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In The Arena

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G andma e an Ree (b 9 Am e dam), i ne f Che Cafe ' me eemed and l nge - e in c n ibu hiDutch eatc lumn debu ing in

996 Ree ha been che champi n f lland f u ime ( 967 969 97 ,9 2), a membe f he Ol mpiad eam 966 and a GM ince 9 0 e

ha al w i en l call f decade including c lumn f he new papeC andelsbla and he in e na i nall e pec ed magazinee n Chess

n men n 0 b k i w k range fr m bi f b cure hi un pa ingl cau ic c mmen a ie n cu en che p li ic A c llec i n f hw i ing The an C ed f Chess wa publi hed b Ru ell n e p i ein 999

One s e nded of a chapte f a b s o k an ld he c le end n thsac e chess hal s n he Dutch v l a e f W jk aan Zee n ne f the f e da

f he a n up f the vens t u a ent the bl tz t u a ent s helde e the a e the de - ds. In f nt Kaspa v the a n cent then the l ht

f ed Anand the c stal clea K a n k the p o nd vanch k and thes u cef l T pal v t ethe th e ht stee ed hte s f al s the sa ete fy n s en th Only ne s absen t s the b ll ant Alexe Shbeen ea ed b a l al dent st and s st ll unde the n ence f anaes hes a A

eplace ent has t be f und but h s ava lable n such sh t n t ce and hocan e a h place ent Sh an f a th usand uses? But the e esee Manuel B s o ! Oh yes B s he s a st Du ch nte at a

aste but s t o ally defens ble have th s y u an p lve zed by he

ants? he sa he s an a le bl tz pla e ell then let t be; t s uthlessbut has d ne

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In The Arena

Bl ck has the advanta e beca se the h te n cha n on e5 and f s vee a le Kaspa v n violentl t ies to u he a e a und42 g4 xg4

3. xg4 6 n the n n White cannot defend h s eak pa ns s onlce s a co nte attack a d beca se of th s. dese ved cons de at oc a n the last s a e of a z a e o h Wh e ce t nl cann

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g 1 e2 e3 2 g + 53 e2 2+ 54 dl c3h e es ned.

e th s one loss Kaspa ov on the l tz ou a ent conv nc n l thOYf 31 Ypo nts ahead f Anand a d vanchuk And t o da s late he pla ed st st a e I have eve nessed

et es Kaspa ov does h n s that no othe chesspla e s able to do th n a e s st nn n that collea es and specta o s ask the selves n astou de

a on ho fo heaven s sake it is poss ble that a h an be n can nven So t as n the und of the oo vens tou ent A a ns opalov

c nju ed up an attack of no hin th a o k sac ce opalov thou hlo ef e he accepted the sac i ce e co ld have ached an e al os onefus n h ch f c u se he s A e the a e Kaspa v said nnin

fo a b e o en opalov had looked p a be eceivin a essa e ab ve at he sho d con ibute to Bea t b taki he ook

e that n on the oves t at Kasp ov ade e stunn n but also theee h h ch he executed he fteen o tal blo s n a all o

vel s beaut e the h ans no co p te s k e hat to ake t h lee sa t happe n fo e the e es b t Kaspa v had a ead seen eve no bef e Afte he had on, he sa d at th s had en one of the ost beaut f

binat ons of h s ca ee aybe the ost bea ful h s as no exa e at ose ho e e p v le ed be p esent e the o ld ell t to the ch ld e

d andch ld en, as lon as chess ll be pla ed n th s o d

hen e e d sc ss n s ac e a e ds, ith os cheeks and te n

es Jan an sa d S ll t s di c l o sa hat s o e ad able,ase th h ch Anand s nn n h s a es he al ost s pe atu al e o

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hat aspa o p s to he " e ee tha e ot o a y he cho c easy G mes l e K spa ov Topalov ll o e w h joy a m e o e gla oachessplaye Compar Kaspa ov a a s w y ro h e e aC p b ca o Ale e was t e oc - t owe Ca bl ca e a homa e all seem e sy t e ere ce betwee Kasparov a A a h cca be state t e same e s s o e p o o ce

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Kaspa ov comme g o h s ame fo he p ess o s y uc about ope . Ne er of s s a e pe s va a o ; oth s c a a

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24 x 4

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In e Arena4 4

The est 2 . .b ld ead t an e ual a e, e 25. {x 5 2ix 6 Ex 27 bx 5 x 5 27. b3+ b6 2 b2.O c se T pal

eal ze at. The ext da he sa d: M cu i s t beca e d

25 e7

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26 xd4 xa5

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see s t n all va at ns

27 4+ a4 8 c3 i d5 29 a7

he d a tha as ua an eed h te, he he p a ed2 x c uld be eached b 29. 7, hen lack has t ve a pe pe ual

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De end n a a st the ate n a6 th29 ..E 6 s e uted b 30 'b2, thhe t eat 31 tb3 a d a e Black us be able t eet b2 hid

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u av dable Black has ne ve t an ze a de ense, bu ha t d30 E 6 s eas ly e uted 3 1 b6and then a e 3 Exb631. hWh te ns th32 b2A e h u s a te he a e T pal h h hec uld ha e success ull de ended th30 he . s a n l e as3 . E b

a 32 Ae6 e 33 xe i !a d lack ea hes a k end n ich sab ut e ual But hen the ex day D tch M e t L te nk u d a t30 . . .Ehe 31 b6 a the beaut ul u et ve32. M ! h ch p e e s32 . .i an th ea e s33 E A te 33 e Wh te pla s3 . E 6

ll ed b 35 .A the e a te32 f s 32 . . .Ee 33. x + 3 2 i 5+ 3 5 A x 3 . x bx 3 .xf a d

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3 . d7 8. A c4 b c4 9. 8And th th s o e the na po nt o the co b n o that sta e h2

x o eve th21 . e as the oo sac ce as an a o necessconse uence of t the eat o k has ee o o so e accu e ec i u

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9 ..d3 8 c3 4 . a4 42 4 5 43. \c d2 4 ,Black es gned(Ja ua 1 )

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In Th Ar na

Veg V ews

Ha o W. Russel

d a e a d me pe uad ng Hanon u e o e u pu any of i owng n o an o ogy ye a he founde p duce ed o web m

nd day o day manage www.ch sscaf come n a en e he au ho ofng e e We con de ed ncon ei ab e o om him ough a a

p ofe on Ru e (bo 7) a had a ong in o emen n c e aaye co ec o an a o and pub e e i a o a be e w i e

ng o adm

as b n nin y a s sinc th nit d Sta s host d a wo ld ch ss c ampionsh st ha f of th Kaspa o -Ka o 990 tit bout took p ac in N w Yo

C ty his y a 999 at t nd o Ju y t wo ld championship toub a as V as N ada

as V as may b on of th ost un su som wou d n say biza citi s in h wo ld I was nothing mo t an a two ho s town unti th

930s wh n t b cam a ular stop on ai oad out s Th n in hamb in cam to own with g i a da and hyp i th wn s n Th casinos s mb opu nt pa ac s and wor d r

n r a nm nt is a ailab ni tly. h ci y is al ays bust ing and a c j s2 a m a not ncommon.

Gi n t possibi iti s xp ctat ons i h fo t s cond ock out owo d championsh p tou am n ha b an uly 29 E n b fo it ot und

how it was c a that thin s m ht not o acco ng to Hoyl .

h ast championship tou am nt had b h d n Ho and xc pt fo na s which had t n pl c in Sw and t at im January 998 a fana d had os a clos matc to o T nu fo t is y a s tou am n

was t famous a sa 's Pa ac s cond o non in x a a anc o inp op s opinion bad tast

Ca sa s Palac is locat d on Las V a Boul a d which is nown simp"Th St ip F a d on on sid by V as n w st hot th B lagio th oth by t g it occupi s a p om n nt hi h p o spot on h S

t had b n th B agio wi s s unnin ou ly wat rwo s that ad o i na ho l of c oic fo t is tou am n but sch d l c an s r uimo o Ca s s

yon t yin to nd h tou a nt is fac d wi h t st c a n ht l m n ion o anywh in th hot W cou d on y nd two sm


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In T n

g s h g di c io . W o am h E ea oom, was a y oca d, i was som t g o a s s . Fo he na ,aoom s ati g app oximate y0- and a sma s ag o p ayi g a a w

the basic accomm ations or th ma ch A a c y om th s t ng w mwh th wo s did batt e i N w Yo k in o t o pack d c owds i a B oadway h at

Each s cta o a nde d h$ 0ad ss on was gi a o am t p og amAnd h e, o nt co , was an a s ica y a d photograph o anhot ! Th w y op d N w York, ew Yo k a comp ti o o Ca sarPa ac a d a ho e hat had a so t y no conn ction i th tou amappe d in a its g o y is r po ed hat wh n th ma ag ment o a sa

Pa ac saw wha had happ n d, it h at n d to canc th our amU b i ab e.

his p b ici gaf s med to s e to o h o ga za ion o th tou enCon icts and s nde s andi gs with he ote co en on d pa m t wcommonp ac Reg ar con usio with th oom s t- ps, work assig m ts asuppo w o com , at a , o y o g th x a o s o ce ain dindi id a s s ch as G Gijss , th o am nt s C i A bi (and C

Ca co mnis ) and im H e i h p ss oom.

M a w i t was ch ss to b p ay d And som xciti g chess ti d ed By h tim na s i d, a p -to amen a o t s

i nat d Th ti ma c shaped p b we n A nian V adi opiad Russian A xande K a i man he inte est d r ader may r e o oth

so c s o th gam s t ms s n t i s gam , Akopia ssanso d pi c sac i c , ha i ma acc pt d, conso ida ed a d e t

o g t om h point.

opian ha won th ight to ha Whit in th s game a t d awi g ofhe d th ning b o the s ound Th s gam was p c ded byq ic , i orm op ning ce mony. It was mos s p ising at U SC ssFed a ion ai d to ha any ep s ati a ith t d awing o oop ning c mony. th h xc ption o a bad y c as d a n h ng higon sid o h p aying a a and som in the o am nt p og am o i w o t h sto y o ch ss in eU S ai d to mak any m tion o Pa

o phy), her was a d y any idenc of USCF s ppo o pa t cipattho g i was e iab y po t d to us ha USCF had c i d pw

$60 o p omotion and pub icity (e g the ps room and ts ac i es it isha d to se wh that nd o mo e co d a go e h ard-wo k g in t p ss oom ad b n comp d to b y bas c o c supp s wow nds o a o which had yet b imb s d a d, as o gust

som ad not n c i d any paym nt o h i wo k a a , d spibe on he job since nd o u y

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ddon o v r t r can b no doubt at h s as bc ass tou t if o l b v u of th str ng of co p t t on

ho cou d b co s d r d n h or d s onl as arov a d iss ng om th play rs ra s. s mad all mor s rp s

o onl about o doz n sp c a ors a t rs ga of t nals P rs t $ 0 adm ss on t lack of a co n promot o a a d pu ci pla act a t s s just o of b st k pt s cr ts a C sar s Palac

y h r ls . ud t Polgar r ort dl comm nt d n sh as at thou am t tha as V gas was no good for c ss a d at c ss as o goor Las V gas S ay hav b n g .(Augu 1999)

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r can gov m nt t r at d to ros cu m for p a g s matc aga

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n th cours o s car r man of th v ry valuabl ad b pu w th d ll-proof doubl alls ock d doubl -lock d a d -lock d buta a l H s coll ction as auctio d d o d for a v small amount d wh n

isch r fou d ou about it it was too lat can ag h as a mans ock and h act d lik o . H ad alwa s avo d d th m d a l k a plaguno h was s k ng th m H ant d o b int rv d

But wh n F sc r angry on can p ct h m o go r t g abou conspirac Our Dutch Broadcasting Fou dat o dr ad d a ba ag of antiS t c nsults and as pro ably not th on y b adcast g orga za on thfor t s r aso r fus d to b involv d It s s a isch r nal gavint rv on Hungar a rad o and a s r s of int rv s fo a P il pp sby t phon f om Buda s h P pp n nt ws av app d on Ina d caus d a o of d scuss on th r Hungar a on I av ot trackI a no sur a t r a l x sts.

y ay t f s of th Du ch b oadcast rs pr v d o ll ou d d S tic o was a F sch r s mouth "But ar ou alf- s yourso of s t rv w rs dar d to obj ct aft r h ch F sc r grow d (accoto a r port in N York Pos ) "Do ou an to com th m o boy

r om th n ll s ho s J w s W h o r g ts I absta fr fuquo s at m g t as ly b ng m to con ct w h Dutch a

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we m n -K lin c v 25 5 : 4 c c5 2. c6 . 4 c d4 4.4 5 5. 5 6 6. c4 7 2 6 8. c 6 9. 0 0 6 0 0 0 12. d2 cS 1 . c2 S 4. fS f5 5 C h8 6. A S e8 . d g6 8. e4 9. f 20 f

S 2 5 h4 22. 4 2 . 8 24. S e6 25.f g6 26. 7 2 . c2 g5 28. gS g5 29. 2 c2 0.x 7 6

. n can b stak n but t s nny mo sm s of comp t rs Instof mo n t qu n f om t d f ns of t k n s d a most ryb n wou d pr f t s mp and asi y w nn n mo31 xb7.You m t

u it t s way a uman play r who s ood no to s3 a7 s a sos b nou h not to p ay t

... g8 2. 7 e4 . 4 S 4. s 5. h g5 6.h g4 . 2 S 8. g4 4 9. 6 g2 40. g2 4

1. h

r Black r s d and acco d n to ports n rman n wspap s ama az n s l w ann t n sa d som t n stound : "Y s nd d t

n t at n ht! If a y sa d t at a d h r s ms to babout th s no rt p oof s n d d It was nd d mat n ht comf nd s n a s cond But y uman n Kasparo , wo d d qt m asc a at t s a mat in xact y t mo s n t lon st

and n t at of battl t s u t nka that a man wo dany n st an It s o r th uy can r si n now

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Giacopelli Allwer a n, second round. Again so e ing s ange. Black ayed4 xg2 and afte 5. xg2 2a d aw was ag eed because of ext eme

time trouble W at is s range ere is o t e moves, e anno a ion o 34 ove t at Allwe ann wrote later: Gi es awa t e win A nge fe e ; Ito c ed t e wrong bis op." And e g es t e n ce va iatio34 h2 35

c3 36 c3 c8+ 37 2 d4+and Black wins A finge fe lerWhen in tim t o ble yo m ss a nice va iat on l e his? t is as if e do sn trealize ow di c lt it wou d be to n is va iation in ex reme i e tro ble,e en fo a s rong p a e .

I e e ec c wo ld no y can erase is and so I found fo n e eg es of Allwe . Now, at was q di e nt st t e les ofB b ngen Could ey ave n i ven d b e sa e br T eG C essFede ation took e acc satio s agains lwe man q ite serio sl and

commend d a fl i vestigation e is s ll o t ( e a 1999. o on he Al we r ca e e To Ha o " on page 7 E )

Not With B ng ...Tony M es

Tony M ( o 19 , Edg a on Eng and) won he 1974 Wo d unioChamp on hip a d in 1976 ecame he na e o Eng i hman o a ain

h GM e o he n x yea he wa one o B ain and mo ac ep aye o en ank ng among o n a he wo d op 20 H Che Ca e co umT e Miles Repo com ned a e e an p o ona n igh wi h a donic wand un e a ned cando H un xpec ed d a h in o em 001 f omcomp ica ion o dia e e wa a o fo he che wo d

e c ess wo d as een er ac i e du ing No embe2 , wit e end ofKasparo K a nik in Lo do , and e lympiad in Istanbu . The e ent alde ise of Kasparov as astonis ing fo its ta eness T e a w o asdo inated world c ess fo 5 ears o e or less abdicated witho t a g t,

ai i g o score a sing e victo , and on y caus g is successo mino pro ems

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n The n

c . y ag d to o d a s w t t it pi cg y t i gam , sugg s d at som t ng as

w w . Bu at v r it as mai s a m st ry, i t onl m e ee t a is pla b i g s st-matc xc s s

p a at on for fa ing was t at as out-p a . T at as ndc bu to bla p op o ad rk for im b for an t lp

n i ardl a na l . I is a c m on ra t s da s for op p a s co ds n t s matc s, a d t ou a ong-t con act cly b am for c anging l y s Kas arov ms lf is r spon i l fo

k pr p atio to x r s, mp oy ng an apa tm t-block ful o a al so uters to ork for im. as d a d re ma GMs fairl ca ual y.

d, mpl a p m aga st Ana d H s c ro s s ra r lik a box c m la n g t a is p nt s t

ap t sadd st r sult of t is a c , o g , is a wo cand y li oo s , t pai -dr s sc f oug is g

nd a c ss is not o ng l ark tabl D a a s r ng itsly ad aga . An a gum nt Fisc rRan om ma ? O mor ra i

a ts.

w r d go f o r ? K a k s t l " c ampion, a w rlI a only includ s Kasparo And Kaspa ov s . . . r r . . t ng uc To

ny cr d bili r must som p c ss o p o c a c all ng r for Kra nn il m t g t is d s d, g t I sugg st t a Kaspa v play a atcga nst S ir v and t n plays a ik, unl ss it s Kas a v in ica t os do s!

Olympia at l ast pro uc som liv l c ss In m 's .. , mop . . v n . u g to a l a , nn g t r s t o matc4 0a d t ati g Russ a2 it L ko aga gr g alif an sF enc (t at is 4 ut oft last5 !) ow v r und f r t w re su r s gb at n3 1 G r a .

v n mor r a kabl t G a s a ta n d r l ad for t n xt k,oo ng incr as gly lik l to b t v n al i n s. But n r u d t t

Ru sian t am d l w c d p a g ar a cr s Ruman a4 0. T scti y r v s d t top t o lac gs. A f t r3 d m l ti n o m a t coast o it a coup o packag d l

T nal scor s w r Russia38/56, G rman 37 (w , st to mp asiz tRussian dom at , t b of t i nts sco y Yus p v an Dau

H a n p us n na and K n g t af i ), k ain aHu gar 5 Israel 34 G orgia34 a d most o t rest of t worl on33

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n t d d cc a i an adq nboard on , b w r o rwis r so id and d rmin d.I a y

n ad an agr m o gi up dr g for n , upon p a$1 000 n ! T o l plac a t Engl s a coul a m to discsu an ou rag ous id a woul a b n a bar

T u op ,I m a wo n s v produc d o surpr s wi or r of C ina, G org a a Russia b i g main ain B wa of a br ak from

K um, a goo old fas io d ack from Lo k Van W l

L Van Wely - M. Krasenkov: . d4 d5 2.c4 6 . c c6 4. 4 d 5. 4b 6 . d2 s gam ma ains s popular T da k-squared is o

goo valu for a pa n 6 ; d4 7. 4+ 8. e2 6 9. 5 A mosall bis op mo s a b r d , nT is o ri s to i ducb7so as o mak a subs qu n 6 mor c i 9 6 0. td8+ 7.0-0-0 b6 2 . c 5 . h5+ S mm r call so n ng u kingsi

g6 4.A t 4 5. d2 tc4 6. 2 t 2 G d is som m sgood 7 d6 b8 8 hd 6

Now al l is l oos. . 9 7!+ d7 20 . d7+ 6 2 d6+ 722 d7 Fisc m con rol x a30 s co s for r mo 2 62 . g4+ 5 24 . d6+ 25 . d7+ 6 26. 4!+ 27 . d6+ 28 . d7+ 6 29 d6 0. d7 7 6 g7 O 3l.. g832 e7 ollow b and 7ma 2.t 7+ 6

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/ 1'he A n. ! a e 33 g 34 g7 ea

if is 'ta a t t a h gh

A Shi ov .Van Wely: 1.e4 cS 2. f 6 . 4 c 4.d4 f6 S.c a6e e6 7 .g4 e5 .fS g6 9.g5 gf 10.ef S 11. f 4 2.0-0-0 7

2 c7 14.gf 1S. c c6 16. g

a I elie e he wo playe we i l foll wi g an a lie e c6 ... h 1 g2 h6 1 2 j 2 1 . 2 g2 20:g2 a5 Vane y g p f m he d he e l ng c e Indeed if Black ge s i6 f6

will e wi ni g H we e Whi has a m ve Shi had hi h h ame a d p ayed21.f4! ef 22. g7 f 2 . e1 24. e7

Th ea e i g 7 Wi pausi g fo ugh Va We y plie24 . . c Tomee 25 7wi 25 7p c ing Howe 25:f 1-0

The en i e game o a d a u e The gh efo e I had mped i oL ek a a u 2 AM h adi g a di c I aske him if he e was ac n c i His ply seemed ve a na le me was no Itn, i dedfo pu lica i he e( o embe 2000)

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a Exact y I B op p n ng?

m ard g

c ede tial o m Ha di g ( o 194 i do ) a e ma a d r d. a o e t e boa d pla e e ep ese ted ela d at t e 19 4

m iad, w ile i co espo de ce che s, is g eat lo e, e holds thetio al Maste title He has w itte o e 0 ooks, amo g themW nning

At Co espondence Chess(He Holt, 1996) a d ope i g mo og ap s uchhe Fighting Faja owicz(Ches Dige t, 1995). Mo ce tl has a hed

magazi es, ot p i tedChess Ma la d we based (w c e smail co ),nd CD (e.g Co espondence Chess Wo l 199 Ha di g i the C essCa e

um i t o lo ge t ta di g The Kibitze i g appea ed mo t l withoutl i ce 1996, o e i g topic a gi g m 19th ce tu i to to cu e

e i g theo a d DE politics.

h t is the Bis op's pening? T e simp e answe to that quest on is:1 e5 c4 Howe e l ke man s mple answe s to com licated questions, it

es not te the who e st b an means

When esumed l ng chess afte a two yea la off due to ostg aduateudies looked fo an opening t at would a o d t e theo 'd missed and

llow me to do some esea c of m own. deci ed to pla1 e4 and ife5mo e po ula th n the Sicilian n B ta n n t e ea l 970s) t en

could su p se o onents b2 Ac4

t ce tainl wo ed. Most of t em linked and then bashed out2 6 but

a e my thi d mo e nd t ied most of the possibil ties) B c ad to settledown to a big t ink.

As a eade in xfo d's Bodle an L b a had ccess to t e col ection oc ess l te atu e bequeat ed by P ofesso Ha o d Mu a utho of the stbig h sto of c ess. was p obabl t e st e son to loo at muc of thisstuff w th mo e than a casual inte est n pa t cula co ied e e t ng tPh ido w ote about this opening, his fa o ite, in t e Englis edit ons of h sboo . Philido t ought th t2 Ac4 was supe o to2 f3 because it leftopen t e path of t e f paw to ad ance to f4 afte suita e p epa ation

Late gene ations did not ag ee wit h m;2 f3 seemed to ut Black mo eon t e defensi e and the E ans Gambit became mo e o u . Then mo edon to the 19t centu stuff and especiall to w at Jaenisch sa d bout t eo ening n hisNew A al i o t e C e Ope i gsand to Staunt n's ewof the matte . n t e seco d a f of that centu y, the Ruy Lopez ega ned t ep e eminence mong o en g es The Bisho 's pening bec me a i .

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lly c e o he g ea Sch ech er e o o B g m 'dt'sSc a p elwh ch ea l s ed p chess openi g heor i hes a d ar I A he same time, I s d ed m re recen e a p e o

pening s ch as e we e One he ook ha was cu en a he io wi z if eca co ec n gave he name s p's Opening o3 d

I p a ed2 c4 a o in he 970s, o h OT a d in co esp ndence ame sand in 1973 m ookBi hop: Ope i g s appe ed p ished e ChessP a er (No ingham England O e da I ma o a ew e ha ook was rs

When Whi e answe s2 f6 3 c3 e ga e ends e classi edas a

Vienna, s ha f m Bi op: Ope i g ok dea wi h ines a mos peop e callhe enna weve he Bish p s Opening is of ch grea er an iq hhe Vienna w ich s ric l speaking is a na e a shou d onl e given o eines w h2 c3 a d 3 f o o he ines f wing2 c3 a cann a ise

o he B shop s Open ng Tha incl des he3 g3 i es and c3 c5

M g ea prec sor in his esea ch was c se g andmas er en Lae had s a ed a ng he ishop's Opening in 964 a e Ams e da

in erz na One of h s iva s co men ed P epa ng f r his amen he pa icipan s have s udied o eslavsk 's a es innova ions, u La

has s udied G ec and Phi id " The f rg en pe i g paid o f, as hapid efea ed Aus a ian mas e B Berge and H nga an g a dmas

Leven e eng e whi e Sve zar G igo ic ne of he wor 's p p a ea ime go off w a d aw af e a to gh s gg e Le 's s a w

e ger game

sen- erger Ams e dam In erz nal, 1964

1 e4 eS 2 4 6

I' e a e fo a disc ssi n of he a e a ives facing Whi e a his poino ack's o he possi e sec n ves s no e now ha La se ed o33 and 3 c3 a A s e dam

d 6

If ack wan s o avo d is,3 c6 is he main poss i i

4 f

his is no he Phi idor wa i can e e ec ive N w if Black p a se7

we have a nd f Two K gh s De ense, a ine ha ecame ashiona e a er, as

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5 then a s o ta ian a e ( ioco Pi n o)e h ng h te s p a ng passive , Berg r makes a naive repl .

S?! S e S x S 6 0-0

B kno has prob e s ab ut his -pawn n the 1970s some o ts ere adt e e this l ne b sacri c ng the e-pawn, Marshall-st le, ut t e eren't

con nc ng B rg r went down ra idl against the Danish grandmas

6 g4?! 7 e1 e7

f . 6? xeSis alr ad strong

h3 xf3 9 xf3 4!he best v in view 9 1 0 g5 + ow ite cou d go wr g by

l 0 x 5 5 1 1 x 5 xc2but ars n o nd a s pl wa t win aawn

10 g4! 0-0

now1 0 xc2 11 xe5Larsen intend d to meet 1 6 ( l l c6 1xg7 1 3 x 5 !) 2 xg7 7b 3 g5 g8 1 x 7 xg55 xg5 xa1and no ither 1 6 e6+ or 16 c3.

11 xeS f6 12 1 6 13 e1 e 14 e3

The rest was a com ortabl exp oitation o W ite s ateria advantage.14 cS 15 2 c7 16 f3 6 17 x 4 cx 4 1 xe xe 19c3 xc3 20 bx c3 hS 21 a4! e7 22 xa7 f4 23 xb7 S 24

c h7 25 h4 1-0 that r databas ra, this gam was notpa ticularl we kno n u ti 970 en Be l& Son p b is ed the nglishedition o arsen s game c ect on under t t pical y boring title or thoseda s) o a e Selected Game o Che 194 -69This was just a straight

trans ati n o th original Danish tit e whereas th man p lish r had

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the gh dea p t g h s e t e the eJ Sp l uf K"p a w n") t o l was that a c et e ti e f a a t g

iew; i a so s m ed p La sen s p i s p y perfec l

Equalize in e peni g? So wha , we p a e dd e ga e! The iddlega e exchanges t an endga e whe e W i e's ad an age see si pe cep i le aw! I i e y p siti n Th s, La sen wo his instrucga e agains Leng e a A s e dam, w ich ou ca fi i his bo If y

us ha e it in a a a ase wit o n es , wo whe e B ack ww ng Then get ld of e oo !

T e Bis p's pe ing lends i e f t his ind f w -p onged app ac

W i e opes e e win q ick a ea y exploita i n agains s ew unde es i a es doesn' t k w e he , e se he wi p a slow s a egic/e dga e win

Le 's g ac t e p si i n afte1 e4 e5 2 c4 6and see wha W i ecan d

His e-pawn s a acke One possi ilit is he c n e -a ack against Blacwn e pawn by3 4 ! 9 h cen u analys s s we B ack ge s g

p a by3 . .5 a he t a he lde3 . . . xe If W i e wants co pl ca io shen3 ! is ce ainly p ssi le T is s a ly leads t e U us Ga i

which wil e iscussed late

The e a e wo easona e ways f defending e e awn, one of w ic3c3 gi es Blac he op i n f3 .xe4 usual leading o e

F ankens ein-D ac la Va iation and i s ffs o s SeeK b tze I , 21 an 22fo disc ss o s f hat line[A a lable the a ch e o www che ca e. co

Ed ]

The e is an e wa at Whi e can g af e3 c3 xe na el 4 3 if W ite eally wan s p a ha ga i e sh l se the o e de1

e4 e5 2 c4 6 3 3! xe 4 c3since i is e ke ha B acwi l ake t e pawn af e 3 3 especiall if u ch t e k ng's knig t

accide al o p p se" s t at y u a e liged e Then pp nen w t in o e bl n e ed w e ac ally 's he BoKiese i s Ga bit Se i sl , th g , eade s : ha s ga es anship andd 't co done t a ind of eha io a a l )

T e ain li e of e B en K ese i s Ga bi g es e4 e5 2 c4 6 33 xe4 c3 xc3 5 xc3 6( ! - n y o e a d S eini z) a dw he 9t cen English p a e B e pla ed6 h4

(See diag a op f nex page )

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h gh6 0 0 ollowed y7 e1 may e mo e sensible, is is no he ki d oing whe e se si e oves a e i ly ob e ec i e Whi e

ia pawn down;h h s do led pawns;c has oved his nigh wice an s ck i on e edge o the oa d, whic is

osed o e an i ositional

weve , c nside i f om he he oin o view acku)has ze o developmen ;

has weakened he whi e sq a es nea his king so hah5+ t ea ens;

doesn have he eing .d5 move since W i e can j s a e the pawn.

ow a ew pe le w o ac a ly ay this gam i and w a e e heo y sayswo ld esi a e o ake lack. Howe e , he a e ways o a oid i y e

he ma e ial, s c as5. .c6 (ins ead of5. 6 o 6 o c6 (and i 5xe 5 which is the same as t e Two Knigh s De en e inee e5 3c6 3 c 6 c3 e

n he 980s t e Bisho 's Opening came fashiona le again no a lineha wo d call he Bishop s Opening a all. English g a dmas e s s c as

n and M ay Chandle , fo e amp e, played any games wi h he lin1 ee5 2 Ac 6 3 d3 c6 3as a sen did agai s e ge Howe e , i

lack hen played the mo e ca io s e7 o . ..Ac5 Whi e fo lowed y movesikec -c3 b3a d a s ow ld p a he simila o he c osed R y Lope

wi h5 3o 9 3

Pe sona ly, conside his o e a va ia ion the o Knigh s Defense. Thenly ea on i was nown as the is op's Opening is beca se i m ked W i e's

avoidance o he Pe o f The eason his ine was adop ed is c nnec ed wi h pop la i y o t e Pet o Defense in ha decade Whi e was expe iencindi c l ies in aking down he Pet o and o s of ga es we leading o d awsBy layi g c Whi e av ided al ha Pe o heo y and s ee ed fo opezlike positions. W en Black e ed how handle the N nn Chand e line, and

Whi e o nd im emen s agains he et o , then the pe d m sw ng bacand 2 c e ed o o sc i y

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/ ;tru ti

e g e e s s r was see he ga e em r a o es ence 984-93 W i e was C w rl cha on

a rev ous orl c a nship r nner- an a grea Petro e e se s ec a sIn his game e Es nia grandmas er ened

4 5 2 4 6 3 e2 ?

is s ee move was a gr a fav r e ne in he earl 1970s Black as ts ar in g f r i self ver earl in t e game rga a ed3 Ac5 4

3 c6 ( e Ita ian Game as arisen b ransp si ion; t e siti n af erW ite's ne t move c u d als a ise b 4 5 2 3 c6 3 c4 c5 4 c3

6 5 2?, a move w ic w uld never ccur ost a ers er a s )5 c6 6 3 a6 (A so p a ab e is6 0 0as in B ua Lev, Lond n L o ds Bank

1991 )7 0 0 6 b 2 0 0Here W i e a ed9 b3 an eve tualwon af er i a curacies n b sides Acc rding im, 9 x 6 x 6 0 d

xd4 x4 xd4 2 x 4 x 4 3 c4 b6 4 x 6+ h 5a4 w uld ave e sured W i e a s ig advantage An t er ssibi i fr m ediagram is 3 c6 when W te s ou d ot la t e 19t ce ur4 4?beca seof S a 's 4 5 bu 4 c3 c5 5 3 trans oses o im M rgad w ile5 b ?mig t come i to c nsidera i N w at he Bis op's ening isunfas i nable again, t ere is sc or sur rise and new researc nce moreLarsen s lp a s i m ime ime

Ben La sen ige avies, L nd n (Watson F e iams to ame ) 989:

e4 e 2 4 f6 c6 4 c b4 f

Pri r o Larse W i e usua me is Pin Var at n b5 g 2 or 5 g5H wever, L sen i s wil ing t a l w s c awn t be d ubled and i s n w r iedab u 5 5? 6 x 5 x S7 0 0!because if 7 xc bxc3 x 3W ite

as 9 g5

s 6 6 0-0 x 7 bx 4! ?

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h i i er n pp o c an La en 96 opponen op ed Fo exen- en yel Am e m 964, wen7 a5 8 b3 xb3 axb3 0 0

0 T i i mon - pe p wn o m on w own o be u e u b Lao e occ ion oo)0 :e7 1 2 7 1 2 h5 c5 3 f4 ex 4x 5 5 xe5 xe5 6 n Whi e u e u ong erm

n ge en expl in in book So D v e voi e exch nge on

8 9 d7 10 e

10 ?i n l e tive cco ing o en

10 .. e7 11

T e pl n i o mee 11 0 0 0by 12 A 5,bu 1 2 ?w pre e b ecco in to L r en

d8 2 2 f6 1 d ! f7 1 h g6 1 f j b3 16 a 3f7

Al o e 6 5 17 f3W i e cle v nt ge

7 f 0-0 8 f2 a6 19 fl h8 20 h ae8 2 h e f ! 22f fe 3 c f7 2 a ! c8 2 f c6 ! 26 c3 g8 72 28 cl f8 29 f3 g7 0 b ce5 31 d e8 c

d c c c6 3 g d f8 6 f c 7 a ed7

wou l o ve been me b38 T e poin o i e e 3 4 c n be e i e y ollowe up c ively incea4 woul no longe

ck e een

8 al! b 39 d e 0 c 1-0

M n g me ow e ol w buckl ng 19 cen ury line o

B op' Ope ng c n ill be employe i Bl ck oe no eply2 T eo er w o meCC wor c m ion in one o l tou men

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A. A V rago ovsk F s CC3 -yea ( Mgrup1993 9 :

e e 2 c4 c

I 2 e7 W t wi s a paw b3 h , alt o g Black ay g t so s ot cou t pla Mov s lik2 . c6 a d 2 .. . 6 ca b la d b ta ot to

a d

3 b !

T is ov s a t owback to t past. a s p a d t Vi a st l3 c3

a d if 3 c6 t 4 g4.

3 b c3

Al xa d McDon ell us d to pla4 4 but t at s s at xt avaga t.

a

4. . c 5 4 ex 4 6 cx 4 + s ow o G A MacDon ll Bod ,o don 18 9 w il 4 . e7 also would b wo t anal zi g r.

d e d 6 i d 7 d if6

agorovsk var s f o t ss7 e7 8 a3 6 as s he ub nlasgow i t r cit co r spo d nc atc o 1874

8 ( c3+ 9 c3 d c3 0 e e7 + f8 2 b3

Black is still a paw a ad but paw a o iti s xt n al nceda d Black s g looks s cu e Zagorovsk ad to tr1 2 7 to

t 13 g5 13 e8 Missi g t is w t down to rap d def at

2 f 3 g g6 g6+ g6 e7+ e7 6 e +f8 17 c7 c6

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nst uc on

17 . x + 3+ 1 9 1 d7 2 S+ e8 21 + d8+ accor ing o C no n heCC Yea ook

1 0-0 'f6 9 ad e 20 d6 -0

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