GSS TESTS Mark Dvoretsky 1 page (<1 min left inthis chapter < PAGE 10F 599. >Chess Tests Mark Dvoretsky Foreword by Artur Yusupov 1poge (<1 min) len this chapter < PAGE20F 599 > 096 reac(Chee Tests by Man Dvortsly ISBN: 978:-949859-06 5 (print) SBN: 978-r94985905 (eBook) © Copyright 2009 Leonid Dvoretsky and nna Dveetshy ‘Rpts Resered No pat of this book may be used reproduced, stored in s retinal system or transite in ary manner or frm whatsoever r by any means ecronic,eleto- sic, magnetic tape, photocopying, recording or others, without the express wrten permizson fom the publicher ecept in the cae of brief quotations embod in cial aticesorceviews Published by Russell Enterprises, nc PO. Bon Milford, T5460 USA hens famusslLenteraises com page (2 min) left inthis chapter PAGE 3 OF 599 > Cover design by Janel Lowrance Tansited fom the Russian by Bois Cleyzeroy Special thanks te Artur usupow Printed inthe United States of Americn ® 18Table of Contents ‘Canidae Manes #5 “Residents” Tactics Profound Quis Mawes ‘Shapes CaealatingVasitions Oe 2 pages (min) lft inthis chapter Exchanging Queens #1 ‘achansing Qussns #2 ‘ABeininle ofthe Wars ince < PAGESOFS99 > “11Oe 1 page (Siane & Symbols " aban or unobvious move > a weak move an enor » agrve enor e ‘move wort consideration » bows move an equal position hive stands igh beter * ‘hie asa cleo advantage + ‘White has a winning postion * Black stands sightly beter * Dndehaescesradvontage “ Blackhas2 wining poston w an unde postion . with compensation wit counterplay e pages (2-min) leftin this chapter Lasgagtgse eae 8 a a ol < PAGETOF 599 > folowed by See the net diagram “White to move Blick to move match match for the wat championship zonal tournament intrzonl tournament candidate tournament candidates’ match championship amplonship, st league ‘old championship Eropaan championship final seofinal uarefnal Olympiad 19648 tea tournament corr comerpondence game simul simuttaneous display oe 1 page ( 168Foreword Mave Ovcttsky managed to prepare this book fer publication, but id not get 2 chance to wrt a foreword te, so! had to aesune thc sad duty. Fortunately, be had tet tak about his concept wih his ends and colleagues. The vrs of subjects inthe book snot accidental the author's aim was 0 give his readers a chance to get acquainted wth foscinating positions fam various ge res. Possibly you wl nd some theres more intresting and eaey to understand: thers wil ke you do zome hard thinking. After having solved several et eter ‘ees, yu should understand how good you aren ths paticalar branch of ches lemight well happen that you would rid your weak spot, But do nt get upset, a= this il be geod news toa, Consent work withthe bac i gong to help you strengthen you weaknesses and yourpay. Independent solving of exercises has avays been one of the most important components of our training sessions wth Dvretshy. Our regula tudes began in 1975, and | wall member geting 3 new batch af portions to solve every week Some teks tuned out te to be very ict to sale and required greater fam re. Then ever soltion (or, sometimes, atempt at 2 elution) would be anahzed carefully As far as | understand, such sn approach allowed my coach to under Stand my chess ables relatively qucly and concentate onthe most efive 2 4 pages (16 min) leftin this chapter er2 pages (10 min) leftin this chapter working at various themes, fom taining of combinative vison to techniques of| realizing advantages. Dvoretsky left behind 2 great chess hertage of many books and publications. | recommend using those materials for indepth work in the ection mentioned inthe book you follow this advice, then this volume wl lbecome avalible addtion to your chess studies, and wll help you reinforce sie and knowledge you have lead obtained ‘nd heres probably the most important point, Doretsty warted to write « book that would not only teach some inticaces of chess, but would also be simaly a pleasure to read for acionados ofthe game, so he tried to amas the “tastiest” of examples here, | hope that this last book by him is going to achieve tis, pre ‘senting its readers wth many chess discoveries and oy of communication with the pest coach and author ‘tur Yusupo \Weiserhorn, December 20,2016 Etitor's note Some of Mark Dvoretshy' epanations and hell ins ron is ink lctions to his books Recognising Your Opponents Resouces and Maneuvering the fet of Piece Pay are ako applioble (wih minor amendment) tothe present book, 7 ‘Among the exercises you are going to Find opeing, midilegame and endgame postions ten from practical games and chess studies. You can also sok pos ‘ions inthe diagrams in the “Answers” section yourself when there is 2 question ‘mark and an indication whose move itis tothe lf side ofa diagram. Comments inthe “Answers” are rather detailed they are not ited to quoting the ‘only conet sequence of moves and side varios. My goal bas bean to rpr0- ce the loge of he search for solitons to show how a player has probably made 1 comect decision over the bosrd, Hooves, vessoning and calculations which 1 offer here or nt at ll obligatory fr everyone. Quite possibly in many cases you woul be able to reech the goal by other means, ar this is perfectly normal as ever one ofus hae a mind of is om and an invidl approach o decision mak ing. Let me mention some technical conventions het [Asin ll my books and articles, quotations included inthe tet ae ities nthe answer to eres, mover of 2 main ine ofa solution ae putin bel ether or not thooe may have occured during the game Studies are sometimes not guen for their oniginal postions in those cases the arse ofan author is provided with an astrsk (4 The same symbol i used for < PAGE1IOFS99 > erpractical postions tha id not happen during the geme but arose during ana ‘The solution to each set of ets i indicted atthe bottom of he page on which | the test appears. Most examples are taken fim my “card inde” which | have been weskng on for several decades. Que understandably Ihave ateady used many succesful eam- es in my previous books, soi it ely So rewatding to ofr them once again Ihre? & compromise decision was made lincided some examples agin many ase after having refined a numberof asiations, | would la ike to not that ery fen in the “Anewers not only ar the zlutions notated, but also the following couse ofthe game In over to appreciate the postionl advantages ofa decison more deeply it is uel to get acquainted with Fature developments. Apart fom that, in the process of analyzing you wil en counter ne iteresting and instructive stuations, bth pestional and acta Mark Dvreaby Apri 6 = page (3 min) left inthis chapter < PAGE120F599 >Chopter Training Combinational Vision samples tht are usd for Tcning Combinational Vision contain efetivetacal ideas which, although not that obvious, nevertheless, do not require a detalles © PAGELS0F 599. >5 pages (1 min) leftin this chapter < PAGE160F599 >Solutions pope 63 1 page (<1 min) lft inthis chapter < PAGE170FS99 >PAGE180F 599 > 5 pages (2 min} leftin this chapter- 3 pages (1 min) leftin this chapter © PAGE200F599 >Solutions page 65 wen < PAGE210F599 > 1 page (page (1 min) leftin this chapter < PAGE240F 599 > a0_ 3 pages (2 min! leftin his chapter © PAGE250F599 >< PAGE270F599 >< PAGE280FS99 >page (<1 min) leftin this chapter iirsceancnssone3 pages (2 min) lftin this chapter < PAGE310F599 >page (<1 min} eftin this chapter < PAGE330F599 >“Tasty” Tactics #5 This Fira testis probably the most dificult one, Here you wil certainly have to Calculate vations, although there wil ot be many branches. The focal poi mains the same finding a beauties _— s pages (2 min) leftin this chapter < PAGE350F 599 > ovrpage (<1 min) eftin this chapter < PAGE370FS99. >1 page (7 min) ein this chapter Chapter Candidate Moves ‘The most important component of ational caluation of vations isthe bilty| tosinge out in tie every candidate move tats worth examination. We areata. ys capable ofseing the strongest conteuaton immediate: sometimes it can be rather obscure It often happans that we get tempted by an opportunity that looks atwactve at est glance, so we dig int it forgetting to look around for other possible continuations. ‘There ae chapters dedicated to searching or stongest candidate moves in several books of mine, among them Schoo! of Chess Excellence Volume 2: Tia Ploy ‘Schoo of tare Champion §: Secrets of Catv Thinking and Chess Leon: Soin Problems & Aiding Miche, You wl find nat only methodological recommen dstons on the subject thee, but also exercises of various levels of ecu that contibute tothe development ofthis sl ‘Wis understandable tht many exercises directed 3 tiring combinational vision teach us to scach or hidden candidate moves too, However th strongest moves are not necessary connected with combinations and scrifces Here | offer you several tests whete, for practical purposes, you would not have to calculate —_—e savitons. Wh ists required is the search for opporturites. You are ging o se that in many ase, 6m at all 20 iad her: ll you hae to dois temambe to thik inthis diction, “Tests Candidate Moves #1 and are rather 25, so give yourselves no mere than 1s haléhour for sling all i exercises in each of them, “Candidate Moves #3” is slghly more diicu. Random Tact is a smal clleton of agents in which opponents traded blue ers under quiet conditions You wilhave to fed those eros Profound Quist Moves 2 selection of eight series in which» moder schance of pce changes 2 supposedly well-established evaluation of position dramat- ically ~ or even immediately determines the outcome ofthe battle, | have alvays been impressed bythe mystique of such tutions: why does one of many maves which appear equal in strength suddenly turn out to be much stronger? What hid en laws of hess goomety manifest themselves ere and how do we lem to low ther? | recommend tht you should find my atl in the site e365.com ae hives (Joruary 2008), where this testis preceded by several ecptinaly stikng ‘examples. Gating acquired wth them will rot only help you to understand our _urent subject beter, but! am also quite sur that you are going to enjoy them seat. © PAGES8OFS99. > er< PAGE 400FS99 >< PAGE 4206599 >Soltion pope 76 — 1 page (<1 min) leftin this chapter © PAGES30F599 >< PAGE S40F 539 > 5 pages (2 min) lettin this chapters pages (1 min) leftin this chapter < PAGEASOFS99. >Soltionspoge 78 —_ < PAGESTOFS89 > page («1 min leftin this chapter< PAGEASOF 599 >© PAGESOOFS99 >< PAGESIOFS99 >10 pages (T min) leftin this chapter Accidental” Tactics (Occasionally combinations o of posi powerful moves that change the evaluat tert the ofthe previous stnigee. Those contnistions become posible ony 352 rerlt an opponent's inaccuracies or outright Blunders. No wonder players Fequentiy ‘iss such opportune chances even when they ate clement: they jst do nt pectthove fi” 3 2800 esdental ad logical ete) —e 6.0436 784 d6 80-066 94) Ney 10.8630 DroretyAlburt Kiev1g70 © PAGES20FS99 >3B.-Qe2 7 Rha cE 38. RhyQe2 35. Res Bes 4o.Re2 Qev+41.KEE QBs 42KFE— Droretsh-Chethov Moscow Championship 1973, Z a Ze Y 39 Ra a 4 4. 4287 gap HSH Ewe Aine ‘vic 934 —e s pages (4 min) left in this chapter ( PAGES@OFS99. > VA, 826..Qe6 2h KB 2B.Qa1 BeB 29.023+ KB 3Oab ab 3.Q07Bb7 =) = © PAGES6OFS99 >30.846 9.R7e4 RES 32.5 BM 34 ROE 345 Qe 35 NUE HE Pash Thachiew London 1993 —_—e 4 pages (3 min) left inthis chapter 28. Reg 29 eds Nhs 90.88 Ny 35 Ne6 3.82 Ne? 3385 N= KespaorKeemni Wijk ean Zee 2001 < PAGESSOFS99 >2 Rd Key 23. Neg hg 244 Rbs 25.Ngs RAAB 26 Ras No 27 Nie Ka Morosevch it Bel 012 28.-RdD8 30.Nes RBby 3.Raby Raby 32.Ras QUO 35.44 Ror> 34a Nes 35. Qa Grachevovechkin ‘lginks 2001 PAGEGOOFS99 > 10%25h Re) 26 abab 27 Rag Ra8 28 RaB> QraB 29.dsed jo.cd Ray 31.Kho ase Solutions pope 83 eo page (cl min leftin this chapter < PAGE 6206599 >9 pages (3 min) leftin this chapter < PAGEG3OFS99 > 1196< PAGE 6S OF S99 >PAGE66OF S99 >< PAGESTOFSS9 > a8PAGE6SOFS99 >Chapter 3 Caleulating Variations The cseulition of variations, just as ether important aspects of chess mastery (or example, technique, skills of positional ply stacking, defending or plying out ending) is a concept thats far fom being a singular one: it's composed of var- ious sis ad abies. Arnon them are both those that have been mentioned in the rat wo pats ofthis book and several others. For any player, some elements cf ealelation cme eary; with others more dices are encountered, lading rote errs mote equeny and some calculation matheds may even be anf ria Thus, itl be» good ides to tran various calculation components individ ual and tod that we ned a conesponding selection a ettcies Examples from te st test ofthis part, Tate, dir not ony in dificuy but in the cleulton skis that are needed to solve them sucessful Armong them are both those that have already been mentioned hee (combinational vision, cand ste moves) and there: paying attention to an opponent's counerchances rethod afalmination, comparizon, and intermediate move. Inthe frst part of my book Recognizing Your Opponents Resources, | sress the recess of searching for hidden resources of bath sides, not just your ow there _ 12861< PAGETIOFS99 >129% < PAGET30F599 > 5 pages (1 min) left inthis chapter< PAGET40F 599 > 1296 re< PAGETSOFS39 >< PAGETTOF S99. >< PAGE 780F 599 >< PAGET9OFS89 >© PAGESi0Fs99 > aren< PAGE820F599 > esenChapter 4 Attack and Defense In most games played by a chessplayer,he either attacks or defends; sometimes ‘ven Both Ite clear that we cannot oveestinate the importance of improving our kiln those ares However Ihave few tests on thse subjets, and even those few that I do have are rmploje only arly ~ mainly becauce bath atack and defene ae not onetime vers; bth area proces tha eguiessklfl and precise acti on every move As for exerizes ince inthe ete, each of them pretents only 2 separate fag rent out ofthis process, and, az a rl, tactical one ubich requires nding an offensive ofa defensive combination. Aa ably to salve such task is catainy a ‘veryimpotant one, Howevey iis but an element ofa theme that we examine Both tack and defense are brad, extensive concepts that embeace vatious specs in cluding thse that ae imposible to elect adequately in short Stes of taining postions. Then agin the evercises are rather diversified, andthe games they ave taken fom contain many instructive moments that wil be discussed in the com Ie seams reasonable Formeto warn you thatthe este Attack and Defoe #2 a —_—e page (5 in) lft inthis chapter very dial, and even stong players should allow atleast an hour and half for solving thers. The test Attack and Defense is sco dificult ~ and slo rather ar usual. In every exercise ofthis test, you wil hae to determine the best way ofa tucking the opponent’ positon frst, and then change color of your pcs in your ‘mind and fd the best antdote. While examining such stustions, | ntied thet i ‘one ofthe players manages tothe solve screts of the postion and chooses an ob cure path, the other usually fil to cope with his problems of finding an optimal Solution to his tasks and loses, But very often suche Slution does eit < PAGE 8306599 > “as re© PAGE8S OF 599 >3 pages (1 min) left inthis chapter < PAGESTOFSS9 >Solutions page 104 < PAGE S8OFS99 >PAGE89 OF 599 >< PAGE S10F 599. >< PAGE920F 599. >s pages (2min) left chapter < PAGE9¢OF 599 >< PAGE96 OF S99. >< PAGESTOF S99. >< PAGE 98 OF S99 >2 pages (1 min) leftin this chapter < PAGE 1000F599 >age («1 min) left this chapter < PAGE 1010F 599 > A199< PAGE 1030599 >< PAGE 10506599 >Chapters Positional Play Its much more afc to find quality postiona exercises than tactical ones, a a the former the relative pros and cons of a variation re above all determined by a positional evaluation thats often arguable. How much beter areas wih ea ‘ut variations and concrete results (mate, win ofthe materi et) which can be unequivocal conborated by an engine! “The Pocitinal Test consis fly dificult examples which are atociated with i (exchanges, manewwers, pawn play), propbylactcs, choosing » game pin, posi tional saci, etc. Each of those themes includes mutude of dvs facets and should be subject of seus examination ise Prophylactic Thinking i too important» subject o be eto, s, although there asa large chapter on in my book Opening Development (School of Chess Excellence 4) writen in cslsboration with Artur Yasupov anda great selection of exercze in another book, Reopnzing Your Opponent: Rescuces,| til decided to include Wo {ests on ths theme here though with example that have been published befor, The fret ofthose testi simple, wile the second ie slighty move diel, —_———» page (5 min) left inthis chapter (Other mates ths chapter ae of more concitecharscter Thu, the ert Ex changing Queene is devoted to one of the most important aspcts in the general problem of exchanging pieces. Sometime ago, had a lege ate about this test ‘You can find in Russian in the archives ofthe site e345 com “The Principle ofthe Wrst Pec test il help you to master one ofthe wef de vices in searching fr improving your postion, There ean artic of mine on tht ‘heme ae wel which you can fi an the abovementioned site, and eters have been include in my book Maneuering: The tof ice ly. < PAGE 1060F589 > wien< PAGE 1080F 533 >< PAGE1I00F599. >< PAGE 1110F 599 > 6< PAGE 1120F 589 >< PAGE 1140F599. >PAGE 115 OF 599 > ‘Soluton pope 49< PAGE 11606599 >< PAGE 1180F 539 >< PAGE 1190F589 >< PAGE1200F599. >—— 5 pages (2 min) leftin this chapter (PAGE 1220F599 >< PAGE 1230F589 >page (<1 min) le in thischapter < PAGE 1240F 599 > nore< PAGE 1250F 539 >< PAGE 1270F 599 >< PAGE 1280F599 > aver‘Exchanging Qusans #2 < PAGE 1290F599 >< PAGE 13106589 >page (<1 min) lft inthis chapter < PAGE1320F 599 > Dr{ PAGE1330F599 >< PAGE 1350F599 > 23%< PAGE 1360F589 >< PAGE 1370F 599 > 2%< PAGE 1390F589 >< PAGE 14006599 >< PAGE 1410F589 > Soon page 13 awepage (6 min) lft inthis chapter Chapter 6 Realizing an Advantage [All th tects inthis pat are eal "Technique ard contain otrcizs that ate ot ‘eal dificult. The leis probably not very accurate: the concepts of technique” and of elation of advantages, though cose enough in thelr meaning, ae not ideal. Each one is broader than the oterinit own way “Thee ar as of technical devices that are applicable nthe rather narrow clases of endgare postions wth cetin balances of material and ts congurstions Ie ressonsble to learn such devices while examining specie sections of endgame ‘theory 20 thore ate no included into this particular selection ~ une more gen feral ones, such as, for example, activating your king inthe ending, creating 2 passed pawn, exchanging pices, et However, much greater attention i given hereto examples which rect psycho logical principles of realization of advantages, and certain approaches during the search for conec decisions, The mest impotan principle ix "imiing your opp nents opportunies” ie, the prevention of not only counter, but even a tempts to improve is postion, whichis posible ofcourse only onthe base of constant use of prophylactic thinking" —_——________» | woulda ik fo mention such principles as do not hur!” and the principle oF two weshnesees” You can lear about the elements of those defiitons from the chapter "Realizing an Advantage inthe Book Sects of Endgame Technigue, the thd one in the sree Schoo! of Future Chomp that | have wnten i collb- ‘ation wth Artur asupor. nthe same book, anther most important fact ofthe process of elization of advantages is emphasized, one which is pany jucaposed to what | have sud above. At some moment; postions pusses that a stonger pty has accumulated allow him to win the game by force of, atleast to increase his advantage considerably Ihe mises such 2 moment, then, though the advan tage remains its reabzation becomes longer and much more dificult fat al pos sible: Many exercises in the tests deal exc with our fring. specie way tthe objective In each cae, you wl have te choose fr youre whether you ae going to improve your potion, or prevent your eppanent'scounterplay, a om the other hand, fore mates < PAGE 14206599 > wer; pages (2 min) left inthis chapter < PAGE 1440F599 > 2690.< PAGE 1460F 599 >—_——________» page (<1 min) left this chapter < PAGE 1470F 599 >ee 5 pages(2 in) left in this chapter < PAGE 1ag0FS99 > 25%pages (1 min) leftin this chapter PAGE 1500F599 >—_—_________» page (<1 min) left this chapter < PAGE 1510F 599 >_ 5 pages (2 min) lft inthis chapter < PAGE 1520F599 > 26K< PAGE15a0F599 >< PAGE 1S50F599 >3 zPAGE 1580F 599 > 3 pages (1 min) lft inthis chapterEEE 1 page (<1 mi) left inthis chapter < PAGE Is90F599 > 2%Chapter? 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Ka? ‘Soltions page 201 960 PAGE 1850F599 > 1 page (<1 min) left inthis chapteron White win? 960 © PAGE 1860F 599 > 3 pages (2min) lft inthis chapterow sould White continue? Soon the net potion nein the same ga ee 1 page ( aeFind and cleat he woy to win for White. < PAGE 19006599 > ‘Can Black os the game? Com hein it? Solutions page 204500 pages (751 min) left inthis book Solutions fasian 1. SherzerLanna Somerset 1991 ep 3 Qe7eg5 2. Bhp Baye 5.8 Cenainy nt sNue6?? Qu. Reb 4 Re Kg 5. Ngee The nest move wilbe Neg 40 nis interesting toate thatthe computer doesnot consider the combination er ried cut during the game to be the stongest continuation and recommands in ead sither MB! Ns 28, planning 2Qes(d4) and 485 or VN 2.Nha fo lowed by 3Ng4. But no ore has ever suggested such a slution so fy, an this s ‘ult understandable: it seems impossible to tejet such a spectacular cascade of sicices 2. NimsowitechsTatakower, Casbad 19)) In the game there was 2gNegl Nad 25.8 Bay! 26 Bx¢5 Be 27.RueB Br with —________—_ rough quali, However Aron Nimowitsch di nat fallow up accurately and even lost the game, White obtains a positional advantage by simply plying 24.Re7s1° Racy 25. Bers Quo7 25Nex: til, he has another, much svonger continution, Insitutions when several pieses are under attack, they become, to bot Emanuel Lasker's expression, “desperadoes” meaning crazy Lamvkazes In such ‘aces ie nacessary to take into account al the moves of those paces, even the most incredible oes, 24.4508 Rand Both 24 Bue6 25 Que and 24.F7 25 Bat Kul 26 Que Bud 27. B+ ate jst ashopalss 35 Ree Qepsey 26.Rene7+ Kg} 27. Rape ‘There ae tests of bot 28 Bat and 26 Ruh6. Black is eft pace down. 3 Hennigan Berns, Lordon 2009 white intends Qa fetowed by Rey, for example, 29..8h6? 30.Qo1 Bes 7.Nes+- oF 29.437150.Qa1= apchrgls0.Qe7— < PAGE192 0F 599 > sony‘The desperate s0.e4 be 31a) does not ele becnuee of 39.865, wth the ve reftabetveat 3..Bahat, 3o-Qenwtal pugraaReiene32.KEnf Bhy-g4e 3K BETO 4 Stlovivenchak Linares 1990 ‘The opening moves were: NG ds 2d NB 3.04 de 43 06 5Bxe4 o5 6.0.0 95 7.ez bs A Bbs Bb7 Rd Nid 1O.Nes QB 11s ed 2.Neds Nad 1. Buds 4 Rad Ber (1.07) 1504 RAB 6.8 Qb7 (16.0.0 v7) Rad There is 2 thest of 18s with highly unpleasant pin, for ample, 17-64? EQS oF 1..NIGD 1SadB> Bed 19. Bue. The continuation 17.6? dose rot help: 8.Qde NES 1B Bud (F19.Qud then White has 2 plensant choice between 20.Qu Bud 21Becs Neng 22. fy 23 Nd = and the even stronger 20.Qc2! QB 21.65 Neg 22.835 Nas 23 Ns Bigs 24 Ndr) 20.05 (20.85 Ne. 2.5 5 22.845 623 4+ jst a good) 20..NA7 21. does et el, 17.0401 BQerda ee Now both 18. NE? 19. Redd Bu 20.Qd8+~ and 8.0819 4 donot work and on 18. Qb62 thee follows gb 18.Qbrafle Black solves all is problems tactical: Heisakeady prepared to unpin wth 19 Nf, and capturing on d doesnot works Yu Rad) 20.Qud RB, 298 poges (747 min) left in this book < PAGE 1940F 599 > 2%19.Q NI 20 Rad Red Ys 5 Matuone Tevet, Viena 1965 S250 am error gh gh Madge s2 QF Nebr (Othersize the queen is ging invade the enemy. ithe ole 439 Kes-s Ques 34. eves Kee) 35 EEN REDS 36Napee KMD 3. fs —_——____________» 196 pages (744 min) let in this book “he knight trapped inthe center ofthe board Thre flowed 37a gf af 391Ne6 a6 40k KB 4.04.0 6 KorchnoiVagaian Sills 98 Inthe gare there was 35Quan? 36Mhy Quy s7He~ pinning ether 38X55 snd phe orf 598) and White won < PAGE1960F 599 > ierabr bl 95.Qesse6 Neq-epel 37 ReGaes QUE Fantaset Label 927 Rf epe2 2.8h3 flere 2.0104 Raf be (2uab 4 Rane) 4cb+ Kuby sha Krag 6.KED bs 7K does not help. Ravage grag bya 2.5Timman 97 isan Kenta fy then 2.6 Keg 3K Kaha 4B 3 5 ear —_—___________,» 454 pages (142 min) left inthis book 2Npvhyel ‘What an amazing rovel The knight returns othe square ths jst occupied! sage ‘Mor 2K the solution is 3 5! gh 48d, and 2. Kep can be met, for example, < PAGE 1970F 599 > 3%with Kash 4 Bdge HB 5. es een aBerdge Kos 58g Kez 6k Labbe 27 esl sing “Thorens the trest of Nabe aNd Képies 492 pages (740 min) left inthis book © PAGE1990F599 >Itisinponant to bring he Unit closet where the action tN? He ie hops les 28a5e7 28a ‘The most precise epy 2 Kg? 2. Keak, Fa [Net 2.Bxe5¢ 3K Fa 4h, a craw s obvious, 25 his opponent islet only vith ook poms and bishop that doesnot cover the quening square. ka Rin —_—_—_________.e 490 pages 739 min! letin this book “aNesdae But not 4 Nfs? Ral 5.Kes Ki, and the white king cannot tothe saving come. token 5Nastol (n 5a there follows 5N3#, and taking the ight results in stalemate < PAGE 2000F599 > amennthe board he Basking shut nthe corner and he queen 1 positon ofthis study i a y The orn 3 z 5: Bzakon 195) Nha Bel KhasTes easy to rect Rud? (hestering 2 Res#) because of for example Re -ad5+ Hs 3Redy JrQ 4 Rad Rad 5B Rga-+, White shoud ply. threat ning 2.8oh7#, while aso having mind 1.KN6?2.Reez+ and 1.6? 2s de [sRdS®, The only defense sab 2b 6, and afer that, hee arises the pos tion of ur exerci, | donot suggest that you should seth study Fam the very tart est you forma bad abi of gong deper int calculation than necessary in practice. Ina praca _ame, we would have made two previous moves and oly then stat thinking about the ensuing positon Now 3fe7l Rel (3udiQ? a esl de § Rest 3h? 43! Rev Realm) 4.3 (4.Bd3dnQl Rad Rad vic wesker) 4. fe7 5Rat Ret 6.Raf+ Res 7 Ra ead only toad Rea dang 426 pages (736 min) lft n this book Ryall Qands Qube hs 5 Rae savage! hous 6Rbvahit Tasty Tsctiestn © PAGE 2030F599 > wien1. Pte Ene, Apldors 2003 aka A blant deflection of one ofthe two white pices. In the line 20Kudt Que 2.Qe Rae 22.Ndo Rada! 25 Kate Queer 2. Kc Qe! followed by 25. Black gains alot ofpanns forthe exchange. nosRendh Nogeze 2.Kevee Nez} ——————____—__. 124 poges (734 min ein this book < PAGE 2040F 599 > Backhoe) 22 Nd (22 Nes Qeog) 22-7 23-8003 (On 23.5, i is ponsible to play 23-.Qu6+ 24F Nad (2g .NAFOE is worse, a White replies not with 25 Naty Neg 25.KE Ness, but with 25 Ne, ich makes Iie opponents task considerably mare complicated) 25.7 RAE 26.Ngs RFS27a 6 28.Neg Rl, 25. Qagel 24883 RB ard Black won, 2 Labtinen Pally Helen 1990 Tiree black peces, the quen, rook and the flight, are unable to succeed by themselves. Another combat unit must oi the attack it maybe the second bright oreven the kre. S5NRdsl ‘spectacular shot hat combines ideas of blocking the dle (6d Ndz+) and de Aecting the rook from the sith rank (36.nds allows the deadly 36.33). After EIN, both 36. with she ides of Ne-dy andthe immediate 36..Net decide the ‘The girte ended 5 flows: 36ape Keay 37a Rg Raa Nap 39.046 Res goon Qene grea Neb on 4. AaguardKempineé Groningen 1098 Bls’s major peces are stuck on the queensid and seem unable to help their king. But tis nt al hat simple: the careless 5.0 falls to 50.cuds 51 Quds —— 182 pages (732 min) left inthis book Res sa Ques de (or $2-be) 5324 dh, and Black wing, Having cauted this var tion, Jacob Angsard decided to fore perpetual check with S002 Kah $1. Qa ey 52.Qhge 7 Yo And ys, the win and attainment ofthe grandast’s norm tht) was inches away. seo hal The bishop is under the fi, s0 s0.Quds+ suds Res s2.Ques de see is eles, and thee is no other defense to mate: 5. KIB 5. KN6; 508 5. REBE eg 52K (01 52.6) 50. Rez Qh Bh 2. Rohs 4 NsjenNepormiachtci, Moscow 2005 ‘There flowed 51s? jad Red, 35. B1d4 Ns 34.Q85-—Evgeiy Noor wor ‘the game and ater tha, the tournament. The outcome might have ben dierent lan Neponniehtehi noted lant combination gd 32.06 68 Qe4 fill ay capture els in mate: 33K Ror 3 a Neo Certany, many readers must have alteady recalled the clasicepsode fiom the ‘ame between two leading Eagish grandmastrs with avery sila pattern & PAGE2060F 599 > 340Short Milas ‘Bitsh Championship, Brighton 1584 ‘The grandmaster had reacted the natualoking continuation aa.NB6L expecting ee 280 pages (727 min) left inthis book the dangerous counter, aas-Neal (25 Nud>? Rete 24.8) Berd 25 Beta? Qudrs 248d Revs), Wht he fled t aticpste was 2 spectacular refttion 23.98 B23 fel 24 Nee) 24 Na ash Tatice #2 § Tolush-Flot ie 944 (a varation rom the game) alls ag Ness IF 24 then both 24..Ne and 2. Qf a5 Nef Ne lead to mate 24Nhe 6, Sten Sanahoey, cor woh 193499 staal -fine queen detection that prepares a mating attack ‘se Qhnens Qdoehae a. thgshe Nie 54Khtg Bey bbe 95,Rees Bb © PAGE 2070F 599 > 3586"52.e4 dows noth 7 lbrahimbara, Cabs 2003 add 21h Aer 2 Qt Rea} 3. Rd Qh Whites ef pice down eS Ks7 sesran Qehae! 52 NEyr ——______________» 478 pages (725 min) lft inthis book < PAGE 2090F 599 > 35%2d h4sll 3Kppehy Nag 4K 85 Nd ‘There ie nodafene to the threat of 5. NK7#. ot 18. Sehmit- Bronstein, USSR 1970 Interference of the Sth rank i forced, az both Sac rok and his ef night are under Se “To escape being mate, Blick has to sscrfie ether an exchange, 30.Reve shal (65 s.Beer Qua 3 Kags thee ie mo ime for 55a Ras because of the tvest $4 Reo8), or his queen, 30.88 3 eB Ree 52.97 Ka? 33 RI (3384) In both cases he nds hiselin trouble ard 28 Nase ges 25. > Ke7A7 30RD ‘Testy Tactics #3 —_—_____. 476 pages (723 min) leftin this book < PAGE 2110F599 >9: KebeseNan Tondo, South Aca 2002 Inthe game an evoneous combination suggested self 26.Roey? 27h Bazi Ie fled to 8.5 ab 25a, Aer 29..8F7 30.057? (0 roughly equivalent ater ative is 30a Qe 3.F6 QDhE 32. Roh6 Bas 32844 Ka) 30.36 9.0°Br Kd sa. the entra exchange gunrantees an advantage to White, but the stage poeson. lacs attempt to defend his bright wth a9.Qe? hastens the outcome 30.8 ay 3. Radl ed (3). K7 32 RB) 32. QT Ke RBS V0 He could have played simply 26.2 but an aetonihing quit move 26..8g8l—~ fx much strange. The bishop ie untouchable: 27.Nnaa Nad 28 idly Rca. Threats of 2).Qey+ and 2).Rac} can be paved only by giving up the queen, 27 Qt Kd 28 Ques Kac25.Nenaubich ie ofcourse, absolutely hopeless. 10. DomnitPachman, Netanya 1973 Slack could have retsined his overwhelming advantage afer 24.KeB? 25.Rade (2seh? 6-4) 25 hg 263 Red, but Ladek Packman found the way to Bish the ume then and thee 24 ReB Bl White resigned as there's no defense against the teat 02596 26 Qué KB. [Nimzowitsch used to cll uch moves, when a rook sem to g “nowhere ona £74 pages (720 min let this book {PAGE 213 0F599 > ete£72 pages (717 mia) left inthis book close lin, “mysterious” In his examples (nd in mine 00 ~ see Scheol of Chess Excelence, Vl 3 ~ Static Pay. chapter “Mysterious Rook Moves") the mat vation was pure prophylactic: twas recssary to hamper 2 pawn advance impor: tant for an opponent, even in such an unusual manner But in hi particular case (he zltion wae bared on specific tctial ease. 1. GomesNete, Rio de ane 1942 ‘pin onthe Fknight compromises White's potion quite serouly a= mo way to bre it qui n sight. The ony question i to how to ert hie cendton in "he moo favorable way Black rds a optimal wat the goal rahi tle Ancther “rmsteraus” rack moe! The tet of 2..Nhge 3h gis unavoidable, for example, 2.Mby Nhas! 3h e5 4Nbds e+ ‘The game ended s follows: agg Nhgol 5h e5 4a Bue (also quite sufcent is {hs SKF Regi 6 Keg Bi») 5. Qa gh 08 Black could have inverted the move-otder:1_.Nhgell2gh RB allowed by 395+. Less precise is 2.259 3g Rg8 4 hé because of Nbr! hg &.Nbdo ght 7K Howevey even here Black retains gat advartge ater 7.4 with the teat of ee 8. for example, 8Nha Rens 9 Rag) Bxe210.Re8+ Key 11 RuaB Qf 12 Shofnanlvitey Sverdlovsk as Ir-seems that pin onthe F-knight interferes wth exploiting an obvious weakness ofthe e4 point, Georylvitsy soles ths problem ina combinational manner. 28. Bebued 29 Revveg Raa ( PAGE2180F 599 > 686£ z 5 @ E 14. Thissy ell Edinburgh 1985 sp Renea? 24 Rol Reb ‘hn wees po 615. Febling Ructehi Be 98 karst \White finds himself unable to prevent a tlemating combination 2.916-4 d2-drQl a. Qéoed 5,.Que3 Quay 4. Keg Pagal doesnot change anching so Qupehge gas Reshatl5khnxhastlerstel 16, Locaall:Car, Bolg 1932 White i 00k up, butt snot clear how he can defend himsel fam impending rate, On 1d the outcome is decided by 1..Qe: the move Quer? does not hep either: acy 27 Best ‘Rada ganda 23g Irs. Rey, then 26 Qua Aer 25-.Qv5 26, RueBi 1.0 —_______. £68 pages (711 min) lft inthis book < PAGE 21706599 > ‘36%2Qe6e2? 38bo-0 v0 Now the point ofthe rook sacrifice becomes cla: Black’ lees are placed onthe ‘second rankin th wong order (his queen has found itself behind he rook). As 2 result, Bac’ attacks arid. the vest 5.GQoe with 2a, White would hve repliod with 5Ren =. But the best continuation for Black i probably the lessthan-obvious 2..8hal (but not 2.846? 1 O57] 395 iF 3Ka OFF, then 3.6) 5..Qah6 thats why the bishop has occupied the h-aqustl) 4Qud5+ Qeb 5.Que6t Kies, and White has great prob lems cashing nhs etre pow at stats 1 Mess ann, Pai 900 The g6-pn ks poisoned and et ako Mises brave aes it 25 Qtr Rab a8 24 Qe67 ‘etumns out that is 2 bad idea to capture the queen: 24.457 25 hy RyB 26. Reh (QdE 27 Nise, but otherwise White obtains a decisive advantage by invading f with ns nant. 2.88 25.N Oo And her 25.7 26h RE 27 Fh) Qc7 28. RnB is oye. 26. Butin fact, slack snot tall doomed to lose. For example, he could have renewed —______. 466 pages (70 min eft in this book < PAGE 2190F599 > aTbef ks even trongee 26.8 Twas possible to move the queen toa safe square: 27 fy RB 28.Qhs 464 pages (705 min} leftin this book 27.3 Thee a beau vation 27..Rig7 28g Re 29 ay Qe Nae bene (28 eg 29g RG 30 QE 31. Qe 32.86 29.RHf Ng 30.Qd) Ral 31.Qe6 Ni 2.8 of 5. Roa Qc 34.RF OBS 35. RB QS sQe10 18, Ruberzon Below Moscow 997 (2 vation fom the game) 1UNWG? Baf5 2.» 3a RABI APNG gh Sere (SOHNE Ber 6.) +) Seok! (Black sims far more than 2 draw afer 5.855 E.RegSe hg 2. arenrate fea? fils to 2s Nihy 3B 02. Kt 3 Nb, 2a es 3.6, than seh Ravn Kite 4a a7 Ag, ZEZ7 Zi & ‘The thrstis RE Kay Rhy, Useless is 48h sR 4 KEBA E Ry he Kay Rhea 7B Mate is inescapable Objective ack not a all doomed to ose. He should hve covered the #& square, though after 1. Qbs?12.Qxc} Neg. White gains an advantage anyoay. ——________» 462 pages (703 min) et inthis book < PAGE2220F 599 > arteHe should not play either agg? Qft+ 4kba Real skis Raps or 3. Rhee? (Goal, but 2Ahhnll 1S GNF 47: 3.Obs? 4.Qh3 NAS) 5) 44 ‘The American analyst Cares Sullivan found less than abvious way to escape for Blick, He suggested 1oRaBl Ques <4! (worse is 2.Neg 3hs Nes 4.hs Qa7 sage) ss CCompliationsarize that, with comet ply by both sides, lend to s roughly Ive ing: 3 Rah cb 4 Qub3 Qa7! SNA NG Egat (but nat EK? RDE with a gh Aangerous attack) 6..RD7 7.Nan6 gh (7faby+ Bb 16 .NIV+ KeB 1.Nidé KE ARNE Kay Nee Rac 1. R is worse 460 pages (701 min lft inthis book < PAGE 2230F589 > arennets 44 Qdgues ty : “440d Que is entirely bad The reeat 44.Qd2 ails White to avoid a com e, 5 binational catastrophe, but afer 44, Black obains a decisive advantage, for example, 45ahy QrB5 (5..QesP) aG.RhS+ Ker 47. Qerr (47 Qd4r +) 47af6 48 B72 Be 49.Qh3+ Qs Zi, _ a AQ e24 45 Klaas Rov 46 a5 hy BdS e641 But not 46.24? 47. Rhy QI 4B. = a7Qe6 GG (BRA? KeB-+) BQuaae (or Kgl 9.Rest KB o.Rsh6 Quast mer (Qare 12.kds Qu 13 RAE Raby n4cb Rast 15 Rags Y6Re4 «} 9.ket Qale ‘eke Qu 11h ibs 2 Ra Ke .cbRazs 14 Ka 1 with a probable dave 19, Gruglitz:CHorath Debrecen 1987 Giving check on c2s useless, Black has tod the enemy gusen fst —_________» 458 pages (639 min eft inthis book < PAGE 2250F 599 > aterone, though itis not hat simple, Nes Benes 2 Rees! Qeres The same postion can aise with transposon of moves: Res! Baas aN es. sas \Wih his ook sacie, White has opened the dagonal a:h8, and new his bishop |sready to occupy it Nevertheless, it's stilton eal to end caleulatons. So Qe5e7 {PAGE 2270F599 > ‘wr454 pages (695 min) left in tis book w? y Gs “yy “The desire to give check with bishop is hnd oF automat strongest and makes White’ task much move dicul finda spectacular forced mate 4 eau RBA 5 Qepll Qe7H 68a dBsl QE 6..Qud8 7Bb2+ Qua BEng 6. KEP 7. RGB 1 F6 with queen and not with bishop? The answer i that afer Sr! (5Ce3 Neg is unc, fr example, 6.Qe3 Ba 78ne6 Qe 13.1 Kg or 6.RerhSP) 5.Qe6 ERB, the back tng escapes tothe hésquare, which in the game i controled bythe bishop: 6. Kg7! 7 eB Kh < PAGE2280F 599 > 2% 0‘White continues his attack wth 8 g4l Neg the only move) 3.Q89.1F4u-Qha, then 0.085 Ness. and the bles king finde seston the hot seat. Bic’: best chance isan exchange combination 9..Qa+10.Kg2 Qhisl 1 Kahy Rafe 12 Kg2 ‘Ned. But even then, afer both 13.85 Kh 14nd Keg ard 13. 14.855 Bas 1 Rea Kgs 16 Raa, White esi ret advantage Ganidate Moves th 1. Bohm Korchns, Moscow 1975 “The game opened a follows 1.44 NBS 204 663.Nes ds 4ING Bg7 ed ads 6.842 2-07.04 NBG 8.865 Bg 9. Bex at 14 Qe hy Now ts RA leads oan unclear positon, bu Viktor Korchnot badly misplays it aNeB? tds Nes? ven 12..Na is bette An unorthodox exchange would have alowed the light to be tapped and won inthe canter ofthe booed aap apeb6 48 fhe 452 pages (692 min) left inthis book (PAGE 2300F599 > 30961m the game thee fllowed1.Qbs? 6 14.64 Neg r5.de be 16.Rdh Qe. White aso stands better here, but nthe subsequent struggle Korchnoi managed to outpay| his opponent and win 2.CsomDelmatoy, Funze 08) White handed the opening poor ge 2.NB ds 3.83 NFS 4.Qez 6 5 852 Nod Gag (5.292: 6850) —_—_—_—_— Nel 7g 763 B04: 7 NOU) 7Bbge BNA (8 Ni =). [A powershot flows: B.Qd66l« [Asa reall ofthe alta on f, White is unable to continue development inthe 450 pages (690 min) left inthis book. < PAGE2310F599 > 299644 pages (68min) left inthis book otal way 9 Bg2 Buda OF couse, he does net lke the awkward move 82 the ost enepetic ears 9.99 Istvan Csom decides to part with an exchange, Rt Buda o.Rda Neds 1.Qid209, an Black won, 3 Shach-Litewood, Witch 985 ‘ack instant decies the outcome afthe suse rede White has no more or les satisfictory defense fom the threat 2.Qgarh After -2Rgle Bafa Ras, the posible continuation iy for example, jhe 4h QF ‘Rea 6k fer 7 Rags Qe e ass Qetslon |4-AlvanovMayoroy Yevpstris 1982 114s important to take advantage oF the opportunity before Black castes. 19 RO fills short fits goal because 20,Reby? Nes impossible, raga bals fo His opponent has to part with a pawn a, aside rom the teat of20.Qab, theres —__________. 8020.64. 1900-0 20.9067 8521.5 Ws (2) Rab 224) 22.05 RAB 23. Qe7 ba 24. Qa Ki 25. Qo8 Nig 26.Nefs Qa 27.8. and White wor, 5: Chvsinsen Shir Bel 993 sara ‘There is no stsactory defense tothe test 35.QR% Kes 36!n4#. On 34..Naha, the most precise answers 35 abr In the game White missed his chance: 3h RFBIP (also playable is 34uNor 35Kha Nees) 35Qh7e Kgs 36.8ng4 (crsny not 50g? hee) 36.hg 32g7 7 38. 67> RIS 39.67» Ra 40.927" KRG 4. QR Ks 3/5 {6 Hon Deckstein Czachoslovaho 1968 Neither 16g Nu nor v6.ed Bud prizes any advantage to White [And now pease remember the scond exercise of the test Fantasy #1” (Nimzom isch ar takow en both cases, both opponents have several pieces unde re 'Nowonder that one ofthem becomes a "desperado” and mates a reckless move < PAGE2330F 599 > 9%