Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances Since Nimzowitsch

274 Pages·1999·5.526 MB·English

by  John Watson

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Contents
Symbols 6
Dedication 6
Acknowledgements 6
Inrtodutcion 7
Part1 : T heR efniemento fT rdaitioTnhaeolr y
1:Ov erview 10
TheN atuorfMe i ddlegThaemoer y 10
Methodology 12
2:T heC entrea ndD evelopment 14
TheC entarneTd e mpi 14
Pawn-Grgai bntb hiOenp ening 17
TheR ealBliyCg e ntre 22
TheM obiCleen tPraawln -mass 22
Surreonfdt ehCree ntre 27
3:Mi noritMiaejso,r itainedsP ,a ssePda wns 30
MinorAitttya cks 30
MajoriatniCdea sn didates 33
PassPeadw nasn tdh Bel ockade 35
TheL ustCfounlt empPoarsasrPeya dw n 37
4:P awnsi:n C hainasn dD oubleUdp 41
NimzoswcihtN'eswI deas 41
NimzowiatnsDdco hu blPeadw ns 43
AnO lDdi spute 46
TheE voluotfDi oonu blPeadwT-nh eory 49
TrpiliUnpg 55
5:T heE volutiooftnh eI QP 59
FramitnhIges sue 59
TheM odeImQ PEn vironment 62
6:M inor-PiIescseu es 66
TheC onventViioenwa l 66
OpposCiotleo Autrtstr ?ac 70
FolkloorRr eea lity? QKuneiegnhst sa nd 71
7:T hosRea dicRaol oks 75
SeveanntEdhi ghRtahn ks 75
RookWsh oR oamo nR anks 75
DrawiEsnhd ings? 81
4 SECRSEO TFM ODERCNH ESSST RTAEYG
8:R oyaltyi nO urT imes 83
TheN imzo-KiDnegfdeinacne 83
KinAgd ventaufrtNeeisrm zowitsch 84
9:A ssortTeodp ics 88
ManoeuvarniWdne agk nesses 88
ExchanOgliadnn gNd,e w 89
OveroptrectAi FoenwR: e marks 89
Part2 :N ew Ideaasnd theM odernR evolution
1:Ov erview 92
TheD eatohfC heRsesv isited 92
2:R ule-Independence 97
TheD emiosfte h Gee neRruall e; ExfarmoPpmrl aecst ice 98
DescriVpertsiuosn Reality 103
TheR oyGaula radn Hdo wI Stt rays 104
Affording CoCmomuorntt eoas H yo rse 108
3:Mo dern PawnP lay 111
NewT reatmeonftt hse Pawn-chain 111
TheP ositPiaownSnaa lc rifice 171
AreY ouPra wnRse alBlayc kward? 125
TheN ewR eloantsihoifFp l atnokC entre 133
OthPearw Ins sues 173
4:T heM odern Bishop 140
AlTlh aFti anchettoing 140
TheN ewM oraloifBt adyB ishops 142
TheB ishopi-rRp eaconsidered 147
5:Th eC ontemporaKrnyi ght 151
They oLnit vhEee d ge 151
OptiIclallu sions 157
AreYo uF eelSiunpgel rufous? 160
6:Bi shovpse rsuKsn ight1s:O n e-on-One 163
TheM inoPri ecFeascO eff 163
7:Bi shopvse rsuKsn ight2s:M i nor-PiPeacier s 169
AgaianlsOltd dCsh:a mpiotnhiSent ge eds 169
a)C lsasiCcaaslPe er:m aneWenatk nesses 169
b)S pac/eCnetfroeBr i shoApnOs b:s cTurardee -off 175
c)R evertshiCeno gn nvteioWnisadlo m 178
Vengeanofct ehB eis hops 191
A PratcicDailg ression 195
8:T heE xchangSea crifice 197
Origins 197
CONTENTS 5
A Conceptual Leap 199
PetsrioaPna'tse nt 202
TheU nfinisPhreodd uct 205
9:Pr ophylaxis 211
NimzoswcihtN'ost ion 211
ModePrrno plhayxPiesr:v aPsrievvee ntion 214
10D:y namismT:h e ModeDmi fference 222
WhaitsD ynamism? 222
AccumuloarPt liuonnd er? 224
DynamBialca nacnePd l anning 227
OptiAcdavla ntvaegressu s Elasticity 228
1:1T imea ndI nfomration 231
InfotrimToahn eoarnyCd h ess 231
Remis? 232
Timaen d RevOepresneidn gs 233
TodayS'ysm meitTsroy m or'roOswp portunity 236
12T:h eI nitiaDtainvcee : SMoumes ings 238
TheM ysteorfMi eosm entWuhma:it sa nA dvantage? 238
DynamiasnmPd r ovocation 240
13T:h eM odem OpeniRnegc onsidered 244
TheP aroaxdo fA lekhine 244
TheA nalytRievcoallu tion 247
AnO vervoifeC wo ntempTohreaorryy 248
The Avant-Garde 262
14P:l ayiMnogd em Chess/Conclusion 265
Conclusion 267
Bibliography 268
Indeoxf P layers 270
Indeoxf O penings 272
Symbols
+ check
++ doubclhee ck
# checkmate
X capture
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Ch championship
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Dedication
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Introduction
1
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