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Chess Endings A BASIC GUIDE TO ENDGAME SRAEGY FOR THE BEGINNER AND HE MORE ADVANCED CHESS PLAYER BY

Irving Chernev

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F Ame a Ml

CTTS

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The Pawn

II

The gh

I

The Bishop

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The Rook



The Queen

25

Variety of Pieces

29

Index o Composer

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Inroducio

THE BAIC bjec  h edga s   e  Pw ad ge a ew Que A exra Quee  the ba d gves  aye a sue rty  aera whch s usually desve. A gd a f ths bok s devoted t Kg ad Paw edgs whee h w s acheved by tug a Paw t a Quee I agree wth Pudy wh says Wthu kwg sethg f he edg Kg ad Paw agas Kg  caot cal esef a chess aye  Othe sectos of he bk feature the Kgh h Bsh he Rok ad the Quee  ra res ether  heg a Paw bo a Quee   hsves egeeg atg cbats  he ters  al ostos ae "Whte t ay ad w The urose s  ata ufrty s hat Whes Paws ve u the boad  al cases The bok s desged t ve the skl f he ratca layer wh s teested  wg he edg ceary sly ad e cety The dlettte thou h wh revels  a tstry   edg has ot ee egeted May e cooss whose hef urse s t terta have als bee ludd Thus th auth hes all eeds w be served.

The FASCINATED by the subtle strategy to be found in Pawn endings I have includ enough to satisfy the most avid student or the most ardent connoissur. e ltter will revel especially in the splndid endings by Grigoriev. If there is one thing to b larnd in Pawn play, it is that the ng is a pow erful piece The ing mu be ue agreively. No  is a basic position in King and Pawn against King Th winning ida is easy enough bu i mu be unroo. Simple Opposition is illustrated in Po sitions No  through 0 No  o 5 and No.  Incidntally No 9 and o 0 show a couple of intersting Kng wanderings Distant Opposition (wher on King's unce on the other is felt the lngth f the chssbord) is beautifully demon strated by Grigoriv in No  Delightful nsss in King and Pawn against King and Pawn ndings are found n positions by Moravc No. 9 De eijter No  Grigoriev No. 

Pawn

Duras No  and Grigoriev No  Surprising key moves ar those in Dedrle No  Maislis No 8 Mand lr No.  Grigoriv No  Ebrsz No  Crum No 50 Moravc No 58 and hkover No 8 Imprssiv nough to qualify as mas terpieces are the compositions of  ron No  Grigoriev Nos o  No.  No.  No 9 No 8 e eitr No. 9 and Isnggro  Piuant play marks th Grigoriv No 0 Gigoriev No 59 Ryo  Grigoriev No.  Kupczewski No  and ontana No.  Amusing idas abound i Grigoriv No  Moravec No 58 Sackmann No. 8 Horwitz No 8 roitky No 85 Rinck No 88 Lapin No 89 Numnn No 90 inc No. 9 and Morav No 9  Th theme of Tringulation is natly illustrated in Nos 0 nd  Saavedra No 0 is of course an old favorite and could hardly  otted from an endgam antholoy



NO  ]

I t   

 2

PROMOTG the Paw w w easy fo W te Wth Kg ad Quee agast Kg the p oess of fog te s eeetay Ca the Paw advae at oe o wll t be cught by Blck? Let's ry g he Pw d see 1 P-R B -Q  PR -3 3 PR6 B2  P 5 P-R8 (Q ) hte ws e c thus ly ut he es (ety f curse) r ge the  wer by  sle cut The lter ehd ells us ht fer fur es he Pw wl std t R d Blcks ursug g  hs B2 le   he Pw fr Queeg

Now if 3 R4, K-B Kt4 d Bak daws

N0 . 2

4

P-R K

3 Q!

Cuts Bk o a th d tie f o pusung   the awn 3.  . K-B6

WHITE

play and win to

Ts  gs hte  lt chne to stt te wn pemtuely If now 4 PR4 K Kt nais the Paw down CHERNEY

1 960

WHITE ca ot win by e ey ad vaning the Pawn. A it e p e a a tion is needed A siple count shows that the Pawn cn  ech R 7  in fou oves but tht the pusuing King ushing back along the diagonl will head it o t Kt2 The ply would be: 1 PR4 K-KS  P-R K-Q4 3 P-R6 KB3 4 P-R 7 K-Kt2 and the Pwn is lost Whit ust ty other eans: 1

4

K-BS!

This is decisive! Back's King is shut ut copletely The continua tion ( egardless of anything Black does) wll b 5 PR 6 P-S 7 P R6,  PR7 and 9 P-R8(Q)  Whit ws

BS!

This prevents Black ro oving aong th diagonal to stop the Pawn and threates to win by  P-R 3 P  etc. K6 1    Back seizes a new digona and i ready for this continuation :  PR QS 3 P-R K-B4 4 PR6 K-t3 d h wins t Paw  S! Intfees with that ttle idea d oce again theatens to win by pus ing te Paw Q6  .  13

'

N0 3

WHE

   to

E ke o he w Move he Kg o he Paw The Kg  cea a wa fo he Paw o coe hogh He oe hs b akg he oppoo: he oves o a face o face poo wh acks Kg ad oces ack  gve way Whe ca he seze cr  K, he square  whch he Paw pro oes  a Quee Whu hs pepara advac g he Paw des  wk r  sace  P-K6 K-Q  P-K7c, K K  K-K6 ( pec he Paw ad Black draws by saeae. e prpe echque  KK6 e Kgs ace eac e, ad Whe avg e pps rce Black  gve way e Kg ha ca cpel he ohe  yeld gud eher by rereag or seppg asde s sad o have e ppso

his s now for White the deal p  tin in Kin g and Pawn endin g s. He n no matter whose move t s

  

-Q

Or   .  K-B   KQ7, KB2  P6c B  -K7ch, ad ws  -B7 ro hs sqae he Kg o  coo K8 (he sqae o whch he Paw becoe a Qee) bu s ao  poo  esco he Paw o s wa up    KQ  P-K6ch KQ 4 P-Kch KQ 5 P-K8(Q)ch Whe ws

NO 4

WE

pa and wn o

WHIT ws  s eg b geg he opposo  n intinin g it 1 K og bu obvous oce as hs Paw was  age The Kgs ce ech ohe wh oe squae bewee he Whe has he pposo sce hs oppoe us gve gou b reeag o seppg o oe se. K-  1.    K6 Bes sce  aas he ppos . Whe us ess he epao  e closer  he Paw hs wuld e he csequece   l  P-7ch    ad Black daws y saeae. e  s ad s a posos a he Paw us reac he eh rak ithut checing  rer  w   l

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   

 

Whte ws

5



N0. 

WHIE

 d w to

OTHER sog o he se e Whe uses he foe of he opposo o hep hs Pw ech he Queeg sque  K-Q K-Q  KB If Blck could ee hs by   K-B  he would h he opposo Ths beg mssble, he ses  lle p. .  . K-Q He hopes h Whe wl ply he obous  K-B6 (og close o he Pw) wheeupo   . . KB  P-K7ch K-K 5 K-K6 dws.  K-Q6! hs ges Whe he opposo d ssues he w sce he Pw wll ow eh he seeh k wh ou hekg. KB    K-K  KB6 K-R 5 P-K7  K-B7 Whe ws s e Pw w Qee

N 6

WHIE

p d w to

WHIE ws hs dg by usg hs Kg ggessly h Kg heds fo QB6  dl Kg d Pw po so se  ws wh o whou h mo 1 K-K6! h oly mo o w og 1 PBS sed lows 1   . KB  KKS K-K3 d Blk w w h Pw fer he u mo Wh hs h opposo d by mg  mks h wg pocss chlds ply 1  . K-B  K-B6 K-K K-Q  K-K6  K-Q6 Bck eer gs  chc o p poch he Pw K-B .  . 5 KB6  dgm poso worh r mmbeg se Whi wins no mattr whos u it is to ov.

5  .

KK

If sed 5 . . . K-Q 6 KK szg cool of h Pws Qu g squ) K-K  P-BS d h Pw o b soped 6 K-Q K-K  P-BS K-K  P-B6 K- 9 P-B7 W s



ITE

p  w to

HI ys to g hs g  ro of h Pw h posto s th  w no matter he move it i 1 B7! hr s o w tr 1 Pt6ch, -  P-t7ch ( -B7 stts Bck) t  t6 d Blck s stld otc tht th Pw chck t th sth k dos ot w u ss Wht cotrols th Qu g su - 1    t6!  -  -6 t  P-t6 5 P7 h wg d h Pw rchs th sh rk ithout checing. 5.   -B2  7 s cotro o  th Pw Qg sur 2    7 P-tQ  w



TE

pl  w to

WHIE pys to get the opposto hs w pe hs Kg   dot g posto foe Blk to etet, d le  wy fo the Pw to ome though 1 K-K K3

   5 K-B6

K-Q2

K-K

O 5    K-Q3  PK K-Q2  P-KS KQ (     K-K  K K6 )  KB7 d Whte ws  K-K6 he splest s Wte hs  foed w o tte whose oe t s d o tte whethe hs Pw stds o K2, K3  o KS K-B     P-K K-K K-B  -KS 9 K-Q7 KB2 B 10 P-K6h 11 P-K7 Whte w

Whtes posto s de Hs Kg s  fot of the Pw wth oe sque betwee the I ses suh s ths whee he does ot he the opposto he  west t fom Blk by gg  tempo wt  Pw oe  P3! hows the lue of hg  squ betwee Kg d Pw he sp oe ees the posto of th Kgs uhgedbut t s Blks mo d he ust ge wy! K-Q3 .   K-K2  KBS

 sted    KQ4 the poe

due s  P-K4h KQ3 5 K-B6!, -Q2  P-KS, K  K-K6 d Whte ws  -K ezes the opposto Bk mu etet o ste sde

9



N0 9

WE

play an wn o

O CL  pth for the Pwn Whte ut euer h Kng to  ontng poo  front of the Pwn He oe o teretg eough b hng the Kg te  wl ong the igonl  K K-Kt3  K-K3 K-4 K-K3  K-04  K- K-0 If inte   .  K-K4 5 P04h K-K3 6 K6 (but not 6 P-0h K0  P-06 K0  K-6 K-  9 P07h K-0 n lk rws K-K  P0 K-0  K-06  we hve  mir w. 5 K-0 KK2 White oul now ruin things by  P-04 K0 n lk hs the o ositon n rws.  K-6 K-K3 Or     K-0  K-06 d White wis  P-04 KK K-0  P0 O  .   KK 9 K7 eds  9 K6 Wie 

 20

WITHT the  of the Kng who me  tte tp Whte Pwn cou neve get to the Queenng sue.  K-Kt3

Nl

If ne  P-Kt4 (ttng out un eote K-4  P-Kt K-Q4  P Kt6 KK3 n the Pawn  ot.  . . K4  K3

WIE

pl nd win o

GRIGORIE

ere too, an or the next e moves, avancng the Pawn erts Black to cture t n ra K-Q4     K-Q3 KK4  KK3 K4 5 K-3 K-Kt4  KKt ometmes the ay to ensure the Pans rogess s to get rght n t ay!   K-B4  K4 K-  K- KKt2



Or     KB4 9 P-Kt4ch, K-B 10 K-6 K-2 1 P-Kt, K-Kt (11 . K- 1 K7 1 KKt6 d Whte ns. 9 K-Kt KB2 KKt 10 K-6



 10  .  K3 11 P-Kt4 K-B2 1 PKt as n the revos note 11 KKt6 Wte n

 

N  

 to   w

I ODE o wi (d his pplies o ll eings where the psse Pw is o he Rook le White mus pre vet lk s King from gettig i fro of the Pwn sie th lws es i  drw. e ms lso (his m seem sge! gurd gis hvig his ow Kig boxed i! hese re he drig possibiliies  1 KK6 KB  P4 KK 3 P K  P6 KK 5 P 7ch (ohig else is  bee K 6 K6 d Blc is sle med.  1 KK6 KB  K7 (o reve  . . . KK K2 3 P 4 KB  P KB2 5 P K B 6 K  KB2  P7 KB d Whie is semed he w o wi is o e he Kig ggressivelkee Blck ou o  (  drwig chces com leel. 1 KK7! fe his move Blc s o l

 a

1  .  P4 3 P

 P6

2 K3 KB4

Whie wis. e Pw mces g p o become  ee.

 

N. J2

WIE

pay a wi to

I looks ke  esy win, sice the conecte Pwns re never i nger I the rer Pwn is cture the other one vces However there rens the ger o stlemt ing lck Whte solves the roblem by re eberng tht ne Pw he is enough to wn KKt2  K4 K  KBS  KK I White tries  KK he ter    . KK2  KK7 K   his ig ms o come y coser KKt2      P8(ch! KK 5 KB K 6 PKt7  KB7  wis

N J3

WHIT

p  w to

OB Ps  ot  d vtge n the engm f ony or the fct tht one of the Pwns my gve  hs fe for the other! 1 PKt K-2 Cel o! I Wht moves  K B h los  dr by stlmt, hle  P-Kt6ch, KKt ts th  sl orver   P-Kt8(ch!  K-Kt6 o get the oosto K-    O     K-B   K d Wht ns K2  KB K 5 P-Kt6h 6 PKt7ch Wht s

 soated Pans look ek and eess They are erfecty sae n atack on ether Pa s arred by adacg the oter! 1 P!

J

T

to 

 w LGR

 7 5

No  Back pays 1    KxP he ey s  P- ad he Pn ca be oertake 1.   K-B  K-Kt3 But no  P-B KxP nor  P- K-Kt  s portan not o adance e Pans prematurey K-K3    ere oo agast     KB te Pans stay ut e he Kng moes cosr by  K-B3  P-B K- e rey to     K-B oud b  P K-3  P-B K-K2 5 KB3 KB3 6 P- KB2  P-6 K-B3  KK K-B2 9 KK K-Kt 10 K- KB2 11 P-B6

 11    K-R2 1 P-B7 s  P-7

e ns

T R  s a sso    s ed g o os o "ake rs ad nk  over aer   K-B K

N. J

WHE

py  wi to

PROKES

 9 6

 sead     P-Kc  KB P-K  K-K6, P-K6  P-B, K-K on     P-K  W e ues  ceck ) 5 K-K and W  s  K-K K  KR6! akng e oos  o s; ak g e Pan does no K-K    r    P-K  PB ooed  a KR  KxP 5 K-B KR2  K-K8    

1 K-Kt!

NO. 6

WE

pay and win o

DEDRE



 CUIU y to go ter the Pn he obvous ove 1 K-3 lets lck escpe For exple  K B3  P-6  PKt or  PxP KK3 n lck scurryng over to Q rs esly gnst  Pn on the ook le K-K  K-Kt3 KQ 4 KxP K-3 K K-Kt3 6 P-Kt K-Kt  K K  PKt6ch K Kt 9 K-Kt K-Kt 10 K-6 K   n Whte cnnot vo the r 1   P6  1 .   KK  K2, K0  K3, K-B  P KKt3 5 K Kt, and Wte avg te osto s  PKt3! KK  K K-0  P KB3 5 K! Certanly not 5 KKt, KKt3,  a Wte's earler strategy as bee asted snce Blac as te oosto d das 5   Kt3 6 KKt te ws

7 

BLCK s oube-crosse by hs on Pa Wthout the an o the boar Backs Kg spy heas for the agc suae Q  after hch o oer o eath can force   KK 1 P- K   P K3  P-6

N 1

WT

t p

 w RGR

19 1

Black's o Pa stas   s ay s Kng s unabe to moe o e tal suare B3 KB2  P- oo late 5 P-8 e 

A STRAIGHT line is not the shortest

N8

WIE

to py

 w IELI



ditance between two ponts. I hte moes across the board to cature the Pa he ns the Pan but ot the game Ths s hat ould hape:  K K7 KB6  K-7 K- 3 K-B7 K-B  KKt7 K-3 5 KxP K-B2 6 K K-B  , and Black gets a dra uose he meanders do the board ad the u agan?  K-K6

 K-!

K-B6

T s s the o t Blac s e   s  suar    K-K  KB6 K-B  K-Kt7 K-Kt 5 KxP KB 6 KKt8  s

29' 

WIT  m ake a deo roe o elp  Paw become  Qee 1 P -

NJ

Tere  o ope  1    P-S  P-6 P6 3 P P  P 8(Q)c  P6!

WHITE

to p

 w OVE

5

   -BS (   o eclde Blck'  ) 3 3 -B6 (3 P 6 -0   draw) P-S  P 6 P-6 5 P-7 P  P 8 ( Q )  P8 (Q) d e poo  a draw 03      PS   3    0  6 B   w  -6  core o  P- -B 5  6 - ad W e lo e P-6    5 P- -B P   7 P8(Q)c e 



WIE

pay and win o

 rce o Qeen  Pwn  lo  rce o ee wo c ceck r nd perp wn e oer Quee 1 P-6  3 lck loe qckl fer     P 6  7 P-7  P-(Q) P  ( Q) 4 QKc d  Qee coes o e bord  -06 P6 P-7  P- I   .  -  4 -Q nd e re o Qee w ceck w or We.  P- (Q ) P- (Q )  5 Q-Bc 6 Qc We w e Qee d e me





 ITE ' tiing hs to be precse   order to Queen his Pwn with  ceck

N0. 2 ]

1 KKt  K-B

PKt

 o top Blck    h lt  v  P-S -Kt led to bot  ue ad  dr

WITE

play and wi to

   DE FEJTER

1939

-K

 turly i     PK  - w catch the a -   K-K Her too     -Kt los  w  KQ

KB

No if Wht ply 5 PS, Blc drws by 5 .   PKt  P6  Kt6 7 P- PKt 8 P(Q)   Kt(Q) 5 K-BS KB6 eady to me  KxP ith   K-QS 7 PS KK4 winning White aw in return  P 7 P6 8 P  9 P-(Q)ch 10 Q2ch 11 QB4ch 1 Q-Bch  Q-Kt3  QB3ch 15 KB4 1 QRc 17 KKt3 18 QK te

P-Kt P-Kt6 -Kt KB KB KB KQ KB KKt KR KKt KB

N. 22

WTE

t pa and wn

W bot de Quee ter Pw te oe wo rt gve cek   advtge tt  ote de cve.  PB7 P-7  P-B(Q) P (Q ) -t8  QB3 Forced      7 ow  Q-t3 mte -B  Q3c t7 5 QBc -B  QQ  QQc -Kt7  Q-c  9 t3! e w Bla    l ele  ee mae

 

 -B3

N023

TH tgtowd  P-Kt4 ed o  .   P-Kt4  P-Kt P-Kt  P t PKt  KB3 Pt7 5 P t7 P-t8 (Q)  PKt8 ( Q )  K , nd  dw 6   .

WHE

to p

 w ROREV

1928

 eo e Pwn og I ne     Pt4  -t4,   3 P- wn el. -  B4 3 P4 P-t4 6  Q3! e ng  loe  e      P 5 B2 6  -  oele 5 P P  Pt6 P6  P- P  -B2 ng Bl n lne   e    - 9 Pt8(Q) 8  9     0 QQ3 e 1 Q-8 e

 

1 BS

N0. 24

T  e  elp  wn pwn wle kng  d cl  Bck  dnce P 1 . 

WIE

play nd wn o

DURA

5

If 1    3 ( cpe w e' Pwn)  P B  P    4 B6  Q  5 7 P  P6 P  7, P 6  P7 P7 9 P (Q)c wn f e P  P P6  Q   3  ece  Pwn,  ng fe e'  ele. 5 P B n 5 B3 ( wc Blc wld n eeky ge w 5       nd  l e)  B  P  nd Bc e e Pwn nd dw      P6 6 If     P  B, 6   wn  P7 P   B 9 P (Q)c e e ne me

N0 2 

WHIE

to play

and wn DER

9  8

H turl move doe ot lw w eve  te ot oetook g poto wo de ugget temelve to Wte   turg  k  w o dvg  ow eter of tem w! I 1 KxP KK6  KB6 ( PB KBS 3 PBS KQ le e Pawn KBS 3 KQ6 QS 4 P4 KKS and Bla wn e Pawn I 1 PB PK  PBS PKS and  de Qeen w a daw el 1 Q6! 6  1    PK  BS  K6 3 KP B6  KBS Q6 5 QS ad e Pawn  ae.  BS S 3 PB PK PS 4 PBS 5 B!  eea a 5 PB6 PK6  P  PB (Q   PK( Q B PK  Q K6 9 Q B  nl a daw P6 5   6  B3! PK  PB6 PK(Q  PB S 9 PB(Q  9     1 Q  mae 1 Q  11 QK7 e wn e Qeen and e ame

 (w e la ope of a w b  .  . -8  -B3  PB8[ Q] c  -3 ad lack wll be aed) -!  QxP (o ele  a bee) ad  lack  aleaed  Q-QSc! 7

N0 2

IE

to play and wn RIORIE

2

 -BS!

TTIG e Paw ead wold be preare :  P- S  P-S, Q ad Black cace e Paw.    -6 f  . . . PB  S -6   QS Q6  xP w fo We.  -S P-B3 Pla for  -Q6 QS  P, BS ad Black draw Tee wa o cace   . . . -Q6  QS P B3c   S  6 5 P ad We w  P- -Q6  P-S ere oo aack e Paw b  -Q6 allow   . . BS ad Black ave elf. PB    P-BS 5 P-6 P 6 6 P-7 P 7  P-8(Q) We  pla carefll ow Fo eaple f  Qc -Q7 9 Q Qc 7 0 Q-B3  -Q8  Q Q3c -B8  -Q 7 3 Q

f l ack re  . .  B6 e fol low occ : 9 Q-Qc 6 0 Q-  - S  - ad  e Paw fall. O f  . . . -6 9 Q  Q6 9    P-B8Q 0 Q-c w  e Qee) 0 Q followed   Q-B  decve. 9 Q-! Q8 PB8(Q) 0 Q   -Q3 We mae o w e Qee

 obvou ttk on Bk' Pns oud ed to the oong:  KB7 PKt4  KKt7 KKt  KP K  KKt PKt  K B  KQ4 6 K P KK3  KKt K B nd B eh R  th n utot d  nt he Rook Pawn 1 P! P

N. 2

 

to play  w RORIE



I 1    P3  PS 6 3 B7 wn a one, or       t6  B7 BS 3 P, P4   6 Q4  P, 3 6 6   7 ee e ng a a' en t d wn Now oe e on o e o on Te nar onno   B7 ow     P 3 PP PS  Pt6 P6 nd bot de Qee w a draw rel  B! T oe kee  oe s a er     P 3 PP e' aw wQee w e    3 3 7! ere oo i 3 B7 or 3 7, e ely 3    Pt  PP, PS ed o a draw The ove au de ee e qare  oe o e' Pw o Qeen wt e Pt 3.  r 3    6  B6  d e re bo Pwn nd w PRS  PP PR  Pt6 PR7 6 PK7 6  PKt8(Q)  Q2 te wn

N0. 2 8

WHITE

to play nd wn

1 BS I ndn  ed Pwn Cptng t w kee k y n ne de  te d we Wte get te t w n te te 1   3 e Pwn t e eed I Blk te t deend te ngt Pw ten te 1  .  B  K S K 3 QS Q  P 6 ke  eget t   KS 3 QS t3 B3  B6 5 P 2  B te wn Ante w t w   1 P6 2   S t 3 t6   P 5 6 PKt  PS Pt  P6 PKt6 Pt  P 9 P(Q mt

N02

WHITE to play  w

TRYING  wn  tng e Bsp Pwn des nt wk  e pe   PB KB  KK K K  PB KB  KB KB   KK KK 6 PB7 KB  K 0 (t te but te e tve  KB daw  taleate) KP  KB KK 9 Kt K0 0 K P B  K ( )  K  nd Ba dw gns te k Pwn Te w  wn   aandn te Bp Pwn keep Bl uped n ptung  nd wn n e te de  te bd B  K0  BS P 3 KKt KK  KP K03  KK K0 6 KKt7 t e Kng ut te w e awn  e ang. 6   Q  P e 

N03

WHIE to pl

nd wn

 N  e ng e  w n end B Pw nd   m e e 1 Q!  e n 1 B,    B6 B4 3 6, P  Q,  t3 d e e t Pw! 1   Q B   e  Pw I e me me  e  1    B2  Pt6 wn t  6 B I      3 P6 PP ( 3    Q  Pt nd mte e me  PB w 3  t  Q 2 5 P   Q e w

4

&

N03

IE

p  w to

1 KBS



BCK ha two e reple e hould look a: If   .  PKt3c  K-B6 (o  PxPch KKt ad Black daw) PxP 3 KB  P-S  P-Kt6ch K-3 5 P, P-6  P (Q d e w  1      6,    P6, P (        PP,  5 6, B      P!  5 P6, d    6    B 2  P6  daage  g  P aad  a   a  Pw  e ae  e  PP    5 P6   P 2  PQ m

NO. 

WHIE t pla nd wn

I     nnn ne   re e ed Pwn e e n re Bl' Pwn nd r e Qeen P rg.   w   dne B! 1 PB6 Beer n 1 . .  B  BS B 3 6 nd '  e P  PB7!  e ree e Pwn       en 3 PB(Q re 3   . Q en  B6  5 6 Q  P   B7 n 3 BS 2  6 Q Q2 5 B6 Q  B7 B  6 B   Q 9 P

10 B6

B  10 .    11 B7 nd e Pwn   ler rd 11 PQ6 Q  1 PQ 13 B7 d n e end ed   rnl n B! 1 PB6  1    B2  BS lled  3 6  edel ee  B!    ne  BS  er     B e  re       3 ! e' n rle  d n e qre BS ee  n el     B 3   B    5 6 B  PB7 2  7 e wn

 n r e n e e e  . I  were Bl' e e ld e  w e' ng  enere   K7 r QB7 ne   e e nw e  de e Pwn  e een w eng nd wn.

 

N0. 33

E key to the wn is for Whte to give up hs psse Pwn fo ce hs wy to Q cpue ck's Pwn n then pomote the remanng Pawn. 1

WITE to play and win

K-B6

KQ

On 1 .  KK 2 KK6 K0 3 P07, KB 4 KK1 wi 2 P07! KxP 3 KB7! .

ite now has the oppositio d l rega the Pan he criced. K-0 3  . . 4 K-K6 K-B 5 KK7 KB  K06 KK 7 K07 KK 8 KxP KB 9 K06 K0 10 PB KB 11 PB1 The Pawn reache the seeth ra withou checking. 11 .  KK2 12 K-07 

 

� 44

N034

E

play and wn to

AN EXCHNGE o Pws ter sutble preprto ws or Whte The preprto costs  gettg hs ng behd Blck's Pawn to a domntng poston 1 K-Q The mmedate exchge s rem ure s ater  PQ PxP  KxP K Kt3 3 K-B4 K-B3  P-Ktch K-Kt3 the posto s  m r draw 1.   K-K3 K3  K-B8 3 KB K P K-K 5 P B 6 PQ  

N035

WHITE to play an win

E eod ee  o owd Bla no a one ae one Pawn and eak og  e oe. KQ 1 KQ6 2 KK6 KB Te eave loe a one:  .  KK 3 PB6 Q (o 3 . . PxP  PK7 )  PP  5 P  K8( Q) ae. 



KK7  KQ7 5 PB6 3

 

Cealy no 5 B7 ean Bla. 5. .  6 KB7 7 PK7  PK8(Q) 9 QK6 mae

PP PB4 K2 3

N036

WHITE to play and wn

1 Q7!

A ANGE-OOING ove o s sque oug, e g s wo wns eed deedg o w of wo ossle s oves Bl sees 1  . - Ags e leve 1  . .   We sezes e ooso ges ed e Pw d ws s wy:  -B7 3  8 -4   , P  P foowed y 6 PBS. PP  P-S! If     -3 nsed e  PP, P  Q6 -  PBS -B 6 -B6 d we ve  fl w nn oso.  P-BS PS  P-B6 3  P-B7 P6 P 6 PB8(Q  QQ8  e w

N0. 

IT

t 

 w

I I obou h gng up he Queen Pwn w e e wy fo he Kgh Pwn o oe houg, bu he  e u be peped opey. The Kg u ue a mo aggee poonbend Bla' Pawn n ! 1 KK I a one 1 PQ6, B  PQ7 (  PK6, PxQP 3 KxP, KK dawng e y KQ 3 KK, KxP    KQ3 and B daw 1   Q Q        Q3 3 B   P PxP 3 PQ6!  P6 PQ PQS 5 7  P7 PQ6 Q2  P (Q    QS  

N0. 8

HE

play and wn to

WHITE c w esl b gog fer  lk s seble Pw us  K   K  (    K  2 KK) 2 KK K   KP ec Or e c ulge   b of re e cruel b llowg lck o ge  Quee befoe beg e K   PB7c PR 2 K   PK PR P7  PK P-R8 (Q ) 5 P6  P-7 m

N0. 3

WH t play nd wn

LD e egn wt 1 Pt3 r 1 Pt4? e Pwn ut rec t7 wtout gvng ceck tt  t ay we te opong g td t  t que e g mve  en    1 P3! e ggeve 1 Pt4 lead  1     2 Pt t 3 P t PP  PP (  P    and lck daw autotcly g e k Pawn   Pt7c  d a dw  1    P  3 P   P PP      t 5 P7 B2 6 P d te w  PP  6 P B2    e w

N0 4 

E

pl and wn to

BLCK  s fced w  e sk of de fed s Pwn we resrn Wes fro dvnc  Te d cules would ncrese   wee Blcks ur o ove We eefoe pls o brn bou e poso n e d  w Blck o ove s e doe b e process of ulo 1 B2  On 1    4  P6 B  P   P7, B2 5 P6 ad     cler ha Blac'  ca o  l ov  oad a e    2 -B4     P6 B 5 P 2 6

 

O WIN his White must big abou he positio i the iagam with ack to move He oes th b ti aguatio. K 1 K-0 2 K-04!

N0. 4]

HITE to pl nd wn FANI

White is ow rea to mee 2  K- with 3 K, a folow i p with  KK6 -01 2. .  3 K-4 St waitig for   K  .  K- K  K-0 .



he  teative is  .  K-01 5 K-0 6 K 6 P7, K-K  K 07 K-R 8 K6 (bu o  P  8(0) salemate) KR 9 P8(0)ch ad mate ex 5  

Now we have the positio i h diagrambt it is ack to pla. he es is easy. - 5 .  -K 6 KKt6 K  xP  K-Kt K 9 KKt6 KK  10 P7ch - 11 PR6 12 KK7 Wh w

N042

WIE

pl and wn to

H obm o Wit s to oc an xcng of Pans is ou tansfom is to Pans aganst on, to on Pn ganst non K-  P     . . P-Kt3 2 P-6 K 3 KxP an its a ov. KKt 2 KKt6 K-R 3 P-6 ong o  PB7 salemae.  n sead 3 .  . B  PB , 02 5 xP wns, or  3    PxP  xP B 5 -Kt6,  6 P B   7 wns. We can now wn   PPc  5 6 o  e oow P  B7 2 5 xP 6 P   6 enel no  P6 B   d Blac escaes w  draw     2  B7 9 P6c We w

53 



IE to pl  w

  ' aeg  mle : e orces  exchange o Pawns (at the rght tme o course moves hs Kng to a domnatng poston and wns 1 P No a oce 1 PBc  e 1 .   PxPch  PPc B Blac a a da 1     O 1   . 4 Whte goes ate the Kght Pwn as ollows:   B4   4 B  4 4 5   6 B4 4   B   P d·  PB PPc      4 We demo ae e ueenng o  douled Pa  ths  PxP   B2 4 5   6 B4 B  Pc   4 2 9 B B2 1 P6c 2 1 1   1 B6 B  1 P 7c  1 P4 2 15  B7 d _ �    P  4! e g must  ggeve ee  o   e P move em tuel B    B4 5  O 5  .  2  6 ec 6 P4c  6  P 9 K-Kt Wte 



6  B2

B B2 

B  B  ad Bak a  da K2   -   9 P-7

N044

h t  th vu mau vg

IT t pl and wn

9  

CRON 1950

      au m  mv     v  mv  a     a, i 1 -t4,  B4  PP, B  -3,  ad    a da N i   PB4  a l   avd h a  Pa B2 1   3  B 2  3  -4 - -B 5 P-B



 5   B2  -B  -2   K 2  -B6 - 9 -6  B2 0 K-K7 KB  11 K-6, -2 1 7 ad Blak Pa     2      P  KP -2  B6   9 K au  Pa   -6 A  PP, -  K-S -B2 9 K-0 KB  0 K0 K-0  P-

KP

Av th atu l at 9  2 1 P-8 ) , K 1 1 K-6, B  1 KP, d  hav  adad    B      d h a   1 6 1 7  -6 1 7 5   6  B6  B

a       B2 B K2  -B  B

Adva   v  k, d   a 1   2 19 -7  

1 K-B  K-B 3 P-K4

N0. 4

ITE to play nd win CRUM 93

KQ KB4

I dvets Blck m usug the Rk Pa    .   K Kt3 4 P-K KP  P-K6 d Wt' Pa cat b ught K-Q   K-K4 4 K-B3 K-K3   K-K3 K-Q3 6 KQ4  P-Kc K-K3 K-K2  K-K4 K-Q2 9 KQ 10 PK6c KK2 11 K-K  temt g 11 K-B6 gg at t Rk Pa )  matu a Bk tkes th Kg Pa without oss of tme Th ctut uld b 11    KP 1 K-Kt7, KQ2 13 KP, KB 14 K-R8, KB ad Whte a t etat  Kg KK 11 .  1 KQ6 K-Q 13 KB6 N t w tak Blak t mv  ctue the P KK2 13  .   quck sucde by 13    KB 14 PK7 ad mte t mv KP 14 K-Kt7 1  KP KQ2 16 KKt7 Wt 

Ths tm f     P-3 7 PxP, KxP  K4 KKt3 9 K-Kt4 Wht hs th ppst) K3 10 K-R  ws

N0. 46

 K-  P-Kt4 9 K6

E

play and wn

- to

GROREV

19 3 6

1 K6

K-K2

3.  

K-K2 K-2

KK2 KK

Wht s t f f th tt tv 9 P-K6  ft whch 9    K-K2 10 PxP P 11 K-Kt K-Kt2 gvs lck th ppst   w 9   10 PKt

K

 t 10 P-K6 s pmtu s th ctut 10    PxP 11 THE st stp Wht pvts KxP KKt 12 K- K2 lts     P-3 ft whch th pl lck w s wl b 3 PK6 K-K  3    KK 10.  P-4 4 K-K ws th Pw) 4 K 11 K-Kt7 6 K-  P-K7ch KK  PKt4, K 7 K-7  Wht ws Lst chc f Wht t mspl t If 11 PK6 K- 12 PK7ch K    K2 K  Wht must  th 3 K4 w Nt t c 3 K-K4 s ft 3. K-K2 11.   K-K3 4 K-4 P-3  PxP KxP 6 K KK 12 KKt8 Kt4 K-Kt3 ck hs th pst  ws If 12    K-K3 13 K-8 Kx Wht s tgutg   t 14 KxP  Wht ws mv hs Kg t K4  afe ck 13 P-K6 pys    K-K3  K-

 K-K3 5 K-4

Thtg t v t  5   -K3  K-K4 hs s th pst Wht ws gg f hs Kg t K4 lks at K3wth lk t mv 6   K2

h pt f th Kgs t fm Kt7 w v t KKt8 PxP 13.   P-K4 14 PKt6 P-K 1 P-Kt7 PK6 1 K-R7 17 P-Kt8)h Wht ws A xqust g v f Ggv, wh ct s my mstps f butfu tmd p

 I le tht Whte ust tue the Kght P  oe to  But ho oes he o so he obvous 1 K Kt4 KB7 2 K-Kt, K-B 3 K-Kt , KxP es to    PB6   B

N0. 4

E

to pl

 wi ER

1942

x the taet N the K les about a k  the hel es vtm R    KKt7  Kt4 B6  R Kt 5 Kt6 R   

t 

1 K-Kt 2 K-B 3 KQ  KK  KB

N048

E

play and wn to

LE

94

KB6 K-Q6 K6 K6 K-Kt6

D o Whte does ot pl 6 K Kt6 hch los 6    KP d a d but    PP 6 PR6 7 P-R -R  KK6 K-K 9 KP KB 10 KK  

N0. 4 

WHE

pl nd wn to

GRGOREV

5

E aual l f lay wul sm  b  g af h Kgh Paw by wy f   K H   s wh wu happ 1 K  K 2 KK K-K 3 PR KR 4 KxP h s hg b) KPR4) w h a w as sul. Th wg a s f Wh's Kg  ach K   uabu waymvg  K 7,  h 6  1 -K6 K6  K7 h sa 2   . P-4 las  a asy Wh  w  a 3 PR, -K  -K6. -R 3 P-R  - Nw w hav h s   a Black's h mv  h s aa ahbu h s  m w h lack  la    PR6) 5 P  



TO WI ths Whte must sc ce  t ce  he eve gets the chce t  s 1 PK6

N0 

gst  the mve ck s e p f 1    K-K ssues h f   1   PP

HE

to play and wn RU

3

Blk mght efue t catue th ths esult 1    -2 2 PP P 3 Q -2   d Whte th the ppst  O f 1    P-B3 2 B  2 3 -Q -  Q6 -Q 5 P7h -   6 P-B4  P P   d aga the f  the     P- e th P N th g la t gt behd the Pa 2    -Q2  -B Q  -t6 5 -B6 2   B7  -Q6 -B2  Q7 -B 9 P - 10 -B6 B 11 P6  12 P7 t 

 dubld P d  uqu ms f kpg th Kg t by 1 P-RS -B4 K-Q3  P-R4

N0]

atd,  g  m aud  f f  P  -Q8 P-B4  P-R6 B 5 P-

TE

to play

an win RGRE

19 5

 g t Pa     d P-B 5   P-B6  -B P-B  PR -  P-R8 Q)  9 -  

 dobled Pawns hold the ow aainst the Kin nti hel aives. 1 K-B KB6  K-K K-Q  PKt4 K-K K-Q  PKt3 KK4 5 PKt

  



play and wn to

RRV

35

Black mst sto the assed Paw eve at the cost of dset his ow Paw.  PKt4 Pevets the K om com ose. . .  KK3  P KB  K-K4 Not at once  K-B4 as the el  . . . K-Kt3 costs a Paw and ives Back an easy da. . . . K-Kt3 O  .  . K-K3  1 K-B.  KB4 1 KB 11 P-Kt6

9 K-B4 ooed KB K-Kt K-Kt

 1 .   K-R3 1 PKt7  ce tainy ot 1 KB6 staleatin Black) KxP 1 K-Kt, and White havin the oosition wins. 1 K-B6 1 P-Kt7ch 1 P-Kt 15 PKt8Q)ch

K-B K-Kt K-R

ee too, the hasty 15 K-B7 ste mati Back, deves White o the w. 15 . . . 1 KKt6 Whte wins

Q



1 K-Kt3

3

WE

play nd wn to

GRGOREV



I appaent loss o time is the only way to a win I instead 1 K Kt K-B6 2 PR4 KKt7 3 PR K R6 4 K-Kt6 KKt (not 4  . . K R  P-R3 KxP 6 KxP and White wns 6 KxP  P-R3ch K- KxP(R4 and Black daws O i 1 K-Kt4 KB7 2 P-R4 KKt7 3 P R3, PKt3 4 KKt, KxP, and the position is dawn. 1.   K-K6 I 1 .   KB8 2 PR4 PKt3 or  .  . K-K7 3 P-R K-K6 4 P-R4 KK  K-Kt4 KK6 6 KB, K-B6  PR6 PxP  PR and White wins 3 KB4, K-Kt7 4 P-R , PxP 5 P-R4 nd White wins. 2 PR4 K-KS 3 K-Kt4 K-K4 4 K-Kt K-KS  P-R K-B6 6 KB Not at once 6 KKt6 when 6   -Kt  P-R3ch, KR ends n a daw Whites actual move oces Blacks Kin to etreat. 6 . . K-Kt7  K-Kt6 Whte ws the Pw d the e

N0 4

WHE

play and wn to

WTE has a geat advantage in his otside assed Pawn ts theat to mach  the boad kees Blacks King occied since he mst even tay chase afte it Meanwhie White has time to ick o the aba doned Black Pawns. K-B3 1 P-R  P-R6 K-Kt3 KxP 3 P-R7  KxP K-Kt 5 KQ6 K-B KK6 KQ  KxP K-K  K-Kt6 KK3      KB  9 K-B6 is   t o ithot the move KK 9 P-Bc 1 K-K  s

 

WHE

p lay  w to

T  moan o Queen a Pawn on the ight squae, if thee is a choice Pomoting on the wong sque mght let the oonen get away with a daw when he should have lost 1 PR4 PKR4 he aeave 1    KB, ry n to head o Whies Pawns s oo so v  P KK 3 PKt6 PxP (3    KQ  PxP  PR6! d Whie wns.  PR PR PxP 3 PK6  PR6!   PxP, PR6 5 PK, PR 6 P K8 Q  PR8 Q d h oso s a da P-R6     PR PR 6 PR8Q e 

 

W tte  be o te fct tht h  e fe fo cp tue e ck  bot be o f ethe of te e a oe KKt3 1 K4

N0 6

E

play and win to

HRWT D G

85

he P ut ot oe f o expe 1    PR4 2 KKt KKt3 o 2    Q4  Kx Q 4 KKt4 Q  K3  Wte ovetke te )  KxP K 4 KKt, K-Kt3 5 K, K 6  K6 ad the secod Paw oes.  KB KB2 KKt3  KB6 ere too     . PR4  KKt o    .  PQ4  KK ad Whte w be  tme to atch t seod Paw KB2  KK6      PR4 5 KxP PR 6 P B7 PR6  PB Q)  PR7  QR6 mate. 5 KQ PR4 6 PKt6c KxP PR  KxP  PB7 KKt2 9 KQ7 t 

No 

WHTE

play n wn to

1 KB7!

P-4

ON 1    K inted  K-Kt6 win both of Blck Pwn  PR4! Th ke mov to bk thoh White cnnot win with  K-B6 s  . . o PxP 3 PxP K-R 4 KxP K Kt ives Black the oppoition and an eas daw    K-R3 Wht else is thee if   o o PxP  PxP P-Kt6 4 P-Kt6ch K3  P Kt7 PKt7 6 P-Kt8(Q win or if  .  . KtPxP 3 P-Kt PR6 4 P Kt6ch K-3  P-Kt7 P-7 6 P Kt8(Q P-8(Q  Q-Kt6 mat.  K-B6! PxP Or  o   KtPxP 4 PKtch, K-R  KB7 nd White wn  PxPch K-4 P-Kt6   PKt6 6 PKt7 K-Kt  P-Kt8 ( Q c KB6 P-Kt7  KKt K-B7 9 K-R4 K-B8 1 QKt3ch KKt8 1 1 Q-B3ch K-8 1 K3  QP mat

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68

Black s n touble f he tes to et  pssed Pwn ths s wht hp pens :     KB3   K-Kt4 KxP  P-R4 K-B4  R P-t4  P R6 P-Kt 5 P-R 7 P-Kt6  P R8 ( Q ) , K-B 1 Q-Kt and Whte ws

N0. 8

E

play and win to

1 .  

K-03

o he es othe defense ORAVE



1 K-B4 EXPECTED but the obvous dea of edately on fte the Rook Pwn leads only to  daw: 1 K-B3, K-Kt  K-K3 K-B   K-03 K-K  -B3, K-B3 5 KKt3  xP  KxP, K-B4  K-Kt4 P-Kt4  P-R4 and both sdes wl Queen at the sme te K-Kt 1. . . K-B  KK K-K  K06 KB 1 K-K6 O  .  . KQ 5 K-B7 s aa. KK 5 K07 KR  K-K7 Now we see the eson fo the o Whtes Kn de. t wl take onl ou moves now to captue Blacks Rook Pawn nsted o the sx  would hve tken om the ona poston Blcks Kn menwhle has bee nble to make any poess av been oced back o the co ne K-Kt  KQ6 KB  K-B KK 9 K-Kt4 1 P

1  K-Kt4 1 PR4 1 KB4 1 P-R · 15 K-Q

KB3 KKt3 K-B3 KB

Whte wns, snce Black canno stop the Rook Pwn nd deed  own Pawn at the same tme.

KR6

1 K-B2

N0. 59

IF 1   P-Kt6ch  K-Kt not  K-Kt2 staeate) eads to the ac tual pa whe 1   PxP oses by  xP -R6 3 PBS P-RS 4 PB6 K-R7 5 PB7 P-R  P-B8 ( Q )   Kt8  QR8 P-R7  Q-R  ate  K-Kt .



WHITE

play nd win to

GRGOREV

1925

Cetain not  P-BS K-R7 and Back will be rst to get a Queen   K-R4 

H st sto 3 P-BS whch wis against othe oves 3 K-Kt2 PKt6  KKt ! A earf eo od hav ee  KR  whe Whit Queens his Paw but gets ated! The cotia tio wold be 4    KR6 5 PBS P-Kt7ch  KKt  K-Kt6  P-B6 P RS  P-B7, P-R6 9 P-B8 (Q )  P-R mate! .   PKt 5 K-R2!

Natura 5 KxP staeating Back is nthinkabe P-Kt8Q)ch 5 . . K-Kt6  KxQ  PBS Whte wis as th Paw cot b eaed o

1 KB4!

 

P

ECEARY as 1  Q P-R6 3 KKt3 is Black  PQ 3 KB

WHE

play and n to

LEEV

7

 . P-R  P hoeless fo K-K4 PB

Queeni the Rook Pawn instea wol eslt i this: 3    PR  PQ6 PR6 5 P-Q7 PR7 6 P Q8 (Q )  PR8 (Q)  QR8ch an White wis the Queen on the iao a.  PQ6 PB6 O     KK3 5 KB6 P-B6 6 PQ7 P-B7  PQ8( Q )  P-B8( Q)  Q-K8ch KB3 9 QB8ch, and White wins the Qee 5 PQ7 PB7 PB8(Q) 6 PQ8(Q)  Q-K8ch KB4  Q-KB8ch White wis he Qee o the e

  

WE

ply nd win to

A CLEVER scice tnsoms a dwishlookin osition ito  ett win. 1 KQ4 Not t once 1 P s te 1    K-K3  KQ4 PR 3 K-4, P-R6 4 KKt3 KQ4 nd White loses in sted o winnin KK3 1   O 1    PR isted,  K-B3 K-K3 3 K-Kt4 wis o White K-K4  KB K-Q 3 KKt Exectin the contitio 4 P-, PR  P6, P-R6 with  coota ble dw nsted o this, Blck ets a de shock PxP 4 PKt P-R  P- Blck cn Qee the othe Pw with this eslt     PKt  P

, P-t 7 PB, P-Kt 8B(Q) PKt8(Q 9 Q-Bch d White wins he Qee PR6  PB6 PR7  PB7 PR8(Q)  P- 8 (Q  9 QR8ch

White ws te Qee d e ge.

AN APPARENTLY se oston but how does Whte oceed If 1 K Q (to attack the Pawns) K-B3  K K7 PB4 3 PxP P-Kt and both sdes w Queen the Pawns wth a dawn esult 1 P-R KB3  K-Kt8

  

E

to play an win GRGOREV



Theatens to advance the Paw and Queen wth check    KKt4 3 K-Kt7 KxP O     P-B4 4 P-R6 PxP 5 P R7 P-Kt6 6 P-R8(Q) PB7 7 QR and Whte wns 4 K-B6 PB The best chance If nstead 4    K-R3 5 K-Q PB4 6 PxP P-Kt 7 KK and Black Pawn s lost O i 4    KKt 5 KQ P-B4 6 PxP, PKt 7 P-B6 and the Pawn eaches B8 wth check wnnn fo Whte 5 PxP P-Kt 6 PB6 P-Kt PKt7 7 PB7 PKt8Q)  PB8 (Q ) 9 Q-R3 mate!

7 

BACK' ow n Rook Pawn oses the ame fo him. If White cold oy be indced to cate it, the poson wod be a daw! 1 P-R3!

GRGREV

 2 5

The attactive 1 K-K istead eads to 1    PR4  P-B, K-Kt4 bt ot  . . . P-R 3 P-B6, P-R6 4 P-B7, P-R7  P-B8 Q ), P-R8 Q) 6 Q-B4ch, KR6 7 Q-Kt3 mate) 3 K Q6, P-R 4 P-B6, P-R6  PB7, P  Q 6 PB8 Q ) , PR8 Q) R7 QBc, K-R3! ad  dw 1   PR4  KKt3 PRc 3 K-R3! t is impotat ot o emoe  Paw. KxP  4 P-B PR  PB6 K-Kt7 P-R6 6 P-B7 P-R7  P-B8 Q )  Q-Kt7c K-B7 9 Q-B6ch K-Kt7 K-B7 10 Q-Ktch KKt7 11 QR4c KB7 1 Q-Kt4c 13 Q-R3 K-Kt8 KR8 14 Q-Kt3c Te teat of staemate wod a ow Bck to daw e didn' a  exta Paw! 1 KKt4! PR6 16 Q-B P7   -B  ma

� 7

N A osition whee the oves see to be foced it is esy to ly e chnicaynd et  sue win sli PKt6 1 PKt6 P-Kt7  P-Kt7  P-Kt8 (R) 

0  64

E

play ad wi to

GRGOREV

2

The unthinkin ooton to a Quee instead allows     P Kt8 ( Q) 4 QxQ d stleate KR7     4 K-R4 PKt8(Q) 5 RxQ R 6 K-Kt3 White wins He wi cature Back Paw d oceed to Queen his own we his ooet watches elessl

Theaten to contine with 1 Q R K-Kt8 11.   KB7 1 Q-Ktch KKt7 3 QRch K-R7 14 Q-Ktch K-R8 1 K-Q 16 QxPch and wis

 

E

play and wn to

 APABAA



1 K-K

EE the oosition and oce Back to ive way e has two as be defeses K-Q3  1     K-Q The attactive atenatve  KB s eate tatn wth that ove it takes White seven oe oves to cate Backs Rook Pawn and the Qeen hs own n the eantie Back cates on the Qee de Qeens hi Paw, ad daw    KK3 O     KB3 White a  K K ad afte the e     KKt3 can ove 4 K-Q, oce te cate o the Knht Pawn and wn o he can witch to the Kn sde b 4 K B, cate the Rook Paw and w  KB  KxP 5 KB 6 PKt  P-Kt6  PKt 9 PKt8Q)ch 10 Q-Kt8ch 11 Q-Q

 7

K-B KKt KxP KKt6 PR P-R6 KKt7 K-B7

1

 

K-B3

 K-B!

White does not attack by  K-Q t wod take eht ove to cate the ht Pawn and Qeen hs own n the sae nbe of oves Back wod cate the Rook Pawn, Qee his assed Pawn, and daw    KKt3  K-K! White wins e has the easant choice o winnin on ethe side of the boad, snce he can oce the cate o ethe o Back's Paw

 

HE

play and win to

GROREV



A BEAUTIFUL exe of distnt oosition The Kings re se rted b the ength of the bord but Whites beieve-it-ornot exerts ir resistibe ressure on Blacks 1 KK7 White seizes the oosition d for the rest of the l ves Bck with only one reasonbl ove in re y 1.   KK7 If Bck laves the King le White wins b ttcking on the se le For instance if 1 . . . K-Q7  K Q foowed b  K-B Or if 1    KB7  K-B folowd by 3 K-Kt  K-K K-K If     KQ  KQ nd 4 K B wins or if     K-B  KB nd 4 K-Kt wins. K-K7  K-K KK8 4 K-K4 ere too 4    KQ7 is et y 5 KQ4 nd  K-B while 4    K B7 succubs to 5 KB4 foloed by  K-Kt K-B8 5 K-K3

Unfortuntey Blck ust eve the le There is o square left on it for retret K-K7  K-B4 KQ  K-Kt  KxP K-B KxP 9 K-Kt4 K-R 1 P-R P-Kt 11 P-R 1 P-R7 P-Kt P-Kt7 1 P-R8 (Q ) K-R7 14 Q-B3ch KR8 15 QB 1 QR4ch K-Kt8 The idea in this sort of osition is to force Bck to block his Pwn Ech tie he does so White gins tie to bring his King coser K-B8 1 KB3 1 QB4ch K-Q7 19 Q-Kt3 KB8 KKt8 i QB3ch 1 KK3 KR7 K-R8  Q-B  Q-R4ch K-Kt8 KB8 4 K-Q3  Q-B te

1 PR

  

KQ

BLAK hd no tie to strt his pssed Pwn s Whtes Rook Pwn thretened to ove up te bord nd Queen with check  KKt6

WHE

to ply

Otheise Bck hed o the ssed Pwn with  .   KB    KQ

nd wn UPEWS

3

 he cn et to B   White Rook Pwn wi e hrmess.  KKt PR PR  PR 5 PR6 PR6 PR7 PR7 7 P- R8 (Q ) PR8 Q ) This miht be  dw, except tht  Queenin rst White h the d te o v  ew check KQ  QB8ch 9 QB6ch KK4 1 PB4ch White win the Quee  dic ed ck

 

WHITE

to play a n d win 

   

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HEHVER

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4 7

 P-R  K-Kt

KB4 PB4

IF BLACK attacks the Rook Pawn the lay oes like this     KKt4 3 K-B3  KxP 4 K-Q4 KKt4 5  K4, K-B3 6 K-B , K-Q  KxP, K K  KxP, K-B 9 KR6, K-B3 (or 9    K-Kt  K-Kt6   P Ktch, KB  KR7 and Whit ws PK  PxP oi to romote a h m  as Whte, ad draw. 4 PB6! raes o rach B ad Q wh chc 4   K-Q3 To sto the Pawn f t takes a other ste  PR6 P-Kt6 Back has no time to j     K-K3 as 6 P-R7, PKt6  P-R (Q wns 6 P7 Rnewin  hrat o Qe wth chec 6  . K-K  P-R7 PKt7 Wi both sides Qee ther Paws smtanosy KxQ  P-B  (Q  ch 9 P-R (Qch K-K  QxP Whte wis It is jst a concidence a h comosr o s d is  Chho

Back n urn s ready to eue 5 PR6 wth 5    PQ6 5 P-B6

N0. 69

Renews he hrea of Queenng wth check.    K-Q3

WITE to

pl  wn GRIGORIEV

1

os  Bsho wn   o coes  .    P-R6 1930

PB4

TO THI Back canno rey 1  P-Q4 as afte 2 P-BS P-QS 3 PB6, PQ6  PB7 P-Q7 Whtes Pawn rootes to a Queen with check, and ws. KKtS 1.  2 P-R4 No f Back oves 2  .  KB4 3 PRS and th Rook Pawn canno be caugh PQ4    The best defense: i Whte contnues by 3 P-RS, hen 3    PQS ad Bak   w k  BS ! To eet 3 .  . P-QS wth  P-B6 heaenng o Queen wth check K-B4 3  . .  P-RS tos the Kng fro cong coser the rey to    K-Q3 beng  PR6 foowed by  PR7 ad  PR8 Q )  P   

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So

Preventng    P-R7 wns. .  

. K-K3 as the PQ6

Now Whe canno ay  P-R7, so he hreatens agan to Queen wh check. K-K  P-B7  P-R7 P-Q7 9 PB8 ( Q ) ch KxQ KK 10 P-R8Q)ch 11 Q-Q4 Whe ws A beautfu coos on wth Backs aternaton of ng and Pawn oves th ony ossbe defense  Whtes seesawng Pawns

 

E

play nd wn to

THE otside passed Paw kees Black bsy on one sde of the boad to the elect of the othe Whte Kn takes the oppotnty to coe down on the protected Paws lke a olf pon the fold 1 PQR KKt4 ooner or later the Paw mst be removed If stead 1    P-Kt4  PxP BPxP 3 KK, and Black mst stl pay to captre the passed Paw  KQ KxP PB 3 KK6 PxP  PxP KKt 5 KKt6 B2  KxP   PR K2 9 K-Kt Wite s

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WHITE to

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WHITE, a Pwn hed ps to ex

chnge Pawns o te g sde Ths would leave a ssed Pwn whc lack would have to keep ue suveillance White eanwhle coud switch his ttck to the othe sde of he bod ad n he ame here. 1 PK4 PQR4 KB3  PQR4 3 P-R4 KK3 On 3  . KKt3  K-Q K-3 5 K- K-K4 6 K-Kt KB 7 KxP KxP 8 KKt6, and White wi Queen  Pawn  PK K 2 KK 5 KB 6 P-RS B2 .

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I 6 P3  PK, B  8 KK6, ad he Kn oe ove o e Qee de, ce   de Pw e afe fom cae KK  K 8 PK PP 9 P  

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On 9 KB, e ca   on he Kn de i he wishes  by 10 K-6 since the Pawn advances t the seventh ank wthout checkn. 10 KQ KB .

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Bc' K, oey o h, cao e  wo ace  e e e 1 1 B e w

N 0 . 72

WHTE

play ad wi to

             t   t   D        

WITE has thee Paws to two An exchnge of Pawns leaving hi wt two Pawns to one would geatly in ceae his advantage By eans of a tepoay sacice, White bings bout an exchange PxPc 1 PKt4ch! Thee is no hope in 1    KKt3  PKt and White has a passed passe d Pawn o the Ki side. KKt3  KKt3 f     KK 3 KxP K0  P R K 5 PR6 and the Paw Queens long befoe Black c po mote  Pw  P   KB B Wite can go gaiy about his busi ess, since Black ust lose tie dis osing of the assed Paw. KR4 4 .  xP 5 KK KKt4 6 K0 B  B B 2  xP 0  B6 B6 02 1    1 1 P P  wn

A CLEVER bak-o bak-ouh uh b b  Whts Pawns 1 PB K-Kt3

N 0 0 3

IT

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play and win OT



 1    PxP stad thn  P Q o ocs     P at whch Wh pas  PBS PB S ad h Pa mhs m p h boad  P-Q  PxQP PxQP Oh ovs os statl:  PxP      P  P      PxBP  PxP      PK3  P-B K-B  must t o stop th passd Paw K-Q 4 PB KxP 5 PQB7ch Th uhap Ki cannot b  wo placs at onc  PB7 PB7 Wh ws

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WHITE

play and win to

1 PKt6! only way to break through White threatens  PxP winning on the spot P-3 1   TE

The ateatve 1    PxP eads to this:  RPxP, K-B 3 K06 (dg onl oposition) K-K 4 KK6 KB (if 4    K-0 K-0  5 K-B7 ends the struggle) 5 K-07 KKt 6 K-K7 K   PB6 PxP  K-B7 P-B4 9 P Kt7  ad White mtes in two.  K-0 N a   PB6 P B6 Px   B K-B l 4 X    5       ad Bla a a a    B n     K02 3 P-B6 is dec ve KKt4 3 KK4  K-K -K KxP KKt 5 KK6 K6 6 PB6! No 6 . 

PxP

O 6    PB7 fd    PB8 (0)   P 

.

te 

NO

1 K-Kt4  R4 3 R

75

HE

to play

and wn GRGRE

K0 K04 xch

IF 3    K03 nstead 4 x wns at once 4 K-4! nexected but th only way to wn Ater 4 Kx Back orces  draw by 4    K-B4 K -B4 5 K-4 K Kt3 4   -B 5 KP Now w have th oston n t rvous not ( after 4    K-B4 b u t wth wth Bac to mov K03 5   Pc 6 PKt6 No btter s 6    KB3   P s conclusv  t s

 

BO sides have Pawns which are iune o capue capue White's White's are urther advanced so he can ventur on a cobination. 1 K-K K-Kt KR  K-03 3 K-B4 KK

N 0 . 76

WHTE

play and win to

Black must not push on by 3 . PB6 PB6 as the the ly 4 K0 wi i  Paw s e ey PB6  B B55 PB7  0 066   P8 8  c c PB  B B77 2  P7c  PK PK8 8 0  c  10 6 m .

HORWITZ    

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 K-K

 0 . 

K-Kt

BVIULY i     KxP  P Kt and the assed Pawn can neve be caught.  P

E

to play

and wn ORW D G



And now the gt Paw my o be catured K-    K-3  K-B -B K-Kt3  PKt K3 5 PSc KKt  KK K K3  K-B3 -B3 K-2  K B  K-Kt2 9 PKt K-3  P-Kt6 -Kt2  1 K-Kt K-Kt Naturally i i     B wi w the Pawn  K-Kt! 1 P-6c  K-B6 K-B6 5 P7c P7c  K-B7  PKt7c  P-Kt8()c 9 -Kt6 mate

 

 P-6  K P-6 K-Kt P-7 K P-8( KxP K-3

1

P-R3!

P-B

BLACK goes stight for a Queen If he ttcks the Rook wns insted the py would go s flows:    K-R4 2 K-Kt7, KxP (or 2   P B4, chngng ns in md-stem 3 x, PKt  B6, P-Kt6 5 B7, Kt7 6 B8(Q) -Kt 8(Q )  Q Kt4 mate) 3 K-B6, Kx  K-Q, K Kt 5 K-K, KB4 6 KB6, K-Q3  KxB, K-K4  K-Kt6, K-B 9 K R, K-K4 0 KxP K�K3   K-Kt6 K-K2 2 PKt KB 13 K-R7 nd White wins. P-Kt 2 PxP P-Kt6 3 P-B6 P-Kt7  P-B7 P-Kt8(Q 5 PB8 (Q ) K-R 6 Q-B8ch .



GRIORIEV

1930

If 6  .  K-Kt3  Q-Kt7ch KB on 7   K-R4  Q-Kt is mte)  QR7ch nd White wins the Queen KKt3  QB3ch 

If    K-R3  Q-B4ch, K-Kt3 9 PRch, Kx 0 Q-Kt4ch, KR3   Q-R4ch, KKt3 2 Q-R7ch and White wins the Queen KKt  P-Rch K-R3 9 Q-Kt4ch 

On 9    K-B3 10 QKt7ch, K Q3  1 QKt6ch is  but but con vincing exchnge of Queens KxP 10 Q-Kt7ch K-R3 1 QKt4ch -Kt3 12 Q-R4ch 13 Q-R7ch White wns the Queen and the ga 

N0 9

WHE

play ad win to

1 P-B FORCING a ege wl leave Whte wth a paed aw Ph 1.   I Black avods the exchange by 1    P-Kt6 then  PB4 ollowed   KB wns the luckless Pwn. K-B4  KxP  PKt4c K-t4  PKt4 In order to lock the oston on te Queen sde Blacks Pawns  e eser to ck o  te re  movale Kt    K-Kt 5 P-4  KB4 K-B K-Kt  PKtch  P-Kt P-4 KKt2 9 K-Kt4 KB2 10 K-B 1 1 K-K Poses  dcult roblem o does Black protect s Pawns whle contend wth the danerous ssed Pw? K-K2 11 .   KK 1 P-Kt6 KB 1 06 14 KB6 te 

N0. 8

WHE

pla and win to

UIED b th Kg Whts Pws bek through b shr forc. KKtS 1 PB  Pw ov td oss  dl:     PxP 2 PxP fol lowd b 3 P0 ws or f 1   . PKt3 2 RPxP gvs Wht  ssd Pw  PKtS Ths to cotu wth 3 PB, PBP 4 PxRP d Wht ws    PBP   .   PxKtP 3 P-B s dc

sv.

 -t6 4 P-Q6



   Q Pa a g  a ad   a a

 -BS!

NO. 8]

THE gt oet fo the bek tough k ut ot be ge te o     KB  osog hs poo KtPP 1  

HE

DVO

I   . . Q 2 -Q6 x  Q olowed by  K-B6 ad  Bac Paws wll al. 2 K-Kt KQ2  P-4 Not at oce  KP as ater     P-B3 Bac has couter-lay    KB  Whees i ow     B3ch (istead o     K-B  ch -B2 5 -Kt3 ad Back s helless K-Kt2  K 5 Kt K-2 K-Kt 6 K-B6  - K�B   P-6 K-Kt 9 P7ch KP he rest is o str o Whte 1 KP K-3  K -Kt4  P-Kt3 KKt 1 KB6 Wte ws

A LOK of Pws  ke fe sebe fo  Quee howee  be she  be PB8(Q)  P-R6  P-R7

N0 82

Thetes to e beoe a Quee  hekte. .   Q-QR8

HE

play and win to

SACKMANN

191 3

.

If the g tes to ee b    -t the 3 PR8 (Q)ch KB2 4 Q-t7h KP (o 4 .  KB 5 Q-K7ch t 6 Q-K8 s te) 5 QK7ch K-B4 6 QB7ch d Blac uee  6  B



Pree he Paw o he ee a aoher e  6 ose a rolem sc he uee aw whch may o e ake) cree he Bho Paw whc hreaes o uee    -KB6 ole e rolememorarly 5 S! ow ow? 5   6 8()c  Qc  Q mae

B K K2c

e w

3



N0. 

HE

play ad wi to

HORW AD G

  

  a Pa ahad,  as two o  w   tg  Fo   Time  oug og to Zoo oo to gut  w  t  uot  t t k s lot Wt ws ts   ntngb lttgth o Pos ton h ct tht vcto s bought out  th dould Pws gn   wnss, s n usg  tu  PB hts to contu wt  PK6, bng though o  Qun  .   PK    .  PxP nstd,  PK6, PxP  PKt6 ds th tc  PxKP PxP  PB4 KKt KPxP  PB! O  .   KtPxP 5 PKt6 d ht ns 5 PK6 K-Bl  PK t 

� 94

N0. 84



play an win to

WHITE breks though wht see  pegbe bre PxPch 1 P-Kt3ch gst a fsl to cptue White roees as foows : 1    KKt4  PKt4 K-R 3 K-Kt K-Kt4  K R3 K-R3 5 KR4 KKt3 6 -Kt KKt  KR KR  Kt6h K-Kt 9 KKt K-Kt   K6 K   1  KK6 K-Kt 1 K-Q7 d Whte ws.  K-Kt K-R4 -K  KP  P-B4c Pc -K 5 -B3 -B3  KxP PPc  PKc  KK KB2 K-2 9 KP  P-Q6c P  1 Q KK 1 KxP  1 P-B7c B   -6 orgvable wold be te rc te 1 K-B6, aow  draw  lmat. 1 . . .  15 K-7 B 16 KQ6 -K2 K-K   -Q7 1 KB6 2 9 -B7 -  KP -K 1 6  O 1   . B2  7 es ors h aw o e ehh suar -  P-K6 B2  PK    

95 

N0 85

E to play

ad w TROIZKY



I IS clear tha Whte's hopes o wg pe o Queg te Rook aw ut ow os  stat If 1 -R4 (te atua o K-Kt  -R R4  R R 4 R7, PR6 5 P-R8 (Q ) , P-R7 me Or f 1 KxP, KK4  R4 PxPe  PxP, K-B3 4 P-R4, K 5 P-R, Q  R    PR7 t a ck ws te aw n te eg. 1 P-KB6! hrows a Pawn  te pat so ha Backs g aot rec Q  recly    Px  KxP -K4 PxPe.  PR4 KB4  PxP  5 PR Now   PRS, my 6    KxP, whe  PB6  me y 6    PQ3 folowed by     Kx wn  or Back. herefore Px 6 PQ6! Ceary,   . •  PB3  S Q4  P-R6 w  - he srew he Paw ao, a Back so o ck hem , a Aa aa dd he ode aes ha  ao hrew  e ah  he eena ace x      Th aw safey ou of reach, s sure o rech e Queeg sare he wns

N0 86

E

play ad wi to

1 P-R6  PR7 3 KK7

K-Q3 Kch K-R

IF 3    -K4 ise (plig fo 4 P-R(Q)  KK3ch wig he Qee) 4 K-6 K-Qch 5 K-K7 keeps he Kngh   sce  wins  h s alss nw n hasig h Knigh his ma happn 4 K- - 5 -K7 KK3  KK K-2 and  as be samad  -6! anas h ppsi hi w ni wh 5 K7 ap  g ad w

0 8 7

IE

pa and wn to

1 P-K6

Kt-K7ch

WHE ust ve ut  chec a hs che f seve sques e a  e s the ght squre that as sues Whte  a w Mvg t a  the thes leas t a aw, as l ow A]  K3, Kt-Qch, wg the Paw B]  KR3, Kt-Bch, wg the Paw c]  K-Kt, KtB6 3 PK7, KtQ  PK8 ( Q ) , Kt-B3ch, wg e Quee 3 P-K7, KD  K-R, K- K3 wg e aw E  KB2, KB6 3 K7 K K  KK, Q og e w ad rg  er w  g F  KK2 KB wg  w   g  rd  K2   e rg moe   ere  o re We 

1 K-Q

0 8 8

I T oce  P-Kt7 KtKch  K Q Kt-Q 3 KQ KtKt 4 K-7 KtR3ch 5 KKt Kt-Kt 6 KR7 Kt-0 ad lac draws KtK 1  

WHIE

play d win to

NCK

9 37

The best chce hee s o hope  1 . .  Kt-Kch  K-  o  1  .  Kt-3ch  K- ow comes a asg cotato K-  PKt3ch  c -B  c KB  PKt KB Te Kg s o betee blga o to s Kght ad the ecess let aloe desre) to catre te m pdet Pa.   We ws avg set Blac a as o mc eve o a K to cpe t

LEVE dfs dsposs of o Wht Paw but th o that ris rds cs Kght hrs e cmbat. Kt3 1 PKt6 KtK  PKt tB3  PKt (  )   t! 5 P6!

 

WH to 

 w LAP

t t ght rm mrg g, ad thrts to o o ad u wth chc. PKt6 5 .   Al that s ft thr Kg r ght bg bl to had  th u Pw PKt  P7  P() Wt w

 

1 -6  6  6  P-6

0. 9

-4ch (4 ) ch xP -2

LC s wng o scrce one ngh so h he oher c overke he dngerous dvced Pwn 5  -

WHE

play and win to

EUMAN

926

Acks boh Pwns -Qch 6 P-7 d Whe overok hs?  7   P rzes he ngh  .  - - 9 -Q7 10 -7 We cures he ngh d s

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 P

 

BB

 ODE to sto the Pw B

tres to get hs shop to the go rug fro hs Q to KKt8  KQ

IE

Wt o ose s o ee e Bso o the e  .  B3

play d wi t

OTTEN

Amng t the sure 6. 3 PKth! BP f 3  . . xP  P6 oowed  5 P7 d the oronton t 8  -K4! B 5 K-B3 ! Whte wns Hs Pwn w mrc o ferng ether the Kg who s too fr o nor the sho who n no oe nterfee wt ts oress.

 0

1 -0!

N0. 92

WHITE does o ply 1 PKt7 im medately, as afte 1 .  . -K4 i eply followed by 2 . .  -Kt, th poiio is a draw 1. .  2 P-Kt3ch  P-Kt4ch

WHITE to

play

and win

RINCK

937

-4 K-4 3

The ltertive is  .   - leadig to  PK, K4 5 P-K6, -3  P-K7 ad Whit wins  P-ch 5 P-6

-4 K-3

I 5  .  -6 ised, h  P Q B4  P (Q ), BxQ 8 P 7 is.  P hi wi

103

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1 B

0 93

BEFORE vcg te psse P Wte gts to eep te Bsop fo occpg te log g ol. 1   Bt  

 E to play and wn DE FEIJTER



Bu o  K, as afte  .  .  7  P7, Q6, a te Bsop race Q    BQ  ! B  Bak re     B2, t  P7, BP  Q B6  B  oto o  o daoa w o Wt  P BB  Q B  KB B7  KP B6 ce te Bsop l ot be ble o cop wt bot psse Ps Bck ruses s g over o spose of t ook P.  B6 B 9 Pt B 1 Pt6   Blck  te? 1 1 PK 1 PKt8 (Q  1 P(Q e w

B BQ

K-K B-K6 -Q2 P-R PPRENTL Blck l and o he Rook Pawn wh h Bhop, hle h n bockade he Kn Panbu Whe h a few u e  P-R6 B-B7  -B  2



WHITE  ply nd win SENEGGR  

heaen  o wn by 5 PK6ch fo owed b 6 P-7. The nau moe B6 nead of  B ) aow Blck o eply    . -K and da he oon  . . B-K6ch 5 P-6ch onhn No only doe Whe ge ay a Pan bu he e  be capued wh chck 5 .  BxPc BK  K-B6  -K7 he w

105

&



WHE  ply nd win ORWITZ AND KLING    

A E  o o d o  od  mk i di o  on Bho  BS KK 2 B6 BQ K3  KK o   KK6      K K2 5 B6 KB d B   d  B6! K KK 5 KK6  KQ7   KK  

 



S! E us  K oud  fud y  . KQ 2 KK7, K Q2  K6, B K7 Bxh 5 KxB, KB   K7 or  PS K K ) KB2  S, KB   6 KB2, d Bk ds  .  KQ If  . . Bx 2 6, nd   no  sod 2 6 BB7  KK7 KQ2  K KQ 5 7 Bx  KxB  





1 07 '

N

WITE

 py and win

        ®D          I I I I    

MOVEC 192 5

B7 B-B3 2 -K7! EXETED t th mov th win I intd 2 KKt8 BKt2   Kth KxKt3 )  PB8Q) BxQ 5 KxB Kx d Bk dw Or i 2 K-K8 B-Kt2  B 8  Q )  BxQ K-B7 K-Kt      B Kt2 5 -Kth Kx  KxB nd Bk h n windd) 5 KxB Kx Kt3 ) nd h oitio i  d 2    Bx  K-Kt KK3 Kt! hit wi  Bk m ith don hi Bio o mov i      Qn

EVEN tho th h o th Kn,  o o ssd wns n  r mrky tiv gnst  Bisho. KKt6 �  BS x 2 KtS!

N

TE  py  w ORWZ 

I 2 .   Bx  x ns  o, o i 2   . KKt  Kt6 BQ B6, Kx 5 B7 d Whi is  6 BK KBS B6 5 7 B  P-B7

te w

 09 '





ORWTZ AND KLNG

THE  ea s o b he K aoud o Q8    K-2 2 K- -Q2ch  K-K B  K-Q B-K  K7 B  KQ8 Kt  PKt8Q)ch KxQ  P-K8  Q ) ch xQ 9 Kx hte 

 1

KK

1

B6

THE mpulsve 1 R7 s met by   B-Kt7, wecing Whte's  chances of a wi x 1  .  2 KB5 .

HOLM 1 9 1 3

Here too f 2 P-R7, B4ch 3  BKt7, and Black draws 2. .  BB BKt2 3 R7  KQ

,

etes t   5KK   e  6 P-B7ch. KB2  . . BR 5K-B7 6 KKt8 White wis He captures the m prsoned Bishop d the Quees �is Rook 

1

1



-B1 2 -S

NO. l0 1

IE

to pla y and win SAVEDR

18 9 5

-03c

EVERY move o Whie's mus be ime rih For isce i 2 - R-02 ooe by cpui e ine n ras o  2 B5 08 folloed by  . . . -B8c does lkse 2 . . . -0c   Sc 4-3 -06c  -B2 05  hs da:  -B8 ( 0)  BSc  xR ad Black dras b sa  P-B8(R)! Uerprmoes o a Rook n fois he seme ry Pieces are o eve bu Whie hreaes o mae by  R8ch  . -RS  -3 

Aacks he Rook and hreaens  RB me Whe ins a Rook a e gam

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112

1 K-B1

. J 0 2

B7ch

OBVOULY f 1 . . RR  P Kt8(  )  x  xR d the e mng Pwn becomes a ueen.  K-K6

WHITE to play and win HORWTZ AND KLNG

-K7ch

The de s to  noy the Kg eough to mke hm come down te bord wheeupon the ook c get to the st ak nd hod bck the Pawns.  KB

-B7ch

If t once   . . -K, then K B6 K-B2 5 KB7 , K-2  PKt8Q) wns fo Whe K-K4 5 K-B4!

K7ch

The tur 5 KB3 fs afte 5 . . K  KB4 RKKt  K BS xP and the ook gvg up hs e fo the second Paw, draws fo Blck. 5  .  -Kt  K-6  K-7 9 PKt8 (Q )

K K-B2 K-2 KK2

hite 

113 '

The Knight THAT graceful creatre, the Knight, showman of the chessboard, has always been popuar wih he beginner, the av erage payer the amaeur, he neighbor hood expert the rea expert, the maser, the Grandmaser, and the Word Cham pion. e nght needs no further in troduction For positions where the Knight exe cutes he mate by itsef see Carvajal No 103, Berger No 105, and roitzky No 108 using concepts are those by h ron No 114, Eisenstadt No 121 nd Prokes No 124 Interesting duels between Knight and Bishop (and in this section the Knight is aways vicorious) are Dentberg

No 109, Kosek No 110 and Kosek No 111 Worhy of specia menion in the en couners between Wite Knight and Black are ongracz No 115, King No 117, No 118, Beenky No 126, and Tapioinna No 127 In No 107 by Kubbel, the Knight makes a playfu tour-to aow itsef to be captured! Delightful concept are those b Rinck No 120 Renner No 122,roke No 125, Rt No 128, and Kotov No 131 Thoroughly absorbing are the Halber stadt No 113 Rti No 116 Haber stadt No 119, Kaminer No 132 nd he ecetie Selesnie No 13

  3

WHTE  y  w

A LN Kht cn mte! Wthut  P  he b Bck wu be qute se As t stns the Pwn s cmee t mve wn n hem  ts wn K  K-B P6  Kt-B2ch K7 K-8  Kt04 K-7 KB2     -7 5 Kt-Kt3 mte 5 KK2 K8 P-7  Kt-B  Kt-Kt3 mte

  0 

WITE  p y  w

 

K-  Kt-B  KtR4 F WHTE hd pled  KtK4h n sted he epl     K-6 would theaten o pte the Knht nd ten te Pawn. fte tes at e, Ba ust ose te asng ate te gt 2    KQ KB  KKt2  K-B3 KKt6 KKt 5 K-K4  K Whte has ned te to bn hs Kn to a donatng oston. The est s eleent K-Kt4 .   KKt3  P-B4 K-Kt2  K6 KB 9 P-B  0 K-B6 te w

  0 

WHITE  p  w BERGER

 KQ WH oes not o te the Pwn s  t4 R8  xP s  w b stlemte  .  KR8  t-R4 nste he ves  hs own v b Pwn KK8 .  .  KQ2 R8 K Force Back o e  P     5KB KR8 R  KB KQ KR8   PR 9 KK e

1 Kt-R2

N. J 06

IMMOBILIZES the awn , ad avods such dagers as this: 1 KB, -tl 2 K-Kt6, KR 3 R7 R7 4Ktx, stete.

WHITE

1 .  

GRIOREV

J 18

KB6!  KKt6 4KtKt4 5 P-R7ch  KtB6 7 K08 8 KB ma 2

ply and win to

1933

KBl K-Kl -R KKt KRl PR R8(Q)

1 PR

.07

  py  w BB 91

ON 1 KtKtch, K-Kt ds es. 1. .  KKt6   KtKt K-  Kt-K K-6  K-Q K Thee s o ght   .  . KKt 5 KtKt, KKt6  KK, K-Kt  K , K-  K-Kt, d Whte s. K- 5 K-Q

t keeg Whte's g t by  Kt-B! Ve ubte! e tur  Kt-B eds to     K  K-K6, K B6  KB, KKt 9K-Kt, KK6 0 KP, K- 11 KR, K- 1  K R6, K 1 K-R, K- 1 P-R K 15 PR, K-2 1 PR6, K , d Whte st ethe  1 K Kt6 og c to ech Kt d  d, o so hs o Kg   htg stete osto. K  .   KtK2ch K6  KtKtc KKt 9KK KKt 1 K KR K-Kt 11 K-Kt 1  KP K-6 1 KKt K-K 1 R K-K 15 PR K-K 1 K-Kt6 Whte s, s the P s fe d c c eve ech Kt, the drg sqe

IT WOULD appear that ack has at least a raw since White cannot hold on to his solitary Pawnbut White has hien esources!

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altenative is 1 . .  K-R7   KtxP KR6 3 Kt-BS, PR4  K Kt P-R5 (unfortunately forced) 5 PxP, and the ook Pawn marches up the boad to Queen · The

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LKNG he awna sane wnnn move Whe does not ad ane e awn mmedael as ae 1 -0    ollow ollowed ed   .  .  daws he poson K0 1 .   K-7 -7

WHTE  ply nd wn DMENTBERG  

ow hretenng  -0   .   BB   K! Bck s  Zugzwng. e oses be cause he s copeed o ove e hs hese choces:      K  K, and he Pawn Quees.      BK  KB6ch w n e Bsho.      Kt K- K-ch ch K K 5 Kt KKt  -0 wnnn      -R Ktc and 5 Kt Whte wns

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HTE  p n wn KOSEK 192

R 1 KS VUL i 1    -  Kt Kch olowe by  txB wis o White   Kch K ch K  KK6c 3 he  e ce e   a ea he a d     KK e   K7c Kt-7 -Kt2  K- - eae eae lack lac k th th erce erce   Kt o  o ay ay the th e me m e b  . . . Kt e ing) he reply   wis o White houl lack  5 . .      he he  Kt-Kch Kt-Kch,, K-02  Kt Kt Kt  -Kch cmpel ea hte 

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HT o the Bishos action on the long igonl so ht the Pwn m mach thogh The Pawn now thetens to ech t sae    B-B8 B-B 8 BR   P-t6 B-t2  -6

WHE  p  w KOSEK 191

f the ing ties to help      -6 then -B - 5 tt evicts the Bishop enalg the n to dvnce nex move B-Rl  K-B7 5Kt-8 KK6 O 5   B-B6  KB6 hut the

Bop ou pemneny, ug the Pn o ueenng n t moe move  KtKt7  bu neey. e p  isoned    - -  t8 Unfotunatel fo Black  Kng my not move to B attckg the Pw K   9KR7 We wns

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WT  py

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WHE plans to maneuve hs nht to t shutin o the Bisho an then pomote his Pawn Whies o ject is cea ut he must time hs moves iht to accompsh it 1 t-RS e pse  1 -8 -   RS  theeng  -ch fo oed  dvg he a) fals fte      BR!  xB -B2  t-B4 -B 5 tch B2  t tSch B  due to the fact tha the igh igh cannot ain ain a move mo ve 1  . B R  Whte was theaenn to shut o  he Bishop Bis hop   tt t t o   B   -B8 -B 8  anng  move fo he na mnevesomethin the nh anot anot    f at once  t8 t8 - -  ttch -2  xB xB -B -B  5t-ch B2  t t8ch 8ch -B n the ston in canot e osted         -2  8 tt Bs ng needs  ag move so  5B  e me  5  .  B    he as as one one -B    -B2 5B  -! -! events Black fom movng o B  d eales hs on n to emee.      t t Wite s

ees  . . . BB  5 K Qh winning the Bisho Bish o an   . BKt4h BKt4h b 5 KK KK 8 , KB4  KtB KtB88 oowe   KK7 shttng ot the Bsho.  .  KB

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WHE t py  w HALBERS

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N INTTING e eee ngh an Bsho.  KK7 KK The othe eeses ea o he o owing :  1 .  . KB  tQ8h tQ 8h,, K Kt4 (on     KKt KKt o Q4  K K oowe b Qeening with he wins, whie  . .  KB4  KtK KtK osts the Bisho)  KK, BK6 KB, Bh 5 KtK ins.   . . . KB  KQh, KQ h, KQ  KB , BKt6 BKt6 KKt KKt s. s. A eati aiaton. c    . KK KK 3 , Q  Q 2  B8 Q )   s. s. 2 KQ6 K6 O  . ..BK  KK,  hte i then a KtB KtB o owe owe b 5 KK7, KK 7, okng he h e Bishos Bish os ation o o  the iagoa iagoa Bak's at moe eaes he os os  sbiit o hekg a K4 oe, as we as the ootnit o stng  anothe igona ia QKt. QKt . BB  KtB8 Ke o o QK3 e s heas o B.  KK

te a the ening the ositio s amos enti with the oenig see. 5 KQ he s  s I 5 . . . K   Q8(Q) he aw Qeeing it he, he o 5.   BK4  KB6 s ese

TY acica eice n awn enings is the orcibe isaceen o a iece ha reents yor awn ro oing  he boar A sime an easing exame: exame: 1 KK7ch KtxK A

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WHITE to

play and win

On 1 . . K-B insea,  KxK, KB 3  wins r ie. Te aw an Knigh say were ey are ni the King comes  a s.   - KB K B 3 -7 Certainy no he greey 3 xK, when whe n  .    rawing rawi ng is  e tion ie is .

BO he aw a aae Baks nigh mus be ie o a ke ou of aie a  1 -Q   B4

WE  p y  win

oes ks Kgh awa o he ee of aio   .   -8

ONGC

O   . -B7   -8 -t -Q 5 K- KB  -K7 eaes ak heess  KQ4! No a oe  K as   .  B aaks he aw a afe   K- 5KB K aes  a aws B . .  o e mome Bak's igh is  o f busiess KK K 5 K -Q -B  K-B KB  -K Bak has o ime  aak he Kigh as e  -3   K K 9KK4 ws  KB KK7 K- 9K7 1 K-K e maes e moe

1

N0. ]6

K-R7!

A SUTLE winning ve The tu r 1 Kt8 eds t 1 K-Kt4   Kt-Kt4   R7, t ch wins the wn ) Kt ch  Kt ( -, txt -R7, tQ4ch wed by 5 . . KtKt dws) KtR4ch  R, xKt 5 K-Kt t-ch 6 K, KR4  -R7, KtKt nd ck drws. .

WHITE to play and win

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1 .  

K-Kt4

. . . Kth  K-Kt, K-04  or   . . Kt-K2 3 K-7)  K K4 KtxK -R7 wis, or if 1 .  K4  tQ4 ( pretty s ie o reve he King omig oser) KxK 3 KK, n White s. If 1

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2

K-K4!

K-R4

I  . KxK 3 KK s, o   . . KB4 3 K-K8, KxK K B7 eaiy o  -R, Kt-  olowe y 5 .  . Ktx) Kt-K 5 KKt, n the w cnnt e spped 





3

KKt8 K-K7 5 - 6 KK8

Kth Ktch tch Kt4

O 6  . . KK3  P-R7 KB2 8 K-0 ws.  PR7 K-02 8 K-B7 KtKt3 K-Kt4 9KK7 1 0 K-0 Wite wins k's Kig mus o mve d drs t sty A fu died insuctive Rti ositi.

HI must w Blck's Knht aw m its pst s that his awn m aanc n Qun 1 KtK

 JJ7

Intnin t ttck th Kniht b   KtB8 1  . KQ4

WE t y  w KLNG 86

Vcts B  lt ccuptin b is Kniht KtK4   KtB8  K8 Cla n  Kt8 (Q) , Kt  Bc, an th nwlcwn Qn oms o h ba.    KB3  KQ7 KK I  .  KQ 5 KtKt KB2 n 5    KB4  KtB8 lw b  Kt7 wins)  KtQch KQ  KtKt4 wins  hit  KtKt KQ  KB8c KB2  Kt7 KtKt  KtKtc KKt3 9K it 

NO.JJ8

WHITE to play ad win

1 Kt-B6 TO PREVENT a perpetul check by 1    KtQ2ch  KR8, KtKt3ch  K-Kt8 KtQ2ch KB, KtKt3ch etc 1  . Kt-R  A lever defese If Black had played 1   K-B4, then  K-Kt7, K-Kt4  Kt-0 evcts the Knight and ws 2 KtQS! A e reply White avoids 2 KxKt, K-B2  Kt-Qch K-B 1 4 Kt-K7ch, K-B2, ad Back draws, the Knight being uable to gain a move to dis lodge Blacks Kig      KQ Ready to meet  KxKt wth    KB, and Black draws  K-Kt7

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Restrcts Black t one move by is King, sice s Kight may ot come ot K-Q    he oly move to kee  toch wt te sque B   O    K-3 stea, Whte rees Kt fol lowed by 5 K-Kt8, wg  KtKt6 KtB 5 KB6 

Wite ws Black must either move his Kg losig te Kight, or move the Knght d aow Wte's Paw to Qee

A REWARDNG enin whee th vitions e as biint s the main  1 KKt

   

WE t play ad wi ALBERSA 

Movn in on the Kniht ti ow ttack b 1 K es t this 1    R  K (  t  tKt   Ktt 4  Kt 5  (  )  tch  ck wins the ueen) Kt   t KxKt 4 xKt K4  ck catues the wn n ws  1 K K2  KKt KKt  t ch KtxKt  K Kt4 5 K KtKch  K tB2, an te aw can neve move o to Queen 1 .  K2 2 KB he natu ttck  K s met       KKt  Ktch (i  K Kt KxKt ws) KtxKt  K Kt 5 KKt 5 K7, KtKt ch) KtQ4  Bk ws 2 .   KKt I Bck etuns nstea  2    KKt  then  K K o     Kt2ch 4 KKt KtBch 5 KKt7, an the Kniht s tae) 4 KKt7, KtQ2 5 KtxKt Kt  KB, an the awn w ueen  KtQ7h KtxKt KtB4 K I     KB2 5 K7 oowe   KQ) wns 5 K7 KtKt2 A ast cke o hoe I hte

eciitte ueens s awn then     KtQch emoves the Quee  KK te wns

TH  l eono n th pleing exple o peuion ex ee on lck ngt to on h potnt pot. KB7  B6  KK KQ6 KB  B7  K

. 0

WE  py n wn RNCK 

 e ae  e e e of Bk Kg. .  . KK3 e aw  topped, t he as a onte-oton KKt 5 KtB3 KK  KK 7 P- B8 ( Q )

e 

GALOPNG furou ter the pe Pwn ck ght he t o jut n ter oe he? 1 PS t- t-4  P-  P- t-ch tt3  -t

. 

WHIT t y d wi SNST  

The Pw  toppe, ut ow coe    t e to rep to 5    tt th  P8(Q) n hte wn or  c p 5    P, then the contuton   tt P  P B8(Q) P-8(Q)  Q8ch w re ove c Quee KtB 5    t-B6 mate!

 33 

TE' t ove  ovo t how will hi King he fo l the the check?  PxP Ktch 2 K- ch  K-Q

. 2 2

WTE t play d wi RENNER 

The King t ot leve the ev enth nkf fo exple  KQ3,   olve lck' pole o f  K Q RxKt n hite oe not e Qeen hi Pwn    Qch K-K -Kch 5 K- -ch  K-Kt -Ktch  Kt-Kt! he ple e geeo!     xKtch ow the Rook  cloe, whch is the ppoe of hte cce -4ch  K- -K4ch 9 K-K R-Q4ch 0 K-Q R-4ch  K 2 Kt -4ch  K- hte win The Rook h no oe check d cnot et to the t 

  

. 3

WE t p lay ad wi SAV

TE   whole pece hed but how doe he wn? ovng cloe wth h ng tlete lck nd en ngle nght ove do not oce the wn lel gvng up the nght wl bek though but the cce ut be ted ght  o exple  txP (R)  Pxt 2  t  Pt R2 Pt8 (Q)ch (  tlete lck) xQ 5 t, d hte n w the enng Pw but not the endng KK  KQ6 2 KK K  KB6

Leaves no o     5 Ptch  Pt8(Q) te

xK P4 KR2

 35 

O doe hte wn? e n Queen h dvned Pwn, ut o n l.  Kt-Kt4h! PxKt 2 P-K P-Q PQ 8 (Q )  P-K8 (Q ) K4 Q-h 5 K-Kt! heten te on the ove.

. 

H t py   POKES 

5 . .

Q-Q6

The ltentve 5 .   P-Kt  nweed   P3 nd l  fed wth n ddto thet of te n two   Q-h, K-  Q Kt4 te. K  Q-Kt6ch KKt4  Q-h  QR6ch hte ws he Queen  e e.

KtQ3h P-t -Q4! OT t once  QS,  ter 2    txP  P-, -2, lck h   2 .  KtxP  -Q The erence  tht k  o one to to ple eene.    K-t2  2

 

WHIT t play ad wi PROKS 

ng  o the P, b f he ke the onl oe open t h ght then th hppe   .   Kt-4 P, tR3 5 -Q (of ore not 5 P8(Q)  t2ch  ng the een) -2  t-Q8ch, K-  t, 2  tt, t B2 9 Q, -3 10 t8h, Ktx  1 xt n hte . K Kt8 5 P-K te 

BAK  o b wg o t tck o h Kght  copg wth the e Pw tht he ovelook  geter gertht of beg ete  KK Kt-2

. 6

WE t play d wi BELENKY 

Bck c t to cpte the Pw  whch ce the pl wol :    . t 2 KxKt KxP  -t KKtS t-K K-B 5 K-Kt K KtS  K-B K  K-BS  hte  2 KB KKt e tetve  2    Kt-B3 he  P- K-t (o    K K KtQc w) KtKch KtxKt 5 P-  for hte  Kt-Kc KxP  K-Kt KtKt  KtB te

P-Kt P-Kt  KtQS

 2

APOLNA 

KB3 K-B2

THREAENS to wn  Kt- followe  5 P-Kt8(Q)h  .  KtK3 Othe efee e:      Kt-Q2 (o R2) Kt K, Kt-B3 5 PKt8 (Q )h, KtxQ 6 P   wn B     KtKt3 Kt-, Kt-K2 5 P-Kt8 (Q) h, KxQ 6 P n w. Kt-K KtxP 5 P-! ht w

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4

. 

WE  py n wn

ONY two ove e neee to wn ut the e enough to oe lk nto zugzwng Zugzwng i the o pulon to oven loe. -4  tQ4h

On 1   t2 te the o tuto  2 P -3  t-t3 B-BSh 3 t 5 t B t  P-B -tS  -S t  P-B -tS 9 P-B B3 0 P  d hte w the ho b g uttd b th Pwn 2  t ! h  o thet d  Bk oud p othng oud ppe to h But zugzwgth puo to ov when t oe' tu to oveh h  t gp n he  ot The poof f  2  . .    th w the ihop B 2 .  Bt2  t-h w the ho.  2    t  t-h w the hop  2    BS  t-h w the hop E 2    -  tt3h w th Bhop  2    BB  tt3h  th Bhop  2    -Q3  tBSh w the hop. H 2  . . -Q4  P n the e Pwn beoe  Queen

  9

WHTE o play ad wi MATTSON 

P EFORE ttng h Rook Pwn, hte lock the long gonl  . . PxP 2 PR   2    P  t pevent the hop o gettng on the  go. Q  tt P4 t lck  ot g h ng cloe,  te   . Q2 5 t ch, 2  PR leve h help e K 5 Kt-Bch KB  KtxB      K-B  K-Kt PB  2, P 3 n Whte vete the w. KKt  ttc oce,    . . 2 lo  P followe  Queenng 2  Ktch txP hte wn  g p coe up the o n ecot te w t the Qeenng qe.



  0

-BS

HANNG o  b 2 B6 x  K7     BK 2 KK6

WHTE t py n wn BERGER 

a o r 2    B-K b  KK KB KxB K  -B6  2   xK B-K  -B6  -B7  

Pch - 3ch

PB1 2 Kt-B6 3 Kt-K  K-KtS 1

N.l31

WHIE to pay and win

THE King must nd a way to evde the ook's checks He my ot move to the seventh rk s fter  K-Kt for example,  -R2 followed by sacrcg the ook for the Paw draws Nor may he move to the Bshop e a after  K-BS - foowed by 5 . . . KB (wth or wthout chec) draw for Bac .

KOTOV 194 5

  5 K-Kt  KKt3  K-B2 8 KK3 

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-4ch Sch 6ch -R7ch 6ch

ow we go up the board. 9K-K 10 K-KS 1 1 K-K6 12 K-Q1 13 Kt-B1

Sch -4ch -3ch 2ch

Whte ws, as the oo has o ore checks ad caot top the Pw.

ce agai he o square ef  K-K7 

  3 2

ratens  Kt8 cutting o te Rook aftr hich te a could advace RKK 7. . . K2c  K

WHE t y  w KIER 

-B 1 -K7 K-KS 2 KKc BLACK as o cature or reder oe the King Kigh a ovig o the uee side isead ould lead o is 2    K-BS 3 KtB6 K-B K8 (    Rx 5 KtxR K-  -Kt KK  Kt K-B  K-7 KBS 9 K-B6 d hie s K-BS 3 K-B6 Hoping for his -K8( xQ 5 KtR K-K6 ad Black cature he an xt move and dras -Kt Kx a ese is here? Back us re e 5 -K foloed b   K8 (  ch ad if he ries    -B3ch (iead of    Kx h 5 K-Kt7 (o 5 Kx hich is refued b 5    B2ch and White ose he amiious ue Knigh a) -K3ch  Kx and Whie ins -K 5 KK7 he o square ope aog he rank -K  K-B7

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f White sould no gt ou of chck  moving is King te repl 9    Rx ould dra eai te Knigh aloe ig uale o force mate 9 K-B7 -K Bu o he Rook returns o he rs rak oes Black g a dra afer all?  1 0 K6c Cerail o he Kigh for s he oo ad he gae

. 3 3

WE t play ad wi SELESNEV 

T cnno sve hs srnded ht but he cn cose n and c ture the bdy-lced Bsho n re turn At the crtcl moment thouh, he must d the retty surrse move tht turns  aaret dr t a n.  -t -B -Q 2 -R 3 t-t7! Bx 4 P-R8Q)ch! Unexectd ad he only ay o  f nsted 4 -t B-R 5  B7, Q2 6 -8 -2  xB  B2 d hte s sleed 4   BxQ -2 5 -t6 6 R7 -B2 -B  xB  -R7 B2 -B R 0 -t -2 -   -t7 2 xP -B - 3 6 4 P-B6 -B 15 P-B 2 6   ws

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The Bishop E sho ay ot  so gamoros as the Knght snc ts who f ms e ent on dgon of one oor De e  ndng n w e Bo   r cor n e que enrnng For exm ere r t rg nron: codn No 34 (me   one Bo) Frz No 3 (n w  Bop m on one move) Eron No 38 nv No 2 and Frz No 5 nnng wh "e wrong Bop s ne demonrtd n Troz No 13 Dur No 39 (h Bo m  cou o ngnou mov n  on) orwz nd Kng No 40 and or wz No 44 omm  Bo' roe  o  scrd or te good o e ce s n env No 4 Kev No 42 Nedt No 43 De Ro No 45 edow No 48 Nesadt No 1 (e ho ors ef on thre squre!) Trotzy No  and Krstdt No 19 n comt w e Knght  or wtz nd Kng No 14 shows th

ho wnnng y trangaton, wh th Seesnv No 55 has th ng cas u nvdng  nm rror Te  e of Bo gnt Bop  nruv demonred  Cnurn n  No 49 No 50 No 52 No 53 nd No 54 Noewor Bop endng r he deepve enn No 5 e deg fu uer No 5  cc or wz No 58 nd e enre  ov No 59 nd 0 Domnon ovr  Roo  u fu ured n Frz No  w oer enrnng nn o  Roo ng ouwed   Bo cn e n n Mon No 2 rd No 3 Ku No 4 nd Vnur No 8 Enggng btetes  ho endngs ar thoe n Frtz No 15 (a tt bty!) seneggr No 1 and Ses nev No 13 L there s the Qcntedt No 180 whh h  omor ow crcerc touch Th nteray o wns ad shops s aung

 LN Bsho can tef the n s mrisoed by hs on freds PR 1 B7 P-R7 2 BR

  3 

3 K-B6

WHTE t play ad wi SACHODAKN 1932

P-R8(Q )

he P ust ush o nd be coe  Queen o soe other ece) thouh the eney s cosn  on hs  4 Bt m

  

. 

WHTE t p ly d wi

BI an oo an n ea  aan he one n f the Bho conrols R8 the Queen sure  he Bho  the ro color  n the arae oton the n ca only be atane  the averse   et out o the corner suare nce he reache that uare a n   obe 1 -6 K-B2 2 B-! o revent 2   t oloe by 3    -R  , hch oul aure Bac of a ra B3 2    -B2 3 -B -B 4 -B 5 -B - 6 B-B -B K-   8 -Q) te

. 36

WHTE t play d wi OTZKY 

GIN a Roo Pan and a bd Bsho one tht does not contol  Pas Quenn squre) Blac cn da f hs n can reac te coer square tes lay o n s esy uder stood oce e realze a s ur ose s to ee Bacs n fom reacn t or t2, fro ence e ca oe to R ad t sety  a dra 1 B-! K2 2 P-R B3  B-B! o ren   . .K-3 aac ng t Pa.    B2 No teate d a sure dra  B-R! 5 B 6 B  -B  B-B

t o o K KB3 K-B2 B - K-B

 as  o os

9 

 17

AN hte overte the oo P? 1 -B7 P  -6

W

Bu no  B-B6   .   t6  t6 P-  BxP P nd B   d 2    P

 p    w FRTZ 1939

i



hs e  Bc d led    . 6,  -B oud coe  o the P.  Q edy o ee  . . . -t6   - d he o Pn  ooed .   P-6 Bu h cer oo good P-7  B 5 B- P-8Q 6 Pt3 te! d o  oe oo 

1 -R

3

HITE cn try to reven Blc from Queenn hs Pwn but fte 1 BB B  2 B (t so 2 .   -t whe Blc hs  cert dw) t7  BxP t  nd hte cno ossbly force   1   Pt7 -t8Q) 2 -RQ)

WHTE  play ad i EFON

th Blcs  nd Queen so f rt fom ech othe t seems cedbl h  Quee  th  os o  g dv to  ul de-sa   doz movs  QKc KK3 f     K-K  Q-K  o     . K-Q  B-ch dscove ng n ttc o the Quee. -Q  Q-ch h lterntve s  .   B 5 Q-R7ch wnn the Quee. 5 QQ6c -B ee  5  .   6 QKt6c ns the Quee -t6 6 Q-Bch  Q-Bch -R  Q-R mte

cler tht Blck cn drw f hs Kin reches QR  since White hs a Rook Pwn nd his Bishop does not control the Pwn's Queenin squre How does White keep the Kin out? f he plys the nturl 1 B-B, the continution would be 1  . . K-B2 2 PR4 KK3 (but not 2   K-K  PR K-Q  BQ K-B  5 PR K-Q 6 PR7 nd White wins)  P R KQ4  PR KB3 5 K-Kt2 K B2 aimin for he squre Kt nd a sure drw) 6 BR7 K-B3 threatens to w the aw) " B-Kt8 K-Kt3  P-R7, K-Kt2 nd White must con cede the drw 1 BKt4! IT S

NO.J 39

WHITE to

pl and win

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DURS

1908

A subtle move whose purpose  shortly be mfest. 1. K-B2 2 P-R4 K-K3  P-R KQ4  P-R K-B3 5 B-R ! 0

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Prevents 5 . K-B2 nd closes  the rods ledin to Blck's QR 5  . -Q4 6 KKt2 Q  KB3 Q6  KK3 KQ2 .

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Th Kng has otng reat.

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. 0

WHTE t play ad wi

BFOR Blck cn  sudued, hs ing us e prened fro rch ing h corner sur, nd his re mining Pwn cpud. KR B-BS K- 2   B-6

Forcs Bck o o dow h  ord. KBS .   OWTZ AND KLNG   KK6  KB6 Blck cn r  roundou rou o R  , wih his rsu  . . K6 5 K-,  6 P,    K, -  R6, B 9 P-R,  Q2 0 -, nd Bck is kp ou 5 B-BS KB KS 6 B6  KK K-  BR2 K-3 K-2 9 KP K-B 0  KB6 hie w

1 B- NOT  onc 1 P-B8() s Blck rplis  uning wih chck 1   P-8 (  )

  

Blck cnno pl 1  .  KB s fr 2 PB8 ( ), P-8 ()   Bch oris hs nwl-crownd u PR 2 B

WHTE t play d wi SELESNEV 

Now hs Pwn looks dngrous  B- Oousl,  Whi hd pld  PB8 ( ) nsd, h     P R8 ( ) would h drw or Blc B   .  PR8(  PB8 ( ) 5 R8ch Wh wis h u d h gm

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TE t play d wi YV 190

WHI us do soehng ou he encng Rook Pwn u fer he pusie 1 B-   P-R 2 B-B P- 3 B-R -6  B-B ch  5 - -B6 6 -B6 PR6    (or  P PR 8 B2 P nd  drw) P-R 8 B-2 6 he cn cpure he ueen Pwn ony  he epense of his own Pwn There fore: P-R 1 PB 2 B-K6   i of generos ses iles o ss 2    PB  P P-R  PB PR P-R8( 5 PB8 (  K 6 Bch K-  -Bch  -B6ch  ns  Qu d  g

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TE  py  w NEUSTADT 1930

I us re hs Pw  or e o w e mus pree some hng lke hs hppenng: 1  .  P B6  PP, -BS, nd hs nue Pw comes o he ord, eng Bck o drw -S 1 Bch K B  B-B P-S   Bu o  B-, P-B6 d Blck orces he drw .   PB 5 PP RS  he w

ORINARIY, Blck could o his ing o h cor nd drw s ily gins  Rook Pwn nd  Bishop f h wog color Whi wins h posiion hough, y cing  chng of idniy in his ipn Rook Pwn R 1 -B6

  

E t p d wi HOWTZ 

I Blck plys 1    R in sd, h cos 2 B, R  B-B, -R  B-6, P 5 PP P-6  P  2 -6  dos no ludr n 2 P,  which h s n possl w   P- 2     P  ow  ook w   nsod o  nigh Pw    6 PR  - P-R8Q 5 B  BQ   B-c R  B  6c  

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WHITE t p   DEL R 1750

LAC   wckdkg Rk Pwn u n r scric nds  hrss 8 1 BBch B 2 R P-  -B  PP P- P-6 5 P6 Ph  P 8  P P-R( 8 P-8( l g   f ,      c o o    C     g. c  o s  h fo  pl os lck o npos   wh chck  forcng  dr   R t 10 -Rch On 10    -t8 1 1 -B2   R 1 1 - 12 B2  

. 6

WE t play ad wi

BAC s  pece ehn u hs psse Pwns on oh ses o he  or cn e  worr o  Bshop 1 B  ops he ngeous-lookng Rook Pwn ro ong on J·  . P-BS O he olowng: 1    - 2 B -  P0 B 4 P 08 (0)  P-R 5 0ch R8 6 P -  0-ch -B 8 0R, -8 9 0ch -R8 1 0B2, P-BS 11 0B e PB 2 -B  -BS heens e on he oe -     P0 PB P-B8(0 5 P08 (0  6 00Sch -B O 6   -  R2ch, -B  Q-B2 e.  Q-Qch - Q  QRch I he euses he Queen y 8 .  . K, hen 9 Q-B2ch R8 1 Q R2 s e BB2 

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WHTE t py   ORWTZ AND KLN

IN THI  of Bshop gns Kngh Whi pys o foc his op ponn ino gwng  BB 4 Th ig sys n h Pwn p ning Whi f cpung h Kngh. KR 2 B-K8c  B-Q o  B-RS hn Blck dws   . . . K-Kch  K-B6 K-Q c 5 K B KKc 6 K-B6  K-Qch nd Blck s  pul chck. K-R3 . 3  KR  BR3 .

Blck y no o h Kngh  f   . . K-K2 Whi cn wn h s ih  5 B-B8 o 5 B Bc. 5 B-K il kping n y ou fo h Knigh chck. 5. . . K-K K-R 6 BK2ch If 6  .  K-B nsd h pl  BB ls Bck hlplss.  B-B Now w h h digd po son wih Black o o Bu Bck s n zugwng s no os Wi ws

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WHTE o pl and win

KtB 1 K-Kt t-ch 2 P-R KtB  KKt6 IF BAC euses the Bshop the te     KtB 4 PR t-Kt 5 K-t  the nght ust etet snce the ng cn no onge o nd st ·potect t 4 PR Kt-B 5 PR6 Kt-Kch  Kt ht ws

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WHTE o   

O IN hs Blcks Bshop mus   dn o hr of h wo d gons ldng o hs B8 h unng su of h Pwn Th s sp: 1 B-B BR6 B- 2 B  BB Mong in front of th Pawn, n hough  ks h Pwn for h m ng o forc Bcks Bshop o  h dgon B    h scond sp  BBS  I' Ousd from on dgon h Bshop ss nohr, so dng o B 5 B- Pns Blck fom plng 5  .  B-2 5  . B Blck mos hs ng snc hs Bshop mus s wh  s 6 B- Now h Bshop mos eside he Pawn ssurng s dnc  mo  wns

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WHTE o pl ad wi

 ORR  s Pwn dnc o  (fe wic i is ssud of ueening) Wi us di  op posing Bisop o i o  wo digonls leding o  su 1 B As n  pious p Wies s sep is o o is Bisop i frot of th P. Ts wil eic Blcks Bisop fo on digonl 1   B-6 2 BB8 B- Blck of cuse sis  o d gon lding o     03 3 B   BB6  scon sp:  Bsop os bese he Pw o slog Blc fo s occupnc of  ccl  d gon B-0     lni cngng Bis os s oousl oplss 5P-K7 

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HTE t p  y  w

O IN hs, h mus do wo ng mneur i g o  d dodge cks iop o e p o  Pwn BB 1   1   B- (o nwer ls o h log dgol 2 BB6 w snl 2 6 2c O 2      B2, B     R  B d Blc  o of mo)  B, BB  5  -B 6 B-2 nd h wn. BB  B  B Blc s n zgzwngh m o, nd h h o mos  w

1 R TO PRVNT 1 . . .  r wic Bcks ing coud o b icd. 1.  . B

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WHTE o play and wn CENTUN 6

Or nwr s o  long di gol. B 2 BB   BRc  B Moing n fron of  Pwn  Bsop dris  drs Bsop o  log dgonl      o o c       d  5 K2 ollowd   K , wng.  5 KS  ccordnc w prci Wi c ow dpo  Bisop o B d  R logsd  Pw bu r s  fsr win l.  Q W w. Af        K  dc

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WHTE t play  w

          �    f        r      

CENTUN  

1 B-K

B

IF BLAK tes 1    B hen  R   t t2 (t pevet 4 R 4      R6 B   n Whte wins 2 B-6 Mong n fron f he Pwn o s oge Blcks Bshop. B-B3 2 .  If   .  B-K2  B-K3 B-B  B  KR (on     K-B 5 -t s concuse) 5 BK K-K  B B6 KB  BK, n the Pwn hs  cler ro he  B-K3 hretenng o nce h Pwn.  .  B-K2 B-B  B-K K-B  BB6  B-K  ws

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WHTE t pa and win CENTURN 6

K-K3 1 -R ON  shop o nsd sy 1 . . .  Wh conus wh 2 6 -R   6 4  R,  5 -8 -6  -R2,  R2  -K  , nd ws. K-R3 2 -2c To p Wh fo ong hs shop o R  nd K8  whch  s sy o dsodg h y ishop. Fo pl f 2 . . . K-3  -R, K6 4 -K8  5 -R2, -R2  -K  , d  s do.  - Focs h opposg shop ou of  corn, sc hs g us s   .  . . -K KK3 4 -K Ohws h u 5 8 d   s dc. K-3 5 8c ops   u h posd po o of cks shop   o g  po  R d lck  hs hd o plyd h shop o shop , hn Whs h o woud h   -K o f  . . . K h hs sh woud h  6. -R . .   2 KK  -R KR3 -K8 -K8 R2 1 0  11 -K3  

1 B-B6

   

IT I poran o lockad h            -   4  ( vs    s p  5 B-2 P ad Back has drw 1.   K-   K-B

WHTE t play ad win SELESNEV 1915

 au o 2 KB (o foc 2  .  KB  K-K and an as wn) s auull dolshd  h sul 2 .  . K-B (aackng h Pwn)  P-R8() sala Aoh pall s 2 KK wh 2   . K2 gs Black h opos o nd a dw K-K2 2   .  K-K h szs h oposo, h ojc ng o work hs Kng ound o K . . . K-B2 KK 4 K 5K-B KK2 I s clar ha hroughou all hs h Kngh us sa rood o h po 6 BB K-2 K-K2  B-Kch K- 8 K-B6 K-K Black's poson ow cos pa  s no o h gh, das o o h Paw d should o o hs Kg.  ws

TH wn sees spe nd srgh forwardbu  is esy o f hed long no a hidde rp prepared by Back -2 1 P-ch  2 P6

 J6

WHTE o p lay and win WEENNK 

A his poin 99 ou of  payers woud oe 3 P condeny nd uhesiingy ony o be se bck on heir hees by 3    BB (pinning he Pwn) olowed by 4   B (scicing he Bishop for he pe cous pwn), he resuing posiio  eng a dra.  Q7h K he mee ohe epe h  K7.  -K e ws

  o e h  oe 1 -7  he e 1  .  KS  h wg hae. 1 -7 -

. 7

WHITE  play ad wi EUACKER 1930

Naally f 1    x 2  w fo he.  2 KK  K2 -  Q A bll e f   e b    . x, he 5 K-Q3 bo he ho h  e he oo  of Qee .   x 5 KQ3 -R O 5   . K-K 5 -7 -Kh  Kx, ad he Paw ao be oe ae fe he al oe he  o play 6 P7 a fe    .  Kh he leaed hop wll e e he' aw fo Queeg.  K-K he   h aw ao be ee o

E g  ged o e op of e od o  owded poo   oly ed  e R 1 2 -R3 2 - 2  6

. 

WHITE t pla and win HOWTZ  

Evdely o elg   .   R2  -3 e.   R 5 -Q -R2 O 5  . . R2  xP e. -R 6 -R  -6 x     . -R2 8 x    

.  

HTE t play and win

ONLY o p a stop Wt's passd awlaks sp o t sop must  prsuadd t lav t rta dagoals 1 -K Kt2 2 K6 - -02  -K7  -3  ho  oe e If  K  e  .  . s fo ak   -K 5 K8   -Kt t ot  -K6 tdg   7) as lak's rpl s     -6 gvg m a draw    -Kt3  pg a  o t aw x  h  -K8 Q e w

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. 6 0

WHTE t play and win

VAROUS os a a o coy acs apa ishop a on o th ust  accp -RS 1 P-6 If 1  .  -04 2 -4 (pins th ishop  (o 2 . . . P-6  ch  h iht Paw is hass  P a Whi wins -02 2 P7   -7 -4  -08 O    . -t2 5 t2   P-8 (0  wins 5 03 -3  -4 K2  P8(0 ht 

 

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 

 AUUL eig ith mii ml mes R-R 1 PQ7

WHT t pl d wi

f iste 1  . R-Kt7h 2 K7 (hites moves e itee to keep the Rook om ehg the st k R-7h  K-K7 RK7h  K Q6 a the Rook is out o heks 2 K-Kt7 RQKt

FTZ 1931

he o sque ve o the st k  7 (Domitio te s

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1 -K7

. 6 

-Q6ch

THE oly way he ok c e ack o he s k  ck ies 1    -4c e  -K R    Q6ch wis he Rook

WHTE t play d wi

KK6!  -7  -K

2

MATTSON 192

Q R-K Q

 ck moes  . . . -Kch se he 5 K7 -Q   7 -K  Q6ch leas y  as osiio o moes io he acua la 5 K-K7 -KK  K-7 RQ  7 KR K-4  Q6ch 9 -8 Cus o he ook om he aw u oes ack hae ahe e ouce? -Rch 9   1 -K7 hie wis  he aw wi Quee.

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1 P-7

   3

WE o play and win HALBESTADT  

R-K7c

HE Rook is o u o  s ak o pv  Paws Q g oul  Rook ap o g i  Paw   is woul oc u 1  .  R4c  KQ4 R Kc  K R-Kc 4 K R Kc  KR a Wi wis RK  K6 RK  R4 R-R  K7  KK7 RR  ol squa l as   . . R Q 1 allows 6 Q c wiig  Rook. RR 6    Rook coul o ai o  s k is looks goo oug as  Paw is pi a cao a ac  Q7c! Cll iposig  isop so a  Paw is  KR   .  P8 (Q  i wis

 J6 4

WHITE o play and win

AN NERENG tte etwee shop  Rook. R4h 1 R7 he Rook ust et k to e st k to sop the w t o o so  1    RR s  h ws he Rook   R4h    . . R 1  6h 4  -7h ws the Rook.  K-Q2   2h Now ' he ho' u o he K-K  .  K 5 -K3h  t8 hus o the Rook  wis o Whte.

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HR is a geat el o illiat lay i tis oetlooig miia tue. R-R4ch 1 -K 2 KQ6!

 J6

HITE t play nd win FTZ 1933

O 2 Kx fo examle l a y 2 . . . R-R3 (ut t y 2 . . . R-Kt  6h K-Q  R K-2 5 -R6 a ite is   KQ RKt3 folloe y    . . RKt4! 2    A sule eese iolig the acice of the Rook a a oe o te isho! ee as o hope i     R R3c  6ch a e aw wi aace sice lack ust o all usiess o et out o chec. K-Q  6c -!  xR he iea eig that 5 -K8 (Q o 5 -Kt8 (R  saemates la. 5 P-K8 (  ! A lee ue-ootio o isos o o geelly i agais oe isho ut lac is ame  i a maig et -Kt 5   If te iho moe t the the

go y 5    -Kt2 te  7 -  7  te  -7   -6 mate

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WHTE o play and win SENEGGE 

EFORE we see ow Wite wis et us lk t some itsti ti  1 -Kt K6  K K  k ws it te Rook w   iop tt oe ot coto t ws Quei squ B 1 K6 K  -R     k ws  stemt  1 Kt8 -K  K K  i k ts to t coe  ws T soutio is Kch 1 KKt8  petty ltetie  1  .     -Kt    K-R8 KKt3 (te isop must oious sty we it is  R KR 5 RS  ck i i zuzw He must moe tou ey moe oses.  KR8  ist   . . Q Wite o es wit  -Kt K3  Kt8, - 5 -QS -R2  K, x  PKt8 ( Q  wis.  -Kt! x  P-R3 ! h ky moe! If  -R iste   .  KKt  PRSc KR3   is Wite wo is in zuzg  must ie up ot ws  . . K-Kt3 K-R3 5 R  PRS ite is  lc  out f moe 

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WH t p ay and win BERGR

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 P-K6 HE s sp i  pocss o po oi    s is     o  s     . -K6 2 PS  KK -7 -K6  P6 KK 5 K4c O 5 . . . K-K Wi cos aou   K6   KK o ow  8 Pc  9 P8(, ck i u wi o o ai u wc.  K-4 o swi  Ki aou o K w i wil p  isp Pws aac . . .  O  . .    Pc wis at oc K6  KK K 8 K06 H too i 8  . . - 9 P c K-K2  KK is cisi. 9 K-c K-K  K-K   Pc  

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WHTE t play and win ARRASCH 1921

1 -4c KK2  K4 PREMAURE u e  P K2 3 K-4 -R a ack as  easy ra. Wie wu ave  ii caces aer e ai-psi ial 4 P6 wie 4 P6c alws e isp  sacrice ise r e w Pas. . .  K2 3 K- -R3  KK4! - Cice is earuy iie      -K2 5 KK leas  e acual play ile 4  .  KK 5 P   K-K 6 P-6ch K-K  PK6 s easily 5 KKS -K2 6 KK6 Wie ves is Ki  a i ai psii ere avaci is a - 6   O 6 . .  K  K-R7 wis e isp ie 6  . . R aws  K-R7 creri e isp iery a uraivey. K-K  P-  P6 Ne a Wie keeps i Pas as uc as pssile  quar ppt  r t th tr y h Bhp

. .  9 K-K7 1 0 K-K8 1 1 P-K6 1 Kc 13 K-7 14 P-K7c Wie wis

- -ch -4 K K-Q 4

11 Bh K-Kt7 1 B-K  dec ve) 1 K-K4 KR4 1 1 KB B0 1 B-Kt B-Kt2 1 B6 B 1 Pt i

  

 0  B-02  PB4

WHITE t play ad wi AVEBACH 

IN CONVOYING the P up the brd cre mut be tke tht the eemy Bihp de ot crce itel r bt P thereby rcig  dr 1 KK2 K-K  B-K ot t ce  P-Bch KK6 d time ill be lot evicti the Kg B-0 .    3 KB  Kt3 B  K he   w ce   upy heever pbe qure p-

pot n olo to to otoll y t Bop I thi y the P

d the Bihp domite  my qure  poible Here r exm ple the P ttck the hite qure he the Bih tck the blck KK 5 .  I 5    KB  B-02ch K Kt6  PKt BK4  P-Kt6 B-t2 therie 9 BR6 oed by 1 P Kt i) 9 K- R (clerly i 9   . B-Rc · 1 KK4 Bt2

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B -04 BB2 B-Kt

To prevet White' ieded m euver 9 K 1 KB 11 P-t d 1 K-t4 9 B-B3 B-B4 1 P-Kt The P  ccupy blck qure he color  the ctroed by the Bih  They d  he they c mve ithut hidrce to he ite qure BKt3 1  .  KK3 11 PKt6 B-0 1 K-4 K-K2 1 P-Bc K-B 1 K-0 I 1    B-B2 15 PB6ch KB 1 BKt4 K 1  -7 d h w  1 KK  1 PB6 1 BKt White i

  7 0

HTE t p lay d wi

B-KtS 1 B-B B-B4 2 4 B-KtS  KB2 4 KK3 BK3  K-B4 BQ2  BQ3 CAEULLY vdg  -Kt4 t cntue h 7 BK2 d 8 PKtSch)  Blck uld cce h Bihp  the Knght  nd hen hve  d gnt  k P nd  Bp  the ng cl e tht de t cntl te Pn Quee g que). B-6 .   B-B8  B-BS BK7 8 -Kt4 etenng t ce  d b 9 . . . BxP. 9 P-tSc K-4 I 9 . . . Kt2, Whe coue t 10 B-Kt4 lled b 11 PS 10 KKt3! Avdg the ptll 10 P-Kt6  3 1 1 S B-4 1 KB6 Bx 13 BxB tlemte BQ8 10   . B-Kt6 11 BK4

Otee 1 B-B3c ce n x cge  Bhp. K-Kt3 12 B-B3c B-B2 13 -B4 K-Kt2 14 P-Sc BKt6 15 KS 16 BK4 te h pe i tke  the hte que bee plng 6c. B-B2 16 . .  1 7 -6c h n  cue ccup heeve pible que ppte  cl t the cntlled b th B. K- 1    B4 18 B6 19 B-QS t 19 PKt6 g 19    Bx, nd  d  19 Bt6 t dve  Blck Bhp) nce t blck the ight Pn 19   . K-2 B-K7  0 BB7  PKt6c Whte n

1 PBch  PBS 3 PQch  KB 5 BB6

 J7 J

 B-Q

WHTE to p lay and win FNE 91

KQ K- KB Bt6 B-B

PROTET the BP d thete t dvce the QP    Bt6  K BB I Blck ply     BBch the  KQS BxP 9 BxB KxB 10 K B6 is  Whte  P-QS B-t6 BB 9 B-K6 10 K-Q BK If 10    B-R 11 K-B  B-Kt6 1 P-Q6 i. BKt 1 1 PQ6 K-K2 1 PQ KQ 13 P-B6c K-K2 1 P-B KxQ 15 PB8(Q)ch 1 P-Q8(Q)c White i

  7 2

A WIN or White eem optimitic, hi Pn look o hky tt 1 t

WHITE to play and win

On 1    xP White eplie 2 xP nd Bl nt i trnded The ontnuto old then be     B  P6ch   4   5 B6 B 6 P ch,  7 Bt mte 2 xP

SELESNEV 1920

But not 2 Bxt PxB  xP xP  ter 4 B B 5 P6ch  ! in ing nd Pn it ng poition the deende blockde the Pn henever poible) 6  K! o tht the Pn hen it reche the eventh r cn do o only ith hec) 7 B6 B  8 P ch dely the Pn e doe not help  Whte cot oe  in )  9 6 nd Blck dr by tlemte txP 2   t o  KK6! 4 ho

 o

1 K-6

 1 7 3

B-B2

EADY to meet  BxP th   BxP ter hch Blck' Bhop c crce tel or the remg P d dr BK3  B-Q3

W t pla and win SELESNEV 1919

Obvouy  2    KKt  Whte tke the Rook P h ceck hle    . B-K  reued   P Kt B-B2  BxP BxP  P-Kt6 o oed by 6 P-Kt mte  PKt B-t  BxP!  c bol  ello over!    BxB here  o rele   o   BxP  PKt6 d mte ext move.  P-Kt6 BxP A tht  et I  0  • BKt 6 P-Kt me, or   . o  K-Kt 6 PxBch K 7 K-Kt6 P-Kt4  P B P-Kt 9 P-B6 P-Kt6 1 PB Kt 11 P-B8Q) mte. K-Kt 6 KxB KB 7 K-B6  KK6 KK 9 KQ6 KQ KB 1 K-B6 K-Kt 11 KxP 1 PB KB 1 KB6 Wte 

E] 5  . . Q-Rc 6 BKc i

. 7 

WHITE  p lay and win ROTZKY  

P-K8Q 1 P-Kt K-Kt2  PKt8Q THE Kig mut ee I Blck tie ggesive co he e    . Q-R4h  K-Qh, K-Kt2  Q- i me, o i   . . Q-Rch  KBc d mte ol ext moe.  QKtc

KB

O  . .  KR  QR4c, K-Kt2 5 Q-Ktch, K-R 6 Q-6ch K-Kt  B-Q6 mte  QKt6c KQ 5 Q-Kt ! A quiet moe, edig to  e mkble poitio The tet i 6 B B2 dicoeig ceck d ttcg the Quee. It i Bck' tu to moe, but depite  the move t i commd e i elple The poo:  5  . . KK 6 QK8c  ig the Quee B 5 . . . K-K 6 QK8h i g the Quee  5 . . . Q-K 6 Q-Ktc i ig te Quee  5 . . . Q-K 6 QKt7c  g te Quee.

ig the Quee F] 5    QK6 6 B2ch i ig the Quee G 5 .  . Q-6 6 -Kt4ch i ig the Quee H 5    QQ 6 QQ i ig the Que  5 . .  Q-KR8 6 QKtch i ig the Que J 5   . Q-Q8 6 QQc i ig the Quee K 5    Q-QB8 6 BKch i ig te Quee 6 -Q4c L 5    Q-QR8 KxB  Q-Kc iig te Quee. Wite i

I h t etty g  ibilitie, bed o hi ppet he  deee. 1 P

  7 

Whte et the temptg   the Kght,  te 1 BB , KxP 2 BxKt, Blk h bee tlemted 1   KtB

ITE to p lay and win FRITZ 151

I 1 .  . K 2 KKt8 Kt Bch  KB KtxP  PKt4 KtB  5 KxKt K2 6 KB , K 7 K B6, K2  KxP Kt ) d . KtxP 2 KKt 3 BBh The hty  KxKt llo  .   KKt olloed by  .   KxP, d Blk d PKt 3     BQ Thete t ptue the Kght 4  KtKt ve the Kght but t eul t. 5 BxP te

B-R I WHITE phe the P ited the e 1 PR t-2  P-R6 t-Q4  P-R t  he P  g  the The tl e i ieded t pe vet the igh  pphig the P by y f 2 P-B4 1  . . 1

  76

WTE t p lay and win ROTZKY 192

ee the qe B f the e f the ight  P-Q! White i t tke y  qe m te ight Blk i  fed t py Q4 it  P. PxP 2   Kt-B 3 P-R 4 P-R6 tK O 4 .   Kt-Q2  meet  P-R it 5  . . KtKt ) 5 BB ! txB 6 P-R i f White With the tl mve ( 4 . . . tK 1 ) Blk xpet t eply t 5 P-R it 5    KtB2. 5 BQ6! Whe ited he i ed t Bip elme gift Kt 5 . .  P-R Wt i

A ROO  mo y helple gi to coected ed P o the ixth rk og thi bit o edgme loe mke it ey o d the iig combitio icludig the repeted oe o the Bihop 1 B-R! -t6

. 77

HT to pay ad wi NUST

 1  .  PxB ited 2 P-R7 R B  3 P-t6 d the P ct be topped Oe o them ill become  Quee -B 2 BxP! ere  Blck hd plyed 2  RxB the cotutio  PR7 R Rch 4 t4 R-R 5 Pt6 hould be covicig R-B 3 PR7 Or 3    R-B6ch  -t4 R KR6 5 B-R !, RxB 6 P-t6 d White i  B-8 ! The crice o the Bihop gi  empo or White' ext move   . RxB 5 P-t6 White i hi P beg oo trog or the Roo o coe ith

RxQ R-K7c

P-K8(Q BB8  K-R3 ! 1 2

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IF  K-Kt3 (to swe    . R K6c with 4 K-B4) R-K3 4 P Kt8 (Q)  RKt3c 5 QxR PxQ lets Blck get awy wt  drw  . . RK6c R-Kc 4 K-R4 "K-R RK4c  K-R6 RK8 Now f Wite plays  PKt8 (Q   R-R8c  KKt7, R-Kt8c wis te Quee. R-K

 BB 

Ntully     RR8c  K Kt (teteig to Quee wt check) leves Blck o ply Blck's cul move ests te Paw fo the time beig  P Itedig Kt8(Q.

9 BB 8

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R-Q

Now if 9 B-B8 R-Q2 ps te Pw d dws te Rook scicig tself ext move fo te Pw 9 B-K7! 10 B-BS

RQB

Tetes to Quee te Pw et ve 10 .

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Ps the dageous Pw H Blck squeezed out a dw? 11

B-06!

Ps the pie d wis! Wte w cptue the plyzed Rook nd te Quee te Paw

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B-04 1 P- I NOT o lck' Bhop Whte P could Quee Whte theeoe etce the Bshop y  d the set up  mpenetble be betee Bhop d Pn 2 PB4 BKt2 The Bhop ty o the dol, d uch ppble tp  2    BxP  P8( Q ) ch.  B-B BxB 4 PQ hut te Bhop out d 

WHITE h  on pd Pn  compnon o h opponn x  Pn I  h h o Qunn th Pn h mk  dcul o Blck xP 1 Pch!

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Blck mu k h Pn   1    -4  P4ch -R  P QB4 B- 4 P hu h Bhop o h lon donl nd l h d Pn dnc unhndd o h Qunn qu Th ln cpu by 1    BxP ld o  P QB4 BB  PR B-c 4 B-B d Wh n B-  P-QB4 P- 3 B-B Ch Wh Bho o h lon donl o h Blck c occupy  h h on Bhop B-B 4 B-R!  B-B Rdy o      - h 6 BQ or     R h 6 B 8 n h c rndn Blck Bho on B-R 5.  . PB 6 B-Q Blck od h xchn o Bho hch lo quckly bu h mo h ply m c c Wh u l h donl 7 PBch! Bu h choo o o! PxB 7   8 PxP Wh n h x mo bn 9 P-

 93 A

The Rook HE mpoance of Rook endng may be gged om e ac  ey appea moe eeny n aca py n any oe pe o endng   eeoe va o e cce of e pacca pye  e know ow o condc em a e know ow o wn  wnnng poon epe e maon mpoed on e Rook o movng n ag ne ony endng wc eae e Rook  po gon end emeve o e expe on o emakabe bee and a we of bef dea obb e mo e of a Rook endng  one ang bdge dng compoed by cena n 97 (amo  yea ago!  No  n  coecon   pobaby eponbe o moe wn even oday an any oe nge endng apo No 90  an ncve eamen o Rook agan wo con neced paed awn on e x ank we Kv No 9 w Rook ve wo awn on e Rook e a  pon of nee omnaon  e eme of e ee gan Bnov No 9 Rook ae geneoy gven away n Wam No 93 Rce No 9 oke No 9 Rnck No 97  No 6 z No 3 (e acce  dden ee and oky No 9 n wc eac de acce  Rook okop No 96 ow e powe  Rook mng ng ncomobe

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o Bck mno pece we pa kng wn by dcoveed ceck povde e motif fo e eenev No 98 nd e mo ozky No  e kewe ack a bac wnnng dea n Rook endng  demoned neay n de No 3 oke No 36 and Gbo No 38 Wnnng by zgwng  ncey own n No 6 wc  appeaed n g deen fom n Ce y e Conce n 88 Bg and eneanng ae e end ng by oke No 7 eenev No  z No  and ee No 6 magnve ngeno pay abond n e compoon of Kok No 8 okop No 8 Kanoovc No 3 k No 3 Eenad No 33 nd Lbkn No 0 ake No  w Back beng oced down ank by ank  ond  way no  e eae we Bo vnnk No   a good pecmen of e ome Wod Campon k n e endgame Encanng endng ae oe o eenev No 3 Hebmann No 3 Moavec No 3 eenev No 39 (gy eeemed by Lake and eenev No  Maepece n e ed of Rook and awn agan Rook ae Con No   07   and  (wc  pacay ecommend and Ggoev No 8, 9 nd 3

BLAC theatens to aw  i i hs  n Pawn to he sevent n  o the Rook to sa e tsel o te wn To wn ths Whte must p the Paw outht 1 -B6

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The  hstes towas the Pw as thee is t a momet to ose 1   P-Q6  B 6 P-Q7  B4  -B -7 5 RR2 Pis he Paw ite catues it et moe  wi.

WT t p la ad wi

THE ook y ts cot w the w (or t tht s   t Whts  is ar aw n h t   t to hp t ook 4 1 t 2 B6 -R  -0 KKt K-Kt6 4 KK I 4 . . . P-R6 5 R-t8ch KR 6 KB hretes 7 R-R8 m) KR  RR8ch, wn the aw 5K-K3 PR6 here s o hoe n 5 .  . KR6 6 K-B3, ad B ms abdon the Pn, or  5   . KKt 6 K-2, PR6 7 RR7, d again he a s. K-R7 6 R-K8 O 6    KR 7 KB3, K-R  K-K3, d We s the Pa  KB2  KR8  R-QR8 Whte cn  the Pw  8 K Kt3,  9 RKR8 K-t8 10 RxP, bt the cta move s fstr sie  orces mate .   KR7 Or   . . PR7 9 R-R m. K-R8 9 RR8 0 RP 

.  3

WHITE o p la and win

Pt4 KKt   - K-  K K- 4 4 LA w  cky tr 4    P 5 Rc t 6   KR ( 6    P-  - wn   (t m K R 8 RRc P-K 5 K- K-t 6 RBc 1

 6  .  K-t   -R6  KB   KR 9 R-R mt 7 K-K KKt8 f 7 .  . KR  KKt8 K-Kt7     .P-Kt7 9 KB2 d the P  ded) 9 Kt7 K7 1 K-B d Whte  te P  KKt� PKt7 9 K3 K-8 t e! f Wte pue  e P thut tkg e te te k. 1 K te 

 9 !

.  

WHIE t p lay nd win

1 -Kt HT does not stat t 1 - as 1    P4 n ep saes te Pan and adanes ts aee 1.   K4 Te onl squae, sne mon to te oo le oud blo s Pan 2  KKt3 Ts te Kn as een den a P  KKt2 K-Kt4 4 K3 PS 5 K-Q2 K-Kt 6 K-K2 P-6  K-2  -2 K-S 9 KB3 te atues te Pan ne e an ns

1 Rth  RR

  8 

6 t

FRED  the w mt e p tete k pee e w k t the t  the m t Whte h e tme t pe h Rk  the et pe pt  Rk e-b ehnd he passed

WHIT to play and win

Pawn

FN 

 t2 4 2 5 2 6 2

R R6 t6 t

I 6  . . P  -B  , d B u ge up e P. K8  -K8 Pyg   leme pb ee   g    . . R  K-B2 K-8 9 -K , K-7  K R 1 xP e  K-B P7 9 K-K   e dee  g e e e. 9 . . K-K8 K-8 1 K 11 Q8 K-K8 12 -Q e 

  � �

J6

WHIE to p lay and win SNGGR

WLE the shn toh hee  sma to that n t pvos exam pe, te s a e pont n Wt st move t s ca that Wts  mst h ow to th awn, t te natal ses o movs os not sc ce  wn te awn 1 6, t6   6 3 4 (o  t6c B 4 B4, 7 5  Q6, t, ad Wte cannot wn)  4 3, t 5 t6ch,  B 8 6 Q6 KKt7 nd Blac a a daw. 1 QKt6 hut the Kng n Ual to o ast the oo le, Blac cannot e ent Whte ng o cong n to attack te awn Te, Whte ut tll a agant allowng a daw  talemate 1 .  K7 6 2  K8 3 KQ 7 4 B KKt8 5 Kt3 K8 6 K3c KKt  K6  K c t 

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ITE o play and win

K-Kt3 1 8h N 1   K-K Whites Kg swgs arou to the ar se o the aw to w  K Kt (i  K  K-Kth KKt 4 R )  K-Kt  -Kt 4 K-4 Kt 5 -KKt8 K 6 K- a the aw as ext move K4  R-h

    .     .             -    Agaist  .  . KKt2 ay ro

EE 13

ees:  KK Kt 4 K- -Kt6 5 Kth oowe b 6 x  KK6 K K6 4 B O     K 5 6h K-Kt6  KKt6 a Whte s he a 5 KKt6 K os o o the awa fear e  6 

01 � 

WHTE theat o mate o oe e o the oa acltae h aack o he Pa o the othe e K-Kt 1 -7ch

 88

I 1    K-3  -2 a lack  g   g  o  e.  2 -Kt7

W t ply d w ORWT ND KL

 2 . .  K-B 3 K7,   ate thea   Kgh  6 3 K 4 KK6   i  o

I

02

1 R-6!

.89

HLD oth aws as  ealy l es the Roos est posto s eh te psse awshs ow o he oppoet 1 . .   R4! -t

WT o play and win SZN 193

      stea -4 4 R-4 ws  Rxt - 4 

3

Rx

eaae Bla g a a e g  oe o he  hee  he he a  o ae oe e. B3 4.   Bla e o oe h a f o eamle 4 .   -6 5 -3  a  e a -3 5 -QBS  - B3      Q3  R-BS  e  .   -B6 oe e a  7 -B3  -B  -B3 .  6 -3  - -B3 9 -B 3 1 Q3 -B3 11  e s

K-03

K-B8 O 4 . . . K8 5 K-K (hea en mae ) K-08 (  5 . . . -8 6 K- fed  atung he an) 6 - -K ( 6 . . .  7  Kx)  K-B2 n 7  KK3 4

  9 0

WT t y  w SP 1914 E n e o  dned h   uele o k hem del. Bla ould ml llo oe  o e ued hle he ohe moed o o eome  Queen o  h he kee h o oen u h mng he hle h on Kng gdull moe oe o he . KK8 1 Q2h Bl od 1 . . . K8 he el eng 2 KK3 folloed   -Q mae. KB8 2 KB3  moe e eed  fol lo A 2 . . . -K7  Qh K-7 4 -KK  -7 (4 . . . K-6 5   me) 5 Rxh K6 6 x B   .  R  R- h R7 4 RR    (4    K-R 5 R R 1 mae) 5 Rx and he remn n eng ed  a nex move. K08  R-R2      K8 nead en 4 R K2 - (a  ve   oue ue  R R2 6 R  ad We n h awn.

f 5  . . K7 6 KB2  dee he 5  . . KK loe  6 K2 7  Kh K-K2  KB3. 6  KK2   K7 f  .  . K-B6  KB3 n e .  e n

 R-R  K-K

  J 

 K  K-

PR6 PR K-K8 PR8K)

IF     PR)c  KK an ck mut give u  uen  avoi mate K-8  RKc KK8  R-R

WHITE o  a and win 



Foed a e Kn i immei ately aue i it eg K-  RxP -R6 R6!

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 teatve ae amung: . . . t-R8 9 RK and to aod mate, lack mus mve he ngh, a lose     B 9 K and o aod mate, lack mus ge up hs ngh a nce. 9 R -R7 R8 10 R

A 

B 

f 10  . . K-K8  K-K teat en at and wn t ngt. t-t   K-K3 Ote ove o te ngt ao t aptu o tant mate. 2 -R ate!

  J 

WHTE o  lay and win

A ELGHTFUL endng in hich ac Pan n ou o b a iabi y  B   Rt Ceay f     -R 2 R-R ns e Bsop BB 2 R- e on oe e aenates eng: 2    B-t6 o 8  R B - on     t  R t ns e Bsop  R and Bak us ge up e Bso o aod ate 2    B-B  R-B  ng e Bsop 2 B  8 nnng e Bsop  Q B3

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B c

e on soppng-pae,     B6 eng e   RB fo oed y 5 R-.  RQ BR 5 R-QR B-3 B  RR8  -B6 e ns, e Bso ang n g squae

HOW e Wie cee? Tee i nin b a a e RP ie  K-  PR8  ) c  K-K R ce e ae ea an in  ack. K-K7  R-Kc 2 R-QR!

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 J93

HTE o  la and win

Rae nexece! 2   K-K6

LLMS   

Pne e cae b ne  e ack i ve  ke e Rok.  K- K-K7  4  On 4 .   t6 5 B   6  B t xP ns P 5 B P  Pt6

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Bk opes to  y stlemt f s ng s emme n e f te ng s fee s Pn  tete to uee. 6  Pt t B3! B t(

 

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     10 6 t  1   te  (o t  10 B 1 B t

WHITE wn Kn ben n e way  Rk  nabe   e aed Pawn We  nd e e ean  wn e n even  ave e ae  Q6!

 J94

WHTE to play nd win RCTER



Te key mv. If nea  Q Q7  f   Q7 2 Q6 7 wn f k ;   Q7 Q8(Q 2 7 If 2    K nea  xt owe y  6 mae.  6! x   t6 5 t7   t8(Q t

 J95

 RK

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PR6

   P-Kch  K- P-R6 IF (n     P-K6  K frces ae)  RK leas i he in line f lay P-Kch  R-Kch PR  K-

 o  a and wn 



On     P-K6  K- iscve heck n ae PK8()  RK Hee if     PK6  RxKP P-K8()  RR e Px  RRch t3 

6

1 RB

NO.J96

B-t

TE onl ug f 1    B3 nsad  -K wins a c o i 1    B-S  -B pns th Bshop 2 P-t

WHTE to pla  w PROKOP



talmas th Knght and ha ns b  R-Rch -6 (     t  R-tch wns h Bisho)    to wn  BR 2   Th onl chanc snc ng movs los as oows:     t  R-tch 2    -t  ch 2    -6  Rt 2      R-t B R  R-ch 2    R6  B3 (hat ns ma) -RS  Rch  5 R-ch n all ths vaaons Whi wins a c -6  RRc  -B 

A B c  E

Wh wns Black comll llss mus h giv awa s nght o st s Bishop

 

 PK7

 J 9 7

IT to  a and win

R-KS

OUD Back play  .  . RK ead o op he Pa he   R6ch, K-K  R-K6ch derg he Rook by force) RxR  PK8) wn fo Whe. Afer Black acua moe . . R-KS )  he hreaen mae a el a capure of he Pan. K-K  R-R3ch  R-R

 

I



 pweful pn  he unpeced      4 P-K8 ( Q )

Wt 

B3

1 PR6

NO.J98

IF BLACK ries 1 RB, the 2 PR7, R-KR (the Kig cannot help, as afer 2 . .  B3  RB  ch K  RxR wis )  -t , KK3  Kt6, K- 5 K-Kt7, and Black wil have to give up hs Rook for the Pawn .

WITE

play nd win to

2 P-R7 SELESNEV 1923





KKt

pparently Black has a raw, as afte  K-t4, R-B  K-t , R KR, he captures the Paw But White has an eective litte combina ion ha ishes Black  PR8 (Q ) ch!  -t4 disch

Q

Whie wins he Rook and the game

�

212

NOJ99

HITE to play an win

AN ATTEMT o dve he Rook o he Queen le ould only sueed f he's an sd n he fh rank. hould Whe y  now hs would be he esul  K-K R-Kh 2 K BS R-Q  K-KS RK h 4 K6 RQh  K-BS RBh and Whe akes no pogess Bu a le ae ges he aw up a sep ad eabes Whe o ay ou s dea  -! R Bak ay o pay     R as he eply 2 KB heaeng ae and aakng he Rok s kg 2 K KR3  K Now ha he awn s on he h ank Whe an aak wh hs Kng ve he Rook away and advane e awn RK    R-Q 4 KB6 O 4    RB h 5 KK7 and e poeeds as  he a e o ay RK 5 K RKR  Q7 RR  Q6 KR  B To avod beng aed RR 7  KB7 RR  B



e s

 8 2 B8  R-6c

0 

R-7c RQR7

ITE' dea s  dve e g dwn ank y ak    B

WHITE to

 lay  w POZA 78

Te eves ae:      4 7 e y Qeenng e awn     Q 4 7 R 7c 5 R6 RQR6  R-QR6 d gan e wn  Qee 4 7 R7c RQR7 5 B7  R

A B

Takg ce  avd  R-B6c   7 (nedng  pay R QR6 ne ve s    R sqey fces  da B    R7c  7 RQR7 B6 B6 R R7 0 6









se   c    R8 ed y 2  R8(Q RQR7  B -B7  R-3c 6  R-c  4 RR 5 R8 (Q c e wns

  

NO 2

HIT to play an win

1 -B THREATENS 2 Rt8c foowd y  PR8(0) 1   -B7 Hdes ehind Wite's King to evade te check K-7 2 - Back must keep on hdig as soud he ty 2    R-R5ch or ex ampe the continuation woud be  K03 R-R6ch  KB R-R7c  KKt3, RR8  RB8ch, and White ws 3 0 -07 -B6 4 B Black stays n te shadow f te's g If e pays 4    R B8c nstead, then  K-t, Rt8c  R3 R-R8c 7 Kt, R3 8 R Oc wns f t  ROB8

P

tese the Paw advac  t6 dsc t wns te Rk an t a

NO.

 RB8

 

Q3

    KQ  K8 R-R8 3 KK K8ch  K6 8ch  KK6 RK8ch  B ad Whe wis  RQ8 R-R8 3 -7 R-8ch 4 -B8 RB8ch 5 Q8 R-R IF

WHITE to  ly nd in KSTEDT 1909

Thees e Wh es no py o his by   s   Rch  B7 RRch wins he Pwn  R-6ch B .





f      -B7 RRch  -8, RR ch  7, R-Rch 0 R6, R-R   R-8 n Whie ins  R-B6ch! .

The ny ay  win f nse  R-6, RR8  R-7, 3 dws  if  RQR6, R-Rch  7, R Rch  B8 (ving  6  B6 css  Rook RRch 0 -7, R R  -B7, - -R, -3 n Bck ws by kig he Pwn    

f  .  Q ( cein n   xR  PR8[Q]ch  R-QR6 RRch  -B7 RRch 0 6, R-R3ch 1 1 - wis  RB8 R-Rch RRch 9 B7 0 8 





Whie wis

1

:n 6

RK endg are ul o accal ck and he oe hown here occur requy R-K8ch  R R-R8ch  KR6 R-K8ch  KK6 RQR8  KB

0. 23

ITE to play an win PUDE

     R-B8ch  K-K R K8ch  KB3 RB8ch K-K R B R-R8 hreae o Quen he awn RP 9 RR7ch and Whe wn he Rook  R-R8 R





herwe he awn advance o he magc quae  R-R7ch e wns e Rook d e game

N. 204

WHITE to p lay and win

· - -       -�- -

�    ,   §  -     - 

ALTHUGH hi Kig i cut o from the uee ie, ack ut u a tough batte ad i not eaiy ub dued R-Ktch 1 KKt R-ch 2 K6  KKt R-8 Rt8c 4 P-R On 4  .  R-QR8 5 RQt3 ields te ing fo cecks afte wic te Pawn ace up wiou indace. 5 B R-B8c  -t Rt8c 7 -R R-t Black eject 7    R-R8c a en  R-R3 , R-R8 9 P-R RR  0 Kt RR 1 1 Kt win ea iy  R RQR ee if  .   R-K8 9 RQR  decve Rtc 9  0 K-B R-t8 1 RQR3 RB8c 2 K-t R-t8c  -RS R 4 P-R RQR 5 -t We w

0. 25

IT o play and win

 KK

R-K

2 RR3 WHIE avod h xcha f ook a a 2 xRch Kx  K K K- 4 K-K6 K-B  P- (  K-R KB ad Wh ca mak n po) KK  ad Black h a ay da KK 2   K  P-  4 P6  K-K K-B Blak Kg had b c  f e Queen de, bu h e o ex ge Rok enbed  o ove ove d ep  e gh gn e ped P  RR3  o enve e:     RQB RR   PR RxP RR7 nnng e Rook     RQ RR, B R7 d e P  Quee RR



A  B











B o e epg 6, R ! R PxR lee B) R, nd e  bee ded ou of     B Q3 R





 



puoy e     oe  Rook by RR7 6 B 0 PR7





e

ws

0 6

IE o play an win

 RR7ch  P-t

-t

IE  R8 flwed Queening te Pawn 2   RRch RRch  B7 4 -6 R-R3ch 5 -Q!

by

he pont If a once 5 -, R t3 nd hte  n zugswang if he ove he Rook,    . RxP ds he  ove by hi ing  ow he epy     B3 nd the   f 5   R-3 he Rook ge behd he , fuhe check beng ueles, and 5    R-R (to head o the Pn) eecve fte  R-R  - ! e dieence  o ppaent   Back ho  hot of mves H Rook u ty hee t s, to peven he Pwn fo advancing, he h ng h oy one eg ove    -t  R-R 

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O     Rch -,  6    R 9 Rch  he Rook) 9 Rtch, -R  RxR  1 1 8 ( Q ) ch, nd hte ns R-tch R3 R 9 RxRch  P-t(Q)ch

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hite 

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 2 7

WE o  a and win

1 KKt QKt 2 QKt3 K  K3  PLYG  PKt istd wld  mt s     KK 4 K3 KQ  K K t Pwn is lst    KK 4 K KQ K  KKt On     Kt instd Whit hs svl wys f winig  Q3 KQ i      Kt  Q3ch K K6  Kt 9 Q8 K K KQ K 1 K)  K6 Kt  9 c  K6 K  3ch K  K3 K     B  9 R-R wis e Rook) 9 R R R 1 PKt7 e   RB3  f     KQ  RQ3 B     KK B6 t n e n) K6, R- 9 RQ  1  Kx d th P  Quee RB7 R RR7 e!

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WTE o play an win GRGOREV

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1 RQ! E Rook doe double duty hee  gud te Pwn fee te Kig fo ggeive tion nd it hut out te oppoing Kig fom the Quee ie wee he might tke pt in te tug gle 3 1   f Blk e exngng Rook o   Kng n ge to he Queen de) he ply ould go hu: 1    RQ 2 RxR, KxR  KR! B 4 KR no 4 KK, KK  Blk, hvn he oppoion ) B 5 R6, K   6  e  2 B! RB f 2    KK  RQ K3  4 PKt, RB 5 RB, Q o 5    RxR  xR, KQ  K6, B R7 wn)  PK6 but o  R,  KB, KB d Blk   dw) RxR Q6! B 9   Q B6, nd e n  K h nd e foong ove o ttute  zgzg mneuve, utomy  th ype of poo, nd o noting    RK 4 KB6 RB 5 KKt7 RB  PKt te 

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E ct tht lcks Kin is ct  m th Qn sid hlps Whit in wht miht sm t b  diclt tk his Pwn bin s  wy m th Qnin sq. -ch 1 K3 QKt8  KQ ch  K QKt 4 KQ

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I o play an win II

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I 4 . . . Qch 5 K6 ch  K-Kt 6  QKt  KK3 P Kt KQ3 9 P-Kt nd Whit wins 5 QKt K3

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I 5    Ktch  K6 -Kt P-Kt KK3 9 K  KS Kt 6 - ch KKt nd Whit hs n tbls  PKt KK K6 K-Q K -Q Q 9 K 1 -8c

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oo d t me

lckdig th Pwn is suicid 9 . . . K-Q 1 -8 t 1 -K

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 billint suis mv d th ly wy t wi. 1 . .  KKt

WTE o play an win CO

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1 K3 THE lusibl 1 PQ6 ds nt wi th cntiutin bing 1  . . 3 2  if 2 P- -3ch  K-Kt Q3 nd lck wins th Pwn)   KQ h if  P-Q -Q 4 K KKt3 nd th Pwn wil f) K-Kt 4 Q ch d Whit cnt sc tul chck  lss f th Pwn. -Kt 1. . . -K 2 K-3 3  PQ6  4 Q Th dvnc 4 P-Q wuld b  tu s 4    -K3h i ly llw y 5 .   R 3 wil  v th Pwn.  4. .  Q 5 PQ KKt  KK K  KK K  K-K6 Mving th Kig instd lss im ditly g.  . . . K-3 9  c KKt 1 K-K nd lck ust giv u his k f th Pwn 9 -ch KKt

Clly 1 .   x llws Whit t Qu his Pw nd win. 11 K- Q 12 K-K K 1 PQ Q )ch x KKt 14 -ch 1 Kx Whit wins

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ITE o play and win LUCNA

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THE Lucna posiion is almost  yars old bu i is sill on of he mos impoa posiions o know in he conduc of oo dins Whi as w cn s cao win by simply movin his Ki ou o he way and ui is Pawn For ex aml i KK Kch  K6 -ch  K ch 4 KK (movin owards h ook o scape h chcks) -Kch  K 7 and lack wis h Pan nd draws Dspi h aar diculis Whi has wo mhods of winning: 

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Inndi o vict lacks oo from he ishop l so ha Whis in may mere wihou bein an  oyd by chcks 1   K- 2 -8 -8 If     KK3  KK 7 4 -ch K  P8 () an Whi wis R   -8ch 4 7 Kt8ch  K-K  B

White ias own the boar uni Blac runs out of chcks thn Queens his Pawn ad wis The sond mehod beining wih he posiion in h diaram is o Quen the Pawn by buildin a pro ecin bride as follows 1 R -8 2 K-K7 K8ch -8ch  K6 K8ch 4 -K On 4 .   R-Q7  -S folowd by  RQS shuing o Black's Rook sures the avance of the Paw. 8ch  K    Whie ins

 n who  n hek mu nd a mean of evadin the periten periten he by the Roo. RR3h 1 -6

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On 1   . R-R R-R  2 Rt Rt h  R  B7 threaten mate a wel a Queenn the awn wn for White. 2 !

TE o  lay and win

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ut ut not 2 K- K-   K K  RK  R-R 4 R-K RK and White an not ave hi Pawn 2.  . R-Rh RR3h  -6 -6 4 -t RRh ettin behind the Pawn by 4 .   R-K3 yield to  R-8h -t  P 8 ( Q )  and Whit Whitee win R-R3h  -Kt6 R-R  R-6  R-Q6 -Q6 White win hi Rook' next top eng Qwth or without he.

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I o play an win II

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1  R-tch BAC can attac with his Ki insead wih his result 1    K-B3 2 P-K7 P-K7   -Kt -Ktch ch ( 2 .  . xP  -B -B  ch -K3 -K3 4 R-K R-K  ch coss Bac his Rook)  B R-K 4 K 6 R-K R-K   -B -B  ch K-K  K B7 -R -R  R- R-    R  K -B 9 R-B R-B  ch ch -K -K  0 P () and Whie wins. 2 B Rt7  R- R-B7ch   R7 RR7  7 R-R  7 RR  B6 B6 hite wis

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2 \ 

    J4 J4

T o play an win

TH winnin moves n this ne en in of Chrons are a brant a hey are forcefu. 1 K3 In reply o his lac is pracicay forced o move his oo Movn h Kin insead leads o one of hese prey possibiliies PK  3 3 1 . . . K  PK  KK n order o assis the Pawn by coninuin wih  KK an  K ) xPch  K and Whie at ac on the oo combine wih a threa of mae on he move force lac o ive up his oo. 1 . .  K  PK K3 R   K R 5 K  PK R  Rxh  B6, a  B must lose hs Roo o e stnt mae 1 . . K  PK PK  KS KS  K8  oherwise the Pawn simply moves on o K an K8)  KK K  K K3  K  K K  8  8 3  K K and he res plays iself. K 1 . 

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B

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acs bes eense is a move by his oo d that aon he fth

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 a he aye somethn e 1 .  . 3 nsead o preven he Pawn from advcin) he win for Whie would be elemenary The con inuaion would be  KK and  K  and ac coul oer no re stae hs n en one to the Roo e 

 PK  K

K3

Threaens to avance he Pawn  force  . .   K  PK K K 5 K  KK  K  K  K  Threa Threaens ens     ch KK 9 K   1  PK8 PK8  )  and ac ac wl have to ive up his oo.   



Or  . . . K K   K K K 9   ch ad ad Bak mus abandon abandon his oo.    ch

KK

Naur aura aly ly    . KK insea he peny is 9 8 mae. If Whe s hasty now an las 9 K7 theten to omote the Pawn) Bk eles wih a series of checs from which he Kin cannot escape wihou oss of he Pawn The K ch pay would be 9 K 1 K 3ch 11 K ch 1 K 3ch and if Whe ap proaches he oo by 1 KK or KK he response 1 . .  K3 wins he Pawn The winnn winn n ove brillianly brillianly elim naes he possibily of perpeua chec as a defense

 are elihfu esses in he posiio iocuous houh i looks 1 K3 -ch

 J5

On a Kin move isea Whie smply pushes his Pawn up a square ch  K ch  K-S 4 K-KS -Kch

WE o  lay nd wn CRO



Mus Whie lose ime now by re treatin in orer o save his Paw? 5 K-6 0 a al sice he threaes i

stt mae 5  

R ch

O n 5    K-R sea Whie relies  -K foowe by avanci the Pawn  K-K7 -K7   PK Kch  K6 6 Once aai rescui he Pawn by the threa of mae  .  K 9 P-K P-K -7 1  -K  K- 1 1 K7 K7 Whie wis

9  

K

Obviously if 9     insea   PK PK (  ) wns wns for for Whi Whie e RK 1 K-7 11 K7 K

No beer is 1 1    -K 1 PK() 1 R  c Wt wins th oo an an  he ame

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WH o  lay and win

ORDINARY tcics do not suce so Whie gives i a ouch of brillianc brilliancy y 1 R-Qch he ing must be dislodged if Whie's ing is o emerge 1    Whie could ow moe  K but fer     Rch he i would he o reurn RQ  R-Q I f   . . xR ied  8 Rch 4 -8 RK ( heens heens mae)  P8 nd he Pawns pro oting with check wis fo White  RQ! R 4 -R7 -R7 t s

H seems o be a dead draw as Whie's Pawns ae doomed bu Whie ns he dead daw io a nea win 1   RxP RxP (R3 (R 3 )

0. 2  7

WHIT to play an win

Fored as ohewse he n pro es he Pawn and hen eso  up he board o be ueened  P-R!

PROKES



Aain heaeni o poeed by  - and o mach he Paw p RxPh     -3! Aaks he Rook on one hd and heaens mae on he ohe We w

N0 2 J 8

WITE

to play nd win

WHITE s thr Pawns ahad, but threatnd with loss of two of thm by 1. .  RxPch 2 K-Kt, KKt and 3 . . . KxP afte which Blc coud daw against the emaning Pawn. The wn eque cae and nse RxPch 1 R0 O 1  . KxP 2 R-03 and Whte has an asy win. 

 03!

xch

Black mst accpt th o r as th altnativ 2 . - lavs no hop aft 3 B3. 3 KB! .

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If 3 KB instad, 3 . . R-08, and th thrat of 4 . . RBS (wth o without chc) draws. 

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3. . .

R-03 !

Cvr dfns! If Whit plays 4 P-B80) , tn 4 RB3ch  Rch K 6 KKt3, KKt, and Black, hvn the oppostion, draws 4 PB8 Kt )ch! KB3 KKt  K KB3 6 t3 ! 7 K KKt3 KB3 8 K 9 5 .

hte wn

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WHIT o play nd win

OM pey des e onealed n a odes seng - 1 R-Rh I 1      R-h B  RxR xR 4 PR nd Whe wns RxR  R! I Bla euses o pue Whe exhnges Roos nd Queens he Pawn  PR R8 4 - Prevens he Roo o ovng o QR8 R-h 4   5 xP R6h   Movng o he Bshop le llows     RQR6 whle  -R le Bl drw by     R8 ol owed by    R-Q8 wh o whou he Rh . . . R-h -K Rh  -6 9 

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e wns

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T o play n win ORWTZ

1 R  ACCORDNCE wh pnpe he Roo suppos he passed Paw b oving behnd   .  RR      R6 B R  7 R 4 P8(Q w  P7 R R  B R 4 xP 5 B R f 5    RxP nsead  RR s e RQR  B6  RRh  RR8 e

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   

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WHITE n gn  Pwn by RxP o 1 PxP but the reply    R Rch leds to  drwg poston The pot o the wnng cob ton s ot to gn  Pwn but to gve oe up -R R-tch RxPh  P!

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N01

WHTE o play n win



SEENEV



Otherwse the pssed Pwn s  esstble Fo exple      R Rch  B6 ollowed by 4 P6 ns esly Blcs g beng ut o o the scene o cton  -B Thetens te on the ove -R    4 B6 B6 hetes te gn whlst t tng the Roo Whte wnsst the Roo the he ge

 !

l

1 

0.   

MAE oo fo he Pw o oe hough B  y o ve h o ed h hee pobe 1 .   R  R-Rh -B  xP xP  RQB RQB  4 RQB    B Q  RB RB  -Q6  - d Whe wn 1    R-R8  RQB -B6  R-Bh - 4 P-B RR RR   P B 8  Q   RxQ RxQ  RxR RxR PK PK66  KR P-K  R8 -B6 9 -R nd Whe wn xR  RRch PK6  xR P 4 P- B  P-8(Q  PB8(Q Q e!

A

IT o play and win

B

FITZ 1953

-R6

6

HE ove  bes e pn s s blln s n ve seen n a long e

N0 223

 P-K

R-R K-Q

 R-Kch  R-K!

WHITE o play an win FRIZ 953  953

Fees e Pn nd heens o nso  no  Queen KxR   . 4 PK8 (Q Whe ns Bl nno hold on o s Pn snce 4 R-R loses loses he Ro e  Q-Bh olloed by  Q-B6ch 





 !

 224

WHTE vods e asy 1 R8 R 8 sne  ows Bl o daw by     RQh followed by     RxP 1   RQR

T o play and win MO



No     RR whh loses edely by  R8 RB  Q! Clealy     P s l e he eply  B whle    RxPh leds o e n lne o play RQR  RB! On     R (o     R R  4 B ( nend nendng ng o onn onnue ue by 5 RRh and  PR8  RQ 5 RRh    nd We wns RxP 4 B B 5 B6 B6 heens e on he oe 5    R   RR e wns he Roo d  d he gae gae

N0. 225

WHITE

to play and win

TE wn s ccomplshed by  m neuver whch forces Blc's Kng o ree rn by r, util he is  posio for he decisive blow 1 K-K8 Threens o Queen he Pw 1   . R-K7ch 2 KR R-B7 e Rook mus reu o kee a eye o he Paw 3 B6ch  KK

KR4

nes he poceure Backs Kg menwhle hvng hd o move own  rk    5 K-R7  RB RBch ch 7 K-K7  K-R6 -R6 9 RB4ch 10 K-K6 1 1 K-R K-R 12 RBch 13 RxP .

R-K7ch R-B7 KR RK7ch R-B7 K-R6 R-K7ch R-B7 K-K7 RxR

Blck, uforunely, my my no ca re Whe's Pwn  reu 1 PB8(Q) We ws

239  �

1 B8

0 2 2 6

WH o play an win PFEFR



INTENDING o oniu wih  R B h R   Rh   B7 nd he Pwn ove on  beoe  Quen nd win - 1   2 RB -R xR  -B! R-h 4 7 5 -B7 -B7 Whi Whiee void voidss 5 B B whn whn 5  Rh  -B7 R-R win fo Bl RBh 5 R-h    R-Qh  Q Q R-Bh  B7 B7 R-h 9 7 T las h  h ing hid behid he Pwn -R



Whie win

 Pt

0. 2 2

 FREFL bgiing  li y cck isd lds o is RBc Q  P R-Rc  Q o  Q  RR6c o lowd by     RQ6 RR8c  Q RQ8 d Blck dws sly is Rook now big bid the Paw RR7h 1 . . RR6h 2 3



HIT o play an win RCK



Rushg bck to the st ank  sd s uslss: 2 . .  R-R  R Bc Q  RB8 nd Wi wins Wi t cul ov Blck os fo  B RQ6  RBc  Q nd  s  dw osiion RQ6  -  RBc  uc  o us b disssig Blck ng o obsuc  cion o is own Rook 5 P8 (Q)c e wins

1 R

 22

WHIE des nt start wit te temting RxP as ate    RR6 n py he can make no p g ess. R7 1   R8 2 R



ITE o play n win



On 2    R6 nse   fowe by 4 RRh wn f We  3!

PROKO 1 2

even     Rx a 4 RQ  a e e e wu be e eay RR3    Wa ee  ee :     R 4 B3 RxR 5 R8(Qh n Whe wn ]     R 4 B3 R R 5 RxP R7   RR3  RR6  6 RR 9  B7 fowe by 10 8  an We      R 4 B3  R B 5  (een  Que e aw) RB  3 (ow e ea  RRh folowe by Queen g RR  R a ' all ve RxQ 4 PR(Q)! 5 RQR

A]







We w

A AGE dl  ks whr both saie theselvs t hel thei ings!

N0.229

1 P-7

R

An idiate or of th k instead lads to this: 1 . . R K 2 Kx PK  -h K-7 (thrwise  R-K  and th k gts bhind th Pawn)  -, K 8  RxP and Whit wins

WHITE



o play an win TRIKY 1908

Rh

2 R-8

lak has n tie for 2 . P-7 s Vit atres the Rook with hek in rsons. 

 K



R-K!

rilliant and lak's bst hane to sve th gae P-K7  KxR  5 Rh Hr t if  . K7  R- ins th Pwn nd wins -6  -h 

To rvent  R-Ko so he thiks!  R! A Roland fo n Olive" as the old novelists usd to say.   .  P-K8(Q)  PK8(Q) The psitin on th bard (alost syetrial) is artisti 9 K-6 dish White wins the Queen d the e

 K-

1 PKt 2 -K6ch

0 2 

IF 2    K r a s on the un l)  6ch x 4 PKt8() wins  6ch KKt6

WHIT to play an win

Pvnts Whit fro layin 4   as 4   ch in ly wuld b fatal 4 Ktch K6

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TIH

 

ady t circuvnt  PKt8) with     x  x and lack is stalatd 5 K-Kt KKt w lacks that is     xP  x ad h daws by stalat  K K7  -Kt! K6 The ernative s    P-R6 Kt, K-R (a Rook ove ows the Pwn to Quen 9 xP te K- K7 9 xPch K-Kt8 10  

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Or 10    K 11 

 - at

White wis A beutfu te stu

A LOCKAIG atn t ae laks  itet is the wn nig idea in this ending. 1 

0 2J

Threatens ate n the ve 1  . -S

WHIT o play an win TROTZKY 192

O 1  .  -R7 2 P-Kt -t7  Rth (ung ak's Rook wa fr the Pwn) x 4 P t8)h and Whte wns. 2 R-th -R PxR  -t! 4 Pt hte wns sne hs Pwn o e stoe

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0 22

WHITE o play an win

 A of xha oo  k (imrbabl nam )  B 1 Kt 2 RB6 arin lak t exhe the osquee of whh woul e     RxR  PxR, P 4 P-B7 P-6 5 P  ( ) , P7  -, and Whit wis. PB    Tw a la at that am a th fllw sas Nw if Whit x has ks, this hans  RxR, PxR 4 P-Kt6 P6 5 PKt7, P-7  PKt8(  ) , P- 8 (  )  ad th os ton is a raw  R-R6h O mr utti th qusto to Blak If w     RxR 4 PxR P6 5 P-R P-7  PR8 an the Paw bomin a u with hk wis fr Whit Kt .   4 RxR  Whit xhans hav fod laks King to th Kiht le PR 4   PB6 5 P-Kt6 B  Pt7 -Kt(Q)

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Quee wth h  t w

N0.233

WHITE

to play an win ISENSTADT 1 9 3 2

A UDDEN sae makes the roess of wnnng ths endng a quk and easy one. K-R6 1 RKth Ceary f 1  . . K-6 2 RxPh fowed by exhangng  Rooks and thn ushng the Pawn  wns n th sot R-KK8 2 PKt7  RxP Theatens to wn by 4 R-3h,  Kt 5 R-KKt3. .   KKt! The best dfense. If nstead  . . . Kt 4 R-K, ntendng 5 RKh foowed by  RKKt foes 4 .  K8 when 5 R-K h RxR  P t8 ( ) wns fo Whte. 4 K-R R-Kt Pevents Whtes Kng fom mv ng oser t hs Pawn to he  ueen An attemt to ueen hs ow Pawn eads to ths: 4 .  P 5 K-R P-  KR6, P-6  R K  RKt6  KR R-Rh 9 K t8 K- 10 K-8 and Whte ws. 5 R-K ntends  R-Kh foowed y  RKKt. 5.   K- There s no omfort n 5 .   K 6  R-Kh K  R-KKt3 and Whte wns. RxR  R-Kh What ese s thee? If  .  PxR  KxR wns o f     3  RxR PxRh  KxP and the ge  ove.  Pt8( Q hte wn 

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WHT is two awns bhid but his King and Rook are strongly laed. k s w ssd Pws ut his King is nnd o a ornr an faes geat ages 1 B

 2  4

TE to play an win

Theatens to w o the ot  2 RxP ate 1   . RxP

SEESNEV 9 2

f lk tries 1    KR insead, thn  RKh K-R  K-K6 P 6 ohr os ar no b) 4 R K frs a. KR  RKt8h  R-Kth KR 4 K-Kt6 P-K o rit the Rook s fredo. ak us d sohig t ount Whis thrat of 5 R folwd by at R-Kh 5 R-R7 P-K6  KxP Wht he is thr? k ay not y   . . R-K , he enay beig RR  h k ust say n h Knigh  si ig t aong h rnk alows R-R8h ad t nxt. PKt7  KxR

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Or   .  K-Kt to gie his King oo)  KxP nd th hr Pawn wil f  R-R os he Pwn fro uning ad hras to win by h sil, bruta 9 KP  .  P-6 9 KK6 Whi wis as ate wil be fred

WHI has nly n awn  aks r b  srng sin  his Kng sggss ag ssibl ties. 1 K6

 2

WHE o  lay and win ERBS MANN

On he idia 1 K lak dnds by 1     and ar 2 K-K6 -Kh  Kx -K  s hing t fea 1.   PxP B nt 1    R-R (atteting o in the Pw) as 2 PxP RxR P B8(Q) wins PR 2 K6 f 2    RR nsted  KB7 fs a qik t  -8h K K- 4 h h alrnaiv lads  a ry nish 4    KK  KK6 (rans a) R-Kh  Kx, and h k is rad  K-K6 RK RK  Kx  ny sare lnr ay  RR7 ae

THE kewe" llusae hee, s  tatal trk whh aears qite ften n k endings 1 P R-3  R-R

0 26

WITE to play an in

teg J R-R8 n 4 P-8(Q) /      P7

PROKES 19

e es  Pw o w e g w f e  sque    xP Ohe ig ves ea  ths:     - 4 P8()h x  -8h n Whie wins he Rk     t 4 P8()h x  P-t8 ( ) h x  -8,  White wins the k 4 R-R8

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One way  anhe he Rk gets  this square The threa nw s Queening the nigh Paw 4.  

RxP

laks ing a _ Rk ae nw   stragh linei siin o be skewere 5 R-R7h ns he Rk  he ge

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2 5

WHITE s  Pwn had, bt wht t d? If PKt7, K, and h maks n hadway, r f K7, K d afr th han f Pwns k has  rbl draw Thr s a wn hgh, bgng wth  brlnt m Kx 1 8h 2 P-t7 -Kt!

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 2

WHE o play an win MOVE

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Th Pwn mst b std nd Bk n b blnt t PBh    th stn bgns t lk

k  drw, s aft 4 xP - 5 Kt, KxP nd lk hs nthng t f fm th k Pwn 4 -Kt! Wht srns th Pwn, nd l ths, whh s  kllr 4. .  -B 5 -6 Thrtns  R7 flwd  Qunng wth hk. -Kt 5   P  -t6 -6  P-R  PR -B7 P-B8() P6 10 P-R t! Wh wd hv thght tht th Rk Pwn (hdng bhnd th Kng  th dgrmmd stn) wul b th  t stik th  bw

0. 28

ITE o play an win GAOR 1933

BA s subty raw to posto to ose his ook by the skewer attack. 1 P-Q Q K-B 2 PQ6  Q7 K There s othig ow  payg 4 PQ  Q) ch, as ater 4 .  . Q 5 x x  P-6 B a Back oveakes the ook Paw. Q 4 -6 5 Q6 revets Backs ig from emeg g the osequee after 5 .  . B) beig  Q  Q) ch xQ  ,   P7, a White wis. 5   -t O 5   . - stea  x xQP  th -B o       -t7)  P7 ws fo Whte. t  -B3 upose: to pevet Whites ig om avag, a to get behi the oo a Q  -7  xP earg the way fo P  Q) h, xQ 10 tch wiig the ook.   

xP

O     xP  -tch x (foe) 10 -t7h, a the ook fs -t Theates to Quee the Paw ext ove P    10 -t7 hte 

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2 5

1 

0. 29

PI the Paw a threaes a quk wi by 2 xPh x  Px 1.   Q7h 2 B Q8h

ITE to play an win ELENIEV 191

If istea 2    KKt7 geig behi the Paw)  xPh KKt6 4 PKt7, B6 5 h, Kt6 � xh, a White wis t   eeps the ageous Paw ue observato t6 4 xPh 5   t7h leary, Bak ot aor 5    x  Pt7, o 5    t7  h,  ethe ase wth a  o Wte tS  3 eay to meet  Pt7 wth     B, uoverg the ook t6h   O     t istea , the iig pay s  KB, t6  t fog  exhage of ooks  B B6h Ohe oves ao the esve t t6h Kt The alteratve s     6 10 Pt7,  1 1 Pt8 Q)h, xQ 1 th a Blaks ook omes o the boar 10 Kt Fores a exhage of ooks, after whih othg a stop te ght Paw Whte ws

5  . 

0 24

 K-Kt  RB6ch

WHT to play an win LIII



TEE are severa pausible ways to begi bu Back ca eute them viz 1 PxK xP 2 PK8  Q ) , xQ a Whie must ake he raw by 3 xP 1 P-K KQ3 2 P-R7, -S  P-K6 KtBch a Black's ext move wil be 4    KxP wh  aw as resu The le o pay that ws (a oes so atsicaly) s this -B (Q)  1 P-7



B

A ecessary sacrice i Blac s  ge beh he passe Paw R-R7c 2 xQ RR7  K-B   The Rook Paw ooks lk a goe 4 PK  R-R8ch Black oes o take the Paw im meiatey, as ae     Rx 5 R B6ch -K  -Q6, xR  x Whie wis, he Kigh beig uabe o prevet he Paw rom achg the ast squae 5 B Whe s geerous, as 5    RxR s peaze at oce by  -R (Q)   he wis

I 

R-R7ch xP KK

The poit s hat the Kig mus move o the outh rak which he oes) o he seco hou he choose the ate, say by     K-K he the pay woul ru  RQ6 KtQ3 ( atacks he Paw) xRch, a capurig wih check saves the Paw a wis or Whe tQ3  Q6 xhagig ooks sea s hope less as     xR Px, Kt-Q 10 P 7 a Back is a move too ae o cach he ·Paw tx Rx 10 RS is he Kight (ow we see hy the Kg was oce to t fout a)  ws

1 PB6!

N0. 2 4J

AN ENERGETIC bginning Whit thratns  PxPch winng ' Rook 1.  

R-KKt

Choice is liitd:    RxP n stad allows  RR8ch and te xt whi 1    PxP  PKt7ch osts a Rook

WHIT

.

to play and win

 R-KB7 SELSNEV

1919

PQ7

Black mus depend on his passed Pawns sice he atatives     PxP 3 R-R7 mate or    RQ 3 RxP, P-Q7 4 R-R7ch KKt 5 P B7ch, K-B   RR8ch KK2  RxR, KxR  PB8(Q)h, ae o aptiz ing 3 PxPh RxP 4 KxP P-Q8(Q) 

This ses to or a  gimer of hope Crtainly thre is noe in 4    R-K 5 RR7 mat or in 4   . xR 5 xR and Bck's Kig mus ait or th coupde-grace. 5 RB8ch RK  PK7 ma



 . .  P-6

242

Threatens P7ch  10  B mate. PxP    

WHITE  a and win OTII 19 5 FM a ame paye n Moso between ovinnik an ajor y clevery saricin a Pa, Whes in ns a oo lae to heriht in the amp o the enemy! PxP 1 P  PxP Wth this iea:  Q7h, x 4 P-6h - 5 Px, xP   t6 an White apures the aban one Pawns an s.  2 .    P-6 There s no ht n  . . . - 4 Q7ch - 5 t6  xPh  -7, an aks remaining Pawns will all (    -  xP -  -t6) . 4 P-t! A subte sacrie the pont o hh we l see ater. PxP 4   - 5 -Q7h  -7ch t  t6 Getin n beteen the opponnts Pans the in saeuars hse aganst troubesome check.

I 25

Pt

O    . - 9 PxP, P-t6 10 P7, -ch (1 0 . .  Pt7 1 1 -ch an mate next) 11 -6 xch 1 x an Whte mates n to more moves. - P-7 On  . . . -ch 10 -6,    leas to the play that ollows.  10 -6 1 1 -Q6 Whe ins there ben no spec against the eets o 1 Q, hs next move.

The Queen

QUEEN nn aun n acca an  a wy cna n   away wh pc, inru  wayay h Qu, an p   a h n Th prcur  ap wh a Qu aan a awn n h vnh  in rucvy hwn in i N. 243, Grc N 244, i N 245, Savi N 246, N 247 and N 248, i N. 249 an Brr N. 250. ' N 251  a xhauiv y f Qun aain Rk, w Rnck N 252 wn h am ppnn i in r vin. Kanrvich N 253 mnra ha n Qun i a  a anhr r vn r! Cn n h hr han pn u n N. 254 ha w Qun ar n away uprir  n N 255, 256 and 257 ar c crn wh h prm f prin a awn ha an n h nk f h Qunn quar, u fr  mmn i una  v Rnck' N. 259 i a amik Qu nin whic hw h  mar a h  n . 260 y Zhk, Wh' aack i ircd ward wiin h Qu

un h vry a mv ypa Rnck, wc   ay r ca ar N 26 an N. 262 n ach f whch Qun an mnr pc w ay aan h ppn Qun. N. 263 an N. 23 y Rchr an Guvch rpcvy ar nn wch ar ur  n hr way in vy chpayr' priva  n k. N 265 cam p i acua pay, a· wa riany wn y Srmann rkp' N. 266  nin  ha a marpic A qu mv y h Kn afr a fw vru chck av Back hp  prvn ma r  f h Qun. n Ku' N 267, arc manip an f  pic na Qun an Kn  vrpwr Back' Kn a Qun Th Qu aw i Caun' N 269 unrak a ry  h hh quar Cvr pay rnr a   ac n  pah impn Sparkn pay y h cmnai f Qun an nh hih Erchi N 270, wh h ar hm i rp rn y  f i m pan pci i Trik' N. 272.

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WITE o play n win

I G of Quee aaist a Paw o he seveth ak he meho of wiig show here a lies i the Paw sts o the i Qee or Kight e ho the Pa occy the isho or ook e eet tetmet s ecessry as we sha see  subsequet exam pes  QB P the Paw,  ores  .     2 QQ  Q-3  Q-Q3

-Q B7 -Q 

Bak has bee fore o bock hs aw, gvg Whtes g me o ove oe squae ose Whte kee epeatig hs maeuve ut hs ig s ea eoug eihe o hep ature he Paw o o sss  bgg abot ate 5 B6 -B7 -B  Q-Q  QB -7 -B  Q3  Q-B3 -  0  Q7 -Q  QB -B7 2 Q-Q Q  Q3  1 QQ3 -7    Q-c KK KQ  K-Q  QxPch B  Q-B mae

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TE utoay proedure agi a Pw o he eveh r doe o wo i the w ccie th iho or the Roo e For ice i 1  Q KK7  Qh KR 3   KK8 4 QKch KR ! , a k abdo he Paw och ty ie tig it low a  by saee Whie wiig he i hi a siiar poitio ie i i Kig beig er eough  ( i i here) o ae par i a matig obiaio. 1 - Now Bk' ite trik of b dog he aw does o work as aer  . . . -  Q- (for Heaves sake o    owig    () h ad Bak wis he Quee) K-t7 3 -t KKt8 ( if   .  K 4 QB h, R7 5 QxPh) 4 -  P-B8 (Q ) 5 Q  mae    B (Q)h   

The hrea s 3 Q mte If Baks Quee moves (say to QBS) o give he g oo e 3 Qt s ate. e ws

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WH o  lay an win

1 QQK I pupose is o oy o pi he Paw bu o peve Back om eachig  wih his Kig i a y o saemae 1 . . KQ7 2 QK Q  B Q7 e espose o Queeig he aw (a i wou come ke a ash) wou be 4 Q-K mae 4 B Q eay, o 4    Q6 5  es Back  ve up his Paw 5 QQch B  QQK Q  Q mae

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N0. 246

QKS

PI h Pwn n cs own h choc o rsonbl ry o wo movs by h Kng 1 .

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KR8

Agns 1 KK7 Wh ro s 2 Q KK8 3 K  P 8(K) (or 3  P8(Q)  QR m )  KR  KQ6 5 Q Q nd m nx mov 

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SALVIO! 1 887

2 t!

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P8(Q)

O   -B8 (K )  3 , t-6 4 QB  h ( sidsing 4 QxKt sm) nd m nx ov 3 Q-Qh -t 4 Q- at ·

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SALVIOLI 1887

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1 Q t7ch -

R8

BLAC thetens to stlemte him sel Whie cn wn this type o posi tion only i hs King is ner eough to cee  ming stution. 2 Q  QQh

t7 t8

O  . t6 4 Q3, -R6 5 B, ad Bak w b matd xt mov 

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4 QQ 5 QQh O 5 .

-t7 t8

. R8  QB mat PR8(Q )  -Q  ! 

If  . . P-R8(t)  Qth R7  Q, tt6h 9B3 ,  R8 ( a ight mov stad aows 10 Qt mte) 10 xt (dit ot 10 Qxt) -t8 1 1 Q- at. .

 QB at

WHIT wis because his ig is close eough to assist i a matig op eratio Were his ig to std o Q6 istead thee could be o wi t8 1 Q8ch -t7  Qch t8  Qch 4 B

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WHIT o pla and win LIOLI   

This move d the ext gai two tempos or White whle Black s bus Queeig his Pw P8(Q) 4   5 t3 Thretes a mate which Black c ol postpoe by sccg his Quee  

0. 49

OIAIY this woul be a raw, wth Whies K so a awa a he usual ocu aas a Pw o he svh rk ictve Fo isace  Q-K  KK7  Q tch 7  Q  K8 4 Q Ktch K8 lck hs b oce o block his Pw bu Whie caot g a move o hs Kg to appoach, sice he must release the stalemate Whte wis ths though wth a tte eve which eabes his g to ome two squaes ose Ba to the iagme posto  t6!

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WHT o pa an win

ts the staemte b seeg the Quee t7    B  -S s. -t7  Qh 4 Qth t O 4    t6 5 Q-t7 fo owe b  Q wig eas 5 - (Q)h  -t3  te foes mate (the os o beg a o fe b o

1 QK8ch

N0. 25

KB7

IF 1  KR8 inse  QK, PR6 3 QB PR7 4 QB  me. .

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 QR7 3 QQch 4 QKch

WHITE

to play and win

KK6 KK7 KK6

If 4 .  KB7 5 QR wins  or if 4    KK8 5 QKch KB7  Q R, KK8 7 QKch KR8  QB ad e nex move. 

BERGER 19 22

5 KB  KQ  QR  QxQ 9 QKch

PR6 PR7 PR8(Q)ch KK7 KK8

O 9 .  . KK6 10 QK7 fol lowed by 11 Q-R is decsve. 10   Q-B2 at

P-R(Q)

0 25J

 B  D 

 to lay

and in

E safest pae fo the oo  egs of Quee agast oo s ose to hs g e ot  the ope the oo s o match fo the eet-foote Quee I the agame posto the oo s  o age Whtes objet theefoe s to foe the oo away fom he poteto of the g o any h squ  fat whee t w be expose to the theat of ap te Whte aompshes hs objet by payg thee moves whh bg abot the posto  the agam bt wh lack  mv.  Q-Qh  e ng ust ove to the st ank snce    - llows  Q  mate  Q8ch  Agn force the eply to     -t beng  Q ate  Q-Q Now Whie hs h desird poson, wi Bck o moe lack s we shall ove hs no oves tht o not lose the oo o expose hm to mate

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 266

If h mos h ing:     -3 4 Qh -  QQt a lack wll shortl e ate f  mos h Rook ong e e:     -t 4 Q ate     Ktch 4 Qxch a mte ext ove     -t 4 x     -t 4 Q-ch w g the oo     t6 4 Q-Qh  t o 4     5 -h wns the ook)  Q-Bh -  o 5    B  QB s ate)  Q h a Whte ws the oo     -t7 4 QQch a Whte ws the oo     -t8 4 Q-Q    o 4    -3 5 Q- s mate)  Q-8h - o 5    t  Q-Q mate)  Q-7h a Bac oses hs oo If h mv he ook along he rank     -QB 4 Qxh ws   . . -Q 4 Qxh ws    . - 4 Qxh wns     -B 4 QQh   f 4    -  Q- te) 5 Q- h t  o       Q-8 s mate)  Qth - f     - Q-8c an te next ove o f      Q ch ws the ook) Qch t taks the ook)   QKt te 4 QQch     Kt an Whte ws the ook      4 QQc Kt  f 4    -   Q- ch  t  QKtch wns the ook)  Q tch K  Qch Kt Q Ktch   Qch -Kt 9 Q Kt8ch a Whte wns the ook QED Whte ws

F G

A B  



E F







I ooks s though it ght be  ong btter ght he wn is es n usng though the Queen gg gng own to orce  te in twele oves KKt8 1 Q8

. 252

WHT to  lay ad wi RK



Bcks reples nee no coent his oves re ll copulsor 2 Q-7ch K-8 KKt8  QKt7  Q-Kt6ch K-8 K-Kt8 5 Q-B6 K8  QBch K-Kt8  QQ K8  Q-Qch K-Kt8 Q-K R 0 3 t 1 -B3 2 B t

 6h  -h

0. 253



A TATLING sarie x      P8(Q)



Theaes quik mate by 4 3 is.h o by 4 -B ish) oowe by 5 Q- mae.  .  7

t  lay d w NOROVCH 1952

his is what happes o othe Bak eeses A]    . Q-Q6h 4 -B is.h 7 5 Q mate B]  . Q-Bh 4 3 ish t 5 Q-7h -  Q-7h, t 7 Q- mate c]  . .  Q-S 4 Qh,  7 5 Q-h -t  Q-t mate D]   QB7 4 3 is.h, t 5 Q-Q h a mate ext move E]  �    4 Q-7h   5 Q 7h,   Q6h  B o   -7 7 Q-t mate) 7 QQth QB  QxQ ate -t 4 Qh 5 Q-7 -B QB  Q h  QxQ mat .

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0 54

WH o play and win COHN



 aura mpulse s o Quee he Paw a w wh wo Quees agas oe Ths s wha woul hap e  PB Q)  QKch  KB f 2 xQ saemae) QK7ch  KK3 (o   QK7ch orces 4 KxQ a a raw by saemae) QKch a Back raws by perpeua check. Aoher plausble ry leas o hs   QK7 QK3ch  KB QB3c  QxQ  Black raws by sae ae. he w a here s oe s by he prey evce of uerpromoo afer whch Back s helpless. Ths s he so:   B)ch 2 6 hreaes  QK7 mae. 2   QB If     Q sea  QB s ae  QQch  4 KKch Ws Quee a game

IF WITE cou avace his Paw aoher square he wou wi easiy havig two Quees agaist oe ut the Paw is pe a caot move eay Whie must move hs ig a to a squae whee he wl be sae from ereta hec  B

0 2

WHT t play nd n HOWIT D IG

Not  , Q d e Paw is e anew  .  Qtc heckig at t or  stea  ows  PQ) i repy. Qth  t   T ing s sa om es e in ste o s aparenly xose osito If lak sold t     Q o     , 4 Q  reply will ore te Qees o e board, aving te ng Paw as sr vor a vor e wis

O WI hs Wh s  hs awn H wld hn ha h rwhlng adag  w s ags  w rbls s b sld Adang h awn whh s nw nnd) and sagardg hs Kg r a hk whh wld g lak a draw)   -R7 Q-R8ch

HOWITZ D LIG 1 8 5 1

I      nsad  rw h n)  Kh K  KK an ak ann n h awn      Q-Q 4 QxQch ws o hte) o chec vtgeous     QQch 4 B(Q)ch)  t7! Q8c  -t Q-7 4 Q-t6ch B6 e oy move sice 4      o 4   . R6 allws 5 h wt an exchge o Quees  whe 4    -B 5 Q6ch oses the Qee outght Q-t7c 5 t7!  Q6 Q-t t QQ

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Ovos     Qt c s se ess te  B(Q)  ep whe he p     Q-t6 is fte  Q-t3ch ocg the exchge o Qees Q-R8ch  -R

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On    . - nnng the w Kh ry unpns t Kh -R 0 - Qch   Q-t Bc mst exchge Qees d hte ws

t8  Q) ch, a White wis the Queen     K-B 4 P-8Q) an wis     B  Qc QQ 5 Pt8Q)ch, a White wis the Quee Q 4 7

  27

 

WH o play n win VA VT

1888

Back has o check so he camps o a ew pi Q 5 Qt6ch  5  .  -B istea  -6 foowe by Qeeing the Paw ws  6

WI wi epes o Queeig his aw The maer  which the aw is free rom the pi which eaves Back poweress to stop the ow prevets its avce) is rather  aws avace If he tries     startg QQ6ch, the respose  Q-th 1 Qt fores a exhage of Qees .  White wis Immobiizes Backs ig a fores his Quee to move. 1   Q- The Quee stays o the og iag oa to maitai the pi There are other squares o this iagoa which the Qe cl have chosen wth the lowin rsults  1    QQ  Q-ch -t  Qtch , QxQ 4 t  Q )h, a White wis the Quee 1 . . . Q-B6  Qch  t  Qtch, QxQ 4 -tQ)ch a White wis the Quee 1 .  . Qt7  Qch t or t)  Q-tc QQ 4 P t8  Q) ch an Whte wins Kt  Qch  Q-tch -B

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B

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What ese is there I     - or ) 4 Q ch t r anwhere ese o the nit e) 5 Qtch, QxQ  P-

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W



1 QKch

. 258

K

IF CK pys 1    K 1  s h  Q8c QK  Qch  m  mo QK  Q8ch  QK7

WHIT o pa and win

Thres o me  K7    QQ

HOWT D I  8 5 1

     Q 4 Q8ch QK  P-Q7 s csv whle    . Q  s pl by 4 QK7ch KK  Q-K7 me QKch 4 K-K6 QQch  K6 QKch  KP Runig away o escape mae eas o ths   .  K-Kt  Q B7h, K-  QB6ch, a Whie is QxQh  QK7ch KK  PxQc  K-B6 ite i

 

WH o pay and win

1 QQ A QUET oe b i hees o wi by  Qch Q  QQ ae. 1   Q  Q-3 learly icag hs eio  Q-Q mae. Thee s moe o Whies moe hough ha hs as pare hrea. oe ha he les Blac ee by apug a Paw wi che    QxPc  Q6 Bla mus ow gua agas 4 Q B3 mae. Q-Q    The Quee moves away o gve he g a gh squae. he mus sa o he log iago o peve 4 Q Q mae bu was a square beses Q avaable If     Q-7 o     Q sea 4 QB3ch  5 QB6c  Whie ws he Quee 4 Q3 B 5 QB3c  3  Q-3 Obvously       Q3 oss he Quee.  Qc   Q-h  Or  .   -B  QQ7h  1 Q-B ae  -B7 Appropraely eough Whie es he cobiaio as he beg i wih a qie oe Blac hs o e ese agas he hrea of mae We ws

0 2 6

WHT to  la ad wn

TEE is a twist i ths nn whih may catch you by srprs P-BS 1 QBch Th only s Th Kg may ot mov to th ook  as th r ply  Q-ch wis hs Q wh o 1   . KKt  QKt ch K  Qch KKt 4 QKtch K- 5 Q-ch, KKt  Q-Ktch K  K-B7 a Black acs mat. 2 Q-K KB4 He oo, oving o e ook le s fata KK4  QK4 K-QS  QK5 5 Q-K KK4 Fored, se 5    K6 loses e Qee er e reply  Q  Q- ill We wi e Queen?    QS o, e w no bu    Q Maes e g!

  2 6J

WHITE t ply n wn

1 Q-7ch

Q-B4

THE ig us  e sice 1  .  K-K aws  Kt-Kch wi ing h Qu by a Kht   whe 1    KK  Q-Kt6ch wis the Qu y the skw atta. QK  QBh K-  Q-QB7h O   . . -Kt 4 Q-t7h as to th ma e o pay t Whte's th ove. Kt 4 QB7h B 5 Q-Kt7h he oy sqae t to the g 

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5 .  . -  Qt mate ] 5    K6  Q-Kt mate c] 5 .  . -BS  Q-t mate  tQh -BS Q-t3 ate

7

WHE ctc ay is arisi   lss inisi K-K 1 Kh

0 6

h y igh sa 1    K 6 sig h  af   Kh KK  -Kh

WHE to  la and win RK



H    .  K-  6h wins h n whi  .  . K- runs t  -K mt  Ktch KQ KQ4 4 QK3ch Or 4  .  K 5 QQ3h n h wns h Qun 5 K4h! Afr ths owrful mv lk n y c n wh mnr hs Qun w  lst f h pys 5 .   KQ3  r K3 )  Q6ch wns h Qun o h rk f h movs 5    K5  Q3ch ws h Qun o h on whl 5    KK4  Kt7ch ws h Qun y scovr ttck h ws

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WITE o play n win RCTER

EVERY   Gt down to wm I sw ts ig pickd  KQ7 dsc as t st m  th ut It s nt  thugh t wu  tht th  hu   ts c  t kl h wng n  py:  KKt7 disc! KR2 KKt 2 Q2c  Q2c KR2 Obiously,   KB istad s unsutb, te rply  Q8c cos ng Blck is Qun.  QB! Dcisiv! Black s td and and o Nt Kg nor awn my ov we s Qun is stctd o on squae Nt ow Wite's s ove y th Kng gv im conro of te squs on  last  QK    QS ae!

5

1 Q

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TETE   c ttc th  Kt3  Kt  Q-ch Q-Kt7 4 Q t   . Q-Kt

WITE  lay and in UST



h on   Oth t    1    K-Kt7  Kt-Q3ch 1    KKt  Kt-Q3 ch 1 .   Q-ch  KtQ3 ch 1  . . QRc  KtQ3 ch In  th  t th n h Q o c mt  Q-ch Q-Kt7  KtKt3ch Kt 4 ch K7 KQ7 5 Kh!

 B  D

On 5  .  KB6 n  QB6h wins h Qun  QB2h KB6 Or    . KB8 7 QK ae QB6h

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hie wins he Queen  e gae

K F neuverng o Quee and Knght brgs about a pobe ke ang poston. K- 1 QKch  QQch K-K

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WTE  lay n win SOMNN 198

I     KK nead  K  c orce he Kng away ro hs Queen K-R6  Q-Q 4 Q-R c Kt6 Kt 5 Ktc K-R6  Q-Qc Takg te gt (o ovng to t) aows  QKt6 ate -Kt6  -ch The ony ove,     -R7 u ng no ae o the ove, whe  .   KKt osts the Quee afte KtKt6 ds R6 Kt-Q QR  Kt 0 Q-Ktc 

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ak of ouse avods 0     R  QK6 te Q 1 1 Q-Kt6 2 Q-Q6 ate ad a pett t t s 

1 Q-Rch

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K-K

FRCE a 1 . . . K-K oe the Queen by  Kng ork. KR  QKc

WHE to pla and win

Aernave move by ack ead to h    . KR  QRc KK (o  .   K-Kt 4 K-Qc ) 4 Q Rc K (o K )  KQc nd We wn e Queen   .  K-  Qc KQ ( . . . K-K 4 KtQc w) 4 Q Rc KK (on 4  . . KK  Kt Qch wn )  Kt-Ktch wn the Queen   . . K  QRc K-  f     KB3 o Kt 4 Kt-Qc wn 4 QB3ch nd Whte w   to (B bove  Kt3ch KR -t3 4 Q-R3c KR  Q-Qch  KKt8 

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PP



B



An mang move. Que  t  t eve ack ee. To begn wt, h Kng ha no ove, nd  Queen ha no ceck.    R7 t ee  tee? f A]  .  . Q (ungudng  QB quae  QBc -R3  Q t e     QB8 (ungudng h QB but t contong QKt  Q Bch K-R3  Q-R7 te     QKB7 (guadg quae Q nd QR  QR3c, t3  QR7ch, nd te te net ove.  QRch K-K K-3  QRch Q- ae

B

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1 tR2

N0. 2 6 7

HREAENS  KtKtte on te ove. KK 1    KtKtch K-

WHITE

If  . . KK ntead 3 Kt-ch K (ovng to a ck qare K  o B loes te Queen by a gt fok) 4 Kt-Q !, and Whte attacks the Qeen whle sltaneousl teate 5 Qt 4 ate  Q  

to play nd win KUBBEL

1940

t s t Foced, as    QB6c, KR 5 QB mate Q 4 tB6c 

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Te oly moe,    os g te Quee b 5 tQ7c, ad 4    b 5 txPc 5 QQc B .

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ga thee s o coce, mog  a Black sqae beg met b a ght fok wig te Quee B

6 QxPc

f 6   t stead,  QR2! sets Back a mpossble pobm (the adest kd to sole)  f e moes hs Kng ( 7 . K-) the  Kt Qch wn the Qeen whe hold e ove hs Qee  Kt-Q ates the Kng.  QR8! 

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Theates  KtQch wng the Quee K-Q    he Kng ove nce the Quee ut ty pt  Kt-Q Whte w the Qeen

 Q-Kch  R-Bch

N0. 2 68

KB7 KQ6

On    K-K6  QB3ch K R R-Rch wins he Queen  R-Bch 

WITE o pla and win

Begins  series o checks ven by Rok and Queen alernaey o he Back suaes which dives e un hppy Kng upwad  his doom

IEC e even bu Black's cowded posiion suggess he possi bliy o  Whie win   The Kin g ust d  quiet pla awy fro oyin g hecks

  

QR5c

As good s here is,  QKt8 osg the Quee fter 2 RR8ch, and     KKt8 2 Q-Kh ledig int e in line of play .

2 KKt3

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Q-R7

 Quee ust retu to protc th Rook but not to B7 s then  R R8ch, KKt8 4 QKc, QB8 " R Rch, K  QxQch is too expen sive

 QKc

RKt8

The ltetive    QKt8 led o 4 Q-R5ch QR 7 5 Q-B3 K-Kt8  QKh d the procedure is the same as i he ain ine o p ly 

4 Q-Kch 5 Q-B3

R-K7 K-K

Foced as 5    Q-K  R-R8h costs he Queen

 . . QKch 0 RBch  QKch  RB7ch  Q-K7 mte

KQS K-Q KQ3 K-Q K-Q

I EEM amost incredie tat te end of te wnnng combinatio nds Wites modest tte Pawn w  on te sevent rank maste of a it su veys 1 Q

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WHTE o lay

and win CLUSE

Initiates a owerf treat   Q- mate -S    -t 2 QR Quick dsaste foows 2     Q6 wen  Q, 6 4 Q ates te Kng  Qt3 B T atenatv s     -R we 4 Q-tc, -R3 5 Q-R  t  QKtc, -R (o   )  Q R6, -Kt  Q-R7c - Q R s ate Q 4 B7! Ote oves by te Q ee aow t to at by 5 QS Q3 5 Qc  QKt B   ep.   QQc Q P7 oting can sto te awn, wo as ed a camed fe fom beco ng a Queen net move Wte wis

LACK King and un a fa aa y Wi ans  in  in a inin sin in ss f h n  ws 1 K-h K

0 2 

WHE o play and win

N o  as   is a KK  Kh

EROCHI 1928

h King aids wo ifas     KK6  Kh and a nx ad     R  -K ae  Kt-ch KK h ny ih squa Ming o any oh ak sqa is a Knigh fk iaing King and un whi nng o h fh ank xss h Kin o a diso eed eck by 4 t6 ostg the Qee t 4 Qt6c ack s gve o oe f 4     (o ) 5 t6h ws the Qee, ad f 4    R (o R) 5 t6c does the tck  5 Qc! f ak tes 5    t  stead  Qtch foces the g to oe of the fata ack sqaes  QR8c Q  Q6c   Q6 ate!

1 Qch   1    6   ch Q6  ch  lck  giv p h Q 2 Q7ch   ch  4 7ch 

 2

WE o lay d wi SOMOV-SIMOVIC



The best chnce O  4    Kt-3 5 t6 (to win the pined Knight) Q-Q  tch KQ (eves the Knight to its ate, but   . . K-K3 uns into  Q-7 ate)  QKt, and White is 5 Kt-Ktch ut ot the hasty 5 QQ, and Back daws by staemate 5   PKt  QQ P-Kt8(Q) y igenious pay ack has e paced the Queen he ost with a ew Queen but Wite is pepared o ve this contingecy � K-K  Q-K3ch O     K-Kt istead B3ch wins the Queen. Pch

 P-



Whit wins the secod Que and h ga

HE Queen wins this amost by he se wih  delighul seies o zigzg checks KR 1 Qch

. 22

HE o p  nd win TROIT



he only move since 1  . . Q K loses he Qeen by  K8ch nd 1    KR3 exoses he King to mae in thee, saring wih  PPch KR2 2 QKch KR  QKch KR2 4 QQch KR 5 QQch KR2  Qch KR  Q-ch KR2  QKch KR 9 QKth Now the Quee ke thee g tep fo te deoee Q2 0 Qc K  1 Qc  2 Q8c   Wte wi te Qee d e ge

A CAPTIVAING mag:

1 

bi of endgame Q6

lack avoids Queening with check he rel 2 Ktch frcn h t gve p hs Qee a once txQ 2 Q!

WITE

to play and win GURVICH 197

If instead 2    P-t8(Q) in ning Whte's Queen  Kttch QxKt 4 QxQ wins fr Whie  Kt-Ktch! Kt8 4 KtKt Holds he ing fas, and resrics Black o moves by  one of he nighs · (R7- 4.  f he ot�e nigh moves any where a al he response is 5 R3 mae 5 -3 mae .

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Variety of Pieces

BLCS N n  v N 4 a a ma uu H mu c  mann   aw  b ma by a n  a Bp Naav N 5  payu an  n pacca  nn   pan T awkwakn n n E na N 6 m an   wn aan  pwu Rk T pay  xcn m  mv  a  N  T nn  a mapc  kvan nnuy T pa awn appa mab n Tzky N 0 u ku pay by Rk an n v a   Rm 21  unuuay py au a   v zza cck by  n  c  n wn m n n   a  an n n  an Tpyv 3 n an Rk a n a p  capu  ppnn Rk B a n u  a pcay bn a  Wn a cmp can ca au m uc can maa   a nun a n  akvn N , wnnn a Rk  ay u  mu  capu a   mmn T n  n n Bnv N 5 ag a    h m  Dm

nan  Bp  aack an a  x a ba n N 26 an N 2 by z a a c a  mn pc bu  a bc  W aack   n m Back n n v N   vn n an awkwa p w n m a y Rk Un wny  nvv  n w  cm vcm  a a a ma a yu wu wan   apayan N 90 w Rk Kn an awn p aan a  ay awnbu a awn  p n  vn ank n  nk  bn cwn n Wawa N 96,  n w Rk aan w cnnc aw n  vn  aacv an    un Rk a acc a v  ba n N 9 a vy nn by v Sku ann   Rk n Rnck N 99 na W  x p  av n ununa pn n     ba n Wawa N 3 W v up n   pc an n  Bac capu  mann w with chek y mana  wn A acan ay  a

E posito of Bak's ig id ates that ate is i the ai but wi the atig piece be the ight o the Bshop? 1 BR6

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WHITE to play and win ORIEV 1938

The pausibe 1 t-B6 istead does ot wok as afte 1    -R 2  7 t-B6  B7 tch opels the ng to eave ad sets aside the theat of ate tS 1   Blak had no tie to get his ig ito the ope his ight beig at taked but the ight ight have oved to B6 instead th this esult 1 .  . t-B6 2 -7 t-RS   B7 tB 4 -B txB 5 t6 ad Whtes ext ove wi be  t B7 ate 2 -7! This ad ot 7 is the ight squae fo the g  2 -7 istead the epy 2 .  . - pevets White fo akig futhe pogess. ow if Blak plays 2    t  -7 t-t6 4 t-B6h -R 5 -B7 foces ate. tB3 2   opig fo  txt ad Bak aws by staleate tth  7 f    . txt istead 4 B ! -3 5 Bt7 is ate 4 B8  txB 5 t-6 tB  tB7 ate

AwhEIF edg We  · hs oonen (even orcg h

0  75

WHITE t pay nd win IDESHILLI

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o Quee a Pawn) whe evvg a curesque ae  -Kch K-K8 2 -R6 P-K J KK PK PK 4 K-6 K-8 5 KK KK8  K dsch K-8  K KK8  K- dsch 9 K-K K8 K-K8 0 KK dsh   Q P-R -R 2 K-Q  xP -R6 P-R 4 - PR8(Q) 5 KQ K-R  xQ K-K8   -Qch PK  -R Px  K P-R 2 K8 2 R ae

1 K

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RR

E awn annot be stoed by 1 .   RK as 2 Kt-h wins the Rook. 2 Kt-K

WHITE to ply and win

Inending  Kt8 net uting o the Rook. 2   RK

EISESTDT

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I 2 .   R Whte doe not pay  Kt-8 a   . . Rch 4 K Kt RKt draws but 2 Kt-ch K R3  Kt-8 whic wins  K-7 he ove that does the ik. White ust not be sdued by the atractve  Kt-ch K-Kt 4 Kt-ch K- 5 KtR when K- oowed by    . K alows a draw (the two Knights aone being unable to oe ate) no by  Kt-h K-Kt 4 Kt B7h K- 5 Kt K and agai Bak daws by apturing the awn R     4 KtB ate!

IV a chance the Bh can w dwn the dagna and cme up wih a Queen in er cluche KK 1 Kch

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WH o play nd win NC

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n 1    KK e ewer a tack 2 BQch win he Qeen whe 1    KR  reed by 2 ch KR7  K dch and agan Whe wn he Queen. KB 2 BK8ch Cleay, 2    KK es the Quee at nce by  BQ8ch  Ktch Q The aernave      K  B Qch  BK7ch Whe ws the Queen and the gae

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WHTE t play nd win KOROLKOV 1 951

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 AHG edng wh a ss  aack and cune-aack. h sdes nduge n suse aca pay 1 -B Whe des  sa wh 1 K as he espse woud ot be 1    BKt 2 7ds., ad Whte ws, bu spy     R whe 2 BR, KR eaes thg but a daw   o -R3 Back oses afe 1  .  RKB3 by 2 BK ad afe    . RKt by 2 R(Q) h KQ  Kt-K7ch fo owed by 4 Kt. 2 B-R3! Not 2 K-Kt, BKth foowed by    . K-Kt, o 2 K-Kt, R-K3, ad Whe aot p the Roo. 2 . . Rch R-Rch  KK T whch Whe mus  ay 4 KxR as 4  . . Kch wns he aw ad daws. R-Rch 4 K   5 K-Q If 5 K-K nsead he 5  .  R

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K8ch  K3 , RKch  K-Q R Qch  KxR (n  K-K R-Q daws easy) Kc 9 K-Q, K K ad ack has a daw. 5. . . RR7ch RRc  KK R-RS  KB  t Bad fo Wte woud be  -, R-Rh foowed by 9  o • t ad a ws, whe  K-B3 s et by     B-t d  0 0  R.    R-Kch 9 KR es e aeaves beng 9 KR Kch 10 K K- 1 1 K-K K  12 K and ack s saemaed. 9 KR, R-Kt 10 Kt-K, R B   Kt-6, Kt, ad Ba daws RK! 9. . 

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Ceey aodg 9    RKt3 10 KR Ktch 1 1 K-R, ad th aw w Quee.  Kt-K Theaes 1 1 R ( Q) ate What des Bak do w If t Rook oves o the a (say to B  o Q ) 1 1 Kt-K6 s ae f t es o he e the aw pooes to a Quee ad foes ate 10    BK3 Igenus  he ast. If Wh pays KKh, hen 1 1 .   RxKch  KxR ch gves a a daw u Whe has a as up 11 R  Q) ch BQ 12 KK ae

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WTE seems t hae a ek ad smeht sttered itte arm ith hih t t  a sess ht ast the er ee b e sha      KtKth K

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WT  lay and wn AA 138

     K isted  Kt   P8h K 4 8h KKt r 4    K  h KK  P dish K 7  n 5 h , K-3 6 - mte 2 P-B8()! Te temting 2 P-6 fail afte 2    xP ot 2  .  KxP   B5 an Wite i)  BB4 (ex eting     xB 4 Kt-5) K    4 x an Bak as by stmate 2    x KB  P-6 Oter oibties are  .   xP 4 B-B4 xB 5  5 an White i     K-Kt 4 Kt7, an Wite in th uen   .  K- 4 BKt5 KK 5 P-7 K-B2  P8() an te a a inng avantage. 4 PKt5 KP 5 BB5 KB  Kt-7

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Wte wins e een an e game

KK6

1 Rh

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THE a  1    KK8 ads to s  KK PR8     Kt  Kh 4 K P   Kh R   RR KK8  RR mate 2 R- -R8(Q)

WTE o play and win ROTK 1916

The best hane I nstead 2    Kt7  K P-R8Q) 4 Kt-Qh -R7  KtKth K-Kt7  RxQ R  K-B , R7 t- mate t7  RQ R

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s s te e squae o te Roo, as w late be see 4.   R7 5 B leas Q fo te use o te Kngt R(Q 5  .   Kt-Q R7  Ktt Kt7 t8 R

 f     R6 nstead 9 t-B ws te Quee, o f     B

Kt-R t (o 9    Q 0 R-h) 10 Kt3, ad la s ost 9 -t3

Ba has no defense agant te theat of 10 R  ma Had the Rook gone to KKt at t fouth move ak's savng move now would be 9     whe had the Rook movd o K   te dnse 9    R  would event mate As t s     te ws

LACK has two theats which us be take ito accout: 1 .  R8(Q) ad 1 . . BxK.

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1 RKt8ch

K-Kt

If 1 .  . KQ 2 Kt-Kt8ch fol lowed by  KxP wins

WHITE to play nd win

2 KtSch

ROSSOLO 1 9 2 8

KKt3

Black must keep o attacking the Knight diagonaly. Agaist 2 . .  K B3 istead, White pays  RB8ch folowed by 4 Kx  K-Rch

K

Here too if   KR he e  is 4 R-R8ch ad 5 P .

4 K3 ch 5 KtRc  K-ch  Kx  RK

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KKt KKt6 KKt7 KxK

ie pins he Biso

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1 KtK8c

N0. 282

K-B

OTHER moves ose he Rook : 1    K-Q 2 RKt7h or 1   KQ 2 R-Kt8ch followed by  RKt7ch. 

2 KtQ6c  RKt8 4 RKt7

WHITE to play and win SEEGGER 194

KQ  Q Q

Hopng a Wt wl grab e Rook wthou relzig at t leaves ak saemate 5 Kt7

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The aternatve s nteresting 5   K-K  K-K6 ( treatens  R-Kt8 mae) K-B  KB6, KK 8 RK7ch -B  9 R-Q7, K-K ( or - ) 10 R-Q8 mae 9 RK  6 .

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Te Rook must sta on te seo ank I or exame,   .  RR e 7 K-Q6h, KQ  8 RQ7 s ae K  KQ6c 8 R-Kt8c - 9 K-B 3 10 KtxR Whe rems  Rook hea  ws

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WHIT o pla and win OPYV  9 27

E seng s smpe bu hee s a wealh o des n hs emakable edng K 1 R-R8ch n 1    KK sed he Kngh fok  K6ch ws  once K  RRch Anglng o  RR ad slemae K  Kch a avods   .  KK3 when 4 -Kch wns he Roo as we as  . . . KK (o Q ) wen 4 K  oes ewse 4 c e us no pa 4 -Q6c, s a as  defense       Q, an s Roo s safe fom a re.  .  3 u no 4    K 5 K-6, a e Roo s os KR3 5 c K-K  RR6ch On   .  K-K nsea he nshes b  RK6ch K-R 3 (heaens 9 R-K ae) R-K  Kh (enel no 9  saemae) -R 10 RR, an e wns   KQ6c

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ee      KR RR s mae wle shou e Kng ove o R3  K3 o 3  he ep K- (ds oveng he wle aacng e Roo) wns fo e R-Rc  9 KK e emans  Rook ahead and wns

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1 R-R

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E only move 1    7 os ng e Roo afe 2 -3 x 2 -3  R-R

WHITE o play nd wn OV

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llan I's a o ess  RxR ony o n ee s no wn ae -7 n el. Bla moves   -Q8 .   -8 4 -Q3 I 4   . 8 5 RR ws Roo an game. 5 -3 e nsss on eaenng mae. -8 5. .  a oses afe 5 .   -Q8 by  RR followe by  RxR. 8  3 -8  x R-R

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e move w began e aa bu s me 's esve e wns e Roo an e ame

e 300

WHITE wns a pc bt s ocd to tn t Lt wth Rook agast shop a daw sms t ky  sult bt th waon o "omna on sbds th shop 1 R-Ktch Focs ack nto a p  whch costs a pc K-Q 1  . 2 R-Kt K-8 KKt8  RKtch B-7c 4 R-! If  oce 4 

s e Bso  Kt   3 !

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x 5 R-Rc x

Te Bso o as o oves! Te roof: A]     BR  RxB B]     K6  Kx c]     B  R-Bc n]     Kt  R-Bc . B-K6  Kx E]  F]     -Q  RxB G]  .     R H]  .   K3  RRc,  7 8 R-c 1]    B-R  RRc We sb Doiao! .

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JUT when ac congatuates him sef on haing escued his meled Kghtsdsat ses!

N0. 286

1 RKch

K5

houd ac attac the Roo b   .  nsea hen 2  ch   K wns es  2 RK3

WHITE to play and wn

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FRITZ

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on wh hs tac o e Roo o an me to save s oe nh  ROR3

t-04

An ohe move b hs nh  ows ts mmdate catue. A  e h s sfebu no he   3 e

WHIT heaens he mno ees bu he el obet o hs aak s he Kng hmsel 1 Kh KK The Kng had hoe o ohe squaes wh these onnuos 1    K o   R K6h wnnng he Knght 1    K-  K6 eens te Knght fom omng ou ol wed b  RKt6 wnnng the best

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2 KB, BB6

 R  h nd Whe wns he sho D]

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KK5 2 R-Kt6, KtB4

 BBh KK 4 R-Kt nnn ad wiing the Kight 2 K-B

 RKt6

- Kt-

The Kngh and sho have an ed o save hemseves bu n do s be the Kng Whte's next ve s     4 RK6 te

1 t

N0. 288

OH of lack's ics ar now thatnd Wht could not lay 1 R at onc as th ry 1  tch would cost hs Rook 1 . . Kt 

WHITE to pla nd win GORGIEV 19 2 8

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Protctng th isho but shoud th isho nstad ty to ott t night ths hans : 1  .   2 R  Kt    4 K tRch  KKt KtKt or    tt6  t wnning th Knight)  t6 and th Knight is lost. K7 2 3   Ktch  tKt6 4 3 

h only squar on to th night tR 5 R3 If   . . tR8   PR  RR3 wins th night. tt  R If instad  . .  tt6  R Kt Kt8  or   .  KtR8 8   and th Knght is surroundd) 8 RKt and Whts nt mov 9 K  attacks and wns th Knght  R8 mat

1 -R3

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URPRIIG but t s moe mpo tnt to etan the Pawn a poental ueen  thn to sve the shop. Had Whte plyed 1 R-K3 nstead the contnuon 1 . . . Kx 2 RxP leaves hm a pece head but wth no w n sght. 1   Rxch R-S 2 KK

WITE o  ay and win RZ 1953

Foced; f 2  . . R-R8 nsead  R-  ch RxR 4 KxR and Whte wns hs Pawn beng beyond pusut whe acks can neve get though O f 2   . 7  R-ch K-6 4 KxR KxR 5 -R and Whte wns easly K7  RKt3c RxR 4 RKt No bete s 4 . .  R-Kc 5 RxR xR  R and Whte ws 5 xR Wte wns s Pawn havng ap aently been destned fo the stat to be cowned

TO OFFET hs opponens bg ad vanage n maeal la has a wed-loong awn on he sevenh ead o advane and Queen wh he u 's he's move, and a s wo a gea de R3 1 R

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ITE to ply nd win KASPARYAN 936

I 1  .   2 RR7 and  R R whle 1    3 s mmedae sde b 2 R-7 mae 2 -7  I nsead 2       - (o     - 4 R 7h,  5 -3 and he awn s los) 4 R8h,  5 -R6h,  3 (5      R-R8h and  R R o 5    3  6 mae)  -, -8 (Q)  R6h Q-3 RQh R 9 R and la s elpless o so he awn R  R

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I     3 4 R-,   4 .   R 5 RR and  R R  ) 5 R 3  -, and e aw s soped dead  s as 4  es la Qeen w e 4 .  8(Q) la an be o and pla 4    R nsead when e gh poe de s 5 - ds R   Q (b no   semae) d e wns 5 -3  R6  RR 7  RR e

NO LONGRAN ou bae hs he dsposes of hs oppone wh fou vgoous moves K-K 1 RR8ch

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The aenave s 1    K-K when 2 K-B6ch wns he ueen by dscoveed aac -B3 2 K6

WITE to play and win PLTOV



Now he ueen s hed o one move, he capue 2 . . . xR ben me b  K-B7ch wnnng he ueen  KB7ch KB ha ese s hee? If  . . . K K3 (o B3  4 RR6ch wns he Queen, o f  . . . K-K 4 K-Kc oes ewse 4 RR mae A obeme mang poson

HT ays a ombnaon de sgned to wn the Queen. The taa trks makng u the ombnaton are the Pn the oube Attak and te Kngt Fok demonstated by the Rook the Pawn and the Knght e spetvey 1 RRh K-K

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WHTE o pa and win HOWIT D 

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O 1  .  K 2 RRh wns the Queen at one - 2 RR If 2  .  QxR nstead  Kt-6h wns the Queen QxR  Rx KP 4 PQh O 4   . QxP 5 Kt-6h attak ng Kng and Queen 5 Kt-K6 hte wns the Queen an e ame

EPITE he gea mob he Queen s ugh and subdued b  Kngh and Roo wong ogehe n efe hamon Q-R6 1 R-8

 9

WHIT to play nd wn

I 1 . . . QxR (o 1 . .  Q) 2 KQ6h wns he Queen K-K3 2 KQh

BRON



The onl gh squae, as movng o he Roo e oses b  R-R8h  RK8h K The aeaves   .  K- o    . KR le Kng and Queen fal no he Knghs luhes b 4 K Kh 4 RKh K-Q3 5 R-QSh K-K Hee oo 5 . .  K- s me b  K-Kh  R-QRS hfg he aa o he Quee QxR . . . It s ehe hs o     QQ3 he  Kh wns he Queen  K-6h e wn  Quee  he ame

1 Kt7

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I begs wt a powefu ea: 2 RR8 pnng te Quee 1  . B

WHITE t  lay an wn IEO

 

The best defese 1 . . . B o ng o gef afte 2 R-R8 K-B  f 2  . . KK sp  RQ wns )  BB QP  on   .  QB 4  Kt8  Q ) wns ) 4 RB8 ae whe f 1 . .  QKtP 2 -Q7 dsh K B  Q8  K) h ad Kn ad Queen ae paed. 2 R-R8 QKt  RB8 KR K-B 4 -Q7 ds Ups he aw w a o advae. 5 Q8Kt) Dee o 5 -Q8  Q ) , we Ba wns b 5  . . Q-Kt8  K R8 QKR8 ae 5   K  KQ te ws

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HE an neve fa to be exng as ong s the esse foe outwts the geate -3  R-RS

 95

WIT to play and win BRON 194

es s 1    aows the buta outon 2 Rxh QxR  xQ Kx nd Whte wns n eas wn endg whe 1    K-QS 2 K3h s of ouse uthkab Q 2 Kt3h  R Theatens to dsove hek and wn te Queen If o exape ak as     QxKt 4 Rx ds ws o he Qx 3 .   o w te an no ep 4 R S dsh as ak sp aptues b 4    KxR 4 -Q Now the dea s to ontnue wt 5 R-S KQ3  R-K6 ate 4.    eas a ght squae fo te ng  B3 Qx 5  I nsead 5    x  R-Q8h 3 (o )  R-8 nd Whte wns e Queen Despte the fa hat k's Queen s out of dange (even to he pont tha she theens the shop Whte enees a skng ae  RQ6 dbe R  S B  Q e

ONE' S st messon s tht Whte sould be app to daw aganst two

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su menang awns on the sevent. But Whte as  wnand a pett one t s  R(R)-QR

WITE to play nd wn WOTW



eatens to w b 2 R(R8)-R6 mate    B3 2 -B8 Renews te mate theat. -3 2.  . K3  8 I the g etuns then ths hap pens      -B3 4 R-B8h -t ( on 4 .   3 5 Rx -t8()  Rt8 wns the Queen) 5 R t -R (o 5  . . -R3  Rx R8 (Q)  RR8 mate)   B7 (teatens  RR mate)  R8 (Q)  Rt7 -R3 R-R mate Anothe possblt s   . .  B3 4 R-B8 -3 5 R(R ) B  3  -8 B3  R(B8 ) B6 -t Rt R 9 B7  t8(Q) 10 RR mae. 4 R (R8 ) R6h B KK 5 Rh -B  RKh

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Hee     -R  R  t8(Q) R-R mae.  R (t ) 6 -8(Q ) R(R6)B6 mate

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I evey mve mus be a hamm bw,  else he Quee w wes he aack fm hm K-K 1 R-Rch K-3 2 R-Sch K-K  RR6ch

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WHE to play nd win

PLTOV



The Kg mus cme cs  he Rks, as     K sead s fa a afe 4 R-7ch flwed by 5 R Rc 4 R7ch -Q 5 R( 7 ) KR7 Aacs he Quee, a als eaes  R(R6)R mae QK7 5   f sead 5    QxR  R-Rch   R-R7ch ws he Quee QR  R( R6) R  RRch he ws he Quee a he ame.

O  than three out of the fou Rooks are sacriced befoe White can chalk up a victory. -B 1 R-Kch 2 RxR

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WHITE to pay ad wi

Wins a Rook but it's only fo a oment.   . -B3

GORGEV



Attacks the Rook while theaten ng mate on te move. KxR  R-B7ch! R3ch 4 P-Kt7 o that the Rook an gai tie t get beind the Pawn. 5 K-R7 RQKt3 The alternative 5 .   R-B (theatening mate) succumbs to  R   RxR  P-Kt8  Q )  and Black has no mate at R7, since White Queen controls that squae.  RR7 Now Blak ust guard gainst  P-Kt8 Q) dish followed b  QxR .   -3 f the Kig ve to the st an stead say by  . .  - the mply  R-R8ch folowed by Quee g the Paw wns fo hite  R-R6! ns the Blac Roo, thee  oving ts pessue on the a x  .   -t (Q  hte 

IGHT were never ore age than thse ooks who drive the Kig out into he open and weave a aig net around hi. - 1 -ch -Q  -Kc -  -Qch

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WHITE o play nd win C



ack has o chance after     K whn 4 QS, (6)3ch 5 7 eaves him helpless to avert the mate at  4 ch -t - 5 -Kch If 5    - istead,  7ch -Q   t8 mate  -7 hreatens  - mate    (t6) t On     (t )-t stea, ite ates in tree, eginning with  -Qch   -Q8ch Or    .   , and ack ust give up his reaing ok t prevent mate -3  -t7h - 9 -Q6h -t 0 -7 B 1 t6ch 2  mate

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WHTE o play nd in

    -  -          · �

WOTW 196

W  c  iy cat and tad ith cau as ll how can Whit h  ? agly nugh thugh all hs pics  mvd by catu Whi ds aag to fc a . KxB  BKch! On  . . . KxP ntad th py 2 BBch win th Rk. 2 PKt7 RKt  BKt3! Thatns t Qun th Pawn nxt ov. RBch 3 .   Th looks god, as th Bshop s aptud wth chck 4 KtB3ch! No Back s n chck, and has n o  to ng his Rok ack to Kt. 4   RKtch 5 KKt! Th Rook has n lud to ths squa by two succiv sacic, d ca no lng stop th Pawn fo Qunig ht ws

INDEX OF COMPO SERS

(e mbers refer o he diagrams)

Agair 1  Avbach 16 Bnky 126 B  105 130 167 70 8 250 Bnv 12 25 Blw 4 Btvnnk 242 Bn 23 25 Capaanca 65 Cvaja 103 Cntun 14 150 152 153 5 Ckvr 68 Cnv 2 Cn 44 6 11  20 205 207 2  0 214 215 Caun 26 Cn 25 Crum 5 50

Dank 2 Davn   D 1 6 D Fjr 21 3 D R 145 Dmn 1 0 Duas 24 13 216 Ebrz 4 En 138 E�nat 1 21  233 276 En 20 Euw 1 8    2  83  87

ahri  ne 1 71  1 85 oaa 73 ri 1 37 1 6   1 65 75 222 223 26 2 2

Gabor 238 Ggv 16 27 288 28  · Greco 24 Grrv 10 23 26 2 6  51 52 53 5 62 63 6 66 6 75 78 106 20 20 213 Guns 26 Gurvich 273

Habersad 13 1 163 Hmann 235 Heuackr 157 Hom 100 Hrwi ee aso Hri ad Kig) 13 6 84  1 58 220 268 orw and Kg 56 7 83 5   02  0  7 1 88 255 256 258 22

Iseegger  66 86 282 Kakovi 28 Kaminer 132 Kanrovich 230 253 Kaed 17 202 Kaparyan 20 Kayv 12 vi 11 Kg see ao orwi ad Kng)  1 7

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 18 v 78 K   0, 111 Ktv  3  u 107 64 67 Kupczw 67 apn 89 L 5 Lun 40 L 74 43 45, 49, 51 Lucna   1 M 1 8 Mn 5 Mwtz 87 Mttn 9 16 Mavc 19 58 97, 4, 37 Nav 75 N znn 79 Nunn 90 Nutt 143, 177 Ottn 91

nnr 1 t 116, 1s y 61 ct 94, 63 nc 88, 9 1 0 1 97, 19 , 7, 5, 59 6, 6� 77, 99 m 81

Saava  0  Sacn 34 Sacman 8 Sav 13 Sav 46, 4 48 Snv 48, 60, 133 14 55, 17 173 198, 1, 34, 39, 41 Sap 190 Smv-Namvch 71 Smann 65 Szn  89

Tapnna 17 Tac 168,  T 57 Tpyv 83 Trtzy 85, 108, 136, 174, 176, 1 9 31, 7, 80

P 6 Patv 59 160 9, 97 Pnacz  1 5 nzn  00 P 5 4 15, 195, 17, 36 p 196 8 66 ur 03

Vancua 178 Van V 57 V 3 Wnn 56 Wam 93 Wtawa 96 97, 30

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Irving Chnev s a hess ase who has ake pa  sae

ad Ued aes Chaposhp ouaes ow as e eeve I  o M" f he chess wod Cheev obes hs ecycpedc kwedge wh a seegy aess ad eess sye of wg He peses hs aea wh e a of a bo rour hs ea pupose beg he says o e ea Ad wh he sc of he b eahe he kows ha spoaey a a huoous appoah ae he os ee ve ways of eaveg he eag pocess Cheev oves chess Hs dese o we ooks ogiaed wh he vey deep aeco he had fo he gae I seeed he os aua hg  he wod o pass o hs degh  chess o ohe peope He wes oy abou wha gves h peasue ad he wes abou  wh a ado ad ehusas ha ae ecous. Cheev s he o-auho of A Ivo o Chss (he # bes see  hess boks)  auho of he eakabe Log Chs Mov b Mov (pobay he os sucve chess ok eve we)  Cobos Th Hr of Chss Chsbor Mg! Th rgh S of Chss, 1000  Shor G of Ch ad a ohe dsgushed ad uhoved ooks