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Tabloef C ontents
Foreworbdy AlexeSih irov 3
Introduction 4
Acknowledgements 6
CodeS ystem 7
PhotoC redits 7
Aboutt heA uthors 8
A) MiddlegamTea ctics
AI)T actcialM otifs
AlA) Pina nd Cross-Pin 10
Exercises/SoluEt 1i.o1n-s1 .4 14
A 1B )K nightM oves 18
Exercises/SoluEt2i.o1n-s2 .2 18
AlC ) TrappePdi ecesl
LooseP ieceDsr op Off 19
Exercises/SoluEt3i.o1n-s3 .2 21
A2)S acrificAitatla cks 22
Exercises/SoluEt4i.o1n-s74 . 60
A3)M agibcy t heM agician 63
Exercises/SoluEt5i. o1n-s5 .6 66
A4)'ft1 + D.£\uo 69
Exercises/SoluEt6i.o1n-s6 .2 74
A5)A ttacakn dD efense 76
A6C)o jnnuctoifoT nac tiMceatohld s 133
ExceriessS/oultiEo7n.s1 -7.5 144
A7 )T hBes ihoPpa ir 147
A8P)a wLne vearnsBd r eakotuhgrhs 150
Excesrieso/ulStiEon81-s.8 .2 153
A9)C ombitniaons 155
ExceirssS/eolutEi9.o1n-s9 .8 159
B)T actiEcnadlg ames
BI O)p posiotreeB-dCih osopls
BI A )W itRho okasnd /Qoueren s 164
BI)BP uerO ppsoei-tCorleod
BsihoEpn dings 174
B2S)a me-oCroeBldih sops 179
B3)F orretosrsN ot? 129
Exreci/SsoetlsiuoEnl0 s. 1-10.2 207
B4T)h eB isphP oair 228
Exeirescso/ulStiEo1 n1s. 1-11.3 231
B5R)o o+k M inoPrei cEen idngs
B5A) REonodgkis n 233
B5BR)o o+kM ionrP eicEen dings 243
Excesriesl/uiStoonE1s .2 1.-21 2 247
B6T)h rCeuen nQiunege Ennd nigs 249
Bbiloigarphy 252
IndoefPx l yaers 254
Foreword
StitlhlWe o rlodfM agic
Whne1 w aass kbeydm yg oofdir enGdM KarstMeUlni etrow riatf ero ewofrord
hiasn CdO .M eyern'eswb ooakb uott accstI,it houtghhantto ithnwgo ulbde
eaesrCi.o mbinaatnitdcoa tnistc hsbeo, o okfsA lxeandKeobrel nttzhg,ea meosf
MikhlT aali- altlh esees ywneornywmiohtmu ysfi srts teipncs h eSsosI,.s tta r
reiandtgho rugthhp eer sebnoto wkh,i hcahas l omssta mnea maes MtahgeiW co rld
ofC"o mbinabtyiK oonlbnse t(zsi seudm ore ttwhoda enc aadgeos iSno vtiheet
UnioAnn).d.w. h.a ats uprrsie!
Iitns o lonagm eatrt oefsr i mtpalcceat mliot sia fncdo mbinbautitinf o andcset e p
anlyasainsrd e ftuitoaonfcs o cneptthssa ete mteobd ea xiombaydt eifictn iioofn
taicctpall.a S yuddentlhryee adiesfror cetdol ooakte vyetrihnwgih t car itical
eyee,vu aaltwihnigtc ahc tairecers re oonuasn wdh icahr geo o.d
Butti emsh avceh an.g eTdahueot rhtsa kef orumts h weo rolfmd a gidcraelat mos
crureelltai yw itihme pcclaeabn alsb yysh iumaannscd o mtpeurs.
WheIns ttaerpdly aincgh eIsb se,el vieidnc omnbaiotniasn hdi gcholmyp tleidc a
tcatipclyaa.lm eTwi enbty1 ,b ecaams et rgorndagmn asatnesdro moefm yv eiws
onc hewsesr ceh anbgyed do w-ntor-tephal yaerCso.mp uetrgso itn lvvoeadn d
reufteodt hieedra sHo.w eevri,nt hhee aotfb attlIew asa bleto s ometfiinmde s
thistn hgnaeitt hceorm puntoehrru sm acnosur ledfu. It a emp rooufd v hiankegp fiatt h
inm yc hlidohdoi deaclosm ipoctlfai oanntsda ctAincdns o.wh aivntgh mea unscript
oft hniesbw o oiknf or notfm eI a smky se-dlof gientnecau tircelysale xsit?
Thea nsweYre Y.io'I"su!n eetdos eepkee rcfotniP.e ercftiisboi rnl nlciyMa.ym ove
Ah3a! giantTs opal(oosvrr yfor b eiinmmgo deisbstr l)il ibaenctai utts'hebse e msotv e
int hpeos itaionnid nf ca ti tsih toe n lmyo vteow inA.nd wihtneh nbi oso Iks eteh e
anaslioysft hgea mAel kehnie-vMainnd e(nwoh iccohml petsehloyc mkeea dtfi srt1)
raelei stfihha2t!i s mboirrlnel tti haafinhS b ecafiuhs2e!l t esW hiect onthiniuse
attawchki lfiheS e velno saegsa iBnalsctkb 'esds tee fnse.
Ih avceo mteor a eleit hstahte arrbeea iscyat lwltoy poefcs h etsasc tFiiscrtss,i. m ple
kinodfcs o bmniatiyoonnuse etdo know wshteatnrtop lyyac ohue 1ss slt.bil ei leve
theayrt eh bea soifes v etrhyiTnhgi.nt ghcsao tpm utseeriesna h a-lsfecBoutnt dh.e
booikns o atb otuehtm F.o trh ose tsaticimocplslKd,eo blzeb notoks atrhea nm ore
enouTghhib.so oikas b ocuotm plicchaettseascdc st t,ih kei nydo suo metniemeeds
houorfas n aslijyssutt od s icotvheterru tohft hpeo soinIt.ti h'asr ds eateno cd a ltceu la
peerclftyon t hbeo aordnn;ee eidnst uiimtaigoinn,aa nptdri ceoins ion.
Itn'oset a styod evetlhoepqs uael ibtuiIteb se lviee tthhpaert e sbeonotfk ul,ol f
exmaplaenshd i hgq ualyia tnalywsiehlsel,ly poa uc hitehvoaejbt ce tive.
Welcomem atgoli w tcoahreol ftd a cc!st i
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Introduction
"Cheiss9s 9p ercteancctst T.ih"i osp inoifo nGt hemera nc hemsass tReircr hda
Teichnmn(a 816182-95i)sc ertnalicyo ntelsebt,ua etbv ye crhefsirse nkdn ows
thpaetrm anteancctat vlii gnicaleata nsyt aogfte h gea mieos fd ecisiimvopetr acne.
Buwth adto etsht ee rm'a tcitcastc'u amlelaynI '!na m odedmi ocntraiyo fc hess
yomua yr eaadd efiniltieit koihns" :T aicctisst h teh oeroyf t hreae lsiatoifo n
spieficaci mbsys horto ptaeetrorinmbs a soendc onectaren cdel avra rtiiao.n"s
(uqotfeordm M eyeSrcsh aLcehx ibkyoO nt tBoor iakn odt hers)
ThEen glGirsahn dmDarsJ.to ehNrnu ndne finiemtso rceo mrpehseienvltyh eebry
emphiazgsit nhcea llcautoifvo anr tiiaoinnes n dmgeas":Ta ctiissc osm eitnfhga r
moerg enetrhaaslnu cmhe thlokdiefs or skp,i ndsi,se croeavdtt akcss,k erwsec .e,t
whiacrhme o erp ropderelsyc raiscb oemdba iitno,nw souilndd tieWc.eac asna y,
thaanti deta aicictsia fl nietc seiayssrt oc aullctaes pieficvca riattoei nuoserni st s
correcstsnW.ei tthh diesfi niittic olinres,t a htta caticcason c cautar n syt aogfe
thgea mIen.d ,es eipdmliefindegda maersee s pieaclplroytn obe et catiscniaclie,n
sucpho sitiiitpos on issbs tloce a ltceue lvearwyo hrtwheiv lariaatnhideo nntc oe
bea bsolucteetrlayiw nh icihs thmeo vbee.(sr"fto mN un'nsT actCihceasls
Endi)n.g s
Buti,nc hemsast,t aerrresa l ryse impalnced1 ecaurItnp. r aiccttea ctoiftceensx ist
inc leoc snojcutnoinw itthce hniaqnutdeh etnh eeslmeee nctasn ndoowt ih tout
eacohte hrT.od etermwihnieec lhe miepsnr tve alaeton ntpe rta ciurlm aometin s
ralrype oisbsle.
Ont hoet hhearni dit ds ffii cutlodt e fitnhet ee r'mt eicqhuinenc' h esst eanstd osi t
conitabno tshtr ateagnitdca aclte ilceamleL netts's.st wa rittt whdo e fmi"Tetcihnoinuqse:
itsh kneo wldegaen edx peritehneacnteba laep sly aetroa chiaew viemn e cnhiacally
anwdi htouutn deuxeei rtoThne.p osseosfts eicoihnqn uieos n oef futnhdea mental
dieffrenbceetsw teheeenx paenrtt dh aem ate(ufrro.Am"n i llusDtircattieoodfn ary
ChebsyEs d waRr.Bd ar ce")Te.c hnuieiq tsh aew areonfhetesfu sn ctioofhnteps ic ees
anodft hepiceru rlr ieasou.r.acn.emd se thoofed xslp oitthientsghe i inrnge sc urring
situat(iofromnT se.c"h niinCqh ueebs ysG eraAlbdr ahams)
Genreallyt hseuj bceto ftc ehnuiecq onsstoisfm ethodtircteamale natnsldn i eosf
dierctiionon r dteoer x lpomiatt eproisaoilnt/aaild vtaangoerts o p revtehnetm .
ThGee mranm astKeurrRt itceh(r91 0019-69o)n cwer o:t e"cThqenuiien cihse ss
thaer otfw htac abne l aerned,w"h ische etmosb ea g ooadtt emtpodt e fitnhee
ter.Fm utrhrmeorei,f theraer eiain s cawhnhe eesrc so nectrken oewdlgaen d
expeenrcaierm eo ssti gfinciatnhte,in it cs e triantlhyee n dgame.
Maneyx maplients h bioso akr oefb otaht aicctaanltd e nccihanlta uraenw dh ta
domniataetas n py atriuclrma omemnaty bmeat taoe fro pinbiuoptnl ,e notfy
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tcatailic daesa ncdo mbin-a"ttihhoeaenrt os fc he(ssAA".l eiknh-ea)wl aymsa ke
tihnslg vieyl.
"Jti ss imlpyn ostu fficnitoe nltyop lya- youh avteot a riyno ulrsfae lywsat o
develqoupia itleasn adb iitliwehsi hcehl ypo u tot oc oidmseenic so dutrhien g
courosfaeg am"e( .rfomM odernSec hachbtyaM kartkDi vko rsektyB)ym. e ans
oft horoaunaglhyw seil se atrnoe sttiepm oasititineoagnlrsal nymd o reo ftween
wifilnltd h meo vetsht ahtpe o stionnd Isdn.ae dmdaoinwt eid evealn"o nips tinct
orf eleifnorgp osoinat nid d"a( nwgheitrchGhee rmancsaP lols itianTshgee fuhl).
morec ompcaltitehdpe o sittihogenr ,e attheierm ptoarnocfec obminitnhgi s
"incstta"in nadn alystkiiclalls .
Thger eEamta nuLeals kwerort e":F osro mremo anteincts hisuattsh e goafm e
chehsass bpereonm ottoae s dce incoera na rItn.f ca tc hedsosen sos tt atnhda t
higIhts.su bnstticaahrlaa cstteiirtscih wahti tchhhe um ann attuarekes mdoeslhtit g
ini: tt hfieg h.t("rf omG eusnedrM enscehresntviamSn cd hach)
Thee riss tianla lw ufll ottod sicovaenrd btohresd b eertwekenno wledge,
expreienccael,tc iuolanan idt niutiaornfle u iBdu.it n o ver-tahredl--yabp,to he
horiiznsoo nst ow idhee;rn ee rvuose nergiyrs e uqierda ntdh eeel menotffis g ht
wiht alilstp ecluiardiotmiitenesOa. ft eanp alyehra tso t ruhsitis n tuni,n toi o
matttheperrc ie. iAnans dah r,cp ompploesxi wthieonn v,ta hrteii aognrsoh wza y
ort haer ithfmiaelttsih,aecd veens ttuta.rsr
Inti hbso otkh,ae u thporressa em nantio fldl ccetoilooftna ccatdlisi couornst ehse
middlaen-edn dmgea.It s howssu cahd ratmiaschr apienngbu,at l shdoid en
resouarncades ostn isnheiwn gt Luarnssbt.un to ltae sttih wso rikas b out chess
errrsot,h ediert ecatnrideo funtt ia,os nicnep eoplleeab renfs ortm m istaskA.et t he
cirtipcoailtn htrsee admearyss h paertnh etiaircc tvails itoents,ht e ilryi t taob i
caullctaec ocnrevtaear toiins taoen vda tlepu oaistiBoendssei.as l tlih ist a'lsas o
wonrdufelt hitnotg a ktei maenj dsu ptl yao vearn edjn yo tehxeap mles.
Primlaytr hibioso ikas i maetda spiprliyanergfos rm c lutbom astleervw ehlo
seriouslyw anti mtrpoo vteh ecihre usnsd setnradinHger.et hree adweirnlsol t
tian ldo gipcraosglsr nief oormt hbee gintnoti hneegn dt;he ex amphlaevse been
seclteefdoe rn ttieanrmenta baonavdel,,f l ori snturctiaonntdaar li nivnalgu e.
Alhtouwgehh avgeru opetdhg ea mesf aragnmde innt spc theasrosm,e ttihmee s
ararngemseenetam rsitb rabrye catuhseeir saec ondseirlaevb aertiwyi thtihen
exmapl.eS shrto excesire-se asaynd d iffic-ualrated dteodh eltphr ee adteor s
improavnea lyatbliiictaile s.
ThMea giacf CheTsasc tiibsca ss oenda nal,ay trsiicsalnetdasr i nsiensgs oifo ns
thGee rmcahne tsarsi naenjrduo rnailsFtMC luasD iteeMrey e(rB ermenS)ev.e ral
positwieoranens a eldyd suritnhpgee ri19o8dt9 o1 998w,h ehnew orkaettd h e
Hamubrtgar iingnb aswehe r(et hfuetnu graren dmearKs)at rsMtUelenlrF ,M S taenf
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Siveesra ndo thyeoru nCga nddaitMea streerugslr alpya irtcpait.eG dM Mullre
alascotn osw caos- auotfth hobiros o wkit hs oem origcionnabtlurit io.n s
Combina(t18i90o19-n9s)3 aTnadc tDiicsaclo u(9r1s93e-9s19 8w)ee r trwuoib crs
ofC.DM.ey eprub lsiheidnth eG ermanS chaMcahg az6i4An.t t htta imheew as
constoannt thlleooy k ofuortf ersmha taelar pipraotpferor bi otjhuo rnailstanidc
trnaiginp urpoessH.ow evewrhe dne atidla enlaytwiocrahkla tdo b ed onteh,i s
wajssu tth vee rtyh ifnrotg h aemb tiious rHgtaa rmibnguiornugAp n.d s os omoeft he
extrdaionradreinlsye andma dtaielirffi tnich ubilosto l kie K kunnemvasN.nN. n a nd
theN ever-ESnfdOhilanYisg to srg iiinnt h vee rpyr uodctHiavmbeu rpgei rod.
Manya triscw leeerp ublsiheidnS chaMcahg az64ia nn Cdh essBMaasgea zine,
buatg redaetao lf mtahteea rlmi,o sttlaykf eornm G ermanB undleiasp garxiiss
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nwe.T hoel rde mahrakvse tbheoerhno luryvge iesdi,mp rovaendtd r saltnaeidtn o
EngliDsuhe. tlora gtaehm eo uonfot rg iinaanlya sliesaeg-leyreeda dmearyfis n d
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mistkaefso,wr h iwceha ploogiinasd ev caen.
Ast hceo rnatbsett wpereanic caten adn yaslisosm etiissmte krsii nwge,w ould
lkiet o irnetdmh ree adoefr stw hoer dosfM ikhlaT ialt,h uenf or gotctheens s
magicfioramRn i ag( 913619-92")Y:e aorfas nl aysainasdf emw intueisan p raicctal
gam-et heayra eb sltouenloyot n aen tdh sema e."
Thaeu thhoorpste h,fa nats toatfci wcisl li dnatinoved ejn yoT hMea giacn,dl ,a st
bunto lte alsaetrna, l ot.
CaluDsie tMeery earnK da rsMtuelnl er
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Acknwloedgesm ent
Wew isthot hamnakn pye opfloterh aena lytsiucpaplao nrtds omoer igl ina
cornitbuteisopineasclt,lh Heyam bugtr rnaiingrgo aunpsd e vecrhaeclso lslae gues
oft he WSerVd eBru ndleiastg aem.C heBsassdee sersvpeiescat lh anfkors
devleopitnhpger oagmrs ttm haadteih sb oopkos siabnldae l lowuistn oug s e
photfoormst ehiarcr hivTehsa.na klsst ooA lexeSihi roforvh iFsor ewdoa rnd
EdwaWridn tfeohrri ksi npdem rissitoonu se pfhoromth oiessxc ellegnatlel rayt
ChessCafIegn.olcSfoet mi.sn c ansneevde prhaolta oncsda crtaiuersF.ni allyw e
thatnhkpe ub lsiheHra noRnu seslflorh ifsir endatlityt utdoew atrhdwesh ole
prjocet.
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EdwardW inteCro lleocnt:iW ilheSeltimin t(z3 5M)ik,h aTiall( 6)3,R udolf
Spiemalnn( 67)A,.A Linltihe(a8l6B )o,b bFysi ch(e9r,2 A )nthoMnieyls( 131)
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thcea rtiucr(aepgsae 8 )by a nu nknowantr iosntt h Meo scoAwr baantbd y A lrfed
Hennsdeor(r 12f,02 27).
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Esi rrdte rM enschs,o laenrgs rtebt.
(Mawni elrlwr h iyleeht e s trives.)
JohanWno lfgavnognG oethFea,u s/t( 1808)
Aboutth Aeu thso r
ClaDuiset eMre yewra bso rnA uguIs,1 t49 6i nB remeGne,r my.aF normearnl y
inusranbcreo kbeytr ar det,h eacn h e-jsosrnualtai nsFdDI E-aMst(e1r893 )h,e i s
noww elkln owinnG ermanays a nalaynds cth etsarsie nrC.. DM.ey eri sth e
auhtoorfl mS piedgeeArln a((ys18e97) a nDdi lea hrhundert-Miemi sterschaJt
Scha(c2h0I ,0w itRho beHrtt ibanneodrt hearnshd)a asl staorn astlesde veral
chebsoso kitsno G ermafnor mE nglHiesi hst. h oeffi cicahle tsarsie nro fS V
WeredrB remeann ldno g-tciampet oafWiendr e'rBsu ndelsicghae tsesa. m
KarstMeunl lwears bNoornv em2b3e1,r79 0i nH ambugr,G ermanHyee. a rdn e
thger danmasttietirln 1 e99 8a nd thiceso -uathor wihtF raLnakm preocfth hte
higahccllya iSmeecdro efPt asw Enn di(n2g00s0a )n Fdu ndameCnhteEasnlsd ings
(201)0 H.i pso pucloualmr nE ndgaCmoer nhearas p peaartWWe }led C hesscCoqmf e.
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