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Bibliography Pirc in Black and White

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:13:04 GMT

An Attacking Repertoire for White, Sam Collins Batsford 2004 An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black, Jouni Yrjola amp Jussi Telia Gambit 2001 Attacking with 1 e4, John Emms Everyman 2001 Beating the Pirc Modern with the Fianchetto Variation, Andrew Soltis Chess Digest 1993 Carpathian Warrior Book One, Bogdan Lalic amp Vladimir Okhotnik V.Padyaya 2005 Chess for Zebras, Jonathan Rowson Gambit 2005 Chess Openings for White Explained, Lev Alburt, Roman Dzindzichashvili amp Eugene...

Giorgi Kacheishvili Chess Coach GiorgiKacheishvili

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:01:20 GMT

USCF History, p. 10 served as both USCF and World Chess Hall of Fame executive director. His latest book, with Lev Alburt, is Chess Training Pocket Book II. North American Open, p. 18 is a frequent contributor with over 100 Chess Life articles carrying his byline since 1975 and is the president of the Chess Journalists of America. Ray Robson Profile, p. 24 is a media developer and foreign correspondent for the Internet Chess Club's Chess.FM. He was voted 2008 Chess Journalist of the Year by...

Exchange Variation 1 OpeningPrinciples

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:03:09 GMT

If White wants to play a more open game, the Exchange Variation is the ticket l.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 These moves, shown in Diagram 89, open the game a bit. White hopes that having an extra move will give him an advantage. Black is happy to trade away his c6-pawn for Whites e4-pawn. White has to make a choice of whether to play c2-c4, attacking the d5-pawn, or whether he would prefer c2-c3 and a quiet existence. Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation Once more we have an opening variation...

Info Pbp Topalov

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:18:06 GMT

Denker Tournament of High School Champions Opening Ceremony Saturday, July 31, 4 PM, Garden Pavilion President's Reception Friday, August 6, 8PM, Garden Pavilion Hall of Fame Induction and USCF Awards Luncheon Saturday, August 7, 12 00PM, Garden Pavilion Schedule Subject to Change - Check www.uschess.org for updates Knowing When to Trade Your Bad Pieces Where does natural talent come from Genes Fate Or could it be that talent doesn't really exist When Bobby Fischer earned the grandmaster title...

Solution to the King Pawn Opening OpeningPrinciples

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:18:48 GMT

_ fter discovering the solidity of building a house in chess, I became attracted to the very same formations against White's King Pawn Opening. This time, however, the ideas were far more tricky for me than in a Barcza Opening and a King's Indian Defense KID . In time, I learned to play the Pirc Defense, which became a career defense that I still use to this day. The opening move order is quite important for Black as a single mistake can give him a bad game. The opening moves are 1 ,e4 d6 Black...

Czech Benoni Defense OpeningPrinciples

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:11:11 GMT

If Black is unhappy about giving White a central majority, he can absolutely lock up the center using a Czech Benoni l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Instead of challenging White's d5-pawn, Black's e-pawn whizzes right by it. The center now becomes totally blockaded 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Be7 Diagram 152 shows he starting position of the Czech Benoni Defense. White has a fine wedge in the center which cramps Black pieces, but how will he further exploit it With the center so locked, play on the flanks becomes all...

MultiVolume Works on the Endgame ChessEndings

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:33:16 GMT

Encyclopedia of Chess Endings ECE , all published by Sahovski Informator Bishop and Knight Endings volume, Nicosia 1993 Rook Endings Volume 1, Belgrade 1985 Rook Endings Volume 2, Belgrade 1986 Originally published in Russian under the title Shakhmatnye Okonchaniya by Fizkultura i Sport in five volumes Volume 1 Bishop Endings Averbakh , Knight Endings Averbakh and Chekhover 1980 Volume 2 Bishop vs Knight Averbakh , Rook vs Minor Piece Averbakh 1981 Volume 3 Queen Endings Averbakh , Queen vs...

lilil bam m m SicilianCounterattack

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:57:26 GMT

Surprisingly, the game which did most to popularise tllis plan was not a Sicilian Defence but an English Opening. The game in question is Saidy-Fischer, New York 1969 which went 1 c4e5 2 ftc3 ftc6 3 g3 f5 4 Ag2 ft f6 5 d3 Ac5 6 e3 f4 7 efO-O 8 ftge2 e8 9 0-0 d6 10 fta4 Ad4 11 ftxd4 ed 12 h3 h5 13a3a5 14 b3 fg 15 ftb2 Af5 16 c2 ftd7 17 Sel ftc5 18 Afl 2a6 19 Ad2 2b6 20 Axa5 2xb3.21 Ad2 2a8 22 a4 2a6 23 a5 4'h7 24 ledl b6 25 lei ba 26 fta4 2xd3 27 Axd3 Axd3 28 Wa2 ftb4 29 Wa3 ftc2 30 Wb2 ftxal 31...

W Elf SilentSacrifice

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:00:29 GMT

The e7-bishop covers the dark squares, on which White would like give checkmate. Black must decline the rook as 24 jLxf6 25 xf6 eliminates the bishop, allowing the queen to mate on g7. However, White had another purpose in placing his rook on f6. 25 fxg6 allows 26 xg6 M 27 tfg7 . 26 g7 amp g8 27 jLxe5 fxg6 28 xg6 amp f8 29 g7 1-0 We shall give the name elimination to the motif of eliminating a specific capturing piece in order to remove its defensive function. Elimination is a frequent motif in...

The Catalan OpeningRepertoire

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:36:41 GMT

Kasparov adopted this opening for his match against Korchnoi during a period where Icelandic IM now GM Margeir Petursson was its leading exponent and when the literature on the opening included only an old book by Neishtadt and a small monograph in English by co-author Schiller. He retained the opening for occasional use against Karpov. Current recommended literature includes books by Neishtadt 1986 , Moiseyev amp Ravinsky 1984 and Schiller 1986, 1988 . Before the Korchnoi match he had used the...

A Batsford Chess Book SicilianDragon

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:28:19 GMT

1 Introducing the Dragon 7 2 Important Dragon Concepts 9 4 Yugoslav Attack Introduction 36 5 Yugoslav Attack 9 jk.c4 44 7 Yugoslav Attack 9 0-0-0 107 8 The Classical Dragon 143 11 Levenfish Attack 6 f4 202 12 Tips in the Anti-Sicilians 211 Index of Complete Games 219 Index of Variations 221 This is the Sicilian Dragon. Need I say more Well yes, I suppose, is the answer because I've got another 220 odd pages to fill So forget the likes of Star Wars, Terminator, Silence of the Lambs etc, as...

Bishops are happiest on the long diagonals Teach Yourself Chess

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:05:36 GMT

So after thinking for a long time over its first move, the android proudly plays l.g3 just to make sure it gets its bishop to g2 before the opponent's bishop lands on b7. Having decided on l.g3, it will also, no doubt, appreciate the defensive value of the formation with king castled behind a bishop on g2 and knight on f3, and it will also surely see the benefit of playing a pawn to c4, and perhaps even formulate the plan of advancing its neighbour to b4 and b5, just to enhance the bishop s...

Classical Scheveningen Introduction SicilianScheveningen

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:39:17 GMT

1 e4 c5 2 gt f3 e6 3 d4 cd 4 Qxd4 4 f6 5 c3 d6 6 Ae2 Among chessplayers who are only superficially acquainted with the theory of the Sicilian Defence, there exists the opinion that this modest move leads to less interesting play than 6 g4 or 6 Ac4. Not so The system with 6 e2 may not be quite so direct, but it is more solid and no less exciting than other lines of the Scheveningen. Double-edged play is unavoidable, and sacrifices or counter-sacrifices abound, since White is gunning for the...

W Osg Attack In Chess

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:33:18 GMT

This position is from the game Botvinnik-Chekhover, Moscow 1935. It is White's move, and he has to decide on how to pursue what is already a promising initiative. He has the upper hand in the centre, a strong knight on e5, and well-placed bishops all these factors together mean that he has some of the preconditions for an attack on the king, without yet having entered on any commitments. He can therefore be said to be on the threshold of the first phase and must consequently look for further...

Info Vkv SilentSacrifice

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:18:31 GMT

He clears the e4-square for his queen and tries to deflect the black f-pawn. Rubinstein chooses to lose material. If the sacrifice is accepted, mate comes quickly 25 fxg6 26 g2, coming out at h3, also works 26 ,jLd6 the bishop must move to meet the threat of 1 fh4 or Wxg6 J followed by h7 27 h4 lt amp g8 28 0h7 f8 29 th8 lt e7 30 0xg7 here is why he needed the f-pawn out of the way 30, amp e amp 31 Lf8 32 lt amp e7 33 26 xf7 Sxf7 27 i.xf7 0f5 28 Sfdl Exdl 29 Sxdl WxT7 30 Wxc8 amp h7 31 Wxa6 Wf3...

Info Wfy SicilianScheveningen

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:36:53 GMT

White has an advantage in space and holds the initiative, but as Hort-Andersson, 1973, shows, the battle lies ahead 13 b1 b4 14 amp a4 b7 15b3. a dangerous weapon against the Scheveningen system of the Sicilian Defence. It requires boldness, enterprising play and exactitude from both sides attack and defence. 1 e4 c5 2 gt f3 e6 3 d4 cd 4 amp xd4 gt f6 5 amp c3d6 In this chapter we will consider three systems where opposite side castling is employed, in which White plays f2-f4 later than move 6....

Info Sro Short Games Of Chess

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:16:49 GMT

One Rook White gives up in normal style, but the other is sacrificed in brilliant enough manner to gladden the heart of any problem lover.

A If AAA LogicalChess

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:00:19 GMT

There is no defence that will postpone the mate for long If 17 g3, then Black continues 17. Zh8 18 f3 Jtxe3 19 Wxe3 or 19 2i2Whl 19 xg3 . Or if 17 f3, guarding the g-pawn with his queen, then 17 Jtxe3 18 Bf2 Wxg2 is mate. Strange that White, who feared the pin so much, should perish by the pin Modern players consider this to be one of the best opening moves. It is equal in value to 1 c4 in that two pieces are freed tor action, while a pawn seizes a central square. The difference is that the...

Info Ivs Short Games Of Chess

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:14:39 GMT

O O P QR3 Kt B4 KtxBch Q Kt3 B Q2 B Kt4 QxPch QxQch Resigns There are two threats of mate on the move. If 22 . . . P B3, White wins nicely by 23 R Kt3 ch, K B2 24 R R7ch, K Kl 25 B Q6, R Q1 the other Rook has no plausible move 26 R K7 mate

Info Ibb Short Games Of Chess

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:10:30 GMT

P K4 Kt KB3 P Q4 KtxP Kt QB3 P KKt3 B Kt2 P QB4 Kt QB3 PxP Kt B3 P Q3 P KKt3 B Kt2 PxKt Kt Q4 PxKt R QKtl O O Avoiding 12 . . . BxP 13 BxB, RxB 14 Q Q4 with a peculiar attack on both Rooks. Attacking the Rook and threatening mate at Kt7.

A trfG Center Counter Defense

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:33:15 GMT

Note that the reply 5 Ma5 at once transposes into the historic main line of the Center Counter with 2 Wd5 , when 6.h3 requires either 6 Af3 giving White the Bishop pair, or 6 J.h5 yielding a big initiative after 7.g4 M,g6 8. amp e5. Al 5.-WhS We will examine two possibilities from the diagram shown on the next page Otherwise, 6.jLe3 is a placid continuation. After 6 c6 7.iLb5 e6 8.a3 a draw was agreed in Vorobiov-Ulko, Moscow 1996. For 6. iLe2, see 5 gt c6 below. There is no point in using a...

H Is Ib SicilianDragon

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:39:53 GMT

White has two connected passed pawns on the queenside and a temporary pin on the c-file. Nevertheless his bishop is in a bit of a tight squeeze, he has weak pawns elsewhere and his king is in far more danger than its opposite number. Sf2 could have been played last go and certainly seems likely to appear on the next turn. The paralysing 25 1re2 26 amp cl Sf2 looked even stronger. A typical continuation which sees Black homing in on the c4-square. Now White must also be wary of the possibility...

The Checking of Exercises TacticalPlay

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:50:55 GMT

If a player is shown a move that looks heroic, but in reality turns out to be a bluff, and if, after yielding to the first impression, he will seriously believe this move, but after the bluff is revealed he will feel deeply insulted, it will take a long time for this feeling to be erased. For many years now I have been compiling a card index of exercises, aimed at developing thinking skills and a mastery of the techniques needed by the practical chess player. The examples included in the card...

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Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:27:14 GMT

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Epilogue PracticalChances

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:06:34 GMT

Being a universal player has always been one of chess's highest ideals. We imagine by that a player who can handle successfully many types of position, who is good in both attack and defence, and whose positional and tactical insights match each other. We have to bear in mind, at the same time, that the ideal of universality is a very wide substratum which encompasses players of great individual differences. Kasparov, Spassky, Timman and Belyavsky are all universal players yet what a huge...

a Nsy OpeningRepertoire

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:41:16 GMT

This sensible move is practically forced d8 12 Crf3 0-0 13 0-0 Be8 14 c2 Cebalo-Lobron, Reggio Emilia 1985 86, and although perhaps Black is safe after 14 f6, e.g. 15 d2 Ah3, 15 f5 gf 16 ef g4 17 g5 leaves White with an advantage. b 9 gt a6 10 amp f3 gt c7 10 gt b4 led to a quick kill in Kasparov-Nunn, Lucerne 01. 1982 11 0-0 a6 12 Axd7 Axd7 13 f5 13 0-0 14 Ag5 f6 15 Af4 gf 16 Axd6 Axa4 17 Bxa4 xd6 18 h4 fe 19 d7 20 xe4 lt S gt h8 21 ixc5 1-0 11 0-0 11 Ae2 may be a significantly stronger move...

C Dbe Bobby Fischer 1955-1960

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:18:34 GMT

1. e4 e5 2. lt jf3 lt jc6 3. b5 a6 4. Aa4 lt tf6 5. 0-0 e7 6. Sel b5 7. J,b3 0-0 8. c3 d6 9. h3 lt ja5 10. amp c2 c5 11. d4 12. jbd2 cd 13. cd b7 14. lt fl Sac8 15. jLd3 lt Qc6 16. lt je3 Hfe8 16 gt b4 17. J,bl JLe4 18. e4 lt Qe4 19. a3 lt Qc6 20. lt jd5 -Fischer 16 ed 17. jf5 lt Qe8 18. lt 3d4 lt Qd4 19. d4 f6 20. e3 Suetin -Kovacs, Albena, 1970 17. tf5 17.d5 lt b4 18. JLbl a5 19. e2 lt Qd7 19 b6 20. lt jf5 20. jLd2 21. a3 lt ja6 22. b4 Fischer 17 lt jb8 J,f8 18. J,g5 jd7 19. Sel b8 20. J,bl...

C Exy Bobby Fischer 1960-1967

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:18:09 GMT

1. e4 e5 2. f3 c6 3. J,b5 a6 4. i,a4 lt f6 5. 0-0 J,e7 6. Sel b5 7. b3 0-0 8. c3 d5 9. ed lt d5 10. e5 lt e5 11. Be5 c6 12. g3 lt if6 13. d4 , d6 14. Sel J,g4 15. d3 c5 16. dc 16. c2 c4 17. fl d7 18. f3 J,h3 19. f2 Gutman J,c5 17. d8 Sad8 Hd2 27. 26. Ha2 lt c3 22. Af4 g5 18. If4 18. lt gt a3 Hfe8 19. If4 lt e4 19 lt jh5 20. JLg5 20. JLe3 JLa3 20 lt d2 21. J,d2 - 20 JLe3 21. He3 lt jd2 22. lt jc2 2e3 23. lt e3 lh3 24. Hdl 23 JLf3 24. dl 23 b3 24. ab J,f3 25. Ha6 h6 26. Hai Sei Hb2 28. c4 25 Hd2...

The lono Genius Reshevsky

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:18:24 GMT

lr it not without ivi-Min hat more hat Ixxn written about Robert Jamc Rtchcr bom ' March I'M J ihan about am other player, tlie rcvnlu H i lie created i gt comparable wilh Sinnit ' revolution.' lt Kcr the cuune of the inte-ncntng me hundred year there had been no Htdl coeul breakdimugh in che t. In the bghi of the concept presented m die inirujiariion to Volume I, Rtchcr lid ideally into the context of the Cold W ar era a lone American genius challenge the Soviet cbc s inaihinr and defeat it....

Info Xqg ChessProblems

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:08:37 GMT

524. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 21 November 1891. 525. Morning Post, 10 April 1893. 526. Manchester Weekly Times, 4 January 1895. 527. British Chess Magazine, April 1891. 528. Newcastle Weekly Courant, November 1893. 529. Daily Gleaner Jamaica , 26 August 1893. 530. Manchester Evening News, 30 September 1893. 531. Pictorial World, 7 November 1891. 532. Illustrated London News, 3 October 1896. 534. Morning Post, 10 August 1891. 535. Boy's Own Paper, 7 November 1891. 536. Daily...

FUNDAMENTAL CHESS ENDINGS Wtm ChessEndings

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:28:43 GMT

Encyclopaedia of Chess Endings ECE , Bishop and Knight Endings volume, Nicosia 1993 L ufer- und Springerendspiele Av , Aver-bakh, Sportverlag Berlin 1987 In the game Black didn't manage to coordinate his pieces and soon resigned. Can you do better True, you have the wrong rook's pawn, but nobody said that you have to let the black king into the saving corner How can White avoid the known fortresses With you as the shepherd and the bishop as your dog, let's drive the sheep out of the corner Give...

Info Amz Attack In Chess

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:25:11 GMT

After this move Black gains drawing chances. In such an attractive position one would expect to find a safe and clear way to victory. White here has all the necessary ingredients for success control over a dark-square network advantage in development two pieces to break up the cluster on the light squares bishop at c4 and knight at e2 and as well as all this, a pawn in the centre that prevents Black from using his e5 square as a post for his pieces Stronger and simpler would have been 16 f6 ,...

Kira Zvorykina RussianSchool

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:23:17 GMT

When Kira Zvorykina was 16 she won first place in one of the tournaments the members of her family held from time to time. This victory over her constant rivals filled her with confidence, and she decided to enter school tournaments. To her surprise, she found she could make a good showing against her school champions and in inter-school tournaments. She learned a great deal from classes at the chess club of the Leningrad Palace of Young Pioneers. Lectures by Pyotr Romanov-sky cleared up many...

M Botvinnik ChessPsychology

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:47:57 GMT

When this game was played it was thought that Black could equalize easily after 6 e4 as Euwe had recently done against Alekhine in the return match . The line has since been improved for White, and now it is not clear that Black can equalize at all. He should play 10 Nxc3 and 11 b6. It is sad to see such a lover of active play as Alekhine forced to retreat so ignominiously. After 13 Rc8, White can't win the a-pawn by 14 Bxc6 Bxc6 15 Qxa7 because of 15 Bb4 , threatening both 16 . Bxel and 16...

Info Rhg ThinkingTechniques

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:24:05 GMT

Diagram 104 shows a common situation one which beginners find very puzzling. Both sides have developed their pieces in a solid but unimaginative fashion. Now White plays l.Be3 offering Black the chance to double his pawns. Black replies with l Bb6, refusing to comply, and instead allows White to double Black's Have they both gone mad The answer, of course, is no. It just so happens that their moves are all based on very logical considerations. With l.Be3 White actually dreams of having his...

Denker V Schwartz 1930 Point Count Method

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:24:44 GMT

In No. 108, the preliminary maneuver is brief and simple. Mission accomplished. That the Black king is seriously compromised may be judged from the following circumstances a The hole at KB3 is an outpost station, due to White's king pawn. Its occupation by knight or pawn would be murderous, b White's queen bishop is available to exploit the holes. c White has four minor pieces and the queen readily available to assault the king-side. The king bishop serves where it stands, by threat of removing...

itm miM Point Count Method

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:14:36 GMT

White wants to keep his pawn on Q4 to guard K5 and also to support an eventual P - QB5. But he is too ambitious he should have made a concession to safety by 10 P-Q5, N-K4 11 P - QN3. Thus Black forces either the isolation of the queen pawn or the premature advance P B5. If 13 RxP, then Q - Q4, winning the king knight pawn and so wrecking the king-side. Faced with B-Q6, White has to hurl himself on the sword after all. 15 R-R4 QxNP and Black wins When do pawns hang and when don't they This...

Info Ddd Modern Chess Openings

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:13:30 GMT

a 5 exd5 is considered bad because of 6 Bg5 leading to unfavorable isolated queen pawn positions. b 7 Be7 8 Bxd5 exd5 9 dxc5 Be6 10 0-0 Bxc5 11 b3 0-0 12 Bb2 a6 13 Na4 , Larsen-Tal, match 1969. c A 10 . . . b6 11 Nxd5 exd5 12 Bb5Bd7 13 Qa4 was good for White in Botvinnik-Alekhine, AVRO 1938. B 10 . . . a6 11 Bb3 Nxc3 12 bxc3 b5 13 Qd3 , A. Sokolov-Karpov, match 1987. C 10 . . . Nxc3 11 bxc3 b6 12 Bd3 Bb7 13 Qe2 Na5 14 Ne5 Rc8 was equal in Larsen-Ribli, Las Palmas 1982. d 12 Nxf6t Nxf6 13 Bg5...

Info Klr ChessTraining

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:04:20 GMT

Right Whit turns I enamy post lion. latt Whit, wins 11 point b5 as a station lor his King Right Whit turns I enamy post lion. latt Whit, wins 11 point b5 as a station lor his King White King to gain ground . 4.b6 Kb7 blockade 5.Kb5 Kb8 reserve blockade 6.Kc6 Kc8 7.b7 Kb8 8.Kb6 with stalemate. To avoid any possibility ot misunderstanding let us repeat that with a White pawn at b6. b8 is the reserve blockading point. If he is at b5 then b7 is the reserve point, j In Diagram 49a 1 Kb8 would be a...

i PAWNS The Art of Chess

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:43:58 GMT

White wins because he has the opposition on the enemys ground and power over it, in the variation of movement possible to his Pawns. If Black checks, then, after K B5 and advancing his Rook Pawn, blocking, White will gain the Pawn by playing to Kt6 with King, an easy process. Hence Black moves Pawn only when forced, e.g. If White begins, then any move will do like result. A drawn game. White has no power in reserve over the move, such as in the foregoing example or as he would have if either of...

B H Ik H AntiDutch

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:54:04 GMT

Whatever White plays in this position he doesn't appear to get very much. There has been nothing new to add to this long standing assessment. Let's look at the alternative to 7 h3 7 d2. Black now takes the initiative in the centre. 7 dS 8 0-0-0 c5 9 ,Qb5 d7 10 d7 d7 11 h3 11 f4 c4 12 lt f3 amp b4 13 lt e5 Wc7 Nimzowitch 11 yc6 12 Shel 0-0-0 Johner Nimzowitch, Carlsbad 1929. 9 b5 looked awful to me but then how does White complete his development in comfort Lisitsyn - Korchnoi, Leningrad 1951...

The Positional Pawn Sacrifice PhilosophicalConsiderations

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:40:07 GMT

In a fashion similar to the phenomena of early flank attacks and exchange sacrifices, the frequency of positional pawn sacrifices has increased almost beyond belief. Kasparov talks about the new attitude towards material among younger players, a movement that he claims to be a leader of. Indeed he consistently enters into pawn sacrifices in positions where the compensation would have previously been regarded as insufficient or too abstract and many, many leading masters including older ones...

Valentina Borisenko RussianSchool

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:59:13 GMT

Valentina Borisenko nee Belova was born in the town of Cherepovets in 1920. Her father was a doctor. She learned chess while a high-school student in Leningrad, and in 1937 made her debut in the semi-final of the city tournament for the women's championship. She showed exceptional persistence in studying theory and playing in strong tournaments she acquired valuable experience from the defeats she sustained at the beginning. A fearless, industrious player, she won second-category rating in a...

The story of Cuzear Ford Becoming a Class B player ChessImprovement

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:48:24 GMT

Cuzear Ford was a long time Class C chess player see Figure 33 when he came across the Rapid Chess Improvement study program. After implementing just part of the program, his rating shot up immediately to the Class B level. His rating jumped 122 points in just one two month period. As a point of comparison, my rating never increased more than 100 points over any two-month period even though I, like Cuzear, started at the Class D level. Cuzear's success with the program proves that my experience...

Info Ugf Short Games Of Chess

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:26:05 GMT

At the age of eight when most children are intrigued by tick-tack-toe, Reshevsky was making complex combinations on the chessboard. He would face as many as twenty expert opponents in his exhibitions of simultaneous play. His manner was confident, his style sound, and his moves were made without hesitation. And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all he knew. On 12 . . . RxKt 13 Qx Rch, QxQ 14 BxQch, KxB and 1 P K5 wins the helpless. Bishop. What else is...

Queen vs Pawns ChessEndings

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:36:32 GMT

The queen normally wins against one or even several pawns. Only if the pawns are very far advanced do they have a chance. We start with a single pawn. If it has advanced to the seventh rank and is threatening to promote, everything depends on whether the attacking king can assist the queen. With a central pawn, this is almost always possible, no matter how far away the king is. 2 lt amp d3 is met by 3 Wb4 followed by Wei. If the queen manages to get in front of the pawn, the win is trivial. The...

gg Bll Checkmates

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:02:48 GMT

Black's remaining Rook must recapture. TURN THE PAGE AND CONTINUE WITH FRAME 126 White plays Queen-takes-Rook, giving check. Now there are two White Rooks against only one back-rank defender. White moves Rook to Black's back rank, giving check, and mates on the next move. In this position White can begin a back-rank mating combination by first removing one of the Black defenders. Draw an arrow to show the first move in White's mating sequence When Black recaptures with Rook7 White's Queen and...

Info Luj Best Chess Endings

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:36:50 GMT

Black naturally strikes a blow at the center. White is eager to exchange pieces, even at the cost of neglecting development Preferable was 7 Nb1-d2, bringing another piece into play, or 7 e3-e4, releasing the dark-squared Bishop. Black has benefited by the exchange, as White's Knight has disappeared, but 8lack's Knight has been replaced by another piece. Black already has two pieces in play against one of White's though admittedly the latter has castled . The Art of Exchanging Unwisely was...

The Characteristic Boleslavsky Structure ClosedSystems

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:56:56 GMT

The Paulsen or Boleslavsky structure arises when Black plays an early e5 or, as mentioned earlier, it can be reached from a Scheveningen or Najdorf when Black plays e5, usually after an earlier e6. The Paulsen structures are distinct from the Najdorf in that in the Paulsen Black's queen's knight is ordinarily developed on c6 while in the Najdorf the queen's knight is developed on d7. White usually follows with f4, establishing a duo. Then Black may capture on f4 with exf4, followed by hz5. The...

No Kings Indian Attack V SMYSLOY M BOTVINNIK Vasily Smyslov 1935-1957

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:46:15 GMT

Twenty-second Soviet Championship, Moscow, 1955 White adopted a similar system in his match with Botvinnik, but here he tries a different strategic plan he avoids the advance of the K B P and strives to transfer the centre of gravity of the struggle to the Q-side. The text move safeguards the position of the Kt on QB4.

R Domenech S Flohr Rosas Sicilian Defense ChessStrategy

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:34:25 GMT

For a description of Flohr's skill in this game, I commend you to Roget's Thesaurus, where you will find such adjectives as exquisite, elegant, artistic, and enchanting. Throughout the play there are delightful finesses and touches of originality. Who but Salo Flohr would interrupt a series of exchanges, force an irreparable weakness, and then proceed to complete the exchanges To my mind, this quiet little positional game, played with crystalline clarity, outshines all the blazing combinations...

Info Ejg Modern Chess Openings

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:01:28 GMT

a 4 . . . Nxd5 is possible. After 5 e4 Nxc3 6 bxc3 c5 7 a3 Be7 8 Nf3 0-0 9 Bd3 cxd4 9 . Nc6 is more usual 10 cxd4 Nc6 White was perhaps slightly better in this Semi-Tarrasch-like position, Bareev-Hracek, Pardubice 1994. b 7 a3 is the alternative. After 7 Nc7 8 e3 Ne6 9 Bh4 Be7 10 Bd3 g6 White was slightly better, Vaganian-Westerinen, Moscow 1982. c 7 Nc7 8 Bd3 Be7 9 Nge2 Nh5 10 Bxe7 Qxe7 11 0-0-0 g6 12KblNg7 13 Ng3 0-0 14 h4 h5 15 Qd2 Dohosian-Vaganian, Tilburg 1994. d A 8 Qdl Bf5 9 Rcl Qa5 10...

Info Ozj StrategicAdvance

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:08:30 GMT

The Frontier Line The Mid-Point 1. By development is to be understood the strategic advance of the troops to the frontier line. The process is analogous to the advance on the outbreak of a war. Both armies seek to reach the frontier as quickly as possible in order to penetrate into enemy territory. Development is a collective conception. To have developed one, two, or three pieces does not mean that we are developed. On the contrary, the situation demands that all pieces be developed. If I may...

Closed lines Big Clamp and Antoshin SicilianCounterattack

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:15:19 GMT

The so called Big Clamp is a method of play closely related to the Closed Sicilian. The difference is that White's queen's knight does not go to c3. Games 37, 38 and 39 were examples of the 'Big Clamp' not being met by a Black king-side fianchetto. The present section is devoted to games in which he does fianchetto. The line of pawns White sets up acts as .a kind of shock-absorber. Black finds it difficult to open lines in the centre or on the queenside. White will gradually increase his space...

Twomove Problems ChessProblems

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:15:20 GMT

Illustrated Sporting a nd Morn ing First attempt at a chess problem, 1888 English Mechan ic a nd Va nity Fair Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Illuatrated Sporting and Dramatie News Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

Info Txs ConsulationGames

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:43:09 GMT

Ravinsky, 102 Redding, 167 Reeve, 191 Rensoli, 165 Reti, 19, 22 Ribera, 101 Rivera, 206 Roething, 30, 166 Rose, 104 Rosen, 91 Rosenbaum, 6 Rosenthal, 113 Ross, 119 Ruffer, 119 Ruiz, 61, 79 Rydz, 100 Salwe, 6 Santasiere, 197 Schr der, 173 Schroeder, 66 Selesniev, 17 Shackleton, 95 Sharp, 67, 84, 85, 86 Sheffer, 171 199 Silbert, 93 Simon, 98 Skillicorn, 96 Stahr, 184 Steiner, H., 126 Sterling, 135, 143 Stewart, 69, 85, 86 Sutcliffe, 99 Tartakower, 20, 21, 77 Teichmann, 2, 5 Tholfsen, 198 Thomas,...

Why Play the Scotch Game The Scotch Game

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:32:33 GMT

First of all, the Scotch is a very well respected opening that you can rely upon - no one's going to come along and refute it in the next few years. It's also relatively easy to learn and can be played after little study unlike the Ruy Lopez, Black doesn't have at his disposal a plethora of tricky sidelines. Despite this, the Scotch does offer a good variety of positions. Those interested in sharp, tactical battles will enjoy the complexities of the Mieses Variation, while less experienced...

ROUND Pft Curacao 1962

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:25 GMT

The bulletin opens with the observation that Tal is following the tournament from his hospital bed with the aid of a magnetic chess board. This enabled him to witness how Geller's hope of victory went up in smoke after his dramatic defeat at the hands of Fischer. Petrosian exploited Geller s slip-up by beating Kortchnoi with striking ease. This game has become the most famous one of all the games in this tournament. This is somewhat puzzling, as any good grandmaster would have been able to play...

Info Fbn Modern Chess Openings

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:44:57 GMT

a 8 e4 Nc6 9 e5 Nd5 10 Bxe7 Ncxe7 11 Bxc4 Nxc3 12 bxc3 b6 was , Tukmakov-Beliavsky, Tilburg 1984. b 10 exd4 Nc6 11 0-0 Nh5 12 Bxe7 Nxe7 was equal in Korchnoi-Karpov, Meran 1981. c 11 0-0, Karpov-Kasparov, Moscow 1984, and 11 Be2 Nc6 12 Nb3 Nd5 , Korchnoi-Karpov, Meran 1981 were played before. d Karpov recommends 11 Nc6 12 Ndb5 a6 13 Nd6 b5 with counterplay for Black. e White had a small edge in the game Karpov-Beliavsky, Dortmund 1995. f There are other moves here 9 Rcl, 9 g3, 9 e3, 9 Nxd5. g...

BlackmarDiemer Gambit Anti King s Indians h3 Systems

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:36:04 GMT

I must confess that I had assumed this Gambit to be only playable against l d5, as after 1 d4 f6 2 c3 d5 3 e4 Black can simply play 3 xe4. When Gary Lane's recent book, The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Batsford 1995 arrived the first thing I learnt was that this is called the Hubsch Gambit, while the second thing I learnt was that the Hubsch Gambit is not so bad and that Black can probably only obtain an equal game. As we are looking for more than this, the Blackmar-Diemer has to be accepted. After 3...

A Lbq ColleSystem

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:36:45 GMT

5 fe 62 Diemer's preferred method. It seems less dangerous to Black, however. Not 5 Axe4 6 4 xe4 4 xe4 7 f3 4 16 7 xd4 8 c3 e5 9 Af4 amp e6 10 0-0-0 8 Af4 4 6 8 c6 9 0-0-0 8 4 17 9 Ad3 xd4 10 amp f2 4 6 11 0-0-0 Diemer-Keller, Villingen 1938. a 7 bc c8 8 Ad3 Axd3 9 cd and now MCO 11th ed. recommends 9 c6 Hoey-Lyon, US Forces Ch 1970. Black's plan is e6 followed by d5, or if 10 4 2 then 10 4 d7 11 0-0 4 f6 12 Ag5 re6 13 4if4 f5 and White cannot justify his pawn sacrifice. b 7 amp xf5 4 d5 7 e6 8...

Info Vfz ChessGuide

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:47:37 GMT

If 15 . . . BxKt 16 PxB, KtxP 17 PxP with the threat of 18 P-B4. Alter this move White is able to destroy his adversary's position by sacrificing the exchange. Other moves for Black would be of no avail e.g. I 17 . . . P-Kt5 18 P-Kto, QxKtP if 18 . . . Q-B6 19 Kt-K4, BxBch 20 KxB, and thereafter 21 Kt.-Q6ch for Black cannot capture the Kt 20 . . . PxKt. 21 BxP, Q-Kt5 22 QR-Ktl 19 P-B4, Q-ICt6 20 PxB QxPch or 20 . . . PxKt 21 QxP 21 K-Ktl, PxKt 22 R-Q3 with a decisive attack. 11 17 . . . Q-B6 18...

MY BEST GAMES Xte Karpov

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:41:35 GMT

Perhaps the exchange of the dark-square Bishops should be tried 15 . . . Bg5. If then 16 Qd2, play might continue 16 . . . fxe3 b6 18 cxb6 axb6 19 e4 19 Radl Rc8 leads to a transposition Nxb7 20 Bxc6 dxe3 21 Qxd8 ex f2 22 Kxf2 Raxd8 23 Bxb7, although in one variation White has an extra pawn, and in the other variation, Black does 18 . . . e4 on 18 exd4 19 Bxd4 Black can- Nxd4 threatening to win the Queen by Nf3 , and on 21 Radl Black quietly replies 21 . . . with a new counter looming on c3 21...

Bobby Fischer Games Bobby Fischer 1955-1960

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:48:17 GMT

1. e4 e5 2. lt jf3 lt c6 3. JLb5 a6 4. a4 5. 0-0 e4 6. d4 b5 7. JLb3 d5 8. de jLe6 9. c3 9. jLe3 JLe7 10. c3 fd7 11. amp bd2 Hd8 12. h3 amp d2 13. fd2 amp a5 14. g5 c5 15. Qfel amp c6 16. Sadl h6 17. JLe7 fe7 18. Ic2 0-0 19. d3 g6 20. e3 lt amp g7 21. a3 Short - Ljubojevic, Linares, 1989 Ac7 10. amp bd2 0-0 11. fc2 4 c5 11 4 d2 12. fd2 4 a5 13. jLc2 amp c4 14. d3 g6 15. h6 lt Qb2 16. e3 lt c4 17. ff4 c5 18. JLf8 f8 Keres 12. amp d4 lt Qb3 12 amp d4 13. cd b3 14. 4 b3 Sc8 Botvinnik - Denker,...

Info Tui Attack In Chess

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:45:15 GMT

In this example Black is the attacker. He has already sacrificed his queen in order to reach this position, his intention being to mate White's king with a rook on hi. Doubling rooks is not a problem for Black in this position, but he is involved in a struggle for f2, which is important as a flight square for the white king. There are two methods of handling this the king can be allowed to get out and a mating net then woven round it, or the formation with the pawn at g3 and doubled rooks can...

Chapter Jhu ChessEndings

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:52:12 GMT

Black defensive strategy is known to us it is based on hindering the white king from escaping from the edge after he has captured the a -pawn. However, White can prevent Black from imprisoning him if he uses the geometry of the chessboard to shoulder the black king away l lt e6 c3 2 id5 Maizelis indicated this move. The game itself continued 2 lt amp d6 lt amp d4 3 4 gt c6 amp e5 4 lt amp b7 lt amp d6 5 lt amp xa7 lt 4 gt c7 V2-V2. 2 lt amp d3 2 4 gt b4 3 lt amp c6 lt gt a5 4 4 gt b7 -. 3 4c6...

Appraising Chess Problems Mistakes of the Masters

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:14:32 GMT

By Maxwell Bu ofzer, Bellaire, L. I. Among the requests from solvers one of the most often repeated is Please state a rule by which a chess problem's merit may be properly appraised. It is not an easy task to lay down a rule that will meet with the approval of every one. In the first place all rules are apt to be tinged with arbitrariness. In the second place the merit of a problem is depending on so many factors, some of which are deemed important by all authors and some of which arc...

Preface TournamentPlayer

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:01:37 GMT

The Alekhine Defence has had a number of fairly thorough treatments in the post-Fischer era, beginning with Eales and Williams 1972 , Bagirov several volumes, most recently in 1979 , andHort 1980 . There have been so many interesting new games that it is difficult to squeeze all of the relevant material into a single volume. The authors have decided to economise in three ways. First of all, we have selected those lines which we consider to be viable, or nearly viable, for Black. Even so, we...

Cu G Kasparov Shirov FrenchDefence

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:29:22 GMT

6 Ae7 7. f6 Af6 8. h4 0-0 9. Ad3 c5 10. e2 10. c3 cd 11. cd e5 7 10 cd 11. e4 g6 12.0-0-0 Wa5 12 gt c5 13. Wf4l 12 e5D 13. Af6 f6 14. d4 h5 15. a3 2d8 15 Wb616. Wb6 a 27. Shell xb7, b6 16. We3 Ad7 17. g4 amp f6 18. f4 lt d5 19. h6 f6 20. gt g5 20. h5 g4 21. 0f4 e5 21 2 22. hg f g 23. amp h6 - 22. Wg5 h6 22 f6 23. mi4 Ag524. amp g5 fg 25. 0g5 23. 0e7 ms 24. hg Wf3 25. Jte4 f4 26. amp bl fg 26 Sf8 27. Ab7 Ae6 28. Aa8 amp 8 29. Wf3 30. 2hfl - 27. Ag6 Wf6 28. Sd7 Shirov 20 c6 6 Ae7 7. Af6 8. h4 0-0...

Info Fzf Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:07:22 GMT

Obsessed by his desire to exchange off the darksquare bishops, Szabo overlooks White's simple reply. 18 a4 was necessary, in order to prevent the trade of lightsquare bishops, at least, and to deprive White's pieces of the square b3. In removing his bishop from f6, Black left the e5-pawn unprotected, so that now he must recapture the bishop with his b-pawn. Strange as it may seem, the line thus opened will turn into an artery of communications for White's pieces, and not for Black's. The...

Info Jin AnatolyKarpov

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:10:15 GMT

Black has to take a longer route via the h-file to collect the f7-pawn. Not 61 Sa7 62.h6. 62.ig3Sh6 The most clinically precise way to draw. 63.4 gt g4 2h7 V2-V2 Black wins the f7 pawn, so there is no point playing on. Razuvaev told me that the Karpov team had worked very hard on the adjourned position. At that time it had long been known that rook endings with f- and h-pawn are drawn. However, the closer the pawns are to promotion the better the chances for the stronger side. According to the...

Info 1 ChessPuzzles

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:14:14 GMT

White to play and mate in four moves White to play and mate in ten moves. White to play and mate with P in four White to play and mate with P in four White forces Black to mate in five moves. White to play and mate with P in thirteen moves, losing all his men in play except K and White to play and mate in four moves, checking every move and forcing Black to do White to play and mate with P in six White to glay and mate in five moves. White to play and mate in five moves. White to play and mate...

Info Dfd Short Games Of Chess

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:11:35 GMT

Although White's combination begins with the capture of the vulnerable Bishop Pawn, this is no banal sacrifice of a Knight just to liven things up. If 16 . . . RxR 17 BxPch, KxB 18 Q B4ch, K B4 19 Q B7ch, B B3 or 19 . If 16 . . . RxR 17 BxPch, KxB 18 Q B4ch, K B4 19 Q B7ch, B B3 or 19 . K K5 20 P B3 mate 20 RxR and White wins. If 18 . . . K B1 19 BxKP wins the Rook, as Black must prevent mate. Forced, as 20 . . . K Q4 lets White mate in two. If 22 . . . R K2 he must not permit a check at B2 23...

Info Nze QueenlessMiddlegames

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:40:12 GMT

Easy Guide to the Queen's Gambit Accepted However, with 2c7 looming it is certainly an easier position to play with White than with Black. Perhaps Black should try 13 Ed8 and 14 2d7. 14 gt ed4 gt xd415 amp xd4 Efc8 D 15 2fd8 16 2c7 2d7 is no good, as 17 2xd7 followed by 18 xe6 wins. 16 2xc8 17 lt xe6 fxe6 18 xe6 f8 19 xc8 amp xc8 20 f3 The resulting ending proved difficult for Black as he found it difficult to coordinate his minor pieces. The next position comes from the Classical Variation...

The Smyslov Variation The Kings Indian

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:57:51 GMT

We shall now look at the Smyslov system where White plays an early Bg5. Play starts 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 Nf3 d6 0-0 5 Bg5 and now White will follow up with e2-e3 Diagram 11 . This can be quite a dangerous line for Black. In my early days as a King's Indian player I struggled a bit playing with e7-e5. The turning point for me came when I suddenly noticed a game where Smyslov was playing Black against his own system. He played with c7-c5 and won really easily. I copied him and my results...

Kuznecov Silman 1986 ThinkingTechniques

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:27:08 GMT

Kuznecov-Silman, Oregon Open 1986. Black to play. Kuznecov-Silman, Oregon Open 1986. Black to play. Black is better due to his superior Bishop good Bishop versus bad Bishop and the fact that his Knight can make use of the weakened c5 and d4 squares while its counterpart has nowhere to go at all. What about space At the moment the territory is basically even. However, Black's superior minor pieces will eventually allow him to annex space on the kingside. His plan is this 1 Place his minor pieces...

Botvinnik Smyslov Kav ChampionshipTournament

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 06:51:53 GMT

60 P-N4 P-R5 61 N-Kl B-N4 62 N-B2 B-B3 63 K-Q3 K-B7 64 N-Rl B-Ql 65N-B2B-N4 66 P-N5 B-Ql 67 N-N4 B-N3 68 N-B2 B-R4 69 N-N4 K-K8 0-1 60 P-R4 would have 18 Smyslov-Botvinnik, French 1 P-K4 P-K3 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 3 N-QB3 B-N5 4 P-QR3 B xN 5 PxB PxP 6 Q-N4 N-KB3 7 QxNP R-Nl 8 Q-R6 P-B4 9 N-K2 R-N3 10 Q-K3 N-B3 11B-Q2N-K2 12N-N3B-Q2 13 P x P Q-B2 14 P-QB4 B-B3 15 B-K2 N-N5 16 BxN RxB 17 P-R3 R-N3 18 NxP N-B4 19N-Q6 ii5 19 . QxN 20 PxQ NxQ 21 BxN BxP 22 R-KN1 K-Q2 23 P-KR4 P-KR4 24 P-B5 This and the next...

Queenless Middlegames QueenlessMiddlegames

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:04:27 GMT

Whatever opening you play as Black, there is always a system or approach for White that seems to stifle winning chances. The QGA is no exception. In this chapter we look at some opening variations where there is an early exchange of queens. The good news is that often Black has nothing to fear in these positions and certainly no need to feel under pressure to make a draw. The bad news is that some of the positions are of a simple nature and in a 'must win' situation, Black may find it difficult...

Info Ges Modern Chess Openings

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:03:08 GMT

a 10 . . . Re8 11 Qa4 Bd7 12 e3 Ne4 13 Bxe7 Nxe7 14 Qa3 is a slight edge for White, Suba-Zysk, Dortmund 1984. b Also reasonable is 11 Bf4 Re8 12 Ncb5 12 Ndb5 d4 13 Bxc6 bxc6 14 Nxd4 Qb6 was unclear in Mikhailov-L. Grigorian, USSR 1970 12 . . . Nh5 13 Be3 Bg4 14 Qa4 with a slight plus for White, I. Sokolov-Todorovic, NikSii 1991. c 12 . . . Be6 13 Nxc6 bxc6 14 Na4 Qa5 15 a3 i, Campos-Villavicencio, Benidorm 1989. d Karpov's 13 a3 is interesting here. In the game Karpov-IUescas, Leon 1993, there...

Wc f xc Wxc tf e Qf xf gxf d fxe xe g UnforcingPlay

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:17:35 GMT

Watson With a clear advantage for White. In this example, it almost seemed as though White forgot that he was supposed to get his pieces out and yet in the end, his development was superior.' I completely disagree with Watson on this one. Out of the first eight moves Black made six pawn moves. He followed this by moving his queen, moving a knight for the second time, then his queen again, then the knight yet again, followed by the queen Of course some of these were forced by White, while others...

i JLMm m Opening for White

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:37:30 GMT

13. e2 Sa7 13 dxe5 14. Sxe5 15.1xf6 gxf6 16.Sg3 This move is quite possible and solid too. White should postpone pushing his d-pawn for a while. This is probably Black's most reliable possibility. White can achieve some edge, but he has to play patiently and precisely with a great deal of positional mastership. Playing for checkmate is out of question here. White has good chances for an advantage after 8 Hb8 9.Bel 0-0 10.d4 exd4 10 d6 ll. ia3 11.e5, Scholten - Debray, Bled 1998,11 4Dg4 12.1.g5...

Geller Quiet System h OpeningPrinciples

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:24:28 GMT

This is a far more useful move. White makes luft and prevents annoyances from happening on the g4-square, by l.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 c6 White also is set to play 8.e5 dxe5 9.dxe5, forcing the f6-Knight to retreat. 7 Nbd 7 Black concedes that b7-b5 is not yet a threat. Black stands badly after 7 .b5 8.e5 dxe5 9.Nxe5, when Be2-f3 gives White strong pressure. Otherwise Black will play .e7-e5. Kasparov as Black has faced 8.Bf4 Qa5 9.Qd2 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 ll.Bh6 Re8 and...

Grunfeld Defense OpeningPrinciples

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:25:19 GMT

The last modern defense against the Queen Pawn Opening I consider in this survey is the Grunfeld Defense. More than any other modern defensive scheme, the Grunfeld typifies piece play for Black and occupation of the center by White. The opening moves are l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 2 g6 This time Black decides to fianchetto his own King's Bishop. 3.Nc3 White is ready to play e2-e4 with central domination. 3 d5 Black makes a surprising move by striking in the center. It is Black's third move that initiates...

Phil LeCornu Life Member GiorgiKacheishvili

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:09:13 GMT

USCF life member bequests 350,000 to USCF The U.S. Chess Federation learned of the passing of a longtime member, Phil LeCornu, through a letter from the execu tor of his estate informing us that he had left the Federation a bequest of 350,000. I was sorry to hear of his death but not at all surprised at his generosity to chess, for Phil and I were good friends in Chicago in the sixties and seventies. I discovered chess as a teenager, age fif teen, and by sixteen attended the major clubs...

Bibliography The Vienna Game

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:35:05 GMT

Nunn 's Chess Openings, John Nunn, Graham Burgess, John Emms and Joe Gallagher Everyman Gambit 1999 Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings Volume C Sahovski Informator 1997 The Bishop's Opening, T.D. Harding Batsford 1973 The Complete Vienna, Mikhail Tseitlin and Igor Glazkov Batsford 1995 The King's Gambit, Neil McDonald Batsford 1998 Winning With the King's Gambit, Joe Gallagher Batsford 1992 Play the King's Gambit Volume 1 King's Gambit Accepted, Y. Estrin and I.B. Glazkov Pergamon 1982 The Scotch...

The role of perception ChessSkills

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:47:08 GMT

He saw everything is invariably the complaint of the chess player who loses a game. Other variants to this lament are I completely missed seeing his move or How could I overlook that move It is no accident that the operation seeing is an element in all those statements. In the final analysis, perception seems to be the key to skill in chess. It is not usually the case that one player calculates so many variations that he generates the correct one where his opponent, who has searched less...

The Berlin Defense and the Endgame GiorgiKacheishvili

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:39:10 GMT

The Berlin Defense C67 in the Spanish torture is designed to head right into an ending. Benko brings us up to date on the latest in this potent weapon against attacking players. The third Grand Prix event of 2008 was organized in Elista, Russia. The Berlin Defense variation of the Ruy Lopez, a system that leads to an early endgame, was played four times here. Even Garry Kasparov praised it, label ing it as an effective weapon against attacking players, as Kramnik showed when he successfully...

Index of Games TacticalPlay

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:30:37 GMT

Adams-Torre, New Orleans 1920, 193-94 Addison Bisguier, New York 1962-63, 252-53 Alekhine-Eliskases, Buenos Aires 1939, 36-37 Augustin-D. Byrne, Lugano 1968, 122-24 Balashov-Polugaevsky, Manila 1976, 174-75 Barrett, B. S., Endgame Study, Dubuque Chess Journal 1874, 32-33 Bogolyubov-Mieses, Baden-Baden 1925, 25 Ostrau 1923, 248-49 Botterill-Tal, Bath 1973, 169-70 Botvinnik-Boleslavsky, Moscow 1941, 226-27 Botvinnik-Kann, Sverdlovsky 194 3-4 1972, 217-18 Byrne, R.-Fischer, New York 19 64, 186-87...

Advice Building the Attack

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:14:11 GMT

Study the openings to help find good middlegame plans. Distinguish between plans and dreams. Anticipate trouble before it happens. Take the time to attend to small problems. In chess and life, try to control your own destiny take the initiative . Avoid good-looking moves that do nothing for your game. 1 Boleslavsky-Lissitzin, Moscow, 1956 Knight Outpost on d5 I.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 S.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 QaS II.Kbl eS 12.Be3 Be6 13.a3 Rfd8...

I Boleslavsky G Lissitzin Moscow Sicilian Defense ChessStrategy

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:12:29 GMT

Boleslavsky knows that a good grip on the center almost always guarantees the success of a King-side attack. He therefore plans to anchor a Knight at Q5 so firmly that it can never be driven away. To accomplish this he must do away with two enemy pieces that bear down on that square, a Bishop and a Knight. He lures the Bishop off by a gift of a Pawn, and disposes of the Knight by pinning it and forcing its exchange. Once Boleslavsky's Knight reaches the magic square Q5, combinations appear out...

Closed French Defense OpeningPrinciples

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:09:05 GMT

If Black tries to occupy the center, but doesn't want to weaken his d5-square, he can try a different formation l.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 Black is happy with his central gains and plays to strengthen his center. The position is shown in Diagram 209. By now White's play should be quite familiar. He will again use his e-pawn as a battering ram. 7.e4 O-O As White, this was one of Bobby Fischer's favorite positions, which he used to score a number of fine wins. While the center is not locked, it...

Jos Raul Capablanca Viacheslav Ragozin Basic Positions and Guidelines

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:43:27 GMT

What has made this ending so famous is the way Capablanca annotated it. He wrote White's plan is to prevent the c-pawn from advancing and to control the board up to the fifth rank. To do this it is necessary to move the king to e3, put the rook on c3, the knight on d4 and the pawns on b4 and f4. When this position has been achieved, it will be time to move the queenside pawns. Capablanca asks himself Where should my pieces stand and uses the several-moves-in-a-row rule. He gave no specific...

Strategic Ideas NajdorfGuide

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:59:11 GMT

Without going into great detail here, specific strategic ideas are often limited to a particular type of position, and in modern chess less is made of general rules and more of the concrete appraisal of each position's peculiarities. In other words, you will have to learn your theory Nonetheless there are themes that run throughout the book. The Najdorf Variation is an attack on White's e-pawn. Already, after White's third move the anti-positional swap of White's central pawn for Black's c-pawn...

I d lf c e c d b dxe fxe cxb d e iLd k Ae iLb b BenkoGambit

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:35:27 GMT

and the black pawns advanced all the way to d3 and e4. What was special about the Capablanca game was that Black was playing positionally on the queenside, not trying for a pawn advance in the centre after deflecting the white pawn from c4. That is the true ethos of the Benko Gambit, at least in its Mainline form - smooth, efficient development with a view to queenside pressure whilst keeping the status quo in the centre. The Benko Gambit first appeared in a familiar form in a couple of games...

Info Gze Short Games Of Chess

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:46:42 GMT

From the way the Knights hover around White's King it is clear that one of them will swoop down with a smothered mate. And smothered mate it is, but it takes an unusual, piquant form. Ii 14 PxB, QxP 15 Kt Kl, BxP 16 BxB, KtxB, and Black has two Pawns and the attack for his piece. Naturally, this Knight must not be taken. Meanwhile, Black threatens 19 . . . Kt K7ch 20 K Rl, QxR mate. And wins after 22 KtxQ by 22 . . . Kt R6 mate This is the sort o game that never ceases tq amaze me. At the odds...

Austrian Attack e OpeningPrinciples

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:31:09 GMT

The central push seems logical, but Black should be happy because he can chip away at White's center l.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O Black is forced to retreat, but in so doing opens the way for his g7-Bishop. Black's central focus will be the e5-pawn, and he'll use c7-c5 to undermine White's central support. White develops and tries to restrain the c7-c5 break. White has tried 7.Bc4, 7.Bd3, and 7.h4, but in each case 7 .c5 gives Black good counterplay. 12.Bc5 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Ne4...

Acknowledgements Opening Repertoire for Black

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:04:15 GMT

The proofs were read by the following people apart from the authors A. Ashby, T. G. Ashplant, T. Bedwin, t Borland, M. Burton, S. Butler, D. A. Curtis J. Dempsey,J. Ferrers-Dunn, H. Golding, R. Graf, C. Grant, W. H. Gray, K. D. Gregory,J. Hanscn,J. Hawson, G. D.Jack, S.Jamieson, D. V. Jones, J. E.Jones, A. V. King, C. Lawson, G. R. Moore, D. Morris, M.J. Morton, C. W. Pickard, J. Richards, J. Schroeder, P. Stewart, A. Stoker, M. A. Sullivan, A. Sutton, G. Thomas, R. E. Whitener,J. P. Wilkinson...

A Parody By Hans Kmoch PhilidorDefence

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:03:11 GMT

After all these genuine games by Nimzowitsch my collection concludes with a bogus one This witty parody of a Nimzowitsch game, with mock Nimzowitsch notes, first appeared in 1927 in German. The author was Hans Kmoch, incidentally a great admirer of Nimzowitsch. Far from taking offence Nimzowitsch was himself highly amused by Kmoch's effort. As with all good parodies the spirit of the original does shine through, in distorted fashion of course. Concealed in the humour are clear indications both...

Modern Exchange Variation OpeningRepertoire

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:59:06 GMT

Even a little bit of thought will suffice to demonstrate that no matter how one structures one's repertoire there must be at least one position which one must play for both sides. Perhaps the most prominent overlap in Kasparov's repertoire is the Griinfeld, which he has had to face frequently as White ever since taking up 1 d4, and which he now also plays as Black. Now if it were a simple matter for White to obtain an advantage against the Griinfeld, Kasparov would hardly make the defence his...

Info Tdk ChessGuide

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:56:39 GMT

HENRY S. EICHOLTZ ' O.B.SPENCER DR. Gl LBERT DOBBS St. Paul, Minn. Carrollton, Georgia Mate in 3 Mate in 3 Mate in 4 A. D. GIBBS J. F. TRACY FRED SPRENGER Rochester, N. Y. Ontario, Calif. New York City Mate in 3 Mate in 3 SELFmace in 3 SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE APRIL 10th, 1938 C. G. GAVRI LOV 1908 G. GUIDELLI and D. M. LEVY 1901 H. W. BETTM AN 1918 J. H ARTONG 192 A. SI LVESTRE 1901 Mate in 2 Mate in 2 Mate, in 2 SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE APRIL 10th, 1938 of two months. The...

Info Kaj Best Chess Endings

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:52:28 GMT

Alekhine considers this as one of several indifferent moves, and suggests instead as best 19 Bb7-d5, and if 20 b2-b3 Ra7-d7 21 Qd1-e1 Rd7-d8, followed eventually by . Qe7-b7, with a still freer position. 20 Ra1-c1 Ra7-c7 Reshevsky's development of the Queen Rook to c7 by way of a7 is reminiscent of Janowsky's similar insinuation of the Queen Rook into active play in his 1911 encounter with Capablanca at San Sebastian, where he also got the mighty Cuban in hot water see Game 7 . Reshevsky could...