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6 INTRODUCTION
Thibso otkh,ei nfs,r anakdldsyrs eteotd h teh ousoafn ds
readwehrposl acyh easnsfd e tehlne e efdoi rm provement
withboeuitin nagp osittodi eovnot tomeou cthi maen d
effotrott h iamtp rovTehmseet nutod.fmy a stgearmi ess
nolti kteobl eyo fm uchhe lpt htios o ftp ylpaeyT ehre.
masterapriteeo rcoee fisn teodro,a reffioterhd ae v erage
playaenrad,b ouinnadm yriasdu bodtfel teaw ihlisc h
nevaeprp eianhr io sw ng aems.
Int hbioso hko,w etvehrree, a wdiefilrnl od n lgyma es
admirsaubitltohye i ndse e.Fd ostrh egsaem weesr e played
bya verpalgaey ers-lpilhkaieyms feeT.rl hsge a mes used
byu sw ercea resfiuflftlreyohd mu ndroefsd usc ohr essc,
witahv ietwod iscoveringw hitachrhem e o tshte mes
likteobl eyu setfotu hlte y poefr eawdeeh ra vhea idn
min.Id nt hedsoew n-toc-oenatyreotswuhti sfil nlbd l un
derisn,c onsimsitsesonepcdpi oerst,uf naiutliteys ,p lan
ninogrn, o p lanantia nlgl -ajsuy soetun coutnhteemr
iny ouorw ng aem.s
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anaeldyt;zh eciorn seqauremena cdceelsa e rT.h ree ader
iss howtnyp imciaslet saa,kn hdo w wahnydt oa void
the.m
Butth nee gaatpipvreoi ansco ehtn ouTghhae! v erage
plamyoevroe nsi mplusoerm, e rebleyc aiuitshs ei s tum
top laHyig.sr eoavte rf-aailillhsi i nisgn abtiopl li,att noy
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terci.sTs htaeib itloic toyn caeg iivveke inno dfp oistion
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withouatw aboreftei h neg pcraeucosifes d ehi itssis safac
tion.
Weh avneo ttr ied tthore e taeadaletclrhh ac ta n be
knowanb ocuhtse sn!o-boidisyn a p osittodi oot nh at.
Buwte h avter iteoid m pacretr taatitni taunad weasr,e
nesosfb aspirco blaef masm,i lwiiatrmhie ttyha ondds
techniquheasvp erw ohvhieecdlh p tfomu aln syt ud.e nts
Ansdow eb elitehavanetay v ercahgees srwp hlroa eyaeds
thbioso wki lble necfiotn sidiengr raebalstyke iarln ld
understaanndcd oinnsge,q iunee nntjloyyo mfe" ntth e
roygamale ."
To tehxtete hnoatut e rff ohratvse sbuececunelw s,es f
wisthoe xproeutsrhs a fnkosr ctohuer tceoo-uosp eration
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New York,
Mar1c,h 1952
Contents
INTRODUCTION 5
PART1 :P ROBLOEFM TASC TICALP LAY
I BeV igitloSa ienztCe a ptuOrpipnogr tun1i3t ies
IIG uard YoAudre qKuiantge ly 25
IIIT amteh Aet tabycE kx chanWghienrPgeo s-
sible 35
IVA voIindd iscrPiamwinn-aGtrea bbin4g3
v TraYionuA rt toancB kl ack's Vulnerable K B 2
Suqare 50
VIT ryF otroOc pee Fni les 61
VIIW atfcohtr h Cer isis 75
VIIPIl an tfhSreto amr t 91
IX ExplWoeiaCtko lCoorm plexes 140
X ConcenotnTr aartg�ie nYt osu r Opponent's
CalsetPdo sition 181
XI SeitzheIe n itiwaittihv eWB hlearcPeko- s
sible 136
PARITIP: ROBLOEFMST SRA TEGY
XIIH owt oM aneuwvietrh T wtoBh ei shop1s5 5
XIIHIo wt oA ttWaecakPk a wns 170
XIVH owt oA ttaaFc okr midPaabwClnee n te1r8 5
INDEX 197
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PART I
ProblemTsa cotfi Pclaaly
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BeV igiltaonS te izCeap turing
Opportunities
THE ofc aptuorpipnogr touvneirtliboeyots kh eed
NUMBER
averpalgaeiy rsee ra sltlayg gWehreiannm ga.s tgeirv es
as imulteaxnheiobuaisgt aiiaonnnsy tw hferrotemw enty
tos ixotpyp onehnatssso ,m ehtlehi ihknaeagl fm inute for
eacmho vheem aeksY.e hti pse rceonfot vaegres iisg hts
relatsilvi:heg elhhy taa sp rofes"sbiaotentyai.elCn" og n
stapnrta cmtaikcheeis am l earntad,l mwoistth loouotk
inhge,s etesh recaatpst,uc rheecsak,ncs do untek.rs attac
Iti se asy-tahnodu ghtclreestdshi-aittls oe rtton ess
gen.iT uhsea lertinsde esrsif vreodsm t eagrduye,l ing
prrtcceat nisdt u.Md oysotfu sl actkht ei mfeos ru cihn
tenstirvaeib nuiitnht ge ,lc posn sidteobr eaa wbaloryfe
thper obalnetdmo b e detetrorm oioontuett dh b iass ic
flaiwn y ouprl ayaibnigl ity.
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