Victory in the Opening

by IM Gary Lane

B.T.Batsford Ltd, London

First published in 1999
@ Gary Lane 1999

ISBN 0 7r34 8546 9

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6 Winning Moves

7 Opening to the Ending

8 Opening Surprises

9 Lack of Development

Index to Games

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 Contents

Introduction 5

I Greedy Openings 7

2 Chasing the King 2t

3 Attacking the King in the Centre 34

4 Attacking the Castled King 46

5 Checkmate in the Opening 63

6 Winning Moves 80

7 Opening to the Ending 97

8 Opening Surprises 111

9 Lack of Development 131

Index to Games 143

Dedicated to Nancy Jones

I
The main aim of this b
show how to punish uru
I would like to thank Frangois Mertens for his help in producing this book. ferent or mistaken mw
opening by taking sriff
propriate action. So oft
faced with a bad more, pL
just carry on blindly nirl I

mal plan and thereby mis

decisive winning charc-
The opening tusslcs I
here are all decided r
moves and provide a wiL
tactical ideas desiepod r
Symbols used maximum difficulties fr
ponent at a very ea*y q
+ check game. You will haw
+- winning advantage for White elsewhere for deep t
+ large advantage for White rnnovatlons on move twcl!
+: slight advantage for White the examples here, all Et
-+ winning advantage for Black practical play, :uE d
+ large advantage for Black decided well before th€D! L
:+ slight advantage for Black familiarising yourself wiA
level position the many tricks and tapc G
! good move in the openings it should bc
!l outstanding move for you to win many ,r.-r
l? interesting move quickly and incisivety- ll
?! dubious move with three diagrams oa Gl
? bad move you can even follow the gr
?? blunder beginning to end withou r
l-0 the game ends in a win for White of a chess set, thus meti
0-1 the game ends in a win for Black ideal travelling compani(r.
)/z-t/z the game ends in a draw Chapter One deals wit
Openings', which higtliS
necessity of knowing ul
sacrifice material aD4
importantly, whento acrq
 Introduction
The main aim of this book is to can be a difficult learning curve,
show how to punish unusual, indif- especially when your oPPonent's
ferent or mistaken moves in the queen is busy snatching your Pawns
opening by taking swift and aP- and all you can remember is that the
propriate action. So often, when book said you had comPensation-
faced with a bad move, plaYers will but did not tell you whY! Here the
just carry on blindly with their nor- illustrative games are very valuable
mal plan and thereby miss out on a because they tell the full story of
decisive winning chance. how a sustained initiative generated
The opening tussles Presented by rapid piece development can lead
here are all deci&d within 25 to a quick victory.
moves and provide a wide range of If you cherish hopes of winning a
tactical ideas desigled to create fantastic game in dramatic fashion
maximum difficulties for your oP- then the chapter 'Chasing the King'
ponent at a very earlY stage of the is for you. All the conditions
game. You will have to look necessary for launching a successful
elsewhere for deep theoretical king-hunt are laid down, together
innovations on move twenty or so- with brilliant practical examples of
the examples here, all taken from how to conduct the attack.
practical play, are effectivelY Identification of recurring patterns,
decided well before then! Indeed, by such as critical weaknesses in the
familiarising yourself with some of opponent's defensive pawn shield,
the many tricks and traps contained will alert the experienced chess
in the openings it should be possible tournament camPaigner to
for you to win many more games possibilities of ambushing the
quickly and incisively. Moreover, enemy king.
with three diagrams on each Page, 'Keeping all options open' is the
you can even follow the games from slogan of those players brave
beginning to end without the need enough to defer castling. Though
of a chess set, thus making it an leaving the king in the centre until
ideal travelling companion. the middlegame might enable a
Chapter One deals with 'GreedY player to castle on the opposite wing
Openings', which highlights the to where an opponent shows
necessity of knowing where to aggressive intentions, there is the
sacrifice material and, equallY drawback that such an uncastled
importantly, when to accept it. It king interferes with the coordination
6 lntroduction
of the rooks, thus resulting in an
overall lack of harmony of one's
forces.
'Attacking the King in the Centre'
looks at the consequences of not
being able to castle. Typical
examples show powerful methods
ofexploitation and execution on the
board.
'Attacking the Castled King'
offers various techniques which
more often than not result in the
destruction of the enemy pawn
cover. Our illustrative games feature
popular methods of attack such as
opening lines and diagonals, the
pawn storm, manoeuwing and
probing for weaknesses. How to
handle opposite-side castling is also
explained with a particular empha-
sis on timing-a crucial factor in
determining which attack arrives
first.
'Checkmate in the Opening' pres-
ents a feast of games with a strong
tactical slant. The king is hounded at
every opportunity and a number of
typical mates are demonstrated.
'Winning Moves' sounds like the
answer to all our problems. Surpris-
ingly, the fact that the games tend to
be spectacular is more the result of a
well thought out plan rather than
spontaneous inspiration. So here
you have the opportunity to sharpen
up your tactical awareness as well as
to implement familiar attacking
themes.
There will be times when you will
be obliged to transpose into an end-
game with many hours of tedious
manoeuvring in prospect. But not
always! The chapter'Opening to the
Ending' shows that this final phase
of the game may not be slow and
strategic in nature, but tactical. In
such cases it may be a positive ad-
vantage to head straight for
ending.
'Opening Surprises' looks at un-
usual continuations designed to con-
fuse and upset your opponent. Here
you are handed an arsenal of open-
ing tricks, backed up by logical
analysis, to help you score an early
vrctory.
The serious consequences of not
activating one's pieces is a theme
which we have seen again and
again. However, our final chapter,
'Lack of Development' is dedicated
solely to this topic. It is clear, after
looking at a few games illustrating
the attacking possibilities, that the
task of organising a defence with
half of one's pieces still on their
original squares is a recipe for
disaster.
Throughout the book, the
selection of openings and games has
been governed by their likelihood of
appearing in practical play-and
with an emphasis on decisive action
taking place within only ten moves.
lGn
the 'I can resist anything h
tion' is the quote whict cr
mind in Greedy Openiryr f
of a pawn or a piece is offa
for players to lose dreir s
principle
forget about basic
where a big advantage in d
ment is gained as a rcd
opponent grabbing mt'rril
opening continue to be s
and again.
A signiflrcant advantage i
opment can be a deadty fm
grandmasters are not irrrr-
danger. In BrownrQuinuu
goes pawn hunting in tb r
and after twelve moves bs o
queen in play while Sli
mobilised virnrally his cilh
The end comes swiftly rt
ripping open the centre b
Black's uncastled king.
ln the game Onischul{G
Black tries his luck wirh a I
line of the French. Oncc ;
queen goes on walkabout i.
of material gain but rhils k t
queenside undeveloped d
 rh you will
inm an end-
hrs of tedious
But not
lpcningto the
tfo final phase 1 Greedy Openings
r bc slow and
h tactical. In
b e positive ad- 'I can resist anything but temPta- to form a reasonable defence. Inev-
s.ight for the tion' is the quote which comes to itably, Black pays a heavy Price for
mind in Greedy Openings. The bait his indulgence.
' looks at un-
Keres-Spassky provides an
eigDed to con- of a pawn or a piece is often enough
for players to lose their senses and example of calculated risk from toP
ryonent. Here forget about basic principles. Games class chess. Keres offers material,
rsd of oPen- where a big advantage in develoP- not for any immediate return but for
W by logical ment is a result of an
gained as lasting pressure. This kind of ma-
!r soore an earlY
opponent grabbing material in the terial investment requires fine
of not opening continue to be seen time judgement and is probably the most
and again. diffrcult to apply in practical play.
trlircs is a theme
Keres's conduct of the game is most
sctn again and A significant advantage in devel-
opment can be a deadly force. Even instructive.
u final chaPter, grandmasters are not immune to this Then again, it can happen that a
is dedicated
danger. In Browne-Quinteros, Black player will grab a pawn or piece and
It is clear, after simply hang on to it and win! The
goes pawn hunting in the oPening
gmes illustrating game Dougherty-Hergott will make
sitrilities. that the and after twelve moves has only his
a defence with queen in play while White has you think tiryice before emPloYing
mobilised virtually his entire army. an opening which sacrifices a pawn
still on their after a mere two moves. Also the
The end comes swiftly with White
is a recipe for
ripping open the centre to get at idea of throwing all your pieces into
Black's uncastled king. one massive attack sounds great but
_6.
book, the ln the game Onischuk-Hertneck, the game Illescas-Anand issues a
and games has
Black tries his luck with an obscure cautionary warning that such an
their likelihood of
line of the French. Once again the attack doesn't always come off.
pactical PlaY-and Black jumps at the chance to snatch
queen goes on walkabout in pursuit
rb on decisive action material and lives to tell the tale.
only ten moves.
of material gain but this leaves his
queenside undeveloped and unable
8 Greedy Openings

French: 3 ...oleq Sicilian:3 gb5-

Onischuk-Hertneck Browne.euintere
Biel 1997 Wijk aan Zee 1971

I e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 ad2 6rO es I I ll le4c52af3d63ebs+

2,e4 AxdT+ WxdT 5 c4 Hg4?!
A popular way to avoid main line 5 0-0 is considered the mei
theory. The position can also arise Now Black tries to take edr
after 3 Ac3
5 Axe4
drc + eS 2,eq.

Onischuk rightly wants to give

Black a weak pawn on e4. Instead
Agnos-Rice, Port Erin 1997, con-
tinued 5 9ag AxaZ 6 9xd2 c5 7 c3
Wuo s 6R 6co:.
5 ... dxe4 6 Ac4 c5 7 d5
An aggressive continuation which
directly challenges the soundness of
Black's opening choice.
7 ... gb6?!
The one-move threat of
Wb4+ a[ows Black to adopt an un-
usual set-up. Also:
a) 7 ...6a2 s dxe6 fxe6 9 am!
hxe5 10 gh5+ afl tt al95 96 t2
Wg4 h5 13 gb5+ €e7 t4'&,f+ Aao
15 9e5 gh6 16 6xe4 Axe4 t7
%ry
t,ffi\ffi,
"%
of White's 5th by grabbing e I
6 0-0 Wxe4 Z dl crd4 t Ea
ru-A Logically gaining time wirt
tack on the queen. In
Williams. Witley 1998. sli
after 4 ...o,e4 the pawn immediately *rrh t
There followed 8 ... €,9 S
Wg4 l0 Wa4+ P47 I I ail(
12 Eel e5 which led to a &n
2l moves.
I ll 8...9c6
In Bologan-Paranicher. I
8 Team Championship l9t&
experimented with 8 . Ug{
came under enduring prEssut
game continued 9 h3 lEaz tO,
6c6 1l Ac3 e6 D Af4 &
Ua: S"ez 14 tradl 6fb rs
,

0-0 16 UA 6e8 17 -Lxff! .

Axh6 l-0 Dvoirys-Florath, Berlin l8 c5 9e7 19 cxd6 Axd6 !O
1996. Val Zt 6xd6 exd5 22 AxdF.
after 7 d5
b) 7 ".. exd5 8 Wxd5 Uxd5 9 9 6xd4 Wxc4
Axds hdz l0 gfil f5 I I exf6 6xf6 9 ... Wd7 is a more pe
l2 0-0-0+:. choice but White has plenn ol
8 cS AaZ 9 f4! exd5 after I0 Ab5.
9... exB!? helps White to develop 10 6a3 Wc8 ll .t.f4 tf
with l0 6xR. Aab5 e5
l0 9xd5 996 11 0re2 9-e7 Quinteros's backward da,
Or ll ... Vxg2? 12 WxfT+ €d8 ment encourages White to rip
13 trgl Uxh2 14 Ae3 Ae7 15 the centre.
0-0-0+-. Axe5 dxe5
13 14 trxeSr Aci
t2 693 9h4 t: 0-0 gxg3 14 t4
gd8 l7 6xb7+ wins or l4 __0
... de7 15 af5 tr 16
hxg3 0-0 15 f5 Uxg3 t6 gf4 gg4
17 e6'!
White triumphs with panache.
ls ga 6rc 16 trdt tcs
Au:+-.
17 ... fxe6 18 fxe6 6n6 t9 eZ+lt rs trds Wc8 16 afs
after 17 e6 SA
6xd5 20 exfS:9+ €xf8 21 9aO+ 6xe7 €xe7 18 Ee5+ l-0
*e822 gb5+ gd7 23 Ef8 mate.
 Greedy Openings 9

Sicilian: : AUS+
Browne-Quinteros
Wijk aan Zee 1974 -

1e4c52af3d63gbs+g.d74
AxdT+ I{xd7 5 c4 9g4?!
5 0-0 is considered the main line.
Now Black tries to take advantage
of White's 5th by grabbing a pawn.
6 0-0 Wxe4 7 d4 cxd4 8 Eel
Logically gaining time with an at-
tack on the queen. In Bates-
Williams, Witley 1998, White took
the pawn immediately with 8 6xd4 after 5 VSa
There followed 8 ... 6t0 g 6c:
Wg4 l0 Pa4+ 9d7 ll adb5 ac6
12 Eel e5 which led to a draw after
2l moves.
8... Uc6
In Bologan-Paranichev, USSR
Team Championship 1988, Black
experimented with 8 ... Wga and
came under enduring pressure. The
game continued t h3 Ed7 l0 Axd4
2,c6 ll hc3 e6 12 9;f4 trd8 13
Wd3 9e7 14 Eadl af6 ls adb5
0-0 16 9R 6e8 17 9.xd6! Axd6
l8 c5 9e7 19 cxd6 axd6 20 ad5
7
Wd7 2l6xd6 exd5 22Bxd5+:. after 9 6dl
d_1
9 6xd4 Wxc4
9 ... gd7 is a more practical
choice but White has plenty of play
after l0 hb5.
l0 6a3 I{c8 11 gru gaz rz
Aab5 e5
Quinteros's backward develop-
ment encourages White to rip open
the centre.
13 9xe5 dxe5 14 Exe5+ 9"e7
t4 ... ae7 15 af5 f6 16 afd6+
gd8 17 6xb7+ wins or 14 ... Ed8
ls gR af6 16 trdl 9c8 t7
Ab:+-.
ls trds {&c8 16 6rs €rs tz after 12 ... e5
17 e6 6xe7 €xe7 18 EeS+ 1-0
l0 Greedy Openings

Nimzo-Indian:4 e3 6e4 Latvian Gambit: 4 --- t

Aleksandrov-Sulskis
New York 1998 NLry-e. E Repp-paschitt
Correspondence gare
f d4 af6 2 c4 e6 3 6c3 g,b4 4
l"/&LT , I 1e4e52a]f3f53-t-c
e3 Ae4t? 6xe5 9g5
This direct approach has been ig- An outrageous attqt I
nored for years in favour of more to capture as much rratcrid
flexible options such as 4 ... b6, 4 ... ible and then try to srrtiv
c5 and 4 ... 0-0. sulting onslaught.
5 Wc2
. 5 d4 Bxg2 6 fYhs+ g5
Other possibilities are: eds
a) 5 Wga 6xc3 6 a3 9e7 7 bxc3 In Kozlov-Svendsen- Co
0-0 with equal chances. after 4 ... de4 dence 1991. Black tricd
b) 5 6ge2 Uf6 0 f3 Axc3 7 square for his king *irh 7
6xc3 c5 8 d5 9xc3+ 9 bxc3 That game went 8 Agt-t
9xc3+?! l0 gd2 Wf0 t t Ad3 exd5 Wh4 Exht+ l0 Ed2 c3+
12 cxd5 9g5 13 0-0 Wxd5 14 Ac3 9g7 t2 orc3 rYg213 aor!
c4 15 9c2 9xdl 16 trftdl 0-0 17 ,rru, Axf6 95 15 Ufh5 9xe4 t6
Axc4 gave White a stranllehold on %
T,a%i *xg7 17 Wxg5+ and thc rcr
the position in Komjenovic-Meana Black's inventive pla;' rl
Fernandez, Dos Hermanas 1998.
5... fs 6 gd3 0-0 7 dge2b6
%L%
,,ffit posrtron.
8 9xg6 Wxhl+ 9 €c2 ef
A distinct improvement on 7 ... d5 'T e3
which was played in Reshevsky- ." Eager to win more mrrflil
Kramer. USA Ch 1957, which con-
tinued: 7 ... d5 8 a3 Axc3+ 9 bxc3
AA a) l0 ... Wg2 I I 6fI-
Axe4 Bg7 13 axhs A6 I
r

b6 l0 cxd5 exd5 1l c4 dxc4 12 Pavlanin-Sladek, Czech

Axc4+ €rrs t: dU ca u a4 ad6 after l3Ya4 Championship 1995.
15 gb3 a5 t6h4 treS 17 9uz us ra
...b) lo ... 6ro ll gs5 ,i
d5 o,c419 -Q.xc4+. 9xf6+ Ae7 13 IIr En l,
8 0-0 Axc3 9 9xe4 fxe4 l0 6xc3 AxfS 15 Ag5+ €c7 16:&l
dS 1r b4 dc6 t2 Ub3 AaO 13 9a4 17 6xg6 gave White e r
Aleksandrov is hoping for the ending in Grava-Budovstfo,
passive l3 ... gb7. spondence 1970.
13 ...9xc4! ll 2,n+ *c7 t2 3.16 t
Black abandons material in search Ug5 Ae7 t4 gf4+ €M
of a lightning attack. Or 14 ... d6 15 gd6- C
14 9xc6 3.xfl Sne f O
15 Uxe6+ Wf5+ mating.
€xfl Utrl 17 adt trxfZ+!0-1 15 Aa4+ €a6 t6 -e.dt+
Checkmate will quickly follow: 6c5+ €UO rS ad6 6ef lt I
l8 6xf2 trfB 19 €el Uxf2+ 20 The harmonious pcitio
€at Un+ 2t &c2 Vaz+ zz &az White's forces encourage
! r
Ef2+. finish.
after l7 ddl
19 ... bxc4 20 0e4+ t
gUS+t cxb1229e4+ l{l
 Greedy Openings I I

Latvian Gambit: ... Wg5

Repp-Paschitta
' Correspondence game l99l
1e4e52aAf53Ac4fxe44
hxe5 Ug5
An outrageous attempt by Black
to capture as much material as poss-
ible and then try to survive the re-
sulting onslaught.
5 d4 lUxg2 o 9trs+ 96 7 9f7+
€d8
In Kozlov-Svendsen, Correspon-
4a 4 ...o,e4 dence 1991. Black tried another
square for his king with 7 ... &e7.
That game went 8 9g5+! af6 9
uh+ wxht+ l0 gd2 e3+ t 1 €e2
3.;g7 t2 orc3Vg213 6e4l *fa t+
9xf6 95 15 gh5 Uxe4 16 AxgT+
*xg7 17 Uxg5+ and the reward for
Black's inventive play was a lost
position.
8 9xg6 t&xhl+ 9 €e2 c6 10 6c3
e3
,% %
Eager to win more material. Or:
a) l0 ... Vg2 ll 6ft+ *c7 12
9xe4 Bg7 13 hxh8 af6 14 gflt L'T
Pavlanin-Sladek, Czech Team
Championship 1995.
$w ljYaa b) l0 ... Af6 ll Ugs trg8 12 after t0 0,cj
9xf6+ 9.e7 13 gf/ trfB 14 t{xf8
AxfS 15 Ag5+ €c7 16 Exhl hxg6
17 dxg6 gave White a winning
ending in Grava-Budovskis, Corre-
spondence 1970.
ll afl+ *c7 12 Axe3 Uxal
Wg5 9.e7 14 gf4+ €b6
13
l
'ffi_ 'M
or 14 ... d6 15 ad6+ €az t0
Wf5+ mating.
15 6a4+ €a6 16 gd3+ b5 17
ac5+ Eb6 18 ad6 6a6 19 dc4+t
The harmonious positions of
White's forces encourage a glorious
finish.
4a 17 adl 19 ... bxc4 20 6a4+ *tl zt after t8 ...o,a6
Wus+: cxb5 22 9e4+ l-0
12 Greedy Openings

Queen's Indian: 4 ... 9a6 5 abd2 Sicilian: W-gG

Adorjan-Kudrin Dougherty-Ea
New York 1987 Toronto IIR
af6 2 af3
1 d4 e6 3 c4 b6 4 93
lll I e4 c5 2b4
Aao s Amz The Wing Gamti
5 b3 is more natural but the text pedigree having been r
contains a certain amount of venom. 1920s by Marshall ad !
5 gb3 is considered in the illustra- 2 ... cxb4 3 a3 d5
tive game Epishin-Komarov in the This counteratAcki
chapter 'Opening to the Ending'. prives White of rrmrti
5... gb7 6 9g2 c5 7 e4 cxd4 Having accepted rhe
7 ... oxe4? leads to calamity. For pawn, Black does nd I
instance: 8 6e5 d5 (8
... 6c3 9 after 5 6bd2 fure another but pnru
HtrSt g0 l0 gh3+, l0
9 cxd5 exd5 claim in the centre-
Ua4+! o,al t1 6xe4 dxe4 12 Ah3 Baccarin Viaro, Pr
.AcS l3 Wc6 trb8 14 AxfT+-. Championship 1996, Bt
8 e5 694 pawn with 3 ... bxa3 d
Kudrin seeks to undermine the e5 White's pawns to &
pawn. Other replies are: %l, -1 centre. The gamc ot
a) 8 ... 698 9 0-0 Wc7 l0 Axd4
Axg2 ll Sxg2 a6 12 VR 6c6 13
LTffi % 6xa3 d6 s d4 4ld7 6 O
8 0-0 Ae7 9 tc2
hgf6
6xc6 dxc6 14 2,e4 trc8 15 9"nt a611c4b612e5&
.Q"e7 16 Eadl+: Bellon Lopez- 6e8 14 9e4+-.
Gamarra Caceres, Lucerne 4 exd5 Uxd5 5 3-b2
Olympiad 1982. Also possible:
b) 8 . o,e4 9 6xe4 (9 0-01?) 9 ... a) 5 axb4?? Ueft {
Axe4l0 9xd4 9b4+ ll gd2 Peters, USA Ch 1984-
AxB 12 AxR o,c6 13 Axc6 after 8 e5
b) 5 AR e5 6 axbt
Axd2+ 14 Wxd2 dxc6 15 trdl Ae7 8 6a: hro q Ql
Hxd2+ 16 Exd2 '/r% J.Bellin- 6xe5 Ac6: Luz-De Fi
Copeland, British League 1998. 1993.
9 0-0 9c7 10 trel 9c5?! ll 5 ... e5 6 axM Ata'
Oe4! d3 12 dfg't 6xe5 13 g"f4 8 afi 0-0 q g'ez 6oo rt
This irritating pin is the price Hergott is clearly mI
Black must pay for taking the two running out of decent sqt
pawns. pieces and the king rm
13 ... d6 14 Ehs €tg tS 6xcs the centre.
bxc5 16 Exe5 dxeS tZ Axe5 9d7 ll Afes 6xe5 12 fu
18 AxbT WxbT 19 hxe6+! €g8 6c4 Ug5 14 €fi
If 19 ... fxe6 then 20 gd6+ EgS If 14 0-0 then 14 ... -C.
2l WeS mate. Axd2 wins.
20 6xg7 Ac6 216fs't 6xe1 22 14 ... 9e6 15 c3 Arc{ r

Wg5+ 696 23 gf6 1-0

after l8 ...Vxb7
 Greedy Openings I j

Sicilian: Wing Gambit

Dougherty-Hergott
Toronto 1998

I e4 c5 2b4
The Wing Gambit has a good
pedigree having been adopted in the
1920s by Marshall and Spielmann.
2 ... cxb4 3 a3 d5
This counterattacking move de-
prives White of much of his fun.
Having accepted the offer of a after 2 b4
pawn, Black does not greedilY caP-
ture another but proceeds to stake a
5 4bd2 claim in the centre. In Fantini-
Baccarin Viaro, Pan-American
Championship 1996, Black took the
pawn with 3 ..: bxa3 which enabled
White's pawns to dominate the
centre. The' game continued: 4
Axa3 d6 s d4 ad7 o 6R eo 7 e.d3
Agf6 8 0-0 3.e7 9Ve2 0-0 l0 gb2
a6 ll c4 b6 12 e5 dxe5 13 dxe5
6e8 14 Ue4+-.
4 exd5 gxd5 5 gb2
Also possible:
a) 5 axb4?? Ue5+ 0-l Shirazi-
Peters, USA Ch 1984. after 4 .. Vxd5
b) 5 aR e5 6 axb4 9xb4 7 c3
fu6e5 Ae7 8 6a: 6ro 9 abs Uas to
6xe5 Ac6: Lutz-De Firmian, Biel
t993.
5 ... e5 6 axb4 Axb4 7 6aS Af6
8 aR 0-0 9 9e2 Ac6 10 6c4 e4
Hergott is clearly on top. White is
running out of decent squares for his
pieces and the king remains stuck in
'T {%
the centre.
1l afes 6xe5
6c4 9g5 14 €fi
12 Axes trdg tl 'T %a%
gru-L
If 14 0-0 then 14 ... 9.h3 15 6e3
Axd2 wins.
14...9e615 c3 9xc4 0-l after 10... e4
I4 Greedy Openings

Nimzo-Indian: 4 e3,6 ...0le4 14 ga3

,,mi
Keres-Spassky
Game Eight, Candidates Mstch, l A precautionary
Spassky castling
r
Riga 1965
%"% obvious 14 Hxc3
Uar+ rs trgl Ue,
[
1 d4 Af6 2 c4 e6 3 6c3 fuat t and the game agein
e3 b6 5 90r guz 6 6R Ae4 7 0-0 ual check.
Keres offers a pawn in return for t4 ... Ae4 r5 Efi I
attacking opportunities. 15 ... 6c6 is the h
7... Axc3 16 d5 he5 17 Lc2
The challenge is accepted. Other more promising fim
replies:
after 7 0-0
t6 e.e2 9m lz
a) 7 ...f5 8 d5 Axc3 9 bxc3 6c5 &n
l0 9'a3 Abao t I Ac2 (l t trel Uf6 An admission tH
12 Vc2 96 13 e4 fte4 14 9xe4 gone wrong. Spas*
0-0-0 l5 0raZ+= Sadler-Ward, to sort out his rmt
Hastings 1997) | ... gf6 t2 ad4 but 18 ... aa6 wae
0-0 13 R 96 t4 wd2 eS 15 trf2 d6 Aac5 (19 ... dxe6 20
t6 Ae2 olal n €ht 6ac5 18 trgl 9xc5 bxc5 2l a
9a6:+ Buckley.Ward, Britiih Edt+-.
Championship 1998. 19 e4 c5 209;b?Jl
b) 7 ...6xc3 8 bxc3 3.xc3 9 Ebl White continues rc
6c6 l0 trb3 Aa5 I I e4! h6 t2 3;b2 the board and nos f
6u+ t3 Abl Aa6 t4 a3 alc6 t5 ous way to trap thc H
Vc2 0,e7 16 d5 trg8 17 trdl c5 18 2r ... ahs
dxe6 fte6 19 6e5 d6 20 trR Wc7 There is no relitf
21 Va4+ b5 22 cxb'+- Nikcevic- which is well met b5r i
Vuksanovic. Heraklio 1993. after ll ...Vhs 22€gt 96 23 E$
8 bxc3 6xc3 9 9c2 3.xB 10 Introducing theft
gxB Ug5+ tl Eht UnS rZ Egr: and 25 Afl.
A superb move which sacrifices 23... EdS 24 9B
another pawn to maintain the initiat- A subtle shuffi
ive. The players could also make an Axg6+ and corri
e.arly peace agreement after 12 bg2 under the most ftw
Wg5+ 13 *hl ghs A*g2ggs+. stances.
12 ...9xf3+ 13 trg2 f5 24 ...EgB 2s IlD l.
Black is struggling in other lines: .
Since 25 ory:7Z-
a) 13 ... Wxdl+ 14 Uxdl 6xdl 27 Vxg6+ *e7 2tr
15 Ac2 Ac3 16 AbZ+-. ExgT ExgT+ 30 UrS
b) 13 ... d5 14 9a3 6e4 t5 cxd5 9xe6 32 tha+ ecz
exd5 16 Axe4 9xe4 17 VxcT 0rd7 White completely ri
l8 trcl f5 19 gd6+- (Nunn). ing to an analysis by I
after l5 Efl
 Greedy Openings 15

14 ga3
A precautionary measure to stop
Spassky castling kingsidg. Ihe
obvious 14 Uxc3 fails after 14 ...
Wdt+ rs trgt Uf:+ 16 trg2 Udt+
and the game again ends in PerPet-
ual check.
t4 ...6e415 trfi trg8?!
15 ... 6c6 is the best bet but after
16 d5 Oe5 17 9.e2 White has the
more promising future.
t6 9:e2 UnS rZ R Af6 18 d5 after 18 d5
gfl
An admission that something has
gone wrong. Spassky would Prefer
to sort out his retarded development
but 18 ... 6a6 walks into 19 dxe6!
Aac5 (19... dxe6 20Va4+ wins) 20
9xc5 bxc5 2l exdT+ *d8 22
Edl+-.
19 e4 c5 20 gb2 14 2l e5 '-%-L%'T
White continues to gain sPace on
the board and now finds an ingeni-
ous way to trap the black queen.
%%%L%
2r ... ahs
A"'ffi'N'%,9%E-
There is no relief in 2l ... 6e8
which is well met by 22tVe4.
22 *gr after 2l e5
96?3trga
Introducing the threat of 24 trf2
and 25 9fl.
23... Ed8 24 9;d3
A subtle shuffle threatening
Axg6+ and cornering the queen
under the most favourable circum-
stances.
24 ... Eg8 25 trf2 r-0
Since 25 ...de'l 26 Axg6+ hxg6
27 Vxg6+ +.e7 28 gto+ *es zg
ExgT ExgT+ 30 UxgT UfS axe0 :t
Uxe6 32 Utr8+ €ez 33 Eg2 leaves
White completely winning accord-
ing to an analysis by Nunn.
after 25 EJ2
l6 Greedy Openings

Torre Attack: 4 c3 Dutch:Leningrad5 ig5

Ilebden-Grabuzova Smyslov-Beliavskr-
Cappelle la Grande I997 Sochi 1986

I d4 e6 2 aR af63 9.g5 c5 4 c3 rd4f52c4af63adgaa

A speciality of Hebden who Agz s Waz.
prefers to avoid the well known An innocuous-looking mou
lines associated with 4 e3. one which has caught our a
4 ... cxd4 5 cxd4 h6 of good players. The idea is o
Alternatives are: the obvious 5 ... 0-0 br'6 3h6
a) 5 ... Ua5+ 6 abd2 g.e7 7 e3 h6 0f3 cO 8 h4 with a strong a
8 gh4 a,c6 9 a3 a6 l0 g.d3 d5 1l 5 ... c5
0-0 b5 12 Ae5 6xe5 13 dxe5 6d7 Other moves are: a) 5 ---
14 9xe7 €xe7 15 f4 9,b7 16 AA after 4 c3 9xf6 exf6 I e3 2ic6 8 d5 {}c5
96 17 alA++: Horvath-Sziebert, 6nrcgilh5 1laad6 l:
Budapest 1995. trh6 13 0-0-0 gd7 14 Ehe I o
gur 10 9c2!?) 6 ...
b) s ... 9u0 o threat of e4 leaves Black's
2,e4 7 9.f4 6c6 8 e3 gb4+ 9 dangerously vulnerable. U
abd2? g5! l0 Axg5 Axd2+ tt Wockenfuss, Bad Lauterberg lg
6xd2 Wa5 0-l Sangla-Karpov, b) 5 ... Q\c6 6 0-GO h6 " J
USSR Team Championship 1968. Axf6 8 e4 6xd4 9 exf5 ed
6 9xf6 Uxf6 7 e4 6ge2 c5 11 6xd4 cxA+ i:
It makes sense to seize the centre 9u0 t: hxd4 0-0 14 h.{ d6 t5
but the dull 7 e3 has been tried in gd7 16 Wxh6 Ag7 l7
the past. White pushed his h-paun ro=st
rfo
gb4+ 8 6c3 0-0 9 Ecl Ug6
7 ... Sadler-Tseitlin, Hastings I99l -
10 gd3 6 dxc5 8\a6 7 5f66 $ ll
The threat ofe5 encourages Black Wxh6 Axc5 9 Am?!
to be greedy. after I0 ildj This plan of pursuing rhe h1
10 ... Wxg2 rr Egl 9trl tZ aS vra 95 is rather slou' SEr
Axc3+ 13 Exc3 should prefer 9 f3 9a5 l0 0+.{
In retum for the pawn White has a I I cxb5 a6 12 e4l r+ rth dor
lead in development and a half-open edged play according to BelierC
g-file, already occupied by a strong 9 ... Wa5 10 0-0-0 b5 ll ,l

rook. Moreover the black queen is fuat nWgt

running out ofdecent squares. The ex-World Champion is c
13 ... b6 14 6e5 Wn+ rS Anr ing the h-pawn but at the neglu
6c6 16 trcg3 getting his kingside pieces inro p
Hebden goes straight for the kill 12 ... trf8 13 AxhT ertl
with simple chess. HxhT b4 ls ad5 9xd5 15 E
16...6xe5 d6 17 sbr b3! r8 axb3 Ebt
Or 16 ... 95 is well met by 17 White's undeveloped krrS
aR!gf4 18 6xg5+-. cannot help the deferrce
17 Exgl+ €h8 f8 dxes 3.a6 19 Beliavsky is ready to pounce.
Wtl Eac8 20 trrg4 1-0 after l6 Ecg3 l9 E[xg6+ gd7 20 Exf5 tctr
*c2 6xb3 0-1
 Greedy Openings l7

Dutch: Leningrad 5 Ag5

Smyslov-BeliavskY
Sochi 1986 -

1 d4 f5 2 c4 af63 Ac3 96 a 3"g5

gg7 s gd2
An innocuous-looking move but
one which has caught out a number
of good players. The idea is to meet
the obvious 5 ... 0-0 by 6 Ah6 d6 7
2R c6 8 h4 with a strong attack"
5... c5
A AA
Other moves are: a) 5 ... h6 6
4 c3 9xf6 exf6 7 e3 orc6 8 d5 6e5 9 fll after 5tUd2
Ser afl to gd3 hs 1l afl d6 12ah4
Eh6 13 0-0-0 gd7 14 Ehel and the
threat of e4 leaves Black's king
dangerously vulnerable, Miles-
'%L Wockenfuss, Bad Lauterberg 1977.
b) s ... 2,c6 6 0-0-0 h6 7 Axf6 E%{ru- I
i% Axf6 8 e4 Q\xd4 9 exf5 gxf5 l0
6ge2 c5 I I 6xd4 cxd4 12 db5
%% %
% guo r: a)xd4 0-0 t4 h4 d6 15 trh3
L'% 9..d7 16 Wxfr0 AgZ l7 trg3 and
White pushed his h-pawn to victory.
Sadler-Tseitlin, Hastings 1991.
6 dxc5 0, i6 7 gh6 gxh6 LT_ % A
Wxh6 Axcs 9 ah3?!
This plan of pursuing the h-Pawn
8
%"ffiE %
r0 9.d3 vra 95 is rather slow" SmYslov after l2Vg7
should prefer 9 B 9a5 10 0-0-0 b5
I I cxb5 a6 12 e4l with double-
edged play according to Beliavsky.
9 "." Was r0 0-0-0 b5 ll 695
gb7 t2'Es7
The ex-World Champion is chas-
ing the h-pawn but at the neglect of
getting his kingside pieces into play.
12 ... trfB 13 6xh7 AxhT t4
HxhT b4 15 ad5 9xd5 16 Exd5
d6 17 Ebr b3! 18 axb3 Eb8
White's undeveloped kingside
cannot help the defence and
Beliavsky is ready to pounce.
16&cgj 19 Wxg6+ *d7 20 trxfS Wel+ 21
€c2 6xb3 0-1
l8 Greedy Openings

Spanish: Worrall Attack 6 Ue2 d

Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 --_
Posazennikov-Lane Illescas-Anand
Leuven 1995 2nd Match Game. Leon l99a

le4e5zAR0c63gb5a64 f d4 d5 2 c4 dxc43 AR 16 ircJ

ilat btc 5 o-0 Ae7 6 Se2 White chooses to transpose lo d
This way of playing the Spanish is Classical variation. Other trres:
a favourite of mine which makes it a) 4 a4l? 6c6 5 6c3 6s5 6 3.1
doubly diffrcult for my opponent to 6feleqe689c2gM9Edtt
play against! %
,rffira l0 Ae2 g.b7 n 0-0 0-0 and BL6
6... bs held on to the extra par+l- C-aci
A small percentage of players fall Dlugy, New York 1991.
into the mire with 6 ... 0-0, allowing b) 4 e4b5 5 a4 gb7 6 b3 c6
7 Axc6 dxc6 8 6xe5 Ude 9 aR after 6Ve2 bxc4 bxc4 8 6c3 gb4 9i-df QI
Wxe4 l0 9xe4 6xe4 I I Eel+-. l0 ad5 ll 9cl 6xc3 ll -i,xc
e5
7gb3o-08c3d59d3 c5 13 dxc5 9a5 14 Axbr Orb+
9 exd5 is a critical alternative but 15 ad2 Wxc5 16 hxc4 0{ 17 fr
concedes the initiative. so it is not Eflxe3* l8 6xe3 6d7 gar-e Bld
surprising that Black came out pleasant ending in Ivanov-Salov- S
better in the game Calzetta-Mitkov. Petersburg 1997.
Las Palmas 1995: 9 ... e4 10 695 4 ... af6 5 9xc4 e6 6 0{ d
(10 dxc6 3"ga!) 10 ... ha5 1l Ac2 9"Ul 6cO 8 9e2 cxd4 9 Edr 3r
Aga D R exf3 13 6xB Ee8 14 d4 l0 exd4 6a5! lr Ac2 b5 12 Aa
Wxd5 15 gd3 9.h5 16 6e5 g;9617 gb7 13 Ae5 trcE 14 a3 0{ tS tra
6xg6 hxg6 18 9'fl1c5:+.
e... gb7 l0 trdr
%s
\'.ru %h% W','.ru-L
6c4! 16 trg3?
White offers a pawn in sa6} g
Against Michael Adams, London for pressure on the g-file; An
1993,I tried l0 6bd2 which appar- suggests.that l6 g.g5 haS is eqret
ently made him confuse his systems. 16... Wxd4! 17 9"h6
The game continued l0 ... EeS ll afterll...o,a5
Consistent, since if 1.1 &o,
a3 Af8 12 trel Ab8? 13 exd5 Exc4 Black is better.
hxd5 14 d4 oic615 dxe5 at4 t6 t / ...
A
?_lxes
We4 and White eventually won. It seems risky to accept the m
10... Ee8lr 9g5 Aa5 12 4xe5 terial in the face of an attack L
This looks good but I soon regain %sry,ru there are always exceptions o tL
the pawn with the bonus of a power-
ful pair of bishops. L% rule.
l8 trxg7+
f2 ... 6xb3 13 axb3 dxe4 14 %L% Or l8 Edl and now ... 1}c5
dxe4 3.d6 f5 Oga Axe4 t6 6xf6+
gxf6 t7 Ae3 f5 r8 R gb7 t9 gd3
%%% AxgT 6Jg6 blunrs the onslaught_
18... gh8 19 Edr
t9

Vtrl: zo Aaz L,
-W"ru L The pin on the knighr $ifr 19
.20 93 is destroyed by 20 trg5 d by 19 ... =g8:
9xg3-*. 20 tr €fl 6ga-.
20 ... axh2+ 2r sfl trad8 0-l 195
after l9...Vhq Great vision but it is flawed.
20... Axd5 21Wxe5 Ael: Ut
 Greedy Openings 19

Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 ... a6

Illescas-Anand
2nd Match Gctme, Lepn 1997
@,,ru478
'ffi-t'ffi-t
r d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 6R a6l e3
White chooses to transpose to the
Classical variation. Other tries:
a'l4 a4l? 6c6 5 Ac3 Aa5 6 .Q.fll
6fe I eq e6 8 Uc2 gb4 9 trdl b5
l0 9e2 gb7 ll 0-0 0-0 and Black %a'ffi-a
held on to the extra Pawn, Garcia-
Dlugy. New York 1991.
w'ffi9%
b)4e4b55a49b76b3e67 after j ... a6
after 6Ve2
bxc4 bxc4 86c3 gb4 9 gd2 Af6
l0 e5 6d5 l1 l4cl 6xc3 12 9xc3
c5 13 dxc5 9a5 14 Axb4 Vxb4+
15 ad2 9xc5 16 6xc4 0-0 l7 Ue3
EIxe3* l8 Axe3 0,d7 gave Black a
pleasant ending in lvanov-Salov, St
Petersburg 1997.
4 ... af6 5 Axc4 e6 6 0-0 c5 7
9nl 6co 8 9e2 cxd4 9 trdl Ae7
10 exd4 6a5! ll 9"c2 b5 12 2,c3
gb7 13 6e5 Ec8 14 a3 0-0 15 Ed3
6c4! 16 trg3?
White offers a pawn in exchange
for pressure on the g-file; Anand
suggests that l6 g.g5 6d5 is equal.
16... Wxd4! 17 gh6 ufter 9 Edl
Consistent, since if 17 Axc4
Exc4 Black is better.
17 ...6xe5
It seems risky to accept the ma-
terial in the face of an attack but
there are always exceptions to the
rule.
18 trxg7+
Or 18 trd1 and now ... Wc5 19
3-xg7 696 blunts the onslaught.
18... €h8 19 trdr
The pin on the knight with 19
Eg5 can be refuted by 19 ... trg8!
20 Exe5 Exg2+ 2l €fl dg4-+.
19 ... Bc5 20 Ed5 after l6 Hg3
19 Yh4 Great vision but it is flawed.
20...9xd5 21 9xe5 9e4! 0-l
20 Greedv Openings
Conclusion
The pros and cons of accepting
material have to be carefully con-
sidered. Snatching even a single
pawn in the opening can be perilous
if it leaves your development in a
backward state. Though pawn-
grabbers sometimes have the last
laugh, more common is the fate of
Smyslov against Beliavsky where
the ex-world champion's excursion
to win pawns ends in disaster after
hrs defenceless king falls victim to a
violent counter-attack.
Another warnlng issounded by
the game Hebden-Grabuzova. Here
Black's win of a hot pawn merely
leads to the opening of a line of at-
tack against his own king, thus en-
abling the opponent to break
through in double-quick time.
The Art of Attack
I You can sacrifice material to
gain a lead in development.
2 Remember that long-term pres-
sure can be suflicient compensation
for material loss.
3 Promote your attack with an ag-
gressive piece formation and do not
think that your opponent will auto-
matically lose just because his
queen is spending time capturing
every available pawn.
The Art of Defence
I Think before you capture ma-
terial. There is usually some motive
behind a sacrifice.
2 Calculate accurately. There are
many cases where material is wildly
sacrificed only for the subsequent
attack to be abruptly rebuffed by a ever, the poor monarcb
strong defensive move.
3 Do not lag behind in develop-
ment. A great many defeats can be
attributed to neglect of this basic
general principle. Sometimes win-
ning a pawn is simply not worth all
the trouble!
2Ch
The king-hunt is one of t
spectacular ways of garniq
and is sure to proride 1'
lasting happy memories----u
course, you happen to be
losing side! It is surprisi
often the right conditions ft
hunt arise but also hr
chances are missed.
The king is usuallv rcll
behind a row of par*ns ard r
be prised open by meaas d
fice. Once on an open bo
r
itself subject to attack bp
pieces and running for its I
fruitless attempt ro
checkmate. Nevertheless
sacrifice entails a degree
since it often involr-es ' E
calculation of many variatir
it is often necessan' ro m
intuition.
Our illustrative games sl
power of such factors a
development and i
calculation and the role rbesr
the chase.
 Art of Attack

sacrifice material to
development.
that long-term Pres-
affcient
lGs.
compensation 2 Chasing the King
your attack with an ag-
fomration and do not Though it may sound as if we can
opponent will auto- The king-hunt is one of the most
just because his spectacular ways of gaining victory all win the brilliancY Pize,
ind is sure to provide You with opportunities still have to be spotted
time capturing well as blind alleYs. In the
lasting happy memories---unless, of
pawn.
course, you haPPen to be on the
-as
games Movsziszian-Stoll, Short-
losing side! It is surPrising how Piket and Shaked-Raptis the king is
Art of Defence dragged into the oPen Yet ends uP
often the right conditions for a king
hunt arise but also how often perfectly safe! A studY of such
bcfore you capture ma- games will add a note of caution
chances are missed.
b usually some motive
before you next invest material on a
The king is usually well fortified
behind a row of pawns and can onlY king hunt.
accurately. There are
be prised open by means of a sacri- One great advantage of chasing a
where material is wildlY
hce. Once on an oPen board, how- king in the opening is that the oppo-
for the subsequent
ailruptly rebuffed bY a ever, the poor monarch will find nent's pieces will probably not have
itself subject to attack by hostile had time to get coordinated and maY
pieces and running for its life in a even still be sitting on their original
bg behind in develoP-
squares-as is the case in Romero
many defeats can be fruitless attemPt to avoid
qlect of this basic checkmate. Nevertheless such a Holmes-Soto Perez.
irle. Sometimes win- sacrifice entails a degree of risk A final reminder that amazing
is simply not worth all since it often involves the Precise games are not confined to the mod-
calculation of many variations. Here ern era is the classic attack
it is often necessary to trust Your Lasker-Thomas, a personal favour-
intuition. ite of mine.
Our illustrative games show the In this chapter we have gone
power of such factors as better further than give examples of Pure
development and accurate tactical calculation and attempted to
calculation and the role these play in explore the very foundations of a

the chase. successful king hunt.

22 Chasing the King

Austrian Attack: 7 e5 French Tarrasch: t _-- :

Hansen-Hoi Shaked-Raprir
Dantsh Champtonship 1998 - Los Angeles l99l
te4962daAg7 36c3 d64f4 le4e62d4d53od2,Q
Aro s 6n o.o 6 3"d3
o,tal I es hrazsAatcs6dAd
The usual line with 7 0-0 can be gb6 8 6n ro
answered with 7 ... e5 8 fxe5 dxe5 9 A common inaccuracy r
d5 c6 l0 dxc6 bxc6 ll €hl which rarely punished. Black's il
gives White a slight advantage. avoid releasing the cearrrl
7...6e8 S 6gs! as occurs in the normal cc
A critical move which telegraphs 8 ... cxd4 9 cxd4 f6.
White's aggressive intentions. 9 exf6 Axf6 l0 (H) 3.df
8... dxeS If Black tries to trdnsprc
a) 8 ... h6? 9 AxfT! €xf7 l0 e6+ after 7 e5
main line with l0 .. n.
€xe6? I I Wg4+ *fl 12 Ac4+ d5 White can play the surpri
l3 Axd5+ €f0 ta 6e4 mate. 6exd4 with pressure agaim
b) 8 ... e6?l t h4 h6 l0 h5 hxg5
ll hxg6 fxg6 12 9xg6 trxf4 13
axPt gxf:t 14 gh5 €f8 15 0-0-0
3. ,ffiT
ELffi ',ru,@ 11 ... Ac5
(13 ... 6xba 14
12 b4l
trbl U6
a5 16 Ba4+ fual n gxbe
Axd4 13 c

We7 16 trhfl dxe5 17 dxe5 6xe5 'ffi,D. 6e7 15 a4 intending -8r3

18 Exfit+ 6f0 tS Wxe5 wins Flo- ,ru"% gives White excellent chrc
gaus-Hahnewald. Bundesliga I 988. 11 dxcS! Axc5 t2 M -e.I
c) 8 ... 6b6 lrecommended by The speculative sacrifu
Nunn who assesses the position as Axf2+?!, seen in Van Ba
unclear) 9 Ae3 c6 l0 h4 f6? I I Rijn, Dieren 1997, failed b
OxhT! f5 (ll ... *xh7 12 thS+ cal sequence after 13 trxf,l {
€g8 13 9xg6+-1 12 h5 €xh7 13 2rcd4 8\xt215 €xD e5 16
hxg6+ Sg8 14 Eh5 6f6 ts exf6 Axe5 17 WtrS+ 69O l8 trd
trxf6 16 Wtrz+ €fS 17 ghS+ 1-0 after I1...6c7 le €gl trf7 20 Ags 3-a; r
Ankerst-Ramseier, Silvapl ana I 993 . &fB 22 9c4 l-0
9 fxes 6m ro Ae3 c6 rt 0-0 13 a3 Ae5 14 6re5 -fu
8\c7 12 axhT!Abds ges Bas 16 gd4
follow 12 ... €xh7. e.g.
xf7 t4 WhS+ €g8 15
16 Eh7+ €f8 17 gh6
€e8 l8 WxgT Bxd4+ 19 €hl Ef2
L ,,M,Aru Shaked enjoys a lead in d
ment which prompts his
take desperate measures.
16 ... Axh2+ 17
op
efi2 ei
20 trdl 2,cd5 216e4 winning. €g3!
13 Axd5 6xd5 14 9"g5 *xh7 15 18 €gl is met by tS ..- t
trxf7 trxf7 16 Ehs+ Sg8 17 9xg6 now Black has problems o
6r+ tt AxfT+ €rs rs thzt White's wandering king.
Intending Efl. 18 ... h5 19 9.96+ *c7 a
19 ... Wxd4+ 20 Ehr *xf7 2t 21 9c5+ *e6 22 f5+ gff 2
Efl Wxe5 22 Exf4+ 9e8 23 Wg6+ b6 24 &h4 t-0
*0t zt trer gas 25 trxe7 1-0 after I9Vh7 Superb! The king smor
threat of 25 EIg5 mate.
 Chasing the King 2 j

French Tarrasch: 8 ... f6

Shaked-Raptis
' Los Angeles-1991

ll L te4e62d4d53ad2hr6les ,ru,
I 6raz s 3.d3 c5 6 c3 Ac6 7 o,e?
guo s An ro %
Acommon inaccuracy which is %
rarely punished. Black's idea is to
avoid releasing the central tension
6%
as occurs in the normal continuation
,A 8 ... cxd4 9 cxd4 f6.
9 exf6 Axf6 l0 0-0 9.d6
If Black tries to transpose into the after 8 ... f6
main line with l0 ... cxd4 then
White can play the surprising l l
6exd4 with pressure against e6, e.g.
II ... Ac5 12 b4! Axd4 13 cxd4 0-0
(13 ... 6xb4 14 Ebl Ua0 ts 3.a:
a5 16 Ua4+ gal n gxb4+) t4 b5 'ffii');
he7 15 a4 intending Aa3 which
gives White excellent chances.
w,ffi ll dxcS! Axc5 12 b4 9"d6
The speculative sacrifice 12 ...
Axf2+?!. seen in Van Baarle-Van ,,ffi,a
ffis Rijn, Dieren 1997, failed to a tacti-
',L,ffi
cal sequence after 13 trxf2 Ag4 14
Ded4 6xf215 €xf2 e5 16 6xe5!
6xe5 l7 UtrS+ 69O l8 Uxd5 trf8+ after t6 9,d4
afier I I...Dc7 19 €gl Ef7 20 Ag5 9d7 2l Eel+
&f8224c4 l-0
13 a3 6e5 14 6xe5 9xe5 15
Ae3 tsd8 16 gd4
Shaked enjoys a lead in develop-
ment which prompts his opponent to
take desperate measures.
16... Axh2+ 17 €xh2 694+ l8
*g3!
is egt is met by l8 ... gh4 but A
now Black has problems comering
White's wandering king.
l8 ... h5 19 3-96+ *e7 20 f4 e5 A
2l Ac5+ *e6 22 f5+ €f6 23 wd2
b6 24 Eh4 1-0
Superb! The king supports the after 24 *h4
afier l9tVh7
threat of 25 Ug5 mate.
24 Chasing the. King
King's Gambit, Cunningham Defence
Short-Piket
Madrid 1997
I e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 aA 9.e7 4
Ac3 Ah4+ 5 €e2
This line was popular over
years ago but has been unfashion-
able ever since and is very rarely
seen at international level.
5 ... d5
The most direct, offering a pawn
for quicker development. Others:
a) 5 ... c6 6 d4 d5 7 9.xf4 Ag4 8
Hd: hez 9 93 0,s610 Axb8 trxbS
I I €f2 9rc n exd5 0-0 t3 9g2
cxd5 14 Ehel= David-Hebden, Isle
of Man 1997.
7 9xf4 0le7
b) s ... d6 6 d4 9g4
8 gfi dg6 9 Ae3 0-0 l0 gd2
AxR ll gxB Ae5 12 9xg5
Bxg5+ l3 We3 9xe3+ t/r/z
Olesen-Lukacs, Budapest 1994.
6 6xd5 af6 7 axf6+ Wxf6 8 d4
gs4 9 Ed2!
A clever improvement on moves
such as 9 c3 and 9 e5. Short intends
to shelter the king Uy €dt-cZ.
9 ... 6c6 l0
c3 0-0-0!? 1l Bxf4
We612 €e3 95 13 Axg5 9xg5 14
Wxg5 f5 15 h3!
A crucial move as 15 gd3 is well
met by 15 ... 6xd4! 16 cxd4 9b6
when the onslaught continues.
15 ... 6xd4 16 cxd4 Exd4
hxg4
White could even get away with
snatching the rook, e.g. 17 €xd4
Efrxe4+ 18 €c3 9e5+ 19 &c2
We4+ 20 9d3 Wxg2+ 2l 3,d2
Vc6+ 22 Ac3 winning.
€f2 fxg4 19 Eh6
17 ... Exe4+ 18
trf8+ 20 €gl Exfl+ 2l €xfl trel+
22 &n We2+ 23 *gS gaS+ Za
€xg4l-0
French: Classical Vanarrm
Topalov-Bareev
Linares 1994
le4e62d4d53adm
Ag5 dxe4
100 Avoiding the mass of theory- a
ciated with 4 ... gb4 and 4 .,. 3cl
5 6xe4 9e7 6 9xf6 Arft 7
ad7 8 gc2
An old idea recommended \r r
theory books. If Black casrls E
move, White can build-up a rEGl
able attack by f4. 0-G0. idl e
after 5 *e2 aR.
8... e5!
Bareev seizes the initiatir-e. In t
game Weenink-Maroczy. HoIh
1930, White gained the bener cr
ing after 8 .." We7 9 0-G0 0{ lO
c5 ll 94 96 12 95 9.g: tr a
cxd4 14 6xd4 e5 15 fte5 Uxc5
Wc5 19 gds.
&,lmg 9 dxeS hxeS l0 f4 ag5 rf
% %a:% 0-0 12 gd3 gds!
White was intending 13 0{F{F=
I
l3 a3?!
^,M&'%L 4\e2 should be considered
13
after 9Vd2 Oxf4! 14 6xf6+
13 ...
14 gxf4 is bad. e.g. 14 .. 3.Jr
15 gfl (15 gd2 trd8 or 15 &
ag4+ t6 hn rs-+1 ls...f516a
fxe4 17 Axe4 .4h3+ 18 €gt IC
17
ll 19 ad4 Exf4-+.
14 ... gxf6 15 AxhT+ geT I
% %%
A
We4 treE! 17 gxeS gf5!!
In l9th century romantic sfl
Black sheds another piece in m
of the attack. The white queen rl
be diverted from its defensir-e rolc-
18 Bxa8 We4+ 19 &nVgZ+2
$es Aas+ 2t *d4 gd2+
The brilliancy prize is assured!
after 16 ..trxd4
22 &c5 We3+ 23 €c4 ab6+ Dl
 Chasing the King 25

French: Classical Variation

Topalov-Bareev
, Linares 1994
-

le4e62d4d5 36c3 af64

Ag5.dxe4
Avoiding the mass of theory asso-
ciated with 4 ... gb4 and 4 ... Ae7.
5 6xe4 Ae7 6 Axf6 Axf6 7 c3
haz s Ucz
An old idea recommended bY the
theory books. If Black castles next
move, White can build-up a reason-
able attack by f:1, 0-0-0, Ad3 and after 8Yc2
{ter 5 @e2 aR.
8... e5!
Bareev seizes the initiative. In the
game Weenink-Maroczy, Holland
1930, White gained the better end-
ing after 8 .." We7 9 0-0-0 0-0 10 f4
c5 tt 94 96 12 95 9g7 13 hR
cxd414 6xd4 e5 15 fte5 Uxe5 16
Ag2 6c5 17 h4 6xe4 18 Wxe4
Wc5 19 Wd5.
9 dxe5 6xe5 l0 f4 696 1l 93
0-0 12 gd3 Eds!
White was intending 13 0-0-0+:.
13 a3?!
13 0,e2 should be considered.
after 17 gfs
13 ... hxf4! 14 hxf6+
6d evd2 14 gxf4 is bad. e.g. 14 ... gh4+
15 €fl (15 €d2 EdS or 15 €e2
ag4+ 16 6r: rs-+) ls ... fs 16 aa
fxe4 17 Axe4 th3+ l8 €gl Wc5+
t9 ad4 Exf4-+.
14 ... gxf6 15 AxhT+ @97 16
w 9e4 tre8! 1z 9xe8 Afs::
In l9th century romantic style,
t Black sheds another piece in name
of the attack. The white queen will
be diverted from its defensive role.
18 Wxa89e4+ 19 €f,Z gg2+ 20
* *es Aas+ 2l €d4 Ed2+
The brilliancy prize is assured!
22&cS 9e3+ 23 Sc+ 6t0+ O-t after 2l ...VaZ+
,6 . Exd4
26 Chasing the King

English: 3 ... f5 Catalan: 7 Ua4

Seirawan-Browne Korniushin-Kofenov
Berkley 1979 Novgorod 199'

lc4e526c3Ac63aRf54d4 ld4d52af3e6393Q
e4 5695 h6 6Am 95 Ag2 c5 5 0-0 Ac6 6 c4 drc{ 7
Browne boldly advances on the The Catalan has therepum
kingside in an attempt to exploit the being solid but White can c
time wasted by White's king's complications with this pin u
knight. knight.
7R 7 ... 9.d7 8 9xc4 crd4 ti
a) 7 e3 6f0 8 Agt d6 t h4 trgS trc8 10 6c3 9e7
l0 hxg5 hxg5 ll R exB 12 6xR l0 ... Axd4 I I Uxdl &.'
gd7 13 d5 6e5 t4 3.e2 Ue7 15 Wtr+ 9"co 13 trdl 9to r+ I
gd4 Eg3+ with after 6 ... g-5
6xe5 Uxe5 16 the trxc6 (14 ... Wxc6 15 ih6:
initiative, Lindenmaier-Ikonnikov, gh6! Af8 (15 ... Axtr- 16
Germany 1995. 0-0 17 AxeT exeT 18 Ee5-
q 7 a,gt af6 8 h4! 94 9 e3 6hsr 19 Wxf6+ ind 2OYxPt t; &
l0 6ge2 o,e7 tt
€'AZ $.;sl 12 Eb3 17 tradl Ec8 l8 e4 EcS 19 e5!
d6 13 6aS A96: Polugaevsky 20 Ag5 2,e7 2l S[a{+ fl66 rr
-Seirawan, Haninge 1990. h6 23 gf6 trg8 2a a3 Le7 5 .!
7... exf3 8 exf3 Ag7 9 d5?! &xe7 26 Bc4 l-0 Hulak-Sah
9 Ae3 is better. Nis 1985.
9... we7+ r0 €d2!? %A'ffi ll trdl gb6?! t2 6xc6 Arr
This is quite ambitious but under-
standable in view l0 We2 Uxe2+ I I
%'ffiL
sru_ffi %a
Ae3 Uxb2?! 14 Eabl rgr3
14 ... Wc2l? gives rr\lrrrc f
attacking options but this dc
LxeZ 2rd4 when Black's strong
necessarily make Black's pc
dark-squared bishop gives him a
comfortable ending. any more palatable after 15 -&.1
10... ad4 rr gd3 €d8! after ll .. *aA bxc6 (15 ... Exc6? 16 9xc6* I
A remarkable position has arisen 17 EbS- gaS tS Ebxd8- *r
with both players having moved 9c5 mate) 16 9xa7*:.
therr kings to the d-file. In Black's 15 Axc6+ Exc6
case it was to avoid the pin by Eel. 3. l5 ... bxc6 l6 hUs: trr
,,ru 6a7+-.
Axc4 WcS 15 €d3?! l6 Wxc6+l
Or 15 b3 Aa6 16 $'xa6 6xe2 17 ,N A worthy finishing ror.rch r

Sxe2 Eflxc3 l8 trbl Wa5 19 Ad3 splendid game.

16 ... bxc6 17 trb8+ .t-dl
Wxd5T
f5 ... Eb8 16 Ae3 9xc4+! 17
e
,ffi trdxd8+ €e7 19 trxhE Uxcl
€xc4 9a6+ f8 ab5 6xb5 0-l trb7+ €d6
In view of 19 €d3 ac3+ 20 *c2 The king is forced to*-ards
Exb2* 2l &xb2 6xdl+ 22 *ct centre of the board. 20 ... C]d'l
6xe3-+ or 19 6d4 ad4i_ 20 *ca be met by 2l tra8!+-.
6e2+ 2l €dZ trxbZ+ 22 *et 9c3+ 21 trd8+ *e5 22 904+ txil
after l6 Ae3
*xd4 24 e3+ l-0
n *n AU+ Zq *gl Exg2 mate. Exd4
 Chasing the King 27

Catalan: 7 E[a4
Korniushin-Kofanov
Novgorod 1997

ld4d52af3e6393at64 L'% %t.ffi-t

.Q"g2 c5 5 0-0 6c6 6 c4 dxc4 7 Va4 "%'A i'ffi- %
The Catalan has the reputation of
being solid but White can create
complications with this pin on the
knight.
7 ... S:dl 8 Wxc4 cxd4 9 6xd4
trc8 10 6c3 Ae7
l0 ... 6xd4 ll Wxd4 Ac5 12
Wn+ 9co 13 trdl 9uo t+ Aco+
{ter 5 95

I 2l
20 9g5 orc7 e4
h6 23 gf6
trs8 e7
&xe7 26 Vc4 ic,
A
2J Nis 1985.

xa\
11 Edr 9u0z: 12 4\xc6 Axc6
Ae3 Uxb2?! 14 Eabl Ua3
14 ... Vc2t? gives White fewer
13

-Y-
attacking options but this does not
&. necessarily make Black's position
any more palatable after 15 9xc6+

fu t] .*ds bxc6 (15 ... Exc6? 16 Uxc6+ bxc6

17 Eb8- -9"d8 l8 Ebxd8+ *e7 19
after I5...Vxc6

Ac5 mate) l6 3"xa7+=.

15 glgf+ Exc6
l5 ... bxc6 l6 ab5! Ea7 17
0)a7+-.
L% 'T
16 Wxc6+!
A worthy finishing touch to a
splendid game.
s% 16 ... bxc6 17 trb8+ gag rg
x*,& Edxd8+ €e7 19 ExhS Wxc3 20
Eb7+ *d6 %N-
a%,L The king is forced towards the
centre of the board. 20 ... Ad7 can
AK,
be met by2l Ea8!+-.
2l trd8+ *eS 22 Ad4+ gxd4 23
fier 16 ilej Exd4 €xd4 24 e3+ l-0
after 20 Eb7+
28 Chasing the King

Dutch: 2 94 Bishop's Opening: 2 .-.6

Movsziszian-Stoll Krakops-Meijers
Bad l{drishofen 1997 Riga 1998

I d4 f5 2 g4l? Le4e529.c4
To divert the Fpawn and take As early as move two \lhite ca
over the centre. dictate the style of play. Whirc m
2 ... fxg4 has options of transposing to o&o
"ru..-
The only way to test this outland- lines, according to how Black re
ish sacrifice is to accept it. In sponds. Another bonus is thar m
Herlemann-Sauer, Baden, 1992, 2 ...
e6 3 gxf5 exf5 4 e4! d5 (4 ... fxe4?
8,,ruA A like the move-order 2 dB
Ac5 3
9c4, this system avoids the need to
5 Wh5+ 96 6 Ue5+ wins) 5 e5 Ae6 learn how to combat the Petroff-
6 am g.e7 7 Egl €f8 8 6c3 c5 9 2 ... d6
afl Ed7 l0 dxc5 d4 11 Wxd4! was after 2 94
After 2.. af6 I can personaft
clearly good for White. recommend 3 d3.
3e4d5 a) 3 ...c6 4 dR d5 5 3.b3! .$ff
a) 3 ... e5 4 dxe5 Ac6 5 9xg4 (5 (5 ... dxe4 6 Ag5!+:; 6 *3 A67
.Af4!? ge76 2rc3l
A g .,ML Ag5 Ha5 8 0-o abdT 9 Ee I (HXl
maintains the
5 ... d6 6 Bg5 Wxg5 7
tension) l0 d4 exd4 I I Axd4 9.g4 lt 0d3
Axg5 Axe5: Kozlovskaya-Prudni-
kova,Rjazan 1992. a%%
'%tT-g
dxe4 13 6xe4 Ac7 14 AM6*! 3bS
15 6xf7 h6 16 3.f4 l{ Lc
b) 3 ... d6 4 gd3 ac6 s m af6 6 Pergerrcht. Brussels 1990.
hxg4 Axg4 7 R gd7 8 e5 dxe5 9 b) 3 ... ac6 40f3 Ac5 5 c3 &6
trxh7l l-0 Heldele-Fliter, Deizisau 0-0 0-0 7 g,b3 a6 8 Abd2 aa7 t hl
1998. h6 10 Eel 6trs r I afl C6 l:
4 e5 Af5 5 6e2! gaz 0 Ags 9e3 Ae6 13 9;xa7 ExaT 14 Oe3
hc6?! 6tq $ €h2 traaS 16 69l 95 t7
Preferable is 6 ... e6. trfl tradS 18 93 696 19 Uhs +h7
7c396 after 7 c3 20 aR Axb3 2l axb3 Eh8 2t adj
7 ... 0-0-0 8 h3 h5 (8 ... gxh3? 9 Wg7 23 bxg5+ 9g8 2a he lo
hxt5 Wxf5 10 Axh3+-) 9 6xf5 Lane-Timmerrnans, Amsterda
Wxf5 l0 gil gA ll WxB gxlF- 12 I 998.
gf5-+ gb8 13 adz allows White to 3 d4 exd4 4 c3 dxc3?!
regain his pawn with a superior
ending.
ll Allowing White to develop qui&-
6f6 is better.
ly. 4 .."
6xf5 gxfs r0 ad2!
8 h3 gxh3 9 6xc3 a,at e aR aM 7 ArO
5
3"h6 lr 9xh3! Axd2+ 12 *xd2 Ae7 8 af6 9 as abdT la
Wxf2+ 13 gd3 Hg3+ 14 9e3 9xf7+! ^4
Though White's king is exposed Devastating Black's position-
Black's attack is too lightweight. l0 ... *xf7 1r 695+ €96
14 ... 6xe5+ 15 dxeS Uxe5 16 I I ... Se8/€g8 l2 9b3+ *'ins.
Ba4+ €f7 12 t4
t7 gf4+.
16... c6 Simple but effective.
17 Eafl+ Ar0 rs trxf6+! Wxf6 after 14 ilej 12 ... 2re513 f5+ Axf5 14 eff+
19 trfl 1-0 Sxf5 15 Wc2+ 1-0
 Chasing the King 29

Bishop's Opening: 2 ... d6

Krakops-Meijers
Riga 1998

le4e52A.c4 I
As early as move two White can
dictate the style of play. White now
has options of transposing to other
lines, according to how Black re- A
sponds. Another bonus is that, un-
like the move-order 2 aR 6c6 3 8'T
9c4, this system avoids the need to "ruw
learn how to combat the Petroff.
2 ... d6
dta 2 ga after 2 9c4
After 2 .. af6 I can personally
recommend 3 d3.
a) 3 ... c6 4 AR d5 5 g"b3! g'd6
(5 ... dxe4 6 Ag5!+:) 6 o,c3 €.e6 7
ag5 wa5 8 0-0 abdT 9 Eel 0-0-0
l0 d4 exd4 11 6xd4 gg4 12 Wd2
dxe4 13 6xe4 fuci 14 Ad6+! Sb8
15 6xf/ h6 16 g?t l-0 Lane-
Pergerrcht, Brussels 1990.
b) 3 ... 2,c6 46R Ac5 5 c3 d6 6
0-0 0-0 7 g,b3 a6 8 abd2 3"a7 t h3
h6 l0 trel 6ns il afl wf6 12 T ,ffia
Ae3 9e6 13 AxaT ExaT 14 0,e3 ,
6tq ts €h2 Eaa8 16 69l 95 17
trfl tradS 18 93 696 19 Eh5 €h7
$er 7 c3 20 aR Axb3 2l axb3 EhS 22 ads after 9 6bd7
Wg7 23 6xg5+ &g8 24 6n t-o
Lane-Timmernans, Amsterdam
l 998.
3 d4 exd4 4 c3 dxc3?!
Allowing White to develop quick-
ly. 4 ... 6f6 is better.
6xc3 a,at e aR ab6 7 gb3
5
Ae7 8 at olte 9 a5 abdT 10
AxfT+!

*,& w9 Devastating Black's position.

l0 ... €xf7 1r Ag5+ €96
I I ... €e8/€g8 12 Wb3+ wins.
t2 f4
Simple but effective.
14 ilej 12 ... 6e5 13 f5+ 9xf5 14 exfS+ after l2 f4
dter
*xf5 15 Wc2+ 1-0
30 Chasing the King

Sicilian Four Knights: 4 3-b5 Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Aract

Romero Holmes-Soto Perez Ziatdinov-Sehner
Malaga 1998 'tr Dieren 1990
%gw@"ru
le4c52aflaf63Aca
Avoiding the complications of 3
L'%, L'4ru,L"& t I e4 c5 2 aR d6 3 d4 crdl I
6xa+ 6rO 5 6cs 96 6 3.e3 ig7 :
eS hdS 4 6c3 e6 5 6e4 f5. R 6c6 8 gd2 o-o 9 o-o-o
3...6c6 4 Ab5 The Yugoslav Attack is \\hir'r
This is a good way to continue main weapon against the Dragon-
against a player waiting to transpose 9... Axd4 l0 9xd4 AeO tr €.aS
to the Sveshnikov system after 4 d4 Avoiding the theoretical I I €rbl.
cxd4 5 6xd4 e5. The game position l1 ... Axd5
can also arise after I e4 c5 2 o,c3 White has all the fun after I I
Ac6 3 Af3 6c0 4 gbs. 4\xd512 exd5 3"d7 13 9xgr 5ag;
4...4d4 after 4 A.b5 t4 h4.
To avoid White's capture on c6, 12 exd5 a6?!
doubling the pawns. There is no time to waste in sd
5 e5 6xb5 6 6xb5 6as z 6gs a cut-throat line. Other possibilitk
h6? a) 12 ... Wc7 13 9bl (the dirw
A typical mistake inviting a king attack with 13 h4 has a big &ar-
L%L,,ruL,,ru back after l3 ... Efc8 l4 h5 ah6:-
hunt. Though older sources assume
the position is roughly equal, recent %%% 13 ... trfcS 14 c3 Ua5 15 c4 0xd
developments put White on top, e.g. DryAru.'ffi- 16 trxd2 dal n
9e2+: Dl'oins
at 7 ...a,c7 a Wns go 9 gR f5 l0 Stisis, Groningen 1994.
exf6 d6 11 6xc7+ WxcT 12 0-0 b) 12 ... ad7 13 AxgT €xg' l.{
gh6 13 d4 Axg5 14 9xg5 h6 15 h4 at615 h5 Ec8 16 hxg6 fte6 ll
Ah4 Wc6 16 ft+ €fS tZ AxeT+ 94 trc5 18 Wh6+ €g8 19 95 tci
l-0 Yakovich-Reinderman, Leeu- (19 ..4h5 20 trxh5! gxh5 2l 96-
warden 1994. 20 Ah3 Exc2+ 2l gbl Eel I
b) 7 ... e6 8 he+ Bh+ 9 ER fs lo cfier 7 ... h6 Ae6- Exe6 23 gxf6 exf6 2-1 drc(
exf6 gxf6 l1 93 l-0 Kovalev-Klees- l-0 Luther-Danner. Budapesr l99l
chaetzky, Berlin 1994. 13 h4! Wc7 14 h5 Eac8 15 e.'l
86xf7 *xf7 9 Bf3+ €etr to cl 6xd5
6uo After 15 ... 6xh5 16 AxgT -xg:
n s4 at6 gh6+ €g8 t9 gJ
10 ... ab4 I a3 6c2+ 12 *dl
6xal 13 g4r. and 14 gf5 decides. I 6hs zo Exh5 wins.
18

ll d4 d5 16 9xg7 *xg7 17 hxg6 hrg6 rt

I I ... d6 is not much of an im-
provement after 12 d5+ fl*65 1r, ...
€d7 13 e6+ *e8 14 gf7 mate) 13
cxd5+ €xe5 14 b4! and the queen's
bishop will stylishly deliver mate.
12 dxcs 6xc4 13 ad4+ &d7 t4
e6+ €c7 15 gf4+ l-0
a 3"e+ 6uo 19 Wh6+*f6 20 Eh_<!
Cutting off the king's escape,
A 20 ... e6
Or 20 ... e5 21 9g5+ te6 "
A Axg6 fxg6 23Vxg6+ trf6 24 fgI.+-
*e7 25 ElhT+ wins.
tr 219g5+ *g122 Eh7+! l4
Black is mated after 22 ..- €rhl
after I I d4
23 Wf6 followed by trh I -h8
 Chasing the King j I

Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack

Ziatdinov-Sehner
Dieren 1990

lll 1e4c52aRd63d4cxd44
Axa+ Aro 5 6c3 96 6 Ae3 9g7 7
R 6c6 S gd2 0-0 9 0-0-0
The Yugoslav Attack is White's
main weapon against the Dragon.
9...6xd4 9xd4 ge6 ll ads
%a 10
Avoiding the theoretical l l Ebl.
l1 ...9xd5
White has all the fun after ll ...
dxd5 12 exd5 3"d7 13 AxgT €xg7
after 9 0-0-0
afier 1 f.'b5 t4 h4.
12 exd5 a6?!
There is no time to waste in such
a cut-throat line. Other possibilities:
a) 12 ...9c7 13 €bl (the direct
attack with 13 h4 has a big draw-
back after 13 ... Efc8 14 h5 th6!-+)
13 ... trfcS 14 c3 9a5 15 c4 9xd2
'ffi 16 trxd2 Aal n9e2+: Dvoirys-
Stisis, Gronin gen 1994.
b) t2 ...6a2 t: 9xg7 &xg7 t4

\ruA % h4 af6
94 trc5 18
Ec8 16 hxg6 fxg617
15 h5
gh6+ €g8 19 95 Uc7
(19 ..4h5 20 trxh5! gxh5 2l 96+-)
€bl
20 .Q.h3 Exc2+ 21 tre2 22
Ae6+ Exe6 23 gxf6 exf6 24 dxe6 after I I 0,d5
$er 7 h6
l-0 Luther-Danner. Budapest 1991
13 h4! Uc7 14 h5 Eac8 f5 gd3
6xd5
After 15 ... 6xh5 16 9-xg7 *xg7
,ru, t7 s4 aif6 l8 gh6+ €g8 19 95
ah5 20 Exh5 wins.
16 9xg7 *xg7 17 hxg6 hxg6 18
9e+ Auo 19 Vh6+ €ro zo trtrst
% Cutting offthe king's escape.
'i-\ru, % 20... e6
*%w Or 20 ... e5 21 9g5+ *e6 22
9xg6 fxg6 23 Vxg6+ Ef6 24 WE4+
,,m,
%
*e'7 25 Eh7+ wins.
219g5+ *g7 22 Eh7+! l-0
tr
Black is mated after 22 ... *xh7 after 20 Eh5
ofier I I d4 23 Wt6 followed by trhl-h8.
32 Chusing the King

Dutch:2 6c3 Conclusion

Ed.Lasker-Thomas
London l9l 2 This feast of glorious kiry:{
should be an inspiratin
ld4f526c3Drclajneet everyone.
3"g5 9e7 5 9xf6 9xf6 6 e4 fxe4 7 Some openings offer r

6xe4 b6 chances of creating a stroog r

Or 7 ... d5 8 6xf6+ 9xf6 9 c3 than others. In the Dragon Si
ad7 10 gd2 o-o I l We3 gtro tz game, Ziatdinov-Sehner. h w
Wxh6 gxh6 13 9'.e2 a6 14 0-0 c5 15 down to the player landing tlc
Efel b6 16 gd3 Ef6 17 tre3 tra7
18 93 trc7 19 Eael trn 20 ah4
AAAA punch that determined *ffi
was the white or black king tb
af8 2l f4, Korchnoi-Meulders, to walk the plank.
Brussels 1987, with a better ending. after 4 9g5 Nevertheless, opportunitics
8 heS attack arise in all openingr ou
The preference nowadays is for solid French Defence whE
the less committal attacking build- Topalov-Bareev. served as a +
up by 8 Ad3. For instance: 8 ... board for a vicious assauh r
gb7 9 We2 We7 l0 0-0-0 Ac6 ll clever mating net-all arisry
c3 0-0-0 12 9a6 96 13 trhel EhfS Black's better developmetrL
14 gb5 Axa6 15 Wxa6+ €b8 16 d5 At the very start of the gu
2ia5 17 d6 cxd6 l8 hxd6 €a8 19 weakest point in Black's pmii
b4 trb8 20 bxa5 bxa5 219xa5 trb6 the f7 pawn. defended only b:
22 Ba3 trc8 23 WxaT+! l-0 king. This was emphasird
Bisguier-Burtman, USA 1995. Krakops-Meijers where \l'hL
8 ... 0-0 e ad3 9uz ro wns spered by an initial sacrifice o
Be7? oust the king from its camp.
l0 .. 9xe5 gives Black a reason-
g
able game but he assumes that I I
after 10...Ve7
6xf6+ gxf6 will allow the queen to
guard h7. Sir George Thomas' tal-
ents extended also to the tennis
court where he reached the last eight
at Wimbledon. Then, in 1923, he
achieved the distinction of becom-
ing British Champion at both bad-
A:ruiW 'ry,
T- %Lffi_
minton and chess. Remarkable. but
such is chess trivia that he is prob-
ably best remembered for allowing
%%%
the following combination!
ll Bxh7+! &xh7 12 axf6+
12 ... *h8 l3 hg6 mate.
€h6
A Ag
13 Aeg4+ €g5 14 h4+ gf4
Black has no choice.
15 93+ *R f6 g'e2+ &g2 11 after 18 *d2 mate
EtrZ+ Sgf 18 €d2 mate.

Conclusion
This feast of glorious king-hunts
should be an inspiration to
everyone.
Some 'openings offer more
chances of creating a strong attack
than others. In the Dragon Sicilian
game, Ziatdinov-Sehner, it was all
down to the player landing the first
punch that determined whether it
was the white or black king that had
to walk the plank.
Nevertheless, opportunities for
attack arise in all openings, even the
solid French Defence which, in
Topalov-Bareev. served as a spring-
board for a vicious assault with a
clever mating net-all arising from
Black's better development.
At the very start of the game the
weakest point in Black's position is
the f7 pawn. defended only by the
king. This was emphasised in
%,ru, Krakops-Meijers where White pro-
spered by an initial sacrifice on f7 to
oust the king from its camp.
Chasing the King 3 j
The Art of Attack
I You often need to sacrifice to
expose the enemy king to attack.
2Back up your attack with major
pieces. Short-Piket shows that even
if a king occupies a central square
the attacker cannot break through
without the strong initiative gener-
ated by heavy fire-power.
3 When chasing the king try to
short-cut the calculation of myriads
of variations by giving priority to
forcing moves such as checks and
captures. Also look for ways to cut
offthe king's escape and then go for
checkmate.
The Art of Defence
I In the opening try to castle early
so your king is not easily attacked.
2 Do not be tempted by gain of
material if this leaves your pieces
sitting on their original squares.
This happened in the game
Movsziszian-Stoll where, as a result,
the king came under a devastating
attack.
3 Stay alert at all times. In Kor-
niushin-Kofanov White even gave
up his queen to chase the king and
mate it with minor pieces.

3 Attacking the King in the Centre
The three golden rules of
the
opening are to develop your pieces,
control the centre and safeguard
your king by castling. However,
rules are made to be broken and
sheltering the king at an early stage
is often forgotten in this modern era
of razor-sharp opening theory.
Such neglect of king safety can
occur for various reasons. For in-
stance through fear of opposite-side
castling, as in the game Seirawan-
Ivanchuk where the threat of an
attack on the kingside deters Black
from castling. White's reaction is to
open the centre to get at the king,
even though he is not yet castled
hrmself'! Indeed. castling is not es-
sential before launching an attack,
especially if the co-ordination of the
attacker's pieces is superior.
A player who sticks faithfully to
pet lines can soon get into trouble if
these opening variations run counter
to basic chess principles, as in the
game WolfFWall where Black vol-
untarily weakens his own position
and the opponent's pieces come
flooding in after a single sacrifice.
The attacking player will do all he
can to stop the opposing king seek-
ing shelter. This can be done by
sacrificing or even subtle manoeuvr-
ing, as in Liardet-Kogan. The art of
successfully attacking a king in the
centre lies in judging the right mo-
ment to launch the assault.
All the games in this chapter have
the common theme of creating and
maintaining the initiative. The odd
pawn is dropped here and there but
a pattern soon emerges of superior
development making its presence
felt. Indeed the defender may fall
further behind in development as
repeated threats must be fended off,
giving little or no time for mobilisa-
tion of barracked forces.
Therefore, it is worth remember-
ing the importance of the co-ordina-
tion of your pieces. An advantage in
space may not be very significant if
your pieces lack harmony. On the
other hand, in Schmaltz-Karpatchev
Black has all the trumps-full and
harmonious co-operation of his
pieces, a space advantage and tacti-
cal threats directed against the white
king stuck in the centre.
Basically, a king left in the centre
is bad for three reasons:
I It undermines the activity of the
pieces because of the difficulty of
getting the rooks into play. This al-
lows the opponent to take a lead in
development.
2 It is not safe. In particular the
{21f7 pawn is vulnerable because it
is only defended by the king.
3 It is easier for the opponent to
create direct attacks against the king
when the centre is open.
Dutch Defence: 3 -t-e5
Atalik-Thang Trang
Budapest I 998
1 d4 f5 2 aR af6 3 Ags A.r
Af4 d6 5 abd2 6xd2 6 trd2 ci
e4l
With this enterprising sacrifr
the Turkish grandmaster folb
one of the key principles of u
ing an uncastled king----open lits
the centre!
7 ... fxe4 8 Ag5 d5 9 f3 e€
Ad3 fxg2 ll Wxg2
This case is an extreme exq
of what can happen when you dl
your pieces to hang about on t
original squares. After just dcn
moves it is clear that White tns s
ceeded in demonstrating two cr
three reasons why an uncasrled b
is such a liability. He has E
pieces developed compared
Black's none and the centre I
been successfully opened allcri
for more channels of attack.
ll ... Ac6 12 0-0 6e7 13 B
1-0
Now it is three out of rfu
reasons because the weakness oft
king defending the f7 square I
been exposed. 13 ftf.?
AxcT+ wins.
 Attacking the King in the Centre 35

Dutch Defence: 3 Ag5

EffigN-b
Atalik-Thang Trang
Budapest 1998 - ll
rd4f52af3af639g5de44
the Centre gf4 d6 5 abd2 6xd2 6 9xd2 e6 7
A
h fiis sh3p1s1 haYs
e4l
With this enterprising sacrifice,
the Turkish grandmaster follows
%%%%
AA A
.f-r. of creating and one of the key principles of attack-
ft hitiative. The odd ing an uncastled king----open lines in
hcre and there but the centre!
after 7 e4
@ges of superior 7 ... fxef S 695 d5 9 f3 exf3 10
its presence AaS rxgZ lI Uxg2
t -&ing
ffender may fall This case is an extreme example ,rru
h development as of what can happen when you allow
mst be fended off, your pieces to hang about on their
r m time for mobilisa- original squares. After just eleven

i
frces.
k worth remember-
moves it is clear that White has suc-
ceeded in demonstrating two out of I ,,ru
rc of the co-ordina- three reasons why an uncastled king
hE- An advantage in
bc rery significant if
is such a liability. He has four
pieces developed compared to
e
H hannony. On the Black's none and the centre has A
- Scfrnaltz-Karpatchev been successfully opened allowing
tb tumps-full and for more channels of attack.
@rperation of his 1l ... 6c6 12 0-0 ae7 13 aflt. after I I Vxg2
rdvantage and tacti- l-0
aqainst the white Now it is three out of three
L thc oentre. reasons because the weakness ofthe
e king left in the centre king defending the f7 square has
nEasons: been exposed. 13 €xf7 14
in the activity of the AxcT+ wins.
of the diffrculty of
loots into play. This al-
to take a lead in

safe. In particular the

fo vulnerable because it
by the king.
ir for the opponent to
ecks against the king after l3 dJ7
ls open.
j6 Attacking the King in the Centre
King's Indian Defence: 5 .od3
Seirawan-Ivanchuk
Groningen FIDE World Ch 1997
td4at62c496 36c3 9g74
e4 d6 5 9"d3
Seirawan has long been a cham-
pion of this move which steers clear
of the main lines of the King's In-
dian and keeps options open on
lurther development, depending on
Black's response. There are simila-
nties to the Samisch in that White
can support the e-pawn with f3
while Black, for his part, will try to
create active play by attacking the
weakened d4 pawn.
5 ... e5
After 5 ... 0-0 6 Age2 play can
continue:
a) 6 ... a6 7 0-0 6Uaz S R c6 9
Ag5 b5 10 €hl ab6 I I b3 bxc4 12
bxc4 afd7 13 fil c5 14 d5 f6 15
9tr+ gs 16 Ag3 tse8 17 trbl Eb8
l8 trb3 6a8 19 Exb8 Axb8 20
WUt aaz 2l e5t gxf4 22 9xh7+
€trs z: Age tsds 24'tgfs gh6 25
Axfll I -0 Christiansen-Babula.
Bundesliga 1995.
b) 6 ... 6aal I g.c2 a6 8 a4 e5 9
d5 a5 l0 h3 Ac5 1l Ae3 6nt n
0-0 6a6 t3 2ia2 adc5 14 gd2
Ad7 15 Wxa5 6xe4 16 Eel af6
17 b4 ahs 18 B f5 19 Ebl b6 20
Aac3 9f6 2't Wd2 g,h4 22 t4 g:t6
'/z-'/z Seiraw an-Ivanchuk, Reykj avik
199r.
6 d5 a5 7 Dge2 6a6 8 R!?
Apparently after their game in
Reykjavik (see the previous note)
Seirawan actually recommended
this move to his opponent! It turned
out Ivanchuk dismissed it on the
grounds that Black could exchange
the dark-squared bishops then exert
pressure on the queenside. They
disagreed about the merits of the
plan: "this stuck in my cra*' ... so I
thought I would test my judgement
against his" commented the
American.
8 ... ad7 9 ge3 9"h6 ro Edz
Axe3 1l Wxe3 c6?!
AA
.,ffi
l1 ... 0-0 looks logical but urthour
the bishop on 97 the dark squares
%
AA
% %. around the king look r*'eak--dre
first indication that White's opemng
strategy has been a triumPh.
12 Eh6 Aacs tl trdr gb6 l{
after 5 3,d3 Ant €ez
An admission that his king rrll
now be well and truly stuck in de
centre, but he has few options. After
14 ^.. Bxb2 15 dxc6 bxc6 16 ax6
E. gN,@ the alternatives 17 Wg7 or 17 ircf
lll leave Black in a mess. It is imPon-
ant to note that, although White has
not castled, he can still activate his
rooks. Black. on the other hard k
in no position to form any signiF
cant counterplay against the roller
coaster attack.
15 f4 exf4 16 gfi trfE 17 Urf{
White's forces are piling ut
against the hapless black king and
after 8 J3
something has to give.
l7 ... t6 18 dxc6 Wxc6 19 idl
we8 20 4los+ €ag 21 uxd6+ id7
22 abs 1-0
Black resigned in vieu' of the
I various threats such as 23 1Tb6-
&c8 24 Ad6+ or simply 23 otx.'
afterll...c6
 Attacking the King in the Centre 37

disagreed about the merits of the

plan: "this stuck in my craw ... so I
thought I would test my juigement I L,% I
against his" commented
American.
the a %.;,01,

A 8 ... ad7 9 9e3 Ano ro Waz

Axe3 11EIxe3 c6?! %
I I ... 0-0 looks logical but without L%
,,%l
the bishop on 97 the dark squares A
around the king look weak-the
A first indication that White's opening tr
strategy has been a triumPh. .
12 gh6 6acs tl trdl Eb6 14 after I 1.. c6

afier 5 9.d3 Aut €ez

An admission that his king will
now be well and truly stuck in the
centre, but he has few oPtions. After %A ,,ffi,
14 ^.. Uxb2 15 dxc6 bxc6 16 Exd6 L%
the alternatives 17 Wg7 or 17 Exc6
leave Black in a mess. It is imPort-
M,T
,rffi,
I
;(
I ant to note that, although White has
not castled, he can still activate his %a
rooks. Black. on the other hand. is
A in no position to form anY signifi-
ffi-
cant counterplay against the roller Kt
-a
^ ',9%
a A
coaster attack.
Efi trf8 17 uxf4
t5 f4 exf4 16
White's forces are piling in after l4 ... @e7
against the hapless black king and
afier 8 J3 something has to give.
17 ... f6 18 dxc6 Wxc6 19 hd4
Be8 2o 6as+ €as 2l Exd6+ gd7 E
22 abs 1-0
Black resigned in view of the
A
,M, I
t# A various threats such as 23 '9t,6+ l I
Ir&, A ru- I *c8 24 6d6+ or simply 23 o,bc7. "ffi-
A
IA e A A
ffi :A
tr ,\
A
ufter 17 Wxf4

afierll...c6
-i8 .4ttacking the King in the Centre

French Winawer: 5 gd2 Nimzo-Indian: 4 B

Watson-Hurley Liardet-Kogan
Kilkennv I997 Genevct 1998

l Al
I e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3
c5 5 gd2
A relatively
6c3 AU n eS
unusual continuation
%r ,,m
rd4af62c4e63acaabafc
d5 5 a3 gd6
Black rejects the standard mott
enabling White to recapture on c3 T.
,,ru 5 ... Ac3 or 5 ... 9e7 in fasour of i
with the bishop after ... 9xc3. % i
Over-analysed lines are avoided and
Black is set critical problems at a
%ffi %
L"ruL"ru ''ffi,A
provocative manoeuvre. The idce
to entice White to create a pest
centre-incidentally threatening ;

very early stage ofthe opening. pawn fork on e5-and then Le

s ... gd7?! smash it down!
In the game Lutz-Costello, Ostend 6 e4 c5 7 cxdS exd5 t -€-bt+
after 5 9-d2 The game
1992. Black tried 5 ... cxd4 and Halldorsson-Brlc
went astray in the complications Reykjavik 1988, continued t C
after 6 ab5 gfB (6 ... Axd2+ 7 cxd4 9 Wxd4 6c6 l0 gb5 Ce7! ll
Bxd2 intending 6d6+ is rn White's gflt 0-0 12 Axc6 9c5 13 fud
t'avour) I dR a,c6 g OUxa+ f6?! (8 6xd5 14 9xd5 trdS 15 Ubl br.r
... 6ge7!?) 9 gbs gaz to 0-0 fte5 16 0rc2 9"a6 (echoing our mi
ll Axc6 bxc6 12 6xe5 c5 13 game as Black has devastating cm
Wtrs+t 96 14 Uf3 Ef6 ls axdT trol of the g1-a7 diagonal) 17 Ed:
*xd7 16 WU: trca 17 ga4+ gdS Exdl+ 18 Wxdl EdS 19 Ucl 3Ir
18 Ag5! l-0 20 h4 We6 2l trh3 9u: zz ga td
6 dxcS! Axc5 7 Wg4 n Wd2 Vc4 24 b3 Uxb3 15 !c
Now 7 ... gf8 looks like a record- Wa: zo trh2 WxR o-l
breaking attempt to return all the 8 ... gd7 9 9xd7+ auraz tt
pieces to their original squares while dxcS 9xc5 ll 6xd5 ird-{ li
7 ... gf8 gives up the right to castle. Wxus 9uo
7 ... g6 8 af3 Eb6 9 o-o-o 9xf2 after l0 fudj White has won a pawn but BH
r0 gd3 controls the gl-a7 diagonal th,ertb
Watson has shed a pawn to acti- preventing kingside castling.
vate his pieces aggressively.
A-
13 am trd8 14 a)s o+ ls tu
r0 ... 9e3 1r trhfl 6n0 rz Wns ?le5
€f813 ass!
Black's position is so full of holes
I %t"ffit At one stroke Kogan opeos th
d-file for the queen's rook and rd
it resembles Swiss cheese.
t3 ... 9xd2+ 14 Exd2 Sg7 15 %t ,-'.ffi
W.ML# the knight to the attack. 16 U:rc
loses the queen after 16 ... fri- tl
Edf2 Ae8 t6 trf4 Waa rz Ef6 ad7 *el 9f2*.
16 Wa2 Uns+ tz Set Oa* tt
18 9xe6!
Bravo! %% Axd3 Wxd3 0-l
18... 6xf6 A
U L% A Since 19 A?l Ae3 is crushing.
l8 ... fxe6 19 6xe6+ €g8 20 g
trf8+ 6xf8 2l ExfS mate.
19 exf6+ €g8 20 Wnt 6f5 2t after l8Vxe6
trxfS l-0
 Attacking the King in the Centre 39

Nimzo-Indian: 4 R
Liardet-Kogan
'Geneva i,998

rd4Af62c4e63Ac3Ab44R
d5 5 a3 3.d6
Black rejects the standard moves
5 ... Ac3 or 5 ... 9e7 in favour of a
provocative manoeuvre. The idea is
to entice White to create a Pawn
centre-incidentally threatening a
pawn fork on e5-and then later
smash it down!
6 e4 c5 7 cxd5 exdS 8 Ab5+ after 5 ... 9.a0
ofie. 5 3.d2 The game Halldorsson-Barle,
Reykjavik 1988, continued 8 e5
cxd4 9 9xd4 6c6 10 gb5 Ue7! 1l
gf4 0-0 12 9xc6 Ac5 13 hxd5
6xd5 14 Wxd5 EdS 15 gb3 bxc6
16 0rc2 Aa6 (echoing our main
game as Black has devastating con-
trol of the gl-a7 diagonal) 17 trd1
Exdl+ 18 Uxdl Ed8 19 Wcl Ab6
:-g 2o h4 tye6 21 Eh3 W zz g+ Ud:
e%
WA
23 Wdz Vc4 24 b3 9xb3 25 Ucl
gd3 26 trh2I*xR o-l
8 ... gd7 9 9xd7+ 6uxaz to
dxc5 9xc5 ll Axd5 Axd5 12
Bxo5 9uo ..Vm
after 12
', 7b Io I'd3 White has won a pawn but Black
controls the gl-a7 diagonal thereby
preventing kingside castling.
13 am Ed8 14 af4 0-0 15 €e2
4tef
At one stroke Kogan opens the I
jv d-file for the queen's rook and adds
the knight to the attack. 16 Uxe5
gb5+
,,ru,

L'ru loses the queen after 16 ... 18

€el Af2*.
16 9a2 Uus+ rz €et 6as+ tt
6xd3 9xd3 0-1
Since 19 APl9e3 is crushing.

after I5 ...o,e5
fu I8Yxe6
40 Attacking the King in the Centre
Scotch:4 ... gh4
Schmaltz-Karpatchev
Cappelle la Grande l99i
le4e520,n0,c63d4exd4.4
6x0l Wtrl
The most aggressive Black de-
fence against the Scotch. Having
played it myself I know it has tre-
mendous surprise value.
5 6c3
It is easy for White to go wrong:
a) 5 gfi?!
Ac5 6 cl 6ro j ad2
6ga 8 93 Wf6 9 t3 Axd4 l0 cxd4
ab4 tl Wc3 a,e3 t2 €fz 6at+
0-l Nunez- Ferron, Abierto 1994;
b) 5 Ae2?l Ac5 6 c3 Vxe4 7
hxc6 E[xg2 0-1 Neubauer-Hresc,
St.Veit 1995;
c) 5 Ae3 Wxe4 6 2,AZ Vel I
Aez 6rc 8 o-o ad5 9 6f5 Axe3
l0 fxe3 Wc5 I I 0,e4 We5 12 6c3
96 13 693 Ag7 left Black a pawn
up in Tyehimba-Post, Philadelphia
1992..
d) s ab5 9c5 6 Vez a,aq
6xd4 9b6 9 93 We7 l0
-Q"xd4 8 c3
gg2 d6 l1 Ae3 zXe n haz O-o r:
0-0 Ee8: Schuermans-Lane, Le
Touquet 1991.
5 ... gb4 6 adbs 9a5 7 Aa3 ao
8 Oa3 bs 9 gd2 Aro ro gs Wtrs
lr ads Axd5 12 exd5 0-0
Inspired chess! By activating his
king's rook, Black aims to take ad-
vantage of the exposed white king
13 dxc6 Ee8+ 14 .Q"e2
trfi
If 15 Axa5 then 15 ...
good for Black.
15 ... Aga 16 f3 Wxh2 17 9xa5
trad8 18 9d2 Wxg:+ 19 trn 3"h3
0-l
E Sicilian c3: 5 ... Ag4
llll Nisipeanu-Moldoven
Bucharest 1997
1 e4 c5 2 aR 6c6 3 c3 d5,
exd5 Uxd5 5 d4 Ag4 6 Ae2 c5'
h3 ghs 8 c4
Much better than the normal I
Ae3 because White intends to cr.
ploit Black's undeveloped kiry'
knight to force through d4-d5.
8... gd8?:
after 4 ... Vnl \\hirc r
8 ... Wd6 also allows
create an attack. Keitlingtns
Fogarasi, Budapest 1996 contiq
9 d5!? AxR lo AxR ha+ tt ta
E$xe6+ 12 9e3 Uxc4 t3 Ard
cxd4 (13 ... Wxd4 14 9e2- Aer l:
bc3 gives White a srong idridiw
14 ad2 WUs ts a4 Va6 16 fU
0-0-0? (16 ... Be6+ l7 Uxe6- ftd
l8 AxbT Eb8:) l7 trcl* tb8 tl
trc6! b6 19 WxfT gd6 l0 :rd
trxd6 2l Wf8+ *cZ 22gxg-- t4-
9 d5 Axf3 l0 AxR exdS
t td
The difference between 8 -.-
rflc
and 8 ... Wa6 is revealed. Noq-.
after 12 .. 0-0 l0 ... Ad4 ll dxe6. the quetn o
not take back on e6.
ll Axd5 6ge7 12 hc3 €.rd5 [
cxd5 6d4 14 Ae3 afs 15 C.+
@ Wd7 16 ge4+ ed8
I The king has to move because ll
I .. Ae7 is well met by l7 Axc5.
17 d6! 6xe3 18 fxe3 Ect l!
dxc6 15
I Wn++ ro 2o o-o-o Ec6
20 ... Axd6? fails completet-v r
9g4 is WM
L'&" T
21 ole4 Ec6 22 Axd6 Exd6 ''
Bg3+-.
2r trds Exd6? 22 trhdl tc7 Z
Wg3 1-0 Black resigned due to lI
... €c6 24 Exd6 9xd6 25 f&
after 19.. gh3 *c7 26 oe4 and the bishop is loo-
 Attacking the King in the Centre 4l

Sicilian c3: 5 ... Ag4

Nisipeanu-Moldovan
il ' Bucharest 1997- @,,ru4H
% 1e4c52af-J6c63c3d54
%tffit
exd5 Wxd5 5 d4 9g4 6 Ee2 e6 7
% h3 gh5 E c4
,,m,^ Much better than the normal 8
9e3 because White intends to ex-
ploit Black's undeveloped king's
knight to force through d4-d5.
8... gd8?!
8 ... gd6 also allows White to
create an attack. Keitlinghaus- after 8 c4
Fogarasi, Budapest 1996 continued
9 d5!? AxR l0 AxB a,aq tl dxe6
Wxe6+ 12 9e3 9xc4 13 9xd4
l %I cxd4 (13 ... Wxd4 14 Be2+ Ae7 15
6c3 gives White a strong initiative)
w, % t4 ad2 gus ts a4 Va6 16 gb3
A% 0-0-0? (16 ... 9e6+ l7 Wxe6+ fxe6
w l8 9xb7 EbS:) 17 Ecl+ gb8 18
e %.ru Ec6! b6 19 9xf7 Aa6 ZO trxa6
ru
trxd6 2l Wf8+ €cz 22gxg7+ l'0.
9 d5 Axf3 10 AxR exd5 ffi.ru A
The difference between 8 ... gdS
and 8 ... Ua0 is revealed. Now, after
'T
- ','.ru_
%
tr
l0 ... ad4 l1 dxe6. the queen can-
not take back on e6. after l6Ve4+
ll Ac3 Axd5 13
Axd5 6ge7 12
cxds Ad4 14 g"e3 afs 15 Ea4+
Uaz ro We4+ €d8
The king has to move because 16
... Ae7 is well met by l7 9xc5.
w 17 d6'! 6xe3 18 fxe3 Ec8 19
% Una+ ro 2o o-o-o Ec6
20 ... Axd6? fails completely to
w, 21 0,e4 trc6 22 6xd6 trxd6 23
A
AE Wg3+-.
21 Eds trxd6? 22 Ehdl &c7
Wg3 f-0 Black resigned due to 23
23

... €c6 24 Exd6 9xd6 25 WR+

&c7 26 Ae4 and the bishop is lost.
after 20 0-0-0
4) ,4ttacking the King in the Centre

Reti: 3 b4 Grob Defence I ... 95

Benjamin-Brookshear Wolff-Wall
New York 1990 London ;,985

l aa d5 2 c4 d43b4
White states his aggressive inten-
tions after only three moves. He in-
tends to attack the d4 pawn and
wishes to deter ... c5.
3 ... f6
To support ... e5. Others:
a) 3 ... 96 4 e3 dxe3 5 fte3 9g7 6
d4 af6 7 Ac3 0-0 s Ae2 Ag4 9 0-0
c6 10 h3 gxR ll gxf3 abd7 12
b5 cxb5 13 6xb5 with good play
against b7, Fridman-Mattheus,
Hamburg 1997.
b) 3 ... Ag4 4 WU: fo 5 e3 dxe3 6
dxe3 e5 7 c5 0,c6 8 Ac3 a5 9 9c4
(the power of the a2-g8 diagonal is
a theme also explored in the main
game) 9 ... ah6 10 b5 a4 I I 9c2
ola5 12 Ad3 9xc5 13 0-0 Val ru
Axa4 and White had a clear advan-
tage in Nikcevic-Todorovic, Cetinje
1992.
c) 3 ... a5 4b5 c5 5 e3 96 6 exd4
cxd4 7 d3 Ag7 8 93 when White
has the better chances due to the
weakness of the d4 pawn.
4 e3 dxe3 5 fxe3 e5 6 c5 e4 7
hae Ac6 8 6xc6 bxc6 9 3"c4
Whites cuts out the possibility of
Black castling kingside.
ll 6c3 96
9 ... ah6 l0 0-0 9e7
12 gb2 Ag7 13 6xe4 Wxe4 14
trf4 We7 15 gA
The sacrifice has paid off. The
twin threats of 16 9xc6+ and 16
Ee4 are winners.
l5 ... gf8 16 Ee4+ €as tz Eat+
l-0
I e4 g5?l
,rru, ,rru, Michael Basman has thought ry
number of weird and
u'ondcrl
openings and this is one of rrEr
A AA But, once he has recovered fro
shock, White can perhaps 'rrdr
mine the weakened kingside.
after 3 b4
2d4h636c3
In Ginsburg-Basman. Ld
1979. White tried 3 c4 preferriry
dominate the centre with his por.r
There followed 3 ... d6 4 ac3 €r
o NE 5 h4 gxh4 6 d5 6e5 7 f4 A96
% ,ru, hR 9gz 9 Ad3 Ag4 lo gel- t
I 1l 6xh4 olxh4 12 trxh4 h5 13 E
c5 with a small advantage. al6o{
g Black still won after 68 moves-
3 ... Ag7 4 h4 gxh4 5 aI3 -
6xh4 6c6 7 d5 6e5 8 Ae2
Even in his youth the frl
,rrru. A American champion played in rc
mature style. While Black smlggl
to develop his pieces and ger d
a{ter 9 s*c4 queenside. Wolff is busy amhri
his pieces
8 ... af6 e g"f4 6ega t0 O
Axf5 ll exfs h5 12 gbs+ €d7
Exh5!
A nice sacrifice which fcc
I
,,ru
Black to endure a passive posrtir
13 ... Exh5 14 Uxg4 Eh7 15
exf6 16 €d2!
T-
The king steps out ofthe sry I
the rook to check on the rfilc- (
the other hand 16 0_0_0 Ure7! wor
have still allowed Black hqcr
survival. After the text houtrr
even ar this early stage Black h r

after l5 V!3 decent moves.

16 ... f5 17 Wxf5 trh4 lt
e3 E
19 Eel+ €f8 20 AxdT Erf2+ :

&dl r-o
 Attacking the King in the Centre 43

Grob Defence I ... 95

Wolff-Wall
'London 1985

I e4 g5?!
Michael Basman has thought uP a
number of weird and wonderful
openings and thisis one of them.
But, once he has recovered from
shock, White can perhaps under- ,,ru
mine the weakened kingside.
2 d4kr6 3 ac3 ,ffi9
In Ginsburg-Basman. London
1979. White tried 3 c4 preferring to after I .. 95
dominate the centre with his pawns.
There followed 3 ... d6 4 Dc3 0rc6
5 h4 gxh4 6 d5 6e5 7 f4 2196 8
.,ry,
dR 9;g7 9 9.d3 9g4 l0 Ua4+ €f8
ll 6xh4 Axh412 trxh4 h5 13 trhl
c5 with a small advantage, although
Black still won after 68 moves.
3 ...9g7 4 h4 gxh4 5 aR d6 6
6xh4 6c6 7 d5 6e5 8 9e2
Even in his youth the future
American champion played in very
mature style. While Black struggles
to develop his pieces and get castled
queenside, Wolff is busy activating
his pieces
after 9 9e2
s ... af6 9 gf4 aeg4 lo a)f5
9xf5 ll exf5 h5 12 g"bs+ 6oz rf
Exh5!
A nice sacrifice which forces
Black to endure a passive position.
13 ... trxh5 14 Wxg4 trh7 ls f6
exf6 16 Sd2!
The king steps out of the way for
the rook to check on the e-fiIe. On
% the other hand 16 0-0-0 9e7! would
A have still allowed Black hopes of
survival. After the text, however,
even at this early stage Black has no
decent moves.
16 ... fs 17 Wxf5 trh4 r8 93 trh2
19 Eel+ €f8 20 9xd7 trxf2+ 2l after l6 *d2
€ar r-o
44 Attacking the King in the Cen.tre
Vienna: 5 €e2
Gavrilov-Potapov
Russia Cup 1997
1 e4 e5 2 Ztc3 6ce 3 f4 exf4 4 d4
This astounding move was first
played by Steinitz in 1867. The
position can also arise from a
King's Gambit after 1 e4 e5 2 f4
6c6 3 6c3 exf4 4 d4r.?.
4... gh4+ 5 €e2
Though Steinitz claimed that the
White king was in no real danger,
being free to move to either flank,
the modern view is that it gets in the
way of the other pieces. Neverthe-
iess Black has to be careful that his
queen is not chased around the
board.
5 ... b6 6 abs Aa6 7 a4 0-0-0 8
hm Wg+:?
The inspiration behind White's
romantic choice of opening might
be traced back to the game Martin-
Adams, London 1992, which con-
tinued: 8 ... We7 9
Axf4 Wxe4 I I gd2
*f2
Af6
.Ab7 l0
12 gd3
Bas t: trhel d6 14 a5 and White
had the advantage. Even though
Adams is a world class player. im-
provements were bound to be found
as this game was played at a fast
time-1imit.
9 €r2 gb7 to gd3 a6 ll hc3
Drc n tret 95 13 e5?
13 a5!? b5 14 Axb5 axb5 15 a6
AaS 16 9xb5 6a7 and Black fends
offthe attack.
l3 ... Axd4! l4 3"xa6
14 hxd4 Vxg2 mate
embarrassing.
14 ...9xa6 15 6xd4
l5 Wxd4 Ac5 wins.
rs ... Wh4+ 16 €gr ar94 t7
Ac5 18 hxg4 Axd4+ 19 Wxd4
Wxel+ 20 €h2 h5 0-1
Conclusion
In most of the games eramm
L,'ry_ I is clear that the loser had plal'c
differently in the opening and
A fered as a consequence.
Gavrilov-Potapov demoog
the perils of blindll tbll,o
theory especially when mos
was established over 100 veas
tln A It is a risky business igronng s
basic principle as develop
pieces. And there are bener p
r{ter 5 &e2 for a king to seek shelter than q
A choice of opening can bc
cial as illustrated b1' ttr t
WolfFWall where Black's of
& opening moves were cn-lel\'
ploited. No wonder I ... 95 i
r
longer in Tim Wall's repenorel
Atalik-Thang Trang is a
%
,,ffiw lesson on the perils of .nr
material. All the Turkish gr
master's pieces are directed rg
a% the opposing monarch t'rth prr
A
n
%t able consequences.
Always remember. as an eE
your primary objective shouH
aJier 8 WSa deprive the opposing king of se
The Art of Attack
& I Exploit weak squares arom
king, as in Benjamin-T.Brooksl
2 Sacrifice to keep the king i
centre as in Schmaltz-Karpatch
3 Remember that the threar q
stronger than the execution- [t
game. Seirawan-Ivanchuk I
is was so worried about casdine
h3 after l3 ... Nal

Conclusion
s
E In most of the games examjned it
I ll is clear that the loser had played in-
differently in the opening and suf-
fered as a consequence.
Gavrilov-Potapov demonstrates
tt the perils of blindly
theory especially when most
following
of it
n was established over 100 years ago.
It is a risky business ignoring such a
basic principle as develoPment of
pieces. And there are better places
$er 5 9e2 for a king to seek shelter than on e2!
A choice of opening can be cru-
cial as illustrated by the game
WolfFWall where Black's offbeat
A opening moves were cruelly ex-
I I ,m,
A ploited. No wonder I ... 95 is no
longer in Tim Wall's repertoire!
Atalik-Thang Trang is a short
lesson on the perils of snatching
A material. All the Turkish grand-
master's pieces are directed against
a the opposing monarch with predict-
€ able consequences.
Always remember, as an attacker,
your primary objective should be to
fua Vca deprive the opposing king ofsafety.
The Art of Attack
I Exploit weak squares around the
I
,ffi
king, as in Benjamin-T.Brookshear.
2 Sacrifice to keep the king in the
centre as in Schmaltz-Karpatchev.
& 3 Remember that the threat can be
stronger than the execution. In the
game. Seirawan-Ivanchuk, Black
a
'ffi,
was so worried about castling into
k l-? axd4
Attacking the King in the Centre 45
an attack that he left his king in the
middle of the board where it proved
to be even more vulnerable.
4 Take advantage of an oppo-
nent's lack of development, due to
weak opening play, as seen in
Wolff-Wall, Atalik-H.Thang Trang
and Gavrilov-Potapov.
5 Disrupt the coordination of the
opponent's pieces, as in the game
Nisipeanu-Moldovan where a Pawn
was used to split the Black army
into two. thereby creating a total
lack of harmony.
In cases like these. where the de-
fence tended to be rather poor, the
attacking player had all the fun with
bold attacks and scintillating sacri-
fices
The Art of Defence
I Take preventive measures
against any possible escalation ofan
enemy attack. As a general rule, the
best antidote is to whisk the king to
safety by castling early.
2 Go on the offensive if the op-
posing king is in the centre. In his
game against lvanchuk, Seirawan,
after ruling out any possibility of
enemy counterplay, went over to the
attack even though his own king re-
mained uncastled.
3 Choose tried and tested open-
ings. If an opening is rarely played
there is usually a good reason-
reserve l .. g5 strictly as a surprise
weapon!

4 Attacking the Castled King
Mastering the various techniques
of attacking the castled position is
of the greatest importance because
these are among the most typical
situations occurring in practical
play. How often do we hear a player
complain that he had obtained a The demolition of the enemy
good attacking position from the
opening but failed to capitalise on it.
Prior to embarking on an attack, it
is paramount to have some kind of
positional superiority whether this
be in the form ofa space advantage.
more effective development or
better pawn structure. Any one of
these factors can help to tip the bal-
ance and provide the impefus for an
initiative. This applies both to same-
side and opposite-side castling-
although in the latter case, where
both sides often indulge simulta-
neously in all-out attack, timing is
absolutely critical.
Some opening systems allow the
opponent to gain an early space ad-
vantage by setting up a big pawn
centre---only to smash this later
with blows from the flanks and
follow up with a counterattack.
However. the game Morozevich-
Bratchenko. an Alekhine Defence,
is a perfect example of what can
happen if this plan goes wrong.
White uses the extra space to im-
prove the position of his pieces and
quickly launch an attack.
The Open Sicilian invariably
leads to a sharp game and Timman-
Van Wely is no exception. White
batters the defence with a weakness-
probing pawn advance and then
sacrifices material to expose the
opponent's king. Kasparov-Kengis,
another Sicilian, is more evidence of
the effectiveness of this technique.
pawn cover is a frequently recurring
theme. The game Bacrot-Magem is
another fine example and sees
White firstly taking time to isolate
the king from its defenders before
going for a final attack.
If you have ever dreamed of play-
ing a Hollywood star then take a
look at the game Limbos versus
Humphrey Bogart-not just of
human interest but also a nice mina-
ture with an instructive finish.
Opposite-sides castling can lead
to double-edged positions where
everything depends on who holds
the initiative. In Howell-Miles.
White starts off with every intention
of launching an all-out attack but
this soon backfires with Black
launching a powerful counter-
offensive which slices through the
opponent's vulnerable defences.
It is a different story in the game
Gofshtein-Beikert where, due to the
closed nature of the position, White
has plenty of time to build up his
forces in an orderly fashion before
making a final, well-prepared
assault.
The lesson is always to think posi-
tively. If you grab the initiative then
you are on course for victoryl
Sicilian Najdorf: 6 ... Acf
Timman-Van I+eh-
6th Match Game, Breda 19,
1e4c52ARd63d{s
axd4 af6 5 6c3 a6 6 -e.d A
The usual move here is 6 .-- c
Van Wely prefers to tr,v to tra
to a Scheveningen or E
Attack.
7h3
An odd-looking move brn i
pares 94 with a position simile
Keres Attack. In the secord p
this match Timman tried "t
facilitate queenside castlir4-
followed 7 ... 6xd4 8 idl
Ae3 Ae6 10 f:l exf4 ll iil
and Black had equalised.
7 ... e6I 94 A.e7 9 9g2 5?l
This is a cautious approod
cause after 9 9g2 it is clcr
White intends to castle kirysi
Borge-Rytshagov. Groningen
Black whisked his king ro r
with 9 ... 0-0. The game cm
l0 0-0 Axd4 ll Uxd4 e5 12
Ae6 13 €trt trca A a4 Zo4
trc8 16 trfcl Wc7:.
10 f4 Wc7 ll 0-0 6xd4 12 1
e5 13 gd2 exf4 14 Efi &
trafl 0-0
In view of White's \r-ell I
pieces it is more prudent Io trlr
6dZ but Timman has comil
pressureafter 16 ad5 .trd
Bxd5.
16 trxf6! 9xf6 17 trrtr g
Wf2 €g7?
Or 18 ... Ba5 19 AxhO Uc
9e3 maintaining White's cL
according to Timman.
19 e5 fxe5 20 AxhGr: fi
Wu r-o
 Attacking the Castled King 47

Sicilian Najdorf: 6 ... 6c6

Timman-Van WeIy
6th Match Game, Breda 1998

le4c52af3d63d4cxd44
axd4 Af6 5 Ac3 a6 6 9.e3 Ac6
King The usual move here is 6 ... e5 but
Van Wely prefers to try to transpose
to a Scheveningen or English ,rffia ,,ffi9
Attack.
with a weakness-
advance and then
7h3 A%
ial o expose the An odd-looking move but it pre-
. Kasparov-Kengis, pares 94 with a position similar to a after 6 ... dc6
Keres Attack. In the second game in
b more evidence of
of this technique.
this match Timman tried 7 Ue2 to
of the enemy facilitate queenside castling. Then
e frequently recurring
followed 7 ... 6xd4 8 Axd4 e5 9
Bacrot-Magem is 9e3 Ae6 l0 f:t exfTt ll Axf:l trc8
and Black had equalised.
example and sees
- 5ng time to isolate 7 ... e6 8 94 9e7 9 Ag2 h6?!
frs defenders before This is a cautious approach be-
cause after 9 9g2 it is clear that
auack.
White intends to castle kingside. In
ser dreamed of play-
Borge-Rytshagov, Gronin gen 1997,
star then take a
Black whisked his king to safety
with 9 ... 0-0. The game continued:
but also a nice mina-
l0 0-06xd4 ll Uxd4 e5 l2Ud2
finish. 9e6 13Strt Ecs 14 a4 Ec4 15 b3
castling can lead trc8 16 Efcl Wc7:. after 15 ...0-0
positions where Uc7 11 0-0 Axd4 12 Wxd4
10 f4
on who holds e5 13 Ed2 exf4 14 trxf4 Ae6 15
In Howell-Miles.
trafl 0-0
with every intention In view of White's well placed
pieces it is more prudent to try 15 ...
a all-out attack but AdZ but Timman has considerable
with Black
pressure after 16 6aS AxaS n
powerful counter-
it slices through the Uxd5.
16 Exf6! 9xf6 17 trxf6 gxf6 18
defences.
story in the game Wn €g7?
where, due to the
Or lE ... Ua5 19 Axh6 Uc5! 20
of the position, White 9e3 maintaining White's chances.
according to Timman.
time to build up his
odcrly fashion before 19 e5 fxe5 20 9xh6+! *96 2l
fual, well-prepared
Wnl r-o
r{ter 19 ..fr"5
fo always to think posi-
gnb the initiative then
for victory!
48 Attacking the Castled King

Alekhine: Four Pawns Grunfeld: Polugaevsky Vanaril

Morozevich-Bratchenko Polugaevsky-Kudrin
Novgorod I 997 l ll Neu, York 1989

I e4 af6 2 e5 ads 3 d4 d6 4 c4 I d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 a.d d

6UO S f4 dxe5 6 fxes Ac6 cxdS hxd5 5 e4 Axc3 6 brc3 -t
White has a space advantage but 7 3"c4 c5 8 6e2 6c6 9 Ae3 Oa
in the long-term Black hopes to un-
dermine the pawns.
7 9.e3 gf5 8 hc3 e6 9 aR
%%
L,,ru A
trc1
Heralding the
vanatton.
Polugacu

Ae7!? 10... cxd4

A sharp continuation which in- The main line but Black hes
vites Morozevich to enter wild after 6 ...2,c6 penmented with other replies:
complications. a) l0 .. Wcr ll h4 EdS l:
10 d5 exds ll cxd5 k},q n hM 6a5 13 g"d3 c4 14 gbl e5 15 h
Ac8?! 4 17 fte5 ire5
Thrs rs unusual. Others: fl:l treS 20 Atr f
a\ t2 ... Bazu t 13 a3 a4xd5 (13 ,rruL 9n+ rs :-: er
... Aga 14 e6!+-) 14 6xd5 Wxd5 A Ward-Gillen, British Ch 1993-
(14 ... gh4+ 15 93 9xd5 16 trgl b) 10 ... Aa5 I I 9a: es t: A
Wxe5 17 hxf5+) 15 6xf5 Wxe5 i6 % b6 t3 f4 Ae6 14 c4 9c8 15lcj
Bf:+- Djurhuus-Egeli, Norwegian rus Krasenkov-Zezulkin, Polish Tc
.ru' %
Championship 1998. Championship 1994.
b) A96 13 AbS+ c0 14 dxc6
12 ... 1l cxd4 WaS+ 12 gfi if,
0-0 15 cxbT Eb8 16 0-0 Exbi 17 h4 Eac8
tsf3+: Cheutshenko-Danilov. Tall- A %A 13 ... trfcS!? 14 h5 adE 15
inn 1998" g gives White good chances.
c) 12 ... Ad7 lthe best of the 14 h5 e5
bunch) 13 e6 fxe6 14 dxe6 Ac6 15 after 12 2,d4 A slight inaccuracy which lead
Bg4 Ah4+ 16 93 Axhl 17 0-0-0 ruin because the position is so sb
0-0 18 gxh4 gf6 19 9e2+: Texier- Polugaevsky suggested lrl . - cf
Solozhenkin, Noumea I 995. an improvement but 15 trt-e6 h
13 gbs+ c6 14 dxc6 0-0 15 0-0 16 e5! he7 17 Ed3 looks good
Wc7 16 cxbT AxbT 17 Ug4 Wxe5 White.
l8 Eael 9a0 rs 6rst
This aggressive reaction caps a
,,ru I 15 hxg6 hxg6 16 d5! d4 17 e-r
Exc4?
fine display.
19 ...9c8 g l7 ... exd4 is essential alfu
atier 18 Ad2l gb6 19 €gl E'l
If 19 ".. 9xh2+ then 20 *n ge Zt has a strong centre.
Ehl HxgZ* 22 Vxg2 9xg2 23 18 Exc4 Wa6 19 9a:: erdt
2h6* wins. gxd4 gbs 21Eh3t
20 ah6+ €h8 2t Eh4! gc5 22 A This is calculated brilliance-
6xf7+! l-0 21 ... Axc4+ 22€gl f6 23tt
&n 24 Eh6! r-o
c{ter l9 o,f5
 Attacking the Castled King 49

Grunfeld: Polugaevsky Variation

Polugaevsky-Kudrin
N.eu, York 1989

I d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 Ac3 d5 4
cxd5 Axd5 5 e4 hxc3 6 bxc3 Ag7
7 Ac4 c5 8 6e2 6c6 9 3.e3 0-0 10
trcl
Heralding the Polugaevsky
varratron.
10... cxd4
The main line but Black has ex-
perrmented with other replies: after l0 Ecl
a) l0 ... Wc7 ll h4 Ed8 12 h5
Aa5 13 9a3 c+ 14 gbl e5 15 hxg6
fxe5 9xe5 18
s 20 Ef2 Ec6
f5 23 e6 l-0
Ward-Gillen, British Ch 1993. Arui,,ruT
b) l0 ... 6a5 ll Ad: es 12 dxe5
fll 9e6 9c8 % %L%
b6 13 14 c4
Krasenkov-Zezulkin, Polish Team
15 Uc2+=
gru.B.%
%'%s
Championship 1994.
1l ixd4 Ha5+ 12 €fi gd7 13
%%"ru%
h4 Eac8
13 ... trfcSl? 14 h5 adS 15 f3
gives White good chances.
A '%aru-L
tr
14 h5 e5
A slight inaccuracy which leads to after 14 h5
ruin because the position is so sharp.
Polugaevsky suggested 14 ... e6 as
an improvement but 15 hxg6 hxg6
16 e5r.6e7 17 Wd3 looks good for
ru.,@
White.
15 hxg6 hxg6 16 d5! d4 17 oxd4 I
Exc4?
l'7 ... exd4 is essential although
t
atler l8 gd2l gb6 19 €gl White A
has a strong centre.
l8 Exc4 Wa6
axd4 gb5 218h3!
19 gd3! exd4 20 g
This is calculated brilliance. A
21 ... Axc4+ 22*gl f6 23 gh7+
&fl 24 trh6! r-0
after 20... gb5
50 Attacking the Castled King

Nimzo-Indian: 5 Ub3 Nimzowitsch Defence: I ... e5

Alterman-Kurajica Howell-Miles
Dresden Zonal 1998 Isle of Mun 1995

I
d4 Af6 2 c4 e6 3 0c3 9.U I 'm,L I hc6 2 d4 e5 3 dxe5 2rd
6ts uo 5 gb3 c5 6 Ag5
This side-line is hardly known but
n
%"% e4
Miles is a specialist in this opa
ing. The choice is perfect if Bld
deserves greater prominence. 6 a3 is wants to get his opponent inro m
more normal.
6... h6
"e\ffi, % familiar territory at an early sage oi
"ry,w'ffi %D% the game.
Sokolov-Gra nda Zuniga, Wijk aan
Zee 1997. continued 6 ...2,c6 7 d5 Lffi, %tffi,t 4 o,c3
Others:
6a5 8 9c2 h6 9 gh4 exd5 l0 cxd5 a) 4 f4 6c6 5 Ac4 9.b1- 6 E'r''
0-0 I I e3 d6 12 Ae2 Axc3+ 13 Btr++ z 93 We7 8 9e2 irdl- 9
bxc3 We7 t4 ad2 gd7 15 0-0 after 6 9g5 6xd2 d6 l0 0-0-0 af6 l1 aeff (>(
Eae8 16 c4l: 12 h3 d5 13 exd5 9xe: tiitC
7 gh4 gb7 6xd5 15 2,c4 gave White a sl[dl
Altematively: space advantage in Milor-Milcs
a) 7 ... 6c6 8 d5 6a5 9 Vc2 Isle of Man 1995.
6xc4 l0 0-0-0 9xc3 ll Wxc3 exd5 b) 4 afl 6xf3+ 5 UxA UE (
12 trxd5 6a5 13 Ed6 Bc7 t4 Wg3 9g6 ? WxcT 9aO s Ec{ ff
trxf6!l as played in Miles-Kalesis, 9 6c3 Ae5 l0 gd2 0-0 I t H}o dl
Chania 1997, was a great adveft for 12 exd5 b5 13 6xb5 9.E l.l ec:
the opening; trfcS 15 Va4 a616 ad4 Exc-r! tfr
b) 7 ...95 8 Ag3 Ae4 9 e3 Ab7 start of'a brilliancy) l7 bxci $t
l0 gd3 9xc3+ I I bxc3 dxg3 12 l8 Ab3 orc4 t9 l9xa6 Eg5-- !I
hxg3: Pachman-Muse. Baden *b2 6xcz 2l Eel Udz :2 er:
Baden 1987. Q)e2+ 23 €bt Uc3 o-l HebdEr
8 e3 He7 9 0-0-0 Jadoul. Tarnby 1987.
The scene is set for a kingside on- 4 ... Ac5 sgf4 d6 6 Ud2 aff:
slaught by White. Black must look after 9 0-0-0 0-0-0 9e6 8 6a4 Au6 S R 0{ ll
for chances in a queenside counter- a3 EfeT 1l 6xb6 axM 12 ici
attack. Timing is essential. hg6 13 €br d5!
9 ... cxd4 10 exd4 Axc3 11 Wxc3 An excellent way to open rp tht
d5 12 gbl 0-0 13 6e5 95 14 9g3 H H centre in order to activate the H-l
dxc4 15 9xc4 trc8 16 h4! pleces.
Bravo! Alterman ignores the pin 14 exd5
on the c-file and goes all out for the lf 14 e5 Black can a win a parr
attack. ,ru after 14 ... o,al 15 9g5 9eE.
16... ads 14 ... 6xd5 15 Ucl b5 16 3.C
If ...
16 l8 ,,ru b417 axb4 6xb4 l8 b3 6xc2!
9e3 bxc4 g7 White's position now falls apert
2l WxgT+ n 19 Wxc2
17 gd2 A A. Or 19 *xc2 Ha2+ 20 €bl Bhl
Or 18 ... fte5 19 trxh6 trxc4 20 threatening ... Eal-r and .. .3'F
Axe5+-. wlns.
19 Axd5 Axd5 20 Eh8+ 1-0 after l5 ..Hc8 19... Ua3 20 Wc3 Axb3 G'l
 Attacking the Castled King 5l

Nimzowitsch Defence: 2 ... e5

Ilowell-Miles
Isle of Man 1995

I e4 Ac6 2 d4 e5 3 dxe5 Axe5

Miles is a specialist in this oPen-
ing. The choice is perfect if Black
wants to get his oPPonent into un-
familiar territory at an early stage of
the game.

ryAa 4 6c3
Others:
AA A
a)4f4 4+69d2
Btr++ z 9xd2+ 9
6xd2 d6 6gR 0-0 after 3 ... Ne5
12 h3 d5 13 exd5 Bxe2 14 Axe2
0xd5 15 6c4 gave White a slight
space advantage in Milov-Miles,
Isle of Man 1995.
b) 4 aR 6xR+ 5 Uxf3 9ro o
Wg3 Wg6 7 WxcT gd6 8 Uc+ hr0
e 4\c3 Ae5 l0 3.d2 0-0 I I 0-0-0 d5
12 exd5 b5 13 6xb5 AfS t+ Ac:
Efc8 l5 Va4 a616 Ad4 Exc3! (the
start of'a brilliancy) 17 bxc3 trbS!
l8 Ab3 o,e4 19 Uxa6 Wg5+ 20
€b2 6xc3 2l Eel Vd2 22 g,d3
$s2+ 23 €bt 9c3 0-1 Hebden-
Jadoul, Tarnby 1987.
4 ... Ac5 s gf4 d6 6vd2 af6 7
0-0-0 9e6 8 Aa4 gb6 9 R 0-0 r0 after 13 *bl
a3 EfeT 1l Axb6 axb6 12 0,e2
4)96 13 gbr d5!
An excellent way to open uP the
centre in order to activate the black
pleces.
14 exd5
If 14 e5 Black can a win a Pawn
after 14 ... ad7 15 Ag5 We8.
14 ... Axd5 15 Ucl b5 16 gd2
b417 axb4 6xb4 18 b3 6xc2!
White's position now falls apart.
19 9xc2
Or 19 €xc2 Ea2+ 20 gbl Efa8
threatening ... Eal+ and ... 3.fS*
wtns.
Jts I5..Ec8 19 ... Ua3 20 Wc3 Axb3 0-l c{ter 18 b3
52 Attacking the Castled King

Sicilian Taimanov: 6 Ae2 Queens's Gambit:6 iCJ

Kasparov-Kengis Bacrot-Magem
Rigu 1995 Pamplona 1997 9.,
&,rru4
le4c52af3e63d4cxd44
4lxd4 Oc6 5 6c3 Wc7 6 9e2 a6 7
llll 6c3
1 d4 d5 2
e6 5 e4
aR af6 3 c4 &e
gb4 6 Ag5
0-0 The Vienna variation is renosr
Black now has problems dealing as an aggressive weapon for rdart
with White's plan of simple devel- 6... c5
opment followed by an early ?l and Black can also try:
a kingside attack. a) 6 ... abdT 7 Axc4 h6 t A
7...4f6 Wxf6 9 0-0 0-0 10 a3 Axc-r 1l b
6b3 3"e7 9 f4 b5
a) 7 ... Ac5 8 Ed8 l2 Be2 b6 13 a4 a6 14 2
l0 Ae3 d6 ll gf3 6fA n e5 dxe5
gb7 15 f4+: Manor-Kosashr
13 fxe5 adl 14 Axc6! 9xc6 15 Rishon leZion1996.
after 7 0-0
Aa5 Wc7 16 Wn+- Asrian- b) 6...b5?e5h68ih.le
Fominyh. Minsk 1998. hxg5 hxg5 10 Axg5 aM7 I I I
b) 7 .. b5 8 6xc6 dxc6!? (8 ... trbS 12 exf6 trgS 13 h4-: I-cn
Wxc6 9 Afi Wc7 10 e5 Ab7 11 Thesing, Berlin 1992.
AxbT WxbT t2 f4+:) 9 ge3 gd6 7 Axc4 cxd4 8 6xd4 ixc}.
l0 f4 e5 11 gd2 ex?l 12 Axf4
Axf4 13 trxf4 Q\e1 14 trafl:
lll In the game Sokolov-Dia
Dresden Zonal 1998. Black
Rogic-Milov, Dresden Zonal 1998. frained from exchanging pieces r
8 €hl Axd4 9 Bxd4 Ac5 t0 8 .. Wa5 in order to presenr
Wa: ns rr Ag5!? tension. The game continued 9 I
A typical energetic move by Kas-
parov, in place ofthe usual I I f4.
1l ... b5
%,s%
s'fu, % Na
Wc5 l0 gb5+ gd7 I I ab3 fer
Be2 0-0 13 Ad3 (r3 e5) 13
a3 Axc3 l5 9xc3+:.
.c
If l1 ... 694l? then White has ex- 9 bxc3 Wa5 l0 abs 0{ ll .t
cellent chances after 12 f4 a2l 13 gxf6 t2 wg4+ *h8 13 Edrl
trxf2 Axf214 e5 Ac5 15 6e4. after I I A,g5 The simple plan of Ed3-h-1 i
t2 f4 gb7 13 e5!? ad5 14 axds direct road to mate.
Axd5 15 a4?! 13 ... ad7 14 wh4 15 ad6 15
15 gR would save a tempo. Bacrot takes time out to stq
15 ... wc6 16 aA gxf3 17 trxR black knight emerging via e5-
bxa4 18 f5 trb8 19 trafl 0-0? 16... trg8
19 ... trxb2 is a marked improve- It is is difficult to organir e
ment according to Kasparov: 20 cenl defence. After 16 I
fxe6 Wxe6 2l ExfT Vxf/ 22 ExfT White continues in a similar lrir
&xf7 23 h4 a3 24 B/xd7+ €g8!:. the game with 17 e5l 4xc4
20 gf6! 4\xc4 *g7 19 trd3+-
A fantastic way to allow the rooks 17 0-0 ab6 r8 trR 6xc4 19I
and queen tojoin in the attack. Eg7 20 elt
gbs
20... The final piece in the jigsau -
20 ... gxf6 2l trg3+ €h8 22 20 ... 6xd6 21 exf6 l-0
E{e2+-.
2l trg3 g6 22 Wdt exfS 23 Exf5 r{ter l9 ... 0-0
Hb624Wxh5l-0
 Attacking the Castled King 5 j

Queens's Gambit: 6 Ag5

Bacrot-Magem
Pamplona 1997/98
-
I
lll ld4d52aRaf63c4dxc44
6c3 e6.5 e4 gb4 6 9g5
The Vienna variation is renowned
as an aggressive weaponfor White.
6 ... c5
Black can also try:
a) 6 ...abd7 7 Axc4 h6 8 Axf6
AgA Wxf6 9 0-0 0-0 l0 a3 Axc3 ll bxc3
trdS 12 We2 b6 13 a4 a6 14 adz after 6 9g5
gb7 15 f4+: Manor-Kosashvili.
Rishon le Zion 1996.
b)6"..b57e5h68g"h4959
gA
Axg5 hxg5 l0 Axg5 abdT I I E
trb8 12 exf6 EgS 13 h4+: Lemer- ,rt
Thesing. Berlin 1992.
7 Axc4 cxd4 8 6xd4 9xc3+
I
il In the game Sokolov-Dizdar.
Dresden Zonal 1998. Black re-
fft
,-
w, frained from exchanging pieces with
8 ... Wa5 in order to preserve the
e
tension. The game continued 9 A.d2
w. 8'%
g% Bc5 1o Ab5+ gd7 I I ab3 Ve7 12
Be2 0-0 13 gd3 (13 e5) 13 ... e5 14
A
eru
W, ,,%tr a3 Axc3 15 Axc3+:.
9 bxc3 9a5 l0 dlus o-o ll 9xf6 after 12 . *nt
gxf6 t2 gg4+ €h8 13 trdl!
The simple plan of Ed3-h3 is a
direct road to mate.
13 ... ad7 14 gh4 rs ad6 16 f4!
Bacrot takes time out to stop the
black knight emerging via e5.
16... Eg8
I I
It is is difficult to organise a de-
cent defence. After 16 2:U0
White continues in a similar vein to g
the game with 17 e5! 6xc4 18
6xc4 @s.7 19 trd3+-.
17 0-0-ab6 18 ER axc4 19 Eh3
trg7 20 e5!
AA The final piece in the jigsaw.
20 ... Axd6 21 exf6 1-0 after I 6 f4
54 Attacking the Castled King

Czech Benoni: 6 ... Ag4 Caro-Kann: 5 ... exf6

Gofshtein-Beikert Mnatsakanian-Simagin
French Team Championship 1998 Kiev 1965

ld4at62c4c53d5e5 le4c626c3d53d4dre44
The Czech Benoni is a solid re- hxen 0f6 5 hxf6+ exf6
sponse which avoids lots of theory. This is no long6r the height of
Unfortunately, Black's congested fashion, perhaps because the -earnc
position is not to everybody's taste.
4 6c3 d6 5 e4 Ae7 6 6f3 Ag4
AA inevitably leads to a confronarioo
with opposite-sides castling.
The white-squared bishop often 6 Ac4
ends up restricted in movement so Alternatives are:
Black is eager to exchange it. After after 6 . Lsa a) 6 c3 €,e7 7 gd3 Ae6 8 ac]
6 ... 0-0 7 h3 play might continue: 0-0 9 Wc2 96 l0 h4 f5 I I h5 EeE ll
a) 1 ... a6 8 a4 abdT 9 94 6e8 I0 af4 Af6 13 Sf1 2,dl+-- Kasparor--
gd3 h6 lr Ae3 dc7 t2 Baz gS t: Miles. Israel 1998.
h4+- Shirov-Lillo Ferrer, Villarro- b) 6 e3 -9"d6 7 9g2 0-0 8 aE
Ee8+ 9 Ae3 Wa5+ l0 c3 Eb5:
bledo rapidplay 1997.
b) 7 ... heS 8 dR 0la6 9 94 I ll Byme-Bragg, Philadelphia 1991.
6ac7 t0 a3 9'd7 l l b4 b6 t2 Ebt c) 6 6A g.d6 7 ae2 0-0 8 G0
trb8 13 Ae3 left Black in a passive 6az to Wd2 Hc: t t c+
EeS 9 9"e3
positon in Novikov-Alienkin, af8 l2 Efel 9f5= Larsen-Hanser-
Rishon LeZion 1997. Naestved 1988.
7 h3 Axf3?! 6 ...A.e7
It is probably better to preserve 6 ... 3"d6 or 6 ... EIe7 can also bc
the bishop with 7 ... thS. f'or considered but the text has a good
example: 8 gd3 Q\a6 9 Ae3 6c7 record.
I0 94 3"96 I I Bc2 a6 12 de2 b5 7 ghs
l3 b3 Wb8 grves Black chances of a after l0 94 In Gutierrez-Rahman. Dub.i
counter-attack. Olympiad 1986, White opted for e
8UxR 0-0 t h4 €h8 r0 94 more restrained set-up with 7 Qel
Game on! Gofshtein can safely The game continued: 7 ... 0-0 8 O{
advance his kingside pawns and ad7 9 €)9: huo 10 Ad3 96 r r
continously improve his pieces. 9e612 c3 Ee8+:. =er
l0 ... 6a6 ll Ad2 Q\c1 12 95 7 ... 0-0 8 Ae2 96 e Yh6 s.fs la
hg8 13 Wg3 a6 14 z4 a515 f4 exf4
16 Axf4 f6 17 Ae3 96 18 0-0-0
I Aul cs 1l Ae3 a,c612 0-(Hl c4l
A crafty way of opening the c-fitrc
tre8 19 Ad3 6a6 20 eS! for Black's rook.
Perfect timing. Now White can 13 Axc4 a,al u gb3 Ect l5
crash through on the kingside. 6c3 Wa5 16 €bl trxc3!
20 ... dxe5 2l h5 fxgS 22 hxg6 h6 The key defender leaves the board
23 2,e4 *g7 24 Axg5 Axg5 25 spelling doom and gloom for \tltit.
Axg5 l-0 17 bxc3 Axc2+ 0-l
The lone rook mates after 25 ... There is no defence against lt
Bxg5+ 26 Wxg5 hxg5 27 Eh7+ after 19 . .0,a6 *cl Axb3 l8 axb3 Wa2.
gf8 18 trf7.
 Attacking the Castled King 55

Caro-Kann: 5 ... exf6

Trui
'ffi%
Mnatsakanian-Simagin
Kiev 1965

le4c626c3d53d4dxe44
6xe4 Af6 5 6xf6+ exf6
This is no longer the height of
fashion, perhaps because the game
inevitably leads to a confrontation
%
with opposite-sides castling. A
6 9.c4
Altematives are:
9sa a) 6 c3 S.e7 'l 9.d3 Ae6 8 0rc2 after 6 A,c4
0-0 9 Uc2 96 l0 h4 f5 I I h5 treS 12
af4 Af6 13 *fl haz+: Kasparov-
Miles.Israel 1998.
b) 6 e3 gd6 7 9g2 0-0 8 aR
tre8+ 9 9e3 9a5+ l0 c3 9b5:
Byrne-Bragg, Philadelphia 1991. I I
gI
c) 6 g.d6 7 3.e2 0-0 8 0-0
AR
Ee8 9 Ae3 baZ tO 9d2 Wc7 I I c4
Af8 12 Efet Ars: Larsen-Hansen,
Naestved 1988.
6...9e7
6 ... gd6 or 6 ... 9e7can also be
considered but the text has a good A
record.
7 ghs
Ser l0 94 In Gutierrez-Rahman. Dubai after 12 ... c4
Olympiad 1986, White opted for a
more restrained set-up with 7 0le2.
The game continued: 7 ... 0-0 8 0-0
a,at s 69r Auo Io gd3 96 I I Eel
Ae612 c3 Ee8+:.
7 ... 0-o 8 a,e2 96 e Vh6 g.fs ro
Aus cs ll Ae3 dc612 0-0-0 c4!
I
VH,

A crafty way of opening the c-file

for Black's rook. 3.
13 Axc4 aiat u
Au: trcs rs
6c3 Ua5 16 Ebl Exc3!
The key defender leaves the board ,ru_
spelling doom and gloom for White.
17 bxc3 Axc2+ 0-l
There is no defence against l8
$frq 19... da6 €cl 9xb3 18 axb3 Ua2. after l6 &bl
56 Attacking the Castled King
Closed Sicilian: 5 Ae3
Ledger-Duncan
British League (4NCL) 1997
1e4c526c36c6393964d3
Ag7 5 Ae3
A flexible move. White can aim
for 9d2 followed by Ah6. to ex-
change bishops before advancing on
the kingside, or quietly continue fll
with a solid position.
5 ... d6 o waz es
A critical junction:
a) 6 ... trbS 7 Ag2 b5 8 6ge2 b4
9 adt ad4lo o-o e6 I I 6cI Wa5
12 c3 bxc3 13 bxc3 o,c6 14 9f4
Wc7 15 hb: es 16 9g5 dge7 17
gh6 0-0 18 AxgT €xg7 19 fzl and
White's slight advantage eventually
led to a win in Ledger-Gallagher,
British Championship 1997
b) 6 ... e6 1 Ag2 9a5 8 Age2
q:aq g o-o he7 lo Shl fuat t rq
.
gbS 12 ga h5 13 f5 9"e5 14 fxg6
6xg6 15 95 dxe2 16 Wxe2 9xc3
17 bxc3 Bxc3 18 tsf2 Wg7 19 d4
White had tremendous attacking
in compensation for the
chances
pawn in Smyslov-Kottnauer,
Moscow-Prague 1946.
7 f4 AgeT 8 9g2 0-0 9 aR trb8
10 0-0 exf4 1l Axf4 f5 12 Ah6 b5
13 AxgT €xg7 14 trael
Ihe big difference is that Led-
ger's king is surrounded by pieces
while Duncan's protective kingside
cover is full of holes.
14 ... b4 15 ad5 fxe4 16 dxe4
9g417 Ags Waz 18 af6!
A touch ofclass.
18... trxf6
If 18 ... EIcS then 19 9xd6 trd8
20 ah5+! gh6 2l afl+ *xh5 22
Wflt wins.
19 Exf6 €xf6 20 gf4+ gfs 21
exf5 Wxf5 22 Wxd6+ €xg5 23 trfl
Efxft+ 24@xf1trb6 25 wra+ t-o
French Tarrasch: 3 .,. a,rc6
Horvath-Kuligowski
& Naleczou,1986
I I I e4 e62 d4 dS 3 ad2 ac{ 4 c3
i A relative side-line compared I
the common 4 o,g13_. For exaryl
n Lane-Cobb, British Champiomhi
A 1998, continued 4 ... hf6 s eS ifa
A 6 ab3 a5 7 a4 g.e7 8 gb5-:
A 4 .". e5 5 exd5 9xd5 6 i.gl
exd4 7 .Ac4 Efs
A a) 7 ... Wd8 8 cxd4 (8 G0l?r t
after 5 9e3
Efe7, 9 Ae29e6 l0 0+-
Micic-Gunawan. Belgrade I 98t.
b) 7 ...WtrS t cxd4 Ae6 9 irc
(9 0-01? 0-0-0 10 Aez ga: tt Qt
is a reasonable alternatire k
White) 9 ... fxe6 l0 Ub3 reo I
o-0 Af6 12 Wxe6+ €b8 t3 eE
6)xe4 14 Bxe4 Ee8 15 gd3 3.d
A I 15 Ad2 95 17 93 left Black s-rr
compensation for the paun rn X
Jun-Brunner. Second Match Cm
Shanshai 1995.
A S 6xd4 hxd4 9 cxd4 ic6 I
ga4+ ad7 11 gb3 0-0{ 12 }
A,M: &A
Ae6 13 Eel Axc4 14 6rc4 6 I
9d Was 16 Af4 gs 17 ig3 €r
l8 Eacl hc6 19 tre8!!
after l4 Eael A staggering move u'hich d
stroys Kuligowski's position.
19...9xd4
Or 19 ... Exe8 20 6b6- crbS l
Bxd5+; 19 ... Ae7 20 OM- atb
2l Bxd5a.
20 trxd8+ Wxd8
Nothing can save Black. l0
hxdS (20 ... 9xd8 2l Edl-) :
ab6, Wxb6 22 Uxb6 a-xb5 l
ExcT+ €b8 24 Ec4+ €a? 15 E:
mates.
214a5 Ab4
The knight is taboo: 2l ... &.l
22 We6+ €b8 23 AxcT+ '5rc" l
ufter 17 . Wd7 WeS+ UcS 25 Exc8 mate.
226xc6'Ed223 We6+ l-0
 Atlacking the Castled King 57

French Tarrasch: 3 ...2,c6

Horvath-Kuligowski
ih Naleczow 1986
L"/ffiL
% I le4e62d4d53ad26c64c3
A relative side-line compared to
% the common a 69A. For examPle
Lane-Cobb, British ChamPionshiP
1998. continued 4 ... Dt' s es 6tal
6 ab3 a5 7 a4 Ae7 8 3"b5+:"
4 .". e5 5
exd47 Acl9rs
exd5 Uxd5 6 6gR A"ffia
a) 7 ...gaS s cxd4 (8 0-0!?) 8 ...
EfeT+ 9 9.e2 Ae6 t0 0-0-r =
ufter 4 cj
Micic-Gunawan. Belgrade I 988.
b) 7 ...Wfrs s cxd4 Ae6 9 9xe6
(9 0-o!? 0-o-o 10 aez uds t1 ab3
is a reasonable alternative for
white) 9 ... fte6 l0 gb3 0-0-0 I I A
0-0 af6 12 9xe6+ €b8 13 ae4 L1 A
2lxe4 14 Wxe4 Ee8 15 gd3 gd6
16 gd2 95 17 93 left Black with
compensation for the pawn in Xie
Jun-Brunner. Second Match Game,
Shanshai 1995.
S 6xda 6xd4 9 cxd4 9e6 l0
ga4+ gd? lr gb3 0-0-0 12 0-0
a
,rru_
A A
^.N Ae6 13 Eel Axc4 14 6xc4 f6 15
Aes Wos t6 3:f4 g5 17 9g3 6e7
18 Eacl Ac6 19 tre8!!
fier Eael after 7 9,c4
14
A staggering move which de-
stroys Kuligowski's position.
r9 ... Bxd4
Or 19 ... Exe8 20 Q\b6+ cxb6 2l
Wxd5t; 19 ... Ae7 20 6b6+ axb6
I 2l Wxd5+.
20 ExdS+ UxdS
Nothing can save Black. 20 ...
6xd8 (20 ... *xd8 2l trdl+-) 2l
6b6+ Wxb6 22 Vxb6 axb6 23
ExcT+ €US z+ Ec4+ €a7 25 tra4

sry s"
mates.
21 aas 3"b4
The knight is taboo: 2l ... Exal
22 Ve6+ Eb8 23 AxcT+ VxcT 24
AA
BeS+ s{c8 25 Exc8 mate. after t8 ...2,c6
22 6xc6 Waz z: We6+ 1-0
.5ti ,4ttacking the Castled King
Spanish: Schliemann 4 ... ad4
Velicka-Souleidis
Gelsenkirchen 1998
le4e52ar:-Ac63AuStSl
6cs 6antt
An enterprising way to handle the
opening and avoiding the marn line
linked to 4 ... fxe4 5 6xe4 d5.
5 Aa4
a) 5 6xd4 exd4 6 AdS cO 7 exf5
Wg5 8 6c7+ Sd8 9 6xa8 Uxg2 l0
ll
Efl cxb5 He2 Olte n fl Uc6 13
€dl d5 14 gd3 96 15 9xd4 9xf5
16 Bc3 9g4+ 17 €el 9c5 0-l
Bauer-Held. Bundesliga 1990.
b) 5 exf5 af6 6 6xe5 c6 7 3c2
We7 8 hc4 d5 9 0,e3 gf7 l0 Ad3
Aa0 t t 2,e2 6xe2 12 9xe2 d4 13
o,c4 9c7 14 d3 9xf5 15 Ag5+--
Hracek-Sokolov. Nussloch 1996.
c) 5 6xe5 Wf6 6 f4 (6 AR!?) 6 ...
fxe4 7 d3 gb4 8 ga4 gh4+ 9
Axc3 l0 bxc3 6e6 I I dxe4 6fe
Af3 Wg+ 13 h3 tsg3:+ Schmitt-
diel-Breutigam, Bundesliga 1997.
5 ... af6 6 exfS 9"c5 7 0-0 0-0 8
hxe5
It looks risky to grab another
pawn at the expense of getting the
rest of the pieces into play. In Foga-
rasi-Aagaard. Budapest, White tried
the calm 8 d3. White only had a
slight edge after 8 ... d5 9 6xe5
Axf5 10 9fl1 c6 I I gb3 a5 t2 3;g3
gd6 r 3 trel Uc7 14 fit €h8.
8 ... d5 9 0,e2 Ue7 l0 6xd4
Bxe5ll6e2?
II ab5 is essential.
lr ... 694 12 93 Uxf5 t3 at4 gs
14 ad3
14 d4 gxf415 dxc5 6xh2! wins.
14 ...4)xh2t.
fhe knockout blow.
15 &xh2 UtrS+ tO €gl 9xg3+
0-1
White resigned due to 17 ehl
Btr++ tg €gl trf6 l9 AeS Ag4-+.
French: Exchange Variation 4 cxd5
Limbos-Bogart
Belgian Congo 195 I
I e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 ad 3-Ul I
exd5
This is a version of the Exchangt
Variation, popular nowadal-s ui6
Nosueiras and Short.
4"... exds 5 gd3
White's opening promises a snnll
advantage with the possibiliS- of
building up a kingside attack. Prob
ably a good choice when ;*ou are
after 4 .. dal tackling a famous f,rlm star! Dr. Pad
Limbos was playing friendl;- gans
against Humphrey Bogart during fu
filming of 'The African Queea'
T,@ Bogart was considered a decent ch$
player but here he was waeln.g e
L'./_ry- dollar a game against a Belgim
,ffi international.
gfl s... af6
n t'ffi_ A a) 5 ... c5 6 dxc5 2rc6 7 a3 ixc5
8 6R hgeT t h3 0-0 l0 G0 h6 ll
Eel+: Docx-Luminet. Antserp
t997
A 'ffi,-t b) 5 ... olc6 6 a3 9xc3+ ? bxd
6ge7 8 Wts Aeo 9 trbl b6 lo AB
96: De la Riva-Pecorelli Garcn
after 9 2e2 Havana 1998.
6 Dge2 0-0 7 0-0 c6 8 Ag5 €-bdT
9 6e3 Ec7 l0 ahs 6rh5 ll
Bxh5 96 12 gh6 f5 13 trfel aba
t4Ee2 gd7?
This allows Limbos to speed try
l his attack. 14 ...Vg7 15 trael !fl
t6 gh4 also maintains a suoog
initiative.
15 Ae7!
A White manages to transport a root
to the seventh rank.
15 ... S"xe7 16 ExeT trf7 l7
A SxfT =rf,
The king goes for a walk.
18 9xh7+ €ro rs gel gd6 2a
after l4 ddj 94 Ed8 2t f4 95 22h4 t-0
 Attacking the Castled King 59

French: Exchange Variation 4 cxd5

Limbos-Bogart
Belgion Congo I95l
,,ry
ll le4e62d4d53hc39"Ul
exd5
This is a version of the Exchange
Variation, popular nowadaYs with
t
Nogueiras and Short.
4 ... exd5 5 9.d3
White's opening promises a small
ffis
advantage with the PossibilitY of
IA
building up a kingside attack. Prob-
ably a good choice when You are
tackling a famous film star! Dr. Paul after 5 fudj
Limbos was playing friendly games
against Humphrey Bogart during the
hlming of 'The African Queen'.
Bogart was considered a decent club
player but here he was waging
%l dollar a game against a Belgian
a

wrffi international.
s ... af6
L.ffiL a) 5 ... c5 6 dxc5 Dc6 7 a3 Axc5
s 4R 6ge7 t h3 0-0 l0 0-0 h6 ll
Eel+: Docx-Luminet. Antwerp
1997.
b) 5 ... 6c6 6 a3 Axc3+ 7 bxc3
6ge7 8 WtrS AeO 9 trbl b6 10 aR
g6: De la Riva-Pecorelli Garcia.
Havana 1998. after 9 6gj
6 olse} 0-0 7 0-0 co 8 Ag5 6nd7
9 6e3 9c7 l0 ahs axhs 11
Uxhi 96 12 gh6 f5 13 Efel ab6
14Ee2 3td7?
This allows Limbos to sPeed uP
his attack. 14 ...Vg7 15 trael trf7
gh4 also maintains a
L'w
rel I
16 strong M
initiative.
15 3"e7!
%
White manages to transport a rook
to the seventh rank.
15 ...9xe7 16 ExeT trfl 17 trxfl
*xf7
The king goes for a walk.
18 9xh7l €f6 tret gatr
19 zo
94 Ed8 2t f4 95 22h4 t-0 after14..ilaZ
60 Attacking the Castled King

English: 3 e4 King"s lndian Defence: Averbath

Mascarinas-Juarez Flores Averbakh-Aronin
Manila Interzonal 1990 USSR'leam Championship I 934

t c4af626(3 e63 e4 llll I d4 Af6 2 c4 96 3 aca iC7 I

White has no desire to conform e4 d6 5 Ae2 0-0 6 Ag5 c5 7 d5 5
meekly with Black's plan of trans- 8 gf4
posing to the Nimzo-Indian after 3 This model game by the origin
d4 gb4. ator of the system demonsu-G
3...d54e5d4 White' s attacking possibil ities.
Other moves: 8 ... abdT
a) 4 ... 0,e4 5 6xe4 dxe4 6 Wga Or:
0rc6 7 Wxe+ Wd4 8 Hxd4 6xd4 9 a) 8 ... b5 9 cxb5 a6 l0 a.t II
gd3 gd7 10 a,e2 Ac5 ll b4 (ll Ae3 Wa5 12 gd2 gb4 13 a95Oh5
.Q"e4!?) ll ... 6xe2 12 &xe2 9.d4 after 3 e4 14 Wc2 axb5 15 Adl lear-es 6c
l3 trb1 Axe5 t/zr/z Bareev-Rozenta- black queen trapped, Alburt-\\-il&-
lis,Kazat 1997. USA Ch 1986.
b) 4 ...6m 5 d4 c5 6 cxd5 exd5 b) 8 ... e6 9 dxe6 Axe6 l0 irff
7 6R o,c6 8 dxc5 Axc5 9 Uxd5 Ee8 ll Aa gb6 12 e5 Ofd- 13
BU6 tO 9c4 9xf2+ Il *e2 O-O 12 aus trcs (13 ... 6a6) 14'gb3 ac5
trll 6dxe5 13 6xe5 Axe5 t ll
,M% 15 Ac7 hcxe5 16 6xe5 4xe5 l'
%
14
Bxe5 9d4 15 We4 Aaz t0 6as Wxb6 axb6 l8 hxaSl Albut-
Wc5 17 Ed3+- Azrnaiparashvili- Whitehead. New York 1987.
Mitkov, New York 1997. I hR 69l r0 Wd2 eh7 rl i€3
5 exf6 dxc3 6 bxc3 Wxf6 7 d4 c5 4)ge5 12 6xe5 Axe5 13 f4 -€-da ra
s At3 Eds? Abs Af6 15 0-o 95
This rs not the best way to deal The logic behind the text rs frrc
with 9 9g5. lnstead Kasparov- because Black is battling for cootml
Weemaes, Cannes simul 1988, con- ofthe e5 square. On the other hd
tinued with the usual 8 ... cxd4 but one might rightly argue that the &
Black soon suffered after 9 cxd4 after 8 6/3 fensive pawn barrier is fau['
hc6 (.9 ... AU++tzy l0 a3 h6 1l weakened.
gb2 gd6 12 g,d3 o-o 13 o-o e5 14 l6 e5!
d5 abS 15 c5! Axc5 16 6xe5 W?l Averbakh grabs the chance lo
17 trcl b618 5 19 h4 gd8 give away a pawn in order to exphn
20gf3 Vaoz 22ac4,Ed7 the bl-h7 diagonal.
23 trel g,b7 24 Axf5 1-0
9 gd3! cxd4 l0 cxd4 gb4+ ll
I I
'ffi,
16... dxe5
16 . gxPt leads to a spee{ dr
gd2 gxd2+ 12 wxd2 ad7 13 0-0 A feat upon 17 exf6ftg3 lS id3-
o-o 14 Wra hro t5 Ae5 Aoz ro €g8 19 Wxh6 6xf6 20 Exf6-.
Efel trc817 tre3! M, 17 fxg5 Axg5 18 $63+ tg7 rt
The rook can make a big impres- We2
sion by swinging across to 93 or h3 'T,- A deadly threat is 20 9e4.
to aid a kingside attack. A A 19 ... trh8 20 d6 e6 21 6,c7 Ebl
17 ... Ac6 18 Eh3 h6 19 Eel 22Hxfl+ l-O
6e8 20 dga L0 Black resigned in view of ll -
20 ... Hg5 20 6xh6+ gxh6 22 after 16... Ec8 €xf7 €g7 2a Ug6- Sfr
23 P65+
Eg3 wins. 25 Axe6 with mate to follou.
 Attacking the Castled King 6l

King's lndian Defence: Averbakh

Averbakh-Aronin
USSR Team Championship I 954

td4af62c496 36c3 9g7a

e4 d6 5 Ae2 0-0 6 9"g5 c5 7 d5 h6
8 gf4
This model game by the origin- ,ru.
ator of the system demonstrates
White's attacking possibilities.
s... abdT
%
,ffi-g
Or:
a) 8... b5 9 cxb5 a6 l0 a4 95 ll
ae3 ua5 12 gd2 9u+ tr R ahs
14 Vc2 axb5 15 6dl leaves the after 8 9f4
black queen trapped, Alburt-Wilder,
USA Ch 1986.
b) 8 ... e6 9 dxe6 Axe6 10 Axd6
treSI I aB lyb6 12 e5 6fd7 t3
6us trcs (13 ... Aa6) 14 9b3 6c6
15 6c7 6cxe5 16 6xe5 6xe5 17
Uxb6 axb6 l8 6xa8+ Alburt-
Whitehead. New York 1987.
l6R 691 10Ed2 gh7 rr Ag3
6ge5 12 hxe5 9xe5 f3 f4 9"d4 f4
abs Af6 15 o-o 95
The logic behind the text is fine
because Black is battling for control
of the e5 square. On the other hand
one might rightly argue that the de-
fensive pawn barrier is fatally after l5 ... g5
weakened.
16 e5!
Averbakh grabs the chance to
give away a pawn in order to exploit
thebl-h7 diagonal.
16 ... dxe5
l6
feat ,ry,
€e8
l7 A
We2
A deadly threat is 20Ve4. ,,ru-
19 ... trh8 20 d6 e6 21 ac7 Eb8
22Exf7+ l-0
Black resigned in view of 22 ...
@xf7 23 ths+ Sg7 24 1496+ €f8 after 2l ... Eb8
25 4\xe6 with mate to follow.
62 ,4ttacking the Castled King
Conclusion
A successful attack on the castled
king requires good judgement, accu-
rate calculation and perfect timing.
Of course, an aggressive opening
helps, such as that seen in Velicka-
Souleidis where Black managed to
introduce favourable complications
and force White to concede critical
weaknesses in his defensive pawn
bamer.
Creating an open line for a rook
along the h-file can be very effec-
tive against an opponent who has
castled on the kingside. In the game,
Polugaevsky-Kudrin, White man-
ages to walk a tightrope by keeping
his king in the centre while at the
same time looking for a break-
through on the kingside.
In situations of opposite-side cas-
tling, it is not an uncoflrmon sight to
see one careless move lead to ruin.
In Mnatsakanian-Simagin, Black se-
izes his chance to conjure up a de-
cisive counterattack out of nowhere.
The Art of Attack
) Cany out a pawn storm to in-
duce weaknesses in the opponent's
defensive shield but bear in mind
that any reckless advance can leave
you vulnerable to a counterattack.
5 Checkmate il
2 Speed up your attack by open-
ing lines and diagonals.
3 Try to manoeuvre your pieces It requires a certain amount of, I
into an attacking formation in the skill to deliver mate straight out of t
minimum amount of moves. A the opening! The defender EiIl I
space advantage is a big help if at- gladly give up material, anything o I
tacking forces have to be transferred delay the inevitable, and this males a
from one side of the board to the a swift victory even more swocl z
other, since then there will be little Despite their spectacular EaturE" T
or no distraction from counterplay. mating possibilities usually pryt a
a player to follow set procedures of,
The Art of Defence play. Of course, other attacking t
methods are important too. bd.
I One of the most difficult posi-
when playing for mate, the asurc
a
I
tions to break down is the castled
king. Strengthen it still further with player will take his cue from typr t
reinforcements available as a result cally recurring mating patterns-
of steady development. Colle-Buerger is an example of,
2 Counter an attack on the flank m
how a king can be caught by a
by opening up the centre. dard sacrifice on h7-to crack th
3 Watch out for sacrifices de- defence and follow up with an ir
signed to destroy the king's pawn filtration by the queen. By comper
cover. ing it with, say, the game Aleksie
Solaja, White's sacrifice will bc
easier to find.
The more pieces on the boad, thc
more the possibilities-and thesc I
extra possibilities can bring drcir I
own reward. This is ia thc 1
"u16"1 wtcrc
game, Bronstein-Vedder. t
White bamboozles his oppoocrr i
with scintillating play, ending in e
trademark mate. 1
Then again. it is a big mistake to I
go blindly on to the attack and sit I
 Art of Attack
d e pawn storm to in-
rces in the opponent's
ield but bear in mind
advance can leave
to a counterattack.
rp your attack by open-
diegonals.
lErocuvre your pleces
rtino formation in the
anmt of moves. A
is a big help ifat-
have to be transferred
of the board to the
6tn there will be little
from counterplay.
Art of Defence
rhc most diffrcult posi-
down is the castled
it still turther with
available as a result
m attack on the flank
q the centre.
qt for sacrifices de-
the king's pawn
5 Checkmate in the Opening
It requires a certain amount of
skill to deliver mate straight out of
the opening! The defender will
gladly give up material, anything to
delay the inevitable, and this makes
a swift victory even more sweet.
Despite their spectacular nature,
mating possibilities usually prompt
a player to follow set procedures of
play. Of course, other attacking
methods are important too. but,
when playing for mate, the astute
player will take his cue from typi-
cally recurring mating patterns.
Colle-Buerger is an example of
how a king can be caught by a stan-
dard sacrifice on h7-to crack the
defence and follow up with an in-
filtration by the queen. By compar-
ing it with, say, the game Aleksic-
Solaja. White's sacrifice will be
easier to find.
The more pieces on the board, the
more the possibilities-and these
extra possibilities can bring their
own reward. This is evident in the
game, Bronstein-Vedder. where
White bamboozles his opponent
with scintillating play, ending in a
trademark mate.
Then again. it is a big mistake to
go blindly on to the attack and sit
back in expectation that the win will
come all by itself. In Botos-Videki,
White automatically pushes his
pawns up the board only for the
assault to falter. Black then takes
advantage of White's resulting
positional deficiencies to launch a
counter-offensive.
Rogulj-Atlas features a frequently
seen mating idea. The combination
of the rook and bishop homing in on
the king alerts Black to a decisive
sacrifice.
Beliavsky-Larsen is a lesson in
how to make the best use of pieces
that are poised to strike deep into
enemy territory. While Black is
wasting time on an inappropriate
flank pawn advance White's men
get into position for a smashing
breakthrough against the black king,
stuck on its original square.
In Kobernat-Stenzel, White em-
ploys a tricky opening, sacrificing a
pawn for rapid piece development
and an initiative, and his early pur-
suit of the opposing king is crowned
with success.
This chapter should encourage
and convince you that certain tech-
niques for checkmating early in the
game can be learned.
64 Checkmate in the Opening
Philidor: 5 ...9e7
Conquest-\ilall
British Championship I 998
1e4e52aRd63d4exd4
It is worth taking time-out to re-
fute pages of analysis associated
with 3 ... f5. After 4 dc3 the main
line continues 4 ... fte4 5 6xe4 d5
6 Aeg5! h6 (6 ... e4 7 0le5 is bleak
for Black) 7 atTll SxfT 8 6xe5+
with a devastating attack.
4 6xd4 610 s Acl ge7 6 gd3
White has investigated various
ways to conduct the attack:
a) 6 g.e2 0-0 7 0-0 c5 8 ab3 a6 9
f4 oc6 l0 9e3 b5 ll Af3 Wc7=
Schmittdiel-Wall, Gent I 997.
b) 6 Ac4 0-0 7 0-0 a6 8 a4 0lc6 9
6xc6 bxc6 l0 gfil a5 I I We2 Ad7
12 e5 d5 13 gd3 6c5 gave Black a
slight initiative in Mutton-Wall,
British Championship 1998.
c) 6 9"fl1 0-0 7 gd2 6c6 8 0-0-0
dxd4 9 Wxd4 Ae6 l0 R a6 11
Wd2*: Lane-Wall. British
pionship 1998.
Cham-
6 ... 0-0 7 0-0 tre8 S ghl 6c6 9
6xc6 bxc6 f 0 f4 gf8 ll e5 dxeS?!
ll ... 694 is the only way to de-
fend because now the open lines fa-
vour Conquest.
12 fxe5 694 13 Atn gaz r+
Wel Be6 15 gh4 h6?
15 ... ah6 is hardly appealing but
was a sad necessity for Wall.
16 h3 95 17 Axg5 hxgs 18 gh7
mate.
Bogo-Indian: 6... c5
a ll Bronstein-Vedder
I4rijk aan Zee 1997
1 d4 af6 2 c4 e6 3 af3 b6 4 g3
gb7 s 9"g2 9bl+.
A tried and trusted way of avoil
ing the Queen's Indian Deferrc
which is entered atler 5 ... Ae7.
6 gd2 c5
a) 6 ... 9xd2+ 7 dbxd2 GO 8 0{t
d6 9 Bc2 c5 10 e4 cxd4 ll Ardl
alter ) ... B-e/ atal 12 Hael a6 13 b3 ',rnb
Farago-Eperjesi. Budapest 1997.
b) 6 ... We7 7 6c3 c5 8 e3 G09
0-0 d6 l0 a3 Axc3 I I 9xc3 ae4*=
Vark-Rodrigues, Tallinn 1997.
7 dxcS Axc5 8 0-0 0-0 9 Ac3
he4 l0 Bc2
A logical continuation whicL
offers more practical chances tha
10 ah4 6xc3 11 Axc3 fux1;2. 12
6xg2 Q)c6 when the game is equal-
% l0 ... f5 ll tradl Axd2 12 Exd2
ru,tr
^,ru, % a613 a3 Wc714
Ec8 16 c5
trfdl9e7l5ft3
A brilliant concept, jettisoning fu
after I I e5 c-pawn to increase the influence of
the queen on the a2-g8 diagonal-
16... Ac6
The tactics behind the sacrificc
are revealed after 16 ... Axc5 wher
17 ExdT! AxdT l8 Efxe6+ *hS 19
Wf? trgS 20 HxbT+- is devastatirry-
17 cxb6 WUZ rS aes! gxg2 rt
ExdT Ad5
Or l9 ... 2lxd7 20 9xe6+ €hE 2l
hf7* €g8 22 ah6++ €h8 3
Wg8+ trxg8 24 2lf7 mate.
20 trlxd5 trxc3 2l Ed8+
With typical grace. Bronstein cm
jures up a mating attack.
after t-5Vh4 21 ... af8 22 trxf8+ srXt 23
WU++ €eg 24 trd8+ €xd8 25 UII
mate
 Checkmate in the Opening 65

Bogo-Indian: 6 ... c5
Bronstein-Vedder
l4/ijk aan Zee l9!7
r d4 af6 2 c4 e6 3 aA b6 4 93
Ab7 s Ag2 Ab++
A tried and trusted way of avoid-
ing the Queen's Indian Defence
which is entered after 5 ... Ae7.
6 Ad2 c5
a) 6 ... 9xd2+ 7 abxd2 0-0 8 0-0
%
A fu,
%d&
g
A'X;
l0 e4 cxd4 11 6xd4
d6 9 Vc2 c5
.)ner ) Ye / Q*al 12 Eael a6 13 b3 t/rVz
Farago-Eperjesi, Budapest I 997. after 5 . gb4+
b) 6 ... Ve7 7 6c3 c5 8 e3 0-0 9
0-0 d6 I0 a3 Axc3 I I Axc3 4\e4+:
WE Vark-Rodrigues, Tallinn 1997.
7 dxc5 Axc5 8 0-0 0-0 9 6c3
&,
6e4 l0 Wc2
A logical continuation which El I
offers more practical chances than LT- ,ru_
.ry,
10 ah4 hxc3 ll Axc3 Axg2 12
4\xg2 4\c6 when the game is equal.
l0 ... f5 11 tradl 6xd2 t2 trxd2
a6 13 a3 Bc7 14 trfdr 9e7 l5 gb3 w,ffi- %aru
Ec8 16 c5
A brilliant concept, jettisoning the
'ffi "H\"',&rg
atier I I e5 c-pawn to increase the influence of
the queen on the a2-g8 diagonal.
16 ... Ac6
after I I c5

The tactics behind the sacrifice

@ are revealed after 16 ... Axc5 when

ILWT
I I ,,ru"
17 ExdT! 6xd7 18 Efxe6+ €h8 19
Wf trga 20 ExbT+- is devastating.
rs 6e5! Axg2 1lll
&
,,,ru,,-
17 cxb6 BUz
t
19
,ru,
ExdT Ad5
Or 19 ... Q\xd7 20 Wxe6+ *h8 2l
,ru,-
I
w
Ia
r[4 -E-
6f7* €g8 22 ah6++ €h8
Bg8* Exg8 24 4\fl mate.
20 trlxd5 trxc3 21 Ed8+
23

g 'T,
With typical grace. Bronstein con-
jures up a mating attack. ru, A
Ltier t 5 Vh4 2l ... gf8 22 ExfS+ €xf8 23
Wtr++ €e8 24 trd8+ €xd8 25 BfB
mate after 20 . Hxc3
66 Checkmate in the Opening
Spanish: 5 ... d6
Tal-Teschner
Vienna 1957
le4e52hRhc639-bsa64
Aal6ro 5 o-o d6 6 c3
6 Axc6+ bxc6 7 d4 is the Steinitz
variation but the text offers more
options for White.
6...3"e7 7 d4 bs 8 3"b3
This position can also arise after I
e4 e5 2 6R 6c6 3 Ab5 a6 4 Aa4
af6 5 0-0 bs 6 g"b3 g.e7 7 d4 d6 8
c3-a move-order used to avoid the
Marshall Gambit.
8... Ag4
a) 8 ... 0-0 9 m ad7 10 Ae3 Aa5
ll 9".c2 2,c4 12 Acl c5 13 b3
6cb6 14 a4 led to a slight edge for
White in Garcia-Van Riemsdijk,
Buenos Aires 1997.
b) 8 ... exd4 9 cxd4 0-0 l0 6c3
6a5 ll Ac2 c5 12 h3 gb7 13 d5
tre8 14 0rc2 gf8 15 bg3+:
Joentausta-Sietioe, Lahti, 1996
t h3 9xR 10 WxR exd4 1l Wg3
Teschner has captured a pawn but
given his opponent a strong initia-
tive-not the best pyschological
choice considering that Tal was the
greatest attacking player ofhis era!
11 ... 96
AfterI I ... 0-0 12 gh6 with a
clear advantage after 12 ... Ah5 13
Wg4 dxc3 14 hxc3 6a+ tS Hxh5.
12 gds waz rs gh6 trb8
Black cannot castle kingside and
13 ... 0-0-0 14 a4! favours White.
14 f4 ad8 r5 ad2 c6 16 9'b3
dxc3 17 Wxc3 Wa7+ 18 €hl gc5
19 gd3 a,tl zo e5 d5 21 f5 gxfs
22 Wxfs af8 23 a,e4l dxe4 24
Eacl Bb6 25 trcdl l-o
Black resigned in view of 25 ...
O,fee zs Axe6 fxe6 27 Wh5+ leads
to mate.
Kings Indian: 6 94
Botos-Videki
Hungarian Team Champ. 1991
I 1d4Af62c496 3ad 3.;gta
Ary, e4 d6 5 3"e2 0-0 6 g4!?
This bayonet attack. to kicksr
the kingside offensive, is a big r
A prlse weapon.
a 6... c5
L'm A Probably the best reply. Others
a) 6 ... e5 7 d5 a5 8 h4 A€8 915
tr"ffi. fb l0 Ae3 Aa6 I I gd3 OcS t:
9c2We7 13 R Ef7 14 6ge3 -ElB
after 5 ... d6
15 Ed2 c6 16 0-0-0 gave \trrhirc e
strong attack in Quinteros-Ramir+
Vicente Lopez 1993.
b)6...c67g56e88Mb59
cxb5 cxb5l0 9xb5 9.b7 ll h}-
Siebrecht-Pehlgrim. Hamburg 1995-
I 7d5e6895Ae89gill
In Korchnoi-Cooper, Thessalmai
Olympiad 1988. White tried a pci
tional approach with 9 AA. Th
game continued 9 ... exd5 l0 crdj
Ac7 l1 9c2 b5 l2h4 9;g413 aBl
A gd7?! (13 ... 9xe2 la 6gxe2 bl
looks a better bet for Black) 14 il
bxa4 15 9121 with a slight initiatirc-
after I j th6 9 ... exd5 l0 cxdS 6c7 lf h4
A standard attacking pattern- If
Black responds passively he *ill bc
swamped, but his hopes lie in rle
opponent's uncastled king disnq
ing the harmony of the white pku.
11 ... tre8 12 g.d2 bs 13 13 tG7
14 a aba6 15 6xb5 6rb5 16
Wxus trn8 fi Va4 trxb2 rt -9lJ
Axa6 19 Ecl
Or 19 Wxa6 trb6-+.
19 ... gbs
20 ua5 f5!
White's position is fatally flaurud-
tr 2l gxf6 9.xt6 22 h5 9.g5 23EIl
0-1
after 22 af8
 Checkmate in the Opening 67

Kings Indian: 6 94
Botos-Videki
Hung4rian Team ChamV I 994

ll r d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 hc3 9g1 a

e4 d6 5 9"e2 0-0 6 g4l?
This bayonet attack. to kick-start
the kingside offensive, is a big sur-
% pflse weapon.
,a
,ffit 6 ... c5
Probably the best reply. Others:
a) 6 ... e5 7 d5 a5 8 h4 6e8 t h5
f6 l0 Ae3 ?ra6 ll gd3 2rc5 t2
9c2 Ve7 13 R Ef7 14 6ge2 Af8 after 6 94
15 Ed2 c6 16 0-0-0 gave White a
strong attack in Quinteros-Ramis,
Vicente Lopez 1993.
b) 6... c67 95 AeS 8 h4 b5 9
cxb5 cxb5 10 9xb5 gb7 I I h5+:
AI .&
'ffi Siebrecht-Pehlgrim. Hamburg I 995.
7d5e68g5he89gd3
In Korchnoi-Cooper, Thessaloniki
Olympiad 1988. White tried a posi-
&* tional approach with 9 aR. The
game continued 9 ... exd5 l0 cxd5
olc7 tt Uc2 b5 12h4 9g413 Agl
w Ad7?! (13 ... 9xe2 14 6gxe2 b4
%tr looks a better bet for Black) 14 a4
bxa4 l5 9f+ witn a slight initiative.
th6 after I I h4
afier 13 9 ... exd5 l0 cxd5 Ac7 ll h4
A standard attacking pattem. If
Black responds passively he will be
swamped, but his hopes lie in the
opponent's uncastled king disrupt
ing the harmony of the white pieces.
A ll ... tre8 12 g.d2 b5 13 a3 We7
14 R aba6 15 6xb5 6xb5 16
Wxb5 trb8 17 Va4 trxb2 18 Axa6
9xa6 19 Ecl
Or 19Bxa6 Eb0-+.
A 19 ... g"bs 20 ua5 f5!
A White's position is fatally flawed.
2l gxf6 Axf6 22 h5 9.g5 23 Edl
0-1
after 20...f5
68 Checkmate in the Opening
Fischer-Sozin Attack: 8 Ag5
Yemelin-Nepomnishay
St. Petersburg Championship I 99 6
le4c52af3d63d4cxdl4
hxaa 6t0 5 Ac3 fi 6 9c4 e6 7
gb3 bs 8 Ag5
The latest fashion is 8 Pl but the
text is also tricky for Black.
8 ... Ae7
a) 8 ... Ae7 9 0-0 0-0 l0 trel Ab7
1l Axe6! fxe6 12 Axee Wb6 13
hxf8 *xf8 14 9xf6 gxf6 15 ad5
Axd5 16 Bxd5 Wc6 17 gf5 h6 18
e5 dxe5 19 tradl led to a winning
attack in Timmerman-De Vilder,
Dieren 1997.
b) 8 ... a]aat s ge2 gb7 lo
0-0-0 b4 I I
ad5 orc5 12 e5 Axb3+
13 6xb3 9xd5 14 trxd5 Ae7 15
exf6 gxf6 16 gh4 exd5 17 9xf6
€aZ tS Hg4+ €c7 19 AxhS 9xh8
20 Wxb4+- Tate-De Firmian, Chica-
go 1995
9 gR gb6 ro o-o-o o-o ll Ae3
W tz 94 Q\c6 13 95 Axd4 14
9xd4a,u ls ghs
Yemelin is happy to declare his
aggresslve rntentlons.
15...6c5
Any thoughts of winning the e-
pawn with 15 ... b4? are spectacu-
larly refuted by 16 ad5! exd5 (16
... gdS 17 trhgl+-) 17 9xd5 BbS
18 96! hxg6 19 9xg6 gf6 20 trhgl.
16 Ehgr tre8 17 trg3 Axb3+ 18
axb3 e5 19 ads 96 20 gh6 €h8
21Axe5+!!
An incredible finish. White gives
up a piece to open the d-file for the
rook which plays a key role in the
mating combination.
21 ... dxes 22 af6l-0
Black had no wish to see 22
9xf6 23 gxf6 trg8 24 Ed8! Ae6
Wg7 mate.
Colle:4 ...9e7
Colle-Buerger
Hastings 1928
@
td4af62af3e63e3d5 I
gd3
This system, perfected bY the B*
gian master Edgar Colle. is ideal fq
club players who want a reliable
Iine without having to memonse lots
of variations. Usually, the idea is o
create a solid centre with c3. d4 d
LI
e3 and only later advance to e'1-
4 ...A.e7
after 8 9g5 a) 4 ... c5 5 c3 6c6 6 gd3 id5 7
0-0 0-0 8 dxc5 Axc5 9 e4 e5? (9 --
Wc7 10 We2+:) l0 exd5 6xaS tl
6e4 Ab6 12 $..c4 9e6 13 Ofg5
WaZ t+ 0xe6 fte6 15 Hg4 E"at
16 Ag5 0,ce7 17 tradl Ef5 lt
I AxeT''- Gehring-David. Bader
weiler 1995.
b) 4 ... gd6 5 €ruaz 6uaz o oo
A c6?! (A natural but rather PassruF
move. 6 ... c5 should be considscd)
7 trel h6 8 We2 0-0 9 e4 dxe{ lO
A
,r/ffi,tr hxe4 6xe4 11 Bxe4 af6 l2 frl
hOS t: Ag5 Ae7 14 9xe7 0xc?
15 Wg3 b6 16 6e5 gb7 l7 Ec{
after l5 \Wh5 trt-dS 18 trh4 gf6 t9 a/ga Ee7 lx)
6xh6+ €ls zt 6rs t-o Siktar
Korenek. Czech Team Ch. 1997.
5 abd2 o-o 6 o-o 6uaz z or
dxe4 8 hxe4 hxe4 9 9xe4 Atr fa
Aal cs ll dxc5 Axc5 12 9-g5 3.G7
I 13 Be2
A Colle has the better develoPmrr
A and a queenside pawn advantage-
13 ... Bc7
Not 13 ... b6? which drops a Picr-
A after 14 Axf6 Axf6 l5 9e4.
A 14 tradl trd8 15 6e5 3.d7 l5
AxhT+!
... Superb.
25 u.fter 20 ... @h8 16 ... €xh7 17 Axf6 3-16 rt
BtrS+ €g8 19 WxfT+ l-0
 Checkmate in the Opening 69

Colle: 4 ...9.e7
Colle-Buerger
, Hastings 192fi
rd4af62af3e63e3d54 A I
3.d3
This system, perfected bY the Bel-
gian master Edgar Colle. is ideal for
club players who want a reliable
line without having to memorise lots
n
of variations. Usually, the idea is to 2l
create a solid centre with c3, d4 and
e3 and only later advance to e4.
4 ...9.e7 after 4 9,d3
a) 4 ... c5 5 c3 0c6 6 gd3 gd6 7
ofier S 9g5
0-0 0-0 8 dxc5 Axc5 9 e4 e5? (9 ..'
Bc7 l0 We2+:) 10 exd5 Axd5 ll
he+ AUO 12 3.c4 Ae6 13 6fg5
gd7 14 0xe6 fxe6 15 9g4 tradS .ru
16 Ag5 DceT 17 tradl trf5 18
AxeT+- Gehring-David, Baden- '%t
weiler 1995.
b) 4 ... ad6 5 6UaZ 6uaz o o-o %
c6?! (A natural but rather Passive
move. 6 ... c5 should be considered)
7 Eel h6 8 He2 0-0 9 e4 dxe4 l0 ,ffia
Q)xe4 6xe4 I I E{xe4 6f6 12 Wh4
has ts 9g5 9e7 14 AxeT WxeT
15 Wg3 b6 16 he5 g,b7 17 Be4
ofrer l5Vh5 trtus is trh4 gf6 t9 dg4Ve7 2o after t3Ve2
6xh6+ €ffi zt af5 1-0 Siktanc-
Korenek. Czech Team Ch. 1997.
s abd2 o-o 6 o-o 6h,at t et
dxe4 8 6xe4 hxe4 9 9xe4 6f0 fo
Aal cs 1l dxc5 9xc5 12 Ag5 9"e7
13 Be2
Colle has the better develoPment
and a queenside pawn advantage.
13 ... Wc7
Not 13 ... b6? which drops a Piece
after 14 Axf6 Axf6 l5 9e4.
14 Eadl Ed8 15 ae5 gd7 16
AxhT+!
Superb.
ofter 20 . &hS 16 ... €xh7 17 Axf6 9xf6 18 after 16 LxnZ+
Wns+ €gs 19 WxfT+ 1-0
70 C-heckmate in the Opening

King's Gambit: 4 ...9g4 French Winawer: 5 ... Aa5

Rechel-Walendowski Rogulj-Atlas
Metz I998. Dresden Zonal 1998
I 'T ll
I e4 e5 2 f4 exl4 3 aR d6 4 d4 %. le4e624\c3d53d4gb44c5
aga c5 5 a3 Aa5
4 ... g5 is more usual. Moroze- Rejecting the usual 5 -.- 9.xc3*
vich-Kasparov, Paris 1995. then *K'mK
continued 5 h4 94 6 695 (6 69l is
better) 6 ... h6 7 6xf7 €xf7 8 AxPl
%,%
B'ffiiL
6%
%A
for something more adventurous-
6b4
a) 6 OR orc6 7 Ud3 cxd4 t
9g7 9 9c4+ SeS l0 0-0 6c6 ll 6xd4 2lse7 9 b4 gb6 l0 fuc6
Ae3 Wxh4 12 gf7 trh7 13 e5 6a5 bxc6 I I Aa4 9.c7 12 f4 a513 .&cz
14 gd3 €xf7 15 gfl+ €e7 16 Aa6 14 t9d2 axb| 15 9xa6 lxj
9xh7 Ae6 when White's attack had ufter 4 .. LSa 16 axb4 Ua8-+ Voigt-ZehrftH-
hzzled out leaving him a prece Leipzig 1996.
down. The text, pinning the knight b) 6 Bga 2,e7 7 dxc5 -0-xc3- t
and preparing to castle queenside, is ,%@ bxc3 Ua5 9 696 l0 M b5 ll
9.d2
a natural way to proceed. HgS 6aZ 12 c4 Va4: I-au-\'egr
5 gxf4 Ad7 nian, Bundesliga 1993.
Other ideas for Black include: c) 6 Ad2 cxd4 7 ab5 Ac7 t Ft
a) 5 ... at6 6 6c3 3"e7 7 Ac4 0-0 6c6 9 6n 6no lo gd3 Ad7 ll
8 0-0 c6 9 gb3 abdT l0 wd:+: afxd4 2rxd412 6xd4 G0 13 0t5
Aschauer-Sjoedahl, Vienn a 1996. A f5 14 h3 gb6 15 6e2 UeS d
b) 5 ... Ae7 6 9d3 2,c6 7 c3 4f6
8 0-0 Ah5 9 Ae3 0-0 10 Abd2 gave
sffi
''ffi-a
Black has f'ended off the an=L
Docx-Tondivar, Belgian Tca
White the slightly better chances in Championship 1997.
Bohn-Ternette, Landau, 1988 6 ... cxd4 7 Ug4 6e7 t brdt
6 Ac4 Ve7 7 0-0 0-0-0 8 6c3 dxc3 9 WxgT trg8 l0 UxhT 6bct
Au6 s Ab3 h6 l0 gd3 Ae6 ll a4 aJier I I u4 Black's shattered kingside is cm
Rechel strives to take advantage pensated by his better developmen-
of his better development by quick- 11 aR wc7 12 g.bs -e-d7 l;}
ly creating an attack on the Axc6?!
queenside.
%@ It is better not to give Blact e
ll... Axb3 12 cxb3 g5 f3 9g3 dominating bishop on the a8-hl di-
Ag7 t4 as 6oz t5 a6 b6 t6 ads ,,ru, % agonal but play instead 13 G0 as t3
We6 17Efcl c5 r8 gbs! A .. 6xe5 14 €\xe5 Uxe5 15 -txdl*
White's constant probing has €xd7 16 Wd3 leaves White sffi
worked wonders because his oppo- cient compensation for the Perr
nent's weakened defensive pawn due to the awkward position of fu
barrier now collapses. black king.
18 ... ab8 19 dxc5 dxcs 20 13 ... Axc6 14 0-0 d4 l5 AGs
Exc5+ l-0 Uxes 16 WxfT+ @d7 17 gflErys
l8 Wxg5 trg8!!
after 17 . c5 A brilliant combination.
19 Wxe5 trxg2+ 20 €hr Ef,+
2r €g1 Eg2+22 €hltrg3+Gl
 Checkmate in the Opening 7l

French Winawer: 5 ... 9a5

Rogulj-Atlas
Dresden Zonal 1998

le4e62a,c3d53d4Aulle5 I ll
c5 5 a3 Aa5
Rejecting the usual 5 ... Axc3+
for something more adventurous.
6b4
a) 6 6A olc6 7 Bd3 cxd4 8
2rxd4 dge7 9 b4 3"b6 10 6xc6
bxc6 I I oia4 9.c'7 12 f4 a5 13 A.e2
Aa6 14 Ud2 axb4 15 Axa6 Exa6
16 axb4 9a8-+ Voigt-Zehrfeld, ctfter 5 a3
Leipzig 1996.
b) 6 Uga De7 't dxc5 Axc3+ 8
bxc3 Ba5 9 3.d2 696 l0 h4 h5 ll
Wg5 Od7 12 c4 Va4: Lau-Vaga-
nian, Bundesliga 1993.
c) 6 gd2 cxd4 7 alus gcz a f4 ll
Dc6 9 Af3 Atro lo gd3 gd7 ll
afxd4 0rxd412 6xd4 0-0 13 Uh5
f5 14 h3 gb6 15 6e2 We8 and
Black has fended off the attack,
Docx-Tondivar, Belgian Team
Championship 1997.
6 ... cxd4 7 Vg4 Ae7 8 bxa5
dxc3 9 WxgT trg8 l0 WxhT abc6
Serlla4 Black's shattered kingside is com-
after t0 ... hbc6
pensated by his better development.
lr aR wc7 12 9"b5 gd7 13
Axc6?!
It is better not to give Black a
dominating bishop on the a8-h1 di-
agonal but play instead 13 0-0 as 13
.. 6xe5 14 d)xe5 Uxe5 15 AxdT+
€xd7 16 \Wd3 leaves White suffr
cient compensation for the Pawn 'rm_
due to the awkward position of the T-
black king.
13 Axc6 14 0-0 d4 15 695
Wxe5 16 9xf7+ *al n Wt+ Exgs
18 Bxg5 trg8!!
A brilliant combination.
19 Uxes Exg2+ 20 €hf Exf,l+ ctfter t8Vxg5
2r €gl Hg2+22 €nr Eg:+ O-t
72 Checkmate in the Opening

Old Indian: 5 Ag5 Caro-Kann: Main Line

Tsesarsky-Khasin Beliavsky-Larsen
Kfar Saba 1997 Tilburg I98l

I AR d6 2 d4 ad7 3 c4 Q)gf6 4 1e4 c6 2 d4 dS 3 ac3 dxel I

6c3 e5 5 Ag5!? Axe4 9f5 s 693.A96 6 h4 fi 7
The standard move is 5 e4 but the AR ad7 s hs gh7 9 9&l Ar&l
text has the potential to create prob- In the game Beliavsky-I-ar*n-
lems for Black at a very early stage. London 1984, Black tried 9 ---
5... Ae7 6gf6?! which merely disrupted hfo
Others: kingside developmeni. The gan-
a) 5 ... h6 6 gh4 g.e7 7 e3 0-0 8 continued: trO AxhT axh? ll Uc2
E$c2 exd4 9 dxd4 EeS l0 0-0-0 e6 12 g.d2 g.e7 13 0-0-0 gb6 t4
gf8 ll 94 c6 t2 6f5 Wc7 13 95 qlter he5 trd8 15 trhel 0-0 16 ry!
) 8-g)
hxg5 14 Axg5 hh7 15 trgl+: (this attacking theme is borros-ed
Ginsburg-Brooks, Philadelphia from the main illustrative gamef 16
I 989. ... Efe8 17 6xe7+ ExeT 18 hf5
b) 5 ... c6 6 e3 E[a5 (threatening 7 Eee8 19 ad6 Ef8 20 gf4 adl6:l
... e4) 1 9tr+ AeZ 8 Wc2 0-0 9 gd3
tre8 10 0-0 af8 11 dxe5 dxe5 12 lal'T, ',ffi- I Ae5+.
lo Wxd3 hgf6 rl gf4 e6 rz
Ag3 9d8 13 h3 Ac7 14 a3 9c5 15
b4 left White a space advantage in
% % 0-0-0 Ae7 13
a4?
6e5 a5?! 14 Etcl
Delemarre-Cifuentes.Wijk aan Zee A typical pawn lunge which ls re
t995. futed by means of a sunnmg
6 Wc2 c6 7 0-0-0 Wc7 8 e3 0-0 9 combination.
gd3 h6 lo h4 tre8 ll
94 afs? ls A96! ads
Now is the time to snatch the If 15 ... fxg6 Whitehas a ssong
bishop with I I ... hxg5 when White attack according to Beliavsky aftcr
wlll proceed t2 hxg5 e4 13 6xe4 16 Bxg6+ €f8 17 Exe6 EeE lt
dxg4 t4 693 6f8 ls gh7+ €h8 after 9 9,d3 trdel Bxg6 19 hxg6 gM 20 af5-
16 gf5+ €g8 17 trh4 ah6 18 gxh6 16 Afs grs tz Aao Eg8
9xh4 19 Axh4 96 20 sc4 with a 17 ... fxg6 fails to l8 6xg7*!
slight advantage. ll ... exd4!? is €xfl 19 EIxg6* €g8 20 6e6*
also possible. 9,g7 2l HxgT mate.
12 Axf6 Axf6 13 g5 9;g4 14 18 c4 ab4 19 Eh3!
gxf6! Axf3 15 trdgr! Ihe threat of 20 6xh6! gxh6 ll
The best and most aggressive Exe6+ is decisive.
optron. 19 ... fxg6 20 Exe6+ €fl 2l
15... Axhl hxg6+ €xe6 22 Eel+ Ae5 23
15 ... 96 does nothing to stop the Axe5l-0
stampede towards the king after 16
Axg6! fxg6 (16 ... €h8 17 Eh3+-) w%
.ffi,tr
11Hxg6+ hxg6 l8 Hxg6+ €h8 19
f7 winning.
16 gh7+ AxhT l7 trxg7+ 1-0 after 14 gxJ3
 Checkmate in the Opening 7
j

Caro-Kann: Main Line

Beliavsky-Larsen
, Tilburg l98l

le4c62d4d53Ac3dxe44
I%A ',',m

hxe4 9f5 5 693 9.96 6 h4 h6 7

Aa ad7 8 hs gh7 9 gd3 gxd3
In the game Beliavsky-Larsen,
London 1984, Black tried 9
6gf6?l which merely disrupted his
kingside development. The game
continued: 10 AxhT 6xh7 11 We2 ufter 9 Adj
e6 12 g;d2 g"e7 13 0-0-0 gb6 14
4-ie5 Ed8 15 trhel o-o 16 A96!
$er 5 9;g5 (this attacking theme is borrowed
from the main illustrative game)
... trfeS 17 6xe7+ trxe7 18 6f5
16
E &
Eee8 19 ad6 Ef8 20 gf4 adf6 21
Ae5+.
lo Wxd3 6gf6 rl gru ee tz
0-0-0 Ae7 13 he5 a5?! 14 trhel
a4?
A typical pawn lunge which is re-
futed by means of a stunning nnn
combination. 8/llJ
ls ag6! ads
If 15 ... ftg6 White has a strong
attack according to Beliavsky after after 14.. u4
16 Uxg6+ €A 17 Exe6 9e8 18
Ser 9 s..d3 trdel 9xg6 19 hxg6 Au+ zo 6fs.
16afs gra rz g"d6 trg8
17 ... fxg6 fails to l8 6xg7+!
€xf.z 19 Bxg6r- €g8 20 Ae6+ A
Ag7 2l E{xg7 mate.
18 c4 ab4 19 gh3! a
The threat of 20 6xh6! gxh6 2l
Exe6+ is decisive.
a
19 ... fxg6 20 Exe6+ &n Zt
hxg6+ @xe6 22 trel+ 6e5 23
Axe5 l-0 A

after 18 . 6tl
t4 ... gxJ3
74 Checkmate in the Opening
Owen's Defence: 4 f4
Aleksic-Solaja
Croatian Team Championship 1998
1e4 b6 2 it4 e6 3 gd3 AAI t
f4t?
Black no doubt expected 4 aR
but this old idea has tremendous
surprise value.
4...4f6
A look at history reveals that rn
the game Pillsbury-Hodges, Cam-
bridge Springs 1904, Black tried 4
... 9;e7 before putting pressure on
the centre. The game continued:
6t: cS 6 Ae3 (6 c3!?) 6 ... .c4
9xc4 9xe4 8 Ac3 AU+ s o-o
Axc3 l0 bxc3 Uc7 ll ad2 af6 t2
6xe4 6xe4 13 gd3 d5 14 gbs+
ad7 15 c4 when White's intiative
gave him a small advantage.
5 9e2 c5 6 c3 3.e7
Wagner-Wenzel, Bundesliga
1988, saw instead 6 ... cxd4 7 cxd4
d5 8 e5 a,e4 9a)n aU++ 10 ad2
dxd2 ll Abxd2 Axd2+ t2 orxd2
0-0 13 0-0 6c6 14 aR 96 t5 a3
EcS 16 Vf2 when Black had weak
dark squares around his king which
led rapidly to his downfall.
7 aR d5 8 e5 6e4 9 0-0 0-0 t0
abd2
White prepares to exchange
Black's central knight which will
strengthen the light-squared bishop
and enable him to use his space ad-
vantage to start an attack.
10 ... 6xd2 11 9xd2 Val n
Ag5 9xg5 13 fxg5 oic6 14 trf4
2,e715 AxhT+!
Exposing the king in text book
fashion.
15 ... €xh7 16 Whs+ €g8
Eh4 f6 l8 gxf6 trfcE 19 Unz+ t-o
Dutch: Ilyin-Zhenevsky 7 Uc2
C herepkov-G rish anovich
St Petersburg ChampionshiP 199:
1 d4 e6 2 c4 f5 3 aR af6 4 93
Ae7 5 Ag2 d6 6 hc3 0-0 7 Bc2
A little move-order trick which
delays castling in order fustl-v ro
open up the centre.
7 ... We8?!
This is the normal plan intending
...gd8 and ... e5, but the change in
circumstances requires a differEnr
after 4 f4 approach. For instance, Kindl-
5 Gorgs, Stuttgart 1985, saw Blact
7 play 7 ...6c6 to exploit the positim
if ihe q,reen' 8 d5 ab4 9 IIb3 ae5
10 dxe6 Ac5 I I Wc2 Axe6 12 Ad4
Axc4 13 ha4 113 6^15:1 13 ---
Ad5 14 Axd5-+ Oxd5 15 Arc5
dxc5 16 6e6 6e3 17 9xe3 Ua: le
0-0 Elxe6 19 9xc5 Ef7 t/r'h.
8 e4 Eh5 9 e5 6e8 l0 A€2 A16
1l af4 wn I2h4
With this advance of the h-paut
White declares his kingside attack-
ing intentions.
12 ... Eb8 13 a3 &h8
after l0 6bd2 13 ... 6xd4, as a simpli$'ing dr
vice. is flawed upon 14 Axdl dre5
15 6dxe6 Axe6 16 6xe6 Uxe6 l-
Ad5 winning.
14 Ae3 96?! 15 0-0-0 gd7 t6 E
I sg8
Black has the miserable choice of
16 ... 95 17 dg6+l winning the q-
change or 16 ... gxh5 17 Exh5 stca
White can double the rooks on fu
h-file with a winning garne.
17 hxg6 hxg6 18 trh6 eg7 rt
A trdhr bs 20 Eh7+ €g8 2r Ebt+
*g7 22 ElhT mate.
17
after 14 .. de7
 Checkmate in the Opening 75

Dutch: Ilyin-Zhenevsky 7 9c2

@
,,ru
Cherepkov-Grish anovich
St Petersburg Champbnship 1997

ld4e62c4f53aRa,tetgl
.Ae7 5 Ag2 d6 6 Ac3 0-0 7 9c2
A little move-order trick which ,rua
delays castling in order firstly to
open up the centre.
7... Ue8?!
A
This is the normal plan intending
... AdS and ... e5, but the change in after 7 Vc2
circumstances requires a different
{t* afa approach. For instance, Kindl-
Gorgs, Stuttgart 1985, saw Black
play 7 ...6c6 to exploit the position
of the q.re.n, S d5 ab4 9 9b3 Aa6
l0 dxe6 Ac5 I I Wc2 Axe6 12 ad4
9xc4 13 ora4 (13 6xf5:) 13 ...
Ad5 14 .0xd5-r- 6xd5 15 6xc5
dxc5 16 0e6 6e3 17 Axe3 WaS ts
%.^"ru'ffi
0-0 Wxe6 19 Axc5 Ef7 %-Y,.
8 e4 9trs 9 e5 6e8 10 6e2
ttaf4vn nnt
With this advance of the h-pawn,
6c6
%% a.ru
L"ruW'% K:9
White declares his kingside attack-
ing intentions.
12 ... trb8 13 a3 €h8 after 12 h4
$ter l0abd2 13 ... 0xd4, as a simplifuing de-
vice. is flawed upon 14 6xd4 dxe5
15 6dxe6 Axe6 16 6xe6 Wxe6 17
9d5 winning.
14 3.e3 96?! 15 0-0-0 gd7 16 h5
€g8
Black has the miserable choice of
16 ... 95 11 0,96+l winning the ex-
change or 16 ... gxh5 l7 Exh5 when
White can double the rooks on the
h-file with a winning game.
17 hxg6 hxg6 18 trh6 €g7 19
trdhr b5 20 trh7+ €g8 2r trh8+
&g7 22 ElhT mate.
c{ter l6 h5
afier 14 6e7
76 Checkmate in the Opening

Advance French: 6 gd3 ,,ru King's Fianchetto: 3 M

Kobernat-Stenzel
Hawuii 1998 I Larsen-Olafsson
Bet,erwiik 1959

Ie4 e6 2 d4 d53 e5 c5 4 c3 2.c6

a
''ffi-t 1 93 e5 2 9g2 dS 3 b4?!
s afi gb6 6 gd3 Bent Larsen has always had an
The idea of sacrificing at least the independent spirit and here he
d-pawn was popularised by Sir
Stuart Milner-Barry. It is appealing
"ffi.:g a comes up with something different
as early as move 3 ! Instead of the
to those who relish swashbuckling usual 3 c4 he tries to enter a son of
attacks and feared by Black if he is Sokolsky and rely on the pou'er of
unfamiliar with the ensuing
after 6 fudj
his fianchettoed bishops lo
complications. undermine the central Pawns.
gd7
6... cxd4 7 cxd4 3... Axb4
still fall for 7 ...
Some players A look through the archives indi-
6xd4?r 8 bxd4 Wxd4 9 AbS+ ,,%@ cates that few players have enoush
winning the queen. courage to accept the gambit. Hos-
8 6c3 hxd4
0-0 Wxe5
t hxd4 Wxd4 10 I I l ever, Slipak-Sorokin, San Fernando
1993, saw a Yery strong Russian
In Ayas-Hernandez, Vendrell player surprisingly decline the of-
1996, Black preferred the cautious fered pawn with 3 .. af6. fhe
10 ... a6 when White was on top game continued: 4 Ab2 9d6 S cl
alier 11 We2 0,e7 12 €hl 4\c6 13 ,rffi-
f4 ab414 trdl 6xd3 15 trxd3 9c4
s% n
c6 6 Wb3 dxc4'7 Bxc4 Ae6 8't}cl
abd7 t hn
o-o 10 0-0 ue7 I I d-l
16 b3 Bc7 t7 Ab2 b5 l8 f5! (the A % A Aas tz a3 a5 13 bxa5 Exa5 14
strength of this move was first re- w% tr Abd2 a5b6 15 Ac3 Exa3 16 ara-l
vealed in a joint analysis with Jon Axa3 17 0xe5 6xe5 18 Axe5 srth
Ady rn my book Beating the after l0 0-0 equal chances.
French) 18 ... Ae7 19 f6 -gd8 20 4 c4 Ae6
fxgT trg8 2l Es3,$ioz 22 ghs Ab6 Not 4 ... dxc4?? when 5 Eal-
23 trcl Ac6 24 UxhT+-. 6c6 6 9xc6+ wins.
ll Eel H00 rz 6ns Axu5
If 12 ... Sb6 then 13 9e3 Wa5 14
g
I
a 5 gb2 a,c6 6 f4 Q)ge7 7 On ar
Olafsson returns the pa\rrl in
Ad2 gdS 15 Ecl Ec8 16 Exc8
Wxc8 17 9u: 6f0 18 trcl Ac6 19 ll order to go on the attack.
8 6xe5 6xe5 9 fxe5 0-0 f0'Ec2
hxaT WdA 20 dxc6 bxc6 2l Exc6
left White with a powerful pair of
I I A96
An
11 AxbT trb8 12 Ae4 f5!
energetic continuation r*'hich
passed pawns. Antonsson- $U/
forces White on the defensir-e or
Johansson. Yaxjo 1992" EI dares him to open up the f-file.
n
13 Axb5+ €0S rn Bns: g0 rs A l_\ 13 gd3 6xe5 14 0-0 gc5 l5
Br rs 16 Af4 We7 l7 tracl Ag7 Aa: WaO 16 Axc5 Wxc5 17 Ecl
18 Ac7+ WxcT 19 Wxd5+ €c8 20 f4 18 gxf4 hxd3 19 exd3 3.ht 20
Uaz+ t-o after 17 9e7 trR whs 2r trg3 trxf4
Olafsson intends to triple on the
f-file and White is a mere spectator-
22 6a3 trbf8 23 6cz Wts o-t
 Checkmate in the Opening 77

taI , ,': ).

I I
King's Fianchetto: 3 b4
Larsen-Olafsson

gt Bet,erwijk 1959 6

I Ift 1 93 e5 2 9g2 d5 3 b4?!

Bent I-arsen has always had an

L
I
J
i<.
ea
lJ

A
n
independent spirit and here he
comes up with something different
as early as move 3l Instead of the
/3 '/.. usual 3 c4 he tries to enter a sort of
.t tr Sokolsky and rely on the power of A
n

tier 5 Ad3
his fianchettoed bishops
undermine the centrai pawns.
3 ... Axb4 after j b4
A look through the archives indi-
Ifrt a,,i, 'trI cates that few players have enough
courage to accept the gambit. How-
ever, Slipak-Sorokin, San Fernando
1993, saw a very strong Russian
player surprisingly decline the of-
fered pawn with 3 ... 6t0. the
game continued: 4 Ab2 Aa6 S c+
c6 6 Wb3 dxc4 i Wxc4 Ae6 8 Bc2 ,r&_
A
huaz s aR 0-0 l0 0-0 He7 d3 ll ,)
,&,
6as tz a3 a5 13 bxa5 Exa5 14
Abd2 A5b6 15 Ac3 Exa3 16 Exa3 /.8i
Axa3 17 Axe5 6xe5 l8 Axe5 with ,*' Kt
dier l0 0-t) equal chances.
4 c4 Ae6
Not 4 ... dxc4?? when 5 EUa4+ after 12 . f5
6c6 6 Axc6+ wins.
I 5 gb2 a.c6 6 f4 €)ge7 7 af3 d4
fr I I Olafsson relurns the pawn in
I l order to go on the attack.
8 6xe5 hxe5 9 fxeS 0-0 10 Hc2 l
tu
hl
t:
A
-E- I I {)96 l1 AxbT trb8 12 Ae4 f5!
An energetic continuation which
$U/
forces White on the defensive or
it dates him to open up the f-fiIe.
i i.. n
l: !
.l{
LI 13 Ad3 6xe5 14 0-0 Ac5 15 A
AaS WaO 16 9xc5 Wxc5 17 Bcl n
f4 l8 gxf4 Axd3 19 exd3 gh3 20 ){
U
,{rer t7 . 9g7 trR gh5 21 trg3 trxf4
Olafsson intends to triple on the
f-file and White is a mere spectator. after 2l Xrf4
22 6a3 trbf8 23 6cz Wts o-r
78 Checkmate in the Opening

Semi-Slav: 9 Ae2 Conclusion

Sakaev-Kobalija
Russiun Championship I 998 I 6 tfil/ A successful offensive. culminat-
*,H'
ing in checkmate right out of dre u
ld4d52a!i]--at63c4c64a,c3 % opening, requires not onll' a knoql- f(
e6 5 Ag5 h6 6 gh4 dxc4 7 e4 95 8 L,% edge of standard mating paneln-.
Ag3 b5 9 Ae2 but also the ability to co-ordinare k
A one's forces in such a wa)'rhal *Ie)
A move that left in the
has been l;1

shadows by the alternatives 9 a3,9 can carry out a lightning attack. o

h4 and 9 Wc2.
9 ... b4?!
a) 9 ... AU+ to Hc2 9b7
StAat n
6e5 h5 13 h3 h4 t4 g,h2
ah5 15 9xh5 trxh5 16 tradl We7
17 Q)xd7 WxdT 18 d5 cxd5 19 exd5
Axc3 20 Wxc3 Axd5 2l Efel '/z-%
Lalic-Zhr Chen, Ubeda 1998.
b) 9 .. a6 10 Wc2 Ae7 ll trdl
g,bl 12 0-0 abdT 13 6e5 dxe5 t4
Axe5 trg8 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 e5
A.e7 17 Wh7+ Lobron-Slobodjan,
Nussloch 1996.
Though a surprise openine ::.n
reap rich rewards, any neglect oi T
A basic chess principles. such ar de-
11 0-0
A velopment of pieces. can be si:,t-
cidal. Larsen-Olafsson is a gooJ
after 9 Ae2
example of how badly things car'r Ec
wrong when imagination runs s tld
An illustration of how checkmate _t
can be the well-deserved pnze trbr
the successful execution of a logr.-a.
plan is seen in Rechel-Walendo*s- E
ki, Here White consistentlv stri'.=
to undermine Black's dettnslr e .i

l0 6a4 Axe4 ll Aes af6 12 shell and is finally reu'arded *'rlh a

tac5 decisive weakening of the lleht li
White has had mixed results after squares, allowing his queen ro ln- u
12 9xc4 but the text is likely to put vade and conquer.
9 ... b4 out of business. The idea is
to prevent Black from getting rid of
the bishop on e5 with a later
6bd7 because now the knight on d7 ufter t2 Q\c-5
can simply be exchanged.
12...9g7
After 12 .. Axc5 13 dxc5 abdT
14 Ad6 White is better because the E
black king is stuck in the centre.
139xc4 0-0 14 Ec2 abdT 15 h4
%A %t
gxh4 16 6xd7t. AxdT 17 trxh4 L%
AaS tS AxgT *xg7 19 Eg4+ €h8 %A
20 wd2
The attack is devastatingly simple.
20 ... gf6 21 6e5 Ae8 22 0-0-0
2,e7 23 trhl 698 2a Egh4 &g7 25 A ru-
trf4 l-0
Black resigned due to 25 ... We7
26 trg4+ @h7 2t trxg8 €xgS 28 after 19 . @hS
Bxh6 with mate to follow.

Conclusion
A successful offensive. culminat-
ing in checkmate right out of th-e
opening, requires not only a knowl-
edge of standard mating Patterns,
but also the ability to co-ordinate
one's forces in such a way that they
can carry out a lightning attack.
ra\ X,
'- l.t Though a surprise opening can
1nn reap rich rewards, any neglect of
:
4JU ,t ,a
basic chess principles, such as de-
velopment of pieces, can be sui-
cidal. Larsen-Olafsson is a good
*icr . iel example of how badly things can go
wrong when imagination runs wild.
An illustration of how checkmate
can be the well-deserved prize for
the successful execution of a logical
plan is seen in Rechel-Walendows-
ki, Here White consistently strives
to undermine Black's defensive
shell and is finally rewarded with a 3 Avoid passive positions. Always
decisive weakening of the light
squares. allowing his queen to in-
vade and conquer.
I-r. I
1.,
a
'w i) €r8
Checkmate in the Opening 79
The Art of Attack
I Remember. an aggressive open-
ing is a big help if you want to go
for an early checkmate.
2 If possible, demolish the enemy
king's defensive wall by a piece sa-
crifice-this is often the best way to
corner the king.
3 Learn typical mating patterns.
This will help you spot the moment
to go on the offensive.
The Art of Defence
I Be prepared to accept sacrifices
gratefully and win with the extra
material. Many players want to at-
tack all the time and are too free
with their material.
2 Castle and get the king out of
the centre.
look at ways of creating counterplay
to sidetrack attackers from their
main objective-your king!

6 Winning Moves
An effective way to sharpen your
tactical skill is to study games with
different kinds of combinations,
which will alen you to all sorts of
opportunities for winning moves.
It is all very well solving a 'White
to play and mate in two' newspaper
puzzle in the comfort of your own
home but it is a quite different prop-
osition when you are thrown on
your own resources in overthe-
board play. That is why examples
such as Van der Wiel-Saunders and
Uhlmann-Dunnington are so useful,
since they illustrate how tactics can
flow naturally from a positional ad-
vantage. Knowing how to formulate
a plan will enable an attacker to
steer a game towards a
position
where, at a given moment, there is a
possibility of playing a winning
combination.
Some decisive moves dazzle with
their elegance as is the case with the
exceptional queen sacrifice seen in
Liu Wen Che-Donner. However.
one should not forget the import-
ance of the preceding moves. which
entail active piece play and probing
of the defence. as without these the
final attack would not have been
possible. Also the fact that winning
moves slem from recurring com-
binational themes will encourage
you to learn and apply these attack-
ing techniques in your own games.
Sometimes a decisive blow is de-
livered just at the moment when the
opponent appears to have set up a
rock-solid defence. as in Karpov-
Hort and Emms-Sjodahl. Neverthe-
less, it is not mere chance that White
is still able to sacrifice because, if
we look closely, we see that he has
advantages such as a superiority in
space and better development.
In the games Kudrin-Fedorowicz,
Crickmore-P.Lane and Carlier-
Kerhoff the critical moment arrives
at a very early stage, showing how
pressure in the opening can pay
handsome dividends. The King's
Gambit has a deserved reputation as
an attacking weapon and this is
amply illustrated in Grabarczyk-
Shetty. White uses his lead in devel-
opment to line up an impressive
array of pieces against the black
king and a decisive breakthrough is
not long in coming. The merits of
employing a tricky opening are
borne out by Svensen-Reefschlaeger
where Black employs the rather
unusual Chigorin Defence and has
the better game after just five
moves!
Ifyou think that you have to enter
a complicated mel6e to create the
necessary conditions for a success-
ful attack-then don't panic! The
games Kuprechik-Romanishin and
Bolzoni-Lane demonstrate that even
in tranquil positions there are latent
possibilities just waiting to be
unleashed.
Hopefully, by studying the vari-
ous themes depicted here, you will
be able to reach winning positions
and play winning moves in your
own games.
Petroff: 3 d4
Van der Wiel-Saunders
Breda 1998
Ie4e52af3af63d4Af,Gaa
Ad3 d5 5 6xe5 6az o Oxrr
AxdT 7 0-0 Ae7
An easy and popular altemativE o
the well-known lines starting siL 7
... gh4.
8c4
The best way to proceed is to r
dermine the d5 pawn in ondq b
weaken the knight on e4.
8 ... c6
Logically supporting the pawn-
J.Polgar-Van der Sterren, Wi[
aan Zee 1998, saw Black retrear tb
knight after which he could do d
ing to stop White's pieces breeting
through on the queenside. Th
game continued 8 ... atr 9 Ac3
9e6 10 c5 0-0 ll gf2t 6 t2 v
WaZ t: Vc2 9614 b5 trfe8 15 .l
ah5 16 Ae3 AdS 17 a5+:.
9 Ac3 6xc3 l0 bxc3 drc{ ll
9xc4 0-0 12 Eel 9.f5 13 gB -tS5
t4 gf4 aar rs axd6 9rd6 15 Lt
A sure sign of a class playcr- Yr
der Wiel makes maximum use ofb
ar
space advantage by taking tirrE
to push the h-pawn and drirr tb
enemy bishop away from lhc &
fence off7.
16 ... h6 17 Ee5 YOZ rr 5 -tl,
l9 Eael
White has a huge positiml ed
vantage. The rook threatens to ir
vade on the seventh rank md lLfo
cannot be prevented withom lm d
material.
19... Efe8 20 WxfT+! l{
 Winning Moves 8l

Petroll 3 d4
Van der Wiel-Saunders
Breda I 998
;
le4e52af3af63d46xe44
gd3 d5 5 0xe5 ad7 6 AxdT
'Sirdahl Neverthe- AxdT 7 0-0 Ae7
e chance that White An easy and popular alternative to
rril-rce because. if the well-known lines starting with 7
E-e s3e that he has ... Btr+.
as a superiority in 8c4
der elopment. The best way to proceed is to un- qller i Ye/
Kudnn-Fedorowicz. dermine the d5 pawn in order to
E and Carlier- weaken the knight on e4.
cal rnoment arrives 8... c6
oge. showing how Logically supporting the pawn.
oPenrng can pay J.Polgar-Van der Sterren, Wijk
lrrdr. The King's aan Zee 1998, saw Black retreat the i% 'T iT
rrred reputation
e4on and this
as knight after which he could do noth-
%t%
d in
es
Grabarczyk-
is

his lead in devel-

ing to stop White's pieces breaking
through on the queenside. That
game continued 8 ... 6rc g 2,cl
% %a%
Ep an lmpresslve Ae6 l0 c5 0-0 I I g?l c6 12 b4
t: Wc2 96 14 b5 Efe8 15 a4
agarnst the black
r'-e breakthrough is
Waz
ah5 16 Ae3 Ad8 17 a5+:. AA
rmg. The merits of 9 6c3 6xc3 l0 bxc3 dxc4 11
rrcs opening are Axc4 0-0 12 trel gfs 13 Wn 3.g0
reen-Reefschlaeger 14 g'f4 Aa6 rs Axd6 Wxd6 16 h4 after I j VJ3
rylo;. s the rather A sure sign of a class player. Van
o Delence and has der Wiel makes maximum use of his
E at'ter just five space advantage by taking time out
to push the h-pawn and drive the E &
et r ou have to enter
rxlee to create the
enemy bishop away from the de-
fence off7,
I I 6
usrs tbr a success- 16 ... h6 17 treS BaZ rA h5 gh7 n
r don't panic! The l9 Eael 2t
ik-Romanishin and White has a huge positional ad-
monslrate that even
irns there are latent
vantage- The rook threatens to in-
vade on the seventh rank and this
g
n s aiting to be cannot be prevented without loss of A A
material.
srudr ing the vari- 19... trfe8 20 WxIT+! l-0
tted here. you will after 19 . trfe8
r r rnning positions
ng moves ln your
82 lVinning Moves

Caro-Kann: 4 ... ad7 ,fl King's Indian: Four Pawns 9 e5

Karpov-Hort
Bugojno 1978 %
l% ,.ffi
"ruL
,_ Crickmore-P.Lane
Paignton 1996

le4c62d4d53ad2dxe44 r d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 Ad 941 a

hxel 6d7 5 aR dgf6 6 6xf6+ ,rru_ e4 d6 5 f4 0-0 6 6f: cs 7 d5 ca t
$)xf67 6es Ars:: Ae2 exdS 9 e5!?
An interesting alternative to 7 ... % Recent books on the Krng's Ir
9e6 or 7 ... ad7. L,,ffi,: ,,ffi,
dian assume 9 cxd5 is the ml1'
8c3e6
If 8
9i:
... 6d7 then 9 6xf7
eo 11 g4 Ef6 12 gxf5 9xf5 13
€xf/ l0 wgtr move. But after the tricky' text Blect
must defend very accurate!-v.
9 ... 2,e4
after 4 gf5
We3 left Black's king vulnerable in It is easy to go wrong:
Kavalek-Barcza, Caracas 197 l. a) 9 ... Ag4 l0 cxd5 &.e5 ll h3
9 94 996 e4 l2hxg4 exf3 13 gxf3:e8 14 fi
In the game Thipsay-Sandipan, E ad7 15 Ah6 9xh6 16 Exh6 tgj
II gd2 Hxd2+ l8 *xd: erff
Calcutta 1998, Black encouraged 17 19
White to chase the bishop: 9 ... 9c4 I I I *g7 20 trd6 6M 1l Egl-
gxf5
I0 R A96 ll h4 h6 (the point is
that ll ... h5 is less effective now
I *f8 22 Ee5 AaZ 23 Eb-
Kouatly-Jadoul, Montpellier I 9t5-
that the pawn on B suppons gq 12 .ru, b) 9 ... dxe5 l0 fte5 Oe8 I I qd5
Axg6 fxg6 gd3 Aae t+ Axg6+
13 3"fs 12 o-o a6 13 9g5 tr 14 .tL{
gd7 15 Wt:+-. 95 15 Ag3 fxe5 16 OxeS 0ft?
r0 h4 h5 Aga b5 18 Axf5 6xf5 19 Uee
If l0 ... Ad6 then ll We2! Axe5? A Marinin-Kazakov. St Perrstrg
( I r ... c5!?) 12 dxe5 gd5 13 trh3 l 998.
dxg4 14 9xg4 Wxe5+ 15 Ee3+- 10 cxd5 6xc3 11 bxc3 Od7
Mecking-Miles, Wijk aan Zee 19'78. r4fter l0 h4 At this point Lane (no relernl
ll 95 ad5 12 dxg6 fxg6 13 Wc2 qc
had spent a lot of time on tte
*fl u trh3 6e7 15 Ac4 6rs to I
ing. There was no need to coosl
trR Ed7 17 Exfs+! computer because on t}r nch
A.brilliant sacrifice which annihi- board there was last year's btr
lates Black's defence. game. Crickmore-Cole. Four Prrs
l7 ... gxf5 18 9xf5+ €e7 19 9e4 Attack,25 moves 1-0.
tre8 20 3.r+ *ag 21 9e5 Eg8 22 12 e6 Axc3+ f3 9.d2 .i.rd f{
0-0-0 96 23 Eel 9gz 24 Bue+ Wxal
*e7 White now domrnates thc mfar
A better try is 24 ... 9c8 but 25 ant al-h8 diagonal.
9xa7 Ee7 26 Va5+ *d7 27 Vc5 14 ... fxe6 15 dxe6 ab6 16 aGs
also looks terrible for Black. Wre tz Ac3 We7 rt 3.rt Itx
25 Exe6+! l-0 h4!trxf4
Black had no wish to see 25 ... After t9 ... hxg5 20 hxgs WE
Wxe6 26 Wc7+ gd7 27 9'd6 mate. after 16. Vat moves his bishop and plays Eht--
20 93 Ef8 2l h5 d5 22 hrgS I
n an trxf7 24 gxfT+ htt Il
Wcl l-0
 Winning Moves 83

King's Indian: Four Pawns 9 e5

3 Crickmore-P.Lane
Paignton 1996
I 1 d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 hc3 9g7 4
ru e4 d6 5 f4 0-0 6 6tl cs 7 d5 e6 8
Ae2 exd5 9 e5!?
ru Recenr books on the King's In-
i8 dian assume 9 cxd5 is the only
move. But after the tricky text Black
must defend very accurately.
ger 4 g,/5 9...6e4
It is easy to go wrong:
a) 9 ...694 l0 cxd5 dxe5 ll h3 after 9 e5
e4 l}hxg4 exB 13 gxB tre8 14 f5
adi t5 Ah6 9xh6 16 Exh6 Wg5
17 gd2 Wxd2+ 18 €xd2 gxf5 19
gxf5 Sg7 20 Ed6 6U0 zt trgt+
*f8 22 trg5 gaz n trh6+-
Kouatly-Jadoul, Montpellier I 985.
b) 9 dxe5 l0 fxe5 6e8 ll cxd5
gfs t2 o-o a6 13 Ags f6 14 gh4
95 15 Ag3 fte5 16 Axes 6d6 tz ,ru-
Ag4 b5 18 Axf5 6xf5 19 Wg4+
Marinin-Kazakov. St Petersburg D%
1e98. '%a
l0 cxd5 Axc3 ll bxc3 6d7
,zncr l0 h4 At this point Lane (no relation)
had spent a lot of time on the open-
ing. There was no need to consult a
after l4Vxal
computer because on the notice
board there was last year's best
game. Crickmore-Cole, Four Pawns
e,,ru.
I Attack,25 moves l-0.
12 e6 Axc3+ 13 gd2 Axal 14
BIxal
White now dominates the import-
ant al-h8 diagonal.
tr%
,ry, 14 ... fxe6 15 dxe6 6Uo f0 AgS
Wro rz Ac3 9e7 r8 3"h8 h6 19
h4!trxf4
After 19 ... hxg5 20 hxg5 White
dter ! 6 Val moves his bishop and plays Eh8+.
20 93 Ef8 2l h5 ds 22 hxg6 d4
23 af7 ExfT 24 gxfT+ €xh8 25 after 18 .. h6
Bcl l-0
84 Winning Moves
French Tarrasch: 3 ... c5
Emms-Sjodahl
Harplinge 1998
le4e62d4d53ad2c54Agf3
cxd4 5 exd5 9xd5 6 Ac4 9a0 z
0-0 a6?!
7 ... at6 is standard after which
Emms would presumably have
transposed into the main line after 8
6u: 6co 9 abxd4 Axd4 l0 6xd4
af6. Another move-order, 7 ...
hc6. is a mistake because of 8 6e4
followed by recapturing on d4. e.g.
8 ... Ed8 9 Ve2 Ae7 10 trdl af6
I I c3 Axe4 12 Vxe4 0-0 13 cxd4
dw ru Eel 3.f6 15 gfl 6as to
9.e5 9xe5 17 dxe5 b6 18 Axd5
Wxd5 19 Wxd5 exd5 20 Eacl Ae6
2l Aa++. Del Campo-Escobedo
Tinajero, Mexico C;ty 1991. 7 ...
he7 is also unconvincing. Pizzato
-Zakarias, Szeged 1994, continued
8 Ae4 Vc7 9 6xd4 6f5 10 Ag5
6xd4 (10 ... Wxc4 1l axfs+-) ll
Wxd4 Ac6 12 gb5 gd7 13 Eca %a
L"ru, % "ru
trc8 14 Eadl 6e5? 15 Wxe5! l-0
8 6e4 Bc7 9 Wxd4 6c6 10 Wc3
Ttr
gd7 lr trdr
The opening has been a complete
success for White. He has greater
space and can develop fluently. A
bonus is that Black does not have
time to whisk his king to safety on
the kingside.
ll ... bs 12 gb3 b4 13 Ec4 af6 % '%L%,L I
14 6xf6+ gxf6 15 gf4 gb6 16 L,MA%.L,ru
trxd7!
The breakthrough.
l6 ... *xd7 17 trdt+ €c8
17 ... *e7 18 trd6 trcS 19 Exe6+
fxe6 20 E{xe6+ €aA zt 9xf6+
%s%
Lru-A
wlns.
18 ad4 €nz ts bxe6 Ee8 20
Ed7+ €c8 21 Exfl Ee7 22 ExeT
AxeT 23 9"a4 €nz 24 9e3 l-0
Pirc: Chinese Attack 5 g4
Liu Wen Che-Donner
Buenos Aires Olympiad l97E
le4d62d4at63adg0r
9.e2 9g7 594
After this famous game th l-
became known as the Chire *
tack. Other options are:
a)5...c66s5arnttf4ffit
AR b5 9 3.e3 b4 l0 aa4 Om tt
gxh6 Axh6 12 6xM fxbS 13
Wd2: Vasiukov-Miller, Bad Lb
benzell 1996.
after 7 .. a6 b)5...alc6695ad773.dc5t
hR exd4 9 6xd4 G0 l0 h4 fudr
ll 9xd4 9xd4 12 9xdn M 13
0-0-0 9e6 14 Pl ff 15 h5 gre
White strong attacking charrces c
the h-frle in Schulz-WoelbeG Drfr
mund 1991.
c)5...c5695atd77d5M3
f4 trb8 9 afj bs l0 M ac? ll E
b4 t2h6 gf8 l3 abl ab6 14 b&+-
Todor-Holzer, Austrian
Championship 1996.
Tcr
5 ... h6?! 6 h3 c5 7 d5 GO?!
Black probably took 6 h3 es e
sign that White had no intmir d
after I I Edl going on the offensive.
8 h4 e6 9 95 hxgS l0 hrgsQ46
l0 ... ah7 shouldbe cmirH-
lr wd3
The queen prepares to ffi-
the h-file with deadly effcct
ll ... exdS 12 hxd5 ac5 13
ef, r
lt!
% ae6
Bxg6+
14 9n+ f5 15 tUhT+
Brilliant. With this inecsOe
sacrifice, the black king is led o tb
a%
"ffi"
slaughter.
16 ... €xg6 17 ghs+ cL? E
-* .€"fl+gh6 t996+*fi
If 19 ... €h8 then 20 ExE* Ot?
after 15 . .VU
2l Ehi mate.
20 Axh6+ l-0
 Winning Moves 85

Pirc: Chinese Attack 5 94

Liu Wen Che-Donner
Buenos Aires Olympiad 1978- .t

I e4 d6 2 d4 af6 3 6c3 96 4 I I
9.e2 9g7 594
After this famous game the line
became known as the Chinese at-
tack. Other options are:
a)5...c6695axutlth68 A
aa t0 a]a4 4lu0 t t
b5 9 Ae3 b4 A
gxh6 Axh6 12 hxb6 Bxb6 13
E$d2= Vasiukov-Miller, Bad Lie-
benzell 1996. after 5 94
fu-- t6 b) 5 ... 6c6 6 gs haz 7 Ae3 e5 8
aB exd4 9 0)xd4 o-o lo h4 hxd4
ll Axd4 Axd4 12 Exd4 ab6 13
0-0-0 Ae6 14 f4 f5 15 h5 gave &
€ A White strong attacking chances on
I l,
I-i A I the h-file in Schulz-Woelbert, Dort-
I
)ru, I
mund 1991.
c) 5 ... c5 6 95 6fd7 7 d5 6a6 8 ,ru-
I b4 L2h6
aR b5 10 h4 6c7 ll h5
f4 trbS 9
gf8 13 abl ab6 rub3+--
,.ffi-
LW,, -r_)
I'odor-Holzer, Austrian Team
r a Championship 1996.
A
,,ru
\ru f9* 5 ... h6?! 6 h3 c5 7 d5 0-0?!
6 h3 as a tr
IE Black probably took
sign that White had no intention of
going on the offensive. after I I Wdj
tp' . ) anl
8 h4 e6 9 95 hxg5 l0 hxgS he8?!
10... ah7 shouldbe considered.
ll wd3
The queen prepares to transfer to

I
,,ry,
the h-file with deadly effect.
1l ... exdS 12 hxd5 6c6 13 Wg3
A I
ae6 14 un+ rs 15 Eh7+ €f7 16 ,ffi
Bxg6+
/,& Brilliant. With this impressive
sacrifice, the black king is led to the
a slaughter. %
'|ru 16 ... €xg6 17 ghs+ €trz rt
An+ gno D 96+ &g7 ^,%g
If 19 ... €h8 then 20 trxh6+ €g7
2l Hh7 mate. after 15 . @fi
t t: vt' 20 Axh6+ l-0
86 Winnmg Moves

King's Gambit:
Fischer Defence
Grabarczyk-Shetty
4 9c4
Koszalin 1998
1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf43 aR d6 4 g.c4
h65h4
A slightly different approach to
the alternatives 5 d4 and 5 d3.
designed to prevent ...C7-C5
s... af6
Other approaches are:
a) 5 ... Ae6 6 9xe6 fxe6 7 d4
Wro g es Wf5 9 gd2 6c6 l0 Bxf4
Bxc2 11 0-0 0-0-0 12 gf/ urs t:
695 Rechel-Michalczak, Bundesli-
ga 1994.
b) 5 ... 9g4 6 d4 0,c6 7 9xf4
Af6 8 6c3 Ae7 9 Wd2 a6 l0 a3
AxR ll gxf3 4]d7 12 0-0-0 gf6 13
Ae3+-
Vaxjo 1992.
Langheinrich-Toivanen,
Sicilian. 3 4\ge2
M,
iEt A
I ,,ru-
Kudrin-Fedorowicz
Ontario 1998
I e4 c5 2 6c3 hc6 3 6ge2
An occasional favourite of Fr=cher
and Spassky who liked to keeP thar
opponents guessing uhether thre
T- follow-up would be the usual dl-d4
It is A
or else g2-g3 with a Closed Sicili,an
3 ... e5
Fedorowicz puts a stoP to dre dr
after 5 h4
bate but the text runs the nsk of ltrs-
ing control ofthe d5 square
4 ads d6 5 hec3 a6
Instead:
a) 5 ... 6ge7 6 Ac4 €-..d-' -
% "ru "ru- 6xd5 Ae7 8 0-0 0-0 9 d3 ig5 10
I WhS Axcl 1l Eaxcl Ae- t: r+
hxd5 13 Axd5 exf4 14 art{ itf
%%%
gru-L%g
t/z-th Tischbierek-Oll.
1994.
\eu \-u-sl'

6 6c3 Ag4 7 d4 Ae7 8 Axf4 ,ffi-w".rua|dx b) 5 ... ge6 6 9c4 Ae" : G4 5:-;fr
6trs s Ae3 Ag3 l0 trh2 c6 ll f4l0 irfJ i:-r,il
Was AA A
8 d3 0-0 9 exf4
I I bxd5 Axd5 12 Axd5 it-6 l-1 c-:
White has managed to take a lead and White's pair of bishops proms€
in development without being the a small edge, Del Campo-Goruaiez-
customary pawn down. after I I Wdj Cuba 1997
ll ... b5 12 gb3 a5 t3 a4 b4 14 6 a4 96 7 9.c4 Ag7 8 d-t i:-h6 I
6ar o-o ls gn hns ro 6e: Atn h4 f6 10 hxf6+!
r7 gd2 6xg2+ 18 trxg2 AxR 19 This surprising sacrifice is par .tf
ExgT+! E "ru..-@ a deep attacking plan rr'hich t: ea-s]
A brilliant combination which ex-
poses Black's disorganisation. 'T.-
I to play and difficult to resist.
10 ... Wxf6 rl Ag5 Eft l: .:-d5
19... eh8 o,ea
If 19 .. SxgT White triumphs in Upon 12 ... Lga White can rrurn-
style after 20 Ef5+ €g8 21 Wxh6
'T ,ffi-t tain an advantage with l3 tl irr-:
gf6 22 €d2l and Black will be A
-
mated.
20 Afs 9g5 2l hxgs 994 22 96
,-
.i\
4
W
o
tr
14 gxf3 trc8 l5 0-0 intending t-[
t3 0-0 af6 A 6c1+ 5e7 15 fr!
Unfortunately for Fedorourcz hrs
Wg5 23 Wxg5 hxg5 24 trh7+ €g8 position is rapidly deterioratrng
25 6h6 mate. 15 ... h6 16 Axf6+ irf6 ll ftc5
after 18 A{fi 6xe5 18 Aas+ gaz 19 Erf6 fg-
20 gd2 b6 2l trafl Ebt ll 5--gl
Hh7 23 d4 1-0
 I
ll

l
Winning Moves 87

Srcilian: 3 8)ge2
A
I T- Kudrin-Fedorowicz
Ontario 1998
I I e4 c5 2 6d 6c6 3 6ge2
I
An occasional favourite of Fischer
L. and Spassky who liked to keep their
;l opponents guessing whether the
tx ;A
,U follow-up would be the usual d2-d4
or else g2-g3 with a Closed Sicilian'
3 ... e5
ia ! iiJ
Fedorowicz puts a stoP to the de- ig
bate but the text runs the risk of los-
ing control ofthe d5 square. a/ier 5 6ec3
4 Ad5 d6 5 hec3 a6
Instead:
a) 5 ... 4\ge1 6 Ac4 6xd5 7
Axd5 Ae7 8 0-0 0-0 9 d3 3"g5 l0
Wh5 Axcl ll Eaxcl 0,e7 12 f4
%s
hxd5 13 Axd5 exf4 14 trxf4 Ae6
L%
t/t-th Tischbierek-Oll. New York
1994.
6 Ac4 9*e7 7 0-0 af6
bt 5 ... Ae6
8 d3 0-0 9f4 exf4 l0 Axf4 bxd5
11 hxd5 Axd5 12 Axd5 9f6 13 c3 .ffi-l
and White's pair of bishops promise
a small edge, Del Campo-Gonzalez.
r 1i.Ed3 Cuba 1997
6a4967 Ac4 Ag78ilah69 after 9 ..f6
h4 f6 r0 6xf6+!
This surprising sacrifice is part of
@ a deep attacking plan which is easY

-e, r ,rru, lo play and difficult to resist.

lo ... Wxf6 ll Ag5 gf8 12 ads
E
L 0\oa Itl',ffi- 'fu- &t
Upon 12 ... 9e4 White can main- l?zzz\z(fr N L7//.
tain an advantage with 13 R AxfS
-F6
'5-
14 gxR trc8 15 0-0 intending 1u1.
13 0-0 af6 M hc7+ &e7 15 f4!
Er gg i g
Unfortunately for Fedorowicz his
position is rapidly deteriorating.
15 ... h6 16 Axf6+ Axf6 17 fxeS
tE -e-!B 6xe5 18 Aas+ €az 19 trxf6 Wg7 tr
20 gd2 b6 21 trafl trb8 22 6e3
,{ter 15 f4
trh7 23 d4 r-0
liti Winning Moves

Chigorin:4 cxd5
English: 3 ... f5
Svendsen-Reefschlaeger
Uhlmann-Dunnington
Gausdal 1995 H
E Zillertal 1993

I d4 d5 2 c4 2.c6 3 aR fuga a .l 1c4e526c3d634f3f5

cxd5
An aggressive system which can
4 o,c3 is a familiar sight but the transpose to various systelrls such as
text offers White a chance to avoid a
main line. %s the reversed Closed Sicilian after . -
6c6, ... 96, ...9g7 and ...6ff.
4...9xR 5 exf3? ,,& a%
.ffig 4d4
This leads to disaster due to the A a) 4 d3Af6 s 9gS c6 6 e3 alaS -
weakness of the d4 pawn. Also
possible are: s% g,e2 a,c7 8 b4 Ae7 9 Ub3 h5 lo
9xf6 9xf6 ll trbl 0-0 12 0+ R
a) 5 dxc6 Axc6 6 aca af6 7 R Boulier-Dunnington, Lyon. I 990-
after 4 cxd5
e6 8 e4 A.e7 9 Ae3 0-0 l0 gd2 a6
b) 4 e4 af6 5 d3 6c6 6 Ae3 96 -
I I gd3 b5 12 0-0 Waz+: Petran-
o-o Ag7 s ad5 h6 9 gd2 a-5 lo a-:
Jakubek, Slovak 1996.
b) 5 gxB Wxd5 6 e3 e6 7 Q\c3 95 11 Ac3 a4 12 6xf6* Ex6 li
gh5 8 Pl Bxdl+ 9 €xdl 0-0-0 l0 A exf5 Axf5 14 ad2 0-0 15 A-er
€ez hr0 t Ag2a,e'l t2 gd2 Af5
13 trhcl €bS 14 a4 h6 15 abs
,rry,
I EIeT: lglesias-Urday, Candas 1991.
c) 4 e3 drc s 9ezc6 6 b{ -te- -
gb2 0-0 8 0-0 gh8 9 b5 e4 l0 e€5
trd7= Verat-Atalik, Cappelle la we8 ll d3 h6 t2 ah3 6bd; t-r
Grande 1995.
5... Wxd5 6 Ae3
dtq q)eS-- Panno-Rubineni. I[ar
delPlata 1971.
It is possible to gambit the pawn A 4 ... e4 5 Ag5 9.e7 6 AreT 0xe7
with 6 6c3 but Black should be 7 ad2 6ro s e3 o-o 9 Ae2 c5 lo
able to cope with the temporary A
pressure. For example: 6 ... Wxd4 7
6u: uo
Dunnington has time to make hrs
Bcz Bdz 8 9"b5 a6 9 Aa4 e5 lo pawn structure rock-solid becar.r.s€
Ae3 Ad6 11 Ae4 dgeT 12 2,c5 after 8 9.b5
the closed nature of the posirion rr
Bc8 13 h4 0-0 14 E4 ad5 15 Axc6 duces the significance of his relatn.e
bxc6 16 4\e4 f5 17 gxf5 Hxf5 and
lack of development.
Black is clearly better, Moutousis- 11 wd2 g.b7 t2 0-0-0 ac6 13 [r
Atalik. Peristeri 1994.
exf3 14 Axn *n8 15 Ehel Qre+ rr
6... .0-0-0 7 6c3 Ba5 8 gbs
The pin on the d-file should dic-
I ll Axe4 fxe4 17 ad5 Vfl lt fc2
Aa6
tate 8 wb3 when 8 ... e6 9 0-0-0
Pinpointing Black's weak c-paru
af6 l0 Ac+ AUa maintains an edge
and, into the bargain, threatening m
for Black.
some lines ... Bxd5.
8 ... 6xd4! 9 Axd4 e5 l0 9c2 19 Wc2
exd4 ll Brs+ *ug 12 0-0-0 ah6
13 Wf4 ga3!
The position is already over-
AA on 19 ad2 then 19 ... Axc-t! l0
Bxc4 6a5 2lWc2 Bxd5 wins.
19 ... cxd4 20 exd4 b5 2l crH
whelming but this is a classy way to
Bxd5 22 bxc6 Eac8 23 €bl
finish. after I j tVf4 =rc6
24Wd2 Ad3+ 25 €al9xb3! 0.,r
14 bxa3 Eilxa3+ 15 €bl dxc3 0-1
 Winning Moves 89

English: 3 ... f5
Uhlmann-Dunnington
Zillertal I99i
'T.-,ru,
"ry,
lc4e526c3d63aaf5
An aggressive system which can
transpose to various systems such as
the reversed Closed Sicilian after ...
6c6, ... 96, ...9g7 and ... Af6.
4d4
Af6 s 9gS c6 6 e3 2a6 7
a) 4 d3
3"e2 a,c7 8 b49e7 9 gb3 h6 10
Axf6 Axf6 ll Ebl 0-0 12 0-0: R.
1sd5 Boulier-Dunnington, Lyon, 1990. after j . f5
b) 4 e4af6 5 d3 a,c6 6 Ae2 96 7
o-o Ag7 8 ad5 h6 9 gd2 a5 lo a3
95 l1 Ac3 a4 12 6xf6+ Wxf6 13
ext5 Axf5 14 ad2 0-o 15 {)e4
We7: lglesias-Urday, Candas 1992.
c) 4 e3 6fe s g.e2 c6 6 b4 9-e7 7
gb2 o-o 8 o-o €h8 9 b5 e4 lo E)g5
we8 11 d3 h6 12 ah3 abdT 13
Df4 2,e5= Panno-Rubinetti. Mar
del Plata 1971. %affiL%
4...e4 5 9"g5 9.e7 6 AxeT 9xe7 ',ru %
%a:ffi-',%,A|ffi:B
7 ad2 Af6 8 e3 o-o 9 9e2 c5 lo
Ans uo
L_T
Dunnington has time to make his
t -t b-s
pawn structure rock-solid because after 10.. b6
the closed nature of the position re-
duces the significance of his relative
lack of development.
rr wd2 g,b7 t2 0-0-0 ac6 13 f4
exf3 14 Axn €n8 l5 Ehel D,e416
Axe4 fxe4 17 ads Wr rS Wez I
Aa6 E,ry'
Pinpointing Black's weak c-pawn tli/
EI
and, into the bargain, threatening in ,rru_
some lines ... Wxd5.
19 Wc2
On 19 ad2 then 19 ... Axc4! 20
ag
Bxc4 6a5 2l:9c2 Wxd5 wins. ,,ffi, tr
L"ru- w
19 ... cxd4 20 exd4 b5 21 cxb5
Wxd5 22 bxc6 Elac8 23 Ebl trxc6
1v4 24Wd2 Aa:+ zs €al9xb3! 0-l after 25 @al
90 Winning Moves

Scotch: 7 9-c4 Pirc: 5 9e3

Kupreichik-Romanishin Carlier-Kerkhof
USSR Champibnship 1976 Brussels 1995

le4e522lf3o,c63d4exd44 I AR 96 2 e4 9g7 3 it1 {a

hxd4 9c5 s 3.el9f0 6 c3 6ge7 7 bcr Aro 5 Ae3 0-o
gbs Carlier-Bernard, Brussels 1995.
This system has been largely for- went instead 5 ... c6 6 Ud2 b5 7
gotten since Kasparov set a new gd3 abdT 8 0-0 0-0 9 9.h6 b{ lo
trend with 7 9c4. c5ll AxgT €xg7 (c
7 ... d6
a) 7 ... Ab6 8 o-o o-o 9 Udz 996
AA de2
grm) 12
the similarity to the main
go{ Bt
... 6e8 13 dxc5 dxcS 14
12 e5

l0 trel 6e5 l l Ehl ds (l I ... d6!?) l5 693 hc7 l6 ah5+ *h8 lTtb
t2 gf4 Aga B R af6 14 e5 %r/z after 7 9b5 l-0.
Fodre-Flear. Paris 1990. 6gd2
b) 7 .. a6 8 9a4 b5 9 Ac2 0-0 l0 White adopts a modern setq
0-0 a]e5 ll
ad2 d5 12 R ad7 13 which indicates a willingrc o
Af2 t{gs €hl h5g6 15 exds
14 castle queenside, play th5 o cr-
9xd4 16 9xd4 6xd5 17 Ae4 gh6 change dark-squared bishoF d
18 9xg7 UxgT 19 9xd5+- Chorva- then start a kingside attack.
tova-Ostojic, Mureck 1998 6...o,a6?t
8 0-0 0-0 t hxc6?! Practice has also seen:
The resulting position is easy for a) 6 ... a6 7 Ah6 b5 8 3.xg7 fug?
Black to play so I would suggest 9 9 gd3 ab7 10 e5 6fcl7 I I h.l &c5
?l!? as a possible improvement. 12 h5 trhS 13 0-0-0 exd4 14 .tol
9 ... bxc6 l0 9xc5 cxbs ll gd4 and White stood better in Joh-*c
Ug6 12 6az cs 13 Ae3 f5! Reilly. Melbourne 1998.
Romanishin is quick to try and ex- b) 6 ... *ga 7 695 a6 (7 .--c5!?)
change the central pawn because he
after lj 3.e3 8RAc89h4e6l0h5Mllff3
wants to open up the aS-hl diagonal l{
95 12 6xg5 hxg5 13 h6 -e.ht
for his bishop. 6
Axgs 9d7 15 Elt htrz to fca
14 ER t7 Af6+ €f/ 18 gxht l.O
14 B is met by 14 ... f4 15 9.f2 Kogan-Reindernan, Antwerp l99t
gh3 16 Ag3 ftg3 17 gxh3T. 7 0-0-0 6ga 8 9g5 c5 9 L3 il
14... gd7! 10 e5 cxd4 11 9xd4 6az rZ ltr
A slight change of plan is called The opening has been a trfunpt
for, otherwise 14 ... 9-b7? 15 exf5! tbr White. The pressure on c7 fucts
is embarrassing for Black. Black to make further conccssi-
15 Efel Eae8 16 exf5 6xf5 17
gfi %L% %
j
which fatally undermir B
Uas+ Ae6 18 c4!
%'T- ',',ffi defence.
t2 ... f613 ac4+ €m rr c
Romanishin has found a way for
his bishop to gain access to the long AT, "m
Axf6 15 Atro 6cs 16 NS 61,
diagonal which spells trouble for trhel d5 18 Axd5!
White in defending 92. An excellent riposte.
19 gfi gds 20 gxa,l a,ntzt gl after 22 ...o,JS* 18... exd5 19 Axd5 14
Vn zz trxe8 6t:+ o-t
 Winning Moves 9l

Pirc: 5 9e3
Carlier-Kerkhof
Brussels 1995 &
ll lafl962e49g73d4d64
6cs hn 5 Ae3 0-0
Carlier-Bernard, Brussels 1995, 'T.-A%
A went instead 5 ... c6 6 Wd2 b5 7
E%A gd3 abdT 8 0-0 0-0 9 gh6 b4 l0
0r.2 c5 I I AxgT &xg7 12 e5 (note
%.
A
'T
a%
'w, 'ffiA
the similarity to the main game) 12
... 6e8 13 dxc5 dxc5 14 Ae4 trbS tr
15 693 4\c7 t6 ahs+ eh8 17 gh6
l-0. after 6tVd2
gd2
6
White adopts a modern set-up
which indicates a willingness to
castle queenside, play .Q.h6 to ex-
change dark-squared bishops and
then start a kingside attack.
6...o,a6?l I
Practice has also seen:
a) 6 ... a6 7 Ah6 b5 8 AxgT €xg7
9 gd3 .Q.b7 l0 e5 6fd7 I I h4 dxe5
12 h5 Eh8 13 0-0-0 exd4 14 Ae4
and White stood better in Johansen- A
Reilly. Melbourne I 998.
b) 6 ... fuga 7 Ag5 a6 (7 ... c6l?)
ia-' 8R Ac8 t h4 e6 l0 h5 h6 ll ah3 after l2Vh4
95 t2 dxg5 hxg5 13 h6 9"h8 14
gxgs Wd7 15 Ef4 6m rc Wg3 fs
t7 ar6+ €f7 18 axh8 l-0
Kogan-Reindennan, Antwerp I 998.
7 0-0-0 694 S 9.g5 c5 9 m af6
E3.
l0 e5 cxd4 ll Uxd4 a,al n,Ent
The opening has been a triumph
lbr White. The pressure on e7 forces
Black to make further concessions
which fatally undermine
defence.
12 ... t6 13 9c4+ *h8 14 exf6
his
%A
AN,
6xf6 15 9trO 6cS 16 695 e6 17
trhel d5 l8 Axd5!
An excellent riposte.
%tr%. "rur- %
22 5)13+
18... exdS 19 hxd5 l-0
after l7 ... d5
92 Winning Moves

Nimzowitsch:5 3"e3 Dutch: 4 ... c5

Binham-Horn Averbakh-Goldberg
Bonnevoie 1998 USSR Championship l95O

1 e4 6c6 2 a,c3 6to: d4 d6 4

I ,ru,
"'ffi, I I ld4e62aafs393hf64hg,
hR 9.g+ c5
Horn adopts a flexible line where An unusual line to avoid thery-
Black can counter in the centre with "ffi-a 5c4
,rru. a) 5 0-0 orc6 6 c4 cxd4 7 &dr
and ... d5 or even exchange on
... e6
f3 and follow with ... 96 entering a a 9e7 8 6c3 0-0 9 b3 hg4 l0 &c6
position similar to the Pirc. A dxc6 1l m af6 12 Uxd8 trxd l3
5 Ae3 a6 w"ffig tr Ae3 e5:
1937
Berger-Keres. MaSt
A sneaky move which stops the 7 A'ra
troublesome 9bS but is rather slow. after 5 9.e3 b) 5 c3 cxd4 6 cxd4 9.M+
guo s Wb3 Oc6 9 o{ ae4 lo
a) 5 ... e6 6 9e3 9e7 7 d5 exd5 8
exd5 9.xB 9 Axf3 6e5 l0 Ae2 0-0 Axb4 Wxb4 1l UxM axb4
12

tt f4 6ed7 12 gR Ee8 13 gd2 Ac3+: Markowski-Oliwa RingSd

4)c5 14 0-0-0 a5 15 94 a4 16 95 t992.
6tdt n h4 ab6 18 gd4 g"f8 19 5... cxd4 6 6xd4 9:e7 7 *3{
Ehel t/zt/z Rohl-Rogers, New York A prelude to attacking the cPsr
1998. with ... Wc7 but 7 ... M ts bdlcr
gbs alat t d5 6cb8
b) s ... e5 6 transposing to note 'a' above.
8 .Q"e2 Ae7 9 Uaz no lo o-o-o 8 0-0 Uc7 9 e4l 96?
AxB I I gxf3 a6 12 f4+: Sveshni- ,rrua This fails to a tactical trick so 9 --
kov-Mestrovic. Ljubljana I 994. fxe4 is a better try when lO IGA
6 Ae2 e6 7 0-0 Ae7 8 h3 ghs 9 g preserves a small advantage.
l0 exf5 gxf5 11 6xf5!
d5 exdS 10 exd5 6b8
l0 ... Ae5?! is no good as ll tr The tell-tale signs of a lack of &
hxe5 Axe2 12 6xf7! Axdl 13 velopment and a strandd ki4 b
after l0 ... ab8 enough for Averbakh 1e mefc I
hxd8 Axc2 14 0,e6 leaves Black
facing the loss of a pawn. spectacular sacrifice.
rr ad4 996 12 f4 Ae413 6xe4 11 ... exfS 12 Eel d6
$)xe4 t4 An An 15 Afs
Ar
After 12 ... h6 an analysis bY
erbakh concludes that Whitc lies e
The perfect square for the knight
to dominate the game-made poss- L,ru,
T, L,,%L winning attack: 13 gf4 fa8 (tf
-
ible by the relentless pursuit of
Black' s light-squared bishop.
I% %L',ffi Hxc4 14 Ecl) 14 6as Oxas ts
tshs+ €rs 16 9xd5.
ggs €d8
15 ... 0-0 16 aal tret 17 wel 13
6uaz ts Wg3 96 19 ah6+ gf8 20 There is little choice as 13 .-- Oft
f5 6e5 2l Eael Ahs 22 gxh5 or l3 ... 0-0 is crushed by la Od5-
gh4 23 fxg6!! 14 ExeT 9xe7 15 ad5 ArG f6
Amazingly, the queen is given up
A AxeT+ 8)xe7 17 Yxd6+ Af, f8
for a stylish checkmate. Edr trg8
23 ... Axg3 24 trxf7+ l-0 If l8 ... Ea7 then 19 %6*.
24 ...6xf7 25 g7 mate. after 22 ... A.h4 19 9xb7 Eg6 20 ual or il
9uo+ Se8 22 9xc6 l-0
 Winning Moves 93

Dutch:4 ... c5
Averbakh-Goldberg
USSR Championship I 95!)

ld4e62aRf5393af649g2
c5
An unusual line to avoid theory.
5c4
a) 5 0-0 8)c6 6 c4 cxd4 1 Q)xd4
a n
Ae7 8 6c3 0-0 9 b3 694 l0 hxc6
e' A dxc61l m af6 12 Wxd8 Exd8 13
/A Ae3 e5: Berger-Keres, Margate
5 1937
b) 5 c3 cxd4 6 cxd4 Ab4+ 7 Ad2
fr i Le-t
Wuo s Wb3 6c6 9 o-o fle4 lo
after 4 .. c5

Axb4 Wxb4 1l Bxb4 6xb4 12

hc3+: Markowski-Oliwa, Ringsted
1992.
5 ... cxd4 6 Axd4 €'e7 7 o,c3 a6
A prelude to attacking the c-pawn
with ... Wc7 but 7 ... Ec6 is better
transposing to note'a' above.
8 0-0 Hc7 9 e4t 96?
This fails to a tactical trick so 9 ...
fxe4 is a better try when l0 We2
%t
,ffi-
preserves a small advantage. 'T-
10 exfS gxf5 l1 6xf5!
The tell-tale signs of a lack of de-
velopment and a stranded king is
b ltt 9\t58
enough for Averbakh to make a after l0 Cxfs
spectacular sacrifice.
ll ... exf5 12 trel d6

I I
After 12 ... h6 an analysis by Av-
erbakh concludes that White has a
winning attack: 13 g?t WdS (13 ...
EI -e.
I
I I Hxc4 14 trcl) 14 Ad5 axd5
€ts 16 Axd5.
15

IA A
Wtrs+
13 gss €d8
E There is little choice as 13 ... €f7
I ',/, /\
,/ A
or l3 ... 0-0 is crushed by 14 ad5.
14 Exel ad5 axds
UxeT 15
AxeT+ a-xe7 t7 Bxd6+ 6aZ
16
rt
Zffi
AK- '&,A
''ffi

Edl trg8
If l8 .. Ea7 then 19 9b0+.
b:: ah4 19 AxbT trg6 20 Wd4 ac6 21 after 1j ... &d8
Wu6+ *e8 22 Axc6 l-0
94 Winning Moves
Caro-Kann: 4 ... ad7
Watson-Meduna
Prague 1992
1e4c62d4d53ad2dxe44
6xel haZ 5 695 agf6 6 gd3
This formation is White's most
aggressive option.
6 ... 96'!,?
A minor line compared to the
main alternative 6 ... e6. A cel-
ebrated game indicates that Black
has to be wary: 7 allf: h6? (7 ...
Ae7 or 7 .." gd6 are more accept-
able) 8 hxe6! We7 9 0-0 fte6 l0
A96+ €d8 I I gtil b5 t2 a4 3,b'7
13 Eel AaS t+ Ag3 Sc8 15 axb5
cxb5 16 Wa: gcO 17 gf5 exf5 l8
ExeT AxeT 19 c4 l-0 Deep Blue-
Kasparov, New York 1997.
7 alB .Ag7 8 We2!0-0
8 ... h6 is a calculated gamble by
Black to survive the attack and end
up with an extra piece. 9 o,e6 (9
D,e4l?) fte6 l0 Wxe6+ gf8 I I gd2
Q)ae n o-o-o gd7 13 Ebl g.e8 14
6e5 gives White good attacking
opponunities.
t h4 h6 l0 h5!
A touch of brilliance. Watson
pulls out all the stops to open the h-
file and accelerate the onslaught.
10...6xh5
is l0 ... hxg5
The critical test
ll h6! gh8 12
snatching the piece
L "ffiwru
hxgs 6bo 13 h7+ *s7 t4 Vd2l
intending fls6+ gives White an im-
mense attack.
ll e4 ahf6 12 6e6,! fxe6 t3
Wxe6+ trf7 t4 Axg6 gf8 r5 95
has tr gh7+! l-0
gxh6 6e5 17
tf r7 ... €xh7 (17 ... €h8 l8
hxgT+ WxgT 19 9e4+ €g8 20
9xe5+-) 18 hxgT+ €xg7 19 Wh6+ after 17
€g8 20 th8 mate.
Giuoco Piano: 5 d3
Bolzoni-Lane
Belgian Team ChamPionshiP l91N
I
,ffi
I e4 e5 z 6R 0,c6 3 9.c4 .tcs a
0-0 af6 s d3
'rru_ The closed version of the Girm
Piano gives priority to developmcr
e ,,ru' and commencement of active qc
ations only in the middlegame.
5...d66c3a67b4fufl
The point of mY sixth move b rq
vealed. After a standard rePtY d
after 6 ... 96
as 6 ... 0-0 then 7 b4 96 8 A 59
a5 Aa7 l0 b5 reaches a Pcilir
similar to the game exc€Pr .
White has gained time by the forctd
@ retreat of the black bishoP.
I 8 b5 6a5!
I A surprise to the Belgian inerE
tional who expected 8 ... axb5 9
9xb5 with equal chances.
9 bxa6 6xc4 l0 axbT -e.rb? tl
ga4+ gd7 12 Wxc4
Consistent, especiallY as th d
ing 12 WxdT* offers White nothig
due to the weak doubled c-P.rE
After 12 ... hxdT 13 dxc4 -tr€4 ll
after 9 ... h6 abd2 gd3 15 trel gb6 intilhg
... Ea4 wins.
12 ... Aa6!
The move that blows a hle i
White's plans, because 13 lxJ
loses to 13 ... Axf2+.
13 gb4
There is no good square fq th
queen, e.g. 13 UUI 9.xa: 14 trdl
trb8 (14 ... 6xe4 also looks good l5
Exd3 6xf2 16 tre3 oiga fl ca o|
18 a]el Ef5-+) 15 trxdi trxb3 16
axb3 Ub5 l7 c4 gb7 wins.
13 ... Axd3 14 trel trbS 15 ft,
AcS 16 hxe5 9e6! 17 Urt5 &6
th7+ 18 6xd3 c4 t9 ab2 A\ga 2a ff
Ae5 21 Ee3 0-0 22 N2 EB 23
f4 trxb2 0-l
 Winning Moves 95

Giuoco Piano: 5 d3
Bolzoni-Lane

I Belgiun Team ChamPionshiP 199$

L,,ry,
le4e526RAc633"c4Ac54 '%"a'
0-0 af6 s d3
The closed version of the Giuoco L%
Piano gives prioritv to development
and commencement of active oPer-
%s
,x, %
,b%
ations only in the middlegame. ,ru,L
5... d6 6 c3 a6 7 b4 gil
The point of mY sixth move is re-
vealed. After a standard reply such
r6 g6
as 6 ... 0-0 then 7 b4 9b6 8 a4 a6 9 after 8 b5
a5 Aa7 l0 b5 reaches a Position
similar to the game except that
White has gained time bY the forced
retreat ofthe black bishoP.
8 tr5ha5!
A surprise to the Belgian interna-
tional who expected 8 ... axb5 9
Axb5 with equal chances.
9 bxa6 Axc4 10 axbT AxbT ll
ga4+ gd7 12 Bxc4
Consistent, especiallY as the end-
ing 12 BxdT+ offers White nothing
due to the weak doubled c-Pawns:
After 12 ... 6xd7 13 dxc4 9xe414
r9.. h6 abd2 gd3 15 tre I Ab6 intending after 12 .. 9.a6
... Ea4 wins.
12... Aa6!
The move that blows a hole in
White's plans, because 13 Wxa6
loses to 13 ... Axf2+.
13 gb4 I
There is no good square for the
queen, e.g. 13 UU: Axa: 14 Edl
trb8 (14 ... 6xe4 also looks good l5
trxd3 hxf2 16 Ee3 694 17 c4 e4
18 4)el gf5-+) 15 trxd3 trxb3 16
axb3 Wb5 l7 c4 9b7 wins.
13 ... Axd3 14 Eel trb8 15 Wa3
A A
Ac5 16 6xe5 We6! 17 E{xc5 dxcS
17 A,ht+ r8 6xd3 c4 19 0,b2 694 20 h3
fleS 2l tre3 o-0 22 ad2 trfd8 23 after l6 Ne5
f4 trxb2 0-1
96 Winning Moves
Conclusion
The thrill of playing a scintillating
move has to be tempered with the
knowledge that the right position
has to be achieved first! In most
cases a carefully considered plan
was a prerequisite to the
construction of a formidable attack.
In Watson-Meduna, White followed
a main line but was able to intro-
duce an original and aggressive se-
quence as soon as Black deviated.
Though the game ends in some
spectacular fireworks, also present
are familiar factors such as weaken-
ing of the defensive pawn shield and
rapid deployment of reinforcements
for the attack.
The Art of Attack
I Look for typical motifs. In a King's Gambit or a main line Open
position arising from a Pirc such as
in Carlier-Kerhoff. Whrte is eager to
exchange dark-squared bishops to
weaken the defence and aim for the
advance e4-e5 ousting the defensive
knight on f6. This lays the founda-
tions for a winning move.
2 Punish quickly any unusual
opening which neglects develop-
ment. In Averbakh-Goldberg, White
gave Black no time to consolidate
and jumped at the chance to hold
the black king in the centre, thus al-
lowing his attack to rage on.
3 Do not underestimate the im-
portance of psychology. When a
player comes under relentless pres-
sure from an attack then something
is likely to give. This is usually the
moment when a star move makes its
appearance.
The Art of Defence
I Gain a good knowledge of typi-
cal traps so these can be spotted in
advance.
2 Familiarise yourself with basic
opening ideas. Taking on, say, the
Sicilian with only a little knowledge
is asking for trouble.
3 Develop your pieces. This
simple principle, repeated over and
again throughout this book. cannot
be disregarded and is a contributory
factor to so many defeats.
7 Opening
When we discuss the 'attack' r
immediately think of a queen trin
involved in some mating codlfol
tion in the opening or middlego
However, any assumPtion drat x
ics are unlikely because queas ler
been exchanged is wrong and ce
lead to complacency-wifr drr-
trous consequences, Never fcgl
that the ending too can offer mr
oppornrnities for a PlaYer m il
look-out for a decisive blos'-
The Spanish Exchange is m r
the best known ways to securc I
early queen-swap and its r:rir
possibilities are examined h i
game Fischer-SPasskY. The AtE
can was renowned for usiry t
opening and his games are a guil
light to others who wish to crce
mating attacks.
If there is one thing that Ki
Indian players hate it is the th@
that their prepared ag-gressit'e tz
ation can be thwarted bv the E;
change Variation-with both pa
leaving the board after jus e'g
moves. ln the game, Ryba-Hi[r
Persson, Black reminds us thil tc
is no need to shake hands fa I
early draw and gradually imrer
the pressure by improving rhe Pu
tions of his pieces. No easl rio
but plenty to battle for.
In LutherMaiwald. Black follot
basic principles by sastling Gr
and fending off the initial offcm
all seems fine. Hos'tru-
-and
close scrutiny of the game rtarEz
that Black has problems sirt I
 I
t gickly any unusual
Et neglects develop-
trth{oldberg, White
n time to consolidate
I r 6e chance to hold
E in Se centre, thus al-
H to rage on.
I nferestimate the im-
f'pychology. When a
ll uder relentless pres-
f dack then something
girc- This is usually the
E a star move makes its
: frlt of Defence
ud knowledge of typi-
'lhe can be spotted in
fu 1-ourself with basic
E Taking on, say, the
E q a main line Open
Ic!1 a little knowledge
rmble-
? ],our pieces. This
rft repeated over and
;}un this book. cannot
H ad is a contributory
st defeats.
7 Openirig to the Ending
When we discuss the 'attack' we
immediately think of a queen being
involved in some mating combina-
tion in the opening or middlegame.
However, any assumption that tact-
ics are unlikely because queens have
been exchanged is wrong and can
lead to complacency-with disas-
trous consequences. Never forget
that the ending too can offer manY
oppornrnities for a PlaYer on the
look-out for a decisive blow.
The Spanish Exchange is one of
the best known ways to secure an
early queen-swap and its various
possibilities are examined in the
game Fischer-Spassky. The Ameri-
can was renowned for using this
opening and his games are a guiding
light to others who wish to create
mating attacks.
If there is one thing that King's
Indian players hate it is the thought
that their prepared aggressive vari-
ation can be thwarted by the Ex-
change Variation-with both queens
leaving the board after just eight
moves. ln the game, Ryba-HillarP
Persson, Black reminds us that there
is no need to shake hands for an
early draw and gradually increases
the pressure by improving the posi-
tions of his pieces. No easy victory
but plenty to battle for.
In Luther-Maiwald. Black follows
basic principles by castling early
and fending off the initial offensive
all seems fine. However. a
-and
close scrutiny of the game reveals
that Black has problems with his
passively placed pieces which allow
his opponent to make rapid progress
with an attack. It's a similar story in
Miles-A.Rodriguez.
In Adams-Lautier, White starts off
with aggressive intent-which is by
no means reduced by the time the
ending is reached. This game is a
model example of how to place ob-
stacles in your opponent's waY and
wait for him to trip up.
Seeking complications in an at-
tempt to avoid drawing lines at all
cost is another way a player can get
into a mess. This is the case in
Lane-Nunn where Black embarks
on a king advance in the search for
attacking chances, only to end uP
being mated himself'!
It seems too good to be true to be
able to swap queens. sacrifice and
then checkmate-but that is exactly
what happened in Doubleday-South.
The roots of White's demise lay in
his kingside pieces being rooted to
their original squares while Black
focused on the attack.
A surprise opening move, such as
that seen in Epishin-Komarov. can
lead a defender to unfamiliar terri-
tory which inevitably makes the
game more difficult for him. Here,
as the game rapidly approaches the
ending, White's pieces take control
of all the mosl important squares
and dominate the board.
Remember, no matter how few
pieces remain, the endgame de-
mands accurate play and the need to
be ever alert to tactical tricks.
98 Opening to the Ending

Grunfeld:4 9"fl1 Grand Prix Attack: 2 ...6

Chekhov-Krasilnikov Adams-Lautier
Moscow, l998 Tilburg 1997

ld4Af62c4963Add54gf4 I e4 c5 2 Q)c3 e63 f4

A positional continuation which The Grand Prix Attack.
has been employed by Capablanca 3 ... d5 4 af3 die4
and Karpov. The bishop exerts pres-
A quiet line to avoid \fhitc's
usual attackine formation. lnstead:
sure on the h2-b8 diagonal.
a) 4 ... d4 SbeZ 6to 6 a$ a\c6
a ... 9g7 5 e3 c5 6 dxc5 Ua5 7 7Abs gd7 8 0-0 3.e7 9 d3 a6 lO
Ua4+ Axc6 Axc6 I I f5+: Noerdi-
White is happy to enter the ending Szabo, Hungary 1994.
because Black has to overcome vari- b) 4 ... af6 s gb5- id? 5
ous obstacles to regain his pawn. after 4 Af4 AxdT+ HxdT 7 he5 Uc7 E erd5
7... Bxa4 8 6xa4 6e4 exd5 9 gfl d4 (9 ... gd6 l0 0{
a) 8..Ae6?! 9 Axb8 trxb8 l0 Ac6 1l 694+: Lane-[.acklfo;o-
cxd5 6xd5?! (10 ... Axd5 1l gb5+ Brussels 1998) l0 ab5 f€" ll
9.c6 12 Axc6 bxc6 13 trdl+:) ll A & €dl! (this new move changes th
gb5+ *d8 t2Ect! a6 13 fucq a,ac I
,,ry assessment of the line heavitl' h
14 Axe6 fxe6 15 Ec4 dxa2 16 L,ru White's favour) ll ... Aa6 l: ac6!
€e2* Dreev-Leko, Dortmund 1994. ffit l-0 Bhend-Rolli. Baden 1998.
b) 8 ... gd7 9 0.c3 o,e410 6xd5
0n6 11 R 6exc5 12 trbl! e6 13
I .ru, % 5 6xe4 Ae7 6 d4 cxd4 7 Orll
Wxd4 8 6xd4
6c7+ 6xc7 14 9xc7 Aa4 15 9d6 A ,ru_
The ending is roughly equal H
.= Novikov-Kudrin. Toronto 1998. % White has a slight initiative thrnts
9 cxdS AaZ fO R Axa4 ll fxe4 'ffi-t to the space advantage.
s ... ao 9 -4"e3 ad7 l0 $ aE.
9.xb2 12 Ebl gca+ 13 gf2 ad7
14 Ecl 6xc5 15 €f3 effi llgf3 9g2
gd7
6xe4 12 9xe4 Oc5 l3
14 o-o-o trc8
The bishop is taboo: 15 Exc3? after 7 Vla4+ 14 ... 0-0-0 might be a bener ilce
6xe4+ 16 €f3 6xc3 17 9e5 because the king can then defd
Adl+! l8 Sg3 6e4+ t9 &f4 an the b-pawn.
and now Black is winning.
15 Ed2 trc7 16 Ehdl atr4 r7
15 ... gb4 16 Ec4 Aus tz trxu+ fiiez Ans 18 Ad4 f6
Axfl l8 2,e2 9xe2+ tg Sxe2 €d7 The obvious 18 ... 0-0 is *'ell m
He should not centralise the king by 19 9e5 which wins a patr-
with enemy men swarming around. 19 b3!
20 e5 h6?! 2l e4 EacE 22 A.e3 b6 The tactics favour Adams bec--*P
22 ... a5 23 gb5 Exe4 24 €d3 f5
25 ExbT+ wins.
23 gfi gh7 24 trc4 ab7?
%
ru. A"&.
,r&%
the rook on c7 is overloaded st
the defence of the b7 paun.
19 ... gb4
Black is in trouble but this hastens
his demise. 24 ... h5 25 trfcl h4 26 L% e%B Other moves do not help: 19 --
9xe2 20 Exe2 6c5 2l M or 19 --
Axc5 bxc5 27 Exc5+ tr o,c5 20 Axc5 Axe2 2l Ird
25 e6+! l-0 9xc5 22 9"d5! both win for trlrir-
Black resigned in view of 25 ... after l9 ... *az 20 bxa4 Axd2+ 2l Erd2 ir{
fxe6 26 dxe6+ €d8 27 Ef8 mate. 22 2,c3 Ac6 23 1lhs+ l_0
 Opening to the Ending 99

Grand Prix Attack: 2 ... e6

Adams-Lautier
lilburg 1997
,ffi le4c520,c3e63f4 I Al
il The Grand Prix Attack.
3 ... d5 4 AR axe4
w
t'rru A quiet line to avoid White's
usual attacking formation. Instead:
W 693 6c6
a\ 4 ... d4 5-de2 0if6 6
7 abs gd7 8 0-0 ae7 9 d3 a6 l0
s'T- A Axc6 9xc6 I I f5+: Nogradi-
Szabo, Hungary 1994.
b) 4 ... 4]re s Ab5- Ad7 6
AxdT+ VxdT 7 6e5 9c7 8 exd5 after 4 dJ3
exd5 9 ga d4 (9 ... gd6 lo o-o
6c6 ll 6e4+: Lane-Lacklison,
Brussels 1991) lo ab5 ge7 I I
*dl ! (this new move changes the
of the line
*L assessment
White's favour) l l ...
heavilY in
6a6 12 0lc6l
rx I l-0 Bhend-Rolli, Baden 1998.
5 6xe4 3.e7 6 d4 cxd4 7 9xd4
W, Bxd4 8 6xd4
The ending is roughly equal but
ru- White has a slight initiative thanks
A
to the sDace advantage.
t ... io 9 9e3 6-az to 93 6gf6 AA
1r Ag2 dxe4 12 9xe4 6c5 13
gR gd7 14 o-o-o Ec8
14 ... 0-0-0 might be a better idea after 8 Nd4
because the king can then defend
the b-pawn.
15 Ed2 Ec7 16 trhdl 6a4 17
he2 Ab5 18 Ad4 f6

by
The obvious l8 ... 0-0 is well met
19 Ae5 which wins a pawn. Lru
,,ry,
t
19 b3! I%
The tactics favour Adams because
the rook on c7 is overloaded with s%
the defence of the b7 pawn. % ,ru-
% 19... gb4 s%
Other moves do not help: 19 '%s
%t 9xe2 20 Exe2 6c5 2l b4 or 19
...
... A
Dc5 20 9xc5 Axe2 2l Exe2
9xc5 22 gd5! both win for White.
20 bxaf 9xd2+ 2l Exd2 Axa4 after I9 bj
22 o,c3 3c623 Atrs+ t-o
100 Opening to the Ending
Spanish: Exchange Variation
Fischer-Spassky
Game Nine, Stefi Stefan 1992
le4e520Rhc63gbsa64
Axc6
This opening has been very popu-
lar ever since Bobby Fischer played
it at the Havana Olympiad 1966.
Often an ending arises straight after
the opening where White tries to ex-
ploit his kingside pawn advantage.
4 ... dxc6 5 0-0 f6 6 d4 exd4 7
Axd4 c5
a\ 7 ... 9c5?? (played numerous
times) 8 UhS* I -O Dantas-Petersen,
Zagan 1995.
b) 7 ...uaor: 8 ae3 ad7 9 ad2
c5 l0 a4b3 b6 1l a4 a5 12 Uf3
de7 13 trfdl A96? 14 e5 Uc6 15
e6! l-0 Kolcak-Sarkosy, Swedish
Team Championship 1994
S ab3 Wxdl 9 trxdr 9g4 l0 f3
Ae6ll6c3 AaO 12 $.;e3 b613 a4
0-0-0?!
13 ... ef7 looks better, e.g. 14 a5
c415 2rd4 b5 16 6xe6 €xe6:.
14 a5 Eb7 15 e5 9"e7
After 15 ... fxe5? 16 axb6 cxb6 17
0,e4 9e7 18 Exd8 9xd8 19
hbxc5+ White wins material.
16 trxd8 AxdS 17 6e4! Sc6?
Spassky walks into a clever trap.
After 17 ... Axb3 l8 cxb3 0,e7 19
axb6 cxb6 2O exf6 (20 Ad6+?! €c6
2l Hxa6 6aS=t 20 ... gxf6 2l Edl
dts zz g"f2 white is slightly better.
18 axb6 cxb6 19 6bxc5!
A glorious move.
19...€.c8
19 ... bxc5 20 Exa6+ gb6 2l
Axc5+-.
20 dxa6 fxe5 2l hn++ f-O
Because of 2l ... @US ZZ o,al+
*xb4 23 Ea3 intending c3 mate.
Slav: 6 9b3
Hebden-Crouch
British League GNCD l99E
,,ru, ld4d52c4c63af3atr4cl
-E-I5 5 cxOS
A forcing line which ,n o165 tta
complications of 5 Ad3.
5... cxd5 6 Wb3 gb6
Black enters an ending w.ith se-r'
doubled b-pawns as he has om
pensation in the half-open a-file-
a) 7 ...9c8 7 gd2 6c6 8 .ab5 c6
after I6b3 9 0-0 gd6 l0 gb4 9c7 ll U.3
Axb4 12 Wxb4 9e7 13 Arc6t
bxc6 14 9xe7* *xe7 15 a€5 trhct
16 trcl o,al n hxc6- €d6 It
6a3! was played in B€njmir
Christiansen, USA Champ. lY)l -
b) 6 ... Wc7 7 orc3 e6 8 9.d2 Ocf
9 trcl Ae7 l0 6e5 GO ll -9bj
Efc8 (ll ... Axe5 12 6xd5 !xcl+
13 -Q"xcl 6xd5 14 e4! is better fq
White) 12 Aa4 2,e4 13 Axc6 ft@
14 €xd2 bxc6 15 6xc6+- Ri:ardi-
Cativelli. Clarin 1997.
7 Bxb6 axb6 8 aca e6 9 3.E+
AfdT 10 Ae5 Ad6 lr ard7 Ard,
12 gd2
after lj a4 The pin on the knight is a***zd-
12 ... gd8?!
Better is 12 ... *e7 to co-ordinc
the rooks when. after 13 0{ ffi l,l
f3. White can aim for e3e{- Ir
Hebden-Beikert, Cappelle la Gra&
K*
,ffi
1992. Black prepared to dorDb
rooks on the a-file with 12 --- BaJ
13 €e2 *e7 14 Ehcl h5 15 h]
a%
,ru0. 6f6. when White again plaved 16
R to take control of the cenue-
13 o-o uR 9'c6 15 Eftr
^rcAc7 17 9.b4 f5?!
ae8 16 6a4
17 ... f6 is a better bet.
l8 f4 ghs19 trc2 gs 20 ft35 5
after I9 6bxc5 21 96 Axg6 22 fuet f4 23 Aff
l-0
 Opening rc the Ending l0l

Slav: 6 Wb3
Hebden-Crouch
Briti,sh League UNCL)- I 998

I d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Am af6 4 e3
L'"ffi
,ffi
Af5 5 cxd5
A forcing line which avoids the
complications of 5 .Ad3.
s%
5... cxd5 6 gb3 gb6
Black enters an ending with weak
doubled b-pawns as he has com-
pensation in the half-open a-fiIe.
a) 7 ... Wc8 7 9'd2 6c6 8 AbS e0
9 0-0 gd6 l0 gb4 Uc7 I I Wa3 after 6Vbj
$ta E ab3 Axb4 12 Wxb4 We7 13 9xc6+
bxc6 14 9xe7- *xe7 15 6e5 trhc8
16 trcl ad7 17 6xc6+ gd6 l8
Aa3! was played in Benjamin-
Christiansen, USA Champ. 1997.
b) 6...Wc7 7 hc3 e6 8 Ad2 6c6
9 trcl Ae7 l0 6e5 0-0 1l gb5
Efc8 (l I... Axe5 12 6xd5 Wxcl+
13 Axcl Oxd5 14 e4! is better for
White) 12 0ra4 2le4 13 Axc6 bxd2
14 €xd2 bxc6 15 6xc6+- Ricardi-
Cativelli. Clarin 1991 .
%.ffi
L, . ',ru,
%
',',ffi"t
7 Bxb6 axb6 8 6c3 e6 9 gb5+
afdT r0 hes gao l1 6xd7 6xd7
12 gdz
So lj a4 The pin on the knight is awkward.
after 12 9,d2
12... gd8?!
Better is 12 ... @e7 to co-ordinate
the rooks when. after 13 0-0 af6 14
R, White can aim for e3-e4. In
Hebden-Beikert, Cappelle la Grande
1992. Black prepared to double
rooks on the a-file with 12 ... tra5
13 Se2 &e7 14 Ehcl h5 15 h3
6f6. when White again played 16 h
R to take control ofthe centre.
%%"m%A
13 0-0 6rc u R A96 15 Efcl

l7 ... f6 is a better bet.

Atr
18 f4 ghs 19 trc2 95 20 fxg5 h6
2l 96 9xg6 22 fuel f4 23 6xb6! after 22 ... f4
fier 19 6bxc5
l-0
102 Opening to the Ending

English Openrng: - t::

Closed Sicilian: 2 ... e6
Lane-Nunn Miles-Rodriguez
Stroud 1980 I 'ffi9 & A YoPal I 997

1 e4 c5 Z 0:ca e6 3 93 d5 4 exds L% I .ru I c4 af6 2

es Aun 5 Wc2 0-o 6
6c3 e5 3 r--R
.id5
-lch {
-
exd5 5 d4 cxd4 6 Exd4 af6 =iB
In Lane-Bologan, Cappelle la "ffi.-
Wfs
Grande 1992, my opponent concen- An idea of Michael St<=: : --
trated on defendrng the isolated d- convenience Black at an er:.. ':,i=
pawn which allowed me to create a
,m, ot'the game with the thrcrt i i
=:
6 ... Ae6 7 9g2 7 ... d6
winning attack: lln 695 and ::e .::..'
a) 7 ... Af8? 8
AgeT ll aft 0-0 125)ce2 Ac5 13 of Axf6* followed L,r gr---
c3 b5 t4 wdl ab6 15 a4 b4 t6 leaves Black busted.
crb4 hxb4 17 b3 trcS 18 Ab2 Af5
after 5 d4 b) 7 Ae7?' 8 }-re-' -- : l
l9 ad4 Ae4 20 Wg4! A96 21 Zlxb+ Axb4 10 a3l? d5'
Axe4 dxe4 22 df5 trc5 23 6hS*-. d6!?) 1l Wc2 Exe5 1l ar'n- r:: :
7 Ag5 Ae7 8 AUS+ hc6 9 Axf6 d3 Be7 14 gd2 d4 l5 -i-el ;, ::
9xf6 l0 Bc5 aSD fxe3 Lea 17 ARlt t-:.:.:.,-
This crafty move prevents cas- I I ,,,ru
.:-:
Romanishin. USSR Champ
7.2rxd5? 8crdSd.- l=:
c)
tling, puts pressure on the knight at
a Aa+ l0 6xd4 exd-l l. Er:r:
c6 and invites Black to enter an end-
ing. It sounds great but before this
game lt was not widely known that
I Rayner-Clarke, Dublin I 9'rl
8 6xf6+ Wxf6
one could transpose into the obscure Alter 8 gxf6 9 Ehr 3 ,:. ,

king is exposed to danse; :-. '- :

,A
reversed Goring Gambit Declined!
This position arises after the move- A has the merit of creating l : -: :-
order I e4 e5 2 6n AcO 3 d4 exd4 tr edged game. For example ' ::
4 c3 d5 5 exd5 Wxd5 6 cxd4 9g4 7 a3 Ac5 11 b4 Ab6 ll ,ir-: ,: i
Ae2 Ab4+ 8 Ac3 9xR 9 Axf3 ufter l0Wc5 b5 4e5 14 f4 ag6 lj i:l--
Wc4. The only difference is that Logothetis-Skembris. .\the:.. . :' -
White has added 93 and the result- 9 BxI6 gxf6 l0 a3 -i-c5 I t br
ing endgame should still be equal. Lne n Auz as 13 b5 ie- l1 ct '
l0 ... Axc3+ llbxc3 Be7+ 12 E ag4'!
WxeT+ *xe7 13 0-0-0 Ae6 14 0,e2 Ribli underestimates ti-.e ::.-:.' -

€d6 f5 trhel *c5 t6 c4 dxc4 17

%L, , smother the bishop on c5 :
.
.-:

Axc6 bxc6? looks best to give the bisi:c: :- =--

The grandmaster prefers to main- cape square. White can ;r':.:.--: r
tain the tension and wrongly avords .H, ''ffi-,r.ru-
0-0-0 with a slight space rj :---:.
15 c5! Aa7 16 b6 ArR l - :rfl
ll .. *xc6 18 Ad4- €c7 19
hxe6- fxe6 20 Exe6 Ehe8:. sbS l8 Egl+ tfB l9
=dl:d-.
Miles is clearly on top r- .-:
1S af4 ag4 t9 tres+ €b4 20 A ru-
trd4 Ae6 2l a3+! *xa3 BI:;* : .:=,
passive position of the
2l . €c3 2.2 trd6 Ag4 23 tre3 19 ... c6 20 dxe5 fre5 ll rrdo
mate. a/ier 20 Ae6
t:AS ZZ e4 Axb6 23 f{: f6 l{ fre5
,haz zs Ac4 l-o
22 S)xe6 *b4 23 trc5 l-0
 Opening to the Ending 103

English Openrng: 7 Wf5

Miles-Rodriguez

*,,ru^
Yopal 1997 - E@
A L',.ry, 1 c4 af6 2 2,c3 e5 3 6R 2,c6 4
llll
el Ane 5 Wc2 o-o 6 ads treS 7
tl ,( Wrs
An idea of Michael Stean to in-
.r'.
J
,r
U ,,ru
convenience Black at an early stage
of the game with the threat 8 Ag5.
7 ... d6
%
L"ru, "ffi, 'ffi\
"ru,a%
f,'.
L
;-.
-f.'rr. a) 7 ... Af8? 8 695 and the threat g
ia E{ &.s|ffi of Axf6* followed by
leaves Black busted.
WxhT*
after 7 \Wf5
tier 5 d4 b) 7 .. Ae7?l 8 6xeS 6b4 9
Dxb4 Axb4 l0 a3l? d5?! (10 ...
d6!?) 1l Wc2 Exe5 12 axb4 gf5 13
d3 We7 14 g'd2 d415 g.e2 dxe3 16
t fxe3 fuga 17 9nl+ ,,ffi %e
* l, L% I
Kasparov-

I ll Romanishin. USSR Champ 1978.

c) 7 ... hxd5? 8 cxd5 d6 9 We4
,ru, ,ru ,,,ry)

.:'jl il)a+ 10 Axd4 exd4 l1 Wxd4+ A

,,ru,
%
ig I Rayner-Clarke, Dublin I 993.
8 6xf6+ Wxf6
U ,,,ffi'
.ru,
After 8 ".. gxf6 9 Wh5 Black's
,\
--___I king rs exposed to danger but this ,rru.
il
A L:: has the merit of creating a double-
edged game. For example 9 ... e4 l0
a3 Ac5 I I b4 gb6 12 ah4 a5 13
after I 4 d4
rier l0Vc5 b5 6e5 14 f4 dg6 15 gb2+:
Logothetis-Skembris, Athens I 997.
9 WxI6 gxf6 10 a3 Ac5 ll b4
gb6 12 anZ aS 13 b5 6e7 14 d4l?
trga?

I I Ribli underestimates the threat to

smother the bishop on c5. 14 .". a4l?
I
AT. T_
looks best to give the bishop an es-
cape square. White can continue 15

*r ,rru,_
0-0-0 with a slight space advantage.
15 c5! Aa7 16 b6
gb8 18 trgl+ €f8 19
Axf3
gdl!
17 gxf3

E 5I Miles is clearly on top due to

passive position of the Black pieces.
the

19 ... c6 20 dxe5 fxe5 2l cxd6

ads 22 e4 6xb6 23 f4l f6 24 fxe' after l9 Edl
irer 20 Ae6
'\dt zs Ac4 1-o
104 Opening to the Ending

Queen's Indian: 5
gb3 Queen's Gambit Declined: 4 --- c5
Doubleday-South
Epishin-Komarov
St.Petersburg

rd4Af62c4e63aRb6493
19,97
,,ry, , I
Ottawa Championship I 977

d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 ad Of r
ga6 s Eb3 ,2, "sg5 c5
Rare. 5 abd2, Adorjan-Kudrin, is Seeking less explored variatims-
featured under'Greedy Openings'.
%.,,ru 5 cxd5 cxd4!?
An idea of the Dutchman Prins-
5 ... c5
a) 5 ... d5 6 cxd5 exd5 7 9g5
Ae7 8 6c: 9.Ul 9 9xf6 9.xf6 l0
%%
A%t
6 Ba4+!?
It is probably better to play 5
Ag2 0-0 I I 0-0 tre8 12 trfel 6a6 Bxd4. Then 6 ...9e7 7 e4orfl:.
13 tradl 9a0 t+ Wa4+: Grivas- a) 8 Ab5 0-0 9 Axc6 bxcf lO
Kalesis. Budapest I 994. 9xf6 9xf6 ll e5 c5 12 ge3 GrdS
b) 5 ... orce e daaz Aas 7 Va4 after 5Vbj 13 dge2 d4 14 He4 Aa6 15 Od5
gb7 8 9g2 c5 9 dxc5 bxc5 l0 0-0 gtr lt tEi
Axe5 16 0-0 tre8 17 f4
.9"e7 ll 2,e5 9xg2129xg2 0-0 13 Axe2 19 Efel d3 20 axtr+ !ff
adB d6 14 g.d2 dxe5 15 Axa5 0-l Roods-Gross. Hawaii 1998-
gb8 16 Ac3+= Sorin-Almasi, b) 8 gd2 6xd5 9 exd5 -txg5 lO
Buenos Aires 1996
6 d5 exd5 7 cxd5 c4?!
f4 gh4+ 1l 93 exd5 12 gril
A poor practical choice because
Wxh4* 13 gf2 We7* 14 Ee2 -trf
the c-pawn is a long-term weakness. ls aa d4 16 abs Glo! 17 Ecr
The game Geneva *ta with compensation in ffi
1997, went 8 gf4 Claussen-Pyhala, Espoo 1987-
d6 9 g;g2 €f8 ll 6... Ed7 7 Uxd4
alc3 h6 t2 0 abdT Or 7 dxe6? Wxa4 8 exf7+ 6dI !)
14 h3 Ee8 15 a4 with a draw. 6xa4 b5-+.
8 Ue3+ We7 9 6c3 Wxe3 l0 7 ... 4\c6 8 Wa4 6xd5 9 Oll
Axe3 Ab411.Q"d4! 9e7 r0 9f4?!
Epishin has a lot of pressure and after 1l 9d4 a) 10 AxeT 6xc3! I I btrii
the tactics are in his favour. E{xe7:+.
1l ... Axd5 b) 10 gd2 0-0 I I 6R a6! 12 c3
After ll ... €e7 12 0-0-0 Black is adb4 t3 6e4 b5 14 ga3 Ic7:*
also in trouble: Engqvist-Pedersen, Oslo I 99?-
a\ 12 ... treS Axd6 14
13 d6-t! 10... Acb4
Axf6+ gxf6 t5 ad5+ €d8 l6 6xf6 ,m-a Exploiting White's lack of derd
Ee6 17 6xh7+-. opment to grab the initiative-
b) 12 ... d6 abd7 l4 ah4
13 e4 l1 UxdT+ 9xd7 12 Ordi rrl5
694 afl +.
- t2 9xg7 trg8 13 0-0-0!l76e7
96 15 f4 Ehe8 16 e5
% 13 a3 Ec8+ 14 €bl 9.f5+ f5 O.f
14 %t
Aes 6uio riae4 0-0-0 16 ad6+
Axd6 17 Axd6 trg6 18 Ed2! afs
%%% T
6c2+ 16 €a2 0-0 17 e3
South finds a brilliant way b cr-
19 gf4 L"ru._ rL pose White's king.
17 ... 6xa3! 18 bxa3 trcZ+ tl
Threatening to put a strangle-
gb3 gf6 20 Exd5 trb2+ 2r w
hold on the position with 9d6
19 ... gb7?! 20 e4 ab4 2l exfs after 19 9,f4 Ec&+ 22 Ec5 b5+ 23 gds Eal+
Lx!F_ 22 fxg6 9xhl 23 gxf7 1-0
0-l
 Open.ing to the Ending 105

Queen's Gambit Declined: 4 ... c5

Doubleday-South
Ottawa Championship I 977

II I I r d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 hc3 af6 4
.i{95 c5 I
Seeking less explored variations.
5 cxd5 cxd4!?
I
-- An idea of the Dutchman Prins. A
6 Ba4+!?
I ,r& It is probably better to play 6 A
Wxd4. Then 6 ... Ae7 7 e4 2,c6
.4. 6
JL a) 8 9b5 0-0 9 Axc6 bxc6 10
Axf6 Axf6 ll e5 c5 12 We3 exd5
r|ier 5 vlb3 13 4\ge2 d4 14 Be4 ga6 15 ad5
after 4 . c5
Axe5 16 0-0 tre8 17 f4 g-f618 gf5
Axe2 19 trfel d3 20 Axf6+ Wxf6
0-l Roods-Gross. Hawaii 1998.
& b) 8 gd2 6xd5 9 exd5 9xg5 l0 3. @
I L,,ry I ?t gh4+ 11 93 exd5 12 gxh4
Uxh4* 13 gt2 We7* 14 We2 Ae6
I I
l A
15 aA d4 16 ab5 0-0-01 17 trcl
I
a_\ €US wittr compensation in Brinck
.t F\Lfu Claussen-Pyhala, Espoo 1987.
6... gd7 7 Wxd4
,,,ffi-
IJ
Or 7 dxe6? Wxa4 8 exfT+ €xf7 9 n ,,ru-
,?:' :al
A
Kt 6xa4 b5-+. A A
tr 7 ... Q)c6 8 Ba4 6xd5 9 0-0-0
9e7 l0 Af4?!
trier I I 9.d4 a) l0 AxeT hxc3! I I bxc3 after l0 ...6cb4
HxeT:+.
b) l0 gd2 0-0 r I bB a6! 12 e3
Adb4 13 6e4 b5 14 Wa3 Wc7-+
t Engqvist-Pedersen, Oslo 1 992.
10...6cb4
l,ffiiL
re Exploiting White's lack of devel-
opment to grab the initiative. %%
E%
,A
11 BxdT+ Axdl 12 6xd5 exd5
rru. ,,ru
l. 13 a3 Ec8+ 14 €bl Ats+ ts €at
0,c2+ 16 €a2 0-0 17 e3 ,,ru,

-; a South finds a brilliant way to ex-

et L,,ffi,.: pose White's king.
17 ... 4xa3! 18 bxa3 Ec2+ 19
€A A
tr gb3 af6 20 trxds trb2+ 21 €c4
after 19 Af4 Ec8+ 22 Ec5 b5+ 23 gds trd2+ after 17 e3
0-l
106 Operung ro the Ending

Kings Indian: Classical 7 dxe5 King's Indian: Samisch 6 .-- c

Ryba-Hillarp Persson Gil-Howell

Korinthos 1998 Gausdal 1986
@
I d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 aa 9g7 4 I ll
'fi I d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 aid &
?]c3 0-0 5 e4 d6 6 €,e2 e5 7 dxe5
dxe5 8 Wxd8 Exd8 ,- % e4d65f30-069.e3c57r
dxcS 8 9xd8
The alternative 8 Axc5 t
This line is not as innocuous as it
looks although it is often played by %a
"ffi A% Black compensation in the fqt
White in the mistaken belief that % %a% active pieces: 8 ... 6c6 9 ic3
Black must reconcile himself to an
instant draw.
A,ru, AruL l0 Ecl Wa5 ll am EdE l2
6c5 13 9"d2 Axc3 14 bxc3 -tr
9 g"gs abdT tr Bc2 6e5:+ Dlugy-Gelfand P
There are a variety of replies but de Mallorca 1989.
after 8 .. gxdS 8 ... trxd8 9 9xc5
thrs is one of the best ways to head
for a middlegame battle. It used to be thought rtrar E
Edr
10 must be seriously misguida
White challenges for control of allow White to exchange qtE 'rt
the d-file with the bonus of threaten- wln a pawn. Nowadays, bu
ing ll6xe5. Others: Black's lead in developrnr
a) l0 0-0-0 Ef8 ll adS ce n effective g7 bishop is cmsrt
he7+ €h8 13 9"e3 EeS 14 Axc8 compmri
more than sufficient
Eaxc8 l5 6g5 Ee7 Teixeira-
Zapata, Sao Paulo 1997.
b) l0 ad5 c6 11 hxf6+ 6xf612
"m
'ffi A%
e...6c6 r0 ads ad7:
A key move in reviving
line.
fu r
%a%
daz oz 6xe5 Ee8!=+) 12 ... h6 13
Ae3 694 14 9xg4 9xg4 15 B
.Q"e6 16 *e2 f5: Gurevich-Sherzer,
% sruA 13
ll
gbl
6xe7+ 6xe7 12

Laco-Mohr, Portoroz 1996,

irc7 I

Chicago 1992. tinued 13 Axd8 Axal 14 Ir

l0 ... trfB ll 0-0 c6 12 b4 tre8 13 after 15 . En3 15 93 (White takes too long r
c5 a5 14 a3 axb4 15 axb4 Ea3 if4 ac
velop) 15 ... 9a6 16
Tiger (yes, that really is his name) ed2 Ec8 18 am aa4 19
improves the posiitons of his pieces Ac3+ 20 €e3 trd8 2l aE{ h
and chips away at White's
solid-l ooking structure.
16 Ed3 trb3 17 6a2 trxd3 18 I I I wrns a plece.
13 ... Ac3+ 14 &f2 ful/J
9.xd3 6f8 19 trbl trag zo Axes €g: Eet 16 3"g5 6ro lz
If 20 Edl then 20 ... h6 21 9xf6 Atrs+ tg €h4 Sg7 19 ge
Axf6 gives Black a pleasant ending ,ru If 19 4fl1 then 19 ... Af,-:
with the benefit of the two bishops. 6xf4 2l Axf4 f6 22 icl h5
20 ... orc6 2l Axf6 Axf6 22 A the white king is caught in a m
net.
Whoopsl 19 ... h6 20 9xh6+ *il
23 ... af4 0-r gxhS f5 22 &g3 fxe/ 23 232',
after 2 j 6cl 24 t4Bg8+ 25 695 h4+ Ll
 Opening to the Ending 107

King's Indian: Samisch 6 ... c5

Gil-Howell
Gausdal 1986

r d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 hc3 9g7 4 ,,ru-

e4 d6 5 R 0-0 6 Ae3 c5 7 dxc5
dxcS 8 Wxd8
The alternative 8 Axc5 gives ,ru-
Black compensation in the form of
active pieces: 8 ... 6c6 9 Ae3 hd7
l0 trcl wa5 11 ah3 trds 12 af2
6c5 13 Ad2 Axc3 14 bxc3 Ae6 15
Bc2 6e5:+ Dlugy-Gelfand, Palma
de Mallorca 1989.
:':.r a &td8 8... trxd8 9 Axc5
after 6 . c5
It used to be thought that Black
must be seriously misguided to
allow White to exchange queens and
E '%r@'
win a pawn. Nowadays, however,
Black's lead in development and L"% Lru I
effective 97 bishop is considered
more than sufficient compensation.
ffiL,
e...a-)c6 l0 Ads adTl %
A key move in reviving the whole %,
line.
l1 6xe7+ dxe7 12 AxeT Axb2 ,,ru L%
'%a
13 trbl A
Laco-Mohr, Portoroz 1996, con- 'g'm
tinued 13 Axd8 9xal 14 9,c7 b6
f ir'r l \ Aa-1 too long to de- after9..Ac6
6 gAl 2,c5 17
0ra4 t9 6f2
gca+ 20 €e3 EdS 21 694 h5 22
6tro* €gZ n *n Ad2 and Black
wlns a plece.
13 ... Ac3+ 14 *f2 Aol+ ts
€g3 tre8 16 g"g5 6to rz 6ns
6ns+ rs *h4 Sg7 19 94
If 19 afi+ then 19 ... af2+ 20 g3
olxf4 2l Axf4 f6 22 fucl h5 and
the white king is caught in a mating
net.
19 ... h6 20 Axh6+ €xh6 2l
gxh5 f5 22 *g3 fxe4 23 Ag2 gxh5
,tfter 23 4\cl 24 f4 Eg8+ 25 dgs h4+ 0-l ctfter l8 &h4
108 Opening to the Ending

Pirc: 3 R Philidor: 4 Bxd4

Reilly-Leskiewicz Luther-Maiwald
Melbourne 1998 Gelsenkirchen 1996

1d4d62e4af63R le4e52afjd63d4erd{r
Now 3 ... g6 4 c4 transposes to a Wxd4
Samisch King's lndian. In place ofthe usual 4 Alxdr.
3 ... e5 4 ... a6
Probably best. al 4 ... 9.d7 and now:
4 dxeS iro " ilil
al; 5 Af4 Aro o 6c:
After 4 d5 Ae7 5 Ae3 0-0 6Wd2 n Ae7 8 h3 0-0 9 0-0-0 a6 l0 e5 &d
6e8 7 9d3 h6 8 93 Ag5 t h4 Axe3 A 1l 6xe5 6xe5 12 ite$'
l0 Wxe3 c6 ll c4 cxd5 12 cxd5 Johansen-Kagan, Melboume I 99t-
ad7 13 6c3 Ac5 t4 g.c2 WU6 ts a2) 5 9g5 Wc8 6 Ac3 e.6 '
trbl f5 Black had the initiative in qfter j./3 gd2 h6 8 9e3 Af6 9 Go{ Ae? l(
Shetty-Komliakov. Calcutta I 998. Ac4 Ae6 I I gb3 9xb3 ll arb3-.
4 ... dxe5 5 Wxd8+ €xd8 6 Ac4 Gurevich-Remlinger, Nes' \'ql
Black has given up the right to 1994.
castle but in practice his king is very b) 4 ... 6e7 5 3.gs 6bc0 e Ui
B makes it
safe and the pawn on '%r I (6 wd2!?) 6 ... f6 7 aM oeO r

awkward for White to develop 6bd2 6xh4 9 6xh4 9e? 10 (}(H

smoothly. 96 ll f4 AdZ+= Kashtanor'-Irur
6... Se7 St Petersburg 1998.
More usual and fine for Black are: s Aft 6co 6 gd2 6ro z €rs g
a) 6 ... €e8 7 .Ae3 2,bdl 8 aq a5 8 0-0-0 9g7 9 e5 dxe5 r0 gilB
9 Dla3c6 lO 2,e2 3"c5 l1 gf2 6xd8ll Axe5
Axe3+ 12 €xe3 hc5 13 b3 €e7 14 A Luther has a definite edge trrenr
trhdl ardT 15 6cl ab6 16 ad3 g to his pressure oD c7 and ry
6xd3 trxd3 Ad7 18 tradl Ehd8
17 advantage.
19 93 AeS 20 f4 f6 2l Hld2 Vzr/z after 6 9.c4 ll ... Ae6 12 9.c4 0-0 13
Aagaard-Shaw, Rotherham 1997. =.hcl q
It is tempting to go a pas-n
b) 6 ... 9e6 7 Axe6 fxe6 8 ah3 with 13 Axe6 Axe6 14 ixc: h
Ad6 9 a,az @el l0 6c4 6c6 ll l-l
this advantage disappears after -
gd2 b5 12 o,e3 a6 gave White a 4\g415 Ag3 9xc3 16 brci i\d=
minimal advantage in Bezgodov-
S.Kasparov, Minsk 1998. Apparent-
,ru,,-
I 13 ... b5 14 ads bxc4 15 Q-*
Axf6 16 Axf6 Atz 17 5es Arg
ly Black is no relation to Garry! r8 Ad7 trfc8 19 g.c3 h5?
7 6c3 Ae6 8 6OS+ Axd5 9 exdS 19 ... trdS is the onlv mot'e h
*d6 White is still slightly better after l
Tempting White to chase the king Af6 Ee8 21 9,e5.
but 9 ... abdT is besr. 20 af6+ *tg zt trxeo:
l0 b3 6xd5 11 Aa3+ €e6 12 n
A Luther spots a mate.
Axd5+ *xd5 13 trdl+ *e6 14 2l... fxe6 22trd7 eS
trd8?? tr What else? 22 ... Ac6 l-r 3.b
A nightmare after ll.. Abq+ mate.
14... gb4+ 0-1 23 gd2 r-0
 Opening to the Ending 109

Philidor:4 Uxd4
Luther-Maiwald
.ru,
.Efl,
Gelsenkirchen 1998 &
I le4e52ARd63d4exd44 I
t Bxd4
In place of the usual 4 6xd4.
4 ... a6
a) 4 ... 9.d7 and now: A
al)5Ail dte sarclarce tVaz
Ae7 8 h3 0-0 9 0-0-0 a6 l0 e5 dxe5
I I 6xe5 hxe5 12 Axe5+=
Johansen-Kagan, Melbourne I 998.
a4 5 3.,g5 9c8 6 0,c3 o,c6 7
b3R Waz no 8 Ae3 6f6 9 o-o-o Ae7 lo
after 4Vxd4
Ac4 Ae6 I I gb3 9xb3 12 axb3+:
Gurevich-Remlinger, New York
1994.
b) 4 ... De7 5 Ag5 hbc6 6 Wc3 E
,ffiIA (6 Wd2!?) 6 ... f6 7 Ah4 696 8 I ll
dbd2 6xh4 9 6xh4 We7 l0 0-0-0
96 ll f4 Adl+: Kashtanov-Ivanov,
I I
St Petersburg 1998.
5 .g"f4 6c6 6 gd2ajf6 7 6ct 96
8 0-0-0 Ag7 9 e5 dxe5 10 Wxd8+
% Axd8ll Axe5
A Luther has a definite edge thanks
to his pressure on c7 and space
advantage.
11 ...6e6 12 €.c4 0-0 13 Ehel after I I 9xe5
It is tempting to go a pawn up
with 13 Axe6 Axe6 14 -Q-xc7 but
this advantage disappears after 14 ...
4\g415 Ag3 9xc3 l6 bxc3 Axa2:.
13 ... b5 f4 ad5 bxc4 15 6xf6+
Axf6 16 gxf6 gb7 17 0,e5 9xg2
I
rs ad7 Efc819 ac3 h5?
19 ... trdS is the only move but
White is still slightly better after 20
gf6 Ee8 21 9e5.
20 af6+ €f8 21 trxe6!
Luther spots a mate.
2l ... fxe6 22E:d7 e5 tr
What else? 22 ... 9c6 23 9,b4
mate. after20..h5
23 g"d2 1-0
I l0 Operung to the Ending
Conclusion
The selection of games shows
how often the course ofa potentially
long-drawn-out ending is abruptly
changed by the introduction of a
surprising tactic or rapid attack.
Positively-minded protagonists
know that making things diflicult
for your opponent is the first step to
success. In the game, Gil-Howell,
Black relies on rapid piece develop-
ment to commence a king hunt and
this in turn provokes weaknesses
which are then exploited.
In Reilly-Leskiewiczthe main
lesson to be learned is that one
should remain ever vigilant.
The Art of Attack
-l Be on the look-out for all sorts
of tactical tricks in the ending-this
is not just a slow strategic phase of
the game.
2Bear in mind that an active king,
as recommended by endgame prin-
ciples, can also fall foul of a direct
attack.
3 Some simplifoing opening vari-
ations, such as the Spanish
Exchange, are ideal for creating
tactical situations based on clearly-
defined plans already adopted in
master games.
The Art of Defence
I Remember that tactics do not
stop just because queens have been
exchanged. Obvious perhaps, but.
judging by the examples. something
which is easily forgotten.
2 Castle early and try to avoid
passive position.
3 If in doubt. counterattack.
8 Opening
A man surprised is half bc+r
The moment you surprise yG ofi'
ponent is often the moment yrn cr
begin to dictate the course d fu
game.
Many players concenrate mF
getting their pieces out vifr fl.
routine play. One can qrydb
with them because few people br
q
the time to study the latest twie
q
say, move 19 of a certain lir"
pecially when more often fra t
the game will have deviarcd rrl
before then. However, the extrerdy
early opening surprises prcsemd L
a
this chapter have a much brr
chance of appearing on ytxrr bod-
Here your preparation will aor b
wasted, and your opponents, hrv-
to rely on their own resources, rl
have a hard time knowing sH 5
do next. Most popular op€niqgr
-
represented here-with rnteresfi
possibilities for both WhiE d
Black.
In the game. Korchnoi$rmrtlr,
White amazes as early as movc firrc.
Looking just like a typical b€i
ner's mistake, this crazy hiCE
move this should mislead 1c
 fh .{rt of Attack
r tbe look-out for all sorts
El Ekks in the ending-this
rl a slou strategic phase of
B 8 Opening
rh mind that an active king,
Edd b-v- endgame Prin-
tr elso fall foul of a direct
sirrpliS ing opening vari-
- sh as the Spanish
Gc. arE ideal for creating
rfuedons based on clearly-
I lms already adopted in
tEs
fh -{rt of Defence
that tactics do not
I-ber
Dccause queens have been
td Obr-ious perhaps, bul
I ts' de examples. something
bcesfi forgotten.
* carlr and try to avoid
llEIrOon.
i&ubt counter-attack.
A man surprised is half beaten.
The moment you surprise your op-
ponent is often the moment you can
begin to dictate the course of the
game.
Many players concentrate on just
getting their pieces out with dull,
routine play. One can sympathise
with them because few people have
the time to study the latest twist on,
say, move 19 of a certain line. es-
pecially when more often than not
the game will have deviated well
before then. However, the extremely
early opening surprises presented in
this chapter have a much better
a
chanceof appearing on your board.
Here your preparation will not be
wasted. and your opponents, having
to rely on their own resources, will
have a hard time knowing what to
do next. Most popular openings are
represented here-with interesting
possibilities for both White and
Black.
In the game. Korchnoi-Sutovsky.
White amazes as early as move five.
Looking just like a typical begin-
ner's mistake, this crazy knight
move this should mislead your
Surprises
opponent into thinking that your
opening repertoire is suspect. How-
ever, the analysis supporting the
idea is sound and will prove to be a
big asset to you.
The idea of moving your knight to
the edge ofthe board to provoke the
opponent is also explored in
Cladouras-Stein and Froehlich-
Miles, where each time the innova-
tor triumphs.
It is always satisfying to revive
successfully old lines which have
been unfairly dismissed. Loginov-
Sakaev shows Black cultivating an
old idea of Spassky's and creating a
strong attack.
The Budapest Gambit has the ad-
vantage of being played as early as
the second move so Demirel-Kogan
and Abatino-Chatalbashev should
provide you with enough live am-
munition to come out with all guns
blazing.
And if you want something com-
pletely different why not try the
Elephant Gambit? The fine game,
Dodson-Rogers, shows just what
Black is capable of.
Remember-who dares, wins !
I l2 Opening Surprises

Grunfeld 5 6a4 trd7 16 Ae7+ ExeT 17

Korchnoi-Sutovsky l8 Exc8 +. =d8-
Dresden Zonal I 998 7 Ae3 0-0
@"ru a't'/ ... e5 8 d5 0-0 9 aB d
I
d4 af6 2 c4 96 3 6c3 d5 4 I 6xb6 axb6 I I Ac4 b5 1l ib3
13 0-0 6c7 14 dxc6 Erdl
,

cxdS 6xd5 5 0)a4

An absolutely sensational move! trfxdl bxc6 16 Eacl ge6 l7 !
The fact it has been endorsed at the Rowson-Knott, British \fi
highest level by a player of Korch- League (4NCL) 1998.
noi's stature means that it has to be b)7.6c683.b5.t.d,9{
taken seriously. The reason for all WcS l0 trcl ab8 I I Ael 0{ l.
A
,ffi,9 I -0 Paramos-Herrero. \{d
the fuss is because this move of the
knight to the edge of the board is t997.
not considered worthy of mention 8aR
after 5 o,a4 White is developing normallr
by any of the opening books. It was
the Armenian player Nadanian who there are still obstacles for Blec
tested and developed the ideas be- overcome.
hind the system. The basic reason- 8... Axa4
ing is that in the main line 5 e4 The game Yegiazanan-)ier.c
6xc3 6 bxc3 Black will continue
with ... Ag7 and ... c5, undermin-
lll Minsk 1998, continued 8 . &
Ae2 Dc6l0 d5! AxR I I ex-8'l
ing the centre pawns, whereas after t2 Bcl 6ed7 13 6c: cd t+ t
the text White no longer has to bxc6 and now instead of 15 fl1
worry about this potential weakless played which can be uell nra trr
on c3 and it is more difficult to play ... e5 White should try 15 hf! C
.. c5. If Black now makes a rouline ha4 trc8 17 hc5 Uel 18 a
response. White can continue with according to Nadanian
e4 and simply develop his preces. Yegiazarian.
5... Ag7 9 Uxa4 c5 10 Edl gb6 lr I

If 5 ... e5 then 6 dxe5 9.b4+ 7 after 8 4\J3 Aal n 9a3 cxd4 13 €-rdl 1

9.d2 2,e3 8 fxe3 Axd2+ 9 Wxd2 14 Ae2 e5 15 Ec2

Wtr++ tO 93 Wxa4 ll gd4 is in Korchnoi later suggested t5 €
White's favour because the tripled when White is better afttr I i
pawns control several important Axb5 16 Axb5 a6 17 GO €r{
squares. Ac4.
6 e4 ab6 ls ... gd8 16 abs Q.c-o rz {
ln the game, Toulzac-Varlet, Wug ts Ac+ 6a+ 19 ixdf
c
Montpellier 1998, Black tried 6 ... 20 0-0 Ae6?
AU+ tne game continued: 7 a3 (1
% "ffi\%
're2
Ihe last chance for Sutorskr r
6f:Z Axa+l 8 hxd4 Wxd4 9 Wxd4
Ac2t wins) 7 ... a4a6?l (7 ... 2,c6
8 d5 looks a better bet for Black) 8
W
AA :H. ,B: L
... Ae5 but Korchnoi is stitrl fuc
vourite after
A-g7 23W3.
2l Axf,7 axf ''
Ae3 0-0 9 9.e2 e5 l0 AR exd4 l1 tr 2l Axe6 fxe6 22 Efcl Ar5
Axd4 Axd4 12 Bxd4 Wxd4 13 trc7 9xd6 24 Bxd6 Ef7 L{ fl
6xd4 trdS 14 0-0-0 c6 15 af5! after 13 .. Nd4 l-0
 Opening Surprises I l3

trd7 16 de7+ HxeT 17 trdS+ €g7

l8 Exc8 +.
7 Ae3 0-0 E @
a) 7 ...e5 8 d5 0-0 9 aR c6 10 I I I
Axb6 axb6 I I Ac4 b5 12 gb3 aa6
13 0-0 6c7 14 dxc6 E{xdl 15 I
Efxdl bxc6 16 Eacl 9"e6 17 Exc6
Rowson-Knott, British National A
League (4NCL) 1998. w
.H
b) 7 ... 6c6 8 gb5 gd7 9 6c5!
BcS l0 trcl 6b8 I I Ae2 0-0 12 h4
-0
A
U A AA
I Paramos-Herrero. Mondariz
t99i
8aR after l5 Ec2
*er 5 Aa4 White is developing normally but
there are still obstacles for Black to
overcome.
8 ...6xa4 &
The game Yegiazarian-Neverov,
Minsk 1998, continued 8 ... Ag4 9
l *o I I
9.e2 Dc6l0 d5! AxB I I gxf3 6e5 I
12 trcl 6ed7 13 2c3 c6 14 dxc6
bxc6 and now instead of 15 f4?! as
played which can be well met by 15
A
... e5 White should try 15 h4! e5 16
ha4 EcS 17 {]c5 We7 l8 a4+: A A
according to Nadanian and
A
Yegiazarian.
9 E9xa4 c5 10 trdl gb6 1r trd2 after 20 0-0
tner 8 af3 9"d7 12 Efa3 cxd4 13 hxd4 Wc7
14 A.e2 e5 15 Ec2
Korchnoi later suggested 15 ab5!
when White is better after 15 ...
Axb5 16 Axb5 a6 17 0-0 Ac6 18
iT,
I 9c4.
15 ... gd8 16 abs ac6 t7 ad6
Wug ts g.c+ 6al
19 Axd4 exd4
20 0-0 3"e6? ,,ru-
The last chance for Sutovsky is 20
... Ae5 but Korchnoi is still the fa-
vourite after 21 4\xf7 HxfT 22 f4
Ag7 23 Wb3.
A
2l Axe6 fxe6 22 trfcl 9"e5 23
Ec7 Axd6 24 Wxd6 trf7 25 Bxe6
after 25 Vxe6
.tiler 13 Nd4 l-0
I l4 Opening Surprises

Spanrsh: 5 ...6a5 Sicilian: 3 ... aa5

Cladouras-Stein Froehlich-Miles
Bundesligu 1990 Bad Wcirishofen 1997

Ie4 e5 z 6R 6c6 3 Abs a6 4

ll 1e4c526RAc63gbsar
Aa4 b5 5 Ab3 Aa5 I
,,x A startling move for \f,tir
This looks like an obvious open- cope with when his main pla i
ing mistake but it has been played A exchange on c6! It has bem h
for some time but Miles ha< 6
by Fischer and Taimanov. The truth
is that attempts by White at outright n
a pulted it into the limelight-
refutation are fiuitless and a long- A A A 4 0-0
term positional strategy is needed. Also possible:
6 0-0 a) 4 3s2 b6 5 ac3 ib7 6
The other moves: after 5 ... Da5 cxd4 7 dxd4 96 8 Ae3 ig" 9
a) 6 Axe5 dxb3'7 axb3 Wg5 (7 af6 10 e5 Oe4 1l Axe{ -8.x
... Be7!?) 8 d4 Wxg2 9 UA 9xf3 Jakupovic-Kozul, Sarajer-o I 99t
l0 axR gb7 ll 0-0 f5 12 Eel b) 4 d4 a6 5 9e2 cxd4 6 fud
fxe4 13 695 d5t4 gf4 9d0:+ 7 0-0 gb7 8 gd3+: Prokqd
Neumann-Stein, Bundeslig a 1984.
b) 6 9xf7+?! €xf7 7 6xe5+ ,ffi, I Chernyshov, Pardubice 1997-
c\ 4 c3 a6 5 9;a4 b5 6 -l-cl d
€e7! 8 d4 at6 9 gR ab7 l0 b4 ... d6!?) 7 0-0 gb7 8 exdi -3.rr
2,c4 ll
Be2 Q)xe1 12 dxe5 Axe4 d4 ab7 l0 9'e3 e6 I I 0b@ I
13 R SeS
14 0-0 (14 fte4 Eh4+ ,ffi 12 o,e5 9e7: Kierzek-SimL I
wins) 14 ..695 15 f4 De4 and the 1996
White attack has fizzled out, 4 ... a6 5 Ae2 e6 6 d4 d
Rabar-Taimanov, Belgrade I 956. c3?!
A
6... d6 7 d4 0xb3 White wants to develop g
Black achieves a straightforward but it is not worth a par*n. ? O
exchange of the bishop which is so is better 7 ... Vc7 8 b3 atr 9 .
often White's trump card in the
afterll...9s7 d6 l0 c4+:,
Spanish. The price is a lack of de- 7 ... dxc3 8 6xc3 b5 9 i.fl.l
velopment but this is, however, l0 trcl trc8 11 gd2 a€7 12 I
difficult to exploit.
8 axb3 exd4 9 Axd4 gb7 10 trel E@ dg613 9g3 Ae7 14 h4?!
Froehlich is trying to pro\t r
96 116c3 997 t2 9,f4
Another idea is l1 gd3 followed
I compensation for the pau h
just weakens his own setq-
by 9g5.
9"ru,
'T AdO is an option but Miles b
t2 ... af6 13 Wd2 o-0 14 g.g5 ra the favourite to win.
Waz ts 9xf6 Axf6 16 ads gg7 14 ... h5 15 Ae5 6xe5 16 A
17 c4 EadS l8 cxb5 axb5 19 Ea7 0-0 17 Axh5 Axh4 lt !
c5 20 afs? .M, Axf2+!
An error but 20 aR b4 is slightly A Miles wrecks tg/hi1s'5 kiit
better for Black. and picks up a pawn in drc proct
20 ... gxfS 2l exf5 trfe8 22 f6
a,fter 23 ZrbT
19 Sxf,l Wta+ zo egl Ufl
Wc6 23 ExbT 9xd5! 0-l Ac7 0-l
 Opening Surprises I l5

Sicilian: 3 ...6a5
Froehlich-Miles
Bad Wdrishofen 1997

I 6R 6c6: Ans 6aS

e4 c5 z
I I I
A startling move for White to
cope with when his main plan is to
exchange on c6! It has been known
for some time but Miles has cata-
pulted it into the limelight. ,,ru, a
4 0-0 A A
Also possible:
a) 4 3r,2 b6 5 6c3 9.Al e aq
tr
.f:i'-'- . . da: cxd4 7 6xd4 96 8 9e3 Ag7 9 0-0 after j .. 0,a5
af6 10 e5 0,e4 ll 6xe4 Axe4:
Jakupovic-Kozul, Sarajevo I 998.
b) 4 d4 a6 5 9.e2 cxd4 6 6xd4 b5
7 0-0 gb7 g Wd:+: Prokopchuk- gN@,,ru4
Chernyshov, Pardubice 1997.
c'S 4 c3 a6 5 €;a4 b5 6 9c2 d5 (6
... d6!?) 7 0-0 gb7 8 exd5 Axd5 9
d4 ab7 l0 ae3 e6 1l abd2 af6
12 Dle5 Ae7: Kierzek-Simic, Bled ''ffi-t
t996
4 ... a6 5 Ae2 e6 6 d4 cxd4 7 %
c3?!
White wants to develop quickly
but it is not worth a pawn. 7 dxd4
is better 7 ... Vc7 8 b3 af6 9 gA
$ze.r ! I 957
d6 l0 c4+=.
after 7 cj
6xc3 b5 9 9.f4 gb7
7 ... dxc3 8
l0 trcl Ec8 ll VAZ 2,el 12 Efdl
696 13 9"g3 Ae7 t4h4?l
Froehlich is trying to prove some x @
I A compensation for the pawn but this o I
I just weakens his own set-up. 14
I I
ffi I
Ad6 is an option but Miles is still
-- the favourite to win. A
14 ... h5 15 he5 6xe5 16 9xe5
0-0 17 Axh5 Axh4 18 l&xd7
Axf2+!
Miles wrecks White's kingside A
and picks up a pawn in the process.
19 €xf,t gtrl+ zo €gl 9xh5 2l
oner 23 ExbT Ac7 0-1 after l8Vxd7
I l6 Opening Surprises

Reti: 2 ... b5 French: 2

'Pe2
Loginov-Sakaev Wohl-Garcia SrrE
St. Petersburg Championship I 99 6 Malaga 1998

r 6n 0ro 2 93bS "ffi-t"ffit''ffi.t I e4 e62Ve2

This variation is named after % %'ffi, % The early queen move ld
Boris Spassky who employed it
T%
A% unusual positions. Chigorin's
inal intention was to mect !
I
against Petrosian in the 1966 World
Championship match. In queenside
openings White usually includes a
%% affi_ with 3 exd5 Bxd5 4 6ca+:-
2 ... e5
-

tb
pawn advance to c4 in his plans. But
now this pawn can simply be taken.
AAA Black attempts to show
is awkwardly placed. Or:
qt

Moreover, the power of White's a) 2 ...4e7 3 93 d5 4 d3 dr

bishop on 92 is ready to be chal-
lenged by a counter-fianchetto on
bt.
3 6a3
a) 3 c3 c5 4 9,g2 gb7 5 0-0 e6 6
d3 Ae7 7 a4 b4 8 abd2 a5 9 e4 d5--
Walker-Knox, British Champ. 1994.
b) 3 a4 b4 4 992 gb7 5 0-0 e6 6
d3 d5 7 abd2 abdT 8 e4 dxe4
hg5 Ae7 10 6gxe4 gd5:
Summerscale-Arkell, I 994.
c) 3 9g2 gat + o-o e6 5 d3 d5 6
o,adz cs 7 e4 Aei 8 trel 6c6 9 c3
0-0 l0 e5 AeS I I d4 b4: Petrovic-
Timoshenko, Nova Gorica 1997.
3 ... a6 4 c4 e5!?
A surprise because only 4 ... b4 or
4 ... e6 are normally considered.
s gb3
ad4 3.c5 7 2,ac2
a) 5 cxb5 e4 6
dga ... gb7!?) 8 h3 0xf2 9
e the bishop. In
€xf2 }9f6t l0 €e3 Wg5+ I I *D:
b) 5 hxe5 gb7 6 aR gxa3 7
bxa3 Axfl 8 exB 0-0 gives Black
enough compensation for the
material.
5 ... e4 6 ah4 Ac5 7 Ac2 d5 8
d4? exd3 9 Wxd3 6c6 l0 cxd5
l0 cxb5 is well met by l0 ... 6e5
I I gdl 2,eg4 12 e3 0e4-+.
l0 ... 0e5 ll 9c3 Axf2+!
€dl Wxd5+ 13 gd2 6e4 0-1
dxe4 b6 6 AR 9a6 7 c,t &
after 2 . b5 hc: .qb4 9 g'd2 e5 lo o-Go i
I I 6xd4 exd4 l2 Ad
Vasiukov-Volkov, Moscos l9l
b)2... c5 3 f4 olc64mi
d3 d6 (5 ... d5 is the best mr
ing Black equal chances) 6 .
a],f6 7 abd2 Wa5 8 c3 b5 9 I
9 l0 c4 b3 ll a3 and the we*trt
on b3 became a liability in S-l
Goldgewicht, Montpellier l9lf-
c) 2 ... dte 3 e5 6d5 4 ffir
d4Q\e1 6h4b6 7ac3d5tl
Aa6 9 Axa6 hxa6 l0 Ae2 3
ql+: Ehlvest-Vaganian- Nor6l
I 995.
after4..e5 3 6a hc6 4 gbs
Incredibly, the Australian i
tional has decided to play e frr
with his queen fulfilling th rd
Rodrigueahu
Clarin 1997, White sensiHy 6
I 93 to develop the bislrq rl
I Tb
having to move the queen-
lowed 4 93 96 5 gg2 9-gI
6cl,
A
&e
7 d4 d6 8 0-0 0-0 9 dxe5
6xe5 dxe5 ll ad2:.
tLll
4 ... d6 5 g"c4 Ad7 6
A b 0-0 6a5 8 Bc3 Axc4 9 troll
10 6c3 We6 11 ads Ad r2a
12
A 13 gb3 f5??
after I I Vc3
13 ... af6 is better.
14 ab6+ l-0
 Opening Surprises I l7

French: 2We2
Wohl-Garcia Santos
Malaga 1998 ,rua
I e4 e6 2Ve2 I I
The early queen move leads to
unusual positions. Chigorin's orig-
inal intention was to meet 2 ... d5
with 3 exd5 Wxd5 4 6c3+:.
I ... e5
Black attempts to show the queen A
is awkwardly placed. Or:
...4e7 3 93 d5 4 d3 dxe4 5
a) 2
dxe4 b6 6 Afl g'a6 7 c4 6c6 8 after 2 Ve2
*r: bs 6c: Au+ 9 9.d2 es lo o-o-o ad4
l1 6xd4 exd4 12 6dS+:
Vasiukov-Volkov, Moscow 1995.
b) 2 ...c5 3 f:t 0.c6 4 hB Ae7 5
d3 d6 (5 ... d5 is the best move giv-
ing Black equal chances) 6 "Ae3
af6 7 abd2 Wa5 8 c3 b5 t h3 b4 j\
ll I
l0 c4 b3 ll a3 and the weak pawn
on b3 became a liability in Sarthou-
Goldgewicht, Montpellier 1998.
c)2...dte 3 e5 ad5 4
d4 4\e7 6 h4 b6 7 Ac3 d5 8 gdl
aa
d6 5
6
Aa6 9 Axa6 Axa6 lo hez Uaz t t A A
c3+: Ehlvest-Vaganian, Novgorod
,A
-H- tr
r 995"

*z -t e5 3 aR ac6 4 gbs ctfter 4Vb5

Incredibly, the Australian interna-
tional has decided to play a Spanish
with his queen fulfilling the role of
€ the bishop. In Rodriguez-Bronstein, @ l
.,,%
AI Clarin 1997, White sensibly tried 4
93 to develop the bishop without
3. Ut/
having to move the queen. Then fol-
lowed 4 93 96 5 9,g2 Ag7 6 c3 Af6
7 d4 d6 8 0-0 0-0 9 dxe5 6xe5 l0 A
6xe5 dxe5 ll ad2:.
4 ... d6 5 ac4 gd7 6 Eb3 Ef6 7 A A
0-0 ha5 8 Wc3 6xc4 9 Wxc4 0-0-0 A A A
l0 6c3 We6 r1 AaS Ac0 12 d3 h6 'ffi.
13 gb3 fs??
13 ... af6 is better. after l3 ... f5
{ter I lVc3 14 ab6+ l-0
I l8 Operung Surprises
Budapest: Fajarowicz 4 ad2
Demirel-Kogan
Vlissingen 1996
I Af6 2 c4 e5 3 dxes Ae4
d4
This variation has been popular
ever since Fajarowicz played it
against Steiner at Wiesbaden in
1928
4 ad2
a) 4 a3 b6 5adz (5 gd5 6c5! 6
9xa8 .Ab7 7 VxaT 6c6 when the
queens leaves the board) 5 ... gb7 6
6xe4 Axe4 7 9f4We7 8 e3 Ab7 9
Bc2 96 l0 AR 9.g7 I I 9e2 a,c6
12 Ag5 Be6 13 0-0-0 0-0 and
Black will restore material equality,
Miralles-Toulzac, Mulhouse 1998.
b) a Wc2 ds s aR (5 exd6l?
should be considered) 5 ... Af5 6
9b3 hcS 7 gdl 6c6 8 a3 dxc4 9
Uxd8+ trxd8 l0 3.g5 9.e7 I I AxeT
*xe7 t2 abd2 b5 13 ah4 g'e6 t4
93 trxd2 0-l Linn-Braemigk, Trier
1992.
4...6c5 5 6gR 6c6 6 b3 g5
A stunning way to create double-
edged play. A bishop on 97 and the
menace of g5-g4 combine to thwart
White's efforts to hold on to the
pawn.
7 €,b29g7 8 e3 d6 9 3.e2 dxe5
Kogan has a comfortable position
and White is unable to open up the
position in an effort to exploit the
pawn on 95.
l0 0-0 gfs 1l b4 hxb4 t2 Axes
9xe5 13 hxeS Wd6 14 e4 Wxe5 15
exf5 0-0-0
The pin on the d-frle is ominous
for White and he also has to cope
with ... 6bd3 when Black domi-
nates the game.
16 gA Wd17 Ae4 6xe4 18
Val AtZ 9xa7 6xB+ 20 gxf3
19
2,c621trab10-l
Budapest: 4 3.f4
Abatino-Chatelbafu
Cutro 1996
llll r d4 af6 2 c4 e5 3 dr6 Ogl
The Budapest Gambit rrdh
rapid piece development r r
pensation for the pawn defici-
4 9f4
a) 4 e3 6xe5 5 htrl anA c
al) 5 ... 3"U++ 0 g&. .5 7
oa6 8 9.e2 Ac5 9 0{ Ea6 tO
Axc3 1l 6xc3 gh6 12 g 6l
after j . .6e4 s5 14 ah5 uaz rs f4 9fi116
a,c6 17 b4 6e6 ls ad5t L-r
Andrade, Brasilia 199E.
tut
a2) 5 ... s6 6 af4 9-s7 7
8 Ae2 d6 9 0-0 a5 l0 fc2ft
trdl 6c5 12 R b613 Q.n td
9el Ec8 15 gf2 fs 16 Adt 0
'/l/z Mah-P ert, Witley 1996-
'ffi'T b) 4 e4 6xe5 5 f4 AEf (
%a%
s'% %a
6ec6 is also good) 6 9.e3 .t.}
6d2We7 8 gd3 gd6 9 tc24
l0 Wg4 696 I I tHH) {H
69f3 We7 with an extra p.r
Black. Lorscheid-Dunningf,
tend 1992.
aJier 6 ... 95
c)46RAc55e36c66t
e5 0-0 7 3.e2 EeS 8 0{ O.r
6xe5 6xe5 l0 b3 a5 I I -t.hl
t2 da4 gf8 13 f4 M tl6
15 trfi d6 16 cxd6 Uxd6 l7l
Axd6 l8 Eg3 Af8 19 Ac3
Shaked- Lalic. London l9{ll-
d) 4 Wd4 d6 5 exd6 .tJ
ue4+?! (6 afl!?) 6 ... 9-6'r,
0-0 8 aa waz s a\d4 .tD{
A 6fs geo ll 6xd6 cxd6 t2 g
13 Ef4 d4 t4 ale4 Ad5 15 B I
9lc5 We7 t7 ad3 6o0 ls m E
19 6xe5 6xe5 20 *D. B 2l .
dxe2 22 €.xe2 9xR 23 3'fll
24 Ehel 9xe2 25 te3 F
after l5 ...0-0-0 Beliavsky-Epishin. Reggio E
1991.
 Opening Surprises I l9

Budapest:4 A?l
Abatino-Chatalbashev
Cutro I998
tl I d4 af6 2 c4 e5 3 dxe5 694 L"1&L I
The Budapest Gambit relies on
rapid piece development as com-
pensation for the pawn deficit.
4 9"f4
a) 4 e3 6xe5 5 6h3 and now:
al) 5 ... gb4+ 6 fudz as 7 af4
6a6 8 Ae2 6c5 9 0-0 tra6 l0 9c3
9xc3 I I 6xc3 trh6 12 93 d6 13 a3
g
:ner 3 .. 95 14 ah5
gaz ts f4 gxf416 exPl
Q)e4 after 3 .. 6Sa
2,c6 1'7 b4 Ae618 ad5t Lima-De
Andrade, Brasilia 1998.
a2) 5 ... g6 6 at4 9,g7 7 hc3 0-0
l0 Wc2 6a6 1l
r. 8 9e2 d6 9 0-0 a5
trdl Ac5 12 R b613 gd2 g.d7 t4
ffi Ael trc8 15 Af2 f5 16 ad3 6cxd3
I /z-/z Mah-P ert, Witley I 998.
'

tr b) 4 e4 Axe5 5 fa 696 (5 ...

6ec6 is also good) 6 Ae3 9,b4+ 7
8)d2We7 8 gd3 Wao s 9c2 6xf4
10 Wga dg6 11 0-0-0 dc6 12
hgB We7 with an extra pawn for
Black. Lorscheid-Dunnington, Os-
tend 1992.
c) 4 afl Ac5 5 e3 6c6 6 hc3
4tter 6 ... 95 0-0 7 9,e2 tre8 8 0-0 6cxe5 9 after 5 ... d6
6xe5 6xe5 l0 b3 a5 ll 9.b2 tra6
t2 2,a4 gf8 13 f4 orc6 14 c5 Ea8
15 gR d6 16 cxd6 Wxd6 17 Uxd6
t& Axd6 18 Eg3 Af8 79 2,c3 t/rt/z
Shaked- Lalic. London 1997.
d) 4 Wd4 d6 5 exd6 9xd6 6
I la
He4+?l (6 AR!?) 6 ... 9e6 7 alc3
0-0 8 aR Baz s ad4 gxc4 l0
6tS Ae0 I I 6xd6 cxd6 12 93 d5
13 gf4 d4 14 De4 g"d5 ls R f5 16
6c5 Be7 t7 ad3 6c6 l8 h3 6ge5
19 bxe5 6xe5 2o *r2 $ 2r gd2 ru, '"ffi- %A
dxe2 22 9xe2 Axf3 23 9"b+ We6
24 Ehel 9xe2 25 Be3 fil 0-l
after l5 ... 0-0-0 Beliavsky-Epishin. Reggio Emilia, ctfter 8 .. o,c6
1991.
120 Opening Surprises

4... gb4+ 5 ad2 d6 Caro-Kann:3 UB

A relatively new idea to maintain Kennaugh-Eoute
the initiative. 5 afl 6c6 is more I Bri tish Championship I 9*
common.
6a3 le4c626c3d53Uf3
Alternatively: A good wal to avoid ttc r
a) 6 AgR dxe5 7 6xe5 9xd2+ 8 lines while at the sanre ' !F
9xd2 Uxd2+ 9 €xd2 6xf2 l0 trgl Black a few early problerrs.
aia6 ll ad3 ae4+ t2 *e3 6fO t: 3 ... e6
h3 .e"d7 14 Ae5 0-0-0,/z:Vz Gomez The solid reply. Other nxluGar
Esteban-Mohr, Maribor 1995.
g a) 3 ... d4 4 9.c4t aft (4 -
b) 6 exd6 gf6 7 6h3 Axf2 8 5 UxfT+ €d7 6 dxc3 gives e *
-
€xf2 9xh3 9 93 Axfl 10 trxfl nfter l2 Vc2 attack) 5 e5 dxc3 6 exft qG
Hd+* t1 gb3
&g2 9xd6 12 ad7 9xd2 exf6 8 0-0-0 9;e7 9 ll {=
(12 ... 0-0!?) 13 Ae3 Be5 14 c5+ b) 3 ... dxe4 4 axe4 Afl 5
Summerscale-Szabolcsi, French adf6 6 c3 6xe4 ? tlxe.l fi
Team Championship I 996. Bcz Wds e aa 9.fs lofue!
6 ... dxeS 7 rxb4 exf4 8 6gR ll axb3 a6 12 h4: Td
6c6 9 93 fxg3 l0 hxg3 6xb4 11 Shovunov, Maikop 1998-
Ba4+ 6c6 12 Wc2 c) 3 ... dfa + es afd7 5 ild
White has emerged from the {)tr: a0 7 dg5 Ue7 8 -g.d3 d
opening minus a pawn and desper- 2rc2 cxd4l0 9g3 f6 ll m ft
ately needing to catch up in 12 Axe5 fxe5 13 gxhT Ac6 fal
development.
12 ... h6 13 9;g2 0-0 14 0-0 Ee8
T- 'ffi *d7
Ad6
15 .e"go 9ro 16 f4 or
18 Atrl Ae5 19 ft€6+
l?
G
15 e3 gf6 16 tract 9f5 20 9tZt+ Galego-Izere- St*i
Black has a clear advantage. t992.
17 gb3 trab8 18 9a3 a5 19 Wc5 after 16 Af5 4 d4 af6 5 g.g5 dre4
trbd8 20 trfer b6 2r gbs ab4 22 Arapovic-Campora, Mdi
trc:6as trfI 6c5 0-l
23 1988. continued instead 5 - - -iG:
White can do little against the eS 6tdZ 7 9xe7 YxeT t USIC{
threat of 24 ... $.;d'7 which traps the fll c5 l0 hB cxd4 I I 6trd4 M
queen. For instance: 24 ad4 9.d7
25 3"c6 Axc626 Axc6 Exd2-+.
0-0-0 f6 13 Axd5! 9f7 tl3
14 Af5 Wn ts Ah6+wins) t4C
-a
with a big advantage-
6 6xe4 6aal t oaa t I
Ac4 0-0 9 6e2
The position has similaib t
French Defence but wirh thc F
on c6 Black's pieces are tm ld
tr 9 ... 6xe4 l0 ArcT IUI
Wxea 6f6 12 Eh4 bs 13 -tid
after 2j . Q)c5 A blunder, but 13 .-. h6 l{ D
is still slightly better for Whit
14 AxhT+ l-0
 Opening Surprises l2l

Caro-Kann: 3 9R
Kennaugh-Houska
L,rry_ British Championship I 998

1e4c626c3d53UR l
t'1v'

A
A good way to avoid the main
lines while at the same time giving
l
6Kt Black a few early problems.
3 ... e6
A The solid reply. Other moves are: illr
a) 3 ... d4 4 9c4l hrc g... dxc3 ,\
2l A
5 EfxfT+ €d7 6 dxc3 gives a strong
b t:$cz attack) 5 e5 dxc3 6 exf6 cxd2+ 7
9xd2 exf6 8 0-0-0 Ae7 9 Wg3+:. after j Vf3
b) 3 ... dxe4 4 dxeq 2,dl s dq
haro o c3 8\xe4 7 Wxe4 Are s
Et;i &
.rry, Wcz Wds 9 aR gf5 1o Hb3 9xb3
zati

&:'t; I
,N
ll axb3 a6 12 b4:
Shovunov, Maikop 1998.
Totsky-

*vt' 3.
c) 3 ... 6rc + eshraz s d4 e6 6
4ltr: ao 7 695 We7 8 9d: cs s
I ll
2,e2 cxd410 Bg3 f6 1l 6R Axe5
L,%L,ffi
A l2 6xe5 fxe5 13 AxhT hc6 14 0-0 %L%
w, a m- gd7 15 -Q"g0 Wr0 ft f4 e4 17 f5 % "ru-L%
A gd6 l8 gfil Ae5 1Q ftss+ Wxe6
%,ffi %w%
tr 20 gf7!+
+i1
1992.
Galego-Izeta, Seville
LruL% '&s
it6 Artt 4 d4 at6 5 g"g5 dxe4
Arapovic-Campora, Mendrisio
1988. continued instead 5 ... 9.e7 6 after 5 9g5
e5 afdT 7 9xe7 WxeT 8 Wg3 0-0 9
?1 c5 l0 6f3 cxd4 I I hxd4 4\c612

I o-o-0 f6 13 6xd5l Wrz it: ... exd5

14 af5 Wfz ts 6h6+ wins) 14 a,c7
ry. with a big advantage.
A
i 6 a,xe4 zlh,al
9c4 0-0 t he2
I o-o-o Ae7 8
I
The position has similarities to a
a French Defence but with the pawn
on c6 Black's pieces are too passive.

E,
9 ... Axe4 l0 9xe7 9xe7 1l
Wxe4 Af6 12 Eh4 b5 13 gd3 c5?? A
r23 hc-5 A blunder. but 13 ... h6 14 Ehel
is still slightly better for White.
l4 AxhT+ l-0 after l3 ... c5
122 Opening Surprises

f'rompowsky:2 ... orc4 Sicilian: Kan 6 O@

Bellon Lopez-Del Campo Carlsson-Mortcr$r
Cuba j,998 Copenhagen 1998

I d4 af6 2 9g5 Ael s gtrl

Though 3 9fit is now established
I "/ffi. le4c52af3e63daoa
dxd4 a6 5 gal af6
as the main move. the text also has a The most popular square fu
lot of merit. knight. ln Lesiege-Hellstn, h
3 ... c5 4 A 95 5 fxe4 gxh4 6 e3 A
,,ru da 1997, Black experimemdri
White has a wretched pawn struc- ... 2le7 and there follourd 6
ture but the open lines provide O,aca I Ae3 Axd4 8 .9.xd4 &
plenty of attacking opportunities.
6... gb6
The critical move has to be 6 ...
a ''ffi Ae3 Ae7 t0 adz trbs
exd5 exd5 13 f5 G0 14II5Ed
il
fi dl
trR gfll 16 trh3 h6 17 -g.xb!.h.
after 6 ej ad2
Ah6 when White has tried the 6
amazing 7 *D. and lived to tell the The text is rarely seen. Tb r
tale. A challenging idea is 7 9.c4 to moves are 6 c4 or 6 G0.
exert pressure on f7. Zlochevsky- 6... d5
Horvath. Bozen 1998, continued 7 The highly-rated Dani$ |
... Wuo (7 ... Axe3 8 gR) 8 6c3
bc6 t hge2 Axe3 l0 ad5 Ea5+
I takes the oppornrnity to
the centre, but this adr-
cE
ll b4 dxb4 12 dxe3 cxd4 13 0-0 flawed. In the gamc ffi
dxe3 14 AxfT+ SdS 15 gd4 trf8 a Hernandez, Chicago 1993. E
l6 Wg7+-. kept an eye on the e4-e5 a&r-
7 0c3! Ag7 6 ... 89c7. The game cmb
The tempting 7 ... Wxb2 leaves He2 d6 8 0-0 9e7 9 Ehl fr5
Black's king stranded after 8 ad5 c4 0-0 I I fil b6 12 a4b3 -tD1
€as s Ebl Wa3 lo Eh5 Wxa2 ll 0R es 14 f5 hc5 15 &.Es d
trdl 6c6 L2 aR 9a5+ 13 €f2 16 trgl trad8 17 3.c2 trfeS lt-l
cxd4 14 exd4 e6 15 9g5+ orc7 16 after l0 o,J3 9rs te g++:"
6e5 exd5 17 dxfT+ €e8 18 6xh8 7 e5 AfdT
Wuo ts Ae2 dxe4 20 gh5+ gd8 2l 7 ... Eb6 is necessary.
Ehel l-0 Gorelov-Kuzmin, Mos- 8 Axe6!
cow Champioinship 1988. A gaping hole is creacd i
8 Ads Bao s Uga Sf8 ro aR heart of Black's camp.
White is up against strong opposi- 8 ... fxe6 9 ghs+ g6 la ftf
hxg6 11 Uxg6+ 9e7 r2 Oc$

%,-,m,
tion but he has managed to create an
overwhelming position directly This brilliant idea. erpkii
from the opening. '* vulnerability of Black's ki"e h
10... e6 ll Wxh4 dc612 eS WUg
13 af6 d6 14 gbs dxe5 15 Axc6 % "ru,- %
be seen in advance.
12 ... gh6 13 ag5+ oft
bxc6 16 6xe5 9b4+ 17 c3 9xb2
18 0-0
LM, % A', A grim retreat but 6e elEl
is 13 ... Axg5 14 9g7-+ t:l
White's assault nears a crescendo. ad6 mate.
18 ... Wxc3 19 ads Af6 20 gxf6 after 18 0-0 14 AxdS dxc4 15 f,c7 $l
l-0 9xe6 l-0
 Opening Surprises 123

Sicilian: Kan 6 6d2

Carlsson-Mortensen
Copenhugen 1998 -

ll le4c52aRe63d4cxd44
dxd4 a6 5 gd3 af6
The most popular square for the
knight. ln Lesiege-Hellsten, Bermu- n
A
da 1997. Black experimented with 5
... De7 and there followed 6 0-0
olbce I Ae3 6xd4 8 9xd4 orc6 9
%%%%
AA A
A Ae3 Ae7 10 Ad2 trbS 11 f4 d5 t2
exd5 exd5 13 f5 0-0 14 gh5 treS 15
Ef3 gf8 16 trh3 h6 17 axh6!+-. after 6 0,d2
{ter 5 e3
6 ad2
The text is rarely seen. The main
moves are 6 c4 or 6 0-0.
6... d5
The highly-rated Danish player
to challenge
takes the opportunity
the centre. but this advance is
flawed. In the game Shikhman-
I
Hernandez, Chicago 1993, Black
kept an eye on the e4-e5 advance by
6 ... 9c7. The game continued 7
€hl abdT 10
We2 d6 8 o-o g"e7 9
A
ll ?r b6 t2 a4b3 gb7 13
c4 0-0
bR es 14 f5 hc5 15 Axc5 dxc5
16 trgl tradS 17 Ac2 Efe8 18 gd2
fu roal3 Am te g++: after 7 6fd7
7 e5 afdT
7 ... Efb6 rs necessary.
8 6xe6!
A gaping hole is created in the
heart of Black's camp.
8 ... fxe6 g WtrS+ 96 l0 Axg6+
hxg6 ll Wxg6+ &e7 12 0,c4l
I
This brilliant idea. exploiting the
vulnerability of Black's king, had to
be seen in advance.
12 ... gh6 13 g"gs+ gf8
A grim retreat but the alternative
is 13 ... Axg5 14 Wg7+ €e8 15
hd6 mate.
18 0-0 14 AxdS dxc4 15 3.c7 3"g7 16 cfter 12 . . gh6
$ter
BIxe6 l-0
124 Opening Surprises

Spanish: Berlin 4 d4 Spanish: Delayed Exch

Zapata-Antoniou McDonald-lYctr
Elista Olympiad 1998 London 1998

I e4 e5 2 0R 6c6 3 gb5 Af6 i%i, i Ie4e52aAac63-tf

erd
The solid Berlin variation.
4 d4t? %,ffi%
,,ry,
Aan Af6 5 0_0 9e7 6
This delayed capturc c (
Steering the game towards a criti- % to exploit the kingside pm
cal position at the earliest opportun- 'ffi,a ity traditionally associarcd r
ity; the usual line is 4 0-0 6xe4 5 Spanish Exchange Varirir
d4 ad6 6 9xc6 dxc6 7 dxe5 Afs s % without the need to swapqE
9xd8+ with the slightly better end- AA A 6 ... dxc6 7 9e2 Aga tB
ing for White. 94
4... exd4 McDonald follows an oU I
a) 4 ...6xd4 5 6xd4 c6 6 Ac4 after 4 d4 recommendation to uin e
exd4 i Wxd4 9b6 8 gd3 Ab++ g assessed as leading to a'r
c3 3"c5 l0 0-0 d5 1l exd5 0-0 12 b4 position. A quieter cout-r
cxd5 13 9xd5 6xd5 14 9xd5 Ae7 d3. was selected in t
15 Ae3 left White with an extra Ristic-Michalczak, h
pawn in Kaminski-Keitlinghaus, 1995, and the battle gst
Lazne Bohdanec 1996. L,ry "ru.L,ffi in the middlegame: 9 d3
- I
b) 4 ... Axe4 5 We2 6d6 6 9xc6 i^ ,ru, abd2 ad7 tt ac4 ffi
12 iD
dxc6 7 dxe5 6f5 8 3"g5 9c7 9 A 13 af5 o,e614 c3 c5 15 ell
9xe7 9xe7 l0 6c3 9e6 ll b4 0-0-0 l7 9e3+:.
0-0-0+: Zapata-Mitkov. Erevan
Olympiad 1996 g a trg8!
9 ... 996 r0 hre5 -Lla{

5 0-0 9"c5 A A star move. At a *&

5 ".. Ae7 is better when White finds a way to refute \Uhil'r
continues 6 Eel, intending e4-e5, tr'ffi. and so relegate the lir I
betbre taking on d4. after l0 d5 opening books to a minq frr
6 e5 ads 7 c3 0-0 8 cxd4 Ae7 9 t2 d3
Hn:6m ro as lf 12 gxf6 Black wire A
The central pawns have become a gxf6+ 13 dga f5 t4 B c.r
dominant force, obliging the knight h5 or 12 Ag4 is rebuffcdb
to return to its original square. Axc2! 13 gxf6 gxff id
l0 ... ab8 ll d6 cxd6 12 exd6 A L"ry_ Ad3 and ... f5.
Axd6 13 a4 a5 14 9.d3 ac6 15 12 ... gfS 13 trel eflt I
9xh7+! Ae6 15 gxf6 gxf6 16 A[l
Congratulations! The Greek Gift 16 6c4 merely delays t
is always a dangerous weapon. table upon 16 ... gds l7 tt
15 ... SxhT 16 Ag5+ S96
Was+ rs l8 1t{xd6+ gf6 19 Wg3 f4
17 w a rs gf4 Wrs-+.
16... Eds r7 q!?hr g.tr]
20Axf4 l-0 A
Black resigned in view of 20 ... tr,ffi.
Wxf4 21 Ae6+! Vxg3 22 AxfE+
&h6 23 ftg3+-. ctfter14..dc6
 Opening Surprises 125

Spanish: Delayed Exchange

McDonald-Wells
London 1998 -
I
le4e5zAnhc63gbsa64
I
gal6to 5 0-0 Ae7 6 9xc6
This delayed capture on c6 aims
to exploit the kingside pawn major-
ity traditionally associated with the A
Spanish Exchange Variation - but
without the need to swap queens.
6 ... dxc6 7 Be2 Ag4 8 h3 ghs 9 after 7 We2
94
McDonald follows an old Russian
recommendation to win a Pawn.
assessed as leading to an 'unclear' aCID E
position. A quieter continuation. 9
d3. was selected in the game I v& I I .,ry,

-t g' Ristic-Michalczak, Bundesliga I ,rrffi.,

rra
a$D
,,,'ffi ,,ru'
I ,,,ru
I 1995, and the battle got under waY
in the middlegame: 9 d3 gd6 l0
I abd2 ad7 t 4\c4 f6 t2 dd 6c5
13 aff 4\e614 c3 c5 l5 a3 gd7 16
6
A
b4 0-0-0 t7 Ae3+-.
9 ... 996 10 6xe5 Axe4 11 g5
a Eg8! D ^,,ru- tr
A A star move. At a stroke Wells
tinds a wav to refute White"s sel-up after I I trg8
and so relegate the line rn future
'l i/-i opening books to a minor footnote.
12 d3
If 12 gxf6 Black wins after 12 ... E I

gxf6+ 13 694 f5 14 f3 Ad5 l5 d3 I I I

l_E aOD h5 or 12 hg4 is rebuffed by 12 ...
I I
I
/lE
'ffi, I Axc2! 13 gxf6 gxf6 intending
Ad3 and
12 ...
... f5.
gfs 13 trel axm 14 €h2
Ae6 15 gxf6 gxf6 16 al3
16 hc4 merely delays the inevi- n
a
table upon 16 ... gd5 17 trgl 0-0-0 2l A
t8 At4 Bts-+
16... gds 17 ghr aa6 o-r
after 17 gd6

-;.- ,
4)cO
126 Opening Surprises

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: 5 ... e6 Unorthodox Knrght Flcr

Szenetra-Thiele Mueller-Pieper
Deiilsuu 1998 "ffi-E Eppingen ) 9':

I d4 af6 2 A)$ d5 3 e4 dxe4 4 I le4e52aflac63ic{id

R : r.::::
Guaranteed to make
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is the White pieces smile T':.,:
a romantic opening, sacrificing a long considered a begi:::-'. :
pawn for a direct attack which often it has been adopted as i :Lr:
rewards White with a spectacular weapon even by inlema:r:-= s
n n 4 6xe5?
vlctory. Since the publication of my A A
book on this opening I have found An altempt at ourright -:::-
that a great deal of interest has been is a mistake. Also possib.: ::r
generated in the gambit. Inevitably, a) 4 d3 hxf3+ 5 9rl} i:r :
after 4 /3
some lines have wobbled under Ac5 7 6c3 c6 g Ae-: ir.:_: n

closer scrutiny but practitioners 4]tio to Efl Be7 I I E:l ;:

have found plenty of new ideas for Ae6: Rambeau-Sailen--.. I
White.
4... exR 5 6xR e6
& 1993
b) 4 c3 6xR' 5 9r:J :-'
The Euwe Defence has a sound L"ry- d6 7 Ag5 Ae7 8 h-r
-'- :- .-
reputation. Instead Lane-Dutton,
Dartington 1995. continued 5 ... 96
I Werner-Vuckovic. Lenk I e!:
c) 4 6xd4 exd4 5 d3 dl t :l .
6 gd3 (6 Ac4 is the standard move) ,,m 7 6xc3 6ro s Ag) i:- - .-
6 ... Ag7 7 0-0 0-0 8 Wel (the illus- 10 f4 c6 ll e5? l=- -: -:
i j :-: I;5
trative game is a reminder that this E,A WxeT 13 EIe2 dxe5
is a standard theme) 8 ... abdT 9 A n *ht 6e3T Renaud-Tt-:: :
wh+ cs l0 d5 b6 11 ah6 gb7 ).2 U U
I 998.
{)95 Wc7 13 6e4 Be5 14 AxgT M, a... Bgs 5 6xf7
We5 15 2txf6 6xf6 16 trxf6l Bxd5 If : : -i.
5 2tg4 White lose.
17 ExfT+! trxf7 18 BxhT+ €to ts after 8Vel - :ii:, :
d5l but 5 Axf-
Wxg6+ €e5 20 hxfT+ &d4 2l sidered response. 5 i
Wg4+ 9e3 22 We2+ &f4 23 g3 White struggling For=i: :,-,=--:r:,
mate. 0-0 Wxe5 7 c3 Lco ! o: f
6gd3 Ae7 7 o-o o-o 8 Wel aCID
Axg8 trxgS lU : j
An easy transfer of the queen to
tlre kingside to help in the attack.
I (Tartakower) or 6 isr i-:
4\c2+l8 Wxc2 ElxgJ a i;r t
8 ... c5 9 dxcS Axc5+ l0 ghl l0 trfl hg4 intendinc l'-:i
4lc6ll Ag5 h6 12 gh4 Ae7 I I R? is crunched br I i,-n
l2 .. hxg5 fails after l3 bxg5 (Bucker).
treS 14 trxf6 Bxf6 15 Efl Wxfl+ A 5 ... Wxg2 6 6xh8
l6 Axfl Ad4 l7 Wtrstt. 5 %K n ,,,ru- White has been se. ,-,:
13 Axh6! Ae8 ,( trrcked since the plausib.=-. :':,r
If 13 ... gxh6 14 Hxh6 and hg5 %tr Efl allows 6 .. Eixej- - r:l
wrns. mate.
14 Ag5 f5 15 tradl gd7 16 gc4 after 12 . 9.e7 6 ... Wxhl+ 7 9fl Orst- E
Q:t6 n Efet Bc8 18 trxd7 l-0 d5 9 d3 6tt+ to €fl ih-r mer
 Opening Surprises 127

Unorthodox Ikight Hop

Mueller-Pieper
Eppingen l9$8 a
{'m 1 e4 e5 z Q)R 0rc6 3 gc4 ad4
Guaranteed to make a player with
the White pieces smile. Though
long considered a beginner's move
it has been adopted as a surprise
L% weapon even by internationals.
A
%a 4 6xe5?
An attempt at outright refutation
is a mistake. Also possible are:
a) 4 d3 6xf3+ 5 WxB Ufo o Uez aJier 3 ...Q:al
;ie. I R
Ac5 7 orc3 c6 8 9e3 Axe3 9 fxe3
ah6 r0 trfl tse7 I I ga d6 12 h3
9e6: Rambeau-Sallerin, Paris
& 1993. E%s%@T ',B

&t"ffi,t
b) 6xB+ 5 WxR af6 6 d4
4 c3
d6 7 9gs Ae7 8 h3 0-0 9 0-0+:
T
{',ruL%a I
Lffi% Werner-Vuckovic, Lenk I 994;
c) 4 6xd4 exd4 5 d3 d6 6 c3 dxc3
%%%%:
7 4fxc3 hf6 s Ags 9.e7 9 0-0 0-0
10 f4 c6 ll
e5? Q\g4 12 9'xe7
WxeT 13 Ue2 dxe5 14 h3 Wc5+ 15
*hl Oe3T Renaud-Toure, Elista K T-'T
1998.
a ... Wgs 5 6xf7
If 5 hg4 White loses a piece to 5 ctfter 5 NJ7
;.r;. i Uel d5! but 5 9"xf7+ needs a con-
sidered response. 5 ... *d8! leaves
White struggling. For instance: 6
0-o Bxe5 7 c3 0,c6 8 d4 gf6 9
Axg8 Exg8 l0 e5
(Tartakower) or 6 694 6tr0t Z c:
Wg6
I
A LIN.
2,c2+t8 Wxc2 Wxg4 9 Ac4 Uxg2
l0 trfl hg4 intending ... 6xh2 and
ll R? is crunched by ll ... he3-+
(Bucker).
5 ... Wxg2 6 Axh8
White has been well and truly
tncked since the plausible-looking 6
A
Efl allows 6 ... Bxe4+ 7 9"e2 6R
mate.
olre. I ) €,e7 6 ... 9xh1+ 7 .9ft Wxe4+ 8 Ae2 after l0 ... th3 mate
d5 9 d3 6ts+ to €fl Ah3 mate
 I28 Opening Surprises

Alekhine: 4 e6 ElePhant Gambrt. -: ''--'.=:

Kobas-Shabalov Dodson-Rogers
Philadelphia 1996 Nottinghtm i - -

le4at626c3d53e5
.ffit le4e52ARd5
3 d4 is a novel way of transposing Though played tbr i 3,:'--.

to the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. ::

years. the Elephant Gar:':.:
3 ... afdi 4 e6?l neglected in most operr:-::
A speculative pawn sacrifice to However, Jonathan R;:::.-,
stifl e Black's development. covery of many ne\i ;:rr -
4 ... fxe6 5 d4 c5 'rrur- n cently led to a minr-re'. r ..:
This is better than 5 ... 96 which Ai J ?lxe5
gives White a target. For instance: 6 a) 3 c3 dxe4 4 Ba-l- j-;- :
h4 af6 7 h5 hxh5 8 trxh5 gxh5 9
cLc6 6 ?-lxe5'.' Ee ::
Wxh5+ €d7 t0 hf: Ues (10 ... ctfter 4 e6 Choi-Shaughnessr. Eli.:: . r::
Ag7 11 gh6 Af6 12 6xd5l exd5 b) 3 exd5 Ad6 tthe c.c=- :
13 Wxd5+ €e8 t4 BtrS+ €az tS We2 4lfo 5 6c3 is grrrr i . i ',
0-0-0 with a great attack) I I We5 + 6c: 4lf0 5 d3 h6 6 i:- r
trg8 12 Axd5 Bd8 t3 af4 3,g7 t4 6 .. 0-0 7 0-0 abd- ! o-r :-l
M@"M: treS I0 6c+ 6bo I I -'l'.::
Wxe6+ l-0 Cheah-Dada. Manila
Olympiad 1992.
I AffiZ I Il Ael 6Uxas 1.1 irJi
:--,
6 dxcS A %t% c4 Q)f4 -+ Hyslop-Het\i=:. '

a1 6 Ad3 4)fo z dxcs 6c6 8 Ag5 L% Rapidplay 1995

3 ... ad6
s6 9 Am Ag7 l0 Df+ aq ll 6e4 %, ,Z Cochrane-StaunIon. ::.::-
e5 12 Axf6 exf6 13 AaO+
6e2 Ba5+ l5 Eild2 Wxc5-+
€fS t+
Jacobs- Z^ n
continued instead -1 E:- : -
5 6c3?! fxe5 6 i \c:- !:-
L

Shabalov, Philadelphia 1997. A A %T. A N

b) 6 afl 6c6 7 aUS eSZr 1Z ... Ae6 8 0-0 c6 9 I-l .r:-' .

Wazr t l exd5 ird-< .1 -r l

96!?) 8 dxe5 e6 S $:gS 2,a410 Bg4
We7 1l A)xhi dxc2+ t2 €dl qfter 7 q\fi Wh5* winning
Dxal 13 6xd5 exd5 14 Ag5 9xe5 4 d4 dxe4 5 ac3 lf6 h iE
15 BhS+ l-0 Hector-Konopka, 7 Ac4 0-0 s 0-0 Abd-
Bundesliga 1997. Rogers is keen tr' ir., - rr.:
6 ...6c6 7 0:n ao central knight to rncril:;'--,.
Because 1 ... 6xc5 is met by 8
of his dark-squared c:..-.:: -
Ab5 with some play for the pawn. b8-h2 diagonal.
8 Ae3 6ro s Ad4 Wc7 ro gd3 9 AxdT WxdT l0 -i-rfo gr
96 ll 0-0-0 9g7 12 h4? e5 R EaeS 12 6xe.l irel l-r
The threat is ... e5-e4. Exe4 14 gh5 A\hl-:
It tums out that. rl3ii-ir
13 Axe5 hxeS 14 9g3
If' 14 We2 White has not much for
//, A-g 62; doubled fi-pawns. the.i' :. ..
the piece after 14 ... af7 15 6xd5
6xd5 16 Lxgt Df+ 17 Be3 trg8.
8,L Arrl ,L A more exposed than
15 €xh2 Wxd4 16 S-r
Bla:i.
3r
:

14 ...6-:,e415 Axe4 dxe4 16 Eel

tr12 Efe8 18 trafl Eel le
6as+ o-t tr8e6 20 *h3 tr6e5 ll grto
a/ier l) . e5 22 &g2 BaS+ Z: Ein =tr:- 0
 Opening Surprises 129

Elephant Gambit: 3 hxe5

Dodson-Rogers
Nottingham l9!0

I le4e52aRd5 I
Though played for years and
years. the Elephant Gambit remains
neglected in most opening books.
However, Jonathan Rogers's dis-
covery of many new ideas has re- D
cently led to a mini-revival. A
3 6xe5
a) 3 c3 dxe4 4 Wa4+ gd7 5 Uxe4
orc6 6 hxe5? We7 1 d4 f6-+
after 2 ... d5
;fter 4 e6 Choi-Shaughnessy, Elista 1 998.
b) 3 exd5 Aa6 (ttre older 3 ... e4 4
Ve2 hf6 5 6c3 is good for White)
4 a,c3 af6 5 d3 h6 6 Ae2 (6 g3!?)
6 ... 0-0 7 0-0 abdT 8 d4 e4 9 N2
H &
treS 1o 0c4 6be ll 6xd6 !&xd6
t2 Ae3 6bxas 13 6xd5 6xd5 14
A% A I
c4 df4-+ Hyslop-Hebden, London
ru
Rapidplay 1995.
3... gd6
Cochrane-Staunton, London 1842
continued instead 3 ... We7 4 d4 f6 n
5 hc3?! fxe5 6 2txd5 Wf7 7 $".c4 A A
Ae6 8 0-0 c6 9 ?l cxd5 l0 fxe5 tr
Wazr tl exd5 Axd5 12 e6 Wc6 13
. Wh5* winning. after 8 ..6taz
| -A/q"ll
4 d4 dxe4 s A* 610 6 gg5 gfs
Jne -1

7 3-c4 0-0 8 0-0 abdT

Rogers is keen to exchange the
central knight to increase the scope
of his dark-squared bishop on the
b8-h2 diagonal.
I I I
9 6xd7 WxdT r0 Axf6 gxf6 ll
R EaeS 12 6xe4 9xe4 13 fxe4
Exe4 14 Htrs 9xtrz+:
It turns out that, despite the
doubled Fpawns, the white king is w'T
n
more exposed than Black's. A 2l
15 €xh2 Wxd4 16 93 Wxc4 17
Et2 trfe8 18 trafl tre2 19 gf5
tr8e6 20 €h3 E6e5 21 Wxf6 trh5+ after2j...trhZ+
afterl]..e5 22*g2 Was+ zs Bn trnz+ o-r
I j() Opening Surprises
Conclusion
The impact of a new idea in the
opening can be truly dramatic.
There is no shortage of games
where an unusual move backed up
by a logical plan leads to an im-
mediate collapse of the opponent's
defence.
In Szenetra-Thiele White adopts a 3
straightforward attacking plan and
reaps the rewards-all because
Black is unfamiliar with his oppo-
nent's formation and struggles in
vain to find the right response.
But beware-there are exceptions
too! In Kobas-Shabalov. White tries
out a forgotten varialion in an at-
tempt to complicate matters, but his
well-prepared opponent refutes the
line and hangs on to the sacrificed
pawn.
The Art of Attack
I Choose an opening surprise that
you think will be unsettling for
typical opponent.
2 Play the new idea at an early
stage of the game so that your oppo-
nent will not have a chance to devi-
ate from the prepared line.
Back up each idea with a plan
and not just a one move trick.
The Art of Defence
1 Remain calm and don't panic-
this is rule No. l! You need a little
time to adjust to the change in
clrcumstances.
2 Pounce upon and refute any
dubious line.
3 Reject the offer to enter wild
complications. Your opponent will
probably be aware of the various
tricks and traps-so side-step any
preparation and find a solid reply.
a
9 Lack ,
It makes sense ILl d:'=.i:
pieces to their optimun: s--. :
that they are handill p.::+;
tack or defence. fhe c:::e
should be advanced :.. rr:
bishops and the queen ::i--
the knrghts havc bes: :e.
and the squares benre:- ---,,
and rook are \ acan: a.'
r:J. ::
contempIate castlrns
plar Hr,;:i
the rooks into
practice, such a :.,::
development rarelv rrc --:-:-.
most opentng \'zfliiit:,r.-: :i
require the advanc: : :
pawns, repeated mL1\ e> ..
same prece. or a neeci :,: :<i
individual threats
Dr Siegbert Tarras::. i
chess player and tca;L.=::-:
good old days. procla::.:c
one piece stands b.r: : z
pieces stand badly I.-.=:e
words are never trucr ::-:-
following games \\ her= ---.:
gets into difficulties 'r'e.a-
preces remain rooted :.- --.e-'
lnal squares. An obr rou-i 3\!:
Mah-Vukovrc where B.::r
under a direct attack :i.-1::--.-
the opening and rs ior;:c ::
befbre he has developec r--E:i
of his pieces. The gar.,; I:-:
Polugaevsky shous ho; 3i
top level, a tricky openrn: :.--'.
dazzling tactics can :..-- l3i
badly developed oppor: e::
rArt of Attack
r qening surprise that
,i, be unsettling for a
E
E rl idea at an early 9 Lack of Development
!G so that your oppo-
I hue a chance to devi-
rpared line.
p ah idea with a plan It makes sense to develop your
ec move trick. pieces to their optimum squares so
that they are handily placed for at-
tack or defence. The centre pawns
I Art of Defence
should be advanced to free the
telm and don't panic- bishops and the queen; then, when
r
llo-ll You need a little the knights have been developed
and the squares between the king
Ia to the change in and rook are vacant" you can
la
r Ton and refute any contemplate castling and bringing
the rooks into play. However, in
t offer to enter wild practice, such a continuous
r Your opponent will development rarely occurs, since
G trlxre of the various most opening variations tend to
EPr-so side-step any require the advance of several
d find a solid reply. pawns, repeated moves with the
same piece. or a need to deal with
individual threats"
Dr Siegbert Tarrasch, a great
chess player and teacher from the
good old days, proclaimed that if
one piece stands badly, all the
pieces stand badly. These wise
words are never truer than in the
following games where the loser
gets into difficulties because his
pieces remain rooted to their orig-
inal squares. An obvious example is
Mah-Vukovic where Black comes
under a direct attack straight out of
the opening and is forced to resign
befbre he has developed hardly any
of his pieces. The game Taimanov-
Polugaevsky shows how, even at
top level, a tricky opening and some
dazzling tactics can soon destroy a
badly developed opponent.
If you think that no one falls for
an opening trick once it has been
published, then take a look at the
number of people that have fallen
victim to traps given here. This
should convince you that it is
possible to gain victory in the
opening with relatively littte
knowledge.
Sacrificing at an early stage to
take advantage ofpoor development
is the theme of the game Ady-
diffr
Waitzkin which underlines the
culties of manoeuvring pieces when
under attack-a defensive task
which should never be underesti-
mated. Pinter-Tkachiev shows a
more subtle approach with Black
gambiting a pawn simply for active
play. In the end, White's inability to
develop his kingside contributes
greatly to his downfall.
'The threat is stronger than the ex-
ecution' is a suitable slogan for the
game Nunn-Kopec. Black feels so
endangered by White's initiative
that he lacks the confidence to
castle. This upsets the coordination
of his pieces to such an extent that
he finds it impossible to defend
himself along the open lines leading
to his king. Meanwhile Miladinovic-
Christenson shows how a slightly
unusual opening can work wonders.
Black falters at a critical early stage
of the opening and falls for an un-
likely mating attack.
l-12 Lack of Development

Dutch: 3 d5 9 ... Ae6. The continuahon szc l(

Miles-Vaisser Wc3 95 ll 93 Ag7 t2V&. Ehs l:
Elista Olympiad 1998 6a 6u A 9g2 d5 with atrectil
chances for Black. Howevcr, I b
ld4e62af3f53d5 lieve there is a big improveqr h
You will have a hard time frnding White by playipg l0 9.g5l sEl
analysis on this move in books on neutralises Black's initiatfuE- Fq
the Dutch Defence. Long example: 10 ... 9xb3 ll -t-8,
considered a minor side-line, it has 9xe7 12 axb3 leaves Whir e prr
suddenly become popular. The main up in the ending or l0 --. tf, ll
idea is to stop Black adopting his Wa:ltt Wa3 and While br t
favourite Stonewall pawn formation better chances.
with ... d5. l0 Be3 Ee4!?
3 ... exd5 It might be better to adopt a u
after 3 d5 restrained policy by playing lO
Others:
Ae6 to avoid the exctlagr d
-
a; 3 ... Ad6 4 dxe6 dxe6 5 e4 fxe4
6 2,g5 S.b4+ 7 c3 Wxdl+ 8 €xdl queens.
Ae7 9 6xe4 6f6 l0 gd3 Ac6 l l rr gd2 6u+ rz Uar
abd2 gd7 12 trel ae5 13 gfl @T. An incredible position rEf
bn ru *c2 gave White the slightly seems to defo most of the pciid
better chances thanks to Black's
% rules of chess. Miles has grabbcd :
weak e6 pawn in Hauchard-Roos, pawn and is now hoping to rEil
French Championship 1994. Black's attack by means of c3 E
b) 3 ... gb4+ 4 c3 (4 9'd2 ue7 5 Iowed by adz-R. Vaisser's titgEd
cq dfO 6 6c3 is an interesting alter- problem is to stop smiling!
native for White) 4 .." gd6 5 g3 t2 ...trd413 ail2 t4 t1.,!
6rO 6 dxe6 dxe6 7 Abd2 0-0 8 Ac4 Lru-
,rffirg 14 c3 forks two pieces ad &
Ve7 9 Afil gxtlt l0 gxf4 b6 I I allows 14... Ad3 mate!
9s2 Ab7 t2 0-0 abdT 13 0fe5: 14... ads 15 c3 ad!
Ward-Holst, Copenhagen 1998. after 5 695 The only way to save the rod r
4 9xd5 d6 5 Ag5 9e7 6 6xh7! 15 ... trd3 loses after 16 gc] 6fi
The point of the preceding moves 17 gdl.
is revealed. White wins a pawn but 16 fxe3 Wne+ tz 93 frgs ft.etl
must now allow his queen to be
gxh2+!
chased around the board ifhe wants The imaginative 18 -.- 3-h3 E
to hang on to the extra material. to impress after 19 exd4 3.xg2 2!
6 ... c6 7 gb3 trxh7 hRI 9xfi 2l exf3 g2- D. *2
If 7 ... Ae6 then 8 Ug3, threaten- gxhl:W 23 9xhl when Sihile r
ing 9 B96-. is good for White. mains a pawn up without hari4 n
8 9xg8 trh4 fear a vicious attack.
Now the threat is ... Ae6 to trap 19 €fi Ef6+ 20 €el
the queen. Not 20 gR?? gh3+ 2l CE }{
99u3 Aa6 mate.
gh4+ 2l @f7'/*y2
In the game Agrest-Karlsson, 20 ...
Stockholm 1997. Black tried a di- after 9 . .o,a6
rect attack on the white queen with
 Lack of Development l3 j

9 ... Ae6. The continuation was l0

Hc3 95 ll 93 Ag7 t2gd2 Eh5 13
2rcZ 2ld1 14 9g2 d5 with attacking
chances for Black. However, I be-
lieve there is a big improvement for
White by playing 10 Ag5! which l'm
L% neutralises Black's initiative. For %
{1i4l','% example: l0 ... Axb3 ll Lxe't
9,xe7 12 axb3 leaves White a pawn
up in the ending or 10 ... Wn tt
Ua:lt t Wa3 and White has the
better chances.
l0 Be3 Ee4!?
It might be better to adopt a more after l2Vdl
lb3ds restrained policy by playing l0 ...
Ae6 to avoid the exchange of
queens.
1r gd2 6ul rz gar
*"/&a
1l
An incredible position which
seems to defu most of the positional I
rules of chess. Miles has grabbed a
pawn and is now hoping to rebuff
Black's attack by means of c3 fol-
lowed by ad2-R. Vaisser's biggest
problem is to stop smiling!
12 ... trd4 t3 ad2 f4 14 t3
AA 14 c3 forks two pieces and also
atlows l4 ... 6d3 matel
14 ... ad5 15 c3 he3! after l5 ... de3
<48,-t The only way to save the rook as
? 15 ... trd3 loses after 16 Bc2 Af5
gdl.
17
16 fxe3 gtr++ tz 93 fxg3 fS 9g2
gxh2+! @"ru ,,ry,
The imaginative 18 ... Ah3 fails
to impress after 19 exd4 9xg2 20
,ry ,,M,

Af3! .9"xR 2l exB 92+ 22 *e2

gxhl:B 23 9xhl when White re-
mains a pawn up without having to ru
.E,,
fear a vicious attack.
.rrffi
19 €fi 9ro+ zo €el ,A
A .E
AA Not 20 Agzr 9n:+ 2t *nWh4
mate.
20 ... wh4+ 2t &ft'/,-,/,
after 19 Wf6+
b9 aa6
134 Luck of Development
QGD Tarrasch: 5 e4
Mah-Vuckovic
European U-16s. Zagan 1995
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Ac3 c5 4 cxd5
exd5 5 e4
An ambitious line which seeks to
put Black under pressure by bom-
barding him with tactics.
5... dxe4
The choice in the stem game of
this variation was 5 ... Ac6 which
continued 6 exd5 dxd4 7 aA (7
dge2!?) 7 ... 6xR+ 8 UxB gd6 9
gb5+ gd7 l0 0-0 de7 tl 9g5
0-0: Marshall-Schlechter, Monte
Carlo 1904.
9c4
6 =fill G5
After 6 d5 Black survives after
... fs 7 gf4 gd6 8 gus+ &n s
ah3 af6 l0 Ac4 a611 a4h6:+.
6... cxd4?
He should pay more attention to
his development and try 6 ... 6c6,
e.g. 7 d5 6e5 8 6xe4 6xc4 9
9a4+ Ad7 l0 Uxc4 Ue7 I I Ag5
f6 t2 s".e3 bs 13 Ed3 c4 t4 Vd4
Be5 with equal chances as in
Summerscale-Gershon, Tel Aviv
1997.
z guSr Wezt
a) 7 ... dxc3? 8 AxfT+ *di
9 9,t4
Wuo to Edt+ €e7 gd6+ gf6
ll
12 &e5+! *e7 13 Axg8 Wxb3 14
9xb3 cxb2 15 9xb2 gives White
compensation for the pawn.
b) 7 ...WaZ is still in White's fa-
vour after 8 6xe4 We7 9 €fl.
8ads gaz s Ate gao ro 9g3
Axf4 ll gxf4 €d8 12 9e5 Ac6
12 ... f5 is necessary to defend 97
when 13 Wxd4 6f6 14 0-0-0 grves
White the better game.
13 WxgT Vg4 t4 Wn+ €aZ ts
Wxf/+ €d8 f6 Uc7+ €e8 17 Ed6
l-0
QGD:4 Ua4*
Taimanov-Polugeewty
USSR Championship 19fr
ld4d52c4dxc43AI3il
ga4+ abdT
It is possible to transp(Ee b r
lines after 4 ... olc6 or ,{ --- 6
,-
,ffi
',ru
playing 5 Uxc4. Also psiblc
a\ 4 ... Waz s Yxc+ Ucr 6 eI
Ae6 7 9xc6+ 6xc6 8 a3
... 0-0-0 9 e3 3.d5 l0
(t
At'6
b4 OGa
w.ffi.Lffitr 6xe4 9xe4 12 9;b2 a6 13 &
Fedorowicz-Shirazi, USA Ch lI
after 5 e4 b) 4 ... gd7 5 9xc,1 e6 6 -t
€.c6 7 Ac3 AxR 8 gxA cf 9
abdT lo 9-e2 fuei ll 3.b4 o{
Ag3 a6 13 0-0 Ec8 14
dxc5 b5 16 Ydi 6xcS tZ !:
6
I trftd8 l8 Eacl:
Lrnares 1997.
Pik i-Ifr
56c3e66e4c57d5
It should be noted 6ar rr* pt
A tion can arise from a rzh;r
move-orders such as I d4 * 2
e6 3 Af3 d5 4 ac3 dxc4 5 G
AA AbdT 6 e4 c5 7 d5 or I d4 d5 2{
6f0 : c+ dxc4 4 Ocf ec S tz
abdi 6e4c5i d5.
after 9 9f4 7 ... exd5 8 e5 d4
Keres suggested 8 .-. b5 sH
probably the only way fa Hd
avoid disaster. One u'ay o cd
is with 9 Uxb5 trb8 l0 lel Or
exf6 dxc3 12 9xc4 Eb{! (12
cxb2? allows a brilliant fioil I
13 AxfT+! €xf7 14 aC5* iffi
Wc6+ €f5 16 Ue6 'nae) 13l
6xf6 14 AxfT+ €e7 t5 Id
€xd8 16 bxc3 Ee4+ 17 ic} (
lS gb3 hg4 when Whia is slil
better according to an elyi
Ftacnik.
9 9xc4 dxc3 l0 erf6 Ufi
after l2Ve5 It a hopeless case for BLct b
and wriggle out of the dirE sid
 Lack of Development 135

QGD: 4 Ua4+
Taimanov-Polugaevsky
USSR Championship 1960

I d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 AR ajts q I
Wa4+ abdT
It is possible to transpose to main
lines after 4 ... orc6 or 4 ... c6 by
playing 5 Wxc4. Also possible: I
a) 4 ... gd7 5 Uxc4 Uc6 6 abd2
Ae6 7 9xc6+ Axc6 8 a3 (8 gb5) 8
... 0-0-0 9 e3 9"d5 lo M 6e4 11
6xe4 9xe4 12 S,bz a6 13 9e2:
Fedorowicz-Shirazi, USA Ch 1984.
after 4Va4+
b) 4 ... Aaz s 9xc4 e6 6 Ag5
9-c6 7 6c3 Axf3 8 gxf3 c6 9 e3
abdT lo g'e2 3.e7 ll gh4 o-o 12
9,g3 a613 0-0 trc8 14 trfdl c5 15
dxc5 b5 16 Ed3 6xc5 17 Uxd8
I I Eftd8 l8 Eacl:
Linares 1997.
Piket-Nikolic.

56c3e66e4c57d5
It should be noted that this posi-
I tion can arise from a variety of
move-orders such as I d4 af6 2 c4
e6 3 6fl d5 4 hc3 dxc4 5 9a4+
abd7 6 e4 c5 7 d5 or I d4 d5 2 aR
ortt I cq dxc4 4 6c3 e6 5 Ha4+
o,au s e4 c5 7 d5.
7 ... exdS 8 e5 d4 after 8 e5
Keres suggested 8 ... b5 which is
probably the only way for Black to
avoid disaster. One way to continue
is with 9 Wxb5 Eb8 l0 Wa4 d4 I I
exf6 dxc3 12 9xc4 trb4! (12 ...
cxb2? allows a brilliant finish after
13 AxfT+! €xf/ 14 695+ €xf6 15
gc6+ €f5 16 We6 mate) 13 Udl
6xf6 14 AxfT+ €e7 15 9xd8+
€xd8 16 bxc3 Ee4+ 17 Ae3 €e7
l8 gb3 694 when White is slightly
better according to an analysis by
Ftacnik"
9 9xc4 dxc3 10 exf6 Hxf6

$er I2Ve5
It a hopeless case for Black to try after ll ...Vc6
and wriggle out of the dire situation
l -16 Lack of Development

with l0 ... gxf6. I was lured into this Sicilian: Kalashnikov

dreadful position against Kinsman Ady-Waitzkin
at Wrexham 1997 and soon suc- New York 1998
cumbed upon 11 0-0 Ag7 12 Eel+
gf8 13 Ar+ 6eS 14 tradl 9e7 15 I A I 6R 6c6 3 d{ Graa
e4 c5 2
bxc3 Ag4 16 3"ds 9'.d7 L7 Ve4 hxd4 abs d6
e5 5
tre8 18 Ah++-. I quickly found out An enterprising variatim rl
from my opponent why the game differs from the more ff
was watched with particular interest Sveshnikov in that the king"s tal
by Taimanov! can be moved to e7 rather ff- Tl
rr Ag5 Wc6 12 0-0-0! A move-order makes it avkrzd I
A fantastic decision-abandoning White to judge the correct plr-
the queen to allow the rooks to enter 0 6tc:
the attack. A clear case ofthe perils 'Ihis tactical approach rs
after l5 9'b5 ryucd,
of poor development. Ady's aggressive style. 6 c.l rs i
12 ".. cxb2+ positional move. in order rc p
The queen is taboo as 12 ... 9xa4 space on the queenside and s
loses after 13 Ehel+ A.e7 14Exe7+ the d5 square.
ef8 15 ExfT+ €g8 16 trftd7+ 6 ... a6 7 aa3 b5 S ad5 A.d,
Vxc417 trd8+ ef7 18 0e4+ €xe6 A speciality of Wair'kin-
19 6xc4+-. The only other move 9 Ag5 h6 l0 Axb5+!?
that represents a chance for Black is ,,ru A calculated gamble to Et a
12 ... 9e7. However, the game take advantage of Black's fu
Garcia Palermo-Gelfand, Oakham preces"
1988. will hardly inspire confi- l0 ... axb5 11 6xb5 t{ I
dence. The game continued: l3 4)ac7+ €d7 gd213
EIxc6 bxc6 14 AxeT cxb2+ 15 White wants to take the ro*' r
Sxb2 €xe7 16 Ehel+ €d8 17 ae5 a6 without allowing 13 -.- U.5+-
Sc7 l8 6xd7 AxdT 19 Ee7 tradS 13 gd2 is also plr5ral
20 9xf7 EhfS 2t R l-0 after 18 .. *e7 Edelman-Khan, Philedelphh l!
13 €xb2 9.e7 14 Ehel f6 15 ended in a brilliant victory efu I
gbs Uaz nxgs 14 6xa6 %o ls h
All of White's pieces are poised af6 16 0-0-o Ac6 17 ,xg, ft
for the onslaught, 18 a4 6xe4 19 9g4* 6 20 Ut
15 ... Eb6 16
9xd7+ Sf818 trxe7!
€cl fxg5 tj ll at62t Ufl+ gez 2ztrxdp-giti
We6+ *d8 24 9xe5 l{.
The most efficient way to end the 13 ... Eb6
game. It might be better to cosib I
18 ... €xe7 19 We4+ gdS 20 ... Ec6 but White still bas.5
ArS+ €cZ 21 9e5+ *c6 22 Ed6+ initiative.
€us z: Wuz+ r-o 14 c4 9.a6?
Black cracks under thc Ftu
The threat of c4-c5 sugg€s ll
trc6.
after 2 j Vb2+ 15 9a5 Axb5 16 LxbS 6rf I
c5 af6 18 Aa6 1-0
 Lack of Development I j7

Sicilian: Kalashnikov
Ady-lYaitzkin
New York 1998 -

1 e4 c5 2 6R 0.c6 3 d4 cxd4 4
6xd4 e5 5 abs d6
An enterprising variation which
differs from the more familiar
''%a Sveshnikov in that the king's knight
can be moved to e7 rather f6. This
move-order makes it awkward for
White to judge the correct plan.
o 6tc:
rptsaus 'Ihis tactical approach
rs typical of
after 5 ... d6
Ady's aggressive sffle. 6 c4 is the
:
positional move" in order to gain
) space on the queenside and secure
the d5 square.
gN@,,ru^
g. I
6 ... a6 7 6a3 b5 g 6d5 hceT
A speciality of Waitzkin.
9 Ag5 h6 l0 Axb5+!?
% 'ffiL'T-
A calculated gamble to try and
take advantage of Black's dormant
pleces. A
10 ... axbS 11 6xb5 tra6 12
%
hdcz+ gd7 13 gd2
White wants to take the rook on AA A
a6 without allowing l3 ... Ua5+.
13 WaZ is also playable.
$Ecr 1S *e7 Edelman-Khan, Philadelphia 1998, after 9 ... h6
ended in a brilliant victory after 13
Wd2 hxg5 14 Dxa6 Wb6 15 6acz
af6 16 o-o-o 6c6 17 9xgs Ad4
18 a4 6xe4 19 9g4+ f5 20 Wg6
at6 2t uflz+ ae7 22 Exd4 Ef8 23
Weo+ Sd8 241i9xe5 l-0. 'rru,
789
13 ... Eb6
It might be better to consider 13
... Ec6 but White still has a strong
a
initiative.
14 c4 9.a6? ,,ry,
Black cracks under the pressure.
The threat of c4-c5 suggests 14 ...
aco.
rlb 23Vb2+ 15 9a5 9xb5 16 Axb6 9c6 17 after 14 c4
cs Ar0 l8 ha6 l-0
I 38 Lack of Development
Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer
Nunn-Kopec
British National League 1998
le4c52af3d63d4cxd44
Axd4 af6 5 6c3 6c6 6 Ag5 e6 7
Uaz ao 8 o-o-o gd7 9 R
By adopting this rarely seen line
Nunn avoids the mass of theory as-
sociated with 9 f4. White's basic
idea is to keep his options open and
contemplate a kingside pawn storm
with h4 and 94.
9...6xd4
The game Nunn-Ydeslaver, Leeu-
warden 1995, saw 9 ... 9.e7 which is
a popular reply: l0 h4 trcS ll Ebl
h6 12 6xc6 9xc6 13 Le3 d5 14 e5
6al s flt 3.xh4 16 gd4 9.e7 t7
gf2 b5 18 f5 with a terrific attack.
l0 Uxd4 b5 ll f4
Black has developed his queen-
side swiftly but at the cost of leav-
ing his king in the middle of
board. This inspires Nunn to open
up the centre.
11 ... 3"e7 12 e5 dxe5 13 fxe5
6aS U 9xe7 6xe7 15 gd3 gc7
It is already difficult for Kopec to
harmonise his pieces because l5 ...
0-0 is wellmet by 16 AxhT+! €xh7
l7 Vxd7.
t6 ae4 Olts tl Uf2 9xe5?!
In a diffrcult position the lure of
free pawn proves too much. The al-
ternative 17 ... 0-0 18 94 oc7
640 9.c0 20 Ehfl is better for
White.
18 94 ah6 19 trhel ac6
Axb5! 9c7
If 20 ... axb5 then 2l Ad6+ wins
the queen.
2r ad6+ l-0
Black resigned in view of 21 ...
&fB 22 Uc5! axb5 23 af5+ @g8 24
6e7+ €f8 25 6d5+ wins.
Pirc: 150 Attack
Lane-Bernrrd
Huy 1992
%{T l I e4 d6 2 d4 af6 3 Oc3 t5
L'ffi % Ae3 9g7 s gd2
The slight difference betsctn li
and other Ae3 lines is rh*t h
% 'ffi_ '%t
White retains the option of B- r*
A% than 6R, to accelerate thc d
L,-L'M, This line is very popular *ith Erg
lish amateurs who chose fu n
'150' trecause, according to th d
fashioned English gradmg syrE
after 9 J3
this is the strength of a deccr cl
player. A translation to Elo rd
be the less colourful 'l8m Aft'.+"-
5 ... c6
Black wants to disra WE
from launching an imminem li
side attack by instigating <lEdl
play. In the game I-aneMiks, L
Touquet 1990. I met 5 .-- Ac6 rf
the 6 R to help a kingside past tu
and soon had a powerful arract 6 -
0-0 7 0-0-0 e5 8 6ge2 9.d7 9 fr
l
gusz to 94 b5 gM -e.xx u
Wxh6 6xd4 13 95! 6et l.t fui
exd4 15 bas fs rc *7- i?f, t'
after 15 9'd3 WxhT+ 697 18 exf5+-.
6 gh6 9xh6 7 9xto ElS t ar
huaz s 6rs Uns
Black would be happy to q
a queens to avoid the attack
r0 Ud2 Wa5 lr UM lr5 [
19 Wru6u0 t3ilYg4l4tc3C!{t
A hot pawn but orhersire t
queen will be chased arcrd t
20 board anyway. Black's maiE prd
lem is that his developrrerr b p
and White is threatening to qtr q
the centre.
15 Egr Un: r0 as 6uaz n4
Wtrs tt Egs Utro 19 e5 Aas t
after19..9.c6 0xd5 cxd5 2l exd6 e6 22 0{}{
23 Exg6+! l-0
 Lack of Development I j9

Pirc: 150 Attack

Lane-Bernard
Huy 1992

1 e4 d6 2 d4 af6 3 6c3 96 4 ll
* Ae3 9g7 s gd2
The slight difference between this
and other 9e3 lines is that here
tri White retains the option of R, rather
than 6R, to accelerate the attack.
This line is very popular with Eng-
* lish amateurs who chose the name
'150'because, according to the old
fashioned English grading system.
dter 913 nfter 5Vd2
this is the strength of a decent club
player. A translation to Elo would
be the less colourful ' I 800 Attack'.
5 ... c6
Black wants to distract White
t XL
I
from launching an imminent king-
side attack by instigating queenside
I
w,,ru, play. In the game Lane-Miles, Le
Touquet 1990, I met 5 ... 6c6 with
w 6 R to help a kingside pawn storm
and soon had a powerful attack: 6 ...
3. % 0-0 7 0-0-0 e5 8 6ge2 gd7 9 €bl
w A gusz to 94 b5 ll gh6 9xh6 12
Hxh6 Axd4 13 95! 6e8 14 6xd4
exd4 15 6as rs ft a,e7+ *f7 17
$* l-t Adj WxhT+ 697 18 exf5+-. after 9... UlzS
6 gh6 Axh6 7 Uxh6 9a5 8 gd3
Auaz s 6n Wns
Black would be happy to swap
queens to avoid the attack. E.
ro gd2 Eas rr Eh6 Uns rz
Wru 6uo t3 a4Wg4l4 We3 9xg2
I I
w A hot pawn but otherwise the
queen will be chased around the
board anyway. Black's main prob-
w lem is that his development is poor
e and White is threatening to open up a
w
I
the centre.
15 trgr Wn: ro a5 abdT
17 Eg3
A
It Whs 18 trgs Wtro 19 e5 ad5 20
la 19 ..9.c6 6xd5 cxd5 2l exd6 e6 22 0-0-0 0-0 after 2l . 0-0
23 trxg6+! l-0
140 Lack of Development

King's Indian: 5 h3 Pseudo-Trompowsky: 2 .-. fr

Pinter-Tkachiev E
! Mil adin ovic-C hristensor
E
Porec 1998 Kori.nthos I998

td4af62c496 3Ac3 9g74 ld4d529"g5

e4 d6 5 h3 0-0 6 9.g5 This move was routinely pkyd
It is always good to know when by Hodgson at a time whcn E
an opening line has been busted! people considered it a joke- His
Anyone who has memorised the cess was quickly copied by Ah -
second edition of ECO E will be in and it is now regarded as a fez-
lbr a shock if they follow the rec-
A weapon.
ommendation there, 6 aR abd7 7 2...h6
e5 6e8 8 Af:l c6 9 Wd2 dxe5 l0 A sly move-order. Black udEE!
r{ter 5 .. 0-0
dxe5 6c7 11 trdl ae6 12 3,h6 the bishop out of the way so L
Wa5 13 AxgT €xg7 14 We3+:, after ... tsb6 is played the bishe i
since Nunn has pointed out the im- unable to fend off checks m ft
of 12 ...6xe5! when 13
provement el-a5 diagonal or even retrEatb cl-
6xe5 Wxd2+ or 13 9xd8 6xR+ 3gh4c64e3
leaves Black is a pawn up. I prefer thrs practical apfuct r
6 ... abdT 7 gd3 c5 8 d5 he5 9
9.e2
I 4 flR after which can follw,[
tsuo s b3 gf5 6 e3 N7 ? -Cf,
-
In such a blocked position the A 9xd3 8 Wxd3 e6: as in Ad
value of the light-squared bishop is Karpov, FIDE World Chaqir
diminished so White should prefer 9 ship, Lausanne 1998. The diftF
hR instead. ence is that 5 9cl is no lql
A
9... b5!
At the first sign of indecision Tka- g possible because then 5 --- C5 6 AG!
94 would simply win the
gcl
dpst
chiev grabs the chance to steal the 4... gb6 5 e5
initiative. qfter 9. b5 An energetic way ro figtr fu e
l0 cxb5 a6 11 bxa6 Eas 12 gd2 space advantage.
9xa6 13 Wc2 trIb8 14 trbl afdT 6 af3
At the cost of a pawn, Black has If 6 dxe5?? then 6 ... 9bil+ l}
active piece play whereas Pinter's ning the bishop on h4- The
kingside development is woeful. ,m Siegel-Nor, Budapest 1997, sas 5
15 f4 o,c416 9xc4 Axc4 17 b3 AfS whictr allowed White to efd
- -
9xc3! on the queenside with a ffi
Black spots a clever combination A plan: 6 6n 6aZ 7 c4 9xbt t trSI
to break through on the queenside.
18 9xc3 Vxa2 19 Eb2 Ual+ 20
%A lffi
L'.ru. % e6 9 c5 Wc7 l0 9"g3 Uc8 I I bl*:-
6 ... e4 7 afd2 3-e6 t c{ eJI t
€rz tsn+ 21 €e3 Ea3! Lru, %a 6c3 trc8? 10 cxdS cxdS ll M
The exposed white king
Tkachiev to carry out a triumphant
enables ru.w %a% White abandons his qr.eta L
finale"
tr search of mate.
1l ... Bc6
22bxc4Exb223 gxb2 Ab6 0-l after 2l @ej ll ... Excl+ 12 Excl ExdJ 13
Ec8+ mates.
12 9xc6 bxc6 13 9.a6 l{
 Lack of Development I 4l

Pseudo-Trompowsky: 2 ... h6
Miladinovic-Christenson
@
"l*e-t
,ffi I Korinthos 1998 -

l ll
I ld4ds29g5
This move was routinely played
by Hodgson at a time when most
L'% people considered it a joke. His suc-
A cess was quickly copied by Adams
A and it is now regarded as a fearsome "ryr%%%
ru9 weapon.
L,ruL Bru- L
:4q5 0-0
2...h6
A sly move-order. Black nudges h w'/ffi.g
the bishop out of the way so that
after 2 9g5
after ... Wbe is played the bishop is
unable to fend off checks on the
el-a5 diagonal or even retreat to cl.

ffitA
3gh4c64e3
I prefer this practical approach to @A
,ffi..2L
ru'ffi% 4 AR after which can follow 4 ...
9uo s b3 gfs 6 e3 adi 7 gd3
L{x Axd3 8 Uxd3 e6: as in Anand-
WA Karpov, FIDE World Champion-
ship, Lausanne 1998. The differ-
A ence is that 5 Wcl is no longer 'v,
w"ru-% possible because then 5 ... 95 6 Ag3
/\).t .m,L

94 would simply win the d-pawn.

4... gb6 5 Ucl e5
$er 9 .. b5 An energetic way to fight for a
space advantage. after 5 Vc I
6aR
If 6 dxe5?? then 6 ... 9b4+ win-
& ning the bishop on h4. The game
Siegel-Nor, Budapest 1997, saw 5
AryL%,L ...

I
w
A%
%t%
Af5 which allowed White to expand
on the queenside with a standard
plan: 6 aR Ad7 7 c4 9xbl 8 trxbl
A
W.L,,ru
e6 9 c5 Wc7 l0 Ag3 9c8 1l b4+:.
6 ... e41 afd2 Ae6 8 c4 ad7 9
a
A 6c3 trc8? 10 cxdS cxd5 11 6xd5!
A White abandons his queen in %
tr search of mate. A
l1 ... Hc6
$er 2l @ej ll ... Excl+ 12 Excl Axd5 13
Ec8+ mates. after I I dxd5
12 Wxc6 bxc6 l3 9a6 l-0
142 Lack of Development

Conclusion The Art of Attack

Though failing to develop one's - I Look for ways to attack if your
pieces is responsible for many a de- opponent's position shows signs of
feat, there are exceptions. In Miles- poor development.
Vaisser, White wins a pawn and
then finds his queen pushed around
2 Before deciding on a sacrificial
breakthrough, assess the opponent's
Inde
the board until it has to return to its ability to defend. If his forces are
original square. A comical position still on their original squares then
arisesin which it looks like Miles the odds should be in your favour. Abatino-Chatalbashev I t9
has already started setting up the 3 Lack of development may be a Adams-Lautier lD
pieces for the next game! However sign that your opponent is founder- Adorjan-Kudrin f2
Black cannot quite force a win and ing in an unfamiliar or very tactical Ady-waitzkin 137
settles for a draw by perpetual opening variation. The solution? Aleksandrov-Sulskrs lO
check. Attack! Aleksic-Solaja A
Nevertheless there is no doubt Alterman-Kurajica 50
that having more pieces in play does The Art of Defence Atalik-Thang Trang :15
enable a player to take the initiative Averbakh-Aronin 6l
and launch an early attack. This is IBe wary of accepting material if Averbakh-Goldberg 93
especially true in a sharp opening it means you lose several tempi. Bacrot-Magem 5l
variation such as that seen in Backward development is often the Beliavsky-Larsen T,
Lane-Bernard, where I not only key element in the success of an Bellon-Del Campo lX2
gained a space advantage, which is enemy attack. Benjamin-Brookshear O
usual against the Pirc, but also an 2 Avoid moving the same piece Binham-Horn ql
advantage in development by con- twice in the opening if this results in Bolzoni-Lane lr:t
tinually attacking a wandering black slower development. Botos-Videki 6I
queen with gain of time. 3 Choose an opening to suit your Bronstein-Vedder 65
style. Some variations disregard Browne-Quinteros I
continuous development in search Carlier-Kerkhof 9l
of quick counterplay or gain in ma- Carlsson-Mortensen 123
terial. These risky lines may well be Chekhov-Krasilnikov S
safely adopted by top-class grand- Cherepkov-Grishanovich 75
mast€rs but most of us mere mortals Cladouras-Stein I la
have to be a little more careful! Colle-Buerger C
Conquest-Wall ef
Crickmore-Lane t3
Demirel-Kogan I lt
Dodson-Rogers 129
Doubleday-South lGt
Dougherty-Hergott 13
Emms-Sjodahl ta
Epishin-Komarov lOt
Fischer-Spassky lU)
Froehlich-Miles I 15
Gavrilov-Potapov 4
Gil-Howell I(n
fh Art of Attack

fu ways to attack if your

position shows signs of

&Giding on a sacrificial Index of games

ssess the opponent's
d,ftnd- If his forces are
aiginal squares then
be in your favour.
Abatino-Chatalbashev ll9 Gofshtein-Beikert 54

ddwelopment may be a Adams-Lautier 99 Grabarczyk-Shetty 86

Adorjan-Kudrin t2 Hansen-Hoi 22
Wonent is founder Ady-Waitzkin t37 Hebden-Grabuzova 16
niliar or very tactical
The solution? Aleksandrov-Sulskis 10 Hebden-Crouch l0l
Aleksic-Solaja 74 Horvath-Kuligowski 57
Alterman-Kurajica 50 Howell-Miles 5l
Art of Defence Atalik-Thang Trang 35 Illescas-Anand 19
Averbakh-Aronin 6l Karpov-Hort 82

of acceptrng material if Averbakh-Goldberg 93 Kasparov-Kengis 52

yoo lose several tempt. Bacrot-Magem 53 Kennaugh-Houska l2l

&velopment is often the Beliavsky-Larsen 73 Keres-Spassky 14

in the success of an
Bellon-Del Campo 122 Kobas-Shabalov 128
Benjamin-Brookshear 42 Kobernat-Stenze 176

wing the same piece Binham-Horn 92 Korchnoi-Sutovsky llz

qening if this results in Bolzoni-Lane 95 Korniushin-Kofanov 27
Botos-Videki 67 Krakops-Meijers 29
a opening to suit your
Bronstein-Vedder 65 Kudrin-Fedorowicz 87
Browne-Quinteros 9 Kupreichik-Romanishin 90
variations disregard
fuelopment in search CarlierKerkhof 9l Lane-Nunn lO2
or galn rn ma- Carlsson-Mortensen 123 Lane-Bernard 139

rbky lines may well be

Chekhov-Krasilnikov 98 Larsen-Olafsson 77
\r top-class grand- Cherepkov-Grishanovich 75 Lasker-Thomas 32
mt of us mere mortals Cladouras-Stein ll4 LedgerDuncan 56

e lirle more careful! Colle-Buerger 69 Liardet-Kogan 39

Conquest-Wall 64 Liu Wen Che-Donner 85
Crickmore-Lane 83 Limbos-Bogart 59
Demirel-Kogan ll8 Loginov-Sakaev l16
Dodson-Rogers 129 LutherMaiwald 109
Doubleday-South 105 Mah-Vuckovic 134
Dougherty-Hergott 13 Mascarinas-JuarezFlores 60
Emms-Sjodahl 84 McDonald-Wells 125
Epishin-Komarov 104 Milandinovic-Christenson 14 I
Fischer-Spassky 100 Miles-Rodriguez 103
Froehlich-Miles ll5 Miles-Vaisser 132
Gavrilov-Potapov 44 Mnatsakanian-Simagin 55
Gil-Howell t0'1 Morozevich-Bratchenko 48
144 Index of games

Movszeszian-Stoll 28 Short-Piket 24
Mueller-Pieper 127 Smyslov-Beliavsky 17
Nisipeanu-Moldovan 4l Svendsen-Reefschlaeger 88
Nunn-Kopec r38 Szenetra-Thiele 126
Onischuk-Hertneck 8 Taimanov-Polugaevsky 135
Pinter-Tkachiev 140 Tal-Teschner 66
Polugaevsky-Kudrin 49 Tsesarsky-Khasin 72
Posazennikov-Lane 18 Timman-Van Wely 47
Rechel-Walendowski l0 Topalov-Bareev 25
Reilly-Leskiewicz 108 Uhlmann-Dunnington 89
Repp-Paschitta 11 Van der Wiel-Saunders 81
Rogolj-Atlas 7t Velicka-Souleidis 58
Romero Holmes-Perez 30 Watson-Hurley 38
Ryba-Hillarp Persson 106 Watson-Meduna 94
Sakaev-Kobalija 78 Wohl-Garcia Santos 1\7
Schmaltz-Karpatchev 40 Wolff-Wall 43
Seirawan-Browne 26 Yemelin-Nepomnishay 68
Serrawan-Ivanchuk 36 Zapata-Antoniou 124
Shaked-Raptis 23 Ziatdinov-Sehner 31
The golden rules of successful opening play are all too easily forgotten,
even by Grandmasters. Using examples played by contemporary stars such
as Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Yasser Seirawan, Nigel
Short and Michael Adams, Gary Lane explains how to win your games in
short order.

Ihe key themes covered include:

o Chasing the uncastled king
o Defeating greedy openings
o Attacking the castled king
o Springing opening suprises

lnternational Master Gary Lane is a former Commonwealth

Champion. An experienced and successful chess coach, he
has written a number of best selling books for Batsford
including The Grand Prix Attack, Beating the French and
Winning with the Closed Sicilian.