My system: a chess manual on totally new principles

315 Pages·2007·6.846 MB·English

by  Nimzowitsch, Aron

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MY SYSTEM
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Foreword
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Preface
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wholbeus ienssi sso n ovlet,h aap ter afcweo ubledaw elcoamdie.
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chesstser ga,iyt bssa eodn i snpriaitoBnu.ti wto ulidn wnaoyb es uffiice,ns tholduIw isthod sicuss
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pawntsos atyh atthp iasr tiocnuselh aorub lesd t opNpoei,dit .ns e cestsoga oir tnyos omdeea itlI.t
mays ound whsaoatmm esui,nb gulte mte a ssueyr ou,m y dreaeadrre,t hafortm et hpeas sepdaw n
posseas suoslje,sus lt iek hau mabnen igi;ht a usn erocgsneidi edrswe hsisclhu bemrd eeipsn ieid atn d
ihta fsae rtsh,e evxseitreyon fwch ei icctha bnu stc ardciievnl.ey f eeItl h sea maeb ottu he pcahawinn
andt hoet rhe elemeonfst tsry a.Itn eowg intetnogd i vteoy ouc ocnrenienagco hft heeslee mean ts
sreioefls a wasn rdu lwehsi ycohu cuasnre u,l wehsi dcohg oi tnoal ootfd etaaniwdlh iwcihhl ellp
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CONTENTS
ITh e Elements
Introidounc t 15
1Th ec enatnrddee voeplment
1 Byd eevlopmweemn eta tnh set ramtaergcoihfct h ter otoopwsa trhdbeso d rer 17
2 A pawmno vmeu snto t cobnee seridid nis tetlobf e deaev logpm ionve,
burta trsh mieplaym ovweh ihcehl dpeesvl opment 17
3 A leda dienev lopmieasnn it ed al 19
4 Exchannggf ilolowbeyad g ani toef mpo 20
A possibilnet ezrobm eewtzeeenx cnhgaiannggd a niinatg e mpo 21
5 Lqiuitdiaoflonl owbeydd ee vlopmoernb tiaf d or f eredmo 21
6 Thec neter ainstud gr et od emolbiise 24
6a Suernredritnhgcene rte 26
7 Pawgnr babgi ntihnoe p ening 28
7a Takea ncye natlpr awinif ct a bne d onwei thtoouot gad raenargt!e 30
2Th eo pefinl e
1 Intrcotodinu Genreaclom menst adnednfi ition 31
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2 Howo pefinel so cucr a(roberor n) 32
3 Thei eda(lp uorspbee)h ialnlo dpe roantsi ofinel a 33
4 Posisbeol bstatcolo epsae torindso wnfi ela 34
5 "Restriacdtveadonn"c fieeal oidrne gri ve iftva ouuoprfa noitnrh fi eel,
ort hien edcietpxr laotioitno fafi el Thefi laesa s rpnigobard 37
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6 Theo utpost 38
Schemialltuistcti rooanft hoep efinl e 42
3Th e7 tha n8dt hr aksn
1 Intrcotodinau ngdne eraclo mmesn t 43
2 Conevgrenatnd r veouiltnoayar ttactkhs7et rhoa nn k
Sienziga s qua(ropera wn) awnai cttohciue sc(hasom i ulteaonucsh eck) 43
3 Thefi vsep ceilca asoents h 7et rha nk 46
1 The7 trha n"kba sotleau"n pdas speadw ns 46
2 Doubrloeso e knusrpeer pteucahle ck 46
3 Thed rwaingm ecahniosfE1:m + CD 4 7
4 Maruadionngt h7et rha nk 47
5 Combinpilnaogyn t h7et ahn 8dt rha n(kflsa innkfgor mt hceo r)n er 47
Schemialltuistcti rofaornt h7et ahn d r8atnhk s 52
Schemialltuistcti rofaornt h5es pelcc iaases 52
lllautsigtvarem feorst hfier st cthharpetee rs 53
4Th ep assed pawn
1 Gettionugbr ae rnigs 73
2 Blociknapgdas speadw ns 74
2a Thefi srtra eson 75
2b Thsee cornesdao n 79
2c Thet hridr eoans 80
3 Them aiann sde caornfydun ctioonfts h bel cokdainpegic e 80
Thee ffecotft hbel cokade 81
4 Thes turggalgena sitth bel cokaidnpgic ee 83
"Negtoiatoirou npsr"o oting 84
5 Frotnaalt tbayca kk ni go na ni solpaatwe-nad n i edal! 86
6 Prliveigpeasds peadw ns 89
7 Whena p asspaewdsn h uoladd vance 92
Whecna anp asspaewdbn ec oneseridrd eatdomy o v?e 92
Endgaemsa ngda mielssl tturianpags spaewdn s 95
Schemrapeteriscea tnitofornt hpea sspaewd(n q eustainoadnn swseeros ns)i 101
5E xcahnging
1 Wee xchainnog dree troo ccu(pooyrp eanl )i wniet houotft ilmoes s 130
2 Wed ersotayd eefndbeyer x acnhging 130
3 Weex chainnog dree nro ttol ose rtteeriamntegi 140
3a "Hter iteoss eh lillse ia fsd elayar sp osbsil"e 150
4 Howa nd wehxecrhea unusgaeltsla ykp el ace 150
6Th ee lemsoe fne tngdaems trategy
Intrcotodinau ndg neeraclo memnst Thet ypidciasplpo rrtooin 190
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1 Centarliosna ti 190
Shelatnebdrir sgd eb uilding 121
2 The aggrepsossitrveoedoal ksay t ypiecndagla maeda vntage 131
3 Welditnogtg herei solateadn "dt Gernoaeolarp dsv aen!c" 161
4 The" martileaitsia"o ntohfae b satcctro cnespfi:tel roarn k 171
Schemialltuistcti rooanft h"ee gnadmoe"r" t4he elm eents" 191
Thep indnp eiece
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1 Itnrocdtouina ngde rnaerle marks 125
2 Thec ocnepotft hceo mpelyle tpora ratlpliiyn npeicdee 162
Thee xcnhgaicnomgb niaotni tohnpe i ngns iuqnare 182
3 Thep robolfue nmp inning 103
a) Chlalenging 131
b) Igonritnhgte h roeraa tlw lionogur p awntsob eb orkeunp 133
c) The rrevsreesu suhpt ou npiinanp ecaeuflw ay 133
d) Tacknig (omeaurnnviga)n kdee pionpge tnho ep tiao,bn ,cs ! 143
Gameisvn olnvgpi isn 135
Schemrapeteriscea ntotint oi ulsltrpaitnegn in 141
Dicsoevrecdh eck
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1 Thed egroefrle eta inoshbiewpte etnh "eip "n atnhd"e d iscocvheerciekdsd"e n fied
moerc olsye lWheeri tsh bee pslta fcorte h e pwiheiiccdshei secironvtgh ceh e?c k134
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2 Thet reaidl(mlwn idmli)l 144
3 Doubclhee ck 154
91hep awcnh ain
1 Genrearle maarnkddse nfiiitnosTh eb saeo ft hpea wcnha in
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Thei edao ft wsoe paatbreat etfilesl d 194
Thei edao fb uildaic nhagi n 194
Towartdhske ni gside 105
Towartdhsce e tnre 105
2 Attancgtk hipea wcnha in 151
3 Attancgtk hibesa ea sas tranteescgseiyic t 135
4 Tranesrfrtihnregu loefbs lc okdaintgot hpea wcnha in 145
5 Thec ocnepotfs ua rpartitscaeoc pmka rteotd h aotfp osniatwlia oarrfe,
asa pipeltdoc hainThse a ttaacttk hepera t rionfgt hwea y!s 165
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5a Thep osniatslitu orggolrep ,us tmi pylt hsel oswig eeo ft huen ptrceotebda s1e85
6 Tranesrfrtihnaegt tack 161
Schemrapeteriscea ntotino fp awcnha ins 146
Gametsoi ulsltrpaatwcenha ins 165
IIP ositioPnlaaly
1P rophyalnaxtdih csee ntre
1 Ther ceirpoclailsnb kewteetnh ea mtterneotft heel emse nootnnh ea nd
anpdo sniatplil oaoynt hoet rh e 177
2 Offencaegsna sisto upnods niatplial oyw,h ischho ublewd ee deodui tn
evecrayas esas iqnuena o tnot hset yuo dfp osniatplil oay 177
3 My nocvoenlc epotfp ioosnni atplil oaayss cuh 197
4 Nexttop rpohylsat,xh iieed ao ft h"eeg naelmr obiyl"o iftt hpea wmna ss
constiotnuett ehosmef a ipnil laorfms y t ecahnigosn p osniatplil oay 138
5 Thec nerte 148
6 Whats houbletd hl eem iottibveh itnrdsu ter ategy 198
7 Ginvgiu pt hcee ntre 191
The" seurnrdoeftr h cee tnr-e"ap ruedjice 129
Roatdost hmea seitrnogfp osniatplil oay (srcpeheresmeaatntitioocnfc hatpe1r) 200
2D oubplaewdan nsrd e straint
1 Thea ffinyib tewtee"nd uoblpeadw nasn""d er straint" 201
1 a Theo nltyr suter getonhfd oubplaewdn s 203
2 A revioeftw hb ee st-kdnoouwbnpl aewdsn rt ucetsu r 203
Thed oubplaewdcn o mpilneda xig r3am91a sa ni nstruomfae tntta ck2 09
3 Restanrit" Mysrtieoruooskm oves" 211
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4 Clariafitocino ft hneuc lueso fam anoverduee sigtnors eetdanri paa wmna ojryi t 216
5 Thed ieffernftor mosf r etsrnatai rmeo erc lelyae rxpnleadi 216
a) Them obeic lenatplra wn 217
b) Thes truagggnalsiaetq ualimtaaojtryii vte 218
c) Resntirandigo ubplaewdcn om plexes 219
d) My ownv aasrtopiinea cniidat rlse sntirntagei enndcies 220
3Th ei stoelqdau e'epsna wann idt dse sdcaennts
a) Thei oslaqtueed'e psna wn 229
1 Thed ynamsitecrnt gh tohdfe4 -pawn 230
2 Thei solasaa nnei nd gamwee akness 230
3 Thei solasaa nnii sn turmenotfa ttianct khm eid dlegame 231
4 Whiccha saerfseva ourtaobW lhieet awnhdi tcohB alck? 232
5 A fwe moerw odrsa bottu hceer aotnoi far aetlweaedk snse
amonWgh iteq'use eenp saiwdns 232
b) The" siolaptaewdpn a ri" 233
c) Hangipnagw ns 234
Frotmh "esi oliat"no " ahnnggip awns" 235
d) Theb iosphs 238
1 Horwriztb iosphs 239
2 A pawmna sdsie rctbeybd i osphs 240
3 Crmapnigt hkeni hgstw hliaet t hsea mtei mfieg hntgai gnasit
ap awmna ojryi t 241
4 Thet wbo ihsopsi nt heen gdame 242
4O verprotaencwdte iapokan w ns
Howt oss ytetmialcyoa lvpeorertcytou ro wns trpoonnigsta nhdo wt ot rtyog erti d
ofw eapka wnosrs quares 247
a) Oveprrocttoeino ft hcene tarls quares 249
b) Oveprrocttoeino ft hcene tear sap roctteimveea sef uorry ouro wnkn igised 251
Howt og erti odfw eapka wns 252
5M anoevuring
1 Whata re lgtoihceea lle mse nwothn imcahn overnuiga gnasiatw eankesibsssa de?
Thec ocnepotft h"ep oitv,a" rouwnhdi mcahon evuritnagk pelcsa.e 255
2 Thet rerna iTher uflorem aonevurinCgha ngipnlga ce 255
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a) A pawwne ankeswsh,i icasht taicnkt eudrfo rnm t h(e7 trha)n k
anfdor mt hfieel 256
b) Twop awwne ankessiens c,ta hcsie3sa nhd3 256
c) Thek niga saw eaeksns 257
3 Combinpilnaogyn b othw inwghsne,f ort hmeo metnhtwe e ankeesss
eihterd on oetxs iot ra rhedi dne 258
4 Manoveruiwnhgne c ricumstbaenccoedmsiec ffi u(lyto ouwrnc etnries
inn eeodfp roctteion) 260
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1 Theg neerasli ttuiabone feo1 r911 269
Doe"sTh em odegranm ec hoefbs ysD "rT arrarsecahcl orlrype osnd
tot hmeo decroncn etpioofnt hgeam e? 270
2 Ther eovluntayiri oedas 276
3 Reovluntayirt ohoerpyu ittn or eovluntayir opxrias 277
4 Otherh isrtiocbaatlt les 279
5 Exntseiaonndd e lveopmoefnt htre e lvuootnii nc heisnts h yee a1r9s41t o1 296 282
Thec hecsaser roe fAr oNni mzowitsch 285
Indoefpx l yaers 300
MyS ysteimnt hceo mpuatg(eeor fr oo tnotes) 303
Nimzowiftorst ch2hes 1 Cte nurty 313