Table Of ContentEditorPiaanle lS:e rgeSio loviVloavd,i miIrv anov
Technical ESdeimtkoSor e:m kov
TranslatbiyoN na talAlieax eeva
EditoofrE ngliTrsahn slatiKoant:Ke rylova
AuthoKhra lifman'psh otogrbapyEh l isabKeatrhn azes
Covedre sigbnyK alojNaa nc hev
Copyri©g 2h0t 0b1y Al exandKhearl ifmana ndS ergSeoil oviov
PrintiendB ulgarbiya" Semk-oS"o fia
ISBN9 548 78126 2
Openingf orB lack
Accordintgo K arpov
Caro-KanDne fence
Nimzo-IndDieafne nce
Queen'Isn diaDne fence
CatalaOnp ening
EngliOsphe ning
TrompowskAit tack
RetOip ening
King'sI ndiaAnt tack
AlexanderK halifman
14tWho rlCdh esCsh ampion
Contents
Preafc.e. ..... '". .................7. ..........
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Part1 .C aro-KanDne fence
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1 2.dd45 3 lZJ.c3d e4 .lZJe4lZJd7. ... . 9
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2 2d.4d 53 e.5� f5. ...................2.1. .......
3 2.dd45 3 e.dc d4 .c4lZJf6. .......................2.7
4 2.d3; 22..clZJ4c;23 .;b. 3. .....................3.2. .
Part2 .N imzo-IndiDaenf ence
l.dlZJ4f6 2c.4e 63 lZJ.c3ii. b4
5 4.� c20 -0 . . . .. .. . .3 7
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6 4.ec35 51
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7 4.aii.3c 35 b.cc .5. .............................6.3
8 4.lZJf3 c55 .elZJ3c66 .1i.d�3c 37 .bed 6. ...........7.1 .
9 4.�g5h 6. .... . ...... 77
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10 4.g3e. 5. .....................8.0. .............
11 4.� b3;v ario.u..s. .........................8.4. .
Part3 .Q ueen'Isn diaDne fence
l.dlZJ4f6 2.4e e63 lZJ.f3 b6
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13 4.a.i3b 75 .lZJe3d 5. ........ ..........,.. .1 00
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14 4.e3.i b7. ....... .... .........1 13
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15 4.�f4� b75 .e3� e7. ........................1.17. ..
16 4 .tg5i. b7. ..........".. .................1.19.
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Part4 .C atalaOnp ening
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17 5.lLlf3 0-v0a ri;o6 u.s0-d0ev ario.u.s. ......1.2.2. ...
18 5.lLlf3 06-.00 -d0e7 :�ea26. ............1.2.8. ......
Part5 .E nglisOhp ening
19 l.e4e 52 .lLlelLl3f6 3.lLlf3 lLle6v ari.ou.s.. .....1.3.5. .
20 l.e4e 52 .lLleliJ3f6 3.lLlf3liJe64 .g3 .......1.5.0. ......
21 l.ee452 .lLlelLl3f6 vario.u.s. ...........1.58. .......
22 l.lLlliJf3f6 2.e4b 6v ari.ou.s. ............1..6 .5. ..
Part6 .V arious
23 l.dlLl4f6 vario2u.i.sg;5 e 6v ari.ou.s. ........1.7.3
24 vari;ol u.slLlliJf3f6 vario.u.s.. ...........1.7.7. ....
IndeoxfV ariations 188
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Preface
DearC hessfriends,
It'nsos ecrtehta cth espsl ayers ptrore efaeodrp enibnogo ks
ands eldohma vtei mfeo bro okosne ndgam.eT sheraer em anyo pen
ingasn do penibnogo kbsu,tp roblesmtsir lelm aiSno.w, h ato pening
toc hoosaen dh owt om asteirti nt hee asieasntdm ostc onvenient
way?A sa matteorff actto,k nows everoaple ninigsis n sufficient,
whereiatsw oulbde m orer ewardtionm ga teriaal wihzoel sey stem
ofp layaobpleen inbgesf ohraen dt oe nabtlheep layteord efehndi m
selfrfo ma nyu npleassaunrtp riisnte hsbe eginnoiftn hgeg amew ith
minimeafflo r.t s
Tob uil(dt hwiosr ds eemtso r efletchte i deoaf t hep resent
booikn t heb eswta yt)h eo penirnegp ertfooiBrrl ea ciksa complex
tas.kU sualiltyi sa tedioaunsdt imceo-nsumipnrgo c.eW ses will
achietvhei psu rpoisnea ne asiweary t hrouag chl oesxea mination
ofB lacokp eninpglsa ybeydA natoKlayr potvh,e1 2tWho rlCdh am
pio.nO fc ourswee,w ilrle ganrodt a ltlh eo peninhgese veprl ayed
buto nltyh osweh icahg rewei tthh ei deoafa ni ntegorpaeln isnygs
te.m
Fort wod ecadaefst etrh em id-sevenAntaitoelsKy a rpowva s
oneo ft hew orlds'tsr ongpelsaty .eA rnsdo,f c ourshies, e laborated
openipnrge paratwieornoesn eo ft hek eye lementsa ltlhoawthe idm
toa chiesvuec ohu tstandriesnugl ts.
Karpocva met oh isp reseBnlta crke pertnooitrae to nc.eA t
firshte p layetdh eR uyL opeazn dt heS icilDieafne nacftee rl .e4,
theQ ueeng'asm biatft elr. da4n d tshyem metri1.c .ac.5li nt heE ng
lisOhp eni.nT ghenh eb egatno p lasyo c alled solid openings: the
CaroK-annN,i mzo-IndQiuaene,nI 'nsd iDaenf encaensdt heC atalan
OpeninHga.v insgt uditehde mt horoughhela yc,h ieveexdc ellent
resu.l ts
We wilflo llhoiwps a ths,oy ouw on'hta vteo s tudeyx troap en
ing(so cfo ursiet,'h se lpftuokl n owf,o erx amplteh,eK ingI'nsd ian
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andt heG rueenlfadft elr. 4d,b uth owc ano ner emembeevre rything
andc ontsantbleyw ello rimnefadb ouatln lo velst?oi)ret akter ouble
choostihnebg e smto vefr omm anyo pportusn.Iic tairiereodu t this
workf oyro uw itahl plo ssibclaer ,te akiinngt aoc cuontt hel atest
openinign noviaotn.s
So rIe commeynodut ob uild youor peBinlnargce kp teoriarse
follo:w s
Inc asoefl .4e yopul a1y.. .6c( hteC aro-KannD eefnce,P arlto fthis
book).
The mo-voer dearft elr .4di sm ordei fficutlort e membyeerI,ta m
suroefy ousru cecsss,oy oup la1y.. ttJ.ffi.N owW hitvee royft ecno n
tinuweist 2h. 4c,a nd2 . e.6.i s y ouarn swer.
Theni nc asoef3 .cttJ3y oup la3y. .i..b.4 ( NimozI-ndiaPna,r2 t) ,
if3ttJ.f3,t he3n. b.6.( QueenI'nsd i,aP nart3 ),
if3g .3,t he3n. d.5.( CatalOapne ninPga,r 4t) .
IfWh iteb eignwsi tlh. 4c( the EnOgpleiinsnhgP ,a r5t) w,h icshom e
timecso nufseasn i nexpeenrciepdl ayterh,ey no uarn swewri lble
1...e A5s.f otrh ec raftmyo ve- ordelrttJ. f3 ttJffi 2.4c,w eh avper e
pare2d. b.6.N. o wi nc asoef3 .4d theries3 . e.6.p, r ocdeientgo t he
QueenI'nsd iDaenf enycoeuh avael realderya nefdro mP art3 .I f
White does withouty odur2 e-fdte4orC, h atphtee2nr2d ,e dicattoe d
thec orroensdpinogpe ninlgi nse.T heriesa notheexra mpolfeo ur
elaboroapteendi nrge eprto.iL reeta'ssus met haWth itpel ayls.4 d
ttJffi and t2h.3egn.W hats houylodud o?N othiinngp articyuolua r,
jusptl a2y. d.5.a, n di fWh itaen swewrist 3h. 4c,t hewne w ill obtain
theC atalaOnp einnwgi t3h. e.6.( e seP ar4t) b,u ti fW hitwea nttso
managwei thocu2t4- acndd evelhoippssi ecweist ..thg 2,ttJ f3,t hen
youh avce6 a nd� g4s,e pe. l8l.
Witthh ibso oikny oulri bryaoruyw ilnle vebres hoortfm oves,
favouratbloBe l acBke.a ssruedt hanto c raftrye arrangebmye nts
Whitwei lcla tch uynoauw asr.e
A.K halifm1at4nWh,o rClhde Cshsa pmoin
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Part1 .C aro-KanDne fence
Chapter1 le.4c 62 .4dd 53 .lLlcd3x e44. xlLle4
lLld7
Thiosp einnag pperaedin thAe.Kh alifman.
tournament partta hcect liocsee Whitem'asi np lains t ok eep
oft he1 9thc entruy.T hefi rst tensiionn tcheen t:rl ee.4c 6
analywsaissp ubslhieidn 1 890s2 .4d d53 ttJ.c3d xe44 .ttJxe4,
byt heG ermamna steHr.C aro whereupBolanc kh ast om akea
andt heA ustripalna yeMr. choice asmevoenrgaw aly s doef
Kanna,n dt hsiw ash owt hed evelopmfeonirtn ,s tan4c. e.t. f5. a s
fenceg oti tnsa me.T hei deoaf CapablanacnadB otvinnpirke
Black'sm ofivries sqt u istiem lpe:f erredo,ra m orflee xiblev earnyd
hew anttso a ttatchke c entrpeo pulnaorw c alsscaivla riation
witdh7 -db5u tn otto l osaen opwit4h• •• ttJ d7w hicihsa ppileodf
portunittody e velhoipsl ighttenb yK arp.oN vameltyh issy s
squarebdi shtoopf5 org 4w hicht emw ilbler egradetdh oroughly
cannboeta chiedv,fe oirn stcaen,i nP ar1t, t hougWhhi teh asa l
int heFr enchD eefnc.eB lack'tse rnatciovtnei nuoantsio nt he
furthesrt ratuesguya lly despeceonndadsn dt hirmdo vest,o .o. .
onW hitep'lsa bnu,t i na ny case
Black'flse xibplaew ns tructurCel assliS cyastem
ands olpiods tiioanl lohwi mt o
solvhei so peinngp roblesmusc le.4c 62 d.4d 53 .ttJc3 dxe4
cesuslflnyo,t f earinag s traig4h.txttJ e4ttJ d7
attawchki cihs s ou sulai nt he Noww eh avteh em ainp osi
Siciliaenn c,Dae enfdt ot akteh e tioonft hes ysteBml.a ciksg oing
initiabtyia vnoe c casiMoanny. top la5y. . .ttJ gf6 ath inse xmto v,e
outstdainnpgl ayewresr ea tthuasv oidcirnega toifdo onu ble
tractbeytd h em eriotfst hidse pawn.sD epnedinogn h iso ppo
fencet,h eC aro-Kanwna si nnentf'urst heprl anB,la ckc an
cludiendto op enirnegp ertoofir deesv elhoilpsi ghqtu-asrbeids hop
thWeo rlCdh ampioJn.Rs. C apatof5 org 4o rm akea fi anchteot.
blanca,B otMv.i nnTi.kP ,er to Blackf'orsm atiiosnv ersyol id,
siaAn.,K arpoGv.K, a sparaonvd andh en eendo ftea ra s mashing
attaicntk h eo pening.
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Description:I think the "Opening for White" series, including the five books based on Kramnik and the newer ones based on Anand, are spectacular, wonderful books. But, for no apparent reason, this book based on Karpov's black repertoire (at one time) is not nearly as good. A big part of this is the lack of mate