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Contents
Preface 7
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Forewotrotd h Fei rEsdti tion 1 0
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Chapt1e r Thea ttaocnkt hek in.g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Chapt2e r Defenc..e. .... ............................4.2
Chapt3e r Counterp.l a.y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0
Chapt4e r Prophyl.a.x.i.s. ...................8.1. ........
Chapt5e r Realisainna gd vanta..g.e. .....................9 9
Chapt6e r Equaplo siti.o n.s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 8
Chapt7e r Theb attolfet hem ajopri ec.e.s. ...........1.38. ...
Chapt8e r Twom inopri ecaegsa inst .a .r o.o k. . . . . 5.4 . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapt9e r Opposite-cobliosuhrowepidst mha nyp iecoenst hbeo ar1d 6 7
Chapt1e0 r Same-coloured .b i.s h.o p.s .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 7
Chapt1e1 r Bishovpe rskunsi gh.t .. . . . . . . . . .1 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapt1e2 r Samplgea measn de ndin.g.s. ............2.0.0. ...
Solutions 214
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Indeoxf Gantes 269
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ExplanatoifoS ny mbols
Thec hessboard
witiht cso ordinates:
8
7
6
5
goomdo ve
4
!! excemlolveen t
3
bamdo ve
2
?? blunder
!? interesting move
a b c d e f ?g! dhu bious move
;!;; Whisttea snldisg bhettltye r
+ Blasctka snldisgb hettltye r
D Whittome o ve ± Whisttea bnedtst er
• Blatcomk o ve + Blasctka bnedtst er
'i!t King +- Whihtaeas d eciasdivvaen tage
'iY Queen -+ Blahcakasd eciasdivvaen tage
k:r Rook = banlcaepdos ition
.i Bishop 00 unclear
ttJ Knight # mate
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Preface
198A0l.ex aPnadnecrh weonnaks ot rCohnigg orin iMnSe omcomhraiik,ai hlni gs
secoGnMnd or mH.e w aisn ag rtem aooda,st hnei cpersoetsc pwtesr oep einng
upb eofrhei mT.h eenv erycthhainn.gg.e .d
Alexander hNiimksodelelasfec vritichbhite sud r npionigin nt lheii afss
flolwos:' Aotn meo me,na ts wmieyfa nIdw erhea vidnign wnietYruh r Bia lav,s ho
Tikhomciarmooevv aea rna ds kteosd p etaomk e V.er aN ikoleaxepvlnaati hnaetd
we neteodt ehdia nbko tuhtye o unggeenre raantidin ovnim tete odw oraksa
traiantte hnree wyl-opeAnleld- RSucshsiooaofGnl r andtmeaTrsoss .at yh tahti s
sugsgteicoanma esa s urripwsoeu bledt os anyo thaiatnl. gwl aIjs su 2t7 a,n sdt ill
ad evelpolpaiynwegar fs.lu olIfp lafnroms y c hecsarse er.'
Buhtea greebde gawunondr k.
Heh aadl ottol eabrenf tohrfieer ssets sitohsnec ho.oHf oe hl atdos tubdoyo ks
ont eac-hKionrgcMhaakka,r eSnukkoh,o mainnUdss kpye yn.Hs eak lssoou ght
advfiorcmee xperiencaendtd r teaeriasnc.h ers
Panchetnrkaoii'nnsCe hre lyawbaisLn esoknA irdo noGvriacthav t oela,c h
erfo rmh eeanvA.l exaNnidkeorl areevmiecmhb erheedt ahuoagwnht dtir etdo
flolohwia sd vice.
Eleyveeanor fws o raktt hAel l-RSucshsooiofaGl nr amnadst,e grars edaeta l of
unwormkaetde ,tr eisastlcehde omfse tsdu ye,t -ca.lt lh is cotnhwteoi rnokuf e d
V. E.Go lehnevii,nsp repaprlianytgeom r ass tleervae tsl p oVritk.Et vogre nievich
wrote wsoonmdeeb rofou-klas progorfpa rmempea froramtF ioounCr atht egory
toF irbsotow,kh si wcehr ree prinnutmeedrt oiumbseu sat r neo wh artdofi n.d
Panchheantdko o spend ao ft girmteeopa rte pdhaeirlaseel c etsIu.nrt he
prceo-mpuetretarh, wi assn osto s impalneid tt ook ttoci omlelm eactitea, rl
thiinotkv earnp dr epeavreer yAtlheixnagNn.id keorl aneevvpielgcraih a roitsheedr
peo'pwslo erbku,dt i edv eryhtihmilsnffeog,rm s cratch.
Fro19m 9h7ew, o rkienKd a z,la enadagi rnogou fpp r omipsliarn,ysig en cluding
A.I lyMi.An c,ak roTCv.,h itiSsS.kh oaviad,au nltdlh iaenu at ohfot rh elsisenm; ea ny
ofu sb ecammaes ters.
Thceh epsasor ftt helseec tiuisrn te hsbi oso wkh,i ycoh,ud earre adheorli,dn
youhrad nsB.ua tl tshowe a y Panpcrheesnetknhomte ae tde wraiisam lp onrtst,oa
thhaitps u pils coiuatln ded m apblisoitoyn tr hbeo iwrng amseI.nt h,ih sew as
ag remaats tOentr h.be a soifts h set otroibleydsh ipsu p,iR lusble,Sv osrko,yk in
SchaekroVbvol,z hino tah,nea drn sadl msyoo wni mprnessws,eih oavter iteod
recrtehawitesel l-ktnroawinn er'osft emaeccthhhieonsdgs .
The sferoac rhcethsr suw tahhs i lseis 'fw orAkl.e xander PNainkcohleanekvoi ch
gavheip su psiylsst ekmnaotwilcie nda glaelr eoafts h gea maen,td a utghhte m
tou ndertshtgeaa nmdce o rreHcest tluy.df inuedda mepnotisaoilnt daelv iacneds
'ytpipcoasli 'tH.ieo h natsdh esmo lsvteu dainpedrs o bl(ehhmeas ad n e xcellent
card-iannoddfe txhe)an td h epml oauypt o isoiontnst hceh ostehmnee .
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MasteCrhiesnMsgi ddlegames
Panchenhkioms e htoahddw, h icihn vosltveadre tvienrgy ftorhmit nhgee n d
gam,ae nodn ltyh euns itnhgai sasb asfiossrt udoytihnaegsr p eocftt hgsea m:e
techn,ti aqcutmeiacsat,ole p reyn.i.nhge.e sm plotyhieedd eoafCs a pabalnadn ca
Smystlhoiavnt,o rdteour n dertshtseae ncdor fec tehsso sn,me u sstt awrittth h e
endgame.
M.S oro'koSimne:ts io,mn ehea tdh iem pressiinosnu ftafihtcatitee wnnatts i on
givteoqn u estoifao tntsca rceka,pt liagvyee na elralnytd,h ien tusiitdoiefvs ee c shs;
espeactitaelwn atasil ownad yesv ottehdte e tcoh sniiTdcheaiwl.sa ds e sptihftecae t
thAalte xaNnidkeorl aweavsi chhia mnes xeclefp tsihoanaralpll,l- yrt oaulwnehdno t ,
asw elalsm anfiyn ejlduyg-eddee fnc,ae lsso ocuantru rmieersdop uasr akltitnagc ks.
Het auwghhatwt a rse allilpsyot siscaianbdl en etcote esasicanhgr ryao up situation:
techntihqteua eko,if pn rga cdteiccniassbl,iu ota lhgseao vo eus te riionudsi vidual
worakn gda ve pardevcoiincoi euto ssr ganiHsesa ttrioeinsn.sd eidviw dour(akol r
on-etone-w oitaph e rmatnreanittn ode erv)et lhpoelp a yienrd'isv idual talent.'
Ondee fincihnacgrt aeroifhs iltsei scsw aotsnh soa ntde i ndo otn llyi s,bt ueatnl so
hatdoa nswsepirefi cqcu teiso.An fstael re s,hs eow nouolfdt oerng saeanc iompe
tittioso onl ve pornto hbcelh eomstseh ne, mw eitpho ibnetiscn ogu nutpe,d and
themni staankaelsay tfseerdw Tahrpeda sr.t icniepeadtneostd hs oc wo ncentration
anhda rwdo raksi,w t a nso sti mptloae b sournbd,e rasntddae nedfp eellayl arge
quanotfpi rteoyssf iolneavileno-lfr miaotn.
Ins tudtyhimneig dl demgeaP,a nchesnikgon'atstu unree wdaesf etonhfce e
dififcuplotis oiantnsp dr opxhiysl.a
Inn on-cthemers,st sh mea itnh ionngre e membiestr hwsea rmatnhcd a re
hes howteodw ahridpssu piHlews a.is n terneosotnt leiydnc hessusec sc,sb eust
aldseov oatg erde ato fad tetaelnt toti hoegnie rn len,ro an-cdheevosepslm eIn t.
rememtbheaarft to ennreo vte rsyu ccuelts osufrennahtmeg, a vmeea book by his
fauvroiptoeeB to,rP iatsse rnaankd, admveti ors eeaidadt n tdou nderwshtaatn d
thaeu twhaossra yTihncegu .rw eo rked.
D.E vseteovla db oaunto tchhearrr aiicscott fPe anchaesnat krioan :e' ruDring
les,st ohbneis ggceosmte diinta hrneo owma Asl exaNnidkeorl aheivmis.Ice afhl f
poisoiintn voolnvseei dhd aev itnowg a ipta seslwiyiv,t huonudte rtaankyitgnh,gi n
hec ointehtede r"msr catchhiilsgne "gO .r" :Is bt te'tteowri tnh qeu etehnag ni ve
mat.Oe"f rcsoheuem, e anti ntt hhseie snt sheia wtta ,sa sag enerrluaebl,e tttoe r
tamkaet earnisdae lc aud reec iasdivvaent thawagateyt ,h atnoc alcluolnaagtn ed
complivcaartiseawd,th iiocmnhi gthutr onun to ttob em atinga l.Ba lufhtte e r
waass haartpt acplkaihyniegmr s Oenlcfe , witphl eoa,bhs veui roseuhsuo sw ed
hiwsi onv eIrg oNorv iiknot vhs ee mifionfta hUleS SCRh ampio(nPsahvilpo dar
189)7i,nw hihcehc airerodu atb euatuilaf tctkwa,i tmha nsya criTfihcu,oes ns .
mov3e8 i,n stoefta adk tihnqegu eweinta dh e cisivea dmvaaetnh,ete pra ligaayle d
af rocivnagr iatiotnom alt.Iee naa dniswntegotr h qeu estihoehn a hdti hmaste lf
satihdia wtta bse ttteartk hetqe ou eienns uccha s,he ess milaensdda 'iiGdv ing
matiems o rfenu '!.
Anotdheevroi fAc lee xaNnidkeorl aweavtsio c hlt'iestsl ttlilo eeras b,o cuhte ss
his,tg orrepyalta y(ewrisst ohm oefw homh eh ahdi mspellafy- ePde tsri,oa n
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PoluvgsakGeye,l elte,cra ,)b outc hheisss ,ts rciahpbosro oilanSd o vtimieet,sa nd
abolueiti f ng ene.Ir wtaa lcsl etahrha etl ovteotd a albko duatyg so npea st. He
wouslidbn akc ikn atc oe rttaoiunr naomrge anmaten rde -tlhieevx ep erience. The
connewcitttihhop ena asntwd i tthhc eh ehsesr iotcacgueap iseiidfig cnpalnatic ne
the prephairpsau tpIiiitoltsn sh .nuo osfs t u rprtihsaitn gce lxaasmspoilccecasul p y
ac entprlaailcnt e h bioso akl so.
Int hfier esdti toifto hnbi oso tkh seu ebcjotfa ttaapcpke aornelidynC hap
teFro ur, 'luPanydwieinrtg ah na dvagn'eNt.oa wi hta ist osw nc haptthearn,k s
toA lexaNnidkeorcl haw,ehv ori eaald e ctountr hese u ebcjcto,v etrhimeno gs t
beauulgt aimfaensid d e,fa orsmt htei moeft hset aorfot r gsaencdih euspts ot he
peroifo dK raosAvpl.al h awtdeod ow acsh ootsheeex amptloue sasen odr ganise
thmea te,sr yitsaelmatiiatsp ipnrgo parniadad tdeialtn yhg e orpeatritc.a l
Theex amwpelercseo mputteesr(t-aeendse snttihailn gd atyh,bs eu)stteh is had
lititnlfleu eonntc heae s sessamncedon ntcsl udsriaowinnnts hfi er esdti .tA ito n
the oeftn hbdeo ok itssho emree additifoornmta hlle e mceatsItu.pter r reisaeln ts
schematthidecife afrlelanyst p eocfct hse:d s eesfnchea,n daldivnagn atnapdgl easy
inegq upaols itiyootnuh si.on fakIg fa moefc heassas ne xa,am sio tf tiestn,h en
thsimsa tlelss hto uhledly po u wpiatashnse xcellent mark.
Thbeo ocko ntmaaitnespr aisasle df ordmgo ewnne rtaot igoeinno Nenor.wa t
everreya hdaetsrh oep porttuofnm aiitlryii hasiem seltfh bewe istth theoretical
worakn d praadcvtoiinctc ehas elu ebcjotft hmei dgdalmeAen.yd o wiul ble a ble
toc ompltehctioesu orfsi en strmuucctqhiu oinct kheamrna ngyr antdem.ar ss
AlexaNnidkeorl aPeavnicchwhea naskT oea chweirta h caT.p Hielt iavloe nis n
hipsu p,ia lnsd whoirskm ientgh aordpesr eseirntv hebidos o. k
ArtyToimm ofeev,
InternaGtriaonndamla ster,
Winneorft hReu ssCiuap ,
And thReu ssian ChampiLoenasghuiep Higher
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MasteCrhienMsgis d dlegmaes
Forewotrodt heF irsEtd ition
Thibso obkyR ussiHao'nso uTrreadia nneidrn terngartainodnmAaallse txearn der
Panchiebsna ksooe nld e ctguirvbeeystn h aeu tahtos reo snsosifT hAel lu-sRsian
SchoofoG lr andmawshtieocrphse ,ra tehdil sue naddeefrrors m1h i9pt8 o11 9 92,
and was tdoper veoptaperldia nyogeft r htseo cpl .a ss
Thmea tefrorimta hlle e cthuarbsee sec no mplreetweolrfykro e dtb hoiosok n,
thbea soifgs a mpelsa iyner de cyeenrats .
Isth obuelpd o inotutethd ma atn wye ll-kpnloawysnet rusdu inedPdea rn chenko,
anwde notn t ob ecogmrea mnadst:Me .rU sliinbR,.S chaekrobSvV.,ol koSv.,
PrudniY. kSohvuami,in, aAa k.G alliaanmodot vha,ei rnsclutdhaieun tgho oftr h is
Foroerwd.
Int hteh eorseeticiotocnfat lhb eo otkh,e meamiphna isosin ts h tee chnique
ofd efeAnsPc aen.c henkiois m spaoibsdls,ebi cet'ooIm taes trpolnagwy ietrh out
beianbgtl ode e f'eIn.ntd hriesg ,ah reld ooakttsh m ea imne thaondddse vitcheast
playuestreosd efeinnedfr ipooris oi,nts sucahse xchanpgiieancngehd se ading
tot heen dmgeafi,g htaignagit nhmseot s pto wuelre fnempyi e(cs,de) efending
thwee akseqsuetasi r,m protvhiweno gr st-ppile(acs,cde) eedfl ectthoiepn pgo nent
formh imsa ipnl ,as nharcphnlagyi tnhgce h araocftt hpeeosr i t,ei toLcna.t heer ,
examitnhseeus eb cjotfc ountyei,r npp llaoacfpe as sidveeef nce.
Explociotuinntygea rlpwialnyavs oslovmeresi t sotk h pel ayerresq uafinlurdle s
concenotfrt ahfteroi coTenhs me.a in itsa fistgkoh tt hfieon ri taitaa ltclio vs,e t s
anidn t hper octeoms asku es oeft hper incoifep cloen omyt h(meoi nnliym um
piecesf rond eeeefnd!cea)edn dc otuon tewriattthhtg ear cekap toesssntiu bmlbee r
off roc,en sobte ianrfga tiods acrPiafincceh.ce onnksoi tdhemarates dt ering the
methoofdd se feannccdeo untewroautrlteda dcutkch neeu mboefgr a mtehsaa t
playeTrh ilso sittrsh.e e lmateto e odtfr h eaat lainas divntaggan ew,h etrheae u thor
looaksts h mea ifnca towrhsi cihn fluetnhpcele a wyheorh atsh aed vanHtea ge.
looskyss telmlaayttt iheceffa eocfst u cthh iansgw sea keantetideo ,nmn tarking
timteh,i nokivnegor b vimoouvsea snt di mter ouabnlhdee g, i veexsa mpolfe s
instrruecatliivosefaa tdivoaenni,stn w a hgihcehh ighlficagthostrussca hsd eci
sinvee,sp slayfiropn rge sasnurdre ea lmiastienargni pdao lis ointaadlv anitna ges
theen dmgea.
Thaeu thdooren sod to dqgueei sotnosfp layeiqnupga osli t,ip ornospxhi,ys la
antdh bea tbteltew heeevanyp iecHeeds e.v ostpeesca itatle nttoti hofieng ht
betwteweponi eacneadsr ooak ,se ucwbthj ircehc etiovloei sta ttlteei nnct hieosns
literaturieat,r iiasnple rtsah coptuligaqchyua ilt tee. Sn otfudtyhirene gm aining
chapotfte hrbeso o-koppocsoiltoebu-irsehdio ntp hmsei ddleagnatdmh beea ttle
betwkeneinga hnbtdi s,ha olpltohwpesl ayoefsr uscp ho sittioao cnqsub iarsei c
knolwedogfhe o wt oc ondtuhcmeti dgdmaleeb altet.
Thmea teirpsia aclki endt ob otohwkei, tm ha neyx ampolfte hse chosen sub
jcetTsh.e biocsoh rkaa ctebryti hsoeer di giwniatwlhhi iticyth c oinss trauncd ted
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Forewtootr hdFe i rEsdti tion
thwei tatpyh oriictso mnnst,s ma ainoyfw hiwcehr ien vebnytt ehadeu thaonrd,
byt haec cufrroamtuel aotfti hotena ssi knsv odl.v e
Frohmig sr etarta ienxipnegr Piaennccheae,ln dskrooe a wl arnguem boefr test
poisoifntross olvoirpn lga yoiunHtge. ailnsdoi tchateti emtseob es peonnet a ch
potsii,ow nhich willo ftm hateke evs etmrhsaya n rfyrdo laoo tfp layers.
Ib elAileevex aPnadnecrh ebnokowoki' plsrl o vveeri yn terteocs htepislnseag r,y s
anwdi blelg reewtiettdhh s ea meen thuasshi iaessn mdm geta extwbaousop ko n
itpsu bliicna1 t99i7To.hn le a tbteecrat mhpeer intciepxatflbro op olka yeinndg
gaemsf,ro wah ole ogfpr loauype rs.
SergReuyb levsky,
InternGartainodnmaals ter,
Four-time Olympic champion
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