FOR CHESS... READ BATSFORD _FOR CHESS ... READ BATSFORD. sai lines of popular openings such ‘asthe Sician ancl Nimo lind yetthere very liteon iregul ‘off-beat ines. Many ofthe variations {nthisbook arerelatively unexplored and would be wef weapons forthe \reekend tournament pay ternational Master Joel Benjamin and USCF Master Erie Schiller have writen anentertsning ‘overview ofall les common ‘aratons. dividing the material nto “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” former wil be useful additions chessplayers armoury and [role scope or original research thesecond group are nso tut all players il ned to Know the Teftation, while the later el appa toplayers witha penchant or oral ‘or creative debuts a Joel Benjamin sone of Americ, est young stars who should bt model be Oto te neat Olympiad rk Shiller has translate any book rom Resi tind researched Basford Chen Opening ther paris he Clb Payer BOO: Rate Choe Opening (Gary Kapur and Raymore Keene ein tbe ean jokin Sunn Ghee Toes ‘Alcan Koto Fighting Che (ne ston) (Gary Kaspar and Bob Wade ron Beginner o Expt in 40 Leno ‘Abate Kester Improve Yur Chow Real Mindi Zak Kaeparor Teaches Che Gary Rarpero Opening Reperie othe Atak Viner Raymond Keene and Dav Lewy Opens Reperni for ack Den Maren and Beto Pars opening Reperni far White Reyaced lene Play Lite Grader ‘Aleander Koso Practical Che Ending yal Keres “Tot Yur Pon Ply Reet Delle sd Peto zt ‘Think Les Grandmaster Alevander Kin Unorthodox Openings Joel Benjamin, Eric SchillerUnortuvuva Openings JOEL BENJAMIN (Grandmaster) ERIC SCHILLER (USCF Master) B.T.Batsford, Londow!rst published 1987 Soe Benjamin, Ere Shier 1987 ISBN 07134 5088 64m) Photost by Andek Printing, London “and panted in Great Brian by Bling & Son Lid, Worcester, for the publishers .TBatford Ud, 4 Ftshardinge Stee. Condon WiH OAH ‘A BATSFORD CHESS BOOK “Adviser: RD.Keene GM, OBE Technical Editor: PA Lamond Contents Introduction | Pat I: The Good ‘Openings without | d4 or 1 e4 (for White) ‘Openings without 1 dd or 1 ed (for Black) ‘Openings with I e4 (Whits) ‘Openings with e4 (Black) ‘Openings with 4 (White) ‘Openings with I d4 (Black) Part I: The Bad ‘Openings without 1 dd oF te4 (White) ‘Openings without 1 dd oF 1 ed (Black) ‘Openings with I e4 (White) ‘Openings with I e4 (Black), ‘Openings with {4 (White) ‘Openings with I d4 (Black) art MM: The Ugly ‘Openings without # dt oF 1 e4 (White) ‘Openings without 1 d4 or 1 e4 (Black) ‘Openings with 1 e4 (White) ‘Openings with 1 e4 (Black) Openings with 1 a4 (White) ‘Openings with 1 4 (Black) ‘The Twilight Zone Index of VariationsCheek ‘Shoht advantage Clear advantage ‘Winning advantage ‘Outstanding move Interesting move Dubious move Werk move Myers Opening Bullen ‘asord Chers Openings Eneyelopacia of Chess Openings Acknowledgments We would ike to thank 2 qumber of players who have helped ue in ‘ringing this book to ight ‘We ate grateful for material dretly provided by Asa HofTmann and Walter Shipman, andforstiulating fending material by Joba Watson, ‘Stephan Ricker and Hugh Myers. ‘Ammer of “Deviant Analyt" gave us interesting ideas to Michael ip Daves, Rowtsa Deindebastvl, Ray Keene, Kenny job Wade and many of out opponents, big “thanks”. “The hospitality of Me ad Mrs Peter Shilee ax insrumestl in allowing the authors to work effectively on this Book. Thanks, 0, £9 Mr and Mex Alan Benjamin for along Joel to live at howe wahout forcing him to take a proper job, which would have delayed this book sndleniy. "The authors weleome ertcis and commentary, Please addres ll courxpandence to the publishers. buck w Crvaberyambe BSIntroduction Lela: everyone knows that Hyperspace ia teocetial absurdity” Doctor Who: "Tee always wasted to get lost a one of those” (Chess sa game. Is played primarily for fun a8 a way of using up seme of our ever growing lee time Ie also a way to dipate the frustrations and aggressive Ielings which might otherwise be released les pleasant ways, suchas wars laroraucear~ your choice) A chess player saistics himself wih simple armaments ~ a new chess set or Technology advanced clock. Some players derive satis om chalking up points on the scoreboard or ffom seing thei aing increase from Is 1 Uist. Others play for the “home run", seking the “uae of vine” that wal be ‘published in anthologies, guaranteeing immorality of sons. And some Jost ike to immerse themselves in the game to escape the pressures of 2c century ling “The proup of players who frequently employ unorthodox openings ‘contain sibet of each ofthe above. The stare representedby those players ho use unorthodox openings inthe hope that the psychological ‘hock wil unnerve their opponents, forcing mistakes whic lad 0 8 tharvest of pints The second ck immortality through the development ‘of an opening idea which jst mighteatch on withthe masters, who will2 Iuroduction tbe cera grateful The ast enjoy a feeling of security in not having memorise countless varatons, and are economical in nat needing 9 subsribe to many ces journals to keep up with ats developmen" [At most they ped subscribe to Rand Springer oF Myers Opening allen (8108), maguzines for devotes of the bizare and unusual production values and analytical insights that often remind one of [magazines which cater to bizare and wnamsal taste, ‘Why don't stong players deviate from the welltrodden paths ‘of opening theory? As @ matter of fact they do, and fequcaly. 1 fn experienced player knows that an iagovation is ‘innovation, whether itis played on theft moveor the thet, Keep in ‘mind thet those long variations which Desnners strugle to learn ace leady second nature, So, for the master, deviating at move nine na (Closed Spanish (182 013 ©c63-RbSa64 Sat 1650-0 2676 el 'bS7 Ab3008C3 4698) with. Ress astrcing a stress, Het ao! The maser shies away from moves suchas a4 and Toni fist turnfor principe reasons. The simply donot aidhiminbistack eveloping his pices quickly and harmonsouly, and are not divested toward the major batleeld ofthe opening the centre. Certainly such ‘moves will not always lead to disaster, but they yield the iniiive {mediately and teow away the inherent advantage which comes with the white pies. Some players are content wih familiar equal a8 ‘white, bot most players strive for more. Ax Grandmaster Roman Dindsihasbi has noted, if one wants to play proesionally one ust sitive forthe maximum posible advantage in the oping. ‘With Black, however, there iy a greater tendency toward ‘experimentation in master ches. There isa plausbleeyplanation that Is hard toequalseinany event and tha often the sel dist dvantage ‘hich accompanies original play i no greater than that deaeartage hich Black sues inthe normal coarse of evens The hypermadern School showed that Black need at, and perhaps ought ot, gotoe toe ‘ith Whiten the ight forthe centre So wesee Miles play 1 ab sguinat Karpov’ let, and Torre adopting » Nimzowitech Defence (the one that {oes I #4 cb) in the USSR-World Match. Thelatex- Workd Champion Tigran Petrosian once played 1 at 216 2 e5 Dest? There are pny of ‘ddtional examples from the early cenay But with very few exceptions ach as Afchae! Basan of England and Stelan Backer of Germany), mot tid players donot make such Imrodicnion 5 “openings the focal point ofthe opening repertoires. The eto orth ithe objective evaluation ofthe openings themeclves. “The Good, the Had and the sty ‘When watching beginners “analysing” iis always interesting to sce show they "prove" points. The only eccepabe"proot” that a postion beter of woes ss seis of concrete Variations which lead to wit of material or mate. Anything shor ofthat “even” This type of thing ‘often appears in the writings about unorthodox openings, sspesialy in contibutions by non-musters. When viewing postmortem st international tournament, however, ope sees auch dleent type of analysis. Often a few moves are made oath boat, and then one Rests Comments on a more absirat plane, with considerations such 8 contrl of the centre”, “bishop pur "pawn structure, “attacking chances” st. The master knows tht some of these factors (ee pawn Structures) are of a permanent natre. while others (eg. attacking Chances) are more wamstory. The maser caluates the postion nt by ‘working out concrete aspects of the position, bat rather by weighing the poutive nd negative aspects ofthe postion, Therefore maser mill ‘ot ty toclaim tht I bisa bad move on the ground hai lead by {oree to los of material, but eather by ating that it eontributes nothing toward White's objstives inthe opening. ‘On some occasions the mastitis Wrong in his evaluation of an opening, and his error i exploited by his opponents, The develope fof hess opening theory is actually a eiesof misadventures Eventual, however, the intrinse value (any) ofan opening wil come to light Take, for crample, the Alekhine Defence. At first 4 GS wa the "Nirsrowitch” prscple, becuse Nimvonitach was associated with ‘0 many opening ystems “The authors ofthe prevent book cangot claim to have investianed smatets of nomenclature with ay degree of thoroughness, Rather, we hope that, by proving the material contained herein, dncssion wil be enerated which may help to untangle some problematic areas. We look forward io recelviog comments on there designations, and bed the ‘ade’ indulgece If we have overlokedsigniteant contin "AS noted ctl. ches is suppose to Be Fun. and expeimentaton ia ‘me openings just para that un, Sothe reader wilthaveto forgives ‘we let one humourous stints show now and ther, We have mo wih tO ‘offend anyone, but 36 chess professionals we cannot take all of the ‘proposed ne openings too srowsy eventhough tere ace some which Ine fel ace worthy of Further investigation. If the reader fee that we have overstepped the bounds of good taste and ested his pe! ine, we ‘recommend that revenge be gained ovr the board, by establishing hy line as a seriogs weapon intoernament ply, winning convincingly: Send 15 the game, and inthe net edition (buyers wii! we wall publish a {il retraction’ Some may laugh at some of ovr preferences eg the “Bookiyn Defence”, but the authors have an cverwhelmagy posiive score with i, even against international opposition ‘We hope tat shrough ou efforts chesspayes a al evel of play wi be encouraged responsibly to explore the possibiiies which ie at Dreteat nthe fringe of pening theory, and tht sich sy wil Be Fepaid trough interesting games and, pethaps, increased succes tic Shiller Joel Benjamin Part I: The Good ‘The openings in tis part ofthe book areendorsdfor usin tourrament play. We do no wih to mp that they rein any way superior tothe Standard openings, but fe that they hold some prome for the fsdvantage if White) or equality i Black). We Feo sbatthereisplenty of {oad for thought here1 Openings without 1 d4 or 1 4 (for White) SARAGOSSA Dodd 3d dS and iis White's move nan exchange Sav, We do tot recommend hisowion. Tet Shoal ot be etme for-peycho- logical” reson! Since 63 Is 2 ‘mow which is onentated along the dark squares, a ght square strategy is apposite, 50 1. B6 mes erongly nt coasieration jt not I BS 2 ad whichis positonally embartasting The ‘move 3 creates no weskresc, hhomever, and does support the ceaue 30 thee is nating wrong bith paying tas White. although isle ambitious than. the {immediate “occupation of the MIESES OPENING This was 4 fvourte of the young American“ Fedorowicr, ‘Gaendah, Popik and Ginsburg back in the 1970s, It ke ‘wanspositional device which ean lead almost anywhere. Generally, Openings without 148 or Ie (for Whit) 11 Wie slope s Kings fina fp nc SalRad eeShtaee tute cock Toe Kegs loin EP eee Fo Seine Gokam wor PR settee at cee. dscercan Seveite on. Whee ee | Sotncten more oma orer [> toe trermnpt oe voenine (cep 1) cond Sion | vawr kavtrs orenne te AA sight chameleon, this. Here are few paths which might be follows ‘Ameerdam Ata: I 682046 | FRc Des4b3 016, Amsrerdam- Rovterdan, cores 19th centory (in Lanse Tw e52 Oh 01 3 ded 45.484 sd; Horing Paulsen, 1863, 18293 163 dgdcS 4 Oped 5, Wisker-Bid, 1873. 1.286.263 BBT 3 Bb? do 4 at ‘26, Mason: Winawer, 181 [There are plenty of 19th century E ee ‘examples, but more recent ones fre arderto find, Why? Basically besaase there is nothing to be tained by 1/3 except fora few {ics toachive favourable ptions in other openings. How, then, should te player of the black ‘what should he So? First of all be aware of transposons and reversed openings. But we sugges that fone as any experience wih Fanchetto postions then 1 26 4 good move, because the steme tthe for White are considered Bey ene The best of the non-standard opening moves, 13 sullers {om the fact ha Black ean often ‘campos int familie opening. IF White insets on avoiding well known terior, Black's resourcesOpenings without 16971 0 for White) 13 12. Openings without 1 a o 124 (for White) are sufficient for easy equality. while 2 3 63 a ca 4 aa fob and ifitmovestocSitcan be sight advantage for White, Black FRowever. we think the Dunst is 6 $ 18 Qf leads nowbere for shed back with tempo. should sensibly occupy eS and dS worth a Uy now and. then, White: 323 e6 4 4g? g7 502) with pans so. that be can specially apna ooket-up and Oct «3 he Gulko-uman, VENEZOLANA eventually play». 64 and attack {ine-pressare prone players USSR 1978)? a3 Wad Oe 03,28 the knight” Another plan i the (Caro-Kane or Sty formation with eB and dS Hotiman-Grofe ‘USA 1974 1h e521 663.93 xb 84? 455) 6 600 eo) 768008 ‘Wer at 9 Oat e8 10 Oa? Sa IL 1424612 OW 1383 aT Ld ad 618 3 07 16 0184817 A ‘Whe 18 OM 28619 hs hd 20 “Ths opening hasbeen developed xh 21 he be 22 ad aS 23 by ReTorres of Venezuela who Wad 448 24 ee We7 26 fe fe 26 has writen @ monograph (1075) gS dexgS 27 ade Saft 28 fon thesubyect-Theide isto playa afl WO7 29 8 ed 30 WeB IT King’s lian Reversed, sing the ag Re 32 dy? Waco 33 One stems. where the knight is ZeB 34 HM HM 38 Ox O36 eployed “at 66 (63). There is AaeS! ub 37 es Gn 98 ud Dothing wong wih is approach, Baad 9 dd eS 0 tS 1-0 “Ther aremany opminguricgin 4 Whé g6 5 dD sg? & c4 oh for White involving the carly (delaying .. 6 to prevent M0) ‘deployment ofthe eight on blto 70.00 ass # ds (or 83 WO ELL canbeusedasagatenay 9 SbI Hes and Blsc\'s Dragon fo. repertoire volving the tack swell under way) 8 nds Vereioy is combination wth, Sed WDE" say, main line French, Caro: Kata, and Closed Sicilian, Co: (BATTAMBANG suthor Schill experimented with ME @e3, 23 this idea daring the simmer of 1985, and many ofthe fines found oS 7.60) Bhd 8 ed Heg9d3 08 102 1S 11 6$.45 12 Ric of 13 Rab B6K7, BeakirLiborzon, Venice 1974, Sokolsky himsell prefers 6 as @bdT 7 ed cS vith 8 compicated sro ‘An interesting alternative saw action in MilcsRibi, London 1985.14 162 42 66 35 Can auempt fo hinder Ble’ deveop- ‘ment by takingaway thecS square and generally gaining space on the ‘quensice) 3 bo! (3 a3"? ‘tending. 6 also comes into consideration) 4'e3 ab 5 @13 er 6 ed 007 00.45 843659 ‘Bbs2 Bhs? 10 ot £06 HI Bet ‘eT. Black has completed hit development and has a 9eH) somfonatle gane LARSEN ATTACK \ rhs \ ‘This opening borders om oxtho- doxcounty, and indeed 13 216 2bsanow a common sight onthe ‘wurmament scene The “pare Sersion which allows T eS i Somewhat less common, however, fn 90 se wil lance at the line Bigg a suggestion for Black tmbich we fel allows bio to play with confidence, To. those ho frott that the opening ought to teamed after Owen, who played ‘entry ago, we pointcut that tras also sem in Sule- Andersen, 1859, Nimaowitsch was responsible forthe resurrection ofthe opening {nthe 1920s, ut thee are enough Nimzowitsch opening, 50. we follow BCOin designating histhe Lanen Attack, “Ths i perfectly ccasomable ‘opening. If” Black plays 100 bitowsy, White wil achieve 3 faxourable position in 3 reversed (OP opening such a the Niazo- Indi, Ques’ Tadian ox Dutch, which tequenty arses after Whit Digs (41-3 athe mos logical Feply. bectnse Owen's. Defence (Gee p 9) is not very good. Ta ‘dion, the sone ofthe Bishop ‘on i mite, We suggest that Black play 26, followed by 2b, By BT, 00 te, setting up & Kings Indu for imation, eg. Anderson Katale, Monta 1974343 O64 OF 6 Sct Re? 6 03007 £e?