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LioSnc ulptures
Liosnc ulptsuprreasan gga itnom ind We can ridteh oslei ons
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toc ontilniuveit nhgr outghhpe o weorfd esiret hber idtgheau tn ituesd
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att heed goef t hsei lewnotr ld Theya lwagyosa wayl,i odnosn 't
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endeavowuirttshh Kei ngI'nsd ian.
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Contents
Keyt oS ymboulsse dB ibliography 8
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Preface 9
Exercises 11
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15 8.dxe5 298
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18 1OtMho veA lternatives 324
19 10.dxe5 332
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21 1l...ltJe5!? 369
22 10.b-3IntroduacntdSi iodne lines 376
23 11.iaan3d1 1.e3 388
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28 9.ie3 466
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30 9.�c2 504
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33 1O .�eIln troduction 569
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Preface
Whaty oua rheo ldiinnyg o uhra ndisst hfier svto lumoefa na mbitiaonudes l abowroartoken t he
KingI'nsd ian.
Iti sa mbitiboeucsa uistae i mast n othimnogr ea ndn othilnegst sh aenx posimnygt hasn d
trutahbso utth ipso puloapre niwnhgi,l oeff erians go unbdl acrke pertboaisreoedn d ynamaincd
imaginaptliavye.
Ith adt ob ee laborbaetcea,uo suert imes deamcacnudr aancdyc oncraentael yrsaitsht ehra n
abstriadcetaTh se. o nlmyi racIkl neo wi sh ard wtohroekn ;l dyo ubtiThnogm asI k nowi st he one
whoh asn otw itnesiste.d
Thisfi rst voilsdu emdei cattose yds teimnsv olvainen agr ly fgr2o-Wmgh3 i tIed .e emeidtr ight to
deal wfiirtsthth meo satn noyionfsg t ratetghiaceths a,l lehnegaeds- oounrw istho c omplitchaet e
gameW.h itep'osp ulsaert -up,i ntu hsepea ds bty n ol esspelra ytehrasBn o tvinKnoirkc,h naonid
Karpoivn,v olavnee sa rkliyn gsfiiadnec heatntdto h ussi gnificraendtulcoyeu sra ttackcihnagn ces
agaitnhseetn emkiyn g.
Howevetrh,e riesg oodn ewsf romB lacpko'isn otfv ieaws w elIln.a doptisnugca h s trategy
Whitree nounhcieossw nc hancoefas n e arqluye ensoindsel auPglhatty.a koensa d elicsaetmei
positinoantaualrs te h cee ntrreem aiinnms o scta sfleusi dw,i tghu errtialcltaai ncdts r enwcahr fare
becomitnhgre u lrea thtehra tnh eex ceptiinto hnit sy poefb attleThfiuesl,dm .yf eeliistn hga tth e
positdiooenns o tl acdky nameilce meanntdsK ingI'nsd ipalna yweirlsol ft enh avteh peo ssibility
foart actisckailr mipsrho,v itdheeday r aeb imto repa titehnatun s ual.
Ih avceh osetnob asoeu rr epertoonis ryes tewmhse rBel acpkl acheisqs u eenk'nsi gohntd 7,a
methoodfd evelopmfeanvto ubryes du clhe gendpalrayy aesrB sr onstNeaijnd,o arnfdG ellaenrd,
subsequehnotnleiydn tao f ormidawbelaep obny t he1 3tWho rlCdh ampioGna rry Kasparov.
Don'ats kme whethoerrn ott hissy stiesmo bjectbievtetlteyhr a dne veloptihnekg n igohntc 6;
everyhoanshe iosw np ersosntaylal nedc hesphsi losoPplheyaa.sl esb oe airn m indt haitnc hess,
jusatsi ts oo ftenh appeinnsl ifoeu,rc hoicaerisen fluenbcyer de latfiavcet oWres r.e gulhaarvley
tos ettfloares atisfascotlourtryia otnht ehra sne arfcohar p erfoencetI. d eaIlw loyu lhda vlei ked
toh avper esenbtoetdmh a josry stehmesr beu,t t hawto ulhda vpeu shetdh ea lreasdtyr atospheric
pagceo unttoo neo fa stronopmriocpalo rtions.
Iw oulldi kteod raywo uart tenttioao k ne yi ssoufep rimairmyp ortaThnec seu.p poratnianlgy sis
presenitnte hdib so osk houldn ota ndi ndecanendo t bem emorizienid t esn tirbeyat nyy onien
thew orlIdti. s i ntentdoew di deyno utrh inkhionrgi ztoone ,x panydo upro sitiaonndta alc tical
arsenaanldt, os hotwh atth earreae l wasyosl utieovneisnn, t hmeo sdti fficuslitt uatBiyog nosi.n g
throutghhea nalysyiosuw ileln hanycoeu irn stianncdtb so lsytoeurcr o nfidenicnbe ,o tthh e
correcotfnB elsasc ske'ts- aunpdy ouorw na biltiofit nyd t hrei gshotl utiaotcn rsi tmiocmaeln ts.
Havinsga itdh aotfc, o urtshee arrece e rtlaiinnte hsad toh avteob em emorizmeodrt eh orou,g hly
butt heayr peo intoeudtb yy ourtsr ualnyd a rneo tt oon umerous.
