The Amazing Chess Adventures of Baron Munchausen

236 Pages·2011·5.32 MB·English

by  Amatzia Avni

PraifsoeAmr a tziAavn i'wso rks
'�vinosin oeft hmeo sitn tercehsetwsirnsig ta errosu. n.(d.H is books) are
alwsao yrigainnadal lw aiynsc lruedaegl rleyma att erAivanli.s'.ts.yi lesea sy
tor eaadn hd iasb iltioit nyse pt ihrree a.d.ie.hsr i gsr eaftoerscte ."
-GM JacoAba gaard
"Thmea ter(iiCanrl e aCthievseis ss)u p.e.rT.bh ec heissesn tertaining,
aesthaentfdiu col,fsl t arttwliiasnntgsds u rprises."
-GM Jonathan Levitt
'�atzAivani ius n iqaumeo ncgh ewsrsi tCeormsb.i gnw iinitn,t elligence,
faanstya,n dp sycholiongsiichgaehol tff ,e arr se rfeshionrgilgyvi ineaowlf
cheasnsid t csha racters."
-JonathMaann leey,d i,tK oirngmpaigna zine
"DangeCrhienss tsdr daltehfsei eolfcd hsea snspd s ycho(laonpgdry)oi vdes
fascinaantrdia nrmgea terViearwlye. lr le searacnhrdee efdr enced."
-GM JonathTains dall
"IsraauetlhAiom ra tzAivan bio'osSk u rpriinCs hee (sisas w )o rwkh ich,
lihkieps r eviDoaunsgi enr ChaensdCsr eatCihveesi sms,o sitn ter.e.s.t ing
(Heh)a so penaed di scusosnai moons t impaonrdht iatnhteb ratdol y
negleacstpeeodcfc t h epslsa y.i.mn.ag n syp lenedxiadm ples."
-GM JonathSapne elman
"Onoef( tTheelA viv) sctlaulbwA'amsra ttsAz,vi naii as,l psrovo ignt ob e
onoef t hmeo rien terecsotnitnegamr pcyoh reasust hors."
-G MN igeDla vies
"CheTsispf sot rh Iem provPilnagiyw esrr i twtietanlh o otfg racheu,m an
toucahn,da d osoefh um,ow rhicmha keistr se aidnagn dt hper oecsosf
learnfirnogim ta ,ne njoyeaxbpleer ience."
-IM YochanMaenk
"Iv ermyu clhi Dkeev iCohues.s .isi.t ws r ititnae nf riaenneddx lpyal toorry
tonmea,n agtiont gr ecahte wsist thh ceo mbinaotfsi eorni ouasnnde ss
frivtohlaiidttte ys e.r.Tv.he esear rmea nsyt riinekgx amples."
-GM JonathRaonw son
'�vhnaits h aeb iltiowt ryia tv ee rgyo ocdh ebsoso Mky.f avoiriTsth ee
GrandmassM tien.rd.'( .ii tsa )t remenpdioeuocsfew or.k.o .r igainnda l
extreimnetleyr .e.os.ftt eivnne gre yn teirngti. an.v.e riyn structive."
-IMJ eremSyi lman
AmatziaAvni
THE AMAZING
CHESSAD VENTURES
of
BARON MUNCHAUSEN
© 210A1m atzAivnai
Alrli grhetsse rvNeodp .ar otft his mbaoybo erk e produced
ort ransmiinat ntfyeor dm b ya nmye anesl,e ctorro nic
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Acknowledgements
Heartthya ntkoJs i mmAyd amasn Mda lcoPlemio nft hBeri timsahgz ainCeHE SS
Montyh.Jl immeyd itmeyp di ecMeasl;c oglamvi eatp laucned tehrse u nB.o twhe re
alwapyoss iatnidev nec ourtaogwianergvd estr hyiInw gr o.t e
ElAim iitas c hildfhiroeonaddn dam ajoBra rofnna ,w ho urmgee dr epeatedly
ovetrhy ee atrops u blaiB sahr ocno llecWetlilEo,ln hi.e, r ieit s .
Thel atRaea pPheyr swiatsazd eafrir enHdi.cs o ntribtuomt yic ohnew srsi ting
iism measbulrea.
My nieEclei Atven- iSharoanc compatnhieCeH dE SS nMtoyh Mlunchausen
serwiietsh fbahuelro iulsl ustirwtaa tosin olnnysa t;u trhaaslth w eo uld contribute to
thaer tistiocft haissp eHbceotgro r ko.pu opr tartta hiet oeftn hdwi osr akd mirably
catcthhesesp itrhiaItt' h da id nm ind.
Myw ief Naamaa ndm yc hildYruvea,nlO haad ndY aeslh oublepd r aifsore d
beitnhge arnefd or l ettmiesn pge cnodn saibdlteeir mwei tthh Bea ron.
Fnial,l oyIw ea llt hotefa lients h beo otkoB aron MunchhiamusseeIonl n fl.y
presheincsth eesxsp eriteotn hcpeeu sb lwihci,hl eea ctulailvlteyhd e tmh rough.
AmatzAvinai ,
Rama-tIlIasnr,a el
Augu2s01t 1
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Introduction
Int hlea t1e99 0sIp ublissohmefedan tacshye sstso riinte hsIe sracehleis s
magazSichnaeh moafwt h,i cIh w tahsee d iattto hrt ei mTeh.e y ag ogtor oedsn psoe,
soI t hougohfpt r oducbiinzgat rarlee sa reognu blaasriI s.t otohkle e gendary
charaocfBt aerroM n u nchauasnebdnu imlyte pisoadreosuh nidm .
TheB arosne raipepse airnte hdBe r itmiasgha zCiHnEeS MSo ntyhf lormA ugust
1999u p Jtuon 2e0 0a8l,m ost waib trheoaSukot.m etiimwtea ssa ccompabnyi ed
an icder awbiynE gl i(tmeyn iee)cA.ft earb oute p2i0s oIad seksre eda dteosr esn d
mef eedbaIcttku .rn eodu tto bpeo sail,tsl io Ivk eepgto inOgnt. h 5e0 c'ohl utmhne
magaizne hceolndt ieanws hti crhe aderst htehriairne iddnc ompostihneogiw rn
episofdorte hsBe a roSno.m e nsitcorewi eerrsee ceiavnedpd u blisIhnJe adn.u ary
2004f ulalc o-loBraerdom na dteh feor ncto voefrC HESSM ontyh.l
In2 00u8p,o tnh e1 00'cho lumnd,e ciIdt eod sFtoorpt .hp er esent book I
selectthbeeed t tsetro rfioremts h e coolldu mns, threeavmni ds eadd 1d6ne edw
ones, ombatnafyier nseihdl lustfroramtE iloiantnsedo rganiiatzl eildnc hap,t ers
accordicnogn tteTonh tut.sh ,i s cboonoskt itutesb ao tomhli dx tnauenrwde. of
Thea dventduerpeisca trveead ir ewdh,e knn owfnca tasr ien tweorvnew itshh eer
imaginatitohnBe.a rWoihnte'hlsI p s ucceeidnge edt taicnqgu aiwnittsehod m e
extraorcdhianraarcaytn etdrr esal vitnocg a ptivtaitmiaennsgpd l aces.
Enjoy!
Thec opytroi ftg hhwiosr ikps r otebcyat nae dn cisepenlotlft hMea ypae opAlney.o ne
whoup lopaadrosftt hwiosr tkot hwee bo,rd ownlioftaro dmst hwee ibs ciotmtaminn g
acotfp iraacnywd i cloln setqlsuyue effnrh orribelndel,ep sasi ns.
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CONTENTS
Chapte1r.A M AZING TRAVELS 11
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Traveliinntgto h eD eepO cean.. .......................................................... 12
On GovernmenSte rvi..c...e... ................................................................ 14
RunninAgm ok. ....................................................................................... 16
A JournetyoH eave.n.. .......................................................................... 18
A VistiotH el...l.. ....................................................................................... 21
TolstRoeyd iscove..r...e...d... ................................................................... 25
Chesisn a ParalUlneilv er..s...e... ........................................................... 28
TheK ing's Jo.u...r...n...e...y... .................................................................. 31
Chapte2r.R ECORDSA ND UNUSUAFLE ATS 34
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Chesasn dD ice ...................................................................................... 35
AgainAslttl h eO dds.. ............................................................................ 38
Cuttitnhge G ordiaKnn o.t... .................................................................. 41
SomeR ecor.d..s... ................................................................................... 44
Modest..y... ............................................................................................. 47
CrosCsh eck.s... ...................................................................................... 49
DeciphertihnegC ode. ......................................................................... 52
TheS addest Momienan tG ame ......................................................... 54
HiGsr eaPtr edecess...o..r...s... ............................................................... 57
Chapte3r.C U RIOUESN COUNTERS 60
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TheB arone..s...s.. .................................................................................... 61
MisDso ubtful ..T...a...l..k...s... .................................................................. 63
TheZ ulWua y. .......................................................................................... 66
Mr.G rumbl.e... ........................................................................................ 69
A DrunFkr ieanndd a StriAcrtb it...e...r... ............................................... 71
Playiwnigt h Begin.n.e.r.s. ..................7.3. .................................................
Charl..i...e... ............................................................................................. 76
TheP sychia.t...r...i...s...t... ........................................................................ 79
Half-Ma.st.e.r. .........................8.2. ...............................................................
TheK ibitz...e...r..s... ................................................................................. 85
TheC yclop..s... ...................................................................................... 8.8
ExcitainnA gl ie.n. ........................9.0. .........................................................
New-OlFdr ien.d.s. .......................9.4. .........................................................
Chapte4r.S PECIARLU LESB,OA RDSA ND PIECES 97
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TheD anceM aest.r...o.. .......................................................................... 98
Incarnat...i..o...n... ................................................................................ 102
Halaf B oaradn da HandfuolfP iece...s... .......................................... 104
TheE xhibi.t..i...o...n... ............................................................................ 106
TheM ad QueenD isea.s...e... .............................................................. 108
ConvinciDnrga w.. ............................................................................... 111
PlayibnygC ommand. ......................................................................... 114
Chapte5r.T ECHNOLOGAYN D INVENTIONS 116
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A RevolutioDneavriyc feo Srp ottiTnrga p...s... ................................... 117
Adventuroenst heN et... ...................................................................... 120
LOL.. ....................................................................................................... 122
A Candidatfeoa r NobelP ri.z...e... ..................................................... 125
TheK ennedy-MunchauPsreinn ci.p...l...e... ...................................... 128
PractiCchaels sC-omputePrs ycholo...g...y... .................................... 130
TheB aronO'pse nin.g... ....................................................................... 132
LosCto nnectiaonnd a LoosKei n.g... ................................................ 134
Chapte6r.H ISTORICEAVLE NTS 137
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Ah .T hosWee ret heD ays.. .................................................................. 138
HistoRreyv isi..t...e...d... ......................................................................... 140
TheC age,o rS:t arttihnegF rencRhe volut..i...o...n... ......................... 143
TheH umanS idoef C hes.s... ................................................................ 145
TheI nterv..i...e..w... ............................................................................... 148
TheP roo...f... .......................................................................................... 151
TheN ew MelodAym ber.. .................................................................... 153
A GlimpsIen ttoh eF uturoefC hes.s... ................................................. 156
Chapte7r.T R ICKASN DM AGIC 158
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TheF ortuTneel l...e...r... ......................................................................... 159
MeetH arr..y... ....................................................................................... 162
RecurriMnagg i.c... ............................................................................... 164
TheE lboTwr i.c...k... ............................................................................... 167
OutsmartMirnS.gm ar.t... ..................................................................... 170
Chapte8r.D ISTINCTCIHVEES SS TYLE 173
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Focu.s... ................................................................................................. 174
CalculatAidovna:n ceTdr ain..i..n...g... ............................................... 176
Surpri...s...e...!.. ...................................................................................... 179
TheB eautoyf C omplicat.i..o...n...s... .................................................. 181
TheB aroSnc hooolf C hesso.r T:h eC onquesotfH appine..s...s... .... 183
AnnotatLei kae G randmast..e...r... .................................................... 185
ToA ttacko rt oD efend.?.. .................................................................. 188
ChessB oxin...g... ................................................................................... 190
Workv sF.u n... ........................................................................................ 193
Chapefr9A.E STHETICS 196
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TheT emptatioofSn y mmetr...y... ......................................................... 197
Backwar..d..s... ...................................................................................... 200
TheB aronesMsi'nsd. .. .......................................................................... 203
Chesass a Sea.. .................................................................................... 205
EvaluatBienagu tiynC hes.s... ............................................................. 209
TheA symmetriNcaatlu roefa Chessboa..r...d... ............................... 212
Tro..y... .................................................................................................... 215
Chapte1r0 M.I SCELLANEOUS 217
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TheT rutihsO utT her..e... ....................................................................... 218
A MurdeCra se(?)... ............................................................................. 221
Nut.s... .................................................................................................... 223
Pointl...e...s...s.. ...................................................................................... 226
TheM ostI mportanOtr gano fa ChessP lay.e...r... ............................. 228
TheyL ikMee ,T heyL ikMee Not........ ................................................... 230
TheT eaP art...y... ................................................................................... 233
MeetB aroMnu nchausen
Oned ahye k nockoenmd y d oor.
"Yes?Il" o okaettd h set ra,un ngfeaimlifcaaer". C aInh el"p ?
"Myn amieBs aroMnu ncheanu,sh"es aiadn,wd a lkiends ide.
Jusltit khea t.
Iw isIhc oumladk iemt o rder amaatniadc d dfl aav oofre xciteBmuetn t.
thter uwtahsm undaTnhei.bs o ladd ventwuhrome ard,te r itpots h seu ann d
tot hmeo onw,h ow assw allboywa ge ida fnits h,r awchoeondh alhfo ras e and
foundfl oaa tingm aidseeln atnidor fce hleye ssiem,pw layl kiendtm oyp lace,
asi fw aitsth meo snta tutrhailtn odg o .
"Why shwoebu eli dn ter?e"ts htreee dadmearys well ask.
Wellib,te caampep artehnattth r ee markBaabrloen a wnaa csc omplished
exponoeftn hte ngoabmloeefc hess abnrdo khmeaondr e atfh earwn e cords
in tfheilWsde . b ecafmiree ndansds, o ohne lfdrq euemnete tiinnwg hsi,c h
thger eMautn chaurseeevanl seodm oef ehxitsr aoradnidun nabreyl ievable
explioornoastnt he cbhoeasrsd .
A selecithsie ornep brye senfotrye odue,rj n oyment.
AmaztiAav ni
PS..T heB aroans sumreet sh aetv esriyn wgolreod f t heesxet raordinary
talieass b suotylet lreu.