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Chess Lessons
Translated and edited by Daniel King
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First published in 2004
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Contents
Preface - VII 8 Zugzwang - 135

Exe rc i se s- 139
1 Back- Rank Combi nations - 1 S o l u t i o n s - 147
Exerc i ses - 3 S c o re t a b l e- 152
So l u ti o n s - 11
Sco re tab l e- 14 9 Im proving Piece Position -153
Exerc i se s- 158
2 Cand idate Moves 15 - S ol u t i o n s- 166
Exerc i ses- 18 S c o re tab l e- 170
So l u ti o n s - 24
P racti cal exe rc i ses- 29 10 Trapping a Piece -171
Score tab l e- 34 Exerc i ses - 175
S o l u ti o n s - 183
3 The Wrong-Coloured Bishop -35 S c o re t a b l e- 186
Exerc i s es - 45
So l u t i o n s - 52 Appendix -187
Score tab l e- 56 I n d ex o f co m p o s e rs a n d a n alysts- 187
I n d ex of g a m e s- 189
4 Exchanging Pieces -57 Explanation of symbols - 196
Exerc i ses - 6o
Sol u t i o n s- 69
Sco re tab l e- 74
5 Passed Pawns i n the

M iddlegame -75
Trai n i ng m ateri a l- 79
6 Double Attack -95

Exerc i se s - 100
So l u t i o n s- 109
Score table- 113
7 The Process of Elimination -115

Exerci ses - 119
Sol u t i o n s- 123
P racti c a l exerc i se s- 126
Score tab l e- 134
VII
Preface
Between 1999 and 2002 I produced and published i n Germany a small series of ten trai ning
booklets, each one covering a partic u l ar chess theme. T h i s experi m ental proj ect proved
quite popular with German-speaking readers, and others too. Many of my chess colleagues
liked this form of i n d ivid ual trai n i ng; and some of them u sed the m aterial in their cl asses
too. This favou rable reaction pro m pted the idea of an Engl ish translati o n .
Although the booklets were aimed at p l ayers of d ifferi ng abil ities, m o s t wanted the
complete set. And that's how these d ifferent themes h ave ended up in one book. You
could also look on this d iversity as a strength if a reader, with chess am bitions, wants to
test his overall ability. Moreover, for chess trainers this book provides several ready-made
lectures, and many usefu l exercises covering d ifferent aspects of the game, al ready sorted
in terms of their level of d ifficu l ty.
There are th ree themes and tests that fal l under the h ead ing 'tactics' : chapter 1 , back
ran k com b i n atio n s ; chapter 6, d o u b l e attack; and ch apter 10, trapping a p iece. These
chapters are, on the whole, the sim plest, and pl ayers rated below 1500 Elo should probably
start with them .
Two chapters deal with positional themes: chapter 4 , exchanging pieces ; and chapter 9,
improvi ng piece positio n . Two chapters deal with endgame themes: chapter 3, the wrong
coloured bishop; and chapter 8, zugzwang. These fou r chapters are more challenging and
perhaps s u i table for players w ith an Elo above 1500. H owever, p l ayers of any strength
cou ld profit from studyi ng them .
Two chapters deal w i th the q u estion of calculation: chapter 2, can d i d ate m oves ; and
chapter 7, the process of e l i m i n ation . These themes are more su i table for players with an
Elo rati ng greater than 1800. Less experienced p l ayers s h o u l d go th rough the examples
and try to solve the one and two-star positions.
Chapter 5 deals with a strategical theme, passed pawns i n the midd legame, and contains
many add i tional examples that could also be u sed by c l u b players as exercises. For more
advanced players, i t s h o u l d be e nough to p l ay through these examples carefu l ly on the
chessboard .
How should an ambitious p l ayer work with this book? I suggest two possi bil ities : a
direct approach; and one based on the d ifficu l ty of the exercises.
With the d i rect approach, go thro ugh the examples at the start of the chapter, then
tackle the exercises. The exercises are m arked with stars accord i ng to their d ifficulty.
Accord i ng to you r rati ng, each star gives the fol l owing scori ng and th i n ki ng time:
- Below 1500 Elo, 1 point for solvi ng a position i n under 10 m i n utes.
- Below 1800 Elo, 1 point and up to 7 m i n u tes.
- Above 1800 Elo, 1 point and u p to 5 m i nutes.
So, for example, an exercise with three stars should take a player with an Elo of 1650 a
maxi m u m 21 m i n utes to solve, and gives h i m 3 points. At the end of each chapter you w i l l
find t h e answers, a n d you can see how well you understood t h e theme.
VIII PREFACE
There are some special exercises i n the chapters o n cal c u lation that you m ust p lay
through move by move. Check the i nstr u ctions before you try these exercises.
I also suggest an alternative method of a p proaching th i s book - accor d i ng to the
d iff i c u l ty of the exercises. Th i s m ethod is suitable for p layers with a n Elo below 1500. I n
each cha pter, wor k through the exam ples, then try to solve the positions u p to the second
level of diff iculty. When you have fin ished the book, come back and consider positions on
level three. If you are comfor table with the res u l ts, ra i se the level aga i n . If you fi nd you
aren't yet ready for the next l evel , put the book back on the shelf, d o some other chess
wor k, but af ter a couple of months come back and try again !
But i n the end, per haps the most i m por tant th ing i s not to ta ke a l l these poi nts too
ser iously. I hope you wil l j u st enjoy the book.
F i nal ly, I wou l d l i ke to tha n k several people who hel ped to make this project possi ble:
my wife Nad ia for her hard wor k on the German version ; my chess teacher Mar k Dvoretsky;
Jurgen Da niel, my p u bl i sher, for encouragi ng the idea of an Engl ish translati o n ; and U l i
Dirr for the layout of the book a n d for correcti ng some m istakes i n the or iginal Ger ma n
ed ition .
1 Back-Rank Combinations
Recogn ising the early o u tl i nes of mating The attacker isn't afraid of sacrificing ma
com b i nations i s a vi tal ski l l . The theme of terial to get a dead ly check on the back-rank.
the weak back-rank is common, so studyi ng ex Deflection and double attack a re the most
ercises of this kind shou ld pay off. Although i m portant elements in these combinations.
these com binations are, on the whole, fa i rly
easy, they are sti l l stri king and i m pressive. Ossip Bernstein -J ose Capablanca
Certa i n featu res a re typical of th i s type Moscow 1914
of position: 2 •
1 ) the lack of an esca pe square for the cas a b c d e f h
tled ki ng; 8 8
2) the wea kness of the back-rank;
7
3) an open fi l e occupied by heavy pieces -
they are the mai n players i n these combi 6 6
nations; 5 5
4) a passed pawn nea r to promotion. 4 4
3 3
1 t.I1J
2 2
a b c d e f h
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
6 6 Con d i ti o n s a re perfect for a back-ra n k
5 5 combination. Capa blanca seizes his chance
4 4 with a bri l l iant hit.
3 3 1 • ... Wb6-b2 !
2 2 A d o u b l e attack o n q ueen and rook. At
the same time the wh ite q ueen i s deflected
a b c d e f g h f ro m protecti ng the i m portant bac k-ra n k
square d 1 . Natural ly, t h e black q ueen ca n
Here both ki ngs are i n danger. The pawns not be ca ptu red beca use of mate. I n stead,
prevent White's king from leavi ng the back it wou l d have been a m istake to play 1 . ...
ra nk. Although Black's king has an escape "W b6-b1 + ? 2. "We2-f1 �d8-d1 ?? because of 3.
square, it is occupied by the q ueen . In addi �c3-c8+ ( Black also has a bac k- ra n k prob
tion, both back-ra n ks a re insufficiently pro lem! ) .
tected . White can mate i m med iately with 1 .
2 . gC3-C2
18'd4-d8# , or i n two moves, starting with 1 .
a7-a818' + . Black t o play wou l d wi n i m medi Or 2. "We2-e1 18' b2 x c3 ! ( d eflectio n ) 2.
ately by 1 . . . . Ek1-c8+ or 1 . . . . 18' h7-b1+. 18'e1xc3 �d8-d1+ and mate.
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2 C H A PT E R I BACK-RANK C O M B I N AT I O N S
2. ... Wb2-b1 3. We2-f1 Wb2x c2 Black's pos ition is tota l ly lost, but the for
and Wh ite resigned . mer World Cha m pion Xiej u n evidently un
derestimated her opponent's th reats . Sud
Xie J u n - N ana l oseliani denly the Georgian losel iani got a brea k to
Groningen 1997 wi n the gam e a n d with it last m i n ute q ual
3 • ifi cation to the can d i dates' fi na l . H owever,
a b c d e f g h she was sl ightly short of ti me and played 37·
8 8 . . . cs-q ?, m iss ing her big chance. What's
so s pecial here ? Looking more deeply i n to
7 7
the position, you can see that Wh ite's back
6 6 ra n k is only protected by the q ueen, which
5 5 a lso guards the rook on f1. l os e l ia n i could
4 4 have played
3 3 37· ··· 'Wd4xa4 1! ,
2 2 exploiting the wea kness of the back- rank.
Aga i n , White can not accept the q u een
a b c d e f g h sacrifice. H owever, even after 38. � b5-e2
.§ d 1 xf1+ 39 . �e2xf1 Wa4xc2 40. a6-a7 .§b8-
Th is was one of the m ost d ra matic a n d d8 41 . a7-a8� .§ ds xas 42. Ab7xas cs-q,
im portant ga mes of t h e whole tou rnament. Black's win wou l d j ust be a matter of time.
EXERCISES 3
� Exerdses (sol ut;ons p . 11-13)

•
E 1-1 *
[1] E 1-3 *
•
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 1-2 *
• E 1-4 *
[1]
a b c d e h a b c d e h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
4 CHAPTER I BACK-RANK COMBINATIONS
E 1-5 *
11 E1-7 *
[1]
a b c d e h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
E 1-6 *
11 E 1-8 *
[1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f h
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
EXERCISES s
E 1-9 *
[1] E 1-11 **
[1]
a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
E 1-10 *
• E 1-12 **
[1]
a b c d e f g h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
6 CHAPTER I BACK-RANK COM BINATIONS
E 1-13 **
11 E 1-15 **
I1J
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
E1-14 **
11 E 1-16 **
[1]
8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
EXERCISES 7
E 1-17 **
• E 1-19 ***
111
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
s 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
E 1-18 ***
111 E 1-20 ***
111
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
8 CHAPTER I BACK�RANK COMBINATIONS
E 1-21 ***
11] E 1-23 ***
•
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
E 1-22 ***
11] E 1-24 ***
11]
a b c d e h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
EXERCISES 9
E 1-25 ***
11 E 1-27 ***
rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 1-26 ***
rn E 1-28 ****
rn
a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
10 CHAPTER 1 BACK·RANK COMBINATIONS
E 1-29 *****
• E 1-30 ******
Ill
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
SOLU T I O N S El-I TO EI-17 II
Solutio n s
0 E1-1 0 E1-10
Minic - Honfi, Vrnjacka Banja 1966 Djaja - Staudte, 1958
I. Wa7 ! +- (1. . . . '/:1 x a7 2. l'! x dS+ ; 1. . . . l'! x a7 I• • • •W x e 6 !! -+ (1. . . . l'!ci+ 2. l'!fi l'! x fi + 3·
2. HxdS+ ; 1. . . . '/:1c8 2. l'!xdS+ '/:1xd8 3· l'!xdS+ '/:1 x f1 '/:1 x e6 +; 1 . . . . gxf6 ? 2. '/:1 x f6 + 't!;>gs 3·
Yxds 4· g3 + - ; 1. . . . l'!dcS 2. '/:1 x c7 l'! x q 3 · 1:/:16+ = ] 0-I
bl.dS + ) I-o
0 E1-11
0 E1-2 Alekhine - Bernstein, Vilnius 1912
Fontein - Euwe, Amsterdam 1939 (variation from the game)
I. .E1.cJ! 2. .E1. x ci Wdi + o-I
• • • • I .E1. xg7+ tb xg7 2.. Wf7+ �hs 3· Wfs+ .E1. x fs
•
4· .E1. x f8#.
0 E1-3
Mikenas - Aronin, Moscow 1957 0 E1-12
I. .E1.ds ! -+ o-I
. •• Janowski - Burn, Oostende 1907
I. Wxd7 !! (1. l'! x e8+ l'!xeS 2. '/:1 x d7 ? '/:1 x d7 3·
0 E1-4 l'! x d7 gel+ 4· Gt:lfi GLJe2+ - + ; 1. l'! xd7? l'! x d7

Selyavkin - Belousov, 1973 2. '/:1 x d7 '/:1 xd7 3· l'! x d7 l'!e1 + - + ; 1. '/:1xd7!!
I. CDe4 ! ( 1. h3 ? '/:1e6! ) I-o '/:1 xd7 2. l'!dxd7 +-] I-o
0 E1-5 0 E 1-13
Shirov - Yusupov, Bundesliga 1995/96 Mikenas - Bronstein, Tallinn 1965
(variation from the game) I• .E1. x a3 !! (2. l'! xa3 V:1ei + ; 2. '/:1 x a3 V:1ei + 3·
• • •
2.2. • Wxfi + ! -+.

• • • l'! x e1 g x e1#; 2. bxa3 '/:1 x a i + 3· l'!b1 l'!e1 + 4·
g xe1 '/:1xe1+ -+] o-I
0 E1-6
Alden - Nilsson, Sweden 1972 0 E1-14
I. • Wc6 !! - + (1. . . . gxf6 2. '/:1xf6#; 1 . . . . bl.d1+
•• NN - NN, Yugoslavia 1949
2 . Hf1) o-I I• .E1.cs !! o-I
• • •
0 E1-7 0 E1-15
Rovner - Kamyshev, Moscow 1947 Alekhine - Kohnlein, Dusseldorf 1908
I. Wa7 ! Was ( 1 . . . . l'! xd2 2. '/:1 x c7 bl. x d 1 + 3· (variation from the game)
Axd1] 2.. Wxa6 ! Wc7 3· Wa7 ! +- I-o I. Wxd6 ! cxd6 2.. CDf7+ .E1. x f7 3· .E1.e8+ + -.
0 E1-8 0 E1-16
Paulsen - Anderssen, Leipzig (m5) 1877 Alekhine - Reshevsky, Kemeri 1937
I•.E1.f2.! +- I-0 1 .E1. x b8 + ! �xbs 2.. Wxes+ ! I-o [ 2 . . . . fxes
. 3·
l'!fS+ +-)
0 E1-9
Smyslov - Lilienthal, Leningrad/Moscow 1941 0 E1-17
Wxd6 ! +- I-o
I. Torre - Timman, Hamburg 1982
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I2 SOLUTIONS E I-I8 T O E I-29
1. . . . lD(J+ z. �gz [2. exfJ1il' x fi + J. � x fi Ah3+ tDfs + o-1

4· �gi Eiei#) z. . . . Wxft+! -+ o-1
0 E1-26
0 E1-18 Lepek- Kohnen, 1962
Reti - Bogoljubow, New York 1924 1. g cz! Wxd4 z. l!c4! Wb6 [2 . . . . �d2 J. Eic8+
1. Af?+ �hs z. Aes! 1-o Eid8 4· �xd2 +- 1 3· l!cS+ g ds 4· Wbs! +- •-o
[ 4· . . . \31d4 S· \31e8+ 1
0 E1-19
Alekhine - Frieman, New York (sim) 1924 0 E1-27
1. Axf6 Wxf6 [I . . . . gxf6 2. �h6 �f8 3· Eie8 +-J Crouch - Speelman, Hastings 1992
z. ge8+ tDfs 3· tDh6+! Wxh6 4· g xfS+ �xfs z6. g x d7 :: [26 . .El.b8! Etas 27. Eia1!! \31 xai (27.
S· Wds# 1-o . . . Eidxb8 28 . .El. x a2 +-) 28. Ei x d8 + !! x ds 29.
\3fxai] z6 • l!fs z7. l!bz g xes %-%
.. .
0 E1-20
Alekhine -Johner, Trinidad 1939 0 E1-28
1. l!cs! [I. Eic7 g6 2. 1il'd6 \31 x d6 J. exd6 �g7 J Sliwa - Stoltz, Bucharest, 1953
1
• ••• l!xcs [I . . . . \3fxd7 2. \3ff8 + ! +-J z. We7! •· Wxc6! bxc6 z. b7 Wds 3· bsW [3 . .El.ai 6h3,
Wxe7 [2. . . . !!g8 J. d8�J 3· dxcSW+ 1-o .El.a8J 3· l!dt+ 4· l!xd• W x bs S· eDb7! +
. ••
•-o
0 E1-21
Vidmar - Euwe, Karlsbad 1929 0 E1-29
•· l!e8+ Afs [1. . . �h7 2. �dJ+ +- J z. g x fS+
. Lowcki - Tartakower,Jurata 1937
�xfs 3· tDfs+ •-o [J . . . . �g8 4· �f8+ � x f8 s. Black has to try to exploit the weakness of the
i!d8#J back-rank by deflecting the white queen from its
defence. The best way to achieve this aim is the
0 E1-22 double attack on queen and rook.
Capablanca- Fonaroff, New York (casual) 1918 •·••• Wcs+!
•· tDh6+ �hs z. Wxes!! Wxes 3· � xf7+ 1-o (I . . . . �b6+ 2. �hi \3ff6 3· h4)
z. �hi Wc4!
0 E1-23 [2 . . . . 1il'e3�� 3· �XeJ .El.fi + 4. \31gi +-J
Vodopyanov - Kanzyn, 1974 3· �g• \Md4+ 4· c;;,h 1 We4!
1. . . . \Mgt+!! z. �xg• fH 3· �hi fxe1W o-1 Nothing else works :
[ 4 . . . . \3fd2� S· .El.xes; 4· . . . \31eJ �� s. \3fxeJ +- ;
0 E1-24 4· . . . \31h4� S· !! x es ; 4· . . . \3fd3 S· �gi 1il'd4+ ;
Shampouw - Silalachi, Indonesia 1971 4· . . . \3ff4 S· h4 1
•· WxeS! W x hs z. eDe7+! eD x e7 3· W x fS+ The white queen was well placed on ei. This
�xfs 4· g ds# 1-o deflection forces it to leave its best position.
S· We•
0 E1-25 [s. fi x es \31 xes -+ ; s. 1il'di 1;31f4 - + ; s. 1il'g1
Sokolov - Yusupov, Riga (m3) 1986 1il'e2 -+ 1
19 . . . tiJ xes!! zo. tDxes [20. Eixd8l2Jx6+ -+ J
. S·•••
'i!fd3!
zo • Wq! z1. Wez [21. Eixd8 �xc2 22. Eixf8+
... A crucial move. The queen has to control the im
�xf8 23. Eib8+ CLJc8 -+ J z1. . . . Wxes u . Ae3 portant fs square. s . . . . 1;31e2 was worse because
SOLU T I O N EI-30 13
of the deflecting sacrifice 6. l"!.f5 ! (Black also has A xds 4· l"!. xe2) 3· .§ xeS+ ]
back-rank problems!). 2.. Wc4!! 'Afd7
6. �g1 'Afd4+ 7· �hi Wdz! -+ (2 . . . . l"!. x c4 3· l"!. xeS+ @ xeS 4· .§. x eS#]
Now the double attack works. You may only 3· Wc7!! Wbs 4· a4!!
award yourself the points if you found this move. The key move, and the only one to get points.
0-I The immediate 4· 1i:t xb7? would have been a
mistake, because of the counter 4· . . . @ xe2! ex
0 E1-30 ploiting the weakened back-rank: 5· El.xe2 El.ci+.
Adams - Torre Repetto, New Orleans 1920 4· . . . Wxa4
In this celebrated example, both sides have back [4 . . . . l"!. xe2 5· @ xeS+ ; 4· . . . @ xe2 5· El. xe2]
rank weaknesses. But White has the possibility S· i!e4
of deflecting Black's queen from its main task, the Now White threatens 6. @ xeS.
protection of the rook on eS. S· ... Whs
1. Wg4! Whs Black can no longer play 5· . . . 1i:t x e2!
[1. . . . @ds 2. @ xes @ xes (2. . . . l"!. xe2 3· @ x dS+ 6. Wxb7! 1-o
I4 CHAPTER I BACK-RANK C O M B I N AT I O N S
Score tab l e
N� Points Your Points N� Points Your Points N� Points Your Points
1 1 11 2 21 3
2 1 12 2 22 3
3 1 13 2 23 3
4 1 14 2 24 3
5 1 15 2 25 3
6 1 16 2 26 3
7 1 17 2 27 3
8 1 18 3 28 4
9 1 19 3 29 5
10 1 20 3 30 6
total 69
Points Playing Strength
less than 5 points beginner
5-10 points ELO 800 - 1000
11-20 points ELO 1000 - 1500
2 1-30 points ELO 1500 - 1700
31 - 40 points ELO 1700 - 1900
41 - 54 points ELO 1900 - 2 100
55 - 58 points ELO 2 100 - 2 200
59 - 6 3 points ELO 2 2 0 0 - 2 300

more than 6 3 points ELO above 2 3 00
15
2 Candidate Moves
Before we sta rt to ca l c u late, we have to

6o • •.• fs 61 . .ab6
identify the most l i kely poss i b i l i ties: these
are the cand idate moves. All ca lculation be (The other poss i b i l ity 61. q, leads to a
gins with the selection of can d i date moves. s i m p l e theoretical d raw: 61 . . . . @g2 62. cs
Someti mes we are l i m ited to one si ngle pos h1� 63. � x h1 @xh1 64. c6 f4 65. q f3 66.
si bi lity, but more often we can choose be c8� f2)
tween two or three m oves. I n some rare The t i m e control had been reached, so
cases we may fi nd even more a l ternatives E ric cou ld ca l m ly consider the position . Our
than this. Wh i l e a computer wi l l calcu late team captai n , G randmaster Darga, was de
all possi ble l i nes in a positio n , we d e l i ber l i gh ted to see a si m p l e way to d raw. H e
ately l i m i t our choice to the mai n lines. Th is glanced at E ric, looking tired af ter the long
is our strength , but u nfortu nately it can also struggle, and rea l i sed that h e was prepa r
turn out to be the ma i n wea kness of human i ng to resign. Sadly, the ru les of chess don't
thi n king: if we l i m it o u r choice too m u c h , perm it any prom pting, so our team lost an
we can s i m ply m i ss t h e strongest contin ua i m portan t half poi nt. B lack only has two
tion. can d i date m oves (or rather, two candidate
Peter Svi d ler - Eric lob ron ideas) : 61 . . . . f4 and advancing the pawn ; or
Yerevan (ol) 1996 61 . . . . 'i!?g2 to wi n the rook for the pawn first.
4 • Lobron satisfied h i mself that after 61 . . . . f4 ?
62. @cs @g2 63. @d4 f3 64. @e3 f2 65. @e2
the w h i te king returns i n ti m e to stop the
passed pawn, and he resigned . The other
idea was either not considered by Black, or
he rej ected it too ea rly i n h i s ca l c u lations.
He cou ld have drawn easily with 61 . . . . @g2 !
62. @cs h1� 63. � x h1 @xh1 64. @d4 @g2
65. @es 'i!?f3 66. @xfs @e3 67. 'i!tes @dJ.
* * *
The selection of candidate moves has a cru

a b c d e f g h cial i nf l u ence on the accu racy of calculation,
and therefore determ i nes the strength of a
Th i s ga me was played at a critical mo chess p layer. O n e ca n say that ca n d i date
ment: the German team faced R u ssia, the m oves a re central to ca l c u lati o n , and the
tournament favourites. For the whole ga me search for can di date m oves is the soul of
E ri c Lobron had had to defend an a l m ost th i s ca l c u la ti o n . If the strongest conti n ua
lost position. His stu bbornness finally pa id tion fa l l s i nto the master's m i n d , then i n
off : i n the diagram position Black has a sav the majori ty of cases f u rther ca lcu lation i s
ing resou rce. There fol lowed : u n necessa ry.
!6 C H A PT E R 2 C A N D I DAT E M O V E S
Artur Yusu pov -jesus N ogueiras 15. exf6 gxf6 16. £ xf6 �g8
Montpellier (ct) 1985
Or 16 . . . . G[)xf6 17. 18fxf6 �g8 18. G[)xd5 ! .
5 D
a b c d e f h 17. ttlbs l Wxbs
8 8 17. . . . 18fxd4 18.llJd6#.
7 7
18. A x bs ttle6 19. Wb2 cxbs 20. Ah4
6 6
Black resigned .
5 5
4 4 * * *
3 3
The sea rch for ca ndidate moves is a creative
2 2 process. There is no s i m ple a lgorith m , but
there are some priorities to follow. First, you
a b c d e f g h must consider all forcing moves, namely checks,
ca ptu res and attacks. Some of these moves
Here I fel l i n to deep contem plati o n . I n ca n be d isca rded i m med iately, but others
return for the sacrificed pawn I have a great remai n as ca nd idate moves. W i th these re
lead i n development and a m ighty i n i tiative. ma i n ing moves you have to begi n calcu lat
14. �c2 suggests itself , gai n i ng a tempo for i ng. One ca n i magi ne the whole game as
f u rther d evelopment, but I fa i led to fi n d a a series of problems. When a na lysing the
clear way to gai n the adva n tage. The posi can d i date moves and moving the pieces in
tion af ter 14 . . . . 18'b6 15. � b1 18fq 16. Af4 you r m i n d , it is advisable to look at the posi
(16. G[)xds 18fxe5) 16 . . . . lLle6 i s better for tion through your opponent's eyes and to i nclude
White, but I got the feel i ng that the starting his possibilities.
position prom ised more. The eva l uation of I t i s also very i m porta n t not to immedi
a position i s l i ke a compass for the c hess ately engrossyour mind in calculation. Af ter you
player; it led me bac k - eventua l ly - to the d raw u p you r ca n d i date m oves, carry o u t
search for other candidate moves. The right a short a na lysis with a provisiona l assess
attitude led to success. I fou nd a move that ment of the positi o n . If you fa i l to fi n d a
created five th rears ! After clear and attractive conti nuation among the
chosen moves , it is advisable to retu rn to
14. Wd4 !1
the starting point and to search for f u rther
(threate n i ng 15. G[)xd5, 15. lLl b5 , 15. GLle4, ca n d i dates. Ask yourself occasionally if there
15. �b1 and 15. e6 Axe6 16. 18fxg7) aren't other possibilities. Sometimes it happens
that d u ri ng the calculation of va riations you
14. ... f6
m ight spot new i d ea s that change the way
( if 14 . . . . 18'b6, then 15. e6 ! ) you view the i n i tial position.
17
Wotawa 1938 tem p lati o n with these l ines when my tra i n

6 0 er's voice d istracted me: 'What haven't you
a b c d e f g h considered yet? '
8 8
I fou n d the sol ution straightaway:
1. t!4ll f•e4 2. �g7 l!hs 3· �g6 l!es 4·
7 7
�f6 l!e8 S· �f7 with a perpetual attack on
6 6 the rook.
5 5
* * *
4 4
3 3
The p recise, short calculation of the i nitial
2 2
moves in a position is more important than
the ability to calcu late long lines. A m istake
a b c d e f g h in these first moves is more dangerous than
a m istake i n the tenth m ove of a variatio n .
My trainer Mark Dvoretsky gave me th i s The key t o solvi ng a p roblem i s very often
study t o solve. I spent a l o n g t i m e looking the discovery of the best conti nuation, but
for a resou rce in th is d ifficult endgame, but not its calculation. When going through the
without success. N oth i ng good comes of exercises a n d solutions from this booklet
1. <i!>g7?, because of 1 . . f!e8. Blocking the you s h o u l d concentrate on the search for
. .
h-pawn with the rook is a somewhat better can d i date m oves. Try to find all the candidate
approach, but for a study, the l i nes are sim moves, first. If these m oves don't help much,
ply too complicated and, in the end , aren't go back and ask you rself: what other possibili
good enough for a d raw. I was i n deep con- ties are there in this position?
18 CHAPTER 2 CAN DIDATE MOVES
�•
E 2-1
Exercises (sol utions p. 24-27)
*
11 E2 3 - *
rn
a b c d e f h a b c d e
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
Evaluate the move 1 . . . . lbxd3
E 2-2 *
11 E 2-4 *
11
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
EXERCISES 19
E 2-5 * 11] E 2-7 * ill

a b c d e a b c d e f g h
8 .I 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
Eva l uate the move 1. Ae4+
E 2-6 * II E 2-8 * ill

8 8
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
Evaluate the move 1 . . . . Ah3

20 CHAPTER 2 CAN DIDATE MOVES
E 2-9 ** [1] E 2-11 ** [1]

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 2-10 ** [1] E 2-12 ** [1]

a b c d e f h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
EXERCISES 21
E 2-13 ** [1] E 2-15 *** •

a b c d e f h a b c d e f h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
Evaluate the move 1 . . . . Wxg2
E 2-14 ** [1] E 2-16 *** •

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
22 CHAPTER 2 CANDI DATE MOVES
E 2-17 ***
[1] E 2-19 ****
[1]
8 8 8 • 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 • 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
E 2-18 *** E 2-20 ****
a b c d e
8 8
�------ .�·�-=�,
7 7
-.�.. �-1
6 6
1 �· """"=- or=� -�.
5 5 5
,�--�
4 4 4
�·�-,
3 3 3
"'--�� .;;.� 1
2 2
EXERCISES 23
E2-21 **** rn E 2-22 ***** rn

a b c d e f a b c d e f
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2 2
24 SOLUTIONS E 2·I TO E 2-S
Sol utions
0 E2-1 Svidler was obviously only expecting the contin

Bogoljubow - Hussong. Karlsruhe 1938/39 uation that followed in the game. Instead 2. f5!
1• ••• tbx d3�� Axg2+ 3· 'i!?xg2! + - would have won.
A grave error. Black was only expecting the 'auto What was overlooked by the two players : the
matic' answer 2. \Sfxd3. second or even the first move�
2.. Wg4! g6 2.. g gs �� tbfs +
( c:J 2. . . . Ag5 3· tt:\h6+ A x h6 4· \Sfxd7 tt:\ xci 5· and Black finally managed to win the game.
l'!axci A x CI 6. l'!x CI +-]
3• tbh6+ I-0 0 E2-7
Silich - Rokhlin, Odessa 1929
0 E2-2 1. Ae4+��
Yusupov - Salov, Barcelona 1989 The best way to victory was 36. \Sie4+! +-,
1• ••• Ae2.! (1. . . . Abi � 2. Ad3 Axa2�� 3· Ac2 + though 36. l'!xcS AxfJ+ 37· 'i!?h2 Axdi 3S. \Sie4+
] 2.. Ad3 (2. Aa4 Abi -+ J 2. A x b3 3· Abt
• •• • l'!hg6 39· fJ +- was also good enough. An un
Ae4 -+ o-1 pleasant surprise now awaits.
1 Wfs!! -+
• •••
0 E2-3 Look for your opponent's candidate moves too!

Olland - Wolf, Karlsbad 1907 0-1
1. �b2.! [I. l'!h5� l'!ci + 2. \Si x ci \Sf x h 5 +) 1 • •••
g d3 2.. Wet [ 2. \Sig4 +-) 2. • •••Ae6 [ 2. . . . 'i!?h7 3· 0 E2-8

l'!g7+ +-; 2 . . . . Ad7 3· l'!gs+ 'i!?h7 4· l'!hs+ + - ; Yusupov - Milov, Dresden (zt) 1998
2 . . . . \Sfxh4 3· \SicS + 'i!?h7 4· \SigS + 'i!?h6 42. I. Wf) �
\Sig7#) 3. gg8+ �xg8 4· Wxh6 +- 1-o I. Af6 g6 wasn't any better. But j ust afi:er carry
ing out my move I found an easy way to get a big
0 E2-4 advantage:
Tukmakov - Anand, New Delhi 1986 I . .&h6! A x h 2 + (I . . . . tt:\e6 2. \Sig4 f5 3· \Sf x f5
1• •••tbd3! (I . . . . e x f2+ 2. \Sf x f2 +) 2.. Wez (2. gxh6 4· tt:\f6+ + - ; I . . . . gxh6 2. tt:\f6+ + -) 2.
fxe3 \Siai + 3· 'i!?g2 ctJei + - -+ ; 2. \Sf x d3 \Sf x f2 + 'i!?hi \Sic6 (2 . . . . Ad6 3· tt:\ xg7 l'!ds 4· \Sih5 ±) 2.
3· 'i!?hi e 2 - + ] 2.
• ••• W x f2.+ 3 · W x f2. e x f2.+ 4· A xg7 kq 3· \SffJ tt:\g6 4· Ah6 ± (4. Af6 ±).
�f1 �g7 -+ S· Abs �f6 6. es tbxes 7· �xf2. I.••• t0g6! 2.. h4
�es o-1 The position has become very complicated. The
situation afi:er 2. Af6!� was also unclear :
0 E2-5 2. Af6!� Afs!� (2 . . . . gxf6 IS. tt:\xf6+ 'i!?fs 3· \Sfh5
Anand - Salov, Paris (rapid) 1991 .&e6 4· tt:\ x eS !! xeS 5· f4 c3 6. b3 ±) 3· \Sf x d5
1. Ad2.! ( 1. A x fs 'i!? x fs 2. \Sff3 f6 ±] 1 Wes
• •• • .&g4 oo or 2. \Sf x d5!� A x h2+ 3· 'i!?hi Ag4! 4·
2.. gel Wxet 3· Axe1 Ad7 4· Ah6 g fe8 S· W6 .&xg6! hxg6 5· tt:\f4 .& x f4 6. A x f4 t.
1-0 I realised here that I had probably missed a
win and I lost interest in playing on. I offered a
0 E2-6 draw which my opponent accepted.
Granda Zuniga - Svidler, Madrid 1998 Afi:er 2 . . . . Ae6 ( l> \Sid7) 3· e4 \Sid7 (or 3· . . .
I Ah3��
• ••• dxe4 4· Axe4 \Sfd7 5· Axb7 Ag4 6. \Sids Ae6 7·
SOLU T I O N S E 2·9 TO E 2-IS 2S
il.c6 Axds 8. Axd7 �e2 55) 3· es Axes 4· dxes l"l.ar+ 7· 'i!i>b8 = ] S· <t>d4 6. b6 ct>cs 7· b7
• • •
Ag4 S· e6! V!1xe6 6. ctJf4 A x f3 (6 . . . . tt::l x f4 7· l!h7+ 8. @c8 @c6 9· b8�+ =

Wxf4 f6 8. Axf6 gxf6 g. �aei ;!;) 7· tt::l xe6 �xe6
8. gx fJ h6 chances are balanced. 0 E2-13
Tigran Gorgiev, I930
0 E2-9 The key to this study is the zugzwang position af
Tomczak - Anand, Lugano 1988 ter move 6. Both sides have to reach this position
I. l!e6 �� with the other to move.
Correct was 3S· "l!1h6+ 'i!tg8 36. �e6 (ll 1i1gs, .1"l.f6) I. c6!
and White wins. 1. a4� h6 ! 2. as hs 3· a6 h4 4· a7 h3 S· c6 h2 6. C7
I • Wxe6! -+ o-I
• • • hi1i1# is too fast! I. a3� hs! 2. a4 h4 3· as h3 4· a6
h2 s. a7 hiV=1+ is too slow!
0 Ez-1o I. • • • h6
Anand - Andersson, Monte Carlo (rapid) 1997 [I . . . . c;!tq 2. a4 'i!f x c6 3· as 'i!tbs 4· 'i!tb7 ! = ; 1.
• • •
Anand finds a surprising way to win a pawn. h s 2 . a4 !)

I. ti:)xd4! A xg2 2.. ti:)fs We6 3· Wgs ti:)e8 2.. a3! hs
Oq . . g6 4· tt::l h 6+.
. . [2. . . . c;!tq 3· a4 'i!fxc6 4· as 'i!tbs S· 'i!tb7! 'i!fxas 6.
4· ct>xg2 h6 S· Wg4 ti:)df6 6. Wf) + 'i!fc6 hs 7· 'i!fds and the king reaches the h-pawn.)
There followed 3· � h4 4· as h3 S· a6 h2 6. a7 =
6 • e4 7· dxe4 ti:) x e4 8. l!fdi @h7 9·
• • •
bxcs bxcs Io. l!ds �8f6 n. A x f6! �xf6 I2. 0 E2-14

gxcs l!ab8 I3· l!di l!b2. I4. ti:)d4 We7 IS· l!bs Smyslov - Lilienthal, Moscow 1938
and Black resigned. I. Wa7 �
Correct was 1. V!1ds ! .1"l. xb3 (if 1. "l!1 x b3, then
• • •
0 E2-11 2. ds! +- and d6 ; 1. .1"l.e6 wasn't better because

• • •
Richard Reti, I92.2 of 2. f4 +- with the threat of ds) 2. 1i1f6+ 'i!tg8 3·

To win the game, White has to attack the g-pawn e6 and White wins.
with his knight as quickly as possible. •I Wxb3 �
• • •
I. ti:)e8!! [I. tt::ld s+ 'i!fe6 2. tt::l f4+ 'i!ffs 3· ltJe2 'i!tg4 Instead, I . . . . V!1 x d4 � 2 . e6 + - was also poor ;
4· Ad7+ 'i!fh4 S· tt::ld4 'i!fgs = ] I • @e6 [ I . . . .
• • • but 1. .1"l. xb3 would have led to equality (2. e6
• • •
lUb3 2 . tt::lg 7 tt::l d4 3 · tt::l h s tt::l fs 4· Ac2 (4. Abs) .1"l.b7).

4· . . . ctJe3 s. Ae4 + - ; I . . . . tL.lc4 2. tt::lg 7 tt::l d 6 2.. Wxas ±
(z. . . . ctJe3 3· tL.lhs tt::l fs 4· Abs 'i!fe6 s . Ad3) 3· and Smyslov converted his advantage to victory.
il.cz +-] 2. �g7+ ct>es 3· ti:)hs I-o
0 E2-15
0 E2-12 Gaprindashvili - Servaty, Dortmund 1974
Jindrich Fritz, I96S I
• Wxg2.�
• • •
I. Ab7! [I. bs 'i!fe3 2. Ab7 'i!fd4 3· 'i!fxa7 'i!lcs -+] This move loses. Black should have tried to de
I• l!xb7 [1 . . . . 'i!fe3 2. 'i!f x a7 bs 3· 'i!tb6 'i!fd4
••• fend a worse position with I . . . . 'i!f xg7.
4· Ac6 = ; 1. bs 2. 'i!fxa7 =] 2. bs! [ 2. 'i!fxb7�
• • • 2. . Wd4!!
as -+] 2 l!b8 [ 2 . . . . .1"l.d7 = ; 2 . . . . 'i!fe3 �� 3·

• • • • [2. AfJ� .1"l.e8+ - + ; 2. A x f8 V!1 x h r + 3· Afi
ci;>xb7 'i!fd4 4· 'i!f x a7 'i!fcs S· 'i!i>a6 0) 3· ct> x a7 "l=1e4+ = ]
gh8 4· @xb6 ct>e3 S· ct>c7 [s. 'i!ta7 �hi 6. b6 2• Wxhi+ 3 · ct>d2 Wxai
• • •
26 SOLUTIONS E 2-I6 TO E 2-I9
[3 . . . . 15'xh2 4· �f3 ! f!.e8 s. E!.hi 15'q 6. Ah8 ! +-] f!.f8 + 'i!?h7 I calculated just one line:
4· Wf6 ! +- A) 4· t:l.d8 t:l.f6 and none of the three continua
and because of 4· . . . 15'xa2 S· Ah6 15'as+ 6. 'i!?di tions promises White victory :
'i1a4+ 7· 'i!?ci 'i1ai + 8. 'i!?c2 'i1a4 + 9· 'i!?bi Black AI) S· il,d7 A xd7 6. f!. x d7 f!.e6 = ;
resigned. A2) S· t:l.d7 !? il, x d7 (s . . . . CLlf4 6. e8'i1 <'Ll x h3 +
7· g x h3 il, xd7 8. 1i1 x d7 hs! = ) 6. A x d7 f!.b6 7·
0 E2-16 Afs+ g6 8. Axg6+ 'l!?g7 = ;
Yusupov - Adams, Dortmund 1994 A3) S· f!.xd3 'i!?g6 6. Ad7 Axd7 7· f!.xd7 'i!?f] t.
• I ••• WdJ � But you always have to search for candidate
I . . . . 1i1fs!! would have saved the game: moves, and not j ust in the initial position ! Afi:er
A) 2. Ag3 'i1e4 3· d6 (3. 'i1f] =) 3· . . . h4! = ; the intermediate check, White wins very easily :
B) 2. Ae3 15'e4 3· �gs 15'xds (or 3· . . . 'i!?g6 4· d6 B) 4· Afs+ ! g6 s. f!.d8 f!.f6 (s . . . . gxfs 6. E!. xd6
il,[6 S· Axf6 1i1f4+ 6. 'i!?gi 15'e3+ 7· 'i!?fi 15'd3+ =) <'Lles 7· t:l. x c6 + -) 6. Ad7 A x d7 7· t:l. x d7 and
4· Af6 'i1g8 S· A x es 'i!?h8 6. A xg7+ 1i1 xg7 7· there is no defence against 8. e8'i1 + !
1i1xc4 1i1es+ . I n the game Timman managed to hold the
2 . d6 C3 position afi:er
[2 . . . . 'i!?g6 3· d7 Af6 4· Ab6 ± ] I
• • ••�h7 2. Ag2 Axg2 3· �xg2 �g6 ± .
3 · d 7 c 2 4 · Ae3 !
This move was overlooked by Adams. 0 E2-19
4·••• Wxe3 S· Wxc2+ e4 6. Wc7 ! Dautov - Yusupov, Bundesliga 1997/98
Even simpler than 6 . d8'i1 il,es+ 7· g 3 Axg3+ (7. I. Ag6!!
. . . 15'xg3+ 8. 'i!?hi 15'xh3+ 9· 'i!?gi 15'g3+ 10. 'i!?fi) I almost fell off my chair when he made this
I I . 'i!?hi 1;3ffJ+ I2. 1i1g2. move.
Black resigned. •I ••• fxg6
In sharp positions it is very dangerous to base I . . . . t:l.b7 2. t:l. x e6 + 'i!?f8 wasn't any better, due
one's play on general assessments alone. to 3· Axf7 ! f!.xf7 4· <'Llg6+ 'i!?g8 S· f!.e8+ 'i!?h7 6.
hs +-.
0 E2-17 •2 .l3.xe6+ �fs
G. Kissling, I9IS Or 2 . . . . il,e7 3· f!. xe7+ 'i!?xe7 4· CLlc6+ 'i!?d6 S·
I .l3.gs ! [I. t:l.g7 ?? b2 2. f!. x b7 bi'i1 - + ; 1 . f!.g8?
• lLl x b8 as 6. 'i!?fi +-.
b2 2. E!.a8+ 'i!?bi 3· E!.as 'i!?c2 4· t:l.cs+ 'i!?d2 s. 3· CDc6 CDd7 4· .l3.d6 !
E!.bs = ] I • hxgs [ I . . . . b2 2. t:l. x fs b6 (2. . . .
••• But Black gets more chances after 4. l2J x b8 lLl x b8
bi'i1 3· E!.as+ 1i1a2+ 4· E!.xaH 'i!?xa2 S· fs +-) 3· s. g3 'i!?f7 6. f!.d6 �e7 7· E!. x ds (Or 7· f!.b6 lLld7
t:l.bs +-] 2 h6 b2 3· h7 hiW 4· h8W+ �a2 S·
. 8. E1. x a6 b4) 7· . . . 'i!?e6 8. E!.es+ 'i!?d6.
WaS+ �b2 6. Wxb7+ �az 7· Wxbi+ �xbi 4· • • • .l3.c8 S· .l3.xd7 Axh4
8. fxgs I-o Let's weigh up the results of the combination.
White is much better: his pieces are more ac
0 E2-18 tive than Black's and his pawn structure healthier.
Yusupov - Timman, Reykjavik 1988 Later Dautov gave me some chances, but his even
I. g3� tual win was certainly deserved.
Sadly, this was the wrong choice. Needless to say,
I saw the alternative 1. e6 !, but afi:er 1. E!. x d6
• • •
2. e7 Ac6 ( 2. . . . il,g6 3· f!.f8+ 'i!?h7 4· Afs +-) 3·
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0 E2-20 �xd7 2. as Abs 3· 'i!?b7 Ae2 4· a6 �fJ s. Ax[J

Yusupov - Schlosser, Bundesliga 1997/98 gxfJ 6. a7 hi� + ; I. f!di Axa4! 2. f!ci Ac6+ 3·
I. Wes (with the idea Ah7) looks promising, but 'i!?b8 (3. l:hc6 hi�) 3· . . . hi� =.
I couldn't find a concrete way to continue afi:er 1 . . . . fs!
I . . . . h6! My main hopes were connected with I . I . . . . 'i!?g6� 2. f!d6+ 'i!?g7 3· Ads +-.
dxe6�, but then I saw that I . . . . f! xdi 2 . e x f7 + 2. . �di!
@f8 ! 3· f! x di iJ, x e4 would b e better for Black. 2. f! x fs + � 'i!?g6 3· E!hs (3. Ads 'i!?xfs 4· as 'i!?es
I went back to the beginning and found another s. �b7 �f7 6. a6 Ads -+) 3· . . . <t!? x hs 4· Ads
candidate move. � x a4 - + .
1. CiJgs! •2. . . . A x a4 3 · �c1 Ac6+ 4 · �xc6! h1W S·
Now White attacks with vigour. Af7+ �gs 6. f4+!
1 . . . . h6 The point. The rook is unpinned.
If I . . . . ft:lxc4 2. Axh7+ 'i!?f8 3· We2! �xds (Or 6. . . . gx6 7· �g6+ �hs 8 .l:!g8+ �h6 9·
•
3·. . • l'h ds 4· tt:J xe6+ !! fxe6 S· � x e6 f! xdi 6. �h8+ 1-0

l/jg8#) 4· �hs with a decisive attack.
z. Ah7+ �h8 0 E2-22
There is no defence afi:er 2 . . . . 'i!?f8 3· tt:J x f7 !! Najdorf- Kotov, Mar del Plata 1957
@xf7 4· f!d3 +- or 4· �es +-. I. Adl �!
3· CLJxf?+ �xh7 4· Wcz+! .0:. �hs. Other candidate moves :

Naturally not 4· ft:l xd8� gxd8 s . .El.xe6 ft:l xc4 -.z . A) I. � x f6 A x f6 2. �xh7+ 'i!?f8 ;!; ;
4· . . . �g8 B ) 1 . CUg4 looks good, for example :
Black's king position would have been too open BI) I. . . . h6� 2. cu x h6+ +- or
afi:er 4· . . . g6. There would follow s. tt:J x d8 (s. B2) 1. • • •Axb3 � 2. cuxf6+ �xf6 3· ®xh7+ 'i!?f8
frxe6 f!g8 6. CUes is good too) s . . . . f! xd8 6. 4· �h8+ c;:!;>q S· �xg7 +-.
frxe6 f!g8 7· f!de1 But Black can put up a better defence:
A) 2s . . . . �xc4 26. f!e7+ f!g7 27. �b2 + - ; B3) I. 0 0 0 't!ff8 ! 2. cu x f6 (2. Ah6 !�) 2.0 0 0 A x f6
B ) 2 S. . . . CU x c4 26. ge7+ (26. f! xg6� f! xg6 3· � x f6 � x f6 4· � x f6 gxf6 s. � xds exds 6.
27. ge6 CUes !) 26 . . . . f!g7 27. f! xg7+ 'i!?xg7 28. .!"! x h7 't!fg8 and Black still has counter chances.
fre6 +-; But, besides the move Najdorf played in the
C) 2s . . . . Ac8 26. f!e7+ f!g7 27. f! xg7+ 'i!?xg7 game, there is still one more candidate move.
28. Wc3+ +- C) 1. Ac2!! (an idea of Zaitsev)
S· CL1xh6+! +- The threat is 2. � x h7+ and if Black takes the
This sacrifice ruins Black's king position. bishop, White wins the rook afi:er 2. 11, x f6 A x f6
s. . . . gxh6 6. Wg6+ �f8 7· Wxh6+ �g8 3· � x h7 + and 4· � x c2. Let's consider Black's
Or 7· . . . 'i!?f7 8. �h7+ (8. dxe6+ 'i!?g8 g. f!xd8+ possible defences :
Erxd8 ro. �g6+ +-) 8 . . . . 'i!?f8 g. dxe6 +-. CI) I . . . . g6 2. A x f6 + - ;
8. Wg6+ �f8 9· Wf6+ �g8 1o. �es C2) 1. . • .h6 2 . A x h6 + - ;
And Black resigned. C3) 1. • . • 't!ff8 2 . A x h7 ft:l xh7 3 · �hs! +
aren't too interesting.
0 E2-21 In principle, there only remains
Bondarenko & Kuznetsov, 1977 C4) I . . . . .El. x c2 2. � x f6 h6 (2. . . . Axf6 3· ®xh7+
1. �ds+! 'i!?f8 4· � x c2 +-) 3· �hs! A x f6 (3 . . . . .El.f8 4·
Other candidate moves were worse: 1. �ds �xg7 +-) 4· �xf7+ 'i!?h7 (4 . . . . 'i!?h8 5· .El.xh6+ !
28 SOLUTION E 2-22
gxh6 6. lUg6#) 5· � x h6 + ! 'i!? x h6 6. 'l/jg6#. to play I . . . �c7 !�, to protect the weak f7 point
.
Zaitsev's analysis removes any doubts. To find (2. Ah5 lU x h5 3· 'l/jxh5� A xg5).
a move like I. Ac2!! during an actual game is in z. Ahs! l:!eds
credibly tough, but the constant search for candi 22 . . . . lUxh5 23. 'l/jxh5 +-; 22. . . . �fs 23. Axf6
date moves can help us a little bit. A x f6 24. A x f7+ � x f7 25. 'l/j x h7+ +-.
1 • Was �
• • • 3· Axf7+ 'i!?fs 4· Ah6! +- �es S· Wf4 Af6
Kotov does not see the threat. It was much better 6. A xg7+ �e7 7· Axes Axg7 8. l:!xh7 1-o
PRACTICAL E X ERCISES 29
Practical exerc i ses
Try to play the following two studies l i ke real games. You take White and allow you rself
one hour's thi n ki ng ti me. Cover the m oves and d i agrams with a sheet of paper. When
you have made your decision, you are allowed to look at the right move (on the solutions
page), the comments, and you r 'opponent's' next m ove. For every correct move you are
awarded points.
The left col u m n shows you a study by Matous, the right one, a study by Pogosjants.
Concentrate on the candidate moves and don't try to calculate everything from beginning
to end.
Mario Matous 1979 Ernest Pog osjants 1969

7 9
7
� �- ----
6
5
t - .. ...._.�
4
l----
3
8 rn 10 rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
30 C HAPTER 2 CANDI DATE MOVES
11 [1] 13 [1]
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 [j, 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 • 3
2 2 2 • 2
� 1
12 [1] 14 [1]
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 [j, 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
[j, � 4
3 3 3
2 2
II
PRACTICAL EXERCISES )I
15 111 17 111
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
16 111 18 111
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
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19 [1] 20 [1]
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
21 [1]
a b c d e f h
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
PRACT I C A L E X E RC I S E S 33
Matous 1979: solution Pogosiants 1979: solution
Diagram 7 on page 29 Diagram 9 on page 29

I. �fz! !:::,. \3ffi-gi-g3# (2 points) I. Ahs! (1 point)
I. @xfi + ? c;;.h 2; I. c;;. x fi ? �a6 ; I. \3fh4 + ? CUh2 r. h7? c;;,g2 = (r. . . . c;;.g r)
I• Agz
• • • I• �gz z. �f4 hi W
• • •
I . . . . 1i1a3 2. \31 x fi + c;;,h 2 3· 1c'1gi + c;;,h 3 4· 1i1g4+
'i!th2 5· 1i1f4+ c;;,h i 6. 1i1h4+ 1i1h3 7· \31 x h3# ;

I . . . . CUh2 2. AfJ+ ! cu x f3 3· \31cr + + - ; Diagram 10 on page 29
r . . . . \31a6 2 . A6+ +- 3· A6+ �hz 4· Axhi a3!

z. A6! (1 point) S· h7 az
z • Wg7!
• • •
2• • • • � x fJ 3· \31 x fr + +-
Diagram 14 on page 30
6. h8A! (1 point)
Diagram 11 on page 30 6. h8\31? ar\31 7· \31xar =
3· Wh4+!! (2 points) 6 • �xhi
• • •
3· @xfr + ? c;;,h 2 4· \31gr+ c;;,h 3 5· Axg2+ c;;,h 4 6.

1c'1h2+ c;;.g 5 =
3· �hz • • • Diagram 17 on page 31
7· �g3 hz
4· Wh8! (1 point) Diagram 18 on page 31
4· Wg6
• • • 8. Aai!! (3 points)
4· . . . \31xh8 5· Axg2# 8. Ad4? ar\31 9 · Axar c;;.g r ro. Ad4+ c;;,h r = ; 8.
c;;,h 3? c;;.g r 9· Ad4+ c;;,h r ro. �es c;;.g r rr. llxh2+
c;;. rz r2. Aes c;;.fJ =
Diagram 15 on page 31 •8 • • •�gi
S· Wh7! (1 point) S· • • • Wgs
Diagram 20 on the preceding page

Diagram 16 on page 31 9· Ad4+ �hi
6. Wh6! (1 point) 6. . . . Wg8
Diagram 21 on the facing page

Diagram 19 on the facing page IO. �h3! (1 point)
7• Wei+ (1 point) and afi:er ro . . . . ar\31 I I . Axar c;;.g r 12. Ad4+ c;;,h r
and afi:er 8. cufr 8. @xfr + c;;.h 2 9· \31gr + c;;.h 3
0 0 0 13. Ae5 +- White wins.
ro. Axg2+ c;;.h 4 II. 1c'1h2+ c;;.g 5 12. 1i1g3+ White
wins.
34 C H A P T E R 2 C A N D I DATE M OV E S
S core tab l e
N� Points Your Points N� Points Your Poi nts N� Points You r Poi nts
1 1 12 2 Ma 2
2 1 13 2 1
3 1 14 2 2
4 1 15 3 1
5 1 16 3 1
6 1 17 3 1
7 1 18 3 1
8 1 19 4 Po 1
9 1 20 4 1
10 1 21 4 3
11 2 22 5 1
total 64
Points Playing Strength
less than 4 points beginner
4 - 8 points ELO 800 - 1000
9 - 18 points ELO 1000 - 1500
19 - 25 points ELO 1500 - 1800
2 6 - 3 2 points ELO 1800 - 2 100
3 3 - 45 points ELO 2 100 - 2 300
46 - 55 points ELO above 2 300
56 - 64 points ELO above 2400

35
3 The Wrong-Col ou red Bis h op
I.
Why do so many games end i n a d raw? One Another i m portant point is that the eval
of the mai n reasons is the range of d efen uation of the position d oes not change if
sive poss i b i l ities . Even the great materia l Wh i te has m ore than one h-pawn . Only if
advantage of an extra minor piece does not the stronger s i d e manages to prevent the
inevitably result in a wi n . Diagram 22 shows king from entering the corner does he have
one of the most im portant theoretical d raw wi n n i ng chances .
ing fortresses .
23 +- D
22 D a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h 8 8
8 8 7 7
7 7 6 6
6 6 5 5
5 5 4 4
4 4 3 3
3 3 2 2
2 2
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
Af ter
Even though White is a bishop and a
1. Aaz l +-
pawn up, the position is tota l ly d rawn . The
defence is very easy here : the black king j ust Black's ki ng is cut off f rom the vital cor
has to stay in the corner. White's king and ner, and the pawn advances to the queening
bishop can not d rive it from h8. This is d u e square. The other m ethod of keeping the
to the fact that t h e b i s h o p d oes n o t con king fro m the corner is less effective here.
trol the h-pawn's promotion sq ua re. Th is Af ter 1 . Ah7? there fol lows 1 . . . . c!>f7 2. c!>f2
is the well-known 'wrong-coloured bishop'. c!>f6, a n d a typ i ca l d rawi ng m echa n is m is
(This only works with a rook's pawn . I n i n i tiated : the th reat is 'i!?gs, a n d after the
all other cases White wins with the help of bishop retreats the king reaches the corner:
zugzwang. ) It is i m poss ible to force Black's 3· Ae4 c!>f7 4· Ah7 'i!?f6 = 6'i!?g8 I n th is l i ne,
king to l eave the corner. White can only de White wou l d wi n if h is ki ng reached the f4
l iver stalemate : sq uare.
1. c!>f6 c!>g8 2. h6 c!>h8 3· c!>f7 =
36 C H A PT E R 3 T H E W RO N G -COLO U R E D B I S H O P
24 +- D
a b c d e f g h Here White can cut off the black king on
8 8 the e8-h5 d iagona l :
7 7 1 . Ahs +-
6 � 6 I n spite of the si m pl icity of these
5 5 endga mes, there a re many h idden sub-
4 4 tleties.
Exercises 1 to 9 w i l l help you to cement,
3 3
and to deepen, you r u n dersta n d i ng of this
2 2 highly practical endgame.
a b c d e f g h
II.
The possi bility of tra nsposing i n to the As i s well know n, a kn ight has great dif
endgame of w rong-col o u red bishop a n d fi c u l ties when cou n teri ng a roo k's paw n .
rook's pawn i s often a n i m porta n t d efen Black cou ld have spared himself great trou
sive resou rce. Th is is a famous exam ple. ble had he remembered the position from
d iagram 22. After 81 . . . . ltJd3 ! 82. h4 ( 82.
Robert Fischer - M ark Tai manov 'i!?fs 'i!?d6 ! .<0.'i!?e7-f7-g7-h8) 82 . . . . ltJf4 83.
(2), Vancouver 1971
Candidate 's Match 'i!?fs 'i!?d 6 ! Black has to sacrifice the knight,
but the king ca n enter the corner. 84. 'i!;>xf4
25 • 'i!?e7 85. 'i!?gs 'i!?f7 86. 'i!?h6 'i!?g8 = . I nstead
a b c d e f h there followed
8
7
Th i s u n fo rtu nate m ove loses the game,
6 for now Ta i ma n ov does not have ti me to
5 bring the knight back to defend. Other king
4 m oves were better : 81 . . . . 'i!?d6 ! 82. Ae2
ltJd7+ ( 82 . . . . 'i!?ds 83. h4 ltJd7+ 84. 'i!?e7 'i!?es)
3
83. 'i!?f7 'i!?es 84. h4 ltJf6 = ; or 81 . . . . 'i!?d4 82.
2 2 Ae6 (82. Ad1 ltJd7+ ) 82 . . . . ltJf3 = .
82. Ac8 c!>f4
a b c d e f g h
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82 . . . . t!Jf3 83. Ab7+ �f4 84. A x f3 �xf3 62 . ... ttlb8 1

85. �g5 +- also loses, as does 82 . . . . tbd3 83.
( .6 tbc6+ and t!J x b4)
�Js+ .
83. h4 tLif3 84. hs tLigs 8s. Afs tLif3 86.
h6 tLigs 87. �g6
The point is that 63. bs can be answered
Black is i n zugzw ang. by 63 . . . . lbc6+ ! 64. bxc6 �xc6 and the=
game transposes i n to o u r d rawn position

87. . . . tLif3 88. h7 tL!es+ 89. �f6 1-o
from d i agram 22.
* * *
63 . . . . tLic6 64. �bs tLI)(b4 6s. �b6
I n the game Portisch - Kavalek, Wh ite u nder Or 65. A x b4+ �q 66. Ad6+ �b7 = .
estimated Black's chances, wh ich were con
6s . ... tLid3 1
nected, of course, with the wrong-coloured
bishop. Threatening tbb2, and the d raw is clear:
66. Ac3 �d7 67. �b7 tbcs+
Lajos Portisch - Lu bomir Kavalek
Yz-¥2.
Montrea/ 1979
* * *
26 +- D
Here i s a s i m i lar endgame. We have already
seen that B l ack's m a i n h ope l ies in sacrific
i ng a knight for the g-pawn.
M u rray Chand ler - Zsuzsa Polgar

Montrea/ 1979
27 +- D
a b c d e f h
a b c d e f g h
61. A)(as
It wou l d h ave been better to p l ay 61.
c;t>c4!
61 . ..• �d6 62. b4??
White could win with either 62. �C4 �c6 a b c d e f g h
63. b4 +- or 62. Ad8 tbb8 63. �C4 tbc6 64.
Ab6 +-. Bl ack is n ow able to el i m i nate h i s so. �fs �g7 51. g4 tLif6 52. gs tLig8 53·
�e6 ttlh6 54· g)(h6+??
main enemy, the b-paw n , with a fork.
C H A P T E R 3 T H E W RO N G -COLO U R E D B I S H O P
Such a grave m ista ke has j u st one expla

53· Ag6 ?? ct>xf4 54· Axfs
nati o n : Chandler expected the a u tomatic
recaptu re. In that case the black king wou ld Wh i te expected the bishop to be reca p
have been cut off from the corner, a n d the tu red : 54· . . . 'i!?xf5 ? 55· h6 +-. Black d i d not
win would be easy: 54 . . . . 'i!?xh6 55. 'i!?f6 'i!?h5 m i ss h i s cha nce :
56. 'i!?g7 +-. The correct wi n n i ng method
54· ... ct>xes l 55· h6 ct>f6
was demonstrated by Dvoretsky: 54· h4 lLlg4
55. 'i!?f5 C2Jh6+ 56. 'i!?f4 lLlf7 57· gd5 C2Jh6 58 . 6'i!?f7-g8
h5 'i!?h7 59· ge68 'i!?g7 6o. 'i!?e5 'i!?h8 61. 'i!?f6
s6. ct>e2 ct>f7 57· Ah7 ct>f6 1
'i!?h7 62. 'i!?e7 'i!?g7 63. 'i!?e8 'i!?h7 ( 63 . . . . 'i!?h8
64. g6 'i!?g7 65. 'i!?e7 'i!?h8 66. 'i!?f8 Yusu pov) 6'i!?g5
64. 'i!?f8 'i!?h8 65. g6 lLlf5 66. h6 C2J x h6 67.
58. Ag8 ct>g6 59· h7 ct>g7 = Y2-Y2
g7+ 'i!?h7 68. gf5+ C2J x f5 69. g818'+ .
* * *
54· ... ct>h8 1
Of course ! As we know, the n u m ber of Vlad i m ir Raicevic - Albin Planinc
pawns on the h-file makes no d i fference. Zagreb 1977
ss - Ads ct>h7 s6. ct>f7 ct>hs Y2-Yz
29 +- D
* * * a b c d e f g h
8 8
The same sad mistake occu rred i n this game
7 7
too.
lev G u tman - Vladas M i kenas 6 6
Riga 1969 5 • 5
4 fj, 4
28 +- D
3 3
a b c d e f g h
2 2
8 8
7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
5 fj, 5 I n the next exa m ple the p layer with the
4 4 better position a lso underestimated h is op
ponent's cha nces. The rooks had to be kept
3 3
on the board with 61. gh7! +-, fol lowed by
2 2 E! x h5. The attempt to win the game q u ickly
led to an elegant d raw.
a b c d e f g h 61. E!gs?? .El.g3+ I 62. ct> xf4
I nstead of the s i m ple 53· e6 'i!?xf4 54· e7 62. 'i!?f2 'i!?f6 = ; 62. E! x g3 fxg3 = .
Ad7 55· h6 +-, White tried to p lay the tech
62 . ... .El.g4+ I 63. ct>f3
nica l ly neat
39
63. Et xg4 h xg4 64. 'i!?g5 g3 65. Ae4 �f7 = . 1 . . . . g5 !?, would have given more cha nces,
although even in this case White w i l l , after
63 . . . . �f6 - Yz-Yz
the cold-blooded 2. 'i!?f3 �f5 3. 'i!?gz, be able
H owever, 63 . . . . Et x h4 64. A x h5 would to hold the game.
not have been clever, when Wh i te ca n sti l l
2. Et )( b2 A )( b2 3· �f3 ?!
try to w i n .
I t would have been more precise to play
Kenneth Smith - Mario Campos Lopez 3· h4! 'i!?e5 4 · g4 'i!?f4 5· 'i!?h3 .6 g5, h5.
San A n tonio 1972
3· ··- �fs
30 + • B lack could have given Wh ite a l i ttle
a b c d e f g h m o re to worry a bout with 3· . . . Ac3 4· h4
8 8 Ae1 ! (4 . . . . Ad2 5· g4 Ae1 6. g5+ = ) 5· 'i!?g4
Adz 6 . 'i!?f3 �e5 7· 'i!?e2 Aa5 8. �f3 Now
= .
7 7
Wh i te forces the position from d iagram 22.
6 6
4· h4 1
5 5
4 4 4· g4+ ? 'i!?g5-+ .
3 3 4· ... Aq S· g4+ �f6 6. gs+ I
6. h5 ? g5.
6 . . . . �fs 7· hs l g)(hs s. �g2 �)(gs
a b c d e f g h Yz-Yz
For i ndependent study you m ight con

1 Etb2
sider exercises 10 to 22. The ma i n theme i n
. .•.
As Edmar Med n i s correctly noted , Black these positions i s the struggle t o reach a
shou l d n 't be in a h u rry to exchange rooks. position with the wrong-coloured bishop.
40 C H A P T E R 3 T H E W RO N G -C O L O U R E D B I S H O P
Ill.
The presence o f more pawns on the defend

ing side adds com plexity and often cha nges
the assessment of the position . As i n the Th i s fortress i s also i m p regna ble.
next example.
* * *
von Holzhausen 1910 H owever, i f White has a nother pawn , the

31 D position tu rns aga i nst h i m .
8
N igel Short - G arry Kasparov
Belgrade 1989
7
6 32 -+ •
5 a b c d e f h
4 8 8
3 7 7
2 6 6
5 5
a b c d e f g h 4 4
3 3
Without the b-pawn, White would eas
i ly reach the corner. But in this case, Wh ite 2 2
has more p roblems, e. g. 1 . 't!?c1 ?? loses to
Ad3 -+. a b c d e f g h
1. �c2 l
The w i n n i ng pla n i s easy: Black sta le
I f the w h i te king reaches a1, the d raw is mates the enemy king and forces the b
clear: 1 . . . . 't!?b4 2. 't!?b1 't!?b3 3· 't!?a1 't!?c2 4· pawn to adva nce. After this the a-pawn
b4 a x b3 stalemate. leaves the edge and Wh ite has just one use
less move with his rema i n i ng pawn .
1 . ... Au l
93· ... �g2 94· �d1 �f3 95· �d2 �e4
Now i t looks bad for White, but the un
96. �C3 �e3 97· �c2 �e2 98. �c1
fortunate positions of Black's bishop a n d
king saves h i m . O r 98. 't!?c3 Ad3 99· 't!?b3 't!?d2 100. 't!?a3
't!?c2 101. 't!?a2 Aq+ 102. b3 ( 102. 't!?a1 't!?c1
2. b4 1 +
103. b3 Abs 104. 't!?a2 Ad3 -+) 102 . . . . Abs
But not 2. b3 ??, because of2 . . . . a3 ! -+ . 103. 't!?a1 't!?c1 104. 't!?a2 Ad3 105. 't!?a1 Ab1
and Black wins.
2 . ... axb3+
98 . .. Ad3 99· b3 �e1 100. �b2 �d2
2 . . . . c;!?x b4 3- 't!?b2
.
101. �a1 �c2 102. �a2 �c1 l

= .
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Under no c i rc u m stances should Black Here Black resigned . The win n i ng plan
captu re the pawn with his ki ng. For exam i s nearly identical to the Short - Kasparov
ple 102 . . . . 'i!?c3 103. 'i!?a1 'i!?><b4? = o r 103 . . . . game. ss . . . . gs s6. Ae6 'i!?h7 (56 . . . . g6 57·
@x b3 ? 104. bs = leads to a draw. Ags +-) 57· Afs+ g6 (57· . . . 'i!?hs ss. Ae4 g6
59 · Ads 'i!?h7 6o. Ae6 'i!?h6 61. 'i!?g8 +-) 58.
103. c;ga1
Ae6 'i!?h8 (58 . . . . 'i!?h6 59 · 'i!?g8 'i!?hs 6o. c;!;>g7
103. 'i!?a3 'i!?b1 104. 'i!?a4 'i!?b2-+ 105. 'i!?as 'i!?h4 61. 'i!?><g6 +-) 59 · Ag8 g4 6o. h><g4 gs
@x b3 106. 'i!?b6 'i!?><b4-+ . 61. Ae6 +-.
103 . .. . Ab1 o-1
And because of 104. bs a><bs 105. b4 Eric Lob ron -John van der Wiel
Ad3 -+ White resigned . Ter Ape/ 1987
* * *
34 +- D
The same method was used by White in the a b c d e f h
following game. 8 8
7 7
Rustem Dautov - Drazen Sermek
Dresden 1998 6 6
5 5
33 +- D
4 4
a b c d e f
3
8 8
2 2
7 7
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
4 4 Thi s i s another i mportant situ ation. To

3 wi n , White has to capture the pawn on h4
2 2 without allowi ng the black king to reach
the h8 square. Rauzer analysed endgames
with rook-pawns and kings in different posi
a b c d e f g h
tions. He discovered a zone where the black
king m ust be to hold the d raw. Thi s zone
49· c;gC4 c;ggs
i s marked by the squares a8-a6-q-ds-e4-
49 · . . . 'i!?e7!? so. Aa4 +- (so. A><g6?? 'i!?f8 h7-h8. H owever, a word of warni ng: ' Even
51. Ah7 gs = ) . if the king is situated in the drawi ng zone,
the d raw i s sti l l not guaranteed . The fol
so. c;gds c;gh6
lowing has to be considered : if the white
so . . . . 'i!?h4 51. Ad7 +-. bishop gets onto the a2-g8 diagonal, the
black king has to manoeuvre in such a way
51. c;ge6 c;gh7 52. c;gf7 c;ghs 53· c;gfs c;gh7
that it reaches e7 when the white king gets
54· Af7 c;ghs ss. Ag8 1 1-o
to the gs square.' (Averbakh )
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42 C H A P T E R 3 T H E W RO N G - C O LO U R E D B I S H O P
71 . ... q;C] 72. q;d4 q;d6 73· q;e4 q;d7 106. q;xh4 q;f6 1 o7. q;h5 q;g7 1o8. q;g5
74· q;e5 q;e7 75· Ae6 q;e8 76. q;f6 q;f8 77· @h8 109. h4 Y2-Y2
.Aq q;e8 78. q;g7 q;e7 79· JJ.f7 q;d6 8o.
q;f6 q;d7 81. Ag6 q;d8 82. q;e6
Kl i ng & Horwitz 1851
The defence is very easy: the b l ac k king 35 +- 0
has to stay on the back-rank. a b c d e f g h
82. ... q;q 83. Ae8 @d8 84. Ad7 q;q 8 8
85. q;e7 q;b8 86. @d6 7 7
86. 'i!?f6 @q 87. Ae6 'i!?d8 88. 'i!?gs 'i!?e7 = . 6 6
5 5
86 . ... @b7 87. Ag4 @b8 88. q;c6 @a7
89. @q q;a8 4
3 3
The black king manoeuvres i n such a way
that i t rem a i n s near the a8 sq u are; i f i t i s 2 2
d ispl aced fro m there, i t heads for t h e safe
square h8. a b c d e f g h
90. Af3+ q;a7 91. Ac6
The b l ac k ki ng i s o u ts i d e the d rawi ng
91. 'i!?d8 'i!?b8 (91 . . . . 'i!?b6 ) 92. Ads 'i!?a7 zone a8-a7-d4-e5-f4-h6-h8 . With precise
93· 'i!?e7 'i!?b6 94· 'i!?f6 'i!?cs ! = . play White can w i n the game.
91 . ... q;a6 92. q;b8 @b6 93· Ab7 @c5 1 . Af4 l c;;,g2 t
94· q;c7 q;b5 1
1 . . . . 'i!?f2 2. 'i!?e4 'i!?g2 3· 'i!?d4 'i!?f3 4· Ah2
94· . . . 'i!?d4 ? 95· 'i!?d6 'i!?c4 96. 1l.c6. The 'i!?g4 5· 'i!?C4 'i!?fs 6. 'i!?b4 'i!?e6 7· 'i!?xa4 'i!?d7
king must not leave the d raw i ng zone. 8. 'i!?bs 'i!?c8 9· 'i!?c6 +-.
95. Ac8 @c5 96. Ae6 2. q;g4 1
96. Ad7 'i!?ds £'-'i!?es-f6-g7 97. 'i!?d8. The 2. 'i!?e4 'i!?h3 3 · 'i!?d4 'i!?g4 4· Ah2? 'i!?fs ! s.
king mustn't be allowed to reach h8. 97. . . . 'i!?C4 'i!?e6 6 . 'i!?bs 'i!?d7 = .
'i!?d6 98. Ac8 'i!?c6 99. Ag4 'i!?b7 1oo. Af3+
2 . ... c;;,f2 3 · Ac1 l q;e2 4· q;f4 q;f2
'i!?b8 (100 . . . . 'i!?b6 101. 'i!?d7 'i!?a7) 101. Ag2
'i!?a7 102. 'i!?e7 'i!?b6 103. 'i!?f6 @q 104. 'i!?gs I f 4· . . . 'i!?d1 5. Ae3 'i!?c2, then 6. 'i!?es ! (6.
'i!?d7 105. 'i!?xh4 'i!?e7 = . The w h i te bishop is 'i!?e4? 'i!?b3 7- Acs 'i!?C4 8. Ae3 'i!?b3 9 . Ac1
not on the a2-g8 d i agonal ! 'i!?c4) 6 . . . . 'i!?b3 7· Acs 'i!?C4 8. 'i!?d 6 'i!?b3 9 .
'i!?c6 'i!?C4 1 0 . .Ad 6 and White reaches a po-
96 . ... q;b5 97· Ads @a6 1 98. Ac4+ c;;,a7
s i tion analysed in the l i ne w i th 4· . . . 'i!?d3 -
99· Ad3 q;a8 100. Ae2 c;;,a7 101. Ac4 q;a8
though somewhat q uicker. After 4· . . . 'i!?d3
102. q;d6 q;b7 103. q;e5 @q 104. c;;,f6 q;d7
5· Ae3 ! 'i!?C4 6. 'i!?es 'i!?b3 7· Acs 'i!?C4 8. <i!?d6
105. c;;,gs c;;,e7
�b5 9 · �d5 c;;,a5 10. <i!?c6 �a6 11. Ag1 �a5 12.
J ust i n ti me ! �b7 �bs 13. Ab6 ! <i!?C4 14. �c6 �b3 (14 . . . .
�d3 15. �b5 �e4 16. �xa4 �d5 17. �bs +-)
43
15. Acs �c4 16. Ad6 �d4 17. �bs �ds 18. V i ktor Korchnoi - Anatoly Karpov
Ah2 +- Wh ite ach i eves h i s aim. Baguio 1978
36 +- D 37 = D
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
That's the key positio n of this endgame. Without the b-pawn it wou l d be a clear
Black i s i n zugzwang. H e l oses the a-pawn cut d raw. But the second pawn gives Wh ite
and cannot reach the a8 square. the ch ance to p l ay for a wi n . Wh i te can try
to stale m ate the enemy king and so force
5· Ae3+ 'i!;>g2 6. 'i!;>g4 'i!;>h2
the advance ofthe b-pawn .
6 . . . . �h1 7· Af4 �g2 8 . Ag3.
74· Ae7 'i!;>a7 75· 'i!;>q 'i!;>aS 76. Ad6 'i!;>a7
7· Af4+ 'i!;>g2 8. Ag3 'i!;>g1 9· 'i!;>f3 'i!;>h1 1o.
76 . . . . bs ?? 77· Acs b4 78. a x b4 +-.
Ab8 'i!;>g1 11. 'i!;>e3 'i!;>g2 12. 'i!;>d3 'i!;>f3 13. 'i!;>c4
�e4 14. 'i!;>b5 'i!;>d5 15. Ah2 77· 'i!;>cs 'i!;>a6
(see d i agram 36) 77· . . . �a8 ?? 78. Ab8 bs 79 . �q b4 8o.
a x b4 a3 81. bs a2 82. b6 a1� 83. b7#.
15 . ... 'i!;>d4 16. 'i!;>xa4 1-0
78. 'i!;>bs b5 79· Ab4
* * *
79 · �q b4 ! 8o. a x b4 (8o. A x b4 �a7 = )
8o . . . . �bs = .
It is i n teresting to see how the addition of
79· . . . 'i!;>b6 So. 'i!;>cs 'i!;>c6 1
another pawn changes the d efensive strat
egy. The next exa m p l e is a good model B l ack's king h as to leave the d angerous
for playi ng the endgame rook's p awn and triangle a6-a8-c8 at once.
knight's pawn versu s roo k's p awn with 8o . . . . �a6 ? 81. �q �a7 82. �c6
wrong-coloured bishop. A) 82 . . . . <i!?b8 83. Ad6+
A1 ) 83 . . . . �c8 84. Aq +-;
A2) 83 . . . . �a7 84. Aq 'i!i>a6 (84. . . . 'i!i>a8
85. �b6 +-) 85. Ab6 +-;
A3) 83 . . . . �a8 84. �b6 +-;
44 C H A PT E R 3 T H E W RO N G -COLO U R E D B I S H OP
B) 82 . . . . �a6 83. Acs �as 84. Ad4 �a6 1oo . ... c-hf3 101. Ah2 <"h82 1o2. A.q c-hf]
( 84 . . . . b4 85. Ab6+ �a6 86. a >< b4 a3 87. 103. Ad6 �e3 104. �e5 �f3
b5#) 85. Ab6 b4 86. ax b4.
104 . . . . @d3 ? 105. �ds �e3 1o6. @c5 �e4
81. @d8 <"hd5 82. c-he7 <"he5 83. c-hf7 <"hd5 107. r;!;> x bs @d5 108. Ah2 +-.
84. @f6 @d4 85. @e6 @e4 86. Af8 @d4
105. �d5 @84 106. �c5 �f5 107. @xbs
87. @d6 �e4 88. A87
�e6
88. �cs 'i!i>es 89. � >< bs @e6 (Wh ite's
B l ac k expl oits the awkward positi o n of
bishop isn't o n the h2-b8 d iago n al . ) 90.
the b i s h o p and wins an i m p ortant tem po.
@xa4 @d7 91. 'i!i>bs @q 92. Ad6+ ( 92. 'i!i>a6
Now we h ave reached an endgame we know
@b8 ) 92 . . . . �b7 = ·
al ready.
8 8. ... �f4 89. <"he6 c-hf3 90. �e5 �84
108. �c6 �f6 109. �d7 �87 110. Ae7
91. Af6 �h5 92. �f5 �h6 93· Ad4 c-hh7 94·
�88 111. �e6 �87 112. Ac5 �88 113. �f6
�f6
�h7 114. �f7 �h8 115. Ad4+ �h7 116.
94· @gs �g8 95. @g6 @f8 96. Acs+ �e8 Ab2 �h6 117. �88 �86 118. A87 �f5 119.
97. �f6 @d7 98. �es �e8 9 9 · @e6 �d8 100. �f7 �85 120. Ab2 �h6 121 . .Ac1+ �h7 122.
Ad 6 @c8 101. �e7 @b7 ( 101 . . . . b4! An i m Ad2 �h8 123 . ACJ+ �h7 124. A87 ¥2-Y2
portant resou rce for the defence. 102. a >< b4
'i!i>b7 103. �e6 �c6 =) 102. @d7 b4 ! = . * * *
94· ... �h6 1

The l ast endgames were d ifficult. To deepen
Here, the corner i s d angero us for Bl ack. you r u nderstand i ng of this theme, I would
94· . . . @g8 ?? 95· Acs �h7 96. Af8 @g8 recommend that you take a look at the final
97· Ag7 @h7 98. �f7 +- . exercises 23 to 25 . Good luck and h ave fu n.
Final ly, I append a list of books with
95· Ae3+ �h5 96. �f5 c-hh4 97· Ad2
more m aterial regard ing the theme 'wrong
�83 98. A85 �f3 99· Af4
col o u red bishop' :
Without the p awn o n bs the positio n i s 1 ) Yu ri Averbakh : Comprehensive Chess
w o n for Wh i te - see d i agram 3 5 · The p res E n d i ngs : B i s h o p E n d i ngs : Kn ight E n d i ngs:
ence of the second pawn changes the resu lt. 001 ( Pergamon Russian Chess Series)
2 ) Edmar M ed n is : Practical Endgame
99· ... �82 1oo. Ad6
Lessons ( Cadogan 1997)
100. @g4 �f2 101 . Ac1 @e2 102. @f4 �d3 3) E d m ar M ed n i s : Better Endgame Play
103. �es ( 103. Ae3 b4 ! ) 103 . . . . �C4 104. ( Chess Enterprises 2000)
=
Ad2 b4 ! ( 104 . . . . �cs) 105. A x b4 �bs = .

EXERCISES 45
�•
E3-1
Exercises ( solutions
*
p. 52-54)
rn E 3-3 ** rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E3-2 ** rn E 3-4 ** rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
46 C H A PT E R 3 T H E WRONG�COLOURED BISHOP
E3-s ** I1J E 3-7 **** I1J

8 8 8
Jt 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E3-6 *** I1J E3-8 ** I1J

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
EXERCISES 47
E 3-9 ***
rn E 3-11 *
rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 3-10 *
rn E 3-12 **
II
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
48 CHAPTER 3 T H E WRONG•COLOURED BISHOP
E3-13 *** [1] E 3-15 ***** 11

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E3-14 *** 11 E 3-16 ***** [1]

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
EX ERCISES 49
E 3-17 ** rn E 3-19 ** Ill

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 3-18 ** rn E 3-20 ** rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
;o C HAPTER 3 T H E WRONG�COLOURED BISHOP
E3-21 ** rn E3-23 *** rn

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E3-22 **** rn E3-24 * rn

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
EXERCISES SI
E3-25 ***** [1]

a b c d e f g h
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
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52 SOLUTIO N S E 3 · I TO E 3·10
Sol utions
0 E3-1 [3. c;;,h 4! = J

Alexei Troitzky, I896 3· . . . �fi 4· c;!>g3 0 'h-'h
I. Ae6! �e7 2.. h6 �f6 3· Afs! �f7 4· Ah7
�f6 S· �f4 �f7 6. �fs �f8 7· �£6 �e8 8. 0 E3-7
Afs I-o Gijs van Breukelen, I969
I. �d7
0 E3-2 [1. c;;,d s� c;;,r4 2. c;;,e6 c;;,g 3 ; 1. c;;,d6 � c;;,r4 2. c;;,e7
Gijs van Breukelen, I967 c;;,g s 3· c;;,rs c;;,g6 J
I. hs [1. c;;,f4� d2 2 . .Ua4 d1� 3· A x d1 c;;,e s] I . I, . . . �f4
. . . d2. 2.. Aa4 diW 3· Axdi �e8 4· Ah3 e6 S· Corresponding squares e7-g5, fS-g6.
Axe6 c;!>e7 6. h6 c;!>f6 7· Afs c;!>f7 8. Ah7 I-o [ 1. . . . c;;,g 3 2. .Ue6]
2.. c;!>e8!
0 E3-3 [ 2. c;;,e7 'tt>g s 0 = J
Orrin Frink, I92.3 2.. . . . c;!>gs
I. Ad7!! c;!>e3 2.. h4 �e4 3· hs �es 4· h6 c;!>f6 [ 2 . . . . c;;,rs 3· c;;,r7 +- J
S· Ae8!! +- I-o 3· �e7!
[ 3· c;;,r7 � 'tt>h 4; 3· c;;,rs � c;;,g6 J
0 E3-4 3·. • . �g6 4· c;!>f8 c;!>h6 s. �f7 c;!>gs 6. c;!>g7
Evgeny Dvizov, I987 �fs 7· �h6 I-o
I. �6 Af2. 2.. �xe3+ [2. c;;,d s� e2 3· El.f4 e1� 4·
.El.e4+ c;;,f6 5· .El.xe1 Axe1 6. c;;,e4 h4 7· c;;,f3 h3] 2.. 0 E3-8
. . . A x e3+ 3· �ds h4 4· �e4 h3 S· c;!>6 Af4 Oldfich Duras, I908
6. �f2. Ah2. 7· �6 Ab8 8. �f2. Ah2. 9· �6 I. Ab4! c;!>f7 2.. a4 c;!>e8 [ 2. . . . c;;,e6 3· as 'tt>ds 4·
'h-'h a6 c;;,c6 s. Aas !] 3· as �d8 4· Ad6 �c8 S· a6
I-0
0 E3-5
G. Gotsdiner, I978 0 E3-9
I. c;!>e7 A x fs 2.. a6 bxa6 3· � x f6 as 4· �es Alexander Herbstman, I92.8
a4 S· c;!>d4 a3 6. �C3 Ae6 7· c;!>c2. Au 8. c;!>q I. b6! axb6
'h-'h [1. . . . c;;,c6 2. Ae7 ! (2. bxa7 c;;,b 7 =) 2 . . . . axb6
(2 . . . . c;;,b7 3· Ads ! +-) 3· a6 +-]
0 E3-6 2.. a6 �c6 3· Ae7!
losif Krikheli, I98S [3 . .Uxd6 bs 4· Acs 'tt>c7 5· .Ua7 'tt>c6 6. 'tt>d 3 b4
I. �XU+! �Xe2. 2.. c;!>g4! 7· 'tt>c4 b3 s. c;;, x b3 c;;,bs = ]
[ 2. 'tt>g 3 'tt>f1 0 3· c;;,r3 (3. c;;,h 3 'tt>h 4· 'tt>g4 'tt>g2 s. 3 • . . . �c7!
'tt>hs Ae3 6. 'tt>g4 .Ugs 7· 'tt>fs 'tt>[J -+) 3· . . . .Uh [3 . . . . bs 4· Ads ds s. c;;,d 3 b4 6. c;;,d 4 0]
4· 'tt>g 4 c;;,g 2 s. c;;,h s .Ue3 6. c;;,h 4 Ad2 7· c;;,g 4 4· A x d6+! �c6! 5· �d3 bs 6. Acs! �c7
Ags -+] 7· Aa7 b4 8. c;!>c4 I-o
2.
• c;!>ei
• • •
[ 2. . . . Ae3 3· 'tt>g 3 c;;,fi 4· c;;,h 2 =] 0 E3-10

3· c;!>6! unknown, I9II
SOLU T I O N S E 3·II TO E 3·I6 53
I. ct>ei! Ab3 [1 . . . . �xgz] z. W x ds+ ct>xds 3· 'i!i>f8 = ]

�dz 'h-'h 4 · . . . gxf4 S · <i:!;>e4 <i:!;>h6! 6 . <i:!;>xf4 ct>hs 7·
c;!;>[J
0 E3-11 [7. e6 ct:l x e6+ 8. A x e6 'it>g6 = ]
Gioacchino Greco, I6I9 7·• • • c;!;>gs s . <i:!;>e4 h s 9 · h4+
I. �h8+ �c8 z. �xeS+ ct>xc8 3· Aa6!! bxa6 = [g. i&cB ct:lg6 10. e6 'i!i>f6 = 6ctJf8-e6]
'h-'h 9· . . . <i:!;>xh4 10. <i:!;>£4 Ctle6+! II. Axe6 stale
mate IJi-IJi
0 E3-12
Reshevsky - Tatai, Netanya 1973 0 E3-15
so . . . . Ctl><f4+! Petrosian - Larsen, San Antonio 1972
[so . . . . CLlci + ? 51. 'i!i>cz ctJa2 52. 'i!i>b3 CLlci + 53· 47 . . . es!!
@bz +-; so . . . . tLlg1 51. 'i!i>e3 6�f1, ctJf2 Mednis [ 47· . . . ctJc4 48. b3 LLlas 49· �d1 c4 so. b4 +-
51 . . . . gs sz. �f1 (52. 'i!i>fz lLlh3+ =) 52 . . . . g4 53· Yusupov]
i&gz 'i!i>f6 54· 'i!i>fz ctJh3+ 55· l& x h3 gxh3] 48. fxes Ctlc4 49· <i:!;>fz
s•· gxf4 gs! sz. fxgs h6! = [49· e6 ct:l xbz so. g6 c4 51. Ads C3 52. Ab3 ct:ld3
[sz. . . . h6 53· h4 hxgs 54· h x gs 'i!i>g6 = ] 53· e7+ 'it>xe7 54· g7 c2 ! 55· Axcz 'it>f7 ! 56. Axd3
'h-'h 'i!i>xg7 = Mednis]
49· . . . ttlxes
0 E3-13 [ 49· . . . ctJ x b2? so. 'it>e3 ! Petrosian]
Gijs van Breukelen, Ig8o so. Ae4 <i:!;>g7 SI· b3 Ctlf7 sz. g6 ttlgs��
I. ct>ez bs [52 . . . . LLles 53· 'i!i>e3 LLl xg6 54· A x g6 'i!i>xg6 =
[1 . . . . 'i!i>d7 2. 'i!i>d3 Afs+ 3· 'i!i>xc3 Axcz 4· 'i!i>xc2 Petrosian ss. 'i!i>e4 'i!i>f6 s6. <i!i>ds 'i!i>fs 57· 'i!i>xcs
@c6 5· 'i!i>b2 = ; 1. . . . AC4+ 2. 'i!i>e3 bs 3· 'i!i>d4 =] 'i!i>f4 58. b4 'i!i>g3 59· bs 'i!i>xh3 6o. b6 'i!i>g2 61. b7
z. Aa4! h3 62. b8� hz = ]
[2. 'it>d3? b4 3· 'i!i>d4 'i!i>e7 - + ] 53· 1Hs +- <i:!;>£6 54· <i:!;>e3 Ctle6 SS· A x e6
•z • • • Ac4+ c;!;>xe6 s6. c;!;>e4 <i:!;>f6 57· <i:!;>ds c;!;>xg6 ss. ct>xcs
[2 . . . . bxa4 3· 'it>d3 = ; 2. . . . !l,d7 3· 'it>d3! (3. Ab3? <i:!;>fs 59· b4 <i:!;>£4 6o. bs c;!;>g3 61. b6 1-o
Afs 4· 'it>e3 'it>d7 S· 'i!i>d4 c2 -+) 3· . . . b4 4· Ab3
@e7 (4 . . . . Abs+ 5· 'it>d4 ) s. 'it>c4 =]
= 0 E3-16
3· <i:!;>di b x � 4· c;!;>cz a3 S· c;!;> x q <i:!;>d7 6. Anatoly Kuznetsov, 1965
�cz Au 7· c;!;>q <i:!;>d6 8. <i:!;>b4 IJi-IJi I. e7 ACJ+
[1 . . . . Ac7+ 2. 'it>a6 ! 'i!i>d7 3· f6 ct:lf7 4· i&hs CLld6�
0 E3-14 5· e8�+ LLl x e8 6. f7 +-]
Petukhov - Kuznetsov, SSSR 1977 z. <i:!;>a6 <i:!;>d7 3· f6!
I, . . . gs! 2.. es+ [3. 'i!i>xbs? Af6 ! - + ]
[2. fxgs+ 'i!i>xgs 3· 1!. x h 7 (3. es LLl xes ! ) 3· . . .
= 3 · . . . Ax£6 4 · c;!;>xbs ttlgs!
lLlf6! = 6CLle4] [4 . . . . ct:lfs? 5· l&g4 = ; 4· . . . ctJf7 s. e81i1+ ! 'it>xe8
2.
• • • •c;!;>g7 3· Ae6 6. Ahs = ; 4· . . . 'i!i>xe7 5· .Ac2 = ]
[3. e6 ct:l f6 = ] S · Acz h6!
3· • • •ttlfs 4 · Afs [s . . . . hs� 6. i&g6 = ]
[ 4· fs ct:J xe6+ s. fxe6 'it>fs 6. 'it>e4 hs 7· 'it>fs g4 8. 6 . Afs+ <i:!;>es! 7· Ag6+! <i:!;>xe7 s . Ah7!
hxg4 h xg4 g. 'i!i> xg4 'i!i>e7 1 0 . <i!i>fs 'i!i>e8 11. 'i!i>f6 <i:!;>fs 9· Axgs c;!;> xgs 10. <i:!;>c4! hs II. <i:!;>d3 h4
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54 SOLUTIONS E3-I7 TO E 3-25
1�. �u h3 13. �f� ! Aa7 = ]

( 1 3 . @f3 � 1l.h4 ; I 3 . @fi � 1l,d4] •I • • •Ah4+
.13 . . •h� 14. �g� Ih-Ih [ 1. . . . �e6 2. a6 +-]
�. �u Ag3 3· a6 Abs 4· Af4!
0 E3-17 (4. �d3�
W. Mees, 1940 A) 4· . . . �es� 5· �c4 �d6 6. �bs (6. Af4+
1. Ad6! [1. 1l.cs �xes 2. tiJc7 @c4 3· @g2 @b3 4· �c6 =) 6 . . . . Aa7 = 7· Aa5 ;
tiJbs @a4 =] 1 �xd6 �. CDb6 �es 3· CD3.4+
• • • • B) 4· . . . �e6 ! 5· Af4 (s. �c4 �d7 6. �bs 1La7 =)
�e4 4· CDbH �b3 5· 3.4 1-0 5· . . . �d5 ! 6. A x b8 �c6 = ]
4· • • •Aa7 5 · Ae3 �e6
0 E3-18 (s . . . . Ab8 6. �d3 �e6 7· �c4 �d6 8. �bs �C7
W. Mees, 1940 g . Ad4 + - �c8 10. �c6]
1. Ae; ! (1. Ad6 @ x d6 2. tiJb6 @cs 3· tiJa4+ 6. Axa7 �ds 7· �d3 �e6 s. �e4 +- 1-o
@b4 =] 1 �xes �. CDe7 �b4 3· CDd;+ �e4
• • • •
( 3 . . . . @a3 4· tiJc3 @b4 5· a4] 4· CDf4 �b4 5· 0 E3-23

&De� �a3 6. CDe1 1-o Paulsen - Metger, Nurnberg 1888
I. �e4�
0 E3-19 (I. �cs� b6+ ! =. The correct move was 1. �d4!!

Osmo Kaila, 197S �c6 (r. . . . b6 2. a6 ! �c6 3· �c4 �d6 4· @b4
1. �xdJ ! (1. @xci� tiJq 2. @c2 @c4 (2. . . . @d4� �c6 S· Ab8 b5 6. Aa7 ! �c7 7· �xb5 + - ; 1 . . . . bs
3· @d2) 3· @d2 @d4 4· @ei @e3 S· @fi lt:Je2 6. 2. a6 ! �c6 3· �c3 �d6 4· �b4 �c6 5· �as +-)
@ei tLlg3] 1 Af4 �. �u Axh� 3· �fJ Aes
• • • • 2. Ab6 ! (2. �c3? b6 3· a6 �bs = ) 2 . . . . �d6 (2.
4· �f� Ih-Ih . . . �bs 3· �d5 �a6 4· �d6 �bs 5· �C7 �a6 6.
�b8 + - ; 2 . . . . �d7 3· �c5 �c8 4· Aa7 �c7 5·
0 E3-20 �b5 +-) 3· �c4 �c6 4· �b4 �d6 5· �bs �d7 6.
Osmo Kaila, 197S ggi �C7 7· Ah2+ �d7 8. �b6 �c8 g. Jlg3 +-]
1. �xed ( r . @ x d i � .fH4 2. @e2 A xh 2 3· @f3 • 1 bs+ �. axb6+ �b7 3· �bs �as 4·
• • •
@fs -+] 1 CDe3 �. �d� CDfi+ 3· �e1 &Dxh�

• • • • Abs �xbs ;. �e6 �es Ih-Ih
4· �f� CDg4+ ( 4. . . . lt:Jf3 5· @ x f3 = (s. @g3 �
tLlgs) J ;. �g3 h � 6. �g� Ih-Ih 0 E3-24
Sveshnikov - Gulko, Moscow 1983
0 E3-21 75· Ah7 ! +- [75· Ac4+ @f6 76. �f4 � (76.
N. Megvinishvili, 1973 Ad3 +-) 76 . . . . g5+ = ; 75· �f4� @g8 =] 1-o
1. a; Ads �. a6 Ab6 3· Ae1 Aa7 4· Af� �es
;. Axa7 �d6 6. Ab6 �e6 7· Aas 1-o 0 E3-25
V. Kosek, 1930
0 E3-22 1. �hs gs!
G. Umnov, 19S6 [I . . . . �r, 2. Ads+ �f6 3· h4 @f5 4· Af, �f6 s.
I . Ad� ! Ae6 ! � x e6 6. �g6 +-J
(1. a6 Ae3 2. @e2 Aa7 3· gd2 (3. @d3 @e6 4· �. �h6 g4 !
@c4 @d7 5· Ae5 iL xcs =) 3· . . . @e5 4· Ae3 [2 . . . . �f5 3· h3 �f6 (3 . . . . �f4 4· �g6) 4. Ads
@d5 s. Axa7 @c6 t,@b5 6. Ad4 @c7 =; 1. @e2 �f5 5· �g7 g4 6. h4 +- J
�J4 2. a6 Ab8 3· @d3 @e6 4· @c4 @d7 s. @b5 3· Ads !
SOLUTION E J-2S 55
[J . .Ue4 �f7 4· Ah7 ! (4. �h7 �f6) 4· . . . �f6 7· Ahs �f8 8. �h7 +- Averbakh]
(4 . . . . �e6 5· Ag8+ �f6 6. Ads �es 7· Ab7 see 3· . . . <he; ! 4· Ab7 ! chfs ! ;. Ac6 ! <he;
mainline 3· Ads ; 4· . . . �f8 s. �g6 �e7 6. Ag8 (s . . . . �f6 6. Ad7 �f7 7· �h7 !]
�d6 7· �f6 +- t:.Ae6) S· Ag6 �e6 (s . . . . �es 6. 6. chg6! che6 7· Ae4 ! <he; 8. Ab7 ! chf4 9·
�gs �e6 7· Ahs �e7 8. �h6 �f8 g. �h7 +-) 6. chf6! g3 10. h3 gz n . Axgz chg3 u . chgs 1-o
Ae8 �e7 (6 . . . . 'i!?fs 7· Ac6 see mainline 3· Ads)
C H A PTER 3 T H E WRONG -COLOURED B I SHOP
Score tab l e
N� Poi n t s Your Points N� Poi n t s Your Points N� Poi n t s Your Points
1 1 11 1 21 2
2 2 12 2 22 4
3 2 13 3 23 3
4 2 14 3 24 1
5 2 15 5 25 5
6 3 16 5
7 4 17 2
8 2 18 2
9 3 19 2
10 1 20 2
total 64
Poi nts Pl ayi n g St rength
l e s s than 5 po i n t s begi n n e r
5 - 10 poi n t s ELO 800 - 1000
11 - 2 0 poi n t s ELO 1000 - 1 5 00
2 1 - 30 poi n t s ELO 1 5 00 - 1800

3 1 - 39 poi n t s ELO 1800 - 2 100
40 - 48 poi n t s ELO 2 100 - 2 2 00
4 9 - 5 3 po i n t s ELO 2 2 00 - 2 300
54 - 5 8 po i n t s ELO above 2 300
59 - 64 poi n t s ELO above 2 400

57
4 Exch anging Pieces
Exchanging is arguably the most important B l ack h as a weak p awn o n e6. The
element of positional pl ay. Fu ndamental ly, opposite-co l o u red bishops are another im
most games are m a i n ly j u st a series of d i f portant factor. As a general rule, that can
ferent exchanging operatio n s . G rand m as make the game more d rawish. If I am to use
ter Kotov recalled the advice given to h i m the active potential of my p ieces, I h ave to
and Smyslov by the experienced master Mak avoid s i m p l i fi cati o n .
agonov befo re a game at Ven ice 1950. 'Why
1 8 . e3 !?
sharpen the game? Exchange queens, leave
a rook and two or three m i nor pieces on the I take control over the d4 sq uare, and so
board, and you wi l l wi n easi ly. Wh ich pieces avoid unfavo u rable exchanges.
have to be exchanged and which h ave to re
18 . ... .§.d6 19. h4 h6 20 . .§.e4 .§.fd8 21.
mai n ? Very few of today's chess players can
Ah3 l? �f7
successfu l ly grapp l e with t h i s q u esti o n . I n
tactics they are i n thei r element, but i n th i s 21 . . . . es ?! 22. c;!;>g2 .§.d1 23 . .§. xd1 .§. x d1 24.
matter you wi l l out-cl ass them . ' Th i s i s i n Ac8 ± .
deed one of the most i m portant q uestions
22. �g2 1?
that s h o u l d concern a chess- p l ayer d u ri n g
39 •
a game. Often t h e right answer acts l i ke a
key to the position. The next exam ple shows
how easily one can then develop the correct 8
"""'!-"''""""'---�
plan. 7
,.=.;;�----=-�
6
* * *
5
Artur Yus upov - Kevin Spraggett
Quebec (ct3) 1989
D
a b c d e f h
8
7 a b c d e f g h
��=-�
6
With my l ast two m oves I prevented the
5
exchange of a pair of rooks.
4
�.--1 22. ... .§.e8 23 . .!3.c1 1 [ 6 .§.c2, lL:Jd2]
3
I came to the conclusion that the main
task n ow was to activate the kn ight. I can
d o that by movi ng it to d2, the only square
a b c d e f g h where I don 't need to fear an exchange. So the
s8 C H A P T E R 4 E X C H A N G I N G P I ECES
fi rst stage of the p l a n becomes clear: the

rook m ust cross to c2. Then the kn ight has
the option of movi ng to q.
23. ... �e7 24. �c2 b6? [ o24 . . . . �ds]
25. �f4 l ± [ 6 �c6]
25 . ... �g6
25 . . . . �g8 ? 26. tt::l d 2 t::. tt::le4 x f6 .
26. g4 l Aa1 27. �c1 Ab2 28. �c2 Aa1 29.
a4 !?
29 . hs+ �h7 30. gs g6 ! ; 29. �fq tt:Jes ;!; ; a b c d e f g h
29. �f8 !?.
29 . ... tDes
I must not exchange the rooks !
40 0 33· �d2 Aq 34· �d6 �h7 35· gs h xgs
a b c d e f g h 36. h xgs Ab4 37. �dd8?1
8 Sad ly, I now m issed the powerfu l 37.
7 g6+ !! 't!?h6 38. Afs ! , wh ich wou l d h ave de
6 cided the battle at once.
5 37· ... �g6 [ 037· . . . g6 38. �f6 --> ]
4 38. �f3 �f7 39· �h8 es 40. Ag4 exf4
3 N evertheless, I succeeded i n weaving a
2 2 m ati ng net.
42 0
a b c d e f g h
8 8
The situation h as changed . Black's king 7 7
i s u n safe and the pawns can be advanced 6 6
to attack i t. The exchange of knights i s no
longer a problem.
5 5
4
30. tDxes+ Axes 31. �f8 1
3 3
6f4 --> � 2 2
31 . ... �dd7?1
031 . . . . �h7 32. f4 Aa1 33· gs g6 ± . a b c d e f g h
32. f4 �C7
59
fxe3+ 42. �g3 what was, potential ly, the most dangerous
of Bl ack's pieces. The game conti nued
and Black resigned .
44 0
Vlad i m i r Kram n i k - Alexey Dreev a b c d e f h
Linares 1997
43 0
8 .. 8
a b c d e f g h
7 .l .t. 7
6 6
8 I .i.. .l. • 8
5 5
7 .l .l .i.. � 'iV ... ... 7
4 4
6 ... .t. .l 6
5 �� 5 [jj � 3
2 2
4 � [jj 4
3 iL [jj 3
b d f g h
� � 'f!f iL � � �
a c e
2 2
� �� 15. etJxc8 i!axc8 16. i!e4 'Wf7 17. i!fe1

a b c d e f g h i!e8 18. b4 a6 19. a4
with a clear advantage to Wh ite.
H ere Kram n i k p l ayed a m ove that was,
* * *
to many spectators, incomprehensi b l e :
H ow d o you d evel o p a feel for exchanges ?
14. tDd6 !?,
Fi rst of al l , study the games of grand m as
and after the forced ters and try to u n de rstand when and why
they exch ange. The most su itable games are
14 . ... tDfs
of cou rse those a n notated by the players
he exchanged off the passive bishop, sti l l themselves. Analyse you r own games, pay
sitti ng o n its starti ng squ are, for h i s active i ng parti c u l a r attention to exchanges ; and
knight. Why d i d h e l ose a c o u p l e of tem p i keep exch a n ges in m i nd d uri ng the game.
to m ake a n exc h ange that looks, a t fi rst For i nstan ce, ask you rself whether it's sen
glance, quite i l logical ? Kram nik is a wonder s i b l e to rem ove a p artic u l ar p a i r of pieces
fu l pl ayer. He doesn't j ust see the present po fro m the board .
siti o n , he also u n derstands how the game I hope this book p rovides you with
wi l l develop. Let's sup pose that White h ad enough training material on this theme. Un
played i nstead the q u ieter 14. a3 lbf8 15. b4 fortun ately there is too little decent material
Ad7 16. lbg3 Ae8 17- 'i:tb3 Ag6. on this s u bject, b u t I can at least recom
(see next diagram) m e n d the c l assic Euwe/ Kramer book 'The
Comparing both d i agrams we can see M i d d le Game' (Vo l . 6 , chapters 3 and 4, Vol .
that the ' passive' bishop h as become, ar 1 0 ) . You w i l l fi n d many additional examples
guably, B l ack's most active p i ece ! With a in the book ' Positi o n al Pl ay' by Dvoretsky
wel l -timed exchange, Kram n i k el i m i n ated and Yusupov.
6o C H A P T E R 4 E X C H A N G I N G P I ECES
�•
Exercises (sol utions p. 69-73)
E 4-1 *
[1] E 4-3 *
6
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
E 4-2 *
[1] E 4-4 *
6
8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
EXERCISES 61
E4-5 * • E 4-7 * [1]

a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 � 3 3 3
2 2
E4-6 * • E 4-8 * •
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3
2 2 2
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E 4-9 *
[1] E 4-11 *
11
8 8 .1. 8
7 7
6 6 ..i. 6
5 5 5 ·� 5
4 4 4 .*- � 4
3 3 � [jj � 3
2 2 �
E 4-10 *
[1] E 4-12 **
11
8 8 8 • 8
7 7 7 .l 7
6 .l 6
5 · � -*- 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 3 3 �� 3
2 2 2 �
EXERCISES 63
E4-13 * rn E 4-15 ** 6
a b c d e a b c d e
8 I 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
E4-14 **** rn E 4-16 ** rn

8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
64 CHAPTER 4 EXCHANGING PIECES
E 4-17 ** • E 4-19 ** rn
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 4-18 *** • E 4-20 ** •

a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
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E4-21 ** [1] E 4-23 * III

a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
E4-22 ** [1] E 4-24 *** [1]

a b c d e a b c d e
8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
66 C H A P T E R 4 E X C H A N G I N G P I ECES
***
a b c d e
8
7
6
5
4
E4-26 ***
11 E 4-28 ***
11
8 8 .1. 8
7 7 j.
6 6 6
5 5 5 j. 5
4 4 4 fj, 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
EXERC I S E S 67
E4-29 ***
n E 4-31 ***
rn
8 8
7 7 7
6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 .. 3 3
2 � 2 2
E4-30 **
n E 4-32 ***
rn
8 8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 3 3
2 � 2
68 C H A P T E R 4 E X C H A N G I N G P I ECES
E 4-33 ***
rn E 4-35 **
11
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
E 4-34 ****
11 E 4-36 *****
[l]
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
SOLU T I O N S E4•I TO E 4-8
Sol utions
0 E4-1 32.. 'i!?d3 .§.es! [ 6 E!.as] 33· .§.b:z. eDd7 34· 'i!?d4
Botvinnik - Kan, Leningrad 1939 .§.as 3S· .§.e:z. 'i!?e6 36 .§.e6+ 'i!?fs 37· .§.e7 eDes
•
16. CDe4! Wds 17. tDxf6+ (I7. tUxes� 12tb6] 17. 38. ges The threat is 39· f4. Instead 3S. f!. x g7
. . . Wxf6 18. Ae4 .§.bs 1 9 .§.adl ±. White gains
• tLl x f3 + 39· �e3 Z'!.a3+ 40. �e2 tLld4+ 41. �f1
control over the important central square ds. E!. xa2 -+ was bad.
continued in the next solution
0 E4-2
Botvinnik - Chekhover, Leningrad 1938 0 E4-6
13. Axf6! ( I 3. tLld2�! ll. xe2 I 4. E!. xe2 e x d4 I S . (sequel to E4-5)
cxd4 c x d4] 13. . . . W x f6 14. 'We4 Ax6 IS. The threat is 39· f4. By exchanging rooks White
Ax6 eDe6 16. dxes dxes 17 .§.dl .§.ads 18. • gains counterplay, as his king can attack the a6
l3ds ±. In this game, exchanging enabled Botvin pawn. Smyslov finds a tactical way to exchange
nik to carry out the same strategic plan as against the minor pieces!
Kan: he gained control of the ds square. 38 . . . . .§.a3! [ 6 f!.d3 ; 3S . . . . Z'!. xcs� 39· � x es +± ;
3S . . . . f!.a4+ 39· 'i!tc3 f!.a3+ 40. 'i!tb4 Z'!.xfJ 41. a4
0 E4-3 gs 42. 'i!tas +±] 39· Axes .§.�+ 40 .§.e4:! (o4o.
•
Boleslavsky - Smyslov, Leningrad 1948 'i!te3 fxes 4 1 . Z'!.c2 E!.a3+ 42. �e2 as 43· Z'!.d2 g6
I4. . . . Axq! A protected knight in the centre is 44· !1c2 hs 45· Z'!.b2 f!.c3 -+ 6 46 . . . . 'i!tf4] 40 •
often stronger than a bishop. IS· bxq 'We7 ( x CJ, . . . fxes+ 41. 'i!?ds .§.xa:z. - + (41. . . . f!. x c4 42.
es] 16. exds exds 17. e4! (17. iH4� gs! I8. Ag3 �xc4 �f4 -+] 42. .§.g4 gs and White resigned.
•
(IS. Ae3 121xes) IS . . . . /Lid2 ; 1 7. 12fe3 � 12t x es 18.

f3 \S'xc3 -+] 17 • Wxes 18. Af4
• • • 0 E4-7
continued in the next solution Smyslov - Tal, Moscow 1969
13. eDh4! Ae6 ( 1 3 . . . . Z'!.ad8 I4. tL:l x fs gxfs 1s.
0 E4-4 f4 ;!:;] 14. Axe6! bxe6 IS· CD£) f6 (1s. . . . Ag4 16.
(sequel to E4-3) tLles Axe2 I7. Z'!.ei Qa6 18. tLld7 Z'!.fe8 I9. tUxes
18 . . . . 'Wq! 19. exds [ � 19. 12fxc3 tL:lxc3 6CLle2] Ac8 20. Z'!.adi ±] 16. eDd:z. .§.fds 17. CDe4 e4 18.
19 . . . . Wxf3 :z.o. gx6 ( x f2-f3-h2] :z.o . . . . CDq tDes ± .
2.1. Axe7 eDxds :z.:z.. Ag3 .§.fes + 2.3 .§.fdl .§.es
•
2.4. l3d:z. h6 ( � 24 . . . . f6 x 7. Rei he] :z.s . .§.el .§.ae8 0 E4-8

2.6. Ad6:! (o26. �g2] Furman - Smyslov, Rostov-on-Don 1971
continued in the next solution :z.o. . . . ttldes! 2.1. ttl x es (21. 12t x d8 E!.fxd8 22.
A x g7 � xg7 23. tU x es tU xes 24. f4 CLlc4 25.
o E4-s Z'!.e2 f!.d3 26. 't!?f2 tL:l xb2 +] 2.1. . . . 'Wxd:z. :z.:z..
(sequel to E4-4) A x d:z. A x es 2.3 .§.bei Ad4 [ t. tLles] 2.4. Af4
•
Black exploits his opponent's carelessness and ex (24. CLle2 tLles 2s. tL:lxd4 cxd4 + 6CLld3, CLlc4] 2.4.
changes a pair of rooks. His opponent no longer . . . eDes :z.s. Axes [2s. CLle2 tLld3 26. tL:lxd4 cxd4
has any counter chances. 27. 1l.xb8 E!. xb8 28. Afi tL:lxei 29. f!.xe1 Ac2 30.
2.6. . . . l3ei! + 2.7 .§.xel .§.xei+ :z.S. �g:z. eDb6 2.9.
• Z'!.e2 f!. xb2 31. Z'!.d2 l'ta2 +] :z.s . . . . Axes :z.6. .§.e:z.
Ag3 l3e6 30. �fi :! (030. Z'!.d6 ! E!.xd6 31. Axd6 e6! 2.7. Afi (27. f4 Ad4+ 2s. 't!?h2 Ac4 t] 2.7. . . .
f5 J2. f4 �f7 33· 'i!ff3 +) 30 . . . . f6 31. �e:z. 'i!?f] gs! :z.8 .§.d:z. .§.fd8 2.9 .§.xdS+ .§.xds 30. lDbs e4
• •
70 SOLU T I O N S E4-9 TO E4-I7
3I. tlJc3 [Jr . .U x c4 l'!c8 -+] 3I . . . . l3.d2 -+ o-I. 0 E4-14

(sequel to E4-13)
0 E4-9 Here Fischer found a great solution to the prob
Timman - Die:z; del Corral, Lu:z:ern (ol) 1982 lems of the position, one that has impressed
I9. Wg4! ( rg. g4�! l'!ae8] I9· . . . Wxg4 20. many chess players since. Perhaps Kramnik
hxg4 ± Black has two weaknesses : e4 and h7. gained inspiration from this classic game when he
At the same time White's pawn on g4 cuts out made his surprising decision to exchange against
the enemy knight from the game. 20 • Af4
• • • Dreev.
2I. �d2! l3.f6: (021. . . . l'!ae8] 2.2.. Axe4 h6 23. 22. ttJx d7+!!
l3.dfi l3.afS 24. l3.6 Axe3+ 2S· � x e3 l3.Sf7 26. Why did Fischer exchange his active and cen
l3.fh3 hs I-o. tralised knight for the passive bishop� Above all,
he wanted to remove all his opponent's hopes of
0 E4-10 counterplay. Black wanted to exchange the bishop
Kasparov - Vukic, Skara 1980 by playing 22 . . . . ilbs. That could have been pre
36. Axf6! gxf6 37. l3.di (37- l'!.dr .El. xdr 38. 'i!;>xdr vented by 22. a4, but then 22 . . . . 1!,c6 would
'i!;>cs 39· gs fxgs 40. fxgs h x gs 41. h6 +-] I-o. follow, threatening to exchange knights with 23.
. . . ct:Jd7.
0 E4-11 2.2.. . . . l3. x d7 23. l3.ci [ t::. l'!c6] 23 . . . . l3.d6
Ghinda - Yusupov, Dubai (ol) 1986 [ t::. ll:J d7] 24. l3.c7 tlJd7 (24 . . . . He8 2S. ft x e8+
IS. . . . Axq I9· bxq as 'What prompted Black ctJ x e8 26. Ha7 +-] 2s. l3.ez g6 (2s . . . . as 26. bs;
to exchange his bishop for the knight� First, the 2s . . . . ll:Jb6 � 26. f(.ee7] 26. �f2 hs 27. f4! ±.
once backward pawn on a6 has turned into a
dangerous passed pawn. Second, the remaining 0 E4-15
bishop is obviously stronger than its white col Ra:z;uvaev - Yusupov, URS Cup 1984
league.' (Mark Dvoretsky) 20. Wd3 :! (o2o. Acr Black has to exchange his opponent's active
!:::. Aa3] 20 . . . . Wd7 2I. ACI Afs u Wd2 h6. knight.
23. Aa3 l3.a6! + 24. l3.fi 1 1 . . . . ttJfd7! I2. ttJxd7 ttJxd7 I3· tlJd2 E1.cs =.
continued in the next solution
0 E4-16
0 E4-12 Yusupov - Wirthensohn, Hamburg 1991
(sequel to E4-11) It is very important for White to exchange a pair
24. . . . l3.g6:! Seriously sloppy. White can ex of rooks. He can then act more effectively against
change rooks, and that increases his survival Black's weaknesses on b4 and g7.
chances. The correct move was 24 . . . . 1!,e4! and 26. l3.bs! l3.hb8 27. l3.xb6 l3.xb6 28. gs hxgs 29.
then .El.g6 +. 2S· l3.f3! Ae4 26. l3.g3 l3. xg3 27. hxgs tlJd7 [ 29 . . . . ll:JeS�! 30 . .IThr ll:Jq 3 1 . f(.h7
hxg3 a4 2S. bxa4 bxa4 +. 'i!;>fs 32. l'!h8+ 'i!;>e7 33· 'i!;>cr ll:J xa6 34· JS:a8 ll:Jc7
3S· l'l. x a7 'i!;>d7 36. 'i!;>br +-] 30. E1.hi ±.
0 E4-13
Fischer - Petrosian, Buenos Aires 1971 0 E4-17
I6. Acs! l3.feS I7. A xe7 l3. xe7 IS. b4! [ � 18. Renet - Yusupov, Dubai (ol) 1986
ct:Jcs as] IS . . . . �fs I g. ttJcs Acs 20. f3! ± l3.ea7 I6. . . . Axes! I7. dxes tlJe4 + I8. ttJxe4 dxe4
2I. l3.es Ad7 I9· Aa3 cs 20. Ab2 ttJf8 [ 20 . . . . EL:Jbs !� + ] 2I.
continued in the next solution l3.di Ah, (21. . . . Y x dr] u Wq ttJg6 23. E1.d6
.
SOLUT I O N S E4-18 TO E 4-26 7'
Ac6 2.4. �adi 1984] IS· a4 a6 [ � 15 . . . . c6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17.

continued in the next solution iLlf5 ! A x fs 18. e x f5 +-] I6. bxa6 �xa6 I7. as
c6 I8. dxc6 �xc6 [ ,0, .1'1c4-d4] I9. �fdi �ec8 ?!
0 E4-18 (019 . . . . g6] zo. b4 �c4
(sequel to E4-17) continued in the next solution
Black wants to exchange all the major pieces with
out having to open the a1-h8 diagonal. 0 E4-23
2.4 • C2Jh8 ! [ ,0, iLlf7] zs. �fi C2Jf7 z6. �xd8+
• • • (sequel to E4-22)
�xd8 2.7. �xd8+ Wxd8 z8. �ei gs 2.9. Wdz? zi. tDfs ! Axfs n. exfs ds 2.3. bs [ � 23. Axds
(029. "!ic2 ,0,g4] 2.9 • W x dz+ 30. � xdz
• • . 1'1d4 24. "!ia2 iLl x ds 25 . .1'1 x d4 e x d4 26. "!ixds
�h6 +. "!ixb4] 2.3 . . . . hs 2.4. a6 bxa6 zs. bxa6 e4 2.6.
Afi �cz 2.7. Wd4 ! +-.
0 E4-19
Smyslov - Tal, Bled (ct1), 1959 0 E4-24
IS· Wd3 ! �fc8 I6. �fci Wxd3 I7. cxd3 g6?! ( 1 7. Botvinnik - Sorokin, Moscow 1931
. . . iLlcs� 18. iLl xcs d xcs 19. d6 ; 17. . . . �fs !� 18. White exchanges Black's only active piece, and
l'!c3 �e8 19 . .1::l.aCI �ds ;!;] I8. �C3 �xq I9· bxq then continues his attack on the queenside.
�c8 zo. c4 ( ,0, 1'1b1 x b7] zo e4 ! ZI. d x e4
. . • . zo. We3 ! W x e3 zi. fxe3 Ag4 zz. as tDcs [22.
�xc4 n. CDdz ±. . . . iLlbd7 23. h3 A x fJ 24. gxf3 iLlc5 (24. . . . 1'1fds
25. iLlds!) 25. b4 iLle6 26. Jl x e6 fxe6 27. iLla4
0 E4-20 ,0, Q\cs] 2.3. �ci A x 6 (23 . . . . 1'1e8 24. h3 Ahs
Ragozin - Botvinnik, Leningrad (mS), 1940 (24 . . . . Ae6 25. Jlxe6 .1'1 xe6 26. 1'1d8+) 25. iLlh4 !
Io . Axq+ ! n. b x q d x c4 12.. CDd4 [ � 12.
• • • ,0,g4] 2.4. gxf) CDe7 zs. CDds CDc6?! (25 . . . .
�xc4 iLl x cs 13. "!ibs A xc4 1 4. "!i x cs "!id3 15. iLlfxd5 26. Axd5 iLl x d5 27. !1 x d5 ± ] 2.6. tDxf6+
1Llg1 .1'1ad8 - + ; o 12.o-o iLl xcs 13. "!ibs "!ias 14. gxf6 2.7. �d7 �ab8 (27. . . . iLl xa5 28 . .1'1cc7] 2.8.
�xc4 "!i xbs 15. A xbs Jl x a2 + ] Iz Ads • • • • �fz ! ( ,0, l'1gi] 2.8 . . . . CD xas 2.9. �cc7 �bc8 30.
[613 . . . . es 14. iLlc6 Jlc6] IJ. Ah6 �e8 [ � 13 . . . . �Xf7 +-.
es 14. Jl x fs e x d4 15. cxd4 "!i x fs 16. A xc4 oo]
14.o-o es IS· tD6 (15. iLlb5 a6 16. iLla3 Wh4 -+] 0 E4-25
' 5 · . . . tD x cs I6. Wbs b6!? + (16 . . . . "!ia5 '7· Estrin - Kletsel, corr 1975
�xc4 "!ixbs 18. A x bs Jlxa2 + ] . I 6. A xb6! Wxb6 I7. Ac4 ± ( x f], d5] I7 . . . .
e x f4 I8. A x f7 �f8 I9· Ae6+ �b8 zo. �d3
0 E4-21 Was zi. �hdi ± .
Smyslov - Botvinnik, Moscow (wchu) 1957
n. CDd4! (11. iLld2� !1 xd2 12. �xd2 iLlxe4+ -+ ; 0 E4-26
I I . Ad4�! iLl xd4 12. iLl x d4 iLl x e4 13. fJ iLl x c3 ] Marshall - Schlechter, Oostende 1907
u. CDxe4 u. tDxc6 bxc6 IJ. Axa7 Afs I4.
. . . IS· . . . �ac8 ?!
6 CDd6 IS. a4 ±. In such positions it is vital to be the first to open
the long diagonal. The correct continuation was
0 E4-22 15 . . . . iLle5 ! 16. iLl xe5 Jl x e5 '7· iLl xb5 A x b2 18.
Yusupov - Hernandez, Thessaloniki (ol) 1984 1'1c7 "!ies 19 . .1'1 xb7 axb5 20. "!ixb2 "!ic6 21. 1'1e7
'3· CDbs ! CDxbs I4. cxbs Ad7 ( o 1 4 . . . . a6 l=ifcS! (21. . . . "!id6 =) or 19. 4Jd6 19 . . . . "!ids 20 .
15. bxa6 .1'1 x a6 16. a4 ;!; Razuvaev - Huss, Wien .1::l. xb7 "!ixd6 21. "!ixb2 "!ic6 22. Z'l.e7 Wd6 (22.=
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. . . f{fcs!? .0. �fs). 0 E4-30

16. �e4! �xe4 17. Axe4 fs 18. Ah1 es 19. (sequel to E4-29)
.!3.fdl ±. Black exchanges one bishop and cakes away all
his opponent's counter chances.
0 E4-27 2.6. . . . �b4! 2.7. a3 �a:z. :z.8. fs �xcr 2.9 .!3.xcJ
•
Fischer - Keres, Zurich 1959 hs -+.

6o. . . . il.£, �
By a timely exchange o f rooks Black could have 0 E4-31
reached the draw : 6o . . . . Abi+ ! 61. � x f4 f{fs+ Smyslov - Reshevsky, Moskau (web) 1948
62. 'i!?g4 f{f6 63. f{ x f6 'i!?xf6 = 61. Ac8! [ .0. 1lg4
. Smyslov finds an elegant way to emphasise the
61. � x f4 � f{hs = ] 61• • • • .!3.g6 [ 6 1 . . . . f{cs 62. weakness of d6.
Ag4 f{c4+ 63. 'i!?es +-; 61. . . . f{hs 62. f{b6 ! (62. :z.s. A xe6! fxe6 2.6. Wh4! Wd7 2.7. Wd8+
.f{ x hs A x hs 63. � x f4 � x f3 ! = ) ] 6z • .!3.h7 (62. W x d8 2.8. A x d8 �d7 :z.g. Ac7 �cs 30.
f{xg6 Axg6+ 63. 'i!?xf4 'i!?f6 = ] 62.• • • • �f8 63. .!3.xd6 +- .!3.c8 (30 . . . . tLl xe4 31 . .f{ x e6 + -] 31.
Ag4 [ .0. 64. l"!f7 'i!?f7 6s. �hs] 6J • • • • .!3.p (63. Ab6 �ao4 32. .!3. x e6 �xbz 33· .!3. x es �c4 (n.
•
. . . l"!xg4� 64. fr x f7+ +-; 63. . . . .f{b6 !� 64. .f{hS+ ... frxCJ 34· .£d4xg7] 34· .!3.e6 �xb6 3S· .!3.xb6
(64. 'i!? x f4 'i!?gs 6s . .f{h4 .f{b4+ 66. 'i!?g3 'i!?g7) .!3.xq 36 .!3.xb7 .!3.cz 37· h4 .!3.xa:z. 38. �g:z. +-.
•
64 . . . . 'i!?g7 6s. l"!ds .f{b4+ 66. 'i!?es ±] 64 .!3.h6

•
.!3.g6 Now it's roo late. White gets control over 0 E4-32
the important gs square. 6s .!3.xg6! Axg6+ 66.
• Karpov - Spa.ssky, Riga 1975
�xf4 �P 67. �gs! +-. Karpov chooses a forcing continuation and guar
antees himself a material advantage.
0 E4-28 zo. Wxa7! � x f:r. :r.r. Ctl x ds A x ds u Wxe7 .
Jimenex-Zerquera - Larsen, Palma de Mallorca, � x dr :r.J • .!3.cr .!3.bs :r.4. Wb4 A xg:z. :z.s. �xg:z.
1967 �xe3+ :z.6. �gr .!3.e6 2.7. Wf4 .!3.d8
14. • • • Axes! continued in the next solution
Larsen discovers that in chis posicion the knight
is stronger chan the bishop. 14 . . . . LUxes 15. dxes 0 E4-33
d4 16. Axe6 fxe6 1 7. cxd4 leads co only a slight (sequel to E4-32)
advantage for Black. It is important for White to eliminate any possi
IS· dxes d4! 16. Ah6 .!3.fd8 17. Axe6 fxe6 18. ble counterplay and to exchange a pair of rooks.
.!3.fer ( 18. �g4� LU xes] r8. . . . .!3-ds 19. Af4 .!3.f8 :r.8. Wd4! .!3.de8 :z.g. Wd7 Ctlg4 30 .!3-cs �f6 31 .
•
:z.o. g3 (2o. Ag3 d3 +] :z.o • • • • .!3-fs + . .!3.xe8+ .!3.xe8 32.. Wb7 .!3.e6 33· Wb8+ Ctle8 34·
a4 g6 3S· b4 �g7 36. Wb7 hs 37· h3 �f6 38.
0 E4-29 �g:z. .!3.d6 39· as bxas 40. bxas .!3.e6 41. a6 �c7
Tal - Botvinnik, Moscow (wcht8) 1961 42.. a7 .!3.e7 43· Wc6+ �es 44· �6 1-o.
When playing against Tal, exchanging queens
was advisable. 18 . . . . Wa6! + (18 . . . . tLlas .0.CUc4 0 E4-34
19. �bs+ tLlec6 20. gs (20. l"!bJ !?) 20. . . . h xgs Spa.ssky - Karpov, Montreal 1979
21. hxgs ctJc4 22. �C1] 19. Wxa6 bxa6 zo. hs Tartakower noted that the main advantage of the
�d7 2.1 • .!3-br .!3.b6! u �g3 �as [ .0. tlJc4] 2.3.
. two bishops is that you can part with one of them
.!3.xb6 axb6 2.4· r.... �C4 zs. Acr �c6 2.6. .!3.dr at the right moment.
continued in the next solution 2.3. . . . A xq! 2.4. b x q .!3.f6! + zs • .!3.fd:z. .!3.eJ!
SOLU T I O N S E 4•3S TO E 4·36 73
[ � 2S- . . . Ax f3 26. gx f3 �ee6 27- 'i!?g2] 2.6. tbgr

[26. �xd6 � x d6 27. � x d6 A x f3 28. gxfJ tt::les
29. f4 lLlfJ+ 30. 'i!?g2 � xc3 31. �ds tt::l d4 32. �xes 0 E4-36
l'!b3 33· �ds �b2+ - + ] z6 �6! 2.7 .l3.xd6
• • • • • Grigorian - Kupreichik, Riga 1975
�xd6 2.8 .l3.xd6 �e7 2.9 .l3.d3 .l3.er 30. Aaz
• • If White doesn't do something dramatic, Black
[30. Ac2 tt::l es 31. �d2 ctJ x c4 - + ] 30 .l3.CI !
• • • • might consolidate his position and take complete
+ [ L"l �c2] 31. tb6 [31. Ab3 tt::le s 32. �e3 'i!?f6 control of the ds square. Grigorian fights dynam
t,.�bi] ically for the initiative.
continued in the next solution zr. A6 !! [ L"l 22. Ads �ds 23. Ae7] 2.1 . Ax6
• • .
zz. gxf3 [ L"l ds] u. . . . 'Mds [22 . . . . �c7 23. �e3

0 E4-35 e6 24. ds ! ; 22. . . . �cB 23. ds! � xes 24. d6] 2.3.
(sequel to E4-34) A xe7 W x 6 2.4. Wgs ! W x a3 �! zs. ds ± Wa4
31• A x 6 ! 32.· .l3.xf3 tbes 33· .l3.e3 �f6 34·
• • • z6. d6 Wd7 2.7 .13.d3 as zs .13.6 Wc6 2.9 .l3.ee3
• • •
Ab3 as 0 3S· Aa4 tb x c4 36 .l3.e8 [ � 36. �d3 • a4 30 .l3.d3 'Md7 31 .l3.xf7 !+- a3 [31. . . . 'i!?xf] 32.
• •
tt:lb2 -+] 36 . .l3.xq 37· .l3.c8 tbe3 38. Abs c4

• . • �ds+ �e6 33· �f3 + +-] 32.. Wds �h8 33· Af6
[o38 . . . . �c2 39· .1lc6 li::l fi + 40. 'i!?g1 ctJxg3 -+ 'Mg4+ 34· .l3.g3 'Me6 3S· Axg7+ <i!?g8 36 .l3.f8+ •
M4] 39· �gr .l3.cz 40. Ac6 C3 41. Af3 gs 42.. 1-0
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74 C H A P T E R 4 EXC H A N G I N G P I ECES
Score tab l e
N� Poi nts Your Poi n ts N� Po i n t s You r Poi nts N� Poi n t s You r Points
1 1 13 1 25 3
2 1 14 4 26 3
3 1 15 2 27 3
4 1 16 2 28 3
5 1 17 2 29 3
6 2 18 3 30 2
7 1 19 2 31 3
8 1 20 2 32 3
9 1 21 2 33 3
10 1 22 2 34 4
11 1 23 1 35 2
12 2 24 3 36 5
total 77
l e s s than 4 poi n t s begi n n e r

4 - 10 po i n ts ELO 800 - 1000
11 - 2 0 poi n t s ELO 1000 - 1 500
2 1 - 2 8 poi n t s ELO 1 5 00 - 1800

2 9 - 3 6 poi n t s ELO 1800 - 2 100
3 7 - 5 2 poi n t s ELO 2 100 - 2 2 50
5 3 - 6 5 poi n t s E LO 2 2 5 0 - 2 400
mo re than 65 poi n t s E LO above 2 400

75
5 Passed Pawns the

Middlegame
A cen tral passed p awn i n the m i d d l egame Vlad i m i r Kram n i k -Jan Tim man
often consti tutes a sign ifi cant advantage. Novgorod 1995
Top players l i ke Kasparov and Kram n i k are 45 D
very fon d of playi ng with p assed pawns i n a b c d e f g h
the centre . Such positi o ns are u s u a l ly very 8 8
dynamic and contai n h i d d e n tactical pos
7 7
sibil ities. Someti mes pl ayers sacrifice one
or even two p awns to get a strong p assed 6 6
pawn . 5 � � fj, 5
Advantages of passed pawns:

4 :1 4
3 3
1) They are in themselves d angerous, as
they h ave the potential to p ro mote to 2 "iV 2
a q ueen . �
2) They tie u p enemy pi eces. a b c d e f g h
3 ) They control i m portant squ ares deep i n
the oppositi o n 's h alf o f the board . Kram n i k exploits the poor coord i n ation
4) They often distu rb com m u n i cation i n the of Black's pieces with a tactic.
enemy cam p - p i eces can not switch so
20 . .l'!a4 �b3 21 . .l'!)(as � )(d1 22. .l'!)(d1
eas i ly from one side o f the board to an
b6 23. d6 !
other. In such cases, a d i rect attack o n
the enemy k i n g becomes a possibi l i ty. From this moment on, the far-advanced
5) Using the passed pawn as cover, p i eces p assed pawn p l ays a d ecisive role in the
can find a way i nto the opposi tion's side game.
of the board .
23 . ... .l'!ac8
Drawbacks of passed pawns: 23 . . . . b )( a5 (23 . . . . e )( d 6 24 . .A x b6 +- ) 24.
1 ) One can lose them ! d x e7 .l'!fc8 25 . .A x a8 � x a8 26. �d7 �b8 (26.
2) I f the pawn is blockaded at the right mo . . . �c8 27- g3 ; 26 . . . . �e8 27- 'i!?f1 + - ) 27. g3
ment, it can i m pede the activity of i ts a6 28 . .Ad4 + - .
own p1eces.
24. d7
76 C H A P T E R 5 · PASS E D PA W N S I N T H E M I D D L E G A M E
46 • The fi nal p reparation before the decisive

a b c d e f h ki ng march.
8 8 i!xaS 30. A x aS b4 31. Ads �g7 32. �f1 !
7 7 Black can not prevent Wh i te's king goi ng
6 6 to c8, su pporting the pawn 's promotion.
5 5 32. �f1 fs 33· 'i!te2 Aq 34· 'i!td3 Ad8 35·
4 4 'i!tq +-.
3 3 1-0.
2
* * *
Methods of play for the side with the

a b c d e f g h passed pawn:
1) D rive the p awn d own the board to the
24. ... i!cdS q ueen i ng sq u are, forci ng away block
Now al l B l ack's p i eces h ave to fight aders.
agai nst the powerfu l p assed p awn o n d7. 2) Use the central sq u ares to i nvade with
The mobility of the rooks is severely l i m ited you r p1eces.
and the presen ce of b i s h o ps of o pposite 3) Attack on the wi ngs, u s i ng the passed
colo u r wi l l not save B l ack. The p iece sac p awn to d istract the enemy forces.
rifice 24 . . . . b x as !? offered m o re defensive
chances: 2S. d x c8W i! x c8 Artur Yusu pov - Paul van der Sterren
A) 26. A x a7 a4 27. 'i!tf1 a3 28. Ads (28. Amsterdam 1994
i!d2 Ab2 29 . Ads i!d8 ! ) i!c2 ;
B ) 26. Ad4! A x d4 27. i! x d4 ± . 1 . d4 ds 2. C4 e6 3· CDC3 lDf6 4· cxds
CD)(ds S· e4 CD)(C3 6. b)(C3 cs 7. CDf3 c)(d4 8.
25. Axe7 Axe7
c)(d4 Ab4+ 9· Ad2 A)(d2+ 10. Wxd2 o-o
Kram n i k eva l uated this endgame m o re 11. Ad3 lDc6 12. WC3 !? Ad7 13. i!b1 l g,s
accu rately than h i s opponent. 14. Wd2 AeS?l
25 . . . . b x as ? 26. A x f6 +-.
47 0
26. i!xa7 i!bS a b c d e f h
26 . . . . Acs 27. i!e1 fs 28. Ads+ 'i!tg7 29. 8 8
i!e8 +-.
27. i!e1 Ads 6 6
5 5
27. . . . Af6 28. Ads bs 29. �e8 ! �bxe8 30.
d x e8W g x e8 31. A x f7+ +__:. 4 �� 4
2S. ges bs
3 � tLJ 3
28 . . . . Af6 29. �a8 +-.

2 � � �� 2
.: � .: 1
29. gas ! a b c d e f g h
77
Wh ite seizes the chance to create a cen 21 . . . . � X C1 22. � X C1 +- 6 �q.

tral passed pawn.
22. �xes
15. ds ! exds 16. exds t£Je7?
22. l2Jes ?! �ds oo.
Too passive. It was better to play 16 . . . .
22. ... bxcs 23. !iJes Was
We7+ (Of cou rse not 1 6 . . . . 18f x ds, due to 17.
Axh7+) 17. .Ae2 ! ( 17- 18fe2 18fxe2+ 18. 'i!?xe2 Or 23 . . . . 18'b6 24. d7 �d8 25. l&'d6 ! ± with
lLlas ) lLles 18. o-o �d8 19. �fd1 and Wh ite
= the idea 26. l&'e7. Wh i te's p awn is u nstop
only has a small advantage. N ow I can u se pable.
the same tactical trick for a secon d t i m e
24. f3 �d8 ?
and advance t h e pawn fu rther.
Th i s l oses the game, b u t even the
48 D
stronger 24 . . . . Ads 25. d7 �d8 26. �d1 Ae6
a b c d e f g h 27. 18'd 6 C4 28. 18lq wou l d not have changed
8 8 the res u l t of the game.
7 7 49 D
6 6 a b c d e f h
5 5 8 8
4 4 7 7
3 tt:J 3 6 6
2 � �� 2 5 5
}d }d 1 4 4
a b c d e f g h 3 3
2 2
17. d6 ! ± t£Jg6 18. Axg6 hxg6
18 . . . . fxg6 19. o-o �f6 20. �fd1 Aa4 was a b c d e f g h
not better, because of 21 . 181ds+ 'i!?h8 22. d7
gq 23. lLles ! .A x d 1 24. � x d 1 and Black h as u se the s u perior coord i n ation of my
no answer to 25. l2Jf7+. A p awn o n the sev p i eces and m y control over the central
enth ran k is a huge asset. sq u ares to l a u nc h a q u ick attack agai nst
the enemy king.
19. 0-0 b6
25. t£Jxf7 l + -
19 . . . . Ac6 20. lLles ± .
B l ack resigned , because of 25 . . . . 'i!?xf7
20. �fe1 �cs 21. �bc1 l
26. �e7+ 'i!?f8 27. 18fc3 +-. Playi ng o n with
21. lLles ?! f6 ; 21. �bd1 ?! Aa4. out the pawn on f7 seemed pointless.
I exch ange my o pponent's o n ly active
1-0.
piece and take the whole centre under con
trol.
* * *
21 . ... Ac6
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C H A P T E R 5· PASS ED P A W N S I N T H E M I D D L E G A M E
Methods of play against the passed pawn : I n the last exam ple we saw that a passed
1 ) Blockade the passed p awn as soon as pawn can also play a negative role by block·
possi ble. ing o u t its own pieces. Someti mes the best
2 ) A more effective, though sadly not always policy is to sacrifice the central pawn so
su itable, method : captu re the pawn. as to open d i agonals and fi les. The central
3) Create a passed pawn o f you r own so square that was previously occu pied by the
as to deflect the opposition forces from pawn can be used to penetrate i n to the en
supporti ng their own pawn . emy cam p .
Artur Yusu pov - Sergey Dolmatov Artu r Yu su pov - Eugenio Torre

Graz (wchj) 1978 Leningrad 1987
50 • 51 D
8 II • 8 8 �I· 8
7 • ••• 7 .. • • 7
6 � 6 6 • 6
5 5 5 · �� 5
4 4 � 4
3 � 3 3 � 3
2
II �� 2 2 � 2
� ;:( �
H e re Bl ack can bl ockad e the passed B l ack was h o p i ng for 21 . �e2 ? lLld6! oo ,
pawn in good ti me. and the knight reaches its d ream position.
24. ... Acs 25. �d2 CL!e8 1 21. d6 !! +-
A stand ard manoeuvre. The knight i s a This u n expected m ove wi ns the game.
splendid blockad i ng piece. B l ack can n o l onger coord i n ate his army.
The p i eces i n the centre come u nder heavy
26. �e1 tiJd6 27. tLJxd6 Wxd6 28. Wb1
fi re.
�e8 29. �de2 �xe2 30. �xe2 g6 31. We4
Ab6 + 21 . ... ttJxd6 22. Aa2 q?!
I n spite of the bishops of opposite colour, The m a i n l i ne was : 22 . . . . tt:Jfs 23. t:l.de1
Black cou l d h ave p l ayed for a w i n h e re be t:!.ad8 24. Ads !! (24. �f2 lLld3) 24 . . . . lLlc4
cause of the weakness of the b3 pawn . The 25. Axq t:l, x d2 26. t:!. x e7 t:l, x b2 (26 . . . . t:l.d4
passed pawn o n ds obstructs White's p l ay 27- t:l.e4 +-) 27- lLld1 ! t:l.c2 28. Ab3 and White
. .
i n the centre and blocks the long d i agonal wms a p1ece.
for the l ight-sq u ared bishop. Luckily for me, Now Wh ite uses the central point ds for
my opponent d i d n ' t need to wi n this game the decisive attack.
and offered me a d raw.
TRAI N I N G M AT E R I A L 79
23. �ds l Acs+ 24. c!>h1 We6 25. Axes ! 0

a b c d e f h
Black resigned as h e loses the queen after
25. . . . �xes 26. �fe1 Wfs 27. CiJe7+ . 8
1-0.
6
s
4
Trai n i n g m ate r i a l
3
....--
._--�=- !
Note : 2
-- �='JZ�L�
The three m a i n methods of p l ay with the
passed pawn ( see earl ier) are m arked be a b c d e f g h
fore the m ove o r d i agram with A1 to A3 ;
the positional sacrifi ce of the passed pawn
is m arked A4; and the three methods of
play agai nst the p assed p awn are marked 54 81 •
81 to 83. a b c d e f h
8
Aaron N imzowitsch - Fritz Samisch
Copenhagen 1923
6
52 B1, A1 • s
a b c d e f h 4
___ _ ,
__,.,.._....
8 8 3 3
J-='!"01
�- 1
7 2 2
:: ....,.-- J!'!!"'!"!\
!li! �""
l ..!!!U:
6 6
��-�---....-
....� -�-'
s s a b c d e f g h
4 4
�-"-- -1 20 . ... �d7 21. ax bs axbs
3 3
�- -==--� 1
2 A2
22. We7 22. Wb4 �b6 23. � x a8 � x a8 24.
a b c d e f g h ctJe2 ltJcs LctJd3. 22. ... Wd8 22 . . . . �ae8 23.
�b4 �b6 24. �as ( N i mzowitsch ) . 23. d6
15 . ... Ad6 16. Af4 l Wq [ 1 6 . . . . gs 17. Axg2 24. c!>xg2 �f6 :!f 24 . . . . � x a1 25. � x a1
t2Jxf7 Axf4 18. coh6+ 'i!?g7 1 9 . gxf4 'i!?x h6 �e8 26. �xd8 � x d8 27- cods ! ltJcs 28. ctJe7+
20 . fxgs+ __. 't!? xg5 ( 2o . . . . 'i!?g7 21 . �c3+ 'i!?g8 �f8 29 . ctJc6 �c8 30. �a7 ± L �q. 25. �fd1
22. Ah3) 21 . �h1 L �g1 ( N i mzowitsch ) ] . 17. �xa1 26. �xa1 Wxe7 :!f 26 . . . . �b6 27. �q! ;
ctJd3 l a6 [ 17. . . . c4 18. A x d 6 � x d 6 19. �x bs :!f 26 . . . . �e8 27. �q ! �xq 28. d x q �c8 29.
Aa6 20. �cs +- ( N i mzowitsch ) ] . �d1 ! . 27. dxe7 �e8 28. �a7 gs
So CHAPTER 5 · PASSED PAWNS IN T H E MIDDLEGAME
83 AC3 [20. Aa3 ?! b5! � ( Makarychev)] 20 • •••
[o28 . . . . b4!?] 29. �e2 Axe] 21 . gxC3 Wd6 22. ge3 l g6 [ 22 . . . . �f8 ?
23. 'Mb1 ! /::,. 18f h7; !tb3 (Makarychev)]
55 •
a b c d e f 57 A3 0
8 a b c d e f g h
8 8
6 7
5 6 6
5 5
3 4 4
2 3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
29 . �d5? [ o29 . . . . b4 11 30. �d4 [ o3o.
•.•
�c3 ± ] 3o �xe7? [o30 . . . . b4] 31 . �x b5

• •. . 23. h4 J h5 24. Wb1 [ t:,. !tb3] 24 Aa6 25. . ..•
qx6 32. �6 1 � x a7 [32 . . . . !tb8 33· !t x f7 �h2 gds 26. f4 Acs 27. gb3 Af5 28. Wbz
!txb2 34· � x q !tc2 35. �d 6 ± ] 33· �xeS gbs 29. Wd4 b5 30. gC3 Ad7 [3o . . . . Wb6
�b5 34· �f6+ �1.7 35· �d5 ± . 31. 'Me5 ( M akarychev)] 31. Wa7 � 32. gc7
gds 33 · a3 Ae8
* * *
Artu r Yusupov - Vlad i m i r Tu kmakov

Frunze 1979
8 8
-
• 1 �.
7 7
,..,.....
...,..__ ...
'""'=-
6 6
8 1-.-
5
7
� �· =
6 6
'-·.._,. 3
5 5
1---.-.
-'' .-. 2
4 4
f-,-
3
a b c d e f g h
34· f5 l gxf5 [34· . . . ftd 7 35· ft x d7 A x d7 ( 35·

a b c d e f g h . . . 18fxd7 36. 18fe3 ± ) 36. f6 ! ± gs ? 37· Ae4! l:l
38. Wa8 18ff8 39· A h7) 35· gC3 1 Ad7? [35· . . .
1 9 . ... as [ 19 . . . . Etcs 20. ft x cs !Mxcs 21. Ah3! f4 36. 18fd4 ± ; 35- . . . 18ff6) 36. Wd4 fte8 37·
Wd8 22. d6 ± ( Makarychev) ; 19 . . . . 'Md7 ] 20. Af]
TRA I N I N G MAT E R I A L 8!
59 B1 • A2
a b c d e f g h 24. �c1 \Ma6 25. E!.q bs 26. Cbd4 [ 26. E1.e8 ! D.
8 8 lLles +-] 26 . ... \Mb6 [ o26 . . . . l/1d 6 27- tlJ x bs
l/1d2 28. E1.f1 lLlb3 ! ] 27. �c8 1 +- Cbb7 [ 27. . . .
7 7
b4 28. f1.e8 1/1 x d4 29 . f1. x f8+ E1. x f8 30. E1. x f8+
6 6 � x f8 31. 'l1cs+ !! +-; 27. . . . g6 28. E1. x d8 1/1xd8
5 29 . 1;!1x bs + - ; 27. . . . 1;!1xd4 28. E1. x d8 E1. xd8 29.
4 !!e8+ +-] 28. Cbc6 Cbd6
3 3
61 A1 D
2 2 a b c d e f g h
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
37· ... \Mes? [ 037 . . . . !!c8 ! ] 38. \M)(es �)(es 6 6
5 5
A1 4 4
39· �C? Ae8 40. d6 �e3 41 . Ads ! c;;,g7 [ 41 .
3 3
. . . E1.d3 42. d7 +-] 42. d7 A )( d7 43 · �)(d7 �d3
44· Ac6 1 +-. 2 2
* * *
a b c d e f g h
Boris Spassky - Tigran Petros ian 29. Cb)(d8 11 Cb)(fs 30. Cbc6 1-o.
Moscow (wchs) 1969
* * *
6o A3 D Boris Spassky - Pau l Keres

a b c d e f Riga (cq f3) 1965
8 8
62 A1 D
7
6 6
8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2
4 4
3 3
a b c d e f g h
2 2
20. \Mf4 ! [ 20 . Wxe2 E1. x c2 21. E1.e7 ! ± ] 20 . •• .
W)(a2 21 . d6 1 �cd8 22. d7 \Mq 23. 'rl!Jfs h6 a b c d e f g h

[ 23 . . . . l/1c6 24. lLles l/1e6 25. l/1e2]
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82 C H A P T E R 5· PA S S E D PA W N S I N T H E M I D D L E G A M E
24. bxcs ttJxcs 25. ttJxcs d x cs 26. d6 1 "We6 64 A3 D

27. i'!d1 Ad7 28. Ag3 fs [ 28 . . . . ttJfs 29. Ag4 ! a b c d e f g h
1;3fg6 30. i'!f2 ± (30. ttJds ttJ x g3 31. A x d7 ctJ x f1 8 8
32. !! x f1 i'!f8 33· ctJe7+ A x e7 34· d x e7 ± )
7
630 . . . . Ae6 31 . .Q.xfs .Q. x fs 32. 1;3rds +-] 29.
lDbs [29. ttJds Ac6 6Ads] 29 . ... i'!f8 [ � 29 . 6 � 6
. . . A x bs 3 0 . c x bs 61;3rc2, Aq ; 2 9 . . . . a6 5 5
30. ctJq .Q.xq 31. d x q Aa4 (31 . . . . Ac6
32. 1;3las +-) 32. !!b1 Ac6 ± (32 . . . . 1;3lc6 33·
4 ..i.. � 4
1;3fds+ +- )] 30. "Wc1 [30. ctJq .Q. x q 31. d x q

3 � 3
Ac6 x q ] 3 0. ... Wf6 2 f!J

�
63 A2 D a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
36. g4 ! Ac6 37· gxfs l2Jxfs 38. Ag4 Ad7 [38 .
8 .. .a 8
. . . .Q. x ds 39· c x ds 6 d 7 ; 1;3ff2 +- ( Euwe ) ] 39·
7 .l .l ..i.. 7
W x b7 ! Ae6 [ 639 . . . . ttJ x d 6 40 . f1. x f7! ttJ x b7
6 � 6 41 . !! x d7 +- ( Euwe ) ; 39· . . . ttJ x e3 40. 1;3fxd7!
5 5 ( 40 . .Q.xd7 + - ) 40 . . . . f1. x d7 41 . A x d7 i'!a8
4 4 42. ct:lf6+ +- ( Pol ugaevsky) ] 40. Wb1 l2Jxd6
41. A x e6 Wxe6 42. Axd6 Wxd6 43· Wxe4
� 3
i'!b8 44· !!xf7 �xf7 45· Wh7+ �e8 46. i'!f1
2 "We6 47· h3 ! i'!c8 48. Wg7 Ae7 49· i'!fs Ad6
so. i'!f6 [so . !!f6 1;31es 51. !!f8+ + - ] 1-o.
a b c d e f g h * * *
31. CDC] i'!c8 [31 . . . . A x q !? 32. d x q Ac6 33. Vi ktor Korchnoi - Boris Spassky
!!d6 1;Yf7 (33· . . . 1;Ye7 34· !!fd1 t ; 34· !!g6 !? ) Belgrade (c{7) 1977
34· !!h6 ___. ] 32. lDds We6 33· "Wb2 Aa4 [33·
. . . Ac6 !? 634. Aes (34· !!d2!? t ) ltJe8 35· A1 D
Ahs (35 · g4 !? t ) 35· . . . ltJ x d 6 36. Ah8 1;3fh6 ! oo a b c d e
(36 . . . . 1;Yd7 ? 37· ltJ b 6 ! a x b 6 38. f1. x d 6 ) ] 34· 8

i'!c1 [34· !!d2!? 6 Aas 35· ltJe7+ ] 34· ... i'!f7
7
35· Aes Wg6 [35 · . . . ltJe8 ? 36. Ahs ; 035·
. . . Ac6 ± 36. g4 !? fxg4 37- f1. x f7 �xf7 38.
i'!f1+ --> ] .._.., .......
__ !
5
4 4
-·.--.--
., 1
3 3
2 �
a b c d e f g h
TRA I N I N G MAT E R I A L
20. tbc6 ! Axc6 21. b xc6 .Q.xq [21 . . Wxc6 . . Yu ri Razuvaev - Artur Yus upov
22. lt:\e4 Wd7 23. ltJ x f6+ gxf6 24. Wd4 ± ; D21 . Minsk 1979
. . . Wb4 A) 22. lt:\a4 �a6 23. Wd3 ( 23. e4 !?)
b5 24. q �c8 25. lt:\c5 �c6 26. lt:\d7 Ac3 ; B) B1 •
22. lt:\e2 �ac8 23. lt:\d4 ;!; (23. lt:\f4 �d 6 ) 6 23 .
. . . �d 6 24. a3 ! ] 22. gxq gac8 23. Wc2
B3
23 . ... e5 24. C7 gd7 25. gC1 d4 26. gc6 Wd5
27. Wb1 d3 28. V:J x b6 d2 29. gd1 V:Jxa2
66 0
a b c d e
8 .1. 8
7 �· 7
6 �� a b c d e f g h
5 .
24. . . . Wc6 25. c5 b><c5 26. b >< c5 [ 26. b5
Wf3 27- W x c5 A x h4 ! 28. gx h4 Wg4+ 29. 'i!?f1
�d1+ 30. � x d1 Wxd1+ 31. 'i!?g2 Wg4+ ; 26. =
Wxc5 We4 ] 26 . ... g6 27. gd1 gxd1+ 28.

=
V;txd1
a b c d e f g h 68 •
a b c d e f g h
30. h3 !! [30. Wb7 Wa4 31. Wxc8+ 'i!?h7 32. 8 8
Wh8+ c;!;> x h8 33· c8W+ 'i!?h7 34· � x d 2 (34·
�c2 Wa1 ! -+ ) 34· . . . Wd1+ 35· � x d 1 � x d1#]
7 • 7
30 . ... Wa4 31. gxd2 g x d2 32. Wb7 gdd8 6 if 6

[32 . . . . � x q 33 · � x q WaH 34· 'i!?h2 e4 35· 5 �
�c8+ 'i!?h7 36. Wxe4+ g6 37- �q+ +-] 33· 4
cxd8W+ gxd8 34 · gq Wa1+ 35· �h2 e4
36. Wxe4 Wf6 37· f4 +- Wf8 38. ga7 V:tc5
3 il 3
39· Wb7 Wq 40. We7 gf8 41 . e4 Wd4 2 � 2

42. f5 h5 43 · gxa5 Wd2 44 · We5 V:tg5 45·
�a6 gf7 46. gg6 Wd8 47· f6 h4 48. fxg7 a b c d e f g h
1-0
28 . ... �f8 29. Wb3 Ae5 30. Wa3 a6 31. Wb4
* * * Aq ! 32. a4 'i!i>e8 33 · Wd4 e5 34· Wc4 �e7
=
35· Ag5+ 'i!i>f8 36. 'i!i>f1 Ad6 37· Ah6+ �e8

38. Ae3 Aq 39 · �e2 �e7 40. Ag5+ 'i!i>e8
41. g4 hxg4 42 . Wxg4 Aa5 43· Wc4 Y2-Y2
* * *
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Artur Yus upov - G y ula Sax 82

Linares 1983 17. ... !!ac8 18. h3 l ;t [ 180 !!fc1 c4 ! (X) J 18 . ...
'i!?f8 19. �fc1 'i!?e7 [ 19. o o . C4 20° b4 ! 6 a4]
20. a4 ! ( 200 Q:le2 'i!?d 6 210 Q:lf4 gs ! oo ] 20 . ...
b4 21. tt::le2 Ads [210 0 0 0 'i!?d 6 220 !!d1+ Ads
23° Q:lf4 !!es 24° Q:l x ds Q:l x ds 2So !!d2 'i!?xc6
260 !! x ds !! x ds 27- !!d1 !!cd8 280 b3 = ] 22.
Axds tt::l x ds 23. gxcs 'i!?d6 24. !'k2 �xc6
25. !!d2 'i!?q l 26. !!ad1 [ 260 Q:ld4 !!C4 ] 26. =
. . . tt::lf6 27. tt::ld4 !!q 28. tt::lb3 !!e7 29. tt::las

4 4 Y2-Y2 .
3 3 * * *
2 �
1 � Artur Yusu pov - Zoltan Ri bli
a b c d e f g h Montpellier (ct) 1985
10 . ... Ad6 ! [ 100 0 0 0 kg7 110 Ae2 b4 12° Q:la4 71 A2 0

Q:l xds 130 Ag3 ± ] 11. Ae2 o-o [ 110 0 0 0 Wq ?! a b c d e f g h
120 Ag3 ! A x es ? 130 d 6 ± ] 12. o-o ge8 8 .I .t. 'iV 8
7
6 6
5 � � 5
4 4
3 � 3
�� 2
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h 81
18 . ... tt::ld 6 [ 180 0 0 0 !!b8 !? ; 180 1&'d 6 190
0 0 0
13. tt::lc6 tt::l x c6 14. £xd6 Wxd6 [ 140 !!c6] 19. 'Md4 l? ;t [ 6 1&'f4 ; 190 Q:ld4 Ad7 20°
Q:ld4 !? 1So A x es Q:l x e2+ 1 6 0 Q:l xe2 1&f x ds 170 Q:lc6 Wf6 ] 19 . ... Wb6?! [ 190 0 0 0 1&'f6 t] 20.
=
1&fxds Q:l x ds 18. Q:lc3 Q:l x c3 19. b x c3 t] 15. 1A'f4 l (200 !!c6 1&'xd4 21o Q:\ x d4 !!d8 220 !!q
dxc6 Wxd1 16. Axd1 [ 1 6 0 !!fx d 1 ? b4 - + ] 16. !!d7 ] 20 . . . . Ad7 21. tt::ld 4 !!fe8 [ a21. 0 0 0
=
... Ae6 17. Af3 !!ae8 ] 22. tt::lc6 tt::lq

T RA I N I N G MAT E R I A L ss
72 A2, A3 0 Artu r Yus upov - Bachar Kouatly

a b c d e f g h Toluca (izt) 1982
8 J. J. • 8 74 61 0
7 . i. • • • 7 b d f h
6 'ii' tb g
a c e
8 ·� 8
5 • � 7
4 ..
� 6 6
3 5 5
2 � 4 4
3 3
a b c d e f g h
23. �fe1 ± [ x f7 ] 23 . ... tLlb2 24. Ae4 ! tLlc4

2s. h3 h6 26. Ad3 [ t:.CL\e7] 26 . ... tLlb2?! [26. a b c d e f g h
... JL x c6 27. d x c6 � x e1 + 28. � x e1 �xc6 ?!
29 . Ae4 �e8 30. Ah7+ +-] 14. �C2 ;t C4 [ 14 . . . . b4 1S. � x b4 � x a2 16.
� X a2 c x b4 1]. Ad2 ± ] 1S· � x bs C3 16. Ae3
73 0 Axf3 17. A x f3 �C4 18. !!b3 tLla6?! [ 18 . . . .
a b c d e ( g h �a4 19. �fb1 tLld7 20. a3 6 �b4 ± ] 19. �fb1
thcs 20. �b4 �d3
7S 61 0
a b c d e
8 I. 8
7
6 6
5 �� 5
4 � � 4
a b c d e f g h 3 . iV ib ib 3
27. Ab1 ! Axc6 28. d xc6 +- �xe1+ 29. �xe1 2 � � �� 2
Wxc6 30. Ae4 [30. �b4 ! CL\q (30 . . . . �f6 31 . :g
We4 +-) 31. Ae4 +-] 30 . ... �C3 [30 . . . . �c4 a b c d e f g h
31. �d2 �e8 32. Ah7+ 't!?x h7 33· � x e8 +-]
3 1. �C1 CL\d3 32. �xf]+ ! [32. � x c3 ? t2J xf4 21. Ad1 ! ± �feB [ 21 . . . . �xc2 22. A x c2 � x az
33 · �f3 CL\e2+ 34· 'i!?f1 �e8 3S- �e3 CL\d4 36. 23. A x es � xe2 24. A x q +-] 22. Axes Wxe2
Ah7+ 'tt>f8 +] 1-o 23. Axc2 �xes 24. �b8+ �c8 ( 24 . . . . � x b8
2s. � x b8+ Af8 26. a4 �C4 27- as �d4 28. a6
* * * �d2 29 . a7 � x c2 30. � x f8+ +- (30. g3 + - ) ]
2S. �xc8+ � x eS
86 C H A P T E R 5· PAS S E D PA W N S IN T H E M I D D L E G A M E
83 77 82 •
26. a4 Ae5 27. c;!lf1 f5? 28. exf5 gxf5 29. a b c d e f g h
A)(f5 +- ik5 30. Ac2 c;!lg7 31. l3d1 Af4 32. 8
lit 8
g3 Ad2 33· l3a1 l3a5 34· c;!le2 h6 35· f4 c;!lf7
36. l3b1 c;!le8 37· l3b5 l3a7 38. l3b6 l3a5 39·
Ab3 h5 40. l3h6 1-o.
5
* * *
4
3
Artu r Yusu pov - Igor Stohl
Batumi 1999
82 • a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
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7 ... ...
=
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6 4&\ 6 Ei:c1 A x f4 260 Ei:c8 = ] Y2-Y2.
5 5
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4 4
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Leningrad 1977
81 •
8
13 . ... Wb6 ! 14. d6 Ae6 ( 14. 0 0 0 l3d8 1so tUds
�)(d6 160 Ags (160 l3e1 Ae6 170 Ags 55) 160
0 0 0 f6 170 Af4 t ]
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3
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A x b7 l3 x d 6 = ]
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c x b2 17. Ei:ab1 + ; o1so b x q tt:ld6 160 tUbs + ]
1 5. ... tlJd6 1 6 . tlJxC4 Af6 + 17. l3fe1 l3e8 18.
CDe4 A)(c4 19. b x c4 CD)(e4 20. A)(e4 l3xe4
21. Wxe4 A x b2 22. l3ad1 Ad4 -+.
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Dortmund 1997 a b c d e f g h
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33· Wgs l Wf8 [33· . . . f6 34· We3 ! Wf7 35 · [ 42. Wd8 �h6 43· cuc3 ' cuf6 44· Wf8+ +-l
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a b c d e f g h
Manila (of) 1992
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A3 20. g4 l h6 21. h4 a4 22 . .l3d3 Ab2 l 23. gs

35· .l3d4 ( t:. cue4, Wd7! ; 035. h5 ! +- ; � 35 · h)(gs 24. h )(gs CL!h7 25. f4 ! .!3as ? [ o25 . . . .
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Wc6 .!3xes 33· f7 1-o.
88 C H A P T E R 5· PAS S E D P A W N S IN T H E M I D D LEGAME
Vlad i m i r Kramn i k -j u d i t Polgar Vladimir Kramnik - Viswanathan Anand

Madrid 1993 Las Palmas 1996
83 A1 0 84 A1 0
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d7 + - ] 21. tLla5 �eS 22. tLl x b7 �e2 23. �xa7 �e7 19. ct:J x b4 � x b4 20. Ad 6 ± ( Kram n i k);
h6 24. Ae3 � x b2 25. h3 ± �b6 26. �h2 g5 16 . . . . Ac5 ?! 17. f!d3 Aa6 18. f!d2 Ab4 19.
lt:Jc6 f! x c6 20. d x c6 ± ( Kram n i k ) ] 17. exd5
A1
27. �aS+ �h7 2S. �eS �g6 29. Ae4+ [29. B1
� x e6+ fx e6 (29 . . . . lt:J x e 6 ?? 30. £ x b 6 + - ) 17. . . . Ad6 [ 17- . . . 1J. x d 5 ? 18. f!d3 ± L. l'!c5 19.
3 0 . d 7 Af6 3 1 . d8� £ x d 8 32. lt:J x d8 ± ] 29. Ae3 f!b5 20. a4 f!a5 21. lt:Jc4 +- ; 17. . . . lt:Jx ds
... �f6 30 . g4 �a6 31. Ad3 [31 . Axd4! e x d4 ] 18. f!d3 lt:J x f4 19. gxf4 ! ± ; 17. . . . Ac5 18. �d3
Aa6 19. f!d2 ± ]
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[32. Af5 A x f5 33- gxf5 'i!fxf5 34· d7 Af6 35· 85 A2 0
d8� Axd8 36. f! x d 8 ±] 31 . . . . �e6 32. Ae4 a b c d e
�eS [32 . . . . f!a6 33· A x d4 ! ] 33· �xeS AxeS 8 8

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7
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37· d7 �e7 3S. Ae6 Af6 [38 . . . . Ae6 39 . 5 5
Ab4+ 'i!?d8 40. Aa5+ + - ] 39· Aa5 �d6 40. 4 4
Ab5 Ae2 [ 40 . . . . 'i!tc5 41 . Ae2] 41 . dS�+
3 3
AxdS 42. AxdS f5 43· gxf5 Axf5 44· Af6
�e6 45· Ag7 h5 46. Ae4+ [ 46 . . . . 'i!?d 6 47· 2
Af7 h4 48. Af6 + - ] 1-o.
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18. lZk6 ! Axc6 [ 18 . . . . Wd7 1 9 . A x d 6 1&fxd6 23. Ah3 ! h6 [ a23 . . . . '6'e2 !? 24. �de1 fs 2s.
20. ll:Je7+ + - ] 19. Axd6 [ 1 9 . d x c6 A x f4 20. d6 oo ( Ftacn lk) ] 24. Af5 l [ 24. d6 �c6 ] 24 . •.•
gxf4 �xd1+ 21 . � x d 1 �q 22. Af3 �fc8 23. b5?l [a24 . . . . '6'b7 2s. Ab4 ( 2s. Aa3 �d8 !?
l"!d6 o;;.f8 ( Kram n i k ) ] 19 . .. Aa4 l? [ 19 . . . .
. 26. �e7 �a6 "¢ ) 2S . . . . �d8 26. �e7 as 27.
Wxd6 20. d x c6 1&fxd1+ 21 . � x d1 �q 22. f4 ± Ad6
(Psakhis) 6Ag2-f3, g3-g4-gs] 83
27. . . . bs ( Kram n i k) ] 25. Ab4 ± �d8
86 A1 0
a b c d e A2.
8 8 26. ge7 Wc4 [ 26 . . . . g6 27. Ae6 !? fx e6 28.

d x e6 �C4 29. exd7 � x b4 30. �e8+ �f8 31.
7
� x f8 + o;;. x f8 32. �d6 +- ( Kram n i k) ]
6 6
5 5 A1
4 27. g x d7 l [ 27. �e4 �q D ] 27. ... gxd7 28.
Axd7 W x b4 29. d6 Wa4
3 3
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7 7
20. Axf8 1? 55 [20. � x a4 !? �xd6 21 . 1&fxa7
llJ x ds 22. A x ds (22. �d1 ?? ll:J x e3 23. g x d 6 6 6
l"!c1+ ; 22. �d3 �es = ) 22 . . . . Wx dp3. 1Afxb6 ± 5 5
(Kram n i k ) ] 20 . ... Axd1 21. Ae7 Wq 22. 4 4
!!xd1
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87 A1 0 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
30. gd3 [ a30. �e1 ! A ) 30 . . . . �xa2 31. Afs
8 8 g6 32. d7 + - ; B) 30 . . . . �d4 31. Afs g6 32. d7
7 o;;.g7 33· Ag4! (33· �e8 �d1 + 34· o;;.g2 '6'ds+
6 6 35· f3 � x a2 + 36. o;;.h 3 +-) 33· . . . fs 34· �d1 + - ;
C) 3 0 . . . . �b4 31 . �e8+ o;;. h 7 32. Afs+ g6 33·
5 5
d7 +- ; D) 30 . . . . o;;. h 7 31. Afs+ g6 32. d7 '6'd4
4 4 33· Ag4 + - ] 30 . ... We4 [3o . . . . '6'q 31. J.fs
3 3 �c1+ 32. o;;.g 2 �c6+ 33· o;;. h 3 �cs 34· g4 +
( Kram n i k) ; 30 . . . . '6' x a2 31. Afs '6'as 32. d7
2 � 2
'6'd8 33· �c3 +-] 31. A x b5 We1 + 32. �g2
II We4+ 33· �g1 [33· o;;. f1 ! ] 33· ··· '6le1+ 34·
a b c d e f g h �g2 We4+ 35· �f1 ! Wh1+ 36. �e2 We4+
90 C H A P T E R 5· PASSED PAWNS I N T H E M I DDLEGAME
[36 . . . . Wxh2 37· d7 Wh5+ 38. f3 We5+ (38 . . . . Vladimir Kram n i k - Alexei Shirov
Wh2+ (Sto h l ) 39. 'i!i>d1 Wg1 + 40. 'i!i>c2 Wf2+ Tilburg 1997
41. 'i!i>b3 +-) 39. 'i!i>f1 Wa1+ 40 . 'i!i>g2 Wb2+
41 . 'i!i>h3 ( Kram n i k ) ] 37· c;;,f1 Wh1+ 38. c;;,e2
We4+ 39· c;;,d 1 ! �g4+ [39 . . . . Wb4 40. d7
Wb1+ 41 . 'i!i>e2 Wxa2+ 42. 'i!i>f3 + - ; 39 · . . . Wh1+
40. 'i!i>c2 Wa1 (40 . . . . Wxh2 41 . d7 l8fxf2+
42. 'i!i>b3 +-) 41 . d7 l8f x a2+ 42. 'i!i>d1 Wb1 + 43·
'i!i>e2 +- J 40. f3 �h3 41. d7 [ 41 . d7 Wf1+ 42.
'i!i>c2 We2+ 43· �d2 + - ] 1-o.
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Linares 1997
a b c d e f g h
A2, A1 0
22. �d4 !1 [ 22 . �h3 ? Wb6+ L.23. 'i!i>h1 l8fxe6!
24. �he3 Wf7] 22. ... �d6 [22 . . . . Q)f5? 23-
We5 Q) x e3 ? (23 . . . . We7 24. �d3 ± ; 23 . . . . Wb6
24. e7! �fe8 25. Wxd5+ 'i!i>g7 26. We5+ +-) 24.
e7 � x f1 + 25. l'! x f1 Wd7
91 A1 0
a b c d e f g h
8
a b c d e f g h
28. �f7 ! �xf7 [28 . . . . Q)f5 29 . � x f5 ! � x f5

(29 . . . . gxf5 30. Wd7 +-) 30. e7+ 'i!i>h7 31.
Wd7 +- ; 28 . . . . �ae8 29. �cf1 +- (29 . ilc3 !? ) ]
29. exf7+ c;;,h 7 30. �xes ! A x es 3 1 . �cs
Ad6 [31 . . . . ilg7 32. �q + - ] 32. i!q [ L. �d4-
d7] 32 . ... tbc6 [32 . . . . Q)f5 33. g4 Q)g3+ 34 · a b c d e f g h
'i!i>g2 Q)e2 35· �e4 �f8 36. AC4 + - 1 33· bs tbes
34· i!d4 +- Af8 3S. i!e4 Ag7 36. Ab4 d2 37· 26. �f8 + ! � x f8 27. Wh8+ !! 'i!i>f7 28. exf8�+
.!'!xes [37· Axd2 �f8 38 . ilb4 � x f7 39· A x f7 'i!i>e6 29. Wff6#; 22 . . . . Wb6 23. Wc5 ! Wxcs
Q) x f7 40 . �e7 +-] 37· ... i!d8 38. i!e8 [38. 24. b x c5 ;!; ( Kram n i k) ] 23. �cs �f4? [ 23 . . . .
�e8 d1W+ 39· Axd1 � x d 1 + 40. 'i!i>h2] 1-0. Wxc5 2 4 . b x c5 �fc8 ( 2 4 . . . . b 6 !? 25. cxb6
a x b6 26. a3 ;!; ) 25. �b3 �q (25 . . . . b6 26.
* * * c x b6 a x b6 27. � x b6 � x a2 28. �b7 'i!i>f8 29.
TRA I N I N G M AT E RI A L 91
�e3 ;!; ; H uzm a n ) 26. E:eb1 b6 (26 . . . . E:b8 93 B2 0

27. Aa6) 27- c x b6 axb6 28. a3 ;!; (Winants) a b c d e f g h
l'>Ab5-d7, a4 ( x �b6) ] 24. f!f3 [ 24. Wxe7?? 8 8
'#f2+ 25. �h1 V:Jxf1+ 26. E: x f1 E: x f1#] 24
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5 5
4 • 4
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8... . 2 [j, /j, 2
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3 : 3 33 · Wg4 [33 . . . . Wf6 34· E:e6 Wg7 (34· . . .
•..
Wf3 35· W x d4 +-) 35· Wb6 !? + - ( Kram n i k ) ]

2 /j, /j, /j, 2 34· Ae2 Wc8 35 · Wxd4 +- Wc1+ 3 6 . �g2
: �� [36 . . . . Wc6+ 37. Af3 Wc2+ 38. f!e2 +- ( Kram
a b c d e f g h n i k ) ] 1-0.
* * *
25. f!f7 ! [ 25. E: x f8 + E: x f8 26. V:Jxa7 Wd2 ! 27.
'#e3 Wxb4 ] 25 . ... f!xf7 26. exf7+ � xf7 27.
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'#q ± [ x�f7, x �a7] 27. ... Wh4 [ 27- . . . b6 Wijk aan Zee 1998
28. g3 ! ± ( H uzman ) ] 28. E!e3 ! [ x�g8 ] 28 . ...
Wxb4? [ o28 . . . . E:f8 29. g3 Wg5 (29 . . . . Wf6 94 A3 0
30. Ae2 ! �g8 31. Wxe7 Wf2+ 32. �h1 We1+ a b c d e f g h
33· 'i9g2 Wf2+ 34· �h3 + - ; 29 . . . . V:J x b4 30. 8 • 8
a3 ! +-; Yu su pov) 30. E:e2 ! --> ( Kram n i k ) ; 28.
... b6 29. We5 ! A) 29 . . . . h5 30. We6+ 'i9f8 .i. 7
31. g3 (31 . E:f3+ �e8 32. Ab5+ +-) ; B ) 29 . 6 . 6
. . . f!d8 30. E:h3 +- V:J x b4 31. E: x h7+ �e8 32. 5 5
Ab5+! +-] 29. a3 Wh4 30. W x b7 f!e8 [30 . . . . 4 = 1
4
�f8 31 . Wxa7 �g8 32. E: x e7 d4 33. Ac4+ �h8
3 3
-
34· g3 +- ( Kram n i k ) ; 30 . . . . E:d8 31. Wxa7

d4 32. E:h3 ! We4 33. f! x h7+ +- ( Ftacnik). 31. 2 [j,
Wxa7 ± d4 [31 . . . . E:f8 32. g3 (32. E:h3 We1 ) :
32 . . . . Wf6 33. Ae2 ± ( H uzm an ) ; 31 . . . . h6 32. a b c d e f g h
Ad3 ± ( Ftacnik)] 32. Aq+ [32. E:f3+ �g7
33- Wd7 E:f8 34· g3 We4 +Z ( Kram n i k ) ] 32 . ... 24. f!f3 ! 1t:/h4 [ 24 . . . . E: x f3 25. Axf3 V:Jh4 26.
@fS [32 . . . . �g7 33· g3 Wg5 (33· . . . Wf6 34· b5 ! +- ( H uzm an ) ] 25. f!xf4 exf4 26. Af3 +
�e6 Wg5 35· Wxd4+ ±) 34· Wx d4+ ± ] We7 [26 . . . . a6 27. a4 Wg5 28. b5 ! ± xc6]
27. E!e1 Ae5 [ 27. . . . E:f8 28. b5 ! ± l 28. Wg6+
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Wg7? [28 . . . . �g7 29 . �e4 d5 30 . cxd5 c x d5 97 82 •

31. Wh7+ @fs 32. �g6 !? (32. �f3 ! ± t- Ah5) a b c d e f g h
Ek8 ! � (32 . . . . f3 33· !'!e3 ! fxg2+ 34· 'i!tg1 �d4
35· ll:Jx h6+ + - ) ]
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95 A1 0 6 6
a b c d e 5 5
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6 �· 6
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22 . ... Ad4 l 23. Axd4 cxd4 24. !'!xd4 !'!d7
2 fj, 25. h4 [ 25 . Ac6 !'!c8 ! -+ ; 25. Ag4 f5 26. Af3
!'!f6 -+ ] 25 . ... !'!fd8 26. !'!a4
a b c d e f g h
82
29. e7 l +- 1-o. 26 . . .• !'!b8 1-+ [ 6 !'!b6-d 6 ] 0-1 .
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Viswanathan Anand - G arry Kasparov Alexander 8eliavsky - Aleksa Stri kovic

Frankfurt (rapid) 1999 Cacak 1996
98 A1 0
a b c d e f g h
8 l![ .A. .. • 8
7 . .. . ... . 7
6 ·� • �· 6
5 .l fj, � 5
4 fj, lt:J fj, fj, 4
3 lt:J � fj, 3
2 fj, 2
.Ii � .Ii �
16 . ... Ad7 ! + 17. ll:Jxc6 Axc6 18. Axa6 [ 18. 17. e5 ! ttJxc4 [ 17- . . . lL:lfx ds 18. llJ x d5 (18.
ClJC3 Axc3 1 9 . b x c3 llJ x c3 20. A x a6 llJ x d1 - llJ x d 6 :t) 18 . . . . lL:l x d5 19. Ae4 lLlb4 20.
+ ] 18. ... Axa4 1 9 . A x b7 Axd1 20. Axe4 llJ x d 6 :t ] 18. Axq dxe5 1 9 . d6 ! Wd8 20.
Axf3 21. Axf3 Axb2 22. !'!d1 CDd5 e4 21. Wb3 ! [ 21 . lLlq ( Be l i avsky) 21 . . . .
TRA I N I N G M AT E R I A L 93
Ad7 22. lf::\ x a8 �xa8 � ; 21 . d7 ( Beliavsky) 21 . 28. E: x d4 +- ( Beliavsky) ] 24. ... gxf5 25. E!.xf5
. . . Axd7 22. lf::\ x f6+ £ x f6 23. £ x f6 �xf6 24. e3 26. t[}xf6+ .l:!xf6 [ 26 . . . . A x f6 27. Axe6
Wxd7 E:e7 2S. �ds �d4+ .� J 21 . ... Ae6 £ x e6 28. E: x d8+ E: x d8 29. £ x f6 A x b3 30.
A x d8 +-] 27. .l:!fds l +- bs 28. .!:!xd7 We8 29.
99 D axbs axbs 30. � x bs e2 31. £xe2 1-0.
a b c d e f g h * * *
s i 8
Garry Kasparov -J osef Pribyl
7 .l Skara 1980
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24. Axe6 fx e6 2S. �xe6+ 'i!i>g7 26. f!: x es
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100 A1 D a b c d e f g h
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16. d5 l [ 1 6 . E:ed1 fs ! t ] 16 . ... Axq 17. .l:!ed1
.. .. 8
exd5 18. exds Ag7 [ 1 8 . . . . tt:\q 19. Ae7 E!.fe8
7 [j, •• 7
20. �d7 ± ; 18 . . . . tt::\ b 8 1 9 . �C4 ( 19. �h4 -+ )
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Wxf6+ 30. gxf6+ c;!;>xf6 31. E:e8 +- ( Be l i
avsky)] 23 . .l:!cd1 ! .l:!e6 [ 23 . . . . bs 2 4 . ax bs
axbs 2S. lf::\ x f6+ Axf6 26. Axf7+ 'i!i>g7 27.
£xe8 �xe8 28. Axf6+ c;!;>xf6 29. �e3+ 'i!i>f7
30. �xes +-] 24. fs [ 24. lf::\ x f6 + ! E: x f6 2S . a b c d e f g h
Wxb7 E:b6 26. £ x f7+ ! 'i!i>f8 27. �xd7 Ad4+
94 C H A PT E R 5· P A S S E D P A W N S I N THE M I D D L E G A M E
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21. ll:fb3+ �h8 22. lZJe5 fx e5 23. d81l:f §axd8 e6) 25 . . . . ll:fxf4 26. ll:fxf8 + (26. '8fxa8 ll:fxf2+
24. § x d8 § x d8 25. A x d8 ± ; 20 . . . . §ad8 21. 2]. �xf2 § x a8 65) 26 . . . . !! x f8 27. lZJ x f4 Ad4
ll:1C4+ 'i!;>h8 22. lZJe5 ! fx e5 23. A x d8 § x d8 24. 28. COe6 Axf2+ 29. �f1 §e8 30. �x f2 § x e6
'8'e6 ! '8'b8 ( 24 . . . . lOq 25. '8'e7 1l:fb8 26. §b3 31. !!d8+ �g7 32. §d7+ ± ] 24. tDxf8 �xfs
e4 27. §d6 Af8 28. ll:ff6 + Ag7 29. ll:ff7 ; 24 . . . . 25. gd6 [ 25. Wxc5 '8fxg2+ 26. 't!;>xg2 bxcs
'8'a8 !? (Yusu pov) 25. §b3 lZJb4 26. !!h3 '8'c6 27. §b7 lZJe6 28. §d 6 lZJf4+ 29 . �f1 Ad8 30.
2]. §d6 ± ) § x a7 ± ] 25 . ... Ae7 [ 25 . . . . '8'b8 26. §bd1
'8'd8 27. §c6 ± Ag7 28. h4 0; 25 . . . . Ad8 26.
103 A3 0 h4 '8'a6 27. ll:fc3+ 'i!;>g8 28. '8'e2 ± t. A x h4 29.
a b c d e f g h � xg6+ + - ]
8 ..
104 0
7 A b d f g h
6 �A 6
a c e
8 .1.
5 5
7 A 'it' � � i.
4 4
6 A � 6
3 3
2 �
5 A 5
4 � 4
� 3 3
g
a b c d e f h
2 �
25. §b3 ! C4 26. §h3 lZJc5 27. ll:fxg6 h6 28. �
§g3 +- ; 20 . . . . �h8 21. '8'C4 (21. Af4) 21. a b c d e f g h
. . . fxg5 - 20 . . . . fx g5] 21. Wc4+ Ci!?h8 22.
tDxg5 Af6 D [ � 22 . . . . Ad4 23. § x d4 c x d4 26. d8W II Axd8 (26 . . . . § x d8 27. § x d8+
24. ll:fx d4+ �g8 25. l0e6 +-] 23. tDe6 tDq A x d8 28. Wf7 '8'd5 29 . '8fxd5 lZJ x ds 30.
( 23 . . . . lZJb4 24. '8'f4 '8'b8 !? (Yusu pov) (24. §d1 +-] 27. 'Wq+ Ci!?gs 28. gd7 Af6 29.
. . . lZJd5 25. Wd 6 ; 24 . . . . §f7 ( Yusu p ov) 25. 'IMC4+ Ci!?hs 30. 'Wf4 Wa6 ? [ 3o . . . . Ag7 31 .
lZJg5 ± ; 24 . . . . l0c6 25. lZJ x f8 § x f8 26. d81l:f ll:f x q '8fx q 32. § x q Ad4 33. §f1 ± ] 31. 'Wh6
lZJ xd8 2]. § x d8 +-) 25. d81l:f ( 25. ll:ff3 Ad4 1-0.
26. lZJ x f8 '8f x f8 27. ll:fxf8 + § x f8 28. § x d4
95
6 Doubl e Attack
An attack o n two o r more p i eces with one

11. d5
single m ove i s called a double attack. A d o u
ble attack is a n i m portant a n d effective tacti he lost a piece and, unsurprisi ngly, later on
cal instru ment. Often a double attack leads the game.
im med i ately to m ateri al gai n , as the oppo
nent fi nds it i m possi ble to d efe n d aga i n st larry Ch ristiansen - Anatoly Karpov
all th reats si m u ltaneously. M o reover, it's Wijk aan Zee 1993
very easy to overlook a double attack. Here
are two examples from the games of world 1. d4 tLlf6 2. C4 e6 3· CLlf3 b6 4· a3 Aa6
cham pions. 5· Wc2 Ab7 6. CLlC3 C5 7· e4 cxd4 8. tbxd4
CLlc6 9· tLlxc6 Axc6 10. Af4 tLlh5 11. it.e3
Fritz Samisch -jose Capablanca
Ad6 ??
Karlsbad 1929
106 0
1. d4 tLlf6 2. c4 e6 3· CLlc3 lt.b4 4· a3 a b c d e f g h
Axq+ 5· bxq d6 6. f3 e5 7· e4 tbc6 8. it.e3 8 8
b6 9· it.d3 Aa6 ??
7 7
105 0
6 6
8 5 5
4 4
6 3 3
5 2 2
4
a b c d e f g h
3
With h i s l ast m ove Karpov devel oped
h i s b i s h o p to a squ are where it was u n p ro
a b c d e f g h tected. After
12. Wd1 ! ,
Capablanca overlooked that after
attacki ng the k n i g h t o n h s and t h e bishop
10. Wa4,
o n d6, he h ad to resign i m med i ately. The
attacking two m i nor pieces, the usual 10 . queen 's double attack took pl ace from long
. . . lLlas is i m possible because of the p i n . He range.
played The double attack is particul arly effective
when the king is one of the attacked pieces.
10 . ... Ab7
I n the openi ng, the o pen position of the
and after king can sometimes be exploited . The catas-
g6 C H A P T E R 6 DOUBLE ATTACK
trophe i n the next game demonstrates how Richard Reti - Alexander Alekh ine
easily an enemy m i nor piece can be l u red to Baden-Baden 1925
its doom. 108 •
a b c d e f h
Oscar Garda Vera - Roberto G rau 8 8
Rosario 1929
7 7
r--..=·
.:
1. d4 tbf6 2. tbf3 cs 3· Af4 cxd4 4· 6 6
ttJxd4?? 5 5
107 • 4 4
a b c d e f h
3 3
8 8 r-�--
� �� .� � � 2 2
7 7
6 6 a b c d e f g h
5 5
4 4 First - a knight fork:
3 3 42. ... tbd4
and Wh ite resigned , because of 43· �f2
ll:l x f3+ 44· � x f3 and there fol l ows another
a b c d e f g h double attack, this ti me by a bishop: 44· . . .
Ads.
Black's q ueen can give a check along the
diagonal from as. There fol l owed Levenfish (exercise position )
109 D
4. ... es l
a b c d e f g h
( a d o u b l e attack o r fork) and Wh i te loses 8 8
a piece, as after s. A x es he cannot escape
7 7
the next double attack s . . . . 18fas ! + .
With its great power, the q ueen i s , natu 6 6
ral ly, the piece most l i kely to execute a dou 5 5
ble attack, but the others can d o so too.
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
Even a king can attack m o re than one

enemy piece at the same time.
97
(threate n i ng 2. 'i!i>b7)
44· 'Wa8+ !
1 . ... etJc8+ 2. c;;,b7 with a d raw.
But not 44· ttJ x f7? because of 44· . . .
Ferdesi 1501 �d1 + 45· Ag1 �h5+ 46. �h2 �f3+ with =
110 D perpetual check.

44· ··· c;;,g 7 45· £xes+ I
A b i s h o p 's d o u ble attack agai nst both
q ueen and ki ng.
45· ··· 'Wxes 46. 'Wh8+ ! c;;, x h8 47· ttJxf7+
And finally a kn ight fork.
1-0.
* * *
a b c d e f g h I n the next game, we see how wel l the old

m asters u sed this tactical weapon .
Wh ite m ust contend with two threats :
mate on the back-rank and 1 . . . . 'i!i> x c4. But Adolf Anderssen - H oward Stau nton
with a com b i n ation, he can even wi n ! London 1851
1. e4 es 2. tlJf3 tlJc6 3· d4 exd4 4· Ac4

and Wh ite wins the rook on h4. Acs S· o-o d6 6. C3 tlJf6 7· cxd4 .£b6 8. tlJq
Th is is one of the most famous com b i na Ag4 9· Ae3 o-o 10. a3 'We7 11. 'Wd3 .£xf3
tions that featu res d o u b l e attacks. 12. gxf3 'Wd7 13. c;;,g2 tlJhs 14. tlJe2 tlJe7 15.
tlJg3 ttJxg3 16. h xg3 ds 17. .£a2 �adS 18.
Tigran Petrosian - Vlad i m i r Si magin �ad1 c6 19. �h1 tlJg6 20. �hs dxe4 21. fxe4
Moscow (ms) 1956 'Wg4 22. �dh1
111 D 112 •
8 8
7
6 6
5 5
4
3 3
2 2
g8 C H A PT E R 6 DOU B L E ATTACK
fish : 25 . . . . 'Llf4+ ! with the fol lowi ng l i nes:

A) 26. 'i!i>g1 �d1+ (26 . . . . 'Lle2+ ? 27. �f1
A powerfu l blow. Wh ite cannot take the ltJ x c3 28. �h8#) 27- 'i!i>h2 �xd4 28. �xd4
roo k because of the kn ight fork. For exam � x d4 29 . �h4 'Lle2 + ;
ple: 23. Axd4? 'Llf4+ 24. 'i!i>f1 ltJ x d3 25. � x h7 B ) 26. 'i!i>h2 'i!;> x h7 27. gxf4 � x f4 ( 6 �d4,
�d1 + 26. 'i!i>g2 'Lle1+ 27. 'i!i>f1 ( o r 27. � x e1 �f3 ) 28. Ab1+ 'i!i>g8 and i n both cases Black
�xd4) 'Llf3+ 28. 'i!i>g2 �x h1+ 29. � x h1 ltJ xd4 has a h uge advantage.
and B l ack wi ns.
114 0
a b c d e f h
Th i s m ove is even better than 23 . .. . 8 8
�xe4+ 24. f3 �d3 25. £ x d4 �e2+ 26. 'i!i>h3
(26. 'i!i>g1 �d8 __. ) £ x d4 27. � x d4 �xf3. 6 6
(see analysis diagram 113)
5 5
113 0
b d f h 4 4
a c e g
•
8 8 3
... ... ...

7 7 2
6 � 6
�
5 5 a b c d e f g h
4 4
3 3
After this d o u b l e attack o n q ueen and
2 � [j. 2 rook, Black loses material and can no longer
� 1 save the game.
a b c d e f g h
27. ... � x h4 28. gxh4 �xh4 29. �g3
( Do u b l e attack aga i n st both Wh i te 's 29. �e3 +- wou l d h ave been even better.
rooks. ) 28. �d1 ! 'Llf4+ 29. 'i!i>h4 'Llg6+ and a
repetition of moves. 29 . ... �hs 30. f4
(30. �e3 !? )
24. �xh7
l f 24. f3, then 24 . . . . � x h5 ! (24 . . . . 'Llf4+ 30 . ... �bs 31. b4 �ds 32. £c4 �d2+ 33·
25. £ x f4 �e2+ 26. 'i!i>f1 �f2+ 27. 'i!i>e1 � x f3 55 ) <;9g1 �d1+ 34 · <;9f2 �fs
25. � x h5 � x e3 26. �c2 ( o r 26. �C4 'Lle5 27- 34· . . . �h5 wou l d h ave been more tena
�c2 g6 ) 26 . . . . �feB 55 and B l ack h as m o re cious, but then follows 35. �e3 with the dou
than enough com pensatio n for the quee n . ble th reat of�xa7 and �e8+ .
24. ... £d4 25. £xd4 � x d4?
But this hit is now a m i stake. Stau n to n
overlooks h i s opponent's d o u b l e attack.
The correct m ove was suggested by Leven -
99
115 0 35· . . . �f6 ( lf35 . . . . �d2+, then 36. c;!;>e3 +

a b c d e f h wins) 36. 18fxd1 � x f4+ ( also a double attack)
8 8 37· 't!?g3 � x q
116 0
7 7
a b c d e f h
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
4
3
a b c d e f g h
2
a b c d e f g h
This fresh d o u b l e attack agai nst both
rooks decides the game. Staunton resigned . And here White wi ns with a typical dou
Beari ng i n m i n d o u r theme, it's fi tti ng to b l e attack m anoeuvre by the q ueen : 38.
look at one of the possi ble conclusions: 18'd8+ ! 't!?h7 39· 18'd3+ +-.
100 C H A P T E R 6 D O U B L E ATTACK
� Exe•6ses ( so l u t;ons p. 109-112)

•
E 6-1 *
[1] E 6-3 *
a b c d e f g h
8 'ii' 4&\ . 8
7 •• 7
6 � • • 6
5 *' ·� � 5
4 � • ti) 4
3 � �� 3
2 � � 2
E 6-2 *
[1] E 6-4 *
6
8 8 8 Z ..i.. .. • 8
7 7 7 • • ..t. • 7
6 6 • 6
5 5 � 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 � ti) � � 3
2 2 2 � �� 2
��
E X E RC I S E S 101
E 6-s *
6 E 6-7 **
[1]
8 8
7
6 6 6 6
5 [1: 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 jL /j. � 3 3
2 /j. /j. /j. /j. /j. 2 2 2
1 .ti tb iL * tb li 1
E 6-6 ** 6 E 6-8 ** 6
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5
/j. 4 4 4
3 /j. 3 3
2 "Wf 2
jL jL
102 C H A P T E R 6 DOUBLE ATTACK
E 6-9 **
rn E 6-11 **
rn
8 8 .. 8
7 7 7 · I� 7
6 6 • � 6
5 5 � 5
4 4 � 4
3 3 3 �� tiJ 3
2 2 � � 2
E 6-1o **
rn E 6-12 **
rn
8 8 8 8
7 7
II
6 6 6 � II 6
5 5 5
II � 5
4 4 4 "iV � 4
3 � 3 3 � �· 3
2 WI � � 2 2 � .1. � �� 2
1 I. �� :g � 1
E X E RC I S ES 103
E 6-13 **
rn E 6-15 **
6
8
6 6
5 5
4 �� 4
3 � .. 3
2 iV 2
1 �
E 6-14 **
rn E 6-16 **
6
8 .!. 8 8 8
7 .!. 7 7 • • 7
6 ..t.. • • 6
5 5 5 *' · 5
4 � 4 4 � � 1:. 4
3 3 3 riJ �� 3
2 �� 2 2 � � 2
� ::
1 04 C H A PT E R 6 D O U B L E ATTACK
E 6-17 **
[1] E 6-19 ***
rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2
E 6-18 ***
[1] E 6-2o ***
[1]
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
l OS
EXERCISES
E 6-21 *** B E 6-23 *** rn

8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
b d f h a b c d e f g h
a c e g
E 6-22 *** B E 6-24 **** Ill

8 8 8 .I 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
b d f h a b c d e f g h
a c e g
106 C HA PT E R 6 DOUBLE ATTACK
E 6-25 **** • E 6-27 **** [1]

8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2
E 6-26 **** E 6-28 **** [1]

8 8
7 7 7
f'=�------��--·-·
6 6 6 6
1-.--.,.p;;
5 5 5 5
1-·--��
4 4 4 4
��---�-
3 3 3
E X E RC I S E S 1 07
E 6-29 ***** E 6-31 *****
a b c d e f g h
8 .l. l!. 8
... . 7
6 ... ... 6
5 5
4 4
E 6-3o *****
rn E 6-32 *****
6
.. . 8 8 .1. ... 8
7 � � ... ... 7 7 ... 7
.a. ..a • ... 6 6 .. ... 6

5 ... 5 5 • 5
4 � 4 4 � [jj � 4
3 � tiJ � [jj � 3 3 � [jj 3
2 � � WI �� 2 2 � 2
1 � �� VI!J
108 C H APTER 6 DOUBLE ATTACK
E 6-33 ***** rn E 6-35 ****** rn

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 6-34 ****** rn E 6-36 ****** rn

a b c d e f g "h a b c d e f g h
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
SOL U T I O N S E6-I TO E6-I6 109
Sol utions
0 E6-1 0 E 6-9
Vasiukov - Ra.zuvaev, Polanica-Zdroj 1972 Feuer - O'Kelly de Galway, Liittich 1934
(1. e4 g6 2. d4 iLg7 3· c3 d5 4· exd5 \Yxd5 5. itJf3 1. WxdS+ � x ds 2.. o-o-o+ ! +- 1-o.
c5 6. i.l,q cxd4 7· cxd4 itJh6?n
s. Wei +- [8 . . . . \Ye6 9· ds + - ; 8 . . . . \31a5+ 9· 0 E6-1o
tb.d2 +-] 1-o. Pahtz - Fernandez, Albena 1989
1. Wu!! +- [1. . . . fl. xa2 2. iL x c4+ +-; 1. . . . fl.aci
0 E6-2 2. W x c4+ +-] 1-o.
Antunes - Loek, Linares (zt) 1995
33· Wf4 ! +- I-0. 0 E 6-11
Bogoljubow - Alekhine, The Hague 1929
0 E6-3 1 .E(. x c7+ ! W x c7 2.. ti:)cs+ �b6 3· W x c7+
•
Ehlvest - Nogueiras, Rotterdam 1989 �xc7 4· ti:)xe6+ + - 1-o.

37· . . . Wds ! -+ 38 .E(.b2. Wxh4+ 39· .E(.h3 Wgs
•
40. WEI ti:)c4 41 .E(.a2. Wfs o-1.

• 0 E 6-12
Beliavsky - Chandler, Wien 1986
0 E6-4 1. A xg7 ! .E(.xg7 [ 1 . . . . fl. xe2 2. Ah6+ �h8 3·
Csom - Kindermann, Dortmund 1983 \Yb8+ +-J 2. . Wb8+ �£, 3· Wf4+ +- I-0.
2.0 . . . . ti:) xg3 ! 2.1. fxg3 We3+ 2.2.. �h2. W x a3
2.3. axb6 .E(.xb6 + o-1. 0 E 6-13
Botvinnik - Sorokin, Leningrad 1933
o E6-s u.AxbS +- [ 1 2. . . . fl. xbs 13. Wa4+ +-] 1-o.
NN - Swiderski, Leipzig 1903
1 . . . . A x f2.+ ! 2.. � x f2. [2. W x f2 itJd3+ - + ] 2.. 0 E6-14
. . . ti:)xe4+ - + o-1. Hellers - Bareev, Gausdal 1986
17. ti:)d4! +- ct>d7 [17. . . . Ad7 18. itJ x c6 Axc6 19.
0 E6-6 \Yd4 ! +-; 17. . . . itJb8 18. itJ x bs axb5 19. \Yd4 +-;
Spassky - Fischer, Reykjavik (webs) 1972 1 7. . . . C5 IS. We) ! ltJ x e4 r g . W xes+ �d, 20.
2.7 . . . . A xa4 !-+ [28. \31 x a4 W x e4 29. �f2 W x d4 +-] 18. Axbs! axbs 19. Wxf7+ [19 . . . .
CUd3+ -+ J 0-I. �xd6 2o. ltJ xb5+ +-] 1-o.
0 E6-7 0 E 6-15
Grigory Levenfish Stepanov - Romanovsky, Leningrad 1926
1 . .E(.h6 + ! �f7 [1 . . . . �d5 2. fl.h5+ +-] 2. • .E(.hs ! 1 . . . . ds+ ! -+ [2. �x[J ltJd4+ - + ; 2. cxd5 exds+
.!:!xa7 3· .E(.h7+ -+ 1-o. 3· � xds Ae6 + ! 4· �d6 (4. �e4 Afs+ - + ; 4·
�xe6 itJd4+ -+ ; 4· �xc6 fl.c8+ -+) 4· . . . fl.d8+
0 E6-8 5· �C7 (s. �xe6 fl.f6#; 5· �xc6 fl.c8+ -+) 5· . . .
Beliavsky - Yusupov, Obeda 1997 fl.f7+ 6 . � x c6 fl.c8+ - + ] o-1.
39· . . . ti:)c2. ! ED [ 40. fl.e4 itJb4 - + ] o-1.
0 E6-16
Zhuravlev - Kapengut, SSSR 1968
IIO SOLUTIONS E6-17 TO E6•27
I . . . . Axf3+ ! 2.. Axf3 !!hH ! 3· �xhz t'Llxf)+ 0 E6-21

4· �gz t'Llxd4 -+ o-I. Uhlmann - Spiridonov, Polanica-Zdroj 1981
33· . . . Axe4! 34· fxe4 Wxe3 ! 35· Wxe3 t'Llg4+
0 E6-17 36. �h3 t'Llxe3 -+ o-I.
Lasker - NN, (sim) 1920
I. !!cS+! !!xes z. Wa7+ ! �xa7 3· bxcSt'Ll+ ! +- 0 E6-22
I-o. Horberg - Averbakh, Stockholm 1954
zi . . . . !!ci ! u. W x ci (22o .!"!.d1 \0 xg2#] u . ...
0 E6-18 t'Llu+ 2.3. !! x u W x ci + 2.4. �fz Aa6 -+ 2.5.
Rubinstein - Lasker, St. Petersburg 1909 Ad3 Wxai 2.6. Axa6 Wdi o-I.
IS Wei !
.
[ � 180 fxe3 1i:txe3+ 1 9 0 't&h1 .i::l. x d4] 0 E 6-23

IS. . . !!xd4
. Domes - Fedorov, Moscow 1984
( 180 o o o Hes l9o @Xc6+ c � l9o f4 Tics) l9o o o o 'Ct>b8 I. Af7+ ! �g7 (1. 0 0 0 'tt> x f7 2o @ x h6 t'!.d8 30 g4!
20o dxes (200 f4?! �e6 21. 1i:f x e6 1i:t xg2+ 220 t'!. xd6 (30 0 0 0 tLl xg4 40 Wxh7+ 't&e6 so 1i:fe7+ +-)
't&xg2 fxe6 ;!;) 200 0 0 o @ x es 21. P:c1 ±] 40 gs ctJe8 (40 0 0 0 ildi + So 'tt>g2 + -) So \0 x h7+
I9. fxe3 !!d7 CLlg7 60 \0e4 +- (Zhuravlev)] 2.. Wxh6+ �xh6
(190 0 0 0 t'!.d6 200 t'!. x f7 +-] 3· Axes t'Llxes 4· d7 ! +- I-o.
zo. Wxc6+ �ds 2.I. !!f4 !!
( .6 220 1i:fa8 + 't&e7 (220 0 0 0 't&c7 230 2"l.c4 + ) 230 0 E6-24
f!.e4+ 't&d6 240 2"l.d4+ (240 1i:fb8 + ) 240 o o <t;e7
o Hubner - Nikolaidis, Corfu 1999
2So t'!. xd7+ +-] zi. Wgz! [ .6./::l. fs ; x gp .i::l. as] zi . . . . e6 u. !!xfs
zi. . . . fs exfs (22o 0 0 0 D. x fs ? 230 1i:txa8+] 2.3. Ah6 f4 2.4.
(21. 0 0 0 1i:tas 220 1i:ta8 + <t;e7 230 .i::l. e 4+ 't&f6 240 Axg7 f) zs. Wg3 +- I-o.
1i:fc6 + 't&gs 2So h4+ +- (Lasker) ; 21. 0 0 0 f!.d1+
22o 'tt>fz f!.d2+ 230 't&e1 1i:txg2 24° 2"l.d4+ 't!ie7 2So 0 E6-25
@d6+ +- (Tarrasch)] Stromberg - Vedder, Hallsberg 1993
u . Wcs We7 Io . . . . cxd4 1 1 . t'Llxd4 t'Lldxes u. t'Llfs [ 120 fxes
[220 0 0 0 .!"!.d1 + 230 't&fz t'!.d2+ 240 <t;el 1i:f x g2 2So Wh4+ -+] Iz . . . . e x fs I3. t'Ll x ds t'Llf3+ (130 0 0 0
1i:tas+ +-] 1i:td6 !2 140 fxes 1i:fxes + ] I4. gxf) Wh4+ IS· �fi
2.3. Wxe7+ �xe7 2.4. !!xfs +- I-o 0-0 + 0-I,
0 E6-19 0 E6-26
Rubinstein - Capablanca, San Sebastian 1911 Vooremaa - Yuksti, SSSR 1977
I7· We� !! e xds ( 1 70 0 0 0 H x ds 180 1i:t x h6 g x h6 I. A x h7+ ! �xh7 2.. t'Lle4 Wb4 [ 2o o o 1i:fd7 30
o
190 A xe6+ + - ; 170 o o o 1i:f x o 180 Q x e6 + +-] IS. tLlgs+ + -] 3· W xb4 t'Llxb4 4· t'Llgs+ �gs S·
Wxcs Wdz I9. Wbs t'Lld4 zo. Wd3 W x d3 zi. t'Llxe6 ±
exd3 ± I-o.
0 E6-27
0 E6-2o Gurevich - Razuvaev, Moscow 1987
Smyslov - Speelman, Hastings 1981/82 30. hs ! gs 3Io t'Llds ! +- [ 3 1 . o o o exds 32o U X C7
zz. Axbs ! axbs 2.3. t'Llxbs Wbs 2.4. t'Llxd6 +- '{jxe7 330 W x fs+ +-] I-o.
I-O.
SOLU T I O N S E6-28 TO E 6-33 III
0 E6-28 30• Wc7 �

• • •
Tolush - Mititelu, Warsaw 1961 [30 . . . . CLJd2+ 3 1 . 'i!?ai CLJc4 oo ;

10. Wxf6 !! gxf6 :z.I. eDge4+ [21. . . . CLlg6 22. 030 . . . . '8fc8 !!
lLl x f6+ + - ; 21 . . . . 'i!?h8 22. CL:l x f6 +-1 1-o. A) 31. c4 d x c4 (31 . . . . 18fg4 32 . .Ef.hh1 '8fe2 33·
18fa3 dxc4 -+) 32. .Ef.c1 '8fe6 33· 1;5lxc4 CLJd2+ 34·
0 E6-29 CL:l xd2 18fxg6+ - + ;
Karpov - Topalov, Dos Hermanos 1994 B ) 31. .Ef.c1 18fg4 3 2. .§. x es CLJq+ -+ 1
30. eDf6 !! � x f6 [30 . . . . 18f x f3 3I. CL:l x e8 + + -1 3I .l3.ci .l3.g2. 32.. Wxa6 ± I-o.
•
31. Aes+ ! � x es 32.. Wxe4+ � x e4 33· .l3.ei +

�fs 34· .l3.xe8 Ae6 35· .l3.xf8 Axa:z. 3 6 .l3.c8 ! +
• 0 E 6-32
[ 6 .Ef.c71 1-o. Pachman - Bronstein, Moscow 1946
2.0 • .l3.xai !
• • •
0 E6-3o [ � 20 . . . . A x d4 21. CLJa4 ! (21. .Ef. x d4 .Ef. x a1 -

Yusupov - Hob;hauer, Altenkircben 1999 20 . . . . .Ef. xa1) 21. . . . CL:l x a4 22. � xd4!? (22. bxa4
16. Axh6 ! gxh6 I7. Wxh6 tDg6 h xg3+ 23. fxg3 Ag1 + 24. 1;5lxgi 1;5lxgi + 25. 'i!?xg1
[17. . . . Axg3!? 18. fxg3 CLJe4 1 9. Axe4 dxe4 20. Z! x a4 +) 22 . . . . hxg3+ 23. fxg3 18fb4 (23. . . . CL:lcs
1;3lgs+ 'i!?h7 21. ds CL:l x ds ( 21. . . . Afs 22 . .Ef.f4 +-) 24. b4 1') 24. bxa4 18f x C4 5i51
22. .Ef.ad1 fs 23. CL:l xds A x ds 24 . .Ef.f4 +-1 :z.I .l3.xal A x d4 :z.:z. .l3.xd4 ti:}xb3 2.3 .l3.xd6
• • •
18. f4 ! [23. f!.b1 1;5l x d4 - + 1

[6fs1 13• Wxf2. !
. . .
I8
• • • •Wc7 [ 2 3. . . . CL:l xa 1 ? 24. CL:lds! <21
[18 . . . . .Ef.ac8 19. fs A xg3 20. fxe6 18f x e6 21. 2.4 .l3.a:z.
•
Axg6 + - ; 1 8 . . . . .Ef.ae8 19. fs A xg3 20. fxg6 [24. 1;5lxb3 h xg3+ 25. 'i!?h1 Sl x h3 26. f!.g1 Axg2+
fxg6 21. 18fxg6+ 18fg7 22. .Ef. x f6 +-1 27. Z!xg2 '8ff1 + 28. f!.g1 18fh3#; 24. f!.d3 CL:l xa1 -+ 1
19. ti:}ge:z. + 2.4 • W x g3+ :z.;. �hi W x q -+ :z.6 .l3.a3
• • • •
[19. fs? Af41 Axh3 ! 2.7 .l3.xb3 •
19
• • • • .l3.fe8 :z.o. fs Af8 :z.I. Wgs ti:}h7 :z.:z.. [27. '8fxb3 '8fei + 28. 'i!?h2 1L. xg2 29. 'i!?xg2 1;5le2+
Wd1 ti:}h4 2.3. fxe6 fxe6 2.4 .l3.f4 We7 :z.; .l3.afi
• • 30. 'i!?g1 .Ef. x e4 -+ 1
Ag7 2.7 • A x gH :z.8. � xg:z. W x c4 2.9 .l3.d4
• • • •
[ 25 . . . . Ah6 26 . .Ef.g4+ +-1 We6 30 .l3.xb7 .l3.a8 JI. We:z. h3+

•
16 .l3.f7 Wd8
• [32. 'i!?g1 El.ai+ 33· f!.d1 .Ef. xd 1 + 34· 1;5l xdi
[26 . . . . 18f x f7 27. Ax h7+ 'i!?f8 28 . .Ef. x f7+ +-1 18fxe4 - + ;
:z.7. Wf4 ti:}gs :z.8 .l3.xg7+ ! �xg7 2.9. Wes+
• 32· 'i!?[J 1;5ff6 + 33· 'i!?e3 h2 34· 1;5lxh2 f!.a3+ 35· f!.d3
@g8 30 .l3.f6 ti:}h7
• 18fgs+ 36. 'i!?e2 El.a2+ -+ 1
[30 . . . . CL:lf7 31. '8fg3+ 'i!?f8 32. 18fxh4 +-1 0-1.
3I. Axh7+
[31. 1L. xh7+ 'i!?xh7 32. 1;5lhs+ 'i!?g7 33· 18ff7+ 'i!?h8 0 E 6-33
34· .Ef.h6# 1 Henri Rinck, I9:Z.3
I-0. I. �b:z.!!
[1. f!.g3 CLle6 2. f!.e3 CLJd4+ 3· �c4 CL:ldc6 = ; 1. f!.c7
0 E6-31 CL:lfs 2. .Ef.cs CL:ld4+ = ; 1. 'i!?a4 CLle6 2. f!.e3 CL:lcs+ = ;
Xie Jun - Galliamova, Ka:zan/Shenyang (wch14) 1 . 'i!?c2 CLle6 2. f!.e3 CL:ld4+ = ; 1 . 'i!?a2 CL:lds 2. .Ef.cs
1999 CLle4 3· .§. xds CLlq+ = 1
112 SOLUTIONS E6-34 TO E 6-36
I . . . , 'i!?b6 [1 . . . . lr!1e6 2. �a6+ + - ; 1 . . . . @xa8 2. AfJ+ +-;

[1. . . . lLlf7 2. �C7 + - ; 1. . . . lLle6 2. �e3 + - ; I . . . . 1 . . . . @ds 2. .Af3 +-; 1 . . . . lr!1c4 2. �c8+ +-; 1 . . . .
lLJe4 2. �e3 + - ; I . . . . ll:Jfs 2 . �cs + - ; I . . . . ll:Jgs lr!1h7 2. .Ag6 !! lr!1xg6 3 · �a6+ +-]
2. �g3 +-] 2.. l3xa4! Wgs
2.. l3g3 tDf7 [2. . . . lr!1xa4 3· .Ae8+ +-]
[2 . . . . lLlh7 3· �g7 + - ; 2 . . . . lLle4 3· �e3 + - ; 2. 3· l3as Wh7
. . . lLle6 3· �e3 +-] [3 . . . . @ xa8 2 . .Af3 + + - ;]
3· l3g7 +- I-0. 4· Ag6!! Wxg6 S· .l3.a6+ +- I-o.
0 E6-34 0 E 6-36
Genrikh Moiseevich Kasparian, I93S Vladimir Bron, I92.7
I. tDes ! I. l3c8 ! Wa3
[62. lLlg7 �g6 3· Afs#; 1. lLlfs �g4 2. lLJe3+ �6 [1 . . . . @f7 2. lLld6+ +-]
3· ll:l x f1 �f2 = ] 2.. tDd4+ 'i!?b6
I . . . . 'i!?g6 2.. hs+ ! l3xhs [2 . . . . �a6 3· �aS+ +-]
[2 . . . . � x hs 3. lLlg7+ �g6 4· .Afs#] 3· l3b8+ 'i!?cs
3· fs+ l3xfs 4· g4! l3es S· iHs + .l3. x fs 6. [3 . . . . �c7 4. lLJbs+ + - ; 3· . . . �a7 4. lLJbs+ +-]
tDg7 ! +- I-0. 4· l3bs+ �d6 S· l3ds+ �e7
[s . . . . �C7 6. lLlbs+ +-]
0 E6-35 6. l3as ! Wd6
llenri RJnck, I903 [6 . . . . @ x as 7. lLJc6+ +-]
I. l3as !! Wu 7· tDfs+ +- 1-o.
SCORE TABLE 113
Score tab l e
N� Poi n t s You r Poi nts N� Poi n t s Your Poi nts N� Poi n t s You r Poi nts
1 1 13 2 25 4
2 1 14 2 26 4
3 1 15 2 27 4
4 1 16 2 28 4
5 1 17 2 29 5
6 2 18 3 30 5
7 2 19 3 31 5
8 2 20 3 32 5
9 2 21 3 33 5
10 2 22 3 34 6
11 2 23 3 35 6
12 2 24 4 36 6
total 110
Poi n t s Pl ay i n g St rength
l es s than 4 poi nt s begi n n e r

4- 9 poi n t s ELO 800 - 1000
9- 2 9 poi n t s ELO 1000 - 1 500
30 - 4 7 poi n t s ELO 1 5 00 - 1800
48 - 6 7 poi n t s ELO 1800 - 2 100
68 - 89 poi nt s ELO 2 100 - 2 300
90 - 99 poi n t s E L O 2 300 - 2 400
100 - 110 poi n t s E L O above 2 4 0 0

liS
7 Th e Process of E limin ation
Mark Dvoretsky wrote i n h i s book 'Secrets Wh i te h as a clear positional advantage

of Chess Tra i n i ng' : 'When selecti ng the cor and now tries to develop his i n i ti ative.
rect m ove, the abi l i ty to avoi d calcu lati n g
22. tbd6 A)(d6 23. l3.h4
unessential vari ations is a s im portant a s the
abi l i ty to calcu l ate d eeply and accu rately. ' An u n pleasan t i n termezzo ( 23. exd6
I n other words, we h ave to try to t h i n k eco b x c5 ) .
nom ically and rationally. Because 2 3 . . . . Wg6 2 4 . e x d 6 b x c5 25.
Som eti m es it is q u i te d ifficult to work b x c5 Aa6 26. :Be1 looked q u ite h opeless, I
out wh ich i s the strongest m ove. It can of decided to risk the other q ueen move.
ten be easier to satisfy oneself that al l other
moves are bad . By using the process of elim
ination ( that is, the el i m i n ati on of all weak
moves fro m fu rther considerati o n ) we can
118 •
save time and energy, reac h i ng the right de
cision more q u ickly and more easily. a b c d e f g h
The p rocess of e l i m in ation i s a p p l ied 8 • • 8
mai n ly when d efe n d i ng. The thought p ro 7 A .A. � .. . . 7
6 a 6
cess ru n s l i ke t h i s : 'Th at m ove l oses ; that
one too ; so I ' l l p l ay the other. I m ight save
A l. -*. 1.
the gam e l i ke this, b u t if not, I know the
5 [j, [j, "iV 5
position was lost anyway'. 4 [j, CD � 4
To understand how the process of e l i m i 3 � [j, 3
nation c a n b y appl ied i n a p ractical gam e ,
let's take a l o o k a t s o m e examples :
2 [j, � 2
Margei r Petursson - Artur Yusu pov VlH ��

Yerevan (of) 1996 a b c d e f g h
117 0
a b c d e f g h 24 . ... W)(es
8 .. • 8 Of cou rse, I cou l d n 't calcu l ate al l l i nes
? j. .i_ � .a. • • • ? p recisely (I d i d n ' t want to either), but to
6 •• j. � 6 p l ay this bold m ove I j ust h ad to con
vi nce myself that the alternative 24 . . . . Wg6
5 [j, [j, "iV 5 looked j ust as d angero u s after the power
4 [j, tjj � 4 fu l 25. e x d 6 ! ( 25 . c x d 6 ll:J x e5 26. We2 c5)
3 � tjj [j, 3 25 . . . . b x c5 26. b x c5 ll:J x c5 27. ll:J x c6 A xc6
2 /j, [j, � 2 28. Axc6 ll:Jf5 29. :Bg4 Wh6 30. Ad2 Wh5 31.
Af3 ! Wh3 32. :Bq o r 32. :Bg5 :B x d 6 33· :Bh5
'iV n � V:fxf1 + 34· <;!?xf1 and White wi ns.
a b c d e f g h
1 16 C H A P T E R 7 T H E P RO C E S S OF E L I M I N ATION
120 0
2s. tDbs
a b c d e f g h
25. �e4 !? Wds 26. tlJ x e 6 (26. � x e6 Wq) 8
26 . . . . l=le8 27. c x d 6 W x d 1 28. � x d 1 cs 29.
l=le2 Axg2 30. c;!;>xg2 tlJfs ;!; ; 25. ttJ x c6 Wxc3
26. ttJ xd8 � xg2 27. ttJ x f7 ttJ x f7 28. c;!;>xg2 6
bx cs ; 25. l=le1 Wf6 . 5
119 • 4
a b c d e f h 3 3
8 8 2 [3J 2
6 a b c d e f g h
5
28. c6 Af6 l 29. l'! x h6 tOes I
121 0
a b c d e f h
a b c d e f g h 8 8
2S . ... cxbs l 6
Black h as to sacrifice the q ueen , other 5
wise the knight a rrives at d 6 with d ecisive 4
th reats.
3 3
26. Axes .Axg2 2 {3J 2
26 . . . . A x es 27. � x b7 +-.
27. �xg2 a b c d e f g h
27. .fa. x d 6 � x f1 28. Wx f1 tlJfs 29 . �e4 b x cs Black seizes his chance.

30. b x cs tlJ x cs (30 . . . . tlJ x d 6 31 . c x d 6 tlJf8 I n stead 29 . . . . gx h6 ± wou l d h ave led to
32. l=ld4 l=lfd7 t ) 31. � x es ttJ xg3 !?. the position mentioned above. Even though
my opponent finds a nice com bination, it is
27. ... Axes
not good enough to wi n .
My tenacity pays off. My o p ponent now
3o. l'!xf6 l l'!xd1 31. l'!xf7 l'!xf1 32. l'!xa7
makes a small m istake. The task wou l d h ave
been m ore d iffi c u l t i f h e h a d p l ayed 28. 32. q? l'!c1 - + ; 32. 'i!;>xf1 ? ttJ x f7 -+ .
J=l x h6 ! gxh6 29. c6 ± i n stead .
117
1ll • 3S. c!>d4 g6 39· gfS+ c!>e7 40. gf3 c!>d6

a b c d e f h 41 . a3 b4 42. axb4 ttJ x b4 43· !US
8 8 43· gf6 ctJc6+ 44· 'i!?e4 ltJe7.
7 � 43· ... c!>e7 l 44· gas
6 ·� 6
44· gbg ?? ctJc6+ .
5 A 5
4 8 4 44· c!>f6 45· c!>e4 tlJds 46. gfS+ c!>e7
•••
3 8 3 47· gbs c!>f6 4S. c!>d4 c!>fs 49· f3 - Y2-Y2
2 � 8� 2
.. S mbat Lputian - Artur Yusupov
a b c d e f g h Baden -Baden 1996
124 •
32 . ..• tlJxc6 ! a b c d e f h
8 8
B l ack has to e l i m i n ate the potentially �....;--
;;.... !
7 7
dangerous pawn o n b4. "..=':.,--· -=-- 1
On the other h a n d , 32 . . . . gc1 ? is poor 6 6
d u e to 33· q +- ; l i kewise 32 . . . . g x f2 + ?! be- 5 5
cause of33. 'i!?xf2 liJ x c6 34· ga8+ 'i!?f7 35· a3 4 4
ltJes 36. 'i!?e3 ctJq+ 37· 'i!?d4 with the threat
of a4.
3 3
2 2
33· gaS+ c!>f7 34· c!> xf1 ttJ x b4 35. c!>e2 hs
36. c!>e3 c!>f6 37· c!>e4 tlJds ;!;
a b c d e f g h
123 0
Once aga i n , I ' m sorry to say that my play
a b c d e f g h
u ntil this point h ad been less than convinc
8 � 8 mg.
7 7 As the b l ac k knigh t i s p i n ned, I can do
6 6 noth i ng else but try for a perpetual check. I
was short o f ti me and i t was o n ly by using
5
the p rocess of e l i m i n ation that I m a n aged
to save the game.
s6. ... Wf4+
The other check, s6 . . . . �C1+ , loses to 57·
'i!?e2 �C2+ 58. 'i!?e3 �C3+ 59· 'i!?f2 �C2+ 60.
b d f g h
a c e
'i!?g3 +-.
57· c!>e2 We4+ ss. c!>d1
The worst is over for Black. With carefu l
play I d rew the game without d i fficulty. sB. 'i!?d2 �><g2 + .
uS C H A PT E R 7 T H E P RO C E S S OF E LI M I N ATION
neither q ueen n o r roo k m ay leave their po

sitions: if 64. �cs �b2+ 65. �q??, then
125 • � x b8 ! + is possible .
a b c d e f g h
64. �C] Wa7+ 65. �c6 Wa4+ 66. �b6
8 : �· 8 Wb3+
7 • 7
127 0
6 � 6 a b c d e f g h
5 8 5 8 8
4 .. 4 7 7
3 8 3 6 6
2 8 2 5 5
4 4
a b c d e f g h 3 3
Agai n , I h ave two choices and j ust a few 2 2
seconds remain i ng on the clock. However, I
quickly realised that 6o . . . . �f1 + would lose a b c d e f g h
to 61. �e3 �e1 + 62. �f3 �f1+ 63. �g3 �e1+
64. �h2 +-. I chose the other check. The d raw is u navoidable. If 67. �q �c3+
68. �d8, then 68 . . . . �as+ 69. �e7 �a7+ 70.
6o . ... Wg3+ I 61. �C4
�f6 �f2+.
61. �e4 �xg2 + .
67. �as 67. ... Wa2+ 68. �b4 Wb2+ 69.
6 1 . . .. Wf4+ 62. �bs Wf1+ 63. �b6 �a4 Wc2+ 70. �bs We2+ 71. �b6 Wf2+ =
Wf2+ Y2-Y2
* * *
126 0
a b c d e f g h The process of el i m i nation can be used not
8 8 only in defence, but also in positions where
o n e stands better - though i n that case it
7 7
s h o u l d be u sed m o re carefu l ly. You m ight
6 6 overesti m ate you r position and fi n d your
5 5 self goi ng d own a losing l i n e rather than
4 4 being satisfi ed with a d raw i n another varia
tio n . To avoi d such a d isaster, one should
3 8 3
also calculate the consequences of your cho
2 1i: 8 2 sen move ( perhaps not as thoroughly as the
others) e n s u ri ng that you at least h ave a
a b c d e f g h ' bale-out' opti o n .
Fortunately, my opponent cou ld not find

a wi n here. Whi te's main p ro b l e m i s that
I!XI!RCISES 119
� Exercises ( solutions p. 123-125)

•
E7-1 *
11 E 7-3 **
11
a b c d e f a b c d e f
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 7-2 *
11 E 7-4 **
rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
120 CHAPTER 7 THE PROCESS OF ELIMI NATION
E 7-5 **
11 E 7-7 ***
rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 7-6 ***
rn E 7-8 ***
11
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
EXERCISES 121
E 7-9 *** 11 E 7-11 *** rn

a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 7-10 *** 11 E 7-12 *** 11

8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
12.2. CHAPTER 7 THE. PROCESS OF E.LIMINATION
E 7-13 ***
I1J E 7-15 ****
I1J
a b c d e f h a b c d e
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
E 7-14 ****
I1J E 7-16 *****
•
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
SOLUTIONS E7-1 TO E 7•7 123
Sol utions
0 E7-1 'l1xg5 40. Acr = ( � 40. E!. x eS+ E!. x eS 41. !'!xg7
Fridstein, I987 E!.e2 !-+ ).
I • • • • �a8 ! 39· 1'!xe7 �fs 40. 1'!xg7 ! Wxgs 4I. 1'!xa7
[6!'!c7 ; 1. . . . !'!b1 + � 2. �a4 !'!a1 + 3· �b3 h1\Y (3 . i�h 42.. Whs+
. . . l"tbi+ 4· �a2 .El.CI 5· cS\Y+ +-) 4· Ftxh1 +-; 1. Anand carries out the attack powerfully.
. . . h1\Y� 2. cSCLJ + �bs (2. . . . �as 3· ct:Jb6+ �bs 42.• • • • Ags
4· a7#) 3· a7+ �xeS 4· !'! x h 1 +-] [ 42 . . . . \Ygs 4 3· 'l1h6 + ct:Jg7 44· 'l1f6 + -J
z. �b6 43· f4 ! Wg6
(2. gh8+ �a7 3· cS\Y g xcS ; 2. g x h2 g X C7 3· [ 43· . . . ct:J x f4 44· Ag7+ +-]
't!?b6 gcs =] 44· Aes
z. . �bi+ 3· �cs �ci+ 4· �d6 �di+ S·
•. Preparing an elegant finale.
�e7 �CI 6. �d8 �di+ 7• �d7 �Xd7+ 44· • • • �es 4S· Wxhs!!
( 7· · · · .§.CI = ] [45· \Y x h 5 !! \Yxh5 46. Ap#]
8 . �xd7 hiW 9 · c8W+ �a7 = . I-0.
0 E7-2 0 E7-6
Ragozin - Boleslavsky, Moscow 1945 Nikolay Grigoriev, I933
3S· • • • �£, �� [35· . . . .§.bs + 6 36. �a4� .§.bi + -+] I. �ai !!
36. e8W+ +- [36. eS\Y+ �xeS 37· Aa4 +-] I-o. ( 1 . 'i!?b2� d4 2. 'i!?a2 (2. 'i!?b1 d3! = ; 2. 'i!?cr c;!?q
3· 'i!?d1 d3 4· c x d3 'i!? x d3 =) 2 . . . . 'i!?c3 3· 'i!?b1 (3.
0 E7-3 �a3�� 'i!? x c2) 3· . . . d3 4· c x d3 'i!?xb3 = ;
Timoshchenko - Kuzmin, SSSR 1980 1 . �b1 :' 'i!?c3 2. 'i!?cr d4 3 · �d1 (3. �b1 d3 4· cxd3
I • • • • �e7 i' ( 1 . . . . 'i!?g7 ! 2. Fl.h7+ 'i!?f6 ± (2. . . . �Xb3 =) 3· . . . d3 = ]
't!?fs � 3 · g xe6 +-)] z. 1'!bs 1'!a4 [ 2. . . . E!.b2 3· I • • • . �C3
IJ.e4 b3 4· E!. xb3 +-] 3· 1'!e4 �ai 4· �bxb4 +- [ 1. . . . d4 2. 'i!?b2 'i!?c5 3· �c1 �b4 4· �d2 +-]
I-0. 2 . �hi �b...
(2 . . . . d4 3· �CI d3 4· cxd3 �Xb3 (4. . . . �Xd3 5·

0 E7-4 �b2 ! +-) 5· �d2 ! + - ; 2. . . . �d4 3· 'i!?b2 +-]
Richard Reti, Igz8 3· �ci �CJ 4· �di d4 S· �ci d3 6. cxd3
I. e8W+ ! [1. �xd6� �eS 2. �c6 (2. �e6 E!. x c7) �xb3
2 . . . . �xe7 3· 'i!?b] 'i!?d7 -+] I • • • • � x eS [ 1. . . . [ 6 . . . . 'i!?xb3 7· 'i!?d2!]
I:l.xe8 2. �xd6 = ] z. �xd6 �a8 3· �c6 [ 6 �b7] 7· �dz ! +-.
3· • • • �c8 4· �d6 = 'h-'h.
0 E7-7
0 E7-5 Vladimir Bron, I979
Anand - Karpov, Frankfurt (rapid) 1999 I. g7 ( 1 . d7:' h1\Y 2. ds\Y \Yh4+ - + ] I Ac4
• • • •
38 . . . . 1'!xe7 i' ( 1 . . . . h1\Y 2. gs\Y =] z. gsW! (2. d7 h1\Y 3· �e7

Karpov played this move very quickly, and it was 1i1e4+ -+] z• • • • Axgs 3· d7 hiW 4· dsW Wh4+
the decisive mistake. He could have defended his S· �87 Wxds stalemate ( 5 . . . . \Yg4+ 6. 'i!?fs =
position with 038 . . . . �fs 39· E!. x a7 (39· E!. x g7 (6. 'i!?f6 �� \Yg5#)] 'h-'h.
Z:XX e 1+ 40. 'l1 xe1 B.es 41. \Yq E!.e3 +) 39· . . .
124 SOLUTIONS E 7-S TO E7-14
O E7-8 Wxf8+ �h7 3�. Wxd6 +- We4 33· 'Mc7+ �h6

Ravikumar - Nielsen, Esbjerg 1980 34· Wcr+ 8S 3S· g3 �hs 36. Wdr+ �g6 37· h3
I • �as �
• • • �f6 38. Wd� bs 39· �hz 1-o.
[1 . . . . dxcs� 2. b6 C4 (2 . . . . cxb6 3· a6 +-) 3· a6
cxb6 4· d6 c3 5· d7 <i!;>q 6. a7 c2 7· dS@+ <i!7xds 0 E7-11
S. aS@+ + - ; Yochanan Afek, 1981
1
• • • • c6�� 2 . c x d6 cxbs 3 · d 7 <i!7c7 4 · a6 + - ; 1. 87+ ! [1. <i!;>f7� f!.g7+ 2. <i!;>fs l!xa7 -+ ; 1. aS!/:1�
1. . . . <i!7a7� 2 . b6+ ! cxb6 ( 2. . . . <i!;>b7 3 · b x q <i!7xc7 l! x aS 2. <;!;>[] f!.a7+ - + ] I . . . �h7 2.. 86+ [2..
.
4· cxd6+ +-) 3· c x d6 + - ; <;!;>[]� f!. xg7+ -+ ; 2. as@� l!xaS 3. <i!;>f7 f!.a7+ -+]
1. . . . @cs � 2. a6 ! (2. b6 � c x b6 = ) 2 . . . . <i!;>bs (2. 2.
• . . .�h6 3· a8W ! (3. '!9f7 � l! xg7+ - + ] J. . . .
. . . dxcs 3· b6 +-) 3· b6 + - ; �xa8 4· �f, �a7+ S· �88 D � >< 87+ [s . . ..
1. <i!;>b7 ! = (tide) 2 . a6+ (2. cxd6 cxd6 = ; 2 . c6+

• • • <i!7 xg6 6. <i!;>hs = l! xg7 stalemate] 6. <i!?hs �a7
<i!;>bs 3· b6 cxb6 = 4· a6�� bs - + ; 2. b6 cxb6 =) 2 . [6 . . . . <i!7 xg6 stalemate] 7· 87 � X87 stalemate
. . . <i!;>a7 ! 3· b6+ <i!7xa6! (3 . . . . cxb6� 4· cxd6 +-) 1/z-1/z.
4· bxc7 @b7 5· cxd6 <i!7cS =]
� . b6 �b7 3• bXC7 �XC7 4• CXd6+ 1-0, 0 E7-12
Planinc - Ba8irov, Banja Luka 1976
0 E7-9 4� �b8 ! [ 42. . . . lLlc6 43· CLJd7 lLlbS 44. l!at+ !
• • • •
Karpov - Csom, Bad Lauterberg 1977 <i!;>xb7 45· flbi+ @c7 46. CZJxbS l!a2 ( ll l!aS) 47·
49· . . . tDfs � l!f1 fs 48. !'!et =] 43· h3 ( 4 3· l!bs l!c1 + 44· @f2
[49· . . . lt::!g s! so. lt::! h s t� l!h7 so . . . . @e4 -+ (so. l!cs! 45· !!. xes lt:'lxd3+ -+ ] 43· . . . 1!c7 44· 1!b4
. . . l!gS !� 51. lt::! xf6 lt::! f4 52. \?:txf4 lt::! h 3+ 53· <i!7fi tDc6 4S· 1!c4 [ 45· l!b6 <i!7a7 -+ ] 4S· �xb7 -
• • •
\?:tht + 54· <i!;>e2 lLl x f4 + - + ) st. lL'l x f6 @eJ+ 52. + 46. <i!?fz 13.c8 47· 84 �as 48. tDe4 �c7 49·
<i!7xg2 (52. <i!7ht \?:th3+ 53· <i!7gt lLle3 - + ) 52. . . . t'Dcs �az+ so. �83 �a3 SI· �f4 �CJ sz. h4
\?:tfJ+ 53· <i!7gi \?:t x f6 - + ] �xc4 S3· dxc4 �b6 54· tDd3 fs ss. hs 8S+ s6.
so. tDfs ! +- � fJ �c7 57· cs �d7 58. �83 �e7 S9· �f)
[so. lt::!fs! (llsi. l!h7 ! lt::!h 7 52. \?:tg7#) so. . . . exfs �f6 0-I.
(so . . . . lt::J xd7 51. \?:th2+ <i!7g8 52. @g3+ +-) 51.
Wh2+ <i!7gs 52. @g3 + + -] 0 E7-13
I-0 Gabriel - Michaelsen, Bundesliga 1998/99
67. �e6 � [67. <i!;>e4 ! e2 (67. . . . <i!;>xh3 6S. <i!;>[J +-)
0 E7-10 6S. l!f3 + <i!7g2 69. f!.e3 'i!?h 70. 'i!?f4 + - ; 67. !'!g6 + �
Yusupov - Sorokin, Elista (ol) 1998 <i!;> x h3 6S. r;;.e 4 e2 69. l!g1 r;;.h 2 70 . .E'!.er r;;.g3 71.
�6 Afs ��
• . . . r;;.e3 h3 = ; 67. @d4� e2 6S . .E'!.e6 r;;.h 69. r;;.d3 et!/:1
[26 . . . . l!g8�� 27- @f6 + !! A x f6 2S. lt::J f7# ; 70. l!xe1 r;;. x ei 7 1 . r;;.e3 r;;.d i ! 72. r;;.r4 r;;.e2 73·
2 6. . . . Af6 ! 27. ct:ld7 A x d4 2 8 . Ags ct:ld6 29. 'i!?g4 'i!?e3 74· r;;. x h4 '!9f4 = ] 67 • � xh3 68.
• • .
A x d8 CZJ x f7 30. Af6 + (30. l! x e4 l! x d8 31. <i!?e4 �82. 69. <i!?f4 h3 70. � x e3 hz 7I. �eH
!!xd4 lLles -+) 30. . . . Axf6 31. lLl x f6 Ac6 (31 . . . . �h3 1/z-'h.
l!c8!� 32. lt::! xe4 l'!e2) 32. lLl x e8 A x eS 33· l! x e6
Ac6 'f. / = ] 0 E7-14
�7. Axfs �xfs 2.8. �xe4 ! tDd6 Yusupov - Movsesian, Bundesliga 1999/2000
[2S . . . . f!. x f7 29. lLl x f7 + + - ] 2.4. Ae4��
�g. tDx86+ ! hx86 3 0 . �h4+ ! W x h4 31. After this dreadful move, White loses the game.
SOLU T I O N S E 7-IS TO E 7-16 12S
[24. Ad4 cs!] Axd3 bs = 18. ttld:z. h6 19. Ae3 Ad7 :z.o. �b3
This is the idea I overlooked. ttlb7 2.1. C4 Ih-Ih.
[2s. 1i,bs c;;,d s ! 26. tUgs (26. A x d7 A xd7 27.
e6 fx e6 2S. 1i, x g7 1"l.gs + L'> 29. CUes 1i, xc3+ 30. 0 E7-16
c;;, X CJ CLJds+ -+) 26 . . . . C X d4 27. CLJ X e6 + c;;,C S Anand - Gelfand, Wijk aan Zee 1996
2S. l"l. x d7 dxc3+ -+. :z.1
• • • • fxe6 ::
The correct move was 24. 1i,f2!! oo cuds 2s. fs [21. . . . 1i, x e6 � 22. l"l. xe6 fxe6 23. V1 xg6+ �g7
Axq+ 26. c;;,c 2 1"l.h6 27. fxe6 with the point 27. 24. 1i,xe6 + l"l.f7 2s. 1i, x f7+ c;;,rs 26. �xf6 + - ;
. . . l"l.xe6 (027. . . . fxe6 2S. Ae4 Aas 29. l"l.a7 t) 2 1 . . . . l"l.es !
2S. Afs l"l.e7 � (2S . . . . tU x es 29. A x e6 fxe6 30. A) 22. 1"l.ef1 Ah4 ! + ;
tUgs ±) 29. llcs tU xes� 30. l"l.bs#. B ) 22. �6 Ah4 (22. . . . cuh4 23. �g4+ cug6 24.
:z.4
• ••• Ads ! zs. ttlgs �6) 23. l"l.xf7 �xf7 24. �xf7+ c;;, x f7 2S. ctJc7+
[2s. 1i,d4 1i,xq+ -+ ; Ae6 26. l"l.xe6 l"l. xe6 27. Axe6+ c;;,e7 2S. tLlxaS
2s. e6 !� fx e6 26. CUes tU xes 27. fx es ll xe4 2S. c;;, x e6 29. cub6 + ;
l"l.bS+ c;;,f] 29. l"l.x hS CUds JO. 1i,d4 CS - + ] C ) 22. l"l.fh llxe6 (22 . . . . fxe6 23. �xg6+ Ag7
:z. s. . . . Axq+ ! 24. 1"l.f6! �xf6 2s. �xeS+ �fs 26. Axe6+ Axe6
Didn't see that one either! 27. l/1xe6+ l/1f7 2S. l/1b6 oo ) 23. A x e6 fxe6 24.
[2S . . . . cs� 26. ll x ds cu xds 27. cu x f7 ! 1i, x cJ + V1xg6+ llg7 2s. l"l.f3 l"l.fs + ;
2S. c;;,C2 oo J D) 22. l"l.e4! 22 . . . . A x e6 23. ll x e6 fxe6 24.
:z.6. �xq cs -+ �xg6+ llg7 2s. 1"!.6 65]
[26. . . . 1i,xe4 27. CU X e4 cuds+ 2S. c;;,d4 CUsxb6 u. g,xe6 !
29. CLJd6+ c;;,e 7 JO. CLJfs+ c;;,fS - + ) [22. V1 x g6 + � l/1g7 (22. . . . llg7 +) 23. l"l. x e6
2.7. g,xd7 �xd7 :z.S. Axes Axe4 :z.g. Axe7 �xg6 24. 1"l.ex f6+ c;;,h 7! 0-+ ;
[29. CU X e4 cuds+ -+ J 22. A x e6+ � A x e6 23. 1"l. x e6 l/1g7!-+]
:z.g. . . . A xg:z. 30. Acs Ads 31. fs �c6 32.. u . . . . �g7
Ad4 g,as 33· h4 g,a3+ 34· �d2. g,aH 3S· �e1 ( 22 . . . . A x e6 23. V1xg6+ l/1g7 (23 . . . . Ap 24.
g,a4 o-1. Axe6+) 24. Axe6+ c;;,h s (24. . . . l"l.f7 2s. Axf7+
c;;,rs 26. V1 x f6 +-) 2s. l"l.hs+ +-]
0 E7-15 2.3. g,xe7+ Axe7 2.4. g,xfs Axfs :z.s. h4! +
Yusupov - Epishin, Bundesliga 1999/zooo [2s. h4 c;;,h 7 26. hs ctJe7 27. �f3 (27. �f4 Ad7 2S.
16. An = [16. l/1c2� cu xc3 17. 1i,b3 (17. '@ x q �f6 Ac6 29. Af, +-) 27. . . . Afs 2S. �xb7 +-]
�Xa4 +) 1 7. . . . cu xb3 I S . a x b3 CUe2+ 1 9 . c;;,h l 1-0.
�bs L'> 2o. l"l.cdi cu x d4 !!-+ J 16. . . . W x d3 17.
1 26 C H A P T E R 7 T H E P RO C E S S OF E L I M I N ATION
Practical exe rc i s e s
Try to play the fol lowi ng fou r stud ies l i ke real games. You always h ave Wh ite. For each of
the first two positions you h ave half an hou r's t h i n k i ng time, and for each of the second
two you h ave an hour.
Cover the m oves and the d i agrams that fol low with a sheet of paper. When you have
reached a decision, you can look at the correct move, the comments, and the 'opponent's'
next move.
Each study ru ns in a col u m n . I n the left-hand col u m n you ' l l fi rst fi nd a study by Grigoriev,
then Vl ase n ko ; i n the right- h a n d col u m n a study by G u rvic h , then Kozi rev. Focus your
attention on the can d i d ate moves, and try to refute poor moves as q u i ckly as possi ble.
N ikolay G rigoriev 1931 Abram G u rvich 1961

128 130
a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7 7 • t[j 7
6 6 • 6
5 5 � 5
4 4 ,.. 4
3 3 .i_ 3
2 2 2
129 [1] 131 [1]

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
PRACTICAL EXERCISES 127
132 rn
a b c d e f h
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
a b c d e f g h
V. Vlasenko 1970 V. Kozirev 1978

133 rn 134 rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
128 CHAPTER 7 THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
135 rn 137 rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
136 rn 138 rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
139 rn 141 rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
140 rn 142 rn
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
130 CHAPTER 7 T H E PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
143 [1] 145 [1]

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
144 146
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
PRACTICAL E X E RC I S E S
Grigoriev 1931: solution Gurvich 1961 : solution

I . h4! (2 points) I . �f4 ! (2 points)
1. �f7� g5 2. �f6 (2. 'i!?g7 �b3 3· � x h7 'i!?c4 4· L. tLlg5, 'i!?g3 ;

c;;,g6 g4 5· �g5 'i!?d5 6. 'i!?xg4 �e6 =) 2 . . . . g4 I . 'i!,>h4 � ctJf2 ( I
. 'i!?g7 2 . ctJg5 ctJf2 3· ctJ X h3 )
• • . =
3· �g5 'i!?b3 4· 'i!?xg4 'i!?c4 5· �g5 'i!?d5 6. 'i!?h6 2. ctJg5+ (2. 'i!?g3 CLle4+ 3· 'i!? x h3 �g7 +-) 2 . . . .
'i!?e6 7· 'i!?xh7 'i!?f] =. �f6 3· ctJh7+ (3. tLl xh3 tLl xh3 4· 'i!?xh3 'i!;>f5 -+)
I . . . . hs 3· 0 0 0'i!?g7 +-.
1. •••'i!?b3 ( 1 . . . . h6 2. h5 +-) 2. 'i!?f7 �c4 3· 'i!?xg7 I . . . . ltlfz
c;;,d5 4· <i!?xh7 'it>e6 5· 'i!?g7 +-. 1.. • . 'i!?g7 2. tLlg5 tLlf2 3· 'i!?g3 'it>f6 4· tLlh7+ =.

z. �fs ! (1 point) 2.. �f3 ! (2 points)
2. �f7 � g5! 3· h x g5 h4 4· g6 h3 5· g7 h2 6. gs@ 2. 'i!?g3 CLle4+ 3· 'i!?xh3 'i!?g7 - + ; 2. tLlg5+ 'i!?f6 3·

hi@ =. tLlh7+ 'i!?g7 - + ; 2. 'i!?e3 �g7 3· tLlg5 tLldi+ -+.
2.. . . . g6 z . �g7 3· ltlgs �h6
• • •
2 g5 3· hxg5 h4 4· g6 h3 5· g7 h2 6. gB@+ +-.

• • • • 3· 0 0 0'i!;>f6 4· CLlh7+ =.
... ltlf7+ = .

3· �e7 ! +- (1 point)
3· 'i!;>g7 g5 4· h xg5 h4 = .
3 · . . . �b3 4 · �f6 �c4 ; . �xg6 �ds 6.
�xh; �e6 7· �g6 +-.
132 CHAPTER 7 T H E P RO C E S S OF E L I M I N ATION
Vlasenko 1970: solution Kozirev 1978: solution

1 . ti)bz (2 points) I. �e7
1. �b7 + � <t!?as 2. Cbb2 e2; 1. <t!?cs � e2. 1. '1!7fa �� 'r!=Jf7#.
1
• �as
• • •
1. . . . e2� 2. ctJc4 e1'r!=1 3· �b7#.

z. �cs ez 3· ti)c4+ �a4 Diagram 137 on page 128
3· . . . '1!7a6 4· 't!?c6. I . . . . Wes+ z. �d7 (1 point)
2. <;!;>fa? 'r!=Jf6+ 3· '1!7ga Af7+ 4· <;!;>fa �e6+ s. l!i>es
'r!=Jf7+ 6. 'i!;>da 'r!=Jfa#; 2. 't!?da?? 'r!=Jd6(ea/q)#.
Diagram 135 on page 128 z• Ae8+ 3· �d8 A6
• • •
4· Af) ! (2 points) �'r!=1e8(d6/q)#.

4· Ac6+ '1!7b3 5 · Cbd2+ 'i!;>q 6. tb[J 'i!;>xd3 =.
4· ... eiW S· Adi+ Wxdi
4· Wbz+ ! (2 points)
Diagram 136 on page 128 4· <t!fd7?? 'r!=1c7#.
6. ti)bz+ �b3 7· ti)xdi as 4· . . . Wxbz S· c7+ �a7 6. c8W Wf6+ 7·
7· . . . '1!7c2 8. <t!fxd4 <t!fxd1 g. <t!fc3 +-. �C7

7· '1!7d7� .1le6+ -+.
7· ... Wes+
8. �ds !! (3 points)
8. <t!fxd4� a4 g. ctJc3 a3 10. ctJe2 't!?b2 I I . ctJc3 Diagram 141 on page 129
'1!7b3 =. 8. �d8 (1 point)
8 • 34
• • • a. 'i!;>d7� J:Le6+ - + ; a. 't!?c6� �ea+ -+.
a. . . . '1!7c2 g. 'l!;>xd4 '1!7xdi (g . . . . a4 10. ctJq +-) 8 . . . . �b6 !
10. '1!7c3 +-. ( � 'r!=Jea#)
9· �Xd4 33 10. ti)q �b4
10 . . . . '1!7b2 I I . '1!7c4 +-.
9· Wd7 (1 point)
Diagram 140 on page 129 g. 'i!;>d7 ? �e6+.
II. ti)az+ �b3 IZ. ti)ci+ �b4 9· . . . Ae6 !
12 . . . . '1!7b2 13. '1!7c4 '1!7 x ci 14. <t!fb3 +-.

Diagram 143 on page 130 10. hsW! (2 points)
IJ. �ds ! (1 point) 10. 'r!=Jd2? 'r!=Jf6+ 11. '1!7ea 'r!=Jf7+ 12. 't!?da 'r!=Jfa#;
IJ . . . . c-hq I4· d4 c-hez IS· c-hc4 +-. 10. 'r!=Jxe6 + ? 'r!=1xe6 11. hs'r!=J 'r!=Jd6 + 12. 't!?es (12.
Diagram 144 on page 130 '1!7ca l;!:Jq#) 1 2. . . . 'r!=Jba+ -+.
1 0 . . . . WxhS+ II. Wes Wes

u.. Wxe6 + ! (2 points)
12. <tle7� Ads+ 13. <tlds (IJ. <tlfs �f6+ -+) 13 . . . .

�c7#;
I2. �g6� �d6+ 13. <tles Ad7+ 14. <tlf7 Ae8+ - + ;
1 2 . �a4 � �f6+ 1 3 . <tles �f7+ 1 4. <tlds �f8+ 15.
�e8 �d6+ - + ;
1 2. �fs� �c7 + 13. <tles �d7#.
12.. .
. • W x e6 stalemate
13 4 CHAPTER 7 T H E P ROCESS OF ELIMINATION
Score tab l e
1 35
8 Z u gzwang
Let m e start with a defin ition : 'zugzwang, a Artur Yusu pov - Egon Brestian
German word , now angl icised, for a posi Schallaburg 1998
tion i n which whoever has the m ove wou l d 147 0
o btain a worse result than if it were t h e op a b c d e f h
ponent's turn to play .. .' (The Oxfo rd Com 8 8
pan ion to Chess, Hooper & Whyl d ) .
7 7
Zugzwang i s a very i mportant element
of the endgam e . By contrast, i n the m i d 6 6
dlegame s u c h situations are rare ; and i n 5 5
the o pen i ng, where every tempo is vital to 4 4
accelerate develo pm ent, it wou l d be h a rd
3 3
to i m agi ne a situation where zugzwang oc
curs. H avi ng the move is an advantage ! The 2 �� 2
concept o f zugzwang is foreign to the open
ing and m id d legame, but with heavy p i ece a b c d e f g h
exchanges, the cou rse of the game changes.
In h i s classic book ' Co m m o n Sense i n 30. CLJf3 Th reatening lLlgs.
Chess' Emanuel Lasker describes 'the th ree 30 • ... f6 31. g4
elements that give the endgame i ts c harac
ter: the offensive power of the ki ng, the Wh ite wanted to conti nue with g4-g5.
passed pawn and zugzwang. Play i n the 31 . ... gs
endgame changes so m u c h , that the p l ay
Or 31 . . . . �g8 32. gs �f7 33· �f1, fol lowed
er's mental attitude m ust also be d i fferent.
by �g2-g3-g4, gxf6 and lLlgs.
A player cannot reckon with m assive effects,
he becomes more moderate and works with 32. CLJd2 �g8 33· CLJf1 �f7 34· ClJg3 11
small val ues. His attacks are no longer great Thi s i s m o re p recise than 34. lLle3 'i!?e7
conceptions . . . b u t a re m o re concerned 35. lLlfs+ �d7, and Bl ack can u n p i n h i mself
with the exertion of p ressu re on the enemy with !:!a8 .
pieces, cram p i ng them, and thereby rob
bing them more and more of their m o b i l i ty, 34· ••• �e7 3s. l2Jhs �f7
til l Fi nally zugzwang occu rs and the defence N ow B l ack's king m ust also assist i n de
breaks.' fence by p rotecting the pawn on f6.
* * *
36. CLJg7
(Diagram 147)
White h as a clear advantage : the roo k And B l ac k resi gned . I f 36 . . . . �g6, then
o n t h e seventh ran k i s s o strong that it ties 37· lLlfs ! +-. And after 36 . . . . �e7 there fol
up two enemy pieces. Only Black's king can l ows 37· t0e6 and B l ack i s in zugzwang. He
move. All White has to do is bring the knight can sti l l m ove his p awns for a few m oves,
into pl ay. but then that's it.
C H A PT E R 8 Z U G Z WANG
Lasker beautifu l ly d escri bed a typical zug

30 . ... ds
zwang position : ' Both sides have each piece
& each sti l l mobile pawn in their best, most O r 30 . . . . gq 31. f3 gq 32. �f2 ! and
efficient, attacking & defensive position. The B l ack h as no other m ove left than 32 . . . . ds,
reserves h ave all been deployed , each piece with a s i m i l ar position to the game.
has its pu rpose, and it carries out that p u r
31. l!a1 !
pose i n its assigned pl ace. But now a m ove
must be made, and that privi lege turns i nto Fischer's tec h n i q u e i s perfect. 31. exds+
the o pposite. M ovi ng wi l l mean givi ng u p 'i!fxds 32. �d1+ was weaker because of'i!i>e6
the desired position for an inferior one. One 33· �d8 Ag7! With this i n termezzo, Fischer
wou l d rather not m ove, but the l aws of avoids this possi b i l i ty.
chess d e m a n d & com m an d i t wit h o u t d e
31 . ... gc6
m u r. The obl igatio n to m ove i s the reaso n
that t h e position c a n no l onger be hel d . ' Or 31 . . . . d x e4 32. g x a6+ �d5 33· gb6 +
Wi ns.
Robert Fischer - Samuel Resh evsky
New York 1962 32. exds+ �xds 33· gd1+ r;!>e6 34· gds
0
r;!>fs
8 8 lf34 . . . . gq, then 35. ga8 +- wi ns.

1------· ��---.-- ��·�� 1
7 7 35· l!a8 .§.e6 36. gh3 l
6 6 Th reate n i ng sim p ly 37· gf3.
5 5
36 . ... Ag7 37· l! x h8 A x h8 38. g x h7 ge8
4 4 39· gf]+ r;!>g4 40. f3+
3 3
And Wh ite won the game.
2 2
Svetozar G l igoric - Vassily Smyslov

a b c d e f g h Amsterdam 1971
149 •
Fischer pl ayed the e n dgame so ski l l fu l ly
a b c d e f g h
that h i s opponent h as been left without a
decent move : the rooks h ave to p rotect the 8 8
h-pawn , king and bishop cannot move onto 7 7
the seventh rank, and the roo k o n q h as 6 6
to be ready to p rotect the p awn o n a6 ( i t
5 5
has to stay o n q s o that i t can protect the
a-pawn fro m c6). There fol l owed a s i m ple 4 4
waiting move. 3 3
2 2
Now Black is i n zugwang and h as to open

the position h i mself. a b c d e f g h
137
Black has the more active pieces and a The only chance for White to wi n l ies in
better king position. H ere, zugzwang also the poor position of Black's knight.
leads to a quick wi n.
1. �f3 �h4+
41 . ... �h7 1 0
Black wants to sacrifice the kn ight for
Every m ove worsens Whi te's desperate the last pawn and thereby reach a draw.
situation.
2. gx h4 �hs
4Z• gC1
At fi rst glance, White m ust lose the h
Or 42. @h2? g x f3 43· Wxf3 A >< e4 -+ ; pawn . But h e h asn't yet exhausted al l his
42. We1 Wf6 -+ ; 42. gd2 A >< e4 43· g x d3 tactical resources.
c><d3 ! - + ; 42. Wf2 g x f3 -+ ; 42. @f2 Wf6 -+ .
3. �e3 I Ae7
42· ... Wf6 43· Ae1
lf3 . . . . 'i!;>x h4, then 4. l1Jf5+.
43· gd1 Wxc3 -+ wou l d be no better. Now the point of the study: White can
no longer save the pawn , but . . .
43· ··· Wf4 l
4· �g2 1 A x h4 S· Af7+ �gs 6 . Ae8
and Wh i te resigned because of 44· gc2
�xf3 -+ . and Black i s i n zugzwang. The final posi
* * * tion deserves a diagram .
�1 •
Zugzwang plays a central role m the a b c d e f h
endgame. There i s h ardly an endgame 8 8
where the m otif d oes not come i nto play.
7 7
Opposition, triangul atio n and coord i nate
squares i n pawn endgames are the most 6 6
�-�"""'""...,
well-known examples . Positions with recip 5 5
�--=..J
rocal zugzwang are particularly interesting. 4 4
This idea is demonstrated in the next study.
3 3
Fritz 1953 0 2 2
a b c d e f h
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
The l i m i ted scope of Black's bishop is ev
ident. The king h as to p rotect the bishop,
but it too has run out of squares.
I nterestingly enough, it is a reci p rocal
zugzwang. Black is in zugzwang because of
the poor position of h is pieces. White is i n
zugzwang because h i s pieces are placed too
perfectly. The knight has to attack the enemy
a b c d e f g h b ishop and cover the e1 square, the king
138 CHAPTER 8 Z U G ZWANG
takes away the f2 and g3 s q uares fro m the

1. a4 l
bishop and the g4 square from Black's king.
The bishop h as to control the hs squ are, 1 . tLlfs ?! tLlg2 2 . tL:le3+ ? (2. g6 tL:lf4 3 · g7
and it is p l aced perfectly on e8. If Wh i te tLlhs+) wou l d h ave been i ncorrect d u e to 2.
were to m ove, 7· .Af7 wou l d not work be . . . ttJ x e3 3· g6 'i!?d6 4· g7 lLlds+ .
cause Bl ack's king attacks the bishop and
1 . ... bs 2. as
the trap falls apart.
Recogn ising in good ti m e that a zug and Black is i n zugzwang.
zwang positio n i s about to occ u r is a great The reason why ds was the best squ are
ski l l . for Black's king wi l l soon become evident.
j an Tim man - H ans Ree 2 . ... 'i!?c4 3· tDfs tLlg2 4· �es !
Amsterdam 1984
152 0 and Black can no longer halt the g-pawn.
a b c d e f h
* * *
8 8
H e re are some i m portant criteria that can

lead to zugzwang:
1 ) i m mobile pieces;
2) the position of pieces and pawns are op·
ti m al and can not be i m p roved ;
3 ) overloaded pieces.
Zugzwang I S an exceptionally u seful
weapon that s h o u l d not be l acking from
a b c d e f g h our arsenal in the endgame.
EXERCISES 1 39
�•
Exercises (sol ut;ons p. 147-151 )
E B-1 * rn E B-3 * •
8 • 8 8 8
7 •• 7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E B-2 * rn E B-4 * rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e h
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 � 4 4 4
3 �� 3 3 3
2 � 2 2 2
140 CHAPTER 8 ZUGZWANG
E B-s * 111 E S-7 * •

8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
s 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E S- 6 * • E 8-8 * 111
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
EXERCISES 141
E B-9 ** [1] E B-11 ** [1]

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 8-1o ** [1] E B-12 ** [1]

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
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E S-13 ** Ill E S-15 ** •

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 • 7
6 6 6 • • 6
5 5 5 ·�·�· 5
4 4 4 � � 4
3 3 � l:l \t> 3
2 2
� � 2
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E B-14 ** • E S-16 *** •

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
EXERCISES 143
E S-17 *** • E S-19 *** rn

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E S-18 *** rn E 8-2o *** rn

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E B-21 *** rn E B-23 *** rn

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E B-22 *** rn E B-24 **** rn

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
EXERCISES 14 5
E S-25 **** rn E S-27 **** 6

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E S-26 **** rn E S-28 **** rn

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E B-29 ****** I1J E B-31 **** I1J

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E B-30 **** I1J E B-32 ***** I1J

8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
SOLUT I O N S E8-I TO E8-I2 147
Solution s
0 E8-1 0 E8-9
Illustrative example Ercole Del Rio, (I7SO)
I. �6 0 A . . . z. Axg7#I-o. I. A6+ �gi z. Ahi !! � x hi 3· �fi 0 ds 4·
e x ds e4 S· d6 e3 6. d7 ez+ 7· � xez �gi 8.
0 E8-2 d8W hiW 9· Wd4+ �hz Io. Wh4+ �gz II.
Zejbot - Levin, St. Petersburg 1900 Wg4+ �hz u . �fz +- I-o.
I .§.gs 0 I-o.
•
0 E8-1o
0 E8-3 Ojanen, A. I943
Szily - Balogh, corr IJ. Wd7+ Wbs I4· Wd4+ Wb4 IS. Wd3 0 +
I . . . . �h7 0 - + 0-I [2. g4 Wh2#; 2. Wd6 bs ( 1 5 . . . . Wf4 1 6 . Wb3# ; 15 . . . . Wbs 1 6 . Wa3#]
lt'1xd4#] . I6. Wcz+ Wb3+ I7. Wxb3# I-o.
0 E8-4 0 ES-11
Illustrative example Baramidze - Smeets, Pulvermiihle 2001
I. �f8 ! 0 h6 [ 1. . . . hs 2. �f7 c;;,h 7 3· �f6 0] z. In order to win this endgame White has to cross
hs ! �h7 (2 . . . . gxhs 3· g6 +-] 3· �6 gxhs 4· the defensive line b8-h2 with one of his pawns.
g6+ +-. Without both a-pawns the position would be
drawn, but here zugzwang helps.
o Es-s SS· �cs 0 �d8
Yusupov - Anand, Linares 1992 If 55· . . . �f6, then 56. f4 ! 1b x f4 57· �b6 followed
I. Ac7 +- I-o ( 1 . . . . �as 2. b6 8 ] . by 58. C7, and White wins.
s6. �ds �e7 S7· �e4
0 E8-6 and Black cannot block the f-pawn.
Gol'berg - Zhuk, Leningrad 1934 S7· . . . �f6 s8. f4 Ab8 S9· Ad7 I-o.
47· . . . �e6 : Instead 47· . . . f6 ! 48. g6 �e6 49·
't9b2 = was necessary. 48. h6 ! +- gxh6 49· gxh6 0 ES-12
�f6 so. fs 0 I-o. Andersson - McNab, corr 1992
I. �ez! 0 (1. il x f7? ilxe4 ; 1. c;;,fJ ? ildi + ; 1. g3?!
0 E8-7 1bb1 2. c;;,f3 1bc2 3· 1b x f7 (3. W x f7+ \3' x f7 + 4·
Pirrot - Yusupov, German Cup 1992 il x f7 c;;,g 7 6c;;,f6-es) 3· . . . Qdi + 4· �g2 Wc2+
32. . . . Ad3 0 33· g3 gs 34· h4 h6 3S· hxgs s. �g1 Wxe4 = ] I . . . . Abi z. �6 Acz 3· Axf7
hxgs 36. gxf4 gxf4 -+ White resigned because Adi+ 4· �fz WcH S· �gi Wxe4 6. Ae6 +
of 37· tLld1 (or 37· c;;,g2 1be2 38. c;;,h 3 1b x f3 -+) 37· WeJ+ 7· �hi \Mf4 8. Afs+ �g8 9· Wg6+ �f8
. . . �e7 38. tLlb2 �d6 39· tLld1 �cs 40. tLlb2 c;;,bs Io. Wxh6+ �6 II. We6+ �f8 IZ. Wc8+ �g7
41. CLJdi �b4 -+. O-I, IJ. \Md7+ �f6 I4· We6+ Black resigned because
of 14 . . . . ci?g7 15. We7+ c;;,g 8 16. Qe6+ c;;,h 8 17.
0 E8-8 Wd8+ c;;,g 7 18. Wxd1 +- I-o.
Moritz Lewitt, I896
I. bs ! h3 z. g4+ �h4 3· b3 0 hs 4· gs ! fxgs S·
b4 g4 6. �f4 0 g3 7· hxgJ#I-o.
SOLUTIONS ES-13 TO E8-20
0 EB-13 �fi ! l!xh3 45· �xdz Af4 46. �e4 ! c;;,g7 47·
Smyslov - Eingorn, Moscow 1988 l!d3 l!h4 48. l!d7+ c;;,h6 49· c;;,f) Aes so. �g3
The former world champion finds an elegant way l!f4+ 51. c;;,gz l!g4 52.. c;;,h3 c;;,gs 53· l!e7 �f6
to pin his opponent's pieces. 54. l!h7 = [ t. tt:Jhs] 'h-'h.
42. l!xc6 !� b x c6 43· l! xc6 l!es [ 43· . . . Ercs
44· Ei:a6 +-] 44. l!c7 l!d8 45· �xe6 ! l!xe6 46. 0 EB-17
h4 0+- J-0. Taimanov - Botvinnik, SSSR 1967
38 . . . . gs! (38 . . . . 'i!ff6 39· 'i!fg3 'i!ffs 40. e4+
0 EB-14 'i!?xe4 41. 'i!?xg4 es 42. 'i!?gs = ] 39· hs �g7 40.
Miles - Yusupov, Linares 1997 c;;,g3 c;;,h 7 !! 41. c;;, x g4 c;;,h 6 42.. e4 White re
39· Wd4 �
• • • signed because of the following line : [ 42 . . . . as
Black overlooks a chance to dominate the enemy (42. . . . es?? 43· a3 ! as 44· a4 +-) 43· a4 (43· es
pieces. The powerful 39· . . . �d3 ! was correct: a4 44· e6 a3 8) 43· . . . es 8 44· 'i!?fs 'i!? x hs 45·
A) 40. 'i!?g2 �b1 41. �d2 �xe4+ + ; 'i!?xes g4 46. 'i!?f4 (46. 'i!?d4 g3 47· 'i!?e3 'i!?g4 48.
B ) 40. fJ �d4+ 4 1 . 'i!?g2 �bH 42. 'i!?gi 'i!?g7 8 es 'i!?h3 49· e6 g2 so. 'i!?h 'i!?h2 51. e7 gi�+ -+)
43· g4 �c1 44· 'i!?f2 gs 45· h xgs h4 46 . .fbe2 46 . . . . 'i!?h4 47· es g3 48. e6 g2 49· e7 gi� so.
�Xei+ 47· 'i!?xe1 Axe2 48. 'i!?xe2 'i!?g6 -+. e8� �fH 51. 'i!?es �e3+ - + ] o-1.
40. Af3
and White saved the game. 0 EB-18
Alexander Hildebrand, 1957
0 EB-15 1. �gs+ �f4 2.. Axes+ �xes 3· �6+ �f4 4·
Nimzowitsch - Capablanca, New York 1927 c;;,fz! Ag3+ S· c;;,g z 0 1-o.
45· • • •l!cJ ! 0 46. l!e3 [ 46. �g2 l1g1 -+ ; 46.
'i!fh4 frc2 47· �XC2 �Xf3 -+ ; 46. �e2 �gi + -+ ; 0 EB-19
46. '8fd2 Ei:gi + -+ ; 46. frd3 l"rf1 47· �e2 �gi+ 48. Henri FUnck, 1917
�g2 h4+ 49· 'i!?h3 �xgH so. 'i!?xg2 .fr x f4 -+] 1. Wc7 + ! c;;,a8 2.. Was+ ! c;;,b 7 [ 2 . . . . 'i!?bs 3·
46 • l!fi -+ 0-1.
• • • �b6+ +-] 3· �cs+ ! �b8 (3 . . . . 'i!?c6 4· �a4+ +
; 3· . . . 'i!?cs 4· �aS+ +-] 4· Wb6+ �c8 S· Wb7+
0 EB-16 c;;,d8 6. c;;,d z! 0 1-o.
Spassky - Timman, Tilburg 1978
37· l!as �
• • • 0 E8-2o
Black overlooks the decisive regrouping that Louis Van Vliet, 1888
would have lefi: his opponent with almost no ac- 1. Wb4! 0 Wh•
rive move: (I . . . . �ds 2. �a4+ 'i!?b6 3· �b3+ � x b3 4·
37· . . . l"re1 ! 38. l"rb1 Af4! (38 . . . . Afs 39· a4 Aa3 b8�+ + - ;
40. as ACI would have been weaker because of 41. I . . . . � fJ 2 . �a4+ 'i!fb6 3 · �b3+ � X b3 4·
tt:Jc3) 39· a4 Ac7 and the bishop blocks the pawn b8�+ + - ;
at as. White cannot prevent the penetration of I . . . . �g2 2 . �a3 + 'i!fb5 3 · �bH � x b2 4·
the king from gS to c2. b8�+ + - ;
In the game Spassky defended tenaciously and I . . . . �e8+ 2 . bSlLl + �xb8 + 3 · �xbs +-]
gained the draw. 2.. Wa3+ c;;,b6
38. l!b2 l!a4 39· l!b6 ! c;;,f7 4o. l!d6 l!xa2 (2 . . . . 'i!?bs 3· �bH 'i!?c4 (3 . . . . 'i!?a4 4· �a2+
41. c;;,f3 l!a1 42. c;;,e2. l!a4 43· �e3 ! l!xh4 44· 'i!?b4 5· �bi + � x bi 6. b8� + ) 4· 'i!?a7 �gi + 5·
SOLUTI O N S E8·2I TO E 8-26 I49
'i!?a6 1c'ifg6+ 6. 1c'ifb6 +-] 0 E8-24

3· Wb:z.+ c;!;lc7 Kasparov - Yusupov, Linares 1993
[3 . . . . �a6 4· 1tta 2+ �b5 5· 1c'ifbi + 1tt x bi 6. I02. .E!.e7 + :
•
b81c'if+ + - ; White does not fi n d the right plan. H e tries to

3· . . . �c5 4 · �a7 1<'ifh7 5 · 1c'ifb6+ �c4 6 . �a6 + - ] force the enemy king from the a-pawn, but he
4· Wh:z.+ ! Wxhz 5· b8W+ I-o. can't drive it far enough away. The winning strat
egy was completely different: White should have
0 E8-21 used the poor position of Black's king at the edge
Josef Vancura, I92.6 of the board to force zugzwang. 102. Ei.d8 ! �c7
I. c;!;le7 ! IOJ. Ei.d4 'i!?b7 104. Ei.d7+ 'i!?c8 105. �c6 Ac2 106.
[1. �d7 � �b7 2. �d6 �b6 3· �d5 �b5 4· �d4 Ei.d4 .Ub3 (106 . . . . �b8 107. �b6 +-) 107. �b6
@b4 5· �d3 �b3 6. �d2 Ei.a2 8] was correct and Black is in zugzwang.
The key position of this study : reciprocal Ioz. . . . c;!;lc8 I03. c;!;lc6 c;!;>d8 ! = 104 .l:!d7+
•
zugzwang. c;!;le8 105. c;!;lc7 Acz Io6 .l:!dz Ab3 107 .E!.e:z.+
• •
[7. Ei.ei (7. �d3 Ei.a8 -+) 7· . . . Ei.a8 -+] c;!;lf7 Io8. c;!;>d6 Ac4 Io9 .E!.e7+ c;!;>f8 110 .l:!e4
• •
I . . . . c;!;la7 Ab3 III. c;!;>d7 c;!;>f7 112. .l:!f4+ c;!;>g6 113· c;!;>d6
•
[1 . . . . �b7 2. �d7 !) c;!;lgs 114. c;!;les c;!;lg6 115 .E!.f3 c;!;lg7 116 .E!.f6 Ac4
• •
z. c;!;le6 ! c;!;la6 3· c;!;les «!;>as 4· c;!;le4 c;!;la4 5· 117. c;!;lfs Ab3 118. c;!;lgs Acz '-h-'-h.
�e3 c;!;la3 6. c;!;>dz
[6. �e2 ga2 (6 . . . . �a2 7· �d2) 7· �d3 �b3 o ES-25
8. �d2 8 ; 6. �e4 ga2 (6 . . . . �a2 7· �e3 =) 7· Leonid Kubbel, I92.7
@dJ = ] I. a6 ! e3 2.. a7 ez 3· a8W eiW 4· Wds+ c;!;lb4 5·
6 . . . . c;!;lb3 7 · c;!;ld3 .l:!az 8 . c;!;>dz 0 .l:!a8 9· Wd3 0 Wai [5 . . . . 1c'ifc1 6. Wa3+ 'i!?c4 7· b3+ + - ;
!!xcz = '-h-'-h. 5· . . . �a4 6 . 1c'ifa3#; 5· . . . 1ttf2 6. 1<'ifCJ+ �a4 7·
1<'ifaJ#.] 6. WCJ+ c;!;la4 7· b3+ +- I-o.
0 E8-22
Henri Rinck, I92.6 0 E8-26
I . !!c7+ .l:!d7 [I . . . . �e8 2. 1c'ifc6 + + - ; I . . . . �e6 Yusupov - Kotronias, Bundesliga 1996/97
2. 1c'ife3+ �d5 J. 1ttd 3+ �e6 4· 1<'ife4+ �d6 5· 82.. A x d6 :
�c6+ �d7 6. 1tte 6#; I . . . . �d6 2. 1c'ifc5 + �e6 J. This only leads to a draw.
�e7#] z. Wcs+ c;!;>d8 ! [2. . . . 'i!?e8 J. 1c'ife5+ 'i!?d8 4· I nstead, the winning plan runs as follows :
�xd7+ +-] 3· c;!;>h6 ! 0 [J . . . . Ei.xc7 4. 1c'iff8+ + - ; transfer the bishop to d8 (with the help of the
3 · . . . 1c'if x q 4 · 1c'iff8#; J . . . . 1c'ifa8 4· 1c'iff8+ � x c7 king), play the pawn to f6, the bishop to e7
s. 1c'ifxa8; 3· . . . 1c'ifb2 4· fi.c8#.] I-0. and win the d-pawn without losing the f-pawn.
To achieve this, White has to force Black into
0 E8-23 zugzwang.
Abram Gurvich, I92.7 [82 . .Uh4 !
1. �e4 ! �d3 [1. . . . g11<'if+ 2. C0f2+ +-] z. Wfz !! A) 82. . . . Acs�! 83. 'i!?d7 .Ua3 84. ii,q Acs Bs. f6
�xfz 3· CDg3+ ! c;!;lgi 4· tDgs 0 CDhg4 [ 4· . . . Aa3 (85 . . . . .Ud4 86. �xd6 +-) 86. Axd6 + - ;
<'t:Jd3 5· coh3#] 5· tDfJ# I-o. B) 8 2. . . . �e8 83. �c7 ! Ab4 8 4. .Ug5 8 Ac5 85.
Ads ! (85. �cB .Ub6) 85 . . . . kb4 86. �cB 1&c5
(86 . . . . kCJ 87. f6 .Ue5 88. Ae7 Ag3 8g. 'i!?c7
Aes go. �c6 8 �f7 91. �d7 8) 87. f6 .Ub4 88.
150 SOLU T I O N S E8-27 TO E8-29
lJ,e7 !J,q Bg. <tlq Ae5 go. <tlc6 <tlf7 91. <tld7 8 [ o62 . . . . Ae7 63. iJ,d2 (63. <tlh3 Ah4 64. Ad2
Ag3 (91. . . . Ab2 92. <tl x d6) 92. A x d6 +- J Af2 65. !J,q .Ue3 66. <tlg3 .Uc1 - + ; 63 . .Ub2
8z• Abz 83. Ag3 �f6 84. d6 � x f5 85.
. . . Ah4+ 64. <tff3 lJ,ei) 63 . . . . lJ,h4+ 64. <tff3 .Uf6
Ah4 Ac3 86. d7 Aa5 87. �d6 �g6 88. �e7 65. !J,e3 <tlh4 -+ ]
. . . and after ten more moves a draw was agreed. 63. Aai Ag7 64. Abz Afs 65. Aci Ae7 66 .
'12-'12. Adz Ah4+ 67. �6
[ 67. <tfh3 .Uf2 68. ACJ 1le3 6g. <tfg3 .UCI - +]
D E8-27 67. . . . Af6 68. Ae3 �h4
Piket - Adams, Wijk aan Zee 2.001 The king's breakthrough decides the game.
6I. Wxe6+ �xe6 6z. �h4 Aes 63. f4 0 69. Af2+ �h3 70. Ae3 Ah4 7I. Adz �h1
A situation of reciprocal zugzwang. White to 7z. Ac3 �gi 73· Adz Afz 74· Aci �fi !
move would lose because of 64. <tlg3 <tld5 65. ( 74· . . . 1lx d4 75· Ae3+ .U x e3 76. <tf x e3 <tffi
<tlh4 <tle4 oder 65. g5 h5 66. f5 <tle5 67. g6 <tlx f5 77· <tld4 <tle2 78. <tle5 <tl x d3 79 · <tld6 d4 So.
68. g7 Af7. This endgame is analysed in Mark <tlxc6 -.:t ]
Dvoretsky's book 'School of Chess Excellence 1. 75· Abz Aei
Endgame Analysis'. [ 75· . . . lJ,h4 76 . .Uc3 Ae1 -+ ]
63 • Af7 64. �g3 �d5 65. g5
• • • 76. Aai
The waiting move 63. . . . lJ,f7 only worsened ( 76. <tfe3 <tfg2 t. Ah4, <tlg3-g4, !J,g3 - + ]
Black's position : after 65 . . . . h5 66. f5 <tle5 67. g6 76 . . . . Adz 77· �g3 �ez 78. �h4 Axf4
the bishop is attacked. 79· �h5 Adz So. �g6 f4 o-I.
'12-'12.
D E8-29
D E8-28 Nikolay Grigoriev, I937
Foldi - Lukacs, Hungary 1975 I. �f5 !
A typical zugzwang position. White has to pro If 1 . El.g7 El.c4 2 . <tld7 (2 . El.g5 El.f4! 3 · <tle7 <tlc2 4·
tect the f4 and d4 pawns and to defend the h4 <tle6 <tld2 5· <tle5 <tle3 ! 6. El.gs <tlf3 -+ ), then 2.
square. Both kings are ideally placed. It isn't diffi . . . El.e4 ! 3· <tld6 <tlc2 4· <tld5 <tld3 ! 5· ga7 <tle3 6.
cult to find corresponding squares for the bishops El.a3+ <tff4 -+.
(reciprocal zugzwang positions) : f6-f2, fs-f2 or To understand this endgame let's examine an·
d2. other move: 1. El.f4 g3 2. Tig4 gC3 3· <tff7 <tfc2 4·
59· Adz � <tlg6 <tld2 5· <tlh5 <tle2 6. <tlh4 <tlf2 7· <tlh3 El.[J ! 8.
59· <tlg3? Afs 6o. <tlh3 Ae7 61. !J,f2 is bad because Reciprocal zugzwang, an important motif in this
of lJ,f6 8. endgame. ( White has to get this position with himself
Correct was 59 · Aci !! Afs (59· . . . !J,g7 6o. Ae3 !) to move. Then after B . fl.fg he can save himself with
• • •
6o. Ad2! 8 Ae7 61. Ae1 !J,ds 62. !J,g3 (62. 1lf2?? a stalemate combination: g. El.f4 + ! � x f4 stalemate.)
lJ,f6 8) 62. . . . Af6 63. JJ,f2 0 = . s. El.g7 �fs - + .
59· Afs ! 0 6o. Aei
.•• I, . . . g3
[ 6o. Ae3 Ae7 61. !J,f2 .Uf6 8] ( 1. . . . <tlc3 2. El.g5 El.c4 3· <tlf7 <tld3 4· <tlg6 ! <tle3
6o • Ag7 6I. Aq
. • • 5· <tlh5 ! <tl[J 6. <tlh4 El.f4 7· El.a5 g3+ s. <tlh3 = ]
[ 61. !J,f2 lJ,f6 8 J z. �g5 �C3 3· �6 ! �cz 4· �g6 �dz S·
6I • Af6 6z. �g3 !�
. • • �h5 �ez 6. �h4 �fz 7· �h3 �f3
[ 62. !J,b2 !J,h4 -+ J [ 7· . . . El.a3 s. El.gs]
6z • Ahs�!
• • • 8. �g4 0 �f8 9· �f4+ �xf4 stalemate
SOLUT I O N S E S-30 TO E S-32 ISI
0 E8-3o 4· <i!?ds ! <i!?cs S· �d6 <i!?ds 6. c7+ <i!?cs 7·

Bernhard Horwitz, I88s <i!?c6 a4 8. bxa4 as 9· <i!?h6 0 +-.
9· <i!?cs !
e7 is the ideal square for Black. Therefore White 0 E8-32
waits. [9. 'i!i>b8 � = 'i!i>d8 Io. tt::Jb 7+ 'i!i>d7 0] Andre Cheron, I92.6
9· . . . <i!?es Black's pieces are ideally placed for the defence.
(9 . . . . 'i!i>d6 10. 'i!i>b8 'i!i>d7 I I . tt::Jb 7 0] The winning method is easy : White has to give
The important reciprocal zugzwang. Black the move.
Io. �c4 ! <i!?e7 I. l:!b:z.
[ 1 0 . . . . �hi I I. ctJd6+ followed by ctJb7) [ I . 'i!i>e4 El.e8+ 2. <i!i>fs El.d8 3· 'i!i>es El.e8+ 4· 'i!i>f6
u. <i!?bs <i!?ds El.d8 s. El.di � 'i!i>b6 6. 'i!i>e7 El.ds 7· 'i!i>e6 El.hs 8. ftc I
(II . . . . 'i!i>d7 I2. ctJb6+ +-) El.h6+ = J
u.. �as <i!?d7 I3· �b7 ! 0 <i!?c6 I4. <i!?xas • I • • • �a4 :z.. l:!b7
�C7 IS• �d6 +- I-0. (2. ds�� El. xds+ 3· 'i!i>c4 'i!i>a3]
:z.. . . . <i!?as 3· !!hi 0 <i!?a6
D E8-31 (A) 3· . . . El.d7 4· 'i!i>e4 ./J.e7+ 5· <i!i>fs l"td7 6. 'i!i>es
Nikolay Grigoriev, I933 l"te7+ 7· 'i!i>d6 + - ;
:z.. <i!?c4 ! B ) 3 · . . . 'i!i>a4 4 · ds! El. x ds+ 5 · 'i!i>c4 + - ;
The key squares: b6 and d7. C ) 3 · . . . El.h8 4 · d s l"th4 s . d6 !
The corresponding squares: I) cs-q ; 2) ds-d8 ; CI) 5· . . . .l'!h6 6. 'i!i>d4 .t! x d6+ 7· 'i!i>cs + - ;
3) d6-c8 ; C4-C8 ; d4-c8. C2) 5 · . . . 'i!i>a4 6 . d 7 .t!hs 7· 'i!i>c4 + - ;
2. 'i!i>d4 ! 'i!i>cs 3· 'i!i>c4! +- also wins, but not 2. 'i!i>d6 C3) s . . . . l"tg4 6 . d7 1"tg8 7· 'i!i>d4 .t!ds 8 . 'i!i>cs + - ;
'i!i>cs 3· c7� because of 3· . . . a4 4· bxa4 as 0 = . C 4 ) s . . . . 'i!i>a6 6. d 7 .t! h s 7· 'i!i>d4 El.ds 8. <i!i>ds
:z.. . . . �c8 3· �d4 ! + l"t xd7+ 9· 'i!i>c6 +-.
Triangulation. 4· <i!?e4 l:!e8+ S· �fs l:!d8 6. <i!?es l:!e8+ 7·
3· . . . <i!?ds <i!?d6 l:!d8+ 8. <i!?c6 ! +-.
(3 . . . . 'i!i>c7 4· 'i!i>cs]
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152 C H A P T E R 8 Z U G Z WANG
Score tab l e
N� Poi n t s Your Poi nts N� Po i nt s You r Poi nts N� Po i n t s You r Points
1 1 12 2 23 3
2 1 13 2 24 4
3 1 14 2 25 4
4 1 15 2 26 4
5 1 16 3 27 4
6 1 17 3 28 4
7 1 18 3 29 6
8 1 19 3 30 4
9 2 20 3 31 4
10 2 21 3 32 5
11 2 22 3
total 81
Poi n t s Pl ayi n g S t r e n g t h
l e s s than 4 poi n t s beg i n n e r

4- 9 poi n t s ELO 800 - 1000
10 - 19 poi n t s ELO 1000 - 1 500
20 - 2 9 po i nt s ELO 1 5 00 - 1800
30 - 3 9 poi n t s ELO 1800 - 2 100
40 - 60 poi n t s ELO 2 100 - 2 300
6 1 - 70 poi n t s ELO 2 300 - 2400
7 1 - 8 1 poi n t s ELO above 2 400

153
9 I m proving Piece Position
There is a wel l -known sayi ng: ' I f one piece is H e re's another exam p l e of Petrosian's
bad, the whole position is bad . ' Wh ile many positional art:
amateurs try to attack with just a couple of
pieces, more experienced players know that Tigran Petros ian - Alexey Suetin
one should bring as many pieces as possible Riga 1958
154 D
into pl ay. M o reover, strong p l ayers wi l l try
a b c d e f h
to maxi m ise the effectiveness of their pieces
by ensuring that they are wel l -coord i nated, 8 8
as wel l as putti ng them on their most active 7 7
posts. The abi l i ty to bring p ieces to thei r 6 6
best positi o n s i s the m ai n weapon of the
5 5
positional player.
4 4
Tigran Petros ian - Robert Fischer 3 3
Portoroi 1958 2 2
153 D
a b c d e f g h
8 8 a b c d e f g h
7 7
6 6
�-��.---==---·----
-- ·- An i n cred i b ly strong m anoeuvre. The
5 5
bishop n o l onger stares i n to space but wi l l
4 4 move to c 3 to exert p ressure o n the es pawn .
3 3 At the same ti m e i t p rotects the q u eenside
� ��·--;;;;.=-- � pawns and attacks the pawn o n as. After
2 2
Ac3, E1.e1 and Cbg3-h5 the p awn on es wi l l
� 1 d i sappear.
a b c d e f g h
28 . ... E1.fd8 29. Aq a4 30. E1-e1 E1.ac8 31.
34. Cbc2 1 E1-b7 1 E1-ds
Fischer p raised this regro u p r ng ( th e l f 31 . . . . f1.b8 ?, then 32. f1. xg7+ 't9 xg7 33.
kn ight i s h ead i ng for a s p l e n d i d square i n A x es+ ± .
the centre ) a n d said that d u ri n g the game
he was i m p ressed by Petrosian's abil ity to
keep on i m p rovi ng his positi o n . The altern atives were n o better: 32.
Ad7 33· E1. x h6 ! ; or 32 . . . . E1.e8 33· tLld6.
33· Cbd6 E1.ds 34· Cbfs
. . . and o n l y Fischer's gri tty defence allowed
him to save the game. That's even stronger than 34· tlJ x bs.
1 54 C H A P T E R 9 I M P RO V I N G P I E C E P O S ITION
34· ... �h7 35. l'!b7 l'!8d7 36. l'! x d7 l'! x d7 27. ... .!!fs 28. qjd2 Ads
37· qjxg7 �xg7 38. l'! x e5 �g6 39. l'! x b5 +-
lf28 . . . . :Bae8, then 29. qjf3 Ad8 30. :Bd2.
and Wh i te won two p awns. I n spite of
29. qjf3
the bishops of o pposite col o u r, Petrosian
won the game with ease. Wh ite concludes his manoeuvre. Black's
* * * p i eces ( lL!b4 and Ah4) h ave been pushed
For mere mortals, devising a plan l i ke this is back and the kn ight s u pports the penetra·
not easy. However, one idea m ight hel p : the tion of the m ajor pieces.
principle of the 'worst piece'. Loo k at you r
29 . ... f6 30 . .!!d 2 l Ae7
army. F i n d either the worst- placed p i ece
or one that is u ne m p l oyed , and try to i m 30 . . . . lL!bs 31. lLlgs ! .
prove its positi o n . The effect o f such an ac
31. We6 1 .!!ad8 32 . .!! x d8 Axd8
tion is someti mes astonish i ng: the 'sleepi ng'
piece can generate so m uch activity that it O r 32 . . . . :B x d8 33· lLJ x es Wq 34· lr!1f7 +
changes the bal ance of the position . 'i:9h8 35· Wxe7 'r!:J x es+ 36. 'r!:Jxes fx es 37-
:Bf6 +-.
Anatoly Karpov - Boris Spassky
33· .!!d 1 l qjbs 34· Ac5 .!!h8 35· .!! x d8 1
Leningrad 1974
155 0
Black resigned because of35 . . . . .!! xd8 36.
Ae7 :Be8 37· Wxf6+ 'i:9h6 38. lL!h4 and White
Wi nS.
Alexander Beliavsky - Efim Geller

Minsk 1979
•
a b c d e f h
8 8
a b c d e f g h
24. qjb1 !
The kn ight had no pu rpose at c3 : Karpov
wants to bring it i n to play on f3.
24. ... Wb7 25. c;;,h 2 !
a b c d e f g h
So as to control the g3 square.
All Black's pieces stand wel l , apart from
25 . ... �g7 26. C3 qJa6 27. l'!e2 !
the bishop on b7. Time to bring it i nto play.
Threatening 28. g3 Af6 29. :Bef2 :Bd6 30.
25 . ... !!aS !
Ag5.
1 55
To activate the bishop, the rook h as to 54· � x f4 Wh2+ 55· �e3 lLlf5+ 56. �e2 lZ:ld7
move offside for a m o m en t, b u t the 'we l l perm its cou n terplay) 53 . . . . \!'ifxg5 54· \!'ifd6
rested ' bishop comes i n to play with ad ded (54· l2J x d5 ?? f4+ ) B l ack is i n zugzwang: 54·
energy. . . . \!'ifh6+ 55· �g2 \!'ifg5+ 56. �f1 \!'1h4 57. lZ:l xd5
A x d5 58. A x d5 + �e8 59· \!'ifb8+ �d7 6o. e6+
26. a4?
l2J x e6 61 . \!'ifd 6+ �e8 62. Ax e6 and White
26. A x e4 d x e4 + wou ld have been better, wms;
but Black sti l l has a cl ear advan tage. Worse was 52 . . . . \!'ife1 + 53· �h3 \!'iff1+ be
cause of 54· Ag2 +-.
26 . ... Aa6 27. Wb3 AC4 -+
53· �xd5 l with a wi n n i ng positi o n .
and Black had a decisive material advan
tage.
* * *
Ventzislav l n kiov -J an Ambroz How can you improve your positional play? One
Baile Herculane 1982 method is to study the games of strong play
157 D ers. You ' l l fi n d that many manoeuvres recur
a b c d e f g h and these can be u sed in you r own games.
Here, for example, i s a rook lift - a common
8 � 8
m anoeuvre in the m i d d legame.
7 �· 7
6 .i.. I. 6 lev Psakh is - Valery Chekhov
5 �· � · � 5 Vilnius 1980
•
4 � tt:J 4
3 �� 3
2 'iiV 2
8 .1. 8
7 1. 1.
a b c d e f g h 6 � 6
5 I. .i.. 5
The b ishop on e3 is Wh ite's worst-pl aced
piece (Wh i te's king is also p assive, b u t no
4 tt:J � 4
body expects heroic deeds from H i s Majesty

3 �� 'i!V 3
i n the m i d d legam e ! ) . Wh i te b ri ngs the 2 � � VJJI � <;b 2

bishop to a3 to s u p po rt the other p i eces 1 � �
in the attack. a b c d e f g h
51. Ac1 !
Bl ack wants more than perpetual check,
Idea Aa3. but the q ueen needs s u p p o rt. He e m p l oys
a typical rook m anoeuvre.
51 . ... Wb1 52. Aa3 Wb7
17. ... !!a6 !!
Now Black's position fal l s apart.
52 . . . . Wg1+ wou l d h ave been stronger, Black bri ngs the rook i nto the attack via
but after the powerfu l 53. �h3 ! (53· lLlg2 f4+ the sixth rank.
C H A PT E R 9 I M P ROVI N G P I E C E P O S I T I O N
Some rou nds later, my friend Lev Psakhis

also carried out this manoeuvre agai nst me.
The only m ove. 18. A x es l oses to 18 . . . .
lLld4, and Wh ite cannot parry the threat of Lev Psakhi s - Artu r Yus upov
i!h6. Vilnius 1980
159 0
18 . ... \�hce4 19. !!g1
a b c d e f h
19. A x es lLld4 20. 1[:31hs l0f3+ 21 . 'i!i>g3 8
!!g6+ 22. '&fxg6 h xg6 (22 . . . . '&fxg6+ 23. 'i!;>xf3
7
'&'c6+ 24. 'i!i>g3 1[:31xcs + i s also strong) 23.
A x f8 ? 1(:31f4+ wou l d n 't h ave been any bet 6 6
ter. 5
19 . ... Wh4+ l 4
3 3
19 . . . . A x e3 20. ttJ x e3 l0d4 wou l d not
have been as good because of 21. gg4! oo .
20. c;;,g2 �d4 ! 21 . cxd4
a b c d e f g h
21 . tlJxes wou l d not h ave ch anged m at
ters: 21 . . . . lt::l x b3 22. a x b3 A x e3 23. fxe3 White wan ts to conti n u e h i s develop
1[:31gs+ 24. tLlg4 hs. m ent, b u t 12. b3 ? weakens the c3 square.
12. Ae3 is poss i b l e , b u t then what is to be
21 . ... exd4 ! 22. Ags
done with the rook on a1 ? Psakh is fi nds the
If 22. Ad2, then 22 . . . . !!g6+ 23. 'i!i>f1 '&'h3+ i deal sol ution .
24. 'i!i>e2 d3+ wi n n i ng; And after 22. Ac1
12. l'!.a3 l
Chekhov gives the fol l owing wi n ni ng p l a n
for Black: 2 2 . . . . gg6+ 23. 'i!i>f1 '&fh3+ 2 4 . 'i!i>e2 The rook wi l l find a great square on e3.
d3+ 25. '&fxd3 '&fxd3+ 26. 'i!;> x d3 g x g1 -+ ; i f
12 . ... �d7 13. l'!.e3 �des 14. g4 l Ae6 15.
2 2 . '&'f3 d x e3 23. lt::l x e3 i!f6 2 4 . gh1, then 24.
f3 �f6 16. b3 h6 17. Wd4 Wq 18 . .!!.d 1 gadS
. . . '&'gs+ 25. '&'g3 A x e3 26. fx e3 '&'fs 27. !!af1
19. Ab2 ±
'&'e4+ 28. i!f3 !!g6 and Black wins.
White has d eveloped his pieces wel l and
22 . ... Wxgs+ 23. c;;,f1 Wfs -+
h as the b i s h o p pair. He h as a clear advan
and B l ack h as fou r p awns for the p i ece tage.
as wel l as a d angerous attack. The position But I learned something from this defeat.
is won for Black.
157
Artu r Yusu pov - G regor Mai n ka Artu r Yus upov - Edvi ns Kengis
B undesliga 1993!94 Moscow 1983
160 D 161 D
8 I 8 8 8
7 .l 7 7
6 .l 6 6 6
5 � 5 5 5
4 � 4 4
3 �� 3 3 3
2 � '!JJJI � � 2 2 2
1 � ��
Wh i te p reven ts es-e4 and activates h i s M ake way for the rook !

rook i n a s i m i l ar way to the l ast example.
21. �a3 l �h8 22. �g3 l
1 9 . �a4 !
Th reate n i ng 23. li:Jh6 gh6 24. 15'hs.
19. �fe1 wou l d have been weaker because
22 . ... �g8
of 19 . . . . e4 with the idea Aes.
22 . . . . Af8 wou l d have been a mistake be-
1 9 . . . . Acs
cause of 23. lLJ x h6 gxh6 24. 15'g4 and wi n s ;
I f 19 . . . . e4, then s i m p ly 20. A x f6 15'xf6 Li kewise 2 2 . . . . Aa6, d u e t o 23. 15'e4.
21 . � x e4 ± with advantage.
23. ttJc4 Ads
20. g4 1
23 . . . . Aa6 ? 24. 15'e4.
An im portant push to gai n control of e4
24. �h3 Af8 2S. b3 A x c4?l
for the rook.
A m istake i n a d i fficult position.
20 . ... �ads 21. gs tiJds 22. �e4 tiJf4?
26. bxc4 d x es 27. Wxes
22 . . . . li:J x c3 23. b x c3 ± wou l d h ave been
better. H ere Bl ack resigned because of 27- . . . f6
28. 15'xe6 15'xd4 29. 15'fs g6 30. 15'xf6+ 15'xf6
23. \'Mg4 g6
31. li:J x f6 +- .
Th i s loses i m mediately, but after 23 . . . .
1-0.
15'd 6 24. g6 h xg6 25. � x f4 e x f4 26. fxg6 +
Black's position would also have been hope
less.
24. �xes 1-o.
C H A P T E R 9 I M P ROV I N G P I E C E P O S I T I O N
E 9-3 *
E g-2 *
i1 E 9-4 * IIl
8 • 8 8 .. . I • 8
.t. .l .l 7 7 .t. .i. .l .l .l 7

6 ·� 6 6 �· ·� 6
5 5 5 .l .l 5
4 � 4 4 � 4
3 � �� 3 3 �� {jj 3
2
�� 2 2 � {jj 'fif � � � 2
� � ��
E 9-5 *
rn E 9-7 *
6
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2 2
E 9-6 *
6 E 9-8 **
6
8 .. 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
!60 C H A P T E R 9 I M P RO V I NG P I EC E POSITION
E 9-9 **
11 E 9-11 **
rn
8 a • 8 8 a 8
7 'iV A 7 7 • ...
n • 6 6 Jt £
5 ·� 5 5 •
� 4 4 � 4
3 +
� 3 3 Jt 3
2 �� 2 2 �� 2
n �
E 9-10 **
rn E 9-12 *
11
8 I 8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
EX E RC I S ES 161
E 9-13 **
[I] E 9-15 **
[I]
.!. • 8 8
.l .t. .l 7 7
6 .. ,.. 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 /j, 3
2 2 2
1 �
E 9-14 **
[I] E 9-16 **
[I]
8 8
7 r-�,�
r .=• ....-=--
7
6 1-·�.
6
5 5
4
3 3
2 2 2
I62 CHAPTER 9 I M P ROVI NG PIECE POSITION
E 9-17 **
rn E 9-19 **
rn
8 8 8 .1. 8
7 7 .i.. 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 �� 4 4 I.
3 � 3 3 3
2 � � tjj � fj, � � 2 2
��
** E g-20 **
a b c d e a b c d e
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3
2 2
E 9-21 ***
6 E 9-23 ***
6
8 .!. jV • 8 8
7 .l .l .l 7 7 7
6
� .l dt .l 6 6
5 .l 5 5 5
4 � 4 4 iL 4
3 � � 3 3 � �� 3
2 � �� 2 2 �� 2
1 :g WI �� tb :g :g
E 9-22 ***
6 E 9-24 ***
6
16 4 CHAPTER 9 I M PROVING PIECE POSITION
E 9-25 ***
rn E 9-27 ***
11
8 8 8 .I • 8
7 7 .1. .t .t .t 7
6 6 .t .t.. � 6
5 5 5 .. . .t 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 Jflj � 3 � {[j � 3
2 � 2 2 � �� 2
{[j ��
E g-26 **
11 E g-28 ***
11
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
E 9-29 ****
[1] E 9-31 *****
fJ
8 .!. • 8 8 8
7 I. .*- .t. 7 7 • 7
6 � .t. ttJ .t. 6 6 6
5 • �� 5 5 5
4 ·� 4 4 4
3 � 3 3 3
2 �� iL 2 2 2
1 :a: :a: 1
E 9-30 *****
fJ E 9-32 ******
rn
8 .1. .. ... . 8 8 . .. .1. 8
7 ... . ... ... . 7 7 .t. .t. • 7
6 � � 6 6 I. �· · • 6
5 5 5 • � 5
4 ·�.i. 4 4 �� 4
3 � � � ttJ 3 3 � {D iL iL 3
2 � iL � ttJ � 2 2 �� 2
1 :a: 'i¥ � :a: 1 � :a: 1
!66 S O L U T I O N S E g - I TO Eg-IO
Sol u tions
0 E9-1 0 E 9 -6
Vulfson - Yusupov, Moscow 1976 Glienke - Yusupov, Plovdiv 1983
21. . . . hs�! 2.1 . . . . .l3.a7 ! [ 6 ITa7-f7] :z.:z.. �hi [22. Wxe6
Black missed the chance to improve the position 1L xe3+ 23. �h1 iLea 24. Wd6 cxd4 +] 2.2.. . . .
of his bishop. 22. c#;>g2 g6 23. h4 1Lh6 + . .l3.af7 2.3 . .l3.agl (23. W x e6 iLea 24. Wd6 Wxd6
This was the correct continuation : 25. exd6 Jl xe3 +] 2.3 . . . . We7 + [ 6 L1f2] 2.4.
:u • Wa7+ ! u. �g:z. Ae3 2.3. We:z. Ad4 :z.4.
• • • Wg3 �! cxd4 ! :z.s. cxd4 Wb4 :z.6. Ab1 Afi ! (26 .
.l3.afi �cs :z.s. �xes Wxcs + 6 ITaa-ba-b4. . . . W xb2 27. CLJe4 oo] 2.7. �xfi .l3.xfi :z.8. Wh4
.l3.xgi+ 2.9 .l3.xgi Wxb:z. -+ 30. e4 (30. We7
•
D E 9 -2 Wf2 31. '8'xe6 '8ff3+ 32 . .l"i:g2 �xe3 -+] 30 . . . .

Vaganian - Yusupov, Yerevan (zt) 1982 Wxd4 31. Wg4 Wxes 32.. exds exds 33· Wh3
Black brings his worst piece, the knight on g6, d4 0-1.
into play.
:z.8
• �f8 ! [ 6 CLJe6-cs] 2.9. Wb4 (29. e4 ltJe7
• • • 0 E 9 -7
30. cs bs 31. es iLds 00 l 2.9 �e6 = 30. Ae4
. • . • Groszpeter - Kupreichik, Minsk 1982
Wd6 31. Ac:z. �cs ( 3 1 . . . . Wd2� 32. Wb1 h6 33· 2.1 . . . . .l3.a6 ! [ 6 ITg6] 2.2. .l3.fdl .l3.g6 2.3. Wez
•
fs ct:Jcs 34· P:d, +-] 32.· Wb1 h6 33· .l3.di We7 Ad6 ! [6Wes] 2.4. Ac4 Wes :z.s. g3 f4 :z.6. exf4
1/2-%. W x f4 - ( 6 e3, 6 1Lcs] 2.7 .l3.xd6 W x d6 :z.S.
•
Wxe4 Wcs -+.

D E9-3
Yusupov - Martini, Chicago 1983 0 E9-8
I4· �df) ! [ l:. lLJes] I4 . . . . h6 IS· �es ! hxgs Kasparov - Yusupov, Leningrad 1977
I6. fxgs .l3.c7 (16 . . . . CLJ6d7 � 1 7. l2J x f7 Wc7 1a. 17 . . . . Wc8 ! 18. Wg3 �e7 ! Standard regroup
'i:ifhs + - ; 16 . . . . CLJe4� '7· ct:Jxf] 'i:ifc7 ,a. 'i:ifhs �f6 ing. The knight goes ro g6 to defend the kingsidc
19. g6 ct:Jxg6 20. CLJh6+ gxh6 21. '8'xg6+ +-] I7. and to control the central square es. 19. �es (19.
gxf6 Axf6 18 .l3.f:z. ± .
• 1Lxh6�� ct:Jfs -+ ] 19 . . . . Axes :z.o .l3.xes �g6 =
•
%-%.
D E9-4
Yusupov - Hulak, Indonesia 1983 0 E 9-9
I6. �gs ! A typical manoeuvre. The idea is Vilela - Yusupov, Cienfuegos 1979
68de4 or ct:Jge4. 16 . . . . g6 (16 . . . . h6 17. ct:Jge4 ;!;; ] 2.7 . . . . �cs !-+ [ 6 ct:Jd3 ; 27. . . . R:d6 2a. ITxd6
17. f4 ! ds I8. W6 d4 19. Wh3 - . cxd6 +] :z.8. dxcs [2a. ITg6 ct:J x a4 - + ; 2a . .l"i:es
CLJd3 - + ] :z.8 . . . . .l3. x dl 2.9. We4 �! (29. IT xh6+
D E9-5 gxh6 30. Wxd1 Wfs -+] :z.9. . . . Wxhs [ 6 Wh1#]
Yusupov - Slutzky, Moscow 1983 0-1.
:z.8. �as ! [ 6 CLJc6] :z.8. �b6 2.9. We:z. Ad4
• • •
30. cxbs �a4 3I .l3.bci �C3 32.. Wei �f6 33·

• 0 E9-10
�c6 +- Axc6 34· dxc6 �a4 3S· .l3.fs �h7 36. Yusupov - Spasov, Skara 1980
Wd:z. .l3.c7 37· .l3.cfi �e8 38. Ac4 �g7 39· .l3.f6 :z.o. �e1 !
I-0, White wants to bring his knight to b4 or f4 ro
exchange Black's strong knight.
SOLUTIONS E 9-II TO E9·18
20 • 1"!b7 2I. eDd3 as 22. a3 �! [22. .§c6 !� a4

• • • 'i!;>g8 28. �g7#]
23. �d1 ± would have been better.] 22 a4 23. • • • • 2I. Wh3
Wa2 Wd7 24. eDf4 ;1;; [24. ctJb4 I'Llb6 ! L. ctJc4] [ L. 22. g4!]
I-0. 2I
• . . • fs
[2r. . . . P:d6 22. g4 ! Hcd8 (22 . . . . .§ds 23. Axg6
0 E9-11 L. 24. gxhs +-) 23. gxhs .§xd3 24 . .§xd3 Hxd3
Yusupov - Tukmakov, Yerevan (zt) 1982 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. �h8+ 'l!;>f7 27. I'Lles+ +-]
33· ACl4 ! +- [ L. �c2] 33· Af4 34· Ac2 We6 • • • 22. Ac4 1"!xd1+ 23. 1"!xdi �f7 24. e4!
3S· Ah4!� �g7 36. g3 Ah6 37· Ae7 ! I-o. [24. Her]
24
• • • • Wf4 2s. 1"!e1 Wg4 26. exfs Wxc4 27.
0 E9-12 fxg6+ �eS
Yusupov - Adorjan, Toluca (izt) 1982 [27. . . . 'l!;> xg6 28. f-( x e6+ 'i!;>f7 29 . .§ x c6 +-]
I4• CDb8 ! [ L.I'Llc6-b4] Is. 1"!di CDc6 I6. 1"!bi
• • • 28. g7 ! es 29. Wxhs+ �d7 3o. 1"!d1+ Ad6
[16. ds� exds 17. exds I'Llb4 <±] I6 CDb4 [16 . . . .
• • • • 3I. Axes CDd4 32.. CDxd4 I-o.
l2J xd4� 17. l2J xd4 �xd4 18. l.Lc2 �cs 19. �e3 ±]
I7. Aa3 as !� [ 1 7. . . . I'Ll x d3 18. H x d3 A xa3 19. 0 E9-16
.! h a3 bs! = (Adorjan)] I8. Abs 1"!c8 � . Taimanov - Botvinnik, Moscow 1952
zs. Aci !! [ L. �a3, xg6] zs • 1"!fs z6. Aa3
• • •
0 E9-13 1"!aes 27. Wg3 - gs [27. . . . 'i!;>h7 28. hs ! +-]

Beliavsky - Yusupov, Moscow 1983 zs. Axe7 1"!xe7 2.9. 1"!xfs 1"!xfs 30. Axfs CDf4
20. CDbi ! [ L.l2Jbd2-bJ, x c6 J 20 1"!acS �! [ o 20.
• • • • [30 . . . . gxh4 31. �xh4 +-] 3I. Wxgs +- 1"!xes
. . . .§ec8 21. l':la2 �d6 22. .!hc2 as 23. l2Jbd2 J4 ;!; p. dxes W x di+ 33· �h2 Wd2 [33- . . . ctJe2
(Beliavsky)] 2I. 1"!a2 ! [21. I'Llbd2 cs! 22. d x cs 34· �e6+ 'i!;>fs 35· �fs+ 'l!;>e7 36. �f7+ 'i!;>d8 37·
El. xcs = ] 2I CDh4 22. CD x h4 W x h4 23.
• • • • �f8 + 'l!;>c7 38. Wc8#] 34· Ae6+ �h7 [34· . . .
CDd2 ±. 'i!;>f8 35· �fs+ 'l!;>e7 36. �f7+ i;>d8 37· �f8+ 'l!;>q
38. �c8#] 3S· Axc4 g6 36. Ae6 ! Black resigned
0 E9-14 due to : 36. s1e6 �e3 37· �e7+ 'i!;>h6 38. �f8+
Baturin - Yusupov, Riga 1984 'i!;>h7 39· �g8+ 'i!;>h6 40. �h8#. I-0.
33· Ac2 ! [L.�e4] 34. 1"!ei Ae4 3s. 1"!e3 fs 36.
• • •
Wgs Wf7 37· Wh4 1"!d1+ 3S. �h2 1"!d2 -+ 39· 0 E9-17
�gi �h7 40. 1"!g3 g6 4I. 1"!gs C3 42. Aei Ac6 Taimanov - Flohr, Leningrad 1948
43· 1"!g3 Wes 44· �h2 Wxei o-I. I6. CDbi ! [ L. ctJc3-bs ; 16. ctJe4� fs 1 7. ctJq f4 ! 18.
Axf4 cxd4 19 . .§ xd4 es 20. fre4 fs 21. l"rq l.Lcs
0 E9-15 (Taimanov)] I6 • 1"!hg8 [16 . . . . fs 17. g3] I7.
• • •
Petrosian - Smyslov, Moscow 1961 g3 cxd4 [017. . . . hs L. r8. h4 fs (Taimanov) ] IS.

IS. Wa4 ! A x d4 Acs I9. CDq A x d4 zo. 1"!xd4 CDes u .
White brings the queen into the attack. 1"!cdi 1"!xd4 u. 1"!xd4 ± [ L. ctJe4] .
IS • 1"!fds
. • •
[18 . . . . g6 19. �e4 ! (19. �g4!�; 19. h4!�)] 0 E9-18

I9. We4 g6 20. Wg4 hs Jansa - Campora, Bor 1983
[20 . . . . 'i!fh7� 21. � xg6+ fxg6 22. � x e6 Hf8 I7. CDh4 ! [L.h3-g4 ; x�g4 ; 17. ds cxds rs. Axf6
23. Hd7 .§ce8 (23 . . . . El.c7 24. I'Lles +-) 24. I'Llgs+ gxf6 19. c x ds A x a3 oo ; 1 7. I'Lles �fs ;!;) I7• • • •
h x gs 25. �h3+ 'i!fgs 26. �h8+ 'l!;>f7 27. �f6+ Ahs IS. h3 g s [ 1 8. . . . I'Lld7 19. g4 l.Le7 20. f4
I6S SOLUTIONS E 9-19 TO E 9-27
Axh4 2I. \Sixh4 slg6 22. �aei ± 6ds] I9. �f3 a4 �es zi. Ad3 �ds u. hs .E!.hs z3. Wgz �c7
[I9. ds sle7 (I9 . . . . gxh4 20. sl x f6 h xg3 21. z4. hxg6 We6 zs. �ez Wxg6 + .
Jlxds gxf2+ 22. \Si x h � x ds 23. dxe6 1Lcs 24.
e7 Jlxe7 55) 20. dxe6 gxh4 21. Jl x f6 Q x f6 22. 0 E9-23
e7 Axe7 23. 1dxe7 hxg3 24. fxg3 ldeS ;!;) I9. . . . Taimanov - Yusupov, Moscow 1980
�d7 zo. h4 Wp zi. hxgs hxgs u. Aq ! [ 6ds; z3. �h4 ! [ 6 GLJe8, �ha6 ---> ] z4• .E!.g3 (24. f4
• • •
6 Qas) zz. . . . a4 Z3• ds es Z4• d x c6 h x c6 ZS• e4 +] 24• • . • �e8 2S· e4 d4 z6. f4 .E!.ha6 -+ 2.7.
h4 f6 z6. �dz �ac8 z7. cs ±. fxes .E!.ai z8 • .E!.xf7+ (28. \31f2 .El.Sa2+ 29. 't!?ci
\Sia3 + 30. 't!?d2 l=l. x cH ! - + J z8. . . . Wxf, z9.
0 E9-19 Afs We7 o-I.
Malaniuk - Ivanov, Kostroma 1985
zo. �hi ! [ 6 GLJa3-bs] zo . • . • �e8 ZI. �a3 fs 0 E9-24
[6f4] zz. hxgs hxgs z3. Wdz Ac6 [23 . . . . \31f6 Gligoric - Yusupov, Vrbas 1980
24. �hs f4 2s. e x f4 g x f4 26. Jlh4 ! ± ] z4. �hs zs . . . . Wh4 ! ( 6 GLJe7-fs] z9• .E!.fz �e7 ! 30. a3
�hs zs. �xhs �xhs z6. o-o-o �g7 z7. �hs Wcs 3I • .E!.dz �fs 32· Wh3 g4 -+ 33· Whs and
�df6 z8. Whz [ 6 d x cs] z8 • • • • a3 z9. Wh3 ! here, instead of 33· . . . �hs (time trouble), Black
( 6 30. dx CS dx CS 3 1 . GLJc7 GLJc7 32. \3fb6] Z9• • • • could have won after 33· . . . gxf3 34· \31e8 + 't!?C?
Axhs 30. cxhs ds 3I. dxcs Wxcs [31. . . . bxcs 3S· '!;3!d8 + 't!?c6 36. �ed1 (36. gxf3 �d4) 36 . . . .
32 . .i':X xds! +-] 3z. Aes ! +- �g6 33· �hi We7 fxg2+ 37· �xg2 \Sie7 (37· . . . \Sixes -+) 3S. �d6+
34· Ad4 We6 3S· c4 ! �c7 36. �ci Wd6 37· \31xd6! 39· exd6 �fi + 40. �g1 't!?cs#.
cxds �cxds 38. �c6 Wds 39· Ac4 �h7 40.
Axds �xds 4I. Wdi ! I-o. 0 E9-25
Csom - Yusupov, Luzern (ol) 1982
0 E9-20 ZI. �gJ ! ( 6 GLJf3, g4) ZI . . . , gs ( 21. . . . ./':Xf7 22.
van der Wiel - Day, Grand Manan 1984 lLJfJ J'tef8 23. g4 + - ] zz. �f3 .E!.f7 Z3. g4 �h4+
I. Wa4 ! [6\31c6, xc7 :!: 1. c4 lLJf6; :!: I. Ah4 ./':Xes z4. �xh4 gxh4 zs. f) ! .E!.ef8 2.6. Ah4 ! We6 z7.
61Ld7] I • . . • as ( c::::>I . . . . a6] 2.. Wc6 ± Wd7 (2 . . . . Aei ± ( xh4] .
1dd7? 3· .El.xe6 +-] 3· Axds Wxds 4· Wxds [ :!: 4·
\Sixq �d7 ! S· \31 x b6 J'l.b7 6. Wxas � xb2 ±] 4· 0 E9-26
• . • �xds S· Axc7 +-. Yusupov - Tseshkovsky, Minsk 1982
I3 . . . . �hs ! [ 6 c6, lLJd7] I4. Wh3 [I4. b4 c6 Is.
0 E9-21 GLJc3 e4 +] I4 . . . . .E!.a7 + IS· e4� [ Is. �d2!?) IS·
Yusupov - Rasin, Moscow 1976 . . . f4 ! I6. gxf4 Axds I7. cxds exf4 + IS. 6 D
22 . . . . \31d6?! Wf6 I9. Adz Wd4+ 20. �hi �d7 o-I.
Instead, Black could have equalised with u .
• • • �hs ! z3. � x fi �d7 =, displacing White's 0 E9-27
bishop from its strong position on f6. Seirawan - Yusupov, Istanbul (ol) 2000
23. 't!? x fi es ? 24. dxes lLJ xes 2S. \Sff4 ./':Xes 26. zo . . . . �fs ! [ 6ctJd7-b6-c4] zi. �h3 Wa3 zz.
ldei Wa6+ 27. c4 ! +- I-o. Wei (22. 1Llcs Jlxcs +] u. . . . �d7 23• .E!.cz Was !
Z4· �ei ! �h6 zs. �d3 �c4 + ( x a2, �e) .
0 E9-22
Vai:sser - Yusupov, Novosibirsk 1976
I9· . . • �f7 ! Black brings his king to safety. zo.
SOLUTIONS E 9-28 TO E 9-32
0 E9-28 �xbz - + o-1.

Beliavsky - Yusupov, Dortmund 1998
40 . . . . A6+ ! 0 E9-31
The bishop is on its way to its ideal square c4, Durie - Yusupov, Sarajevo 1984
from where it supports the advanced f-pawn. It 36 . . . . l:!.es ! + [ t-. tL:le4, l'!h8-h2] 37· !!xds [37·
would have been worse to play 40 . . . . !ld2 41. gb7+ 'i&gs ! (37· . . . 'it>f6? 38. 1'lb6) 38. �h6 tt:Jf5
tLlb1 �d8 42. 'i&c3 + and White still can defend. 39· Ag5 gas + (Dvoretsky)] 37· . . . ti:)e4 3S. Ae1
4•· <i!?d3 [41. 'i&d4 �d2+ 42. 'i&e5 f3 -+ t-. f2, l:!.hs 39· �f1 [039. tL:l(J!? gxfJ+ 40. 'i& x f3 �e8
Ac4] 41 . . . . �h3+ 42.. <i!?dz [ 42. 'i&d4 c5+ -+] 41. b5 + ( Hubner)] 39· . . . l:!.hz 40. bs !!bz 41.
42.. . . . Ac4 -+ 43· �a4 [43· e5 E{d3+ 44· 'i:!tc2 ti:)ez �b• 0 42.. b6 [ 42. gh5 Ag3!] 42.. . . . !!xb6
f3 45· ctJd1 lhd1 46. l'lxd1 f2 47· e6 'it>g7 -+ ] 43· 43· Ah4 l:!.bi+ 44· <i!?gz !!bz 4S· <i!?fi �g6 !-+
. . . �d3+ 44· <i!?cz �xa3 [But not 44· . . . f3?? 45· 46. !!as [ 46. ihe7? t:Lld2+ ] 46 . . . . g3 ! 47· !!as
ctJb2 f2 46. g(I gc3+ 47· 'i&xc3 Axf1 because of <i!?hs 4S. Axg3 �xg3+ 49· �xg3+ Axg3 so.
48. tLld1 =.] 4S· ti:)xb6 Abs [ t-. fJ-f2] o-1. l:!.cs <i!?g4 s•· !!xc4 �6 sz. !!b4 l:!.hz S3· �g•
l:!.hs S4· l:!.bz !!es [If 55· 1'lb1, then 55· . . . Af2+
0 E9-29 56. 'it>fi 11hs.] o-1.
Yusupov - Chekhov, Vilnius 1980
n. !!hs ! ± [ t-. �g5, l'!h1 -h4-g4] 2.2.. . . . COa4 0 E9-32
[22 . . . . t:Llcs 23. t:Lle4 .0. t:Llc5 ±] 2.3. �gs ! �xbz Beliavsky - Cabrilo, Lvov 1981
2.4. Axds [ 24. l'lh1 !? t-.l'lh4-g4 _.] 2.4. . . . cxds 3•· Ag• !!
[24 . . . . exd5 25. f4 ±] zs. !!h1 as [25 . . . . l'!fs 26. [ t-. 32. lf:ih .B:hs 33· Wb6]
�h4 + - ] z6. !!h6 ! +- !!a7 2.7. !!hg6 Ac6 2.S. White controls the open file, but his major pieces
!!xe6 C3 [28 . . . . b4 29. t:Llc8 1'lq 3o. l: hc6 +-] should be positioned the other way round, with
2.9. COfs Aas 30. !!eg6 COc4 31. !!xg7+ !!xg7 the rook in front. White begins an ingenious re
32.. !!xp+ <i!?fs 33· <i!?d3 b4 34· !!c7 1-o. grouping to do j ust that. Instead, 31. Wh7 lf:if8 ;
or 31. Wh at once, then 31 . . . . .B:hs !.
0 E9-30 3 .. . . . Ads
Kupreichik - Yusupov, Yerevan (zt) 1982 [31. . . . 'i&as 32. \3ff2 .B:hs 33· e5 d5 34· tLJ xd5 exd5
12.. . . . ti:)ds!! [ t. tt:Je3] 13. Whs [•3· exd5 Wxd5 14. 35· Jl x d5 +-]
tt:Jf2 1'!ae8+ 15. t:Llfe4 1'lxe4+ 16. dxe4 Wxe4+ 32.. Wdz Ac7 33· !!h7 ! Wes 34· Whz ±
+ ] •3· . . . ti:)e3 14. �ez [ 14. tLlg5 h6 15. ctJe6 Wf6 Mission accomplished. Beliavsky continues to in
16. t:Ll x fs � x fs 17. lf:ie2 t:Lles 18. c3 t:Ll xd3+ 19. crease the pressure.
Wxd3 Wf2#] •4· . . . g6 ! •s· Wh6 [•5· Wh4 ihe7 34· . . . Acs 3S· COez ! Ab7 36. C0c1 es 37·
16. Wh6 tL:lg4 -+ ] •s· . . . Wd7 [ t. Wg4] 16. Wh4 ti:)d3 e x f4 3S. W x f4 l:!.fs 39· Wf6 tOes � 40.
Axdz 17. <i!?xdz tOes 1S. COgs !!f2.+ 19. <i!?c• ti:)xes Wxes 41. Wxes dxes 42.. Acs !!gs 43·
ti:)xd3+ ! 2.0. <i!?b1 [20. c x d3 Wc6 + - + ] 2.0 . . . . l:!.xf7 !!hs 44· !!f6 +- •-o.
170 C H A P T E R 9 I M P ROVI N G P I E C E POSIT ION
Sc o re tab l e
NQ Poi n t s You r Poi nts NQ Poi n t s You r Poi nts NQ Po i nt s You r Points
1 1 12 2 23 3
2 1 13 2 24 3
3 1 14 2 25 3
4 1 15 2 26 3
5 1 16 2 27 3
6 1 17 2 28 3
7 1 18 2 29 4
8 2 19 2 30 5
9 2 20 2 31 5
10 2 21 3 32 6
11 2 22 3
total 77
Po i nt s Pl ayi n g St rength
l e s s than 4 poi n t s begi n n e r

4- 9 poi n t s ELO 800 - 1000
10 - 19 poi n t s ELO 1000 - 1 5 00
2 0 - 2 9 poi n t s E L O 1 5 00 - 1800
30 - 3 9 poi n t s E L O 1800 - 2 100
40 - 49 po i n t s E L O 2 100 - 2 2 00
50 - 5 9 poi n t s E L O 2 2 00 - 2 300
60 - 70 poi nts ELO 2 300 - 2400
71 - 7 7 poi n t s ELO above 2400
171
10 Trap p i ng a P i ece
'A p i ece l i m i ted i n its actio n and i so l ated knight captu res the pawn i t wi l l be caught
from the rest of its army is i n d anger of get aga i n by the b i shop.
ting trapped . ' ( Kotov)
62. Ad3 !
A kn ight on the rim i s n ' t j ust ' d i m ' - it
can also fal l prey to enemy th reats. Black resigned because of 62 . . . . lO )( h4
63. Ae4 +-, and the kn ight is trapped agai n .
Artur Yusu pov - Wolfgang U h l mann
* * *
Austria 1997
162 D
But even more mobile pieces l i ke the bishop
a b c d e f g h
can be vulnerable.
8 8
7 • 7 Endre Ste i ner -j ose Capablanca
6 Budapest 1929
5 � • 5 1. e4 es 2. Cbf3 Cbc6 3· Abs a6 4· Aa4
d6 5· d4 bs 6. Ab3 Cb)(d4 7· Cb)(d4 e)(d4 8.
4 � 4
W)(d4 ?
3 � � 3
2 � 2 •
a b c d e f g h
ss. Ads +- 6
A wel l-known m otif: the bishop com 5 5
pletely d o m i n ates the kn ight. 4 4
55· ... �d7 3 3
The pawn e n d i ng after 55 . . . . l0c6 IS �� 2
clearly lost for Black. 1:[ 1
s6. �e4 �e7 57· �fs hs s8. h4 C4 a b c d e f g h
Black is i n zugzwang and has to sacrifice Th is h ackneyed trap is known as 'The

the c-pawn to free the kn ight. I f 58 . . . . <t9e8 , Noah's Ark'. I n other words, it h as been
then 59· <t9f6 C4 6o. e6 c3 61. e7 + - wins. known for a long time . . .
There fol l owed
59· �e4 Cbb3 6o. A)(q CDd2+ 61. �ds
ctJf3 8 . ... cs 9· Wds Ae6 10. Wc6+ Ad7 11.
Wds c4
O r 61 . . . . l0b1 62. Ad3 +-, and i f the
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and Black won the b i s h o p and l ater the

15. ... f6 16. �g2 as 17. a4 �f7 18. gh1
game.
�e6 19. h4 gfb8 20. hxgs hxgs 21. b3 c6
* * * 22. ga2 bs 23. gha1 c4 l
An u nfavo u rable p i ece pos1t1on can also To uti l ise his advantage on the queenside,
be exploited by positional methods. I n the Bl ack has to open l i nes.
fol lowi ng classic, Capabl anca i sol ates and
24. axbs
then excludes the enemy bishop from p l ay.
24. d x q b x q 25. b x q gb4 - + .
Will iam Wi nte r -j ose Capablanca
24 . ... c x b3 25. c x b3 g x bs 26. ga4 gxb3
Hastings 19 19
27. d4 gbs 28. gC4 gb4 29. gxc6
164 •
a b c d e f h 29. g x b4 A x b4 30. d x es fx es 31. �h1
8 8
Ae7 ! and the a-pawn decides the game.
White's p i eces on the ki ngside rem a i n iso
7 7
l ated .
6 6
29 . ... gxd4 0-1 .
5 5
A beautifu l and fitti ng game for our
4 ib 4
theme.
3 £::, 3
£::, £::, £::,

* * *
2 2
1 � 'if Even a rook can get trapped . They are espe
b d f g h
a c e
cially vulnerable when sti l l on their starti ng
squares.
10 . ... g5 l 11. ti3xf6+
Rustam Kasimdzhanov - Garry Kasparov
11. l2J xg5 is poor due to 11 . . . . llJ x d s ! 12.
Bat'umi (rapid) 2001
'81h5 h x gs 13. A x gs l2Jf4 14. '81h6 Ae7 -+.
D
11 . ... 1Afxf6 12. Ag3 Ag4 13. h3 Axf3 14.
1Afxf3 1Afxf3 15. gxf3 +
' I n effect, White is p l ayi ng a piece down .
The bishop o n g3 is caged i n , and can
only be freed after a p awn sacri fi ce (Ah2,
f4 and after exf4 Wh ite p l ays f3, �g2 fol
l owed by Ag1 ) b u t this costs ti me and m a
teri a l . The correct way for B l ack to rea l i se
his posi tional advantage i s easy: attack on
the q ueenside, where after an appropriate
breakth rough and the opening of the A ank,
b d f g h
Black wi l l be a piece (Ad 6 ) up.' ( Donev) a c e
173
Th i s was a rap i d - p l ay game and neither victory, Pon o m ari ov lost h is way in time
player wished to lose much ti me i n the open trouble and fai led to secure the wi n .
i ng. Both castled q u i ckly.
* * *
10. o-o ? o-o ?

Even the most active and mobile piece, the
At this moment the players started laugh q ueen , is often trapped .
i ng as they noti ced that B l ac k cou l d h ave
won the game immediately with 10 . . . . Aes. Artur Yusupov - Aiexei Shirov
H owever, this act of mercy d i d not h e l p Moscow 1992
Kasimdzhanov: Kasparov played a s wel l as 167 D
ever, and he went on to wi n the game. Even a b c d e f g h
the strongest p l ayers sometimes overlook 8 8
simple tactics.
7 7
In the next exam ple, from a tie-break game 6 6
in the European championship fi n a l , the fu 5 5
tu re FI D E World C h a m p i o n fai led to seize 4 4
the moment.
3 3
Ruslan Ponomariov - E m i l Sutovsky 2 2

European Championship, Ohrid 2001
166 D a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8 16. b3 e x ds?
7 7
Of cou rse, S h i rov h ad seen that his
6 · ··� · 6 q ueen had no retreat, but he only expected
5 • �· 5 17. tt:la4. It wou l d h ave been better to play
16 . . . . tt:lbd7 17- CLlf3 ± .
4 � � � 4
3 tZJ � 3 17. Ctlb1 l
2 2 Wh i te w i n s the queen, b u t den ies Black
any com pensati o n . 17. tt:la4 '8fx d2+ 18.
a b c d e f g h '8fxd2 t2J x e4 &i .
17. ... li;rxd2+ 18. ttlxd2 +- 1-0.
37· �C4
The correct move was 37- Ae1 ! bs 38 . Aa3 * * *
b x a4 39· Ab4 and the rook i s trapped .

Someti m es the queen gets i nto tro u b l e
37· ... �cs+ 38. �b4 bs 39· axbs+ ax bs
w h e n c h asing pieces d eep i n t h e enemy
40. h4 �C4+ 41. �b3 Y2-Y2.
cam p . A wel l-known case is the poisoned
and al though White is sti l l on the road to p awn o n b2 o r b7. But all tactical opera-
I74 CHAPTER 10 TRAPPING A PIECE
tions with the q ueen m ust be calculated Evgeny Vladimirov - Garry Kasparov
carefu l ly : she is too val u a b l e to be treated Bat'umi (rapid) 2001
•
casual ly.
a b c d e f g h
Buts - Fau skas 8 .!. � .. . 8
London 1940 7 A ..i. 'ir • • 'r-• 7
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3· tLlq Ab4 4 · e5 c5 5· 6
-
• _L ·� ,-
6
a3 A)(q+ 6. b)(q Wq 7· tLlf3 tLlc6 8. Ad3 5 5
-
c)(d4? 9· c)(d4 4
-
�� -
4
tt:J
,
168 • 3 � 3
2 �� Vill � � � 2
8 8 1 1;i 1;i �
7 7 a b c d e f g h
6 6
13 . ... A)(f3 ! 14. W)(f3 ?!
5 5
!--.·-
...- - ��
4 4 14. g x f3 m ay h ave been better, but no
one l i kes to weaken their own ki ng.
3
2 14. ... W)(C4 ! 15. W)(a8 tLlc6 16. Wb7
tbd5
a b c d e f g h For the exchange, Black has ach ieved the
perfect b lockade with the knights. More
over, Wh i te's q ueen is offside and there is
no way back.
Black sees the chance to win a pawn , but
17. ,ge1 �b8 18. Wd7 ,gd8 19. Wb7 h5 +
he d i d not cal c u l ate far enough .
Of course, Kasparov p l ays for a wi n .
10. ttJ)(d4 Wq+ 11. Wd2 !
20. Ac1 ?
Black was only expecting 11. Ad2 18'xd4 + .
The losing m ove i n an already d ifficult
1 1 . ... W)(a1
positi on. 20. ;gab1 wou l d h ave been better.
I f 11 . . . . Wx d4, then 12. Abs+ +-.
20 . ... tba5 !
12. C3 +- 1-0.
The h u n ter beco m es the h u n ted . Kas
There is no defence to lUb3, trapping the parov fi nds a way to win the queen by force.
queen .
21. W)(a7 Wc6 ( ;gas was threatened . ) 22.
* * * Wa6 etJC4 23. ,gb1 tbq o-1 .
I n the next - bri l l iant - game, the world Wh ite can sti l l save the q ueen by sacrific
no. 1's enti re strategy i s b ased on the poor ing a rook, 22. ;gb6, but he cannot save the
position of his opponent's q ueen . game.
EXERCISES 175
� Exercises (solut;ons p. 183-185)

•
E 10-1 *
rn E 10-3 *
a b c d e f g h
8 8
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
E 1o-2 *
rn E 10-4 *
rn
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f
8 8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2
176 CHAPTER 10 TRAPPING A PIECE
E 1o-s *
rn E 10-7 **
[1]
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2
E 1o-6 **
rn E 10-8 *
rn
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
Evalu ate the move 1 . ltJd3

E 10-9 ** E 10-11 **
rn
a b c d e a b c d e
8 8
7 7
6
5 5
4 4 .I 4
3 3 3
2 2
E 10-10 **
rn E 10-12 ***
6
8 8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
I78 C H A PTER 1 0 TRAPPING A PI ECE
E 10-13 ***
rn E 10-15 ***
rn
8 8 8
7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2
E 10-14 ***
rn E 10-16 ***
rn
8 8
7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 � 2
E 10-17 ***
[l] E 10-19 ***
[l]
8 .I .a .a • 8 8
7 .l � � .l .l 7 7
6 .l ll .l 6 6
5 .l .l II 5 5
4 � �· 4 4 4
3 .. � 3
2 tD iL � � � 2 2
:a: 'iV :a: �

E 10-18 ***
[l] E 10-20 ***
6
8 .!. 8 8 .!. 8
7 .l ll 7 7
6
II .l 6 6
5 .l · � 5 5
4 � � 4 4
3 � - iL � 3 3
2 iL � 2 2
tt:J VW :Jd �
180 CHAPTER 10 T R A P P I N G A P I ECE
E 10-21 ***
11 E 10-23 ***
a b c d e
8 it' 8
7
6 6
5 5
4
3
2
E 1 0-22 ***
rn E 1 0-24 ***
rn
8 .. 8 8 X l:t 8
7 7 7 • 7
6 �� 6
5 5 5 � 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2 2
1 l:t
E X E RC I S ES 181
E 10-25 ****
rn E 10-27 ****
rn
8 8 8 ..i.. I 8
7 7 7 ... 4i • 7
6 6 6 ... ... 6
5 5 � ld 5
4 ..t.. • 4 4 � � 4
3 • 3 3 �� ?Li � 3
2 �� 2 2 � 2
Eval u ate the move 1 . tt:J x fs
E 10-26 ****
rn E 10-28 ****
11
a b c d e f g h
8 8 8
7
6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 � 4
3 � � 3 3 3
2 �� 2 2
Evaluate the move 1 . . . . lLlcs

182 CHAPTER 10 T RA PP I NG A P I ECE
E 10-29 ****
rn E 1 0-31 *****
rn
• .. 8 8 4&\ a �. . 8
7 4&\ A " " 7 7 ..i. A 4&\ A 7
• 6 6 •• • A ..t.. 6
5 ·� 5 5 " � 5
4 ..t.. � 4 4 � CD 4
3 CD iL 3 3 iL CD � 3
2 �� 2 2 � � � iL � 2
1 � ][, � :a: 1 :a: :a: �
E 10-30 ****
rn E 10-32 *****
6
8 8 8 I. •• • 8
7 7 7 A ..i. A ..t. A A A 7
6 6 6
5 5 5 A il, 5
4 CD � 4 4 � 4&\ 4
3 3 3 � CD CD � 3
2 • 2 2 �� iL � 2
1 a iL 1 :a: :a: �
SOLUTIONS E IO-I TO E I0-14
S o l u ti o n s
0 E1o-1 0 E10-7
Yusupov - Romanishin, Yerevan (zt) 1982 Alekhine - Rubinstein, San Remo 1931
3S· �e8 ! Ags 36. h4 +- Axh4 37· gxh4 'i!;>hs r. tlJxds! +- [r. tLl x ds cxds 2. i&c7 +-] r-o.
38. �e4 fs 39· etJf6 + c;;,h 6 40. �c4 �ab3 41.
�4XCS I-0. 0 E10-8
Klarenbeek - Yusupov, Apeldoorn 2000
0 E1o-2 37· etJd3 � was poor. After A x a4 38. etJcs Ad7
Yusupov - Sokolov, Tilburg 1987 39· etJh7+ 'i!;>c7 -+ White resigned because of
39· �dr ! [ 6't!?fz-e3-d4] 1-o. 40. tLl xas lia4 -+, followed by 't!?b6. o-r.
0 E10-3 0 E10-9
Smyslov - Tolush, Moscow 1961 Yusupov - Kasparov, Riga 1995
17. Abs ! +- (17. i&bs �ds rs. �xe7 + - ] r-o. 36 . . . . Wb7 ! 37· £6 �as [3S. es D � x fJ+ 39·
<t!? x f3 t! x es -+ J 38. Axhs o-r.
0 E10-4
Yusupov - Fejzullahu, Switzerland 2000 0 E1o-1o
rs. etJc7 ! tlJ x 6 + 16. e x 6 Ae6 [ r 6 . . . . t!bs 1 7. Peresipkin - Chekhov, Minsk 1976
li xa7 +-] 17. tlJxa8 �xa8 18. b3 +- 1-o. 24. etJd6 ! +- [ 6 tLleS ; 24 . . . . exd6 25. cxd6 +-]
1-0.
o E1o-s
Yusupov - Bonsch, Bundesliga 2ooo/o1 0 E10-11
27. �a7 Wxf6 [27. . . . t!ds 2S. �e7+ + - ; 27. . . . Timman - Yusupov, Linares (cmsf6) 1992
�C7 2S. t! x b7 +-] 28. W x f6 � x f6 29. Ag2! 37· Afs ! [ x t'l.h4] 37· . . . Ae2 38. Ae6+ 'i!;>h7
[29. !1 x b7 t'l.f3 30. i&g2 t! x c3 31. i& xc6 gave 39· Afs+ 'i!;>gs 40. 'i!;>g2 +- [ 6lif6, lier] r-o.
Black more chances.] 29 • b4 [ 29 . . . . lies 30.
. • •
t!as +-] 30. �xb7 bxq (30 . . . . b3 31. �Jr ! +-] 0 E10-12
31. �b4 +- �d6 32. �xc4 c2 33· �xc2 �xd4 34· Bilek - Smyslov, Polanica-Zdroj 1968
A x c6 hs 3S· A6 �d7 36. �b2 c;;,g7 37· 'i!;>£2 36 . . . . �c7 ! [ 6 l"Kb6] 37· as �bs 38. �ar �bcs
�d6 38. �b7 �d2+ 39· Ae2 �d6 40. Ac4 �f6+ [ 6 .i::X s c6] o-r.
41. 'i!;>e3 'i!;>fs 42.. h3 'i!;>g7 43· g4 hxg4 44· hxg4
'i!;>fs 4S· �c7 'i!;>g7 46. 'i!;>e4 �f2 47· gs! White 0 E10-13
prepares to transpose into a winning king and Laurent - Lund-Jensen, Denmark 1937
pawn endgame. 47· . . . �fs 48. �xf7+ �xf? 49· r. Ags! Ax6 2. Wd2! Wxd4 3· Axh7+ ! 'i!;>xh7
Axf? 'i!;>xf? so. 'i!;>ds ! +- r-o. 4· Wxd4 +- r-o.
0 E1o-6 0 E10-14
Gutman - Gaidarov, SSSR 1978 Fischer - Reshevsky, New York 1958
r. es! [r. es dxes (r. . . lLld7 2. e x d6 + -) 2.
. ro. Axf? + ! 'i!;>xf? [ro . . . . t! x f7 II. tLle6 ! +-] n.
lies +-] r-o. etJe6 ! dxe6 [rr. . . . <t!? x e6 12. �ds+ <t!?fs 13. g4+
<t!? x g4 14. t'l.gr + 't!?hs (14 . . . . <t!?fs rs. t!gs#; 14 .
. . . 't!?h4 rs. �e4+ +-) rs. �dr + +-] 12. Wxds
SOLUTIONS E I0-15 TO E I0-26
ttlc6 I3. Wdz +- I-o.
0 E10-15 0 E1o-2o
Botvinnik - Stepanov, Leningrad 19.30 Arbakov - Yusupov, Moscow 1981
I. Axf7+ ! �xf7 z. ttlc4 +- I-o. 17 . . . . ttlgs ! 18. We3 [18. \?if x f6� ke7 - + ; 018.
\?ifg2 +] 18 . . . . ttlh3+ 19. �gz ttlg4 zo. Wez
0 E1o-16 ttlgxfz 2.1. �f1 dxe4 zz. �xfz exd3 2.3. Axd3
Yusupov - Sax, Vrbas 1980 A x d3 2.4. W x d3 ttl x fz zs. � x fz �ads + 2.6.
I4. Aci ! Was (14 . . . . Wa4 1;. l h c8 +-] IS. Adz Wez fs 2.7. ttlc4 Afs z8. Ac1 axb4 2.9. cxb4
Wb6 (15 . . . . Wa3 16. Z!q Wxa2 17. gc4 +- Wb2 bs 30. ttlas Ag7 JI. Ags �d6 32.. �g1 Wf7 33·
18. Z!b3] I6. �bz +- ( L'> 16 . . . . as 1 7. a3] I-o. Ae3 �ed8 34· �c• f4 3S· 1Hz Wd7 + o-1.
0 E10-17 0 E10-21
Yusupov - Pirrot, Bundesliga 1994/95 Karaklajii: - Bely, Budapest 1957
zo. Wei ( L'> Tid I -d3. Correct was 20. ii.g3 !! + •· . . . Wcs ! ( L'> 2. Wxe7 �? f6 !, 3· . . . Z!f7 -+ ].
l'> [J, ii.e1 with a winning position ; 20. f3
Z!xeJ oo . ] zo . . . . b6 ZI. f3 Aa3!� [21. . . . Z!e8 22. 0 E10-22
Ag3 Aa3 23. \?ifd1 Ab2 ! oo ] zz. Wd1 (n. ct:J xa3 Petrosian - Matanovii:, Skopje 1969
@XCI 2). f!fx c1 g XCJ <=tj 2.2.. . . . �Xe3 2.3. ttlxe3 z6. Wez ! (26. \?ifhs ct:Jd2] z6 • ttlas (26 . . . .
. . .
Wxe3+ 2.4. �hi £b4 � 1-o. ctJd6 27. A x d6 c x d6 28. g 3 \?iff; 29. ct:J xd6 +-]
2.7. @hs ! +- ( f'>g3] 1-0,
0 E1o-18
Yusupov - Zapata, SaintJohn 1988 0 E10-23
2.8. ttlaz ! Wbz 2.9. �ez Wa3 30. Ae3 (30. ctJc3 ! Botvinnik - Spielmann, Moscow 1935
would have been simpler : 3 0 . . . . ct:Jhs 3 1 . ct:Jbs 9· ttla4 ! Wxaz 10. Ac4 ! Ag4 n. ttl6 Ax6 12..
Wa1 32. \?if x a1 A x a1 33· g3 +-] 30 . . . . �e8 31. gx6 ( 1 2. gx [J \?ifa3 ( 1 2 . . . . ctJc2+ 13. \?if x c2 + -)
Aci Z!xez 32.. Axa3 �xaz 33· Wbi !� �xa3 34· IJ. ftc3 +-) 1-0,
Wbz tb x ds 3S· W x a3 ttl x f4 36. Afi Ad4+
37· �hi ttlh; 38. g4 ttlg3+ 39· �gz tb x f1 �! 0 E 10-24
(039 . . . . ii.es ± ] 40. � x fi fxg4 41. hxg4 + Mikhail Kliatskin, 192.4
hs 42.. gxhs gxhs 43· Waz �f7 44· Wgz ttld7 I, C7 ! �XC7 2., axb6+ �Xb8 3• b7 +- I-0.
4S· Wxb7 �e7 46. We4+ I-o.
0 E10-25
0 E10-19 Leonid Kubbel, 1934
Kasparov - van der Wiel, Brussels 1987 1. �a4 ! �a3 ! z. � x b4+ ! � x b4 3· Aei + ! (3.
18. ttlbs ! ± (If 18. ctJe2 (with the idea g4, Ac;), Acs + � � x es 4· � x a3 �c4 =] 3· . . . �a4 4·
rhen 18 . . . . ctJe6.] 18 . . . . ttle6 ( 1 8 . . . . c x b; 19. Aq 0 �XC) S· �XC) +- I-0.
kcs kfs 20. � x fs + -] 19· A xe6 fxe6 ( 1 9 . . . .
cxb; 20. ka2 ± ] zo. ttlxc7 W><c7 2.1. '8'g6 '8'f7 0 E 1o-26
2.:1. Wxf7+ �xf, 2.3. Ae3 [ xct:Jhs] 2.3 . . . . �f8 Morovic Fernandez - Yusupov, Tunis (izt) 1985
[23 . . . . gs 24. g4 ct:Jf4 (24 . . . . ct:Jp 2;. ct:Jd2 (variation from the game)
}:l_d8 26. f4 + - ) 25. ii.xf4 gxf4 26. Z!d4 +- (Kas 30. Axgs ! �fs 31. Af4+ �d7 32.· �f) ! �xh;�
parov)] 2.4. �d4 �g8 zs. �fdi b6 z6. �h4 �fs 33· �g4 +-.
S O L U T I O N S E 10-27 TO E 10-32 I8S
0 E10-27 S· . . . tL:lc6+ 6. 'i!;>ds tL:las ;=
Petrosian - Fischer, Portoroi 1958 C) 3· tL:la6 3· . . . tL:le3 4· cs tL:lc4+ S· c;!;>ds tL:las = ]

It is a trap ! I
• • • •tbb3 2. tbai !!
32· tL:l x fs+? is bad due to : 32 . . . . tL:l x fs 33· El. x f5 (2. tL:le3? tL:las 3· c;!;>e4 tL:l x c4 =]
!'l.h8 ! -+ followed by �g6. 2• • • •tbxai
p .. E:h2 (32. E!. x fs !'l.h8 ! -+ ] 32 • Ad7 33· E:hi
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Score tab l e
N� Po i n t s You r Poi nts N� Poi n t s You r Poi nts N� Po i n t s You r Points
1 1 12 3 23 3
2 1 13 3 24 3
3 1 14 3 25 4
4 1 15 3 26 4
5 1 16 3 27 4
6 2 17 3 28 4
7 2 18 3 29 4
8 2 19 3 30 4
9 2 20 3 31 5
10 2 21 3 32 5
11 2 22 3
total 90
l e ss than 5 poi n t s begi n n e r

5 - 2 0 poi n t s ELO 800 - 1000
2 1 - 30 po i n t s E L O 1000 - 1 5 00
31 - 4 5 po i n t s E L O 1 5 0 0 - 1800
46 - 60 po i n t s E L O 1800 - 2 100
61 - 7 5 poi n t s ELO 2 100 - 2 300
76 - 90 poi n t s ELO above 2 3 00

A p pendix
I n dex of c o m p o s e rs a n d an al y sts
Names in italics refer to analysts.
A G
Adorjdn, Andrds, 167 Gorgiev, Tigran, 25
Afek, Yoch anan , 124, 185 Gotsd i ner, G . , 52
Averbakh, Yuri, 41 , 55 G reco, Gioacch i no, 53
G rigoriev, N i kolay Dm itrievich, 123, 126, 150,
B 151
Beliavsky, Alexander, 92, 93, 167 G u rvich, Abram, 126, 149
Bond arenko, Fi l i pp, 27
Breukelen , G ij s van , 52, 53 H
Bro n , Vl ad i m i r, 112, 123 H e rbstma n , Alexander, 52
H i l debrand, Alexander, 148
c Holzhausen, Walther von , 40
Chero n , And re, 151 H orwi tz, Bern h ard , 151
Hubner, Robert, 169
D Huzman, Alexander, 91
Darga, Klaus, 15
Del Rio, Ercole, 147
Donev, lvo Hristov, 172 I l l ustrative example, 147
Dreev, Alexey, 70
D u ras, Oldfich, 52 K
Dvizov, Evgeny, 52 Kai la, Osmo, 54
Dvoretsky, Mark, 17, 38 , 70, 115, 150, 169 Kaspari an, Genrikh Moiseevich, 112
Kasparov, Garry, 184
E Kiss l i ng, G . , 26
Euwe, Machielis, 82 Kliatski n , M i kh ai l , 1 84
J osef Kl i ng & Bernhard H orwi tz, 42
F Kosek, V. , 54
Ferdesi, 97 Kotov, Alexander, 57, 171
Fridste i n , 123 Kozi rev, V. , 127
Fri n k, Orri n , 52 Kramnik, Vladimir, 70, 88-91
Fritz, J i ndfich, 25, 137 Kri khe l i , losif, 52
Ftdcnfk, Ljubomfr, 89, 91 Ku b bel , Leon i d , 149 , 184
Kuznetsov, Alexander, 27
Kuznetsov, Anatoly Georgievich, 53
188 A P P E N DI X
L s
Lasker, Emanuel, 110, 135, 136 Smyslov, Vassi{y, 57
Levenfish, G rigory, 96, 109 Stohl, Igor, 90
Levenpsh, Grigory, 98
Lewitt, Moritz, 147 T
Taimanov, Mark, 167
M Tarrasch, Siegbert, 110
Makagonov, Vladimir Andreevich, 57 Tartakower, Savie{y, 72
Makarychev, Sergey, S o Troitzky, Alexei Alexeyevich, 52
Matous, M ario, 29
Mednis, Edmar, 39, 53 u
Mees, W. , 54 U m n ov, G . , 54
Megvi n ishvi l i , N . , 54 u n known , 52
N v
Nimzowitsch, Aaron, 79 Van Vl iet, Louis, 148
Vancura, J osef, 149
0 Vlasenko, V. , 127
Ojanen, A . , 147
w
p Winants, Luc, 91
Petrosian, Tigran, 53 Wotawa, Alois, 17
Pogosj ants, Ernest, 29
Polugaevsk.y, Lev, 82 y
Psakhis, Lev, 89 Yusupov, Artur, 38, 53, 91, 94
R z
Rauzer, Vsevolod, 41 Zaitsev, Igor, 27, 28
Reti, Richard , 25, 123 Zhuravlev, Nikolay, 110
Rinck, H en ri , 111, 112, 148, 149
I N D E X OF G A M ES !89
I n dex of g a m e s
N u m bers i n b o l d i n d i cate that the fi rst named pl ayer h ad Black.
A Batu ri n - Yusu pov, 167

Adams, Edward Bradfo rd - Torre Repetto, Bel i avsky, Alexand e r - Cabri lo, 169
13 - Chandler, 109
Adams, Michael - Pi ker, 150 - Ge l ler, 154
- Yusupov, 26 - Stri kovic, 92
Adorjan, And ras - Yusu pov, 167 - Yusu pov, 109, 1 67, 169
Alden - N i lsson, 11 Belousov - Selyavki n , 11
Alekh ine, Alexander - Bernste i n , 11 Bely, M i klos - Karaklajic, 184
- Bogolj u bow, 109 Bernste i n , Ossi p - Alekh i ne, 11
- Friem an, 12 - Capablanca, 1
-Jahner, 12 B i lek, I stvan - S myslov, 183
- Keh n l e i n , 11 Bogolj u bow, Efi m - Alekh ine, 109
- Reshevsky, 11 - H u ssong, 24
- Ru b i n stei n , 1 83 - Reri, 12
- Reri , 96 Boleslavsky, Isaak - Ragozi n , 123
Ambroz, Jan - l n kiov, 155 - Smyslov, 69
Anand, Viswanathan - Andersson , 25 Bensch, Uwe - Yusu pov, 183
- Gelfand , 125 Botvi n n ik, M i kh ai l - Chekhover, 69
- Karpov, 123 - Kan, 69
- Kasparov, 92 - Ragozi n , 71
- Kram n i k, 88 - Smyslov, 71
- Salov, 24 - Soroki n , 71, 1 09
- Tomczak, 25 - Sp i e l m a n n , 184
- Tu kmakov, 24 - Stepanov, 184
- Yusupov, 147 - Taimanov, 148, 167
Anderssen, Adolf- Paulsen, 11 - Tal, 72
- Stau nton, 97 B restian, Egan - Yusupov, 135
Andersson , U lf- Anand, 25 B ronste i n , D avid - M i kenas, 11
- McNab, 147 - Pachman, 111
Antu nes, Anton io - Loek, 109 B u rn , Amos -J a n owski , 11
Arbakov, Valentin - Yusupov, 184 Buts - Fauskas, 174
Aro n i n , Lev Solomonovich - M i kenas, 11
Averbakh, Yu ri - Herberg, 110 c
Cabrilo, Goran - Bel i avsky, 169
8 Cam para, Daniel -J ansa, 167
Bagi rov, Vl ad i m i r - Planinc, 124 Campos Lopez, M ario - Smith, 39
Balogh - Szi ly, 147 Capablanca, J ose - Bernste i n , 1
Baram idze, David - Smeets, 147 - Fonaroff, 12
Bareev, Evgeny - Hel lers, 109 - N i mzowitsch, 148
1 90 A P PENDIX
- Rubi nste i n , 110 - Petrosian, 70, 153, 185

- Samisch, 95 - Reshevsky, 136, 183
- Steiner, 171 - Spassky, 109
- Wi nter, 172 - Tai m anov, 36
Chandler, M u rray - Beli avsky, 109 Flo h r, Salo - Tai manov, 167
- Polgar, 37 Fold i , J6zsef- Lu kacs, 150
Chekhov, Valery - Peresi p k i n , 183 Fon aroff, Marc - Capablanca, 12
- Psakhis, 155 Fon te i n , George Saito - Euwe, 11
- Yusu pov, 169 Frieman, A - Alekh i ne, 12
Chekhover, Vitaly - Botvi n n i k, 69 Fu rman, Semen Abramovich - Smyslov, 69
Christi an sen , Larry - Karpov, 95
Crouch, Col i n - Speel m a n , 12 G
Csom, I stvan - Karpov, 124 Gabriel, Ch ristian - M i c h aelsen, 124
- Kindermann, 109 Gaidarov - G u tm a n , 183
- Yusupov, 168 G al l iamova, Alisa - Xi e j u n , 111
Gapri n d ashvi l i , Non a - Servaty, 25
D Garda Vera, Osca r - G rau , 96
Dautov, Rustem - Ruban, 185 Gelfand, Boris - Anand, 125
- Sermek, 41 Geller, Efi m - Beli avsky, 154
- Yusupov, 26 G h i nda, M i h ai l - Yusu pov, 70
Day - van der Wiel , 168 G l ienke, Manfred - Yusupov, 166
Dlez del Corral , j esus - Ti mman, 70 G l igoric, Svetozar - Smyslov, 136
Dj aja, D raguti n - Staudte, 11 - Yusupov, 168
Durie, Stefan - Yusupov, 169 Gol 'berg - Zhuk, 147
Dol m atov, Sergey - Yusu pov, 78, 86 G randa Zun iga, J u l io - Svi d ler, 24
Domes - Fedorov, 110 G rau, Roberto - Garda Vera, 96
Dreev, Alexey - Kram n i k, 59 G rigorian, Karen Ashotovich - Ku p reich i k,
73
E G r6szpeter, Atti l a - Ku preichik, 166
Eh lvest, J aan - Nogueiras, 109 G u l ko, Boris - Svesh n i kov, 54
Ei ngorn, Vereslav - Smyslov, 148 G u revich, M i kh ai l - Razuvaev, 110
Epish i n , Vlad i m i r - Yusu pov, 125 Gutm a n , Lev - Gaidarov, 183
Estri n , Yakov - Kletsel , 71 - M i kenas, 38
Euwe, M achgiel is - Fonte i n , 11
- Vi d m ar, 12 H
H e l lers, Ferd i nand - Bareev, 109
F Hernandez, Roman - Yusupov, 71
Fauskas - Buts, 174 Holzhauer, M athias - Yusupov, 111
Fedorov - Domes, 110 H o n fi , Karolyne - M i nic, 11
Fejzullah u , Afri m - Yusu pov, 183 Herberg, Bengt-Eric - Averbakh, 110
Fernandez - Pahtz, 109 H u bner, Robert - N i kolaidis, 110
Feuer, B. H . - O'Kelly de Galway, 109 H u l ak, Kru noslav - Yusu pov, 166
Fischer, Robert - Keres, 72 H uss, Andreas - Razuvaev, (71)
I N D E X OF G A M E S 1 91
H u ssong, H ugo - Bogolj u bow, 24 Konstanti nov - Nezhmetd i nov, 185

Korc h n o i , Vikto r - Karpov, 43
- S passky, 82
l n kiov, Ven tzislav - Ambroz, 155 Kotov, Alexand e r - N ajdorf, 27
l ose l i a n i , N an a - Xi e J u n , 2 Kotro n i as, Vasi lios - Yusupov, 149
Ivanov, Alexander - M alani uk, 168 Kou atly, Bachar - Yusupov, 85
Kram n i k, Vlad i m i r - Anand, 88
J - D reev, 59
J anowski, D awid M arkelowicz - Burn, 11 - N ij boer, 91
Jansa, Vlasti m i l - Campa ra, 1 67 - N u n n , 87
J i menez-Zerq uera, E leazar - Larsen , 72 - Po lgar, 88, 90
Johner - Alekh ine, 12 - Sh i rov, 90
- Ti mman, 75
K - Yusupov, 87
Kamyshev - Rovner, 11 Kupreic h i k, Vi kto r - G rigorian , 73
Kan , I l i a Abramovich - Botvi n n i k, 69 - G r6szpeter, 166
Kanzyn - Vodopyanov, 12 - Yus u pov, 169
Kapengut, Al bert - Zhu ravlev, 109 Kuzm i n , Gen n ad i - Timoshchenko, 123
Karaklajic, N i kola - Bely, 184 Kuznetsov - Petu khov, 53
Karpov, Anatoly - Anand, 123
- Ch ristiansen, 95 l
- Csom, 124 Larsen , Bent -J i m enez-Zerq uera, 72
- Korchnoi, 43 - Petrosian , 53
- Spassky, 72, 72, 154 Lasker - N N , 110
- Topalov, 111 Lasker, Emanuel - Rubinstei n , 110
Kasi mdzh anov, Rustam - Kasparov, 172 Lau rent - Lund-J ensen, 183
Kasparov, Garry - Anand, 92 Lepek - Kohnen, 12
- Kasimdzhanov, 172 Levi n , Alexander - Zej bot, 147
- Pri byl , 93 Ligteri nk, Gert - Yusupov, 185
- Short, 40 Li l ienth al, Andor - Smyslov, 1 1 , 25
- van der Wiel , 184 Lobro n , Eric - Svid ler, 15
- Vlad i m i rov, 174 - van der Wiel , 41
- Vu kic, 70 towcki, Moj.iesz - Tartakower, 12
- Yusupov, 149 , 166, 183 Lputian, Sm bat - Yusu pov, 117
Kavalek, Lu bom i r - Portisch, 37 Lu kacs, Peter - Fol d i , 150
Kengis, Edvi n s - Yusu pov, 157 Lund-J ensen - Lau rent, 183
Keres, Pau l - Fischer, 72
- Spassky, 81 M
Kinde rmann , Stefa n - Csom , 109 Mai n ka, G rego r - Yusu pov, 157
Klaren beek, H ans - Yusupov, 183 Malan i u k, Vl ad i m i r - Ivanov, 168
Kletsel, M - Estri n , 71 M arshal l , Fran k - Sch lechter, 71
Koh nen - Lepek, 12 M arti n i , Marco - Yusupov, 166
Koh n l e i n , H - Alekh ine, 11 M atanovic, Aleksandar - Petrosian, 184
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192 A P P E N DI X
McNab, Col i n - Andersson , 147 - Smyslov, 167

Merger, J ohan nes - Pau lsen, 54 - Spassky, 81
Michaelsen, N i l s - Gabriel, 124 - Sueti n , 153
M i kenas, Vlad as - Aro n i n , 11 Petu khov - Kuznetsov, 53
- Bronstein, 11 Petu rsson, Margei r - Yusu pov, 115
- Gutman, 38 Piket, J eroen - Adams, 150
M i les, Anthony - Yusu pov, 148 Pi rrot, Dieter - Yusu pov, 147, 184
M i l ov, Vad i m - Yusupov, 24 Planinc, Albi n - Bagi rov, 124
M i n ic, Dragolj u b - H onfi , 11 - Raicevic, 38
M itite l u , Gheorghe - Tol u s h , 111 Polgar, Zsuzsa - Chandler, 37
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Yusupov, 184 Polgar, J u d i t - Kram n i k, 88, 90
Movsesian, Sergei - Yusu pov, 124 Ponomariov, Ruslan - Su tovsky, 173
Portisch, Lajos - Kavalek, 37
N Pri byl , J osef- Kasparov, 93
Najdorf, M iguel - Kotov, 27 Psakhis, Lev - Chekhov, 155
Nezh metd i n ov, Rash id - Kon stantinov, 185 - Yusu pov, 156
N ielsen, Pau l Eri k - Ravi kumar, 124
N ij boer, Friso - Kram n i k, 91 R
N i kolaidis, loannis - H u bner, 110 Ragozi n , Viacheslav - Boleslavsky, 123
N i lsso n , L - Aiden, 11 - Botvi n n i k, 71
N i mzowitsch , Aaron - Capabl anca, 148 Raicevic, Vlad i m i r - Plani nc, 38
- Samisch, 79 Ras i n , J acob - Yusu pov, 168
NN - Lasker, 110 Ravi kumar, Vaidyanath an - N ielsen, 124
NN - NN, 11, 11 Razuvaev, Yuri - Gu revi ch, 110
NN - Swiderski , 109 - H uss, (71 )
Noguei ras, Jesus - Eh lvest, 109 - Vasi u kov, 109
- Yusu pov, 16 - Yusupov, 70, 83
N u n n , J oh n - Kram n i k, 87 Ree, H ans - Tim man, 138
Renet, O l ivier - Yusu pov, 70
0 Reshevsky, Samuel - Alekh i ne, 11
Olland, Adolf Georg - Wol f, 24 - Fischer, 136, 183
O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic - Feuer, 109 - Smyslov, 72
- Tatai, 53
p Reti , Rich ard - Alekh i ne, 96
Pachman, Ludek - Bronste i n , 111 - Bogolj u bow, 12
Pahtz, Thomas - Fern andez, 109 Ri b l i , Zoltan - Yusu pov, 84
Pau lsen , Louis - Anderssen, 11 Rokh l i n , Yakov - S i l i ch , 24
- Merger, 54 Roman ish i n , Oleg - Yusu pov, 183
Peresipki n , Vl ad i m i r - Chekhov, 183 Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich - Stepanov,
Petrosi an , Tigran - Fischer, 70, 153, 185 109
- Larsen , 53 Rovner, Dmitry Osi povich - Kamyshev, 11
- M atanovic, 184 Ruban, Vad i m - Dautov, 185
- Simagi n , 97 Rubi nste i n , Aki ba - Alekh ine, 183
I N D E X OF G A M E S 1 93
- Capablanca, 110 - Karpov, 72, 72, 154

- Lasker, 110 - Keres, 81
- Korchnoi, 82
s - Petrosian, 81
Salov, Valery - Anand, 24 - Ti m m a n , 148
- Yusupov, 24 Speel man, J o n athan - Crouch, 12
Samisch, Fritz - Capablanca, 95 - Smyslov, 110
- N i mzowitsch, 79 Spiel m an n , Rudolf- Botvi n n i k, 184
Sax, Gyu l a - Yusupov, 84, 184 S p i ridonov, N i ko l a - U h l m an n , 110
Sch lechter, Carl - M arsh al l , 71 Spraggett, Kevi n - Yusu pov, 57
Schlosser, P h i l i p p - Yusu pov, 27 Staudte, Hans H i l mar - Djaja, 11
Sei rawan, Yasser - Yusu pov, 168 Stau nto n , H oward - Anderssen, 97
Selyavki n - Belousov, 11 Stei ner, E n d re - Capablanca, 171
Sermek, Drazen - Dautov, 41 Stepanov, G . - Botvi n n i k, 184
Servaty, Rudolf- Gaprindashvi l i , 25 - Romanovsky, 109
Shampouw - Si lal ac h i , 12 Sterre n , Pau l van der - Yusu pov, 76
S h i rov, Alexei - Kram n i k, 90 Sto h l , Igo r - Yusupov, 86
- Yusu pov, 11, 173 Stoltz, Gosta - Sl iwa, 12
Short, N igel - Kasparov, 40 Stri kovic, Aleksa - Beli avsky, 92
Si lalach i - Sham pouw, 12 Stromberg, Pete r - Vedder, 110
S i l ich, Vladislav - Rokh l i n , 24 Sueti n , Alexey - Petrosian , 153
S i m agi n , Vlad i m i r - Petrosian, 97 - Yusu pov, 185
Sl iwa, Bogdan - Stoltz, 12 Sutovsky, E m i l - Ponomariov, 173
S l u tzky, Leon i d - Yusupov, 166 Sves h n i kov, Evgeny - G u l ko, 54
Smeets, Jan - Baramidze, 147 Svid ler, Peter - G randa Zun iga, 24
Smith, Ken n eth - Campos Lopez, 39 - Lobro n , 15
Smyslov, Vassily - Bi lek, 183 Swiderski, Rudolf- N N , 109
- Bolesl avsky, 69 Szi ly - Balogh , 147
- Botvi n n i k, 71
- Ei ngo rn , 148 T
- Fu rman, 69 Tai m an ov, M ark - Botvi n n i k, 148, 167
- Gl igoric, 136 - Fischer, 36
- Li l ienthal , 11, 25 - Fl o h r, 167
- Petrosian , 167 - Yusupov, 168
- Reshevsky, 72 Tal , M i khail - Botvi n n ik, 72
- Speelman, 110 - Smyslov, 69, 71
- Tal , 69 , 71 Tartakower, Savi e l ly - towcki, 12
- Tolush, 183 Tatai , Stefano - Reshevsky, 53
Sokolov, And rei - Yusupov, 12, 183 Ti m m an , J an - Dfez del Corral, 70
Soroki n , Maxim - Yusu pov, 124 - Kramnik, 75
Soroki n , N i kolay - Botvi n n i k, 71 , 109 - Ree, 138
Spasov, Li u ben - Yusu pov, 166 - Spassky, 148
Spassky, Boris - Fischer, 109 - To rre, 11
1 94 A P P E N DI X
- Yusu pov, 26, 183 y

Timoshchen ko, Gennad i - Kuzm i n , 123 Yuksti - Vooremaa, 110
Tolush, Alexander - M itite l u , 111 Yusu pov, Artu r - Adams, 26
- Smyslov, 183 - Adorjan, 167
Tomczak, Rai ner - Anand, 25 - Anan d , 147
Topalov, Vesel i n - Karpov, 111 - Arbakov, 184
Torre Repetto, Carlos - Ad ams, 13 - Batu rin, 167
Torre, Eugen io - Tim man, 11 - Beliavsky, 109 , 167, 169
- Yusupov, 78 - Brestian, 135
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly - Yusu pov, 168 - Bonsch, 183
Tukmakov, Vlad i m i r - Anan d , 24 - Chekhov, 169
- Yusu pov, So, 167 - Csom , 168
- Dautov, z6
u - Du rie, 169
U h l man n , Wol fgang - Spi ridonov, 110 - Dolmatov, 78, 86
- Yusupov, 171 - Epish i n , 125
- Fejzu l l ah u , 183
v - Gh i nda, 70
Vagan ian, Rafael - Yus upov, 166 - Glienke, 166
va·i sser, Anatol i - Yusu pov, 1 68 - Gl igoric, 168
Vasi u kov, Evgeni - Razuvaev, 109 - Hernandez, 71
Vedder, Henk - Stromberg, 110 - Holzhauer, 111
Vid mar, M i lan - Euwe, 12 - H u l ak, 166
Vilela, Jose Lu i s - Yusu pov, 166 - Kasparov, 149, 166, 183
Vlad i m i rov, Evgeny - Kasparov, 174 - Kengis, 157
Vodopyanov - Kanzyn , 12 - Kl arenbeek, 183
Vooremaa, And res - Yu ksti , 110 - Kotronias, 149
Vu kic, M i l an - Kasparov, 70 - Kouatly, 85
Vu lfson, Vlad i m i r - Yusu pov, 166 - Kramnik, 87
- Kupreichik, 169
w - Ligteri n k, 185
Wely, Loek van - Antu nes, 109 - Lputian, 117
Wiei , John van der - Day, 168 - Mainka, 157
- Kasparov, 184 - Marti n i , 166
- Lebron, 41 - M iles, 148
Wi nter, Will iam - Capablanca, 172 - M i l ov, 24
Wirthensohn, Hei nz - Yusu pov, 70 - Morovic Fern andez, 184
Wolf, Heinrich - Oil and , 24 - M ovsesian, 124
- Nogueiras, 16
X - Pi rrot, 147, 184
Xie J u n - Gal liamova, 111 - Psakh is, 156
- l oselian i , 2 - Petursson, 115
- Ras i n , 168
I N D E X OF G A M E S 195
- Razuvaev, 7 0 , 83 - Torre, 78
- Renet, 70 - Tseshkovsky, 168
- Ri b l i , 84 - Tu kmakov, 8o, 167
- Roman i s h i n , 183 - U hlmann, 171
- Salov, 24 - Vaganian, 166
- Sax, 84, 184 - van der Sterren, 76
- Schlosser, 27 - Va'i sser, 168
- Sei rawan , 168 - Vi lela, 166
- Shirov, 11, 173 - Vu lfson , 166
- Sl u tzky, 166 - Wi rthenso h n , 70
- Sokolov, 12, 183 - Zapata, 184
- Soroki n , 124
- Spasov, 166 z
- Spraggett, 57 Zapata, Alonso - Yusupov, 184
- Stoh l , 86 Zej bot, I . M . - Levi n , 147
- Sueti n , 185 Zh u k - Gol' berg, 147
- Tai m anov, 168 Zh u ravlev, N i kolay - Kapengut, 109
- Tim man , 26, 183
1 96 A P P E N DI X
Exp l a n ati o n of s y m bo l s
white stands sl ightly better

;!; 00 u nclear
white has a clear advantage
± i50 with compensation for the m aterial
+- white has a decisive advantage Q better is
1-0 white won 1:::. with the idea
+ black stands sl ightly better )( weak poi nt, o r endangered piece
+ black h as a clear advantage () development advantage
-+ black h as a decisive advantage 0 greater board room
0-1 b l ack won 0 zugzwang
equal or eq ual chances 0 only m ove
¥2-Yz d raw � fi le
# mate � d i agonal
I? an i n teresti ng move IE centre
I a very good m ove )) kingside
II an excellent m ove (( q ueenside
?I a d u bious m ove ED time
? a mistake .l ending
?? a blunder @ pair of bishops
--+
with attack � bishops of opposite colo u r
t with i n i ti ative .. bishops of the same colour
--+
- with counterplay t
0 passed pawn
D white to move rn wh at should white p l ay?
• black to m ove 6 what should b l ack p l ay?
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Preface - VII 8 Zugzwang - 135

5 Passed Pawns i n the

6 Double Attack -95

7 The Process of Elimination -115

� Exerdses (sol ut;ons p . 11-13)

0 E1-4 l'! x d7 gel+ 4· Gt:lfi GLJe2+ - + ; 1. l'! xd7? l'! x d7

2.2. • Wxfi + ! -+.

1. . . . lD(J+ z. �gz [2. exfJ1il' x fi + J. � x fi Ah3+ tDfs + o-1

N� Points Your Points N� Points Your Points N� Points Your Points

Points Playing Strength

less than 5 points beginner

5-10 points ELO 800 - 1000

11-20 points ELO 1000 - 1500

2 1-30 points ELO 1500 - 1700

31 - 40 points ELO 1700 - 1900

41 - 54 points ELO 1900 - 2 100

55 - 58 points ELO 2 100 - 2 200

59 - 6 3 points ELO 2 2 0 0 - 2 300

Before we sta rt to ca l c u late, we have to

The selection of candidate moves has a cru­

Wotawa 1938 tem p lati o n with these l ines when my tra i n­

Evaluate the move 1 . . . . lbxd3

E 2-5 * 11] E 2-7 * ill

Eva l uate the move 1. Ae4+

E 2-6 * II E 2-8 * ill

Evaluate the move 1 . . . . Ah3

E 2-9 ** [1] E 2-11 ** [1]

E 2-10 ** [1] E 2-12 ** [1]

E 2-13 ** [1] E 2-15 *** •

Evaluate the move 1 . . . . Wxg2

E 2-14 ** [1] E 2-16 *** •

E 2-18 *** E 2-20 ****

E2-21 **** rn E 2-22 ***** rn

0 E2-1 Svidler was obviously only expecting the contin­

0 E2-3 Look for your opponent's candidate moves too!

g d3 2.. Wet [ 2. \Sig4 +-) 2. • •••Ae6 [ 2. . . . 'i!?h7 3· 0 E2-8

Ag4 S· e6! V!1xe6 6. ctJf4 A x f3 (6 . . . . tt::l x f4 7· l!h7+ 8. @c8 @c6 9· b8�+ =

Anand finds a surprising way to win a pawn. h s 2 . a4 !)

bxcs bxcs Io. l!ds �8f6 n. A x f6! �xf6 I2. 0 E2-14

0 E2-11 2. ds! +- and d6 ; 1. .1"l.e6 wasn't better because

Richard Reti, I92.2 of 2. f4 +- with the threat of ds) 2. 1i1f6+ 'i!tg8 3·

lUb3 2 . tt::lg 7 tt::l d4 3 · tt::l h s tt::l fs 4· Ac2 (4. Abs) .1"l.b7).

as -+] 2 l!b8 [ 2 . . . . .1"l.d7 = ; 2 . . . . 'i!fe3 �� 3·

2. e7 Ac6 ( 2. . . . il,g6 3· f!.f8+ 'i!?h7 4· Afs +-) 3·

0 E2-20 �xd7 2. as Abs 3· 'i!?b7 Ae2 4· a6 �fJ s. Ax[J

3·. . • l'h ds 4· tt:J xe6+ !! fxe6 S· � x e6 f! xdi 6. �h8+ 1-0

3· CLJxf?+ �xh7 4· Wcz+! .0:. �hs. Other candidate moves :

Practical exerc i ses

Mario Matous 1979 Ernest Pog osjants 1969

Matous 1979: solution Pogosiants 1979: solution

Diagram 7 on page 29 Diagram 9 on page 29

I . . . . 1i1a3 2. \31 x fi + c;;,h 2 3· 1c'1gi + c;;,h 3 4· 1i1g4+

'i!th2 5· 1i1f4+ c;;,h i 6. 1i1h4+ 1i1h3 7· \31 x h3# ;

Diagram 8 on page 29 Diagram 13 on page 30

3· @xfr + ? c;;,h 2 4· \31gr+ c;;,h 3 5· Axg2+ c;;,h 4 6.

Diagram 20 on the preceding page

Diagram 21 on the facing page

Points Playing Strength

less than 4 points beginner

4 - 8 points ELO 800 - 1000

9 - 18 points ELO 1000 - 1500

19 - 25 points ELO 1500 - 1800

The selection of candidate moves has a cru

Wotawa 1938 tem p lati o n with these l ines when my tra i n

E 2-9 [1] E 2-11 [1]

E 2-10 [1] E 2-12 [1]

E 2-13 [1] E 2-15 * •

E 2-14 [1] E 2-16 * •

E 2-18 * E 2-20 **

E2-21 rn E 2-22 * rn

0 E2-1 Svidler was obviously only expecting the contin

Such a grave m ista ke has j u st one expla

For i ndependent study you m ight con

The presence o f more pawns on the defend

E3-s I1J E 3-7 ** I1J

E3-6 * I1J E3-8 I1J

E3-13 * [1] E 3-15 *** 11

E3-14 * 11 E 3-16 *** [1]

E 3-17 rn E 3-19 Ill

E3-21 rn E3-23 * rn

E4-14 ** rn E 4-16 rn

E 4-18 * • E 4-20 •

E4-22 [1] E 4-24 * [1]

Wh ite seizes the chance to create a cen 21 . . . . � X C1 22. � X C1 +- 6 �q.