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Issue Title Game Theme1 "There is a win!" Grischuk-Giri, Wijk aan Zee 2011 Time trouble2 Pawns or pieces? Mamedyariv-Gelfand, Candidates (Kazan) 2011 Sicilian counterattack3 Believe in your luck! Caruana-Zontakh, Russian league 2011 Time trouble4 Those were the days Nyzhnyk-Giri, Enschede Open 2008 Attack5 Grischuk's calm defence Kramnik-Grischuk, Candidates (Kazan, rapid) 2011 Defence6 Loads of pleasure Giri-Karjakin, Amber (Monaco, rapid) 2011 Complex tactics7 A sudden change of character Giri-Sanikidze, French league (Mulhouse), 2011 Complex tactics8 Anti-prophylaxis Giri-Le Roux, French league (Mulhouse), 2011 Prophylaxis9 Chess is cruel Hector-So, Sigeman (Malmö) 2011 Attack10 In too much of a rush Shirov-Giri, Sigeman (Malmö) 2011 Patience 11 Correct isn't the word Ernst-Giri, Dutch Championship (Boxtel), 2011 Defence 12 The kind of draw you're happy with I.Sokolov-Giri, Dutch Championship (Boxtel) 2011 Defence13 Something strange I.Sokolov-Ernst, Dutch Championship (Boxtel) 2011 Bishop pair14 Destroying the only positional nuance Kramnik-Giri, Dortmund 2011 Grünfeld15 Who's equalizing here? Kramnik-Ponomariov, Dortmund 2011 Kramnik at work16 The key tactic Giri-Meier, Dortmund 2011 Positional struggle17 Avoiding theoretical lines Andreikin-Dominguez, Baku Open 2011 Avoiding theory18 A beautiful queen retreat Le Roux-Feller, French Ch (Caen), 2011 Queen manoeuvre19 Risky business Lupulescu-Fridman, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Pawn grabbing20 Spectacular stuff Aronian-Carlsen, Botvinnik Memorial (Moscow) 2011 Complex tactics21 The dominos concept Polgar-Karjakin, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Berlin endgame22 A little endgame masterpiece Ivanchuk-Radjabov, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Bishop pair23 A short but interesting game (1) Moiseenko-Giri, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011 Pawn grabbing24 A short but interesting game (2) Moiseenko-Giri, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011 Pawn grabbing25 Rampant Riazantsev Zhigalko-Riazantsev, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011 French counterattack26 Rampant Radjabov J Adams-Radjabov, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011 Ruy Lopez, Jänisch27 The Jänisch is becoming frightening Anand-Ivanchuk, Masters Final (Sao Paulo) 2011 Ruy Lopez, Jänisch28 A not so one-sided fight (1) Kramnik-Vachier-Lagrave, Univé (Hoogeveen) 2011 Complex tactics29 A not so one-sided fight (2) Kramnik-Vachier-Lagrave, Univé (Hoogeveen) 2011 Complex tactics30 Keeping the game complex (1) Tikkanen-Giri, European Teams (Porto Carras) 2011 Seeking complications31 Keeping the game complex (2) Tikkanen-Giri, European Teams (Porto Carras) 2011 Seeking complications32 Ridiculous Kramnik-Carlsen, Tal Memorial (Moscow) 2011 Defence33 Russian roulette Perez Candelario-Delchev, Spanish league (Melilla) 2011 Steel king34 Blindfold in Beijing (1) Giri-Karjakin, World Mind Games (Beijing) 2011 Attack35 Blindfold in Beijing (2) Giri-Karjakin, World Mind Games (Beijing) 2011 Attack36 The fascinating King's Gambit Nakamura-Adams, London Chess Classic 2011 King's Gambit 37 Winning in Reggio (1) Giri-Vitiugov, Reggio Emilia 2012 Positional exchange sacrifice38 Winning in Reggio (2) Giri-Vitiugov, Reggio Emilia 2012 Positional exchange sacrifice39 Vintage Timman Timman-Ernst, Wijk aan Zee 2012 Timman at work40 Consecutive losses Giri-Gashimov, Wijk aan Zee 2012 Complex tactics41 A draw in the Bundesliga (1) Vachier-Lagrave-Giri, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012 Defence42 A draw in the Bundesliga (2) Vachier-Lagrave-Giri, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012 Defence43 More from the Bundesliga (1) Giri-Negi, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012 Positional struggle44 More from the Bundesliga (2) Giri-Negi, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012 Positional struggle45 The safe and harmless QGD? Savchenko-Riazantsev, Chebanenko Mem (Chisinau) 2012 Isolated queen's pawn (IQP)46 A brave king Amin-Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Cappelle la Grande 2012 Steel king47 500 Elo points (1) Markus-Giri, Dutch league 2012 Defence48 500 Elo points (2) Markus-Giri, Dutch league 2012 Defence

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giri’sgrabbag & thegrandmaster'seye Issue Title Game Theme49 Punishing provocative play Boruchovsky-Savchenko, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012 Attack50 As much fun as possible (1) Huschenbeth-l'Ami, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012 Complex struggle51 As much fun as possible (2) Huschenbeth-l'Ami, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012 Complex struggle52 As much fun as possible (3) Huschenbeth-l'Ami, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012 Complex struggle53 Let's be romantic Svidler-Morozevich, Russian league (Loo, Sochi) 2012 Steel king54 The Catalan dream (1) Giri-Zontakh, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012 Positional play55 The Catalan dream (2) Giri-Zontakh, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012 Positional play56 The importance of preparation Ragger-Vachier-Lagrave, Bundesliga 2012 Opening preparation57 Not boring at all Anand-Gelfand, World Championship (Moscow) 2012 Sharp rook endgame58 Missing a brilliant win (1) Giri-Le Quang Liem, French League (Belfort) 2012 Positional struggle59 Missing a brilliant win (2) Giri-Le Quang Liem, French League (Belfort) 2012 Positional struggle60 Trapped in a cage (1) Carlsen-Grischuk, Tal Memorial (Moscow) 2012 Trapped bishop61 Trapped in a cage (2) Carlsen-Grischuk, Tal Memorial (Moscow) 2012 Trapped bishop62 Typically Aronian J Aronian-Caruana, Tal Memorial (Moscow) 2012 Double pawn sacrifice63 An interesting idea Van Kampen-Van Oosterom, Weekender (Haarlem) 2012 Queen sacrifice64 A feel for psychology Carlsen-Radjabov, Blitz World Ch (Astana) 2012 1.a4!?65 An excellent start (1) Giri-Sokolov, Dutch Ch (Amsterdam) 2012 Positional play66 An excellent start (2) Giri-Sokolov, Dutch Ch (Amsterdam) 2012 Positional play67 Being practical l'Ami-Giri, Dutch Ch (Amsterdam), 2012 IQP68 A thrilling Grünfeld (1) Morozevich-Giri, Biel 2012 Grünfeld69 A thrilling Grünfeld (2) Morozevich-Giri, Biel 2012 Grünfeld70 The danger of a concrete approach Hertneck-Ganguly, ZMDI Open (Dresden) 2012 Avoiding theory71 A belated start (1) Efimov-Giri, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012 Bishop endgame72 A belated start (2) Efimov-Giri, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012 Bishop endgame73 A must-win (1) Peralta-Giri, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012 Seeking complications74 A must-win (2) Peralta-Giri, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012 Seeking complications75 A perfect regrouping Van Wely-Flores, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012 Positional play 76 How not to get smashed (1) Leko-Giri, FIDE Grand Prix (London) 2012 Defence77 How not to get smashed (2) Leko-Giri, FIDE Grand Prix (London) 2012 Defence78 More than I deserved Giri-Rodshtein, European Club Cup (Eilat) 2012 Positional struggle79 Grünfeld fun Dao Thien Hai-Li Chao, Indonesia Open (Jakarta) 2012 Grünfeld80 A winning chance (1) Giri-Tiviakov, Univé (Hoogeveen) 2012 Seeking complications81 A winning chance (1) Giri-Tiviakov, Univé (Hoogeveen) 2012 Seeking complications82 Dominating a bishop (1) Rozum-Hovhannisyan, Chigorin Mem (St Petersburg) 2012 Bishop pair83 Dominating a bishop (2) Rozum-Hovhannisyan, Chigorin Mem (St Petersburg) 2012 Bishop pair84 Human intervention Ganguly-Giri, Spanish league (León) 2012 Grünfeld85 Just play and see what happens (1) Giri-Bauer, Spanish league (León) 2012 Positional play86 Just play and see what happens (2) Giri-Bauer, Spanish league (León) 2012 Positional play87 A real game of chess (1) Kovalyov-Giri, Spanish league (León) 2012 Seeking complications88 A real game of chess (2) Kovalyov-Giri, Spanish league (León) 2012 Seeking complications89 It appealed to my tastes... (1) Morozevich-Giri, Mind Games Blindfold (Beijing) 2011 Grünfeld90 It appealed to my tastes... (2) Morozevich-Giri, Mind Games Blindfold (Beijing) 2011 Grünfeld91 A King's Indian masterpiece Lenic-Ivanisevic, World Cities (Al Ain) 2012 Attack in the King's Indian92 A lucky escape for Magnus Giri-Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2013 Complex tactics93 A game from the Kilkenny Masters Collins-Jones, Kilkenny Masters 2013 Seeking complications94 A positional Ruy Lopez Van Kampen-Urkedal, World Juniors (Athens) 2012 Positional play95 A (very) interesting win Rogozenco-l'Ami, Bundesliga (Solingen) 2013 Rook endgame96 The power of the initiative Mkrtchian-Kosintseva, Krasnoturyinsk 2006 Attack97 Going for the rook ending Jones-Tischbierek, Gibraltar Masters 2013 Rook endgame98 Clever manoeuvring in the Caro-Kann Van Kampen-Ledger, 4NCL (Daventry) 2013 Positional play99 A sharp Tarrasch l'Ami-Berelowitsch, Dutch league 2013 Tarrasch100 Rotlewi-Rubintein revisited Aronian-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2013 Attack

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guessthemove Issue Title Game Theme1 Smooth attacking victory Carlsen-Wang Hao, Wijk aan Zee 2011 Structure: Space Advantage2 An instructive pawn sacrifice Dzagnidze-Mkrtchian, Doha 2011 Positional pawn sac3 Positional masterpiece: domination Wojtaszek-Hracek, European Championship 2011 Positional pawn sac4 Building up potential Dominguez-Andreikin, Capablanca Mem (Havana) 2011 Structure: Hedgehog5 No coincidence Bruzon-Andreikin, European Championship 2011 Structure: IQP6 Creative attacking solutions Van Delft-Sorkin, World U16 Championship, 1995 Attack7 Dealing with the IQP Bacrot-Rozentalis, French Team Ch (Mulhouse) 2011 Structure: IQP8 Winning with the bishop pair Le Quang Liem-Peralta, French Team Ch (Mulhouse) 2001 Bishop pair9 Domination with heavy pieces Tomashevsky-Boacharov, Russian Ch (Taganrog) 2001 Positional pawn sac10 Attack with opposite coloured bishops Van Delft-Jelen, Groningen 1996 Attack11 The dominating bishop pair Spoelman-Swinkels, Dutch Ch (Boxtel) 2011 Bishop pair 12 More bishop pair Sokolov-Janssen, Dutch Ch (Boxtel) 2011 Bishop pair13 Mating down the h-file Mastrovasilis-Hunt, Artemis Cup (Leros) 2011 Attack14 Playing against doubled f pawns Nepomniachtchi-Polgar, World Team Ch (Ningbo) 2011 Structure:doubled f pawns15 Positional play a rook down Kramnik-Ponomariov, Dortmund 2011 Positional rook sac16 Good knight – bad bishop S.B.Hansen-Radulski, Politiken Cup (Helsingor) 2011 Knight vs bishop17 Castling on opposite sides Van Delft-Dongart, Tingkaerskolen 1997 Attack18 Coffeehouse chess at the highest level Galkin-Kramnik, Russian Ch (Moscow) 2011 Positional piece sac19 Spicing up the Maroczy Bind Shirov-Leon Hoyos, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Structure: Maroczy Bind20 Attack on the queenside Salem-Jakovenko, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Structure: Qside majority21 The pawn steamroller Nepomniachtchi-Kamsky, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Structure: Steamroller22 Powerplay with the Maroczy Bind Ivanchuk-Grischuk, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Structure: Maroczy Bind23 Slaying the Dragon Van Delft-Muis, Soest open 2000 Attack24 Attack with opposite coloured bishops 2 Stefansson-Pruijssers, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011 Attack25 The perfect Benkö Gambit Pantsulaia-Ding Liren, 1st Qinhuangdao Open 2011 Structure: Benko Gambit26 Converting a structural edge Dominguez-Moradiabadi, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Structure: IQP27 Cornering the French Bishop Dominguez-Le Quang Liem, SPICE (Lubbock, Texas) 2011 Playing against Bc828 Navigating through a tactical labyrinth Nyzhnyk-Ernst, Univé Open (Hoogeveen) 2011 Attack29 Keeping the initiative alive Aagaard-Neiksans, European Teams (Porto Carras) 2011 Attack30 The pawn steamroller 2 Cheparinov-Vachier-Lagrave, Porto Carras 2011 Structure: Steamroller31 Using the whole board Van Delft-Boersma, Dutch league (Apeldoorn) 2003 Structure: Ruy Lopez32 Taking over the initiative Shirov-Vachier Lagrave, Spanish Team Ch (Melilla) 2011 Counterattack33 Dealing with a persistant pin Adhiban-Haast, Cultural Village (Wijk aan Zee) 2011 Defence34 The classical pawn centre Caruana-Godena, Italian Championship (Perugia) 2011 Structure: Pawn centre35 Attacking the uncastled king Dominguez-Kamsky, World Mind Games (Beijing) 2011 Attack36 A recurring tactical theme Huschenbeth-Tkachuk, Osnabrück 2011 Attack37 Feel the strength of Gligoric Smyslov-Gligoric, Soviet Union 1979 Knight vs bishop38 Combining attack and defence Van Delft-Wempe, Essent Open (Hoogeveen) 2008 Attack39 Simple chess Harika-Harikrishna, Wijk aan Zee 2012 Against bishop pair40 Following in the footsteps of Kramnik Grover-Adhiban, Wijk aan Zee 2012 Positional piece sac41 Learning a lesson from a loss Vachier-Lagrave-Giri, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012 Bishop pair42 Superior minor pieces Zhao Jun-Bojkov, Queenstown Classic 2012 Knights versus bishops43 Sipke's steel king Ernst-Harikrishna, Wijk aan Zee 2012 Attack44 Extreme sports Z.Almasi-David, Tradewise Festival (Gibraltar) 2012 Attack45 Dancing black knights Jankovic-Sandipan, Aeroflot Open (Moscow) 2012 Structure: IQP46 Simple chess 2 Wojtaszek-Mista, Polish Ch (Warsaw) 2012 Playing against Bc847 The pawn steamroller 3 Bogner-Bischoff, Bundesliga (Bochum) 2012 Structure: Steamroller48 Exploiting a space advantage Palac-Doric, Zagreb Open 2012 Structure: Space Advantage49 Handling your bishops Van Delft-Baider, Queenstown Classic 2009 Bishop pair50 Building up your position Timman-Torre, Tilburg 1982 Structure: Ruy Lopez

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guessthemove Issue Title Game Theme51 The legendary defender Benkö-Petrosian, Candidates (Curacao) 1962 Defence52 The universal Slav setup Scheerer-Van Delft, 2. Bundesliga Nord 2010 Structure: Réti53 Playing with unbalanced material Baramidze-Volokitin, Austrian league (Jenbach) 2012 Unbalanced material54 Increasing the central tension Geller-Spassky, Soviet Ch (Riga) 1958 Structure: Ruy Lopez55 The open file Iordachescu-Aleksandrov, Nakchivan Open 2012 Structure: Open file56 Playing in the spirit of Tal Klein-In 't Veld, Training match (Haarlem) 2012 Attack57 Attack with opposite coloured bishops 3 Negi-Ding Liren, Asian Continental (Ho Chi Minh) 2012 Attack58 The minority attack Megaranto-Gundavaa, Zaozhuang 2012 Structure: Minority attack59 Central domination Gyimesi-Roux, French league (Belfort) 2012 Positional exchange sac60 Fighting for the initiative Rodriguez Vila-Shirov, Buenos Aires Masters 2012 Attack61 The open file 2 l'Ami-Yilmaz, Grand Europe Open (Golden Sands) 2012 Structure: Open file62 Feel for the king Nepomniachtchi-Bocharov, Russian Ch (Tyumen) 2012 Playing with the king63 First centralize, then attack Kamsky-Istratescu, Greek league (Achaea) 2012 Attack64 The Jackal Attack Roy Chowdhury-Mueller, Pardubice Open 2005 Attack65 The pawn steamroller 4 Socko-Negi, Leiden Open 2012 Structure: Steamroller66 Bishops like open positions Kramnik-Meier, Dortmund, 2012 Bishop pair67 Winning with legendary ease Fischer-Hook, Siegen Olympiad 1970 Attack68 Structure versus activity Petrosian-Gupta, Kavala Open 2012 Positional pawn sac69 Tribute to a chess legend Petrosian-Gligoric, Moscow 1967 Structure: Benko Gambit 70 The pawn steamroller 5 Ponomariov-Volokitin, Ukrainian Ch (Kiev) 2012 Structure: Steamroller71 Playing on both sides of the board Ivanov-Davidov, Corr. World Cup Veterans 2008 Structure: Ruy Lopez72 Reculer pour mieux sauter Bologan-Wang Hao, Biel 2012 Structure: Qside majority73 The art of playing closed positions Sokolov-Danielsen, Politiken Cup (Helsingor) 2012 Structure: Closed position74 Another modern classic Bachmann-Shirov, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012 Positional exchange sac75 The English Attack Wang Hao-Wu Wenjin, Beijing 2005 Attack76 The ongoing battle between B and N Alekseev-Esen, Baku Open 2012 Knight vs bishop77 Simple chess 3 Mchedlishvili-Mamedov, Baku Open 2012 Opposite coloured bishops78 The pawn steamroller 6 Kamsky-Romanov, European Club Cup (Eilat) 2012 Structure: Steamroller79 Attack with opposite coloured bishops 4 Schoorl-Riemersma, Univé Open (Hoogeveen) 2012 Attack80 The dynamic counterattack Lindgren-Van Delft, Univé Open (Hoogeveen) 2012 Attack81 The art of playing closed positions 2 Korobov-Smirin, European Club Cup (Eilat) 2012 Structure: Closed position82 Attack with everything you have De Groote-Burg, Dutch league 2012 Attack83 The English Attack 2 Kevlishvili-Altangerel, World Juniors (Maribor) 2012 Attack84 Beating an old coffeehouse line Rosenberger-Kessler, Polch 1993 Attack85 Positional sacrifices Svidler-Morozevich, FIDE GP (Tashkent) 2012 Positional sacrifices86 The light-square strategy Kramnik-McShane, London Chess Classic, 2012 Positional exchange sac87 Attacking with Judit Polgar McShane-Polgar, London Chess Classic 2012 Attack88 The classical blockading knight Kempinski-Areschenko, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012 Knight vs bishop89 The dark-square strategy Ponomariov-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2011 Against bishop pair90 Good knight – bad bishop 2 Aguera Naredo-Van Kampen, Basel Open 2013 Knight vs bishop91 Clever attacking play Van Delft-Kleijn, Dutch league 2010 Attack92 Judging the bishop pair Van Kampen-Grandelius, Wijk aan Zee 2013 Bishop pair93 Fighting for squares Zvjaginsev-Rozum, Botvinnik Mem (St Petersburg) 2012 Positional exchange sac94 The Sicilian Endgame Bekker-Van Delft, Wijk aan Zee 2013 Structure: Sicilian95 Playing in the spirit of Tal 2 Ernst-Bartel, Bundesliga (Solingen) 2013 Attack96 Exploiting a space advantage 2 Tregubov-Tazbir, Bundesliga (Essen) 2013 Structure: Space Advantage97 The positional gambit Prasad-Vorobiov, Moscow Open 2013 Positional pawn sac98 Good knight – bad bishop 3 Fedorchuk-E.Hansen, Cappelle la Grande 2013 Knight vs bishop99 The art of counterattack Naumkin-Vitiugov, Cappelle la Grande 2008 Counterattack100 Playing against doubled f pawns 2 Edouard-Dubov, Wijk aan Zee 2013 Structure:doubled f pawns

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improveyourplay & guidelinesinthejungle Issue Title Theme1 Bishop cornered by a mobile pawn chain Bishops being dominated or trapped by an advancing pawn chain2 Using the pawn on h6 as a door knob Pros and cons of the move h7-h6 with the king on g83 Rapid development in the Rossolimo Examples of games decided by quick development in the Rossolimo Sicilian4 French king in the middle (I): White French pawn structure with the black king in the centre - plans for White5 French king in the middle (II): Black French pawn structure with the black king in the centre - plans for Black6 The French king castles (III) French pawn structure with the black king castling kingside7 Rook in the corner Rooks stuck in the corner and unable to move8 Attacking the king on the 7th rank How to open the 7th rank to attack the king9 Fighting the IQP Examples of how to neutralize the isolated queen's pawn10 Open files (I): Eliminating the defender How to conquer a file by eliminating the defender11 Open files (II): An outpost for your rook Maximize the pressure on the open file by making use of an outpost12 Open files (III): Opening and closing Technique and timing of opening and closing files13 Greek gift (I): The passive king The Greek gift sacrifice with the defending king hiding behind his pawns14 Greek gift (II): The active king The Greek gift sacrifice with the defending king stepping forward15 Tripled pawns in action! Examples where tripled pawns play a decisive role16 Two knights in action A pair of knights successfully competing with a queen17 Recapitulation Recap with fresh examples of the most important topics discussed so far18 Playing with an IQP: Pawns Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve pawn play19 Playing with an IQP: Knights Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve knight play20 Playing with an IQP: Bishops Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve bishop play21 Playing with an IQP: Rooks Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve rook play22 Playing with an IQP: Queen Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve queen play23 Two bishops in a practical endgame The two ¥s in an ending24 The importance of the center Centralisation and the kingside attack25 Exchanging pieces 1: Liquidation Reasons to exchange: liquidation into a winning ending26 Exchanging pieces 2: Bad piece Reasons to exchange: getting rid of your worst piece27 Exchanging pieces 3: Strong piece Reasons to exchange: getting rid of one of your opponent's important pieces28 Exchanging pieces 4: Changing the structure Reasons to exchange: alter the structure of the position in your favour29 Tempting knight sacrifices All kinds of sacrifices30 Recapitulation Recap with fresh examples of the most important topics discussed so far31 A reversed Benoni Plans, ideas and move-orders when Black faces a (reversed) Benoni set-up32 A bishop in the corner Bishops stuck and unable to move33 Sacrificing your bishops (1) 21st-century examples of Lasker's double bishop sacrifice34 Sacrificing your bishops (2) Other ways to get rid of your bishops35 Pawn blocks (1): kingside Two pairs of doubled pawns next to each other: in front of a castled king36 Pawn blocks (2): queenside Two pairs of doubled pawns next to each other: in front of a queenside castled king37 Pawn blocks (3): centre Two pairs of doubled pawns next to each other: on a central location38 The discovered attack (1) Different examples of the discovered attack39 Discovered attack (2): the Windmill A very specific version of the discovered attack: the Windmill40 Discovered attack (3): the Carousel Another very specific version of the discovered attack: the Carousel41 A devilish trick Typical example of the Spanish Four Knights42 g4–g5 in the Caro-Kann (1): Ignoring it Ignoring White'a g-pawn push in the Caro-Kann Advance43 g4–g5 in the Caro-Kann (2): Take Taking White'a g-pawn in the Caro-Kann Advance44 g4–g5 in the Caro-Kann (3): Block Blocking White'a g-pawn in the Caro-Kann Advance45 Recapitulation Recap with fresh examples of the most important topics discussed so far46 Central passed pawn Passed pawns playing a vital role in the middlegame47 Fighting a central passed pawn Dealing with passed pawns in the middlegame48 Forcing a draw (1): perpetual check Ways to go for a draw: finding a perpetual49 Forcing a draw (2): stalemate Ways to go for a draw: finding a stalemate50 Forcing a draw (3): crazy rook Ways to go for a draw: hybrid of both perpetual check and stalemate: the crazy rook

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improveyourplay & guidelinesinthejungle Issue Title Theme51 Attacking with the bishop pair Use the two bishops for attacking the king52 Fighting the bishop pair Knights fighting bishops: when the cavalry prevails53 Four queens in action Middlegame examples with four queens on the board54 Recapitulation Recap with fresh examples of the most important topics discussed so far55 Rook vs Minor pieces A rook versus two minor pieces 56 Queen vs 3 minor pieces Queen versus 3 minor pieces57 Octopus The knight within the enemy camp (ie a white knight on d6)58 Double your f-pawn When doubling the f-pawn proves advantageous59 Queenside majority vs central majority Queenside majority vs central majority60 Queen or two rooks Queen or two rooks?61 g7-g5! Examples of and ideas behind the typical break g7-g562 Breaking with b7-b5 Examples of and ideas behind the typical break b7-b563 A killer knight An attacking knight on f564 How bad is your bad bishop The several degrees to which your bishop can be bad65 Major pieces in the twilight zone Guidelines in middlegames with only major pieces66 The double a-status When doubling the a-pawn proves advantageous67 Three pawns a piece How to play with three pawns for a piece68 War on the longest diagonal How to fight for the long diagonal69 The Nievergelt manoeuvre ¢h8, ¦g8 and g7-g570 Good or bad – never take on g4?! When to accept the popular pawn sac g2-g4?71 Lost without a queen? How to play queenless middlegames72 The bishop snatcher A typical exchange sac: ¦x¥e673 Rookgrabsknight Atypicalexchangesac:¦x¤c374 "Passer pour mieux centraliser" 1.d5 ed5 2.e5! A suprising and centralising pawn sac75 Why castle the rook is just fine Activating the rook on h1 without castling.76 The lost bishop An enclosed bishop after pawn capture (analogous to Fischer's ¥xh2 against Spassky)77 A pawnless centre- a tedious draw? Middlegame battles without d- and e-pawns78 Playing the impossible A pawn sac: playing h2-h4 anyway79 With a little help from pawn e5 Attacking on the kingside backed up by the spatial advantages from a pawn on e5.80 The colossal knight The knight sac on d5 (not capturing anything)81 A dynamic pawn sac b7-b6 after White's pawn capture on c582 The modern King Leaving the king in the centre83 The swinging queen's rook Actívating the queen's rook via the rook's file and only then horizontally84 Offside Pieces How to profit from offside pieces85 The pair of Compensators The bishop pair compensating for a pawn86 Cutting though the middle The pawn sac 1.e6 fxe687 Towards the edge Favourable pawn captures towards the edge88 The people versus the queen A rook, minor piece and a pawn for a queen89 Nimzo's strong centre-back About the blockading knight on d690 Adoubleedgedexchange ¥x¤c6bxc691 Anand's murderous twin guns Powerful pointing bishops from d6 and b792 Space oddities How to play with a spatial (dis)advantages93 Dominatingfromtheedge:¤a5 Whenaknightontheedgecanbefunctional94 The big decision When to exchange queens95 A versatile pawn sac 1. e5 dxe5 2.f5! (analogous to Penrose-Tal)96 Countering Kazimirych How to deal with an early storming pawns' attack97 The bishop's monopoly Attacking with opposite coloured bishops in the middlegame98 Apracticalpiecesac Saccingtheknight1...g52.¤xg5hxg53.¥xg599 Majestic Manoeuvres Manoeuvring the king in the middlegame100 King'srookgrabsknight Anexchangesac:¦x¤f6

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practicalendings Issue Title Theme1 A not so drawish rook ending Pawns on both wings2 Bishop dominates knight Bishop superior on two wings3 Same coloured-bishops not the same Exploiting pawns on colour of bishop4 Rook endgame: too many weaknesses Exploiting pawn islands5 Opposite coloured-bishops: unfair battle Creating another asset6 Rook endgame: anything for activity Paying the price for staying passively7 Transition into a pawn ending 3 examples8 Rook domination Rook against two minor pieces9 A murderer on the long diagonal Bishop long diagonal, don't hurry, transformation fo advantage10 Rook endings: Bridge building Umbrella, checking distance11 Blockading knight (1) Knight holding position together12 Blockading knight (2) Increasing pressure on other parts13 Blockading knight (3) Eliminating passed pawn, blockading knight not always succesful14 The strongest piece is the king Activity, route of king15 A powerful bishop pair Activity, play on both wings, flexible, symmetrical pawnstructure16 The principal of two weaknesses Creating new targets, breakthrough17 Rook in front of a pawn Pawn on 6th or 7th rank? Theoretical instruction+ Giri-Ponomariov18 Rook and opposite-coloured bishops (1) Play on two wings, stronger side should keep rooks on the board19 Rook and opposite-coloured bishops (2) Activity, space advantage20 Rook and opposite-coloured bishops (3) Queenside majory, king's activity, doubled function bishop21 An optically harmless knight ending Two weaknesses, outside passed pawn, active defense22 Opposition in pawn endings Improving pawnformation, triangulation23 From the opening into the endgame Rook ending with passed pawns24 Transforming a pawn structure Bad bishop, creating a second weakness25 A permanent weakness Fixed weakness, careless king activation26 Rook behind passed pawn (1) Activity rook, zugzwang27 Rook behind passed pawn (2) Defender: block the pawn asap28 Opp.-coloured bishops: Double function Bishops defends two (or more) pawns on one diagonal29 Rook vs. Bishop: Elementary fortress Theoretical example pawns on one wing30 Tragicomedies from the ETC One-move blunders31 Pawns in the crosshairs Time, stopping connected passed pawns32 A Karpovian performance Schematic thinking, activating king, creating passed pawn, play on two wings33 Just one bad piece Play around the improsined piece, creating new weaknesses34 From behind or from the side? Defending against passed pawn, prevent kingside plundering35 Breaking through the barrier Breakthrough, poor placement bishop36 A valuable lesson taught by Philidor R-ending: defensive method against one pawn37 Conversion of extra pawn Play on both wings, anticipating pawn ending38 Majority and activity R-ending: creating passed pawn, active defense39 Rook vs. Bishop: Schematic thinking Several steps planned in advance40 Superior knight dominated bishop Strength and shortcomings of minor piece with only one pawn left41 Double function Another O-coloured bishop ending42 A nerve-racking rook ending Activity, interference, shouldering43 Maddening knight Unexpected jumps & passed pawns44 A not so harmless knight ending Symmetry, transition pawn ending45 Staying alert in queen endings Tricks with queens46 Centurini's Rule Bishop ending one pawn, cutting off diagonal47 Knight defending passed pawn Difficulties knight defending without having stable square48 B-K: Concrete calculation Positional consideration don't play a role, just calculate!49 K-B: Astonishing knight jumps Time, interference50 Anticipating rook vs. pawn Time, shouldering, wrong side

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practicalendings Issue Title Theme51 Pure pawn endings Zugzwang, opposition, key squares52 Bishop vs. Separated pawns One diagonal to defend with bishop (multi-tasking)53 A complex rook ending Rook behind pawn, activity, precision54 Frontal Attack Rook in front of pawn, checking distance55 Bishops, pawns and breakthroughs Zugwang, transition pawn ending, mate56 The Vancura position Rook in front of pawn, shelter57 Fortress Defensive weapon: keeping everything protected58 The mysteries of rook endings Instructive mistakes by Gelfand and Anand59 Transition to a pawn ending Simplifying, ''what remains on the board''60 Pin & Unpin Calculation, bishop pair, transition other endings61 Frontal Attack (2) Checking files, number of files cutting king off62 A dynamic pawnstructure A massive pawn centre63 Connected passed pawns Pawns supporting each other64 Rook in front of a pawn (2) Pawn on 7th rank, king activity, extra pawn65 Anticipating rook vs. Pawn (2) Shouldering, cutting off, time66 The knight's nightmare Dealing with rook's pawn67 Good knight vs. Bad bishop Fixed pawnstructure, breakthrough, targets68 Exploiting a better pawnstructure Pawn islands, ativity69 A bizarre material distribution Specific strengths and shortcomings several pieces70 2 vs 1 on the same wing Stay passive/active, transition pawn ending71 Good knight vs. Bad bishop Knight controlling centre, activity rook, king activated72 The seventh rank Mating threats, king cut off, targetting pawns73 R+N vs. R+pawns: coordination Knight out of play, activating king74 Activity Material down: play active75 Rook in front of a pawn: king transfer Pawnformation, aid of king with pawn on 7th rank76 Textbook play from the highest order Like-coloured bishops; pawns on colour of bishop, many weaknesses.77 The knight as a lonely spectator Bishop stronger in open position, play on two wings78 Too many tasks Opposite coloured bishops: several passed (potential) pawns.79 Carlsen on the move Activity: pressure everywhere!80 Stalemate: 'the crazy piece' Defense: watch out for stalemate!81 Self-propelled pawns No king needed to support, watch out counterplay82 What normally remains undiscovered Sharp knight ending, concrete lines83 Guretzky-Cornitz (1863) R vs B: Domination, mating threats, double attack, zugzwang, stalemate84 Precision in R vs pawn endings Shouldering, right side, time85 Queen versus pawns Stalemate, pawn of different files86 The unexpected breakthrough Pawn ending, counterbreakthrough87 A technical queen ending Activate king, Centralise queen, mate/stalemate88 Queen versus Rook, Bishop and Knight Tactics, king's safety, simplifying89 Checkmating knight and bishop Right corner, W-manoeuvre90 Misleading pawn endings Breakthrough, zugzwang, within square91 Converting extra material Defender: trade off pawns!92 Winning pawnstructures Massive centre, play on both wings, creating new weaknesses93 Precision in pawn endings Calculation, bishop pair, transition other endings94 Pawns in the crosshairs (2) Defensive mechanishm with opposite coloured bishops95 Dominating the knight One piece bad, entire position bad96 Two rooks against a queen (1) Two rooks are stronger: coordination97 Two rooks against a queen (2) Queen is stronger: tactics, discoordination, rooks, king safety98 Connected or disconnected? Cutting king off, weak pawns, remarkable defensive resource99 The king in the mating attack King joins attack, like any other piece does100 Miraculous escape on one single tempo Opposite coloured bishops: king defends from behind.