -J a n owski , 11 Buts - Fauskas, 174 c
Cabrilo, Goran - Bel i avsky, 169 Cam para, Daniel -J ansa, 167 Campos Lopez, M ario - Smith, 39 Capablanca, J ose - Bernste i n , 1 - Fonaroff, 12 - N i mzowitsch, 148
1 90
- Rubi nste i n , 110 - Samisch, 95 - Steiner, 171 - Wi nter, 172 Chandler, M u rray - Beli avsky, 109 - Polgar, 37 Chekhov, Valery - Peresi p k i n , 183 - Psakhis, 155 - Yusu pov, 169 Chekhover, Vitaly - Botvi n n i k, 69 Christi an sen , Larry - Karpov, 95 Crouch, Col i n - Speel m a n , 12 Csom, I stvan - Karpov, 124 - Kindermann, 109 - Yusupov, 168
D Dautov, Rustem - Ruban, 185 - Sermek, 41 - Yusupov, 26 Day - van der Wiel , 168 Dlez del Corral , j esus - Ti mman, 70 Dj aja, D raguti n - Staudte, 11 Durie, Stefan - Yusupov, 169 Dol m atov, Sergey - Yusu pov, 78, 86 Domes - Fedorov, 110 Dreev, Alexey - Kram n i k, 59 E Eh lvest, J aan - Nogueiras, 109 Ei ngorn, Vereslav - Smyslov, 148 Epish i n , Vlad i m i r - Yusu pov, 125 Estri n , Yakov - Kletsel , 71 Euwe, M achgiel is - Fonte i n , 11 - Vi d m ar, 12 F Fauskas - Buts, 174 Fedorov - Domes, 110 Fejzullah u , Afri m - Yusu pov, 183 Fernandez - Pahtz, 109 Feuer, B. H . - O'Kelly de Galway, 109 Fischer, Robert - Keres, 72
A P PENDIX
- Petrosian, 70, 153, 185 - Reshevsky, 136, 183 - Spassky, 109 - Tai m anov, 36 Flo h r, Salo - Tai manov, 167 Fold i , J6zsef- Lu kacs, 150 Fon aroff, Marc - Capablanca, 12 Fon te i n , George Saito - Euwe, 11 Frieman, A - Alekh i ne, 12 Fu rman, Semen Abramovich - Smyslov, 69
G Gabriel, Ch ristian - M i c h aelsen, 124 Gaidarov - G u tm a n , 183 G al l iamova, Alisa - Xi e j u n , 111 Gapri n d ashvi l i , Non a - Servaty, 25 Garda Vera, Osca r - G rau , 96 Gelfand, Boris - Anand, 125 Geller, Efi m - Beli avsky, 154 G h i nda, M i h ai l - Yusu pov, 70 G l ienke, Manfred - Yusupov, 166 G l igoric, Svetozar - Smyslov, 136 - Yusupov, 168 Gol 'berg - Zhuk, 147 G randa Zun iga, J u l io - Svi d ler, 24 G rau, Roberto - Garda Vera, 96 G rigorian, Karen Ashotovich - Ku p reich i k, 73 G r6szpeter, Atti l a - Ku preichik, 166 G u l ko, Boris - Svesh n i kov, 54 G u revich, M i kh ai l - Razuvaev, 110 Gutm a n , Lev - Gaidarov, 183 - M i kenas, 38 H H e l lers, Ferd i nand - Bareev, 109 Hernandez, Roman - Yusupov, 71 Holzhauer, M athias - Yusupov, 111 H o n fi , Karolyne - M i nic, 11 Herberg, Bengt-Eric - Averbakh, 110 H u bner, Robert - N i kolaidis, 110 H u l ak, Kru noslav - Yusu pov, 166 H uss, Andreas - Razuvaev, (71)
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I N D E X OF G A M E S
H u ssong, H ugo - Bogolj u bow, 24
l n kiov, Ven tzislav - Ambroz, 155 l ose l i a n i , N an a - Xi e J u n , 2 Ivanov, Alexander - M alani uk, 168
J J anowski, D awid M arkelowicz - Burn, 11 Jansa, Vlasti m i l - Campa ra, 1 67 J i menez-Zerq uera, E leazar - Larsen , 72 Johner - Alekh ine, 12 K Kamyshev - Rovner, 11 Kan , I l i a Abramovich - Botvi n n i k, 69 Kanzyn - Vodopyanov, 12 Kapengut, Al bert - Zhu ravlev, 109 Karaklajic, N i kola - Bely, 184 Karpov, Anatoly - Anand, 123 - Ch ristiansen, 95 - Csom, 124 - Korchnoi, 43 - Spassky, 72, 72, 154 - Topalov, 111 Kasi mdzh anov, Rustam - Kasparov, 172 Kasparov, Garry - Anand, 92 - Kasimdzhanov, 172 - Pri byl , 93 - Short, 40 - van der Wiel , 184 - Vlad i m i rov, 174 - Vu kic, 70 - Yusupov, 149 , 166, 183 Kavalek, Lu bom i r - Portisch, 37 Kengis, Edvi n s - Yusu pov, 157 Keres, Pau l - Fischer, 72 - Spassky, 81 Kinde rmann , Stefa n - Csom , 109 Klaren beek, H ans - Yusupov, 183 Kletsel, M - Estri n , 71 Koh nen - Lepek, 12 Koh n l e i n , H - Alekh ine, 11
Konstanti nov - Nezhmetd i nov, 185 Korc h n o i , Vikto r - Karpov, 43 - S passky, 82 Kotov, Alexand e r - N ajdorf, 27 Kotro n i as, Vasi lios - Yusupov, 149 Kou atly, Bachar - Yusupov, 85 Kram n i k, Vlad i m i r - Anand, 88 - D reev, 59 - N ij boer, 91 - N u n n , 87 - Po lgar, 88, 90 - Sh i rov, 90 - Ti mman, 75 - Yusupov, 87 Kupreic h i k, Vi kto r - G rigorian , 73 - G r6szpeter, 166 - Yus u pov, 169 Kuzm i n , Gen n ad i - Timoshchenko, 123 Kuznetsov - Petu khov, 53 l
Larsen , Bent -J i m enez-Zerq uera, 72 - Petrosian , 53 Lasker - N N , 110 Lasker, Emanuel - Rubinstei n , 110 Lau rent - Lund-J ensen, 183 Lepek - Kohnen, 12 Levi n , Alexander - Zej bot, 147 Ligteri nk, Gert - Yusupov, 185 Li l ienth al, Andor - Smyslov, 1 1 , 25 Lobro n , Eric - Svid ler, 15 - van der Wiel , 41 towcki, Moj.iesz - Tartakower, 12 Lputian, Sm bat - Yusu pov, 117 Lu kacs, Peter - Fol d i , 150 Lund-J ensen - Lau rent, 183
M Mai n ka, G rego r - Yusu pov, 157 Malan i u k, Vl ad i m i r - Ivanov, 168 M arshal l , Fran k - Sch lechter, 71 M arti n i , Marco - Yusupov, 166 M atanovic, Aleksandar - Petrosian, 184
A P P E N DI X
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McNab, Col i n - Andersson , 147 Merger, J ohan nes - Pau lsen, 54 Michaelsen, N i l s - Gabriel, 124 M i kenas, Vlad as - Aro n i n , 11 - Bronstein, 11 - Gutman, 38 M i les, Anthony - Yusu pov, 148 M i l ov, Vad i m - Yusupov, 24 M i n ic, Dragolj u b - H onfi , 11 M itite l u , Gheorghe - Tol u s h , 111 Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Yusupov, 184 Movsesian, Sergei - Yusu pov, 124
N Najdorf, M iguel - Kotov, 27 Nezh metd i n ov, Rash id - Kon stantinov, 185 N ielsen, Pau l Eri k - Ravi kumar, 124 N ij boer, Friso - Kram n i k, 91 N i kolaidis, loannis - H u bner, 110 N i lsso n , L - Aiden, 11 N i mzowitsch , Aaron - Capabl anca, 148 - Samisch, 79 NN - Lasker, 110 NN - NN, 11, 11 NN - Swiderski , 109 Noguei ras, Jesus - Eh lvest, 109 - Yusu pov, 16 N u n n , J oh n - Kram n i k, 87 0
Olland, Adolf Georg - Wol f, 24 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic - Feuer, 109
p Pachman, Ludek - Bronste i n , 111 Pahtz, Thomas - Fern andez, 109 Pau lsen , Louis - Anderssen, 11 - Merger, 54 Peresipki n , Vl ad i m i r - Chekhov, 183 Petrosi an , Tigran - Fischer, 70, 153, 185 - Larsen , 53 - M atanovic, 184 - Simagi n , 97
- Smyslov, 167 - Spassky, 81 - Sueti n , 153 Petu khov - Kuznetsov, 53 Petu rsson, Margei r - Yusu pov, 115 Piket, J eroen - Adams, 150 Pi rrot, Dieter - Yusu pov, 147, 184 Planinc, Albi n - Bagi rov, 124 - Raicevic, 38 Polgar, Zsuzsa - Chandler, 37 Polgar, J u d i t - Kram n i k, 88, 90 Ponomariov, Ruslan - Su tovsky, 173 Portisch, Lajos - Kavalek, 37 Pri byl , J osef- Kasparov, 93 Psakhis, Lev - Chekhov, 155 - Yusu pov, 156
R Ragozi n , Viacheslav - Boleslavsky, 123 - Botvi n n i k, 71 Raicevic, Vlad i m i r - Plani nc, 38 Ras i n , J acob - Yusu pov, 168 Ravi kumar, Vaidyanath an - N ielsen, 124 Razuvaev, Yuri - Gu revi ch, 110 - H uss, (71 ) - Vasi u kov, 109 - Yusupov, 70, 83 Ree, H ans - Tim man, 138 Renet, O l ivier - Yusu pov, 70 Reshevsky, Samuel - Alekh i ne, 11 - Fischer, 136, 183 - Smyslov, 72 - Tatai, 53 Reti , Rich ard - Alekh i ne, 96 - Bogolj u bow, 12 Ri b l i , Zoltan - Yusu pov, 84 Rokh l i n , Yakov - S i l i ch , 24 Roman ish i n , Oleg - Yusu pov, 183 Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich - Stepanov, 109 Rovner, Dmitry Osi povich - Kamyshev, 11 Ruban, Vad i m - Dautov, 185 Rubi nste i n , Aki ba - Alekh ine, 183
I N D E X OF G A M E S
- Capablanca, 110 - Lasker, 110 s
Salov, Valery - Anand, 24 - Yusupov, 24 Samisch, Fritz - Capablanca, 95 - N i mzowitsch, 79 Sax, Gyu l a - Yusupov, 84, 184 Sch lechter, Carl - M arsh al l , 71 Schlosser, P h i l i p p - Yusu pov, 27 Sei rawan, Yasser - Yusu pov, 168 Selyavki n - Belousov, 11 Sermek, Drazen - Dautov, 41 Servaty, Rudolf- Gaprindashvi l i , 25 Shampouw - Si lal ac h i , 12 S h i rov, Alexei - Kram n i k, 90 - Yusu pov, 11, 173 Short, N igel - Kasparov, 40 Si lalach i - Sham pouw, 12 S i l ich, Vladislav - Rokh l i n , 24 S i m agi n , Vlad i m i r - Petrosian, 97 Sl iwa, Bogdan - Stoltz, 12 S l u tzky, Leon i d - Yusupov, 166 Smeets, Jan - Baramidze, 147 Smith, Ken n eth - Campos Lopez, 39 Smyslov, Vassily - Bi lek, 183 - Bolesl avsky, 69 - Botvi n n i k, 71 - Ei ngo rn , 148 - Fu rman, 69 - Gl igoric, 136 - Li l ienthal , 11, 25 - Petrosian , 167 - Reshevsky, 72 - Speelman, 110 - Tal , 69 , 71 - Tolush, 183 Sokolov, And rei - Yusupov, 12, 183 Soroki n , Maxim - Yusu pov, 124 Soroki n , N i kolay - Botvi n n i k, 71 , 109 Spasov, Li u ben - Yusu pov, 166 Spassky, Boris - Fischer, 109
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- Karpov, 72, 72, 154 - Keres, 81 - Korchnoi, 82 - Petrosian, 81 - Ti m m a n , 148 Speel man, J o n athan - Crouch, 12 - Smyslov, 110 Spiel m an n , Rudolf- Botvi n n i k, 184 S p i ridonov, N i ko l a - U h l m an n , 110 Spraggett, Kevi n - Yusu pov, 57 Staudte, Hans H i l mar - Djaja, 11 Stau nto n , H oward - Anderssen, 97 Stei ner, E n d re - Capablanca, 171 Stepanov, G . - Botvi n n i k, 184 - Romanovsky, 109 Sterre n , Pau l van der - Yusu pov, 76 Sto h l , Igo r - Yusupov, 86 Stoltz, Gosta - Sl iwa, 12 Stri kovic, Aleksa - Beli avsky, 92 Stromberg, Pete r - Vedder, 110 Sueti n , Alexey - Petrosian , 153 - Yusu pov, 185 Sutovsky, E m i l - Ponomariov, 173 Sves h n i kov, Evgeny - G u l ko, 54 Svid ler, Peter - G randa Zun iga, 24 - Lobro n , 15 Swiderski, Rudolf- N N , 109 Szi ly - Balogh , 147
T Tai m an ov, M ark - Botvi n n i k, 148, 167 - Fischer, 36 - Fl o h r, 167 - Yusupov, 168 Tal , M i khail - Botvi n n ik, 72 - Smyslov, 69, 71 Tartakower, Savi e l ly - towcki, 12 Tatai , Stefano - Reshevsky, 53 Ti m m an , J an - Dfez del Corral, 70 - Kramnik, 75 - Ree, 138 - Spassky, 148 - To rre, 11
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A P P E N DI X
- Yusu pov, 26, 183 Timoshchen ko, Gennad i - Kuzm i n , 123 Tolush, Alexander - M itite l u , 111 - Smyslov, 183 Tomczak, Rai ner - Anand, 25 Topalov, Vesel i n - Karpov, 111 Torre Repetto, Carlos - Ad ams, 13 Torre, Eugen io - Tim man, 11 - Yusupov, 78 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly - Yusu pov, 168 Tukmakov, Vlad i m i r - Anan d , 24 - Yusu pov, So, 167 u
U h l man n , Wol fgang - Spi ridonov, 110 - Yusupov, 171 v
Vagan ian, Rafael - Yus upov, 166 va·i sser, Anatol i - Yusu pov, 1 68 Vasi u kov, Evgeni - Razuvaev, 109 Vedder, Henk - Stromberg, 110 Vid mar, M i lan - Euwe, 12 Vilela, Jose Lu i s - Yusu pov, 166 Vlad i m i rov, Evgeny - Kasparov, 174 Vodopyanov - Kanzyn , 12 Vooremaa, And res - Yu ksti , 110 Vu kic, M i l an - Kasparov, 70 Vu lfson, Vlad i m i r - Yusu pov, 166 w
Wely, Loek van - Antu nes, 109 Wiei , John van der - Day, 168 - Kasparov, 184 - Lebron, 41 Wi nter, Will iam - Capablanca, 172 Wirthensohn, Hei nz - Yusu pov, 70 Wolf, Heinrich - Oil and , 24
X Xie J u n - Gal liamova, 111 - l oselian i , 2
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Yuksti - Vooremaa, 110 Yusu pov, Artu r - Adams, 26 - Adorjan, 167 - Anan d , 147 - Arbakov, 184 - Batu rin, 167 - Beliavsky, 109 , 167, 169 - Brestian, 135 - Bonsch, 183 - Chekhov, 169 - Csom , 168 - Dautov, z6 - Du rie, 169 - Dolmatov, 78, 86 - Epish i n , 125 - Fejzu l l ah u , 183 - Gh i nda, 70 - Glienke, 166 - Gl igoric, 168 - Hernandez, 71 - Holzhauer, 111 - H u l ak, 166 - Kasparov, 149, 166, 183 - Kengis, 157 - Kl arenbeek, 183 - Kotronias, 149 - Kouatly, 85 - Kramnik, 87 - Kupreichik, 169 - Ligteri n k, 185 - Lputian, 117 - Mainka, 157 - Marti n i , 166 - M iles, 148 - M i l ov, 24 - Morovic Fern andez, 184 - M ovsesian, 124 - Nogueiras, 16 - Pi rrot, 147, 184 - Psakh is, 156 - Petursson, 115 - Ras i n , 168
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I N D E X OF G A M E S
- Razuvaev, 7 0 , 83 - Renet, 70 - Ri b l i , 84 - Roman i s h i n , 183 - Salov, 24 - Sax, 84, 184 - Schlosser, 27 - Sei rawan , 168 - Shirov, 11, 173 - Sl u tzky, 166 - Sokolov, 12, 183 - Soroki n , 124 - Spasov, 166 - Spraggett, 57 - Stoh l , 86 - Sueti n , 185 - Tai m anov, 168 - Tim man , 26, 183
- Torre, 78 - Tseshkovsky, 168 - Tu kmakov, 8o, 167 - U hlmann, 171 - Vaganian, 166 - van der Sterren, 76 - Va'i sser, 168 - Vi lela, 166 - Vu lfson , 166 - Wi rthenso h n , 70 - Zapata, 184 z
Zapata, Alonso - Yusupov, 184 Zej bot, I . M . - Levi n , 147 Zh u k - Gol' berg, 147 Zh u ravlev, N i kolay - Kapengut, 109
A P P E N DI X
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