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Prefacteo t heF irsEtd ition
Thibso oaks sumneoms o rken woledogfec hetssh atnh meo veo�ft hpe ieces.
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playTehre.r efboerigene nrssh ourledat dh beo oikn o rdetrh,o uegxhp eri
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AUTHOR'SN OTE
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intentdoep odr traanyya ctucalluo brc hepslsa yeArnsyr. e smeblance
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Marya,n d tfhreiiercn adnbse f ounidna mlosatn yt own.
Conetnts
Notation ix
I.B ASICS
Uni1t Materviaallu es 1
2 Forkpsi,n asn, dsk ewers 8
3 Checkasn dz wischenzugs 17
4 Pawnp lay 25
IIA.T TACK 32
5 Development 32
6 Thec entre 41
7 Targets 48
8 Matiantgt acks 54
9 Queen-astitdaec ks 63
IlSlA.C RIFICES 70
10C ombinations 70
11P awns acrifices 78
12H eavy sacrifices 85
13E xchnagsea crifices 93
IV.DEFENCE 101
14B ep rpeared! 101
15U nsouantdt acks 110
16D iffipcouslitt ions 118
17D esperation 125
V.P OSITIONPALLA Y 132
18P lanning 132
19 Moraeb oupta wns 138
20 Positijoundeagmle nt 145
21 Gransdt rategy 151
VI.C HOOSINAG MOVE 157
22O rganiyzoiuntrgh oughts 157
23 Openp ositions 163
24 Complications 169
25 Clospeods itions 175
26 Sirnppolsei ontsi 181
VII .E NDGAMES 187
27 Guidelines 187
28 Usitnhgke i ng 194
29 Passpeadw ns 201
30 Special cases 208
EPILOGUEP:u ttiintgi ntpor actice 217
Soluttiopo unzszl es 227
Notation
Theg remaatj iotroyf t hceo untorfit ehse woursled a lgneobtraatfiiocor n
their pcuhbielcsast iaonndts h,i s haasni bmoepretna fnatc tionir n ter
natiocnhaels s communEincgaltiaisnohdSn· p. a niseha-ksicpnogu ntries
havheti herctlou ngt htdeoe scrispytsitvebemu ,et v einnt hecsoeu nts rie
theirsaen i ncreatsenidnegfn ocry ltehaiedn pgl ayteorp sr efaelergb raic
notatbieocna,ui stiesm orceo nciasnebd,e cauisates sicslatersl, go ical
thought tahbgeoa umte .
Forre adwehrosa re fnaomti wliitathrh ael gebsryasitcwe emg ivbee low
ag am(e hCarouseokle-lWrni)nf uallleg braciocn,d enaslegde barnadi c,
descrinpottiavteTi hoemn a.i dnfi fereanrcteeh sa itna lgebarltalhi ec
squaornet sh beo aredri ed entbiyf isaeig dnl mea p-reference system; that
pawnasr neo nta mebdu,ut n dsetroowdh enn op ieicesn ameadn;dt hat
inac aptuthrceea ptumraendi sno ti dentiTfhiese yds.t oefmn otation
useidnt hibso oikcs o ndenasgleedb raic.
1 e2-e4e 7-e5 1 e4e 5 2 d4 exd4 3 c3d xc3 1 P-K4P -K4
2 d2-d4e 5xd4 4 Bc4 NIG 5 N13B e5 6 Nxc3d 6 2 P-04 PxP
7 0-0 0-80 N g5 h6 9 Nx17R x17
3 c2-c3d 4xc3 3 P-OB3P xP
4 Bf1-c4N g8-f6 K1I0Be 51 N3g B4f 41N 1xe f62 O 1h44O 1e22 e Nxgf4+7 + 4 B-OB4 N-KB3
5 Ng1- 13B l8-c5 15K h1 Bd7 16 Rae1 Nc6 5 N-B3B -84
6 Nb1xc3d 7-d6 6 NxP P-03
7 0-00 -0 7 0-00 -0
8 Nf3-g5h 7 - h6 8 N-KN5 P-KR3
9 Ng5x17R f8xf7 9 NxP RxN
10 e4-e5N f6-g4 10P -KSN -NS
11 e5-e6Q dB-h4 11P -K6 O-R5
12 e6xf7+K g8-f8 12P xRch K-B1
13 Bc1-1 4 Ng4xf2 13B -B4N xBP
14 Qd1-e2N f:t.g4+ 14O -K2 N-N5ch
15 Kg1- h1B c8-d7 15K -R1 B-02
16 Ra1· •1N b8-c6 16 OR-Kl N-QB3
(sdeiea gram) (sdeiea gram}
17 Qe2-eB+B xeB 17 0-KBchR xQ
181 7xe81QJB+d 7xe8 17Q e8+ RxeB 18 fxeB=O+B xeB 18 PxR(=Q)chB xO
19 Bf4xd6m ate 19 Bxd6m ate 19 BxOP mate
! good mov!e! brilmolviea nt l check f badm ove ??h owler
!?d ouble-edgbeudt p robablgyo odm ove ?!d ouble-edgbeudt p robablbya d move
fyo �B 4J N
Basics
1.
UNI1T MATERIAVLA LUES
POINTC OUNT
Theu limtataei min ac hegsasm iet� o c heckmyaotuoerp ponebnutot,n ly
beginnearlw l wyoiolut loa chitehvwieis t hoah uatr sdt rueg.Wg ilninng
a
enempya wnosrp iecieass ni mporsttanettpo warcdhse ckmJautsaet.st he
lragearr muys uahlaltsyh aed vtaangiena b attsloie nc, h etshspe l ayweirt h
extmraat eriimsao lr leie kltyh an ophpiosn teonw ti tnh gea meAl.t hough
mucohf t hfeu onf chleeissi snf indtihneegx cepttioto hnirssu lteh,ce o n
cepotfm ateraidavlaa ngitefs u ndametnoat nayul n derstoafnt dhileno gg ic
oft hceh ess-board.
Youa rper obaabrlleya <:!fvma iilawri tthh neu merisccaalol fte h aev erage
vauleosf t hpei cees.k igTn ap3wans t huen ti,on eof tseany tsh aktn ights
2
anbdi shops' m(itnphoiere caerse' )w tohrrtpehae w ns aer aocohfk,i ve,
and qtuheeen nni eT.h ek ignc anb'etg ivaev na lounet hissc ableec,a use
you ceaxnc'hta hnigfmeo ort hpeire ces.
Nom ehcaniscyaslt ceambn e o fm uchhe ltpoy oui ne valuathtei ng
subtalpseerc otfsy oupro sit(imouncl he sesv,et nh,a pnon it-cosuynstt ems
fobri ddiinbn rgi ed)Wg.e 'slelse o moef t heex ceptiUonnis3t 0m i;an y be
iwto ulbdem orper ectiocs alea lr oo4k% a nadq uee81/n, ,
Neverthtehli1e,s3s , 5s ,9 ruloeft humsbh ouhledly po ua voeilde men
tary errors whpeine ceaexnscad,h ta a nntygi imtnehg me a terialw ilclo unt
givyeo uso mied eoafh oww elolrb aldyy oust nadW.e s haslelte h amta ny
othfearc teosrpsie,ac ltlhsyea feotfyy o ukrig n,m usbtet akiennt aoc count,
buott htehrni gbse ienqgu aanla dvantatgweoo rto hfr meaet erial points
meanyso us houwlidwn i tcho rrectA npa ldavya.n toafog neeu sually
meantsh ayto uorp ponensto mheatsht iown ogr rayb oupta,r ticausl arly
theen dgadmrea wnse ar.
Whyd ot hpei echeasv e tvhaolsuTeeh ses? t renogfat p hi eicasef unc
tioonfi tmso bil-iittsysp eeidnc rosstihbneog a rtdot hsec eonfeb attle,
ort hneu mboefrs quaircteo sn rtolfsr oamg oocde ntproaslTt h.eb ishop
ankd nighatrc eo nsidebreea db otueotq uianlv a lbueec autshkeen ight
caant tack soqfe uiatrhceeosrl o aunrtd.h oifst meank euspf oirt rse lative
sluggsis-s ehsnpeieaclilnby lc okepdo sitHioownesv.te hrte,w ob ishionps
conccearunt s uadlolmyi ntahtoeep ponetnwtok' nsi sg ho-tro ftbeins hop
ankd nighetv;es no metirmoeoaskn dk night!
Wes haslele loanwt heirct hyp oefs position pfiaevcoFeuosrr. which
the momenmta,ip not ihtneot bienma ir nidts h ayto us houlde xncohta nge
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MateriVaall use
oneo fy ouprei cefso arn opponmeannot f'l ses vsaelru uenl,e syso uh ave a
goosdp ecirfeaisco nd ofionsrog .
SOME BAD EXCHANGES
Byd eveloypoiunmrgin opri eces' winnitnhgeex cha.nS geeeU' ni1t3.
befoyroeu rro okasn dq ueeyno,u Earfloyr awyist thh e queen can
greadtelcyr etahsreei sthka t youbres timlorlhe a zardAofutse1.re 4
opponemnatyf oracneu nfavoure·5 2 Bc4B c53 Ohi5as veorlyd
ableex chaunpgoeyn o ua,n di n fasiho nmedo vgh,o pifnog3r . ..
creaysoeu crh ancoefws i nngi n Nc6?4? O xfm7a teB.l ahcakas
materiihfa eil ts oob olwdi thhi s much betteirn3 . r.eOp.el7 y
majopri eces. defendtihntegh reatpeanwends at
Thuasf amiilabre ginnersi's f 7e rraeno5dr)p ,e rhacposn tinuing
tot rtyo d eveltohrpe o ok firs4t N:f 3d 65 Ng5N f6t or each
1h 4?d 5( sedei agr1a1.)m N. o w diagr1a2.m.
1.1W hitteo m ove 1. 2W hitteo m ove
Whitcea nnpoortc eewdi thhi isn Now6 Oxf7O+x f77 Bxf7i+sb est,
tend2e Rdh 3f,o Brl awcoku ld althoaufgth7e . r .K.e 78 Bc4h 6
rep2l .y.. B xhw3i nnirnogof ko r 9 Nf3N xe4B lacrke gahiinss pawn
bish(oagp ai no ft wo points)w iatanhg d o opdo sitiinto hnce entre.
reatingi snau perpioosri tIifyoo nu. Howevferro,dm i gara1m2 .,
are patieonptp,o rgtouofndoi rt iWehsi tmei gchhto ose itnhsaetp ead
usitnhgre o owki ll laartiiesntre h e parenmtolryae g gresmsoivvee
gamew,h epna wenx cnhgaehsa ve 6 Bxf7+, kteheqepu ienefgno arn
openefdei o lrt woa ndw hen soamtet ack thatb ewb iolrln .n eTvheirs
a
oft hmei onrp iec(etshr eo oks' imse tb y .6. K.d8 7 O h4R fB
natuernaelm imeasy)a lsboeo ftfh e8 B c4N g4!90 -a0n dno wW hities
boarBdy.t hwea yt.a kianr go ok pole-abxy9e .d. R.xf 2I.f1 0R x2f
fobri shoorkp n ihtgi csa lled Bxf2a+n dW hitleo sesq uheiesn .
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