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The Dutch Defence s a popular attempt byBlack to seize the ntatve aganst d4.Once a prme weapon n the hands of suchplayers as the great World Champon

Alexander Alekhne, the Dutch IS agn 1n the theoretcal spotlght thanks to the effortsof several young Grandmasters among them Brtain's Ngel Sho

hs book concentrates on the man wnnngplans for both sdes gvng completecoverage of the Dutch Defence Strategic

deas ncluding the most recentdeveloments are all clearly explaned

Robet Belln s an Internatonal Master andwnner of the Brtsh Champonshp n 99He s the author of several successful books

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Winning With the

DutchROBERT BELLIN

B. T Batsford Ld,


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First published 1990

: Robert Bellin 1990

ISBN 0 734 5760 0

A CIP catalogue record for this book is avaiable from the British Library

Al rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, by any meanswithout the prior permission of the pubisher

Typeset by Lasertext Manchesterand printed in Great Britain byDotesios (Printers) LtdTrowbridge Wils

for the publishersB T Batsford Ltd4 Fitzhardinge StreetLondon W H OAH

A BATSFRD CHESS BKAdviser: R. D Keene GM BETechnial Editor an Kingston


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Contents

Inroducion

1 enngrad Man ne: 7 c6

2 enngrad Man ne 7 c63 enngrad Man ne 7 •e84 enngrad Mcellaneou Syem5 Hor-Anohn Varaon Saunon Gamb e

) The Queen hop Aack g The Queen Kngh Aack c3 2 and Oherjhe Clacal Varaon1 The Duch ndan2 Clacal Syem Auxlary Varaon

13 Alekhne' Varaon 6 e4 IlynZhenevky Syem5 Clacal Sonewall1 Sonewall wh d6

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Introduction

elcome o he vey specal wold

o he Duch Deence! This mosvesale o deences o d4 oassseveal posve eaues s o-ing hie canno peven youpaying your deene as is he casewih, say he Nimzondian irues ou radca sraegic simp

iaion as occus o eample,in he Queens Gamb Declnedwhen hie plays he EchangeVaiaion; and i does no pemearly major maeial simpicaon whch happens in sandard nes o he popua Kngsndan and Gned Deences

So how on eah is ha evennow he Duch Deene is somehing o a sece The eason hass origin in he nneeenh cenuy,when he massivey inuenalworld champon ihelm Seiniz(he ounder o modern chessdogmacaly dsmissed he Duchae a coupe o crushing vcoiesove Zukeror in he 87 ilemach. Hs pedagogcal peem-nence was such as o eclipse heac, or eample, ha he no lessegendary Paul Morphy had egury used he Duch wih sucess

The resul was ha he deenceen unde a cloud o gener-ions

v

The pocess o rehailaon

began n he 9s, spearheadedy orld Champions Aekhineand Bovinnik, and gradualy con-nued unl he poin was reahedin he 95 orld Championshpmach where i was empoyed yboh players Despe his zenih,

he Duch was susequenly oneagain overshadowed hroughouhe ses and sevenies, his mey eciing deveopmens n heoher majo deences Now a onglas seems ha he Duchs mehas come as more and moe opplayes have beome aware o is

creaive and comaive poeniaThe esurgene o nees durnghe eighies has sown a seed whihwill suely develop as we go nohe las decade o he wenehcenury

Ths ook summarizes he curen sae o all he majo variaionso he Duch Deene and, inaddion o s purely didacicaims, is inended o provde auseul and elale basis or compeiive preparaion gh aosshe specrum rom lub o ine-naional eve The annoaed

iusraive games on whh eahchaper is based, incuding cassicsom he urn o he enury as


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Intoduton

wll as modrn masrpics, havn slcd or hir cpionalinsrciv va rgarding ypical

plans sraagms and acicsThos who ar nw o h Dchwold s advisd rs o allo simply play hrogh h gamswiho worrying oo mch aoh daild opning nos Thiswil na h radr o ndqickly which variaion mos

appals and oain a asic 'or i or procding o a morchnica aminaion o is hor-ical nancs.

On o h gra advanags oplaying h Dch is ha i isray svral dirn dncs inon no ony ar hr h hrmajor variaionsh Lningrad,lyinZhnvsky and Sonwal aso ohr inrsing linssch as h HorAnoshin, hhyrid Akhin and h Dchndian. O hs, h (mainly ac

ical) Lningrad and (mainly posiiona) Sowall ar crrnly hmos poplar and sccssl

This ook is sciv in hapoor lins or Back hav gnralyn omid alhogh o corsno al o hm as i is as ssnialo know wha is ad and dos no

work as o know wha is good anddos) h assssmns and

opinions givn ar inndd o ojciv. n addiion o prsn

ing a disilaion o crrn know-ldg o h Dch hav alsosprinkd w oaly nw sgg-sions hr and hr which hrav radr may car o ry o.

is my hop ha hos who

work hrogh his ook dilignywil acqir h inormaion andndrsanding ncsary o al o s o sccssy on hcraiv ad vry rwarding paho innig ih h Dch

Acknwledgements

My hanks ar d o Bo ador providing h rindis orsarch aciiis and o Civ

Ci or his painsaking proorading


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1 Leningrad Main Line: 7 c6

The enngrad Varaon s char

acerzed y he ancheo oBlacks KB whch produces a curous knd o Duch/Kngs ndanhyrd The ac ha Black hase hs epawn unmoved makescommuncaon eween he wngsmore dcu, u on he oher

hand keeps hs cenral srucurevery sound. Snce s vrualyolgaory sooner or laer o pay.. d6, Back aways has o keepan eye on he sensve e6 squaren general he wll concenraehs aenon on he cenre andhe queensde whs Black wmonor he cenre and developcounerplay on one or oh anksNo surprsngly he resulngmddlegames are oen eremelycomple oh sraegcally andaccay. Bale may oen e conduced on severa rons smul-

aneously and somemes hewhoe oard can e aaze whacon. All n all, hen, he enngrad s aormade or he adven

urous payer seekng challenge

and ecemenThe nroducory moves are as

olows234

57

d 4

g3.g 2 lf o

43

f 5

fg.g7o

d 6

()

The asc dea o hs move so ree he square c7 or he queen

rom where can suppor headvance .. e7e5. n addon, conros d5 luns he acon ohes KB on he ong dagonal


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2 Lningd Min in 6

and ceaes he opion o eeringdirec pressure on he queensidey . 6 or occasionay

a As here is no immediaehrea hie's range o esponseis very wide alhough ony heimmediae advance o he dpawnis generaly hough o oer hiechances o an opening advanage.

Beore considering he mainmove in deail we iey noesome alenaives

a) 8 e e4 9 d3 c3 e II e4 a g hus arHomovBannik USSR Ch. 196)1 .. d! 13 cd e 4 e4 cd Ic e4=

) 8 3 a 9 a6 1 c

c7 II adl e c PachmanGerusel Mannheim 197) e4 13 cd d6 14 e 4 le6 wih a promising posiion orBlack

c) 8 c c7 8 �h8 isa useu alernaive eg 9 ge6 1 3 d7 I ad d e e4= BelyavskyYusupovReykjavik 1988) 9 e4 e e4 or 1 e4 e4 1 h4 e 3 de de 4 h6a6 I ad l ae8 wih aancedchances GoseinBikhovsky,USSR 977) 1 h4 e4

e4 e6 13 e3 d7 14 eI g 6 6 al and a drawwas agreed in SackLieer EGerman Ch 96.

8 d5

Eperience has shown his o ehie's mos eecive appoachThe posiive aspecs compise ru-

ing ou he ormaion o a moileack e and pawn duo hankso he possiiliy o capuing psst, eering pressue on c6and paricuay he weakened e6gaining space and providing anecacious pos or he knigh ad4 The quid po quo o hesegains is Backs increased conrolo he dark squares paricuayc and he opening o he longdiagona or his KB.

The sraegic prolems conroning Black have een ackedin vaious ways over he years u

only wo approaches have soodhe es o ime and hese wie eamined via he inroducorymoves 8 d7 and 8 . e Thees o he res 8 a causedconsiderae hvoc amongshie players unil he discoveyo 9 d4 c 1 g! wih hepoin 1 .. c4 11 d 16 6 13 c6! o-lowing which he line apidly vanished om inernaional compe-iion

Rb-lL 8I d4 f5 2 g3 f 3 g2 g 4 g7 5 00 00 4 d 7 3 8 d5


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8 d7 2

Athough comparatvey lttleeplored, the ndcatons ae thatths s a sound treatment wthpotenta or urther deveopment.The man dea o the varaton sto renounce e7e5 n avou

o a contanment strategy n thecentre coupled wth acton on thequeen's wng. Thee are makedsmartes wth the 7 e8varaton the mao derencebeng that hee the queen s usuaydeployed drecty nto the actonva . Wb6

Awarded an eclamaton mark

by Rbl hmsel ths deement od4 has the eect o deterng ..Wb6 on account o e3 andenabes hte to get by wthoutplayng e3 (see note b beow. t

seems that the rook move doesndeed have a egtmate cam tobeng the most precse

Other tres(a 9 c 9 b3 b6 d

egd M e 6

b3 II ab c6 = S ebbarsen ondon 1973 9 a6 a3 cd I cd c8 1 d4 c5

3 dI e4 14 e4 e! and wth.. a4 n the ar hte s n drestrats

(b 9 c5! although crude, thstactcal lunge shoud not betreated lghtly 9 .. d 1 e5 andnow not ... e8 b3 b61 d+ b3 13 cb! but 1 ..�h8 deusng such possbltesater whch Larsen has opned thatBlack may be n good shape'

c 9 d4 b6 smultaneousyenocng c6 and prmng tactcadscoveres on the d4 by, oeample, . e4 1 e3 a6 I b3

(ater I bI a game PalatnkGulko, Kev 1973, went c51 b4 ce4 3 a4 c7 14 g515 e4 16 e6 e6 17 ee5 8 e g 19 c alng anmprovement on ths, I . c7comes nto consderaton e.g d b 13 b4 e5 wth comple play

II c5 b a5 13 b theposton s now the same as thecolumn wth the ecepton thatRb substtuted d o e3 t snotewothy that n ths gameBack plays the dea recommendedby Rbl 13 a6! 4 a4! smo-

thes Blacks proected counterpay wth a tmey a4 but at thehgh cost o acceptng consder-able queens wng vunerablty 14 Wb6! 5 e ae8 16 ce


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enngad Man n .

cd 17 cd c (Back dipa anadmirabe exbli of hinkng)1 c3 fe4! (udden Back i

on op) 9 cb5 a6 20 f b421 c4 c5! 22 e2 xb2 23xb2 fc 24 bc3 xc4! 25 xc4 26 a2 •c5 27 xb4ab 2 h4 c3?! (emping bu ialow hie unnecear counechance 2 .. •a5! 29 •d3 b3!30 d1 b4 wih . xa4 and c5 o foow wa a uermehod of urnng he crew) 29xc3 b 30 xb7 xa4 31 •d3?(mie he opporuni o muddhe waer b 31 •a1! wih hepobili of creaing hreaagain he enem king) 31 . c2

32 c1 � 33 h5 c3 34hg + hg 35 d2 •a3? (he wrongwa correc wa 35 •c4 whenhe hea of d3 force hieino he hopele endng following36 b2 d3 37 bxc2 xc2 3•xc2 •xd5) 36 a7! •xc +?(Black would have reaned eawnnng chance b 36 . . d3•xc2 xc2 3 xa3 xa3 39 xc2 d3 bu now wih peciepa hie ecape wih a daw)37 •xc1 d3 3 �g2! d1 39•a3 c1(•) 40 •xa4 g1+ 4�f3 g5 42 a •d + 43 •xd

xd1 44 a5 g4+ 45 �e2 b46 e4 SpiridonovAkeonPolanica Zdoj 19

0 b3

3

B

1 11213

.b2

•d2

3

Boh ide have depoed heirforce harmoniou and a richmiddegame i in he ong Manmore pacica ial ae needed

before an worhwhile aemencan be made bu here eem no apriri eaon fo he reouce ofBlack poiion no o be adequ-ae o mee whaever demandhie make upon hem.

Our peen exampe caried ona folow 13 ... ad?! (Black'plan of cenraing he rook falo accomplih anhing cearhi i he poin o ook for animpovemenRibli noed hepoibi of 13 ... •a6 inending. a4) 4 fd fe 5 e3 e5 16

de xe6 (he weak apawn woud

prove a liabii afer 6 xe617 a4!) 7 xe6 xe6 a4!x4 9 ba (hie ha accuraeaeed he open line and diag-ona fo hi piece o be more


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mpoan han he sucuaweakness ncued) 19 a6 (o19 . c7 20 d4) 20 d4 e4?

(alowng a supsng and decsvequdaon 20 . d7 wasmandaoy and would haveenabed Back o pu up a sdefence wh good chances ofessng hes pessue) 21xe4 xe4 22 xg7 �xg7 2c5 (cevey ceang a deadlypassed pawn) 23 . d7 (23 .. d524 b6 folowed by 25 b2 + and26 xb7 s aso hopeess) 24 cd xa4 25 c3+ �h6 26 f6 e227 e6 xa2 2 f g7 29be1! 10.

UhmannVaiserSrk 85

d4 f5 2 g3 �f6 3 g2 g6 4 �g7 5 0-0 0-0 6 c4 d6 7 �c3 c68 d5

8 e5Long esabshed as he mos

popula choce hee hs moveconsues Blacks mos consequen and chalengng esponseo hes advance of he dpawn

deA ogcal capue whch po

cues he he bee pawn suc

ue. Aenaves fofe any eapospecs of obanng an openngadvanage

a 9 d b 10 b3 s an unmpess-ve suggeson of Smagns afe

Lennga Man Lne 5

whch 10 .. e4! leaves Back wha cene whose dynamc poenaa leas balances s vulneably.

(b) 9 e4 cd (9 . c5 s also fulyplayabe) 10 cd a6 11 e (1g5? h6 12 xf6 xf6 13 ef glef Back wh all he pay nTsvekovokov BugaaRSFSR 1957) 11 .. gf 12 h4gves a complcaed poson whchances fo boh sdes

4w

e6 4

A poson of mao mpoancen he heoy of he Lenngadvaaon.

Boh pawn conguaons havenow been boady esabshed andbecause of he conasngchaacescs hey ae of cucalmpoance n deemnng heespecve saeges o adopedFom he sac pon of vew

hes sucue s cleay supe-o as s compac and whouweakness wheeas Blacks s noony genaly oose bu asosues fom a pacua defec n


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6 Lgad Mai Li c6

the vunerable dpawn on a hafopen e Coneuentl Blackmut make the mot of the

dnamic potentia of hi poitionderiving from hi good centracontro and kingide attackingchance (the poitive concomitantof Back unru pawn tructure)plu free and active development

The batte line then are cearhite will preurize the dpawnand eek implication in order tohighight the intrinic weakne ofBack pawn while Back wiendeavour to generate ucientpie�activit to oet hi truc-tural feriorit

10 b3

Experience ha hown that onltwo method of defending the cpawn eave hite an real pro-pect of ghting for an advantagefrom the opening0 b3 and 0d3which we hal examine indetai in the context of competegame. t i worth noting ome

alternative for the light the hedon how Black piece can co-operate in noncritical ituation

(a) 0 g5? (a baee oer) 0. xc4 b3 2 a3 e3 x x 4 c a6 5 h4c7 6 e4 f4 and Black i we

placed with a pawn to the goodRibiSax Hungarian Ch 97(b) 0 d2 bd7 (thi rare but

eective placement of the knightpoint up the inadeuac of hi

te' retreat) I c2 b6 2 a4(better 2 b3 d5 although Back'poition i till promiing) 2

xa4 3 xa4 e7 4 c2 (theueen i miplaced) 4 d5 5cd xd5 6 a3 ad 7 c4 f4and with development competedand a trong centra poitionBlack advantageou begin toattack on the king ank EtrukHolmov TU Spartakiad 965.

(c) 0 f4 (miguided inceBlack i now relieved of the maorweakne in hi poition) 0 xc4 xd6 e 2 e5 e63 d3 bd7 4 xd7 xd7 (4 xd7 alo come into conideration) 5 fd f6 6 f4 ad

7 c7 c d6 with aninvitation to repetition uiting thenature of the poition ArononHain Mocow 956

10 Back wiel prefer deveop-

ment to materia grabbing b 0.. e4 which give hite a choice

of advantageou continuationeg xe4 xa (the irreouteII ... fe wa tting punihed injarnerEtruk Parnu 967 b 2d4 3 xe4 e 7 4 g2c5 5 c2 xa 6 xa c6 7c2 (a tpical poition in which

hite' contro of the vita a harter into the heart of Back'king poition and iron grip onthe centre outweigh the ightmateria decit) 7 h5 b2


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�h7 19 Wd2 a5 20 a4 b4 21eI (heading o anoher weak-ened dak quare in the vicini o

the enem kingg5) 21 :ad22 3 d5 (a at a veige ocountepla bu it aive too late)

23g5+ �g 24 cd xd5 25e4 e 26 d c6 27 Wh64 (a depaiing Junge whichmeciful cut hort Blackagon) 2 Wh + � 29 Wg7+�e 30 xd+ 0 On 30 .�xd 3 Wxe7 + �xe7 32 gfhite exchange ino an eailwon ending whil 30 .. Wxd31 We5 + leave Black wih noaifaco anwe.) 12 Wxd6 (12g5 Wc7 13 Wxd6 i alo good

a i the moe complicated 2fg5!? Wd7 13xd6 d 14 4

o PlakettVincent 193) 12 ..xd6 13xd6 c (13 . b6 14g5 6 15 xf6 :xf6 6 e:n 7 g5 :e7 xe6++Malich) 4 g5 6 15 x6: x6 16 xca6 17e7+ �

xc6 b 19e5 ± SrePahtzE. German Ch 1975

1 1 A relativel recen atempt to

inject eh pobem ino he po-ition pobab born o ack oaiaction wih the propec

oered b he alernative(a) II a3? Wa5! 12 Wxd6?:e 13 b2e4 14xe4 xb25 eg5 :ad thi line oTaimanov erve to iutrae

Lenngd Man Lne . c6

w

ha Black eup i moe thaneilient enough to deal wih crudeattemp to oveun it

(b) I e3 We7 2 c c5 13d4 d7 (13 .. a5 give Blacka perfectl accepable game) 4Wd2 e6 5 xf6 (hu fa

Vaganiannezevic Leningrad1977) 5 x6 16 :fdc5i aeed a unclea b Makachev hie plan ail to impre

(c) g5 c 12 b1 We7(12 ...g4 ma moe pecieAdorjanVaier Szirak 195 con-tinued 3a4 We7 4 b4 c7 5

b5 c5 16 4 and in thi obcurelbalanced poiion the gladiatorageed a daw) 13 Wc2 h6 (theimmediate 13 . . . c5? wouldllow 4 b4 with b5 to follow andadvanage to hite) 43 c55 a3 e6 6 bd1 :ad with

ful aifaco pa for BackPeroiannezevic Banja Luka979.

(d) 11 b2 (certain he motnaural folowup) I .. We7 12


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egrad Mai ie 6

Wc2 d5 13 cd b4 14 Wcfxd515 a4 :ad and with hi devel-pment cmpeted and piece

activel placed Bac can tthe future with cndence ScheerenV. vacevic Theanii0 94

1 1 Quite in the pirit f the Lenin-

grad Bac parrie the attac nthe dpawn with a cunterattac.

12 d212 g5 wuld be hazardu

e.g. 12 Wa5 3 d4 xc3 14xe6 xa 5 xa1 xa1 16xf h 7 e6 : e 1 f4xf4 19 xf4 :xe2 20 xd6:xa2 and hite i truggling (21

b4 :d2 r 21 :e d412 13 Wc2 14 :adl f!?

Thi beigerent thrut ignalthe beginning f a mutualldicut middegame replete withprblem and prpect fr bthide Our ilutrative game cn

luded a flw 15 e7(5 f5 6 d4 d7 17 a3: ? (the ituatin i t vlatie

t permit thi ideal dubing nthe fle the prphactic 7 e6 might be the bet wa fdrawing the ting frm hiteintended b3b4b5 thugh 17 ..:ae i a natura and gdenugh aternative ab 19ab e6 20 f3 g5 2 g4 (it wanecear t prevent g4 2 f6 22 h3 h5? (precipitate 22 ..:d preparing uccur fr theperennia weaing eem mre intune with the need f the pitin23 gh g4 (23 xh5 24 e4 24 hg xg 25 e4 d5 (n 25 .

e5 cme 26 Wd3 :g7 27 h6:g6 2 xd6 29 c5 : x h630 f5 ± accrding t Uhlmann26 cd cd 27c5 (aviding Blactrapp idea 27 : xd5 a4 2b c6 29 :a5 :xa5 30 bad4 with gd cunterchance27 :c 2 :xd5? (feareambitiu 2 0 b6 29 :fd I f6(the bet tr 29 • e 30 g6i gd fr hite and 29 .. b 30:xd7 Wxd7 31 :xd7 :xd7 32h3 ewer Bac' pitin 30:e5 b 31 g5 f3? (in time trubeBac fail t nd the amazing

aving grace pinted ut bUhmann 31 cb 32 Wg6 g433 x Wh4 34 h6 + xh635 :xe6 g4 36 b2 Wx37 �h Wh4+ with perpetua


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heck) 32 e 33 :de cb 34g6 e8 35 Wb xh5 36 xe6c7 37 e7 c2 38 Wxb4 g6

39 e6 40 x x 4xg7 �xg7 42 b2 (a deadpin) 42 c4 43 Wb8 Wf5 e4 �g6 45 Wd6 d5 46 xf6 47 �h2 c6 48 Wg3+0. Had ghing

YusupovBarro

M edoze 85 d4 f5 2 g3 6 3 g2 g6 g7 5 00 00 6 c4 d6 7 c3 c68 d5 e5 9 de

10 Wd3Thi poecion of he cpawn

wih a developing move eem hemo naual.

10 a6Back doe be o ge on wih

hi developmen a quick apoibe epecia a i caiewih i a hea o dive awa hewhie queen and heeb win he

cpawn

78

11 f4 7)

Lenngad Main Line c6 9

A ogica coninuaion of hemobilizaion of hie focewhich immediae bing pe

ue o bea on he weak po inBlack camp.

e alo noe one poo and oneimpoan alenaive

(a) d4? (i how inucive igh on he idioncaicnaue of he eningad ha hinaual cenalizaion i ou ofkeeping wih he need of he poiion) . . 2 b3 d5 3a3 e8 4 fd d 5 b Wa6 d6 c5 7 Wc2 ce4 8xe4 xe4 and hie diadvanage i apid auming deciivepopoion GooenPeez

Gacia ijk aan Zee 986(b) g5 (hi huning of he

mino exchange demand peciehandling b Black) . . . c8(he mo chalenging epone ii no eniel ou of he queiono allow hie o implemen hiaeg e.g. .. We7 2 f4

ad8 3 ad g4 4 xe6xe6 5 e4 c5 6 ef gf 7 c2e5 8 b3 g6 FideinLuikov Mocow 958 and alhoughhie ha he wo bihop andmuch upeio pawn ucue hipoiion i o ome exen all

deed up wih nowhee o gowhie Back ha a pai of fikknigh champing a he bi o joinin he genea pan of haainghie ing) 2 f4 (on 2 d


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10 Lningrd Main Lin ..

h6 13 , Back should eschew13 .. e6 14 Wd6 Wd6 5:d6 c4 6 e5 7

h6! vkovSahovic Zemun1982 in favour of 3 e4! 4e4 fe 5 We4 f5! 6 4 (or16 We3 b4) 6 .. g5 7 W5 f6with ecelent compensaion) 12.. h5! 3 :ad (it has ong beenesablished ta 13 Wd6 f4 14Wf4 h6 15 g5 gives Backsucen play for e pawn, eg16 W e6 17 d; thus farSmaginHasin Moscow C956, and now Simagin gives 71 We7! 8 b3 ad8 as bes) 3 f4 4 gf h6 5 f6 6d2 c5 7 Wc2 We7 8 d4

d7 wih cances for both sdesin a dicult position; GaciaPalermovkov, Havana 1986

I I e!?Amongs e vaious opions at

Black's disposal at this point, hismetlesome aempt o seze heintaive makes te mos favour-

able impression.As a safety net, there is aways

he solid, f caven anihesis ohe et . e8. But onesenses hat shoud such movesever be equired it woud be betterto switc varaions

2 xe fe13 Wxe c5 ( 8Black augmens the cohesion of

is foces wth tempo gain Bycontrast, te appareny more

Xw

forceful 3 f5 began a sequ-ence ending in fata organic dslo-caon n VukicKaizaui, Skara198 4 We3 b2 (4 . b6!s unclear according to Vukic 5ad e8 16 Wd2 Wf6 7 e3 a3(somehing s wrong when such

moves ae necessary) 8 d4 b4( 18 ... g5 19 d6!) 9 We2 d72 h4 c7 21 Wb2! c5 22 Wb3 a523 c2 a4 24 Wd3 c3 25 d6a6 26 b7 a7 27 e5! The scattered black forces arepifu in her disarray a drasceminder of he indspensabe need

for hamony and coodnaton1 We 3

A necessay improvement on 14Wc2 afe which 14 .. f5 15Wd2 (15 W intendng to answer5 a4 by 6 b3 ooks relaveybest) 5 e4 16 We3 (6 W

s preferab althoug after 6 ..Wb6 Black maintains srong pressue) 6 . :e8 7 Wa3 Wb6 8 d5 gives poweful play foe pawn NodstromNiklasson,


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edi C 974.3

Te nimted middegme e

re bout to embrk upon i teemng it poibiitie nd ceryer t cope for ne dicoer

15 dt :eAgin counterttck i te bet

icy ince 5 d5 6 g5bring Blck into dicultie

16 Wt .e217 :d6 W

Of coure not 17 Wb6 8e3 :e3 19 We3 f 2f nd ll ite piece reoied for concerted ut onte blck king

18 .d219 d4

Wb5Wd3

Te combtnt e trdedo it ccurcy nd imgin

ton creting poition of coninuing compleity nd pproitely equ cnce n te gmeite' tctic o continuyding ue to te me ny

Lnnd Man Ln . I

pid o fter 2 e3 (2 Wc5implie into leel ending fter2 Wd2 2 e2 We2 22

Wb4 Wb2 23 Wb2 b2 24:b) 2 . e4 ( pity tt inte byrint of rition uc 2 . :e3 21 fe 6 22 f5Blck oe i y; 2 .. 21Wc5 d6 22 Wd6 :e3 23e f 24 f We3+ correct it good cnce of old-ing te poition) 2 :d7 c5 (tepoint f Bck py epoitingte pin on te rook but tere i urpriing ripote .) 22 : g7 +( ic ite mie; 22 :e cd 23 :g7 + �g7 24 6+�[ 25 Wf4+ f6 26 d5+

oud e en mtter up inpectculr tye) 22 . �g7 23e2 We2 24 :e W5 25 e4(in time trouble ite ply fend trnpoe into igtly fourbe endgme in preference tote more ccurte but le clercut mintennce of preure by 25

Wc2) 25 . :e4 26 6 + W627 W6+ �6 28 :e4 :g829 �f :g7 3 �e2 :d7 31 4�g7 32 :e5 b6 33 :e6 � 34:c6 �e7 (34 . :e7 +) 35 5 � (35 .. g 36 :6 �d8 te implet) 36 g+ g 37 4

�g7 38 �e3 � 39 b3 �g7 4�e4 � 4 �f3 (4 �e5 ±41 . :e7 42 �g4 :d7 43 �4:d2 44 :c7 + �f6 45 :7 b5(45 . �f5 hd to be plyed) 46


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1 2 Legrad Mi Lie: 7 6

c7 (46 w moe pece) 46 . c4 47 c6 + ! �5? (47 �wold hve oblged Whte to ply

moe delctely) 48 c5 + �e6

49 xb5 c 50 c5 c2 5 b4 g5 52 fg d4 5 �h5 xb4 54xc2 -0.


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2 Lenngrad Man Lne: 7 c6

d4 fS

g3 63 .g2 g64 .g7 - -6 c4 d6 c3 ( 0

povoctive ngt develpent ltneoy ptpee on d4 nd pepe e5 nd intentonly i tood Wte nto te pcegnngt cott dvnce d4d5 fol

owng wc two entely dieentpe of ge e ccodng toic wy te ngt p. t eney geed tt t v

tion i Blc let ondybed opton potonlyeitete ngt goe ode o te pwntcte becoe copoedbt it feqently led tofeome copcton nd itwold cely be pete tobeleve tt te lt wod yet

been d.Befoe poceedng wt o

ention o te mo contnton 8 d5 we wil biey loo toe ltentive

() 8 c2 e5 9 de de 10 dd7! II e3 (not II d5? e4!1 2 f f 3 eI d4 14d2 4 15 b3 b3! ndWte lot mtel BetoGtec Reggo Ei 989) 1 . e4 2 d4 g4 1 3 cte 3 e? e3 14 e e15 d8 d8 d5 e5 teqeen poved no mtc fo Bc

wel coodnted pece in PeevNolevy Vn 98) 1 3 e3 14 c e8 1 5 e3 cnd Bc my oo to te te


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14 Legad Ma Le 7 6

w condence tn o ibiop pr nd crmpng epwn.

b) 8 b3 e4 te mmedie 8

e5 to recon w 9 de de0 3) 9 b2 e5 0 de xc3II xc3 e8 2 c2 de 3 b2e7 4 g5 5 d5? tepropec of being buried under nvnce o bc pwn pnicWe nto uty mnoeuvre) 5. . e : b5? 7 : xe5 7 xb7 c8 ) 7 . xe5 8xe5 c wt decive merildvnge WeAexnder,Ceenm 954

8

BotviikMtuovicUSSR v Res o he Wold

Belade 970

8

Wit idewy wpe t tecpwn Blc begn pln wicber cloe nity to te Pnnovrion of e ing ndinDefence. e nenon i to ecure

e wywrd ng poiion by c7-c5 nd en proceed w . 7- nd . . . b7-b5 u gener

tng counterply gn c4 nprticulr nd on te queen' nn gener n ddiion, tere omeme rie poblie of riingn te centre wt . e7-e5 A nte Pnno, owever, ere eperpetu problem oudBc nttve diipe wtounyng concrete beng cievedten te errnt nigt mybecome ibity of decve proporion.

9 mnoeuvre, nown rom

e Pnno, i probby Wite

mo relble meod o dmpngdown Bc civiy. ere reeverl pyble erntve

) 9 b3 n ntereng excngeoer wic cery gve Wtetrong potonl compenon fccepted) 9 . e4 9 . . . c5 woudbe te enbe wy to decine ifpreferred) 0 xe4 x II eg5c5 2 e g7 3 d2 b 4e4 b7 5 ef gf e2 wtpproximtely blnced cnce;Udovcic-Gufeld, enngrd 97.

b) 9 4 c5 0 d xc 0 b I d4 c5 intereing) I

d 5 2 x5 x5 3 d5xd5 4 cd d7 wt ull equly VdmirovGtony Lenngrd v Budpe 9

c) 9 d3 c5 prryng e


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tretened 10 b4 10 b3 fter 10g5 I e4 b5 2 cb b 3 b5e 4 e4 e4 1 5 e4

4 c4 Dey-Gufeld Debrecen90 or 10 d2 I :cb8 12 b3 b5 PdnPedersenDnsh corr. Ch. 193-4 Bcsucceeds n strrng up dequtecounterpy 10 . I b2b8 12 :e b5 13 b

4 b : b4 (the mmedte 4 g4? merts investigton 15d2 g4 1 3 : b8 ( e5 c2 : c4? is qute resonbeechnge scrce c2 d 8 e3 e5 19 e2 e8 20 b4 2 1 2 d8 22 f4 ndving beten o Blcs nttve

n instructve fshon White is onthe wy to gning the upper hnd;Niolc-Berto ugoslv199.

9 50 a3

ndrectly preventng e-e5wc ginst other moves s genery Bcs best method of cretng counterply s te followingemples sow

( 10 b3? d5 II d5 + e 2 db ed 3 d5 �h8 1 4f4 e8 15 d e ndWhte is in trouble eg 1 d3

b or 1 c5? b 3c4.(b 10 b e5 I de e

2 b3 d5 3 3 (steerng forequity wth 3 cd s the prudent

Legrad Ma Le: 7 6 1

course 1 3 c8 14 4 b 15b4 cb b4 d wth ecelentcompenston for the scrced

mter PnterBelc Perni98

(c 0 c2 e5 I 3 II dee 12 d e 3 b3 ceves Bc ctivey pced e.g14 b2 d4 15 d3 f4 1 gff5 1 e4 e nd the coming

. fh5f4 gives strong ttc Pet-M. Gurevic ucerne989 b 1 2 b4 b 1 3 b2e 4 e d 5 e3 nd vng usefuly redepoyed theproblem nght Bcs prospectsre fuly stisfctory Vgnin USSR 190.

0 .d7 c

A vodng the trp II b4? cb12 b c4 13 c4 c fterwhich Bc regns is mterilnd ssumes the nttve e.g. 14b3 fc8 15 5 c3 1 c3c3 b b3 nd Whte isin dculties

c7Once gn preventing b2-b4

by utzng the senstvty of c4 b3 a6

he centr dvnce 1 2 e5eves Wite n indsputbe pos

tonl dvntge er 3 dee 14 b2 nd so Blc sforced to fl bc on the lterntve wng demonstrton pln tppers however tht ere too


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1 6 Legrad Ma Le 7 6

Wte an maintain te upperand

13 b2 bS (

14 d1!Altoug at rst sigt Blas

poston loo atve enoug, tssubtle retreat begins sop

stiated plan, rst employed byBotvnn in te analogous Pan nongs ndan position n a elebrated game versus Geller n952 wi brllantly gligtste deenies of Blas setupn essene te dea is to postte bisop at 3 smultaneouslysurveying te obbled orse inBlas amp and learng patfor te tour d-bd3f4 by tsmore eet of foot wite ounterpart. One a wite ngt establses itself on f4 te weaness ofe may beome a real problem for

Bl.14 Can Bla mprove ereabouts?

15 ab816 .cJ lg4

Bla sees to releve te pressure by means of exanges Wlets may ndeed be te best poliy

te defender must beware of droppng is guard as fores areredued beause Wtes advantage s of a partularly nsdousand persstent nature as te present game well sows.

17 .xg7 xg718 3

e queen taes over on te ey3 square menaing bot anssimultaneously

1819 b2!20 21 ab1!

�g8

.b7

. t8

Appreiating tat as te roosdisappear so too do Blasanes of ounterplay. Moreover,te exanges aentuates tesuperor tvity and oordinatonof Wites minor pees

21 xb122 xb1 xb1 23 xb1 24 d2 3


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Whle to the nepet eye t myppe tht n mble hndhke s st ond the one n

t the el ghtng s st boto begn! Spe onsdetons donot pemt s to ollow the thesstdes n too get detl(espelly sne Whte notntely stys om the onsstentcose qte soon) bt hopelly

ths wll not pevent the edeom dwng the nvodble npltble onlson tht thosewshng to ply 8 . . . 5 mstethe ome med wth bgpovement o be peped o long nd dos deensve tsk.Stll, t the end o t thee y be

hl pont wtng even gnst wold chmpon! 25 h3!


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18 Led M Le 7 c6

contnuton) ucn to ot potonl dwbc. lt wod on quton yt

to b d dp t cnt tndof g gong n W vou ny yt cpbl o dlngpov on of t ot cungd of c u vt lo gong fo t.

9 xe5 ctcl pon, but t

lo two wowl lnv

() 9 d2 (of cou no 9 b3?4 nd Blc wn tl) 9 c! 0 3 (gnt 0 b3 cond 0 cd cd 5!nndng 2 b2 f4 wt ctv

ply on ng wng) 0 b 4 c7 w pongpoon o Bc novVnogdov nngd C 94

(b) 9 b3 only ut bgnnngto b plod nd dvpc, wtn t ollowngdnv co 9 d7 03 c5 c5 ( n CO tcptu ntond n not ndvlud w lconc= , qutonouly w ll ) d 2 g5 b8 3 3 4c5 b 5 b4 3 b5 75 -0 S wn-Plln, 983 .

bt ndot to t 9 . . .3 0 f (o 0 3 d7 3 c5 nd t ovl of p o ngt t ltctv o W to cpu on

c5, flng wc Blc poton fully tctoy) 0 . . . 5 d. 2 l d7 3 f4 c 4

3 5 3 c4 ( 5 . . d8 !?) w vy lty qulty fo Blc; Plntow, P 95455.

V

9 de 4

odd pwn uctudlnt pctv pof cton fo Wt, t cnnd qund; o Blc t cnt nd ngd.

0 A ulpupo nd nbl

ov wc put pu on b7t up vv long tpont 2-g8 dgonl, ndpp to bng oo to tdl Ap o t cntllyconoldtng 0 4, t otnt ov dly ncop

bd o dpt of ccyltoug on o two of nvtl po Blc o dlct pobl wc, ppv not y ntly bn olvd


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() 0 f4? e4 1 e3 g4 2d4 e5 13 c5 b 14 8f8 (Vnogdov) wit moe

n dequte compenston foe (probby tempoy) scceof mter.

(b) 0 el? e4 s ne o Bc.(c) 10 c2 pemts untoubled

quidion of Bcs sucturweness by 0 . . e.

(d) 0 g5? d7 eves esop ing(e) 10 c5? e4 ( 0 . e loos

sfer) *b3 �8 1 2 d l *d7?(ricl o sy te es) 13 e3c 4 f3 cd 5 d5 d5 efe 1 7 : d5 ± on ccoun of tesupeio pwn stucture nd que

ensde pessue; CmlngGle, 983

( f ) 0 b3? e4 3 f7 g4?) 1 2 f3 ef 1 3 ef 4 1 4 wt clerly moe rmonousposiion o Wte Dlugy-Glego, Wod C Sj 1985

10 e6bi ssesses 1 0 �8

: d s ; bu my worwle ure nvesgting tepln o evng te cente pwnsuntouced eg 10 . : d 1�8 1 2 c5 g5 3 d2 e4 4 e l 5 *3 *e8 1 4 d7 7 3

g4 w good ngside tcngpospects o Blc SensyHwelo Pois C 989.

e ts seems oo isy ten e

Leigad Mai Lie 7 6 9

plyle . . *e7 s vilble,e.g. 1 2 g5 ( i bli) 1 3 f 14 e4 (tus f Scmid

Menviele, el Avv 01. 1 94) ndnow CO ecommends 4 : b8wit n evution of equityCley tee emns muc o bepopey wored ou ee

12 x5 613

A stng new de Oldernlyses d only considered tettcing tempt 1 3 c5 wic filsfte 1 3 cd 4 d5 + d515 d5 e8 s Wte s nouseful dscovered cec.

13 e oer cnnot be decned

becuse fte 3 . . . Weplys 4 e7 + ollowed by cpung on c8 nd en b7 wdvnge

14 x5 �815 xb7 ( 5

e pont of Wtes combnton s now eveled o bngout n ppoime eeog


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20 ningrad Man n 7 6

nou balan o un andpawn vru oo and wo minop Suh poion ar noor

ouy ian o gnralzaionand nia on appraialand hr li h nub o Whi'diovyha h bla pa laing n oordnaon and auul plan wha Wh pawnan b rapidly mobld and

mad no a al hraS ·xd Prhap Bla an mprov a

h unu. u ha 1 5 d7 i unplayabl on aoun o1 xa8 xa8 7 x xf 8 xd7 bu 5 b8 immdialynabl h apawn o avd

g 1 xd8 xd8 17 dl g8(no 7 : xd ? 18 xd 1 xb7 9 x x 20 d 1 8a3 xb7 wih onpuoulybr han han in h gam

16 :xd :17 a3 xb7

1 7 . . : xb7? 8 x wn orWh

18 xf6 xf619 xa7

Wih h apur o a hrdpawn h iuaion ha laidn Whi avour Alhough hrwould ll b onidabl hni

al diul o ovrom aganh mo ubbon dn hgam llua wll u howdiul o manag hmaxmum ran n pa

19 a8 20 b3 bd8 2 : xd8 xd8 22 4 (22 . �g8 wamandaory 23 ! d4 24

�g2 25 g7 2 7 (on 2 . d2 + 27 �l 287! win maial 27 b4 (onh pawn ar ollng h nohop 27 . h5 28 b5 �g8 29 b 30 + �g7 31 5 d832 d2 + 33 � 4 34 b7

10Kapovaobsen

USSR Sandnaa, jnrmah 968

1 d4 2 g3 f6 3 g2 g6 4 g7 5 0-0 6 4 d6 7 3 68 dS e5 9 xeS de

10 e4 ( )

h nral advan boh xBla ron pawn (and hbydadn h B and provd

Wh wh a man of opningup h poon a an oppounmomn. ha long bn onidd h b oninuaion dp ndny o podu orm


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dbe ompliions.0 4

is bold us nls Bks

olous o e ms nd ommism o n l ou ssul on eenemy kng. Aloug pesen dynees s foused lmos elusvely on s unompomisingking line ee does eis quee enive w einly

deseves menioning nd is 0 . . . e ee e wo mn wyso Wie o mee s enlenge

( 1 1 b3 ed (sould Bksuddeny epeene nge ofe nd ving fo ompons, en 1 f4 is sil vlbe

wi e usu unle onsequenes 1 2 d �8 ( 1 2 e8 3 ef gf 1 4 d + is pomisng foWe 1 3 e3 f4 (e sd 3 e8 boug Blk dw inTkowe-Aende, sngs95354 14 :e 15 :fd1 b 3 g4 7 d7 18 gf 1 9 e2 ef wen Bk is nowou nes on e k ngsde oose We's undoubed ensupemy UmnnEspg, EGemny 1972

(b 1 1 ef ef ( e unesed gf s is pons 2 e3

Geogus bd 1 2 *b3 sye o onmed n pe 2 e4 (ooks pemue eeCO s suggesed 1 2 g4 1 35 :e8 3 d4 :e8 4 :e

nngrad Man n 7 c6 2

b 15 nd e gme opensup o Wes dvnge CollinsSewn, New ok 952

b3e ig ide bu insu

enly enegeilly eeuedebsop needs o be neoed inode o nd wowie developmen, bu equly e queenequies n ve sion nd

eefoe 1 1 b4 (eseving b3 foe queen s beome e mooninuion We sl emne move n e one of ene gme nd noe e oeeeven un possiblies ee

( 1 1 gf ef ( 1 5 2 f5f4 lso gves ompension fo

e pwn 12 f4 (12 e ledso snge posiions ending nBks fvou, e.g. 1 2 . . g4 3e e 4 b3 15 3 bw . . in e 2 . . .e4 13 g3 (o 3 e2 dwi bned pospes 1 3 .g3 1 4 g e nd Bk soveome s openng pobemsodkowskybne, Abing95.

(b 1 1 5 g 2 *b3 �8 3b (vng boked s bpwnWie s diuy foming pln 3 14 3 e 1 5 d1

d7 b4 :d8 7 b2 g4Bk s ompeed s deveopmen nd s edy o poeed we kngside k pefeempe of ow Blk sould


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22 Lnnrad Man Ln 7 6

buld up te pitn wen etundiurbed Wel-nenWrd r C Kiljv 1984

c) 1 3! punimuprpyxi) c6! 1 2 d b6 +1 3 � keeping cnr eimprnt d5 qure) 4 b3 g5 153 �! 6 g g 7 4 c7 8 e g8 nd Blck cn bewel tied w re ecnce n dcult pitn rb de rtrnlket,ting 985/86

1 1 g5 1 2

Wte i cncerned t te pbliy te gpwn dvncngeven urer

1 213 g4

h5 ( 7)

A gt t gldden every enngrd pyer er! One glnce

uce w t Wie regy ed merbly ndlwed Bck t crete dedlykingde ck Te urter cure e gme i exremey intruc

ve 4 3 g 15 g cquecngt te pening te le wuld nmun reigntn) 5

. d7 16 4 b6 + 7 �2� 18 3 8 19 �g2 420 c5 2 3 e3 22 e( 8 )

22 . . . xg4! ving i upi leeve w e ren Blckwed te queen drivenin te enemy cmp wi texcnge pprenly nevitbeexceen ccutn!) 23 g 23xg4 xg4) 23 xg4 24 1x 25 xe3 xe3 + 26 �x g4 depie te reducin in rceWite l n ruble due epwerul cnneced ped pwn)27 e2 3 28 c5 n 28 d 1 nd 8 me wl llw)28 6 29 e 1 b6 30 xr 30 xe3 xe3 3 x

8 + 32 �g2 g+ 33 �xd2 + ) 30 b 3 1 d 1 �g632 b5 4 33 xe3 i 33 �g1ten 33 g3 lwed by 8 2 ec.) 33 xe3 34 xc7


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8 + 35 �g2 4 36 6 4 �g g3 38 2 39 g2¢ 40 � 6 41 �e2 b6

01

Hansen Kistiannsbjr 984

d4 f5 2 g3 f6 3 .g2 g6 4 g7 5 0-0 0-0 6 4 d6 7 3 68 d5 e5 9 xe5 de 0 e4 f4

I g5 Wt te cente lcked bt

de puue te epectve nkntitive wt get enegy twuld be qute wng Bckt medde wit te cente e.g e6 1 2 b2 ed 1 3 ed 5 4

e nd wt te nevtble iv te kngt t e4 Blck w l ndme t gncnt ptnlddvntge.

2 e mewt engmtc mve

nt excty ced wic pivelycte te bip n teeen . . g4 . 3 pwn tmnd ctively beve te e3 queee te nte t Wte' tentn gutiinen bew).

2 a6 necey peptn te

tne te queen t te king

de mpy peventng b5 nunteted ltentive pln 2 . . .g4 1 3 c5 3 4 5 tuguc ' ppc ck exibility

3 .b2 e8 ( 9

ninrad Main in 7 6

n ttctive ic ptn clely dwn bttle lne wicud ve n tube ttctnguppte bt de ctcl expeence i extemeylimted nd mny me tet wlbe equied bee tutwty

judgement cn be dvnced4 5

Optmly pming Wte ptin vu bektug.n ee gme g- utnen Budpet 195 went 14 g4 1 5 : c2 lk ntulenug but nd Wte n diett; 1 5 3 w ubequently pped n mpvement te idebeing 5 e3 6 xe3! e 1 g4! wt upeb ptnl cmpentn te mtei dectbut Bck cn l impve wt5 . 5! wt bcue py) 5

. 5 1 6 3 3! 1 x3 Wteuddeny nd imel betweency nd Cybd 1 gxg4 8 : 6 wud be tl) . x3 8 d3 x2! 19 x2


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24 Lningrad Main Lin 6

9 �x h2 + 20 �3 : xf3 +2 �xf3 g4 + 22 �3 h6!) 9 xg3 +

20 �f h3 + 2 �2 g4 0- .A vy nscv iniplyd wh pnch

4 d7?!Wih h d i of dv

opng h qn's ook nfonly Wh cn how c

c spnn in h woks y 5 c6! 6 d xc6 7 d5 whn hsof ndly of Blck's posiionhs n dngosly xposd. nfc n h g hs opponyo sz h niiv ws ssdnd h pocdngs ook nnly din cos li on

sl fl of poins of ns ndinscion

Psly 4 . g4 ssll co ino considon ndsinsn hislf hs nod 4 s n ipovn.

5 : d86 a4

Thning o nlsh h ckfocs y . . . g4.

7

An conoicl wy of cingdd Blcks fl pnsions.

7 eBlck hs spod n zing

d whch sdcs h ino hisnfio cp. Af h ovios 7 . gf h wold l pospcs of cng py long hgl s is Bcks dsof ck fd wy fo hyg going 8 5! xd5! 9 xd56 20 4! h nooking 20 f3 cos 20 c62 2 d2!! nd Blck wins!) 20. 2 � h h5 22 3 f4

23 xf3 : x? h ls chncws 23 . g4) 24 x g4 25 4!wih hs n dfnsv ov Bck's cics fold ndWhi sss h niv) 25 gf 26 d4! h4 27 d 28 g f4 29 xd7 g4 30x6+ 0


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3 Lenngrad Man Lne: 7 e8

d4 5

2 g3 l63 .g2 g64 g75 0-0 006 4 d67 3 e8

ss sng now o hnkh wsn lly n l h 980sh hs ypcl Cssic Dchov ws nsplnd o h Lnngd nd wokd p ino ohn sys Fo 8 h

qn sppos h dvnc .5 nd so hlps pp nonjncion wh h QB o cons h cn y c7c6

Occsonly h qn lso nds

sl ployn on pingpss down h l ndcking h cpwn nd oi o w wl l s h qndployd g6 o h5 hdvnc h6 nd g5.

8 d5

h i hod o pvnng 5 nd poy s Any h nivs do noook pclly hnng oBlck .g.

) 8 4 9 g5 c6 0 3g4 d2 d7 nd Blckscv dvopn sss h sscoy g A-spovTnis 985

) 8 o cos no 8 4 dy cs o 9x4 I 0 g5 ) 9 3 40 2 c6 I c h6 2 nod o hn cping on 4 2

d5 4 wod v 2 ccyvln) 2 xc3 3 xc3 5wh ll qy GvikovMnyk Ch 986


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26 grad Ma e 7 " 8

(c) 8 d5 d5 9 cd 5 0 I (Back ha a n ga a0 3 3 I a c6 1 2 g5

8 13 cl 6 14 d 6;ZkhovkyMh Zn SSR 986) 0 a6 ( 0 a5!?) 3d7 2 d3 c5 1 3 d c6 4c6 15 3+ 6 5c 7 d2 5 BaahovMalanyk SSR Ch 1986

(d) 8 3 a6 9 g5 c5 06 6 ad g7 anda h pophya agn 2-4 (hch old no andy 5-4) popc a alancdhank o Black poon o ho hop n-MaanykSSR Ch 1986

() 8 3 (a l ang ovhopng o ho ha Blackhand advanc o h pan acaly oonng and opnh poon pay) 8 a6 (h andad an h o od 8 5 9 d d I 04! c6 d5! ha ndd nhon o avo Wh) 9 2 (9a3 c6 1 0 d3 8 4 1 24 5 3 6 + 6 1 43 5 gv a dynac aanc;hnyv-Bkhan Bdap1 989) 9 d7 0 d5 c6 I h6 1 2 3 c8 3 d4 h a

ypcaly ch poon o ohd; apaov-MalanykSSR Ch 988

8 h o cv hod o

dvlopng h qnd gvnha Wh dpan advanccdd Black conol o c5.

9 h o naal olop o

h pvo ov h alo a ca o yng o hoBlack plan o o ga y ppang a apd advanc o h pan g 9 I d7 10 4 ( I 0d4 old anpo okakovM Gvch lo)10 . 5 I d 6 2 d4c4 3 7 8 14 c6 ±nc Wh ha anolydongadd Black pan c and nd h andd a6kngh no a al ay; Rka

vna-Cvan goav Ch 9869 . c6 ook a n apa povn

9

(2)

cay ppaaon o hadvanc o h cpan hcho an ndpnal nk nBlack conpay

naly Wh no


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cide whether to concentrateeations in the centre or on theqeenside and accordingly our

ustrative games will eature theontinuations 10 e4 and 10 b

n addition to these the ollow

g examples are also worth not

g(a) 10 e3 c6 b3 (a game

avrilov-M Gurevich, USSR192 continued interestingly with b l c7 12 b4 cd 1 3 cd c8

14 a4 a8 15 "b3 and Backi uncomortably crmped I . .lb8 looks more precise) I . .c7 1 2 b2 c5 1 3 de2 (ashe game goes White gets intoiculties over the weakness o c4

nd so 1 3 3 with a ater rerouting to d2 was preerable) 13 b5 14 "c2 b8 (Black has aeasant initiative whie White hasothing to do) 15 acl (exacerbtes the probems o the positioneither 15 ab or 1 5 cb shoudhve been played) 1 5 . . b 16 b

g4! 1 7 a 1 e5 1 8 d 1 a419 "d2 xc4! and Black has wona ound pawn in very instructiveshion; BeyavskyMaanyukSSR Ch 1983.

(b) 10 b3 (this move has muchi common with 10 b but here

hite chooses to orgo b4 optionsi avour o a dierent placement the rook) 0 . . . c6 I b2 c712 c ( 1 2 "d2 merits attentioneg 12 c5 1 3 a6 14 : ae

Leningrad Main Line: 7 . "e8 27

b5 1 5 "d3 b8 16 a1 h6 1 7d2 g4 1 8 e3 ± since the stinghas been taken rom Black's

counterpay and Whiteis ready to push through in thecentre; P Steanov-MarasescuRomanian Ch 1983. PerhapsBack should preer 1 3 . : b8and possibly dispense with a6altogether.) 1 2 . . : b8 1 3 " d2 c514 f3 a6 (Kremenetsky considers14 b5 1 5 cb xb5 1 6 xb5xb5 17 x6 x6 18 "c2intending 3-d2-c4 to be , butthis is hard to credit given theopen nature o the posiion andBlack's bishops) 1 5 "c2 b5 1 6d2 e5? 1 7 de xe6 1 8 a ( 1 8

e4? woud alow the characteristicand instructive tactical bow 18 . b 19 b e 20 cxe4 xb2!) 18 . "e7 1 9 4 4! (a typical sidestepping response to Whites tortuously prepared central advance)20 d5 (of course not 20 g h5when the black squares around

Whites king are irreparaby weakened) 20 . xd5 2 1 cd d7 22xg7 "xg7 23 3 g4 andwith transition to a cassic goodknight versus bad bishop positionimminent Back's winning chancesae good F. LengyelKremenetsky SatuMare 1983

R. Hernandez-CheminCienuegos 1981

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Leningrad Man Lne: e

.g7 5 0-0 0-0 6 c4 d6 7 c3 e8 dS a6 9 d4 .d7

0 Sch sic applcaions of h

dagogs panaca fo dalingwh h Dchpay 4alypov ally haning as long ashy a pcisly. Gnallyspaking Wh dos o

poo sagical copyah han clafy as wihan ay showng of hs hand.Nvhss any logical opnngp of h cn is always an acds of Black's dfnsiv socsand nds caf handing.

0

Of cos Back can js as wcap wih h pawn as longas ansposion o h con iscd y changng knghs aswll fal o do so lads o gavpos fo Black as shown y vkov Bischo ThssalonikOpn 984 0 . f 4c5? 2 6 6 3 d c7 4f6 f6 5 2 8 6 a4a6 7 h4! and wh h5 o coBack's fagi kingsd dfncswill soon ippd apa

I I xe4 fe12 .xe4 (

An poan aba fo h 7 vaaion conaning aninsng i of scaland dynaic pos and cons fooh sids Wh's advancd d

pawn asss hi a spaal advanag and h is wiho scawaknss hs pcs can dvlopfly and h halfopn lckons fo ajo pc opaons h pid and joy of hsposiion a h on s h

afly cnalzd knighwhich s paiclaly happy o kpng 6 nd svillanc Bycopaison Back s capd andss fo a pol pawnnon oo sdy kngsd and h6 waknss n h ha of hsposiion. To os hs saicdcincis Black has acvpcs and sf lins o opaalong n h half opn f andh8-a dagonal as wl as pospcs of caing play in h cnand/o on h qnsd y appopia pawn pshs

12 c6Ths appas o Backs oslal coninaon jdging foh vdnc so fa. h alnaivs


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) 2 . . c5? 3 d? 3 6ooks nplsn or Blck cvkovBscho no o Blcks

h ov) 3 4 c8 5 3 6 2 5 7 3c7 8 g2 d5 h prosngdync possls or Blck n coplx poson SchdGrgorov Prg 985.

) 2 c 5 3 g 2 5 4g5 5 d2 xd4 6 xd45 7 c3 h clr posonlprory or Wh hnks oh shop pr Vn dr SrrnBlyvsky Wjk n Z 984.

eo 3 d? rnsposng o

SchdGrgorov ov.

c74 Wd2 c5!

o h 6 s no longrossl Blck s hppy o slzh cnr so s o lnch nknv

5 e2 b56 cb 5!

Forcng Wh o rr sncchngng old rrrvlykn h dpn.

7 g2 Wxb5 23 nohr donsron o

h vrsly o h 8 plcno h lck qn s nrsng

o osrv ho Blck hs srpdh nv dsp Wh hvgprnly plyd only nrld snsl lookng ovs oh Wh hs ld o dvlop

enngad Main Lne 7 e

3w

ny ply ll gns Blckssnsv 6 nd 7 pons hrsBlck hs oh sold Wh's dpn nd crd rg o hpn y opnng p h l.

8 c WdProcdg n nsrcv sy

rs syl dnyng h opponnny chnc o ckng on hkngsd.

9 d20 xd2

Wxd2h6

Prvnng conrply gnsh pn y g5 nd rooks oh l o Wh s rdcdo pssv dnc hl Blck cngrdlly pply h prssr hvry chnc o posv ocos ndd s h cs n h g 2 c 8 22 d7 23c4 4 24 3 8 25 3?prcps h d lhogh

connd pssvy old hvo connd h h ndrnngdvc o Blcks pn Whogh o hv gon shng nddy rs y 25 4 h


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0 Lnngrad Man Ln W

sri possiiis on 5) 25 . x3 ypi nd insrivxhng o o down h

dnsv w) 26 x3 x3 272 5 28 d4 8! 29 2 430 x3 3 4 32 xd5 0. Whi s hpssgns h k pwns .g 333 33 x4? 5) 33 . x334 x3 5 oowd y . . g7 nd h okd is rokn

RyshkovarubnLrad 983

1 d4 f5 2 g f6 g2 g6 4 g7 5 00 00 6 c4 d6 7 c e88 d5 a6 9 d4 d7

10 b1A s ov sidsppng h

vid k o Bks B ndinroding 4 opions no hposon.

10 c6Th ony snsi oninon

his nr On n wrnnggns . 5 whn i n nswd y 6 0 5? I 6x6 2 d 8 3 d5 xd54 d 4 5 g5 8 6 4 7x4 5 8 3 4 9 g47 20 h4 wh his Bks s rrdy sd) 20

2 h5 8 22 hg h6 23 h4 624 8 25 xh6 x3 26xg7 �xg7 27 h7 + -0BrgrDgy 983.

1 1 b 3

Th idi do spdvn o h pwn pps ohv ojions g. I I

4?! or siiy I I d 2 4?x4 3 x4 5 4 d5 57 8 6 x8 4 7 x4 8 g5 9 2x8 20 x4 h3 rsv-Chrpkov Lningrd 983/84) I I . . x4 2 x4 prhps2 3 is worh onsdion) 2 . . 5 3 x7 d 4 5 8 57 o 5 x7 x4 6 x8x8 7 d4 x2 8 3 4 ± ) 5 . 8 6 6 4! 7 x4x6 8 d nd Bksr dvng shod disiv MAs Ronin

Ch1 1 c7 24

I I . . . 8 ris r onsidon h s od qi

siy n o o h osprs ov CoiovP 985 onind 2 2 73 4 prhps oo ong 3 3wod no) 3 5 4 d


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x6 5 3 6 3 xd4 7d nd now isd of 7 . 5Bck cod ihr rng o

qiy y 7 . . 6 8d5 cd 9 cd d7 o ry for oy 7 . f4?

2 .b2hs ooks nr nogh

hs h drwck of owingBck o g on wh his pn

nhindd. Aivs 2 b wh h ck knigh's h cc pros hvdsppd 2 5 3 d oh 3 3 cd 4 xd5 cxd5 5xd5 + xd5 6 xd5 + 6nd 3 d d 4 cd xd7 5 44 6 2 5 r n Bck's

fvor 3 . x6 4 3 o sppo h kgh y 4 3 4 . g4 5 2 5 Bck hsny highghd h drwckof h 4 dvnch wkningof c4nd hs chivd prcy v posion 6 d2 5?h h sprig Whi onwh his pn h shod k hihink wc y pyig 6 . 67 5 c5 8 9 4nd Wh's posiion is h opposf Tkkov M Gvch USSR 982

2 3 crng n rniv

r fo h kngh 2 . . . c5 3d2 5 4 c x5 5 x5x5 6 2 7 4 8 xg7 xg7 9 c 520 f4 d7 2 c2 f6 22 d3

Lenngad an Line . je 31

8 23 6 x6 24 d 7 25c4 8 26 4 f 27 x4 828 d2 - AdornGrigoov

Prg 985.c) 2 d 3 4 5 4 3

7 wih chncs for oh sisn copicd posion is sggsion of Tkkov's.

2 c5

h knigh s no w pcdon c2 .g 3 c2 8 3 . . . g5nnding py on h kingsidcos ino consdion 4 4h poin of vig h ishopsdgon cr 4 . . 5 5 5?ovopisic 5 . . d 6 d66 7 x5 x5 8 d x7

9 c hs f Szigyi-Asy 985 9 d4 20 4 fd8 nd Bck dois hcnr.

4 b55 cb

Whi hs dcdd o v his

pwn nochd fo s ong spossi nd hrfor hs o dwih h hrnd . . 4 in odic fshion. Boh 5 3 nd 54 wr rnivs worh non wih ancd chncs.

5 xb5

6 lc4 g5Wh h cn s nd soprogss dy d on hqnsid Bk now ns hisnion o h opposi nk


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3 Lenngrad Man Lne We

17 xb5 xb518 2

Eonosly gging Bck on.

Mch s ws 8 3 in od o l o opn h l in hvn o Blck sill pshing onwh 4

5w

18 f4 25

Blck hs d consdlpogss nd is clly n h dving s.

19 f5?

Mly ws o .19 h620 gf d721 d3 gf22 e4

Wh pns hs hops on coning Blcks kngsid ckngchncs y cnl con hisns o o sgdd

22 h5

23 .b5

Roving h sng o 5.

6

w

24 e5 de25 e e4! 26

Blck hs nly hwd Wh's conply nd now pssso dcsiv cion on h kingsidTh g concldd 26 xc4

27 27 xc4 28 d6 + �h829 d 2+ 30 �x g4+ 3�g33 �2 5 coss hqn3 . xh2 + 32 �xg44 27 . g4 28 h3 g529 xg7 xg7 30 5 x 3x x5 3 2 � h 3 3 6 Blck loss his wy siply33 . . �h8 w h 34 . g8 oollow wold qckly wp hingsp 34 + �h7 35 h3 36 xc5 4 37 7 xc4 383 38 x7 + �h8 39 3kps s ncl 38 . 639 h4 40 x7 xh2+

0


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4 Leningrad: MscellaneousSystems

n h is chap w viw vaiosWhi alnaivs o h ainlinqnc d 5 2 g3 6 3 g2g6 3 g7 5 00 00 6 c d67 c3. Woking ackwads whall siply no o c

ondd sponss wh hdviaions a no o han odicaions o pviosly ncond plans hos incopoaing nw sagic concps will xaind in ga dail in honx o copl gas.

Svh m alra ar 6 6 27

n addiion o h cassic knighdvlopn 7 c3 Whi has alsoxpind wih h ollowingpossiiliis

(a) 7 3 This xil ov ay

ooaly y h sandad 7 . . c6 wih ssnialy siialay o h ain lin o gans a h ollowing conin

aions aping in h s caso xploi h lack o conol o and in h scond h wakning o

h a h8 diagonal (i 7 . . . 8 2 d7 9 c2 and nowinsad o 9 d6 0 d2 6 xd2 2 xd2 7 3d3 (Posianaiszai Vilnis 978) Black shold p hidia 9 . . 6 .g. o d2xd2 xd2 7 and h is

poisd o play h liaing . 65 whn appopia (ii) 7 . . .5? 8 d d 9 c2 (vidnly hpospc o ing pinnd pclds


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4 egrad Mscelaeou Systems

h cpr on 5) 9 4! I 0 : d I7 I I d4 c5 2 5 nd nowno 12 . . c6? 3 f4 ± Bn

giv-Likov SSR vy Ch 970) 2 6! wh n popc o Bck.

) 7 4 5! 8 d d 9 2 410 d4 7 I I 3 �h8 whchnc fo oh id

c) 7 d5 By dvncing n h

cn dy Wh c oBck n n opon of 7 c6 h p pon 7 6 8 d4 d7 9 c3 8rnpong o Chpr 3. Bovnnik h cd h 10 3 vh poon ghy n Whfvo h conno

n h y o phd nprcc. On ddon xpof py 10 : c5 I c2 c6 23 c4! 3 x4 f 1 4 e4! h vd h gn n Bck o gn h pwnwh dvng) 15 3 cd 6 cd:fc8 17 d3 x4 8 x4 f519 h4 x2 PrkhovBrhod Bd Szngn 960

arl b3 achttoWh y op for qck qn

d ncho o ny gA Bck ndd ponrn vd h o dncv con f n ngngLnngd/Sonw hyd

PotshmysovPortoro 97

Id4 f5 2 g3 f6 3 g2 g6 4

g7 5 b3 00 6 b2 d5 28

h od dvnc ign dc dp fo h ndd

Lningrd rgi. n pc ofh qickv cnr ndfood pic py w hv ockd pwn fon whch owh idod condrynd oh d jockyng oop poionng hnd hown in fo nggng in hndo hnd co. Copon w hh ndd Sonw how h i r fo Bck o dvop hpic n h Lnngrd vionnc n gn hr cncongon nd n prcBck QB, y h po

pic nd f dpoyn 6 n pc h h Lnngrd Sonw cod w provo jor gowh r n hf dvopn of h Dch


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nc7 48

6.

Wh hs d dvlopn Blck dclrs hslnconcrnd h possngh slly whch Wh choosso pn h prprory 8 h8 nng h shop oop ck o g8 f ckd s lrnv nd qlly vldpproch.

9 10 J e8!

A ky ov n Blcks plnsro h qn wl no onyoc d5 lso nn hssr gns c4 s wl sn

1 1 dJ h612 x x13

A drc n nrlookngonnon whch s o opnp h cnr s rpdy s possl Blcks rsorcs r lsoly dq o dply on h qn's wng .g. 3 cd 4 5 6 5 4 c6 6c5 4 wh xclln cnrlonrply

13 714 e4 (29)

pprs h Bck s n

n dngr of ng rolld p h cnr o hs prnn sdvng hr s hddn wk spo Whsoson whch Blck ncovrs

enng elneou Sem 35

wh consdr c hshndsgh ndcs h Whshold hv plyd 4 cd xd5!(no 14 cd 15 4 ± ) 15 xd5d5 wh ncd chncsccordng o Porsch

4 d!

15 Now ll cos clr; h

wknss of h wh cpwn ndssqnly h c4 sqrnls Bck o sz h nvnd gnr longr prssron h q nsd.

16 16 d5 wold no r or

hn h ohr kngh wod swngno con on h 5 nd c5sqrs r 6 . fd7.

16 417 ad818 d7!

Slnosly ncrsng hprssr on h wh cnr ndprryng h hr of 19 x7 onccon of 19 . . . xc5

19 d5 b5!


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36 Lningad Misanos Sysms

Th kngh hs no nnion ofvcng is powf opos. fno w 20 c hn h whi dpwn

wod co nd ck f 20 . . dx6

20 d1 2

a6 30)

Whs podlookng cn ofh pvos dig hs nshd nd i is ly of i fo h nnsggl c6 s p fo h pcking. Rh hn x posclyWhi ps o ddy hws wih pwn o which ls lows h o d ofconply down h long digonl. Bcks ply howv s scc o h ls nd i ish whi king whch cosxposd 22 f4 c3! 23 xc3x4 24 x4 f 25 4 d5 26

27 2 28 I c5 +29 �h xc6 30 :d 3+ 3�g :d2 32 :xd2 d 33 3:d6 34 c3 5! 35 :d hp o kp h dgon opn

wold wh n lgn fon 35 f d 35 d h I + ! 37�xh xf ) 35 c5 +

36 �h 3 37 f :d3 0As n ddnd o hs n

g s lso no o cnvon of h s h whchpovds ch nsng food fohogh. spov-MlnykSSR Ch 987 I d4 f5 2 g3 f63 g2 g6 4 3 g7 5 2 006 f3 d6 7 00 c6 8 d2 � h8 9c4 d5!? cng fo h Sonwlfoion vn h cos of po!) 0 5 6 I I d3d7 2 : c Mlnyk gvs 2f3 6 3 3 c5!? s ncl) 2 4 3 f4 4 cd cd 5

f3 d6 6 3 6 4? 6!) 6 . 5 7 d3 7 c3 6 vsh ishop spcd) 7 . : c8Blck hs copld hs dvlopn honosly nd hs nopols) 8 2 6 9 :f: xc 20 : xc : c8 2 : x xc822 4 nd now nsd of 22 . . d6 23 f c6 24 d �g825 � c7 26 c xc 27xc whch f Whi iny dgwhch h wokd hd o xplofo gng o dw on ovsxy Mlnyk poposs 22 5 23 d x5 24 f xd3 25

xg7 + �xg7 26 xd3 xd3 27xd3 7 28 5 6 29 d7�f6 s Blcks ss ph o hdw Th on of h foosodn connosss of h Lnn


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gra

shoud ready o adophe

Stonewall formaion a empoown ye nevertheless equalse

thou diculy aganst a playero Yusupov's caibre bodes well

ndeed for the future of the Leningrad Sonewall.

Sixh move alternatves

1 d4 f5 2 g3 lf6 3 .g2 g6 4

O .g7 5 0 0 (31)

31

w

Some succnc suggestons formeeting the various oeat aler-natves o the natural 6 c4:

(a) 6 d5 is me mos simply etherby 6 . . c6 7 c4 d6 ransposing tochapter 1 or 6 . . . a6 7 c4 d6 asn 7 d5 above.

b) 6 c3 d6 6 . . d5 is feasible)7 b3 + e6 8 bd2 Black iscertainly happy to oblige wh aStonewall ater 8 g5 d5 sincehie wil lose time) 8 . a5 9 a4

a6 0 e e4 wih pleasanprospects for Back; Kavalekocaltea, Caracas 970

(c) 6 c3 s bes answered by 6 5 with a favourabe Stonewall

Lengrad: Miscellaneous Systems 37

cause the standard 6 . d6 caneave Back acng ricky problemsin the cenre after eher 7 e or

7 d3d) 6 b3 see PorischSmys

ov above.e) 6 bd2 d6 apar from 6 . .

d5 oher expermenal byways asobeckon for hose of an advenur-ous dspositon, e.g. 6 . . c6 7 b3

a5 8 a4 a6 or even 6 a6mmediaey) 7 c3 7 e I c6 8e4 can be me either smply by 8 fe 9 xe4 xe4 1 0 xe4 f5!or more enterprisingly wth 8 . . .f4!? with compex play) 7 . . c68 e1 other moves are no beter,eg. 8 Wb3 + �h8 9 d5? a5! 10

Wa3 c5 wih a avourable manne positon or 8 b4 a6 9 Wb3 +e6 0 b2 �h8 I c4 e5! wihbalanced prospects) 8 . e5 9 dexe5!? Black posts tha heremoval of his par of knights willpromoe his attackng prospects;9 de I 0 e4 f4!? wth uncear playalso comes into consideraton) 10xe5 de e4 4!? This ypicalpawn sacrice gves Black plenyof chances. The game Kaplun M.Gurevch USSR 983 ilustraesthe poenal dangers to he white

kng 12 c4 (on 2 gf follows 1 2

h5! and he weakness of thef4 square coupled wih thevulnerabilty of the h2 and 1points plus easy access of he blackforces o the kngsde all add up


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Lenngad Misellaneous Sysems

o n onos dfnsv sk foWh) 2 . . fg 3 hg 7 4 38 5 3 6 c2

good ov which ss p hpossiiliy of ly . . 4 iniiv sl) 7 3 6 8 d h nl 8 d wold lndWh in ol f 8 4) 8 f8! shwdly ds hpssv B fo s cv conp nd slnosly gns hooks ccss o h fl) 9 f8f8 20 d2 h5 whs picply lon wold nl och h dfncs h hlfoosold cn pfo wondss w shll s) 2 c4 pngo psiz h on wkspo n

h lck cp h pwn) 2 g4 22 g4 g4 23 d57 24 2 8 nving hook o wnd osd n schof ooy) 25 f c6! 26 5 h427 4 hoping o g h ook ckno ply v 3) 27 . 28 f4?28 f3 ws ndoy whn hsggl s sill n pogss whsnow Blck clly gns h pphnd) 28 . h3! 29 h 29 : ?hg o 29 3 d7! ) 29 . f 30 gf 8 3 d2 6 32 f3h4 33 g5 g4! 34 h2 + !gloos nd dcsiv slfio

lion! f now 35 �f hn 35 g5 36 fg wns) 35 h2h2 + 36 �h2 3 37 3f4 38 g2 �g7 39 4 2 40c5 c2 4 �g3 c3+ 0

h moe alernaes d4 f5 2 g3 f6 3 .g2 g6 4

.g7

Th no spclly ndvidlsc fh ovs vll oWhi whch wll no nsposlswh i s woh noingh followng nscv pl5 c3 00 6 h4?! c5 7 d5 d6 800 sps Whs nk gss sh) 8 . h5! yngh wknd g3 nd cling hshops ph) 9 3 d7 0 25 d2 8 2 4 6 whh dvng ov h nod no how Whis onlyposiiv pln plying 4 is ldo on ccon of h

sngh ln h ply . . . f4 yWhis hoghlss sihBokov-Lkov Blgi vRSFSR 958

Karlsbad Varaton d4 5 2 g36 3 g2 g6 4 h3

Fis plyd ck n h 923lsd onn his vion sill conds spcody. Th onl hnd hknghs ll dvlopn ssfo h lgh sq snsiiviy inBlcks foon spcilly hlos invl wknss of 6

By novng h N o f4Wh psszs his Achllshl n pcl nd h whisqs n gnl sinc h Bns nlockd No nf


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ly Whi augs his sagy y dvlopig h qu o siuaously yig 7 ad

okig dow h a2-g8 diagoa 6. Backs cou sagy ay sk o uiiz Whis diihd cool o 5 as wll as pohacd paw advac h kigsid ( g5)

ikhovKohoUSSR Sun Tam Ch

Lnnra 95

d4 f5 g3 3 4 h34 .g7 ( 32)

5 4

Th a so isig aaivs o his sadad appoach

a) 5 d5? apig o sicBack's opios is a ida whichas y o poply xplod

O xap 5 . d6? 6 4 c5? h4 00 8 h5 "8 9 hg hg 10 d2a6 I 4 wih chacs ooh sids a shap posiiooudassoPadvsky

enngrad Mellaneou Sytem 39

Sig 1970() 5 c3 c6 (aicipaig h

qu's dvop o 3 lock

ig h aack o 7 ad ppaigo oppos qus) 6 d2 (i Tohzvic aly 1973 a alacdad vy dicul posiio aosa 6 a4 d6 7 3 5 7 6 would iciv h oaccou of 8 " a2 8 d d 9a3 a6 0 3 "7 I I c4d5) 6 d6 7 3 "c7 8 36 9 4 "x3 0 a 4 I d3 6 GllGuld isovodsk 1968

(c) 5 00 00 6 4 6? (hishod o cicuvig Whi'susua sagy caily dsvs

uh ivsigaio) 7 c4 d6 83 a6 9 c3 c6 10 %d "c7(wih a haoious dvlophid his xi paw sucuBack ca saisd wih hisposiio) I 4? (isiig hky cal advac as Blackshows i a isuciv squc) 1 2 x4 x4 1 3 x45! 1 4 d c5 1 5 "3 x4 1 6"x4 x5 + B of h pociv B Whis kg is py oh lack ishops o a opoad w hav olowig hxpay iiau P ikoic

Blajac ov Sad 1982 whichcocudd hus 7 "2 5 18d3 d4 19 4 : a8 20 d2c5 21 4 4 22 c2 x2 23xd6 " 24 : I c3 aly


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40 Leninrad Mscelaneous Syem

euting Whites despetettempts to distct the blckpieces White esigns.

5 0-06 d6

Bck poceeds in keeping withthe min ine sttegy ledy outined in Chpte 1 Once gin6 e6? comes seiously intoconsidetion (see ikolicBelc bove). Two utheexmples 7 00 (7 f4 followedby h4 is shp ltentive) 7 d6 (7 •e7 nds Blck indiculties fte the positionlpwn scice 8 d e 9 d6 •xd610 •xd6 cd I b nd Blcksmobiliztion is seveely hmpeed

Timnov-iebet, Rostov 1961)8 b 3 c6 9 •c2 ( 9 3 cn so bensweed by 9 . . but not 9 .•? 1 0 •c 1 d8 II b4 whenBlck is cmped ReeHbneWik n Zee 1 97) 9 1 03 6 1 d •c7 1 2 f4b4 3 •b1 e nd with thelibeting e thust Blcksecues equlity A vebkhGulko UR 1976.

Anothe ogicl esponse toWhites system which hs hdlybeen plyed t ll yet is 6 . . c6?eg. 7 d e 8 b3 9 b2 e

10 de de 1 1 •xd8 xd8 nd Bckhs no diculties Osnos-egky,vov 1984.

7 Altentivey

() 7 00 is consideed inexctbecuse Blck my eply 7 . e8 de de 9 • xd8 xd8 10 d

d7 (necessy on ccount of thetwin thet of cptuing on c7immeditey nd on b7 fte IIe7 + nd 1 2 xc8) with goodpospects of contining Whitesinititive ccoding to theoeticlwoks esonly nd Bcks

position hee unppeling ndwould pefe 7 . e6 o 7 . c6(b) 7 d is genely hed to be

the most pecise continution sit pevents . c6 nd enbles e6/e to be cptued n paanMoe impotnty it mens thtte 7 c6 8 00 e 9 de Blck

cnnot ty 9 . . 6 becuse of 1 0f4 nd i s thus compeled t o ply9 . . xe6 te which White hs10 •b3 •e7 I g II . c8 1 2 e4 ± ) 1 2 x x 1 3f4 6 1 4 d 1 e8 1 • 3when Blck is unde ece pessue ReeRkic Mibo 1980

n the sech fo bette defensivemethods the folowing comestongly into considetion

(b 1) 7 . g4? is n inteestingsuggestion of Domtov which hsyet to be tested in pctice.

(b2) 7 . 6? 8 00 d7 with

simi ply to Chpte 1, e.g. 9 e c6 1 0 e4 fe xe4 xe4 1 2 xe4 c with plenty of possibiities o Blck in oughly equlposition.


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(b3) 7 . c6 8 00 d7? 9 b3Dolmaov notes he vey unceaviation 9 c? d 0 b3 b6

I d + xb3 2 cb b6 3 ba()c6 14 a4 b4) 9 . . . b6 10.e3 xb3 1 1 ab c 2 f4 a63 e6 :fc8 14 xg7 �xg7 a2 (it would have been beeo pay to open up the cene by .d2 inending e4) b 1 6b xb 17 c3 c7 + Whitesdoubled isolated bpawns ae ating liabiliy ZaichikDomatov, Hakov 98.

7 6 d5 e59 de a6!?

At he vey eas this is a supe

o moveode to the commonlypayed 9 . . . e7 afte which Whiemay choose to obtain the pefeble position by the simpe meansof 10 : b ? xe6 (now 0 . . .a6 would be met by 1 1 b4 heaening 2 b) xe6 xe6 12 00 a6 13 b3 with the bishoppai and sounde pawn suctueegky-Machusky, Talin 98

10 e3?!This simplisic move, hoping to

pevent . . . c, mees with a vigoous ebu Ae the moe natual 0 00 c Hading noes 1

: e 1 ( 1 1 b4 ce4) 1 . . g 2h3? ( 1 2 d3 ce4) 1 2 . . h6 3e4 xe6 as adequate fo Backwhich i cetainy is) and 3 . cxe4 as woth checking (which

engra Mselaeou Syems 41

i t m ay be0

1

12 d313 d214 b3

e7g5!

g4! 33

Back has enegeicaly pushed

back the whie pieces and westedthe initiative As the game poceeds we see Back convet hissupeio dynamism into a angiblequeenside pawn maoiy whilsWhie's attemps to counte inthe cente ae conained by hebuwak knigh on e A naleot o undemine the knighby emoving is KB poection iscispy efued by an exchangesacice 1 h3 e 1 6 xc d1 7 c2 : ad8 1 8 : ad 1 f4 1 9 e4h6 20 c3 :xd 21 xd1 b 22cb cb 23 a1 24 :d1 b 2

b2 c4 26 b xc4 27 :d2 �h828 d6 g8 29 e4? fg 30 fge6 3 �g2 h7 32 xh7�xh7 33 b + �h8 34 e4? g43 f : xf 36 ef c6 + 37 �g


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4 Legra Mscellaeos Systems

(37 � 3 + 38 �g e3 + 392 d3 would esult in lostking nd pwn ending) 37

3 + 38 �2 xd2 39 xg7 +�xg7 40 xb4 b6 + 4 xb6b 42 hg e4 + 43 �e3 c3 �4 �6 0-

ourh move alernave1 d4 f f 34

Othe outh moves pose nodnge to Blck

() 4 d2 c6! (ecting tothe ct tht the dpwn is nowundeended 4 . . d is so eminently plybe) d (on c3 Blckmy eithe evet to the tusty d o expeiment with ewith the ide 6 xc6 b 7 de g48 d3 e7 9 4 g7 I 0 d4c I I d b8 when the theto 2 . . . b7 puts White in qundy) b4! (n inteest

ing deptue om the usul . e) 6 c4 (the oigin cousetken by zbo-heoghiuBudpest 970, clied in Bcksvou te 6 c4 c6! 7 d6 b 8

d2 b 9 xb4 ed 0 xd6xd6 II xd6 e7) 6 7 36 8 b4 g7 9 b 00 1o g

b I I b c! heoghiu.(b) 4 c3 d g c6 nd in

compison with simi vitions ising om 2 g WhitesKB is pssively plced

(c) 4 h4 is less out thn itppes t st sight, but notsupisingly ils to chllengeBlcks equnimity eg 4 g7 h3 d6 6 d (6 c3 c6 is ne oBlck, c c3 in the KlsbdVition) 6 . c6 7 c4 e 8 dexe6 9 d2 b6 10 00 00 I Ig e8 nd in this bncedposition White's h4 dvnce

begins to ook supeuous OssonAlexnde Amstedm 01194.

Sem wh c4 an 5ystems whee White combines

g with c4 e best implementedvi the move ode d4 2 c4without nchettoing then KB.Tht Blck hs n esy time o itwhen White pys g in thecontext o min ine nchettois well illustted by the gmeUschi-tein, Ukine Ch 97,which went I d4 2 c4 6 3 c3

g6 4 g3 g7 g2 00 6 gc6 7 d2 d6 8 d c7 9 bd7 0 00 (10 d meets withtctic pobems te 0 . b6I b3 cd 2 cd e4! 1 3 xe4 e


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d4 xd5 15 xe4 c3 ec.) e5 I de de 1 2 h6 xh6 xh6 e4 4 d4 e5 nd

cks dvnced pwn chin nd posed knighs give hi hee position thnks o his kinge tcking chnces.

mysovyavskySoch 986

d4 f5 2 4 f6 3 3 g6

4 .g5 ( 35 )

hen hite hs g5 in mind ms py i sigh wy nd pece it by 3 4 3 .g7 g5 00 6 d2 his is the ei thogh othe moves lsoe Blck ee to cy o hisc pln nhindeed, e.g. 6 c2 7 e3 c6 8 e2 5 900 e5 nd hie ceiny cnnot

cim to ny dvntge BchBbikowsky, E GemnC 976) 6 . e4 7 xe4 e 8g b5 9 e3 9 cb 6 gives Bckol o he cene nd open

Leninrad Miellaneou ytem 43

ines wile hies developentemins dict o complee)9 :5 0 h4 I xc4 +

d5 wh posiion dvntgeto Blck KelecevicRjkovicYgosvi 973.

4 g75 d2

o e ohe oves o beeed

) 5 x6 x6 6 e4 e 7 xe400 8 3 d6 9 e2 5 0x6 + e I I 00 c6 okolovhhovic, Ygoslvi 973

b) 5 e3 c5 6 d3 d6 7 300 8 00 c6 9 d5 b4 10 3xd3 I xd3 d7 2 4 h6 3 3 6 wih he oe pposel

piece coodintion pls he tentpowe o e bishop pi Blckhs the speio pospecs) 14 4b6 15 g3 g5 6 :b e8 17b4 h5 1 8 e2 Blck now cieso n imgintive mnoevedesigned to sie ny qeensidecontepy in ode o be ble toconcentte on the king's wingndisced) 8 5 9 b b20 d2 b8 2 4 6 22 3b4 nd Bck is mly in conolLeneBeyvsky UR, Ch1984

5 5!

his cenl chllenge lso hsthe vite o eeing the qeen ocion. hie Bck shod void5 . h6 6 x6 hf6 7 e4 whichlees him with ickety kingside


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44 Lenngrad Melaneous Syem

in the ace o a strong centralpreponderance, there may avalid alternative in c6, eg.

6 h4 (6 d h6 7 x6 xf6 8 d6 9 e4 e is equaly satisactory forBlack) 6 h6 (not exactly orced)7 x6 x6 8 e4!? (8 d6 9e4 e 1 0 de de 1 xd8 + xd8coud easily nd White rueing thedisappeaance o his QBKoblencsutikov ativa vRFR 1 9) 8 . . xd4 9 ef xf1 0 d3 with attacking chances inreturn or the pawn

6 d6 d is a serious alternative

which awaits testing in practicebut 6 3?, erroneously noted as

good or White by Belyavsky andMikhalchishin is in act a dreadumistake on account o 6 . e4!

6 a66 . . a? 7 xf6 xf6 8 d

puts Black in trouble7 h6

roceeding with one of the central ideas o this system theexchange of Backs potentiallypowerul KB Another approachwould be to develop and keepBlack out of the key centralsquares 7 h3 c 8 00 9 e3d6 10 e2 with a rich position

which Beyavsky and Mikhalchishin contentiously assess asslightly in White's favour

7 xh6Black dismisses 7 . 00 cor

recty reckoning that his king wilbe safer in the centre than on thekingside.

8 h6 x9 h3

9 a 0 000 b 1 cb a6 1 2e4 (Belyavsky and Mikhalchishinwoud produce mutualy dicutcomplications

9 a0 0 36

0 b!n such positions material is o

little consequence in the race toget to the king rst

gToo optimistic consolidation

by 1 1 cb a6 2 b6! xb6 1 3 :b8 14 d2 00 1 e3 was inorder.

b7!Bringing d under contro and

thus avoiding variations such as1 1 b4? 1 2 g7 : 3 dxd 14 xh7 e6 xg6+and wins

2 g7


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here s no e o ake he

n eg. 12 cb ce 13 cee4 4 e e elyavsky

Mkhalchshn.12 13 xh7

onssen bu que holessough he whe poson wasond salvaon anyway

13 xh714 xh7 15 d5

yng o gan e by he aee o organze hs deences 5g6 �d8 6 d5 a2 wnssy or lack.

1516 xd5

17 �b1

xd5d6

b3! decsve hrus jus as Whe

seeed o have wrgled ou18 ab :b8

Wh he enry o he rook heack becoes ressble.

19 xg6 �d720 :x£5 e 21 �a2 xb3

01n pressve naue agans

a oer Wold Chapon.

e araon wh c4 ( 4f2 4 6

one o hese lnes has any heoreca be and ae heeoe rarelyeen Consequenly, he eaplesesened hee should aken as ha snce eperence s as ye

enrad• Miseaeous System 45

oo led o have haered ouany denve pahs

a 3 g3 g6 g2 g7 5

c3 00 naualy, hs openngsequence s eble) 6 e3 6 7 d57 ge2 e5 equalzes edaely7 . e5 o couse, ohe ehodsalar ro he an lnes arealso applcabe hee) 8 de c6 9ge2 e6 1 0 b3 c7 I b2

a5 12 c2 a6 and lack has aneasy gae Vda rFudeerugoslav Ch 1951.

b) 3 g6 e3 g7 5 e26 6 00 e! ulzng Whe'sack o conro o e4 o uncovehe K and suppor he val . . e5 advance ha way) 7 c2 00 8

bd2 d2 9 2 e5 0 dede agan wh coplee equaly;unovc-Gob Zurch 195

3 c3 g6 (37

4 hee have also been epeens wh ess naural connuaons

a) 3 epoyed once by


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46 Leningrad Misellaneous ystems

Kochno, so no o be akenlghly) g7 5 e d6 5 eedaey looks peeable) 6

d3 6 e5!? eques a beeesponse han 6 de 7 de d +8 �d h5 9 e6 I 0 ±Kochnoobady, one Pne 979) 6 e 7 e?! 7 e appeasnecessay, bu wha coen sha on ?) 7 c6 8 3 g9 e3 00 0 00 e5 d5 dwh a beauuly owng posona advanage; oosKusnch USSR 957

b) e3 g7 5 e2 00 6 h?!d6 7 h5 gh an neesng decson,ceany no oced) 8 h5 e59 e2 hus a odosSavon,

USSR Ch 962) 9 c5! whchances and pobes o bohsdes

c) c2 g7 5 e e 6 e00 shows clealy ha bue peenaon o he supposedlyadvanageous e advance can easly backe and eely pu Whesdeveopen ou o kle

4 Now hee ae a nube o

conasng pans avalablea) 5 c2 00 6 e e 7 e

e 8 e d6 9 e2 c6 00 5 I I h e5 2 g5 d7

wh ul equaly; NeeMauovc, ugosav Ch 972b) 5 e3 00 6 b!? oune

deveopen canno bng Wheany advanage eg 6 e2 d6 7

00 and now lack ay chooseaccodng o ase beween 7 c68 c2 a6 9 d e8 b3 e5

asen o 7 c6 8 d5 e5 9d c5 ; slaly 6 d3 d67 00 c6 8 d5 e5 aso gvesbalanced play) 6 b6 7 b3 c58 a3 e6 9 e2 e7 0 00 d6 I Ib2 bd7 2 ad e8 andlacks eble pawn sucue

and lack o weak pons oseWhe's slgh spaal edge n auualy dcu poson; QunesSa, Wjk aan Zee 973

c) 5 d6 6 h 6 b3 c6 o6 e6 should boh be peecyadequae o ack) 6 h5he os consequen pose o

Whe's povocave saegy) 7 e3d7 ae he naua 7 00Whe can bng accal succouo hs seup by 8 c5!) 8 d5 9 e e5 0 de c5 and hs analyssby Vukovc eaves ack whecelen pospecs

Th ac prophla o 2 6hee s a sple eason o peeng 2 6 o 2 g6 o a vehe bzkeg aacks launched by3 h hese ae dangeous oack n al os I d 5 2 c g63 h, o 2 3 g6 3 h, o even 2

g3 g6 3 h heoy consdes haWhe has a eas sucen copensaon o he echange oewhch genealy occus on h5 aea 6, h5 h5, h5 gh


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quence) and n pacce heensve pobles ae eemelyng.

Hee s one wanng eaple 1 5 2 c g6 3 h 6 h5 h5 h5 gh 6 e d6 6 g7 7h5 �8 8 5 �g8 93 8 1 0 h 5 I h 6 2 g5 Poovdn) 7 h5 d7 8 5 e6 9 h 5 c6 9

6 0 3 ± ) 0 c3 e8 1 h2! ± �c7 2 d7 3 36 000 �7 1 . . . b7 1 5

Lad Meaeous Ssems 47

�b! enables he ook o go o shold eqed, andpons up he longem passvy

o acks poson and hsnay o ndeake anyhngposve) 5 d6 6 16 8 7 e5 d7 18 d5 cd 9 eded 20 d7 d7 21 b5 c5 22c7 �a6 23 cd �a5 2 b �b 25 g3 a 26 d

�a5 27 3 c8 28 �d1-0 Poovdn-Kovaev USSR982


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5 HortAntoshin Variation

he orAnoshin vaiaion is a

cose eaive ohe eningad andransposon dung he s ewmoves equeny occus. eehough everyhing is subodinaed o orcing hough he . e5 advance naua deveopmenncuded and consequeny

acks sraegy demands sophisicaed posiiona nsigh and awedeveod sense o danger node no o backe.

We sha eaine hree gamescovering he main epies a Whiesdisposa s where Whie avodshe kingside ancheo and hen

in urn he ancheo boh wihand wihou c2c.

hs

AtoshiHotocow 96

rs

38)

as s he chaaceisicmove o he vaaion uncha

enged acks inenion is o oow up wih . . . •c7 hus supporing he . . . e7-e5 advance

5 •Poposing o coss acks

pans by advancing his own epawn s Ohe possibiiies(a 5 e3 •c7 6 d5 (Whie canno

aod o be casua 6 d3 e5 7e concedes ack a signicanspaia advanage on he kngsideEuknoshin USSR 1 962 6 . . .e5 7 de e6 8 d d7 9 d3

g6 0 b3 a6 I I b2 g7 200 00 wh a baanced posonKhouko epzig 1 1960

(b 5 g5 bd7 6 e3 s bes


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m by 6 . . g6 and no 6 . . e5?!h ch aciiaes an opening p ohe posiion beoe ack is able

cope, eg 7 de de 8 c2 e 94 e5 0 000 e7 3 e 2 3 ! ± inscive play;Kov- Zaisev, Sochi 967

c 5 g3 wil anspose o Gavik v - Psakhis beow

5 a6

6 a3Whie wold no be able oee cooably wih heas b consanly in he ai

6 g6ianeosly pooing he

evelopen o boh bishops.7 e4 fe

8 xe4 xe49 xe4

0 h4Hoping o eploi acks weak

e kingside. n Robaschnohn, Sochi 97, Whie kep hiseen cenalized and a alycl sgge developed ae1 0 e3 g7 d2 00 2 c3c 3 e2 b5 b3 a 5 a 6 b2 d7

10 .g7 .e2 39 .f6

n abiios ove which condeably inceases he ension

een yeas lae noshin peeed o pse eqaiy hoghpicaion e5! 2 x + d8 3 e3 ed 4 5 g7 g7 6

_

Hor-Anoshin Variaon 49

d c5 7 00 d5 8 b e6 =Sysovnoshin, Sochi 974.

2 h6 53 .g5 +1 4 � .xg55 xg5 d

Ths lack, epoaiy a

eas has an ea pawn b heposiion eains oaly ncleaand capable o going eihe way sees ikey ha Whies olowingqeen anoeve is no he bes6 g7 e5 7 d7 83 ! 8 . . . e 9 d a820 g7 gives lack pobles) 9d5 since now 9 d wod ailagains 9 . d3! ) 9 d3! 20d3 no 20 b7 + c7 2 d hb8 2 2 a + �d8 2 3c6 b 6 snaing he qeen) 20 . .d3 + 2 d3 h 22 e ac8 lack i s cleay on op) 23

b3 c5 2 e3 e5 25 d2 d326 27 e2 a 28 3c 29 e collapses iediaey 29 e3 wold have hng ononge) 29 . b3! 0


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50 HotA ntohn Vrton

234

GarkoPsakhisUSSR Ch 985

d4g3g2c4

f5

tf6

d6

he usual ange oess ohodoxmehods is avalable

a h3 c6 5 c c7 simply5 . . . e5 s also playabe 6 c3 e57 00 e7 and as Whie does nohave he cc5 possbily as inhe anaogous man ne lacks abe o complee hs kngsdedevelopmen saisacoily

b c3 bd7 5 h3 5 e e6 xe xe 7 . 6 8 g2

c6 and ack has no woies 5 e5 6 00 ed 7 xd e7 8 b3c6 9 b2 d5 0 e3 00 whappoximaely equal chances in ach poson; R yrneGheoghiu, Varna 01 962.

c d5 e5! 5 de c6 6 h3xe6 7 g5 g8 8 00 and inhis enirely saisacoy posiono ack seveal connuaonsdeseve ying, eg. 8 d7 o 8 d5, bu 8 . . h6 s msakensnce 9 d7 10 d hamones he whe orces andleaves ack a some dsadvan

age; KonauerDave, Dundee9674 6

e5 s no unhnkable buas ye hee ae no paccal

exampes.5

Somewha more precise ha

deveopng he queen's knigh ssnce 5 c3 gives lack headdiiona possbiy o playng 5. . e5! immedaely, when Whe'schances o gaining an advanageare mnmal e.g. 6 de o 6 e c77 e x5 8 e7 and lackis quie OK, M kenas-CheepkovU Ch USSR 97 6 . . . de 7xd8 + �xd8 8 e 9 g5�e8 10 3 h6 I h3 e 1 2 xbd7 3 c5 b3 �anniknoshin, USSR Ch.957.

5 W7 ( 4

6 3lenaveya 6 00 e5 7 de de 8 c2

Romanishinnoshn, Cien

uegos 977 8 . e! s gven asuncea by ovnnkb 6 b3 e5 7 de de 8 b2 bd7

9 c2 g6 10 bd2 h6! 1c3 e wih a muuay dcu


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oston KauseSydo Dotnd 97

d5! s a supsng gabt

gains tme and oens upe positon at te ost o anpotant enta pawn Patendates it deseves espet d 7 d d5 8 00 f 9 (one suspets Blak ouldotably seek an povement

ee 0 g5 e I betten f gf 2 b5 e7 d5 4 fd4 a 5 b d4 5 7 f5 d7! wene blak inanty doinate teene Sassov-ankov Pioo 972 e7 2 b5 d7 f gf 4 fd4 d5 5 e

nd Bak is los; BaanovAsev nal U . USS5

6 e57 00

Oe ontnuaons pomsee

a 7 5! laes te ente toks advantage e.g 7 e4 8d d 9 g5 (o 9 d2 e e 5 I e2 4 2 2 a a wit Bak lealy nono; Opoensky-Antosne pg 95 9 0 a 2 3 ef f3 e

4 d8 5 00 5! andn Blak s lealy on top;oovko-Antosin USS 970

7 e4 peatey pks aal gt wee Baks

Hort- nohn Vraton 5

esoes ae moe tan adeuate 7 fe 8 g5 g4 9 b ed 0e4 bd7 e4 2 e4

5 2 e7! 400 d7 5 7 000 andBlak soon boke toug on tekngsde HofmannNevole o9970

( 7 de pemts Baks KB totake an atve pat n te poeed

ngs and teeby enane s pospets of equaizng eg 7 de 8e4 (bette tan 8 00 b4! 9 200 0 a e7 e4 f4! 2 gf ef e5 g4 wt a typal sapDut poston wee Wteskng s ikey to be in te geatedange gnateveensky

Mosow 94 8 b4! 9 ef (9b a 0 00 e g5 2 " f5 is ne fo Blak;Kaasev-eekov enngad 974 9 f5 0 b aI I 00 and now instead of I 000! wi was sown to begood fo Wte n Faago-BokoHungaan 97 afte 2 e5 5 5 4 a a 5 b5! Bak sold pefe sotastng 00 wen te atvty of s pees goes a ong wayto osetng te solated pawn.

7 e4!

Epeiene as sown tat tiss Baks best ty t s instutveo note te dawbaks o te altenatives

(a 7 . e7 8 5! (Wte old


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52 Htt Vaat

also ge e bee o w 8 dede 9 e obaining an ipovedvesion o noe above 8 . e 9

d d 0 e! e 0 e de e 2 givesWie a song iniiave in euno e pawn e 2 dee e e + bd7 : 7 dand Bak is in de sasUdovobady Zageb99.

b 7 . . e 8 d d7 9 ee g e7 ge a ( . . . 00? 2 is deadul oBlak KozaMasalek zeosovaka 92 2 e and wia spaal advanage oe ave

pees and onol o eenal blokading suae eWes posonal supeioiy sndispuabe.

e us noe a is ony eea we jon ou gae popey as auay aose via e oveode 2 g g2d d 00 7 e 7 e Su ansposiions ae aoon ouene.

8 is as supplaned 8 e n

onepoay pais aloug enadeuaies o e eea ave

ye o be sown ove e boad.Te ollowing is known 8 ee7 9 e (aepng o olde e pon ges Blak no oubeae 9 . d 0 d d 0

e Konoi peeed o apuewi e bisop 0 00 g2 bd7 2 : b

b g b b bu oud clano advanage in a oplaedposn Kono-nosnMosow 9 nosin anaysed d Blak usalways be ae o is suddenpawn us . . . g dd d 7 d + 8 b as e weaknesses anel ou 0 . . 00 d e?! spy . :e8nending . . . bd7- looks abee y 2 b a : e g d7 d7 7 b2 an d Wes poson

s a piue o posiional supeioy anks o is spaal advanageand pessue on e a -8 dagona and down e ee paualy o ouse e Udovnosin Yugoslavia v USSR 9

8 h6s peludes an aggessve

soluion o Blak's pobes ay a a puely deensiveappoa wl sue o old ebalane 8 . . . e7 9 e 0 eBovinnik as suggesed 0 s ineesng o ull is ovew e noe on 8 e in mnd

0 . . . o�o :e a 2 a :e8 b d7 d wi euaiy aoding oBovnnik aloug Blak woud wise o anain s vgane


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novKnezevi Skope 979 lh3

is oleted an exlamaton

r rom uko and altoug itld well be Blak's bes tetrnatve may also be payale e 0 d5 dte oaned a lear advantage Ysupov-Yermonsky Talinn77 aer e unsuessul pawn

r . . . bd7 2 e e 3 xe4 4 d xe4 5 xe4 5+ l ) 2 d 5 3 e xd5 5 :e e7 4 7 7 4 x4 8 x4 9 :xe7 xe7 20 xd d8 .x x and Blak ods balane azuvayevMama

o Frnze 979.

1 0 d5 4 g5!?

te game were 9 . . wasodued Blak ontinued wit

rada sraegy d a also rom ulko) 2 3 x3 uko) g5 4 g2'5 5 e7 e 00 7 lko sews te win o

Htt aat 3

a pawn by 7 5 d7 8 xa7:ae8 9 d4 even og eevalaes it as ) 7 . . d7 8

e4 xd 9 :axd b4 20 :d2e 2 xe4 xe4 22 xe4 : x 23 x : + 24 g2 b andte endng sould be enable;ulontosin Mosow 98 .

One imporant aspe o e ex

move s ta prevens Weapuring on 3 w a pieebeause o e . . g4 or

1 1 ef1 2 ef 5

Blaks play is onsisteny bod;Blak loks te enre in preparation or e tking up

resdene tere. On reeion iss no so surprsng sne a returnto norma ess by 2 e3 :e 00 4 b3 woud eaveWe al te rmp ards o spaedevelopmen and oordnaon aswe as makng Blaks advanedkingside pawns look as m asenied weakness as a vangard o aggression.

13 :e �d814 !?

orrely seeking to open upte poston sne ten te lak oommuniaton beween e blak

rooks ould prove serous14 a6!e rigt response; on 4 . . b

tere migt ollow 5 b5 anot 5 . d7 xg5 ! )


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54 Hort-A ntohin Variation

b2 5 1 7 d4 7 1 8 7and it a als apat

5 xc5

16 d7 17 g7

Blak as asalld isdns aully and is optialypoisd to ount any onsivand ut du Wits advantag. n t ga Wit aid to

nd a lly tsting plan and adaw was soty agd 18 db 19 b5 19 5 d 20 a48 21 b5 b5 22 ab d isunla Wit's doination o t bing ost by Blaks agnint knigt) 19 . b5 20 b5 d7 2 1 4 g4 22 d

2 d 8 24 bb1 8 Pobaby Wit was naggd by aling tat ould av donbtt and was appy to al aalt At say 25 a4 5 2 a7 Wi woud sti av nola tod o baking toug

Gheorghiuoscow 97

1 d4 5 gJ f6 3 g2 d6 4 c6 5 c7 (42

6

Wit ais to tatn to

advan is pawn as uikly aspossib and tus o t tibing at lat postpons 4. Otsysts dispnsing it 4 avaso bn payd

a) b 5 7 d d 8 b2 48 . . bd7 invits t dangoupawn o 9 4? 4 O bdd2 1 1 d2 4 1 2 4 1 ad 1 tatning 1 4 g5 witpowu pssu Fus) 9 d47 10 d2 a tatning .

5) 1 1 00 1 2 5 1 2 4 and Bak asualizd at last ligoiKavalk T agu 19. Wit isattatd by t ida o t un'santto tn i t is pobaby bsttd on ov v in od t

o

ind . . . 5. T attpt by akto tow a spann in t woksby 5 b a5 + dos not uito o g bd2 5 7 d d8 00 4 9 4 d5 10 d4 g 1 1b2 7 1 2 4 00 1 144 VukiKnzvi Yugosav. 197.

b) !? is anot pomsgtod o initiating dit ationin t nt A ajo inonvnin o Blak is tat tanspositions to a Stonwa lav t


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en pooly paed and vulne

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