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ARTUR YusuPov
Chess Lessons
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Contents
Preface
Between 1999 and 2002 I produced and published i n Germany a small series of ten trai ning
booklets, each one covering a partic u l ar chess theme. T h i s experi m ental proj ect proved
quite popular with German-speaking readers, and others too. Many of my chess colleagues
liked this form of i n d ivid ual trai n i ng; and some of them u sed the m aterial in their cl asses
too. This favou rable reaction pro m pted the idea of an Engl ish translati o n .
Although the booklets were aimed at p l ayers of d ifferi ng abil ities, m o s t wanted the
complete set. And that's how these d ifferent themes h ave ended up in one book. You
could also look on this d iversity as a strength if a reader, with chess am bitions, wants to
test his overall ability. Moreover, for chess trainers this book provides several ready-made
lectures, and many usefu l exercises covering d ifferent aspects of the game, al ready sorted
in terms of their level of d ifficu l ty.
There are th ree themes and tests that fal l under the h ead ing 'tactics' : chapter 1 , back
ran k com b i n atio n s ; chapter 6, d o u b l e attack; and ch apter 10, trapping a p iece. These
chapters are, on the whole, the sim plest, and pl ayers rated below 1500 Elo should probably
start with them .
Two chapters deal with positional themes: chapter 4 , exchanging pieces ; and chapter 9,
improvi ng piece positio n . Two chapters deal with endgame themes: chapter 3, the wrong
coloured bishop; and chapter 8, zugzwang. These fou r chapters are more challenging and
perhaps s u i table for players w ith an Elo above 1500. H owever, p l ayers of any strength
cou ld profit from studyi ng them .
Two chapters deal w i th the q u estion of calculation: chapter 2, can d i d ate m oves ; and
chapter 7, the process of e l i m i n ation . These themes are more su i table for players with an
Elo rati ng greater than 1800. Less experienced p l ayers s h o u l d go th rough the examples
and try to solve the one and two-star positions.
Chapter 5 deals with a strategical theme, passed pawns i n the midd legame, and contains
many add i tional examples that could also be u sed by c l u b players as exercises. For more
advanced players, i t s h o u l d be e nough to p l ay through these examples carefu l ly on the
chessboard .
How should an ambitious p l ayer work with this book? I suggest two possi bil ities : a
direct approach; and one based on the d ifficu l ty of the exercises.
With the d i rect approach, go thro ugh the examples at the start of the chapter, then
tackle the exercises. The exercises are m arked with stars accord i ng to their d ifficulty.
Accord i ng to you r rati ng, each star gives the fol l owing scori ng and th i n ki ng time:
- Below 1500 Elo, 1 point for solvi ng a position i n under 10 m i n utes.
- Below 1800 Elo, 1 point and up to 7 m i n u tes.
- Above 1800 Elo, 1 point and u p to 5 m i nutes.
So, for example, an exercise with three stars should take a player with an Elo of 1650 a
maxi m u m 21 m i n utes to solve, and gives h i m 3 points. At the end of each chapter you w i l l
find t h e answers, a n d you can see how well you understood t h e theme.
VIII PREFACE
There are some special exercises i n the chapters o n cal c u lation that you m ust p lay
through move by move. Check the i nstr u ctions before you try these exercises.
I also suggest an alternative method of a p proaching th i s book - accor d i ng to the
d iff i c u l ty of the exercises. Th i s m ethod is suitable for p layers with a n Elo below 1500. I n
each cha pter, wor k through the exam ples, then try to solve the positions u p to the second
level of diff iculty. When you have fin ished the book, come back and consider positions on
level three. If you are comfor table with the res u l ts, ra i se the level aga i n . If you fi nd you
aren't yet ready for the next l evel , put the book back on the shelf, d o some other chess
wor k, but af ter a couple of months come back and try again !
But i n the end, per haps the most i m por tant th ing i s not to ta ke a l l these poi nts too
ser iously. I hope you wil l j u st enjoy the book.
F i nal ly, I wou l d l i ke to tha n k several people who hel ped to make this project possi ble:
my wife Nad ia for her hard wor k on the German version ; my chess teacher Mar k Dvoretsky;
Jurgen Da niel, my p u bl i sher, for encouragi ng the idea of an Engl ish translati o n ; and U l i
Dirr for the layout of the book a n d for correcti ng some m istakes i n the or iginal Ger ma n
ed ition .
1 Back-Rank Combinations
Recogn ising the early o u tl i nes of mating The attacker isn't afraid of sacrificing ma
com b i nations i s a vi tal ski l l . The theme of terial to get a dead ly check on the back-rank.
the weak back-rank is common, so studyi ng ex Deflection and double attack a re the most
ercises of this kind shou ld pay off. Although i m portant elements in these combinations.
these com binations are, on the whole, fa i rly
easy, they are sti l l stri king and i m pressive. Ossip Bernstein -J ose Capablanca
Certa i n featu res a re typical of th i s type Moscow 1914
of position: 2 •
1 ) the lack of an esca pe square for the cas a b c d e f h
tled ki ng; 8 8
2) the wea kness of the back-rank;
7
3) an open fi l e occupied by heavy pieces -
they are the mai n players i n these combi 6 6
nations; 5 5
4) a passed pawn nea r to promotion. 4 4
3 3
1 t.I1J
2 2
a b c d e f h
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
6 6 Con d i ti o n s a re perfect for a back-ra n k
5 5 combination. Capa blanca seizes his chance
4 4 with a bri l l iant hit.
3 3 1 • ... Wb6-b2 !
2 2 A d o u b l e attack o n q ueen and rook. At
the same time the wh ite q ueen i s deflected
a b c d e f g h f ro m protecti ng the i m portant bac k-ra n k
square d 1 . Natural ly, t h e black q ueen ca n
Here both ki ngs are i n danger. The pawns not be ca ptu red beca use of mate. I n stead,
prevent White's king from leavi ng the back it wou l d have been a m istake to play 1 . ...
ra nk. Although Black's king has an escape "W b6-b1 + ? 2. "We2-f1 �d8-d1 ?? because of 3.
square, it is occupied by the q ueen . In addi �c3-c8+ ( Black also has a bac k- ra n k prob
tion, both back-ra n ks a re insufficiently pro lem! ) .
tected . White can mate i m med iately with 1 .
2 . gC3-C2
18'd4-d8# , or i n two moves, starting with 1 .
a7-a818' + . Black t o play wou l d wi n i m medi Or 2. "We2-e1 18' b2 x c3 ! ( d eflectio n ) 2.
ately by 1 . . . . Ek1-c8+ or 1 . . . . 18' h7-b1+. 18'e1xc3 �d8-d1+ and mate.
2 C H A PT E R I BACK-RANK C O M B I N AT I O N S
2. ... Wb2-b1 3. We2-f1 Wb2x c2 Black's pos ition is tota l ly lost, but the for
and Wh ite resigned . mer World Cha m pion Xiej u n evidently un
derestimated her opponent's th reats . Sud
Xie J u n - N ana l oseliani denly the Georgian losel iani got a brea k to
Groningen 1997 wi n the gam e a n d with it last m i n ute q ual
3 • ifi cation to the can d i dates' fi na l . H owever,
a b c d e f g h she was sl ightly short of ti me and played 37·
8 8 . . . cs-q ?, m iss ing her big chance. What's
so s pecial here ? Looking more deeply i n to
7 7
the position, you can see that Wh ite's back
6 6 ra n k is only protected by the q ueen, which
5 5 a lso guards the rook on f1. l os e l ia n i could
4 4 have played
3 3 37· ··· 'Wd4xa4 1! ,
2 2 exploiting the wea kness of the back- rank.
Aga i n , White can not accept the q u een
a b c d e f g h sacrifice. H owever, even after 38. � b5-e2
.§ d 1 xf1+ 39 . �e2xf1 Wa4xc2 40. a6-a7 .§b8-
Th is was one of the m ost d ra matic a n d d8 41 . a7-a8� .§ ds xas 42. Ab7xas cs-q,
im portant ga mes of t h e whole tou rnament. Black's win wou l d j ust be a matter of time.
EXERCISES 3
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 1-2 *
• E 1-4 *
[1]
a b c d e h a b c d e h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
4 CHAPTER I BACK-RANK COMBINATIONS
E 1-5 *
11 E1-7 *
[1]
a b c d e h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 1-6 *
11 E 1-8 *
[1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f h
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES s
E 1-9 *
[1] E 1-11 **
[1]
a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 1-10 *
• E 1-12 **
[1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
6 CHAPTER I BACK-RANK COM BINATIONS
E 1-13 **
11 E 1-15 **
I1J
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E1-14 **
11 E 1-16 **
[1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 7
E 1-17 **
• E 1-19 ***
111
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
s 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 1-18 ***
111 E 1-20 ***
111
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 CHAPTER I BACK�RANK COMBINATIONS
E 1-21 ***
11] E 1-23 ***
•
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 1-22 ***
11] E 1-24 ***
11]
a b c d e h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 9
E 1-25 ***
11 E 1-27 ***
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 1-26 ***
rn E 1-28 ****
rn
a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
10 CHAPTER 1 BACK·RANK COMBINATIONS
E 1-29 *****
• E 1-30 ******
Ill
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
SOLU T I O N S El-I TO EI-17 II
Solutio n s
0 E1-1 0 E1-10
Minic - Honfi, Vrnjacka Banja 1966 Djaja - Staudte, 1958
I. Wa7 ! +- (1. . . . '/:1 x a7 2. l'! x dS+ ; 1. . . . l'! x a7 I• • • •W x e 6 !! -+ (1. . . . l'!ci+ 2. l'!fi l'! x fi + 3·
2. HxdS+ ; 1. . . . '/:1c8 2. l'!xdS+ '/:1xd8 3· l'!xdS+ '/:1 x f1 '/:1 x e6 +; 1 . . . . gxf6 ? 2. '/:1 x f6 + 't!;>gs 3·
Yxds 4· g3 + - ; 1. . . . l'!dcS 2. '/:1 x c7 l'! x q 3 · 1:/:16+ = ] 0-I
bl.dS + ) I-o
0 E1-11
0 E1-2 Alekhine - Bernstein, Vilnius 1912
Fontein - Euwe, Amsterdam 1939 (variation from the game)
I. .E1.cJ! 2. .E1. x ci Wdi + o-I
• • • • I .E1. xg7+ tb xg7 2.. Wf7+ �hs 3· Wfs+ .E1. x fs
•
4· .E1. x f8#.
0 E1-3
Mikenas - Aronin, Moscow 1957 0 E1-12
I. .E1.ds ! -+ o-I
. •• Janowski - Burn, Oostende 1907
I. Wxd7 !! (1. l'! x e8+ l'!xeS 2. '/:1 x d7 ? '/:1 x d7 3·
0 E1-5 0 E 1-13
Shirov - Yusupov, Bundesliga 1995/96 Mikenas - Bronstein, Tallinn 1965
(variation from the game) I• .E1. x a3 !! (2. l'! xa3 V:1ei + ; 2. '/:1 x a3 V:1ei + 3·
• • •
0 E1-7 0 E1-15
Rovner - Kamyshev, Moscow 1947 Alekhine - Kohnlein, Dusseldorf 1908
I. Wa7 ! Was ( 1 . . . . l'! xd2 2. '/:1 x c7 bl. x d 1 + 3· (variation from the game)
Axd1] 2.. Wxa6 ! Wc7 3· Wa7 ! +- I-o I. Wxd6 ! cxd6 2.. CDf7+ .E1. x f7 3· .E1.e8+ + -.
0 E1-8 0 E1-16
Paulsen - Anderssen, Leipzig (m5) 1877 Alekhine - Reshevsky, Kemeri 1937
I•.E1.f2.! +- I-0 1 .E1. x b8 + ! �xbs 2.. Wxes+ ! I-o [ 2 . . . . fxes
. 3·
l'!fS+ +-)
0 E1-9
Smyslov - Lilienthal, Leningrad/Moscow 1941 0 E1-17
Wxd6 ! +- I-o
I. Torre - Timman, Hamburg 1982
I2 SOLUTIONS E I-I8 T O E I-29
0 E1-20
Alekhine -Johner, Trinidad 1939 0 E1-28
1. l!cs! [I. Eic7 g6 2. 1il'd6 \31 x d6 J. exd6 �g7 J Sliwa - Stoltz, Bucharest, 1953
1
• ••• l!xcs [I . . . . \3fxd7 2. \3ff8 + ! +-J z. We7! •· Wxc6! bxc6 z. b7 Wds 3· bsW [3 . .El.ai 6h3,
Wxe7 [2. . . . !!g8 J. d8�J 3· dxcSW+ 1-o .El.a8J 3· l!dt+ 4· l!xd• W x bs S· eDb7! +
. ••
•-o
0 E1-21
Vidmar - Euwe, Karlsbad 1929 0 E1-29
•· l!e8+ Afs [1. . . �h7 2. �dJ+ +- J z. g x fS+
. Lowcki - Tartakower,Jurata 1937
�xfs 3· tDfs+ •-o [J . . . . �g8 4· �f8+ � x f8 s. Black has to try to exploit the weakness of the
i!d8#J back-rank by deflecting the white queen from its
defence. The best way to achieve this aim is the
0 E1-22 double attack on queen and rook.
Capablanca- Fonaroff, New York (casual) 1918 •·••• Wcs+!
•· tDh6+ �hs z. Wxes!! Wxes 3· � xf7+ 1-o (I . . . . �b6+ 2. �hi \3ff6 3· h4)
z. �hi Wc4!
0 E1-23 [2 . . . . 1il'e3�� 3· �XeJ .El.fi + 4. \31gi +-J
Vodopyanov - Kanzyn, 1974 3· �g• \Md4+ 4· c;;,h 1 We4!
1. . . . \Mgt+!! z. �xg• fH 3· �hi fxe1W o-1 Nothing else works :
[ 4 . . . . \3fd2� S· .El.xes; 4· . . . \31eJ �� s. \3fxeJ +- ;
0 E1-24 4· . . . \31h4� S· !! x es ; 4· . . . \3fd3 S· �gi 1il'd4+ ;
Shampouw - Silalachi, Indonesia 1971 4· . . . \3ff4 S· h4 1
•· WxeS! W x hs z. eDe7+! eD x e7 3· W x fS+ The white queen was well placed on ei. This
�xfs 4· g ds# 1-o deflection forces it to leave its best position.
S· We•
0 E1-25 [s. fi x es \31 xes -+ ; s. 1il'di 1;31f4 - + ; s. 1il'g1
Sokolov - Yusupov, Riga (m3) 1986 1il'e2 -+ 1
19 . . . tiJ xes!! zo. tDxes [20. Eixd8l2Jx6+ -+ J
. S·•••
'i!fd3!
zo • Wq! z1. Wez [21. Eixd8 �xc2 22. Eixf8+
... A crucial move. The queen has to control the im
�xf8 23. Eib8+ CLJc8 -+ J z1. . . . Wxes u . Ae3 portant fs square. s . . . . 1;31e2 was worse because
SOLU T I O N EI-30 13
of the deflecting sacrifice 6. l"!.f5 ! (Black also has A xds 4· l"!. xe2) 3· .§ xeS+ ]
back-rank problems!). 2.. Wc4!! 'Afd7
6. �g1 'Afd4+ 7· �hi Wdz! -+ (2 . . . . l"!. x c4 3· l"!. xeS+ @ xeS 4· .§. x eS#]
Now the double attack works. You may only 3· Wc7!! Wbs 4· a4!!
award yourself the points if you found this move. The key move, and the only one to get points.
0-I The immediate 4· 1i:t xb7? would have been a
mistake, because of the counter 4· . . . @ xe2! ex
0 E1-30 ploiting the weakened back-rank: 5· El.xe2 El.ci+.
Adams - Torre Repetto, New Orleans 1920 4· . . . Wxa4
In this celebrated example, both sides have back [4 . . . . l"!. xe2 5· @ xeS+ ; 4· . . . @ xe2 5· El. xe2]
rank weaknesses. But White has the possibility S· i!e4
of deflecting Black's queen from its main task, the Now White threatens 6. @ xeS.
protection of the rook on eS. S· ... Whs
1. Wg4! Whs Black can no longer play 5· . . . 1i:t x e2!
[1. . . . @ds 2. @ xes @ xes (2. . . . l"!. xe2 3· @ x dS+ 6. Wxb7! 1-o
I4 CHAPTER I BACK-RANK C O M B I N AT I O N S
Score tab l e
1 1 11 2 21 3
2 1 12 2 22 3
3 1 13 2 23 3
4 1 14 2 24 3
5 1 15 2 25 3
6 1 16 2 26 3
7 1 17 2 27 3
8 1 18 3 28 4
9 1 19 3 29 5
10 1 20 3 30 6
total 69
2 Candidate Moves
Artur Yusu pov -jesus N ogueiras 15. exf6 gxf6 16. £ xf6 �g8
Montpellier (ct) 1985
Or 16 . . . . G[)xf6 17. 18fxf6 �g8 18. G[)xd5 ! .
5 D
a b c d e f h 17. ttlbs l Wxbs
8 8 17. . . . 18fxd4 18.llJd6#.
7 7
18. A x bs ttle6 19. Wb2 cxbs 20. Ah4
6 6
Black resigned .
5 5
4 4 * * *
3 3
The sea rch for ca ndidate moves is a creative
2 2 process. There is no s i m ple a lgorith m , but
there are some priorities to follow. First, you
a b c d e f g h must consider all forcing moves, namely checks,
ca ptu res and attacks. Some of these moves
Here I fel l i n to deep contem plati o n . I n ca n be d isca rded i m med iately, but others
return for the sacrificed pawn I have a great remai n as ca nd idate moves. W i th these re
lead i n development and a m ighty i n i tiative. ma i n ing moves you have to begi n calcu lat
14. �c2 suggests itself , gai n i ng a tempo for i ng. One ca n i magi ne the whole game as
f u rther d evelopment, but I fa i led to fi n d a a series of problems. When a na lysing the
clear way to gai n the adva n tage. The posi can d i date moves and moving the pieces in
tion af ter 14 . . . . 18'b6 15. � b1 18fq 16. Af4 you r m i n d , it is advisable to look at the posi
(16. G[)xds 18fxe5) 16 . . . . lLle6 i s better for tion through your opponent's eyes and to i nclude
White, but I got the feel i ng that the starting his possibilities.
position prom ised more. The eva l uation of I t i s also very i m porta n t not to immedi
a position i s l i ke a compass for the c hess ately engrossyour mind in calculation. Af ter you
player; it led me bac k - eventua l ly - to the d raw u p you r ca n d i date m oves, carry o u t
search for other candidate moves. The right a short a na lysis with a provisiona l assess
attitude led to success. I fou nd a move that ment of the positi o n . If you fa i l to fi n d a
created five th rears ! After clear and attractive conti nuation among the
chosen moves , it is advisable to retu rn to
14. Wd4 !1
the starting point and to search for f u rther
(threate n i ng 15. G[)xd5, 15. lLl b5 , 15. GLle4, ca n d i dates. Ask yourself occasionally if there
15. �b1 and 15. e6 Axe6 16. 18fxg7) aren't other possibilities. Sometimes it happens
that d u ri ng the calculation of va riations you
14. ... f6
m ight spot new i d ea s that change the way
( if 14 . . . . 18'b6, then 15. e6 ! ) you view the i n i tial position.
17
3 3
The p recise, short calculation of the i nitial
2 2
moves in a position is more important than
the ability to calcu late long lines. A m istake
a b c d e f g h in these first moves is more dangerous than
a m istake i n the tenth m ove of a variatio n .
My trainer Mark Dvoretsky gave me th i s The key t o solvi ng a p roblem i s very often
study t o solve. I spent a l o n g t i m e looking the discovery of the best conti nuation, but
for a resou rce in th is d ifficult endgame, but not its calculation. When going through the
without success. N oth i ng good comes of exercises a n d solutions from this booklet
1. <i!>g7?, because of 1 . . f!e8. Blocking the you s h o u l d concentrate on the search for
. .
h-pawn with the rook is a somewhat better can d i date m oves. Try to find all the candidate
approach, but for a study, the l i nes are sim moves, first. If these m oves don't help much,
ply too complicated and, in the end , aren't go back and ask you rself: what other possibili
good enough for a d raw. I was i n deep con- ties are there in this position?
18 CHAPTER 2 CAN DIDATE MOVES
�•
E 2-1
Exercises (sol utions p. 24-27)
*
11 E2 3 - *
rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 2-2 *
11 E 2-4 *
11
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 19
8 .I 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 21
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
22 CHAPTER 2 CANDI DATE MOVES
E 2-17 ***
[1] E 2-19 ****
[1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 • 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 • 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
a b c d e
8 8
�------ .�·�-=�,
7 7
-.�.. �-1
6 6
1 �· """"=- or=� -�.
5 5 5
,�--�
4 4 4
�·�-,
3 3 3
"'--�� .;;.� 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 23
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
24 SOLUTIONS E 2·I TO E 2-S
Sol utions
il.c6 Axds 8. Axd7 �e2 55) 3· es Axes 4· dxes l"l.ar+ 7· 'i!i>b8 = ] S· <t>d4 6. b6 ct>cs 7· b7
• • •
I. ti:)e8!! [I. tt::ld s+ 'i!fe6 2. tt::l f4+ 'i!ffs 3· ltJe2 'i!tg4 Instead, I . . . . V!1 x d4 � 2 . e6 + - was also poor ;
4· Ad7+ 'i!fh4 S· tt::ld4 'i!fgs = ] I • @e6 [ I . . . .
• • • but 1. .1"l. xb3 would have led to equality (2. e6
• • •
I. Ab7! [I. bs 'i!fe3 2. Ab7 'i!fd4 3· 'i!fxa7 'i!lcs -+] This move loses. Black should have tried to de
I• l!xb7 [1 . . . . 'i!fe3 2. 'i!f x a7 bs 3· 'i!tb6 'i!fd4
••• fend a worse position with I . . . . 'i!f xg7.
4· Ac6 = ; 1. bs 2. 'i!fxa7 =] 2. bs! [ 2. 'i!fxb7�
• • • 2. . Wd4!!
[3 . . . . 15'xh2 4· �f3 ! f!.e8 s. E!.hi 15'q 6. Ah8 ! +-] f!.f8 + 'i!?h7 I calculated just one line:
4· Wf6 ! +- A) 4· t:l.d8 t:l.f6 and none of the three continua
and because of 4· . . . 15'xa2 S· Ah6 15'as+ 6. 'i!?di tions promises White victory :
'i1a4+ 7· 'i!?ci 'i1ai + 8. 'i!?c2 'i1a4 + 9· 'i!?bi Black AI) S· il,d7 A xd7 6. f!. x d7 f!.e6 = ;
resigned. A2) S· t:l.d7 !? il, x d7 (s . . . . CLlf4 6. e8'i1 <'Ll x h3 +
7· g x h3 il, xd7 8. 1i1 x d7 hs! = ) 6. A x d7 f!.b6 7·
0 E2-16 Afs+ g6 8. Axg6+ 'l!?g7 = ;
Yusupov - Adams, Dortmund 1994 A3) S· f!.xd3 'i!?g6 6. Ad7 Axd7 7· f!.xd7 'i!?f] t.
• I ••• WdJ � But you always have to search for candidate
I . . . . 1i1fs!! would have saved the game: moves, and not j ust in the initial position ! Afi:er
A) 2. Ag3 'i1e4 3· d6 (3. 'i1f] =) 3· . . . h4! = ; the intermediate check, White wins very easily :
B) 2. Ae3 15'e4 3· �gs 15'xds (or 3· . . . 'i!?g6 4· d6 B) 4· Afs+ ! g6 s. f!.d8 f!.f6 (s . . . . gxfs 6. E!. xd6
il,[6 S· Axf6 1i1f4+ 6. 'i!?gi 15'e3+ 7· 'i!?fi 15'd3+ =) <'Lles 7· t:l. x c6 + -) 6. Ad7 A x d7 7· t:l. x d7 and
4· Af6 'i1g8 S· A x es 'i!?h8 6. A xg7+ 1i1 xg7 7· there is no defence against 8. e8'i1 + !
1i1xc4 1i1es+ . I n the game Timman managed to hold the
2 . d6 C3 position afi:er
[2 . . . . 'i!?g6 3· d7 Af6 4· Ab6 ± ] I
• • ••�h7 2. Ag2 Axg2 3· �xg2 �g6 ± .
3 · d 7 c 2 4 · Ae3 !
This move was overlooked by Adams. 0 E2-19
4·••• Wxe3 S· Wxc2+ e4 6. Wc7 ! Dautov - Yusupov, Bundesliga 1997/98
Even simpler than 6 . d8'i1 il,es+ 7· g 3 Axg3+ (7. I. Ag6!!
. . . 15'xg3+ 8. 'i!?hi 15'xh3+ 9· 'i!?gi 15'g3+ 10. 'i!?fi) I almost fell off my chair when he made this
I I . 'i!?hi 1;3ffJ+ I2. 1i1g2. move.
Black resigned. •I ••• fxg6
In sharp positions it is very dangerous to base I . . . . t:l.b7 2. t:l. x e6 + 'i!?f8 wasn't any better, due
one's play on general assessments alone. to 3· Axf7 ! f!.xf7 4· <'Llg6+ 'i!?g8 S· f!.e8+ 'i!?h7 6.
hs +-.
0 E2-17 •2 .l3.xe6+ �fs
G. Kissling, I9IS Or 2 . . . . il,e7 3· f!. xe7+ 'i!?xe7 4· CLlc6+ 'i!?d6 S·
I .l3.gs ! [I. t:l.g7 ?? b2 2. f!. x b7 bi'i1 - + ; 1 . f!.g8?
• lLl x b8 as 6. 'i!?fi +-.
b2 2. E!.a8+ 'i!?bi 3· E!.as 'i!?c2 4· t:l.cs+ 'i!?d2 s. 3· CDc6 CDd7 4· .l3.d6 !
E!.bs = ] I • hxgs [ I . . . . b2 2. t:l. x fs b6 (2. . . .
••• But Black gets more chances after 4. l2J x b8 lLl x b8
bi'i1 3· E!.as+ 1i1a2+ 4· E!.xaH 'i!?xa2 S· fs +-) 3· s. g3 'i!?f7 6. f!.d6 �e7 7· E!. x ds (Or 7· f!.b6 lLld7
t:l.bs +-] 2 h6 b2 3· h7 hiW 4· h8W+ �a2 S·
. 8. E1. x a6 b4) 7· . . . 'i!?e6 8. E!.es+ 'i!?d6.
WaS+ �b2 6. Wxb7+ �az 7· Wxbi+ �xbi 4· • • • .l3.c8 S· .l3.xd7 Axh4
8. fxgs I-o Let's weigh up the results of the combination.
White is much better: his pieces are more ac
0 E2-18 tive than Black's and his pawn structure healthier.
Yusupov - Timman, Reykjavik 1988 Later Dautov gave me some chances, but his even
I. g3� tual win was certainly deserved.
Sadly, this was the wrong choice. Needless to say,
I saw the alternative 1. e6 !, but afi:er 1. E!. x d6
• • •
@f8 ! 3· f! x di iJ, x e4 would b e better for Black. 2. f! x fs + � 'i!?g6 3· E!hs (3. Ads 'i!?xfs 4· as 'i!?es
I went back to the beginning and found another s. �b7 �f7 6. a6 Ads -+) 3· . . . <t!? x hs 4· Ads
candidate move. � x a4 - + .
1. CiJgs! •2. . . . A x a4 3 · �c1 Ac6+ 4 · �xc6! h1W S·
Now White attacks with vigour. Af7+ �gs 6. f4+!
1 . . . . h6 The point. The rook is unpinned.
If I . . . . ft:lxc4 2. Axh7+ 'i!?f8 3· We2! �xds (Or 6. . . . gx6 7· �g6+ �hs 8 .l:!g8+ �h6 9·
•
gxh6 6. lUg6#) 5· � x h6 + ! 'i!? x h6 6. 'l/jg6#. to play I . . . �c7 !�, to protect the weak f7 point
.
Zaitsev's analysis removes any doubts. To find (2. Ah5 lU x h5 3· 'l/jxh5� A xg5).
a move like I. Ac2!! during an actual game is in z. Ahs! l:!eds
credibly tough, but the constant search for candi 22 . . . . lUxh5 23. 'l/jxh5 +-; 22. . . . �fs 23. Axf6
date moves can help us a little bit. A x f6 24. A x f7+ � x f7 25. 'l/j x h7+ +-.
1 • Was �
• • • 3· Axf7+ 'i!?fs 4· Ah6! +- �es S· Wf4 Af6
Kotov does not see the threat. It was much better 6. A xg7+ �e7 7· Axes Axg7 8. l:!xh7 1-o
PRACTICAL E X ERCISES 29
Try to play the following two studies l i ke real games. You take White and allow you rself
one hour's thi n ki ng ti me. Cover the m oves and d i agrams with a sheet of paper. When
you have made your decision, you are allowed to look at the right move (on the solutions
page), the comments, and you r 'opponent's' next m ove. For every correct move you are
awarded points.
The left col u m n shows you a study by Matous, the right one, a study by Pogosjants.
Concentrate on the candidate moves and don't try to calculate everything from beginning
to end.
7
� �- ----
6
5
t - .. ...._.�
4
l----
3
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 rn 10 rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
30 C HAPTER 2 CANDI DATE MOVES
11 [1] 13 [1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 [j, 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 • 3
2 2 2 • 2
� 1
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
12 [1] 14 [1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 [j, 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
[j, � 4
3 3 3
2 2
II
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
PRACTICAL EXERCISES )I
15 111 17 111
a b c d e f h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
16 111 18 111
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
32 CHAPTER 2 CANDI DATE MOVES
19 [1] 20 [1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
21 [1]
a b c d e f h
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
PRACT I C A L E X E RC I S E S 33
2• • • • � x fJ 3· \31 x fr + +-
Diagram 14 on page 30
6. h8A! (1 point)
Diagram 11 on page 30 6. h8\31? ar\31 7· \31xar =
3· Wh4+!! (2 points) 6 • �xhi
• • •
Diagram 12 on page 30
4· Wh8! (1 point) Diagram 18 on page 31
4· Wg6
• • • 8. Aai!! (3 points)
4· . . . \31xh8 5· Axg2# 8. Ad4? ar\31 9 · Axar c;;.g r ro. Ad4+ c;;,h r = ; 8.
c;;,h 3? c;;.g r 9· Ad4+ c;;,h r ro. �es c;;.g r rr. llxh2+
c;;. rz r2. Aes c;;.fJ =
Diagram 15 on page 31 •8 • • •�gi
S· Wh7! (1 point) S· • • • Wgs
S core tab l e
N� Points Your Points N� Points Your Poi nts N� Points You r Poi nts
1 1 12 2 Ma 2
2 1 13 2 1
3 1 14 2 2
4 1 15 3 1
5 1 16 3 1
6 1 17 3 1
7 1 18 3 1
8 1 19 4 Po 1
9 1 20 4 1
10 1 21 4 3
11 2 22 5 1
total 64
I.
Why do so many games end i n a d raw? One Another i m portant point is that the eval
of the mai n reasons is the range of d efen uation of the position d oes not change if
sive poss i b i l ities . Even the great materia l Wh i te has m ore than one h-pawn . Only if
advantage of an extra minor piece does not the stronger s i d e manages to prevent the
inevitably result in a wi n . Diagram 22 shows king from entering the corner does he have
one of the most im portant theoretical d raw wi n n i ng chances .
ing fortresses .
23 +- D
22 D a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h 8 8
8 8 7 7
7 7 6 6
6 6 5 5
5 5 4 4
4 4 3 3
3 3 2 2
2 2
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
Af ter
Even though White is a bishop and a
1. Aaz l +-
pawn up, the position is tota l ly d rawn . The
defence is very easy here : the black king j ust Black's ki ng is cut off f rom the vital cor
has to stay in the corner. White's king and ner, and the pawn advances to the queening
bishop can not d rive it from h8. This is d u e square. The other m ethod of keeping the
to the fact that t h e b i s h o p d oes n o t con king fro m the corner is less effective here.
trol the h-pawn's promotion sq ua re. Th is Af ter 1 . Ah7? there fol lows 1 . . . . c!>f7 2. c!>f2
is the well-known 'wrong-coloured bishop'. c!>f6, a n d a typ i ca l d rawi ng m echa n is m is
(This only works with a rook's pawn . I n i n i tiated : the th reat is 'i!?gs, a n d after the
all other cases White wins with the help of bishop retreats the king reaches the corner:
zugzwang. ) It is i m poss ible to force Black's 3· Ae4 c!>f7 4· Ah7 'i!?f6 = 6'i!?g8 I n th is l i ne,
king to l eave the corner. White can only de White wou l d wi n if h is ki ng reached the f4
l iver stalemate : sq uare.
1. c!>f6 c!>g8 2. h6 c!>h8 3· c!>f7 =
36 C H A PT E R 3 T H E W RO N G -COLO U R E D B I S H O P
24 +- D
a b c d e f g h Here White can cut off the black king on
8 8 the e8-h5 d iagona l :
7 7 1 . Ahs +-
6 � 6 I n spite of the si m pl icity of these
5 5 endga mes, there a re many h idden sub-
4 4 tleties.
Exercises 1 to 9 w i l l help you to cement,
3 3
and to deepen, you r u n dersta n d i ng of this
2 2 highly practical endgame.
a b c d e f g h
II.
The possi bility of tra nsposing i n to the As i s well know n, a kn ight has great dif
endgame of w rong-col o u red bishop a n d fi c u l ties when cou n teri ng a roo k's paw n .
rook's pawn i s often a n i m porta n t d efen Black cou ld have spared himself great trou
sive resou rce. Th is is a famous exam ple. ble had he remembered the position from
d iagram 22. After 81 . . . . ltJd3 ! 82. h4 ( 82.
Robert Fischer - M ark Tai manov 'i!?fs 'i!?d6 ! .<0.'i!?e7-f7-g7-h8) 82 . . . . ltJf4 83.
(2), Vancouver 1971
Candidate 's Match 'i!?fs 'i!?d 6 ! Black has to sacrifice the knight,
but the king ca n enter the corner. 84. 'i!;>xf4
25 • 'i!?e7 85. 'i!?gs 'i!?f7 86. 'i!?h6 'i!?g8 = . I nstead
a b c d e f h there followed
8
7
Th i s u n fo rtu nate m ove loses the game,
6 for now Ta i ma n ov does not have ti me to
5 bring the knight back to defend. Other king
4 m oves were better : 81 . . . . 'i!?d6 ! 82. Ae2
ltJd7+ ( 82 . . . . 'i!?ds 83. h4 ltJd7+ 84. 'i!?e7 'i!?es)
3
83. 'i!?f7 'i!?es 84. h4 ltJf6 = ; or 81 . . . . 'i!?d4 82.
2 2 Ae6 (82. Ad1 ltJd7+ ) 82 . . . . ltJf3 = .
82. Ac8 c!>f4
a b c d e f g h
37
26 +- D
Here i s a s i m i lar endgame. We have already
seen that B l ack's m a i n h ope l ies in sacrific
i ng a knight for the g-pawn.
a b c d e f g h
61. A)(as
It wou l d h ave been better to p l ay 61.
c;t>c4!
61 . ..• �d6 62. b4??
White could win with either 62. �C4 �c6 a b c d e f g h
63. b4 +- or 62. Ad8 tbb8 63. �C4 tbc6 64.
Ab6 +-. Bl ack is n ow able to el i m i nate h i s so. �fs �g7 51. g4 tLif6 52. gs tLig8 53·
�e6 ttlh6 54· g)(h6+??
main enemy, the b-paw n , with a fork.
C H A P T E R 3 T H E W RO N G -COLO U R E D B I S H O P
63. Et xg4 h xg4 64. 'i!?g5 g3 65. Ae4 �f7 = . 1 . . . . g5 !?, would have given more cha nces,
although even in this case White w i l l , after
63 . . . . �f6 - Yz-Yz
the cold-blooded 2. 'i!?f3 �f5 3. 'i!?gz, be able
H owever, 63 . . . . Et x h4 64. A x h5 would to hold the game.
not have been clever, when Wh i te ca n sti l l
2. Et )( b2 A )( b2 3· �f3 ?!
try to w i n .
I t would have been more precise to play
Kenneth Smith - Mario Campos Lopez 3· h4! 'i!?e5 4 · g4 'i!?f4 5· 'i!?h3 .6 g5, h5.
San A n tonio 1972
3· ··- �fs
30 + • B lack could have given Wh ite a l i ttle
a b c d e f g h m o re to worry a bout with 3· . . . Ac3 4· h4
8 8 Ae1 ! (4 . . . . Ad2 5· g4 Ae1 6. g5+ = ) 5· 'i!?g4
Adz 6 . 'i!?f3 �e5 7· 'i!?e2 Aa5 8. �f3 Now
= .
7 7
Wh i te forces the position from d iagram 22.
6 6
4· h4 1
5 5
4 4 4· g4+ ? 'i!?g5-+ .
3 3 4· ... Aq S· g4+ �f6 6. gs+ I
6. h5 ? g5.
6 . . . . �fs 7· hs l g)(hs s. �g2 �)(gs
a b c d e f g h Yz-Yz
As Edmar Med n i s correctly noted , Black these positions i s the struggle t o reach a
shou l d n 't be in a h u rry to exchange rooks. position with the wrong-coloured bishop.
40 C H A P T E R 3 T H E W RO N G -C O L O U R E D B I S H O P
Ill.
8
N igel Short - G arry Kasparov
Belgrade 1989
7
6 32 -+ •
5 a b c d e f h
4 8 8
3 7 7
2 6 6
5 5
a b c d e f g h 4 4
3 3
Without the b-pawn, White would eas
i ly reach the corner. But in this case, Wh ite 2 2
has more p roblems, e. g. 1 . 't!?c1 ?? loses to
Ad3 -+. a b c d e f g h
1. �c2 l
The w i n n i ng pla n i s easy: Black sta le
I f the w h i te king reaches a1, the d raw is mates the enemy king and forces the b
clear: 1 . . . . 't!?b4 2. 't!?b1 't!?b3 3· 't!?a1 't!?c2 4· pawn to adva nce. After this the a-pawn
b4 a x b3 stalemate. leaves the edge and Wh ite has just one use
less move with his rema i n i ng pawn .
1 . ... Au l
93· ... �g2 94· �d1 �f3 95· �d2 �e4
Now i t looks bad for White, but the un
96. �C3 �e3 97· �c2 �e2 98. �c1
fortunate positions of Black's bishop a n d
king saves h i m . O r 98. 't!?c3 Ad3 99· 't!?b3 't!?d2 100. 't!?a3
't!?c2 101. 't!?a2 Aq+ 102. b3 ( 102. 't!?a1 't!?c1
2. b4 1 +
103. b3 Abs 104. 't!?a2 Ad3 -+) 102 . . . . Abs
But not 2. b3 ??, because of2 . . . . a3 ! -+ . 103. 't!?a1 't!?c1 104. 't!?a2 Ad3 105. 't!?a1 Ab1
and Black wins.
2 . ... axb3+
98 . .. Ad3 99· b3 �e1 100. �b2 �d2
2 . . . . c;!?x b4 3- 't!?b2
.
Under no c i rc u m stances should Black Here Black resigned . The win n i ng plan
captu re the pawn with his ki ng. For exam i s nearly identical to the Short - Kasparov
ple 102 . . . . 'i!?c3 103. 'i!?a1 'i!?><b4? = o r 103 . . . . game. ss . . . . gs s6. Ae6 'i!?h7 (56 . . . . g6 57·
@x b3 ? 104. bs = leads to a draw. Ags +-) 57· Afs+ g6 (57· . . . 'i!?hs ss. Ae4 g6
59 · Ads 'i!?h7 6o. Ae6 'i!?h6 61. 'i!?g8 +-) 58.
103. c;ga1
Ae6 'i!?h8 (58 . . . . 'i!?h6 59 · 'i!?g8 'i!?hs 6o. c;!;>g7
103. 'i!?a3 'i!?b1 104. 'i!?a4 'i!?b2-+ 105. 'i!?as 'i!?h4 61. 'i!?><g6 +-) 59 · Ag8 g4 6o. h><g4 gs
@x b3 106. 'i!?b6 'i!?><b4-+ . 61. Ae6 +-.
103 . .. . Ab1 o-1
And because of 104. bs a><bs 105. b4 Eric Lob ron -John van der Wiel
Ad3 -+ White resigned . Ter Ape/ 1987
* * *
34 +- D
The same method was used by White in the a b c d e f h
following game. 8 8
7 7
Rustem Dautov - Drazen Sermek
Dresden 1998 6 6
5 5
33 +- D
4 4
a b c d e f
3
8 8
2 2
7 7
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
71 . ... q;C] 72. q;d4 q;d6 73· q;e4 q;d7 106. q;xh4 q;f6 1 o7. q;h5 q;g7 1o8. q;g5
74· q;e5 q;e7 75· Ae6 q;e8 76. q;f6 q;f8 77· @h8 109. h4 Y2-Y2
.Aq q;e8 78. q;g7 q;e7 79· JJ.f7 q;d6 8o.
q;f6 q;d7 81. Ag6 q;d8 82. q;e6
Kl i ng & Horwitz 1851
The defence is very easy: the b l ac k king 35 +- 0
has to stay on the back-rank. a b c d e f g h
82. ... q;q 83. Ae8 @d8 84. Ad7 q;q 8 8
85. q;e7 q;b8 86. @d6 7 7
86. 'i!?f6 @q 87. Ae6 'i!?d8 88. 'i!?gs 'i!?e7 = . 6 6
5 5
86 . ... @b7 87. Ag4 @b8 88. q;c6 @a7
89. @q q;a8 4
3 3
The black king manoeuvres i n such a way
that i t rem a i n s near the a8 sq u are; i f i t i s 2 2
d ispl aced fro m there, i t heads for t h e safe
square h8. a b c d e f g h
90. Af3+ q;a7 91. Ac6
The b l ac k ki ng i s o u ts i d e the d rawi ng
91. 'i!?d8 'i!?b8 (91 . . . . 'i!?b6 ) 92. Ads 'i!?a7 zone a8-a7-d4-e5-f4-h6-h8 . With precise
93· 'i!?e7 'i!?b6 94· 'i!?f6 'i!?cs ! = . play White can w i n the game.
91 . ... q;a6 92. q;b8 @b6 93· Ab7 @c5 1 . Af4 l c;;,g2 t
94· q;c7 q;b5 1
1 . . . . 'i!?f2 2. 'i!?e4 'i!?g2 3· 'i!?d4 'i!?f3 4· Ah2
94· . . . 'i!?d4 ? 95· 'i!?d6 'i!?c4 96. 1l.c6. The 'i!?g4 5· 'i!?C4 'i!?fs 6. 'i!?b4 'i!?e6 7· 'i!?xa4 'i!?d7
king must not leave the d raw i ng zone. 8. 'i!?bs 'i!?c8 9· 'i!?c6 +-.
95. Ac8 @c5 96. Ae6 2. q;g4 1
96. Ad7 'i!?ds £'-'i!?es-f6-g7 97. 'i!?d8. The 2. 'i!?e4 'i!?h3 3 · 'i!?d4 'i!?g4 4· Ah2? 'i!?fs ! s.
king mustn't be allowed to reach h8. 97. . . . 'i!?C4 'i!?e6 6 . 'i!?bs 'i!?d7 = .
'i!?d6 98. Ac8 'i!?c6 99. Ag4 'i!?b7 1oo. Af3+
2 . ... c;;,f2 3 · Ac1 l q;e2 4· q;f4 q;f2
'i!?b8 (100 . . . . 'i!?b6 101. 'i!?d7 'i!?a7) 101. Ag2
'i!?a7 102. 'i!?e7 'i!?b6 103. 'i!?f6 @q 104. 'i!?gs I f 4· . . . 'i!?d1 5. Ae3 'i!?c2, then 6. 'i!?es ! (6.
'i!?d7 105. 'i!?xh4 'i!?e7 = . The w h i te bishop is 'i!?e4? 'i!?b3 7- Acs 'i!?C4 8. Ae3 'i!?b3 9 . Ac1
not on the a2-g8 d i agonal ! 'i!?c4) 6 . . . . 'i!?b3 7· Acs 'i!?C4 8. 'i!?d 6 'i!?b3 9 .
'i!?c6 'i!?C4 1 0 . .Ad 6 and White reaches a po-
96 . ... q;b5 97· Ads @a6 1 98. Ac4+ c;;,a7
s i tion analysed in the l i ne w i th 4· . . . 'i!?d3 -
99· Ad3 q;a8 100. Ae2 c;;,a7 101. Ac4 q;a8
though somewhat q uicker. After 4· . . . 'i!?d3
102. q;d6 q;b7 103. q;e5 @q 104. c;;,f6 q;d7
5· Ae3 ! 'i!?C4 6. 'i!?es 'i!?b3 7· Acs 'i!?C4 8. <i!?d6
105. c;;,gs c;;,e7
�b5 9 · �d5 c;;,a5 10. <i!?c6 �a6 11. Ag1 �a5 12.
J ust i n ti me ! �b7 �bs 13. Ab6 ! <i!?C4 14. �c6 �b3 (14 . . . .
�d3 15. �b5 �e4 16. �xa4 �d5 17. �bs +-)
43
15. Acs �c4 16. Ad6 �d4 17. �bs �ds 18. V i ktor Korchnoi - Anatoly Karpov
Ah2 +- Wh ite ach i eves h i s aim. Baguio 1978
36 +- D 37 = D
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
That's the key positio n of this endgame. Without the b-pawn it wou l d be a clear
Black i s i n zugzwang. H e l oses the a-pawn cut d raw. But the second pawn gives Wh ite
and cannot reach the a8 square. the ch ance to p l ay for a wi n . Wh i te can try
to stale m ate the enemy king and so force
5· Ae3+ 'i!;>g2 6. 'i!;>g4 'i!;>h2
the advance ofthe b-pawn .
6 . . . . �h1 7· Af4 �g2 8 . Ag3.
74· Ae7 'i!;>a7 75· 'i!;>q 'i!;>aS 76. Ad6 'i!;>a7
7· Af4+ 'i!;>g2 8. Ag3 'i!;>g1 9· 'i!;>f3 'i!;>h1 1o.
76 . . . . bs ?? 77· Acs b4 78. a x b4 +-.
Ab8 'i!;>g1 11. 'i!;>e3 'i!;>g2 12. 'i!;>d3 'i!;>f3 13. 'i!;>c4
�e4 14. 'i!;>b5 'i!;>d5 15. Ah2 77· 'i!;>cs 'i!;>a6
(see d i agram 36) 77· . . . �a8 ?? 78. Ab8 bs 79 . �q b4 8o.
a x b4 a3 81. bs a2 82. b6 a1� 83. b7#.
15 . ... 'i!;>d4 16. 'i!;>xa4 1-0
78. 'i!;>bs b5 79· Ab4
* * *
79 · �q b4 ! 8o. a x b4 (8o. A x b4 �a7 = )
8o . . . . �bs = .
It is i n teresting to see how the addition of
79· . . . 'i!;>b6 So. 'i!;>cs 'i!;>c6 1
another pawn changes the d efensive strat
egy. The next exa m p l e is a good model B l ack's king h as to leave the d angerous
for playi ng the endgame rook's p awn and triangle a6-a8-c8 at once.
knight's pawn versu s roo k's p awn with 8o . . . . �a6 ? 81. �q �a7 82. �c6
wrong-coloured bishop. A) 82 . . . . <i!?b8 83. Ad6+
A1 ) 83 . . . . �c8 84. Aq +-;
A2) 83 . . . . �a7 84. Aq 'i!i>a6 (84. . . . 'i!i>a8
85. �b6 +-) 85. Ab6 +-;
A3) 83 . . . . �a8 84. �b6 +-;
44 C H A PT E R 3 T H E W RO N G -COLO U R E D B I S H OP
B) 82 . . . . �a6 83. Acs �as 84. Ad4 �a6 1oo . ... c-hf3 101. Ah2 <"h82 1o2. A.q c-hf]
( 84 . . . . b4 85. Ab6+ �a6 86. a >< b4 a3 87. 103. Ad6 �e3 104. �e5 �f3
b5#) 85. Ab6 b4 86. ax b4.
104 . . . . @d3 ? 105. �ds �e3 1o6. @c5 �e4
81. @d8 <"hd5 82. c-he7 <"he5 83. c-hf7 <"hd5 107. r;!;> x bs @d5 108. Ah2 +-.
84. @f6 @d4 85. @e6 @e4 86. Af8 @d4
105. �d5 @84 106. �c5 �f5 107. @xbs
87. @d6 �e4 88. A87
�e6
88. �cs 'i!i>es 89. � >< bs @e6 (Wh ite's
B l ac k expl oits the awkward positi o n of
bishop isn't o n the h2-b8 d iago n al . ) 90.
the b i s h o p and wins an i m p ortant tem po.
@xa4 @d7 91. 'i!i>bs @q 92. Ad6+ ( 92. 'i!i>a6
Now we h ave reached an endgame we know
@b8 ) 92 . . . . �b7 = ·
al ready.
8 8. ... �f4 89. <"he6 c-hf3 90. �e5 �84
108. �c6 �f6 109. �d7 �87 110. Ae7
91. Af6 �h5 92. �f5 �h6 93· Ad4 c-hh7 94·
�88 111. �e6 �87 112. Ac5 �88 113. �f6
�f6
�h7 114. �f7 �h8 115. Ad4+ �h7 116.
94· @gs �g8 95. @g6 @f8 96. Acs+ �e8 Ab2 �h6 117. �88 �86 118. A87 �f5 119.
97. �f6 @d7 98. �es �e8 9 9 · @e6 �d8 100. �f7 �85 120. Ab2 �h6 121 . .Ac1+ �h7 122.
Ad 6 @c8 101. �e7 @b7 ( 101 . . . . b4! An i m Ad2 �h8 123 . ACJ+ �h7 124. A87 ¥2-Y2
portant resou rce for the defence. 102. a >< b4
'i!i>b7 103. �e6 �c6 =) 102. @d7 b4 ! = . * * *
�•
E3-1
Exercises ( solutions
*
p. 52-54)
rn E 3-3 ** rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E3-2 ** rn E 3-4 ** rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
46 C H A PT E R 3 T H E WRONG�COLOURED BISHOP
8 8 8
Jt 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 47
E 3-9 ***
rn E 3-11 *
rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 3-10 *
rn E 3-12 **
II
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
48 CHAPTER 3 T H E WRONG•COLOURED BISHOP
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EX ERCISES 49
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 3-18 ** rn E 3-20 ** rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
;o C HAPTER 3 T H E WRONG�COLOURED BISHOP
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES SI
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
52 SOLUTIO N S E 3 · I TO E 3·10
Sol utions
. . . d2. 2.. Aa4 diW 3· Axdi �e8 4· Ah3 e6 S· Corresponding squares e7-g5, fS-g6.
Axe6 c;!>e7 6. h6 c;!>f6 7· Afs c;!>f7 8. Ah7 I-o [ 1. . . . c;;,g 3 2. .Ue6]
2.. c;!>e8!
0 E3-3 [ 2. c;;,e7 'tt>g s 0 = J
Orrin Frink, I92.3 2.. . . . c;!>gs
I. Ad7!! c;!>e3 2.. h4 �e4 3· hs �es 4· h6 c;!>f6 [ 2 . . . . c;;,rs 3· c;;,r7 +- J
S· Ae8!! +- I-o 3· �e7!
[ 3· c;;,r7 � 'tt>h 4; 3· c;;,rs � c;;,g6 J
0 E3-4 3·. • . �g6 4· c;!>f8 c;!>h6 s. �f7 c;!>gs 6. c;!>g7
Evgeny Dvizov, I987 �fs 7· �h6 I-o
I. �6 Af2. 2.. �xe3+ [2. c;;,d s� e2 3· El.f4 e1� 4·
.El.e4+ c;;,f6 5· .El.xe1 Axe1 6. c;;,e4 h4 7· c;;,f3 h3] 2.. 0 E3-8
. . . A x e3+ 3· �ds h4 4· �e4 h3 S· c;!>6 Af4 Oldfich Duras, I908
6. �f2. Ah2. 7· �6 Ab8 8. �f2. Ah2. 9· �6 I. Ab4! c;!>f7 2.. a4 c;!>e8 [ 2. . . . c;;,e6 3· as 'tt>ds 4·
'h-'h a6 c;;,c6 s. Aas !] 3· as �d8 4· Ad6 �c8 S· a6
I-0
0 E3-5
G. Gotsdiner, I978 0 E3-9
I. c;!>e7 A x fs 2.. a6 bxa6 3· � x f6 as 4· �es Alexander Herbstman, I92.8
a4 S· c;!>d4 a3 6. �C3 Ae6 7· c;!>c2. Au 8. c;!>q I. b6! axb6
'h-'h [1. . . . c;;,c6 2. Ae7 ! (2. bxa7 c;;,b 7 =) 2 . . . . axb6
(2 . . . . c;;,b7 3· Ads ! +-) 3· a6 +-]
0 E3-6 2.. a6 �c6 3· Ae7!
losif Krikheli, I98S [3 . .Uxd6 bs 4· Acs 'tt>c7 5· .Ua7 'tt>c6 6. 'tt>d 3 b4
I. �XU+! �Xe2. 2.. c;!>g4! 7· 'tt>c4 b3 s. c;;, x b3 c;;,bs = ]
[ 2. 'tt>g 3 'tt>f1 0 3· c;;,r3 (3. c;;,h 3 'tt>h 4· 'tt>g4 'tt>g2 s. 3 • . . . �c7!
'tt>hs Ae3 6. 'tt>g4 .Ugs 7· 'tt>fs 'tt>[J -+) 3· . . . .Uh [3 . . . . bs 4· Ads ds s. c;;,d 3 b4 6. c;;,d 4 0]
4· 'tt>g 4 c;;,g 2 s. c;;,h s .Ue3 6. c;;,h 4 Ad2 7· c;;,g 4 4· A x d6+! �c6! 5· �d3 bs 6. Acs! �c7
Ags -+] 7· Aa7 b4 8. c;!>c4 I-o
2.
• c;!>ei
• • •
[J . .Ue4 �f7 4· Ah7 ! (4. �h7 �f6) 4· . . . �f6 7· Ahs �f8 8. �h7 +- Averbakh]
(4 . . . . �e6 5· Ag8+ �f6 6. Ads �es 7· Ab7 see 3· . . . <he; ! 4· Ab7 ! chfs ! ;. Ac6 ! <he;
mainline 3· Ads ; 4· . . . �f8 s. �g6 �e7 6. Ag8 (s . . . . �f6 6. Ad7 �f7 7· �h7 !]
�d6 7· �f6 +- t:.Ae6) S· Ag6 �e6 (s . . . . �es 6. 6. chg6! che6 7· Ae4 ! <he; 8. Ab7 ! chf4 9·
�gs �e6 7· Ahs �e7 8. �h6 �f8 g. �h7 +-) 6. chf6! g3 10. h3 gz n . Axgz chg3 u . chgs 1-o
Ae8 �e7 (6 . . . . 'i!?fs 7· Ac6 see mainline 3· Ads)
C H A PTER 3 T H E WRONG -COLOURED B I SHOP
Score tab l e
1 1 11 1 21 2
2 2 12 2 22 4
3 2 13 3 23 3
4 2 14 3 24 1
5 2 15 5 25 5
6 3 16 5
7 4 17 2
8 2 18 2
9 3 19 2
10 1 20 2
total 64
l e s s than 5 po i n t s begi n n e r
5 - 10 poi n t s ELO 800 - 1000
4 9 - 5 3 po i n t s ELO 2 2 00 - 2 300
Exchanging is arguably the most important B l ack h as a weak p awn o n e6. The
element of positional pl ay. Fu ndamental ly, opposite-co l o u red bishops are another im
most games are m a i n ly j u st a series of d i f portant factor. As a general rule, that can
ferent exchanging operatio n s . G rand m as make the game more d rawish. If I am to use
ter Kotov recalled the advice given to h i m the active potential of my p ieces, I h ave to
and Smyslov by the experienced master Mak avoid s i m p l i fi cati o n .
agonov befo re a game at Ven ice 1950. 'Why
1 8 . e3 !?
sharpen the game? Exchange queens, leave
a rook and two or three m i nor pieces on the I take control over the d4 sq uare, and so
board, and you wi l l wi n easi ly. Wh ich pieces avoid unfavo u rable exchanges.
have to be exchanged and which h ave to re
18 . ... .§.d6 19. h4 h6 20 . .§.e4 .§.fd8 21.
mai n ? Very few of today's chess players can
Ah3 l? �f7
successfu l ly grapp l e with t h i s q u esti o n . I n
tactics they are i n thei r element, but i n th i s 21 . . . . es ?! 22. c;!;>g2 .§.d1 23 . .§. xd1 .§. x d1 24.
matter you wi l l out-cl ass them . ' Th i s i s i n Ac8 ± .
deed one of the most i m portant q uestions
22. �g2 1?
that s h o u l d concern a chess- p l ayer d u ri n g
39 •
a game. Often t h e right answer acts l i ke a
key to the position. The next exam ple shows
how easily one can then develop the correct 8
"""'!-"''""""'---�
plan. 7
,.=.;;�----=-�
6
* * *
5
Artur Yus upov - Kevin Spraggett
Quebec (ct3) 1989
D
a b c d e f h
8
7 a b c d e f g h
���=-�
6
With my l ast two m oves I prevented the
5
exchange of a pair of rooks.
4
�.--1 22. ... .§.e8 23 . .!3.c1 1 [ 6 .§.c2, lL:Jd2]
3
I came to the conclusion that the main
task n ow was to activate the kn ight. I can
d o that by movi ng it to d2, the only square
a b c d e f g h where I don 't need to fear an exchange. So the
s8 C H A P T E R 4 E X C H A N G I N G P I ECES
fxe3+ 42. �g3 what was, potential ly, the most dangerous
of Bl ack's pieces. The game conti nued
and Black resigned .
44 0
Vlad i m i r Kram n i k - Alexey Dreev a b c d e f h
Linares 1997
43 0
8 .. 8
a b c d e f g h
7 .l .t. 7
6 6
8 I .i.. .l. • 8
5 5
7 .l .l .i.. � 'iV ... ... 7
4 4
6 ... .t. .l 6
5 �� 5 [jj � 3
2 2
4 � [jj 4
3 iL [jj 3
b d f g h
� � 'f!f iL � � �
a c e
2 2
�•
Exercises (sol utions p. 69-73)
E 4-1 *
[1] E 4-3 *
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 4-2 *
[1] E 4-4 *
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 61
8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 � 3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E4-6 * • E 4-8 * •
a b c d e f g h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
62 C H A P T E R 4 E X C H A N G I N G PI ECES
E 4-9 *
[1] E 4-11 *
11
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 .1. 8
7 7
6 6 ..i. 6
5 5 5 ·� 5
4 4 4 .*- � 4
3 3 � [jj � 3
2 2 �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 4-10 *
[1] E 4-12 **
11
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 • 8
7 7 7 .l 7
6 .l 6
5 · � -*- 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 3 3 �� � 3
2 2 2 �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 63
E4-13 * rn E 4-15 ** 6
a b c d e a b c d e
8 I 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
64 CHAPTER 4 EXCHANGING PIECES
E 4-17 ** • E 4-19 ** rn
a b c d e a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 65
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
66 C H A P T E R 4 E X C H A N G I N G P I ECES
***
a b c d e
8
7
6
5
4
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E4-26 ***
11 E 4-28 ***
11
a b c d e f g h a b c d e
8 8 .1. 8
7 7 j.
6 6 6
5 5 5 j. 5
4 4 4 fj, 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERC I S E S 67
E4-29 ***
n E 4-31 ***
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
7 7 7
6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 .. 3 3
2 � 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E4-30 **
n E 4-32 ***
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 3 3
2 � 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
68 C H A P T E R 4 E X C H A N G I N G P I ECES
E 4-33 ***
rn E 4-35 **
11
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 4-34 ****
11 E 4-36 *****
[l]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
SOLU T I O N S E4•I TO E 4-8
Sol utions
0 E4-1 32.. 'i!?d3 .§.es! [ 6 E!.as] 33· .§.b:z. eDd7 34· 'i!?d4
Botvinnik - Kan, Leningrad 1939 .§.as 3S· .§.e:z. 'i!?e6 36 .§.e6+ 'i!?fs 37· .§.e7 eDes
•
16. CDe4! Wds 17. tDxf6+ (I7. tUxes� 12tb6] 17. 38. ges The threat is 39· f4. Instead 3S. f!. x g7
. . . Wxf6 18. Ae4 .§.bs 1 9 .§.adl ±. White gains
• tLl x f3 + 39· �e3 Z'!.a3+ 40. �e2 tLld4+ 41. �f1
control over the important central square ds. E!. xa2 -+ was bad.
continued in the next solution
0 E4-2
Botvinnik - Chekhover, Leningrad 1938 0 E4-6
13. Axf6! ( I 3. tLld2�! ll. xe2 I 4. E!. xe2 e x d4 I S . (sequel to E4-5)
cxd4 c x d4] 13. . . . W x f6 14. 'We4 Ax6 IS. The threat is 39· f4. By exchanging rooks White
Ax6 eDe6 16. dxes dxes 17 .§.dl .§.ads 18. • gains counterplay, as his king can attack the a6
l3ds ±. In this game, exchanging enabled Botvin pawn. Smyslov finds a tactical way to exchange
nik to carry out the same strategic plan as against the minor pieces!
Kan: he gained control of the ds square. 38 . . . . .§.a3! [ 6 f!.d3 ; 3S . . . . Z'!. xcs� 39· � x es +± ;
3S . . . . f!.a4+ 39· 'i!tc3 f!.a3+ 40. 'i!tb4 Z'!.xfJ 41. a4
0 E4-3 gs 42. 'i!tas +±] 39· Axes .§.�+ 40 .§.e4:! (o4o.
•
Boleslavsky - Smyslov, Leningrad 1948 'i!te3 fxes 4 1 . Z'!.c2 E!.a3+ 42. �e2 as 43· Z'!.d2 g6
I4. . . . Axq! A protected knight in the centre is 44· !1c2 hs 45· Z'!.b2 f!.c3 -+ 6 46 . . . . 'i!tf4] 40 •
often stronger than a bishop. IS· bxq 'We7 ( x CJ, . . . fxes+ 41. 'i!?ds .§.xa:z. - + (41. . . . f!. x c4 42.
es] 16. exds exds 17. e4! (17. iH4� gs! I8. Ag3 �xc4 �f4 -+] 42. .§.g4 gs and White resigned.
•
Black exploits his opponent's carelessness and ex (24. CLle2 tLles 2s. tL:lxd4 cxd4 + 6CLld3, CLlc4] 2.4.
changes a pair of rooks. His opponent no longer . . . eDes :z.s. Axes [2s. CLle2 tLld3 26. tL:lxd4 cxd4
has any counter chances. 27. 1l.xb8 E!. xb8 28. Afi tL:lxei 29. f!.xe1 Ac2 30.
2.6. . . . l3ei! + 2.7 .§.xel .§.xei+ :z.S. �g:z. eDb6 2.9.
• Z'!.e2 f!. xb2 31. Z'!.d2 l'ta2 +] :z.s . . . . Axes :z.6. .§.e:z.
Ag3 l3e6 30. �fi :! (030. Z'!.d6 ! E!.xd6 31. Axd6 e6! 2.7. Afi (27. f4 Ad4+ 2s. 't!?h2 Ac4 t] 2.7. . . .
f5 J2. f4 �f7 33· 'i!ff3 +) 30 . . . . f6 31. �e:z. 'i!?f] gs! :z.8 .§.d:z. .§.fd8 2.9 .§.xdS+ .§.xds 30. lDbs e4
• •
70 SOLU T I O N S E4-9 TO E4-I7
Ghinda - Yusupov, Dubai (ol) 1986 [ t::. ll:J d7] 24. l3.c7 tlJd7 (24 . . . . He8 2S. ft x e8+
IS. . . . Axq I9· bxq as 'What prompted Black ctJ x e8 26. Ha7 +-] 2s. l3.ez g6 (2s . . . . as 26. bs;
to exchange his bishop for the knight� First, the 2s . . . . ll:Jb6 � 26. f(.ee7] 26. �f2 hs 27. f4! ±.
once backward pawn on a6 has turned into a
dangerous passed pawn. Second, the remaining 0 E4-15
bishop is obviously stronger than its white col Ra:z;uvaev - Yusupov, URS Cup 1984
league.' (Mark Dvoretsky) 20. Wd3 :! (o2o. Acr Black has to exchange his opponent's active
!:::. Aa3] 20 . . . . Wd7 2I. ACI Afs u Wd2 h6. knight.
23. Aa3 l3.a6! + 24. l3.fi 1 1 . . . . ttJfd7! I2. ttJxd7 ttJxd7 I3· tlJd2 E1.cs =.
continued in the next solution
0 E4-16
0 E4-12 Yusupov - Wirthensohn, Hamburg 1991
(sequel to E4-11) It is very important for White to exchange a pair
24. . . . l3.g6:! Seriously sloppy. White can ex of rooks. He can then act more effectively against
change rooks, and that increases his survival Black's weaknesses on b4 and g7.
chances. The correct move was 24 . . . . 1!,e4! and 26. l3.bs! l3.hb8 27. l3.xb6 l3.xb6 28. gs hxgs 29.
then .El.g6 +. 2S· l3.f3! Ae4 26. l3.g3 l3. xg3 27. hxgs tlJd7 [ 29 . . . . ll:JeS�! 30 . .IThr ll:Jq 3 1 . f(.h7
hxg3 a4 2S. bxa4 bxa4 +. 'i!;>fs 32. l'!h8+ 'i!;>e7 33· 'i!;>cr ll:J xa6 34· JS:a8 ll:Jc7
3S· l'l. x a7 'i!;>d7 36. 'i!;>br +-] 30. E1.hi ±.
0 E4-13
Fischer - Petrosian, Buenos Aires 1971 0 E4-17
I6. Acs! l3.feS I7. A xe7 l3. xe7 IS. b4! [ � 18. Renet - Yusupov, Dubai (ol) 1986
ct:Jcs as] IS . . . . �fs I g. ttJcs Acs 20. f3! ± l3.ea7 I6. . . . Axes! I7. dxes tlJe4 + I8. ttJxe4 dxe4
2I. l3.es Ad7 I9· Aa3 cs 20. Ab2 ttJf8 [ 20 . . . . EL:Jbs !� + ] 2I.
continued in the next solution l3.di Ah, (21. . . . Y x dr] u Wq ttJg6 23. E1.d6
.
SOLUT I O N S E4-18 TO E 4-26 7'
. . . l"!xg4� 64. fr x f7+ +-; 63. . . . .f{b6 !� 64. .f{hS+ ... frxCJ 34· .£d4xg7] 34· .!3.e6 �xb6 3S· .!3.xb6
(64. 'i!? x f4 'i!?gs 6s . .f{h4 .f{b4+ 66. 'i!?g3 'i!?g7) .!3.xq 36 .!3.xb7 .!3.cz 37· h4 .!3.xa:z. 38. �g:z. +-.
•
.!3.g6 Now it's roo late. White gets control over 0 E4-32
the important gs square. 6s .!3.xg6! Axg6+ 66.
• Karpov - Spa.ssky, Riga 1975
�xf4 �P 67. �gs! +-. Karpov chooses a forcing continuation and guar
antees himself a material advantage.
0 E4-28 zo. Wxa7! � x f:r. :r.r. Ctl x ds A x ds u Wxe7 .
Jimenex-Zerquera - Larsen, Palma de Mallorca, � x dr :r.J • .!3.cr .!3.bs :r.4. Wb4 A xg:z. :z.s. �xg:z.
1967 �xe3+ :z.6. �gr .!3.e6 2.7. Wf4 .!3.d8
14. • • • Axes! continued in the next solution
Larsen discovers that in chis posicion the knight
is stronger chan the bishop. 14 . . . . LUxes 15. dxes 0 E4-33
d4 16. Axe6 fxe6 1 7. cxd4 leads co only a slight (sequel to E4-32)
advantage for Black. It is important for White to eliminate any possi
IS· dxes d4! 16. Ah6 .!3.fd8 17. Axe6 fxe6 18. ble counterplay and to exchange a pair of rooks.
.!3.fer ( 18. �g4� LU xes] r8. . . . .!3-ds 19. Af4 .!3.f8 :r.8. Wd4! .!3.de8 :z.g. Wd7 Ctlg4 30 .!3-cs �f6 31 .
•
:z.o. g3 (2o. Ag3 d3 +] :z.o • • • • .!3-fs + . .!3.xe8+ .!3.xe8 32.. Wb7 .!3.e6 33· Wb8+ Ctle8 34·
a4 g6 3S· b4 �g7 36. Wb7 hs 37· h3 �f6 38.
0 E4-29 �g:z. .!3.d6 39· as bxas 40. bxas .!3.e6 41. a6 �c7
Tal - Botvinnik, Moscow (wcht8) 1961 42.. a7 .!3.e7 43· Wc6+ �es 44· �6 1-o.
When playing against Tal, exchanging queens
was advisable. 18 . . . . Wa6! + (18 . . . . tLlas .0.CUc4 0 E4-34
19. �bs+ tLlec6 20. gs (20. l"!bJ !?) 20. . . . h xgs Spa.ssky - Karpov, Montreal 1979
21. hxgs ctJc4 22. �C1] 19. Wxa6 bxa6 zo. hs Tartakower noted that the main advantage of the
�d7 2.1 • .!3-br .!3.b6! u �g3 �as [ .0. tlJc4] 2.3.
. two bishops is that you can part with one of them
.!3.xb6 axb6 2.4· r.... �C4 zs. Acr �c6 2.6. .!3.dr at the right moment.
continued in the next solution 2.3. . . . A xq! 2.4. b x q .!3.f6! + zs • .!3.fd:z. .!3.eJ!
SOLU T I O N S E 4•3S TO E 4·36 73
Ab3 as 0 3S· Aa4 tb x c4 36 .l3.e8 [ � 36. �d3 • a4 30 .l3.d3 'Md7 31 .l3.xf7 !+- a3 [31. . . . 'i!?xf] 32.
• •
M4] 39· �gr .l3.cz 40. Ac6 C3 41. Af3 gs 42.. 1-0
74 C H A P T E R 4 EXC H A N G I N G P I ECES
Score tab l e
N� Poi nts Your Poi n ts N� Po i n t s You r Poi nts N� Poi n t s You r Points
1 1 13 1 25 3
2 1 14 4 26 3
3 1 15 2 27 3
4 1 16 2 28 3
5 1 17 2 29 3
6 2 18 3 30 2
7 1 19 2 31 3
8 1 20 2 32 3
9 1 21 2 33 3
10 1 22 2 34 4
11 1 23 1 35 2
12 2 24 3 36 5
total 77
5 3 - 6 5 poi n t s E LO 2 2 5 0 - 2 400
A cen tral passed p awn i n the m i d d l egame Vlad i m i r Kram n i k -Jan Tim man
often consti tutes a sign ifi cant advantage. Novgorod 1995
Top players l i ke Kasparov and Kram n i k are 45 D
very fon d of playi ng with p assed pawns i n a b c d e f g h
the centre . Such positi o ns are u s u a l ly very 8 8
dynamic and contai n h i d d e n tactical pos
7 7
sibil ities. Someti mes pl ayers sacrifice one
or even two p awns to get a strong p assed 6 6
pawn . 5 � � fj, 5
2S. ges bs
3 � tLJ 3
.: � .: 1
29. gas ! a b c d e f g h
77
Methods of play against the passed pawn : I n the last exam ple we saw that a passed
1 ) Blockade the passed p awn as soon as pawn can also play a negative role by block·
possi ble. ing o u t its own pieces. Someti mes the best
2 ) A more effective, though sadly not always policy is to sacrifice the central pawn so
su itable, method : captu re the pawn. as to open d i agonals and fi les. The central
3) Create a passed pawn o f you r own so square that was previously occu pied by the
as to deflect the opposition forces from pawn can be used to penetrate i n to the en
supporti ng their own pawn . emy cam p .
� ;:( �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
H e re Bl ack can bl ockad e the passed B l ack was h o p i ng for 21 . �e2 ? lLld6! oo ,
pawn in good ti me. and the knight reaches its d ream position.
24. ... Acs 25. �d2 CL!e8 1 21. d6 !! +-
A stand ard manoeuvre. The knight i s a This u n expected m ove wi ns the game.
splendid blockad i ng piece. B l ack can n o l onger coord i n ate his army.
The p i eces i n the centre come u nder heavy
26. �e1 tiJd6 27. tLJxd6 Wxd6 28. Wb1
fi re.
�e8 29. �de2 �xe2 30. �xe2 g6 31. We4
Ab6 + 21 . ... ttJxd6 22. Aa2 q?!
I n spite of the bishops of opposite colour, The m a i n l i ne was : 22 . . . . tt:Jfs 23. t:l.de1
Black cou l d h ave p l ayed for a w i n h e re be t:!.ad8 24. Ads !! (24. �f2 lLld3) 24 . . . . lLlc4
cause of the weakness of the b3 pawn . The 25. Axq t:l, x d2 26. t:!. x e7 t:l, x b2 (26 . . . . t:l.d4
passed pawn o n ds obstructs White's p l ay 27- t:l.e4 +-) 27- lLld1 ! t:l.c2 28. Ab3 and White
. .
i n the centre and blocks the long d i agonal wms a p1ece.
for the l ight-sq u ared bishop. Luckily for me, Now Wh ite uses the central point ds for
my opponent d i d n ' t need to wi n this game the decisive attack.
and offered me a d raw.
TRAI N I N G M AT E R I A L 79
1-0.
6
s
4
Trai n i n g m ate r i a l
3
....--
._--�=- !
Note : 2
-- �='JZ�L�
The three m a i n methods of p l ay with the
passed pawn ( see earl ier) are m arked be a b c d e f g h
fore the m ove o r d i agram with A1 to A3 ;
the positional sacrifi ce of the passed pawn
is m arked A4; and the three methods of
play agai nst the p assed p awn are marked 54 81 •
81 to 83. a b c d e f h
8
Aaron N imzowitsch - Fritz Samisch
Copenhagen 1923
6
52 B1, A1 • s
a b c d e f h 4
___ _ ,
__,.,.._....
8 8 3 3
J-='!"01
�- 1
7 2 2
:: ....,.-- J!'!!"'!"!\
!li! �""
l ..!!!U:
6 6
��-�---....-
....� -�-'
s s a b c d e f g h
4 4
�-"-- -1 20 . ... �d7 21. ax bs axbs
3 3
�- -==--� 1
2 A2
22. We7 22. Wb4 �b6 23. � x a8 � x a8 24.
a b c d e f g h ctJe2 ltJcs LctJd3. 22. ... Wd8 22 . . . . �ae8 23.
�b4 �b6 24. �as ( N i mzowitsch ) . 23. d6
15 . ... Ad6 16. Af4 l Wq [ 1 6 . . . . gs 17. Axg2 24. c!>xg2 �f6 :!f 24 . . . . � x a1 25. � x a1
t2Jxf7 Axf4 18. coh6+ 'i!?g7 1 9 . gxf4 'i!?x h6 �e8 26. �xd8 � x d8 27- cods ! ltJcs 28. ctJe7+
20 . fxgs+ __. 't!? xg5 ( 2o . . . . 'i!?g7 21 . �c3+ 'i!?g8 �f8 29 . ctJc6 �c8 30. �a7 ± L �q. 25. �fd1
22. Ah3) 21 . �h1 L �g1 ( N i mzowitsch ) ] . 17. �xa1 26. �xa1 Wxe7 :!f 26 . . . . �b6 27. �q! ;
ctJd3 l a6 [ 17. . . . c4 18. A x d 6 � x d 6 19. �x bs :!f 26 . . . . �e8 27. �q ! �xq 28. d x q �c8 29.
Aa6 20. �cs +- ( N i mzowitsch ) ] . �d1 ! . 27. dxe7 �e8 28. �a7 gs
So CHAPTER 5 · PASSED PAWNS IN T H E MIDDLEGAME
[o28 . . . . b4!?] 29. �e2 Axe] 21 . gxC3 Wd6 22. ge3 l g6 [ 22 . . . . �f8 ?
23. 'Mb1 ! /::,. 18f h7; !tb3 (Makarychev)]
55 •
a b c d e f 57 A3 0
8 a b c d e f g h
8 8
6 7
5 6 6
5 5
3 4 4
2 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
29 . �d5? [ o29 . . . . b4 11 30. �d4 [ o3o.
•.•
qx6 32. �6 1 � x a7 [32 . . . . !tb8 33· !t x f7 �h2 gds 26. f4 Acs 27. gb3 Af5 28. Wbz
!txb2 34· � x q !tc2 35. �d 6 ± ] 33· �xeS gbs 29. Wd4 b5 30. gC3 Ad7 [3o . . . . Wb6
�b5 34· �f6+ �1.7 35· �d5 ± . 31. 'Me5 ( M akarychev)] 31. Wa7 � 32. gc7
gds 33 · a3 Ae8
* * *
8 8
-
• 1 �.
7 7
,..,.....
...,..__ ...
'""'=-
6 6
8 1-.-
5
7
� �· =
6 6
'-·.._,. 3
5 5
1---.-.
-'' .-. 2
4 4
f-,-
3
a b c d e f g h
59 B1 • A2
a b c d e f g h 24. �c1 \Ma6 25. E!.q bs 26. Cbd4 [ 26. E1.e8 ! D.
8 8 lLles +-] 26 . ... \Mb6 [ o26 . . . . l/1d 6 27- tlJ x bs
l/1d2 28. E1.f1 lLlb3 ! ] 27. �c8 1 +- Cbb7 [ 27. . . .
7 7
b4 28. f1.e8 1/1 x d4 29 . f1. x f8+ E1. x f8 30. E1. x f8+
6 6 � x f8 31. 'l1cs+ !! +-; 27. . . . g6 28. E1. x d8 1/1xd8
5 29 . 1;!1x bs + - ; 27. . . . 1;!1xd4 28. E1. x d8 E1. xd8 29.
4 !!e8+ +-] 28. Cbc6 Cbd6
3 3
61 A1 D
2 2 a b c d e f g h
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
37· ... \Mes? [ 037 . . . . !!c8 ! ] 38. \M)(es �)(es 6 6
5 5
A1 4 4
39· �C? Ae8 40. d6 �e3 41 . Ads ! c;;,g7 [ 41 .
3 3
. . . E1.d3 42. d7 +-] 42. d7 A )( d7 43 · �)(d7 �d3
44· Ac6 1 +-. 2 2
* * *
a b c d e f g h
Boris Spassky - Tigran Petros ian 29. Cb)(d8 11 Cb)(fs 30. Cbc6 1-o.
Moscow (wchs) 1969
* * *
31. CDC] i'!c8 [31 . . . . A x q !? 32. d x q Ac6 33. Vi ktor Korchnoi - Boris Spassky
!!d6 1;Yf7 (33· . . . 1;Ye7 34· !!fd1 t ; 34· !!g6 !? ) Belgrade (c{7) 1977
34· !!h6 ___. ] 32. lDds We6 33· "Wb2 Aa4 [33·
. . . Ac6 !? 634. Aes (34· !!d2!? t ) ltJe8 35· A1 D
Ahs (35 · g4 !? t ) 35· . . . ltJ x d 6 36. Ah8 1;3fh6 ! oo a b c d e
20. tbc6 ! Axc6 21. b xc6 .Q.xq [21 . . Wxc6 . . Yu ri Razuvaev - Artur Yus upov
22. lt:\e4 Wd7 23. ltJ x f6+ gxf6 24. Wd4 ± ; D21 . Minsk 1979
. . . Wb4 A) 22. lt:\a4 �a6 23. Wd3 ( 23. e4 !?)
b5 24. q �c8 25. lt:\c5 �c6 26. lt:\d7 Ac3 ; B) B1 •
22. lt:\e2 �ac8 23. lt:\d4 ;!; (23. lt:\f4 �d 6 ) 6 23 .
. . . �d 6 24. a3 ! ] 22. gxq gac8 23. Wc2
B3
23 . ... e5 24. C7 gd7 25. gC1 d4 26. gc6 Wd5
27. Wb1 d3 28. V:J x b6 d2 29. gd1 V:Jxa2
66 0
a b c d e
8 .1. 8
7 �· 7
6 �� a b c d e f g h
5 .
24. . . . Wc6 25. c5 b><c5 26. b >< c5 [ 26. b5
Wf3 27- W x c5 A x h4 ! 28. gx h4 Wg4+ 29. 'i!?f1
�d1+ 30. � x d1 Wxd1+ 31. 'i!?g2 Wg4+ ; 26. =
V;txd1
a b c d e f g h 68 •
a b c d e f g h
30. h3 !! [30. Wb7 Wa4 31. Wxc8+ 'i!?h7 32. 8 8
Wh8+ c;!;> x h8 33· c8W+ 'i!?h7 34· � x d 2 (34·
�c2 Wa1 ! -+ ) 34· . . . Wd1+ 35· � x d 1 � x d1#]
7 • 7
* * *
C H A PT E R 5· PASS E D PA W N S I N T H E M I D D L E G A M E
3 3 * * *
2 �
1 � Artur Yusu pov - Zoltan Ri bli
a b c d e f g h Montpellier (ct) 1985
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h 81
18 . ... tt::ld 6 [ 180 0 0 0 !!b8 !? ; 180 1&'d 6 190
0 0 0
13. tt::lc6 tt::l x c6 14. £xd6 Wxd6 [ 140 !!c6] 19. 'Md4 l? ;t [ 6 1&'f4 ; 190 Q:ld4 Ad7 20°
Q:ld4 !? 1So A x es Q:l x e2+ 1 6 0 Q:l xe2 1&f x ds 170 Q:lc6 Wf6 ] 19 . ... Wb6?! [ 190 0 0 0 1&'f6 t] 20.
=
1&fxds Q:l x ds 18. Q:lc3 Q:l x c3 19. b x c3 t] 15. 1A'f4 l (200 !!c6 1&'xd4 21o Q:\ x d4 !!d8 220 !!q
dxc6 Wxd1 16. Axd1 [ 1 6 0 !!fx d 1 ? b4 - + ] 16. !!d7 ] 20 . . . . Ad7 21. tt::ld 4 !!fe8 [ a21. 0 0 0
=
8 ·� 8
5 • � 7
4 ..
� 6 6
3 5 5
2 � 4 4
3 3
a b c d e f g h
7S 61 0
a b c d e
8 I. 8
7
6 6
5 �� 5
4 � � 4
a b c d e f g h 3 . iV ib ib 3
27. Ab1 ! Axc6 28. d xc6 +- �xe1+ 29. �xe1 2 � � �� 2
Wxc6 30. Ae4 [30. �b4 ! CL\q (30 . . . . �f6 31 . :g
We4 +-) 31. Ae4 +-] 30 . ... �C3 [30 . . . . �c4 a b c d e f g h
31. �d2 �e8 32. Ah7+ 't!?x h7 33· � x e8 +-]
3 1. �C1 CL\d3 32. �xf]+ ! [32. � x c3 ? t2J xf4 21. Ad1 ! ± �feB [ 21 . . . . �xc2 22. A x c2 � x az
33 · �f3 CL\e2+ 34· 'i!?f1 �e8 3S- �e3 CL\d4 36. 23. A x es � xe2 24. A x q +-] 22. Axes Wxe2
Ah7+ 'tt>f8 +] 1-o 23. Axc2 �xes 24. �b8+ �c8 ( 24 . . . . � x b8
2s. � x b8+ Af8 26. a4 �C4 27- as �d4 28. a6
* * * �d2 29 . a7 � x c2 30. � x f8+ +- (30. g3 + - ) ]
2S. �xc8+ � x eS
86 C H A P T E R 5· PAS S E D PA W N S IN T H E M I D D L E G A M E
83 77 82 •
26. a4 Ae5 27. c;!lf1 f5? 28. exf5 gxf5 29. a b c d e f g h
A)(f5 +- ik5 30. Ac2 c;!lg7 31. l3d1 Af4 32. 8
lit 8
g3 Ad2 33· l3a1 l3a5 34· c;!le2 h6 35· f4 c;!lf7
36. l3b1 c;!le8 37· l3b5 l3a7 38. l3b6 l3a5 39·
Ab3 h5 40. l3h6 1-o.
5
* * *
4
3
Artu r Yusu pov - Igor Stohl
Batumi 1999
82 • a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 ,1. .i.. rif 8 17. ... tlJq ! 18. W x b7 W)(b7 19. A )( b7 tDe6
20. l3ad1 ttJxf4 21 . gxf4 Ad4 ! 22. b4 l3xd6
7 ... ...
=
4 4
Artur Yu su pov - Sergey Dolmatov
Leningrad 1977
81 •
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8
13 . ... Wb6 ! 14. d6 Ae6 ( 14. 0 0 0 l3d8 1so tUds
�)(d6 160 Ags (160 l3e1 Ae6 170 Ags 55) 160
0 0 0 f6 170 Af4 t ]
5 5
A2 4 4
15. tlJd5 Axd5 [ 1S o 0 0 0 � x d 6 ?? 160 tt:lf6+ ] 16.
3
Wxd5 l3ad8 17. Af4 [ 17° W x b7 � x b7 180
A x b7 l3 x d 6 = ]
a b c d e f g h
� ttJ
r--
3 f!{ 3
b d f g h
� ��
a c e
2 2
1 � � 1 39· .!3d3 1 [ t:. 13c3] 39· ... �g7 40 . .!3q Wbs
a b c d e f g h 41 . .!3c8 +- [ .0. Wd8-h8# ] 41 . . . . Wxb2 [ 41 . . . .
We5+ 42. �h1 Wf4 43· Wd8 +-] 42. Wxd7
33· Wgs l Wf8 [33· . . . f6 34· We3 ! Wf7 35 · [ 42. Wd8 �h6 43· cuc3 ' cuf6 44· Wf8+ +-l
Wa7 +- ( t:.cub6 ?) 42 . ... .!3>Cf3 43· Wd8 Wes+ 44· g3 1-o.
* * *
8o A1 0
Vladimir Kram n i k -John N u n n
a b c d e f g h
Manila (of) 1992
8 8
82 A3 0
a b c d e f g h
6
5 5
.I • 8
7 � • • 7
4 � 4
6 �· 6
3
2
5 £ il • 5
�� 4 � 4
� �
b d f g h
3 .i. � 3
� ttJ ��
a c e
2 2
36. W x b 6 ! !! x b6 37· d7 + - ] 34· We7 +- Wc8 � � 1
34· . . . Wxe7 35 · d x e7 cuf6 36. lUe4 + - ] a b c d e f g h
83 A1 0 84 A1 0
a b c d e f g h a b c d e
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
1S. d6 1 � x a2 19. �a1 �xa1 20. �xa1 Ae6 16. d5 ! exd5 [ 16 . . . . �e7 17. d 6 �xd6 (17.
[ 20 . . . . a6 21 . lt:Jb6 �b8 22. lt:J x c8 � x c8 23. . . . 1J. x d 6 18. lt:Jg6 h xg6 1 9 . 1J. x d 6 ± ) 18. lt:Jd3
d7 + - ] 21. tLla5 �eS 22. tLl x b7 �e2 23. �xa7 �e7 19. ct:J x b4 � x b4 20. Ad 6 ± ( Kram n i k);
h6 24. Ae3 � x b2 25. h3 ± �b6 26. �h2 g5 16 . . . . Ac5 ?! 17. f!d3 Aa6 18. f!d2 Ab4 19.
lt:Jc6 f! x c6 20. d x c6 ± ( Kram n i k ) ] 17. exd5
A1
27. �aS+ �h7 2S. �eS �g6 29. Ae4+ [29. B1
� x e6+ fx e6 (29 . . . . lt:J x e 6 ?? 30. £ x b 6 + - ) 17. . . . Ad6 [ 17- . . . 1J. x d 5 ? 18. f!d3 ± L. l'!c5 19.
3 0 . d 7 Af6 3 1 . d8� £ x d 8 32. lt:J x d8 ± ] 29. Ae3 f!b5 20. a4 f!a5 21. lt:Jc4 +- ; 17. . . . lt:Jx ds
... �f6 30 . g4 �a6 31. Ad3 [31 . Axd4! e x d4 ] 18. f!d3 lt:J x f4 19. gxf4 ! ± ; 17. . . . Ac5 18. �d3
Aa6 19. f!d2 ± ]
A1
[32. Af5 A x f5 33- gxf5 'i!fxf5 34· d7 Af6 35· 85 A2 0
d8� Axd8 36. f! x d 8 ±] 31 . . . . �e6 32. Ae4 a b c d e
18. lZk6 ! Axc6 [ 18 . . . . Wd7 1 9 . A x d 6 1&fxd6 23. Ah3 ! h6 [ a23 . . . . '6'e2 !? 24. �de1 fs 2s.
20. ll:Je7+ + - ] 19. Axd6 [ 1 9 . d x c6 A x f4 20. d6 oo ( Ftacn lk) ] 24. Af5 l [ 24. d6 �c6 ] 24 . •.•
gxf4 �xd1+ 21 . � x d 1 �q 22. Af3 �fc8 23. b5?l [a24 . . . . '6'b7 2s. Ab4 ( 2s. Aa3 �d8 !?
l"!d6 o;;.f8 ( Kram n i k ) ] 19 . .. Aa4 l? [ 19 . . . .
. 26. �e7 �a6 "¢ ) 2S . . . . �d8 26. �e7 as 27.
Wxd6 20. d x c6 1&fxd1+ 21 . � x d1 �q 22. f4 ± Ad6
(Psakhis) 6Ag2-f3, g3-g4-gs] 83
27. . . . bs ( Kram n i k) ] 25. Ab4 ± �d8
86 A1 0
a b c d e A2.
88 A1 0
a b c d e
a b c d e f g h 8 8
7 7
20. Axf8 1? 55 [20. � x a4 !? �xd6 21 . 1&fxa7
llJ x ds 22. A x ds (22. �d1 ?? ll:J x e3 23. g x d 6 6 6
l"!c1+ ; 22. �d3 �es = ) 22 . . . . Wx dp3. 1Afxb6 ± 5 5
(Kram n i k ) ] 20 . ... Axd1 21. Ae7 Wq 22. 4 4
!!xd1
3 3
81
22. ...tl:\d7 [ 22 . . . . �c2 23. �ed3 '6fx a2 24. 2
Axf6 gxf6 2s. d6 as 26. d7 �d8 27. �e1 ± ]
87 A1 0 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
30. gd3 [ a30. �e1 ! A ) 30 . . . . �xa2 31. Afs
8 8 g6 32. d7 + - ; B) 30 . . . . �d4 31. Afs g6 32. d7
7 o;;.g7 33· Ag4! (33· �e8 �d1 + 34· o;;.g2 '6'ds+
6 6 35· f3 � x a2 + 36. o;;.h 3 +-) 33· . . . fs 34· �d1 + - ;
C) 3 0 . . . . �b4 31 . �e8+ o;;. h 7 32. Afs+ g6 33·
5 5
d7 +- ; D) 30 . . . . o;;. h 7 31. Afs+ g6 32. d7 '6'd4
4 4 33· Ag4 + - ] 30 . ... We4 [3o . . . . '6'q 31. J.fs
3 3 �c1+ 32. o;;.g 2 �c6+ 33· o;;. h 3 �cs 34· g4 +
( Kram n i k) ; 30 . . . . '6' x a2 31. Afs '6'as 32. d7
2 � 2
'6'd8 33· �c3 +-] 31. A x b5 We1 + 32. �g2
II We4+ 33· �g1 [33· o;;. f1 ! ] 33· ··· '6le1+ 34·
a b c d e f g h �g2 We4+ 35· �f1 ! Wh1+ 36. �e2 We4+
90 C H A P T E R 5· PASSED PAWNS I N T H E M I DDLEGAME
[36 . . . . Wxh2 37· d7 Wh5+ 38. f3 We5+ (38 . . . . Vladimir Kram n i k - Alexei Shirov
Wh2+ (Sto h l ) 39. 'i!i>d1 Wg1 + 40. 'i!i>c2 Wf2+ Tilburg 1997
41. 'i!i>b3 +-) 39. 'i!i>f1 Wa1+ 40 . 'i!i>g2 Wb2+
41 . 'i!i>h3 ( Kram n i k ) ] 37· c;;,f1 Wh1+ 38. c;;,e2
We4+ 39· c;;,d 1 ! �g4+ [39 . . . . Wb4 40. d7
Wb1+ 41 . 'i!i>e2 Wxa2+ 42. 'i!i>f3 + - ; 39 · . . . Wh1+
40. 'i!i>c2 Wa1 (40 . . . . Wxh2 41 . d7 l8fxf2+
42. 'i!i>b3 +-) 41 . d7 l8f x a2+ 42. 'i!i>d1 Wb1 + 43·
'i!i>e2 +- J 40. f3 �h3 41. d7 [ 41 . d7 Wf1+ 42.
'i!i>c2 We2+ 43· �d2 + - ] 1-o.
* * *
91 A1 0
a b c d e f g h
8
a b c d e f g h
95 A1 0 6 6
a b c d e 5 5
8 8 4 4
7 .. 7
6 �· 6
5 5
4 lj [j, 4 a b c d e f g h
3 3
22 . ... Ad4 l 23. Axd4 cxd4 24. !'!xd4 !'!d7
2 fj, 25. h4 [ 25 . Ac6 !'!c8 ! -+ ; 25. Ag4 f5 26. Af3
!'!f6 -+ ] 25 . ... !'!fd8 26. !'!a4
a b c d e f g h
82
29. e7 l +- 1-o. 26 . . .• !'!b8 1-+ [ 6 !'!b6-d 6 ] 0-1 .
* * * * * *
98 A1 0
a b c d e f g h
8 l![ .A. .. • 8
7 . .. . ... . 7
6 ·� • �· 6
5 .l fj, � 5
4 fj, lt:J fj, fj, 4
3 lt:J � fj, 3
2 fj, 2
.Ii � .Ii �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
16 . ... Ad7 ! + 17. ll:Jxc6 Axc6 18. Axa6 [ 18. 17. e5 ! ttJxc4 [ 17- . . . lL:lfx ds 18. llJ x d5 (18.
ClJC3 Axc3 1 9 . b x c3 llJ x c3 20. A x a6 llJ x d1 - llJ x d 6 :t) 18 . . . . lL:l x d5 19. Ae4 lLlb4 20.
+ ] 18. ... Axa4 1 9 . A x b7 Axd1 20. Axe4 llJ x d 6 :t ] 18. Axq dxe5 1 9 . d6 ! Wd8 20.
Axf3 21. Axf3 Axb2 22. !'!d1 CDd5 e4 21. Wb3 ! [ 21 . lLlq ( Be l i avsky) 21 . . . .
TRA I N I N G M AT E R I A L 93
Ad7 22. lf::\ x a8 �xa8 � ; 21 . d7 ( Beliavsky) 21 . 28. E: x d4 +- ( Beliavsky) ] 24. ... gxf5 25. E!.xf5
. . . Axd7 22. lf::\ x f6+ £ x f6 23. £ x f6 �xf6 24. e3 26. t[}xf6+ .l:!xf6 [ 26 . . . . A x f6 27. Axe6
Wxd7 E:e7 2S. �ds �d4+ .� J 21 . ... Ae6 £ x e6 28. E: x d8+ E: x d8 29. £ x f6 A x b3 30.
A x d8 +-] 27. .l:!fds l +- bs 28. .!:!xd7 We8 29.
99 D axbs axbs 30. � x bs e2 31. £xe2 1-0.
a b c d e f g h * * *
s i 8
Garry Kasparov -J osef Pribyl
7 .l Skara 1980
6
5 101 A1 D
4 a b c d e
3 8
=-.r;;;--- -J
2 2 7
.,....._.., =,.-·
6
· �..--1
a b c d e f g h 5
4
22. d7 ! Axd7 [22 . . . . E:f8 23. lf::\ x f6+ £ x f6
3
24. Axe6 fx e6 2S. �xe6+ 'i!i>g7 26. f!: x es
Axgs 2
100 A1 D a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
16. d5 l [ 1 6 . E:ed1 fs ! t ] 16 . ... Axq 17. .l:!ed1
.. .. 8
exd5 18. exds Ag7 [ 1 8 . . . . tt:\q 19. Ae7 E!.fe8
7 [j, •• 7
20. �d7 ± ; 18 . . . . tt::\ b 8 1 9 . �C4 ( 19. �h4 -+ )
vw .l 6 19 . . . . Ag7 20. � x es ± ] 19. d6 f6
5 .i. 5
4 [j, .l fj, 4
3 [j, 3
2 [j, 2
)!'( �
a b c d e f g h
2o. d7 l [ 20. JH4 a5] 20 . ... fxg5 ( 20 . . . . lZJb4 c x d4 29. !! x b4 !!d8 30. § x d4 'i!;>g7 t t.�f6-
21. ll:fb3+ �h8 22. lZJe5 fx e5 23. d81l:f §axd8 e6) 25 . . . . ll:fxf4 26. ll:fxf8 + (26. '8fxa8 ll:fxf2+
24. § x d8 § x d8 25. A x d8 ± ; 20 . . . . §ad8 21. 2]. �xf2 § x a8 65) 26 . . . . !! x f8 27. lZJ x f4 Ad4
ll:1C4+ 'i!;>h8 22. lZJe5 ! fx e5 23. A x d8 § x d8 24. 28. COe6 Axf2+ 29. �f1 §e8 30. �x f2 § x e6
'8'e6 ! '8'b8 ( 24 . . . . lOq 25. '8'e7 1l:fb8 26. §b3 31. !!d8+ �g7 32. §d7+ ± ] 24. tDxf8 �xfs
e4 27. §d6 Af8 28. ll:ff6 + Ag7 29. ll:ff7 ; 24 . . . . 25. gd6 [ 25. Wxc5 '8fxg2+ 26. 't!;>xg2 bxcs
'8'a8 !? (Yusu pov) 25. §b3 lZJb4 26. !!h3 '8'c6 27. §b7 lZJe6 28. §d 6 lZJf4+ 29 . �f1 Ad8 30.
2]. §d6 ± ) § x a7 ± ] 25 . ... Ae7 [ 25 . . . . '8'b8 26. §bd1
'8'd8 27. §c6 ± Ag7 28. h4 0; 25 . . . . Ad8 26.
103 A3 0 h4 '8'a6 27. ll:fc3+ 'i!;>g8 28. '8'e2 ± t. A x h4 29.
a b c d e f g h � xg6+ + - ]
8 ..
104 0
7 A b d f g h
6 �A 6
a c e
8 .1.
5 5
7 A 'it' � � i.
4 4
6 A � 6
3 3
2 �
5 A 5
4 � 4
� 3 3
g
a b c d e f h
2 �
25. §b3 ! C4 26. §h3 lZJc5 27. ll:fxg6 h6 28. �
§g3 +- ; 20 . . . . �h8 21. '8'C4 (21. Af4) 21. a b c d e f g h
. . . fxg5 - 20 . . . . fx g5] 21. Wc4+ Ci!?h8 22.
tDxg5 Af6 D [ � 22 . . . . Ad4 23. § x d4 c x d4 26. d8W II Axd8 (26 . . . . § x d8 27. § x d8+
24. ll:fx d4+ �g8 25. l0e6 +-] 23. tDe6 tDq A x d8 28. Wf7 '8'd5 29 . '8fxd5 lZJ x ds 30.
( 23 . . . . lZJb4 24. '8'f4 '8'b8 !? (Yusu pov) (24. §d1 +-] 27. 'Wq+ Ci!?gs 28. gd7 Af6 29.
. . . lZJd5 25. Wd 6 ; 24 . . . . §f7 ( Yusu p ov) 25. 'IMC4+ Ci!?hs 30. 'Wf4 Wa6 ? [ 3o . . . . Ag7 31 .
lZJg5 ± ; 24 . . . . l0c6 25. lZJ x f8 § x f8 26. d81l:f ll:f x q '8fx q 32. § x q Ad4 33. §f1 ± ] 31. 'Wh6
lZJ xd8 2]. § x d8 +-) 25. d81l:f ( 25. ll:ff3 Ad4 1-0.
26. lZJ x f8 '8f x f8 27. ll:fxf8 + § x f8 28. § x d4
95
6 Doubl e Attack
8 5 5
4 4
6 3 3
5 2 2
4
a b c d e f g h
3
With h i s l ast m ove Karpov devel oped
h i s b i s h o p to a squ are where it was u n p ro
a b c d e f g h tected. After
12. Wd1 ! ,
Capablanca overlooked that after
attacki ng the k n i g h t o n h s and t h e bishop
10. Wa4,
o n d6, he h ad to resign i m med i ately. The
attacking two m i nor pieces, the usual 10 . queen 's double attack took pl ace from long
. . . lLlas is i m possible because of the p i n . He range.
played The double attack is particul arly effective
when the king is one of the attacked pieces.
10 . ... Ab7
I n the openi ng, the o pen position of the
and after king can sometimes be exploited . The catas-
g6 C H A P T E R 6 DOUBLE ATTACK
trophe i n the next game demonstrates how Richard Reti - Alexander Alekh ine
easily an enemy m i nor piece can be l u red to Baden-Baden 1925
its doom. 108 •
a b c d e f h
Oscar Garda Vera - Roberto G rau 8 8
Rosario 1929
7 7
r--..=·
.:
1. d4 tbf6 2. tbf3 cs 3· Af4 cxd4 4· 6 6
ttJxd4?? 5 5
107 • 4 4
a b c d e f h
3 3
8 8 r-�--
� �� ��� ����.� � � 2 2
7 7
6 6 a b c d e f g h
5 5
4 4 First - a knight fork:
3 3 42. ... tbd4
and Wh ite resigned , because of 43· �f2
ll:l x f3+ 44· � x f3 and there fol l ows another
a b c d e f g h double attack, this ti me by a bishop: 44· . . .
Ads.
Black's q ueen can give a check along the
diagonal from as. There fol l owed Levenfish (exercise position )
109 D
4. ... es l
a b c d e f g h
( a d o u b l e attack o r fork) and Wh i te loses 8 8
a piece, as after s. A x es he cannot escape
7 7
the next double attack s . . . . 18fas ! + .
With its great power, the q ueen i s , natu 6 6
ral ly, the piece most l i kely to execute a dou 5 5
ble attack, but the others can d o so too.
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
(threate n i ng 2. 'i!i>b7)
44· 'Wa8+ !
1 . ... etJc8+ 2. c;;,b7 with a d raw.
But not 44· ttJ x f7? because of 44· . . .
Ferdesi 1501 �d1 + 45· Ag1 �h5+ 46. �h2 �f3+ with =
8 8
7
6 6
5 5
4
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
g8 C H A PT E R 6 DOU B L E ATTACK
6 � 6
�
5 5 a b c d e f g h
4 4
3 3
After this d o u b l e attack o n q ueen and
2 � [j. 2 rook, Black loses material and can no longer
� 1 save the game.
a b c d e f g h
27. ... � x h4 28. gxh4 �xh4 29. �g3
( Do u b l e attack aga i n st both Wh i te 's 29. �e3 +- wou l d h ave been even better.
rooks. ) 28. �d1 ! 'Llf4+ 29. 'i!i>h4 'Llg6+ and a
repetition of moves. 29 . ... �hs 30. f4
(30. �e3 !? )
24. �xh7
l f 24. f3, then 24 . . . . � x h5 ! (24 . . . . 'Llf4+ 30 . ... �bs 31. b4 �ds 32. £c4 �d2+ 33·
25. £ x f4 �e2+ 26. 'i!i>f1 �f2+ 27. 'i!i>e1 � x f3 55 ) <;9g1 �d1+ 34 · <;9f2 �fs
25. � x h5 � x e3 26. �c2 ( o r 26. �C4 'Lle5 27- 34· . . . �h5 wou l d h ave been more tena
�c2 g6 ) 26 . . . . �feB 55 and B l ack h as m o re cious, but then follows 35. �e3 with the dou
than enough com pensatio n for the quee n . ble th reat of�xa7 and �e8+ .
24. ... £d4 25. £xd4 � x d4?
But this hit is now a m i stake. Stau n to n
overlooks h i s opponent's d o u b l e attack.
The correct m ove was suggested by Leven -
99
a b c d e f g h
This fresh d o u b l e attack agai nst both
rooks decides the game. Staunton resigned . And here White wi ns with a typical dou
Beari ng i n m i n d o u r theme, it's fi tti ng to b l e attack m anoeuvre by the q ueen : 38.
look at one of the possi ble conclusions: 18'd8+ ! 't!?h7 39· 18'd3+ +-.
100 C H A P T E R 6 D O U B L E ATTACK
a b c d e f g h
8 'ii' 4&\ . 8
7 •• 7
6 � • • 6
5 *' ·� � 5
4 � • ti) 4
3 � �� 3
2 � � 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 6-2 *
[1] E 6-4 *
6
a b c d e a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 Z ..i.. .. • 8
7 7 7 • • ..t. • 7
6 6 • 6
5 5 � 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 � ti) � � 3
2 2 2 � �� 2
�� ��
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E X E RC I S E S 101
E 6-s *
6 E 6-7 **
[1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
7
6 6 6 6
5 [1: 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 jL /j. � 3 3
2 /j. /j. /j. /j. /j. 2 2 2
1 .ti tb iL * tb li 1
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 6-6 ** 6 E 6-8 ** 6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5
/j. 4 4 4
3 /j. 3 3
2 "Wf 2
jL jL
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
102 C H A P T E R 6 DOUBLE ATTACK
E 6-9 **
rn E 6-11 **
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 .. 8
7 7 7 · I� 7
6 6 • � 6
5 5 � 5
4 4 � 4
3 3 3 �� tiJ 3
2 2 � � 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 6-1o **
rn E 6-12 **
rn
a b c d e a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7
II
6 6 6 � II 6
5 5 5
II � 5
4 4 4 "iV � 4
3 � 3 3 � �· 3
2 WI � � 2 2 � .1. � �� 2
1 I. �� :g � 1
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E X E RC I S ES 103
E 6-13 **
rn E 6-15 **
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8
6 6
5 5
4 �� � 4
3 � .. 3
2 iV 2
1 �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 6-14 **
rn E 6-16 **
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 .!. 8 8 8
7 .!. 7 7 • • 7
6 ..t.. • • 6
5 5 5 *' · 5
4 � 4 4 � � 1:. 4
3 3 3 riJ �� 3
2 ��� 2 2 � � 2
� ::
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
1 04 C H A PT E R 6 D O U B L E ATTACK
E 6-17 **
[1] E 6-19 ***
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 6-18 ***
[1] E 6-2o ***
[1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
l OS
EXERCISES
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
b d f h a b c d e f g h
a c e g
8 8 8 .I 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
b d f h a b c d e f g h
a c e g
106 C HA PT E R 6 DOUBLE ATTACK
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
7 7 7
f'=�------��--·-·
6 6 6 6
1-.--.,.p;;
5 5 5 5
1-·--��
4 4 4 4
��---�-
3 3 3
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E X E RC I S E S 1 07
a b c d e f g h
8 .l. l!. 8
... . 7
6 ... ... 6
5 5
4 4
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 6-3o *****
rn E 6-32 *****
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
.. . 8 8 .1. ... 8
7 � � ... ... 7 7 ... 7
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
SOL U T I O N S E6-I TO E6-I6 109
Sol utions
0 E6-1 0 E 6-9
Vasiukov - Ra.zuvaev, Polanica-Zdroj 1972 Feuer - O'Kelly de Galway, Liittich 1934
(1. e4 g6 2. d4 iLg7 3· c3 d5 4· exd5 \Yxd5 5. itJf3 1. WxdS+ � x ds 2.. o-o-o+ ! +- 1-o.
c5 6. i.l,q cxd4 7· cxd4 itJh6?n
s. Wei +- [8 . . . . \Ye6 9· ds + - ; 8 . . . . \31a5+ 9· 0 E6-1o
tb.d2 +-] 1-o. Pahtz - Fernandez, Albena 1989
1. Wu!! +- [1. . . . fl. xa2 2. iL x c4+ +-; 1. . . . fl.aci
0 E6-2 2. W x c4+ +-] 1-o.
Antunes - Loek, Linares (zt) 1995
33· Wf4 ! +- I-0. 0 E 6-11
Bogoljubow - Alekhine, The Hague 1929
0 E6-3 1 .E(. x c7+ ! W x c7 2.. ti:)cs+ �b6 3· W x c7+
•
0 E6-7 0 E 6-15
Grigory Levenfish Stepanov - Romanovsky, Leningrad 1926
1 . .E(.h6 + ! �f7 [1 . . . . �d5 2. fl.h5+ +-] 2. • .E(.hs ! 1 . . . . ds+ ! -+ [2. �x[J ltJd4+ - + ; 2. cxd5 exds+
.!:!xa7 3· .E(.h7+ -+ 1-o. 3· � xds Ae6 + ! 4· �d6 (4. �e4 Afs+ - + ; 4·
�xe6 itJd4+ -+ ; 4· �xc6 fl.c8+ -+) 4· . . . fl.d8+
0 E6-8 5· �C7 (s. �xe6 fl.f6#; 5· �xc6 fl.c8+ -+) 5· . . .
Beliavsky - Yusupov, Obeda 1997 fl.f7+ 6 . � x c6 fl.c8+ - + ] o-1.
39· . . . ti:)c2. ! ED [ 40. fl.e4 itJb4 - + ] o-1.
0 E6-16
Zhuravlev - Kapengut, SSSR 1968
IIO SOLUTIONS E6-17 TO E6•27
0 E6-19 0 E6-26
Rubinstein - Capablanca, San Sebastian 1911 Vooremaa - Yuksti, SSSR 1977
I7· We� !! e xds ( 1 70 0 0 0 H x ds 180 1i:t x h6 g x h6 I. A x h7+ ! �xh7 2.. t'Lle4 Wb4 [ 2o o o 1i:fd7 30
o
190 A xe6+ + - ; 170 o o o 1i:f x o 180 Q x e6 + +-] IS. tLlgs+ + -] 3· W xb4 t'Llxb4 4· t'Llgs+ �gs S·
Wxcs Wdz I9. Wbs t'Lld4 zo. Wd3 W x d3 zi. t'Llxe6 ±
exd3 ± I-o.
0 E6-27
0 E6-2o Gurevich - Razuvaev, Moscow 1987
Smyslov - Speelman, Hastings 1981/82 30. hs ! gs 3Io t'Llds ! +- [ 3 1 . o o o exds 32o U X C7
zz. Axbs ! axbs 2.3. t'Llxbs Wbs 2.4. t'Llxd6 +- '{jxe7 330 W x fs+ +-] I-o.
I-O.
SOLU T I O N S E6-28 TO E 6-33 III
I8
• • • •Wc7 [ 2 3. . . . CL:l xa 1 ? 24. CL:lds! <21
[18 . . . . .Ef.ac8 19. fs A xg3 20. fxe6 18f x e6 21. 2.4 .l3.a:z.
•
Axg6 + - ; 1 8 . . . . .Ef.ae8 19. fs A xg3 20. fxg6 [24. 1;5lxb3 h xg3+ 25. 'i!?h1 Sl x h3 26. f!.g1 Axg2+
fxg6 21. 18fxg6+ 18fg7 22. .Ef. x f6 +-1 27. Z!xg2 '8ff1 + 28. f!.g1 18fh3#; 24. f!.d3 CL:l xa1 -+ 1
19. ti:}ge:z. + 2.4 • W x g3+ :z.;. �hi W x q -+ :z.6 .l3.a3
• • • •
19
• • • • .l3.fe8 :z.o. fs Af8 :z.I. Wgs ti:}h7 :z.:z.. [27. '8fxb3 '8fei + 28. 'i!?h2 1L. xg2 29. 'i!?xg2 1;5le2+
Wd1 ti:}h4 2.3. fxe6 fxe6 2.4 .l3.f4 We7 :z.; .l3.afi
• • 30. 'i!?g1 .Ef. x e4 -+ 1
Ag7 2.7 • A x gH :z.8. � xg:z. W x c4 2.9 .l3.d4
• • • •
16 .l3.f7 Wd8
• [32. 'i!?g1 El.ai+ 33· f!.d1 .Ef. xd 1 + 34· 1;5l xdi
[26 . . . . 18f x f7 27. Ax h7+ 'i!?f8 28 . .Ef. x f7+ +-1 18fxe4 - + ;
:z.7. Wf4 ti:}gs :z.8 .l3.xg7+ ! �xg7 2.9. Wes+
• 32· 'i!?[J 1;5ff6 + 33· 'i!?e3 h2 34· 1;5lxh2 f!.a3+ 35· f!.d3
@g8 30 .l3.f6 ti:}h7
• 18fgs+ 36. 'i!?e2 El.a2+ -+ 1
[30 . . . . CL:lf7 31. '8fg3+ 'i!?f8 32. 18fxh4 +-1 0-1.
3I. Axh7+
[31. 1L. xh7+ 'i!?xh7 32. 1;5lhs+ 'i!?g7 33· 18ff7+ 'i!?h8 0 E 6-33
34· .Ef.h6# 1 Henri Rinck, I9:Z.3
I-0. I. �b:z.!!
[1. f!.g3 CLle6 2. f!.e3 CLJd4+ 3· �c4 CL:ldc6 = ; 1. f!.c7
0 E6-31 CL:lfs 2. .Ef.cs CL:ld4+ = ; 1. 'i!?a4 CLle6 2. f!.e3 CL:lcs+ = ;
Xie Jun - Galliamova, Ka:zan/Shenyang (wch14) 1 . 'i!?c2 CLle6 2. f!.e3 CL:ld4+ = ; 1 . 'i!?a2 CL:lds 2. .Ef.cs
1999 CLle4 3· .§. xds CLlq+ = 1
112 SOLUTIONS E6-34 TO E 6-36
0 E6-34 0 E 6-36
Genrikh Moiseevich Kasparian, I93S Vladimir Bron, I92.7
I. tDes ! I. l3c8 ! Wa3
[62. lLlg7 �g6 3· Afs#; 1. lLlfs �g4 2. lLJe3+ �6 [1 . . . . @f7 2. lLld6+ +-]
3· ll:l x f1 �f2 = ] 2.. tDd4+ 'i!?b6
I . . . . 'i!?g6 2.. hs+ ! l3xhs [2 . . . . �a6 3· �aS+ +-]
[2 . . . . � x hs 3. lLlg7+ �g6 4· .Afs#] 3· l3b8+ 'i!?cs
3· fs+ l3xfs 4· g4! l3es S· iHs + .l3. x fs 6. [3 . . . . �c7 4. lLJbs+ + - ; 3· . . . �a7 4. lLJbs+ +-]
tDg7 ! +- I-0. 4· l3bs+ �d6 S· l3ds+ �e7
[s . . . . �C7 6. lLlbs+ +-]
0 E6-35 6. l3as ! Wd6
llenri RJnck, I903 [6 . . . . @ x as 7. lLJc6+ +-]
I. l3as !! Wu 7· tDfs+ +- 1-o.
SCORE TABLE 113
Score tab l e
N� Poi n t s You r Poi nts N� Poi n t s Your Poi nts N� Poi n t s You r Poi nts
1 1 13 2 25 4
2 1 14 2 26 4
3 1 15 2 27 4
4 1 16 2 28 4
5 1 17 2 29 5
6 2 18 3 30 5
7 2 19 3 31 5
8 2 20 3 32 5
9 2 21 3 33 5
10 2 22 3 34 6
11 2 23 3 35 6
12 2 24 4 36 6
total 110
Poi n t s Pl ay i n g St rength
120 0
2s. tDbs
a b c d e f g h
25. �e4 !? Wds 26. tlJ x e 6 (26. � x e6 Wq) 8
26 . . . . l=le8 27. c x d 6 W x d 1 28. � x d 1 cs 29.
l=le2 Axg2 30. c;!;>xg2 tlJfs ;!; ; 25. ttJ x c6 Wxc3
26. ttJ xd8 � xg2 27. ttJ x f7 ttJ x f7 28. c;!;>xg2 6
bx cs ; 25. l=le1 Wf6 . 5
119 • 4
a b c d e f h 3 3
8 8 2 [3J 2
6 a b c d e f g h
5
28. c6 Af6 l 29. l'! x h6 tOes I
121 0
a b c d e f h
a b c d e f g h 8 8
2S . ... cxbs l 6
Black h as to sacrifice the q ueen , other 5
wise the knight a rrives at d 6 with d ecisive 4
th reats.
3 3
26. Axes .Axg2 2 {3J 2
26 . . . . A x es 27. � x b7 +-.
27. �xg2 a b c d e f g h
2 � 8� 2
.. S mbat Lputian - Artur Yusupov
a b c d e f g h Baden -Baden 1996
124 •
32 . ..• tlJxc6 ! a b c d e f h
8 8
B l ack has to e l i m i n ate the potentially �....;--
;;.... !
7 7
dangerous pawn o n b4. "..=':.,--· -=-- 1
On the other h a n d , 32 . . . . gc1 ? is poor 6 6
d u e to 33· q +- ; l i kewise 32 . . . . g x f2 + ?! be- 5 5
cause of33. 'i!?xf2 liJ x c6 34· ga8+ 'i!?f7 35· a3 4 4
ltJes 36. 'i!?e3 ctJq+ 37· 'i!?d4 with the threat
of a4.
3 3
2 2
33· gaS+ c!>f7 34· c!> xf1 ttJ x b4 35. c!>e2 hs
36. c!>e3 c!>f6 37· c!>e4 tlJds ;!;
a b c d e f g h
123 0
Once aga i n , I ' m sorry to say that my play
a b c d e f g h
u ntil this point h ad been less than convinc
8 � 8 mg.
7 7 As the b l ac k knigh t i s p i n ned, I can do
6 6 noth i ng else but try for a perpetual check. I
was short o f ti me and i t was o n ly by using
5
the p rocess of e l i m i n ation that I m a n aged
to save the game.
s6. ... Wf4+
The other check, s6 . . . . �C1+ , loses to 57·
'i!?e2 �C2+ 58. 'i!?e3 �C3+ 59· 'i!?f2 �C2+ 60.
b d f g h
a c e
'i!?g3 +-.
57· c!>e2 We4+ ss. c!>d1
The worst is over for Black. With carefu l
play I d rew the game without d i fficulty. sB. 'i!?d2 �><g2 + .
uS C H A PT E R 7 T H E P RO C E S S OF E LI M I N ATION
Wf2+ Y2-Y2
* * *
126 0
a b c d e f g h The process of el i m i nation can be used not
8 8 only in defence, but also in positions where
o n e stands better - though i n that case it
7 7
s h o u l d be u sed m o re carefu l ly. You m ight
6 6 overesti m ate you r position and fi n d your
5 5 self goi ng d own a losing l i n e rather than
4 4 being satisfi ed with a d raw i n another varia
tio n . To avoi d such a d isaster, one should
3 8 3
also calculate the consequences of your cho
2 1i: 8 2 sen move ( perhaps not as thoroughly as the
others) e n s u ri ng that you at least h ave a
a b c d e f g h ' bale-out' opti o n .
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 7-2 *
11 E 7-4 **
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
120 CHAPTER 7 THE PROCESS OF ELIMI NATION
E 7-5 **
11 E 7-7 ***
rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 7-6 ***
rn E 7-8 ***
11
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 121
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
12.2. CHAPTER 7 THE. PROCESS OF E.LIMINATION
E 7-13 ***
I1J E 7-15 ****
I1J
a b c d e f h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 7-14 ****
I1J E 7-16 *****
•
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
SOLUTIONS E7-1 TO E 7•7 123
Sol utions
0 E7-1 'l1xg5 40. Acr = ( � 40. E!. x eS+ E!. x eS 41. !'!xg7
Fridstein, I987 E!.e2 !-+ ).
I • • • • �a8 ! 39· 1'!xe7 �fs 40. 1'!xg7 ! Wxgs 4I. 1'!xa7
[6!'!c7 ; 1. . . . !'!b1 + � 2. �a4 !'!a1 + 3· �b3 h1\Y (3 . i�h 42.. Whs+
. . . l"tbi+ 4· �a2 .El.CI 5· cS\Y+ +-) 4· Ftxh1 +-; 1. Anand carries out the attack powerfully.
. . . h1\Y� 2. cSCLJ + �bs (2. . . . �as 3· ct:Jb6+ �bs 42.• • • • Ags
4· a7#) 3· a7+ �xeS 4· !'! x h 1 +-] [ 42 . . . . \Ygs 4 3· 'l1h6 + ct:Jg7 44· 'l1f6 + -J
z. �b6 43· f4 ! Wg6
(2. gh8+ �a7 3· cS\Y g xcS ; 2. g x h2 g X C7 3· [ 43· . . . ct:J x f4 44· Ag7+ +-]
't!?b6 gcs =] 44· Aes
z. . �bi+ 3· �cs �ci+ 4· �d6 �di+ S·
•. Preparing an elegant finale.
�e7 �CI 6. �d8 �di+ 7• �d7 �Xd7+ 44· • • • �es 4S· Wxhs!!
( 7· · · · .§.CI = ] [45· \Y x h 5 !! \Yxh5 46. Ap#]
8 . �xd7 hiW 9 · c8W+ �a7 = . I-0.
0 E7-2 0 E7-6
Ragozin - Boleslavsky, Moscow 1945 Nikolay Grigoriev, I933
3S· • • • �£, �� [35· . . . .§.bs + 6 36. �a4� .§.bi + -+] I. �ai !!
36. e8W+ +- [36. eS\Y+ �xeS 37· Aa4 +-] I-o. ( 1 . 'i!?b2� d4 2. 'i!?a2 (2. 'i!?b1 d3! = ; 2. 'i!?cr c;!?q
3· 'i!?d1 d3 4· c x d3 'i!? x d3 =) 2 . . . . 'i!?c3 3· 'i!?b1 (3.
0 E7-3 �a3�� 'i!? x c2) 3· . . . d3 4· c x d3 'i!?xb3 = ;
Timoshchenko - Kuzmin, SSSR 1980 1 . �b1 :' 'i!?c3 2. 'i!?cr d4 3 · �d1 (3. �b1 d3 4· cxd3
I • • • • �e7 i' ( 1 . . . . 'i!?g7 ! 2. Fl.h7+ 'i!?f6 ± (2. . . . �Xb3 =) 3· . . . d3 = ]
't!?fs � 3 · g xe6 +-)] z. 1'!bs 1'!a4 [ 2. . . . E!.b2 3· I • • • . �C3
IJ.e4 b3 4· E!. xb3 +-] 3· 1'!e4 �ai 4· �bxb4 +- [ 1. . . . d4 2. 'i!?b2 'i!?c5 3· �c1 �b4 4· �d2 +-]
I-0. 2 . �hi �b...
4· cxd6+ +-) 3· c x d6 + - ; <;!;>[]� f!. xg7+ -+ ; 2. as@� l!xaS 3. <i!;>f7 f!.a7+ -+]
1. . . . @cs � 2. a6 ! (2. b6 � c x b6 = ) 2 . . . . <i!;>bs (2. 2.
• . . .�h6 3· a8W ! (3. '!9f7 � l! xg7+ - + ] J. . . .
. . . dxcs 3· b6 +-) 3· b6 + - ; �xa8 4· �f, �a7+ S· �88 D � >< 87+ [s . . ..
Karpov - Csom, Bad Lauterberg 1977 <i!;>xb7 45· flbi+ @c7 46. CZJxbS l!a2 ( ll l!aS) 47·
49· . . . tDfs � l!f1 fs 48. !'!et =] 43· h3 ( 4 3· l!bs l!c1 + 44· @f2
[49· . . . lt::!g s! so. lt::! h s t� l!h7 so . . . . @e4 -+ (so. l!cs! 45· !!. xes lt:'lxd3+ -+ ] 43· . . . 1!c7 44· 1!b4
. . . l!gS !� 51. lt::! xf6 lt::! f4 52. \?:txf4 lt::! h 3+ 53· <i!7fi tDc6 4S· 1!c4 [ 45· l!b6 <i!7a7 -+ ] 4S· �xb7 -
• • •
\?:tht + 54· <i!;>e2 lLl x f4 + - + ) st. lL'l x f6 @eJ+ 52. + 46. <i!?fz 13.c8 47· 84 �as 48. tDe4 �c7 49·
<i!7xg2 (52. <i!7ht \?:th3+ 53· <i!7gt lLle3 - + ) 52. . . . t'Dcs �az+ so. �83 �a3 SI· �f4 �CJ sz. h4
\?:tfJ+ 53· <i!7gi \?:t x f6 - + ] �xc4 S3· dxc4 �b6 54· tDd3 fs ss. hs 8S+ s6.
so. tDfs ! +- � fJ �c7 57· cs �d7 58. �83 �e7 S9· �f)
[so. lt::!fs! (llsi. l!h7 ! lt::!h 7 52. \?:tg7#) so. . . . exfs �f6 0-I.
(so . . . . lt::J xd7 51. \?:th2+ <i!7g8 52. @g3+ +-) 51.
Wh2+ <i!7gs 52. @g3 + + -] 0 E7-13
I-0 Gabriel - Michaelsen, Bundesliga 1998/99
67. �e6 � [67. <i!;>e4 ! e2 (67. . . . <i!;>xh3 6S. <i!;>[J +-)
0 E7-10 6S. l!f3 + <i!7g2 69. f!.e3 'i!?h 70. 'i!?f4 + - ; 67. !'!g6 + �
Yusupov - Sorokin, Elista (ol) 1998 <i!;> x h3 6S. r;;.e 4 e2 69. l!g1 r;;.h 2 70 . .E'!.er r;;.g3 71.
�6 Afs ��
• . . . r;;.e3 h3 = ; 67. @d4� e2 6S . .E'!.e6 r;;.h 69. r;;.d3 et!/:1
[26 . . . . l!g8�� 27- @f6 + !! A x f6 2S. lt::J f7# ; 70. l!xe1 r;;. x ei 7 1 . r;;.e3 r;;.d i ! 72. r;;.r4 r;;.e2 73·
2 6. . . . Af6 ! 27. ct:ld7 A x d4 2 8 . Ags ct:ld6 29. 'i!?g4 'i!?e3 74· r;;. x h4 '!9f4 = ] 67 • � xh3 68.
• • .
A x d8 CZJ x f7 30. Af6 + (30. l! x e4 l! x d8 31. <i!?e4 �82. 69. <i!?f4 h3 70. � x e3 hz 7I. �eH
!!xd4 lLles -+) 30. . . . Axf6 31. lLl x f6 Ac6 (31 . . . . �h3 1/z-'h.
l!c8!� 32. lt::! xe4 l'!e2) 32. lLl x e8 A x eS 33· l! x e6
Ac6 'f. / = ] 0 E7-14
�7. Axfs �xfs 2.8. �xe4 ! tDd6 Yusupov - Movsesian, Bundesliga 1999/2000
[2S . . . . f!. x f7 29. lLl x f7 + + - ] 2.4. Ae4��
�g. tDx86+ ! hx86 3 0 . �h4+ ! W x h4 31. After this dreadful move, White loses the game.
SOLU T I O N S E 7-IS TO E 7-16 12S
[24. Ad4 cs!] Axd3 bs = 18. ttld:z. h6 19. Ae3 Ad7 :z.o. �b3
This is the idea I overlooked. ttlb7 2.1. C4 Ih-Ih.
[2s. 1i,bs c;;,d s ! 26. tUgs (26. A x d7 A xd7 27.
e6 fx e6 2S. 1i, x g7 1"l.gs + L'> 29. CUes 1i, xc3+ 30. 0 E7-16
c;;, X CJ CLJds+ -+) 26 . . . . C X d4 27. CLJ X e6 + c;;,C S Anand - Gelfand, Wijk aan Zee 1996
2S. l"l. x d7 dxc3+ -+. :z.1
• • • • fxe6 ::
The correct move was 24. 1i,f2!! oo cuds 2s. fs [21. . . . 1i, x e6 � 22. l"l. xe6 fxe6 23. V1 xg6+ �g7
Axq+ 26. c;;,c 2 1"l.h6 27. fxe6 with the point 27. 24. 1i,xe6 + l"l.f7 2s. 1i, x f7+ c;;,rs 26. �xf6 + - ;
. . . l"l.xe6 (027. . . . fxe6 2S. Ae4 Aas 29. l"l.a7 t) 2 1 . . . . l"l.es !
2S. Afs l"l.e7 � (2S . . . . tU x es 29. A x e6 fxe6 30. A) 22. 1"l.ef1 Ah4 ! + ;
tUgs ±) 29. llcs tU xes� 30. l"l.bs#. B ) 22. �6 Ah4 (22. . . . cuh4 23. �g4+ cug6 24.
:z.4
• ••• Ads ! zs. ttlgs �6) 23. l"l.xf7 �xf7 24. �xf7+ c;;, x f7 2S. ctJc7+
[2s. 1i,d4 1i,xq+ -+ ; Ae6 26. l"l.xe6 l"l. xe6 27. Axe6+ c;;,e7 2S. tLlxaS
2s. e6 !� fx e6 26. CUes tU xes 27. fx es ll xe4 2S. c;;, x e6 29. cub6 + ;
l"l.bS+ c;;,f] 29. l"l.x hS CUds JO. 1i,d4 CS - + ] C ) 22. l"l.fh llxe6 (22 . . . . fxe6 23. �xg6+ Ag7
:z. s. . . . Axq+ ! 24. 1"l.f6! �xf6 2s. �xeS+ �fs 26. Axe6+ Axe6
Didn't see that one either! 27. l/1xe6+ l/1f7 2S. l/1b6 oo ) 23. A x e6 fxe6 24.
[2S . . . . cs� 26. ll x ds cu xds 27. cu x f7 ! 1i, x cJ + V1xg6+ llg7 2s. l"l.f3 l"l.fs + ;
2S. c;;,C2 oo J D) 22. l"l.e4! 22 . . . . A x e6 23. ll x e6 fxe6 24.
:z.6. �xq cs -+ �xg6+ llg7 2s. 1"!.6 65]
[26. . . . 1i,xe4 27. CU X e4 cuds+ 2S. c;;,d4 CUsxb6 u. g,xe6 !
29. CLJd6+ c;;,e 7 JO. CLJfs+ c;;,fS - + ) [22. V1 x g6 + � l/1g7 (22. . . . llg7 +) 23. l"l. x e6
2.7. g,xd7 �xd7 :z.S. Axes Axe4 :z.g. Axe7 �xg6 24. 1"l.ex f6+ c;;,h 7! 0-+ ;
[29. CU X e4 cuds+ -+ J 22. A x e6+ � A x e6 23. 1"l. x e6 l/1g7!-+]
:z.g. . . . A xg:z. 30. Acs Ads 31. fs �c6 32.. u . . . . �g7
Ad4 g,as 33· h4 g,a3+ 34· �d2. g,aH 3S· �e1 ( 22 . . . . A x e6 23. V1xg6+ l/1g7 (23 . . . . Ap 24.
g,a4 o-1. Axe6+) 24. Axe6+ c;;,h s (24. . . . l"l.f7 2s. Axf7+
c;;,rs 26. V1 x f6 +-) 2s. l"l.hs+ +-]
0 E7-15 2.3. g,xe7+ Axe7 2.4. g,xfs Axfs :z.s. h4! +
Yusupov - Epishin, Bundesliga 1999/zooo [2s. h4 c;;,h 7 26. hs ctJe7 27. �f3 (27. �f4 Ad7 2S.
16. An = [16. l/1c2� cu xc3 17. 1i,b3 (17. '@ x q �f6 Ac6 29. Af, +-) 27. . . . Afs 2S. �xb7 +-]
�Xa4 +) 1 7. . . . cu xb3 I S . a x b3 CUe2+ 1 9 . c;;,h l 1-0.
�bs L'> 2o. l"l.cdi cu x d4 !!-+ J 16. . . . W x d3 17.
1 26 C H A P T E R 7 T H E P RO C E S S OF E L I M I N ATION
Practical exe rc i s e s
Try to play the fol lowi ng fou r stud ies l i ke real games. You always h ave Wh ite. For each of
the first two positions you h ave half an hou r's t h i n k i ng time, and for each of the second
two you h ave an hour.
Cover the m oves and the d i agrams that fol low with a sheet of paper. When you have
reached a decision, you can look at the correct move, the comments, and the 'opponent's'
next move.
Each study ru ns in a col u m n . I n the left-hand col u m n you ' l l fi rst fi nd a study by Grigoriev,
then Vl ase n ko ; i n the right- h a n d col u m n a study by G u rvic h , then Kozi rev. Focus your
attention on the can d i d ate moves, and try to refute poor moves as q u i ckly as possi ble.
132 rn
a b c d e f h
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
128 CHAPTER 7 THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
135 rn 137 rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
136 rn 138 rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
PRACTICAL EXERCISES 129
139 rn 141 rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
140 rn 142 rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
130 CHAPTER 7 T H E PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
144 146
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
PRACTICAL E X E RC I S E S
3· �g5 'i!?b3 4· 'i!?xg4 'i!?c4 5· �g5 'i!?d5 6. 'i!?h6 2. ctJg5+ (2. 'i!?g3 CLle4+ 3· 'i!? x h3 �g7 +-) 2 . . . .
'i!?e6 7· 'i!?xh7 'i!?f] =. �f6 3· ctJh7+ (3. tLl xh3 tLl xh3 4· 'i!?xh3 'i!;>f5 -+)
I . . . . hs 3· 0 0 0'i!?g7 +-.
1. •••'i!?b3 ( 1 . . . . h6 2. h5 +-) 2. 'i!?f7 �c4 3· 'i!?xg7 I . . . . ltlfz
c;;,d5 4· <i!?xh7 'it>e6 5· 'i!?g7 +-. 1.. • . 'i!?g7 2. tLlg5 tLlf2 3· 'i!?g3 'it>f6 4· tLlh7+ =.
Score tab l e
1 35
8 Z u gzwang
Let m e start with a defin ition : 'zugzwang, a Artur Yusu pov - Egon Brestian
German word , now angl icised, for a posi Schallaburg 1998
tion i n which whoever has the m ove wou l d 147 0
o btain a worse result than if it were t h e op a b c d e f h
ponent's turn to play .. .' (The Oxfo rd Com 8 8
pan ion to Chess, Hooper & Whyl d ) .
7 7
Zugzwang i s a very i mportant element
of the endgam e . By contrast, i n the m i d 6 6
dlegame s u c h situations are rare ; and i n 5 5
the o pen i ng, where every tempo is vital to 4 4
accelerate develo pm ent, it wou l d be h a rd
3 3
to i m agi ne a situation where zugzwang oc
curs. H avi ng the move is an advantage ! The 2 �� � 2
concept o f zugzwang is foreign to the open
ing and m id d legame, but with heavy p i ece a b c d e f g h
exchanges, the cou rse of the game changes.
In h i s classic book ' Co m m o n Sense i n 30. CLJf3 Th reatening lLlgs.
Chess' Emanuel Lasker describes 'the th ree 30 • ... f6 31. g4
elements that give the endgame i ts c harac
ter: the offensive power of the ki ng, the Wh ite wanted to conti nue with g4-g5.
passed pawn and zugzwang. Play i n the 31 . ... gs
endgame changes so m u c h , that the p l ay
Or 31 . . . . �g8 32. gs �f7 33· �f1, fol lowed
er's mental attitude m ust also be d i fferent.
by �g2-g3-g4, gxf6 and lLlgs.
A player cannot reckon with m assive effects,
he becomes more moderate and works with 32. CLJd2 �g8 33· CLJf1 �f7 34· ClJg3 11
small val ues. His attacks are no longer great Thi s i s m o re p recise than 34. lLle3 'i!?e7
conceptions . . . b u t a re m o re concerned 35. lLlfs+ �d7, and Bl ack can u n p i n h i mself
with the exertion of p ressu re on the enemy with !:!a8 .
pieces, cram p i ng them, and thereby rob
bing them more and more of their m o b i l i ty, 34· ••• �e7 3s. l2Jhs �f7
til l Fi nally zugzwang occu rs and the defence N ow B l ack's king m ust also assist i n de
breaks.' fence by p rotecting the pawn on f6.
* * *
36. CLJg7
(Diagram 147)
White h as a clear advantage : the roo k And B l ac k resi gned . I f 36 . . . . �g6, then
o n t h e seventh ran k i s s o strong that it ties 37· lLlfs ! +-. And after 36 . . . . �e7 there fol
up two enemy pieces. Only Black's king can l ows 37· t0e6 and B l ack i s in zugzwang. He
move. All White has to do is bring the knight can sti l l m ove his p awns for a few m oves,
into pl ay. but then that's it.
C H A PT E R 8 Z U G Z WANG
Black has the more active pieces and a The only chance for White to wi n l ies in
better king position. H ere, zugzwang also the poor position of Black's knight.
leads to a quick wi n.
1. �f3 �h4+
41 . ... �h7 1 0
Black wants to sacrifice the kn ight for
Every m ove worsens Whi te's desperate the last pawn and thereby reach a draw.
situation.
2. gx h4 �hs
4Z• gC1
At fi rst glance, White m ust lose the h
Or 42. @h2? g x f3 43· Wxf3 A >< e4 -+ ; pawn . But h e h asn't yet exhausted al l his
42. We1 Wf6 -+ ; 42. gd2 A >< e4 43· g x d3 tactical resources.
c><d3 ! - + ; 42. Wf2 g x f3 -+ ; 42. @f2 Wf6 -+ .
3. �e3 I Ae7
42· ... Wf6 43· Ae1
lf3 . . . . 'i!;>x h4, then 4. l1Jf5+.
43· gd1 Wxc3 -+ wou l d be no better. Now the point of the study: White can
no longer save the pawn , but . . .
43· ··· Wf4 l
4· �g2 1 A x h4 S· Af7+ �gs 6 . Ae8
and Wh i te resigned because of 44· gc2
�xf3 -+ . and Black i s i n zugzwang. The final posi
* * * tion deserves a diagram .
�1 •
Zugzwang plays a central role m the a b c d e f h
endgame. There i s h ardly an endgame 8 8
where the m otif d oes not come i nto play.
7 7
Opposition, triangul atio n and coord i nate
squares i n pawn endgames are the most 6 6
�-�"""'""...,
well-known examples . Positions with recip 5 5
�--=..J
rocal zugzwang are particularly interesting. 4 4
This idea is demonstrated in the next study.
3 3
Fritz 1953 0 2 2
a b c d e f h
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
The l i m i ted scope of Black's bishop is ev
ident. The king h as to p rotect the bishop,
but it too has run out of squares.
I nterestingly enough, it is a reci p rocal
zugzwang. Black is in zugzwang because of
the poor position of h is pieces. White is i n
zugzwang because h i s pieces are placed too
perfectly. The knight has to attack the enemy
a b c d e f g h b ishop and cover the e1 square, the king
138 CHAPTER 8 Z U G ZWANG
�•
Exercises (sol ut;ons p. 147-151 )
E B-1 * rn E B-3 * •
a b c d e f g h a b c d e
8 • 8 8 8
7 •• 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E B-2 * rn E B-4 * rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 � 4 4 4
3 �� �� 3 3 3
2 � 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
140 CHAPTER 8 ZUGZWANG
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
s 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E S- 6 * • E 8-8 * 111
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 141
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
142 CHAPTER 8 ZUGZWANG
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 • 7
6 6 6 • • 6
5 5 5 ·�·�· 5
4 4 4 � � 4
3 3 � l:l \t> 3
2 2
� � 2
I iV 1
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 143
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
144 CHAPTER 8 ZUGZWANG
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EXERCISES 14 5
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
146 CHAPTER 8 ZUGZWANG
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
SOLUT I O N S E8-I TO E8-I2 147
Solution s
0 E8-1 0 E8-9
Illustrative example Ercole Del Rio, (I7SO)
I. �6 0 A . . . z. Axg7#I-o. I. A6+ �gi z. Ahi !! � x hi 3· �fi 0 ds 4·
e x ds e4 S· d6 e3 6. d7 ez+ 7· � xez �gi 8.
0 E8-2 d8W hiW 9· Wd4+ �hz Io. Wh4+ �gz II.
Zejbot - Levin, St. Petersburg 1900 Wg4+ �hz u . �fz +- I-o.
I .§.gs 0 I-o.
•
0 E8-1o
0 E8-3 Ojanen, A. I943
Szily - Balogh, corr IJ. Wd7+ Wbs I4· Wd4+ Wb4 IS. Wd3 0 +
I . . . . �h7 0 - + 0-I [2. g4 Wh2#; 2. Wd6 bs ( 1 5 . . . . Wf4 1 6 . Wb3# ; 15 . . . . Wbs 1 6 . Wa3#]
lt'1xd4#] . I6. Wcz+ Wb3+ I7. Wxb3# I-o.
0 E8-4 0 ES-11
Illustrative example Baramidze - Smeets, Pulvermiihle 2001
I. �f8 ! 0 h6 [ 1. . . . hs 2. �f7 c;;,h 7 3· �f6 0] z. In order to win this endgame White has to cross
hs ! �h7 (2 . . . . gxhs 3· g6 +-] 3· �6 gxhs 4· the defensive line b8-h2 with one of his pawns.
g6+ +-. Without both a-pawns the position would be
drawn, but here zugzwang helps.
o Es-s SS· �cs 0 �d8
Yusupov - Anand, Linares 1992 If 55· . . . �f6, then 56. f4 ! 1b x f4 57· �b6 followed
I. Ac7 +- I-o ( 1 . . . . �as 2. b6 8 ] . by 58. C7, and White wins.
s6. �ds �e7 S7· �e4
0 E8-6 and Black cannot block the f-pawn.
Gol'berg - Zhuk, Leningrad 1934 S7· . . . �f6 s8. f4 Ab8 S9· Ad7 I-o.
47· . . . �e6 : Instead 47· . . . f6 ! 48. g6 �e6 49·
't9b2 = was necessary. 48. h6 ! +- gxh6 49· gxh6 0 ES-12
�f6 so. fs 0 I-o. Andersson - McNab, corr 1992
I. �ez! 0 (1. il x f7? ilxe4 ; 1. c;;,fJ ? ildi + ; 1. g3?!
0 E8-7 1bb1 2. c;;,f3 1bc2 3· 1b x f7 (3. W x f7+ \3' x f7 + 4·
Pirrot - Yusupov, German Cup 1992 il x f7 c;;,g 7 6c;;,f6-es) 3· . . . Qdi + 4· �g2 Wc2+
32. . . . Ad3 0 33· g3 gs 34· h4 h6 3S· hxgs s. �g1 Wxe4 = ] I . . . . Abi z. �6 Acz 3· Axf7
hxgs 36. gxf4 gxf4 -+ White resigned because Adi+ 4· �fz WcH S· �gi Wxe4 6. Ae6 +
of 37· tLld1 (or 37· c;;,g2 1be2 38. c;;,h 3 1b x f3 -+) 37· WeJ+ 7· �hi \Mf4 8. Afs+ �g8 9· Wg6+ �f8
. . . �e7 38. tLlb2 �d6 39· tLld1 �cs 40. tLlb2 c;;,bs Io. Wxh6+ �6 II. We6+ �f8 IZ. Wc8+ �g7
41. CLJdi �b4 -+. O-I, IJ. \Md7+ �f6 I4· We6+ Black resigned because
of 14 . . . . ci?g7 15. We7+ c;;,g 8 16. Qe6+ c;;,h 8 17.
0 E8-8 Wd8+ c;;,g 7 18. Wxd1 +- I-o.
Moritz Lewitt, I896
I. bs ! h3 z. g4+ �h4 3· b3 0 hs 4· gs ! fxgs S·
b4 g4 6. �f4 0 g3 7· hxgJ#I-o.
SOLUTIONS ES-13 TO E8-20
0 EB-13 �fi ! l!xh3 45· �xdz Af4 46. �e4 ! c;;,g7 47·
Smyslov - Eingorn, Moscow 1988 l!d3 l!h4 48. l!d7+ c;;,h6 49· c;;,f) Aes so. �g3
The former world champion finds an elegant way l!f4+ 51. c;;,gz l!g4 52.. c;;,h3 c;;,gs 53· l!e7 �f6
to pin his opponent's pieces. 54. l!h7 = [ t. tt:Jhs] 'h-'h.
42. l!xc6 !� b x c6 43· l! xc6 l!es [ 43· . . . Ercs
44· Ei:a6 +-] 44. l!c7 l!d8 45· �xe6 ! l!xe6 46. 0 EB-17
h4 0+- J-0. Taimanov - Botvinnik, SSSR 1967
38 . . . . gs! (38 . . . . 'i!ff6 39· 'i!fg3 'i!ffs 40. e4+
0 EB-14 'i!?xe4 41. 'i!?xg4 es 42. 'i!?gs = ] 39· hs �g7 40.
Miles - Yusupov, Linares 1997 c;;,g3 c;;,h 7 !! 41. c;;, x g4 c;;,h 6 42.. e4 White re
39· Wd4 �
• • • signed because of the following line : [ 42 . . . . as
Black overlooks a chance to dominate the enemy (42. . . . es?? 43· a3 ! as 44· a4 +-) 43· a4 (43· es
pieces. The powerful 39· . . . �d3 ! was correct: a4 44· e6 a3 8) 43· . . . es 8 44· 'i!?fs 'i!? x hs 45·
A) 40. 'i!?g2 �b1 41. �d2 �xe4+ + ; 'i!?xes g4 46. 'i!?f4 (46. 'i!?d4 g3 47· 'i!?e3 'i!?g4 48.
B ) 40. fJ �d4+ 4 1 . 'i!?g2 �bH 42. 'i!?gi 'i!?g7 8 es 'i!?h3 49· e6 g2 so. 'i!?h 'i!?h2 51. e7 gi�+ -+)
43· g4 �c1 44· 'i!?f2 gs 45· h xgs h4 46 . .fbe2 46 . . . . 'i!?h4 47· es g3 48. e6 g2 49· e7 gi� so.
�Xei+ 47· 'i!?xe1 Axe2 48. 'i!?xe2 'i!?g6 -+. e8� �fH 51. 'i!?es �e3+ - + ] o-1.
40. Af3
and White saved the game. 0 EB-18
Alexander Hildebrand, 1957
0 EB-15 1. �gs+ �f4 2.. Axes+ �xes 3· �6+ �f4 4·
Nimzowitsch - Capablanca, New York 1927 c;;,fz! Ag3+ S· c;;,g z 0 1-o.
45· • • •l!cJ ! 0 46. l!e3 [ 46. �g2 l1g1 -+ ; 46.
'i!fh4 frc2 47· �XC2 �Xf3 -+ ; 46. �e2 �gi + -+ ; 0 EB-19
46. '8fd2 Ei:gi + -+ ; 46. frd3 l"rf1 47· �e2 �gi+ 48. Henri FUnck, 1917
�g2 h4+ 49· 'i!?h3 �xgH so. 'i!?xg2 .fr x f4 -+] 1. Wc7 + ! c;;,a8 2.. Was+ ! c;;,b 7 [ 2 . . . . 'i!?bs 3·
46 • l!fi -+ 0-1.
• • • �b6+ +-] 3· �cs+ ! �b8 (3 . . . . 'i!?c6 4· �a4+ +
; 3· . . . 'i!?cs 4· �aS+ +-] 4· Wb6+ �c8 S· Wb7+
0 EB-16 c;;,d8 6. c;;,d z! 0 1-o.
Spassky - Timman, Tilburg 1978
37· l!as �
• • • 0 E8-2o
Black overlooks the decisive regrouping that Louis Van Vliet, 1888
would have lefi: his opponent with almost no ac- 1. Wb4! 0 Wh•
rive move: (I . . . . �ds 2. �a4+ 'i!?b6 3· �b3+ � x b3 4·
37· . . . l"re1 ! 38. l"rb1 Af4! (38 . . . . Afs 39· a4 Aa3 b8�+ + - ;
40. as ACI would have been weaker because of 41. I . . . . � fJ 2 . �a4+ 'i!fb6 3 · �b3+ � X b3 4·
tt:Jc3) 39· a4 Ac7 and the bishop blocks the pawn b8�+ + - ;
at as. White cannot prevent the penetration of I . . . . �g2 2 . �a3 + 'i!fb5 3 · �bH � x b2 4·
the king from gS to c2. b8�+ + - ;
In the game Spassky defended tenaciously and I . . . . �e8+ 2 . bSlLl + �xb8 + 3 · �xbs +-]
gained the draw. 2.. Wa3+ c;;,b6
38. l!b2 l!a4 39· l!b6 ! c;;,f7 4o. l!d6 l!xa2 (2 . . . . 'i!?bs 3· �bH 'i!?c4 (3 . . . . 'i!?a4 4· �a2+
41. c;;,f3 l!a1 42. c;;,e2. l!a4 43· �e3 ! l!xh4 44· 'i!?b4 5· �bi + � x bi 6. b8� + ) 4· 'i!?a7 �gi + 5·
SOLUTI O N S E8·2I TO E 8-26 I49
zugzwang. c;!;le8 105. c;!;lc7 Acz Io6 .l:!dz Ab3 107 .E!.e:z.+
• •
[7. Ei.ei (7. �d3 Ei.a8 -+) 7· . . . Ei.a8 -+] c;!;lf7 Io8. c;!;>d6 Ac4 Io9 .E!.e7+ c;!;>f8 110 .l:!e4
• •
I . . . . c;!;la7 Ab3 III. c;!;>d7 c;!;>f7 112. .l:!f4+ c;!;>g6 113· c;!;>d6
•
[1 . . . . �b7 2. �d7 !) c;!;lgs 114. c;!;les c;!;lg6 115 .E!.f3 c;!;lg7 116 .E!.f6 Ac4
• •
z. c;!;le6 ! c;!;la6 3· c;!;les «!;>as 4· c;!;le4 c;!;la4 5· 117. c;!;lfs Ab3 118. c;!;lgs Acz '-h-'-h.
�e3 c;!;la3 6. c;!;>dz
[6. �e2 ga2 (6 . . . . �a2 7· �d2) 7· �d3 �b3 o ES-25
8. �d2 8 ; 6. �e4 ga2 (6 . . . . �a2 7· �e3 =) 7· Leonid Kubbel, I92.7
@dJ = ] I. a6 ! e3 2.. a7 ez 3· a8W eiW 4· Wds+ c;!;lb4 5·
6 . . . . c;!;lb3 7 · c;!;ld3 .l:!az 8 . c;!;>dz 0 .l:!a8 9· Wd3 0 Wai [5 . . . . 1c'ifc1 6. Wa3+ 'i!?c4 7· b3+ + - ;
!!xcz = '-h-'-h. 5· . . . �a4 6 . 1c'ifa3#; 5· . . . 1ttf2 6. 1<'ifCJ+ �a4 7·
1<'ifaJ#.] 6. WCJ+ c;!;la4 7· b3+ +- I-o.
0 E8-22
Henri Rinck, I92.6 0 E8-26
I . !!c7+ .l:!d7 [I . . . . �e8 2. 1c'ifc6 + + - ; I . . . . �e6 Yusupov - Kotronias, Bundesliga 1996/97
2. 1c'ife3+ �d5 J. 1ttd 3+ �e6 4· 1<'ife4+ �d6 5· 82.. A x d6 :
�c6+ �d7 6. 1tte 6#; I . . . . �d6 2. 1c'ifc5 + �e6 J. This only leads to a draw.
�e7#] z. Wcs+ c;!;>d8 ! [2. . . . 'i!?e8 J. 1c'ife5+ 'i!?d8 4· I nstead, the winning plan runs as follows :
�xd7+ +-] 3· c;!;>h6 ! 0 [J . . . . Ei.xc7 4. 1c'iff8+ + - ; transfer the bishop to d8 (with the help of the
3 · . . . 1c'if x q 4 · 1c'iff8#; J . . . . 1c'ifa8 4· 1c'iff8+ � x c7 king), play the pawn to f6, the bishop to e7
s. 1c'ifxa8; 3· . . . 1c'ifb2 4· fi.c8#.] I-0. and win the d-pawn without losing the f-pawn.
To achieve this, White has to force Black into
0 E8-23 zugzwang.
Abram Gurvich, I92.7 [82 . .Uh4 !
1. �e4 ! �d3 [1. . . . g11<'if+ 2. C0f2+ +-] z. Wfz !! A) 82. . . . Acs�! 83. 'i!?d7 .Ua3 84. ii,q Acs Bs. f6
�xfz 3· CDg3+ ! c;!;lgi 4· tDgs 0 CDhg4 [ 4· . . . Aa3 (85 . . . . .Ud4 86. �xd6 +-) 86. Axd6 + - ;
<'t:Jd3 5· coh3#] 5· tDfJ# I-o. B) 8 2. . . . �e8 83. �c7 ! Ab4 8 4. .Ug5 8 Ac5 85.
Ads ! (85. �cB .Ub6) 85 . . . . kb4 86. �cB 1&c5
(86 . . . . kCJ 87. f6 .Ue5 88. Ae7 Ag3 8g. 'i!?c7
Aes go. �c6 8 �f7 91. �d7 8) 87. f6 .Ub4 88.
150 SOLU T I O N S E8-27 TO E8-29
lJ,e7 !J,q Bg. <tlq Ae5 go. <tlc6 <tlf7 91. <tld7 8 [ o62 . . . . Ae7 63. iJ,d2 (63. <tlh3 Ah4 64. Ad2
Ag3 (91. . . . Ab2 92. <tl x d6) 92. A x d6 +- J Af2 65. !J,q .Ue3 66. <tlg3 .Uc1 - + ; 63 . .Ub2
8z• Abz 83. Ag3 �f6 84. d6 � x f5 85.
. . . Ah4+ 64. <tff3 lJ,ei) 63 . . . . lJ,h4+ 64. <tff3 .Uf6
Ah4 Ac3 86. d7 Aa5 87. �d6 �g6 88. �e7 65. !J,e3 <tlh4 -+ ]
. . . and after ten more moves a draw was agreed. 63. Aai Ag7 64. Abz Afs 65. Aci Ae7 66 .
'12-'12. Adz Ah4+ 67. �6
[ 67. <tfh3 .Uf2 68. ACJ 1le3 6g. <tfg3 .UCI - +]
D E8-27 67. . . . Af6 68. Ae3 �h4
Piket - Adams, Wijk aan Zee 2.001 The king's breakthrough decides the game.
6I. Wxe6+ �xe6 6z. �h4 Aes 63. f4 0 69. Af2+ �h3 70. Ae3 Ah4 7I. Adz �h1
A situation of reciprocal zugzwang. White to 7z. Ac3 �gi 73· Adz Afz 74· Aci �fi !
move would lose because of 64. <tlg3 <tld5 65. ( 74· . . . 1lx d4 75· Ae3+ .U x e3 76. <tf x e3 <tffi
<tlh4 <tle4 oder 65. g5 h5 66. f5 <tle5 67. g6 <tlx f5 77· <tld4 <tle2 78. <tle5 <tl x d3 79 · <tld6 d4 So.
68. g7 Af7. This endgame is analysed in Mark <tlxc6 -.:t ]
Dvoretsky's book 'School of Chess Excellence 1. 75· Abz Aei
Endgame Analysis'. [ 75· . . . lJ,h4 76 . .Uc3 Ae1 -+ ]
63 • Af7 64. �g3 �d5 65. g5
• • • 76. Aai
The waiting move 63. . . . lJ,f7 only worsened ( 76. <tfe3 <tfg2 t. Ah4, <tlg3-g4, !J,g3 - + ]
Black's position : after 65 . . . . h5 66. f5 <tle5 67. g6 76 . . . . Adz 77· �g3 �ez 78. �h4 Axf4
the bishop is attacked. 79· �h5 Adz So. �g6 f4 o-I.
'12-'12.
D E8-29
D E8-28 Nikolay Grigoriev, I937
Foldi - Lukacs, Hungary 1975 I. �f5 !
A typical zugzwang position. White has to pro If 1 . El.g7 El.c4 2 . <tld7 (2 . El.g5 El.f4! 3 · <tle7 <tlc2 4·
tect the f4 and d4 pawns and to defend the h4 <tle6 <tld2 5· <tle5 <tle3 ! 6. El.gs <tlf3 -+ ), then 2.
square. Both kings are ideally placed. It isn't diffi . . . El.e4 ! 3· <tld6 <tlc2 4· <tld5 <tld3 ! 5· ga7 <tle3 6.
cult to find corresponding squares for the bishops El.a3+ <tff4 -+.
(reciprocal zugzwang positions) : f6-f2, fs-f2 or To understand this endgame let's examine an·
d2. other move: 1. El.f4 g3 2. Tig4 gC3 3· <tff7 <tfc2 4·
59· Adz � <tlg6 <tld2 5· <tlh5 <tle2 6. <tlh4 <tlf2 7· <tlh3 El.[J ! 8.
59· <tlg3? Afs 6o. <tlh3 Ae7 61. !J,f2 is bad because Reciprocal zugzwang, an important motif in this
of lJ,f6 8. endgame. ( White has to get this position with himself
Correct was 59 · Aci !! Afs (59· . . . !J,g7 6o. Ae3 !) to move. Then after B . fl.fg he can save himself with
• • •
6o. Ad2! 8 Ae7 61. Ae1 !J,ds 62. !J,g3 (62. 1lf2?? a stalemate combination: g. El.f4 + ! � x f4 stalemate.)
lJ,f6 8) 62. . . . Af6 63. JJ,f2 0 = . s. El.g7 �fs - + .
59· Afs ! 0 6o. Aei
.•• I, . . . g3
[ 6o. Ae3 Ae7 61. !J,f2 .Uf6 8] ( 1. . . . <tlc3 2. El.g5 El.c4 3· <tlf7 <tld3 4· <tlg6 ! <tle3
6o • Ag7 6I. Aq
. • • 5· <tlh5 ! <tl[J 6. <tlh4 El.f4 7· El.a5 g3+ s. <tlh3 = ]
[ 61. !J,f2 lJ,f6 8 J z. �g5 �C3 3· �6 ! �cz 4· �g6 �dz S·
6I • Af6 6z. �g3 !�
. • • �h5 �ez 6. �h4 �fz 7· �h3 �f3
[ 62. !J,b2 !J,h4 -+ J [ 7· . . . El.a3 s. El.gs]
6z • Ahs�!
• • • 8. �g4 0 �f8 9· �f4+ �xf4 stalemate
SOLUT I O N S E S-30 TO E S-32 ISI
Score tab l e
1 1 12 2 23 3
2 1 13 2 24 4
3 1 14 2 25 4
4 1 15 2 26 4
5 1 16 3 27 4
6 1 17 3 28 4
7 1 18 3 29 6
8 1 19 3 30 4
9 2 20 3 31 4
10 2 21 3 32 5
11 2 22 3
total 81
Poi n t s Pl ayi n g S t r e n g t h
20 - 2 9 po i nt s ELO 1 5 00 - 1800
There is a wel l -known sayi ng: ' I f one piece is H e re's another exam p l e of Petrosian's
bad, the whole position is bad . ' Wh ile many positional art:
amateurs try to attack with just a couple of
pieces, more experienced players know that Tigran Petros ian - Alexey Suetin
one should bring as many pieces as possible Riga 1958
154 D
into pl ay. M o reover, strong p l ayers wi l l try
a b c d e f h
to maxi m ise the effectiveness of their pieces
by ensuring that they are wel l -coord i nated, 8 8
as wel l as putti ng them on their most active 7 7
posts. The abi l i ty to bring p ieces to thei r 6 6
best positi o n s i s the m ai n weapon of the
5 5
positional player.
4 4
Tigran Petros ian - Robert Fischer 3 3
Portoroi 1958 2 2
153 D
a b c d e f g h
8 8 a b c d e f g h
7 7
6 6
�-��.---==---·----
-- ·- An i n cred i b ly strong m anoeuvre. The
5 5
bishop n o l onger stares i n to space but wi l l
4 4 move to c 3 to exert p ressure o n the es pawn .
3 3 At the same ti m e i t p rotects the q u eenside
� ���·--;;;;.=-- � pawns and attacks the pawn o n as. After
2 2
Ac3, E1.e1 and Cbg3-h5 the p awn on es wi l l
� 1 d i sappear.
a b c d e f g h
28 . ... E1.fd8 29. Aq a4 30. E1-e1 E1.ac8 31.
34. Cbc2 1 E1-b7 1 E1-ds
Fischer p raised this regro u p r ng ( th e l f 31 . . . . f1.b8 ?, then 32. f1. xg7+ 't9 xg7 33.
kn ight i s h ead i ng for a s p l e n d i d square i n A x es+ ± .
the centre ) a n d said that d u ri n g the game
he was i m p ressed by Petrosian's abil ity to
keep on i m p rovi ng his positi o n . The altern atives were n o better: 32.
Ad7 33· E1. x h6 ! ; or 32 . . . . E1.e8 33· tLld6.
33· Cbd6 E1.ds 34· Cbfs
. . . and o n l y Fischer's gri tty defence allowed
him to save the game. That's even stronger than 34· tlJ x bs.
1 54 C H A P T E R 9 I M P RO V I N G P I E C E P O S ITION
34· ... �h7 35. l'!b7 l'!8d7 36. l'! x d7 l'! x d7 27. ... .!!fs 28. qjd2 Ads
37· qjxg7 �xg7 38. l'! x e5 �g6 39. l'! x b5 +-
lf28 . . . . :Bae8, then 29. qjf3 Ad8 30. :Bd2.
and Wh i te won two p awns. I n spite of
29. qjf3
the bishops of o pposite col o u r, Petrosian
won the game with ease. Wh ite concludes his manoeuvre. Black's
* * * p i eces ( lL!b4 and Ah4) h ave been pushed
For mere mortals, devising a plan l i ke this is back and the kn ight s u pports the penetra·
not easy. However, one idea m ight hel p : the tion of the m ajor pieces.
principle of the 'worst piece'. Loo k at you r
29 . ... f6 30 . .!!d 2 l Ae7
army. F i n d either the worst- placed p i ece
or one that is u ne m p l oyed , and try to i m 30 . . . . lL!bs 31. lLlgs ! .
prove its positi o n . The effect o f such an ac
31. We6 1 .!!ad8 32 . .!! x d8 Axd8
tion is someti mes astonish i ng: the 'sleepi ng'
piece can generate so m uch activity that it O r 32 . . . . :B x d8 33· lLJ x es Wq 34· lr!1f7 +
changes the bal ance of the position . 'i:9h8 35· Wxe7 'r!:J x es+ 36. 'r!:Jxes fx es 37-
:Bf6 +-.
Anatoly Karpov - Boris Spassky
33· .!!d 1 l qjbs 34· Ac5 .!!h8 35· .!! x d8 1
Leningrad 1974
155 0
Black resigned because of35 . . . . .!! xd8 36.
Ae7 :Be8 37· Wxf6+ 'i:9h6 38. lL!h4 and White
Wi nS.
a b c d e f g h
24. qjb1 !
The kn ight had no pu rpose at c3 : Karpov
wants to bring it i n to play on f3.
24. ... Wb7 25. c;;,h 2 !
a b c d e f g h
So as to control the g3 square.
All Black's pieces stand wel l , apart from
25 . ... �g7 26. C3 qJa6 27. l'!e2 !
the bishop on b7. Time to bring it i nto play.
Threatening 28. g3 Af6 29. :Bef2 :Bd6 30.
25 . ... !!aS !
Ag5.
1 55
To activate the bishop, the rook h as to 54· � x f4 Wh2+ 55· �e3 lLlf5+ 56. �e2 lZ:ld7
move offside for a m o m en t, b u t the 'we l l perm its cou n terplay) 53 . . . . \!'ifxg5 54· \!'ifd6
rested ' bishop comes i n to play with ad ded (54· l2J x d5 ?? f4+ ) B l ack is i n zugzwang: 54·
energy. . . . \!'ifh6+ 55· �g2 \!'ifg5+ 56. �f1 \!'1h4 57. lZ:l xd5
A x d5 58. A x d5 + �e8 59· \!'ifb8+ �d7 6o. e6+
26. a4?
l2J x e6 61 . \!'ifd 6+ �e8 62. Ax e6 and White
26. A x e4 d x e4 + wou ld have been better, wms;
but Black sti l l has a cl ear advan tage. Worse was 52 . . . . \!'ife1 + 53· �h3 \!'iff1+ be
cause of 54· Ag2 +-.
26 . ... Aa6 27. Wb3 AC4 -+
53· �xd5 l with a wi n n i ng positi o n .
and Black had a decisive material advan
tage.
* * *
Ventzislav l n kiov -J an Ambroz How can you improve your positional play? One
Baile Herculane 1982 method is to study the games of strong play
157 D ers. You ' l l fi n d that many manoeuvres recur
a b c d e f g h and these can be u sed in you r own games.
Here, for example, i s a rook lift - a common
8 � 8
m anoeuvre in the m i d d legame.
7 �· 7
6 .i.. I. 6 lev Psakh is - Valery Chekhov
5 �· � · � 5 Vilnius 1980
•
4 � tt:J 4
3 ��� 3
2 'iiV 2
8 .1. 8
7 1. 1.
a b c d e f g h 6 � 6
5 I. .i.. 5
The b ishop on e3 is Wh ite's worst-pl aced
piece (Wh i te's king is also p assive, b u t no
4 tt:J � 4
Artu r Yusu pov - G regor Mai n ka Artu r Yus upov - Edvi ns Kengis
B undesliga 1993!94 Moscow 1983
160 D 161 D
a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 I 8 8 8
7 .l 7 7
6 .l 6 6 6
5 � 5 5 5
4 � 4 4
3 �� 3 3 3
2 � '!JJJI � � 2 2 2
1 � ��
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 9-3 *
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E g-2 *
i1 E 9-4 * IIl
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 • 8 8 .. . I • 8
2
�� 2 2 � {jj 'fif � � � 2
� � �� � �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E X E RC I S E S 1 59
E 9-5 *
rn E 9-7 *
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 9-6 *
6 E 9-8 **
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e
8 .. 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
!60 C H A P T E R 9 I M P RO V I NG P I EC E POSITION
E 9-9 **
11 E 9-11 **
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 a • 8 8 a 8
7 'iV A 7 7 • ...
n • 6 6 Jt £
5 ·� 5 5 •
� 4 4 � 4
3 +
� 3 3 Jt 3
2 �� 2 2 ��� 2
n �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 9-10 **
rn E 9-12 *
11
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 I 8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
EX E RC I S ES 161
E 9-13 **
[I] E 9-15 **
[I]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
.!. • 8 8
.l .t. .l 7 7
6 .. ,.. 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 /j, 3
2 2 2
1 �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 9-14 **
[I] E 9-16 **
[I]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
7 r-�,�
r .=• ....-=--
7
6 1-·�.
6
5 5
4
3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
I62 CHAPTER 9 I M P ROVI NG PIECE POSITION
E 9-17 **
rn E 9-19 **
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 .1. 8
7 7 .i.. 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 �� 4 4 I.
3 � 3 3 3
2 � � tjj � fj, � � 2 2
��
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
** E g-20 **
a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E X E RC I S E S 163
E 9-21 ***
6 E 9-23 ***
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 .!. jV • 8 8
7 .l .l .l 7 7 7
6
� .l dt .l 6 6
5 .l 5 5 5
4 � 4 4 iL 4
3 � � 3 3 � �� � 3
2 � �� 2 2 �� � 2
1 :g WI �� tb :g :g
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 9-22 ***
6 E 9-24 ***
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
16 4 CHAPTER 9 I M PROVING PIECE POSITION
E 9-25 ***
rn E 9-27 ***
11
a b c d e a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 .I • 8
7 7 .1. .t .t .t 7
6 6 .t .t.. � 6
5 5 5 .. . .t 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 Jflj � 3 � {[j � 3
2 � 2 2 � �� � � 2
{[j ��
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E g-26 **
11 E g-28 ***
11
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E X E RC I S E S 16 5
E 9-29 ****
[1] E 9-31 *****
fJ
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 .!. • 8 8 8
7 I. .*- .t. 7 7 • 7
6 � .t. ttJ .t. 6 6 6
5 • �� 5 5 5
4 ·� 4 4 4
3 � 3 3 3
2 �� � � iL 2 2 2
1 :a: :a: 1
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 9-30 *****
fJ E 9-32 ******
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 .1. .. ... . 8 8 . .. .1. 8
7 ... . ... ... . 7 7 .t. .t. • 7
6 � � 6 6 I. �· · • 6
5 5 5 • � 5
4 ·�.i. 4 4 �� 4
3 � � � ttJ 3 3 � {D iL iL 3
2 � iL � ttJ � 2 2 �� � 2
1 :a: 'i¥ � :a: 1 � :a: 1
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
!66 S O L U T I O N S E g - I TO Eg-IO
Sol u tions
0 E9-1 0 E 9 -6
Vulfson - Yusupov, Moscow 1976 Glienke - Yusupov, Plovdiv 1983
21. . . . hs�! 2.1 . . . . .l3.a7 ! [ 6 ITa7-f7] :z.:z.. �hi [22. Wxe6
Black missed the chance to improve the position 1L xe3+ 23. �h1 iLea 24. Wd6 cxd4 +] 2.2.. . . .
of his bishop. 22. c#;>g2 g6 23. h4 1Lh6 + . .l3.af7 2.3 . .l3.agl (23. W x e6 iLea 24. Wd6 Wxd6
This was the correct continuation : 25. exd6 Jl xe3 +] 2.3 . . . . We7 + [ 6 L1f2] 2.4.
:u • Wa7+ ! u. �g:z. Ae3 2.3. We:z. Ad4 :z.4.
• • • Wg3 �! cxd4 ! :z.s. cxd4 Wb4 :z.6. Ab1 Afi ! (26 .
.l3.afi �cs :z.s. �xes Wxcs + 6 ITaa-ba-b4. . . . W xb2 27. CLJe4 oo] 2.7. �xfi .l3.xfi :z.8. Wh4
.l3.xgi+ 2.9 .l3.xgi Wxb:z. -+ 30. e4 (30. We7
•
fs ct:Jcs 34· P:d, +-] 32.· Wb1 h6 33· .l3.di We7 Ad6 ! [6Wes] 2.4. Ac4 Wes :z.s. g3 f4 :z.6. exf4
1/2-%. W x f4 - ( 6 e3, 6 1Lcs] 2.7 .l3.xd6 W x d6 :z.S.
•
%-%.
D E9-4
Yusupov - Hulak, Indonesia 1983 0 E 9-9
I6. �gs ! A typical manoeuvre. The idea is Vilela - Yusupov, Cienfuegos 1979
68de4 or ct:Jge4. 16 . . . . g6 (16 . . . . h6 17. ct:Jge4 ;!;; ] 2.7 . . . . �cs !-+ [ 6 ct:Jd3 ; 27. . . . R:d6 2a. ITxd6
17. f4 ! ds I8. W6 d4 19. Wh3 - . cxd6 +] :z.8. dxcs [2a. ITg6 ct:J x a4 - + ; 2a . .l"i:es
CLJd3 - + ] :z.8 . . . . .l3. x dl 2.9. We4 �! (29. IT xh6+
D E9-5 gxh6 30. Wxd1 Wfs -+] :z.9. . . . Wxhs [ 6 Wh1#]
Yusupov - Slutzky, Moscow 1983 0-1.
:z.8. �as ! [ 6 CLJc6] :z.8. �b6 2.9. We:z. Ad4
• • •
Wgs Wf7 37· Wh4 1"!d1+ 3S. �h2 1"!d2 -+ 39· 0 E9-17
�gi �h7 40. 1"!g3 g6 4I. 1"!gs C3 42. Aei Ac6 Taimanov - Flohr, Leningrad 1948
43· 1"!g3 Wes 44· �h2 Wxei o-I. I6. CDbi ! [ L. ctJc3-bs ; 16. ctJe4� fs 1 7. ctJq f4 ! 18.
Axf4 cxd4 19 . .§ xd4 es 20. fre4 fs 21. l"rq l.Lcs
0 E9-15 (Taimanov)] I6 • 1"!hg8 [16 . . . . fs 17. g3] I7.
• • •
h x gs 25. �h3+ 'i!fgs 26. �h8+ 'l!;>f7 27. �f6+ Ahs IS. h3 g s [ 1 8. . . . I'Lld7 19. g4 l.Le7 20. f4
I6S SOLUTIONS E 9-19 TO E 9-27
Axh4 2I. \Sixh4 slg6 22. �aei ± 6ds] I9. �f3 a4 �es zi. Ad3 �ds u. hs .E!.hs z3. Wgz �c7
[I9. ds sle7 (I9 . . . . gxh4 20. sl x f6 h xg3 21. z4. hxg6 We6 zs. �ez Wxg6 + .
Jlxds gxf2+ 22. \Si x h � x ds 23. dxe6 1Lcs 24.
e7 Jlxe7 55) 20. dxe6 gxh4 21. Jl x f6 Q x f6 22. 0 E9-23
e7 Axe7 23. 1dxe7 hxg3 24. fxg3 ldeS ;!;) I9. . . . Taimanov - Yusupov, Moscow 1980
�d7 zo. h4 Wp zi. hxgs hxgs u. Aq ! [ 6ds; z3. �h4 ! [ 6 GLJe8, �ha6 ---> ] z4• .E!.g3 (24. f4
• • •
6 Qas) zz. . . . a4 Z3• ds es Z4• d x c6 h x c6 ZS• e4 +] 24• • . • �e8 2S· e4 d4 z6. f4 .E!.ha6 -+ 2.7.
h4 f6 z6. �dz �ac8 z7. cs ±. fxes .E!.ai z8 • .E!.xf7+ (28. \31f2 .El.Sa2+ 29. 't!?ci
\Sia3 + 30. 't!?d2 l=l. x cH ! - + J z8. . . . Wxf, z9.
0 E9-19 Afs We7 o-I.
Malaniuk - Ivanov, Kostroma 1985
zo. �hi ! [ 6 GLJa3-bs] zo . • . • �e8 ZI. �a3 fs 0 E9-24
[6f4] zz. hxgs hxgs z3. Wdz Ac6 [23 . . . . \31f6 Gligoric - Yusupov, Vrbas 1980
24. �hs f4 2s. e x f4 g x f4 26. Jlh4 ! ± ] z4. �hs zs . . . . Wh4 ! ( 6 GLJe7-fs] z9• .E!.fz �e7 ! 30. a3
�hs zs. �xhs �xhs z6. o-o-o �g7 z7. �hs Wcs 3I • .E!.dz �fs 32· Wh3 g4 -+ 33· Whs and
�df6 z8. Whz [ 6 d x cs] z8 • • • • a3 z9. Wh3 ! here, instead of 33· . . . �hs (time trouble), Black
( 6 30. dx CS dx CS 3 1 . GLJc7 GLJc7 32. \3fb6] Z9• • • • could have won after 33· . . . gxf3 34· \31e8 + 't!?C?
Axhs 30. cxhs ds 3I. dxcs Wxcs [31. . . . bxcs 3S· '!;3!d8 + 't!?c6 36. �ed1 (36. gxf3 �d4) 36 . . . .
32 . .i':X xds! +-] 3z. Aes ! +- �g6 33· �hi We7 fxg2+ 37· �xg2 \Sie7 (37· . . . \Sixes -+) 3S. �d6+
34· Ad4 We6 3S· c4 ! �c7 36. �ci Wd6 37· \31xd6! 39· exd6 �fi + 40. �g1 't!?cs#.
cxds �cxds 38. �c6 Wds 39· Ac4 �h7 40.
Axds �xds 4I. Wdi ! I-o. 0 E9-25
Csom - Yusupov, Luzern (ol) 1982
0 E9-20 ZI. �gJ ! ( 6 GLJf3, g4) ZI . . . , gs ( 21. . . . ./':Xf7 22.
van der Wiel - Day, Grand Manan 1984 lLJfJ J'tef8 23. g4 + - ] zz. �f3 .E!.f7 Z3. g4 �h4+
I. Wa4 ! [6\31c6, xc7 :!: 1. c4 lLJf6; :!: I. Ah4 ./':Xes z4. �xh4 gxh4 zs. f) ! .E!.ef8 2.6. Ah4 ! We6 z7.
61Ld7] I • . . • as ( c::::>I . . . . a6] 2.. Wc6 ± Wd7 (2 . . . . Aei ± ( xh4] .
1dd7? 3· .El.xe6 +-] 3· Axds Wxds 4· Wxds [ :!: 4·
\Sixq �d7 ! S· \31 x b6 J'l.b7 6. Wxas � xb2 ±] 4· 0 E9-26
• . • �xds S· Axc7 +-. Yusupov - Tseshkovsky, Minsk 1982
I3 . . . . �hs ! [ 6 c6, lLJd7] I4. Wh3 [I4. b4 c6 Is.
0 E9-21 GLJc3 e4 +] I4 . . . . .E!.a7 + IS· e4� [ Is. �d2!?) IS·
Yusupov - Rasin, Moscow 1976 . . . f4 ! I6. gxf4 Axds I7. cxds exf4 + IS. 6 D
22 . . . . \31d6?! Wf6 I9. Adz Wd4+ 20. �hi �d7 o-I.
Instead, Black could have equalised with u .
• • • �hs ! z3. � x fi �d7 =, displacing White's 0 E9-27
bishop from its strong position on f6. Seirawan - Yusupov, Istanbul (ol) 2000
23. 't!? x fi es ? 24. dxes lLJ xes 2S. \Sff4 ./':Xes 26. zo . . . . �fs ! [ 6ctJd7-b6-c4] zi. �h3 Wa3 zz.
ldei Wa6+ 27. c4 ! +- I-o. Wei (22. 1Llcs Jlxcs +] u. . . . �d7 23• .E!.cz Was !
Z4· �ei ! �h6 zs. �d3 �c4 + ( x a2, �e) .
0 E9-22
Vai:sser - Yusupov, Novosibirsk 1976
I9· . . • �f7 ! Black brings his king to safety. zo.
SOLUTIONS E 9-28 TO E 9-32
Sc o re tab l e
NQ Poi n t s You r Poi nts NQ Poi n t s You r Poi nts NQ Po i nt s You r Points
1 1 12 2 23 3
2 1 13 2 24 3
3 1 14 2 25 3
4 1 15 2 26 3
5 1 16 2 27 3
6 1 17 2 28 3
7 1 18 2 29 4
8 2 19 2 30 5
9 2 20 2 31 5
10 2 21 3 32 6
11 2 22 3
total 77
Po i nt s Pl ayi n g St rength
10 Trap p i ng a P i ece
'A p i ece l i m i ted i n its actio n and i so l ated knight captu res the pawn i t wi l l be caught
from the rest of its army is i n d anger of get aga i n by the b i shop.
ting trapped . ' ( Kotov)
62. Ad3 !
A kn ight on the rim i s n ' t j ust ' d i m ' - it
can also fal l prey to enemy th reats. Black resigned because of 62 . . . . lO )( h4
63. Ae4 +-, and the kn ight is trapped agai n .
Artur Yusu pov - Wolfgang U h l mann
* * *
Austria 1997
162 D
But even more mobile pieces l i ke the bishop
a b c d e f g h
can be vulnerable.
8 8
7 • 7 Endre Ste i ner -j ose Capablanca
6 Budapest 1929
5 � • 5 1. e4 es 2. Cbf3 Cbc6 3· Abs a6 4· Aa4
d6 5· d4 bs 6. Ab3 Cb)(d4 7· Cb)(d4 e)(d4 8.
4 � 4
W)(d4 ?
3 � � 3
2 � 2 •
a b c d e f g h
ss. Ads +- 6
A wel l-known m otif: the bishop com 5 5
pletely d o m i n ates the kn ight. 4 4
55· ... �d7 3 3
The pawn e n d i ng after 55 . . . . l0c6 IS ��� 2
clearly lost for Black. 1:[ 1
s6. �e4 �e7 57· �fs hs s8. h4 C4 a b c d e f g h
Th i s was a rap i d - p l ay game and neither victory, Pon o m ari ov lost h is way in time
player wished to lose much ti me i n the open trouble and fai led to secure the wi n .
i ng. Both castled q u i ckly.
* * *
tions with the q ueen m ust be calculated Evgeny Vladimirov - Garry Kasparov
carefu l ly : she is too val u a b l e to be treated Bat'umi (rapid) 2001
•
casual ly.
a b c d e f g h
Buts - Fau skas 8 .!. � .. . 8
London 1940 7 A ..i. 'ir • • 'r-• 7
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3· tLlq Ab4 4 · e5 c5 5· 6
-
• _L ·� ,-
6
a3 A)(q+ 6. b)(q Wq 7· tLlf3 tLlc6 8. Ad3 5 5
-
c)(d4? 9· c)(d4 4
-
�� -
4
tt:J
,
168 • 3 � 3
2 �� Vill � � � 2
8 8 1 1;i 1;i �
7 7 a b c d e f g h
6 6
13 . ... A)(f3 ! 14. W)(f3 ?!
5 5
!--.·-
...- - ��
4 4 14. g x f3 m ay h ave been better, but no
one l i kes to weaken their own ki ng.
3
2 14. ... W)(C4 ! 15. W)(a8 tLlc6 16. Wb7
tbd5
a b c d e f g h For the exchange, Black has ach ieved the
perfect b lockade with the knights. More
over, Wh i te's q ueen is offside and there is
no way back.
Black sees the chance to win a pawn , but
17. ,ge1 �b8 18. Wd7 ,gd8 19. Wb7 h5 +
he d i d not cal c u l ate far enough .
Of course, Kasparov p l ays for a wi n .
10. ttJ)(d4 Wq+ 11. Wd2 !
20. Ac1 ?
Black was only expecting 11. Ad2 18'xd4 + .
The losing m ove i n an already d ifficult
1 1 . ... W)(a1
positi on. 20. ;gab1 wou l d h ave been better.
I f 11 . . . . Wx d4, then 12. Abs+ +-.
20 . ... tba5 !
12. C3 +- 1-0.
The h u n ter beco m es the h u n ted . Kas
There is no defence to lUb3, trapping the parov fi nds a way to win the queen by force.
queen .
21. W)(a7 Wc6 ( ;gas was threatened . ) 22.
* * * Wa6 etJC4 23. ,gb1 tbq o-1 .
I n the next - bri l l iant - game, the world Wh ite can sti l l save the q ueen by sacrific
no. 1's enti re strategy i s b ased on the poor ing a rook, 22. ;gb6, but he cannot save the
position of his opponent's q ueen . game.
EXERCISES 175
a b c d e f g h
8 8
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 1o-2 *
rn E 10-4 *
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
176 CHAPTER 10 TRAPPING A PIECE
E 1o-s *
rn E 10-7 **
[1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 1o-6 **
rn E 10-8 *
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 10-9 ** E 10-11 **
rn
a b c d e a b c d e
8 8
7 7
6
5 5
4 4 .I 4
3 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 10-10 **
rn E 10-12 ***
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
I78 C H A PTER 1 0 TRAPPING A PI ECE
E 10-13 ***
rn E 10-15 ***
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 10-14 ***
rn E 10-16 ***
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 � 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E X E RC I S E S 179
E 10-17 ***
[l] E 10-19 ***
[l]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 .I .a .a • 8 8
7 .l � � .l .l 7 7
6 .l ll .l 6 6
5 .l .l II 5 5
4 � �· 4 4 4
3 .. � 3
2 tD iL � � � 2 2
E 10-18 ***
[l] E 10-20 ***
6
a b c d e a b c d e f g h
8 .!. 8 8 .!. 8
7 .l ll 7 7
6
II .l 6 6
5 .l · � 5 5
4 � � 4 4
3 � - iL � 3 3
2 iL � 2 2
tt:J VW :Jd �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
180 CHAPTER 10 T R A P P I N G A P I ECE
E 10-21 ***
11 E 10-23 ***
a b c d e
8 it' 8
7
6 6
5 5
4
3
2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 1 0-22 ***
rn E 1 0-24 ***
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e
8 .. 8 8 X l:t 8
7 7 7 • 7
6 �� � 6
5 5 5 � 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2 2
1 l:t
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E X E RC I S ES 181
E 10-25 ****
rn E 10-27 ****
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 ..i.. I 8
7 7 7 ... 4i • 7
6 6 6 ... ... 6
5 5 � ld 5
4 ..t.. • 4 4 � � 4
3 • 3 3 �� � ?Li � 3
2 �� 2 2 � 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 10-26 ****
rn E 10-28 ****
11
a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7
6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 � � 3 3 3
2 �� � � 2 2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 10-29 ****
rn E 1 0-31 *****
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
• .. 8 8 4&\ a �. . 8
7 4&\ A " " 7 7 ..i. A 4&\ A 7
• 6 6 •• • A ..t.. 6
5 ·� 5 5 " � 5
4 ..t.. � 4 4 � CD 4
3 CD iL 3 3 iL CD � 3
2 ��� � �� 2 2 � � � iL � 2
1 � ][, � :a: 1 :a: :a: �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
E 10-30 ****
rn E 10-32 *****
6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 I. •• • 8
7 7 7 A ..i. A ..t. A A A 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 A il, 5
4 CD � 4 4 � 4&\ 4
3 3 3 � CD CD � 3
2 • 2 2 �� � � iL � 2
1 a iL 1 :a: :a: �
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
SOLUTIONS E IO-I TO E I0-14
S o l u ti o n s
0 E1o-1 0 E10-7
Yusupov - Romanishin, Yerevan (zt) 1982 Alekhine - Rubinstein, San Remo 1931
3S· �e8 ! Ags 36. h4 +- Axh4 37· gxh4 'i!;>hs r. tlJxds! +- [r. tLl x ds cxds 2. i&c7 +-] r-o.
38. �e4 fs 39· etJf6 + c;;,h 6 40. �c4 �ab3 41.
�4XCS I-0. 0 E10-8
Klarenbeek - Yusupov, Apeldoorn 2000
0 E1o-2 37· etJd3 � was poor. After A x a4 38. etJcs Ad7
Yusupov - Sokolov, Tilburg 1987 39· etJh7+ 'i!;>c7 -+ White resigned because of
39· �dr ! [ 6't!?fz-e3-d4] 1-o. 40. tLl xas lia4 -+, followed by 't!?b6. o-r.
0 E10-3 0 E10-9
Smyslov - Tolush, Moscow 1961 Yusupov - Kasparov, Riga 1995
17. Abs ! +- (17. i&bs �ds rs. �xe7 + - ] r-o. 36 . . . . Wb7 ! 37· £6 �as [3S. es D � x fJ+ 39·
<t!? x f3 t! x es -+ J 38. Axhs o-r.
0 E10-4
Yusupov - Fejzullahu, Switzerland 2000 0 E1o-1o
rs. etJc7 ! tlJ x 6 + 16. e x 6 Ae6 [ r 6 . . . . t!bs 1 7. Peresipkin - Chekhov, Minsk 1976
li xa7 +-] 17. tlJxa8 �xa8 18. b3 +- 1-o. 24. etJd6 ! +- [ 6 tLleS ; 24 . . . . exd6 25. cxd6 +-]
1-0.
o E1o-s
Yusupov - Bonsch, Bundesliga 2ooo/o1 0 E10-11
27. �a7 Wxf6 [27. . . . t!ds 2S. �e7+ + - ; 27. . . . Timman - Yusupov, Linares (cmsf6) 1992
�C7 2S. t! x b7 +-] 28. W x f6 � x f6 29. Ag2! 37· Afs ! [ x t'l.h4] 37· . . . Ae2 38. Ae6+ 'i!;>h7
[29. !1 x b7 t'l.f3 30. i&g2 t! x c3 31. i& xc6 gave 39· Afs+ 'i!;>gs 40. 'i!;>g2 +- [ 6lif6, lier] r-o.
Black more chances.] 29 • b4 [ 29 . . . . lies 30.
. • •
t!as +-] 30. �xb7 bxq (30 . . . . b3 31. �Jr ! +-] 0 E10-12
31. �b4 +- �d6 32. �xc4 c2 33· �xc2 �xd4 34· Bilek - Smyslov, Polanica-Zdroj 1968
A x c6 hs 3S· A6 �d7 36. �b2 c;;,g7 37· 'i!;>£2 36 . . . . �c7 ! [ 6 l"Kb6] 37· as �bs 38. �ar �bcs
�d6 38. �b7 �d2+ 39· Ae2 �d6 40. Ac4 �f6+ [ 6 .i::X s c6] o-r.
41. 'i!;>e3 'i!;>fs 42.. h3 'i!;>g7 43· g4 hxg4 44· hxg4
'i!;>fs 4S· �c7 'i!;>g7 46. 'i!;>e4 �f2 47· gs! White 0 E10-13
prepares to transpose into a winning king and Laurent - Lund-Jensen, Denmark 1937
pawn endgame. 47· . . . �fs 48. �xf7+ �xf? 49· r. Ags! Ax6 2. Wd2! Wxd4 3· Axh7+ ! 'i!;>xh7
Axf? 'i!;>xf? so. 'i!;>ds ! +- r-o. 4· Wxd4 +- r-o.
0 E1o-6 0 E10-14
Gutman - Gaidarov, SSSR 1978 Fischer - Reshevsky, New York 1958
r. es! [r. es dxes (r. . . lLld7 2. e x d6 + -) 2.
. ro. Axf? + ! 'i!;>xf? [ro . . . . t! x f7 II. tLle6 ! +-] n.
lies +-] r-o. etJe6 ! dxe6 [rr. . . . <t!? x e6 12. �ds+ <t!?fs 13. g4+
<t!? x g4 14. t'l.gr + 't!?hs (14 . . . . <t!?fs rs. t!gs#; 14 .
. . . 't!?h4 rs. �e4+ +-) rs. �dr + +-] 12. Wxds
SOLUTIONS E I0-15 TO E I0-26
0 E10-15 0 E1o-2o
Botvinnik - Stepanov, Leningrad 19.30 Arbakov - Yusupov, Moscow 1981
I. Axf7+ ! �xf7 z. ttlc4 +- I-o. 17 . . . . ttlgs ! 18. We3 [18. \?if x f6� ke7 - + ; 018.
\?ifg2 +] 18 . . . . ttlh3+ 19. �gz ttlg4 zo. Wez
0 E1o-16 ttlgxfz 2.1. �f1 dxe4 zz. �xfz exd3 2.3. Axd3
Yusupov - Sax, Vrbas 1980 A x d3 2.4. W x d3 ttl x fz zs. � x fz �ads + 2.6.
I4. Aci ! Was (14 . . . . Wa4 1;. l h c8 +-] IS. Adz Wez fs 2.7. ttlc4 Afs z8. Ac1 axb4 2.9. cxb4
Wb6 (15 . . . . Wa3 16. Z!q Wxa2 17. gc4 +- Wb2 bs 30. ttlas Ag7 JI. Ags �d6 32.. �g1 Wf7 33·
18. Z!b3] I6. �bz +- ( L'> 16 . . . . as 1 7. a3] I-o. Ae3 �ed8 34· �c• f4 3S· 1Hz Wd7 + o-1.
0 E10-17 0 E10-21
Yusupov - Pirrot, Bundesliga 1994/95 Karaklajii: - Bely, Budapest 1957
zo. Wei ( L'> Tid I -d3. Correct was 20. ii.g3 !! + •· . . . Wcs ! ( L'> 2. Wxe7 �? f6 !, 3· . . . Z!f7 -+ ].
l'> [J, ii.e1 with a winning position ; 20. f3
Z!xeJ oo . ] zo . . . . b6 ZI. f3 Aa3!� [21. . . . Z!e8 22. 0 E10-22
Ag3 Aa3 23. \?ifd1 Ab2 ! oo ] zz. Wd1 (n. ct:J xa3 Petrosian - Matanovii:, Skopje 1969
@XCI 2). f!fx c1 g XCJ <=tj 2.2.. . . . �Xe3 2.3. ttlxe3 z6. Wez ! (26. \?ifhs ct:Jd2] z6 • ttlas (26 . . . .
. . .
Wxe3+ 2.4. �hi £b4 � 1-o. ctJd6 27. A x d6 c x d6 28. g 3 \?iff; 29. ct:J xd6 +-]
2.7. @hs ! +- ( f'>g3] 1-0,
0 E1o-18
Yusupov - Zapata, SaintJohn 1988 0 E10-23
2.8. ttlaz ! Wbz 2.9. �ez Wa3 30. Ae3 (30. ctJc3 ! Botvinnik - Spielmann, Moscow 1935
would have been simpler : 3 0 . . . . ct:Jhs 3 1 . ct:Jbs 9· ttla4 ! Wxaz 10. Ac4 ! Ag4 n. ttl6 Ax6 12..
Wa1 32. \?if x a1 A x a1 33· g3 +-] 30 . . . . �e8 31. gx6 ( 1 2. gx [J \?ifa3 ( 1 2 . . . . ctJc2+ 13. \?if x c2 + -)
Aci Z!xez 32.. Axa3 �xaz 33· Wbi !� �xa3 34· IJ. ftc3 +-) 1-0,
Wbz tb x ds 3S· W x a3 ttl x f4 36. Afi Ad4+
37· �hi ttlh; 38. g4 ttlg3+ 39· �gz tb x f1 �! 0 E 10-24
(039 . . . . ii.es ± ] 40. � x fi fxg4 41. hxg4 + Mikhail Kliatskin, 192.4
hs 42.. gxhs gxhs 43· Waz �f7 44· Wgz ttld7 I, C7 ! �XC7 2., axb6+ �Xb8 3• b7 +- I-0.
4S· Wxb7 �e7 46. We4+ I-o.
0 E10-25
0 E10-19 Leonid Kubbel, 1934
Kasparov - van der Wiel, Brussels 1987 1. �a4 ! �a3 ! z. � x b4+ ! � x b4 3· Aei + ! (3.
18. ttlbs ! ± (If 18. ctJe2 (with the idea g4, Ac;), Acs + � � x es 4· � x a3 �c4 =] 3· . . . �a4 4·
rhen 18 . . . . ctJe6.] 18 . . . . ttle6 ( 1 8 . . . . c x b; 19. Aq 0 �XC) S· �XC) +- I-0.
kcs kfs 20. � x fs + -] 19· A xe6 fxe6 ( 1 9 . . . .
cxb; 20. ka2 ± ] zo. ttlxc7 W><c7 2.1. '8'g6 '8'f7 0 E 1o-26
2.:1. Wxf7+ �xf, 2.3. Ae3 [ xct:Jhs] 2.3 . . . . �f8 Morovic Fernandez - Yusupov, Tunis (izt) 1985
[23 . . . . gs 24. g4 ct:Jf4 (24 . . . . ct:Jp 2;. ct:Jd2 (variation from the game)
}:l_d8 26. f4 + - ) 25. ii.xf4 gxf4 26. Z!d4 +- (Kas 30. Axgs ! �fs 31. Af4+ �d7 32.· �f) ! �xh;�
parov)] 2.4. �d4 �g8 zs. �fdi b6 z6. �h4 �fs 33· �g4 +-.
S O L U T I O N S E 10-27 TO E 10-32 I8S
tL:l xe4 19. 1tid4 tL:l x g5 20. h4! + -.] (23. tL:lg4 � x f3 ± ] 23 • Wxb7 24. tbg4 ! +
• • •
I5• • • •b5 I6. axb5 axb5 I7. Ae3 Wb7 I8. E:fbi [24. tLlg5 �c7 25. tL:lgx h7 ±] 24 tbf5 25.
• • • •
E:fc8 I9. b4 tbe8 20. Ad4 ;t %-%. tbh4 We7 26. tb x f5 gxf5 27. tb x h6 Wg5 28.
tb x f5 ! [28. tL:l x fs \3! x fs 29. \3! x fs e x fs 30. e6+
0 E10-29 'i!;>g8 31. e7 +-) I-0.
Nezhmetdinov - Konstantinov, Rostov-on-Don
1936 0 E10-32
n. q ! A x q + �� I2. b x q Wxq+ I3. 1f!id2 ! Ruban - Dautov, Novosibirsk 1989
Wxai � I4. Abi !! +- ( 6 �b2] I-o. I5· • • • g5! I6. tb x e4 dxe4 I7. tbd2 f6 I8. d5 !
fxe5 I9. W xe5 E:e8 (19 . . . . �d7 !? 20. tL:l xe4
0 E10-30 g4 + ] 2o. tbxe4 tbc5 (20 . . . . g4 21. d6 � ; 20 . . . .
Yochanan Afek, I977 'tifd7 !? 21. d6 �d8] 2I. tbxc5�! (o21. d6 !? cxd6
I. tbc2 22. tL:l x d6 A x d6 23. �xg5 + 'i!;>h8 (23 . . . . �f7 ?
(1. �a4? cxb4 2. cs b3 3· �xb3 tL:lxb3 4· c6 tL:las 24. E!. x d6 El.e6 2s. 'tiffs+ c;!;>e7 26. 1tixh7+ �xd6
S· C7 tL:lc6+ 6. 'i!;>d6 tL:la7 = ; 27. !'l.d1+ �es 28. \3!f7 + - ) 24. \3!f6+ 'i!;>g8 2s.
1. tL:la6 ? �xd1 2. tL:l xcs tL:lc2 'tifgs+ = ] 2I • bxc5 22. E:aCI �! (22. Ae4 'tifd7
• • •
A) 3· tL:ld3 �d2 4· c5 c;!;> x d3 5· c6 tL:ld4 6. C7 23. �fs �d6 24. �e6+ 1tixe6 +] 22 Wd8 23. • • • •
Score tab l e
1 1 12 3 23 3
2 1 13 3 24 3
3 1 14 3 25 4
4 1 15 3 26 4
5 1 16 3 27 4
6 2 17 3 28 4
7 2 18 3 29 4
8 2 19 3 30 4
9 2 20 3 31 5
10 2 21 3 32 5
11 2 22 3
total 90
31 - 4 5 po i n t s E L O 1 5 0 0 - 1800
46 - 60 po i n t s E L O 1800 - 2 100
I n dex of c o m p o s e rs a n d an al y sts
A G
Adorjdn, Andrds, 167 Gorgiev, Tigran, 25
Afek, Yoch anan , 124, 185 Gotsd i ner, G . , 52
Averbakh, Yuri, 41 , 55 G reco, Gioacch i no, 53
G rigoriev, N i kolay Dm itrievich, 123, 126, 150,
B 151
Beliavsky, Alexander, 92, 93, 167 G u rvich, Abram, 126, 149
Bond arenko, Fi l i pp, 27
Breukelen , G ij s van , 52, 53 H
Bro n , Vl ad i m i r, 112, 123 H e rbstma n , Alexander, 52
H i l debrand, Alexander, 148
c Holzhausen, Walther von , 40
Chero n , And re, 151 H orwi tz, Bern h ard , 151
Hubner, Robert, 169
D Huzman, Alexander, 91
Darga, Klaus, 15
Del Rio, Ercole, 147
Donev, lvo Hristov, 172 I l l ustrative example, 147
Dreev, Alexey, 70
D u ras, Oldfich, 52 K
Dvizov, Evgeny, 52 Kai la, Osmo, 54
Dvoretsky, Mark, 17, 38 , 70, 115, 150, 169 Kaspari an, Genrikh Moiseevich, 112
Kasparov, Garry, 184
E Kiss l i ng, G . , 26
Euwe, Machielis, 82 Kliatski n , M i kh ai l , 1 84
J osef Kl i ng & Bernhard H orwi tz, 42
F Kosek, V. , 54
Ferdesi, 97 Kotov, Alexander, 57, 171
Fridste i n , 123 Kozi rev, V. , 127
Fri n k, Orri n , 52 Kramnik, Vladimir, 70, 88-91
Fritz, J i ndfich, 25, 137 Kri khe l i , losif, 52
Ftdcnfk, Ljubomfr, 89, 91 Ku b bel , Leon i d , 149 , 184
Kuznetsov, Alexander, 27
Kuznetsov, Anatoly Georgievich, 53
188 A P P E N DI X
L s
Lasker, Emanuel, 110, 135, 136 Smyslov, Vassi{y, 57
Levenfish, G rigory, 96, 109 Stohl, Igor, 90
Levenpsh, Grigory, 98
Lewitt, Moritz, 147 T
Taimanov, Mark, 167
M Tarrasch, Siegbert, 110
Makagonov, Vladimir Andreevich, 57 Tartakower, Savie{y, 72
Makarychev, Sergey, S o Troitzky, Alexei Alexeyevich, 52
Matous, M ario, 29
Mednis, Edmar, 39, 53 u
Mees, W. , 54 U m n ov, G . , 54
Megvi n ishvi l i , N . , 54 u n known , 52
N v
Nimzowitsch, Aaron, 79 Van Vl iet, Louis, 148
Vancura, J osef, 149
0 Vlasenko, V. , 127
Ojanen, A . , 147
w
p Winants, Luc, 91
Petrosian, Tigran, 53 Wotawa, Alois, 17
Pogosj ants, Ernest, 29
Polugaevsk.y, Lev, 82 y
Psakhis, Lev, 89 Yusupov, Artur, 38, 53, 91, 94
R z
Rauzer, Vsevolod, 41 Zaitsev, Igor, 27, 28
Reti, Richard , 25, 123 Zhuravlev, Nikolay, 110
Rinck, H en ri , 111, 112, 148, 149
I N D E X OF G A M ES !89
I n dex of g a m e s
- Razuvaev, 7 0 , 83 - Torre, 78
- Renet, 70 - Tseshkovsky, 168
- Ri b l i , 84 - Tu kmakov, 8o, 167
- Roman i s h i n , 183 - U hlmann, 171
- Salov, 24 - Vaganian, 166
- Sax, 84, 184 - van der Sterren, 76
- Schlosser, 27 - Va'i sser, 168
- Sei rawan , 168 - Vi lela, 166
- Shirov, 11, 173 - Vu lfson , 166
- Sl u tzky, 166 - Wi rthenso h n , 70
- Sokolov, 12, 183 - Zapata, 184
- Soroki n , 124
- Spasov, 166 z
- Spraggett, 57 Zapata, Alonso - Yusupov, 184
- Stoh l , 86 Zej bot, I . M . - Levi n , 147
- Sueti n , 185 Zh u k - Gol' berg, 147
- Tai m anov, 168 Zh u ravlev, N i kolay - Kapengut, 109
- Tim man , 26, 183
1 96 A P P E N DI X
Exp l a n ati o n of s y m bo l s
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