Victory in the Opening!

by

IM

Gary

Lane

First published

in

1999

@ Gary Lane 1999

ISBN 0 7r34 8546 9

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A BATSFORD CHESS BOOK

General Manager: Nigel Davies

Advisors: Mark Dvoretsky, Raymond Keene OBE, Daniel King, Jon Speelman, Chris Ward

Contr

Introduction

I

Greedy Openings 2 Chasing the

King

3 Attacking the King in the

Ckr

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

Introduction

I

Greedy Openings 2 Chasing the

King

3 Attacking the King in the Centre 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 5 7

2t

34 46 63 80 97 111 131 143

Dedicated to Nancy Jones

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

Symbols used

+

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

!l

outstanding move

l?

interesting move

?!

dubious move

?

bad move

??

blunder

l-0

the game ends in a win for White

0-1

the game ends in a win for Black

)/z-t/z

the game ends in a draw

I

The main

aim

of

this b show how to punish

uru

ferent

or

mistaken

mw

opening

by

taking

sriff

propriate action.

So

oft

faced

with

a bad more, pL

just

_{carry on}

_blindly

_nirl

_I

mal plan and thereby

mis

decisive winning

charc-The

opening tusslcs

_I

here are

all

decided

r

moves and provide a

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!

the

examples here,

all

Et

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

The

main aim

of

this book is

to show how

to

punish unusual,

indif-ferent

or

mistaken

moves

in

the

opening

by

taking

swift

and

aP-propriate

action.

So

often,

when faced

with

a bad move, plaYers

will

just carry on

blindly with

their

nor-mal plan and thereby miss out on a

decisive winning chance.

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-ponent at a

very

earlY stage

of

the

game.

You

will

have

to

look

elsewhere

for

deep

theoretical innovations on move twenty or

so-the

examples here,

all

taken from

practical

play, are

effectivelY decided well before then! Indeed, by familiarising yourself

with

some

of

the many tricks and traps contained in the openings

it

should be possible

for

you

to win

many more games

quickly and incisively.

Moreover,

with

three diagrams

on

each _Page, 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,

equallY

importantly, when

to

accept

it.

It

can

be

a

difficult

learning

curve,

especially when

your

oPPonent's queen is busy snatching your _Pawns and all you can remember is that the

book

said you had

comPensation-but did

not

tell

you whY! Here the

illustrative games are very valuable because

they

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 then the chapter 'Chasing the

King'

is for

you.

All

the

conditions

necessary for launching a successful

king-hunt are

laid

down,

together

with brilliant

practical examples

of

how to

conduct

the

attack.

Identification

of

recurring patterns,

such

as critical

weaknesses

in

the

opponent's defensive

pawn

shield,

will

alert

the

experienced chess

tournament camPaigner

to

possibilities

of

ambushing

the enemy king.

'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

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' pres-ents 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.

Surpris-ingly, 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 end-game

with

many hours

of

tedious

manoeuvring

_in

prospect.

But

not always! The chapter'Opening to the

Ending'

shows that this

final

phase

of

the game may

not be slow

and

strategic

in

nature,

but

tactical. In

such cases

it

may be a positive

ad-vantage

to

head straight

for

the ending.

'Opening Surprises' looks

at

un-usual continuations designed to con-fuse 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.

lGn

'I

can resist anything

h

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

forget _{about basic}

_principle

where a

big

advantage

in

d

ment

is

gained

as

a

rcd

opponent grabbing

mt'rril

opening continue

to

be

s

and again.

A

signiflrcant advantage

i

opment can be a deadty

fm

grandmasters are not

irrrr-danger. 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

t queenside undeveloped

_d

hrs

of

tedious

But

not

lpcningto

the

tfo

final

phase

r

bc slow

and

h

tactical. In

b

e positive

ad-s.ight

for

the

'

looks

at

un-eigDed

to

con-ryonent.

Here

rsd

of

oPen-W

by

logical

!r

soore an earlY

of

not

trlircs

is

a

theme

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

recipe for

book,

the and games has their likelihood

of

only ten moves.

pactical

PlaY-and

rb on decisive action

_6.

1

Greedy

Openings

'I

can resist anything but

temPta-tion'

is the

quote

which

comes 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-ment

is

gained

as

a

result

of

an opponent grabbing

material

in

the

opening continue

to

be

seen time and again.

A

significant advantage

in

devel-opment 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.

Inev-itably, 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

ma-terial

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.

I

ll

%ry

"%

t,ffi\ffi,

ru-A

8

Greedy Openings French: 3

...oleq

Onischuk-Hertneck Biel 1997

I

e4 e6 2 d4 d5

3

ad2 6rO

I

es 2,e4

A

popular way to avoid main line

theory. The position can also arise after 3

Ac3

drc

+ eS 2,eq.

5

Axe4

Onischuk

rightly

wants

to

give

Black

a weak pawn

on

e4. Instead

Agnos-Rice,

Port

Erin

1997,

con-tinued 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

8

Wb4+

a[ows

Black

to

adopt an un-usual set-up. Also:

a)

7

...6a2

s

dxe6 fxe6

9

am!

hxe5

10

gh5+

afl tt

al95

_{96 t2}

Wg4 h5 13

gb5+

€e7

t4'&,f+ Aao

15

9e5 gh6

16

6xe4

Axe4

t7

Axh6

l-0

Dvoirys-Florath, Berlin

1996.

b) 7

".. exd5

8

Wxd5

Uxd5

9

Axds

hdz

l0

gfil

f5

I

I

exf6

6xf6

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 0-0-0+-.

t2

693

9h4

t:

0-0

gxg3

14

hxg3 0-0 15

f5 Uxg3

t6

gf4

gg4

17 e6'!

White triumphs with panache. 17 ... fxe6 18 fxe6

6n6 t9

eZ+lt

6xd5

20

exfS:9+

€xf8

21

9aO+

*e822

gb5+

gd7

23

Ef8

mate.

after 4

...o,e4

after 7 d5

Sicilian:3

gb5-Browne.euintere

Wijk aan Zee 1971

le4c52af3d63ebs+

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

tack

on

the

queen. In

Williams.

Witley

1998.

sli

the pawn immediately

*rrh

t

There

followed

8

...

_€,9

S

Wg4

l0

Wa4+

P47

I

I

ail(

12

Eel

e5 which led to a

&n

2l

moves.

8...9c6

In

Bologan-Paranicher.

I

Team

Championship

_l9t&

experimented

with

8

.

Ug{

came under enduring prEssut

game continued 9 h3

lEaz

tO,

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.

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.

13

Axe5

dxe5 14

trxeSr

Aci

t4

...

de7

15

af5

tr

16

0

gd8 l7

6xb7+

wins

or

l4

__

ls ga

6rc

16

trdt

tcs

Au:+-.

rs

trds

Wc8

16

afs

SA

6xe7 €xe7

18 Ee5+

l-0

I

ll

7 d_1

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

There followed

8

...

6t0

g

6c:

Wg4

l0

Pa4+

9d7

ll

adb5 ac6

12

Eel

e5 which led to a draw after

2l

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

2,c6

ll

hc3

e6

12

9;f4

trd8

13

Wd3

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+:.

9

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

6xe7 €xe7

18 EeS+ 1-0

after

5

VSa

after 9

6dl

NLry-e.

E

l"/&LT

,

I

l0

Greedy Openings Nimzo-Indian:4 e3

6e4

Aleksandrov-Sulskis New York 1998

f

d4

af6

2

c4 e6

3

6c3

g,b4 4 e3 Ae4t?

This direct approach has been ig-nored

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.

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

Reshevsky-Kramer.

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 d5 o,c419 -Q.xc4+.

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.

14

9xc6

3.xfl

15 Uxe6+

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+. after 4 ...

de4

after

l3Ya4

Latvian Gambit: 4 ---

t

Repp-paschitt

Correspondence

gare

1e4e52a]f3f53-t-c

6xe5

9g5

An

outrageous

attqt

I to capture as much

rratcrid

ible

and then

try to

srrtiv

sulting onslaught.

.

5 d4 Bxg2 6 fYhs+

g5

eds

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;'

rl

posrtron.

8

9xg6 Wxhl+

9

€c2

ef

e3

Eager to win more

mrrflil

a)

l0

... Wg2

I

I 6fI-

r

Axe4

Bg7

13

axhs

A6

I

Pavlanin-Sladek,

Czech Championship 1995.

...b)

lo

...

6ro

ll

gs5

,i

9xf6+

Ae7

13

IIr

En

_l,

AxfS

15

Ag5+

€c7

16:&l

17

6xg6

gave White

e

r ending

in

Grava-Budovstfo, spondence 1970.

ll

2,n+

*c7

t2

3.16

t

Ug5

Ae7 t4

gf4+

€M

Or

14

...

d6

15

gd6-

C Wf5+ mating.

15

Aa4+

€a6 t6

-e.dt+

6c5+

€UO rS

ad6

6ef

lt

I

The

harmonious

pcitio

White's forces encourage

r

_!

finish.

19

...

bxc4

20

0e4+

t

gUS+t cxb1229e4+

_l{l

,rru,

%

T,a%i

%L%

_,,ffit

'T ."

AA

after

l7

ddl

4a

4

...o,e4

$w

ljYaa

Latvian Gambit: ... Wg5 Repp-Paschitta

'

Correspondence game

l99l

1e4e52aAf53Ac4fxe44

hxe5 Ug5

An

outrageous attempt

by

Black

to capture as much material as

poss-ible

and then

try to

survive the re-sulting onslaught.

5 d4

lUxg2

o

9trs+

₉₆

7

9f7+

€d8

In

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 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-spondence 1970.

ll

afl+ *c7

12

Axe3

Uxal

13 Wg5 9.e7 14

gf4+ €b6

or

14

...

d6

15

ad6+

€az

t0

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 finish.

19

...

bxc4

20

6a4+

*tl

zt

Wus+: cxb5 22

9e4+

l-0

%

,%

L'T

after

t0 0,cj

l

'ffi_

'M

4a

17

adl

_after

_t8

...o,a6

12

Greedy Openings

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

abd2

Adorjan-Kudrin

New York 1987

1 d4

af6

2

af3

e6

3

c4

b6 4

₉₃

Aao

s

Amz

5 b3 is

more natural

but

the text

contains a certain amount of venom. 5

gb3

is

considered

in

the

illustra-tive

game Epishin-Komarov

in

the chapter 'Opening to the Ending'.

5... gb7

6

9g2 c5 7 e4 cxd4

7

... oxe4? leads to calamity. For instance:

8

6e5

d5

(8

...

6c3

9

HtrSt g0

l0

gh3+,

9 cxd5 exd5

l0

Ua4+!

o,al

t1 6xe4

dxe4 12

Ah3

.AcS

l3

Wc6

trb8

14 AxfT+-.

8 e5

694

Kudrin seeks to undermine the e5

pawn. Other replies are:

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,

Lucerne

Olympiad 1982.

b)

8

. o,e4

9 6xe4

(9 0-01?) 9 ...

Axe4

l0

9xd4 9b4+

ll

gd2

AxB

12

AxR

o,c6 13

Axc6

Axd2+ 14

Wxd2

dxc6 15 trdl

Hxd2+ 16

Exd2

_'/r%

J.Bellin-Copeland, British League 1998.

9

0-0

9c7

10

trel

9c5?!

ll

Oe4! d3 12

dfg't

6xe5

13 g"f4

This

irritating

pin is

the

price

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

If

19 ... fxe6 then 20

gd6+

EgS

2l

WeS mate. 20

6xg7 Ac6

216fs't 6xe1

22 Wg5+

696

23

gf6

1-0 after 5

6bd2

after 8 e5 Sicilian:

W-gG

Dougherty-Ea

Toronto

IIR

I

e4 c5

2b4

The

Wing Gamti

pedigree having been

r

1920s by Marshall

ad

!

2 ... cxb4 3 a3 d5

This counteratAcki

prives

White

of

rrmrti

Having

accepted rhe pawn, Black does

nd

_I

fure another but

pnru

claim

in

the

centre-Baccarin

Viaro,

Pr Championship 1996,

Bt

pawn

with 3

... bxa3

d

White's

pawns

_{to &}

centre.

The

gamc

ot

6xa3

d6 s d4 4ld7 6

O

hgf6

8 0-0 Ae7 9

tc2

a611c4b612e5&

6e8

14

9e4+-.

4 exd5

Uxd5

5 3-b2 Also possible:

a)

5

axb4??

Ueft

_{

Peters, USA Ch

1984-b)

5

AR

e5

6 axbt

Ae7

8

6a:

hro

q

Ql

6xe5

Ac6:

Luz-De

Fi

1993.

5 ... e5 6

axM

Ata'

8

afi

0-0 q g'ez

_6oo

_rt

Hergott is clearly

m

I

running out of decent sqt

pieces and the king

rm

the centre.

ll

Afes

6xe5

12

fu

6c4 Ug5

14

€fi

If

14 0-0 then 14 ... -C. Axd2 wins. 14 ...

9e6

15 c3

Arc{

r

lll

%l,

_-1

LTffi

%

after

l8

...Vxb7

5

4bd2

fu6e5

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-ture another but proceeds

to

stake a

claim

in

the

centre.

In

Fantini-Baccarin

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+

0-l

Shirazi-Peters, USA Ch 1984.

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

8

aR

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

the centre.

1l

afes

6xe5

12

Axes trdg

tl

6c4

9g5

14

€fi

If

14 0-0 then 14 ...

9.h3

15

6e3

Axd2

wins.

14...9e615

c3

9xc4

0-l

after 2 b4 after 4

..

Vxd5

'T

_{%

%a%

'T

gru-L

after 10... e4

I4

Greedy Openings

Nimzo-Indian:

4

e3,6

...0le4

Keres-Spassky

Game Eight, Candidates Mstch, Riga 1965

1

d4

Af6

2

c4 e6

3

6c3

fuat

t

e3 b6 5

90r

guz

6

6R

Ae4

7 0-0 Keres offers a pawn

in

return

for

attacking opportunities.

7... Axc3

The challenge

is

accepted. Other 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

Championship 1998.

b) 7

...6xc3

8 bxc3 3.xc3 9

Ebl

6c6

l0

trb3

Aa5

I

I

e4!

h6

t2

3;b2

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-Vuksanovic. Heraklio 1993.

8

bxc3

6xc3 9 9c2 3.xB

10

gxB Ug5+

tl

Eht

UnS

rZ

Egr:

A

superb move

which

sacrifices another pawn to maintain the

initiat-ive. The players could also make an e.arly peace agreement after 12

bg2

Wg5+ 13

*hl

ghs

A*g2ggs+.

12

...9xf3+

13 trg2 f5

Black is struggling in other lines:

a) 13

...

Wxdl+

14

Uxdl 6xdl

15

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). after 7 0-0 14

ga3

A

precautionary

_r

Spassky

castling obvious 14

Hxc3

[

Uar+

rs

trgl

Ue,

and the game agein ual check.

t4

... Ae4

r5

Efi

I

15 ...

6c6

is the

h

16

d5

he5

17

Lc2

more promising

fim

t6

e.e2

9m

lz

&n

An

admission

tH

gone wrong.

Spas*

to sort out his

rmt

but

18 ...

aa6

wae

Aac5 (19 ... dxe6 20

9xc5

bxc5

2l a

Edt+-.

19 e4 c5

209;b?Jl

White continues rc

the board and

nos

f

ous way to trap thc

H

2r

...

ahs

There

is no

relitf

which is well met b5r i

22€gt

96 23

E$

Introducing the

ft

and 25

Afl.

23... EdS 24

9B

A

subtle

shuffi

Axg6+

and

corri

under the most

ftw

stances.

24 ...EgB 2s

IlD l.

Since

25

.

ory:7Z-27 Vxg6+

*e7

2tr

ExgT ExgT+ 30

UrS

9xe6

32

tha+

ecz

White

completely

ri

ing to an analysis by

I

l

,,mi

%"%

after

ll

...Vhs

after

l5

Efl

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

PerPet-ual 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

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

2l

exdT+

*d8

22

Edl+-.

19 e4 c5 20

gb2

14

2l

e5

White continues

to

gain sPace on the board and now finds an ingeni-ous 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

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 circum-stances.

24 ... Eg8 25

trf2 r-0

Since

25

...de'l

26

Axg6+

hxg6

27 Vxg6+

+.e7

28

gto+

*es

zg ExgT ExgT+ 30 UxgT

UfS

:t

axe0

Uxe6

32 Utr8+

€ez

33 Eg2 leaves

White

completely

winning

accord-ing to an analysis by Nunn.

after 18 d5 after

2l

e5

'-%-L%'T

%%%L%

A"'ffi'N'%,9%E-after 25 EJ2

l6

Greedy Openings Torre Attack: 4 c3

Ilebden-Grabuzova

Cappelle la Grande

I997

I

d4 e6 2

aR

af63

9.g5 c5 4 c3

A

speciality

of

Hebden

who

prefers

to

avoid

the

well

known

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

a) 5 ... Ua5+ 6

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, Budapest 1995.

b) s ...

9u0

o

gur

10

9c2!?)

6 ...

2,e4

7

9.f4

6c6 8

e3

gb4+

9

abd2?

g5!

l0

Axg5 Axd2+

tt

6xd2

Wa5

0-l

Sangla-Karpov, USSR Team Championship 1968.

6

9xf6

Uxf6

7 e4

It

makes sense

to

seize the centre

but

the

dull 7

e3 has been

tried

in

the past.

7 ...

gb4+

8

6c3

0-0 9

Ecl

Ug6

10

gd3

The threat

ofe5

encourages Black to be greedy.

10

...

Wxg2

rr

Egl

9trl

tZ

aS

Axc3+

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.

13

...

b6

14

6e5

Wn+ rS

Anr

6c6

16 trcg3

Hebden goes straight

for

the

kill

with simple chess.

16...6xe5

Or

16

...

₉₅

is well

met

by

17

aR!gf4

18

6xg5+-.

17

Exgl+

€h8 f8

dxes

3.a6

19

Wtl

Eac8 20

trrg4

1-0 after 4 c3 after

I0

ildj

Dutch:Leningrad5

ig5

Smyslov-Beliavskr-Sochi 1986

rd4f52c4af63adgaa

Agz

s Waz.

An

innocuous-looking mou

one which has caught our a

of good players. The idea is

o

the obvious 5 ... 0-0

br'6

3h6

0f3

cO 8 h4 with a strong a

5 ... c5

Other

moves

are:

a)

5

---9xf6

exf6

I

e3 2ic6 8 d5

{}c5

6nrcgilh5

1laad6

l:

trh6

13 0-0-0

gd7

14 Ehe

I

o

threat

of

e4

leaves Black's

dangerously

vulnerable.

U

Wockenfuss, Bad Lauterberg lg

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

=st

White pushed his h-paun ro

rfo

Sadler-Tseitlin, Hastings I99l

-6

dxc5 8\a6

7

5f66

$

ll

Wxh6

Axc5

9

Am?!

This plan

of

pursuing rhe

h1

vra

₉₅

is

rather

slou'

SEr

should prefer 9

f3

9a5

l0

0+.{

I

I

cxb5

a6

12

e4l

r+

rth

dor

edged play according to BelierC

9

... Wa5 10 0-0-0

b5

ll

,l

fuat

nWgt

The ex-World Champion _{is c} ing the h-pawn but at the neglu

getting his kingside pieces inro p

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 Beliavsky is ready to pounce.

l9

E[xg6+

gd7

20 Exf5

tctr

*c2

6xb3

0-1 after

l6

Ecg3

Ser

4 c3

r0 9.d3

Dutch: Leningrad 5

Ag5

Smyslov-BeliavskY Sochi

1986

-1 d4 f5 2 c4

af63

Ac3

_{96 a} 3"g5

gg7

_s

gd2

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)

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,

Miles-Wockenfuss, 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

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

double-edged play according to Beliavsky.

9

"."

Was

r0

0-0-0

b5

ll

695

gb7 t2'Es7

The ex-World Champion

is

chas-ing 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 Beliavsky is ready to pounce.

19 Wxg6+

*d7

20 trxfS

Wel+

21

€c2 6xb3

0-1 after 5tUd2 after

l2Vg7

A

AA

'%L

i%

%

L'%

E%{ru-

I

%%

%

LT_

%

A

%"ffiE

%

16&cgj

%

,rffira

l8

Greedy Openings

Spanish: Worrall Attack 6 Ue2 Posazennikov-Lane

Leuven 1995

le4e5zAR0c63gb5a64

ilat

btc

5 o-0

Ae7

6 Se2

This way of playing the Spanish is a favourite

of

mine

which

makes

it

doubly

diffrcult for

my opponent to play against!

6...

bs

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+-.

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 appar-ently made him confuse his systems.

The game continued

l0

... EeS

ll

a3

Af8

12

trel

Ab8?

13

exd5

hxd5

14

d4 oic615 dxe5

at4

t6

We4 and White eventually won.

10...

Ee8lr

9g5 Aa5

12

4xe5

This looks good but

I

soon regain the pawn with the bonus of a

power-ful pair of bishops.

f2

...

6xb3

13

axb3 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

after

6Ve2

afterll...o,a5

Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 --_

d

Illescas-Anand

2nd Match Game. Leon

l99a

f

d4 d5 2 c4 dxc43

AR

16

ircJ

White chooses to transpose

lo d

Classical variation. Other trres: a)

4

a4l?

6c6

5

_{6c3 6s5}

6 3.1

6feleqe689c2gM9Edtt

l0

Ae2

g.b7

_n

_{0-0 0-0 and BL6} held

on to

the extra par+l-

C-aci

Dlugy, New

York

1991.

b)

4

e4b5 5

a4

gb7

6 b3

c6

bxc4 bxc4 8

6c3 gb4

9

i-df

QI

l0

e5

ad5

ll 9cl

6xc3

ll

-i,xc

c5

13 dxc5

9a5

14

Axbr

Orb+

15

ad2

Wxc5 16

hxc4

0{

17

fr

Eflxe3*

l8

6xe3

6d7

gar-e

Bld

pleasant ending

in

Ivanov-Salov- S

Petersburg 1997.

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

&o,

Exc4 Black is better.

A

t

/

... ?_lxes

It

seems

risky

to

accept the

m

terial

in

the

face

of

an

attack

L

there are always exceptions

o

_tL

rule.

l8

trxg7+

Or

l8 Edl

and

now ... 1}c5

t9

AxgT 6Jg6 blunrs the onslaught_

18...

gh8

19

Edr

The

pin on

the knighr

$ifr

19

trg5

d

by

19

...

_=g8:

20

tr

€fl

6ga-.

195

Great vision but

it

is flawed.

20...

Axd5

21Wxe5

Ael:

Ut

%s

%h%

\'.ru

W','.ru-L

%sry

L%

,ru

%L%

%%%

L,

_-W"ru

L

after

l9...Vhq

Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 ... a6

Illescas-Anand

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,}

Garcia-Dlugy. New

York

1991.

b)4e4b55a49b76b3e67

bxc4 bxc4 8

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

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

Exc4 Black is better. 17

...6xe5

It

seems

risky

to

accept the

ma-terial

in

the

face

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

The

pin

on the knight

with

19

Eg5

can be refuted

by

19 ... trg8!

20 Exe5 Exg2+

2l

€fl

dg4-+.

19 ...

Bc5

20 Ed5

Great vision but it is flawed.

20...9xd5

21

9xe5 9e4!

0-l

after

j

... a6 ufter 9

Edl

@,,ru478

'ffi-t'ffi-t

%a'ffi-a

w'ffi9%

after

6Ve2

19

Yh4

after

l6

Hg3

20

Greedv Openings

Conclusion

The pros and

cons

of

accepting

material have

to

be carefully

con-sidered. Snatching

even

a

single pawn in the opening can be perilous

if

it

leaves

your

development

in

a

backward

state. Though

pawn-grabbers sometimes

have

the

last laugh, more common

is

the fate

of

Smyslov

against

Beliavsky

where

the ex-world champion's excursion

to win

pawns ends

in

disaster after hrs defenceless king falls victim to a

violent counter-attack.

Another warnlng

is

sounded by

the game Hebden-Grabuzova. Here

Black's win

of

a

hot pawn merely leads to the opening

of

a line

of

at-tack against

his

own

king,

thus

en-abling

the

opponent

to

break through in double-quick time.

The

Art

of

Attack

I

You

can

sacrifice material to gain a lead in development.

2

Remember that long-term pres-sure can be suflicient compensation for material loss.

3 Promote your attack

with

an ag-gressive piece formation and do not

think

that

your

opponent

will

auto-matically lose

just

because his

queen

is

spending

time

capturing every available pawn.

The

Art

of Defence

I

Think

before

you

capture

ma-terial. 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

develop-ment.

A

great many defeats can be

attributed

to

neglect

of

this

basic

general

principle.

Sometimes win-ning a pawn is simply not worth all the trouble!

2Ch

The king-hunt

is

one

of

t

spectacular ways

of garniq

and

is

sure

to

proride

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 r

be prised open

by

meaas

d

fice. Once on an open

bo

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.

sacrifice material to development.

that long-term

Pres-affcient

compensation

lGs.

your attack with an ag-fomration 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

develoP-many defeats can be

qlect

of

this

basic

irle.

Sometimes win-is simply not worth all

Though

it

may sound as

if

we can

all win the

brilliancY

Pize,

opportunities

still

have to be spotted

-as

_{games Movsziszian-Stoll,}

well

as

blind

alleYs.

In

Short-the

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 oppo-nent'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 favour-ite of mine.

In

this

chapter

we

have

gone

further than give examples

of

Pure tactical calculation and attempted to

explore

the very

foundations

of

a

successful king hunt.

2

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

sacri-hce. Once on an oPen board,

how-ever, the poor

monarch

will

find

itself

subject

to

attack

by

hostile pieces and running

for its

life in

a

fruitless

attemPt

to

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 calculation and the role these play in

22

Chasing the King

Austrian Attack: 7 e5

Hansen-Hoi

Dantsh Champtonship

1998

-te4962daAg7 36c3 d64f4

Aro

s

6n

o.o 6 3"d3

o,tal I

es

The usual line

with 7

0-0 can be answered

with

7 ... e5 8 fxe5 dxe5 9

d5

c6

l0

dxc6

bxc6

ll €hl

which

gives White a slight advantage.

7...6e8

S

6gs!

A

critical

move which telegraphs

White's aggressive intentions.

8...

dxeS

a) 8 ... h6? 9

AxfT!

€xf7

l0

e6+

€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-gaus-Hahnewald. Bundesliga I 988.

c) 8

...

6b6

lrecommended by

Nunn

who

assesses the position as

unclear)

9

Ae3

c6

l0

h4

f6?

I I

OxhT!

f5

(ll

...

*xh7

12

thS+

€g8

13

9xg6+-1

12

h5

€xh7

13

hxg6+

Sg8

14

Eh5

6f6

ts

exf6

trxf6

16 Wtrz+

€fS

17

ghS+

1-0 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

after 7 e5 after

I1...6c7

French Tarrasch:

t

_-- : Shaked-Raprir Los Angeles

_l99l

le4e62d4d53od2,Q

hrazsAatcs6dAd

gb6

₈

_6n

_ro

A

common inaccuracy

r

rarely

punished.

Black's

il

avoid

releasing

the

cearrrl as occurs in the normal

cc

8 ... cxd4 9 cxd4

f6.

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

(13

...

6xba

14

trbl

U6

a5 16

Ba4+

fual

n

gxbe

6e7

15 a4

intending

_-8r3

gives White excellent

chrc

11 dxcS!

Axc5

t2

M

_-e.I

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

op

take desperate measures.

16 ...

Axh2+

17

efi2

ei

€g3!

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

t-0

Superb!

The

king smor

threat of 25 EIg5 mate.

E

3.

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French Tarrasch: 8 ... f6 Shaked-Raptis

'

Los Angeles-1991

te4e62d4d53ad2hr6les

6raz s

3.d3 c5 6 c3

Ac6

7

o,e?

guo

_s

_An

ro

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

White can play the surprising

l

l

6exd4

with pressure against e6, e.g. I

I

...

Ac5

12 b4!

Axd4

13 cxd4 0-0

(13

...

6xb4

14

Ebl

Ua0

ts

3.a:

a5 16

Ua4+

gal

n

gxb4+) t4

b5

he7

15 a4 intending

Aa3

which

gives White excellent chances.

ll

dxcS!

Axc5

12 b4 9"d6

The

speculative

sacrifice

12

...

Axf2+?!.

seen

in

Van

Baarle-Van

Rijn,

Dieren 1997, failed

to

a

tacti-cal sequence after 13

trxf2 Ag4

14

Ded4

6xf215 €xf2

e5

16

6xe5!

6xe5 l7

UtrS+

69O l8 Uxd5 trf8+

19

€gl

Ef7

20

Ag5

9d7

2l

Eel+

&f8224c4

l-0

13 a3

6e5

14

6xe5 9xe5

15

Ae3

tsd8

16

gd4

Shaked enjoys a lead

in

develop-ment which prompts his opponent to take desperate measures.

16... Axh2+

17

€xh2 694+

l8

*g3!

is

egt

is met

by

l8

...

gh4

but

now Black

has problems comering White's wandering king.

l8 ...

h5

19 3-96+

*e7

20

f4

e5

2l

Ac5+

*e6

22

f5+

€f6

23

wd2

b6 24

Eh4

1-0

Superb!

The

king

supports the threat of 25 Ug5 mate.

after 8 ...

_f6

after

t6

9,d4

ll

L

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