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Contents
Foreword vii
Symbols viii
Introduction ix
1. Combinations
2. MisseOdp portunities 6
3. NeverS ayD ie! 74
4. CoincidenicnCe h ess 92
5. OpportuniSteiiezse d 94
Soultoins 107
Indeoxf Players 125
Pergaomn ChessB ooks 129
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"Thermeu sth aveb eena timew henm en wered emi-gods-tohre y
coulndo th avem ventecdh es,s.
-GustavS chenk.
Whitteo P lay
(Sedeai gra1m0 7)
Foreword
Itgv iesm eg eraptl eaes tuowr rei ta wfoerwd osfm truocdt1foonr a
book wrimtytg eono fdbr yi eMnodeM, ossm, colbloaratw1iotInha n
Muelnlo fS coatnldB.o tohf t hea utrhsho ave lboeenkngn own as
succeslas fneudn ttear1nc1hnecgso sl uimsantsws e lalsv ersytn rgop alyers,
andt hey choamvnbeei td hetiarlt eswn itghr esauctc eisns wtohirsk .
Theb oodke awlist ah v artiyoe fc ommotnh emwehsi cohc ciunrt he
gamoef c hsesw,i tahm plaen dwe lelx pnleadii ltlruastiSoonmsoe f t he
topiscusca hsB lnudearnsdB rlailn1cs1,Ce ombt11noaannsdD upilcations,
MisseOdp ptour1ntrNeevse,Sr a yDe i,a nOdp ptourn11eSste izaerodec cur
renctehsae vte crheys psal yeern cnotueirntsh ceo suero fp laywihnegt,h er
1bte m competo1rmt 1afo rni egnadmleTy.h e1 ltlaruts1oarntesa kferno m
pulbrshgeadm easn dc lea1rdnlryc atthete h esm wehicphr eivla tihne
chatpers
Thi1sasb oowkh incohot n lwyi blelh elptfou lbt ehgei enrna nd average
pla,yb euratlo ts o atbhoev aev-erpalgeaery a,n dIa mv erpyl eatsohe adv e
thoep oprntiuttoyh elpi ntro1dttuo tc hece h epslsa ypiunlbgi c.
D.A .Y aonfskGy M,.
Symbols
x ac aptuer
+ check
+ + chcekmate
av ergyo omdo ve
ab r1ltm lo1vaen
ane rror
" ab lnuder
!? am ovdee sveirnagte tntion
?I ad uibouosrr ismkoyv e
(canCda)n daitdetso urnta/mmeantch
(ol)O lympiad
(ch)C hamp1onsh1p
(z1t) ltnezrontaolu rnament
(corCro)r respognadmeen ce
(sm1ulS)i mtualnegoaumse
Thef oolwlmgr eltaott ehd ef1 cfrultoyfs olut: ions
* easoyn,oe rt wom ovedse ep
** starigfhotrward
*** difficult
**** verdyi fficult
***** youh avbee en warned!
Introudction
"Wiotuhetr rtohre craenb en ob rialnlc"iy
-EmanuLeals ker
Thiwso rtka kaen so vleolo aktt heev e-roppulsaubrje ocfct o mbinat1ons
inc hessIs.t1 snp1radte1roifnvr eosamt r rcwlreist itdneenp endbeynt thley
authoontr hsge e netrhaelmo fec ombinawthiioccnhos,1 nc1dpealncteadl ly,
spceieamlp haosnti sh" eg erya reaosfo" v seirhgtTsh.e swee rpeu ibsldh e
int hmea ganzeCish ess, LCfiheae,ns edsl sewhtehrereye; c eiapv oesde1 t1v
repsonsweh icehn coaugrecdo lbloaartioontn h per esbeonotk .
Wew rot1etw itthh cel upbl eary1 nm inadl thohuogephfl,u,l 1 y1w ill
appealp ltaoy oevresar b roarda nogfes terngtlhnsm anwya yst,h e
approa1cdshi aermtilcloaypo psetdot hceo nvteinotneaxoltn t hseu 1bect.
In gentehsreta nald,da rworokn c omb1nacto1notsnsios sft hemiactally
arrangbenldll nca1ferso mma tsrep laOyf tetnhs,et ud1esinv ntti etdo g ain
a gronudrnrgnt heb asibcyss tudymrantgae lrg iropuedu nedrs uch
headians'g Tsh Penr '',T hFeok r'e,t cT.h i1ssa w eltlr-imeedt hod which
alwlsot hmea tetroib eap lr ese1nnats eydts emamtainnce Trh ue ndeyrilng
assutmip-onthacto mnbaitimoanybs e s pliintte ol enmteasn adk now
ledogfet ehsec anb eu setdoa id rusnntddaer-nrgsq uitreae sonable.
Howevtehrae.u torhesx'p erirencn hecsetsse c ahing chonavvren ced them
thmata nsyt udewnotuslw edl coamnoe ng rnaanlld e ascsa dieacmp proach
tot hseu jbecCto.nu telsrse eardmsu tsh avdee srpeaodiv etrh fea ctth at
cheisss nqeuvtieear se asay g amaes I t cbeam na dteo a peparrn t he
bookWsh.i tlhege a pbe twetehne oarnypd r actiocnete h iacsta nne ver
beb ridtgoeltydla, t hsgi ap1 fsa wri dfeorr ctlhupebl e arty ha1n1t fs o trh e
matseHro.w oft1e1tnts h atthc eo mbrngaote1asowr ny W!h aatm ess we
makoefo ugram esm trmteru obllA ena pprowahcihct rhe cahtess s solely
asas cie-nacnedc ombinaatsi omnesr e mroelaoecnctsuic-loamrp tleely
igneostr hheu man elaendm aeltnlht e p e1rmf1eocnwtshc ih1 itm psh.Te he
autorhhsav er eacttoe d tbhypi rso udcrtnhgpe r esteenxtot n.ew hich
staarttts h dea rkeesntdo ft hceo mbinastpieorcnutamOl.u ro bjevcetsi
werterh eoelfd
(aT)o s upptleysp to s11otnosfg r eahtu maintn ereasntd tphruosv ide
three adweirtm ho t1vawth1ioconht rhweimsieg bhetl ackOifnc gou.r se,
experi1estnh cbeee stte achHeowre.v ,ev ricareixopuesr i(eanmsca eyb e
ganiedb ys tudytihnedg i aagmrsi nt hibso o)k,c ana cat sa usfeul
supepmlenttoo rs,ub stiftoutrth,ere e tahli ng
(bT)o e mpshiaetz hiemp ortaonflc eea rfnrionomgn em'ists akeIhsta. s
oftbeene sna itdht a pal earcy alne amronr fer ohmi lsso setsh afnr om his
winIst.d o enso tne cersisflaoywl ltohaotn ec an lmeoarrfenr otmh e
defeoartm sit,ska eso,ft hmea sttehrason n cea n ftrhoetmiur rim ph-syet
sucpho s1ta1rooefn tsoe fen x cteipointnaelr eTshtle i onfre e oansiwnhgi ch
suggestthsa tth emya yb eo fs pceibaeln e1fntia etc hi1nsng o hta rtdo
follow.
(cT)o e nteirnCt hasesd,e spriutmeo su trot hceo ntr1asfrr iysa,tn d
foremao gsatm eW!h lisetv erpyly earn atursaelewlsiy n gn ianso ne
ob1ectth1eeva rero et haeirm wsh icthh,o usguhb onradttieot hfei ngaola l,
IX
Introduction
arneo netheliemsopsr taTnhte.ra ert ew oe xtreomfee sm toionstarle ss
whicthhce he spsal yerre pelatyee xdpecrei:ste hnhei gpho m1tts h JeO oYf
saccreio,fr oi fm akgi npar etotruy n xepectmedov et,h lewo poi1nstt h e
smkgm feelgi wnhicgho ems hanwdi tthh eb lnudeWrh.e na palyer
saccre1shf i1Qsu eehni,hs e abreta ftass tWehre!n bhlneud erhsip,su l se
raceOsfc! o ruset,i mter bolue-aonryn umebr eoxftn earfla ct-ocarsn
adtd,o o ra rt11afsl1tlmciyu ltaes,1 m1elxlahar1tr 1aoonrd imsayO uari wma s
toc onecntroantt eh is humoafnt hgfeaa mcee t
Thee xapmlems C hpateTrw oa r"em siesdo pptournsi"t1,iul eslattr1ng
thkei nodfo vesrihgtwsi twhh icehvye orn1es paifnafmu1lMlla1yna oyrf .
theasrece o mbmatw1h0incwshe roev erlooork evd1,c wthoircw1hee rse
snatdcf hreotmh e Joafdw esf eSauthc.i nicdenaetro sf tveenri ysn tructive
andf lawli thtihnre a ngoef evpelrayy eerx'pse riCehnactpee.r Three
focsueosn c asset udoifpe rsea mteuo rru njtu1sfr1see1dgt n1a-oanm orbid
toptircu,ye e,ot n wei tahf atacli nfaatIsitos nu1.rs p rhioswoi fntgv eenr y
stropnlga yhearevsu nwitgtliyren sniegdp os1tw1hoincwseh r oebj etcively
wonA!f tae brr fii etnreluwdeer teurinnC hatpeFri ev tom orfea miliar
ground sweliteticho onfss omoef t hmeo tsa ttraacntdis vucec esls fu
comnba1t1oofnr se ceyneta rTsh.e saer per seentiend ftohreo mft hree
shtot rests wwihleli ncahb tlhee rteoag daeiarnr ouegshit maotfeh iosr
her ttiacacabhl1t y.
Whiolpee rtaignu ndetrh per emtihsateth e1rsmeu ctho lbeea rned from
thmeis takoefts h mea stei1tr nsso, ot u irn tenttooi vowenrh eltmhr ee ader
witahd ismcaallt oagoufce a tashtesr-oapntdh ceh oeio cfp os11otnhsa s
beernet sricttote ohds eo fi tnrincshiecmses roirtt .oh seo fh itsoriocra l
pscyhogliocianeltr esMtos to ft heasrepe r eseantspe rdo blfeomtrsh e
redaetro sotlhvueesn, a blhiitnmogt easnts dh arhpiessnkl i.lT sherya nge
frotmh ter itvoit ahlce omcpaltieadn dr utnh ge amuotfc ombiinvaet
themIe1tshs o petdh at thwei blrelea a bdlteeoar s socoinaa nte em toional
levweiltt hht eh ohutgasn fdee lionfgt shp eal yearnsad l swoib lelt olerant
oft hemiitrsa keIsnt hmea itnh,fe a catrspe r eseannttdehd re e ad1elsfre t
tod ratwh ceo ncilounTssh.o sweh o wtiods ihdg e epflotyrh reo octa uess
ofb lduensr-andl e1wk1osfbe nlcl1i-eawsn1fliln d fmouofcdoht r h outg.h
Ther aitonoaftl hew iosr hke 1san p arad'otxuh:elm taitaei omft hceh ess
plyae1rts o a chviepe erfieocHnt.ow evesrh,o uhleed v errec aht haetli uvse
goaclh,e asssa c ontewsitcl ela tsoee xiWsitt.h obultu ndteehrrwseo uld
bef ewb rlailnicsi-eandw ithouto fet eihstehc,ehs resw oulbded evoid
of1n terest.
Theb rlilciya1 nast opwihci chhabs e ewne llc oveirencd he slsti erea;t ur
itcso nuterptahbretl n.ud ehra,bs e eing neodr taoloolf teHner ew,e a im
tor erdestshb ea laanncde, d oiinsn ogt, os upplrye tadhweeir ta hw e alth
ofn ewi deas.
