Table Of ContentEditorPiaanle l: GM A.KornGeMv ,M .Makarov,
GM R.Ovetch1kMiO n.,B iriukov,
1MI .Smikov1sMkS i.,S oloviov
TechnicEadlit or: 1MS emkoS emkov
Translatbiyo:n GM EvgenEyr menkov
AuthoKrh alifmapnh'ost ograbpyhE lisabKeatrnha zes
Covedre sigbnyK alojNaanc hev
Copyri©g h2t0 06b yAl exandeKrh alifmaann dS ergSeoil oviov
PrintiendB ulgarbiy"a C hesSst arLst"d -.S ofia
ISBN1905:4 8 7825 3-7
ISBN1937:89 54878253-1
Openinfgo rWh ite Accorditnog
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BookV III1 .ec45 2 .�f3
Miscellaneous
NirnzowitRsucbhi-nstVeairni ation
O'KelVlayr iation
SicilCioaunn tAetrt ack
PaulsKeann-V ariation
AlexandeKhral ifman
14thW orlCdh esCsh ampion
OtheCrH ESSS TARSb ooks
Repertobioroeks :
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Curretnhte oaryn dp ractisceer ies:
1T.h Qeu eeGna'msbA ictc epbtySe adk aaenvSd e mkov
2C.h alletnhSgeii ncgiw liit2ah.n ab 3yB! e zgodov
3.L attersetni dnts hS ee mlia-TvSh:Ane t i-MebrySa ank aaenvSd e mkov
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Gamecso llections
BogoljTuhbFeoa wto.efa C hePslsa byyeS r.S oloviov
CapablGaanmce1as9. 0- 1122S4eo,cn Rde viEsdeidt ion
CapablGaanmce1as29. 5- 1 93S9eo cnRde visEeddi tion
AlexanAldeekrh iGnaem.e s
Volu1m1:e9 0-212 92
Volu2m1:e9 2-319 34
Volu3m:1e 9 3-51 946
BorSipsa ss4ky0'S0se leGcatmeebdsy S olovi5o5pv6a, g +e psh otos
SupTeoru rnam2e0n04t35s,p6 ag e+s c olpohuort os
SupTeoru rnam2e0n05t25s,p6 a g+e cso lpohuort os
SupTeoru rnam2e0n04t04s,p8 a g+e cso lour photos
ShirOonvHe'u sn drWeidnb syS oloviov i3n1t6e rpbvaiiggeorewassp,,h y,
phootsh,a rdcoorsv oeftrc over
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Contents
Preface 6
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Par1t.R arSey steNmism;z owitsch-RVuabriinasttieoinn
l.4c e52 ltl.f3
1 vairo;u .s:2.� a;5 .�2.b .;6 .d2.5; . . �2.c ..7 . . . . . .1.0. . . . . . . . .
2 2. g.6.. . ........... .. .. .. .. ............2..7. .... . . .
3 2. b.6.. . ........ . . . . . . . . . . .3.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 2. ltl.f.63 .3ltlwi ctho3u. td. 5.. . . . . . .. .. .. ..4..4.. .. .. .
5 2. ltl.f.36 .3ltld c5. . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part2 .O 'KeVlalryi ation
l.4c e52 ltl.f3a 63 .3c
6 3. �.a.53 .; ltl .c.;6 .g3.6 .3;. d .6.. . . . . ..........7.1. .. . . .
7 3. d.5.. . .. .. .. . . . . .". ..............9.4.. .... . . . . . .
8 .3ltl. f.6. . .. .. .. . . .................. .1.1.6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 3. e.6.. . ........ . . .. .. .. .. ...............1..2.3. . . . .
Part3 .R arLei neSsi;c ilCioaunn tAetrt ack
l.4c e52 ltl.f3e 63 d.4
10 vairo;u s.ltl3.c .;6 .a3.6; . . d3.5 .. . . . . . . . . 1.4.0. . . . . . . . . .
11 3. c.x.d4 4ltl. xdv4a ri4o. ui.sc.;;5 .�4.b 6.. . . . . .15.4. . . . .
12 3. c.x.d4 4ltl. xd4ltl f56 .3ltl cvoaur;si .i5.b .4. . . . .1.6.5 . . . .
Part4 .P aulsenV-aKraina tion
l.4c e52 ltl.fe36 3 .4d cx4ltld.x4d a465 i .d3
13 witho5u. ltlt. c6.;5 . i.c.a5 n 5d. ltl.f..6 . . . . . . .1.8.9. . . . . . . . . .
14 5. ltl.c.6. . .. .. .. . . ....................2 2.0. . . . . . . . . . .
15 5. i.c..5 . .................... . . . . .2.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 5. ltl.f.66 .0v-ai0ro ;u s.�6.c .7. . . . . . . . . 2.4.4. . . . . . . . . .
17 5. ..6 .ltl0fd-667 0 . 4wic tho7u. t. . i7e. 7b.6 ..a .nd. .2.76. . .
18 5. ltl.f.66 .0d-670 . 4ic e7. . . .......... . ..2. 8.9. . . . . .
19 5. ltl.f.66 .0d-670 . 4bc 6. . . . . . . . . . .3.04. . . . . . . . . . . .
IndeoxfV ariat.i on.s . . . . . . .3 1.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Dearre aders,
Oubro onku mbeeirg htt hfserei orem"s O piennfgo r Wahcictoer d
intgoA nan-ld .4e"i isny ouhra nndosw W.eh ave finalalnya started
lyztihnSegi ciDleifaen-n tcheme o spto puolpaern oiftn hgse e cond
haolftfh 2e0 ctehn taunrndya turiantl h2le1y cs etn tauswr eyl l.
Iti sn owe vedni ffictuoil mt agtihnateth g er epalta yAleerk hine
consitdheaortpe edn tiobn egab idtu obuiTsh.e oarnypd r achtaivcee
develtorpeemde ndsoiuntschlee.yN n aturallJya,m eRFsoi bsecrhte r
anGda rKrays pacroonvt rigbruetatetotdl h iyen crepaospeuidlt oayfr
thSei ciDleeifnacnbe u,tt h eeiffro rtwse rmeo stly conocnte hnet rated
Najodrsfy stIetim ss.o metlhiiaknneog p eniinnsgai ndoet ohpeern ing
anwde w ialnla liyttzh eo rouignoh nloeyf o usru bseqvuoemlneuts .
Meanwhsiolmoeet, h leirn oefts h Sei ciDleifaenen ncjeqo uyi dtee
servepdo pultaorIoiti.t ns yo wr eadlilffiyc tuonl atm aes trpolnagy er
whoh anse vpelra wyiedtB hl a-clk.4 c e.5T hsei tuaimtsoi rooenrl ess
thsea maeto thleerv els.
Thbea sic stirdaeotafte hgSeii icclaiDlae nf ecnacbnee d escribed
relatsiivmepillnsyy e vesreanlt e:Bn lcaeicsfiskg htaicntgli yfv oetrh e
centarveo,i dsiynmgm etpraiwcna-ls trwuhcitcouhftr eepnsr ,o vide
Whiwtieta hna dvanTthaiagspe p.r otaotc hohep enpirnogm ises Black
pleonftp yo ssibisleiittzhiieeen si ttiaoata vt eirveyea rsltyao gfte h e
gam.Ae ccordWihnigitlseoy ft,e fno rcferdot mh fier smto veosft he
gamteom akseo metviemrieyms p ordteaicnstis o.n
Naturarlelcyo,m maIen nsdw e1r.. ic n5wg i t2.liJhf3 .T haitst he
.
mospto pualnadr d noou tbhte stmroovnfego eWrsh ti tOefc. o suer,
heh aost hmeorv teso o saonmdoe ft herme qumiurcelh e tshse oreti
cakln olwedTghei.is sh oweveevre rytthhiatnthg ea itrt rancetsisv e
amounttoIs.nc asWeh ite tahvmeoa iidlnsi n,he ecs aonn ly orne ly
obtaitnhaiedn vga ntaguen apgraeiponapsrpteo dn ents.
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Weh avaen alyszoemsdee ldpolma yleidno enms o vtew foo Brl ack
int hfier psatr otf boouorMk o.tso ft hemsoev easrq eu idtueb iaonuds
weh avmee ntitohneemmdo stbleyc aoufss tea tiwshtiialcftese 2,r .
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g6t hgea me utsrusaapnlolstyoet shD er agvoanr iawthiiowicnlh,bl e
analyiznoe nodeft hnee xbtok os.W eh avdee vostpeedca itatle nttoi on
thmeo v2e. b .6., wihisin c hmf uaccbhte ttthearn r eiptust aaswt eiloln
ast ot hNei mzowitsch-sRyusbt2.ie tD.nmfs .,6it nea inns wteowr h ich
Ir ecomm3etD.ncd3a ,ft er wthhigeca hm e utsrusaapnlolsyte ots h e
mailni nienms o stt hocefsa es.
Thes ecopnadrto ft hbiosko i sd evoetnetdi trote hlreye latively
seldpolma yOe'edKl slyys te2.m a. 6.I.t i wso rmtehn tiotnhiaantlg
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thouigith sa r argeu eisntt h see ritoouusr namietin sfrt esq,u ently
playienbd l igtazm es (iinnIcnt leurdtnioen.otOg ) n oef t hree asiosn s
thatths et andmaorvfdeo r W3hd.i4it sae b solhuatremlliye nts hsa t
casaen idct a env elne ad to fporWroh bitlteoeem qsuz aelI.ri ecom
menhde r3e.3 c,wh iicnht hmea joorfict aysl eesat dons o stot ypical
Siciploisaintb iutotnh meso ,v ae7 -oaft6e tnu rnst obo eju sutat l oosfs
timaen idet n abWlheistt ooe b taainon p enaidnvga ntage.
Lartw,e es taarnta lytzhitenh gi( radft 2e .rd 6a n2d .tD c6)m ost
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popular aBnlsawc2ek. re . 6.If.n ot rhte h ipradrto fthbeo owked eal
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witsho mrea rpellayyl eidna ensWd h ite oabg traeaiadntvs a natfage
tetrh mea joroiftt hyew mi tphr ecpilsaSeyt .it lhlle,i n2.e es.6 3. d. 4
cxd44tD.x d'i;Y4b 6( .4.! .C.Sa )sw elalst hsey stweimtt hhp er onuadm e
"iSciCloiuannAt tetra (c.2ke. "63. . 4cd xd44tD.x dtD4f 65tD .c3� b4r)e
quifroremW hite kenxoawcltoe fld goenf go rlciend es.
Finatlhlfeyuo ,rt hp arotft hbioso ikds e vottote hdPe a ulKsaenn -
syst(e.2me. 63. . 4d cx4dtD.x4d a4 6.) sIu sptehcattth piasr witl alt
tratchtge r eaitnetsetar meosnotgu r r.eT ahdivesar rsiaitisin fo anc t
relgraulyp laybeySd v idIlvaenrc,h Kuakm,s kyR,u blevSsmkiyr,i n
anmda noyt hsetrr gonrga ndmaasntidiet osr n soe ft hree ally popu
lalri noefts h Sei ciDleeifnacnT eh.a t shyaststh reeem p utoafbt eion
inlgi tkhe"e N ajsdyosrtfb eumft"o t rh e pllaazy:yoe nrt shoen hea nd
yocua onb taad iynn apmoitscii woint vha riaovuasi lraebsloeut roc es
seitzhieen itiaantodin tv heoe t hhearn idrt e quciornessi bdlleyer sas
conckrneotwel edfgoer cvoeafdr iautniloitnkhsNee aj odrsfyt semI.
recommteon dW thioct oeu nitwtei rt5 h.! d.,3 after whaircihs etsh ere
a" hedgephaowgn"- striuntc htmeua rjeo roifct saye Tsh.eo rdoefr
moveisos ft enno stoi mporitnta hnaptta wn-strbuuctt muyuroseut,
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havaene xcelildeeanabt o tuhtpe o sspilbalfneos yr o aun ydo uorp
ponen.Mt enawhiwlehe a,vf eo upnlde onfnt ey awn fdr eisdhei ants h e
mospto puvlaarri antoiwoand- aSy.i sd. 3 ..i cS
Thdei fferencet hbSeei twceiDelenif aenan nctdeh oet hoepre nings
foBral cikna nswteolr .4 i etsh ianta lolht eorpe ninacg asp apbllaey er
witWhh itweh,od oensop to ssaenstysh eorkentoiwclaelcd apgnle a,y
solmiodv eosuo tfc ommosne nasnehd e c aonb taaqi uni ptlea yable
potsiiionnw hihcihps r oescpmtasy n obtee vewnos re(.H weo uld not
beb etetiheterbr e,c aounsmeeu sstt utdhye oarftyea rl. )l.I .nc asyeo u
trtyop lawiyth W hiatgea itnhSseit c iDleifaenon ucotefo nlcyo mmon
senysoemu,i gbhetc owmoer ssmoee tiamsee sa ralsmy o vtee .Tn here
arpel enotfe yx ampolnte hsas tuj bcetIh. o pteh bioso aksw elalso ur
nexbto owkishl ell ypo nuo otn ltyoo btapiosnin tsiw,oh iwiclhnl o t
bew osreb,u tth ewyi blelb etatneidrn s omoeft hcea saebss olutely
superior.
A.hKalifman
14tWhor lCdh eCshsa mpion
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Part!
1.ec45 2 .f3�
rar2end m ovefso r Black
Nimzowitscihn-sRtuVebairni ation
2 ttlf6
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withotuth esu bseqtureannts i
tiotnot hDer agvoanr iioanit,s
deawlitti hnC hap2tT.eh roe t her
fianch-e2t. tb.o6i sa nalyizne d
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Chap3t.e r
Amonaglt lh lei nwehsi,wc eh
analiynPz aer1 Wt,h ihtaegs r eat
esptr oblteoom bst aainon p en
inagd vanatgaagietn hNseit m zo
We wilaln alqyuziert aer wei tsch-Ruvbairnisat2t.e i.io.nn
variaitnti hopinassro tft hbeo okttl.f 6( Chap4t aenrd5s )W.h ite
Youc an ssoemere e aelxloyt hiacts w por omisi:n3 g. aepn5ld a ns
linleis(k .2eVB. a.5a n2d. VB.b6. ). .3 .c3ttl -anIdr ecommteomn yd
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inC hapt1e.Tr h em ov2e. g.6,r eadtehrapsta rtilcautlltaiernr e .
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Description:The first part of the book analyzes some seldom played lines on move two for Black. The author devotes special attention to 2...b6, which is in fact much better than its reputation as well as to the Nimzovic - Rubinstein system 2...Nf6, in answer to which Khalifman recommends 3.Nc3, after which the