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Contents
Introduction 5
1 TheC lassiVcaarli ation 15
1aF lexibiilnit thyeC lassical Variatio1n7
1bT heG ligroiScy stem 67
1cT heE xcahngSey stem 91
1dT heP etrosiSayns tem 107
2 TheS amisVcahr iation 121
3 TheF ouPra wnsA ttack 189
4 TheA verbaSkyhs tem 213
5 TheB agiroLvi ne 237
6 TheFi anchetStyos tem 273
Solutitootn hseE xercises 307
IndeoxfV ariations 355
Symbols
Goodm ove
!! Excellmeonvte
? Badm ove
?? Blunder
!? Deserveast tention
?! Dubious
# Checkmate
D Forcetdh;eo nlmyo ve
oo Unclepaors ition
= Equaplo sition
;!; Sligahdtv antafgoWerh ite
+ Sligahdtv antafgoeBr l ack
± Distiandcvta ntafgoWerh ite
+ Distiandcvta ntafgoeBr l ack
+- Whities w inning
-+ Blaciksw inning
t witthh ei nitiative
� witthh ea ttack
insufficiceonmtp ensatfiootrnh em aterial
00 sufficiecnotm pensatfiootrnh em aterial
witcho unterplay
witthh ei de.a. .
bettie.sr. .
Novelty
Timep ressure
Introduction
Dearr ead,ey roua reh olidngi ny ouhra ndas b oookn m y belovoepde ning,
theK ings 'IndiaDne efnseI. s tartedy inptglh ailsi nien m y youthful
dayasf terre aditnhgef amousb oko byD avidB ronstaebionu tth eI nterzonal
tourmneanti nZ urich-Nuesuehn1a 95.3I tw ast het imewh ent hed eefnse
appeareidne littoeu rneanmtasn dn evelre ft.
I witensseGda rryK aspraov's SkembrisV an Wely
·
gloriocuasr eearn d followehdi s Ske1i993
finalm atcha gainhsits grreiavta l
AnatoKlayr powvh enK asaprodvi d
notfe art ou set heK IDa nde vewno n
them atch.
My passifoonrt heK ingI'ns dian
remainsu ndiminisahleldt hsee
year.sF or sopmeoep lieti sa r eilgion.
Manyo fm y friendhsa ve tried
toc ovnincmee thatt hiosp ening
isp ostiionalulnys ounWdh.i tei s
takinmgo res pacaen dc ontrtohles
centbeert ter.
I strodnigaslgyer e.T heK IDi s
foundeodn s trofnugn dametnaltsh;e
centeirst emporargiivleynu p but
canl atebrea ttackaenddd estroyed,W hitien deheads mosrpea cbeu,t
whilBel ackc'osn troofkl e ys quaresh isp ositiiossn t rategilcoaslHtli.ys
canc ompensfaothre i lsa cokfs pace. gainof s pachea so peneudp some
Havea looka t thef ollowingw eaknseseisn h isc amps,p ecifically
examp:l e thed 4 squa.rA et thes amet ime,
Introductio5n
thea nalogosuqsu aroen d 5i sw ell 18R.he1f 61 9.Rd6K f72 0.dN2
coverbeydt heb lacpki ceesa ndi s Ke72 1.RdNe36 22.3g h52 3h.4
unreachabbyt lheew hitken ihgt. Nd42 4.Nf1b 62 5N.e3B b72 6.(3
14.ac35 / If26d.5N+t he2n6 . K.d.6 ,a nwser-
This fitxheews h itpeaw nso nt he ing2 7N.xf6w ith2 7. R.f.8 28.dN5
coloofrB lacko'wsnb ishoapn,dp re Rxf2+.
pareass tandakrndi ghmta neuver.2 6. R.g.8 27.Bd1 Kd6 28R.d2
15b.5N c71 6.Be2 Raf82 9.a4f 53 0.ex5fg xf53 14. (
Of no reliiesf1 6.Nxe5d uet o Probabmloyr es tubboirs3n l.4 g
16. R.e.6 1 7N.g4f5 18.eN3f 41 9.dN5 hxg43 2x.gf4f 43 3.fN5+R xf53 4g.xf5
Nxd52 0.xdc5R xe4++,w hil1e6 .Rdle 4+.
Re61 7R.d8+o nlyh elpBsl actko 31. R.x.g 33 2N.c2
proceewdi thh isi dea:1 7. K.g.7 Bettwears 3 2x.ef5+w,h icihs a n
18.eB2R e7+. swerebdy3 2. K.e.6 3 3.fR2f 43 4.xBh5
16. R.e.6 1 7.0-0-R0e B+ f3 35B.g4+K xe5 36.f5N+ Kf4-.+
32. B.e.4 3 3x.ef5K+x e53 4.Nxd4
cxd43 5B.xh5 Rh83 6.fB7R xh4
37.Kb2R hh33 8c.5b x5c 39a.5
Ra34 0a.6R a44 1B.e8c 44 2R.f2
Rb3+0- 1
Whitcea n ndoot hitnogf acet he
establishomfet nhte black knight
ond 4.A ftert hsi,B lack eciatnh er
prepatrhee f 5 breakthororhu eg h,
cane veno pent hep ositoinot nh e
queenfl'asn ka tt hep ropmeorm ent.
Probabnloyt f amiliawri tht his
gamef rotm wo monbtehofsr eP,o lgar,
with1 7. K.g.7 18.4 a a6r,u shed and
threaww ayt hee dgeN.o wW hitues es
theo pean- fitloer eleatsheep ressure.
19.bK2R e72 0.dR6N e82 l.dR5a xb5
22.xab5b 62 3.aRlR xal 24.xKalf6
25.dR8B b72 6.dN2f5 27.xf5e gxf5.
Theg amew asl atderra wnH,u ebner
PolgaBri,eI ln terzo1n9a9.l3
6 Introduction
In ordetrob ettuenrd ersttahned Qh#l.)1 8. N.g.3+ 19h.xg3 Qxf8
KingI'nsd iDaenef nseo,n en eeds 20.fNlQ h6+2 1.hN2K g7-+
toa pprecitahteie m portaonfc e
Blackd'asr -ksuqaredb ishoTph.i s
mightpyi ecoen t he lodniagg onal
ist hep ridaen dt hej yo ofa nyK ID
playeTrh.e b lacskq uareasre t he
territoofrt yh es ecnod playeyre,t
theb ishompi ghti nf actn ote ven
ben eedefdor thes econdp layetro
demonstrtahsti:e
Naumkin- Smirin
Icshia 1995
Andn owi f2 2.fBlt hen2 2. Q.x.h 2+
23.xKh2R h8m at.e
17.Q .x.g 51 8N.fl
If1 8B.flt hen1 8. K.g.7! ?i ntend-
ing. R.h.8 .
18. (.5�.
Witht he attTahcke.o utcomoef
Black's ivdeeraiy mpirse ss,ia vned
thep ostiioonf hpiise coenst hek ing's
flanki sq uitferi ghetning.
19.ex5f
Not 19.QcNlf 4 20.3g Nh3+
Her,e IlySam iriinn troeddua c 21.gK2f 4+.
fabulounso velbtays, eodn h isd eep 19. g.x.f 52 0.a3a 41
underasntdinogft hep ostiio:n Energeptliacoy n b otflha nk!s
15. B.f.6 l!1N6.B xh6 If2 0. N.f.4t he2n 1.3g.
Rejetcintgh eo ffewro ulndo ts ave 21b.4
Whitef rom proebmls:1 6.a3B g5 Or2 1.bx!a?4
17B.f2?B xd21 8.xQd2N xb3+. 21. N.b.3 +
16. B.g.5 /
Thep oitnb ehinBdl ackm'asne u
verW.i thotuhte b la-cskuqarebdi sh
op,Wh itcea nd on otihngt oc ontrol
hidsa r-kqsuarepde rimeter.
17.Bxg5
Thee xchanigspe o isoansB, l ack
willm ateo n thed ark squasr:e
17B.xf8?B e3+1 8.hKl( Alsmoa tgin
is1 8K.flQ h41 9N.dlN g3+2 0h.xg3
Introduction7
Blaciksu sinogn ee xtra paitle ecaes t
(thbei sh!oi)pn t hea ttacmka,k es his
positrieosni gbnl.ae
31Q.e2
If atlhlew hitpea wnsle avteh e
blacskq uasr,eW hitew ilhla ven o
controovlet rh em:3 1b.3R c83 2.cK2
Rxc+4!3 3.bxcR4b 2+-+.
31. Q.a.7 3 2.RclR aB3 3b.3B f4
34.Kc2
Smirini'nss pirpeldahy a sg iven
himt hea dvantawghei,c hhe later
converitnetdaof ullpo inotnm ove4 7.
As we haves eent,h ep ositional
pawns acriifisco en eo f tshter ategi
caild eatsop rove supeornit ohrei ty
darskq uaers.
Howevewre, alshoa vea nother
stronwge apoinn o ura rseanlt,h e
attawcikt ohp potsei-lcoorebdi sphso:
34. R.e.7
Kamsky- Kasparov Kaspaovr isn oti nteresitne d
Manil(l)oa1 992 tradihnigbs i shfoorp rao o!k
35Q.d3Q c53 6.Rlb Re33 7.Qd4
Ra2+3 8K.dl
It'msa tea fte3r8 .bR2 Rbx2+
39.xQb2B e54 0.QaR2c 3+.
38. R.x.f3
Therwee reo thewri nsa sw ell,
for exampl3e8. R.e.8 !? 3d93.Q Rb4
40.QcQ3x c34 1.xRc3R d2+4 2.Kcl
Relm ate.
39Q.xf4R xf4 40.Rxa2 Qgl+
41.cK2Q xh+2 0-1
Youw ilhla ven otictehda tt he
attacwka s conductmeadin ly on
thes quarest heoc fo loorft heb lack
bish.o p
Kamskyh asa ne xtrpaaw n,b ut
itn'osc onsolaTthieoo np.e n fialneds
diagaolnsa,n da bovael tlh efa ctt hat
8 Introduction
Int heK IDp,l ayearrsen ota fraid
tos acrimfiactee arlie,v efnor s trate
gicpaulr peossY.o us aww hatS mirin
didi nh igsa mea gainNsautm kin.
Heries a ne xampolfea s uccsefsul
blockade:
Kotov- Gligoric
CandidTaoutrensa m1e9n5t3
Thankst ot hep awns acri,fi ce
Blackh asm anagedt ob uilds tar ong
centrpaols iti.o Gnligordioce s not
stospo s oont,ho ugh.
16.fN3 Qe7 17.Nxe5 Qxe5
180.-0-N0f 61 9.3hB d7
Anotheprl ains .1a.96.! ?2 0B.d3
(20a.4!B?d 72 1R.elN h5t) 20. b.5.
2l.cxba5x b25 2.xBb5B a6-..
Also1 9. b.5.! 2?0 .xcb5a 6 2l.4 a
SvteozaGrl igowraisco neo ft he axb52 2.xBb5B d7 23.hRelB xb5
leadifnorgc ebse hind KtIhDe ahlils 24.xNb5 Nh5t.
lief. tIhni s ghaemd ee monstraa te2d 0.Bd3a 62 1N.bl(!3! ?
remarkaibdelae.
ll. e.4.!1 2x.ef4( 4!1 3B.f2 Nd7!
14.Ngl
Not1 4.eN5x?e!5 1 5B.xh7+K h8t
160.-0-Q0g 51 7K.blQ xg21 8.eN4
Nf6 19.hRgl Qf3 20N.xf6 Rxf6
21.cN3Q h52 2.BeB4g 4+.
14. Q.g.5 1 5B.flN e5';.
Kotowva st hreatentiobn rgi ng
hiksn ighitn ttoh ea ctivoinad 2a nd
f3, and Gliisng ootar firca oifds acri
ficinagn othpeawrn !
Introductio9n
