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TECHNIQUE IN CHESS GERALD ABRAHAMS 500 fe USA, eal Spgs Semcon a Compan ta ange London We seated tS creed wpa fe wa ‘nee plied oy pc sie {Ciro Gong Cxning Card umber 722207 CONTENTS Peae Paar Ont, Terncovcrony (Capi 1 Deseption of Techigus 1 ‘ChaplerT, The Scope and Uses of Tecbique: Some stances of Method « Paar Two. The Exrtomanos or Maren. ADva (Chapter IL Kings and Ascending Paws a (Cupter IV. The Varying Vals of Pisces 1 (Chapter V. The Relative Mes of Some Pawns 133, Pax Time, Tom Srmocous rom ADVANTAGE Chapter VL. Some Fay Iiatves and Expoita: ‘ine 19 (Canter VIL, Conta the Cente inthe Ely Game 173 (Chapter VIL On Taking Advantage 19 bor or Temes 26 A WORD ON NOTATION {ave may te Sunion or agi) nen tt in frder co seld nbigites have made oscavonl we of ‘ale or comizenta The inportantdferene betwen he two ‘ues thatthe ner ofthe Sntnenal one alway osng Atte hou fom Whi se." Trom White’ let th fea Sltetgh tnd ffom White's ae fo Blct's se the ranks se {Dhdsers, "Ths White's KI sel. Blac’ Ki even when Back [srecordig hs move) 8 “The Foryh notation, which have ao used grea economy ln the preatation of postions. One looks atthe bend fom ‘ini ide and rade fas ene rade a bok, fom lf to Het nd dwn the poe storing ot Blc's back ros, ad Westng ech lie aba ealecon of space, ses and spe, White es te faeed by capa, Black by teal ltr spices by the ‘umber af congeutve empty squares a they occur Oech i, "Thos i Bac King ou Mac's Kings square stalemate by ‘Wit pin at White's 7 and White King Khe Forth bescition i A 4P3, 464,88, (fo he hs ve hes, ‘my Let the render tion 32,592, 6RB, R28, he gsi right he Wl Gd that eh Diagram in hiebook PART ONE: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER 1 DESCRIPTION OF TECHNIQUE roger anannotatrof Chass concise is review of «game, 19¢ ie of pay, with he expresion terre st = mate Of ch ig. hve so sen such comments at demonstrated the ‘peroviy of hs tcigee’ On ecanon I hae fed to anon Sind what a writer tain mind when he ed ths language ined be had anything in mind. "On other oceans (ul ae ‘one have en the term “ecigu’ ar I thous) ttl em Bleed Butt i nore ey to te, Wt iid or eue “The semantic ical ofthe word, a wells the importance ‘ofthe fetes of Ces th connotes encouraged ie to Ee {ome tls ver the aon Polis of Technaue Ano also: SHE respon as made me fel he deity of book tho {bj nts detntve cea, whch woud be «df wade: ‘ans oes ted bat ney ne premtaen ‘ote see mods of ply, and some partir piss of oowiege and advice, tat should bo una f0 8 atest of te fine at many snes ad eves of Thhve fad iil nth slaton of what may property be ‘alle tend activity in Chess fom thane proces of diet ‘Seeing and hiking at are the etal pero of the Chss mind inaction, Bot at lat T have sed my tha soe ‘rows ae pare to the tect thes. A lan tay Fy RU cDagram 1) may save oir what me, "This probini eied by the perception of «polity that ‘ot ae fo eon the prt ay one obesed bythe conven ‘ur of he poe, TRQc KKS | 2 RUKEY tao K-08 3 Box wins inh mat a mat (RQ ew i rome Wine 2 Kg) 3 BB wins Bi PBL, sen 4ReQ KS SK mPa sccm cone wth the pcepion of oven ey fet {mguaty or reno frm tn imagine dee ive he cle mowe, “As pout White mt not ay 6K tense hen § ror SEB 9 RBI, eke a Wie 5 ROK? wine eR-KDI Kons at) ple cuzenang; compulsion ofthe defendee to move and low. ‘Tht at of varatons someting tha canbe wea by te make je But iecan ali be cased ara peal method of ay, nd {Bsided among the pices of knowledge hat have accumulated ‘ound the promodon of reves. may, or may ao, be Uchigus; but a let, the dierece tetera his lay and the eat lay Idee tbe oon in ws sould look for tcnigu, viz in falar rpoie methods ‘St ply whoa speculation iste knowlege of te fants aad Feepures of pees and avast a pve agus In play, and tic, being aequed, ae sme ers of concen eee Ing a encgy of the perfor coping wits mare die prot tes. So appli, te word “echgue’ Wl a least be wei ‘deci same phases of ay (ety a ate) nd sme instances ‘feror. Ine folowg pags it may wel be hatte fade wl Senet ie it by a helene sarees of aspects of he ae {ht be knows but insu vals Paaviy this collet af ramps of methods of pay i de signed to help the novi. That Wty tat ofthe examples sn ‘Sibea ae cement.” Bul tnve jo to cet the pod piget ‘who cannot belt from dveling on the fetiely entry. Tend, good pliers ate capable, especially inde gue com ‘enon of ong ight of the cata spent svn Sa ie’ Ses find toga iene Aw). Earn bs cee "Fc a fn har meting rom the ook, Pe he Rok 2 3) andy own InP bm tha ike EM fen, EE PEELED i. EE HEEL ies Ee re erat Lee ras tet PeBT; §R—KS ch, Ke-Bo, drs. Int varaion 4 R—KE ‘Wake py 1 point is Diagram 2 showing poston from a tournament fe between good ples. ‘White payed PAK and, though be eventually won be was uyng bly in dango: orate. - PRKG.2P POR, Beak emes ich, Oi os JRO, Qh oe 60x ‘isk nay pescurnon oF reipoque 5 faity obvious danger This ats demonstrate, if rahing ee, ‘that good players can flor tink about open ns, ee 1 So carer gar tects enon Dont guns advenags its you ca see a lent nana endenne. 'A diet eer sa sare one onthe part of the ret Sclecer,whowe play, tom be Diag 3 poston, supes at tia mepeat he was not techngueconscour nor aware of SROKUSPORS4 RR} P—KUGS KKM, PRIS SRL, bikie f Pep, Pa 8-KU, PKG, vine “he eor maybe decibed sa fale tee. Te may also be saith al cornea ah acto ‘of Schlacar’ teal epee, would te tare tha King {td to pawns In tht pe of poston en defeat King and one ‘iver that aware, the clcolation would be ey. ‘nthe book, witout atepting ary dogma denon, Tare saccemulted « mune of eramples that are cleulsted fo ale ihe rade "echguoconscou sd the warning that Site ‘ont ae not uf fo anyon ules be asso is oa wy With Some dy. "My of be sudics ae fom the eng: not beau there ‘smo ecaigu ebewir, but because many ofthe Simple mehiogs ‘oF expoaton of the fection of pos we ely Hote i he ‘xdgume. Taso deal with some pot rom he eter gue, Le. ‘tore advantage hve stl But these ae fewer tease ‘here ame ually too dna for techn vations. ‘snared have {atemgted any exkaatve Weta! For adgames, ere to peat manoal in exten, sch ss Fes ‘Bate Chess Ends aod Cho's inestimable a tii oa ition, Lek nd Handback or pce Forth eave gue, Gapatiins Bowe, Zoeko-Borwk, Turse, Tastakover od ‘Nimaoitch (o nae bot afew) nv provided a magia ray. "The mame of Nimzvic prt enportant because hat ame embodies «anger. The grates of tat master cont, (tcore,in thos image powers hat ade him the Crown ‘re of Chay, even when Alekhine wart Kal" In i too. ete wun, however, be overatnated the willy of many fasiieations ‘be had made, of pes of stacking aod defensive ‘ rovwagu mcs Imanauyees, In thi be was following the get, tot milading, ‘Bompls of Litkr, who tho sought to fnd mathematical loge athe bet is when sake how be found erin winning trove coved jt mw ie. Thats all” How ee can oe ‘Grower for sch «pce af play a8 Nios ilo ok ke potion shown in Dagra 4 (FBS, Qu, 2Ki-Q7 {ol exgasion of whatever move. Again te paves st fo expand” (@ fare into ce lay’ ta Chea) Sor not fp te dotson wheter root fo advance At betas hres Gece mover inte ‘Ty that teton ia etre deste vert elec. But the ‘Bun who has to give an ower to her men isnot wed by ‘Sane tod to peak inthe mera. ‘The sunton make hin escarion of creaQUE 7 spor el bene Te destin an arss Tn ths book, tes ave avoided terns which merely deci movements without nating any wel ecuing, tod of iy. Tiel T have connate oa the expntion ef tends Wi ‘ut concerning th ede overmach ath eine. or met flow ta, wie speing tat Ces Can be ape method mst sucnucut deny that there ay sem {be Chest Common seme, to des, ope win Unit Bet ‘tenting sbordinate tothe sk of ming what cane dons, Fortis fon, and so i orer fo emphasise te fiat of my town purpose Isl this hoo, not ‘The Tehnigue of Che Dat ‘lngurn‘Chey "The lon of eras has ben aria, ‘en netdental Tony cam, fr alan each of thm that they ‘Say prove wctlinthe way tha goed Work bengseen and ie, Ine tdets o good el “Tease in ode to ast mei in he sation of example, 1 have adopted an burt ecipon of tengueavarenes of {te fncne ofthe pas and of thelr peculiar rues the fromety of the Cha board: tod metods of exploling thee ing necting ations "Tha the fitting 2 pve ears isthe powers ofthe pies tte a the ret ofthe game, UL when e has learned the ‘orrs, he rogues fo te shown (anes hee ited wih eis) ome sel tings tat pes can de eg the fork, We ee ‘Tannery elementary ecniqoe Lei elementary ae some mat> ing proses, proces of pen promotion ts, More avanced te inthe eat pms the mportane of ope ls, nd open ies (sens snd ecampie of ther exluaton nthe Iter exe, ‘Seiporans ot having a move too, “Temas nnd bath be ele tacking ofa. pawn oie, rte deinding oft and the recognition, woot eo that aa 1a ng: 2 Pon posse RSM Pah. If wat ba, 3 ORE chy Keb.” And belle ar at PS and te kp More advanol issu knosae the oom: reo Pot 3 KL OBS KL_KBS 2pm PKS 4 BeKs OKO? ‘can wins pawn tom because th Kags planed? Spxp PAP. exe ‘Te Ener Ie 6 0 KUKE, and 780 Ta this conection it ic obviously neceary to tke ito account thalactoef stance’. Amote may be Techical athe moment ‘wens made Yet tote player ing a the end of surance Rinmy have involved an imapaatve er ta) be aa Ie, Ibuereg the folowing pation (Dagan 3): pecurnen or meaaue ° OKs Qe 17 BS ‘Tisai oes someting. Cae i WRxKt BxKE 9 RxQ_PXB BOB QxQ 9 BGS winning Blak kes advange pets QMS BxKe © 9 K-RI Qe WOROL Kinase [Now this nine move, at sbort range, is far enough to bo calad«tnaeal mone AL a datas ti clever es ‘A splrbtsatin fom 2 pame betwen the autor (Wis) snd RI roach 16 283 BP, #P3PP, AKIRA ot isa esol. However, tbe featre ia presen pot isthe ply that took ple, ‘many mows late, nthe Foyt poston Mogg RR MPR Kms ‘And tis i a heat o vin by KO, which must be countered {Sis tad tthe deve of he Knight a Some ret of ro: fore could be obaed Ifthe K fom bf exchanged isl 16. 0 rcmange 1 crs ‘That i why Bovine played 25 -... BK. In doing so be ‘ade tad ero, He fad oveocked an elementary mane Tech hso anmaras innate teal, 26 eI ch KER, EVR Kech, KR: 28 Kt-B6ch, KOS 2 Keak ‘Whit hat Woo tre minor pcs fora Rook ‘The continuation is ot without tc interest 29 RnGDE Kr R6, PBS 3) KCK, BoP Kt BP BB, ‘Now bere 4 bad payer might play 3) Ki-Ks ch, KOS, ba KtaRy exposing Kf, wer woh he woul veipie be ‘Bidop. ise endred inp by the eco ite ‘ening nove) 34. BBS ch of whch the rot at lack 1 now mon two minor pss fora Rook. “Tho ings we tee by god nayen—overoaked by infor (or tie) plavere” warts of posts of tin pe pat of tinge The tecncaly weleupped Payer Roos Mee {bok ad wht kindof phenomenon ok 0 serrate ihn che sang eB oe, ceqrens rer tn ics ea uring sh om, ‘oth von. This rans cam Be mibplacel et the Ba ‘em is marvelous indeed, So ib ren simltaous ein the BB. that ae ins Gigs ies Bick sant one Be nae {Kitewood), made te tecnaly probable move sd neue ‘eros advantage 2 An oven ofa sonny taal pit nelle 4 Mende ‘et pees snc ones cng wh ym ‘cig “ rN oF ree ” Lirewond—Cbpre om Slane Sina 1) AX te postion in Diagram 7, White payed 11 PKS, PP; 1 dt ck ho db nen hing, wld re led KS, actualy mde he normal-apearing ove, 12 Rt (Qe, whi was et bythe ery eet 19 Kt, thing to (Be id of Hacks well Babop ‘There followed i) ns PKK, Wi bs Ki, Rm 13 BoKS, R~Gs 16 KIKiS, KBD and ‘ite ad aie a pei ita, and some eae avant ages maing for von. (Alter er by Whe reduces the ene {0's draw)” Another way o loking atthe poston toy at ‘echal he square was weak one ota hepa a 8 as called wp to exec «dale funtion. Tat Ht of rest ‘ent saan onthe nton of ech those hing at cia ‘Posies to be seen withthe mins eye" fiom working trout tng eqenees of moves. Latin Ena ‘hat tency goo or ecncaly bac enow what tee {ly posite and techy inpoeibi aa assed ce he cones oS Same fan snp ture", ent ‘Sos ee anda reed eel 2 ecnague my cis “Thess things are parla inportant when transon i ing smaleto the endgame "rom i igh ive, ae is Tl making a desson that can te calle Technically tad, teeatse he eehangs 8 plese that would ‘every sons Inthe pan ends for place that appets t ‘ andealy embarassing In the mile game (Diagram 8 ot Cait 96 AKERS RBch ASK KD RAP Beg Re teKoKe GRGP Ri Osem (veto afr) fon KR Skee (steing mate) To ROT ROK PLORS Sk OF (his se tecnica oH were eter to preserve the Bison ‘This one instance f the “iba momeet” In endgue lay, F i garston fo an endgame: the moment when one hast Be ae ‘ofthe mats of winning andthe mater neces Tor Le, {os mong ofthe resources ofthe opponent) SOR«Bch K-KO $4 R-ORT PRG SIRCRTR Rake SPOKE ROB DRAKIP RoOsch ROP) RAP, Seka Rooke si tease cannot be won by Black ascuron of acanscue 8 “The above example show, inte alin the variety of stations in hich spate meth epee ae laae and al, “Anyone who has progres in any epee wl realise What the ‘hor name in yt tat lectus (hater Hs) iene fnustbie ‘To the searcher for etampls the probe's ene of Seton ttm great quattns of Che tstions "Chat ere {arene reales a ane of examples in wich ay eases {1 Chas payer can Sd some rms anstanoe appropriate thet eds, Many of the example ae very ean, some ate ard, ‘me toh hard and easy "There ae boughs that wee des find ar now technical These ave ery amin Batt some jer ore, ny example er be well add te fowing isan of tthe 1p tp, aP, Rok, 25,8. Ths stay by Peskonr re- seas what Jaks tke loss. When White's Rook pres, techie lnates that White rast be raced ot ofthe defence. Bao tyone who ha sea eadngs win male board stalemate, tere fee TR), KKGT, 2 RQ? chy PBT; 3K, KS, SRO! eh P's (0) cy SR —KS! KIS OR thet wil prods prea abt intact pa. "The factors of con- nttoa tnd ably to se sghilyabead are uracil. Bu, (Great todior of sity, ta mere Knowledge a is, wl {hea plier some tal ttc nto th atl Tl ‘Dagan 14 sate th The psison was obere in a jr competion. The tite of Cas at is beau ae Dot seo in teenie ft mighty) Blac sin diieies ret as anyone would eoounter i the World Chaniomip. ‘a bent move 1 probably RO, ater which PQK would tenis him, However, Be pled sue KEK, and Whe replied 2 RK6 eh compeliag K-C2 Now White as aval {Hk moves at shold fe dat to snjone pessesed of ile ‘ipeance inthe Handing of he pos 3 R-B6forcing RBI S BLKIS 4 RORG foring ROR taking advantage of Um pi and wining a pawn. Ver, ery ie ‘hore than Smear tchalgee was nessary fOr spprhesion ofthis, But the cous of fury darkened the eure! of Wie, Stoljyed 9 E-print) nd some ac fl unde ret presture: andthe Disgram nin. ay seta a hmng what Isl ‘ereaton®, Ths word ie ‘tin pera ao at acai teat hes but Sores hat i apening wie, tout some wed of pms or eta iin of psy one Der pce ese ne he fei tn sn bt sate Reopen ota pen {Stoo eft he an pare wis ode ho ‘tin may reaver However toon i one f be tome ‘ina ayers win sats al en tie 1 ne ‘Niners can my opponent pes Encore RS SRC ny a fe atl he iy fo Sage tn oy ‘Novamen i eas and dense ce nose Ie more ino ore eon tt nce pein ay ‘hols tng ono we res nape hae so eas “rent i tpponn. "i foreampl be pecs hi past Ke ‘fd he cates ind sure ors Rett he opponent Tus ay Goss ce oe competion og i om piper feo eld pce ta cs a 6 {nies yt amon ito sppored ped pom, Se Sir pleas no comaponing pono aeength "Woon ch advantages Se lb, ry nf cn fen te ote by nytt can be aod ene the oat Seopng spo pia a at woe tte atte ¢ se ‘tvs ia equa that aes poss fad tc elite nd then, tne tehniie ech vary semen tactic: bono everybody who is aut the functions of the ces (G disc rom thar mee poses) Is karing the bit fo ex Bl his knowledge of he. "Techaaue aks bo’ with various dees of dil. Hse i'r eknetary example, The eer knows how 1 King mvs, tod be Enos ow Rook sven ad he knows the meaning of te But can he force mate with King and ‘Rook gust a one King? atthe bepaer pas the Black King fn Wiate’s Ki (us om Ki), White King on Ke, Wite Rook on Ki The mattod bet R-QBL.” Ir Black pays KOI, then 2 ROME (3, 4, 5,6) The Blick King mst return wo Ki, and 588 i ma” That cementary manne & oe asance of {ne princi f sieeve nove compubion which ete (Ges, especialy ofthe tape. The ting i abo appcheate S'S imple nial proses Bat, pace the Ui of method ‘comes as were, «pre f coe’: Know ofthe move ft ‘sn, pat of an swarms thei fctons main to he {ema power "The pajer whose knowlege ofthe Rook move IS adequate othe mating proces soe Sesaibed wl, wh ape ‘on, be ae to fre the opposing King fom anywhere to the tick fo, trough te reption of te segcwane pce Tere er be will et in asesing any Poston, ave ay dul at al S's the otc ofthe gum reducible o Keg and Roo ‘oanst King, To text he has cued tech. ‘Als par ohne re soc roses the abi (ough ot dtc) mate wath Bubop and Keg and Che fot tat 80 ooh canot fore mate” Dietensr of dae of Sly ‘ie cated bythe fat a two Knight aa fro ee in ome Stuatons where the defndee hs 2p. "This procs, Worked ‘ut (out no vested) by Toit, can be called tcl: ut for ‘mos players crue athe consnraon feel acta ay. “Technet, chartered by epee of iio. At the Jove lve! have sen entry mating prose. But Rough fleses ae “nto” mates (i te way at every deaths ‘eaetauey, the major of lost gare end before at: Dale ‘uly mary where the advantage of oe pam is fmed Into {he adtantape of 2 Queen Here inthe prowes of promoting ld defence spl Promo, hre es god del of unc, but very important tec. In pein appreciation of he Tp cae of and Kot King use’ te King solnorer colt 6) be Bab ion bare tin ond sm scone Axo te oF Teo a opposion, of the Hntaios of Bishops of oppose colour, abd ‘Stub peo of knowedg stat tro pues on te can delet {© Rook, and (awe shall sce) that there are expos to ta Sima the srange power of «BP i tiware = Gaeen Ako i {hs calgary may te cad the tle of the King wih the square (amined to agree wah yap (et and ppt ‘Gordon Grown, tat nobody Tees a thi one ee’ wheter of ‘ot the King i within reac) More important than an stat ale so ab sae stu in the caactes of minor (and mala) Finca 0 cope with ps tat are advanng to promotion. Many of thse proces ate easy, and Some ae had” Some times lant ea (sachs a Ry grammed nthe ter fen, 5.39) bang apprehend, becomes pat of technigus, Few of ese ea aa ar ste pay of Kinga two Kaights eis King ‘ind pawn and canbe readiy absorbed. Inded, hey sve Ibo ‘Very itereting is pose reached by Bodine in smal taneous exons wehbe apreciated te Dos! fran une ‘sdesep (Diagram 15) He thought, at the tine ofthe sme, that, with best defence, sek oul nw, Toe PK PeP | SRS PLasch PAP KUKS KOK KORY Sp ms Popieh 7 PORT PoBech tikes kOKe Py owas ‘and Bick promotes as quickly af White, Then be reals tht, ‘a move 4 be nod noe ly fis King fo Ks, bu can pay et BUF he Bla pawn advances be can stop when ferences [Bi yy K-KD. If ack move is King, Whites pwn ss the ‘Promotion rac Because Wate wae least one move lst With ‘RE King than othe ie ase rset. “That point, sod tht mane, being apprebonde, they be comer ong pat eg fart fe agers PR Siapl sence ef be tee preted in Dirt 16 ‘White to py and in Here, obiomiy, imple pawn race dos not win. But White asta he rcs into a wang one by alr he conditon at {he fish. 1K KR? (otherite KK pus Blacks King and pawn ot of action), 2K KORS KM KORS Now 4 P—a4, Ketch and S— not K—B3, bt Botan ‘soot KK. "Now ies evident that Blak’ pawn advance wil sop at Ki? wien Whe plays KD Indeed, KB? flowed by K—KE ‘Wan immediate treat Theretoe, Kens em PKI Pots $ POBE = Qeh wis Pk come AND URE OF TECIRNUE 2s The reader may Work out for him that this method would tu vali the Wit pam inthe diagram were at QR, but sot ‘Tiere at QR2, 2 or 2. ‘So ides ae absorbed into Chess and become ‘nethod’. There 5 nom co he ify ofthe processes tat can Beco te ‘al, s Fong a8 ing abso, they prove ease Pehape te ‘Somos of te ec Seve as dst! rom peer tical ‘I (lc i really judent squid in expen) it let, “And many pont of technique ar sliendy hard ose by he ih of te’ to uy leaning Ths he paper ‘ith King and Rook agaist King, Rook and Rooks pwn, in the ext diagram (Diagram 17) may requ 1 te tld nha he test auae fr his Kin ft fom the pawn ot very ea oe ‘ut not on any mile squares. (So fa Uw dara poston, the Wit King were tg andthe Bc pena, Wie mas tn for 2 in ender to be safe) ‘The point rh I the King yf whe the lack pn a 2 Black Wil win With RR Ties e, RORY ch wis the Rook PR OEG, Noe oBD Gr 2, RARE, 2 REFS, ls In this sae many sui, inthe et sowing us btween its exe te fn ih uss the prometon o's pa ‘rte preveron ef pomcton. Some of these method having een shown a meray, tana, bse pat ofa. Byway of cone he re asic ae ar, odd ot bcos pr foray cap, 2 romaau 9 cs Soh hey cnet to np te e.My re, at ‘gue composions renin ouside tchalgue ter {naividniter and boty. "On tls pence, one mus aso be aro aig he tm, Tce 0 ang ccetiny ‘howee elemental may sper.” Wen Alekhine saved Span aout Rehely inn cng of Rooks when he wa {vo pues do the comments Si, "MIT ener grvsariger ‘eet pepe (bia 18). eeaty—Altie Gere 130) ‘Bu I would eather say that he found resources with his peat vison. The pay sf grea ners: a RORT SRP PRS Dice RR POs “kom Roos 1 sy have teen beter to Jet tis pawn fal, with R—ORS, and pe the King side prs moving 46 PRs RRS ROTA fice tm Sm Ree SERORT KOKA St KD ecerie $1 KKM, I then R—Q7 2 KO soem own, st ROOKI6 92 Kw (Rd sous beter, but Black with Rook and pow on the setenth and able to slack the advancing paves ome rat woul not be Pepe T this variaon, which i very ei, {he Black King ean sore forward, but the OP advances) 2. RK SS KORI PLRT Hicks Roku $6 POsdieeh SURORt | ROKW ‘rte joted tate could do nothing wit tbe King side pawsin the presen postion. Ie S6P KU, K—BS 37 P06, RTGry and Wate ri ueswane) % Kep ST PK KBB, win i very clr to the id af the RP SKK KKa | @ PR SRORe KOR (Noe—not GD PRS, RKWG chy 61 KBE, ROKIS hy GR KGS, RRS wis for Back) @ KAKS 6 KB RLQBT od now the thet to cut off he Rook is overwbsiing, White ‘loner teri wa Hox beau hi pone are sic) Siranoed RK KS RLORS K—KUS_ Drawn, “To this ending hrs mre tan tecigu, here is een ns. ‘cron pots ut tat nd Whe seagate King at KR wih Svs af RAW and KR be could have bad a postion Sama 0 {Barwon ty Taaech apie Teigosn in 193" In ter words, “aig miht have taped Rashes 0 ‘Siri anys pot ray bya mer ih elemental oes, winning for example, with Rock and pa agaist Bishop and ‘vm persap oo hand wo be called techn, toupy mock Tiny be ered fom sich ef, So, to, pstton xa ‘nh a very nar magn of vio, for eam two Koihis {nd pts apt Bishop or Knit, people speak of he techni Itvohed in reverting the minor pe om scieng el for {he pawn.” Rut hse tore rene o ay that tat pros ‘Seweingy ie tects, beyond te seope of any satestle ‘OF problems tht preset themes, whether through a com pose ons gue (ie wuts I inmatera) sod Whe eg a eamoodr nc fest tcl iia for tee slution, typi Is the following ompostion by Kasparan (Diagram 9. 19__ sy ty Kasarian 20st y lnk ‘White 1 play and win “The voltion it 1B AKS — PAKIG bes) 4 P—BH(=@) RKC 2Rogied KORE SRO RORY S Por RB) (hrestening matt) Sq-sch RRP SROKD ROR? eC cy ‘Ts compostion fly deserved the fst pee that i won in 4 Hsan competion in 1938, yy ft hr Dirac 20a ety Rink, ween be ied pret Deca ives eure hat 3 ‘lye can fn ust and shoud be amare” Soon sy i edneloutn to ecu. “Fe soto PROM KOK 4 RoREeh KKE DPKG) RyP) | SRORSeh et Photek “Tn pepe back ofa Kind nt ieqent, Some dean compton fave been erated In which the postion of Rooks abies the King to ape the pret, fut he Rink say ‘Stpeses tbe noma inescapable Perper Chock men the Rooks ine none ‘om scone AND es OF TREMIEE » Pursuant to that line of thoopht, many campostons by Ainguthee emer are incoded fn he bonk™xtbng ene ‘uch aay, or may bol be abort a Wcbague Ina event {hoy cana faite amuse and ist elean ate many sae which wile ot acing method, elev to demons that cari operation ean be Soe "Ths ete a study by Kopaey (Diagram 21) sowing atin «proper sting Quen and Bishop ca defeat Que, 21_suty by Kop 22 stty by Kees ‘Wate py nd win Wile ay and am 19-06 QR SRK KKH 2kob oko” 6 Qokisc Kor SQme KR) TKK QoRT AO ower ORD (URS come to mating SteeeeSBs) FQ RG KAKU QRS KB SBR Kom: | 2G oRsch GOKU WOB-Kicch KOK 13 Boch ions in hit say are marc, ut costs an The vant bjt lawon (rater tan 2 Steet of ted) and sea 1 0 ecm css ‘The inactive pia i that White mast not play the “bvius! Kaba Ts knee rem RUKe 2RePeh KORS then take the RP wih a standard winning podon. “Toe dn aw 3 R moves R-BT ch 1 KOBS now 1... ROK; 2 xP eh, I then 2 KARS;} RK guard te RP nde. {that King and Rooks pcan aw apt King and Rook if fropery placed, "Ths, Black's King mre at hy ad pn at a Geary RP or Bick would es. But da plas of owe ledge sno enough, What ave to ae now? Good KR [Rabuors pinged fe PRG, and Whe ah KS erated 23_“oson, 159) ‘un sore Am US oF EOL rn Rep 1B oie this flowed by ng net. ‘he ies of the best papers, one bacomes ware that tong tecneal equipment i implica tel ply. {In Diagram 24 pig te poston rachel betweeo Gligoic and WK-Ko PsP RP KKH SROs Kae 1 tcieal fare i ha th Keigh i ere fron 10 the nd 4 suane win tn ithe vanition played. It SB vce- Kt»P.33 BOD eaves he Kaight iout a move. 2 eco 8 css "The erature of maser Chess ich in exptations that are inatraaie Hat most of tem ae caractrsed by more tan SADIE hot is anther way of saying that tecigue i not ‘Souk To sart wit tne empl Tie pty nding ‘fh the gun os pie bone player on one side of the board ‘Thong pls faving the opposes King foove among pews Beng Car's of the ure If te relay lee (9 a ‘Tagh can sacce il for dangerous pe, the ting may lice torn tia study in promation But tee maybe sch ‘Pipe of variations e. the ore of ptm captre) at ‘cing potponed tl the pee working eto quest ‘times hn bx cast out (Apter may bve plc his xs on al the Best quae and tela poston fon png Bur whch pawn to win? or Wat Rappers Treone ofthe 1958 World Championship games he 14th) ‘otro fed the chanee o ning 8 King sd po, Bat pt op a presse on both wings, evenly breaking tough 8 (eter se whi hs opponent won the King se pan. i! hee cing In soa ending tes the aly aver sy ofthe poubies tat deveope, the cea aprectin hat ‘ihe ulate aw postion wold te moreetctve tan Back’ ‘Bur the ending ie pean al heels anos the ‘Seeume ta accur inter Cesta oo sobte to be sed. ‘The common factor la efor to do to mgs: 1 ‘rere advantages and to Tia advantae no vio “The voriay of tos earls trendy ced sop 2 dtintion ‘nat can be drs. Thne "ten clemest a chia nd ‘Tinta, Patent be i, any exit method, for nance forcing he promation ofa pa, winnna with Rock and Bahop Sfanst Bebop: ee Latent al ut ewarenes of bod wer iontion of pls Sat faved inthe pape isle. ‘Occasional ths cn be ulated instr. “Tus lace We Queen at ERS, White Buop at Q3; ack tus Ki at Kk, Rook st KB, peony at KBE and KR2.- TAS ‘Ronn acest of mat in. one move by te Queen, Move the Rook to Ri and ita teat of matng procs by BxP cb, Bo Nad sch O27 ch and QxP me Ip te next agra (G6 though of ts nd ate. “To potion oma pame beter Cepabanc nd Nimzovich Tere Ninaorich plied BY Kt Why did be ot play KRU ethic view 0 RK ce? Bena be sa and ow bards tosgall an opponen’s sources) that if... K—RI:2 KK, BAGS RR es Peke 4 ktbe, Boke § BAS, and Fees meme He nthe tae Ra You can experiment with this poston and mike i barr. “Take Disc’ Rook om Q2 and put a Bop thee sd onset forfat move 1s RR. “The same sere of moves is now avalable, and Blak has to resize tS 1 KRU will pot eacae mate ie more elaborate ‘he tut in er cae the ditnson Gear The hd matin rons ala the fara sn an avarees ofthe fence lone of te piso What roqued vison was the perception of sis eng more ehemaing saee, A als fran avatee of mating powers bf Que sn shops IRE ne Wout sates ect ie ‘Aes regent mating conteustion, following short: acta ross shown ia Diagiam 27 from a pion reached by the [Ettior ina simataneous dpa. The opponent payed asia hat 20m oul be met by 2 KIRA, ™ recog cH ‘What ead ot sen was 30-6 “This i papal bere of Ps ? 4 Represent ‘That parila mating process shuld te Known to, plier, whether hey are equal fo bet eth the sake ey ° nt 1's egunt eno to by nest an portant fen othe Hc of Ring in Snes, and eomparle to smothered me “One st be tle fo soe sch a thing, or ne mst KOW i rising been shown ie plajer ny boone capable of cing Ue ibe laa a tact pect that an be earned a ‘bein th latent ecu of te welbeuiped pln "immer Cho, and geerly, ter ar terale examples ‘ofthe wlevance of terhgue Catan an pate fo posal BB. {ths postion (Diagasn 3) Mor ntch tam nebed to Resin ck by Gras Maver Averboch st foks a Black sold ‘on nut be allowed iuidaton of material ignorance of Tae enourer of Kah 5 KUR6 mate “The play was as follows: Onn OKI KR QR (“Beh steed) NKBI BARGh RK-KZ BK KB PBs OR (a rove tat would Rot have bern playable had Buck's Queen Stood at). 8 Rh BOK gx9m Bak Qoach RQ Ber Yekom QO HR Be TQKich PRG RICKS BP QB (Ge dare not allow this exchange) a KR KEP BaP ‘Ante in Fort notation ithe ean remarkable poskon Teepe 8a 2, 208, 8, {a which apparent, chop and wo Joined passed pawns cannot beat Kaien Afi 8K thre some er nteretng yale, Ths bibkcat loswa move towing theons atime 84 BBE AS KOOKS, Poke go Kena, Kk, 87 KRIS, BOD, SH KUKt BB: 89 Ki~Bo ch, K—RS, 90 KI-Ké, BBE, SL KtKU, KRG 92 KRY ine al) draws "Teplnshowsthecomeoerool nue o apres something ‘nat might beach te wor be widely enue app “Apropos of thie ending, et tbe mensaned at thete ae = gent penton ie Chess whe the few ba het own apa the ‘hany."Techicly vane Is the following, whee Rook and 29_ Sway by Dal Rio ‘Wat iy eal awe psn fl to defeat a Biop (Diagram 5). 11 PBT, KK hold the pion, 1¢1 R=Q7, BUS (not BBY is aden, ‘Thr excopton). ‘No ol has the pa gone too fa, But the Rook canoe epithe poston ofthe shop.” How dle {he mater swe se nthe companion Diam 3, in wii the ‘Bshop fae old the major force. The base dierene Is hat ‘he Bp has hee no cet gues, The method is een te Siplstvantion, 1 R—Kts BokiG: PRK BRT 3 RO Kien, O24 RK oh KOU S P-O7, K-KE RKO Now Ka uplgabe So White gue OD and KO, ‘soning Bt, bviowy, te Buhop's owes ped not be o bl {Ene Vacisoe we muteoue and rbe Th 2 parcly Feta. 0_von Gaetan Soch a potlon ir semitecnll aly, tease many cata varatloas he inalved In fe bgsidaton, There ate tein "Grange of wich he pliner cha fe impe—king and pe aginst King. Bt very many techn Mianager“indcd te vast majority f the resting ranges “Sie tect expan "Fal elementary i the flowing ‘onto reached by ts autoe some es ap in turrament "aap pt pp anPsp PUPIPS, 2BSPP, RIK. are Buck as 2 pen to the god and mare contol of the tour tan hs oppoent (OF casual tres the fet hat he Puna of the Back pawn ata, rater that 36, vey com ‘ennr_an example ofthe edo of not moving pans urmeces= {iy} he igeiation of tue advantage Is nt ex [portant fentee hat can be explo i he restait exercised ru sore Aw Us oF eeROGUE 0 by Mac's Bishop on the scope of White's Rook. But this ‘arate only stad when the atack is moved ove tothe ‘Kings side" Blck payed PKs in onder to make tr posible, {od the psn th rene some more tr was "pT Kl ppp bpp FIPIPIPL, BIRR, ‘lack now wine tact arf: bat i egies tobe sald tate Kind of sare omar eneagh to beseech, eee Pep ck 4s P=P, PeOS: 46BP KEKKG_ This mangume (esh- call enprtan snot a eat but feng of paves RRS PKB ISKEK DXB. BOK) PORKO 16 OxB Kip (Gell esablsbed he) WPKRO RIK? IDKPxP PaP and Back, aot White, tacking. There elowed 20 Pt MRO Pekt Bats Ke BO~Oeeh OK KRG PRE th wining positon ‘This the ysl of White's pushing formrd and being pushed tuck» ey feqentptiem of low it highs Chen “Ober {hat in ths postion bth players Rave a non he cates Blacks doita more eferve work te. Ver divas Diagram 160. Here aoteiathe Fisch fee, ‘white aco leny of poe ands Sle omanenre more ec ‘Bind has no ped the bast posible bots, ot an ‘ekine—Nimsveh veo “Sun emo, 530 Here, howe, ised of tng on the Quen side with eRe GPS PRIS, Ke—Risr i 13 DAS Pe Py Back paged 14. Pt andthe folowing impresive pay unoled it (PAF 16 PKC goo) KOR QxKe 1B Ks Kay —xa ips Okie (echervtes Wate Rook wi scr 138 ‘ocmaque mcs woo) PR RM KL ao kRua RoR (Kis et by Hook exchanges and RBI, and the Quen reaches) 2QR—BI QR-K Gomes BRA with PKs) BOK Rm OBI RKB UR og eR Poke 33 Rom Kt (Qe rade set ane the speculative KtxQP which only jt MBKP | KAKI PRE ermny BBR | Kol Gently K of OKI wil alow PRES to win) ‘Tis poston i the re of the defenders owing to the ‘epponet oo mochspce an hl oil space. Te par be he si om of ee tiring the opponets terior, rating te movements {he defer, Contrast thi ente th tat the game Landa ‘Kin, wba the pava fortstion ocr not prevent mobisaton ‘bythe player wit the aparently star manauven space Sofarweavesen two o tne cla (nt woe) ype os. 1 Lows though waste of tine, 2 os through render of space, 53. Tow trooph eleva play oF Inadequate play: play hat seer oon eos Tere ae other varies of ls, icing all hose in which ‘one piper main act pot “Thur Dagram 16 sbows Van Sehlings lang to Aleander ‘arough misting 4 neat rating device soak be the rarest of combative plaers(Tedeicly, is a cae of ‘Snoteed mae) Inthe daa postion White can Day BQo Ro sag 34 Op with visor nit. Tasted be played BRB RQ BK QxRwins BB RG ve vay nears sso BoLoraTNs 159 Vas Seeing —Altante set (Coen, 1950. Diagram 162 shows an opponent ofthe auto's plaing happily slong, unaware of what an happen tam The Blay was SUKRO] ROKK 36 R_QRS Q_KRS ERO Qs RKB QxQ. FAQ. Bees RRM RCQ Ree MOG | RKKS DACRE RKS SSRQha KOR? nd RRS forces mate 10 ecoagU 9 crs eens ae: 30 PKR4, flowed by Q—KI and R—KUS, with ‘ttm R—RI and RKIT, Back cn ener peste ih EX Tent Qt and Kr—R3, bt it does sot nn. Abo ploy his a0 However, Aurich, undoubtedly fugue, payed 30 KK, atoning 2 Qerch KK KE Bich StKvq | RoRSch 3 RBS (009 Kx, RR oC RR, heing BI 3 Ke? KBs KiKi Mick Roma kok Bok SSKORM Keisch RXR RUB Sokoas Kcgres 1 BRe STROKM —KE-BSch (lo stop tena mate by the ‘Knipton K2) a Roku 4 KR KB Bikes RO-ke SKOKO RoR Spxks Reba anor (Wy id Black ead wo ptr the QP at tove 367 Had be not seen he ene moveren) 4s RO-KS 4 8 Gaee Rn Reis ds pom of lores tect esition ei te steeds duet scraming ceopmert rt wrt SS cmon any te oo conn ps Moce important, eran, than the eraping of pce ete loss tne which enables your oppenet fo comes Your Spas, ot {0 tne mtr "Amusing ia postion from 2 game of te autor’ from which ‘wo oter etn apa ints beak ible ppp tps, SIP, 3, SP, PP3PBP,RIBOIRK, In aneer WTS = BUR the shor pled 14 OOK ihe et BR, ek a ati the te Ther folowed: sax? BAR 16 ul now the tempo breed with eet 16. PKB 17 PsPep. KixP with slaace pousiy on exchanges" Buc White Wik QRS is {Beto gore he atackon tbe Kght Aer HQ-RS KevKL 19 QxPeb pans be aight wih 8 strong attack, this claw are Sl how gn whch are made when a payer ts ale apparel to igor a thet toa pss ‘Thos oneisattacenge Kings pawn ed th opponent counters guna the GDP. Perhap tt counter amounts to sthing. There ‘ay be QR cto flow icing up the capturing pee," Sei open tiny meet gd cea mt Th esce of Ces i sean the ove afer; and many in ‘of tempo acer those nho te ha they ned at make Sent five or preparatory mows, Aggression with subsequent cosoiae {We dan be beter Un Slowly prepared naresion a the caning of reso for los an vor (andthe meats cof taling matches), enon shoal ao be rade of thoes moves, ten by on, tneen or inva tote oe why when he ‘Se mate, threaten two pron, both of which cannot Be Dre 1 recmagee ms st ‘nite play: spas pep 16 PP tno 6. axe 7m sttchig Bishop and Queen and yng the later to the dene of {he Kaige. ‘isthe, ” BQ) RxD wins Mii, ” ee ska i ioe ‘te pt fom hal ny Kt ch “Toston mn Betoe eo BK 1s fore and, i bec wits, White can win the exchanse by 179-3, K-94 9 ox TEBOReh KKH Qgane stack on two thins) oy BRS WEAR nick ann ly 2» Bak cat of BB fallwed by KB with pce te the gro “Tis st aration inolucs the fa en of he Sepa aso of Skene af both of which Dass 165 aed ext mpi, “White pais 15 Kis, Yorane OQ, bt Whit mac ‘ot stp to reaper, Before e tips White can wwe hs Kip to py 6 KtB eh (met by Kb}. Then he capone {he Queen With hs Bop. So far thesia gue." At a pit lack cn, and dows, ay Kx Kt But he aa act. The Knight fas noe, Payable 17. Boe if Wate rope fot ih 18 Pond, Black reteats BRD, te ely square'on which "he esperdo” Kip east capa 09 KiB sage) Tn the diagram th ack Qucea ia hs conn exresion, a Tange pee Ioseean encore tl for Autos Tnyanes of ts tp of laeny ae fanaa in Chr in the dlgram, the had beens lack pawns, tb poi of ‘Black's Queen woud ave caused four sd te Rooks bon sone; aL HOTIATNES 0 BeLOTATIN 165 1 d8 and the Roy a 6, pee would have bee os AS {pe eels of doperata br anger nut fr Some ‘Bing eit may pul stade’ of openings nthe Sean, afer 1 Pkt, POD? Ke—KBB, KIO, 3 PLQe Paty KU P, Kees: 3 KI~OBS, PO; 6 BK, EKG: 7 KS, BK; White feqeety plas err and Cte we GRE kiko ny? Benue ihe ates, 8 KIKKS cane io wilt posse Mf 9B~K1.B*B;10 QB, KexKt IE KKK KUKB IOKEXQ Kix [Now lick is testening Kes." At this pant IL K1xR:33P “RC Och, and vin te ‘Blac Rook ext move Tat nt ery lie, f ox vax Jovi as PARA and ifthe pice be apurd, P

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