ETARN Chess Strategies

Info Mdv ChessGuide

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:54:44 GMT

Room 204, Strand Theater Office Build-ing, 1585 B'dway at 47th St. N. Y. City. Best, Cleanest, Most Central Location in City. You Are Welcome. Terms Reasonable Nnw Womi-n's Clubs It must be in the air Within two days we received letters from California and Massachusetts telling us of the formation of women's chess clubs. The one from California was from a former Marshall Chess Club opponent, one of the most promising of the club's younger women players, Mrs. William Davey. We all know, she...

a Imx QueensGambit

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:55:27 GMT

19 b5 20 f4 c4 21 Axc4 bxc4 22 5xc4 better than 22 e5 Browne-Petursson, St. Martin 1991 22 Ad7 23 a4 Sd8 24 e5 fxe5 25 fxe5 Sd5 25 Wxe5 26 sc6 - 26 a3 lt e8 27 Sg3 c8 28 Sg8 S d7 29 Sf8 Sxf8 29 Sxe5 30 Sxf7 lt S e8 31 e7 30 xf8 Bxe5 30 i.b7 31 xf7 lt amp gt d8 32 xe6 31 XC8 lt 4 gt d6 32 b8 1-0 P.Cramling-Rodriguez Talavera, Dos Hermanas 1992 32 lt i gt d5 33 xe5 amp xc5 34 sc6 . White's intention is now f4. 20 tfd8 21 Sb4 Wa5 A c6 would have been a better defence. Instead 20 b5 fails to 21 f4...

Info Nog TheVictims

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:45:46 GMT

Black elects to leave the dark square bishop at home in the 3 c6 variation and precipitates a sharp clash of forces in the centre. Though White soon has to part with two pawns to maintain the initiative, his central pressure sees the collapse and demolition of Black's infantry in that sector. Black is not without compensation however-on move 15, for example, besides 4bb4, 15 lt 4bxc3 16 Axf5 4bxdl came into consideration, winning the exchange. Sacrificing the exchange with 16 j ,xc6 was...

T Pxj Modern Chess Openings

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:37:11 GMT

The Classical Variation, 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 0-0 6 Be2 cols. 1-42, see above diagram , has managed through the waxing and waning of its viability to accumulate a massive pedigree, culminating in its current feverish popularity. The main line, 6 e5 7 0-0 Nc6 8 d5 Ne7 9 Nel cols. 1-6 , still leads combatants to move 25 and beyond before novelties are sprung. The zenith of fashion for the last couple years is the Bayonet Attack, 9 b4, when Kramnik's taciturn answer to 9 . . . Nh5, 10 Rel cols....

The Classical with Nc Alternatives to Ne The Kings Indian

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:19:10 GMT

The Bayonet 9 b4 Alternatives to 10 Re1 . The Bayonet 9 b4 The Main Line 10 Re1 White Plays 9 Nd2 The Bayonet 9 b4 Alternatives to 1lORel 1 d4 Nfl6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 0-0 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0 Nc6 8 d5 Ne7 9 b4 Nh5 Diagram 1 Over the last six or seven years the Bayonet Attack has been one of White's main success stories in the King's Indian. Prior to this 9 b4 was generally thought to be a poor relation to 9 Nel and 9 Nd2. It was rarely ever seen in top class chess. Strange, you may...

V Xdy ChessGuide

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:51:05 GMT

Played at Upper Darby, October 16th, 1938 Delmont C. C. Lehigh Valley C. A. MASSACHUSETTS CHESS A CORRECTION Last month we reported that Mr. George Sturgis had retired as President of the Massachusetts State Chess Ass'n. Mr. Sturgis advises that our correspondent was in error on this point. Mr. Sturgis has not retired and still presides as head of the Massachusetts State Chess Ass'n. Mr. Franklin J. Sanborn has resigned his post as Secretary of the M. S. C. A. A group of Massachusetts chess...

English Opening 1 The World Chess Chamionship 1973

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:57:14 GMT

White Petrosian Black Korchnoi 1 P-QB4, P-QB4 2 N-KB3, N-KB3 3 P-Q4, PxP 4 NxP, P-KN3 5 N-QB3, P-Q4 6 B-N5, PxP 7 P-K3, Q-R4 B-N2 8 BxN, PxB 9 BxP, B-QN5 B-N2 10 R-QBI , P-QR3 11 0-0, N-Q2 11 . . . 0-0 12 N-Q5 12 P-QR3, B-K2 BxN 13 P-QN4, Q-K4 J . . . QxRP 14 N-Q5 14 P-B4 , Q-Nl 14 QxPch 15 K-Rl, threatening both 16 R-Kl and 16 N-Q5 15 BxPch , KxB 16 Q-N3ch, K-Kl 16 K-N2 17 N-K6ch, K-R3 18 R-B3- - 17 N-Q5, B-Q3 18 N-K6, P-QN4 19 N 5 B7ch, K-K2 20 N-Q4 , K-Bl 20 . . . BxN 21 N-B6ch or 20 . QxN...

Contents Pirc in Black and White

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:21:50 GMT

Part l The Austrian Attack - 4 f4 i.g7 5 c5 1 Early Deviations 6 e5, 6 dxc5, and 6 amp b5 M7 7 J.xd7 21 2 Maximum Complexity 6 .b5 M7 7 e5 g4 8 i.xd7 and 8 h3 48 3 The 5 C5 Main Line 6 .b5 d7 7 e5 ig4 8 e6 66 Part 2 The Austrian Attack - 4 f4 i.g7 5 gt f3 0-0 4 Early Deviations 6 e5,6 i.e2, 6 e3, and 6 a3 87 5 The 5 0-0 Main Line 6 amp d3 gt c6 and 6 gt a6 125 6 The Fianchetto Variation 4 g3 164 7 The Classical Variation 4 gt f3 g7 5 i.e2 186 8 The Accelerated Classical 4 lf3 i.g7 5 h3 0-0 6...

Mark Dvoretsky PositionalPlay

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:21:06 GMT

It gives me great pleasure to present you with the fourth book in the series based upon material from the Dvoretsky-Yusupov school for gifted young chess players. For those who are not familiar with our previous publications Training for the Tournament Player, Opening Preparation and Technique for the Tournament Player , would like to make it clear that we have carried out various thematic sessions at the school, devoted to important areas of chess development. We have not had enough time to...

Info Wro f4 against the Sicilian

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:55:18 GMT

At last the pawn leaves the board and Hebden has a big advantage. The game continued 19 20 gt xc5 Wa5 21 e3 h3 22 amp hl a3 23 Sf2 amp a6 24 f5 the quickest breakthrough 24 gxf5 25 gxf5 M.cS 26 fxe6 Axe6 27 Safl dxc4 28 gt xe6 fxe6 29 dxc4 Hb7 30 f3 Wei 31 xc6 Wdl Now just about anything wins, but I reckon Hebden could have wrapped the game up in style with 32 Wc5 Wc7 32 Wei 33 Wc8 Wd8 34 Wxb7 - 33 Bf8 Sxf8 34 Wxf8 amp dl 35 Bdl 4 gt c6 36 Bd6 lt i gt c5 37 Bd5 lt i gt b6 38 Wb4 lt i gt a6 39...

Info Qtp Trapping Minor Pieces

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:57:52 GMT

White to play and win White to play and win White to play and wir No. 1940. 1. c6 h2 2. b4 Kgl 3. Rxh2 Kxh2 4. b5 Kg3 5. Kf6 Kf4 6. Ke7 Ke5 7. ba ba 8. Kd7 a5 9. Kxc7 a4 10. Kd7 a3 11. c7 a2 12. c8Q alQ 13. Qh8 . The position arising afler 4. b5 is quite interesting. So is the subsequent play with the subtle enticing of Black's King onto the al-h8 diagonal. No. 1941. 1. e7 Ke8 2. Nh7 Nd'7 3. Kxh8 c5 4. Kg7 c4 5. Nhf6-r NxfO fi. Kxf6 c3 7. Nh6 c2 8. Nxf7 clQ 9. Nd6 Kd7 10. e8Q-r Kxd6 11. Qd8 Kc...

Info Czj RuralChess

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:03:09 GMT

The black king is too exposed queen and rook teamwork should give mate. The mate was there 46. Rg8 Kh7 46. Kf5 47. Qxc5 47. Qe8 etc. Misses the problem-like escape 47. Rh1 48. Kxh1 Qc1 49. Kh2 Qf4 50. Kg1 Qe3 51. Qxe3 stalemate Even simpler moves were missed in this unbelievable game. There was an easy win with 48. Qg6 , 48 Kf4 49. Rh4 Kf5 50. Qe3 Qd3 51. Qf4 Ke6 52. Rh6 Qxc3 53. Qg4 Kd5 54. Rh5 Kc6 55. Qe4 Instead, 55. Qc8 Kb5 56. Qxc5 wins a rook. Now the tide has turned. The black king is...

Aaa Aaa YoungGrandmasters

Wed, 16 May 2012 02:40:57 GMT

7 Ab5 is worth considering, because although While's actual choice is also a recognized 'normal' move, I believe that in the game Black now gels a favourable version of Ihe well-known line 1 e4 cS 2 amp f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 amp xd4 gt f6 5 Qc3 a6 6 Ae3 Qg4. since he has the developing move Qc6 in place of a6. 7 Wb6 8 JLb5 can lead to fascinating lines such as a 8 Ad7 9 0-0 . intending lo meet 9 Qxd4 with 10 Axd7 xd7 11 Hlrxg4 with a big advantage for White, while after 9 xd4 10 JLxc6 tfxdl II Axd7...

Info Nrs Trapping Minor Pieces

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:48:27 GMT

No. 1945. 1. g4 b5 2. g5 b4 3. g6 b3 4. g7 b2 5. g8Q blQ 6. Qh7-f see No. 1946 . A schematic position whose solution is easily found. No. 1946. 1. h4b5 2. Kd5 Kd3 3. h5 b4 4. h6 b3 5. h7 b2 6. h8Q hlQ 7. Qh7 . Develops the idea of the preceding study. No. 1947. 1. g8Q alQ 2. Qb3 Ka5 3. a7 Qhl 4. a8Q Qxa8 5.Qa3 2 Kxa6 3. Kc7 Ka5 4. Qb6 Ka4 5.Qa6 . No. 1948. 1. e7 a2 2. e8Q alQ 3. e4 de 4. Qd7 Ke4 5. Qf5- - Kd4 6. Qf6- - 4____Kc5 5. Qd6 Kb5 6. Qb6 Ka4 7. Qa6 3. . . . Kc5 4. Qf8 Kb5 5. Qb8 Ka4 6....

Semkov Marin Berga 1990 Modern Chess Openings

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:01:35 GMT

a 9 Bd3 Bg4 10 0-0 a6 11 a4 Nbd7 12 Khl Rb8 13 Qb3 Bxf3 14 Rxf3 Re8 , Jaroslav-Martin, Prague 1.995. b 12 e6 fxe6 13 0-0 exd5 14 Nxd5 Be6 15 Bc4 Nc6 16 Bg5 Nf6 17 Ne5 Nxe5 18 Bxf6 Nxc4 19 Bxd8 Raxd8 20 Ne7t Kh8 Petrosian . c 12 f6 13 exf6 Bxf6 14 Qd2 Bxg5 15 Qxg5 Qxg5 16 Nxg5 , Torres-Romero Holmes, Palma de Mallorca 1992. d 14 Nxe5 Bxe5 15 Bc4 Qxb2 16 d6 Rf8 17 Bxf7t Kg7 18 Resigns, Semkov-Marin, Berga 1990. e 15 Nd5 Bf5 16 Ne7t Rxe7 17 dxe7 Nbc6 18 Rcl Re8 , Barsov-Marin, Budapest 1990. f...

Info Wto Bobby Fischer 1960-1967

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:01:06 GMT

I. d4 lt f6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c3 ed 5. cd g6 6. e4 d6 7. JLe2 JLg7 8. f4 0-0 9. f3 He8 10. d2 10. e5 de 11. fe g4 12. g5 13. 0-0 e5 13 f5 14. a4 15. h4 e5 16. gf 17. Hf5 lt bd7 18. lt c3 Semkov - Apicella, Bulgaria - France, 1990 14. 14. d6 oo jLe5 15. c4 16. d6 Hf8 17. JLf7 lt gt g7 Semkov - Marin, Berga, 1990 c4 11. f3 11. c4 e4 II. a4 ftbdl 12. 0-0 13. f3 h6 14. c2 d3 15. ftc4 ftcl 16. cl Ag4 17. g4 ftg4 18. dl f5oo Boleslavsky ftbdl 12. 0-0 12. a4 lt e4 13. de4 13. Ce4 f5 14. 0-0 fe 15....

WcS Sd Master of Planning

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:13:29 GMT

The carnage is dreadful 76 2e4 Sf3 77 lt S d2 Wg5 78 4 gt c2 This protracted war of attrition against a future world champion is one of Nimzowitsch's most typical and most imposing achievements. The strategic king march in the middlegame The preceding game provides an excellent illustration of a theme that appears frequently in Nimzowitsch's play the king march. That is not to say that Nimzowitsch exercised a monopoly over this strategic device, but I would claim that it characterises...

m mm 1 Modern End Games

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:05:25 GMT

W. A. Korolikov. I. amp II. Pr. Rcter Sportintern, 1931. v . y M lt '- ' , yy yy , ZWW z. 'z ww gt ' . wwz WxW 'WW 'WW WW ZZZW. . ' WZZ , ' WWZ 'W Z- V. amp M. Platov. Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1907. 746 F Lazard Schachmatny Listok, 1929. H. M. Lommer. L'Italia Scacchistica, 1933. Dr. J. Sehwers. Rigaer Tageblatt, 1909. A. A. Troitski. Nowoje Wremja, 1898. 750 F. Dedrle. Ceskoslovensky Sach, 1933, 751 J. Hasek. Ceskoslovensky Sach, 1929. S. Kozlowski. Swiat Szachowy, 1931.

s i mm m Modern End Games

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:04:44 GMT

Henri Rinck. Deutsche Schachzeitung,' 1913. 605 J. Mandil. Els Escacs a Catalunya,' 1933. A. A. Troitski. 500 Endspielstudien, 1925. Henri Rinck. Deutsche Schachzeitung,'' 1905. Magyar Sakkvilag, 1928. H. Mattison. Rigaer Nachrichten, 1923. H. Mattison. Rigaer Tageblatt, 1914. V. amp M. Platov. La Strategie, 1907. J. de Villeneuve-Esclapon. amp A. W. Mongredien. 617 F. Lazard. Schachmatny Listok, 1929. 618 J. Hasek. Ceskoslovensky Sach, 1929. 619 J. Hasek. Ceskoslovensky Sach, Max Karstedt....

m pp m A Modern End Games

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:04:03 GMT

S. M. Kaminer. Schachmatny, 1925. S. M. Kaminer, V. Pr. Schachmat, 1927. A. O. Herbst mann amp B. F. Didrichson. Isvestia, 1928. V. amp M. Platov. Deutsches Wochen schach, 1913. H. Mattison. Rigaer Tageblatt. 1915. E. K nig amp Dr. A. Mandler. sterreichische Th. C. L. Kok, I. Pr. Ceskoslovensky Sach, 1934. E. Ratner, Paris. Dr. Em. Lasker. Lehrbuch des Schachspiels. F. Lazard. III. Pr., Chess Amateur, 1914. Schachmatny Listok, 1927 W. A. Korolikov. Schachmatny Listok, 1928. H. Giniger, III. Pr....

Info Cwc Bobby Fischer 1960-1967

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:46:33 GMT

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c3 gt f6 4. Ag5 b4 5. e5 h6 6. Id2 J,c3 7. bc je4 8. g4 g6 9. J,d3 jd2 10. lt amp d2 c5 11. lt if3 11. h4 a5 12. h5 g5 13. f4 cd 14. jf3 de 15. lt gt e2 a4- Seirawan - Makarychev, Reykjavik, 1990 14. lt gt e2 lt ic6 11 c7 12. h4 cd 13. cd lt c6 14. f4 f5 15. fg3 lt je7 16. Hhcl J,d7 17. lt gt e2 c6 18. lt igl 0-0-0 Aseev -Dolmatov, USSR, 1989 12. f4 c7 12 a5 13. Hhbl b6 14. a4 J,a6 15. Ab5 Sc8 16. de bc 17. , c6 Sc6 18. 2b8 Sc8 Fischer 13. h4 13. ff6 Sg8 14. h4 Fischer f5...

Info Bbx OpeningRepertoire

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:21:15 GMT

been seen with some regularity, but both Kasparov and Tony Miles have been quite effective in dealing with it. 17 xf5 is the strongest move, and on 17 Ac8, then, with the brilliant 18 f4 Kasparov-Timman, Hilversum m 6 1985 saw 18 amp d4 ed 19 cd MS 20 e4 g6 21 c3 0-0 22 Sfe 1 kI7 23 e5 Ab7 24 Be3, but now with 24 Bae8 25 Bael de 26 de 4ic5 27 e6 Se7 the situation would be unclear, not much better for Black, as some authorities have claimed. White plays 28 JteS , e.g. 28 gt xe6 29 Ag3 or 29 de...

Carokann Defense 1 MemorableGames

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:03:46 GMT

This is Fischer's only win against Petrosian and it is achieved through an unconscious mimicry of the latter's style. Right up to the endgame Fischer seems content to return the ball without trying to force the issue. Each attempt to seize the initiative is meticulously rebuffed. Move by move, they seem to be drifting toward a draw. Petrosian offers one at move 27, but Fischer declines. Perhaps out of irritation, Petrosian immediately commits his first and only error. And Fischer, reverting to...

When champions meet MemorableGames

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:12:37 GMT

On his ninth turn Black varies the routine sparring but the game proceeds innocuously until Fischer veers with 14 P-QN4, intensifying the struggle. If, in the ensuing slugfest, Stein can be said to have made an error, it is the strategic one of so pressing on the Q-side as to allow White to become entrenched on the opposite wing. Fischer's prosecution of the attack is crowned by a brilliant offer of a piece 29 BxP which the Soviet champion declines. Had Fischer then renewed the sacrifice, the...

Double Attack CombinedAttack

Sun, 13 May 2012 05:41:07 GMT

The fact that the double attack is a highly effective attacking method, was clear to our ancestors back at the dawn of modern chess. Thus, for example, in one of the first chess books - that of the Portuguese author Damiano Rome 1512 , in a chapter devoted to subtleties of play, out of a couple of dozen examples no less than half comprise various forms of double attack. And this is what was written, for example, in the ancient book of the first Russian master Alexander Petroff St Petersburg...

First Encounters at High Level Victor Korchnoi Autobiography

Sun, 13 May 2012 04:30:15 GMT

In 1952, to the surprise of many, including myself, I succeeded in qualifying from the USSR championship semi-final in Minsk, to the final. Much has been written about how lucky young players are. This surprising phenomenon causes bewilderment among older players, and delights the fans. That's what happended in Minsk. In this high-class tournament I saved or won a series of hopeless positions and ended up sharing second place. Behind me were Flohr, Averbakh, Holmov, and several other strong...

g Flv Limits of Analysis

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:46:37 GMT

White has managed to lose a move by triangulation and wins since Black is in zugzwang as we have already seen. All four positions Diagrams 16-19 are of great theoretical and practical importance. The last example Diagram 19 in particular exemplifies how hard rook and pawn v rook can be. My next example will reiterate this Study by Kopaev- Also Rohde-Cramling, Study by Kopaev- Also Rohde-Cramling, Diagram 20 This is the initial position of a study by Kopaev this exact position happened to arise...

Info Gwf Modern Chess Openings

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:49:51 GMT

a 5 c3 transposes into column 5 the Classical Defense column 5 . b White holds the edge after the straightforward 5 . . . Nxe5 6 d4 a6 6 . . . c6 7 dxe5 Nxe4 8 Bd3 d5 9 exd6 Nf6 10 Relt Be6 11 Nc3 , Fedorowicz-Kaidanov, US Chp. 1993 7 Be2 Be7 7 . . . Ba7 8 dxe5 Nxe4 9 Qd5 8 dxe5 Nxe4 9 Be3 d5 10 c4 c6 11 cxd5 , G. Hemindez-Godena, Moscow OI. 1994. c 8 d4 Nc6 9 Qxe7t Bxe7 is just a minute endgame edge for White, and the complicated 9 Qg4 h5 10 Qxg7 Bxd4 11 Qg3 a6 is about equal. d 9 . Nxe7 10...

The Active King as a Power KingPower

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:01:37 GMT

As already mentioned earlier, the chances that aggressive King play in the opening phase will bring happiness are very slight. Nevertheless, it is quite wrong automatically to dismiss a continuation just because it requires the King to be active and aggressive. Be very suspicious of such a plan, but give it a fair evaluation. Chess is inexhaustible enough to create a few such opportunities, and dogmatism should never be the reason not to take advantage of them. Let us look first at Diagram 25,...

d Umf f4 against the Sicilian

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:54:29 GMT

a 8 a6 9 a4 d6 10 g5 gt e5 10 h6 11 amp xf7 4 gt xf7 12 exf5 d5 13 Wh5 4 gt g8 14 f6 dxc4 15 fxg7 Wd4 16 4 gt hl Wxg7 17 Jtxh6 Wg6 18 Bf8 lt 4 gt h7 19 Bf7 lt gt g8 20 fiafl and Black has to give up Gik 11 Wh5 4 gt d7 11 H6 12 xe6 - 12 amp xf7 We8 13 Axe6 lt 4 gt xe6 14 exf5 4 gt d7 15 f6 JLxf6 16 Bxf6 Gik-Wolf, Moscow 1966. b 8 d5 9 exd5 exd5 10 JLb3 1x6 11 g5 bl ll d7 12 amp e2 h6 13 amp f3 13 h3 looks even better for White g6 14 c3 Wc7 15 1x3 b6 16 d4 f4 17 d2 0-0 18 Wcl cxd4 19 amp xf4 dxc3...

Primary Bases Tactics of Chess

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:50:54 GMT

T F the student has familiarized himself with the foregoing principles and positions, thus learning how to handle the several individual pieces in the opening of a game, he is now prepared to enter upon a consideration of the scientific methods of developing all the pieces, regarded both individually and collectively, and with reference to their mutual interdependence. When, in the actual play of a game, all' the pieces have been thus developed, the student has reached the limit of what the art...

Online Topalov - Kamsky

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:33:42 GMT

1 13 and under at expiration bimonthly Chess Life for Kids. 2 16 and under at expiration Chess Life. 3 25 and under at expiration monthly Chess Life. 4 New sustaining memberships will not be allowed after 11 30 08. 5 65 and over. 6 Parents and children younger than 25 at expiration living in one household with one address. 7 All younger than 25 at expiration living in one household. Both Family Plans include one monthly Chess Life. 8 Life and sustaining members have the option of choosing...

NfNf 1 ActionChess

Thu, 10 May 2012 04:25:02 GMT

One cannot generalize about symmetry in the openings. Sometimes it is all right for Black, but it has the theoretical drawback that it cannot be carried on indefinitely. In fairly open positions this tends to be a drawback in practice also in open positions it is likely that White will be able to continue developing in aggressive style and sooner or later Black will have to play defensively. Thus it turns out here. The better development for Black is 4 Bd6, followed by Ne7 This has two...

Sydor Mikenas Polanica Zdroj 1968 Positional Main Lines

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:33:44 GMT

White's intentions are clear he avoids doubled pawns and threatens 6 Nb5. The most ambitious. An alternative equalizer is fairly simple this time, so it goes in a note 5 Nc6 6 Nb5 6 Qg4 Nge7 7 Qxg7 Rg8 8 Qxh7 cxd4 9 Nb5 Bxd2 10 Kxd2 Nxe5 Haag 6 Nf3 cxd4 7 Nb5 Bc5 8 a3 Nge7 or 8 a6 9 b4 Be7 9 b4 Bb6 10 Bd3 10 Nd6 Kf8 intending Bel 10 Ng6 11 Qe2 Bc7 12 Bg5 Qd7 13 Bxg6 Christoffel-Bot-vinnik, Groningen 1946, and, as so often, 13 fxg6 would give Black a fine game Keres 6 Bxd2 7 Qxd2 Nxd4 8 Nxd4 8...

Four Pawns Attack c TournamentPlayer

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:28:07 GMT

Black strikes at the white centre immediately. This move has a poor reputation. It leads to massive complications. Black gets a good game on 7 dc xdl 8 si xdl amp a4 , e.g. 9 b4 a5 10 a3 ab 11 ab amp c3 White must not get carried away. After 8 d6 th4 9 g3 e4 10 We2 xhl 11 amp f3 amp c6i 12 amp bd2 amp d7 13 sg f2 amp dxe5 14 ixe5 lrxh2 Black is way ahead This might seem a bit odd but Black cuts down the scope of the bishop on f 1 and opens a path for his bishop on f8. White cannot play 10...

P L Rothenberg ChessGuide

Wed, 09 May 2012 22:41:18 GMT

DR. G. ERDOS New york Cjty THOS. S. McKENNA Vienna, Austria Motto Forward Pass Lima, Ohio No. 1212 E. M. H. GUTTMANN Schleswig, Germany In Memoriam E. Brunner Mate in 3 Mate in 4 Mate in 5

FISCHER Kys MemorableGames

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:29:54 GMT

The main line also draws by a miracle 72 . Q-B7 73 K - R3, P - N8 Q making a Knight with check also doesn't win 74 B - B5 , K - R3 74. . . QxB 75 QxQ , Q-N3 76 QxQ , KxQ 77K-N4 is similar to the final note 75 Q-B6 , K- R4 76 B-N6 , QxB 77 Q-N5 .M, KxQ Stalemate 73. . . P-N8 Q 74Q-R5 , K-N2 75Q-N6 forces stalemate or a perpetual. A last try might have been 77. . . Q-N2 7SQxQ , KxQ 79K-N3 holding the distant opposition e.g., 79 . . . K-B3 80 K - B4, K-K3 81 K - K4, K-Q3 82K-Q4, K-B2 83 K-Q5, K-N2...

B Fwa Bobby Fischer 1968-1992

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:09:50 GMT

1. e4 c5 2. amp f3 d6 3. lt jc3 a6 4. g3 lt c6 5. Ag2 g6 5 Ag4 5 e5 6. 0-0 g6 7. d3 A gl 8. gt h4 lt jf6 9. f4 ef 10. amp f4 lt g4 11. d2 0-0 12. h3 jge5 13. lt d5 f6 14. J,e3 e7 15. c3 lt d5 16. ed f5 17. J.g5 J,f6 18. i,f6 19. d4 cd 20. cd jf7 21. Hacl d8 Cabrilo - Ljangov, Belgrade, 1985 17 fc7 ail. tf3 6. d4 JLg4 6 cd 7. jd4 l,d7 8. d5 e6 9. lt e3 c7 10. 0-0 g7 11. c6 bc 12. c4 d5 13. ed cd 14. JLd5 Popovic - Marjanovic, Yugoslavia, 1979 7. dc 7. lt Qe2 Agi 8. c3 cd 9. cd jf6 10. h3 f3 11....

A Alekhine ChessPsychology

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:20:29 GMT

Black's position looks normal and safe. In positions like this, Black usually manages to work up some play against White's hanging pawns. But Alekhine has no intention of letting the game take such a mundane course. The threat is 24 Kg2 and 25 Nf3, trapping the queen. Notice that Black's knight cannot get out of the way to allow the queen to retreat. And 23 . . . Qxh3 doesn't help because of 24 Rd3 Qh4 25 Kg2 and 26 Rh3 or 26 Rhl . Euwe, again faced with unexpected tactical problems, again...

B Ldk PositionalPlay

Tue, 08 May 2012 23:00:30 GMT

There is no time for 25, bxc2 because of the threat of 26 xh6. 25 f4 26 Bxh6 fxg3 27 h8 amp f7 28 Bf4 is also bad. The prophylactic 25 amp h8 would have won 26 cxb3 f4, breaking the communication between the h4-rook and the pawn on d4, and preparing the blow 27 Bxc3 alternatively, 26lg6Bxc3 26 Bf7 27Bxh6 gxh6 28 xh6 lt g8 29 h8 tetl and White soon runs out of checks. Typesetter's note This note contains a flaw. After 26 cxb3 f4 White can play 27 Bg6. In order to prevent a deadly sacrifice on h6...

Info Hwh YoungGrandmasters

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:21:56 GMT

Miracles appear to happen on the chessboard when the pieces arc being guided by the exceptionally gifted hands of Michael Adams, who was born on the official feast day of Saint Gregory the Wonderworker. It's also quite appropriate that November 17 marks the birthday of film celebrities such as Danny de Vito. Rock Hudson, and Martin Scorsese, since Mickey loves movies almost as much as chess. Really good moves seem to get reeled off effortlessly by England's super-talented top-ranked...

Info Lhi Masterpieces

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:47 GMT

Resignation is certainly not premature, as after 45 2a7 amp f6 46 Sxg7 Axf2 the f-pawn will queen shortly. Flexibility is one of the important components of modern chess strategy. Here we see this principle in action as early as the opening. Firstly Black could have delayed the otherwise strategically desirable advance c4 by 11 ' c7 . The notes to White's 13th move indicate why ll Wc7 is more popular nowadays it also has the additional aspect of keeping more options open for Black, who often...

Classical Scheveningen with h or Af SicilianScheveningen

Mon, 07 May 2012 22:01:09 GMT

In this chapter we examine the position after 1 e4 c5 2 gt f3 e6 3 d4 cd 4 amp xd4 gt f6 5 lt E c3 d6 6 Ae2 a6 7 0-0 amp e7 8 f4 0-0 where White does not play 9 Ae3. We ought to point out that it is also possible to fianchetto the queen's bishop. This plan is discussed in the introduction to the Modern Scheveningen, Chapter 10. A 9i h1 B 9Af3 A When the bishop is left on c1, this move becomes not merely a prophylactic, but a necessity, avoiding pins along the a7-g1 diagonal. Now Black has to...

SICILIAN DEFENCE Nsp RussianSchool

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:47:44 GMT

Bringing out the Queen so soon is unwise. Better is 8 . B Q2, with a view to Kt B3. A deep and ingenious manoeuvre, laying the foundation for a vigorous attack on the K-side. The natural developing moves 9 B K.2 or 9 B Q3 do not cause Black any serious difficulties. After 8 . . . Q B2 a more logical move is 9 Kt B3 or even 9 QKt Q2. A tempting move is 11 Kt K4, but White can reply to that with 12 Q R3 with dangerous threats on the K-side. A mistake. Better is 12 . P KR4, with the further...

J Rwp Trapping Minor Pieces

Mon, 07 May 2012 11:40:14 GMT

White to play and win White to play and win White to play and win 9. Qg54- KI2 10. Qc5-j- Kg3 11. Ne2-j- Kg2 12. Qd5-j- Kh2 13. Qe5 Kg2 14. Qe4 Kh2 15. Qh4 Kg2 16. NI4 Kgl 17. Qel 2. . . . Ke7 3. Qc7-t- Kffl 4. Ne4- Ke6 5. Qd6 Ki7 6. Qd7 Kg8 7. Qd8 Kh7 8. Ng5 Klt6 9. S17 see No. 2116 . This is an endgame with rich content arid a difficult solution. After the subtle 4. Qe6 White grips Black's King in pincers, which leads in the end to the capture of the Queen or mate. The same pincers method is...

Info Omg OpeningPreparation

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:23 GMT

When the black king stays in the centre, the plan of exchanging on dS is also feasible. The immediate 8 ed ed 9 c4 is also good. White's position is somewhat preferable. He subsequently succeeds in outplaying his opponent 13 Af6 14 g5 Axg5 15 Qxg5 ftd4 16 Wd2 h6 17 e4 b4 18 Eadl gt bc2 19 Efl f5 20 if6 VxI6 21 xb7 EadS 22 hl tf7 23 amp a5 Eb8 24 amp g2 Sxb2 25 Wc3 Eb5 26 a4 Ebb8 27 Wxc5 Ebc8 28 c6 Exc6 29 Axc6 Ec8 30 Wxc2 Sxc6 31 tfd3 Sd6 32 f3 d5 33 Eel h7 34 g4 Wf7 35 Ec4 1-0 Black lost on...

Winning With ChessPsychology

Sun, 06 May 2012 21:00:53 GMT

A typical chess game of a hundred years ago was like a medieval jousting contest brutal and direct. Both sides, intent on straightforward attack against the enemy king, generally galloped toward each other with lances bent. The possible endgames that could result from a given strategy were hardly considered. All that mattered was checkmate. Manly pride played an important role in this philosophy of the game. When a player offered a speculative sacrifice on the chessboard, he was throwing down...

Nbd Bd ActionChess

Sun, 06 May 2012 19:59:22 GMT

If 6 Be7, the upshot is no different. Now if 8. e4, White would get an isolated d-pawn, after 8 cxd4, as White must retake the d-pawn before doing anything else. A simple way out is to play 8. dxc5 first, which is quite all right now that Black's f-Bishop has moved, and then e4. More subtle, however, is 8. Qe2 . This is a good developing move, and it makes e4 a threat, as cxd4 after e4 would then be answered by e5 , winning a piece for a couple of pawns. Considered best. It guards the square e5...

Gennadi Sosonko Trainer ViktorKorchnoi

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:24:16 GMT

This was a double round event. Vaganian and Beliavsky only played a single part in this 'Scheveningen System'tournament. Korchnoi, writing about the Grandmasters v. Young Masters event at Sochi Oct. 13 - Nov. 2 which was part of an officially inspired and desperately needed programme to develop juniors into grandmasters, said It was interesting to play to find out just how well these young masters played. But competitively I was not at my best. Probably Korchnoi was not deeply interested and...

Info Ajl Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953

Sun, 06 May 2012 06:33:10 GMT

No very high level of chess erudition is required to brand this move anti-positional, and to give it a fat question mark, as almost every commentator has done. Its bad points are quite obvious. But the move was played by an international grandmaster, and he undoubtedly saw some good in the move, this being that Black fixes the pawn at b4, and prepares to break with ,.a7-a5, aiming to isolate one of the queenside pawns. As for the weakness of the pawn at c6, Black expects to close the c-file...

e Gep Anti King s Indians h3 Systems

Sun, 06 May 2012 00:42:43 GMT

5 c3, actually White's most popular choice, is the subject of the next game. 5 e3 is extremely passive but has its supporters usually pretty rock-solid characters . After 5 d6 D we consider various moves by the king's bishop, but not 6 c3 which will just transpose to one of the other lines. In each case Black plays for e5, supported by gt bd7 and We8, which seems to be the best reaction when White has played e3. This line can be annoying to meet in a must-win situation, but then that's life.

The rook SamuraiChess

Sat, 05 May 2012 20:17:32 GMT

Each player has two rooks, positioned in the corner squares. 11 ie English word rook is idiosyncratic. Most other European languages use the word for castle or tower French tour, German Tumi, Italian and Spanish tone . The probable derivation is from rocco, an alternative Italian word for tower, or from mkh, the ancient Persian word for a war chariot. In Russia the piece is known as lady a. boat. Children in England and the United States often use the more descriptive castle. The squares to...

if exf Sxe ixe c Man vs. Machine

Sat, 05 May 2012 18:29:42 GMT

Was this a premature resignation from Kasparov or did he want to save himself further embarrassment 19 bxc4 20 Wxc4 amp b7 21 Wa6 mate is hopeless, but 19 fo4 20 Wxf5 2f8 21 We6 bxc4 22 e5 would have been worth playing on for a while, at least against an organic opponent. When I first saw this game, my impression was that Kasparov was unrecognisable and in fact various reports suggested that he was very nervous during this match. What exactly had My own theory is that Kasparov finds it...

B Svz SicilianDefence

Sat, 05 May 2012 05:11:32 GMT

must play for the exchange of dark squared bishops, but not at the cost of having his queen decoyed away so that a successful exchange sacrifice is possible. 7 In the Yugoslav Attack White must prise open the h-file, but once he has succeeded he should not expect the attack to play itself - accuracy and vigilance are needed to the end. 8 In the Yugoslav Attack, when White has his king's bishop on b3, Black should play his queen's knight via e5 or a5 to c4 blunting the power of the bishop and...

Info Tfm Rudolf Charousek 1873-1900

Sat, 05 May 2012 01:59:34 GMT

27 f3 28.ikf3 g4 29. amp gl b6 0-1 222 POTTORNYAI -CHAROUSEK without pawn 21. xf2 dl 22. fl ixcl 23. g2 He 5 19 Hel 20.Sxel f2 21. gl kd3 lt pay _ ' , lt pay _ ' , 16 xe6 17. xe6 17.fxe6 Sxfl 18Jxfl xh2 17 h8 18. e2 Iae8 19. g2 X, RUDOLF CHAROUSEK PLAYS CORRESPONDENCE CHESS The history of correspondence chess in Hungary can be traced back to the match Paris vs.Pest, which lasted from 1842 to 1845. The French were defeated by 0 to 2. During the second half of the nineteenth century Hungarians...

Boris Zlotnik OpeningPreparation

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:27:19 GMT

The quest for what is new is the prime demand of the human imagination. Defining in aphoristic form the essence of the three phases of a chess game, Rudolf Spicimann wrote 'In the opening, a chessplayer is a book in the middlegame, an artist in the endgame, a machine.' In chess as in life, the ordinary and prosaic undoubtedly bulks larger than the extraordinary and the artistic. However, even in the opening -and still more in the endgame - there is of course a place for creativity. One of the...

Miniature Games Teb Mistakes of the Masters

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:11:31 GMT

Readers are invited to submit brilliant games of not more than 20 words to Arnold S. Denker, care of The Chess Review, 60-10 Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside, N. Y. The following gems I consider especially instructive because they show how a small advantage in mobility can often be utilized to bring about a decisive victory. This is weak, because White on his next move gains command of the center. True, Black in return obtains the White QP, but loses time and space. If instead 4 . . . BxPch 5 KxB,...

State Championship Match Mistakes of the Masters

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:10:05 GMT

Hayward Union High, Los Angeles Sr. High Northern Calif. Champ. Southern Calif. Champ. G. Hornall, Capt. 0 S. Naiditch, Capt. 1 S. Doughty 1 G. Horiuchi 0 I. Nieda 1 F. Dickey 0 F. Godfrey 0 R. Haussier 1 J. Girdner 1 P. Franken 0 E. Lockerby 1 M. Hoffman 0 Y. Shibata 1 M. Littlestone 0 The match was played at the Los Angeles C. C. The Annual Chess Tournament between Northern and Southern Divisions of the Southern California Chess League was held at San Luis Obispo on May 27 Our hats are off to...

Dr Palmer Gunkel Keeney Mistakes of the Masters

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:38:51 GMT

well known in the problem world, having composed upward of 200 problems. The Ohio State Title is always decided by a match between the winner of the Northern and Southern divisions. In 1933 Dr. Keeney defeated Erwin Krisch of Cleveland by a score of and this year retained his title by defeating John O. Hoy of Cleveland Problem solvers of Cleveland challenged problem solvers of Cincinnati to an intercity problem solving contest. Cincinnati solvers have accepted the challenge and arrangements are...

Scheveningen Maroczy Pawn Structure Chess

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:38:32 GMT

While the Bind in the Dragon formation enjoyed an unsullied reputation until the 1950s, its counterpart in the Scheveningen kept its luster into the 1970s. At the height of its popularity the Bind was thought to be much stronger against a Sicilian forma-tion in which Black has weakened his QP with . . . P-K3. It ap-peared that Black had fewer chances of counterplay since . . . P-KB4 was more weakening than normal, that . . . KBxN-on-QB3 was hard to achieve since Black s B sat on K2, and that...

The Theory of Jtc NajdorfGuide

Thu, 03 May 2012 19:37:19 GMT

1 e4 c5 2 gt f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 sxd4 f6 5 ic3 a6 6 Ac4 e6 DJ White has the following moves A 7 amp b3 48 B 7a3 66 a 7 0-0 b5 and now 8 . amp b3 transposes to Line A, while 8 ji.d3 looks rather pointless, playing a 6 d3 line with a tempo less. 8 b7 9 a4 b4 10 sa2 amp xe4 11 xb4 sf612 c3 i.e7 13 a5 0-0 should be fine for Black. b 7 JLe3 b5 8 JLb3 transposes to note 'b' to White's 8th move in Line A. The most common move, removing the bishop from the exposed c4-square. With this active retort,...

Info Wan ChessEndings

Thu, 03 May 2012 19:13:01 GMT

The game continued 6 PxP 7. R Q7ch. K BI 8. R B7ch. K Ktl 9. K Kt6 Black's doubled pawn protects White's king from checks 9 P Kt5 10. P R6 PxP if 10 PKt6 11. PR7 ch. KR1 12. RB8 mate, or if 10 RR1 II. PxP PKt6 12. PK7 PKt7 and White mates in 2 II. P K7 R R1 now if 11 RR3 ch. White interposes the rook 12. R B6, and Black resigned, for if 32 RK1 13. RQ6 threatening RQ8. Whise plays the rook behind the passed pawn. He does not relieve the tension by exchanging pawns, for Black's KKtPmay yet prove...

Chess Boabd St. Petersburg Tournament 1895-1896

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:48:20 GMT

HIS invention supplies a want felt by all chess players. It is so contrived that the game may at any time be discontinued, and the board folded and placed in its case, without the chessmen being disturbed. For problem, correspondence, and general play, as well as for sea and railway use, it has obvious advantages, and is recommended most confidently by the inventor and manufacturers to the chess world. By pressing a pair of small buttons on the outer rim of the board, the pieces are secured...

Jportgfiist Samt ChessGames

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:18:01 GMT

5. K. Kt. to adv. K. fourth sq. 8. K. B. takes Q. P. g. K. Kt. takes K. R. 13. K. to his B. second square. 10. K. Kt to adv. K. fourth sq. 11. Kt. to adv. K. Kt third sq. This is Salvias move it is better to play the Kt to K. R. third square. t This is a bad move he sboold play Q. to K. square and.be would theo have the best of the game. moimnva at thb tktkmth mot1 of thb black. buck, t K. P. two square i. K.B. P. two quart 9. K. Kt. to K. B. third sq. 5. K. Kt. to ado. K., fourth tq. amp K to...

Info Npt ColleSystem

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:42:00 GMT

The last chance was 47 amp c2 48 g6 not immediately forced, it is true 48 amp xg6 49 hg lt amp xg6 50 4 c3 hoping to reach the drawn endgame of lt gt versus A and a-pawn since the bishop cannot control a8 . If 50 d3 51 amp b4 and 52 lt S gt g5 cannot be prevented since 51 h6 52 f8 is checkmate. In the popular form of the Queen Pawn Opening, 1 d4 is followed by 2 c4. This gives White more space than the systems in this book, in which White holds back his c-pawn. The drawback of 2 c4 is that it...

KB RxQ PxR ChessBrilliancies

Thu, 03 May 2012 01:36:08 GMT

A well-known ending by two famous players, Dr. E. Lasker and J. R. Capablanca. 2. R-R 8 ch This surprising move wins. 3. RxP P-B4 To prevent B-Kt 3 ch, but it allows Played at Olmutz between Krejcik and Kudielka. White gave the odds of his Queen's Bishop. Black has retained his piece and now aims at winning another P-Kt 4 as the White Qis trapped. 3. PxP PxP And he has succeeded. But we may be sure he did not expect this gift of the Queen. The object of 2 R-K R 2 is now apparent. Played at New...

Info Idd Bobby Fischer 1968-1992

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:24:27 GMT

miv. lol6 Id7 AUtfS, Be8oo 16 gff8 17. g4 17. fl ABel Be8 A18 J,f4 19. J. 4 lt jb4t 18. g4 lf4 19. f4 J,e6 20. a3 jLd5oo 17. dl A f3t Be8 A18 J,f4 19. f4 lh3- 18. g4 17 c7 Be8 18. fdl J,f4 18 J,e6 19. ti ff3 f4 19. SJ4 e6 A20 J,d5oo 20. f3 amp b4 20 Be7 A21 lt b4 21. a3 lt gt d8 Af6, lt 0f7 20 f6 21. b7 lt 0c2 22. Bel 22. d7 J,d7 23. Bel Bel 24. Bel lt iel 25. J,e4 J,b5 26. J,d6 J,d3t 25. fl J,b5 25 c4 26. dc d3 27. J,g2 - 25 lt jf3 26. lt amp g2 J,c6 27. lt amp g3 26. Ad6 J,d3 27. J,c5 J,e4 27...

M Gurevich FrenchDefence

Wed, 02 May 2012 07:05:45 GMT

6 lt 2k6 7. Ae3 cd 8. ld4 Ac5 9. d2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 a6 11. h4 d4 12. d4 b5 13. Sh3 Ab7 14. g4 14. Ml Ad4 15. 0d4f6 16. ef Wf6 17. 0f6 Sf6 18. e2 Se8 19. Mc3 Bp 20. Mc7 f6 Alb. David-M. Gurevich, Vlissingen 1999 14 b4 14 Ad4 15. Wd4f6 16. ef f6 2 7. f6 Bf618. De2 15. e2 a516. g5 Aa617. h5 Sc8 17 Ae2 18. Ae2 Wc719. bl Bfc820. Bel m gt 6 21. Ac5 Dc5 22. Ad3 Dd3 23. Sd3 Bc4 24. g6 Bac8 25. gf amp f726. Bg3 t Brustman - Th. Luther, Koszalin 1997 18. bl b619. g6 TM h6 20. Be3 Ae2 21. Se2 a4 21 M422....

Info Pbk SilentSacrifice

Wed, 02 May 2012 05:04:53 GMT

The ability to calculate accurately, economically and quickly is one of the main differences between masters and the rest of us, yet until comparatively recently there had been very little written on the subject. In 1971, Kotov's Think Like a Grandmaster was published in English. It contained the first attempt to recommend a system that players could use to improve their calculating abilities. In the 1990s, Mark Dvoretsky's chess training books set out Kotov's views in conjunction with his own,...

Usa Championship Grvenfeld Defense MemorableGames

Tue, 01 May 2012 23:07:27 GMT

K. F. Kirby, editor of the South African Chess Quarterly, summed up the astonishment and admiration of the chess world when he wrote The Byrne game was quite fabulous, and I cannot call to mind anything to parallel it. After White's eleventh move I should adjudicate his position as slightly superior, and at worst completely safe. To turn this into a mating position in eleven more moves is more witchcraft than chess Quite honestly, I do not see the man who can stop Bobby at this time And one can...

Info Stw Best Chess Endings

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:21:03 GMT

Black misses an opportunity to equalize by 13 Nc5xd3 14 Qd2xd3 Bc8-d7 15 0-0 Ra8-c8 16 Ra1-e1 Bd7-e8, as in the game played many years later Bhend-Christoffel, Zurich, 1961. Fixes his attention on the King Pawn, the only weakness in Black's position. Either an oversight strange as that might seem or a transposition of moves. The proper caper was 17 Nf3-e5, so that after 17 Nc6xe5 18 Re1xe5, the square d4 is made available for the remaining Knight who can reach it by way of b5 or e2. It would be...

Introduction PawnFormations

Tue, 01 May 2012 17:27:16 GMT

A game of chess is considered to have three phases an opening, a middlegame and an endgame. These are loose terms, which we use for the sake of convenience. Often there is no distinct borderline between one phase and the next, while sometimes the third on rare occasions even the second may never be reached. During the opening ten or so moves the players concern themselves with the mobilisation of their forces this is a comparatively quiet phase. The real contact between the respective armies...

Info Drx Games with Comments

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:42:16 GMT

I was very pleased to read many nice compliments about my play in this game but best of all I liked George Koltanow-ski's statement in his article in Chess Life amp Review that a player who is brave enough to sacrifice his queen for two bishops in top-level competition should not harbour any hopes of ever becoming World Champion For me, a player such as Koltanowski, who at the age of 90 can still give simultaneous blindfold exhibitions is a real champion The best evidence that chess is not a...

Chaptek Xvii Odds

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:04:24 GMT

On giving the Odds op the Pawn and Theee Moves. The odds of the Pawn and three moves are seldom given, and as they are very uninstructive to the receiver and very disagreeable to the giver, they are never likely to be in high favour. In value to the inferior player they are about equal to receiving a Knight in exchange for the two first moves, but they are neither so pleasing nor so edifying as that description of odds, which we shall gladly see brought into use again both here and on the...

Info Qsz Best Chess Endings

Tue, 01 May 2012 15:59:21 GMT

Alekbine, Alexander-Ctei x Cents Parties D'Echecs Alexander, C. H. O'O.-A Book of Chess Bisguier, Arthur and Solits, Andrew -American Chess Masters from Morphy to Fischer Bogolyubov, Ewfim-Klassische Schachpartien aus modernen Zeiten Chess Fundamentals A Primer of Chess Last Lectures Uchevnik Schachmatnoy Igri Chernev, Irving-77 e Golden Dozen -Logical Chess Move by Move The Most instructive Games of Chess Ever Played Combinations The Heart of Chess Wonders and Curiosities of Chess Chernev,...

Bxc4 B5 How To Visualize It ThinkingTechniques

Tue, 01 May 2012 12:35:09 GMT

I could readily imagine a draw being agreed from the position in diagram 50. Even the Rooks are going to be traded, which seems to further accentuate the position's drawish character. Now for a moment let's imagine you are Black and your opponent is rated three hundred points below you. Clearly, a draw under those conditions would not make you very happy What would you do as Black Would you set as many traps as possible and hope he falls into one Would you play on forever and hope he grows so...

wfmwim Modern End Games

Tue, 01 May 2012 09:38:37 GMT

A. A. Troitski. I. Mention, Schachmat, 1925. A. A. Troitski. Basler Nachrichten, 1933. 340 A. Havasi. Chess Amateur, 1922. 342 A. Havasi. L'Echiquier, 1928. 343 A. Havasi. Wiener Schachzeitung, 1924. A. A. Troitski, Pensa. Original. 346. M. J. Kotow. Deutsche Schachzeitung,' 1913. J. Moravec. CeskoslovensKy Sach, 1932. A. O. Herbstmann amp A. A. Troitski. 64, 1934. J. Jespersen. 'Nationaltidende, 1890. F. J. Prokop. Schachmatny Listok, 1928. A. amp K. Sarychev. III. Pr. Le Soir, Moscow, 1930....

Dr Ariel MENGARINI F Bobby Fischer 1955-1960

Tue, 01 May 2012 01:09:03 GMT

1. d4 lt f6 2. c4 g6 3. c2 J,g7 4. gt c3 0-0 4 d5 5. cd lt jd5 6. lt d5 7. c7 lt jc6 Ae5 6. f3 5. if3 5. Ag5 c5 6. d5 d6 7. e4 amp a6 7 e6 7 h6 Ae6 8. d2 a5 9. Ad3 c7 10. lt ge2 10. J,h6 J,h6 11. h6 b5 12. cb t b4 13. Hbl c4 A lt b5 12 a6 13. ba JLa a6 H. o-0 b5 11 He8 12. J,h6 J,h8 13. a4 b4 14.a5 13 e6 oo 12. Ah6 bc 13. J,c4 4h6 14. h6 lt b5 15. d2 d7 fg hg 21. Hh4 A h6 lt je2 22. e2 lt amp g7 23. e3 d4 24. d4 cd 25. lt je2 d3 26. lt jc3 lt e5 Ag5 27. Hf4 22 d4 23. lt amp hl Hb8 A g7, lt e5...

bd Jeo Anti King s Indians h3 Systems

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:13:47 GMT

Sometimes White plays 4 c3 or even 3 c3 to dissuade Black from 1 6 d3 gt bd7 7 0-0 e5 8 c3 h6 9 Ah4 We8 threatening e4 and now la 10 cl 10 Wc2 could also be met by 10 d5 10 d5 11 gt b3 a5 12 a4 gt b6 13 gt c5 gt fd7 14 lfb3 gt xc5 15 dxc5 c4 16 xc4 dxc4 17 Wxc4 e6 18 We2 Wc6 19 e4 Wxc5 with an edge for Black, Moiseev-Bronstein, Moscow 1968. lb 10 e4 a bit embarrassing as White is simply a tempo down on a respectable line where Black plays d6 and e5 against e4 10 h5 11 Sel f5 Black puts his...

MODERN CHESS ENDINGS Ihb Modern End Games

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:21:34 GMT

W. Vollmer. Neue Leipziger Zeitung,' 1933 Y , fr ' .a Y p ' A. Havasi. Chess Amateur, 1924. A. A. Troitski. Nowoje Wremja, 1896. V. Yakimchik. Mention. Schach in U.S.S.R., 1933. 101 E. Holm. Hvar 8 Dag, 1922. M. Sohege. Deutsche Schachzeitung,' 1899. Dr. M. Lewitt. Schweizerische Schach-zeitung, 1933. Dr. M. Lewitt. Schweizerische Schach-zeitung, 1933. T. B. Gorgiev. 'Isvestia, 1928. S. M. Birnofi. Zadatschy amp Estudjy, 1928. M. Neumann. Schachmatny Listok, 1926. M. Neumann. Schachmatny...

W Wdg Kings Indian Attack

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:17:37 GMT

If 30 g5 had been played instead of 30 e3 the sacrifice would be much less potent because now White would be able to play 34 gxf6 . 35 Itg8 is an interesting alternative. when Black has pressure down the g-file. It is understandable that Black seeks to regain material, but he risks returning the initiative. White's minor pieces are too powerful. The game ended After the scare caused by 30 JLe3 White is once again in command. The immediate threat is h6, but alt of White's pieces are aimed at the...

Rook And Minor Piece Trap Queen Trapping Minor Pieces

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:39:34 GMT

A Rook with a minor piece can put up a successful battle against the Queen in positions where they can cooperate closely. In such endgame studies there arise various Queen-trapping motifs that are well known from the two preceding chapters. Endgames for trapping the Queen by Rook and Knight are classified in Table 30. The division into two main groups, A with sacrifices and B without sacrifices , is to a certain extent arbitrary to simplify the classification. Some endgame studies that have no...

Info Jdb Opening for White

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:56:19 GMT

d5 14. gt c3 13Abd2 h6 14. itfl 2c8 15. lt amp g3 Se8 16.e5 d5 16 dxe5 17.dxe5 17. d3 g6 18.e6 Axe6 19.2xe6 1-0 Salas -Robert, California 1976 10 lt gt c4 Black is playing with this knight a little bit too much. It is far from clear in fact what this knight is doing on c4 and that will inevitably lead to additional retreats and relocations of the same knight. 11.d4 Ab7 It is anti-positional for Black to play ll exd4 12.cxd4 d5 13.e5 Black cannot equalize after 11 3M7 12.Se2 2e8 13.a4 Af8 14.b3...

Abe Wilson Golden Knights Champion GrandmasterDiet

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:05:02 GMT

Abe L. Wilson was born August 6, 1947 in Hawaii. While attending the University of Hawaii, he joined the Hawaiian Tele phone Company and remained with them until he retired at age 55 in 2002 with almost 37 years of service. Abe notes that retiring at an early age was a blessing as he now enjoys very much spending all his time with his wife Chie a retired jew eler , attending daily mass, working on his chess, practicing tai chi, and helping his wife with her Internet used book business. Abe was...

Chess Vision Drills ChessImprovement

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:31:08 GMT

In this chapter I discuss several different types of chess vision drills and how to use them to improve your chess playing skills. Two of the drills are part of the core study program while the remainder is optional. The primary goal of chess vision drills is to enable you to know instead of calculate. Consider the simple multiplication problem 45x73. Surely you know how to calculate the solution. However, there is a small chance that you will make an error and it will take a bit of time before...

Selected and fully annotated by Bobby Fischer MemorableGames

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:32:18 GMT

with Introductions to the games bj International Grandmaster Larry Evans All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form Copyright vc 1969 by Bobby Fischer Published by Simon and Schuster Rockefeller Center, 630 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10020 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 68-21821 Printed in the United States of America 1. Sherwin b New Jersey Open 1957 13 2. Larsen b Portoroz 1958 18 3. Petrosian w Portoroz 1958 23 4. Pilnik w Mar del...

Info Nrv Short Games Of Chess

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:34:57 GMT

Ever since Spielmann penned his diatribe From the Sickbed of the King'5 Gambit this form of opening has been regarded with suspicion. But then along comes a game like this, played with spirit and wit by a young attacking genius, and all us doubters in the vitality of the gambits take heart again, and raise our King's Pawns on high.

e e f Modern Chess Openings

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:07:43 GMT

he King's Gambit is part of the mythology of chess. For more than a hundred years this opening has represented a lost golden age, a nobler past of swashbucking sacrifice and gung-ho attack, when few players were unsporting enough to defend correctly. Golden ages have a tendency to evaporate on scrutiny, and the romanticized heyday of the King's Gambit is no exception. But the unro-mantic fact that the opening's successes were very often due to bad technique is of historical interest. The...

Modern Art Of Attack 1 Atacking the Uncastled King

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:19:54 GMT

All rights reserved under Pan American and International Copyright conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tapes, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior and current permission from the publisher. Authors Ken Smith amp John Hall Computer Typesetting Elaine Smith Cover Elaine Smith Proofreaders Jude Acers amp David Sewell Final Preparation amp...

mm it ChessCombinations

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:19:14 GMT

Larsen-Petrosyan 1958 reached this position. To prevent mate on Bl, Black played 2 R-R7ch K-Nl 3 P-R6 N-K1 4 R KR-KB7 and Black resigns, inasmuch as 5 P R7ch K-Rl 6 R-B8 mate is threatened and on 4 . N-Q3 White continues 5 R-N7ch K-Rl 6 R-R7ch K-Nl 7 Although in this next position from Botvinnik-Leven-fish 1937 Black has two dangerous passed pawns, White cannot lose he always has the possibility of giving perpetual check. This circumstance gives Botvinnik one last chance, which surprisingly...

Preface Curacao 1962

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:55:36 GMT

H t was in the spring of 2002, during preparations V for the 40th anniversary Commemoration Tour- nament organized by the Cura ao 1962-2002 Chess Foundation, that Ger Jan Meijer first came up with the idea for a book about the 1962 Candidates' Tournament. To be sure there was a well documented tournament bulletin and a relatively unknown book in Spanish Curazao 1962, subtitled 'Ocho aspirantes al Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez', but the impact that the 1962 Tournament had and still has on chess...

B Olg The Vienna Game

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:10:15 GMT

A third possibility is the pawn sacrifice 7 c3 dxc3 8 sxc3, although in practice Black has scored well from this position. After 8 e7 9 Ac3 0-0 10 We2 amp b4 11 0-0-0 we have a ll c6 12 J.xc5 xc5 13 i.b3 d5 14 a3 a6 15 h4 b5, with a complicated position, but Black remains a pawn ahead, Hector-Nunn, Vejle 1994. b ll sxd5 12 lxd5 b6 13 h4 i.b7 14 i.xc5 bxc5 15 Wc2 xd5 16 Bxd5 d6 17 lt amp bl 5b8 again gives Black an advantage, B.Kristensen-Z.Almasi, Kopavogur 1994. Black can attempt to hold on to...

Move orders and setups DutchStonewall

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:24:14 GMT

The Stonewall is characterised not by specific sequences of moves - as is the case with the Najdorf variation of the Sicilian, for example - but by a particular, distinctive pawn formation that occurs in almost no other situation. The diagram position illustrates the basic Stonewall formation. Note that Black can deviate as well as White. He can choose to play with his knight on c6 instead of the pawn, a system that is probably a little dubious but has nevertheless seen occasional use by...

Chess Literature RussianSchool

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:22:19 GMT

The history of Russian chess literature begins with A Description of Chinese Chess 1775 by A. Leontiev, Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Peking. This book reflected the interest shown by Russian players in chess in other countries, great China in particular. What lends Leontiev's book added significance is the fact that it gives the Russian names of all the pieces. As Chigorin noted in the magazine Shakhmatny Listok this book is the earliest monument of Russian chess terminology that has...

W Ngk FightingChess

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:21:36 GMT

At last the 'Spanish' bishop reenters the game. The black knight on f4 becomes an object of attack. 29 Sa3 The white knight must not be allowed to reach f5 The attempt by this knight to re-enter the game ends in sorrow. 37 xc4 is not on because of 38 Wg4 lt gt h8 39 Sxf6 or 38 amp f8 39 Wc8 amp g7 40 W5 Sa7 41 xf6 amp g8 42 Ad2 xe4 43 Ah6 g6 44 d8 xd8 45 Sf8 mate. G.Kasparov-I.Dorfman Spanish C92 1 e4 e5 2 gt f3 c6 3 Ab5 a6 4 Aa4 f6 5 0-0 Ae7 6 Sel b5 7 amp b3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 Ab7 10 d4 Se8 11...

The Nimzobotvinnik Formation Pawn Structure Chess

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:35:54 GMT

A close relative of what we've just examined is a structure in which one player has pawns at QB4 and K4 while his opponent has a pawn at either K4 or QB4. Nimzovich was the first master to express enjoyment at having the two pawns in the center. It appeared to be another of his prejudices for what Tarrasch called ugly moves. It is ugly to concede your Q4 to enemy pieces. But when Botvinnik began to play the structure with P-K4 and P-QB4 it gained the stamp of approval. Against the Closed...

Info Ihs Bobby Fischer 1960-1967

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:27:16 GMT

1. c4 jf6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 lg7 4. e4 0-0 5. J,e2 d6 6. gt f3 e5 7. 0-0 c6 8. d5 amp e7 9. amp el jd7 10. amp d3 f5 11. ef jf5 11 gf 12. f4 g6 12 e4 13. jf2 f6 14. i,e3 c5 15. lt amp hl AHgl, h3, g4 13. J,e3 ef 13 jb6 14. c5 13 lt jf6 14. c2 Ee8 15. fe de 16. g5oo 14. lt jf4 jf4 15. J,f4 e5 16. d2 a6 17. lt amp hl ff6 18. Hacl J,d7oo Muhin - Gufeld, USSR, 1973 12. f3 12. lt gt e4 jf6 13. f3 lt d4 14. Ie3 c6 15. lt jf6 ff6 16. jf2 cd 17. cd f7 Schmid -Gligoric, Hamburg, 1965 d4 13. lt ie4 b6 13 f6...

I Bai ViktorKorchnoi

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:52:13 GMT

49 xf2 d2 50 fie2 amp h3 51 Bb3 d4 52 e1 1 53 4tf1 g5 54 Bd3 Axf1 55 Axf1 3 56 e2 d6 57 e3 f6 58 f2 e5 59 g3 f6 60 g2 1 2 1 2 Read Korchnoi's comments on this game in Chess is My Life. At least he was USSR Master of Sport No. 3901. 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 d5 4 lg2 dc 5 a4 bd7 6 xc4 b6 i 7 d3 c5 8 amp f3 cd 9 amp xd4 b4 10 ld2 amp xd2 11 amp xd2 0-0 A e5 12f4 fd5 13 amp 2f3 Idl 14 0-0 Bc8 15 a3 e7 16 e4 f6 17 b4 Bfd8 18e5 fd5 19 g5 g6 20 e4 4k4 21 c5 b6 22 b7 Bf8 23 Bfc1 b5 24 amp c5 Bfd8 24 b6 25...

Info Umq USCF

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:06:30 GMT

I saw this variation back on move 40. Surprisingly enough, 44. e5 does not give Black a queen, because the play then follows 45. a5 e4 46. a6 e3 47. Kd3 This lures Black's king onto the fatal a8-h1 diagonal 47. Kf3 48. a7 e2 49. a8 Q White wins, or the trickier defense 47. c4 48. Ke2 c3 Black's best try 49. Kd3 , when the white king manages to stop both pawns . Both techniques worth remembering. 45. a5 Kd6 46. a6 Kc6 47. a7 Kb7 A typical folly. This move loses a tempo albeit here it's not...

Info Kjw The Two Knights Defence

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:48:50 GMT

In view of the mate in four moves, Black resigned. In the distant past 7 lc3 was sometimes played, but here the endgame after 7 dxc3 8 i.xd5 .e6 9 Jixe4 Wxdl 10 Sxdl cxb2 11 .xb2 f6 12 Ac3 amp d7 13 Sabl 0-0-0 is greatly in Black's favour, Blatny-Smejkal, Prague, 1986 This is the other main move. Apart from 8 Wh5, more rarely seen moves are a 8 Wc4 l 9 id2 9 2xe4 i.e6 10 Ag5 Wc5 11 amp e2 h6, with a good game, Spielmann-Breyer, Baden, 1914 9 Wa6 10 amp d5 Wa5 11 c4 i.e6 12 amp b3 Wa4 13 amp xc7...

A Rapid Coup ChessBrilliancies

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:01:06 GMT

The following game occurred under extraordinary circumstances. It was the 1991 FIDE semifinals candidate match played in Brussels between Amir Yusupov of Russia and Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine. The players are two of the best of modern times. Ivanchuk is the younger of the two and was tapped by Garry Kasparov as a likely successor to his FIDE crown. After a hard-fought, eventful match, Yusupov staged a dramatic comeback and was able to force the match into overtime. At the time this match...