First publishd 1983
Second edition 1989
@ Eduard Gufeld 1983, 1989
ISBN 0 7134 6167 5
Photoset by Latimer Trend
& Company Ltd, Plymouth
and printed in Qreat Britain bY
Dotesios Printers Ltd,
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Published in the U.S.A. in 1989 by:
David & Charles Inc.
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A BATSFORD CHESS BOOK
Adviser: GM R. D. Keene OBE
Technical Editor: Ian Kingston
Contents
Symbols
Introduction
I Richter-RauzerSYstem
2 Sozin SYstem
3 BoleslavskY SYstem
4 Scheveningen without 6 Ae2
5 Scheveningen with 6 Ae2
6 Lasker-Pelikan Variation
7 Lowenthal Variation
8 Najdorf without 69-95
9 Najdorf: 6 AC5Introduction
l0 Poisoned Pawn & Polugayevsky Variatio
II Najdorf: Miscellaneous 6th Moves for VIE
12 Dragon Variation: Introduction
l3 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav
14 The Accelerated Fianchetto
15 Paulsen (Kan) SYstem
16 Paulsen (Taimanov) SYstem
l7 Four Knights Variation
l8 Closed Variation
19 Alapin-sveshnikov Variation
20 The Morra Gambit
2l Variations with 4 Erxd4
22 Variations with 3 Ab5 (+)
23 Odds and Ends
Contents
Symbols vl
Introduction vii
I Richter-RauzerSystem I
2 Sozin System t'l
3 Boleslavsky System 29
4 Scheveningen without 6 Ae2 3l
5 Scheveningen with 6 Ae2 47
6 Lasker-Pelikan Variation 59
7 L<iwenthal Variation 72
8 Najdorf without 6Ag5 76
9 Najdorf: 6 AC5 Introduction 87
l0 Poisoned Pawn & Polugayevsky Variations 102
II Najdorf: Miscellaneous 6th Moves for White lll
12 Dragon Variation: Introduction 120
13 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav 132
14 The Accelerated Fianchetto 146
15 Paulsen (Kan) System 157

16 Paulsen (Taimanov) System 174

l7 Four Knights Variation 186

l8 Closed Variation 190

19 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation 201

20 The Morra Gambit 216
2l Variations with 4 grxd4 218
22 Variations with 3 -e"b5 (+) 221
23 Odds and Ends 234
Symbols Introduction

+ Check This is not the usual kind of chess opening booL

+t+ Slight advantage to White/Black manual is a sort of reference book combined witt
+l+ Clear advantage to White/Black labyrinth of variations, systems, and propmh
L+l++ Winning advantage to White/Black impossible to avoid this, but in this bgok there br
Level position it is not only an analytical work, but also (to an ct
oo Unclear position textbook.
! Good move What does this book teach - how to play thc q
!! Outstanding move only specific lines? That is nothing to make a sont
!? Interesting move they say. Enough has been written on those thm
?! Dubious move is this monograPh all about?
? Weak move In order that the reader will better understand
rl Blunder join me in a Wellsian "time machine" and go bact
COITCS Correspondence the city of Kiev, where aJ the dawn of his sta
OL Olympiad author received his first lessons in chess strategr fi
IZ lnterzonal master named Isaak Lipnitsky. He is forgotten m
L League 1959, still short of his 36th birthday and not hr
Ch Championship title. At the time Lipnitsky was hardly unknowni
+f Semi-final to Keres in the 1950 USSR Championship, havi
Smyslov, Petrosian, Geller and Averbakh, eachof
the competition. More than once he achieved tL
would now be rewarded with chess's highest fl
grandmastel and wrote like a grandmaster'
In his final book Questions of Contempot
adopted a curious method' At the beginning th
section which concentrated on the principles of I
play. Then these general themes were illustraE
concrete opening: the Ragozin Defence' His mert
followers, however. Why not? Because it is very t
The author takes upon himself the audaciqr I
propose to the reader a textbook constructd
ino"gf, not exactly in Lipnitsky's format' In d
attempt to unite a reference book and a textbofi
it into theoretical and practical parts as did r T'
 Introduction
This is not the usual kind of chess opening book. Usually an opening
tgE to White/Black manual is a sort of reference book combined with a guidebook to the
lGE to White/Black labyrinth of variations, systems, and proposals. In principle it is
ilagc to White/Black impossible to avoid this, but in this bqok there is a cardinal difference:
I it is not only an analytical work, but also (to an even greater degree) a
m textbook.
What does this book teach - how to play the opening in general or
I)BC only specific lines? That is nothing to make a song and dance about, as
Erc they say. Enough has been written on those themes already. Then what
T is this monograph all about?
In order that the reader will better understand the author, let him
join me in a Wellsian "time machine" and go back to the early fifties, to
E the city of Kiev, where aJ the dawn of his stormy adolescence the
author received his first lessons in chess strategy from a now forgotten
master named Isaak Lipnitsky. He is forgotten now because he died in
1959, still short of his 36th birthday and not having obtained his IM
t, title. At the time Lipnitsky was hardly unknown since he was runner-up
to Keres in the 1950 USSR Championship, having finished ahead of
Smyslov, Petrosian, Geller and Averbakh, each of whom he defeated in
the competition. More than once he achieved the sort of success that
would now be rewarded with chess's highest title. He played like a
grandmaster and wrote like a grandmaster.
In his final book Questions of Contemporary Chess Theory he
adopted a curious method. At the beginning there was a theoretical
section which concentrated on the principles of analysis and planned
play. Then these general themes were illustrated by discussion of a
concrete opening: the Ragozin Defence. His method did not find many
followers, however. Why not? Because it is very difficult.
The author takes upon himself the audacity and responsibility to
propose to the reader a textbook constructed along similar lines,
though not exactly in Lipnitsky's format. In this book there is an
attempt to unite a reference book and a textbook, but without dividing
it into theoretical and practical parts as did Lipnitsky. However, both
viii Introduction
these important features will be dealt with. This synthesis demanded a
great deal of work, but the goal was so tempting that the work never
became boring.
Just what is that goal? Precisely that synthesis discussed above. The
author reveals everything that he knows and thinks about the Sicilian
Defence, about its fundamental systems and variations. The selection
of material has been carried out at the most highly qualified level.
Therefore this book can be used successfully (in the sense of reference
work and guidebook) by any strong player and even by Grandmasters
who are interested in the Sicilian. The commentaries on specific moves
are, however, written in such a way as to be useful primarily to club
players. The masters will permit me these commentaries, though for
them the dry language of moves is as eloquent as musical notation to
musicians. For the master is concerned above all with what has been
played in one or another variation, and what can be gleaned from this is
something he will work out for himself. In brief, this book gives general
recommendations on strategy and tactics while the opening variations
serve as illustrations.
Opening strategy is the most difficult theme in the study of chess. On
the one hand, it is necessary to solve problems of mobilisation of forces
and to try to limit the development of the opposing forces. On the other
hand, the "threat" of the endgame requires careful consideration of
potential weaknesses, especially in the pawn structure. The capture of
space is also an important goal of opening play, but this involves pawn
moves, which means that development of pieces is sometimes neglected.
To put it another way, in the three components of opening strategy -
struggle for time (development), fight for space, and battle for position
- there is a well known contradiction. The secret lies in the co-
ordination of the pieces, in the conjunction of all three elements and in
the evaluation of the position as a complex whole.
In the present work the author tries to apply a method of explaining
the ideas underlying the opening moves with the use of examples from
contemporary play. The author is convinced (and this is supported by
tournament experience) that the strategic principles of the opening
battle can be set forth in the form of eight positional maxims as follows:
I Occupy the centre with pawns.
2 Quickly develop the minor pieces in the centre.
3 Guarantee the security of the king (usually by castling).
4 Link the major pieces.
5 Find a good spot for the queen.
6 Connect the plan of mobilisation with the mi
7 Keep in mind the possible effects of the ou
endgame.
8 Try to prevent your opponent from achie@
These eight laws of the opening struggle affil
systems, but nowhere are they displayed so vi'
Defence, which is unique in its richness of idca
not surprising that Vladimir Simagin proposed
to call it the "golden defence".
Let me now turn to a few general remarks- Of
variations of the Sicilian Defence it can be r
prepares active operations in the centre, such c
succeed he turns to a kingside attack witn g+-g
to counterattack in the centre, creating presflt
wit once remarked, not without basis, that I t
pawn on e4 is not defended). Black can attact
followed by . . . d5 or even in some cases with
operations do not bring about the desired res!
over to the "c-flank", playing b5-b4 in ordertr
on c3 which defends the e-pawn.
Now let us turn to a more detailed anal)'sis t
the Sicilian Defence.
The principle of occupying the centre with p
beginning of the fight after 2 6R and 3 d4- If,I
his ideal pawn structure with a preparatory d
with the counterthrust ... d5! This fact ha-q h
gambit continuations such as 2 b4, intending 2
followed by 3 b4. In the closed variations WE
knight away from c3 and plays c3 and d4, oocql
occupation of the centre is usually characterb
while in the Closed Variation he often opts fo
appropriate circumstances ... d5. In all vz
Defence White generally tries to contest the adr
to d5 or create circumstances such that the adt
The principle of rapid development is justasi
Defence as it is in open games [i.e. games wH
Usually White stays ahead of Black in this respr
a strong defensive formation or even deploy U
preparation for a counterattack. The simileri
illustrated by the Morra Gambit (2 d4 cd 3 d)

This synthesis demanded a
trmpting that the work never
discussed above. The
and thinks about the Sicilian
ad variations. The selection
most highly qualified level.
(in the sense of reference
and even by Grandmasters
nentaries on specific moves
be useful primarily to club
oommentaries, though for
as musical notation to
rbove all with what has been
can be gleaned from this is
brbf, this book gives general
shile the opening variations
in the study of chess. On
of mobilisation of forces
forces. On the other
careful consideration of
structure. The capture of
play, but this involves pawn
is sometimes neglected.
ofopening strategy -
qnoe, and battle for position
The secret lies in the co-
of all three elements and in
whole.
rpfly a method of explaining
tbe use of examples from
(and this is supported by
ic pinciples of the opening
itional maxims as follows:
ocntlr-
by castling).
Introduction ix
6 Connect the plan of mobilisation with the middlegame strategy.
7 Keep in mind the possible effects of the opening operations on the
endgame.
8 Try to prevent your opponent from achieving l-7!
These eight laws of the opening struggle apply to most variations and
systems, but nowhere are they displayed so vividly as in the Sicilian
Defence, which is unique in its richness of ideas and possibilities. It is
not surprising that Vladimir Simagin proposed (not entirely seriously)
to call it the "golden defence".
Let me now turn to a few general remarks. Of the most popular open
variations of the Sicilian Defence it can be said that White usually
prepares active operations in the centre, such as e5, and ifthis does not
succeed he turns to a kingside attack with g4-g5, fzt-f5 etc. Black tries
to counterattack in the centre, creating pressure on the pawn on e4 (a
wit once remarked, not without basis, that I e4 is weak because the
pawn on e4 is not defended). Black can attack the e-pawn with ... e5
followed by . . . d5 or even in some cases with . . . d5 at once. If these
operations do not bring about the desired result, then Black switches
over to the "c-flank", playing b5-b4 in order to drive away the knight
on c3 which defends the e-pawn.
Now let us turn to a more detailed analysis of the opening battle in
the Sicilian Defence.
The principle of occupying the centre with pawns appears at the very
beginning of the fight after 2 6R and 3 d4. If White tries to construct
his ideal pawn structure with a preparatory c3, then he must reckon
with the counterthrust ... d5! This fact has led White to try various
gambit continuations such as2b4, intending 2... cb 3 d4, or 2 AR
followed by 3 b4. In the closed variations White sometimes moves his
knight away from c3 and plays c3 andd4, occupyingthe centre. Black's
occupation ofthe centre is usually characterised by ... e6 and ... d5,
while in the Closed Variation he often opts for . . . d6, ...€5, and in
appropriate circumstances ... d5. In all variations of the Sicilian
Defence White generally tries to contest the advance of the Black pawn
to d5 or create circumstances such that the advance will be dubious.
'
The principle of rapid development is just as important in the Sicilian
Defence as it is in open games [i.e. games which begin I e4 e5 - tr.l.
Usually White stays ahead of Black in this respect, but Black can set up
a strong defensive formation or even deploy his forces aggressively in
preparation for a counterattack. The similarity to the open game is
illustrated by the Morra Gambit (2 d4 cd 3 c3). If it is accepted with 3
x Introduction

stage. If Black, for example, plays . ' . 96 on tha fo

.. . dc 4 6xc3, then a classic situation arises where White obtains
tras in mind a particular type of campaign, while if I
exoellent development in return for the pawn. Furthernore, White is
just move one turn later, a different strategy is involved- 1
willing in many variations to sacrifice an entire piece (on b5, e6 etc) trr
moves are played is very important. One might be
for the sake of develoPment.
itdoes not matter what move order is adopted i+
Variation, since one knows where each piece wil
veloped. But this is not at all true. In each concx€tc !
various plans and possibilities. In some cases it is b
castle queenside before playing h4, and in othersm
the h-pawn and castle later or, indeed, not at all' Tt
teaches these subtleties better than any other openir
The principle of connecting the opening with ther
illustraied by the Exchange Variation of the Ruy
White obtains a majority of four pawns against ftr
with no corresponding majority for Black since his p
There are also some examples of this in the Sicif,r
Yugoslav Attack, for example, Black can often sa
will not suffice. o., i3, exchange queens and enter an endgerne 1
chances since the white pawns on c2 and c3 are dod
Linking the major Piece
openings. OnlY when this his time, Leonid Stein conducted brilliant anal;a
endgame.
between the rooks, can the
Piophylaxis is one of the chief rules of positiond
oppotit t make useful moves, make it difficult forl
pi- - this is an essential part ofchess strategy' In O
it r"ry first moves might look strange to an inexpcli
For" example, Black sometimes plays . ' ' a6 as ead
five. That is a loss of tempo, isn't it? No, it is ro
activity of the knight on d4. White often withdre
is threatened. On the other hand, one of the advantages of the Sicilian Why should he want to remove an already devdq
centre? As it turns out, it is an important prophyh
to prevent Black from playing . '. d5!
There is yet another rule in chess' If the oppo6
principles of development without good reason' I

right, in response to his action, to violate that rr

tempo. In this case the queen has a flight square at a5'
Iiis vital to combine opening and middlegame strategy, and this is
one of the most important principles in chess. In the Sicilian Defence
one must think about the contours of the middlegame from a very early
applies to the Sicilian Defence in full measure'
-
No* it is time to discuss the transition to th
question is not usually dealt with in opening boots-
concludes with a remark such as "White is betr
level" etc. What does "better" mean? How is t

sihation arises where White obtains
for the pawn. Furthernore, White is
an entire piece (on b5, e6 etc) just
king is the most important factor at
qcning it is of less importance only
s security is not germane when the
In the initial position both kings sit
nothing threatens them, and danger
an advantage in the centre or in
this principle to the Sicilian Defence is
most secure in the centre, since the
pies on the flanks makes it easier
fuTc. At the same time, if White castles
tocounterattack thanks to the open and
ib- In general, concrete calculations are
of the king. General considerations
mc of the fundamental prgblems of all
tcen aocomplished, when no pieces lie
ins be said to be concluded. Both sides
with the linkage of the opposing rooks.
in the Sicilian Defence poses a
ha,s g'eat freedom of choice in this
at d2, R, e2, d3, e3 and sometimes
mrrch more limited. Since the d-file is
as move three, he can quickly bring a
quoetr is not well placed at d8 since e5
one of the advantages of the Sicilian
6e black queen with a fine square on c7
position but is also active, controlling
coutrt€rplay on the queenside. It is true
attack from a knight on b5; this is why
Whit€ will sacrifice a bishop (after
ltar the knight can go to b5 with gain of
hs a figfrt square at a5.
and middlegame strategy, and this is
ides in chess. In the Sicilian Defence
of the middlegame from a very early
Introduction xi
stage. If Black, for example, plays . . . 96 on the fourth move, then he
has in mind a particular type of campaign, while if he plays the same
move one turn later, a different strategy is involved. The order in which
moves are played is very important. One might be tempted to think that
it does not matter what move order is adopted in, say, the Dragon
Variation, since one knows where each piece will eventually be de-
veloped. But this is not at all true. In each concrete situation there are
various plans and possibilities. In some cases it is better for White to
castle queenside before playing h4, and in others one should first push
the h-pawn and castle later or, indeed, not at all. The Sicilian Defence
teaches these subtleties better than any other opening.
The principle of connecting the opening with the endgame is usually
illustrated by the Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez, in which
White obtains a majority of four pawns against three on the kingside,
with no corresponding majority for Black since his pawns are doubled.
There are also some examples of this in the Sicilian Defence. In the
Yugoslav Attack, for example, Black can often sacrifice the exchange
on c3, exchange queens and enter an endgame where he has good
chances since the white pawns on c2 and c3 are doubled and isolated. In
his time, Leonid Stein conducted brilliant analyses of this type of
endgame.
Prophylaxis is one of the chief rules of positional play. Don't let the
opponent make useful moves, make it difficult for him to carry out his
plan - this is an essential part of chess strategy. In the Sicilian Defence,
the very first moves might look strange to an inexperienced chessplayer.
For example, Black sometimes plays ... a6 as early as move four or
five. That is a loss of tempo, isn't it? No, it is necessary to limit the
activity of the knight on d4. White often withdraws this knight to b3.
Why should he want to remove an already developed piece from the
centre? As it'turns out, it is an important prophylactic measure; he has
to prevent Black from playing .. . d5!
There is yet another rule in chess. If the opponent violates one of the
principles of development without good reason, then you have the
right, in response to his action, to violate that same principle. This
applies to the Sicilian Defence in full measure.
Now it is time to discuss the transition to the middlegame. This
question is not usually dealt with in opening books. A variation usually
concludes with a remark such as "White is better" or "the game is
level" etc. What does "better" mean? How is the advantage to be
 xii Introduction
The type of advantage also plays an importr
r€alised? How should Black defend? What is meant by "the game is
levef'? What plans should be adopted in the ensuing struggle? Or isjt is positional, then it follows that one shouH I
order to make better use of the advantage. Ifd
better to agree to a draw straight away?
however, then the best way to realise it is to d
In this book the author tries to provide the reader with the motives
endgame.
which guide the master in the choice of middlegame plans. These
motives are based on deflnite precepts. What are these precepts?
The definition of the plan of play is, ar
complicated matter. But the attainment of '
The author proposes to evaluate the position along the following
great deal of effort and is therefore uncrcrmrmi
lines:
is with this goal in mind that the author do
I Material
readers, presenting a wealth of material which
2 Position of the kings
the necessary knowledge and skill.
3 Pawn structure (particularly pawn "islands")
4 Good and bad bishops
So, the goals are clear and the problemr
5 Open lines and diagonals
friends!
6 Peculiarities of the position (weak squares, poorly placed pieces etc)
7 Type of advantage (material or positional)
Only by objectively considering these factors can a chessplayer
determine the correct plan. Let us consider each of these elements in a
little more detail, keeping in mind the effect on possible plans.
The material situation can be equal or unequal. If there is a material
advantage, then the player who holds such an advantage should strive
for simplification. If one has a material disadvantage, then it follows
that one should try to play for complications and a sharp game.
The positions ofthe kings define the plan: attack or defence. Ifthere
is no possibility of either, then one must examine other factors.
Pawn islands are the compact groups of pawns on neighbouring files.
It is well known that the more of these islands one has' the worse one's
pawn structure is. It is in the endgame, when their weakness is most
vividly felt, that these islands play the most important role. Therefore
the player who possesses these islands should try to avoid the endgame,
while his opponent should aim for simplification.
Good and bad bishops also serve to indicate which strategy should
be adopted. The side possessing the good bishop should avoid
exchanges, while his opponent should try either to exchange that
bishop or modify his pawn chain accordingly.
Open lines and diagonals act as if they were inviting the bishops and
major pieces as guests! There is always a fierce battle for control of
these irnportant lines.
Certain peculiarities of the position help to determine one's plan -
the occupation of weak points, the conquest or isolation of the
opponent's poorly placed pieces etc.
 Introduction xiii

at is meant by "the game is
the ensuing struggle? Or is.it
pb provide the reader with the motives
b choice of middlegame plans. These
Foceprs. What are these precepts?
&ate the position along the following
rDrwn "islands")
The type of advantage also plays an important role. If the advantage
is positional, then it follows that one should not simplify the game, in
order to make better use of the advantage. If the advantage is material,
however, then the best way to realise it is to eflect a transition into the
endgame.
The definition of the plan of play is, as we have seen, a very
complicated matter. But the attainment of mastery in chess requires a
great deal of effort and is therefore uncommon and highly regarded. It
is with this goal in mind that the author dedicates this book to his
readers, presenting a wealth of material which will help them to acquire
the necessary knowledge and skill.

So, the goals are clear and the problems defined. To work, my
friends!
*r- squares, poorly placed pieces etc)
lr positional)
Ering these factors can a chessplayer
Is onsider each of these elements in a
i-tl tne effect on possible plans.
lc oqual or unequal. If there is a material
bholds such an advantage should strive
ir naterial disadvantage, then it follows
fmptications and a sharp game.
ifnc ttre plan: attack or defence. If there
h m must examine other factors.
itgroups of pawns on neighbouring files.
ldth€se islands one has, the worse one's
l.rdor-e, when their weakness is most
ilty the most important role. Therefore
ii&nds should try to avoid the endgame,
i for simplification.
b gve to indicate which strategy should
!-ng the good bishop should avoid
t should try either to exchange that
|in accordingly.
h- if they were inviting the bishops and
b i always a fierce battle for control of

iloeitiou help to determine one's plan -

F; the conquest or isolation of the
bsac.
 Richter-Rauzer System
le4 c5 6 -S"cs
2arJ 6c6 White completes his develop-
3d4 cd ment with minimal loss of time,
4 "bxd4 af6 after which he will begin to play
5 6c3 d6 (1) either in the centre or on the
kingside.
I
6 ... e6
W AA A
1 gd2
,,ffi, Now Black can decide to de-
velop his kingside or he can opt
,,ffi for immediate counterplay on the
queenside. The preliminary . . . h6
is also possible, leaving the choice
a
a a of plan until after the bishop on
95 makes its decision.
We consider:
White has some advantage in A 7 ... Ae7
space and development, but Black 87...a6
has a better pawn structure. A
White must play actively, employ-
ing the d5 square as the co-ordi-
7 ... -CI"e7

nating point for his pieces. Black,

8 0-0{ 0-0

for his part, must develop rapidly

A1
while simultaneously restraining
the activity of his opponent. 9 ab3
In the furtherance of his aims, This move has replaced the
White's best course is to answer popular earlier 9 f4, which will be
with the moves 6 _Q_C5 or 6 Ac4. considered below.
The latter is considered in the next 9 ... a5
chapter, while the variation 6 Ae2 Other continuations:
e5, which has independent signifl- a) 9 ... a6 l0 $xf6 gf (10 ...
cance, will be discussed in Axf6 il grxd6 Axc3 12 bc gf6
Chapter 3, 13 Be3+ +) ll f4(ll h4b5t294
2 Richter-Rauzer SYstem

with sharp position is also

a 6xg5 16 h4a Vitolinsh-Inkiov, E ,91 aM 13
tge2 Ea
possible) ll ... b5 12 ebl Ad7 Yurmala 1985. t prospecl
13 f5 €h8 14 6e2 Ee8 15 6f4 t2 ad7
kingsidc
Af8 16 93 and White has the initi- 13 AxeT gxe7
chik, En
ative, Klovan-Tukmakov, USSR, t4 f4 $le
1984. White has more sPace and the
better prospects: 14 . . . b6 (14 . ..
rbbl El
b) 9 ... grb6 l0 R (White in- 15 ae2
tendstoplay l1 Ae3 Bc7 1.2Wn Ac5 15 6xc5 Bxc5 16ll.4b617 A
on tlc
making ... a6 and ... b5 difficult h5+) l5 Ehel 6c5 16 ad4 Ad7 Havana
for Black to carry out) l0 ... a6 17 ePbl * Balashov-Khalifman,
Minsk 1986.
ll
11 h4! Ed8 t2hst (12 ga ds!) h6
attacking White's light squares. It After
(12 . . .d5 13 ed 6xd5 14 AxeT A2
12 fc
914 is important to try to exchange bc
ddxe7 15 -gd3 e5 16 h6+) 13 White's light squared bishop. has no 1
Ae3 8c7 A gn dd1 15 e4 +. Here Black has two equallY
t7 ab6!? ll
Geller-Piket, Amsterdam 1985. good choices: 9 . .. 6xd4 and 9
Determining the Position of t7
10 a4 d5!? ... h6; t2
White's light squared bishoP, --
11 -S"e2 Lzl
aftet 17... tsfc8 18 gC4 Bc5 19 also ber
Other continuations are l l ed 9 ... Axd4
6xd5 12 AxeT AcxeT 13 Ab5 10 Wxd4 Ba5 Ah6 e6 20 Ee2! White starts act- strong-
11 Ac4! ing fust by creating theats along !xe7 €
Ad7 14 Ae2 6f5 15 63d4 dxd4
White frees the fl square for the the f-fiIe. 17 . . . tsfd8 is Possible- d5 16E
16 6xd4 Draw Karpov-Kas-
parov, match, Moscow 1985; or hl rook and prevents ll .. - e5 12 l8 gc4 ab6l9 Ad3 tsxd3!20cd Timma
:gc5 2l Sbl gd5 with a sharP il
ll Axf6 Axf6 12 ed Axc3 13 wd3*. position, Petrushin-Lisenko, Aftcr
Sxc3 ed 14 dd4 Ad7: Psakhis- 11 s.d7
13 .--
Kupreichik, USSR ch. 1985. 12 e5 de USSR 1984. r

11 AM 13 fe Ac6! 18 -ab3 EfcS -d-xf6 lr

a)11 ...6xe4 12 6xe4 de 13 t4 ad2! 19 Wc4 Ad5! gamsq!
Black has equal counterPlaY; lovicjr
Bxd8 Axd8 14 Axd8 6xd8 15 Forcing the e7 bishoP
Agapov-Yudasin, USSR 1984. 1985.
f,c5 f5 16 Ed6 *r7 n Ehdl + exchange.
t
Tal-sisniega, Taxco Interzonal t4 ad1 L22
15 Ads gd8 9 ... h6 l.
1985.
16 dxe7 SxeT 10 -Q"h4 e5 I
b)11 .. . de 12 Bxd8 Axd8 13 tt
t7 Ehel (2) Other continuations:
Bhel 6a7 14 .$Lc4 h6 15 Axf6 gf a) 10... Axe4 ll AxeT 6xd2 This
16 6xe4* Tal-Korchnoi, Mont- This is an imPortant Position
for the assessment of the whole 12 Axd8 6xfl 13 6xc6 bc 14 variarfo
pellier, 1985.
12 variation, White intends to PlaY Ee8 15 Ehxfl ExeT
A-e7 16 The
e5
l8 gC4 threatening 19 Ah6, with Exd6t Pomar-Matulovic, Wijk and tt
Another possibility is 12 Ehel, sides p
aarZee 1974.
for instance : 12 ... de 13 Axe4 the initiative on the dark squares'
ll
Black builds his b) 10...d5 e5 dd1 12 Af2!? INSUIE
dxe4 14 grxd8 Axg5 15 Wxg5 counterPlaY bY
 Richter-Rauzer System 3

s
I

LD txg5 16 h4* Vitolinsh-Inkiov, ab6 13 ebl Ad7 t4 g4 4,a5 15

8e2 E acS 16 tr d3! with excellent
[d,
L,[l
Yurmala
t2
1985.
ail A a t A
prospects for White on the
li 13 AxeT BxeT
A kingside: Prandstetter-Kuprei-
n t4 f4 chik, Erevan 1984.
c) 10... -Ad7 ll AR &a5 t2
White has more space and the
... b6 (14 ...
better prospects: 14 €Pbl Efds l3 ad3 b5 14 trgl!b4
=
)D 5c5 6xc5 9xc5 l6h4b617
15 15 de2 e5 16 g4t. with an attack
A A
i* h5+) 15 Ehel 6c5 l6 Ad4 Ad7 on the kingside; Gufeld-Utkin,
iJ l7 *Ut * Balashov-Khalifman, Havana 1985.
t5 Minsk 1986. 11 afs
Jt A2 attacking White's light squares. It After ll AR Aga or ll Axc6
rill 914 is important to try to exchange bc 12 fe de 13 Bxd8 Exd8 Black
Ii Here Black has two equally White's light squared bishop. has no problems.
L ... 6xd4 and 9
good choices: 9 l7 ab6!? 11 Axf5
i .. . h6; Determining the position of 12 ef efl
t NI White's light squared bishop, 12 ... ga5 13 ebl Efe8 has
ld 9 ... dxd4 after 17... Efc8 18 Bg4 Bc5 19 also been played. Then 14 94! is
F6 10 Bxd4 Ba5 Ah6 g6 20 Be2l White starts act- strong- 14 ... ef (14 ...f,xg4 15
in 11 Ac4! ing first by creating theats along AxeT 6xe7 16 trgl+) 15 Sxf4
l* White frees the fl square for the the f-fiIe. 17 . . . tr fd8 is possible - d5 16 95 hg 17 $xg5t KarPov-
la hl rook and prevents ll ... e5 12 l8 Bg4 Ab619 j[d3 Exd3!20cd Timman, London 1982.
r[3 Bd3 a. Bc5 2l ebl gd5 with a sharP 13 ebl
Es- 11 ad7 position, Petrushin-Lisenko, After 13 Bxf4 Black by playing
t2 e5 de USSR I984. 13 ... d5! 14 Sbl d4 15 Axf6
l3 fe Ac6! 18 -0-b3 E fc8 Axf6 16 6e4 Ae5 17 WR Ec8
l3 t4 -e_d2!
t9 grc4 "$Lds! gains quite a solid position, Matu-
l5 Forcing the e7 bishop Black has equal counterplay; lovic-Ivanovic, match, Belgrade
+ exchange. Agapov-Yudasin, USSR 1984. 1985.
:al t4 ad1 A22 13 d5
15 ad5 gd8 9 ... h6 14 $xf6 Axf6
I13 16 $xe7 $xe7 10 -CI-h4 e5 15 6xd5 Ae5
ttf t7 Bher (2) Other continuations: 16 Hc4 (3)
n- This is an important Position a) 10... 6xe4 ll AxeT 6xd2 This is a critical position of this
for the assessment of the whole 12 Axd8 6xfl 13 6xc6 bc 14 variation.
variation, White intends to PlaY 9.e7 EeS 15 Ehxfl trxe7 16 The opposite colour bishoPs
bl, l8 Ug4 threatening 19 Ah6, with Exd6+ Pomar-Matulovic, Wijk and the kings on the oPPosite
,E{ the initiative on the dark squares. aan Zee 1974. sides produce a sharp game. For
Id Black builds his counterPlaY bY b) 10...d5 ll e5 6d7 t2 Hf2l? instance: 16 . .. b5!? (16 . . . gd6
4 Richter-Rauzer System

. Be7! 13 lLd3
possibility: 12 ..
@ $el (14 gh3 b4 15 6e2
aI -I t
,,,ry,
I
a t aa7r. 14
'Ec5 16 f5 e5 17 dg3 a5 t -
.,am
Ljubojevi6-Gheorghiu, Manila
l5 *bl Bc5 16
1976) 14. . . 0-0-0
,rffi_
b4 17 de2 eb8 l8 f5 a5 m
=fl
Ivanov-Yermolinsky, Tbilisi
,,,,ffi,,
1979.
A A A
t2 _ae7
E g g
a) t2 ...h5 13 Ad3 Ah6 14
=fl 17 B'e7 15 ebl Ab7 16 Be2
17trhel trfe8 18 Ee4) l7 Axb5 Black has three equally worth- G0-0 a4 + Sveshnikov- e5 does not
Ghitescu, Sochi 1979. lems since it
Axb2!? with a complicated and
I
while continuations:
Bll 9 ... b5 b) 12 ... We7 13 -qd3 Ab7 (if 11 ... axdd
unclearposition. 17 . . . Eb8 18 c4
Bl29 ... -Ae7 13 ... 0-0-0 then 14 a4l is un- ebl af4 l,{
ad419 Ehel f6 is also possible (or 15 gd3)
Bl3 9 ... h6 pleasant) 14 ebl 0-0-0 15 a4!b4
with a difficult position.
B B11 16 da2 a5 17 c3t Spraggett- a) 15 ... '
9 ... Mednis, Lugano 1985. not been tcs
7 ... a6 b5
13 _fld3 gb6 (17 fe
8 0-0-0 This threatens b4, and fe
Black is faced with a decision: therefore White is forced to act 14 ebl Bc5 threatened)
Bl 8..._Q_d7 immediately. He must select either l5 Ecl, hoping for l5 . ..b4 16 Bd2 te7
82 8 ... h6!? Blll 10... Qxf6 or )dl intending 17 c3, is weaker Kovacs-Berl
Bll2 l0 Axc6 since Black can play 15 ... h5 16 1978179.
B1
8 .. . _e-d7 Bltl Ee2 @d7 17 trhfl Eag8 18 93 b) 15 ... r

In developing the queenside, 10 Axf6 gf Ad8 19 e5 f5 + Lanka-Pan- Axf4 l8 t

l0 .. . Bxf6 is not Possible chenko, Moscow 1979. Bikhovsky-I
Black has two aims: the organiza-
tion of active counterplay with ' . . becauseoflle5!. 15 h5 ilia t978lD-
b5 and the preparation of queen- Again the paths part: 16 Ef2 t2 i_

side castling. Bllll ll Axc6 White stands better, e.g. 16 . . . 13-

ef4 (4) Bll12 ll f5 *d7 17 f5 ge5 18 Ee2 with the Or l3 fefc
9 6xc6 Axc6 l0 Sel Ba5 ll Bll13 ll ebl threat of 19 Ad5!, Jansa-Cabrilo, 0-0-0 16ad
h4 is possible, intending R, $e3, Bll14 ll 93 Hradec Kralove 1980. 18 Ehfl
Bttt2 penko, Kaza
94 with an attack on the kingside, B1111
or 9 Ae2, intending after 9 . .. 11 6xc6 Axc6 11 fs (s) l3
Ae7 l0 Axf6 gf to carrY out the 12 9e1 White tries to exploit his advan- t4 I
manoeuvre Ae2--h5. Here This prevents 12 ... b4 (13
9 . .. tage in development at once bY Also plalrc
attacking on the white squares. 0 15 Ehfl c
h6 is possible-10 l[h4 Ec8 1lAd5!) and also prepares the
transfer of the queen to the
(ll ab3 b5!) ll ... Ae7 12 11 gb6 Ag7 18 Efl
-Q-g3 Kuzmin, UIi
f4 b5 13 ARt Short-Rodriguez kingside. The continuation 12 The logical continuation. The
Interzonal, 1985. ge3 gives Black an important tempting transfer of the bishoP to 15e
 Richter-Rauzer System 5

possibility: 12 ... WeTl 13 iLd3

J
VaTl 14 gel (14 gh3 b4 15 de2
lI. ,,,ffi,,
t I Uc5 16 f5 e5 17 $g3 a5 t -
B
i I A

I Ljubojevi6-Gheorghiu, Manila
1976) 14.. .0-0-0 15 gbl Bc5 16 A .,ffi A
a5 o
"ffi.-
=fl b4 17 de2 €b8 l8 f5Tbilisi
Ivanov-Yermolinsky,
',r,ffi,
.,ffi,
1979.
A
A
12 -Ae7 E E
a) 12 ... h5 13 Ad3 Ah6 14
Efl ereT 15 ebl Ab7 16 Be2
Black has three equally worth- 0-0-0 17 a4 + Sveshnikov- e5 does not solve Black's prob-
ud whilecontinuations: Ghitescu, Sochi 1979. lems since it takes too much time:
Bll 9 ... b5 b) t2 ... We7 13 -e"d3 Ab7 (if ll ... 6xd4 12 Exd4 Ah6+ 13
Bl29 ... -Q"e7 13 ... 0-0-0 then 14 a4l is un- Sbl Af4 14 de2t Ae5 15 8d2
Bl3 9 ... h6 pleasant) 14 gUt 0-0-0 15 a4lb4 (or 15 BYd3) and now:
Bll 16 da2 a5 17 c3t Spraggett- a) 15 ... Bc7 (15 . . . efl? has
9 ... b5 Mednis, Lugano 1985. not been tested) 16 6d4 Axd4
This threatens b4, and 13 _fld3 gb6 (17 fe fe 18 AR + was
therefore White is forced to act 14 Sbl Bc5 threatened) l7 Bxd4 Ec8 18
immediately. He must select either l5 Ecl, hoping for 15 . . .b416 Bd2 6e7 19 fe fe 20 e5 oo
Blll 10... Axf6 or hdl intending 17 c3, is weaker Kovacs-Bertok, Reggio Emilia
Bl12 l0 6xc6 since Black can play 15 ... h5 16 197817e.
Bl11 8e2 €d7 17 Ehfl tragS l8 93 b) 15 ... grb6 16 fe fe 17 af4
10 Axf6 gf 3"d8 19 e5 f5+ Lanka-Pan- Axf4 18 grxf4 Cte7 19 e5! +
l0 ... Bxf6 is not possible chenko, Moscow 1979. Bikhovsky-Bertok, Reggio Em-
because of ll e5!. 15 h5 ilia 1978179.
Again the paths part: 16 BA 12 6xc6 9xc6
Bllll ll Axc6 White stands bett€r, e.g. 16 . .. 13 "fLd:l
Bll12 ll f5 *d7 17 f5 ge5 18 tre2 with the Or 13 fe fe 14 nbbl crc5 15 Eel
ll Bll13 ll gbl threat of 19 Ad5!, Jansa{abrilo, 0-0-0 16 ad3 eb8 17 6e2 ac8
Bll14 ll 93 Hradec Kralove 1980. 18 E hfl Be5: Dvoiris-Fili-
Brrl1 Bttt2 penko, Kazan 1980.
1l Axc6 Axc6 11 fs (s) 13 Bc5
rte 12 Bel White tries to exploit his advan- 14 EFbl M
This prevents 12 . . . b4 (13 tage in development at once by Also played has been 14 . . . 0-0-
il ads!) and also prepares the attacking on the white squares. 0 15 Ehfl erb8!? 16 fe fe 17 Exf6
t2 transfer of the queen to the 11 grb6 Ag7 18 gf7 Ae5 o Georgadze-
kingside. The continuation 12 The logical continuation. The Kuzmin, USSR 1978.
{ye3 gives Black an important tempting transfer of the bishop to 15 de2 e5
 Ricl
6 Richter-Rauzer System

t6 dc6 h5 Black still faces some definite 17 Erd4 f6

Or 16. ..@e717 Ah5! EgS 18 problems:
A
Ehflt K
Ehgl Ac6 19 g4h6 20 h4 Ed8 2l a) 15 . .. de7 16 ab3 Ac6 17
A
USSR I97.
Be2 + Gufeld-Panchenko, Aed4 Aa8 18 tse2 d5 19 e5 f5 20 A 16E
Sochi 1979. AR t Timman-Torre, Rio de 11 L
l7 h4 Se7 Janeiro IZ 1979. 17 Axc6 t
A possible continuation is 18 b) 15 ... 6a5 16 b3 Ae7 17 i9\ E4e3 G0 Z)
Bel Ec8 18 Acl Ec7 19 Bn L to:
E aa8 led
Se2 a5 t9 9-c4 Ac6 20 b3 a4 2l A A
Kasparov-Y
Ed3 ab 22 cb &a7 with an Marjanovi6-Nikolac, Yugoslavia
E 1977.
unclear position, Psakhis-Lerner, 1980.
81114 17
Byeltsi 1979.
81113 11 93 gb6 b) 11 $e3 Ae7 12 Axf6 Axf6! 18{
11 ebl 12 6ce2 13 ad5 Axd5 14 ed e5 15 Ad3 White has

This is the most conservative t2 ebl Ae7

ab3?l h5 13 14 f5 Be7:Radulov-L. Schneider, lin-Yermolil
b4 15 fe fe 16 6e2 e5:Jovdi6- Skara 1980. 1980, contim
continuation, allowing White to
keep his options oPen. Trapl, Trnava 1979. 11 $"e7 wn20 =a
11 €Pb6 t2 04-0 12 e5 22 Wh4L.
12 6ce2 Or 12 . . . dai13 b3 h5 14 6bl 12 ehel?! 0-0 13 e5 de 14 Bf2 Bl2
12 dxc6 Axc6 13 f5 gc5 14 ab7?l 15 Ag2 gc8 16 e5! fe 17 fe h6l leads to unclear PlaY after 15 9-
Ad3 is possible, for instance, 14 Ah6 l8 af4 + Mikhalchishin- axb5 (15 Axf6 Axf6 16 fe Ah4 10 ,i

. .. b4 15 6e2 a516 4,f4 Ad7 17 Grigorov, RSFSR 1978. 17 93 Ag5+ 18 gbl Sc7 19 h4 This is th
b3 ge5 18 93+ BYrne-Zaltsman, 13 ebl Sb8 ze74 Karpov-Tal, USSR 1977) White tries
USA 1985; but 14 ... 0-0-0 15 t4 Ag2 15 ... ab 16 EExd8 E1fxdS 17 e5. l0 f5,
White's pieces are harmoni- axf6 Axf6 t8 fe -Sg5+ 19 ebl 124c4, is d
trhfl d5! with a comPlicated Pos-
ition was better. ously placed: 14 ... Ag7 (14 . . . M as in Nogueiras-Lavin, Mex- man, [-as h
12 0-0-0 Ae7 is better) 15 trhfl trhe8 16 ico City (Student OD 1978. l0 ... ac
a) 12 ... h5 13 e3 h4 14 He2 {gd3 tba7 17 e5! de 18 9xh7 + 12 de Wxd4 ef 12
6xd4 15 6xd4 Ec8 16 trhfl hg Sax-Ribli, Warsaw Z 1979. 13 fe Ad7 Ehel t
17 hg Ec5 18 -Q.R t Marjan- Btt2 14 AxeT BxeT Sochi 1973)
ovi6-speelman, Malta Ol 1980. 10 bxc6 Axc6 15 Ae4!? Axf6 Arff
b)12... 6a5 t3 ac3 0-0-0 14 11 -0.m 16, 15 gf4 dc5 16 be4 Axe4 17 10
Having eliminated the threat of Axe4 Eic8! led to an equal Now:
9c3* Bc7 15 Bc?* €xc7 16 Pos-
Bl2l ll
Ae2 Ac8 17 -e-h5t Petrushin- . . .M,White threatens to play e5. ition inMecking-PolugaYevskY, e5!

Belyavsky, USSR 1977. Less energetic alternatives are: match 1977. Bl22ll Lt
13 93 h5 a) 11 Bel He7 12 Ad3 Ad713 15 Wc5 Bl2l
14 -S.e2 Sb8 AxeT 9xe7 14vg'93 0-0 l5 trhel a) 15. . . Ec8 16 Axc6 trxc6 17 11 |
15 Ehft de2 Sc5:Mecking-
(15 f5 b4 16 ie4 6xe5 18 ad6+ Sf8 19 The shart
White has now completed his Polugayevsky, match 1977) 15 . . . E hfl f6 + Garcia-Ostoji6, 1l
development and can initiate PlaY Ac5 16 Afi b4 17 6d5 BdS o Bogota 1977. 12 l

in any area of the board, while Galarca-Tarjan, Quito 1977. b) 15 ... -flxe4 16 6xe4 Axe5 13
 Richter-Rauzer System 7
t
t
I Black still faces some definite 17 grd4 f6 18 6d6+ €f8 19

ln problems:
A t trhflt Kasparov-Panchenko,
Pr a) 15 . .. de7 16 ab3 Ac6 l7 USSR 1977.
Fq ied4 Aa8 t8 ge2 d5 19 e5 f5 20 16 Ehel Ea7
I aR t Timman-Torre, Rio de t7 M!
;
Janeiro lZ 1979. 17 Axc6 Bxc6 18 Ef2 Bc5 19
irt b) 15 ... 6a5 16 b3 Ae7 17 g
A
Ee3 0-0 20 Ae4 grxe5 2l trg3
izt tgel Ec8 18 acl Ec7 19 trr2 t a
A Eg aaS led to an unclear Position in
F
E,
Marjanovi6-Nikolac, Yugoslavia
1980.
E E
Kasparov-YermolinskY, USSR
1977.
B1114 t7
11 93 grb6 b) 11 Be3 Ae7 12 Axf6 Axf6! 18 gcs
;,
r' 12 dce2 13 ad5 Axd5 14 ed e5 15 Ad3 White has the initiative. Tseit-
Fc 12 ab3?! h5 13 Clbl Ae7 14 f5 Be7:Radulov-L. Schneider, lin-Yermolinsky, Leningrad
l& b4 15 fe fe 16 de2 e5:Jov6i6- Skara 1980. l8 . . .0-0 19 trd6
1980, continued
Trapl, Tnava 19'79. 11 _Se7 Wf220 Ee2 Eygl+ 2l Edl eYb6
,
r t2 0-0-0 12 e5 22 Wh4X.
t Or 12 . . . da513 b3 h5 14 ebl 12 ghel?! 0-0 13 e5 de 14 wf2 Bt2
ir. ab7?! l5 ag2 Ec8 16 e5!fe 17 fe h6! leads to unclear PlaY after 15 9 ... -ge/
i,nr Ah6 18 af4 + Mikhalchishin- Axb5 (15 Axf6 Axf6 16 fe S"h4 10 aR
!17 Grigorov, RSFSR 1978. l7 93 Ag5+ 18 Bbl Bc7 19 h4 This is the main line, in which
ts 13 *lbl $b8 zeTT Karpov Tal, USSR 1977) White tries to achieve the thrust
In5 t4 Ag2 l5 ... ab 16 exd8 Efxd8 l7 e5. 10 f5, threatening ll fe fe
lo:. White's pieces are harmoni- axf6 Axf6 18 fe Sg5+ 19 ebl 12Ac4, is also possible. Tal-Tim-
i
t- ously placed: 14 ... -CI.C7 (14 ... M as in Nogueiras-Lavin, Mex- man, Las Palmas 1977, continued
i,, Ae7 is better) 15 Ehfl Ehe8 16 ico City (Student Ol) 1978. l0 ... Ae5!? (10 ... 6xd4 ll
\e Ud3 rEaT 17 e5! de 18 BxhT + 12 de Bxd4 ef l2 -Q"d3 0-0 l3 ef Ac6 14

i*
l*
Sax-Ribli, Warsaw Z 1979.
Btt2
13 fe
14 $xe7
an7
SxeT
trhelt
Sochi 1973)
Hennings-KorenskY,
ll fe fe 12 AR b5 13
t l0 6xc6
11 _CI.il] 16)
Sxc6 15 Ae4!?
gf4 6c5 16 6e4 Axe4
Axf6 Axf6 14 9xd6 Be7 o.
li rl 15 17 t0
lt5 Having eliminated the threat of Axe4 Ec8! led to an equal Pos- Now:
} - - -b4, White threatens to play e5. ition in Mecking-Polugayevsky, Bl2l ll e5!?
I-ess energetic alternatives are: match 1977. Bl22ll Axf6
.
i a) 11Uel Ae7 t2 Ad3 Ad7 13 15 Bc5 Bt2l
I .iLxe7 tUxeT 14 Bg3 0-0 15 Ehel a) 15. . . trc8 16 Axc6 trxc6 17 11 e5!?
(15 f5 M 16 ae2 f,c5:Mecking- Be4 Axe5 18 Ad6+ ef8 19 The sharpest continuation.
Fi Polugayevsky, match 1977) 15 . . . t6 + Garcia-Ostoji6, l1 b4

Iry Bc5 16 Afl M 17 dd5 Bd8 o =hfl 1977.

Bogota 12 ef bc
E Galarca-Tarjan, Quito 1977. b) 15 . .. Axe4 16 bxe4 6xe5 13 Bxc3 gf
8 Richter-Rauzer System Rich

t4 $-h4 d5 ll ... Axf6 12 Bxd6 Ae7 13 Mikhalchishin-BelyavskY, Che- (12 Axb5?! d

15 Bbl Erd2 M 14 da+ Ea7 15 Be3 l-vabinsk 1975. 6xd6 Axd6
A critical position. White's Ba5 16 b3 Eb7 17 dd2leads to t4 93 eb8 ... de 13 Bd
position is sounder and this may sharp play, e.g. 17 ... 6a7?l 18 15 fe fe 11 t
be telling in the endgame. In the 6c4 + Boey-Walter, corres 16 -Ah3 Ac8 t2a
middlegame, however, Black has 1980. t7 Bel An alterr
more chances thanks to his pawn Two blunders are 17 de22 d5l after 12 .. - €
majority in the centre and his and 17 Wh6? grc7 18 chfl a5 19 A 93 686l'-
7
5e2 d5! 20 ed db4 { BelYavskY- position is qt
piece play on the queenside.
15 6a5
W i TA Tal, Leningrad 1977. fact that S
a) 15. .. aM t6 6d4 trc8 17 t7 9c5 pawn. For er
Bb3 Ba5 18 Ael! Aa4 19 Sa3 18 de2 d5! 17 trhfl {lc:
t Matanovi6-Jansa, Lugano Ol 19 ed ab4l 0-0-0: Jansa
Black's chances are no worse in vakia ch. l9E
1968.
b) 15 ... a5 16 Ab5 Ec8 17
a this sharp Position, Matulovi6- t2
A
DeZe, Yugoslavia 1979. After 12 -.
dd4 dxd4l8 AxdT+ BxdT 19
Bxd4 EgS 2O e3 ! Schmidt-
E
H -AE H 813 14 gf+ tDr
Kunstowicz, East Germany 1973. 9 ... h6 Bxd6+ Ac-
16 f5 trc8 White is aiming either for piece 10 _0"h4 WxbT!+) 15
17 gd,Z Bc7 play on the central White squares After 10 Axf6?! Wxf6 1l hB 6e7 the m
17 . . . 0-0? is a mistake: 18 grh6 or an opening of the d-fiIe. Black Black achieves an equal game bY White has a
dc419 Ad3 e5? 20 de5!da3+ develops an initiative on the ll ... grdS! 12 ebl Ae7 13 h4 13 -0
2l Sal 1-0, Planinc-Spassov, queenside. u(b6 14 Eh3 0-0-0. After 13 I
Polanica Zdroj 1979. t2 f5 gb6 10 g5!? White loscs il
18 Weaker is 12 ... Wa5 13 ebl Other possibilities: the threat of
Ad3
0-0-0 14 s3 gb8 15 -e-h3 Ac8 16 a) 10 . .. dxe4l I gel @,f6 12 13
Not 18 Aa6? Ba8 19 He2 dcA
Bf5 Ba5 13 6xd6 Axd6 14
' t4 -l
20 Axc4 Bxc4 + Kestler- trdel h5 17 9e3 t Tal-Byrne, wii
Spassky, Dortmund 1973. Havana 1966. Exd6 0-0-0 15 Ed2 gives White 14 e5!?
rwo bishops and a small but long- e4 square fo
18 dc4 13 *bl 0-0-0
esting.
This is a complicated position a) 13... Ec8 14 g3b4 15 de2 tasting advantage.
offering chance to both sides. gf2 16 Aed4 Wxd2 17 trxd2 e5 b) 10... Ec8 ll AR $a5 12 14
Bt22 l8 ab3 t Tukmakov-Balashov, *ibl b5 13 e5 b4 14 ef bc 15 fg 15 I
11 Axf6 Odessa 1974. ixgT (15 . . . cd 16 ch(g) ab417 16L
The threat of I I . . . b4 can also b) 13 . ..M 14 de2 a5 15 Af4! a3 dxc2 18 6xd2!+) 16 8xd6 whire is I
be neutralised by ll -Q-d3, e.g. ll Bc5 16 fe fe 17 93 Ba7 18 Ah3 Ec7 l7 6e5 Axe5 18 fe Eg8 19 he also has d

. . .U 12 6e2 Bc7 13 *bl 0-0 14 + Radulov-Padevsky, Plovdiv ie2! and White has a dangerous Banas, Trn
6g3 Efb8 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 e5 1975. attack because of the threat of 20 82
.. 8c5 14 6e2 Af8 15 fe
c) 13 . lh5! Svensson-Schultz, Sweden 8..
Ivanovi6, Sochi 1979. fe16 6f4 jLh617 Axe6 Axe6 18 1986. The md
11 cf (7) Eixh6 with an unclear position, c) 10... b5 ll Axf6 8xf6 12e5 tion, whichl
 Richter-Rauzer System 9

ll ... Axf6 12 gxd6 Mikhalchishin-Belyavsky, Che- (12 Qxb5?!ab 13 bbd5 gd8! 14

9.e7 13
Ud2 b4 14 6uq Ea7 15 Be3 lyabinsk 1975. 6xd6 Axd6 15 Sxd6 We7) 12
Ua5 16b3 Eb7 17 6d2leads to t4 93 eb8 ... de 13 6dxb5 gd8!
sharp play, e.g. 17 ... 6a7?! 18 15 fe fe 11 fg ac4
ao4 + Boey-Walter, corres 16 -gh3 "gLc8
t2 6A!?
1980. t7 gel An alternative is 12 Ae2 but
Two blunders are 17 de22 d5t after 12... 6ge5 13 6xc6 Axc6
ardlT Bh6? urc7 18 Ehfl a5 19 14 93 $g6t 15 epbl h5! Black's
he2 d5! 2Ded 6b4 ] BelYavskY- position is quite safe despite the
i IA Tal, Leningrad 1977. fact that White has the extra
17 I l7 BcS pawn. For example, 16 9e3 Ae7
w.
18 6e2 d5! 17 Ehfl Ec7 18 Bf2 6e5 19 h3
19 ed ab/,l 0-0-0:Jansa-Vanas, Czechoslo-
Black's chances are no worse in vakia ch. 1986.
t7 a
a a this sharp position, Matulovi6- 12 hs!
i1 a After 12... Ae7 13 96! Axh4
l9 DeZe, Yugoslavia 1979.
H
813 t4 gf + SxfT (14 ... ef8 ls
9 ... h6 9xd6.| Ae7 16 VxdT df2 17
White is aiming either for piece 10 g"h4 gxbT!+) 15 grf4+ 4f616 8xg4
play on the central White squares After l0 Axf6?! 9xf6 ll AA 6e7 the material is equal, but
or an opening of the d-fiIe. Black Black achieves an equal game bY White has an attack.
dwelops an initiative on the ll ... gd8! 12 6bl Ae7 13 h4 13 _e.ca
queenside. gb6 14 Eh3 0-0-0. After 13 $xg5 f6! 14 Af4 e5!

12 f5 grb6 10 g5!? White loses the bishop because of

Weaker is 12 ... 8a5 13 tbbl Other possibilities: the threat of ... Af8-h6.
04{ 14 g3 *b8 15 Ah3 Ac8 16 a) 10 . . . 4xe4l I gel 6f6 12 13 Ae7
Edel h5 17 8e3 t Tal-Byrne, 6f5 8a5 13 6xd6 Axd6 14 14 g-e2
Havana 1966. Exd6 0-0-0 15 Ed2 gives White 14 e5!? with the idea to free the
13 tbbl 0-0-0 rwo bishops and a small but long- e4 square for the knight is inter-
a) 13 ... Ec8 14 93 b415 6e2 lasting advantage. esting.
gf2 16 6ed4 grxd2 17 Exd2 e5 b) 10... trcS 11 AR Ba5 12 t4 Ages
18 Ab3 t
Tukmakov-Balashov, *bl b5 13 e5 b4 14 ef bc 15 fg 15 $bl f6
Odessa 1974. AxgT (15 . . . cd 16 ch(g) ab4 t7 16 h4!
b) 813. ..M 14 de2 a5 15 af4l a3 dxc2 18 6xd2!+) 16 Bxd6 White is better develoPed and
ll 16 fe fe 17 g3 Eal 18 Ec7 17 6e5 Axe5 18 fe Eg8 19 MokrY-
he also has the initiative;
Uc5 Ah3
t[4 + Radulov-Padevsky, Plovdiv Ae2! and White has a dangerous Banas, Trnava 1986.
G5 ty75- attack because of the threat of 20 82
c)13... gc5 14 6e2 af8 15 fe Ah5! Svensson-Schultz, Sweden 8 ... h6
fe16 E,f4 gh6 17 Axe6 Axe6 l8 1986. The most popular continua-
gxh6 with an unclear position, c) 10 . . . b5 11 Axf6 Urxf6 12 e5 tion, which forces White to deter-
10 Richter-Rauzer System Rie,e

mine the position of the h4 variation. Black used to play 14 threatening 17 95 with a danger- b) 1r ... I
bishop. Here 9 Se3(B2l), 9 ... b4 15 de2e516 -e-a7 Bb7 17 ous attack for White. 13 Axd4 b4
Af4(B22), 9 Ah4(B23) should be 6cl Ae6 18 Ae3 d5; however, 12 c4l b5 Uc5 16 Ob
White seized the initiative by 19 13 95! Leningrad 19
considered.
B2t 6b3 gra4 20 g-c5 0-0 2l AxeT 13 a3 is passive- 13 ... b4l 14 t2c
9 BxeT 22 94! in Tseshkovsky; ab 6xb4 15 95 hg 16 te Ah5 12 White can
Ae3 (8)
Lerner, Moscow 1985. Ag4 trb8 with counterplay for committal mr
14 e5 Black; Dvoirys-Hasin, USSR a) 12Et Br
15 1984. trdel! (14 E
I ,,m
A
Ae3
The point is that if 15 Aa7 13 hg : Torre - I
I If 13 ... b4 then 14 6b5! is 1976)t4..-t
A
tr b7 16 94 then 16 . . . -ge6 and l7
strong- 14 ... ab 15 Axb5 Ba5 94 t Timo
,ffi 95 is impossible because of 17 . . .
b4! 16 gf+. USSR I97t.
15 -Ae6
14 fg ahs b)uaB
,r,ffi,
A 16 ad5 _Sxrts 15 6xc6! tDbl a4 15
A l1
17 ed jLdS! If 15 96 then 15 ... 6e5! is Butnorius, Vi
E -u Black intends io play Ab6 with possible, keeping the balance. t2
White intends to advance the equality. Play may continue l8 94 15 Bxc6 Or 12 .-- t

kingside pawns, and prepare 94- Ab6 19 Ae2 Axe3 20 Bxe3 Stronger than 15 Axc6 Axd4 M 15
95 either by R, 94, h4 or by f4, 94,
gb6: Dolmatov-Lerner, USSR because of 16 Wd4! 17 Ehfl and Timman-Byr
h4. ch. 1986. the threat of 18 Axh5 Exh5 29 13A
Black chooses between 9 . .. B.2112
gxgT gives White an advantage; t4a
Ae7 and 9 ... -S-d7; 9 ... dxd4 l0 f4 9c7 Petrushin-Hasin, USSR 1985. A comfi
transposes to other lines. Another possibility is l0 . . . 16 gd4 trc8 arisen: 15 Ur
Axd4 ll Axd4 b5 12 Ad3 .jLb7 Black has a certain amount of ds! 16 affi
B21l 9 ... g-e7
8212 9 ... _e-d7 (12...b413 da4 trb8 14 gf2t) counerplay on the queenside. Przewoznik-{
B2l3 9 ... gc7 13 trhel (13 ge2 isn't bad-13 B2t2 1979.
B2lll 9... Ae7 ... 8a5 14 eb1 0-0 15 e5! with 9 ... -Q-d7 82122
10f3 the initiative for White in the A developing move which 108
Another continuation is l0 f4. centre) 13 . . . 0-0 14 gPbl. White's simultaneously prepares ... b5. Preparingl
10 6xd4 chances are clearly better. Now there is a choice. 10

11 Axd4 b5 11 _Ae2
B2t2t t0 f4 11 S{
Black develops an initiative on ll 94 is bad because of 1l ... 82122 t0 R 1l 6xc6 !
the queenside to balance White's dxd4 12 Axd4 e5. 82121 the spirit of
attack on the other side. l1 _Q.d7
10 f4 b5 Wc7 13 €
t2 h4 Ba5 If ll ... Axd4 12 Wxd4 (12 11 -g"d3 -Ae7 96!: Gipsfis-
13 wo Eb8 Axd4 is possible - l2 . . . b5 13 e5!
a) 11 ... 6xd4 12 Axd4 b4 13 1979.
t4 ebl with sharp position) 12 . . . 0-0, 13 ie2 Ua5 14 Axf6 gf 15 *bl 11

This is an important position 94! is strong and if 13 ... e5 then

Uc5 16 f5 1 Psakhis-Ivanovi6, Threatenir
for an assessment of the whole 14 grd3 ef 15 Axf4 tre8 26 Egl! Sochi 1979.
 Richter-Rauzer System I I

h4 variation. Black used to play 14 threatening 17 g5 with a danger- b) 11 ... 9c7 12 Ehel 6xd4
9 ... M 15 Ae2e516 9-aZ trb7 17 ous attack for White. 13 Axd4 b4 14 Axf6 Sf 15 6e2
be 6cl Ae6 l8 Ae3 d5; however, 12 c4l b5 Bc5 16 $bl t Tal-Radulov,
White seized the initiative by 19 13 c5! Lenhgrad 1977.
6b3 Ba4 20 Ac5 0-0 21 AxeT 13 a3 is passive- 13 ... b4l 14 12 ebl
ExeT 22 94! in Tseshkovsky; ab Axb4 15 95 hg 16 fe 6h5 12 White,can also chooss a more
Irrner, Moscow 1985. lg4 trb8 with counterplay for committal move:
14 e5 Black; Dvoirys-Hasin, USSR a) 12 h3 6xd4 13 Axd4 Ac6 14
15 1984. trdel! (14 trhel 0-0 15 a3 WbS!
-Q-e3
The point is that if 15 Aa7 13 hg : Torre - Tseshkovsky, Manila
Eb7 16 94 then 16 . . . Ae6 and 17 If 13 ... b4 then 14 6b5! is t976) 14... o-0 15 ebl ad7 t6
95 is impossible because of 17 . . .
strong- 14 ... ab 15 6xb5 8a5 94 t Timoshenko-Tukmakov,
M! 16 gf+. USSR 1978.
15 -fle6
t4 fg Ah5 b) 12 AR b4 t3 de2 a5 14
16 ArE Axd5 15 Axc6! 6bl a4 15 h3 gb8 o Haik-
l7 ed jLds! If 15 96 then 15 ... 6e5! is Butnorius, Vilnius 1977.
Black intends to play Ab6 with possible, keeping the balance. t2 6xd4
thc equality. Play may continue 18 94 t5 gxc6 Or 12 ... 0-0 13 h3 6xd4 14
g+- Ab6 19 Ae2 Axe3 20 Bxe3 Stronger than 15 Axc6 Axd4 b4 15 6e2 d5?! 16 e5 I
Eb6: Dolmatov-Lerner, USSR because of 16 Bd4! 17 Ehfl and Timman-Byrne, Haifa Ol 1976.
94,
ch. 1986. the threat of 18 Axh5 Exh5 29 13 Axd4 M
9 B2tt2 gxgT gives White an advantage; 14 de2 0-0
10 f4 Bc7 Petrushin-Hasin, USSR 1985. A complicated position has
Another possibility is 10 . .. 16 gd4 Ec8 arisen: 15 BxM?! (15 h3!?) 15 ...
6xd4 ll Axd4 b5 12 Ad3 .fLb7 Black has a certain amount of d5! 16 Axf6 Axf6 17 e5 Ae7 o
(12 . . .b4 13 da4 E b8 14 gf2t) counerplay on the queenside. Przewoznik-Simczak, Nalenchuv
13 Ehel (13 Be2 isn't bad-13 v2t2 1979.
... Ba5 14 ePbl 0-0 15 e5! with 9 .. . -Q"d7 82122
the initiative for White in the A developing move which 10R
f4. centre) 13 . . . 0-0 14 $bl. White's simultaneously piepares ... b5. Preparing 94.
chances are clearly better. Now there is a choice. 10 b5
11 -CI-e2
B2t2t t0f4 11 94
ll 94 is bad because of 1l ... 82122 t0 R 1l 6xc6 Axc6 12 6e2 is not in
dxd412 Axd4 e5. B2t2t the spirit of the position: 12 ...
11 _S.d7 10 f4 b5 Sc7 13 ad4 -e-d7 14 94
If 11 . .. 6xd4 12 *xd4 (12 11 -e-il ^CI-e7 96!:Gipslis-Veingold, Moscow
a) 11 . ..
$xd412 Axd4 b4 13 1979.
Axd4 is possible - 12 . . . b5 13 e5!
with sharp position) 12 . . . 0-0, 13 Be2 9a5 14 Sxf6 gf 15 tEbl 11 6e5!?
94! is strong and if 13 ... e5 then
Uc5 16 f5 t Psakhis-Ivanovi6, Threatening 12 . . . b4 13 dce2
14 tsld3 ef 15 axf4 Ee8 26 Egl! Sochi 1979.
12 Richter-Rauzer System Riehra

6c4!. Other moves do not give 10 ... Ae7!? ll

h4 $e5 12 94 intends to play 12 e5 or, if the White an ad
Black any counterplay: b5 13 95 6h5 14 f4 ac4 o Sak- opportunity arises, D Ad5. Winants, Os
a) 11 . . . Ae7 12 h4 b4 13 6xc6 sis-Lanka, Riga 1980. 12 Ba5 t4
Axc6 14 de2 d5 l5 Ad4 Bc7 16 11 94 6e5 If ll . . . Wc7 Black would face, Or 14.. - Er
e5 6d7 17 f4 ! Semerov-Kurass, 12 h4 apa.rt from the standard 12 h4, (threatening I

Alushta 1978. Also possible is 12 Ad3 b5 13 also the possibility of 12 6d5!?. Eh2 95 l8 !
b) 11 . ..b4?'! 12 Ace2 6e5 13 g5 hg 14 Axg5 bc4 15 Axc4 Then if 12 . . . dxd513 ed Ad7 14 20 ad4+ ad
6g3! Ae7 14 h4 ! Chiburda- tgxc4 16 6bl t Dolmatov-van de Axe6 15 Ad3t or 12 ... pressure on
nidze-Kozlovskaya, Tbilisi 1976. der Wiel, Amsterdam 1980. ixd5 13 ed Ec8 (13 . .. e5 14 Mokry-Csom,
t2 ailt b4 822 rEbl Ae7 l5 -CI.cl b5 1694!+) 14 15 Aa
13 dce2 d5 9 Af4 c3 b5 15 Bbl Ae7 16 g-cl 0-0 17 16 ac
14 Aca The aim of this move is to Put h4 Efe8 18 -e-e2 Af8 19 94 with 17 g4
The complications in the centre pressure on the d6 square and to :ul attack for White on the White has tl
develop rapidly in White's favour support the advance e,l-c5. kingside; Matulovic-Martinovic, nez-Shrancz, I
since he is better develoPed. 9 ... _Ad7 Vrsac 1985. 8222
14 6xd3* Completing the develoPment of If 1l . . . Ae7 White transposes 11 f}
Or 14 . .. Wc7 15 Ae2! de 16 the queenside and intending to to the position covered in the text 12 uG
12e5 gdT g
Af4 ad5 17 Axe5 Bxe5 18 fe * play 10... b5 and 10... e5 (9... by l2h4 (unpromising is 12 Axd6
Dolmatov-Foisor, Graz 1978. e5? 10 6xc6 bc ll Pxe5t). lxd6 6d5 or 12 e5 Ah5 l3
13 e5 lent game.
15 Sxd3 e5 10 fixc6 Hxc6 (9) Ae3 Bc7 14 Ae2 96:Chandler- t2
16 ed ed lvanovic, Plovdiv 1983) 12 ... 13lj
17 Ehel! 9a5 13 R trdS. t4 a'
White has a very strong attack A
t2R Bd8 (10) If 14 ed ar
for the piece: l7 de? 18 prorusng qrE
Bxe3* Ae7 19 d6 Ae6 20 de 10 6xf4! 16 Exr
VxeT 2l Ed4 + KuPreichik- I A .$Lb6 15 ed A:
Tseshkovsky, Moscow 1976, or t th4 Black tel
tive by 17 - -
17 ...6xd5 18 -CI"95+ del 19
AxeT AxeT 20 Bxd4 * KuPrei- Tukmakov, II
chik-Peshina, KlaiPeda 1980. t4
B2t3
A 15 tt
9 ... Bc7 Black's counterthreats to the e4 A If15e5€
10f3 square has neutralized White's at-
t+\
E Black achietu
l0 f4 Ae7 is less solid, e.g. 11 tack against the d6 square. White by 16... Ac7
Ae2 6a5!? 12 grd3 b5 oo Chibur- has the choice between I I grel, I I 13 h4 -fle7 19 93 0-0 Kh
danidze-Csom, Baku 1980, or R and ll Be2. t4 6b1 1984.
11-e.d3 dxd412 Axd4e5l3 Ae3 B22t 14 a3 is interesting- 14 a3 b5 l5 15

-CI-e6 14 f5 Ad7:Boitkevich- 11 8e1!? 94 gb6 (ls . . . b4?! 16 da2+) t6 The bishopl

Lanka, Riga 1980. The most logical continuation: ie3 8b7 17 Egl!? 6d7 18 g5 to the threat r
l0 ad7 White defends the e4 square and threatening 19 96 which gives 17 Axf6 9fr
 Richter-Rauzer System 13

l0 ... Ae7!? ll h4 de5 12 94 intends to play 12 e5 or, if the White an advantage, Ghinda-
b5 13 95 Ah5 14 f4 dc4 o Sak- opportunity arises, D Ads. Winants, Ostend 1985.
sirlanka, Riga 1980. 12 tya5 t4 b5
l6 11 94 6e5 If 1l . . . gc7 Black would face, Or 14 . . . Ed7 15 94 b5 16 g-h3
12 h4 apart from the standard 12 h4, (threatening 94-9196) 96 17
Also possible is 12 Ad3 b5 13 dso the possibility of 12 6d5!?. trh2 95 18 Ag3 b419 de2 Bc7
l3 g5 hg 14 -C"xgs 6c4 15 Axc4 Thenif 12 . . . Axd5 13 ed Ad7 14 20 ad4+ and White has a strong
Uxc4 16 Bbl t Dolmatov-van de Axe6 15 Ad3t or 12 ... pressure on Black's position,
der Wiel, Amsterdam 1980. Axd5 13 ed Ec8 (13 ... e5 14 Mokry{som, Prague 1985.
BN rlbl Ae7 15 Acl b5 16 94!+) 14 15 Ad3 M
9 Af4 c3 b5 15 Sbl Ae7 16 Acl 0-0 17 16 de2 gb6
The aim of this move is to Put M Efe8 18 g-e2 Af8 19 94 with 17 94
pressrue on the d6 square and to an attack for White on the White has the initiative; Marti-
support the advance e4-<5. tingside; Matulovic-Martinovic, nez-Shrancz, Hungary 1984.
9 ... -CI.d7
Yrsac 1985. 8.222
Completing the develoPment of If ll ... Ae7 White transposes 11 R ds!
l6 the queenside and intending to to the position covered in the text 12 Sel
+ play 10... b5 and 10 ... e5 (9 . . . by l2h4 (unpromising is 12 Sxd6 12 e5 6d7 gives Black an excel-
e5? l0 ll Axe5+).
6xc6 bc Axd6 l3 e5 6d5 or 12e5 Ah5 l3 lent game.
10 6xc6 Axc6 (9) le3 9c7 14 He2 96:Chandler- t2 .gLM
Ivanovic, Plovdiv 1983) 12 ... 13 a3 -Aa5
Ua5 13 B Ed8. t4 ad2
w l' t2R Ed8 (10) If 14 ed 6xd5 15 b4 follows a
It I
promising queen sacrifice- 15 . . .
& dxf4l 16 Exd8 Axd8; if 14 b4
t- I A "$Lb6 15ed Axd5 16 Ae5 0-0 17
C A th4 Black takes over the initia-
t9 tive by l7 ... a5!; Denisenko-
I

Tukmakov, USSR 1983.

A
14 Be7
A 15 ebl
Black's counterthreats to the e4 A If 15 e5 ad7 16 €bl then
square has neutralized White's at- -E-
rc\ Black achieves an active position
ll tack against the d6 square. White by 16 . . . 9-c7 17 t4 f6 l8 ef Wxf6
has the choice between I I 9el, I I 13 h4 -CI-e7
19 93 0-0 Kholmov-Glek, USSR
ll
R and Ute2. t4 *bl 1984.
Bm 14 a3 is interesting- 14 a3 b5 l5 15 "Ab6
11 9e1!? # gU0 (ls . . . b4?t t6 6a2+) t6 The bishop has to retreat owing
The most logical continuation: Ae3 Bb7 t7 Betl? 6d7 18 95 to the threat of 16 6xd5! Axd2
White defends the e4 square and threatening 19 96 which gives 17 6xf6 Bxf6 l8 gxd2 winning
I 4 Richter- Rauzer System Richtc

the pawn. 15 ... Sc7 is also B.23 ab3 e6 8 Ae2!? a6 9 0-0 Ae7 l0 Bxd6 Exd6 i
played. 9 -Ah4 Axe4!? "e.t ia5 l1 $-e3 Sc7 12 *h7 24 q*cl
16 ed Axd5 10 gf4 g5!? Zra5tirxa5 13 grd2 Ad7 (13 ... @gdl 95 27 c
tj 6xd5 pxd5 Clearer than l0 . . . {g5, where '}[r 14 ad5t) 14 f4 Ac6 15 -Q-R 28b4! + 942
18 :Sc3 1l Axc6 bc 12 Wa4 grb6 13 f4 2d: (15 ... Wb4?! 16 a5t) 16 30b5933lh
id fbl t &c7 17 a5 0-0 18 Aa4 b5 Ec7 34 Ec2
White is slightly more active, ah7 14 Ac4 leads to an unclear
but Black's position is quite solid; position: 14 ... Ad7?! 15 Ehel !9 ab Bb7 20 gd3 Efd8 2l b4 Hc2 dd1 32
Serper-Hasin, USSR 1984. d5 16 f5! and White has a danger- 'xlrcnding c4, Ac3) 2l . . .
g5t? 22 33bc Ec1 A
8223 ous attack; Thipsay-Ravi Hegde, e-1 (22 fg Aes oo) 22 . . . gf 23 gf 3l Ec2 ,]d7
11 Be2 India 1983. 2t6 24 6c3 *h8? (24 ... d5 25 bc (33... f6:
With this move White defends 14 ... Eb8!? is sharPer: 15 e5d426 Axc6 Wxc627 Axd4 t) +) 34 Exe5
(
the e4 point, planning 94 and trhel Bxb2+ 16 Bd2 gb4 17 t_i ilifl2! d5 26 ed 6xd5 27 6xd5 Ec4 36
=fl
Ag2. He also threatens l2 6d5! Bxc6 Ad7 18 Bxa6 Ec8 with ih4+ 28 @e2 Exd5 (28 . .. 37 HD
=ra
Alternatives are: unclear play; Westerinen- ztd5 29 Axd5 E xd5 30 Bc3 + ! 39 *f4 =a.4,
a) 11 $e3 e5 12 Ag3 Ae7 13 Schussler, FRG 1985). mrending gc7 +) 29 Wc3+ (29 @s2M42A
$bl 0-0 14 Ae2 gc7:Prand- 11 $xe4 gh :rd5! Axd5 30 gc3+) 29 ...e5 *e5 44 =V
stetter-Ivanovi6, Nalenchuv 12 6xc6 bc -:0 Axd5 Ab5+ 31 ed2 Bxd5+ Ea2+ 6 a
1979. 13 &xc6* -11 if,cl Af6 33 eb2
ge6 34 fe Ba2+ 48 rDt
-S-d7
b) 11 Bel Wa5 12 Ac4 Ae7 13 t4 Be4 trb8 (11) tsc8 35 Bxc8* Bxc8 36 ef * 6g2 50 =h
Ab3 0-0-0 14 ebl Bc7 15 R ac437 Ac5 Bf4 38 trel Bxf6+ ehl 52 El
-19 c3 g'dS 40
jLd4+ f6 4l Ee6 Exh2 54 Eb
Ehe8 oo Dvoiris-Hasin, Kazarr
1980.
11
W g A
tg842b7 grb8 43 Ecl + @f7 44
45 tsg7+ l-0.
11 Ba5 I =xf6+ @e7
ll.. . gc7 is playable since 12
I Balashov-Kh
Minsk, l9t6
Ad5l? is not dangerous: 12 ...
6xd5 13 ed Ab5 14 B'e4 e5 15 Belyavsky-Sosonko 1e4c52iR
Tilburg 1981 6f6 5 tsc3 ?
Ae3 Ae7 T Korsunsky-Makari-
chev, USSR 1979, or 12 . . . Axd5
A
a
a I e4 c5 2 AR d6 3 d4 cd 4 dxd,4 Ae7 8 0-0{ (
a A
13 ed e5 14 Ag3 Ae7 15 f4 ds ll ab5 j
E g
ie7 8 0-0-0 0-0 9 f4 h6 10 Ah4 e5 AxeT BxeT
Ad7:Polovodin-Lanka, Riga
1980. Black has good prosPects of H af5 Axf5 12 ef Sa5 13 gbl 6c5 16 Dd4
12 $xd6 Axd6 creating an attack on the queen- . E ad8 14 Axf6 Axf6
E feS (13 . . (17 . ..
gxd2 16 Hxd2 +) 14 94
=fct
13 trxd6 side. [5 ad5 Axb5 19 ab r
Now both 13 . . . 0-0 14 B E4fc8 3xg4?! 15 AxeT flxe7 16 trgl de420 dro(
15 Sbl b5 16 Be3 t Pan- Illustrative Games af6 t7 Abs (17 Bg2 6xf5 18 Axd3 (22 E
chenko-Ivanovi6, Sochi 1979, id3 e4 19 dxe4 6xe4 20 Axe4 Axa4 24 Ext
and 13 ... gb4 t4 Hd2 +-+ Marjanovi6-Popovi6 =xe4
2l gxe4 *) 17 ... Axf5! Eh3) 2s Ed
Belyavsky-Csom, Baku 1980, are Yugoslavia 1980 [8 sxe8 trxeS 19 6e4 Bd8 (19 Efl ele7 28 ,
.w.xd2 20 6xf6+ €fB 21
possible. le4c52aRd63d4cd4dxd4 8xe7 30 Uxo
Af6 5 Ac3 6c6 6 -e"Cs gb6 7 =xd2 !) 20 Axd6 Bxd6 2l 31 Sc6 Adl
 Richter-Rauzer System I 5

BB Bb3 e6 8 Ae2!? a6 9 0-0 Ae7 10 Bxd6 6xd6 22fe Hxel 23 Exd6

9 -0-h4 dxe{f! * da5 ll Ae3 9c7 12 *h7 24 6cl Ee2 25 Ed2 Be7 26
10 WfA g5!? 6xa5Bxa5 13 grd2 Ad7 (13 ... Egdl 95 27 c4h5 (27 ... a5!? oo)
Clearer than l0 . . . 695, where 0{ 14 Ad5t) 14 f4 Ac6 15 AR 28b41 +
9429 c5 *e6(29 ...ha
1l 6xc6 bc 12 Wa4 E/b6 13 f4 Ad7 (15 ... gb4?! 16 a5t) 16 30 b5 933l hg hg 32 c6 bc 33 bc
Ah7 14 Ac4 leads to an unclear Efbl t Wc7 17 a5 0-0 l8 6a4b5 Hc7 34 trc2 +) 30 b5 trc7 31
position: 14 ... Ad7?! 15 Ehel 19 ab Bb7 20 Urd3 trfd8 2l b4 Hc2 dd1 32 c6 de5 33 Ec5 bc
d5 16 f5! and White has a danger- (ntending c4, $c3) 2l . . . g5l'-l 22 33 bc Ec7 34 Ec2 +) 30 b5 Ec7
ous attack; Thipsay-Ravi Hegde, 6 Q2fg Aes oo) 22 ... gf 23 st 3l Bc2 Ad7 32 c6 6e5 33 Ec5
India 1983. af6 24 6c3 *h8? (24 ... ds 2s bc (33 ... f6 34 Exe5! fe 35 trd7
14 ... trb8!? is sharPer: 15 e5d426 Axc6 9xc627 Axd4 t) *) 34 Exe5 * I cb* 35 Bd2
Ehel Bxb2+ 16 *d2 erb4 17 N ,tf2t d5 26 ed 4xd1 27 dxd5 E c4 36 E fl (36 6e3!) 36 . . . Ba4
Bxc6 Ad7 18 Bxa6 Ec8 with Ah4+ 28 *eZ trxd5 (28 ... 3'7 Ef2 Exa2* 38 Se3 tra3*
unclear play; Westerinen- Axd5 29 Axd5 E xd5 30 gic3 + ! 39 6f4 Ea4+ 40 ec3 Ea3+ 4l
l3 Schussler, FRG 1985). intending Sc7 +) 29 Wc3+ (29 @e2b44242 Hefl b3?!43 Ef6+
11 Sxe4 gh Axd5! Axd5 30 Sc3 +; 29 . . . e5 *C5 44 tr2f5+ 6)h4 45 trh6
12 6xc6 bc 30 Axd5 Ab5+ 3l *d2 Bxd5a tra2+ 46 SCI Eal* 47 @f2
13 Bxc6* Ad7 32 tDcl Af6 33 Sb2 9e6 34 fe Ea2-+ 48 Be3 em 49 trhxh5+
l3 14 gre4 Eb8 ( 11) Ec8 35 Bxc8* Bxc8 36 ef * gg2 50 Ehg5 tra4 5l Ef2+
R gd37 Ac5 Bf4 38 Eel Bxf6+ Shl 52 Eb2 Ea2 53 Exb3
39 c3 Bd8 40 Ad4+ f6 4l Ee6 Bxh2 54 Ebl + 1-O:
*g842b7 gb8 43 BCr+ *fl44
_f t Exf6+ *e7 45 @g7+ 1-0.
t2 I Balashov-Khalifman
Minsk, 1986
l5 Belyavsky-Sosonko le4c52and63d4cd46xd4
Tilburg 1981 6f6 5 dc3 bc6 6 Ag5 e6 7 Wd2
,,,ffi,
A a
a
a
le4c52aRd63d4cd4dxd4 Ae7 8 0-0-0 0-0 9 ab3 a5 l0 a4
5f4 g H
Of6 5 6c3 6c6 6 Ag5 e6 7 Wd2 d5 ll Ab5 6b4 12 e5 6d7 13
RiF le7 8 0-0-0 0-0 9 f4 h6 10 $h4 e5 AxeT BxeT 14 f4 b6 15 Ehel
Black has good prospects of ll af5 Axf5 12 ef Ba5 13 ebl 6c5 16 6d4 Ad7 17 6b1 Eac8?
creating an attack on the queen- Efe8 (13... Ead8 14 Axf6 Axf6 (17 ... Efc8!? intending 18 ...
side. 15 ad5 Sxd2 16 Exd2 +) 14 94 Axb5 19 ab a4) 18 94 Efd8 19 f5
Bxg4?! 15 AxeT 6xe7 16 trgl 6e4 2O 6xe4 de 2l c3*. ad3 22
Illustrative Games Af6 t7 -e-b5 (17 Bg2 Axf5 18 $xd3 (22 @xe4 ef) ed 23 gf4!
ld3 e4 19 dxe4 6xe4 20 Axe4 Hxa4 24 Exd3 Urh4 (prevents 25
-+ Mrrienovi6-Popovi6 Zxe4 2l Mxe4 *) 17 ... 6xf5! Hh3) 25 trde3 Ec4 26 fe fe 27
ire Yogmtavia 1980 18 Axe8 Exe8 19 6e4 Bd8 (19 Efl Be7 28 6f5l 9c7 29 6e7't
le4c52dBd63d4cd4dxd4 -. . Bxd2 20 dxf6+ gf8 2l BxeT 30 Bxc4 b5?! (30 . . . Ae8!?)
af6 5 6c3 6c6 6 AC5 Eib6 7 Exd2 t) 20 Axd6 Bxd6 2l 3l gc6 Adl 32 h3? (32 Be4+)
16 Richter-Rauzer System

b4! 33 cb ab 34 b3 h6 35 Bc4 rEcT 35 c4 b6! 36 ab *xb6t) 35

sh8?! (35 ... *a'l 36 Ed3 Ea8
37 trdxdl g-a2* 38 6cl Wh239
B *e6* 6h8 40 Ed2! Eal + 4l
*c2 Ba2* 42 *bll+ +) 36
Ed3 l:0.
AR? (35 c4t +) 35. . . tfc8 36 cA?l
(36 Ae2t) Afl!:37 gdl?! (37
h4 b6!:) M! 38 ab 6xb6 39 c5
Ad5 40 Ael 6e7 4l h4 $c7 42 2 Sozin System
AR 6c6 l$. @3 Axc6:1.

Tseshkovsky-Yudasin Rodriguez-Popovic le4c5 idea-a

USSR Championship, 1986 fS6
Dubei Otynpird 2 an 6c6 One r
le4c526Rd63d4cd46xd4 le4c52and63d4cd46xd4 3d4 cd plan is I

df6 5 6c3 6c6 6 Ag5 e6'l Wd2 6f6 5 .Dc3 dd 6 AC5 e6 7 9d2 4 6xt4 6f6 ing to
Ae7 8 0-0-0 0-0 9 f4 6xd4 lO Ae7 8 04{ 0{ 9 f4 h6 l0 Ah4 e5 5 Aca d6 Anotho
9xd4 Ba5 I I Ac4 Ad7 12 e5 de 1l af5 Axf5 12 ef ef 13 rEbl d5 6 Ac4 play m
13 fe Ac6 t4 9Ld2 Ad7 15 Ad5
The strategic basis of this con- d5, e6 a
14 Axf6 lxf6 15 6xd5 Ae5 16
tinuation is the struggle for the
grd8 16 AxeT SxeT 17 Ehel Ac4b5! 17 ixb5 Eb8l8 d ad4 acteris
19 Ehel f6 N 14 a6t? 2l Lxa6 light squares. The drawbacks are
ab6 18 afl!? Efd8! 19 gg4 side, tfo
the early commitment of the light- castling
Wc5! 20 grb4!? (20 Ah6 g6! Ab1 22 lb5 tra8 23 gxd4!?
intending2l ... Bd5-a2or2l ... squared bishop and its instability Thc
Lxd424 Exd4 R! 25 gf Va7l26
on c4. 6 ... e6 is the customary
Ab5) grf2!? 2l Vf4 Vrt4 22 E A Q6 Ede4!?) 26 . . . ZxR 27 variatb
Axf4 Exdl 23 Exdl ad1 (23 ... de7 +? Q7 *a^2) 27 . . . *h7 28 reply, followed by the develop- Al 7Al
ment of first the kingside and then 427 tu
a5l?) 24 b3 rDfB 25 ,bb2 tEe8 26 ag6 Eg8 29 ldn Eb8 30 Eedl
Ec5 3l le6 Efc3T 1 32 Ee2 the queenside. In addition, 6 . .. aa5
saQ6g3t?)h627 Ae2 g5!28 Ae3
a6 29 a4 Ed8 30 a5 af8 3l Ue3 33 Edd2 Bel + 34 c8a2 Bb6 and 6 ... Ad7 are possible. A37A'
Exd8+ *xd8 32 Sc3t il-el1 Ea3* ! 0:1. A6...e6 j-e7
B6"'urb6 1i47 A.t
A A57qt
6 ... 6 (12) A1
7
I2 tf 7 -.
W
iL I 8c7 lO'
seizesd
ab713
Acl Bt
Hartstc
t972lTt-
A an adra
ab3(12
b5 14b{
White's plan of development Exas l7
centres on a primary strategic noi, Sfu
d n X eb 3xb6t) 35
):f5-- -*cA36cA?l
SII!:37 tdl?! (37
)m3tebBxM39c5 2 Sozin System
"&cl tG71[h1-
*c7 42
}f(8 Arc6:;.
le/ c5 idea-an attack on the e6 square.
2 aR Ac6 One method of carrying out this
qiBtr3dlcd4 6xd4
3d4 cd plan is the advance f4-f5, intend-

6 Lg5e67 Vd2
4 Axt4 Af6 ing to exchange pawns on e6.
,fl6l0 Ah4e5 5 6c3 d6 Another method involves piece
,&6 [2 € d tt cbl d5
6 -e-c4
play on the squares which attack
The strategic basis of this con- d5, e6 and f5. The former is char-
&fi 15 Brd5 Ae5 16 tinuation is the struggle for the acterised by castling on the same
ril&ff tbt l8 o4 6d4 light squares. The drawbacks are side, the latter by opposite wing
3D * frl 2l Ara6 the early commitment of the light- castling.
IE -&16 trs 23 tsxd4!? squared bishop and its instability The following most topical
I,il fI 6 gl Aa7t 26
on c4. 6 ... e6 is the customarY variations will be covered here:
r@, x --- E{3 2',7 reply, followed by the develoP- Al 7 Ae3 Ae7 8 0-0 0-0 9 -e"b3
@rran---ch728 ment of fust the kingside and then ,{2 7 -Q"e3 a6 8 8e2 Bc7 9 0-0-0
Aar! Ebt 30 Eedl the queenside. In addition, 6 ... 6a5
,&6 IE3+ + 32 Ee2 Bb6 and 6 .. . Ad7 are Possible. A3 7 9"e3 a6 8 Be2 Bc7 9 0-0-0
a& Gt+ A *a2 A6...e6 3-e7
B 6 ... gb6 A4 7 Ab3 a6 8 Ae3 Ae7 9 f4
A ,A,5 7 -CI.b3 a6 8 0-0 Ae7 9 Bhl
6 ... e6 (12) A1
7 Ae3 9-e7
t2 E lf 7 ...
a6 8 0-0 6a5?! 9 Ad3
W I I I 9c7.10 8e2 Ae7 ll f4 b5, White
,,ru seizes the initiative with 12 a3
.lr
.$Lb7l3 Eadl Ec814 ePhl0-015
,,ffi Acl 6c4 16 ER s6 17 Eh3 t
_q Hartston-Tukmakov, Hastings
1972173. White also emerges with
A A A an advantage after ll ... Ad7 12
g AB 02a41'!)12... -Sc6 B Ad2
b5 14 b4 Ad7 15 6xb5 ab 16 ba
White's plan of development Exa5 17 c4 t Ciocaltea-Korch-
centres on a primary strategic noi, Siegen Ol 1970.
 r
18 Sozin System

I 0-0 0-0 9c7 14 6xe7 8xe7 15 ab 14 Exb5 6xe4 f5 5t

Not 8 . .. 6xe4? 9 6xe4 d5 l0 Ab7:. 15 gd3 d5 16 f5 Af6 17 Axf6 urd3
ab5! +. l3 -e.b7 6xf6 18 c4 t Fischer-Weinstein, hin{
9 14 Erdf grcE usA 19s8/s9.
-CI"b3
The starting position. White 15 zfut (13) A113
prepares f4-f5, while Black reacts 9 ... t6 lht
by choosing a plan for the elimi- 13
This is the main line. 9 ... b4!1
nation of the bishop on b3 with B
-t t Axd4 l0 Axd4 b5 has also been
tried: ll 6xb5 Aa6 12 c4 Axb5
Uel i
e5&
.. . 6a5, or by develoPing quietlY
with . . . a6, gcl, Sd7 etc, or by 13 cb Axe4 14 Wg4 df615 Pe2 w
initiating counterplay on the t Fischer-Korchnoi, Rovinj- Ert;va
queensidewith...b5: Zagreb,1970. fe Br
Alll 9 ... 6a5 A 10 f4 (14) Axd
A1129... -e"d7
p6
A113 9 ... a6 Refi
'"ffi,
A111
9 ... Aa5 White prepiles to double the
t A

The drawback to this move is rooks either along the d-file or I

the loss of control over the e5 along the f-file. White's position is LG
square. more active. In Kindermann-D. 15 .E
l0f4M Gurevich, Beer-Sheva 1986, after t74
Thcre is no way to Prevent I I 15 ... C6 White achieved an ad- A pafii
A
e5, e-g- l0 - - - gc7? ll adb5 +- Yantage by 16 Adb5! f5 16 Bg3
21
Ro
ll c5 de l7 fe 6g7 18 6d6! isil
lr
UrfJA Lb712 g4 Ec8 13 95 Att2 -a-d
Exc3! l4 bc axd T Padevsky- 9 ... _0.d7 10 6xd4 Ed3
Botvinnik, Moscow 1956. 10 f4 6xd4 Alternatives are: Varr
ll Ae8 11 Axd4 9-c6 a) 10... 6a5 ll f5! 6xb3 12

t2 vc4 12 Be2 b5 ab Bc7 13 ErR ef (13 . . . e5?! 14

ftt
f5leads by force to a comPli-
12 12 ... Ba5 13 f5 e5 14 Af2 6de2 b5 15 94 b4 16 95 +
cated endgame, where White has Ad8 15 Eadl + Fischer-Pilnik, Fischer-Hamani, Netanya 1968) grr{
a minimal advantage: 12 . . . de 13 Chile 1959. 14 6xf5 Axf5 15 Bxf5 b5 16 -0.d
fe 6xb3 14 Ac6 Bd6! 15 Bxd6 13 6xb5 Axb5 ^Ad4 t. Yurtayev-Lerner, rcl
(15 Ad5? Ah4!+) Axd6 16 ab a) 13 . .. lxe4?! 14 BxaT e5 15 Frrtnzn 1979. a5 ft
Axe6 17 AxaT Eb8 Fischer- fe de 16 Ae3 8b8 l7 Ab5 + b) l0 ... 8c7 ll f5 dxd4 12 rin+
Korchnoi, Cwacao 1962. Fischer-Saidy, USA 1957. Axd4 b5 13 a3 ef A Ad5 gd8 15
t2 6xb3 b) 13 ... e5 14 fe de 15 Ae3 dxeT* BxeT ef t -Ardian-
16
13 ab 6xe42 16 * Fischer-Nie- syah-Rodrigtez, Manila 197 9 .
=xfAI 959.
vergeldt, Ziirich c) 10... Ba5?! ll ehl Ad7 12 IiIo
13 6c6 is unpromising: 13 . ..
 Sozin SYstem 19

t4 dxe7 BxeT 15 ab 14 Sxb5 dxe4 f5 6xd4 l3 Axd4 ef 14 ef Ac6 15

ls gd3 d5 16 f5 Af6 17 Axf6 Ed3 Eae816 Eadl t Romanis-
l3 -e"b7 6xf6 l8 c4 t Fischer-Weinstein, hin-Kuzrnin, Riga lZ 1979.
11 Eadl Sc8 usA 1958/s9. 11 Axd4 b5
ilt zt2l? ( 13 ) 4113 12 e5!
9 ... a6 Stronger
-12
thar, 12 a32l (12 f5?
This is the main line. 9 ... b4! +) ... -e"b7 13 gor (t:
6xd4 10 Axd4 b5 has also been Bel a5! 14 Eadl b4 15 ab ab 16
tried: ll 6xb5 Aa6 12 c4 Axb5 e5 de 17fe dd7 18 Ae4 Axe4 19
13 cb Axe4 14 $g4 bf6 15 Be2 9xe4 6c5 T Klovsky-Tavadian,
+ Fischer-Korchnoi, Rovinj- Erevan l98l) 13 . ..a5 14 e5 de 15
Zagreb,l97O. fe dd7 16 6xb5 Ac5! 17 Axc5
10 f4 ( 14) Axc5* 18 ghl Bg5 with com-
pensation, Fischer-SPasskY,

t4 si Reykjavik
12
1972.

prepares to double the

B I I 13 fe
de
adj
,i}.r' along the d-file or t t4 . Ae4
f{le. White's position is Less effectiveis 14 BR 6c5!
dnc- In Kindermann-D. 15 Axc5 Axc5* 16 Shl Bc7
Bccr-Sheva 1986, after 17 de4 Ab7 with an unclear
-A
Gl Stite achieved an ad- a
A
21
position
- Ciocaltea-Gheorghiu,
F tr
15 adb5! fs 16 gc3 Romania 1973, but also possible
E AET lt ad6! is 14 th5 Ac5 15 Eadl Ab7 16
Axc5 Axc5+ 17 ghl Bc7 18

, t-d7 10 6xd4 trd3 t Kuzmin-Ermenkov,

I ;' ixd4 Alternatives are: Yarna 1976.
tl &da ic6 a) 10... aasll f5! 6xb3 12 t4 _e"b7

m .GIE ab Bc7 13 gR ef (13 . .. e5?l 14 15 dd6

--- tr.5 13 F c5 14 Af2 dde2 b5 15 94 b4 16 95 + Stronger than 15 Bg4 Axe4! 16
15 ldl * tuer-Pilnik, Fischer-Hamani, Netanya 1968) Bxe4 6c5 17 WC4 (17 Sxc5
!tt_ 14 6xf5 Axf5 15 Bxf5 b5 16 Axc5* l8 6hl Sd4 T Jime-
lX Bili Axb5 -gd4 t. Yurtayev-Lerner, nez-Lein, Cienfuegos 1972) 17 . . .
Lfri.t4 6xa7 e515 Frurzn 1979. a5 18 c3 6xb3 19 ab Ud5:Est-
---
16 aG} gb8 17 abs + b) 10 ... Bc7 ll f5 6xd4 12 rin-Petrushin, USSR 1972.
llY. USA 1957. Axd4 b5 l3 a3 ef 14 ads grd8 l5 15 Axd6
lB --. c5 14 fe de 15 Ae3 dxe7* BxeT ef t -Ardian-
16 16 ed gCs
16 ExfT! * Fischer-Nie- syah-Rodriguez, Manila 1979. t7 Elz!, (14)
Ziirich 1959. c) 10... 9a5?! ll tbhl Ad7 12 Not 17 Be2?! e5! 18 Ae3 {9g6
20 Sozin System

8 Ee2 I
19 Eadl 6h8 intending f5 T Sc7
% "ffi
t5 Prepr
Hamani-Gligori6, SkoPje Ol 8 .. . 6a5 9 -e-d3 b5 is becom- 'ffi,t
B
rft
1972. ing popular: l0 0-0-0!? b4ll
6a4
L% "'
t1
17 ...
a5
e5 18 Ac3 e4 is bad
Ad7 12 b3 Axa4 13 bc Bc8 14
6b3 6c6 15 f4 with a sharP Pos- ra e5+) I
t4
At

61
owing to 19 Efl! 8g6 20 Eel ition, AzmaiParashvili-Gulko, ,,ffiH,M t4f1(1
Minsk 1985.
and Black has a difficult Position
because of the threat of 2l Be3 9 0-G0 6a5 Ag Eer I
10 ad3 f5D A
and 22 Eg3. If 17 . . . Ad5 then asf! l7
18 Ed2 Axb3 19 ab e5 20 9-f2! l0 -e-b3 is seldom PlaYed, catd t
White takes a
Eac8 21 9e2 trc6 22 c4t Ban- because in this case
l0 cially, if 15 .. . ef then 16 6d5 ussR'
giev{hernikov, USSR 1975. risk in search for an advantage:
grd8 17 ef 0-0 18 Erh5! with a I
18 a4 ... bs l1R Ad7 12 94 Eb8 13 95 Tb
dangerous attack for the sacri-
18 c4 a4 19 Ac2 bc 20 9"a4 Ac5 14 Ehel b4 15 ad5 ed 16 ed
ficed piece, Nunn-Pritchett, FRG to c5r
6c5 2l Ac2 4e4 22 Axe4 Ae7 17 .$Lf4 trb7 with a sharP attarti
Axe4: Sax-Timman, London position, Golubev-Neverov,
1985.
A3 It i3
Kharkov 1984.
1980.
18 e5 10 b5 7 -CI-e3 a6 t2 El
l8 . . . Ea6 19 ab! Cd6 20 Wd2l 11 a3 8 Ee2 9c7 Axdf
and Black hasn't a satisfactory If ll 94 then ll
.. . b4! 12 abl 9 0-0-0 9-e7 bad-l
place to put his queen (20 . . . gC4 Ab7 13 dd2 is unPleasant
d5l? 10 -s"b3 ed AE
and is followed bY 14 R de 15 fe
White is not only being cau- KorEL
2l Ba4t e5 22 Ae3 9g6 23 tious, but he is also waiting for axh3-
Be2* or 20 .. . gh5 2l Ure3 r). Ae7 16 e5 6d7 with a comPli- Black to determine his king pos- l5 h4,l
19 Ac3 b4 cated position, De Firmian-
ition. l8
20 ad2 Christiansen, CoPenhagen 1984'
Other continuations: 'fuI
cago
20 S el is Possible-20 ... @,f6 11 Ae7
a) 10 Ehgl 6a5 (10. . .0-0?! ll qb7 r'
Stronger than ll
. . . Eb'l 12 e4
d5 (otherwise 13 95) because of 13 94! dxe412 6xe4 d5 13 Axd5 ed Van I
... 6c5: was better) 23h3 We6 14 Ac31) ll Ad3 b5 12 a3 e5 13 aan 2
24 Ah4!+ Bangiev-KaPlun, ed 6xd5 14 6dxb5!, for instance,
14 ... .
ab?! (14 . . Bb8 was 6f5 Axf5 14 ef d5 15 Ag5 0-0-0 sharF
Lvov 1974. Zvonitsky-Kulinsky, Kharkov I
20 g96 Axb5+ tDd8 16 6xd5
better) 15
ed 17 Ed3!+ Nunn-Sosonko, 1984. t
2l c3! {gxd6
b) 10 g4 6e5! (10 ... 6xd4 ll 13{
22 cb ab Thessaloniki OlYmPiad 1984.
Exd4 e5 12 dds 6xd5 13 Exd5 tinuJi
23 Eg4 12 94 Eb8!?
White is more active and there- Black prepares 13 . .. 6c4. Ae6 14 Ab3 Axd5 15 $xd5:) (13 ---

fore he has the better chances: 13 Ehel 6c4?! ll Ab3 6exg412 Ehgl 6xe3 13 -e.d5 I
gxe3 96 14f4 Hd7 15 f5: Veli- ub? lr
Mortensen- Schussler, Denmark- 14 95 dn7
16ltt
15 drs'! ( 15) mirovic{ebalo, Havana 1985.
Sweden 1985. attart
White, having a sPace advan- A31
A2
7 -CI-e3 a6 tage, sharPens the game benefi- 10 0-0 ExgFt
 Sozin System 2l

t ge2 Bc7 A g ,ru" Prepaing

11 trhgl
12 94.
E .. . ia5 9 Ad3 b5 is becom-
A If the immediate I I 94 then I I
ing popular: l0 0-0-0!? b4ll 6a4
Ad7 12 b3 Exa4 13 bc Bc8 14
A A
,ru ... hxd4 12 trxd4 (12 Axd4?!
I ah3 ac6 15 f4 with a sharP Pos- e5+) b5 (12 ...e5 13 Ec4 Bd8
I ition- Azrnaiparashvili-Gulko, I A t4 95 dd7 15 Ads+) 13 e5 6d7
t4f4 (14 th5 g6 ls gih6 Ee8 16
I ftunsk 1985.
I 9 0{4 AaS A g Egl _CI_f8: +; 14h4 6c5 15 h5
f5!) 6c5 15 Efl b4!? 16 Exb4
I l0 tilI
a5l? 17 6b5! Sc6 with a compli-
! l0 Ab3 is seldom PlaYed,
cated position, Yuneev-Mukhin,
F busr in this case White takes a
rirt iu search for an advantage: l0 cially, if 15 .. . ef then 16 6d5 USSR 1984.

- .t'5 ll R ad7 1294 Eb8 1395 grd8 17 ef 0-0 18 grh5! with a 11 Ad7
I ic-i l-1 E he I M 15 Ad5 ed 16 ed dangerous attack for the sacri- The knight is being transferred
I ficed piece, Nunn-Pritchett, FRG to c5 where it will be permanently
Ae- 17 Af4 Eb7 with a sharP attacking the b3 bishop.
I pouirioo- Golubev-Neverov, 1985.

Khartov 1984. A3 It is possible to play ll ... b5

10 b5 7 -CI"e3 a6 t2 e4 6a5 (12 ...b4 13 ad5!?
I ll a3 8 ge2 Sc7 6xd5! is unclear; 13 .. . ed is
It L ll g:+ then ll . . . b4! 12 6bl 9 0-G0 -S-e7 bad-14 g5 6xe4 15 Axd5+; 14
I Ab- ll ad2 d5!? is unPleasant lo -s"b3 ed Axd4 15 Exd4 a5 Ljubojevic-
B k
,lrmi follos-ed by 14 R de 15 fe White is not only being cau- Korchnoi, Tilburg 1985) 13 95
L Ac- 16 g: aaZ with a comPli- tious, but he is also waiting for 6xb3 + 14 ab 6d7. For instance,
ca!.dt position. De Firmian- Black to determine his king pos- 15 h4 Ac5 16 h5 b4 17 da4 Hd7

Chrisdarsn- CoPenhagen 1984. ition. l8 $bl Eac8 Ehlvest-Muir, Chi-

r ll ae7 Other continuations:
a) 10 Ehsl Aa5 (10. . .0-0?! ll
cago 1983; or 15 f4 b4 16 da2?!
Ab7 17 f5 e5 18 f6 ed 19 fe Ee8
D, Stroogtr than l1 . . . ilb7 12 g4
94! 6xe412 6xe4 d5 13 Axd5 ed Van Der Wiel-Ligterink, Wijk
# di rothcrgise l3 95) because of 13
14 ll
6c3t) Ad3 b5 12 a3 e5 13 aan Zee 1985; 16 Af5!? was
a cd axd5 14 adxbs!, for instance,
6f5 Axf5 14 ef d5 15 Ag5 0-0-0
l4 .. ab?! (14 . .. Bb8 was sharper.
bEmcrt 15 Axb5+ rEd8 16 6xd5
Zvonitsky-Kulinsky, Kharkov 12 94 6c5
Gd li Eill!+ Nunn-Sosonko, 1984. 13 95
Thcssaloniki Olympiad 1984. b) 10 g4 6e5! (10 . . . 6xd4 I I 13 af5!? is the sharper con-
12 e Eb8!? Exd4e5 12 Ad5 6xd5 13 Exd5 tinuation of the attack: 13 . . . b5
F Btact prepares 13 ... 6c4. Ae6 14 Ab3 Axd5 15 Axd5:) (13 ...
ef 14 6d5 Bd8 15 gf) 14
E 13 Ehel 6c4?! ll Ab3 dexg412 Ehgl 6xe313 Ab7 (14 ... ed? 15 6xd5
-e-ds
t- t4 s5 ad7 gxe3 96 14 f4 Ad7 15 f5: Veli- gb7 16 e5!+) 15 95 ef (15 . . . b4
mirovic{ebalo, Havana 1985. 16 Erh5! bc E93 with a dangerous
15 aF.!, (15)
Tlite. having a space advan- A31 attack for White) 16 96! hg 17
ugr- sharp€ns the game benefi- l0 G0 @ xg6 as in Sokolov-Salov, Niko-
22 Sozin System

laev, 1983, after 17 . ' . Ae5 White EdS then 18 Af6!; rf 17 ... gb7 2l gh5 Ba5; 20 gf {xf6 21 Ef5 rtl
achieved an advantage bY 18 18 Ad5! trb8! 22 -Q"a7 Eb7 23 -e-d4 Ax.f
ExgT! 6xg7 19 trCl $9620ef. 18 Cg4!?
gh6 hg!) 2l f4 gf8 22 *bt Eg6! Sr(
However, the Preliminary Not 18 6d5 ed 19 because
b€cil
exchange on b3 would have of 19 tsxc2+!! 20 *xc2 Ehlvest-Tischbierek, Leningrad
Efc8+ 2l Sbl gh+. 1984. axcs
relieved the sharPness of the at-
tack. 18 bc! t4M for
t9 trh4 cb* Black can't do without this Pare
13 bs ( 16)
move, after 14.. . -0-b7 15 R ga5
20 Axb2 Bxe4!
This is the idea of Black's 16 gbl White has the better
16 defence. chances owing to the threats of 17 Iti
,ffi,
W I 2l Exe4 Axe4 h5 and l8 96: 16 ... b4 17 da4 itiq
t In this comPlicated Position Ac5 18 h5 6xa4 19 ba Wxa4 20 pe,
A' 'd
Black's chances are slightly better, 96! + Cabrilo-Sindjik, Kecskemet
1,,ffi
Chandler-Yudasin, Minsk I 982. 1979.
A
A32 15 da4 6c5 IK
H:ffi l0 6a5?! t6 h5!? whiE
w 11 6xb3* More active then 16 6bl. thed
,, ffil,E 12
94
ab b5 t6 _ad7
13 g5 ad7 (17) 16 6xe4 is dangerous sL
This is a oitical Position of the
Af6
because of 17 96! f5 (17 . . . 18 And
variation. 17
h6!+) h6!+ breaking through
18 wtr
A straightforward attemPt to W I Black's defence on the kingside,
Zaitsev-Utemov, USSR 1983.
e3.

attack along the h file bY 14 grh5 I If 16 ... e5 then 17 6f5 Axf5

b4 15 Eg3 bc 16 Eh3 is rePulsed
(17 ...6xb3+ 18 lDbl +) lE ef
by 16 . . . 6xb3 17 ab h6 18 bxc6 rft
Bxc6 19 Egl Wxe4*.
6xa4 (18 ... 6xb3+? 19 gbl
14 6xc6 6xb3* orfr
If 14 ... $xc6 then 15 Ad5!? Sbl! 9xa4 2l Eh4 Bb8
tsc6 20 starn
22 Bd5+ Nunn-Murshed, Bri- 13E
ed 15 6xd5 is Possible followed H
Blr
tish Ch.
by 16 Ad4 with a dangerous
17
1985.

initiative for White. Black is somewhat behind in 96!?

More active than 17 6b1 Axa4 Afr
15 ab Uxc6 development and has weakened
18 ba Wb7 19 g6 Af6 with an turca
16 g/hs M his position in the centre.
unclear position. (Xl I
t7 ad4! 14 h4
The idea is that if 17 . . ' bc then White can also try a Piece at- 17 6xb3+ slax.
18 Eh6!! e5 19 Axe5! and White tack against the Black king: 14 The most thematic, and fe?! k
wins. 6f5 ef (14 . . . b4!?) ls Ads Usd8 stronger than 17 . . . Af6 owing to 16 I:
ef Ab7 t7 f6 gf l8 trhel Axd5 18 e5! Axe5 19 ErR+. difiq
t7 ab7! 16
18 *b1!?
The strongest move, if 17 . '. 19 trxd5 Eg8! 20 h4(20 Af4 $A
 Sozin System 23

th€n 18 Af6!; if 17 ... gb7 21 g/h5 .g.a5;20 gf flxf6 2l Bf5 l8 6xb3 is unpromising: l8 .. .

ad5! trb8! 22 Aa7 Eb7 23 -S.d4 Axa4.

It EC4P. 6e41 20... Bc8! (20...fs21 18 6xd4
l8 ad5 d 19 gh6 because hgt) 2t f4 grA 22 *At trg6! Stronger than l8 6c5
19 . -. {fxc2*lt 20 Sxc2 Ehlvest-Tischbierek, Leningrad because of 19 h6! fg 20 hg Eg8 2l
+ 2l rEbl gh+. 1984. [xc5 dc 22 Wc4 with an attack
It bc! 14b4 for White; Renet-Rodriguez,
It Eb4 cb* Black can't do without this Pancevo 1985.
D Axb2 Sxe4! move, after 14. . . "$Lb7 15 B Ba5 19 Axd4 Sxa4
b the idea of Black's 16 Sbl White has the better 20 _CI"xg7 ed7!
chances owing to the threats of l7 It is difficult to assess this pos-
A Exe4 Axe4 h5 and l8 96: 16 ... b4 17 da4 ition; White has a certain com-
frfo omplicated position 6c5 l8 h5 dxa4 19 ba Wxa4 20 pensation for the sacrificed piece.
are slightly better, 96! + Cabrilo-Sindjik, Kecskemet A4
Yudasin, Minsk 1982. 1979. 7 Ab3 a6
15 da4 6c5 Here we consider the plans for
L Aa5?! t6 h5!? White, which are different from
ll Sl 6xb3+ More active then 16 6b1. the plans we covered in ,{3.
t2 sb5 16 _gd7 8 Ae3
13 6 ad1 (17) 16 6xe4 is dangerous White refrains from castling.
because of 17 96! f5 (17 . . . Af6 18 Another possibility is 8 0-0, where
h6!+) 18 h6!+ breaking through White refrains from playing Scl-
Black's defence on the kingside, e3.
Zaitsev-Utemov, USSR 1983. 8 ... -Q"e7
If 16 ... e5 then 17 6f5 Axf5 9 f4 0-0
(17 ... 6xb3+ 18 *bl+) 18 ef 10 grf3 hxd4
6xa4 (18... 6xb3+? 19 €Pbl If 10 . . . Sc7 then either ll 0-0,
6c5 20 Axc5 dc 2l 96+) 19 ba or the sharper I I 0-0-0, for in-
8c6 20 q9bl! 9xa4 21 Eh4 trb8 stance, ll ... dxd4 12 Axd4 e5
22 Bdst Nunn-Murshed, Bri- 13 fe de 14 Bg3 Ad6 15 Ae3t
tish Ch. 1985. Buturin-Brodsky, USSR 1985.
k somewhat behind in 17 96!? 11 Axd4 bs (18)
and has weakened More active than 17 qBbl Axa4 After ll ... Ba5 White cap-
Flitim in the centre. 18 ba Sb7 19 g6 Af6 with an tures the initiative by 12 f5! ef 13
Ltf unclear position. 0-0! Velimirovic-Popovic, Yugo-
can also try a piece at- 17 Axb3+ slavia ch, 1986, continued 13 ...
rGdmt the Black king: 14 The most thematic, and fe?l 14 dxe4 dg415 BxfT! ExfT
cf (14 - -. M!?) 15 Ad5 Urd8 stronger than 17 . . . Af6 owing to 16 Exfl7 and Black ended up in a
Ab7l7 f6gf 18 Ehel Axd5 18 e5! Axe5 19 grB+. difficult position.
lxd5 Ee8!20h4(20 Af4 CPfS 18 ePbl!? 12 Axf6
24 Sozin System

equal chances. Honfi-Spassov, axd!

18 t9
B I VrnjaEka Barja 1976. pov, I
W A 1,,,% B B,.:2
%; 6 gb6
I An attempt to drive the knight
from d4 and reduce the pressure ad4
Orl

A ,Hffi
,rm,
on the e6 square.
White has a wide choice here:
urb4
Exo{
a
Br 7 ab3 I-€dC
B27 adbs
B37 dde2 Thit
The point of deParture. White 847 6xc6 qucEo
12 e5 is unsuccessful owing to
B1 poes-h
12... de! 13 fe (13 Bxa8 edT; 13 threatens f5.
Axe5 Bb6 14 0-0-0 Ab7 +) 13 10 Axd4 7 ab3 e6 tdT r

... Bxd4 14 ef Ac5 15 fg trd8 This is a logical attempt to And another divergence: bettcr
with an advantage for Black' exploit the absence of the bishoP Bll 8 0-0 bv ph
on e3. Less worthY alternatives Bl2 8 Ag5 Uc7 I
t2 Axf6
13 e5 Ah4+ are 10... -Q-d7 ll a3?! (ll f5!?) l1 Bl3 8 Ae3 -Lc6 I
14 93 trb8! ... Bc8 12 f5 6xd4 13 Sxd4 B11 Lugn
Black allows White to sacrifice 6e414 m Age5 15 Af4 Bc7 16 8 0-0 A-e7
tradl t AkoPian-ShevelYev, Or8...a69a4 Bc7l0a56M No
the exchange: 15 gh Ab7 16 Bg3
gxhl 17 0-0-0 -9"b7 18 trgl g6' Moscow 1979, or 10 . . . 9c7 11 f5 ll -e-a: d5?! (ll ... Ae7!?) 12 pid
achieving a certain initiative in Axd4l2 Bxd4 h6?! 13 Urd3 b5 14 Ae3 Ad6 t3 f4 e5 14 Ab6 t 0{u
return. fe Axe6 15 ad5 t Ordian-Kha- Skrobek-Radulov,Warsaw Zl91 9. uh5t
15 0-.H) likian, USSR 1980. 9 a4 grc7 Polqgt
16 64
-CI.b7
9-e7 11 Bxd4 b5 10 a5
17 ed Axd6 12 f5 ef Romanishin's plan. Its aim is to
The chances are equal; Hmadi- a) 12 ... 8c7 12 $g5 ef 14 limit Black's activity on the I4
De Firmian, Interzoiral, Tunis Ad5?! (14 ef t) 14 ... 6xd5 15 queenside. Bldl
1985. Axd5 Axg5 16 Axa8 Af6 o 10 0-0 ibb r
A5 Ugrinovie-Dyachkov, Bulgaria An analogous idea is l0 ... a6 0{ f3
7 -CI-b3 a6 1975. ll 9-e36b4. chikl
8 04 -Se7
b) 12 . .. ac413 Af4! trb8 14 11 Ad3 Ad7 ll _--
l0 Ae3 Bc7
8 . . . 6a5?! 9 f4 b5 h3 e5 15 gdl Af6 16 9-g5 Axe4 Or 1l . ..6d7 13
12 Ae3 6c5 Ebt
ll f5 e5 12 dde2 Ab7 13 ad5 l7 dxe4 Qxg5 l8 gh5 Af6 19 ab5 gb8 14 6xc5 dc 15 f4 a6 16 ovic,I
6xd5 14 Axd5 6c4 15 gcl Eadl t Gheorghescu-Gheorg- 6c3 t Romanishin-Przewoznik, Bf:i
Polanica Zdroj 1980.
axd5 16 ed gc8 17 af2! t hiu, Romania 1977.
12 Ae3
Honfi-Tarjan, MajdanPek 197 6' 13 ef Ab7 aW
9 €hl 0-0 Now 14 Af4 8c7 15 Eadl An example of further play is
l0 f4 (te) ts ad8 leads to a Position with 13 f4 e5! 14 Cphl Ac6 15 Ue2
 Sozin System 25

equal chances. Honfi-Spassov, 6xd3 16 cd t Romanishin-Kar-

VrnjaEka Bmja 1976. pov, USSR 1977.
B B12
6 ... Urb6 8 ACs -S-e7
An attempt to drive the knight Or 8 .. . Ad7 9 Be2 trc8 l0 f4
from d4 and reduce the pressure 6d4 ll 6xd4 :8xb2 12 @d2
on the e6 square. Eb4 13 trabl Bxc4 14 8xc4
White has a wide choice here: trxc4 15 Sxf6 gf t Savon-Stein,
Bl 7 Ab3 Leningrad 1971.
827 6db5 9 O-0 a6
83 7 Ade2 This way Black prepares the
ThE point of deParture. White 847 6xc6 queen retreat to c7. Another
f5. B1 possibility is 9 ... 6e5 l0 Ae2
lO 6xd4 7Ab3e6 Ad7 but then White obtains the
T5$ b a logical attempt to And another divergence: better version ofthe Scheveningen
ir the absenoe of the bishoP Bll 8 0-0 by playing ll ePhl 6g6 12 Ae3
c3- I-€ss worthY alternatives B12 8 Ag5 Wc7 13 f4 0-0 9el Efe8 15 gdl
tl -.- L.r ll a3?!(ll f5!?) ll Bl3 8 Ae3 Ac6 16 AR Nunn-Tukmakov,
-- Ect 12 ff Dxd4 13 Wxd4 B11 Lugano 1986.
l4 hl aCe5 l5 Af4 Bc7 16 8 0-0 g"e7 10 Axf6
t Akopian-Shevelyev, 8.. . a69 a4 Sc7 l0 a5 db4
Or No more than equality can be
l9?9,orl0...9c7llf5 ll Ad3 ds?! (ll ... Ae7!?) 12 gained by l0 *hl Bc7 ll Ad3
txd4h6?! 13 gd3 b5 14
12 Ae3 Ad6 13 f4 e5 14 Ab6 t 0-0 12 f4 h6 13 Axf6 Axf6 14
AE615 ad5 t Ordian-Kha- Skrobek-Radulov,Warsaw Zl97 9. gihsb515 Eael -c-b7: ostojii-
LrssR 1980. 9a4 8c7 Polugayevsky, Skopje Ol 1972.
ll gxd4 b5 l0 a5 10 gf
12 Gi ef Romanishin's plan. Its aim is to 11 g/h5
r) lit ..- Uc7 12 $g5 ef 14 limit Black's activity on the Highlighting the weaknesses on
!! (14 d t) 14 ... 6xd5 15 queenside. Blaclds"kingside. Then it is poss-
Axg5 16 Axa8 Af6 o 10 04 ible to play ll ... 6e5 12 Ae2
, Bulgaria An analogous idea is l0 ... a6 0-013 rEhl *h8 14a4t Kuprei-
I I Ae3 6M. chik-Radulov, Plovdiv 1980; or
. ag413 Af4! trb8 14
b) 12 -. 11 gd3 _Q-d7 ll ... aaq 12 Efdl 6xb3 13 ab
d 15 trdl af6 16 9-g5 6xe4 Or ll . .. dd1 12 Ae3 6c5 13 trb8 14 grh6l Nunn-Martin-
5rc4 Axg5 l8 E/h5 Af6 19 Ab5 grbS 14 6xc5 dc 15 f4 a6 16 ovic, Amsterdam 1985.
fdl t Gbrghescu-Gheorg- 6c3 t Romanishin-Przewoznik, B13
h, Rmania 1977. Polanica Zdroj 1980. 8 Ae3 Bc7
ilr 6 ab7 12 9.e3 aV 9 0-0 9-e7
Nffi 14 lf4 grcT 15 Eadl An example of further play is 10 f4 t6
E.dS leads to a Position with 13 f4 e5! 14 $hl Ac6 15 9e2 11 t4 b6!
26 Sozin System
Black keeps his distance! Until l0 0-0 -fl.e7 Ag5 (10 Bhl Aa5 1l Ag5 Bc5 13e5d
his development has been com- ll _gb3 0-0 12 f4 b5 13 dg3, Fischer-Benko, Honf-
pleted, tactical operations will not t2 f4 (20) Bled 1959, and now 13 . . . Axb3 But 9 .,;

turn out well for him. l4 ab Ab7 with an equal position, gxbZ
t2 _Q-d3 -A-b7 according to Fischer) l0 . . . 6a5 12 Ebi
a) 12 ... Eb8 13 9e2! ab414
20
B I
A A
ll 6e3 Wc512 grd2b5l3 Eadl, +Bel
Af2 0-0 (14 ... e5 15 f5 +) 15 e5 :,A/
Ljubojevi6-Ree, Amsterdam 1980_

Afds 16 Axd5 Axd5 l7 jLd4 t

z/d/.
1975, and now Black can obtain a
good game with 13 ...b414 Aa4 The
- Ciocaltea{som, Nice Ol1974. ,,ffi
gbs.
b) 12 . . . aM t3 8d2 e5?! 14 f5 ia4 g
Ab7 15 a5! ba 16 Axa5 Ac8 17 10 -Q"e5 ib7 r
Or l0 Af4?! 6e5 ll Eel Aeg4 Velimir
-Q-c4 +
a
Ghizdavu-Csom, Bath a
12 As3 hs 13 h4 Ad7 A ad4
1973. w tr
13 grf3 0-0 -e.f6 co van Reimsdijk-Hort,
White is obliged to begin the This is a standard position of Bonn 1979.
attack, but there is no guarantee the Sozin Variation. White in- 10 Bc7
of success: 14 94 db4 15 95 Ad7 tends to play 13 BB and 14 f5 If 10...0-0 then ll Axf6 is Beryir
16 gh5 f5l 17 ad4 Ac5 with an with the pressure on the e6 unpleasant: 1l ... gf 12 ehl grh8 USSR
unclear position, or 14 th3 6b4 square. Black carries out the stan- 13 f4 g/c5 14 f5 with the initiative I e4c5
15 ad4 6xd3?! 16 cd 9d7 17 dard exchange operation in the for White; Chandler-Rivas, af6 5
trR b5 Manakov-Gulko, centre. Minsk 1982. Ae7 t
Moscow 1975. 12 hxd4 Wedberg{som, Skara 1980, ixd4
B2 13 Axd4 e5 continued ll grd2 h6 12 Axf6 id7 lr
7 adbs a6 The chances are equal. Axf6 13 Eadl Ae7:. l6ed t
7 . .. gg4?! 8 R Ad7 9 We2 a6 a) 14 fe de 15 Ae3 6g4 16 Bd5 B4 exb3l
1.0 -CI-e3 Wa5 ll
ad4 b5 12 Ab3 Bxd5 17 6xd5 Ad6 18 Ab6 7 dxc6 bc Ee2 E
+ Velimirovi6-Csom, Sombor Ae6: Gobet-Short, Biei 1982. 8 0-0 (23 .._
1972. b) 14 Af2 ef 15 9-d4 Ae6 16 That White does not waste time =
xd7 .

8 -Q"e3 Wa5 trxf4 wg5 17 grfl Eac8 18 trdl withdrawing his knight speaks in WC5 2l
9 ad4 S 94 Velimirovi6-Mikhalchishin, favour of this plan. E c3 fE
Black has not succeeded in Banjaluka 1981. 8 ... 96 28 iel
driving his opponent's pieces B3 a) 8 ... e5?! 9 Sg5! gxb2 l0 Ee6 3l
from the centre. 7Ade2 grd3 +. =xf6!
9 ... e6 The game now takes on a Pos- b)8...e69b3(9 Ebl!?)9... ExgTr
After9... 6e4l0 6xc6bc ll itional character, which is to 9-e7 10 -Q-b2 0-0 ll 12 EieT+
We2 e5
Ad2 Black is somewhat lagging Black's advantage. Shl Wc7 13 Eael dd7 da4 rt)3
14
behind in development. 7 e6 t Karpov-Stein, USSR 1971. th74l
If 9 . .. 96 l0 0-0 -e-C7 then ll 8 0-0 _S-e7 9 -CI"ar
This is better than 9 b3 Ag7 l0
6d5! stressing the weakness of 9 -CI-b3 a6
jLb2 0-0 ll WA: a5 12 trael Aa6
the b6 square is unpleasant. 0-0 is playable, e.g. l0
 Sozin System 27

lo 0{ -CI-e7 Ag5 (10 Shl 6a5 1l $g5 gc5 13 e5 de 14 6a4 Axc4 l5 Bxc4:
ll ab3 0-0 12 f4 b5 13 Ag3, Fischer-Benko, Honfi{obo, Timisoara 1972.
12 f4 (20) Bled 1959, and now 13 . .. 6xb3 But 9 Ae3!? is playable, e.g. 9 . . .
14 ab Ab7 with an equal position, 9xb2? l0 Ad4 e5 ll Ebl 8a3
according to Fischer) 10 ... 6a5 12 Eb3 8a513 -fl"e3 -Q-e714 Ag5
ll 683 Bc512 Ed2b513 tradl, t
Lffi "'m
t I Ljubojevi6-Ree, Amsterdam 1980.
Berkowitz-Petrienko, USSR

I *^ 1975, and now Black can obtain a 9 ...

I m good game with 13 . . .b414 da4
gb5.
The game may continue l0
-e"c7

da4 Wc7 I I f4 0-0 12 cA e5 13 f5

m
I: Affi ,,ru t0 Ag5
Or 10 Af4?! 6e511 Eel Aeg4
Ab7 14 -CI-e3 Sh8 15 Ecl t
Velimirovi6-Csom, Moscow I 977.
&:W, A
12 Ag3 h5 13 h4 dd7 14 dd4
Af6 co van Reimsdijk-Hort,
Itis is a standard position of Bonn 1979. Illustrative Games
Sozin Variation. White in- 10 Bc7
to play 13 gR and 14 f5 If ... 0-0 then ll Axf6 is
10 Bangiev-Chernikov
thc pressure on the e6 unpleasant: ll . . . gf 12 $hl eh8 USSR 1975
Blrk
carries out the stan- 13 f4 Wc5 14 f5 with the initiative I e4 c5 2 dR dc6 3 d4 cd 4 dxd4
erchange operation in the for White; Chandler-Rivas, af6 5 bc3 d6 6 Ac4 e6 7 -S-e3
Minsk 1982. Ae7 8 0-0 0-0 9 Ab3 a6 l0 f4
12 bxd4 Wedberg{som, Skara 1980, 6xd4 ll Axd4 b5 12 e5 de 13 fe
B Axd4 e5 continued 1l grd2 h6 12 Axf6 ad7 14 6e4 Ab7 15 ad6 Axd6-
Th chances are equal. Axf6 13 Eadl Ae7 :. 16 ed Bg5 n Br2l jLd5 18 Ed2
e) llftdc 15 -e-d flg4 l6 8d5 M Axb3 19 abe52D -gf2 t Efc8 21
17 5xd5 gd6 18 Ab6 7 dxc6 bc Be2 trc6 22c4 HacS 23 c5 Bf5
t5: Gobet-Short, Biel 1982. 8 0-0 Q3...6xc524 d7 Ed8 25 Ecl
b) l{ Afz ef 15 Ad4 Ae6 16 ThatWhitedoesnotwastetime BxdT 26 ExdT Bxcl + 27 Bdl
ltg5 l7 Ufl Eac8 18 Edl withdrawing his knight speaks in 8g528 Bxe5! +)24 trcl 8e625
Ydimirovi6-Mikhalchishin, favour of this plan. Ec3 f6 26b4 af8 27 gdl adl
1981. 8 ... 96 28 Ael 6fB 29 Em erfT 30 -Ac3
a) 8 . .. e5?! 9 $g5! $xb2 l0 Be6 3l Efl gd7 32 Hg3 gre6 33
7 ade2 erd3 +. trxf6! Bxf6 34 Sxe5 UrfT 35
Th game now takes on a Pos- b) 8... e6 9 b3 (9 trbl!?) 9 ... ExgT* $xg7 36 AxgT €xg7 37
ctaracter, which is to Ae7 10 Ab2 0-0 11 gre2 e5 12 Be7* *e6(37... SC8 38 eibT!
's adYantage. 6hl EicZ 13 Eael ddl 14 da4 + +) 38 94h539 95 a5 40 gf6+
7 ... e6 t Karpov-Stein, USSR 1971. g-h7 4l g'fl l-o'
t0{ -Q-e7
e ad3
9 Ab3 a6 This is better than 9 b3 Ag7 l0
9 --- G0 is playable, e.g. l0 Ab2 0-0 ll gA: a5 12 Eael Aa6
28 Sozin System

Guseinov-Uusi bc6 5 6c3 d6 6 -Q.c4 6f6 7 Ae3

USSR 1979 Ae7 8 Ab3 0-0 9 Be2 a6 10 0-0-0
I e4c5 2 6R dc6 3 d4cd 4 dxd4 Wc7 ll 94 dxd412 trxd4 b5 13
Af6 5 6c3 d6 6 -0-c4 e6 7 9-e3 E{gl 6d7 14 95 dc5?! (14 ...
Ae7 8 We2 a6 9 0-0-0 9c7 l0 Ab7 15 f4 Efe8 16 f5 Af8) 15 3 Boleslavsky Sysl
Ab3 0-0 ll e4 6d712 Ehgl 6c5 Eg3!? (15 e5 d5) l5 . . . f5 16 trh3!
13 g5 Ad7 14 grh5 Efc8 15 Eg3 9617 ef Exf5 18 trdh4 trf7 (18 t4 c5 Ot
96 16 Bh6 Af8 17 th4 Ae7 18 ... h5? 19 Bxh5! gh 20 $xh5*, 2an
-Q-c4 (18
grh6 Af8 :) 18 ... hs 18 ... -AC5 19 ExhT ulxhT 20
6c6 a)
19 Afs b5! (19 . . . ef 20 6d5 Ba5 *xh7 21 Axg5 Bxg5 22
3d4 cd b)
21 6f6+ Hxf6 22 gf Ae6 23
EExhT
Ae4!+) 19 Bbl 6xb3 20 gd3!?
4 axt4 af6 ad7
Bxh5 +) 20 ah6+ *g7 2l Afl dc5 2l gxg6+?! (21 Sxc5!+)
5 ac3 d6 ae51
b4 + 22 Axc5 bc 23 -CI-a3 cb-f 24 BE7 22 SxgT* ! SxgT 23
6 Ae2 eS (21) c)'
Axb2+ e5 25 Hd2 (25 f4 ab4 ExhT+ *e8 24 Eh8+ *fl 25 2t
ie6
+)25 ... trab8 26 9c4 trxb2l27
*xb2 Ba5 28 trd5 Wb4+ 29
E3h7+ *e6 26 Eh6+ bfs 27
E8h7! (threatens 28 Bf7+) 27
W lal ad5
Eb3l
\,ffi.2 "ffi tgTt,
Ab3 Ae6 30 a3 Sb6 3l tre3 a5 ...Sxg5! 28 ExcT
. . . Ad8?! (27 .rru"
a6Q
32 a4 Axd5 33 ed 6a7?l (33 . .. Axh6 29 Axh6) 28 ExcT AxcT
6d4 intending ... Exc2+ + +) 29 Ef6+ Sg4 30 g6+ Ab7 3l A ad3
,v</
34 EB trf8 35 Ee3 6c8 36 Ee4 Ef7 Ab6 32 b4t. da4 33 dxa4 :EJ. ae2
aaA\a TilbE
(36 ag3 grd8 37 h4+ +) 36 ... Axe3 34 fe l-{. a8_!{a
gd8 37 f4 ef 0-1. g ib7
Smyr
NunrPritchett
Nunrl,iberzon FRG 1985 The move 6 Ae2 is insuffi-
Hastings 1979180 le4c52aRd63d4cd46xd4 ciently energetic and does not N(
meet the demands of the position,
1e4c52ARe63d4cd46xd4 6c6 5 6c3 e6 6 Ae3 6f6 7 Ac4
which requires active piece play. Or
6c6 5 6c3 d6 6 -e-e3 6f6 7 Ac4 a6 8 Be2 Bc7 9 0-0-0 6a5 l0
a6 8 Be2 Ae7 9 0-0-0 Bc7 l0 jLd3 b5 l1 a3 Ae7 12 94 trb8 13
Black's move 6 ... e5 gains both 9..-
Ab3 0-0 rt s4 6d7 t2 6f5t'| ef t3 Bhel!? dc4 (13 adj 14 time and space. White's chances t2g
Ad5 gd8 14 ef 6f6 ls Ab6 gd7 6f5!? ef 15 ad, t4 95 dd1 15
are based on the exploitation of cor
16 trhgl 6xd5 17 ed Af6 18 dc 6f5! ef 16 Ad5 grd8 (16 . .. Bc6 Black's light square weaknesses,
particularly the d5 square, which 22
Bxc6 19 Ad4 Axd4 20 Bxd4 17 Axc4 Bxc4 18 Sxc4 bc 19 v
can be blockaded. Therefore it is
Axf5 21 8d2 Eae8 22 Bxd6 efl;16... gb7 17 dxe7 Er.xe7
:9c7 (22... grB 23 Ad5 +) 23 l8 Ad4!+) t7 ef 0-0 18 g/hs! useful for him to exchange the
h4 Be2 : 24 ExgT + SxgT 25 af6? (18 ... 6xe3 19 f6) l8 ... light-squared bishops. Black must
grh6+ 9g8 26 grcs++-+. Ace5 19 Ae4!g6 20 Bh4+) 19 gf avoid this as well as attempts at
simplification.
Axf6 20 Axc4 bc 21 Ad4 Axd4
Ivanovic-Cebalo 22 Hxd4 Ee8 23 6f6+l gf 24 7 ats
Yugoslavia ch., 1986 Eg4+ eh8 25 Begl Axf5 26 In this way White retains the
le4c52oRe63d4cd46xd4 Bxf5 Eb5 27 BxhT+ 1-0. option of advancing the f-pawn.
ac6 5 6c3 d6 6 Ac4 6f6 7 Ae3
Ae7 8 Ab3 0-0 9 We2 a6 10 0-0-0
rBcT ll 94 6xd412 Exd4 b5 13
Egl 6d7 14 95 6c5?! (14 ... 3 Boleslavsky System
lb7 15 f4 Efe8 16 fs Af8) 15
Ee3!?(l5e5d5) 15... f516 Eh3!
c5tl ef Exf5 l8 Edh4 trf7 (18 t4 c5 Other retreats are inferior:
--- h5? 19 Exh5! gh 20 S'xh5*, 2af3 6c6 a)7 6f5?l {xf5 8 ef d5! co.
It --. ael 19 ExhT SxhT 20 3d4 cd b) 7
6xc6 bc 8 0-0 Ae7 9 Bd3
ErhT CxhT 2l -e-xCs Exg5 22 4 6xd4 af6 Ad7! 10 Bg3 0-0 1l f4 ef 12 Axflt
AGa!+) 19 Obl dxb3 20 gd3!? 5 6c3
ac5 2l $xg6+?! (21 Axc5t+)
d6 6e5!:
6 Ae2 e5 (21) c)7 6a.!? h6 (7 . . . Ae7 8 9-g5!
ft? D. tyxgT*! €xg7 23 Ae6 9 0-0 0-0 10 Axf6 Axf6 ll
ErtT+ *e8 24 Bh8+ *fl 25 2t
Ad5 Axd5 12 Bxd5 8rb6 13
Eft7+ *86 26 Eh6+ *f5
28 Bf7 +)
27 W I I gb3! t Smyslov-Hort, Tilburg
I.&7! (threatens 27
1977)B 0-0 Ae7 9 b3!? 0-0 l0 Ab2
---AdS?!(n -.. flxg5!28 trxc7 "
a6l? ll Eel (ll ad2 ad4 12
Lfr]p AxhO 28 ExcT AxcT ^"T ,,ffi
Z,t6+ rEg4 30 g6+ Ab7 31 A "!Ld3 bs 13 trel Ab7 13 a4b414
6e2 Ee8 : Smyslov-Timman,
Tilburg ll ... b5 12 Ad3
-A.rc.l 34 fe l-O. A A
,,,ruw -Ua 197'7)
Ab7 13 a4 b4 14 6e2 Ee8 :
Smyslov-Cligori6, Tilburg I 977.
fb+rirH The move 6 Ae2 is insuffi- 7 ...
?rG l!15 Ae7!?
cd4 Axd4
d6 3 d4 ciently energetic and does not Now if 8 AC5 Axe4! oo.
I GaG5 2 AR
Ed 5 ac3 e6 6 Ae3 6f6 7 Ac4 meet the demands of the position, 8 O.0 M (22)
which requires active piece play. Or 8 . .. Ae6 9 Ae3?!(9 ehl!?)
J t 1ac2 gc7 9 0-0-0 6a5 l0 Black's move 6 .. . e5 gains both 9... trc8 l0 f4 ef ll Exf4 6d7!
Ad3 b5 tt a3 Ae7 12 94 eb8 13 n Bn 0-0 : Walboom-Larsen,
time and space. White's chances
are based on the exploitation of Copenhagen 1979.
Bfs? d ls Ad, t4 s5 Ad1 t5 Black's light square weaknesses,
Aft cf 16 ad5 Uid8 (16 . . . Uc6 particularly the d5 square, which 22 L:trffi
!? Arof Uxc4 18 gxc4 bc 19 W I I I
can be blockaded. Therefore it is
cf+; t6 ... gb7 17 6xe7 *xe7
rt Ad4l+) 17 ef 0-0 l8 Eh5! useful for him to exchange the
light-squared bishops. Black must
Str? (18 ... 6xe3 19 f6) 18 .. . ^"'m.
avoid this as well as attempts at
AGE519 Le4ile6 20 th4+) 19 gf A
Afi 20 Axc4 bc 2l Ad4 Axd4 simplification.
a
z2zral Ee8 23 df6+! gf 24
8t4+ fh8 25 Eegl Axf5 26
7 ab3
In this way White retains the a _0"
a
a

td5 Eb5 2'l Yg-xh7 + 14. option of advancing the f-pawn.

30 Boleslavsky System

9 6h1 13 _Acs Hc6 (23)

This is a useful prophylactic
move, the aim of which is to avoid
the premature disclosure of 23
&E
4 Scheveningen wit
White's plans, keeping options
involving the f-pawn and dark-
W t
'a/1
squared bishop open. Other ideas
are less promising:
A le4 c5 C6-1.
a) 9 Se3 Ae6! l0 -e"R (10 f4?! A a
2af3 d6 D6g
ef ll Exf4 d5!) l0 ... Ac4 ll 3d4 cdA
4 dxd4 af6
tsel a5! D AaS 6xd5 13 ed 6b8 1+\
a 5 6c3 e6!? (24) Bln
14 ad2 Aa6 15 Ae2 Ag5 co @ mott r
Donozo-Torre, Buenos Aires Ol contn
1978. 24

b) 9 f4 (this move is more logi- White has a freer game and t .rru"
A t Proph
imrned
cal with the bishop on e6) 9 . . . a5! control over the light squares:
quoerE
(9 ...l0 Axf4 Ae6 1l Ad3
ef?! a) 14 Af3 (a plan to strengthen
plam i
de5 12 ethl Wb6 13 Se2 t the centre) 14 .. . adi 15 AxeT "ffi.- Al 6-
Botvinnik-Boleslavsky, USSR BxeT 16 Ab5 ab6 17 c3 dxa4 426
l0 a4 6b4 tt Ae3 (ll 18 -e"e2 grdT 19 f6! * SemenYuk-
_
1943) a
a A36-
ePhl!?) ll ... Ae6! (now 12 f5 is Hasin, USSR 1973. A A
AI
no longer sufficient: 12 .. . Axb3 b) 14 Axf6 (the beginning of a
13 cb d5! co; 12 Bhl is relatively forcing variation) 14 . .. Axf6 15
better) 12 Ecl? ef 13 Axf4? Ad5 6xd5 16 ed Ad7 17 dd2 e4
An important strategic de-

(forced in view of the threat of 18

cision. While conceding space Agr and
dxc2! 14 6xa5 Bxa5 15 Bxc2 a slight advantage in development several
g,b6+ 16 *hl Ab3 and 17 ... 6e4) 18 6xe4 Axb2 19 Ebl to his opponent, Black tries to All t
Axa4 T Mestres-Geller, Las Pal- Ae5 20 f6!? gf 2l Ae4 (21 Abs?! t
reinforce and develop his posi- Al2
mas 1980. f522 HxdT WxdT 23 6g5 Ae7 T
9 ... Horvath-Spassov, Subotica 1978)
tional advantage. This struggle Al3 t
-Ae6 usually continues into the middle- All
10 f4 a5 2l ... f5l22 Axf5 Axf5 23 trxf5 game.
11 a4 ab4 grh4! 24 AC3 gxa4! (24 ...
12 f5 Axg3? 25 trh5! Se4 26 hg +
If White wishes, he can accept Thit
$-d7
the challenge and play 6 Pe2,
12 ... Axb3?! 13 cb d5 14 ed Barczay-Spassov, Warsaw Z
which we will consider in the next
6bxd5 15 Ac4 ab416 Se2 Bb6 1979) 25 Eh5 grdT with an
chapter. Alternatively he can con-
17 Ag5 a Shabanov-Butnorius, unclear position, Sznapik-L.
front Black with sharp play even Tkt
Vilnius 1977. Schneider. Eksjo 1980.
in the opening, and we will con- or lI I
sider such an approach here.
A694 Or
B6f4 0+0
 13 Ag5 Hc6 (23)

a,* 'ffi, % Scheveningen without 6 Ae2

tt a I
*aru.
Aa
tZ
le4
2df3
c5
d6
C6Ae3
D693
3d4
IA 4 dxd4
cd
af6
A
694
& a"% 5 ac3 e6!? (24) Black can react to this active
EWwtrs move in a variety of ways: he can
continue his development, play a
24 E
prophylactic move or initiate
*.hitc has a freer game and W ll ,,ry,
I immediate counterplay on the
ortr the light squares: queenside. We examine these
4 fa AI3 (a Plan to strengthen
,ffi plans in turn.
GEffic) 14 ... adj 15 axeT At 6 ... 6c6
16ab5 ab6 17 c3 6xa4 A2 6 ...h6
Ae2 gd7 19 f6! + SemenYuk-
h. ussR 1973. A AA A3 6 ... a6
A1
b) fa Atr (the beginning of a H

iq variation) 14 . . . Axf6 15 6 ... 6c6

An important strategic de- 7 s5 ad7
ards 16 ed Ad7 t7 6d2 e4 cision. While conceding space and Again White can adopt any of
in Yifl of the threat of 18
a slight advantage in development several different approaches:
It Axe4 Axb2 19 E4bl to his opponent, Black tries to All 8 adb5
reinforce and develop his posi- A12 8 Ae3
D ArnT gxd7 23 6g5 9-g7 +
tional advantage. This struggle A13 8 f4
, Subotica 1978)
usually continues into the middle- A11
--- f5! D. Erfs Axf5 23 trxf5 8
game. Adbs
,ffi 21 A$ gxa4! (24 ... If White wishes, he can accept This is the main line.
.[rg ? 25 Eh5! Se4 26 hg +
8 ...
the challenge and play 6 $e2, AM
;-Spassov, Warsaw Z which we will consider in the next 9 Af4 6e5
25 Eh5 gd7 with an chapter. Alternatively he can con- 10 grhs!
position, Sznapik-L. Threatening ll
front Black with sharp play even Axe5 de 12 96,
, Eksjri 1980. or ll 0-0-0.
in the opening, and we will con-
sider such an approach here. t0 dc6
A6 94 Or 10 ... 96 11 gh3 -9.d7 12
B6f4 0-0-0 gb8 13 gg3 6c8 t4
32 Scheveningen without 6 He2 &
Axd6 * !* Bonchev-Velikov, White. Black now has several 1l _S"e2 tr xh6 Y
Bulgaria 1975. alternatives. He can play 8 . . . 12 gd2 -Ae7 tagE\
11
-fle3 6b6, intending. . . d5, 8. . . 6de5 13 0-0-0t l!)t3
I I Ag3 is interesting, keeping intending to capture on d4 and Kudryashov-Kapengut, USSR A2
the pressure on the d6 square: I I bring the other knight to c6 or 197 5.
... a6 12 aaq Ae7 13 0-0-0!? simply keep developing with 8 . . . L123 TI
Axg5+ 14 Sbl 0-0 15 Egl Af6 -Q"e7.
8 ... Ae7!? tiviq
16 f4 Bc7 17 f5! t Chiburda- Al2l 8...ab6 9 Egl Go for t
nidze-Kozlovskaya, Tbilisi 1979. 41228...6de5 10 grd2 g5o
11 t6 A123 8 ... -Ae7 l0 gh5 g6 llWe2 dxd4 12 MI
Or 1l . . . -CI.e7 12 0-0-0 a6 13 At2t Axd4 Axe5 13 Ae3 Axe3 14 A)2
Ad4 Ad7 l4f4h615 gh Exh6 16 8 "' ab6 Bxe3 6b6! T Kudryashov-Kas- A2t
Wa5 t Gufeld-Kirov, Sochi 9 grd2 parov, Moscow 1979.
1979. Another possibility is t h4, e.g. 10 a6
t2 ad4 -e"d7 l0 -Q-tS -Q.d7 I I ed ed 12
9 . . . d5?! 11 0-0-0 6xd4 TT
13 f4 Be2! Ae7 13 0-0-0 0-0 14 ab3 12 $xd4 b5 vdq
Threatening 14 f5. Weaker is l3 Ae6 15 6c5 Axc5 16 Axc5 t 13 a3! with
0-0-0 trc8 14 f4 Exc3! 15 bc 8c7 Guseinov-Klovsky, Moscow This is much stronger than 13 AE2
16 *d2 da4 oo Yuneyev- 1979. f4b414 da4 e5 q.
Nepomnashi, Leningrad 1978. 9 ... d5?! 13 Ab7
13 e5 10 0-0-0 -Se7
14 Eg3 Ec8
Play may continue 14 fe Axe5 11 ab3 0-0 15 gbl t TI
l5 Ah3! trc8 16 0-0 96 l7 gh4 t 12 ed ed Shamkovich-Olafsson, Lone or&
Gufeld-Timoshenko, USSR Van Riemsdyk-Tal, Fiiga IZ Pine 1979.
1980. 1979, continued 13 Axd5 Axd5 413 w
Atz 14 @xd5 8xd5 15 trxd5 Ab4 16 8f4a6 pN
8 $e3 (25) tre5 Ad6 with a complicated 9 Ae3 LEz
position. Black's opening strategy 9 a4 is dubious. 15c
t is not well founded; the early 9 ... de7 Ed
25
-
B AA ,ru,
L"'M A opening of the game plays into
White's hands.
10 gldz
l0 E{gl is possible. Karpov-
nir, I

,,ru, at22 Hort, Moscow 1971, continued l0 TI

..ry 8 . .. 6de5?! . . . 6xd4 I I Sxd4 e5 12 Wd2 ef for r
9.ab3 h6 13 Axf4 de5 14 Ae2 Ae6 15 -e-b?
9 ... auS is dubious: l0 6xa5 ad5. l0 . . . h6 was better. 16 I
A Bxa5 I I f4 dc612 He2 h6 13 h4 10 dxd4 i*
E -e-d7 14 Bd2 hg 15 hg tsxhl 16 11 Axd4 e5 IIIIIE
$xhl b5?! 17 -e"n t Bangiev- t2 Ae3 ef ad7
Quiet development is not in the Kapengut, USSR 1975. 13 Axf4 6e5 Erd
spirit of the system chosen by 10 gh c5! t4 G0-0 Cm
 Scheveningen without 6 He2 33

White. Black now has several 11 3"e2 trxh6 White has some space advan-
elternatives. He can play 8 ... 12 gd2 Ae7 tage, Tarjan-Hulak, Jakarta
Eb6,intending. . . d5, 8 . . . 6de5 13 0-0-0t 1983.

inrnaing to capture on d4 and Kudryashov-Kapengut, USSR L2

hing the other knight to c6 or 1975. 6 ... h6
rEryly keep developing with 8 . . . Lt23 This limits his opponent's ac-
-fl.c7-
8 ... Ae7!? tivity. White has two ways to fight
Ar2r 8 ... Ab6 9 Egl 0-o for the initiative: an immediate 7
Al22.8 --.6de5 10 Urdz 95 or preparation for 95 with 7 h4.
ArB8.-.Ae7 l0 gh5 96 ll Se2 dxd4 12 A2l7 s5
AI2fl Axd4 Axg5 13 Ae3 Axe3 14 A227 h4
t ab6 tsxe3 6b6! T Kudryashov-Kas- 421
9 Urd2
parov, Moscow 1979. 7e5hg
Amther possibility is t h4, e.g. 10 16 8 -e"xgs 6c6!
9---dSl! l0 Ab5 AdT ll eded 12 11 0-{F0 6xd4 This prevents White from de-
GE Ae7 13 G0-0 0-0 14 Ab3 12 Axd4 b5 veloping his pieces comfortably
&G6 15 Bc5 Axc5 16 Axc5 t 13 a3! with 9 Ue2 followed by 0-0-0,
frdlo+{lovsky, Moscow This is much stronger than l3 $g2 and @hel.
t:ng- f4b414 da4 e5 a. 9 grd2 gM!
) d5?! l3 ab7 10 Ab3 a6
n O0{t 9"e7 t4 Ec3 Ec8 11 0-0-0 Bc7
ll ahl 0-0 15 Sblt This is the most precise move
12 ca ed Shamkovich-Olafsson, Lone order.
Ya Ri:mdyk{al, Rjga lZ Pine 1979. 12 t4
1ll9, mtinrred 13 6xd5 Axd5 A13 White must reckon with the
lrUrds Uxd5 15 Exd5 6b4 16 8f4 a6 possibility of 12 ... de5, e-g. 12
f^G5 Ad6 with a complicated 9 -Q-e3 Ag2 Ae5 13f4 6c414 Urd4 Ad7
p*ln- Black's opening strategy 9 a4 is dubious. 15 e5 Ah7 16 ed 6xd6 17 trhel
i u rrefl founded; the early 9 ... 6e7 trc8 o-Chiburdanidze-Kush-
olf,rg of the game plays into 10 grdz nir, Bad Kissingen 1978.
Tlirc's hads. l0 Egl is possible. KarPov- t2 ad7
/rr22 Hort, Moscow l9Tl,continued l0 There is not yet a sound basis
t 6de5?! ... 6xd4ll Bxd4 e5 12 9d2 ef for active play: 12. . . b5 13 Ag2
t.ab3 h6 13 Axf4 6e5 14 Ae2 Ae6 15 Ab7 (13 . . .b414 da4e515 fe de
9 -- - Aa5 is dubious: l0 6xa5 Ad5. l0 . .. h6 was better. 16 h3 3-e6 t7 gf2 Adl l8
ilrai tl f4 Acf12 9.e2 h6 13 h4 10 6xd4 dac5t Nunn-Ghinda, Dort-
il{l 11rtrd2 hg 15 hg tsxhl 16 11 Axd4 e5 mund 1979) 14 9e3! b415 6a4
lrhl b5?! 17 Af3 t Bangiev- 12 -CI-e3 ef dd7 16 e5 d5 (16 .. . de? 17
K+trrguL USSR 1975. 13 Axf4 6e5 ExdT! L) 17 f5 + Razuvayev-
l0 s[ cs! t4 G{10 Commons, Lublin 1978.
34 Scheveningen without 6 A-e2 Sdar
13 -CI"e2 b5 Stronger than 8 ... d5 9 Ab5!? Stangy-Foisor, Rumania ch. oth
13 0-0-0 was also safe (9 cd 6xd5 l0 Axd5 Bxd5 ll 1986. playe&
enough- 14 h4 Ae7 15 h5 gb8 Ag2 Ba5 12 Ad2 Be5 l3 Ae3t 14 8e2 8c7 a)t-
16 Ebl Ac8 17 AR 6g8!? 18 Beliavsky-Ghinda, Bucharest 15 EC3 -Ae7 Axc6 -Q,,

Edgl trh7 19 Wf2 with a defend- 1980; 9 Axc6 bc 10 95 hg 1l hg Less sharp than 15 ... b5!? 16 cs ail
able position for Black, KarPov- ad1 12 96 f6 13 ed cd 14 Ab5t a3 EcS threatening 17 . . . M Kin- Ljuboir
Andersson, Skara 1980. Ivanovic-Sznapik, Eksjo, 1980) 9 dermann-Sokolov, Mendoza 1985.
14 a3 b4 ...-e-d7 l0 ed 6xd5 ll 6xd5 ed 1985. b) r--
15 ab 6xb4 12 Ae3! Ae7 13 gd2t Karpov- 16 Egrl3 0-0-0 ll o4{t
t6 aa trc8! Spassky, Tilburg 1980. t7 R sb8 gcat I
Stronger than 16
Eb8 9gh Or 17... 6e518 E3d2 Ac619 1984/8t
owing to 17 e5! de 18 fe Ah7 19 Less sharp than 9 g5 6g4 l0 f4 Ae6 20 ad4t Vogt-Schmidt, )
Ae3 * Zaitsev-PadevskY, USSR Ae2 d5!? (10 . . . grb6 1l Qxg4 hg Dresden 1985. If9-
1980. 12 dxc6 bc 13 gxg4 d5 14 96! f6 18 Eif2 AcB White ce
17 6b1 e5 15 h5 Ac5 16 Hg2l! Nunn- 19 nbbl 6e8 Qxg5?!
Black has sufficient counter- Andersson, Tilburg 1982) l l tg . . . 6e5?! 20 tr 3d2 de8 2t achianiq
play. Qxg4(ll Ab5 Ac5! 12ed0-0; ll a3t Lobron-Ree, Wijk aanZee for thc r
taz ed ed 12 Ab5 Ad7 13 gre2+ 198s. vic-Trr
7 h4 (26) Ae7 14 Ae3 6xe3 15 Exe3 0-0 20 da4|, Axg5 lo
16 0-0-0 Ac5!?; ll dxc6 bc L2 2l hg lt
26 Pxg4 hg 13 gxg4 d4l 14 6e2e5) White's position is more active; t2
B I 11 ... hg 12 96 f6 13 6xc6 bc 14
gxg4 d4 15 6e2 Eb8.
Sax{ebalo, Zagreb-Rijeka I 985.
A2X2
Strqg
Axd6 ll
9 ... 6xh5 7 ... Ae7 Ljub{cr
10 Ag5 af6 8 gR! 1986.
tt grd2 The most promising continua- t3
1l h5?!e5! Ab3 Ae7 13 Ae2
12 tion, introduced by Ljubojevic. u
a
a
Ae6 Nunn-Adorjan, Biel 1983; Other continuations: AftET I

1l Ae2 a612 .w.d2 Efb6 13 ab3 a) 8 95 hg 9 Sxg5 6c6 l0 Bd2 ad2 r

Ad7 14 h5 6xh5 (14 . . . 0-0-0 15 gb6 ll
Ab3 a612 9e2 Sc7 13 charrcar
The most principled move. h6 Eh7 160-0-0t) 15 Ehl 9616 t4bs! t4 aR ab7 15 0-0-0 0-0-0 AZB
White intends to play g4-g5 on 0-0-0! Bc7 17 Axh5 gh 18 Martinovic-Psakhis, Bor 1986. T
the 9th move after 8 Egl or 8 Se2!t Tseshkovsky-Mokry, b) 8 E sl ds! 9 "!Lb5 (9 ed 6xd5 3
ErR. Trnava, 1986. l0 6xd5 9xd5 I I Ae3 6c6! WhitE
Black chooses between 7 ... 11 gb6 Beliavsky-Timman, Montpellier vents t -
dc6,7 ... -[e7 and'l ... a6. t2 ab3 -Q"d7 1985) 9 ... *fB l0 ed 6xd5 1l ed ardJ
L22l 13 (H)-0 a6 'Efl Sxc3 12 Bxc3 a6 Mrdja- 9cA l2t
7 ... 6c6 13 .. . 6e5 14 Eg3 trc8 15 Kindermann, Baden 1985. pov-Kh
8 E g1 h5!? grel 696 16 ad4 a6 17 f4+ 8 ... h5 Black sr
 Scheveningen without 6 Ee2 35

Stnongerthan 8 . .. d5 9 Abs!? Stangy-Foisor, Rumania ch.
(9 od .bxd5l0 6xd5 9xd5 11 1986.
Ld2gas t2 9d2 We5 13 Se3t 14 SYe2 Bc7
Tdierrsky-€hinda, Bucharest 15 EC3 9.e7
f$q 9 Bxc6 bc l0 95 hg ll hg Less sharp than 15 ... b5!? 16
trilI
12 g6 f6 13 ed cd 14 Ab5t a3 Ec8 threatening l7 . . . M Kin-
tYlmvt-Smapik, Eksjo, 1980) 9 dermann-Sokolov, Mendoza
Other moves have also been t
played:
a) 8 ... 6c6 9 Ab5 Ad7 l0'
Axc6 Axc6 (10 . . .bc ll 95t) ll
g5 6d7 t2 sh Ee5 13 9g3!t
Ljubojevic=Timman, Tilburg
1985.

- - - Ad7 l0 ed 6xd5 1l 6xd5 ed 1985. b) 8...9 g5hg l0 Sxg5 a6

9612

12 le3! Le7 13 gd2t Karpov- 16 Egilt (HFO l1 0-0-0 e5 12 6de2 AS4 13

$fo.sty, Trlburg 1980. t7 R lbb8 gCat De Wit-Oll, Groningen
)tl Or .. . 6e5 l8 E3d2 Ac6 19
17 1984/85.
9 gh 6c6
Lcrs sharp than 9 g5 Ag4 l0 f4 aC6 20 ad4| Vogt-Schmidt,
Ac2dt?(10.. . gb6 ll $xg4 hg Dresden 1985. If 9 ... 6xh5 l0 Ag5 6c6
12 ad bc 13 gxg4 d5 14 96! f6 18 grf2 -CI"c8
White castles just in time: I I 0-0-0
f5 Ut Ad 16 Eg2!t Nunn- 19 6bl 6e8 gxg5?! 12 hg gxg5+ 13 tbbl,
Ardqsm, Tilburg 1982) ll 19 ... 4,e5?l20 B3d2 og8 2t achieving an attacking Position
A4r(ll lb5 Ac5! 12ed0-0; ll a3t Lobron-Ree, Wijk aanZee for the sacrificed pawn, Ljuboje-
d cd 12 -Lb5 Ad7 13 *e2* 198s. vic-Timman, Montreal 1979.

Ac7 14 le3 Bxe3 15 Uxe3 0-0 20 da4l Axg5 10 -e.bs _e_d7

f6 O0{ Ac5!?; ll 6xc6 bc 12 2l hg 11 Axc6 bc

A4aht 13Uxg4 d4l 14 de2e5) White's position is more active; 12 e5 de

ll --- E 1296f613 Axc6 bc 14 Sax-Cebalo, Zagreb-Rijeka I 985. Stronger than 12. . . Ad5 13 ed
trutd4 15 Be2 Eb8. A222 Axd6 15 Ae5 Bb6 15 0-0-0t
) hxh5 7 ... ae7 Ljubojevic-Timman, Bugojno
L6 ar6 8 gR! 1986.
ll'. ta The most promising continua- 13 6xc6 Axc6
ab3 Ae7 l3 Ae2
I I h5!! c5! 12 tion, introduced bY Ljubojevic. 14 9xc6 6A
E6 Nun-Adorjan, Biel 1983; Other continuations: After the possible 15 h6 gh 16
fr Ac2 $D gA Urb6 13 ab3 a) 8 g5 hg 9 Axg5 6c6 l0 8d2 Ad2 trbS l7 0-0-0 Urb6 the
Ad, r.hi axh5 (14...0-0-0 15 gb6 ll 6b3a612 Ee2 Bc7 13 chances are equal.
5 th7l50{4t) 15 Bhl 9616 f4 b5! 14 AR Ab7 15 o-o-o 0-o-o A223
a{{ frcT l7 Axh5 gh l8 Martinovic-Psakhis, Bor 1986. 7 ... a6

fE:E+ TseshkovskY-Mokry, b) 8 Egl d5! 9 Ab5 (9 ed f,xd5 8 As2

Trn,I9t6- l0 6xd5 8xd5 I I Ae3 6c6! White prepares 9 95 and Pre-
u gib6 Beliavsky-Timman, MontPellier vents 8 ... d5. After 8 Egl d5 9
N2 AB Ad7 1985) 9 ... *A l0 ed 6xd5 ll ed Axd5 l0 6xd5 9xd5 11 Ag2
13 a+0 t6 BR 6xc3 12 .Bxc3 a6 Mrdja- WcA 12 c3 Ae7 13 95 6d7 Kar-
13 --- Be5 14 Eg3 Ec8 15 Kindermann, Baden 1985. pov-Kindermann, Vienna 1986.
CGI At6 rc Ad4 a6 17 f4t 8 ... h5 Black stands well.
36 Scheveningen without 6 He2 ScA

8 "' ac6 White has the initiative but he axc6 14 h4 g,b8! 15 "ad4 (15 wh
9g5 hg must be aware of the possibility of Af4 b4!) 15 ... 0-0 16 cgl b4!? velofi
10 hg Exhl counterplay by his opponent, and l7 ab Bxb4 with a sharp position. tlel-,
11 Axhl ad7 the possibilities are great indeed. If 18 Af6!? as occurred in Marja- Blact
t2 f4t? 8 Ae3 novic-Cvetkovic, Yugoslavia bet*e
If 12 Ae3 then 12 . .. 6de5 is 8 h4 leads to a transposition. 1983, then 18 ... Efb8! is good: terpla
possible, threatening 13 ... dc4, A sharp position arises after 8 19 Abl Bxd2 20 Exd2 Af8 with Bl 6 .
and if 12 ab3 then 12 . . . b5! 13 f4 b5?! (8 . . . Ac6 is better, trans- a solid position for Black. B2 6 -

e5 d5 is good. posing to the variation 6 . . . Ac6) 10 ab6 Bl

After the passive 12 fug2 96! 13 9 f5! ef (9 . . . 6e5 is safer) l0 Stronger than l0 ... d5?! ll ed
f4 Bb6 14 6de2 Bc5 15 eid3 b5! Axf5 be5 1l Af4 6bc6 12 6d5 ab6 12 Ag2 Axd5 13 6xd5
16 b3 Ab7 Black has an active Ae6 13 Be2a Betavsky-Vogt, Sxd5 owing to 14 $g4!* Sax- AE(
position; Nunn-Bischoff, Lugano Baku 1980. Fedder, Plovdiv 1983; if l0 . . . Bll T
1986. 8 -AC2 is solid: 8 . .. 6c6 (less 6c6 then I I 6xc6 Axc6 12 Bt21
12 erb6 sharp than 8 ... b5 9 f4 Ab7 l0 grd4!? is the simplest, I I h5 is also Bll
lf ... Axd4 13 Bxd4 g,b6
12 f5!? b4 ll fe bc 12 ef + ! SxfT 13 ll ... Ec8 12 Eh3!?
possible;
then 14 Sxb6 Axb6 15 b3! 96 16 0-0 + Segt) 9 a4 He7 l0 h4 h6 l l Ae7 13 f4t Chandler{vetko-
ab2t. gh 96! D an 6de5 13 6g5t vic, Belgrade 1982. For
13 dde2 96 Karpov-Kindermann, Hannover 11 E gl A8d7 cultie:
14 b3 Wc5 1983. \2 h5 side-
ls Erd2 b5 8 ... b5 l2 grd2 is passive because of l2
t6 -e-b2 _gb7 9 a3!? ... Ec8 threatening 13 Ac4. ...
t7 0-0-0 0-0-0 White strengthens the e4 square 12 96
White's chances ate slightly and prepares to advance the 13 tr hl! Ag7 Th.
better, Short-Kindermann, Dort- kingside pawns. An unclear pos- t4 gc4 g4isi
mund 1986. ition arises after 9 f4 -$-UZ l0 f5 b4 White is more active, Liberzon- mistal
A3 ll fe bc 12ef + !? *xf7 13 Ac4+ Griinfeld, Israel 1982. ..-€'{
6 a6 Se8 14 0-0. B GOd
7 g5 afd7 (27 ) 9 ... -e-b7
6 f4 (28) +Sr
9 . . . W"7 is worth considering:

27 i l0h4 Ac6ll Axc6 Wxc612 Bd4

Eb8 13 h5!t GandaCutman, 28
Or
tv A .L L.ru A Dortmund 1986.
B A
,rru"
aA t =fc8
c5d
Kv ,ffia
If 9 . . . ab6 then l0 h4 agal cow I
(10 . . . d5 I I ed ed 12 6de2lt) ll
"ffi, tr gl t is possible. ,ffi Aft
10 h4l? thrcal
More energetic then l0 gAZ tive b
A A A A
l0 . . . 6c5 is possible- ll
where
R Ae7 12 0-0-0 Ac6 13 dxc6
 Scheveningen without 6 He2 37

White has the initiative but he Axc6 14 h4 grb8! 15 .Sd4 (15 White plans e5 after first de-
must be aware of the possibility of af4 b4!) 15 ... 0-0 16 Esl b4!? veloping with 6f3, Ad3, 0-0 and
ounterplay by his opponent, and 17 ab Bxb4 with a sharp position. Bel, or with Ae3, SB and 0-0-0.
the possibilities are great indeed. If 18 Af6!? as occurred in Marja- Black, as usual, has a choice
8 -Ae3
novic{vetkovic, Yugoslavia between development and coun-
t h4leads to a transposition. 1983, then l8 ... Efb8! is good: terplay on the queenside.
A sharp position arises after 8 19 Abl Bxd2 20 Exd2 Af8 with Bl 6 ... _S"e7
8l b5?! (8 . . . 6c6 is better, trans- a solid position for Black. 826...a6
pcing to the variation 6 . . . 6c6) 10 ab6 B1
9 f5! ef (9 .. . Ae5 is safer) l0 Stronger than l0 ... d5?! ll ed 6 . .. _Ae7

Brf5 Oe5 ll Af4 Abc6 12 6d5 ab6 12 Ag2 6xd5 13 6xd5 7 -e"e3
Ac6 13 Ve2* Beliavsky-Vogt, Axd5 owing to 14 Sg4!* Sax- And now:
Ertu 1980. Fedder, Plovdiv 1983; if l0 ... Bll 7 ... 0-0
t LE2 is solid: 8 . . . 6c6 (less 6c6 then I I 6xc6 Axc6 12 Bl27 ... 6c6
frrp than 8 ... b5 9 f4 Ab7 l0 grd4!? is the simplest, I I h5 is also B11
f9? b{ ll fe bc 12 ef -t ! *xf7 13 ll ... Ec8 12 Eh3!?
possible; 7 ... 0-0
O{+ rfeS!) 9 a4 He7 l0 h4 h6 I I Ae7 13 f4t Chandler{vetko- 8gRe5
Ade5 13 acst
aR vic, Belgrade 1982. Forced in view of Black's diffi-
tF g6! 12
Kerpov-Kindermann, Hannover 11 Egl a8d7 culties in developing his queen- -

r!rt3_ 12 h5 side.
tb5 12 Wd2 is passive because of 12 9 Afs Axf5
9 ..3!? .. . trcS threatening 13 ... ac4. 10 ef Ba5
Uhitc strsngthens the e4 square 12 96 11 0-G0
d 1repares to advance the 13 trhl! Ag7 The principal continuation. ll
tfuSi& pawns. An unclear pos- 14 gc4 l Ad3!? is a
94 is PlaYable, but l
nbuisafterg f4 Ab7 l0 f5 b4 White is more active, Liberzon- mistaken attempt to prevent I I
f l Ebc 12ef+l? tExfT 13 Ac4* Griinfeld,Israel 1982. ... e4 because of 11 ...dc6 12
act 14O{- B 0-0 d5! 13 fe 6xe5 14 Bg3 Ac5!
, e.b7 6 f4 (25) T Suetin-Jansa, Sochi 1980
9 - - - gcl is worth considering: 11 4
l0[a ac6ll .Dxc6 Bxc6 12 Wd4 Or ll . .. 6c6 12 94 ef 13 Axf4
E
Ebt f3 h5!t Ganda-Cutman, 28 I Efc8 14 a3?! 6e5 15 Axe5 de 16
B
Ilortnund 1986. A A
E5 e4t co Goldin-Bitman, Mos-
trg --. aM then l0 h4 Agal cow 1979.
(lO - - - d5 I I ed ed 12 dde2!X) ll 12 We2
Eglt is possible. Aftor 12 gh3 Ec8! Black
l0 Hn threatens to take over the initia-
More energetic then l0 gaZ tive.by 13 ... trxc3!
rke l0 -.. 6c5 is possible- ll A A 12 Ec8
f3 Ie7 12 G'0-0 dc6 13 dxc6 13 gbs
38 Scheveningen without 6 Ae2 Sci"r
This is the idea of White's l2th Exd4 (ll Axd4 e5 12 fe de 13 D n}a4l with an attack for White, cd!aoqu
move. gC3 -9.d6 14 Ae3! -S-e6 15 Fleck-Rankert, FRG 1985. l8 d6ni
13 Ab5+ sEeT 16 Aa4 o Kinlay- 13 -A"b3 ad7l? bc gri
14 Egl Mestel, London 1978) ll ... b5 Black intends to play . . . d6d5 chances
Preparing 15 94. If 14 h3 then t2 95 dd7 13 h4 Ab7 t4f5 6e5 after the exchange of the bishoP v2
14 ... d5!? 15 94 d4!? 16 Exd4?! 15gh3 ef 16 ef Axhl 17 gxhl on b3. 13 . . . d5 14 ed e4 15 ,Dxe4 a
Ac5 l7 tDbl Axd4 18 Axd4 0-0 oo Suetin-Palatnik, USSR Axd5 is premature owing to 16 Now I
6bd7 with an unclear position, 1980. Ad4! Eb4 t7 f6t+ B2r7 A
Hasan-Schmidt, Vinkovci 1986. 9 6xc6 bc (29) 14 g4 .bc5 8227 g
But 16 Axd4 was better 15 gbl B2t
14 ac4
t6s4hgt7
t 15 95 is dangerous owing
bxb3+ 16 cb d5! 17 ed Blact
to 15 1
14... h5?! 15 h3 h4
Exg3 abdT 18 rEbl d5 19 ,,,m
I I
Ab4+ or 15 f6 Axf6 16 Exd6 variatiq
Bg2l+ Marjanovic{vetkovic, owing to 16 ... Ae7! 17 Eixc6 UR(tt
Zemun 1983.
-Ad7 18 ad5 Axb3+ 19 ab ll aoc:
15 -e_d4 d5 A Ab4!T Pjaren-Akopov, corr. co Ku1
Stronger than 15 . . . Af6 16
.,,ru,
g 1984. 1980) t
Axf6 6xf6 17 94 d5 18 95+ Oll- a
a A 15 6xb3 but this
Wong, Tallinn 1983. 16 cb ties.
t6 -CI.e2 Af6! If 16 ab then 16 ... cb6!? is t
After 17 Axg4 Axd4 18 Exd4 strong: l7 Axb6 ab l8 h4 Ab7 Or tr
8xf4* 19 $bl 6c6 20 exd5 10 f5 Tseitlin-Belinsky, Grudez 8R Et
Vxg4 2l Bd7 and White has a 10 fe de 11 Ac4 0-0 12 h3 Ae6! Krakov 1984/85. Bc5 13
small advantage; Ehlvest-Lisa is not promising for White: 13 t6 d5!? Ligledi
Tallinn 1983. Ab3 c5! 14 We2 Eb8 15 Axe6 16 17 ed Nb4 (30) 197',1.
Btz fe Exb2 17 We4 with an unclear 8e5i
7 ... 6c6 position. ad5 rl
8gR 10 Ba5 30
Bxe5 I
Spassky recommends 8 Ad3, 11 0-G0 0-0 W
hasar
e.g. 8 .. . e5 (8 ... 0-0 9 0-0 6xd4 ll ... Eb8 12 A-c+ d5?! 13 ed ,,,ru,
pawu, t
l0 Axd4 e5 1l fe de 12 Axe5 6g4 Ab4 is premature owing to 14 ties in d
13 Af4! Ac5* 14 ehl Al2+ 15 6e4! 6xd5 15 gc3! 6xe3 16 I
Bxf2 Axf2 16 gR o Spassky- Wxe3 *
Enklaar, Amsterdam 1980) 9 mala 1985.
Gipslis-Chtashi, Yur-
A ,,,,M

(
,

6de2 96 10 h3 bs?! 1l 0-0 0-0 12 12 Ac4 Eb8 A

If lo
a4 b4 13 Ad5 t Spassky- lf 12 ... Ab7 White can play @ Ea€l {
Andersson, Tilburg 1980. the immediate 13 94 d5 14 95! For Blact r
8 ... e5 instance: 14 ... dc 15 gf Axf6 16 A critical position ofthe varia- by 14 -
8 . . . a6 9 0-0-0 8c7 l0 94leads trd6! trfd817 Exf6!gf 18 $g3+ tion. In Oll-Pjaren, USSR 1986, cient@
to sharp play: l0 ... 6xd4 ll Ctf8 (18 ... 19 grh4+) Black afterl8 Af2?! Axc3 19 bc e4 squa
'Dh8?
 Scheveningen without 6 He2 39

Exd4 (ll Axd4 e5 12 fe de 13 19 da4! with an attack for White, cd! acquired an excellent position.
tE3 Ad6 14 Ae3! 9.e6 15 Fleck-Rankert, FRG 1985. 18 d6!? is sharper: 18 . . . Axc3 19
Ab5+ ,De7 16 Aa4 o KinlaY- 13 Ab3 ad7t? bc Bxc3 20 ge2 with the better
Metel, London 1978) 1l ... b5 Black intends to play ... dG{5 chances for White.
12gS Ad7 13 h4 Ab7 14 f5 6e5 after the exchange of the bishoP B2
t5 th3 ef 16 ef Axhl 17 gxhl on b3. 13 . . . d5 14 ed e4 15 ,bxe4 6 ... t6
(X) oo Suetin-Palatnik, USSR 5xd5 is premature owing to 16 Now there are:
rffi)- ad4! Eb4 l7 f6!+ B2l 7 Ae3
9 6xc6 b, (29) 14 94 6c5 8227 WR
15 *br Bzt
N to 15
15 95 is dangerous owing 7 Ae3 b5
.bxb3+ 16 cb d5! 17 ed Black can decline this sharP
Ab4+ or 15 f6 Axf6 16 EExd6 variation by playing 7 ... Ae7 8
owing to 16 ... Ae7! 17 Exc6 gR (8 g4b5 9 ss AfdT l0 f5 b4
-Ad7 18 ad5 Axb3+ 19 ab ll dce2 e5 12 6b3 gb7 13 693
Ab4!+ Pjaren-Akopov, corr. oo Kupreichik-Palatnik, USSR
1984. 1980) 8 . .. Sc7 9 0-0-0 0-0 10 94
A,,M,
,,,,%,8
15 6xb3 but this gives him more difficul-
16 cb ties.
If 16 ab then 16 ...
eb6!? is 8ER
strong: 17 Axb6 ab 18 h4 Ab7 Afi AbdT l0
Or 8 a3?! "flb7 9
lof' Tseitlin-Belinsky, Gradez BR EcS ll 0-0 Ae7 12 Eael
10ft& ll Ac4 0-012 h3 Ae6! Krakov 1984/85. 6c5 13 4fl2 0-0 14 grh3 tsd7 o
fo Dt fmising for White: 13 t6 d5!? Ligterink-Kavalek, Wijk aan Zee
-Eh3c5! 14te2 Eb815 Axe616 17 ed HM (30) 197',7.
A l,frz l7 gd with an unclear 8 e5 is dubious: 8 ... de 9 fe .

urdtkn- ad5 l0 6xd5 9xd5 ll Ae2

L Ba5 30
8xe5 12 ggdz Ab7 and White
ll o0{ 04 W
has a certain initiative for the
ll --- Eb8 12 0LcA d5?! 13 ed .,,,ru,
pawn, but Black has no difficul-
-e.ba fo F€mature owing to 14 ties in defence.
BGfl Axds 15 gC3! 6xe3 16 8 ... _CI.b7
trE3+ Gipslis-Chtashi, Yur- A
,N 9 -e-d:r aM7
Eh l9E5- 10 (31)
sa
12 Ao4 Eb8 A
If
10 a3 Ec8 1l 0-0 Ae7 12
lf 12 - -. Ab7 White can play & Eael ac5 13 ethl o-o 14 grh3
fu irnrnsliate 13 94 d5 14 95! For Black strengthens the e6 square
irc 14 ... dc 15 gf Axf6 16 A critical position of the varia- by 14 ... UrdT! and gains suffi-
Lffi Efd8l7 Exf6!gf 18 $g3+ tion. In Oll-Pjaren, USSR 1986, cient counterplay by attacking the
aE (18 ... eh8? 19 grh4+) Black afterl8 .$Lf2?! Axc3 19 bc e4 square.
40 Scheveningen without 6 Ae2 g
"rm afd7 14h4 9614 h5 _e.97, Cram- The plan involving the advance ae2
of the e-pawn to e5 takes too
31
t I .ry,
t I ling-Ilig, Lugano 1983.
b)12... Ec8 l3 E5 Afd7.l4h4e5 much time: 7 6R Ae7 8 Ad3
Ecl:
ac6!
l5 Ab3 ef 16 Axf4 de617 Af5+ d5!? (8 . . . 6c6 9 0-0 0-0 l0 a3 b5 axc
Chandler-Tirlman, London ll Bel b4 12 da4 trbS 13 e5 ttrc6
"rffi ad5 14 Ad2 a5 co Lutikov- Gofl
1984.

.,,ru,
f+\ g 13 0-0-0 6fd7
Bonsch, Leipzig 1977) 9 e5
l0 0-0 Ac5 I I ehl 6xd3 12 cd
abd
sidd
13 g5?! h6!? 14 gh 96!? is
A A
unclear. d4 13 de4 gd5 14 6fg5 h6 15 tg'rt_
Ei grh5 Ef8 o Plachetka-Mcihring,
13 96
10 b4 t4 h4 Stary Smokovec 1977.
gb6!
If l0 ... 6c5 then ll 95! is More logical than 14 Ehfl 7 ... E
already possible: ll ... afdT 12 Ag7 15 f5, after 15 ... 6e5 16 Stronger than 7 ... Bc7 soliil
a3 Ec8 13 h4 with the initiative gre2 0-0 17 erbl Ee8 18 trf2 because after 8 Ad3 6c6 9 Ae3 Bxar
for White; Lobron-Tringov, tr c8 Black had sufficient counter- Ad7 l0 0-0-0 Ec8 ll h3! bs 12 ...t
Plovdiv 1983, and if l0 . . . h6 then play, Chandler-Ribli, London ebl 9-e7 13 e4 b4 14 dcn2 Bafa!
l l 0-0-0 (l l h4 hs!) 11 . . . trc8 12 1984. White has everything prepared for C
Ace2 a-c5 13 6e3 6xd3 14 14 Sc7 the pawn onslaught on the
Exd3 96 15 h4 h5 16 95 gd7 17 15 ebl Ag7!?
kingside; Sax-Jiangchuan, A
ab3t Mnatsakanian-Gurevich, After 15 . . .0-0-0 16 h5 Se7 17 Lucerne 1985. intca
USSR 198I. Be2 6b8 18 trhfl White has 8 Ab3 Bc7 mow
l0 ... d5!? is possible: ll e5 b4 obtained the initiative; Timman- Also playable is 8 . .. Ac6 9 with
12 dce2 de4l3lg3 Sxg3 14 hg Ribli, London 1984. Ae3 Sc7 l0 Ad3 b5 ll 0-0 Ab7 exarE
16 h5 12 a4 b4 13 6e2 Ae7 14 a5 t
-Q-c5 Mnatsakanian-Ermenkov, e5!
Varna 1986. A strong counterblow, which Fischdick-Litinskaya, Austria Cl
11 dce2 Ac5 gives Black the e5 outpost. 1980.
An alternative is 1l . . . e5 12 17 Ab3 ef 9e4TL
AB 02 af5 d5! 13 fifg3 Sc5! 18 Bxf4 Or 9 Ad3 b5 l0 94 b4ll deZ pof
Ab7 13 Ad2 6c6 A Abd4 :
_Ae5
14 95 de l5 6xe4 6xe4 16 Axe4 19 grflZ 0-0-0
Axe4 17 Bxe4 Axe3 18 Bxe3 0-0 Black has sufficient counter- Mikhalchishin-Kasparov, USSR Od
Balashov-Spassky, Bugojno play; Mestel-Polugaevsky, Lon- 1978. a)7.
1978) d5 13 6g3 Ae7 14 0-0-0 0-0 don 1986. 9 bs lot.
15 95 de 16 6xe4 6xe4 17 Axe4 822 10 95 afdil nik,l
Sxe4 18 8xe4 ef 19 Mxf4 Ec8 20 7gn l0 . . . b4 is dubious owing to I I b) 7 -
Ad4t Voormans-De Roode, The aim of this move is to Abs! (ll gf bc+) tt...abt2gf o{X}
Holland 1982. hinder . .. b5. An interesting line gfl! 13 Axb5+ Ad7 14 Ad3+ Yudr
t2 Ac3 afdTl? is: 7 gd3 b5 9 e5!? de 9 fe Ad5 l0 Thipsay-Parameswaren, India ch. c) 7
This way Black prevents 13 95. Bg4 6b4 1l 0-0 6xd3 12 cd Ac5
1986. 040
a) 12 ... Bc7 13 95 (13 0-0-0 13 ehl! @ Kupreichik-Anik- 11 -CI-e3 Ab6 2 t
6xd3 14 Exd3 Ec8!?) 13 ... ayev, USSR 1979.
Less sharp than ll ... b4 12 W-rt
 Scheveningen without 6 He2 4l

afdT h4 9614 h5 Sg7, Cram-

14
The plan involving the advance de2 -e"b7 (12 Sxc2? 13
of the e-pawn to e5 takes too Ecl+) 13 0-0-0 6c5 (13 ...
linftrig, Lugano 1983.
U 12... Ec8 t3 95 $fd7 14 h4 e5
much time: 7 aB Ae7 8 Ad3 6c6?! 14 Aed4! dci?! 15

15 Ab3 ef 16 Axf4 de6l7 Af5 t

ds!? (8 . . . 6c6 9 0-0 0-0 l0 a3 b5 6xc5! Axd4 16 Axd4 dc 17 Ae5
Chandler-Timman, London ll Bel b4 12 6a4 trb8 13 e5 Sc6 18 Ac4!+ Sideif-Zade-
Ad5 14 Ad2 a5 co Lutikov- Gofstein, USSR 1985) 13'693
tgt/,.
13 0-{Hl Bonsch, Leipzig 1977) 9 e5 dfdT abd7 15 Axc5 6xc5 16 f5+
13 s5?! h6!? 14 gh 96!? is
l0 0-0 Ac5 ll erhl 6xd312 cd Sideif-Zade-Panchenko, Byeltsi
mdcar. d4 13 de4 gd5 14 Afg5 h6 15 1979.

13 grh5 Ef8 o Plachetka-Mohring, t2 G0-0 a8d7

t1 M
96
Stary Smokovec 1977. 13 $bl
to Moe logical than 14 trhfl 7 ... grb6! Black's position is sufficiently
Stronger than 7 ... Bc7 solid: 13 . . . -e"b7 14 da5 6a415
t2 AS7 t5 f5, after 15 ... 6e5 16
17 rEbl Ee8 l8 trf2 because after 8 Ad3 6c6 9 -e-e3 6xa4 9xa5! 16 6c3 Ec8?! (16
!r2 0{ .$Ld7 l0 0-0-0 Ec8 ll h3! b5 12 Ae7!) 17 Ad3 t Panchenko-
...
Ed Black had sufficient counter-
ptry, Ctandler-Ribli, London ebl Ae7 13 94 b4 14 dce2 Balashov, Sochi 1980.
fS/f. White has everything prepared for C
t1 wc7
the pawn onslaught on the 6 -e_e3

15 rEbl Ag7!?
kingside; Sax-Jiangchuan, A flexible continuation. White'
Lucerne 1985. intends to meet the develoPing
Aftcr 15... G0-0 16 h5 Ae7 17
8 ab3 moves 6 ... 6c6 and 6 ... Ae7
ftcz ab8 l8 Ehfl white has Wc7
Also playable is 8 ... dc6 9 with 7 f4, transposing into B. We
&iut the initiative; Timman-
RibE l-ondon 1984. Ae3 Bc7 l0 Ad3 b5 I I 0-0 Ab7 examine a third possibility:
L t5 e5!
12 a4 b4 13 de2 Ae7 14 a5 t 6 ... z6

A stnong counterblow, which

Fischdick-Litinskaya, Austria C1
1980. 7 .Ed2
dEs Blact the e5 outpost.
9e4 This continuation has become
fl aHl ef
Or 9 Ad3 b5 10 94 b4ll de2 popular recently.
It Ut'4
t!, vf2
-S.e5
0-0-0 Ab7 13 Ad2 6c6 14 6bd4 : 7 ... b5

Eect has sufficient counter- Mikhalchishin-Kasparov, USSR Other continuations:

plry Mestet-Polugaevsky, Lon- 1978. a) 7 ... 6c6 8 0-0-0 Ad7 9 R b5
dm l9E6-
9 ... b5 l0 94 h6 I I h4t Rodriguez-Ftac-
ru, 10 95 afd7 nik, Mosbow 1985.
10 . . . b4 is dubious owing to 1l b) 7... Sc7 8 R b5 9 g4 Ab7 10
7gf3 0-0-0 6c6 11 lDbl trc8 ll h41
Tlrc aim of this move is to Ab5! (ll gf bcT) tt ... ab t2 sf
rt'pder - - . b5. An interesting line gfl! 13 Axb5+ Ad7 14 Ad3+ Yudasin-Gavrikov, Lvov 1984.
Thipsay-Parameswaren, India ch. c) 7 ... g R 6c6 9 0-0-0
is 7 ltB b5 9 e5l? de 9 fe Ad5 l0 -CI"e7

tg| aM ll0-0 6xd3 12cd Ac5 1986. 0-0 (9 . . . d5 l0 s4 de ll Bf2 Bc7

f3 *hl! o Kupreichik-Anik-
11 Ae3 Ab6 12 95 ad5 Short-Ljubojevic,
ayw, USSR 1979.
Less sharp than 1l ... b4 12 Wijk aan Z.ee 1986) 10 94 Sxd4
42 Scheveningen without 6 9e2 ScAcu

ll 9xd4 bs (ll ... ad1 t2h4 32

ll ds3?! ab6 12 Ae2 h5 13 a4?! !r
6e5 13 Ae2 b5 14 ePbl Eb8 15 B I I t Wh4 Ae7 95 6h714 0-0-0 ;rxc6 ll
15
f4 6c6 Nunn-Pinter, Lucerne ,,m 6xg5 16 Axb6 Bxb6 17 AdS solid po
1985) 12 e5 6d7 13 h4 trbS 14 I gd8 T Ermenkov-Polu- 9.-.gl
6bl UraS Short-Pinter, Lucerne ',rffi_ gayevsky, Buenos Aires Ol 1978. game fo
1985. 11 gf 5c6 12
8R 6fr7 12 ef d5! gd2+
Stronger than 8 . ..
Ab7 9 g4 A A A sharp and difficult position 1983.
because if the intended 9 . . . b4 l0 has arisen. t
dce2 d5 then White plays I I e5 13 gf d4 And
AfdT 12 f4 6c5 13 acat 14 -Q-c4 Eel lt
Aseev-Yudasin, Leningrad 1984, 14 de4?! 6xf6
Bh4 6xe4
15 Ee7 lI
or 9 . . . 6c6 l0 6xc6 Axc6 1l g5 White tries to develop an initia- 16 Bxe4 de! 17 Wxe5* -S"e6! 1 Eae8!?
ad7 12 0-0-0 Ae7 13 h41. tive on the kingside. Perenyi-Tompa, Hungary 1979. Matulor
9 e4 h6! 7 ... h6 t4 Axf6 evska E
Consistently preparing the a) 7 ... b5 8 95 b4 9 gf bc l0 fg 15 0-0-0 grd7 ll e5!?,
counter blow of... d6-d5 in the $xg7 ll b4 Ab7 12 tsgl Af6 13 16 f4t Bb7 14
centre. 9 ... Ab6!? is inferior: l0 Bh5 Be7 14 b5 Axe4 15 ba d5 16 With an unclear game, Perenyi- ,
wn dfd7 u f4 .![b7 t2 fst+ trbl + Rigo-Barczay, Hungary Cabrilo, Kecskemet 1979. Anr
Khalifman-Ehlvest, Lvov I 985. 1980. D lrutratrut
10 a3 b)7 . . . e5?! 8 bf5 96 9 95! gf l0 ef 6e3 Othcr
It is necessary to prevent l0 .. . d5 ll g/R! t. Similar to the variation 6 Ae2; a) 9 Ecl
b4. 8gR White intends to complete the bc!? 12 ;

a) 10 h4?! b4ll dce2 d5! 12 95 hg White is not forced play to development first of all. One of gd2 E
13 ed 6xd5 14 flxg5 Ba5T sharply in the opening, ofcourse. the drawbacks of this plan is the Copenh
Yudasin-Gavrikov, Kiev 1986. 8 Be2!? is playable, e.g. 8 . . . b5 9 weakness of the c4 square. b)e13!
b) 10 0-0-0 ab7 ll ad3 b4 12 a3 Ab7 l0 R AbdT tth4 d5?! t2 D1 (1r n+ i
dce2 d5! 13 ed 6xd5: Nunn- ed 6xd5 13 6xd5 Axd5 14 0-0-0 6 ... a6 5xd4 I
Ftacnik, Naestved 1985. Sax-Chinda, Warsaw Z 1979, Another possibility is 6 . . . 6c6 -i.c6:
l0 ab7 or 8 ... Ac6 9 0-0-0 Ad7 l0 R (D2). After 6 . . . Ae7 7 Ag2 0-0 8 1983.
11 0-G0 Ec8 Ec8 ll h4 6xd412 Axd4 e5 o 0-0 Black still has to solve the c) 9Ac3
12 Ad3 Ae5 Veroci-Ioseliani, Yugoslavia 1980. problem of the development of !
13 h4 d5!? 8 ... dbdT the queenside either by 8 . . . a6 or
=adl
Kholmo
In this complicated position 9 grm e5 by 8 ... Ac6. ,
Black has sufficient counterplay in 9...6c5 l0Re5 ll 6b3Ae6 Dl1 L
the centre, which balances 12 0-0-0! 6xb3+ 13 ab Ec8 14 7 A-C2 Bc7 lo {,1
White's initiative on the kingside; Ad5 t Perenyi-Barczay, Hun- If 7 . .. 6c6 then 8 6xc6 bc 9 ab3 h5
Yudasin-Lukin, Leningrad I 984. gary 1979. e51 is already possible. Black can 95 ad
c2 10 Afs 96 prepare .. . 6b8--c6 by 7 .. . Ad7 1982-
7 ga (32) 11 g5!? (Dl2), after 7 . . . -Q-e7 8 0_o 0_o 9 L
 Scheveringen without 6 He2 43

_t s ll 6e3?! Ab6 12 Ae2 h5 13

th4 Ae7 14 gS dh7 ls 0-0-0
Ad7 l0 a5 Ac6 l l 6xc6
a4?!
I I I 6xg5 16 Axb6 Sxb6 17 ad5
Axc6 12 Ae3 Ec8 Black has a
solid position. 9 b3!? is possible -
I I gd8 + Ermenkov-Polu- 9 ... gc7 l0 Ab2 with an easy
gayevsky, Buenos Aires Ol 1978. gameforWhite:10... Ed8 ll a4
w'ffi A 11 gf dc612 h3 Ad7 13 Eel -CI-e8 14
affi
&A A
12 ef d5!
sharp and difficult position
gd2+ Short-Suba, Dortmund
1983.
has arisen. 8 (H) -Ae7
13 gf d4 An alternative is 8 ... 6c6 9
14 -flc4 Eel Ae7 (9 ... 6xd4 l0 Wxd4
14 6e4?l 6xf6 15 Bh4 Axe4 Ae7 ll a4 G{ 12 a5 Ad7 13 h3
Whirc tries to develop an initia- 16 Bxe4 det lT Bxe5* $e6! T Eae8!? 14 Ae3 Ac6 15 gd2t
tirc m 156 kingside. Perenyi-Tompa, Hungary 1979. Matulovic-Ermenkov, Smeder-
7h6 14 6xf6 evska Palenka l98l) l0 6xc6 bc
r)?.-. 6 8 95 b4 9 gf bc l0 fg 15 0-0-0 gd7 ll e5!? de 12 Exe5 0_{ 13 -gf4
&rg7ll b4 Ab7 12 trsl Af6 13 16 f4l gb7 14 ce3t.
fhS te7 14 b5 Axe4 15 ba d5 16 With an unclear game, Perenyi- 9 f4l?
f,bl + Rigo-Barczay, Hungary Cabrilo, Kecskemet 1979. An active attempt to seize the
rm- D initiative.
b)7.--c5!! 8 6f5 g6 9 95! gf 10 ef 6g3 Other continuations:
d51r uB! t. Similar to the variation 6 Ae2; a)9 tsel G{ l0 a4 6c611 6xc6
rgR White intends to complete the bcl? 12 a5Ab7 13 -e.f4 ad7 14
Ihitc is not forced to PlaY development first of all. One of grd2 Eq ad8: Iskov-Mortensen,
firyty in rhe opening, of course. the drawbacks of this plan is the Copenhagen 1983.
SAE !? b p}ayable, e.g. 8 . . . b5 9 weakness of the c4 square. b) t h3 G{ l0 Ae3 6c6 ll 6ce2
8 !b7 l0 R abd7 lt h4 ds?l t2 D1 (ll f4 6a5l 12 Af2 e5!) ll ...
6,ard5 13 Exd5 Axd5 14 0-0-0 6 ... a6 6xd4 12 Axd4 Ad7 13 Eel
t S.r-Ghinda, Warsaw Z 1979, Another possibility is 6 . . . 6c6 Ac6: Latev-Meduna, Varna
c t -.- Ac6 9 0-0-0 Ad7 l0 R (D2). After 6. . . Ae7 7 Ae20-0 8 1983.
Id ll h4 6xd4 12 Axd4 e5 o 0-0 Black still has to solve the c) 9Ae3 abdT l0 9e2 Ae5?! ll
YcrSci{mdiani, Yugoslavia I 980. problem of the development of i4 adl Ad7?! 12 f4 6c4 l3Acl +
t aM7 the queenside either by 8 . . . a6 or Kholmov-Bronstein, USSR I 982.
) gEi e5 by8...dc6. 9 ... 0-0
9 - .. Ac5 l0 R e5 l1 6b3 Ae6 Dl1 10 g4l?
rilO4{I bxb3+ 13 ab Ec8 14 7 A^Cz Bc7 l0 Bhl dc6 ll Ae3 Ad7 12
Sds t Perenyi-BarczaY, Hun- lf 7 ... 6c6 then 8 6xc6 bc 9 ab3 b5 13 a3 Efe8 14 g4 Ac8 15
gtrl l9l9- e5 a is already possible. Black can 95 ad7 Honfi-Jansa, Turnai
l0 af5 96 prepare ... ab8-t6 by 7 ... Ad7 1982.
ll gs!? (Dl2),after 7 . . . Ae7 8 G{ G{ 9 10 6c6
44 Scheveningen withotd 6 $e2 Scf"r

11 6xc6!? bc a4 t8c7 12 dxc6 Axc6 l3 a5 a,d7 possible - 8 0-0 (8 6xc6 bc 9 e5 I

12 95 6e8 14 B,a4 E ae8: Sahovic-Lisa, Ads l0 ed 9xd6 ll ae+ BcZ:) It sz
Or 12 ... 6d7 12 f5l? with a Bor 1983. 8 ... 0-0 9 6xc6 bc l0 e5 de ll the rani
sharp position. 9 ... Axc6 Erxd8 Exd8 12 Axc6 Eb8 13 I
13 9-e3 Eb8 10 Eel 9-e7 Edl Ad7! : Larsen-Andersson, I
14 b3 d5!? 11 a4 0-0 (33) Tilburg 1981. I
The position is comPlicated 8 0-0 _B-e / This
with equal chances; Popovic- 9 Eel blocka(
Dizdarevic, Sarajevo 1982.
Dt2 I
L ,rrffi.,
L,,ru, I The standard continuation.
a) 9 a4 (preventing the possible
and
betteE
15

7 ... _e-d7
... b7-b5) is also possible -9 ... r982-
8 0-0 0-0 10 hce2 ce8! ll c3 (ll c4!?
8 is interesting: 8 ... 6c6 A
,"ru,
was more principled) ll ... a612
-e-C5
9 6xc6 Axc6 l0 Bd2 Ae7 11 0- h3 €rc7 13 g4!? d5!? 14 ed Axd5
0-0 aiming to hamPer castling (if
A 15 Axd5 cd 16 af4t Tsesh- l
1l ... 0-0 then 12 Axf6 Axf6 13 kovsky-Kasparov, USSR ch.
Sxd6t). Lein-Burger, USA 1986. SidciF
ll ... Wa5 12
1983, continued This is the starting position of b) 9 6ce2 0-0 l0 c4 trcS llb3 USSN
6bl!? trd8 (12 0-o? 13 the variation. Black haS a solid a6 12 Ab2 b5!:; l0 h3 was I e4c5
ad5!r) 13 trhel h6 14 Axf6 position. He has an active plan of sharper- l0 ... 6a5 1l g4b512 af6 5
Axf6 15 6d5! Bxd2 16 6xf6+ attacking the e4 pawn by ... t7- 6g3 Ec8 13 g5 6e8 14 f4 dc4 ubSnl
Axf6 l7 Exd2t. f5, which is put against White's Radulov-Georgiev, Bulgaria l0 c4!l
8 ... 6c6 initiative on the queenside: 12 t982. afdT r
9 6xc6 Ae3 Bc7 13 a5 6d7! 14 6aq c) 9 6b3 0-0 l0 a4 a6 ll a5 Ae3 b
Other possibilities: Eae8! l5 Ab6 f5! 16 6xd7 UxdT 6e5 12 Be2 Bc7 13 f4 6c4 14 Ec5l4
a) 9 Eel Ae7 (9 ... 6xd4?! l0 17 gd3 fe l8 Axe4 Axe4 19 ehl d5! 15 ed Efe8! with an f5!? aE
Bxd4 l 0-0 12 8xe4 trf5 20 -e-b6 Af5 2l excellent game for Black; Popo- 16ffd
-0"e7 l -9"C5 c3
Eadl t) l0 6xc6 Axc6 I I a4 (11 Draw; Nunn-Andersson, Wijk victebalo, Vinkovci 1982. ihl!+
e5 de!? 12 Axc6 bc 13 tsxd8 aan zee,1983; or 12 Be3 8c7 13 9 ... 0-0 Se7?! (
Exd8 14 Bxe5 6d5:) ll ... a5 Ead8! 14 Ed3 6d7 15 Ae3 10 6xc6 adst;
0-0!? 12 Ae3 Bc7 13 a5 dd7: f5!? 16 9e2 fe 17 Axe4 Axe4 18 l0 abd5 gb8 I I a4 a6 12 aaq ah3!
Ivkov-Stoica, Bucharest 1981. 6xe4 with a complicated pos- Sc7 13 6b3 i4ac8 14 h3 b6 15 8f2+ i
b)9 t4 Ae7 l0 6de2 Eb8 ll h3 ition; Tompa-Lind, Limhan Be2 ab4: Hulak{ebalo, =b5
21
b5 12 ab ab 13 b3 0-0 De Fir- 1983. Agram 1982. afl? -t
mian-Schmidt, Vrnjacka-Banja D2 10 gxc6 o{ +)
1983. 6 ... 6c6 11 a4 Exb42
c) 9 Ae3 Ae7 l0 f4 0-0 1l 6b3 7 A-cz It is necessary to prevent I I ... 29
f53l=.til
-CI-d7
Ec8 12 a4 6a5l 13 6xa5 Stronger than 7 ... 6xd4 8 b5. E
Bxa5: Kudrin-Shamkovich, Bxd4 Ae7 9 0-0 0-0 owing to l0 ll e5 leads to exchanges and f432a
Gausdal 1982; or 10 Eel 0-0 ll e5! de ll 9xe5t . 7 ... -Q-e7 is
equality. ie6 A,
 Scheveningen without 6 Ae2 45

a4Uc712 dxc6 Axc613 a5 6d7 possible - 8 0-0 (8

6xc6 bc 9 e5 11 ad7
14 6a4 Eae8: Sahovic-Lisa, 6d5 l0 9xd6 ll ae+ Uc7:1
ed It was possible to transpose to
Bor 1983. 8 ... 0-0 9 6xc6 bc l0 e5 de ll the variation 6 . .. a6by ll
. . . a6.

9 ... Axc6 9xd8 Exd8 12 Axc6 Eb8 13 12 Ad5!? $xd5!?

l0 Eel -Q-e7
trdl Ad7!: Larsen-Andersson, 13 ed e5
11 t4 H (33) Tilburg 1981. 14 a5!
8 0-0 _Q_e7 This way White prevented the
9 Eel blockading structure of 14 ... a5
and 15 .. . 6c5. His chances are
I The standard continuation.
a) 9 il (preventing the possible better; Mestel-Tal, Lucern Ol.
I . .. b7-b5) is also possible - 9 . .. 1982.
I 0-0 l0 6ce2 Ee8! ll c3 (ll c4!?
was more principled) ll ... a612
A
21

h3 Bc7 13 g4l? d5!? 14 ed 6xd5

6\ 15 Axd5 cd 16 dt4! Tsesh- Illustrative Games
-E-
kovsky-Kasparov, USSR ch.
1986. Sideif- Zade-Panchenko
Ttis is the starting position of b) 9 6ce2 0-0 l0 c4 Ec8 ll b3 USSR 1979
ft variation. Black has' a solid a6 12 Ab2 b5!:; l0 h3 was le4c52dne63d4cd4dxd4
panitim- He has an active plan of sharper- l0 ... 6a5 ll g4b512 af6 5 6c3 d6 6 f4 a6 7 grB
*trting the e4 pawn by ... fl- 6g3 trc8 13 95 6e8 14 f4 6c4 grb6!? 8 ab3 Wc7 9 94 (9 Ad3 b5
fir rhich is put against White's Radulov-Ceorgiev, Bulgaria l0ga!t)9... b5(9... 6c6 l0e5
1982. afd7 tl Ad3t) l0 e5 6fd7 ll
-tLrirc on the queenside: 12
c) 9 6b3 0-0 l0 a4 a6 ll a5 Ae3 b4 12 de2 Ab7 13 0-0-0
Ae3 tc7 13 a5 6d7l 14 6a4
Id! 15 Ab6f5! 16 6xd7 9xd7 6e5 12 Ee2 Bc7 13 f4 6d 14 dcl14 o.s3 dbd'7 15 Axc5!? (15
17 ld3 fe 18 Axe4 Axe4 19 6hl d5! 15 ed Efe8! with an f5!? 6e5 t0gf4t) 15 .. . Axc5
excellent game for Black; Popo- 16 f5 ef (16 ... 0-0-0 17 fe fe 18
!,rca Ef5 20 ab6 af6 2l c3
Drc Nunn--Andersson, Wtjk vic-Cebalo, Vinkovci 1982. Ah3!+) 17 8xf5 trc8 18 Ed2
ril Ee, 1983; or 12 Ee3 9c7 13 9 ... G0 9e7?! (18 .. . -Se7 19 Ac4 0-0 20
r5 IrdS! 14 Ed3 6d7 15 Ae3 10 6xc6 -e"dst; 18 ... de6 t9 Ahs!?) 19

E? f6 ,.ezfe 17 Axe4 Axe4 18 l0 Abd5 gb8 I I a4 a612 6d4 Ah3! Axb3+ 20 ab Ec5 2l
Bc7 13 6b3 Bac8 14 h3 b6 l5 gf2 + 96 22 :g"d4 Se5 23 Bxb4
ADf with a complicated pos-
itiq Tompa-Lind, Limhan We2 Ab4: Hulak{ebalo, Ebs 24 Ba4 Bc5! 25 *bll (25
rs. Agram 1982. gfi? Ag7 26 Axb5 + ab 27 Va5
v2 l0 "flxc6 0-0 +) 2s ... 9b4 26 9xb4
6 Ac6 11 a4 Hxb4 27 Afl Ae7 28 Ac4 Axg5
7 Ac2 -CI.d7
It is necessary to prevent ll .. . 29 Exd6 Ae7 30 trd2? (30 trddl
Stronger '\an 7 ... 6xd4 8 b5. fs 3l Ehfl + +) 30... f5 3l trfl
tzil Le7 9 G'0 0-0 owing to l0
ll e5 leads to exchanges and f4 32 de2 g5 t 33 Ad4 gb6 34
c5! dc ll Uxe5t. 7 ... Ae7 is equality. 6e6 Ac8 35 ac7 + qbfS 36 Af5
46 Scheveningen without 6 A-e2

Bf6 37 Ad3 a5 38 Eg2 Axf5 39 Egd3 0-0-0 t7 R de5 18 E3d2

ef Eg8 40 -s.e4 ad6 4l h3 Ac6 (intending...d5) 19 f4 Q.e6
HgTl:42 trdl Ee743 Ee2 tre5 20 ad4 Ad7 (20 ... dxh4 2t
44c3 @e7 45 trd5 Eh6 46 Ad3 6xc6 Wxc6 22 f5t +) 2l AR
Exe2 47 Axe2 Ac7 48 Ab5 Sf6 5 Scheveningen witl
49 Ed7 Ae5 50 Ac4 Sxf5 51 z4fe 6g8 25 Wn f5 26 grf4 trhs
-CI"d3
+ ;-1 (26 . . . Axg5 27 g xg5+) 27 A-c4
trxg5 28 hg AcS 29 trd6 Axd6 le4 c5 e5 invol
30 ed Bd7 3l grd4+ t Ee8 32 2af3 d6 ensBle
Kupreichik-Zilberstein Bb6 e5 33 Ab5! l-O. 3d4 cd whib il
USSR 1979 4 dxd4 af6 simffi
le4c526Rd63d4cd4dxd4 5 6c3 e6 Therefo
6f6 5 6c3 a6 6f4 9c7 7 9R e6 8 6 _S.e2 plan ist
Ljubojevic-Timman We now examine: ment il
Ae3 b5 9 e4 dfdTl? l0 Ad3 Ab7
I I 0-0-0 b4 12 dce2 6c5 13 Bbl Amersterdam, 1986 A 6 ... 6c6 positic
B 6 ... Ae7 whnr
abd7 14 Bhfl 96! (intending ... I e4 c5 2 aR d6 3 d,4 cd 4 dxd4
e5) l5 f5?! 0-0-0 l6 fe be5 l7 gh3 A two ple
6f6 5 6c3 e6 6 94h6 7 h4 Ae7 8
(17 grf6? geTTi t7 We2l?)17 ... -CI.g2 g6 9g5hg l0 Sxg5 a6 ll
6 ... 6c6 these fo
fe 18 95 Wd7 co 19 AB 09 af4 Sd2 e5 12 6de2 Ae6 13 0-0-0 7 Ae3 -Q-e7 to 93 vi
oo) 19 ... 6xR 20 gxB 9.e7 2l abdT 14 f4 ga5 15 ebl trc8 (15
8 0-0 0-0 queent
af4 trhf8 22 Hxcl?l (22 9e2l?) ... Ab6) 16 trhfl b5 17 b3 ef (17 e f4 (34) devebp
22 . . . dc 23 -flc4 .g.c7 24
Exd8+ ... b4 t8 $a4; 17 . .. Qga!?) 18 Anoth
grxd8 T 25 gd3 (25 Sxe6+ quoe[s
Exf4 6h5? (18 ... Eh5!? with
the idea of . . . Exg5!?) 19 PxeT!
34 and Bl
Sb8 intending. . . Sd4 +) 25 . . .
Bxd3 26 Axd3 €d7 27 Hc4,be7 Axf4 20 Bxf4 SxeT 2l Bxd6+
A tl ditioo.l
28 ah3 Exfl+ 29 Axfl Ae5 *e8 22 6d5 Axd5 23 Ah3!1
"ffi" t with -e
etc. In
+ + 30 df2 Hxh2 3l Ae2 Af4 Wc7 24 AxdT+ WxdT 25 We5*
"ffi. a martcd
32 A$ Ae3 0-1. We6 26 9xh8* *e7 27 Wd4
in desd
SLbT (27 . . . Axe4 28 dc3+) 28
nrc r
df4 Wxe4 29 grd6+ €e8 30 A A A
lows:
Vogt-Schmidt
trd2 gel + 31 6b2 We7 32 Be2 E
Dresden, 1985 (32 gd4!?) 32... Exc2*!! 33 Al 9--
le4c52dRe63d4cd46xd4 A29 --
€xc2 Ae4* 34 Exe4 Bxe4+ 35
6f65 6c3 d66g4h67h4 6c68 Black has three ways in which A3 9 - -
*d2 b4 36 Bf6 a5 37 Ad3 he can try to neutralise White's A4 9 - -
trgl h5 9 gh 6xh5 l0 Ag5 6f6 Ers2+ 38 Erf2 gd5 39 9g3 6d7
ll gfd2 gb6
12 6b3 a6 13 0-0-0 40 Be5 Bxg5 4l he @eA qZ advantage in space and develop- A5 9 - -
ment: he can carry out the liberat- Al
4d714 We28c715 trg3 Ae716 6c5* Sf5 43 db7 @xe5 44
ing advance . . . e5, he can simplify
Ax5 l-{. I

the position or he can complete Thii

his development. The advance . . . I
Esd3 0+0 t7 R de5 18 E3d2
Ac6 (intending. .. d5) 19 f4 @,e6

Bxc6 Uxc6 22 f5l+) 2l AR

tb8 22 e5 i de 23 6xe5 6xe5 5 Scheveningen with Ae2
24fe 888 2s Vn f5 26 Erf4 Ehs
(X. -. txgi27 $ xg5+) 27 Hd
IxCs 28 hg Qc8 29 Ed6 Axd6 ld c5 e5 involves loss of time and weak-

I) cd tYdT 3l gd4+ t Ee8 32 2af3 d6 ens Black's positionin the centre,

tb6 e5 33 Ab5! 1-{. 3d4 cd while it is by no means easy to
4 6xt4 af6 simplify in a semi-open Position.
5 6c3 e6 Therefore the most Promising
6 Ae2 plan is the completion of develoP-
Lpqiwie-fimman We now examine: ment and fortification of Black's
A-sterdem, 1986 A 6 ... 6c6 position.
B6...-e-e7 White has to choose between
I o4c5 2 AR d63 d4cd4 6xd4
A two plans. The more dangerous of
Bffi 5 Oc3 e6 6 g4h6 7 h4 9-e7 8 6 ... these is the transfer of the queen
6c6
Lg2 E6 9g5hg l0 Axg5 a6 I I 7 Ae3 to 93 via el, intending to Place the
fd:2 c5 12 dde2 Ae6 13 0-0-0 8G0
-CI-e7
0-0 queen's rook on dl or el and
abdT 14 f4 ua5 l5 $bl Ec8 (15 develop a kingside initiative.
- - - abo 16 Ehfl b5 17 b3 ef (17
e f4 (34)
Another plan is to limit Black's
--- b4 t8 6a4; 17 ... Aga!?) 18 queenside counterplay with a4
Irfl ah5? (18 ... Eh5!? with
tL 'dca of ... Exg5!?) 19 AxeT!
34 E 0 and 6b3, eventually Putting ad-
B t I I ditional pressure along the d-file
titr1ZD Uxf4 *xe7 2l Bxd6+
G D Bd5 &xd5 23 Ah3!1 I ,rrffi
t with AR, Hf242,9e2, Eadl
etc. In this case, however, White
,c724lxd7+ BxdT 25 8e5* '"ffi_
markedly reduces his advantage
,6 X Utxh8+ *e7 27 Wd4 h
in development.
Ab7 (n -.. Axe4 28 6c3+) 28 We divide our inquiry as fol-
Af4 !xe4 29 Vd6+ Se8 30 A =q A
lows:
E Al 9 ... e5
(x tanl 32 ... trxc2*!! 33
A29 ... 9o7
t}r2lo4+ 34 Exe4 Bxe4a 35 Black has three ways in which A3 9 ... Axd4
fi2 b4 36 gif6 a5 37 ad3 he can try to neutralise White's A49 ... -e"d7
,E2+ 38 trf2 Urd5 39 9g3 6d7 advantage in space and develoP- ,A'5 9 ... a6
0 UCj Sxg5 4l hg *e6 42 ment: he can carry out the liberat- A1
Ac5+ tEff 43 6b7 *xg5 M ing advance . . . e5, he can simPlifY 9 ... e5
aas l-O. This move is well timed.
the position or he can comPlete
his development. The advance .. . 10 ab3
48 Scheveningen with 6 He2 .t
6R 6e4ll Acl ef 12 Axf4
a) 10 af6 15 Af4t Chiburdanidze- By yielding space Black counts
on the rapid completion of
J5 I
Af6 Shl Ee8 14 Ac4 Ae6 l5
l3 Hawelko, Polianica Zdroj 1984. his B
T
Axe6!? Exe6 16 Ad5t Tisch- t2 -Q"cs
development and the formation of
13 Hn a strong position.
bierek-Barbulescu, GDR-Ruma-
nia 1984. 14 gd2
Ae6
.flxe3 10 Axd4
10 Bxd4 is possible - l0 ...
I
b) 10 fe de ll Af5 Axf5 12 trxf5 15 Bxe3 $xd5
Bxdl 13 Exdl 96 U Bn ad4
15 h3 Eac8: Geller{hekhov,
16 ed
17 c4
-CI"e5 Ad7!? ll ehl Ac6 12 Eadl
grb8 with an active position for
I
White, but Black's position is =
Sochi 1983. White has a small space advan- E
E
10 ef tage; Kindermann-Barbulescu, quite solid, for instance, 13 e5 de
The sharp l0 .. . a5 is another Polianica Zdroj 1984. 14 fe dd7 15 Af4 Ac5 16 Bd3
possibility: ll a3 (ll a4 db4 12 A2 P b6 Filipovic-Hulak, Banjaluka Steruh
AR Ae6 Cthl Vc7 Ef2
13 14 9 ... Sc7 1983; or 13 AR Ed8 14 grc4 1979_

trfd8 15 Ed2 Ac4 : Karpov- threatening the straightforward Ec8 5 ge2 b5 Vogt-B<insch, Blac
Spassky, Leningrad 1974) ll ... l0 ... Axd4 and l1 ... e5 reliev- Leipzig 1981. at the
a4 12 6cl (12 ad2 ef 13 Axf4 ing the pressure in the centre. 10 b6 elastic.
de5 14 6c4 dxc4?! 15 Axc4 10 fbhl 11 gd3 into d
Bc7 16 g,d4 t Levitina-Koz- Less sharp than l0 Adbs Ufb8 An unclear position arises after tsc7,
lovskaya, Kislovodsk 1974) 12 . . . ll a4 (the pawn sacrifice was ll e5?! de l2fe dd7 13 -CI"R trb8 Ae8 c
ef 13 trxf4 Ae6 14 6d5 Axd5 l5 unclear - ll e5 de 12 fe 8xe5) 14 ghl -0-c5 15 Eel -Q"b7, concrEl
ed 6e5 16 Eb4 t Peters-Kava- 8d812 AR Ad713 gd2 Ae8 14 Geller-Kochiev, Moscow 1979. auon (
lek, USA 1975. Eadl a6 $ Ad4 UrcT 16 6b6 t1 _e"b7 follow
11 trxf4 Eab8!? Larsen-Korchnoi, Lone 12 tsadl I
ll Axf4 Ae6 12 ehl d5!? 13 Pine 1981. Play may continue 12 ... 9613 Orh
p5 dd1 14 axdS 6dxe5 14 c4 10 bxd4 f5!? e5 14 Ae3 Ec8 15 Ad5 are:
Ag5 16 6c5 Axf4 17 trxf4 b6! 11 Bxd4 e5 Axd5?! t6 ed -Q-g5 l7 c4 t Dol- a)10.
Geller-Kasparov, Moscow 1981. 12 gd3 a6 matov-Kochiev, Frunze 1979. axa5'
11 6e8 13 a4 A4 possiH
Stronger than ll Ad7 13 Eadl?! b5 14 fe de 15 $g5 9 ... e.d7 Whitc
because of 12 Efl 6de5 Ad5! Ab7 16 Urh3 b4 17 Axf6 Axf6 l8
13 This is the beginning of the a6lLa
Ag5 14 9d2 Axe3 l5 6xe3 Ae6 Ed7 gb8 o Belyavsky-Kochiev, main line. b) r0.
16 c3t Dolmatov-Stoica, ussR 1976. 10 ab3 (3s) 8el .i
Bucharest l98l; if ll ... Ae6 13 ef Black has fewer problems after se*-E
then 12 Ad5! is possible - 12 ... 14 Axf4 Ae6 l0 gel 6xd4 I I Axd4 Ac6 12 ot. l9t
Axd5 13 ed 6e5 14 gd2t Jano- A possible continuation is 15 Ag3 (12 Afi Ad7 l3 Edl e5 14 I
sevic-Vogt, Opatija, 1984. 9g3 Ead8 16 Ae3 6h8 17 Ad4 fe de 15 9-e3 Ac5 : Suetin- I
t2 ads 6e8 18 Ad3 t Kuzmin-Popov, Polugayevsky, Tallinn 1965) 12 I
12 Wd2 is possible - 12 . . . .!Lf6 Moscow 1979. ... grdT!? 13 tradl b5 14 aR Betu
(12 ... -0-g5 13 trf2 Axe3 14 A3 grbT 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 e5 o de15,
Bxe3*) 13 8tr1 Ae5 14 Eadl 9 ... 6xd4
 Scheveningen with 6 $e2 49

af6 15 Af4t Chiburdanidze- By yielding space Black counts E s

Hawelko, Polianica Zdroj 1984.
t2 ags
on the rapid completion of
development and the formation
his
of
35
B ILrut I
'rrffi,
I
13 Eo Ae6 a strong position.
t4 gd2 Axe3 10 Axd4 ,r,%
15 Bxe3 9-xd5 l0 Bxd4 is possible - l0 .. . a
16 ed -CI-e5 Ad7!? ll ehl Ac6 12 Eadl
glb8 with an active position for
a"T
17 c4 %s, A
6

White has a small space advan- White, but Black's position is

trgE; Kindermann-Barbulescu, quite solid, for instance, 13 e5 de
Folianica ZAroj 1984. 14 fe dd7 15 -e-f4 Ac5 16 Bd3
A2 Ab6 Filipovic-Hulak, Banjaluka Sternberg-Anikayev, Byeltsi
9 ... gc7 1983; or 13 -Q"R trdS 14 9c4 1979.
ttreatening the straightforward Ec8 5 ge2 b5 Vogt-Bonsch, Black's position is cramped but
lO. - - Exd4 and ll ... e5 reliev- Leipzig 1981. at the same time it is solid and
iry the prcssure in the centre. 10 b6 elastic. He can bring his rooks
l0 rEhr 11 erd:t into the game with ... L6, .. .
Icss sharp than l0 Adb5 gbS An unclear position arises after grc7,... 8ac8,... Efd8, ...
tla4 (the pawn sacrifice was I I ad7 13 AA E b8
e5?! de 12 fe Ae8 etc. There is also a more
macar - ll e5 de 12 fe 9xe5) 14 Bhl 9-c5 l5 Eel -Q"b7, concrete plan involving the liber-
Adt 12 AR gd713 gd2 Ae814 Geller-Kochiev, Moscow 1979. ation of the position with .. . a6
ledl a6 15 ad4 9c7 16 6b6 11 _Q-b7 followed by . . . b5 or with . . . d5.

[ebt!? Larsen-Korchnoi, Lone 12 Eadl 10 a5

ll, tu l9El. Play may continue 12 ... 9613 Other possibilities for Black
,d l0 6xd4 f5!? e5 14 Ae3 EcS 15 6d5 are:
rc ll Uxtl4 e5 6xd5?! t6 ed -Q-g5 17 c4 t Dol- a) 10 ... la5?! ll
e5! 6e8 12
D Udit a6 matov-Kochiev, Frunze 1979. Axa5 Bxa5 de4
13 (13 $d2 was
13'4 A4 possible) 13... gc7 14 fld4+;
l3 E,adl?! b5 14 fe de 15 $g5 9 ... -e"d7 White plays the same after l0 . . .
Ab:t 16 Uh3 M 17 Axf6 Axf6 18 This is the beginning of the a6 ll a4 6a5 12 e5!+.
Id, Ub8 oo Belyavsky-Kochiev, main line. b) 10 ... Yc7 ll aR BfdS 12
LrssR 196. 10 ab3 (3s) Bel Ae8 13 Edlt Christian-
Bef Black has fewer problems after sen-E. Jiangchuan, Thessaloniki
11 -Q-xf4 Ae6 l0 8el 6xd4 ll Axd4 Ac6 12 ol. 1984.
A possible continuation is 15 9g3 (12 Ad3 Ad7 13 Edl e5 14 11 z4 aM
fg3 EadS 16 Ae3 *h8 l7 Ad4 fe de 15 Ae3 Ac5 : Suetin- 12 .gLA e5

AGt 18 Ad3 t Kuzmin-Popov, Polugayevsky, Tallinn 1965) 12 13 6hl gc8!?

,t5 Mmow 1979. ... gd7!? 13 tradl b5 14 AB Better than 13 . . . Ac6?! 14 fe
l14 A3 grbT 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 e5 co de 15 Se2 Bc7 16 Wf2 ad'l 17
9 6xd4
50 Scheveningen with 6 He2 s
Eadl+ Geller-Polugaevsky, 13 ... b5 is already too late - 14
37 _f ge3 e
Portoroz 1973;13. . . e c8 is poss- e5! Ae8 15 Ae4l d5 (15 ... de ad7
ible - 14 trf2 Ae6 15 Ad2 ad7 fe Axe5 l7 Af4+) 16 bg5 Axd4
16 B I I I Anzr11
l

16 f5 $xb3 (16 -4"c4 17 17 Axd4 h6 18 Ad3!! with an h,,ffi,2 I 1984.

6b5!+1 17 cb+ Marjanovic- irresistible attack for White, ,rrffi,
If l:
Cebalo, Novi Sad 1985. Geller-Yap, Moscow 1986. A good u
14 trf2 Ag4!? 13 e5 ... =t
Stronger than 14 . .. de4 15 After 13 a3 oxd4 14 Axd4 A 6\ A52ll
$xg4 Sxg4 16 g'd21. Ac6 Black has sufficient counter- I
15 f5! -flxR play. rf 12
16 g'xR 13 ae8 possibl
White has a solid advantage in 13 ...
de 14 fe 6e8 15 aR+ a) 11 6b3!? b6! t2 AR Ab7 (12 Bxc4
the centre, and the better chances, with dangerous threats along the ... trb8 13 Se2 6a5 14 g4?!- 14 Geller-
Geller Bonsch, Sochi 1984. d-fiIe. ad2l? - 14 . . . dc415 e5 dd7 16 Moso
A5 t4 AA ed& (36) S"cl Ee8 17 Ag2 b5 T Spassky- 13:
9 ... a6 Garcia, Moscow 1975) 13 $el Exe5!1
A51 Ead8 14 trdl Ab4 15 9fl2 Ad7 17 Lt
10 Bel Bc7 36
16 trd2 6c5 : Barry-Zapata, Ef2 -i
After the immediate 10 W
A I
l
Innsbruck 1977. I 982.
6xd4 I I Sxd4 b5 12 E dl ! Black I I
a
b) 11 9e1 dxd4 12 Axd4 e5 13 I
is forced to play 12 ... Bc7 I
Ae3 ef 14 Axf4 $e6 15 gg3 Mon
because of the threat of 13 e5. adTl 16 -CI.h6 gc5+ 17 €phl which i
This leads to positions covered We5 : Tal-Ribli, Tilburg 1980. Ac8 lj
below. Black can either begin opera- queen
11 E dl -Ad7
A
11 A A tions in the centre, having pre- kingsid
After ll ... 6xd4 12 Axd4 b5 E
,,M,
pared for them with 1l . . . -S-d7, t2 ... :
13e5!de 14fe dd7 15 6e4 Ab7 or play the prophylactic move I I id7 1
16 af6+! &h8 17 Ad3! White ... ee8. We now examine these low-ed I
has a dangerous attack (17 ...h6 White is more active, but two plans:
=dl I
18 b4! trfdS 19 6h5! Ivanov- Black's position is quite solid, for A52l ll ... Ee8!? Arnaso
Magerramov, Riga 1980). example, if 15 6e4 then l5 . . . f5!? 4522 n ... ad7 1
12 gc3 b5 l6 ef Axf6 with a sharp position A52t The
12 ... 6h8 13 ephl b5 is poss- is possible, Tal-Andersson, 11 Ee8 not as :

ible: l4e5 de l5 fe Bxe5!? l6 Af4 Stockholm match 1976. This move is aimed against 12 on f3-
Bc5 17 Ab3 graT 18 Ae3 Bb8 452 Wel with the idea of transferring I
19 trxf6 Axf6 20 @xd7 Lang- l0 a4 Bc7!? the queen to 93, which will be met This
Plachetka, Trnava 1986; 16 ... Black refrains from committing by 12 .. . 6xd4 13 Axd4 e5! 14 fe pres$m
Bxd4!? 17 tsxd4 dxd4 was the bishop on c8. de 15 gg3 Ad8! 16 Ae3 6h8 l7 Itisl
worth considering. 11 shl!? ) (37 tradl Ae6 18 Ag5 fig8! with centre
lf 12 ... Eac8?! 13 Shl then A useful prophylactic move. equality. It is better to play 14 15 Ea?
 Scheveningen with 6 Ae2 51
*c2
Ae3 ef 15 Exf4 Ae6 16 Bg3
-rskf . 13 .. . b5 is already too late 14
e5! ie8 15 6e4l d5 (15 ... de 16
- 5/ t" Ad7 17 -Q-d4 6e5 18 Eaflt
ilfopnss-
I@ ad- fe Axe5 l7 Af4+) 16 6g5 6xd4
B I I t Anzate-Anand, Thessaloniki Ol.
Ac"l l- 17 ixd4 h6 18 Ad3!! with an
A a"T , I 1984.
irresistible attack for White, If 12 ab3 then 12 ... b6 is
IlDo\lt.-- ,,,ffi
good with the standard idea of 13
Geller-Yap, Moscow 1986. A A
13 e5 ... Eb8, 14 ... aas.
A5211
After 13 a3 dxd4 14 Axd4 A AH A
a
12
ic6 Black has sufficient counter-
lf
-0_R
... 6a5!? is
tc Plat'.
13
12 Wdz then 12
possible: 13 Agl 6c4 14 Axc4
Ae8
ElrgB lE 13 ... de 14 fe 6e8 15 AR+ a) 11 Ab3!? b6t t2AR Ab7 (12 gxc4 15 e5 6d7 16 ed Axd6
l&rrcrs. sith dangerous threats along the .. . Eb8ge2 da5 14 g4?r. - 14
13 Geller-Quinteros, Interzonal,
la d-fiIe. a,J2l? -14... 6c4 15 E5 ad7 16 Moscow 1982.
13 Eael b6 14 e5 de 15
t4 af3 Ed& (36) Acl Ee8 17 He2b5 T SPasskY- fe

J Garcia, Moscow 1975) 13 Bel AR Ea1 (16. . . -Q-b7

Wxe5!? 16
EadS 14 Bdl 6b4 15 gD ad7 17 AxbT bxbT 18 dc6+.) 17
ldl a 16 gd2 6c5 : Barry-Zapata, Sf2 Ac5 Geller-Ftacnik, Sochi
;roE*-t -
36
R-
3- aI
Innsbruck
Bel dxd4
1977.
12 Axd4 e5 13
1982.
t2 Eb8
m I I
I
b) 11
More flexible than 12 . . . Ad7,
,--- 3ci Ae3 ef 14 Axf4 Qe6 15 Bg3
d13 e:l a AdTl 16 Ah6 Bc5+ 17 Shl which is met by 15 ab3 b614 94
r orrqd Be5 : Tal-Ribli, Tilburg 1980. Ac8 15 e5 dd7 16 -Q-C2 and the
Black can either begin opera- queen transferred to the
is
f+\ tions in the centre, having pre- kingside via the dl-h5 diagonal.
LO I E A
,M, pared for them with ll ... jLd7, 12 ... 6a5 is possible - 13 Bel!?
l[nd4 b5 E
br ab- or play the prophylactic move I I ad7 (13 ... acA 14 Acl fol-
lil r;bitE ... Ee8. We now examine these lowed by 15 b3 and 16 Ab2) 14
tt?--. h5 White is more active, but two plans: trdl Af815 Acl!? 6c6!? 16b3t
! hor- Black's position is quite solid, for A52l ll ... tre8!? Arnason-Kur ajica, Bor I 983.
D example, if l5 6e4 then l5 . . . f5!? As22 n ... Ad7 13 gd2
t 16 ef ixf6 with a sharp position A52t The manoeuvre of 13 Eel is
lisposs- is possible, Tal-Andersson, 11 tse8 not as strong when the bishop is
This move is aimed against 12 on R.
E15 Ar4 Stockholm match 1976.
flGI $bB ^{52
grel with the idea of transferring 13 _e_d7

10 a4 the queen to 93, which will be met This way Black maintains the
a, L.ne- Wc7!?
pressure.
tE 16 -.. Black refrains from committing by 12 .. . 6xd4 13 Axd4 e5! 14 fe
de 15 Wg3 Ad8! 16 Ae3 Sh8 17 It is possible to exchange in the
1d[ ras the bishop on c8.
centre: 13 ... Axd4 14 Axd4 e5
11 Shr!? (37 ) tradl Ae6 18 Ag5 6g8! with
etrl thco A useful prophylactic move. equality. It is better to play 14 15 aa7! EaS 16 Ae3 Ad7 17 a5
52 Scheveningen with 6 A_e2

Eac8 18 Ac6 19 grd3 Urd8

-CI"e2 trd3 followed by Bd3-h3 and 11 ad7
20 tradlt Karpov-Kasparov, Erf2-h4, which sharpens the pos- t2 ab3
match, Moscow 1985. ition suddenly; Karpov-Kas- The most natural continuation,
t4
ab3 parov, match, Moscow 1985. because, with the bishop is on d7,
A Wn Axd4 15 Axd4 e5 16 45212 White can threaten g2-g4-g5.
Ae3 Ae6! 17 f5 Ac4 18 _e"UO 12 Agl!? An alternative is 12 Bel Eac8
9c8! Karpov-Kasparov, match, The aim of this move is to free (12 ... 6xd4 13 Sxd4 $c6 14
Moscow 1985. the third rank for the transfer of gcat) l3 Edl Ab4ru Bd2e5!?
t4 b6 the queen to 93 (gd1-d3-g3), 15 af5 (15 fe de rc Afs Axf5 17
ls ea (38) and it opens the opportunity to trxf5) 15 ... Axf5
ef Efe8 17
16
prepare e4-e5. At the Same time 9g3 -S.f8 18 fe de 19 Ag5 e4!
the bishop retreats from a poss- Beliavsky-Psakhis, USSR 1984. f5! is
38 f ible threat of . . . Ac6-a5--cA. 12 b6 for X
B
-t I I Gl however, is not a very good Preventing 13 a5; 12 ... 6b4?1. lxip;
I "ry,i"ru I square for the bishop. 13 a5 Ac6 14 Ab6 g/b8 15
t2 Eb8 Wd2! Karpov-Cobo, Skopje Ol. 16.t
Black's best tactic is to wait. t9't2. 17 cs
A A a) 12 ... e5? 13 6xc6 8xc6 14 13 .AR trab8 Ebct
a -fl 9d3 ef 15 Exf4 Ac6 16 gg3!t 14 9e2 I.obm
"ffi, a,ffi Arnason-Ilic, Bor 1984. 14 94 is quite possible: 14 ... lerj)
b) 12 ... Ad7 13 Ab3 b6 14
AB Ac8 15 e5 dd7 16 Ag2 Ee8 17 po:iti
Eab8 15 g4 Ac8 16 95 dd1 17 tle2, for instance: 17 ... Af8 18 Schi
Ue2 Ab7 l8 -CI-C2 6c5 Arnason- Eadl Ab7 19 Wf2 96 20 6e2
The most thematic reply. Sokolov, Thessaloniki Ol. 1984. Ae7 2l c3t Chiburdanidze-Kin-
15 Af2 Ac8! 16 Ac3 Ad7 17 13 grd2 dermann, Polianica Zdroj 1984,
Eael Ab7 e5 Ebd8! (White
18 13 Ad3 dxd4 14 Axd4 e5 15 or 17 ... 6c5 18 EB 6xb3 19 cb WU
has carried out e4-e5, but Black Ae3 Ag4! 16 Wd2 ef 17 Exf4 ab4 20 Eh3 96 2l Bf2t Arna- coryl
managed to prepare well enough Ae6:. son-Abramovic, Bor 1984; with merG
for his operations in the centre) 19 13 Erd3 6xd4 14 Axd4 e5 15 the initiative for White in both B
grf2 Ef8! 20 Ae4 de 2l fe 6c5 Aa7 Ea8 16 -e-e3 fe 17 Axf4 games.
Karpov-Kasparov, match, Mos- Ae6 18 Eadl Eed8 19 8g3t 14 Aa5!? Hr
cow 1985. Kudrin-Arnason, Bor 1984. Creating the counterthreat of ti
his
15 _Q.cE 13 e5!? 15 ... dc4.
16 95 aitT 14 Ab3 6a5 rs aa
' t7 Erf2
18 Ag2
-0.f8 Karpov-Kasparov, match, After 15 4,xa5?l ba Black has Hr
Moscow 1985, continued l5 sufficient counterplay on the lrffi (
White's chances in this compli- 6xa5 Bxa5 l6 Aa7 Ea8 l7 Ae3 queenside. solid I

cated position are better. He can gb4!? 18 EA: $e6 with equal 15 (39) thcr-
$c8
transfer his major pieces to the chances. If the obvious 15 ... b5 then 16 is - --
kingside by 19 Sadl ,20 fucl,2l As22 ab ab l7 e5 AeS 18 gf2 d5?! 19 to pc
 Scheveningen with 6 Se2 53

Ed3 followed by trd3-h3 and 11 -e-d7 39 a|%

Af2-h4, which sharpens the pos- t2 ab3 W I I
ition suddenly; Karpov-Kas- The most natural continuation, .,,,ru,

InmY, match, Moscow 1985. because, with the bishop is on d7,

I '"ru,
I
AS2t2 White can threaten g2-g4-95. Z
t2 agl!? An alternative is 12 *el Eac8 A A
The aim of this move is to free (12 ... 6xd4 13 Axd4 Ac6 14 _fl
a,ffi gA
.,,ru
tre thfud rank for the transfer of gcat) l3 Edl db4 t4 Bd2 e5!?
the queen to g3 (9dl-d3-g3), 15Af5 (15 fe de 16 af5 Axf5 17
ad it opens the opportunity to Exf5) 15 . .. $xf5 16 ef Efe8 17
prEpar€ 4-<5. At the Same time Bg3 Af8 18 fe de 19 Ag5 e4!
th tishop retreats from a poss- Beliavsky-Psakhis, USSR 1984. f5! is possible with the initiative
i* threat of .. . 6c6-a5--c4. t2 b6 for White; Tischbierek-Karolyi,
Gl however, is not a very good Preventing 13 a5; 12 ... AM;?l Leipzig 1984.
squarc for the bishop. 13 a5 Ac6 14 Ab6 gb8 15 16 94
t2 Eb8 grd2t Karpov{obo, SkoPje Ol. - 16 . . . 6d7
16 -e-f2 is possible
Eack's best tactic is to wait. 1972. t7 e5 (17 Bfcl Ab7 18 adl
,) 12 ... c5? 13 6xc6 Bxc6 14 13 .gR Eab8 Ebc8 19 6e3 EfcS 20 c3 $f8:
g,d3c,f 15 Exf4 Ac6 16 gg3!t t4 *e2 Lobron-Schmidt, Indonesia
Amson--tric, Bor 1984. 14 94 is quite possible: 14 . .. 1983) de 18 fe with a complicated
u 12... ,rd:t t3 ab3 b6 14 aR Ac8 15 e5 6d7 16 Ag2 tre8 17 position; Kindermann-V.
Eabt 15 94 f,c8 16 gS dd1 17 ge2, for instance: 17 ... Af8 18 Schmidt, Warsaw 1983.
a"2 !b718 Ag2 6c5 Arnason- Eadl Ab7 19 gf2 96 20 de2 16 6d7
SoL&v, Thessaloniki Ol. 1984. He7 2l c31 Chiburdanidze-Kin- 17 95 Ee8
[lvfd/2 dermann, Polianica Zdroj 1984, 18 9-g2 .$LfB
13 A&l 6xd4 14 Axd4e5 15 or 17 .. . 6c5 18 EB 6xb3 19 cb White has the initiative in this
Ae3 -Lg4! 16 Vd2 ef 17 Exf4 6b420 Eh3 96 2t .g.f2t Arna- complicated position; Kinder-
.fc5:- son-Abramovic, Bor 1984; with mann-Stempin, Naleczow I 984.
13 u&l dxd414 axd4 e5 15 the initiative for White in both B
Aa7 Ea8 16 Ae3 fe 17 Axf4 games. 6 ... Ae7
Ac6 l8 Eadl Eed8 19 Bg3t 14 Aa5!? Black does not have to commit
Kudrin-Arnason, Bor I 984. Creating the counterthreat of his knight on b8 just yet.
13 e5!? 15 ... Ac4. 7 0-0 (Hl
11 Ab3 6a5 15 6d2 8 f4 (40)
Karpov-Kasparov, match, After 15 6xa5?! ba Black has Black must hurry the develop-
Mmw 1985, continued 15 sufficient counterplay on the ment of his queenside. The most
6xe5 Uxa5 16 Aa7 Ea8 17 Ae3 queenside. solid formation which demands
tb4!? l8 gd3 Ae6 with equal 15 $-cB (3e) the minimum expenditure of timb
ctarces. If the obvious 15 . .. b5 then 16 is ... 6c6 and . . . Ad7, leading
A5t2 ab ab 17 e5 6e8 l8 gf2 d5?! 19 to positions covered in A. A more
54 Scheveningen with 6 A-e2
8xe5 -e"f6 16 We3 Ac6 a) ll
40
12 a3 is passive: 12 ... abdTl
Nevednichi-Mikhalchishin, Mos- =dl
B I I t 13 Ab3 EAacS 14 9g3 Aa8 15 cour 1979.
',,ru, -Q-e3 Efe8
: Kenner-Dueball, Tuds
c) 13 Bg3 ad7 t4 f5 (14 ed Sxd6 b) ra
West Germany 1979.
15 de4 E c8! 16 c3 Ac5) 14 . . . de AE2
t2 deSl? (41)
'"ffi.- 15 fe fe 16 6xe6 Wc4! Mestel- korJ
Ftacnik, Hastings 1982183. Bl2
a
& 13 de
A a A Or 13 . .. -A.xR 14 6xR b4?! 15
g H
I "'ffi,
t
A
f6! gf 16 ed Axd6 17 6e4 qbh8 18
Ad2! (18 6xd6 8xd6 19 9e4 Wt
.ffi, dc6 2O Ah6 Eg8 T - Jansa- his d
Radulov, Warsaw Z 1979) 18 ... Bla.*
active but more time-consuming
.|c6 (Karpov-Ermenkov, Skara the sr
method involves . . . a6,. . . b5, . . .
Ab7 and ... dbdT.It is this plan
A A xA 1980), and now instead of 19 12;
grh4?! White should have played
that concerns us here.
19 c3 a5 20 Ecl t. =bt
PlasLr
8 ... a6
14 fe
Black embarks on his plan, but After 12 .. . de 13 fe 6fd7 14 -S-xR
it will succeed only if White plays Eg3 6h8 l5 Af4! White obtains 15 ef* ExfT t2
passively. good attacking chances. 15 ... 16 Axf3 Ad7 af5.
Bl 9 6hl 6c6! (15 ... ab6? 16 de4 d8d7 t7 Ae5!? Hf8 (42) t7
B2 9 Ae3 l7 Ag5+) 16 fixc6 (16 gf5?! rrip.
839a4 g5!) 16.. . Axc6 17 de4 Eac8 18 42

B1 c3 Wb7 19 Eaelt Kudrin-Sax, W

e l3
e5*-
9 ehl Bc7 Hastings 1983/84.
,rffi,
9 .. . b5? is premature because Black is insufficiently de-
of l0 AR +. veloped, but his position has no 1t
10 Bel weaknesses. Y
This is the standard plan for the 13 f5!?
A A
preparation of e5, involving either White plays for complications.
11 8g3 or I I AB. The omission The simple fortification of the @
of Ae3 by White should be noted. position is not sufficient to gain
This is a critical position of the
B11 the advantage:
variation. Despite the fact that the
10 b5 a) 13 a3 ad7 14 Bg3 trc8 15
e5 pawn is weak, White can't
Leads to a sharpening of the Ae3 Ab6l6 Eael 6c417 AxbT benefit from it because Black's
position l0 ... tre8 is another BxbT 18 Pcl 96 19 ac4 Erd5 20 pieces are positioned in a very
possibility. AR t Sznapik-Jansa, Warsaw Z flexible way, and Black is ready to Th
11 AR _e-b7 1979.
start active operations. ae|!
12 e5 b) 13 AxbT?! BxbT 14 f5 de 15
 Scheveningen with 6 A_e2 55

gxe5 Af6 16 We3 6c6 a) 18 Ef2 Ad6 19 Ah4 tre8 20

12 a3 is passive: 12 . . .
atal,.
13 ab3 Eac8 14 Bg3 Aa8 15
Nevednichi-Mikhalchishin, Mos- Edl e4r.2 Zapata-Ermenkov,
cow 1979. Tunis 1985.
Ae3 afeS = Kenner-Dueball, c) 13 Bg3 ad1 t4 f5 (14 ed Axd6 b) 18 Ah4 Ad6 19 Edl gc4 20
West Germany 1979.
t2 de8!? (41)
15de4 Ec8! 16 c3 trc5) 14 . . . de Af2 EeS 2l dCs Ef5 Ermen-
15 fe fe 16 Axe6 Bc4! Mestel- kov-Ftacnik, Prague 1985.
Ftacnik, Hastings 1982183. Bt2
1I .,,m S. 13 de 10 Ee8
v A Or 13 . . . -AxR 14 6xR b4?! 15 11 gc3 AbdT
I% f6! gf 16 ed Axd6 17 de4 Sh8 18 t2 af3
L,,%
,,,ru,
Ad2! (18 6xd6 9xd6 19 Se4 White consistently carries out
Ac6 20 Ah6 EgS T - Jansa- his plan of e4-e5, and prevents
w"ffi
-,ffi Radulov, Warsaw Z 1979) 18 ... Black's counterplay of b7-b5 at
,|c6 (Karpov-Ermenkov, Skara the same time.
iWz
ru,6 A
A 1980), and now instead of 19 12 a4'!l AfB 13 Ae3 b6 14 AA
gh4?! White should have played BbS 15 eadl gb7: Sznapik-
19 c3 a5 20 Ecl +. Plaskett, Trnava 1984.
Aftgr 12.. . de 13 fe dfd7 14 14 fe -AxR t2 Eb8
ge3 *h8 l5 Af4! White obtains 15 ef+ e xf7 12 ... €h8?! 13 Ad2 e5?! 14
good attacking chances. 15 ... 16 6xR ad7 af5 Af8 15 tradl 6b6 16 fe de
t7 ag5!? Hfr (42) 17 Ag5 + Vogt-Tischbierek,
A6! (15 ... ab6? t6 de4 d8d7 Leipzig 1983.
17 As5+) 16 6xc6 (16 Afs?!
t5!) 16... flxc6 17 de4 Eac8 18 42 13 Eel aM.t (43)
c3 gb7 19 Eaelt Kudrin-Sax, W a 13
e51
... b5? is bad because of 14
Ilesinp 1983184.
,,ru,
.

Blac* is insufficiently de-

$doee{ but his position has no 43 &
scafnesses. W A A A
13 f5!? A A
aI
White plays for complications.
Ilc simple fortification of the @
position is not sufficient to gain
This is a critical position of the r+\
-t
the adYantage:
variation. Despite the fact that the
a) 13 e3 Ad1 14 9g3 trc8 15 e5 pawn is weak, White can't
A A A

Ad ab616 Eael 6c417 AxbT benefit from it because Black's

{rxb7 18 Acl g6 19 ac4 gd5 20 pieces are positioned in a very
aA t Sznapik-Jansa, Warsaw Z
flexible way, and Black is ready to The intended 14 e5 dfdT 15 a4
1v79. to
start active operations. Ac4! allows Black counter-
b) 13 lxb7?! 8xb7 14 f5 de 15
56 Scheveningen wilh 6 He2

attack the e5 square and sharpen Or 15 AxbT BxbT 16 a3 dc6 19 Exf5 9620 B5f4 Ag7 Prand- Ail
the position; Nunn-Plaskett, Not- 17 aR Ac5 l8 Axc5 6xc5 19 stetter-Pinter, Prague 1985. t7il
tingham 1981. 6g5!? Be7!? oo Bangiev-Shaba- B3 Et[
14 a4 is unpromising 14 . .. nov, Vilnius 1977. 9a4 8c7 irE
AfdT! l5 Ace2 Af6! 15 dc6 10 €thl b6?! Gffi
B2 The game might continue: 16 The most usual move is 10 ... EeS
9 Ae3 Bc7 6xc6 Axc6 17 de4t? t as in fic6, transposing to lines already
And now: Ghinda-Jansa, Dortmund 1979. considered. Erc
B2l l0 9el 822 11 aR ab7 fE7
B22lO a4 10 g4l? 12 e5 Ae8 ad
Bzt White takes advantage of the t2 . . . de?t 13 fe 6fd7 14 AxbT
10 Bel b5!? fact that Black has quite weak BxbT 15 Af4 t.
Now this move gains in counterplay in the centre and 13 Ae3 T+
strength. starts active actions on the 13 ed!? is possible, e.g. 13 ... T-
11 AR Ab7 kingside. Axd6 14 f5 e5 15 6d5 Axd5 16 I elr
12 e5 de! 10 Ee8 pxd5 Ba7 17 6e2 6d7 @ ods
12 . . . 6e8!? 13 tsg3 dc6 14 f5 Preparing the f8 square for the Dolmatov-Mikhalchishin, Minsk 80{
dxd4 15 Axd4 de 16 Axe5 e7 bishop in the event of fzt-f5-f6; 1979. ElcI
gb6+ l7 ehl ef with an unclear 10 ... bs?! tt e5 dfd7 t2 t5! 13 6c6 t4!
position, Shevelev-Mikhalchis- 6e5 13 f6! Ad8 14 a3 trbd7 15 fg 14 9e2 96 Atr
hin, Moscow 1979. SxgT 16 Ad3 Ab6 17 grh5+ 15 Eadl t UG5
13 fe afdTl Prandstetter-Adorjan, Prague Black has a passive position but 19 _.
Black's last two moves com- 1985. it is sufficiently solid. Now 15 ...
prise an active method of defence. 11 95 dfd7 d5 is possible, but not 15 . . . de?! '}H
Act
13 ... 6xe8!? as in Unzicker- 12 f5 6e5 rc fe 697?t 17 dxc6 Axc6 18 Et{
Karpov, Bad Kissingen 1980, also 13 Wel gc4! Efc8 19 Axc6 9xc6 20 Ed
deserves consideration. 13 f6 is not dangerous owing to Bxc6 Bxc6 2l Bd7 t - Geller- BU
14 gC3 sbh8!? 13 .. . _Q"f8. Mikhalchishin, USSR 1978. Nl
a) 14 ... AxR?! 15 6xR (15 13 abc6 33b
$xR?!) 15 ... Ac5 16 Axc5 t4 gs3 Illustrative Games s4 I
6xc5 17 Eael Ac6 a Barczay- White's position looks quite ac- 351
Ribli, Hungary 1977. tive, but Black's control of the e5 Tseshkovsky-Polu gaYevskY Ecl
b) 14 ... Ac5!? 15 6e4 Axe4 (15 square gives Black sufficient com- Sochi 1981 d
... Axd4 16 Axd4 6c6 l'7 c3 pensation for being slightly be- le4c52aRd63d4cd46xd4 Edl
6xd4 18 cd Axe4 19 Axe4 EacS hind in development. a4
o llait-Platanov, USSR 1977) 16 z) 14 ... b5 15 f6 Axd4 16 Axd4 a4 dc6l0 Ae3 9c7 I I
8 0-0 0-0 9 6a
Axe4 Ea7 17 Eael Uxe5 18 Af8 17 a3 Eb8 Prandstetter- ehl Ee8?! (ll 3"d7) t2 42-
th4 g6 19 c3 o Kuporosov- Ftacnik, Prague 1985. Ad3!? 6xd4 13 Axd4 e5 14 Ae3 Ee7
Radchenko, Sochi 1979. b) 14 ... tf8 15 Ef2 b5 16 a3 ef l5 Exf4 4e616 6d5! t Axd5 EU
15 Eadl -e-b7 17 Eafl Axd4 18 Axd4 ef 17 ed Ad8 (17 ... 6xd5 l8 Eb7
 Scheveningen with 6 He2 57

Or 15 AxbT SxbT 16 a3 6c6 19 trxf5 9620 tr5f4 Ag7 Prand- AxhT + *xh7 19 gh5 + tEg8 20
i7 aB Ac5 18 Axc5 6xc5 19 stetter-Pinter, Prague 1985. BxfT* +) Ad4 9a5 19 c3
18
5g5!? tyeT!? o Bangiev-Shaba- B3 Bb8 (19 ... Bxd5? 20 Axf6
nov, Vilnius 1977. 9 a4 8c7 intending AxhT+) 20 grB! +
15 Ac6 10 €thl b6?! (intending 20 gh3, Axf6) 20 ...
The game might continue: 16 The most usual move is 10 ... Be5l? 2l Axe5 de 22 Bfs b5 (22
5xc6 Axc6 17 6e4l? t as in Sc6, transposing to lines already ... Bxd5?? 23 Exf6 + +) 23
Ghinda-Jansa, Dortmund 1979. considered. Exe5 ba 24 Hael + + 96 25 94
w2 11 AR Ab7 'be7 26 d6 gb6 27 e5 4.e8 28
l0 g4l? 12 e5 6e8 Ac4 1-{.
White takes advantage of the 12 . . . de?l 13 fe 6fd7 14 AxbT
fact that Black has quite weak BxbT 15 Af4 t.
cormterplay in the centre and 13 Ae3 Tal-Ftacnik
starts active actions on the 13 ed!? is possible, e.g. 13 . . . Tallinn 1981
tingside. Axd6 14 f5 e5 15 6d5 Axd5 16 le4c52 af3d63d4 Af64 dc3
l0 Ee8 Axd5 Ha1 l7 6e2 Ad1 @ cd 5 6xd4 a6 6 a4 e6 7 Ae2 Ae7
Preparing the f8 square for the Dolmatov-Mikhalchishin, Minsk f4 6c610 Ae3 Bc7 ll
8 0-0 0-0 9
e7 tishop in the event of f,1-f5-f6; 1979. Bel 6xd4 12 Axd4 e5 13 Ae3 ef
l0 ... b5?! l1 95 6fd7 12 f5! 13 6c6 14 Axf4 Ae6 15 Bg3 6d7 16
ac5 13 f6! Ad8 14 a3 dbd7 15 fg 14 8e2 96 Ah6 Bc5+ l7 tbhl 8e5 18 Afz$
JIST 16 gd3 6b6 17 grh5+ 15 Eadl t &c5 19 ad5!? (19 Ah6 ge5 :)
kandstetter-Adorjan, Prague Black has a passive position but 19 ... Axd5 20 Ah6 8d4 2l ed
rs5_ it is sufficiently solid. Now 15 ... *h822c3 SYe5 23 Bxe5 dxe524
ll c5 6fd7 d5 is possible, but not 15 . . . de?! Ae3 ts ac8 25 a5 f5 26 Ea4l 96 27
t26 Ae5 rc fe 4s97?t 17 6xc6 Axc6 18 Bb4 Ecl 28 -Q-h6 trf7? (28 ...
13 BYCI gc4! trfc8 19 Axc6 8xc6 20 Ee8 t) 29 Axa6! + ba 30
t3 f6 is not dangerous owing to Bxc6 trxc6 2l Bd7 * - Geller- Eb8+ Af8 31 trxf8+ (31 AxA
13_--if8. Mikhalchishin, USSR 1978. Ad7!) 3l ... Exf8 32 AxfS 6c4
13 abc6 33 b4 iF98 34 .$Lh6 tre7! 35 h3 (35
t1 Bs3 lllustrative Games 94 Ee5 36 gf Exd5!) 35 ... €f/
White's position looks quite ac- 36 Ags Ee5 37 gf4 ad2 38 trh4
tivc- but Black's control of the e5 Tseshkovsky-Polu gaYevskY Eel*?! (38 ... de4l?) 39 'bh2
l5 ryuarB gives Black sufficient com- Sochi 1981
G] rsation for being slightly be- le4c52aBd63d4cd46xd4 Bdt 42 Ah6 (42 b5?! ab 43 a6
hind in development. df6 5 6c3 a66 9e2e67 f4 Ae7 $xgl 44a7 Bal45 tse8+ 6f7
l5 a) 14 ...
bS 15 f6 6xd4 16 Axd4 s 0-0 0-0 9 a4 6c610 -CI"e3 Bc7 I I 46 a8B Exa8 47 Exa8 6e4 t)
It lf8 17 a3 Eb8 Prandstetter- Bhl Ee8?! (ll -e-d7) t2 42...6xc3 43 EC7+! Clh8 44
Ftacnik, Prague 1985. Ad3!? 6xd4 13 Axd4 e5 14 Ae3 Ea7 Axd5 45 Bxa6 6xb4 46
b) 14 ... tf8 15 Ef2 b5 16 a3 ef 15 Exf4 Ae616 6d5! t Axd5 Eb6 6c2?! (46 ... 'bh7t?) 47
Ab7 17 Eafl 6xd418 Axd4 ef l7 ed Ad8 (17 ... 6xd5 18 Eb7! 1-O.
58 Scheveningen with 6 A-e2

Geller-Anikayev - rot 24 .. . Ct 25 Erh4+ -

6e5!
USSR 1979 25 Uh4! WcAl26 BxhT* *f827
le4c52aRe63d4cd46xd4 Ad2!t) 23 ... BeTt 24 @gt
df6 5 dc3 d6 6 Ae2 Ae7 7 0-0 Ece8 25 trdl! f5 26 gf $xf6! 27
0-0 8 f4 dc69 Ae3 a6 l0 a4 Ad7 Cg3 gfl 28 Axb6 9b8 29 Ae3 6 Lasker-Pelikan
ll AR Aa5? (11 . . . Bc7 D aAl Ahs 30 Be4 dt6 3l Eh4 g5132
b6; ll . .. 6xd4 12 Axd4 Ac6 13 fg dg4l1 33 gd2 6xe3 34 Wxe3
e5 dd7) 12 We2 gc7 13 g4l dxc2 35 Bb6! Aa8! 36 trxd6! le4 c5
Efc8? (13 ... dc414 95 Ae8 15 (36 Bxb8 Exb8 37 Ah3 tre7) 36 2Af3 Ac6 TI
Af5 Ad8 16 Ad4 ef l7 6d5 Sc8 ... Eb7 37 Exa6 Exb3 38 trxe6 3d4 cd itr&
18 Eael t) 14 g5 6e8 l5 f5 6c6 Exb2l 39 gc+ gth8 40 e5? (40 4 axt4 af6 tItrE
16 -CI-h5 96 t7 fg fg 18 9f2 6e5! Exe8* Bxe8 4l ddl da3 42 5 6c3 e5!? (44) harc
(18 .. . ac7 t9 flxg6 hg 20 gd3 Ea2!T) 40 ... Ba7+ 4l Thb
gf7+ + +) 19 aA ds1 20 *hl Axg2+ *xg2 dd4+ 0-1. 44 pe[s
6xe5 trf8 2l an 6xh5? (21 ... W AI I d-p
eh 22 Hd4 +) 22 ad5l * t ed TI
23 dh6+ @e7 24 gf7+! trxf7 Karpov-Ljubojevic trast
25 BxfT + $h8 26 .gLd4+ Af6 Tilburg, 1986 to TE
27 Bxf614. le4c52ARd63d4cd46xd4 A
oF
Af6 5 Ac3 a6 6 Ae3 e67 a4 dc6 the c
8 Ae2 Ae7 9 0-0 0-0 l0 f4 jLdT I I A A scotr
Karpov-Kasparov Ab3 Aa5 12 e5 AeS 13 6xa5 H mu$t
Moscow, matchlA,1985 9xa5 14 9d2 Sc7 15 Ad4 f6!? ligh[
le4c52aRd63d4cd46xd4 (15 . . . de 16 fe Ac5 17 Be3 +) 16 By worsening his position at tt
6f6 5 6c3 a6 6 Ae2 e6 7 0-0 Ae7 ef 6xf6 l7 Be3 (r7 a5!?) 17 ... (creating a backward d-pawn and dstd
8 f4 0-0 9 gphl Bc7 l0 a4 6c6ll traeS l8 *hl AdS 19 Eael Ac6 weakening the central light sha4
Ae3 Ee8 12 jLR trb8 13 Urd2 20b3 (20 gh3 e5 2l fe de22 9c5 squares, particularly d5), Black can {
"gd7 14 ab3 b6 15 g4 Ac8 16 g5 -Ae7: ) 20 . . . eh8 2l fic4 e5r.22 gains a certain amount of space. path
6d7 17 gif2! Af8 (17 ...6a5 18 te de4 23trxf8* trxf8 24 wh3 6 aaus A7a
Eadl+) 18 Ag2 9.b7 19 Eadl de 25 Ad3 96 26 gxg4 ed: 27 The main line. B7a
g6 20 Acl (intending E d3-h3) 20 Bxda Af6 28 Bb4 grgT 29 gfl There is an argument still going CTi
... Ebc8?! (20 ... dc5l2l 6xc5 (29 Aeq Ae5) 29 ... -CI.e7 30 on about 6 af5 d5 7 ed Qxf5 8 A
&22 Ed3 Adq2t Ed3 db422 Exf8+ 9xE 3l gd4+ Af6 32 dc; for instance: 8 ... bc a gR
Eh3 Ae7?! (22 . .. f5!? 23 sf Ef2 Urd6 33 6e4 Axe4 34 Axe4 BcS l0 Aa6 Uxa6 I I Bxf5 Ad6 If
6xf6) 23 Ae3? (23 f5l ef 24 ef gdl+: #. 12 &e5!? with a sharp position; van]
Savrassky-Isotov, corr. 1985; or 8 ordcr
. . . gxdl + 9 6xdl bc l0 6e3 axd
-S.e6 I I dc4 dd7 12 Ae3 -CI.e7 13 lFlr
0-0-0t Shakirov-Mdianov, corr. initil
1985. whid
 Be5! - not 24 ... gf 25
25 Urh4! PcAl26 BxhT* SfB 27
ad2!t) 23 ... HeTl 24 figl
EceS 25 trdl! f5 26 gf dxf6l27
Eg3 Ef7 28 Axb6 SbS 29 Ae3
ah5 30 Eg4 df6 31 Eh4 e5! 32
i13 fe de41.2 33 Wd2 6xe3 34 Bxe3
Gl! Bxc2 35 Ub6! Aa8! 36 Exd6!
t15 (35 Uxb8 trxb8 37 Ah3 Ee7) 36
--. Eb7 37 8xa6 trxb3 38 Exe6
Exb2T 39 g9c4 *h8 ,10 e5? (40
ExeS+ Bxe8 41 6dl da3 42
D f&t Ea2!T) 40 .. . 8a7+ 4l
n rlhl !xg2+ tPxg2 6d4+ 0-t.
frpov-Ljubojevic
frg,1986
ls0c52ARd63d4cd4bxd4
B6 5 6c3 a6 6 Ae3 e67 a4 dc6
t Ae2 le7 9 0-0 0-0 l0 f4 Ad7 I I
ab3 aa5 12 e5 6e8 13 6xa5
,ra5 14 Yd2 g.c7 15 Ad4 f6!?
(15 -..
de 16fe Ac5 17 Be3+) 16
cf at'6 17 ge3 (17 a5l?) 17 ...
Eact 18 rEhl Ad8 19 Eael Ac6
12ob3 (20 Uh3 e5 2l fe de22 HcS
!5 le7:;20... th8 2l fuc4a5!22
LT fc 5# 23 ExfE* ExfS 24 Wh3
dc 25 Ad3 96 26 $xg4 ed: 2'7
grd+ Af6 28 gb4 Bg7 29 Efl
(D ae+ 9e5) 29 ... Ae7 30
Z2 f rf,8+ gxf8 3l gd4+ Af6 32
6 lrO. gd6 33 6e4 Axe4 34 Axe4
Gf, tdl+: #.
th4+ -
6 Lasker-Pelikan Variation
1e4 c5 6 ... d6!
2af3 dc6 This reduces White's advantage
3d4 cd in development since he must lose
4 dxd4 df6 time with his knight, which will
5 Ac3 e5l? (44) have to retreat to a3 after ... a6.
This is more than sufficient com-
44 pensation for the weakness of the
W
I I I d-pawn.
The players are faced with con-
trasting tasks. Black must strive
to realize his advantage in devel-
opment by active play, attacking
the e4 square and restricting the
A a scope of the knight on a3. White
must maintain the blockade of the
light squares d5, e4 and f5, while
By worsening his position at the same time completing his
(creating a backward d-pawn and development. This gives rise to a
weakening the central light sharp battle in the opening, which
squares, particularly d5), Black can continue along one of three
gains a certain amount of space. paths:
6 Adb5 A 7 ads!?
The main line. B7 a4
There is an argument still going C7Ag5
on about 6 Af5 d5 7 ed Axf5 8 A
dc; for instance: 8 ... bc a gR 7 ads!?
8c8 l0 Aa6 Bxa6 ll9xf5 Ad6 If Black wishes to avoid this
l2 Ag5!? with a sharp position; variation he can adopt the move
Savrassky-Isotov, corr. 1985; or 8 order I e4 c5 2 AR 6c6 3 d4 cd 4
. . . Bxdl + 9 6xdl bc l0 6e3 6xd4 df6 5 dc3 e6 6 6db5 d6 7
Ae6ll 6c4 6d712 Ae3 Ae7l3 Af4 e5 8 -e-95, which leads to the
0-0-0t Shakirov-Mdianov, corr. initial position of variation C and
1985. which also avoids B.
60 Lasker-Pelikan Variation

Axrl5 Vyeselovsky{hekhov, USSR 9 ... ac6 pE

8ed (4s ) 1978. 9 . . . f5? is a blunder: 10 Ae5 h6
11 -Se2 0-0 1l c5! *.
45 tH * t2 0-0 ad1 10 Ba4 l{
,r% A sharp continuation. l0 Ad3 lr {
B t After 12 . . . f5 13 f4! .!Lf6 14
ispossible- 10. . . -Q.e7 ll Ae3 a6 rlu
Wc2 6d7 15 ghl 96 16 93 Ee8
,,ru, l7 jLd2 b6 l8 E ael White has the 12 dc3 0-0 13 Sb3 Ag5 14 Ab6 B4
A
initiative. Be7 15 c5 e4 Schlosser-Borik,
13 Ae3 f5 Vienna 1986.
14 R g5!? 10 -s-d7
A A With a complicated position; 11 gM grbS?!
t
g E Kagan-Gutman, Netanya 1983. Sveshnikov recommends
afs!?:.
ll . .. a
A2
8 ... de1?! 12 -Ae3 b6
The exchange on d5 has given This retreat is unsuccessful, as White has a dangerous initia-
White a tempo for development. Black must forfeit even more tive since 12 . . . a6 would lead to a
Black must now play precisely in time. weakening of the b6 square: 13
order not to fall into a difficult 9c4 6c3 f5 14 aa+ (14 h4!?). It seems
situation. He can try: 9 c3 is interesting, creating the that Black can equalise, however,
Al 8 ... Ab8!? threat of 10 Ba4 and I I Bc4: after 14. . . gd8 15 Ab6 a5!, e.g.
,{28...6e7?! a) 9... 6g6 10 Ba4 Ad7 (10 . . .
16 grb3 Axa417 Sxa4* gd7 :
A1 Be7 ll h4! a612 h5 af4 l3 Axf4 Panchenko-Kim, Sverdlovsk u
8 ... ab8!? ef 14 0-0-0 t Veingold-Lev- 1979. ml
9c4a6 chenko, USSR 1978) I I gic4 13 h4 a6 a)f,
a) 9 .. . Ad7 is possible and if Axb5 12 Bxb5* Wd7 13 a4 a6 Or 13 ... h5 14 g3 Ae7 15 a4 ac
l0 b4 a6, for instance: 11 Ba4 14 BxdT+ *xd7 15 a5 t - (15 Ae2 +) 15 ... -flg4 16 A-c2 @
Ae7 12 c5 0-0 13 cd Af6!? Kise- Ermenkov-Suradiraja, Albena 0-0 17 0-0 t Westerinen-Rable, b)l
lev-Ivanov, USSR 1986. 1977. Esbjerg 1977. grr
b)If 9... Ae7 then 10 Ad3 0-0 b) 9 ... f5 l0 Ba4 *f7 (Black 14 Ac3 9"e7 Wcr
11 0-0 ad7 12 Wc2 s6 13 Ab6 now threatens to equalise with 1l 15 h5 mt
EeS 14 f4 with the initiative for ... Axd5 12 Ac4 Ae6 13 Wb3 A possible continuation is 15 B
White. At4 14 Axf4 d5!) tl c4 ds612 ... Ah4 16 Bxb6 9xb6 17 Axb6
10 Ac3 Ba3 a6l3 -e.e2 Eb8 14 6c3 Ae7 Eb8 18 c5 dc 19 .Sc7 t Ranta- T
-Q-e7
Alternatives: : Zhidkov-Zlotnik, Daugavpils nen-Seidler, Buenos Aires Ol lqg
a) 10 ad7 ll -g.eZ 96 12 0-0
. .. 1978. 1978. wtf
Ag7 13 de4l We7 14 Ba4 f5 15 Here Black must choose 422 de*
Ag5 Bf8 16f4l ! Gufeld-Ivano- between: 9 .. . AfS?!
vi6, Sochi 1979. A2t 9 ... ac6 This attacks the d4 square and D
b) 10 ... ll e"alt Axd3 12 A229 ... Af5?! prevents White from developing prr I
-e-fs
13 0-0 0-0 14 Ae3 t A2t the bishop on cl at e3, but the 7.
9xd3 Ae7
 Lasker-Pelikan Variqtion 6I

Vyeselovsky{hekhov, USSR 9 ... ac6 position of the knight is tenuous.

t9-t8. 9 . . . f5? is a blunder: l0 Ag5 h6 10 Ad3! -Q"e7
11 -S-e2 0-0 l1 c5! +.
t2 0-0 ad7 10 Ba4 10... 96(10... a6? 1l ga4 +)
After 12 ... f5 13 f4! Af6 14 A sharp continuation. l0 -CI-d3 ll
Ba4 lLdT 12 $xf5 gf 13 gb4
gc2 dd7 15 ehl 96 16 93 tre8 is possible- 10. . . -e.e7 ll Ae3 a6 Wb8 14 f4 + Krni6-Arbakov,
17 Ld2b6 18 trael White has the 12 6c3 0-0 13 *b3 Ag5 14 Ab6 Belgrade v Moscow 1977.
initiative. We7 15 c5 e4 Schlosser-Borik, 11 0-0 t6
13 9.e3 f5 Vienna 1986. 12 6c3 oq (46)
14 R g5!? 10 e"d7
S/ith a complicated position; 11 wM ufb8?!
Kagan-4utman, Netanya
A2
1983.
0
Sveshnikov recommends
f5!?: .
ll ... 46
W L .M
t
E ... 6e7?l 12 Ae3 b6 ,,,ru

This retreat is unsuccessful, as White has a dangerous initia-

Bbck must forfeit even more tive since 12 . . . a6 would lead to a A

me. weakening of the b6 square: 13

9c4 'bc3 f5 14 aaq (14 h4!?). It seems A
9 c3 is interesting, creating the that Black can equalise, however,
6rcat of l0 Ba4 and ll Sc4: after 14 ... gd8 15 Ab6 a5!, e.g.
r) t... as6 l0 Ba4 Ad7 (10 . . .
16 Wb3 Axa417 *xa4* gd7 :
Panchenko-Kim, Sverdlovsk White has a distinct advantage
tc7 ll h4!a6 l2h5 Af4l3 Axf4 1979. on both sides ofthe board:
cf t4 G04 t Veingold-Lev-
clrcnko. USSR 1978) I I Sc4 13 h4 a6 a) 13f4 ef 14 Axf4 6h4 15 Sc2
Arb5 12 Exb5* g'd7 13 a4 a6 Or 13 .. . h5 14 g3 Ae7 15 a4 aC6 16 Ae3 Holmov-
l{ UxdT+ tDxdT 15 a5 t - (15 Ae2 +) 15 ... -e"c4 16 Ag2 Gurgenidze, Tbilisi 1977.
Ermkov-Suradiraja, Albena 0-0 17 0-0 t Westerinen-Ra$le, b) 13 a4 Ag5 14 a5 Axcl 15
t9T7- Esbjerg 1977. Bxcl Ad4 16 Se3 9517 b4 t -
b) I -.. 6 l0 gra4 6f7 (Black 14 6c3 -CI"e7 Westerinen-Kirpichnikov, Jur-
nw threatens to equalise with 11 15 h5 mala 1978.
--- 8xd5 12 ilc4 Ae5 13 Bb3 A possible continuation is 15 B
af'l 14 Axf4 d5!) ll c4 dg6 12 ... 4h416 Bxb6 Bxb617 Axb6 7 t4 (47)
trb8 dc 19 .flc7 t Ranta-
18 c5 This prevents Black from play-
ta3 a6 13 Lez Eb8 14 6c3 Ae7 ing 7 ... a6 and 8 ... b5, but
: htdkov-Zlotnik, Daugavpils nen-Seidler, Buenos Aires Ol
r978. 1978. White falls even further behind in
Here Black must choose 422 development.
bepren: 9 . .. Afs?! 7 ... h6!?
A2t 9 ... aE6 This attacks the d4 square and Directed against the possible
An 9... af5?! prevents White from developing pin of Scl-g5.
A2l the bishop on cl at e3, but the 7 . . . a6 is possible: 8 6a3 -Ae7
62 Lasker-Pelikan Variation It

"ffifi''/ru A.possible continuation is ll cb 6d4 15 Ae3 0-0 Anand-Her- a4- m

47 ,r% a5! 6exd5 (ll ... a6? 12 Ab6 gott, Thessaoniki Ol. 1984) 12 . . . ind
B t I + +) 12 AxaT Bd7 13 c4 t grd8 (12 ... gic6 13 0-0 ae7 14 firr
- ,

Chekhov-Panchenko, Leningrad c4!)) 13 d b4 14 6c2 gb8 15 Ebt

,ru 0-0t Ghinda-Kuendro, Thessa- Fc
1976.
i{ C loniki Ol. 1984. ad3-l
Z Ag5 t6 Again White has a choice: 6cbl;
8 aa3 Clll l0 Axf6 Badcr
A
White should not hasten to caP- Cl12 l0 6xe7l cllll
g
ture on f6, since after 8 Axf6 gf 9 cl11 cll12
6a3 Black will have a wider 10 Axf6 Hxf6 (a8) ctlil
9 Ae3 (9 Ag5 6xe4!?) 9 ... Ae6 range of possibilities, e.g. 9 . . . b5, Not l0 ... gI? 1l Ad3 +. I

lO ac4 6xe4! 11 6xe4 d5 12 9 ... -g-e6, 9 ... d5, 9 ... f5 or 9 I

6b6 de 13 6xa8 Brxa8 with a ... ad4. After the text, Black is I
48

% lsI
L'% ,m
sharp position; Ivanov-Andria- limited to: W "ffi,t
nov, USSR 1984. cl 8 ... b5 emJft
% a) tlt,
E -0^e3 C2 8 ... Ae6
Alternatives: C1 Ao{ tr
a) 8 6rE (this is much less Power- 8 ... b5! A GrtrI
ful than on the seventh move, This not only threatens 9 . .. ry,
16 At
since White no longer has the b4, but also locks the knight on a3 AAA ud3
possibility of developing his out of the game. Now White has nikoY,
queen on a4) 8 . . . 6xd5 9 ed del to make a decision: b) ur:
10 a5 a6 11 6c3 6f5 : Lom- clr 9 ad5 AaT 1

bardy-Arnason, Reykjavik 978' I Cl2 9 Axf6 White has a small positional ExE
b) I la3 Ae6 9 Ac4 Axc4 l0 cl1 advantage. His immediate prob- uss'
6xc4 E,xe4t.l I 6xe4 d5 12 6xe5 9 Ad5 lem is the activation of the knight n

6xe5 13 6g3 Ac5 : Ljuboje- In contrast to variation C12, on a3 and fortification of the e4 Ah
vi6-Tal, Wijk aan Zee 1976. the struggle is positionally favour- and d5 squares. Black strives for 04fi n

c) E lc4 a6 9 6a3 Ae6 l0 0-0 able to White since he maintains counterplay with ... f5. acd:
trc8 11 Ad5 Axd5 12 6xd5 an output at e4. 11 c3 G0 ussn
dxe4 13 4,c4 6f6 oo - GiPslis- 9 .. . _S"e7 ll . . . 6e7 is played sometimes: x

Timoshenko, Moscow 1975. 9 ... ga5 l0 -0.d2 Wd8 is 12 dxf6 gf 13 gR f5 14 ef Axf5 I

8 . .. _CI_e6 played sometimes, offering to re- ls.Ad3 4e6160-00-0 17 Ac2f5 I

9 Ad5 9-xd5 peat the position after 1l -g-95' Marjanovic-Bukic, Bor 1985. I
9 ... Ec8!? l0 dxa7? Axd5! Here, apart from the sharP 1l c4 12 6c2 ACs! 19 I
(10 .. . dxaT? 11 Ab6 +) 1l 6xe412 cb -S-e6 13 Ac4 de1 14 This is the most natural move 2l la
6xc8 Axe4 12 Ab6 d5 + Sala- ae3 ura5+ l5 ePe2 cc8 16 6b6! order since it threatens . .. f5. Ud3 i
mon-Bilek, Hungary 1976. there is the quiet 1l 6xf6 + Bxf6 White must counter this with play US$
10 ed de1 12 Ad3 (12 c4 We613 R Ae7 14 on the queenside beginning with I
 Lasker- Pelikan Variation 63

A possible continuation is l l cb 6d415 Ae3 0-0 Anand-Her- a4- lf White does not play this
a5! 6exd5 (11 ... a6? 12 Ab6 gott, Thessaoniki Ol. 1984) 12 . . . immediately, then Black some-
+ +) 12 AxaT Bd7 13 c4 t gdS (12 ... gc6 13 0-0 Ae7 14 times prevents it by playing ...
Ckkhov-Panchenko, Leningrad c4!)) 13 c4 b4 14 6c2 gb8 15 Eb8.
1976. 0-0t Ghinda-Kuendro, Thessa- For instance: 12 ... Eb8 13
C loniki Ol. 1984. Ad3 Ae5 140-0 de7l5 a4!ba l0
Z -CI-gS a6 Again White has a choice: 6cb4! Geller-Polgar, Baden-
8 6a3 Cl1l l0 Axf6 Baden 1985.
White should not hasten to cap- Cll2l0 dxeTl Cllll 13 a4
ture on f6, since after 8 flxf6 gf 9 cl11 Clllz13 Ae2
Ba3 Black will have a wider 10 Axf6 Hxff (a8) cl111
ranp ofpossibilities, e.g. 9 . . . b5, Not l0 ... gf? ll jLd3 +. 13 a4 ba
9... Ae6, 9 ... d5, 9 ... f5 or 9 14 Exa4 a5
--- ad4- After the text, Black is 15 Ac4
limited to:
cl 8 ... b5
ll 15 "!Lb5 is less logical,
ample:
for ex-

C28.-.Ae6
I a) 15... 6e7 (15 ... 6a7?! 16
cl a Ac4 Ad7 17 Ba2 6c8 l8 0-0 t
I ... b5! 'f<
Gufeld-Gavrikov, USSR 1978)
This not only threatens 9 . . . t/ 16 6xe7* w.xeT l7 0-0 gibT 18
b4, but also locks the knight on a3 A A
gd3 Ae6 Smyslov-Svesh-
orr of the game. Now White has g nikov, USSR
b) 15 ...
1978.
to mate a decision: Ad7 16 0-0 Eb8 17 c4
cll 9 ad5 da7 AxdT 8xd7 19 Exa5
18
Cl2 9 lxf6 White has a small positional Exb2 @ Kapengut-Yusupov,
crl advantage. His immediate prob- ussR 1978.
9 ads lem is the activation of the knight 15 Eb8
In contrast to variation Cl2, on a3 and fortification of the e4 Also possible is 15 ... 6h8 16
rtc stnrggle is positionally favour- and d5 squares. Black strives for 0-0 f5 17 ef Axf5 18 9e2 Pe6! 19
aHe to White since he maintains counterplay with ... f5. 6ce3 Bb8 : Geller-Sveshnikov,
en ouput at e4. 11 c3 0-0 ussR 1977.
9 ... Ae7 ll 6"7 is played sometimes:
... t6 b3 eh8
9 . .. t a5 l0 -CI"d2 9d8 is 12 6xf6 gf 13 gRf5 14 ef Axf5 t7 0-0 f5
pUyoa sometimes, offering to re- 15 Ad3 Ae6 16 0-0 0-0 17 Ac2 f5 18 ef Sxf5
Ft the position after ll $g5. Marjanovic-Bukic, Bor 1985. 19 6ce3
Here, apart from the sharP 11 c4 12 Ac2 Ag5! 19 We2?! g'd7 20 6ce3 Ae6!
Bxe4 12 cb -fl-e6 13 Ac4 de7 14 This is the most natural move 2l trdl Ad8 22 Ha2 Wfl 23
le3 ttra5+ 15 qbe2 Ec8 16 Ab6! order since it threatens ... f5. grd3 grh5 : Geller-Sveshnikov,
thfxcisthequiet 11 6xf6+ 9xf6 White must counter this with play ussR 1978.
12l&t (12c4 8g6 13 R Ae7 14 on the queenside beginning with 19 Ae6
64 Lasker-Pelikan Variation

tg . .. Ag6 is possible: 20 -S-d3 50

g Sxf6 until are A
circumstances
Axd3 2l Sxd3 Axe3 22 fe B A
draw- t
more favourable. The only
trxfl+ 23 grxft Exb3 24 Ec4 back to this move is that the 0{
trb5 Sokolov-Gurgenidze, knight on d5 was stronger than !il
USSR ch. 1985. the bishop on e7. Yr.r
20 gd3 gd7 10 6xe7 (51) Ed
21 Ba2 Wft (49) vd
A 51
49 W
,,m
t
W
I
out the . . . f5 break and also Pre- ',r%,
parc a pawn storm on the queen- a u
side.
F<
7 uli
Ag t4 -fle6 A
AA
216 rod
A a)14... 96l? 15 a4 f5 16 ab ab 17
6cb4 grdT 18 Eid3 Axb4 19
6xb4 fe 20 Bxe4 -Ub7 oo
White retains some advantage Byelov-Kim, USSR 1980. This is more active than l0 ...
owing to the control of the e4, d5, b) 14 .. . a5 15 Bd3 6e7?! (ls . . . HrxeT I I c4! (l I c3?! h6! 12 Axf6 j
c4 squares. Ae6!?) 16 AxeT* BxeT 17 E{fdl Bxf6 :; l1 Ad3 0-0 12 0-0 h6 13
a)22.9e4.9b7 23 Edl Ad8 24 -9"b7 18 Ae3 Axe3 19 Bxe3 Ah4 Ab7 14 c3 8e6 *-1Grun-
Ab6 trf4 25 Wd3! Krasenkov- tsfd8 20 Eid2 Ac6 21 Eadl t feld-Adorjan, Riga IZ 1979) ll
Kalinichev, USSR 1985. Eingorn-Sturua, Baku 1979. ... ad412 Ad3 grbT 13 R -CI-e6
b) 22 Bdt Ad8 23 R 96 24 15 gd3 a5 14 0-0 t - Gufeld-Dvoretsky,
ghl D,e7 25 6xe7 *xe7 26 Weaker is 15 ... Bd7 16 Wg3! Kutaisi 1978.
Axe6 Sxe6 2'7 c4t PoPovic- f6 17 trfdl a5 18 6a3 da7 l9h3 White has to activate the knight
Filipovic, Yugoslavia ch. 1985. grh8 20 -S"C4 t KarPov-Dolma- on a3 and strengthen the d5 and
ctttz tov, Amsterdam 1980. e4 squares. It is in the nature of
13 Ae2 Eb8 16 trfdl 96 the position that in a number of f
t4 GO (s0) The chances are equal and a cases the strength of the two bcq
A rather risky line is 14 a4 ba l5 fierce struggle lies ahead, e.g. l7 bishops will bring White a signifi- e) I
6cb4 Ab7 16 Bxa4 a517 dxc6 Aa3 da7 18 6e3 Bb6 19 bac2 cantadvantage. Ad
Axc6 18 Ea2 Bd7 co Martin- 9-c4 : Tseshkovsky-Georgadze, 11 Axf6 b) I
ovi6-Ljubojevi6, Yugoslavia USSR 1978, or 17 6de3 gb6 18 The most popular reply. Ad
1980. Ufxd6 gfdS 19 9a3 b4l cnPerez- 11 -Q-a: is quite solid: ll ... ZL
White has completed his devel- Georgadze, Dortmund 1979. Hb7?1. 12
.Be2 dd1 13 M!+; ll Trr
opment but the initiative belongs ctt2 .. . d5!? 12 ed Bxd5 is sharper. c)[
to Black who, having Prevented 10 AxeT! 11 gf 2ln
a4, caln fortify his Position, carrY This enables White to delay 12 EA Gu
 Lasker-Pelikan Variation 65

[d] Axf6 until circumstances are A sharp reply.

I fc ''t,
A
more favourable. The only draw- 12 Ad3?! Ab7 13 Be2 d5 14
E04 back to this move is that the 0-0 de 15 Axe4 Axe4 16 Bxe4
drE- knight on d5 was stronger than gd5 : Ivanovic-Vukic, Yugosla-
the bishop on e7. via ch. 1982 or 13 gR f5 14 0-0-0
10 6xe7 (51) Ec8 15 Sbl Wc7 Abrarnovic-
lrl Vukic, Bela Crkva 1982.
51 L:ffi, t2 f5
W t I
A
13 ef Axf5
.,,,m,
14 -Q-d3 -fle6
15 0-0 0-0
ourt the . . . f5 break and also Pre- a
16 E fdl
pare a pawn stoffn on the queen- a White intends to open the c-fiIe,
srde- which will be occupied by the al
t4 -[e6 A a rook later.
arl{ ... 96!? 15 a4f5 16 ab ab 17 = t6 f5
ar-H tsd7 l8 €+d3 Axb4 19 t7 c4 (52)
Zrbt fe 20 Sxe4 -gb7 co
4B Blelor'-Kim. USSR 1980. This is more active than l0 . . .
@
1,45" br l{... a5 15 Bd3 5e7?! (15 .'. BxeT 1l c4! (ll c3?! h6! 12 Axf6
52
B
,rr/rffi
I
Wxf6:; ll Ad30-0 120-0h6 13
I
ic6ll) l6 ixeT* $xe717 tsfdl
!x ibl i8 ae3 Axe3 19 Wxe3 Ah4 Ab7 14 c3 Se6 |-] Griin- a3 A
,rrru_
@ r,r-ds l0
=d2 Lc6
2l Eadl t feld-Adorjan, Riga IZ 1979) 1l
F-.rn gorn-Sturua, Baku I 979. ... ad4 12 -$Ld3 gb7 13 R Ae6 a
a
15 Erdlt a5 14 0-0 t - Gufeld-Dvoretsky,
tx
'A l\-eaker is 15 . . . gd7 16 Sg3! Kutaisi 1978.
A A
nL- 16 I: a5 l8 aa3 da',l l9h3 White has to activate the knight
=fdl
fi_ ith8 l0 iC4 t KarPov-Dolma- on a3 and strengthen the d5 and
:ov- -{msterdam 1980. e4 squares. It is in the nature of
16 =fdl 96 the position that in a number of This complicated position has
The chances are equal and a cases the strength of the two been sufficiently tested:
:15 nerce struggle lies ahead, e.g. 17 bishops will bring White a signifi- a) 17 . .. M?'! 18 6c2 e4 19 Se3
Ld 2r3 5a7 l8 ,be3 Wb619 Aac2 cant advantage. 6c6 20 Afl t.
rG i c4 :
Tseshkovsky-Geotgadze, 11 Axf6 b) 17 ... Ec8 18 cb e4 19 9e3
hlis LSSR 1978' or 17 6de3 Erb6 18 The most popular reply. ad520 gCa+ 6h821 Ac4 trg8
srd6 E fd8 19 ura3 b4! oo Perez- ll Ad3 is quite solid: ll ... 22 g,h3!t Banas-Horvath,
l# Georgadze, Dortmund 1979. jLbT?! 12 We2 6d7 13 b4!+; ll Trnava 1981.
hcr cr12 . . . d5!? 12 ed Urxd5 is sharper. c) 17 . . . e419 Be3 bc 20 Axc4 d5
*d 10 ,4xe7! 11 gf 21 6c2t f4 22 Wa3t.t Yudasin-
E4 This enables White to delaY t2 gR Goreiov. USSR 1982.
 I-aE.
66 Lasker-Pelikan Variation

l7 ethS!? Cl2l212 grh5 Exc6 20 Axc6 Ee8 2l gR gd2 2cM (l

18 cb d5!? cr2r312 0-0!? 22 wf6+ sf8 23 grh8+ with 17 ar
ctzll perpetual check; Makarichev- USSR I
Black' has sufficient counter-
play; Lanc-Kouatly, Trnava 12 c4 Vaiser, Sochi 1983. Eb8 l7
1986. The most usual aPProach. ct2t2 e419t
ct2 12 gras*! 12 gh5 Eg8!? Akfufit
9 Axf6 13 $fl fe Much sharper than 12 . . . Hg7. 13 lrl
Cf
Not 9 ... Bxf6? l0 ad5 gd8 Alternatives: 13 c3 was abo
a) 13 . .. b4?l 14 ef Axd5 15 cd 13 0-0 is dangerous owing to l3 r3
ll c4lb412 Sa4! Ad7 13 ab5!
... f4 threatening 14 ... Sg4. 13 tl
+. Bxd5 16 ac4 trg8 17 de3 Wd4
10 ads
fs:, (53) l8 Ecl t Ljubojevi6-van f4!? leads to a sharp game - 13 . . . 14 trl
Riemsdyk, RligalZ 1979. Exg214 Ae3 (14 0-0-0? ad4 l5 gd7 17
b) 13 .. . Axd5 14 ed 6d4 15 cb c3 Axd5 16 ed e4lT) 14 ... Chiburd
5i Ag7!? 16 6c4 Bd8 17 b6 0-0 18 Ba5* l5 Sfl Be7 16 ef or l3 93 Polanfoz
w ad4 14 c3 fe 15 $xe4 Sg4 16 t1
Eclt KaPengut-Ermakov,
I USSR 1985. 9xh7 AR+ 18 gfl trg5 ili
t4 Axe4 He7 (sa) Klovans-Taborov, Kostroma ta
1985. t7
r<
7
13 Axd5 It
54 13 .. . trxg2 14 gif3 trg4 15 h3 18E
A w I t trg8l6ef Axd5l7 Bxd5 6e718 Hubner-
I ,rru"
Be4* Stoica-Nikolaidis, Ru- It
,g
a mania ch. 1983. ll,
Black attacks the e4 square.
14 ed 6e7 ,
Now White must decide whether f< 15 g3!? whnE
7 good p
More accurate than 15 Axf5
to defend it with I I Ad3 or I I A

gd3, or to yield it with I I ef or I I

A a 6xf5 l6 gxf5 @xg2 l7 grR trg6 Minas*rt
trI l8 Ah6 Amsterdam-London, 1985-
93. In addition, he can try to 1984/8s. ctzl
exploit his temporary lead in
development with 1l Axb5 or I I or 14Ec8 15 af6+ €ld8
"' 15 e4 tl
Axb5. We will examine the fol- 16 6xh7 Ae7 17 Sg5 Meissner-
16 -Ae2 h6 Bv:rc
lowing plans: Kishnev, USSR 1984. l7 f4l, hopes r
15 Ecl White has the better chances; the tish
ct2t fi ad3 Gasanas-Krasenkov, USSR play fr
Cl22ll ef After 15 6e3 Ec8 16 Bxd6
Cl23 ll 6d4 Black has sufficient counter- 1985. l2
Axb5
Cl24ll 6xb5!? play. ct2t3 The o
ctzt 15 Ec8 12 0-0 Axd5 sider *(
11 Ad3 16 cb ab If ... -e-C7 then 13 c4! is
12 a) t2 tt
-Q-e6
l7 Af6+ $e7! regarded to be the most promis- 14 gral
White now has three Plans:
ing: 13 .. . bc 14 dxc4t? 0-0 15 tslb6 17
Cl2ll 12 c4 andthen l8 Ah5 Ah619 Exc6
 Lasker-Pelikan Variation 67

ct2r2 12 glh5 Exc6 20 Axc6 tre8 2l gR gd2 hcb6(15 Adb6 trb8 16ef Axc4
ct2t312 0-0!? 22 Wf6+ ef8 23 grh8+ with 17 6xc4 d5 Yudasin-Kishnev,
c,r2tt perpetual check; Makarichev- USSR 1985) 15 . .. fe 16 Axe4
12 c4 Vaiser, Sochi 1983. Eb8 17 AxhT+ gxhT l8 Bc2*
The most usual aPProach. ct2t2 e4 19 Bxc6t Dvoirys-Gorelov,
12 Ba5+! 12 gh5 trg8!? Aktjubinsk 1985.
13 gfl fe Much sharper than 12 . . . Ag7. 13 gh5 f414c4 bc 15 6xc4t
Alternatives: 13 c3 was also possible.
a) 13 ... M?! 14 ef Axd5 15 cd 13 0-0 is dangerous owing to l3 13 ed de7
Uxd5 16 6c4 eg8 17 de3 Wd4
..
. . . f4 threatening 14 . Ag4. 13 14 c4
18 Ecl t Ljubojevi6-van -
f4!? leads to a sharp game 13 . . . 14 g'h5 e4 15
Ae2 Ag7 16 c3
Riemdyk, NgalZ 1979. Exg214 de3 (14 0-0-0? ad4 15 Wd7 17 Eadl 0-0 l8 f4 tracS!
b) 13 ... Axd5 14 ed 6d4 15 cb c3 Axd5 16 ed e4t+) 14 ... Chiburdanidze Staniszewski,
A97l't t6 a,c4 grd8 17 b6 0-0 18 Sa5+ l5 tbfl tre7 16 ef or 13 93 Polanica Zdroj 1984.
Ecl + Kapengut-Ermakov, 6d4 14 c3 fe 15 Axe4 Ag4 16 t4d
ussR 1985. gxhT 6R+ 18 Sfl trg5 15 -Q-e2 -e"C7
t4 Axe4 He7 (5a) Klovans-Taborov, Kostroma 16 gd2 bc
1985. l7 dxc4 0-0
,%rt'% '7*. 13 "Sxd5 18 Eadl
. Hxg214 EiB Eg4 18 Eacl Eab8 19 b4 Eb5
aI ,%t 13 . .
EgS 16ef Axd517 8xd5 Ae718
We4a Stoica-Nikolaidis, Ru-
15 h3
Hubner-Sax, Tilburg
18
1979.
Eb8
3t
&a
a:',m mania ch. 1983.
14 ed del
19 gf4
20R
Axb2

15 g3!? White is more active and he has

ll fr More accurate than 15 Axf5 good prospects on the kingside,
ll
"T , AT 6xf5 16 grxf5 Exg217 grB trg6 Minasian-Krasenkov, USSR
to EE ',%w,%.*,%,B l8 Ah6 Amsterdam-London, 1985.

ir 1984/8s. ct22
ll Or 14 -.. Ec8 15 af6+ Sd8 15 e4 11 ef Axf5 (55)
16 axhT Ae'l 17 695 Meissner-
16 -Ae2 h6 By yielding the e4 square White
Kkhnev, USSR 1984. 17 f4l hopes to exploit the position of
15
Ecl White has the better chances; the bishop on f5 to gain active
After 15 6e3 Ec8 16 9xd6 Gasanas-Krasenkov, USSR play for his pieces.
5d{ Black has sufficient counter- 1985. 12 c3
plav- ct2t3 The customary plan. We con-
15 Ec8 12 0-0 -CI_xd5 sider two other continuations:
16 cb ab lf 12 ... -CI-97 then 13 c4! is a) 12 SR 6d4! 13 6c7* t9xc7
17 6f6+ $e7! regarded to be the most promis- 14 Sxa8* Se7 15 c3 M! 16 cb
ing: 13 .. . bc 14 6xc4!? 0-0 15 grb6 17 Axa6 Exb4+ 18 Bfl
and then l8 ah5 Ah6 19 Exc6
68 Lasker-Pelikan Variation

1985; 13 ... deTl? 14 dxe7

or 6bc7+ gd7 15 6xa8 Bxa8 16
55 E 0-0+.
W It Axc2 18 Bxc2 SxeT 19 a4!? 0-0!?
Anka-Hardicsay, Budapest I 986. c) 12 ... Bg5?! 13 ddcT+
I 14 6ce3 ed8 14 Crd5! Ab7 15 Bxfi Be7
I a i ,,,m -CI"e6
The most direct reply. Black 16 BxeT AxeT 17 Axa8 Axa8 18
tries to unblock his central pawns ef*.
with .. . f5-f4 and . . . Wd7-f7. . 13
abcT+
Alternatives: Exc4! 14 0-0 Ag7
13 c4?l 15
A
g -gE a) 14 ., . Ag6?! ls h4! h6 16 s4 e4
17 Ae2 EcS 18 *d2 6e5 oo.
6bc7 Sf8 +.
13 ed7
b) 14 . .. -Q-d7?! 15 94 e4 16 Ag2 t4 G0
gd2 f5 17 gf Axf5 oo. a) 14 6M+ *xc7 15 6xa4 9h4
- as compensation for the c) 14 ... Ae4? 15 Ad3! Axd5 16 16 6c3 Aa6.
sacrificed material, Black has an
initiative which is good enough Axd5 f5 17 6h5 oo. b)14c4 trxc4 15 Bh5 gxe4+ 16
for at least a draw: l9 h4! .Ah6 (19 efl Erh4l7 WxfT+ pe7l8 fle6
... -e"fi+? 20 Axd3 9xd3+ 2l ct23 Aa6+ 19 gCl 6d4 Chiburda- I
gcl Ah6 22 gb7+ *f6 23 l1 $xb5 ab nidze-Maksimovic, Smederevska trGl
tsh3! + Ginsburg-Sakhnenko, 12 Axb5 (s6) Palenka, 1983. ah
corres. 1976) 20 gb7+ *f6 2l 14 trxe4 dr
Eel Ad3 + 22 Axd3 Wxd3+ 23 14 ... Bg5 15 c4! trgS (15 ... di
6cl Be8 24 s3 de2+ 56 e{xc4 16 b4! Ah6 17 6b5! and
Kupkin-Aslevsky, USSR 1978. '-t
B I the threat of the queen joining the A

b) 12 Ad3 e4 (12 .. . Ae6? 13 h4! attack looks very dangerous) 16 pa

e4 14 h5 +; 12 ... Ae6 13 Ae4 a 93 Ea5 17 b4! Axb4 18 6b6 !t
Ag7 14 grh5 J) 13 Be2 ad4 t4 A
Axd5 19 Bxd5 and White has a o{
strong attack. G,l
Be3 Ag7 15 R (15 Axe4? 0-0! 16
0-0 tse8 17 R M +) 15 ... a
ls grhs E|h4 EEtl
grh4+ 16 93 6xR+ 17 urxB ef A a After 15 ... de7 16 BxfT rEcS Ar
18 gh Sxd3 19 cd Axb2 20 Ebl
g 17 c4 Eg8 18 Efcl! White's l7t
(20 *f2?t Axal 2l Exal Ec8 +) initiative is growing. G
20 . . . Axa3 2l Ac7 + ed7 22 15 . .. Ad4 is possible - 16 c3 d.
6xa8 Exa8 23 0-O Eg8* and 12 tra4! de2+ 17 ehl Sc6! l8 93 Eg8 ls
after 24 . . . Hg2, Black will have Regarded to be the strongest, with a complicated position. m
enough compensation for the and questions the bishop sacrifice 16 grxfz* S-e7
exchange. on the l lth move. 17 93 Eg4 I
t2 Ag7 Other moves are: Black's counterplay on the fi
13 6c2 G0 a) 12 ... lal 13 dxa7 dxa7 14 kingside is sufficient for equality: ;t
13 . .. Ae6 14 6ce3 deTl? 15 c3 (threatening 15 9a4) 14 ... 18 Ab5 f4 19 Eadl fg 20 fg t9
6xe7 BxeT 16 ErB Ea7 17 "Ad3 6c6 15 gR. Exg3* 2l hg Bxg3* Koko- IO
d5 Hellers-J. Polgar, Amsterdam b) 12 ... Ua5t 13 c3 Wa4 14 Pantaleoni, corr. 1983. oal
 Lasker-Pelikan Variation 69

1985; or ...
6e7!? 14 dxe7
13 AbcT+ gd7 15 Axa8 Bxa8 16 cru
exc2 18 Bxc2 BxeT 19 a4!? 0-0!? 0-0+. 11 6xb5!? ab
-{nka-Hardicsay, Budapest I 986. c) 12 ... Bg5?! 13 AdcT+ 12 Axb5 -Ad7
14 Ace3 -A-e6 ed8 14 gd5! Ab7 15 BxfT Be7 13 ef (57)
The most direct reply. Black l6 BxeT AxeT l7 6xa8 Axa8 l8
tries to unblock his central pawns ef*. 57
nith -.. f5-f4 and ... grdT-fl7. 136bc7+ I.
Alternatives: 13 c4?l fixc4t 14 0-0 Ag7 15
al 14 . .. gg6?! 15 h4!
18 Sd2 6e5 o.
h6 16 94 e4 6bc7 €f8 T .
13
a ,rua

la :e2 ed7
=c8 t4
br 14 .. . Ad7?! 15 94 e4 16 Ae2 0-0
r& il: 17 gf ixf5 oo. a) 14 fub6+ 6xc7 15 "bxa4 Bh4
Er[ at 14 ... ie4? 15 j[d3! Axd5 16 16 ac3 9-a6. A A
$-Ml
Brd_s f5 17 *h5 o. b)14c4 tsxc4l5 Bh5 tsxe4* 16 .q
E! efl grh4l7 BxfT+ Ae7l8 Ae6
E
5(le
}+ 2I cr23 Aa6+ 19 Bgl Ad4 Chiburda- White has three pawns for the
r?-r ll f xb5 ab nidze-Maksimovic, Smederevska piece,a strong knight and play
*o- t2 lxb5 ( s6 ) Palenka, 1983. along the light squares, but it is
r2l 14 Exe4 dangerous to underestimate the
l+ L1 .ffi, 14 ... Bg5 15 c4! trgS (15 ... activity of Black's pieces.
cxc4 16 b4! Ah6 17 Ab5! and l3 trb8
*-l I the threat of the queen joining the A useful move, determining the
,[. ,,,ru
lSLlE attack looks very dangerous) 16 position of the b5 bishop. 13 ...
93 Ea5 17 b4t Axb4 18 Ab6 Ag7!? is possible: 14 a4 (14 O-0
1-[G4 -\
--) a 6xd5 19 Bxd5 and White has a 0-0 ls Bg4 *h8+) 14... 4d4
al r4 (14 .. . 0-0 15 Ea3 with the dan-
ta 16 strong attack.
5 -_- ls crhs gh4 gerous threat of tra3-h3 etc.) 15
dGf 21 After 15 ... de7 16 BxfT Bc6 AxdT+ BxdT 16 0-0 (16 c3 Ea5
I Ebl 17 c4 Eg8 l8 E4fcl! White's t7 6e3 6xf5) 16. . . gb7! (16. ..
ilTr initiative is growing. Bc6?! 17 Ae3 Ah6 18 c3 E98 19
IT3: 15 ... ad4 is possible - 16 c3 cd Axe3 20 d5!1 Seret-Gallego,
l- Dd l2 Ea4! Ae2* 17 ehl *c6! 18 93 eg8 1982) 17 c4 EcS! Olsof-Tuagu-
I hrE Regarded to be the strongest, with a complicatcd position. mov, corr. 1984.
r .6E ald questions the bishop sacrifice 16 SxfT* 9-e7 14 a4 -A-g7
on the llth move. 17 93 Ec4 14 ... Wg5 15.94 Sh4 16 gd3
Other moves are: Black's counterplay on the *d8 (16 .. . -Q-h6 17 c3 0-0 l8
al 12 . .. la7 13 dxaT 6xa7 14 kingside is sufficient for equality: gcat) 17 Bc4 EgS 18 h3 -0-h6
tr!! 15 c3 (threatening 15 Wa4) 14 ... 18 Ab5 f4 19 Eadl fg 20 fg 19 Axc6 Ec8 20 6b4 Ae3 2l
I-fl.d.1 -lc6 15 SfR. Exg3* 2l hg Sxg3+ Koko- Efl! + Herbrechtsmeier-Sergiev,
ilm b) f2 ... ta5* 13 c3 Wa4 14 Pantaleoni, corr. 1983. corr. 1983.
70 Lasker-Pelikarc Variation

15 gc4 CIIS 13 grd2 (l5!? 0-0! 9xb2 14 Acd5 Axd5 15 ed

16 0-0 an4 Black equalises, having ener- grd4 16 g'hslt Popovic-Matu-
17 AxdT 9xd7 getically completed his develop- lovic, Vinkovci 1982.
18 6e3 h5! ment: 14 ed 4xc2* 15 srxc2 13 0-0 Axe3 G{
19 urdl Ed8 Ab4+ 16 tbdl b5 17 Ue4 (17 14 fe Eib6 S.d
'lot
20 grd3 ds Ad3 0-0 18 Be2 bc 19 AxhT+ 15 gR
The strength of White's pawns gxhT +-+ Matulovi6-Beljak, White's chances are better aft
on the queenside shouldn't be Yugoslavia 1979) 17 ... bc 18 owing to the fact that Black's f6 Ad
underestimated, but Black has Axc4 9b6 co Filipenko-Svesh- and d6 pawns are firmly block- adi
sufficient counterplay in the nikov, USSR 1980. in- l2O
aded and easily attacked. For
centre and kingside, Guerra- c22 17 Urcl
stance, 15.. . h5 16 Ad5 Axd5
Remon, Cuba 1985. 10 Axf6 gf ed Eh6 18 Eabl Ba5!? (18 ... --.1
c2 10... Uxf6?! ll ab6 Eb8 12 Ec7?! 19 c4 f5 2O b3t Tsesh- l71l
8 ... _Q-e6 Ac4 gd8 13 6cd5 Ae7 14 0-0 kovsky{handler, Minsk 1982) 17 "
An attempt to simultaneously 0-0 15 a5 t Ivanov-Arbakov, 19 e4 f5 20 a3! De Firmian- Ed
restrict the knight on a3 and to Daugavpils 1978. Matulovic, Vrnjacka Banja 1983. (19
develop the queenside pieces. 11 gd3 (s8) C23 E{
9 6c4 Ec8 10 .$Ld3!? 2tI
9 ... ad4?! l0 6e3 Ae7 11 The idea of this move is to meet !o{
Axf6 Axf6 12 6cd,5 $g5 13 c3 58 the natural l0 ... Ae7 profitably aE
6c6 14 $c4 t Pinter-Urzica,
B tl ',r.ffirt t with ll Axf6! Axf6 (ll ... gf 12 tH
Groningen 1974. t ,ru 0-0+) 12 0-0 Ag5 13 .bd5 Axd5 tE
Now White has three familiar 14 ed de7 15 Wg4! Ah6 16 26-
plans.
'rr%,
a
gh3!+ Prandstetter-Vanka, Ail
c21 10 Ads H% Prague 1986. +t
C22 10 Axf6 A
After l0 ... deTl1 ll Qxf6 gf El
8 A
D Ad the position of line b) ld
c23 r0 gd3
trt
c2t arises. Ifr
10 ArI5 Axd5
11 Axf6 More accurate than ll fie3,
This is stronger than I I ed?! which is met by ll ... Eg8 and
de1 12 Sxf6 gf 13 EiR f5 14 a4 then 12 . .. -g-h6 with counter-
-CI.97 - Kuzmin-Panchenko, play.
ussR 1980. 11 6e7
11 gf Stronger than ll ... Eg8 12
12 Bxd5 aM 0-0 Ah5 owing to 13 6d5 f5 14
t2 .. . 6d413
"!Ld3 b5 14 6e3 Eh5! Af8 15 6cb6+ Matulovic-
Ba5* $fl
15 gb616 c3 6e6'17 Arnason, Zemun 1983.
93 t Dvoiris{hekhov, Kazarr 12 6e3 -9.h6
1980. Stronger than 12 ... gb6 13
 Lasker-Pelikan Vsriation 7 1

13 gid2 d5!? 0-0!9xb2 14 dcd5 Axd5 15 ed Illustrative Game

Black equalises, having ener- gid4 16 gh5!t Popovic-Matu-
ptically completed his develop- lovic, Vinkovci 1982.
ment: 14 ed 4xc2* 15 9xc2 13 0-0 Axe3 Gufeld-Ivanovi6
AM+ 16 edl b5 17 9e4 (17 14 fe gb6 Sochi 1979

Ad3 0-0 t8 Be2 bc 19 AxhT+ 15 gra I e4c52 dR 6c6 3 d4cd 4 dxd4

\Dxh7 +-+ Matulovi6-Beljak, White's chances are better 6,f6 5 dc3 e5 6 6db5 d6 7 Ads
Yugoslavia 1979) 17 .. . bc 18 owing to the fact that Black's f6 6xd5 8 ed Ab8 9 c4 a6 l0 Ac3
axc4 Bb6 o Filipenko-Svesh- and d6 pawns are firmly block- 6d7?t. tl Ae2 96?! (l t . . . -S-e7)
nikov. USSR 1980. aded and easily attacked. For in- 12 0-0 Ag7 13 6e4l .g'e7 (13 ..'
Wc7 14 $a4 +) 14
.g.a4l f5 (14
@, stanc€, 15 . . . h5 16 ads Axd5 17
l0 $xf6 gf ed Eh6 18 Eabl 8a5!? (18 ... ... 0-0 15 gb4 6c5 16 6xc5 dc
l0 ... Bxf6?! ll Ec7?! 19 c4 f5 20 b3t Tsesh- 17 gb6 +) 15 Ag5 gf8 16 f4!h6
Ab6 Eb8 12
Ac4 ErdS 13 6cd5 -CI-e7 14 0-0 kovsky{handler, Minsk 1982) l7 e-h4 ef 18 Exf4 (intending
O{ 15 a5 t Ivanov-Arbakov, 19 e4 f5 20 a3*- De Firmian- Exf5) 18 ... Ae5 19 @afl! $g7
DaueaYpils 1978. Matulovic, Vrnjacka Banja 1983. (19 ... Axf4 20 Exf4 +) 20

L ll ad3 r58, c23 trxf5! gf2l Exf5! h5 22 c5! grh6

10 ad3!? 23 Ag5 We624 6xd6* Axd625
fI rr The idea of this move is to meet Be4* Ae5 26 .Ad3! (26 Exe5*?
]} c-r the natural l0 .. . Ae7 profitably dxe5 27 Bxe5* ef7 28 Sxh8
E. I A A with 11 Axf6! Axf6 (l I . . . gf 12 gxgs T; 26 c6 Bf8 27 cd+
I 0-0+) 12 0-0 Ag5 13 Ad5 Axd5 *xd7 28 Bxe5 Ee8 29 Wf4! +)
26 ... WC7 (26 ... 9xf5 27 Bxf5
fr w
14 ed 6e7 15 $9g4! "Ah6 16
gh3!+ Prandstetter-Vanka, Ad4+ 28 6hl dxc5 29 Vg6
Prague 1986. ++.)27 c6 tt bc28dc 6c529
W After l0 ... deTl? ll Qxf6 gf Exe5* 6e6 30 Ac4 ga7+ 3l
: ru A
12 de3 the position of line b) Ae3 Uh7 32 Hxe6+ Axe6 33
EI
arises. Bxe6* .B.e7 34 8g6+ l-{.

More accurate than I I Ae3,

d rhici is met by ll ... Eg8 and
La4 then 12 .. . -A-h6 with counter-
*o" Plar*-
ll de7
Sronger than ll ... Eg8 12
0{ Ah6 owing to 13 Ad5 f5 14
,Ac-l gib5! If8 15 6cb6+ Matulovic-
dl- Anrason, Zemun 1983.
lr.rn 12 6e3 _CI_h6

Stronger than 12 . .. gb6 13

 b) 9 ...0-0 l0 9-e3 d6 (10 . . . d5!!
l1 ed 6d4 12 0-0-0! .gf5 13 R! +
Parma{iocaltea, Bucharc*
Ed8 12 h4 h6 13
1968) 11 0-0-0
7 Lowenthal Yarration 6d5 6xd5 14 ed dd4 15 lxdl
ed 15 Wb6 I Uhlmann.
10 ad3 ds
I e4 c5 5 ... a6 11 0-0 d4
2 AR Ac6 6 ad6+! Axd6 12 dr4l
3 d4 cd 7 Bxd6 Wf6 12 6e2 0-0 13 f4 Ag4! is fir
4 dxd4 e5!? (s9) Now White has a wide choice: for Black.
A8 Bc7 12 gcf
B8ga3 13 Bxc6* Aexc{
A t C 8 9xf6
D8gd3
t4 ab6
and White has a slightly better
E8gd2 ending according to Boleslavs$.
F 8 erdl B
A 8 WL3 (61)
I Mc7 (60)
A 6l
ta it4\ B lal I
5 ab5 AA I
The most active move. Alterna-
tives allow Black a comfortable
I I A
game:
a) 5 Sxc6 bc 6 -CI-cA 6f6 7 Ag5 5

Ae7 8 ure2 0-0 :.

b) 5 Af5 d5! 6 9xd5 9xd5 7 ed A A A
Axf5 8 dc bc 9 c3 trb8 l0 ad2 First played by Spassky, thfo
Ac5 I I ab3 Ab6 12 fuc4 de1 13 move hinders Black from castliry
0-0 0-0 : Uhlmann. but it is not dangerous with bc*
c) 5 Ab3 Ab4+!? 6 c3 Ae7 7 The most modern move, mak- play.
Ac4 Af6 8 erd2 0-0 9 0-0 d6 l0 ing it hard for Black to achieve 8 "' 6ge7l
6a3 Ae6 I I Edl a6 12 $g5 fle8 the freeing advance . . . d5. S... 9g6 allows White to offcr
13 AxeT dxe7 14 Axe6 fe 15 8 ... dge7 a promising pawn sacrifice with 9
$c4 AC6! : Bannik-Kuzmi- 9 6c3 Ab4l? Ae3 Bxe4l0 Ac3 grb4ll Uxb{
nikh, |-f USSR Ch. 1946. a) 9... Ye6 l0 Ag5!d5 ll AxeT 6xb412 0-0-0 6e7 13 Ac5 6bc6
d) 5 af3 af6 6 Ac4 Ac5 7 0-0 dxe7 12 0-0-0 d4 13 Ac4 + 14 Ac4!? t Stankov-Bashcr,
0-0 :. Ravinsky. Bulgaria 1968.
 Ltiwenthal Variation 73

b) 9... 0-0 l0 Ae3 d6 (10 . . . d5?! 9 ac3 Eb8!

I I ed 6d4 12 0-0-0! Af5 13 f4! + 10 Ae3 b5
Parmatiocaltea, Bucharest 11 Ad5 hxtl5
Ed8 t2h4h6 t3
1968) 11 0-o-o 12 ed M!
ariation Ad5 6xd5 14 ed dd4 15 Axd4 13 gd3
ed 15 8b6t Uhlmann. 13 gb3 dd4t? 14 Axd4 ed 15
10 .atri d5 0-0-0 0-0 Matsukevich/
5 ... t6 11 0-0 d4 Utyatsky.
6 Ad6+! Axd6 12 6a4l 13 ae7
7 8xd6 gf6 12 de2 0-0 13 f4 Ag4! is fine t4 d6!? afs
Now White has a wide choice: for Black. 15 0-0{ ab7
AtUcT t2 gc6 16 -Q-c5 0-0
Bt Ura3 13 Bxc6.l 6exc6 t7 -Q-xb4 -CI-xg2
Ct gxf6 t4 ab6 18 -CI-xg2 ExM
Dt g&r and White has a slightly better Black has a dangerous attack,
Etgd2 ending according to Boleslavsky. according to Povah.
Ft flldl B C
A E WN3 (61) 8 Sxf6 6xf6
r vo (60) 9 6c3 dit? (62)
6t s
B tl t I 62
1r w I I I
I I t t
I* I A
a
I
* A A
I
4
A
A
a
A
EI A

a (9\ First played by Spassky, this

move hinders Black from castling, Black has good counterplay in
but it is not dangerous with best the ending.
The most modern move, mak- play. 10 -Q-Cs 6xe4!
hE it hard for Black to achieve 8 ... $ge7l Stronger than l0 ... d4 ll
th freeing advance . . . d5. 8 .. . gc6 allows White to offer Axf6 dc 12 AxgT Eg8 13 Ah6!
t ... AgeT a promising pawn sacrifice with 9 cb 14 Ebl t Ciri6-Damjanovi6,
9 ad aM,!? Ae3 9xe4l0 6c3 grb4ll gxb4 Reggio Emilia 1966167.
e) t
-. Ve6 l0 Ae5! d5 I I AxeT
. dxb4120-0-0 Ae713 Ac5 6bc6 1l Axd5 flxgS!?
3.rc7 12 GGO d4 13 -CI.c4 + 14 Ac4!? t Stankov-Bashev, 12 6c7 + qbdT!
Revinsky. Bulgaria 1968. 13 6xa8 AM
,',
,1

i
{
74 Lriwenthal Variation

Black has good compensation 6xd3+ gxd3 Af5!? 14 Erd2

13
for the exchange according to 0-0 15 Ac5! and White has a E
Uhlmann. White's problem is
lll I dangerous attack. it
how to extricate the knight on a8. I c) l0 h4! h5 I I Ag5 d,5 12 ed db4
D l3 AxeT @xe7 14 Ad3 (14 d6+ !?
8 grill age7 A 0d8!) 14 ... 6xd3+ 15 Bxil!
9 ad dst (63) Bxd3 16 cd L f,
Ztckernann.
10 6xd5 9xe4* A
6i
A A
11 -Q-e3 Ir
Also good is ll Ae2 6d4 12 d
W ll I dc1 t qbeT 13 Bfl!? Axe2 14 a
t2 -Q-d3 h6 Axa8 and Black has insufficient h3
13 6e2 dxe2 compensation for the sacrificed l0
14 Bxe2 0-0 exchange. t
Black has a solid position. 11 ad4 r5
A 12 6c1+ sbe7 o
8 E|dl gc6 13 Ecl! C
9 Ad ds!? (65) If 13 6xa8 dxc21- A gA t
Again this thrust gives Black Axe3 15 fe 6f6 16 gb3 Ed8+ -E
good counterplay. 17 rhel $g4l o - Ree. a
10 6xd5 6xd5 t3 d
11 tsxd5 Ae6
ll gI 14 gill
-e-c4
Bxd3 C
t2 gidl
trd8 t 15 $xd3 trd8 I
13 gc6!
Att2 I 16 h3 -CI-c8 a
Stronger than 13 ... 0-0 14
A
a
17 f4+ *-
Ad3 8g6 15 0-0 t Euwe.
t4 a 0-0!
A A
Black has sufficient compensa-
tion for the sacrificed pawn H

according to Boleslavsky.
E This idea of the Austrian mas-
I wA rc4) ter Pils radically attempts to solve
8 ... gc6 Black's opening problems.
9 6c3 dgeT 9 ... dge7 is the main alterna-
9 ... d5?! is unsound. White tive, and now:
obtains the better game by 10 a) 10 f3 0-0 ll Ae3 d5! 12 6xd5
Axd5 13 Bxd5 Ed8! with a good
tsfl Eb8 13 6c7+ se7 14 b3! game for Black in Bogdanovi6-
10 h4!? ad4 Mini6, Bled 1963.
11 h5 Bc6 b) 10 Ae3 d5!? l1 ed 6b4 12 Ad3
 Lciwenthal Variation 75

ldm 6xd3+ 13 Exd3 lLfs!? 14 gd2 Liberzon-Franzoni, Biel 1980.

E 0-0 15 Ac5! and White has a
fto I ll
Black has some problems to solve
in the endgame.
irb I
dangerous attack.
Irt-
t
c) 10 h4! h5 1l Ag5 d5 12 ed 6b4
13 AxeT SxeT 14 Ad3 (14 d6+ !? Illustrative Game
i A
gd8!) 14 ... 6xd3+ 15 Erxd3
frt Bxd3 16 cd t Zuckernann. Hort-Sosonko
10 6xd5 Bxe4* Amsterdam 1980
A
11 -CI-e3 I e4c5 2 dR dc6 3 d4cd 4 6xd4
a Also good is I I Ae2 ad4 12 e5 5 Ab5 a6 6 dd6+ Axd6 7
6c7 + Se7 13 *fll? dxe2 14 Wxd6 Sf6 8 Erd2! AseT 9 6c3 (9
t2 ad:i h6 6xa8 and Black has insufficient b3!?)9. . . d6 (9. . . 0-0 l0 Ac4 t)
13 6e2 dxe2 compensation for the sacrificed l0 e"d3 Ae6 ll 0-0 EdS 12 8e5
14 gxe2 0-0 exchange. gxg5 13 Axg5 6b4 14 Efdl f6
Black has a solid position. 11 Ad4 15 Ae3 d5 16 Ab6! t gdZ tZ ea
12 dc1 + 6e7 6exd5 18 Axd5 6xd5 19 Aa5
8 gdl gc6 13 Ecl! *f7 20 c4 de7 (20 ... af4 2l
9 ad ds!? (6s) If13 6xa8 dxc2* 14 *d2 Afl! t) 2t fie2 6f5 22 trxd7+
6xe3 15 fe 6f6 16 gib3 Ed8+ AxdT 23 Ab6 Ae6 24 Edl Ec8!
17 *el $g4l a - Ree. 25 b3 Bc6 26 Ha7 Ed6 27 gfl
13 _Sg4 g5 28 Ah5+ (28 t) 28 ...
6el!?
I t I 14 grili Bxd3 @e7 29 Ac5? (29 Sel t) 29 ...
I g 15 Axd3 Ed8 trc6! : 30 Ab4 6d4 3l Ac3
w A 16 h3 -S"c8 *h6!(32 jLxd4 €Pxh5 33 Aa7 :)
A
17 f4+ l1

l-
v- ffi ,ru,
A

nirrn
F

t.
r' This idea of the Austrian mas-
H.r,
tcr Pils radically attempts to solve
I Black's opening problems.
9 -.. igeT is the main alterna-
tive. and now:
a) l0 R G0 ll Ae3 d5! 12 6xd5
*12 5xd5 l3 grxd5 trd8! with a good
iluR gane for Black in Bogdanovi6-
il
j Mini6, Bled 1963.
b) l0 le3 d5!? I I ed 6b412 "fLd3
 f4 with the initiative for White; tq
Azmaiparashvili Gavrikov, q
USSR ch. 1986. trt
b) The manoeuvre 7 ... dW G
8 Najdorf without 6 Ag5 followed by 8 . . . 6c5 is played in
order to defend the e6 square and
fd
AI
prepare . .. b7-b5 and . .. Ac8-
t4 c5 flor active piece play either im- b7, andthen 8 0-0 6c5 9 Eel AI
2af3 d6 mediately in the early Phase of the Ae7 l0 g.R 0-0 ll 8g3 rbh8 12
3d4 cd opening or during the transition Ag5 Sc7 13 a3 b5 14 Aa2 Ab7 I

4 6xd4 at6 to the middle game. The two most with good prospects for Black; ft
5 Ac3 a6 (66) logical answers to the threat of . . . Bangiev-Beliavsky, Odessa 1972. tI
e5 are 6 Ec4 and 6 9.95. In this After the sharp 8 f4l? dc5 9 f5 A1

E chapter we will consider the fol- Ae7 10 gR 0-0 11 Ae3 White

66
W tlt lowing moves, reserving our dis-
cussion of 6 -CI.85 (the main line),
has the initiative.
8 0-0 (67) fir
and some odds and ends, for later: r3
A6Ac4 a:ffi sl
g6Ae2 t I IL
A I ,rru,
d
AAA 6 Ac4 OE
White intends to PlaY along the ',,ffi do
light squares, and the battle for (H
those squares takes Place, as a b{
A
The idea behind Black's last rule, in the opening. The draw- A a A .er
move, the distinguishing move of back of this system lies in the g ii
the Najdorf Variation, is to carry exposed position of the bishoP l6
out the move . . . e7--e 5. This is not and the excessive directness ofthe 8 f4 is played less often: 8 ... ci
possible immediately because of plan. Ae7 9 e5 de l0 fe AfdT ll Sxe6!?
the variation 6 Ab5+ Hd7 7 6 ... e6 6xe5t 12 Axc8 Sxc8 13 Af4
AxdT+ and 8 bf5. Black also 7 _e_b3 abc6 14 Axc6 6xc6 15 0-0 04
prepares for counterplay on the A useful prophylactic. White 16 Ad5 Ea7 Sax-Nunn, London 1

queenside with . . . b5. One of the leaves the last word with Black. r980. tid
characteristics ofthis system is the 7 ... b5 Black usually chooses between ft
development of the queen's After 7 . . . 6c6we transPose to 8 .. . -e."7 (Al) and 8 .. . Ab7 lfB
knight at d7, where it not only the Sozin Variation. (42). t
fortifies the position of the king a) lt 7 . . . 3-e7 then 8 g4l'! h6 9 A1 tl
but can also participate in queen- Ae3 6c6 10 E gl has an indePen- 8 "' -CI-e7 -l.l
side or central operations from dentmeaninC: Iq. . . Aa5 ll Ue2 White has a certain advantage fl
either c5 or b6. White must strive b5l2h4 96 13 95 hg 14 hg Ahs 15 in development and some advan- l7
 Najdorf without 6 Pg5 77

f4 with the initiative for White; tage in the centre. In order to

Azmaiparashvili Gavrikov, exploit his initiative White usually
USSR ch. 1986. plays 9 f4 (Al1), intending l0 e5
b) The manoeuvre 7 ... Afr7 or 10 f5, and also a SR (Al2)
ut 6 Ag5 followed by 8 . . . 6c5 is played in
order to defend the e6 square and
followed by gB-g3 is played.
A11
prepare . . . b7-b5 and ... Ac8- 9f4
fs rctive piece PlaY either im- b7, and-then 8 0-0 6c5 9 Eel A111
mcdiately in the early Phase of the Ae7 l0 gR 0-0 ll Ug3 *h8 12 9 ... 0-0
opcning or during the transition Ag5 Bc7 13 a3 b5 14 Aa2 Ab7 9 . . . b4 after l0 da4 dxe4 ll
m the middle game. The two most with good prospects for Black; f5! gives White a dangerous at-
logizl aDswers to the threat of ' . . Bangiev-Beliavsky, Odessa I 972. tack; 9 . . . -Ub7 will be covered in
c5 are 6 A-d and 6 -Q-g5. In this After the sharp 8 f4!? 6c5 9 f5 42.
ctryter we will consider the fol- Ae7 10 ErR 0-0 11 Ae3 White 10 e5
bring moves, reserving our dis- has the initiative. 10 f5 is another possibility: 10
cmsbn of 6 485 (the main line), I 0-0 (67) f5e51l6de2 Ab712 6g3 6bd7
ad sme odds and ends, for later: 13 Ae5 Ec8 14 Axf6 6xf6 and
A6lo4 57
White intends to take control of
B5Ae2 B A A the d5 square after the exchange
,ru
A
5
I of the light-squared bishops and a
couple of the knights. But he
Ac4
Whitc intends to PlaY along the
I '"ffi- doesn't succeed: 15 a3 Wb6+!?
lig[t s$arcs, and the battle for (15...a5 16 6h5 "Dxh5 17 Sxh5
tbm squares takes Place, as a -A b4 18 ab ab 19 6d5 Axd5 20
re, in the oPening. The draw- A A A Qxd5 Hxc2 22 Eal with an
hac* 'rris
sf system lies in
the g r initiative for the sacrificed pawn)
qlred position of the bishoP 16 ethl S,e3! and Black has suffi-
d the exoessive directness ofthe 8 f4 is played less often: 8 . .. cient counterplay.
pleL Ae7 9 e5 de l0 fe afdT ll Axe6!? 10 de
6e6 Axe5! 12 Axc8 Bxc8 13 Af4 1 fe AIilT
7 Ab3 Abc6 14 6xc6 6xc6 15 0-0 0-0 12 Ae3!?
A rreful proPhYlactic. White 16 Ad5 Ea7 Sax-Nunn, London The most dangerous continua-
kas the last word with Black. 1980. tion for Black. White strengthens
7 ... b5 Black usually chooses between the centre and prepares to transfer
AfrEr7.- . 6c6 we transPose to 8 ... -9.e7 (Al) and 8 ... Ab7 his pieces to the kingside.
fu SMin Variation. (42). a) 12 .Eh5 dc6t. 13 6xc6
r) If ? ... Ae7 then 8 g4l? h6 9 A1 gb6+ 14 Ae3!? Sxc6 15 trR
Ad ac6 10 ECI has an indePen- 8 .. . -0-e7 Ab7 16 *hl (preparing 17 Eel
futmeaning: 10.. .6a5ll Ve2 White has a certain advantage followed by 18 Eh3) 16 ... 96l?
b5 12 h4 s6 13 95 hg 14 hg 6h5 15 in development'and some advan- 17 gh6 Bfd8!? is the simplest.
78 Najdorf without 6 Hg5

The threat of 18 ... 6xe5! 19 tack for the pawn (18 Eh3 is the 6a4 efl l5 gd4 E b8 : ) ftG
14 ef o-o
Ad5 Exd5! makes White force a threat). ll 6xd4 12 gxd4 e5 13 (Ari
draw by 18 gf4 Ef8 19 gh6 17 f6!? gd3t. inE
E fdS. lf 17 .. . f5 then 18 6xf5!? is 11 e5 bc -e.bl
b) 12 Af4 6c5! 13 dce2 Hb7 dangerous, and then if 18 . . . ef 19 12 ef Axf6 Ar2
14 gel 6c6 15 trdl gib6 16 c3 6d5! Nikov-Lukov, Sofla, 1984; 13 bc
bxb3 17 ab trad8: Padevsky- andif l8 ... Exf5 19 Exf5 gf 20 The immediate 13 f5!? is poss-
Jidkov, Yana 1973. Ad4! De Firmian-Ribli, Baden ible: 13 ... e5 14 6e2 (White
12 Axe5 1981. benefits from the complications If
12 ... Bc7 is dangerous: 13 18 6e4 e5 after 14 Aa4* ad1?l 15 6e6! fe carr
19 Ec3 16 9xd6!; however, after 14 ... ef l.
bxe6! fe 14 ExfS+ AxfB 15 -Ad8
White has certain compensa- eheT! White achieves nothing) 14 wiE
Axe6* 6h8 16 9R Panbuk- ... bc 15 Ebl 0-0 16 Exb2 g/c7 g6l
chian-Penkov, Plovdiv 1983; or tion for the sacrificed Pawn, but
12 ,.. Ag5 13 Axg5 Bxg5 14 he can't gain an advantage here; with a complicated position.
Axe6! fe 15 Axe6* €lh8 16 Botaziz-De Firmian, Tunis Inter- 13 0-0 N,
ExfB 6xf8 17 Axc8t Christian- zonal 1985. 14 Wdz 9c7 for
sen-Andersson, Hastings 1981/ Lt12 15 E adl (69 ) rfto
9 ... ab7 II
82.
13 ghs dc4 l0 Ae3 g aE
a) 13. . . AM7?! 14 Axe6! g6 15 If l0 e5 de I I fe White has to be
69
B t I sh
ge2 fe 16 6xe6*. aware of 1l ... Ac5! 12 Ae3 ,,,m C.rr
b) 13. . . abc6?! 14 6xc6 6xc6 6c6! 13 ef Sxd4, for instance, 14

15 ER g6 16 Bh6+. fg sxe3+ 15 6hl EgS 16 wR ,ffi ri

14 Axc4 bc BxgT 17 Axe6 Be7! 18 Ad5 ft'[
15 ts adl Bc7 ad4 19 gh3 Ad2!! (a strong ,ffi E&
16 Ef3 96 move, which caused the whole A
r7 wh6 (68) variation to be reassessed) 20 g EI E
AxbT BxbT 2l Ef2 Axc3 22 h
Wxc3 Ae6t 23 Eel trC6+ to(
68
B
,ffi r,rr% I Inkiov-Ribli, Plovdiv 1983; or 14 White has a certain pressure on aE
Bel Bb6 (14 . . . Ae3 t 15 9xe3 Black's position in spite of his Ad
% Urd4 16 Bael gf 17 ae4 0-0-0 18 unhealthy pawn structure: 15 ... tu1
Ef6t) 15 Ads (15 Sxd4 {xd4 adl?! 16 f5! e5 17 6e6!+ Veli-
16 ehl 6xb3 17 ab Bc6+) 15 mirovic-Andersson, Moscow u
.r%
... Axe3* 16 6xe3 trg8 fol- Interzonal 1982. ---t
a lowed by 17 .. . 0-0-0 with an 15 ... 6c6 or 15 ... d5 were ad
excellent position for Black. better. l7c
10 b4 Atz Eir
A critical Position of the varia- An alternative is l0 . . . 6c6 ll 9 grR i:F;
tion. White has a dangerous at- f5 (ll Axc6 Axc6 12 f5 b4! 13 Black usually repulses the r
 Najdorf without 6 fug5 79
rfl 19 tack for the pawn (18 i3h3 is the da4efl 14ef o-o l5 gd4 Eb8:) threat of l0 e5 by 9 ... gb6
Lc a threat). ll dxd4 12 gxd4 e5 13 (,{121) or by 9 ... Bc7 (4122)
I th6 l7 16!? gld3 t. intending to meet l0 e5 by l0 ...
If l7 ... f5 then 18 6xf5!? is 11 e5 bc -c"b7.
D Ab7 dangerous, and then if18 . ' . ef 19 12 ef Sxf6 At2t
i 16 c3 id5! Nikov-Lukov, Sofia, 1984; 13 bc 9 ... erb6
E+tty- if 18 ... exf5 19 EExf5 gf 20
and The immediate 13 f5!? is poss- 10 -Se3 g/b7
Ad4! De Firmian-Ribli, Baden ible: 13 ... e5 14 6e2 (White 11 gC3 6c6
j 1981. benefits from the complications If 11 ... Ad7?! intending to
: 13 18 de4 e5 after 14 Aa4* ad7?t 15 6e6! fe carry out 12.. . dc6 then 12 Af5!
fl 15 19 Ec3 -qd8 16 Bxd6!; however, after 14 . .. ef 13 BxgT Ef8 14 Ag5! with a
iuk- White has certain compensa- 6e7! White achieves nothing) 14 winning attack for White; if l l . . .
f,3; or tion for the sacrificed pawn, but ... bc 15 Ebl 0-0 16 trxb2 8c7 96 then 12 "!Lh6!? is typical - 12
g5 14 he can't gain an advantage here; with a complicated position. ... b4 13 da4 6xe4 14 tse3
'B 16 Bouaziz-De Firmian, Tunis Inter- 13 0-0 adTl? 15trfel with an initiative
firian- zonal 1985. 14 gd2 Sc7 for the sacrificed pawn; Gav-
. lsl Al12 15 tradl (69) rikov-Rashkovsky, USSR 1978.
9 ... _gb7 1l ... 6bd7 is possible: 12
I r0 -fle3 69 @ 6f5!? ef 13 $xg7 Ef8 with a
EG6ls If l0 e5 de I I fe White has to be B t I sharp position, Azmaiparashvili-
ar*'are of ll ... Ac5! 12 Ae3 .rffia Gavrikov, USSR ch. 1986.
IEEc,5 ac6! 13 ef Pxd4, for instance, 14 t2 Efel
fg !xe3+ 15 6hl Eig8 16 €'B ,ffi 12 dxc6 leads to a position
18 Ad5 from Al22 after 12. . . Bxc6 13
=xg719 Axe6 9e7!(a strong
17 ,4...1

ad4 E/h3 Ad2!! Efel 0-0.

I move, which caused the whole l_frtr
H A t2 -Q-d7
variation to be reassessed) 20 g g Black takes advantage of the
AxbT SxbT 2l trf2 Hxc3 22 fact that it is dangerous for White
tgxc3 6e6! 23 Eel trC6+ to capture the g7 pawn. 12 . ..
Inkiov-Ribli, Plovdiv 1983; or 14 White has a certain pressure on 6xd4?! 13 Axd4 0-0 14 Axf6
Bel 8b6 (14... Ae3* l5 9xe3 Black's position in spite of his Axf6 15 gxd6leads to the loss of
grd4 16 Eael gf 17 ae4 0-0-0 18 unhealthy pawn structure: 15 .. . the pawn.
Ef6t) 15 ads (15 Axd4 Axd4 Ad7?l 16 f5! e5 17 Ae6!1 Veli- 13 tradl
16 thl 6xb3 17 ab *c6+) 15 mirovic-Andersson, Moscow White's chances are better: 13
...lxe3* 16 6xe3 Eg8 fol- Interzonal 1982. ... to 14 Ah6 6e8 15
0-0? loses
lowed by 17 ... 0-0-0 with an tS ... 6c6 or 15... d5 were ad5! Ad8 (15 .. .ed 16 6c6 Ac6
excellent position for Black. better. 17 ed+) 16 Af5 ef 17 ef with a
10M. Atz winning attack for White; Gur-
Ev.ria- An alternative is l0 ... Ac6 ll 9gR ieli-Sakhatova, USSR ch. 1985.
k- at- f5 (ll trxc6 Axc6 12 f5 b4! 13 Black usually repulses the If 13 . . . b4 then 14 6xc6 Axc6
80 Najdorf without 6 A-95

15 ad5!? is Possible with the 18 ahs of 12 ... dg4t? For instance: 13 -9-
White's chances are somewhat 9g3 6e5 14 Badl urg5 15 a4 tln
initiative for White.
At22 better. gxg3 16 hg ba 17 Axa4* Ao{
9 ... Bc7 A2 edS: Kuanin-Tukmakov, 12a
10 gc3 G0 8 ... -s-b7
USSR ch. 1981. oh
11 g"h6 6e8 9 Bel!? 12 gb6 ilE!
12 Efel!? 9 Axe6 is questionable: 9 .' . fe lf 12 ... Ae7? is dangerous
After 12 a3 Ad7!? 13 trfel l0 6xe6 gd7 ll ads *fl 12 because of 13 Axe6! fe 14 dxe6
Ac6 14 Eadl the Position is aC5+ Bg8 13 ab6 gic6 Bielc- with an attack. 72
equal. zyk-Diaz, Cienfuegos I 98 3. 13 Ead v
12 bc6 9 ... AbdT White's chances are better after
12 ...
Ad7 is dangerous owing If 9 . . . Ae7? then 10 Axe6! fe 13 . .. 0-0-0?r.14 a4lb415 da2+
to 13 6d5!?; and if 12 ... eh8 ll bxe6 is strong, and then 12 Kruppa-Zaitshik, Sevastopol
then 13 $g5 is good. gxg7 )- with an advantage for 1986.

13 6xc6 9xc6 White; 9 ... ac6l0 6xc6 Axc6 B

t4 ads!? gd8 (70) ll Adsl+ BeliavskY-Bonaziz, 6 -CI"e2 e5 (71)
Tunis Interzonal, 1985.
10 -e-c5! h6
70
If l0 ... 6c5 M ,71 a:ffi.
w 1,,,M, I12 AxbT 6xb7 13 6d5! ed 14
then 11 "$Ld5! W I .,,ru,
A I If
cd*, but l0 ... gb6 is Possible: I bcrt.
ll a4b412 6dS ed 13 edt 6e5 lof
.rffi 0{x
.rffir,
14 f4 0-0-0 De Firmian-Georgiev,
Nis 1981. EE
,rry, .aE
a 11 Axf6!?
An alternative is 11 Ah4 g5!?
A A A
E
It€
12 Ag3 6e5 13 6R Bc7 14 sld
Not 14 ... ed owing to 15 6xe5 (nothing is gained bY 14 til
Ad5 ed 15 6xe5 de 16 Axe5 13 .l
Axd5.
15 af4 9xe5 17 ed -Q-d6 18 gd4 ad7 19 The continuations 6 ... e6,6 Ts
If 15 tradl a5t t6 af4 eh8 17 trxe5 Axe5 20 gb4 0-0-0 Plas- ... 96and 6...6e6leadtoother II
Ads?! (17 -flss:) 17 ... ed 18 kett-Tukmakov, La Valeta, 1980) variations of the Sicilian Defence, ved
9xc2a Fadeev-Jidkov, USSR 14 ... de 15 grB Ag7 16 h3t which are not covered here. TI
1977. Honfi-Gradetsky, BudaPest I 982. 81 Ad
15 eh8 11 6xf6 1 Ab3 9t
16 -S-Cs -0-xg5 ll ... Sxf6?l 12a4tb413 da2 The main reply. 7 6R (82) is Bll
Not 16 f6? owing to 17 Axe6 4,c5 6xb4 14 is better for White; not played as often.
and if 17 . . . fg then 18 6g6+ ! hg Sieiro-Vera, Cuba ch. 1983. 7 ... 3-e7
19 gh3 mate! t2 ga!? 7 -g-e6 is premature owing Il
. ..
17 gxs5 Af6 Stronger then 12 gd3 because to 8 f4 Bc7 9 f5r.2 (9 e4l2 is sharper ph
 Najdorf without 6 fig5 81

L th€ 18 ah5 of 12 ... dg4l? For instance: 13 -9 . . . ef l0 95! Adl ll Axf4 and
White's chances are somewhat Bg3 6e5 14 Eadl grg5 15 a4 then 12 Bd2 and 13 0-0-0) 9 ...
better. gxg3 16 hg ba 17 Axa4* $-c4l0 Axc4 Bxc4 ll Se2 Bc6
A2 6d8: Kuzmin-Tukmakov, 12 a4 He7 13 a5 and White
8 .. . _e-b7 USSR ch. 1981. obtains an advantage by the ma-
9 E e1!? t2 gb6 noeuvre &al-a4'-c4 (or b4).
9 Axe6 is questionable: 9 . . . fe lf 12 ... Ae7? is dangerous 8 0-0 0-0 (72)
ffel l0 ixe6 grdT ll ad5 *fl D because of 13 Axe6! fe 14 Axe6
kn is aC5+ Sg8 13 6b6 Bc6 Bielc- with an attack. 72 &
ryk-Diaz, Cienfuegos I 983. 13 Eadl W
A t t
9 ... AM7 White's chances are better after "rrru"

cing If 9 . . . Ae7? then l0 Axe6! fe 13 . . . 0-0-0?l t4 a4l b4 15 da2+

- tlhE ll ixe6 is strong, and then 12 Kruppa-Zaitshik, Sevastopol
lxgT+ with an advantage for 1986. A

J \L'hite; 9 ... 6c6 10 6xc6 Axc6 B q)

(70t ll ad5!+ BeliavskY-Bonaziz, 6 -fle2 e5 (71) AA
6g
a
a
Tunis Interzonal, 1985 E
10 g.g5! io
If l0 ... bc5 then 11 Ad5! b4 7t
12 ixbT 6xb7 13 6d5! ed 14 W ATA If 8 . .. Ae6 then 9 f4!? is the
cdt. but l0 ... gb6 is possible: I ,rrffi,
best. There can follow 9 ... Wc7
I I a4 M 12 ad5 ed 13 ed* 6e5 l0 f5 Ac4 ll a4 6bd7 12 *hl
14 f4 G0-0 De Firmian-Georgiev, A
0-0 l3 a5 b5 14 ab bxb6 14 Ag5!
\is 1981. ,,ffi Efc8 16 Axf6 Axf6 17 Axc4
11 Axf6!?
AA-AA Sxc4 (forced;if17 .. . Bxc4 then
An alternative is I I Ah4 g5!? 18 6a5 Bc7 19 gd3+) 18 ad5
12 Ag3 Oe5 13 AR Bc7 14 H grd8 19 HaZ!) or 9 .. . ef l0
515 5xe5 (nothing is gained bY 14 Axf4 0-0 l1 Ad4 6c6 12 Axe6 fe
id5 ed 15 6xe5 de 16 Axe5 13 Ac4 Bc8 14 Ab3t Vogt-
Bxe5 17 ed g-d6 l8 grd4 ad1 19 The continuations 6 ... e6, 6 Tseshkovsky, Halle 1984.
)B 17 Exe5 Axe5 20 grb4 0-0-0 Plas- ... 96 and 6 ...ae6lead to other The starting position of the
dt8 kett-Tukmakov, La Valeta, 1980) variations of the Sicilian Defence, variation.
T]SSR t4 ... de 15 CrR Ag7 16 h3t which are not covered here. The main continuations are: 9
Honfi-Gradetsky, Budapest I 982. B1 -S-e3 (Bl r),9 a4 (Bt2),9 f4
(Bl3),
I 11 .. . 6xf6 7 ab3 9 ehl (B14),9 Ags (Bl5).
F 11 . . . Bxf6?l 12 a4lb413 Aa2 The main reply. 7 6R (B2) is B11
I
ArEf ic5 14 6xb4 is better for White; not played as often. 9 -fle3 -CI-e6
f+lhg Sieiro-Veta, Cuba ch. 1983. 7 ... -S-e7 10 gd2
rz uf3:? 7 . .. -Q"e6 is premature owing The most consistent. Other re-
5 Stronger then 12 Bd3 because ro 8 f4 wc7 9 f5!? e gal? is sharper plies are:
82 Najdorf without 6 A-g5

a) 10 a4 dc6ll ePhl (if I I a5!?; it 18 9xd5t Matanovic-Kosten, 73

If
is risky to accept the pawn sacri-
flce: 1l ... Axb3 12 cb 6xa5
London 1983) 14 R EfdS!? (if 14
. .. Efc8 then 15 thl is accurate,
W A a AI -._ 1

owing to 13 Ad5!+; ll . .. Ab4 making the manoeuvre ... -Q-d8-

A _f ll -

preparing 12 . . . d5!? is better) I I b6 difficult) 15 ad5 Axd5 16 ed -e.B

... ad4 17 Axd4 ed l8 bc l:
Ec8 12 f4 Ab4! 13 AR d5!? 9xd4 A
with a complicated game where ad7: Marjanovic-Portisch, a ad
Black has sufficient counter- Reggio Emilia 1985/86. &\ Trui
4 A
chances; Mednis-Ljubojevic, 11 a4 Ec8
Riga Interzonal1979. Themanoeuvre ll ... ab612 IE
b) 10 f4 ef 11 Bxf4 (ll Axf4?! a5 dc4l3 Axc4 Axc414 Efdl is rShl
Ac612 Shl Ec8 l3 Bel 6e8 14 regarded as insufficient - 14 . . . ... gc6 15 AR -0.c4
and then 14 13 I
Edl Ah4 15 gd2 Af6 16 Be3 trc8 15 6cl Ec6 16 6d3 Axd3 16 6cl h617 6la2 Ac5 18 bM td
Ae5 17 6d4 g/b6 Unzicker-De 17 9xd3 grdT 18 -e-g5t Geller- Se8 19 g3 Ec7 20 A-C2 Edc8 2l Keq
Firmian, Baden l98l) l1 ... dc6 Tukmakov, Erevan 1982. b3 t Karpov-Nunn, Amsterdam
12 6d5 (12 a4 tre8 13 a5 d5 14 12 a5 Bc7 1985.

Ab6 gd6 Morovic-De Firmian, 13 E fdl 14 Aa trfe8 AI

Tunis Interzonal 1985) 12 ...
6e5l? (12... Axd5 13 ed Ae5 14
Eb4! Sc7 15 a4 6fd7 16 a5 and
White exerts pressure on Black's
queenside; Mortensen-Karpov,
Plovdiv, 1983) 13 Ab6 gd7 14
8d4 6xd5 15 ed A-f5 with a
complicated game; Chandler-
13 Efcl!? used to be poPular 15 Bel Ed
some time ago. In Karpov-Por- White has a small advantage: E&
tisch, London 1982, after 13 . .. 15... h6 16 dcl Ea8 17 ad3 b5 dS?
9c6 14 AR Ac4 15 Ea4 Bfd8 18 ab4 gb7 19 6cd5 Af8 20 Iod
16 Eb4 Wc7 17 6d5 Axd5 18 ed b3t Nunn-Sunye, Amsterdam lffi
f5 19 Ae2 Axb3 20 Exb3 f4 2l 1985.
Ab6 White achieved an advan- Bt2 I!
9a4 A6!?
tage. 15... Efe8 16 Eb4 Wc1 17 13 -.

6d5 6xd5 18 ed 6f6! intending The most principled. Black in-

Sunye, Amsterdam 1983.
10 aM7 to activate the e5 pawn was more
The position after 10 . . . b5 I I Eel e4!20 Ab6 Bd7
accurate: 19
a4 b4 12 dd5 dxe4 13 dxeT * AR E{xel+ 23
21 Axe4 Af8 22
Bxel Axd5T or 19 dc5 dc 20
BxeT 14 Bxb4 f5 15 6a5! Ec8
16 AA is assessed as the better for Exc4 Ad6 2l 93 e4 22 fu92
White. But the following Pawn Ee5 T Ktzmir-Zagrebelny,
sacrifice gives Black chances to USSR I984.
gain counterplay: 16 . . . ddTl? 17 13 Wc6 (73)
Axe4 fe 18 Efdl 6c5 19 Axc5 13 ... Efd8 is another possi-
Exc5 20 Bxe4 trac8!?:. bility. For instance: 14 R?! d5!
An alternative is l0 ... a5 ll ed 6xd5 16 6xd5 Axd5
Efdl 6c612a3a413 6cl Ba5!? Bxd5 Af6: Kostro-Pytel,
(l: ... Ea5?! 14 AR Ad7 15 b4! Poland 1972.
ab 16 6xb3 Ea8 l7 6d5 Axd5 However, 14 $yel! is stronger,
tends to play.. . dc6-b4 in order
to prepare ... dH5.
71
An alternative is 9 .. . Ae6 l0 I
f4 ef!? (10 ... Uc7?! 1l f5 Ac4 12
a5 6bd7 13 Axc4 8xc4 14 Ea4
Bc6 15 Se3t Radulov-Inkiov,
Sofia 1981) 1l Axf4 oc6 12 g-hl
d5 (12 ... Ec8 13 Sel AeS 14
Edl Ah4 15 gd2 Af6 16 Ue3
15 We7 17 Ad5t Mestel-Bouaziz,
17 Las Palmas Interzonal 1982) 13 e5
ad7 14 6xd5 Adxe5 15 c4 Ag5
16 Scl Axf4 16 gxf4t E
Dvoirys-Razuvaev, Sochi 1982. l3
 Najdorf without 6 Ag5 83

rEit 18 Uxd5t Matanovic-Kosten, tEt

10 f4 ab4
73
If l0 . . . b6 intending to play I I
Eri- London 1983) 14 R Efd8!? (if 14 W AAAA ... -Ab7 then ll Ad5! is strong:
Ara-i ... Efc8 then 15 Bhl is accurate,
. tsb4 making the manoeuvre . .. AdS-
rga ,raffi,
ll ... Axd5 (ll ... dxe4? 12
cr) ll b6 difficult) 15 ad5 Axd5 16 ed -e-R +) 12 ed AbS 13 a5 b5 14 c4
t7 Axd4 ed 18 Bxd4 bc 15 Axc4 ad1 16 6hl Ab7 17
t d5!? ad4 A
dcrE ad7: Marjanovic-Portisch, a'ffi .,M
-S-e3 t Morovic-L. Portisch,
rtsr- Reggio Emilia 1985/86.
11 a4
AAA Tunis Interzonal
11 a5
1985.

f,vic- Ec8 E Intended against ll . .. b6. Ifll

The manoeuvre . ab6 12
1l ..
a5 Ac4l3 Axc4 Axc414 Efdl is ePhl?!then ll ...b612 AA Ab7
Lt'4"
td 14 regarded as insufficient - 14 . .. and then 14 ... gc6 15 AR Ac4 13 Be2 @c7 14 fe de 15 Ae3
t6 6cl h617 ala2 dc518 ab4 Ac8! 16 grf2 trbS Klovan-
=c8 15 Acl trc6
i ce3 16 6d3 Axd3
Er-De 17 Exd3 grdT 18 -Q-g5t Geller- 9e8 19 93 Ec7 20 A-C2 Edc8 2l Kengis, Riga 1982.
- Bc6 Tukmakov, Erevan 1982. b3 t Karpov-Nunn, Amsterdam 11 _Q-d7

d5 llt t2 a5 Bc7 1985. 12 _CI-e3

lErn 13 E fdl 14 Af3 trfe8 Another possibility is 12 AR

2 -._ 13 Efcl!? used to be poPular 15 Bel trc8 l3 Ae3 8c7 A Ef2 trfe8 l5
t514 some time ago. In Karpov-Por- White has a small advantage: Ed2 Ae6 16 Ea4 Axb3 17 cb
6rDd tisch, London 1982, after 13 ... 15... h6 16 6cl Ea8 17 ad3 b5 d5!? with a complicated position;
lict's Urc6 14 AR Ac4 15 tra4 Cfd8 18 ab4 gb7 19 Acd5 Af8 20 Ioseliani-Gaprindashvili, Jajce
IIX,Y- 16 Bcl 17 6d5 6xd5 18 ed b3t Nunn-Sunye, Amsterdam 1982.
=M t2
t, l4 f5 19 Ae2 Axb3 20 Exb3 f4 2l 1985.
Intending to meet 13 Ab6 with
-fl.c6
rit a 3 b6 White achieved an advan- Btz
tu- tage. 15 ... Efe8 16 trb4 'g'c7 17 9a4 6c6!?
The most principled. Black in-
13 .. . 9d7.
13 9-d3 (74)
id5 bxd5 18 ed Af6! intending
i to activate the e5 pawn was more tends to play . . . Ac6-b4 in order
h5 lr accurate: 19 EEel e4!20 Ab6 Sd7 to prepare ... d6d5.
@
2l Axe4 Af8 22 AB Eixel * 23
74
lr7-i An alternative is 9 .. . Ae6 l0 B
I Ec8 tgxel Axd5T or 19 6c5 dc 20 f4 efl? (10 . .. Bc7?! f5 Ac4 12 ll A A A

Efor =
xc4 Ad6 2l 93 e4 22 Pg2 a5 dbd7 13 Axc4 Bxc4 14 tra4 A

Fun =
e5 T Kuzmin-Zagrebelny, Wc6 15 Ae3t Radulov-Inkiov,
EET IO USSR I984. Sofia l98l) llAxf4 Ac6 12 &hl A
)1

rrE l7 13 Wc6 (73) d5 (12 . .. Ec8 13 gel 6e8 14 q)

!'xc-{ 13 ... Bfd8 is another possi- Edl Ah4 15 Wd2 Af6 16 Be3 a
a
bility. For instance: 14 R?! d5! l5 Wel l7 Ad5 t Mestel-Bouaziz,
.5 ll ed 'trxd5 16 6xd5 Axd5 17 Las Palmas Interzonal 1982) l3 e5
gas!? gxd5 af6-- Kostro-Pytel, adl 14 6xd5 6dxe5 15 c4 Ag5
t5 b+! Poland 1972. 16 Scl Axf4 16 $xf4t 13 -CI-R is insufficient owing to
'.E. d5 However, 14 &el! is stronger, Dvoirys-Razlv aev, Sochi I 982. 13 ... ef 14 Axf4 d5! 15 e5!
84 Najdorf without 6 -gCs

6e4!T Peters-Byrne, USA ch. 14 ... Ad7 with an equal pos- E

TqiE
75
ition.
I Edl
1977.
r3 Ee8 11 ab
w i"m
.rrm, td,
rf 13 already 14 12 Exa8 AxaS oN- I

Exf4+. 13 fe de A,,,ru, 16
14 ehl Bc8 14 WxdS Axd8!
A
a "ffi" a
The position is equal; Prand- The position is equal; Dvoirys- a
,,ru,
AI
stetter-Tal, Taxco Interzonal Novikov, Vilnius 1984. adt
1985. Bt4 acs
B13 9 lgPhl b5 te5
9f4 9 . .. -ge6 leads to positions 1966
As a rule this move is much covered above after 10 f4 UrcT or AbdT has also been PlaYed - 10
stronger when the bishop is on e6. l0 .. . ef. a4h6 rt.fLh4 b6 12 Ac4 .Ab7 13
9 ... 10 t4 We2 Bc7 14 Efdl t Jansa-Kuli-
The best reply. a) 10 Ad5 Axd5 1l ed (11 $xd5 gowski, Nice 1979.
10 a4l? Ha7 12 Ae3 Ae6 12 Wd2 Ed7: l0 f4 t6
a) 10 a3 Ab7 ll Ad3 (ll AR Sznapik-Bukic, Ljubljana l98l) Threatening I I f5. The follow- D

AbdT 12 Wel Ec8 13 WCa tt ... ad7 12a4b413 Ad2 Eb8 ing continuations have been also
sh8:) ll ...
abdT 12 shl 14 c3 df6!: Vogt-Pytel, Pola- played:
Ec8 13 fe 6xe5: Kvodej-Zait- nica Zdroj 1982. 10 Axf6 Axf6 ll Bd3 6c6 12

sik, Sochi 1978. b) 10 f4 Ab7! 1l

AR 6bd7 12 a3 6d5 Ag5 13 tradl Eac8: Tal-
b) 10 fe de 1l grxd8 Exd8 12 EcS 13 gre2 Ee8 14 Ad2 ef 15 Hubner, Tilburg 1980.
Ag5 Ae6 13 a4b414 Axf6 Axf6 Axf4 Af8: Vogt-Gufeld, Leip- 10 grd3 AbdT ll Badl Eac8
15 ad5 Axd5 16 ed e4! zig 1980. 12f4?l h6 13 Axf6 6xf6 14 8e3
ab7!? 10 _gb7 b5 Larsen-Portisch, Tilburg l98l-
Alternatives are: 11 R 10 ef
a) 10... b4 l1 Ad5 6xd5 12 ed Or 1l ab ab 12 trxa8 Axa8 13 11 Axf4 bc6 l5
(12 Bxd5?! gb6+ 13 eh1 Ab7 gd3 AbdT 14 Urxbs: (14 Edl?! t2 ehl t7!
14 a5 Bc'l 15 gd3 6d7: Lar- b4! ls 6d5 Axd5 16 ed 6b6!+) White is more flexible and in- Ilfq
sen-Romanishin, Riga Interzonal 11 M tends to increase his Pressure on
1979) t2 . . . ad7 13 ePhl ab7 14 t2 Ad5 9-xd5 the d6 square by Bdl-d3-g3 and r5
c3! bc 15 bct Airapetian- 13 ed abd7 Eal-dl. pc
Bangiev, Tbilisi 1985. t4 c4 aS:
(75) 12 d5
b)10... Urb6+ ll ethl Ab7 12 Sznapik-Bou aziz, Ltcerne Ol. Other possibilities are:
gd3 b4 13 ad5 6xd5 14 ed a5 15 1982. a) 12 ... te813 gel ad1 14
Ae3 *c7 16 Eadl 6d7: Bet- 815 Edl 6de5 Ad5 trcS 16 c4
15
Kuligowski, Amsterdam 1982. 9 -gCs 9-e6 Af8 17 -g"Cat Mikhalchishin- A
11 ab . .. dxe4l0 AxeT 6xc3
Not 9 Chiburdanidze, Baku 1980. ad
11 gd3 then ll ...b4 12
If 11Axd8 dxdl 12 Ae7 Ee8 13 b) 12 ... Ic8 13 gel 6e8!? (13 plry
Ad5 Axd5 13 ed a5 followed by Efxdl ExeT 14 Exd6+ . 9 ... ... dd7 14 trdl 6de5 15 Ad5t Yq
 Najdorf without 6 Hg5 85

14 -.. 6d7 with an equal pos- Zaitshik-Psakhis, Riga 1980) 14

Ifun. 75
Bdl Ah4 15 gd2 Af6 16
11 ab
a"ru ,,ffi
,.,m
1,,ru, I Aes: Pritchett-Portisch,
-Q-.p3
Malta
12 Exa8 $xa8 ol., 1980.
l3fede ,rru,
A,'ry' 16 8e3t was better.
14 gxd8 AxdE! A a 13 e5 ad7
The position is equal; Dvoirys- a p,"% An alternative is 13 ... Ad 14
,r%
!{ovikov, Vilnius 1984.
"ru.- %9" h Ad3 f5 15 ef Axf6 16 6xe4 de 17
lL H,,,% @
6c5 Ad5 l8 6xe4 Axb219 trbl
9 lllhl b5 Ae5: Jansa-Rashkovsky, Sochi
9 -.. Ae6 leads to positions r986.
ffiEd above after l0 f4 Bc7 or 6bd7 has also been PlaYed - l0 14 6xrl5 6dxe5
lO -. - ef. a4h6 11 Ah4b6 12 Ec4 Ab7 13 15 c4 (76)
10il Be2 Bc7 14 Efdlt Jansa-Kuli-
a) lO Od5 6xd5 1l ed (ll 9xd5
fr,tT l2le3 Ae6 12 Wd2 Ed7:
gowski, Nice 1979.
10 t4 E .,m
g
Saapft-Bukic, Ljubljana 1981) Threatening ll f5. The follow- A t
rr --- ad7 12a4b4 13 Ad2 Eb8 ing continuations have been also
lll d af6!: Vogt-Pytel, Pola- played:
a'ffi
- 7tuoj1982 10 Axf6 6c612
Axf6 ll .g-d3
b)rfa Ab7! 1l AB 6bd7 12 a3 Ad5 Ag5 13 Eadl Eac8: Tal- %
ld 13 Ue2 Ee8 14 Ad2 ef 15 Hubner, Tilburg 1980. a a
Lfl -Lf8: Vogt-Gufeld, Leip- 10 erd3 abdT ll Eadl Eac8 a
ag lm. t2f4?! h6 13 Axf6 6xf6 14 8e3 w"'%
l0 _gb7 b5 Larsen-Portisch, Tilburg 1981.
llfJ 10 ef
Or ll ab ab 12 Exa8 $xa8 13 11 Axf4 dc6 15 6xe7* BxeT 16 gel 696
td3 abdT 14 Uxb5: (14 trdl?! 12 sbr l7 -Q"c3 fs f4 19 Af2 gf7
18 "$LR
h{ 15 Bd5 6xd5 16 ed 6b6!+) White is more flexible and in- Marjanovic-Tarjan, Ol. 1980.
llD4 tends to increase his pressure on 15 a5
t2 ad5 Axd5 the d6 square by Sdl-d3-g3 and 15 ... Ag5 16 9cl h6: is
13 ed AM7 Eal-dl. possible.
t1 d a5: (75) 12 d5 16 a3 a4
Snadk-Botaziz, Lucerne Ol. Other possibilities are: 17 ad4 Axd5
lsz a) 12 ... Ie8 13 gel Adl 14 18 cd 6xd4
rui gdl 6de5 15 Ad5 Ec8 16 c4 19 Bxd4aC6
9 Acs Ae6 Af8 l7 -e"g3t Mikhalchishin- And then 20 -CI.e3 Af6 2l grd2
I{ot9..- 6xe4 10 AxeT 6xc3 Chiburdanidze, Baku 1980. He5 22 Eadl Eh4 with counter-
ll 4xd8 6xdl 12 Ae7 tre8 13 b) 12 ... Ic8 13 gel Ae8!? (13 play for Black, Matanovic-Bukic,
I,fidl f{xeT 14 Exd6+. 9 ... ...ad7 14 trdl 6de5 15 Ad5t Yugoslavia 1979.
86 Najdorf without 6 A-95

82 Tilburg 1984. ll f4l? was worth

7af3 considering.
White intends to flght for the d5 b) 7 . .. Ae7 is possible: 8 AC5
abdT 9 a4 0-0 10 0-0 h6 1l Axf6
square by Ae2-*4 and Acl-g5.
dxf6 12 Ac4 Ae6 13 gd3 Ec8 9 Najdorf: 6 Ag5
77
14 ad2t Van Der Wiel-
lll Beliavsky, Wijk aan Zee 1985.
L
B
.,ru, 8 Acs le4c5 nd
,rru_ If 8 a4 then 8 . .. h6 9 a5 Ae6 is 2af3 d6 ETE

good; for instance, l0 6d5 Axd5 3d4cd biE

A 1l ed Abd7. 4 dxil4 af6 gIC.

8 ... afr7 5 6c3 16 pru

aaAa
Hx.I/X 9 Adz 6 Hes! (78) Ao
If 9 a4 then 9 ... h6 l0 Ah4 g5 iso
(10
I I Ag3 Ac5 is possible. 78
7 ... Bc7 9 ... b5 B I .,,ry,
I --_l
ah
a) lf 1 . . . h6 intending to prevent 10a4h4
the manoeuvre Scl-g5, then 8 11 6a2 d5!? at
Ac4! Ae6 Axe6 9 fe l0 6h4! is t2 cd 6xd5 .rffi
unpleasant: l0 . .. 6c6 tt 6e6 Black has sufficient counter- It
Eg8 12 0-0 $f7 AxfS13 ExfS 14 chances; Van Der Wiel-Olafsson, I
f4 with a small advantage for Wijk aan Zee 1985. A
White; Van Der Wiel-Portisch, g E
In this way White solves three
problems: he prevents . .. e5, he
completes his development in the
shortest possible time and he
brings about complications. In
this variation Black will ex- I
perience difficulties, although he sAl
does have solid defensive re- &a
sources, in particular through ro
counterplay on the queenside (UI
(even at the cost of dwelopment!), ffiN
in the development of both flanks .dr
and, as a result, in the possibilitY
of castling on either side. e5r
6 ... e6 Er
6 . . . abd7 usually leads to the TE
Tilbrrg 1984. ll f4!? was worth
msidering.
b) 7 ... Ae7 is possible: 8 -gC5
AbdT 9 a4 G0 l0 0-0 h6 1l Axf6
Bd6 12 9c4 Ae6 13 Sd3 EcS 9 Najdorf: 6 Ag5 Introduction
14 Ad2t Van Der Wiel-
Bdiavsky, Wijk aan Zee 1985.
t ac5
le4c5 main lines by transposition. How-
Ifta4then 8. . . h6 9 a5 Ae6is 2Af3 d6 ever, White has another Possi-
gm( for instance, 10 Ad5 Axd5 3d4cd bility with which he can try for a
4 dxd4 af6 greater advantage than that
I I Gd abd7.
t 6fr7 5 Ac3 a6 promised by the main lines: 7
9AA 6 9e5! (78) Ac4! 8a5 8 gd2 e6 9 0-0-0 (9 0-0
is not bad either) 9 . . . b5 10 -Q-b3
lf9a,4 then 9 ... h6 10 Ah4 g5
(10 Ad5?! forces a draw after l0
lf AS3 Ec5 is possible. n EE . . . b4! I I Axa8 bc 12 bc Ab6! 13
9b5 B t t ab3! gibs! t4 ad4 Ba5) l0 ...
los4b4 "{,x,
ll aN2 d5!? -e-b7 lt Bhel. (79)
t2 cd 6xtl5
Hact has sufficient counter- 79
*-nccq Yan Der Wiel-Olafsson, ..m B
ffi aan 7E 1985. I
ll
F\
..EL
I
%a
In this way White solves
problems: he prevents ... e5, he
completes his develoPment in the
three

AAA
-s%
shortest possible time and he E

brings about comPlications' In

this variation Black will
perience difficulties, although he
does have solid defensive re-
sources, in particular through
counterplay on the queenside
(even at the cost of develoPment!),
in the development of both flanks
and, as a result, in the PossibilitY
of castling on either side.
6 ... e6
6 . . . 6bd7 usuallY leads to the
ex- White has the advantage in the
middlegame, since Black is still
dealing with his development
problems: ll ... 0-0-0! 12 a3!
(White must stop ... M, e.g. 12
f4? b4l T . He can maintain a small
advantage with 12 R, however) 12
. . . Ae7 (12 . . .r}b8 13 f4 Ec8 14
e5 de 15 fe b4 16 da2 de4 17
Exe4! a Fedorowicz-PoPovich,
usA 1979) 13 Clbl (13 f4?!h6!:)
88 Najdorf :6 -e"Ci Introduction rv{

13 ... gU6 14 R $b8 15 _e-e3 A1 transposes to the main line after aU

6c5 16 da2! Gulko-Petrosian, l0 94 b5 13 95 (Al3). ru
USSR 1976. 11 Axf6 t2 ad7 Ed
7f4 ll
a3!? trb8 12 Ah4 6c5 13 g5 Now White usually chooses one ad
The main line. By creating atd7 14 Ael! Ab6 15h4 aba4t of three pawn moves: OU
threats of e5 rind f5, White keeps (15 . .. Ab7 16 b4 dca4l7 o,xa4 All f5!?
13 pod
Black's position under pressure ba 18 f5 e5 19 f6! co Malevinsky- Ar2 t3 h4 wd
and furthermore does not permit Bangiev, USSR 1977) 16 dxa4ba Al3 13 a3 c)l
him to establish an outpost at e5. 17 Ac3 Ab7 co - Eolian-Shuster- All uifl
Now, in addition to 7 ... gb6 man, USSR 1979. 13 f5!? 6c5
and 7 .. . b5 which are discussed l1 6xf6 The acceptance of the sacrffice
in the next chapter, Black has If Blackrecaptureswith ll ... is risky:
three possible continuations: gfl? he has an inferior position a) 13... Axg5+ 14 tD bl 6e5 15 o
A 7 ... Ae7 which is liable to be attacked on Urh5 Erd8 (15 ... Be7 16 6xe6 a)l
B 7... abd'l the kingside. After 12 f5! the 96!? 17 gxg5 fe 18 f6 4fl7 19 grf4 rtl
c '7 ... wa7 weakness of the light squares 95 20 Wf2 .g.a7 2l Wg3t Tim- Er
A makes itself felt: man-Ljubojevic, Niksic 1983) 16 lltfr
7 "' a) 12 ... 6e5 13 gh3 0-0 (13 ... Egl Af6 17 fe 0-0 18 Ah3! (18 b)l
8 gR
-Q'e7
Bc7 -Ad7 14 dce2 dc6 15 fe fe 16'
ef+?! sh8!T; tt ... 96 19 6d5 tn
9 0-G0 abd7 (81) gh5+ gd8 l7 *bl Sc8 l8 Erfz €h8 20 Ve2L Mecking-Quin- (n
+ Antonov-Lozanoy, Pernik teros, Manila 1977. tU
1977) t4 grh6 eph8 15 95 Eg8 16 b) 13 ... Ae5?! 14 9g3 M 15 ZLd
80
W I I lt 96 fg 17 fe + Tseitlin{hekhov,
USSR 1979.
dce2 6c616 96! fg 17 fg 6xd4
18 6xd4t Arseniev-Tupik, Yar- d
b)12. .. 6c5 13 fefe l4b4! (14 a3 oslavl 1979. Id
0-0 15 Ad3 Eb8 t6h4b4 t7 ab t4 f6 1'
Exb4 o) 14 . . . 6^q 15 6xa4 ba l4h4l?b4 leads to complicated ao
g 16 Ed3 0-0 17 trc3 9b6 18 6c6 positions: ad
a
2{ A I Hiibner-Hort, Wijk aan Zee 6b3 6xe4! 17
a) 15 dce2?! e5 16 h
,,,ffi,H
g 1979. tsxe4 Ab7 18 Ed5 Ec8 19 c3 u
t2 95 9c4 20 Sxc4 Exc4 2l A-82 ---a
White has achieved a large ad- An interesting line is 12 a3 I "flxd5 (21 Exh4! is also G
vantage in development and Eb8?! 14 f5! 0-0 (13 . . .e5 14 6b3 strong) 22 Axd5 Exh4 gives au
should now choose a concrete b4 15 ab Exb4 16 -CI.d3 -e-b7 17 Black a good position. But l7 n1
plan: 95+) la g5 6e8 15 trgl b416 ab Ag2!? is stronger -- 17 . .. Ab7 l8 Ad
Al l0 Exb4 17 Eg3 *c5 l8 Ab3 ! Be3 d5 19 Axe4 de20 dg3 a52l 2t
94
A2 l0 Bg3 Shamkovich-Grigorian, Lenin- f6! Wedberg-De Firmian, Oslo iE
,A.3 l0 Ae2 grad 1971. The simplest defence 1985.
A4 10 Ad3 for Black is 12 . .. 6d7l which b) ls abl!? Ab7 (15 . .. e5 16 I
 Najdorf :6 -$"Ci Introduction 89

AI transposes to the main line after Ab3 Axe4? is not possible anY
l0 s4 bs l3 es (A13). more because ofl7 Sxe4 Ab7 l8
1l Axf6 t2 ad? Ed5 Ec8 19 c4!+) 16 fe fe 17
ll a3r.? Eb8 12 -Q-h4 6c5 13 g5 Now White usually chooses one 6d2 e5 18 Af5 0-0 19 Ac4*
Etug of three pawn moves: ePh8 20 96! 6xe4! with a sharP
afdT 14 $"el! 6b6 l5 h4 6ba4!
fr:ps (15 . . . Ab7 16 b4 Aca4l,1 6xa4 All 13 f5!? position; Ljubojevic-Hodgson,
lDrrE ba l8 f5 e5 19 f6! oo Malevinsky- At2 t3 h4 Wijk aan Zee 1986.
c) 15 fe!? bc 16 ef* €f8 17 Wxc3
rr
rac5-
Bangiev, USSR 1977) 16 6xa4ba
l7 ic3 Ab7 co - Eolian-Shuster-
Al3 13 a3
A11 with an unclear position.
tH man- USSR 1979. 13 f5!? 6c5 14 gf
1 6xf6 The acceptance of the sacriflce ls gf AfB
l Las
-d If Blackrecaptureswith ll ... is risky: t6 ghs
an inferior position a) 13... Axg5+ 14 Sbl 6e5 15 Other continuations are:
E _ef? he has
shich is liable to be attacked on grh5 grd8 (15 ... Be7 16 6xe6 a) 16 trgl Ad7 17 trg7!? flxg7
96l? 17 gxg5 fe l8 f6 Af7 19
gf4 18 fg E98 19 e5 0-0-0! 20 ed Bb7
ihe kingside. After 12 f5! the
s-eakness of the light squares 95 20 Wf2 Wal 2l Bg3t Tim- Perenyi-Browne, New York
rnakes itself felt: rnan-Ljubojevic, Niksic 1983) l6 1986.

al 12 ... beS 13 gh3 0-0 (13 ... Egl Af6 17 fe 0-0 l8 Ah3! (18 b) 16 Ah3 b4 t7 ad5 ed 18 ed
id7 14 Ace2 Ac6 15 fe fe 16 ef+?! €lh8!T; ts ... 96 19 ad5 Axh3 19 Ehel* ed8 20 Wxh3
grh8 20 ge2t Mecking-Quin- (20 Ac6+ Sc8 2l gh3+
uEh5-t- *7d8 17 eFbl Sc8 18 ErfT
- A,ntonov-Lozanoy, Pernik teros, Manila 1977. Sb7+) 20 ... g/d7 21 6e6't fe
1977). 14 tsrh6 gh8 15 95 trgS 16 b) 13 ... Ae5?! 14 9g3 b4 15 22 de Wc6! 23 e7 * *c7T.
96 fg 17 fe + Tseitlin{hekhov, dce2 dc616 96! fg 17 fg $xd4 t6 E gE!?
USSR 1979. l8 6xd41 Arseniev-Tupik, Yar- a) 16 . .. q"d7 17 -Q.h3 (17 a3
bt 12 .. . acs l3 fe feb4t (14 a3
14 oslavl 1979. trg8 18 gxhT Eg6 19 grh40-0-0
04 l-s id3 Eb8 l6h4b417 ab 14 f6 29 €bl ah6+) t7 ... b4 l8
E xb4 r)
14 . . . da415 6xa4 ba 14h4!? b4 leads to complicated 6ce2 Wa5 19 gbl b3! 20 cb
16 G0 17 Ec3 Mb6 18 ac6 positions: dxb3 2l Bxa5 6xa5: Gavi-
=d3 a) 15 6ce2?! e5 16 6b3 dxe4! l7 lanes-Diaz, Havana 1983.
= H[bner-Hort, Wijk aan Zee
wrxe4 Ab7 18 Ed5 trc8 19 c3 b) 16 . .. b4 t7 Ad5 sra5 (17
t979.
t2 95 8c4 20 Sxc4 Exc4 2l -CI.g2 . . . ed 18 ed 6d7 19 -0"h3 dxf620
lE.+ -A-n interesting line is 12 a3 Axd5 (21 ... i exn+t is also 9g5 Ae7 2l Ehel t or 17 . ..
, rd E bS?l 14 f5! 0-0 (13 . . . e5 14 6b3 strong) 22 Axd5 Exh4 gives grbT l8 trel ad7 19 ah3 0-0-0
rtr br 15 ab Exb4 16 g.d3 Ab7 17 Black a good position. But 17 20 de7+ eb8 2l e5!?) l8 Sbl
g-{i) la 95 .|e8 15 Egl b4 16 ab Sg2!? is stronger -- 17 ... Ab7 18 Ad7 19 Ah3 0-0-0 20 de1 + @c7
E-rb4 l7 gc5 18 ab3 ! We3 d5 19 Axe4 de 20 dg3 a5 2l 2l e5!?t McCambridge-Sigur-
=g3 f6! Wedberg-De Firmian, Oslo jonsson, Lone Pine 1981.
Shamkovich-Grigorian, Lenin-
grad 1971. The simplest defence 1985. t7 g"h3

for Black is 12 ... 6d7! which b) 15 abl!? Ab7 (15 ... e5 16 If 17 BxhT?! then 17 ... EC6
90 Najdorf: 6 A-CS Introduction

threatening 18 ... Exf6 or 18 ... 14 dce2 6c5 I

E h6 is good. 17 Ad5!? is interest- Or 14 . . . -C"b7 15 f5 e5 16 Ab3
82
B
I ,,,m &
a5 17 Sbl a4 18 dd2 a3 19 b3 EI
mg.
t7 trc6 Ac5 @ - Polovodin-Shuster- I ,rm, c(r
18 E hel -0-d7 mann, USSR 1979. .,rrrru,.._

19 Ads! WbTt (81) 15 Ac3 -e-b7

Now there are two possible 6\
:& (
,rffi, 2.
continuations: a
8l
W
i I I a) 16 f5!? 0-0-0 co (16 . . .d5? 17 fe
fe 18 ed trf8 19 $h5+ 96 20
g g E,r
Kr
E gxhT 9xg3 2l $xg6+ *dB 22 operations by active play on the E
a -e-h3 + - Ljubojevib-Botaziz, queenside. Ter
Albufeiry 1978). 16 ercs!?
b) 16 th3 s6! t7 Be3 d5 18 e5 Other moves have also been
0-0-0 19 h5 gb8 20 Bbl Ec8 tried:
|-] Spassky-Bogdanovi6, Sochi a) 16 ... 0-0 17 Axe6!? (17 af5?
EI
1967. 6c5! 18 dxe7j- BxeT 19 h5
After 19 . . . ed? 20 ed* ed8 21 A13 Ab7 20 h6 Axe4! + Mini6-
6c6* White haq a complicated 13 a3 trb8! Fischer, Rovinj-Zagreb l97l; 17
attack. 13 ... ab7?! 14 ah3 o-o-0 15 g6t'! 6c5l 18 gf+ ExfT 19 Be3
A critical position for the varia- f5 Sxg5+ 16 6bl e5 17 Adxb5! Wb6 co Tuczak-Pytel, Poland
tion. + Gligori6-Fischer, Bled 1959. l97l) 17 . . . fe 18 Axe6* eh8 19
In Timman-Ljubojevic, Til- t4 h4 6d5 Wc4! oo Kuzmin-Grigorian,
burg 1983, after20 dfi?! ed 2l If 14 trcl 6c5 15 "![h3 b4 16 USSR I97I.
ed* $d8 22 BxhT Axf5 23 ab Exb4 17 f5 gb7!? (17. . . gb6 b) 16... 6c5 f5 g/b7 19 Ehfl!
18 I
Axf5 Hg2r. the complications 18 fe fe 19 Af5!? ef 20 6d5 0-0 19 f6 Ad8 20 fg $xg7 2l E/h5 ftn
that arose are good for Black. Ab3+ 2l cb gc5+ 22 *bl + Exb2! 22 Ef4 (22 Bgl fla5! co) h
atz Karchevsky-Samokin, corres 22 ... Wb4 23 ER 6a4! a atr
13 h4 1979) 18 f6 (18 6xe6?! Axe6 19 fe Roos-Meder, corres 1973. 1

By omitting 13 f5 and allowing 0-0! 20 ef+ trxf7 21 Ere3 Exb2 c) 16 ... Eb6 r7 afst'! (17 Ab3 I
Black to play . . . b4, White loses a T Haas-Shol, corres 1975) l8 . . . a5 T) 17 . . . -e.f8! (17 ... ef l8 tuit
portion of his advantage: 13 gf! 19 gf Ad8! T Timperi-Th6rn- 6d5 Bc5 19 ef'! Ab7 20 Ehel pt
th3!? b4 14 dce2 Ab7 15 ebl ros, corres 1981182. Axd5 2l E xd5 tyc6 22 f6 gf 23 gf af
2,c5 16 Ag3 d5 o Smyslov- 14b4 6xf6 24 Ec5!! 1-0 Pytet- Er
Fischer, Bled 1959, or 13 Yh3 15 ab ExM l97l) l8 6e3 (18 Az
Hausner, corres
16 gh3 (82) b3 d5! 19 Ehel d4! +) l8 ...
g6 Af6! T Hort-G1igori6, Wijk This is the critical position. Ea5! co. I
aan Zee 1979. Black tries to deflect White from t7 Ab3 g/b6 b
13b4 his kingside attack and central 18 h5
 Najdorf :6 -CI.CJ Infioduction 9l

14 6ce2 6c5
Or 14.. . -e-b7 15 f5 e5 16 Ab3
a5 17 rEbl a4 18 6d2 a3 19 b3
bc5 o Polovodin-Shuster-
82
B

I
|
',,ru,
"ru.

,,ru-
t
A dubious line is l8 f5?! 6e5 19
Se2 a5 20 fe Axe6 2l Exe6 fe 22
Ehfl a4 + Knoller-Smokly,
corres 1979.
rnann, USSR 1979. ,,ry, 'rffi_
18 ac5
ls ac} -Q-b7
19 6xc5 gxc5
Now there are two possible Or 19 . . . dc!? 20 96 fg2l hsh6
,,ru 22 Ad5 ed 23 Axc8 O-O 24 g"e4
ontinuations: A
a) 16 Ei!? G0-0 oo (16 . . . d5? l7 fe Hxe4 25 Edel (25 Af5? Af6 +
fe 18 ed Ef8 19 $h5+ 96 20 Kaplan-Browne, Madrid 1973)
txhT Uxg3 2l $xg6+ *d8 22 operations by active play on the 25 ... Af6 o Bellin-Portisch,
Ah3 + - Ljubojeil-Botaziz, queenside. Teesside 1972.
Alhfeiry 1978). 16 Bc5!? 20 96!? (83)
D 15lh3 96l 17 Be3 d5 18 e5 Other moves have also been
lxl{ 19 h5 trb8 20 elbl trc8 tried: 83
l- * Spassky-Bogdanovi6, Sochi a) 16 . .. 0-0 17 6xe6!? (17 Af5? B I
196,;l- 6c5! 18 6xe7 * BxeT 19 h5 I% IA
AI3 Ab7 20 h6 6xe4r. + Mini6- A
13 e3 Eb8! Fischer, Rovinj-Zagreb l97l; 17 ,M
rt -.. Lb1?! 14 ah3 0-0-0 15 96!? 6c5! gf+
ExfT 19 Be3
18 A

6 ArgS+ 16 rDbl e5 17 6dxb5! gb6 @ Tuczak-Pytel, Poland ,rrffi,

+ Gligori6-Fischer, Bled 1959. l97l) 17 . . . fe 18 Axe6* eh8 19 a
t1 b4 ad5 gc4! co Kuzrnin-Grigorian,
If Egl 6c5 15 .$Lh3 b4 16
14 USSR I97I.
eD lxb+ 17 fs EibT!? (17 . . . gb6 b) 16... 6c5 18 f5 grbT 19 Ehfl! By playing sharply, White for-
It ft fe 19 af5!? ef 20 6d5 0-0 19 f6 Ad8 20 fg qDxgT 21 g/h5 feits his lead in development since
sh3+ 2l cb gc5+ 22 *bl + Exb2! 22 Ef4 (22 Eel $a5! o) he is moving pieces which have
XedcYsky-Samokin, corres 22 ... Wb4 23 EB 6a4! o already been developed.
lYIg) lt f6 (18 6xe6?! Axe6 19 fe Roos-Meder, corres 1973. 20 ... G0!
o{! 2D.f+ g*rz 2l ure3 Exb2 c) 16 ... U/b6 t7 6f51"! 07 Ab3 Black strives to take over the
T llaas-Shol, corres 1975) 18 ... a5 T) 17 ... olfs! (17 ... ef 18 initiative now that he has com-
gfl 19d-4.d8! T Timperi-Th6rn- 6d5 Bc5 19 ef! Ab7 20 Ehel pleted his development: 2l gh*
rG, ootrEs 1981182. Axd5 2l Exd5 Bc6 22f6 gf 23 gt gh8 22 h6 96 co Szrnetan-Quin-
t1 b4 6xf6 24 Ec5!! 1-0 Pytel- teros, San Paola 1972.
15 rb ExM Hausner, corres 1971) l8 6e3 (18 A2
t6 Eh3 (82) b3 d5! 19 Ehel d4! +) l8 ... 10 ws3 (84)
This is the critical position. Ba5! o. White threatens Axf6 and
nrect tries to deflect White from 17 Ab3 Erb6 hinders...b5.
hir kinpide attack and central 18 h5 10 h6
92 Najdorf :6 -e"Ci Introduction tlq
16 AR (16 Ae2!? t -V. Lepesh- 6xfl 23 teg5 6d2+ 24 *ct AI
84
B I a I kin) 16.. . 8xd2* 17 Exd2 Se7 Exdl + 25 €xdl Ab5 26 gC8+
Mnatsakanian-Polyantsev, ed7 2l Bxa8t Shakarov- n
A ussR 1979. Zelinsky, corr. 1982. wli
14 hg A3 asd
15 Af2 Ae5 10 g_e2 cad
16 gd2 Wc7 White tries to stop . . . b5 but he E
A A A
t7 aR (8s) cannot attain this goal. b5(
g &\
td.
10 b5! IT
Strongerthan 10... h6 ll Ah4 bd
85
B
,rrffi
t 95 12 fg 6e5 13 Be3! 6h7 14 ci!
Other continuations: AR hg 15 axg5 Wc5 16 $xc5 dc A{
a) 10 ... b5 1l Axb5 ab t 1.% aR*
Adxbs gb8 13 e5 de 14 fe hxe5
12 ',rrffi,
I 17
USSR 1984.
Levchenkov-Vitolinsh,

15 Ehel 6g6! (15 ... AedT? 16 A,,% 11 Axf6

Af4+; 15 . . . 6c4? 16 6c7 +) 16 Or ll e5 jLbT! 12 Bg3 (12 ef t1
6c7 + fDf8 17 Axa8 Uxa8 18 A
.ru
AxR T) 12 ... de 13 fe Bxe5 14 AE
UfcT!? h6!? Shirazi-Browne, USA _[f4 gcS 15 -CI-e3 Sc5 16 Af4 Er
ch. 1983; l l -CI-a: was safer: 11 . . . Wc5 17 Ae3 : ScS!? 18 trhfl UT
b4 t2 abt Ab7 13 trhel 0-0-0!? 0-0 o Kuzmin-Gheorghiu, Riga *c'l
1l Ad3 h6! (11 . . .
b) 10 . . . 6c5!? White must play energetically 1979. PJ't
b5? l2e5!+) 12 Ah40-013 Ehel in order to exploit Black's lagging l1 6xf6 Itt
Ah5 14 9g4 Axh4 15 Sxh4 development and slightly dis- 12 e5 -flb7 Yr
6xf4! 16 Bxf4 e5T Tal-Por- orientated pieces. Black now has 13 gc3
tisch, Niksic 1983. two ways of supporting the 95 An alternative is 13 ef AxR 14 E
11 -e-h4 95 square: AxB Axf6 15 Axa8 Bc4!? (15 sirc
If ll ... trC8 then 12 Se2 95 a)17... trg8 18 -C-e: (18 fixe5!? kil
. . . d5 16 Axd5 Axd4 17 Exd4 ed
(la. . . hg
l3 fg 6e5 14 AR AfdT de 19 Ae2 oo) l8 .. . 94 19 Axe5 18 trel* *f8 19 Ee5 96: afu
15 gxg5 6xB 16 AxR Bc5 17 de 20 Ad3 b5 2l Ehfl Ad7 o - Metrovic-Bukic, Yugoslavia I5c
h4t Lanka-Vitolinsh, Yurmala Chiburdanidze-Gavrikov,i Riga 1975) 16 6e4 Wxa217 dxf6+ gf a)il
1983) 15 6xe5 6xe5 16 gf2 hC 1980. 18 c3 d5 Mokrishev-Makarov, Az
17 -Q-Ca t Wittmann-Bukic, b) 17 . .. 6xf3 (17 . . . af4?! 18 corr.1983. 2tt
Ljubljana 1981. Axe5 de 19 e3 6e6 20 He3 f6 2l 13 de aflr
t2 fg ah5 h4! + - Belyavsky-Magerramov, 14 fe ad7 b)r
After 12... ECS 13 Ae2! the Baku 1980) 18 gf Ad7 19 h4! gh 15 -Af3! -CI"xR U{
position covered in the notes to 20 Axh4 (20 Ae2 0-0-0 2l Axh4 16 gf 96 orii
the I lth move arises. -CI.c6 22 Af2 t Westerinen- t7 f4 Wb7 18 Ehel!? (18 h4?!
13 Se3 Bc5 Petursson, Reykjavik, 1976; 22 0-o-o 19aR b4+) 18. . .0-0-0 19 o
14 rbbl ... af6 co) 20 . . . aCa 21 AxeT 6e4 SbS 20 ab3 ab62t 6d6t wtf
14 Wd2!? Axg5 15 $xg5 Bxg5 (21 gd4!?) 2l ... Exhl 22 Hf6l Morgado-Sanakoev, corr. 1984. r.d
 Najdorf:6 -e-gi Introduction 93

16 aR (16 Ae2!? t -V. LePesh- dxfl 23 Bg5 6d2+ 24 *cl A4

kin) 16... 9xd2+ 17 Bxd2 @e7 Exdl + 25 Sxdl Ab5 26 gC8 + l0 ad3
: Mnatsakanian-Polyantsev, qbdT 2l $xa8* Shakarov- This a logical continuation.
ussR 1979. Zelinsky, corr. 1982. White plans trhel preparing e5
14 hg A3 and forcing Black to hurry up and
15 Af2 6e5 10 g_e2 castle.
16 gidz Bc7 White tries to stoP . . . b5 but he Black chooses between l0 . . .
t7 aR (8s) cannot attain this goal. b5 (A41) and 10 ...h6 (442).
10 b5! l0 .. . 6c5!? is quite possible,
Strongerthan l0... h6ll Ah4 but this move hasn't been suffi-
.,ffi,
I I 95 12 fg 6e5 13 Be3! Ah7 14 ciently researched.
,,ru, AR hg l5 6xg5 Bc5 16 Bxc5 dc A4t
I I 17 aR* Levchenkov-Vitolinsh, 10 b5
I %
A
a USSR 1984.
11 Axf6
11 Ehel
12 9g3!?
-Ab7

T ffi a Or ll e5 Ab7! 12 Sg3 (12 ef 12 bd5 Axd5 (12 ... ed?! 13

E
! ffi AxR T) 12 ... de 13 fe erxe5 14 af5!? o) 13 ed g-xg5 14
Af4 Sc5 15 Ae3 Bc5 16 Af4 tsxe6*!? fe 15 6xe6 9b6 16

Bc5 17 -Ae3 : BcS!? 18 Ehfl grh5+ 96 17 $xg5 (17 Axg6+?

0-0 o Kuzrnin-Gheorghiu, Riga *e7 18 $xg5* Af6 + Pioch-
White must play energetically 1979. Pytel, Poland 1973) 17 . , . ge3 +
E qdcr to exploit Black's lagging lt flxf6 18 gbl 6f7 o Georgiev-Inkiov,
Hryent and slightly dis- 12 e5 _Ab7 Yarna 1977.
abtated pieces. Black now has 13 Wc3 t2 h42!
tm Eays of supporting the 95 An alternative is 13 ef AxR 14 Black forces complications
iqfrrC: AxR Axf6 15 Axa8 gc4!? (15 since the natural 12 ... 0-0-0
r) 17... EgE l8 Ae3 (18 6xe5!? ... d5 16 Axd5 Axd417 tsxd4ed leaves him with many problems
&9 hA o) 18 . .. 9419 dxe5 l8 trel * *f8 19 Pe5 96: after 13 Axb5!ab 14 6dxb5 gb6
&Z) Ad3 b5 21 trhfl 9-d7 o - Metrovic-Bukic, Yugoslavia 15 e5 d5 15 f5! and now:
Cfdburdanidze-Gavrikov, Riga 1975) 16 6e4 Bxa2 17 Axf6+ gf a) 16 ... 6e4 17 Axe4 Wxb5 18
ilm_ 18 c3 d5 Mokrishev-Makarov, AxeT de 19 Axd8 Exd8 20 fe fe
b) fl ... af3 07 ... af4?! 18 corr. 1i83. 2l MxgT * Szelez-Barta, Hung-
5rc5 de 19 93 696 20 Ae3 f6 2l 13 de ary 1974.
hat! * - Belyavsky-Magerramov, 14 fe Ad7 b) 16 ... Ah5 17 gh4 Qxg5 18
B.tu l98O) l8 gf Ad7 19 h4! gh 15 -AR! -Axf3 Bxg5 Axe5 19 8xh5 i Velimir-
It Art+ (20 he2 0-0-0 2l Axh4 16 gf 96 ovi6-Al Kazzaz, Nice Ol 1974.
-L6 22 Af2 t Westerinen- f4 Wb7 18 Ehel!? (18 h4?!
17 13 art5!?
Rmrsson" Reykjavik, 1976; 22 aR b4+) 18. ..0-o-o 19
o-o-o 19 Only by playing sharply can
--- af6 a)20... a+a 2l AxeT 6e4 SbS 20 ab3 ab62t Ad6+ White count on obtaining an ad-
(21 {rd4!?) 2l ... Exhl 22 9f6! Morgado-Sanakoev, corr. 1984. vantage!

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94 Najdorf :6 -CI"C5 Introduction ,l

13 ed portant for the assessment of the (15 Ad5 6xd5 16 ed 0-0-0 was rl
14 ed variation. 17 h4 is regarded as better) 6xc3 16 Axc3 a5! 17 a3 d
Or 14 e5!? de 15 fe be4 (15 . . . best (17 f4 gf 18 Axf4 Ad7 19 Ac618 trhel b5T Timman-Por- B
Ah5 16e6! Axg3 17 ef * e}xf7l8 Ehfl Eh7 20 h4 0-0-0:) - 17 . . . tisch, Plovdiv 1983. B
ExeT* qhg8 19 hg * Baluyev- gh 18 f4 hxd3 19 Exd3 Ad7; 14 13 _e-d7 B
Vadikan, corres 1976) 16 Qxe4 . . . hg is possible: 15 Ag3 Ad7 16 14 -CI"e3
I
Axg5+ 17 8xg5 de 18 e6! 6e5 h3 6xR l7 hS 6h418 Eh3 Ac6 White has the better chances
19 af5 f6 oo Livshitz-Kochet- l9 e5 d5 Griinfeld-Ljubojevic, Ol. owing to the threat of 15 AxM
kov, corres 1976. 1984. The sharp 12 e5 is regarded Bxb6 l5 Ac4 (which is also poss-
14 @d8 (86) to be insufficient owing to 12 .. . ible after 14 . . . lLc6 or 14 . - -
ghl? (12 ... de 13 6xe6! fe 14 0-0-0); for instance, 14 ... 96l? 15
-gc6+ Bd8 15 fe 6d5?! Us ...
ga Os €b1!? ds) ls ... hs?! 16
86
il t I 6e8 was better - 16 de4 Va5 I7
ebl!+l 16 6xd5 ed l7 Bxd5+
Ehgl 0-0-0 17 95 Ag418 Bxg4!
hg 19 gxg4t Nunn-Plaskett,
I Chudinovskih-Zelinsky, Odessa Paris 1983.
1983) 13 ef Axf6! 14 Ae4 6c5! l5 B
'"ru- '"ffi'"ru, 7 ...
f5 0-0! Moskovic-Vitolinsh, Abd7
USSR 1984. By developing the queenside,
aaA
aqx 11 gh3 Black tries to create threats
ll h4?! 6c5l? 12 f5 hg 13 hg against White's queenside castled
Exhl 14 Exhl 6g8!T. position.
11 ab6 Bl 8 UrR
White has a strong attack for a)11... Eg8 12 Axf6 6xf6 13 f5 82 8 Be2!?
the piece: e5 14 6de2 b5 15 a3 Ab7 16 B3 8 Ac4?!
a) 15 Be3 Ab6 (15 . .. Ee8 16 tbbl t. B1 i
Af5 6xd5 17 We2 A7b6 18 b) ..bS 12 e5! de 13 6xe6 fe
11 . 8gA 8c7 a
Uyh5! + Geller-Grigorian, USSR 14 Ag6+ €PdS 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 9 0-G0 bs (87) t
1973)16 6f5 6bxd5 17 Be2! t. Bxe6 with an attack for White. tf
b) 15 grf3!? AfIi 16 Af5 6e617 12 fs 87 a:% la
Be3 9c5 18 9xc5 dc 19 d6! I
Petrushin-Koz, USSR 1979.
12 Ehel e5! 13 6f5 Axf5 14ef
0-0-0!:.
I ll .E
C
A.42 12 e5
I % u
10 h6!? 13 a.de2 t
Black intends to push the After 13 Ab3 Ad7 Black's %
bishop to h4 in order to try to chances are sufficient because he g
take control of the e5 square by has the manoeuvre ...
db6-a4l?; A .,ffi8
A A,,ffi t
. ..e7-e5. 14 etbl 6a4! Ad2 6xc3 15 16 h
E &
ll ae5 13 ge2 $xc3 a5!-L7 # trg8 18 BR Ac6
.fLh4 g5l 12 fg
dfe4 t4 6R 6xR 15 gf hg 16 _-srriipouw-Browne, Indonesia il
Ag3 6e5+. This position is iml 1982; or 14 Ae3 da4! 15 Ad2?! An active move which sharpens z)
 Najdorf: 6 A-C5 Introduction 95

portant for the assessment of the (15 Ad5 6xd5 16 ed 0-0-0 was the game. White now has three
tariation. l7 h4 is regarded as better) 6xc3 16 Axc3 a5! 17 a3 alternatives:
bcst (17 f4 gf 18 Axf4 Ad7 19 Ac6l8 trhel b5T Timman-Por- Bll l0 e5

Ehfl Eh7 20h40-0-0:)-17 ... tisch, Plovdiv 1983. Bl2 l0 Axb5

Bt 18 f4 6xd3 19 Exd3 Ad7; 14 13 _Q-d7 Bl3 r0 ad3!?
- - - hg is possible: 15 -e-g3 Ad7 16
t4 g-e3 811
hI axf3 17 hg 6h4 18 Eh3 Ac6 White has the better chances 10 e5 -CI.b7

19c5 d5 Griinfeld-Ljubojevic, Ol. owing to the threat of 15 Axb6 11 Eh3 de

t9&{. The sharp 12 e5 is regarded gxb6 15 Ac4 (which is also poss- 12 6xe6 fe
to be insufficient owing to 12 ... ible after 14 ... Ac6 or 14 ... 13 9xe6* A-e7 (88)
g[!? (12 ...
de 13 6xe6! fe 14 0-0-0); for instance, 14 ... 96!? 15
ac6+ $d8 15 fg 4:d5?! [15 ... 94 (ls *bl!? ds) ls . .. h5?! 16
Bet was better - 16 ae4 Ba5 17 Ehgl 0-0-0 l7 95 dg418 Bxg4!
hg 19 gxg4t
88
Cbl!+l 16 6xd5 ed l7 Sxd5+ Nunn-Plaskett, W il t
Gudinovskih-Zelinsky, Odessa
tS3) 13ef Axf6! 14 Ae4 6c5! l5
Paris 1983.
B rg
f5 04! Moskovic-Vitolinsh, 7 ... AM7 I ,,,,m

IJSSR 1984. By developing the queenside, ,,,ffi

ll grHl Black tries to create threats
ll h4?! E,cSl? 12 f5 hg 13 hg against White's queenside castled
position.
AAA
Eill 14 Exhl aggt+' EI
lr ab6 BI 8gR
B2 8 We2l?
dll... Ect 12 Axf6 6xf613 f5 83 8 Ac4?! Now White will have to sacri-
6 11 Ade2 b5 15 a3 Ab7 16
cbr t. B1
8gR
fice on b5 if he wishes to develop
an attack, but should he sacrifice
b) ff . --t512 e5! de 13 6xe6 fe 9c7
14lg6+ *d8 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 9 0-0-0 bs (87) the bishop or the knight? We note
that with 14 Axf6 gf 15 Ae2 h5
trE6 with an attack for White.
t2f:' 16 Ad5 Axd5 17 Exd5 6b6 18
L:% Ad3 Eh6 (18 ... Elf8!? 19 Ae6
12
Go{r!:.
Ehcl e5! 13 6f5 Axf5 14 ef ..w 87
I ll gf-C7 o Georgadze-Gutman,
l2 e5 USSR 1972) t9 gc8 + Af8 20
136te2 Be6* White can force a draw.
After 13 ab3 Ad7 Black's 14 6xb5
.trrc are sufficient because he g After 14 $xb5 ab 15 6xb5
bs thc manoeuvre ... db6-a4l?; A A
Bc6 16 ad6 $d8 17 fe *c7! the
best White can do is to force a
14 abl 6a4! 15 Ad2 6xc3 16 E draw: l8 WxeT Bxa219 Axf6 gf
AE3 a5! 17 94 E98 18 UR Ac6
Smpouw-Browne, Indonesia 20 6xb7 Eal * 2l @d2 $xg2*
lW ot 14 Ae3 6a4l 15 Ad2?! An active move which sharpens 22 *c3 Bc6* (perpetual check).
96 Najdorf : 6 -Q-Ci Introduction .t

14 ab White has the initiative; Bron-

90
15 Axb5 (89) stein-Vitolinsh, Riga 1981. W'
Btz
10 Axb5 ab
89
11 6dxb5 gb8
il I ll ... Wb6 is insfficient:
w"ffi ,rru I Ab7 t3 Se2
_A "T ,,,ru,
I
de 14 fe
. . . Erb6?! 12 e5
ad5 15 6xd5 Axd5 16
trxd5! ed 17 dd6+ Axd6 18 A
ed* ef8 19 Be7* Bg8 20
AAA 8xd7 h6 2l fue7 Bxa2229c8* 19 Ehel Af620 tre5! is strong, d
@h7 23 gif5+ be8 24 d7! and taking full control of the dark st
E Black is lost; Petrushin-Zilber- squares in the centre.
stein, Brjansk 1984. 18 6c4 Exdl * a)
How can Black defend his pos- 12 e5 Ea5! 19 Exdl Ec5 P'o

ition? The position after 12 . . . -CI-b7 20 g|d4 ad1 b)

a) After 15 ... Ed8? 16 Ehel e4 13 ge2 de 14 Bc4! Ae7 (14 ... 2t ad6 T
17 Axf6 gf 18 93 White has a White's initiative is growing g
Ac5?! 15 Sxf6 gf 16 trxd7!+) l5
strong attack because of the dc7+ ef8 16 trxd7!? dxdT 17 Petrushin-Dvoirys, Brjansk 1984. t?
threat of Eel--e3-+3, Chudinov- Edl Axg5 18 fg is regarded as B13 E
skih-Grigorias, Tambov 1982. difficult for Black. For instance: l0 ad3 t9
b) 15 ... 0-0-0 16 SxeT ef 17 18 .. . -gc8 19 A3b5 96 20 Efl This move, in conjunction with a
gxgTt was better; *g8 21 tsxf7! or 18 .. . 6e7 19 ll Ehel, constitutes an imPort-
c) 15 ... Ae4!? 16 trd2 Sf8 is Urb4+ ed8 20 6xa8 Bxa8 2l ant improvement of White's Pos-
worth considering and if 17 AxdT Wd6 Ac6 22 Sxe5 and White has ition. We note that Black does It
then 17 . .. Axc2!? with a compli- an attack. not, in this case, have resources rt
cated position. 13 ef Cf analogous to those examined in a
15 Ads 14 Ah6 -Axh6 variations Bll and B12. h
16 Exd5 6xd5 15 6xd6+ Se7 10 ab7
17 Edl! t6 ebl Hd8 (90) 11 Ehel Wffi e[)
17 Bxd5? Ec8! 18 c4 Axg5T. If 16 ... Ab6 then 17 dce4 Polugaevsky's idea.
t7 0-0-0 threatening l8 Wc3 is dangerous. a) 11 . . . G0-0 12 a3 (12 Erh3!?) 12 E
18 trxd5 9-xg5 17 ge4! ... Ae7 13 Wf1 h6 t4 Ah4t
19 fg trhA If 17 dce4 then 17 ... Ag7! 18 Petrushin-Vitolinsh, USSR 1978.
19 ... e4? threatening 20 ... Wc3 Ea6 l9 f5 Sf8 20 trhfl Ae5 b) 11 ... h6?! 12 Erh3! 0-0-0 13 E
gf4 is a mistake owing to 20 with a complicafed game; Kengis- Axf6! 6xf614 Ad5!* Timman- !
trd6!+ Chudinovskih-Kuporo- Dvoirys; Vilnius 1984. Polugaevsky, Hilversum 1978- E
sov, USSR 1980. l7
t\f,.' t7... aA c) 11 . . .b4?! 12 dd5l ed 13 ed+
20 Ed6 Sa5 f5 then 18 grd4! Aa6 ed8 14 Af5! and White has an
 Najdorf :6 AC5 Introduction 97
'"%,*'
White has the initiative; Bron- E
n 9t
sein-Vitolinsh, Riga 198 l. W L:'ffi.,rrru
1,,% W
,,m ,,ffi t
it ,rffi
t
l0 Axb5 ab
I "ffi,
^%L .,,,M

11 6dxb5 gb8 ,ru,

1,%,
,ffi% ,,ru,,
ll -.. gb6 is insufficient: a
,rffi,
ll . -. tsib6?! 12 e5 Ab7 13 Be2 w%
,% ''ffi
"ffi..- H%
& 14 fe ad5 15 6xd5 Axd5 16 A a a
Exds! ed l7 Ad6+ Axd6 18 H,,,%, g wT
cd+ *fB 19 Be7+ Sg8 20
Igdlh62l Ee7 Bxa222 Wc8t 19 Bhel Af6 20 Ee5! is strong, attack; Kavalek-Gheorghiu,
aW 23 Bf5+ Sg8 24 d7l and taking full control of the dark Skopje Ol.1972.
k is lost; Petrushin-Zilber- squares in the centre. t2 ad5!?
cia Brjansk 1984. 18 4c4 Exdl * a)12 dxef)? fe l3 th3 e5!Geller-
tL e5 traS! 19 trxdl Ec5 Polugaevsky , Portorcz 1973.
Thc pocition after 12.. . -qb7 20 urd4 an1 b) 12 Ab3 b4 t3 6a4 Bc7 t4
t3 Ue2 de 14 Bc4! -0.e7 (14 ... 2t ad6 Bh3 Ae7 (if 14 . . . Ac6? the Piece
4c5?! 15 Axf6gf 16 ExdT!+) l5 White's initiative is growing; sacrifice 15 ad4t Axa4 16 e5! de
EE7+ *fB 16 ExdT!? dxd7 17 Petrushin-DvoirYs, Brjansk I 984. l'7 dxe6l gives White an attack;
Idl lxg5 18 fg is regarded as B13 Barlov-Georgiev Kragujervac,
frlt for Black. For instance: 10 _e"d3 1980) 15 Ad4 0-0-0 16 f5 e5! 17
It --- Ac8 19 63b5 96 20 Efl This move, in conjunction with aR ab8.
ct8 2l ExfT! or 18 ... *e7 19 11 Ehel, constitutes an imPort- 12 9xd4
tDa+ r}d8 20 6xa8 Wxa8 2l ant improvement of White's Pos- 12 ... ed 13 6c6! Axc6 (after
l}fr !c622 Exe5 and White has ition. We note that Black does 13 ... d4 14 e5! White also has
1er=L- not, in this case, have resources strong threats) 14 ed* Ae7 15 dc
Itcfgf analogous to those examined in Ae5 16 $xf6 gf 17 Af5+ Chi-
l1 tM Axh6 variations B11 and Bl2' burdanidze-Dvoirys, Tallin I 986.
Ui 6xrl6+ *e7 10 ^e-b7 13 Axf6 Cf
l5 lEbl Hd8 (e0) 11 Ehel Wb6 (91) 14 Axb5! 9c5
If 16 --- Ab6 then 17 Ace4 Polugaevsky's idea. + 15 txdl!
14 . . . Wxdl ab 16

fcanaing 18 gc3 is dangerous. a) 11 . . . 0-0-0 t2 a3 (12 gh3!?) 12 dc7+ $d8 6xa8t.

17
l7Ue4! ... 9-e7 13 gfl h6 14 Ah4t 15 6xf6+
If l7 aco4 then 17 ... Ag7! l8 Bxb5 16 6c7 + 6e7 17
15 b4?!
frc3 Ea6 19 f5 tEf8 20 Bhfl 6e5 6xb5 ab 18 gd3 Ba6! 19 Bxb5
dtr aomplicated game; Kengis- Eb6 Mnatsakanian-Georgiev,
DYdrJ's, Vilnius f984. Erevan 1982.
t7 ' af8 t6 rDd8
lf 17 . -. f5 then 18 9d4! Aa6 16 AxdT -e-c7
98 Najdorf :6 -e-C5 Introduction ^il

17 Ah5 Axb2 + !? Or 12 Axf6t? 6xf613 95 6d7 8 ... gb6!? ct

18 Sxb2 SxdT 14h4 ab615 ebl ac4 16 Eh3 a) 8.. . Yc7 9 Ve2 6b610 Ab3
It is difficult to assess the pos- Ec8 o Lanka-Azrraiparashvili, Ae7 ll0-0-0 t.
ition because of unsafe positions Riga 1980. b) 8 ... b5?! 9 Axe6 fe l0 Axe6 j
of both kings. White intends to advance his Ba5 11 0-0 (ll 6xf8!? ExfS 12 itr
B2 pawns on the kingside and in the 9xd6 Bb6 13 0-0-0 Bxd6 14 str
8 Se2 centre. Black strives for piece play Exd6 t - Matulovi6-Tringov, tt
White plans to create combina- on the queenside, using the c4 Yugoslavia 1973) ll ... b4 12 G
tional threats along the e-file and square as a co-ordinating point Ad5 $f7! 13 f5 o. Er
h1-a8 diagonal by playing 94 and for his pieces. 9 _e"b3 Ae7 kor
Ae2. t2 ab6!? l0 fs 6c5 Ac
8 ... Bc7 Alternatively: 11 fe fe [c
9 0-0-0 -Ae7 12 ...
trb8 13 Ah4 9614f5 e5
The position of the bishops.on
It
10 94 b5 15 ab3 Ab6 16 Ehfi 0-017 -Q-el d
the flanks weakens the centre, and
l0 ... h6!? ll Ah4 e5 12 fg Ad l8 Ed3 t MalevinskY- this speaks against White's open-
Ah7 13 6f5!? ef 14 Ad5 grd8 15 Eolian, Erevan 1977.
ing strategy: 12 Ae3 9c7 13 04
1
ef 6e5 o Ernst-Azrnaiparash- 13 Ah4 h6
b5 (13 . . . 0-0!? 14 a3 Axb3 15 cb
Afr
Play might continue 14 Ag3 II
vili, Groningen
11 a3
1979 180.
0-0 15 -e"R t as in Kuzmin- Ad7 16 b4 $h8 : Matulovi6- cd
BuljovEi6; Novi Sad 1975) 14 gR
1l Ag2 leads to sharp play: I I Stean, Hastings 1973 l7 4.
0-0 15 grh3 (15 e5? de 16 UYc6
... Eb8 (ll ... b4 12e5lbc 13 ef I
Ba'11. : - Matulovi6-Gheorghiu,
B3
gf 14 Qxa8 fg oo Kuzmin-Dorf- 8 Aca?! (93) H
Helsinki 1972) 15. . . 6xb3 16 cb
man, USSR 1978) 12 e5 de 13 ad
e5 17 Af5 b4 o Matulovi6- l3
6c6 b4! 14 6xb8 9xb8 15 6e4 Ljubojevic, Yugoslavia I 973.
ef 16 6xf6+ gf 17 -CI-h6 @ 93
B I I kot
Kremenetsky-Dubinsky, Mos- 1r
,ru, C
cow 1980. I 7 ... Bc7 I
11 _9.b7 ,,ffi Having prevented 8 e5, Black ru
t2 Ae2 (e2) r+\
intends to play . . . b5, in order to l3
provoke a3.
White has the choice between I
92 f A A
A
g
A
the following continuations: ab
B
,rffi,
L I H
8UfR (Cl) continuing the AI
I t
^:'m Less clear is $,'.[d3 Vc7 9 B.e2 development; after this Black can AD
... Se7.,,10 AR h6 ll Ah4 transpose to positions already !h
.ffi'%
b5 (9
a A 6c5 12 0-q4 b5 13 e5! Tal-
Balasho_rziMoscow 1970) l0 0-0-0
t considered earlier
... abdT;
- 8 ... Ae7; 8
'%w ^fl AbZ ll Ehel Ae7 12 e5 de 13 fe
o tic);
8 Axf6 (C2) (the most thema-
t4
x

ads 14 AxeT 6xc3 Spassky-

Rashkovsky, USSR 1973. 8 Ad3 (c3). Td
 Najdorf: 0 9-55 Introduction 99

Or 12 Axf6i? 6xf6 13 95 $d7 8 ... gb6!? C1

h4 aU0 15 iEbl 6c4 16 Eh3 a)8.. . Ycl 9 Ve2 6b610 Ab3 8ErR b5
oo l-anka-Azmaiparashvili, Ae7 ll0-0-0 t. 9 &0-0
La l%0. b) 8 ... b5?! 9 Axe6 fe 10 6xe6 9 Axf6 is not as strong here as
Whitc intends to advance his Ba5 ll 0-0 (ll 6xf8!? trxf8 12 it was on the 8th move. For in-
on the kingside and in the gxd6 Bb6 13 0-0-0 Uxd6 14 stance: 9 Axf6 gf l0 e5 Ab7! ll
Black strives for piece play Exd6 t - Matulovi6-Tringov, gh5 de 12 6xe6 gb6! 13 6xf8
ttc queenside, using the c4 Yugoslavia 1973) ll ... b4 12 9e3* 14 :9e2 9xf4 15 6xh7
as a co-ordinating point Ad5 gf7! 13 f5 o. ExhT 16 C3 gR Sodechin-Rash-
9 Ab3 kovsky, USSR ch. 1986; or 10 a3
-CI-e7
ab6!? 10 f5 6c5 e,c6ll6xc6 glxc6 12f5 Bz7 13
1l fe fe Ab2 Uc5 14 0-0-0 Ec7 15 Ehel
12 . - - EbE 13 -CI-h4 96 14 f5 e5 Eg8 16 fe fe Van Der Wiel-Tuk-
gb3 ab616 Bhfl 0-0 17 ael The position of the bishoPs.on makov, Wijk aan Zee 1986.
ft Ed3 I MalevinskY-
the flanks weakens the centre, and 9 ... b4
this speaks against White's oPen- The principled continuation.
Erevn l9T'7.
[}tM h6
ing strategy: 12 Ae3 9c7 13 0-0 After9... -Q-b710 -e-d3 AbdT ll
b5 (13 .. . 0-0!? 14 a3 6xb3 15 cb Ehel arises a Position covered
IIey rnight continue 14 Ae3 16 b4 {Eh8 : Matulovi6-
f5 AR t as in Kuzmtn- Ad7 earlier.
Buljov6i6; Novi Sad 1975) 14 grfl} 10 e5!?
Ilas*ings 1973174.
0-0 15 g/h3 (15 e5? de 16 Urc6 Leads to serious comPlications,
BaTt : - Matulovi6-Gheorghiu, but promises White more than l0
r Ld?! (e3)
Helsinki 1972) 15. . . 6xb3 16 cb Ad5?! ed ll Axf6 gf 12 ed Bc5
e5 17 6f5 b4 @ Matulovi6- 13 Ad3 Ea7 Petrushin-Rash'
l-ar&l"'/ru '/B
Ljubojevi6, Yugoslavia I 973. kovsky, USSR 1979.
% t'"ffi, t C 10 ab7
L,,ffi % Not 10... bc?! ll eft or 10...
r-%"ru
-AruA,,ru,
7
Having prevented 8 e5, Black
Wc7

intends to play . . . b5, in order to

de?! ll Adb5! ab 12 Bxa8 Ab7
l3 6xb5+.
Id%
eEa
provoke a3.
White has the choice between
11 Wh3!? (94)
Another possibility is I I 6cb5
a ab (ll ... gb6 12 gh3!) 12
E -w"ffi. "%.8 the following continuations:
Axb5+ 6bd7! 13 gh3 b3! with
LcsdEaris 8 Ad3 9c7 9 Ure2 an unclear position; Terentiev-
P - -. Ae7 l0 aR h,6 ll Ah4
Sandler, Riga 1982.
12 G0{ b5 13 e5! * Tal- 11 de

, Moscow 1970) 10 0-0-0

12 fe
ll Ehel Le7 12 e5 de 13 fe 12 Ecbs?t ab 13 Ab5+ .flc6!
l1 AxeT 6xc3 o Spassky- tic); fe Axb5 15 ef Ad7! Psakhis-
14
ussR 1973. 8 Ad3 (C3). Tukmakov, U'SSR 1979.
,
100 Najdorf :0 $-gi Introduction th

94
Aseev-Rashkovsky, USSR 1983. Spassky-Rashkovsky, USSR ch. al
9 6c6 t973. EI
B
-fl .rrffi'
A
9 ... b5?! l0 Ah5 b4 lt dce2 b) 8 ...
b5 9 We2 b4 l0 adl ll
A L 9e7 12 f5! 0-0 13 fe fe 14 at4 abd7 tl
6f2 Ae7 12 0-0 grb6 13 At
gives the initiative to White. ab3 Ab7 14 f5t Geller-Bala- fc
"ru",ffi 10 gd2 shov, USSR 1975;9 Axf6 gf 10 Ar

A
,,ruA A
l0 ab3 is possible - 10 . . . gb6
1l Erd2 (l I grd3 hs 12 0-0-0 Ad7
0-0t is also good:
c) 8 ... -S-e7 9 8e2 6c6 l0 hc
hd

is also played) ll ... h5 12 0-0-0 aR +. 2t

A
ad7 13 $br 0-0-0 14 trhfl sbS 8 ,.. . Ac6!? B
15 Ef3t Fedorov-Gorshkov, 9 dxc6 bc ct
12 gxe5 Moscow 1981. r0 Se2 Eb8 ?r
13 Sxf6 Sf 10 -ad7 tl 0-0-0 h6 Er
14 Ab5 + !? ab 11 0-0-0 Axd4?! 12 ah4 ul
,, 15 hel t
E4 Not as sharp as ll ... h5 12 White has the initiative owing Ar
The idea of the piece sacrifice is 6bi Ae7 l3 jLR 6xd414 Bxd4 to the threat of 13 e5; Losev- .Bl
to complete develoPment as 0-0-0 15 f5 *b8 with a compli- Katalimov, USSR 1976. E.
quickly as possible. Although cated position: Timman-Kas- 4
Black has the extra piece, his king parov, Niksic 1983.
position in the centre is danger- 12 Sxd4 Wc5 Ljubojevic-Hodgson
ous. For instance: 13 Wxc5 Wijk aan Zee,1986
a) 15 ... bc 16 Exe5 fe 17 dxe6t 13 Bxf6 was more principled, le4c52aRd63d4cd46xd4
fe 18 Bh5+ Se7 *. thoughafter 13.. . Eg8 Blackhas
b) 15 ... -CI-xg2 16 grd3! with the sufficient counterplay.
threats along the d-fiIe. 13 dc
c) 15... uyf4+ 16 Sbl EEa6!(the 14 _Ahs $_c6
best defence) 17 gh5?! bc 18 and then 15 f5 Ah6+ 16 ebl
6xe6 Exe6 19 trxe6* Ae7 20 *e7 17 Ehel Ead8: Boudre-
8xb5a Ac6T Yudasin{ukma- Pytel, Rumania 1982.
kov, Frunze l98l;17 bcxb5!? with C3
the initiative for White was better. 8 -e"d3
C2 White intends 9 9e2 followed
8 Axf6 gf bV l0 0+4-gleL-cre-ating coun-
9 Ae2 terplay in the centre, for instance:
White is trling to exploit the a) 8... AbdT 9 We2 b5 l0 0-0-0
weaknesses in Black's position Ab7 ll Ehel He712 e5!de 13 fe
without taking much risk. If 9 6d5 and White has a substantial
gd2 then 9 ... b5 l0 0-0-0 Ab7 ,advantage; both 14 6xe6!? fe 15
ll Ad3 h5t or 9 ... dc6 l0 0-0- gh5+ and also 14 AxeT 6xc3
0 e_d7 rl *bl 0-0-0 12 fst 15 Pg4 are good for White;
 Najdorf: 0 9-55 Introduction 101

Rashkovsky, USSR 1983.
9 6c6
9 -- - b5?! l0 Ah5 b4 6ce2 ll
12 f5! 0-0 13 fe fe 14 af4
iEs tre initiative to White.
Spassky-Rashkovsky, USSR ch. Ef6 5 6c3a6 6 -CI-g5 e6 7 f4 He7
1973. 8 ER Wc7 9 0-0-0 6bd7 l0 94 b5
b) 8 ... b5 9 We2 b4 l0 Adl l1 Axf6 dxf6 12 E5 adi 13 f5
abdT ll Af2 Ae7 12 0-0 gb6 13 4,c5 14h4b4 t5 6bl Ab7 16 fe
Ab3 Ab7 14 f5t Geller-Bala- fe 17 dd2 e5 18 6f5 0-0 19

l0 g(D shov, USSR 1975:9 Axf6 gf l0 Ac4+ Bh8 20 96r. dxe4l (20 ...
fO ab3 is possible- l0 . . . gb6 0-0t is also good; ing? 2l Bg4!+) 21 6xe4 (21 h5
I td2 (u tsld3 hs 12 0-o-0 ad7 c) 8 ... -0"e7 9 $e2 6c6 l0 h6! or 2l Erh5 af6 22 gh6 Es8!)
eho phyed) ll
... h5 12 0-0-0 aa t. 2l ...hgZ2 A-e6 (22 .w-ea Bxc4!
d, t3 tDbl 0-0-0 14 Ehfl 6b8 8 r... 6c6!? 23 dxeT Axe4 25 Axg6+
EBt Fedorov-Gorshkov, 9 6xc6 bc 698T) 22... Ef6t23 Ehet? (23
1981. 10 Be2 trb8 Bg4! Exe6) 23 ... Bxe6l 24
la ,gd7 ll. G0-0 h6 Exg6 Exg6 25 grh5+ Eh6 26
ll llfl 6xd4?! t2 _e-h4 gf7 AdS? (26 ... Ec8!+) 27
tr\ht as sharp as ll ... h5 12 White has the initiative owing 6xh6 BxfT 28 6xf7+ *e8 29
ac7l3r'aB 6xd414 8xd4 to the threat of 13 e5; Losev- ,Afxd6 Axe4 30 6xe4 Axh4T 3l
15 f5 tEb8 with a compli- Katalimov, USSR 1976. Ed5 Af6 32 Ba5 €f7 33 a3 ba
position: Timman-Kas- 34 iaxa3 Ae7 35 Ha4l-;.
tdlsic 1983.
t2 tsxd4 S&c5
Ljubojevic-Hodgson
Wijk aan Zee,1986
B UXd
13 fEtr was more principled, le4c52aRd63d4cd4Axd4
aft€r 13 . . . EC8 Black has
counterplay.
13dc
A Ahs -CI"c6
h ls f5 ah6+ 16 ebl
l7 Ebel Ead8: Boudre-
Rmania 1982.

r ad3
UHE intends 9 Be2 followed
IO(XH), Ehel, creating coun-
in the oentre, for instance:
t--- ALr 9 Ve2 b5 10 0-0-0
f l Ahel Le7 12 e5!de 13 fe
ad White has a substantial
both 14 6xe6!? fe 15
+ atrd also 14 AxeT 6xc3
tg4 arc good for White;
 Poisoned Pawt &

erfS 25 Bf6+;; ll ... 9a5!? is ir

more accurate and now if 12 e5 rd
then 12 ... ad5! is possible: 13 &'
AxeT 9xc3 14 Axd6 6c6!t or BN
10 Poisoned Pawn & 10... AbdT ll 0-0 9c5! 12 Bhl .--l
Ei
Pe7, for instance: 13 ER 0-0 14
Polugayevsky Variations Eh3!? Ee8 15 Efl af8 16 f5!?: Stn
Kengis-Nopvikov, USSR 1984.
10 6c6
In this chapter we consider two of 10 f5!? 11 fe! fe l.
the most popular variations of a) The sharp 10 e5 de I I fe 6fd7 12 6xc6 bc Ed
the Najdorf, the Poisoned Pawn 12 Ac4 is regarded to be not quite 13 eS (95) +
variation and the PolygayevskY correct; apart from the normal 12 l9e
variation. ... -e"b4 13 Eb3 Ba5 14 0-0 0-0! 95
After I e4c52 AR d6 3 d4cd4 the active defence 12 . . . Wa5!? is
dxda 6f6 5 Ac3 a6 6 Ag5 e6 7 also possible: 13 0-0 6xe5 14
B
,,,ru, .ffi t n
f4 Black has:- Ebel 6xc4 15 gr?t Ad6+ t fe
A 7 ... gb6 Hellers-Oll, Groningen 1984/85. o{
B 7...b5 b) 10 Axf6 gf ll Ae2 Black Ed
A chooses between ll .. . dc6 12 "g UE
7 ... 6xc6 bc 13 0-0 and then 13 ... r9t
Erb6!?
Black counterattacks on the 9a5!? 14 Shl Ae7 15 f5 h5 16
A w 21

dark squares. Now White must gd3 h4 l7 gh3 ef] Wedberg-

A
decide whether or not to sacrifi.ce Portisch, Amsterdam 1984, and ,
his b-pawn. 1l . .. Ag7 12 0-0 f5 13 Efdl and The main reply. 13 $e2 also I
Al 8 grd2 then 13 ... 0-0!? 14 ef ef 15 ad5 became popular: 13 . .. Ae7 14
A'2 8 Ab3!? 6c6 16 c3 Ba5 17 Ab6 trb8 Eb3 (14 0-0 0-0 ls trb3 Bc5+!
A1 Ljubojevic-Ribli, Bugojno I 984. 16 Ae3 Se5 17 "iLd4 Ura5 18
8 gid2 c) 10 Ae2 followed by ll 0-0 and Ab6 9e5:; or 15 6hl Ea7! 16
White complicates the play. 12 e5 is quite topical: l0 ... Ae7 Be3 Ed7) t4 ... Sa5 (14 ...
This, as is well known, is in favour ll 0-0 AbdT 12 e5!de 13 fe 6xe5 {gc5? 15 Ae3 Be5 16 Ad4 Ba5
of the better developed side. He 17 e5!+ de?! 18 Ab6+) 15 0{
will lose time, however, in creat- Ba7 16 Sxf6gf l7 Eb80-0Tim-
ing weaknesses in Black's camp. man-Ljubojevic, Tilburg I 985.
8 ... Uxb2 13 de I
Again White must choose: In the variation 13 ... Ad5 14 d
All 9 Ebl attack for White (if 17 ... ef then Axd5 cd 15 -e.e2 de 16 0-0 Ea7 rill
At2 9 ab3 l8 Ad6+ Axd6 19 gxd6 Ure4 20 17 c4 9c5* 18 tDhl d4 19 Ahs rI
All Eel 6c6 21 6fl! Ae6 22 Ah5 96 20 Adl $e7 2l Aa4+ CrdS iil
9 Ebl t9a3 Ed8 23 Bxe6 9xe6 24 Exe6* this position is toPical. lf 22 I
 Poisoned Pown & Polugayevsky Variations 103

CPA 25 Ef6+); ll ... 9a5!? is AxeT * then 22. . . SxeT! is cor-

more accurate and now if 12 e5
then 12 ... Ad5! is Possible: 13
AxeT 9xc3 14 Axd6 6c6!l or
10 . . . AbdT 1l 0-0 9c5! l2 qDhl
Ae7, for instance: 13 ER 0-0 14
Variations Eh3!? Ee8 l5 Efl Af8 16 fs!?:
Kengis-Nopvikov, USSR 1984.
10 dc6
rcct (22 ... BxeT? 23 9a5+!
Wc7 24 Eb6!+) 23 Eh6 6d8!
Bt;/t 22 trf7 is more acctrate:22
. . . h6!? 23 Axh6 e424h3 Hb7 25
ExbT AxbT 26 Ub2 Princr
Straid, corr. 1984.
14 Axf6 gf
15 A4 _Q-e7

le f5!? 11 fe! fe 15 ...

9xa2?! 16 6xf6+! (16
e) The sharp f0 e5 de I I fe 6fd7 12 6xc6 bc Edl? Ae7 17 Ae2 0-0 18 0-0 f5
f2 Ao4is regarded to be not quite 13 e5 (95) + Liberzon-Griinfeld, Biel
qrccq apart from the normal 12 r980).
--- tb4 13 Eb3 8a5 14 0-0 0-0! 16 -Q.e2 h5
ftdire defence 12 .. . Ba5!? is 95 ,,ru, t7 Eb3
& poqsible: 13 0-0 6xe5 14
B
,,ru
I If 17 0-0 then 17 ... f5! 18 g"R
Utcl 5xc4 15 gf4 Ad6+ 1,,ffi,,IN, Ea7! is strong; 19 fDhl (19 Eb8
Er-Ol[ Groningen I 984/85. 0-0 20 th6 fe 2l S96:) 19 ...
D rc .[tr gf ll Ae2 Black Ed7 20 6f6?! Axf6 2l Axc6
& bctween 1l ... dc6 12 {*c5! * Lanka-Novikov, USSR
?,M
Sd bc 13 04 and then 13 ... 1984.
U.g? *hl Ae7 15 f5 h5 16
r,r t7 'w.a4 (96)
ffi h4 17 Uh3 ef! Wedberg-
Ihirct, Amsterdam 1984, and 96
l[ --- Ag7120{f5 13 Efdl and The main reply. 13 Ae2 also W
%
lh 13 - - - O{!? 14 ef ef 15 Ad5 became popular: 13 .. . Ae7 14 I
s6 16 d ua5 17 Ab6 Eb8
IitxFi:-nrui, Bugojno I 984.
Eb3 (14 0-0 0-0 ls trb3 Bc5+!
16 Ae3 9e5 17 Ad4 gra5 18
% I
O |o Ac2followed by ll 0-0 and Ab6 9e5:; or 15 Bhl Ea7! 16
a
r
12 cS fo quite topical: l0 . . . Ae7 8e3 Ed7) t4 ... gra5 (14 ...
f f O{ 9,fr? 12 e5! de l3 fe 6xe5 , gc5? 15 -e-e3 Ee5 16 Ad4 tga5 % A.ffi_q
\,17
[.Afi!d(14. . . Axf6 l5 Exf6!
"5ri
'ga7
de?! 18 .flb6+) 15 o-o
6 16 Bo4 and White has an 16 Sxf6 gf 17 Eb8 0-0 Tim-
ec\' Timman-Ljubojevic, mbg-Ljubojevic, Tilburg I 985. 18 Axf6+
ILrrcs 198, 15 6e4 f5 16 Eb3 \ts de White has given uP two Pawns
ad l7 Axfs! with a dangerous In t\s..variation 13 . .. ad514 and does not have anYthing tang-
ioEr[ for White (if 17 . . . ef then 6xd5 cd 15 -e-e2 de 16 0-0 Ea7 ible to show for it, so he now goes
It Ad6+ Axd6 19 Bxd6 Be4 20 17 c4 gcs+ t8 rlhl d4 19 Ah5 all out and tosses a whole Piece
lcl Oc6 2l fDfl! Ae6 22 Ah5 96 20 Adl Ae7 2l Aa4+ 6d8 into the fire.
ltdt 23 Uxe6 tyxe6 24 Exe6+ this position is toPical. If 22 Another method is 18 c4 f5!:
104 Poisoned Pawn & Polugayevsky Variations Poisoned Pawal

a) 19 693?! h4 20 ahs Ad8 2l Eg5 oo - Timman-Ljubojevi6, 996+ Sd8 25 Bxh5 9c5+ 26 A2

0-0 9a5 22 AE7 + 6f7 oo Grosz- London 1980. *e221 (26 €hl Sc7 was better)
peter-Karolyi, Hungary 1979. 19... $-e7 20 0-0 Ea7 2l Eb8
b) ScTT Parr-Silagy, corr. 1983.
b) 19 Ad6+ Axd6 20 Bxd6 Bb7 22 Sd3! Ac5+ 23 ehl Atz
Ba5+! 21 *fz *ft (21 ,be7 24 We6 Qa 8g3!? a) 24 . . . 9Ab3' I
AaTlt) 22 c5 ,bf6 23 Be3 e4 24 *d625 trdl+ 4d426 Exd4+! White threatens to trap the
Exe4 fe 25 Wf4+ Sg6 o Sher- ed, 27 g"g3* e5 : Kasparov- queen with l0 a3 and ll Ea2.
bakov-Zaid. USSR 1978. Rashkovsky, USSR 1979. 9 ... Wa3
c) 19 G0 fe 20 Shl tra7 (20 . . . c5 9) 20 ... c5 20 0-0 gd7 2l An alternative is 9 ... 6c6 l0
21 Bc3 .gc6 22 grxe5 trf8 23 wxdT+ HxdT 22 Exf6 h4 (22 . . . Axf6 gf I I Ae2 (ll Aa4 8.a3 12
Axh5+ Bd8 24 Edl+ Ad7 + @e7 23 trC6 E ad8 24 EEe3 Ae8 Ab6 Eb8 t3 6c4 9a4) ll ... d5
Espig-Helmers, Poland 1978) 2l 25 tsC5 t Belyavsky-Mikhal- 12 adl Ba3 l3 ed ed 14 0-0 f5! l5
*c2 gra5 22 Wxe4 u/c5 23 chishin, Moscow 1981) 23 Ee3 6c3 (15 6e3 Ac5T) l5 ... -e"C7
Axh5+ gdS + Harandi- *e7 24 Ef2 trab8 co Rogulj- 16 6xd5 0-0 Kupreichik-
Portisch, Rio de Janeiro lZ 1979. Stean, Smederevska-Palanka Georgadze, USSR 1983. 9
' 19 18 Axf6 1980. 10 Axf6 gf ard
c4 (97) t9 ah4+ !? 11 -S-e2 6c6! po4
20 93 E-e/ This is .Black's clearest plan - d.f,
2t 0-0 h4l? he prepares to transfer the king to ad
The standard 2l .. . Ea7 22
97
B either flank. ha:
,.ru Eb8 Ec7 23 gd3 -Ac5+ 24 @ht t2 0-0 tL
Se7 is inferior owing to 25 We4 t2 hs!? bt
I *d6 26 Edl+ Sxdl 27 Axdl After 12. . . -Q-C7 13 EB 0-0 14 lS
h4 28 gd3 + -gd4 29 c5 * ! Eg3 $h8 15 Eafl Ad7 16 Eh3 fi
Beliavsky-Hubner, Tilburg 198 l. grb4 White has the initiative, but Yi
.,,,ffi,
A 22 gd3 WaS (e8) Black hopes to hold out Petrus-
hin-Kozlov, USSR 1985.
98 E .,,m
13 Shl
W 13 Abl Ba4 14 c4 Sb4 15 alt
We have arrived at the critical ge3 Aa5!? At
position. Black has several ',rffi-, r3 _gd7 0{
methods of defence. 14 abl gM b)l
a) 19. .. Ez7 20 0-0 iadT (20 ... A 15 8e3 6e7! E!
Ef7!? 2l EbR trd7! m Velimiro- This is a promising new idea in h4,
vi6-Nunn, Skara 1980; a recent this variation. Black prepares 4
development is 2l Wd6 Ee7 22 E both 16 ... d5 and 16 ... f5. cll
9xe5 Exfl+ 23 tbxfl! 0-0+124 For instance: 16 c4 f5 l7 a3 Ac
*gl h4! : Bouazizlukmakov, The unsafe position of White's Ba4 18 Ac3 Bc619 ad4 Bc5T -[G
LucerneOl 1982)219c3 Lg7 22 king gives Black sufficient coun- Qi Jinguan-Karpov, Hannover ar
Ba3 e4 23 WxgT BxET 24 Exa4 terchances. 23 Ah5+? trxh5 24 1983. rI
 Yubtions Poisoned Pawn & Polugayevsky Variations 105

Ees oo - Timman-Ljubojevi6, gC6+ gd8 25 8xh5 9c5+ 26

Ldon 1980. *e2?! (26 €hl *cZ was better) 8 ab3
b) 19... Ae7 20 0-0 Ea7 21 Eb8 ScTT Parr-Silagy, corr. 1983. 8 He7 (9e)
Eb7 22 Ud3! Ac5+ 23 tbhl At2
*e7 24 Ee6 Qa Bg3!? q) 24 . . . 9 ab3 99

ffi25 Edl + Ad4 26 Exd4+ ! White threatens to trap the

W L.r%_ I I
d n {9g3+ e5 : Kasparov- queen with l0 a3 and ll Ea2. t K.
Reshkovsky, USSR 1979. 9 ... gia3
c) 20 ... c5 20 0-0 ErdT 2l An alternative is 9 ... 6c6 10
grrdT+ hxd7 22 Exf6 h4 (22 . . . Sxf6 gf I I Ae2 (l I ha4 Wa3 12 a"ffi
tc7 23 Eg6 Ead8 24 tre3 Ae8 ab6 Eb8 13 6c4 9a4) lL.. d5 A A
25 EC5 I Belyavsky-Mikhal- 12 adl Wa3 l3 ed ed 14 0-0 f5! l5
_fl
c*fulrin, Moscow 1981) 23 Ee3 6c3 (15 6e3 Ac5+) 15 ... -e"c7
*87 24 Ef2 Bab8 oo Roguij- 16 Axd5 0-0 KuPreichik- 9gf3
Scm, Smederevska-Palanka Georgadze, USSR 1983. 9 We2 intending to play g2-g4
tn- 10 Axf6 gf and Afl-g2 after 10 0-0-0 is
t!r'-.. ah4+!? 11 Ae2 6c6! popular. 9 ... h6!? is the best
D 93 9-e7 This is .Black's clearest plan - defence - 10 Axf6 Axf6 l1 0-0-0
21 04 h4l? he prepares to transfer the king to Ad7 (l I . . . Axc3 12 bc ddl 13
Tb sandard 2l ... Ea7 22 either flank. h4 Af6 14 e5 de 15 fe 6d5 16
l[bt Ec7 23 Erd3 Ac5 + 24 *hl t2 G0 Eh3 -S-d7 17 Ehd3 Draw; Mik-
rlcT h inferior owing to 25 Be4 t2 h5!? halchishin-Petrosian, USSR ch.
a6 X Edl + Bxdl 27 Axdl After 12... ER 0-0 14
-0.C7 13 1985) 12 h4 Bc7 13 Eh3 b5 14
H A grdl+ -6-d4 29 c5*! E{g3 Bh8 15 Eafl Ad7 16 trh3 Bd2 Ae7 Ivanovic-Marjanovic,
mvsty-gubner, Tilburg 198 l. Bb4 White has the initiative, but Yugoslavia ch 1985.
zL gd3 WaS (e8) Black hopes to hold out Petrus- 9 ".. AN7
hin-Kozlov, USSR 1985. 10 0-0-0 Bc7
13 Shl 11 -e-d3
13 6bl .Wa4 14 c4 Bb4 15 a)ll te2b5 12 Axf6 6xf6 l3 e5

r-r=,ruI Be3 6a5!? .flb7 14 gg3 de l5 fe 6d7 16 -g.R

I la* "',ru"
13
t4 abl
15 Be3
_Q-d7
gb4
deTl
0-0! co.
b) 11 Ye3 h6 12 Ah4 95 13 fg
tsg8 14 Ae2 hg 15 Axcs 6h7 16
Eg This is a promising new idea in h4 Ae5 oo - Sideif Zade-Grigor-
L- _fl ihis---vaiation. Black prepares
both 16 ... d5 and 16 ... f5.
iar,..Frtnze 1979-
c) ll r4?'!, h6 12 Ah4 95 13 fg
For instance'. 16 c4 f5 17 a3 del t4 We2 dfe4 15 h3 hg 16
Th unsafe position of White's Ba4 l8 Ac3 Bc6 D Ad4 8c5T Ael Ad7 17 93 Ec8 18 -e.92
tfut gives Black sufficient coun- Qi Jinguan-Karpov, Hannover 6f6 Kuzmin-Neverov, TogliattY
Echances. 23 -Q-h5 +? Exh5 24 I 983. 1985.
106 Poisoned Pawn & Polugayevsky Variutions Poisoned Pawn &.

11 h6 11 AR Wb7 12 Be2 Ab4 oo - has also been seen in practice: 12 b)u

An alternative is I I .. .b5 12 a3 Spassky-Ljubojevi6, Montreal ... Bxf6! 13 Efl Be5! (13 ... af#
ab7 13 Ehel 0-0-0 14 sh3 6c5 1979. 8e6?! 14 8e3 Ac5 15 g/f4! 0-0 Fdd
15 6xc5 dc 16 e5 6d5 17 6xd5 b) 8 a3?! abdT 9 9e2 Bb6 l0 16 Ab3 dd1 17 0-0.0 t - Bron-
Axd5 l8 AxeT BxeT: Spassky- 0-0-0 -e"b7ll 94 Ec8 o Andrer stein-Mikhalchishin, Vilnius N(
Portisch, Tilburg 1979. Tatai, Dortmund 1978. gC5 14 6e4 8e5 15
1975; 13 . . . Ear,
12 -e.h4 95 8 ... de Bdl! Ab4+ 16 c3 Ae7 17 aR ls -E
13 e5!? 9fe WcTl (101) t Gufeld-Bronstein, . Vilnius t7 I
13Ag3 is insufficient: 13 ... gf t97s) t4 trdl! (14 0-0-0 Ea7 15 I\,Iad
14 Axf4 6e5 15 9e2 b5 16 a3 AR Wf4+1rc Ad2 9c717 Ah5 tl t
trb8!? 17 Ehfl AfdT Draw; Tim-
rc1 g6 l8'Bd4 e5 19 Bf2 Ac5! 20 word
man-Ljubojevi6, Tilburg 1984.
w I I grf6 0-0! T - Gheorghiu-Ljubo-
13 gh jevi6, Amsterdam 1975) 14 ...
14 ef dxfi6 ,,ffi
EaTl (not 14... Ab4?! 15 6xe6!
ls fs ( tqo) Ae7 16 gd5!+ Klinger-Vera,
Havana 1985 or 14 ... tsc7?! 15 &
Ah5! g6 16 -e-R Ha7 17 6c6+ 0{, r
100 I" & A A
Beliavsky-Polugaevsky, Moscow ahs
B
1981.) 15 AR Bc7 16 6g5 (16 gtu
A t 6e5 Ab7 17 axfl Bxh2! o Lju- Poh
An essential aspect of the pos- bojevid) 16 ... fs t7 wd4 h5! 18
ition is that Black's pieces find a4!? (18 trxf5 is possible - 18 ... TI
themselves in the thick of the ef 19 6d5 Wd7 20 th4?! Ae7 tbc I
A A A battle, defending the most import- Tal-Polugaevsky, Alma-Ata a) t7
ant squares. White must now 1980; 20 Ed3! with an attack was ail
choose between 10 ef (Bl) and l0 stronger) 18. .. 6c6 19 th4 {Ye5 N,
Ae2 (82). An interesting alterna- 20 ab ab 2l dxb5t Rodriguez- Cffi
White has the initiative: 15 ... l0 Axb5 + ab 11 ef Be5 *
tive is Vera, Havana 1982. 17 ... ge7t2 b)m
e5 16 -CI.e4 Eg8 l7 6d2!
Diaz- 12Be2! Bxg5l3 6dxb5 Ea5! 14 Van Der Wiel-Hodgson, Ostende att
Ubilava, Varna 1985. fg $xg7 15 de4 Be5 16 6bd6+ 1983; and 16 ... g/b6!? Van Der Gil
B 6e7 oo Tal-Polugavevsky match Wiel-Van Der Miet, Holland 82
7 ... b5 1980. 1982, are tried these days.
This variation goes by the name BttF 12 {ye5!
of the Polugaevsky Variation, a B2 l0 We2 Black encounters difficulties tt
line which leads to a sharp and B1 after 12 Ba'l 13 grd3 gd7 14 tlII
...
intense struggle. 10 ef 8e5 * Ae4 ge5 15 AR!, e.g. Uc?
8e5 11 Ae2 gxgs a) 15 ... 9xb2 16 Be3 Ab7 17 trtl
There are less logical alterna- t2 0-0! c4! Axe4 18 9xe4 gf 19 cb ab 20 AGf,
tives: White must defend his pawn on Eabl t Tringov-Vila, Siqgen Ol Ffi
a) 8 Adit grb6! 9 e5 de l0 fe 6fd7 f6. 12 Bd3 (intending 13 Ae4) 1970. tylt
Yuiotions Poisoned Pawn & Polugayevsky Variations 107
tl aR Vb7 12 Be2 AM oo - has also been seen in practice: 12
Spassky-Ljubojevi6, Montreal ... Bxf6! 13 Efl 9e5! (13 ...
t9't9. 8g6?! 14 8e3 Ac5 15 Urf4! 0-0
b) t r3?! AbdT 9 9e2 8b6 l0 16 Ab3 ad1 17 0-0-0 t - Bron-
0{}{) ebT ll 94 Ec8 oo Andree- stein-Mikhalchishin, Vilnius
Tatai, Dortmund 1978. 1975;13. . . gC5 14 de4 8e5 15
t ... de Bdl! .!Lb4+ 16 c3 Ae7 17 6R
9 fe WcTl (l0t) t Gufeld-Bronstein, Vilnius
1975) t4 Edl! (14 0-0-0 Ea7 15
aR grf4+ ! 16 ad2 grc7 17 Ah5
e6 l8-8d4 e5 19 9f2 Ac5! 20
ry" L',,ru.
,rfffi
I grf6 0-0! T - Gheorghiu-Ljubo-
I* .,,ru jevi6, Amsterdam 1975) 14 ...
I Ea7! (not 14... Ab4?! 15 6xe6!
Ae7 16 Ed5!+ Klinger-Vera,
-
I :).ru Havana 1985 or 14
Ah5! g6 16 AR
... Bc7?! 15
Ba7 17 6c6t
A *h Beliavsky-Polugaevsky, Moscow
1981.) 15 AR 9c7 16 6g5 (16
6e5 9-b7 l"l axfT gfxh2! o Lju-
An cssential aspect of the pos- bojevi6) 16 ... f5 r7 Wd4 h5! 18
iin is that Black's pieces find a4!? (18 Exf5 is possible - 18 . . .
- *vcs in the thick of the ef 19 6d5 Wdi 20 th4?! Ae7
ffic,ddending the most import- Tal-Polugaevsky, Alma-Ata
-t tquar€s- White must now 1980; 20 trd3! with an attack was
&abctpeen l0 ef (B1) and l0 stronger) 18 .. . 6c6 19 th4 Uge5
CcZp2l- An interesting alterna- 20 ab ab 21 6xb5t Rodriguez-
liEb lO Axb5+ ab ll ef 8e5a Vera, Havana 1982.17 ... VeTl?
f2gGU Uxc513 6dxb5 Ba5! 14 Van Der Wel-Hodgson, Ostende
& tre? 15 Ae4 Ue5 16 Abd6+ 1983; and 16 ... gb6!? Van Der
tc? o Tal-Polugavevsky match Wiel-Van Der Vliet, Holland
r900-
-.------{982, are tried these daYs.
Br rod \2 Be5!
E lO Uc2 Black- encounters difficulties
IL after 12 ... Ea7 13 Erd3 Ed7 14
10 ef Ee5* 6e4 Be5 15 6R!, e.g.
ll Le2 gxgs a) 15 ... Bxb2 16 9e3 Ab7 17
t2 0{! c4! Axe4 18 9xe4 gf 19 cb ab 20
White must defend his pawn on Eabl t Tringov-Vila, Siqgen Ol
fr- 12 Ud3 (intending 13 6e4) 1970.
b) 15 ... Bc7 16 ge3 Ab7 17
6fg5! Axe4 17 4xe4 t Murey-
Feldman, USSR 1965.
13 6R
Nothing is promised by 13 AR
Ea7, for instance, 14 6c6 dxc6
15 Axc6* Ad7 16 AxdT ExdT
17 grB Ad6+ Mariotti-Ribli,
Manila 1976, but 13 Bhl!? Ea7
14 Ad3t threatening 15 Eel was
worth considering.
13 ac5+
14 Shl 9xf6
15 dd
t6 afg5
Be7
Beliavsky's idea. After 16 . ..
0-017 6xf7! Exf718 BxfT SxfT
Ah5+ *g& 20 6xc5 White
gained an advantage, Beliavsky-
Polugaevsky, Moscow 1979.
16 f5
The best defence, but White has
the better chances here as well.
a) 17 b4 $xM 18 Qh5+ 96 19
dxhT *fl 20 trxf5+ ef 2l
6eg5 * Plaskett-Gallagher,
Chichester 1981.
b) 17 "flhs 96 18 6xh7 *f7 t9
6hg5+ ,be7 20 6xc5 Plaskett-
Gallagher, Guildford 1982.
B2
10 Be2 afd.l
11 (H)-0 Hb7 (r02)
ll ... Ac6!? 12 6xc6 {yxc6 13
grd3 h6! 14 ah4 ab7 15 ae2
Bc7 16 Ehel 6c5 17 Urd4! (17
grh3 b4!? 18 Ab5 ab 19 Axb5+
Ac6 20 gB Ab3+! Griinfeld-
Polugaevsky, Riga Interzonal,
19'79) 17 .. . 9"e7 18 Axb5 ab 19
108 Poisoned Pawn & Potugayevsky Variations Poisoned Pavn I
position; Chandler-Klinger, 822
t02 12
W
i I I I Lugano 1984.
13 13
Axe6
gc4
fe

I -CI-e2
After 13 Ad3 h6 (13 . . . af614 An alternative is 13 $h5+ 96 X
I Axf6 9xf6 15 trhel+) 14 Ah4 14 9g4 and now if 14 . .. 9xe5 15 2l .
95 15 6xe6! h5! 16 grh3! (16 Ad3 Ae7 16 AxeT tDxe7 17 UE
Bxg5 Ah6 +) 16 ... Ah6! 17 Ehel h5 then 18 Sxg6!, for in- ouE
a
il
a
a
ebl 94. 18 6c7*! BxcT 19 stance, 18... Erf4+ 19 $bl Urg4 r'it
A
Ehel * gA 20 Ae7+ White has 20 Exe6* Bxe6 2l $g7+ +
E at attack; after the interesting 15 Greenfeld-Van Der Miet,
Ehel h5!? l6 Eh3 Urf4+ l7 tDbl Amsterdam 1982.
Bxh4 18 Exe6*!?fe 19 Bxe6* 14 Ae7 19 AxeT 6xe5!? is Br
...
6xb5 + Agapov-Nepomniashy, the position is sharp; Thipsay- possible, and then 16 Bg3 SxeT Sr
Leningrad 1983. Hodgson, British ch. 1984. 17 Axb5! Ec8 18 grh4+ CPfS 19 I c{
Ilaving completed his develop- 13 h5 gf6+ with the initiative for Afi
ment White prepares for active Stronger than 13 . . . Af6 owing White; Gonzalez-Ernandes, E A
operations. It is true that the poor to 14 Axf6 igxf6 (14 ... gf 15 Cuba 1981. fr
positioning of his pieces on the Ehel h5 16 gh3* Torre-Sigur- 13 gxeS Otl
kingside slows the tempo of the jonsson, Geneva 1977) 15 14 _Q-d3 _CI.e7 ll .t

attack, but White can create dan- 6cxb5! a Shakarov-Lutsker, 15 AxeT 6x.e7 t)
gerous threats thanks to the sharp corr. 1982. 16 Ehel h5! tU
pressure on the fl
and e6 squares. t4 grh4 f6 The only defence of the e6 and !-f
We will examine two continua- ls Ef4 ( 103) 97 squares. tlr
tions: 17 grM+ Ec5 l9t
B2l 12 8e4
t03
18 gih4+ gS (104) ZLI
822 12 6xe6!? B ,I 2l
B2t ,,ru, at
L2 gc4 104
W _f U
Preparing 13 6xe6 fe .,,ffi n
Bxe6*.
14

,,ffi
.,,ru
I I EO
12 Bxe5!? I I *
The continuation 12 . . . 8b6 is A 3rl
held to be difficult for Black 33
because of 13 Ae2! 6xe5 14 Wh3 A
A
21
a
a G
6bd7 15 Ehel h6 16 Ah4 g5?t 17
6xe6! (17 Axg5? E g8! Kavalek- And White has an advantage.
Polugaevsky, Manila 1975) 17 . . . 15... 95 16 9xh5+! Exh5 17 E
fe 18 Af2! +; 16 .. . g5 is better - Axh5+ tse7 18 Axe5 6xe5 19 Or 18... Af6 19 Ug3 Eg8 20 rl
l7 9,e4 h5 18 Axe6 Ah6+ 19 ga + Balashov-Quinteros, Ee5 tsb6 2l jLf5* Olafsson- lo{
q}bl with an unclear and sharp Manila 1976. Polugaevsky, Reykjavik I 986. af,
Yuialions Poisoned Pawn & Polugayevsky Variations 109

pcitioq Chandler-Klinger, B.22 19 gh3 Eh6

Irgano 1984. 12 6xe6 fe 20 g_e4! 6c6
13 _CI_e2 13 wc4 2t ads!
After 13 Ad3 h6 (13 ... 6f614 An alternative is 13 th5+ g6 White has an advantage; after
Axf6 Urxf6 15 Bhel+) 14 Ah4 14 Ve4 and now if 14 . . . 9xe5 15 2l . . . ad8 22 AxbT 6xb7 23
-C"d3 Ae7 16 AxeT *xe7 17
6 15 6xe6! h5! 16 Erh3! (16 g,R White's threats are danger-
,rs5 gh6 +) 16 ... Ah6! l7 Ehel h5 then 18 gxg6!, for in- ous; Johansson-Uriola, Reykja-
Cbl 94. 18 6c7-r! 8xc7 19 stance, 18... gff++ 19 *bl 9g4 vik 1986.
thl + *f8 20 Ae7* White has 20 Exe6* 9xe6 2l $g7+ t
a a$ack; after the interesting 15 Greenfeld-Van Der Miet, Illustrative Games
Ehcl h5!? 16 gh3 grf4+ 17 6bl Amsterdam 1982.
trh418 Exe6*!? fe 19 Bxe6* 14 . .. Ae7 19 AxeT 6xe5!? is Barczay-Rashkovsky
th pmition is sharP; ThiPsaY- 8g3 6xe7
possible, and then 16 Sochi 199
noOgson, British ch. 1984. 17 Axb5! trc8 18 grh4+ ef8 l9 le4c526Rd63d4cd46xd4
t3 ''r... h5 Ef6+ with the initiative for 6f6 5 dc3 a6 6 3-85 e6 7 f4 Eb6
$ronger than 13 . . . Af6 owing White; Gonzalez-Ernandes, 8 Ab3 AbdT (8... 9e3* 9 Ve2
b 14 Axf6 9xf6 (14 ... gf 15 Cuba 1981. Bxe2* 10 Axe2 AbdT ll 0-0-
fbl h5 16 Urh3+ Torre-Sigur- t3 gxe5 0t) 9 8e2 (9 8R 9c7 l0 a4 b6
14 Ad3 Ae7 ll Ad3 Ab7 12 0-0 -e-e7 13 Eh3
Errb5!+ Shakarov-Lutsker, 15 AxeT $xe7 t) 9 ... 9c7 l0 0-0-0 b5 ll a3
ur- l9E2 16 trhel h5! Ab7 12 94 Ec8 13 -e-C2 Ae7 14
L grM f6 The only defence of the e6 and Ah4 h6 15 Ag3 Ac5 16 axc5
15 lrr4 (103) 97 squares. 8xc5 17 Ehel 6d7 18 e5!? $xg2
17 gM+ Bc5 19 8xg2 d5 20 f5 b4 2l ab SxM
.r4ru
18 Eh4+ gs (104) 22 f6l gf 23 ef Axf6 (23 . . . 6xf6
24 Ae5! t) 24 9xd5 0-0! 25
t. - I .,,ru gb3! (25 gxdT Exc3! +) 2s ...
I- w Bxb3 26 cb 6b6 27 Ae5 Axe5
I I- .,,ru I 28 Exe5 ads 29 Ed3 Ec5 30
- ffi Be4! (30 t}d2? 6xc3! 3l Exc5
I DI 6e4+) 36 ... gfc8 (30 ... Eb8
A wA% A
3l Ec4!) 3l qbd2: ,bCl 32h3a5
33 6xd5 ed 34 Ee5 Ec2+ 35
E trt
a
a *e3l-5.
And White has an advantage.
t5 --- 95 16 ttrxh5+! Exh5 17 Belyavsky-Hiibner
irhs+ Ce7 18 Axe5 6xe5 19 Or 18 . .. af619 Bg3 Eg8 20 Tilburg 1981

s3+ Balashov-Quinteros, ge5 9b6 21 Af5+ Olafsson- 1e4c52dRd63d4cd46xd4

l{af,a1976. Polugaevsky, Reykjavik 1986. 6f6 5 6c3 a6 6 Ag5 e6 7 f4 grb6
110 Poisoned Pawn & Polugayevsky Variations

8 gid2 Bxb2 9 trbl ula3 l0 f5 trb8 trc7 23 gid3 Ac5* 24 *ht

dc6 ll fe fe 12 Axc6 bc 13 e5 de *e7 25 We4!? (25 BB treS :)
14 Axf6 gf 15 6e4 Ae7 16 Ae2 25 . . . *d62 26 trdl * Sxdl +
h5 17 Eb3 Ba4 18 6xf6+ Axf6 27 Axdl h4 28 gd3+ Ad4 (28
19 c4 Ah4+ (19 .. . tra7 20 0-0 ...6e7 29 $96 €Pd6 30 gh Exh4 11 Najdorf: Mist
Ed7 2l .B.e3 .E.xa2 22 trxf6
Bal + 23 Afl Eg7?l 24 Eb8
3l Ag4 +) 29 c5+ Sxc5 (29 . . .
Se7 30 Sg6 Ef8 3l gc5+ trf6
Moves for W
*e7 25 El2 gd4 26 8R e4 27 32 Ah5 + +) 30 Sa3* Bd5 3l
Ef4 Eg4, 28 tsrc7* + Ab3 + @e4 32 Ac4 Bf5 33
Belyavsky-Timman, Tilburg glB+ $g5 34 gh+ Exh4 35 Le/ c5
l98l) 20 g3 Ae7 21 0-0 Ea7 22 gg3+ 1-0. 2af3 d6 fo
3d4 cd A]
4 6xil4 af6 A:
5 Ac3 a6 AI
In this chapter we consider
alternatives to the most common
sixth moves for White. The four -t"
other moves which have been fr
employed are: .d
A 6 g-e3
B 6a4 4
c 6f4 k
D 693 .c
A IJ
6 -e-e3 eS (105) u
h
t il
s
I ,"ru
I I
I
,,,ffi I
A
D
,rru"
A A A E
T
rt
Other replies, such as 6 . . . gc7 u
and 6... Abd7 are also playable, tU
but they frequently transpose into
well known variations.
Yuiotions

EbE Ec7 23 gd3 Ac5* 24 *hl

rt,e? 25 8e4!? (25 BR Ee8 :)
25 - -. *d6? 26 Edl + grxdl -|
2!'t Axdl h4 28 gd3+ Ad4 (28
-- - te7 29 .8e6 ePd6 30 gh exn4 11 Najdorf: Miscellaneous 6th
3l Ag4 +.) 29 c5+ tbxc5 (29 . . .
3E730 9g6 Ef8 3l Bg5+ Ef6
Moves for White
:I2 Ah5 + +) 30 Wa3* $ds 31
!.b3+ *e4 32 Ac4 *f5 33 t4 There are two logical retreats
t[t+ fg5 34 gh+ Exh4 35 2af3
c5
for the knight:
CE3+ l{. d6
3d4 cd A1 7AR
4 dxd4 ar6 A2 7 ab3
5 6c3 t6 A1
In this chapter we consider 7aR
alternatives to the most common This is directed against 7 . . .
sixth moves for White. The four Ae6. White intends to transfer
other moves which have been the bishop to b3 and then block-
employed are: ade the d5 square.
A6Ae3 7 ... Bc7
B 6a4 a) 7 ... Ae6 8 6g5 8a5 9 6xe6
c 6f4 fe 10 Ac4! d5 ll ed AM (11 ...
D 693 Aa3!?) 12 A.dz 9c5 13 Ab3 +
A Lukin-Murey, USSR 1974.
6 Ae3 e5 (105) b)7... Ae7 8 Ac4! Ae6 9 Axe6
fe l0 AB5 Wd7 ll grB b5 12
grh3 b4 B Aez t - Razuvayev-
105
W
,,ru,
I I Szabo, Amsterdam 1975.
8 Ae5!?
, Itmakes sense to limit the
,,,ffi scope of the bishop on c8.
21 Also playable is 8 a4!? Ae7 9 a5
,ffi
0-0!? (9 . . . AbdT t0 dd2 6c5 I I
A "ru a'% A 6d5?! 6xd5 12 ed Af5 13 -9.e2
h6 + Hiibner-Portisch; match
1980) lO Ae2 Ae6 ll 0-0 AbdT
Other replies, such as 6. . . gc7 n AC5 Ac4 13 Ea4 Sxe2 14
and 6 . . . AbdT are also PlaYable, gxe2 I Hiibner-Portisch, match
but they frequently transpose into 1980.
well known variations. 8 ... AbdT
I 12 Nujdorf : Miscellaneous 6th Moves for White Najdorf: Mlielh
9 a4 h6! A2 l0 ... Ae7?! 11 0-0-0 Ab6 n c
10 Ah4 Ae7! 7 6b3 -CI.e6 h4 0-0 13 h5 ad 14 Sxc4 Pxo4
This is the most precise move 8 gd2 15 95 + Adorjan-Ribli, Budapest 1
order. Black tries to exploit the White strives for pressure along 1979. fd
position of the bishop at h4. the d-fiIe. 11 0-0-0 b5 Til
If Black plays 10 .. . b6 then 8 ... abdT t2 €lbl Ab6 e5i
White will be able to carry out his 9R Bc$ ( 106) 13 h4 ad
plan: ll Ad2! Ab7 12 Ac4 g5!? White's position is the more e4r
(12 ... Ae7 13 Be2 0-0 14 0-0 promising: 13 ... Ae7 14 Ad3 vll
E Ib
Efc8?! 15 Efdl glc5 16 _9"b3 I AfdT ls 95 h5 16 flt! Ag4 17 f5!
EabS 17 dc4 + Razuvayev-
I 1r
,rffirt t Tseshkovsky-Sunye, Erevan rl
Sigurjonsson, Cienfuegos 1975) I 1980, or 13 . . .b4 A Wn dc415 pil
13 Ag3 dc5 14 Be2 Ag7 15 h4 Axc4 Axc4 16 Aa4 ad7 l7 affi pro
0-o-o to hghgtT Exh8 Exh8 18 A 6xb6 18 Axb6 t Mnatsaka-
0-0-0
197s.
t Bronstein-Savon, USSR a .,,ffi,
nian-Sunye, Erevan 1980.
B
Ac
lay
A A A
Less clear is 10... g5?!: ll AC3 614 cl
Ac512 6d2 Ae6 13 gR Ae7 14 6 R?! e5 7 ab3 Ae6 8 Ae3 cr.
Ac4 0-0 15 a5 Ead8 o Makari- Ae7 9 grd2 0-0 l0 0-0-0 b5 ll C3
chev-Sekey, Frunze 1979. Black must begin his counter- 6d5 6xd5 12 ed Af5 13 e4 Ad7 c[
ll ad2 c5! play immediately. There is no 14 @a5 f5 oo Vasyukov-Gufeld,
12 -e.ca time for development: Tbilisi 1979. 'l
AI8
13 Ac4 a) 9 . . . Ae7 10 g4t h6l (Lepesh- 6 ... e5?! wl
a) 13 6c4 Ae6 14 6e3 Ua5! 15 kin's recommendation; it is better Other moves transpose into h
gd3 696 16 0-0 h5 oo Makari- than l0 . . . 0-0?! ll 0-0-0 b5 12 95 well known variations. cll
chev-Tseshkovsky, USSR 1978. b4 13 6e2 6e8 14 693 a5 15 7 af3.l -CI.e7 cti
b) 13M 6e614 hghg l5 Exh8* tbl 6c7 16 f4 a4 17 6cl + Also possible is 7 .. . Bc7 8 cll
6xh8 16 6c4 Ae617 6d5 Axd5 Lukin-Shanin, Leningrad 1976, Ae5 6bd7 9 ad2 h6 l0 Ah4
18 ed Ag6 : Ivanov-Bangiev, or lo . .,,6s tl 95 6h5 12 o-o-o Ae7 ll Ac4?! (11 a5! t) ll ...
USSR 1979. 0-0 !3/Bgl Ec8 14 6d5 axd5 15 6b6l 12 Ab3 Ae6 13 9e2 Ec8
13 -CI.e6 €df5 16 h4 t Hartston-Smejkal, 14 R 6c4 co Kurajica-Ftacnik,
Two possible continuations Vrnjadka Banja 1972) ll0-0-0 b5! Skara 1980. 1
are: 12 h4 db6 13 *bl b4 14 Axb6 8 Ac4 0-0 *
a) 14 Ab3 6e615 6fl 8c5 16 8xb6 15 6d5 6xd5 16 ed Ad7 9 0-0 dc6 Er
6e3 h5 l7 h3h418 Ah2 Urb4 + t Banas-Ftacnik, Trnava 1980. 10 Ag5 tic
Baumstark{hiburdanidze, Bel- b) 9 . . . 6c5 10 0-0-0 b5 1l 6xc5 White stands slightly better: l0 !r
grade 1979. dc 12 grxd8* Bxd8 13 Exd8+ ....flg4?! (10 ... Ae6 t) ll h3 Lr
b) 14 ue2 Ec8 15 -Q_b3 h5 16h4- exd8 14 a4 t Tseshkovsky- Ahs 12 Axf6 Axf6 13 Ad5 t Rr
Gipslis-Marjanovi6, Dortmund Vitolins, Erevan 1980. Panchenko-Rashkovsky, Dubna Qd
1978. 10 94 h6 1979. 15r
 for White Najdorf: Miscellaneous 6th Movesfor White 113

10 ... Ae7?! ll 0-0-0 ab6 12 C

7 ab3 Ae6 h4 0-0 13 h5 Ac4 14 Axc4 Exc4 6f4
t gd2 15 95 + Adorjan-Ribli, Budapest This is one plausible way to
White strives for pressure along 1979. fight for the initiative. The battle
ft d-fiIe. 11 G0-0 b5 will take place in the centre, where
t ... aM7 t2 lt'bl ab6 e5 is already threatened. There is
9R Bc& (106) 13 h4 a drawback, however, in that the
White's position is the more e4 square is weakened, which pro-
promising: 13 ... Ae7 14 Ad3 vides Black with a choice of plans.
*r"fffi afd7 t5 95 h5 16 f4! Ag4 17 f5! He can concentrate on the control
tw"^ L,,rru, L
.,,ffi t Tseshkovsky-Sunye, Erevan or blockade of e 5, which will Pre-
I. 1980, or 13 . . . b4 A Wf2 6c415 pare an attack on e4. His most
w Axc4 Axc4 16 Aa4 ad1 17 6b6 promising formation is . .. 8c7,
... 9-b7,...
A 6xb6 18 .flxb6 t Mnatsaka- ... 6bd7-r5,... b5,
affi A,,%, nian-Sunye, Erevan 1980. Ae7 (or g7). White must not de-
,r%, B lay his attack on the kingside.
a
6a4 Cl 6 ... Wc7
A
6 R?! e5 7 db3 Ae6 8 Ae3 c2 6 ... abd7
Ae7 9 U4d2 0-0 l0 0-0-0 b5 ll C3 6...e5
IEed must begin his counter- 6d5 6xd5 12 ed Af5 l3 g4 Ad7 c1
flry imediately. There is no 14 Q,aS f5 oo Vasyukov-Gufeld, 6 ... gc7
rfor fm &velopment: Tbilisi 1979. This stops 7 e5 and leaves
.)t.-. Ae7 l0 94! h6! (LePesh- 6 ... e5?! White to choose one of the fol-
tb's rccmmendation; it is better Other moves transpose into lowing moves:
- I0. -.04?! ll 0-0-0 b5 12 95 well known variations. cll 7 ad3
ba l'3 tsc2 6e8 14 6e3 a5 15 7 6f3]' 9.e7 Cl2 7 He2l?
tbl Ac7 16 f4 a4 17 6cl + Also possible is 7 ... Bc7 8 c11
L*in-$anin, Leningrad 1976, Ags 6bd7 9 dd2 h6 l0 Ah4 7 Ad3 96
c lO -. - b5 ll g5 6h5 12 0-0-0 Ae7 1l Ac4?! (ll a5! t) ll ... 8 G0 Ag7
O{, 13 Egl Ec8 14 A0S Axd5 15 Ab6l 12 Ab3 Ae6 13 tge2 trc8 e aR aN7 (107)
GdF f6h4 t Hartston-Smejkal, -------14-f5-6E4 co Kurajica-Ftacnik, 10Uel
Yntsi:ta Banjz 1972) 1l 0-0-0 b5! Skara 1980. The most active move. If l0
r:2 h4 Ab6 13 rEbl b4 14 Axb6 8 -gc4 G0 a4?l b6 11 fDhl Ab7 12 Bel
3rb 15 Ed5 6xd5 16 ed Ad7 9 0-0 dc6 Black sets up his intended forma-
t nare-s-Ftacnik, Trnava 1980. 10 _CI-cs tion: 12 . . . 6c5!? (12 ...0-0 13
b) t .. . acs l0 0-0-0 b5 I I 6xc5 White stands slightly better: l0 gh4 e5 14 f5? gfl 15 ef d5! 16 Ah6
& 12 UxdS* Exd8 13 Bxd8+ ... gga?! (10 ... Ae6 t) ll h3 Axh6 17 Uxh6 e4! T Popov-
tfrdt 14 a4 t TseshkovskY- Ahs 12 Axf6 Axf6 13 Ad5 t Rashkovsky, Moscow 1974) 13
Vrtotins, Erevan 1980. Panchenko--Rashkovsky, Dubna .$Ld2 0-0 14 Erh4 (14 b4?! flxd3
l0 94 h6 1979. 15 cd Eac8 16 Ecl grd8 17 Urh4
 I 14 Najdorf : Miscellaneous 6th Moves .for White Najdorf: Misc&

107
ct2 a
W A A I
108
W
t 7 Ae2!? e5! crt
t I I The transposition to the Dra- &
gon variation with 7 . . . 96?! is not dr
advantageous here. q
8 AU: bs! tt
a a 9 _CI-n _e.b7 _I
A
a
ii
a
a A A
10 0-0 abdT ( 10e) lq
2t
g * R.t

d5! o
Filipowicz-Suetin, Pola-
ntca Zdroj 1974) 14 ... e5 15
Eael Eae8 16 fe de 17 {g5
6cd7 l8 ER h6 19 ah3 6h5! oo
Ljubojevi6-Miles, Skara 1980.
l0
b5!?
l0 ... e5 is also playable, for
example ll
gh4 b5 12 fe de 13
Ah6 Axh6 14 Wxh6 Ab7 ls
6g5 gcS+ 16 ehl gf8
Gufeld-Govbinder, Moscow
1979.
11qbhl
A necessary prophylactic.
a) 11 Eh4 Ab7 12 f5 6c5 l3 Ag5
h6! 14 Axf6 Axf6 15 9g4 b5 T
Ubilava-Gavrikov,
1979.
il l I ct
12 U'h4 e5 l3 fe de 14 Ah6 b4l (14 I
... Ab7? 15 AC5 Eae8 16 94! I
tre7 17 trB Efe8 18 trafl Bb6 A
19 a4! Ac6 20 Eh3! t Gufeld- a -q
Ubilava, USSR 1979) 15 6e2 (15 A A A
Ad5 6xd5 16 ed f6 17 gxgT
gxgT l8 gxb4 Eb8 19 Se7+
Hf7 20 Ba3 grc5 T - Petrienko- Black attacks the pawn on e4 in
Rashkovsky, USSR 1977) 15 ... the usual manner. At the same
ah5 16 QxgT *xg7 17 ds5 time the closed centre makes it
6df6 o. difficult for White to play on the
The position in diagram 108 is kingside. I
critical. White was not able to 11 a3 $"e7 d
prevent his opponent from setting Inadequate is 1l ... ef?! 12 of
up his pieces in an ideal forma- Axf4 6e5 13 ad4 g6 14 rfhl ril
Moscow tion, and his basic idea 12 e5 de l3 Ed8 ls 9-g5 Ae7 16 -e.h6 t
-tsAg!. 14 e6 fe! does not work. Tseshkovsky-Tukmakov, Lvov J

b) 11 a3? Ab7 12 Ad2 0-0 B- The most-dppropriate continua- 1978. lo

Sh4 a5 14 trael b4 15 Ab5 tion at this point is 12 f5!? (12 a3?l t2 dthl 0-0 Ar
9c5 * T Nyevednichy-Gufeld, e5 13 Bh4 0-0 14 fe de 15 gh6 13 g4l? -0.1
Baku 1978. ah5! 16 SxgT qbxgT 17 4.e5 13 We2 trfe8 l3 94 d5! l5 ed M {
c) 11 e5?! de l2fe de413 e6 fe m. adf6 l8 trR h6 T Arapovi6- 16 ab Axb4 17 de4 ef oo Polovo-
d) 11 a4?! U t2 adl trb8 13 Szekely, Sarajevo 1980) 12...0-0 din-Psakhis, Riga 1980.
Sh4 AcS A e5 dg415 6e3 h5 13 Erh4 e6! (13 .. . e5?! 14 Ag5! 13 d5!? ,
o Sax-Stean, Teesside 1975. EaeS 15 6d2l t Ciocaltea- 14 ed e4 ll
ll HbTt? (108) IJngureanu, Romania 1977) 14 15 9"g2 Ab6 o{
Immediate castling requires Ad2 trae8 15 fg fg! o Durao- This is a sharp position. After cd1
precise playfrom Black: I I . . . 0-0 Rashkovsky, Sochi 1977. 16 95! flfxdi 17 dxe4 Ead8 18 *t
 for White Najdorf : Miscellaneous 6th Moves for White 115

c12 dd4 Efe8 it is difficult to

7 Ae2!? evaluate the position, but it is
-t t A
e5!
The transposition to the Dra- obvious that the strong knight at
I% gon variation with 7 . . . 96?! is not d4 guarantees White some advan-
3 I advantageous here. tage: 19 c3!? (19 tgg4 AA 20 f5
% 8 Ab3 b5! Be5 2l dB Ac4 22 96 dde3 o
I a 9 _e_a _c"b7 - Psakhis-Azrnaiparashvili, Riga
10 0-0 dfr7 (109) 1980) 19 ...
Ef8 20 g.e4 erhS?!
A W,A 2l f5 dc4 22 96 X Dolmatov-
g
Rashkovsky, Minsk 1979.
I I I C2
6 ... dM7(110)
12 Uh4 e5 13 fe de 14 .Ah6 1o4t. (14
I
--- Ab?? 15 aC5 Eae8 16 94! 110 I.
Ee7 17 ER EfeS 18 trafl Sb6 I I I
19 *L Ld 20 Eh3! + Gufeld-
LtrHava, USSR 1979) 15 6e2 (15
_u
A
I
A A
qdS tsxdS 16 ed f6 17 QxgT H
CxgT 18 UxM Eb8 19 Be7+
EllZD Ua3 Uc5 T -Petrienko- Black attacks the pawn on e4 in
the usual manner. At the same A A A
Aht 16 flxg7 gxgT 17 Ae5 timd the closed centre makes it
Bdffi o- difficult for White to play on the
Ib pcition in diagram 108 is kingside. Black tries to do without the
critizl White was not able to 11 a3 Ae7 move ... Bc7, since in a number
ftrtathfo opponent from setting Inadequate is 11 . . . efll 12 of variations he must contend
p hir pi(s in an ideal forma- Axf4 Ap5 13 ad4 g6 14 *hl with ad5.
ri.r, rrd his basic idea l2 e5 de 13 Ed8 15 Ag5 Ae7 16 Ah6 t 7 Ad3 96
t Agl! 14 e6 fe! does not work. Tseshkovsky-Tukmakov, Lvov 7... ge2!e59 6b3 Ab7
b5?! 8
-- l0 Ad2 Ae7 ll 0-0-0 b4 12 6d5
Tb mocf appropriate continua- rgi8.
ga al this point is 12 f5!? (12 a3?t 12 Clhl 0-0 Axd5 13 ed a5 14 fe 6xe5 15
d 13 trh4 0{ 14 fe de 15 Ah6 13 g4l? Ab5+ dfdT 16 ad4 t Kapen-
gtfl 16 !xg7 rExgT 17 ags 13 We2 Efe8 13 94 d5! 15 ed b4 gut-Bangiev, USSR 1975.
gdff lt ER h6 T Arapovi6- 16 ab Axb4 17 de4 ef o
Polovo- 8 a4 _Q.C7
SLEtdr Sarajevo 1980) 12 . . . 0-0 din-Psakhis, Riga 1980. 9AR GO
13 th4 e6! (13 ... e5?! 14 Ag5! l3 d5!? 9 ... b6 is weaker: l0 0-0 Ab7
Eac8 15 Ad2l t Ciocaltea- 14 ed e4 ll Bel 6c5 12 f5! d5?! (12...
[Ingureanu, Romania 1977) 14 15 -e"c2 ab6 0-0!?) 13 e5 6fe414 b4! 6xd3 15
Ad2 Eae8 15 fg fg! o Durao- This is a sharp position. After cd gf 16 de de 17 Ug3! + van der
Rashkovsky, Sochi 1977. 16 95! 6fxd5 17 dxe4 Ead8 18 Wiel-Stean, Baden 1980.
l16 Najdorf: Miscellaneous 6th Movesfor
10 0-0 b6
10...6c5!? ll 9el Eb8 12
Eh4 b5! 13 ab ab 14 e5 a Ghiz-
davu-Karpov, Bath 197 3.
11 Bel Hb7 (ttl)
111 s Novikov, USSR 1984.
i
,,,ru I I
I I
A
a
,rffi,
a a
Now 12 grh4 b5 13 f5 6c5 14
fg fg 15 Ae3 6xd3 16 cd Bd7 17
a5 tsac8 18 h3 e5 19 Ad2 Ah5
gives Black a slight advantage
(Grumberg-Nunn, Buenos Aires
1978).
C3
6 ... e5
76f3
White organises pressure on the
e5 square, and prepares to take
control of the d5 square by Afl-
c4.
7 ... AbdT
7 ... 9c7 preventing 8 Ac4 is
possible, though weakening the
control of the h4 square tells in
some lines, 8 a4 6bd7 9 -CI.a:
Ae7 l0 0-0 0-0 ll Cthl Ee8 (or
ll ... b6 12 VeZAbT 13 fe de 14
6h4 e6l5 Ag5 with the initiative
for White; Cramling-De Firmian,
Reykjavik 1984) 12 gh4! ef (or 12
Najdod: Min
White
t
. .. 96 13 fs! ds!? 14 fg hg 15 gR g6 18 Ah6 with an attack; Koro-
with the initiative for White; Sok- lev-Lipidi, corr. 1984.
olov-Novikov, USSR 1984) 13 11 lDhl
Axf4 6c5 14 Ag5 Ae6 15 Bd2
{ After ll Ve2 6xd3l 12 Uxdl
Eac8 16 E ael with a more active Bc7 13 fs jLdT 14 Ag5 lc6
position for White; Sokolov- {t Black has sufficient counterplay;
8a4
Nunn-Ribli, London 1984.
After 8 Ac4 b5! Black has suffi-
11 ds (112)
cient coirnterplay: 9 Ab3 Ae7 l0 t 112 E
0-0 0-0 ll fe de 12 Ag5 Ab7 13 W
Axf6 6xf6 14 6xe5 gc7!, or 9
-Q-d5 Eb8 19 Acs Axd5 ll
r% "'ffi,
{ %,
Bxd5 Be7 12 0-0 h6 13 AR b4
14 ae2 Ab7, Korchnoi-Hort,
Zu;rich 1984.
i,
A 'ffis- ,rru,
a:%
%
d
8 ...
9 _C-d3
-Q-e7 l'i AA
Not as sharp as 9 _e-c+ ga5!?
(preventing l0 0-0 owing to 10 . . .
Wc5+) 1.0.8e2 (10 Ad2 is poss- 12 6xe5!
ible: l0 . . . ef I I Be2! 0-0 12 Ad5 Stronger than 12 fe 6fxe4 13
gdS 13 Axf4 6xd5 14 Axd5 6d4 (nothing is gained by 13
with a small advantage for White) gxe4 de 14 Bxd8 Exd8 15 6g5
10...0-0 (10...b5 is unclear: ll owing to 15 ... h6! 16 69104
Aa2 ba 12 0-0 0-0 13 rDhl -Q.b7 dxe4 17 6xe4 Af5! with an
and after 14 6h4! White has an equal position; Kindermann-
initiative on the kingside) I I Aa2 Chandler, Vienna 1986) becausc
pf-+ZAn-}reS 13 Axf4 6e6 14 Black equalises by 13 . . . f6! 14 ef
-e-d2 gh5 15 Eael $d7 with a Axf6.
complicated position; Sokolov- 12 de
Portisch, Montpellier 1985. After 12 ... 6cxe4 13 Ae3!
9 ... 0-0 White has the better chanccs
10 0-0 Ac5 owing to the positional threat of,
It is risky to accept the pawn 14 ad4.
sacrifice by l0 ... ef ll Axf4 13 Ae2
Eb6+ 12 *hl gxb2, after 13 13 Ac4 is possible: 13 . .. Ac6
$el White has dangerous
threats: 13 ... gfb4 14 Ebl Bc5
15 Ad5 6xd5 16 ed -CI-f6 17 8e4
t 14 :w*e2 and White has some a&
vantage: Ioseliani-Baginskaite
USSR ch. 1985.
 for White Najdorf: Miscellaneous 6th Movesfor White 117

--- c6 13 f5! ds!? 14 fg hg ls giB g6 18 Ah6 with an attack; Koro- 13 gc7

rith the initiative for White; Sok- lev-Lipidi, corr. 1984. 14 Ae3
olov-Novikov, USSR 1984) 13 11 ehl Beliavsky{handler, Vienna
A:d4 AcS 14 Ag5 Ae6 15 Bd2 After ll Be2 6xd3! 12 gxd3 1986, continued 14 ... b6?! 15

Ee8 16 Eael with a more active Bc7 13 f5 -e-d7 14 $g5 flc6 {gel Ab7 16 gC3 with an advan-
position for White; Sokolov- Black has sufficient counterplay; tage for White. 14 ... 6cd7 was
Novikov, USSR 1984. Nunn-Ribli, London 1984. better.
8a4 l1 ds (112) D
After 8 Ac4 b5! Black has suffi- 6g3 e5
chrt coirnterplay: 9 -Q-b3 Ae7 l0 112
7 6de2
O{ 04 ll fe de 12 Ag5 Ab7 13 I ',,ru
L,,ru, L
This is the most accurate with-
Arf6 axf6 14 6xe5 9c7!, or 9 drawal, since White must control
ad5 Eb8. 19 ac5 6xd5 ll
I the d5 square: 7 ab3?l Ae7 8
txd5 Ue7 12 0-0 h6 13 aR b4 Ag2 Ae6 9 0-0 0-0 l0 f4 AbdT 1l
la aeZ Ab7, Korchnoi-Hort, A A f5 Ac4 12 Eel b5 13 Ad2 Ec8
Z,Eich l9M. a : Kurajica-Bujaii6, Stockholm
t ... 9-e7 A A% t9'7s176.
9 Ad:i 8,%r* 7... 6H.7)(113)
I{ot
as sharp as 9 Ac4 Ba5!?
(pwenting l0 0-0 owing to l0 . . .
3c5+1 l0 ge2 (10 Ad2 is poss- \ 12 6xe5!
II3 affir
itr r0 - -. ef ll Be2!0-0 12 Ad5
adt 13 Axf4 6xd5 14 Axd5
Stronger than 12 fe Afxe4 13
6d4 (nothing is gained by 13 l"ffi '.m
rit a qnrall advantage for White) axe4 de 14 uxd8 exd8 15 6g5 %
owing to 15 ... h6! 16 6ffe4
A
lO ---04(10 .. . b5 is unclear: II 21

E.2 te 12 O-0 0-0 13 6hl Ab7 6xe4 17 6xe4 Af5! with an "ffi % "ru,
d rftE 14 Ah4! White has an equal position; Kindermann- AAA
-fi'rir,e on the kingside) I I Aa2 Chandler, Vienna 1986) because
tf12 0{ 6e5 13 Axf4 6g6 14 ElaeLequalises by 13 ... f6! 14 ef
Ad2 rth5 15 Eael Ad7 with a Axf6.
oqllb&d position; Sokolov- 12 de 7 ... bs 8 Ecs AbdT 9 Ad5
ftrtifch, Montpellier 1985. After 12 . .. 6cxe4 13 Ae3! Ae7 l0 Axf6 6xf6 ll 6ec3 0-0
9G0 White has the better chances 12a4 !. Holmov-Ubilava, USSR
le 0{ ac5 owing to the positional threat of 1979.
It is risky to accept the pawn 14 ad4. White has the better pawn
by l0 ... ef llAxf4 13 Ae2 structure but his pieces are
-ifice
tb6+ 12 Ohl $xb2, after 13 13 -e-c4 is possible: 13 . .. -Q.e6 uncoordinated. Only by increas-
rfel White has dangerous 14 9e2 and White has some ad- ing their coordination can White
rtocars: 13 ... grb4 14 Ebl urc5 vantage: Ioseliani-Baginskaite, hope for an advantage. Black's
15 ad5 6xd5 16 ed Af6 17 Be4 USSR ch. 1986. task is to sow dissension in the
118 Najdorf: Miscellaneous 6th Movesfor White Najdorf: Min
White camp and break up the
114
g Chandler-L. Portisch
London, 1986
blockade of d5.
8s4 ,ru" .,,ru,
I le4c52aRd63d4cd46xd4
Another variation is 8 Ag2 b5!? I at6 5 6c3 a6 6 Ae3 e5 7 dR
9 a3 (9 a4?r. b4 l0 6d5 6xd5 11 9c7 8 a4 He7 9 a5 0-0 lO 3Le2 i

Sxd5 Bc7! o Holmov-Tsesh- A A A Ac6 ll Eb6 gidT t2 ad2 d5 t3

kovsky, USSR 1978; 9 adsl' ,.ru
ed Axd5 14 Axd5 8xd5 15 G0
6xd5 l0 gxd5 grcT ll 6c3l r+\
jLf5 16 c3 e4t? (16 ... Ad3 17
A
Ab7 12 Bd3 EcS 13 a3 Ae7 14 Axd3 9xd3 18 aR+) 17 ad
0-0 0-0 15 -Q-e3 t Kagan- Sge6 18 6e3 -CI-dS 19 Ac4 (19
Hamann, Lucerne 1979) 9 ... 6xf5!? Wxf5 20 Bb3) 9g6 20
Ae7 l0 0-0 0-0 11 g4 Ab7 t2 aE3 E5 4,fd7 17 Axd6 b4 oo Gorsh- Axf5 Axb6 2l WdTl? Ad8 22
6c5 13 -CI.e3 t - Zhuravlev- kov-Terentiev, USSR 1979. _Q-d5 6e5 23 BxbT Uxf5 24
Rdshkovsky, USSR 1975. b) 13 Ae3 e6 t4 Wd2?l (14 0-o :; Exa8 Ac7 25 Wb7 AR+ 26
8 ... b6 14 . . . b5! 15 g5 6fd7 16 a5 b4 17 *ht? (26 gf Ah2+t 27 tftfr2
Black organizes pressure 6d5 Axd5 18 ed Eb8 T Kagan- gh5+ :)26 ... 6xh2! 27 VxcT
ag the e4 square. Weaker is 8 Polugayevsky, Buenos Aires Ol 6xfl 28 Axe4?? (28 Exfl
7 9 He2 0-0 10 0-0 trb8!? 1978. grxd5+) wxf2T 29 Ad3 6e3 30
ll a5!? (11 h3?! b5 12 ab ab 13 Wh2 e6 3l gih3 tre8 32 BB
&a7 b4! t4 6ds Ab7 15 Ad2 Chandler-Ribli Wxb2 33 Ebl 9xc3 34 Axa6
6xd5 16 ed Wb6 + Mestel- FRG 1985 Bxa5 35 Ad3 Bg5 36 *el de4
Balashov, Moscow 1977) ll ... 1e4c52and63d4cd4dxd4 o-1.
b5 12 ab Axb6 13 b3 Ab7 14 Ae3 of6 5 6c3 a6 6 Ae3 e67 Bd2b5
t Holmov-Ivanov, USSR 1980. 8 R -e"b7 9 0-0-0 6bd7 l0 94 h6
9 -9"c2 -e"b7 ll .!Ld3 2e5 t2 Sbl g5?! 13 h4!
10 h3 gh 14 g5 hg 15 -Q-xgs Ae7 16
White intends to play ll 94,12 Axh4 Axd3 (16 .. . b4 17 da4
693 and 13 95, seizing the d5 Ela5 18 b3t) 17 urxd3 b4 18
square. 6xe6!? (UAaa Ba5 19 b3 t) 18
10 -CI.e7 .=tr-lg e5! bc (19 ... ad5 20
11 94 Ac5!? AxeT BxeT 2l Eh7+ +) 20 ef
ll ... b5?! 12 95! 6h5 13 ab urb6?(20...ura5!!2lfegb4!22
Sxg514 AR Axcl 15 6xcl Af4 b3 Exh4 23 a3 Wf4) 2l urxc3!*
16 Bxd6 t Tseshkovsky-Geller, Hc822 gd3 9b523 Sgg6+ $d7
USSR 1978. 24 fe Bf5 25 e8 (W) + E hxe8 (25
12 ACa 04 (114) Ecxe8 26 VE7+ 'bc8 27
In this critical position Black's Ad8!!+ +) 26 gC7+ gg-c6 27
counterplay balances White's Ed3 Aa8 28 Ec3* eb5 29
initiative: urdT+ ac6 30 a4+ qba5 3l
a) 130-0 96l4f4ef 15 Axf4b5 16 Exc6 SxR 32 Ael + l-O.

for White
tu
-tll
L.,,,ru"
w"ffi"ru
A ed 6xd5 14 6xd5
6 AfdT l7 Axd6 b4 o Gorsh-
tov-Terentiev, USSR I 979.
b) r3 Ae3 s6 t4 Vd2?r. (14 0-0
14 - - - b5! 15 95 4'tdT 16 a5 b417
Bd5 Axd518ed Cb8 T Kagan-
Folugayevsky, Buenos Aires Ol
l97t-
Ctandler-Ribli
FRG 1985
lG4c52ARd63d4cd46xd4
86 5 tsc3 a6 6 Ae3 e67 t8d2b5
t B Ab7 9 GG'0 6bd7 l0 94 h6
rtA&t Be5 12 rDbl g5?! 13 h4!
El14 e5 hg 15 -CI-xgs Ae7 16
$xh4 f,xdi (16 ... b4 17 6a4
ga5 lt b3t) 17 Bxd3 b4 18
arES!?(IS 6a4 Ua5 19 b3 t) 18
--- fe19 e5! bc (19 ... ads 20
AxeT *xe7 2l Eh7+ +) 20 ef
tM? (20 . . . tfas!! 2l fe wb4! 22
b3 Exh4 23 a,3 Wt4) 21 8xc3!*
AdD.Ud3 gb5 23 w.e6+ *d7
24fc Uf5 25 e8 ($)+ Ehxe8 (25
Ecxe8 26 w"C7 + *c8 27
AdElla +) 26 gC7+ @c6 27
E&l Aa8 28 trc3* *b5 29
gd7+ Ac6 30 a4+ $a5 31
Exc6 8xf3 32 Ael + l-O.
1
Najdorf: Miscellaneous 6th Movesfor While
Chandler-L. Portisch
London, 1986
le4c52aRd63d4cd46xd4
Af6 5 6c3 a6 6 Ae3 e5 7 6R
Bc7 8 a4 Ae7 9 a5 0-0 l0 -e-e2
ll
6c6 Ab6 gd7 12 ad2 d5 t3
9xd5 15 0-0
Af5 16 c3 e4l? (16 .. . Ad3 17
Axd3 Bxd3 18 aR+) 17 dc4
We6 18 6e3 -CI.dS 19 Ac4 (19
il
6xf5!? Sxf5 20 Bb3) 9g6 20
6xf5 Axb6 2l WdTl? Ad8 22
-Q-d5be5 23 BxbT Bxf5 24
:) 8xa8 Ac7 25 Wb7 aR+ 26
erhl? (26 gf Ah2+l 27 *xh2
gih5+ :)26 ... 6xh2! 27 WxcT
6xfl 28 Axe4?? (28 Exfl
gxd5+) Bxf2T 29 Ad3 6e3 30
Wh2 g6 31 E/h3 Ee8 32 grB
8xb2 33 tsbl..Bxc3 34 Axa6
I 8xa5 35 Ad3 gE5 l0 egl 6g4
0-1.
119
Short-Kasparov
Brussels, 1986
le4c52aRd63d4cd4dxd4
6f6 5 6c3 a6 6 Ae3 e67 Wd2b5
8
ll
B AM7 9 94 h6 10 0-0-0 Ab7
-CI-d3 6e5 12 trhel!? Ec8 13
qhbl Ae7 14h4b415 6a4! (15
6ce2 d5) 15 .. . ga5 16 b3 AfdT
17 95 9618 f4 6xd3 19 cd hg 20
hg d5 21 f5!? e5 22 ed Wxds 23 f6
Ad6 24 6c2 a5 25 9a7l? ef8 26
Ae3 8e6 27 Ac4 Sg8 28 6xd6
(28 6ab6 dxb6 29 6xb6 a4! 28
gf2!?t) 28 ... 'w-xd6 29 db2
Ec3!30 6c4 gd5T 3l 6e3 Be6
(31 ... gbs!) 32 Bcll 8a6 (32
... trh5 33 Exc3 bc 34 8xc3
Exg5) 33 Exc3! bc 34 Sxc3
BxaT 35 Bc7 9d4! (35 .. ' AfB
36 ad, 36 BxbT 9xd3+ 37
6c2 Eh2 38 gc8 + Af8? (38 . . .
qbhT 39 Bc6 Sg8:) 39
Exe5t* Ehl+ (39 ... a4 40
Ea5 ab 4l SxfE+ EDxfS 42
Ea8* +) 40 $b2 9d2 4l Ee8
Wd642 trd8 gie5+ 43 ea3 Sh7
zM ExfS gd6+ 45 M 1-O.
 lt6
B I I
',rru"
t
t2 Dragon Variation:
Introduction a
A A

t4 c5 the bishop with the help of the

26f3 d6 knight on d4, the exchange of
3d4 cd dark-squared bishops, and the
4 dxd4 af6 pinning of the knight on f6 to the ll f5 Ac4 12 e5 Axe2 13 6xe2
5 6c3 e6 (1Ls) defence of the pawn on e7, usually he8 (13 .. . $g4l? 14 ed 6c4!? 15
via Ag5. 6ce3 16 Axe3 6xe3 ll
.Ded4!
It5 In this chapter all of the varia- de SxeT Abramovic-Rajkovic,
W I .,,ru I I tions of the Dragon will be dis-
cussed except the Yugoslav
Yugoslavia 1986) 14 fg hg 15 e6!?
l7 dd4 6c7
dc4 16 6f4 6e5
(Rauzer) Attack, which wil| be Psakhis-Lerner, Moscow 1986.
,,ffi dealt with in the next chapter. In 9 ... Ae6
later chapters the variations in More accurate than 9 ... a5
which Black opts for an earlier . . . owing to l0 a4 Ae6 I I Brd2!?
A 6 96 will be analysed. The Dragon Ec8 12 Eiadlt. 9 ... a6!? l0 f4
lines which will be discussed now b5 intending to develop the c8
are: bishop to b7 is also acceptablq ll
The Dragon variation is char- A 6 $e2 a3 Ab7 12 AR a5 14 6hl M 15
acterised by the fianchetto of the B 6 93 ab ab 16 Exa8 Sxa8 17 .ld5
bishop at 97 on move 5. Black has C 6 f4 e6: Bistric-Adorjan, Sarajevo
as his goal the pressuring of the D 6 Ae3 He7 7 Ae2 1982; or I I AR b4 12 6a4 (12
a1-h8 diagonal and the c-fiIe. The---T6h3---- Ad5 bxd5 13 ed 6a5+) 12.--
drawback of the system is that A ad7 13 Ef2 E4c8 14 a3 6a5 15
White can choose between many 6 Ae2 -Q-C7 6xa5 Sxa5 16 ab 9xb4 Men-
plans. 7 0-0 6c6 cinger-Petursson, Leibah 1981.
White tries to exploit the opera- 8 Ab3 0-0 9 ...
Ad7 is also played: l0
donal space in the centre at d5, e5 e Les (116) Bhl ll f4 b5 12 a3 Eb8 13
a6
and d4, and on the kingside. An 9 rDhl has become popular AR a5 14 Eel Uc8 l5 Ad5 EeE
important goal is the neutralisa- recently: 9 ... Ae6 (9 ... a6 l0 a4 Sokolov-Ljubojevic, Bugojno
tion of the bishop on 97, which Ae6 ll f4 Wd'l 12 AR 6b413 1986.
can be achieved in a number of Ae3 Eac8 14 a5t Zapata-Ljt- 10 $hl
ways: the limiting of the scope of bojevic, Brussels 1986) l0 f4 6aS lo f4 b5! 11 "!LR b4 (11 . . . Ed
 Dragon Variation: Introduction 121

12 6d7 13 Eblt GiPslis-

thl
u6 Tallin l98l) 12 Ad5
B L,,%, I I Barczay,
Axd5 13 ed 6a5 ll Be2 EcS 15
%;t Shl t
Minsk
Sokolov-Khalifman,
1986.
Al l0 ... a5
ta:'m ,A.2 l0 ... 6a5
a
It "'.ffi" a A
A1
l0
j
,, a5
tb tishop with the help of the This thematic thrust may not be
ttrittt on d4, the exchange of best.
dart-squared bishops, and the 11 14 Ec8
Fming of the knight on f6 to the ll f5 Ac4 Axe2 13 6xe2
12 e5 Averbakh suggests ll ... h6!?
fu of the pawn on e7, usually be8 (13 ... $g4l? 14ed 6c4l? 15 12 Ah4 95 13 S"e3 d5 o.
dr Ac5- bed4! 6ce3 16 Axe3 6xe3 ll 12 f4 av
In fris chapter all of the varia- de 9xe7 Abramovic-Rajkovic, 13 ad4
rilm of the Dragon will be dis- Yugoslavia 1986) 14 fg hg 15 e6!? An alternative is 13 -S.h4
r=.d except the yugoslav dc4 16 ,hf4 6e5 17 dd4 dc1 threatening 14 f5 and preventing
(Rerc) Attack, which will be Psakhis-Lerqer, Moscow 1986. the sacrifice on c3. Then possible
&t with in the next chapter. In 9 ..: -CI-e6 is 13 . .. 6d7l? (13 ... |xe4? 14
Itr dapters the variations in More accurate than 9 .. . a5 dxe4 6xc2 15 hbc5!* Short-
rl&h Bhck opts for an earlier ; . . owing to 10 a4 Ae6 ll Urd2!? Gonzalez, Biel Interzonal 1985)
!6 dl be analysed. The Dragon ec8 12 Eadl t. 9 ... a6!? l0 f4 14 f5 (14 Wdz?l Axb3 15 cb
E.r xfrich will be discussed now b5 intending to develop the c8 6c5T) 14 ... Axb3 15 cb Axc3
[E bishop to b7 is also acceptable: ll (15 ... Ac5 16 $c4+) 16 bc
A 6le2 a3 Ab7 12 "$LA a5 14 6hl b4 15 Exc3 17 fg! (17 Ac4 6c2!T) 17
D 693 ab ab 16 Exa8 Axa8 l7 6d5 ... hg 18 grd2! Ec2 19 Uh6
c 6f1 e6: Bistric-Adorjan, Sarajevo Hxe2 20 BB (White's attack is
D 5 Ac3 Ag7 7 fue2 1982; or ll AR b4 12 E,a4 (12 sufficient for a draw) 20 ... ge8
E 6ht .bd5 6xd5 13 ed Aa5T) 12 ... 2l Af6 dxf6 22 Em Ahs 23
A --gaz 13 Ef2 tsc8 14gxb4
a3 Aa5 15 Exh5 and draw by perpetual
a La _CI.c7 6-xh-=5 Bxa5 16 ab Men- check; A. Sokolov-Short, Biel
7 0{ 6c6 cinger-Petursson, Leibah 1981. Interzonal 1985.
t ab3 (H) 9 .. . Ad7 is also played: l0 13 Ac4
e Lss (116) tDhl a6 ll f4 b5 12 a3 Eb8 13 t4 abds (117)
9 Ohl has become popular AR a5 14 Eel Wc8 15 6d5 Ee8 White has a promising attack.
rmtly 9. .. Ae6 (9 . . . a6 l0 a4 Sokolov-Ljubojevic, Bugojno He intends to play 15 .lLd3, 16
Ae6 ll f4 gd7 12 AR Ab4 B 1986. *e2.
Ac3 Eac8 14 a5L Zapata-Ljt- 10 *hl t4 grb6
bojevic, Brussels 1986) l0 f4 da5 10f4b5! ll AR b4(11 ... Ec8 This is the most conservative
122 Dragon Variation: Introduction

f,,''ffi a) l0 . . . an7 is too slow: I I f4 H

ll ab612 f5 -CI-c+ 13 Axc4 6xc414 118
-
,,ru, We2 db6 (14 . . . dxb2? l5 f6! +)
W I I
15 a4 Ec8 16 a5 * Salov-Shaba- I
nov, USSR 1980. A
AI. b) 10... a6 ll f4b512 AR trc8
l3 Ad5!? (13 Bel is possible - l3
I.
A ... Ac4 A Ef2 e5 15 6d2 dd4 t
a

w wE*
6 a A
21 I
16 Axc4 Exc4 Kovalev-Serper, I
Minsk 1986) 13 ... dd7. 14 c3
ab6 15 We2 6c4 16 Eadl t {
reply. Black activates his queen and White has an ideal formation After either 14 WeZ b4 l5 Adl
andattacks the dark square weak- for his pieces, Karpov-Martin, d5! 16 e5 6e4!, 14 Wd2 M 15
nesses in the White camp. It is Las Palmas 1977. de2 d5 16 e5 6e4!, or 14 Bel b4
better than 14 . .. d5?! 15 Axc4 c) 10 . . . Bc8 I I f4 trd8 would be 15 Adl d5 16 e5 Ee8! Black hc
Exc4 16 Axf6 Axf6 17 ed BbS valid if
the bishop were at e3 an equal position.
18 tse2! trxf4 19 d6! t Bala- instead of 95. Now, however, it is 14 Ac6
shov-Geller, Lvov 1978, or 14 . .. inadequate: 12 -e-n Ac4 13 Ef2 14 ... 6xb3 15 cb Axd3 16
Axb5?! 15 Axb5 h6 16 Ah4 Ah7 e6 14 trd2 Bc7 15 t9el h6 16 Bxd3t.
17 Erd2 t Romanishin-Tsesh- Ah4 trd7 17 Eadl t Karpov- 15 Wn2 aes
kovsky, RigalZ 1979. Miles, Bad Latterberg 1977. 16 an4 dfdT
15 -e-h4 Bc5!? 11 f4 Ec8 t7 aR Ee8
Two dubious alternatives are: t2 f5 White has a more active pc-
a) 15... Ue3?! 16 Axc4 Exc417 Another option: 12 e56xb3 13 ition, but Black's counterplay m
EB +. ab de 14 fe then 14.. . gxdl (14 the queenside is quite tangibE
b) 15 ... Axe2 16 *xe2 Uc5 l7 . .. ad5?! 15 trxa7 6xc3 16 bc Vogt-Perenyi, Eger 1985.
Eadl t. Wc7 17 AR* Van Der Wiel- B
After the text move there are F{aik, Montpellier, 1985) l5 B1
two playable continuations: Efxdl flg4! 6 g3 6c6
a) 16 Ud2 Pxe2 17 Bxe2 Bc4 18 t2 Ac4 7 Ade? -e.d7
Eael Sxe2 19 Exe2 t Vogt- 12 ..-l&d713 Axa5 9xa5 14 a) 7 ... b6 is popular: 8 AS2
Rigo, Kecskemet 1979. Ad3 Ac6 15 Bel gc5 16 Erh4 Aa6!? 9 0-0 (9 e5? 6xe5 l0 Axat
b) 16 Ad3 Efd8 17 Af2 t Kar- b5 17 Eael b4 18 6d5!? and gxa8 T) 9 . . . -Q.C7 l0 h3 Ec8 lr
pov-Hernandez, Las Palmas White has the initiative; Vogt- Eel 0-0 12 Ag5 (12 a4?l Ad7 13
t977. Perenyi, Kecskemet 1985. Ab5 Ab7 14 Ebl a6 15 Bd
A2 13 Ad3 6c5T Mokry-Miles, Reggio
10 Aa5 13 e5?! is risky owing to 13 ... Emilia 1984/85) t2 ... ad7 13
There are some minor alterna- 9xe2 14 Bxe2 deT. trbl h6 14 Ae3 tFh7 Ku(rin-
tives which need to be considered 13 bs (118) Thorsteinsson, Reykjavic 1986-
briefly. 14 a3 b) 8 ... -e-s4 8 Ac2 grdT 9 Et
 Dragon Variation: Introduction 123

a) l0 . .. 6d7 is too slow: I I f4 Ae6l0 6d5 Ag7 1l 6ef4 Axd5

AM 12f5 Ac413 Axc4 6xc414 118
f4 14 Ae3l
Ue2 Ab6 (14. . . dxb2? 15 f6! +)
W I 12 ed 6e5 13 0-0 0-0
Arnason-Hansen, Helsinki I 986.
15 a4 Ec8 16 a5 t Salov-Shaba- *
A
I t g-g2 9c8
mv, USSR 1980. a th3
b)r0...a6 llf4b5 12AR cc8
13 ad5!? (13 gel is possible - l3
I. Preventing'g ... Ah3 which
threatened to exchange White's
---Ac4ruEne5 156d2dd4 A
important light-squared bishop.
16 Axc4 Exc4 Kovalev-Serper,
A A
g 9 . .. _e"c7
Minsk 1986) 13 ... Adl. 14 c3 10 -CI"e3
affi 15 Ee2 dc4 16 Eadl t l0 g4!? is sharper:
ad White has an ideal formation After either 14 WeZ b4 l5 Adl a) 10...0-0 11 de3 Hb8 12 a4
fq his pieces, Karpov-Martin, d5! 16 e5 de4l, 14 Urd2 b4 15 ab4 13 Ae3 b6 14 0-0 Ed8 ls f4
Las Palmas 1977. 6e2 d5 16 e5 de4!, or 14 Eel b4 Pxg4!? Zecevic-Jovcic, Yugosla-
c) le . .. gc8 I I f4 B d8 would be 15 Adl d5 16 e5 Ee8! Black has via 1986.
r
Ya[d if the bishop were at e3 T
I an equal position. b) 10 . .. trb8 ll a4 a6 12 0-0 0-0
iffiead of 95. Now, however, it is I 14 6c6 Horvath-Romero, Groningen
ina@uate: 12 Af3 $c4 13 Ef2 14 ... Axb3 15 cb Axd3 16 1984/85, and now 13 f4!? was
614 Zd2 Uc7 15 8el h6 16 Sxd3t. worth considering: 13 . . . b5 14 ab
Ah{ Ed7 l7 Eadl t Karpov- 15 gd2 Ae5 ab l5 6d51.
Milesi Bad Lauterbery 1977. 16 dd4 dfd7 t0 0-0
ll t4 Ec8 l7 AR Ee8 11 Bcl
t2f5 White has a more active pos- White intends to play 12 6d5
rtnotheroption: 12e5 6xb3 l3 ition, but Black's counterplay on followed by c2--c4.
rb & 14 fe then 14 . . . gxdl (14 the queenside is quite tangible; 1l a4 is possible and then I I . . .
--- Ail?! 15 ExaT 6xc3 16 bc Vogt-Perenyi, Eger 1985. trd8 12 Wd2 ab4l3 trcl a5l? 14
as.1 17 AR+ Van Der Wiel- B dd4 e6t 15 b3 E a6 Short-Mestel,
II"ik, Montpellier, 1985) 15 B1 Hastings 1982183.
Uftdl 6g4! 6 e3 6c6 11 b5!?
t2 9-c4 7 dde2 -CI-d7 t2 b3
- Ad7 13 6xa5 Sxa5 14
12 -. -a)-7-:-= b6 is popular: 8 $g2 Not 12 flxb5 because of 12 . . .

Ad3 -e-c6 15 Uel Uc5 16 th4 6xe5 l0 Axa8

Aa6!? 9 0-0 (9 e5? Eb8 13 a4 a6.
b5 17 Eael b4 18 6d5!? and gxa8 T)9... -Q.C7l0h3 trc8 ll t2 Eb8
White has the initiative; Vogt- Bel 0-0 12 Ag5 (12 a4?t. Adl 13 13 grd2 af
hmnyi, Kecskemet 1985. ab5 Ab7 14 Ebl a6 15 6c3 t4 ads
13 ad3 6c5T Mokry-Miles, Reggio The following is possible: 14 . . .
13 e5?! is risky owing to 13 ... Emilia 1984/8s) t2 ... ad7 t3 6xd5 15 ed 6b4 16 c3 da6
lxe2 14 8xe2 deT. Ebl h6 14 Ae3 Sh7 Kud6in- l7 h4 h5 l8 0-0t Abramovic-
13 bs (118) Thorsteinsson, Reykjavic 1986. Petursson, New York 1986.
14 L3 b) t ... Ae4 8 -e.c2 gd7 t h3 B2
124 Dragon Variation: Introduction

1 A_c2 6xd4 11 -e.e6

Now White can either capturE
8 Bxd4 _Q"e7 12 a5 or retreat:
9 0-0 04 (1te) After 12 Ad5 Axd5 13 ed Cl 7 dxc6
.g.xc2 14 BxbT Efe8 White has C27AR
E difficulty with activating his C1
u9 7 6xc6 bc
W "rm.
I ..,m I t bishops: 15 a5 AE4 t6 9b4 Ae5
Popovic-Tim man, Zagr Rij eka 8 e5 ad7
I 1985.
eb/
8... de?!9 Sxd8+ Bxd8l0fe
t2 ad1 ads I I "€Ld2 *c7 12 0-0{ t
w 13 -Se3 Axc3! Baikov-Veselovsky, Moscow
1977.
Otherwise Black risks being
6\ subjected to the strong pressure of 9ed
A -8-
White's pieces: 13 . .. 6e5?! 14 gR would be an error: 9 . - -
9
Ad5! $xd5 15 ed Exc2?! 16 d5! l0 h4 h5! ll Ae3 e6 12 gl
{gxb7 Efb8 17 grxe7 Af8 18 Eb8 13 gh Exh5 T Nidevski
The starting position of the Uh4 Exb2 19 EaclJ Popovic- Ubilava, Tbilisi 1977.
variation. White is forced to de- Ivanovic, Yugoslavia ch. 1985; or 9 ,.. ed

termine the position of his quee. 15 ... Efc8 16 c3 9d7 17 Efdl 10 -S-e3 Ae7
owing to the threat of 10 . . . -Q-e6 h5 i8 h3 Bc7 19 Afl t Kudrin- An unprofitable alternative b
and ll ... Ad5. Tal, Titograd 1984. l0 ... Be7 ll ga+ Af6 12 G00
10 urM!? 14 bc 6e5 d5 13 Eiel 9-e6 14 94 Sg7 15 f5
White aims to win time for 15 f4 dc4 t Peters-Zaltsman, USA 1980.
creating an initiative on the t6 _9.d4 f6 11
urd2
queenside by making it difficult Black has an equal position; White's chances are preferabh,
for Black to develop the c8 Popovic-Kir. Georgiev, Sarajevo but Black has enough counterpliay
bishop. r985. to create a dangerous initiative:
10 Bc7 C a) 11... G0 12 0-0-0 ab6 13 Ac2
l0 ... Eb8 1l a4 b6 (ll ... 6f4 d5 14 h4 h5 15 94 Qxg4 16 lxgr
6d5 Ae5 13 a5 Ad7 The-idea-here is early activity hg 17 b3 co Larsen-Keene, Lor
de4 12 14
t
Popovic-Sax, Sarajevo bfsed on the threat of e5. Pine 1979.
Ae3
1982) 12 Eel Ab7 13 Af4 Ad7 6 ... 6c6 b) 11 . .. af6 12 0-0-0 Ae6 13
14 ad5 6e5 15 Eadl Ec8 16 c3 Alternatives: Ad3 Ua5 14 f5 gf 15 Ad4 EeE
and White is more active; Popo- a) 6... AM7 7 6R 9e7 8 e5 de 16 Be2 Eg4 oo Honfi-Partosr
vic-Miles, Portoroz-Ljubljana g fe 694 l0 6g5 Axc3 *
e6 fe 11 Bucharest 1973.
1985. 12 bc Ba5 o Fernandez-Barc- C2
11 a4 zay, Budapest 1978. 7af3
'7 ab3 usually leads to pe
ll Eb3?! Ae6 12 6d5 6xd5 b) 6... a6 7 Ac4 Ag7 8 Ab3 0-0
13 ed af5 14 c3 E ab8 15 a4 b5! : 9 Ae3 Ac6 l0 h3 Ad7 ll gid3 itions similar to those examined
Popovic-Parma, Portoroz-Ljubl- b5: Hiibner-Hort, Bugojnrr above, but a possible response is 7
jana 1985. 1978. ... -CI-g4 8 Ae2 Axe2 9 Uxe2
 Dragon Variation: Introduction 125

11 Ae6 Now White can either capture Ag7 l0 0-0 0-0 I I ge3 9c8 :
l:2 s5 or retreat: Parma-Larsen, Bled-PortoroZ
After 12 6d5 Axd5 13 ed Cl 7 6xc6 1979.
2xc214 UxbT Efe8 White has C27AR 7 ... Ae7
difficulty with activating his C1 Or 7 ... "[g4!? 8 h3 AxR 9
bkhops: 15 a5 o'8416 Bb4 6e5 7 6xc6 bc SxR Ag7 19 Ae3 0-0 ll Ae2
Popovic-Tim man, Zagr eb/Rij eka 8 e5 ad7 Ad7 :.
19t5. 8 ..
Bxd8+ tbxd8 l0 fe
. de?! 9 8 _e-m gb6
t2 6d7 ad5 I I Ad2 *c7 12 0-0-0 t Black equalises by managing to
13 Ae3 Axc3! Baikov-Veselovsky, Moscow interrupt White's development:
Gherwise Black risks being 1977. a) t h3 e5 l0 fe de 11 9e2 0-012
sbjcctcd to the strong pressure of 9ed Wn +-, Sax-Sosonko, London
White's pieces: 13 ... 6e5?t 14 9 gA would be an error: 9 ... 1980.

BdS! Axd5 15 ed Exc2?! 16 d5! l0 h4 h5! I I Ae3 e6 12 94 b) 9 Be2 0-0 l0 Ebl a6 ll a3

trbT EfbS 17 8xe7 Af8 18 Eb8 13 gh Exh5 T Niievski- Ee8 12 Ae3 9c7 13 0-0
Ubilava, Tbillsi 1977. Zapata- Arrnas, Cienfuegos I 980.
!h{ Exb2 19 Eacl* PoPovic- 9 ... ed D
Ivanovic, Yugoslavia ch. 1985; or
15 --. Efc8 16 c3 9d7 17 Efdl 10 9-e3 -Q.e7 6 -CI"e3 -Q"g7
L5 r8 h! Ec7 19 Afl t Kudrin- An unprofitable alternative is 7 -Q"e2 6c6
TeI, Tirtograd 1984. l0 ... Be7 ll grd4 6f6 12 0-0-0 8 o-0 M (t2o)
14 bc 6e5 d5 13 Eel 9-e6 14 94 Qg7 15 f5
!. Peterc-Zaltsman, USA 1980.
,ffi T.*
15 f4 dc4 120
16 ad4 f6 11 grd2 W t t t
,,ru,
R ck has an eq.ual position; White's chances are preferable,
but Black has enough counterplay
I
Fopovfu-Kir. Georgiev, Sarajovo
ls5. to create a dangerous initiative: .,ffi
c a) 11 . . . o-o t2 0-0-0 Ab6 13 Ae2
d514h4 h5 l5 94 Axg4 16 Axg4
6t4 a
The idea here is early activity hg 17 b3 oo Larsen-Keene, Lone a A
--Pine 1979.-
M on the threat ofe5. EI
6 ... dc6 b) 11 . .. af6 12 0-0-0 Ae6 13
Alternatives: Ad3 Sa5 14 f5 gf 15 Ad4 Ee8 By striving primarily for devel-
t)a... 6W 7 AR Ag7 8 e5 de 16 ge2 Eg4 oo Honfi-Partos, opment, White makes no pretence
9ftAE4l0e6fe ll AC5 Axc3* Bucharest 1973. at obtaining an opening edge.
t2 bc Ua5 o Fernandez-Barc- C2 Later he expects to use his rooks
zay, Budapest 1978. 7af3 on the d- and f-files. The imme-
b) 5... a6 7 -Q-c4 Ag7 8 Ab3 0-0 7 ab3 usually leads to pos- diate 9 f4 is refuted by 9 ... grb6!
9 le3 6c6 l0 h3 Ad7 11 gid3 itions similar to those examined threatening l0 .. . 6xe4!.
b5: Hfibner-Hort, Bugojno above, but a possible response is 7 Dl 9 grd2
1978.
... -Q_g4 8 Ae2 Axe2 9 Bxe2 D2 9 ab3
126 Dragan Variation: Introduction I"I
D1 15 Axd2 afi e5 dd7 : Savon-Rashkovs$,
9 Ed2 -e-d7 Now Black equalises by USSR 1980.
Also possible is 9 . . . d5 l0 ed exchanging the dark-squared b) 10 . . . b5!? 1l AR (11 Qxb5
6xd5 ll6xd5 6xd4l2c4e5 13 bishops: 16 -C-e3 Efd8 17 Efdl $g4l a; I I f5 b4 12 fe bc 13 ef+
f4 AeO 14 fe dxe2-r 15 Bxe2 Af8 18 6d5 9"c5 19 Sf2 Axd5 *Ph8 14 bc 6e5 o) ll . . . gd7 12
Axd5 16 Eadl Axc4 oo Pan- 20 Bxd5 Axe3* 2l *xe3 Ab6 h3 Ac4 13 e5! 6e8 U Bn t.
chenkaCufeld, USSR 1978. Popovi6-Velimirovi6, Vrbas lt ehl
9 ... dC4 is not bad: l0 Sxg4 1980. White intends to meet ll ...
Sxg4 ll f4 (ll 6AS trc8 12 c4 D2 694 or the possible threat of . . .
Ae6 13 b3 gd7: Timosh- 9 Ab3 dH5-d4 by 12 $g1. Another
chenko-Makarichev, Frunze A conservative continuation ll AB: ll ... |,g4
plan involves
1979r) ll ... 6xd4 12 Axd4 e5! 13 which is concerned with the fight 12Acl Axb3 13 Pxg4 (13 ab
Ae3 ef 14 trxf4 Ae6 15 Ef2 for d5. Its drawback lies in the Ad4+) 13 ... Ae6 14 fs!? Ad7 li
Eac8 with counterplay for Black; fact that the Black bishops have a 15 Ad5 Ee8 16 Sg5 Tal-Filipo
Popovic-Sax, Vrsac 1980. great deal of freedom. vic, Reykjavik 1986; or ll ...
t0 f4 6xd4 Black can nowdroose between:
-Q.C4 12 6d5 9"xR 13 grx8 {
The most consistent. Black Dzl 9... -Q.e6 6xd5? (13 ... ag4t was oor- I
starts energetic actions, attacking D22 9 ... a5 rect) 14 ed ab4 15 ge4+ X
the e4 square and planning ... Dzl Hiibner-Miles, Tilburg 1985. I
b7-b5-b4,. . . and e7-+5. 9 -CI-e6!? 11 Ed8
This is stronger than l0 . . . a6 10 f4 WcB (121) An unthematic variation is I I
ll Eadl trc8 12h3 b5 13 a3 wc7 ... -Q"C4 12 Agl Axe2 13 9xe2
A Ab3 Efd8 15 $B increasing
the initiative; or 10... trc8 11 t gg4 14 grd2 Ah5 15 ER +
Kasparov-Gufeld, Baku I 978.
6b3 Aga 12 Eadl b5 13 e5!with I I t2 -e.cl 0
a strong initiative for White; I. I The threat of 12 . .. d5 prevents o
Inkiov-Sax, Bad Herkulane 1982. 12 -e.m which is followed by 12 L
11 Axd4 9"c6 A ... -CI.c4 13 Ef2 e5! 14 Ed2 Ue6 l
12 -g"R e5
On 12 ... ad7 Black, intends
a 6\
15 fe 6xe5 16 ad4 UcS with a U
lively position; Krnic-Conzslel
A
to exchange dark-squared bishops -EL Villajoyosa 1982:' or 12 Ad4
and strive for a position where the 6xd4 13 Axd4 Ac4:.
knight will be better than the t2 d5!? I
bishop: 13 ad5 -flxd4+ 14 8xd4 This inhibits 11 f5 and frees the 12 b6 is also possible, c
e5 15 fe Bxd5 9b6+
Axd5 16 17 d8 square for the rook. intending to play 13 ... 6a5; 13 p
Shl 6xe5 Ermenkov-Veli- Black has the following alterna- a4 6a5 A 6aS Axd5 15 ed t,
mirovi6-Smederevska Palanka tives: 6xb3 16 cb Ef5t Lengyef- !
1979. a) 10. .. 6s5ll f5 Ac4 12 AA: Schneider, Hungary 1980. o
13 fe de 6xb3 13 ab Axd3 14 cd d5 15 13 e5 a4 (122) I
14 -CI"e3 Bxd2 -CI-d4 de 16 de a6 17 ehl Ec8 18 Ir
 Dragon Variation: Introduction 127

15 -CI.xd2 an7 e5 6d7 : Savon-Rashkovsky,

Now Black equalises by t22

exchanging the dark-squared

USSR 1980.
b) 10... b5!? ll AR (ll Axb5
W I ,,rffi.,
I
trfdl
bishops: 16 -fle3 EfdS 17 6g4! oo; I I f5 b4 12 febc 13 ef+ i I
tf8 6d5 -CI"c5 19 6f2 Axd5
18 €h8 14bc Ae5 o) ll. ..Wd712 1,ru
20 Exd5 Axe3* 21 *xe3 6b6 h3 -Q.c4 13 e5! 6e8 A Ef2 t. I
l9BO.
Popovi6-Velimirovi6, Vrbas tl $bhl
White intends to meet ll ... A
a ,,1,,ru

l(
_E- A
rtz 694 or the possible threat of . . .
9 Ab3 d6-d5-d4 by 12 -CI.91. Another
A conservative continuation plan involves ll AR: ll ... 6e4
which is concerned with the fight 12 Acl Axb3 13 Qxg4 (13 ab A critical position of the varia-
for d5. Its drawback lies in the Ad4+) 13 ... Ae6 14 f5!? Ad7 tion.
farr that the Black bishops have a 15 Ad5 Ee8 16 $g5 Tal-Filipo- 14 -Q.d3
geat deal of freedom. vic, Rey\lavik 1986; or ll ... After 14 6xe4 de 15 Bel f6 16
Black can now choose between:
-CI-C4 12 Ad5 -0.xR 13 $9xR 6c5 fe 17 fe Af5 18 Ac4+ Sh8
D2l 9... Ae6 6xd5? (13 ... 6C4t was cor- 19 6xe4 6xe5 20 Ab3 Bc6
D22 9 -.. a5 rect) 14 ed Ab4 15 Be4+ Black has sufficient counterplay;
vn Hiibner-Miles, Tilburg 1985. Lobron-Sax, Lucerne Ol. 1982. '
9 ... 9-e6!? 11 Ed8 t4 f6!?
l0 f4 WcB (121) An unthematic variation is I I 15 ef Axc3
... -Q-g4 12 Agl Axe2 13 Bxe2 16 bc Axf6
r v 'qffi_v'% Ve4 t4 grd2 Ahs ls trR t 17 ad4
White has a small advantage
It t I Kasparov-Gufeld, Baku
t2 Agl
1978.
(l'l ... 6xd4 18 Axd4 Axd4 19
1lI. I The threat of 12 .. . d5 prevents cd Af5 20 g.e2 e6 2l g4l?!)
a 12 -Q-f: which is followed by 12
".--.. Ac4 13 Bf2 e5! 14 Ed2 Be6
Markovic-Milivojevic, Belgrade
1983.
15 lDxes-16 6d4 Bc8 with a
aa:ffi "T
D22
9 ...
AA-gA lively position; Krnic-Gonmlez, a5

w sE Villajoyosa 1982; or 12 dd4

6xd4 l3 -Q-xd4 Ac+:.
10 14
l0 ... Ab4
Ae6
f4 Ad7, intend-
11
t2 ds!? ing to play 12 .. . Ac6 with pres-
This inhibits 11 f5 and frees the 12 b6 is also possible, sure on the e4 square is also
d8 square for the rook. . .. Aa5; 13
intending to play 13 played: 12 AR Ac6 13 Ad5 b5!?
Black has the following alterna- a4 6a5 14 AaS Axd5 15 ed 14 "!Lb6 (14 ab?! Afxd5! 15 ed
tirrs: 6xb3 16 cb gf5t Lengyel- Axb5T 14 ... Wd7 15 Axa5 as
a) 10... aas ll f5 gc4 12 Ad3 Schneider, Hungary 1980. occurred in Lukin-Zarudnij,
Bxb3 13 ab Axd3 14 cd d5 15 13 e5 Ae4 (122) USSR 1986, and now 15 ... ba!
ld4 de 16 de a6 17 ehl BcS 18 16 Axb4 ab would have given
128 Dragon Variation: Introduction Dr{.

Black a good chance to equalize. 17 fe Axe5 : Martinovib-Deie, 9 Ae3 -9.d7 a

ttf4 (123) Yugoslavia 1977. It is possible to exchange on d4 ll
E (9 ...'6xd4 l0 Axd4) and then *
6 h3 -CI.g7 D 10 . . . b5 1l 0-0 (11 6xb5 6xe4 I
7 Ac4 12 $xg7 SxgT 13 gd4+ Af614 $
123
I I I After 7 Ae3 0-0 8 gd2 6c6 9 0-0-0 Ab7 with counterplay for
'"m Black) 1l . . . Eb7 12 WaZ (better iri
il 0-0-0 Black obtains counterPlaY
on the queenside bY 9 . . . 6xd4 10 than 12 Eel owing to 12 ... e5!)
Axd4 Ae6 1l f4 Sa5 12 a3 trfc8 t2 ... a5l? (12 ...b4 13 Adst)
A A Thomas-Ward, Oakham 1986. 13 Ad5 6xd5 14 Axd5 Axd4l5 a
a 7 ... 0-0 Bxd4 9c7 16 c3. White has the A
Ita 8 -e.b3
better chances owing to the weak- A
g If 8 -Ae3 or 8 0-0 then 8... ened position of Black's king;
Sigurjonsson-Petursson, Reykja-
r,
T
dxe4 9 6xe4 d5! is strong, for
The inclusion of the moves a4 instance, 8 0-0 axet9 6xe4 d5 vik 1984. a
and ... a5 sharpens the situation l0 Ab5 a6 ll tsxd5 urxd5 12 iD 10... -Q-d7 (10 ... Ae6 ll Go a
on the queenside. Axd5 ab and Black has some Axb3 12 abt) ll 0-0 b5 12 -0_
11 gc8 counterplay; Mokry-Erno, Ad5?! 6xd5 13 Axd5 Ec8 14 A
l l . . . Ab4 allows the following Copenhagen 1985. flxg7 gxgT 15 Erd4+ *C8: Tr
variation to gain in strength: l2 f5 8 ... Ac6 Olafsson-Arnason, Randen 1982;
Ad7 13 6d4 gc8 14 ehl aa6 The following moves are PlaYed 12 gd3t was better.
15 Adb5 o Djuri6-Martinovi6, often: 8 .. " abdT or 8 ... a6 Other possibilities are: rG
Yugoslavia 1978. a) 8 .. . ahd7 9 0-0 6c5 10 Eel 9 ... 9a5 l0 0-0 ah5 (10 ... E
11 . . . Axb3 12 cb e6!? is inter- a6 (10 . . . -e.d7 I I Ag5 h6 12 Ah4 U/h5 ll g'd2D ll AaS grd8 12 -t
esting: 13 Bel d5 14 e5 adl 15 ll
6xb3 13 ab Ac6 Ad5 with the 6f5!? gf 13 Bxh5 e6 14 6c3 and a
Ab5 Ae4 6c5 with an
UreT 16 initiative for White; Mokry-Lech- White's chances are better i1 this t
active position for Black; Petrus- tinsky, Czechoslovakia 1986) 11 complicated position; Gruenfeld-
hin-Kimelfeld, USSR 1983. Ag5! h6'19-$h4 e6 (otherwise l3 Kagan, Israel 1986. {
t2 *hl Ad5!) 13 gf3--Wra e.adl and 9 ... Aas l0 0-0 b6 11 Ud3 d
Or: White stands more flexibly and Ab7 12 f4 gc8 13 Eael Exc3!?
a) t2h3 (12 Wd2) t2 ... ab4 t3 actively Popovic{hiburdanidze, 14 Bxc3 6xe4 15 B,d3 6xb3 16 ii
6d4 Ac4 :. match Subotica 1986; ab e5!? with a sharp positioq
b) D En ab4 t3 6d4 gg4 :. b)8... a69 0-0 b6(9. .. b5 l0a4! Mortensen-Kudrin, Copenhagen a
c) 12 6d5 Axd5 13 ed. db414 c4 b4 I I Ad5 e612 6xf6+ Axf6 13 1983. Yl
6e4 15 dd4 6c5 o Petrushin- Ah6 Be8 14 gd2+ Short-Mes- 10 G0 Uyas I
Pigusov, USSR 1980. tel, London 1986) l0 Ag5 AbT ll An active reply, preventing tk -t
12 aM Eel 6bd7 l3 6xf6+
12 6d5 e6 normal 11 tsd2?; 1l ... 6xe4! t
13 6n4 -Q-c4 a,xf6 14 urd3 urc7 15 c3 and 10. . . Ec8 is possible- ll f416 t
The game is level, e.g. 14 Ecl White is more active; Short- 12 ER 9c7 13 Eadl Aa5 or l0
. . . a6ll f4 b5 12 a3 Vc7 13 grd2
Axe2 15 gxe2 dg4 16 Agl e5! Watson, Lugano 1986.

17 fe 6xe5 : Martinovib-Deie,
Yugoslavia 1977.
E (9 ... 6xd4 l0 Axd4) and then
6 h3 9-e7
7 Ac4
After 7 Ae3 0-0 8 grd2 Ac6 9
040 Black obtains counterPlaY
l0
on the queenside bY 9 . . . 6xd4
Axd4 Ae6 l1 f4 Sa5 12 a3 Efc8
Thomas-Ward, Oakham 1986.
7 ... 0-0
8 _e-b3
If 8 Ae3 or 8 0-0 then 8...
Bxe{ 9 6xe4 d5! is strong, for
instance, 8 0-0 6xe4 9 6xe4 d5
l0 ab5 a6 1l Sxd5 9xd5 12
Axd5 ab and Black has some
ounterplay; Mokry-Erno,
C-opcnhagen 1985.
t ... 6c6
The following moves are PlaYed
often: 8 .. . AbdT or 8 ... a6
a) t.. . afr7 9 0-0 6c5 l0 Eel
a6(10. . . Ad7 l l -CI-c5 h6 12 Ah4
t5 Bxb3 13 ab Ac6 ll 6d5 with the
a initiative for White; Mokry-Lech-
rinsky, Czechoslovakia 1986) l1
Ag5!h6 12 Ah4 e6 (otherwise 13
adsD 13 gR ge7 14 Eadl and
White stands more flexiblY and
actively Popovic{hiburdanidze,
match Subotica 1986;
b)S... a69 0-0 b6 (9 . . . b5 l0 a4!
b4 ll ad5 e612 6xf6+ Axf6 13
Ah6 Ee8 14 Wd2+ Short-Mes-
tel, London 1986) l0 Ag5 Ab7 l l
Eel 6bd7 12 6d5 e6 13 6xf6+
Axf6 14 gd3 U&c7 15 c3 and
lcl White is more active; Short-
c5! Watson, Lugano 1986.
9 -CI-"3 Ed7
It is possible to exchange on d4
i) 10 . . . b5 1l 0-0 (l I 6xb5 6xe4
12 $xg7 qDxgT 13 gd4+ af614
0-0-0 -g-b7 with counterplay for
Black) ll ... Eb712 Urd3 (better
than 12 Eel owing to 12 .. . e5!)
t2 ... a5l? (12 ...b4 13 Adst)
13Ad5 6xd5 Axd5 Axd4
14 15
Uxd4 urc7 16 c3. White has the
better chances owing to the weak-
ened position of Black's king;
Sigurjonsson-Petursson, Reykja-
vik 1984.
ii) r0..::fld7 (10 ... ae6 ll 0-0
Axb3 12 abt) ll 0-0 b5 12
6d5?! 6xd5 13 Axd5 trc8 14
SxgT gxgT 15 gfd4+ $C8:
Olafsson-Arnason, Randers 1982;
12 Erd3t was better.
Other possibilities are:
9 .. . {ra5 l0 0-0 Ahs (10 . . .
grh5 ll gd2!) ll Aas Uid8 12
6f5!? gf 13 Uxh5 e6 14 Ac3 and
White's chances are better in this
complicated position; Gruenfeld-
.--Kagan, Israel 1986.
-9:. e€lo 0-0 b6 ll Uid3
g.b7 12 f4 Ec8 13 Eael Exc3!?
14 gxc3 6xe4 15 S,d3 6xb3 16
ab e5!? with a sharp position;
Mortensen-Kudrin, Copenhagen
1983.
10 0-0 ga5
An active reply, preventing the
normal ll 9d2?; ll ... 6xe4!
l0 . . . Ec8 is possible - ll f4 a6
12 gf: 9c7 13 Eadl 6a5 or l0
. . . a6 ll f4b5 12 a3 Vc7 13 gd2
Dragon Yariation: Introduction I 29
da5 14 f5, and also l0 . . . 6xd4
I I Axd4 -0-c6 12 gid3 b5 13 E fel
a6 (13 ... Ed7 14 6Astt) t4
Eadl Ec8 15 Ad5 Ermenkov-
Spiridonov, Varna 1986.
White gradually increases his
initiative in all these examples.
tl f4
After 1l Eel Eac812Wd2(12
Se2 Efe8 13 Eadl 6xd4 14
Axd4 Ac6 15 ge3 Ad7 16 Ad5
Axd5 17 ed Ac5: Olafsson-
Kagan, Randers 1982) 12
Efe8 13 Eadl a6 (13 ... b5 14
6xc6 Axc6 15 Ah6+ or 13 ...
dxd4 14 Axd4 Ac6 15 Axf6
Axf6 16 Ad5t) 14 AR!? b5 ls
Ah6 White has some initiative;
Tal-Hansen, Reykjavik I 986.
11 oxll4
Black aims his counterplay
against the e4 pawn. 11 . . . e5 is
unacceptable owing to 12 dxc6
Axc6 13 f5!+ Axe4? 14 dxe4
6xe4 15 fg hg 16 Exfl7!+ Short-
Wagman, Lugano 1986.
If ll . .. Eac8 then 12 6f3! is
already possible and Black'has a
difficult position.
l1 gh5 is interesting,
intending to meet 12 6f3 with 12
. . . b5 13 a3 a5 with counterplay,
as in Donchev-Martinovic,
Vrnjacka Banja 1984; after 12
Eel Efe8 13 Af2?! 6xd4 14
Axd4 Ae6 15 Ad5 Axd5 16 ed
gxdl 17 tsaxdl a6, Black has
achieved a satisfactory position.
t2 Axd4 Ec6(124)
13 gid3
130 Dragon Variation: Introduction Ih
t7 de 34 Ae2 Efd8 35 Edl Edc8 36 M
124 18 fe 6d5 trc3 37 a5 Ea3 38 a6! I + b5 39
W 1,,% I I t9 a4 Axb5 Exb5 40 Ba8+ *57 4l
%a"m I White is more active, but Black Egl + @h642a7 ExaT 43 Vxa,1
has sufficient counterplay, which Exb444 Ue3+ 9h545 $el l{-
.ffi, can be enhanced by 19 ... a5!
In Short-Hellers, Wijk aarZee
H1ffi
,rffi,
A
... Sax-Mikhalchishin
1986, after 19 af4?! 20 Exf4
A a tt
Axe5 White sacrificed the queen - Banja Luka 1981
2l Axe5! Hxd3 22 trxd3 and le4c52aI-Jd63d4cd46xd4
achieved a strong attack. Af6 5 4c3 dc6 6 93 96 7 A,*
Nothing is gained by 13 $R or dxd4!1 (7 ... Ag7 8 6de2?!) 8
-13 gel owing to 13 ... Erb4! Bxd4 Ag7 9 0-0 0-0 l0 h3 Ae6 ll
Illustrative Games
threatening 14... 6xe4l Bdl gc8 12 Eel EeS 13 ae3
After 13 Ad5 trfe8! 14 Axf6 Ba5 14 6e2t2 a6 15 c3 Sc7 16
(14 $xf6+ ef! attacking the e4 Lengyel-A. Schneider af4 Ad7 17 Wd2e6(17 ... 4c6
square) 14 . . . ef! 15 f5 Exe4 16 fg Hungary 1980 18 Ad5 6xd5 19 ed $d7 20 a4
hg 17 6xf6* Axf6 18 Exf6 le4c52aRd63d4cd46xd4 t) 18 6d3 Ac6 (18 ... d5 19
Bc5* 19 $hl d5 with an equal af6 5 dc3 g6 6 Ae2 Ag7 7 0-0 Af4 gb6 20 ed 6xd5 21 Ae5 t)
position; Nektor-Donaldson, 6c6 8 Ae3 0-0 9 ab3 (9 gd2 19 "$Lf4 trcdS 20 Ab4 .jLb5 2l 04
Malmo 1985/86. gg4l0 Sxg4 Qxg4 ll f4 dxd4 e5 22 fu95 Ac6 23 tracl Ec8 24
13 Ead8 12 Axd4 e5 13 Ae3 ef 14 Exf4 Ecdl Eed8 25 We3 Ee8 26 U/d2
14 Eadl -Q.e6 =; 9 ... -CI"e6 10 f4 8c8 ll Bed827 h4 Be7 28 "$Lh3 trb8 (28
White increases the pressure in $hl Ed8 12 Agl! b6 (12 ... d5 ... Ea8) 29 b3 ErfB 30 6xcf bc
the centre. 14 Eael is inferior 13e5 de414 6xe4 de l5 Uel t) 3l gaS h6 32 Ae3 c5 33 R tse7
because of 14 . . . e5 15 Ae3 ef 16 13 a4 6a5 14 ad5! t Axd5 15 34 Be2 Ah5 35 Sg2 Af6 36 -E ef
Axf4 d5! ed Axb3 16cb 8f517 Ac4 Eab8 *h7 37 gxa6 o.97 38 Eed2 Ea8
t4 b5! 18 ge2 a6 (18 .. . 6xd5 19 94 39 Uc6 h5 40 Ah3 6e6 4l AxeS
There are some other standard ge6 20-gB-+N9-S,xa6 6xd5 Wxe6 42 Exd6 Exa2+ $ 9A
plans of counterplay for Black: 2o g4t 9f6? (20 . . .gdD 21 gR Bxd6 44 Exd6 Exf2+ 45 rExf2
a) 14 ... e5 15 9.e3 ef 16 Axf4 6c7 22 Ad3 Bxb2? (22...6e6!? Erh3 46 Edl gh2+ 47 ebe3
dh5l'1 Acl Axc3 bcJ. 18 23 Eabl 6c5 24 9c4 I) 23 *e7? (a'7 ... Ae7 48 Wxc5 tsc2
b) 14. .. 6d7 15 AxgT fxgT 16 trabl gd2 (23 . . .Wf624 g5 8e6
6hl 6c5 l7 Urd4+ e5!? with 25t5 +) 24f5 8f825 Ebcl 6e8
chances to equalize. 26 Bc2 Wa5 27 Ac4 gf 28 gf qDh8
15a3b4 29 Bs2 Be5 30 Be4 df6 (30 . . .
16 ab 9xM tsc3 31 .E"e2 6c7 32 ER +) 3l
17 e5!? -Q-d4 6xg4
(31 . . . Va5 32 Bxg7l
Otherwise Black takes over the BxgT 33 gCa+ gh8 34 Bxd6!!
initiative by 17 ... e5! + +)32 Axe5 Axe5 33 Be4 Af6

t7 de
18 fe alts
19 6e4
White is more active, but Black
has sufficient counterplay, which
can be enhanced by 19 ... a5!
In Short-Hellers, Wijk aanZee
l!186, after 19 ...
af4?l20 Bxf4
lxe5 White sacrificed the queen
2l Axe5! Hxd3 22 Exd3 and
achieved a strong attack.
Illustrative Games
L(ryyel-A. Schneider
merry 1980
I o4c5 2 aR d63 d4cd4 6xd4
Atr 5 $c3 96 6 Ae2 Ag7 7 0-0
ac6 8 Ae3 0-0 9 ab3 (9 gd2
a# l0 Qxg4 $xg4 1l f4 6xd4
12 Axd4 e5 13 Ae3 ef 14 Exf4
Ae6 :) 9 ... -e-e6 l0 f4 grcS 11
thl Ed8 12 -CI-cl! b6 (12 ... ds
t3c5 6e414 dxe4 de 15 9el t)
l3e4 d$ 14 ad5! t Axd5 15
ed Bxb316cb urf5 17 ac4 Eab8
It Ue2 a6 (18 ... 6xd5 19 g4
?le620 gR +) 19 Axa6 6xd5
20 s4! gf6? (20 ...gid7) 2l gR
Ac7 22 Ad3 9xb2? (22 . . . Ae6!?
23 Eabl 6c5 24 Ac4 t) 23
Eabl Bd2 (23...Wf624 g5 Be6
25 f5 +) 24 f5 Ef8 25 Ebcl 6e8
75 EcZ Va5 27 $c4 gf 28 gf t!lh8
D Es2 Be5 30 Ee4 6f6 (30 ...
{trc3 31 9g2 dc7 32 ER +) 3l
li4 Bxe4 (31 . . . .E'a5 32 ExgT!
*xg7 33 gCa+ ePhS 34 Bxd6!!
++)32 Axe5 6xe5 33 gre4 Af6
Dragon Variation: Introduction
34 -e_eZ E fd8 35 tr dl g dc8 36 b4
8c337 a5 Ea338a6! ++ b539
Axb5 Exb5 40 Ba8+ *e7 4l
Bgl + *h642a7 Hxal43 *xa7
Hxb444 Be3* 6h5 45 9el l-0.
Sax-Mikhalchishin
- Banja Luka 1981
le4c52ARd63d4cd4axd4
Af6 5 6c3 6c6 6 93 96'l A-92
6xd4!? ('7 .. . He7 8 6de2?!) 8
Bxd4 Ag7 9 0-0 0-0 l0 h3 Ae6 I I
gdl @c8 12 tret tre8 13 Ae3
Ba5 14 Ae2!? a6 15 c3 Bc7 16
Af4 Ad7 t7 Wdze6(17 ... -CI-c6
l8 ad5 6xd5 19 ed Ad7 20 a4
t) l8 Ad3 Ac6 (18 ... ds 19
Af4 Eb6 20 ed 6xd5 2l Ae5 t)
19 Af4 trcd8 20 6tr4 Ab5 2l c4
e5 22 Sg5 fuc623 Eacl Ec8 24
Ecdl Eed8 25 tge3 Ee8 26 grd2
E edS 27 h4 g'e7 28 Ah3 B b8 (28
... Ea8) 29 b3 gf8 30 6xc6 bc
31 8a5 h6 32 Ae3 c5 33 R Be7
34 Ee2 Ah5 35 Sg2 Af6 36 Ag4
*h7 37 gxa6 697 38 Eed2 Ea8
39 9c6 h5 40 jLh3 Ae6 4l Axe6
Exa2* 43 Af2
trxf2*45 *xf2
Erh3 46 Edl gh2+ 47 *e3
*e7? @7 ... -Q"g7 48 Bxc5 Bc2
13 l
49 grd5 Ah6+ 50 f4 +) 48 Bxc5
Bxg3 49 Be2 Axh4 50 Bgl Bf4
51 c5 Bf6 52 Bd6 Be7 53 Ucl
Ba7 (53... -e-Ca intending...
E h4) 54 gc3 -S-g3 55 c6 h4 56 c7
h3 57 c8S gf2+ 58 erdl l-0.
B. Larserrlles
Reykavik, 1986
le4c52 dRd63 dc3 dc64d4
cd 5 6xd4 96 6 $e2 AS7 7 Ae3
Af6 8 grd2 0-0 9 trdl!? 6.e4l0
Sxg4 Sxg4 ll R -e-d7 12 0-0
Ec8-13 E12 6e5!? 14 b3 f5!? 15 ef
gf 16 6d5 6f7 t7 6e2 (17 c4
f42T) e6 18 Adf4 bs! 19 Ahs
Ah8 20 e4l2 fe2t fg 6e5 22 gdft
Exf2 (22 ... Wh4 23 ExfS+
ExE 24 ExfS* tbxf8 25
Bxd6t t}e8!) 23 Exl2 Ac6! (23
... gxg4? 24 Eg2+) 24 ad4
Aa8 25 Ag5! 9d7 26 6f6+
Axf6 27 Axf6 Bb7 28 AR
6xR* 29 Exf3 *e4l (29 ...
$xB? 30 grg5+ wins) 30 gC5+
9g6 3l Bxg6* hg 32 Ef2 Ae4
33 c3 e5 34 9e7 Exc3 35 Axd6
Ecl* 36 Efi Exfl+ 37 $xfl
Abl 38 a3 9a239b4 e4 40 Sf2
8f7 41 6e3 Abl 42 h4 ,8e6 43
h5 gh 44 gh Sf5 45 h6 *e6 46
Af4 Ac2 47 *d4 A-aa l-1.
 t4 h5 d
The most logical continuation- t7
14 94 somewhat slows the tempo hi
of the attack: .E
13 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav a) 14 ... Bc7 15 h5 Ec8 16 hg fg
(16 .. . hg?! t7 Ah6 Ah8 18 Af8!
I
G
+) 17 Sbl Ba5 l8 6b3 {re5 19
l& c5 A4 9 ... a5 Ad4! (19 f4? Bxc3 20 bc 6xe4!
26f3 d6 A5 9 . ..g.c7 T; 19 95 dh520 f4 8e6 2l hd4
3d4 cd A1 6g3! o) 19.. . ge6 20 th2, and
4 6xt4 af6 9 ... Ad7 White has the better ProsPects: 20
5Ac3c6 This is the most active con- ... Erfl7 21 e5!de 22 Hxei He623 T
6 Ae3 Ag7 tinuation. Black wastes no time in 6d4 gxc3?l 24 bcl Hxa2* 25 E
7R initiating his play along the c-fiIe. erb2 Ad5 26 95 + Nesis-OYekh- A
With 7 R White adopts the 10 h4 Ec8 lyain, corres 1980.
Rauzer (or Yugoslav, as it is 11 Ab3 b) 14. .. Ba5 15 h5 Efc8 16 ab3
known in the West) Attack. By White threatens to advance his Wa617 hg hg 18 e5! 6xg4 (18 . . .
strengthening his e4 and 94 h-pawn. Black can react either by de 19 95 +) 19 fg Axg4 (19 ...
squares, White prepares to castle preventing this advance or bY Axe5 20 Erh2 +) 20 th2! Axdl
queenside and initiate a pawn ignoring it. 2l Wh7+ *fa22 Ah6 + Tatai-
storm on the kingside. All ll ... 6e5 Belyavsky, The l{agte 1977.
7 ... 0-0 At2 ll ... h5 c) 14... b5 15 h5 b4 16 dce2!? (16
8 gd2 6c6 A11 6d5 e6!) 16 ... Ba5 17 tbl
Now White is faced with a fun- 11 6e5 Efc8 18 hg fg 19 Af4 Honfi-
damental choice: 12 0-0-0 dc4 Prishi, Budapest 1982.
A 9 -e.c4 13 Axc4 Bxc4 ( 125) 14 axhs
B 9 0-0-0 15 94 Af6
C994 16 Ad5!?
A
9
I i
,,ru
Lru The line 16 6de2 Ee8! (Pre
_e_c4
This is an active move which is
ffit venting the bishops exchange; 16
... Ba5 18 -Q-h6 Axh6 18 tsxh6
E
L
connected with the advance ofthe Efc819 Ed3!+) 17 Ah6 Ah8l8 o
h-pawn. White increases his con- n'"ffi A e5 gives Black sufficient counter- t
trol over the d5 square and pro- A.%
',r%,
play because of 18 . . . dxg4t 19 fg t.
hibits the development of Black's A A,ffi, a Axe5!? 20 -e-f4 8a5 2l Axe5
bishop at e6. Bla0E can choose H 8xe5 22 6d5 Exg4 23 6er.3
from five continuations: gg5T Lecroq-Nesis, corr. 1982 -l
Al 9 ... -CI.d7 Black builds up th9 pressure on l6 6xtl5 f
A2 9 :.. ga5 c3 and d4, intending to double 17 ed .Bc7 !
A.39...ad1 rooks on the c-fiIe. Black must be accurate becausc d
 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav 133

t4 h5 of White's threats along the h-file:

The most logical continuation. 17 b3 Ec5 19 th2
.. . Erb6?! 18
14 94 somewhat slows the tempo h5 20 gh Efc8 2l ,bbl
95 22h6
of the attack: gf6 23 9e2! Sh7 24 Pxg5! with
tion: Yugoslav a) 14 ... urc7 15 h5 Ec8 16 hg fg a winning attack: Gudev-A.
(16 ...hg?! Ah6 Ah8 18 Af8!
17 Geller, corr. 1985.
+) 17 6bl Ba5 18 Ab3 gre5 19 18 Urh2 h5
A4 9 ... a5 Ad4! (19 f4? tsxc3 20 bc Axe4! 19 gh Ec8
A5 9 ... Bc7 T; 19 s5 ah5 20 f4 Be6 2l Ad4 20 hg fg
AI 6g3! o) 19... Be6 20 Vh2,and 2t lbbl
9 ... Ad7 White has the better prospects: 20 Atler 2l . . . Er.f7 22 Wf4+ SLf5
This is the most active con- . . . grfT 2l e5!de 22 Axe5 Ae6 23 23 Bh7 White has the initiative;
tinuation. Black wastes no time in 6d4 &t Axa2* 25
trxc3?t 24 Pinkas-Tolian, Katowice I 986.
initiating his play along the c-file' +
eb2 Ad5 ZBjS Nesis-Oyekh- At2
10 M Ec8 lyain, corres 1980. 11 h5
ll ab3 b)14... Ba5 15 h5 Efc8 16 Ab3 12 0-0{ 6e5 (126)
S/hite threatens to advance his *a617 hg hg 18 e5! Axg4 (18 . . .
h4awn. Black can react either bY de 19 95 +) 19 fg Axg4 (19 ...
or ''ffi,rb
pcventing this advance bY Axe5 20 Urh2 +) 20 th2! Axdl t26 f,,''flffi
ignoring it. 2l Wh7 + *fa 22 Ah6 + Tatai- W L,M
All ll ... 6e5 Belyavsky, The Hague 1977. ,,,ru,

Al2 ll ... hs c) 14.. . b5 15 h5 b4 16 6ce2!? (16

all Ad5 e6!) 16 ... tsa5 17 6bl 'rrffi,
I
11 6e5 trfc8 18 hg fg 19 6f4 Honfi- ',,ffi,
A,,,ru,
12 (HHl 6c4 Prishi, Budapest 1982. A,,,%
13 Axc4 Bxc4 (125) 14 6xh5 A
'%. a
15 94 Af6
-----16---Ad5!?
,m L"'m
I _t
,,m
The line 16 A-de2 Ee8! (pre- The tempo of his kingside at-
ffit venting the bishops exchange; 16
... Ba5 18 g-h6 Axh6 18 Bxh6
tack has slowed a little, but White
has gained an advantage in the
Efc819 Ed3!+) 17 -0-h6 Ah8 18 centre: the weakening of the 95
1"ffi.rrrM
A.% e5 gives Black sufficient counter- square gives him the possibility of
A.,r% play because of 18 . . . flxg4! 19 fg 13 AC5 intending f4, e5.
.%
A A,,ffi
,rffiE a Axe5!? 20 -CI-f4 Sa5 21 Axe5 t3 -CI-g5
B Bxe5 22 6d5 Exg4 23 6ec3 Another line is 13 6bl Ac4 14
gg5+ Lecroq-Nesis, corr. 1982. Axc4 Exc4, when White has two
Black builds up th9 pressure on 16 6xd5 ways of preparing e5:
c3 and d4, intending to double 17 ed , Sc7 a) 15 6de2 b5!? 16 Ah6 (16 e5!?
rooks on the c-fiIe. Black must be accurate because de l7 Sg5 Ec7 18 Axf6 ef 19 g4
134 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav

oo) 16 .. . b4 17 SxgT *xg7 18 Sb6 Chandler-Petursson, Hast- 127

"N"g
Ads 6xd5 19 ed gra5 oo ings 1986/87. B L,t'/ru
,r%
Gruchacz-Miles, USA 1980. 18 e6
t
b) 15 ab3 .Bc7 t6 Ad4 Ac6 17 19 hg ed 'rffi A
*e2 (17 94? e5! 18 Ae3 hg! 19 h5 20 h5 ,ffia
cfl +) 17 ...bs 18 e5 6d5 19 ed White has a dangerous attack
9xd6 20 6xd5 Axd5 21 AxgT for the sacrificed piece. 20 . .. ,r%
'fixg7 22 Ue3 e6 23 $xa7l Ea4 Exc3!?21 Bxc3! Ae522 f4 Ah6 A a
24 Ve3 Efa8 25 a3 gg3 o 23 Bdgl Mestel-Kudrin, Hast-
Tseshkovsky-Miles, Riga lZ ings 1986/87.
1979. 4122 18 gxg6 6c4! is unclear. ,
13 Ec5 14 f4 6c4 White exerts a considerable d

13 ... dc4 14 8e2 6a5 15 Stronger than 14 . .r. 6c6 l5 e5! pressure on Black's position, but .c

qbbl a6 16 94 e5 17 gh! ed 18 6xd4 16 Bxd4a!

\ Black also has rich counterplaY. n

15 Ued3 At23 I
Ad5!+ Nunn-Mestel, London bs
I
1986. 16 e5! 14 s4 hg
Al2l 16 f5 ePhT! 17 WeZ Bb6 and 15 14
t4 lbbl Black has excellent counterplay 15 h5 and 15 Axf6 have also
I
A prophylactic before taking owing to the threat of 18 . .. a5; been tested.
(
action. Sharp positions also arise Ivanovic-Velimirovic, Vinkovci a) 15 h5 6xh5 16 f4 dc4l7 Ve2
Exg5! (17 ... b5 18 f5 Ua5 was tI
after 14 f4 (A122) A ga (4123), 1982.
14 Ehel (4124). t6 6c4 not bad) 18 fg 6e5T Kaumov- d

t4 b5 Not 16 ... de? owing to 17 Serper, USSR 1986, or 16 ad5 G

15 94 a5!? Axf6 Axf6 18 6dxb5+. Exd5! 17 Axd5 grb6 18 c3 e6! 19

Ab3 gf 20 -9.h6 Sc5! Dobre (
15 ... hg 16 h5! 6xh5 17 Ad5 If 16 . . . gb6 then 17 ef ef 18
EeS (17 . . . Exd5 18 Axd5 gf 19 Axf6 Axf6 19 6e4 Ag7 20 c3 +. volsky-Ornstein, Trnava I 983.
af5!+) 18 Exh5! eh 19 th2 17 ed!? b) 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 h5 6xR!? 17
with a dangerous attack for Sharper than tZ a]+-estt tS @xf,! gf 18 Ad5! e6 19 Edgl
White; Karpov-Sznapik, Dubai ed f6! 19 Ehel ed!20 6xd6 6h7! Belov-Nikolaev, corr. 1984.
ol. 1986. Ljubojevic-Miles, Malta I 980. 15 dc4
16 Sxf6 Axf6 t7 6xd6!? 16 gitl3 bs
17 gh a) 17 ... An?! 18 gfi 6xdl 19 17 h5 axhs
17 a3 hg 18 f4 dc419 f4 6c4 de g|a5 20 ef (Er)+ rbxf8. 2l 18 ads (128)
19 grd3 grc8! 20 6d5 Exd5! 2l gxdl 6xb2 22 de6+ !* Ernst- A critical position for the varia-
ed Af5 22 6xf5 gxf5 Karpov- Hellers, Lugano 1986. |
tion. The continuation 18 . . . Ec8
Kir, Georgiev, Dubai Ol. 1986. b) 17... Exg5 18 hg 6f2 19 Be2 19 f5 Exd5 20 ed axd4 2l fg I
17 a4 6xdl2O Exdl 6xd6 21 g'd3+ Gonzalez-Romero, Spain 19M, /
18 Ads Hellers-Romero, Groningen or 18 ... Axf4 19 Axf4! e5 2I)
18 hg ab 19 6xb3 Exc3! 20 r984/85. Ag3 ed 2l Axc4! bc 22 *d2 Qi
gf+ qDxfl 21 8xc3 6c4 22 dd4 18 Ehn (127) Jinguan-Speelman, Taxco Inter-
 Dragon Variqtion: Yugoslav 135

l8 Ub6 Chandler-Petursson, Hast- 128

oo ings 1986/87. L.,m B
aru.
18 e6 '%t 'rru,

ll 19 hg ed ,,ru
t a%
,,ru
I
h5 2lt h5 ,rffia
d White has a dangerous attack Z,ffi a
for the sacrificed piece. 20 ... ,r%,
w'%
Exc3!? 21 Bxc3! He5 22 f4 Ah6 A A a A A
@ 23 Edel Mestel-Kudrin, Hast- H,%, "ffiH"ry. EI
V ings 1986/87.
gxg6 6c4! is unclear.
18 zonal 1985, allows White to gain
at2:2
14 f4 White exerts a considerable the initiative; but 18 . .. f6! 19
6c4
t5 Stronger than 14 . . . 6c6 l5 e5! pressure on,Black's position, but Ah4 e6! with a complicated pos-
It Bxd4 16 Sxd4*! Black also tiEs rich counterplay. ition is stronger; Akopian-Sed-
15 grd3 b5 At23 rakian, USSR 1986.
atu
16 e5! 14 94 hg
16 f5 ethT! 17 Be2 Eb6 and 15 -f4 14 Ehel Ua5!?
Btrack has excellent counterplay 15 h5 and 15 Axf6 have also 14 . . . b5 is played more often -
owing to the threat of 18 . .. a5; been tested. $ t4 Ac416 Axc4 Exc4 17 e5[?
Ivanovic-Velimirovic, Vinkovci a) 15 h5 6xh5 16 f4 dd 17 We2 (17 Axf6 Axf6 18 e5 Ab7 19
1982. Exg5! (17 ... b5 18 f5 9a5 was 6cxb5 9b8! Nunn-Miles, Lon-
t6 not bad) 18 fg 6e5T Kaumov- don 1982) 17 . . .b4l18 8d3 (18 ef
6c4
Not 16 ... de? owing to 17 Serper, USSR 1986, or 16 Ad5 efl 19 9d3 Exd4! 20 Bxd4 bc) 18
Exd5! 17 Axd5 gb6 18 c3 e6! 19 .. . Exd4 19 gxd4 bc Feigelson-
lxf6 Axf6 18 6dxb5+.
If 16 . .. gb6 then 17 ef ef l8 Ab3 gf 20 Ah6 8c5! Dobro- Chekhov, USSR 1984.
lxf6 Qxf6 19 6e4 Ag7 20 c3+. volsky-Ornstein, Trnava 1983. 15 qbbl Ee8
l7 ed!? b) 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 h5 6xR!? 17 15 ... Efc8 16 Ad5! Vxd217
tu Sharper than 17 Ae4 Ec8! l8 Axf-cf-$ 6d5! e6 19 Edgl Exd2t.
cdf6!19 Ehel ed!20 axd6 GPh7! Belov-Nikoliii;-eorr. I 984. 16 f4 6c4!
Ljubojevic-Miles, Malta I 980. 15 dc4 l7 Axc4 Exc4
17 6xd6!? 16 grilt b5 18 Axf6! Axf6
a) 17. .. B,Im 18 gfl 6xdl 19 17 h5 6xh5 18 Ads!?
de Ua5 20 ef (gr)+ *xf8 2l 18 6ds (128) The chances are equal after 19
. .. Uxd2 20 E.Yl6+ ef 2l Exd2
Uxdl 6xb2 22 de6* !* Ernst- A critical position for the varia-
Wijk
Hellers, Lugano 1986. tion. The continuation 18 . . . Ee8 f5! Beliavsky-Kir. Georgiev,
b)17 ... Exg5 18 hg 6f2 19 Ue2 19 f5 Exd5 20 ed Axd4 21 fg! aanZ-ee 1985.
dxdl20 Exdl 6xd6 21 grd3+ Gonzalez-Romero, Spain 1984, L2
Hellers-Romero, Groningen or 18 ... Axf4 19 Axf4! e5 20 9 ... Ba5
1984/8s. Ag3 ed 2l Axc4! bc 22 Bd2 Qi 10 _Q-b3 -e"d7
18 shfa (127) Jinguan-Speelman, Taxco Inter- Another possibility is l0 ...
136 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav

dxd4ll Axd4 -CI-e6 12 0-0-0 (12 Bxh6 Wf8! or 16 h5 gxh5 17 94 l5 EacS

Axe6 fe 13 h4?! Eac8 14 0-0-0 Af6 l8 e5 Axg4t 19 fg pxg4 oo. l6 hg tg
ec4! 15 8e3 efc8 16 Eid3 e5! T 16 6e8 t7 Ab3 8a6
Sorokin-Yusupov, USSR 1978) t7 h5! Axe5 l8 e5 ( 130)
t2 ... bs 13 sbl b4 t4 ads 18 hg hg
Axd5 15 ed gb5 and the threat In return for the pawn White
of . .. a5-a4 forces White to has an attack along the h-file: 19
t i ,,,ru,
I
exchange queens. Ad4 Exd4! 20 axd4 ae7 2t g4
11 0-0-0 Efc8 Ec8 22 ti(h3 e6 23 Edhl Wf6 24 .,,m ll
Black intends to double rooks dce2 t Kupreichik-Ribli, Som-
on the c-file -so it does not really bor 1970. E ,rrrM
A
matter which rook gets to this file L22 \ a a
first. However, the early exit of 13\ 94 (129) A
a
a
the queen restricts Black's op- trI
tions.
12 h4 129
EH s
Ae5
Now White may follow one of
B Itt A critical position of this varb
three paths: t tion. White has the initiative: lE
A2l 13 sbl ,,,ffi
... de 19 -e-h6 Ah8 20 Arfl
gxg4t? 2l BxdT! df222 ad5+
422 13 94 i1 x
A23 13 hs /+\ 5 Kalmar-Perlaki, corr. 1984.
A2t
.,,,ffi a23
13 qhbl 6c4
A A
13 hS Exhs (131)
g trI
14 Axc4 Eixc4
15 Ab3! I3 E
This forces Black to retreat his
queen and cuts off the threat of
13 dc4 .f '%t
1qfr
,,,ru,
Theqe are two alternatives:
tsxc3. Black can equalise
against 15 h5 with l5 . . . Exc3! 16
a) 13.
16
.lb5+al5Ac_a l5 Axc4 bc
ah6 ah8 17 Glbl (17 afs!? ,,ffi
A,,%
x
bc 6xh5! t7 94 df6 18 ab3 EeS!? was unclear) l7 ... Ec5!?
gbs! :. Martin-Gonzalez, Thessaloniki AX
.%a
15 gd8 ol. 1984. A A.ffi
Alternatives: b) 13 ... Ec4?! 14 Axc4 dxc415 trt E
a) 15. .. 9a6 16 h5 6xh5 t7 ads gd3 b5 16 Ab3 Va617 a3! and
t, or 16 e5 6e8 17 h5 1. White increases his advantage. By sacrificing a pawn WliE
b) 15... Bc7 16 Ad4 Ae6 17 h5 14 Axc4 Exc4 opens up the h-file and now h
a5 18 a4 *, or 16 94 trac8 17 h5 15 h5 several ways in which he can &,
+. Stronger than 15 ab3 ga6 16 velop his attack.
16 e5! h5 because of 16 ... trxc3! 17 bc 14 94
Stronger than 16 Ah6 Axh6 l7 Wxa2. Alternatives:
 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav 1j7

(t2 gxh6 gf8! or 16 h5 6xh517 94 15 Eac8 a) 14 Ad5 Bxd2+ 15 Exd2 ef8

af6 18 e5 dxg4l 19 fg Sxg4 oo. t6 ;; Ig 16 e4 6f6 17 Bdh2 e6 (17 ...
+ 16 6e8 t7 ab3 Sa6 6xd5 18 Axd5 Bc7 19 Ah6!) 18
t7 h5! lLxe5 18 e5 (130) Axf6 -g-xf6 19 ExhT a5 :.
18 hg hg b) 14 Ah6 and now:
In return for the pawn White E bl) 14... Exc3 15 bc Axh6 16
r30
gxh6 6f6! (16 ... Wxc3?! 17
has an attack along the h-file: 19 B i ,,ru,
be2! 9c5 18 g4 Af6 19 95 6h5
Zc8 22 Eh3 e6 23 trdhl Wf6 24 .,,ru, 20 Exh5 gh 2l Bhl +) 17 *bl
dcr,Z t Kupreichik-Ribli, Som- 07 ga Uxc3 18 6e2 tsal+ 19
bor 1970. E ,.,ru Sd2 AxR+! +) l7 ... Ec8 (17
flc AZ2 ... Bxc3 18 6e2 $c5 19 6f4 +7
tof 13 ga (129) 18 de2 gb5 19 6f4 Ac4 o.
A A
+ E
H
b2) 14... aill+!? 15 *bl (15
9xd3 Axh6+ 16 $bl Exc3! :'
E
129
B r sl I A critical position of this varia-
15 cd axd4 +) 15 ... 6xb2! 16
Grxb2! Sxh6 17 {yxh6 Exc3! (17
t tion. White has the initiative: 18 . . . Bxc3 +? 18 $bl and there is
'"ffi
... de 19 Ah6 Ah8 20 As5! no defence to 19 94 df6 20 g5
a8 gxg4tl21 9xd7! Af222 Ad5+
8a ahs 2t trxh5 gh 22 s6l) 18 94
Kalmar-Perlaki, corr. 1984. af6 19 e5!? and White has a cer-
_[
.rru,
A
L23
A
x if 19 . . . de
tain initiative, because
a 13 h5 6xhS ( 131) then 20 95! ed 2l gf
Exc2+ 22
EI g
Axc2 9c3+ 23 *cl ts-al+ 24
I3I Y,'"',%, fd2 gc3 * 25 cbe2 *xc2+. 26
Er 13 6c4 W I .,,,ry,
I Ed2 d3+ 27 *fll and Black is
of There are two alternatives:
'rr%_
I helpless; Hadialkar-Lee, London
a) 13.. . b5 14 h5 6c4 l5 $xc4 bc 1984.
i[ 16 16 gh6 ah8 17 €bl (17 afs!? .,ffi 14 Af6
Bb3 Ee8!? was unclear) 17 ... gc5!? ,,ffi A 15 Ah6 Exc3!
Martin-Gonzalez, Thessaloniki
ia\
E A 16 bc -0"xh6
ot. 1984.
a
a A 16 ... 6xR?! is dubious: 17
,rffia
D 13... Ec4?! 14 $xc4 6xc4 l5 AxfT*!Sxf7l8 6xf3 Ua3+ 19
g&l b5 16 Ab3 8a6 l7 a3! and $bl Axe4 20 Wf4+ Af5! 2l
White increases his advantage. By sacrificing a pawn White SxgT! (21 de5+? u-eSl T 22
h5 14 Axc4 Exc4 opens up the h-file and now has AxgT e5!; 22 6xe4 Ae6!) 2l ...
h5 15 h5 several ways in which he can de- e5 22 6xe5i! t.
Stronger than 15 Ab3 ga6 16 velop his attack. 17 Exh6 ( 132)
h5 because of 16 ... trxc3! 17 bc 14 94 White threatens to Play l8
{lxe.2. Alternatives: Edhl and 19 ExhT! 6xh7 20
138 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav

hg 16 0-0-0 a6 17 da3 Axa3 18 11 0-0-0 EfcS d

132
ba t Klovan-Kupreichik, USSR On 1l de5 12 Ah6 is a
B
I. A 1978. strong, forcing the exchange of l
b) 13 ... Axb3 14 ab 6xe3 15 bishops: 12 ... 6c4 12 $rcA
Bxe3 Ad7 16 0-0-0 a5 17 hg hg Sxc4 13 h4b514 AxgT rbxgT 15
,,rffi._
A 18 Eh2 Ee8 19 94e620 Edhl t Bbl e6 16 h5 b4 17 hg! fg 18
Belyavsky-Kupreichik, USSR dce2 t.
.,rffi_ t2 h4
a 1978. Ae5
A a
A4 l3 h5 dc4
EI
9 ... aS t4 gxc4 Bxc4
There are two more minor l5 hg fe ( 133)
Bh6 mating. Black can create alternatives which ate rarely
counterplay, however, which will en\ountered:
133
prove sufficient for equality: 17 a)9...a6 10 Ab3 6xd4 ll
Axd4 til' I t_
. .. Ec8! 18 *ibz Erb6! 19 erh2 b5 l2h4 a5 13 a4l ba 14 6xa4 (14 ,m
r1
Bc5 20 trxh7 Bxc3+ 2l Bbl Axa4?! trb8 15 Ab3 e5! 16 Ae3
Q,xh'l 22 trhl e6 23 BxhT+ €E -CI-e6 oo) 14... EbS 15 h5 t.
'r!
24 Wh6+ @e7 25 Sg5+ f6 26 b) 9 ... 6a5 l0 Ab3 a6 I I h4! b5 w",ffi ei l0
trh7+ af7 27 grxg6 Erel * with l2 h5! 6xb3 l3 ab Ad7 (forced in T
perpetual check. view of the threat of 14 6xb5) 14 A a',,ffi, A' rd
A3 -e-h6 Qxh6 15 Sxh6 + and rt
9 ... ad1 White's attack continues along II
This piece attack on the c4 familiar lines. This is the critical position. Df
square loses time. 10 -ab3 -c-d7!? White carries out an attack on the B!
10 h4! This prevents ll h4 because of kingside, but Black's position is E
A more passive line is l0 0-0-0 ll ... 6xd4 12 flxd4 a4!. solid and moreover he threatens I
6a5 ll -CI-b3 6e5 12 Be2 Ad7 11 a4l Axd4 to take the initiative with . . . b5.
13 h4 Ec8 l4h5 dec415 hg fg! Hardicsaq_Honfi, Hungary a) 16 Ah6 "$Lh8 17 Eh4 b5 18 e5
16 tbbl dxb3 17 ab Axe3 18 T2-Axd4 Ae6 l3
1977, continued b4! 19 6bl de 20 afs gf7 + -
Bxe3 Ef7! rc. 0-0-0 gd7 14 Sbl Efc8 15 Gheorghescu-Partos, Romania a
10 6a5 Ehel!? (15 h4 Axb3 16 cb Ere6 1974. C
11 _gb3 6e5 17 @aZ b5! oo) 15 ... Ea6 16 b) 16 ga Ae8 17 ebl Afl 18 t4
t2 h5! gre2 eac6 17 ad5! +. dde2 Ec6 19 Ad5 6xd5 20 ed -a
Also playable is 12 Be2 Ad7 A5 EacS + Santa Roman-Risti6, Xr
13 h5 Ec8 14 hg forcing 14 . . .hg 9 ... 9c7 Graz 1978.
15 0-0-0 Aec4 16 Ah6! t. Intending to play ... de5--c4 c) 16 Ag5 b5 l7 Axf6 Axf6 18
12 dec4 when Axc4 will be answered by ad5!? (recommended by Lilien-
13 Be2 . .. Wxc4 after which the queen thal) 18 . . . Axd4 19 dxe7 + *fl
White stands better, e.g.: will sometimes transfer to f7. 20 ExhT+ Ag7 2l c3! eh8! 22 tl
a) 13... e5?! 14 6db5 ge6 15 hg 10 _e.b3 _e-d7 g'f4+ Af5 and now White can d
 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav 139

hg 16 0-0-0 a6 17 6a3 6xa3 l8 11 G0-0 Efc8 obtain the better game with 23
ba t Klovan-Kupreichik, USSR On 11 6e5 12 $h6 is 6xf5!
1978. strong, forcing the exchange of B
b) 13 ... 6xb3 14 ab 6xe3 15 bishops: 12 ... 6c4 12 Hxcr'. 9 0-Oo (134)
Uxe3 Ad7 16 0-0-0 a5 17 hg hg Bxc4 13 h4b5 14 AxgT BxgT 15
l8 Eh2 Ee8 19 94e62O Edhl t 6bl e6 t6 h5 b4 17 hg! fg 18 134
Belyavsky-Kupreichik, USSR 6ce2 X. I ,,m
I
1978. t2 h4 Ae5 I
A4 13 h5 dc4
9 ... a5 14 $xc4 Bxc4 ,,,ffi,

There are two more minor 15 hg fg (13s) A

A
alternatives which are rarely ,,,ffi
dt encountered: E A A
l7 a) 9. . . a6 l0 Ab3 6xd4 I I Axd4
b5l2h4 a513 a4t ba 14 dxa4 (14
133
rI. I
g E
hxz4?l trb8 15 Ab3 e5! 16 Ae3 This variation is direeted
... t. against the attack with 9 . . .
x I-e5 oo) 14 Eb8 15 h5
b) 9 ... 6a5 10 Ab3 a6 I I h4! b5
gA l0 ... Ec8 and ...
6e5--c4.
-CI"d7,

a
l2 h5! 6xb3 l3 ab Ad7 (forced in a Therefore, in this variation Black"
view of the threat of 14 Axb5) 14
+
AAA tries to exploit the weakening of
lh6 Axh6 15 Sxh6 and the a2-g8 diagonal. There are two
White's attack continues along variations which are considered
familiar lines. This is the critical position. playable:
10 _e-b3 ad7!? White carries out an attack on the B1 9 ... d5
This prevents ll h4 because of kingside, but Black's position is B2 9 ... 6xd4
ll ... 6xd4 12 Axd4 a4!. solid and moreover he threatens B1
11 r4l 6xd4 to take the initiative with . .. b5. 9 ... d5!?
tgt Hardicsay-Honfi, Hungary a) U4hffih8 l7 Eh4 b5 18 e5 10 ed
It l9TT,coll.tirrued 12 Axd4 Ae6 l3 .ffi t9 6bl
20 afs Eifi + -
de A sharp position arises after 10
G{}O gd7 14 Sbl Efc8 15 Gheorghescu-Partos, Romania 6xc6 bc ll Ah6 9c7 12 AxgT
Ehel!? (15 h4 Axb3 16 cb Ere6 1974. €xg7 13 ed cd 14 h4, for instance:
17 .8a2 b5! oo) 15 ... tra6 16 b) 16 94 Ae8 17 gbl Af7 18 14. . . h5 15 6xd5 6xd5 16 Wxd5
tfe2 Eac6 17 Ad5! t. dde2 Bc6 19 Ad5 6xd5 20 ed Ae6 17 gd4+ tD98 Sokolov-
A5 EacS + Santa Roman-Risti6, Kudrin, Lugano 1985.
9 ... Sc7 Graz 1978. 10 6xd5
Intending to play ... de5--c4 c) 16 Ag5 b5 17 Axf6 Axf6 18 11 Axc6 bc
when Axc4 will be answered by ad5!? (recommended by Lilien- t2 _e"d4
... 9xc4 after which the queen thal) 18... Axd419 6xe7+ nbfli If White snatches a pawn with
will sometimes transfer to f7. 20 trxh7+ He7 2l c3! gh8t.22 12 6xd5 cd 13 Wxd5 then Black
10 -0"b3 ad7 gf4+ Af5 and now White can obtains counterplay with 13 . . .
140 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav

9c7! 8c5 (14 $xa8? Af5!

14 15 17 Ed3Afs (17 ... Axa2?! 18 Accepting the sacrifice - l4
Bxf8* tbxfS 16 Ed2 h5! +) 14 Ea3 Ah6+ 19 -ge3 Axe3 20 AxfS gxf8 gives Black good
... gb7 15 Ba3 Af5! :. trxe3 Ad5 2l Abst Stoica- play.
12 e5 Grunberg, Rumania 1983) l8 t4 Eb8
13 3-c5 Ea3 Eec8 19 tra5 Ah6+! Ilic- lf 14... Ee8 then White eBir
The main replies in this pos- Jovcic, Yugoslavia 1985. the initiative by l5 h4 (hreatening
ition are: 13 . . . Ee8(Bl l) and 13 l7 Axa2 16 h5) h6 t6 s4 Mc7 t7 95 h5 l8
... Ae6(Bl2). 18 b3 trec8 Ac4 or 15 ...
Eb8 16 g4f517 gf
811 19 Bd5 z5'!' ( 135 ) gf 18 695!? Urf6 19 -Q-c4 th8 Al
13 Ee8 Axe6! * Kudrin-Karlsson, Mer
14 6xrl5 1983.
a) If 14 Ac4 then 14 . . . Bh4! is
135 15 c4
strong - 15 Axd5 cd 16 6xd5
W I 15 94 f5! gf t7 de5 &t tt
16 gf

Wc4 l7 oe7 + *h8 18 gd5 ,,m

t c3 Exb2!? 19 6xb2 Ba5 is
grf4+ 19 *bl Ae6 20 9c6 Bhzt unclear; Velimirovic-Gufel4 Vin
Ernst-Petursson, CoPenhagen kovci 1982.
1981. A
The plan 15 h4 8c7! 16 h5 b
b) 14 6e4 f5 ls Ad6 Af8! is 6
already impossible - 16 . . . EfdA
played more often: 16 Sxe8 t7 he 6b4t 18 gf+ AxfT 19lff
Axc5 17 c4 8b6! 18 gbl Ab4 19 dxa2* 20 6bl gb6T ad
gc2!? (after 19 Wez 6c3 + ! 20 bc Black has an attack; Jasnikowski-
Aa3+ and Black has a danger- Black sacrifices the piece, but Perenyi, Hungary 1984.
ous attack) 19 ... 6e3 20 gb3 gains sufficient compensation in 15 {9c7
(here 20 . . . 6fB or 20 ... -CI"c5 exchange. Much sharper than 15 .. . E€t
with an active position for Black 2A €b2 a4 16 g4 9c8 17 *bl!? (or 17 Bd5
for the exchange can be recom- 2l *xz2 ab* Ba6 18 b3! Af6 19 AxeS Exct
mended); or l6 Ac4 (16 c4 Axd6 22 Sxb3 Ea5 20 95 6d7 2l AM Short-Sp4
17 Axd6 8xd6 18 cd cd 19 Blask-ryirthe piece back and man, Baku 1983) 17 ... Ed8?! lt
goei into an equal endgame
Bxd5+ 8xd5 20 Exd5 Ae6 2l /because cd cd 19 Ae7!+ Prasad-Ravi
Exe5 Eac8+ 22 *d2 Eed8+' neither 23 *c4 Af8, nor Hedge, Bombay, 1984; 17 - - -
23 6e3 $xa2: Velimirovic- 23 *b4 Eaxc5 24 Bxc5 Af8 are Ab6 18 6d6 Wa6 19 6xe8 ree
Miles, Vrbas 1980) 16 . . . Ae6 17 acceptable. an improvement but Whirc *iI
ab7 Wh4t. 18 Axd5! (18 AxfS? 23 -CI.c4 E axc5 has the better chances.
Bxc4!) 18 ... Axd5 19 AxfS A Exc5 Exc5 16 -Q-xf8
tsxf8 20 b3 9e7! Timman-Rund- 25 tral trc7 otherwise 16-" ' EfdS creatirE
funkhrirer, Radio game 1983/84. Gufeld-Kudrin, Hastings I 986/ the real threats.
14 cd 87. 16 A)dB
15 Wxd5 8xd5 Bt2 17 cd cd+
1,6 Exd5 -CI"e6
13 9-e6 18 Sc3! VeTl (Ifi)
17 tsd6 14 6e4 Black is a rook down, but hb
 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav 141

ls 17 Ed3 Af5 (17 ... Axa2?! 18 Accepting the sacrifice - 14

-Q-xfB gxf8 gives Black good
136
14 Ea3 Ah6+ t9 $-e3 Axe3 20 W A t
Exe3 Ad5 2l Ab5t Stoica- play.
Grunberg, Rumania 1983) l8 t4 Eb8 i
Ea3 Eec8 19 Ea5 Ah6+!Ilic- If 14 ... Ee8 then White gains A

Jovcic, Yugoslavia 1985. the initiative by l5 h4 (threatening

,,ffi, a
17 9.xa2 16 hs) h6 t6 94 *c7 t7 95 h5 18 a

18 b3 Eec8 Ac4or 15... Eb8 1694f5l7 gf a

a
19 Ed5 ,5t 1135) gf 18 6g5!? gf6 19 Ac4 tbh8 20
6xe6! * Kudrin-Karlsson, Metz
1983. active pieces give him an initiative
15 c4 which compensates for his
,"m
'%r
t . 15 94 f5! gf l7 dg5 e4l 18
16 gf material loss.
c3 trxb2!? 19 Sxb2 Ba5 is 19 Bxe5 Ec8+ 20 dc3 Ae7
unclear; Velimirovic-Gufeld, Vin- 2l 9f4 Wc5 22 gd2 grb6 with a
kovci 1982. strong attack for Black; Oll-
a"'% The plan 15 h4 8c7! 16 h5 is Basin, USSR 1985.
a
,r%,
- 16 . . . EfdS!
already impossible B2
a
l7 he db4l 18 gf+ Axfi 19 Ad6 9 ... axd{
dxa2* 20 6bl gb6+ and 10 Axd4 A-e6 (137)
Black has an attack; Jasnikowski-
Black sacrifices the piece, but Perenyi, Hungary 1984. 137 E
gains sufficient compensation in 15 gc7
I t
Much sharper than 15 ... tre8 ,,,ru,
exchange.
20 *b2 t4 16 94 gc8 l7 erybl!? (or 17 dd6
I
2l *xa2 ab* Ba6 18 b3! Af6 19 Axe8 Exe8 .,,,ru

22 6xb3 tr45 20 95 6d7 2l Ab4 Short-Speel-

l9 Black win the piece back and man, Baku 1983) 17 ... Ed8?! 18 A

2t goes into an equal endgame cJl--ffi9-He'l ! + Prasad-Ravi A a"ffi, A

i+ because neither 23 *c43-f8, nor "Hedge, Bombay, 1984; 17 ... &\
-EL
23 *b4 Saxc5 24 Bxc5 AE are Ab6 18 6d6 ura6 19 6xe8 was
acceptable. an improvement but White still l1 sbl
23 -Q"c4 Eaxc5 has the better chances. This move is dirocted against I I
U Exc5 gxc5 t6 A.xf8 ... tga5, which can now be ans-
25 Eal Bc7 Otherwise 16 . . . Efd8 creating wered by 12 Adsl t. An alterna-
Gufeld-Kudrin, Hastings I 986/ the real threats. tive line is ll 6d5 Axd5 12 ed
87. t6 Axf8 Ec8 13 g4 Wcl 14 c3 {ga5! (14 . . .
Bt2 l7 cd cd* e5?! 15 de fe 16 Ad3 e5 17 Ae3 t
13 Ae6 18 Bc3! 9e7'!, (136) Timman-Miles, Holland v Eng-
t4 d4 Black is a rook down, but his land 1977) 15 95 6h.5 16 AxgT
142 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav

,8x97 17 Sbl e5 o Timman- 15 a3 EabS White prevents 9 ... d5 owing

Sosonko, Wijk aan Zee 1978. . Ac4?! 16 Eh3! b5 17
15 .. to l0 95.
11 Bc7 Axc4 bc (17 Exc4 18 Black has the choice between 9
12 h4 Edhl+) 18 Edhl Eab8 Short- ... Axd4,9 ... e6 and 9 . .. ge6.
a) 12 Ab5 ura5 (12 ... Efd8 13 Velimirovic, Banja Luka 1985, C1
Aa4 Ac4 14 .fLb3 t) 13 Aa4 b5 and here White could have 9 ... dxd4
14 Ab3 b4 15 Ad5 Axd5 16 ed achieved the winning attack by 19 10 Axd4 -CI-e6
grb5 17 Ehel a5 oo Timman- *cl! Eb7 20 94 trcb8 2l Wh2. 11 0-0-0 gras!?
Miles, London 1980. t6ad3 12 a3
b)1294 Efc8 13 g5 6h5 14 Ab5 16de2 Sxd2 17 Exd2 a6 18 12 €Pbl Efc8 13 a3 (13 6d5
gd8 15 $xg7 Sxg716 Ad4 Ec5 6f4 Ac4 19 Axc4 Exc4i Tim- Sxd2 14 6xf6+ $xf6 15 @xd2
: Hert-Sosonko, Tilburg 1980. man-Sosonko, Amsterdam 1980. Axd4 16 Exd4 trc5:; 13 h4? d
12 Efc8 16 Hca (138) E{xc3! T) 13 ... trabS followed I
... bl
12 . . . h5 is dangerous after 13
g4!; for instance, 13 ... trfc8 14 s by
Black.
b7-b5 with an attack for
It
Se2! hg 15 h5 gh 16 fg $a5 17 A 12 Efc8 ll
a3 * Mochalov-Roizman, USSR A 12 ... Bab8'13 h4 b5 14 ad5! G
1981, or 13 .. . hg 14 h5 gh 15 Bxd2+ 15 trxd2 Axd5 16 ed c
,N,
Bg5! Efc8 16 "!Ld3+ Blodstein- Efc8 17 Sbl Ec7 18 h5t
Serper, USSR 1982. White had an t+\
E
Beliavsky-Watson, London I985.
attack in both games. ..ffi 13 h4 trab8
13 h5
g
A
14 h5
13 94 is a waste of time: 13 ... E g The continuation 14 ad5
8a5 14 a3 Eab8 15 h5 b5 16 h6 Wxd2* 15 trxd2 6xd5 16 ed 4
Eh8 17 Axf6 Axf6 18 Ad5 b4! After 16. l7 Bg5!White's
. . b5 Axd5! 17 -Q.xg7 $xR l8 Phl B
T Martinovi6-Polster, Valencia position becomes intimidating: l7 Axg4 19 Eg3 6xg7 20 Exg4
1978. . . . -Ac4 (17 . ..8c7 l8 e5 de 19 leads by force to an endgame
13 Sa5 Axe5 Bc5 20f4* VanDerWiel- where Black has three connected
The sacrifice cannot be acceP- S41, Plovdiv 1983) 18 f4 e5 19 fe pawns for the piece - 20 . . .6n I
ted: 13 ... 6xh5 14 AxgT SxgT b4 20ffig1rc5fl fg+ Kuijpers- 2l Aa6 Bc7 22 Eb4 Ed8 23 @
t5 e4 B,f616 Urh6+ Sg8 17 e5! Berendze, Holland 1984. a4 f5 Marjanovic-Velimirovic,
de 18 95 ] Malevinsky-Osnos, A critical position for the varia- Yugoslavia ch. 1983. .)
USSR 1976. tion. White can go into a slightlY t4 b5 E
14 hg betterendgameby 17 Axc4 trxc4 15 h6 b4:, bl
An alternative is 14 h6 Ah8 15 18 Axf6 Axf6 19 6d5 Marjano- t6 abs'!, (139) !
a3 6d7 16 f4! Axd4 17 Wxd4 vic-Messing, Bela Crkva 1984, or After 16 fg ba! Black has
Af6 l8 f5! gf 19 6d5 Axd5 20 ed play for sharpening of the Pos- dangerous threats.
gc5 2l Ed3 t Dolmatov-Psak- ition by 17 tsh3 b5 18 Edhl. Practice shows that White's
his, USSR Ch 1980/81. C chances are better:
14 hg 9g4 a) 16 ...
-9.b3 17 Uxb4 tUxM 18
 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav 143

15 L3 EabS White prevents 9 . .. d5 owing 0

. Ac4?! 16 Eh3! b5 17
15 .. to l0 95.
139
B I
Axc4 bc (17 Exc4 18 Black has the choice between 9 .,,ru
Edhl+) Edhl trab8 Short-
18 ... 6xd4,9 ... e6and 9... Ae6. I
l3 Velimirovic, Banja Luka 1985, C1 a
,rrru, ,rru
b5 and here White could have 9 ... Axd4 A
cd achieved the winning attack bY 19 10 Axd4 Ae6
rDcl! Eb7 20 94 Ecb8 2l g/h2. 11 0-0-0 ga5!? .,,rru,,
A.,,ffi
16 Ad3 12 a3
16 aez 9xd2 17 Exd2 a6 l8 12 *Pbl Efc8 13 a3 (13 6d5
af4 Ac4 19 Axc4 Exc4t Tim- Bxd2 14 6xf6+ Axf6 15 Exd2
man-Sosonko, Amsterdam 1980' Axd4 16 Bxd4 Ec5:; 13 h4? ab trxc2+ 19 gbl Bxb2+ 20
t6 Hca ( 138) gxc3! T) 13 . .. Eab8 followed gxb2 Axdl 2l Aa7 +.
'..by .. . b7-b5 with an attack for b) 16... Exb5!? 17 Axb5 Bxb5
'%& " 18 hg ba!? 19 gd3! (19 ba Ba4!)
138 Black.
I 1,,M 12 EfcS 19 ... ab+ 20 Axb2t Jirov-
ffit . Eab8 13 h4 b5 14 ad5!
12 . . Golubev, USSR 1985.
c2
Wxd2* 15 Exd2 Axd5 16 ed
Efc8 17 6bl Bc7 l8 h5t 9 ... 6
A,,%,
Beliavsky-Watson, London I 985. 10 0-0-o d5
,r% 13 h4 Eab8 11 c5!
a t4 h5 The most thematic.
The continuation 14 Ad5 ll Ae2 dxd4 12 Axd4 de 13
Sxd2* 15 trxd2 6xd5 16 ed 95 Ah5 14 Se3 Bc7 Wolf-
After 16.. . b5 l7 $g5!White's Axd5! 17 AxgT AxR 18 Eh3 Rogers, USSR 1984.
position becomes intimidating: 17 Pxg4 19 Eg3 SxgT 20 Hxg4 11 Ahs
... Ac4 (17 ...8c7 18 e5 de 19 leads by force to an endgame 12 f4't
Axe5 Bc5 2Of4+. VanDerWiel- where Black has three connected 12 h4 aC3 13 Egl 6xf1 14
Sax, Plovdiv 1983) 18 f4 e5 19 fe pawns for the piece - 20 ... b6!? Egxfl 6e5 15 b3 ga5 Dolma-
M 20 ef.! Bxg5 21 fg* KuijPers- zrc-a5- Bc7 22 Eb4 Ed8 23 tov-Tseshkovsky, Frunze 1983.
Berendze, Holland 1984. a4 f5 Mlfanovic-Velimirovic, 12 e5
A critical position for the varia- Yugoslavia ch. 1983. a) 12 ... 6xd4 13 Axd4 de 14
tion. White can go into a slightlY t4 b5 dxe4t.
better endgame by 17 Axc4 Exc4 15 h6 M! b) 12... de 13 6xc6 Uxd2* 14
18 Axf6 Axf6 19 Sd5 Marjano- t6 abs! (13e) Exd2 bc l5 6xe4t.
vic-Messing, Bela Crkva 1984, or After 16 fg ba! Black has 13 fe de
play for sharpening of the Pos- dangerous threats. 14 6xc6 Bxd2*
ition by l7 tsh3 b5 18 trdhl. Practice shows that White's 15 Bxd2 bc
C chances are better: 16 6xe4 $xe5
9e4 a) 16 ... Ab3 17 Bxb4 Bxb4 l8 t7 A-c4 ( 140)
144 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav I
Axd6 22 fg+ gh8 23 Hf4 (23
r40 f 141
6e6 Axe6 24 Exe6 fg 25 Exd6
-e
l6
B
'"rru,
I greT T) 23 ...6e524 Hxeife25 -e
,m'ffi; aR (25 Ae6 Axe6 26 Axe6 Bf6! n
+) 25 ... e4 26 Sxd6 ef 27 Ee7 2t
,ffi Sg4 28 Be5 Sxdl + ! 29 tExdl a
a
.,,,ru
fg+ 30 Bd2 Efd8+ 3l Ad5 (,
xil A A.ffi Exd5+ 0-1. I
(2
g Beliavsky-Hubner 30
Tilburg, 1986 a
White is better; Zapata-Armas, White has already prepared an le4c526nd63d4cd4dxd4 3
Havana 1986. attaqk and therefore starts his 6f6 5 6c3 96 6 Se3 Ag7 7 R 04 t
More active is: actiots first. 8 grd2 dc6 9 Ac4 Ad7 l0 h4 3t
C3 15 95 6h5 t6 f4! dc6 17 A-94 Ec8 ll Ab3 h5 12 0-0-0 Ae5 13 a
, 9 .!Le6!? dxd4 (17 ... e6 18 Sxh5 gh 19
r0 0-o{ f5l+; 17 ... aM 18 Axh5 gh 19
After 10 h4!? Ba5 I I h5 6xd4 Af5!+ Anand-Mestel, London
12 Axd4 Eac8 13 a3 Ec6140-0- 1985) 18 Axd4 Axd4 19 9xd4
0 Efc8 l5 tbl!?White'schances 6xf4 20 e5! and White has the
are better because ofthe threat of initiative; Anand-Jassim, Sharjah
16 h6 Ah8 l7 Axf6 Axf6 18 Ad5 1985.
Plaskett-Mestel, England 986. I
10 6e5 Illustrative Game
l0 ... Ec8 is an alternative,
where apart from ll gbl also ll
g5 6h5 12 6xe6 fe 13 Ah3 Bd7 Ljuboievi6-Milm
is possible; Zapata-Miles, Brus- Malta O11980
sels 1986, continued 14 f4 Axc3!? 4 cd 4 6xd4
15 Bxc3 dxf4 16 Ag4 6d8 17 Ag7 7 R 0-0
Bb3 Uc6 with an unclear pos- -CI-d7 10 h4
ition. Ec8 llAb3 h5 12 0-0-0 6e5 13
11 h4 -CI_c4 Ag5 trc5 14 f4 ac4 15 grd3 b5
ll... ga5 12a3 trfc8 13h5is 16 e5 (16 f5?! Ae5 o; 16 Axf6
possible with a sharp position. Axf6 17 e5 9-87 18 6e4 Ec8 o)
12 Ah3!? Aa6!? 16 . . . ag417 6e4 Ec8!? 18 ed f6
13 b3 9a5 19 Ehel (19 de?! UxeT 20 Ehel
14 *bl Va3 (ut) fg T; 19 6xb5?! Axb5 20 gd5 +
Forced owing to the threat of *h8 2l gxb5 fg! T; 19 6g3!?)
ls ad5. 19 ... ed! 20 6xd6 *h'll 2l f5
 Dragon Variation: Yugoslav 145

HI t 6xd6 22 fg+ tbh8 23 Af4 (23

Ae6 Axe6 24 Bxe6 fg 25 trxd6
Ag5 Ec5 14 $bl b5 15 Ehel a5
16 f4 6c4 17 Axc4 Exc4 18 e5
w I 'rm
I I ge7 T) 23 . . . 6e5 24 Axe5 fe 25 Ag4! 19 Axf6 (19 ef ef!) 19... ef
I dR (25 6e6 Axe6 26 Axe6 8f6! 20 e6 Bb8 (20 ... fe 2l Sxe6+)
+) 25 ... e4 26 8xd6 ef 27 Ee7 2l e7 Be8 22 6dxb5 Exc3! 23
'.ffi 6 Ag4 28 8e5 gxdl+! 29 Bxdl Axc3 Axdl 24 6xdl Vc7 25 f5
A
fg+ 30 rbd2 Efd8+ 3l Ad5 (25 8e2 f5+) 25 ... ExeT 26
A A
6
Exd5+ 0-1. ExeT BxeT 27 Vxai 9e428a4'll
A u (28 gd2) 28 ...9xs229 Aca gSt.
Beliavsky-Hubner 30 grds gfl + (30 ... Uxd5? 31
Tilburg, 1986 6xd5+) 3l *a2gh32 de4Va6l
White has already prepared an 1 e4 c5 2 6R d6 3 d4 cd 4 6xd4 33 a5 h3 34 6xd6 9a7 35 6c8
attack and therefore starts his 6f6 5 6c3 g6 6 Ae3 Ag7 7 R 0-0 Uc7 36a6?! 9xc8 37 g*b7 gc4+
actions first. 8\gd2 E.c6 9 9-c4 Ad7 l0 h4 38 gbl urfl + 39 *a2 gc4+ 40
15 g5 Ah5 t6 f4! 6c6 17 -0-c4 Ec8 1l Ab3 h5 12 0-0-0 6e5 13 fbl Urfl + 4l ,ba2 8g2! 0-1.
6xd4 (17 ... e6 18 Sxh5 gh 19
f5!+; 17 ... ab4 18 Pxh5 gh 19
af5!+ Anand-Mestel, London
1985) 18 Axd4 Axd4 19 Wxd4
Ar{4 20 e5! and White has the
initiative; Anand-Jassim, Sharjah
1985.

Illustrative Game

Lirboievic-Miles
Mrltl Ol 1980
I e4c5 2 6R d6 3 d4 cd4 6xd4
6f6 5 6c3 g6 6 Ae3 Ag7 7 R 0-0
8 gd2 4,c6 9 Ac4 Ad7 l0 h4
Ec8 ll
Ab3 h5 12 0-0-0 6e5 13
Ag5 Ec5 14 f4 Ac4 15 UYd3 b5
16 e5 (16 f5?! 6e5 o; 16 Axf6
Axf6 17 e5 Ag7 18 6e4 Ec8 o)
rc... AC4l7 6e4 Ec8!? 18 ed f6
19 Ehel (19 de?! 8xe7 20 Ehel
t) fel;19 Axb5?! Axb5 20 {Yd5+
d rth8 21 {sxb5 fg! T; 19 be3!?)
19 ... ed! 20 dxd6 *h7l 2l f5
 White cannot transpose to the
Yugoslav Attack:
a) 8 Sd2?! dxe4 9 6xc6 8xc3!
+.
b) 8 R Uyb4! 9 Ab3 6xe4 l0
T4 The Accelerated Fianchetto 6xc6 Axc3* ll bc Bxc3+ 12
Se2 dc T.
8 ... 0-0
I e/.c5Al a) E ... WM? 9 j[b3 6xe4 l0
, aA 6c6 7 Hc4 (142) Axc6 bc 11 a3! 6xc3 12 g/R! +.
3 d4 cd b) 8 . .. aE4 9 ab3 (9 grxg4
4 dxd4 96 Axd410 *h4 6xc21l ad5 +)9 (r
This system is not as frequentlY 142 ... gh5 l0 Af4 Ae5 ll Axe5 a
encountered as the variations we
.B
I L,,M
',rffi
I bcxe5 l2h3 6xc413 hg Be5 14 t
have already considered. There L f4 +. el
are two options for White: White has two possibilities. He l)
A5ac3 can either play 9 Ab3 and acti- a
B 5c4 vate his rooks along the d- and f- a
A A
,,,ffi, files, or he can transpose into d
a a h
5 6c3 classical systems with 9 6b3 fol-
This is less logical than 5 c4. lowed by Ae2.
s ... Ag7 Alll 9 "$Lb3 d
6 _9"e3 Here there is an imPortant div- Att2 9 db3 q
If6 ab3 then 6. . . Axc3!? 7 bc ision: A111 a)
Sf6 trying to take over the initia- All 7 ... Sa5 9 _CI-b3 d6 A
tive by attacking the weak e4 and Atz 7 ... 0-0 A dubious line is 9 ... de4?! (9 C
c3 pawns. However, after 8 Ad3 A11 ... bs? l0 ad5! +) 10 Bxg4 E
d5 9 ed Eixd5 l0 0-0 0-0 ll Eel!?
----7.-...... Ba5 6xd4 ll Axd4 Axd4 12 ad5 b)
8 0:0. ( 143 ) -CI"87 14 f4 +. t
(ll c4 grh5 12 Sxh5 6xh5 13 grd8 13 c3
trel Ee8 14 Ac5!t Vogt- 10 h3 -CI.d7 r:
Garcia Martinez, Leipzig 1983) Black prepares 11 . . . E acS and -0
He4 12 Bd2 Ead8 13 grf4!?t
143 l1 ... Axd4 12 Axd4 Ac6. c)
Zapata4arcia Martinez, Sagua
W I I I 11 f4 (144) t1
La Grande 1984, White has a I White tries to bring both rooks l'l
good chance to exploit his two into the game, but if the queen's
bishops advantage. rook has an entrance at dl then
6 ... af6 the task of creating work for the l
Al 7 Ac4 other rook is more complicated.
A2 7 dxc6
A A
Another possibility is ll Eel,
A3 7 Ae2 intending 6c3-d5: ll ... Eac8
 The Accelerated Fianchetto 147

White cannot transpose to the

t44
Yugoslav Attack:
a) 8 Bd2?! 6xe4 9 bxc6 Bxc3!
B rI.l I
T. I
b) 8 R Erb4! 9 Ab3 6xe4 10 ^T,,
,ffi
ted Fianchetto 6xc6 Axc3* ll bc 9xc3* 12 a
Se2 dc T. A
^ft
8 ... 0-0
A AA
A1 a) 8 ... gM? 9 Ab3 6xe4 l0
7 Lca (H2) 6xc6 bc 1l a3! 6xc3 12 grB! +.
b) 8 . .. Ac4 9 Ab3 (9 Bxe4
6xd4l0 .Bh4 dxc2ll Ad5 +)9 (ll ... dxd4 12 Axd4 Ae6 13
..r Sh5 l0 -e-f4 Ae5 l1 Axe5 5d5 +; 11 ... trfc8?l 12 8-e2
li I 6cke5 t2h3 6xc4 13 hg Ue5 14 Wc7 13 Eadl 6a5 14f4 6xb315
f4 +. ab Ac616 6xc6 9xc617 grd3 t
White has two possibilities. He Lanka-Kivlan, USSR 1978) 12
can either play 9 Ab3 and acti- Ad5 Efe8 13 -e-d2 Bc5 14 6R
vate his rooks along the d- and f- 6xd5 15 ed 6a5 16 Ae3 9c7 17
files, or he can transpose into c3 t L. Bronstein-Kagan, Rio de
A classical systems with 9 6b3 fol- Janeiro IZ 1979.
lowed by Ae2. Black can either continue his
Alil 9 Ab3 development or try to oppose
Here there is an imPortant div- Al12 9 Ab3 White's attacking plans:
ision: Al11 a) 11 ... Efd8 12 aBl b5 13 a3
All 7 ... 8a5 9 _e"b3 d6 a6 14 Bel! {gc7 15 Urh4 g/b8 16
Atz 7 ... 0-0 ' Adubiouslineis9 ... 6ea?l(9 94 a5 l7 f5! + Kurajica-Hiibner,
all Barcelona 1965.
7 ... Ba5 b) 11 ... Eac8 t2 aR (12 gf3
s Go (143) Erh5! 13 grf2 b5! a) 12. . . Eh5
13 gel b5 14 a3 a5 15 Edl a4 16
Aa2 b4 17 Ad5! t.
1l ... 6xd4 12 Axd4 Ac6. c) 11 ... gh5 12 aR b5 13 a3 a5
I I 11 f4 (144) 14 Eid3 a415 Ha2b416 de2ba
White tries to bring both rooks 17 ba 8a5 18 Eabl t.
into the game, but if the queen's 11 6xd4!
rook has an entrance at dl then This essential move interferes
the task of creating work for the with White's plans.
other rook is more complicated. 12 Axd4 Ac6
A Another possibility is ll Eel, 13 Urill
intending 6c3-d5: ll ... Eac8 Other replies are inferior:
148 The Accelerqted Fianchetto

a) 13 BR gb4! 14 $xf6 (the only f6?21 Exd8 +)21b4! t Martin- b) 12gd2 .gb7 13 6d5 Axds 14 (r
move!) 14 ... Axf6 15 Efel Bellon, Olot 1974. ed 6a5 15 6xa5 ba : Litvinov- a
Bc5+ 16 6hl Axc3 T. Att2 Roizman, USSR 1973. G
b) 13 8el gb4! 14 trdl 6xe4! 15 9 ab3 9c7 t2 ab7 H
SxgT $xg7 16 Ad5 Sc5* co. t0 f4 d6 13 95 attT t
c) 13 6d5 Eae8 14 Bd3 6xd5 15 11 A-e2 (146) t4 ads gd8 l{
ed Ab5 16 c4 Axd4+ 17 9xd4 15 f5 i:
ad7 :. i s 15 t
c4! is stronger.
13 Eads ( t45 )
146
B t t I 15 Ace5! e)
Kristiansen-Toran, Lugano Ol rt
I 1968, continued 16 c4 Ee8 17 z
145 ^""ru" Eel e6! o. b)
tt I
a
A
A At2
7 ... 0-0
E
xl
L:T, I 8 9Lb3 (147)
,,,1M
A A -q A
E ri
_qs A
I ri *
tf
A 8A By comparison with the lines of
the "classical" Dragon, Black has
I I t
made the "insipid" move .. . Bc7
A
instead of, for exampld, . . . -Q-e6, a
Black defends his d-pawn and and this allows White to fight for g
prepares ... e5. A dubious alter- the advantage. A A I
native is 13 . .. Ad7?l 14 SxgT 11 b6!? T
BxgT l5 Eael Bc5+ 16 $hl b5 Other moves glve White a Po
fi Ad5 t -Tseshkovsky-Shved- dangerous initiative: e)
chikov, USSR 1974. a) l1-.. Ad7 12 AR Efc8 13 g4! Now there are three paths
Possible continuations are: h6 14 gr€2 6a5 15 95 hg 16 fg available to Black: 3
a) 14 Bael ad7 15 $xg7 SxgT ah7 17 ddS + Zakharov- A12l 8...d6 t9
16 Ad5 Axd5 lTed EfeS l8 Ee3 Osnos, USSR'19.63. Al22 8... a5!? b)
t Suarez-Bellon, Siegen Ol. b) 11 . .. L5 t2 a4 db4 13 trfl2 Al23 8 ... Ea5 A
1970. Ad714 AR Ac6l5 tsd2 ad1 t6 At2t
b) 14 Ad5 6xd5 15 ed Axd4* dd4 dc5l7 6cb5!t Heemsot- 8 ... d6
16 8rxd4 Ad7 17 Bael Efe8 18 Baumbach, corr. 1982. 9R
Ee3 t Zakharov-Hasin, Yaros- 12 94 Unclear complications arise on E
lavl 1979. a) 12 Af3 .Ab7 13 e4 6d7 14 e5 t h3 6a5 (9 ... 6xd4 l0 Axd4 il
c) 14 Eadl Ad1 15 $xg7 6xg7 Eac8 15 9d2 6c5 16 9f2 Axc3 b5 ll 0-0 Ab7 12 trel e5 13 Ae3 -t
16 ghl 6c5 17 Urd4+ e5 18 fe 17 bc Aa4 o Myslivetz-Petz, dxe4 14 6xb5 d5 o Sznapik- +
bxb3 19 ab de 20 Uif2 f5 (20 ... East Germany 1977. Skrobek Poland 1977) l0 0-0 b6!? 5
 The Accelerated Fianchelto 149

f6?21 Bxd8 +)2lb4l t Martin- b) 12 gd2 Ab7 13 6d5 tsxd5 14 (10 ... a6 ll f4 g-c7 D dn
fel Bellon, Olot 1974. ed 6a5 15 6xa5 ba : Litvinov- A4?! 13 Axc4 9xc4 14 e5! de l5
Altz Roizman, USSR 1973. fe 6h5 16 Uid5! t Kurajica-
l5 9 ab3 Bc7 t2 ab7 Miles, Wijk aan Zee 1977) ll
@. 10 f4 d6 13 95 adl gid3 Ab7 12 f4 6xb3 t3 ab dd7
l5 11 He2 (146) 14 ads grd8 14.$Ld2 6c5 l5 Be3 o Fedorow-
15 f5 iczthristiansen, USA 1977.
.rMrb: 15 c4! * is stronger. 9 ad7
15 Ace5! a) 9 ... Aas?! l0 grd2 Axb3 ll
1,,ffi I Kristiansen-Toran, Lugano Ol ab Ee8 12 94 Sd7 13 95 +
%a"m ffit 1968, continued 16 c4 Ee8 17 Zlotkin=Kogan, Moscow 1979.
Eel e6! o. b) 9... a5 l0 Bd2 Ad7 1l a4
A,,ru Lt2 dxd4 12 Axd4 6e8 13 h4 +
a:ffi-
\ 7 ... o-o Klovan-Arkhipkin, Riga 1978.
A
,rrffi,
a H:,% A
8 Hb3 (147) 10 urdz
We have reached, by transposi-
tion, a position from the Yugo-
t47
B I rI. slav Attack, where Black adopts
By comparison with the lines of
the "classical" Dragon, Black has
I I his original plan of attacking with
the a- and b-pawns.
made the "insipid" move . . . 8c7 10 6xd4
instead of, for exampld, . .
-0-e6, .
A
a 11 Axd4 b5!?
aDd and this allows White to fight for
6\
E t2h4
the advantage. A A A
This move is most in accord-
11 ance with the demands of the
47 b6!? g
position.
rb5 Other moves give White a
dangerous initiative: a) 12 O4 a5 13 a4 b4 14 ad5
a)11... Ad7 12 AR EfcS 13 g4! Now there are three paths 6xd5 15 ed Axd4 16 tgxd4 Ec8
h6 14 Ve2 6a5 15 95 hg 16 fg availabletoQlack: : Belyavsky-Gufeld, Vilnius
ah'l l7 Ad5 + Zakharov- Al2l 8 ... d6\ 1975.
Ee3 Osnos, USSR 1963. Al22 8. .. a5!? b) 12 t4 b4 13 de2 e5 14 Ae3
ot. b) 1r . .. a5 12 a4
db4 13 Ef2 Al23 8 ... 8a5 Ae6 :.
gd714 AR Ac6ls tsd2 ad716 at2l 12 a5
+ 6d4 6c5 17 6cb5!* Heemsot- 8 ... d6 13 a4
l8 Baumbach, corr. 1982. 9R It is necessaryto hold back the
12 94
Unclear complications arise on Black pawns. Double-edged com-
a) 12AR Ab7 13 94 6d7 t4 s5 t h3 6a5 (9 ... Axd4 l0 Axd4 plications arise after 13 h5 a4l 14
CI€T E1ac8 l5 8d2 6c5 16 9f2 Axc3
b5 11 0-0 Ab7 12 trel e5 13 -Q-e3 Ad5 (14 Axf6? ef 15 Ad5 Ec8
iltfe 17 bc |,a4 o MYslivetz-Petz, dxe4 14 6xb5 d5 o Sznapik- +) t4 ... e5 15 Ae3 b4 t6 6e2
East Germany 1977.
Skrobek Poland 1977) l0 0-0 b6!? 6xd5 17 ed (17 9xd5 Ae6 18
150 The Accelerated Fianchetto

Urd2 b3! co) 17 ... 9e7 18 hg fg a) lJ dc4?! d5 18 6xa5 d4 19 and d-files; Gruenfeld-Karlsson,
19 Ah6 Axh6 20 Sxh6 gfc8 2l Ag5 Axb3 20 6xb3 Bb6 + Randers 1982.
gd2 -C"f5 oo Gusev-Hasin, Belyavsky-Miled, Teesside I 974. At23
USSR 1977. b) 17 Uxa5 Axb3 18 cb d5!? 19 8 ... gra5
13 ba 6xd5 6xd5 20 ed Wd7 21 0-0 This continuation is rarely met.
14 6xa4 e5'!, (148) trxb3 o Henao-Miles, Manila We consider a couple of other
1974. moves which are not well
148 at22 regarded:
W
t"
,rru, I 8 ... a5!? . de4?! 9 gxg4 6xd4 l0
a) 8 ..
I 9R Bdl 6xb3 1l ab b6 12 Ad4! f6
If 9 a4 then 9 ... fig4!? is 13 grd3 Ab7 14 0-0-0 Ac6 15 h0
,"M already possible - l0 9xg4 6xd4 Bc7 16 h5 * Tukmakov-Faibi-
a ll -A'4d4!? (ll grdl Axb3 12 cb sovich, Leningrad 19 62.
d6 13 0-0 ae6T) ll ... axd4 12
f+\
b) 8... aa5? 9 e5! 6xb3 (9.--
'"'ffi
a,ffi, a Bg3 d6 13 0-0-0 Axc3 14 Sxc3 6e8 l0 AxfT+! *xf7 ll Ae6!
Ae6: Ivanovic-Cebalo, Yugos- +) l0ef 6xal ll fg +.
lavia 1983. 9R d5
This energetic move shows the 9 ... tl5!? This avoids the Yugoslav At-
aggressive nature of Black's plan 10 Axd5!? tack.
in the centre. After l0 ed Ab4 ll dde2 a4! 10 ed AM
15 Ae3 12 dxa4 6fxd5 13 Af2 Af5!? 11 gd2 6bxd5
a) 15 Ab6?! gb8 16 Axa5 Ea6 Black has a good game for the 12 Axd5 Bxd2+
17 -e.c4 Ah6! 18 9xh6 Exa5 19 pawn. 13 trxd2 6xd5
b3 d5! o Tseshkovsky-Forintos, 10 6xd5 14 Sxd5
Sochi 1974. 11 ed aM After 14 . . . Ed8 15 Ab3 e5 16
b) 15 Ac3 Ab5!? t6 s4 d5! 17 12 dde2 -CI"fs trhel Black wins back his piece
Axd5 6xd5 18 9xd5 8b8 o 13 Ecl Ec8 but has a difficult position: 16 - - -
Klovan-Tseshkovsky, USSR l3-. 4 a3 dxc2l5 ed 17 Ag5! t or 16... Afs 17g+
1975. Exc2 c2 b4) 14 ...
Ae6 l8 Axe6 fe 19 ed3 +.
15 Ae6 Ec8 15 6d4 Axd4 16 9xd4 L2
t6 ab6 6xc217 Exc2e5!? 18 Sxe5 Be8 7 6xc6 bc
16 0-0-0 Axb3Bc8* l8
17 cb De Firmian-Forintos, Reykjavik 8e5 ady (I4e)
Bbl ge6 19 gd3 trabS 20 6b6 1982. White has won two tempi and
Efd8 o Kostro-Forintos, Bath 14 a3 dxc2 holds a spatial advantage, but it
1973. 15 E xc2 Axc2 will be difficult to maintain the
16 trbS 16 gxc2 Exrl5 in view of the weaknesses at b2
Here we have the critical pos- 17 Bf2!? Sc4 and c3.
ition for the evaluation of the Black has sufficient counterplay 9 Ad4
variation. White must blockade because of the active positions After 9 f4 f6! White is forced to
the pawns at a5 and d6: of his rooks on the open c- play l0 -CI-d4 in any event sire
 The Accelerated Fianchetto l5l
$Q 6c4?! d5 18 6xa5 d4
fg
2t Ag5 Axb3 20 dxb3 gb6 +
19 and d-files; Gruenfeld-Karlsson,
Randers 1982. 149 a
Belyavsky-Miles, Teesside 1974. Lt23
w L"T L I
b) 17 Bxa5 Axb3 l8 cb d5!? 19 8 ... Ba5 t .,,ru,
I
6xd5 6xd5 20 ed gd7 21 0-0 This continuation is rarely met.
Exb3 o Henao-Miles, Manila We consider a couple of other .,,M
1974. moves which are not well
,,,,ffi,
Lt22 regarded:
a
A
a
A
8 ... a5!? a) 8 .. .
de4?! 9 8xg4 6xd4 l0
9R Bdl 6xb3 ll ab b6 12 Ad4! f6
lf 9 a4 then 9 ' '. ng4!? is 13gd3 Ab7 14 0-0-0 Ac6 15 h4
already possible - l0 Bxg4 6xd4 Bc7 16 h5 * Tukmakov-Faibi-
ll Axd4!? (ll Erdl 6xb3 12 cb sovich;.-Leni ll.gr ad I9 62.
d613 0-0 Ae6T) 11 ... Axd4 12 b) 8 .. . aas? 9 e5! 6xb3 (9 ... other moves prove insufficient:
Bg3 d6 13 0-G0 Axc3 14 Bxc3 6e8 l0 AxfT+! *xf7 ll 6e6! a) 10 ef 6xf6 ll Ae2 0-0 12 0-0
Ae6: Ivanovic-Cebalo, Yugos- +) l0 ef 6xal ll fg +. ds 13 g-d4 Af5 14 AR Babs T.
lavia 1983. 9R ll5 b) 10 e6 ds! (10 ... de?! ll EiR
the 9 ... d5!? This avoids the Yugoslav At- Wc712 Ab5 Ad7 13 0-0-0 +) ll
10 Axd5!? tack. f5 gid6 12 g/R Be5 o.
After l0 ed 6M ll 6de2 a4! 10 ed AM 9 Ba5!?
12 ts.xa4 6fxd5 13 Af2 Af5!? 11 wd2 6bxd5 a) 9... f6?! 10 ef 6xf6 Ac4 d5 ll
fa6 Black has a good game for the 12 Axd5 9xd2+ 12 ab3 0-0 13 0-0 t.
l9 pawn. 13 *xd2 Axd5 b) 9 ... Ah6?! l0 e6! *.
10 6xd5 t4
Axd5 1l Ad4
c) 9 . . . c5 10 Axc5 8c7
11 ed 6M After 14 . . . Ed8 15 Ab3 e5 16 Axe5 12 f4! Axd4 13 tsxd4 6f6
l7 t2 6de2 Afs trhel Black wins back his piece A gat !.
@ 13 Ecl Ec8 but has a difficult position: 16 . . . l0 f4
13 . . . b5 14 0-0 (14 a3 6xc215 ed1ffigSl+ or 16... Af5 17 g4 l0 -e-c4 (10 e6 6f6! o) l0 ...
Exc2 Axc2 16 Bxc2 b4) 14 ... Ae6 18 Axe-6-fe-tS gd3 +. Axe5 ll 0-0 Af6 12 Eel d6 o.
EcS 15 6d4 Axd4 16 8xd4 A2\ l0 f6
dxc217 Exc2e5!? 18 Bxe5 Ee8 7 6xc6 bc Also playable is 10 . .. Eb8!?
l8 De Firmian-Forintos, ReYkjavik 8 e5 6e8 (U9) 11e6 6f6 12ef * tbxf7 13 Ac4*
tb6 1982. White has won two tempi and d5 14 Ab3 Ed8 15 Ae5 Ag4 o
hth 14 a3 6xc2 holds a spatial advantage, but it Kovacs-Zaitsev, Debrecen 1970.
15 Exc2 Axc2 will be difficult to maintain these 11 Be2
16 Bxc2 Wxd5 in view of the weaknesses at b2 a) 11 9rl2!? fe 12 fe c5 13 Ae3
PGr l7 Sf2!? Wc4 and c3. Axe5 14 Ac4 Af6 15 0-0 oo
' thc Black has sufficient counterPlaY 9 Haag-Hennings, Zinnowitz 1966.
-S"d4
because of the active Positions After 9 f4 f6! White is forced to b) 11 el?! 6xf6 12 gd2 0-0
of his rooks on the oPen c- play l0 Ad4 in any event, since 13 Ac4 d5 14 Ab3 6e4 15
152 The Accelerated Fisnchetto

6xe4 Bxd2 + 16 6xd2 -flxd4 : after 14... gxb2?! 15 6xc6 Ae6 l0 R e6 1l Erd2 d5; howener,
- Vrebek-Romanishin, Teesside White could have gained an ad- White obtains the better chances
1974. vantage by 16 AxeT+ eh8 l7 by 12 $xc6 Axc6 13 cd ed 14 e5
11 fe _0_d4 gb7 l8 ads! ad1 15 f4 acs 16 Eadl! and
12 Axe5 Axe5 13 Bxe5 Bxe5 ls aR _e-d7
then 16 .. . f6?! 17 6xd5 fc
14 fe hh6 15 0-0-0 0-0 produces The position is equal. 18 Ac4 eh8 19 fe Exfl+ 2I)
an approximately equal endgame. B Exfl* Kuporosov - Malish
A3 5c4 kauskas, USSR 1985; or 16 . - -
7 Ae2 G0 The Maroczy Attack. White in- Aa4!? 17 de4 de 18 Sxd8 E fxdt
8 0-0 d5!? creases his spatial advantage and 19 Exd8+ Exd8 20 Eclt
Black carries out an important renders it difficult for Black to Jansa-Velimirovic, Bor 1985.
pawn advance in the centre achieve the advance ... d5. Black 9 0-0 _CI.d7

in one go, which allows him to must choose between play along l0 g/d2 6xd4
fight for equality early in the the dark squares (using the 11 Axd4 Ac6
game. outposts at c5 and e5) and bat- 12Ra5
9ed aW tling against the c4 and e4 squares Black starts the blockade along
9 ... 6xd5 l0 Axd5 6xd4 (10 with pawn breaks and piece the dark squares. 12 ... ad7 13
... Sxd5 1l EA Bd7 12 6xc6 pressure. SxgT gxgT 14 ent a5 15 f4 Urb6
bc 13 c3+) ll $xd4 Bxd5 12 We examine two variations: 16 Eael E,b4t is possible, f)ol-
AxgT Bxdl 13 trfxdl SxgT 14 Bl s...-0"c7 matov-Gufeld, USSR 1985.
-e-Rt Radulov-Neimann, Kiel B2 s ... af6 13 b3
1978. B1 In order to meet 13 . . . a4 by l4
10 d6!? Bxd6 s . .. -Q_g7
M.
11 Acb5 gb8 6 Ae3 Af6 13 Eacl a4l? 14 Ad5 Ad7 E
12 c4 6... dh6, intending... f5, is Ae3 Ee8 16 Ec2 Ae5 17 Edl
White has activated his pieces less frequently seen: 7 Ae2!? d6 8 8a5 Christiansen-Larsen, C+
by returning the pawn, and is Ac3 (8 gdl 6g4 9 Sxg4 $xg4 enhagen 1985.
more active. l0 ac3 0-0 ll 0-0=}gra5 12 f4 13 tre8
12 6c6 dxd413 Sxd4 t Petrosiai:=Ilei- Defending the e7 pawn in caee
Stronger than 12 . . . a613 6c3 nicke, Vienna 1957) 8 . . . 0-0 9 0-0 of the possible 6cld5. 13 ---
e5 14 6R "fLf5 15 -CI-c5 Ed8 16 f5 l0 ef gf 1l f4 Ad7 12 Wd2 6e4 ah52l 14 -$e3 f5?! is prematurre-
g,b3t Radulov-Dege, Vrsac 13 -S"xg4 fg 14 6d5 t. l5 ef gf 16f4l! Kavalek-I-arsen,
1971. 7 6c3 usA 1986.
13 6xc6 Black has two options: 7 . . . 0-0 13 ... dd7 14 Ae3 6c5 15
If 13 h3 then 13 ... Ad7 is ard7 ... aC4. Eabl!? e6 16 Adl! f5 l7 ef
possible followed by 14 . .. Ed8 B11 l8 6e2!* Tringov-Haik, =rG Yrr
with a convenient game. 7 ... 0-0 jacka Banja 1986.
13 bc 8 Ae2 d6 14 Efdl 6ifi
14 Ad4 tsc7 It
is interesting to try to carry 15 -Q-e3
In Varadi-Sabian, corr. 1985, out. .. d7-d5: 8 ... b6 9 0-0 Ab7 After 15 QxgT gxgT Blact
 The Accelerated Fianchetto 153

after 14.. . 8xb2?! 15 Axc6 Ae6 l0 B e6 ll gd2 d5; however, a solid position by
achieves
White could have gained an ad- White obtains the better chances Ad7--c5and...fl-f6.
by 16 6xe7+ eh8
vantage 17 by 12 Sxc6 Axc6 13 cd ed 14 e5 15 Ac5
gd4 gb7 18 ads! 6d7 15 f4 acS 16 Eadl! and 16 gb6
Eacl
15 Af3 Ad7 then 16 .. . f6?! 17 Axd5 fe White is more flexible, but
The position is equal. 18 Ac4 eh8 19 fe Exfl * 20 Black's position is quite safe;
B exfl+ Kuporosov - Malish- Arnason-Karlsson, Helsinki
5c4 kauskas, USSR 1985; or 16 ... 1986.

The Maroczy Attack. White in- 6a4l? 17 de4 de 18 Bxd8 E fxd8 Bt2
creases his spatial advantage and
19 Exd8+ Exd8 20 Ecll 7 ... gga (Is0)
renders it difficult for Black to Jansa-Velimirovic, Bor 1985.
achieve the advance ... d5. Black 9 0-0 -e"d7 150 a
H
to must choose between PlaY along l0 Urd2- 6xd4 W ll I
the the dark squares (using the 11 Axd4 9-c6
outposts at c5 and e5) and bat- lzf3a5
tling against the c4 and e4 squares Black starts the blockade along
(10 with pawn breaks and Piece the dark squares. 12 ... dd7 13 A

pressure. flxg7 Bhl a5 15 f4 Erb6

rbxgT 14
t2 We examine two variations: 16 tsael Eb4t is possible, Dol- A
t4 Bl 5 ... _Q-c7 matov-Gufeld, USSR 1985. A g
Kiel B2 s ... Af6 13 b3
B1 In order to meet 13 . . . a4by 14

s ... Ae7 b4. 8 gxg4 6xd4

6 Ee3 6f6 13 Eacl a4l? 14 Ad5 Ad7 15 After the alternative 8 . ..
6 .. . ah6, intending . . . f5, is 16 Bc2 6e5 17 trdl
-CI.'ej-qtea Axd4 9 Axd4 6xd4 l0 0-0-0 e5
less frequently seen: 7 Ae2!? d6 8 Sa5 C\istiansen-Larsen, Cop- I lgg3 d6 12 f4 f6 White has the

6c3 (8 Wd2 6e4 9 Axg4 Axg4 enhagen 1\5. initiative, and it is very difficult
l0 Ac3 0-0 ll 0-0 8a5 12 f4 13 ..\ Ee8 for Black to maintain the block-
Defending the e7 pawn ln case ade along the dark squares: l3 f5!?
6xd4l3 Sxd4 t Petrosian-Hei-
Ac3 nicke, Vienna 1957) 8 . . . 0-0 9 0-0 of the possible 6cH5. 13 ... g-fl A 6b5! 6xb5 15 cb Bc7*
E15 f5 l0 ef gf I I f4 .Ad7 12 Vd2 dg4 ah5?! 14 -CI-e3 f5?! is premature - 16 6b1* Mestel-Karlsson, Las
13 Sxg4 fg 14 6d5 t. l5 ef gf 16 f4lL Kavalek-Larsen, Palmas Interzonal 1982, or 13
7 ac3 usA 1986. Ae2 6e6?l (13 ... 6xe2* was
Blackhas two options: 7 . . . 0-0 13 ... ad7 14 Ae3 6c5 15 better) 14 f5 Ac5 15 6c3+ D.
rs and7...AE4. Eabl!? e6 l6 Adl! f5 l7 ef Exf5 Gurevich{ramling, Eksjo 1982.
!dt 811 18 6e2!* Tringov-Haik, Vrn- 9 grdl de6 (|st)
7... G0 jacka Banja 1986. Other continuations are less ac-
8 Ae2 d6 t4 Efdl adl tive:
It is interesting to try to carry 15 _CI.e3 a) 9 ... e5 l0 Ab5!? (10 Eid2 0-0
1985, out... d7-d5: 8 . .. b6 9 0-0 Ab7 After 15 AxgT qbxgT Black ll Ad3 d6 12 0-0 Ae6 13 Eacl
154 The Accelerated Fianchetto

i s (10 Ae2 Axc3* ll bc Wc7 12 0-

152
-
A
151
l3 Ad4 f6:) for instance: 10
W t I I I 0 b6
... Ba5 ll trcl d6 12 Ad3 Ad7
W
I ..m I I
I I l3 0-0 Ac614 Efel0-0 15 -e-h6t I
Nogueiras-Korchnoi, MontPel- .,,ffi
A
A
11 lier 1985.
10 d6!?
This is more precise than l0 . . . A
a
a
A A
E Ba5 1l gid2 d6 (11 . . . b6 12 Ae2 :A
E
Ab7 13 R Ae5 14 b3 Ad6 ls
EcS 14 b3 a6 15 R era5 16 Efdl Ad5!t) since after, for examPle, After 6 ... 6xd4 7 Bxd4 d6
* Tal-Partos, Nice Ol 1974) l0 t2 He2 Ad7 13 ni}.c6 14 b3! the White manages to position his
. . . 0-0 11 Erd2 (there was a curi- threat of 6d5 is very unpleasant. pieces in a convenient way by
ous finish to the game GaPrin- 11 Ad3 -e-d7 playing 8 Ag5!? -e"g7 9 grd2 and
dashvili-Servati, Dortmund 197 4: 11 ... 0-0 12 0-0 6c5 is unac- then 9 .. . Ae6 (9 . . . 0-0 l0 A&t!
ll Ae2 gh4? 12 Axd4 ed 13 ceptable becauseof 13 b4! 6xd3 Ae6 ll 0-0 and not ll ... Eras
Axd4 gxe4 14 -Q-xg7 Bxg2 15 14 8xd3 Ae6 15 Ad5 ErdT 16 owing to 12 ad5) l0 Ecl Ec8 ll
8d4! Exhl + 16 *e2 Sxal 17 trfdl + Karkanache - Kampos - b3 +.
gf6 1-0). White now stands Lopez, Lucerne Ol. 1982. Bzt
better, e.g. ll ... Be7 12 Ad3 d6 1l . . . 6c5 12 b4l Axd3 + 13 7 f3 6xd4
13 0-0 Ae6 14 6xd4 ed l5 -C-h6 8xd3 0-0 14 0-0 b6 15 Efdl Ab7 8 Bxd4 -Q-g7
Axh6 16 gxh6 t Plaskett- 16 a4 *. 9 Ae3
Rogers, 1979, or ll ... grh4 12 t2 0-0 0-0 9 AC5 0-0 l0 grd2 Ae6 1l Ecl
Ad3 d5 13 cd 6xb5 14 Axb5 13 qd2 Sa5! 12 b3 Efc8 13 ads
grxe4 15 0-0 EfdS 16 trfdl t White has conclu-ded his devel- Sxd2* 14 @xd2 6xd5 15 edt-
Diez del Corral-Jemenez, Palma opment and is prepared for an 9 ... 0-0
1967. active game: l0 gid2 gras
b) 9 . . . 6c6 10 Bd2 9a5 1l trcl a) 13 . .. z514 f4 6cS 15 .9lbl b6 11 trcl Ae6
d6 12 Ae2 0-0 13 0-0 Ae6 14 b3 16gf2 -CI-c6 17 Efdl grb8 18 12 Ad5
Bxa2
Eac8 15 f4 t PolugayevskY- Ad5 t Ghitescu-Velimirovi6, 12 ...
Wxd2+ 13 tExd2 Axd5
Suetin, Kislovodsk 1972. Moscow 1977. 14 cd Efc8 15 Exc8+ Exc8 16
From the diagrammed position b) 13 ... 6c5 14 Abl 6a4! (14 93! and White's chances are better
Black intends to attack the e4 . .. a5 15 f4 Ac6 16f5! +) 15 adl owing to the threat of Ah3 which
square by strengthening his out- 6c5 16 Eel a5 17 6c3 Ac6 18 is followed by the capture of the c-
post at c5, pressuring the knight b3 gb6 19 Ad5 f Sveshnikov- file.
on c3 and developing his bishop Osnos, Moscow 1979. 13 6xe7 * 6ht
along the a8-hl diagonal. B2 t4 He2 (ts3)
10 Ecl 5 ... Af6 14 Ad4 trfeS!? 15 6d5 Axd5
It is possible to prevent the 6 6c3 d6 (1s2) 16 cd Eac8 17 Ae2 Excl+ lt
threat of l0 . . . Axc3 by l0 Bd2 A waiting move. Bxcl 6d7t.
 The Accelerated Fianchetto 155

(10 Ae2 Axc3* 1I bc Bc7 12 0- E E

f6: ) for instance: l0 152 1s3
-
0 b6 13 Ad4
... 9a5 ll trcl d6 12 Ad3 Ad7
W
I ,,,ru,
t t B I ',rrffi,t I
13 0-0 Ac6 14 Efel 0-0 15 Ah6t
t
Nogueiras-Korchnoi, MontPel- ''ffi
lier 1985. AA
10
This is more Precise than 10 . ' . A
I "ffi,H a
Ba5 I I grd2 d6 (11 . . .b612 9e2
Ab7 13 R -e-e5 14 b3 Ad6 15
Efdl Ad5!t) since after, for examPle, After 6 ... Qxd4 7 Bxd4 d6 14 6g8!?
Dl0 t2 HeZ Ad7 13 R! -e-c6 14 b3! the White manages to position his 15 Ad5 gxd5
flri- threat of hd5 is very unPleasant. pieces in a convenient way by 16 cd Bfc8
11 -e"m -e"d7 playing 8 Ag5!? g-g7 9 Bd2 and t7 0-0
t9l4: 11 ... 0'0 12 0-0 6c5 is unac- then 9 . . . -Q-e6 (9 . .. 0-0 10 Ad3! White's chances are better
l3 of 13 M! 6xd3
ceptable because Ae6 ll 0-0 and not 1l ... 9a5 because it is unacceptable for
l5 14 Sxd3 Ae6 15 Ad5 gd7 16 owingto 12 Ad5) l0 Ecl EcS ll Black to capture on b2 (17 ...
t7 Efdl + Karkanache - KamPos - b3 +. Bxb2 18 9xb2 Axb2 19 Ebl +)
Lopez, Lucerne Ol. 1982. B2t and it is impossible to prevent the
d6 1l .. . 6c5 12 b4! 6xd3 + 13 7R Axd4 threat of 18 jLd4 (17 ...8a4 18
A h6 Bxd3 0-0 14 0-0 b6 ls Efdl Ab7 8 Bxd4 -Q-c7 b4!).
tt- 16 a4 -t. 9 Ae3 B.22
t2 12 0-0 0-0 '-.-9 Ag5 0-0 l0 g/d2 Ae6 ll Bcl 7 He2 dxd4
13 grd2 gri5.r-+z--ug-gfcs l3 ad5 8 Bxd4 ac7
White has concluded his devel- 9xd2* 14 Bxd2 6xd5 l5 edt. 9 -0"c5
opment and is PrePared for an 9 0-0 9 -e.e3 is possible: 9 ... 0-0 l0
active game: t0 gd2 Ba5 Bd2 Ae6 I I Ecl 9a5 12 0-0 (12
Ecl f4 6c5 15 Abl b6
a) 13 . .. L5 14 ll Ecl -fle6 R Efc8 13 b3 a6 14 da4 Bxd2+
14 b3 16 Ef2 Ac6 17 Efdl grb8 18 t2 arls tryxa2 15 *xd2 dd1 16 94f5t? l7 gf gf
ad5 t Ghitescu-Velimirovi6, 12... Wxd2+ 13 qFxd2 Axd5 l8 Ehgl tDh8 Law-J. Polgar,
Moscow 1977. 14 cd Efc8 15 Exc8* trxc8 16 New York 1985) 12 ... Efc8 13
b) 13 ... 6c5 14 Abl 6a4l (14 93! and White's chances are better b3 a6 t4 f4!? b5 15 f5 Ad7 16 fg
. . . a5 15 f4 Ac6 16 f5! +) ls Adl owing to the threat of Ah3 which hg 17 c5!?t Maki-Frua, Thessa-
6c5 16 Eel a5 17 ac3 Ac6 18 is followed by the capture of the c- loniki Ol. 1984.
b3 gb6 19 Ad5 t Sveshnikov- file. 9 ...
Osnos, Moscow 1979. 13 6xe7'r sh8 10 Be3
V2 t4 ga (1s3) If l0 g/d2 Black gains counter-
5 ... 6f6 14 Ad4 Efe8!? 15 6d5 Axd5 play by l0 ... Ae6 ll 0-0 a6 12
l the 6 6c3 d6 (ts2) 16 cd Eac8 17 He2 trxcl * 18 tracl b5!? for instance, 13 cb ab
td2 A waiting move' Bxcl Ad7t. 14 Axb5 (14 6xb5? 6xe4 T, 14
156 The Accelerated Fianchetto

a3 Ba5 15 Axb5 6xe4!?) 14 ... 13 b3 EacS

Axa2 15 Ac6 Ba6 16 dxa2 t4 f4 (1s4)
Bxa2: Ortega-Andres, Cuba
15 Paulse
ch. 1984.
154 E "%z
.,ru,

,ffi,t I I t
l0 Ae6 B
11 0-0 gra5
11 . . . a6 12 Eacl b5 doesn't le4 d
work because the e4 pawn is ,rr%,
2af3 d
defended. ll ... Erb6 is possible: A a
,,,,ffi,
3d4 .i
l2,gd2 Efc8 9a5
13 b3 Eacl
14 46xd4a
The term Paulsen Sy
a6 15 AR Eab8 16 Efel b5 17 A 6
A

been used to describc

Ad5t Sigurjonsson-Petursson,
Kan variation (consirL
Reykjavik 1985.
12 Eacl EfeS and the Taimanov vari
12 . . . Efc8 13 b3 a6 14 f4! Bc5 White's chances are better cussed in the next @
15 Bxc5 Exc5 16 "gLR Eb8 l7 because of the threat of f,t-f5 with defi ning characteristb d
e5!t Ciocaltea-Spiridonov, an initiative on the kingside; ation is that the d-pm
Timisoara 1982. Dobza-Svensson, corr. 1985. some time at d7- BH
begin active operatirr
queenside immediatdSr.,
to create conditiom r
move .. . d6 will rtr
favourable transpmitir
Scheveningen.
The Kan variation il
form of the Paulsen- E
the centre to White, h
activity on the flants-
Our analysis divirb r

sideration of three lir*

A56c3
B5Ad3
C 5c4
A
5 Ac3
Another point of dqr
Ar 5...bs
A2 5 ... *c7
A1
5 I
 l3 b3 Eac8
t4 f4 ( 1s4)
15 Paulsen (Kan) System
154
1,,ru I
,,M 1e4 c5 An energetic mov€ which is
,,,ru,
2aa e6 characteristic of the Paulsen sys-
3d4 cd tem

I 4 dxll4 t6 6 A.B!?
a
,rr%a The term Paulsen System has Stronger then 6 g3 Ab7 7 A-C2
t7 a
been used to describe both the A4 8 da4 Af6 9 Ag5 Ae7 l0 0-0
Kan variation (considered here) Ba5 and White faces some diffi-
and the Taimanov variation (dis- culties; Bistric-Sax, Sarajevo
cussed in the next chapter). The 1982.
White's chances are better
g-b7
defining characteristic of the vari- 6
because of the threat of f4-f5 with
ation is that the d-pawn spends 7 04 (1s5)
an initiative on the kingside;
some time at d7. Black tries to
Dobza-svensson, corr' 1985'
begin active operations on the
queenside immediately, in order 155 E
to create conditions where the
move d6 will result in a
B I A

favourable transposition into the

Scheveningn=
!he-I(an variation is the purest
Ibim of the Paulsen. Black cedes
the centre to White, but begins I A
activity on the flanks.
Our analysis divides into con-
sideration of three lines:
A56c3
Bsad3 A critical position. It is not easy
C 5c4 for Black to overcome his handi-
A cap in development.
5 Ac3 7 6e7
Another point of departure: Black intends to play ... AC6
Al 5 ... b5 or ... 6ec6, but . . . Abc6 is also
A2 5 ... Bc7 possible.
A1 Alternatives are:
5 b5 a)7 ... -Q-cs 8 6b3 Aa7 9 a4b4
158 Paulsen (Kan) System

Af4 White has the initiativs lO

l0 aa2 6c6 ll a5 t Zuidema- ... h69 Ae3 6ec6 10 6xc6dc ll
e5 ad1 12 f4 dcS 13 Axc5 . . . e5 Ad5 6xd5 l2ed EeT ll
ll
Szabo, Belgrade 1964.
b) 7 ... b48 da4 (8 Ads!? ed 9 ed Axc5* 14 gPhl t, according to af5 Af6 A Waz 0-0 Ag5 Hr-
vath-Heinitz, Trnava 1981.
Sxd5 l0 Eel t @ Estrin- Taimanov.
9 6xc6
Shatskes, Moscow 1967) 8 ... 9 6ce2 Ba5
9 g3?! 6xd4 l0 Bxd4 del ll
6f6 9 Bel d5 l0 e5 de4ll c4 + 10 f4
Bikhovsky-Suetin, USSR 1963. The game Liberzon{hereP- Ag2 6c6 12 gdl -CI-c5 13 lf4
... d6 8 a4 b4 9 6a2 Af6 l0 kov, USSR 1965, continued l0 . .
c) 7 .
6e5 London-Gheorghiu, USA
1986.
Eel d5?! l1 e5 6fd7 12 dxe6l 6bc6 ll ehl f612 6b3 Sc7 13 9 ... dc
l-0 Villup-Mantei, corres 1979. Aha 6g6 14 Ag3 +.
d) 7... 6c6 8 6xc6 Axc6 9 We2 A2
10 93
5 ... gc7 l0 a4leads to equalitY after lO
Af6 (9 . . . d6 l0 a4b4 tt 445! + ... Ad6 1l e5 Axe5 12 ab ab 13
Karklins-Evans, USA 1973)'10 e5 Black defends the square e5,
Exa8 Axa8 14 6xb5 cb 15 Axat
ad5 ll 6xd5 Axd5 12 a4l * covering for the development of
af6! 16 93 0-0 17 AR b4:
Tal-Ljubojevi6, Montreal 1979. the knight at f6, and also limits
Garcia-miles, Buenos Aires 197&
e) 7 .. . gc7 8 Be2 6f6 is Poss- the scope of the bishop on fl.
tf ... e5 is srfl
10 Be2 then 10
ible and then after 9 ehl Ae7 l0 White should now concern him-
f4 d6 l l ad2 abdT 12 b4!? 0-0 13 self with the development of that
cient; ll
a4 6f612 adl Ac5 13
a4l? White has an initiative bishop: 6e3 0-0 14 afs Bfe8: Hort-
A2l Hubner, Tilburg 1977.
on the queenside; Short-Seir- 6 Ae2
10 6f6
awan, Amsterdam 1983. A22 6e3
8 Ae5!? 6 Ae2 b5 10 . .. Ad6?! ll
Ag2 threat*
This move is not as weak as irg 12 f4 followed by e5.
This is the continuation which
is most in accordance with the before, since the e-pawn will need 11 -e-C2 e5

logic of the position. Other moves to be defended. t2 f4 Ed8

13 8e2 gc5+
are less promising; 7 0-0
a) 8 tbhl 6bc6 9 Axc6 6xc6 l0 Less promising alternatives are: 14 €Phl gd4
Bga?! (10 f4 Wc7 t)ll
Ad2 a) 7 a3l? Ab7 8 f4 dc6 9 Ae3
10
15 -e"d2
6xd4l0 Exd4 6e7ll Edl Ed8 White's chances are b€lE
ll
9e2 6e5
. . . h5! l2f4 Ee413
owing to the growing initiatir: a
ER Erh4 14 h3 Ac5 15 -gd2 12 0-0 6c6
: Tal-Hiibner, Len-
the kingside; Arnason{hrisiar
Af2+ (15 ... 96?! 16 Eafl t ingrad lZ 1973. sen, Vejle 1984.
Ivanov-Karpov, Moscow 1979) b) 7 14 Ab7 8 AR Ac6 9 6xc6
422
16 *h2 ag4+ with perPetual Axc6 l0 Ae3 6f6 ll 8d4 trc8
check. (11 . . . Ae7 was better) 12 e5 688 6g3
Usually this sort of positit:
Eel 6bc6 9 z-b3 de6 t0 f4 13 de4 Axe4 14 Axe4 6h6t
b) 8
arises in the Taimanov variatior,
Ae7 11 th5 t Mini6-Amos, Dolmatov-Eingorn, USSR ch. considered in the next chapr-
Siegen Ol 1970. r986.
8 ... M 7 ... Ab7 Here we deal only with cas
... Abc6?! 9 * 8 -Q.A 6c6 which have independent signil'
dxc6l is
erroneous, but a playable line is 8 After 8 ... d6 9 gel Af6 l0 cance, where Black plays an eadSl
 Paulsen (Kan) System 159

Af4 White has the initiative: l0 .. . b5, .. . or develoPs his

ii.me- ... h6 9 Ae3 6ec6 10 6xc6dc ll . . . e5 l1 6d5 6xd5 12 ed Ae7 13 kingside quickly.
-Q-b4

e5 6d7 12 t4 dc5 13 Axc5 14 Wd2 0-0 Ag5 Hor- A22t6...-Q-b4

Af5 Af6
d9ed Axc5* 14 *hl t, according to vath-Heinitz, Trnava 1981. A222 6 ... af6
Errin- Taimanov.
9 6xc6 6. . . bs?! 7 A-B2.lLb7 8 0-0 6f6
t ._. 9 dce2 Ba5
9 g3?! Axd4l0 grxd4 6e7 ll (8 ... 6c6 9 Axc6 dc l0 f4+) 9
Ilo4 = l0 f4 Ag2 6c6 12 Erdl Ac5 13 Af4 Eel and Black should be aware
ls3. The game Liberzon{hereP-
be5 London-Gheorghiu, USA of the threat of 6c3-d5!: 9 . . . d6
$rffi l0 kov, USSR 1965, continued l0 . . . l0 -Q.C5 abdT tl a4 ba 12 adsl
1986.
Ere6! abc6 ll €hl f6 12 ab3 8c7 13
9 ... dc ed 13 ed* Sd8 A.Ivanov-Sideif
yr79. Ah4 6g6 14 Sg3 + ' l0 93 Sade, USSR 1984; and now 14
i9Se2 A2
l0 a4 leads to equalitY after l0 Be2 qhc8 15 Exa4! would have
8il5! I 5 ... Bc7
... Ad6 ll e5 Axe5 12 ab ab 13 given White a very strong attack.
If l0 e5 Black defends the square e5, A22l
Exa8 Axa8 14 6xb5 cb 15 Axa8
.l!
+ covering for the develoPment of
af6! 16 93 0-0 17 -e-R b+: 6 ... Hb4(ts6)
w79. the knight at f6, and also limits
Garcia-miles, Buenos Aires 1978'
b psss- the scope of the bishoP on fl.
White should now concern him-
If l0 We2 then l0 ... e5 is suffi-
&c? l0 cient; ll a4 df612 6dl Ac5 13
EO{t self with the develoPment of that
Ae3 0-0 A Af5 trfe8: Hort-
13 156
lntive bishop:
Hubner, Tilburg 1977.
W 1.M, I
t-Seir- A2l 6 Ae2
10 af6
M2 6s3
l0 ... Ad6?! ll
6 -Q-e2 b5 Ag2 threaten- ,m
ing 12 f4 followed by e5.
I uhich This move is not as weak as ,ffi
rft the before, since the e-Pawn will need
fT Ae2 e5

rrov6 to be defended.
12 f4 Ed8
,,,ru

7 0-0
13 Be2 Ac5*
Bd l0 Less promising alternatives are:
t4 ehl ad4
l!)10 a) 7 a3l? Ab7 8 f4 dc6 9 -e-e3
ls -gd2
White's chances are better
$*4 tr 5xd4l0 9xd4 6e711 Edl trd8 owing to the growing initiative on White has two ways of reinforc-
tt ad2 12 0-0 ac6 : Tal-Hiibner, Len-
the kingside; Arnason{hristian- ing the c3 point. 7 Ae2 is the more
Idr t ingrad lZ 1973.
sen, Vejle 1984. logical but, considering the desir-
t 19791 AR 6c6 9 dxc6
b) 7 f4 Ab7 8
422 ability of exchanging the dark-
Ernctual axc6 Ae3 6f6 ll 9d4 trc8
l0
6g3 squared bishops, 7 -e-d2 is not bad
(l I . . . Ae7 was better) 12 e5 698
Usually this sort of Position either.
Er lo f4 Ae4 Axe4 14 Axe4 6h6t
B arises in the Taimanov variation, 7 de2
E-lmos. Dolmatov-Eingorn, USSR ch. then 7 ... 6c6 is the
If 7 Ad2
considered in the next chaPter.
1986.
Here we deal only with cases most accurate (7 . .. af6 8 AC2
7 . .. -e-b7
which have independent signifi- dc6 9 bxc6 bc l0 0-0 and Black
3+is 8 -g"R dc6
cance, where Black plays an earlY has to be aware of the threat of
;his8 After 8 .. . d6 9 Eel Af6 l0
160 Paulsen (Kan) System

gf5 t 4222
ezt-e5) -
8 6xc6 dc 9 Sg4 Af8! Larsen-Gheorghiu,
6 ... af6
l0 f4 Af6 ll gR e5! 12 f5 b5 13 Orense 1975.
g4 Ab7! t4 95 ddl 15 Adl 0-0-0 r0 0-0
6...dc67 A-c2b58,aE
Kudrin-Miles, Manchester I 982. 11 f4 (157) Bxc6?! (8 . .. dc 9 0-0 1) 9 {

7 ... af6 Ab7 10 Eel trcS ll Afr

8 -Q"c2 Ae7 Maryasin-Khanov, Mm
8 . . . d6 is possible - 9 0-0 0-0 l0 157
B
t t .,ru,
1979.
7 gcz Ae7
h3 AbdT 1l f4 b5, and White's A A A
attempt to win the exchange by 12 e 8 0-0 0{
e5?! de 13 Axa8 Wa7* 14 *h2
This move order has rcnfr
&xa8 15 Ae3 Ec6 T gives Black
White's choice of plans m
more difficult, since he caDnoql
a dangerous attack; Franzen- ,,ru,
A example, set up the menacingl
Honfi, Trnava 1982. 12 h31or 12 l(
a
mation with b3, Ab2, ae2 r
a3 were better. I
a _E_
c4.
9 0-0 E
9
The move 6de2 is often one Ae3
step in the plan of advancing the
a)9 l0 b3 e5! ll €
dce2?! d6
pawns on the kingside: t h3!? 0-0 a)ll g4d6 (ll ... d5?! 12 ed Ed8 Axf512efd5! T -Kagan-ft
l0 94 d6 I I 95 6fd7 12 a4 b6 t3 13 af4! o Moiseyev) 12 95 dd7 kovich, Hastings 1977 178-
f4 "Ab7 14 0-0 b5?! 15 ab ab 16 13 f4 b5 14 a3 trb8 15 f5 EeS 16
b) 9 gd2 d6 l0 b3 Ad7 ll Ar
Exa8 Axa8 17 Ae3 t Tompa- €hl Ace5 co Browne-Enklaar, dc612 c4 b5! o van Rie'nri!
Amsterdam 1972. Polugayevsky, Riga 1979.
Roth, Budapest 1977.
9 ... dc6 b) 11 a4?! d612 94 Eb8 13 6g3 c)9eeld6l0a4Ed7llg|e
10 h3 b514 g56d7 15 ab ab 16f4b417
12 6xc6 Axc6 13 95 dill
White can also simply complgte Ace2 Bb6 co Nunn-Miles, Hast- Ad5!? o de Armas-Bengtu
Budapest 1979.
his development with one of the ings 1976.
following: Black has developed flexibly 9 ... d6
a) 10 Ae3 0-0 (10 .. . ggal?) ll and White's plan for the develop-
The game might continrrc l0
Ad7 1l h3 6c6 :.
da4 b5 12 6b6 Eb8 13 6xc8 ment of a kingside initiative can
Ebxc8 14 c3 trfd8 15 Af4 d6 :
B
be opposed with .. . d5:
Unzicker-Smejkal, Milan 1975. a) rl . .. b5 12 Ae3 Ab7 13 94 d5!
s ad3
By defending the pawn o
b) 10 Af4 d6 I I gaz 0-0 12 B adl 14 e5 (14 ed gd8 15 95 6xd5 o)
14 ... ad7 15 dd4 dxd4 16 White retains the possibligl
Ed8 13 h3 trb8 t4 s4b5l
(12 a4?l
playing either c4 or 6c3.
m Chavez-Quinteros, Sao Paulo Axd4 b4 17 aeZ a5 : Tarjan-
Black has a wide variety of
1977) 12... 6e5 13 h3 b5 14 94 Gheorghiu, Los Angeles 1974.
sponses:
b4 co Tseitlin-Jakobsen, Poland b) 11 . . . d6 12 94 d5!? l3 ed (13 e5
1979. ad1 14 Se3 b5 m) 13. . . Ed8 14
Bl 5...96!?
. . . bs!?) r l ab2
b) 10 b3 0-0 (10 f5 ef 15 gf ab4 16 -g-e: gd6 l7
B2 5 ... 9-c5
Ed8 12 gid2 b5 13 6d5!? ed 14 6f4 Axf5 oo Ciri6-Miles, Dort-
835...dc6
ed Ab7 15 dc dc 16 grf4 -gd6 17 mund 1976.
84 s ... 6f6
 Paulsen (Kan) System 161

4222 B5 5 ... de'|

ft! gf5 t Larsen-Cheorghiu, 6 ... Af6 B1
r3 Orense 1975. 6 ... 6c6 7 9-82b5 8 6xc6!? 5 96l?
10 0-0
Uxc6?! (8 ... dc 9 0-0 t) 9 0-0 Black tries to exploit the "hang-
11 f4 (ts7) Ab7 10 Eel Ec8 ll Af4 t ing" knight at d4, which weakens
Maryasin-Khanov, Moscow the dark squares and holds back
1979. the development of the queenside.
157
B A
7 A.c2 Ae7 White can approach the situation
8GO (H) in one of three ways:
t2 This move order has rendered Bll 6 c4
uh2 White's choice of plans much Bl2 6 6c3
more difficult, since he cannot, for Bl3 6 0-0
,,,ffi
A example, set up the menacing for- 811
,rm
h
mation with b3, Ab2, 6e2 and 6 c4 Ag7
cA. 7 Ae3
9 -e-e3 It is also possible to unload the
(trre a)9 $ce2?! d6 10 b3 e5! 11 6f5 d-file:
the Axf512ef d5! T -Kagan-Sham- a) 7 6b3 d6 (7 ... d5 8 cd ed 9 ed
'o{ {llg4d6(11 ... ds?! 12ed gd8 kovich, Hastings 1977 178. Bxd5 l0 0-0 6e7 ll 9e2 t) 8
613 B 6f+,. o Moiseyev) 12 95 dd1 b) 9 gd2 d6 l0 b3 Ad7 ll 6ce2 6c3 6f6 9 -Q"e2 0-0 l0 0-0 t.
r16 13 f4 b5 14 a3 Eb8 15 f5 Be8 16 b)7 6c2 6e7 8 6c3 6c6 (8 ...
dc612 c4 b5! o van RiemsdYk-
*hl 6ce5 oo Browne-Enklaar, Polugayevsky, Riga 1979. d5 9 cd ed 10 -CI"85 t) 9 0-0 0-0 l0
Amsterdam 1972. c) 9 treld6 Ad7 1l 94 6c6
10 a4 Af4 t Ljubojevi6- Olafsson, Las
b) 11 a4?! d6 12 94 trb8 13 Ac3 12 dxc6-&xc6 13 95 .Adl 14 Palmas 1975.
b5 14 95 6'd7 15 ab ab 16 f4b417 7 ...
ddsll/q de Armas-Bengtsson, de7
dcn2.Bb6 o Nunn-Miles, Hast- lddapest 1979. 8 Ac3 d5
the ings 1976. ./ 9 ... d6 9ed
Black has develoPed flexiblY The game might continue l0 f4 Another line which has been
ll and White's Plan for the develoP-
"Ad7 ll h3 4.6 :. tried is 9 cd ed l0 0-0 0-0 1l Ecl
5xc8 ment of a kingside initiative can B dd7:
ff: be opposed with .. . d5: 5 Atrt a) 12 6xrl5 6xd5 13 ed 6f6 14
a) 11 . . . b5 12 Ae3 Ab7 13 94 d5! By defending the pawn on e4 Ac4 hxd5 15 grb3 t SpasskY-
t,adl 14 e5 (14 ed Ed8 15 95 6xd5 oo) White retains the possibilitY of Panno, Manila 1976.
b5! 14 ... ad7 15 6d4 6xd4 16 playing either c4 or 6c3. b) 12 gre2 6e5 13 gfdl 6g4 14
hulo Axd4 b4 17 4.e2 a5
: Tarjan- Black has a wide variety of re- h3 6xe3 15 Bxe3 t ZiYatdinov-
11 94 Gheorghiu, Los Angeles 1974. sponses: Pinchuk, Tashkent 1979.
b) 11 . .. d6 t2 94 d5!'! l3 ed (13 e5 Bl 5...e61? 9 ... ed
8,d7 14 Ae3 b5 m) 13 . . . Ed8 14 82 ...
5 10 0-0 0{ (1s8)
t6 Ae3 gd6
_CI_c5
,-b2 f5 ef 15 ef 6b4 17
835...dc6 White has the advantage in
Gd 14 6f4 Axf5 co Ciri6-Miles, Dort- 84 5 ... Af6 development:
t7 mund 1976:
162 Paulsen (Kan) System

b) 8 ... d5 9 ed ed l0 Ac5 b6 ll weaknesses is only valid wh

Black castles short. 9 ...
158
W L ,,ffi
A I Aa3 6ge7 12 0-0 13 Eel!?
O-O
(13 de2l? Wc7 14 c3 6e5! : threatened, but let me point od
a# n
A Speelman-Smyslov, Lone Pine that 9 R cedes the initiativc ir
I 1976) 13 . . . Ba7 14 We2 8c7 15 view of 9 ... dc6.
A h3 t - Gipslis-Poutiainen, Tal- 9 ... Axh6!?
H,ru lirr 1977. 9 . . . 0-0 just plays into Whitc'r
9 grd2 d5 hands:l0 0-0-0 b5 ll AxgT (ll
A
10 ah6! 0-0 b4 12 4rbl grb6 13 AxtT
h4?t
11 -Axg7 *xe7 (159) gxg7 14 afi h5! T - Estete-
a) 11 Ecl dc 12 Axc4 6d7 13 Andersson, Cienfuegos 1977) ll
AR b5 14 Ad5! 6xd5 15 9xd5 159
... gxgT l2h4 t.
EbS 16 Efdl Ee8 17 Af4 Eb6 It I 10 Sxh6 -CI-d7
18 Ag5 Af6 19 6e4 a-Wein- 11 0-0-0 va
stein{hristiansen, USA 1978.
I A
12 Ehel ac6
b) 11 Eel tre8 (11 . . . h6 12 Bct Black prepares to castle lmg:
Ad7 13 AR dc 14 Axc4 Af5 15 13 Ae2 0-0-0 14 Ab3 gb8 15 f4
Af4 t Ermenkov-Olafsson, a 6e8 16 -e-R f6! : Tseshkodf
Malta Ol 1980) 12 cd 6xd5 13 A A Hiibner, Las Palmas 1976-
6xd5 Bxd5 14 Ecl t Moi- g Bl3
seyev. 6 0-0 E-c7
Bt2 7 c3 ( 160)
6 Ac3 _Q-g7 White has promising play along
7 -qe3 the dark squares,on the kingside:
160
White has a lead in develop-
ment, and retains the option of
a) 12 edtr 6xd5?! (better is 12 . . .
ed t) dxc314 Bxc3*
13 0-0-0
B I I I
castling on either side. Black can grf6 15 Bxf6+ 6xf6 16 Ae4 I I
try to simplify, by playing . .. d5, @e7 17 Ac5 * Kapengut-Vito-
or he can prepare to put pos- lins, Minsk 1978. ,,,,ru,
itional pressure on White with . . . b)12h4 de l3 6xe4 h5 (13 . . . f5?!
d6. A Aca +) 14 0-0-0 e5 15 Be3 A A
Bl2l 7 ... 6c6 af5 16 9c5 * Suetin-Moiseyev, a
Bt22 7 ... d6 Moscow 1970.
Btzt Bt22
7 ... 6c6 7 ... d6 Geller's plan. White, haYiEG
8 ab3 age7 8 Eid2 ar6 propped up his knight, limis fu
a)8. . .d6 9 Ed2 af6 l0 Ah6 0-0 9 Ah6!? scope of the bishop on 97, aftcr
ll AxgT SxgT 12 0-0-0 b5 13 h4 The plan involving the which active operations can tEt
b4 14 de2 t Tseshkovsky-Fur- exchange of dark-squared bishops under way on the kingside withf,
man, USSR 1976. in order to exploit dark square and Ad2-R etc.
 Paulsen (Kan) System 163

b) 8 ...d5 9 ed ed l0 Ac5 b6 11 weaknesses is only valid when Other plans:

Aa3 6ge7 12 0-0 0-0 13 Eel!? Black castles short. 9 . .. 6g4 is a) 7 Ae3 ... 6c6?!) 8
$e7r.? (7
(13 o,e2l? :Bc7 14 c3 6e5! : threatened, but let me Point out 6c3 0-0 9 gd2 d6 l0 6de2 Ad7
Speelman-SmYslov, Lone Pine that 9 R cedes the initiative in 11 Ah6!? a&6 12 SxgT BxgT
1976) 13 . . . Ba7 14 '9e2 Sc7 15 view of 9... dc6. 13 aC3 Urb6 14 $hl t Garcia-
h3 I - Gipslis-Poutiainen, Tal- 9 ... Axh6!? Lombardy, Buenos Aires 1978.
hrn 1977. 9 . . . 0-0 just plays into White's b) 7 AR!? 6e7 8 6c3 Bc7 9 Ae3
9 g/d2 d5 hands: l0 0-0-0 b5 ll AxgT (ll Abc6 l0 grd2 0-0 ll .!Lh6 b5 12
10 ah6! 0-0 h4?t b4 12 abl gb6 13 SxgT Efel t Suetin-Miles, Dubna
11 AxgT *xg7 (159) @xg7 14 aR h5! T - Estevez- r976.
Andersson, Cienfuegos 1977) ll 1 ... d6
... l2h4 !.
tbxgT Other practical tries:
159
I 10 Bxh6 a) 7 ...
be7 8 6d2 6ec6 (8 . ' '
w l' 11 0-0-0
-Q"d7
We7 6bc6 9 1{r.l gxd4 l0 cd Axd4+
12 Ehel 6c6 ll Shl Ae7 12 f5 +) 9 A2R e
Black prepares to castle long: f4!? o) 9 ... 0-0 l0 -e"c5 gb6 ll
Ecl
l5 13 -Q-e2 0-0-0 14 ab3 6b8 15 f4 Ab3 t Razuvayev-Kochiev,
id 6e8 16 -CI.f3 f6! : Tseshkovsky- USSR 1977.

E13 Htibner, Las Palmas 1976. b) 7 ... Bc7 8 -Q.95! d6 9 ad2.

Moi- Bl3 Ad7 O.. . Af6 10 f4 h6 1l Axf6
6 0-0 _Q"c7 Axf6 12 f5!? co Psakhis-RastYa-
7 c3 ( 160) nis, Vilnius 1978) l0 f4 6gf6 1l f5
White has Promising PlaY along e5 12 dc2 b5 13 6e3 t Ador-
the dark squares on the kingside: I jan-Karpov, Skopje 1976.
8 Adz
a) 12 ed!? 6xd5?! (better is 12 . ' ' I Af6 9 6R?! 0-0 l0 -flc5
ed t) 13 0-0-0 6xc3 14 S&xc3* I a) 8 a4
grf6 15 Bxf6+ qbxf6 16 Ae4 Wc7 ll Eel 6bd7 12Wd2b6:
,be7 17 6c5 * KaPengut-Vito- Byrne-Andersson, Geneva 1977 .
lins, Minsk 1978. ,,,ru, b) 8 Be2 Af6 9 Ags h6 10 Ah4
b) 12 h4 de 13 6xe4 h5 (13 . . . f5?! 0-0 ll 6d2 e5t? 12 dc2 6c6 13
14 Ac3 +) 14 0-0-0 e5 15 ge3 A 6e3 -CI-e6 14 Efdl t Geller-
*
af5 16 Bc5 Suetin-MoiseYev, Popov, Wijk aan Zee 1975.
Moscow 1970. 8 ... Af6
Bt22 9 t4 04 (161)
7 ... d6 Geller's plan. White, having White has a slight initiative, but
8 gd2 af6 propped up his knight, limits the Black has a solid position: 10 E el
04 9 .iLh6!? scope of the bishop ot g7, after 8c7 1l a5 dbd7 2 dc4 d5 13 ed
13h4 The plan involving the which active operations can get 6xd5?! 14 -e.fl t Geller-
exchange of dark-squared bishoPs under way on the kingside with f4 Htibner, Las Palmas 1976, or l0
in order to exPloit dark square and 6d2-R etc. $hl AbdT I I b4 d5 12 Aa3 6e5
164 Paulsen (Kan) System

0 the variation 6. . . .Ab6 7 0-O dc6 13 Ad5 6xd5

t61
8 gc4 6f69 gxgT Eg8 l0 Uh6 14 6xd5
W I .rru,
I I 6e5 ll Ae2. 14 Exd5?! b4 15 de2 Ae6 16
I A White has the following op- Eddl a5 17 Sbl 0-0 l8 f4 a4with
,rffi, tions: 7 Be2 followed by 8 Ae3 an equal position; Kosenkov-
A exchanging the bishops or 7 0-0 Korolev, corr. 1981.
"ffi,a- and 8 Sg4 with a sharp position. 14 Ae6
,,ffi Bzt 15 gb6 -CI-xdS
EI
A
7 Wez 6c6 16 Bxd8+ tDxdS
8 Ae3 Axe3 17 Exd5 *c7
After 8 ... d6 9 6c3 Black has 18 Ehdl
13 Ac2 de 14 b5 Ee8 o Mama- to exchange on e3: 9 ... Af6 l0 White has a small advantagq
tov-Vasyukov, Frunze 1979. AxaT ExaT ll 0-0 0-0 12 Eadl Kalinichev-Vyzmanavin, Mos-
82 b5 13 B'e3 Bc7 14 Ed2 Ab7 15 cow 1981.
5 Ac5!? \ Efdl t Timoshchenko- B.22
The exchange of dark-squared Vasiukov, Moscow 1981. 7 0-0 Ac6
bishops works in Black's favour, 9 Bxe3 e5 8 gc4 of6n
since his pawns occupy the light Better than 9 ... Af6?! l0 6c3 Black obtains excellent chanccs
squares in the centre. Although he 0-0 because of I I e5! de4 12 by sacrificing the pawn. It is better
is behind in development Black AxhT+! 6xh7 13 9e4+ 6e8 14 than 8 ... gf6 9 6c3 h5 l0 gez
has compensation in that he has a Wxg4I Klinger-Meinsohn, Bad d6 I I Ae3 Axe3 12 9xe3 Be7 13
solid centre and the game is semi- Lauterberg 1984; l0 s5t $g4 ll Ae2 6f6 14 tradl t Dolmatov-
open in character. gga + was also possible. Velikov, Frunze 1983.
6 Ab3 Ha7 ( 162) After 9 ... d6 10.4c3 df6 9 BxgT Eg8
White gainl tlp-idiiative by lt 10 gh6 beS
0-0-0 0-0 12 f4 Wc7 13 Ehgl b5 Preventing I I Ag5 because of,
162
14 94 b4 15 g5!; for instance, 15 ll ... Eg6 12 grh4 AR+! 13 gf
W I A I . . . 6e8 16 de2 'g*a7 17 {gh3! g6
l8 Ag3!1 Arnason-Kirov, Plov-
6g8 14 f4 h6.
11 Ae2
t div 1986. t2 Ag5
b5

9 ... ageT is possible: 10 bc3 12 Ae3 Eg6 13 gh3 is poss-

ll 0-0-0 Wc7 12 f4 d6 13 g/h3
0-0 ible; White reduces Black's pieces
a aM 14 trhfl e5 15 f5!+ Koro- pressure on his kingside by
A A
A
x lev-Babakov, corr. 1984. exchanging the a7 bishop.
a 10 ac3 af6 t2 Ec6
11 0'0-0 d6 13 urh4 ab7
t2 g_c4 t4 abdz (163)
One of the drawbacks of 6 ... 12 f4t? or 12 Hd2 are possible White has an extra pawn, br[
Ab6 is that the b-pawn is re- increasing White's pressure. when Black completes the dev€+
stricted in mobility. This is seen in 12 b5 opment his attack on the kingsidc
 Paulsen (Kan) System 165

thevariation 6. . . Eb6 I O-0 6c6 13 _Q-ds 6xd5

8 gc4 6f6 9 BxgT Eg8 10 th6 14 6xtl5 163
B I A I
14 Exd5?! b4 t5 de2 Ae6 16
6e5 11 S-e2.
White has the following oP- Eddl a5 17 qbbl 0-0 t8 f4 a4with I
tions: 7 Se2 followed bY 8 Se3 an equal position; Kosenkov-
exchanging the bishoPs or 7 0-0 Korolev, corr. 1981.
and 8 984 with a sharP Position' t4 Ae6
B2l 15 gb6 -CI"xtl5 A A
7 .*ez 6c6 16 Bxd8* 6xd8 H

8 Ae3 Axe3 17 Exd5 Sc7

After 8 ... d6 9 6c3 Black has 18 Ehdl
can become dangerous; Ljuboje-
to exchange on e3: 9 ... Af6 l0 White has a small advantage;
vic-Lobron, Plovdiv 1983.
Lx{l BxaT ll 0-0 0-0 12 Eadl15 Kalinichev-Vyzmanavin, Mos-
cow 1981. B3
b5 13 Be3 Bc7 14 E(d2 Ab7
Efdl + Timoshchenko- 'B.22 5 ... dc6
Vasiukov, Moscow l98l' 7 0-0 6c6 6 6xc6
9 Bxe3 e5 8 gc4 af6!? Black has the choice between 6
l0 ac3 Black obtains excellent chances ...dc and 6 ... bc.
Better than 9 .. . Af6?!
(F0 because of 11 e5! $g4 12 by sacrificing the pawn. It is better B31

AxhT+! 6xh7 13 ge4+ *g8 14 than 8 ... gf6 9 Ac3 h5 l0 9e2 6 ... dc (164)
gxg4t Klinger-Meinsohn, Bad d61l Ae3 Axe3 12 8xe3 Be7 13
I-auterberg 1984; l0 e5! 6g4 11 Ae2 6f6 14 tradl1 Dolmatov-
gga + was also Possible' Velikov, Frgnze 1983.

After 9 .. . d6 10 6c3 6f6 xg7 Eg8 I I I

White gains the initiative bY 11 h6 6e5 I
l l Ag5 because of
044 0-0 12 f4 *c7 13 Ehgl b5
14 94b415 g5!; for instance, 15 ll ... Eg6 12 grh4 AR+! 13 gf
...-6eS 16 ae2 Ba7 l7 Bh3! g6 2.e8 t4 f4h6.
tA 6g3!t Arnason-Kirov, Plov- lt Ae2 b5 g&\

div 1986. t2 Ag5 A A

g ... aEeT is Possible: 10 ac3 12 Ae3 Eg6 13 Bh3 is Poss-
04 11 0-0-0 sc7 l2f4 d6 13 gh3 ible; White reduces Black's pieces
Ab4 14 Ehfl e5 15 f5!+ Koro- pressure on his kingside by
exchanging the a7 bishop. White has a slight sPatial ad-
lev-Babakov, corr. 1984'
10 bc3 Af6 t2 Eg6 vantage, but he cannot hold back
11 ().()-0 d6 13 gh4 ab7 . . . 05, which gives Black a strong

t2 -CI.c4 t4 6fr2 (163) centre and play on the dark

12 f4l? ot 12 Bd2 are Possible White has an extra pawn, but squares.

fF increasing White's Pressure' when Black completes the devel- 7 Adz

t2 b5 opment his attack on the kingside 7 -e-e3 e5 8 6d2 is not bad: 8
rin
166 Paulsen (Kan) System

... Ad6 9 a4! 6f6 l0 6c4 Ac7 E development in open position b5r
ll a5 Ae6 12 ab6 Eb8 13 M!
165
W lal sacrificing the pawn: l0 ... de ll
with an advantage for white; fe Axe5 12 dc4 Ad4+ 13 tDhf
Ghinda-Popov, Lucerne Ol. 1982. de7 14 Ah6 f5 15 $el + Van
Black equalises after 7 f4 e5! 8 Der Wiel-Anand, Thessalonili
f5 af69 WeZ (9 gf: -Q.e7 l0 Ae3 A ol. I984.
b5! 1l 0-0 c5 12 Edl 9c7 : 8 c4 Af6
,,ru,
Arnason-Miles, Reykjavik 1978) A A 9cdcd
9... b5 l0 a4 Ab7 11 0-0 Ae7 12 E 10 ed 6xtl5
ePhl 0-0 t3 ddz ad7 t4 Ab3 a) 10 ... ed ll dc3 ile7 12
-Ag5!
: Borngasser-Miles, Eng- Ba4+ UrdT 13 trelt.
land 1978. the attack on the Black king, b) 10 ... fxd5 ll dc3 Vd7 l2
7 ... e5! which is still in the centre, etc. Ac2! Bxdl 13 Exdl Ae7 14
8 0-0 Nevertheless, Black has a solid af4+.
There are also ways for White aosition and promising play on 11 -Q-e4 tra,1
to play more actively: the dark squares: l1 . Bb8 is possible - 12 gB
..
a) 8gh5 Ad6 9 6c4 Ac7! (9 ... a) 10 f4 ef ll e5 g5! 12 Ad2 6e7 f5 13 Axd5 Bxd5 14 Sxd5 ed 15
Af6?!) l0-Q-cs (10 6xe5? 96 T) 13 gh5 -CI.e6 14 ehl h6 o Edl Ae6 16 6c3t.
l0 ... af6 ll 9e2 h6 12 Ah4 Borik-Miles, Dortmund 1979. t2 wd4 (166)
Me7 13 0-0-0!? (13 0-0?! 95 14 b) 10 a4 Af6?! ll Ag5! h6 12 "ffi
Ag3 h5 oo) 13... Ae6?! l4f4t L Ah4 g5 13 Ag3 ad1 14 We2 L - t66
- Tseshkovsky-Miles, Portorov Maryasin-Sinyavsky, Moscow B I "ffi I
1979. 1979. I ',,ru,

b) 8 6c4 deTt? 9 Ae3 (9 0-0?! c) 10 b3 de7 ll grh5 de6 12

A96 l0 Bh5 Ac5! ll 6xe5 9a5 Aa3 b5! 13 6e3 Af4! 14 grB ,,ffi
12 Hd2 Axl2* 1l gfl $xe5 Ad6 o Rind-Miles, Lone Pine
Smetan-Miles, Buenos Aires 1978. _q
1979) Ae6! l0 grh5 6g6 ll 0-0-0 832
I A

Wc7 12 Ab6 gb8 13 93 Pe7 14 6 ... bc g H

h4t Plaskett-Miles, Bersio 1981. 704 White's position is more actic
8 ... _Q"d6 7 c4is premature-7... e5! 8 12... Ed7?! 13 6c3 6xc3 I'l
8 ...
Ae7 9 acA 6g6 10 Ae3 0-0 Ac5! 9 qbhl de7 l0 Urh5 d6 gxc3t. Beliavsky-Kuraji:,
Ae6 ll
gihs Ad6?! 12 6xd6+ I I f4 ef 12 Axf4 Ag6 13 Ag5 Sarajeuro 1982.
9xd6 13 Eadl 1 Chistyakov- gd7 14 ad2h615 Ah4 gc4!: 12 ...trc7 13 Edll was mre
Gutop, Moscow 1980. Skrobek-Sigulsky, Warsaw 1983. accurate.
9 6c4 Ac7 (t6s) 7 ... d5 M
White has a wide choice of If 7 ... 96?! then 8 e5 Ag7 9 f4 5 ... a16
plans: the blockade of the queen- d6 rc Ad2! is strong. 6 0-0
side, play aimed at intensifying White obtains an advantage in Now Black faces a choice:
 Paulsen (Kan) System 167

[-E"z development in open position by B4t 6 ... d6

t65
sacrificing the pawn: l0 ... de ll B,42 6 ... gc7
B b4!
lltc:
W
^1 I fe Axe5 12 dc4 Ad4+ 13 ghl MI
iry- de7 14 Ah6 f5 15 gel * Van 6 ... d6

]Gfl 8 Der Wiel-Anand, Thessaloniki This avoids 7 e5.

l!..9 ol. 1984. 7 c4 ( 167)
b?: 8 c4 Af6
ilrm) 9cdcd t67
A
10 ed B I I I
[a r: Axd5
a) 10 ... ed ll 6c3 Ae7 12
,,,ru,

lab3
, Etrg.
ga4+ grdT 13 Eeli.
b) 10... Yxd5 ll Ac3 Wd7 t2 ,ffi
the attack on the Black king, A
a
which is still in the centre, etc' Ac2! Bxdl 13 Exdl Ae7 14
_q
. Nevertheless, Black has a solid 9"f4t. A
\11 -CI-e4
ttitE position and promising play on
the dark squares: ll . . . Eb8 is possible- 12 gfB
Ea7
a g
a) 10 f4 ef 1l e5 g5l 12 Hd2 6e7 f5 13 Axd5 Bxd5 14 8xd5 ed 15 Guaranteeing White an edge in
to-..
tr +) 13 gh5 Ae6 14 6hl h6 oo trdl Ae6 16 6c3t. space. Other moves are:
t -c.b4 Borik-Miles, Dortmund 1979. t2 wd4 ( t66) a)7 6d2?l Ac6 8 6xc6 bc 9 b3
,6t4 b) r0 a4 af6?t rl Ac5! h6 t2 Ae7 l0 Ab2 d5 ll f4 0-0 12 e5
[Et lh4 4d7 t4 Be2 t -
g5 13 e"c3 t66 Ad7 : Geller-Hiibner, Teesside
lEoY Maryasin-SinYavskY, Moscow
B
,,,ru,
A t 1975.
t 1979. b)7 14b68 ad2.Ab7 9 a5 ba l0
h oc: c) 10 b3 6e7 1l th5 6g6 12 Be2 6c6 ll 6xc6 Axc6 12 6c4
,,ffi a4 oo Kuzmin-Gheorghiu, Len-
5r"s Aa3 b5! 13 ae3 Af4! 14 ER
lrrts Ad6 o Rind-Miles, Lone Pine -A
ingrad 1977.
i-Aires 1978. A
From the diagrammed Position
A
Black may develop his bishoP on
I O{)4 832
!o7 1l 6 ... bc f8 in one of two ways:
l l98l- 7 0-0 White's position is more active: B4ll 7 ... -Q"e7
I 7 c4 is Premature - 7 ... e5! 8 12... Ed7?! 13 bc3 6xc3 14 B4l2 7 ... 96
It ae3 G0 Ac5l 9 Shl del l0 grh5 d6 gxc3t. Beliavsky-Kurajica, B/.tt
Frtr= ll f4 ef 12 Axf4 fig6 13 9-g5 Sarajeuro 1982. 7 ... Ae7
gs4!: .
12 . . Ec7 13 Edl ! was more 8 Ac3 0-0
1*ov- Vd7 14 Adzh6lsWarsaw-S-h4
1983' B4ll1
I Skrobek-SigulskY, accurate.
I (165 t 7 ... d5 B4 9b3
ri- of lf 7 ...96?l then 8 e5 Qg7 9 f4 5 ... Af6 The plan involving the develoP-

IrF- d6 l0 ad2! is strong. 6 0-0 ment of the bishop to b2 followed

r'' White obtains an advantage in Now Black faces a choice: by an initiative on the kingside
168 Paulsen (Kan) System

has completely taken over from 9 t6 _abl 11 9f8 (|fi)

Se3 followed by the actions on
the queenside (considered in
B4tt2).
9 ... b6
9 . .. abdT l0 -Ab2 96!? is
possible, preparing a counter-
attack against the e4 square: I I
6hl tr e8 12 f4 e5! 13 6de2 ef 14
Axf4 Af8 l5 -Q-c2 6e5 with suffi-
cient counterplay for Black;
Ermenkov-Gheorghiu, Baden-
Baden 1985; 12 Se2 was safer.
10 ab2 _s-b7 B/llz
White's position has more pros- l1 . 96 is possible intending
..
pects owing to the intended attack 12 ... e5. White takes the initi&
on the kingside: 16 ... Vc1 17 tive firmly by playing 12 aR!?
gd3 Af8 18 Abs! Sxb5 (18 ... Bc7 13 ge2 b6 14 e5t? $g4 15
ab 19 Wc3 e5 20 cb+) 19 cb ab 20 Ad4 Ab7 16 Eael Tal-Sunp,
Wxb5 t Nunn-Cheorghiu, Ham- Wijk aan Zee 1982.
burg 1984.
But 16 ... gb8 is more accur- i
I
168
ate and if f5 then 17 . . . b5!? 18
17
fe fe 19 cb ab 20 ad5!? 2l ed e5
W I L,,M I
with a sharp position; Prasad- I
Gheorghiu, Biel 1985.
A
21

11 Be2 6c6 \ 9 Ae3 abd7 r+\

ll ... afdT 12 i{adl 96 is 9 ... Ee8 l0 a3!? abdT ll f4 A

A
A
possible. This way Black prevents Af8 12 96 t3 b4 Hs7 t4
Shl w
13 f4 because of 13 ... e5!? and ecl grcT 15 ab3 b6 16 Be2
then 13 Abl Ee8 14 dc2!? ac6 .Ab7 17 Ad2 li4ac8 18 a4! with a 12 9e2
15 6e3 (threatening 16 de4) 15 growing initiative for White on A consistent reply. 12 g4n b
... at6 16 f4 with the initiative the queenside. sharper - 12 . .. 96! 13 g5 ah5 la
for White; Fedorowicz-Gheorg- 10 f4 f5 ef 15 Axf5 6c5 16 ad5 axo{
hiu, Reykjavik 1986. l0 Ecl is^possible- 10... ee8 17 Ad4 with a sharp positiq
12 6xc6 Axc6 ll a3 Af8 12 Abl b6 13 We2 Beliavsky-Georgiev, Moscou
13 f4 ab7 14 trfdl Ec8 15 -S"g5 198 l.
13 *hl is also played - 13 ... gc7t Ljubojevic-Gheorghiu 12 9c7
wc7 14 f4 tsad8 15 Eadl e6 (15 1980. 13 Eacl M
...Efe8 16 e5!t) 16 Abl Ah5 10 tse8 t4 M Ab7
Matulovic-Tringov, Vrnjacka 10 ... ac5 ll Ac2 e5 12 df5 ls ab3
Banja 1986. And here White Axf5 13 ef ef is not sufficient White consistently increases hfo
could have sharpened the position owing to 14 Exf4! trc8 15 Ed4 initiative on the queenside, and
by 17 94 Ag7 18 f5!? AcdT 16 Ae4 6xe417 dxe4 df6 Black prepares counterplay in th
13 ail 18 6c3!+ Torre-Ribli, Candi- centre by ... dGd5; Pritchcnr-
14 tradl 96 dates'match 1983. Georgiev, London 1980.
14 ... b5?! is an error because 11 *hl Mt2
of 15 cb ab 16 Axb5 gb6+ 17 llgrB is sharper, after ll ... 7 ... 96
gf2! Axb5 18 Sxb5 Bxb5 19 Af8 12 Eadl grcT 13 Bh3 g6 14 This is a more active plan d
6xb5 Exa2 20 AxgT!* Hellers- aR b6 15 Wh4 Ab7 ls 6e5!? development.
Adamski, Eeklo 1985. White has the initiative: Ljuboje- 8 6c3 Ac7
15 Shl Ee8 vic-Bellon, Linares 198 l. 9 Ae3
 Paulsen (Kan) System 169

r9 t6 _e-bl
11 Hf8 (168) Apart from this solid move,
(xr White's position has more Pros- ll ... 96 is possible intending some other moves are also played:

in pects owing to the intended attack

12 . . . e5. White takes the initia- 9 ab3 0-0 l0 Ae2 6c6 ll Af4
on the kingside: 16 .. .
.E.c7 17 tive firmly by playing 12 aBl? Bfdl Ae5 14
de812 grd2 b6 13
Bc7 13 9e2 b6 14 e5!? $94 15 Eacl Ec7 15 Ah6 Axh6 16
Erd3 Af8 18 Ab5! Axb5 (18 .. '
ab 19 Bc3 e5 20 cb+) 19 cb ab 20 "fLd4 Ab7 16 Bael Tal-SunYe, 9xh6 Ab7 t7 6d4 Af6 18
Wijk aan Zee 1982. grh4!? with the initiative for
Bxb5 1 Nunn-Gheorghiu, Ham- White; Nunn-Gheorghiu, Vienna
u burg 1984.
l4 But 16 . .. gb8 is more accur- I. 1986.
9 Ag5!? 0-0 l0 Bd2 Ee8 ll
ate and if l7 f5 then 17 . . ' b5!? 18
fe fe 19 cb ab 20 ad5!? 2l ed e5
I I
,,,ru,
I Eadl 6bd7 12b3 .8c7 13 Abl
with a sharP Position; Prasad-
I b6t4 6de2 Af8 15 Ag3 Ab7 16
Gheorghiu, Biel 1985.
.,,ffi Bf4 and White exerts pressure
B,4llz
A on Black's position; TomPa-
6\ Plachetka, Malmo 1985/86.
9 -CI-e3 AbdT -E-
9 .. . E{e8 l0 a3!? abd7 ll t4
9 0-0
10 g acf {4c7
lf8 12 Shl 96 13 b4 Ae7 14 ig 1l Be2 b6
,nd Ecl Bc7 15 Ab3 b6 16 8e2 12 12 Efdl
Be2
Eb7 l7 Ad2 Eiac.8 l8 a4! with a
_e_b7
Ac6 R
r5 growing initiative for White on A consistent reply. 12 g4l? is 13 abdT
the queenside. sharper -12... 96! 13 95 Ah5 14 t4 wfz (169)
10 f4 f5 ef 15 6xf5 6c5 16 6d5 tsxe4
10Bcl is Possible- l0 ' ' ' Ee8 17 -e-dA with a sharp position;
t69 E g
1l a3 -Sf8 12 -e"bl b6 13 €re2 Beliavsky-Georgiev, Moscow
l.
B
affi. 1l I I
ab7 14 Bfdl Bc8 15 -e-c5
198
Bc7 I I
BcTt Ljubojevic-Gheorghiu --1f13 Eacl b6
(15 1980.
ah5 10 Be8 t4 M _Q-b7 A

l0 ... ac5 ll Ac2 e512 df5 ls ab3 "ffi..- 6\

Axf5 13 ef ef is not sufficient
owing to 14 Exf4! Ec8 15 Bd4
Acd716 Ae4 6xe417 dxe4 df6
18 6c3!+ Torre-Ribli, Candi-
dates'match 1983.
11 ehl
+17 ll $9R is sharPer, after II '''
l9 gf8 12 Eadl Bc7 13 th3 g6 14
AR b6 ls gh4 Ab7 15 6'estt'
White has the initiative: Ljuboje-
vic-Bellon, Linares 1981'
a
x
White consistently increases his
initiative on the queenside, and
A A
g
Black prepares counterplay in the
centre by . .. d6d5; Pritchett-
This position can occur after a
Georgiev, London 1980.
Mt2 different order of moYes and is
7 ... regarded as the starting Point
This is a more active plan of
96
before White advances his Pawns,
often on the queenside and some-
development.
8 Ad Ae7 times on the kingside.
9 Ae3 Black's position is solid and
170 Paulsen (Kan) System

safe. Since his activity is re- 8 6xc6 bc grd2 Ab7 13 Eacl trf714 Efdl
stricted, Black just has to wait, After 8 .. . dc we would reach t Panchenko-Hartston, Sochi
carefully relocating the pieces and an inferior version ofanalysis dis- 1979.
looking for a chance to make a cussed in variation 83: 9 a4 e5 l0 8 ... b5!?
counterstrike when the oppor- dc4 t. The following continuatiom
tunity arises. For instance: 9f4 ds have been encountered:
a) 14 ... Eac8 15 g-fl gb8 16 10 b3 a)9 f4 Ab7 10 Ae3 8c7 ll *hl
ac2 EfeS 17 h3 Af8 18 ehl 10.. . Ae7 ll Ab2 a5 l2c4D-0 da5 12 'E.e2 dc413 Ad4 Ac5!
ah5 19 e4 dhf6 20 -Q-f4 de52t 13 Bc2h6 14 ehl Bb6 l5 Eael Klovan-Vasyukov, USSR.
6e3 t, Marjanovic-Cvitan, Bor t Tukmakov-Karpov, USSR 1975.
1985. 1973. b) 9 Bea Ab7 10 f4 AM ll f5
b)14... trfe8 15 Ae2 trad8 16 B5 dxd3 12 cd b4 13 6a4 Ac6 14 b3
b4 grb8t7 ab3 -CI-a8 l8 Afl Af8 5 ... de1 t Ligterink-Popov, Amsterdam
19 a3 Ec8 20 Ad4 Ah6 2l 6 0-0 1977.
trc2! Psakhis-Cvitan, Bor 1985. Apart from this solid continua- C
M2 tion, White has other moves as 5 c4 6f6
6 ... Bc7 well: a) 5 ... d5?! is premature: 6 cd od
7au a) 6 6c3 dec6 7 Ab3!? Ae7 9 7 e5! *.
Other plans are playable: gh5!, preventing the manoeuvre b) 5... b6 is possible: 6 Ae2 AbI
a)7 We2 d6 8 c4 969 dc3 Ag7 l0 ... 6c6-a5;8 ... d6 9 Ae3 Ad7 7 6c3 d6 8 f4 af6 9 LBt
Ae3 0-0 11 Eacl 6c612 dxc6 l0 f4 b5 ll 0-0-0 b4+ Mikhal- Sokolov-Lutikov, USSR 1981.
bc 13 f4 c5 14 Efdl ab7 15 a3 chishin-Dorfman, Lvov 1983. 6 dc3 (170)
-CI-c6 t Karpov-Hiibner, Len- b) 6 Ae3 ''6bc6 7 c4 dxd4 8
lZ 19'73. Axd4 6c6 9 Ae3 b6 10 0-0 Ac5
ingrad
b) 7 Shl Ae7 8 f4 d69 c4 6c6 l0 ll trel d6 12 6c3t Smagin- 170 i
6c2 6d7ll Ac3 Af612 -Q-e3 t Forintos, USSR 1983. I L"'ffi I
- Vladimirov-Agzamov, Vilnius 6 ... Aec6
1978. 7 dxc6
c)7 c4 6c6!? 8 AA (8 6xc6 bc 9 7 c3 Ae7 8 Ae3 0-0 9 f4 d6 l0 A
Be2 d6 l0 Ac3 Ae7 ll Ad2 a5 AR ad1 11 Abd2t is also
12 a3 0-0 13 Eabl * Sigurjons- good, Georgiev-Peev, Bulgaria tl
son-Rantanen, Glucksbery 1977) ch.1980/81.
8...6949g3 Ad6l0 Ae2h5 ll Or 7 db3 S-e7 8 c4 d69 dc3 O-
@g2b6 t2h3 6f613 6c3 Ab7 0 10 Ae3 ad7 ll Ecl b6 12 Wd2
o Savon-Kochiev, USSR 1978. -e.b7 l3 Efdl t Stoica-Peev, After 6 Ad3 6c6 Blact
7 ... dc6 Varna 1981. threatens to undermine White'e
7 ... d6 8 f4 e5?! 9 fe de l0 af5 7 ... 6xc6 centreby...d7-d5.
g6ll de3 Ae7 12 a40-0 13 b3 t 8 6c3 Black has the choice betwEc!
Byrne-Quintero-s, Leningtad lZ Also seen in praxis is 8 c4 Ae7 the active 6 .. . Ab4, the quiet 6
1973. 9 6c3 0-0 l0 b3 b6 ll Ab2 f6! 12 ... Sc7 and 6 ... d6.
 Paulsen (Kan) System 171

8 6xc6 bc E/d2 "gb7 13 tracl trf7 14 trfdl C1

After 8 .. . dc we would reach + Panchenko-Hartston, Sochi 6 ... AM
an inferior version of analysis dis- t9'79. 7 -e-rB
cussed in variation 83: 9 a4 e5 l0 8 . .. b5!? 7 e5 6e4 8 UyC4 6xc39 a3 Af8
2,cA t. The following continuations l0 bc d6!? is interesting. White has
9f4 d5 have been encountered: a considerable advantage in devel-

t5 l0 b3 a)9f4 Ab7 l0 Ae3 8c7 l1 *hl opment, which is difficult to

I l0 . . . Ae7 l l -Q-b2 a5 12 c4 0-0 6a5 12 .8e2 6c413 Ad4 Ac5! exploit because Black's position is
gc2 h6 14 ghl 8b6 15 Eael Klovan-Vasyukov, USSR very solid: 1l ed e5 12 df1 S6 13
2t 13
gg3! 6c6l 14 de7 $xd6
1975. 15
Bor t Tukmakov-Karpov, USSR
1973. b) 9 8g4 Ab7 10 f4 Ab4 ll f5 ad5.
l6 85 6xd312 cd b4 13 6a4 Ac6 14 b3 7 ... Ac6
aa 5 ... 6e7 t Ligterink-Popov, Amsterdam 8 6xc6
2l 6 0-0 1977. If 8 Ac2 then 8 ... Bc7 9 0-0
C h5!? 10 6xc6 dc ll f4 e5 12 f5
Apart from this solid continua-
tion, White has other moves as lc4 df6 Ac5+ 13 ehl b5 14 Be2 Ab7
well: a) 5 .. . d5?! is premature: 6 cd ed Wittmann-Vasiukov, Frunze
a) 6 6c3 6ec6 7 Ab3!? Ae7 9 7 e5! *. 1983.
gh5!, preventing the manoeuvre b) 5 .. . b6 is possible: 6.4e2 Ab7 If8 Ac2then 8. . . Axc3+ 9bc
... 6c6-a5;8 .. . d6 9 Ae3 6d7 7 ac3 d6 8 f4 Af6 9 Aat d5: is sufficient.
l0 f4 b5 ll 0-0-0 b4t Mikhal- Sokolov-Lutikov, USSR 1981. 9 ... dc

5a3 chishin-Dorfman, Lvov I 983. 6* 6c3 (170) 8. . . bc?! 90-0e5 l0 6a4! d6 ll

c5! crushing Black's queenside.
Lcft- b) 6 Ae3 a!cr;6 7 c4 6xd4 8

lo
Axd4 6c6 9 -9"e3 b6 10 0-0 A-c5
ll trel d6 12 4,c3! Smagin- i .,ru

ll
9e5
After 9 0-0 e5! Black has an
excellent position.
t Forintos, USSR 1983.
L,% 9 ... 6illl?
6 ... 6ec6
7 6xc6 9 ... 684 l0 $xg4 9xd3 1l
bc9 7 c3 9-e7 8 Ae3 0-0 9 f4 d6 10 A
Ad2+ is insufficient, or 9 ...
a5 aR dd7 llAbd2t is also Ba5 l0 ef Axc3 I I bc Bxc3 + 12
good, Georgiev-Peev, Bulgaria Ad2 Bxd3 13 fg Eg8 14 Ah6
A,,,M 9c3+ 15 6fl g/f6 16 $clt
t5 ll
ch.1980/81.
Or 7 6b3 Ae7 8 c4 d6 9 6c3 0- ruT _e" tr Paulsen-Farago; Svendborg
10 f4
I 98 I .

ab7 O l0 9.e3 ad7 ll trcl b6 12 gd2 Acs

Ab7 13 E fdl t Stoica-Peev, After 6 Ad3 dc6 Black 11 Ac2 Bxdl +
Varna 1981. threatens to undermine White's 12 Sxdl b5!?

7 ... 6xc6 centre by .. . d7-d5. Black intends to play 13 ...

8 Ac3 Black has the choice between Ab7 and 14 ... 0-0-0.
Also seen in Praxis is 8 c4 Ae7 the active 6 . .. g-b4, the quiet 6 13 _CI.e3

9 o,c3 0-0 10 b3 b6 ll -$Lb2 f6! 12 ... 9c7 and 6 ... d6. 13 de4l? is possible: 13 . ..
172 Paulsen (Kan) System

dxe414 Axe4 Ab7 15 Ae3 Ae7 11 $-a3 Ed8 13 Eadl ?1ct

16 *e2f5?l 17 AR 0-0-0. Then in 12 -Q-d6 Ea5
Charushin-Mertens, corr. 1982, 13 aV 6eE 17l
White gained an advantage by 18 t4 G0 W il I
.,,m
I
cb! cb (18 .. . ab 19 Sb6t was White has the better chances; ,,ry,
better) 19 ehcl Bb8 10 Aa7+! Chandler-Gheorghiu, Indonesia
l3 -flb7 1982. %
14 @e2 C3 h"ffi ,,ffi
White's chances are better. 14 6 ... d6
... Sxc3 15 bc Aa4 16 Axa4 ba The most popular continuation. ql
17 Eiabl 0-0-0 18 Ac5!t Szna- 7 -Q-e2 EI
pik-Kurajica, Banja Luka, 1983. 7 s3 .8c7 8 -Q-e3 b6 9 Ae2 Ab7
C2 l0 0-0 abdT ll Ecl EcS 12 b3 14 e5 a,fe4
6 ... Bc7!? gb8! Janetschek-Gheorghiu, 15 6xe4. 6xe4
A solid move. Black prevents Baden 1980. 16 gR f5
e4-+5 and retains the threat of . . . I t... -Q-e7
17 ef Axf6
jLf8-b4. 8 0-0 White is more active and fu
7 He2 8 Ae3 is possible: 8 ... b6 9 f4 better developed; Nunn-Smejkat,
7 a3 is possible:1 . . . 6c6 (7 . . . -CI-b7 l0 AR 9c7 I I f5 e5 12 ab3 Biel 1982.
6xe4 8 6xe4 Be5 9 Ad3! Bxd4 AbdT 13 Se2 Ec8 14 dd2 a5 15
l0 0-0t) 8 Ae3 Ae7 9 Ecl 6e5 94 Quinteros-Giardelli, Mar Del Illustrative Game
l0 Ae2 6g6 I I 0-0 b6 12f40-013 Plata 198?-.
b4 Ab7 14 Ad3 tsac8 Torre- 8 ... 0-0 PanchenkeSuetin
Karpov, Bad Lauterberg 1977. 9f4 Sochi 1980
Or 7 Ad3 Ac6 8 Ade2 Ac5 9 More active than 9 b3 Bc7 l0 le4c52Ane63d4cd46xd4
Af4 d6 10 0-0 Ae5 tlh3 afd7 12 ab2 b6 il f4 jLbT 12 aRt.
Ecl 0-0 13 Abl * Sokolov-SuE- 9 ... Bc7
tin, Moscow 1982. 10 -S-e3 Ee8
7 ... Ab4 Black increases the pressure on
8 6c2! Axc3* the e4 square and he is ready to
9 bc 6c6 open the e-file (after f,1-f5 or . . .
Not 9 ... dxe4 owing to l0 e6+5). If 10 ... b6 ll Ecl Ab7
gid4 af6 I I af4 with a danger- then 12 f5! e5 13 Ad5!+ Nunn-
ous initiative for White. Diker, London 1983.
10 grd3!? 11 Sel AbdT
An improvement on l0 R 0-0 t2 gc3 .AI8
11 Aa3 EdS 12 Ad6 ga5 13 12.. . Eb8 13 ehl b6 14 Eadl
6b4 6e8 Fischer-Portisch, 6c5 15 e5! 6fe4 16 6xe4 dxe4
Varna O1.1962. 17 gh3!+ Nunn-Sunye, Wijk
10 0-0 aar Zee 1982.
 Paulsen (Kan) System 173

l-!.c7 11 -fla3 trd8 13 Eadl a6 5Ad3 Ac5 6 ab3 Ab6 7 0-0

bin 12 -gd6 8a5 6e7 8 Be2 Abc6 9 Ae3 0-0 l0
t7I Axb6 (10 6c3 Axe3 I I 8xe3 d5!
Dr lE 14 0-0 W I I I :) l0 ... 8xb6 ll 6c3 d6 12
,,,ru,
E'ras White has the better chances; t Eadl t 6e5 (12... Ad7!?; 12
l?+! Chandler-Gheorghiu, Indonesia ... 9c7!?) 13 ibhl Ad7 14 f4
1982. "ffi 6xd3 15 Exd3 (15 Bxd3 Ab5!
C3
A
16 6xb5 ab 17 a3 65 :) 15 ...
rr- 14 6 ... d6 jLbs 16 Axb5 ab? (16 ... Bxb5!
A
dba The most PoPular continuation' a A t)17f5! + f6(17... Exa218f6!
&na- 7 _e-e2 8,ffi, 6e6 19 Bh5 intending Eh3 +)
[s3. 7 93 8c7 8 -CI-e3 b6 9 -Q-g2 Ab7 18 fe Exa2 l9 trfdl 6c8 20 6d4
10 0-0 abd7 ll
Ecl Ec8 12 b3 14 e5 Afe4 Hxb2 21 6f5 g6 (21 ... 8c7 22
il gb8l Janetschek-Gheorghiu, 15 6xe4. 6xe4 Bc3 c6 23 grh5! +) 22 Wdz
EETIs Baden 1980.
16 Eia fs (intending 23 grh6 Bc1 24 e7
17 y ef 6xf6
d-.. 7 ... 9"e7 + +) 22. . . Bxc2 23 w.xc2 gf 24
8 0-0 White is more active and is ef Sh8 25 Hc3 6e7 26 Hc7 dc6
8 Ae3 is Possible: 8 . .. b6 9 f4 better developed; Nunn-Smejkal, 27 gd1 9e3 28 trxb7 6e5 29
Biel 1982. Sc7 Sh6 30 e7 tre8 3l Eb8
:nrrd4 aM7 Be2 Ec8 14 dd2 a5 15
13 U/h5 32 Exe8* *e7 33 EgS+
! B-t 94 Quinteros-Giardelli, Mar Del Illustrative Game 6h6 34 8cl * l-0.
O{ 13 Plata 1982.
furc- 8 ... 0-0 PancheukrSuetin
sn- 9 f4 Sochi 1980
lGs 9 More active than 9 7 l0 le4c52af3e63d4cd4dxd4
pD ib2 b6 ll f4 ab7 12
r$e- 9 ...
10 Ae3 tre8
t= Black increases the Pressure on
:r+ the e4 square and he is readY to
i open the e-file (after fzt-f5 or . ..
ib l0 e6--€5). If 10 ... b6 ll
Ecl -CI"b7
hrGE - then 12 f5! e5 13 Ad5!+ Nunn-
Diker, London 1983.
;' 11 Wel abd7
lg O+ 12 gc3 AA
]il5 13 12.. . Bb8 l3 6hl b614 Eadl
Eircb, Ec5 15 s5r. $fe416 6xe4 dxe4
17 Urh3!+ Nunn-SunYe, Wijk
aan Z.ee 1982.
 16 gC5 f6 17 gc5t Sznaft-
Donchev, Prague 1985.
c)7 f4b5 (7 ... Axd4?! 8 gxdr
4,c6 9 Wf2! b5 l0 Ae3 Ab7 ll
t6 Paulsen (Taimanov) System 0-0t) 8 Ae3 (8 0-0 Ab7 9 ats
6g6 l0 Ae3 Ae7 ll gid2 0{ 12
Eadl grbS! 13 93 Ec8 Gusci
I e4 c5 nov-Taimanov, Baku 1983) 8 ---
Af3 172
dxd4 9 Bxd4 6c6 l0 Bd2 lc7
2
3 d4
e6
cd
W
AA A ll 0-0 0-0 12 ad3 ab7 13 gf,l
4 6xd4 hc6 t Ec8 14 tradl Ea5 15 tEhf
This move order allows White 6c4: Velimirovic-Taimanov,
to play 5 ab5 d6 6 c4 but it also Titograd 1984.
limits the development of the d) 7 Ags Ba5 8 Ah4 6xdi 9
bishop on fl. a Bxd4 6c6 l0 gd2 Ac5 (lcsr
active than 10... Ab4 ll 0{(}{
a A
A56c3 E
Bsab5 l2 tr fdl) I I o-0 0-0 l2 *ht b5 13
A f4t Velimirovic-Zaqatz, Trto
5 ac3 t6 Bc7 and ... Ad6-f4. This sharp grad 1984.
The move . . . a6 will have to be plan is characteristic of the open- 7 ... 6xd4
played sooner or later, while 5 . . . ing system chosen by Black. 8 9xd4 ac6
8c7 seems somewhat Premature. 7 0-0 9 gd3 Bc7
Al 6 Ae2 Other moves have also been 9 . . . ab4 is topical, as in Kr'
A2693 played. pov-Taimanov, USSR 1983, afu
13 6 -Q"e3 a) 7 6b3 aC6 8 0-0 -Q-e7 9 Ae3 l0 gd2 Ae7 ll b3 0-0 12 lhi
A1 0-0 l0 6a4 b5! ll Ab6 trb8 12 Bc7 13 Eadl Ed8 14a3 -)c6l!
6 gez AxcS Bxc8 13 a4 (13 c4?l bc 14 f4 b5 16 $hl Ab7 17 Be3!? bfi
Black has gained chances.
White develops his king;ide-di Axc4 Ab4!+ Yurtaev- However, 9 ... aM has ba
quickly as possible. Kochiyev, USSR 1982) 13 ...
All 6 ... aeeT Ed8! 14 ab ab 15 8cl Age5 16 brought into question by an inm
A126...8c7 Af4 d6 and Black has a solid esting pawn sacrifice: l0 Utl
A11 position; Beliavsky-Zapata, 6xc2ll Ag5! If the queenmm
6 ... dee7 ( 172) Tunis Interzonal 1985. away White obtains an advanteg
Black tries to regain a tempo by b) 7 Ae3 Axd4 8 9xd4 b5 9 0-0 in development by 12 Edl
playing... 6xd4 and. . . 6c6. In 6c610 Bd2 Ae7ll Eadl0-012 After 1l . . . f6 12 Af4 White ca
addition, the knight has the oP- Af4 8a5 (12... f6 l3 Ad6 Axd6 threaten 13 Ah5+, for instaq
tion of moving to 96 where it can 14 sxd6 Ba7 15 uyc5 Ec7 16 a4 12 . . . 6xal 13 Ah5+ g6 (13 - -
put pressure on the e5 and f4 b4 17 da2 a5 t Hjartarson-Tai- *e7? 14 Ad6 mate!) 14 Axg6+
squares, taking part in a battle for manov, Leningrad 1984) 13 a3 hg 15 Wxg6* Se7 16 e5! d5 ll
the dark squares assisted by ... Ed8 14 Ad6 Ab715 AxeT 6xe7 Bxf6* and White wins. In Ph
 Paulsen (Taimanov) System 175

16 gC5 f6 17 9c5t SzraPik- kett-Hartston, England 1986,

Donchev, Prague 1985. Black tried 12 ... *f7 and after
c)7 ... 6xd4?! 8 Bxd4
14 b5 (7 13 Ac7 Be8 14 Eadl b5 (Pre-
4,c6 9 g/f2! b5 l0 Ae3 jLbT ll venting the threat of 15 fla4) 15
0-0t) 8 Ae3 (8 0-0 Ab7 9 AR e5! White had a very strong at-
aimanov) SYstem 6g6 l0 Ae3 Ae7 ll grd2 0-0 12 tack.
Eadl 8b8! 13 93 Ec8 Gusei- 10 -Q.cs -e-d6
nov-Taimanov, Baku 1983) 8 ... 11 ehl
dxd4 9 9xd4 Ac6 l0 Bd2 Ae7 Preventing ll ... Axh2 when
17
I ll o-o o-o 12 ad3 ab7 13 Ef2 the bishop would be traPPed bY
ec8 14 tradl €,a5 15 ehl 12 93. After the possible ll gh3
Q'c4: Velimirovic-Taimanov, 0-0 12 Eadl f6 13 Acl Tal-
Titograd 1984. Zapata, Titograd 1984, Black
d) 7 Ag5 Ba5 8 Ah4 Axd4 9 gains sufficient chances bY 13 ...
Sxd4 6c6 l0 gd2 Ac5 (less b5: 14 Axb5 ab 15 6xb5
active than l0...
"fLM ll
0-0 0-0 Sxh2t.
12 Efdl) ll
0-o 0-o l2 $hl b5 l3 11 f6
f4! Velimirovic-Zaqata, Tito- t2 ah4
grad 1984. Or 12 Ae3 b5 (12. . . Axh2?! 13
ttrc7 and ... Ad6-f4' This sharP
7 Axd4 f4+) 13 Eadl Ae7 14 f4 0-0 15
bc plan is characteristic of the open-
Lg sYstem chosen bY Black'
8 Wxd4 Ac6 Erd2t Rantanen-ZaPata, Thes-
9 gd3 Bc7 saloniki Ol. 1984; 12 ... 6e5l?
7G0 9 ..* Ab4 is topical, as in Kar- was sharper.
Other moves have also been pov-Taimanov, USSR 1983, after 12 6e5
played.
l0 gd2 Ae7 l1 b3 0-0 12 -e-b2 13 gdiz b5
i
aur ac6 8 o-o Ae7 9 Ae3 wcl !3 Eadl Ed8 14 a3 6c615 14 Eadl Ae7
G0 l0 da4b5t ll ab6 Eb8 12
"r
Be3!? b4!? White is more active, but
6xc8 Bxc8 13 a4 (13 c4?t'bc 14 Black's position is quite solid,
";trr", u"", Velimirovic-Andersson, Sarajevo
brought into question bY an inter- 1985.
esting pawn sacrifice: l0 gg3! atz
dxc2ll Ag5! If the queen moves 6 ... Sc7
position; BeliavskY-ZaPala,
away White obtains an advantage 7 0-0
(172) Tunis Interzonal 1985' in development by 12 Eadl. 7 f4 b5l? 8 6xc6 Bxc6 9 AR
by After ll ... f6 12 Af4'White can Ab7 is unclear, for examPle 10
In threaten 13Ah5+, for instance, Ae3 Ec8 ll 0-0 Ac5 12 Af2 d6
oP 12 ... dxal 13 Ah5+ g6 (13 ... 13 f5 e5 : Unzicker-Portisch,
it can *e7'! 14 Ad6 mate!) 14 $xg6+ Moscow 1977, or 10 e5?! Bc7 l l
f4 hg 15 Sxg6* EbeT 16 e5! d5 17 0-0 Ah6 (11 . . . Ed8 12 f5! o) 12
for manov, Leningrad 1984) 13 a3 Bxf6* and White wins. In Plas- Ae3 Ed8! 13 6e4 6f514 6d6+
Ed8 14 Ad6 Ab715 AxeT 6xe7
176 Paulsen (Taimanov) SYstem

Axd6 15 ed Bxd6! co KuPrei- Marjanovic-Matulovic, Yugosla-

chik-Tal, USSR
7
1974.
af6
a) 7 ... b;ii 8 6xc6 dc (8 ...
Bxc6 9 AR ab7 l0 af4 d6 1l
Eel e5 t2 a4!t Velimirovic-
Vasiukov, Yugoslavia-UssR
1973) 9 a4l (9 f4 is also good) 9 . '
M 106bl af6 11 ad3 ab7 12
Ad2 Ad6 13 f4! and now if 13
t73
via 1983; or 12 AR 4.e413 tse2
Ab7 14 Ad2 0-0-0 15 Eael
ty I I I
96 Abramovic-Marjanovic, Bor
1983. However, White gains the
better chances bY PlaYing 12
gh3!? Ab7 13 e5 688 14 AR
. ah6 15 a4 b4 16 6e4 Velimiro- A A
vic-Matulovic, Yugoslavia 1984.
9 _e_c5

... Axf4 then 14 trxf4! Bxf4 15 9 6xc6 bc l0 f4 is Possible Abramovic-Marjanovic, Nis

D,c4 Vcl 16 e5 6d5 17 6d6+ because l0 ... Axc3 ll bc 6xe4 1983.

$f8 18 Sgh5 and White has a leads to an advantage for White 12 grd2
mighty attack; Yukic-Brailovic, after 12 Urd4 af6 13 Aa3, and if worth considering: 12
12 c4!? is
Yugoslavia 1984. l0 ... d5 then ll e5 is Possible ...
b6 13 grd2 Ab7 14 Ad3 Est
b) 7 ... 6xd4?! 8 9xd4 6e7 9 and then 1l ... Axc3 l2bc Ae4 15 Eabl Ermenkov-PortiscL
Ae3 6c6 10 gb6t. 13 Ad3! c5 14 c4t Ab7 15 grel t Tunis Interzonal 1985; l5 .. -

A position characteristic ofthe Marjanovic-Matulovic, Nis I 983; 0-0-0 with a complicated position-
Paulsen System. Black can still or 11 . . . dd7 12 da4 0-0 13 c4 f6 12 d5
develop his bishop along the a3- 14 ef 6xf6 15 Ae3t Christian- 13 ed
f8 diagonal, while White must sen-Plaskett, Copenhagen 1985. l3 Erh6?!de 14 Bxf6 Ag6 t5f3
l0 . . . 0-0!? is sufficientlY safe, e5!? Ivanovic-Kurajica, Yugosla-
lose time in order to carrY out his
planned f4 (either with 8 Ae3 or 8 and if l1 eI then ll ... Axc3! 12 via ch. 1978.
shl). bc Ad5 followed bY a further 13 6xd5
White has the choice between 8 transfel of the knight to f5; 14 c4 df4
qbhl and 8 -9e3. Renet-Taimanov, MontPellier ls aR 0{t
at21 r986. 16 de2l? 6xe2
8 6hl ,,' 9 gd3 is not played as often. If 16 . .. de6 then after 17
White intends to plaY 9 f4 ot 9 ,i After 9 ... b5 White can play 10 trg3!? White has an attack owing
6xc6 Bxc6 11 a4! Ab7 12 ab ab to the threats of 18 6h5 and 19
-Q"c5.
8 a3 is passive because of 8 . . . 13 Exa8 Axa8 14 Rt Velimiro-
gh6.
dxd49 8xd4 Ad6 10 rbhl Ae5 vic-Matulovic, Vrsac 1985. 17 Sxe2 *C7
1l grd3 b5 12 f4 Axc3 13 bc 9 ... exc3 18 Aili
Ab7+ Abramovic-Taimanov, 10 Axf6 gf After 18 ... Ad7?! 19 Eael h5
Montpellier 1984. 11 bc ae7l? 20 ts e3 h4 2l Ee4 White Cainod I
8 ... AM (173) the better chances owing to rrc I

An alternative is 8 ... 6xd4 9 Attacking the c3 pawn. Black exposed position of Black's kin8i I
8xd4 Ac5 l0 gd3 b5 11 f4 h5!? intends to play the advance ... Torre-Beliavsky, Bugojno 1984-
For instance: 12 e5 6g4 13 Bh3 d7-d5: 12 Vel d5 13 R h5! 14 But 18 ... h6 19 Eael f5!? vas
Ah6 t4 6e4 Ab7 15 AR Ae7! Ad3 h4 15 h3 e5! 16 6e2 f5!L better.
 Pqulsen (Taimanov) System 177

At22
Marjanovic-Matulovic, Yugosla- 173
8 Ae3
via ig8:; or 12 AR dg413 We2
14 Ad2 0-0-0 15 Eael
W A t A
-Q.M
6xc6! dc l0 f4 Ab7
8 . . . b5?! 9
ib7 Bor t ll e5 6d5 12 dxd5t cd 13 Ad3
G .-. 96 Abramovic-Marjanovic,
-4"c5 14 Sxc5 gxc5+ 15 qbhl
l6 1l ig83. go*"ver, White gains the
0-0 16 gh5 t Hort-Damjanovi6,
ioric- better chances bY PlaYing 12
g/h3!? Ab7 13 e5 688 14 -e"R Banja Luka 1974.
{NR 96a4 ( 174)
ah6 15 a4 b4 16 6e4 Velimiro-
a
oe... A a A
fb7 12 vic-Matulovic, Yugoslavia I 984' E
rif13 9 -e_cs
Abramovic-Marjanovic,
174
B A tl
9 bc 10 f4 is
]t'4 l5 4.xc6 Possible
l0 ... Axc3 11 bc 6xe4 1983. e
6d6+ because
t2 grd2
;ha leads to an advantage for White
*ric. after 12 gd4 Af6 l3 Aa3, and if 12 c4l2 isworth considering: 12
10 ... d5 then 11 e5 is Possiblb' ... b6 13 gd2 Ab7 14 Ad3 tre8
gc7 9 and then 11 ... Axc3 l2bc 6e4
l5 tr abl Ermenkov-Portisch,
A
A
a
13 Ad3! c5 14 c4r...Ab7 15
gel t Tunis Interzonal 1985; l5
0-0-0 with a complicated position.
b of the Marjanovic-Matulovic, Nis 1 983;
or ti . .. adz 12 aa4o-o 13 c4f6
t2 9 6xc6bcl0 da4 Eb8!? ll c4
lr still
13 ed Ad6! leads to an unclear game:
ft a-l- 14 ef 6xf6 t5 -Q-e3t Christian-
sen-Plaskett, CoPenhagen 1985'
l3 g'h6?!de 14 Bxf6 6g6 15 R a) 12 93 c5 13 e5 Axe5 14 Axc5
ts must e5!? Ivanovic-Kurajica, Yugosla- d6 15 -Q-a3 6e4 oo Radulov-
7ot his l0 . . . 0-0!? is sufficientlY safe,
via ch. 1978. Radev, Sofia 1976.
fc3 or 8 and if ll e5 then 11 " ' Axc3! 12
b) 12 f4 6xe4 t3 Ad3 6f6
bc ad5 followed bY a further 13- 6xd5 14 c5

utrttn transfer of the knight to f5; 14 c4 af4 Ae715 -Q"d4 Eb4 oo Torre-Hort,
8
Renet-Taimanov, MontPellier
,r5 -aR 0-0 Nice Ol 1974.
1986.
16 de2!? dxe2
,' The idea of White's last move is
9 gd3 is not PlaYed as often' If 16 . .. ae6 then after 17 to seize b6 and threaten c4-t5,
After 9 ... b5 White can PlaY 10 Ag3!? White has an attack owing cutting off the bishop on b4.
)11 or 9
to the threats of 18 Ah5 and 19 Black is behind in development
6xc6 Bxc6 11 a4! Ab7 12 ab ab
:dt... 13 Exa8 Axa8 14 Rt Velimiro- wh6. and the weakness of his central
lll AeS vic-Matulovic, Vrsac 1985' 17 Sxe2 dark squares forces him to con-
Sf3bc 9 ... Axc3 18 _Ad3 tend with the threat of e5.
10 Sxf6 gf After 18 ... Ad7?! 19 Eael h5 Black's main replies are: 9 ...
ianov. 20 Ei e3 h4 2l Ee4 White gained 0-0,9. . .de1 and 9. .. ge7. Any
11 bc 6e7l?
(173) the better chances owing to the other replies are inferior:
}| exposed position of Black's king; a)9... 6xe4 l0 6xc6bc ll AU6
. Brd4 9 Attacking the c3 Pawn' Black
intends to PlaY the advance " ' Torre-Beliavsky, Bugojno 1984. trb8 12 gld4+.
ll 8l h5!?
But 18 ... h6 19 Eael f5!? was b) 9... b5 l0 6xc6 dc ll Ac5!
l13 sh3 d7-d5: 12 gel d5 13 R h5! 14
h4 15 h3 e5! t6 6e2 f5r.X better. Axc5 12 6xc5 0-0 13 grd4+.
lB Ae7! -CI_d3
178 Paulsen (Taimanov) System

9... Ad6 l0 ab6 Eb8 ll 93

c) gg4 18 f4 6xe3 19 9xb2 Axf4 41222
Ae7 12 6xc6 bc 13 6xc8 {9xc8 20 Wf2l axfl2l Exfl 95 (21 ... 9 "' de7
14 e5t. e5 22 93 Wd6 23 Ae2! Ag5 24 Black sharpens the game sincc
At22t BxfT* 6h8 25 fug4+) 22 93 the position of the bishop on b4 is
9 ... 0-0 Wd6 23 -Q.e2 Ae5 24 BxfT+ now precarious.
10 6xc6 bc 6h8 25 Edl grcT 26 $g4+ Tal- 10 c4l dxc/ (176)
1r ab6 Liberzon, Skara 1980.
This continuation leads by t4 ad3 ad6 176
force to a small advantage for
White. More complicated prob-
15 h3
a) 15 6hl Ae5 16 c3 Hxb2 17
W
I '"ffi,,%
L"ffi-
lems face the players after I I c4 Bcl 6g4!+.
I t
and ll f4: b) 15 f4 e5!? 16 f5 Exb2 17 g4h6
a) 11 c4 Ad6 (ll ... dxe4 12 c5 18 95 hg 19 $xg5 Ae7 Marjano- a,ffiL
+) 12 f4!? dxe4 13 Ad3 f5 14 c5!
o
vic-Kirov, Nis 1985. % ,,,M

1979.
Klaman-Mishuchtov, USSR 15
16 c3
-Q.e5
trxb2
21
%s
b) 11 f4 Ae7 (11 ... 4'xe4? 12 t7 9cl gb8 j
gd4 +) 12 Ad3 cit 13 c4 d614 18 f4 Hc7 (17s) Herein lies the point to Black's iI
C4 -e.b7 l5 Ac3 d5! oo Kapengut- 9th move: the strong central pawn t
Vladimirov, USSR
11
1975.
175 s can also be a hindrance. White

12 Axc8 EfxcS
Eb8 W I t must now try to blockade his

12 ... Sxc8 isn't played as

I opponent's queenside.
11 Sc2!?
often owing to 13 e5 followed by The most logical move. The
13...4d5 14Aclt. alternatives are less clear:
13 Axa6 EI8!? A AR dc5! 12 a3 6xa413 tb
a) 11 tI
Black has tried all sorts of rook A "ru A dxb214 6xe6 de 15 Erd4 GO cc II
moves, but the move in the text is g Lepeshkin-Furnan, USSR I 965-
regarded as the best. b) 11 c5 Ads n Ab3 0-0 13 Urd4
a) 13 ... Ee8 14 Ad3 Ad6 ls f5 o.
CPhl! _CI.e5 (15 Exb2 16 This is a critical position. c) 11 6b3 12 f4 afs 13 a
Ad4t; 15 ... Axh2 16 f4+) 16 Nothing is gained by 19 Ad4 gb8 o -e.d6Vujadi6-Vujanovic,
-e_x -t
Y
c3 Exb2 17 Bcl gb7 (17 ... owing to 19 ... Ab6! 20 trbl Yugoslavia 1980.
Ag4 is bad because of l8 f4 6xe3 Axd4 2l cd trxbl 22 Axbl 8b6. 11 af6
19 9xb2 Axf4 20 Wt2l artl2l 19 trbl is the better option: 19 Also playable is ll ... f5 t2
Exfl aid the f4 bishop can't re- ... trxbl20 gxbl e52lfe(21f5? -e.R "gd6 (12 ... dc52 t3 a.3
treat because of the weakness of d5!) 2l ... Axe5 22 Uxb8 Exb8 dxa414 ab fll 15 Ad2 hb6 16 c5 L
the f7 square) 18 f4 Ac7 19 e5*. 23 "gd4 with a small advantage + Shishov-Semenyuk, corres E
b) 13 ... Ed8 14 Ad3 Ad6 ls for White; Stoica-Franzoni, 1979) 13 Axe4 fe 14 gxe4 t I
tDhl Ae5 16 c3 Exb2 17 9cl Lucerne 1985. Kapengut-Furnan, Baku 1962. 4
 Paulsen'( Taimanov ) System 179

fl 93 6g4 18 f4 6xe3 19 9xb2 Axf4 L1222 12 c5! 6ed5

!xc8 20 gf2! Axfl 21 Pxfl 95 (21 ..'
9 ... de7 13 a3 -CI-a5
e5 22 93 grd6 23 Ae2! Ag5 24 Black sharpens the game since t4 M b5!
the position of the bishop on b4 is White has the better chances:
UxfTt eh8 25 Ssa+.) 22 s3
now precanous.
Vd6 23 Ae2 Ae5 24 8xf7 + 15 Ac3! (15 cb?! Qxb6 16 Sxb6
Ch8 25 Edl 9c7 26 $g4+ Tal-
10 c4l dxe4 (176) Urxb6 17 Ab5 6xe3! T; tS ...
Liberzon, Skara 1980. 6xe3 16 fe Be5 17 AR! Ac7 l8
by t4 _9"d3 ad6 176
pxa8 gxe3+ 19 ehl Bxd420
for 15 h3 W ll I de4 t Rittner-Moiseyev, corres
prob a) 15 *hl Ae5 16 c3 Exb2 17 I 1976.
ll c4 tYcl 6g4!T. L1223

12 c5
b) 15 f4 e5!? 16 f5
18 95 hg 19 ExC5
Exb2 t7 s4h6
fle7 Marjano- I 9
10 6xc6
Ae7
bc
14c5! vic-Kirov, Nis 1985. 11 ab6 Eb8
15
16 c3
Ae5
Exb2
-qa t2 6xc8 Exc8
12 ... Exc8 13 Axa6 EbS 14
t2 t7 gcl grbS Ad3 trxb2 15 Ad4 Eb8 16 e5
d5 14 18 14 Ac7 ( 175 ) Herein lies the point to Black's ad5 17 c4t Beliavsky-Damja-
9th move: the strong central pawn novic, Alicante 1978.
"N"*t can also be a hindrance. White 13 e5 Ad5
1,ru I must now try to blockade his 14 Acl 9-c5
opponent's queenside. Preventing 15 f4 and preparing
11 Bc2!? the d5 knight retreat.
,,,ru,
% The*most logical move. The 15 c4
alternatives are less clear: Sxa6 Bxa6 l7
15 Wd3 0-0!? 16
A a) 11 AR dc5l 12 a3 6xa4 13 ab Axa6 6b4! or 16 gg3 de7 17
,rry,
A a 6xb214 6xe6 de 15 8d4 0-0 o -CI-d3
gc7.
Lepeshkin-Furnan, USSR 1965. 15 de,
b) 1r c5 ads t2 Ab3 0-0 13 E d4 16 ehr
l5 f5 o. 16 b3 9c7 17 Ab2 d6 18 ed
l6 This is a critical Position. c) 11 6b3 -e-d6 12 t4 Afs 13 -Q.U6 Axd6 19 93 t Gufeld-Vasiukov,
+) 16 Nothing is gained bY 19 Ad4 tgb8 @ Vujadi6-Vujanovi6, Vilnius.
7 owing to 19 ... Ab6! 20 trbl Yugoslavia 1980. 16 Bc7
5xe3 axd4 2l cd Exbl 22 axbl 8b6. 11 6f6 t7 f4 0-0
2t 19 Ebl is the better oPtion: 19 Also playable is ll ... f5 12 18 ER f6!
re ... Exbl20 gxbl e52lfe(21f5? -Q-R Ad6 (12 ... 6c5? 13 a3 Although White's chances are
of d5!) 2l ... Axe5 22 U/xb8 Exb8 6xa414 ab f4 15 Ad2 6b6 16 c5 better, Black has sufficient coun-
d*. 23 -g-d4 with a small advantage + Shishov-Semenyuk, corres terplay: 19 Ed3 Ebd8 20 ef
for White; Stoica-Franzoni, 1979) 13 Axe4 fe 14 gxe4 -]- E xf6 t Zapatalaimanov, Tito-
d5 15
Kapengut-Furnan, Baku 1962. grad 1984.
Iicl Lucerne 1985.
180 Paulsen (Taimanov) System Pt

A2 12 ... Wc7 13 f4 Af6 14 a5t After 8 . ..

Ae7 9 Eel! the A3
6g3 and White increases the pressure. exchange on d4 (9 ... Axd4) is
The variation 6 93 is thor- 13 6xa5 Bxa5 met by the strong refutation l0 u
oughly covered in Scheveningen t4 ad4 e5!; 10 ... Ab5 ll ef 6xc3 12 fg ctro
Variation chapter. Here we con- White is more active: De Fir- Eg8 13 bc exgT A Wa+ E98 15 tirt
sider only the variations which are miarrZapata, Tunis Interzonal 9-e4a or ll . .. gf'!l 12 6xb5 ab A:N
independent from the Scheven- 1985. 13 Bg4! Af8 14 c3!t Kinder-
ingen. 422 mann-Lissen, Baden-Baden
A2t 6 ... Bc7 1985. 9 . . . d6 was better transpos- tr
6 ... ace7 Preparing the exchange on d4 ing to the Scheveningen. rxlrt
7 ab3 and the manoeuvre . . . Af8--c5. 8 ... h6 thrE
If 7 Ae2 White has to be aware 7 9-e2 Af6 Black is waiting for White to isJ
of 7 ... 6xd4! 8 grxd4 6c6 9 After 7 .. . d6 a position from play 9 Eel and then reply with 9
gdl Ae7 l0 0-0 0-0, for instance, the Scheveningen arises. ... 6xd4 l0 gxd4 Ac5 ll grdl
ll Ae3 b5 12 f4 Ab7 13 9e2 8
O-O ( 178) e5 12 6a4 Aa7 13 c4 d6!
Ec8: Mnatsakanian-Taima- 9am A
nov, Erevan, 1986.
7 ... 178 i 9 6xc6 dc 10 Ae3 e5 ll 6a4
adl 12 Ah3 is possible with
rbl
8 .Ac2
d6 B I ,,"ry, t some initiative for White; Popo- t2t
9 0-0
-S-d7
6c8 t 1t vic{ebalo, Yugoslavia ch. 1980. tu
10 a4 -Q-e7
9 ... _B-e / Ad
11 9e2 0-0 .,ru,
10 f4 I-c
12 1.0 a4 0-0 I I f4 d5!? 12 ed?! (12
^B-e3
12 a5 is possible: 12 . . . Wc1 13 A A _fl
e5 Ad7 13 -e-e3 was safer) gxd5
trdl Af6 14 -CI-e3 Axc3 15 bc 13 6xd5 ed 14 Axd5 db4 15 Tl
6e5 Romanishin-Taimanov, Ae4 Ee8 and Black has an initia- @A
USSR 1974. tive for the sacrificed pawn, Hart-
t2 da5 (177) . -There are several independent man-Lobron, FRG 1984.
continuations: 8 ... 6xd4; 8 ... 10 0-0
177
Ae7 and 8 .. . h6. ll -Q"e3 d6 r,
al.ll After 8 ... dxd49 Bxd4 Ac5 ll ... b5 is dangerous because I
l0 Af4! Black has an unpleasant of 12 e5 4)e8 13 a4! with the
ry' choice between playing a worse initiative for White.
endingafter 10... Axd4ll AxcT 12 a4 b6

a:ffi ,ru
g-Q"
"ru, d5 12 ed Axc3 13 bc 6xd5 14 13 Be2
14 94
Eb8
A Ae5 or allowing a stroflg pressure
on the d6 square after l0 . . . d6 I I Although White has'a more ac-
U/d2 h6 (11 ... 6d7 12 Hadl tive position, Black's position is
An attempt to gain some coun- Ae5 13 6a4t) 12 Eadl e5 13 quite safe; Van Der Wiel-Lobron"
terplay. Ae3t. Wijk aan Zee 1985. WI
Slttem Paulsen (Taimanov) System 181

12 Wc'l 13 f4 Af6 14 a5!

... After 8 ... -Q"e7 9 Eel! the A3
and White increases the Pressure. exchange on d4 (9 .. . Qxd4) is 6 -CI-e3

b ftor- 13 6xa5 $xa5 met by the strong refutation l0 White retains an option of
t4 -e.d4 e5!; l0 ... Ab5 ll ef 6xc3 12 fg choosing where to develop the fl
lrnSen
It mn- White is more active: De Fir- tse8 13 bc ExgT 14 grd4 Eg8 15 bishop - to e2 or d3.
Ehare miat-Zapata, Tunis Interzonal Ae4a or 1l . .. gf'! 12 6xb5 ab 431
13 gg4! -Af8 14 c3!* Kinder- 6 ... af6
fu'en- l 985.
A22 mann-Lissen, Baden-Baden 7 jLd3 t
l

If 7 Ae2 then, apart from the

1

6 ... Bc7 1985. 9 . . . d6 was better transpos- !

normal 7 ... Wc7,7... jLb4!?

l
Preparing the exchange on d4 ing to the Scheveningen.
fr and the manoeuvre ... 8 h6 threatening the d5 and e4 squares
j

-Q-f8--c5' I
7 9-c2 af6 Black is waiting for White to is also possible.
Etware I

tBc69 After 7 ... d6 a Position from play 9 Eel and then reply with 9 7 . .. d5!? 1
i
the Scheveningen arises. . . . 6xd4 l0 Bxd4 Ac5 I I gdl Seded
irance. i
[l {9e2 8 0-o ( 178) e5 12 da4 Aa7 13 c4 d6! 9 8e2 I

Jaima- 9 ab3 After 9 0-0 Black can develop t

I
gi 9 6xc6 dc 10 Ae3 e5 ll 6a4 the fB bishop to d6, for instance 9 I
t78 ad7 12 Ah3 is possible with ... Ad6!? 10 Ae2 h6 trel 0-0 ll i
B t A
some initiative for White; Popo- 12 -CI.n Ee8 (12 . ..
6e5!? was
I
I
i
J7
t a vic-Cebalo, Yugoslavia ch. 1980. sharper) 13 h3 Ac7 14 dde2
t
t

c7
9 ... Ae7 9-e6: Timman-Andersson,
{
I

l 10 f4 London 1984.
I
I
I
l0 a4 0-0 ll
f4 d5!? ,2 (12 9 ... lfe/ l

-!c7 13 A
e5 6d7 13 Ae3 was safer)"42r.
6xd5 10f3 i

g15bc 13 6xd5'ed 14 Axd5 6b4 15 The idea is to transfer the queen I

I
:re4 ete8 and Black has an initia- to f2.
iilov,
tivefor the sacrificed pawn, Hart- 10 0-0
I
I

6(177t There are several indePendent man-Lobron, FRG 1984. 11 wA (179) +

*

continuations: 8 ... 6xd4; 8 .. ' l0 0-0 I

Ae7 and 8 ... h6.

ll -Q-e3 d6 179 t I

After 8 ... 6xd4 9 Bxd4 Ac5

of
ll ... b5 is dangerous because B I "4& t I
l0 .Af4! Black has an unPleasant 12 e5 6e8 13 a4! with the
initiative for White.
I
choice between PlaYing a worse
ending after l0 . . . Axd4 1l AxcT 12 t4 b6
d5 12 ed Axc3 13 bc 6xd5 14 13 We2 Bb8 .rM
Ee5 or allowing a strorrg Pressure
14 94 a
on the d6 square after l0 ' ' . d6 I I Although White has a more ac- A 6
A

E7d2h6 (ll ... EtdT 12 Hadl tive position, Black's position is

quite safe; Van Der Wiel-Lobron,
E OOUn- 6e5 13 6a4t) 12 Eadl e5 13
Wijk aan Zee 1985. White has strengthened his con-
l
-d-e3 t.
182 Paulsen (Taimanov) System

trol of the d4 square, firmly block- , t h3 _4"c5

ing the d5 pawn and keeping the 9 ... b5 l0 f4 dc4 ll Axc4 rl
c8 bishop restricted.
a) 11 ...
Ee8 12 0-0 Ad6 13
Vxc412 e5
14 9e2t.
6d5 13 6xd5 Bxd5 I t
10
bc 14 Ac5 8c7 15 Axd6
J
I
6xc6 Be2 4
Sxd6 16 6a4!. Balashov-Soko- l0 Aa4 Aa7 1l c4 d6 12 Ecl :1

lov, USSR ch. 1985. l3 6c3 0-0! I

b) 11 .. . 6e5 t2 0-0 (12 0-0-0?
was bad owing to 12 ... deg4l)
12 ... dxd313 cd Ad6 14 dde2
Af5?! (14 . .. Ac7 was better) 15
Eadl EeS?! (15 ... EcS was
better) 16 Ab6! Be7 ll Efelt
Balashov-Spraggett, Taxco Inter-
zonal 1985.
A32
6 ... gc7
7 -Ad3
lf
7 f4 then 7 .. . -gb4 8 Ad3
af6 9 0-0 d6 is possible, for in-
stance 10 $hl Axc3!? l1 bc 6e7
(threatening 12 . . . d5) 12 c4 e5!T
Martin Gonzalez-PolugaevskY,
Biel Interzonal 1985.
7 ... af6
lf '7 ... Aa5 then 8 f4 is Poss- gfT Chandler-Plaskett, England
ible: 8 . . . b5 9 a3 Ab7 100-0 Ac4
llAxc4 bc 12 e5t Velimirovic-
Marjanovic, Novi Sad 1985.
8 0-0 6e5
Other continuations: 8 ... b5
and8...-e"d6.
a) 8 ... b5 9 6xc6 (9 f4 Ab7 l0
10 d6 *
11 f4 ac6
12 Ab3 Axe3*
13 Wxe3 0-0 6 Af4 e5 7 Ae3 Efb l
Black's position is solid enough inconsistent because thfo
to neutralize White's spacial ad- ition of the Lasker-Pelilr
vantage: 14 Eael b5 15 e5 de 16 tion with White a teqr
gxg6 hg 17 fe dd7 18 Ad4 Ab7 For example: 8 ... UaI
19 a4 b4 20 da2 a5: Radulov- (e Ad2 wd8:) e .-- .;
Marjanovic, Belgrade 1982. tlfxa5 6xa5 ll le3 {
B Alc3 a6!? (12 ... Oxc3 I
5 Ab5 *c7 14 Ad5+ $b8 15
The main reply in this position. Karzubov-Vyzmanavin"
5 ... d6 1983) 13 Axe4 ab 14
5 . . . Ac5!? has been played - 6 *c7 l5 0-0-0 Ae6 Lutor
Af4!? (6 ad6+?! @e7 7 6xc8* Pamporovo 1982.
tsxc8 8 Ad3 Af6 9 0-0 Bc7 l0 6 "' al
6c3 h5! ll Ag5 Ebf8 12 Axf6 l\Iore accurate than f,
i5c3 Af6 8 Ae2 Ae? 9
6 Ae2 6f6 7 6lc3 d6 8
1983; l0 Ae3 b6 I I grb3!? Ebt
Af4 l0 Axc5 dc ll
e5 9 Ae3 0-0 tErcT 13 a3 Ad7 14 aaZ
E,xd8 trxd8: Matulovic-Krnic, Eid8 16 grdlt I
=dcl!?Plovdiv 1983.
Vrnjacka Banja 1984) 6 . . . Erf6 7 Holm,
Scl (7 Ae3 Wxb2 8 ad2 ad4!) 7 abc3 -
7... ef8 8 6lc3 SgeT(8 ...a69 8 6a3 Ac
Kasparov played
"j[d6+ Axd6 l0 6xd6T
twice against Karpov in I
E

tsR 6a5 ll Shl 6c4 12 Acl Mokry-Plaskett, Trnava 1984 or

Ac5 13 Ade2 6d6!T Martin 8 ... Axf2+ 9 6xf2 95 l0 dcl World Championship u
Gonzalez-Jansa, Biel Interzonal, trb8 1l ATds+) 9 Ae3! b5 l0 ...d59ededl0"daUf
1985) 9 ... $xc6 10 a3 Ab7 ll Bd2 Axe3 ll Bxe3 d5 12 0-0-0t (lI -Q-c+ He4 t2 Ae2 1
Be2 Ae7 12f4t. Gufeld-Plaskett, Hastings 1986/ Bxe2* 9e7 14 A.l
b) 8... Ad69 Axc6bc l0 f4e5 ll 87. Karpov-Kasparov, mald
fs Ab7 12 grBt. 6 c4 ( 180) cow 1985) 1l ... Acs
 Paulsen (Taimanov) System 183
Wem
yUock- t h3 180
E Abxd5 12 Axd5 Axd5 13 AR
-S-c5
9 ... b5 l0 f4 €.c4 ll Axc4 B AA Ae6 14 0-0t) 12 Ae3!? (12 0-0
Fg the
.m 0-0 13 AR?l Af5 14 -S-g5 Ee8 15
Exc412 e5 6d5 13 6xd5 Wxd5
€B,d2 b5 16 Eadl Ad3! Karpov-
ltr 13 14 Ve2!.
Kasparov, match, Moscow 1985)
l'Axd6 10 we2
12... Axe3 13 Ba4+1. ad7 14
rsoko- l0
Aa4 Aa7 11 c4 d6 12 Hcl
13 6c3 0-0!
Wxb4 Ac5 15 Be4+ ef8!? 16
I04ry 10 d6 A 0-0 b5 17 6c2 af6 l8 Bd3 and
'seg+"1 11 f4 Ac6 g IV!
--E-
E
E
4
White is clearly better; Karpov-
Van Der Wiel, Brussels 1986.
ll Bde2 12 Ab3 Axe3*
6 Af4 e5 7 Ae3 Af6 8 Ag5 is 9 Ae2 0-0
c) ls 13 $xe3 0-0
ld s'as Black's Position is solid enough
inconsistent because this is a pos- 9 . . . b6 l0 0-0 6e5 is possible -
to neutralize White's sPacial ad-
ition of the Lasker-Pelikan Varia- ll f4 dedT 12 AR Ab7! 13 Be2
lffet + tion with White a tempo down. 0-0 with a complicated position;
o Inter- vantage: 14 Eael b5 15 e5 de 16
ad4 Ab7 For example: 8 ... Sa5!? 9 W,d2 Gufeld-Kurtenkov, Athens 1984.
!xg6 hg 17 fe dd7 18
(9 Ad2 gd8:) 9 ... 6xe4 l0 10 0-0 b6
19 a4 b4 20 6a2 a5: Radulov-
tt Marjanovic, Belgrade 1982. Exa5 6xa5 ll Ae3 Bd7! 12 11 He3 ( 181)
B 2lc3 a6!? (12 ... 6xc3 13 6xc3
r r -fl_d3 5 ab5 *c7 14 ad5+ BbS 15 0-0-0t 181
tll
!A &.
.,,.9n

i for in- The main rePlY in this Position'

lhieT 5 ...\
lde5l= 5 . . . -6
Ac5!? has been PlaYed
6xc8*
(6
3rrsk1-. Af4!? ad6+?! *e7 7
l0
Exc8 8 Ad3 Af6 9 0-0 Bc7
a ic3 h5! ll -e-C5 €f8 12 Axf6
gfT Chandler-Plaskett, England
}fo poss-
1i4 2c4 1983; 6 Ae2 Af6 7 Alc3 d6 8
Iroric- Af4 e5 9 -Q-e3 0-0 l0 Axc5 dc ll
15- Erxd8 Exd8: Matulovic-Krnic,
idt Vrnjacka Banja 1984) 6 ... Wf67
3 -.. b5 Bcl -Ag3 gxbz 8 Ad2 ad4!)
(7
7... €A 8 61c3 6ge7(8 . -.a69
I lb? l0 Ed6+ $xd6 l0 6xd6T
I 12 Acl Mokry-Plaskett, Trnava 1984 or
F Martln 8 ... Axf2+ 9 6xf2 95 l0 dc1
S.mlnal- =b8 1l A7d5+) 9 Ae3! b5 l0
I &b7 ll ti*d2 Axe3 I I grxe3 d5 l2 0-0-0t
Gufeld-Plaskett, Hastings 1986/
lefle5ll 87.
6 c4 ( 180)
Karzubov-Vyzmanavin, USSR
1983) 13 gxe4 ab 14 Axb5+
d6
Bc7 l5 0-0-0 Ae6 Lukov-Kirov,
Pamporovo 1982.
6. ... af6
l\Iore accurate than 6 ... a6 7
55c3 bf6 8 -ge2 Ae7 9 0-0 0-0
10 Ae3 b6 ll Wb3!? Eb8 12 trdl
uicT 13 a3 Ad7 14 ad2 tEfc8 15
sdcl!? €,d8 16 gdlt Psakhis-
Holm, Plovdiv 1983.
7 abd a6
8 6a3 _Ae7
Kasparov played 8 ... d5!?
twice against Karpov in the 1985
World Championship match: 8
... d5 9 ed ed l0 cd Ab4 ll Ae2
(ll Ac4 Ae4 12 S-e2 Axe2 13
Erxe2* Se7 14 Ae3 6bxd5
Karpov-Kasparov, match, Mos-
cow 1985) ll ... Qc5 (ll ...
B
.rffi'
AA
A I
A
A A
g -A E
Both sides have already com-
pleted their development and now
have to determine their plans.
Black's plan is to strengthen the
e5, d6, c5, and b6 squares and to
attack the e4 and c4 squares.
White intends to put pressure on
the b6 and d6 squares. Black has
threeoptionshere: ll... Ad7, ll
...Ae5andll...Ab7.
B1
ll
_0-d7
184 Paulsen (Taimanov) System

Preparing active play on the .,r% Il.,,rur. pov-Kasparov, match, Moscow il

queenside.
12 R grbS -tt
.,,ru,
1985.
13 E fdl f
l!

13 Bel E a7 13 Eadl is also played: 13 .. -

t4 grf2 Eb7 Ec8 14 Ed2 Bc715 ccl gb816
15 Efdl Ed8 gdl EfeS 17 ehl _Q-aS l8 acZ
Both sides are consistently g
,rru ,ba5!? Van Der Wiel-Kurajica
carrying out their plans. a Sarajevo 1984.
16 Ed2!? 13 ... a"S A Wc2 Af6 was {
Moreactivethan 16 Eacl Ae8 possible. T
17 lDhl ad7 18 Uyfl Af6 19 13 ac5 n
6abl 6c5 20 f4+. Matulovic- 14 .. . Ec8 is possible: in Lju- One other move is also popular:
Schmidt, Vrnjacka Banja 1983. bojevic-Romanishin, Indonesia 13 ... 8"8 14 eacl 6a5 15
16 Ae8 1983; after 15 Ed2 tre8 16 Af2 8c2 (15 gra4 f5!? 16 ef E*15 17
17 Eadl 6e5 Wc7 l7 Ebl (White intends to b4 Ag5! considerably sharpening
18 gft play 18 Sdl and 19 b4). Black, the position, Chandler-Kurajica, I
Then possible is 18 . .. h6 19 favourably for him, sharpened the Sarajevo 1985) 15 .. . Ae5 16 I
*hl (threatening 20 f4) 19 ... position by 17 .. . d5!? 18 ed ed 19 Aa4l 6exc4 17 dxc4 6xc4 lt t,
6e6 20 g3 6e5 2l Agl Ac6 22 6xd5 (19 cd b5!) 19 ... Axd5!20 Axc4 b5 19 grb3 and \l'hite hes t
cd b5!? the better chances owing to th (,
Sznapik, Prague 1985. 15 Eacl Eac8 threat of 20 Axe6; Santa Roman- 7t
B2 16 Afi trfe8 Gobet, Lugano 1985; or 14 - - - t
11 6e5 tt ehl eeS 15 tsd2 6ce5 16 Udl Uc7 E
t2R White's position is better and 17 glt {96 l8 Wgl Af6 19 l7
12f4is sharper: 12...6ed7 13 Black has little counterplay,lT . . . babl urb8 20 Ecdl $e5Imana- I
AR Ab7 14 .g'e2 {yc7 15 Eael Af8 18 Agl g6 t9 deL gib8 20 liev-Romanishin, Frunze 1985. .e'
Eac8 16 s4 dc517 -e"d2 h6 18 h4
Gufeld-Georgadze, USSR I 985;
dc2!.
Linares 1985.
Ljubojevic-Portisch, 14 Wc2 Bc7
A quiet and solid continuation- l5
r
16 .. . g/b8!? is possible - 17 95 B3
11
14... Af6 15B Ae5 16 Afl f5 17
ef Exf5 is dubious because White E
t
6e8 18 -CI-g2 g6 19 f5!? Chandler- -e"b7
Quinteros, Vienna 1986. t2 gb3 seizes the initiative by 18 6d5! -[
t2 ab7 If 12 R then 12 ... d5!? is Axh2+ 19 rbxh2 Eh5+ 20 rlgl (il
13 gb3 already possible - 13 ed ed 14 ed 2l Wf2 Lobron-Kurajica, J"
More active than the standard 6xd5 6xd5 15 Bxd5 Wxd5 16 Indonesia 1983. (il
13 Bel 8c7 14 Bf2 6ed7 15 ed 6b4 with a counterattack for 15 Eacl Eac8 @,
Eacl EacS 16 Efdl 6h817 Afl Black. 16 Afl d
Ad8! 18 Urd2 gib8 Matulovic- t2 ad7 16 Aabt 6e5 17 6d2 is poss- &
Krnic, Vrnjacka Banja 1983. Better than 12 ... 6a5?l 13 ible, when Black holds the pos- Git
t2 6ed7 Sxb6 bxe4 14 dxe4 Axe4 15
t4 Efdl *c7 (182) 8xd8 Axd8 16 tradM Kar-
 Paulsen (Taimanov) System 185

pov-Kasparov, match, Moscow ition by 17 ..- A"al 18 a3 E{fe8

1985. 19 b4 Af6 20 h3 dg6 Jadoul-
1,,,M
,rffi 13 Efdl Karpov, Brussels 1986.
1
13 Eadl is also played: 13 ... 16 trfd8
cc8 14 EdzWc7l5 Ecl gb8 l6 t7 urbl aM
gdl Efe8 l7 ehl Aa8 18 6c2 18 dc? Axc2
A,,,% Aa5!? Van Der Wiel-Kurajica, 19 Wxc2
,rr% Sarajevo 1984. White has an advantage in
a
13 ... 6c5 14 Wcz Af6 was space, but Black's position is solid
possible. and safe: Lobron-Libetzot,
13 6c5 Ramat Hasharon 1982.
14 .. . Ec8 is Possible: in Lju- One other move is also popular:
bojevic-Romanishin, Indonesia 13 ... Eic8 14 eacl Aa5 15 Illustrative Game
1983; after 15 Ed2 Ee8 16 Af2 Sc2 (15 Ua4 f5!? 16 ef Exf5 17
s.c7 17 Ebl (White intends to b4 Ag5! considerably sharpening
play 18 Wdl and 19 M). Black, the position, Chandler=Kgrrajica, Tal-Romanishin
M19 favourably for him, sharPened the Sarajevo 1985) l5 ... 6e5 l6 Riga 1981
19 -.. position by 17 . . ' d5!? 18 ed ed 19 Aa4! dexc4 17 dxc4 6xc4 18 le4c52ane63d4cd46xd4
622 6xd5 (19 cd b5!) 19 ... Axd5!20 Axc4 b5 19 grb3 and White has dc6 5 6c3 a6 6 Ae2 6ge7 7 Ae3.
cd b5!? the better chances owing to the (7Af4 Ac6 8 Axc6 bc 9 Ad6 t;
15 Eacl Eac8 threat of 20 Axe6; Santa Roman- '7f4b5 8 0-0 Ab7 @)7 ... 6xd4
16 Afi EfeS Gobet, Lugano 1985; or 14 ... 8 Bxd4 bs 9 Edl!? -e.b7 (9 . ..
t7 shl ce8 15 trd2 6ce5 16 8dl Wc7 6c6!?) 10 0-0 dc6ll 8d2 Ae7
White's position is better and 17 $hl Ae6 18 Bgl Af6 19 12 Af4 (12 f4 d6 13 f5!?) 12 . . .
713 Black has little counterPlaY, 17 . . . 6abl Elb8 20 Ecdl lLe5 Imana- Ec8 13 Efel 6a5 14 Ad6
Eael AA 18 -S-g1 g6 19 de2 grb8 20 liev-Romanishin, Frunze 1985. Axd6?!(14...0-0 15 AxeT 9xe7
r8M 6c2t Ljubojevic-Portisch, 14 &c2 Bc7 16 BxdT 9xd7 17 ExdT M :;
1985; Linares 1985. A quiet and solid continuation. 16 6xb5 ab 17 9xa5 Exc2 oo) 15
B3 14. . . Af6 15 R Ae5 16 Afl f5 17 9xd6 Bc7 16 9a3! (16 grb4
-17 95
11 -e"b7 ef trxf5 is dubious because White 6c6!) 16 ... 6cA (166c6 t7
t2 gb3 seizes the initiative by 18 fid5! Axb5!) 17 $xc4 Bxc4 l8 Ad5?!
lf 12 R then 12 ... d5!? is Axh2+ 19 txh2 Eh5+ 20 SCI (18 grd6! Bc6 19 gid4 0-0! 20
already possible - 13 ed ed 14 ed 2l U/f2 Lobron-Kurajica, BxdT b4 2t abtl t) 18 ... Uc5
6xd5 6xd5 15 8xd5 Bxd5 16 Indonesia 1983. (18 . .. ed!? 19 ed+ *d8 20 8g3
l5 ed 6b4 with a counterattack for 15 Eacl Eac8 o) 19 9g3 Axd5 (19 ... ed 20
r7Afl Black. 16 gfr ed+ *d8 2l SxgT +) 20 ed (20
t2 ddl 16 6abl 6e5 17 6d2 is poss- gexsT gf8! +) +- + (20 . . . 0-0 2t
Better than 12 ... 6a5?! 13 ible, when Black holds the pos- c3 :).
Uxb6 6xe4 14 dxe4 Axe4 15
{Yxd8 Axd8 16 Eadllt Kar-
 6e3 ll gd3 Ab4+ 12 ld2 O{
(12... Eb8 13 b3 fs 14 ef gf 15
Axb4 Bxb4+ 16 *e2 5f5 Trr
man-Lobron, Wijk aan Z,e 19851
t7 Four Knights Variation 13 b3 a5 14 Axb4 gxM+ 15
Sf2 (15 @e2? 6xc4! T Van Dcr
Wiel-Winants; Brussels l98O l5
t4 c5 6a4 Ba5* 9 c3 Axd4 10 Axd4 ... af5.
2af3 6c6 6xd4 1l Sxd4 e5 12 Sc4 0-0. 11 Se2 fln ( lU)
3d4 cd 7 d 6xd5
4 6xd4 af6 8 6xc6 184
5 dc3 (183) After 8 Ag2 Black forces an I
endgame by 8 .. . Adb4!? 9 6xc6
Exdl * l0 Bxdl bc I I a3 6d5
,,ffi,
t
12 dxd5 cd 13 c4* Makarov-
I
183
.,m
B I I Andrianov, USSR 1984; 13 ...
Ac5! 14 cd -Q-b7 was the correct ,,,ru,
continuation here. A E
8 ... bc t
-g
9 de4l?
A A
9 de2 Aa6! l0 Ag2 Wa5+ ll This complicated positio
c3 trd8! 12 0-0 c5. hasn't been sufficiently tested a
g
9 ... -Q-a6 yet.
10 Axa6 ga5+ An Ac5 13 6d3 ie3 l,[
12
The following variations will be 11 Adz Bxa6 Bb3 6xfl 15 Bxb6 AxM 16
coiisidered here: 5 . .. e6,5 . .. g6 White's position is better. 12 exfl Nunn-Kouatly, Lucerrc
..
and 5 . Bb6; 5 .. e5 (the . b3+ Velickovic-Kocovski, 1985.
Lasker-Pelikan Variation) and 5 Yugoslavia 1986. ef Axf6 13 Ae3 ga5 l4
12
.. . d6 (the Classical SYstem) are A2 6xf6+ gf 15 Sf2 0-0 16 Ad3
covered in other chaPters. 6 Axc6 bc Tseshkovsky-Kouatly, Trnave
A 7 e5 Ads 1986.
5 ... e6 8 6e4 A3
This variation became popular 6 aaus -e-M
lr recently. White captures a lot of Stronger than 6 . . . a6 7 6d6+
6c3d5 space, but allows Black some Axd6 8 gxd6t. 6 ... d6 7 Lfil
6 ... d6 leads to the Scheven- counterplay. e5 8 Ag5 transposes to tb
ingen variation. 6 ... Ac5!? is 8 ... gc7 Lasker-Pelikan Variation.
interesting, planning 7 dxc6 9 f4 grb6 7a3
tsb6! Kovacs-Hardicsay, Hung- 10 c4 AM+ Less sharp than 7 -CI_f4 Exe4 t
ary 1985, continued 7 Ae3 grb6 8 Another possibility is l0 . .. grB d5 9 dc7 * ef8 l0 0{}{E?
 Four Knights Variation 187

6e3 ll Bd3 Ab4+ 12 _e-d2 0-0 (13 6xa8?e5 T).Forinstance: l0

(12 ... Eb8 13 b3 fs 14 ef gf 15 . . . Axc3 I I bc 95 12 Sxe4 &xc7
AxM 9xb4 + 16 *e2 6f5 Tim- 13 AxcT de or l0 ... Axc3 bc ll
man-Lobron, Wijk aan Zee 1985) Aa3* 12 ett
e5 13 6xa8 ef 14
ights Yariation 13 b3 a5 14 Sxb4 Bxb4+ 15 Sxd5 8e7! Kapengut-Begun,
$f2 (15 *e2? dxc4! f Van Der USSR I985.
Wiel-Winants, Brussels 1986) 15 7 ... Axc3
6a4 Ba5* 9 c3 Axd4 l0 Axd4 '.. afs. 8 6xc3 ds
6xd4 l1 $xd4 e5 12 9c4 0-0. 11 *e2 fst? ( 184) 9eded
7 ed Axd5 Stronger than 9 ... @xd5
8 6xc6 t84 T owing to 10 Ad2! gh4 (prevent-
After 8 $g2 Black forces an W
I ing ll gh5) ll gr: 0-0 12 0-0-0
.,,ffi,
endgame by 8 . .. Adb4!? 9 dxc6 6xc3 13 $xc3 and White has the
Bxdl* l0 *xdl bc 1l a3 6d5 advantage of the two bishops in
12 dxd5 cd 13 c4* Makarov- .,m this open position.
Andrianov, USSR 1984; 13 ... 10 -0-d3 0-0
Ac5! 14 cd Ab7 was the correct ,m 11 0-0 d4!
continuation here. A 4l
8; Stronger than ll . . . h6 because
8 ... bc of 12 Af4 d4 13 Ab5! Ads A'
9 de4l2 9R and White has the initiative.
9 6e2 Aa6! 10 Ag2 Ba5+ l1 This complicated position t2 6e2 ( 185)
c3 trdS! 12 0-0 c5. hasn't been sufficiently tested as
9 -CI-a6 yet. 185
,r% s
be
10 Axa6 gya5+ D An Ac5 13 6d3 6e3 14 B t t
'rffi I
11 AdZ $xa6 Wb3 6xfl 15 Bxb6 Axb6 16
--86 White's position is better. 12 tsxfl Nunn-Kouatly, Lucerne
(the b3 t Velickovic-Kocovski, 1985.
5 Yugoslavia 1986. 12 ef 6xf6 13 _9.e3 9a5 14
are A2 Axf6+ gf 15 Sf2 0-0 16 Ad3 %
6 6xc6 bc Tseshkovsky-Kouatly, Trnava aT, A
,r%,ru
7 eS Ads 1986.
8 Ae4 A3
This variation became poPular 6 Adbs _e-M The strong d4 pawn restrains
recently. White captures a lot of Stronger-Ihan 6.. . a67 Ad6+ White's mobilty and opens space
space, but allows Black some Axd6 8 gxd6t. 6 ...d6 7 "$Lf4 for the Black pieces to operate.
counterplay. e5 8
-CI-95 transposes to the a) t2 ... Ag4!? 13 Ag5 Urd6!? 14
fl? is 8 ... SgcT Lasker-Pelikan Variation. Sd2 Axe2 15 Bxe2 Efe8 16
4rc6 9 f4 grM 7a3 gdl 6e5 Short-Wiedenkeller,
10 c4 AM+ Less sharp than 7 .Af4 6xe4 8 Biel 1984.
Another possibilitY is 10 . . . gR d5 9 dc7 * q5f3 l0 0-0-0!? b) 12 ... h6 13 h3 a6 14 Eel!?
188 Four Knights Variation

Ad5 15 6f4l? dxf4 16 Axf4t 82 7 .!Ld3

Lobron-Gobet, Biel 1984. 6 dc The threat of 7 ... 9-M is not
B 7 grxd8 txd8 dangerous for White. 8 04 Axc3
5 ... 96 8 _fl"c4 AC7 9 bc 0-0 l0 Pg5!+ .
6 6xc6 Or 8 ... qbe8 9 e5 684 l0 f4 h5 a) 7 a3?! d6 8 Ae3 Wc7 9 f4 a6 l0
Other continuations transpose 1l Ad2 h412 de4+ Kapengut- -CI-d3 b5 I I wB Eb8 12 G.0 b413
to the Dragon Variation. Black Shabalov, USSR 1977. 6e2 e5T Marjanovic-Kurajir:a
has a choice between 6 . . . bc and 9 f4l? Yugoslavia 1979.
6...dc. White prepares e4-c5. Not 9 b) 7 Ae3 Bc7 8 Ad3 9_e7 9 f4 ff
B1 flxf7? e6 T. ll
l0 0-0 a6 grB 0-0 12 Eael b5
6 ... bc 9 a4 dg4l? l0 f4 Axc3* 1l bc 13 g4 Ab7 t4 e5 6d7 15 tytS
7 eS Ac8 6f6 or 9 -e"fl Se8 l0 0-0-0 Ad7 and White has the initiative on 'he
7 ...
ad5'll8 6xd5 cd 9 Uxd5 I I Ac7!? kingside; Chandler-Gufeld, Dort-
Eb8 10 e6!+ (threatening ll 9 ... b5 mund 1983.
Ue5). l0 -CI.b3 e5 7 ... Ae7
8 -Q-c4 _e_C7 11 0-0! 7 . . . a68 0-0 8c7 9 Ag5!? le7
9 gsB f5 White's chances are better. I I l0f4d6 ll geZ b5 12 Eael h6 13
9 ... e6 l0 af4 9a5 ll 0-0 ... ef 12 Axf4 6d7 13 Eadl t; Ah4 b4 A aat e5 (14 . .. 04 15
Axe5 loses to l2b4t Bc7 13 6b5! ll ... ad7 t2f5 f613 Ae3 Af8 e5! with complications benefcial
gb8 14 Axe5 Bxe5 l5 Eadl+. 14 fghg 15 a4!t Ivanov-Shaba- to White) l5 Ae3 ef 16 6d5! with
10 -CI"f4 e6 nov, USSR 1986. the initiative for White; Pavlovic-
11 0-0-0 C Barlov, Yugoslavia 1986.
11 0-0 is possible: ll ... Ah6 5 ... grb6 8G0 a6
12 Badl urc7 13 Efel 6f7 14 6 Ab3 e6 (186) 9 shl
Bg3 0-0 l5 h4t Short-Sosonko,
Wijk aan Zee 1986. t86
11 Wc7 W lll I
12 Be3
12 h4 ah6 (12 ... Axe5?! 13
Axe5 Bxe514h5+) 13 Bg3 6fl
14 Ehel Eb8 De Firmian-
Sosonko, Wijk aan Zee 1986. a
t2 Eb8 A A
13 _e.b3 E b4 g
14 Ca! ae7
15 h4 This is quite a popular line.
White has a stable space advan- After driving the d4 knight back,
tage and an initiative on the Black intends to develop his
kingside: Popovic-Shamkovich, pieces in a similar fashion to the
New York 1986. Scheveningen
 Four Knights Vqriation 189
I
7 Ad3 This is the point. Black's queen
&rf4t dc The threat of 7 ... Ab4 is not has to leave the b6 square of its
6
dangerous for White. 8 0-0 Axc3 own accord in order to make way
7 Bxd8 *xd8
9 bc 0-0 l0 Ag5!+ . for the b-pawn.
8 -Q-c4 -e-C7
a)7 a3?! d6 8 Ae3 *c7 9 f4 a6 l0 9 a4 8c7 l0f4d6 ll Ae3 b6 12
Or 8 . .. ele8e5 dE4 10 f4 h5
9
ll
Ad3 b5 g/R Eb8 12 0-0 M 13 gR Ab7 13 Bael ab4t? ru aaq
ryose 11 -9.d2 h412 de4+ KaPengut-
.}e2 e5T Marjanovic-Kurajica, 0-0 15 Shl ad7 Vogt-Lukov,
r Bl,ack Shabalov, USSR 1977'
Yugoslavia 1979. Cienfuegos 1983.
- bc and 9 f{l?
9 ...
White PrePares e4-e5' Not 9 b) 7 Ae3 Bc7 8 Ad3 Ae7 9 f4 d6 Bc7
l0 0-0 a6 I I {gR 0-0 12 cael b5 10 f4 d6
flxfl? e6 T. 13 e4 Ab7 t4 95 6d7 ls ghs 11 ErR 0-0
9 a4 4,E4t? lO f4 Axc3* 1l bc
and White has the initiative on the ll ... Ab4?! 12 Sg3 ah5 13
, bf6 or 9 -Q-f4 €e8 10 0-0-0 ad7 kingside; Chandler-Gufeld, Dort- WR Af6 14 Ad2 d5 15 e5 Ad7
19 9xd5 1l Ac7!? 16 Ae2! 96 l7 a3 dc6 (17 ...
mund
ine ll 9 ... b5 1983.
7 ... 6xc2? 18 eacl*) 18 Ad3t
10 -Q"b3 e5 Ae7
g ll 0-0! 7. .. a68 0-0 9c7 9 Ag5!? Ae7 Matulovic-Klaric, Vinkovci
White's chances are better' 1l
l0f4d6ll Se2b5 12 Eael h613 1982.

6ll04 . . . ef 12 Axf4 6d7 13 Eadl t;

Ah4 M 14 Aat e5 (14 ... 0-0 15 t2 ad2 bs

abs! 11 . . . Ad7 t2 f5 f6 13 Ae3 S-f8

e5! with complications beneficial 13 e ael -CI-b7
113
14 fg hg 15 a4!t Ivanov-Shaba-
to white) l5 ae3 ef l6 6d5!with 14 Erh3
frdl +. the initiative for White; Pavlovic- White has a more active pos-
5 nov, USSR 1986.
Barlov, Yugoslavia 1986. ition owing to the threats of e4--e5
C
5 "' gr* 8 0-0 a6 and f4-f5. Lobron-Gufeld, Dort-
--- -1h6
6 (186) 9 ehl mund 1983.
IetfT 14 6 ab3
$conko.

lct
186
I
Br5? 13
llgi afl
Frmian-
;1986.
fB A
I}. H

#l This is quite a PoPular line'

gadvan- After driving the d4 knight back,
E on the Black intends to develoP his
ntovich, pieces in a similar fashion to the
Scheveningen.
 14 Pe2 Eac8 15 Ebcl t Bale-
shov-Adorjan, Munich 1979.
9... aM
l0 d4 was threatened.
18 Closed Variation 10 af2
White intends to capture on d4
with the knight. The plan l0 Ebl,
1e4 c5 All 6 f4 ll 6e2 and c3 preparing d}{4
2 dc3 Al2 6 Ae3 has been thoroughly researcH
White declines to do battle in Al3 6 ah3 Black obtains a safe game hy
the centre, transferring the fight At4 6 Ace2 playing l0 . . . b6 ll de2 6xR+
on the kingside. A11 12 AxR Ab7 13 94 (13 c3 f5!) 13
A 2 ... 6c6 6f4 ... t514 €le3 Vc7 15 Be2 Eaet
82...e6 This is the most direct ap- Georgadze-Cavrikov, Tbitisi
A proach - White wastes no time in 1983.
2 ... dc6 organizing a pawn assault on the l0 Aec{
future castled position of his 10... 6xR+ is possible: ll
Al 3g3 opponent. -CI-xB Ac6 12 HeZ Eb8 13 Ebl
A2 3f4 Alll 6 ... e6 b6 14 Wd2 ie-b7 t Spassky-Kar-
AI All2 6 ... e5 pov, Linares 1983.
3g3 g6 A1l3 6 ... Af6 11 Axd4 cd
4 -CI_c2 -gc7 A1t4 6...Bb8 An alternative is 1l ... 6xdl
sd3 d6 (187) Al11 12 Ebl "$Ld7 13 6e2, for ir
6 ... e6 stance, 13 ... 8a5 14 c3 6xe2+
187 I. Black prevents f5 while simul- 15 9xe2 gxa216 e5 with a sharp
W I t t taneously increasing his control position; Spassky-Miles, Gjovik
I t overd4by. . . 6ge7, . . . 6d6 and
... 6ec6.
1983.
12 6e2 f5
7 dR ageT 13 c3 dc
8 0-0 0-.0 14 bc -0.d,
9 Ae3 The chances are equal; Roc-
A a
&\ If White plays 9 Ad2 he gives Benjamin, New York 1984.
g up the d4 square and leaves the alt2
al-h8 diagonal vulnerable: 6 ... e5
This position is the point of a) 9... Eb8 l0 Ebl b5 ll a3 a5 7 AR 6ce7
departure for this variation. (11 . . . b412abcb 13 de2 gyb6+ 8 0-0 H (188)
White has a choice of continua- 14 6Phl! a5 15 b3! t\ 12 a4b413 It is not easy for White to find
tions since Black's plan is clear: Abs d5 14 cAlbc 15 bc o. an active plan, since the advans
control of the d4 square and a b) 9 ... b6 l0 Ebl Ab7 ll a3 f5 and d4 have become ditrculr
pawn attack on the queenside. Wd7 12 de2 dd4 13 6exd4 cd Black's prospects are based m
 Closed Variation 191

14 8e2 Eac8 15 Ebcl t Bala-

shov-Adorjan, Munich 1979. r88 s
9 ad4
W I I
l0 d4 was threatened. I I
Variation 10 af2
White intends to capture on d4 A
with the knight. The plan l0 E bl,
All 6 f4 ll ae2 and c3 preparing d3-d4 A a
a
_Et
l(

Al2 6 _S"e3 has been thoroughly researched. ,ffi

dh itr Al3 6 Ah3 Black obtains a safe game by
I fight Al4 6 a9e2 playing l0 . . . b6 ll 6eZ 6xR +
All 12 AxB -CI.b7 13 94 (13 c3 fs!) 13 play on the queenside with . . . b5-
6f4 ... f514 de3 Wc7 15 Be2 traeS b4, anLd in addition he can prepare
This is the most direct aP- Georgadze-Gavrikov, Tbilisi to capture on f4.
proach - White wastes no time in 1983. 9 Ae3
3 organizing a Pawn assault on the 10 6ec6 a) 9 Ebl!? tsb8 l0 a3 b5 ll h3
. future castled Position of his 10 ... 6xR* is possible: ll Ad7 (ll ... a5 12 a4l a; ll ...
oPPonent. AxB Ac6 12 He2 Eb8 13 Ebl ad4l?) 12 Ad2! a5 13 a4 b4 14
Alll ...6 e6 b6 14 gid2 -Q-b7t Spassky-Kar- Ab5 Ac8 15 c4! t Zaichik-
Al12 6 ... e5 pov, Linares 1983. Forintos, Kirkovan 1978.
All3 ... af6
6 1l dxd4 cd b) 9 ld2?! ef l0 gf d5! o.
gt Al14 ... 6 Bb8 An alternative is 1l . . . 6xd4 9 "' ad4
(lt7 t A111 12 Ebl Ad7 13 Ae2, for ir,- There is another line which de-
6 ... e6 stance, 13 . . . 9a5 14 c3 6xe21- serves attention:9. . . efl? l0 gff5!
Black prevents f5 while simul- l5 Bxe2 gxa2 l6 e5 with a sharp ll gaZ Eb812a3b613 Eael h6
rr taneously increasing his control
overd4 by . . . o.ee7, . .. 6d6 and
position; Spassky-Miles, Gjovik
1983.
12 6e2
14 $hl
Yugoslavia
lLe6 oo Spassky-Mini6,

10 Wd2
1968.
... 6ec6. f5 efl
7 aR ase7 13 c3 dc A
possible continuation is I I
8 G0 0-0 14 bc Ad7 Sxf4 (11 gf f5! o) ll ... bxf3+
9 -Q-e3 The chances are equal; Roos- 12 ExR grb6 13 Ebl 966:
If White plays 9 fld2 he gives Benjamin, New York 1984. Larsen-Portisch, Rotterdam
up the d4 square and leaves the att2 1977.
a1-h8 diagonal vulnerable: 6 ... e5 A113

6int of a) Eb8 l0 Ebl b5 ll a3 a5

9... 7af3 ageT 6 ... af6
uiadon. (11...b412abcb13 de2 g&b6+ 8G0 04 (188) 7 aR 0-0
[tmua- i+ et,tt a5 l5 b3! !-) 12 a4b4 t3 It is not easy for White to find 8 0-0 Eb8 ( tge)
r b clear: Ab5 d5 14 c4lbc 15 bc o' an active plan, since the advances The solid state of the centre
rcanda b) 9 ... b6 10 Ebl Ab7 ll a3 f5 and d4 have become difficult. dictates transfer ofthe play to the
*te- Wd't 12 de2 dd413 Aexd4 cd
Black's prospects are based on flanks. Black intends . . . b5, while
192 Closed Variation

Abs 16 wd2 abd4 t7 ah4 11 a5

189
Reshevsky-Korchnoi, 1968.
W
t I I 14 b3! Ea8
After 12 ab ab White can play
l3 f5!?, sharpening the play: 13 . . .
1r A 15 c cl Eza2 ef 14 ef 6xf5! 15 6xf5 q65 16
16 94 6g5 6e517 _e_aS g,d7!o Roos-
A Having strengthened the c2 Miles, Amsterdam 1978.
a ril square and having fled the al-h8 At2
A A :Et
diagonal, White begins his direct 6 Ae3
attack: 16 ... 9a8 17 Bel Ba6 White intends to play 7 Vdz
8.ffi, 18 gf2 |a7 19 f5 t Spassky- and doesn't disclose his plan of
Geller, 1968. developing the kingside. Black
A1t4 has several plans of counterplay
White will strive for f5. White can 6 ... Eb8 of equal value.
do this by either h3 and 94 or 9 Taf3bs A12t
Sh4, for example 9 Ah4 ad4 l0 8 0-0 6 ... e6 I
f5 b5 I I -Q-C5 b4 12 de2 dxe2* On 8 a3 a5 9 0-0 b4 l0 ab ab ll 7 WAZ ga5 iri,
l3 Bxe2 6d7!intendirg. . . 4"5! Ae2 Black creates complications Aimed against the possible ma- G
oo Lein-Sakharov, USSR 1968. with ll ... Ah6 h3 f5!? Tarve- noeuvre Ac3-dl and c2-r3; other l4
th3 b5 Tal, USSR 1971. continuations are: Ir
10 a3!? 8 ... M a) 7... ail4 8 6dl! o.e7 9 c3 l5
The idea behind this 'custom- 9 Ads e6 6dc6 l0 6e2 0-0 ll 0-0 b6 12 Ar
ary'move is not only that it will l0 Ae3 age7 Ah6 t Ivanovic-Bukic, Yugosla- 0{
hinder the manoeuvre ... Aa6, 11 a3!? (190) via 1984. gE
but also that White wishes to b)7... Eb88 6fi aa4,9Gob5 AT'
trade off his weak pawn at a2.
190
l0 tnr b4 ll adl h6 t2 f4+
A dubious line is l0 g4?r. b4 ll
6e2 c4!? 12 Ae3 Sa6 o Smys-
B t Romanishin-Geller, Sochi
c) 7 ... 6ge7 8 .!Lh6 Axh6 9
1983.
l
lov-Taimanov, USSR 1959. I I Uxh6 Ad4 l0 0-0-0 6ec6 ll m
10
1l Ae3
a5
b4
,rru, a
dee2 Hd712 6xd4cd 13 6e2+
Hort-Hodgson, Wijk aan Za, an
12 ab ab 1986. aE:
13 6e2 Ab7
..,ru,
&\
-EL
8an Ba
llack intends to put the bishop Stronger than 8 Ah3 h5! 9 f4
on a6 after 14... Eug. ad4 l0 anh4! ll 0-0-0 e,e7 t2 A
Other plans are w6aker: It is not profitable to capture on g}bl 5ss6 with counterplay for .1{
a) 13 . .. _S"d7 14 94 de8 ls Bbl a3: 1l . ..ba 12 Exa3 0-0 (12 ... Black, Lobron-Tukmakov, .lS
6c7 16 Uel 6b5 n VfZ tra8 18 Axb2? 13 Axb2 Exb2 14 Bal! Lucerne Ol. 1982. E
f5 t Lazarev-Shmid, USSR gb615 Eb3! +) 13c3d5 t4e5f6 8 ... ait4
1973. l5 d4 t Marjanovi6-Velimirovi6, 9 0-0 -CI-d7
b) 13 ... Ae8 14 Ebl 6c7 15 f5 Yugoslavia 1978. 10 -o-f4 gb6
 Closed Variation 193

ab5 16 gd2 abd4 r7 ah4 t 11 a5 11 trabl trc8

ReshevskY-Korchnoi, I 968' After 12 ab ab White can play t2 Efel de1
14 b3! ca8 13 f5!?, sharpening the play: 13 . . . 13 ell? (191)
15 Ecl Ea,2 ef 14 ef Axf5! 15 6xf5 Axf5 16
16 94 6g5 Ae5 17 Ad5 Bd7! oo Roos- 191 E
Miles, Amsterdam 1978. W I I. I I
At2
6 Ae3 t
White intends to play 7 Wd2
l8 gl2 QsaT 19 f5 t SPasskY- and doesn't disclose his plan of
Geller, 1968. developing the kingside. Black
a
a
a a
A114 has several plans of counterplay a A _u
& can 6 "' Eb8 of equal value.
'gi or 9 7af3b5 Atzt
gd+ 10 E 0-0 6 ... e6 White has a more active,pos-
€irc2+ On 8 a3 a5 9 0-0 b4 10 ab ab 11 7 Wd2 Ba5 ition and an initiative in the
Aimed against the possible ma- centre: 13 ... Ac6(13... 6xR*
;-- 2e5! ie2 Black creates comPlications
with ll ... Ah6 h3 f5!? Tarve- noeuYre 6c3-dl and c2--c3; other 14 AxR de 15 Axe5 Axe5 16
L l96t.
Tal, USSR 1971. continuations are: tr xe5 0-0 17 b4l+) 14 6e4! Axe4
8 ... b4 a) 7 ...
ad4 8 Adl! del 9 c3 15 Exe4 d5t (15 ... 6xR+ 16
bom- 9 Ad5 e6 6dc6 l0 6e2 0-0 ll 0-0 b6 12 AxR de 17 Axe5 Axe5 18 Exe5
rt it E-'ll l0 6e3 age7 -CI-h6 t Ivanovic-Bukic, Yugosla- 0-0 19 h4t Ljubojevic-Polu-
-- Aa6, 11 *t? (190) via 1984. gaevsky, Tilburg 1985).
futo b) 7... Eb8 8 ah3 Ad4 9 o-0 bs At22
rn e2-
lo *hl b4 lr adl h6 t2 f4t 6 ... e5

G! b4 ll t90
B I Romanishin-Celler, Sochi 1983. 7 wn2 ace7
m Smys- c) 7 ... AgeT 8 Ah6 Axh6 9 lf 7 ...Ae6 then 8 f4!? is the
)9- Bxh6 6d4 l0 0-0-0 6ec6 ll most thematic move, and if then 8
6ge2 Ad7 12 6xd4cd13 6e2t ef 9 Axf4 ad4 l0 AR
6xR+ ll AxR ErdT 12 0-0-0
I

I
Hort-Hodgson, Wijk aar, Zee
l
1986. 6e7 13 Ah6t Sturua-Loginov,
v, 8AR Borzhomi 1984.

btishop 8 Ah3 h5! 9 f4

Stronger than 8 Ah6 Qxh6!?
Ad4 l0 af2h4t l10-0-0 6e7 12 An alternative is 8 ... 0-0 9
f, It is not Profitable to caPture on Sbl 6ec6 with counterplay for SxgT gxgT l0 f4 ad4 ll AR
I 15 =bl a3: ll . ..ba 12 Exa3 0-0 (12 "' Black, Lobron-Tukmakov, Ae412 0-0t Ljubojevic-Van der
l8 Axb2? 13 Axb2 Exb2 14 Bal! Lucerne Ol. 1982. Wiel, Tilburg 1983.
2 Ea8
L USSR gUO rS Eb3! +) l3 c3 d5 14 e5 f6 8 ... 6d4 9 Bxh6 an4
15 d4 t Marjanovi6-Velimirovi6, 9 0-0 _s_d7 10 wd2 gra5

Bc7 15 f5 Yugoslavia 1978. 10 _CI_f4 urb6 11 h3 6ec6

194 Closed Variation

Black has a safe game. 12 Ecl The development of the knight

t92
Ae6 l3 a3 Ec8 14 Ad5 Axd5 15 W
on the flank has some advantages
ed Sxd2* 16 €xd2 de7: over the customary developmen- nl
A tal schemes: A]
Korolev-Minasian, USSR 1984.
At23 ,rrru,
l) The diagonal d1-h5 is open for
6 ... Eb8 the queen.
The idea of this move is to 2) The f-file is clear for the ad-
,,ry,,
prepare . . . b7-b5. The immediate (+\ vance of the f-pawn.
A
6 .. . b5 7 e5l Wd7 leads to sharp 3) The knight can enter into the
play. White captures the initiative attack by moving to 95. *
I.

by 8 ed ed 9 Af4! €tge7 l0 6xb5 8f4 4) The Black knight at d4 cannot ct

Lebredo-Hernandez, Bayamo a) 8 6ge2 or 8 6R then 8 ... exchange itselffor a White coun- =
=
1984. flh3! is good. terpart when attacked by c3. E
7 wd2 b) 8 h3 Ad7 9 6ge2 tr c8 l0 f4 e6 Al3l 6 ... e5 l3
7 t4 is possible: 7 ... ad4 8 I I 0-0 6e7 12 94 f5! Mitina- 41326...e6
AR b5 9 trbl b4 l0 6e2e5 ll c3 Gheorghiu, West Berlin 1984. A13t
bc 12 bc Exbl 13 Bxbl 6xe2 14 8 . .. -e-d7 6 ... e5

Sxe2 ef 15 Axf4 6e7 Norwood- 8 ... Eb8 9 agez 6xe2 l0 7I4ef

Benjamin, Toronto 1985. 8xe2 Axc3* 11 bc Bxc3* 12 After 7 . .. dgeT 8 0-0 ad4 (8
7 ... b5 $f2 f5 o Radovici-Suba, Ruma- ...0-0 9 f5! t; 8 ... Ae6 9 ac5!
7 ... e6 8 age2 ad4 t h4! h5 nia 1983. t) 9 f5 gf we have the following
l0 0-0 6e7 ll Ag5 Wdt t2 ddt 9aAe6 possibilities:
6xe2t 13 gie2t Van Der 10 0-0 de1 a) 10 BhS h6 ll
trf2 Ae6 12 Ae3
Wiel-Tukmakov, Tilburg 1984. 11 grf2 6ec6 gd7 13 Eafl 0-0-0 14 dd5 q.
8f4 t2 ah4 0-0 Spassky-Hort, Bugojno 1978.
a\8 o,ee2 b4 9 Adl ad4 10 0-0 Black has a safe game; Basvin- b) l0 pg5 f6 ll Urh5 + Qd7 l2ef
e5!? ll f4 Ae4. kel-Cheorghiu, Hamburg 1984. oxc2l 13 E acl 6d4 14 Ae4 girf8
aR
b) 8 b4 9 Adl Ae4!? l0 6h4 A13 oo Trapl-Pribyl, CSSR 1973.
Axdl ll Exdl e6:. 6 ah3 (te3) 8 .flxf4
8 ... M 8 Axf4 Q.ee7 9 0-0 0-0 l0 1}hl
9 adl e6 ( 192) H Eb8 ll -0-e3 b5: Shaw-Jamie-
1r
9 ... 6d410 c3 bc ll bc 6c6 193 son, Australia 1978.
12 6Rt.
B A I A 8 "' dgeT t-
10 aR dd4 I t 9 grd2 itl
11 0-0 6e7 9 0-0 h6 l0 Ebl 0-0 ll a3 Ae6 rd
Black has a safe game: Semen- 12 Ae3 6e5: Spassky-Portisch, e)
juk-Cherkassky, USSR 1986.
Alu f+\
a match, Geneva 1977.
9 ... h6
al
SE
6... Ad4
A A
,rlM
_-E-
10 _Ae3 6e5 b)
7 Wd2 Wa5 11 df4 0-0 d
 Closed Variation 195

The development of the knight t2 h3 sh7

12 Ecl t92 on the flank has some advantages Black has a safe position; Rod-
ld5 15 w over the customary develoPmen- riguez-Parma, Malta Ol. 1980.
Be7: tal schemes: at32
R 1984. l) The diagonal dl-h5 is open for 6 ... e6
the queen. 7 -Q-e3 age7
, 2) The f-file is clear for the ad- 8 0-0 0-0
Elsto vance of the f-pawn. 9 gd2
diate A 3) The knight can enter into the The positional threat of 10
;b Sarp attack by moving to 95. Ah6 is quite dangerous. Black
iluatir-e 4) The Black knightatd4 cannot can eliminate it by PlaYing 9 . ..
[O irb5 8f4 exchange itself for a White coun- Ee8, but then there follows l0
a) 8 Age2 or 8 6R then "'
8
Eelamo terpart when attacked bY c3. trabl b6 1l Ah6 Ah8 12 f4 -CI"d7
Sh3lis good. Al3l 6 ... e5 t3 s4l t.
fr s hs gaz g 5ge2 Ec8 lo f4 e6 At32 6 ... e6 9 ad4
.- ad4 8 ii o-o a.el t2 94 f5! Mitina- A131 10. -e-h6 Axh6
8c5ll c3 Gheorghiu, West Berlin 1984' 6 ... e5 11 Bxh6 f6!
I Sxe2 14 8 "' ad7
7f4ef t2 gd2 e5
{rr,ood- 8 .. - Eb8 g a+ez 6xe2 10
After 7 . .. aEeT 8 0-0 ad4 (8 13 f4 (1e4)
tSxeZ g-^cf + 11 bc Bxc3+
12
5- Ruma- ...0-0 9 f5! t;8 ... Ae6 9 AC5!
*fZ fS co Radovici-Suba'
6 t) 9 f5 gf we have the following t94 Lry
flg h4! h5
Ir 12 adl
nia 1983.
9aRe6 possibilities:
1l
B A
,m
I
Yen Der 10 0-0 de1 a) 10 Bh5 h6
grdT 13 Eafl
tr f2 Ae6 12 Ae3
0-0-0 14 6d5 oo
"ffi. t
rg 1984- 11 grf2 6ec6
Spassky-Hort, Bugojno 1978.
12 ah4 0-0
b) 10 Ag5 f6 I I grhs + *d7 t2 ef "ffi- AA
Black has a safe game; Basvin-
Bd{ l0 G0 6xc2t 13 tracl 6d4 6e4 Bf8
14 A
kel-Gheorghiu, Hamburg 1984' o Trapl-Pribyl, CSSR 1973. fr\
A,,,ffi, -EL
t? ro ah4 A13
6 ah3(1e3)
8Axf4
6xf4 dgeT 9 0-0 0-0 l0 ehl
8
ra tsb8 ll Ae3 b5: Shaw-Jamie-
{(192t E son, Australia 1978. White's chances involve an at-
tl bc ac6 19i
B
- 8 ... ageT tack on f6 and the advances c3
9 gd2 and d4, but Black's Position is
sal 9 0-0 h6 l0 Ebl 0-0 ll a3 Ae6 solid:
6c7 12 Ae3 6e5: Spassky-Portisch, a) 13 . .. I-e6 14 adl gidT 15
Semen- match, Geneva 1977. Ahf2 ef 16 gf d5 17 c3 6dc6 a:
-
R 1986. 9 ... h6 IZ 1967.
Suttles-Hort, Sousse
A 10 -Se3 6e5 b)13... Vb6 14 Eabl c415 ehl
a*1 11 af4 0-0 cd 16 cd Ae6 17 Ef2 t Bala-
fr6
196 Closed Variation

shov-Timman, Rio de Jan.eiro lZ e5 15 c3 dc 16 bct Spassky- Practice has shown that Black's
1979. Karpov, Bugojno 1986. active pawn counterplay and flex-
At4 A2 ible positions of his pieces allows
6 6ge2 e6 3 f4 (1e6) him to achieve equality.
6... e5 7 Ae3 AgeT 8 0-00-09 s "' ad4
f4t. The main reply.
Bd2 Ae6 l0 196
7 0-0 agel B A I 6 0-0
8 -e-cs I Other possibilities are:
a) 6 Ad3 e67 dxd4 cd 8 6b5 d6
White threatens the manoeuvre
Bd2 and Ah6 in order to prompt 9 c3 of6l l0 6xd4 e5 ll 6e2 0{
12 0-0 d5! and Black has counter-
Black to play .. . h7-h6, which
will make it diffrcult for Black to play; Benjamin-Geller, Lone Pine PT
castle. 8 Ae3 Ad4 9 Wd2
a 1980.
a a
g b) 6 6xd4 cd7 6e2 gib6 8 A&)
Wa5!:.
8 ... G0 d5!? (8 . . . d6 9 c3 dc l0 dct) 9 e5
8 . . . b6 9 grd2 h6 l0 eAe3 Aa6 This particular form of the (9 ed 6f6 l0 c4 dc 11 dc 6xd5 I

ll Efel ad412 f4 gc8 13 Ebl Closed Variation is different from Franco-Matulovic, Yrnjacka E
Af2t Spassky-Panno, the usual scheme. White plans ac- Banja 1983) 9 ... f6 l0 c4fe ll cd AI
Wd7 14
Lucerne 1985. tive piece play with 6R, Ac4 or 6f6 12 fe 6xd5 Romanishin-
9 grd2 Eb8 Ab5, 04 etc. Sisniega, Taxco Interzonal 1985.
Or 9 ... -CI-d7 10 Ah6 e5 ll A2t 3...96 6 Axb5
flxg7 SxgT 0 Adl gra5 13 c3 A22 3 ... e6 6 . . . e67 dxd4 cd8 de2 de7
f5 14 6e3 Bae8 Balashov- A2t 9 d3 0-0 l0 Aa4 d6 I I a6 12 *hl
Gavrikov, USSR ch. 1986. 3 ... 96 -Sd2 bs 13 "!Lb3 -Q-b7 14 a4 gd7
10 _e"h6 b5 4 aR Ag7 l5 Aga t Short-Georgadze,
1l _Axg7 exg7 s "gbs
Lvov 1984.
12 f4 ad4 (tgs) The position becomes sharPer 7 dxb5 d6
after 5 Ac4 e6! (better than 5 ... After 7 ... 6f6 then Black
d6 6 0-0 df6'7 d3 0-0 8 Uel and should be aware of 8 e5 6d5 9 c4!
r95 _t ,,ffi White has an initiative on the and if 9 ...
dxf4 then l0 d4! ad
,rrru,
t kingside owing to the threat of f4- White has the initiative.
L I f5 and Acl-h6) 6 f5!? (otherwise 8d3
after 6 ... 6ge'7 Black plays 7 .'.. 8 a4 is possible, intending to
"ffiA d5 profitably) 6 ... 6ge7 (safer play 8 ... a69 6c3 Af6 l0 ttrel
A,,%, than accepting the pawn. After 6 0-0 Hebden-Ftacnik, Hastings I
A
.,ffi,a F\ ...Cf 7 d3! or6...ef 7 d3White 1983184; and now I I a5!? IEr
A a -E:1-
has chances for an attack) 7 fe fe!? 8 ... af6 &r
(7 ... de is also safe 8 d3 0-0 9
- 9 Wet (197) I
0-0 6a5 l0 -9.b3 6xb3 11 ab Less sharp than 9 e5 de l0 fe A.
And then 13 6xd4 cd 14 de2 6c6) 8 d3 ds 9 Ab3 b5!? Ad5 gel 0-0 12 grh4 grdT!?
ll -L(
 Closed Variation 197

Practice has shown that Black's

iolZ e5 15 c3 dc 16 bct SPasskY- 197

Karpov, Bugojno 1986'

active pawn counterplay and flex-
ible positions of his pieces allows
B L"ru t
A2 him to achieve equality.
3 f4 (196) s ... ad4 'arur,
oo4 9 The main reply.
196 6 0-0 a%
,rr%
II B Other possibilities are: A a
a) 6 Ad3 e67 dxd4 cd 8 ,bb5 d6 E,,ffi
EEtrrTC 9 af6;10 6xd4e5 l1 6e2 0-0
rpt "3
12 0-0 d5! and Black has counter-
, dich play; Benjamin-Geller, Lone Pine Plaskett-Schmidt, Trnava 1984.
Eto 1980. 9 ... 0-0
, gd2 b) 6 6xd4 cd7 de2 grb6 8 Ad3 10 Erh4 -ad7
d5!? (8 . . . d6 9 c3 dc l0 dct) 9 e5 11 6c3 e6

of (9 ed 6f6 10 c4 dc ll dc 6xd5 Black has a safe Position, Sil-

rd Aa6 This Particular form the
Franco-Matulovic, Vrnjacka man-Thinnsen, Lone Pine 1981'
from
,13 Ebl Closed Variation is different Banja 1983) 9 .. . f6 10 c4 fe ll cd 422
ac-
lDnno. the usual scheme' White Plans 3 ...
or af6 12 fe 6xd5 Romanishin- e6
tive piece PlaY with 6R, Ac4 Sisniega, Taxco Interzonal 1985. 46f3 ds
l Ab5, 0-0 etc. 6 6xb5 s ALbs ( 1e8)
3cS tt A2l 3...96 6...e67 6xd4cdBde2de7
613c3 A22 3...e6 9 d3 0-0 l0 -Q.a4 d6 ll Shl a6 12
Jrtov- A2t Ad2 bs 13 -0"b3 Ab7 14 a4 Wd7
t98
t
E 3 ... s6 l5 a5at Short-Georgadze, t"T ,
4 aR Ag7 Lvov 1r
I

dl s _e-bs
1984.
7 6xb5 d6
The Position becomes sharPer
,,,ru,,
t {1e5t 5 After 7 .. . 6f6 then Black
after 5 Ac4 e6! (better than ' ' ' should be aware of 8 e5 dd5 9 c4l
and
loi o-ilam 7 d3 o-o 8 ugel
and if 9 ...
dxf4 then l0 d4! and a
,r%
Wt i has an initiative on the White has the initiative.
a A a
"
ti"etia. owing to the threat of f4- 8 d:t
iJ i"a Acl-ht) 6 f5!? (otherwise
8 a4 is possible, intending to
O ... ag"l BlackPlaYs 7''' 5 ...
afte, play 8 ... a69 dc3 6f6 l0 gel de1
lJ-p-ntuurvl 6 "' 6se7 (safer
0-0 Hebden-Ftacnik, Hastings Black avoids the doubled
,-i"i the Pawn' After 6 and now ll a5!? pawns, but is somewhat behind in
-.' 1983184,
"*"P,l"g
I ait oi o . ' ' ef 7 d3 white
.-. ef 8 ... af6 development.
hurZt
'ii-. for an attack) 7 fe fe!?
9 Wet (197) An alternative is 5 ... af6 6
"rr"".
a" is also safe - 8 d3 o-o 9
.. Less sharp than 9 e5 de l0 fe 6e5 (6 e5 6d7 7 Axc6 bc 8 d3
b-o aus lo ab3 Exb3 ll ab
-CI-e7 9 0-0 0-0 l0 b3 f5: Cam-
Ad5 ll Bel 0-0 12 Urh4 gd7!?
14 2e2 6c6) 8 d3 d5 9 Ab3
b5!?
d
198 Closed Variation

pora-Shahovic, Pancevo 1985) 6 Ad7 9 tDh2 e5 l0 d3 t Tsesh- Ae7 8 d3 0-0 9 -gC5 t Larsen- Id
...tsc7 7 gR a6 8 Axc6* bc 9 kovsky-Griinfeld, Riga lZ 1979. Suetin, Copenhagen 1961 7 Ad ttr
0-0 Ad6 l0 d3!? (10 6d3? c4! ll 4ed 6xe4 8 Axe4 Ad7 9 Ag2 Ad6 ail
6el 0-0T Tseshkovsky-Svesh- On 4 Ag2 Black has a choice Spassky-Korchnoi, match td
nikov, Sochi 1980) l0 between: 1968. ld
0-0 (10 . . . Axe5 is dangerous: I I a)4...de 5 6xe4 Ae7 6 d3 6f67 c) 6 ilt d4 7 Ae4 6xe4 8 Axo4
fe Sxe5 12 Af4t) ll
tDhl a5 12 6xf6+ $xf6 8 c3 0-0 9 Ae3 Bc7 -Q.d6 9 -grh5 t Smyslov-Trifune xrr
9-d2 Aa6 Watson-Kupreichik, : Raiievi6-Georgadze, Moscow vi6, Moscow 1947. h
Hastings 1984/85. 1979. lGa
6cd b) 4.. 5 dce2e5 6 d3 Ad6 7
. d4 Illustrative Games trl
6 Ee2 is quite possible: 6 . . . d4 f4 f6 8 dR de1 9 0-0 6bc6 l0 c3 AF
Larsen--Portisch
7 adl a6 8 Axc6* 6xc6 9 d3 -CI.e6 11 fe Axe5 Kengis- Ebl
tt Match 197 ad
Ae7 l0 0-0 b5 Af2 h5 12 Ad2 Timoshenko, USSR 1979.
Ab7 Pavlovic-Marosi, Kecske- 4 ... ed I e4c52 6ca dc63 93 C64 h9 thf,
met 1985. 5 -g_c2 Ag7 5 d3 d6 6 f4 e5 7 AR bge78 _-- l
6 ... 6xd5 5 d4?! cd 6 Bxd4 6f6 7 Ag5 0-0 0-0 9 -g.e: ad4 l0 Bd2 ef!? I I AE
Stronger than 6 ... ed 7 9e2l? Ae7 8 Ae2 dc6 9 Ba4 0-0 10 Axf4 6xR+ 12 trxR g'b6! 13 A{
g/d6 8 Axc6* bc 9 d3 96 l0 0-0 0-0-0 grb6 oo Hanov-Zaichik, E bl Ae6 14 Ag5? (14 Ah6 d5 15 (lt-
Ag7 1l Eelt Hebden-Yap, Moscow 1979. $xg7 qSxgT 16 ed 6xd5: ) 14 . . - AH
Moscow 1986. s ... af6 (Lee) 6c6
+
15 Ae3 6e5 16 8ff1 .tg4! G
7 de5 17 Af4 c4* 18 ehl cd 19 cd glo
8 Axc6
9 6xc6
-C-d7
Axc6
bc I i"ru L'"ru. I
Ad4! 20 h3 de3 2l Efel (21
;f xe3 Sxe3 22 WeZ Ad4 +) 2l
Iil
E'I
10 O-0 Ae7 ... dxg2 22 *xg2 Wc6 23 Ae3 --- I
l1 Ue2 0-0 -Q-hS!24 Ebcl g'dZ 25 *h2a626 Eil
12 Ae4 Ab6 glg2 tr acS 27 d4 grd8 28 d5?! (28
b3 gas 29 wd2 sh5 +) 28 _..
lrr
The position is equal; Hebden- ,,ru, 32q
Hort, Londot.1982. A-d7 29 Af4 9e7 30 Bd2 9e5!
B I AA 3l gft Ece8 32 Ecel f6 33 a3 'fB
T+
2 ... e6 h5! 34 de2?l (34 h4) 34. . . 95! 35
3g3 d5 $xe5 gxe5 36 ad4 h4! + 37 E
After 3 ... 6c6 4 9-82 Af6 5 White has an advantage in Egl en 38 Af: hg+ 39 Exg3 td
o,ge2l? White has a comfortable development and pretty good 'grf4 40 Efl urxd2+ 4t axd2 a6
position: prospects on the light squares (es- EcB 42 Exg5?! (42 aR *e7 43 AeT
a) 5... d5 6 ed ed 7 d4!? cd 8 pecially d5!): 6d4 Bc4 +) 42 .. . Eh8 43 e5 de ad{
6xd4 Bb6 9 dxc6 bc l0 0-0 t - a) 6 d4?! cd 7 Sxd4 Ac6 8 Wdl 44 de4 Bc2'r 45 eCl gh6 6 acq
Marjanovi6-Barle, Yugoslavia d4! 9 dcn2 Ac5 10 AR .Af5 + trg3 f5 47 b4b6 48 6g5+ te7 t3c
1976. Suttles-Tal, Hastings 1973 17 4. a9 an ef6 50 trgS Exh3 5l 13 _.
b) 5 ... Ae7 6 0-0 0-0 7 h3 d6 8 f4 b) 6 dge2 d4 (6 ... 6c6 7 0-0 Eb8 f4 52 Exb6J ef5 53 Ef2 ads
Eg3+ 54 Bfl aUS+ 55 Oet a-'
 Closed Variation 199

l0 d3 t Tsesh- Ae7 8 d3 0-0 9 -e"C5 t Larsen- Exf2 56 Sxl2 ge4 57 Adz+

D 1985) 6 Ad7 9 EBh2 e5
Suetin, Copenhagen 1965) 7 ge4 €xd5 58 a4 _CI-d3 59 trf6 tre3 60
6+ bc9 kovsky-Griinfeld, Riga lZ 1979'
bxe4 8 Axe4 6d7 9 Ag2 Ad6 Ab3 Ee2+ 6l &Cl EEb262 dc5
ilr? c4: ll 4ed Spassky-Korchnoi, match Ae2 63 Eb6 ed4 64 AdT lLR 6s
On 4 Black has a choice
ky-Svesh- -Q-82 1968. Ee6 ge3 66 Exe5+ Ae4 0-1.
IO between: 7 6e4 6xe4 8 Axe4
c) 6 d3 d4
gcrous: 1l a) 4...de 5 Axe4 Ae7 6 d3 6f6 7 gh5 t Smyslov-Trifuno- Karpov-Quinteros
+ -A-d69
thl a5 12 Axf6 Axf6 8 c3 0-0 9 Ae3 Bc7 vi6, Moscow 1947. Buenos Aires 1980
4reichik, : Raiievi6-Georgadze, Moscow le4c526c3d63g3e64Ag2
t9'19. d3 dc6 6 f4 e6 7 aR
Illustrative Games S"g7 5
b) 4.. . d4 5 dce2e5 6 d3 Ad6 7
AseT 8 0-0 0-0 9 Ae3 ad4 l0
k5--.d4 f4f68 dR €,e7 9 0-0 6bc6 10 c3 Larsern-Portisch trbl 6ec6 (10 ... b6l) tl 6e2
-Q-e6 l1 fe $xe5
Kengis-
brES 9 d3 Match 1977 AxR+ 12 AxB b6 l3 c3 Ab7 14
E 12 Ad2 Timoshenko, USSR 1979' I e4 c5 2 dc3 6c6 3 93 e6 4 He2 grd2 d5?! (14 ... 6e7 intending
L Kecske- 4 ... ed
-A-g7 5 d3 d6 6 f4 e5 7 6R
6ge7 8 ... b5) 15 e5t a5 16 d4 We7 17
s _CI.g2
ad4 l0 Sd2 efl? 1l
0-0 0-0 9 Ae3 $f2 (intending 94 and h4) 17 ...
Bds Sxd4 Af6 7 Ag5
5 d4?! cd 6
Axf4 AxR* 12 ExR grb6! 13 Aa6 18 trfel (18 a3!?) 18 . . . h5?!
l7 Ee2l? Ae7 8 Ag2 6c6 9 ga4 0-0 10 trbl Ae6 14 Sg5? (14 Ah6 d5 ls (18 . . . cd 19 Axd4 Bfc8 :; 19 cd
t#10G0 0-0-0 gb6 co Hanov-Zaichik, $xg7 SxgT 16 ed bxd5: ) 14 . . . ab4 T) 19 h3 Eac8 20 @e2f52l
Hca-YaP, Moscow 1979.
6c6 15 Ae3 Ae5 16 Etrl 6g4! Se3 tr f7?! (21 . . .cd) 22 a3 a4 23
s ... af6 (lee) + 17 Af4 c4+ l8 €hl cd 19 cd 94 cd 24 cd hg 25 hg 6a5 26 gf
to Ad4! 20 h3 Ae3 2l Efel (21 Exf5 27 $"g4 9fi8 28 trhl eI7
[rc6 t99 Axe3 Axe3 22 We2 Ad4 T) 2l 29 trh7 tsh8 30 Ebhl Ac4 (30
h W I ... 6xg2 22 *xg2 Sc6 23 Ae3 ... trxh7 3l trxh7 tsh8 32 grh3
ec? Ah8! 24 E bcl Sd7 25 *h2 a6 26 tsxh7 33 WxhT Se8 34 f5! +) 3l
aa gc2 E ac8 27 d4 grd8 28 ds'll (28 gg3! (intending f5!) 3l .. . 6xb2
sD6 b3 Ba5 29 Wd2 gh5 T) 28 ... 32 f5! ts xh7 33 fg+ *g8 34 gh +
itHeMen- Hd7 29 Af4 Be7 30 Bd2 Ae5! €Ph8 35 Af4 l-0.

A
3l Efl trceS 32 Ecel f6 33 a3
h5! 34 ae2?1. (34h4) 34. . . 95! 35 Tal-Yogt
6 Axe5 Mxe5 36 Ad4 h4! + 37 Riga 1981
G Egl €f7 38 aR hg+ 39 Sxg3 le4c526Re636c3d6493
ogz af6 5 White has an advantage in
Wt4 40 Efl grxd2+ 41 6xd2 Ac6 5 Ag2 Af6 6 0-0 "$Ld7 7 d3!?
mfortable development and PrettY good
Ec8 42 Exg5?! $2 AR *e7 43 Ae7 8 Af4 0-0 t h3 tsc8 (9 ...
prospects on the light squares (es-
dd4 Ec4 +) 42 .. . trh8 43 e5 de ad4!?) l0 94 $c7! (intending . ..
6e5) I I aaZ ad412 -Se3 e5! :
7 d4!? cd 8 pecially d5l):
cd 7 Bxd4 6c6 8 Bdl
44 6e4 Ec2* 45 *gl Bh6 46
sIOGO t - u; O All trg3 f5 47 b4b6 48 6g5+ €e7 13 95 (13 f4 ef 14 Axf4 Ae6 + )
Yugoslatia d4t 9 6ce2 Ac5 10 AR Af5 + 13 ... Ae8 A AaS (14 f4 ef 15
49 aR $f6 50 trg8 Exh3 5l
Suttles-Tal, Hastings 1973 17 4'
Eb8 f4 52 trxb6+ €f5 53 Ef2 Ad5 fe!?) 14 . .. gd8 15 f4 ef 16
]7hI d6 8 f4 b) 6 6ge2 d4 (6 . " 6c6 7 0-0
Eg3+ 54 6f1 Ab5+ 55 Bel 6xe7 + WxeT 17 Axf4 6e6! l8
200 Closed Variation

Urh5! b5 19 -e-e3 c4?!20 dct (20 d4
c3t T) 20 ... bc 2l c3l Hc6 22
Bf2 (22 6xc4? g6 23 9g4 Ab5
+) 22 .. . urb7 23 b3 cb 24 ab a6
25 b4l e6?t (2s ... gb5) 26 tse2
Wb5 27 Sxb5 ab 28 Ha7 Bc7 29
BxcT 68xc7 30 Ab3 Ee8? (30
... d5! 31 e5 d4! 32 dxd4 dxd4
33 Axd4 Axg234 tDxE2 6d5 +)
3l Bd2! dg1 32 Ab6! 6a8 33
Exd6 Axe4 34 Axe4 Exe4 35
Ad8! 6e6 36 bc5! + Ee3 37
6xe6 Exe6 38 Exe6 fe 39 *f2
Sf7 40 *e3 6e8 4l Aa5 *d7 42
6d4 6d6 l-0.
Bangiev-Novikov
ussR 1978
le4c52f46c63AAe64dc3
d5 5 Ab5 de7 6 .g.e2d47 6a4(7
Adl!?) 7 ... a6 (7 ... Ac6
Axc6* bc 9 93! t) 8 Axc6+
dxc6 9 b3 -C-e7 l0 d3 0-0 I I 0-0
f5?! (11 ... f6 12 tbhl $h8 13
Ad2 b5 14 ab2 e5 15 f5 intend-
ing 94 !) t2 Ad2 b5 13 6b2
gd714 Eael Ab7 l5 6dl Eae8
rc an) t (16 e5? Sd8 intending t9 Alapin-Sveshn
o,e745 1; 16 ef? ef T; t0...
"$Ld6 17 6e5! 6d8 (17 ...4b4?!
Yanation
18 Axb4 cb 19 Bh5 96 20 Bh4
t) 18 grhs h6 19 AB Wft 20
Bh3 6c6 2l g4t L. $c7 (21 . .. fe le4c5 AO
22 dxe4 Axf4 23 6xc5 t ;21 . . . 2c3 AI
Hc7 22 ef ef 23 Exe8 Exe8 24 gf White intends to set up a strong A2
+;21 ... deTl?) 22 e5! Ae7 23 centre with d4, but the slowness of A1
95! Ef7 (23 ...4d8!?) 24 gb (24 the manoeuvre and the vulner- N
g6 Ef8 25 acs Ad8 26 dh7 de'| ability of the pawn on e4 allow AI
L) 24 ... gh 25 6htl fle7+ 26 Black to create counterplay with
6g3 Ee6 27 *n gh7 28 Egl either 2 ... af6 or 2 ... d5. 2 - - - N
Eeg8 19 ah5 Ad8 30 6g5+ ! hg e6 and 2 . . . d6 will also be exa- r.
(30. . . $h8 3l Ee3 +) 3l Af6+ mined. cfi-'l
cbeT 32 gh7+ tf8 33 Bxg5 B 2...ds rfl:
8 Bc6 34 Eegl! Exg5 35 fg (35 C2...e6 bgt
trxg5? gR+ t) 35 ... Axf6 36 D2...d6 6'
ef dfl 37 96 Bxg6 38 Sxg6 l-0. A all
2 ... af6 Atz
3e5 ads at[
4 it4 cd (200)

i t
.,,ry,
I I
I
.m I

-,,,ru,

Here White can choose between

two natural continuations (Al,
42) and two gambit lines (A3,
!t2o d4
fr6 22
F eus
tfab a6
x ue2
T9 Alapin-Sveshnikov
!.c129 Yarration
td? (30
ll Bxd4
hd5t) 1e4c5 A4)
t833 2c3 AI 5cd
Irc4 35 White intends to set uP a strong A2 5 Bxd4
fc3 37 centre with d4, but the slowness of A3 saR
tD *f2 the manoeuvre and the vulner- A4 5 -S-c4
Itat qz
ability of the pawn on e4 allow A1
Black to create counterPlaY with 5cd
either 2 ... af6 or 2 ... d5.2 ... Now Black can break in the
e6 and 2 . . . d6 will also be exa- centre with 5 ... ...
d6 or plaY 5
mined. e6. The latter has independent sig-
64 5c3 B 2...d5 nificance since it is often reached
'l Aa4(1 C2...e6 by transposition via I e4 c5 2 dR
"ac68 D2...d6 c3 4,f6 4 e5 Ad5
e6 3 5 d4 cd 6 cd.
I Exc6l- A A11 s ... d6
}{IlGO , af6 Al2 5 ... e6
3e5 ails A11
4d4 cd (200) 5 ... d6!
6 aR Ac6
200
g gl
,rrru"
7 Hca (201)
W I L,,ry,
201 E
E
,,ru, B t A

,,,ru,

,ffi a
tA trt
a
a
Here White can choose between a
two natural continuations (Al,
A2) and two gambit lines (A3, White intends to put the bishoP
202 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation AIq
on b5, but first he must drive the I I Be2 0-0 12 a3 a6 13 Ad3 t is s
knight on d5 back to b6 since the too passive.
L,% I I usil
immediate 7 Ab5 would be met 9 6xe5 Ed7 (202) Ar2
by7...9a51.
Other continuations are less
202
TL
logical:
a)7 6cj de (7 ... 6xc3 8 bc de 9
W I "ffi.2 L ,,ffi,
agp
d5!+) 8 de dxc3 9 Bxd8+ a ,ffi A
,,ru,
A
BL.t
6xd8 l0 bc Ad7 ll Ae3 96l 12 A wifr r

Ebl Ag7 Sveshnikov-Gutman, ond

Hastings 1984/85. kt
b) 7 ed (White strives for a pos- 15 6c3 Ed8 16 Se2 e6 17 Ehdl a)? t
ition similar to a Queen's Gambit
A
a
A
t Sveshnikov-Tal, USSR 1980. 0{t
Accepted with the isolated pawn) The position in diagram 203 Cd
7 ...e6 8 6c3 Sxd6 9 Ad3 Ae7 We have reached the critical has been subjected to thorough lrfr
l0 0-0 0-0 ll Eel 6xc3 12 bc position. White is only able to testing: acf l
Ed8 13 Se2 Ad7 14 Ebl t support the e5 point through sim- a) 11 Axc6 Axc6 12 6xc6 bc 13 ,tDori
Hort-Hartston, Teesside 1975. plification: We4 Ad5!? (13 ... hs 14 WR rs6-
More energetic, however, is the Alll l0 Axc6 Ec8 15 0-0 Bxd4 16 -9"f4 fue'l 17 b)7{
immediate 7 ... Wxd6 8 6c3 g6!? Al12 l0 6c3 Efel t Sveshnikov-Browne, 15
(8 ... Afs 9 Abs!? e6 l0 6e5 4111 Novi Sad grf6 14
1979:' 13 ... sqli
Ae7 ll 0-0 0-0 12 Axc6 bc 13 10 Sxc6 Axc6 Ae3 Ae7 15 0-0 Ec8 16 Ecl G0 Al2l
6a4 t Nogueiras-Lanka, Jur- 11 6xc6 bc t7 adz t) 140-oh5ls gR gf6. Atz2.
mala 1978) 9 A-c4 ab6 l0 Ab3 12 G0 c6! b) 11 0-0 trc8 12 Axc6 Axc6 13 AT2L
Ag7 I I 0-0 0-0 t2 d5 6a5 l3 Ag5 13 E el -Q-g7 Bg4 h5 14 .g.e2 Ab4 15 6xc6
- 14 E xc6 @ Szabo-Marjanovi6, Atd
hxb3 14 Bxb3 Ag4 oo Szna- -e-Cs
Ac8
Vrsac 1979. aYrlr
pik-Kuligowski, Poland 1978. Black's counterplay equalises
7 ... Ab6 the chances: 15 Be2 h6 16 Ae3 c) 11 AxdT WxdT 12 0-0 Ed8 13 IIXIC
8 Ab5 de 0-0 17 Ac3 6d6 18 d5 cd 19 Bh5 Ae7 14 tsdl 0-0 15 Ae3 a6
The most logical continuation. 6xd5 e6: Nabolcy-Sax, Hung- 16 Ad3 96: Okhotnik-Andria- 7_-
After 8 ... d5 White's hands are ary 1980, or 15 6c3 0-0 16 gl3 nov, Kiev 1978. 9"2
untied for kingside play: 9 Ac3 Eb8 17 b3 Bxd4 18 Eacl Bb4 11 gC4 6xe5 a6
Afs (9 . . . Sg4?! l0 h3! AxR 11 19 Afi+ Eb6 oo - Kurajica-Mar- 12 de Axb5 SrEt
SxR e6 12 0-0 Ae7 13 Sg3! + janovi6, Sarajevo 1980. 13 Axb5 gd7
Sveshnikov-Palatnik, Odessa A1t2 14 Ac3 gd3!
1973) l0 Ah4! jLdT ll 0-0 e6 12 10 6c3 e6 (203) Black creates counterplay by Th
AR Ae7 13 Ad3 0-0 14 a3 t A less clear line is l0 ... {xe5 exploiting the weakness of lfufri
Gurieli-Litvinskaya, Frunze ll de Axb5 12 dxb5 gxdl+ 13 White's central light squares: 15
1978. €xdl Ad5 (13 ... 0-0-0+ t4 9-d2 ac+ 16 0-0-0 h5 17 tsrf4 Tt
8... Ad7 9 dc3 e6 l0 0-0 Ae7 *e2 a6 15 Ae3! +) 14 Ad2! a6 Ec8 18 Ael Erg6 19 grd4 Ab6 trds
,inion Alapin- Sve shnikov Variation 20 3

oo Sveshnikov-PolygaYevskY,
the I I Be2 0-0 12 a3 a6 13 Ad3 t is
ive
re the too Passrve.
bc met 9 6xe5 Hd7 (202)
203
W A A
AA
L.,ru, A
USSR 1978.
Lt2
5 ... e6
A 6Af3d6
rc less tat
E ,ru"
The transition to ordinary PlaY
rAtA
202
,rffi_
W against the pawn centre limits
bcde9 Black's options (bY comParison
A
frd8 -t- 21
,rrrrMw with Al l) since now the bishoP
t#r 12 ,,ru, E on c8 is shut in. Therefore 6 . . . b6
lEhan.

'a pos-
GAlmbir
lp*r)
K A:""MW''/'M'
,"ru, 15
*
6c3 trd8 16 *e2e617 Ehdl
Sveshnikov-Tal, USSR 1980.
The position in diagram 203
deserves consideration, e.g.:
a) 7 Ad3 Ab4+ (17 ... Aa6 8
0-0 gc8 9 a3X BlatnY-MokrY,
Czechoslovakia ch. 1986) 8 Ad2
has been subjected to thorough Axd2* 9 Wxd2 Aa6 l0 Ae4
il} ie7 We have reached the critical bct Mar-
testing: Ac6 1l Ac3 Axc3 12
il:bc position. White is onlY able to janovic-Cvitan, Yugoslavia
a) 11 Axc6 Axc6 12 Axc6 bc 13 ch.
Ibl support the e5 Point through sim-
Se4 6d5l? (13 ... hs 14 gR 1986.
= plification:
: l9:5. tsc8 15 0-0 Bxd4 16 :0"f4 Ae7 17 b) 7 Ac3 6xc3 8 bc -Ae7 9 -e-d3
;bthe Alll l0 Axc6 Efel t Sveshnikov-Browne, Aa6 l0 Axa6 6xa6 l1 h4!t
ic3 c6l? Al12 10 6c3 .. gf6
Novi Sad 1979 13 . 14 Smagin-Gorelov, Minsk 1985.
19 -1e5 A111
trcl Al2l 7 Ac4
6bc l0 Axc6 Axc6 Ae3 Ae7 15 0-0 trc8 16 0-0
14o-oh5l5 gR gf6.
13
hr, Jur- 11 6xc6 bc t7 adz t) Al22 7 a3

12 0-0 b) 11 0-0 Ec8 12 Axc6 Axc6 13 Al2l

ro ib3 c6!
7 g_c4
13 a_s5 13 trel Bg4 h5 14 @e2 Ab4 15 6xc6
-Ag7
Exc6 @ Szabo-Marjanovi6, Although White tries to drive
- Szna- t4 S-g5 Ac8
Vrsac 1979. away the knight on d5, there is
tq,8. Black's counterPlaY equalises more logic in 7 a3 (B).
c) 11 QxdT €gxd7 12 0-0 trd8 13
a the chances: 15 ge2 tr6 16 -Q-e3 7 ... dc6
0-0 17 6c3 6d6 18 d5 cd 19 Bh5 Ae7 14 Edl 0-0 15 Ae3 a6
16 Ad3 96: Okhotnik-Andria- . A-e'lis possible: 8 0-0 0-0 9
7..
Etron. ixd5 e6: NabolcY-Sax, Hung-
nov, Kiev 1978. Be2 Ad7 l0 Ac3 6xc3 1l bc
mds are ary 1980, or 15 6c3 0-0 16 gR gC4
11 Axe5 -S-c6 12 edl Axd6 13 he5t
:9 4c3 tsb8 17 b3 Sxd4 18 Eacl Bb4 12 de Axb5 Sveshnikov-Vera, Sochi 1985.
gs ll 19 Af4 trb6 oo - Kurajica-Mar-
13 8 G0
tg3: i Axb5 gd7 -Ae7
janovi6, Sarajevo 1980.
t4 ac3 gd3! 9 g'e2 0-0 (204)
Odessa Att2 The knight on d5 significantlY
10 bc3 e6 (203) Black creates counterPlaY bY
l{, e6 12
exploiting the weakness of limits White's possibilities.
llaS t A less clear line is l0 ' . . 6xe5
White's central light squares: 15 10 Be4!?
Fnrnze ll de Axb5 12 dxb5 Bxdl+ 13 This threatens not onlY I I
*xdl Ad5 (13 . .. 0-0-0+ 14 Hd2 dc4 16 0-0-0 h5 17 gf4
EEcS 18 Ael 9g6 19 gd4 Ab6 Axd5 but also I I Ad3. White can
o{ Ae7 *e2 a6 15 Ae3! +) 14 Sd2! a6
204 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation

13 Axd5!? ed 14 dc3 de I 5 de f6?! side, greatly reducing Whirc's

204
W lll 16 ef Axf6 17 Ag5 t Svesh- threats.
8 Ad3
lr nikov-Gufeld, Sochi
at22
1979.
e G0
Ac5
afi (ms)
L:',ru 7a3
%Hru" By defending the b4 square,
a White intends to create threats I a L'"r/* I
AgA along the bl-h7 diagonal.
Al22l 7 ... Ae7
-tII
41222 7 ... Ad7!?
force the exchange of knights with At22t
10 6c3, but after 10 ... 6xc3 ll 7 ... Ae7
g,( a
bcde!? 12deb613 Ad3 Ab7 14 8 Ad3 6c6 A
ge4 96 15 Ah6 the game takes on On 8 ... 0-0 9 0-0 Black is in 8,ffi
a double-edged character. trouble: 9 ... 6c6 10 trel Ad7
a) 15 ... 6a5 16 Be3 Ee8 17 ll 8c2h6 12 We2 *, or 9 . . . de Black's counterplay iirvotrc
Ab5 Ac6 l8 Efdl 8c7 19 dd4 l0 de 6d7 ll Eet 6c5 12 9c2 the planl0 ... de ll de 6c5 12
Eed8 @ Zhuravlev-Gufeld, a5 13 Bd4 jLdT 14 6bd2 Ac6 15 Ac2 a5 which can be playd fu
Byeltsi 1979. WC4 t Tringov-Taimanov, example, after l0 Be2.
b) 15... Ee8 16 Eadl *c7 t7 Vrnjaika Banja 1977. 10 -Q"d2
grf4 trad8 18 h4 6a5 19 6g5 f5 9 0-0 ad7 More energetic than l0 Eel;
o Sveshnikov-Rodriguez, Cien- A seemingly more active line is White intends ll 6c3.
fuegos 1979. 9 ... b6 10 Bc2 Ab7 ll 6c3 Dubious is l0 b4?l a6 ll
10 b6 dxc312 bc de 13 de Bc7 14 Ae4 6bd2?! 6t412 Ae4 Uc7 13 Eel
l0 ... 6h8?! ll ed!? Wxd6 12 t - Fatalibekova-Gaprindash- .fle7:Chekhov-Lerner, ItG
6c3 f513 Se2 Ab5 gd7 vili, Moscow 1979. iogra.d 1976.
gxc4 t Okhot-
15 AI?t dxc416^b614 10 tsel de 10 de
nik-Labensky, USSR 1979. Forced in view of the threat of On l0 ...
-CI-e7 a reasonabb
lt h4 I I ed, after which there arises a continuation is l l ed!? 9xd6 12
ll $xd5?! ed 12 gxd5 gb7 position from the Queen's Gam- Ac2 9c7 13 dbd2 dif6 t4 Ad
leads to an unclear game, as does bit Accepted which is favourable t Dvoretsky-Polugayevsky, Ere
1l Ad3!? g6 12 Ah6 treS 13 93 for White. van 1976. .
-CI-b714 6bd2 Ec815 tradl Aa5 Play might continue ll de trcS L2
Platonov-Agzamov, USSR 1977. 12 Ae4!0-013 grd3 h6 14.4d2 t 11 de grM
11 -Q-b7 as Bronstein-Hartston, Hastings 12 6c3 r
12
gc4 197s176. White has a more convenient
The fortified centre allows A1222 game: 12 ... 6c5?! 13 axds t
White to devplop an initiative on 7 ... Ad7!? Axd5 14 Ae3 Bxb2 (14... gUl /
the kingside, but Black's position In this way Black solves the was safer) 15 Ebl Uxa3 16 N
holds no weaknesses: 12 ... etS problem of developing the queen- 9-b5+ Ac617 6d4+ Doncevic- /
 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation 205

side, greatly reducing White's Martinovic, Zuich 1984; 12 ...

13 Axd5!? ed 146c3 de 15 de f6?!
threats. trd8 gives chances to equalize.
16 ef Axf6 17 -g-C5 t Svesh- 8 Ad3 5
-Q-c6 Ugxd4
nikov-Gufeld, Sochi 1979'
Al22
e 0-0 ad7 (20s) White exploits the hanging
knight at d5 in order to take the
723 lead in development.
By defending the b4 square,
White intends to create threats
205
W rl t I 5 ... e6

along the b1-h7 diagonal' I.l 66f3

6 Ac4 relinquishes some of
Al22l ... Ae7
7
A12227..'Ad7!?
I White's options. Moreover, in the
variation 6... dc67 We4 6de7l
ll
wirh Ll22l
1 ... -A a the bishop is not well placed on
-Q-e7
A c4:8 6f3 aE69 0-0 gc7 l0 Eel
w14 8 -g-d3 6c6 H b6! 1l Ab3 Ab7 12 Be2 f6l a
on On 8 . .. 0-0 9 0-0 Black is in Timoshenko-Zaichik, USSR
trouble: g ... ac610 Eel Ad7
11 gc2 h612 Wez
j, or 9 ' ' ' de Black's counterplay iirvolves 1977.
t7 the plan l0 ... de ll de 6c5 12 6 ... Ac6
ad4 l0 de 6d7 11 Bel 4,c512 Hc2 7 We4 (206)
Ac2 a5 which can be played, for
a5 l3 gd4 Ad7 14 6bd2 Ac6l5
example, after l0 gre2.
gC4 t Tringov-Taimanov'
10 -e.d2
7 17 Vrnjaika Banja 1977 '
More energetic than l0 Eel;
f5
,e, 9 &0 9-d7
White intends ll 6c3.
206
B I ll
A- A seeminglY more active line is
ll Dubious is l0 b4?! a6 l1 I
9 ... b6 10 gc2 Ab7 6c3
dbd2?l At412 Ae4 Bc7 13 Eel
6xc3 12 bc de 13 de gc7 14 Ae4
12 t - fututibekova-GaPrindash-
ge7:Chekhov-Lerner,
ingrad 1976.
Len-
g
gd7 vili, Moscow 1979'
10 Bel 10 de a
- de
On l0 ...
Ae7 a reasonable )1 A
Forced in view of the threat of
1l ed, after which there arises a continuation is I I ed!? Axd6 12 a
Gam- Ac2 Uc7 13 abd2 A5f614 acA
5 Ab7 Position from the Queen's t Dvoretsky-Polugayevsky, Ere- Here the paths part. Black can
." a"o Lit Accepted which is favourable
van 1976. choose to play for equality with 7
13 93 for White. ... d6, sharpen the game with 7
A2
f aIS PlaY might continue 1l de tsc8
titt. t2 a;41 o-o 13 sd3 h6 14 -gd2 I
11 de gb6 . . . f5 or try to attack the pawn on

as Bronstein-Hartston' Hastings
12 6c3 e5 with his pieces (7 . . . Wc7 or 7
White has a more convenient ... 6de7).
t97s176.
game: 12 ... 6c5?! 13 6xd5 A2t 7...d6
allows A1222 ... fs
7 "' ad7!? Axd5 14 Ae3 Bxb2 (14... grb3 A22 7
on ... 8c7
waY Black solves the was safer) 15 Ebl Bxa3 16 A23 7
In this A2t
problem of develoPing the queen- Ab5+ Ac617 ad4+ Doncevic-
- - rEh8
206 Alapin-Sveshn*ov Vqriation I
7 ... d6 Also playable is 8 ...b6 9 g
8 6bd2 207
W I A Ab7 l0 Ag2 6de7 I I 0-0 As6 12 at
8 Ac4 de 9 6xe5 Ad6 is not Be2 Ae7 13 Eel 0-0 o Vorot- F
logical since White cannot hold I nikov-Ivanov, Byeltsi 1979. -t_
on to the e5 square: l0 6xc6 9 a"l a
bc ll Ad2 0-0!? 12 6R oo - g 10 -gf4
aC6
f6!? [D
Panbukchian-Spassov, Bulgaria 11 0-0-0 b5!? -&
197s. A A Now, after the forced 12 H
8 ... de
E Ad6+ Axd6 13 ed ga5 A aa+, l5
a) 8... Ae7?! 9 6c4 f5?! (9 ... de the struggle becomes extremely N5
l0 6cxe5 6xe5 ll 6xe5 0-0 12 complicated, Vasyukov-Sideif Yr
Ad3 t) l0 ge2 0-0 ll 93 b5 12 nikov-Sveshnikov, Lvov 1983. Zade, Byeltsi 1979.
6xd6 Axd6 13 ed Sxd6 14 He2 l.l .. . ttre7! 12 A-cZ tr6 13 -CI.g6! A3
t Vorotnikov-Gergel, USSR (otherwise 13 ... g5) 13 . . . Ad7 sanacf
1975. 14 Af4 e5 15 AB3 Ae8T Novo- 6 Ac4 affi
b) 8 .. -e"d7 leads to complica-
. pashin-Sveshnikov, USSR 1981.
8 ...
7 -e"ur po
tions: 9 6c4 dxc3 l0 bc d5 1l Bc7 The fundamental goal of this It
Bf4 dc 12 Axc4 t. The most consistent. active line is illustrated by the o{
9 Axe5 6xe5! 9 g3 6de7!? variation 7 .. . dc 8 6xc3 when us
White retains control over the 9 . . . d6 l0 ed Axd6 ll Pg2 0-0 White has sufficient compensation
e5 square after 9... af6?! l0 120-0 af6 threatening 13 ... e5, for the pawn.
Ba4 9d5 ll AdR t or 9 ... which can be prevented by 13 7 ... d6,
-9.d6 l0 abs! t. dd4; Novopashin-Rashkovsky, 8ed Bxd6 r
l0 gxe5 aI6 USSR I98I. Or 8 . .. dc 9 Axc3! ed l0 flg5
11 .!Lb5+ _A_d7 10 6a3 AC6 6e5 1l f4! oo.
12 a4 a6! 11 Ab5 grb8 9 0-0
Sveshnikov-Geller, USSR 12 -e-f4 16 A reasonable reply to 9 cd is 9
1979, continued 13 AxdT+ 13 AM4 ... Ae6!, which blockades the d5
SxdT 14 0-0 Ad6 15 Se2 Sc7 And then 6xd4 14 dxd4
13 . . . square: l0 0-0 Axb3 ll
Bxb3 e6
b5 15 Ag2 0-0 Ae7 is
"$Lb7 16 12 acZ -CI.e7 13 Ab5 erdS 14 Lf4
iz possible, with a slightly better Ec8 Okhapkin-Shevelevich,
7 ... fs (207) position for White; Rosentalis- corres 1980.
The most energetic reply. Its Jakovich, USSR 1986. 9 ... -e-e6 ri
idea is to attack the e5 square. 423 Other continuations are in- 6z
8 9e2 7 ... 8c7 ferior: &u
After 8 ef bxf6 9 Eh4 d5! l0 A good answer to 7 . .. 6de7 is a) 9... gfs l0 6xd4 6xd4 ll cd fa'
Ad3 Ad6 White faces certain dif- 8 6a3 d5 9 ed af5 l0 Af4 Axd6 e612 6c3 Ae7 13 gf3t. h
ficulties: ll Ag5 *f7t 12 ad4(12 l1 0-0-0 t Vasyukov-Gufeld, b)9...e6 l0cd Ae7 ll 6c3G0 Of
0-0 h6+) t2 . . . h6 13 ae3 6e5 USSR 1979. D 6eq grd8 13 Ed3t.
8 abd2 !;d
14 9c2 95 15 Bh3 ag6+ Vorot- AdeT 10 Axe6 lB
 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation 207

Also playable is 8 ... b6 9 93 l0 6a3!? threatening I I 6b5 is

A
4b710 Ag2 6de7ll0-0 Ae612 a new move. 10 . . . dc! is the most
Be2 Ae7 13 Eel 0-0 oo Vorot- principled reply. For instance: I I
nikov-Ivanov, Byeltsi 1979. Axe6 Bxdl 12 Exdl fe 13 bc
9 6c4 ac6 6a4 14 Ad2 e5: Smagin-
10 -gf4 f6!? Dvoirys, USSR ch. 1986; 1l Be2
11 0-0-0 b5!? Axb3 12 Ab5! erb8 13 ab e5!? 14
Now, after the forced 12 bc?! (14 $f4 was safer: 14 . .. f6
a
6d6+ Axd6 13 ed 9a5 14 6d4, 15 bc Ae7 16 Ae3:) 14 ... Ae7
Ei
_& the struggle becomes extremely 15 -Q-e3 6c8!T Sveshnikov-
t2 complicated, Vasyukov-Sideif Yudasin, USSR 1986.
t2 nikov-sveshnikov, Lvov 1983' Zade,Byellsi 1979. 10 9*e6
l'l ... Be7! 12 9.c2h613 AC6! A3 11 6xd4 6xd4
(otherwise 13 ... g5) 13 . ' ' Ad7
'5 AA Ac6 12 9xd4 Ed8
14 -0-f4 e5 15 Ag3 Ae8T Novo- 6 Ac4 ab6 The main line. 12 ...Bd7 is
pashin-sveshnikov, USSR 1981' 7 Ab3 possible: 13 Be5 e614 ad2 Vd5
ll 8 ... Sc7 The fundamental goal of this 15 Be2 Ae7 16 c4 gf5 17 b3
The most consistent' active line is illustrated by the 0-0: Vorotnikov-Georgadze,
9 g3 6de7!? variation 7 ... dc 8 Axc3 when USSR 1985.
the 9...d6l0edAxd6ll Ag20-0 White has sufficient compensation 13 gh4 8e2 (208)
l0 12 0-0 af6 threatening 13 ' " e5, for the pawn.
which can be Prevented bY 13 I ... d6 208
bd4; NovoPashin-RashkovskY, 8ed Bxd6
Or 8 . .. dc 9 6xc3! ed l0 685
W
Itl
USSR I98I.
10 aa3 aC6 6e5 1l f4! oo.
%
11 Ab5 gb8 9 0-0
12 -e-f4 a6 A reasonable reply to 9 cd is 9 ,,m %
+ 13 Abd4 . , . Ae6!, which blockades the d5
tc7 And then 13 . . ' 6xd4 14 dxd4 square: l0 0-0 Axb3 1l Bxb3 e6 ATTA
b5 15 AC2 Ab7 16 0-0 Ae7 is 12 Aca Ae7 13 6b5 grd8 14 Af4
possible, with a slightlY better Ec8 Okhapkin-Shevelevich,
position for White; Rosentalis- corres 1980. A critical position of the varia-
Jakovich, USSR 1986. 9 ... Ae6 tion. Black intends to play 14 . ..
A23 Other continuations are in- e6 and 15 . . . Ae7 completing the
7 ... Bc7 ferior: development. It is very difficult
l0 A good answer to7 ... 6de7 is a) 9... Af5 l0 6xd4 Axd4 ll cd for White to achieve an advantage
dif- 8 Aa3 d5 9 ed Af5 10 Af4 Axd6 e612 6c3 Ae7 13 gRt. here.
(12 l1 0-0-0 t VasYukov-Gufeld, b) 9... e6 l0 cd Ae7 ll 6c3 0-0 a) 14 Ad2 h5! (14 . .. e6 15 Eel
5e5 USSR 1979. t2 6e4 gd8 13 gd3t. gd3 16 -Q-g5t) 15 ggs (15 Eel
8 Abd2 ddeT 10 Axe6 Bg4:) 15 . . . h4! 16 Eel g'h5!:
208 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation ,h
Sveshnikov-Tukmakov, Kiev
1984.
Uxd4 13 We2 L) 10 6c3 e6
0-0 Ae7 128e20-03 trfdl aa5!
ll 210
B
-tr .,,ru,
I
1r -t b7
Im
t4 6d2 e6 (14 ... Exd2?! 15 : Castro-Matulovi6, Dortmund
A
b) o{t il
Axd2 Bxd2 16 Efdl Erh6 17 1977. ,rrffiv ab?
Bg3 Bc6 18 Ed3t) 15 Bg3 h5 b) 7 e6?! Axe6 8 Axe6 fe 9 cd ,,,ru, cao" \
16 AR h417 Vc7 $a6!: Mor- 6c6 l0 6R gd7 o L. Bron- % .,ru, b) r.
vay-Hardicsay, Hungary I 982. stein-Sax, Rio de Janeiro lZ1979. trdE
,,ru
c) 14 Ae3!? Bxb2 (14 ... e6 15 7 cd de! A A lo --
B,d2 Ae7 16 gc3 0-0 17 Ah6 8 gh5 a E ad'
Af6 18 Eael Bd3 19 6e4) 15 8 grB e6 9 de 6c6 (9 ... ThiF
D.d2 Bxd2 16 Axd2 g'xd2 17 a6d7t?) l0 gc3 Ad4 ll Adl well as the fortification of the out-
E(fdl gh6 18 Ug3 Malaniuk- dc4 + Evars-Zagorovska, post at d5. I{d
Mnatsakanian, Erevan 1984. Senta 1980. Black has two continuations 8 At
L4 8 ... e6 aiming to strengthen the d4 Zzl-
5 Ac4 ab6 9 de 6c6 square: 4 ... e6
Another line has been seen: 5 10 aR gd3! (Bl) and a ... dc6 (82). tf 7
,.. Wc7?! 6 We2 db6 7 Ab3 d5 11 Ac3 Other moves are seldom grtr
(7 ... d3l'! 8 8e4! Bc6 9 grf4 d5 Praxis has demonstrated that played: 12 Ir
oo) 8 ed urxd6 9 6R 6c6 l0 0-0 White does not have sufficient a) 4 ... e5 5 de Bxe5* 6 Ae3 14 -1.
d3 11 Be3 da5 12 da3 a6 : compensation for the weak af67 6R Bc7 8 6a3! a6 9 93 b5 UUf
Yurtayev-Kasparov, Tbilisi I 976. pawns, despite his initiative: I I l0 Ag2 "$Lb7 ll jLf4 We7+ 12 Rr
6 Ab3 d6|, (209) ... -gb4 (ll ... dc4?! 12 s.h4 eflt. t sg
d4xe5 13 6xe5 6xe5 14 Ae3! b) 4.. . af6s 6R Aea 6 9e2e5
209
o) 12 Ad2 Axc3 (12 ... 6c4 13 7 h3Ah5 8 0-0 6c6 9 Ae3 cd l0
W lal 0-0-0 6xd2 14 Bxd2 9g6 o
Mikhalchishin-Gufeld, Debrecen
cd Ae7 I I 6c3 gd6 12 a3 G0 13
gb3 Ead8 14 tradlt Ivanovic- 2ttt
///K'
,/.4(4,
1969) 13 Axc3 6d5 14 Edl Miles, Niksic 1983.
/H--/t gre4* 15 efl 0-0 + Mari6- B1
Radulov, Novi Sad 1974. 4 ... e6
Ex 7Mz
Hffi.,,2 B saR af6
AA 2 (t5 White has the choice between 6
88
3ed Bxd5 Ae2 (Bll), 6 -lLd3 (Bl2) and 6
4 d4 (210) 6a3 (Bl3).
At the cost of being somewhat 811
This sort of handling of the behind in development White has 6 Ae2 -CI"e7
gambit variation is not profitable obtained an advantage in the 6 ... cd 7 cd 6c6 8 0-0 Ae7 9 W,l
for White: centre. Black can immediatelY at- hc3 - tiE
this order of moves gives
a) 7 ed 9xd6 8 cd 6c6 9 AR tack that centre, or he can Put this more scope for White. liglt
Afs! (9 ... Ag4?! l0 AxfT+! off until the middlegame, striving a) 9 ... Vd8 l0 Ae5 (10 Af4 o{ tirtq
6xf7 11 AC5+ qDe8 12 $xg4 for development at present, as ll Ecl b612 ab5 6d5! 13 Ag3 a)to
 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation 209

Kiev Bxd4 13 ge2 t) 10 6c3 e6 11 Ab7 14 de5 da5l Handoko-

,rry, Timman, Indonesia 1983) l0 ...
l5
0-0 -e-e7 12*e20-03 trfdl aa5!
: Castro-Matulovi6, Dortmund
I L
0-0 ll a3 b612 Eid2 h6 13 Af4
t7 1977. .,,m Ab7 14 Efdlt Zivkovic-Mor-
h5 b) 7 e6?! Axe6 8 Axe6 fe 9 cd eno, Valjevo 1984.
Hor- 6c6 l0 AA gd7 oo L.
Bron- b) 9 ... Vd6 l0 Acs (10 Ab5
stein-Sax, Rio de Janeiro lZ1979.
,ram"
gds ll 6e5 Ad7 12 Af4 0-0:)
fl5 7 cd a l0 ... 0-0 ll grd2 b6 12 Efdl
aT
de! A a
8 Ad5 l3 Axd5 gxd5 14 tracl!t
-Lh6 grhs "ffi.A-
15 e6 9 de 6c6 (9 ...
8 urB Thipsay-Ravisekhar, 1983.

t't a6d7!?) 10 gic3 ad4 1l -g"dl well as the fortification of the out- 7 0-0
Nothing is gained by 7 6a3 0-0
Ac4 + Evans-Zagorovska, post at d5.
Black has two continuations 8 Ab5 Bc6 9 Af4 a6 lO 6c7
Senta 1980.
8 ... e6 aiming to strengthen the d4 Ba1.
9 de 6c6 square: 4 ... e6 7 ... 0-0

ca: 5 10 aR grd3! (Bl) and a ... dc6 (82). It7 ... cd 8 cd 0-0 then 9 dc3
i3 d5 11 Ac3 Other moves are seldom grd6 l0 abs grd8 11 af4 6c6!
Praxis has demonstrated that played: 12 Bcl a6l3 6c3 (13 dc7 Ea7
f4 d5
o04 White does not have sufficient a) 4 ...
e5 5 de Bxe5* 6 -0-e3 14 Axa6 Ahs) 13 ... ab4 14
gfb3! b6 15 a3 6bd5 16 Ae5t
6- compensation for the weak af67 dR Bc7 8 6a3!a6 9 93 b5
tn6. pawns, despite his initiative: I I l0 -Q-c2 Ab7 I I Af4 Be1 + t2 Rosentalis-Kaidanov, 1984

\D) ... -e"b4 (11 ... 6c4?! 12 Uh4 sfit. USSR.

64xe5 13 6xe5 6xe5 14 Ae3! b) 4.. . af6 s 6R Ae4 6 Ae2 e6 8 6e5l? (211)
o) 12 Ad2 Axc3 (12 '.. 6d t3 7 h3 Ah5 8 0-0 Ac6 9 Ae3 cd l0
0-0-0 6xd2 14 Exd2 9g6 @ cd -0.e7 ll Ac3 grd6 12 a3 0-0 13
gb3 Ead8 14 Eadlt Ivanovic- 211 *
Mikhalchishin-Gufeld, Debrecen
1969) 13 Axc3 Ads 14 Edl Miles, Niksic 1983.
B lll ..ffi,
9e4* 15 efl 0-0 + Mari6- B1
4 ... e6
.,rrru"

Radulov, Novi Sad 1974. .,,ru,

B 5 AR af6
2 ... d5 White has the choice between 6
%T_
. 3 ed
4 d4 (210)
Sxd5 Se2 (B11), 6 Ad3 (Bl2) and
6a3 (B13).
6
A "'m. "T
"
At the cost of being somewhat 811 a
the behind in development White has 6 -ge2 -CI-e7

obtained an advantage in the 6...cd7cddc680-04e79 White has several possible con-

centre. Black can immediatelY at-
aR tack that centre, or he can put this
+! off until the middlegame, striving
,xE4 for develoPment at Present, as
Ac3 - this order of moves gives tinuations but only 8 6e5!? high-
more scope for White. lights the benefits of having the
a) 9... Vd8 l0 Ag5 (10 Af4 0-0 bishop on e2.
ll Ecl b6 D Abs ad5! 13 -Q-e3 a) 8 c4 grd8 9 6c3 (if 9 dc then 9
2 10 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation .dl

... abd7 10 Ac3 Axc5 1l Uc2

212
t2 b6
Bc7 is good) 9 ... b6 (9 ... cd is 13 AeS I
risky l0 dc Axc5 1l Ag5 Hb7 12
tll 14 a3
Ab7
Abds cd
Wc2 6bd7 13 Eadl gb8: t 15 Ed3! -ed
Sveshhikov-Georgiev, Athens "ffi"v Better than 15 de42 o,xe/. 16 III
.m
1983. Bxe4 trc8 17 .$Ld3 f5! and Black
b) 8 6ga!? (8 . . . dc6 9 dc is
.CI.e3 takes over the initiative; Braga.-
unclear) 9 Af4 Ed8 l0 Wc2 6c6
l1 E dl cd 12 cd! (12 dxd4 e5 13
AA Portisch, Mar Del Plata 1982-
15 fr
I
E Ec8
6xc6 Bxc6:) 12 ... Ab4! 13 The chances are equal; Mar- E
grd2 g/f5!? with a sharp position, WxbT 15 6xc6 Bxc6 16 d5!t iotti-Toth, Roma 1981.
Hulak-Adorjan, Banja Luka Matulovic-Gheorghiu, Bad Her- B13
1983. kulaine 1983. 6 6a3 (
8 ... cd b) 10 Ae3 0-0 I I a3 b6 12 de4 Intending Ab5-r7(+). Sc
If 8 ... trdS then 9 AA gd6 dxe4 13 Axe4 Ab7 14 5s5 : 6 ... gd8 Sr
10 Af4 grb6 ll Ad2! with the Makropoulos-Gufeld, Athens 6 . . . a6 is a mistake: both the 12,
initiative for White; Sveshnikov- 1985. quiet 7 dcZ and alsq the sharp 7 14t
Novikov, Tashkent 1984. 8 Be2 dc4 dbdT 8 Af4 with an advan- fr
9 cd gd8 A consistent plan of improving tage for White are possible. GI
If 9 ... trd8 then l0 6c3! is the position; White intends to After 6 ... -Ae7 7 Ab5 6a6 8
unpleasant - l0 . . . gxd4 is bad - play 9 trdl. Other options are: c4 Be4t 9 Ae2 0-0 l0 (H) an n
llSxd4 Hxd412 ab5 Ee4
AR Exe5 14 6c7+.
13 a) 8 c4!? grd8 9 dc
6fd7 l0 8e2
6xc5 ll Ac2 b6 12 dc3 Aa6!?
unclear and sharp position arises:
8 Ae2 0-0 9 0-0 trd8 l0 Ae3 Ad7
sst
10 6c3 Ac6 13 6e5 Bc8 14 Ae3 6bd7! 15 I I dc Axc5 is also possible with cd
11 -CI.e3 AM
12 aR
6xd7 BxdT 16 Efdl *c7 17 b3 an equal position; Martinovic- s
abds Efd8: Halasz-Sax, Hungary Gavrikov, Vrsac 1985.
13 grb3 1984. 7 6c2
White has a more active pos- b) 8 Ae3 cd (if 8 ...
dc6then 9 If 7 6b5? then the simple 7 . . -
ition; Sveshnikov-Georgadze, dc! is unpleasant or 8 ... Ed8 9 a6; lf 7 dc4 6c6 8 6ce5 cd 8
Tashkent 1984. We2 dc6l0 Edl t). Ab5!? Ed5! l0 9a4 a6 ll I
Btz 8 ... cd Axc6* bc: Rosentalis-Yuda- Er
6 Ad3 Ae7 If 8 . .. 6c6 then 9 dc Ed8 l0 sin, Sverdlovsk 1984. tt
7 0-0 o-0 (212) Ac2 Sxc5 1l Ag5 h6 12 Af4t. 7 ... aN7 .E!
Another move is 7 ... cd 8 cd 9 cd ac6 After 7 ... Ae7 8 g3!? Ad7 9 xi
dc6 9 6c3 gidS. White is more 10 Edl aM Ag2 0-0 l0 0-0 -Q.c6 1l *e2
flexible: 11 6c3 gd8 dbd7 12 Edl urc8 13 c4 Ee8 14
a) l0 Eel 0-0 ll
b612 del!?
a3 12 -Q-c4 b3 a5 15 Ab2 White has a good I
-e-b7! (12 ... 6xd4 13 -CI.e3 6f5 12 Abl?! b6 13 6e5 Ab7 14 a3 position; Sveshnikov-Romanis- BE
14 gn with the initiative for abd5: Braga-Karpov, Mar Del hin, Moscow 1986. -tcf
White) 13 Aa6!? 8c8 14 AxbT Plata 1982. 8 -0-d3 -CI-e7 .[C
Vsiation Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation 21 I
6ll 8c2 E
)1') E
t2 b6 9 _Acs
p -.. cd is .,m 13 6e5 _flb7 9 Af4 0-0 l0 Se2 Ee8 ll 6e5
W A L,,ffi' L
14 a3 cd 12 dxd4 Axe5 13 Axe5
6 Lb7 t2 ,% abds
tr Eb8: ,rrm
L 15 trd3! _Ud7: Vorotnikov-Yudasin,
Athens ,,,m Better than 15 6e4? dxe4 16 USSR 1984.
Wxe4 EcS 17 Ad3 f5! and Black 9 ... t6
Do6 9 dc is
,,,ru,
a% takes over the initiative; Braga- 10 0-0
),!c2 ic6 A
a% ,M, Portisch, Mar Del Plata 1982. White is more active; Vorot-
8,
15 trc8 nikov-Lerner, USSR 1981.
Lrd{ e5 13
. ab4! 13
a :B"ffi, The chances are equal; Mar- 82
BxbT 15 6xc6 Bxc6 16 d5!t iotti-Toth, Roma 1981. 4 ... 6c6
P lxrsruon,
i Luka Matulovic-Gheorghiu, Bad Her- 813 5 Aa Ac4
kulaine 1983. 6 Aa3 Or 5... cd 6 cd 6... -CI.C4 7

d b) 10 Ae3 0-0 ll a3 b6 12 de4 Intending ab5-t7(+). bc3 AxR 8 gf $xd4 9 9xd4

rAf3 gd6 dxe4 13 Axe4 Ab7 14 ael
: 6 ... gd8 6xd4 l0 Ab5 e5 ll 6c7 + *d7
E *ith the Makropoulos-Gufeld, Athens 6 . . . a6 is a mistake: both the 12 AxaS Ab4+ 13 -e-d2 AxR+
rstnikov- 1985. quiet 7 8rc2 and alsq the sharp 7 t4 @e2 ad4+ 15 6d3 Axd2 16
A. 8 ge2 dc4 6bd7 8 Af4 with an advan- @xd2 de1 17 f4!t Afek-Sobre-
tage for White are possible. cases. Montpellier 1985.
tdt A consistent Plan of imProving
6 Ae2
lO 3c3l is the position; White intends to After 6 . .. $-e7 7 ab5 6a6 8 cd
dl is bad - play 9 trdl. Other oPtions are: c4 Be4* 9 -e-e2 0-0 10 0-0 an If 6 ... e6 then 7 h3 Ah5 8 c4!
hs =e4 13 a) 8 c4!? grd8 9 dc 4,fd7 10 ge2 unclear and sharp position arises: gd7 9 g4 Ag6 l0 d5 ed ll cd
6xc5 I I -e-c2 b6 12 dc3 Aa6!? 8 Ae2 0-0 9 0-0 E d8 l0 Ae3 Ad7 ab4 12 6e5 Wxd5 13 Ab5+
Ac6 13 Ae5 Bc8 14 Ae3 6bd7! 15 I I dc Axc5 is also possible with ed8 14 0-0+ Adamski-
B}{ axdT BxdT 16 Efdl src7 17 b3 an equal position; Martinovic- Schneider, Breslaw 1981.
stds trfd8: Halasz-Sax, HungarY Gavrikov, Vrsac 1985. 7cde6
1984. 7 dc2 8 h3 -flhs
S\e pos- b) 8 Ae3 cd (if 8 . .. 6c6 then 9 lf 7 ab5? then the simPle 7 . . . t hc3 Wa5
lGoorgadze, dc! is unpleasant or 8 ... trd8 9 a6; lf 7 dc4 dc6 8 Ace5 cd 8 10 d5!?
ge2 6c6 10 Edlt). Ab5!? grd5! l0 Ba4 a6 I I After l0 0-0 af6 ll Ae3 Ae7
8 ... cd Axc6* bc: Rosentalis-Yuda- Black achieves a solid position: 12

!-e7 If 8 ... 6c6 then 9 dc trdS 10 sin, Sverdlovsk 1984. grb3!? Erb4! 13 Bxb4 Axb4 14 g4
(H (212) Ac2 Bxc5 ll -9"C5 h6 12 -e-f4t' abdT -Q-C6 l5 be5 t Sveshnikov-
--- cd 8 cd 9 cd 6c6 After 7 ... Ae7 8 g3!?
Ad7 9 Kaiser, Copenhagen 1984.
EE is more 10 trdl dv Ag2 0-0 l0 0-0 Ac6 I9e2 I 10 ed
11 6c3 gd8 abd7 12 trdl erc8 13 c4 tre8 14 11 an{:, (213)
E 12 3e5!? t2 -fl"c4 b3 a5 15 Ab2 White has a good This is the point. After 1l . . .
13 le3 if5 12 Abl?!b6 13 6e5 Ab7 14 a3 position; Sveshnikov-Romanis- Axd4 (ll ... Axe2 12 Bxe2*
ffative for Abd5: Braga-KarPov, Mar Del hin, Moscow 1986. Ae7 13 6xc6 bc 14 0-0 af6 15
;f 14 AxbT Plata 1982. 8 Ad3 -Q"e7 ^UC5! with the initiative for
 21 2 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation

a) 12 deS?! g'b5! 13 b4 O-O 14 a4 13 ahs

213
B rat gb6 15 Bxb6 ab 16 6d2 Efc8 14 g/d2
15 c5!
Ec8 9.
I Sveshnikov-Peresipkin,
USSR 1976. White has the better chances;
-4.
fr
b)12 dbd2 0-0 13 Efel Ad8 14 Y eraJapata. Cienfuegos I 9M-
,ffi
6e5 Bd615 Ag4 Qxg416 gxg4 D
A -e.b6
: Sveshnikov-Tal, USSR 2... d6 5
aAa
aii{a 1976. 3d4 af6 (216) u
gE
Black's counterplay provides
almost equal chances, although .,,m
White) 12 Axh5 de6 t3 0-0 Af6 White's prospects are better.
14 tr el White is more active; Ben- 6aa Ac6 t ,,,ru,
Im
jamin-Polgar, New York 1985. 7 b3! cb
C 8ab _e-d6
,raru,

2 e6 9 Ae2 ,,ru. t
3 Md5 White prevents the possible pin u
4 ed ed (214) ... gc8-g4, 9 93 dgeT l0 Ag2 II
0-0 ll 0-0 Ag4! 12 grd2 g,d7:. t'

9 ... age7 d
t I 9... Af6?! l0 0-0 0-0 ll c4! 7
de4 12 atd2l.t vera-vilela, This idea has been introduccd bI
.rffi, Havana 1984. into practice quite recently. Black c)
10 0-0 0-0 attacks the e4 pawn and prevents
,,ru 11 c4! AC4 the advance e4-+5 at the sanc
12 Ac3 a6 time. White has several options
A 13 h3 (2ts) (Dl) 4 dc (D2) 4 Ad3 (D3) 4 R.
a"ru ff\
.EL
w
D1 l!
215 A '.ffi,
4 dc Ac6! u
The pawn structure of the pos- B I I But not 4 ... e.xe4.'! 5
ition is reminiscent of one of the A Ba4+ *.
variations of the French Defence,
I 5R
to which the text variation often a) 5 Sc4 6xe4 6 AxfT+ ,brf,l 7
transposes. The move considered ',,,M gd5+ e6 8 9xe4 d5.
below has independent signifi- a A b) 5 cd 6xe4 6 de Uxdl + 7 D
cance, however. r+\
*xdl AxeT ('7 ... 6xf2+ 8 *el
5 -0..3 c4l? H Axhl 9 ef (Ur)+ rExfS l0 g3) 8
After 5 ... cd 6 gxd4! dc6 7 Ae3 Af5 9 6R 0-0-0+. o
6R Axd4 8 Bxd4 Af6 9 Abs+ Stronger than 13 6el Axe2 14 c) 5 Adii dst 6 6d2 e5! 7 d63 ti
Ad7 l0 AxdT+ SxdT ll 0-0 dxe2 Ee8 15 6c3 dc 16 bc Axc5 8 0-0 0-0.
Ae7 White obtains a pleasant Af5 + Ochoa De Echaguen- 5 ... d5! pt
endgame: Gufeld, Cienfuegos I 984. 6ed Sxrl5 rl
 Ytiation Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation 213

a) 12 Se5?! grbs! 13 b4 0-0 14 a4 13 _uhs 6. . . 6xd5 7 Ac4e6 8 Axd5 ed

gb6 15 Bxb6 ab 16 ad2 Efc8 t4 Eid2 Ec8 9 Ae3 gh4+ l0 93 Wh5 ll ad2
Sveshnikov-PeresiPkin, 15 c5! -Ae7 12 $e2t Vorotnikov-
USSR 1976. White. has the better chances; Razuvaev, USSR 1981.
t- b) 12 Abd2 0-0 13 trfel Ad8 14 Y era-Zapata, Cienfuegos I 984. 7 Wxd5
Ae5 Bd6 15 aC4 trxg416 $xg4
D Bxdl * 8 *xdl Af5 9
7 Ae3?!

-CI-b6
: Sveshnikov-Tal, USSR 2... d6 ad2 0-0-0+ Gorelov-Ubilava,
1976. 3d4 ar6 (216) USSR I98I.
Black's counterPlaY Provides 7 ... 6xd5
almost equal chances, although 8 Ac4 e6

13 GO -af6 White's prosPects are better. 9 Axd5 ed

rtive: Ben- 6 aa 6c6 lal ,rrru, ,rffi 10 Ae3 Ae5!

Black has an equal position (l I
rt 1985. 7 b3! cb
8 ab -Ad6
,,ru ... Ad3* and 11 ... dc4arethe
6 g Ae2 threats) Lemachko-Levitina,
A
USSR 1981.
G White prevents the Possible Pin ,ry,
d (214) . Sc8-g4, 9 e3 dgeT l0 Ac2
.. D2
0-0 1l 0-0 Ag4! 12 gd2 gd7:. AA 4 Ad3 cd
9 ... age7 a)4... Ac65 6R Ag46d5 Ae5
I'l A 9 ... af6?! 10 0-0 0-0 ll c4! 7 6xe5!4.
4... abdT 5 f4 e5 6 aR!t.
IW 2,e4 12 afd2tt Vera-Vilela,
Havana 1984.
This idea has been introduced
into practice quite recently. Black
b)
c) 4 ... 96 5 dc! dc 6 e5t.
10 0-0 attacks the e4 pawn and prevents 5cd
I w" 11 c4!
12 6c3
0-0
Ag4
a6
the advance e4-+5 at the same
time. White has several options:
6 6c3
7f3
96
_Ag7

p= 13 h3 (2ts) (Dl) 4 dc (D2) 4 Ad3 (D3) 4 R. 7 6Ee2 0-0 8 0-0 Ac6 t h3 e5

D1 l0 d5 ad4: Yaravin-Zakharov,
w
I 4 dc 6c6! USSR 1982.

dthe pos-
215
B
- I A But not 4 ... Exe4? 5 7 ... 0-0
lme of the Sa4* +. 8 Ae3 Ac6
tL Defence,
A
5R 9 dee2 e5
i{ion often a) 5 Ac4 Axe4 6 AxfT+ EhxfT 7 10 d5 ad4
r onsidered gd5+ e6 8 Bxe4 d5. The position is equal.
het signifi- ,a a
a b) 5 cd 6xe4 6 de Uxdl * 7 D3
*xdl AxeT (7 ... 6xf2+ 8 Bel 4R cd
c{? ,E 6xhl 9 ef (B)+ Bxl8 l0 g3) 8 Black connects this exchange to
d4! Bc6 7 Ae3 Af5 9 aR 0-0-0+. the coming fianchetto of the fl
l59 Eb5+ Stronger than 13 6el Axe2 14 c) 5 Arlii d5t 6 6d2 e5! 7 6gf3 bishop.
!fr7 I I 0-0 6xe2 Ee8 15 6c3 dc 16 bc Axc5 8 0-0 0-0. 4 ... abd7 5 Ae3 is another
a pleasant af5T Ochoa De Echaguen- 5 ... d5! possibility, for instance:
Gufeld, Cienfuegos 1984. 6ed Bxd5 a) 5.. . Wc7 6 a4 96 7 6a3 a6 8
2 14 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variqtion I

de2 fug7 9 93 b6 l0 Pg2: Mar- Ad2 g5! 15 6xg5 (15 9g3 g4!16 Bxdl + 7
R!? (5 cd?! 6xe4 6 de t
janovic{ebalo, Yugoslavia ch. $xg4 fixe5 17 6xe5 Sxe5+ {) Bxdl Ac4 6xe4- 5
AxeT oo; 5 a
1985. 15 ... 6xe5 (15 ... Uxe5+!? 16 ... e6!? - 6 AxfT+l? *d7 7 (l
b)5...e6 6 Ad3 -Q.e7 7 6e2 0-0 8 9xe5 6xe5 17 Ae4 6"4t. 1) 16 gd5+ e6 8 Bxe4 d5! cc) 5 -.- t
0-0 e5 9 d5 6e8 l0 Ed21 Ae2! Ac6?! (16 ... 0-0-0! 17 c4 d5?! (5 ...dc 6 Bxd8t tDxd8 7
Hardicsay-Ubilava, Primorsk Ab4 18 Axb4 Bxb4+ T +) 17 Ae3 t) 6 ed 6xd5 7 Hc4l (7 c4 T
1985. c4! AM 18 Axb4 Bxb4+ 19 Ba5* 8 -gd2 adb49 6c3 Af5!
5cd96 6fl grb2 20 Eel Eg8 2l AR! @) 7 ... e6 8 Axd5 ed 9 ie3 ;i
6 Ae3 Ag7 (21 Ah5 0-0-0! 22 Exe5 trxg5!! Eih4+ l0 93 Bh5 1l 6d2 Ae7 2a
7 dc3 0-0 23 Sxg5 t6 +) 2l ... Bxglt 22 12 de2 0-0 13 .bf4 Se5 14 ge/! h3
8 grd2 gxg5 trd3 23 Exe6*!: tbfS 04 *nt t) 14. . . b6! l5 ab3 (15 a
The starting position of the + +)24 gh6+
(23 . . . fe 24 Bg8 cb?! Aa6 co) 15 ... tre8 16 04( -t,
variation. White, shielded by the Bg8 25 gC5+ gf8 26 Urh6+ Axc5 17 Qxc5 (17 6xc5 bc! l8 i,
strong centre, prepares to castle *s8 27 Ae5+ i-*. Ehel d4! +) 17 .. . gxf4+ 18 gf il
queenside and then attack on the tsxe2 l0 dd,4 dxd4 20 Axd4f6 fr
kingside. Here are some ex- Malanyuk{oryelov 2l Edel Aa6 T 22 Zxe2 (22 B
amples: USSR 1981 ehgl!?) 22 ... Hxe2 23 Eel
a) 8 . .. e5 9 0-0-0 Ac6 10 d5 I AxR 24 Ee7 Sf8 25 trb7? ZeSt- St
Ad4 e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 ed
Bxd5 4 d4 e6 5
ll $ge2 6xe2* 12 dxe2h513 AR Af6 6 Ad3 Ac6 7 0-0 cd 8 cd 26 HxaT Eel* 27 *c2 Ee2+ H
6c3 Ad7 14 $bl a6 15 Ecl l Ae7 9 6c3 8d6 l0 Ags!? (10 28 eb3 Hxh2 29 a4 h5 30 f5?! M lr
Sveshnikov-Kremenetsky, Mos- Ae3) l0 ... 0-0 ll Ecl (ll gaz 3l Ea8+ etZ 32 trh8 &g4! 33 d
cow 1983; EdS 12 Eadl 96 13 Ab5 a6 14 Axb6 Axf5 34 Ac7 trhl 35 *b4 a
b) 8 .. . 16 9 $ge2 e5 l0 0-0-0 Axc6 bc 15 6e5 t) ll ... Ed8! 95 36 Sc5 *e7 37 trd8 94 38 a5 ll
6c6 ll 94 da5 (ll ...b5!? 12 d5 (11 . . . b6? 12 Axf6 Axf6 13 6e4 93 39 €c6 d4 40 Ab6 Ae4+ 0-1. t3
6a5 was sharper) 12 6e3 ed 13 +) 12 ab5 gd7 13 6e5 Axe5 14 E
Axd4 6c6 14 -fle3t Svesh- trc7 9d5 15 de Bxe5 16 trxe7 Bangiev-Tumenok
USSR 1981
a
nikov-Watson, Hastings 1984/85. gxg5 17 AxhT+ SxhT 18 Bxd8 A
Ad7! 19 Bxa8 Axb5 20 g3!? (20 le4c526Re63c3Sg74d4cd f
Illustrative Games Ec7 Axfl 2l *xfl $d2 :;20 5cd 6f6!?(s. . . ds 6ed 6f6 t)6 !,
trdl Ac6 2l 93 th5 22 Hct -e"fi (6 6c3 d5! 7 e5 de4 8 Ed3 2l
Buljovci6-Browne 6e4 23 h4 Eid5 24 Bxc6 gdl + f5) 6... ds (6 ... d67 0-00-0 8 h! U
Novi Sad 1979 25 *C2 gd5+ +) 20 ... Axfl dc6 9 ac3 grb6 l0 d5 t) 7 e5 a
le4c52c3 df6 3e5 Ad5 4d4cd, 2l Ebxfl Wcl* 22 *e2 urc6+ de4 8 0-0 0-0 9 da3!? (9 .Del I
5 Bxd4 e6 6 6R dc67 Be4 d6 8 23 *cr +-+. Bb6 oo) 9 ... f6?l l0 Erb3! gh8 I
Abd2 Ad7 (8 .. . de!? 9 6xe5 I I ef ef 12 ac2 dc6 13 6e3 f5 14 l-
6xe5 10 Bxe5 6f6 ll Ab5+ Vorotnikov-Ra,zuvayev
Ad7 12 a4 a6 13 AxdT+ 9xd7 Byeltsi 1981
140-0 Ad6 :)9 6c4 Axc3 l0bc I e4 c5 2 c3 d6 3 d4 af6l? 4 dc (4
d5 l1 gif4 dc 12 Axc4 Ae7 13 Ad3 cd 5 cd 96 6 h3!? Ag7 7 6R
.$Ld3?! (13 0-0 :) 13 ... 8a5! 14 0-0 8 Ac3 hc6 :; 4 ... dc6t. 5
 Alapin-Sveshnikov Variation 215
Taiarion
R!? (5 cd?! Axe4 6 de Bxdl + 7 Sxd5! Axd4 15 Axd4 Bxd5 16
2: Mar- Ad2 g5! 15 Axs5 (15 Be3 e4!16 6xd5 Axd4 17 Ah6! t En?l
Sxdl AxeT oo; 5 Ac4 6xe4 - 5
hcia ch. Bxg4 6xe5 l7 6xe5 $xe5+ $) (17 . . .Ag7) 18 E adl?! (18 Axe4
15 ... 6xe5 (15 ... 9xe5+!? 16
... e6!? - -Axf7+!? €xf7 7
6
gd5+ e6 8 Bxe4 d5! co) 5 .. ' fe 19 Eadl He7 ZO 6c7! +) 18
BE2 GO 8 Bxe5 6xe5 tZ -Q"e4 Ac4! T) 16 d5?! (5 ... dc 6 Bxd8+ @xd8 7 ... -[g7 19 PxgT+ *xe1 20
D gd2t Ae2! Ac6?! (16 ... 0-0-0! 17 c4 Efel (20 Axe4 fe 2l de3 X) 20
Ae3 t) 6 ed Axd5 7 Hc4! (7 c4
Primorsk Ab4 lS Axb4 erxb4+ + +) 17 ... ad6 2l Hc2l Ed7 22 SLb3
c4! -Ab4 18 Axb4 8xb4+ 19 &a5* 8 Ad2 Adb4 9 Ac3 Af5!
co) 7... e6 8 Axd5 ed 9 -A-e3 b5?l (22... de4)23 &e7 * ExeT
j €fl gb2 20 trel trgS 2l AR! gh4+ l0 g3 €h5 ll Ad2 Ae7 24 AxeT An Q4 ... dc4l?) 25
LA (21 Ah5 O-O'01 22 E4xe5 trxg5!! h3! + *t6 26 6d5+ @e7 27
12 Ae2 0-0 13 af4 Be5 14 We2?
a 23 gxs5 f6 +) 2l ... @xg5r.22 ae7 *f6 28 Ad5+ eC7 29 Ecl
(14 el2! t) 14. . . b6! ls ab3 (15
Sxg5 Ad3 23 Exe6*!: €f8 ... EeS 16 0-0-0
cb?! $-a6 oo) 15 Ad7 30 Ec7 trd8 3l af4! ef6
r of the (23.. . fe 24 sgg8 + +)24 gh6+ 32 ExaT g5?l (32. . . ad6 +) 33
Axc5 17 Axc5 (17 6xc5 bcl l8
H b1'the *g8 25 gc5+ $f8 26 gh6+ Ehel d4! +) 17 .. . $xf4+ 18 gf ad5 + €e5 34 Ab6 + + Ae6 35
to castle qbgS 27 Bgs+ *-1.
i
Eixe2 10 Ad4 6xd4 20 Axd4 f6 ee1 trd6 36 Axe6 Hxe6 37
d on the 2l Edel Aa6 T 22 Axe2 (22 ad7+ gd6 38 ExfT l--0.
gne ex- Malanyuk-GorYelov
USSR 1981 trhgl!?) 22 ... Hxe2 23 eel
Sveshnikov-Watson
I e4c5 2c3d5 3ed g,xd5 4d4e65 AxR 24 Ee7 &f8 25 trb7? tse8!
tod5 ad4 26 ExaT Bel+ 2'7 @c2 ge2+ Hastings 1984/85
tE2 h5 13 aR Af6 6 -CI-d3 Ac6 7 0-0 cd 8 cd 28 €b3 Exh2 29 a4 h5 30 f5?! h4 I d4 af64 R cd 5
e4 c5 2 c3 d6 3
[5 Ecl t Ae7 9 6c3 Wd6 l0 Aes!? (10 3l tra8+ *f7 32 Ch8 Ag4! 33 cd 96 Ae3 Ag7 7 6c3 0-0 8
6
kt, Mos- Ae3) l0 ... 0-0 ll Ecl (11 gd2 &d2 a6 9 agez e5 l0 0-0-0 6c6
Axb6 Axf5 34 Ac7 trhl 35 Sb4
Ed8 12 Eadl 96 13 Ab5 a6 14 tl
95 36 *c5 *e7 37 Ed8 94 38 a5 94 da5 (11 ... b5! 12 d5 Aa5
5 r0 GGo Axc6 bc 15 ae5 t) 1l ..' trd8! g-b6 Ae4+ 0-1. 13 aC3 b4) 12 6g3 ed 13 Axd4
(11 ...b6? 12 Axf6 Axf6 13 6e4 93 39 Sc6 d4 40
b5!? 12 d5
dc614 Ae3 Ae615 ebl Ee8 16
ilt3 d 13 +) 12 Ab5 gd7 l3 Ae5 6xe5 14 Bangiev-Tumenok Af5! gf (16 ... Axf5 17 gf) t7 gf
,+ Svesh- Ec7 Bd5 15 de Bxe5 16 EixeT USSR 1981 g-d7 18 Egl *h8 19 ExgT!
p 1984 85. Sxg5 17 AxhT+ €xh7 18 9xd8 @xg7 20 Ag5!+ de5 (20 . . .
I e4 c5 2 dR 963 c3 Ag7 4 d4 cd
Ad7! 19 9xa8 Axb5 20 g3rj! (20 5 cd 6f6!?(5.. . d5 6ed 6f6 t) 6 tre5 2l grf4 h6 22 Axh6+ Bh8
E Ec7 Axfl 21 €xfl Wd2 :;20 2l Ae5 L. +) 2t dd5 dxB 22
tsdl Ac6 2l 93 th5 22 Bcl Ad3 (6 6c3 d5! 7 e5 de4 8 Ad3
Bg2 6xg5 23 Bxg5+ Bh8 24
6e423 h4 grd5 24 Hxc6 gdl+
fs) 6 . . . d5 (6 . . . d67 0-0 0-o 8 h3
2s @82 gds+ t) 20 ... Axfl Ac6 9 Ac3 Bb6 l0 d5 t) 7 e5 6xf6 Bg8 25 gh4! He1 26
6e4 8 0-0 0-0 9 da3r.? (9 6el trxd6 trc8 27 BxdT + + gb6 28
1d5 4 d4 cd 2l Sxfl 9cl* 22 @CZ Bc6*
23 *Er r-+. Bb6 o) 9 ... f6?! 10 Crb3! gh8 Edl 9c6 29 Ad3 trd8 30 6xh7!
fue+oos I I ef ef 12 6c2 Ac6 13 de3 f5 14 l-0.
C 9 ixe5
Ll Aus+ Vorotnikov-Razuvayev
II+ tsxd7 Byeltsi 1981
Brc3 l0 bc I e4 c5 2 c3 d6 3 d4 af6!? 4 dc (4
oil ie7 13 Ad3 cd 5 cd 96 6 h3!? Ae7 7 6R
-- 8a5! 14 0-0 8 Ac3 bc6 :) 4 ... dc6r. 5
 (7 6xe5? 8 6xe5 de 9 I
AxfT*!) 8 Bxd8+ Sxd8 (8... sil
6xd8 9 Ab5 Eb8 10 Axe5 e6 lt !-
dc7+ *e7 12 Ae3 +) 9 aC5 b[
20 The Morra Gambit qFcT l0 axfT trg8 ll ab5+ +-
7 0-0 ar6
l5
ad
Black has to be aware of the t7
le4 G[
2d4
c5
2t7 I threat of e4-+5 after this move.
After the possible 7 ... Ae7 8 B
3c3
cd B A I I A
We2a69 Edl b510 jLb3 EaT tt
This is the ancient Morra Gam- Ae3 Cd7 White chooses between 1

bit. White's idea is clear - to 12 6xb5 (Ebeling-Staniszewski, AL

obtain an advantage in develop- Groningen 1983/84) and12 da4P tz
ment by sacrificing a pawn. Black
can choose one of two plans. He
a A
(Matushenkov-Jakovich, USSR
1985) with sharp positions in both
Ar
h
a
can either hold on to his extra cases. ly,
pawn and spend some time on 8 Se2
defence, or he can decline the sac- however, that he will later have White threatens to carry out d I
I
rifice and carry out a counter- free diagonals for his bishops, after playing Edl, for example 8 a
thrust in the centre. open lines for his rooks and a ... a69 tsdl gc7 l0 Af4 Ae7 ll o
A 3...dc lasting initiative provided by the Eacl Bb8! 12 "$Lb3 (12 e5 .Dh5! a
B 3...d3 threat of e5. +) tz .. . o-o 13 Ag3 6e5 14 h3 b5
Black can transpose to the pre- 5 ... d6 : Rodionov-Gik, Moscow 1970.
vious chapter by playing 3 ... Black prepares to play . . . af6. 8 .. . g-e7
af6. a) s...g6 6 Ac4 A-c7 7 0-0 d6 (7 9 Edl e5 I

A ... Af6 8 e5 684 9 Axfi+ BxfT a) 9 ... 0-0 l0 e5! 6e8 ll ed a

3 ... dc l0 aC5* SeS ll gxg4 dxe512 Axd6 12 Ab5 t. lo
4 6xc3 dc6 Ba4t t Matulovi6-del Pecco, b) 9... Ad7 l0 Ag5 0-0 ll flxf6 ai
Playable is 4 ... e6 56f3 a6 (5 Belgrade v Naples 1954) 8 Se2 gf 12 6b5 t. d
.. . -S-c5 6 Qc4 de7 7 0-0 0-0 8 af6 t h3 0-0 l0 Efdl t. 10 h3! 0-0 E
Ag5 f6 9 Af4 6g6 l0 Ag3 6c6 b) 5... e6 6 Ac4 a67 0-O 6ge7 8 11 -CI_e3
l l a3 6ge5 12 9a2 a6 13 b4 Aa7 Ag5! d6 9 9e2 h6 10 Ae3 6g6 Alternatives are:
Chandler-Timman, W ijk aan Zee ll Eadl! Ad7 12 hd4! t (an a) 11b3 a612 Ha3 8a5 13 8b2
1982) 6 Ac4 b5 7 Ab3 Ab7 8 0-0 illustration of the point of the Ab4 14 Eacl b5 : I. Zaitsev-
b49 da4 Sxe4 l0 Eel 6f6 ll manoeuvre 8 -e-95 and 10 Ae3 is Taimanov, USSR 1969. e)
Ae3 Ac6 Pliester-Van Der Wiel, the threat of 13 6xe6! combined b) fl 9-g5 Ae6 12 Axf6 Axf613 t
Ostende 1983. with the threat of 13 f4). l. Zait- Axe6 fe 14 6b5 Ae7 15 Udt AI
s dR (217) sev-Sakharov, USSR 1969. gd7 : Ilji6-Sofrevski, Yugosla- E1
Formally, White has just two 6Ac4ef, via 1975. b)
ternpi for the pawn. It is obvious, 6 ... af6 is a mistake: 7 e5! de 11 Ae6 a:
12 Axe6 fe s
 The Morra Gambit 217

(7 6xe5? 8 6xe5 de 9 White's initiative on the queen-

Axff+!) 8 $xd8+ *xd8 (8 . '. side compensates him for the
Axd8 9 Ab5 Eb8 l0 6xe5 e6 11 sacrificed pawn: 13 tsacl trc8 14
b4l a6 (14 ... 6xb4 15 Axe5 t)
sc7 l0 axfT trg8 1l Ab5+ +. 15 b5 ab 16 Bxb5 gd7 (16 . ' '
Gambit 7 0-0 6f6 6d7 17 erb3! Ef6 18 BxbT t)
Black has to be aware of the 17 6a4 ad4l : PokojowczYk-
threat of e4-e5 after this move. Gligori6, Yugoslavia 1970.
2t7 After the possible 7 ... Ae7 8 B
B I I I t We2a69 Edl b5l0 -e.b3 EaT ll 3 d3
Ae3 tr d7 White chooses between The Morra Gambit Declined.
12 dxb5 (Ebeling-Staniszewski, Also worthy of attention is 3 ...
-to Groningen 1983/84) ar,d12 da4l? Ba5!? 4 Afi 6c6 5 Ac4 6f6 6
(Matushenkov-Jakovich, USSR 6xd4 Axe4 7 b4 6xb4 a -
a 1985) with sharp positions in both Zimmerman-Natsis, Groningen
He
A
t
A
GXtra cases. 1978179.
on 8 ge2 3 ... d5 is dubious-4 ed 6f6 5

sac- however, that he will later have White threatens to carry out e5 Ab5 + Ad7 5 Ac4 dc 7 dxc3
free diagonals for his bishops, after playing Edl, for example 8 da6 8 aA Ba5 9 6e5t
open lines for his rooks and a . . . a6 9 Edl Bc7 l0 -Q"f4 Ae7 I I Chandler-Van Der Wiel, Wijk
lasting initiative provided by the Eacl Bb8! 12 jLb3 (12 e5 6h5! aan Zee 1982.
threat of e5. +) tz .. . o-o 13 Ag3 6e5 14 h3 b5 4 Axd3 d6
pre- 5 d6 : Rodionov-Gik, Moscow 1970. 5c4 af6
3 Black prepares to play . . . af6. 8 ... -CI"e7
6 ac3 96
a) s ... g6 6 Ac4 A-c7 7 0-0 d6 (7 9 Edl e5 Also playable is 6 . .. e6 7 6R
... af6 8 e5 684 9 AxfT+ BxfT a) 9 ... 0-0 l0 e5! 6e8 ll ed 6c6 8 0-0 -e"e7 9 Se2 (9 Af4 e5!
l0 aC5 * sDe8 11 Bxg4 dxei 12 Axd6 12 Ab5 t. lo -e-c5 -e-c4 :; 9 -flg5! 0-0 10
Ba4* t Matulovi6-del Pecco, b)9... Ad7 l0 Ag50-0 ll Axf6 We2 t) 9 .. . 0-0 l0 Edl 6e5 11
a6 (5 Belgrade v Naples 1954) 8 Se2 gf t2 db5 t. c5 4'fdT 12 cd Axd6 - Sish-
o{8 af6 t h3 0-0 10 Efdl t. 10 h3! 0-0 marev-Balashov, USSR 1966.
ac6 b) 5... e6 6 -CI-c4 a6 7 0-0 6ge7 8 11 Ae3 7af3, -e-c7
Lfl Ag5! d6 9 Be2 h6 l0 Ae3 6g6 Alternatives are: 8 h3! dc6
7E ll Eadl! Ad7 12 6d4! I (an a) 11 b3 a612 Ha3 9a5 13 Bb2 9 0-0 6d7
to{ illustration of the point of the ab4 14 Bacl b5 : l. Zaitsev- The position favours White:
ll manoeuvre 8 -C-95 and l0 9-e3 is Taimanov, USSR 1969. a) 10 Ae3 Ac5 ll trcl Axd3 12

Yre[ the threat of 13 6xe6! combined b) 11 Ag5 4e612 Axf6 Axf613 Bxd3 0-0 13 urd2 b6 14 Efdl
with the threat of 13 f4).1. Zait- Axe6 fe 14 ab5 Ae7 15 9d3 .!Lb7 15 Ah5t Chandler-SunYe,
sev-Sakharov, USSR 1969. gd7 : Ilji6-Sofrevski, Yugosla- Wijk aan Zne 1982.
two 6 Ac4 e6 via 1975. b) 10 ads 0-0 ll Ebl 6de5 12
6 ... Df6 is a mistake: 7 e5! de 11 $_e6 Axe5 de 13 b4 Ae6 14 Ae3 t
12 Axe6 fe Mari6-Ivkov, Yugoslavia 1956.
 s
2I Yarrations with 4 Bxd4 t I I

bc
I e4 c5 7 Ha4 (7 Axc6 Bxc6!? 8 c4 b5 9 a n
2 AR d6 da3 df6 @)7 . .. af6 8 dc3 e6! A A
aff
3 d4 cd (8 . . . b5?! 9 Ab3 e6 lO a4l b4 ll I-!
4 Wxd4 (218) a5! t) 9 Af4 bs l0 Ab3 Ab7 ll B
0-0-0 t Onoprienko-Novikov, BeS! 13 Axe5 h6! is the most
USSR I98I. accurate, and then 14 Axh6 gh 15
218 5 Axc6 Axc6 Bxh6 (15 6xc6 Bxc6! +) 15 ...
B AI I
t 7 dc3 ah7 t6 f4 €?h8 17 trd3 Eg8 is
"ru On 7 c4 Af6 Q ... f5 8 ef better for Black.
Ba5 * 9 dc3 Sxf5 o) 8 6c3 96 11 Eid2 does not justify itself
.,ffi,
9 0-0 Ag7 10 grd3 0-0 Black has a after 1l . . . gc7 12 ad4 trfd8 13
f4 Eac8 14 g4b5! 15 6xc6 Bxc6
a comfortable game:
a) 11 Ae3 a6 12 trfdl Ec8 13 16 grd3 b4 T Mariotti-Tal, [rn-
a
a AA .Ad4 b5 : Damjanovi6-Gligori6, ingrad 1977.
Ljubljana 1969. 11 Bc7
b) 11 ad4 Ec8 12 b3 Ad7 13 l1 . .. 8a5 12 Wd2$ra6 (12...
This move envisages a rapid -e"b2 t Padevsky-Ghitescu, 6h8 13 ad4 trfd8 14 R Eac8 15
mobilisation, but in trying to Reykjavik 1969. g4t Cuartas-Rigo, Reggio Emi-
demonstrate the correctness of his 7 ... Af6 lia, l98l/82) 13 6d4 trfd8 14 R CI
idea White must make several 8 -S-Cs e6 Ae8 15 g4b5 16 dce2 EacS l7 E
concessions: he is forced to give 9 0-0-0 Agat Malaniuk{vitan, Baku a)
up a bishop for a knight or lose Ae7 l0 e5?! AxR! 11 ef gf
9 0-0 1983. -[
time in retreating the queen. 12 gf Bg8 13 f4 8a5 14 Ve4 t2 Erd2 Efc8 u
There ate three defences for 0-0-0+ Dely-Portisch, Hungary 12 . . . trfd8 is possible: 13 ad4 t
Black: 1983. trac8 14 94 b5 15 6cxb5 Axb5 b)
A 4 ... dc6 9 .. . -fle7 16 6xb5 Wb7 17 6c3 h6!Johan- t
84...a6 10 trhel G0 (219) sen-Speelman, British ch. 1985; Pt
c 4 ... ad7 A critical position. White has a or after 13 ... Eab8 14 R b5 15
A slight edge in development and C4 U 16 6ce2 SeS 17 693
4 ... 6c6 the better chances in the centre. White has the better chances. tl
s abs ad7 Black has a solid position and 13 ad4 b5!? C
The other possibility is 5 ... good prospects on the queenside. 14 R M d
ErdT 6 gd3 (6 Axc6?! bc 7 0-0 e5 11 €Pbr 14 ... Eab8 15 g4b416 dce2
8 grd3 He7 9 cAAa6! o) 6 . .. a6 If ll e5 de 12 th4 then 12 ... a5 17 dC3 a4 18 6h5 de8 Zait-
shik-Loginov, Borzhomi 1984.
 variations with 4 wxd4 219

H
,Hr@ 15 Ace2 -fle8
I 16 h4 a5

fions with 4 grxd4 A A

17 94
18 aCa
a4
E a5!
Black's chances ate better
because White's attack 19 trgl C6
5 7 Aa4 (7 Axc6 Bxc6!? 8 c4 b5 9 a 20 ahs Axh5 2l gh doesn't work
r Aa3 6f6 q)7 ... Af6 8 6c3 e6!
(8 ... b5?! 9 Ab3 e6 l0 a4! b4 ll
a
a
A
a
after 2l
Lukov, Erevan
$xg5! Malaniuk-
1984.
il
l a5! t) 9 -e-f4 bs 10 Ab3 Ab7 ll B
0-0-0 1 Onoprienko-Novikov, BeS! 13 6xe5 h6! is the most 4 ... a6 (220)
USSR I98I. accurate, and then 14 Sxh6 gh l5
5 Axc6 Sxc6 Sxh6 (15 Axc6 Wxc6! +) 15 . '.
7 6c3 ah7 16 f4 €h8 17 Ed3 Eg8 is A
A
A.,M t
On 7 c4 af6 (7 ... f5 8 ef better for Black.
Wa5 * 9 aca gxf5 co) 8 6c3 96 11 gd2 does not justifY itself
9 0-0 Ag7 l0 gid3 0-0 Black has a after 1l . . . gc7 12 ad4 Efd8 13
comfortable game: f4 Eac8 14 g4b5l15 Axc6 Bxc6 a%
a) 11 Ae3 a6 12 Efdl Ec8 13 16 grd3 b4 T Mariotti-Tal, Len- .ffi
Ad4 b5 : Damjanovi6-Gligori6,
a
ingrad 1977.
H
Ljubljana 1969. 11 Bc7
b) 11 ad4 Ec8 12 b3 ad7 13 ll ... Wa5 12 Wd2Ba6(12...
r a rapid -e"b2 t Padevsky-Ghitescu, gh8 l3 ad4 trfd8 14 R Eac8 l5 5c4
frlnng to Reykjavik 1969. g4t Cuaftas-Rigo, Reggio Emi- White can trY other means to
rc of his 7 ... Af6 lia, 1981/82) 13 ad4 EfdS 14 R exploit his advantage in develoP-
b several 8 -ACs e6 Ae8 15 g4b5 16 6ce2 Eac8l'7 ment:
d to give 9 0-0-0 6g3t Malaniuk-Cvitan, Baku a) 5 Ae3 4,c6 6 Wd2 e6 7 Ac3
ft or lose 90-0 $-e7l0e5?! AxR! ll efgf 1983. Ae7 8 0-0-0 Wc7 9 -e-f4 6e5:
b queen. 12 gf Eg8 13 f4 Ba5 14 We4 12 gd2 trfc8 Mark Tseitlin-Zaitshik, USSR
k for 0-0-0+ Dely-Portisch, Hungary 12 . . . E fd8 is possible: 13 ad4 1981.
1983. Eiac8 14 94 b5 15 bcxb5 Axb5 b) 5 Ags dc66 WdZ h6 7 Ah4 g5
9 "' -fle7 l6 6xb5 grbT l7 6c3 h6!Johan- 8 -gc3 -Q"g7 9 c3 6f6 CamPora-
10 Ehel O-o (219) sen-speelman, British ch. 1985; Pytel, Merts 1983.
A critical position. White has a or after 13 ...
trab8 14 R b5 15 5 ... Ac6
slight edge in development and 94 b4 16 6ce2 Se8 17 693 5..,af66ac3e67Ae2Ae7
Ef the better chances in the centre. White has the better chances. 8 0-0 0-0 9 Edl Bc7 l0 e5 de ll
to Black has a solid position and 13 dd4 b5!?
14 R
gxe5 9c6 12 ad4t Svesh-
nikov-Yudasin, USSR ch. l98l-
t 1s 5 ... good prospects on the queenside. b4
b7 04 e5 11 ePbl 14 ... trab8 15 g4b416 dce2 6 gd2
o)6... a6 If 11 e5 de 12 Bh4 then 12 ... 6 gdl 96 7 fue2 Ag7 8 0-0
shik-Loginov, Borzhomi 1984' -Q"g4 9 Ac3 Af6 l0 -e"e3 0-0 ll
220 Variations with 4 Wxd4

Ad2 Axe2 12 9xe2 6d7: -Q-d7:Mariotti-Browne, Milan

Messa-Rigo, Reggio Emilia l98l/ 1975.
82. C
6 ... 4 "'
7 6c3 Ah6!
96
5 c4
-e"d7
Ac6 22 Yariations wil
This prevents 8 b3 and 9 -4b2. 6 grd2 96
Inferior is 7 . .. Ag7 8 b3 af6 9 7 b3 _gc7
Ab2 Aea l0 acl 0-0 1l R Ad7 8 Ab2 af6 14 c5
12 "Ad3 6e5 13 $ge2 t Shuster- Vasyukov-Pytel, Polanica 2afj
mann-Zilberstein, Moscow 1974. Zdroj 1973, continued 9 Qc3 a6 In this chapter lines involving 3
8 gdl l0 Ae2 Ba5! (threatening ll ... -S"b5 (+) are discussed:
Bdli Axcl 9 Excl flg4 l0
a) 8 Axe4!) ll Ebl0-0 12 a3 Efc8 13 A 2 ... d6 3 Ab5+ WI
Ad4 af6 ll dc2 0-0 12 9e3 0-0 trabS:. B 2 ... 6c6 3 Ab5 a)'
Ba5 co Ljubojevi6-Browne, A cl
Madrid 1973. Malaniuk-Lukov 2 ... d6 04
b) 8 Bc2 -e-c7 9 Ae2 Ag4 l0 0-0 Erevan 1984 3 Hbs+ (222) Ki
Ec8 11 Ae3 Af6: Grohotov- le4c526nd63d4cd4Bxd4 .,ffi, b),
Hasin, USSR 1982. 6c6 5 Ab5 Ad7 6 Axc6 Axc6 7 222 il
8 ... ac7 6c3 df6 8 AC5 e6 9 0-0-0 Ae7 B
,rffi.,
A I R!
th3 df6 (221) l0 Ehel0-011 Glbl Vc712g'd2 AI
trfc8 13 Ad4 b5 14R (14 6xc6 AI
Bxc6 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 Uxd6 AI
221
t I I urxd6 17 Exd6 Axc3:) 14...
b415 dce2 Ae8 16 h4 (16 BxM
q)
',rffi,,
I d5) 16 . .. a5 17 94 a4 18 693 A
,,,ru,
5 AI
Ea5! 19 Egl (19 h5 a3 20 b3 AI
Exg5 2l Uxg5 Axe4T) 19. . . 96 AI
a a
a 20 Ah5 6xh5 2l gh Sxgi 22 This natural developing move is
directed towards organising play
A Exg5 Exg5 23 hg e5 24 6e2
Ab5T 25hsfs26 6cl tE h8?!(26 on the light squares. Black can B:
_fl react by declining the exchange of
... @c7) 27 ad3 Pxd3 28 cd c3
There exists a dynamic balance *e7 29 d4! b3! 30 ab ab 31 gca bishops with 3 ... 6c6 or 3 ... n
which is typical of the Maroczy Sxc3 32 bc Exc3 33 de de 34 6d7 or by accepting it with 3 . .. E
attack: Ed7+ 6g8 35 Ed8+ *n 36 Ad7, which leads to a sharp fight l)r
a) 10 Ad3?! 0-0 ll o-0 ad7 tz trd7+ *e6 37 ExhT ExR 38 for the light squares. In the latter lt
Ebl 6de5 Tringov-Bilek, Eg7 6d6 39 trxg6+ tDc5 40 case the game is somewhat simpli- tfl
Skopje Ol 1972. tr98 *d4 4l 96 *xe4 42 g7 &g3 fled. b)
b) 10 Ae2 0-0 I I 0-0 E b8 12 Ae3 43 *b2 +-+. Al 3 ... -e-d7 t
A2 3 ... ad7 f
A3 3 ... Ac6 Ri
d1
I ad7: Ad7:Mariotti-Browne, Milan
i[a l98l/ 1975.
C
,, 4
5
...
c4
g-d7
6c6 22 variations with 3 Ab5 (+)
.E gd2 96
d 9 ib2. 6
h3 af6 9 7 b3 -ae7 14 c5 AI
tr R Ad7 8 -C-b2 af6 2afl3 3 .. . -fl_d7
Vasyukov-PYtel, Polanica
! $uster- In this chapter lines involving 3 4 AxdT+
w 1974. Zdroj 1973, continued 9 dc3 a6 The following alternatives give
Ab5 (+) are discussed:
10 -g-e2 Ba5! (threatening ll " ' A 2 ... White no advantage:
4b5+
d6 3
t -e.c4 l0 Axe4!) 1l trbl 0-0 12 a3 Efc8 13
:. B 2 ... 6c6 3 Ab5 a) 4 a4 6c6 5 0-0 df6 6 Eel e6 7
) 12 t9e3 0-0 Eab8 A c3 a6! 8 Afl Ae7 9 d4 cd l0 cd
b&o*ne, 2 ... d6 0-0 ll 6c3 tsc8 12 -[d: eS :
Malaniuk-Lukov 3 gLbS+ (222) Kim-Desyatkov, USSR 1980.
1r l0 G0 Erevan 1984 b)4c4 6f6 5 6c3 Axb5 6 cb967
Lohotov- le4c526Rd63d4cd4Sxd4 222 @'"'druai d4 cd 8 6xd4 Ag7 9 0-0 0-0 :
Ac6 5 Ab5 Ad7 6 Axc6 Axc6 7 B
,rrru,
A,rm aI Romanishin-Savon, Vilnius I 975.
ngt 6c3 6f6 8 -Q-C5 e6 9 0-0-0 Ae7 All 4 ... BxdT!
Afi (221) l0 Ehel0-0ll ebl .Ec'l12.g.d2 Al2 4. .. 6xd7
trfc8 13 Ad4 b5 14 R (14 6xc6 A11
Bxc6 15 Axf6 Axf6 16 Sxd6 a,% 4 ... BxdT!
II Sxd6 17 Exd6 Axc3:) 14 "'
b4 15 6ce2 Ae8 16 h4 (16 $xb4
%a%
,ffi,
Again play divides:
Irj d5) 16 . .. a5 17 94 a4 18 AC3
A a Alll 5 0-0

J Ea5! 19 Egl (19 h5 a3 20 b3

g All2 5 c4

IDI gxg5 21 8xg5 Axe4T) 19 " ' g6

20 Ah5 6xh5 2l gh Hxei 22
trs Exg5 Exg5 23 hg e5 24 6e2
Abs + 25hsfg26 acl $h8?! (26
... 6c7) 27 ad3 Axd3 28gc3 cd
ti: balance *g7 29 d4! b3! 30 ab ab 3l
This natural develoPing move is
A1r1
5 0-0 Ac6
5 . . . Af6 is Possible: 6 e5 de 7
directed tbwards organising PlaY
on the light squares. Black can 6xe5 Bc7! 8 d4 6c6 9 Af4 cd! l0
react by declining the exchange of c3 (10 {96 e5!) 10... Ad5 ll
bishops with 3 ... 4c6 or 3 ... Ag3 6xe5 12 cd e6: Sharif-
Beliavsky, Lucerne 1985.
6d7 or by accepting it with 3 . . .

c lvlarcr;zY 9xc3 32 bc Bxc3 33 de de 34 Ad7, which leads to a sharP fight a) 8 Bf3?! e6 9 6c3 Ae7 lo d3 o-o
Ed7+ 6g8 35 Ed8+ *17 36 for the light squares. In the latter ll -Q"f4 4,a6 12 Bfel + Bellin-
o ad't t2 Ed7+ Se6 37 ExhT ExR 38 case the game is somewhat simPli- Ubilava, Tbilisi 1977.
6pv-Bilek, trg7 Ed6 39 Exg6+ Sc5 ztO fied. b) 8 d4 e6 9 Q,c3 6c6 l0 6xc6
Eg8 qPd4 4l 96 $xe4 42 g7 Eg3 Al 3 ... _e.d7 9xc61l dc Axc5 l2 Ag4 Ae7 13
$t 12 ie3 43 sbz +-+. A2 3 ... 6d7 We2 L ArkhiPkin-Gutman,
A3 3 ... Ac6 Riga 1978.
222 Variations with 3 Abs ( + )

6 c3 Af6 22i *.mi ,*

a)
7 We2
7 Hele6 8 d4 cd 9cd d5 l0 e5
B agtl
,,,,ffi,
t"'% Vl
,,,m
I
de4:. %a 6
b)7 d4 6xe4 d5
8 d5 6e5!9 6xe5 de ,,ffi
l0 trel ad6 AA "'% a acl
11 Exe5 96:.
7 ... e6 a A,,ffi af
8d4 cd "ru, "ru, "ru, a A
,N,
A
L-
A
9cd d5 E
A a)7
10 e5
1l -Ae3 6xd5 ll
cd de1 l2b4! t. Bo
White intends to play 12 del b) 8... Ag7 9 0-0 aseT l0 Ad2! a) 12 qbhl a6 13 f4 b5! 14 cb b)?
and 13 B. 0-0 l1 Ebl trab8 12 b4 6xd5 13 6xd4 15 Sxd4 ab 16 Eael lo
11 / cd! *. Wb7: Short-Christiansen, Lon- Ed
12 6e1
-B"e
5 . .. gg4 is dubious since don 1982. ls
If 12 Edl EcS 13 Ael then 13 Black is not sufficiently developed b) 12 Ecf a613 dxc6 bc 14 tse2
...h614 R ac5. to undertake active operations: 6 8c7 15 f4 ad7 16 6a4 AfB 7

t2 f6 0-0 Bxe4 7 d4l d 8 trel Bc6 9 Sharif-Psakhis, Dortmund 1982- BI

13R 6cs bxd4 a. A12
14 ad3 6 ac3 4 ... dxl7
u ad2 0-0 ls 6d3 trac8 16 a) 6 0-0 e5! 7 6c3 96 8 d3 f5! oo. 5 o-o asf6
22s)
Eacl 6f7 17 f4 f5 18 a3 b6+ b) 6 d4 Bg4!? 7 d5 Bxe4+ 8 Ae3
(
z)
Short-Andersson, London 1982; ad49 Sa4* b5 co. I
14...fer.? 6 ... e6 ))5 ,,m
14 fe Regarded as a more reliable W I I
,,,ru,
I I
15 Axg5 _Q-xg5 continuation than 6 . . . 967 d4 cd
16 f4t 8 Axd4 -9.C7 9 Ae3 Af6 l0 R 0-0 %
White is threatening l7 Sh5; t or 6... 6e5 7 d3 e68 0-0t.
after 16 . .. -Q"d8 17 Axe5 6xd4 7n4cd a
l8 gdl We7 19 Shl Ac6 20 8 6xd4 Af6 ,,,ru,
gh5 + ! White has an attack; 9 0-0 A A

Ivanov-Martinov, USSR 1986. 10 b3

_CI_e7
g EI

Attz An alternative is l0 Ae3 0-0 11

1

5 c4 (223) We2 Efd8 12 Hacl a6:. 6 g/e2! t2

5 ... 6c6 10 0-0 The consistent continuation-
-
After 5.. . e5?! 6 Ac3 6c67 d3 11 -CI_b2 sfits (224) Other plans will not Yield an ad-
vantage, e.g. 6 Pel 967 c3 (7 b3 ag
C6 8 Ad5! Black faces difficulties White has some space advan-
in view of the weakness of the tage, but Black's counterplay (. . . -9.g7 8 Ab2 0-0 9
d4 cd l0 Axd4 l2
light squares: d6_d5, ... b7-b5) is sufficient to b5! o) 7 ... 9.87 d4cd 9 cd0{)
8 u
8.. . l0 Ebl! 10 6c3 e5! 1l de de 12 Ae3 Be7 E
a) 6ce7 9 0-0 -e-97 equalize. For instance:
!b5i+1
variations with 3 a-b5 (+ ) 223

B5 224
g Peresipkin-Karasev, Minsk

dd5 l0 e5
AXgAA .,,ffi,
W r{TAA
,rrru, ,,ffi
1976.
6 ... e6

,,,ru,
6... Ec87c3e6 8d4cd9cd
d5 l0 e5 6e4 11 -0"e3 Ae7 12
!9 5xe5 de
g5:. 6el f5! 13 ad3 0-014f3 6g5 l5
{ a A Af4 Bc6! Ghinda-Chandler,
Lucerne 1985.
d
15
AA 7c4
a) 7 c3 Ae7 8 d4 cd 9 cd d5 10 e5
BG{ de4:.
6xd5 llcd de1 l2b4l !.
a) 12 Shl a6 13 f4 b5! 14 cb b)7 d4 cd 8 bxd4 6c59 R gb6
ry l2 iel b) 8 ... Ae7 9 0-0 aseT l0 Ad2! 10 gb5 Bxb5 I I 6xb5 *d7 12
0-0 ll trbl Eab8 12 b4 6xd5 13
Axd4 15 Sxd4 ab 16 Eael
gb7: Short-Christiansen, Lon- Edl t Korchnoi-Miles, Linares
Ae7 cd! *.
don 1982. 1985.
5 ... gg4 is dubious since
b) 12 Ecl a613 dxc6 bc 14 Be2 7 ... 6e5
lcl then 13 Black is not sufficientlY develoPed
Wc7 15 f4 Ad7 16 Aa4 Af8 7... Ae7 8 ac3 0-09 d4cd l0
to undertake active oPerations: 6
grc6 Sharif-Psakhis, Dortmund 1982. 6xd4t.
5 0-0 Bxe4 7 d4l cd 8 trel 9
atz 8 6xe5 de
"a!5 tsxd4 *. 4 ... dxdT 9 d3 e6 (226)
6 Ac3
5 0-0 aef6
B EacS 16 a) 6 0-0 e5l7 dc3 96 8 d3 f5! oo. (22s) fr
It a-1 b6+ b) 6 d4 Bg4!? 7 d5 Exe4* 8 Ae3 226 E

don 1982; Ad49 Ba4* b5 m. H

w I
,,ffi I
6 ... e6 225
I
a Regarded as a more reliable
W t L,,.m
,ffi
-845 continuation than 6 . . . 96 1 d4 cd
8 6xd4 -flg7 9 Ae3 6f6 l0 R 0-0
U 17 Bh5; * or 6 ... 6e5 7 d3 e6 8 0-0t.
Dre5 ixd4 7d4cd a% A

hI -lc6 20 8 Axd4 Af6 ,rrM

a
u attack; 9 0-0
Nil. 1986. 10 b3
-Q-e7
a ,tr,ffi
9 ... Ae7 l0 f4! ef ll e5 6d7
An alternative is l0 Ae3 0-0 11
6 Ere2! 12 Axf4t Chiburdanidze-PoPo-
We2 BfdS 12 &acl a6:. vic, match, Subotica 1986.
10 G0 The consistent continuation'
616 Other plans will not Yield an ad- The move 9 ... g6 is aimed
dac67d3 11 -gb2 Bfds (224)
vantage, e.g. 6 trel 967 c3 (7 b3 against l0 f4 Ah6! 1l *hl Axf4
3.+ifrculties White has some sPace advan- 12 Axf4 ef 13 e5 6d7 14 Exf4
-4.C7 8 Ab2 0-0
9 d4 cd 10 Axd4
rc of the tage, but Black's counterPlaY (. ..
b5! oo) 2 ... -Sg7 8 d4cd 9 cd 0-0 gC5! Chiburdanidze-PoPovic,
d6-d5, . .. b7-b5) is sufficient to match, Subotica 1986: White
l0 ac3 e5! l1 de de 12 Ae3 Se7
ls7 l0 equalize. For instance:
=bl!
224 Variations with 3 Hb5 ( + )
could have retained the better 5 6c3 Alternatives:
chances by playing l0 Ae3!? After 5 e5!? 9a5* 6 6c3 6e4 a) 6... 96 7 -CI.g5 g.e7 8 0-0-0 0-0
A2 7 9d2 6xc3 8 AxdT+ AxdT 9 9 e5 de l0 Axe5 Ba5 ll 6c4!
3 ... ad7 Axc3 Ba6 10 d5! Black ex- WM 12 gh4 t Stean-Dueball,
4 d4 (227) periences difficulties with his England v West GermanY 1974.
development: b) 6... e6 7 Ag5 Ae7 8 0-0 0-0 9
a) 10 ... e6 ll {g5 de 12 gh-s! ha (9 e5!?) 9 ... ga5 l0 AxdT
227 +. AxdT ll Axf6 gf 12 94 ! Knz-
B A I b) 10 . . . -CI-c4 I I h3 "fLh5 12 ed ed min-Kupreichik, Lening r ad 197 4.
13 g4 Ag6 14 dh4: Dobosz- 7 gtB h6
Ftacnik, Trencianske Teplice In view of the weakness at d5,
1979. Black must prevent the White
c) 10 . ., "$Lfs l l ah4 9d7 l2e6!? bishop from reaching 95.
a fe 13 Wh5* 8d8 o. 8Ad2
A A 5 ... cd An alternative is 8 Ae3 Ae7, 2l
E After 5 .. . a6 6 AxdT+ 6xd7 for instance: D

7 0-0 e6 although White has an a) 9 0-0 a6 l0 Ac4 Bc7 11 6h4

White can also carry on the advantage in develoPment, 96l 12 93 b5 13 Ad5 Ab7 Stangt-
struggle in a quieter manner: Black's position is safe: 8 -0"g5 Suba, Rumania ch. 1985.
a) 4 0-0 Af6 5 Eel a6 6 -Q-fl Sc7 (18 ... Ae7?! 9 AxeT BxeT b) 9 Ac4 0-0 10 0-0 Ab6 ll -CI-b3
gelr.? 7 Axe5 de 8 a4 Pg4 9 Ae2 l0dc 6xc5ll b4 Ad712 grd4t) Ae6 12 6h4 EcS 13 6g6 Ee8
Ae6 l0 d3 96 ll a5 flg7: Mar- 9 trel f6 l0 -Af4 cd I I Axd4 he5 Chandler-Mestel, Brighton 19M'
antz-Gruenfeld, Israel I 984. Rigo-Nunn, Lugano 1985. 8 ... -CI.e7

b)4c3 6f6 5 Be2 a6 6 Aa4 b5 7 6 'e-xd{ (228) 9 ac4 0-0

Ac2 e5 8 0-0 -CI"e7 9 d4 ! Zak- 10 AxdT N.
harov-Grigorian, USSR 1976. Not l0 6xd6 because of 10-... c:trl
228
Ac5. White's idea is to take con- crr I
In each of these cases the game
assumes the character of the RUY
B I trol of the d5 and f5 squares: l0
Lopez. ... 9xd7 I I 6e3 b612 6f5 Vb7 AT

White tries to open the centre 13 94 Axf5 14 gf b5 15 Eglt 6(6

since he has an edge in develoP- Keller-Qi Jinguan, Lucerne 1985- dtfd
10 AxtlT 8iE
ment.
.4af6 A 11 6e3 ar
Or 4 ... cd 5 grxd4 af6 (5 . ..
A t1
ll 6xd6 8c7 12 af5 Axf5 13 N
e5?! 6 {Yd3 a6 7 AxdT* AxdT 8 ef e4l 14 Se2 Efe8: * Mednis- rdi
0-0 h6 9 Ac3 +) 6 0-0 e6 (6 ... Csom, Cleveland 1975. ca !l
AxdT+ $xd7 8 Ag5 t;6 White threatens to open uP the 11 He6 (229) fr{
a6?! 7
...C67 e5! t)7e5de8 6xe5a6 game with e5, after which his lead Black has a solid position: 12 ts
llns
9 AxdT+ 6xd7! l0 trdl t Gur- in development will prove the 6cd5 Ec8 13 c3 Ec5 15 6xf6+
genidzrPlatonov, USSR 19681 decisive factor. Axf6 16 0-0 Sfc8!: Rogers-
69. 6 ... e5!? Suba, Dortmund 1985.
(+) variotionswith3 a-b5 (+) 225

better 5 6c3 Alternatives: 229

After 5 e5!? 8a5 + 6 dc3 6e4 a) 6 ...g6 7 Ag5 Ag7 8 0-0-0 0-0
7 A.d2 Axc3 8 AxdT* AxdT 9 9 e5 de l0 6xe5 Ba5 1l 6c4!
Axc3 9a6 l0 d5! Black ex- Wb4 12 grh4 1
Stean-Dueball,
periences difficulties with his England v West GermanY 1974'
development: b) 6 ... e6 7 Ag5 Ae7 8 0-0 0-0 9
a) 10... e6 ll 6g5 de 12 gh5! h4 (9 e5!?) 9 ... ga5 l0 AxdT % "ffiw
+. AxdT 11 Axf6 gf 12 94 ! Krtz- fr"T , a"% ,m.
b) 10... Ac4ll h3 Ahs t2eded min-Kupreichik, Lening r ad 197 4.
13 g4 Ag6 14 $h4: Dobosz- 7 erd3 h6
Ftacnik, Trencianske Teplice In view of the weakness at d5, A3
t9'79. Black must prevent the White 3 Ac6
bishop from reaching 95. 4 o-o (230)
c) 10 . . . Afs 11 Ah4 Ad7 12 e6!?
fe 13 Urh5+ 8d8 o. 8 adz
5 ... cd An alternative is 8 Ae3 Ae7,
After 5 ... a6 6 AxdT+ 6xd7 for instance:
7 0-0 e6 although White has an a) 9 0-0 a6 10 Ac4 Bc7 I I Ah4
the advantage in development, 96l 12 93 b5 13 -e-d5 Ab7 Stangl-
Black's position is safe: 8 -e-95 Suba, Rumania ch. 1985.
6 Afl grc7 (18 ... 9-e7?! 9 AxeT urxeT b) 9 Ac4 0-0 l0 0-0 Ab6 ll -CI-b3
9 A-e2 l0dc 6xc5 l1M ad7 12 grd4t) Ae6 12 6h4 Ec8 13 6g6 Ee8
Mar- 9 trel f6l0 Af4cd ll 6xd4 6e5 Chandler-Mestel, Brighton 1984'
Rigo-Nunn, Lugano 1985. 8 ... -Q.e7
b57 6 Wxd4 (228) 9 dc4 0-0
7ak- l0 AxdT Now that White has castled, he
Not l0 6xd6 because of 10.. . . can answer . . . Af6 with Eel and
228
6c5. White's idea is to take con- can prepare for d4 with c3.
game
Ruy
B I I I trol of the d5 and f5 squares: l0 4 -e^d7
. . . BxdT I I 6e3 b6 12 af5 gb7 After4. . . -CI"g4 5 h3!? Ah5 6 c3
€trtrc &\
JL 13 g4 Axf5 14 gf b5 15 Eclt t)
a6(6...6f67 d4 7 Axc6bc 8
Keller-Qi Jinguan, Lucerne 1985. d4 cd 9 cd Black's weak queenside
10 gives White an advantage: 9 ...
a 11 6e3
AxdT
Af6 l0 6c3 e6 11 9a4! Wd7 12
(5
A A A
11 6xd6 *c7 12 6f5 Axf5 13 ad2! Axg6 13 f4 +
Tseitlin-
8
H
ef e4t 14 Se2 Efe8: * Mednis- Lukin, or 9 ...
Leningrad 1975,
(6 Csom, Cleveland 1975. e6 l0 Ae3 Af6 ll 6bd2 9e7 12
!;6 White threatens to open up the ll He6 (229) Sa4 9d7 (12...0-0!?) 13 Efcl
a6 game with e5, after which his lead Black has a solid position: 12 t Savon-Langeweg, Dortmund
Gur- in development will prove the 6cd5 Ec8 13 c3 Ec5 15 6xf6+ 1975.
l%8/ decisive factor. Axf6 16 0-0 Sc8!: Rogers- 5c3 af6
6 e5!? Suba, Dortmund 1985. 6 Eel z6:!, (231)
226 variations with 3 Hb5 ( + )

3 Black must now determine his st

s HbS (232)
reaction to White's plans. He has hsh
%
231
W
% "'M,t two options which prepare . . . d5:
-rre
f
AA% ,rffi,.r,
232
B t A A
Blll 5 ... e5
Bttz 5 ... af6
AtF
ad
B11l adt
Ws 5 ...
6 Axc6
e5 t
Mc
a This is the positional Path.
White will later blockade the light
A A
g squares. The alternatives lead to ti
7 _CI-a4
sharp and unclear play: a.t
a)6M dxb47c3dc68d4ed9 13 I
After 7 Afl Ag4! 8 h3 AxR 9
gxB 96 Black, preventing d244, White will try to strengthen the e5 4,Ee7 l0 cd Axd4 (10 . . ' a6 ll uss
holds the position. e4 square by playing 4 0-0 and 5 Axc6 bc oo) ll Axd4 cd 12 Aa3
The pawn sacrifice is question- E el, to be followed by c3 and d4. @.
able: 7 Sxc6 $xc6 8 d4 Axe4 9 Black, for his part, has several b) 6 c3 6ge7 7 d4 (7 a30-0 8 M
d5! 9d3 a6 l0 Aa4b5 :) 7 . - -cd
Ag5 Ad5!(9... Axbl? l0 Exbl methods of creating active coun-
e6 1l Axf6 gf 12 d5!t) 10 abd2 terplay. 8 cd ed 9 -S"f4 a6 10 Afl d6 ll
e6 ll c4 AxR 12 BxR cd 13 Bl 3 ... 96 abd2 0-0 o Kostro4eller, Biel E
B2 3 ... e6 1976. wtf,
axf6!? (13 urxbT scS!:) 13 . ..
gf 14 SxbT Ag7 (la ... Sc8 15 83 3 ... ar6 6 ... dc afl
6 bc?! 7 c3l d6 (7 ... del 8
... Ktr
Wd5!) l5 Bc6 0e7 Romanishin- B1
3 ... d4 cd 9 cd ed l0 6xd4 0-0 I I 6c3 Drf,
Sosonko, Reggio Emilia 1984/85. 96
7 ... c4 4 0-0 _gs7 Ab7 12 Ab3 t
Hecht-Radulov,
8 -Ac2 E c8 Now White faces a fundamen- Raach 1969) 8 d4 cd 9 cd Ag4 l0
8 ...g6 9 6a3 b5 l0 b3 cb ll tal decision: de de I I Abd2 de1 12 h3 t zil
Bad Pyr- T
Hecht-Damjanovi6,
Axb3 -Ag7 12 d4! Plaskett- Bll 5 Eel
Chandler, Brighton 1984. Bl2 5 c3 mont 1970.
9 aa3 b5 811 7 d3 (2s4)
10 b3 6e5!? 5 Eel (233)
11 6xe5 de
2i4
12 bc bc
233
B I t I I L.M I
13 d4 cd .rr%
14 &xd3 e6 (231) I ,,,,ru
L

Black has sufficient counterPlaY ,%

(two bishops in oPen Position) a
Plaskett-Olafsson, CoPenhagen a a%a%
.rM, a){
A

1985. A a
A A Ar
B
2
g a fi
 variationswith3 a-b' (+) 227

White's plan is to blockade the

3 Hbs (232) Black must now determine his
reaction to White's plans. He has light squares and Put Pressure on

232 E
E
,r%
g. a
.,rrffi,
two options which prePare . . . d5:
Blll 5...e5
the e5 square, for examPle:7 . ..
6ge7 8 h3 0-0 9 Ad2 8c7 l0
B I t A
8112 5 ... af6 Ac3 Ae6 1l Abd2 t6 12 6h2
,,,,ru, 8111 6c8 13 a4 dd6l4b3 a515 dc4
5 ... e5 + KremenetskY-Chekhov,
a"%, 6 Axc6 Moscow 1977.
This is the positional 7 ... ge7!?
%a
,rru White will later blockade the light
Path.
8 6bd2
A a "'ffi,
,rlMw
a
squares. The alternatives lead to 9 abd} 0-0 l0 Ac4
8 a4 df6
sharp and unclear plaY: 6e8 1l Ad2 6c7 12 Ebl Aa6
a) 6M dxb4 7 c3 dc6 8 d4 ed 9 13 h3 f6+ Naivelt-Sherbakov,
White will try to strengthen the e5 4,EeT l0 cd 6xd4 (10 . . . a6 1l USSR 1984.

e4 square by playing 4 0-0 and 5 Axc6 bc o) 1l hxd4 cd 12 Aa3 8 ... af6

Eel, to be followed bY c3 and d4.
oo. 9 dc4 ad7
Black, for his part, has several b) 6 c3 dge7 7 d4 (7 a3 0-0 8 b4 10 t4 a5

methods of creating active coun- d5! 9 d3 a6 l0 Aa4b5 :) 7 ...cd 1r -S-g5 f6

terplay. 8 cd ed 9 -e-f4 a6 l0 Afl d6 ll t2 -CI-e3 b6
abd2 0-0 co Kostro-Geller, Biel Black has a solid Position, but
Bl 3 ... 96 White has the better chances. 13
82 3...e6 1976.
83 3 ... af6 6 ... dc afd2 trb8 14 f4tt HavskY-

B1
6 . .. bc?! 7 c3l d6 (7 ... $e7 8 Karasev, Leningrad 1983 184.

3 ... d4 cd 9 cd ed l0 6xd4 0-0 l1 ac3 Btlz

96
12 t
Hecht-Radulov,
Ab3 5 ar6 (23s)
4 o-0 -Q"s?
Ab7
Now White faces a fundamen- Raach 1969) 8 d4 cd 9 cd Ag4 l0
ll de de 11 6bd2 de1 12 h3 ! 235
tal decision:
Bll 5 trel Hecht-Damjanovi6, Bad Pyr- W I L,M I
Bl2 5 c3
mont 1970. ffit
811
7 d3 (234)
5 Bet (233)
E g''%^ 234 E a%
,,M,
233
I .m-,
L'"m t B I I A A
B A
<% t g
-A %% 6c3
A,% Alternatives:
%^%
',rffi, a) 6 6c3 0-0 7 e5 (7 h3?! d6 8
Axc6 bc 9 d3 e5 l0 -Q-e3 ah5 ll
a A
A
a Urd2 f5 : Mestrovi6-Matulovi6,
228 ,Variations with 3 HbS ( + )

Yugoslavia 1975) 7 . .. 6e8 8 a) 10 ... Ag4!? ll 6xe4 de 12 Btz

Sxc6 (8 d3 ad4! 9 -Q-c4 d6 :) 8 Axc6 bc (12 ...AxRbc 14 13 gf 5c3
... dc t h3 6c7 l0 d3. White's fe c5 o) 13 Exe4 $e6 14 695 This move is usually connected
chances are based on the exploita- Ad5 15 Ee3 Eb8 o Zaitsev- with the advance d4, without
tion of the d-file and the squares Garcia, Baku 1980. bothering to defend the pawn on
c4 and e4. Black will try to open b) 10... afs?! ll ah4 a_d1 t2 e4 with Esfel.
lines for his bishops: l0 ... b6 ll Ad3! f5 13 aR e6 14 h4 h6 15 s ... af6 (2s7)
Af4 6e6 12 Wdz ad4 t3 ahz 6e2 t Levchenko-Klovan, Riga
237
Eadl 9d715 6e4 Ead8
Af5
t
14
Kastro-Robatsch, Rome 1980.
1980.
11 bc ass
W t I I
b) 6 e5 ad5'7 6c3 dc1 8 Axc6 White gains the advantage 1r
,,,ru,
I
dc 9 6e4 6e6 10 b4?! (a risky after:
move; l0 d3 was safer e.g. l0 ... a) 11 ... -CI-d7 12 Ad3 trc8 13
0-0ll Ae3b6t2Wd2 ad4:) 10 6e5! t. ,rrru_
a
... cb ll d4 0-0 12 a3 ba 13 c4 b) 11 ... Sa5 12 a4 $g413 Be3
A
Eac8 14h3 AxB 15 ExB t.
A
b5!+ Hecht-Adorjan, London !

198 t. 12 Sz4l (236) dr

6 ... 0-0 5 . . . a6 is possible: 6 Aa4 b5 (6 h
7d4 ...e5 7 d4!? cd 8 cd ed 9 gf4
7 h3 is played sometimes: 7 . .. 236 gge7 l0 Ad6 0-0 ll Abd2 with I
,ffi,
U/b6 8 Aa4 6e8 9 da3 6c7 l0 B t I an active position for White; tr
6c4 Ba6 ll'Ae: b5 12 Ac2 c4 I Manolov-Janakiev,
7 Ab3 c4 8 -Q-c2 Af6 9 dl
Bulgaria,
3
with a comirlicated position; Tim- t"T 1980)
man-Santos, Ol. 1982.
,
cd 10 Axd3 0-0 Se2 d612 6bd2 E
7 ... cd .,rry, fl b7 : Maleghedy-Dubinin, corr. tr
8cd d5 a 1983. a
9e5 a4 A A 6e5 jl
In order to increase his advan- White has also tried d4 im- l3
tage White must either exchange mediately, as well as dispensing C}
or drive away the knight at e4, with it altogether: l9
after which he organises an attack A complicated position with a) 6 d4?l cd 7 cd Axe4 8 d5 ad6
on the kingside. Black must try to chances for both sides. (8... Ab8 9 E{el Ad6 l0a4 A)9
break up White's pawn centre. White had to prevent 12 ... da3 6b4! (9 ... a610 Ba4 6e5
10 6c3 Ad7, e.g. 12 Ag5 Ad7 13 Ad3 ll bxe5 Axe5 12 Eel oo, or 9 t
Also playable is l0 Axc6 bc 1l Ec814 trcl tre8 l5 Urd2 ad16 ... Ae5 l0 6xe5 Axe5 l1 Eel
Abd2 (11 6c3 6xc3 12 bc Ba5! Erf4 Ab2 oo Bednarski-Matulo- t) l0 Af4 0-0 ll Bd2 a5 o
:) ll ... _9.f5 (ll
...c5!? o) 12 vi6, Vrac 1975. Lutikov-Mikhalchishin, USSR !
6b3 a5 13 a4 f6 14 ef ef 15 4,fd2 From the diagram play may 1978. I
t Korsunsky-Sturua, Baku continue 12 ... a6 13 Ad3 Ad7 b) 6 Be2 0-0 7 h3 gib6 8 6a3 d5 9 u
1980. -14 grb4 b5 15 h4 e6 16 h5 o as in d3 h6 l0 e5 6e8 : Ku'min- E
10 bxc3 Ivanov-Kapengut, USSR 1977. Timoshenko, USSR 1978.

8 a) l0 ... Ag4!? ll
)8 Axc6 bc (12 ...AxR 13 gf bc 14
s fe c5 o) 13 trxe4 Ae6 14 AS5
Ad5 15 Ee3 Eb8 a Zaitsev-
Garaa, Baku 1980.
b) 10... -e.f5?! ll ah4 ad7 t2
Ad3! f5 13 AR e6 14 h4 h6 15
Ae2 ! Levchenko-Klovan, Riga
1980.
11 bc
White gains the
after:
a) 11 ... Ad7 12 Ad3 Ec8 13
)10 6e5! t.
d b) 11 ... tyaS t2 a4 Hg4 13 Ee3
Eac8 14tt3 -CI"xB 15 ExR t.
t2 ts.a4t (236)
236 ,rffi,
B t
1,,,M,
"ru" a
A A
A complicated position with
chances for both sides.
White had to prevent 12 ...
Ad7, e.g. 12 Ag5 Ad7 13 .gd3
EcS 14 Ecl Be8 15 gd2 acA16
Vt4 6b2 co Bednarski-Matulo-
vi6, Vrac 1975.
From the diagram play may
continue 12 ... a6 lg ACf gaZ
b5 15 h4 e6 16 h5 o as in
-14 grb4
Ivanov-Kapengut,'USSR I 977.
Variations with 3 AbS ( + ) 229
6xe4 de 12 Bt2 6 ads
5c3 7 ;; cd
This move is usually connected 8 cd 0-0
with the advance d4, without 9 dc3 (238)
bothering to defend the pawn on
e4 with Efel. 2i8 E
s ... af6(237) B I I I
237 E I I
Aa5
w % I I I {+\
E %
advantage 1D I ,ffi
,,,m
a
A A
,,m
a
a
A a
g White has carried out d4, but
the light squares in the centre
5 . . . a6 is possible: 6 Aa4 b5 (6 have been weakened as a result.
... e5 7 d4!? cd 8 cd ed 9 .gf4 9 6xc3
6ge'7 lO Ad6 0-0 l1 6bd2 with On 9 . .. dc7 l0 -e-f4 (10 Aa4
I an active position for White; d6 ll h3 de 12 de {yxdl 13 E{xdl
I Manolov-Janakiev, Bulgaria,
1980) 7 Ab3 c4 8 Ac2 Af6 9 d3
[xe5 o; l0 -gc4 d6 11 8e2 9-g4
:) l0 ... 6xb5 ll 6xb5 a6
cd l0 Axd3 0-0 Be2 d612 6bd2 Black has a solid position: 12 Wa4
Ab7 : Maleghedy-Dubinin, corr. d6 13 ed Ag4 14 6c7 AxR 15
1983. 6xa8 ed @ van RiemsdYk-Med-
6e5 nis, Riga lZ 1979, or 12 Ac3 d6
White has also tried d4 im- 13 ed flg4 14 de WxeT l5 d5 Ad4
mediately, as well as disPensing o Bronstein-schinzel, Sandomir
with it altogether: 1976.
a) 6 d4?! cd 7 cd 6xe4 I d5 Ad6 10 bc d6
(8... Ab89 trel Ad6 10a4 t)9 1l ed 9xd6
da3 db4t (9 ... a6 l0 8a4 6e5 ll ... ed 12 Af4 6e7 13 Ac4
1l 6xe5 Axe5 12 Eel co, or 9 Ag4 14 h3 t.
... 6e5 l0 Axe5 Axe5 ll Eel 13 a4
t) l0 Af4 0-0 1l Bd2 a5 oo The position is equal: 12 ...
Lutikov-Mikhalchishin, USSR Ed8 13 Aa3 9c7 14 Bel e6 15
1978. Be2 b6: Lutikov-Lisenko,
b) 6 Be20-0 7 h3 gb6 8 6a3 d5 9 USSR 1984:
d3 h6 l0 e5 6e8 : Kuzmin- B3
Timoshenko, USSR 1978. 3 ... e6
230 Variations with 3 gb' ( +) Vo

The goal of this move is to play Be2 cb l0 ab d4! oo Ciocaltea- 9 Eel -Q^e7
4.. . dge7, avoiding the doubling Calvo, Znich 1979. 9 ... -e-d7 l0 6xc6 Axc6 ll a) t
of pawns after Axc6. 7 Ac2 Ab7 $ga (ll 6d5 Ae7!:) ll ... 96 ad
B2r 4 0-0 8 Eel d5 12 Ad5! Ae7 13 Ah6! Eg8 14 Ad
B.22 4 6c3 9 e5! Eadlt Miles{handler, Indo' l0.t
B.21 Stronger than 9 ed 6xd5 l0 d4 nesia 1982; ll ... h5 was better. dt?
4 0-0 age7 cd ll cd He7 12 a3 EcST Psak- 10 Axc6 bc TH
4 c3 (239) his-Sveshnikov, USSR 1982; ll 11 gc4 96 b) 5
dxdq: was more accurate. If ll ... 6f8 then 12 e5!? is *"
239 9 ... d4 strong - 12 .. . d5 (12 .. . ed 13 Ku
B I ll Otherwise after l0 d4 White has @xe5t) 13 da4 c5 14 M cb 15 lfi:
.lr a clear space advantage. a3 with a sharp position.
10 Ae4! ac6 12 e5!2 (240) t
ffi, 11 cd cd ar
t2 d3 fl
,rm,
a And then 12 ...
240 ,rffi
I
197
A A 0-0 14 6b3
Le7 13 abd2
and White has an
B t
g E advantage; Timman{ebalo,
Taxco Interzonal 1985.
Other possibilities are: B.22 E
a) 5 t3 ad4l?
6 4xd4 cd 7 Ab2 4 dc3 ET
6c6 8 c3 Ac5 Plaskett-Svesh- With an immediate division:
(t
nikov, Sochi 1984. B22t 4 ... aEeT
% Ifi
b) 5 Eel a6 6 Axc6 (6 Afi g6 7 8222 4 ... ad4 Ac
d4 cd 8 dxd4 '8c7 9 6xc6 bc B22t
gr
l0 e5 Ag7:Motwani-Plaskett, 4... AgeT White's chances are better. t5
Troon 1984) 6 .. . Axc6 7 d4 cd 8 5 0-0 a6 12 ... de (tz ... ds 13 Ah6t) Tlf
6xd4 d6 9 Axc6 bc 10 c4 Ae7 1l a) 5... 6d4 6 6xd4 cd 7 6e2 a6 13 trxe5 0-0 14 Ah6 Ee8 15 Edl I'
6c3 0-0 l2b3 tsc7 13 -e-e3+: 8 b5 9 Ab3 Ac6 l0 d3 Ae7 gc7 16 gre2t Andre-Arencibia"
-Q-a4
Peresipkin-Kishnev, Kiev I 983. 1l f4!?t Malaniuk-Georgadze, Cuba 1985.
5 ,.. t6 Lvov 1984. 8222 I
6 Aa4 4... dd4 .l-I
Axc6 dxc6 7 d4
Less clear is 6
b) 5.. . AC66 d4cd7 6xd4 Ae7
8 Ae3 0-0 9 Eh5 Axd4 10 Axd4 An active continuation, but s
d5! 8 9e2 de 9 tsxe4 f6 l0 Edl a6 ll Ad3i Gurgenidze-Gore- Black's development falls behind.
cd 1l cd de1 a Georgiev-Kura- lov, Sverdlovsk 1984. s 0-0 ll
jica, Skara 1980. 6 Axc6 6xc6 Less sharp than 5 6xd4 cd 6 d
6 ... b5 6...bc7d4cd8Sxd4 AC69 6e2 Bg5!? 7 -Q.d3 (not 7 6xd4 - hd
a) 6.. . d6 7 d4cd 8 cd d5 9 6c3 Edl t Frolov-Mukhin, Len- 7. .. Bc5l 8 c3 e5T) 7 ... VxB28
de l0 bxe4 t Kozloz-Pesina, ingrad 1984. 6g3 Bh3 9 c3 Ac5 l0 b4 Ab6 ll
USSR 1979. ld4cd Ab2 6e7 Vatnikov-EfimoY,
b) 6.. . c4l? 7 Ac2 d5 8 b3 Ac6 9 8 6xd4 d6 Prague 1985.
Li(+) Variations with 3 A-bS (+ ) 231

ir to play Be2 cb l0 ab d4! o Ciocaltea- 9 E el -Q.e7

5 ... a6

rdoubling Calvo, Zirich 1979. 9 ... -S-d7 l0 bxc6 Axc6 11 a) 5 .. . de7 6 dxd4 cd 7 de2
7 -gc2 gyea (lt 6d5 Ae7!:) 1l ... 96 o,c6 (7 ... a6 8 $a4 b5 9 -Q"b3
8 trel
-e"b7
d5 t2 4,d5! Ae7 13 Ah6! trg8 14 6c6 10 d3 t) 8 c3 -Ac5 9 b4 Ab6
9 e5! Eadlt Miles{handler, Indo- 10 -Q-b2 0-0 ll 6xd4 Axd4 12 cd
Stronger than 9 ed 6xd5 l0 d4 nesia 1982; 1l ... h5 was better. d5!? o Gurgenidze-Izvozchikov,

G7 cd 11 cd Ae7 12 a3 EcST Psak- l0 6xc6 bc Tbilisi 1979.

his-Sveshnikov, USSR 1982; ll 11 gc4 96 b) 5 ... 6xb5 6 6xb5 a6 7 6c3
If ll ... $f8 then 12 e5!? is de'l 8 d4 cd 9 6xd4 2,e6 lO t4 t
6xd4: was more accurate.
Kuzmichev-Bakhmatov, Jurmala
9 ... d4 strong - 12 ... d5 (12 . '. ed 13
Otherwise after l0 d4 White has Exe5t) B AL4 c5 14 b4 cb 15 t9't 5.

a clear space advantage. a3 with a sharP Position. 6 -Ad3 6e7

I Also encountered is 6 . -. d6 7
Il 10 Ae4!
11 cd
DC6
cd
12 e5!? (240)
Axd4 cd 8 aez e5 9 -S"c4 Af6 l0
f4 t Tseitlin-Furster, USSR
12 d3
II And then t2 ... -CI-e7 13 abd2
240
B 1,,,% A
1973.
7 dxd4 cd
la 0-0 14 6b3 and White has an
A L,r%, L 8 Ae2 6c6
advantage; Timman{ebalo, 9c3
Taxco Interzonal 1985.
: 822
By putting pressure on d4
t7 White tries to force the exchange
ab2 4 ac3 ,rrffi, on c3, which leads to a game
fPsvesh- With an immediate division: A
I a which is favourable for him: 9 . . .
B22t 4 ... ageT ll
Ac5 l0 b4 Aa7 Bb3! dc 12
Lfl c67 8222 4 ... ad4
Bxc3 0-0 13 -gb2 e5! 14 €hl d5
9rc6 bc B22l
{laskett, 4 ... 6ge7 White's chances are better. l5 f4 t Vasyukov-Smirnov,
?d4 cd 8 5 0-0 a6 12 ... de (r2 ...d5 13 -e"h6t) Tbilisi 1980.

ItteT ll a) 5... ad4 6 bxd4 cd 7 6e2 a6 l3 trxe5 0-0 14 Ah6 tre8 15 Edl B3

-fl-e3+: 8 Aa4 b5 9 -e"b3 6c6 l0 d3 Ae7 Bc7 16 $e2t Andre-Arencibia, 3 ... af6
E 1983. ll f4!?t Malaniuk-Georgadze, Cuba 1985. 4 6c3 ad4
8222 Play is unclear after 4. '. e5 5
5 Lvov 1984.
b) 5.. . AC6 6 d4 cd7 6xd4 Ae7 4 ... ad{ Sxc6 dc 6 6xe5 dxe4 7 oxe4
An active continuation, but grd4 8 Be2 Bxe5 9 f4! Wxf4 (9
Drcf 7 d4 8 Ae3 0-0 9 gh5 6xd4 l0 Axd4
t I0 Edl a6 ll Ad3t Gurgenidze-Gore- Black's development falls behind. ... Se6 was safer) l0 d4 Wh4+
Lr-Kura- lov, Sverdlovsk 1984. 5 0-0 ll 93 We7 12 Ag5 f6 13 0-0-0!
Less sharp than 5 6xd4 cd 6 and White has the initiative; Plas-
6 Axc6 6xc6
kett-Murey, Gausdal 1986.
t 6... bc 7 d4cd 8 8xd4 Ag69 6e2 8g5!? 7 -e-d3 (not 7 fuxd4 -
d59 ic3 Edl t Frolov-Mukhin, Len- 7. . . grc5t 8 c3 e5T) 7. . . Bxg2 8 5 e5 6xb5
cftina, ingrad 6e3 Bh3 9 c3 A-c5 l0 b4 Ab6 I I 6 6xb5 ad5
1984.
7d4cd -S"b2 4,e7 Vatnikov-Efimov, 7 Aest?
7 0-0 a6 8 6c3 6xc3 9 bc d6 l0
Ht ac6 9 8 6xd4 d6 Prague 1985.
232 Variations with 3 gb' ( + ) ya

ed e6 I I d4 Axd6 12 de5 gc7 13 Se2 6d616 6xd6 Bxd6l7 Be3 Ed7!) 36 ... b6 37 Ec2 rDb5 38 1lc2
Eel 0-0: Barczay-Yasiukov, (17 d4 ed 18 6xd4 Afl 19 Eadl Ec4 Eg6+ 39 eh3 Eh6+?!(39 ll I
Frunze 1983. ge7 :) 17 ... a618 Eabl trd7 ... Egl 40 ExhT Ebl +) ,10 l4 {
7 ... f6 19 adz -Q.A?! (19 .. .
:) 20 ,bC2 Eh5 4l Ed7 Bg5+ 42 Ifl
Not 7 . . . h6?- 8 6xf7! rhxfT 9 gR Se7? (20 . . . Ae7)="3 2t 94! h6 tbh3 Eh5+ 43 @C2 $c5 44 Eg7 5r
BR Be6 l0 c4*. 22 h4 Ef7 23 'g'e3 gc7 24 95 8h645 Eg5! 8d646 Exe5 Ed3 ail
7 . . . f5 has also been played - 8 Ad6 25 gf+ *'h7 (25 . . . Exf626 47 Exf4 trxb3 48 Bf7 a4 49 Aq
0-0 a6 9 6c3 Ab4 e ... 6xc3 f4 ef 27 Axf6 + €xf6 28 gf2 + ) ExhT Eb2+ 50 eC3 a3 5l Ea7 atr
was better) l0 a3 6c6 ll Ad5!+ 26 aR Exf627 6xe5 Eaf8 28 f4 ,bb4 42 t4? (52 E e4 * ! rDb3 53 h4 Afl
Khalifman-Varlamov, USSR Es 29 fsl gh 30 Bf4 Sxf5? (30 . . . T) 52 a2l (intending 25 E
1985. c5!? 3l b5! +) 3l ef Exf5 32 Weq Eb3+ and ... Ea3) 53 Ee4+ N
8 Ae4!? gg7+ 33 ehl Bg3 34 Ee3 * * Bb3 54 h4 b5 55 Ea8 b4 56 Ee5 ad
8 grh5* is possible: 8 ... 96 9 grf4 35 Sxf4 Exfzl 36 Ee2h3 37 'bc4 57 ,bE4 BE2+ 58 *R AE
gR fg 10 Bxd5 a6 ll 6a3l e612
Egl Efl 38 Exfl Exfl+ 39 Eif2+ 59 *g4b3 60 Ee4+ trd3 ald
gA Eb8 13 0-0 b5 Jakovich- $h2 EB 40 *Cl Eg3 + 4l qhhl 0-1. B I
Shgipkov, USSR 1985; or 8 ef c5 42bc 14. ao'
dxf69 0-0d5 l0 Eel Bb6 ll a4 afl
a612 dc3 h6 l3 ARt: Hardic- TimmarSveshnikov Fernandez Garcia-Llubojevic JII
say-Horvath, Budapest 1986. Wijk aan Zee l98l Dubai Ol. 1986 lrd
8 ... f5 I e4 c5 2 dR dc6 3 jLb5 e6 4 0-0 t e4 c5 2 aR d6 3 .!Lb5 + 9Ld7 4 Ert
9 c4l? dcTl? dgeT 5 c3 d5 6 ed Bxd5 7 d4 cd 8 AxdT BxdT 5 0-0 6c6 6c3 E,f67 14d,
10 6xc5 6xb5 c4! Bd6 9 6xd4 Ad7 l0 6xc6
11 cb (10 Ae3 6xd4 ll AxdT+ BxdT
Tal-Mnatsakanian, Erevan 12 Bxd4 gxd413 Axd4 6f5 :)
1986, continued ll .. . gfb612 d4 l0 ... 6xc6 ll aca a6 12 9a4
Wxb5 3 Ad3!t. ll ... d6!? was Sxdl 13 Exdl 6e5! 14 b3 (14
more accurate: 12 ed ed 13 Be2+ Af4 Axa4 15 dxa4 6xc4 16 b3
Bf7 with an unclear position. b5! o) 14 ... Ab4 15 .fLb2 f6! 16
AxdT + 6xd7 17 6e4 0-0-0 18 c5
6b8 19 Ad4 (19 Edcl trc8 20
Illustrative Games -Q-d4 e5! 2l Ae3 f5 +) 19 ... e5
20 Ae3 f5 2l a3 Axa3! 22 Ae5?
Jansa-L. Schneider (22 Hes! af623 dxf6sf 24 Axf6
Skara 1980 tsxdl+ 25 Exdl Ej-cSl :)22...
I e4c5 2 dR dc63 Ab5 96 4 0-0 6xc5l23 Efl!f4!24 Axc5 Axc5
-e"C7 5 Eel e5 6 Axc6 dc 7 d3 25 af7 g5l 26 Bacl gd{ 2'7
8e7 8 abd2 ah69 a3 (9 dc4f6 6xh8 ExhS + 28 Bfdl E4 29
l0b4!?) 9 ... f6(9... a5? l0 dc4 gfl Ef8 30 R gf 3l gf Hf6 32
+) l0 b4 cb! ll ab 0-0 12 gb2 Ec2,ba7 33 Bc7 Eh6 34 Ed2
Ed8 l3 Ac3 6f7 14 6c+ Ae615 a5 35 ,Dg2 ,8a6 36 Ee7? (36
 ) Variations wilh 3 9b5 ( + ) | 233

l3 Ee2 dd616 6xd6 Bxd617 Be3 Ed7!) 36 . . . b6 37 Bc2 eb5 38 Ve2 e6 8 d4 cd 9 cd d5 l0 e5 6e4
(17 d4 ed 18 6xd4 Af7 19 tradl Ec4 E96+ 39 eh3 Eh6+?!(39 ll Ae3 He7 12 6el f6 13 R Ag5
9e7 :) 17 ... a618 Eabl Ed7 ... Egl 40 ExhT Ebl T) 40
19 6d2 Af8?! (19 ... :) 20 ,bc2 Eh5 4l Ed7 Eg5+ 42 Efdl f4 6e4 18 ef (18
gre8!? 17
BR *e7? (20 ...Ae7)="3 21 94!h6 eim Eh5 + 43 ,be2 gc5 44 trg7 6xe4 de D 6f2 8g6) 18 ...
22 h4 Ef7 23 We3 gc7 24 95 8h645 trg5! 8d646 trxe5 Bd3 6xf6 19 Eacl Ad6 2O 6e5 (20
Ad6 25 gf+ gh7 (2s . . . Exf626 47 Bxf4 Exb3 48 trfl a4 49 hf2) Ael Zt Bxc8 9xc8 22
f4 ef 27 Axf6 + Sxf6 28 gf2 + ) ExhT Eb2+ 50 *C3 a3 5l Ba7 6dR Se8 23 Hcl 6e4 Q3 ...
26 aR Exf627 Axe5 Eaf8 28 f4 *b4 42 f4? (s2 E e4+ ! qDb3 s3 h4 afs,23. . . gh5) 24 6d2 Axe5!
Es 29 fs! eh 30 Bfl Sxf5? (30 .. . +) 52 a2l (intending 25 dxe4t (25 de 6xd2 26 8xd2
c5!? 3l b5! +) 3l ef Exf5 32 Ve4 trb3+ and ... Ea3) 53 Ee4* 6c6T) Axf4 26 Axf4 Exf4 27
WC7 + 33 €hl
Bg3 34 Ee3 + + gb3 54 h4 b5 55 tra8 b4 56 Ee5 6c5 Ac6! 28 9xe6+ Vxe6 29
9 Eif4 35 Bxf4 Exf4 36 tre2h3 37 *4 57 c8e4 Bg2+ 58 gR 6xe6 Ee4 30 6c5 Ae23l dxb7
I2 Egl Efi 38 EExfl Exfl + 39 Ef2+ 59 gg4b3 60 Ee4+ Sd3 6xd4 32 6d6!: h6 (32 ... dcZ
*h2 trR 40 qbCl E93+ 4l ehl 0-1. 33 Afs! d4 33 ds3 Bd2 34
ef c5 42bc 14. de4:) 33 Edl 6e6 34 Exd5
la4 Af4 3s Ed4 95 36 s3 dh3 37
TimmarrSveshnikov Fernandez Garcia-Liuboievic *fl Exb2 38 Ea4 Exh2 39
Wijk aan Zee l98l Dubai Ot. 1986 ExaT Ef2* 40 eel BR 4l a4
1 e4 c5 2 AR dc6 3 .$Lb5 e6 4 0-0 1 e4 c5 2 6R d6 3 g-b5+ Ad7 4 f,xg3 42 Af5 Egl + 43 *d2 e4
dge7 5 c3 d5 6 ed Bxd5 7 d4 cd I AxdT BxdT 5 0-0 6c6 6c3 df67 44 a5 93 45 Bg7 + *:*.
c4! g/d6 9 6xd4 Ad7 l0 6xc6
(10 Ae3 6xd4 ll AxdT+ BxdT
12 9xd4 9xd4 l3 Axda 6f5 :)
td4 l0 ... Axc6 ll Ac3 a6 12 9a4
Eas Bxdl 13 Eixdl Ae5! 14 b3 (14
,2+ Af4 Axa4 15 dxa4 6xc4 16 b3
b5! o) 14 ... Ab4 15 Ab2 f6! 16
AxdT+ dxdT 17 6e40-0-0l8c5
rDb8 19 Ad4 (19 tsdcl trc8 20
Ad4 e5! 2l Ae3 f5 T) 19 ... e5
20 Ae3 f5 2l a3 $xa3! 22 6C5?
(22 Ae5! at623 6xf6 gf 24 Axf6
Exdl + 25 Exdl gs$! =) 22 . . .
GO 6xc5l23 Efl!f4!24 Axc5 Axc5
dt 25 6f7 95! 26 Eacl gd4 27
f6 6xh8 Exh8 T za Atat e+ zg
6oi rEfl EE 30 R gf 3l gf Ef6 32
b2 EcZ *a7 33 Bc7'Eh6 34 Ed2
l5 a5 35 .,be2 s8a6 36 Be7? (36

l
 242
B ll :

I I

,l

23 Odds and Ends rf6 -

the pod
A-A inste
Here we deal with alternative
second moves for White and
abdT 5 c4 a6 6 AxdT+ fuxd7 7 A h,ru a Ebr!?
*r.t2
Black. Be2 Ad6 8 f5!? 0-0 9 fe fe l0 de mator,
A 2f4 Be8 ll aR Hebden-Davies, gfi Abd7 ll 0-0-0 6xe5 12 fe
B 293 usA 1983. Ad5 13 h4t Bangiev-Petraitis,
C 2 AR Af6 (Rubinstein/Nim- 4 aca gd8 corr. 1985.
zowitsch Variation) saR 6f6 BI
2 f4 (241) a)5...e{.6d4Af674e3cd8 2e3 loc
Bxd4 Bxd4 9 dxd4 a6 l0 Ae2 E 1r argf I
24i
E Ab4 ll AR 0-0: Sax-Popovic, ,,ru, ads '
241
B IA Zagreb 1985.
B I t I l9tr-
b) s.. . 96?! 6 Ae5 Ag7 7 lLb5+ I
Ad7 8 d4 cd 9 Bxd4 Af6 l0 Ae3 t
0-0 ll 0-0-0t Hebden-Kudrin, A
21
,,ru,
Hastings 1983184.
6 6e5
xA 6 "!Lb5 + Ad7 7 We2 s6 8 6e5
-0.g7 9
gc4 0-0 l0 Bxc5 Af5! ll a g trl

d3 abd'l Westerinen-Polu- By comparison with the Closed

White captures space on the gaevsky, Sochi 1981 is better for variation White retains the option
kingside at the expense of the d5 Black. of setting up a pawn centre with
square. Black can carry out the 6 ... e6' c3 and d4. Black counters this
strike ... d7-d5 or continue as in 7 b3!? plan with action in the centre - . . .
the Closed Variation (see Chapter After 7 BR Ae7 8 b3 0-0 9 ds.
I 8). Ab2 Ads! l0 0-0-0 f6 ll 6c4 White plays the Closed Varia-
2 ... d5 6c6 12 e4 6d4 Black has an tion without Abl--c3. One of the H
The most thematic move. initiative on the queenside; good points about it is the possi- sprte o
3 ed Bxd5 Fadeev-Lerner, USSR 1982. bility of creating a pawn centre by merrq I
Less sharp than 3 ... af6 4 7 . .. _CI"e7
c2--c3 and d244; one of the bad a) l2l
8 -e"b2 0-0 points about it is that Black has trcl5
Ab5+ (4 acl Axd5 5 6R 6c6
6 Ab5 dxc3 7 bc Ad7 8 0-0 96 9 e ad3! (242) the counteritrike 2 ... d5. Ect:
ge2 -0"C7: Plaskett-Filipovic, White has a more active pos- B1 IWL
Banja Luka 1985)4. . . S"d7 (4. . . ition. For instance: 9 ... 96?! l0 2 ... ds b) 12,
 Odds and Ends 2i5

242 a:ffi, 3 ed BxrH

I AR Ag4
B I I 4
5 -Q-C2 Be6+
I 6 efl 6c6
Ends If 6 . . . Ah3 White can sharPen
the position by 7 b4l? cb 8 a3; for
instance, 8 .. . b3 9 6c3 Af6 l0
A -q ll 9xc2 Axg2* 12
abdT 6 AxdT+ AxdT 7
5 c4 a6 A a'.,ru,
a
a Ebl!? bc
and 6R e6) 5 AxdT BxdT 6 d e6 7 g *xg2 Bc6 Poliantsev-Tuk-
Be2 Ad6 8 f5!? 0-0 9 fe fe l0 de makov, Simferopol 1983.
gre8 ll AR Hebden-Davies, gA AbdT 11 0-0-0 6xe5 12 fe 7 h3 g"h5
usA 1983. ad5 13 h4t Bangiev-Petraitis, 8 6c3 gd7
Em- 4 Ac3 gd8 corr. 1985. 9d3 6
s aR af6 B 10 . -e-f4
d4 at6 7 Ae3 cd 8
a) 5 .. . e6 6 2s3 l0 g4 Ag6 l'l Ah4 af6 12
: Bxd4 Bxd4 9 dxd4 a6 10 Ae2
AM ll 0-0:
t f,xg6 hg t3 -CI-e3 Dd4l 14 6e4
Ad5! Varlamov-Yushev, USSR
.$LR
Zagreb 1985.
Sax-PoPovic,
I I L,,M 198 l.
b) 5 .. . 96?! 6 he5 $g7 7 Abs + l0 af6
Ad7 8 d4cd9 Bxd4 6f610 -C-e3 ll 94 He6 (24a)
0-0 l1 0-0-0+ HeMen-Kudrin, A
,,ru
Hastings 1983184.
6 Ae5 244 E
W
6lLbs+ Ad7 7 tseZg6 8 6e5
-9"C7 9 9c4 0-0 l0 Bxc5 Af5! l1
d3 abd7 Westerinen-Polu- By comparison with the Closed
Z
r the gaevsky, Sochi 1981 is better for variation White retains the option
a
A
:d5 Black. of setting up a pawn centre with
I the 6 ...
,
c3 and d4. Black counters this % "ffi ,mH%,
a:'%, a
a"ffi. a"%
e6
sin 7 b3!? plan with action in the centre - . . .
g
After 7 BB Ae7 8 b3 0-0 9 d5.
Ab2 ad5! 10 0-0-0 f6 ll 6c4 White plays the Closed Varia-
tion without Abl--c3. One of the Black.has a solid position in
o,c6 12 e4 dd4 Black has an
initiative on the queenside; good points about it is the possi- spiteof some delay in develop-
Fadeev-Lerner, USSR 1982. bility of creating a pawn centre by ment, for instance:
4 7 ... Ae7 c2-<3 and d244; one of the bad a) 12 95 ahs! 13 6e5 6.xe5 14
6c6 8 Ab2 0-0 points about it is that Black has Axe5 Ad6! 15 ge2 0-0 16 Eel
g6e e ad3! (242) the counter'stike 2. . . d5. tsc8: Jonsson-Iskov, Reykjavik
White has a rirore active Pos- B1 1982.

ition. For instance: 9 ... 96?! l0 2 ... d5. b) 12 6e5 Axe5 13 Axe5 Ad6!
236 Odds and Ends

14 pe2 (14 Axd6 Wxd6 15 AxbT 3 e5 AdS (24s) d7! m Furman-Vaganian, USSR
trb8 16 gB 0-0 17 trbl c4!Kuz- 1973. t)u
netsov-Chekhov, USSR l98l) 14 9 Ac4 {reg
.. . 0-0-0 15 a4 Axe5 16 Bxe5
gd4: Short{handler, London
245
W L .rru,
L t 9 gd2 0-0 l0 Ad3 d6 ll
tre8+ +.
ed fvfti
b) ra
1983. ,,,ffi, 9 ... Axf,t* edil
82 10 g.e2 G0 Tmr
2 ... 96 11 Efl!
3 _Uc2 -flg7 a By taking his king away to the
4 de2 I A queenside White can organize an Wl
An alternative is: 4 f4 dc6 5 attack on his opponent's king by r
AR d6 (5 ... e6 6c3 dge'|7 Aa3 without hindrance. cerrrn
d5 8 e5 d4!? Hebden-Ftacnik, 4 dc3 e6 A dubious line is ll Edl?! d6 a) lltr
Hastings 1892183) 6 d3 e5 (6. . . e6 The continuation 4 ... Axc3 5 12 ed Ae6! 13 Be4 Eae8 14 ttrfl Ad3
7 c3 6ge7 8 0-0 0-0 9 6a3 gib8 dc 6c6 6 Af4 Wc7 7 Bd2 e6 8 Ad7 + Parma-Pribyl, CSSR Dft
l0 dc2 b5 I I d4 b4!? Hofman- 0-0-0 h6 t h4 gives White the 1974. b) 15
Graf, Groningen 1983) 7 c3 dge7 opportunity of developing strong 11 Acs tB
Axf4 0-0 l0 Aa3 6e5
8 0-0 efl? 9 pressure:9... b610 Ad3 Ab7 ll t2 6g5!? UdI
Chandler-Andersson, Hastings Be2 0-0-0 12 ad2 t Tsarenkov- After 12 c3 Black can choose Afl
1981182. Kilakh, USSR 1972. between 12 . .. d6!? and 12 ... + ll
4 ... dc6 5 axds del 13 Be4 d5! with a sharp gm I
5c3 e5 On 5 6e4 6c6 (5 ... d6?! 6 ed game.
6 0-0 dge7 Axd6 7 -CI.b5+ *; 5 ... f5 6 6c3 12 6d4+
6... d6 7 da3! dgeT 8 dc2d5 d6 7 dxd5ed 8 d4 t) 6 c4 ab6 7 13 edl 66 (246)
(8 ... 0-0 9 d4t) 9 ed 6xd5 l0 b4t? dxb4 8 Ab2 White obtains
d4t Short-Ree, Hastings l98l/ an initiative for the pawn:
a) 8 ... Ae7 t h4 h6 l0 a4 a5 ll
t E
82.
7il3G0 Ea3! Sc7 12 Eh3 + Gur-
A I t S.d
I olr
1l
Black has a solid position. gendze-Mnatsakanian, Tbilisi ,,,ru"
ldl
8 Ae3 d6 9 da3 b6 l0 grd2 1977. AE
-Q-a6 l1b4 -e-UZ 12 Efdl cb 13 cb b) 8 . . . Bc7 9 a4 a5 l0 Ea3 gic6! 6Ar
d5! Pesotsky-Bangiev, Kiev 1982. I I grbl h6 12 Ae2 Ae7 13 0-0 t Ed
C Jakobson-Shatalov, USSR 1978. A
A
a f5t
2 aR Af6 5 ed 14a
The Rubinsteinf{imzowitsch 6 d4 Ac6 cd l'l
variation. Black plays sharply in 7
dc Axc5 The key position. White has an Eil
the very opening stage of the 9xd5
8 gib6 advantage in development, but .l.dt
game, even though White's lead in An interesting alternative is 8 the insecurity of his king makes a6
development allows him to obtain ... d6 9 ed Erb6: his position risky if the centre is 2l --
the advantage. l0 Afft -CI-xf2+ I I e e2 O-0?! 12 opened. +)2
 Odds and Ends 237

7 3 e5 6ds (24s) d1t q Furman-Vaganian, USSR t4 6c/,!?

Kuz- 1973. a) 14 c3 d6! 15 b4 6xg5 16 bc
l4 24s
g
,,ru,
9 _e-c4 8a5! 17 Sxg5 $e6 18 9e4 d5 o
xe5 W
I I I 9 gd2 0-0 10 Ad3 d6 11 ed Mini6-Beljak, Yugoslavia l9'7 7 .
b) 14 ge4 6xg5 15 Sxg5 d5! 16
Ee8* T.
,.ffi, 9 ... Axf2* ed gixd6+ l7 -0-d3 Uxh2 o
10 *e2 G0 Torre-Ljubojevi6, Manila I 976.
11 Efi! 14 d6
a By taking his king away to the 15 ed
A A queenside White can organize an White retains the suPerior game
5
a attack on his opponent's king by supporting his Position in the
Aa3 without hindrance. centre:
4 6c3 e6 A dubious line is 11 trdl?! d6 a) 15 ... Ed8 16 gh5 Axd6 17

--e6 The continuation 4 .. . 6xc3 5 12 ed Ae6! 13 ge4 Eae8 14 rDfl Ad3 f5 18 Bxf5! t Planinc-
Eb8 dc Ac6 6 Af4 :9c7 7 Bd2 e6 8 Ad7 + Parma-Pribyl, CSSR Dobrev, Varna 1970.
0-0-0 h6 t h4 gives White the 1974. b) 15 ... Axd6 16 6xd6 Ed8 17
7 opportunity of developing strong 11 9"c5 -Q"f4 -gd7 (17 4,xf4? 18
be5 pressure:9. .. b6 l0 Ad3 -e-b7 ll t2 6g5!? ErxfT * eh8 19 gg8 + ! E xg8 20
Be2 0-0-0 12 ad21 Tsarenkov- After 12 c3 Black can choose 6f7 mate) 18 6cl Ae8 19 9e5
Kilakh, USSR 1972. between 12 ... d6!? and 12 ... t Lechtynsky-Valdez, Cienfue-
5 axds 6e7 13 Be4 d5! with a sharP gos 1977.
On 5 Ae4 6c6 (5 ... d6?! 6 ed game.
Axd6 7 Ab5+ *; 5 .. .f5 6 dc3 12 a?t4+ Illustrative Games
d5 d6 7 6xd5 ed 8 d4 t)c4 ab67
6 13 *dr a6 (246)
t0 b4!? Axb4 8 Ab2 White obtains
tu an initiative for the pawn: E WesterinerTseshkovskY
L
246
a) 8 ... 9-e7 t h4 h6 l0 t4 a5 ll I I
,,ru,
W 1,,%, Sochi 1981 i

Ea3! Bc7 12 Eh3 + Gur- ,,%s I e4 c5 2 f4 d5!? 3 ed Bxd5 4 6c3

gendze-Mnatsakanian, Tbilisi "'ffi.- grds 5 AR 6c6 (5 .. ' Af6 6
w"m I

3d2 1977. -0-b5+ Ad7 7 9e2 oo;6 Ae5 f )

i

3cb b) 8... Bc7 9 a4 a5 lO Ea3 grc6! 6 Ab5 Ad7 7 0-0 Af6 8 6e5!? t I

1l gibl h6 12 Ae2 Ae7 t Ec8 9 Be2 e6 l0 Axc6 Axc6 ll

i

[n2. 13 0-0
Jakobson-Shatalov, USSR 1978. I A f5 -Q-e7 12 6b5!? c4l? q 13 a4 ef
5 ed 14*hl Ad5 l5 axa7 Hc516d4! I

6 d4 6c6 cd 17 6xd3 Ea5 18 Ab5 0-0 19

/ln dc Exf5 Bd7 20 Be5 + Ae6 (20 . . .
I

7 Axc5 The key position. White has an

gxd5 .jLd8 2l Ad2 ca6 22 Hb4 +)21
I

the 8 grb6 advantage in development, but

Iin An interesting alternative is 8 the insecurity of his king makes Ag5?! (21 Ad2 Ea6 22 af4 +)
...d69edSb6: his position risky if the centre is 2l . . .h622 Hh4 (22 6c5 9xb5!!
l0 -gd3 Axf2+ ll *eZ 0-0?! 12 opened. +) 22 ... Efa8 23 b3? (23 6c3
238 Odds and Ends

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Ab4 Exb5 26 6xe5 Wd4l 27 Amsterdam 1986
adl tsxe5 0-1. le4c52df3d63c3 6f64Ae2
6c6 5 d3 96?! 6 0-0 Ae7 7 d4l0-0
Makarichev-Zaichik (7 . . . cd 8 cd d5! 9 e5 de4l0 6el
USSR 1980 f6 1l R 6e512 f4+) 8 ds Ab8 9
1e4c52E,R e63b3 df64e5 6fd2l e5?! (9 ... 6a6!?) l0 a4
ad5 5 Ab2 Ac6 6 93 g5!? 7 c4 AbdT ll 6a3 6e8 12 6acAt
6c7 8 d4 (8 h4!? 94 9 695 Ag7 fs'!l (12 . . . b6) I 3 ef gf t4 f4t ef (t4
l0 gxg4 t) 8 . .. -Q"C7 9 d5 ed l0 ...e415 Ae3+; l5 Exf4 6e516
cd 94 ll dc gf 12 BxR dc 13 trfl b6?! (16 . .. 6t617 6xe5 de
ad2?t (13 Ag2; 13 Ac4) 13 . .. l8 6c4 6xd5 19 gb3t) 18 aR
6e6 t4 ad (14 ac4 ad4 ts 6g6 18 -CI-d3 f4 19 Bc2 6c7 20
axd4 gxd4 16 Edl ag4! o) 14 Ae4 9f6 2t gd2 gb7 22 Vd3
... Ad4 15 Axd4? (15 Bh5!?; 15 EaeS 23 Eael $h8 24 Ent
Bf4!? co) 15 ... Urxda 16 Ad6+ 6e7 25 Bfe2 Ed8 26 AxhT
ed8 17 tsdl Ag4! T 18 6xb7+ 6exd5 27 A-e4 Ah6?! (27 ...
qbe7 19 grd3 gb4+ 20 trd2 db4 28 cb d5 29 $xd5! Exd5 30
Wxb'l 2l gd6+ *e8 22 Ag2 gib3+) 28 Axd5! $xd5 29 Se7
Ec8 23 f4 (23 0-0 Wd7 ++) 23 trf7 30 EcTl Axc4 3l Bxc4
. . . c4?l (23 . . .hs! + +) 24 0-0 cb ExcT 32 Ee6 887 33 Ah4+ +
25 ab Af5 26 b4 g/b6+? (26 ... Er7 34 Exh6+ uyxh6 35 ErxfT
g'd7 + +) 27 ghl h5? 28 Ecl (35 .. . Sxh4 35 c4!) l-0.
Hh6? 29 e6! ] Axe6 30 Exc6
Ag4 3l Exc8* AxcS 32 Ee2*
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