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ISBN 90-77275-51-7

lSI

edition

Publisher:

Van Wijgerden

Drawings:

Rupert van der Linden

Information:

www.stappenmethode.nl

E-mail:

[email protected]

©

Copyright

2005:

Van Wijgerden

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Workbook Step 5

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3rd step completed:

Date of birth:

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Trainer:

2nd step completed:

4th step completed:

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Material and time

Evaluating a position in tenns of material is easy. All you have to do is count: queen =

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points, rook = 5 points, etc. Now that you have taken your chess skills to a higher level, you will find that this way of evaluating positions is too simplistic. It is also important to take into account the dimension of time -not the time on your clock, but the time on the board.

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The following three positions have been taken from a game between Leo Kerkhoff and Eddie Scholl. Kerkhoff cleverly exploits his lead in development while Scholl rather neglects to develop his pieces. The first diagram arises after

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tension.

On the left, the pawns on d4 and e5 are attacking each other; hence, there is tension in the centre. At right, there is tension in the cluster of pawns on c4, d4, c5 and d5 . It is usually advantageous to maintain the tension.

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Pawn race

The march of passed pawns towards their promotion squares can be likened to a race. A lot of things can happen during such a race.

The race in this diagram is not very exciting. The white pawn queens; the black pawn gets no further than the

3rd

rank:

1. b6 g4 2. b7 g3 3. b8Q.

Another tie. This time there is no X-ray check. Rather, Black is mated:

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3. Qa4 mate.

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A one-sided race. White's pawn simply marches on, but Black's pawn can be stopped. Black's king is outside the square of the pawn:

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Racing with 1 . ... e5 is bad. White will pick up the new queen with Qf8+ and Qe8+. Black should go after the a pawn with

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White is ahead, but the black king is inside the square of the pawn. White can shield off the king and win:

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eliminating the defender

•

aiming

•

chasing

•

clearing

The same types of preparatory move can be used to prepare a discovered attack. As you will probably recall, a discovered attack requires the presence of a battery. In some positions, the battery may not yet be effective or must first be set up. This is where the preparatory move comes in .

.I

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This position does not contain a battery yet. White sets up a lethal battery with

l. Qf2+.

The target piece (the queen on d4) is already in place. It does not matter how Black gets out of check. On the next move White gives check with the rook and then picks up the queen.

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aiming

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The battery on the c-file lacks an attacking target. White can lure the queen into the rook's range with

1. Nc7,

the point being that

l . ... Qxc7

is met by

2. Bf8+.

If Black does not take the knight, then White will win the exchange. Preparatory move:

luring

20

The battery Rd IIBd3 is in place. It is as yet ineffective, since 1. Bxg6 Qxg6 does not give White anything. White must therefore chase away the knight on g6 with

1. h5.

The knight is lost. If it moves away, White will unleash the battery with

2. Bh7+.

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The battery Bb3/Nc4 lacks an attacking target. The front piece (the knight) can give check. What is needed is a target for the back piece. We can find one by chasing the rook to g8; White wins the exchange after

1. Bg7 Rg8 2.

Nd

6 +

.

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The battery on the d-file does not yet work, since the rook is obstructed by two of White's pieces. White needs to play two clearing moves. The best method is

1. Bxb7 Bxb7 2.

Nf5+, winning the queen. Preparatory move:

clearing

This position concludes our overview of preparatory moves. The back piece (Bb3) and the front piece (Rc4) are both ready. The back piece has an obvious target (Qf7) . But what about the target of the rook? Is it the king? No. Material? No. A square? Yes! It is mate after

1. Rh4 Qe7 2.

Rxh7+ Kxh7 3. Qh4#

.

(23)

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(25)

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Rook against pawn

The struggle between rook and pawn is tense if the king of the side with the rook is not too close by. If the following principles are correctly applied, this type of ending can be played correctly.

The win is easy if the king of the side with the rook is inside the square of the pawn and can approach it unhindered. On the left, White picks up the pawn after

1. Kc3 e3 2. Kd3.

The side with the pawn has an easy draw if the enemy king is too far away. At right, Black draws after

1. Kb6 e2 2. Kc5 Kfl.

Strategy for the rook side:

The king must approach the pawn from the side opposite to the ene my king. Thus, on the left White plays

1. Kc6 c3 2. Kb5 Kd3 3.

Kb4 c2 4. Kb3.

On the right, the king is unable to approach, so the rook side must drive away the enemy king:

1. Ra2+ KO 2.Ra8

e3 3.Rf8+ Ke2 4. Kg2

Not

I.

Ra8 e3 2. Rf8+ Kgl. Kgl.

The king is on the right side, but approaching the pawn directly does not work:

1.

Kf7 e4 2. Kf6 e3 3. Kf5 e2 4. Kf4 Kd3 5. Kf3 Kd2. The rook is misplaced. Correct is

1. Rd1+ Kc3 2. ReI

Kd4 3. Kti

and White is in time. The diagram on the right shows that cutting off the enemy king on the 5th rank or higher is always winning:

1. Rf5 d3 2. RO.

Strategy for the pawn side:

Shielding off and advancing the pawn is all the pawn side can do. The former is usually better than the latter. On the left, Black draws with

1

• •••

Kf4.

He is lost

after

I

.

..

. Kf2 2. Ke4 g3 3. Ra2+.

On the right,

I

. ... d3 loses. The right method is

1.

•..

Kd3 2. Kb5

(32)

Endgame

Rook against pawn:

A

(33)

(34)

Strong square

A square is strong if: • it cannot be controlled by one of the opponent's pawns; • it is, or can be, occupied by one of your own pieces.

Strong squares are significant only if they are on or close to the part of the board where the action takes place. The battle for strong squares includes the following elements:

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c4 White gains control of the square d5. This square cannot be controlled by any of the black pawns.

On the right, White can create a strong square on d5 by taking on d6. The c7-pawn can then no longer control d5.

The route to a strong square

On the left Nd7 is better off on the strong square

d4.

This can be achieved with Nb8-c6-d4 or, even better, with gain of tem po:

Nd7-c5-e6.

White is down an exchange but has compensation in the form of a strong square on c4. He can reach c4 by

1. Nd2.

Note the function of the pawn on a5.

Eliminating the defender

On the left White cannot occupy d5, since it is pro tected by the c6-pawn. White can exchange this pawn with

1. b5,

securing d5.

On the right, Black can elimi nate the defender of d4 by

1

. •••

Bg4

and

2

• • • .

Bxf3.

Denying your opponent a

strong square

On the left, Black threatens to occupy a strong square with

1.

... Nd7 and 2 .... Nc5. Hence, White must play

1. Bh3.

On the right, White threatens to play his knight to d5. Black can prevent this with

1.

•••

a6

2. Bxc6

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.

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Defending

The following

9

positions contain examples of various defensive strategies. These include defending against mate, the loss of material and pawn promotion. We recommend that you study them well!

White threatens mate on g7. Black cannot protect g7, but he can save himself with a

Learning Chess Workbook Step 5.pdf

ISBN 90-77275-51-7

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Material and time

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