Piece Power (Think Like a Chess Master)

116 Pages·1994·3.995 MB·English

by  Peter Wells

PIECE
POWER
PeteWre lls
B.T.BatLstfdo,r dL ondon
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© PeteWre lls 1994
ISBN0 71347571 3
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Contents
Symbols 4
Introduction 5
1 BishPoopw er 7
1.1 'Gooda'nd 'BadB'i shop-st het extbovoki ew 7
1.2 Somet houghts 'goono da'nd 'badb'i shops 10
1.3 Considetrhei n'Fgu cnti'oo nfP ieces 12
1.4 SomeS troBnigs hops 15
1.5 SomeW eakBsihops 20
1.6 TheF ighfto trh Leo ngD iagonal 23
17. One LasQtue stion 24
2 KnighPto wer 25
2.1 Outpostasn ds tropnogi nts 26
2.2 Knigmhatn eouvres 32
2.3 Thekn ighats bl ockader 34
2.4 Twokn ightsi nc ooperation 36
2.5 Badkn ights 38
3 RooPko wer 41
3.1 TheC reatioofOn p ena ndH alf-opeFni les 41
3.2 TheU se ofO penF iles 46
3.3 Ani nteresutsieon gft heh alf-opefinl e 51
3.4 'SwingiRnogo ks'-m obilizirnogo ksa lontgh rea nk 53
3.5 Badr ooksa ndt heiexrp loitation 56
3.6 SomMeo reQ uestions 57
4 QueenP ower 60
4.1 Twoas pectosfQ ueenP ower 60
4.2 TheV ulnerabiliotyft hQeu een 61
4.3 QueevnO therP iec(1e)s- Strenogftt hh Qeu een 64
4.4 QueevnO ther Pie(c2-e)Ws e aknesso ft heQ ueen 67
5 KinPgo wer 70
5.1 TheA ctiKvien g 70
5.2 TheC astlindge cision 73
5.3 ReducedMataendr KiailnS ga fety 76
5.4 TheB acRka nk 77
4 Symbols
6 PraPcitCeioccmeab li nations 79
61. The Poweorf t hTew oB ishops 79
62. Somei deafsoCro mbattintgh Tew oB ishops 85
63. BishoopfOs p posiCtoel our 86
6.4Th e BattolfRe o oka gainTswtoM inoPri eces 89
6.5A CouploefF urthQeure stions 91
66. Morew ayst oC ombatth Bei shPoapi r 91
AnstwQoeu ress tions 93
Inodpfeyl xea rs 111
Symbols
Apaforrmst t aanldgaerbdr vaeifryce s wny omabtruoaeslti esind o n,
thbiosTo hkfe.low lioarnetg h ees soeennst:i al
! Gomoodv e
? Bda move
!! Brnitl lmioave
?? Bulnder
!? Intemroevset ing
?! Dubious move
Casktilnegss ide
0-0
Casqtuleeesn side
0-0-0
Ch Championship
WchW orClhda mpionship
CorPro sgtaamle
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Introduction
Thiissa b ooakb otuhtce h esusp otnh vea loufee acihn dividual
piec-tehse sirt renagntwdhe sa k­piecMeor.e ovoenreo, fm ya ims
nessaensd, htoodw e pltohyet mo througihsto oue tm phastihzee
thvee ryb esetff ecTth.ei mporp­ractiucsaeol ft hep ieciesnm, a k­
tanocfe tfhopirrs a ctsiucaclc eissn gp lanisna, t tacking, etc. The
hardnleyet dobs e s tatIeAfdn drem ospetr fectpllya cpeideci em ag­
Philitdhofirster ,t ruly proifnoaubmnladeyb eo fl imiwtoerdti hf
theoreitsti ocb ieba enl ietvheedt ,hp el ayeorb liisvt ioto hpueos s si­
'pawnsa rteh soe ulo fc hessD'o . bltee chnifqouere xsp loiittisn g
NotB eM isleHd!ia!s i wma bs asip­otenTthimeaa lia.ni omft hliasy ­
caltlosy h ohwi cso ntemporoauritits es oh, e lfpoc uosn p articularly
ignoroaftn htle a taedrv anocfes i mportaanstp ecotsf e acehx am­
chestsh eyo wrhicahr te odaypl e.
widetlayk feongr r anttedha,tt h e Is hablelh anun eringa waayt
pawnpsl aaky e ryo ilned etermicne­rtatihne mteisma en adg aithne:
intgh set renogftt hhre es pectivneee df or kntioog chtcsuo puyt ­
piecIents h.bis o k.o thset rengpotshtsts h;ie m portaonfac tet acking
andw eaknesosfet shp ea wnisn, t oe xplotihtpe o etntioaftl h e
thesmelvaersne o dti scubsusetdq ,u eetnh;ue s oef e xchantgoi ng
thewriebel ls caracep laygw eh eret akteh set ionugot f t hbesi hop
attenitsni oodtnr awtnot hvee ry paitrh;fre eq uennte etdot rans­
prfouondi mpcatw hicphaw n fortmh nea tuorfae n a dvantage
struchtaoursne p ieaccet ivitiyn.o rdteorr ealiitaz,ne dm any
Thel yaouto ft heb ooiks morIeh .o pteh ree adweirlfi ln d
rougahsfl olylw osO.n ec hapitse trh eusseue .lf hIa vfree quently
devottoee da cohf tihned ividturaitleo d cs-rroesfetrheenmcaet i­
pieceTsh.e wne g oo nt ol ooakt calyl,p articwuhleanar rleyl a­
howc ertpaiiencew so rtko gethteirv.eu lnayfm ialric oncehpats
Hopefuhlelryte,hm, ea teorfit ahleb eeinn troduced.
earlcihearp tweirblsel boefn efitO.n ei mporttehamnert ec urring
Ofc oursteh,di ess criipsatb iiottn hr oughtohbueot o ak.n wdh icIh
sipmlifiTehdep. i ececasn nobte wilfloc uusp oinn a fu turveo l­
lookaetd i isno laAtsiw oenlas.l umei nt h'eT hiLnki kaeC hess
pawsnt ructutrhepe,r e seonrac be­ Mastesre'r iiests h,re e lative
sence, thasnetd r enogrwt ehak ­valeu oft he piceesM.a nrye ad­
nesosfo, t hpeirec ebesa grrsea tleyr ws ilblef amiilawri tht he
6 Introduction
standnaurmde rviacallsu yes tecmh aptaenrdisn m, os tc asIer sec ­
commotnom ucohf t hlei teraotnunuerned:a ttempetaicpnhrg o blem
Queen 9p oints asi artis es.
Rook 5p oints Simirleamarr aksb oduitffi culty
Bishop 3p oints appltyot hmea itne xtto. oM y
Knight 3p oints preferone tnhcweeh, o lwea,sn ot
Pawn 1po int toc omproomnit shese ta ndaorrd
beatuyo ft hge am,em sosotf
Sceptmiicgsha tr gue thawth ictchho imsef or mm astpelrya ,
begmso rqeu esttihoaninsta n­oftefnae turintgh ger eaotfcs h ess
swerasn,dw es haselel t hasto histRoaryt.hI eb re,l itehvaet when
manfyac toarfesfc rte lativee xppileaciiengn reeda t fdoceutsaiinlg,
valuei tt hocaanlntya sptiobr eea on certakienye lemetnhtebsye, ­
startingSit lpoasli s,nu tc.ih ti s comea ccesstioab vleeryw ide
indisspalebena,n dt hree adearud ienWchee.r evpeors s,i bIl e
shoubletd h oroufgamhillwyii art hh ave avlooinsdgie dvdeari ations
thtiasb le. and attempatsbe esdt,I c ant,o
Onem oraes pcteo ft hbeo okv erbatlhpizele a yiedreasIs'w . i ll
deseersav mentiTohneq. ue s­havbee esnu ccuelsi sf'f Piece
tioannsda nswewrhsi,cI hh o peP owecra'bn e e njobyye dp layers
wilbleb otihn struacntdei nv­ew itthh lea rgpesots sriabnlogefe
joylaebT.h er angoefd iffilctuyc hesse xperience.
oft hemseea ntsh saotm oeft hem Mosotft his wbaoso kw riint ten
ineviwtianlbollct yo meea stiol yH ungaryw,h ieljneyo intgh e kind
everyboTdhyme.o rtees tingphroosbp­iotfta lhLieet nyd fvamaiil Iy .
lemarseu suaalccloym panbiyae dw ouleds pceilayll ikteot hank
clueh.o preIea dewrhsos trugglNe oemtiow, h otmh bioso ikds e di­
witsho moeft hesew inlolbt e dicast­efdo,hr e ern couragaenmde nt
couraagnedcd a ns tillelafr rno m suppotrhtr ougAhdoaumBt l ack
theTmh.e a nswearrvsee ryfu ll,d eserveass p eciwaolro dft hanks
andI,h opceo,n titnoeu xep lafiornh iasss istwahnicIlew e a si n
ideianass imilatrot hsmeta yilneL ondobno,tw hh ilweo rkionn g
bodyo fhtet ext.s hTohubelayds it­hbioosk, a nTdh eC ompleSteem i­
calblesy e eansa ne xtenosfti hoenS lav.
1 BishPoopw er
Introduction maetqeu oavfla il(tuoyaen vs e r­
Evepryih eacasse eo ctfh araaegpc)e­ ntdhieenx ga mionfa tion
terwihsidtceihtc etsnnh tieypen sea lmlp-oirpstoiatnfictarot sno.al
opfo tsiiiownnh iicfuthlsp l o teBnsi­hoaprbseei sontp peons i­
tiwaibller l e aalniztdeh dio,nst ei aonnpdsot ,si wiohnetsrh iees r e
whiiwctih nl oflete sl co o mfaocrttai­cortnohw sehs ob loeai rnd
albIetn.hc easo etf hb ei sahIso wph,it chlheo- inrrga pnogteie sn tial
hotpsoeh ionw thitsh es hcohtwbaonpe e tsefetcfIr ten,.ng m daes
rgaen pionis bvsilateilse su s ep wei­ptahaw cnt oibnvo sitditheoy sf
ciyga erlaslti,ini tchsg ei lYh E�e_t hbeo abridsv,hk onhpiot gft en
p!1e_ -�t��-�-t.fuaorc,rat scro nsatd iestciuaivtdeevg sea .n ta
n s
quesotfpiw aonf romatBiihoosnap lscs rola ovuneng b locked
den_to n
whiccabhnhe a traodl r taepri ddiolanygaa.nl idscn ,o mpwairtihs on __
Thset trheasnnwg den aeksosfte hsre o oakn,op tihewechreo se
thbseih aorpqe u wietdleol c sut­trhe ndgoetnph ceeon ndotsfr ol
menstieindvtc,ase rl euleta oto iplveienbn iessah,rmo eup ecsah s ­
thatth egot hhf ka bnseia es nu bi­etbror iinnttghg omea e N.�e x­
jceotff sa citncoah tweirsoisnt c ehgrasesan rree qutio�_r_���eip.d
d
fognree raTthtiewpo oin eascr.eed g sino aalC!h a(pfstoederei sa­
sout tdeirflfayen yrdeea tnn tyc, u sostfihp oern o obmflo ebmi liz­
attteaoms ptsthes eru tp eorfii ontrghri eot) oy.k s
onoev tehroe t hreuirnn sat oT hper obolfte hbmesi hop?
ptlheooefrx ac eSpotpmileoa nFysi­.ra sb tilscyha,on po poenrlayt e
erhsas vheoa mw arnkp erde feornse qnuocaofern ceelos o Iuonrt .h er
foorno etr ho et hesro maeant wdio mrehdsaos ltf,fhb eo aiprsnned a ­
reerfecnascnteb i efulo lnt dto h nee notuoltbfyu o nIdensx .a mple
possotefhbs eis soejhnroo ytpih naegft e exra wmesp hlsaeetl ehvl ee ry
adtveaaog ntfh� ec h� griemaptl iotfch afitosir o sntsr at­
Howetvhetirhmn,eok a s Imt b eiyg­S.c eonadswla yhs,i natte d
ticoilumast htahmteja r oitye aortflh bieieo srpmh,'o sby ii lsi t
modmeams teernsd iowsroh gsuilheldy de peunpdtoehnpne at w n
thtahtae rprere o mboacrbsaele yss t rucItttu toirh tseih. set mhweae t
whetrhbeehi osipss t ertroh nagnnoturn w.
thwohseterhk eenh iitgs b petr oe ­
frreeFdroo. up ru rtphogoswhuee s 1 .'1G ooadn'd' BaBdi's hops
casnea lfeyn dtohraesp ep r-otxhteie x-tbvoioekw
8 BisphP oower
Chleistspe rroausvt wiuridaete hsT haed vaonftt hacegl ea ssic
vesryp edceitfinifiiocof n't ghoeo' odgo'bd i's ihmsoo pes atse ixl­y
an'db abhdios'.Bp aslilacy pa,il toietndhe en dgAawsmej ie on.
'goboiodsipo'hs n w eh ofiseoelf dt hgea mei anhd edrtietot,h i eo n
actinisoo itnm pbeyhd ieosdw n' bbahidos'Bpa l,ch kaa sinl s aoted
si'dpswea nssi ntchleeiyo e nd -pIatwa nlip.sass od,s b eutth e
squoatfrh oeepos p scioturle.Ao whkintieigp she tr faop rmrei­ng
'bbaids'sh uorppr,ei nsoiunfggcebhltl,y o cfuknacd(tisin2eog.ne 2, )
itsho ep pootfsih iTsth.dei e sfi,na ini­dds i fficduilstl otdog e.
tiiomnnyv , i sehwo,but elr de a2t8e f3d
irna tthhseeawr ma eay ts hr ee laP­yIeatd bo r tihkneigt n ogw ards
tipvieve acsleyu seot uetmil nit nhceeed nN torttehe2.a 8f tw4 ould
thien tr-odvaue irycm tpioorbnte a nmwtue cashki etnrhcb eel ack
guiadnsedt aprotiinbnteg,g k ­nbiwugothu btlge di a vc ehnoo ifc e
gianangw lfuoolqft u estiionntseo.rup etosostntei s4on grg4 .
NotIes: h ojsuuptlno doti ut th aAtl rweesa edey tdhonao tt pawns
throtuhgbeho oIosu·kht ua sljels u itm poeudorew p ni ebcuets ,
quoatreostu htneed rm 'osgo dc'ab neu sterode stthorppeoi­ ct
an'db taiodn 'd tihcIaaa mrtt e en­ e'nstt oTohw.eh kiitcneog m ing
frreitntogh cilsa dsesfiincitaf2tolw i ioalnlcl.suo otua tn'n yet orfy '
Thiinsso mte atniotm palnyyt hbaelc rko( oesk3e3 . co)en i ther
spcteircaitisishtm de ,er s tioge n3oee r1d .B yc ontthrteaehr satt,­
diffeforrmoe tnchtreiirfat otereer n eienadot tfrh ye rwoohocnik7 t e
assneagb siss'iwhsoo rpth.c aonnb lpeyr evbeeynx tcehda ng­
Fsiratf i arulnyc omapnldii ncogatn th fieelHd ee .n. c.e.
tyipceaxla mpjlsuest u wach he2 .8r.e':2 c918b c.i.8x c380� f2
'gobohidoscp'a rrtihdeeas y .r:j; f7 3�1e 3r:j; e73 2b 4!
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1)T hiawtti llb arcekmwaaridn
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examopvtlehyerees h ar assv ueg ­
gestthteahddtee fecnahdnoe lrd
thder waiwjt suhot n wee aknse,s
butthc er eoaafts ienocgdnoe ner­
alplryo tvomeous c shi tnhcee
strsoindgseew ric ptarcneh s sure
betwtehtweeon .
2T)h tahbtecl b kai swhirolepl­
ma'idbn'a .