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Contents
PART atis and ominations
CHAPTR NE
CHAER WO
CHAR HR
CHAPR FOUR
CHAPR FIVE
CHATR SX
CHAPR SVEN
CHAPER GH
CHAPER N
CHAPTER TEN
CHAER VN
CHAPR WELV
CHAPR HREEN
Deftos
h Doubl ttack
The Pin
he Skewer
Kng actics and Combnatons
Deflcon
Batte on a Ope Fle or Dagonal
The Powe of Paws
The ecoy
Clarance Sarfce
X-Rays ad Wndmlls
Zwschenzug
Othe Knds of Draws
PAR 2 Great atiians and eir Games
CHAPR OURN
CHAPR FN
CHAER SIXEN
CHAPR SEVENEN
CHAPR HEN
CHAER NN
CHAPER WENY
Adol Anderen (18879)Paul Morphy (1837884)
Rdo Spla (188942)
Fran Marshal (877944
lexaner Alekhine (89946)
Mhal a 9699)
arry Kaspaov (96 )
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I CE TAIS
PART 3 More ests and Sotions
CAE W-E Ba a
CHAP WWO Ava Cat
CAPE WE ral Ca
CA WFO lt t fr at 1
CAE WNFV t t fr at
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Index
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AcknowledgmentsOne agan I am muh ndebted to the many people who laboed wth
me on th eo Tan to Mhael Fane or upplemenl text and
nhng touhe and to E Woo o eagle-eye pooeadng and ed
oral ggeon And o oue than o all the ol a Moo
and Onlne Pe who aw th boo through ompleon paculalyT Powe-Haumann Joye Cox Powelon Dean Home and
Stoo. You wee a ter
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Introduction
In my rst book, Wiig Ch I discussd the isto of chess andintoducd the basic rules nd statges of e gme. Teaching chess to
beginners is an exerci in creav e teacher can go about te tsk
in myriad ways Some teachers mght explain the les and how the pieces
move and then use te world's grea chess gams-espeially their onas examples Others mght focus on how to play certain openings or how to
chckmate. Tough al of tese meods may eventaly lead to an under
stnding of the bascs some meods produce Quicker results n others
In P Wiig Che I chose te most direct path I broke down the gameof chess into its four elements-force me spac and pawn stcture
and showed how these elements cn be combined to produce a number
of prncples of play-prcples dedued m studying thounds of
master games Understnding the four elemets helps you understnd themoves of te masters and inspires you to foulate plans of acton in your
own games.
Aer youe graspd the bascs i's me to go to the next level of chess
and elor the world of tccs Ony then c you lly appreciate thebeautul combnaons at a mastery of taccs alows you to ceate
Wheras teaching beginerleve chess tks c teachng tcics is
a matter of conveyng classcal knowledge e teacher c packge thisknowledge and spin it out a vare of ways but the knowledge is bas
caly te same
Wii Che Tcic wont teach you ying about tactcs dcombinations that he chess world doesnt alredy know However Ive
ound that acessig ths knowedge about thes concepts can be nyhing
but easy . Few of te books that teach combinave ply explan tactcs and
combinaons n an insucve manner e rare excepons tnd to be for
advanced layers makng a study of s subject rather dicult for hose
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wth less expeece. tis book, I dvde actcs o themes which I thoougy expla ad ilustrate Eac capte stats out wh a diussio
of he basic foms of the heme and pogesses o creasigly moe
complex examples Ts teacig tecique aows fo easy eaig at te
owe evels bu aso cotues istctio ght up to he mase class. My
goa is o ege bege ad touaet playe aike!
Teacg fo suc a age of playe stregh as is dawbacks Fo
exaple I do't stop to expla eve cess tem tat I eed to use ad as
a esul beges will ave t a itle touge ee tha i he st book I expec you o ave some basic cess knowledge I paicular you soud
kow the followig:
• How the pieces move
• Te ues of he game
• How to ead ad wrte algebrac chess otatio
• How to cout the force (e vaue of the pieces)
• Basic cess temology• Te four eemets of chess ad thei associated pncipes as
expouded i P Wiig Che
Fo lowe-level playes who migt stumble ove the chess tems i tis
book Ive povided a glossay My advce s to avoid skppig ove tems
that you ae ufamiiar wih Lok them up Take the tme to udestad
each tem and youll be abe o take this book i stde
A wod about temology of a diere so Tigs ave't caged muc i the chess wold sice I woe Wii Che a year ago Chessplayes come all coos sas ad sizes bu hey ae s ovehe
igly mae tis book Ill cotue efe o cess playes as he.Hopefuly the stuato w someday dieet
I stogly ecommed a detaied study of he maeia i these pages
fo any aspg cess playe Ae al as ice as it s to admie he astic
combiatos tat the grea chess playes have gve us ts much moe
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stsng to create em ourseves! And I hope ths boo wll be he toolthat aows you ts satisfacton.
he you are studying accs and combnatios, you mght nd your-se spendng ong hours alone hddled over yor chessboad As soo as you're ready I advse you to get out and test your slls aganst those ofother chess enhusasts Tough readng s boo w not guarantee that
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This pa is the meat of e book. Aer dening and combnaions, I
bak them down into themes thatI explain brey beore oering examples
that illustate he "how to ad "why Most of these examples ae faily
basic but casonally I thow i someng more dcult to show how the
smplest actic c be combined with anoer and yet another produce
something mnd-bogglng_
I a example is no clea to you, go over it many mes. I you
continue to daw a blak go oer he secon agan and agan ad again unti
your raw papercugers can't aer page, your bloodshot eyes
only the hazy oulines of chess boads, ad you begin wish you had neer
aken up e spor of chess! (Hmmm Perhaps I should get out of the
chess business ad sa a new career as a dl segeant!)
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kow, denions borg. You'd pbab just as on skip them and
jump righ into a few juicy games. Be patient. We get to the games
and some of hem are beautie n enough. But beore we deve inoe world of ctcs and combinaons we shoud begin by dening em
Fo some stange reason these ems m to cause consion. Just what
ae actcs and combnatons? Supisng coming up with a sactory
denion o these commony used chess tems is more dicut an one
mght suppose.
aicChess is a gme o re where wo ope pit their wts by mobizingei pieces and deveoping pans based on sch eements oce (te
numerc vale of the vaous peces) e (the eciency wi which the
pieces ae deveod space e eri conoed by each payer and
pawn scture Good pyers ike to pck stegy nd oow it to its ogc
concusion Unfonatey theye oten hwted by a sge randomizing
facor known as cicTaccs can bot suppo you own sategy and desoyyou opponents
strategy They take the wind out of genea stategic pans becuse hey
have the power to competey and advantgeous change ay stuaon.
Thus we ave at tis denion o ccs:
Tci meve e e i
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accs and Conatons
Fo ple, suppose your neighbo has invted you fo dinne and aeveg of chess. You've enjoyed a pous banquet and the game has
been aced wth heady amounts of . Yo neighbo must now face you
guilotne. Unde no ccumstances do you want to lose You sratgy is to
conol e cente and pepae an inexoable Kngsde assaut ho ca
argue wth the pnciple of such an appoach? Howeve n the mddle of
the plan you opponent engnees a Knight fok that picks up one of you
Rks. Youe busted and you game fls apar A bliant sategy
weked by a simple Kght fok hee dd you make you mske? Youae e vcm of a tacc Clealy you have lots to le
Convesely you ca use taccs to you advante Tey can at as an
ear wng system that pevents your opnt om indig on you
plans cks of his own. you wok ough the lessons in is book
you come to ealze at ccs are acay the guad dogs of sategy
By stayng on top of the tacca possiles, you able to defend
yoursel aganst you opponent's tactcal foays and foce h to follow the
sategic path you want hm to tead.
ombination the classical chess lteae the has been emendous diseement
as to e e meanig of e tem cmitiSuey the Wod ChampionEmauel ske (he enjoyed a 27-yea eigne of e longest n histoy)
should kow what a combinaon is! Lets take a look at hs houghts on the
subjet: e re insnces whch te playe detect a vaaton, or setof varations. which leads desible issue by foce e otity of
esevaaons ad ei ogica connecons eir scure ced a
combinaon
kes deion has seveal poblems howeve rst hs sle is ponde
ous ad does not pomote an easy undestandng of e tem. Second he
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CAE O Dii
consides combinaions to be ae occuences, which is not a le case.Combinations of some sor can be ond in he mjri o maser gamessometimes in the moves actay playe and ofen in he vaiations idden
beind those moves id Lske ils o menton hat all combinations
include a saciice Fouh and peaps most impota, he claims a
combinatons necessaily lead to a "desiable issue by foce eavng o
any possibility a a combinaion cold fail and lead to he oss of the gam
at about a sitation in wic yo ave a cea advanage, a beail
combinative idea, and a a peect deense om yo opponent you ind you advanage devaued o plain eqaity? s an unsond combinaion no
longe a combinaton simply because it is awed? Ceainy no!
is tendency to ignoe e pssibii o incorec combinaions aso
mas tis otese excellent denition oeed by forme Wod Campion
M Botinnik A combao a oced maever or maever combed wh a ac
ce a a e o whc te acve e a a objecve advae
Note Botinnik's use of te wod re He is saying tha te maiageo a ocing seies o moves wih a sacice makes a combination Thisdefinition is easy to ead and ndesand but s sho o te mak becase
o the ew wods "gains an objectve advantage
Bildng on te eors o tese great men I oe is simple denition:
A mii rie mied wih fred equee fmewhih expi e peuiriie f he pii i he hpe fiig eri g/.
So we ave managed to deine beas b does tis deinition make
it easie fo you o ecognize a combinaion? ot a al To develop a
eelng o combinations, we mus beak them down ino types ta yo
can famiiaize youself w discuss eac type in deai in te capes
that olow
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PART 1: acc a a
Recognizing Tactic and ombinationTwo autors Gandmastr Yu Avrba and Intatona Mastr Jrmy
Slman hav wttn nsvy on tactcs and combnaons. Two books n
atcula Avrbaks Ta f the Aane Playe (Sorag Brln986) and SimansHw o Rae You Che Davno inkrs Pss986) suggst usfl shortcuts tat mak it asr to rcognz siatons
wr tactcs and combnaons might s Ls look at som o s
auhors hois
Aveba' Rles of RecogniionAvbak consdrs tat amost al combnaons ar basd n som way on
a doubl attck
If we ad he e "doe aack a broade ee ha ha bee
doe p o ow by heoreca aey o ere a a wo-poed
aack b a a coao aack ad hrea we oce ha hedoe aack oe for o aoher he ba o o acca
oerao
At rst I didnt want to agr wth such a simld vw bt h mor I
tought about it t mor snsibl Avrbaks tory soundd.T doubl
atack is trmndosly mot ad I commnd that yo snd a good
dal o tm going ovr t xamls o doubl aacks n ChatrTwo. Onc
you hav mastd t matral tr and hav movd on you wl notic
tat t combinations in latr cas also invov dobl atacks whch
sms to conrm Avrbaks or
Silmans Rules of RecogninSiman nsists tat combinatons cannot xst wout on or mor o
ollowng rsnt
• A waknd or on) Kng. Wn a Kng has oor awn covr
has no dndrs or s otis wak a combination is rob
ably in t works
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C N ints
• A stamatd Kg Wn a King has no lgal movs tatis thatprodu hk as slt hkat
• Undfndd p (not pawns) An ungadd pi s sub
jt o dston b a doubl attak or fork
• Inadquat gadd ps Suh a p appas to b af
but a suddn doub aak c pla th pi jopad baddng anothr atakr
If ou ot o or mo of ths tos on th boad Silman otnds
that o should ook fo a ombation Howr f o of ths fators sprsnt t is doubl that a ombaton wil matriaiz
Wll that it for th dnitions It wasn't s bad was t? Now ou nd
to ta ouslf to spot ombnatons How do ou do that La th ta
ti prstd n th book gan a thorouh undrtadng of th doubl
aak hm, and pati Snan's Rus of Rontio You will thn b
a vr dangrous oppont!
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CHAR wo
Th Du Ack
Adouble atack as e name impes, is n atack aganst two piees
or pws at e same e Beginning playes quickly e at a
smple atck against a sngle eney pece or pawn c easily be counteed in a vae o ways beer ateve is a smultneous attackagainst wo pices or pans only one o whch c deended by e opnen o is the basis o muh o e pl n chss
Aough some ers main that a doube ack u nvove o
deret pieces I aso consider oks (acn wo pies o pawns with
just one piece or pwn) be double acks s p wel take a look at ee es o double atack:
Discoveed atacks Forks
tacks by a pawn
e doble atack is a tacc dt qua as a combinaon o tworeasons st, a double atck c be one move opposed to a seres omoves; and cond, a double atck dsnt necessaly invoe a sacrce
Mny oe acc hem invoe doub atks; thee themes are sdied
in later chaptes Here, welook at e double attack n its puest os.
Dcovered Ack discoveed atack is essenal an mbush Heres a genera denion:
Qee Rook r ihop i i wit o tht it c ttck wheother piee or pw ofit ow oor move ot ofit w
Lts look at some eamples.
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PA : s ad Comaos
IARAM . Wht t pay. ARAM . Whte play.
Dagam 1 sws a smpl but cla ampl o a dscvd attac
Wt mvs s Bsop wll cat a dscvd ac o t Blac
Qu wt t Ro o Hwv mvs Bd3 B3 do't
accmps muc bcaus Blac wuld sdstp s Qu t sa d6o f6 s s w t dubl atac cms ad B plag 1a6
Wt cats a dscvd aac o Blacs Qu ad aso aacs s
Ro c tatg w pcs at c wt o mov
At u av gaspd t pcpl a ampl t ca b stctv
t cag pst a bt t s w t cag acts sult
Dagam I, w wuld pug t Bac b6·paw b7 ct t tat?
Wat f t Blac R w o a8 stad o c8?
Dagam 2, Blac as w Kgts (6 pots) vs a R ad a paw6 pts) ad appas to b dog wll Uoatl bot Kgts a
uddd (Rmmb Smas Ruls f Rcogt m Capt O
Wt cats a dscovd aac wt 1Ke3 Suddl Blacs d8-Kgt
s atacd b Wts R ad t 3-Kgt s tad b Wts
Kg Blac to s sow, s ocd to pat wt a Kgt
As Dagam I, Wt as t cac Dagam 3 to at a
dscvd aac t Blac Qu b mvg s Bsp ut o t wa
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w h oul ack
o his Rok Quie mves lk LB3
r .Bc3 don' ak advanag of h
situaon (no doub aack) b
caus Black would mly mov his
Qn o ay wh . Q r
...Q Howvr, Whi can aack
Qun and Bihop on 7
wh h upng Bg5 (.Bb4!
accompish am hng) Nr
mally such a mov is mposbl b
caus h Bishop is haning o boh
h h-pawn and h Bshop on 7
bu n i cas he dicovrd aackIARAM 3 Whie pay
on Back Qn by h Rk mak h Bhp a aactv db r
.Bg5! Back has o mak a dicu choc culd mv hs Qn o
say wh Q8 bu hn h poin o 1.Bg5 would b obvou: W
woud b aackng h Bshop on wh b his Qun and h Bishop
whi Back woud b dfndin hs Bhop ony once wi hi Qun Tn
wh h simpl 2Bx Wh woud pck up a pic or (a gan 3
pons). Ahough mos playr ha o pa wh h Qun a muh br
mov r Black is . .. Bxg5! 2.d8+ 8 Tu, Back oss h Qun
9pons) Bu in rurn h gans a Rok and a Bishop or a oa pns).
i down ony 1 pon and can s pu up a tough h
hr anohr ssibiliy h sion (Aways rmmbr h
words h gra Emanu sk: "Whn you a good mv k or a
br on Sound advc. Inprncd plays hav a ndncy o mak
h rs move ha oks good) nsad o h song Bg5!, W mh
aso considr 1Bh6 Ti mov wns a pawn I poin) bcaus t Bshop nvnab du o discvrd aack n Blak Qun. Ths aa
v i an amp o a pur dscovrd aack. no a dou aack
bcaus nly on Black pc h Quen) hrand.
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acc a a
AAM 4. Whi t ply.
Te position n Dagram 4 sdencal to that n Dagam 3 wthtwo excepions: Whte's Queen stson f3 nstead of e2, and Blacks Rookss on bS nstead o a. s Bg orIBM st a good move? No! Black snow able to step out o harms way wth Q because 2Bxe7 Qe7
leads oly to an even trade o pecesTe bg derence beteen s and he prevos dagram s a result ofthe Whte Queens ston on e2.Prevousy she joned n e atck
agaist the Bshop on e. Because IBg5 now ls to yeld any advantageWhte s beer o playng eer Bxh6 whch wins a pawn or the songe.B4 whch creates a dscovered atac on the Queen and an addtona
aack on Blacks Rok on b. Aer .B 2B Whte endsup wing an Exchan-a Roo or a Bshop or Knghtor a 2pontadvanage
Dscoveed CTe most eectve o dscovered attack nvoves checkg he eemKg s ype o dovered attack s even sroger ncludes a doubleattack. Because o he chec the opponent s helpless to prevent e other
atckn pece or paw om devouring ts vctm Lts oo at a ewples o dovered checks
we do nothng but count ponts the poston n Dagram5 appeas tobe vey ood or Black Hs Queen 9ponts) ougns Whtes Bshop on a1(3 ponts). However nstead o counng pons look carelly at he poston. When We atacks the Black Queen wh .N4+, Back cant movehs Queen to sae because Whites move also unleashes a dscovered
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C wO h o k
AAM 5 Whe10 py IAAM 6 Whe10 y
aack by the White Bishop agas the Back Kng. is discvered check
is Back's doom. He mus ge ou of check wi 1, whereupon Wiecalmy eats the Back Queen wih 2Nx2. Whie nw has an era piece
and a commading 3-poin advanageDiagam shws anher eampe f a crshing discoveed check
atck Wh pays he kamikaze lB7+ checking he Black Kng ad
uncoverng the Rook whch now thraens e Back Quen. Black wud
deary lve ake te unproeced We Rook w I...Qd+ bu he rs
won e him eave his Kng in check. Pr Back is forced t pay 1 h7aer which 2x6 picks up the Back Queen and gives Whie a maeria
advantage
By nw you prbaby reaize a it is n a god idea eave your Queenoppsie a Rk no mar hw many pieces ae beween them!
One f he gdg saegic prncpes of chess is
nyou ar aha in matrial it a oo ia to mak n tra.Why? Bcause e num of pies yu e on e ds eve impoce o a a adageeven of on a
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AGA t py.
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For exampl i Diagram 7, Back isa pawn ahad and wod k to x·
chag pic. I h atmpt o
forc a edng whou Quns
Black plays Ld6 s hs a good
mov? By atackng Wit' Rook
Black hops ar somthng ik
2.4 or .R to xchag Qs.
Unornaty for Back .N6 s
a bdr! H has orgotn tha hs
Q is compty dndd.
(Rmmbr Silman Rls o Rcog·
o) h 2e Wit pas
h Rook on a hops sqar bt hrby aows h Wit Qn o
covr a atack on it contrpa on d5 Back must gt ot of chck bt
ar h captr osv Rook wth 2 Nxe or 2 xe Whit
snaps o th Back Qn wth 3Qxd5 or a h 3pont matal ad
vaag 9or th Qn vs for th Rook p 1 for th xra pawWa Back wong to wa o tad pics o b h wn abo i
ora way T corc ro is th simp . .. Nxe3 bca hen
2.Qx3w av Black wh a soid xtra pawn. o that Wht dscovered
chck actc no logr work To 2.?? Black responds wth 2 xe
1n 3Qxd5 a to 3 Nxd5 bcae e Knght on 3 s pocg
Backs Qn According to an loqn od nd o mn h mora of
th sor s
Don eae you uunpoee mh e hoppe os mpora o o hat h svn boad postos wev lookd a so
far ar impl traton o a tactca hm Diagrams and 7 alo or
s or r gimpss of combiatons Dagram 7, w saw a sacrc-
.R8-ha d o a orcd pons. Black had to g ot o chck so
Wi achivd hs goa of caprng h ndfndd nmy Qn.
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CHAER w u
uble Cheche most powe type of discoveed attack is the ub hk. is peof check tends to be ve stong because it checks the King with to pieces
Te King i forced to move and the enem a is thu ozen fo at least
one move
n Diagam 8 Wite is a pawn aead, but apas to be on e vege of
defeat because his Rook is pinned b e Black Bishop e Back cape
Whites Rook Back wl be the one with the edge in mateia Whites
soluton to te pin is LBd6! double check (Don'tfoget tat a pinnedpiece is sl abe to check!) Black would ove to captue e Rook o Bishop,
but his Kng is being atacked b to pieces, ad he ca't chop o bo the
oendes at e same tme Blacks best epl i L en 2Bxcbeaks the pin and leaves Wite wi an exra piece and pawn
Diaga 9 is a sill but phic exape of a discoveed aack tned
into a doube check Black is so aead in matea tat one would expect
White give up ad do someing moe enoabe with his time Howeve,
instead of esigning, White pas L, and wonde of wondes themove poduces double check ad mae!
AAM . Whi py AAM 9. Whe py.
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PRT 1: actis nd ombnon
Now tha you undersand e basics of discoveed atcks and double
cecks, give you the oppotuniy o y to gue ou some tccs on you
own. he s ew tess n e next secton be easonaby easy, bu ey
wi ge hade In act some o em ae vey ad Don' get discouraged
you don't ge al the answes! Insead, jus ea, do you best and stdy
e souions gven in Chape Tweny-Fou
TST 1 Is Backs move Whie as given Back
the cance capue is pawn on g2 wh Rg2
s ths a ap? Shoud Back munc e g-pawn?
ST 2 W matea even in a bong endgame
is game seems destined o a daw But actics
can be used in te mos innocen seings s
Whtes o pay Can e wn matea?
S 3 Back's game apas o ne He as
peny o space fo s amy, e Back Bisop is
moe acve an s counepa, ad e Back
passed pawn on d4 is soidy deended Is
Whes u o pay ow can e u the bes?
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wO h ol k
ST 4 It's White's move. His Bishop is pined it moves Whites Rook wi fa prey t Backs
Quee-and his Rook is acked by the Bishop
on As a resut, Back is eelig pre gd
about imse eems that Whies best cance
is .Rd c6 2.Bb3 Qxd+ 3Qd d1 4Bd
Bb2 leaving Back wth an ea pawn fr the
eig Can yu d aythi beter or White?
ST t's White's t to play Backs Queenad Rook are putig fmidabe pressure on the
efle Wite must wory about he e3pawn beg
waowed wit check and the a Back Knigt
skig to the e e4square Can you nd te
move that throws these psitia csideratis out the widow?
ST As I mentioned taccs and combatosae the foudation of cassica cess pay I ad t
rmmage hrugh te dustier pa of my ibra
fr ths psitio wch is te cocusio ofa study
by a gied chess "composer A Troitzky i 86!
(Studies are compositions that igigt uusua
tctica temes.) I this study White as a etra
pawn ad is oe sep away om queeig U
fraey, is Rook is i he way, ad any moveby the Rook will alow Black t capture the pawn
wth ..xa7 I White es protecng tepawn and threateing to move the Rook Back
w case he White Kig away wth .Rb
2Kc7 R1 puig White back in te same unfor
tuate situatio Can Whie wi by creating a
discvered ceck?
1
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C w e oble k
Knight ForMo bgnng payr v ar o my Kg. Hovr
yo m o dy Kg' r ay o movg, yo
no a Kg a vr aa qar o o drn oor a
am m. T odg a omm om n andy n yo ar
oong r o p yor m n a o Kg a
Ba o Kg' a ay o oppng aond board,
bgnnr ar o a by rpre ad d mve vm o a
Kg or Hr ar om xamp agam 10 or on vn b W ag ao
dramaay 7+, orng bo Kng and Roo Ba m
mov Kg ao28 ad p W aad by a o Roo
T poo agram 1 1 rvov aod am m W
7, W aa o a or Ba pbo Roo
Kg ad Qna am m! (A or a aa Kg and
Qn ad a rol frk.) I'v bn vm o o og.
W app o yo do' bom "Kg pob Iad ondr a o ad ad r r o dd yo aga
pob
IA . Wh pay IA . Wht t play
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PA 1:
1
DARAM 2 W ply DARAM 3 W ply.
Bishop FoksIn Diagram 12, Black has a material advantage, but it poves to be shor
ved. With x+ White creates a fork-a double attack o both teBlack ng and igh After 1K7 x4 Black thinks he hasrecovered sasfactory because he is ony down pointo minor pics
(6 points) vs. on Rook 5 ponts) But his horor he oices tha a ew
fork has been created! Now his Rooks on b ad h are bot under attck
ad one must be lost. is second fork shows that a fork does not always
involve a check: A pieces are nerabe
R Foks iagam 13 Wie shows at e knows how to use his Rook to ork with7. Ater 1K 7 he Rook has gobbed a ight Wite'smatea advaage shoud ead to an easy icto
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CHAER TwO: The Double k
IAAM 4 Whit t play AM 5 Wht play
Queen FoBecause te Queen moves e a Roo and a Bshop sads to reason tha
te Queen ca fo le eher of he pees, w even geae eec Fom
te poso n Diagam 14 he he Qeen wl show he power and erore e whoe Blac amy he aas wh l6+ (no ete
s ...Kd 2QxgS+ 3) 2 s Roo s he fors st payo
27 Wi 3Qb7 We a ew or ha w add the Bishop he Quees feas. er 36 4 hie enjoys a 2·pont ad· vanagee Queen ad a paw 10 ns s a Roo ad a Kigh 8pons).
K on Dagam 1, Bac is atcing he e Monach, so he King mus
move o ge o of che Te neposion Rc3?? would ose e Roo
However te ca tu the aes wh !, y which te Wite ng
canges om e hued to e hne s for meas e cea capure
of eite Bacs Knigh or Roo Bac wold e we advsed o save his
more valuae Roo As s exampe shows even te saey King ca fo
oher hapless peces
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P 1 Tactics and Comao
F as CombinaionsNw tat y ndersnd e fr as a actc, we ca tae the next step and
see hw ts tcti ca be changed nt a cmbnatin In Diagam 6 Wite
can tae advanage f Blacs nprtected Bshp and hs checable Kg
Wt lQc2 Wite wins te Bshp n c6 becase Blac mst get hs
ng t f chec befre e ca d antng else
Nice ad smple Lts increase te dcly level a bit wit te pstn
in Diagram 17 wic is simila t te ne n Diagram 6 Here Blac's
Bisp is sill nprtected n c6, bt tis ime hs King is saer Wte cldtry fr a r wit Qc creatng a dble aac n g6 and . Hwever,
Blac cld ten defend hmsel wit eter Qe8 whc gards bt c6
and g6 r te retreat Be8 Clearly, White needs t e a mre frcefl
apprach Te crect mve s 1B6! wereby Wte saciices a pece
t create te psitin in Diagram 16 e mptant wrd here s eae. Agd player desnt jst sit arnd and tat a acic w mateialie; e
ses evey means at hs dspsal t mae t happen Blac nw ces a
decisin If e desnt ae Wites Bishp t retreat t safey, havingenjyed its pawn snac After 1 2Qc2+ Bac lses his Bshp nc6 and ends p dwn ne pawn n e Qeen endng
DAGAM 6. We py. DAGAM . Whie 10 play.
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CHE w The oule tk
s xamp a sacrc gai a pa is k apetite combinan
(a sma cmiai) caus i ivvs nly r mvs u sm
cmas ivv vr a dz mvs a aur may yps c
cs. (W discuss s grand comba ar) ug t dy
kdg a cal "css as ma mdus sds
as 10 yars au cmians as rmad ssiay
sam. T aa i ic payrs 1 cu r quas
mdday masr is i cminav pay caus imagiat ad ca
cuaig aiiy rar a ica dg d say i kgdm cmias.
a a k a Diagams 18 a 1 Diagam 18 a simp Kig
rk i Nc7+ 7 2Nx5 as apur a pa as i
Diagam 19acks Qu ds c-squar prvnig a Kigr
Hvr Wi ca u a cmmn ra ack Qu aay
m c ad a k k pac ar . Wi gis x5
x5 avig c ud 2N7 rag a ya rk) 2 7
Nx5 Wi gais is Qun i a npa advaag
cmpa Diagams 18 an 1 agai Wy as psi i
Diagam 18 asir pay a n Dagam 19T ras is msty
psycgica Wv aug gv Qu aay ad ur
DIAGRAM 8 . Wie ay DARAM 19 Wie o lay
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P s d Como
ds clap sh aher tha conside he possibiliy of saccg thsvaabe pece. Does his elcace o sacrice ea ta yo will ever
ase cbinaons? Will y have o go hogh hos of branwashing
hypnoss o bea dow hese ea barres Of cose ot! A large
pat of chess sl s pae ecogiton, ad as yo becoe ore ac
qanted wih he basc actca os yoll nd i easier o ceae cobina
ons he c is to isae ad desad he vaios s oacics. Oy
hen wll yo be abe to p he a ogehe o azze-dazze yo snned
ppoenHees anoher exape In Diagr 0 Blac s dow a paw b he
has bee cong o hs posion o bing icy phaly
playg 1 xb3 he oos hs oppnen i he eye ad ashes a wesie e ove certay loos powefl. o ony does i w bac e
paw b Bac's Kight ow fs Wie's Roos Uotaey o Blac
the ove s acaly aw. Wie cay slides his Bisho o he iddle
o he bard wh 2Bd5+ ae which i becoes apparet tha Bac has
waed t a oe pote ! Blacs sie s o a ow ad hehags hs head in esigao He has o lose his Kight becase getng
ot o chec overdes al ohe cnsideaos.
DAAM Ba ay
Iage a te sad loser he
poso i Diagra was sg by
te eves he seed i a gae
He was a good sdent of chess
thgh, ad he ade a po o eve
fag io he sae rap wice Afew wees ae he is faced wh he
poso n Dagra 1 and has
ahe chance o chop o a b3-
paw. eelg vey wse, he es
tha .b3 wod be a terbe
bde becase o Bd5+. How
eve, he siple ..Nb3 sees sae
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CHAER w h Double k
enoug becuse e Rook on d3
pevents te ude Wite Bshop
om checing on d5. Agin e co
dey pys 1 N?? d gne s teted to uck dose of s
ei.M2 Bd
e ony ste horo Tt
but Bsop ppers ve per
son grudge gns m Whe
Wi ces e Bck Rook on thene move Bck esigns he ge
becuse es now dow pece for
pwn (2 pos).G 21. ay
Les come two moe postio D he orks te Kng
nd pw with d ten 2 e stion n
grm 23 is dentic to tht of e do of te
Kigs. Ts ddiion seems to mke Bu the te
Rook's cs g5 is bocked, nd B h f e g4pwnHowever, Esy Steet s jus n uso 4 ows Wte hs
ig cec on g5. e 1 N4 2 ck oses pwn.
ARAM 22 Wh y ARAM 23 e t a
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PA : acc and Cobao
DM 2 Bck t y.
-
DM 2. Bc y
,
L
In Diaga 24 Back pece ae oundng W' King, bt Bak
os a ardna s. W 1 R+?? e aks a k wtout on-sdeg onquncs sp 1.Rc3 wod ave bn a sronger
ove) te' King ows is u w 2! and ake ona wia of Backs atakng pi Back s focd o giv up it i Rook
Kngt or Bisop and gos on o o ga.
T gae a an an eson:
Nvr chck js bcaus yu can. B sur a yu gain f aking
a chck, n yu ppnn
Aia'oe Wod Capon, Rob Fisce one ad a pa
cek at spoed a bauu posion a ad akn os o ca.
wards e coned e prase Pazer ss ck patz give cck!"'s on or xap of a fok. In Dagra 25, Bac a pawn p,
bu e posion s triky opng to us s xra pawn Back pays
1 d4+?, nkng at i wi pa is pawn on a sa squar wdefending s Kng on 3 W's py os a a sok 2.Rxd4! Nxd4
d4 uddny We's King attak Bak' Rook wi two Wt
pics, e King and e Bisop on e go aer Bak's Kng. Back is
oed to par wt anor pc givng W an advantag n aria.
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CTR w obe k
Nw sm ss a vlv frks A sa 1 sa w as
pss ad grada cras lv f dcl Gd lck
S 9 Is Ws r pa. H s mpd
grab apaw s s bs mv?
S 0 W as w gs gg f m:
pssl f a frk cr prvd b
Black Rk c7 ad prssr ags
Black's cpaw Ds W av a wa
mak s advaags ba u?
ES s Wis mv Hr as a prob
lm smla a f prvs s Hw
wd ak advaag f s ps?
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SeirawaCigaS 977
irawae 1975
p-Sp 1 8
P ac and Conaos
S 2 is sion is taken o one of ow gaes. Its ove ad up two paws,
ut Black hos to pick up one of White Rooks
for hs Bishop. Fonatel for e Black's ng
is ver weak and his Bishop on a3 is not defended.
How did I ke aantage of ese to factors
ES Anothe fond eo o toa
ent career. It's ove and ateral is even
ut that undefended n on d7 gives e a
chance at a quick to te. What did I pla?
S 4 It's Wtes to pla. s posion is
a real tough one for h. Ca ou nd e
eautl soluon?
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A T The Double Aack
ES 5 It's Blacks turn to play. He does't
seem o have any fork possibilies hee Ca yo
ceae oe?
ES 6 This posito occed i a game I
played my rst US Champoshp Texas J
Badfod s kw as a ogh ma o bea He has
good ceal corol and ejoys moe space ha
do Im Back ad i's my moe How was I able
o ake advaage of he defeded Whe
Bshop o c4?
Duble Aac by a Pawn
lumag
95
adfrderaw Cai 190
Paws ae oe of he paradoxes of chess: Te fact ha paws ae cosdred
weak makes he mch-soger m pieces ad he maor peces fea
them Yo do believe me? o spport my agume lets take a lk a
oe of histoy's shortest mase games
orochow-R. FiePde, 92Who would guess tha the player hadlig the Black peces Rebe Fe
woldbecom oe of the words geaest chess masters? Remember god
payers beome good oly ater serg ots of defeas So tke heat!
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T 1 a ad ba
4 Css as b payd for cts ad cods a b kpt of t
stogst playrs' gas Or t yars oig scms tat a stood
tst of tim a b gi as Opigs a b ad fo t
atioalit of pays wo campiod ti cas (Rssia Dfs
Fc Dfs Egis Opig ad fort) or or t plac w
gas fatg tat opig wr payd (Mrao Dfs Cabridg
Spigs Dfs Catala Opig d so o. Howr, t most commo
pacc is to a a opig fo t ididal wo iodcd t scmito toram pay a ili o css gas tir ·
cycopdias ar ow dotd to ctlogig a t aios opigs Bck's
st o .Nf6 i spos to 4 by Wit is know s AkisDfs i dfc to for World Capio Axad Aki wo
itd tis opig Backs stratgy is to aow Wit to ps is ctr
paws opig tat ty bcom odd ad t ito ats
statg is a sk o.
st ap o paw's pow itl gy ts t mgt Kigt
o scam Knigt as o coic bt to do as is bidd dc of t
paw paado o alabl pics caot aow tmsls to b
tadd for a lowy pw so y mst fo is sligtst trt
24
Wit cots to kick t poor bst aod.
G44 G??
A bld lack sod a clgd Wit's r wit 4d6 wic
wod b mai of Aki's Ds.
i's a ba bw Blacks Kigts ad Wit's paws igy
stds do't stad a cac
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w e e Ac
5... x5
Bc wd s se er 5 .. .Nb4 6c5 N6d5 7, wt wic ite ws
Kg.
.5
e s· y Kgt s were t r ts frced t ste rwrd t
ts dm.
7f4
er sever mre mves, Bck resgs.
Nw t we ve see te ws ct, we c te k t ter vrtes:
Yu ve mre tem t y ter ece.
ey e "bby Quees. Ec s te tet t becme
Qee we t reces te ter sde te brd.
y tde w r ece yu get e beer f e de.
Pawn ForAmed wt ts teretc kw·edge ets jm rigt t sme
rctc exmes w frks.
grm 26, Bck sd y
...de4 r .Bb bt sted e
mkes c bgers ms·
tke 1 B6?? 2! s wr w e te Bc eces.
Amg but te Te tw mgyBck ecs re eess gst
te wy t w
DAGAM 6. Ba t ay
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Tactics and Combiatios
DM 2. Whte t pay DM 28 Wh pay
By crang a aw frk i Diagram 2 Wit as w ways f winning
matria On mtd is l.4, by wic Wit tratns t lay 25
trby wining a awn ad frkig w Black ics If Back answrs
wt itr 1 ..4 r 1 ..xd4, t 2 ads t t dsird frk tr ssibilty is l dx Bx 24 wic ratns Blacks Bis
clrc's ny rtra 2 Bd6 is smasd by . and antr frks xams mak it clar tat awns ar a mnac If y ca't
cmtly radicat t crtrs y mst rspcy t and tm
D't mak m mad: y bvusy bit
Discovered Attacks with PawnsAid m frkng awns can as tak a in discvrd atacks. A
swn in Diagram 28 Wit can crat a discvrd atck wit l.c4
Wits Bis n b2 suddnly tratns Back's Qu, wil Back's
Bis d is ambusd by t aw Back ss matra
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CP TwO: Te Doule ck
ES Is Backs t to . Wold Qg5
be a resonble move?
ES 8. s Whites move Backs osition
seems to be secre bt he is act set for
knockot nch. Can o fnd eie cmbia
i ht ows White to crete awn ok
ES 1 White has Rook and wo awns or
wo Knighs oints to 6oints materal d
vantage However, the d6awn is theatened b
Blcks Knight on eS Is Whites to a
ogh White cold defend he wn b ling
.Rd he cold insead orce a seqene of
moves that fetres the taccs Ive shown Cano nd the second soion? Frsaon aler!
Tis roblem isnt eas!
" ·
:
Kikic-rintBudapt 95
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CHE HEE
.,, .. �. ., .. ....,
.. . . .. . . . �
Th P
W
hn ou c pc tht our opponnt cnnot mov wthout
osng nt pc o grt vu ou iig th
rst pc n th pc o gt vlu s th Kng, thstcc s cll n ablu i; whn t s not h Kng th tctc s cl
laiv i C n bsout pn s mor srous tht thn rtv
pn bcus ou opponnt solut cnot mov h pnn pc ut
tng hs ow Kng n chc s gl
pn s on o th most common ctcs us n chss so ou shou
stu t v cll Br n mn tht n pc s vnbto pn ut
on Qun Bshop or Roo cn o th pnnng ng Kght or pwn
cn on p th vctm Lt's loo t h bsout pn rst
Ablute PnPns occu ung ll phss o th
gm ut th r most common n
th opnng xmp o pcl
bsolut pn n th opnng s s
ollows l4 5 N N6 Nc
d6 4Bb5 rsult s shown ng 29 Blcs Knght on c6
ct mov bcus Wh's Bshop
wou thn ttc Blcs Kng
hou Bc pnc t th rst sgn
o such pn? No th Kght s w))
protct th pw n ts
cptu b th Wht Bshop woulDIGM 9 Bla t pa
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actics and Comiaos
mp d o v d B o h Bl p 4a6 gWi wh h d o do w h Bihop. Vh h h o did whth o d pi wh 5Bxc6 bxc6 o o w 5Ba4 d
llow Bl o b th pi wh 5 b5 B do w o w h Qid pw h wod b
w o p .. Bd7 d. mov gv h Kgh x dd
d imo b h p
Ahogh hi pl p do o pov o b om bol
pi hv powl imp o m poio Pi prilll xg pi o vb q o th i wo o
ei ao pv p rom g p i oiv o
dv mv wh o board.
Digm 0 p p h pvo mp wh w i. Whi h
pld h mov dd. Bl h qdd mov wth h wl
7a d h o mpo 76/b7 pibg poibii.
Tg dvg o h ito Whi ow pla .d5 Th poo Bl
Kgh i bl o w om h pw d Whi w pi. h impl Do l p z o pi o doomd q
H oh opig q th ommo o h gm
DIGRM30 Whte t pay
o bg: l4 d5 2xd5 Qxd5
B two mov ow
h Sdv D i o
good hoi o opg (Dv
opig o Q oo l h
opg i v dgo bm pi h dvlop wh
ga of mpo b aig h
Wh p Nc h ga.
B who m mov h Q
d vod h ho p
?? mov (B wodhv b ..Q5 whih lv
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CHA HR he n
DGM la o lay DGM 32 la o ay.
Whi wth oly a sall opig advag) Whi rsponds wh 4B
d th poso is ow as show i Diaga 31
Its ony fouth ov bu lak has alrady lost hs Qun whih
s atakd by h shop Playg 4 Qxb5 allows xb5 but la at
ov his Qu to sa bas it is pinnd to hs Kng la has no
ho but o ap t oss o his os powl pi for a r ishop
9points for 3 pons) A dvastatn abso pi
lak has a good posio i Dagra 32, but is ad wth paio
Shoud h apu h hagng Whit Kgh on 5A snak o a pi
worth 3 ponts s always dsiabl owvr th aswr n ths as s a
rsondi o! Playng 1 5? oss h ak Qun aftr 2R
baus th Qu is pd o hr Kng oral:
Look carelly before yo take ay ee" g/m yor ooe He
may have rared a cleer ra!
You ih hav notd ha ps a b xud oy by straighn
pis (Quns Rooks, ad ishops aus o tis you shoud aways
b arfl about putng vulrabl args o h sa i Convrsly
whn your oppot pus pota ars o th sa l oo for pins
Experind plays dvop a ra snsitvity or ths knd o sa
For xap o o h frs higs a astr woud not abou h posiion
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acc ad Cm
IGM 33 Whi IGM 3. Wht t
sown in iagm 33 is tat Blcs Knigt and Kng ae bot on te 4-e8
line Wtes Queen can sow e pining powes wit Blc
Knigt is ten pinned to is Kng ad no Bac piece can deen it
e posion in iag iusttes ow one pin can lead to aoteWite plys 1Bx6, pinning te Roo on 7 to te Bac Kngan absolute
pin Blac woud ie to e tis impudent Bisop prsoner but is d7 ·paw
is cugt in a elatve pin by Wite's Roo on d Blac plays 1 ...x6wereupon 2d8 wns te Blc Queen Blac as llen vctim to a pin
ts mae sue youve undertoo eveing e foowing tess
eate pins toug I migt ave town a inge tat eatues or
T 2 ts Wites tu to play Blac is poung
te pressue on Wites cente ow can Wite
use an absolute pin to get to Blacs Kng
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A T e
E 2 I s g I f h wgJi Ch ws bl g w
h rl r Chsh I ,
is y . I h c si h wll
l bs . i I ly?
E 22 Is hs H s i chck hs
c bw w rsbl ssibls
. .B. ch s cc chc?
E 23 H Blck s h chck wh
...Q, g f Qs s his
bs wy g chck
SeirawaWedenheler
Nrwy 979
Sthergndn
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d. akerualaNew Y 94
1 : c a Cobons
E 24 A y momen fo Whie. He ee fo poliy y ulzg oue pn How
dd e do ?
E 5 Whe down one pwn u hs
move H c he pw w Qx7whh so heens .Qe Cheme. C yo
fnd someg even ee?
ET 26 Aogh me s eve B
een omeed y Whes dved f 6pw
I B o py. Nong We
Bop s n n soe pn B es he
opui o py 1.Q6 I s good de?
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C T i
Relatve PnReve pns in oe o or oer ome bo n mos ges or
emple 4 c6 Nc3 d5 3N Bg4 prodes rve pi we e
Bk Bisop ps te Wte ig o te ite Qeen. Te er 4d4
6 55 Bb4 we ve n bsote p. Te derene betwee te o pns
is t Wite c move e nig o f3 (tog e wol ve ccep
te loss o is Qee er .Bd. However e t ove te g o
is gs nbliy o ove sn mer ofste or esire; its smpy
iUeg. Yo not gve yor g wy� Digr 3 We s pplyg prsse on Blks 5pw, b
pw is proteed veryg sees to der ool We prove
oes nd pys Nxb4! to e de of e pi o te g-7go wn pw. Ts relve pi is fly ommon. Bck od
cpre o b4 bt Wtes reply o Bb6 wod ony k es wors.
Obviosly reve pi is ot s lel s n bsote p so o'
be srprse i e ped pee moes Fo goo exmple o reve
pn gone b, les look t fmos poso o Pldor er 14 52N3 d6 3Nc3 a6? ( orble wste of tme n 4Bc4 Bg4?? Bck
s pne Wtes nig s sow i Dirm 36 n is sere in e
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kowledge that the orse is ot gog anwere However, he's i for a rude
awaeig Wite pays5x5breaig the pin but exposig the Wite
Queen to dager Bck kes the Kngt with 5dxe5, the 6Qxg4 ws
a ean paw. Udauted, Blac goes for the bg mea:
Bxd? 6Bx7 d5 Checmate Back won the Quee but ost his g
From this example, ts clear tat the od of te reaive pn cao be
tae for grantd. Nvr assume tat the pied pece wot move
The relative pin s most successfu whe a mpont piece is immedi
atey threateed agram 37 llustrtes such an atck Blacs Kight o
c6 s pined because hs Rook on a8 sis o te sme dagona as ites
g2-Bishop. te as to take dvantage of ths opporiy; oese, Bak
wil pay ...Rd8 d te p wi o oger exist Wite pays lb5 attacgthe c6igh Rather tan lose th Knt, Bac wi do best to move it to
safe wih 1 7 and allow 2Bx becuse te 1eaves Bckdow oy the Excage A oss o pois is much beter tan the 3pot
dici that resus from the capture o the Kigt
Another advanta of the pg tctic comes about whe th defed
ing payer is unabl o bre the p He s ten stck nursg te pned
piece and mus eeky wait for mor prssure to be apped For exampe
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C R h n
bt bcas o th p xd8 wold lop o hi Q ih did so A Q
ov i 1 ... Qc7 sply hags t night lac trs to gv th hors
xa sppot wth 1 . ith ths ov h hos to gai t t to
play .. Qc7 oowd by a ight rrat of 3 ... Nd7 o 3 N which wllbra th pi. ig carfl ot to lt lac o th hoo it ica
tpr wth 2.Qh4 .Qc3 wth a abolt pi o th ah8 diagoa
is aso vy tog lac is t copltly hlpls to pvt 3
foowd by4Bwhich capts th pid ght is xap hows
why ps ar to b fard!
b wh a pi is wog loo for ways to ica t
prss o th agt. Yo ay ot abl to d any bt t poibility
hold always cosidd
Now try yo had at t ollowig tsts which fs o rlav pis
27 I' ht' t to play. lac's s·
to as sa as t s? Notc that lac's Q
o d7 is ddd. How ca Wit ta ad
vatag of tis?
T 28 s t any way t can wi a paw
ro his posito?
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an der WielSeawan
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actics and Combnion
EST 29 I ook me a ong me o ap Whe heuoan Junor Chamon, no hs poson
an now s my moe. e key o my rap s he
uefene Rook on How I win a pawn
ES 30 Is Whtes moe Back's Bshop s
ne because any moemen makes wll cos
he f-paw Ufounae Whe oesn seem
o be abe o ake aanage ofhs fac Can Whe
ceae any oer ns?
EST 3 1. Aga, s Whies moe Does yo so
on or he reous es aso wok hee
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ES 3 Can maa y nnng
S 33 s s s asd n a gam wnw ans css. A h m Alxand Ak
n was d CaiOn and Aan Nvc
was cng a s a l as d
u s nn y sng a skng sis f
av ns n h c and a
dagna. Back s sung s managng
d n. Nw s Ws mv Hw dd Wh
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CHAR OUR
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Th Skwr
A
skewe as ee kee a pin i evese Wi a pin, e
atacker's ojecive is to win e pine piece r e e vaae
piece en i Wi a skewer e aackes oecive is (0reaten a vauale piece s ta i is force to ve, allowig te capte
f a piece ein i
Te psitin in Diagra 39 ilsaes tw skewes Wies Bis
on is skeweing Blacks Rk an Knig wile ies Rook is
skewerg Blacks King an Rk (Ifwe were inver Black's o Qen-
sie pieces an pace is Kig on c6 an is Rok n , we wou av
a pn insea a skewer.) loug Back is a Rk aea i e sarting
posiin e wll nis p n e so en o e arial Fs ispiceess King is in ceck a is
frce to ove wit 1 6 Wierespns wi 28 apturig
e skewee Rk B Backs
pres aren't ve He is esne
lose even re ateral ecase
e er skewer y e Bisop.
fer Back ves e Rok o c6,is Kig is ls
w e's ceen une-
sanng o e skewer wt a ew
re eapes
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DGM 39. Ba play.
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ti an Combinaton
DGM 0 Whte py. DIM Whe ply.
In Diaga We is own an xhange but he a stll skewe
Baks King an ook an wn aerial with lQh ow bot Q
a Q wol ea the loss o Blaks Queen Paing K is
ipossibe beause Wies Bishop on h oes he sqae so Blak
has nothing bete tha 16 o ate whih 2. gabs heook o.
ow take a ook a Diaga whee Bak has js plae the poo
DIGM Whe ply.
1 h op in g to h op o
Whites Bishop on b He in'
noie he possibiit o !,
wih whih White skewes Blaks
Qee a Kight e Blak o
es his Queen's eeat th
Knigh on a lls, an Bak is
own a soli points
In iaga , Wie's piees
ae oe aie han Blaks an
both Blak's Bishops ae pooy
efene Ceaing a skewe wth
lQ4 is easy he Bishop on e is
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aad ad s h h s h saNw 's s ss I fllwi si, yu shuld lk sws, u y d sh d sa us
ES 34 Wha is Whs s ?
ES 35 Wh s w a xan. Fi
ways a h a w a h xa.
ES 36 s all Whi's ssl skws an
h d wih s sL
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CHAR V
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If you've been aenve, youll have noced by now ta many acics
are made possble by a weakene or open Kng. You can gnore an aack
on a Kngh or Bshop; you c oss your Rooks o he wnds; you canscrce yor Qeen; bu your Kng s ndsnble se and e game
s over Because of he nal assoae w e Kngs dems ans
o reason a severa ccs an combaons revove aond hs mpor
n pece hs chaper weoo a cs and combnaons base on
saemae eual check he escon of e ngs cover and back
rank checkmae
StaleateA mes you w feel a yor opponen s pckng yo aa Fr e
devours al your paws en he nes on a mn pece or two and nay
he cares p your Rooks and Queen Youre le w amo nong a al
a ew svors nd a prayer A hs pon n e gae a salemae can
become very sefA saemae occrs wen s your o move b yo don have a
lega move o lay Wen s happens e maeal coun becomes mean
gess and e gae s decred a rw In oamen ches a wn s
wor 1 pon a draw s wo hal a pon and a oss s wo a rer rond
zero When your back s agans he wa you wl wan to o ick your
oonen no capurng more an he should at yo can force a
semae a wl aow you o vage a crca hal-pon
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PA : accs and mnans
DGM 43. la to lay. DIM la to lay.
Diagram 3 is a pctueperect eample o a stalemate. White is 9 ponts
ahead (a ll Queen up) bu we can see ha eve such a huge advatage i
material does not guaranee a wi. Te game is a draw because Back is
uabe to move His paws are sck where they sand and he b8 ad d8squares are not availabe because o the presece o the White Quee is
pe o draw coy happes when uwa players think e game is as
good as wo and stop payng atetio!
n Diagam things do't ook good for Blac Aside from Whies
advaage o a Quee vs a Rook (a 4-pit derence White also threates
muipe checkmates (Qc7 Checkmate .Qd7 Checkmate, ad Qf8
heckmate) Bu clor scriny reveas tha Black has a chance to save this
game. At the moment his g has o lega moves. Oy his Rook ca moveA Back has to do is get id o this Rook, ad a saemate wll resul th
his idea in mid you should have o dcul i stng Blacks best move:
1 + White has o choice but to ake e Rook with 2 I he
doesnt Black will capture the White Quee afer e White ng moves out
o the way. Uorunately or White capturig the Rook gets him nowhere
because Back then nds himself wihou a move e oya Black Rook has
sacriced itself to save its rer!
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CHPIER FVE: Kg ctcs a Combat
l
M 5 Black t pa.
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M & Black t pa.
Whie wh a oaw avaage i o a roll iagra 45
hreae o ik u he Bak ook wih 2g7+ (a aw fork) For Blak
runig away wh he ook by ayg oe o 28+ Kg7 g8
Cheka or hQ heka a sayig o he bk ak wih 8
oses o 2Kh6 a a uik hekae Bak s o he lookou for asaae a he kows ha he u soehow ge r o h obile ook
Blak lys 1 o whih We res 24 (2K5 rouessaeae a 26 h5+ fore Wie o ho o he ook) Play o
es wih 2 4+ Bak kee hekg o e f-e u
Whie ire o e hae aure he ook a allow he saleae
Here' aoher eae. I iaga 46 Bla is ow o s
oay he wou be ee o resig he gae Oe aga hough
we have he oeal of a saleae Bak Kg Bea he Quee ihe oly raiig aive eber i his ary Blak has o i hil
o he 1 Qh2+ 2h2 a 10 a beho raw by aleae wehave a ora hee
Ify a in al bl b ni a mvs
an lk f a salma!
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ati an ombnaion
mra ha a ip id
y a mashing y nn and x him sign a any
mmn dn' as! igian y migh b ssd by a
gam-saing sama
hav b ng a h f a amad Kng a a adch
avdanc dvic. B carf hgh ha y dn bndr i a
iain wh y Kig i amad b h r f yr army ha pn
f mv. magin ha, wh a fh, y acc yr amy and cnf
dny caim ama, ny hav yr ppnn pn ha a i
paw a dg f h bad ha a ga mv. Hw mbaraing
L a a fw xamp f ndirab ama. iagram 47,Bac pbm i wh hi Kng; i amad and nab g
aywh. Wh ha d i find a chc, and gam wi nd
icy Bca� h h7pawn i pinnd by h R n h, Chc
ma h b rah w.
On f h nic way pnih a mad Kng i by way f a
smhd hkma A mhd chcma ccr whn a payr Kig
bxd in by hi wn pcray mhrd wh aci and n
pac g Sch a ian i iad i iagam Whi pay
£
M 47 Wht t pay M 48 Whit t play
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CR IV Kg ctcs d Comnions
l.Qg+ ad aer 1 N or g (1..Kg8 s mpossble bease of e Bsop o 4, N7 s
ekmate.
My favorite smotered ek
mate pate s sowi Dagram 49
Here we have the same positio as
Dagam 48, eept that hte s
wthot s Bsop o 4. Now the
brilliat Qg8 would reted
wth te smpe ..Kg8. However
hte a stl ekmate wit
lNf7+ .Nh6 a doubeDIGM 49 e o py
ek .. 2... Kf8 allows 3Q7 Cekmate .Q+ g 4N
Cekmate.
s ast eample as to mid a od memoy. Whe my rst ess
teaer, Jeey asos sowed me ths smotheed ekmate I was ibreahess awe ome to demosate t to my mother wo was busy
pepaig the eveg mea. I ragged er ove to te ess table ad
uveile my ewly dsovered beauty. "Vasser, a's maeous se sad
"Now a I s ookig? I reaized o e rst me at the wole word
was't etrale by ess Boy just ook wat theye missg
TetEST 7 s Blaks to pay How a esave mse
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erntenSrigen 9
R actics ad Cominons
TST 38 wo·pw dc c oyop for mrcl 's s mov lck's pw
s rg fo Q w L3 22 d 3
d W c do vy l o pv Sod
W gv p? C yo v
TS 39 s x ook lck s wigsly H wold k o cckm qcky
w L6+ ss 2Qx wod
w s pl cs Ws g s
sr d s' slmd c plys
5 w powf of 2Cckm Is s ws mov for ck
ST 40 lck s wo x pws d s oo·g for ck w o od Cmpo
Vsly Smyslov dcds o s o s oppo
w 1 2 bcs 2xb2 2 wll
skwr ook s s good mov
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CHR IV K a a Combatos
EST 41 acs Kg s soded y e
peces ad wll soo be cecaed despeaio lac plays 1 . Qhl Sod e owae e ac Qee
EST 42 s s oe o e greaes saves
cess soy sde fo eg p a pece lacs ao o cecae e e Kg w
Re2 (For eape gf4 wod ose o
Re2 2 Qg2 Cecae) sead ofgvg
p e ses a devos ap w h4 Re2
2 Sold ac play 2Qg3
TEST 43 We sees a lacs Kg has o
were o o ad e wold love eece heoac w a wg cec How We
s o ac
Perpetual heck
see\yNe r 96
oe way or a osg player o save a oewse opeless poso s o
egeer a peeual check. s sao coes ao we oe player
epeaedly places s eeys Kig cec Te Kg s aassed ac
ad for ad s able espe e seres of cecs e a seece of
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PAR a and omnaon
DIAAM 0 Wi pay DIAAM Wi pay
oves resuls i he pieces ovng back and oh on he ame qae andn he eact ame t hree ies he gae s caled a thee tme
eett ft and s declared a draw
Dagra 0 shows a spe case o a pereua check lack heaens
o checkae Whe wih 1Rb8 or 1 so Whe s scrable o
save hisel ounaely an easy draw is avalable wih Qg6 8
2Qh6 3Qg6+ when e oigna poson is repeaed er hree
repeiions eher player can clai a draw
Dagra s anoher coon exaple o a pereua check ack is
abo o exece e eney ing, bu Whe s abe o svive by repeaedly
checkng lack's onach y keepng lack bsy wh checks, Whe
prevens hs opponen o lowering e axe elswhee on e ord A draw
by peual check resls aer .g7 8 2h7 8 3.hg7 ! ischeck s wih he correc Rook A eibe sake would be 3Rdg7+,
because lack coud hen cross he d-le wih 3S R7+ eS Re7 + d
6Rd7+ c8 and hen 7Rc7+ would be e wih 7Qxc7 e winnng ove
or ack Te gae connes wih 38 4 Ke8 5e7+ and
because lack can cross he barrer on he de, he us reu he
ingsde and alow he peea aack on hs ng
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A FIV King ts and mnatns
Ie
GM 52. Wte t ply GM 3 White t ply
t
As Iv d s a ppal hk sav an hs nf
ls gam h ga ng n a hkma a daw pn. B f
ppnn aJlw pn ad walks in a hkma
all mans lig him
gv h ppahk a mnav a nding
a af In agam 52 Wh a dn n wih R+
1...2 ...a. H ms g h Blak Kng gv p h gam
Bas h nm mnah s sndd a wal f pawns Wh has
ash hh hi wa ad g smhing gn qikl. sighs
han and h gam v W snaps n an w 1.+!(nvg h Bak Kng) and Bak is d pla 1 6 (BhKng mv ls 18?? 2h Chkma and 17?? gdv
d hk2 .f5 3h hkma gam nns wh 2Q+ 3Qh6 ading a ppal hk and a qn daw
hav ampd wav h va al hm gh hs
k s ha as w mv m n a anh al
gniz h pn h v pv psn M jv i
mak awa mmn pan ha an dvp
f minan a k as pssl n h pn in agam 53
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A ai n bintn
DIAGRAM Wte t play
Tet
l6 s me pssbe b ebsue pi Wies Bis s
cree lg e g8 g
Aer 8 26 3Qg6we ve e me ere ceck
s te w prevs empes
Dgm 54 sws e tp·
cl receck te. Wie
rces w b mvig s Queeg te e8 gl lQe8
7 2Qh5+ 8 3Qe8 Dw.
ES 44 s We's mve e s w
Rk s i me gve u Or c e g n
S5 s Wies p d e perpe
u ceck
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CA V g Tctc a Cbiati
S 46 Back doesn't ie the way this game is
gong becase he has less space than his opponen Loong for a way to bal out what srprse
does he nleash on hs opponent?
S 4 Backs Roo on a2 is being acked by
Whites Queen, bt ack is also conceed about
Whites threat of 1.Re8+ 7 2.Qg8+ Checkmate
Does he have any way ot of hs mess
Detryng the Kng' ver
igia-taeUSS 1 7
DSeaUSS 1 8
A chess players love to hunt down he enemy Kng Bt captrng e Kng
sn easy Usaly the Kng spints y castng to he Kngside where he is
proteced behnd the pawns on f2 g2 and h2. To get at such an enenched
monach a player wll ofen sacce a piece or o to draw the supposedlysae Kng ot into hoste tertoy. When the King is oag arond in the
cenr wthout cover he sually pshes because the enemy pces can
qcy hn him down yo sense such a chcmatng possiili thow
asde ay materal concerns. Even f yo ae many pieces down a chec·
mate aways ends the stgge n yor o
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AR s and Conions
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IAGAM . ie play. AGAM 6. e pay
Dagra sws a ass kag pae By vrg b es
We s abe play Cekae Ls ary s dea a
paed sg. Daga b payers ae yg g a ea
ers Kg Blak eaes Ws Kg w Qb2 Cekae. Bak
Kg s weakeed by e abse e g7paw b sees afey kebed e 7paw Bease s paw s a a prs Blak Kg
We s d a ed bwg e paw away ad eag
ekag ps sw ag . Playg w kd gves
We kks e paw e bard w 7! W paws s
dg Bks Kg s far gae fr Wes Rks ad 1 2 prdes kae a a We s dw a Qe
a ps s eagless I a a Qee sare a eads k
ae s s sasg yrs seeDagra s a s eape f a Kg beg fred sl
erry s sdered e e wrlds s beaf bas
Bak plays 1 3 !!, gvg p s Qee b dragg W Kfrward jaws d Play es w 23 6+ 34
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HAR g as a ombatos
IGM 5 pae j �'h 193
GM 8. e pa.
(Running up the board wth his ng isn' wha We wan o do, but he
has no choice) Now 3N6 4.Kf5 leads o he aadoxca 4Ng4!!
Back blocks he Whe Rook om parcipaig ie defense and hreaensthe kllng R Both fxg4 8+ and 5xg4 8 6 6 eadto checkmae s exampe shows how ormidabe Rooks are as hunters
when a ng s oned up
Acommon misake made by beginers is thinking a he enemy ng
is in troube when has been dawn ony to the second memeshe ng is ndeed n oube bu usuay c simy sep back io sorgna posion Facd wh he osiion in Diagm many a Whie
payerhas ed Ng5 62Nx7?! xf7 3Bxf7 xf7s isn a goodmaneuveror Whie Backs ng can easiy sep back o se wh4Kg8and though he maea coun is even (6 poins vs 6 poins to pces are
usualy considered supor o a Rook and a pn in he middegame
because wo pieces represen to srong aackng unis vs. he Rooks one
e ea pawn is ony uul in an endgame)
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1 cc ombation
DAGRAM 9. Wie py. DAGRAM 60 B y.
I yo want to be sccessful wih a capure on f7, yo ms dw he
Kig even ther no he cener o he board Diagram 59 oers a lvey
sraion of how o do s. We have seen how dangeros i s or a King
o e drawn o no he on. Here Whe nds a novel way of invingBack's King o come o the par: 1Bx7! 7 e King has poked hs
head o he door However ihe can go bac o hs hoe wih ..Kg8 hen
Whis sacrce will have been n vai I's ime to grab hm and pl him
no he open. Whe pays 2Q6!! oeing p hs Qeen as well Now
Bacs rerea wh 2 K8 10ses o 3Ng5 and 4.Qf Checmae s hard tosop. Bac decides o ake he gift and seps no e mdde of he oard
wih 2 e6 e response: 3Ng5 Checkmae!Dagram
shows anoher exampe. Here Backs posiion s peecy
aight and he shod pay ..Rd8 png pressre on Whies d4-pawn.
Insead he hns mgh nce o ge id of Whes Kgh so he de
cides o chae he Knigh away w 1 6?? e roof nexpecedy caves
in aer 2Ng6! h6 3h , when Bac has o pay 3 Bh3 and aow
4 Checkmae
Wa happened here? Is vey simple. hen yor ng is saemaed
or has few moves avaiabe a wang gh shod sar ashng n yor
head. A Kng wh med abl move s ve veable bese any
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HAR IV Kg cts a Cmbat
ek oud easly resu n ekae. l e aker as o do s nd away o reak no s ajess aers One o e good pons o ..Rd
s a gves e ng aess o e g-square us endng any wores
bu h pe o assare we us wnessed Te ora s: t k th awn vr n nt fyur Kng ntat and b u
yur Kng ha rm t breath
S 8. Is Wes ove aks g s ne
and snug end s paws Wa a We do
ange ings?
ES 9 laks Rooks ad Qeen don see o
e ale o ns o We Ca you nd a way or
lak o rng n anoer aakng un?
ES 0 Wes pees are usered around
aks ng, u e ak paws on g7 and 6
are odng e or Reazng a e s a pawn
down We as o d soe way o reak
roug Que aneuvers wongee jo done
is s a oug one. Can yo d a orng onn
uaon a ws e gae or We?
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HtSeir
Bd ge, 8
drd LerSi erge Thd
A ats ad ombao
S My opponent n s gme he Czech
Grndmster Vstm Hort hs reputton or
tckng hs opponents w ctc py I hve
debertey cptured hs bpwn nd Hot hs
pyed Knght ork wnnng Rook. thspont I nd compcted wy of destoyng the
Whe Kngs pwn cover wth one o my best
combntons. Wt dd [ do? s ight you
dont see hs one throgh to the end Wts
mportnt s tht you e recognze the vue
o mkng n enemy King vunerbe to rect
tck. I you cn get the rst four moves gve
yoursef pt on he bck.
S 2 A wondef cssc om the esure
chest o combntons. Wte sees ht uncover
ng the Bshops tck on the h-sque wth
N s when Bcks Qeen deends wh1 Wht beutf scheme dd Whte come
up wth to crete Kg hunt?
Back Rank heckateAbck rnk checkmte occus when the Kng s on the bck nk; ts pwn
shed s n pce preventng t fom moving up the bod nd t s under
tck by the enemy Queen or Rook When the Kng hs nowhere to n
the check s dedy. e ptte tht produces bck nk checkmte s one
o the most common nd most mpotnt n chess. very pyer t one pont
or nother hs en vctm to bck nk checkmte. e mere thret of
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HAR FIV i ai a omiatos
DAGRAM 61 Wie py IAGRAM Wieto y
t ses ea no te eas of expeenced plaers a result moves suc
as 3 and 6 o g and g6 ae ute common n cess tes moves le
tese ae caed akng (L s a German word meanng a) Gng
te Kng a (oom o breate; n ote words an eape suae) elm
nates he bac a poblem once and for all
Ou st eample (Dagam 6) sows ow to avod a bac a
cecmae b mang Blac thatens to ccate te on te bac
an wt Rc Cecmate o ...Re Cecmate ow can Whte peven
hs Kng's demse? e plas Ra, s Roo wll be stuc on e bac a
plang nusemad to e Kng e usual method of dealng wt Blacs
bac an cecmae treat s fo te to move one of e pawns ta
mpson s Kng plang eter 13 or 1g3 Howeve befoe decdng on
ts couse of acton te must consder wat e ote Blac peces are
dong Hee 3 stll aows Rc Cecmate because Blacs Bsop s
conollng e suae e corect move s g3 wc lms the scope
o Blacs Bsop and gves e Kng the comotable g2suae to n to
e smple goa of appng a coeed Kng on te bac an s te
drvng foce bend man combnaons Dagam 62 llustates a common
bac an cecmatng seuence Blac sems o be defendng s bac
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DIGM 6. Wite t play.
ak with his Rook but afte sacificing the White Queen with Qe8!
Witecescheckae ...xe82x Checkate
In Diagra 63 Bck's }ng is
tucked wy in come, nd e
bck nk s wek Moeove Blck
s woeflly behnd in developent
becuse his Bshop has nowheesafe to go. As good s thngs look fo
White he s nble to inish o his
opponent becuse Blcks Queen is
keeping hites Rook o plyng
Re htes goa s ce: Make the e8-squae aviable fo the ook ad
checkate wi follow ght of ths goa the sucida Qd6! kes lot
of sense White oes up his Queen kowing t if she s ten the
e8sque will no onge be defended Because 1Qg8 nd Qf7 fil to2BxQ and Qxd6 2Re8+ eads to checkte Bck hs no choice: He
ust thow away hs Bshop with Bd o Be6 to keep hs bck ak
saey potected Howeve afte 1 Bd7 2Qxd7, the loss of the Bishop
still eds eventuy to a White vctoy
We hve seen tht weak bck nk s seous pobeone to be
celly voided in you ges Inexpeenced payes ae ofen so cught
up in the plns tht they dont take he tie to ensue the ngs safey
A good e of hub s to ake soe as soon s you see fte bcknk pobles looing Be especlly cef when the cente of the bod
sts to ce nd the eney Rooks hve open iles On the othe hnd i
you opponent sees to be negecting hs back ank sta ooking o
possbies that ight lead to back nk checkate
Ive ade a coupe of chages to the pevous position to poduce
Diaga 64 One bg dieence s that Whites back nk is now wek but
Bck doesnt see be in y position to take dvntage of t If White
hi k h i i h i l h
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CHR FE g atis a Cas
DAGRAM 6 Whe t play DIAGRAM 65. Whe t play
hes i o surse P oceeds lQd6 Bd7! 2Qxd7?? Wite sas
u the Bisho because he thiks te exr iece lead to eas w.o his surrse he oses his Quee whe Blck ls 2d8! Suddel the roles are revesed Black is iig the White Quee to the oosite
bck k ad Quee moves such s Qxb7 low Rd+ oowed bcheckmte
e lQd6 Bd7! White oces the rde tr tht Black has set he
might tr + 3e7 i e hoes o geg good edgameHowever Blck c st use a i d ke dvge of Wites wek bck
k to make lie esier or himsel with 3e8! he 4d7?? e ischeckmte Atevel 4Rxe8 Bxe8 sould led to daw
B ow ou robbl hve a sese o ow ctcs c be combied o
tae dvtage o a wea bck rk the evious exame we sw theeecveess o i combied with bck ak checkmate Digm
shows how a back ak oblem c lso mke oks d doube tcks
stroger tha usua Blcks Quee is stuck guardig the e8-square ad the
oma imossible lNc7! is ow excellet move because o ossibi
ites like Qxc7 or Qxd2) 2Re8+ N8 8 Checkmte Faced with
rets o2Re8 d 2Nx8 Bck esigs he gme
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ES 53 's Blacs mv Sig that Wites
ca tat is sii bcas h
8-sa is f th ims Blac s m
lay a grab a matra aatag
Sl Blac a this a
ES 54 s h gey Q a rhil
mv Blac
EST 55 s Q8+ a i f Wi m his
siti
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HAR IV K is nd Comios
ES 6 To Back gabng te apawn th
Qx ems a ne moe Can you see wy thsmoe wou ose im te game
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CHAPTER SIX
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At times, you might nd yorelf on the brink of victory except that
your opponen cngs to le hrd as he can. A oen as not, his
tough defense is made posible by one had-workg piece tat is
somehow holdng eehig together To brea down sch a position, yo
need to cha the defender away om the critica area in the hopes tha
te defense will then apr Prenng the man deending piece om
peromng its dties uslly reduces the opnents army chaos. is
concep is the basis of te ctc kown as deection.
Te concept of e oveoed pece is o my mind ray e same
as e concept of deecon. oerorked piece is one tha is asked to do
oo mch: Te piece performs doble d if you will. Al yo need o do is
pull i aside, at which point it dtes be ef ndone
Here's an exampe In Digram
66 Back is ehind a pawn ad, n
derstandaly, wats o ge back his
ost materia He plays 1 2??and feels prety saised er a,
his Qeen is we defended by hs
Bishop. Uforunaely Black has
placed this Bishop in an oerworked
postion Te Bishop not ony has o
defend he Qeen, bt must aso
bock any checks hat mateiaize on
e bak rank. is doube dy eads
immediae disaser ar 2d, IM Ba lay
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R ai an Cbnatin
bau Back has no choice but to play 2 n aer 3b2, hispoo Qeen is whisked o te boad.Unt now, ve focsed on e tought processs of te atacker Lets
switch for a moment to te point of view o te defende-not as much fun
but we1 get back to te aack oon enough Fo now ets dfend.
We'v seen that undefended pieces make ipe tacca tets so you
know tat defending you pieces is importat Te best defendes ae
pawns ey ae sow and sma, but tey make exceent supporer
However, be ce when you pices have to defend one aoter; teesuts ca be disastros Oten a defending pice simpy be chaed
away as Diagam 67 iusrates Here mateial is even but Back's Kight
on is hanging Back's bst move is the eteat Nbc, which aows
hite to devo an ea pawn with 2Rb6. No tried wit such a
possibiliy, Back defends te b3Kigt wit 1 Nc5?? In his eots to
save a paw, Back ends up osing a piece hite's 24 pu the c5Knight
unde attack and if tat Knigt moves, te one on b as
n Diagram 68, Wite has just payed Qd, oeng to tade QuensBack is not avese to tis aangement but he wants to ade on is ow
tems So instead of te sae Qxd3, Back pays ?? Tis moveao appar sae, unti you consider tat tis Rook is te Quns only
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CHA X Dftio
dygad S wnde en ha
2e8! eads a ced aea I Back pays 2xe8 e
Queens se deende s deeced
and he spe 3Qxd5 des he b
he he pssby 2 Kg7 aws
3xd8 ae whch Whe has de
vued a k a pin gain
hs ehd a de
end s cn used nd us becae guaded agansL
Back heaens wn wh
Q2+ in Daga bu a e DGM 69 B o pay
en he s n check ad us decde hw bes ge u e cec
deens s K8 ae whch 2xh7 2Qxh7 ses he heaened
Qx Insead Back pays "sae wh 1 . ?? ad ses he huseate .h 7 +!, when hs Kng s ced abdn e deens hs ady
he gae cntnues wh 2h7 3, and henh hsBack ses eveyhng because hs ng ad k ae ked
In a hese exapes he deendes isake was eyng n hspc
deend ne anhe O cuse peces ae capabe deense bu se
es yu have be caeu a yu deendng pece desn bece he
vc a deecn acc
a weve ked a spe cases deecn and vewked peces
Bu hs cc can ccasnay pduce vey ined exquse cbna
ns he psn in Daga 70 n he nex s ne he seau exapes a vewked pece and he deecn sa cassc
Backs k n e8 s unde pessue Whes ks bu Backs
Queen ses be hdng eveythng gehe Ncng ha Back s
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AR ac a ombao
DIAGRAM 0. B ydms-TrrNe Ores 1920
sueng from poten bck rnk
wekness, Wite then decides to do
eehng possible to deect the
Blck Quen from the defense of the
e8Rook He ttcks the Queen wth
lQg4 forcing her to ee Because
1...Qxg4 2Rxe8+ Rxe8 .Rx
prduces checkte Blck plys
. QbS, whch leds to 2Qc4
Once gn Wites Queen ttcks
her Bck counter, but this tme
two Bck pieces cpture the m-
pudent W Qn. Blck chooses
2 Qd7 becuse boh 2Rxc4 nd2 Qxc4 ed to checkmte fter
Rxe8 White seems he gone czy when he pys 3Qc7 but hes
stll tryng to pull Bcks peces wy om the defense of the eSRook I
either Blck piece kes Wites Quen, then checkme on e8 wll occur
Ply connues wth 3.Qb5 44 more hrssment of the poor Blck
Queen) 4 .Qxa4 SRe4 thretening 6.Qxc8 when 6 Rxc8 7Rx4
ees Wte wh n ext Rook) S .. QbS (5. Rxc7 s stll impossible due
o Rxe8 Checkmte 6Qxb7 Now Blcks Queen hs nowhere to n
to! Becuse 6.Qxb .Rxe8 leds to checkmte Blck resgns the gme
Ts complcted be desees cos sctiny nd recomend tht
you ply t oer seer tmes untl you thoroughly undestnd the des
nd rtons
Now or some tests. To sle the probems ths secon tke long
hrd ook t enemy pieces tht re atacked or oerworked nd then find
wy to mke hese fctors work for you
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CHR X Dcton
S 7 Is Whs o T o dfd of
h B Kig is h Bisho o d How
Whi daag of his osiio?
ST 8 If Whs Roo w o o h h-
B od wi h g wih Rh2+ 2KgJ
Rg Ch How B his f
asy iaio liy?
TST 59 I yd io his osiio o y
oo fo dio ai Oy o i is
gdig h Kgh o 8 d h Bisho o f6
How did I xo his f?
HjouinMola, 96
irwn-SuskyVncuve 181
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SeiwHeney
Memi, 16
PA obtio
ES60. is position is taken om my st USJi Chaponship. My opponent has sred
a piee o a ew paws His bak ank is not
deended and an le his Qeen away om
the potetn of e8 then Qe8 wold be hek
mate How dd aomplsh this goa?
TS 6. ite is don the Ehange bt he has
a stong atakand is hs t to play ote that
any me by the ook on g8 wold aow Qg
Chekmae whie Blak's Qeen mst potet
his pawn or ae N Chekate. How an
White le Bak's pees away om ter impo-
at deense posts
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CAPER SEVEN
Bry OpF r Dg
As you gain experience, you1le that open les and dagonals arecrcal for Rooks and Bshops you want them to play an ve
pa n the game. Many players don't reaze the advantges of
renorcing control of les and dagonals by bg the peces on these
on lnes. y puting o Rooks on a le or a Queen and a Bshop on a
diagonal you can create saons whee e lead pece can make excur
sions nt enemy teto under e watchl protecon of ts backup pece.
(Because the Queen and e ooks move n smla ways ts sometimes
even possble to tre on a le though not on a dagona) Doubling on ale or dagonal is known as cretg bte ateries ae he powerhouse
punches of chess and any opporun to create one must cel
cultvated
Playng D an Open FleWhen boh players have pawns on the same le e le s closed. When no
pawns are on a fle the fle s open And when only one players pawn s ona le the fle s haf-open Open les the Rooks hghways into the
opponent's postion In pacular the 7th rank s usually the Rooks ston
gest psiion and s sometmes refeed to as the "reeshment rank. A
Rook on the 7th rank reeshes tse by mnchng on enemy pawns whle
smultaneously eyeing the enemy King. Man authortes go so r as to
sy that geting a Rook on the 7th rank s worh a pawn sacrce Let's look
at some exmples
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GM 7 . Whie10 y DAG 7 Whe 10 p.
By playing lRd7 in Diaga 7, White forks the -paw and bpawn
He aso es don Back's ng on te Te derence between tepotenta actvity of the two Rooks is ow strikng Aways do your best to
esure the activty of yor Rooks. Too oen, players t to deveop the
Bisops Knigts, ad Queen but do le to bng thei Rooks into the bate.
A stong as a Rook on te 7 rank is doubled Rooks on e th are even
onger Oen caled on he 7h doubled rooks on the th ank atackte eemy pieces wth the ferocit of wld boas. Suc colol expressions,
whatever thei orgis ceanly ep impress upon us ow powe these
Rooks become. In Diaga 7, White pays lRd7 ad iBlack defends is
pawn wih S ten 2Ree7 obliteates im eres an exaple:2h5 3Rg7 s 4g6 Black loses sevea pawns.
Placing two Rooks on the t poduces suc a song position that
sacrcing a pawn to acieve it is a eal bargan From e position sown
i Diagram 3, Wte plays lRe7 to whic Black responds 5 (I
Black deends with R7, then 2Rx7 Kx7 3Rd7+ gives Wite a active
Rook and Black a passive one, leavng Black badly ted up.) Now 2Rdd7
means Black will ose is ngside pawns as we as some o his Queen
side paws
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HA VN Btey on n Opn i o ion
DGRM 73 Whe 10 pay DIGM 74 Whie 10 pay
Undertandng the orance of he 7th rank ake t eaer to are·
cate the uefne of an oen e. n agra 7 Back oud be n good
hae he coud take the de th Rd o he coud revent Whte
fo enetatng t th fooed by 2Ke7 But unforunatey for
Back, t Whte ove By ayg IRd2 Wte ay to the deand Back oee to revent the chage to e 7th
e oton aga 75 aot dentcal to that n agra 7 e
derence that each de ha a
econd Rook No hen Whte goe
afer he de th lRd2 Back
abe to ount a chaenge th
I. d Hoever, Whte abto doube h Rook and create abatery enabe h to donae he
de t 2dl d2+ 3d2
Once agan Back unabe to to
Wte' nevtabe ju to the 7h
e donaton of e by dou
bng Rook on te condered a
DIGRAM 7. Whe 10 pay
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i nd Cbinin
stategy rather tha a tacc. A Russia childre's rhyme goes: ve pcical bu ju no acica!
However whe you add such baeies to tactics like pis doube atacksad back rk checkmates you ope up a whole world of combiate
possibilitiesDiagm 76 shows a example of doublg ad tipig o a le com
bied wi themes of double aack ad use of the pi Whe White plays
Bx7 Black ca t the folowg defeses
Kxh7, which leads to 2Qd3 (a double atck agast h7ad d7 2 K8 3d7 Whi has wo a paw
16 which taps the Bishop (Black hopes to wi it later).White the plays 2Qd2 cag a tple bey o the pied
Kight ad esuig that afer Black picks up the appedBishop hite will ejoy a oepaw advatage
15 or 1 c5 bo of which are met with 2Rd6 ad vaiatos similar to those poduced by he prevous wo defeses
ope le is paticularly usel i it povides a oute to the eemy
Kig's ecampmet ad ca be used for a checkmaig raid. I Diagram 77
hite threates to ed the game wi Qh8 or Qh7 Checkmate kowg
DAGAM 76 e 10 py DAGAM 77 B 0 py
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CR V ary a p Fl Dag
tat i Qeen i firml backed p
b te Rook on Back onl defene i 1 f6 er wic 2Qh(2Qxg6+ Qg7 3.Qxg7 Kxg7
4Rd7 R7 f 7 6R7
followed b .Rxb i alo adeqate
for a win) 2 3R7 Ke4Rxc7 Rxh 5Rxc kewer
Black oter Rook
n Diagram e le i onla on becae Blck a a paw
on . Wite wod like to e te
aopen le to pla for ceck-DM 8 Whie o py
mate He i willing to give p a lot of materia to reac i goa bt a direc
movelike .Q5 (treatening .Qx Ceckmate) allow ..Be (defend
ing te paw) werea LQd f5 gx ep. (en paan) gx brngBlack Qeen to te defene of te pawn. So Wite pla wt te in
tention of opening te deadl le b acricing a Rook l x7 72Qh 3Rhl (creatng a batter on te e) 3 f6 Black tirdmove i te onl wa to top Q8 Ceckmate Black i oping for .Q8
K wic wil aow im to rn wit i King However Wite next move
cloe te ecape atc 4g6 Black entombed Kng i doomed becae
5Q Ceckmate i inevitable and te King a nowere to rn.
Now t o and at a few tet oe tatfoow a involve Rook on
on le combined wt tactc
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PAR n bnn
S 62 s o is a exm of a iovere atack mae possibe by te battery of
Wites Rooks o te ope -e ts Wtesmove Ho ca e best tke avatge of te
sitato?
S 63 Wite coos e game case of is
io gp o te -ie. Bck cat move eier ofis Rooks or e ose is Kigt to Rx7
Moreover s Kigt is pie becse movgit rests i te oss o te -Rook. Ho ca
Wite tke avatage of tis very favorabe
sitto?
ST 64 Back is exertg some peasat ps·sre o Wtes 2pa s Wites t to pay.
Ho ca e reeve tis presse?
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CHAR V e o Ope Fie or Dgonl
EST 65 is test is quite bit hder th the
oers but its dicul so mkes it the petiest
ite hs scrced piece d pw to be ble
to mout ck log he h·le but Black hs
mged bock the ck by plcig his Kight
o h C Whi brek through?
Playing n an Open DiagnalOpe digols e to Bishops wht pe es e to Rooks I you hve
Bishops o the bod it's import to pce em o log ope digols
sotht they c costty threte swoop dow o the eemy posio
Sigicy i chturaga the ciet Idi precursor of chess Bishops
wee the equivet of chers who were cosideed to be good protectors
d give view fie tckers Alwys be o he let r wys to ope
up your positio i orde to give your Bishops moe om to opeteLet's look t few Bishops d the hvoc they c wek
I Digm 79 Blck is up wo
Exchges d pw ad i's his
move eveheless he is ded i
the wter Why? Becuse the Blck
Kig is stlemted so y check
is checkmte ddito Whites
tw beutil Bishps e scopigout their og digos Blcks
toubes are obvous White het
es to checkmte with b2+ ad
Blck is poweless to pevet it
DIGRM 7 py
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PAR cics nd Combinon
DIA i o y DA 8 . ite to
he si Diagra is rathe mdae bt it des demsate
that Bishs are a dager t a eem ieces the mage d gd
diagas Here, White hts dw the Back Rk wt B s
2Bb7 at which it the Rk has escae ad w be cated.Diagram 81 is a cassc ca f a g beig estcted i i emets
b a Bish. Back's Kg is staemated. s discssed i Chater Fie
Wte st t d a wa t break rgh becase a asg check
w be the as ch