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TheTarraschFormula by GMSamPalatnlk and NM Marklshee

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Ch:rpterO e: The Knishl I lnlantryAgainstCavalry(Marshall-Ragozin) . .. (l\rrman-Polugacvsky) 2 Openingol'Onc Knighl I Vi r tuall i xl r a Ma lcria (K l cres-tjnzickct ). . ... (;rx)d 4 A Man is I lard b Irind(Rosenbcrg-Palalnik). 5 l'hrowingOil on lhe l;ire (A l,clrosian-l'alalnik). (r ( ior dianKnot (P ala tnik-K lin g cr)..... 7 l hc tlgly l,ocation(Murthy-Palatnik) 8 Shadowol'a Knight(KasparovPalatnik) L Knilihl s 'li)Lrr(Karpov-'lairnanov) . .. Ilxcrcisos

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(lh{pter 'l wo: 'l'hc Bishop l0 Opcnllighway(llalashovllornanishin) .llt .1o ll One-WavIickct to Nowhcre(Sprechich-l'alatnik) ... l2 ( r'irninal Broughlto Justicc(Palatnik-Aristorcnas) 44 l.l Movinglhe lrclloc(Palatnik-Gul'eld) l 4 A I'ai r ,'l'ts,r'ts(GrrlilJ l'ala tnik) 48 l5 Prisoner with a Lifc Scntcnce(Palatnik-Dandridge) 5:] (Palalnik-Schneider) l6 Inevitable Breakthrough 57 (lshec-Rovdl l7 l)eadWood lll l)remature Attack(Vaganian-l,alatnik) . .. 66 '12 (Kasparov-Ponomariov) l9 Struggling with Ciod 20.FromBadto Worse( Palatn ik-Shusterman) . . . . . ........... ...... 71 21.The(ireatWall ofl'awns (Palatnik-Vasjukov) . . .. . . . . .... . 80 22.SurvivalInstincl(Reshevsky-Vagani.rn) 87 Exer cises 92 .... ... .... Chapter 'l'hree: Onposite Color Bishops 2:l 'Q.E D.' (Durisch,Han & Hisler-Tarrasch). . . .. . . . . . . ...96 ... 2 4 lnl i l l r ar ion {Rubin sle in-S p relmanr ' ' ' ' ,,' ,' ,' ' ,102 25 More lnfiltration(Palatnik-David) . ... ...... . . .. 104 26 DiflerentColor, Different Power (Kaidanov-Palatnik). . . . . 107 2 7 Echoes ol ' Slein itz(P lato n o v-Geller) . . . . . . . . . . .1 1 0 28 l-imitingMobility (Boleslavsky-Sterner) ......... I l4

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Chaoter Four: Eeavy Pieccs l2 DebtRepaymenr (Smyslov-Tolush) . t25 ll. Bu r i e dA l i ve {S akh a rov-P al atn i k .) ........ t21 34. Queenside Blockade(AnandJvanchuk) .. t32 .15 Smothered (Hofl-Alburt) . 134 Queen (l she e -Ma yn a.rd) 3 b .M i s p l a c ed .............. . 138 Q ue e n 37. Unbalanced Material(Diaz-Palatnik) ... l4l 38.Preventive (Ardaman-Palatnik)....... Maintenance ................. t46 Ex e r c i s e s . t54

ChaoterFive: Zuezwane 39.ThelmmortalZugzwang Game(Saemisch-Nimzovich)......... 157 40.Encirclement (Nimzowitsch-Capablanca) .............................. 162 4 l . F o l l o w i n gP re ce d e n t(T se sh ko vsky- Palatnik) ................. 166 42. Chemotherapy (Capablanca-Treybal)... t73 43. Space Advantage (Alekhine-Nimzowitsch)..................... ......177 44.Extreme Measures (Ubilava-Timoschenko)............... l8l 45.Do NotHurryl(Palatnik-Popov) r84 46 To Tradeor Not?(Karpov-Ribli). t89 4 T . D e c i s i v e lmp rove men t(l sh e e -Guests89) ....................... 192 Exercises. . t94 ChaoterSix: Philidor's DefenseRevisited Philidor's Concepr.... Philidor's OriginalDefense...... TheNeo-Philidor Defense ........ ThePalarnik Cambit. Illustrative Games:

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in a scarchfor truth.Thcyscoktho choss All chcssplaycrsarc cngagcd Stono.a mcthodof play that will cnabl0 of thc Philosophcr's cquivalcnt thcm to rvritc thcir ncxt movc on tho scorc shcot in "goldcn lcttcrs Winningmorc gamcsroquircsmaling morc good choicoswhon sclocting mothodis criticalto $'hichmovcto play.Thus.a phyor's dccision-making his rcsults.This volumcshowshow a singlo.vcry poworfulprinciplc and whichwc rofcr to as "Tho TarraschFormula"- can both strongthcn playcr's docision-making. facilitatccvcrychcss h is amazingto notc thc diffcijnt mothodsbchindthc choicosmadc by chcssplavorsduringa gamc.For oxamplo.thcrc arc manystrongplaycrs who can calculatclong variationswith fcvcrishspcod.Aftcr tho gamc is variationsihoy many rnind_boggling ovcr. thoy arc ablc to domonstrato playcr kind rcprcscntsthc This of cnvisioncdduring thc battlc. Thoydo to thcm is vcry concrcte. "accounting" schoolofchcss.Evcrything not trust gcnoral principlcs. No chcss oxiom is accoptcd$ithout accompanyingproof from specific variations that confirm or rofutc its Crcativcgcniuscsin this stylc of play includcAlckhincand corrcctncss. Tal. Howcvcr,thcro aro many other playcrsof thc samehigh class\r'ho spcnd compdrativclylittlo timc in calculatingvariations.Formidablc cxponontsof this stylo includc Botvinnik. Sm)slov and Karpov. Tho studentwho aspircsto improvchis lcvcl of play must rcfinc his thought bc difficult procoss to includebothapproachesHowevcr.it can sometimos to kno$'whcn is thc right momcntto calculatevariations.or when it is morcimportant to thinkabstractly ston rcliteslhefollo$itrg SamPalalnik Grandmxstcr ''WhenI was a young master(twcnty poundsyoungdl), I scwed as traincr in laningrad for my fricnd. GM duringtho 1972 USSR Championship Platonov. In his gameagainstformerWorld ChampionSmyslov.Platonov hadthc bctterpositionthroughoutthe first forty moves.and at adjournment sccmedto be on the verge of a winning breakthrough I was proud to b{} entrustedwith the adjournment a-nalysisof his game against such a for meto 6nd a Necdlcssto say.it wasvcry desirable opponent. formidablc \,!inning continuatlon

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"With grcat cnthusiasmand inspiration,I bcga.naralysis of his adjoumed game. I spent th€ entirc night analyzing ono promising variation after anothcr. ln the moming I was able to give many long variations to my friend, as well as a generalconclusion:Smyslovwill lose! With a full night's sleepaad the cncouragement of my night of work, Platonovset ofr for breakfast, whcrc he encountercdSmyslov. Spendingfivc hours the prcvious day as antagonistsacrossthe board did not preventthem from having a pleasantbrealfast together. Before even opening thc moming newspaper,Smyslov offcrcd a draw in the adjoumed game. Platonov promiscdto considerthe offcr andto malc a dccisionsoon. "When he reportedthe draw offcr to me, I \ras sha.ken!Sur€ly Smyslov would not offer a draw in a lost position?! This mea.ntthat his position could be defendedlIt was ncccssaryto reconsidereverlthing, and to look at thc adjoumcdpositionthrough Smyslov'scycs: not going deep into a jungle of variations, but instead thinking abstractly, following general principles.And ... in fivc minutcsthe drawingideawas discovered. Thc opponsntsagrccdto a dmw on the telephonea few minuteslater. "What about thc night I spentanalyzingthc adjoumedposition?I was very cxcitcd to analysea gameagainsta groat player, and the positionhad mary chancesto win. My dcsircto win the gameblockedmy objcctivity.This ca.noasilyhappenwhenyou calculetcso many variationsfar from thc initial position.ln scarchingfor thc happyendingto this fairy talc, I lost my way in a Junglcofvariations." Thc point of this story is that cslculrting lots of vsrif,tions does not always yield th€ right move. lt is oftcn simplorand morc cffcicnt to narrow tho rangcof cardidatc movosby first considoringhow a fcw gcncral principlcsmightapplyspccificallyto thopositionat hand. Considoringonly gcncral principlcs,howevor,with no calculationsfor support,will also incvitablylead to mistal@s. Thcre has not yet bcena chcssplayerwho hasfounda pcrfcctbalancebetween calculating variations and applyinggcncral principles.Enthlsiasmfor onc of those aspects withoutthe otherleadsin practiccto sadresults.Succcssful pcrfoma.nce in toumamentcompetitionrequir€sthe ability to ma.kerapid a.ndprecise calculations, but this "wcapon"mustbe usedeconomically. Knowingwlen b calculateis Justas i\portant as knowing,ol, to calculate-lt is ofcourse vcry dcsirabloto be able to idcntib' thosc"critical momcnts"duringtho aa.rnoas it unfolds.

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'Ih! lLtftlt.h l.om la Roadcrsof this book wlll nolicc thut thc ulDolxtions ol-ganrcs usurlh do not contirinlong. dazzling rariatrons. Frcqucntl) thc ruthors d'spcnscwrth such anrlr-srsrn livor ol lookrng al thc posit'(m wilh "conlnron sonsc ' Thcrc aro sovcnl rcasons lb this npprcxch F'irst. to a grcal dogrcc lhc thors rcpnjsoDllho'.positronrl' school ofchcss. us lhc roadcrcarr rcadilv obsonc allcr pcnrsrnltthis book Sccond. onc ol thc basic tasks of lhjs vohuncis to holp thc sludcnl know ho$ lo xppl! gcocral pfi'rcr cs tn lhc corrcct profo(iorr- rc to rccognrTot\hcn it rs Inlporlilnt to crlculalc nxrrc lari.rlidr\ or grc.rt dclril. or $hcn rnolhcr kind ol thinking 's appropflitc lhfld. b\ adoplrrgx strcrmlincdapproachto chcss llvs's. our goal rs to highlighlonlv lhc nrost Inportiul pllfts ol rl. so that thc \\cllspfrngol chssicchcssgantcs slrdontcltndl]nk llonr r rrvrl-\1ng Stri'ri1z'slhtofy ol l'osilirxr:rlI'lrty br thc lirsl ollkirl cl,css( hrnrtroD lho scronlillcchcssthcorr dc\'cft)perl ol thc Wodd. WillirD Stcrni(z.hts v:rlrrcb$rrnd its usc ir chcss Slcrntzs thcor\ h.rs rpplrcxlnnrs li)f ovcnonc rs r law ol thc strugglu jar lilij. ol' xnd r,,hicl lhe grnrc ol chcss rs siDrpl\ a nnrdcl l'urlhcr dcvoloPnrcnl lrrs orrgrnrl conccplxm could bc ol Stornrtz s lhoor\ trelorrd 0l.borirrron ')hilosol)h\ ol strugglc \lhrch coukl br goncrrlIr scope.corsrsturgol r rn chcss.of irs tl spccilicrppl'crlxnr('sclirlonl\ in chcss.to its 0pphcr(ion crhLrncc Lhcundorslrndrlgol chcs\ lin lls oulr sr*c '1hc pirkrsophrcrlrpplic.rlioDol Steirrtzs thoor1 wirs onrbrrccd l)\ ofi lhc chossthroDc.limnucl l;rsker lhorti is no dorrbl Stciuitr'ssucccssor succcssas r plil\er \!ls loru)dodon hrs.rdopliolr thatl.rskor'\ tr\jrncr)dous ol Stcrnitzs thoor\ h0 crcollcd lt urlonsilrirrgthc strugglc b) conslirnth posingdrlllcull practicol problorn\ lbf h's opponcnts Cons,:qucntlr contfibutroDs to chcssrrc hrsgamcsL$kors nros(cnduring.rndinrportiu)t spccillc.rlhthc nirnncr ir) $l)ich he l'on llowcvcr. his css,jntiall! phrlosophrcalLrndcrsl.rndingol tLc Storni(zrar chcss slrtrgglc $as t(X) pcrsonrlrDd roo lhr rcnr(xcd tioln thc chcssboardio provido the lb ndruon lbf .r chcssschool Il is nol un.rccidenllh:rt l.rskcr coutnbulcd1rtlloot' \ahc to clrcsslilcr^L r0 Dr Srcgbcn larrrsch- also a drsciplcof Slexritz.cDlnrcod r dilllrcot iDpfoach I lc dcrolopodspocitic chossrpplicxhons of Stcinitz s th0on ll\ cxprcssnrgscicntiflc trulhs in thc lbn)r ol pith! chcssaxioms. I)r. Tarrasch bcc nc thc terchor of thc gcncrxtions thal fblhwcd Stcinitz 'I:rrrasch s grcltost contributronsare in chesslrtcr:rturo His most valuablo$ork is J00 Ma\to (;Ltn(\ t)/ ('ha$. n Nhrch ho stdcd nttm) (imclcsschcssprinciplcs in lln intorcstingand mctlor$lc Nir1.

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The TarraschFormula Tarraschwas the first to formulateand cxpressthe leth^t ,,If onepiece is badlyplaced, your whole game is bod.. Tllc geniusofthis phraseU;s in ils simplicity as well as its corr€ctness.Properly applied, it is a significant addition to Steinitz's thcory. On the ba^sisof this single axiom. various tlpes of posrtrons can be studted\ hercthe dtffcrcncern-forcebenveen the two sidcs is defined only by the difference in location between coresponding pieces.Applyingthe TarraschFormulain this wav develoDs and builds chcssrheoryb) emphasizing dc Inrenelatronship bcnreenti,c locahonof a pieceand its real polrer. Examrneany modemrextbookof chcssstrat€gyand you will seeits lasting value. Thc TarraschFormt|lais a fundamentaland unifiing principle that embracesfamiliar core conceots suchas "good/ bad bishop,""advantage of oppositc-colored bishopsin an attack. supcnorityofkntghro\er btshop"(andvicercrsa),andso ionh For conturiesthc basic valuc of the chcsspieccshas becnwell kno$n. As part of cvcryone'sbasicchesscducation. thc averagevalueof thc pieccsis not debatable.Howcvor,the real "market pric€,' of this or that piccc fluctuatcsup or downdependingon thc spccificboardarrangcment. Assumc.for exarnplc,that the Bishop(initiallyquotcdat an averagcvalue of threepawns),under"advorscmorkctconditions"appcarsin a aituation uhlyc tt ts blockcdrn b1 pawns.Suchr blshopbccomlsno morc\aluablc tha.na singlcpawn,and its valucdiminishcs to tho pointwhcrcit carriosa "rcd tag" discountsalcpricc. If thc rosultingdoficioncy(two pawns.worth of matcrial)is not covcrcdby tho incomc(activity)of thc othcrpioces.it is logrcalto assumcthat it can rosultin thc bankruptcy oftho entirccompany. This is thccsscncc of!h( TarraschFormula PracticrlApplicstion,or How to Find a Sick Buffrlo Thorcvct remainstho qucstionof roconciling thc theorcticalimportance of thc TarraschRulowith its practicalapplications duringcompctition. In this contcxt.lot us considcrhow thc chossstrugglcis a modclof reallife, so that makingthc transitionfrom chcssproblcmsto rcal-lifesituations(andvice vcrsa)will notseemunnatural. lmaginea situationin the Afircan savannai.whcre a lion,s familv has bcgunth( hunt for food. A ncarb)hurdof buffalois an Invtringlarg(.1for such prcdatorsbccauseit carries litcrally tons of meat. Howevcr.the

'Ihc litttls(h lbrnltuI groupcdbullalo hcrd also has hundrcdsof sharp. strong horns and hoovcs. and is colloctivolvas poworfi'l rs tons of dYncmitc.so thit cnl prcdator muslDc\r4,,1 So what is thc sccrct of thc fovul huntl l,ions $'ork according to thc TarrAschRulcl Evcn tho KinS of Bcasts canrot succocdwilh ir liontal assxultrgrirst lhc untirc hcrd Instcad.thc l|(nl takcssdvantrgooforrc woak or sickanrmxllhrt bocorncsbndly placcd.sop:rrulcdfron tho hord. For f:Ins oftho royal gtrnc. thc situxtim asthc saDlc Whcn \"o look at thc groupcd hcrd ol cttcnl),pioocs|tnd prr\ns. thcir collcctivc lbrco is lcrriblo to bcholdltlul vrctoryrs possibloiflou paticnll]scokthc sick bullirlo in tho cncnlvciulp. thmks b thc lbnrulil lionr Dr l'trraschl Pltyrng stcadill to r0duccthc powcr of iI siDglc cnolllv piccc. 1o turn dowD thc volumo" until its norfixl voicc bccomcs onl,v c \lhispor. ctn providc cno gh advantagc1()\\'ur thu g.rrDc Wh,v'l Bocauscit is ltrnctrorralll tho saorc as winnrng ! prcco. Ilvcry chcss pltrcr lovcs to h:rv0 m cxtra pioco Tho Tnrrnschlbmrul.r pointsthc \"a-vQward hxv0)ga vllrr., oxtra prccc Thinknrg of stratogy iD thrs way is r vurt usct'ul pa( ol your choss plannrng lt ollirs a strlighlfb$ird irnd oftcctivc mothod for lmproving galnos lour dccisior-nrakrngilnd movo solcction. is dcnxnrstr:rtcdiD lhc prcsontod lbr study arc now vohmc thitl collcclcdlbr this ,Your lrcqucnlh thc sLrcccsslulroalizutiort ol_ il plan bdscd on thc Txrrasch Irornnrlaincludcs not onl) rn a condifion:rlirdvantagoin lbrco. but also il restriction in mobility of thc opposirrgarmy (prophr-laxrs).tbllowod bv its blockadc ard pcrhaps finatty b! complete paralysis (zrrgzwazg) In m:*ing uso ol thosc pnnciplcs thc authors cannot lail to rknor"lcdgo lnothef groat chess thinkcr. Aron Ninrzovich. whosu tcachrngs about prcphllaxis irnd btockadc arc a corncrstoncof tnodom choss Although Tanaschand Nimzolich did Dof lovo cach othcr in lil_c.thcir contributions 10 chessthoor\ iuc conrplolncntary.and thc intcrrolationshipof thcir idcas hascnrichr:dgcncrationsol plavcrs. No\\ lcl us considcr spccific oxxmplcs of thc 'farrasch Fonnula rn oPeration.

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ChapterOne TheKnight gamesin whichbasicstrategic We beginour rss€archby considering company, is givento de-valuingthe stocksof the competitivo attontion andSons.' 'Knlght

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,,cocktail,, ln thisgameWhiteprepareda not verysuccessful of two openino ideasin the King'sIndianDefense.The move Bg5 is characleristic of th; Petrosian Syslem,wilhthe mainideato crealea pin on the BlackKniohlat f6. Forthisreasonil was necessarylo playd4-d5one moveearlte.,b;lote Black's knighlcameto c6 NowtheBishopon 95 doesnot accomptish the taskslhat wercto be sotved onthediagonal h4-d8;namely, 10rcstrain Black,s iniliative onlhe kinoside. The BlackKnighton e7 shieldsthe pin and gives his co eagJean opportunity to improvehjs batlleposition.Then in turn Blackwi havethe opportunily to gain more space on the Kjng'sflank by meansof a pawn advance in lhalseclor.Thus,Blackhasa ctearwaylo improve htspoiition in the nexl few moves. Insteadof 8.895 it would thereforebe more pertineni forWhiteto playeither8.Ne1or 8.Nd2,pfeventing Btack's knight lromusingthe squareh5. Whilecouldalsobeginorganizinghis ownqueensideexpansionwith 9.b2tr4,whichcomparedto the game at leastwouldnol loselempi on empty moveswilhthe dark-sauared BishoD.

'lhe TarruschFormula 9...h6t0.Bh4 It is notgoodfor Whiteto exchangethisBishopbecausein thatcaseit'snot clear who will be responsiblefof "lakingcare of business"on the dark squares. l 0...N h511.Nel Toolatenow. 11...Nf4 This knighl obviouslyhas been promoteda gfade. How long will it be possiblefor Whiteto sufferthe presenceof the invaderon f4? l2.Nd3g5 13.893f5 14.f3c5l? It's not bad idea to supplementthe teritorialgailts on the kingsidewith somethingrnoreon the queenside.Nowit is notfavorablefor Whiteto play 15.dxc6becauseBlacks other knight,held down at present,could be relocaledthroughc6 to d4, whenhe wouldbecomeas biga celebrityas his friendon f4. 15.Bel The Knighton f4 cannotfavorablybe exchangedby 15.8xf4,becauseafter '15. exf4 the longdiagonalopensfor the Bg7. In this case,as sometimes happensin the Kinq's lndian Defense,insteadof the Bishop being a conscientiousservant of church, he tunrs into a highway gangsterl ThereforeWhitepreparesto attackthe f4-Knightby playinghis pawnto g3 15...a616.Nf2

Whitefinishes hispreparations lo neulmlize the Knighiat f4. Hislaslmove Blackunderlakesactionon lhe othef controlsthe h3-souare.lvleanwhile.

'Itu lrlttoyh t.trnltd flank.Curiously,the Knighl f4 on which White has focused so much atlentionpromotesthe successof all Black s strategicoperation.Frcm this followsone more interpretalionof lhe Tarrasch Fofmula: "One very well placedpiecepositively yourwhotegame." influences

16...b5r Blackoffersa paw sacrifice.the acceptanceof whichwoitldprovidea opporlunily to activatethe cornpletepowerof the Bc8 In this case the Knighton f4 wouldnot hesitateto exchangeh||nselffor Whites Be2 10 ensure domirration on the lightsquaresfor the Blackarmy 17.b3 Accepting the pawn sacdficewilh 17.cxb5perrnitsBlacks light-sqLrared Bishopto becornevery active: 17 Nxe2+l 18.Qxe2axbs 19Nxbs (19.Qxb5? Ba6followed by 8xf1)19 ..BaG 20 a4 ObGand Btack's initiative ismorethanenoughcornpensation for a pawn 17...b4 ll rs rathefdifficultfor Black to rnaintainthe tensionofl the queefiside because Whileis the orrlyone who can openthe positiolthere.Blt Black caflbepleasedwitha smallgain1oo.In t[rth, rnairrtaintng greaterspaceon bothflanksrs not s!ch a smallachievement. In addilion,therenowarases a newimporta|tfaclor:the Whiteknighton a4 is olt of lhe game. 'l8.Na4Neg6 ln contrastto White'smisplacedKnighton a4, Blacksteershis knightin exactly theoppositedifection. 19.93fxe4l20.fxe4 Forced20.q{4 e3l 21 Ne4 exf4 gives Btack a beautifutposition,and 20.Nxe4 allows 20...Nh3+ 20...Nxe2+ ThisKnighthasearnedgratit!defor a job wetldone. 21.Qxe2 Thewhile Knight testing" on a4 allowsBlack quielly to strengthenhis position on lhe othersile of a board,whereWhjle'sremajningpiecessoon wll haveno resl

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ThrowingOil on the Fire Ld4 d5 2.c4c6 3.e3Nf64,Nc3gG5.Nt3Bg7 6.8e2 l,4ore activeis 6.8d3. 7.0-0Beo 6...0-0 Following classicat openingprinciples, Blackfirstof all trieslo neuhalizethe opponent's advantageof the first move.Herethe actualproblemsafe (1) lindinga role for the light-squaredBishop,and (2) minimizingWhate's greater centralactivity.The threatto the pawnon c4 encourages Whiteto thecenterby exchanging stabilize on d5.

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effangehis piecoscomiortably.He plansto put the other endlhenwlthdraw hls Blshopto el, for sxampte, to acht€ve a posltlon. andhgrmonious ButthegemanguvErs all r€oulre €n€mydoesnotsleopllt wouldbe b6tterto playRIctfirstso I couldbeplayedonemovesoon6r. 4,Rldlo5l?

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(6)Palatnik- Klinger[D341 Havana, 1985 GordianKnot Fora longtimeirrthe followinggameit was not possiblefor Whiteto find a way to applylhe TarraschFormula.Divine rnillstonesgrind slowlybut surely,however,and eventuallyunder this formulaa Black knight was gro!nddown,as if beneathsuchDivirremillstoes l.c4c52.Nf3e6 3.Nc3Nc64.93NfG5.892d5 6.cxd5exd57.d4Be78.00 0-09.dxcsBxcs10.895d4 l1.Ne4Be712.Bxf6Bxf613.Qd2

'13..,8e7 Alsoplayedis 13...8f514.Nxf6+ Oxf6 15.Qf4d3 16.exd3Bxd3 17.Qxf6 gxf618.Rfd1 Ba6l l4.Rfdl Bg,l 15.Qf4 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 QbO 17.Qb3 Qxb3 18.axb3 RacB l9.Nd2 Inthisposilion the differencebetweenlhe lwo afmiesis thatWhites Bishop end olher pieces have poinls of attack in the enemy positionwhere prcssure canbe applied,whileBlacklackssimilarobjeclsof attack.

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(7) Murthy- Palatnik[8221 Columbus Open,1996 The UglyLocation '1.e4c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.8c4 Nb6 7.8b3 d5 8.exd6Qxd69.Na3a6l Fromlhis pointin the gamg Black'shopesare bassdon the "ugly'Knight on a3. 10.crd4BeO1l.Bo3Bd5l?,12.0-0 e6 l3.Bxd5Oxdst? Becauseof tho localionof the white Knighton a3, the Btackeueen is comfortable on the d5-squaro-

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(8) Kasparov- Palatnik[8041 Daugavprls, 1978

Shadowof a Knight In this game Btackwas not successfulin applyingthe Tarraschformula, firstto the opponent'spiecesandthen to his own -pieces. l.e4 NtO2.e5Nd53.d4d6 4.Nf396 S.Bc4Nb66,8b3a5 7.a4 Worseis 7.NgSd5 and becauseof threat8...a4Whitedoesnot havetime to feinforcehis centerwith f2 f4. After g.a4 f6 Blackwilt soon sotveftis oPeningproblerns. 7...8g78.N95eO9.f4 is Lef3 ee7 (9...0-010.eh3b6 1t.Nf3 tooksjoytessfor l1or9.afn-bltiols Black)'l0.Ne4dres'lt.Bgs eb4+ whenWhitedoesnot ptat il.;4, ;;i instead 12.Nbd2exd4 (12...Qxd413.0-0-0)13.c3t.witfi a' Oangero; initiative. 9...dxe51o.fxe5 c5

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(9) Karpov- Taimanov[A461 Moscow. 1983 KnightrsTour The followinggamefeaturesa themethat by now is very familiar:a badlv locatedknaght. As longas Btackfo owedthe ianascn rormutawitnieip# lo this piece, his "business' was not bad. eotn opponentsiljady understood whatwas happening. Thus it is amazingto witch nowthrouji Ion will crandmasterKarpovchangeslhe courseof ev€nls.He manag6s l0 pu lntskntghtthroughfire,waterand copperpipesontothe kingside:as th,oughremovingthis piecefrom the conslraintsof th€ TarraschFormuta. After seeingthis game. one can conctudettut tf,e f""aiin foirrL sometimes appliesbestto a specifictimeandplaceof action. 1.e4c5 2tlf3 NcO3.d4 cxd/t 4.Nxd4e6 5. c3 a6 6.8e2NgeT2,0.0Nxd4 8.Qxd4NcG9.Qd3Nb4t? I\,4ore usuatis 9...ec7,butbadis 9...8e71O.eg3 0_011.8h6.

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(11)Sprechich- Patatnik[8251 BaniaVrushitsa.1991

One-WayTicket to Nowhere We shallnot herearguewiththe we -known rulethatthe piecesshouldbe developedas quickly as possible But when consideredfrom the perspective of the TafraschFormula,the rule aboutrapiddevelopment is not aiwaysvalidfor a bishopbecauseof its tong-rangepoweron open daagonals. An unmovedbishopthat has an opendiagonalmay be counte(l as an active, useful piece. When choosinga Bishop'spossiblenew location,il is necessarybeforehandto preparethe workplacefor him. to defineclearlythe termsof his newjob in advance,and to be readyto cover his movingexpenses.Withoutthese preconditions, movinga Bishopto a newlocationcan makehim unemployed, or evenhom€l€ss. In the gamebelow,my opponentofferedworkto his Bishopon thg sauare 95, and boughl only a one-way ticket to this seuare.but in the new workplacethe young employee soon felt unw;lcome. quickly mads enemiesamonghis fellowemployees, and as a resulthis effectiveness was soonreouceo. '1.e4c5 2.Nc3Nc63.93964.Bg2Bg75.d3d6 6.h4h5 7.Nge2Rb88.895 This is the move about which we have alreadywarned our reade;. Unfortunately my opponentwas not warned,andthe moveturnedout badlv for him. lt s interosting to notethat in this positiona yeareartierth€ playe; of the Whitepieceschosethe befiermove8.0-0, and after8...Nf69.Eig5 (playablenow that Black'sknight is on f6) 0*0 1o.ed2 Kh7 1i.f4 O;5 12.Rael Ng4 13.f5 White had an anackingpositionon the kingside (Sprechich-Filipowicz. Tuztal990).

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(12)Palatnik- Aristorenas[E911 Nashville,1994

CriminalBrcughtto Juatice ln the nextgamethe TarEschFoflriulafindsthe objectof its apptication to be Black'slight-squared Bishop.Duringthe 'legatproceedings' againstthis piece,While'sh-pawnwas identifiedas the victimwhosesacrificebrouoht Blacks errantBishopto justice.The r€turnroad in the Bishop's',crimin;f pastalongthe diagonalh3 - c8 becamesecuretyblocked,and his fatewas sealed.The white King rcjectedthe Black Bishop'sappealfor mercyby personally carryingout lhe execution. 1.d4 NfO2.c4 d6 3.t{t3 96 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e40.0 6.8e2 NbdT2.0.0c6 E.h3 e5 9.d5Ncsl0.Bg5h6 ll.BxfO Qxt6t2.b/tNd7,t3.Rbtc5 14.a3 By pressuringthe qu€enside,While kies to k€epthe btackKnighton d7, whichin lurn slowsthe activationof Elack'sBishopand Rook.The question isr Howlongcan Blackmanagewithoutthem?tf it takesBtacka tongtime to actavate them, then there will be tots of time for Whiteto imDrovehis oosition.

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19..,cxb420.Qxb4Nd7 The behaviorof this Knightis not very noble!By retreatingto d7 he saves his own life but closesthe path of retreatfor the Bishop.Betlerwouldbe 20...Nc8,whenthe knightwoulditselfbecomethe "sickbuffalo"according to the TanaschFormula,but at leastit wouldprosorv€the lifeof the Bh3.In thascase, Whitewould gain the upperhand with 21.Qxb7Ra7 22.Qxe7 NxeT23.c5dxc524.Nxc51. 2'l.Kh2f5 22-Kxh3fl 23.Bg4 h5 24.8e6+l-0 When selectinggames to illuskatethe TarraschFormula,GEndmaster Palatnikhad the pleasureof includingthe followinglwo gamesagainsl Grandmaster Gufeld.Fortunehas smiledbroadlyupon his effortsagainst this venerableGrandmaster: Palatnikhas scoredfive winsin a rowagainst Gufeldwith no losses!Howover,this hunt againstGrandmasterGufold Alburthas in his collectionsix doesnol seemto be a record:Grandmaster "scalps"fromthissamedangefousopponent.

(13)Palatnik- Guteld[A45] Beltsi,1979

Movinglhe Fence l.d4 NfO2.895 Ne43.8f4 d5 4.Nd2Bf5 5.Ngf3e6 6.€3g5?l Playedaggressivelywith imagination.lt is curiousto notice that both have d€velopedtheif Bishopson f4 and f5 and opponentssymmetrically then have cut off their mobilityby advancingpawnsto 03 and e6. We alreadypointedto the potentialproblemsof such ineffectively developed Bishops.Black is the first in this game to try to exploitthe opponent's BishooDlacement. 7.Nxg5l Blackprobablyexpecledonly 7.893?h5 whenthe "fence"of pawnsmoves to cut off the bishop. Black stands better aftef 8.h4 Nxg3 Lfxg3 Bd6 10.Kf2+ 7...Nx95 8.h4 Nowit is White'sturnto "movehis fenco." 8...Ne4 9.g4Nxd21o.Kxd2l A ratherexoticmove.

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15...0-0 it is necessarylo choosethis bravemovebecauseolhetuise Unfortunately thereis no defenseagainstlhe threatBxg6+.

16.Qfle5? 17.Qh3Qe718.Rh2 It wouldbe betterto developthe Knightwith16...Nc6 is still Rf7,although Whitesadvantaqe on the lightsquares Qg7 19.Rah1 20.95Re8 veryrnucha factofthanksto his powerfulBishop for exarnple, Kgl 25.Qh6+ RxhT(23... KxhT24.Qh3+ 21.Q93e5 22 RxhTOxhT23.Rxh7 Kg] 26.Bxg6)24.Bxg6afldWhitewirrs. 'l7.Qh3Qd7 18.dte5dxes It is tirneto makea visitto the residenceot the enemymonarch. 19.Bxg6!hxg6 20.QhE+Kf/ 2l.Qxes Rg8 22.Rh7+Kf8 23.Qt6+KeE 24.Rxd7NxdT25.Oe6+ Now Black faces an unpleasanlchoice:rnovirtgto the left will lose the Rook,but movirrgto lhe raghtwilllosethe Knight.1-0

(14)Gufeld- Palatnik[897] 1981 Tbilisi,

A Pair of Boots We have alreadyseen that the Tarasch Forrnulais very etfectivewhen appliedto a singlepiece.lt is even moreeffectivewhenlsed agai.lstt\do piecesl Throuqhoutthe next garne, White sufferc from a couple ol ineffecliveminor piecesthal hobblehis progresslakean illfitting pair of DOOtS.

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Throughout his entirechesscareerGrandmaster Gufeldhas beena faithful of the Bishop.One mighl even say that the Bg7 in the Kirrg's advocate lndianDefenseis the personification of Grandmaster Gufeld.Thereforeif yo! are fortunateenoughwhen playingsuch an opponentto be able to impose notvery"creative" condilionsfof him in the handlingof his Bishops, youshouldhavegood prospects.Very rmportantin this regardis that the prescription fromDr.Tarraschsho!ld be caffiedout! Le4c5 2.Nf3dG3.d4cxd44.Nxd4NfG5.Nc3aG6.895eG7.f4Qbo PoisonedPawn"Varialion. Theultra-sharp

6.Nb3 Nol a courageousmove, removingthe Knightfrom the center.Critical instead is 8.Qd2Qxb2 with a very lnbalancedpositionwhereWhitehas for a pawn. compensation 8..,Nbd7 9.Qe2l? Afterthismove,the Bf1doesnot lovehis Queen. 9...h610-Bxf6 ThisexchangeleavesWhite withouta clear plan for the futlre of black squares. Betteras10.8h4,intending1'1.8f2. l0...Nxfo Whitefacesditficultiesthal originatein his minol pieces.Firstthe Knight voluntarily abandonedhis centralpositionon d4, and now the Bishopis bythe Queen. blocked 49

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13...e51? PlayedacCording lO the Tarasch Formula!Blackpreventsthe whiteKnight from reluming_tothe centerthroughthe d4-square.and simultaneou;ly stopsthe Bg2fromexpandingits radiusof actionby meansof e4 eS.Fro; this poirrtforwardWhitesuffersfrom not one butiwo dysfunctional minor pieces. 14.h40-015,f5b5 Thusthe light-squaredBishopchangesits workingdiagonat. 16.a3Bb7 17.9,1 This pawn stofm on the kingsidelooksvery paintulfor Black,but Doctor Tarraschadvisesnot to worryas longas the Knighton b3 andtheBishop on 92 are misplaced. 't7...Nd718.Nd2 While White spendstime repairingthe damageto his sutteringKnEhl. Brackrmproves hisposrlioby burlding Lp hrsheavypiecesonthe;_tilel 18...Rfc8 Less preciseis 18...Rac8becauseon a8 the Rookcouldalso potentially jointhe battleon the queenside(seenoteto Whit6'sigth move). l9.g5t? Thercutine19.Nf3is simptytoo stow.Btacktakescontrotof the gamewith 1.9...b420 axb4a5 21.bs (21.bxa|? exa') 21...a422.Rd3(22.:Nb1?Ncs threatensboth ...Nxe4and ...Ntt3#)22...a323.bxa3d5t Btack,sDiocesatl

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'Ihc lhrratch l,onnula jointhe attack.Whitehas no defense.24.Nb1(24.Nxd5BxdS25.exd5e4 winsmaterial)24...dxe425.Rc3Bxa3+26.Rxa3(26.Kd2Bb4:26 Kdl exf3 27.Rxc7 fxe2+28 Kxe2RxcT)26...Rxa3+ 19...hx95 20.f6!? WilhthispawnsacrificeWhitetdes lo "to stir!p watef'on the Kings flank. Sucha draslicdecisionis justifiedas a practcalmeasurebecauseWhite hasno viablestrategicaltefnative.After this the game becomesmore complicated andthe probability of mistakesil|creases. 20...gxf6 21.Q94gxh422.Nf3

22...961? Elackis readylo slowdownWhite'sattackby returningpartof the "stolen" material. His last move expandsthe role of the dark-sqlared Bishop, thereby significantly redticingWhite'sattackingchances.The dark squared job as a kingsidedefenderhas an excellentresum6:he is highly Sishop's recomme0ded frcm similafemployment in the King'sIndianDefenseanclin oragonvariation of the Sicalian Defense. Thealternative 22...a5fails after 23.Nxh4b4 24.N96!(threateningRh8#) when24...fx96gets matedwith 25.Qe6+KfB 26.Rh8#.perhaps22...b4t? 23.axb4a5 would also be possible,leadingto a sham positionwhere Elack's attackis at leastas strongas White's.However,the continuation choseo by Blackin the actualgame (22...96)is at leastas skong,and is saler. 23.Nxh4 Bg724.8h3 Thiscreatesthe impressionthat Bishophas found productivework along lheh3-c 8. However,blockingthe potentialof White'sheavypieceson the

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The Ta aschFortnula h-file meansthat the "improved"pieceson h3 and h4 are not reallywetl placedat all. A betterjob for this Bishopwasto protecttho e4-pawn. [24.Nx96NfO25.Qf5fxg6 26.QxgGleavesWhitobehindin materiatwithout a clearcontinuation of his attack.l 24...Nf625.Qe2Nxe4l.+ Blackhas spenttime collectingstones,but nowit is timeto scattertheml 26.Nxe4 After 26.Bxc8Nxc3 27.bxc3Rxc8 Whitewouldbe defensetess. but now Blacklandsa knockoutpunch. 26...Qrc2+l27.Oxc2Rxc2+ 2E.Kxc2Bxo,{+29.Kb3 Bxhl 3o.Rxht d5 31.B92e4 The mis€ryof Whit€'sminor piecespgrsistseven in their otd age. They surliveas typicaluglypationtsof Dr.Tanasch'sFormula. ab

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32.Rtl Preventing ...8f6.lf 32.Rd1thenBlackwinsmatedat with32...8f633.Rxd5 BxM 34.Bxe4Ra7andBlack'sconnected passodpawnson the kingside willwin easily. 32...R0E 33.Bhld4 Gi Thepawnscannotbe stopped - 34.RelBn535.N92 Bg5,etc.

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(15)Palatnik- Dandridge[D3O] Chicaqo, 1996

Prisonerwith a Life Sentence Ld4 d5 2.c4 cO 3.Nf3 NfO4.Qc2 A solidmove that also preventsBtack'snoffnatdeveloprnentwith

Bfs

4...e6 Black'srnair altentaliveis 4. 96 (see palatflik popov in ChapterFive) 5.93NbdT6.4q2 BdO7.0-00-0 8.8f4 ChallengingBlack for control of the e5 square. While decides that the exchangeof dark squafed Bishopswoutd be ir his favor Btack woutcttose a ternpoil he ret,eated with 8 Be7 so his besl choice woutd be B...Bxl4 wm sorne cornpeflsalionfor the exchanqe of his better Bishop i|| the doublingof White'spawns after 9.gxf4

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8...Qc7?!9.Bxd6 Qxd610.Nbd2h6?! Thismol/edoes,r'laddressBlack'srnainproblem--namely, howto jmprove hisbadbishop on cB Betterwas10...b6 11.e4 Nxe4'12-Nxe4 dxe413.exe4 Whitehas a cleaf advantage.His winningplan is to use lhe Tarrasch Formula agairrstBlack'slight-squaredBishopto keepit imprisonedon c8. Back has no realisticchanceto play ..e6-e5, so his ontv chancefof actvatinq hr.,bishopwtllnecessatity playig a timety c6 cS.At the invotve moment this movewouldbe undesirabte for Blackbecauseit wouldrnake White's bishopon g2 morepowerfulon the h1,aBdiagonat.ln addition.the exchange ol Black'sc-pawnfor White'sd pawnwouldnot onlygiveWhile

53

The TarraschFormula conkol of lhe d-file but would also create a White pawn majority on the queenside. CleadyBlackis facingan uphillfightfor equality.

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'Ihc'l'arrdscht,ir.nrlu 17.c51 Thismovegivesup conkol of the ds-square,but it is morc importantto makesurethat the prisoneron c8 does not escape.Notealso that from hereon Whiteplaysto domir|atethe darksquares. 17...Qc7 18.b4Nd5 Threateflinq..Nc3. l9.Qb2RdeS20,Rfe1Qd821.a4a6?l22.Nc4Nc7 It turnsout that the beautifutoutpostsquarefor Blacks Knighton d5 is useless to hirnwithoulsupportfromthe restof his pieces,and he rekealsif to c7 to slop Whalefrom breakingthfolgh the queensidewith b4 b5 For example, 22...Qf623Nd6 Rd8 24.b5 axbs 25axbs gives White a slranglehold on the position. 23.h4! White's dornirralion overthe darksquaresincreases 23...Qf6 24.Re5Rd825.RdelQgO26.8e4f5 Thisweakensboth the e6 pawn and the e5 square,and makesil eve nore difficultfor Blacklo activatehis Bishop Retativelybest is 26 ef6, althoughBlack'spfospectsare bleak. Note lhat 26...Qg4?27.Ne3eh3 28.892 lrapsBlack's Queerr. 27.892 Og428.Nd6Rd729.Qd2g5 30.hxg5hxg531.edil Black'sQueer is his only activepiece,so Whjteis happyto exchaflgeit. Lesscleafis 31 Rle4Qhs(3t lxe432.Rxg5+) 32.94eg6. 31...Qxd1 32.Rxd194 Elack's lastpawnhas takenits placeatoflgwithalllhe othefsofl the white squares; nowtheBishopon c8 is nothing rnorethana bigpawn. a b c d e fg h

55

the TarraschFormula

33.Kf'l Kg7 34.Ke2KfO35.Rhl Kg6 36.Kd3Rh7 37.Rxh7KxhT 38.Ret Kg? 39.Rhl Rd8 40.Ke3Neg ab

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abcd € i9h ,l1.Nc4 TradingKnightswouldeaseBlack'sdefensesomewhat, so Whiteretr€ats. 41,.,8d712.Kf4 The weak dark squarcsare an op6n road for White'sKingto invadethe Blackcamp. 42.,.Rc643.K05Rc744.Nb6Kg8 45.Bfl a 0 c d 6 fg h

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'Ihc terroschtnm ta The last improvement- White'sBishopwill come to c4 with irresistible threats.Black is comptetetyparatyzed tf now 45.. Ng7 46 Kd6 Ne8+ 47Ke7.andthe WhiteKingwi affesta the Blackpiece;.i-0

(16)Palatnik- Schneider[E091 Washirqton DC.1997

Inevitable Breakthrough Thepawnstructureof the nextgameis veryslrnilarto the previousone,bul hereElackrnanagesto dig his defensesmore deeplya (t lhe winning breakthfouqh fequiresmore rnoves.Noticehow Whitepaljenly contin!e; t0[nprove hrsposilioll lhroughoLt thegarne 1.d4d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3e6 4-Qc2Nt6 5.g3 Be7 6.892 0-0 7.0_0NbdT 8.Nbd2 b5 9.c5a5

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13.Qc2l? In any position,it is necessaryto focusone'screativeenergyin the proper direction.For this purposeit is necessaryto answ€rtwo questions:"HowI can improvemy position?"and "Whichmove is most imporlantfor this purpose?" HereWhitehas no problemsaboutflndingan activerolefor his Knightand whitesquaredBishoprtheyare his "elite"minorpieces.Findinga job for the dark-squaredbishopis mofe difiicultbecauseof the pawnstruclure.The amprovement of White'spositionas a whole centerson the difficultyof findingan appropriatsdiagonalfor this piece. A naluralmove such as 13.8f4encounters the reply'13...Nf6 andafter14.Oc2 comes14...Nd5. The preliminary withdrawal the Ouoenis thereforelhe mostimportantmove becauseit allowsWhiteto solvethe problemof his dark-squared bishopby exchanging it The move played(13.Qc2)is betterthan 13.Oe2becaus€it doesnot giveBlackany opporlunities for activityalonglhe diagonala6-fl. 13...Nf6'14.895 Herethis Bishopcan brealheoasier. 14...h6 Exchanging dark-squaredbishopsin suchpositionsis not goodfor Black, as shownin the game Palatnik-Dandridge abov€.Preservingthe knight with 14...Nds therefore weakens lhe d6-square, and also creates prcconditions to transformlhe positioninto a battle of "Super Knight" against"leprous"Bishopafter15.Bxe7QxeT16.Nes. 15.Bxf6Bxf6l6.RadlOc717.Rfe1Rad8l8.Oo2 play 18.Nosb€causeafter18...8xe5'l9.dxes Whiteshouldnot immedaately

'Ihc Tarraschl.brmula Rxdl 20.Qxd1(20.Rxd1?QxeS) conlrols the d-file.

21.Qe2Rd4 22.Rd1Qd7Black

1E...0619,Ne5 Thuswitha singlemovetwo Whitepiecesare satisfiedat once:theKnight andthe Bishop-lt's likereceivingdoublepaymentfor the samowork!

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60

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35.Bbl t€akthrolgh93-94ha8beenstopped, bulonlyat thecostof crcating lnlc w€akness on06.Nowoccupation of thge:fileis nolessattractiv; Whfte lhanthed-fil€.Consaquonfly Whiteshouldrelocate hisBishopso l0 attackeOand also redsployhts Rookson the e-file. Duringthis theWhiteKingmusttakecarenotto getin theway. 36,8a2RhoS oderto defend€6

Ro73E.Res2 whoreshouldWhiteput his King?The squareh3 is €videnflyhis most od8blelocation.Sendhim intoexilelBut beforehs can be moved,it is

ary to ensureprotection. tf Whiteimmodiatoly plays38.Kf2RdB , Blackreplieseffectively with39...Bxes 4o.dxe5 Rxd241.exd2Rd7 lskosov€rthed-file.Thusit is necessary firstto Drotect the Rookon I 39.Kf2RdeE 39...8xe5 40.dxe5Rxd24'1.Rxd2Rd7can be answeredstrongtywith Qd 4l.Re3 Qc7 42.Kg2RdE/t:l.Oe2Bc8 44.Kh3

Majesty hasarrivedin hisnewresidence.

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al.,.Bxe5?l 49,Rxo5l 8|8Ck nodoubtexpecled on49.dxe5RdEwithcontrotof thed-flle,butthe l-f,le is evenmorgimDortant fof Whltonow. ..Kf/ Dsncerous tor Blackjs49...Qxd4 50.Rd2; for oxampte, (5a8re6 50...Qc3 fot Whtteaftet50..Bxe6 Wktsnoadvantage S1.Rxe6 Rxe6S2.Rxe6 Rxe6 Qxe6Qe4!=)51.R63Qf6 52.Qe2Rd7 (52...e5S3.Rd6ef' S4.RxeSt) Rd6Rxd654.cxd6Bd755.Re5Qf8 56.eb2KhZ57.Od4r.

c3Oc75l.Oe3Qd7 hsscollecled posslble thomaxlmum number of attackers against the wn (four)whllelherearg five Blackpiecesreadyfor its protection. canWhit9makeprogressnow? journey.Blackis Usddownto th€defenseof Kingmak€syetanothor e6-pawn,so Whlteclearsthe way on the kingsidefor a possible gh there.ThusWhite'sKinOwillfilst takgup .esjdgnceon c3l

c7 53.KfiIQd7 5,l.Ko1Qc7 55.Kd2Qd7 56.Kc3

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White'8 attackaccelerates qxfs59.Rxfs+ 67..,fx94 then58.f51 Kg860.Rxhs+-

Ks7 58.,.9xh5 59.Rxfs+Kg660.R95+Kh661.Rh2and Whitewins. RhE60.Qglrug6?16l.Bbl l

Bishop caneasilyfindwork,Incontrast to hisBtackcountemart. ...Rh3+62.Kb2 63.Oxg4+.

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63.d51 Afiotherbreakthrcugh on a heavityprotectedsquare.Weakeris 63.Bxfs exfs64.Rxe7 QxeT65.Rxe7 KxeT66.ee1+Be6. 63...cxd564.Qd4 Kfl 65.Bxf5 ed8 66.Bxg4 Rh4 6Z.BhS+Kt8 68.Rg5 Rh7 69.Reg2Nowit's a roul..l-0

(17)lshee,M- Boyd,D[D531 lremphisInvitationat, 1984

DeadWood 1.d4eO2.Nf3d5 3.c4Nf64.Nc3Be75.895c6 6.e3NbdT7.Rc1a6 a D c d € tg h

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ca'svadatio|(7...0-08.8d3dxc49.Bxc4NdS)is s l the bost in this.position. Blackpmbablyavolded it because sventhoughhe equality, he haslitUechanceto win.Buta drawis bettertian e

rspace-oaining movowillbo badif Blackcaneversafelyplay...e6_e5, Infio cunentpositlon it is difficult fof himto do so. 9.8h4Nh710.893

piecetradesInorderto kespBlackcrampeo.

lt.Bd3f5? cBat9spermanent w€akn€sses pawnEtructure in Black,s on thedaft €s, andalsomakes_lt vjrtualyimpossibto evgrto dgvelop th€bishop c8,lt'sfairto saythatBlackis positionally lostafrBrthismove. Nhf613.NgB Rfl l4.Nxe7+RxeT ll lookssurp.ising.to swapthebeautiful knighton eS,butetimtnating dark-squsred bishopincreases White,s advantage. ReEl6.t4l downon e5 permanen y. Btack'soht.squarsd Btshopts now 'lno !417.Qf3b5 16.h3Ngf6 l9.O.OKh7 20.94 lsgoing.to breakthroughon the klngside.and th€reis nothinoBlack

aboutit.

{2'l.B\e4l rightchoice. Whtte's bishophasretativety tit e to do,buttheknighton m become poworful. even.more Inaddltion, therolative strsngth-of the €-colorod bishopsnowstrongly favorsWhite-- justco;pargttl€ ond6to theoneonc8. 22.Q93b4?

lhat only makesthingswolse.Blackis tryingto activato " mov-e hedoessoit willaccomplish litile.Moanwhite, .ofl,a6,buteven_if

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31.Bxe7l Againthe ight decision,preventingBlack'sknightfrorn reachinga bettef square,and enteringa "goodknightvs. bad bishop"position.The knighton e5 assislsthe kingsideattack,whilethe bishopon b7 is useless. 31...Rxe7 32.Rh2QeB33.Kf2Qd834.Rgl Bl|l|qrng up alllhereserves belorelhe i vasron. 34...Qa535.Ke2 To sloo...Od 2 +.

35...8a6+36.Kdl Rg8 37.96+Kh8 38.Nfl+ Rxf/ 39.gxf/ g5 40.Rxh6+ Kg7,l1.Qxg5+ Kxf/ 42.Qxg8+1-0

(28)Vaganian- Palatnik[D121 Rostovon Don,1979 PrematureAttack

h thisduelWhite"foruets"to develophis Bishopon f4. Witholtthe s!pporl of this piece, it is difficultfor White to expect lo make a slccessful demonstralion of force on the queenside.White'shoops carry out their rnaneuverssluggishly,as if slffering from a lack of motivation.BlaCkS piecesmeanwhile showgreatenthusiasm for counterattack. 1.d4d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3NfG4.e3Bf5 5.cxd5cxd5 6.Nc3e6 AlreadyBlackcan be satisfiedwiththe resullof the opening.

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TheTarraschFormula actuallythe oppositeis lrue: the gain in time wi be on the Blackside. Black'sBishopspendstwo tempiin orderto be developed at e7. However. withthesesamelwo lempi Whitewi aimlesslyshift his Knightfrom c3 lo b5 and thenbackto c3 shortlyafterward_ Blacktherebygainsan importanl tempofor his development. 10.94Bg6 f9 h

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l1.grh5 Afler14.95Qb6followedby ...0-0Blackhasthe advantage. Rc8'l6.QaG Bxh4 14,,,Rxh51s.Qxco pieces have taken up activepositions.BecauseWhite'smost AllBlacks of his forces,Whiteis still in uEgnltaskcontinuesto be lhe development game. Black's positionis fully In lhe conkast, stage of lhe opening he is feady for the middle game. and his task consistsol developed: and coordinationof his piecestowardthe enemys weak concenkation points.

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mov€a,but nowhasa choicsamongsevolalrgasonable-looking alllose.

Kgl Qg3+ 29.Kfl Nb6 30.Rxb6(30.Qxa7?Bh3+ 31.Ke2Qg2+ Qfl+ 33.Kd2Qf2+U.Kd3 Bft#) 30,,.axb6and Blackhasa d€cisivo in the opposite-colored bishopposltion,e.g. 31.Qb5+Ke7 32.Ba3+ gl.Ob2Bh3+ 34.K€2Qg2+ 35.Kel Qfl+ 36.Kd2Qf2+ 37.Kcl Oe1+ Bfs+39.Kb3Qdl+ 40.Kb4Qd341.Qb3Qa6lforc€smate.; 28...Qd1+29.Kf2Qc2+30.K93Qxb'l 31.Oc8+K€732.8a3+Kf6

for advantage Q€4+34.Ks3Oxe3+35.K92Nb6witha decisive

Qf3+2E.KS1Qxe3+29.K92Olher moveslsad to immediate

. (29.Kh1?Bf3+ 30.Kh2 Qt2+ 31.Kh3 QS2+ 32.Kh4 QC4#) 30.K93Qxc3+3l.Kxg4 Nl6+ and againWhiteis getiingmat€d: (32.Kh4 g5+ 33.Kxg5 Ne4+ 34.KhO Qe3+ 35.Kh7 Nf6+ 36.K97 37.Kh8 Qs'#) 32...Nh5+33.Ks4 (33.Ke5 Qg3#; 33.K95 Qg3+ Qh3+35.K95f6+ 36.Kt4St#) 33...093+34.Kxh5Qh3+ 35.KS5

Kf4(36.Ksd 016#)36...s5#l

28.8a3+Kf6 29.Oxd7Qf3+30.Kgl Bh3 3l'Qe7+ Kg6 nextmovewith ...Qg2#0-l

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r The ThrraschFornula

('19)Kaslarov(2838)- Ponomariov (21171ICIOI Linares.2002

StrugglingWith God This game is Garry Kasparov'sfirct encounteracrossthe boardwith the youngestFIDEWorldChampaon in chesshistory,Ruslanponomariov. The playerof the Blackpiecesin this gamebaretyhadtime to try on his chess ffown beforefacinga stern test from a long-termfavoriteof the chess GoddessCaissa.The sportingand psychotogical valueof this qamewould be difiicultto overestimate.At stake were the ptayers'chimpionship ambitionsandprestige,nol to mentionmoneyl In this battleKasparovperformsas if he werea God descending from ^ Olyrnpus, condescending to do batflewith a meremodal.He Drese;tshis opponenlwith severeprobtemsfrom the oLtsetby significantiy rmprovin0 afi openingtanelhat had servedponomariovwell in the past.itre novet! Kaspafovinlfoducesin this gamehas deeprootsthal go allthe waybackl; Dr Taffaschs teaching:"lf one pieceis badlypleced;yourwholegameis bad."The economywith which Kasparovappliesthis iimelesswisdomin lhe followinggame is truly amazing.Afler suchan encounter,Ruslanhas the dght to be called by a new name:/srae/,which in the Bible means ''Struggling wilh cod." 1.e4eO2.d4 d5 3.Nc3dxe44.Nxe4Nd7 5.Nf3Ngf6 6.Nxf6+Nxf67.ca

Kasparovhas found the mosl importanlmovein this situation.prolecting the d-pawn and creatangin some cases an opportlnityto aciivatetn6 Queen along the a4-e8 diagonat.In addition.i.c3 offers ttre greatesi amountof preparation for meetingBlack.splan to disruptthe cenierwith

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Elackdelaysthis advanceand insteadplays7...8e78.895c5 Ldxcs + 10.Rxd1 BxcShecouldlosea wholetemDo. lhis a moveat thiseadystageto strsngthen is iustilisdin spending positionb€causehe will not go to battlealone.The weakened thewhitepiecesfo|ward. a4-o8 "calls" 9.8b5Bd6t0.Og4l?

withthemovoc2-c3 veryactivemov€.Whito's'modest'beginnino moreunderslandable in butWhiie'sadvantage becomes harmless,

htof Bleck'sreaclionwith 7...c5.Black'sproblemsnowstarlto increese. flrstamongth€m is the futureofthe'bsd" Frenchbishopon c8. then'l1.Bxd7BxdT12.8h6Qf6 l3.Bg5wilh a winningposition. 10...0-0,

L"%A:%L'M.L % Tt% g'&. ffi '"% ' % T" % V

%'&,%% g"&, % "'&,t memory.By is madeon the altarof Dr. Tarrasch's Pawnsacrifice

the Bc8 off from tho game,and with him the BlackRooksas well,

the genor.rl forceof the enemy'sarmy. significantly decreases tts purposeinvestinga Pawnis not much of a risk. To gain for whit€ to makehis piecosactivemore on it is onlyn6c688ary piecesinsteadwith point of his laEtmove.Exchanging . This is the

+ BxdT12.Bxd7QxdTsolvesBlack'sproblems and causesno

The latasch Formltla 1t...Nxe5'l2.dxes Bxes13.Bg5Bt6 14.Radl Thewhitepiecesenterthebatflefightas if on a timetable_ 14...Qc7 15.Qh4 [15.8xf6gxf6 16-Qh4Ke7givesthe btackKingmoreair.l ,t6.Qxg5 15...8x95 f6 i7.Oh596 1g.eh6+Kf/ t9.Rd3a6 Blackneedslo mobilizehis Bishop,and for this purposekies to decrease White'scontroloverd7.

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20.Rh3lQe7 21.Qxh7+ RxhT22.Rxh7+ [20...4xb5? Kg823 RxcT+-] 21-Sd3 now only teadsto equatily. J21.Qxh7+ 21...Rxh7 22.Rxh7+ Kf8 23.Rxo7 KxeT24.8d3g5=l 21...t5 Thereasno otheranswerfor the thr€atof Bxg6+ 22.911 An anspired blow.Despiteappearances, thisp6wnmovedoesnol endanger Whrtes King,but.doesenabtehis piecesto approachto lhe enemyXiigi tstacKnas ptacedhis pawns on lighl squaresso as to reslaictWhite;s brshop.butWhile nowstartsa campaignlo .teardownthe walls."

The 'l'arraschFormula

zt...of6

23.Rh4lheexposedBd3againhasaccessto the g6-pawn' P&st22...fxg4? and22...Qd023.Rd1only invitesnew troublesfor Blackfrom th€ rook on 01.

23.Rdtb5 Tradingquoenswith 23...95 24.Qh5+Qs6 25.gxf5 exf5 26.Bc4+Kg7 leavesBlackwithouta goodwayto recapture: 27.Qxg6+ 28.Rd6+Kq7 29.Re3and White'sactiverooksdominatethe A) 27...Kxg6 board.29...f4(to dovelopthe Bc8) (29...b5?allowsa typicalfinish with jr'fe7+ KfE 31.Rf7+KeE 32.BdSPn6 33.RcZand Black is completely paGlyzed.) 30.Re5h6 31.Rxcs; 28.RxhEKxhS29.RdE+Kg730.8e6+B)27...hx96 e5 25.Rhd3 24.B02 Whiterenewshis controlof the d-file

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26,Rd6 25...Ra7 positionbegins. inliltration intothe opponent's Gradual 27.Qe3Rc7 28.a41 26...Q97 A movecut fromthe sameclothas 22.941white continuesto find waysto makehis Bishopactive.lf possiblehe wantsto aim it directlyat the enemy Xing. 8...e4 when29.8c4+Ke730.Q95+mates. Not28...bxa4?

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29.axb5axbs 30,Bxb5 While has restoredmaterialbalanceand continueshis attack ffee of charge. 30...Qe53'l.Qg5Qe732.Qh6BeO33.Qf4BcB34,Qh6Be635.gxf5gxts t35...8xf5allows36.8c4+l 36.Be2l Whitecreepsup towad the opponent'sKingfrom the otherside.Nowit's all over- Blackhas no goodway lo defend.Finallyit is clearwhy White played92-94:withoutit the diagonalh5-e8would not be open.While's Bishopperformedexceptional servicethroughout lhe struggle,whileBlack's Bishopwasconfinedfor mostof lhe game.

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37.8h5+Ke73E.Rre6+ Blackresigned.lf now 38...Qxe6then 39.Q97+Qn 4o.Qxfl#,or 38...Kxe6 40-Rd6+lKxd641.Qxf6+and42.Qxh8.A dazzlingand beautifulexampleof the powerof tho TarraschFormula-{-0

TheTarraschFomula

Palatnik - Shusterman lD76l , 1973

Badto Worto mors he followinggame Black'spieces becomeprcgressively goes !p Bishop also snds astray, thsn a us."Fi.sttheblackKnight lhe andevsntually latera Rooktakesup a clumsyposition to sacdfice a pieceto start Whitedidnothesitate is misDlaced. himself reaction. chain Nf62"Nc3d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.93 96 5.892 Nb6 8.Nf3 Bg7 7.d4 0'0 t{c69.d5Nas

in the hisKnightontotheedgeof thechessboard voluntarily deflects good can conscience thatit willnotbe therefor a longtime.Whoin of hls otficial wofker from execution a longabsence of a talented

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is an attemDtto underminethe foundationof ths enemycenteaand to

theKnightto work .Rotl? offersas the basic line: LLEgE hO 12.8f4 cxds 13.exd5Nac4. gains nothing from 11.dxc6 Nxc6 (ot 11...bxc6)with a very gamefor Black.

t...cxd5

llo'sideain playing11.Rel was that in case of 11...h6128f4 he has movewithlhe Rookon e1 freeot chargecomparedto eda doveloping rccommendation. theoretical

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The TarruschFormula 'l2.exd5eo Blackis beatenwiththe enemycenteroukight. The exchangeofthe Bishoptooksdangerous12...8xc313.bxc3 A) 13...Nxds14.BhG Al) 14...Ro815.c4(t5.ed4 Nf6 16.e\d8 RxdS17.Rxe7)jS.JxcA .6.ed4.. A2) 14...Nxc3 15.Qc2; B) 13...Oxd514.8h6 Qxdl 1s.RaxdlRe816.Rxe7! 13.895 Certainlyafter 13.dxe6Bxe6 any While advantagewi be out of ths queston,and 13.d6Nac414.8f4Nxb2alsooff€rstitflepromise. '13...f6l4.dxe6t? Norv.lhisPawnwill.cod Blackdearly.The threalenedfork on e7 compels Eracklo excnangethe eueens,whichaclivatesWhile,sotherRook. 14...Qxd1 I S.Raxdlfxg5 16.Nb5 The Pawnon eOis like a bone in the throatof the trappedBishopon cB. Behindhis backthe Rookon a8 is alsochoking.

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16...Bxe6 An understandable reaclion:Blackseekslo freehis gamewithtactics.Aft6f 16..Nc6'l7.Nc7Rb818.Nxg5 pieceswoutdremainconfined. Btack's 17.RxeO Bxb2 It makessensetor Blacklo take thrspawnratherlhan pfot€cthis doubled pawnon 95. out now his dark .squaredBishophas no workfor lhe restof me game.

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lE.Nxg5Rfs At lirst glaceit appearsthat Whiteis Black wasplayingfor thiscounlerblow. piece under becausenow bolh his Kniohtsafe simultaneously losinga attack. 'l9.Nc7RcB After19...Rx95 20.Nxa8Nxa8 21.Re8+Kf7 22.Rxa8Whitewins the Exchange. 20. d5Rxgs 22.Rxg€+). 2'l.Bxd5the Knighton gS is taboo(21...Rx95? lf 20...Nxd5 pieces and the'tidiculous" are muchmofe acliveand centralized, White's However,as playedlhe Rookon 95 BlackKnighton a5 is still unemployed. soonfindsilselfin a verv awkwardlocalion.

2l.Rxb6 winsbackthe sacrificedpiece. White 21...axbo22-Ne7+Kl8 23.Nxc8 Whiteemergeswitha virtrlalexlra Afleranexchanqeof tactical"courtesies" pawnas wellas the betterposition. 23...b5 Bishop,and a clumsyRook,can Witha Knighton the rim, an unemployed Black's Kingreallyhopeto survive? Z.Rd8+Kf/ 25.Rd7+Kf6 26.8d5 Rfs 27.f4

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The Knighton a5 has nlotrejoinedthe struggle,the Bishopis idle,the Rook is arestedon f5, andfinallythe btackKingis lhreatenedwilhmate.l-0

(21)Palatnik- Vasiukov[8091 Palrnade [,4allorca. 1989

The GreatWall of Pawns

The game below,like the previousone, fealurcsa policyof 'fencingin" hostile minor pieces wilh pawns. Reskicting lhe enemy's mobilily somettmesoccurswith a sanglepawn,whjle otherlimes more extensivi measuresare required,but in all caseslhe goal is to compeltheoppo0enl! pieces1o abandonactiveposilionsand set e clownin a "gypsycampfar frcm urbannoise."Aftealhe enemyforceshavebeendrive; back.it isjhen time to occupy and colonizethe hostileterritory.Such invasionsarc perilous,and somelimesrequirehemicsacrificesin oaderto win the waa Throughoutthe ballle lhe woundedand isolaledremnantsof lhe enemv armyconlinuelo receiveDr,Tarrasch'sspeciallreatmenl. 1.d4dO2.e4NtO3.Nc3gO4.f4Bg7 5.Nf30.06.8d3Na6 Thiscavakyattackfromthe flankqivesWhitea chaficeto demonskate hi! advantage in the center. 7.e51? Marchirrq forwardto the soundof drumsl 7...N94 Furtherprcvocation. 8.h3Nh6

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l he Tarraschlbrmula Black'spieces have been driven so far back by the advancingWhite pawns.White'sKingcan safetywatchthe batfleuniotdfromafar. l2...bO13.a4a6 l4.Rbl Bd7 15.ee2Oe8 While hasstakedout a lot of space.His problemnowis whetheror nothe |s readyto meelBlack'sreclamalioneffort. r6.b4b5

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'fhe 'lbrrasch Fotmuld

minorpieces.However,Blacksminorpiecesare nol well placed,thus conrrrmrng lhe correctness of Wh e s strategyas measured by ihe Tarrasch Form!la. 26.Nd7BxdT27.cxd7N97 28.Rfdl Ne629.Kf2l The Kingassumesan activerole.In termsof attackingpower,the malerial Datance nowis Pawn,Rookand Kingagainsttwo mino;pieces. 29...Rd830.Kf3Kg7 3t.Ne4f5 rgn 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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49... e5 50.Rxa5 Kg7 51.Rbst? PreventingBlacks piecesfrontapproaching the a_pawn. NolicehowWhite failhfully employs theTarrasch Fofmulain a stagesofthegame.

51...89352.a5f4 53.a6f3+ 54.Kfl Kf6 55.Rxest Remember howthis Knighlwas originally a'hermit"on h6? His lifehas beenlull ol persecution, but linaltyhe perishes in the verycenlefol the boardlThe tocusot this gamewas the eflectiveness of Whitespewns whichbringsto mindthe greai Frcnchchessplayerphilidor,steachi;gthai pawnsare the "soul of chess.' philidorwould cedainlyhave been ver) pleased withthisgame.1-0

(22)Reshevsky- Vaganian[C05] Skopie.1976

Survival Instinct Io. inll9du99th€ nextgamewe passatonga true storytotd by Docto workedas shipsdocroron the passenger trne l"lr$l'1, !-l.glormerly Admial Nakhimov

and hts otfice was in lhe lowermost comoartmentsof lhc ship. While the ship was in port at Sochr.the A(tmircl Nakhimovlook on board several new passengers,including a man with a faacturedleq Who

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The Thndsch Formuh requiredDr. Petrukhin'shelp.The doctorspontover an hour lmmodiately patient, duringwhichtimo the ship set sail for the high seas the t€ating Slddonlythe patient demandod to be teken out of the doclois onto the open deck for fresh eir, even thoughthe doctofs @mparlmenl t€atmentwas not finished. The patient could make no reasonable very insistentuponil, so for his request,but was neveriheless orplanalion him withgreetdifficultyOr.Petrukhinaccompanied to the top deck.In doing sobolhmensavedtheirlivos,beceuseonlya tsw minuteslatertheAdmla, collidedwithanothervessel,receivinga breachin the hulloverI lvekh,ifiov qulcklysankto the bottomof the sea, wide.The Admfal Nakh,imov m6t6rs killinooverone hundredpersonstrsppedinside. Thg passengorwith the brokon leg evidentlypossessedan increased inslincl.Becauseof his iniury,everypossiblessfetysystemin his survival he sensedthe bodywas in a stateof increasedreadinoss.Consequently, he and the docto.were on lho top deck and by being ahead oftime, dangef lh€ sinkingship. ableto savetheirlivesby abandoning Comingbackto chess(and you probsbly,alroadyhave guessedthat the ruthorse6sit as a metaphorof life),thereis a parallelbetweenthis slory lnd the eventsof the followinggame.Black'sBishopon c8 in the French to witha brokenleg.However,it is necessary is likethe passenger Oefense be very useful sometimes and it can for self-preservation. his instinct trus1 lo bringhim out intothe open- escorted,of course,by Dr' Tarrasch l.o4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2Nf6 4.e5 NfdT5.f4 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ndf3Qa5 8.Kf2 Be79.8d3Ob6 10.Nez Black'sBishopon c8 in this positionhasa "brokenleg"andit is very Clearly to not hearhis urgentrequeslfot freshair. difficult

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l2.Kg3 cxd4 l3.cxd4 0-0 Not13...Nxd4? 14.Nexd4 Bxd415.Nxd4 exd4 .16.Bg6+t hxg6and17.exd4 14.Rel Whatcan be is more naturalthanto put your Rookon an openfile?Butif Whitehadanticipated the comingslorm,he wolld havepGferred14.Rf1 abcdel

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The Tatasch Fottnula 18.Rtl Or 16.gxf3Qf2+: Al1gKg5 h6+ 20.Kf4(20.K96NxeS+21.Kh, Qxh2#:2o.Kh5Qxh2+ 21.K96NxeS#)20...95#i B) 19.No3 Qxh2+20.K95Qh6# lE...Ob4+l? Thisis moreprecisethan 18...Qd8+. 'lg.BtilOe7+20.895 Qo621.8t5 21.oxf3Qh3#;2'l.Rxf3Qg4# zLbg Qxh3+22.gxh3Rxh3# Thesevariations showthatthe Bc8hasreachedfull power. 21...Rxfs tf 21...Qxfs?22.Qxd5+Be623.Qxf3. 22.Nt4Oxo523.Q94Rfl In additionto all his otherpluses,Blacknowhasa materialadvantraqe.

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The Tarraschl-ormula

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15..,Qall46.c6 Themove46.Ra3wouldleadto an immediate lossbecauseof 46...eb2. 16...Rf1 47.8h4 Th€bishopcannotmove back to d6 becauseBlackcouldptay 47...ee1, withcheckmate on hl to follow. 47,,.Rh1+ 4E.Kg3Rdl Blackcolld not play 48...Q91becausewhitewill push his c pawnand his klngwillescapevia f4 and e5. 19.0e3Rel 50.Qd3Qb2 Nowthethreatis 51...Qx92+ followedby Re4+. 5l.Rc2 Itwolldnot be correctto playQc2 becauseof Re3+. 5'1...Q05+ 52.Kf2Rbl Withthe threatof 53...Qe'l#tf whitewi protecthimselfby ptayingRe2 or 0e2,lhen Qf4+ will foltowing,winningthe que€n.lf S3.eo3bla;k would EwerwithQfs+,winningtho rcok. 53.0d2Qe4 Thereis a threatof checkmatsin thrce moveswith the hetpof checkson 92,e4andf3. g,Kg3Rb3+55.Kh2 ll Whitechoosesto protecthimselfwiththe rook,he wi loseit afterees+. 55...qxh4 Finally the oppositecolorbishopis the ontybishop. 56.c7 Qg3+57.K91Rbl+ 58.Rct Rxcl+ sg.excl exg2# (Justwhat we n€ededto prove.)This game, Quod:rctclemonslrcncluml sspecially in the secondhalf, is rich with interesting variations. The mating hreaton 92 wasa motifthroughout the game.White'sfatewas seatedafter heDlayed 13.f4?.

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(24)Rubinstein - spietman[D30] Zemmering, 1926 Infiltration '1.c4c6 2.d4 d5 3.e3 NfO4.t{f3 e6 5.Nbd296 6.b3 eas Z.Be2Bg7 8.G0 0-09.Qc2NbdT10.8b2Rd811.a3NeB Blackcannotactivatehis tight-squaredBishopwith 11...cSbecauseafror 12.b4cxb4 13.axb4Qxb4 14.c5the BlackQueenwi be traDDed withRlbl or Bc3. 12.Rfc1Qc7'13.b4Nb6 14.a4Nxc4 15.Nxc4dxc4 i6,exc4 Bdz Blacktriesin vainto improvethe positionof his light-squared Bishop.

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maximizes hispressure, creatino a weakness on c6 andattackino it. nowexchanges his dark-squarod Bishopfor ths Knighton eS-in to decrease White'sattackagainstc6, but thtsin turn createsa weakness onthedarksquares. Bxes25.dxe5Nd526,Bxd5l sobedy exchanoes his Bishopfor theKnightwhichwasBlack'sbest €tadpiec€.Thsnksto the Bishops of opposite colors,Whitewillbe abte oxploit theweaksquares on the Kingside. White'sdark-squgred Bishop beverybusy,whileBlack'sBishopr€mains idl6one8. Rxd5 is 26...exd5,afterwhichWhitocoutdbringhis euoen to d4 and

a breaklhrough with e5-s6. He could even play 27.e6l? [y because after27...fx€6 comes28.f4withthethroatBeS.Black pawn, an extr€t but the Exposed wgakdad(squaresprovide .navo lnanenough compensation. .Brl4Qas28.h3Qa6 t€ttofdefense was28...c5.However after2g.RxcsRxcs30.Rxc5 exa4 l.Qxa4Bxa432.Ra5intending Ra7rcach€sa position whereBtackhas € chancesto losethen to draw. He a Pawndown,and with Rookson board.Black'sKingremainsveryvulnerable.

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36.BfE1-0 Blackresigns-Whitewas ableto dominatethe Blacksquareswithonlyt{0 pieces,and eventhcughBlackalso had two piecesth€y worefunctionall oul of the game.

(25)Palatnik- David[D851 Gradets-Kralove,'1988 Morc InfiltIation

This game follows the same path as the previousexamplebelwgon Rubinstein and Spielman.The pawnstructufein bolhgamesis similargvon tho!gh it afosefromdifterentopenings.Thereis alsoconsiderable similadl ifl the way Whiteusesopposite-colored Bishopsin bothgamesto fuelhh attack.However,the gamebelowconcludesnot in a kingsideattackbulin the creationand useof a passeda-pawn. 1.Nf3NfO2.c4 96 3.Nc3d5 4.d4 Bg7 5.cxd5Nxds 6.e4Nxc37,bxc3c5 8.8b5+Nc69.0-0cxd410.cxd40.0 11.8€3Bg4 Blackis makinga maximumeffortin his struggleagainstthe Whitecentor. 12.Bxc6bxc6t3.Rcl DespiteBlack'sweak pawnon c6, it is not possiblefor Whiteto obtain 8 seriousadvantageas long as Blackcan keep makingthreatsagainsth0 WhiteDawnon d4.

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13...Qa5 0r 13...Qd7 14.h3Bxf3 15.Qxf3Bxd4 '16.RfdleS (16...c5?17 RxcS) 17Bh6! 14.0e2 RfdS ThisleadsBlack ilrlo diffic!lties.I\,4ore interestingis .j4...ebs 1Sexbs (15.Rc4? Be6 16.Rc2Qxe217.Rxe2 Bc4)15...cxb5 16.Rc7Bxf3t7.gxf3 e 6 1 8R f c 1r . l5.Rc5 Oa416.Qc4Orc4 17.Rxc4RabS18.h3Bdz Nowit is not difficultto recognizethis Bishopas a patientof Dr.Tarrasch! Thealternative 18...8xf319.gxf3leavesthe c6-pawnlo its doorn.and if 18...8e6 Whiteanswers 19.Ra4. lg.RfclRb720.NestBxeS Thisexchanqe is forcedif Blackwantsto keephis c-pawfl. 2l,dxes h522.Ra4Ra823.Ra6Rb5 Evidently Black has no patiencewrlh passrve"trench,,defense,so he d6cided onthisRooksortiewiththe goalof simptifyiflg the position. 24.Rxa7 RxaT25.BxaZRxes 0r 25...Ra526.8c5 Kf8 (26...Rxa2?t27 BxeT onty hetps White creale ktsidethreals o thedarksquares) 27.a3t 26,Rd1tt Whilecontinuesto focus his attentionon makingslre Black,sBishopis placed badly

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(26)Kaidanov- Palatnik[A861 Asheville. 1995

Dllferent Colo., DifferentPower Ld4t52.93Nt6 3.c/rgO4.892 Bg7 5.Nh3 White makesthis movewith a new strategicideain mind.The usualmove is5.Nf3. 6.Nf4d6 7.d5 cO8.Nc3e5 9.dxe6Oe7 5,..0.0 ItnowWhiteplays10.0-0BxeO11.Nxe6Qxe6he can reacha we known position. However,herois whereWhiteinhoduc€shis new idea.

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t0.h4t? Thismoveis not consistentwith castlingshort.lt is now ctearthat White plans t0 openthe h-file and createsometargetson the Kingsidefor the f4Xnight. Becaussthis plan requiresseveraltempi Whitemust be r€adyto matedalin orderto carryoul his idea,becauseotherwiseit wiltbe !€crifice for himto finishhis developmenl. wrydifficull l0,..Bxe61t.h5 ll doesnlmakesensefor Whiteto losetime defendingthe c-pawn, so he withhis Kingsideattack. Foc€eds it...BJl Slack savesthe Bishopand uses it for proteclionof the g6-square.Often his Bishopis exchangedin the Leningradsystom,but by retainingit Black isable lo keeppressureon the c4 pawn.Forthe momentWhiteignoresthis he is readylo sac.ificelhe c-pawnto pursuehis attack. because

7he Tarraschliormula 12.hxg6 This confirmsthat White'sidea is lo open the h fite. 12.h6?wouldhave been a mistakebecauseit would have ended White'sinitiativeon he Kingside,and in the endgamethis pawnwouldhavebeena tastytargelon h6. 12...hxgO 13.8e3NbdT14.8d4 Becausethe Knighton f4 blocksthe c1-h6 c,iagonal, it makessensefor Whiteto activatehis dark squaredbishopon the longdiagonalinslead. a b c d e fg h

r4...Rfd8? Aratural lookingmove-il bringsthe Rookto a cenlralfile direc y opposile White'sQueen,and also opensroomfor lhe BlackKing.Howeier:ll isa mistake!Betterwould have been 14...Nb6wilh attacaon the c4 pawn, wnichwouldhave put White on the defensiveanclcalledinlo questi;nhis wholestrategy. 15.Qc2Nb616.0-0-01 White conlinuesin gambit style in ofder lo maintainhis initiative.For example,in replyto 16...Nxc4Whilewouldptay17.e4tafterwhichthe opon filesand diagonalswillbecomehighwaysto the BlackKifiq.

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can cooldinatemore effectivelywith the otherpieces?'In lhis case,Black nas a ready-made atlackdownthe openc,file and his BishopCansupport an attackon b2, both of whichafe very uncomfortabte for the Whiteklng. Whitehas an extra pawn,bul it meanslitflein sucha sharppositionwiil the Kjngscastledon opposilesidesofthe board. 22.KbI Necessary to avoida pin on the eueen. 22...Rac8 The lastBlackpiececomesintothe gamewithtempo. 23.Qd2 This is not a goodmoveeventhoughit threatens24.eh6#.White'sBishoo on d5 rs now pinnedto the eueen.and ils valuegoesdownbecause il becomesa targel. ln contrast,the value of Black,soppositecolor Bishop goes up. 23.Qb3 is better, but after 23...Rd6Black could develoohis initialive. ll is becoming clearlhat Black'sstronger Bishopgiveshimmore thanenoughcompensalion for e pawn.

23...9524.Qd3Qe525.Rd2 Defendingagainstmate on b2. No bettefis 25.eb3 becauseof 25...Rxd51 and the White Queen is overtoaded(26.exd5exb2#, or 26.Rxd5Oe4+ wirrnig the Rookon h1). 25...Rc5 Whiteis aboutto tosehis Bishop. 26.e4fxe4 27.Qe2Rcxd528.Rc2efs 29.ec4 e3 Threatensmatewith30...Rd1.Whiteresigned.O-l

(27)Platonov- celler [C591 Moscow. 1969

Echoesof Steinitz The next gameby lgor Platonovtook placeat a very importantmomenlin nrs cness career. lt was playod in the last round of the USSR Charnpionship, and by winningthis game platonovearned not only a brcnzemedalbut alsothe tifleof Grandmaster. On the otherside.in tosing thisgamemy co!ntrymanand childhoodidol,Gfandmastef Geller,alsolosi the titleof "Champion of the SovietUnion.', TheTarraschFormutahasa big influenceon the courseof this pressure-packed game. i.e4 e5 2,Nf3Nc6 3.8c4 NfO4.Ng5d5 5.exd5Na5 6.8b5+c6 Z.dxc6 bxc68.8e2h6

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Thoopponentshave playeda variationwilh ',a long beard."l\ranyyears boforethis game,oulstandingchessplayersof the 19thcenlurysuch as Stoinitzand Chigorinhad alreadygiventhis Two KnightsDetensea lot of crcaliveinspiration. By secrificinga Pawn,Blackhas drivensway all lhe pieces.His compensation unfriendly for the mateial is his initiativein the cgnterand on lhe kingside.However,it is also necessaryfor Blackto t6ke carethathis Knighton a5 doesnotturn intoa weakness. 9.t{h3t? Whilerevivesan old move first essayedin this positionby Steinitz.The altemative 9.Nf3allows9._.e4,afterwhichthe probtemsof thisKnightwoutd nolCOme to an end.Buton h3 the Knighlcanfe6l relativelysafsbecauseit wouldbe undesirable for Blackto exchangea Bishopfor il thero,even if doingso woulddsstroythe pawncoverfor the WhiteKing. 9..,8c510.0-0 0.0 l'1.d3Nd5 t2.Nc3Nxc3t3.bxc3eh4 i4.Khtt Wf te is readyto paft with a pawnin orderto enticeBlackto exchangehis Bishop for the Knighton h3. lf he doesnot,the Knightis readyto returnto and makea'new beginning" to hislife. 91 '14,..8xh3 15.gxh3Qxh316.Bf3 NowWhite'sidea is clear:his light-squared Bishoptooksmuchbette.than Eleck's Knighton a5. 16...8d6 17.8s2Qh4 1E.Qf3 Animportanlpartof White'splen.Afterthis Queenmove Btack'skingside ,ltackingchancesevaporate,and can only hopeto save his skin in the ending. Hischancesof doingso will dependon howmuchBtackiswillingto payforthe"buffaloskin"on a5.

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The Tarasch Fbrrnula can coordinatemore effectivelywith lhe otherpieces?"In this case,Black has a ready-madeattackdownthe openc-file and his Eishopcan suppod an attackon b2, both of whichare very uncomfortable fof the WhiteKing. Whitehas an extm pawn,but it meanslittlein sucha sham positionwitl the Kingscastledon oppositesidesof the board22.Kb1 Necessary to avoida pin on the Queen. 22...Racg The lastBlackpiececomesintothe gamewithtempo. 23.Od2 This asnot a goodmoveeventhoughit threatens24.Qh6#.White'sBishop on d5 is now pinnedto the Queen,and its value goes down becauseil becomesa target.In contrast,the value of Black'soppositecolorBishop goes up. 23.Qb3 is better, bul after 23...Rd6Black could develophis initiative.lt is becomingclearlhat Black'sstrongerBishopgiveshim moro thanenoughcompensalion for a pawn.

23...9524.Qd3Qe525.Rd2 Defendingagainstmate on b2. No betteris 25.Qb3becauseof 25...Rxd51 and the White Queenis overloaded(26.Qxd5Qxb2#,or 26.Rxd5Qe4+ winning the Rookon h1). 25...Rc5 Whiteis aboutto losehis Bishop. 26.e4fxe4 27.Qe2Rcxd528.Rc2Qfs 29.Qc4e3 Threatens matewith30...Rd1. Whileresiqned. 0-1

(27)Platonov- Geller[C591 Moscow, 1969

Echoesof Steinitz The next gameby lgor Platonovtook placeat a very imporlanlmomentin his chess career. lt was played in the last round of the USSR Championship, and by winningthis game Platonovearned not onlya brorrzemedalbut alsothe titleof Grandmaster. On the otherside.in losing this gamemy counkymanand childhoodidol,Grandmaster Geller,alsolosl the titleof "Champion of the SovietUnion."The TarraschFormulahasa big game. infl!enceon the courseof this pressure-packed 1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.8c4 NfO4.N95d5 5.exd5Nas 6.8b5+c6 7.dxc6 bxc68.8e2h6

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'2 7lz 7lz',&, A',ry, & A & '&v 6 ffi' Theopponentshave playeda variationwith "a long beard."Meny years beforethis game,outstanding chessplaye|sof the 19lh centurysuch as Sleinitzand Chioorinhad alreadygiventhis Two KnightsDefensea lot of cfeativeinspiralion.By sacrificinga Pawn,Black has d ven awayall the pieces.His compensation untfiendly for lhe materialis his initaative in the cenlerand on the kingside.However,it is also necessaryfor Blackto take carethathis Knighton a5 doesnol turn inlo a weakness. LNhSt? Whiterevivesan old move first essayedin this posation by Steinitz.The allomative 9.Nf3allows9...64,afterwhichtho probtemsof this Knightwo!td nolcometo an end.Buton h3 the Knightcan feel relativelysafebecauseit wouldbe undesirable for Blackto exchang€a Bishopfor it there,even if doings0 woulddeskoythe pawncoverfor the WhiteKing. 10.0.00.0 ,|1.d3Nd512.Nc3Nxc313.bxc3Qh4 t4.Khtl 9,..8c5 Whiteis readyto pad with a pawnin orderio enticeBlackto exchanoehis Bishop for the Knighton h3. lf he doesnot.the Knightis reedyto retumto lo hislife. 91andmakea'new beginning" l4...Bxh3 15.gxh3Qxh3'l6.Bf3 NowWhite'sidea is clear|his light-squered Eishoplooksmuch betterthan Black's Knighton a5. t6...8d6 l7.Bg2Qh4 1E.Qt3 Animportanlparl of Wh e's plan.Afterthis Queenmove Black,skingside attacking chancesevaporate,and can only hope to save his skin in the onding. Hischancesof doingso will dependon howmuchBlackis willingto payforthe "buffaloskin"on a5.

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22-Rg1 The time has come for Whitelo activatehis Rooks,and he does so with tempoby threatening 23.8xh6. 22...KhE 23.Rbl The secondRookalsofindsan openfile. 23...8f824.d4Bd6 It wouldbe premalureto play24...Nc4becauseof 25.Rb7,and if 24.._Rab8 25.8f4and Whitetakespossession of lhe openfite. 25.8e3Rab826.892RbO27.8e4Rdb628.h3 Black has successfullypaotecledhis posilionfrom intrusionby enemy heavy pieces,and has even made it possiblenot only to exchengethe enemyRooksbul alsoto reconnecthas"sleepy,' Knighton a5 to lhe bat s. However,White'sadvanlageis not all gone,as we shallsoonsee. 28...Rxb'l29.Rxbl Rxbl+ 30.Bxb1Nc431.K92Nxe3+32.fxe396 The game has reachedan oppositecolorBishopendgamein whichWhite has a largeadvantagebecauseof the woaknessof Black'squeenside €nd White'smoreacliveKing. 33.Kt3KO734.c4c5 Thethreatwas 35.c5followedby Be4and Bxc6. 35.Ke4 The whiteKinghas openedlhe gatefor a nightwalkon tho eueen.shatfof ChessPark.

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..KfO36.Kd5Ke737.Kc6f5 38.a4

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(28)Boleslavsky- Sterner SvedenUSSR,1954, 1954 LimitingMobility

This positionaroseafter 37 movesof a hardjoughtgame.At first glance chancesseem balanced,and it would be so exceptfor the presenceol opposite-color Bishops.White'sBishopis muchmoreeffectivethanBlack! andWhiteis ablelo emphasize Bishop, thisdifference. 38.Rdl Whitecorrcctly believes thalhiswinning chances dependonwhetheror nol he cancreatean allackon the lightsquares. lf he is successful, hewilllum piece.Whites QueenandRook Black's dark-squared Bishopinloa useless provideessentialsupportfor his Bishop.Thus,lhereis no rcasonfor While lo opposeRookson the b-file,because doingso wouldonlyresultin an exchangeof Rooks. 38...8c7 Theirnmediate 38...Rf8 allows39.Rd7. 39.Qrl7 The need lo defendf/ forcesBlack'sRook into a passiveposition,and Whites iniliativegrows. 39_..Rf8

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10.s51 Whitefindsa very importantand instruc.live wayto strengthenhis position. Wilhopposite-color Bishopson the board,it is often desa.6bl€ to prace you Pawns on the same color squares as tha opponent's Blshop. Bishopon c7 nowis evenmorelimitedby White'ses-pawn,whichif Black's c€nadvancefurtherto openup the positionofthe BlackKing. necessary 10...Qb6?t Losing a lempo.Blackshouldimmediately beginto transferhis Bishopto 41.f4Ba5. d4with40...Qb8 4't.f4Qb8 lf41...QMWhit€can play42.e6Qxc443.e7+-.

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12.h11 White finds one more instructiveattackingresource.lf White'sh-pawl rcaches h6, the pawn cover around Black,s King will be damaged However,if Blackplays...h7-hO then the bl-h7 diagonalis weakenedand Whitecan relocalehis Queenand Bishopon it. White,spawnon h5 could alsobe usefulif Blackplays...97-96.

42,..Bas After42...96Whitecouldplay 43.h5.Atso anteresting is 43.e6fxe6 44.f5l Rd8. lnstead 44. .gxfs 45.8\e6+ Kh, 46.Bxf5 is +- accoding to Dvorctsky;

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The TarraschFormul!1 (48...Qc1+ 49.811endsBlack'scounterplay) 49.Kh2Rh1+50.Kxh1Qc'1+ 51.Kh2 Qxf4+52.K91Qc1+53.8f1and Black is oul of checks; B) 44...Qxc445.e7Qe6 46.exf8Q+KxfB47.Qa7Bb6 (47...Qb648.Qa8+ f\e7 49.Ra1 and the combined attack of l/yhite's Queen and Rook is decisive,) 48.Qb8aKe7 49.Rb1 Bd8 50.Qa7+fo owed by Qxcs with a winning endgamefor White. 1,{.Rd6l Making surethat the Rook'sactivityis not reslrictedwhen Black'sBishop €achesd4. 44,..Qb1+ 45,Kh2h6 Anattemptat counterplay with45...8d4runsinto46.Qxf7+!RxfT47.Rd8# 16.oxfl+l Thefinalcombination alongthe lighlsquares. 46..,Rxfl47.Rd8+Kh7 4E.Bxfl

Blackresigned,lf now 48...8d4 lor 48...9549.hxg6+Kg7 50.R98#]then 49.8g8+ Kh850.8a2+Kh7and51.Bxb1+l-0 Wesuggestthatyou usethe nextthreeexamplesas trainingexercises.

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(29)Larsen- cligorich Moscow, 1956 BatteryPower

EvatualeBlack'snextmove: i4...8c5

While has significantpressureageinstf/. His rookconlrolsthe a-file.and he has a queensrde pawn majonlythat may becomeimporlantin tte endgameTheseelementsleadto lhe conctusion thal Whiiesposition B belte|'Blacks move14...8c5is an attemptto counlerWhites -battery on lhe a2-98-diagonal witha similarbatteryon lhe a7_g1diagonal. How;vef whenthe Eishopstendsin fronlofthe eueen in this kindof bafiery,il is nol as dangerousas whenlhe Queenstandsin frcnl of the Bishop.Betterwas 14...Qcs, butWhitewouldstillhavebeflerchances. Thegameconlinued:

'l5.Ra8lBxf2+?? Althoughthis attackingmovelookslike an achievement for Black,it losesl Efackhad betterchanceswith 15...RxaB 16.exaA+BfB(16...Kh7?17.'xfl ancllhereis no protection againstQg8+) 17.ed5ea7! .18.h4 b4 19.Oxe Qe7 20.Qf5QfG21.Od5when Whiterelairrswinningchancesbecauseof his extra pawn on the Queensidetogetherwith hasthreatsagainstlhe opponent s King. 16.KftQf6 Hopeless for Blackis 16. RxaS17.Qxa8+ Kh718BxfT

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lf in this positionBlackcouldkeep his opponentbusyprotecting the weak pawnat b3, he couldalso leavethe dangerousBishopon d5 in "splendid isolation." Whites task,therefore,is to makegood use of his moreactivo Bishop. 38.Rg6l The goal of this invenlive sacrificeis to lurn While's Bishop intoan piece,whilethe BlackBishopremains attacking a " blackshadow." 38...fx96?l Betteris 38...Oe3 39.Rf3fxg6or 39...Qc1.

39.fxg6Qe3 ll's importantto proteclthe h6-Pawn-lf 39...Rxb3?Whitebfeaksthrcugh with40.Rxf6+lgxf641.Qxh6+Ke842.Qh8+Kd743.97Rc844.Qh7!+40.Qfs

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Black resigned. White's Bishop ptayed his ,,oppositecotor rote,'very successfully. The conctusionwoutd be 42..,Ke7/t3.Rxf6gxf6 [43...Kx16

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(31)Gurevich,D - Palatnik Dallas,1996

A GatheringStorm 8

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'I'he'l arnsch lrormulo 38.Ra4 lllutualpinsandopenlinesfor atteckmakethise verytenseposition,butils centralfealureis Black'soppoftunilyto attackthe WhiteKing. 38...bxa339.Rd2Bd5+ Withdrawing one of two attackedpieceswithcheck. 40.Kh3 Whiteis afsolosingwith 40.Kf2Rh1 41.h4(or 41.Rxa3Rxh2+42.Ke1Rh3 whenWhitecannotrcgaina pawn with 43.Bxg7?becauseBlack winswllh 43 Rh1+ 44 Kf2 Rh2+ 45.Ke1 Rxd2 46.Kxd2KxgT) and now 41..a2 leavesBlackwilh a strongextraPawn.

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40...R911 ThisRookpreventslhe WhiteKing'sescape. 41.94Re4l? Cloudsare galheringaroundWhite'sKing,whilethe Bishopon d4 tookson helplessly. 42.Ra5 lf 42.R02then42 Rxg243.Kxg2Rxd4+. 42...8e6 Whiteresigned.This is the righttime fof it, becauseif Whiteptays43.Rg2 then43...Rx941 4,l.Rxg4Rxg4witha lethatdiscovered checkto fo ow.O.,l

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Formula

ChapterFour Heavypieces (32)Smyslov- Tolush[E061 Moscow. 1961

DebtRepaymont 0!rfirst exampleof applyinglhe TaffaschFormulato h€avypiecesis really j!st an openingbattle.Blackneverhas a chanc€to mobilizehis queenside pieces,and this givosWhitea chanceto d€monstrate an advantag€.The gameslddenlyendsjust as Elackseemsto be on the vergeof solvingall hisproblems. l.d4 Nf6 2.o4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.93 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.892 Nc6 7,0.0 867 E.t{c3Nxc39.bxc30.0

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AtJhis,pointIn the game Black"onty.'hasdifficuttios with his Bishopon c8 EracKnas In mtnctlo exchangewhiles centerpawnfor his b7_pawnand also to exchangelight-squaredbrshops.He reasonslhal wtrennis ;bidi brshopdisappears. his problemswill alsogo away.This seemslogical.bul rnefeis a pice lo pay.Thedebtsthis Bishopteavesbehindwi sttiihaveto be pardoff by his relatives€frerhe is gone. 12.,.cxd4l3.Nxd4 Witha singlemove,Whiteactivatestwo pieces 13...Nxd,| 14.cxd,lRxd415.Bxb7BxbT15.exb7edE? Black's onlymoveto avoidlosingmaterialwas 16...Reg.

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(33)Sakharov- Patarnik[C801 Kiev.1967

BuriedAlive "Thefollowinggameis a valuablemomentin my chessbiographybecause Inwrnningit I nol only defealeda slronoplayefbut alsofor ihe first time reacnede masternorm.Meny yearshave elapsedsancethat dav, and in analyzing lhrsgamenowit seemsto me thatBtacks ptaywas v;ry risky; nowever, wtnnersdo not judge,and the way I managedto copewith the enemyRooksin this gamewill serveas a goodeducaiional exampleto our " (Palatnik) readers 1,e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.8b5a6 4.8a4Nf6 5.0-0Nxe46.d4b5 7.8b3exd4 LRei d5 9.Nc3l? In responselo Black'sprovocative opening,Whiteselectsthe mostbasic. mough€lso ratherSharpmove_8y comparason, the quietercontinuation LNxd4?!Nxd410 Qxd4Be6i is timidlo the poimtof beingcowardly!

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The 'lbrrasch Fornula just as a lionon the Africansavannah is stalkinghis preyon the queenside, wouldstalka buffalo. 10...Qa5 1l.Ob3 Rd8 12.Bf4l?

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t7.Bb8l Andthe BlackRookon a8 is crying.1-0

(33)Sakharov - Patarnik [c801 Kiev,1967

BuriedAlive 'Thefollowinggame is a valuablemomentin my chessbiographybecause in wnningal I nol only defealeda slrongplayerbut also for the first time rcacheda maslernorm.lllany yearshave elapsedsincethat day, and in analyzing this game now il seemsto me that Black'splay was very risky; however, winnersdo not judge,and the way I managedto copewith the enemyRooksin thisgamewill seNe as a goodeducational exampleto our (Palalnik) readerc." 1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.8b5a6 4.8a4NfO5.0-0Nxe46.d4b5 7.8b3exd4 8.Reid5 9.Nc3l? In responseto Black'sprovocaliveopening,Whiteselectsthe mostbasic, thoughalso rathersharp move. By comparison,the quietercontinuation LNxd4?lNxd410.Qxd4Be6i is timidto the poirrtof beingcowardtyl

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{34}Anand- lvanchuk[C781 Las-Palmas, 1996

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(35)Hort- Alburt[A581 Decin.1977

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wouldhave a clear advantagebecauseof his tJetterpawn structureand other typical Benko Gambit advantages.White should have ptaye 16.Ne4,hopingto findequalizingchancesin the ensuingcomplications.

'16...Nc3'l7.BxbZ BxbTl Aftef 17...Nxd1 18-Bxa6(18.8xa8? Nc3)18...Nc319.8d3Whitehasthe a0vantage.

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26.Qe3Re427.Qd28c4 withthe winningthreatof 28...Ra2i 26.Qd2Bc4withthe samelhreat,whenWhite'sDosition is hooetess. 26.Q95 (gai ing a tempo by lhe attack on the e7 pawn) is no bette becauseof 26...Re4,attackingthe e2 pawnand protecting the e7 pawn.ll ll6

'lhc'larrarch I'brnulo Whilenow pfays27.e3ot 27.8e3.the reply27...h0or the equallyeffoctive 27...f6 spellsdisaster. Thisis a rarecaseof a Queenapparentlyhavingfree playin the middleof theboardbut actuallyhavingall the squaresavailableto it controlledby lhe piecesand pawns.Nowthe Queenhas beenforcedintoa very opponent's upleasantpositionon h3. 26...8e0 27.Qfl Prolecthgthe pawn on e2. 27..4c4 28.K92 to protectthe e2 pawnwithlhe Knight. Preparing 2E...Ral 29.Ngl

A totallyunrealsituation:the "smothered Queen"has no legalmoveand is completely surrounded by its own pieces.This is lhe culmination of Black's strategy.White'sother pieces are also poorly placed,especiallywhen compared withthe mobilityof theirBlackcounlepads.Nowit is notdifficult forElackto find a clearwin. 29...Rbb1 30.Kh3 Tomakespacefor the Queen!Suchmovesare madefromdesperation and helplessness, and cannotreallysavethe game. 30...h5 Toanswer31.Qg2with3'l...Be6+32.Kh4Rxc1and then ...8f6+.

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The 'tarrqsch tbrnula 31.11 This makesspace,but at the sametimecreatesa decisiveweakness. 31...8e6+ 32.Ks2Nd5 Withthethreatof 33...Rxc1 and34...Ne3+. 33.Kf3Bc3 34.Rd1Bb2 Whiteresigns.0-1

(35)lshee- Maynard[D66] Nashville, 1995

MisplacedQueen 1.d4NfG2.c4e6 3.Nf3d5 4.895Be75.e3NbdZ6.Nc30.07.Rcl c6 8.8d3Re8?!9.0-0a6?l

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Black'slast two moveswouldbe usefulif the movescxcl5and lhe reolv ...exdshad beenplayed,creatinga ',minoilyaflack',pawnstructurewhem Whitewantsto attackthe queenside withthe pawnleverb2-b4-b5. In thal casethe.rook.on e8 wouldbe on an oponfile,and ...a7-a6wouldholp prelent the advanceof the b-pawn. But none of this has happenedyeil lnstead,Whitewillavoidthe pawntradeon d5 and playon the ki;gsids.'

10.Ne5l Nxes11,dxes Nd712.BxeZ OxeT The piecetradeshave not helpedBtackmuch.He is still underdevelop€ afid hasa verybad bishopon c8. 13.f4Oc5?l A wasteoftime.

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14.Qe2 Qa7? Cornpounding his previouserrorby misplacing the queen.Nowwhitehas a virtual exlraqueenfor a kingsideattack. 15.Rf3 t5 li 15..d4Whilereplies with16.Ne4. l6.cxd5l Opening lhe c-file.Black'sfs-pawnwouldbe undefended after16...exds, soBlack'sreplyis forced. '16...cxd517.Rh3 Nf8 After17...d4?White can use his "exha" Queento good effect on the krngsade with 18.Qh5!Kf8 1g.Qxh7ldxc320.Rxc3Ki/ 2i.Be2 Rf8 22 Bh5+ Ke723.Oxg7+Kd824_Og5+ Nf6 25.exf6. 18.94txg4 19.Nd1 b5 20.gxfsexfs21.Qc2dxe322.Nxe3favorsWhite.l n8...d4 l9.Qxg4Bd7 Whitenowhasa wirxtingcombinalion.

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A) 22...Nxo6tr23.Qxd7+Kg8?l (23...Ne/! 24.Rc7 eb' 2'.exd'+ ee6 26.Qxe6+Kxe6 27.Rxb7RabA2g.Rxb9RxbS29.b3 RdA30.Ro3Rdt+ Rd2+32.K13Rxa233.Rxg/Rxh234.Ke4producesan endrigwhere 31.1
Also not good is 21...Kh8?because22.896+lforcesmate:22...Nh 23.Rxh7+Kg824.8f7+!Kf8 25.Qxg7+Ke726.Bxds+Kd827.exd7#. 22.Qxd7Radg A winningendgamefor Whiteadsesafter22...Nf823.Qxds+Ne624.f5em 25.fxe6Qxe626.Qxe6+Rxe627.Rc7b5 28.Rq3.

23.Of5b5 lf 23...Qb624.Qxh7+Kf8 25.Rq3Qh6 26.Qf5+Kg8 27.Rc7Rf8 28.Qe6+ Kh8 29.Rh3.Nolicoalso that Blackcannotsaveth€ knightwith 23...Nf8 because24.Rc7 Rd7 25.Rxd7NxdT 26.Qxd7Rf8 27.Qxd5+and whito

24.Qxh7+Kf8 25.Qf5+Kg8 26.Qh7+Kf8 27.Rc6Qft 28.Rhh6Ke7 After 28...9xh6White wins with 29.Rf6 Rd7 (29...Qxf03o.exf6 RxeS 31.Q97+Ke8 32.f7+ Kd7 33.tBQ+Kc6 34.Qxh6+Kb7 3,.ef7+ Re7 36.Qxe7+Rd7 37.Qxd7+ Kbg 38.Qf8#) 30.Oh8+ Ke7 31.Rxf7+Kxfl 32.Qh7+Ke633.Qs6+Ke734.Qf6#.

29.Rhf6 Whiteis so intenton tradingintoa wonendgamelhal he overlooksan even strongermove. 29.Qc2!forces mate: 29...9xh6(29...Rd730.ec,+ Kda 31.Rc9#;29...Qf830.Rc7+Rd7 31.Qc5+Kt7 32.Qxd5+Ra6 33.QxeM 29...Qh5 30.Rc7+ Rd7 31.ec5+ Kn 32.Rxd7+ Kg8 33.exd5+ Re6 34.Qxe6+Kf8 35.Rd8+Qe836.Rxe8#)30.Qc5+Kd731.ed6#. 29...Q90 Bad is 29...9xf6?aftef 30.Rc7+Rd7 (30...Ke031.Qh3+t5 32.Ah6+Qfi 33.Qxf6#)31.Rxd7+KxdT32.Qxl7+. 30.Rc7+Rd7 31.Rxd7+KxdT32.Rd6+Kc7? 33.QxgE Again33.Qc2+!is quicket- 33...Kb7(33...Kb'34.Rb6+KaB 35.ec6+Kal 36.Qb7#)34.Rd7+Kb835.Qc7+Ka836.Ob7#. 33...Rxgg34.Rxd5Re835.Kt2ReO36.Rd6t-0

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(37)Diaz- PalatniklB03l Caracas,1976

[Jnbalanced Material Thefollowinggamewas playedin ihe WorldStudentTeamChampionship, whereI was enlrustedto represenlthe USSR. In those days,the USSR teemhad no othertask exceptto win gold medals.For represenlatives of the "Sovietchessschool"duringlhe Cold War, even secondplacewas regardedas failure,and could incurseriouspunishmenl.Thereforewhen developments in this game made it necessaryfor me to play for a rathea long periodof time with only two minor piecesagainsl my opponenl's Queen,the trainerand my friendson the team were quiteworied. They assumed that I wouldnot havevolunlarilyenteredsucha situation,andone by one 6achof them tried to look inlo my eyesfor a clue aboulwhal was happening. Theirfearswerecalmedwhenthey realizedthat I was buming withinspiration, and my eyos had a feveaishshine.This was definitelya situation whercil wasnot desirabloto havea "Dokerface." Le4 Nf6 2.e5Nds 3.d4d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6cxd6 6.Nc3gO7.8d3 Bg7 8.t{ge2Nc69,8030-010.0-0 Bg41t.t3

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(38)Ardaman- Patatnik[A081 Dallas, 1996

Preventivelilaintenance When yo! play the Black pieces.it is not oflen that you will be abteto obtain and maintaina space advantage.Black accomplishedal in the followinggamedue to systematcapplication of the TarraschFormula '1.e4Nf6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.g3 96 6.892 Bg? 7.0_00.0 6.Re1? The Rooklovesopenfiles the same way that a hungryman lovesa 24hour restaurantlSuch eatedesmay be openround-the-clock,but it,snol alwaystrue whenit comosto fitesand mnks.Beforeptaying8.Re1,Whjte sholld firstbe slre that his Rook'shungercan be satisfiod.ls therea mo|s pitifulsightin chessthan a starvingRook,atrophiedby hunger,compesd to gnawon the backof a Pawnthat btockshis pathto the tabte? Benerwouldbe8.exd5NxdSLRe1.

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ChapterFive

Zugzwang Theterm"zugzwang" was inlroducedintochesstheoryin the latteryearsof the1glhcentury.ll is formedfrcm two Germanwords:Zug (themove),and Zwarg (literally "compulsion'),thus 'compulsionlo meke a move.' However, the conceplof zugzwangexlendsbeyondthis narrowdefinition. Zugzwang rcfetslo positionsin whichany move resultsin deterioralion of posilion, ones own or lo maledallosses. Grandmaster Razlvajevdefinedzugzwangas "any situationwhere it is impossible for a playertolmnsferhis enercylo his pieces." Evenmorebroadfy,the cotcepl of zugzwang|r'ay be thoughtof as a kind of paralysis,in which no piece can safelymove withoutdoing harm. In previouschapterswe have seen how it is possibleto reach a decisive advantage by redlcing the powerof a singleenemypiece.lt is therefore logicalthat completelyimmobilizing the opposingamy throughzrlgzwang isthe ultimateexpression of the powerof the TarraschFormula.Belowwe presentseveral examplesof lsing paralysisthroughzugzwangas a strategic concept.

(39)Saemisch- Nimzowitsch[E061 Copenhagen, 1923

ThelmmodalZugzwangGame Shortlyafterthisgamewas played,conlempomry chessmaslersof the day chnstened il as "ThelmmodalZugzwang came." Our modernintercstin it confirms lhat this nameis noi an overslatemenl. 1.d4Nf6 2.c4eO3.Nf3 WhenplayingagainstNimzowitsch, it makessenseto avoidlhe opening namedafterhimthatwo!ld ariseafter3.Nc3BM. 3...b6 4.93Bb75.892Be76.Nc30.07.0-0d5 8.Ne5c6 Elackis fightingfor controlofthe center,andforthis purposehe is willingto restrain the "oride"of lhe Bishooon b7.

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'15...Nh5t? Insleadof routinelyexchangingRookson the c-file, Blackrevealsthat he hasa completely differcntapproachto the position. 't6.Bd2tsl Black'sDurposefulmaneuverson both flanks has resultedin noticeable posilional gains.With his lasl move Blackis not afreidto weakenlhe e5squarcbecauselhere is no enemypiecelhal couldmakeuse of it. Nolice howoverthe pastfew movesBlackhassteadilyplayedto limitthe mobility 0l White'spieces,while at the sametime Whitehas hadlaoublemakinga conskuclive olanof imorovement. t7.Qdlb418.Nbl The Knighl"returnshome"underadveFe circumstances. lt is clear lhat Elackis steadilyimp.ovinghis posilionby applyingthe Tarasch Formula.

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Tiis is lhe criticalmomentin the game.With his last move Blackfinally clearsup lhe situationon the kirrgside. 1 8 .95 Uglybut forced.Nowit is safefor Blackto cas o kingside. 18...0-019.Nd4 Ob6 20.Rt2 Rtc8 21.a3 Rc7 22.Rd3 Na5 23.Re2 24,K92Nc6 25.Red2RecS26.Re2

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(41)Tseshkovsky- Palatnik[804] Philadelphia,1990

Following Precedent Without being familaar with the preceding qame by Capablanca,the followinggame would have been impossibleto win, or even draw. 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 dO 4.Nf3 gO 5.8c4 tlb6 6.8b3 Bg7 7.a4 ab

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21.R h3!? Now it's time to stop and assessthe situation.The openingphaseof the play,Whitehas secu/ed a garneis virtuallycompleted.By his enteryrising position. have unresolved Bolh sides in an !nbalanced rnaterialadvantage Blackhaslosta pawnand his Killghaslled openingproblems.In particular, and the centerwithoutcastling.The well-knownskategicprinciple"Oivide conquer"has only been carriedout on Black'shalf of the boardlhe has dividedhrs own Rooks,a situationnot likelyto increasethe sizeof his Black does not lose heart becausethereis yet krrgdom.Nevertheless, s0laraB causefor optimism.Thereis no doubtthat white'sachievements White's materia easily visible Even so, it will be a long time before pawns queenside donot moment the advantagecanbe decisive,and at the pawn t0 his missing in mind to turn Black has representa seriousdanqer. pieces the idea with for his heavy the open files use of accountby rnaking for lhe material ln addilion that he rnighltherebyobtaincompensation Blackcan be happythat the scopeof White'sBishopis blockedby hise5-

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29.8b4 In case of 29.exf6 Bxf6 30.Rf4 Bxc3+ 31.Qxc3Qxc3+ 32.bxc3Re8 reache! a balancedRook ending. 29...8f8 Such a Bishop should be exchanged,becausehe has given a fullfreodofi

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30.c3Bxb4 31,Rxb4RhcE32.Kd2RbTl? The time has come to recallwith gratitud€the previousgame playedby Capablanca and to exchangethe mostactiveheavypieceof the opponen namely,the Rb4.

33.Rxb7+OxbT Hereit's possibleto see someposilivefesultsfor Btack.He has ridhimsel of the majorityof problemsand has reach€da positionwherehis morc "heallhy"heavypiecescompensate for White'ssmallmateriatadvantage.

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43...Oxg24,{.c5 Aftefthis Blackcan demonstrate a forcedwin, but in any caseBlackwould havea clearadvantage.However,il is stillnecessary for Blackto calculaL variations accu€tely.

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46,,,t4+147.Ko4 The afternative is 47.Qxf4Rd748.Qc,{Qe1+| (Lesstavorablefot Blacktul sti adequatefor a win would be 48...Qd2+ 49.Ke4Rt7 when the thred ...Rf4# torces 50.Re3.Black's atta* on the exposedWhiteKing is decislur aftat 50...Qd8!;for example, Rf4+!52.Kxf4 Qxh4+torcosthercdt 53.Q94./and now White loses '1.QxeO his Rook (49.Qe2Qxc3+)becauso49.(ll getsrnatedwith49...R1/+50.Ks5Rts#. 47...Os2+ilE.lftf,{ Osl I Zugzwang!

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(42)Capablanca - Treybat[D301 Carlsbad. 1929

Chemothorapy l.d4 d5 2.c4c6 3.Nf306 4.895Be7?t In playingthis weakmove Blackaspircsto nothingmorc thanexchanging as many pieces a6 possibte, without consideringttre long_tirm consequencos involved.Butaftefthe exchangeof Bishopson e7, Whitewitl be able to applythe TaffaschFormulaagainslBtack'sother BishoD.Th€ cancerousweaknessof Blacks dark sqljaresspreadsacrosshis whole position,while his imprisonedtighl-squaredBishopis forcedto endure "chemotherapy." exlensive 5.Bre7QxeT6.Nbd2t5 7.e3Ndz E.Bd3Nh6?l Treybaldoesnol findthe mostactiveptan.Betterwas8...Ngf69_O-O Ne4. 9.0.00-0 t0"Qc2 96 tt.Rabl Nf6 12.Ne5Nf/ 13.f4 Bd7 14.Ndt3RfdE t5.b4BeEl6.Rfcl ac Nowall Black'shopesare basedonlyon passivedefense. l7.Qt2Nxes l8.Nxes Nd7

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(43)Alekhine- Nimzowitsch[C171 SanRemo,1930

SpaceAdvantage 1.e4eO2.d4d5 3.Nc3Bb4,t.esc5 S.Bd2 An interesting decision.Usualinsteadis 5.a3 Bxc3+6.bxc3,blt Alekhine doesnot givehis opponenta chanceto createpreconditions for employing a blockac,estrategy against doubled pawns, a situatronin wi]ici Nrmzowitsch ercelled. 5...Ne76.Nb5Bxd2+7.Qxd20-0 8.c3

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12...cxb4 13.cxb4Bb7 Black'sprcblemswouldnot be solvedafler 13...8xb514.axb5because Whilewouldhavemorespace,openlinesandclearpointsof allackonthe open a- and c-files.Blacks Knighlswould be pushedbackward,andh6 posilion wouldbecomeevenmorecramped. 't4.Nd6

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(44)Ubilava- Timoschenko[8301 ussR,1974 ExtremeMea$urea '1.e4c5 2,Nf3Nc6 3.8b5 06,1.0.0NgoT5.Nc3a6 6.Bxc6Nxc6?.d4 cxd4 8.l,lxd,td6 9.IxcG Whitehandlesthe openingin an !nusualmanner.The exchang€of Knights on c6 bringsmore Black pawnstowardthe center,but it also frees the Queenfrom d€fendinglhe Knighton d4 so thal she can kav€t on the kingside in searchof adventur€! g,..bxc6 lo.Qh5gO11.Qh3RbE?l Surprisingly, lhis naturalmoveis an error.Whiteis ablelo makouse of the lactthatthe Rookon bBis unprotected. Beneris 11...8g7. l2.RdlB9713.Os3Be5 Whitewouldslandwellafrer13.__e5 14.b3,andof course13...d5? is bad because of | 4.Qxb8lNowit's clearwhy 11...Rb8wasan error.

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'Ihe lbrra:ch Fbrnulu Philidor'sOriginalDefense TakingPhilidofsofiginalconceptas a starlinOpoint,is it possiblelo revive Phiiador's Defenseas a viablemodernopeningsystem?Theorelically lhe answershouldbe yes; however,analysisof the move order1.e4e5 2.Nt3 d6 3.d4confimsthatWhitecanexpectto obtaina significantadvantage. In particular,Black'sweak spot on l/ createsmany attackingchancesfor While becausehe can play Bc4 before Black can preparelo castle. However, lhis is essentiallya problemof moveorder.lf Blackcouidreach lhe basicpositionof Philidor'sDefensethrougha differenlsequenceof moves,he wouldhavegoodchanceslo pul Philidor's originaldefensive concept in play.Blackcouldapplylhe Tarrasch FormulaagainstWhiles Knighlon c3 with ..c7-c6,followedeventuallyby queenside expansionwith ...b7-b5-b4. TheNeo-PhilidorDefense Phrlidor's Defensecan alsobe reachedvia the moveorder'1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nt63.Nc3,and nowthereis no reasonwhy Blackcannotplay3...Nbd7. After4.Nf3e5 5.8c4 Be7 Blackis readyto castle,andthe defenseof fi is not a problem.This order of moves we have namedlhe Neo-Philiator Deferse. ThePalatnikGambit CanWhitedeviatefrom this sequence?The only'punishment" for Black's move order (1,e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 NbdT) is 4.f41?.However,this ambitiousattackingmove is not withoutits drawbacks.White spendsan importanttempo on anotherpawn move mtherthan developinga piece. The f4-pawnblocksthe c1-h6 diagonalfor developingthe dark-squared Bishop,and movingthe pawnfrom f2 also createspotentiallyweakdark Euaresin White'skingside. gambit After4...eS5.Nf3exd4 6.Qxd4c6 7.Bc4l?Blackhasan inleresting conlinuation ai his disposal:7...d51This is the startingpositionof the PalatnikGambit. Accepting the sacrificewith8.exd5Bc5 9.Qd30-0 gives Blackexcellentchances. The followinggames by GM Palatnik,in which Black utilizesthe NeoPhilidorDefensemoveorder.showhowthe connectionbetweenPhilidor's originalconceptand the TanaschFormulacan be moldedinto a viable systemfof the secondplayer.At the end of lhis chapterwepresent opening some originalopening analysisof the Palatnikcambit. Althoughnot exhaustive, this analysisshowsmorc of Bleck'smain ideesin action.Our goalis to demonstrate that it is possiblefor Blackto channellhe gameinto palhsthatemphasize the disadvantages of White'sopeningsetup.

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(48)Melvin- Palatnik[8071 Nashville, 1994

1.e4Nf6 2.Nc3d6 3.d4 NbdT 4.f4 A crilical reaclion. Less ambitious bul more usual is 4.Nf3 e5 5.8c4Be7 transposing lo the main lineof PhilidoisDefense.

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tr gg€-Q=Atr 4...e55.Nf3 For the conlinuahon5.txe5 dxes 6 dxe5 Nxes 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8., see (Garne53 below). Palatnik-Meadows 5...exd4 6.Qxd4 ll 6.Nxd496 7 Be2 Bq78.0-00-0 and Blackcan expectcounteplayagainsl 6...c67.8c4 Thjs posiliofl dernandsattenlion fi|st of all because of the "defianl arrogaflce" ol the wh e pieces ldeally Blacks answer to this challengeshould sornehowreveala weaknessin the mightyqroupnrgof while piecesand pawnsin thecenlor With this in rnird, the analysisof this positionfocuseson howlo discr8dit Whites achievernents of the rnovef2-f4. Current'publicopinionfavorsthh rnove becauseof its boldness,resolutenessand strong influenco on rnanagement of the center. However,tomorrowit rnaybe thatthemove12f4 willbe regardedas riskybecauseit weakensthe WhiteKing'ssafety and thereforeis not the mostimportantrnovefor White.Criticsol the movel2f4 will rightlyask: Why did Whitewaste his time and energyon sLrch a

I The ldfta:tch Lbrnula

7...d5t? Exploiting the movef2-f4 beginswiththisgambit. E.Bb3?l Surprised, Whitercactstimidty.The maingambattineis 8.exd5Bc5 9.ed3 0-0. E...Bc5 9.Qd3dxe4l0,Qe2 Or 10-Nxe4Qe7 11.Nfgs0-0,when Black'ssafelycasfledKinggiveshim theadvantage. '10.,.0-011.N95 Qe712.8e3h6+ t3.h4t? Whois playinga gambitnow?

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(49)Ersham- Palatnik[B07] FaidieldGladeOpen,'l997

1.d4 Nf6 2,Nc3 d6 3.e4 NbdT 4.I4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Qxd4 c6 7.8c4 dsl? 8.exd5 While acceotsthe Dawnsacdlice

8...8c5g.Qd3 0-0 This is the basic posilion of the Palahrik Gambit i,r the Neo-Philidor Defense At the cost of one pawn Black caslles and is ready t0 take aclvantageof the open e_file with his Rook. Here perhaps for the firsttime there is a big qirestionabout why While spent tirne to advancef2 f4. Asa consequeflceof this pawn rnove, the White King cannot castle shod,and the mobility of White s dark-squafed bishop as very lirnited.These lu/o significanl problerns affect White's whole positior and influencelhe effectivecoordinationof all his pieces With his next move, While prepares to evacuatehis Kirrgtoward the queensidethowever,with hindsiqhtwe can recognazelhat the atternpt was lnsuccessful. Clearly Whate'sslruqgles

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10.8d2 Afterbreachinghis centerfomation atongth€ e-fite, it wouldbe eouallv undesirable for Whiteatsoto openthe b-fitofor useby a secondBtackrooi with10.dxc6bxc6. 10...Re8+ 1l.Kd{ Nb6t2.b4t? A gostureof despaidThe shadowof a blackknighthas fallenacrossthe f2-square,andWhiteis tryingto divertBlack'spiecesfromthiswsakspot. Insteadj2.EhOcxds+is fine for Black,and cleartyunplayablo for Whiteis 12.dxc6? Ng4!13.Rfl Nxc414.exc4Ne3+winningthe eueon. 12...N941 l3.Rf1Ne3+l? A cheerfulvariation for Btackarisesafter'13._.Nf2+ 14.Rxf2Bxf2.15.Ng5 96 16.dxc6Nxc4 17.Qxc4Re1#.Of courseil is nol forced,butthis linesioirs howclangerous Black'sattackcanbecomeafleronlya few"natural"moves_ 14.Bxe3Rxe3

205

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15.bxc5 Essentially forcedbecause15-Qd2?Nxc4winsfor Black. 15...Rxd3+ 16.cxd3Nxc417.dxc4Qa5 Froma purelymatedalstandpointnothingawfulhas happened.Whitestill has enough pieces lo compensatefor losing his Queen. However, subsequently the fudousBlackQueenwill Meak havocin the houseof the whileKing. 18.Rc1Qxc519.Ns4Qe320.Rc3 The psychologyof this move is readily apparcnt.White is tryinglo demonskalelhe "invulnerabilily" of the knight on c3, but only endsup tdckinghimself. Thealternalave 20.Re1losesaftef20...Qd3+ 21.Ned2 Bg4. 20...Qxe41 Blackdoesnot believea singlewordfromhis opponent. 21.RelOb1+22.Kd2Oxa2+ 0.1

'lhe'[arrarchlbrnula

(50)shiat- Paratnik [8071

Asheville,l99T

l.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 NbdT 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Oxd4 c6 7.e5

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With lhis centraladvanceWhite immediatelyhopesto benefitfrom his centralbuildup.By playinge4-e5he not only wantsto dislodgethe Black Knightfrom f6, but also hopesto incrcasethe scopeof his c3-knighiby vacat,ngthe e4-square,lhus bypassinglhe restriclioncausedby Blacks ..c7-c6.In addilion, the exchange of pawnson e5 opensthe diagonal c1_ h6lo the benefat of White'scl-bishop. However,exchangingpawnson e5 is nol wilhoutdisadvantaoes for Whi1e. Removalol the d6-pawnlrees Blacks posttionconsider;lyanclalso increases the fangeof his da*-squaredBishop,whichcan nowquicklybe 'introduced" to White'sQueenafter ...8f8-c5. 7...dre58.fxe5Bc5 9.Qh4Oe7l0.Bf4 Bb,ll '11.Ne4 Bad is 10...N98? (Or 11.Q931) 1.1...Qxh4+ 12.Nxh4Be7 13.Nf5 withadvantage to White. 'l1.0-0-0Bxc3 12.exf6 lf 12.bxc3?the WhiteKingfindsan unusualsquarefor checkmate(on e4l) after12 Oa3r t3.Kd2Ne4r 14.Kd3QxcJ+i5 Kxe4NcS# 12...8xf6 l3.Qg30-0 Blackwas in time to castleand has kept an extra pawn. White cannot createstrongthreats.

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25...Rxd61 20.Rxd6 Of,a+27.Rd2Bxt328.gxf3BeS29.Oa5 Not2g.Rfdlbecaus€ ofth6.epty29...Qxd2+t 3O.Rxd2 R€j# 29...b61 The lmmediata 29,,,Re230.Rfd1Qh2glveswhtte3om6br€sthing aft€.31,c4. As pleyedWhitols d€nl€dthlspos3iblflty, 30.QcS Ro23t.Rfdl Oh2 Zugzwangl

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32.Qxc6Rxd233.QcE+ Useless is 33.Qe8+ Kh734.Oe4+ 96, but afterthe mov€playsd gO3s,Qxfl+wlth8 draw. hopingfor33...Kh7? 34.Qf5+ 33...Rd8+ 0.1

(51)Mlranl- Palatnlk[8071 Chsttanooga, 1998

Ld4 Nf6 Thercadershouldnotb€ confused bytheinitialmovesof thisgam€, soontransDose to theNeo-Phllldor Dofense. 2.Nc3d6 3,04ilbd7 4.t4e5 5.Nf3oxd46.Oxd4c6 7.Be3d5 6.h3? abod6fgh

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The 'l'a aschtbrmul.l Absolutelynot a necessarymove. Now Black'scenter Dawnscan show their"Philido|-force. E...c5 9.Qa4d410.o5Nh5l1.Bb5dxc3 Playingagainstlhe c3-knighlis one of lhe main pointsof Black'ssetuD,so it is no surprisethat its removalis e priority.Less offeclivowould be '11...dxe3 12.94Ng313.RglwhonBtack's knightistrapped. 12.0.0.0 Th6 attemptto t|ap lhe Blackknightwith j2.g4 now fails after 12...cxb2 13.Rb1Ng3 14.R91Ne4 15.Qxe4Qas+ 16.8d2exbs with an enra piece for Black. 12...a613.Rd5? White'sbest chancein this unusualposilionis the mad-looking13.Ngst-, when he would retainpracticalchancesbecauseof the knighton h5 and Black'sundeveloped position. l3...RbE14.Rhdl?laxbst5.Qxb5BeZ16.06fxo6 iZ,Rxhs Black has rcturnedpart of the .stolen',mstedal,but it does not rescue Whitefrombankruptcy. 17...Qb6 0.1

(52)Liss- Palatnik[8071 Rishon-Lezion, 1998

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'l5.e6l? ''| honestlywantto admitto the readerthat at this momentduringthegams I felt shortof breath.lt was as if I had beenlaken back in time!At fi|stI thoughil was necessaryto acceptthe doubleRooksaorifice, afterwhichI wouldappear'in the skin' of poof Kiezeritsky as the loserof the immodd garnein London1951against Ande6en!'(Palatnik) 15...0-01 Studying historical mistakes is good, but repeating them is nol recomrnendedl Acceptingthe doublerooksacrificewith15...Qxa1+? 16.Kf2 Qxhl qivesWhitea powerfulattack: 17.exd7+ KxdT18.Ne5+ Kc7(18...Kd' 19.Nxf7+Kd7 20.8b5+Kcl 21.Qcs+KbB22.Qd6#)19.Qc5+Kb820.Qd6#. The alternative is alsoverydangerousafter'16Qxe6+Kd817.0-0 15 .fXCG Re8 18.Qxd5Rxe2'19.Nd4Jwhenthe melodyof White'sattackingpieces conlainssoundsof victorv.

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I 'l'heTatasch Formula 16.0-0 Badnow is 16.exd7?b€causethonit is possiblefor Btacklo swalow both Rooks without chokingt 16...Qxa1+t7.Kf2 exhl teaves White with insufficient compensation for the material. l6...Qb6r? Now White is the only one with probtems.Dangerousis 16...fxe6? 17.Qxe6+Kh8 18.Qe7tQxc3?(18...Qb6+19.Nd4ed8 is betteaatthough Whik still has an activeposition)19.Ne5!when Btackhas no satisfactory oetense. l7.Nd4 fxe6 l8.Qxe6+ Whiteis compelledto exchangeQueensand to try to savehis Dositionin the ending. 1E...Qxe6 19.Nxe6Rxfl+ 2o.Rxfl Nf6 2t.Nc7 RbE22.8f3 So Whitewinsbackthe pawn,but Blackretainsslightadvantages.

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28. d4t? Worsels 28.Bxg4 Rxc6whgnBlackhaswinning chgnces. 28...Rd? Not28...8xf3? 29.N€6+. 29.Bxg4Rrd430.8fitRd231,a1.ky, lf now31...Ra2, then32.8c6followed by c4-c5,o.lf 3,|...Nd7 th€n Playing onInelthgrca8ewouldb6likefloqglno a d€adhorse.

(53)Prlatnik- Meadows [8071

Tennessee ODen.2001

'Thenoxtgameis esp6clElly Interosling bec€use I hgdto play 'Palatnik Gambii.'K€nlMgadows, my friendof flv€yearsl€ssthr6a triedto notmissanyof myweeklylscluresst the Nashville Ch€ss In thgsel6ctur6s I onenhadths pl€asure of testngon lhe publlc that lal€r app€er€dIn some of my books,Kont studledmy rccomm€ndations wlth attgntionend trust,snd my trelne/sh6att louchodwh€nmy sludentdscidsdin a prsc,tlcal gam€to t€stsn opl (PElatnlk) ideahelearned frommeagainst ltsinventor." l.dil d8 2.el NfO3. c3 NbdTil.fil 05 5.dxe5

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(80)Cavsnoy- Palatnlklc4'll Fairfleld GladeODen,1997

Nowwa can add.essth€ quegtonof why lt was nec€ssaryto muchanalytlcal 6ff0rtandtlmer€soarchlng the'Palatnlk Gamblt," n6eppllcatlon18not v€ry rvidE,and stdctlyspesklngls not oblloatory. answgrto thlsqugstlon canbe glvenaftorlookingat thedlagram Elack'8 flfthmov6inlhe nextgam6. Afrerdetominingthat the 'PalatnlkG€mblt'is playable, th6 goeld moveg i9 to r99ch thls orderot anclent tromPhllldor's Dosition Oefens6. inclusion of th€mov€sNc3and..,NfG ls I morelmportant sch Blackthanfof his oppon6nt. Ultimately thls smallpointi8 all Black f.omhiso.d€rof movesl

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TheTarraschl.brmula At the beginningof this chapterwe spoke about the dircctionin which research into opening vaiations is conductedtoday. Similar .small" achievements can be foundin many openinglines.lt is worthnotingthat the Neo-PhilidorDefense (and the Palatnik Gambit) can arise by hansposition from a wide varietyof move oder6. The desiredpositionin the diagrambelowaftermovefivecan be reachedfromAlekhine'sDefense and the Pirc oefense,as well as the Indiandefenseto 1.d4.in additionto the familiarmoveorderin Philidor'sDefense. 1.e4NfO2.Nc3dO3.d4NbdT4.Nt3e5 5,8c4 Bo7

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&W,H Blackcreatesa flexiblepawnstructure ontho A chamcteristic continuation. queenside.lf Blackcan eventuallymovehis queensidepawnsfoMard,he willgaina spaceadvantageon thatwing.The advance...b5-b4willbevery for Whilebecauseit will dislodgeWhite'sknightfromc3,which unpleasant in lurn will weakenthe e4-pawn. However,carryingout this planis nol tho easy,and requirespatienceand enduEncefrom Black.For example, immediateI a6 is not good afte. the reply 10.a5,after whichBlack's queensidepawnslosetheirflexibility. 1 0 . 8 b3Bb7l1.Bg5 thalusually lf 11.ds?lthen11...a612.dxc6Bxc6crealesa pawnstruclure arisesfromthe SicilianDefense! 12.Qd2b5 1 1 . ..a0 The first stonehas shiftedfrom the mountain,but it is a warningabouta possibleavalanche. 13.Rad1 b414.Nb'la5 15.c3Qbo Blackhas significantly increasedhis controlof spaceon the queenside-

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(55)Andrews- Palatnik[C411 Nashville, 1997

"lvy opponentin this garne,Todd Andrews,is young,capableand already ralherstrongchess fighter.When this game was playedI was aclively involvedin his chess education;therefore,I can speak from first-hancl knowledge abouthis weaknesses, as shownin lhe nextgame. "lf playingchessis perceivedonly as an opportunity lo earnan exka 50 or 100dollarsin the next tournament, sucha goalhas a dekimentaleffecton a player'sdevelopment, resultingin excessively stereotyped thinking.The growsdull,and deeperpenekationintothe secretsof the chess imagination positionbecomesmoreand moredifficult,and not habitualbusiness. "NIyopponentdid not make largemistakesin the fo owinggame,but his approachto the game as a wholewas ineffective. lt is not enoughonlyto make good movesquicklyand to wait for a mislakefrom the opponentl playalsorequifescreativity." Successful (Patatnik) '1.e4d6 2,d4 NfG3.Nc3NbdT4.Nf3e5 5.8c4 Be7 6.8b3 c6 7.a4 It is necessaryto makethis moveimmediately, otherwiseBlackwill seize ihe oppod!nityfor activecounterplay on the queenside with ...b7 b5. 7...Qc7 8.Qe20-09.895?l Earlierin this book we alreadyfoclsed on the pfos and cons of similar developingmoves by this Bishop,blt now we can speak about lhe responsibility for such a move.BecauseWhitespendsa wholetemDoto play 895. it is necessaryto be sure thal il is used to greatesteffect. However,on 95 the Bishopcan and probabtywi be subjectedto attack with...h7-h6,by whichBlackwill gaincontrotof the 95-squarewithtempo. AfteMard the f3-Knaghtis diminishedbecauseit no tonger has any prospectsconnected to an attackon the l/-square.

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(56)Burnett- Palatnik[C411 '1998 NewYork Interrralional,

1.e4d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3NbdT4.Nf3e5 5.8c4 Be7 6.0-0c6 7.a4Qc7 8.Qe20-09.Rd1b6 10-Bg5?l A very|laturalyetquestionable movethat we discussedeadief. 10...hG 11.8h4ReB12.893Bf8 To strenqthen the e5 squareis one ofthe rnainslrategictasksfor Blackin lhrs openrng.An even more irnportanttask facing hirn is nol "lo be scattered" on the f7-square.For exarnple, Blacksholldavoid12...Nh5? 13BxtT+lKxfTl4.Nxe5+ldxes15Qxh5+withan attack. 13.4b3 Whrteis dfawnto a squaref7 as thoughby a magnetThe oppodunity lo activatethe Queen along the diagonala2-98 arises after this Bishop retreat lt is good"PhilidorDefense"tacticsto be ableto reactflexiblyto the opponent'sthreats.Blacktakesadvantagenow of the fact that on b3 the Eishophas movedwithirrrangeof the BlackKnights sword.

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12---96l Dr. Tarraschwarnedthat a Knighton the edgeofthe boardis badlyptaced. So,let him staytherel 13.AhO RtcS! The f/-square requiresconstantviqitance.Now the natural13...Rf08? is badfor Blackafter14.dxe5dxes?15.Bxf7+Kxn 16.ec4+ 14.dxe5 Thetemptingvariation14-Qc4d5 15.exd5cxds .t6.exc7RxcT.l7.dxe5 fails after'17...N94 withdo!bleattack. 14...Nxe5 It the White Knight'sdestinyca s him to the edge of the board,thenit makes sense for Black's Knight to take advanlageof its absenceby occupyingthe cenler. Black really has no choice anyway because t4...dxes? 15.Qc4 is winning for White. 15.h3 White cannot afford to be overly aggressive.For example,1S.f4Neg4 16.8q5b5l 17.axb5?(Befteris 17.Nf3atthoughthenBtackis at teas!eqisl aftet17...b4) 17...Qb6+ andBlackwins. 1 5 ...b516.a5 Blacks Knightin the centeris unpleasant fof White,but banishing himfrom thereis not sucha simplelask. White'slastmovelakescontfolof theb6squareto preventBlack'sQueenfrombecomingactive. '16...c5 The flexibilityof Black'sadvancingq!eensidepawnsis philidor,sconc€pl, whileTarfasch'swisdompointsout that the misplacedKnighton h4 spoils the picturefor White. 17.Nf3 Whitehastensto bringth€ Knightbackinto ptay.Insleadi7.f4 Nc6is fine for Black,andafter'17.Nds? Nxd518.Bxds Bxds19.exds Bxh4Whitelosss a piece.

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l- rrndmasterSam Polatnlkhasservedas \ttminer for someof the\aorlds leadingplayeIs,includingGM Vasilytvanchuk.Palatnikwas captainofthe Ukainian teamthatwon the sllver medalin the world teamchampionship aheadof Russia.In additionto beinga world-class player andan intemationally famouschessinsructol wrilert hreeofhis previous he is alsoa popular (Chess books Tacticsfor lhe TournamenlPlq)er, TheKing in Jeopard!, andChessStruteg)for the TournamentPlayer) arechessbesFsellersas part ol the famoJsComprehehsireChessCourse se es, GM Palatnikhaseamedan impressive list of victories:SovietUnionTeamChamoiorlWorld StudentteamChampion(l974-76),Euopean ChessCup Champion(1976-79), WorldOpenCo-Champion (1991),six-time Tennessee StateChampion, andGovemor'sCup Champion(1996).From 1985 to 1994he wascoachofthe Ukrainiannationalteamsandvice-president ofthe UkrainianChessFederation. He now livesin Memphis,Tennessee, wherehis goal is to help createnewchesssuperstars in the UnitedStates. l\,Tatlonal Mrster Mrrk lshe€is a four{rme I \ Temessee slatechamDion who haswox numerous stateandlocaltoumaments. A nationally knownwrit€r,his work hasappeared in ChessLi:[e,Inside ChessandSchoolMates. His fi$t chessbook, tyar,t GambhGames,was publishedin 1991. Besideshis credentials as a chessplayerand writer,tsheeis well knownas a chessteacher andcoach.For ovei 15y€arshe hastaughtchess playersin Nashville,Tennessee. to scholastic-age His studentsregularly win local, stateand nationalcompetitions,and many of them have beenEnked on the "Top 50" list for their agein the USA. lsheeis a National ToumarnentDirector, and hasdirectedtoumamentsof every possibledescriptionand level, fiom the local club toumamentto the U.S. Open Championship.An active chessorgadzer,he is former RegionalVice President ofthe U.S.ChessFederation andcurently serveson the USCFHall ofFame Committee. He is employedasExecutiveDirectorofthe NashvilleChess Center.wherehe qreatesand administ€Nschool-basedchessclasses. 243

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