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Victory in the Opening by IM Gary Lane

B.T.Batsford Ltd, London

First published in 1999 @ Gary Lane 1999

ISBN 0 7r34 8546 9

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Introduction

reproduced, by any means, without prior permission of the publisher.

I

Printed in Great Britain by Creative Print & Design (Wales), Ebbw Vale for the publishers, B.T.Batsford Ltd, 583 Fulham Road, London SW6 5BY

Greedy Openings

2 Chasing the King 3 Attacking the King in the

4 Attacking the Castled King 5 Checkmate in the Opening

6 Winning Moves 7 Opening to the Ending 8 Opening Surprises

9 Lack of Development

Index to Games

A BATSFORD CHESS BOOK General Manager: Nigel Davies Advisors: Mark Dvoretsky, Raymond Keene OBE, Daniel King, Jon Speelman, Chris Ward

Ckr

Contents Introduction

5

I

Greedy Openings

7

King

2t

3 Attacking the King in the Centre

34

2 Chasing the

King

46

5 Checkmate in the Opening

63

6 Winning Moves

80

7 Opening to the Ending

97

8 Opening Surprises

111

9 Lack of Development

131

Index to Games

143

4 Attacking the Castled

Dedicated to Nancy Jones

I

The main aim of this b

uru

show how to punish

I would like to thank Frangois Mertens for his help in producing this book.

or mistaken mw opening by taking sriff propriate action. So oft ferent

faced with a bad more, pL just carry on blindly nirl

I

mal plan and thereby decisive winning

mis

charc-

The opening tusslcs I here are all decided r moves and provide a Symbols used

+ ++ +: -+ + :+ ! !l l? ?! ? ?? l-0 0-1

)/z-t/z

check

winning advantage for White large advantage for White slight advantage for White winning advantage for Black large advantage for Black slight advantage for Black level position good move outstanding move interesting move dubious move bad move blunder the game ends in a win for White the game ends in a win for Black the game ends in a draw

wiL

tactical ideas desiepod r maximum difficulties fr ponent at a very ea*y q game. You will haw

elsewhere

for deep t

rnnovatlons on move

twcl! Et

the examples here, all

practical play, :uE d decided well before th€D!

L

familiarising yourself wiA the many tricks and tapc G in the openings it should bc for you to win many ,r.-r

quickly and incisivety- ll with three diagrams oa Gl

you can even follow the gr beginning to end withou r of a chess set, thus meti ideal travelling compani(r. Chapter One deals wit

Openings', which higtliS necessity of knowing ul

sacrifice material aD4 to acrq

importantly, when

Introduction The main aim of this book is to show how to punish unusual, indifferent or mistaken moves in the opening by taking swift and aP-

can be a difficult learning curve, especially when your oPPonent's

mal plan and thereby miss out on decisive winning chance.

because they

propriate action. So often, when faced with a bad move, plaYers will just carry on blindly with their nor-

a

queen is busy snatching your Pawns and all you can remember is that the

book said you had comPensationbut did not tell you whY! Here the illustrative games are very valuable

tell the full story of

how a sustained initiative generated by rapid piece development can lead to a quick victory. If you cherish hopes of winning a fantastic game in dramatic fashion

The opening tussles Presented here are all deci&d within 25 moves and provide a wide range of tactical ideas desigled to create maximum difficulties for your oP- then the chapter 'Chasing the King' ponent at a very earlY stage of the is for you. All the conditions game. You will have to look necessary for launching a successful elsewhere for deep theoretical king-hunt are laid down, together innovations on move twenty or so- with brilliant practical examples of the examples here, all taken from how to conduct the attack. practical play, are effectivelY Identification of recurring patterns, decided well before then! Indeed, by

familiarising yourself with some of the many tricks and traps contained

such as critical weaknesses in the opponent's defensive pawn shield, will alert the experienced chess

in the openings it should be possible

tournament camPaigner

for you to win many more games quickly and incisively. Moreover, with three diagrams on each Page,

enemy king.

you can even follow the games from

beginning to end without the need of a chess set, thus making it an ideal travelling companion.

Chapter One deals

with

'GreedY

Openings', which highlights the necessity of knowing where to

sacrifice material and, importantly, when

to

equallY

accept

it. It

possibilities

of

to

ambushing the

'Keeping all options open' is the

slogan

of those players brave

enough to defer castling. Though leaving the king in the centre until the middlegame might enable a player to castle on the opposite wing

to where an

opponent shows

aggressive intentions, there

is

the

drawback that such an uncastled king interferes with the coordination

6

lntroduction

of the rooks, thus resulting in an overall lack of harmony of one's forces.

'Attacking the King in the Centre' looks at the consequences of not

being able to castle.

Typical examples show powerful methods

ofexploitation and execution on the board.

'Attacking the Castled King' offers various techniques which more often than not result in the destruction of the enemy pawn cover. Our illustrative games feature popular methods of attack such as

opening lines and diagonals, the

pawn storm, manoeuwing and probing for weaknesses. How to handle opposite-side castling is also explained with a particular empha-

sis on timing-a crucial factor in determining which attack arrives first. 'Checkmate in the Opening' presents a feast of games with a strong tactical slant. The king is hounded at every opportunity and a number of typical mates are demonstrated.

'Winning Moves' sounds like the answer to all our problems. Surprisingly, the fact that the games tend to be spectacular is more the result of a well thought out plan rather than spontaneous inspiration. So here you have the opportunity to sharpen up your tactical awareness as well as

to

implement familiar attacking

themes.

There will be times when you will be obliged to transpose into an endgame with many hours of tedious

in prospect. But not always! The chapter'Opening to the Ending' shows that this final phase manoeuvring

lGn

of the game may not be slow and strategic in nature, but tactical. In such cases it may be a positive advantage

to

head straight

for

the

ending.

'Opening Surprises' looks at unusual continuations designed to confuse and upset your opponent. Here you are handed an arsenal of open-

ing tricks, backed up by

logical analysis, to help you score an early vrctory. The serious consequences of not activating one's pieces is a theme

which we have seen again and again. However, our final chapter,

'Lack of Development' is dedicated solely to this topic. It is clear, after looking at a few games illustrating the attacking possibilities, that the task of organising a defence with half of one's pieces still on their original squares is a recipe for disaster.

Throughout the book, the selection of openings and games has been governed by their likelihood of

appearing in practical play-and with an emphasis on decisive action taking place within only ten moves.

'I

h

can resist anything

tion' is the quote whict cr mind in Greedy Openiryr f of

a

pawn or a piece is

offa

for players to lose dreir

s

principle where a big advantage in d ment is gained as a rcd forget about basic

opponent grabbing

mt'rril s

opening continue to be and again.

A signiflrcant advantage i opment can be a deadty fm grandmasters are not irrrrdanger. In

BrownrQuinuu

goes pawn hunting in tb r and after twelve moves bs o

queen

in play while Sli

mobilised virnrally his cilh The end comes swiftly rt ripping open the centre b

Black's uncastled king. ln the game Onischul{G Black tries his luck wirh a I line of the French. Oncc ; queen goes on walkabout i.

of material gain but rhils k

queenside undeveloped

d

t

rh

you will

inm an end-

hrs of tedious

But not

lpcningto

r

the

final phase bc slow and

h tactical. In b e positive ads.ight for the '

looks at un-

eigDed to conryonent. Here

!r

1 Greedy Openings

tfo

rsd of oPenW by logical

soore an earlY

of not theme a is trlircs sctn again and u final chaPter, is dedicated

It is clear, after gmes illustrating sitrilities. that the a defence with

still on their

is a _6.

recipe for

book, the and games has

their likelihood of pactical PlaY-and

rb on decisive action only ten moves.

'I

can resist anything but temPtacomes to mind in Greedy Openings. The bait of a pawn or a piece is often enough for players to lose their senses and forget about basic principles. Games where a big advantage in develoP-

tion' is the quote which

a result of an in the opening continue to be seen time

ment

is

gained as

opponent grabbing material and again.

A significant advantage in development can be a deadly force. Even grandmasters are not immune to this danger. In Browne-Quinteros, Black goes pawn hunting in the oPening and after twelve moves has only his queen

in play while White

has

mobilised virtually his entire army. The end comes swiftly with White ripping open the centre to get at Black's uncastled king. ln the game Onischuk-Hertneck, Black tries his luck with an obscure line of the French. Once again the queen goes on walkabout in pursuit of material gain but this leaves his queenside undeveloped and unable

to form a reasonable defence. Inevitably, Black pays a heavy Price for his indulgence.

Keres-Spassky provides

an

example of calculated risk from toP class chess. Keres offers material, not for any immediate return but for lasting pressure. This kind of material investment requires fine judgement and is probably the most diffrcult to apply in practical play. Keres's conduct of the game is most instructive. Then again, it can happen that a player will grab a pawn or piece and simply hang on to it and win! The game Dougherty-Hergott will make you think tiryice before emPloYing an opening which sacrifices a pawn

after a mere two moves. Also the idea of throwing all your pieces into one massive attack sounds great but

the game Illescas-Anand issues a cautionary warning that such an attack doesn't always come off. Black jumps at the chance to snatch material and lives to tell the tale.

8

Greedy Openings

French: 3 ...oleq

Sicilian:3

Onischuk-Hertneck Biel 1997

I e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 ad2 6rO es 2,e4 A popular way to avoid main line

I

theory. The position can also arise after 3 Ac3 5

drc

+ eS 2,eq.

Axe4

Onischuk rightly wants to give Black a weak pawn on e4. Instead Agnos-Rice, Port Erin 1997, continued 5 9ag AxaZ 6 9xd2 c5 7 c3 Wuo s 6R 6co:. 5 ... dxe4 6 Ac4 c5 7 d5 An aggressive continuation which directly challenges the soundness of Black's opening choice. 7 ...

gb6?!

The one-move threat of

I

%ry t,ffi\ffi,

"%

after 4 ...o,e4

afl tt

I

ll

8

al95 96 t2

b) 7 ".. exd5 8 Wxd5 Uxd5 9 Axds hdz l0 gfil f5 I I exf6 6xf6

12 Eel e5 which led to a &n 2l moves. 8...9c6

In Bologan-Paranicher. Team Championship l9t&

I

6c6 1l Ac3 e6 D Af4 & Ua: S"ez 14 tradl 6fb rs 0-0 16 UA 6e8 17 -Lxff! l8 c5 9e7 19 cxd6 Axd6 !O Val Zt 6xd6 exd5 22 AxdF.

,

after

7

d5

9

6xd4 Wxc4

9 ... Wd7 is a

more pe

choice but White has plenn ol after I0 Ab5.

10 6a3 Wc8

ll .t.f4 tf

Aab5 e5 Quinteros's backward da, ment encourages White to rip the centre.

0-0-0+-.

13

0-0 gxg3 14 hxg3 0-0 15 f5 Uxg3 t6 gf4 gg4

t2 693 9h4 t:

6xd5 20 exfS:9+ €xf8 21 9aO+ *e822 gb5+ gd7 23 Ef8 mate.

Williams. Witley 1998. sli the pawn immediately *rrh t

.

l2 0-0-0+:. 8 cS AaZ 9 f4! exd5 9... exB!? helps White to develop with l0 6xR. l0 9xd5 996 11 0re2 9-e7 Or ll ... Vxg2? 12 WxfT+ €d8 13 trgl Uxh2 14 Ae3 Ae7 15

17 e6'! White triumphs with panache. 17 ... fxe6 18 fxe6 6n6 t9 eZ+lt

tack on the queen. In

experimented with 8 . Ug{ came under enduring prEssut game continued 9 h3 lEaz tO,

€e7 t4'&,f+ Aao 15 9e5 gh6 16 6xe4 Axe4 t7 Axh6 l-0 Dvoirys-Florath, Berlin 1996.

AxdT+ WxdT 5 c4 Hg4?! 5 0-0 is considered the mei Now Black tries to take edr of White's 5th by grabbing e I 6 0-0 Wxe4 Z dl crd4 t Ea Logically gaining time wirt

There followed 8 ... €,9 S Wg4 l0 Wa4+ P47 I I ail(

...6a2 s dxe6 fxe6 9 am!

10 gh5+ Wg4 h5 13 gb5+

le4c52af3d63ebs+

ru-A

Wb4+ a[ows Black to adopt an un-

a) 7

Wijk aan Zee 1971

ll

usual set-up. Also:

hxe5

gb5-

Browne.euintere

Axe5 dxe5

t4

14

trxeSr Aci

gd8 l7 6xb7+ wins or l4 __0 ls ga 6rc 16 trdt tcs ...

de7

15

af5 tr

16

Au:+-. after 17 e6

rs trds Wc8 16 afs

6xe7 €xe7

18 Ee5+

l-0

SA

Greedy Openings 9

Sicilian:

:

AUS+

Browne-Quinteros Wijk aan Zee 1974 -

1e4c52af3d63gbs+g.d74 AxdT+ I{xd7 5 c4 9g4?! 5 0-0 is considered the main line. Now Black tries to take advantage of White's 5th by grabbing a pawn. 6 0-0 Wxe4 7 d4 cxd4 8

Eel

Logically gaining time with an at-

tack on the queen. In

Bates-

Williams, Witley 1998, White took the pawn immediately with 8 6xd4

after

5

VSa

There followed 8 ... 6t0 g 6c: Wg4 l0 Pa4+ 9d7 ll adb5 ac6 12

2l

Eel e5 which led to a draw after moves.

8... Uc6

In

Bologan-Paranichev, USSR

Team Championship 1988, Black experimented with 8 ... Wga and came under enduring pressure. The game continued t h3 Ed7 l0 Axd4

ll hc3 e6 12 9;f4 trd8 13 9e7 14 Eadl af6 ls adb5 0-0 16 9R 6e8 17 9.xd6! Axd6 l8 c5 9e7 19 cxd6 axd6 20 ad5 Wd7 2l6xd6 exd5 22Bxd5+:. 2,c6

Wd3

7

d_1

9

after 9

6dl

6xd4 Wxc4

9 ... gd7 is a more practical choice but White has plenty of play after l0 hb5. l0 6a3 I{c8 11 gru gaz

rz

Aab5 e5 Quinteros's backward develop-

ment encourages White to rip open the centre. 13

9xe5 dxe5

14 Exe5+ 9"e7

t4 ... ae7 15 af5 f6 16 afd6+ gd8 17 6xb7+ wins or 14 ... Ed8 ls gR af6 16 trdl 9c8 t7 Ab:+-.

ls trds {&c8 16 6rs €rs tz

17 e6

6xe7 €xe7

18 EeS+ 1-0

after 12 ... e5

l0

Greedy Openings

Nimzo-Indian:4 e3 6e4 Aleksandrov-Sulskis New York 1998

f

d4

af6 2 c4 e6 3 6c3

g,b4 4

NLry-e. l"/<

,

e3 Ae4t?

b) 5 6ge2 Uf6 0 f3 Axc3 7 6xc3 c5 8 d5 9xc3+ 9 bxc3 9xc3+?! l0 gd2 Wf0 t t Ad3 exd5 12 cxd5 9g5 13 0-0 Wxd5 14 Ac3

c4 15 9c2 9xdl 16 trftdl 0-0 17 Axc4 gave White a stranllehold on the position in Komjenovic-Meana Fernandez, Dos Hermanas 1998. 5... fs 6 gd3 0-0 7 dge2b6 A distinct improvement on 7 ... d5 which was played in ReshevskyKramer. USA Ch 1957, which con-

tinued: 7 ... d5 8 a3 Axc3+ 9 bxc3

b6 l0 cxd5 exd5 1l c4 dxc4 12 Axc4+ €rrs t: dU ca u a4 ad6 15 gb3 a5 t6h4 treS 17 9uz us ra

after 4 ... de4

,rru,

% T,a%i

%L% ,,ffit

gare

1e4e52a]f3f53-t-c

AA

In

Kozlov-Svendsen- Co

dence 1991. Black tricd square for his king *irh 7 That game went 8 Agt-t Wh4 Exht+ l0 Ed2 c3+ 9g7 t2 orc3 rYg213 aor! Axf6 95 15 Ufh5 9xe4 t6

*xg7

17 Wxg5+ and thc rcr

Black's inventive pla;' posrtron. 8 9xg6

rl

Wxhl+ 9 €c2 ef

e3

'T

."

Eager to win more mrrflil a) l0 ... Wg2 I I 6fIAxe4 Bg7 13 axhs A6 I

r

Pavlanin-Sladek, Czech after

l3Ya4

Championship 1995.

...b) lo ... 6ro ll gs5 9xf6+ Ae7 13 IIr En l, AxfS 15 Ag5+ €c7 16:&l 17 6xg6 gave White e r ending in Grava-Budovstfo,

,i

spondence 1970.

ll

2,n+ *c7 t2 3.16

Ug5 Ae7 t4 gf4+

€M Or 14 ... d6 15 gd6-

Sne f O €xfl Utrl 17 adt trxfZ+!0-1 Checkmate will quickly follow: l8 6xf2 trfB 19 €el Uxf2+ 20 €at Un+ 2t &c2 Vaz+ zz &az Ef2+.

Correspondence

I

eds

8 0-0 Axc3 9 9xe4 fxe4 l0 6xc3 dS 1r b4 dc6 t2 Ub3 AaO 13 9a4 Aleksandrov is hoping for the passive l3 ... gb7. 13 ...9xc4! Black abandons material in search of a lightning attack.

9xc6 3.xfl

E

An outrageous attqt I to capture as much rratcrid ible and then try to srrtiv sulting onslaught. . 5 d4 Bxg2 6 fYhs+ g5

d5 o,c419 -Q.xc4+.

14

t

---

Repp-paschitt

6xe5 9g5

This direct approach has been ignored for years in favour of more flexible options such as 4 ... b6, 4 ... c5 and 4 ... 0-0. 5 Wc2 Other possibilities are: a) 5 Wga 6xc3 6 a3 9e7 7 bxc3 0-0 with equal chances.

Latvian Gambit: 4

15 Uxe6+

t

C

Wf5+ mating.

15 Aa4+ €a6 t6 -e.dt+ 6c5+ €UO rS ad6 6ef lt I The harmonious pcitio White's forces encourage

after

l7 ddl

! 19 ... bxc4 20 0e4+ t gUS+t cxb1229e4+ l{l finish.

r

Greedy Openings I

Latvian Gambit:

'

... Wg5

Repp-Paschitta Correspondence game

l99l

1e4e52aAf53Ac4fxe44 hxe5 Ug5

An outrageous attempt by Black to capture as much material as possible and then try to survive the resulting onslaught.

5 d4 lUxg2 o 9trs+ 96 7 9f7+ €d8

In

4a

4 ...o,e4

Kozlov-Svendsen, Correspon-

dence 1991. Black tried another square for his king with 7 ... &e7. That game went 8 9g5+! af6 9 uh+ wxht+ l0 gd2 e3+ t 1 €e2 3.;g7 t2 orc3Vg213 6e4l *fa t+ 9xf6 95 15 gh5 Uxe4 16 AxgT+ *xg7 17 Uxg5+ and the reward for Black's inventive play was a lost position. 8

9xg6 t&xhl+ 9 €e2 c6 10 6c3

e3

,%

Eager to win more material. Or:

a) l0 ... Vg2 ll 6ft+ *c7 12 9xe4 Bg7 13 hxh8 af6 14 gflt Pavlanin-Sladek, Czech Team

$w ljYaa

%

L'T

Championship 1995.

b) l0 ... Af6 ll Ugs trg8 12 9xf6+ 9.e7 13 gf/ trfB 14 t{xf8 AxfS 15 Ag5+ €c7 16 Exhl hxg6 17 dxg6 gave White a winning ending in Grava-Budovskis, Corre-

after

t0 0,cj

spondence 1970.

ll afl+ *c7 12 Axe3 Uxal

13

gf4+ €b6 14 ... d6 15 ad6+ €az t0

Wg5 9.e7 14

or

l 'ffi_

'M

Wf5+ mating.

15 6a4+ €a6 16 gd3+ b5 17 ac5+ Eb6 18 ad6 6a6 19 dc4+t The harmonious positions of White's forces encourage a glorious

4a

17

adl

finish.

19 ... bxc4 20 6a4+ Wus+: cxb5 22 9e4+ l-0

*tl

zt

after t8 ...o,a6

I

12 Greedy Openings

Queen's Indian: 4 ... 9a6 5

abd2

Sicilian:

Dougherty-Ea

New York 1987

Toronto

af6 2 af3 Aao s Amz 1 d4

lll

e6 3 c4 b6 4 93

5 b3 is more natural but the text

pedigree having been 1920s by Marshall

gb3 is considered in the illustrative game Epishin-Komarov in the

(8

... 6c3 9 l0 Ua4+! o,al t1 6xe4 dxe4 12 Ah3 .AcS l3 Wc6 trb8 14 AxfT+-. 8 e5 694

gh3+,

This counteratAcki

%l, -1 LTffi

a) 8 ... 698 9 0-0 Wc7 l0 Axd4 Axg2 ll Sxg2 a6 12 VR 6c6 13

%

6xc6 dxc6 14 2,e4 trc8 15 9"nt .Q"e7 16 Eadl+: Bellon Lopez-

Gamarra Caceres,

Axd2+ 14 Wxd2 dxc6 15 trdl Hxd2+ 16 Exd2 '/r% J.Bellin-

9e4+-.

a)

5 axb4?? Ueft {

Peters, USA Ch 1984-

after 8 e5

b) 5 AR e5 6 axbt Ae7 8 6a: hro q Ql 6xe5 Ac6: Luz-De Fi 1993.

9 0-0 9c7 10 trel 9c5?! ll

dfg't 6xe5 13 g"f4 This irritating pin is the price

Oe4! d3 12

8

5 ... e5 6 axM Ata' 0-0 q g'ez 6oo rt

afi

I pieces and the king rm the centre. ll Afes 6xe5 12 fu 6c4 Ug5 14 €fi

Hergott is clearly m running out of decent sqt

Black must pay for taking the two pawns.

13 ... d6 14 Ehs €tg tS 6xcs bxc5 16 Exe5 dxeS tZ Axe5 9d7 18 AxbT WxbT 19 hxe6+! €g8

gd6+ EgS

If

14 0-0 then 14 ... -C.

Axd2 wins.

WeS mate.

216fs't 6xe1 gf6 1-0

20 6xg7 Ac6 Wg5+ 696 23

14

4 exd5 Uxd5 5 3-b2 Also possible:

Copeland, British League 1998.

19 ... fxe6 then 20

8 0-0 Ae7 9 tc2 a611c4b612e5&

6e8

Axe4

If

6xa3 d6 s d4 4ld7 6 O

hgf6

...

l0 9xd4 9b4+ ll gd2 AxB 12 AxR o,c6 13 Axc6

d

White's pawns to & centre. The gamc ot

Lucerne

Olympiad 1982. b) 8 . o,e4 9 6xe4 (9 0-01?) 9

pnru

claim in the centreBaccarin Viaro, Pr Championship 1996, Bt pawn with 3 ... bxa3

e5

pawn. Other replies are:

2l

fure another but

after 5 6bd2

9 cxd5 exd5

Kudrin seeks to undermine the

!

prives White of rrmrti Having accepted rhe pawn, Black does nd I

chapter 'Opening to the Ending'. 5... gb7 6 9g2 c5 7 e4 cxd4 7 ... oxe4? leads to calamity. For

8 6e5 d5

r

ad

2 ... cxb4 3 a3 d5

5

HtrSt g0 l0

IIR

I e4 c5 2b4 The Wing Gamti

contains a certain amount of venom.

instance:

W-gG

Adorjan-Kudrin

14 ...

22

after

l8 ...Vxb7

9e6

15 c3

Arc{

r

Greedy Openings I j

Sicilian: Wing Gambit

Dougherty-Hergott Toronto 1998

I e4 c5 2b4 The Wing Gambit has a good pedigree having been adopted in the 1920s by Marshall and Spielmann. 2 ... cxb4 3 a3 d5 This counterattacking move de-

prives White of much of his fun. Having accepted the offer of a pawn, Black does not greedilY caP-

5

4bd2

after 2 b4

ture another but proceeds to stake a claim in the centre. In FantiniBaccarin Viaro, Pan-American Championship 1996, Black took the pawn with 3 ..: bxa3 which enabled

White's pawns to dominate the centre. The' game continued: 4 Axa3 d6 s d4 ad7 o 6R eo 7 e.d3 Agf6 8 0-0 3.e7 9Ve2 0-0 l0 gb2 a6 ll c4 b6 12 e5 dxe5 13 dxe5 6e8 14 Ue4+-. 4 exd5 gxd5 5 gb2 Also possible: a) 5 axb4?? Ue5+ Peters, USA Ch 1984.

fu6e5

0-l

Shiraziafter 4

.. Vxd5

b) 5 aR e5 6 axb4 9xb4 7 c3 Ae7 8 6a: 6ro 9 abs Uas to 6xe5 Ac6: Lutz-De Firmian, Biel t993. 5 ... e5 6 axb4 Axb4 7 6aS Af6 0-0 9 9e2 Ac6 10 6c4 e4 Hergott is clearly on top. White is running out of decent squares for his pieces and the king remains stuck in 8

aR

the centre.

1l afes 6xe5 6c4 9g5

If

14

€fi

12 Axes trdg

14 0-0 then 14 ... 9.h3 15

tl

'T

'T

{%

%a% gru-L

6e3

Axd2 wins.

14...9e615 c3 9xc4 0-l

after 10... e4

I4

Greedy Openings

Nimzo-Indian: 4 e3,6 ...0le4 Keres-Spassky Game Eight, Candidates Mstch, Riga 1965

1 d4 e3 b6 5

,,mi

l %"%

Af6 2 c4 e6 3 6c3 fuat t 90r guz 6 6R Ae4 7 0-0

14

ga3

A precautionary Spassky castling

r

[

obvious 14 Hxc3

Ue,

Uar+ rs trgl

and the game agein ual check.

7... Axc3

t4 ... Ae4 r5 Efi I 15 ... 6c6 is the h 16 d5 he5 17 Lc2

The challenge is accepted. Other

more promising

Keres offers a pawn in return for attacking opportunities.

replies:

a) 7 ...f5 8 d5 Axc3 9 bxc3 6c5 l0 9'a3 Abao t I Ac2 (l t trel Uf6 12 Vc2 96 13 e4 fte4 14 9xe4 0-0-0 l5 0raZ+= Sadler-Ward, Hastings 1997) | ... gf6 t2 ad4 0-0 13 R 96 t4 wd2 eS 15 trf2 d6 t6 Ae2 olal n €ht 6ac5 18 trgl 9a6:+ Buckley.Ward, Britiih

after 7 0-0

t6

&n

fim

9m lz

e.e2

tH rmt

An admission gone wrong. Spas* to sort out his but 18 ... aa6 wae Aac5 (19 ... dxe6 20

9xc5 bxc5 Edt+-.

2l a

209;b?Jl

Championship 1998.

19 e4 c5

b) 7 ...6xc3 8 bxc3 3.xc3 9 Ebl 6c6 l0 trb3 Aa5 I I e4! h6 t2 3;b2

White continues rc

6u+ t3 Abl Aa6 t4 a3 alc6 t5 Vc2 0,e7 16 d5 trg8 17 trdl c5 18 dxe6 fte6 19 6e5 d6 20 trR Wc7 21 Va4+ b5 22 cxb'+- Nikcevic-

8 bxc3 6xc3 9 9c2 3.xB

gxB Ug5+

A

tl

ll

which is well met

...Vhs

12

96 23

b5r

i

E$

ft 23... EdS 24 9B A subtle shuffi Axg6+ and corri under the most ftw and 25

superb move which sacrifices

...9xf3+

22€gt

Introducing the

10

Eht UnS rZ Egr:

another pawn to maintain the initiative. The players could also make an e.arly peace agreement after 12 bg2

Wg5+ 13 *hl

f

H

2r ... ahs There is no relitf after

Vuksanovic. Heraklio 1993.

the board and nos ous way to trap thc

ghs A*g2ggs+.

Afl.

stances.

24 ...EgB 2s IlD l. Since 25 ory:7Z-

13 trg2 f5

.

Black is struggling in other lines: a) 13 ... Wxdl+ 14 Uxdl 6xdl

27 Vxg6+

Ac2 Ac3 16 AbZ+-. b) 13 ... d5 14 9a3 6e4 t5 cxd5 exd5 16 Axe4 9xe4 17 VxcT 0rd7 l8 trcl f5 19 gd6+- (Nunn).

*e7 2tr

ExgT ExgT+ 30 UrS 9xe6 32 tha+ ecz White completely ri

15

ing to an analysis by after

l5 Efl

I

Greedy Openings 15

14 ga3

A

precautionary measure

to

stop

Spassky castling kingsidg. Ihe obvious 14 Uxc3 fails after 14 ... Wdt+ rs trgt Uf:+ 16 trg2 Udt+ and the game again ends in PerPetual check.

t4 ...6e415 trfi trg8?! 15 ... 6c6 is the best bet but after 16 d5 Oe5 17 9.e2 White has the

more promising future.

t6 9:e2 UnS rZ R Af6 18 d5 gfl

after 18 d5

An admission that something has gone wrong. Spassky would Prefer to sort out his retarded development but 18 ... 6a6 walks into 19 dxe6! Aac5 (19... dxe6 20Va4+ wins) 20

9xc5 bxc5 Edl+-. 19 e4 c5 20

2l

gb2

exdT+ 14

2l

*d8

22

e5

White continues to gain sPace on the board and now finds an ingenious way to trap the black queen.

2r ... ahs

There is no relief in 2l ... 6e8 which is well met by 22tVe4. 22

*gr

96?3trga

'-%-L%'T

%%%L% A"'ffi'N'%,9%Eafter

2l

e5

Introducing the threat of 24 trf2 and 25

9fl.

23... Ed8 24 9;d3

A subtle shuffle threatening Axg6+ and cornering the queen under the most favourable circumstances.

24 ... Eg8 25 trf2 r-0 Since 25 ...de'l 26 Axg6+ hxg6 27 Vxg6+ +.e7 28 gto+ *es zg axe0 ExgT ExgT+ 30 UxgT UfS Uxe6 32 Utr8+ €ez 33 Eg2 leaves White completely winning according to an analysis by Nunn.

:t

after 25 EJ2

l6

Greedy Openings

I

d4 e6 2

A

aR af63

ig5

Dutch:Leningrad5

Torre Attack: 4 c3 Ilebden-Grabuzova Cappelle la Grande I997

Smyslov-BeliavskrSochi 1986

rd4f52c4af63adgaa

9.g5 c5 4 c3

speciality of Hebden who prefers to avoid the well known

Agz s Waz.

lines associated with 4 e3. 4 ... cxd4 5 cxd4 h6 Alternatives are:

one which has caught our a of good players. The idea is o the obvious 5 ... 0-0 br'6 3h6

a) 5 ... Ua5+ 6

An innocuous-looking mou

0f3

abd2 g.e7 7 e3 h6

8 gh4 a,c6 9 a3 a6 l0 g.d3 d5 1l 0-0 b5 12 Ae5 6xe5 13 dxe5 6d7 14 9xe7 €xe7 15 f4 9,b7 16 AA 96 17 alA++: Horvath-Sziebert,

9xf6 Uxf6 7 e4 It makes sense to seize the centre but the dull 7 e3 has been tried in 6

the past.

gb4+ 8 6c3 0-0 9 Ecl Ug6 gd3 The threat ofe5 encourages Black after I0

ildj

13 Exc3 In retum for the pawn White has a lead in development and a half-open g-file, already occupied by a strong rook. Moreover the black queen is running out ofdecent squares.

... b6 14 6e5

18

17

19

ll

,l

12 ... trf8 13 AxhT ertl HxhT b4 ls ad5 9xd5 15 E d6 17 sbr b3! r8 axb3 Ebt White's undeveloped krrS cannot help the deferrce

kill

6xg5+-.

17 Exgl+ €h8 f8 dxes 3.a6 Wtl Eac8 20 trrg4 1-0

h1 vra 95 is rather slou' SEr should prefer 9 f3 9a5 l0 0+.{ I I cxb5 a6 12 e4l r+ rth dor

The ex-World Champion is c ing the h-pawn but at the neglu getting his kingside pieces inro p

16...6xe5

aR!gf4

Wxh6 Axc5 9 Am?! This plan of pursuing rhe

9 ... Wa5 10 0-0-0 b5 fuat nWgt

6c6

Or 16 ... 95 is well met by

-

edged play according to BelierC

Wn+ rS Anr

16 trcg3 Hebden goes straight for the with simple chess.

6nrcgilh5 1laad6 l:

6 dxc5 8\a6 7 5f66 $ ll

Axc3+

13

---

Sadler-Tseitlin, Hastings I99l

7 ...

10

rr Egl 9trl tZ aS

5

e3 2ic6 8 d5 {}c5

b) 5 ... Q\c6 6 0-GO h6 " J Axf6 8 e4 6xd4 9 exf5 ed 6ge2 c5 11 6xd4 cxA+ i: 9u0 t: hxd4 0-0 14 h.{ d6 t5 gd7 16 Wxh6 Ag7 l7 White pushed his h-paun ro=st rfo

Sangla-Karpov, USSR Team Championship 1968.

Wxg2

9xf6 exf6 I

Wockenfuss, Bad Lauterberg lg

6xd2 Wa5 0-l

...

a

trh6 13 0-0-0 gd7 14 Ehe I o threat of e4 leaves Black's dangerously vulnerable. U

gur 10 9c2!?) 6 ... 2,e4 7 9.f4 6c6 8 e3 gb4+ 9 abd2? g5! l0 Axg5 Axd2+ tt

10

with a strong

Other moves are: a)

after 4 c3

Budapest 1995. b) s ... 9u0 o

to be greedy.

cO 8 h4

5 ... c5

after

l6

Ecg3

Beliavsky is ready to pounce. l9 E[xg6+ gd7 20 Exf5

*c2 6xb3

tctr

0-1

Greedy Openings

Dutch: Leningrad 5 Ag5 Smyslov-BeliavskY Sochi 1986 1 d4 f5 2 c4

gg7 s gd2

af63 Ac3

96 a 3"g5

An innocuous-looking move but one which has caught out a number of good players. The idea is to meet

the obvious 5 ... 0-0 by 6 Ah6 d6 7 2R c6 8 h4 with a strong attack"

5... c5 Other moves are: a)

Ser

4 c3

'%L

i%

% L'%

5 ... h6 6 9xf6 exf6 7 e3 orc6 8 d5 6e5 9 fll afl to gd3 hs 1l afl d6 12ah4 Eh6 13 0-0-0 gd7 14 Ehel and the threat of e4 leaves Black's king dangerously vulnerable, MilesWockenfuss, Bad Lauterberg 1977.

b) s ... 2,c6 6 0-0-0 h6 7 Axf6 Axf6 8 e4 Q\xd4 9 exf5 gxf5 l0 6ge2 c5 I I 6xd4 cxd4 12 db5 guo r: a)xd4 0-0 t4 h4 d6 15 trh3 9..d7 16 Wxfr0 AgZ l7 trg3 and White pushed his h-pawn to victory. Sadler-Tseitlin, Hastings 1991.

6 dxc5 0, i6 7 gh6 gxh6

r0 9.d3

8

Wxh6 Axcs 9 ah3?! This plan of pursuing the h-Pawn

vra 95 is rather slow" SmYslov should prefer 9 B 9a5 10 0-0-0 b5 I I cxb5 a6 12 e4l with doubleedged play according to Beliavsky.

9 "." Was r0 0-0-0 b5 gb7 t2'Es7

ll

695

The ex-World Champion is chasing the h-pawn but at the neglect of getting his kingside pieces into play.

12 ... trfB 13 6xh7 AxhT t4 HxhT b4 15 ad5 9xd5 16 Exd5 d6 17 Ebr b3! 18 axb3 Eb8 White's undeveloped kingside cannot help the defence and 16&cgj

Beliavsky is ready to pounce. 19 Wxg6+ *d7 20 trxfS Wel+ 21

€c2 6xb3 0-1

AA

A

after 5tUd2

E%{ru- I

%% LT_ %

%"ffiE after

l2Vg7

%

A %

l7

l8

Greedy Openings

Spanish: Worrall Attack 6 Ue2

Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3

Posazennikov-Lane

--_

d

Illescas-Anand

Leuven 1995

2nd Match Game. Leon l99a

le4e5zAR0c63gb5a64 ilat btc 5 o-0 Ae7 6 Se2

f d4 d5 2 c4 dxc43 AR 16 ircJ White chooses to transpose lo d

This way of playing the Spanish is a favourite of mine which makes it doubly diffrcult for my opponent to play against!

6... bs

Classical variation. Other trres:

a) 4 a4l?

% ,rffira

held on to the extra par+l- C-aci

A small percentage of players fall into the mire with 6 ... 0-0, allowing 7 Axc6 dxc6 8 6xe5 Ude 9 aR Wxe4 l0 9xe4 6xe4 I I Eel+-.

Dlugy, New York 1991.

b)

after 6Ve2

7gb3o-08c3d59d3

9 exd5 is a critical alternative but concedes the initiative. so it is not

surprising that Black came out better in the game Calzetta-Mitkov. Las Palmas 1995: 9 ... e4 10 695 (10 dxc6 3"ga!) 10 ... ha5 1l Ac2 Aga D R exf3 13 6xB Ee8 14 d4 Wxd5 15 gd3 9.h5 16 6e5 g;9617

6xg6 hxg6 18 9'fl1c5:+. e... gb7 l0 trdr Against Michael Adams, London 1993,I tried l0 6bd2 which apparently made him confuse his systems. The game continued l0 ... EeS ll

dxe4 14 dxe4 3.d6 f5 Oga Axe4 t6 6xf6+ gxf6 t7 Ae3 f5 r8 R gb7 t9 gd3 Vtrl: zo Aaz .20 93 is destroyed by 20 9xg3-*. 20 ... axh2+ 2r sfl trad8 0-l

bxc4 bxc4 8 6c3 gb4 9

i-df QI ad5 ll 9cl 6xc3 ll -i,xc c5 13 dxc5 9a5 14 Axbr Orb+ l0

e5

hxc4 0{ 17 fr l8 6xe3 6d7 gar-e Bld

15 ad2 Wxc5 16

pleasant ending in Ivanov-SalovPetersburg 1997.

%s \'.ru %h% W','.ru-L

S

4 ... af6 5 9xc4 e6 6 0{ d 9"Ul 6cO 8 9e2 cxd4 9 Edr 3r l0 exd4 6a5! lr Ac2 b5 12 Aa gb7 13 Ae5 trcE 14 a3 0{ tS tra 6c4! 16 trg3? White offers a pawn in sa6} g for pressure on the g-file; An suggests.that l6 g.g5 haS is eqret 16... Wxd4! 17 9"h6 Consistent, since if 1.1

afterll...o,a5

&o,

Exc4 Black is better.

t / ...

We4 and White eventually won.

f2 ... 6xb3 13 axb3

4 e4b5 5 a4 gb7 6 b3 c6

Eflxe3*

a3 Af8 12 trel Ab8? 13 exd5 hxd5 14 d4 oic615 dxe5 at4 t6 10... Ee8lr 9g5 Aa5 12 4xe5 This looks good but I soon regain the pawn with the bonus of a powerful pair of bishops.

6c6 5 6c3 6s5 6 3.1

6feleqe689c2gM9Edtt l0 Ae2 g.b7 n 0-0 0-0 and BL6

%sry,ru

L%

It seems risky to accept the m terial in the face of an attack L there are always exceptions

o tL

rule.

l8 trxg7+

%L%

%%% L, -W"ru L

Or l8 Edl and now ... 1}c5

l9...Vhq

t9

AxgT 6Jg6 blunrs the onslaught_ 18... gh8 19 Edr

The pin on the knighr

trg5 20

after

A

?_lxes

tr

195

$ifr

19

d by 19 ... =g8:

€fl 6ga-.

Great vision but it is flawed.

20... Axd5 21Wxe5

Ael: Ut

Greedy Openings 19

Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 ... a6

Illescas-Anand

@,,ru478 'ffi-t'ffi-t

2nd Match Gctme, Lepn 1997

r d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 3 6R a6l e3 White chooses to transpose to the Classical variation. Other tries:

a'l4 a4l? 6c6 5 Ac3 Aa5 6 .Q.fll 6fe I eq e6 8 Uc2 gb4 9 trdl b5 l0 9e2 gb7 ll 0-0 0-0 and Black held on to the extra Pawn, GarciaDlugy. New York 1991.

b)4e4b55a49b76b3e67

after 6Ve2

6c3 gb4 9 gd2 Af6 l0 e5 6d5 l1 l4cl 6xc3 12 9xc3 c5 13 dxc5 9a5 14 Axb4 Vxb4+ 15 ad2 9xc5 16 6xc4 0-0 l7 Ue3 EIxe3* l8 Axe3 0,d7 gave Black a

bxc4 bxc4 8

%a'ffi-a w'ffi9% after

j

... a6

pleasant ending in lvanov-Salov, St Petersburg 1997.

4 ... af6 5 Axc4 e6 6 0-0 c5

7

9nl 6co 8 9e2 cxd4 9 trdl Ae7

10 exd4 6a5! ll 9"c2 b5 12 2,c3 gb7 13 6e5 Ec8 14 a3 0-0 15 Ed3 6c4! 16 trg3? White offers a pawn in exchange for pressure on the g-file; Anand suggests that l6 g.g5 6d5 is equal. 16... Wxd4! 17 gh6 Consistent, since if 17 Axc4

ufter

9

Edl

Exc4 Black is better. 17

It

...6xe5 seems risky

to accept the

terial in the face

ma-

of an attack but

there are always exceptions to the rule. 18 trxg7+

Or 18 trd1 and now ... Wc5 19 3-xg7 696 blunts the onslaught.

18... €h8 19 trdr

19

The pin on the knight with 19 Eg5 can be refuted by 19 ... trg8! 20 Exe5 Exg2+ 2l €fl dg4-+. 19 ... Bc5 20 Ed5 Yh4

Great vision but it is flawed. 20...9xd5 21 9xe5 9e4! 0-l

after l6 Hg3

20 Greedv Openings

Conclusion

The

The pros and cons of accepting material have to be carefully considered. Snatching even a single pawn in the opening can be perilous

Art of Attack

I You can sacrifice material

to

if it leaves your development in a

gain a lead in development. 2 Remember that long-term pressure can be suflicient compensation for material loss.

2Ch

backward state. Though pawngrabbers sometimes have the last laugh, more common is the fate of Smyslov against Beliavsky where

3 Promote your attack with an aggressive piece formation and do not think that your opponent will automatically lose just because his

spectacular ways of garniq

is

the ex-world champion's excursion

queen

to win pawns ends in disaster after

every available pawn.

spending time capturing

hrs defenceless king falls victim to a

violent counter-attack.

Another warnlng

The

is

sounded by the game Hebden-Grabuzova. Here Black's win of a hot pawn merely leads to the opening of a line of attack against his own king, thus en-

abling the opponent to

through in double-quick time.

break

Art of Defence

I Think before you capture material. There is usually some motive behind a sacrifice. 2 Calculate accurately. There are many cases where material is wildly

sacrificed only for the subsequent attack to be abruptly rebuffed by

a

strong defensive move.

3 Do not lag behind in development.

A

great many defeats can be

attributed to neglect of this basic general principle. Sometimes winning a pawn is simply not worth all the trouble!

The king-hunt is one of

and is sure to proride

t

1'

lasting happy memories----u course, you happen to be losing side! It is surprisi often the right conditions ft

hunt arise but also hr chances are missed.

The king is usuallv rcll behind a row of par*ns ard be prised open by meaas d fice. Once on an open bo

r

ever, the poor monarcb

r

itself subject to attack bp pieces and running for its

I

fruitless attempt

ro checkmate. Nevertheless sacrifice entails a degree

since

it

often involr-es

'

E

calculation of many variatir it is often necessan' ro m intuition. Our illustrative games sl

power

of

such factors a

development and

i

calculation and the role rbesr the chase.

Art of Attack sacrifice material to development.

that long-term Pres-

affcient

2

compensation

lGs. your attack with an agfomration and do not opponent will auto-

just

because his

time capturing pawn.

Art of Defence bcfore you capture ma-

b usually

some motive

accurately. There are where material is wildlY

for the subsequent ailruptly rebuffed bY

a

bg behind in

develoPmany defeats can be qlect of this basic

irle.

Sometimes winis simply not worth all

Chasing the King

The king-hunt is one of the most spectacular ways of gaining victory

ind is

sure

to provide You with

lasting happy memories---unless, of course, you haPPen to be on the losing side! It is surPrising how often the right conditions for a king hunt arise but also how often chances are missed.

The king is usually well fortified behind a row of pawns and can onlY be prised open by means of a sacrihce. Once on an oPen board, how-

ever, the poor monarch will find itself subject to attack by hostile pieces and running for its

fruitless attemPt to

life in

a

avoid

checkmate. Nevertheless such a sacrifice entails a degree of risk since it often involves the Precise calculation of many variations. Here it is often necessary to trust Your

intuition.

Our illustrative games show the power of such factors as better

development and

accurate

Though it may sound as if we can

all win the brilliancY

Pize,

opportunities still have to be spotted

well as blind alleYs. In

-as games

the

Movsziszian-Stoll, Short-

Piket and Shaked-Raptis the king is dragged into the oPen Yet ends uP

perfectly safe! A studY of such games will add a note of caution before you next invest material on

a

king hunt. One great advantage of chasing a

king in the opening is that the opponent's pieces will probably not have had time to get coordinated and maY even still be sitting on their original squares-as is the case in Romero Holmes-Soto Perez.

A final

reminder that amazing

games are not confined to the mod-

ern era is the classic attack Lasker-Thomas, a personal favourite of mine.

In this chapter we have gone further than give examples of Pure tactical calculation and attempted to

calculation and the role these play in

explore the very foundations

the chase.

successful king hunt.

of

a

22 Chasing

the King

Austrian Attack: 7 e5

French Tarrasch:

Hansen-Hoi Dantsh Champtonship 1998 -

Los Angeles

te4962daAg7 36c3 d64f4 o,tal I es

gb6

A

l0 dxc6 bxc6 ll €hl which

White's aggressive intentions.

8... dxeS

after

€xf7 l0 e6+

gaus-Hahnewald. Bundesliga

I

7 e5

ELffi 3. ,ffiT

',ru,@

'ffi,D.

,ru"%

c) 8 ... 6b6 lrecommended by Nunn who assesses the position as unclear) 9 Ae3 c6 l0 h4 f6? I I

€g8

after I1...6c7

Ankerst-Ramseier, Silvapl ana I 993 .

9 fxes

6m ro Ae3 c6 rt

0-0

8\c7 12 axhT!Abds

follow 12 ... €xh7. e.g. xf7 t4 WhS+ €g8 15 16 Eh7+ €f8 17 gh6 €e8 l8 WxgT Bxd4+ 19 €hl Ef2 20 trdl 2,cd5 216e4 winning. 13 Axd5 6xd5 14 9"g5 *xh7 15 trxf7 trxf7 16 Ehs+ Sg8 17 9xg6 6r+ tt AxfT+ €rs rs thzt Intending Efl. 19 ... Wxd4+ 20 Ehr *xf7 2t Efl Wxe5 22 Exf4+ 9e8 23 Wg6+ *0t zt trer gas 25 trxe7 1-0

6n

ro

r

L

,,M,Aru

cc

9 exf6 Axf6 l0 (H) 3.df If Black tries to trdnsprc main line with l0 .. n.

White can play the surpri 6exd4 with pressure agaim 11 ...

Ac5

12 b4l

Axd4

13

c

trbl U6 a5 16 Ba4+ fual n gxbe 6e7 15 a4 intending -8r3 (13 ... 6xba 14

gives White excellent 11 dxcS!

988.

OxhT! f5 (ll ... *xh7 12 thS+ 13 9xg6+-1 12 h5 €xh7 13 hxg6+ Sg8 14 Eh5 6f6 ts exf6 trxf6 16 Wtrz+ €fS 17 ghS+ 1-0

8

common inaccuracy

as occurs in the normal 8 ... cxd4 9 cxd4 f6.

telegraphs

€xe6? I I Wg4+ *fl 12 Ac4+ d5 l3 Axd5+ €f0 ta 6e4 mate. b) 8 ... e6?l t h4 h6 l0 h5 hxg5 ll hxg6 fxg6 12 9xg6 trxf4 13 axPt gxf:t 14 gh5 €f8 15 0-0-0 We7 16 trhfl dxe5 17 dxe5 6xe5 18 Exfit+ 6f0 tS Wxe5 wins Flo-

l99l

rarely punished. Black's il avoid releasing the cearrrl

gives White a slight advantage.

a) 8 ... h6? 9 AxfT!

:

le4e62d4d53od2,Q

The usual line with 7 0-0 can be answered with 7 ... e5 8 fxe5 dxe5 9

7...6e8 S 6gs! A critical move which

_--

hrazsAatcs6dAd

Aro s 6n o.o 6 3"d3 d5 c6

t

Shaked-Raprir

chrc -e.I

Axc5 t2 M

The speculative sacrifu Axf2+?!, seen in Van Ba Rijn, Dieren 1997, failed b cal sequence after 13 trxf,l { 2rcd4 8\xt215 €xD e5 16 Axe5 17 WtrS+ 69O l8 trd le €gl trf7 20 Ags 3-a; r &fB 22 9c4 l-0 13 a3 Ae5 14 6re5 -fu ges Bas 16 gd4 Shaked enjoys a lead in d ment which prompts his take desperate measures.

16 ... Axh2+ 17

€g3!

op

efi2 ei

18 €gl is met by tS ..- t now Black has problems o

White's wandering king. 18 ... h5 19 9.96+ *c7 a 21 9c5+ *e6 22 f5+ gff 2 b6 24 &h4 after

I9Vh7

t-0

Superb! The

king smor

threat of 25 EIg5 mate.

Chasing the

King

French Tarrasch: 8 ... f6

Shaked-Raptis

'

ll

I

L

Los Angeles-1991

,ru,

te4e62d4d53ad2hr6les

6raz s 3.d3 c5 6 c3 Ac6 7 o,e? guo s An ro

A

,A

common inaccuracy which is rarely punished. Black's idea is to avoid releasing the central tension as occurs in the normal continuation

8 ... cxd4 9 cxd4 f6. 9 exf6 Axf6 l0 0-0 9.d6 If Black tries to transpose into the main line with l0 ... cxd4 then

%

%

6%

after 8

...

f6

White can play the surprising l l 6exd4 with pressure against e6, e.g.

I ... Ac5 12 b4! Axd4 13 cxd4 0-0 ts 3.a: a5 16 Ua4+ gal n gxb4+) t4 b5 he7 15 a4 intending Aa3 which I

(13 ... 6xb4 14 Ebl Ua0

w,ffi

ffis afier I I...Dc7

'ffii');

gives White excellent chances.

ll

dxcS! Axc5 12 b4 9"d6

The speculative sacrifice 12 ... Axf2+?!. seen in Van Baarle-Van

,,ffi,a

Rijn, Dieren 1997, failed to a tactical sequence after 13 trxf2 Ag4

&f8224c4 l-0 13 a3 6e5 14 6xe5 9xe5 Ae3 tsd8 16 gd4

',L,ffi

14

Ded4 6xf215 €xf2 e5 16 6xe5! 6xe5 l7 UtrS+ 69O l8 Uxd5 trf8+ 19 €gl Ef7 20 Ag5 9d7 2l Eel+

after

t6

9,d4

15

Shaked enjoys a lead in development which prompts his opponent to take desperate measures.

16... Axh2+ 17 €xh2 694+ l8 *g3! is egt is met by l8 ... gh4 but

A

now Black has problems comering White's wandering king. l8 ... h5 19 3-96+ *e7 20 f4 e5

A

2l Ac5+ *e6 22 f5+ €f6 23 wd2

b6 24 Eh4 1-0

afier l9tVh7

Superb! The king supports the threat of 25 Ug5 mate.

after 24

*h4

2

j

24

Chasing the. King

King's Gambit, Cunningham Defence Short-Piket Madrid 1997

I

e4 e5 2

f4

exf4 3

aA

French: Classical Vanarrm

Topalov-Bareev Linares 1994

le4e62d4d53adm

9.e7 4

Ac3 Ah4+ 5 €e2 This line was popular over

Ag5 dxe4

Avoiding the mass of theory- a ciated with 4 ... gb4 and 4 .,. 3cl 5 6xe4 9e7 6 9xf6 Arft 7

100

years ago but has been unfashionable ever since and is very rarely seen at international level.

ad7 8 gc2

5 ... d5

I

I €f2 9rc n

exd5 0-0

t3

after 5

*e2

9g2

game Weenink-Maroczy. HoIh

7 9xf4 0le7 8 gfi dg6 9 Ae3 0-0 l0 gd2 AxR ll gxB Ae5 12 9xg5 Bxg5+ l3 We3 9xe3+ t/r/z

1930, White gained the bener cr ing after 8 .." We7 9 0-G0 0{ lO

c5 ll 94 96 12 95 9.g: tr a cxd4 14 6xd4 e5 15 fte5 Uxc5

Olesen-Lukacs, Budapest 1994.

&,lmg

6 6xd5 af6 7 axf6+ Wxf6 8 d4 gs4 9 Ed2! A clever improvement on moves

%

such as 9 c3 and 9 e5. Short intends to shelter the king Uy €dt-cZ.

%a:%

^,M&'%L

l0

c3 0-0-0!? 1l Bxf4 We612 €e3 95 13 Axg5 9xg5 14

after 9Vd2

Wxg5 f5 15 h3! A crucial move as 15 gd3 is well met by 15 ... 6xd4! 16 cxd4 9b6 17

White could even get away with snatching the rook, e.g. 17 €xd4 Efrxe4+ 18 €c3 9e5+ 19 &c2

We4+ 20 9d3 Wxg2+ Vc6+ 22 Ac3 winning.

2l

ll

%

%% A

3,d2

€f2 fxg4 19 Eh6 trf8+ 20 €gl Exfl+ 2l €xfl trel+ 22 &n We2+ 23 *gS gaS+ Za €xg4l-0

Wc5 19 gds. 9 dxeS hxeS l0 f4 ag5 0-0 12 gd3 gds! White was intending 13 0{F{F=

rf

I

l3 a3?! 4\e2 should be considered Oxf4! 14 6xf6+ 14 gxf4 is bad. e.g. 14 .. 3.Jr 13

13 ...

gfl (15 gd2 trd8 or 15 & ag4+ t6 hn rs-+1 ls...f516a fxe4 17 Axe4 .4h3+ 18 €gt IC 19 ad4 Exf4-+. 14 ... gxf6 15 AxhT+ geT I We4 treE! 17 gxeS gf5!! In l9th century romantic sfl 15

when the onslaught continues.

15 ... 6xd4 16 cxd4 Exd4

e5!

Bareev seizes the initiatir-e. In t

of Man 1997. b) s ... d6 6 d4 9g4

hxg4

aR.

8...

cxd5 14 Ehel= David-Hebden, Isle

9 ... 6c6

An old idea recommended \r theory books. If Black casrls E move, White can build-up a rEGl able attack by f4. 0-G0. idl e

r

The most direct, offering a pawn for quicker development. Others: a) 5 ... c6 6 d4 d5 7 9.xf4 Ag4 8 Hd: hez 9 93 0,s610 Axb8 trxbS

Black sheds another piece in m of the attack. The white queen rl

be diverted from its defensir-e rolc-

18 Bxa8 We4+ 19 &nVgZ+2 $es Aas+ 2t *d4 gd2+

17 ... Exe4+ 18

after 16 ..trxd4

The brilliancy prize is assured! 22 &c5 We3+ 23 €c4 ab6+ Dl

Chasing the

French: Classical Variation

,

Topalov-Bareev Linares 1994

-

le4e62d4d5 36c3 af64 Ag5.dxe4 Avoiding the mass of theory associated with 4 ... gb4 and 4 ... Ae7.

5 6xe4 Ae7 6 Axf6 Axf6 7 haz s Ucz

c3

An old idea recommended bY the theory books. If Black castles next move, White can build-up a reasonable attack by f:1, 0-0-0, Ad3 and

{ter

5 @e2

aR. 8...

after 8Yc2

e5!

Bareev seizes the initiative. In the game Weenink-Maroczy, Holland 1930, White gained the better ending after 8 .." We7 9 0-0-0 0-0 10 f4

c5

tt

94 96 12 95 9g7 13 hR

cxd414 6xd4 e5 15 fte5 Uxe5

Ag2 6c5 17 h4 6xe4 18

16

Wxe4

Wc5 19 Wd5.

9 dxe5 6xe5 l0 f4 696 1l

93

0-0 12 gd3 Eds! White was intending 13 0-0-0+:.

6d evd2

w

t

after

14 gxf4 is bad. e.g. 14 ... gh4+ 15 €fl (15 €d2 EdS or 15 €e2 ag4+ 16 6r: rs-+) ls ... fs 16 aa fxe4 17 Axe4 th3+ l8 €gl Wc5+ t9 ad4 Exf4-+. 14 ... gxf6 15 AxhT+ @97 16 9e4 tre8! 1z 9xe8 Afs:: In l9th century romantic style, Black sheds another piece in name of the attack. The white queen will

17

gfs

be diverted from its defensive role.

9e4+ 19 €f,Z gg2+ 20 *es Aas+ 2l €d4 Ed2+ 18 Wxa8

* ,6 .

13 a3?! 13 0,e2 should be considered. 13 ... hxf4! 14 hxf6+

Exd4

The brilliancy prize is assured! 22&cS 9e3+ 23 Sc+ 6t0+ O-t

after

2l ...VaZ+

King 25

26 Chasing

the King

English: 3 ... f5

Catalan: 7 Ua4

Seirawan-Browne

Korniushin-Kofenov Novgorod 199'

Berkley 1979

lc4e526c3Ac63aRf54d4 695 h6 6Am 95

ld4d52af3e6393Q Ag2 c5 5 0-0 Ac6 6 c4 drc{

e4 5

7

Browne boldly advances on the kingside in an attempt to exploit the

time wasted by White's king's

repum being solid but White can c complications with this pin u

knight.

knight.

The Catalan has the

7R

a) 7 e3 6f0 8 Agt d6 t h4 trgS l0 hxg5 hxg5 ll R exB 12 6xR gd7 13 d5 6e5 t4 3.e2 Ue7 15

6xe5 Uxe5

16

gd4 Eg3+ with

the

7 ... 9.d7 8 9xc4 crd4 trc8 10 6c3 9e7

after 6 ...

g-5

initiative, Lindenmaier-Ikonnikov, Germany 1995.

q

7 a,gt

af6

l0 6ge2 o,e7

8 h4! 94 9 e3

tt

6hsr

€'AZ $.;sl 12 Eb3 d6 13 6aS A96: Polugaevsky -Seirawan, Haninge 1990. 7... exf3 8 exf3 Ag7 9 d5?! 9 Ae3 is better.

9... we7+ r0 €d2!? This is quite ambitious but understandable in view l0 We2 Uxe2+ I I

LxeZ 2rd4 when Black's

strong

dark-squared bishop gives comfortable ending.

him

a

10... ad4 rr gd3 €d8! A remarkable position has arisen with both players having moved therr kings to the d-file. In Black's case it was to avoid the pin by Eel.

Axc4 WcS 15 €d3?!

Or 15 b3 Aa6 16 $'xa6 6xe2 17 Sxe2 Eflxc3 l8 trbl Wa5 19 Ad3 Wxd5T

f5 ... Eb8 16 Ae3 9xc4+!

%A'ffi %'ffiL sru_ffi %a

17

after

ll

.. *aA

l0 ... Axd4 I I Uxdl &.' trdl 9to r+ I trxc6 (14 ... Wxc6 15 ih6: gh6! Af8 (15 ... Axtr- 16 Wtr+ 9"co 13

0-0 17 AxeT exeT 18 Ee519 Wxf6+ ind 2OYxPt t; & 17 tradl Ec8 l8 e4 EcS 19 e5! 20 Ag5 2,e7 2l S[a{+ fl66 rr h6 23 gf6 trg8 2a a3 Le7 5 .! &xe7 26 Bc4 l-0 Hulak-Sah Nis 1985. ll trdl gb6?! t2 6xc6 Arr Ae3 Uxb2?! 14 Eabl rgr3 14 ... Wc2l? gives rr\lrrrc f attacking options but this dc necessarily make Black's pc any more palatable after 15 -&.1 bxc6 (15 ... Exc6? 16 9xc6* I 17 EbS- gaS tS Ebxd8- *r 9c5 mate) 16 9xa7*:. 15 Axc6+ Exc6

l5

3. ,,ru

l6 hUs: trr

l6 Wxc6+l worthy finishing ror.rch

A

,N

r

splendid game.

e ,ffi after

... bxc6

6a7+-.

€xc4 9a6+ f8 ab5 6xb5 0-l In view of 19 €d3 ac3+ 20 *c2 Exb2* 2l &xb2 6xdl+ 22 *ct 6xe3-+ or 19 6d4 ad4i_ 20 *ca 6e2+ 2l €dZ trxbZ+ 22 *et 9c3+ n *n AU+ Zq *gl Exg2 mate.

ti

l6

Ae3

16 ... bxc6 17 trb8+ .t-dl trdxd8+ €e7 19 trxhE Uxcl trb7+ €d6 The king is forced to*-ards centre of the board. 20 ... C]d'l be met by 2l tra8!+-. 21 trd8+ *e5 22 904+ txil Exd4

*xd4 24 e3+ l-0

Chasing the

King 27

Catalan: 7 E[a4

Korniushin-Kofanov Novgorod 1997

L'% %t.ffi-t

ld4d52af3e6393at64

.Q"g2 c5 5 0-0 6c6 6 c4 dxc4 7 Va4 The Catalan has the reputation of being solid but White can create complications with this pin on the

"%'A i'ffi-

knight.

7 ... S:dl 8 Wxc4 cxd4 9 6xd4 trc8 10 6c3 Ae7

{ter 5

l0 ... 6xd4 ll Wxd4 Ac5 12 9co 13 trdl 9uo t+ Aco+

Wn+ 95

2l trs8 &xe7 26 Vc4

I

20 9g5 orc7 h6 23 gf6

A

Nis

2J

x a\

&.

fu t]

.*ds

ic,

1985.

11 Edr 9u0z: 12 4\xc6 Axc6 Ae3 Uxb2?! 14 Eabl Ua3

-Y-

e4 e7

13

14 ... Vc2t? gives White fewer attacking options but this does not necessarily make Black's position any more palatable after 15 9xc6+ bxc6 (15 ... Exc6? 16 Uxc6+ bxc6 17

Eb8-

-9"d8

l8 Ebxd8+ *e7

after I5...Vxc6

19

Ac5 mate) l6 3"xa7+=. 15

glgf+ Exc6 ... bxc6 l6 ab5! Ea7

l5

L%

'T

s%

x*,&

a%,L

17

0)a7+-. 16 Wxc6+!

A

worthy finishing touch to

a

splendid game.

16 ... bxc6 17 trb8+ gag rg Edxd8+ €e7 19 ExhS Wxc3 20 Eb7+

*d6

The king is forced towards the centre of the board. 20 ... Ad7 can

2l Ea8!+-. 2l trd8+ *eS 22 Ad4+ gxd4 Exd4 €xd4 24 e3+ l-0

%N-

AK,

be met by

fier

16

ilej

23

after 20 Eb7+

%

28

Chasing the King

Dutch: 2 94

Bishop's Opening: 2

Movsziszian-Stoll Bad l{drishofen 1997

I d4 f5 2 g4l? To divert the Fpawn and take

Le4e529.c4 As early as move two \lhite

over the centre. 2 ... fxg4

Herlemann-Sauer, Baden, 1992, 2 ... e6 3 gxf5 exf5 4 e4! d5 (4 ... fxe4? 5 Wh5+ 96 6 Ue5+ wins) 5 e5 Ae6 6 am g.e7 7 Egl €f8 8 6c3 c5 9 afl Ed7 l0 dxc5 d4 11 Wxd4! was clearly good for White.

8,,ruA

lines, according to how Black re

A

after 2 94

.Af4!? ge7

9xg4

(5 maintains the

6 2rc3l 5 ... d6 6 Bg5 Wxg5 7 Axg5 Axe5: Kozlovskaya-Prudni-

tension)

kova,Rjazan 1992. b) 3 ... d6 4 gd3 ac6 s m af6 6 hxg4 Axg4 7 R gd7 8 e5 dxe5 9 trxh7l l-0 Heldele-Fliter, Deizisau

A g .,ML a%% '%tT-g

hc6?! Preferable is 6 ... e6.

after

7c396 7 ... 0-0-0 8 h3 h5 (8 ... gxh3? 9 hxt5 Wxf5 10 Axh3+-) 9 6xf5 Wxf5 l0 gil gA ll WxB gxlF- 12

7 c3

ll

1-0

&6 t hl

h6 10 Eel 6trs r I afl C6 l: 9e3 Ae6 13 9;xa7 ExaT 14 Oe3 6tq $ €h2 traaS 16 69l 95 t7 trfl tradS 18 93 696 19 Uhs +h7 20 aR Axb3 2l axb3 Eh8 2t adj Wg7 23 bxg5+ 9g8 2a he lo Lane-Timmerrnans, Amsterda 998. 3 d4 exd4 4 c3 dxc3?!

6f6 is better. 6xc3 a,at e aR aM 7 ArO Ae7 8 af6 9 as abdT la 5

9xf7+!

^4

Devastating Black's positionl0 ... *xf7 1r 695+ €96 I I ... 12 t4

16... c6

trfl

l{ Lc

Allowing White to develop qui&-

Ba4+ €f7 19

15 6xf7 h6 16 3.f4

ly. 4 .."

Black's attack is too lightweight. 14 ... 6xe5+ 15 dxeS Uxe5 16

t7 gf4+. 17 Eafl+ Ar0 rs trxf6+! Wxf6

2.. af6 I can personaft

a) 3 ...c6 4 dR d5 5 3.b3! .$ff (5 ... dxe4 6 Ag5!+:; 6 *3 A67 Ag5 Ha5 8 0-o abdT 9 Ee I (HXl l0 d4 exd4 I I Axd4 9.g4 lt 0d3 dxe4 13 6xe4 Ac7 14 AM6*! 3bS

I

gf5-+

6xf5 gxfs r0 ad2! 3"h6 lr 9xh3! Axd2+ 12 *xd2 Wxf2+ 13 gd3 Hg3+ 14 9e3 Though White's king is exposed

After

b) 3 ... ac6 40f3 Ac5 5 c3 0-0 0-0 7 g,b3 a6 8 Abd2 aa7

4 e5 Af5 5 6e2! gaz 0 Ags

ending. 8 h3 gxh3 9

dB

Pergerrcht. Brussels 1990.

1998.

gb8 13 adz allows White to regain his pawn with a superior

m

sponds. Another bonus is thar like the move-order 2 Ac5 3 9c4, this system avoids the need to learn how to combat the Petroff2 ... d6 recommend 3 d3.

3e4d5 a) 3 ... e5 4 dxe5 Ac6 5

ca

m

dictate the style of play. Whirc has options of transposing to o&o

"ru..-

The only way to test this outland-

ish sacrifice is to accept it. In

.-.6

Krakops-Meijers Riga 1998

after 14

ilej

Se8/€g8 l2 9b3+ *'ins.

Simple but effective. 12 ... 2re513 f5+ Axf5 14 Sxf5 15 Wc2+ 1-0

eff+

Chasing the King 29

Bishop's Opening: 2 ... d6

Krakops-Meijers Riga 1998

I

le4e52A.c4 As early as move two White can dictate the style of play. White now has options of transposing to other

A

lines, according to how Black re-

2 ga

dta

sponds. Another bonus is that, unlike the move-order 2 aR 6c6 3 9c4, this system avoids the need to learn how to combat the Petroff. 2 ... d6 After 2 .. af6 I can personally

8'T

"ruw after 2 9c4

recommend 3 d3.

a) 3 ... c6 4 AR d5 5 g"b3! g'd6 (5 ... dxe4 6 Ag5!+:) 6 o,c3 €.e6 7 ag5 wa5 8 0-0 abdT 9 Eel 0-0-0 l0 d4 exd4 11 6xd4 gg4 12 Wd2 dxe4 13 6xe4 fuci 14 Ad6+! Sb8 l-0 Lane15 h6 16 Pergerrcht, Brussels 1990. b) 3 ... 2,c6 46R Ac5 5 c3 d6 6 0-0 0-0 7 g,b3 a6 8 abd2 3"a7 t h3

6xf/

$er

7 c3

g?t

h6 l0 trel 6ns il afl wf6 12 Ae3 9e6 13 AxaT ExaT 14 0,e3 6tq ts €h2 Eaa8 16 69l 95 17 trfl tradS 18 93 696 19 Eh5 €h7 20 aR Axb3 2l axb3 EhS 22 ads Wg7 23 6xg5+ &g8 24 6n t-o Lane-Timmernans, Amsterdam

T

,ffia

,

after 9 6bd7

l 998.

3 d4 exd4 4 c3 dxc3?!

Allowing White to develop quickly. 4 ... 6f6 is better.

6xc3 a,at e aR ab6 7 gb3 Ae7 8 at olte 9 a5 abdT 10 5

*,& w9

AxfT+! Devastating Black's position. l0 ... €xf7 1r Ag5+ €96 I I ... €e8/€g8 12 Wb3+ wins.

t2 f4 Simple but effective.

dter

14

ilej

12 ...

*xf5

6e5 13 f5+ 9xf5 14 exfS+

15 Wc2+ 1-0

after l2

f4

30 Chasing

the King

Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav

Sicilian Four Knights: 4 3-b5

%gw@"ru

L'%, L'4ru,L"&

le4c52aflaf63Aca Avoiding the complications of eS hdS 4 6c3 e6 5 6e4 f5.

'tr

t

3

...6c6 4 Ab5 This is a good way to continue 3

I

e4 c5

Ac6 3 Af3 6c0 4 gbs.

9... Axd4 l0 9xd4 AeO

l1

... Axd5

12 exd5 a6?! There is no time to waste in a cut-throat line. Other possibilitk a) 12 ... Wc7 13 9bl (the dirw attack with 13 h4 has a big &arback after l3 ... Efc8 l4 h5 ah6:13 ... trfcS 14 c3 Ua5 15 c4 0xd 16 trxd2 dal 9e2+: Dl'oins Stisis, Groningen 1994. b) 12 ... ad7 13 AxgT €xg' l.{ h4 at615 h5 Ec8 16 hxg6 fte6 94 trc5 18 Wh6+ €g8 19 95

sd

h6?

A typical mistake inviting a king hunt. Though older sources assume the position is roughly equal, recent developments put White on top, e.g.

L%L,,ruL,,ru

%%%

DryAru.'ffi-

at 7 ...a,c7 a Wns go 9 gR f5 l0 exf6 d6 11 6xc7+ WxcT 12 0-0 gh6 13 d4 Axg5 14 9xg5 h6 15 Ah4 Wc6 16 ft+ €fS tZ AxeT+

n

ll tci (19 ..4h5 20 trxh5! gxh5 2l 9620 Ah3 Exc2+ 2l gbl Eel I

l-0 Yakovich-Reinderman, Leeuwarden 1994. b) 7 ... e6 8 he+ Bh+ 9 ER fs lo exf6 gxf6 l1 93 l-0 Kovalev-Klees-

cfier

Ae6- Exe6 23 gxf6 exf6 2-1 drc( l-0 Luther-Danner. Budapesr l99l

7 ... h6

13 h4! Wc7 14 h5 Eac8 15

chaetzky, Berlin 1994.

6xd5 After

6xf7 *xf7 9 Bf3+ €etr to cl 6uo 10 ... ab4 I a3 6c2+ 12 *dl 6xal 13 g4r. and 14 gf5 decides. 8

n

I

ll d4 d5 I I ... d6 is not much of an im-

15

€.aS

t4 h4.

To avoid White's capture on c6, doubling the pawns. 5 e5 6xb5 6 6xb5 6as z 6gs

€c7

tr

White has all the fun after I I 4\xd512 exd5 3"d7 13 9xgr 5ag;

after 4 A.b5

4...4d4

e6+

I e4 c5 2 aR d6 3 d4 crdl I 6xa+ 6rO 5 6cs 96 6 3.e3 ig7 : R 6c6 8 gd2 o-o 9 o-o-o The Yugoslav Attack is \\hir'r Avoiding the theoretical I I €rbl.

2 o,c3

provement after 12 d5+ fl*65 1r, ... €d7 13 e6+ *e8 14 gf7 mate) 13 cxd5+ €xe5 14 b4! and the queen's bishop will stylishly deliver mate. 12 dxcs 6xc4 13 ad4+ &d7 t4

Dieren 1990

main weapon against the Dragon-

against a player waiting to transpose to the Sveshnikov system after 4 d4 cxd4 5 6xd4 e5. The game position

can also arise after

Aract

Ziatdinov-Sehner

Romero Holmes-Soto Perez Malaga 1998

a

15 ...

s4 at6

e.'l

6xh5 16 AxgT -xg: gh6+ €g8 t9 gJ

18

6hs zo Exh5 wins. 16 9xg7 3"e+

tr

gf4+ l-0

after I I d4

*xg7 17 hxg6 hrg6 rt *f6 20 Eh_