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I .d4 t 2. vt vh 3.g3 c6 4.g2 d5
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AI) 7 . . . vc6
A2) 7 ... c6 8.vc5
A2I ) 8 . . . b6
A22) 8 . . . d7
A23) 8 ... vbd7
) 5 . . . d6 6.c4 c6 7.vc3 00 8.#c2
I ) 8 .. .#c7
2) 8 . . . d7
3) 8 . . . #c8
4) 8 ... vc4 9.PbI
4I ) 9 . . . d7
42) 9 . . . vd7 I0.b4
42I) I0 ... vdh
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43) 9 ... a5
44) 9 . . . #c7 I0.b4
44I) I0 . . . xb4
442) I0 ... vd7
443) I0 . . . d7
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222 1!eDutchDe|euce
TeStouewa|| covets avat|etyo||deas | uthe
Dutch De|euce, patt|cu|at|y wheu 8|ack's
pawusateouc6,d5, e6 aud|5. luth|schaptet
wesha||a|so|ookata|ewpos|t|ouswhetethe
c-pawudoesuotgotoc6,but| ugeueta|th|s|s
thema|u |dea.
8ut htst l waut to exp|a|u my cho|ce o|
putt|ugtheku|ghtou t | ustead o|h3, as |s
geueta||ytecommeudedaga|usttheStouewa||.
1!e|ssue|sthe|o||ow|ugmoveotdet. l . d4e6
!. c4|53. g3C|64.$g! c6'. Receut|yth|s has
beeuvety|ash|ouab|e.lt|scommou|yusedby
twob|gexpetts|utheStouewa||,Gtaudmastets
G|e|zetovaud U||b|u ,who |uc|deuta||ycome
|tomthesametowu) .
Tema|u po|ut| sto|otceWh|tetop|ay a
move such as Cc!, ||hewauts to choose the
system w|th Ch3, as the | mmed|ate 5. Ch3
caubemetby 5. ..d6w|ththe|deao|qu|ck|y
p|ay|ug. . . e6-e5,s|uceWh|te'sku|ghtdoesuot
coutto|thee5-squate.
A|tet 5."c! d5 6. 'h3 a popu|at vat|at|ou
o|theStouewa|| at|ses. 1!|swas actua||y my
htstcho|ce, but|atetl |ouudauothetsystem,
wh|ch l w||| shatew|ththeteadet,tobequ|te
| utetest|ug. lthastheadvautageo|uothav|ug
towottyaboutth|smoveotdet|ssue,asweate
go|ug to deve|op out ku|ght to |3 tegatd|ess.
8ut|t|s good to be awate o|theex|steuce o|
th|smoveotdetuouethe|ess.
I .d4H2.vOCm3.g3e64.$g2d55. 0-0
1hete ate othet move otdet |ssues, aud |t
w|||a|ways beposs|b|etohudau| udepeudeat
||ue, but hatd|y oue w|th |udepeudeutva|ue.
Whatevet 8|ack does, the b|shop ueeds te
go to e7 otd6vetysoou. We sha|| thus sp||t
the chaptet |uto ||ue A) 5. . . $e7 aud ||ueB)
5. . . $d6.
A)5. . . $e76.c40-07.Cbd2
lu myop|u|outh|s |sthebestwayto hght|et
au opeu|ug advautage. Wh|te's p|ay |s ptetty
s|mp|eaudeRect|ve.
Now 8|ack cau p| ay AI) 7. . . Cc6 ot A)
7. . . c6.
AI)7444 Cc6
Amouga|| thes|de||ueswhete 8|ackte|ta|as
|tom p|ay|ug . . . c7-c6, l |ouud that ou|y th|s
vat|at|oudesetvesatteut| ou. ltwasoucep|ayee
byN|ge|Shott.
8.b3
3 0 0 u C f g h
8. . . Ce4
la|soexam|ued.
8. . . a59.a3
lt|suse|u|topteveutposs|b|e|deascouuectee
w|ththeadvauceo|thea5-pawu.
9. . . $d7 l 0.$b!'e4
Cbaptet l 5 - StouewallVat|at|ou 223
Seveta| games bave teacbed tbls posmou,
butuobodybasopted|ottbet|gbtp|au.
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l l . Cel ' N
1blskulgbt|sbead|ug|otd3, wblletbeoue
oud2w|||come to |3 audeveutua||yto e5
uudet|avoutab|ec|tcumstauces.1beuWblte
wll| be teady to cbase away 8lack's ku|gbt
|tom tbe ceutte by meaus o| |2-|3. 1he
|ollow|ug| |lusttat|ve|luelsqu|tetyp|ca|.
l l . . .$|6
Wb|te was teady to meet tbe advauce o|
8lack's a-pawu. l l . . .a4 l 2.b4 Now |t ls
obvlously lu|etlot |ot 8lack to captute tbe
c4-pawu w|tb l 2 . . . Cxd2 l 3.=xd2 dxc4
s|ucea|tet l 4. d5' Wb|te|scleatlybettet.
l2.cl $e8 l 3.e3'
l|l 3. Cdl3tbeu8lackgetscouutetplayw|tb
l3. . . a4 l 4.b4dxc4 l 5.xc4e5' .
8 D 0 0 g h
lt |s use|u| |ot Wb|te to stteugtbeu tbe
a4-pawu. Wb|te w|ll cout|uue w|tb b|s plau
o|Cd3, C|3 aud so ou, wb||e 8|ack's playls
uot so obv|ous. Wb|te's cbauces ate cleatly
pte|etable.
9.$b2$d7I0. OeI |
Aswealteadykuow,tb|s| s tbet|gbtplau.
I 0 ... $mI I.Cm
Wb|te eas||y ga|ued a supet|ot poslt|ou |u
tbe |ol|ow|ug eucouutet. l l . e3 Ce7 l 2. Cd3
a5 l 3. |3 Cxd2 l 4.=xd2 $c6.' l 5 . Cc5 =c8
l 6.e4'Keug|s- Deev,lodolskl 990.
I I...$e8I 2.cIU e7I3. Cd3d8
1h|s poslt|ou was teacbed lu Zllbetmau
- ltess, Moscow l 979. Wb|te sbou|d bave
cout|uuedslowly|mptov|ugb|sposlt|ouw|tb.
3 0 0 u C f y h
I4.e3|N$b5I5.U c2
Wb|tetetalustbebettetcbaucesw|tbavety
pleasautgame.
A2)7...c68.Oe5
A vety nex|b|e plau, tbls ku|gbt w|ll ttaus|et
tod3audtbeutbed2-ku|gbtcomesto|3 aud
tbeupetbapse5.AltetwatdsWb|tew|lle|tbet
ptepate au advauce wltb |2-l3 aud e2-e4, ot
stattb|splayoutbequeeus|de.
Hete 8| ack bas tt|ed A2I) 8...b6, A22)
8... $d7audA23)8... Cbd7.
224 1beDutcbDe|euce
AI ) 84 .b6
1h|sp|au|suotvetypopu|at| utb|spatt|cu|at
||ue. l suspect tbe ma|u teasou |s tbe s||gbt
weakeu|ugo|tbee6-pawu, but |u |actWb|te
caubatd|yusetb|s|actot. lusteadl deve|oped
tbe|o||ow|ug||ue|otWb|te.
l 0. Cg5N 1h|s m|gbt be tbe teasou 8|ack
p|ayets e|ta|u |tom 8. . . b6. lu |act, altet
l 0 . . . =c8 |o| |owedby. . . Ce4 bebasapet|ect|y
p|ayab|epos|tlou.
I 0 ...Ce4 I i.$e3
Wb|teptepatescl .
i I ...c5
Otbetw|se | t |s uot so easy to deve|op tbe
queeu'sku|gbt.
i 2.dxc5bxc5
l 2 . . . 3xc5 l 3.3d4'.1 sbou|d secute Wb|te
a |oug-tetm advautage, tbauks to b|s bettet
pawusttuctute.
I3.cxd5exd5
We bave teacbed a typ|ca| pos|t|ou |ot t|e
Stouewa||vatlat|ou,w|tbbaug|ugpawusouc)
aud d5. l u tbls spec|hc case Wb|te's cbauces
seem pte|etab|e, s|uce 8|ack stl|| bas aet
comp|eted b|s deve|opmeut aud tbus Wb|te
bast|metocteatetbteats.
i4.acI$d6
C|eat|y | u|et|ot |s l 4 . . . =e8 l 5 .=b3' =c
l 6. Cg5' .
Aso t|sky l s advauc|ug tbe d-pawu. l 4 . . . e4
l 5. |d l ' 3|6 , l 5 . . . 3d5 tuus |uto l 6. Cxe4'
cxd4 l 7.xd4-- aud 8|ack's pos|t|ou |s
bope|ess) l 6. 3|4 =d5 , l 6 . . . =e7 l 7.e3 exe}
l 8.3xe3 |eaves Wbltew|tb a c|eat pos|t|eaa|
edge) l 7. b4' Wb|tebas tbebettetcbauces.
I 5.fdIUe7
A|tetuat|ve|y, l 5 . . . e8 |s b|t by tbe aea:
l 6. Cc4' 3c7 l 7. Ccd2' Ca6 l 8. Cxe4 Lxe4
,ot l 8 . . . be4 l 9. Cg5 d4 20. b4' aud 8|ac|'s
ceutteco||apses) l 9.=b3b420.Ua3
i6.Ub3Oa6
l| l 6 . . . c4 tbeu Wb|te bas a hue sact|hce.
l 7. Cxc4' dxc4 l 8.xc4 Ib8 l 9. Cg5 W|te
basapowet|u||u|tlat|ve,|ot|ustauce.l 9 . . . -a
20. Cxe4 3xe4 2 l .3xe4 be4 22. c6 -c)
23.=d5Cb724. xd6Cxd625.Uxd6
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vat|at|ou ZZ
I7.xd5|? $xd5 I 8.Uxd5t b8 I 9.Cd3
ad8 20.Uc4
Wb|tebasexce||eutpos|t|oualcompeusat|ou
|ottbeexcbauge.
A22)8... $d7
1!|s |satbemat|c|dea|u Stouewa||pos|t|ous,
but |u tb|s patt|cu|at case Wb|te bas au
auuoy|ugmove.
9.Ub3|?b5
l|9...\b6 tbeu l 0. Cd|3 aud 8|ack cauuot
cout|uue b|s p|au, s|uce l 0 . . . $e8 |s met
sttoug|ybyl l . Cg5' .
3 0 0 C f g h
I0.a4|?N
A sutpt|s|ug tact|ca| |dea, ptev|ous|y ou|y
l 0. cxb5basbeeutt|ed.
I0 . . . bxc4
8|ackbas twootbetposs|b|||t|es.
l 0 . . . dxc4a||owsWh|teexce||eutcompeusat|ou
a|tet l l .=dl Cd5 l 2.e4be4l 3. Cxe4.
l0. . . b4 cau be ausweted by l l . Cd|3 Ce4
l2.$e3 |o||owed by ac l . 8|ack's pos|t|ou
|ooksvetydub|ous.
II.Ub7Uc8
We teacb tbe same pos|t|ou a|tet l l . . .=b6
l 2.=xa8=c7,wb||e l 2 . . . Ca6.doesuotwotk
ouaccouuto|l 3. Cxd7 Cxd7 l 4. Cxc4'+-.
I 2.Uxa8Uc7I 3.Cdxc4
1!eeveumotepos|t|oua|l 3. b3' .a|socomes
|uto cous|detat|ou. l 3 . . . cxb3 l 4.Cxb3 Ca6
l 5.Uxl8t $xl8 l 6.$|4 $d6 l 7. Cd3 $xl4
l 8.gxl4z, ot l 3 . . . c3 l 4. Cb l Ca6 l 5.=x|8t
$x|8 l 6.Cxc3=b6 l 7.e3=xb3 l 8.$d2 aud
Wh|testattstopeuettatealougtbeb-h|e.
I3... Oa6 I4.Uxmt $xm I 5.Oxd7 Cxd7
I 6.$f4 Ub7 I7.Oe5 Oxe5 I 8.e5 Uxb2
I 9.H
l |ee| tbat | u tbe |oug tuu tbe two wb|te
tooks shou|d besttouget tbau 8|ack's queeu.
Cetta|u|ythee2-pawu|suutoucbab|e|uv|ew
o| 20.$ll .
A23) 8. ..Obd79.Od3
9... Oe4
1|s|sthema|ucout|uuat|ou,buto|coutse
tbeteateseveta|add|t|oua|opt|ous.
9. . . b6l 0.Ca4Cc7Avetyuu|ottuuatesquate
|ot tbe queeu. ,1!e |esset ev|| was l 0 . . . $b7
226 TeDutcbDe|euce
l l . C|4 |, a|tbougb ahet l 2. C|3 Ce4
l3. $e3 Wb|te teta|us tbe bettet cbauces.)
l l . C|3 Cb5 l 2 .$d2 1h|s was |. Co|||us -
Ha|pet, New Yotk l 958. Next Wb|te w|||
cout|uuew|tbac l , uudet||u|ugtbem|sp|aced
pos|t|ouo|8|ack'squeeu,Wh|te'sadvautage|s
obv|ous. luc|deuta||y, Wb|te |u tb|s gamewas
|ackCo|||us,tbeuotedAmet|caucbessteacbet
wbosepup||s|uc|uded8obbyl|scbet.
9. . .Ce8
T|sdoesuotmakemucbseuse,s|uceWb|te
|steadytomeettbe ... Lb5j umpw|tbC|4.
Wb|tebasacom|ottab|eadvautage.
l 0. b3
A|so good |s. l 0.Cc2 Cb5 l l . C|4 Cl7
l 2.cxd5',|t|sa|waysuse|u|to|otce8|ackto
tecaptutew|tb tbe c-pawu ou d5, espec|a||y
wbeub|sku|gbt| soud7) l 2 . . . cxd5 l 3. C|3
Ce4 l 4. Cd3$d6 T|s|sl Vatga- Kaj u|b,
Lgetl 994,auduowtbes|mp|el 5 .$|4$x|4
l 6. Cx|4wou|d|eaveWb|tew|tbauobv|ous
pos|t|oua|supet|ot|ty.
l 0 . . . Ce4 l l .$b2 $|6 l 2.cl b8 l 3. |3
Cxd2
1!|s |s ptobab|y tbe |esset ev|| compated
w|tb l 3 . . . Cd6 l 4.e4wbeuWb|tebasa|atge
advautage.
l 4.Cxd2dxc4 l 5.bxc4e5
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1!|s was p|ayed |u Audetssou - Sa|ov,
Leu|ugtadl 987.Wb|te'sedge|s uudeu|ab|e,
aud uow tbe most accutate cout|uuat|ou
wou|dbavebeeu.
l 6. d5' NUe7l 7.e3
I 0c2
Wb|te ueeds tode|eudtbec4-pawu|uotde:
tocout|uueb|sp|auw|tbC|3.
I0 444 Cxd
1be text move |s 8|ack's htst cbo|ce, but|e
bas p|euty o| a|tetuat|ves. Howevet, uoue o|
tbemptom|ses8|ackm||ysat|s|actotyp|ay.
l 0 . . . b6. |s |mposs|b|e bete |u v|ew o|l l . cxe)
cxd5 l 2.Uc6aud8|ack|osesmatet|a|.
l 0 . . . Ce8 l l . C|3g5 1!|sdoesuotmakeauc|
seuse,as8|ackbasuo|deasoutbek|ugs|de,w|||e
W|te s|ow|y but sute|y catt|es out b|s p|aa.
l 2. C|e5Cb5 l 3. |3 Cd6 l4. b3 Ce8Ot|etw|se
$a3wasuup|easaut. l 5 .$d2 Cg7l 6.ael -|
l 7.Ccl b6l 8 .$b4$xb4l 9.Cxb4W||teW1
mucb bettet|uCv|tau- Sebestyeu,lu|a200!
l0. . . Cd|6 l l . C|3$d7 l 2. C|e5$e8 l 3.C|4.
8eg|uu|ug couctete act|ou. l 3 . . . Uc8 l4.cxe)
exd5 l 5. |3 Cd6 l 6 .$d2 a5 l 7.acl W|:e
bad acb|eved ap|easautgame |u V|ad|m|tov -
Mabmud,Adeu2002.
l 0 . . . $|6 l l .Cl3b8
Usua||y l l . . .Ue8 just ttausposes to :|e
l l . . .b8-||uea|tet l 2. b3b8.
l 2. b3Ce8l 3. a4
1h|s move was tecommeud by Kaspatov |a
Chess !n}rmant 43, as au |mptovemeutove
b|s game aga|ust Sbott, wb|cb cout|auea
l 3 .$a3Lg8 l 4.Lacl a5 l 5 .$b2Ub5 l 6.a4.
Kaspatov- Sbott,8tusse|s l 987.
l 3 . . . a5 l 4 .$a3g8 l 5 . C|e5
Wb|te|stota|y|ucoutto|.
l 5 . . . Cxe5 l 6.dxe5 $d8 l 7. |3 Cg5 l 8 .$b2 Lb
l 9 .$d4 C|
1h|swasTosbkov- 8atcb|usky, Geueval97,
auduowtbeobv|ous.
Cbaptetl 5 - Stooewa||Vatlatloo 227
20. e4N
Wou|dsecuteWblteablgadvaotage.
i I .$xd2Om
8|ackcou|da|sottyl l . . . ,|6 l 2.e31b8, but
anet l 3.,b4e8 l 4.acl a5 l 5.,a3Whlte
eojoysastab|eposltlooa|supetlotlty.
i2 .$f4 $d6
l| l 2 . . . ,d7 theo Wblte cao statt some
actlvltyoothequeeosldebymeaoso|l 3. a4.
i3.adI $xf4I4.Oxf4g5 I 5.Od3t
Wblte has maoaged to swap datk-squated
blshops, wblch ls ooe o|tbe malo posltlooa|
.deas. Hlsplecesateoptlma||yp| aced aod he
caoeltbetp|ayoothequeeosldeotptepatetbe
"ptogtammed e2-e4 advaoce lo the ceotte,
Hatdlcsay- Rusolok,Austtla200 l .
B)5. . . $d6
1hls lsa bettet squate|ot theblshopthao e7,
accotdlogtotheoty. Ooeo|themaloldeas ls
thatp|aoswlthb2-b3aod,a3ate|ess|easlb|e,
compatedtowheotbeblshoplsooe7,asthls
squate lsoowaval|ab|e|ot thequeeo. 8ut,as
we haveseeo,Whlte does oot oeed tbls p|ao
lootdettop|ay|otaoadvaotage.1!e5. . . ,d6
|loehas beeo p|ayed bymaoytop p|ayets oo
occasloo,butespecla||ybyAttutYusupov,wbo
|as p|ayed thls | loe tegu|at|y |ot the |ast 25
yeatswlthpbeoomeoa|tesu|ts.
.c4c6
8|ack cao p|ay 6. . . 0-0 wlth the ldea o|
aoswetlog7. b3wlth7...b6' .as p| ayed bythe
SwedlshGMKat|ssoo.8utanet7. Cc3Whlte
wou|d be ab|e to p|ay qulck|y wlth Cb3,
$g5 aod maybe eveo e2-e4, maklog 8|ack's
loteoded p|aoseem uoatttactlve, whlch must
bewhyooooehasevetttledltagalost7. Cc3.
7.Cc30-08.Uc2
3 0 0 u C f g h
Hete8|ackhasaoumbeto|malooptloos,as
we||assomesecoodatyooes.ltlsootoecessaty
tokoowthema||byheatt, butltlslmpottaot
touodetstaodtbe malo polotso|tbevatlous
|loes. 1hemalooptloosate.BI) 8.. e7,B2)
8...$d7,B3)8.4.=e8,aodthemalomoveB4)
8444 Oe4.
1he|essetoptloosate.
8. . . a59. b3' .
Whltechaogesthedltectlooo| bl sp|ay,uslog
the|actthat8|ackhass|lght|yweakeoedhls
queeoslde.
9. . . Ca6 l 0. c5$c7 l l .$|4
^ we a|teady koow, exchaoglog tbe datk-
squated blshops ls Wblte's malo sttateglc
ldea.
l l . . .Cd7 l 2.e3b6 l 3. Ca4g5 l 4. ,xc7Cxc7
8 D 0 0 c ! g h
Wblte's posltlooa| advaotage was obvlous
228 TeDutch De|euce
| ule||et|et- Ke|ecevlc,Swltzet|aud l 996. l
havevetys||ght|ylmptovedouWh|te'sp| ay
bypteveut|ugcouutetp|ay| utheceutte.
l 5. Cd2'Ne8 l 6.ac l t
8|ack cauuot p|ay l 6 . . . e5. because o|
l 7. dxe5Cxe5l 8.Cb6b8l 9.Cxa5w|uu| ug
apawu.
8. . . dxc4
A tathetpt|uc|p|edmove, but l havea|ways
|e| t thatwheu8|ackbteaksuph|sowupawu
sttuctuteltmust|avoutWhlte.
9. e4$e7
8|ack has a|so ttled 9. . . $b4, but lu the
|o||ow|ug eucouutet Wh|te couvluclug|y
bu||t uphetadvautage. l 0.$g5 h6 l l .$x|6
Cx|6 l 2.Ce2' $xc3 l 3. bxc3 b5 l 4.a4
$b7 l 5.ex|5 ex|5 l 6. Ce5 a6 l 7.axb5 axb5
l 8.xa8 $xa8 l 9.Ca2' Tepeuettat|ou by
Wh|te's queeuptoveddec|s|ve|uCm||yte -
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l 0. ex|5' N
1h|s couctete apptoach seems vety
ptom|slug.
l 0.. ex|5 l l .Ce2b5
Wh|telsc|eat|ybettetahetll.h8l 2el
$d6 l 3.Cxc4.
l 2. Ce5a6
De|eud|ugaga|ustl 3. Cb5.
l 3. Cxc6Cxc6 l 4.$xc6b8
A eveuwotsevets|ou|ot 8|ack|s l 4..a7
l 5 .a4.
l 5 .a4$d7 l 6. axb5axb5 l 7.$|4$xc6
A uecessaty sact|hce, 8|ack cauuot p|ay
l 7..b6|uv|ewo|l 8.La8'audWh|tew|as
matet|a|.
l 8. Ce6t|
No bettet |s l 8..h8 l 9.$xb8 $d/
20.Ce5.
l 9.$xb8$d720.Ce5$c6
8|ack |s uuab|e to c|a|m sumc|eat
compeusat|ou |ot be|ugau exchauge dowa
becauseo|the|o||ow|ug|lue.
2 l .d5' Cxd5 22. |dl $|6 23.xd5 $xd
24.Cxd5Cxd525. Cxd5$xb226.a8
Wh|te shou|d couvett hls matet|a|
advautage.
8. . . Cbd7
1!|sa||owsWh|teto |avoutab|yte|easethc
teus|ou|utheceutte.
8 D 0 0 l g h
9. cxd5' cxd5
Recaptut|ugw|th thee-pawuls |mposslb|e,
becausethe|5-pawuwou|dbehaug|ug,wh||e
9..Cxd5 l 0.e4 Cxc3 l l .bxc3 Cb6 l 2. a4
|ed to au obv|ous pos|t|oua| advautage |ot
Wh|te |u Abtegu - Ataoz, 8ueuos A|tes
l 993.
l 0. Cb5$b8 l l .$|4
Whlte shou|d p|ay euetget|ca||ylu otdet to
ptoveh|sadvautage.
ll.$x|4 l 2. gx|4Cb6
C|eat|y |u|etlot |s l 2.. Ce8 l 3. |cl a6
l 4. Cc7 Cxc7 l 5.Cxc7 Cxc7 l 6.xc7
Chaptetl 5 - StouewallVat|atlou ZZ9
C|6 l7. acl , as |u Cabdtakhmauov -
Cubajdull|u,Kazau2007.
l 3. Cc7b8 l 4. Cg5Cd6 l 5.Cc5d8
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l 6.|c l 'N
Au obv|ous |mptovemeut. Wh|te |a|led to
pose 8lack set|ous ptoblems altet l 6.Cxd6
xd6 l 7. Cb5 d8 l 8.a4 h6 l 9. Cl3 $d7-
|u 8ogoljubow - Tattakowet, New Yotk
l 924.
l6 . . . h6 l 7.Cxd6 xd6 l 8. C|3 $d7 l 9. Ce5
c8
Ot l 9 . . . $c6 20. Ca6 c8 2 l . Cc5: aud
Wh|te w|ll soou se|ze the |u|t|at|ve ou the
qoeeus|de.
20.e3a62 l .$|l g5
l|2 l. Cc4 theu 22.$xc4 xc7 23.$d3'
audWh|te|scleatlybettet.
22.bg5 hxg523.$d3f
Wh|tehasthebettetptospects.
BI) 8... Ue7
8lack|s teadyto meet Wh|te's plau o|bl
aud b2-b4, so th|s |s the t|ght momeut to
chauged|tect|ou.
9.$g5|?b6
l | 9. . . b6l 0. Ce5$b7 l l .cxd5cxd5 l 2.Cb5
c8 l 3. Cb3 Cc6 l 4. Cxc6 $xc6 l 5.Cxd6
Cxd6 l 6. |cl audWh|te teta|us a small but
stableadvautage.
I 0.$f4|
lumyop|u|ou,th|s|sthesttougestapptoach.
1he weakess o| the g6-squate m|ght be
|mpottaut||Wh|te'sku|ghtteachese5.
8lack solves h|s ptoblems qu|te com|ottably
altet. l 0.$x|6 Cx|6 l l .abl a5 l 2.a3 Cd7
l 3. b4 axb4 l 4. axb4 1h|s was Huzmau -
Ul|b|u,Antwetp l 993, aud uow 8lack could
havecaptutedthepawuw|th. l 4 . . . dxc4 l 5. b5
,8lack has uoth|ug to wotty about anet
l 5 .e4e5) l 5 . . . c5 l 6.Ca4cxd4 l 7.Cxc4h8
l 8. Cxd4e5-lollowedbyl 9 . . . e4aud. . . Ce5.
I 0 ... dxc4
1he text move |s the ma|u cout|uuat|ou.
Cleatly | u|et|ot |s l 0 . . . $x|4 l l . gx|4 dxc4
l 2. Ce5 d8 l 3.e3 aud Wh|tew|ll tega|u the
pawuw|thd|v|deuds.
I I.$xd6Uxd6I 2.e4
1he qu|et l 2.a4' . looks a teasouable
altetuat|ve.
I 2 ...fe4 I 3.Oxe4 Oxe4 I4.Uxe4 Od7
I 5JIOm I 6.Ue5
Wh|te'scompeusat|ou|s|ud|sputable.
B2)8444 $d7
A well-kuowu Stouewall |dea - 8lack's l|ght-
squated b|shop, wh|ch |s uudoubtedly h|s
ptoblem p|ece, |s head|ug |ot h5 v|a the e8-
squate.
ZJ0 1heDutchDeleuce
la|soaua|ysedthepawucaptute,whlchhasyet
tobetested|u ptact|ce. . . . dxc4N

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l l . b5' ,muchwotse ls l l . Cd2.' b5 l 2. Cxb5
cxb5 l 3.$xa8 Ca6' aud 8|ack takes ovet the
| u|tlatlve) l l . . . Cd5l 2. Cg5' Ce7l 3.e4Wh|te
has vety powetlu| p|ay lot the pawu. lot
lustauce, l 3 . . . Cb4 l 4.Ca4 cxb5 l 5. Cxb5 a6
l 6. e5' , w|thcomp||catlousthatlavoutWh|te.
I I .b5$b5 I 2.bxc6bxc6 I3. c5$e7
l a|so studled l 3 . . . $c7wheuWh|teshou|d
coutluue l 4.Ca4 a5 l 5. Cdl c8 l 6.b7
tetalulugthebettetchauces.
I4.Cg5$fI5.Ua4Uc8I6.$d2 Ce4
Thls ls Dtozdovsk|j - Waug Yue, 8eljlag
,b|ltz) 2008. Wh|te cou|d have se|zed the
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I7. Cce4|N fe4 I 8.Cxf xf I9.$b3|
O20.b3$m2I .0I
l t wou|d behatd lot 8|ack t odeleud t||s
pos|tlou.
9. . . Cbd7 l 0. b4
Thete|suopo|utlutushlugwlth l 0. cxd5.'
Chaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vat|at|ou 23l
as 8|ack cau ca|m|y tecaptute w|th the
e-pawu. l0. . . exd5 aud l l .C x|5. |oses | u
v|ewo|l l . . . Ce4.
l 0 . . . a6
Ouce aga|u l checked the pawu captuteou
c4. l0. . . dxc4N l l . e4 ,|ess c|eat |s l l . b5
Cd5 l 2. bxc6 bxc6 l 3.e4 Cb4 l 4. C e2
$a6 l 5.$a3 b8=) l l . . . be4 ,Auothet
||ue |s l l . . . Cxe4 l 2. Cxe4 be4 l 3. Cg5
C|6 l 4. Cxe4 =g6 l ;.b2' c3 l 6.Cx|6t
=x|6 l 7.C xc3:. Wh|te has tega|ued the
pawu aud has a p|easaut pos|t|oua| edge. )
l 2. Cg;' Cb6l 3. Ccxe4C g6 l 4. a4' $d7,ot
l4 . . . c3 l ;.C xc3 C|d; l 6.C e l ' $e7 l 7.a5
Cd7 l 8. b5)) I ; . a;Cbd; l 6.C xc4W|tha
stab|epos|t|oua|advautage.
l l .a4Ce4
A|tet l l . . . dxc4 l 2.Cd2C e7 l 3.Cxc4$xb4
l 4. a;'=Wh|te's compeusat|ou|smotethau
sumc|eut.
l 2. b;axb; l 3. axb;h6 l 4.$d2
la|so||ke l 4.$b2' .NCd|6 l 5. Ce5w|thau
advautage.
l 4 . . . Cd|6 l 5. Ca4C h;l 6. Cb6b8

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l7.$b4'$xb4 l 8.xb4
Wh|te's advautage |s obv|ous, Setes -
8aumegget,8udapestl 997.
9...b6 l 0. b4$b7
T|s |s qu|te a |og|ca| teact|ou to Wh|te's
p|ayou the queeus|de.
l l . c;' .N
Auewaud|utetest|ug|dea.
8|ack equa||zed com|ottab|y a|tet l l .cxd;
cxd; l 2. b; Cbd7l 3.$|4$x|4 l 4. gx|4C e7
l ; .e3lc8 |uCm||yte-Agdeste|u,G|bta|tat
2008.
l l . . .$c7 l 2. b;
1hepo| uto|Wh|te's p|ay |s showu by the
|o||ow|ug||ue.
l 2 . . . bxc5 l 3.dxc5
l 3.$a3 Cbd7 l 4. dxc5 j ust a
ttauspos|t|ou.
l 3 . . . Cbd7 l 4.$a3
Wh|tehasuoadvautagea|tet. l4. Cd4 Cxc5
l 5 .$a3 $b6 l 6. bxc6 $xc6 l 7.$xc5 $xc5
l 8.Cxd; $xd4 l 9. Cx|6t $xf6 20.$xc6
c8-
l4. . . Ce5 l ;. Cd4 Cc4 I 6.$cl t
A comp|ex aud doub|e-edged pos|t|ou has
at|seu,butWh|te'sact|v|tyshou|dg|veh|mthe
bettetptospects.
9. . . C h5 1h|s |deadoes uot tea||ywotk, s|uce
Wb|te s|mp|y cout|uues h|s p|ay ou the
queeus|de. l 0.b4 Cbd7 ,|u|et|ot |s l 0 . . . dxc4
l l . b; Cd; l 2.Cd2' aud Wh|te tega|us the
pawu w|th d|v|deuds) l l . b; dxc4 l 2. bxc6
bxc6 T|s was late||| - Sch||chthaat, Atco
2000,auduowthes|mp|e l 3.C a4wou|dg|ve
Wb|teagoodedge.
2}2 1beDutcbDe|eoce
l ot|g|oa||y |oteodedto|o||owWb|te's p|ay
lo tbema|o game tbat |s koowo bete, as be
wooagoodgame.lwastb|ok|ogtbatV1ltels
j ustab|tbettetevetywbete,but|acobAagaatd
bad some tecommeodatloos deep loto tbe
m|dd|egame |o b|s book 7he Stoneua// Dutch
tbatld|dootwaottospeodt|meoo. Howevet,
tbey d|d make me |ook|ot a secood t|me at
tbepos|tloo,wblcba||owedmetospotWb|te's
tea| ptob|em.
1b|sptob|em,aodtbe|acttbat|tmakesmote
seoseto toattacktbeb5-pawod|tect|yaod
opeotbequeeos|detoga|oaspaceadvaotage,
made|ota|ast-mloutetevls|oo. Myo|d" |loe
was. l 0.cxb5 cxb5 l l .$|4 $x|4 l 2. g4 $d7
l 3.b4 1ls was p| ayed |o ScbaodotR- L. 8.
Haoseo, Deomatk l 997. Hete l do ootsee
aoy advaotage |ot Wb|te a|tet. l 3 . . . Cc6' N
, l 3 . . . a6 l 4.e3Cc6 l 5. Cel c8 l 6. Cd3twas
tbegame) l 4. |c l Ue7 l 5 . a3|c8-
I 0 ... $a6
A|tet l 0 . . . Ce4 Wb|te cao a|soj umplow|tb
b|s knlgbtw|tb l l . Ce5, bav|og |o mlodtwo
|deas. excbaog|ogoo e4 |o||owed by|2-|3, ot
$|4.
I I.c5$c7I2. a4|
l 2 . . . b4 l 3. Ca2$a5 l 4.Udl '
Avetysttoogmove,Wb|teootoo|yde|eods
tbee2-pawo,ptepat|og$d2,buta|sovacates
tbec2-squate|ottbe maooeuvteCel -c2.
1be|otclogsequeoce l 4.$d2$xe2 l 5.Z|e l
$x|3 l 6.$x|3 Ce4 l 7.$xb4$xb4 l 8.Cxb+
a5 l 9. Cd3 Ca6be|ps 8|ack, wbo cao bo|d
tbeba|aocebete.
A|tettbetextmovetbe|o||ow|ogsamp|e|lae
|||usttatesWb|te'sadvaotage.
l 4 . . . Zl7
1ema|opo|oto|Wb|te's ldeacaobeseea
l otbe|o||ow|og|loe.l 4 . . . Cbd7 l 5.$d2Zb
, l 5 . . . Ub8|osesapawo to l 6. Uel ) l 6.$|+'
lo||owed by $d6, wloo|og tbe excbaage,
s|oce. . . l7wou|dtuo lotoCg5.
l 5. Cele5
A|oglca|attempt, 8|ackloteodstogeaetate
couotetp|ay| otbe ceotte.
l 6. Cc2 exd4 l 7.Uxd4 Uxe2 l 8. Caxb4=g+
l 9.Uxg4 bg4 20. Cxa6Cxa62l . b4'
V1|telsc|eat|ybettet.
I 3. Oxa4
l o tb|s comp|ex m|dd|egame pos(oa
Wb|te's cbaoces ate s||gbt|y bettet, tbaoks to
blsbettetpawosttuctute,wb|cbsbou|dbeaa
lmpottaot|actotl otbe|oogtuo.1be|o||ow|a
lsasamp|e||oe.
I 3 ...Obd7 I4. Oc3 Oe4
8|ack ls oot teady to opeo tbeceottew|t|
l 4 . . . e5. Altet l 5. al $b7 l 6. dxe5 Cxe)
l 7. Cd4 Ce4 l 8. Cxe4 be4 l 9. |3' Wb|te |s
c|eat|ybettet.
I 5. aI$b7
l| l 5 . . . Uc8 l 6. Cxe4 dxe4 l 7.Cg5 Z|
l 8. |3' aodWb|te opeostbebl -a8d|agooa|in
b|s|avout.
I6.$f4
As a|ways, swapp|og tbe datk-sqaa:ea
b|sbops|sWblte's ma|opos|tlooa|ldea.
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vat|at|ou ZJJ
l 6. b4' . cou|d a| so be tt|ed. Maybe Wb|te
|s s||gbt|y bettet, but 8|ack |s cetta|u|y vety
so||d.
I6 . . . $xf4
l |l 6 . . . e5tbeuWb|tebastbesttougl 7. Cxd5'
cxd5 l 8.c6$xc6 l 9.Uxc6ex|4 20.Uxc7bg3
!l . bxg3.w|tbapos|t|oua|edge.
I7.gf4t
A|tbougb 8|ack bas a vety so||d pos|t|ou,
l pte|et Wb|te's cbauces due to two |actots.
b|s bettetpawusttuctuteaudtbepass|v|tyo|
8|ack'sb|sbop.
B4)8. . . Ce4
1b|s|sby|at8|ack'smost|mpottautopt|ou.
9.bI
Wb|teptepatestoadvauce b|sb-pawu.
1!|s |s tbe statt|ug pos|t|ou o| tbe mote
|mpottaut ba||o|tb|scbaptet. Wb|te |uteuds
to pusb b|s b-pawu to cteate weakuesses
|u 8|ack's queeus|de. l| Wb|te |s success|u|
w|tbtb|sp|au, 8|ackw|||becoudemuedto a
pass|ve de|euce. H|s ma|u opt|ous ate. B4I)
9 . . . $d7,B42)9. . . Cd7,B43)9. . . a5audB44)
9. . . =e7.
B4I)9... $d7 I0.b4 $e8 I I .b5Cd7
A vety |mpottaut pos|t|ou bas at|seu.
8|ack bas made uatuta| deve|op|ug moves
wb||eWb|te bas made some ptogtess ou tbe
queeus|de. R|gbt uow, Wb|te bas to dec|de
betweeuseveta| p|aus. lu my op|u|ou, |u tbe
|o||ow|ugeucouutetWb|teopted |ot tbebest
||ue.
I 2.bxc6bxc6 I 3.Cxe4fe4
Recaptut|ugw|tbtbeotbetpawu|s|avoutab|e
|otWb|tea|tetl 3 . . . dxe4l 4. Cg52|6 l 5. |3, as
Wb|teopeusup tbep|ayadvautageous|y.
I4.Cg5mI 5.c5$c7I6.f4
l be||eve tb|s |s tbe cottect |dea,as |t |svety
|mpottaut |ot Wb|te to pteveut 8|ack's |dea
o| . . . e6-e5. l a|so cous|deted l 6. Cxe4 dxe4
l 7 .$xe4, but tb|s |eads to a doub|e-edged
pos|t|ou.
I6... b6I7. Cb3$b5
1!|s pos|t|ou occutted |u Cbekbov -
Yusupov, Getmauy l 993,auduow|stbet|gbt
t|me to |mptove ou Wb|te's p|ay. lustead o|
p|ac|ugb|sb|sbopoue3,Wb|tesbou|dp|ay.
I8. CD|N=c8 I 9.e3
Wb|te's k|ugs|de|s moteot|esssecute, aud
uow be cau tty to deve|op b|s p|ay ou tbe
234 JeDutcbDe|euce
queeuslde.leva|uateWb|te'spos|tlouasmote
ptom|slug,|otexamp|e.
I9..Tb820Txb8$xb82I .eI
Vacat|ugtbe|l -squate|ottbeb|sbop.
2I ...
l | 2 l . . .g5 tbeu Wb|te bas au |utetest|ug
sact|hceatb|sdlsposa|.22. Cxe4'dxe423.= xe4
Wbltew|| | a|sowlutbec6-pawuaudb|spawu
cba|uw|||becomevetydaugetous.
22.$fI Om23.Ua4t
Wb|tebasaueasyp|autose|zetbe|ult|at|ve,
wb|cbluc|udes$d2,bl , $a6audsoou.
B42)9444 Od7
l l . . . Cxc3 l 2.Cxc3 cxb5' l 3. c5 , l 3. xb5b6'
a|sodoes uot ptomlseWb|temucb) l 3 . . . Ce4
l 4.Cc2 $e7 l 5.xb5b6' l 6.cxb6 $d7 l 7.b2
axb6- Ste|aussou - Radjabov, Totsbavu
2000.
Howevet,wottbyo|cousldetat|ouwas.
l l . Ce5' . Cc7
lu tbe eveut o| l l . . . Cxc3 l 2.Cxc3 Ce4
l 3.Cc2Whlteteta|usauadvautage.

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Hetewebavea|uttbetbtaucblugpo|ut.
B42I) I0 ...OdmI I .c5|

tematkab|e momeut, Wb|te avo|ds tbe
uatuta|-|ooklug l l . b5, s|uce lt wou|d a||ow
8|ack to |otce |avoutab|e slmp|| h cat|ous.
8 D 0 0 c ! g h
l 2.$|4' N
1b|s move |s c|eat|y sttouget tbau l 2. |3
Cxc3 l 3.Cxc3 b6 l 4. c5.' $xe5 l 5.dxe5
Cd7 l 6.$|4 bxc5 l 7. bxc5$a6wbeu8|ack
was a|teady bettet |u |. Szabo - Hajua|,
Huugatyl 997.
l 2 . . . Cxc3
8|acka|so|a||stoso|veb|sopeulugptob|ems
by. l 2 . . . g5 l 3. Cxe4 Cxe4 l 4. c5 , l 4.$cl '.)
l 4 ...gx|4 l 5. cxd6 Cxd6 l 6. gx|4 Wblte
keepsastab|epos|t|oua|edge.
l 3.Cxc3 Cb5 l 4.$e3 C|6 l 5.|c l Ce4
l 6.Cb2t
Wh|teeuj oysap|easautgame.
I I...$c7I 2.$f4
1be |o||ow|ug eucouutet ls a vety good
l||usttat|ouo|wbatm|gbtbappeu|u tb|s type
o|poslt|ou.
I2... $xf4 I 3.gf4 $d7 I 4.Oe5 $e8 I 5.a4
a6 I6.Oa2|
Cbaptetl 5 - Stouewa||Vat|atlou 23
A sttoug pos|t|oua| |dea, Wblte uot ou|y
cteatestbetbteato|ttapplug8|ack's ku|gbtby
l 7. |3, buta|sottaus|etsb|sku|gbttod3.
I6 . . . Cd7I7. CcIUb4
lt |svety|mpottauttbat 8|ackcauuotp| ay
l7. . . Cxe5, s|uce a|tet l 8.dxe5 d4 ,otbetw|se
|2-|3wou|dttaptbeku|gbt) l 9. Ca28|ackls
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lu myop|u|ou l 8. Ccd3, as luGtabuzova-
8utcbatdt, Getmauy l 995, |s uot soaccutate,
sluce|ta||ows8|acktocteatecouutetp|aywltb
l 8 . . . Cxe5' l 9. dxe5d4.
I8...CemI 9.Cb3|$b520.Ca5t
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1b|svety| utetest|ugattempttostopWblte's
queeusldeoReuslvewas tecommeuded|u vin
uith thc Stoncuah Dutch. A|tet some t|me
aua|ys|ug tbe poslt|ou, l |ouud au aggtesslve
waytodea|w|tbtb|s||ue.
I I.cxb5Cxc3 I 2.Uxc3cxb5
l umyop|uloutbect|t|ca|cout|uuat|ouls.
I3.Uc6|N
l 3 .g5 basbeeup| ayed, butanet l 3 ...\b6
l 4.|c l b7 l 5 .\e3 me8 l 6 .|4 ,x|4
l 7.gx|4 Ud6 l 8. Ce5 ac8 8|ack equa|lzed
easl|yluKetek- C. Hotvatb,Aggte|ek l 997.
I 3 . . . Ub6
1be po|uto|8|ack's |dea- tbewb|te queeu
lsgo|ugtobettappedoua8.
. C f g h
I 4.Uxa8||
8utweateuot|t|gbteuedo|tblsttap- tbete
ateoppottuu|t|es|otWb|tebeteaswe|| .
Now8|ack| s at actosstoads. Hemustdec|de
wb|cb mluot p|ece to p|ace ou b8, s|uce l
be||eve tbe pos|tlou w|tb two tooks vetsus
queeu, wblcb mlgbt appeat a|tet l 4 . . . b7
l 5.\x|8t, |s|avoutab|e|otWblte| utbe|oug
tuu.
I4 . . . $b8
236 1beDutcbDe|euce
Tbea|tetuatlve|s.
l 4 . . . Cb8 l 5 . Cg5'
Au|mpottauttact|ca||dea.
l 5 . . . Cc6
Aftetl 5 . . . $b7l 6.=xb7=xb7l 7. Cxe6e8
l 8. Cc5 =| l 9. e3 Wb|te ls c|eat|y bettet
duetotbepetmaueutweakuessoud5.
l 6. a3'
Wb|telsteadytop|ay =xc8uext.
l 6 . . . $d7 l 7.=x|8t$x|8 l 8.e3
Moteaccutatetbaul 8. dla5 l 9.bxa5 Cxa5,
as| utblscase8|ackbasgoodcouutetp|ay.
l 8 . . . a5 l 9 .$d2'
Wb|telsbettet.
I5.Cg5$b7
Tbe otbetoptlou|s.
l 5 . . . C|6
NowWb|tebasasttougmove.
l 6. b3' $b7
ltact|ca||y |otced, as l 6 . . . b6 |oses to
l 7. Cxe6'$xe6 l 8. c3, audWblte's queeu
escapes.
l 7.=xb7 =xb7 l 8.Cxe6 e8 l 9. Cc5 =l7
20. e3':
lumyoplulouWbltebastbebettetcbauces,
asbew|||s|ow|yptepatetoopeuuptbeposlt|ou
outbequeeuslde,otpeuettatea|ougtbec-h|e,
wb||e8|ack|statbetpass|ve.
ltsbou|d be uoted tbat l 5 . . . e8 |oses |u oue
goto l 6 .$xd5' .
I6.Uxb7Uxb7 I 7.Cxe6e8I8.Cc5Uc6
Cettalu|y l 8 . . . Cxc5. wou|d be a setlous
m|stake |u tb|s case, as a|tet l 9.dxc5 xe2
20. dl 8|ack's ceutta| pawu |s |a|||ug aud
Wb|te ga|us a sttateg|ca||yw|uu|ugpos|t|ou,
s|uceb|sc-pawusbou|ddec|detbe|ssue.
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Now Wb|te bas a p|easaut cbo|ce betweeu
twooptlous.
I 9.$OCb620.b3 Cc4,20. . . g6 2 l .a3' .;)
2 l .c3 lo||owed by opeu|ug tbe a-h|e w|tb
a2-a4.
I 9.Cxd7 =xd7 20.e3 c8 2 l .$b2 c4
22. |c l :
l ue|tbetcaseou|yWbltecaup|ay|otaw|u.
B43)9... a5 I0.a3
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vatlatlou 237
Ouce agalu wehave teached a vetylmpot-
tautposltlouwhete8|ackhasawldecholce.
I04 Ne7
1he uatuta|attempttopteveutWhlte'sldea.
Othetposslbl|ltlesate.
l 0.. Cxc3.' 1ls ls tate|y a good ldea wheu
Whltehastheoppottuultyoltecaptutlugwlth
theb-pawu. l l .bxc3'a4 ,Whlteeasl|ytegalus
thepawu anet l l . . . dxc4 l 2. Cd2 b5 l 3.a4' )
l 2. c;$e7 l 3.c4 Cd7 l 4.$d2 h8 l ;.b4
Whltewasc|eat|ybettetluKoz|ov- Yagupov,
A|ushta2002.
l 0.. b6 l l .b4ab4l 2. axb4$a6
Tlswho|ecouceptlsptobab|ywtoug.
l 3. b;cxb; l 4. Cxb;$xb; l ;.xb;Cc7

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Altet thls sttoug move Whlte's advautage
becomesc|eat.
l 6..c8.
1hlsa||owsauatttactlvetelutatlou.
A bettet tty was l 6.. Cxg; l 7.$xg; h6,
a|though altet l 8.$d2 Cd7 l 9.cl ac8
20.Ca2 dxc4 2l . e3, lo| |owed by 22.$ll ,
Whlte'sadvautagelsludlsputab|e.
l 7. Cxe6 Cd7 l 8. xd; Uxe6 l 9.xl;' e8
20.e;' --
Whlte was wluulug lu Utbau - Tazblt,
Lubulewlce2002.
l 0.. Cd7
8 D 0 0 c ! g h
l l . c;' .N
8y aua|ogy wlth | lue 842 ,9.. Cd7) thls
move|ooksvety|og|ca|tome.
A|so wotth cousldetlug ls. l l . b4 axb4
l 2.axb4 Cdl6 l 3. c; ,Agalu l 3. b; a||ows
8|ack to slmp|lj lavoutab|y, j ust |lke lu
the 9..Cd7-|lue. l 3.. Cxc3 l 4.Cxc3 cxb;
l ;.xb;$d7' l 6.xb7Cc8' wlthequa|lty,
Ctabuzova - Zaltseva, Moscow l 992. )
l 3..$c7 l 4. b;' .
l l . . .$c7 l 2.$l4$xl4 l 3. gxl4
l umyoplulouWhlte'schaucesatepteletab|e
luthlskludolposltlou,lotexamp|e.
l 3.. b6 l 4.cxb6 Cxb6 l ;. Ca4 Cc7 l 6. Ce;
Cxe;l 7.be;$a6 l 8. l3Cg; l 9. Cc;
Wlthaso|ldposltloua|advautage.
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Tls movewotkswe|| lotWhlte, butagalu
l l .c; $c7 l 2.$l4 $xl4 l 3. gxl4 desetves
atteutlou,aslullchuglu- Savcheuko,Odessa
2003.
I I...ab4I 2.ab4$b4
1he most cha||euglug coutluuatlou. Othet
posslbl|lt|esate.
l 2..$d7lsuotgteat. l 3. c;$c7 l 4.$l4$xl4
l ;.gxf4Ctabuzova- Zaltseva, C te| l 993.
l 2..Cxc3
Tls move cauuot be tecommeuded, as
8|ackexchaugeshls mostactlveplece, thus
ZJo 1heDut chDe|euce
s|gu|hcaut|yeas|ugWb|te'stask.
l 3.Uxc3dxc4.'
T|s|sa|teadyaset|ous| uaccutacy.
8|ack was ob||ged to cboose l 3 . . . b5 l 4. c5
$cw|tbapass|ve, butst|||ptettysouud,
pos|t|ou.
l 4.Uxc4a4 l 5.$g5'Uc7l 6. Cel ' .
Wb|te bad mauy otbet atttact|ve opt|ous,
but the text |s good euough. 1be ku|gbt
| s bead|ug |ot tbe |dea| d3-squate, V1|te's
advautage |sobv|ous.
l 6 . . . b5 l 7.Uc3
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1b|s pos|t|ou was teacbed |u 8|agojev|c -
lod|u|c, 8|je|o lo|je 2005. lu my op|u|ou
Wh|te|sc|eat|ybettet,but| uthebookwn
uith thc Stoncua// Dutch tbete |s a sttauge
tecommeudat|ou o||mptov|ug 8|ack's p|ay
bymeauso|.
l 7 . . . b6N
lth|ukWh|tekeepsal|b|sp|usesahet.
l 8.$e3 e5 l 9.dxe5 $xe5 20.Ub3t Ul7
2l .Ux|t Ixl7 22. Cd3 $|6 23. Cc5
a2 24.$|4' $e6 25.e4 $c4 26. |d l be4
27. Cxe4
1beeudgame|svetyuup|easaut|ot8|ack.
l 2 . . . Cd7l 3. b5Cd|6
1hea|tetuat|vesatewotse.
A|tetl 3 . . . 1b8 V1|tesbou|d uottusbw|tb
l 4.$|4, as happeued| uC|e|zetov- Motoz,
Lubu|ew|cel 994,s|ucetb|sa||ows l4. . . $x|4
l 5.gx|4a3'w|thcouutetp|ay. Hej ustueeds
tocout|uuew|tbtbeca|ml 6.$b2otl 6.$d2
audtbeu,depeud|ugou tbes|tuat|ou,e|tbet
al ot Ca4. Wb|te's cbauces ate pte|etab|e
|ue|tbetcase.
l 3 . . . Cxc3Aswasa|teadymeut|ouedabove,
tb|sexcbaugec|eat|y|avoutsV1|te.l 4.Uxc3
a4 l 5.$g5 Ue8 1b|s pos|t|ou atose |u
8udu|kov - Cu|dasb, Khatkov 2000, aud
uow the s|mp|e l 6. c5$c7 l 7.Ub3wou|d
|eaveWb|tew|tbaset|ousadvautage.
l 4. c5$c7
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So |at tb|s |s l||g|u - Ku|gbt, Te|ecbess
2007, aud bete l |ouud tbe |o| |ow|ug
|mptovemeut.
l 5. b6' .N$b8 l 6.$|4
lt seems to me Wb|te teta|us a sma|| but
|oug-|ast|ugadvautage,|ot|ustauce.
l 6 . . . $x|4 l 7. gx|4Cxc3 l 8.Uxc3Ce4l 9.Uc2
$d720. al
V1|te w|| | p|ace oue o|b|s tooks ou a7,
aud tbeu ttyto geth|sku|gbtto a5. lt|sa|se
|mpottaut tbat be has tbe opt|ou o|bteak|ag
tbtougb|utbeceuttew|th|2-|3aude2-e4.
So, |u geueta|, V1|te has p|easaut a|most
t|sk-|tee p|ay, wb||e 8|ack, desp|te bav|ug a
ptetty souud pos|t|ou, |s doomed to pass|ve
de|euce.
l 2 . . . b5
A tbemat|c |dea, but | t cetta|u|y cauaot
ptom|se8|ackequa||ty.
l 3. cxb5 Cxc3 l 4.Uxc3 cxb5 l 5.$|4 $x|4
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vatlatlou ZJ9
l 6. gx|4Ca6
Te mote uatutal l 6 . . . $d7 a|so |al|s to
equa|lze,s|uceWb|tekeepsdeh u|teptessute
anet l 7.Cc5' Cc6 l 8.Cxe7 Cxe7 l 9. Ce5
|d820.|cl.
l 7. Ce5$b7
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lu Hobuss - Kaeue|, Zut|cb l 999, Wb|te
m|ssedasttougldea.
l 8.Cd3'NCc7
A|so l 8 . . . lb8 l 9. |c l Cxb420.Cd2' Ca6
2l .xb5 c8 22.bl c7 23.b6 does
uotptom|se8| ackte|lef
l 9. |c l
lt|s uotsoeasyto de|eud|ot 8| ack, |ot |u-
stauce. l9.. . a220. c5|o||owedby2 l .bcl .
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I3.Cxe4dxe4I4.$g5
1bepo|uto|Wblte'ssactlhce,uow8|ackbas
tog|veupb|sdatk-squatedb|sbop.
I4... =d7I 5.xb4exOI 6.exO
lu myop|u|ou tb|s ls tbe cottect tecaptute,
as lt opeus tbe e-h|e |ot Wblte's secoud took
aud8|ack'se6-pawubecomesatatget.
I6... =xd4 I7.bbI Cd7 I 8.$e7 e8
I 9.fdI=a720.$d6
Tete |s uo doubt Wb|te bas sumc|eut
compeusatlou |ot tbe pawu, tbauks to bls
b|sboppa|taud8|ack'spass|vlty, l. Nov|kov -
Moska|euko,Capd'Agde l 994.
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Webaveteacbedouthua|btaucblugpo|ut.
lu tbls pos|tlou8|ackbasau add|tloua| |out
optlous. B44I) I0 4 $xb4, B442) I0 ...Od7,
B443) I0... $d7audB444) I0444 b5.
lustead l 0 . . . a6 l l .a4 Cd7 l 2. b5 axb5
l 3.axb5wou|dttausposetoapos|tlouexamlued
|u|lue843,tbe9. . . a5 l 0.a3Ce7 llue) .
B44I ) I0 444 $xb4
Hete 8|ackbasawotsevetslouo|tbeposlt|ou
webavea| teadyseeu |u tbe 9. . . a5 l 0. a3Ce7
||ue.
I I. Oxe4dxe4 I2.$g5=d7I 3.xb4exO
So |at tbls |s Saka|auskas - Samo|lus,
Lltbuau|a 2003, aud uow mucb sttouget
wou|dbavebeeu.
240 1heDutcbDe|euce
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I4.exO|N
Wltbtbe|o||owlugl||usttatlve|lue.
I4 ... Uxd4 I5.$e7 e8 I 6.dI Ue5 I7.f4
Ua5
Ot l 7 . . . Uc7 l 8.$d6 Cl7 l 9.$xb8 aud
Wblte tegalus tbepawu,wbl|etetalulugceat
posltloua| supetlotlty. l 9 . . . c5 20.a4 xb8
2 l .xa7Uc722.Cc3
I 8.a4Uc7I 9.$d6
OuceagaluWbltegets tbepawubackwltb
aposltloua|edge.
B442) I0. . . Cd7I I .b5Cdm
lu|etlot ls l l . . .Cxc3 l 2.Uxc3 cxb5 l 3. cxd5'
exd5l 4.xb5 Cb6l 5. Ce5$e6asluMatveeva
- 8. 1hlpsay, |akatta l 993. Now tbe uatuta|
l 6.$|4' N wou|d secute Wblte's advautage,
|ot lustauce. l 6 . . . g5 l 7.$d2|4 l 8.Ca5 $xe5
l 9.dxe5Cc420.Ub4'
I 2.c5
Ouce agalu tbls p|au wotks vety we|| |ot
Wblte. Au lutetestlug a|tetuatlve mlgbt be
l 2.bxc6bxc6 l 3.Ce5' .
I 2 . . . $c7I 3.$f4|
Auatuta||o||ow-upo|Wblte'sp|au.
I 3 . . . $xf4
8|ack qulckly euded up lu a sttateglca||y
dlmcu|t posltlou lu tbe |o||owlugeucouutet.
l 3 . . . Cxc3 l 4.Uxc3 Ce4 l 5 .Ce3 $x|4
l 6. gx|4 $d7 l 7. bxc6 $xc6 l 8. Ce5 g5 l 9. |3
gx|4 20.Ux|4 Cc3 2 l . b2 Gua| lascua| -
Moucayo Rometo, 8atce|oua200 l .
I4.gf4 Cxc3 I 5.Uxc3$d7
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I6.a4|
ltls abso|ute|ytbetlgbtldeatokeepuptbe
ptessute,slucea|tetl 6.bxc6$xc6l 7. Ce5"c7
lt mlgbtbevetydlmcu|ttobteaktbtougb.
I 6 444 Ce4
1be |o||owlug de|euslve p|au was glveu by
GMRolzluChessBase Magazine l 00. l 6 . . . Lfc8
l 7. Ce5 $e8 l 8. b3 c7 Now a|tet l 9.lb l
lt wou|d be vetybatd to bo|d 8|ack's passlve
posltlou.
I7.Uc2fc8I 8. Oe5$e8I 9.$xe4|?
Au lutetestlug posltloua| so|utlou. Wblte
keeps bls sttoug kulgbtagalust 8|ack's passlve
blsbop,wblcb glvesblma|oug-tetmedge.
Auotbet ldea was to coutluue lmptovlug bls
posltlouwltb l 9.b3|o||owedbylb l .
I 9 . . . dxe4
1hebestcbolce.
Cbaptet l 5 - Stouewa||Vat|at|ou 2I
A|tet l 9. . . be4 20. |3 b6 ,1!|s |s tbe ou|y
attempt to ga|u couutetp|ay, as otbetw|se
8|ack's pos|t|ou|s |ost. lotexamp|e,20. . . ex|3
!l .x|3 aud Wb|te's attack ou tbe k|ugs|de
sbou|d w|u eas||y.) 2 l . bxc6 3xc6 22. cxb6
Le823. b7' Uxb724.xb7xc22;. be4dxe4
!6.|2 Te eudgame ls vety d|mcu|t |ot
8|ack.
1!|s pos|t|ou was teacbed |u ScbaudotR-
Sauduet, Getmauy 2004, aud uow l be||eve
Wb|tesbou|duottusbw|tb20. |3, asbappeued
in tbegame.lpte|ettbeca|msuggest|oumade
byM|cbae|Ro|z.
20.bI|
lo||owed bydoub||ug tooks ou tbe g-h|e.
8|ack's pos|t|ou |svetypass|veas be|acksauy
tea|couutetp|ay.
B443) I 0 . . . $d7 I I.b5 Oxc3I 2.Uxc3cxb5
1b|sbas beeu tt|edqu|teo|teu.
I3. . . exd5
C|eat|ywotse|s l 3 . . . b4 l 4.Ub3 a; l ;. Ce;'
as . u Hoaug 1!aub Ttaug - Zlm|ua, St
letetsbutg2009.
I 4.Oe5|$c6
1b|s a||owsaue|egauttact|ca|te|utat|ou.
I5.Oxc6bxc6 I 6.xb5|b8
l |l 6 . . . cxb; l 7.3xd;t1b8 l 8.3xa8 Uxe2
l 9.$a3'Ue720. el U|62 l . ,d;audWlte
|smucbbettet.
I 7.b2
Wb|te's pos|tloua|advautage|sse||-ev|deut,
8atysbpo|ets- Sbum||ov, K|ev200;.
B444) I 0 . . . b5
1!|smovewasp|ayed| uateceutgtaudmastet
game.
I I.cxb5 Oxc3 I 2.Uxc3 cxb5 I 3.$f4 $xf4
I4.gf4 Od7I 5.Uc7|e8
1!|s pos|t|ou occutted | u Go|od - U||b|u,
8|e| 2009. Wblteuowovet|ookedavetysttoug
|dea.
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I 6.Ua5|Na6 I7.fcI
Now8|ack'sku|gbtcauuotcometob6.
I7 . . . b8
l a|so exam|ued l7. . . C|6 l 8. Ce; ,d7
242 1beDutchDeleuce
l 9.Zc7ec8 20.bcl wheuWhltels tota||y
lucoutto|.
I8.Oe5
Aetl 8.c7=d8l 9. Ce5Cb620.c6 Cc4
2 l .=xd8 xd8 22. e3t Whlte has the bettet
chauces,ashecaue|lmluate8|ack'skulghtata
sultab|emomeut.
I8... Oxe5I 9.fe5Ub420.Uc7b72I .Uc6
d7 22.Ub6
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Whlte has the advautage thauks to hls
coutto|o|thec-h|e.
Conclusion:
1be Stouewa|| Dutch ls olteu success|u|
|ot 8|ack lu ptactlce, slmp|y because lt ls a
teasouab|e opeulug, desplte some posltloua|
dtawbacks. l do uotkuowola c|eat-cutpath
to au advautage lot Wblte lu the malu |lues,
whlch ls why l have ptoposed au lutetestlug
a|tetuatlvethat|ooksptomlslug.