The best in chess

404 Pages·1966·7.088 MB·English

by  Battell, Jack Straley, Horowitz, Israel Albert

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I.AH.O ROWITZ
JACK STRABLAETYT ELL
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chess ploafya elarlgs e as nda ldle grees
ofta lent.
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whetth er eadeirn'tse riencs hte sosf tfh e
boarbdy r evleainugn uslua aspecotfst he
gameo ro ft hep ersaolnitiTehses. h ort
storaireesd ramataincds omeo ft hemi n­
volvaen0 .H enrtyw iasttt heen d.( Onoef
themM,a tei nN ineteecnon,c leusdw itah
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ITNRODCUTION
6
Introduction
Someonhea ss pokeonfc hesassa mirorfol ri fIen.f acste,v eral
commentahtaovresm, o reo rl esisn dependeBnutttl hyeo. r igirnea­l
markn earqluya liufinedse Pro ped'esfi nitoif"o tnr wuier "":W haotf t
wast hougbhuttn, e 'seorw elelx press'd."
Chesass a mirroofrl ifiesa rathiedre alcioznecde Fpotr.o ne
obviopuosi ntth,ef acmorfl uciksn ort otablultya lmonsotn existent
inc hesAs p.l aycearn nowti nu nlehsisso pponemnatk eas m istake;
hencwee c onsitdheebr e ttbeart twloenr.O n occasiboontsph,l ayers
makem ista-kaensdw,e 'sda ys,u cah g amem oren earalpyp roaches
a trumei rroofrl ifNeo.t be causteh ew inneirsa ,s h asb eehnu mor­
ouslsyt attehdeo, n ew hom aketsh nee xtto t hel asbtl undbeurtb, e ­
causieci sh ew hofi nalrliys tehsr outgrhi aanld a dverstiost eyi tzhee
goldeonp portunity.
TheB esitn C hesissa m irroofrc hesfsr om1 39 t3ot hper esent.
Beincgo mposoefed x trafcrrosmt hem agaziCnhee sRse viewwh ich
beganp ublicaitni1 o39n3 i,tr eflectthsec hesosft hel astth irty-two
yearBsu.ti tt,o oi,sa rathiedre almiizrerdo Fro.rt hec onteonftT sh e
Besti nC hesasr ef romt heb esitn C hesRse viewA.n dt hel attoefr ,
coursseer,i oautstleym pttoeh da vteh ebe sto fe verytchhiensgs ic.
The conteonftT sh e•BeisntC hesrsu nt os elecstaimvpel ionfg s
everytfhrionmgCh esRse viewwh icahf,t pears saogfye e arrse,m ains
fresahn da ppealignagm:e asn da nnotatoifog nasm ess,t oraineds
articplreosb,l eamnsdp oemss,e ripoiuesc aensdh umoroaunsd o ften
ITNROUDCTOIN
7
a blenodf b othc,a rtooqnusi,z zaensdq ui-psina fines avorionfg
everytthhinahgta ppeniencd hess s1i9n3c3e .
Thea uthoorfsT heB esti nC heHe xpescotm er eactaisot no
their cAh otiycpei.c al foruotmtc hrery e adeorfts h eb ookw ilbel:
Why ist herneo g ameb yG randmasEtxecre l?s Tihoera uthomrasy
falbla cokn t hef amilDiea gru stibnuosnd isputandBuumt.t, o b e
failre,ut s e xplaIinnt .h efi rsptl acweh,a th asa ppearienCd h ess
Reviehwa sb een--excefpotrs omeg amepsu blisshoelde floyrt heir
newsworthaittn heest si me-frtdhmev erbye satv ailaTbolr ee.p ro­
ducael ilso bviously imwpiotshrishnice bo lnefi noefas s ingvloel ume.
Grandmaster Emxacyie,nl dseieohdra, vp el ayae beds tg amee quatlo
thosien T heB esti nC hessb;u ts paclei mittehdes electoifto hne
authoarnsd,s omethhiandgt og iveH.i sb esgta mem ayh avebe en
conceiveavbelbnye tttehra sno meg amei nT heB esitn C hessb;u ti,f
theq uerulroeuasd weirl clo nsitdheeqr u aliotfit ehseg amei nq ues­
tiohne,m ayfi ndi ti st herbee cautsheec ommentoanrt yh em oveiss
unsurpaasssa ertdeh, ae n notatoifmo annsyg ameisnT heB esitn C hess.
Ins electgianmge st,o ot,h ea uthohrasv ec riteoda voitdh ose
thamti ghbte t oof amilbieacra uosfei .ncluisnoi tohne bro okFso.r
tharte astohne,i mmortgaalm ebsy t het itaonfes a rlyieearr Asn,d ers·
senL,a B ourdonnaanidMs o rphyf,o re xamplhea,v eb eeno mitted
froTmh eB esitn C heJrJh ougahla lp pearaetod n et imoer a nothienr
CheJRJe vieOwn. theo thehra ndw,h ahta sb eebne ssti nc1e9 3h3as ,
withtihnel imiptoss siibnal s ei ngvloel umbee,e inn cluhdeerdThe a.t
firsitm mortgaalm eb y they outhfBuolb byF ischheirs,t orically
appraibsyea dn notaHtaonrsK mocha s" TheG ameo ft heC entury,"
simpcloyu lndo tb ee xcludTehdet. w or ecemnats terpbiyet chesesa me
Robe]r.tF ischferrot mh e1 96U4.S C.h ampionasrhoeif pc ourasles o
inT heB esitn C heH.
Thes hortgearm eisn T heB esitn C heJmJa ys eemt ob eo ffered
morel avisBhultty h.a itss os impbleyc autshee sber evidteileisgt hhte
chesasfi cionawdiotsh ocuotn sumisnpga cFeo.rt hel attreera sorno,o ,
altly peosfm iniatauprpees afrr omt heu ltravieoxlpelnodti wnigt h
thes acriofifca e Q ueetno t hes ubtlwehre retbyh et enderoifna g
Pawnm ay. brionng thes hardpe cisoiroe nv ent hea stonishing
Zugzwang.
Thec artoopnrso,b leamnsd v ariokuisn dosf q uizzaensdt he
othesrm allpeire cienTs h eB esitn C hesasr ep erfomrecrese a mplings
frotmh ep rofusoifso unc shi nc1e9 3B3u.tt heayr es ampldeess igned
toe ncrance.
ITNRODUCTION
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Asf ort hea rticalnedss t oritehsea,yr ei,tg oesw ithosuaty ing,
supremseulbyj etcott h ef actDoer g uJtibOunJ t.h es atisriidche o,w ­
evetrh, ea uthofreset lh atth eriesn othiinnga lclh estsoe quatlh e
hilarairotuisso tfHr ayn sK mochs'ast iornNe i mzovi"cAhnE, x ample
ofM y SysteAmn.d", t aketno gethtehre,ss et orainedsa rticrleeflse ct
inr emarkadbilvye rwsaey st hee xceptifoancaeoltf sc heslsi terature
sinc1e9 3T3h.es eriouhsilsyt oryiectfa alrf, r omo rdinairsry e,p re­
sentiendt hea ccouonftt het ournamaernM ta_n nheiImn.s uctha les
as" TheM ostI mportGaanmte "a nd" Replatyh,e"ri ese xemplified
thet oucohff antayseytb lendweidt chh estsriuct ihnq, u itdei fferent
aspecitnes a csht orAyn.d " TheP erilSopuosr sth"o wtsr utcha nb e
strantghearfin c tieovne inn t hem undanweo rlodf c hess.
Ins horTth,e B eu inC heJiJs a mirroofrc heslsi fdeu rinag
periiondw hicchh eshsa ds upremmoem entosfb eauteyx,q uipsriot­e
fundiatnyda ne xtremienlsyt rucdteivveel opmoefnt th et heoorfy
theg amea sw elals b otihn struacntdid viev ertcionvge raignle i tera­
turIen.i tc,h esiss" tot hebe sta dvantdargees s'd."
Thea uthogrrsa tefauclklnyo wletdhgeeii rn debtedtnote hses
contribouftt ohrevs a riomuast eritahlaastp peairnt hiwso rk.