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Batsford Li 9 Blentein Cour Brewery Roa Londo N7 9NT A anember of the ChiMais Group ple A RATSPORD CHESS BOOK Contents Fotrndtion (Chess Setation and Symbols the Kingside Attack 1°" von Ssheve-Techmann, Berlin 1907 2 Liobarski: Sultan, Lye 1928 (Cole Delsavx, Gant Temeveen 1729 4 Blackturre Blancas, Londo 1491 5 Rugeretbund, Desden 1915 (Zess-Walhoen, Viewns 1899 ‘Spclnant-Wahle, Vienna 1926 S —Preeposka Profs, Budapos: 1929 "Zacska-Barotsh Maskensi, Weston super Mare 1924, i) Tarasch- ser, Narsmborg 1889 LL FlohePischak iin 1930, 12 Pitchak-Flel sherds 194 15 Dob Podgoer, Prague 1982 Hy Tasch less, Borin 1916 15 Alekhine-Poindle, Vienna 1985 Jeo Tarasch-Kurchnes, Nuremberg 1889 ‘he Queen's Pawn Opening 17) Patsbury Mase, Hastings 1895 Is Notehoom-Dresbuigh, Netherlands 1931 — GrinekSchenkcia, Viena 1915 Rabinsein Sale, Lode 1908 (Cromay Hanlon, New York 1942 Palsbury- Marea, Pais 1200 SS Van Vier~Zrosko-Bovorsky, Osend 1907 ‘he Chess Master Explains his Has “Capablanca Matisos, Kavsbad 1929 5 Fasowsky-Alapin, armen 1918 “sO Rerocin-Mbxes, Coburg 1904 Chekover-Rulakovsky, Moscow? 1935 Tomah Mioses, Gothenburg 1920 Marshall Tanase, Narembors 0S » is » Py a ol 6s %0 5 80 s7 wo Ww us i be MW Las is 158 66 76 17 m7 2060 2 % ‘Capablanca Villegas, Buenos Aires 1914 Havesi-Capabiana, Budapest 129 Cat. Capasancs, Baapest 1929 Rubinstein Mazocy, Gothenburg 1920 Index of Payers dex cf Openinas ar zt 21 23 288 256 Introduction bu yu ever see a chess master play wert games at ces? Hane you WR vet (and perhaps envied) his confidence ard ease us he stops Toran “scons a each board ives the postin on taimomen's consideration, and them cally makes a move? Doos he move oichly because he knows dozens of openings ith hun red of vats by hea Marly hecause mest he gases in such ex Iotlons take origina rns which are nto be fou inte books. Does be ‘nay every conceivable combination of moves at ight speed! Or does ie count oa some intl stint to guise hm through the strangest pos. {hype 50 he would ave analyse faster than acomputer oly on eg tispred a thousand! ines in an evening How dos he doit? we coul fallow his thought processes, if we could stad i oll us the coring of each move as he mak, We mh Kam the ans This book we peviade him, We fn at fom the mas the purpose of coor ing mavelhe makes inthe couse of a ge, We flow the kas, the trcthods, the very thoughts of « maser as he ouines ther in simple dial "Ne Team he inner workings of his mind, and thus acqlre the knowledge — ss the insist ~ fo ecogrizang good moves aed reycting ier ones. Tague thie istint ts nor cena to Remorize coulens opening srsoms, ot rden your iain with iss of farmland inept Tue these one principles that govern proper procedure. and applying thorn Will hn youbaid up strong sand, winning positions. But You nil ramibanze ‘wil wath them patsy - no by rota But by Seeing ther fect a the ores of game. ‘edo he pleas of understanding ever bit play ands ard ‘hss isthe ment exiting game inthe work isthe fascination of watching \vementl workings ofa maser ae reveals the eal of dsus ha becu 0 Ivnunevery new station We wil ars rom Au ne great advantages oe ‘isised om a Kaowed of prlenel pay is an vaerstanig of ps "hoa play dat esas the mast rom embarking on pcmatre ooiskat- “Scksan hat checks the nial inp to hua for combinations at every ‘vin ifcoursls him ia he placiag of is pices where they have te great foot for task and eis in Row sede the Vital cea squares, «9 0° Spy the most erory and to cramp and weaken the remy. AB i oxi Teal pay tat ase him shat definite winning opportimties will then dsclonethemelves a decisive combintions will apa om the board6 toto “Th master des not search or combinations. He rates the constions tht tke i possible for her 6 appear! very single move of every me wil becommentedon insite every ‘day nguae, and whatever analysis s needa io deal he fl lest of fre of clarify motive wil he lear ato he point. Frequent rept tions ofthe purpone ofeach move wil impress ypon vou the unportance of ‘eta sie concepts. Aer you have been fol aun and again thot the ‘pening What's ngs aight works Dest at 3 ard that woke toad comol the open files, you wl kraw tha sich sragy.soch development of these pleces is emery gocd. You nll understand as well as ary master does That moves lok at fat when you selketa good spo ora kngt or rook “Tis does wot ear thot You will accustom yourself to pay houghiess, superficial ches, You vill oan when ana neo epply hell principles. Iu when ano ow to dey convention You wll acquire the habit of making oodmanes acasily as. ach ace alanguazeby hearing and speaking it and not by studying is eos of pamamar En game that you py throagh wil bean exciting advent inches shich courage, wi imagination, a ingore reapers reward. Kis Spprecating and aborting whet they teach sb pleas that we can best Tear ply Logic Cher, Stone Dy Move tring Chernev May 1.1987 Chess Notation and Symbols This book uses the universally ac od algebraic notation. 8 Which ‘ach see move fs writen osng ‘mpl syste of coord aaes ilar timp eferences | ® J of j——5 w| 5 & x Lh By a generally accepted convene iun-chessdingrassach ste above sss always presented stem White's pinto! views 46, White state the {ane the bation ofthe Board. ne ed his hing sands om song sate The vertical roms of squares, alld les aro eter a orn les io right The hocaonta 20m, Sled rants, ate oumbesed fom 119 Sctepnniag ate oom the die sm, ke from White's side. Each Se ies oa The interaction of a ead rank, for example the nes Inthe stove diagram sow thatthe shite knight stands oa the interscc- tom of the die and the filth rank “Tus the square on which ho knighe stands fered os Tn a similar way, the rook stand ‘ones thebishop ond the pan om the queen oA the white king fone! andthe black king on 68, LL va Tey aakaaeaal The above diagram shows how the men ar stupa he stato he fame, sata player's eign pees Placed an the row neares him ond the eight pawns cet infront of the paces ‘When receding the moves of a same in the pice even a he these to whch he piece moves For example, if White plays the ‘move indicated by he arrow. mov Ing his knight fom gL tof, ther we sete tbe move 2, Asis uta tooks, we use figtnosto dene the piece in chess notation: forking, W for queen, B for rook. for bishonand’ forknisht No fisaine