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First pubished in 2004 by Gloucester Publishers pc (formerly Everyman Pubshersplc), Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V OAT

Copyright © 2004 Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik

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CNNS

Biblioapy 4

Intoduction 5

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1 Closed Catalan 4 e7 5 2 00 7

2 4 .. c6 5 �2 �d6 8

3 4 . dc4 5 a4+ 44

4 4 . dc4 5 2 e7 6 0-0 0-0 58

5 4 . . dc4 5 �2 a6 966 4 . dc4 5 2 c6 4

7 4 . .. dc4 5 2 c5 5

8 4 . . . dc4 5 2 b5 65

9 4 dc4 5 2 c6 7

1 0 4 . . dc4 5 2 b4+ 76

1 1 4 . .dc4 5 2 bd7 81 2 4 dc4 5 2 d7 85


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BIBLIGRHY

Booslonsko Nchlo J .Neistadt (Moscow, 1986)

n h lnk Opnins 'Kotronas (Batsford, London 1996)innin h h Cln ADunngton (Batsford, London 1997)Th Qun's mi nd Cln r Bck LJanjgava (Gambit, London 2000)Di lnisch Eronun ARaetsky, M Chetverik (Kania, German 2001)

PeodcasNw n Chss Yrook 67Chss nn 86

hkhmy un UR/ssihkhm! v

DaabaseChess Asistant: Huge base 2003

AcowedgemesWe woud ike to thank Esben Lund and Jacob Aagaard for mora and techca support dur

ing our work th this boo, as we as our famies for their forgivenes for our not so secret

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INDUCIN

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 3Beteen the authors there exsts amost a

ifetime of dedication to the Cataan Open

ing Ths positionay oriented opening ts

our cassica stye perfecty and has broughtus much peasure in o chess careers There

fore it is quite natura for us to rite a book

about this opening, and e have aeady

done so in German We shoud point out

here that, rather than a transation, this is

aimed at being a compementary ork, th

sghty dfferent points of graty In some

positions, here stye is he main factor, ehave chosen sghty dfferent recommnda

tions compared to the earer book Addi

tionay, this edtion is more up-to-date

We have decided to use the move order 1

d4 dS 2 c4 e6 3 f6 4 g3 as a Cataanstandard in these pages because in our ex

perence ts is more ikey to be seen in prac

tice than 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 dS 4 ,both eadng to the same position

(see following iagramThis is the starng posion of the Cata

an Whte coud have payed 4 g2 insteadof 4 , but this make a dfference ony in very fe ines, mainy i Chapter 3 ith Sa4+ after 4 dxc4

The ines th 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 cSand 1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 b4 nt be

found in ths book After 3 cS White has a

choice beeen 4 , goig into the Engish Openg, or 4 dS, transposing to the

Modern Ben After 3 b4+ the game

amost aays transpose to the BogoIndan Defence, here Whte oud have

payed 3 instead of 3 g3

The ayout of the chapters in this book hasbeen set out my accordg to importance,

in a descendng order But e have aso taken

into consideration the natura branches of the

move order Therefore e have incuded

sighy obscure ines th 4 c6 and Sd6 inthe Cosed Cataan and 4 dxc4 S a4 asChapters 2 and 3 respectivey

You nd that some of the games inthis book are those of the author Obviousy


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we are proud of our nicest ws but the main

reason fr their incusion is that we fee we

uderstand these games quite we Not sur

psingy, our osses aso feature

One of Aexanders most brl iant vcto

ries, against a strong ungaran Grandmaster, did not nd its way into the rst draft of

the book, but our friend Jacob Aagaard in

sisted that we incude it, so here it is It

shoud sere as a warg of the power of

the Cataan

RaeskyVargaZrich 2000

1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4 f c6 4 g b5 5g2 b7 6 00 e6 7 a4 a6 8 b cxb 9xb f6 1 0 d 1 bd7 1 1 e5 b61 2 c xe5 1 dxe5 d5

13 g4!? is aso possibe White has com

pensation but it is not cear how much Thefoowng engthy and by no means forced

fantasy ine iustrates reevant theme: 14e4 xe5 15 f4 c4 16 ac1 a5 17� c3 d8 18 e3 xd 19 xd c5! 20xc5 � c7 21 axb5 xe4 22 xe4 xc5 23 c1 e7 24 � xc5+ � xc5 25 xc5 axb5 26 xb5 c4 and Back mntains the baance

14xd5!?White parts th his good bishop to r

ther the coective cause namey the expoi

taton of Backs tardy kingside deveopment

1 4. . .exd514 cxd does not work because after 1

e3 � c7 16 axb5 e7 17 bxa6 xa6 18

� a4+ � d7 19 xd7+ xd7 20 a4 Whtens the exchange

1 5 axb5 axb5 1 6e d8?After this Back is, surpsingy, competey

outpayed The probem is the advance e2-e4

After the accurate 16c5 17 xc5 xc

18 xa8+ xa8 19 e4 d4! 20 e2 d3! 21 xd3 00 22 d6 c2 Back is doing ne

1 7a7! c7 18 e4! b4Back cannot avoid the deady opeing of

the centre After 18dxe4 19 xe4 � xe5 20� d3 � d5 21 e3 � e6 22 6! the end is

fast approacng

1 9 exd5 ! bxc 20 d6 d7 21 c5! xa 121 b8 22 db g6 23 a7 g7 24

xb7 xb7 25 � xb7 xb7 26 xb7 0-0 27f4 c2 28 e3 d8 29 b2 and Back has a

hopeess task 29 f6 30 e6! xd6 31 b8+

and White ns

22 xa1 d8 2 xc!?impe and safe, but 23 b6+ c8 24

c7! is another way to end the game

2 . . . h5 24 a7 c8 25 a5 b8 26b6!?

Ths does n, but a more drect route is

26 xb7+! � xb7 (26 xb7 27 � a7+ c8

28 � a8 mate) 27 � d8+ � c8 28 a7+ b7

29 6+ a8 30 d7! etc

26 . .xd6 27 exd6 xd6 28 a8+!

Winning a piece

28 xa8 29 a7+ c8 0 xa8+d7 3 xh8 c5 2 d8+ c6 xd6+ xd6 4 f1 d5 5 e2 g5

6 h g4 7 h4 1 0The Cataan is a dangerous weapon for

the positiona payer, and often we nd our

seves enjog a asting advantage in the

ddegame and endgame due to the

srength of the Cataan bishop, or the weak

ness of c6 or c and so on We hope you

enjoy many such advantages, and that yound this book use


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Closed Catalan:4 .e7 5 0-0

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 f f6 4 g e7 5g2 00

Back decides to address deveoment

(rst the kingside, then the queenside in

rea cassica fashon) and not undertake anyuntimey acon in the centre. Ths quite ogi

ca aroach was aways ouar against te

Cataan. In fact even before the birth of the

oening we can nd games th ths setu,

one exame being Backburne-Baird, Leizig

1884, where the game started 1 d4 dS 2 f6 3 g3 e6 4 g2 e7 S 00 00 6 c4 c6 7

c3 a rather modern ove order.After 1 d4 dS 2 c4 e6 3 f6 4 g3

e7 S g2 00 the most common move is 6

00 Occasionay White ays 6 � c2 to reach

a osition from the semi-oen Cataan, in

tending to secure an advantage by oston

ing castng. However, after 6 � c2 the d4

awn becomes weaker and Back can cha

enge it immedatey wth 6 ... cS. Back thenhas a good game after 7 0-0 cxd4 8 xd4c6 9 xc6 bxc6, or 8 ... eS!? (Game 1) .

After 6 00 we get the basic cosed Cataan

osition (from hereon referred to as the CC).

The CC is very simar to other cosed

oengs. Now 6 ... b6 transoses to the

Queens Indian Defence, 6 ..cS to the Tar

rasch Defence and 6 ...e4 foowed by . . to the tonewa variation of the Dutch

Defence. Obviousy we cannot examine

these oenings here, but we do ay attention

to the ossibe transositions.

The arrangement of the theory in the CC

can be awkward due to the number of move

orders. For instance after 1 d4 dS 2 c4 e6 3 f6 4 g3 b4+ S d2 e7 6 g2 0-0

7 00 bd7 8 f4 hS 9 c1 hf6 wehave a norma osition in the CC th 6 0-0bd7 However, we use the most ou

ar routes.

ince the game BotvinnikRabinovich,

t. Petersburg 1938 Back has used the an

wth ... c7-c6 and ... b7-bS. Ths hits the c4-

awn and forces White to dene the situa

tion in the centre. In the case of an exchangeon bS and the oening of the c-e the most


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White can achieve is a sighty better position

because the g-bishop acks bite On the

other hand, c4-c5 notaby restricts Backs

freedom, and after ee4 (and sometimes

even e4e5) White has the better prospects

The main resonse to 6 0-0 is bd7The pan wth 6 c6, 7 b6 and 8b7

(Game ) has gone out of fashion because

Back has serious probems after 8 e5

Here Back can easiy go wrong, for exampe

8fd7 9 cxd5 cxd5 10 xd5! or 8b7 9

e4 bd7 10 xc6! in both cases White

shoud n

In the main ine, th 8b7 9 e4 dxc4

0 xc4 a6 1 b3, White has the initiative

in the centre, we in the case of 6 c6 7� c b6 8 bd b7 9 e4 a6 Wte has

more space

The main gambit contnuaton in the CC

is 6bd7 7 c3 dxc4 8 e4 (Game 3)

There are varous possibes after 7 c3 c6, which we examine in Games 46 8 3

(Game 4), 8 d3 (Game 5) and 8 b3 thout� c (Game 6)

Game 7 is devoted to rare continuations

in the 7 � c ine We have paid attenon to

Zagoryanskys pan th 7c6 8 d1 b6 9

a4! wt the idea of a4a5 Here Back must

pay th some accuracy in order to avoidtroube; Back seems to equase after 9 a6

10 b3 c8 11 a c5 1 axb6 � xb6 13 � ab7 4 a3 fe8, as in TratarAta

The main possibiities after 7 � c c6 are

examned in Games 815 8 f4 (Games 8 &9) aows Back to enneer a tonewa posi

on (8h5 and 9 f5) In our opinion this

appears to be the best option, but note thatafter 8e4 9 c3 (or 9 bd, 9 fd) the

rect 9 is no good in vew of 10 xe4e4 11 d

Whites main pan in the CC is the ad

vance e-e4, when d5xe4 is not a popuar

reaction in modern internaona practce,

beng payed mosty in games among ama

teurs After c6c5 and c5xd4 (or d4xc5) a

prototypica pawn structure arses

White has the pawn maoty on the

queenside, which provides a modest but sta

be advantage, especiay in the endgame In

these posions it is not easy for Back to nd

counterpay and very often Back is forced to

ght ong and hard for a draw

After 7 � c c6 8 bd b6 9 e4 a6 or

9 b7 White can grab space wth e4e5, and in such a situaon White has kingside attack

ing chances (Game 1) Occasionay after

ee4 the sides manoeuvre the pieces wth

out aterng the pawn structure, as in Game

13, where pay conus 7 � c c6 8 bd

b6 9 b3 b7 10 e4 c8 1 b c7 1ad1 fd8 Again, thanks to his space ad

vantage, Whites chances are sghty betterGeneray after ee4 Back prepaes for

and then advances c6c5 The modern

pawn structure the CC arses after the

exchange e4xd5 e6xd5


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'e4 e5 3 �d �a3 4b1 a was ecelet Back i Gpv, Tessai1988. stead apv ives 17 cd5 ed5 18 f6 19 5 t caces f btsides. b2

fte 11 c3 a6 1 d1 c7 13 a4dc4 14 bc4 ab8 1 5 d e5 1 6 ab 1

b 1 1 7 b 1 d7 Back i ct f tec5sqae was di e i GkHjatass, aes 1989. .a6

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ite as seced te qeeside ad isw fee t stat acti te kside.20 g4!

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speci.27 h5! axb3 28 axb3 xb3 29 h6 g6?!

impvment is 9 .. .fd8 30 77 3 1 4 d 3 f6+ 8 33 d!a3! (t 33 ... d 34 7+! 7 35+ 8 36 6 etc.) 34 b 1 a4 adBack sas sciet ctepay.30 'f4 f5

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ite as as t bette ame afte 31e6 b 3 b1 d4 33 b5! cb5 34

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d3 ad te s cmpete . Hes treatei 41 ad after 40 .b4 tere seve 41 7+ 7 42 7+ 8 43 c4mate.3 . . ld4 32 f3 c4?

32 ... d7 pts p sme resstace, alt 33 5 b2 34 1! s veste a str attack.33 lb -0

fter 33 . . .c2 tere cmes 34 ! etc.

me 2Pgusov-oldn

Iruts 1986

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Back as sme veve ateraves6 ..a6 7 c3 c5 8 cd5 ed5 s a ar

rasc t te kt a6 stead f c6, a

featre at sees Back tt a d d4. RassPmariv, e es Bas1999 et 9 dc5 c5 10 e3 4 11 3e6 12 d4 c8 13 c1 a6 14 c2 b5 15a3 d7 1 6 2 fd8 1 7 d2 b7 1 8 b1ce4 1 9 e4 e4 20 d3 d7 21 fd 1t a st ede fr te.

6 . .c6 7 c2 b4 8 b3 dc4 9 c4

b5!? s ambs bt eake Te 103 a 11 c3 b8 12 f4 a4 13 d1b7 14 c1 bd5 15 d5 d5 was anede fr te es-Heteck, Germa 2000. Here 9 .. .b6 ks sd t s tt ec fr Back 10 c3 a6 1 1 b3c5 1 2 dc5 c5 1 3 e5 c8 1 4 5 d41 5 f4 bd5 1 6 e3 'b4 17 fd1 f4 1 8

f4 c7 19 c6 c4 20 c2 e3?!(20 . 4!? t a cear ame s better,t te f tacca jsca 21b3?! e3 22 e3 f4 ad Back as dcterpa; 21 d4 mprves 21 e3c622 d4 c5 23 c6 c6 24 2 c7 25ad1 b7 26 b5 'b8 27 'd2 ad tewas s a t Rass-ats,ede 2000.7 c3

o s e d a a a n : 4 e 7 5 g 2 0 0

I te evet f 7 bd2 Back sdtraspse t te ma es 7 . . .bd7.Istead GrvasPapaa, Pra 1996ced t te ecessar 7 . . b5, andafter 8 cb5 cb5 9 b3 a 10 f4 a6 1 1e5 b7 1 2 c1 'b6 1 3 5 fd8 1 4 e36 15 f6 f6 16 f4 te ad a stead.

7 'c2 ca f crse eas traspse tte ma les featred ater ts capter,bt tes mmedate act te cetre sf depedet scace, e.. 7 . b6 8

bd2 b7 9 e4 a6 1 0 a3 c5 1 1 e5 d7 12cd5 d5 13 'd3 c8 14 e4 cd4 15e5 16 ef6 f6 17 d4 c4 18d1 d8 19 a8 a8 20 21 f 22 f ad te ad emre cmfrtabe ed arpva,Brsses 1987 teresti aterave eres 11. .e4 12 e4 de4 13 d2 cd4 14

e4 c7 1 5 f4 c5, e amjavcPpcev, Ysava 1997 saw te ver tetp 16 f6+?! f6?! (preferabe s 16 . .f617 ef6 d6 18 d1 8 t te beterame fr Back; t s dfclt t see wites peces sld scceed attackte black 1 7 ef6 d8 1 8 b7 b719 7 e8 20 fe1 f6, ad 21 'e4

c5 22 ' wd ave mataed tesead .7 . . . b6

Back s st rse tradaCata fas after 7 . . . dc4 8 e5 bd79 c4, e.. 9 .. .b6 10 e5 d7 11 e4 c512 e3 cd4 13 d4 e8 14 a4 fd7 15d7 d7 16 e5! c5 17 b4! b3 18

b3 d4 19 b5 ad te ad te freerame Raetsk-Lemack, Dssedrf20018 e5 b7

Back ca r t trbe 8 fd7?,we 9 cd5 cd5 10 d5! ed5 11 d5e5 12 de5 3 13 a8 14 fd7 15 d5 e5 16 e4 eft te a cearpaw p n Cetverk-Lae, Nakasa 1993 .


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1 989 9 .. . cd5 1 0 f4 fd7 (after 1 0. . .b711 5 12 d2 f6 13 b5 e8 14c2 f6 5 d3 c6 1 6 f4 d7 1 7 e4!favred te mejkaBsc, Germa1 998 1 1 (1 1 d5?! ed5 12 d5e5 13 de5? des t rk ts tme det 13... e2! , e Back s materal11...e5 12 e5 ad te s a sadebetter.

9 e4! dxc4

Black lses a pa after 9 ... bd7? 1 0c6! c6 11 ed5 ed5 12 cd5 b7,e te as 13 d6! 2 14 de7 e715 2 fd8 1 6 ac8 1 7 d b4 1 8b 1 6 1 9 f4 a5 20 d5, c as clset Pavramaretsk,c 1996. Back as as rater qckl abad a rcoYsv, Rtterdam

1988, d mself cear rse after9 . . .a6 10 f4 dc4 11 c4 b5 12 e3d7 13 4 b4 14 a4 b6 15 e3 c41 6 e3 1 7 e3 c8 1 8 e5! etc. 0 xc4 ia6

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advatae fr te Ivac-atv,asket 1 987. b3 b5 2 e3

s pssble s 12 e5, after c tetemac 12 .. .c5 rests sperr prspects

fr te fll 13 d5 b4 14 e2 c71 5 b2 d8 1 6 e1 . Istead 12 . . .b4 ks atte sspcs (ad reed, as as demstrated darmbac, Hambr 1993,c et 13 e2 e2 14 e2 d4 1 5b2 b6 1 6 a d8 1 7 c4!? t mreta sfcet cmpesa. e sbseqet 17 ... a5 1 8 c2 a6 19 !? 20e5 d5 21 7, 22 4 e8 23 7d8 24 3 c5 25 d eft te tedv seat. 2 . . .b4 3 e2 bd7

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a4 20 e5 ad te ad a str attack mslvGmard, Gre 1946.4 e c8 5 ib2 a5 6 f4 g6

16 . . .c5 17 e5 e8 18 d5 ad Black s trbe. 7 d3 fd8 8 c4 h5 9 c2

ve te e after 19 5 5 20a3!? ffers te te better prspects.

1 9 . . .b5 20 a3

20 . .d5!?Back as t smet. 20. . .ba3 21

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24 a4 b7 25 da f8 26 c3 g727 e5 !

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27 ... lses 28 d6! xd6 29 exd6xd6 30 dS, we e dak sqaes k lkea wiss ceese.28 bxc4 c7 29 a3 f8 30 c5

30 x x 31 b4 c8 32 ab1 d733 cS sld als

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8 . .b6Black as w mi aleaves8 . . .b6 appeas iadeae. e was a

e bee i ci.Plga, Mc

2000 afe 9 d 1 xb3 10 axb3 b6 1 1 e4b 7 1 2 e5 e8 1 3 g5 xg5 1 4 xg5 61 5 3 c 7 1 6 f4 a5 1 7 4 a6 1 8 ac1ac8 19 cxd5 cxd5 20 d2.

B 8 .. b6! lks sd. Te 9 c5bd7 10 c2 b6 11 b4 a5 12 b5 b7 13cxb6 cxb5 14 xb xb6 1 b fc8 16d3 a6 1 7 a4 b4 1 8 d2 xb5 1 9 axb5

c4 gave Black e iiaive i Mayvebakv, Taby 1991. Tis leaves 9 cxd5cxd5, w a ieesig idea is 10 d! e p a afe 10. . .d7 11 e5c8 12 f4 ie is a e bee IseadCevekzlv, Pecs 1996 we 10e5 fd7! (e kig b6 is te beeplaced f te w) 1 1 e4 xe5 12 dxe5 d4 1 3d c5 14 b5 d7 15 a4 a6 ad wie sld hav played 16 d6 xd6 17

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 e 7 5 g 2 0 0

exd6 e 5 1 8 a 5 c8 1 9 xb 7 xd6 20 d5,wi caces f b sides.9 f4

Als gd is 9 g5 b7 10 fd a5 11cxd5 cxd5 12 ac1 wi e me cmftable game f ie. Afe e sbseqe1 2. e4 1 3 xe7 xe7 1 4 d2 ef6 1 5 e3fc8 1 6 a3 a6 1 7 b c1 1 8 xc1 c819 xc8+ xc8 20 c2 a6 21 f esad ede i TkmakvCe, vv1990.9 .b7

Black as a cple f aleaives 9 .a610 cxdS cxdS 11 bS! xbS 12 xbS vese a lasig edge wi e w bisps,e.g. 12 .a6 1 3 c6 c8 14 a4 a8 1 5 fc1bS 1 6 c2 c8 1 7 c7 e8 1 8 d2 b819 eS, Makwskiilippv, szali 1999.

9 .. a5! 10 fd 1 a6 1 1 cxdS xdS! seesBlack keep is ps pe, 12 eS xeS

13 xeS a4 14 c2 a3 ffe d ceplay accdi asimzav. 0 cxd

e has als ied 10 ac1 dxc4 11xc4 dS 12 eS, whe he aal1 2 . xeS esl i clea ame afe 13xS gS 14 e3 xe3! 15 fxe3 xe3 16e2 xf 17 xf f6 18 f4 d7 Ulibi& Tiviakv) I UlibiTiviakv, asellaaa1 998 Black ped f he dbis 12 . . bS!b s sffed 13 d3 x 14 xe5b6 15 e4 f6 16 f4 ad8 17 d2 c81 8 cS a 19 fd 1 h8 20 3! b4 21 a4


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b 2 2 xb cxb 2 3 b3 a4 24 a d72 c6 xc6 26 xc6 and fe was n easyf e defende 0. . .cxd

1 O exd 1 1 ad1 e 1 2 e4!? xe4 1 3

xe4 de4 14 e xe 1 de c 16xe4 17 d2 c 1 xb7 xb 7 1 9fd1 e7 20 4 c 21 d xd 22 xdwas a e bee f ie in Raskvskyscapv, kaeinbg 1 999 in view fe dmnain f e d-e

10 xd 11 xd exd 12 a c 13fd1 c 14 4 cxd4 was payed in Cevekajn, ya 1999 Nw 1 xd4c 1 6 gves e a sg ps de e spe pieces and e isaed dpawnIf pssibe e qeen g g4, and in eeven f 16 d7 ie can cnside 172! e idea f 1 3 lac

1 1 b! ? is ineesng, afe wic11 a6?! is sky anks 12 d6!, wene ges e w bisps Tiviakv gves11 e 12 a a6 13 c3 w an evengame, 1 3 c7 14 xa gxf4 1 xb6xb6 1 6 gxf4 w ncea pay . . h

Afe 1 1 e e acieves a sg

edge 12c2 d6 1 3f c4 1 4 d2xd2 1 xd2, wen an invasin dwn ece is imminen 2 e f6

3 c7 ! ?

A ve excing piece sacce ie gesw pawns and fee access e qenside e f e bisp Meanwe eknig emans sck n Te aenave is13 f4!? xf4 14 gxf4 1 b f6 16

c7 b 1 7 f a6 1 a7! an aackn e qeenside (Rmanisn) 3 .xc7 4 xd d6

e ges an exa pssiby afe1 4 d, wen 1 xe7 anspses and 1 c7!? ffes a e f a de 1 c 16xc! bxc 1 7 xb7 b 1 xa7 c! 1 9d d6 20 e7! exd 2 1 xd6 and ie pbaby ave e bee cances eendgame afe 21d 22 xc xb2 23xc xc 24 e3 as e pawns ae n nenk and Back as pbems w e kgn xe7+ xe7 6 lc7 d 7 blfd8

17 ad 1 xa7 d6 19 , cc7 fw, as ks danges fBack 8 e4 xe4

cnsideng wa 1 a6 19 e2xa2! (1 9 d6 20 f xa 21 e! ksdanges) 20 a1 b3 21 e3 b4 22c3 xc3 23 xc3 e 24 xb3 exd4 w

appximaey even cances in e endgame,ag ie mig age ese 9 xh d6

19 dc is sngy me w 20 e!xc7 2 1 xe4 e 22 x7 23 xaexd4 24 d1 and Backs king is waking ni ice20 lfc a6 2 h4 xg2 22 xg2 e?!

I was necessay ake e pawn 22 xd4, and afe 23 f4 pay 23 e4,wen e as cmpensan Peaps 241c4!? is e bes cance g f einave23 h4 g6?

23 exd4 24 e ps p me esisance, ag e as 2 xg7! xg7 26xd7xd7 27 g4 2 xd7 anea decisive ead


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24 xg6!

ppg away e defeces24 hxg6 25 xg6+ hS

Afe 25 26 c6 e7 27 xd7 ! elas le f defece fals26 dxe5 0

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 e 7 5 i 0 0

f4 c5 14 xd8 d8 15 3 6 16fd 1 xc4 1 7 d4 ac8 1 8 x6 gx6 1 20 d6 xd6 21 exd6 d3 22d2 xd6 23ad1 w a clea advaage e ee e bal 13 g5! s me ap

ppae, e 1 4 xg5 ( 14 ad 1 )1 4 xg5 1 5 xg5 x5 1 6 xd7 xe5 17 g7 w a clea sa wce as eess e kgsde weBlack s lkg e cee ad eqeesde9 . . .ia6 0 b3 cS

Black cld als cose develp ee k A eesg cce s 1 c81 1 f4 d8 1 2 e4 b5 1 3 cxb5 cxb5 1 4 ac1b4 1 5 xd5! (foced) 1 5 exd5 (1 5 xc1 16xe 7+ 1 7 x1 xd3 1 8 c6 dc8 1 d6+ e8 20 d2 leaves e w dcmpesa f e excage; Black .

ave dfcles fee msel 16 xc8

me 5 xd3 17 a8 a8 18 d3 xe4lezeov-Baua (1 8 dxe4 1 e e8 20 e3 favsK 2002 e) 1 e5 df6 20 c6 , Ulb

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Val, Bydszcz 2000, ad w 21 b8! d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 ie7 5ig2 00 6 0-0 bd7 7 c3 c6 S d3

A pae f e Rssa GamaseS . . b6 9 d

s seems ve e e bes cacesf a ede Nw e qee be peced afe e2e4 Aleaves

cxd5 cxd5 10 f4 a6 1 1 a4 b7 1 2fc1 c8 13 d2 5 14 e3 d6 15 f6 16 e7 17 3 fd8 18 eb8 1 ac1 c6 esled a balacedgame IvackAPeosa, Lvv 188

e4 a6 10 b3 dxc4 11 bxc4 e5! adw 12 d seems be ae alesse game ced 12 c7 13 dxe5 xe514 xe5 xe5 1 5 f4 e6 1 6 d5! cxd517 exd5 d7 18 d6 ad8 1 c2 b7 20dxe7 xe7 21 e1 d7 22 ad c8 23xd8 xd8 24 xb7 xb7 25 g5 c6 26xf6 ad a daw was ageed leaDzda,Mpelle 18 Isead VagaaMele,Gemay 15 ced 12 dxe5 4 13

ves e a modes pls e4

. c51 1 c7 s bes me w 1 2 f4 b7 13

e5 e8 1 4 a4 b8 15 xS 1 6 xS 17 4 w b pspecs e sde, evseevAzav, sk 2000 2 exd5 exd5 3 dxc5

13 b2 dxc4 14 bxc4 cxd4 15 b5 c5


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16 d4 d4 17 d4 5 c5a4 19 e 20 d4 c5 21 ac1gave ite a antac advantage in RomaniinCiic Dortmnd 1976. A in o manpoiion in te Cataan Black a a bigproem wt te c6qare. 3 . . .dxc4 4 bxc4

4. . c5?!Preerae 1 4. . .c5 15 'e(1 5 . . .d7!? 1 6 5 ce4 1 7 d4 c5 2 wen . . .d od limt te to agt advatage. Wore i . . .'e5?! 1 9 e25 20 c5 cd 21 c6 d1+ 22d ' 23 d4 wen Back wa rggng a tle in leizerovPerez Malaga 2001 .

5 b5 �xb5 6 cxb5 d5 7 d4 e5Ater 17 ... c5 'c4 e4 1 9 e3 6

20 ! ite tand cearl etter accordingto eizerov Te main idea end io core to protect te rook. Now andc6 are teat and Black proal aveto gve p i econd iop 8 c3

'e2? wod e a ip a ater .. c5 ! !Black ame te intiative. 8. . �c5 9 �b2!

Forced. 19 e3? g4! 20 d5 d521 3 'e4 22 a gve Back aenational attack and 19 d5? 'd5 20e3 d4 21 d4 22 2+23 g 1 + 24 d4 25 'd4 1+26 e2 e+ look dead. 9 . . d6 20 d2 d7

20 .d5 ai to 21 d5! d5 22 c6!d2 23 d d4 (onl move 24 'd2 25 g2 d2 26 d4 d 27 c1wt a wonder enng2 ad

2 . .g421..d5? 22 d5! d5 23 3 and

te n mateal. 21 ...d 22 3! i aover ncomortale.22 h3!

Ti lead orce to a gl avoraleendng.22 . . .�xd4 23 hxg4 �xc3 24 �xc3 xd225 xd2 exg4 26 �c6 h5 27 f3 e328 �xf6 gxf6 29 d7

Wite a te cace.29 . . .g7 30 xa7 d8 3 d7!

Te mnor piece endgame i nning andte attack on cannot e aowed.3 . . .xd7 32 �xd7 c4 33 f2 f8 34�h3!

Te 5-pawn i te taget o ti iopmanoevre.34 . . .e7 35 �f a3 36 f4 d6 37�e2 c5 38 �xh5 xb5 39 �xf7 d440 f3 d6 4 �b3 f5 42 g4

ite doe not eitate in creang a deciive paed pawn. An important point tonotice ere i tat a i a gt qare oite doe not k avn a pawn + iopver king cenaro in wc e cannot n.42 .. .fxg4+ 43 xg4 b5 g5 b4 45g6 e4


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Black ao oe ater 45 .. .e4 46 ! 47 c2+ etc46 c2 c5 47 f5 e5 48 f6 d7 49 f7d6 50 g7 e7 5 f5 -0

me 6Kochnoi-Nogueias

Mscw 994

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 e 7 5 00

1 5 . .d7! i ood wen 16 !? 17ed5 i nclear. Te alternave are woree g 15. .d4?! 16 e5! dc3 17 c2! wit a vedangero poion or Black. And 15... 6?!16 ! 17 e5 g8 (1 7 .. e4 18 e6+!e6 19 e4 i not ometng Back ive an important ne eing 19. . .de4 20e2! d5 21 e4 22 5+ g8 23xd5! and Black can resign as mat is com-

d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 e7 5g2 0-0 6 0-0 bd7 7 c3 c6 8 b3 b69 b2

9 a6Black main aternave i not rpr

ing 9 . ..7 wen ite a tried a ew

move10 c2 mgt et tranpoing to 7

c2 c6 8 3 6 9 2 7 O c3 (eeame 10.

10 c1 e4!? 11 e4 de4 12 e5 1 3 c2 e5 1 4 de5 c5 1 5 cd c7 waa draw in zaopak Palma de Malorca1969 proal ecae te poition oer

little promie o prore or eiter plaertojanovcovcic Tivat 1995 went O

e5 e5 1 1 de5 d7 1 2 cd5 cd5 1 3 e4d4!? (a logca temporar pawn acrice deigned to cloe ot te g2iop 14 'd4c5 15 d e5 16 5 g6 17 d'e 7 1 8 a4 a3 19 a3 'a3 wt anoter draw.

O d3 c5 1 1 cd5 ed5 1 2 ad e8 1 3dc5 c5 14 g5 6 15 e4!? and now

in 18 e6 6 19 a3 wa a cear leador ite in TidalCerncevic Halldl 1996. 0 a4 ! ?

A igl ognal approac gainng paceon te qeenide Te alternave i O d2wen Back a two main move .

vetNogueira New Deli 2000 wentO ... 5 1 1 c5 ( 1 1 c5 c5 12 a3 c8 1 3 46 14 3 c4 1 5 c1 d7 16 a2 71 7 5 a6 1 8 c3 wa enog or an ede

in KorcnoiLpan arajevo 1 998 1 .. .41 2 a4 5 1 3 e 1 c7 14 'c2 e5 1 5 e4!?de4 1 6 e4 ed4 1 7 d4 e8 1 8 ac1ad8 19 2 and te etra territoraorded i more room or manoevre andtereore te perior propect.

O c8 1 1 e4 de4 ( 1 c5 12 ed5 cd413 de6 e6 14 ce4 ltl avored

te in TreovFomcenko Kranodar1999 12 ce4 (12 de4?! 5! 13 ec4 14 'e2 a5 wa pleaant or Black inCienteomez Terraa 1995 12. . .e41 3 e4 6 14 c2 e4 1 5 e4 6 1 6d 6 17 e2 e8 1 8 7 1 9 4c7 20 e and ite wa gtl eer inKdanov-Ciente Andorra 1991. 0 dxc4

Black i not orced to take te pawn ut iteem to e te et option . Ater O ... c811 d2 e8 12 e4 13 e 7 14 aa5 1 5 c5 'c7 1 6 e5 6d7 17 e2 a6 1 8c3 19 4 5 20 a5 7 21 48 22 c2 te ad te advantae inPolaovAkmaeev t. Peterrg 1 999 . bxc4 xc4 2 d2 a6 3 xc6c8 4 g2 b8!


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Te kigt i tanerred to a qare wita tre at te ame me vacating a qareor te qeen and in trn te kg rook.Black old not e wore ere.1 5 b5 d7 6 b1 !? �xb5?!

Ater t te awa a te advantageo iop ver kigt. 1 6. c6!? look ke

improvement. Ater 17 c4 d4 18e5 e2 1 9 1 'd2 20 c6 c6!? 2 1�c6 4 Back a tong compenaonor te ecange in te orm o a diect attack on te enem king. Wite i orced topa 22 e4 2 23 4 wit canceor ot ide. 7 axb5 'xb5 1 8 lxa 7

8 . . .xe2!?ena a piece acrice 18 . .d6 19

e3 c6 20 a2 ve te a modet tendring advantage. Te paed pawn more a weakne tan a tent

1 9 �c c6Forced. Ater 19 . �d6 20 c1 21

e2 1 22 1 c6 23 a4 Wte icloe to wnnn.20 �xc6 lxc6 21 lxe7 lfc8 22 b3 h5

23 la7?!te old pla 23 �e3 !? d5 24 a7

2 25 e d3 26 a e3 27 c2c2 28 c1 c3 29 7 wit decentcance o cce23 . . .h4

Black need to create ome inecritarond opponent king t ti i notte onl wa. Ater 23 .. c2 24 a3 g4 25'e (25 d 'd 26 d 27 d2! and Black i ti gn 25 ... e 26e 1 J 27 Jc1 Jcc2! 28 c2 c2tere are ll ome drawng cance.24 �f4 d5 25 e1 g4 26 d1 xd127 lxd lc3 28 lb ld3

28 .. 4 29 g4 30 7 c6 31c1 d6 ao oered torn reitance29 la2 lcc3 30 lab2 h3? !

30 . . 4 31 g4 wa necea accordin to Nogeira.31 f1 xf4 32 gxf4 lf3?

A nder Ater 32 . . 7 33 e g6ite til need to olve ome tecnic

prolem eore e can write 10 on tcore eet.33 c1 ! 0

Game Chibudanidze-Vaganian

Biel 994

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 �e7 �g2 00 6 00 bd7 7 'c2 c6

T ow idp i te main ne ate wa te poion old e paed. Hever tere are two notale aternave.

7 . . c5 8 cd5 d5 9 c3 c3 (9 b410 3 6 11 d c6 12 d5! fvurWte and in AdiantoDao en H Itanl 2000 te eqent connti1 2. . .a5 13 c2 ed5 14 d5


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�3 8 16 6+ �6 17d8 �d8 1 8� 6 1 9 4!? c4 20 �2 c6 2 1 e4e7 22 �7+ 8 23 g4 6 24 �d3 ac625 e4 26 e6 saw Back come ndrea attack O c3 cd4 1 1 cd4 6 1 2�4 d5 13 ac1 �d7 14 e5 �5 152 �a6 16 d t a eat deveopment ead or te in enooveckCanerra 1999. Tere oowed 16. . .c8 17c8 c8 18 c d8 19 �d2 �d6 20c4 �c7 21 e4 6 22 e3 and tesstronger centre and more attracve posted

pieces comined to orm an advantage.7 . . .6 weakens te c6sqare and giveste te advantage ater 8 cd5! wenBack as two npeasant recaptres. In tecase o 8 . . .d5 9 c3 �7 O d5 ed51 1 d 6 1 2 e5 te as a sgt tstae advantage. Te kngt wod ke to goto 4 and eert pressre on d5. Karpov

pas sk Riga 1 975 contined 1 2. . .c5 1 3 dc5�c5 1 4 d3 �d6 1 5 �4e8 16 e3 e417 �d6 'd6 1 8 4 ac8 1 9 a4 wenites advantage ad creased.

8 ... ed5 9 c6 a6 O c3 c8( O .. . e8?! 1 1 e5 J8 12 'a4 �7 1 3d7 d7 1 4 d5 and te was a pawnp or notg RaetskRener Apoda

1993 11 a4 8 12 �3 'e8 13 c2!(13 �c8 a4 14 a4 �e2 15 e� 1 6 7 is ess cear 1 3. . d8 1 4 4�d6 15 �e5 and Back ave considerae proems getng s pieces into tegame.8 d b6

Black as itte cance o eqsing wt

8 .. . 5. Ten te as no se or te ceso est is 9 c5 wen RaskovskFaragooc 1 980 went 9 .. .e4 1 0 a4 �a6 1 1 a55 1 2 a3 a6 13 e1 1 4 d3 �6 1 54 e8 1 6 g5 1 7 4 1 8 e4 1 9e 5 �g7 20 �d2 e7 21 5 a5 22 d3wt an advantage o Wite wo ad morespace and access to te 4sqare (wcmgt prove prolemac or Back on e6.

8 . . .e4 9 3 is an iteresng idea.

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 �e 7 5 � 0 0

corse Back mst accept te ecange ote darksqared isops. Ara MinasianLptian erevan 2000 contined 10 �a3�a3 1 a3 4 12 g5!? 1 3 c3 g4 1 44 g5 (14. . .!? 15 g3 16 g33+ 17 2 oowed e2e4 ookspromising or te 15 e4 6 16 ed5ed5 17 cd5 cd5 wit cances or otsides . In ts knd o position Back vioslopes tat e aceve sometng on tekingside and e as reasonae cances odoing so. Wte or is part e oog

to qick invade te qeenside.9 a4!?

ite is ptng immeate pressre on

te qeenside. Conseqent Back soldnow e care ow e deveops.9 �a6

Inerior is 9 .�7? ! de to 10 a ! wt teteat o a5a6. In ZagorjanskBoncsmolovsk Moscow 1949 te emergedwit te etter game ater 10. . . a5 1 1 c5e4 12 d2 13 3 �a6 14 a5

�5 1 5 4 e8 1 6 e5c8 1 7 e6 1 87. 0 b3 c8!

Back needs to id p is ... c6c5 pst some care. Ater O ... c5 1 1 c3 dc4 1 2c4 �c4 1 3 dc5 �c5 1 4 e5 e5!? 1 5d8 ad8 1 6 �2 tere i s compensaonor te qen t not mc. It seems to stat ite sti as sg sperior ongte prospects ecase Black as no ovios


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30 b5 d 3 a5 f3 32 d2 a833xg5+!

te correct goe or te draw eoree get mated.33 xg5 34 ' xg5+ h7 35 ' h6+

g8 36 ' g5+

Game 8Kengis-M . urevich

Juala 1985

d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 e7 5g2 0-0 6 0-0 bd7 7 c2 c6 8 f4!?

deveopment o te iop doe notgarantee an advantage t i nonetee a

ond and pracca aternative to 23wc can e een in ame t-S8 b6

8 . . .a5 9 d2 5 t �e3 a4 1 1 d 1a5 1 2 �g5 6 1 3 �e3 d6 1 4 e 1 5d a6 1 6 ac1 gve te a gt edge.Kaman-okoov Rogatka ana 1991aw t increae in vae ater 1 6. . .c4?! 17

c4 dc4 1 8 c4 6 1 9 cc1 a3 20 3d5 21 �d2 4 22 4 4 23 d3e7 24 e5 t a donating poion.

In te event o 8 .. 5 tte i aceved amng tat t i a norma tonewaand plang 9 �c1. BareevBalaov ita1 996 went 9 .. (9 ... 6! ? wt a repetitioni ao enile t perap 10 3 wa teide 10 3 g5 11 e3 g4 12 e5 e5 13de5 7 14 c3 5 15 �2 4 16 ad1

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 e 7 5 g 2 0 0

e8 17 g3 18 g3 6 1 9 e2 �d720 g5 21 22 1 8 wt aaanced game

9 �d2! t 4 g5 1 1 a4 g4 1 2 e 1 613 a3 dc4 14 e3 e 15 de5 a4!? 16c4 i a ade preerae or ite weBack wa in troe in KrajicaFea LaPama 1993 ater 15. . . e6?! 1 6 a d5 1 7c4 4 1 8 4 4 1 9 d3 e 7 20d1 etc.9 bd2

Harme i 9 cd5 cd5 e.g. t c1 �7

1 1 c3 c8 1 2 d 1 e8 1 3 c2 g5 1 4 �d2d6 1 5 ac1 6 1 6 e 1 1 7 d3 e8 1 8 1 c2 1 9 c2 8 AndernBareevUeda 1997. Ater te econd pai o rooki ecaned Black i no mean wore.9 . . b7 0 e4

0 . . .c8Te immedate t. . .c5! ? i poie e.g. 1 1

ed5 e5 1 2 e1 c8 1 3 !? dc4 1 4c4 15 3 wc wa een inD.revicBrowne Ke Wet 1994. Now

Back old ave plaed 15.. . cd4 1 6 d6�d6 17 �d6 e8 18 d4 g2 19g2 c5 t eqait (Browne ad

Wite alo aceve ver itte rom coingte poion. ter 11 e5 e8 12 4 6 13c5 cd5 14 3 c7 15 e3 a6 16 'c2!? 17 e 18 d c7 19c1 d8 20 c2 e8 21 ac1 tepoition wa cmpcated t no wore r


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The Cataan

Black in toan egndo Mocow 1 994. . . c5 2 exd5 exd5 3 b

1 3 e e8 1 4 1 5 3 dc4 1 6c4 cd4 alo give Black a good gamepariclarl ater 17 ce5?! e5 18 e5d3 19 6 c5 20 3 21 e5!22 e5 d4 a in KaidanovVagaianArmea 1994 wen Black ad a trongatack on te dark qare a well a adangero paed pawn A in t i watoo mc or an ecange. 3 . .e8

Alo ne i 1 3 . dc4 14 c4 e4 1 5a cd4 16 d6 d6 17 d6 e8 18d4 t rogl even cance (Kengi 4 b3 dxc4 5 xc4 �e4 6 b2 b5

16 . .d5 17 d6 6 wit nclear plai a ond alternative. 7 ce5 c4

An alternaive i 17 6!? 1 8 e 71 9 4 g2 20 g2 e5 21 e5 cd422 d4 wit a draw 8 xf7!

Wte enter te pirit o d tactic Ater 18 c4 c4 19 Black a te attracve alternative 19.. .6! 20 6 a621 d6 d6 22 d6 c3 etc. 8 c3 9 e2 b6

19 ?? 20 e6! and Wte wn deto te treat o 6+ and motered mate20 7e5 �a3 2 �h3 �a8

21 c2!? 22 d7 cd' 23 d 24 ' d7 25 d7 c6 26 c6 c6

27 d5 c2 28 d6 wit nclea pla wa aninterein idea. Bt Black i app wt teal point22 c2 �e4 23 e2 Y Y

Game 9Dautov-vakov

enlo 2000

d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 �e7 5�g2 0-0 6 00 bd7 7 c2 c6 8 �f4 b69 ld

9 . . .�b7Here ti i onder tan 9 . a6 a now

Wte wold ave erent option

10 3 c8 11 c3 dc4 12 d2 5!? 13c4 c4 14 'a4 5 15 5 c5 16'5 6 17 6 6 preented Blackwit intereng conterpla in DelcevBeavk Mocow 2001.

1 0 e5 ! e te pong o te iop on4 creativel Ater 1O . c8 1 1 c3 Blacka tried a cople o move. 1 1 .. 7 12 3

ac8 1 3 e4 6 14 d7 d7 1 5 e5 e8 1 61 c7 1 7 a4 7 1 8 e2 avored Wtein Bmakinra id 2001 It i not clearwere Black nd genne contepla; alack o reatng pace i a prolem

Wojtkiecz-Zarev Mocow 2002 went1 1 c4 12 c4 dc4 1 3 e4 5 14 d6d6 1 5 d6 d8 1 6 a4 wit an advantageor Wte Te two iop are clearltronger tan te t


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0 3 dx4Aso posse s O c8 Ten ater 1 1

eS S 1 2 d2 6 1 3 e4 cS Back asgood conterpa In Frdmanspov,ssen 2002 a draw was agreed ater 14 edS

cd4 15 c6 c6 16 dc6 eS 17 Sc6 18 �4 'd7 19 ac1 cS 2 �c6c6 21 eS 'e7 22 d4

Now te strongest approac appears to ete sow 11 3, eg 1 S 12 c1 13�2 d6 14 e3 6 1 5 e2 e4 1 6 4e7 17 eS! eS 18 deS �8 19 a4 wta peasant game or te n MarnPogoreov, Andorra 1 994 d2 h5 2 x4 xf4 3 gxf4 7 4 e3 aS 5 ab

In LaerTvakov, Mondarz 2000 tepaed 15 ac1 6 16 a3 dS 17 eS �d61 8 'a4 c3 1 9c3 �eS 20 eS 6 214 �a8 22 4 ' 23 'c2 24 d2 eS

25 deS and aceved astng pressre 5 f6 6 b4 d5 7 a3 f5 !?1 7 c3 18 c3 cS 19 dcS �g2 20

g2 cS 21 S gves te a ong astngadvantage de to te strong kgt and tepotenal passed pawn, wc soon cometo 6 S e5 d6 9 lb e7 20 a4 a6

2 b3

2 g5 !Back needs to create conterpa, oter

wse te ave te n22 fxg5

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 e 7 5 g 2 0 0

22 dS cdS 2 3 d3 g4 wt eqalt22 xe5 23 dxe5 xg5 24 h hS25 f4 h5 26 xd5 xd5 27 b2 lgS

Back mgt sove s proems ot easer and qcker wt 27 S!? 28 ' c4,wen te as to searc or an advantage2S lg lx 29 lx lS 30 lxS+xS 3 h3

31 d4 'e2 32 3 33 a4 'c6 andBack mantans eqat3 eS 32 2 d7 33 f2 dS 34h2 d7 35 f3 a5 36 e gS 37h5 fS 3S f3 eS 39 bxa5 bxa5 403 -

Game 10Kozul-putian

cee 199

d4 d5 2 4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 e7 5

g2 0-0 6 0-0 bd7 7 2 6 S b3

Te man sstem n te Cosed Cataante s n n rr and sow ds p s

orcesS b6

Te same goes or Back te qeenssop needs to nd a rote nto te gameHowever, tere are nterestng aternaves

8 e4 9 d (9 d2 d2 O d2 11 �2 e8 12 S 13 c1 6 14�a3 gave te a st ps n PanvcPankov, Brgo 2001 9 6 O e d611 d2 �7 12 �2 c8 13 d3 cS 14


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dc5 c5 15 cd5 ed5 16 4 6 17ac1 d4 1 8 7 7 19 c4 d5 20d5 d5 21 e3 6 22 e4 e6 23 4 andte ad te etter game in PoaovTeov Tomk 2001

8 . . .5 9 c5! (openg te ce make tteene wt te qeen on c2 9 .. .e4 (tieem to e too time conmn 10 2 a1 1 e5 e5 12 e4 (1 2 .. . de4 1 3 de5e3!? 14 e3 i perap a gt advantage orte; te kigt a a reer game tan teop on c8 1 3 g2 g4 1 4 d2 4 1 5 36 1 6 g3 1 7 g3 1 8 e5! andte i etter. V.MikaevkRec Irae1999 aw te conne wt te weaker 15ae1 ?! wen 1 5. . g3 16 g3 e8 1 7 5 18 g4 g4 19 '3 20 e5 21 g4 e5 22 de5 g4+ ed to adaw. Intead o 9 . . .e4 te enconterA.Petroianico ean 1999 went

9 . . . a5 10 d2 4 1 1 e4 a6 12 e e8 1 3e5 c7 14 4 and ite ad te periorpropect. Tere oowed 14. . .5 1 5 2e8 16 1 8 1 7 e3 a7 1 8 g5 19 4 c8 20 1 6 21 d7 22 t a menacig attack.9 b2

9 c3 i prematre in vew o 9 .. a6

wen te cpawn i genine angng. Ater1 0 d2 5 1 1 d 8 1 2 e3 c4 1 3 c4a5 14 3 c7 15 c5 e5 16 e4 de4 17e4 d5 18 de5 e5 19 2 e8 20d4 ack ad oved i opengproem in ernardoonko France 1 999.9 a6

ack need to pace t iop on a6 i

e want to ee d 1 . Ater 9 .. .7 10 c3c8 te a two attracve aternave tote tandard d 1 .

11 ad c7 1 2 e4 e4 1 3 e4 de41 4 'e4 c5 1 5 d5 6 (1 5 . .. 6 1 6 c2ed5 17 e5! d8 18 g5 g6 19 4 gaveite a trong attack in eerCiic eraen 1961 16 c2 ed5 1 7 cd5 and nowHanerKotan Prae 2000 went 17. . d61 8 c1 5 19 4 6 20 e ce8 21 d6

e1+ 22 e1 6 23 4 d8 24 5 wit anadvantage to te tank to te dpawnand te etter king. ack ot wa mcwore in mejkaPadev mederevkaPaanka 1971 wen 17. . .2 oon got m

into troe 18 2 cd8 19 d6 8 204! g6?! 2 1 e 6 22 7 7 23 e7c6 24 e2 e5 25 c7! a8 26 4 27e7 1 0.

VokacHrtanek Karna 2001 aw tepa te immediate 1 1 e4 de4 12 e4.Ten 12 . c5 13 6+ 6 14 g5 g515 7 c7 16 e4! g6 17 d5 ed5 18cd5 6 1 9 d6 ! a good itraon o tekind o proem ack can qck rn intoack avoidng troe wt 12. e4 13e4 6 14 c2 c5 15 dc5 e4(1 5 ... c5?? 1 6 g5! and ack can reign1 6 c3 c5 1 7 e 1 a8 1 8 e5 g219 g2 e7 20 wen te ad a

igt p. Again it i te c6qare tat iack man proem ere. 0 d c8

c3 ?!Te tronger 11 d2 ead to pa aong

te ne o ame 14. . . .c7

aternave i 1...dc4!? 12 e5 c313 a3 8 wen Lpan preer acPerap ti i a it opmtic t ack icear oka. 2 e4

It gt e me or 12 cd5 cd5 1 3 ac1


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12 c5 �c5 13 �2 c8 14 e3 e8 15 e 7 1 6 ac1 1 7 d4 1 8 g5�d4 19 ed4 g7 20 �1 6 21 d287 and Back was no worse n alovBaer ngiens-es-Bans 1 999. e4 dxe4

Foowg p .�7 wt 11...�a6 ooksoca and ater 12 �4 dc4 1 3 d2 c5 1 4d5 te s ae to generate an nave.KorcnoM.revc Antwerp 1995 conned 14.e5 15 �g5 wen Korcno ves15.d5 16 d5 �g5 17 ! �5 18�3 c6 19 �d7 d7 20 e5 �e6 21c4 as a sade preerae or Wte. Indenda-Tvakov Deren 2001 Backeected to captre on d5 t 14.ed5 15 e5cased proems 15.d4 (15.g4 16 d5e5 17 c4 �c4 18 c4 ves Witegood contro over te gt sqares and ampe compensaon 16 e6 �6 17 ce4 c3

18 c4 �e7 19 c3! g5 (19.dc3? 20�3 �5 21 e5 and te ns 20 !g4 21 d5 e8 22 �e4 and Back wasnder pressre.

1. . .c5 12 ed5 ed5 13 �2 dc4 14 d5!ves Wite te advantage. Te pont s tat14.c3 15 a3 �d6 opens te wa or 16a7. ava-Ferretti Verona 1998 went

1 4.d6 1 5 c4 e5 1 6 e4 e8 1 7 d6 18 � d6 19 d3 cd8 20 a4' 21 a5 d6 22 a6 a6 23 e e24 e atog Wte ad a te cances. 2 g

Wite wants to estas a kngt on e4.noter posst s 12 e4 wen12.e4 13 e4 c7 1 �4 �d6 15

�d6 d6 16 c5! c7 17 ac1 d8 18'e �a6 19 a4 8 20 4 c5 21 dc56 22 'e5 d 23 d c8 24 d4was ver nce or te o.oatzsan Paks 1996. A ear ater Back mproved n Cvtan-Borgo Porto an oro1997 12.c5 13 6 �6 14 g5 �g51 5 �7 c7 1 6 dc5 �c1 1 7 Jac1 c51 8 g2 e 7 19 d2 6 20 cd 1 21c3 5 22 3 c8 23 4 d7 24 d7

d7 2 5 proding Wite wt a modest lead. In tis poson Back as proemsgeg te kigt to d4 wc s te ongood sqare avaae. Neverteess Backsod e ae to od t accrate pa. 2 h6

1 2.c5 1 3 dc5 �c5 1 4 ge4 e4 1 5e4 avors te. 3 gxe4 xe4 4 xe4 f6

c !A temac solon. Te d5sqare s not

so mportant. Instead te as contro overd6 and Blacks qeensde s nder a nd.Less trong or Back s 15 �e3 c7 16d2 d7 17 6 �6 18 ad e7 19

c5 d8 20 a4 e5 21 de5 d2 22 d2'e5 23 4 d2 2 d2 c5 25 a5avaInkov Nce 2001 wt te smallesto edges or Wite aning. .d

15e4 16 e4 c5 17 dc5 c7 18�2 cd8 19 a3 ves Wite a sigt tendrg advantage n vew o te c6-pawn

and n , te sop on 7. 6 a3 a 7 if c7 8 id2 fd8 9b4 axb4 20 ixb4 a8?!

20.4!? s necessar wen 21 a4a8 its tes ead.2 cxb6!

Now Wite occpes te c5-sqare andstarts psg s apawn a perect rewardor s gameplan.2 .' xb6 22 ixe7 xe7 23 c ic8


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24 a4Wte is cose to eig strategica

g24 . . .a5

24 .. dS 25 d c7 26 3 a6 27

a6 a6 28 cS a7 29 a! ad te apaw makes progress . Te mai poit is tat29 .. .a 30 aS aS 31 7 'c7 32d8 d8 33 c6 is decisive.25 b3 :ad5 26 a5 a7 27 a6 d7 2S4

As we ca see Back sod s ave triedto get rid o te isops .2S . . .:d6 29 5 S 30 b2 d5

Beavsk gves 30 . . . 31 7! 732 a 7 33 a ad Wte ws.3 :db !

Ts me Wte sod rerai rom 317? as 3 1 .. .7 32 a7 6 33 d2 34 2 8 is ess cear.

3 . . .7 32 bS!Te ockade o te paw is removedad wt it te ast e o deece32 . .xbS 33 :xbS :xd4 34 a7 :x4 35a6! xa6 36 :xa6 : + 37 g2 -0

Game 12Comas Fabego-Nogueas

Havaa 1999

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 e 7 5 g 2 0 0

qck cetra epasio wit e2e4 wiesimtaeos motorig te c4-paw.S . . .b6

8 .. S 9 cS sod e to tes advatagetis versio eig eve etter ta wt 8 3

wc is qte seess ere. Back as tried acope o resposes.

9 . . c7 t 3 eS?! 11 eS eS 124 g4 13 e4! de4 14 e4 6 (14 .. . 1 5g2 6 1 6 ae i s ice or te 1 5 deSeS 16 7 8 17 d2 e6 was tecorse o BokI.Raiovic Leigrad1938 we 18 6 19 c4 20 d3e6 21 aS wod ave gaied te a reepaw.

I te evet o 9 .. .aS 10 e4 Back sodpa t. . .de4 rater ta drop ack to e8For eampe i Damjaovic-emkov aito 1988 Back was too cramped ater1 0 .e8 1 1 eS creatig reatg space wt

1 .6 1 2 e6 g6 1 3 e g7 g toimprove s caces 14 a4 4 15 3 e816 6 17 4 d7 18 e3 d8 19ae ' 20 g7 g7 21 4 d7 223 ad Wite was doig ver we Retrig to 10. . de4 koCampora Bie 1987coed 1 1 e4 e4 12 'e4 a6 1 3e 1 e8 1 4 4 6 15 c2 dS 1 6 a4 4

1 7 eS 'c7?! 1 8 e4 g6 1 9 S 6 20 g6' 6 21 g6! 6 22 'g6 23 e4

d4 d5 2 4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 e7 5g2 0-0 6 0-0 bd7 7 2 6 S bd2

e7?! (23 . eS was te ast 24 gS 25 4! ad Wte w. o gves1 7. .6 as te improvemet i a awadct posio. He eeves tat ater 181 eS 19 eS Wte as a sma tedrg advatage It is ote te case te

Cata tat te edrg natre o Witespositive stock is te more sicat actorrom a pracca poit view.9 e4 b7

Ts seems wrog ere Ater 9 . .a6 teS e8 1 1 e1 c8 1 2 1 c7 13 3 dc414 c4 dS 15 e4! te was etter Cietes-Fear Paca Zdroj 1992 wccoed S. S 1 6 e3 e8 1 7 4 1 8

I ts game Wite eects t eecte a dS! cdS 19 '4 c6 20 S 21 e6


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6 2 2 d2 d6 2 3 a3 7 2 4 d3 andBlacks tre was etting darker tanks tote lack o pla and ites presence in tecentre and prospects o a kingside oesive.

9 ... de4 10 e4 7 is solid t passive.

Black needs to pa specia attention to tepossiiit o e clampig c4c5 as i teprevios m game. Raetsktele Cappele la rande 1 997 went 1 1 d 1 e4 1 2e4 6 13 c2 c8 14 4 d6 15d6 d6 16 c5 c7 17 ac1 d8 18e5 d7 19 c6 6 20 c4 c7 21a4 and ite was on top. In asenkowAzmaiparasvii ronigen 1997 itemst ave een in te dring seat ater1 1 . .c8 1 2 6+ 6 1 3 c5 t e sseqent 1 3. ..d5 14 g5 6 1 5 d2 c5 1 6dc5 e5 1 7 4 a 1 8 a5 d8 1 9 4 20 6 21 a e4 22 g5 a6 23 6!?was nclear .. .

0 e e8 b311 cd5 is a aternative. Ten 11...cd5 isa somewat passive opon were is tekigt goig rom e8? argssian-RivasUeda 2001 conned 12 e c8 13 a4a 14 a6 15 4 d3 16 g5 6 17e7 'e7 18 ac1 c7 19 e3 5 20d a6 21 ec3 c3 22 c3 d8 23

4 24 d2 g7 25 4 and ite admore territor cances to reak trog onte kingside and control te onl opene. Black does etter to olow te eampleset i BmannVagaian erman 2000wen 1. . .ed5!? 12 e1 c7 13 e614 e3 15 4 c5 generated scientconterpla 16 g4 cd4 17 6 e8 18

d2 dc5 19 d4 d7 20 e6 e6resng i a dole-edged game. .c7

Ater 1 1 . .c8 12 2 c5 13 ac1 cd414 d4 Black was string in Hertecktagl Astra 1997. ere oowed1 4. . .c7 15 e1 8 16 1 c7 17 a3a8 18 4 dc4 19 7 7 20 c4d5 21 d3 d8 22 5 and tedominated proceeings.

2 b2 c 3 fe b8 1 4 dxc xc14 . . c5 15 g5 16 ac1 avors

ite. Black as no active plan ad ...dc4eposes ot d6 and 6 to e wte igts. d4 a!?

Peraps 15. . .dc4!? makes ie easier orBlack e.g. 1 6 c6 e8 1 7 e7+ e7 1 87 7 1 9 c4 ad Black stands noworse. 6 a3 c8 7 b4 axb4 8 axb4 d7 9b xa 20 xa c

Also possile is 20 .. c5 21 3 dc4 22c4 g2 23 g2 d5 24 c6 wen eigts are o eqa wort. Black proal pla ...d78 ver soon in order to address ites otpost.2 b dxc4 22 xb7 xb7 23 xc4d 24 c6

24 . . .a8 2 c2 f8 26 d4ite wold e worse ater 26 d6?!

d6 27 ed6 d7 28 e5 6 29 d4d6 ecase te isop is not ve eective and te igt on c6 is asica ot o

pla.26 d7 27 a xa + 28 xa c% %

Game 13Raetsky-andenbegue

Scuo2001

d4 d 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 e7 g2 0-0 6 0-0 bd7 7 'c2 c6 8 bd2


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b6 9 b3 b 7 0 e4Wite needs to get goig te 10 2

c5 1 c8 12 ' dc4 1 3 c4 cd414 d4 g2 15 g2 6 16 e3 1 7 8+ 18 c8 Bck d soved is poems in Cidnde-PNicoicLies 19880 . . c8 b2 c7

1 de4 1 2 e4 tnsposes to 8 3 6 92 7 1 0 c3 c8 1 1 e4 de4 1 2 e4coveed in me 10 note to Bcks 9tmove

1 c5 1 2 ed5 ed5 1 3 dc5 dc4 1 4 4!?ws te inteesng cose o LindgenRsmssen Bdpest 2000 wen Bck wentst t 14 6?! 1 5 c6! c3 (1 5 c6 16d4 c7 17 5! is te poem 16 c38 17 d4! 18 nd Wte dmoe tn enog compenson o teecnge 1 8 e8 1 9 e3 6? 20 d !

4 21 c4 5 22 5 '6 23 6g6 24 d5 poved decisive Bck sodp 14 c5 1 5 5 c7 1 6 c4 togite s ve pesnt stct dvntge Te tentive 13 c5 1 4 5 g6 1 5c3!? 6 16 3 seems to ep Wite Indeed in Wiel-L en 2000 teemeged om 13 c5 14 d e8 1 5

c7 1 6 d4 6 1 7 cd5 g6 1 8 'd5 19 e4 20 1 5 21 3 4 22 wt te ette gme

Insted o te tde on c5 Wite s ninteesng ide in 1 3 d dc4 1 4 c4 515 d5!? wen Wojewc-ov U2000 coned wit mpe ecnges1 5 d5 16 ce5 76 17 g5 6 18

e 19 20 6 621 d5 d5 22 d d4 23 + g824 d5+ nd dw ws geed s Wited ied to pove n dvntge 2 :ad :fd8 3 :fe b8 4 b

n inteestig tenve ws te mitios 14 4 6 15 e5 e8 16 c5!? c5 173 c7 1 8 dc5 1 9 g4 7 20 g5 521 2 c5 22 d3 6 23 g6 c7 24 1 g6 25 d4 wee Wte s com-

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 e 7 5 00

penson o te pwn tog is cvep Vnoovosk Hkn 1 994 4. . .h6 5 a3 dxe4 6 xe4 c5 7 d5 !?exd5 8 c3! ? :e8 9 xd5 xd5 20cxd5 :cd8

2 :xe7 ! ?ntetining st Te ide is to ennce

te powe o te dk-sqed isop Wit21 6 22 e8+ e8 23 tegntees modest ps 2 . . .:xe7 22 h4 :e2!

Blck s to e ve ce ee Te olowg vions ep demonstte wtks in te sdows 22 ee8?! 23 6(23 e5 24 4 looks dngeos 24 6+!

g6 25 g6+ (25 8 26 6+g8 27 g6+ 8 28 3! d6 29 d7nd Wite ns 26 d6! g2 27 ! ndBck is svgel mted

22 6! ? is peee wen 23 oes Bck soid deensive pospects on tekingside n inteesng ppoc is 24 "e4!? 25 g4 7 26 5 c7 27 e4 t

stong ttck wie tee is so 24 eeg 24 2 5 e7+ 8 (25 e7? losesinstnt to 26 e7 d5 27 6! g6 28 nd Bck is soon mted 26 g6+6 (te 26 g8 Wte is not oiged too o te epetion 27 g6 e8 (27 g828 e4 ooks dngeos tog te28 29 7 e7 30 6 f6 318+ 32 7+ te s onl dw28 e6!?


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28 e7?? loses to 29 e4 g8 3 0 6!i view o 30 e4 31 32 g7mate, wc leaves 28 e6 (28 ee7!? 29de6 e7 30 6! 'd6! (30 g6? 316 g7 32 e7 ad ite s 31 7(31 e7?? d 32 ad sddeit is Blac wo s 317 32 e7 d

33 g2 'd5 34 'd2 35 3 e7 36e7 d7 wt a daw edg23 f f6?

Ts alows a comiao tat is ot toodclt to d Coseqentl Blac soldpla 23 2 24 '2 e5 25 e5 e526 e o 23 e5! ? 24 4 g2! 25 g2g6 26 e4!? (26 g7? d5 27 d5

d8! ad Blac ws 26 a8 27 e3, iot cases wt a sligtl edge o Wte24 xh6+! gxh6 2 �xf6 lde8 26 fe +

27 �f ! !

Te spsg poit Ate 27 e 1e 28 d6! te posio is less clea,t ow te ig can o loge escape a e827 . . .�c8

27 d6 28 g4 29 g7 mate (e8

is ot availale28 h d6 29 lxe lxe 30 xh6xf6 3 xf6 �h3

31a6 32 d6 33 4 also ssmootl o Wite32 g+ 0

Game 14Main-Beescu

Iasi 1999

d4 d 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 �e7 �g2 00 6 00 bd7 7 c2 c6 8 bd2b6 9 b3 �a6 0 ld

1 0 e4 c8 1 1 e1 is a dieet appoac,

agaist wic Blac sold ave scietesoces 11 c5 12 ed5 ed5 13 a3 e81 4 cd5 d5 1 5 7 6 1 6 dc5 c517 c5 c5 simpl eqalised i TosicKosic, Teije 2001, t 16 g6!? 1 7 3c5 18 c5 c5 19 e8 e8 20e d8 21 4 c3!? is clear accodgto Kosic Blac seems e i ts posio

so possile is 14 cd4!? 1 5 e7 c2 1 6d8 d8 17 ec1 dc8 we Blac,agai, loos o wose Peaps te codcoside 18 c4!? c 19 c1 5 20d4 c4 21 c6 22 c4 t acomple stle aead 0 . .lc8

10 5 led to a sligt advatage o Wite

i Filippoviag Cog, ejag 1999ate 1 1 c5 4 12 e4!? e4 1 3 e4 de41 4 'e4 c5 1 5 c2 d7 16 e5 e51 7 e5 c7 1 8 c6 c6 19 c6 ac820 e4 5 21 e3

1O c5 1 1 e4 dc4 12 c4 cd4 13 d4c8 14 e5 d5 15 2! seces Wte asmal pls Blac, as alwas, as polemst te ligt sqaes Poljaov-Feig,Kaova 1997 wet 15 c4 16 c


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c4 17 d5! ed5 18 4 19 d5c3 20 e2 c7 21 2 2 22 2c5 23 d6 c6 24 Jad ad Wite wasm i cotol. e4 c5

11 . . .c7 1 2 e5 e8 1 3 8 1 4 g5g5 1 5 g5 16 4! is cleal ette oWte accodig to Beliavsk. exd5 exd5

Tis is a impotat posio o te C.Wte as moe ta oe opo.

1 3 (13 . . .e8 14 2 tasposes to1 3 2 e8 14 ) 14 3 c7 1 5 2c8 1 6 6 g4 1 7 4 d6 1 8 e5

cd4 19 d4 d6 20 cd5 5 21 e4e5 22 e5 e7 was clea i Beskov-Fomiceko Kasoda 1999.

Pacal teesg is avas 13!? we avatak Cappee laade 2000 coed 1 3. .. cd4 1 4 d45 (14. . .c5?! is too opstic 1 5 e3dc4 16 c6 sees Wte geeate a itia

tive Lte oeig a eample i te e1 6 ... c7 1 7 c4 g4? 1 8 4! £ 1 9£ £ 2 0 £ etc.) 1 5 e3 c4 1 6d5 d5 1 7 d5 c3 1 8 3 c5?!19 6 20 a3 a5 2 1 a ! d4 22d4 e2 23 e2 a3 24 e7! 8 25 t a poo posio o Black. tooes te impovemet 18... c5! wit teoowg istcve e 1 9 e6! ? £ 20g2 e6 21 e6 8 22 d7 d4! 23

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 e 7 5 g 2 0 0

d8 cd8 24 g5 8 25 d £ 263 a 1 27 a 1 1 28 g4 e2 94 2 30 3 5! t a alcedgame.

I Delcev-L.B.Hase Istal 2000Black cose te alteave capte (13 )1 3. . .dc4 14 d5 e8 15 c4 d6 16 e3e8 1 7 5 1 8 c4 1 9 a4 720 d2 a8 21 a5 6 22 c2 c8 23e5 ad Wte was doig well . to pees 4. . .c3 15 a3 16 c7 altog e still ikes Wite ate 17 4 d6

1 8 d6 d6 1 9 a7 a8 (1 9 . . .d5? 20c4 76 21 g5 22 d5 d5 23e4 8 24 d7 4 25 c3 ad tes) 20 a8 a8 21 4 22 g2. cxd4

Blacks alteaves ave ad mied otes.

1 3. . .dc4 14 d5 ! c3 1 5 a3 e2 16 e

5 17 4 e8 18 a7 d6 19 aae5 20 c4 c4 21 c4 d7 22 letWte sgtl ette i Cvita-odea eeve 1996

te 13 .. .5?! 14 cd5 c4 te sed toespod wt 15 c4 t stoge is 15e5! we 15. . .d5? 1 6 ! a5 doesot wok o Black (as it oal does) e

case te 5paw ostcts te qee. Istead 16 ... 4 17 d8 c2 1 8 c6 leadsto a clea advatage o Wite. Ts leaveste lesse e 15. . .6! 1 6 c6 c7 1 7 c4c4 18 e4 5 19 e7 e7 20c5 we Wtes oook is te igte,t stog kgt o c5. st-agaadoige 1998 coed 14. . .7 1 5 g5

6 1 6 d6 g2 1 7 de7 e7 1 8 g2 g51 9 d3 c4 20 c4 c4 21 c4 4 22dc1 c4 23 c4 2 24 a d2 25c2 a5 26 5 e 27 e2 a ad adaw was ageed. Howeve Wite as aimpovemet i 1 5 d3! c4 1 6 c4 c4 1 7c4 5 18 d2 wi advatage. Itwold appea tat 13 .. .5 is iadeqate.

1 3. . . e8 1 4 1 5 3 (1 5 . . .5?!is poo de to 16 g5! wt te teat o


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d5, te eqent 16 1 7 dc5 c41 8 c4 c5 1 9 cd5 + 20 c221 6 6 22 de4 eing good orte 1 6 cd5 e2 1 7 e1 d5 1 8 ac1wit a complicated tle aead 4 xd4 b5 5 f5 bxc4 6 bxc4

6 . g6!

An imprtant move Black a eentrog a lot o erin in ti oition1 6 '6?! 1 7 a 1 dc4 1 8 e4! 6 1 9

6+ 6 2 0 8 21 c6 c6 22c6 c6 23 c6 c8 24 6 6 25e4 oer te good wnning cance

16 c4?! 17 c4 c4 1 8 d5 1 9'g5 d5 20 d5 6 21 5! 22

e5 6 23 6 '6 24 6 wa enin Nielen-Danielen, Rander 1996, iteevental convering ti avorale ending

1 6 6?! 1 7 c5 a4 (1 7 d5 imet wit 18 e6! e6 19 'e6+ 8 20a6 and Wite i a pawn p or notin18 a1 2 19 2 c5 20 c6 d621 e4 e4 22 e4 g6 23 24

d3 d3 25 d3 4 26 g4 ce8 27 e2and te wa on i wa to te ll point inoron-Homan, Villa Martelli 1 997 7 g5? !

prove t o e too rik a Black eailotain compenation or te ecange lava propoe te ollowing line a a poileimprvement 17 3 dc4 1 8 c3 c5 1 9c6 c6! 20 c6 d3 21 e4 6! 222! 4! 23 a 1 c6 24 6+ 6 25

6 6 t an aement o nclear a al, rter tet are reqired 7 . .dxc4 8 c6 lxc6 9 �xc6 b620 �xd7 xb2 2 lab a3

21 'd4 i even tronger accordig to

Marin Ater 22 '+ 23 e4+24 g2 g5 25 g5 g5 26 d6 c8Black a all te cance, wle 22 'a5 c523 a6 '+ 24 1 e4! leave Witeking in erio trole22 �b5 e4?

A taccal error Black wold ave eenne ater 22 c3 ! 23 c4 c5 24 c5c5 25 dc1 5 26 5 e4 27 e3d8, retaiing te paed pawn and wtecellent compenation or te ecange23 xc4 f3 24 e3 xe 25 xe3�xb5 26 d5! �c5 27 lxb5 �xf2+

27 28 c1 d4 29 c4 and win28 Wg2 f5?

Ater te more precie 28 5 te tillremain wel on top ater 29 7 c5 30e7+ g7 31 c629 lb7 lf7 30 e7+ Wg7 3 dd7 lf832 g8+! -0

Game 15Raetskyattenloehner

Witehur 2002

d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 �e7 5�g2 00 6 0-0 bd7 7 c2 c6 8 bd2b6 9 b3 �a6 0 �b2 lc8 e4 c5


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In KasparovHss Zrich (siml 198711...'c7 12 e 8 13 ac1 d8 14 1 h6 1 5 a3 7 1 6 e5 e8 1 7 cd5! cd518 eed White an advantae aeitnotg spectacar. However ths soon

snowaed and ater 1 8. . .c1 19 c1 c820 4 c1 21 c1 c8 22 5 c3 23 a4g5?! 24 h3 25 2 c8 26 d3 tewas clearl etter.1 2 exd5 exd5 3 'f5!?

1 3 d 1 transposes to te prevos game.An alteave is 13 e when LoronKnaak erman 1998 conned 13. . .cd414 d4 5 15 ad c5 16 '6 17e 7 e 7 1 8 e7 c4 19 c4 dc4 20e4 c3 21 c3 e4 22 e4 6 23 c5 24 e3 8 25 'd2 wth a sightede or ite. 3 . .6 4 ' h3

4. . cxd4Black pans a kght manoevre. 14 . h5

15 e1 cd4 16 d4 c5 was paed inRaetsk-D.Frolov moensk 2000 t ths

looks rather risk or Back. There olowed17 ! g 1 8 e 7! e 7 1 9 'h4! c6(19 ... cd7 20 g5 h7 21 h6 224 g6 23 e4 24 e 25 3and Black is or a rogh rde 20 g5h7 21 ' g8 22 g5 h7 and adraw was agreed t 23 cd5 d6 24 4!ves te a strong aack.

In Rstemov-Nikolenko Moscow 1999Black ollowed 14 .. c7 1 5 dc5 th the

C o s e d C a t a a n 4 e 7 5 0 0

at 15 . .c5? ndng himsel a pawndown or nothn ater 16 g5 d4 17 e6!e6 18 e6 g7 19 a6. elandoron ochi 1986 went 15 . .c5 1 6 h6e8 17 e5 d7 1 8 h3 e6 1 9 e 1 dc4

20 e6 e6 21 e4 7 22 g5 e423 e4 c3 24 a3 and Whte had aodale attack.1 5 xd4 c5 6 ad 1 d3

Kochev-haposhnikov t. Petersrg1 996 is worth a ook 1 6. .e8 17 2 ce41 8 e5 'c7 1 9 e6! d6 (1 9 .. . e6 20'e6 g7 21 h8 [21...h6 22g4!] 22 e4 23 'd5! d5 24 g8 25 h6 mate 20 ! 21e4 e4 22 d5 d5 23 cd5 andte was winnin

1 6 .h5 17 2 ce4 18 e5 e8 19e4 was the corse o RazvaevpanFnze 1 979 wen 19 . e4?! met wth 20

! g 21 ' c5 22 4 c7 23 d6!c8 24 'g5 h7 25 d7! d7 26 d7d7 27 6 6 28 '6 c4 29 'e71-0. Razvaev gives 19. . .e4 20 e wtan attack or Whte. 7 a c5

8 xd5! !A srprsin move Usal ite does

not srrender this ishop i he can help it ethere he does not even other to recaptre ond5 In act ths was home preparation. In aprevos game 18 4? was plaed t withlittle sccess Ater 18. dc4! 1 9 c6 c6!


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20 c6 c7 21 g2? (21 c3 22 e4e4 23 e4 c2 is better 21...c5 22 g4 Back was nng in RaetskFippov moensk 2000.

Te contrasting 1 8 !? e8 1 9 a3

20 b4 c7 21 b5 aso ooks nice or itebt is o ess reevance considerng te eecveness o te tet . 8 . . .xd 9 e4!

Te ke idea. Wite simp wants to regan te kngt or ree. 9 . . .f6

19 .. 5b4 20 6! e5 21 ! g 22e5 6 23 g5! and Back is mated we1 9. . .4 20 bc4 c4 21 6! e5 22! works te same wa.20 xf6+? !

A n inaccrac. Te game cod ave beendecided wt 20 c5! c5 (20 ... bc5 21c6 d6 22 e7 e7 23 d3 and

Black mst resign 21 c6 c7 22 e7e7 23 4! wen ite wns s oows23 . . .g7 24 e e6 25 d7! d7 266 6 27 4 mate.20 . .

bf 2 xd3 ' a8Black does not ave an compensaon on

te gt sqares. Ater 21...b7 22 d1e7 23 c3 5 24 c5 5 b5

c3 26 c3 Wite is a pawn p.22 e6!?

22 . . .hn move. Ater 22.. .e6 23 'e6

g7 24 d7 Wite wins

2 3 ' g4Aso strong is 23 !? 3 24 6

c6 25 d8 6 26 e6 'd8 27 d8wit good wnning cances in te endgame.23 . . .c8 24 xf6 fxe6

24. . .e6 25 26 giveste eceent nning cances in e sapeo a pawn and a power posted bisop.2 'd4 e

26 'd6!Not 26 e5? 3 wen ite is cse

to being worse.26 . . .h3 27 f3! e4 28 ld4

28 . . .e3?A bnder. I 28 .. . Back is strn

bt wie 29 g4 c5 30 d1 e 31 "e6£ 32 £ c8 33 g3 'g2 34 4avors ite tere remains work to do.29 ' e7 -0


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4 c6 5 d6

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 c6 5�g2 �d6

hi ytem reemble the Cloed atalan(4 .. .�e 5 �2 00 6 00 bd). However

n contat to te poitin wth .e Blaccan concentrate hi effort on the major planof expanin with .e6e5. h approachenjoyed ome popularty in th 1920 whenCatalan te wa in it infanc Partcularlnotworthy i the encunter ReBogoljubov(Game 16) when after tranpoition a eypoion wa reache in whch Blac at

tempted in van to teer the ame Dutchtonewal territor After a correct mveorder uch a tranpitin i ined poiblebut the Dutch Defence i outide the copef t boo�

After 6 00 bd ite occaional ac� s

te c4pawn wth c3 when hin

�

mr or le copenate the mo

et inv nt. Hwver mot of te tmete pr � avoid ti poibty optinintead to conti

J

b3 'c2 or 7 b2he taba occurt r 6 00 bd 'c2

0 8 bd2 andsn,

Booljubovorch 1934 it ha been knn that te immediate advance 8 . .e5 i pretre hereAfter 9 cxd5 xd5?! 10 c4 Blac a eri

ou problem (anovMaoonv s note to Game 17) we after the troner

9 cxd5 10 dxe5 xe5 11 xe5 xe5 12f3 the minue of the olated pawn are notquite compenated by Blac freer evelopment herefore Blac bet trate i to

prepare .e6e5 th 8 .. 'e or 8 . .e8 (ftente move impl tranpoe)

Game 16RetiBogoljubov

New Yor 1924

1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f3 f6 4 g3 c6 5

�g2 �d6 6 00 bd7

7 b3he alternativ i 7 c3 dxc4 8 c2 (du

bou i e4?! e5 9 dxe5 xe5 10 xe5xe5 11 ' 8 12 d c het


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veik-cisin, Pesov, 1999 Wite doesnthave compensation o te pawn decitin ths endgame. 8 ... 0-0 9 d e7 10 g5h6 1 1 6 6 1 2 d2 e5 , as in LpanAenciia, Bie 1993, whc conned 13d5!? cd5 14 d5 d5 15 d5 c3 16c3 g4 17 c4 ac8 18 e3 8 19e4 wt a sight edge o Wite (moe active.7 . . .00

a pa in te cente t 7 .. 6 8 2c5?! is not to e ecommended. In Cetveik

Hajek, Basava 2000 Wte won ate 9cd5 ed5 10 dc5 c5? 11 e4! e7 12 e5a6 13 e6, so Back shod peet c5 1 1 c3 7 12 4, when Witehas a se ead deveopment in tis isolated d-pawn posion.8 b2

8 . . .e8Black can tanspose to te Dtch Deence

t 8 .. .e4 9 d2 .9 bd2

Wte can pevent ... e6-e5 wit 9 e5'c7 t 4 6 11 d2 7 12 e4, as weDavidson, Amstedam 1924, whente took action in te cente and was ewaded wt a p ate 12 . .de4 13 e4e4 14 e4 6 15 g2 c5 16 d5 ed517 cd59 . . e?

Lokvenctoz, Haqe 1 928 went 9 .. .e5 tcd5 cd5 11 de5 e5 12 e5 e5 13

4 5

e5 e5 14 e8 15 d4 e6 16'd3 d7 1 7 ac1 ac8 1 8 5 and Backsisoated pawn et m a litte wose Backcan aso 9 .. 6 t 'c2 7 1 1 e4 e5 wta m o sstems. mschResta, wnemnde 1930 conned 12 de5 e5 13ad ?! 'c7 1 4 ed5 cd5 1 5 d4 a6 1 6 17 ed7 wit cances o othsides. Howeve, 13 e5 e5 14 e5e5 15 4 e8 16 e5 g4 17 d3 impoves, ainng space and ts ptng iteon top. 0 xe dxe e5 f5 2 f3

te opens p te positin whe Blacksqeenside emains ndeveloped. 2 . . .exf3

1 2. .e5 ha aso een ted. KeWiechmann, eman 1994 went 13 de5c5 14 h e 15 e7 16 d3(Back cannot eate te qeens ishop

1 6. . .6 17 'd2 d8 18 d d3 19d3 wth a ge advantae Wite. 3 xf3 c7 xd7 xd7 5 e e5

15 . . .e4 16 e4 17 d3 g7 18 c5! 19 d5 e5 20 d6 d8 21 c4 is ven Tartakove, Blacks posion eing cca.Back shod pa 15. . . 16 e5 ad8 in

ode to acitate deveopment, atogh

Whte s as the iniative ate te move 17'e2. 6 c5 f8 7 c2 exd?

1 7 e4?! 18 e4 19 g6! andWte wns. 17. . .4!? is inteeting, keepingte posion cosed, 1 8 g4 e4 1 9 h 1eaving Wte a tte ette thanks to hispesence in te cente and moe eatng

space o is oces. 8 exf5 d8 9 h5 e5 20 xdxf5?

Back can also 2 0 . .d5, when 21 c4h8 22 g4 sees Wte etain te etramatera and the itiatve, while 21e6?oses to 22 e6 d4 23 ! 24! xf5 22 xf5 xd 23 f d8

Aeine ves 23 . .'e7 24 h8 25


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The Catalan

dS! '6 26 c8 and wns2 if7 + h8 2 ie8 0

A amos nal move

Game 1PanovM M akogonov

ev 1938

d d 2 c e6 3 tf3 tf6 3 c6 i2 d6 6 00 tbd7 7 ' c2 00 8 tbd2e?

Too earl Anoter is 8 6 9 e4 (aterte greed 9 cd5?! cd5 1 0 'c6 'c7 1 1a8 a6 1 2 ' ite as tworooks or te een t is eid in deve

opment 9 de4 10 e4 e4 1 1 'e4Raetsk- nnarsson anarordr 1996conned 1 1 7 12 4 6 13 e3 c514 ad 4 15 4 'e7 16 e cd41 7 d4 ac8 1 8 e5 g2 1 9 g2 d820 ed d4 21 'd4 ite possessingte d-e and a eenside pawn majoritBacks prospects aied to improve ater

216 22 a3 '7 23 5 24 c5 d5 254 6 26 d3 a6 27 4

8 'e7 presents ite t a ew coices9 e 6 10 e4 e4 11 e4 de4 12

e4 7?! 13 g5 e8 14 ae 'c8 154! g6 was seen in APerosian-kemrisDornd 1992 Peosian ten recommends 16 6! e8 17 g5 t a menacing attack or te

Peraps 9 e4 i prematre compared wt

te previos line Te natra 9 de4 10e4 e4 11 'e4 e5 12 de5 e5 13g5 g6 (1 3 g6!? is an interesng opon14 c2 6 15 e4 16 e 8 17d2ad8 1 8 '3 e5 1 9 4 'c7 eaned

Back a decent game in msov-enerFarm 1986

9 3 is te et approac Indeed in Razvaev-katckov t Petersrg 1997 tspoic reslted in a stead ead or iteater 9 6 1 0 2 7 1 1 e4 de4 1 2 e4e4 13 e4 ad8 14 ad 6 15 'c2tanks to Backs development proemsTese were componded ater te sseent 15 c5? 1 6 dc5 (1 6 c5? 17g5 1 7 cd6 d 1 18 7! 7 19de7 e2 20 e 2 1 a d2 22c3 c2 23 e5 d7 24 e4 25 c3and ite was cose to winnng9 cxd txd?

r 9 cd5 1 0 de5 e5 1 1 e5 e512 �t an edge or ite Rogersandoko Djakarta 1993 conned 12 d61 3 d 1 e8 1 4 g5 e6 1 5 d4 e5 16e6 e6 17 e4 6 18 6 '6 19 ed5ac8 20 'd3 2 21 a ed5 2d5 8 23 7 cd8 24 ' andatog te ad won a pawn te opp

\

site coored isops oered Back canceso savg te game 0 tc 'e 7 e

Aso good is 1 1 d6 'd6 1 2 d e13 e4 4 14 3 a6 15 g5 wheite as te isop pai and an active iion In Bogojov-oss Zc 1934 proved signcant ater 15 e8 16 e

e5 17 d8 18 'e5 1 9 20 4 'e6 21 c3 tb6

Panov gves 14 12 3! ed4? 1 g5! and Back as proems 2 txd6 ' xd6 3 ld

te ad a eat initiative or te ain Fiipovic eric Pla 1 999 ater 1 3 eed4 14 d4 e8 15 ad e6 16 be4 17 2 Tere oowed 17 6


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de g6 19 4 20 21 f4d5 22 g6 2 Je e 24 e 25 d5 cd5 26 e7 27 d5 adie egaied e mae a wgi.1 3 . . exd if e7 5 lxd le8 6d6 e6 7 f8

17 ... a5 c7 f6 1 9 ad de elack.1 8 5 bd7 9 ld f6

19 ... f6 20 g5 g4 21 f4 a favue.20 if f7 2 ic e6 22 e5 h8

22 ... e5? i i vew f 2 g5, we22 . . . e5 e 2 e5 fe5 24 g5 625 g6 g6 26 d ec. Afe 22. . .g6 2g6 g6 24 e6 :e6 25 a ackcamed i fa aa23 l df8

2 ... e5 24 e5 fe5 25 e5 g

26 4 ad .2 exf6 f6 25 e5 b5 26 i2 c5 27d5 i6 28 lh 5 29 lh6 7 30xf8 xf8 31 f7 + 1 0

Game 18Orsag-Haba

Tuov 1996

1 d d5 2 c e6 3 f3 f6 3 c6 52 id6 6 00 bd7 7 c2 00 8 bd2le8

9 b3

4 c 6 5 g 2 d 6

9 e4 i gd eu y f euay. eame Pic-Bgubv, Bad Habug1 9 we 9 .e4 10 e4 e4 11 e4e5 1 2 g5 f6 1 d2 ed4 14 d4 e5 1 5c c5 16 d5 e6 17 b7 b e4c4 19 b b6 20 Jae c7, ad ackad ved i eg bem.

Aeaivey 9 Jd e7 1 0 e4 e4 1 1e4 de4 1 2 e4 e5 1 g5 f6 1 4 ed4 1 5 e 7 e 7 16 d4 c5 17 e1aw ie mai a mde lead develme i RicadPa, da 2001. Ae advaae eued afe 17. . .:e 1 Je d4 1 9 d4 e5 20 b g4 2 1 d7 22 f4 2 c5 24 i vew fe ea ace9 . e5

9 ... e7 10 b2 e5 1 1 cd5 d5 12 e4b4 1 b5? 14 a a6 1 5 b4 b7 1 6b ed 17 c2 a Jad favued

ie i Raeky-Budde, Caee a ade2001 , ack frce ack ca. 0 cxd5

A ibe i 10 de5 e5 1 1 b2 12 dc4 1 bc4 e7 14 eg4 1 5 d4 d7 1 6 h 1 7 e4 c5 Ja 1 Jad 1 9 1 , we Back a cmeed deveme ad i eady ce

e cee. Ne a 14 ... e4? i dubiu,a wa demaed eefedZu.Pga, Padubice 1994, 15 ab c5 16Jfe c7 1 7 4 :b bd b 5 1 9 cb5:b5 20 a Jb6 21 Jd5 eavg ackwih umeru weakee (c5, fr iace)ad e e advaae.1 0 . . xd5

1O . . .d5? i be avided i view f 11c4 c7 1 2 fe5 e5 1 de5 e5 1 4e5 e5 15 b2 whe e ha hebi a ad cea c Hi iavedeveed ucky i NikcevicVec, Aadevac 1990 15 e 1 6 e4 f6 1 7 ad 1e7 e6 1 9 f4 ad 20 c 21 e5d5 22 f6 wi a uge advaae1 dxe5 xe5 2 ib2 c6

A ible i 12 .. 4 1 e5 e5


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Th e Catalan

14 �eS eS 1S e7. AdessCiees, edm 1 994 ciued 1 6 d4c8 17 2 Jec7 18 ac1 6 (Cieesves 18... S ?) 19 e a6 20 fe 1 d7 21 e6 22 d6 2 c7 c7 24 e2Wi c2 ie ades me ieces i de ste cse a edgame a is favuabe due t e isae aw. 3 fe g a3 l8 5 'd3 te 6

Ieresig is 16 dS ? 17 gSeS 1 8 eS 'gS 1 9 �d6 e wi a

igy cmcaed sii wic ackas a sg aack f e iece. 6 . .f8 7 e3 '6?!

ee is 1 7 d6!? 1 8 ac1 . 8 a

Wie ca ab te aw wih 18 dS?cd8 19 c4 as te 4bis is agig. 8. . d8 9 d txd 20 txd tf6

2 23

Wite is siy beer due t e cfcS.2 . . .a6 22 h3 h5

ack ees e fwig cmicaisas e me m 22 . ..e6 2 cS eads ta smal bu eduig advaage fr Wte.23 f h6 2 f5 d6! 25 g xg 26hxg txg 27 tf3 'g3

ack as aack ssibiies f eiece, but baby eu.28 'd2 d6 29 e2 te5 30 txe5 xe53 td de8

1...e4 2 f1 g4 e1 adWite csdaes 32 'e ' g 33 d e

ack ca w e me aw bu at ecst f ecag a e eavy ieces ... e 4 e e S e d1 6 ad e ee aws ae mac fe r iece, ack sig s atacgteia.3 'f2?!

4 d secues Wte e bete game.3 . . .g5

4. . .e S ? 6 e87 7 wt a cme siua.35 f6 g6 36 f g3 37 'f3 lxe3 38xe3?

P. e suld g f 8 dS g49 � w eual caces.38 . . .xe3 39 ' xd5 ' xf6+ 0 tf3

N 40 ? �eS 4 1 g2 d4 42 d4 ad ack ws.0 . . .' 2 ' d8+ h7 2 ' d2 ' xa3

ack w as me a adeuate cmesai e iece.3 td e7 d5 d6 5 'f2 h3+6 g 2 ' g 7 d3?!

47 f4 48 bS ffes bette secsf Wie a e game ciua.7 . .x 8 h3 e 9 lf3 e +50 g2 'xf2+ 5 xf2 3 52 e27 53 2 5 5 f3 55 f a5 56t5 5 0-


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4 c 6 5 g 2 d 6

ummaryhee eame idcae ha i he ...d6 em i i eceary fr ie hurry we2-e4 a ee y ui ack w advace f he e-aw, which aear rmie ecee euag chace (fr eame 6 00 bd7 7 c2 00 8 bd2 e8 9 e4 de4 10e4 e4 11 e4 e5 w er mcai ha cace u ay e edge). A mre

rmig aegy fr e i cmee ueeide deveme wih b2-b ad b2.fer 9 b e5 10 cd5 cd5 1 1 e5 e5 1 2 b2 we ag have a i w a aedaw, abei a acceabe veri fr ack, wh ey he beer deveme ad, i racice, ed achieve euiy.

d d5 2 c e6 3 f3 f6 g3 c6 5 g2 d6 6 0-0 d7 7 c27 b ) - m 16

7 00 8 d2

)8 .. .e5 - Gm 17; 8 . . .e8 - m 18

5 d6 7 b3 8 bd2


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CHAPR THREE

4 . . .dxc4 5 'a4 +

d d5 2 c e6 3 f3 f6 3 dxc 5a

Afe 4 .. .dc4 ie ca egai e awback immedaey. i ciuai wa

ua dug e ifacy f e Caaa. acua wd cami Caaaca,Aeke (i w ice vicie ae w iame 22 25), Bviik ad myvayed hi ie, bu muc a aeedice. e Wie egai e aw w eaid f e uee ceck e i a aiigBack develme. Meve, e uee i

ubec aack c4 (maiy fm ...b7b5).ee day 5 a4 i ee e fe a 5

2, ad i uuay ayed by e kigf e kid f edge wc b w i ecace f ig. N uigy e maiadee f 5 a4 i M Uf Ade, aeace v ma ueb edgame ec

iue.1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 d5 4 g2 dc4 5

a4 i e adad mve de f efm a eeica eecive, bu i eay i ee me fe, ad e vaiaiwee We e ay wu g aeady eeva 5 a4 d7 6 c4 c67 , f eame, ca eve ive Wie aadvaage. Afe 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 f64 g3 dc4 5 a4+ Back de have e ea

ibiiy f 5 . .d7 6 c4 c6, bu afe7 bd2 c4 8 c4 We a a abeadvaage.

e eve f 5 .. .c6 6 c4 d5 e

ii i acceabe f Back, bu y ie ie w , f cue, a ewe euee wud be agig. Me aeiud be aid 5 . . .c6 6 c4 b5, w ai a m fe aie fm e afe 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 f6 4 c2 dc45 c4 e6 6 g3 b5 Nw afe 7 c2 b7 8g2 bd7 Back i yg acieve ...c6c5

a uicky a ibe. f We aw (ame 18) Back i affded dece cacef euaiy, efeece ud be f 9e5, eveig e immediae 9 . . . c5 (ame20).

Afe 5 a4 i i c ay 5 . . .d7 6c4 c6, afe wic Back deve iiece (ame 21) ay ...c6d5 (w

em), eaig e feeig advace ..c7c5 (ame 22). Neveee, e mai defece agai 5 a4+ i 5 ... bd7. i imibe ceay cai e vaiabaed ccee mve a ee ae may aii. Bu wa i ibe i ick u e diffee aegie. ufcie f euaiy i e a w ...e6e5

(afe 6 g2 c6 7 c4 d6 8 00 e5). Aduie aive i 6 . .e7.


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e idea f Whie is hd back hecae c4 ad isead cue deveme wih 6 �g2 (ame 2 ahugh 6xc4 is he m cuai he 6 a6(ames 2426 is desiged haass ies

uee h he he f b7b5 ad i dig sve Backs mai saegc bem he deveme f he uees bishie uicky ds back c2 i ame 24 eve b7b5 whie i ames 25 26Back is awed cmee hi mai aad ush he baw

Back pays 5 c6

4 . dxc4 5

�c7 19 b4 axb4 20 axb4 d76 xc 5 7 c2

AbamvcMaksimek Nvi ad 2000e 7 d bd7 8 �g2 �b7 9 00 a6 10a4 c5 11 axb5 �e4 12 d axb5 1 xa8

xa8 1 4 a b4 1 5 c4 cxd4 1 6 �f4 a617 b �c5 18 xd4 �xg2 19 xg2 00Back cmeig deveme7 . . .7 8 g2

As ssibe is 8 bd2 bd7 9 e4 e70 a c5? 11 �xb5 00 wih cmesaiaccdig Muevich I hs ie eca eve he hemaic c6c5 aa aded i he ecue hegiu

-

R.Bagirov, Bern 2001 : 9 lb3 'b6 10 �g2 Game 19 a? 11 g5 a4 12 bd2 c5 1 �xf6 xf6

Mednis-Prie 14 00 c8 15 ac1 �e7 16 dxc5 NwCaes 2000 16 �xc5 17 1 00 wud have gve

d d5 2 c 6 3 tf3 tf6 g3 dxc 5

a+ c65 d7 6 xc4 c6 7 bd2 xc4 8 xc4b4 9 d2 xd2 1 0 fxd2 c6 1 1 eb4 12 e2 d7 1 �g2 c6 14 efie c f he cee i BvkVidma ige 1946 hee fwed14 d7 15 a d5 16 e4 5b6 17 a5b5+ 1 8 e 000 1 9 hc1 b8 20 b

d7 21 1 c6 22 xc6 xc6 2 a4 e824 a a8 25 a6 b6 26 b4 wh a big edge

Afe 5 c6 e shud avid 6 e5?d5 7 g b5 whe he sads ceay wseMeawhe 6 g2 asses 5 �g2 c66 a4 his eaves 6 xc4 d5 7 d e g7 b4 8 d e4? 9 a d7 10 g2c6 1 1 00 h6 1 2 �f4 bd5 1 d2 �xa

14 bxa 00 15 e fd8 as i KbaiaDkuchaev Mak 1998 whe esweakeed ueeside aws ad Backs aciviy cbued a baaced game Ahesesibe ie is 7 8 x ex 9 a �e610 e a5 1 1 bd2 b 12 xb �xb 1d ad Back was dig e i KuaicaZvasev Pua 1997 his saus uciued afe he subseue 14 d2 a 15e2 �d6 1 6 %hc1 �d5 1 7 e5 c 6 1 8 c4

Back he bee chaces due he bishai ad sace he uees ide

8 . .td7

9 0-09 a4 c5? 10 axb5 cxd4 1 1 00 �c5 1 2

�g5 c8 1 bd2 00 1 4 d h 6 1 5 xf6xf6 16 g5 xg5 17 �xb7 c7 wasimmaLaue Mam 1999 wh chaceseve afe 1 8 e5 19 xe5 xe5

Afe 9 c c5 ie mus avid 10xb5? a5 11 c cxd4 whe Back iswig e faed bee i ZagskiVaisse Ly 1 994 1 0 00 b4 1 1 a4 c81 2 xc5 xc5 1 dxc5 xc5 14 a4 �c61 5 a6 00 1 6 �g5 d5 1 7 ac1 b6 1 8


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The Catalan

xb6 axb6 9 xf6 xf6 20 b aeua egame.

I MaerramvDrkevic, Pk992 Wie ruce a iereig awacrice aime a eerai a iiiaive

9 a6 0 00 cS 11 S c8 2 S?, au afer 2 exS 4 6 4 xf6xf6 5 a c7 6 xS xS 7 xSxS 18 e4 e7 9 xS a8 20 0021 f e8 ack wa kay.9 . . .c5 0 �e3

Aer i 0 a4 b4 gS c82 xcS xc 00 4 b2 abaace ame, a iuai a i referabefrm We ie f e bar a 1 a?c8 2 xcS �xcS 00 4 b2e7 1 5 b f8 1 6 e 6 7 a6 S,we e avace f e aaw rveuuccefu i .KukvNaer, . Peerburg 2000 ack i beer.

0 .. c8 dxc5 �xc5 2 �xc5 xc5 3 c3 5 6 5 d 0-0 6 a3 a5

eer i 16 f8, eg 7 axb4? ce4 a iiaive fr ack. 7 ax ax 8 c �xf3

8 . S 9 b xbS 20 xbS b 2a4 c2 e ig fr ack.

9 xf3 ce 20 320 4 x4 2 x4 eS 22 c2

2 xeS xb2 i eua20 Ud8 2 e3 h6 22 h3 c5 23 'a2fe 2 ad xd 25 xd

25 xf2!? iere iece acrice.

26 xf2 e+ 27 g ' xe3 + 28 h2c2 29 'a8+ h7 30 f xg2+

ack frce e raw3 xg2 e2+ 32 g e3+ 33 g2e2+

ame 20Raetsky-Sveshnikov

Kootaevo 1994

d d5 2 c e6 3 f3 f6 g3 dxc 5a+ c6 6 xc 5 7 c2 �7 8 �g2d7 9 e5

9 . ' 6Aer i 9 xeS 0 xeS S

11 0-0 e7 2 8 c 00 14xS cxS 1 5 e4 c8 16 e2 xe4 17 xe4xe4 8 xe4 c4 w a g game frack i Vz-Ibramv, Ea 200,aug 9 e8 20 e c7 waagree raw Ne a i i imra fr

ack (r be reare ) O. . .Sa i i uerir 0 . . .7 1 00 b6 a4, wic feaure i w Raeky gameAfer 12 a6 axbS axbS 4 e c7 5xa8 xa8 6 c We a e iiaivei RaekyKgeefer, iee 1994, ae rer 6. . .8 7 a e7 18 a78? 9 xbS 00 20 x7 cxbS? 2 a7aw We RaekVz, Ha992/9 a favure Wie afer 12 . c5


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3 cxd?!1 .c8 as as bee ayed. Raesk

Rausc Bie 1 997 ciued 14 c1 e 7 1 5dc5 c5 1 6 b4 f6 1 7 c d7 1 8 e4a6 19 d4 00 w euay we17 .. .a4 1 8 e4 a8 (1 8 .. .a6? 19 b5

c1 20 c1 b5 21 c8 d8 22d8) 19 b5 eads a fced dawafe 19.. .e4 20 c8 e7 21 c7 .ee 14. . .c4? sks gig e a fee adi e cee. Raeskyegubv Kasda1995 we 15 a4 a6 16 ab5 ab5 17 cb4 1 8 d5 ed5? (1 8 ... c 19 de6 e620 c 00 ad ie as oy a sma

advaage) 19 a7 c6 ad ie wcaged gea ad emeged a clea advaage afe 20 ca1 c5 21 a6 b6 22c5 c5 2 b7. ixd c8

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27 c6 d5 28 6 g4 29 7 e6ad ag Black as cmesai wigback e of e ivesed aws w a ag

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Back pays 5 . .d7

Game 2VilaSpassky

Caso-uxe 990

d d5 2 c e 3 tf3 tf g3 dxc 5a+ d7 xc

. . .c6 c5 7 dxc5 c6 ae 5 g2 c5

6 a4 d7 7 xc4 c6 8 dxc5 (ee hee ame 76)7 g2 td7

leievAkhmadeev, Kv 1997 we7 e7 8 c 00 9 00 a6 10 d b5 11

g5 bd7 12 a b7 1 b4 h6 14 xf6xf6 15 e5 xg2 16 xg2 wh he g c5 eaig e he eaa ec8 tc3 t

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e5, egig the aw ad keeig a lu)1 ex ex 14 e xg2 1 5 xg2 b6 1 6a4 a 1 7 e 1 wih axmae euaiyi aichikhabalv, Phiadea 20009 d3 0 g5

PevAee, ue Ae 199 awcideabe adig duig he ex de mve 10 0-0 0-0 11 d h6 12 e5xg2 1 x2 e7 14 e4 ad8 1 5 xfxf6 16 x 17 x c4 18 b

a 19 b2 f6 20 e1 b5, ad afe 21ac1 xe 1 22 e 1 xd4 2 xd4 xd424 xc7 he iuai ceaed ad ededi a eve edig 0 . .ta

cig he excage f e bih h10 h6 1 1 xf6 xf6 eem kay f lackIdeed i k-Ligeik, Hiveum1987 lack had a id ii wih ibe f heahy cuelay i he ceeafe 12 0-0 0-0 1 e4 e7 14 ac1 d715 a d6 16 c x 17 x c6 18e4 c7 1 9 b4 b6 20 fd fd8 J

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11h6 i ce agai a eible i,wh 12 xf6 xf6 1 00 xc 14 bxc3a5 givig ie ceal c, whie thebih hel ack ue f euai 2 xf 5

e ecaue 12 gxf6 ivie White geeae a iiave afe 1 0-0 xc 14bxc a5 15 c4 , hugh hi migh be ef

eable he ex 3 c2 xa2 0-0 txc3 5 xgg8

1 5 xb 1 6 xc7 g8 1 7 e5 xg18 xb7 a6 19 xa8 e7 20 c6 aWhie atack agai he bae kg i vedageu Ja txe2+ 7 h d5 8 xhOOO?

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20 e5 is cea-cu20 f5 2 xf5 exf5 22 if6 JdeS 23ie5 f 2 ih3 + Je6 25 JaS+ -0

Game 22AlekhineRabar

Muich 1942

d d5 2 c e6 3 f3 f6 g3 dxc 5a+ id7 6 xc ic6 7 ig2 id5

S d3e uee mves ave bee ed ee

Afe 8 a4 c6 9 d e5!? 10 00 ed41 1 d4 d4 12 d4 g2 1 g2c5 e smke begs cea ad ackfaces bems e 14 b a6 1 5 c

4 . . dx c 4 5 "ia 4 +

b6 1 6 g5 d7 1 7 ad 6 1 8 f4 000 a eve game

8 c2 c6 (8 e4 9 d 1 asses 8 d e4 9 d) 9 a4 b4 10 ce4 1 1 00 saw Wie sacce a aw f

e iiave i Laseesig 1982ee fwed 11 c 12 bc c 1c2 e4 14 a d6 15 d6 d6 16e4 b4 1 7 e2 c6 1 8 d 5 d7 1 9 a a620 e5 e7 21 d6 cd6 22 ed6 d6 2 e5ad desie beig w aws dw Wiesacive ay ised im ame cmesaiS . . c5

Adess-escas Pama 1 997/98 ise way ay s e f ack 8 e4 9 1 c5 1 0 c c6 1 1 00 bd7 12 ee7 1 dc5 (yic Adess) 1 c514 c5 c5 15 d8 d8 16 ac1e7 17 b4 cd7 ad e e was eve

u Wie was baby ay away!9 c3 ic6 0 0-0 d7 Jde m diec aac wi 1 1 e4

mses e a edge 1 cd4 1 2 d4e5 1 d 1 b6 14 c6 c6 1 5 a4vi Wie e bis ai ad e meacive fces cxd

Wi 1 1 b6 ack eais e esi ie cee f a we eebe-ab udaes 1948 ciued 12 e4 cd4 1 d4c5 14 e e5 1 5 e2 fg4 1 6 c6e 17 e5 1 8 1 e5 1 9a4 a5 20 a4 21 c5 ad ackad a aw bu eeded addess deveme ies aciviy maiaig e b

ace 2 xd ixg2 3 Wxg2 ie7 f3!

e ue akes ve e biss e e g diaga . 6?

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15 . xb2? 16 cb5 hghligt tetate 15 e5 16 db5 i a obemac f ack 6 f c

he cuai 16 . d8 17 xe7

xe7 18 xb7 b8 19 c7 xb2 20 d4i ve by Aekhe a beig bette fite. 7 a a 8 xc xc

9 xg7!A ce, tadia weckig f the g

ide fm e f hty eatet attackigaye. 9 xg7

19 ... ce4 20 b4 e5 21 f4 b5 22 a4

(te eay wat bih he a18daga) 22 . . b4 2 e5 i ce fte.20 d! ce 2 xe f 22 xfexf 23 ac fe8 2 c7! xe2 2x7 g6 26 f6 xf6 27 d6 + ! 0

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6 . . .a6Nt the oy ibiity. Afte 6 .. .c6 7

xc4 d6 8 00 e5 the beak i he cete it eey aiig f ack, e.g. 9 c00 1 0 d1 e7 1 1 b exd4 12 xd4 c51 h e5 14 g5 h6 15 xf6 xf6 16e4 e7 1 7 xc5 xc5 1 8 ac1 ad te

ha a ma advatage due t hi lead develmet. 6 ... e7 7 xc4 00 8 00 a6 9c2 c5 10 d1 a7 11 e4 b6 12 c b71 d5 exd5 14 e5 e8 15 xd5 aw iteeie e itiave i LauePite, ace199, whe ack had t uede ightuaed bih 1 5 .. . xd5 1 6 xd5 c7 1 7d e6 1 8 b b8 1 9 b2 d8 20 ad 1

b5 21 h4 etc7 c3 e7

Ag ack ha te 7 . . .c5 8 00 b8 9 f4 b5 10 d1 b6 1 1

d5 (lack kee h aw but w iteattack i te cete) 11..exd5 12 xd5xd5 1 xd5 b7 14 d2 e7 15 a4with cmeati f te aw i eel

maAde, Hatig 1980/81. heefwed 15. . .f6 16 xd8 xd8 17 fd1d5 18 ab5 xf4 19 gf4 xb5 20 e5

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xg2 21 'x2 c7 (21 . . .lxb2? is poor in Game 23 view f 22 xd8) 22 xc4 xf4 2 xa6

AnderssonA.Sokolov 0-0 ad lack had ay cated ite wBar 199 the aw back but he game wa eua. Al

- ible hee i 8 . . cxd4 9 xd4 b6 10 d d 2 c e6 3 f3 f6 g3 dxc a+ d7 6 g2

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si afer 12 b4 e5 1 b d7 14e c 7 1 5 ac1 c6 1 6 c6 c6 1 7f4 b6 i dber-akvek, roesa2001.

7 . .b8 oks sesibe. 8 c4 b5 9 db7 1 0 0-0 c5 1 1 f4 c8 1 2 dc5 c5 1 ad 00 14 e5 ad e was ryig geerae a iiave AderssKasav, Begade (6) 1985, wic we14 . . .g2 15 g2 e5 16 e5 e7 17 f a 1 8 b 7 fe8 1 9 a b 4 (securig aeve game) 20 f6 f6 21 ab4 b4 22b4 b4 2 e4 g7 24 d6 wi adraw. Reurig e 12 mve, e mresscaed 12. . .b4 as as bee ed. IMcav-vesikv, Misk 2000 cmicas s ed e arval f e edgase afer 1 a4 a5 14 b6 c5 15c4 b5 16 d6 d6 17 b5 a51 8 d6 fe4 1 9 c5 c5, we Backs

acviy was sufcie maiai e baace 20 fc1 e7 21 c5 c5 22 c1c8 2 e5 a4 24 c8 c8 ec.8 e5

8 . . .0-0Aer Aderss game we 8 ..b8 9

d7 (r 9 c4 c5 1 0 d7 d7 1 1 f4b5 1 2 d c4 1 c2 b6 w cuerlayfr Back) 9 .. .d7 10 c4 b5 1 1 db7 12 b7 b7 13 b6 14 00c6 15 c6 c6 ad Back was wedeveled i Aderss-Hber, ibur1981, w Wie geg cace e

4 . dxc4 5 4

i he c-e r e fe weakeed c5suare. Coseue 16 g5 c4 17 e c518 f6 gf6 19 dc5 0-0 20 ac1 d8 21b 1 c5 22 c5 c5 2 c1 b4 lefBack w e suerior edg 9 xd7

9 c4 as als bee ayed. Back wasever i dager i e e i PujavZakarevic, Peersbur 2001, wichwe 9 .. c5 10 dc5 c5 11 00 b8 12d c7 1 f4 e5 14 e b5 15 c5c5 16 e b7 1 7 b7 b7 1 8 c1d8 ec.9 . . .xd7 0 xc 5 3 2e 5 3 xf6 xf6 e3

As s sibe is e greedy 14 a8 a81 5 , aug i e fowg ies Backobais eay cmesa 15. . .d4 16e (16 b4 c5 1 7 b e 5 1 8 a4 d7 ise fr Bac as ie s eeds cm

lee deveme) 16. . .e5 17 c1 (iemus be carefu ere, e.g. 17 d4 ed4 18b4? e8 19 000 c5 w e beerchaces fr Back aks s busier iecesad Wies isecure kg 1 7. . .c5 18 d4ed4 19 c5 e8 20 b5 ie reurse ecage ad secures euaiy) 20 .. .ab521 a7 22 e1 c5 ec (Aklv)

8 5 ld c5!

Black emrary sacrices a aw i rder acivae s frces. Ne a Wiesg is si e cee. 6 dxc5 a5 7 ld2 a 8 c c3!


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Back ciues ay w use 9 OO! i5 20 3

20 g4? s i vew f 20 d2 21d2 a2 ad We as s a aw f cmesa20 . . .ixd2

20 a4 2 1 c4 b5 w a ee2 ixd2 ix2 22

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22 c7 2 c6 a s me accuae a edge f Back23 6 a5 2 i3 a 25 2 id3 26d i 27 3 ax3 28 ax3 i2 292 8 30 h3

Nw i s dfcu f Back ceed30 . . .5 3 2 f6 32 h2 ih5 33 5% %

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6 b4 b 7 c7 8 b7 e6e si is baaced

Game 24HGbner-Smysov

Tibuf 1982

d d5 2 6 3 f3 f6 g3 dx 5

a+ d7 6 x

6 a6Te immedae beak e cee w

6 c5 is as ssibe bgg he game aew uc eame i Kav-

Kc Mscw (8) 1974 Back deveed udy ad ad bems afe 7g2 b6 8 0-0 b7 9 d a6 10 dc5 c51 1 b4 e7 12 b2 b5 1 d4 c8 14bd2 0-0 As ssbe ee s 8 e5 cd4

9 10 a8 c5 we ews e ecage bu ags bed deveme ad mus face Backs cueay

7 dc5 c5 8 g2 a6 (8 c7 9 a?mig favu e) 9 b a7 10 a4 adw e dec 1O b5 11 ab5 b6 12 00b5 1 b5 axb5 1 4 7 a7 1 5 ckees e aead e deveme acead eefe eas m a edge CeveVusevc yogys 1997 isead cued1 0 b6 1 1 0-0 b7 1 2 c a8 we Backsud be e e edeg s aesus fm 1 4 g2 14 g2 0-

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