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4 Win with tl1e Djin!

Ch�pt�r 011�: 111trobwctio11 τl1e Djin, or DzindziclΊaslΊvili Indian Defense, is characterized

by tl1e moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6!? Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichasvili is its best-known advocate, although former United States Cl1ampion Lev Alburt has also adopted the variation as an alternative to his customary Benko Gambit.

It is surprising that tl1e Djin did not see significant action until the 1980s. It has probably been tried from time to time, but did not even merit a mention ίη the first 0977) edition of ECO. The first Grandmaster games Ι l1ave ση record were played by Gurgenidze at Volgodonsk 1981, against Gulko and Kharitonov. It came to American public attention ίη the United States Cl1ampionships of 1984 and 1985. τl1en it flourished for a few years before disappearing from international toumament play. The New ίη Chess yearbooks had a number of examples ίη volumes up to 1987, but tl1en tl1ere l1ave been no furtl1er games wίtl1 the opening ίη that publication.

Does tl1at mean that tl1e opening is unsound? Hardly! In fact, tl1e latest 0992) edition of ECO claims that ίη the main line White holds only a small advantage, as is customary ίη most openings . Ι tl1ink that tl1e Djin l1as been following the common patl1s of new openings . At first it was a major surprise weapon, catching leading players off-guard and leading to many impressive wins for Black. τl1en as tl1e players of tl1e White side did a bit of l1omework, ways were found to preserve tl1e small opening advantage common to the 1.d4 lines . So tl1e innovative players who l1ad been l1andling the Black pieces swίtcl1ed to new pastures .

Moreover, one must take into account two factors wl1ich certainly limited the spread of the opening. The first is the rise of the Bogoindian Det'ense (l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+) which, once considered a boring drawing opening, became a fighting weapon ίη tl1e late 1980s. Equally important was the return of the Blumenfeld Gambit, wl1ich lured away some of the advocates of tl1e Djin, such as Lev Alburt.

But tl1e Djin is seen more and more ίη amateur chess, as the usual trickle-down effects take place. As White, one needs to be prepared to meet tl1e Djin in the bars and tournament halls of chess; and no tonic has yet been found that will guarantee any signit'icant

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5 Win witl1 the Djin!

advantage. τl1us it remains a completely viable opening strategy, and one wl1icl1 requires much less preparation for Black than the Nimzoindian, Queen's Indian or Bogoindian.

In addition, it l1as tl1e merit of being overlooked in most of tl1e literature. Τοο new for BCO Ι, it l1ad disappeared from view by the time BCO Π came out, and was overlooked by the editors (including me!). Even tl1e new (1992) edition of ECO includes only a single line . Since it does not tlt into books on tl1e Queen's Indian, BogoIndian or Benoni, the likelihood tl1at one's opponent will be wellprepared is near zero.

The basic ideas of the Djin are similar to those of the Blιιmenfeld Gambit if White advances the d-pawn to d5, and are otherwise similar to some Hedgehog positions. Black qιιickly advances c7-c5 to pιιt pressιιre on the center. The bpawn can come to b5 to ιιndermine the c4-sqιιare. The pawn at a6 also helps to keep enemy knights from b5, and that in tυrn means that the d6-sqιιare is not as weak as it otherwise might be with the c- and e- pawns having advanced from the second rank.

The main line of the Djin ωns as follow: l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5

Α significant alternative is 6.e4, discιιssed in Chapter Six. lt was once held to be the refιιtation of the opening bιιt is now considered hannless .

Black has nothing to fear if White capωres at e6, and as far as Ι know that ιnove has not been played in recorded literaωre. Βιιt greedy compιιters like it, for example consider this gaιne played by Chessmaster 3000 as White at (4ιnin/ιnove) 1992: 1 .d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5 .d5 b5 6.dxe6?! (It is interesting that the machine prefers to captυre l1ere, a ιnove which woυld hardly be considered by most experienced hι11nan players familiar with the Blιιmenfeld Coιιntergambit. Βιιt the ιnachine cannot reason by analogy.) 6 .. . fxe6 7.cxb5 d5 (Black's big center and easy development provide ιnore than enoιιgh compensation. 7. .. axb5 8.Nxb5 d5 provides fιιll compensation, according to Benjamin & Schiller (1987) . 8.e4 Be7 9.bxa6 0-0 10.Bg5 dxe4 1 1 .Qxd8 Bxd8 12.Ne5

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6 Win with the Djin!

Nxa6 13 .Bc4 Nb4 14.0-0 Bc7 1 5 .f4 Nc2 16.Racl Ne3 17.Rfel Bxe5 18.fxe5 Nxc4 19.exf6 Nxb2 09 ... gxf6 20.Nxe4 fxg5 21.Rxc4) 20.fxg7 Rf5 2 1 . Bh6 Rf6 22.Bg5 Rg6 23.Nxe4 Nd3 24.Nf6+ Κχg7 25.Nh5+ Kg8 26.Nf4 (26.Nf6+ Κ/7 27. Rfl Rxg5 28.Ne4+ Kg6 29.Nxg5 Nxcl-+) 26 . . . Nxf4 27.Bxf4 Rxa2 28.g3 Bb7 29.h4 Rg2+ 30.Kfl Rf6 31 .Rc3 c4 32.Rbl Bd5 33.Rb8+ Κf7 34.Rd8 Rxg3 35.Rxg3 Rxf4+ 36.Ke2 Rxh4 and at this point Ι abandoned the game as uninteresting. Ι let the computer play out the remainder, and it reached a rook vs. bishop ending with no pawns, which it had no idea how to play.

6 ... b4 7.Ne4 d6 7 . . . Be7 is considered in Chapter 5 .

Here White has a number of alternatives. 8.Qd3 is considered strongest, but each of the alternatives merits attention. White gains nothing by trying to double the f-pawns quickly. The other lines are insufficiently explored to draw any firm conclusions, bιιt in general it seems that Black has nothing to fear.

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Ch�pt�f' Two: τh� �i11 li11� wit11 s.Qb3

This is perhaps the strongest line against the Djin. The advance of the queen frees the d1-square for a rook, and the d-pawn begins to look weak.

8 . . . Be7

Petrosian - Ν evednich y, Sibenik 1990

8 . . . exd5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.cxd5 Nd7 l l .e3± -Alburt 1985.

9.dxe6

a) 9.Bxf6 is also possible, and now: al) 9 . . . Bxf6 10.dxe6 Bxe6 10 ... 0-0 11.0-0-0 Bxe6

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12. Qxd6± -Albιιrt 1985. and now: a 1 1 ) 1 1 .0-0-0 Be7 1 2 .Nxd6+ Bxd6 13 .Qxd6 Qxd6

14.Rxd6 Bxc4 1 5 .e3 Ke7!= -Alburt 1985. a12) l l .Nxf6+ Qxf6 12 .0-0-0 0-0 13 .Qxd6 Nd7 14.e3 a5!

and Black will achieve counterplay by advancing the a-pawn -Alburt 1985.

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a13) l l.Nxd6+ Κf8 1 2.Ne4! 12.0-0-0? Qa5! was played in Lιιkacs-Toskov, Albena 1985, and here Lιιkacs sl1ows that witi1 best play d1e chances woιιld have been level: 13.Ne4! Qxa2 14.Nxf6 gxf6 15.Qd6+ Kg7 16.Qg3+ Kh6 17. Qh4+ Kg7 bιιt tl1is is all irrelevant since White has a big iπφrovement at ωove 12. 1 2 ... Qxd3 13.exd3 Alburt 1985 claims a clear advantage for White here. The extra pawn may be weak, but will soon advance to d4.

a2) 9 . . . gxf6 10.dxe6 Bxe6 1 1.0-0-0 is met by a strong pawn sacrifice: l l . . . Nd7 1 2.Nxd6+ Bxd6 13.Qxd6 Bxc4!+ -Dzhindzhihashvili.

b 9.0-0-0 ' Naumkin-Kozlov.

9 ... fxe6

Tl1is is playable, bυt perhaps not best. 9 . . . Bxe6 ' Neverov-Zaichik.

10.Bxf6 gxf6 1 1.0-0-0

This is a critical position. The pressυre at d6 is maximized and Black is now left with no choice. l l . . . dS Forced, but not υnwelcoιne.

12 .cxd5 Qxd5

1 2 . . . exd5 13.Ng3 oo

13.Qxd5 exd5 14 .Rxd5 Be6

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14 . . . Bb7 is met by 15 .Nd6+

15.Rdl

Win with the Djin!

15 .Rh5 Bxa2 16.Nxc5 Bf7 17.Rf5 Bg6 18.Rd5 Bf7

15 ... Bxa2

The material is equal. White controls the d-file, but lags in development. The endgames look a bit better for Black thanks to the queenside majority.

16.Ned2

16.e3 is suggested by Petrosian without further comment. Ι think it is too slow. 16 . . . Nc6 17.Bd3 c4 18.Bbl Bb3 19.Bc2 Bxc2 20.Κχc2 Rd8+

16 ... c4

Perhaps this should have been preceeded by the development of the knight, e.g. 16 . . . Nc6 17.b3 c4 18.Kb2 Bxb3. 19.Nxb3 cxb3 20.Κχb3 a5 2l .Ral Κf7 22.e3 Rhd8 23 .Bc4+ Kg7 24.Bb5 Ne5 25.Nxe5 fxe5 Black is better, but it is by no means clear that he can win.

17. e3 c3

Black is playing too aggressively considering that his rooks and knight remain in their initial positions.

18 .bxc3 bxc3 19.Nbl Bb4

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2 0.Bc4! Bxc4

20 . . . Bxbl 2 1 .Κxbl;;!;

2 l .Rd4 Be2 2 2.Rxb4 Nc6 23.Rb6 Rc8

23 . . . Bb5 24.Nxc3

2 4.Nxc3 Bxf3 2 5.gxf3

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The endgame is clearly ίη White's favor since the Black pawns are all weak and the effectiveness of the a-pawn is limited by the White king on the qιιeenside.

2 5 ... Ne7

25 . . . Ne5 26.Kc2±

2 6.Rb3

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26.Kd2 Rxc3

2 6 ... Nd5 2 7 .Kd2 Nxc3 2 8 .Rxc3 Rxc3 2 9.Kxc3 Rg8 3 0.Kd3

30.Ral Rg2 3 1 .Rxa6 Κf7= 30 ... Rg2 3 l .Ke2 Rg5

31 . . . Kd7 32.h4 Kc6 33.h5 a5 34.Rh4 Rg5 35.Kd3 Kb5 36.e4 a4 37.f4 Rgl 38.f3 a3 39.Rh2 Kb4 40.e5 fxe5 41 .fxe5 Kb3 42.f4 a2 43.Rxa2 Κχa2 44.e6 Kb3 45.f5+-

3 2 .f4 Rb5 3 3 .Kf3 a5 3 4 .Ral f5 3 5.Ke2 Kd7 3 6.Kd3 Kc6 3 7 .f3 Rb3 + 3 8 .Kd4 Kb5

38 ... Rb4+ 39.Ke5 Rb5+ 40.Ke6 Rb3 4 1 . e4+-

3 9.Rcl a4 40.Rc5+ Kb6

40 . . . Kb4 41 .Rxf5 a3 42.Rf8 a2 43 .Rb8+ Ka3 44.Ra8+ Kb2 45.Rxa2+ Κχa2 46.f5+-

4 l .Rc8

a) 41 .Rxf5 a3 42.Rf8 Kb7 b) 41 .Rc3 Rb4+ 42.Kd3 42.Rc4 Kb5 42.Ke5 Rb3 Rb2

4 1 ... Ka5 42 .Ra8 + Kb4 4 3 .e4! Rxf3 4 4 .Rb8 + Ka3 45.exf5 Rxf4 + 46.Ke5 Rh4

46 . . . Rf2 47.h4

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47.f6 Rxh2

47 . . . Rh5+ 48.Ke4 48.Ke6 Rxh2 49.f7 Rf2 Rh4+ 49.Κf3 Rh5 49 . . . Rh6 50.Rb6 50.Rb6+-

4 8 .f7 Rf2 4 9.f8Q+ Rxf8 50.Rxf8 Kb2 51.Rb8 + + - Kc3 52 .Ra8 Kb3 53 .Kd4 a3 54 .Kd3 Kb2 55.Rb8 + Kcl 56.Ra8 Kb2 57 .Kd2 a2 58 .Rb8 + Ka3 59.Kc2 al=N+ 60.Kc3 Ka2 6 1 . R b 2 + 1-0 .

An instfllctive endgame! Notes after Petrosian in Infoπnant 50.

Neverov - Zaichik, Barnaul 1988

l.d4 Nf6 2 .c4 e6 3 .Nf3 a6 4 .Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7.Ne4 d6 8 .Qd3

8 ... Be7

8 . . . Ra7 ' Naιιιnkin-Kozlov.

9.dxe6 Bxe6!?

This does leave Black witl1 a backward pawn at d6, bιιt at tl1e saιne tiιne it brings the bishop into the gaιne and sιφports an eventιιal advance of the d-pawn.

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10.Bxf6 gxf6

10 . . . Bxf6 may be stronger, e.g. , l l .Nxd6+ Ke7 12 .0-0-0 Qa5 oo 13 .Nf5+ Ke8 -Henley 1984.

1 1.0-0-0 Ra7 12 .e3

1 2 .Nxd6+? Bxd6 13 .Qxd6 Rd7-+ or 12 .Qc2± -Petrosian.

12 ... Rd7 13.Qc2 Qa5 14 .Kb 1 Nc6 15.Bd3 0-0

The kίng ίs not much safer here than ίη the center. Black is hoping that the qιιeenside attack wίll be rapid enough, or that a counterpυnch ίη the center will prove effective.

16.b3 Qb6 17 .Ng3 Ra8

There is no reason to save the pawn at h7.

18 .Bxh7+ Kf8 19.Bf5 Nd8 2 0.Qe4±

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2 0 ... Rda7

Now the march of the h-pawn is simple and decisive.

2 1.h4 a5 22.h5 a4 2 3 .h6 axb3 24.h7 Ke8 2 5.h8Q+ Kd7 2 6.Bxe6+ fxe6 27 .Rh7 Rxa2 2 8.Rxe7+ Kc8 2 9.Qxe6+ Kb8 3 0.Qxd6+1-0.

Black resigned, since there are no perpetuals : 30 . . . Qxd6 3 1 .Rxd6 Ral + 32.Kb2 R8a2+ 33.Κχb3 Ra3+ 34.Kc2 Rla2+ 35 .Kdl Ral + 36.Ke2 R3a2+ 37.Nd2.

Naumkin - Kozlov, Soviet U nion 1986

l .d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7.Ne4 d6 8.Qd3 Ra7! ?

9.0-0-0 exd5 10.Bxf6

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15 10.cxd5 Be7 Δ a5, Ba6.

10 ... gxf6 l l .cxd5

Win with the Djin!

l l .Qxd5?! Be6 1 2 .Qd3 12.Nxd6+? Bxd6 13.Qxd6 Rd7-+ Rd7 Δ d5 and Black is better, according to Naιιmkin 1985.

ll ... f5 12 .Ng3 Qf6 13 .e3 Bg7

13 . . . h5 is ιιnclear, according to Naιιmkin. lt seems the ιnost logical move, since it threatens to drive away the knight that is placing pressιιre at f5 . 14.h4 Bh6 and the king can "walk" to g7 if needed.

14.Qc2 h5 15.Bd3 f4 16.Ne4 Qh6 17.exf4 Qxf4 + 18.Qd2

The weakness of the Black kingside makes the endgame a favorable proposition for White. 18 . . . Bh6

18 ... Qxd2 + 19.Nfxd2 ±

Δ Nc4 -Naιιmkin 1985.

19.Kbl Bg4?

2 0.Rdel !

Black is now pιιnished for failιιre to remove his king from the center.

2 0 ... Re7

a) 20 . . . Bxf3 2 1 .Ng5+ Κf8 22.Qxf4 15

16 Win witl1 tl1e Djin!

b) 20 . . . Qxd2 2l .Nfxd2 Kd7 22.Nf6+ Kd8 23.Nde4±

2l. Qxf4 Bxf4 22. Nh4

25. f5!

τl1e Bg4 is now stranded.

25 ... Nd7 26.h3 ± Ne5 27. f6 Rd7 28 . Bxa6 Bf3 29. Nxf3 Nxf3

3 0 . Nxd6+ !

30.Bb5 Nxe l 31 .Rxel Kd8 32.Bxd7 Κχd7±

3 0 ... Kd8 3 l.Re8 + Kc7 3 2.Nc4 Nd2+

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32 . . . Rxd5 33.Rc8+ Kd7 34.Nb6++-

3 3 .Nxd2 Rxf6 34.Rc8 + Kb6 3 5.Ne4! Rg6

35 . . . Κχa6 36.Nxf6 Bxf6 37.Rc6+

3 6.Bc4 f5 3 7 .Nd2 Rxg3 3 8.Rc6+ Kb7 3 9.Nb3 f4 40.Nxd4 cxd4 4 1.Rf6 f3 42.Rfl Rxh3 43.Rl xf3 1-0.

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Ch�pt�r Two: �itt litt� s.Nxf6+

Huss - Lau Beersheva Zonal 1985

Win with the Djin!

l .d4 Nf6 2 .Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7.Ne4 d6 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.Bh4 Be7

9 . . . Nd7?! ' Van der Sterren-Sosonko.

10.e4

10.g3 was seen in Tarjan - Alburt, U.S. Championship, 1984: 10 . . . Nd7 l l .Bg2 Rb8 12 .Qd2 h5 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Rd1 Κf7 15 .0--0 Nf8 oo -ECO Π 1992. 16.Bh3 Ng6 17.e4 Bb7 18.Rfe1 Bc6 19.Qe2 Qc7 20 .Rd3 Rbg8 2 1 .Kfl a5 22.Red1 Rd8 23.Ne1 Qb7 24 .Ng2 Bxe4 25.Re3 Bf5 26.Bxf5 exf5 27.f4 Bf8 28.Re1 Bg7 29.Kg1 d5 30.Re6 Qd7 31 .cxd5 Qxd5 32.b3 Rd7 33.h3 a4 34.Re8 axb3 35.axb3 Qxb3 36.Rxh8 Re7! 37.Rb8 Rxe2 38.Rxe2 Qf3 39.Ra2 Bf8 40.Rb6 Be7 41 .Ra7 Nxh4 Finally! The point is not to remove the bishop, bυt rather to weaken the kingside. The qυeenside pawns will do the rest. 42.gxh4 b3 43.Rc7 Qe2 44.Kh2 c4 45.Rbb7 b2 46.Rb6 Kg6 47.Rb8 b1Q! 48.Rxb1 Bd6 49.Rd7 Bxf4+ 50.Kg1 Be5 51 .Re1 Qf3 52.Re3 Qc6 53.Rd1 c3 54.Ree1 Qf3 55.Rf1 Qxh3 56.Rf2 Qh2+ 57.Kfl c2 0-1 .

10 ... f5! l l .Bxe7 Qxe7 12 .dxe6

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a) 12 .e5? dxe5 13.Nxe5 exd5 14.Qxd5 Bb7-+ -Van der Sterren 1986.

b) 12 .Qe2 e5 and, according to Van der Sterren, White has only the tiniest of advantages, if that.

12 ... fxe4 13.exf7+ Kf8

18.Qxf6+ Kxf6 19.Nfl Ne5 20.0-0-0 Ke6

If Black can achieve the d5 break then the advantage will be his . White's pieces are totally ineffective.

2 l .Ne3 Raf8 2 2 .Rhfl Rf6+ 2 3 .Ng4

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20 Wίn wίtl1 tl1e Djίn!

White eliιninates the powerfιιl Ne5, bιιt is left with an inferior endgaιne.

23 ... Nxg4 24 .Bxg4 + Ke5 25.g3 d5 26.f4 + Kd6 27.cxd5

Forced, as otl1erwίse Black will have connected passed pawns.

27 ... Bxd5 28 .Be2 Kc6 29.b3 a5

3 0.Bb5+ Kxb5 3 1.Rxd5 Re8 3 2.Re1 Rfe6 3 3 .Kd2 Kc6 34.Rh5 Rd6+ 3 5.Ke2 Rd3 !

Infiltration is worth ιnore than the lowly h-pawn.

3 6.Rd1 Red8 3 7.Rxd3 Rxd3 3 8.Re5 Rc3 3 9 .Kd2 a4! 40.bxa4 Ra3 4 1.Rxe4 Rxa4 42 .f5 Rxa2+ 4 3 .Ke3 Kd5+

τl1e rest is ιιnreιnarkable.

4 4 .Rf4 b3 45.Kd3 Rc2 46.f6 c4 + 47.Ke3 b2 4 8.Rf5+ Ke6 4 9.f7 Rc3 + 50.Kd4 Rd3 + 5l.Kxc4 b lQ 52.Rf6+

52.f8Q Qc2+ 53.Kb4 Rb3+ 54.Ka5 Qa2+

52 ... Kd7 53 .f8Q Qb3 + 54 .Kc5 Rd5# 0-i

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Van der Sterren - Sosonko Holland Championship 1985

l .d4 Nf6 2 .c4 e6 3 .Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7.Ne4 d6 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.Bh4 Nd7

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�ft� � � � � �4J� �f� �.,#�f��f� .J.1. .rJ.1.1 � k Δ .(Δ� .!.1. ,(.!1�

�� li�E!: This is dιιbίοιιs becaιιse it allows White to dominate the

center withoιιt having f6-f5 available as a coιιnter becaιιse of the pin at f6.

10.e4! Be7 l l .Bd3

l l .Be2 f5 12 .Bxe7 Qxe7 13.exf5 exd5 14.Qxd5 Nb6 oo

l l ... Nf8?!

ll . . . f5 1 2 .Bxe7 (12.Bg3 fxe4 13.Bxe4 Nf6 14.Bc2:t) 1 2 . . . Qxe7 13 .0-0 f4 14.Qd2 e5 1 5 .g3 - Van der Sterren 1986.

12 .0-0 Ng6 13 .Bg3 Bd7

There probably isn't anything better at this point. Van der Sterren gives two ιιnpleasant options.

a) 13 . . . e5 14.Nh4 b) 13 . . . h5 14.Nh4

14 .Nd2 ± h5 15.h3 Kf8 16.f4 h4 17.Bh2 f5 18 .Qc2 Rh5

18 . . . fxe4 19.Bxe4 exd5 20.Bxd5 Rb8 21 .f5 Ne5 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.f6 Bxf6 24.Rxf6 Qxf6 25.Rf1 Qd6 26.Rxt7+ Ke8 27 .Ne4+-

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19.Nf3 Kg7 2 0.Rael Ra7?!

20 . . . Bf6 2l .Khl ! 21 .dxe6 fxe6 22.exf5 exf5 23 .Ng5 Bd4+ 24.Κhl Qf6 - Van der Sterren 1986.

2 l .exf5 exf5

2 2 .Ng5!

White doωinates the center, and with this ωove ιιnleashes the potential energy of the f-file and h2-b8 diagonal, since Black ωιιst captυre the knight.

2 2 ... Bxg5

22 . . . Qc8 23 .Rxe7 Nxe7 24.Qe2 Kg6 25 .Qxe7 Qe8 26.Qxd6+ f6 27.Ne6 Bxe6 28.dxe6±

2 3.fxg5 Rxg5 2 4.Bxd6 Qb6

24 . . . Ba4 25.Qd2 Rg3 26.Bxc5

2 5.Qd2?

White ωissed a chance for a qιιick kill here. 25.Bf4! Rh5 26.Be3 Ne7 (26 .. Qf6 27.Bxc5) 27.Qe2 Rh7 28.Qf2 Rc7 29.Bg5 Ng6 30 .Bxf5 Bxf5 31 .Qxf5 and Black woιιld not sιιrvive for long.

25 ... Rh5 26.Bh2 Ra8 2 7.d6 Qd8

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2 8.Be2?!

28.Qf2! Rc8 29.Re3 Qf6 30.Rf3 -Van der Sterren.

2 8 ... Rh8 2 9.Bf3 Rc8 3 0.Bb7 Rb8

Here White shoιιld jιιst capωre on a6 and coast to victory. Instead, in tiιne pressιιre, Van der Sterren played inaccιιrately and the fιιll point was only achieved ίη a long endgaιne.

3 l.Bd5 Qf6 3 2 .Qf2 Rbc8 33.Bb7 Rb8 3 4.Bd5 Rbc8 3 5.Re2 Rhf8 3 6.Bb7 Rb8 3 7.Bd5 Rbc8 3 8.b3 a5 3 9.Bb7 Rb8 40.Bd5 Rbc8 4l.Be4 Rfe8 42.Bxf5 Rxe2 4 3.Qxe2 Bxf5 44.Qf2 Nf8 4 5.Qxf5 Qxf5 46.Rxf5 Nd7 47.Rf4 Re8 4 8.Kf2 Nf6 4 9.Rxh4 a4 50.Rf4 Kg6 51.Rf3 Ne4 + 52 .Kgl Nc3 53.d7 Rd8 54.Rd3 Nxa2 55.Bc7 Rxd7 56.Rxd7 axb3 57 .Rd2 Kf5 58.Bd6 Nc3 59.Rb2 Ne4 60.g4 + Kg5 61.Be7+ Kf4 62 .Rxb3 Nd2 63 .Rd3 10

Chernin - Alburt Subotica lnterzonall987

l.d4 Nf6 2 .Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7 .Ne4 d6 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.Bd2

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Win wίtl1 tl1e Djin!

τl1e retreat of the bishop is a serioυs option for White .

9 ... f5 10.a3

10.dxe6 Bxe6! oo -Cl1ernin & Dvoretsky 1987.

10 ... bx a3 11.Rx a3 Bg7 12. Bc3

12. Qc2!? -Cl1ernin & Dvoretsky 1987. 12 . . . Qb6!? 13.Rb3 Qc7 14.e4 fxe4 15 .Qxe4 a5!?

12 ... Bxc3 + 13 .Rxc3 Qb6 14 .Qc1 Nd7 15.Nd2!

15 .g3?! Rb8 16.b3 Nf6 17.Bg2 Ne4 18.Re3 e5!?

15 ... Rb8 16.Rb3 Qc7 17.Rxb8 Qxb8 18 .g3

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Black ιηυst now resolve the central sitυation. If he advances tl1e e-pawn, tl1en ΒIΊ3 will place treιnendoυs pressυre ση tl1e IΊ3-c8 diagonal.

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2 3.Bg2 !

23.Bxc8 Rxc8 24.Ral Rb8 provides sιιfficient coιιnterplay.

2 3 ... fxg3 2 4.hxg3 Bg4 2 5.Rel Qxc3

Black mιιst exchange, as otherwise 26.Qe3 will allow White to infiltrate the kingside.

2 6.bxc3 Rb8 2 7.f4 Nd7

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Black's outside passed pawn is more a weakness than an asset, and White is about to seize the center. But first he should bring the king into the game.

2 8 .e4?

28.Κf2! Nf6 (28 ... Κf8 29.Nc4 Ke7 30.Ral:t) 29.Nc4 Rb3 30.Rcl Ne8 3l .e4±

2 8 ... Kf8

Now the Black king has time to get to e7.

2 9.Bfl Rb2 ?!

The natυral and correct move was 29 . . . Ke7! , and only after 30.Bxa6, then 30 . . . Rb2.

3 0.Nc4 Rc2 ?

Probably the losing move, thoυgh Black was in great difficυlty anyway. For example : 30 . . . Rb3 31 .Rcl Ke7 32.Ne3 h5 33.Bxa6 Nf6 34.Bd3 Rb2 (34 .. .Bf3? 35. e5 Ng4 36exd6+ Κχd6 37. Nc4+ Κχd5 38.Nd2 and the bishop is trapped) 35.Rc2±

3 l .Ne3 Rxc3 32 .Nxg4 Rxg3 + 3 3 .Kh2 ! Rxg4 3 4 .Bh3 h5 3 5.Bxg4 hxg4 36.Kg3 + -

The rest is jυst a display of efficient techniqυe.

36 ... f5 3 7.exf5 Nf6 38 .Kh4 Nxd5 3 9.Kxg4 Nc3 4 0.Re3 Nb5 4 1.Kg5 c4 42 .Kg6 Nc7 4 3 .f6 Nd5 4 4 .Re4 Nb6 45.f7 1-0.

Notes based ση those in Informant 43, by Chernin & Dvoretsky.

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Agzamov - Inkiov Calcutta1986

Win wίtl1 the Djin!

1.d4 Nf6 2 .c4 e6 3 .Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6. Bg5 b4 7 .Ne4 d6 8.a3 ! ?

8 ... bxa3

8 . . . Be7?! ' Boensch-Teske.

9.Rxa3 Be7 10.Bxf6

10 .Nxf6+ was tri�d in Christiansen - AlburtU.S. Championship, 1984: 10 . . . Bxf6 l l .Qd2 0-0 1 2 .g3 exdS 13 .cxd5 Nd7 14.Bg2 Rb8 15 .0-0 Rxb2 16.Qxb2 Bxb2 17 .Bxd8 Bxa3 18.Be7 Re8 19.Bxd6 Bb7 20.Ra1 Bb4 21 .Nd4 Nf6 22.Nc6 Rxe2 23.Nxb4 cxb4 24.Bxb4 BxdS 1h_ι/z 1 Ο ... gxf6 11. dxe6 fxe6

Black's pawn stnιcture will be strong in an endgame, but first there is the middlegame to contend with, and there are a lot of weaknesses near the king.

12 .Rd3 Qa5+ 13.Nfd2 Qb6

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An important position for the evaluation of this line. White has a target at b2, bιιt can defend comfortably on the third rank. Yet he laιιnches an attack.

14.g4 Nd7 15.Bg2 Rb8 16.f4 Qc7

16 . . . Qxb2 17.Nxd6+ Bxd6 18.Rxd6 Ke7 might be playable.

17.0-0 Rg8 18.g5 fxg5 19.fxg5 Bb7 2 0.e3 Rg6 2 l .Qh5 Nf8 2 2.Qf3 Rg7

White jιιst keeps picking away at the small weaknesses in Black's position.

2 3.Nf6+ Bxf6 2 4.Qxf6 Rf7

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Now White achieves a winning endgame.

2 5.Qxf7+ Qxf7 2 6.Rxf7 Kxf7 2 7.Rb3!

27.Rxd6? Bxg2 28.Κχg2 Rxb2 +

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2 7 ... Bxg2

Forced.

2 8.Rxb8 Nd7 2 9.Rc8 1-0.

Black resigned, since he cannot avoid the loss of a piece.

Van der St erren - Rogers Wijk aan Zee 111985

l .d4 Nf6 2 .c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7 .Ne4 d6 8.a3 bxa3 9.Rxa3 e5

This is perhaps the most solid way to play, in Old Benoni style.

10.Qa4 + Bd7 l l .Qc2 a5 12.e3 a4!

Black has a solid lock ση the queenside now.

13.Nfd2 Na6 14.Be2 Nb4+ 15.Qbl Ra6!

Α good defensive move which props up d6.

16.f4 Be7 17 .Nxc5

17.fxe5 Nxe4 18.Bxe7 Nxd2 19.Bxd8 (19.Κχd2 Qxe7+) Nxbl 20.Ral Nc2+ 21 .Κf2 Nxal 22.Rxbl Κχd8 23.Rxal dxe5 +

17 ... dxc5 18.fxe5

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Win with the Djin!

The two pieces are stronger than the rook, and White's central pawns are weak.

2 1 ... 0-0 2 2 .0-0 Re8?!

22 ... Nc7!? is an interesting option here.

2 3.Nd6 Rxe5 2 4.Nxf7 Qe8 2 5.Nxe5 Qxe5

The three pieces are not coordinated, and the connected passed pawns are an asset for White.

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26.e4 Nb4 27 .Khl Be7 28.Qel Bb5 29.Rf5? Qxb2! 30.Raf3 h6 31.h3 a3 32.Rf2

32.Qf2 Q:xf2 33.Rxf2 a2.

32 ... Nc2 33.Qa5 a2 34.Rxc2 0-1. White resigned, before Black could promote the pawn

with check.

Boen sch - Teske Leipzig1988

l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7 .Ne4 d6 8.a3 Be7

Black should captιιre ση a3 instead.

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9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.axb4 cxb4 ll.Qa4+!

This wins the pawn at b4.

ll ... Kf8 12.Qxb4 f5 13.Nc3 Nd7 14.Nd4! ±

The pressιιre at e6 moιιnts.

14 ... Rb8 15.Qa3 Ne5

1 5 . . . Nc5 is met by 16.b4.

16.e3 Qc7 17 .b3 Bb7

Black vainly tries for coιιnterplay at d5, bιιt there wasn't mιιch else to do.

18.Qa5! Qd7 19.Be2 h5

19 . . . exd5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 2 1 .Qxd5 Rb6 22.f4±

20.h4 Kg7 21.Rdl Rbc8 22.dxe6 fxe6

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23.Qxe5+! ! dxe5 24.Nxf5+ Kf8

24 . . . exf5 25.Rxd7 picks off one of the bishops. 25 . . . Bxg2 26.Rg l +-

25.Rxd7 Bb4 26.Nd6 Bxc3+ 27 .Kfl Bc6 28.Rf7+ Kg8 29.Rh3 e4 30.Re7 1-Ο.

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Ch�pter Fo1-1r: �itt Litte. Ot'her st'h moνes

Blocker - Dzindzichashvili New York1984

l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7 .Ne4 d6 8.Qa4+

This check is not useful, since it only aids Black's development. Nevertheless it is still seen from time to time.

8 ... Qd7 9.Qc2

9.Nxf6+ was played Chekhov - Zaichik, Κharkov, 1985 9 . . . gxf6 10 .Qxd7+ Nxd7 l l .Bh4 f5 12 .e3 Be7= -ECO Π 1992. 13 .Bxe7 Κχe7 14.dxe6 fxe6 1 5 . Be2 Bb7 16.0-0 a5 17 .Nd2 Nf6 18.Bf3 Ne4 19.Rfd1 a4 20.a3 Rhb8 2 1 .Nxe4 Bxe4 22.Rd2 bxa3 23.Rxa3 Rb4 24.Bxe4 fxe4 25 .Rc2 d5 26.cxd5 exd5 27.Rxc5 Rxb2 28.h4 Kd6 29.Rc1 Rb3 30.Ra2 a3 3 1 . Rca1 Kc5 32.g4 Kb4 33.Kg2 Ra5 34.Rc2 Rb2 35 .Rc7 a2 36.Rxh7 d4 37.exd4 e3 38.Rb7+ Rb5 39.Ra7 e2 40.Re7 Ra5 41 .g5 Rd2 42.g6 Rd1 43 .Rxa2 Rxa2 44.g7 Ra7 45.g8Q Rxe7 46.Qb8+ Kc3 47.Qc8+ Kd2 0·1 .

9 ... Nxe4 10.Qxe4 f6

a) 10 . . . Ra7= -Henley 1984.

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b) 10 . . . e5 l l .Nxe5 dxe5 12 .Qxe5+ Be7 13 .Qxg7 Rf8 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15 .Qxh7± -Byrne 1984.

ll.dxe6

l l .Bh4 g5 12 .Bg3 e5 Δ Qf5.

ll ... Qc6 12.Qf5?!

1 2 . Qxc6+ Nxc6 13 .Bf4 Bxe6 14.e3 Ne5 1 5 .Nd2 with an even endgame, according to Henley 1984.

12 ... fxg5 13.Nxg5

13 ... Ra7!

This strong move, protecting the seventl1 rank, secures a significant advantage for Black, because White's development is lagging and the pawns are weak.

14.Nf7

14.Nxh7 Rxh7! 15 .Qxh7 Bxe6 Black's bishop pair guarantees a strong initiative according to Henley 1984.

14 ... Rxf7!

Α surprising sacrifice, since it brings the White queen close to the Black king. But White is attacking with a lone queen, and there are no supporters in the area.

15.Qxf7+ Kd8 16.e3 Qc7 17 .Qf5

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Now Black threatens to bring a knight to the strong square at eS . In order to delay this, White allows an exchange of queens.

22 ... Nd7 23.Qe4

23.f4 Nb6! 24.b3 g6 Δ 25 . . . Bg7, which will win because of the control of the diagonal, according to Henley 1984.

23 ... Qxe4

23 . . . Ne5 24.f4

24.fxe4 Ne5 25.b3 Nc6?!

25 . . . Nf3! Δ 25 . . . Be7, 26 . . . Rf8 -+ -Henley 1984.

26.Rd5 Be7 27 .Rf5?

This error shortens the game. The rook is going to get trapped.

27 ... Ne5! 0-1 Here White resigned. Henley provides a possible

conclusion:

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28.Rh5 g6 29.Rh6

29.Rh3 Nd3+ 30.Kd2 Nxf2

29 ... Ng4 30.Rh3 Nxf2.

Win with the Djin!

Brow ne - Dzindzichashvili U .S . Champio nship 1984

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7 . Ne4 d6 8.Bxf6?! gxf6

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Black will be able to place a lot of pressιιre on the center, and eventιιally the bishop pair will be important.

9.e3

White mιιst attend to his development.

9 ... f5 10.Ng3 Nd7 1 1.Bd3 Nf6 12.Qe2?!

Α somewhat natιιral move, bιιt e2 needs to be kept available for a knight, as we shall see.

12 ... Bg7 13.0-0 h5

Note that the Ng3 has only hl as a flight sqιιare.

14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Nh4

The knights are not well placed defensively, and sιιrely White cannot be thinking aboιιt an attack here!

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18 ... Qh4!

Black's attacking force is considerable, especially taking into account the availability of the a8-hl diagonal to the bishop at c8.

19.Nfxh5

a) 19.Nhl Bb7 20.g3 Bxf4! ! 2 1 .gxh4 Bh2# b) 19.hxg4? hxg4 20.Nh3 gxh3-+

19 ... Rxh5 20.Nxh5 Bh2+ 2l.Khl Bb7

22.f3

Forced.

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22 ... Qxh5 23.fxg4

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23.hxg4 Qh4 24.g3 Bxg3+ 25.Kg1 0-Ό-Ό 26.Qg2 (26.gxf5 RgB 27. Qg2 Bh2+ 28.Κhl Rxg2 29.Κχg2 Qg3+ 30. Κhl Qh3-+) 26 . . . Rh8 27.Rfd1 fxg4 28.e4 Rf8-+

23 ... Qxh3 24.Rf3 Qh8! -+ 25.g3 fxg4 26.Qx h2 Bxf3+ 27 .Kgl Qxh2+ 28.Kxh2 Ke7!

The material is not important. Black's attack is . White actually resigned, rather than face

29.Rbl Rh8+ 30.Kgl Rhl+ 31.Kf2 Rh2+ 32.Kel Kf6 01..

Portisch - Miles Tilburg1986

l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7 .Ne4 d6 8.g3

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The fianchetto approach is interesting as long as the h1-a8 diagonal can be opened.

The capture ση e6 led to nothing ίη Quraishi - Meetei, Dubai Olympiad, 1986: 8 .dxe6 fxe6 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10 .Bh4 Be7 1 1 .g3 Bb7 12 .Bg2 0-Ό 13.0-Ό Nc6 14.Qd3 Qe8 1 5 .Rad1 Rd8 16.Bh3 Qf7 17.e4 Rfe8 18.Rfe1 a5 19.Qe3 a4 20.Qh6 Bc8 2 1 .Bg2 Qg6 22.Qc1 e5 23.h3 Be6 24.Qc2 Ra8 25.Nh2 Qf7 26.Rc1 Nd4 27.Qd3 Bf8 28.f4 Ra7 29.f5 Bd7 30.Ng4 Bg7 31 .Qd2 Qf8 32.Qd1 Bc6 33.Ne3 Qf7 34.Κh2 Rf8 35.Κh1 Bh6 36.Ng4 Qg7 37.Ne3 Κh8 38.Qg4 Qxg4 39.Nxg4 Bxc1 40.Rxc1 Kg7

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41 .Ne3 Κf7 42 .Re1 h5 43 .Κg1 Rh8 44.Κf2 Rb7 45.Rc1 a3 46.b3 Ba4 47.Rb1 Bxb3 48.Rxb3 Nxb3 49.axb3 a2 50.Nc2 a1Q 0-1 .

8 ... Ra7 ?!

8 . . . Be7 is better according to Benjamin & Schiller 1987.

9.Bg2 e5

9 . . . Be7= -Gipslis ECO Π.

10.a3!

White strikes qιιickly ση the qιιeenside.

10 ... bxa3 1 1.b4! cxb4 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qa4+± Nd7

a) 1 3 . . . Ke7 14.c5!+- -Miles 1986. b) 13 .. . Rd7 was forced, according to Miles, bιιt in any

event White has a clear advantage.

14.Qxb4 f5 15.Nxd6+ Bxd6 16.Qxd6 Qa5+ 17 .Kf 1 Rb7

Black hopes to pιιll off a swindle.

18.Bh3+-

18.Qxa3?? Rb1 +-+

18 ... e4 19.Nh4 Rb6 20.Qf4 Qc3 2 1.Kg2 1-0.

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Ch�pt�r fiν�: 7 . . . Β�7

Garcia - Illescas, Terrassa 1991

Win with the Djin!

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4

6 . . . h6? 7.Bxf6! gxf6 7 . . . Qxf6?! 8.e4± -Henley 1984. 8 .e3 � -Henley 1984. 8.cxb5 axb5 9.Nxb5 Qa5+ 10.Nc3 Bg7 Δ f5, and Black has coιιnterplay -Henley 1984.

7 .Ne4 Be7

This is an obvious alternative to 7 . . . d6, but it has not gained a strong following.

8.Bxf6

a) 8.d6 Nxe4 9.Bxe7 Qb6 -Lerner 1985. b) 8 .Qd3 Nxe4 9.Qxe4 Bb7 is ιιnclear, bιιt there is nothing

ιιnclear aboιιt 9 . . . Bxg5? 10 .dxe6 Nc6 1 1 .exd7++- -Lerner 1985.

8 ... Bxf6 9.Nd6+

9.Qd2 ' Lerner-Gιιrgenidze.

9 ... Ke7 10.Nxc8+ Qxc8

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White has control of a little more space, and it is not easy for the Nb8 to get into the game. On the other hand, White needs to develop.

1 1.Qc2 exd5 12.cxd5 d6 13.e3

13 .e4 Re8 14.Be2 Κf8= 1 5 .e5 Bxe5 16.Qxh7 Bxb2 17. Qh8+ Ke7 18.Qh4+ Bf6 19.Qg3 Κf8 +

13 ... Nd7 14.Bc4 Nb6 15.Nd2 Qg4+

Black has taken over the inititive and threatens weak pawns at g2 and b2, since the queen at c2 is overworked.

16. 0-0 Bxb2 17 .f3 Qh4 18.g3 Qf6 19.Rab 1 Bc3 20.Ne4 Qh6 21.f4

21 .Nxc3 Qxe3+ 22 .Kg2 Nxc4+

21 ... Nxc4 22.Nxc3 Na3 23.Qe4+ Kd8 24.Rb3 Re8+ 25.Qf5 Nc4 26.Qxf7 Rc8 Δ Rc7 . 27 .Qa7 Nd2 28.Na4 Nxf 1 29.Nb6 Re7 30.Qxa6 Rb8 31.Kxf1 Qxh2 32.Nc4 Qh1+ 33.Kf2 Qh2+ 34.Kf3 Qh5+ 35.Kf2 Qxd5-+

Finally the weak pawn falls .

36.Nxd6 Ra8 37 .Qb6+ Kd7 38.Qb5+ Qc6 0-1

Lerner - Gurgenidze USS R Championship 1985

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.Bg5 b4 7 . Ne4 Be7 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.Qd2 d6 10.a3

10.dxe6 Bxe6 l l .Nxd6+ Ke7 12 .0-()-() Ra7 οο Black's initiative compensates for the pawn, according to Lerner 1985 .

10 ... bxa3 1 1.Rxa3 0-0

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Black has a fairly comfortable position, though the backward d-pawn can become a liability. White needs to develop the kingside .

12.e3

White must not get carried away. 12 .g4?! exdS 13 .Qxd5 Ra7 14.Qxd6 Qxd6 15 .Nxd6 Bxg4+ -Lerner 1985 .

12 ... e5 13.h3 Be7 14.g4 f5 15.gxf5 Bxf5 16.Bd3

. Bg6

.

16 . . . a5!? Δ Na6-b4 is sιιggested by Lerner. 17.Qd l!

17.Ng1? Bh4 18.Rh2 Ra7+ or 17.Nh2? Bh4 18.0-0 BfS 19.Kg2 Qd7 +

17 ... Bh4 18.Nfd2

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18 ... Ra7

Here too 18 . . . a5 comes strongly into consideration. Black waits three more moves but that delay may be responsible for his defeat.

19.Qg4 Raf7 20.Kdl

The position is unclear, according to Alburt 1985 .

20 ... Bf5

a) 20 . . . Bxf2 2 1 .Ng5 Bxe3 22.Nxf7 Bxf7) 22 ... Rxl7 23.Bxg6 hxg6 24.Rxe3) 23.Bxh7+ Κχh7 24.Rxe3±

b) 20 . . . Rf5 2 1 .Nxd6! Bh5 22.Nxf5 Bxg4+ 23.hxg4± -Lerner 1985 .

2l.Qg2 a5 22.Rgl Bg6

22 . . . g6 might have been the last chance to save the game.

23.f3 Na6 24.Ng5± Bxg5 25.Bxg6 Bxe3??

Α blunder which leads to a rapid conclusion, but Black was in deep trouble anyway, for example 25 ... hxg6 26.Qxg5±

26.Bxf7 + Rxf7 27 .Rxe3 1-0.

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Ch�pter Six: 6.e4

This seemingly normal move can lead t o some interesting complications, but Black has nothing to worιy aout if wellprepared.

Christiansen - Alburt U .S . Championship 1985

l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.e4 b4 7 .e5 bxc3 8.exf6

8 ... Qa5

a) 8 . . . cxb2 9.Bxb2 gxf6 10.Bd3 Bg7 oo - Henley 1984. b) 8 . . . Qxf6 9.Bg5 Qg6 10.Bd3 with compensation,

according to Alburt 1985 . 10 . . . Qh5 1 1 .0-0 and White is ση the verge of winning, according to McCambridge 1986.

c) 8 .. . g6 9.dxe6! -Alburt 1985.

9.bxc3 gxf6?!

9 . . . Qxc3+ 10 .Bd2 Qxf6 l l .Bd3 oo -Alburt 1985. l l . . . Bd6 1 2 .0-0 Bf4 13 .Qc2 Bxd2 14.Nxd2 Qh6 1 5 .Rab1 oo Natamoros-Zaichik, Camaguey 1987. Black has some problems developing the qιιeenside, and there really isn't any hope of a kingside attack. I 'd hate to be Black. Among other things, there is Re1-e3-h3 to worιy aboιιt.

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10.Bd2

Win with the Djin!

Alburt 1985 claims a clear advantage for White here due to superior development. Ι am not so sure.

10 ... f5

10 . . . h5!? Δ Bh6.

l l.Bd3 Bg7 12. 0-0 d6

1 2 . . . Bxc3 13 .Bxc3 Qxc3 14.Re1 0-0 1 5 .Rb1 -McCambridge 1986.

13.Re l 0-0

13 ... e5? 14 .Nh4 e4 1 5 .Qh5+- -Alburt 1985 .

14.dxe6?!

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a) 14.Qc2 creates serious problems, since Nf3-g5 will provoke h7-h6, and then White will lift the rook to the queenside via e3. The pressure at e6 keeps the knight at b8. All in all a most unpleasant position for Black.

b) 14.Ng5 eS 1 5 .Qh5 h6 16.Nh3 e4 17.Re3! -Alburt 1985.

14 ... fxe6 15.Ng5

Black has problems defending both d6 and fS .

20 ... e4?!

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a) 20 . . . f4!? 2 1 . Qh3 Bf6 should hold. b) 20 . . . Rf6 2 1 .Qe8+ Rf8 22 .Qh5 is only slightly better for

White, according to Alburt 1985.

21. Bf4! Qd7 ?!

a) 2 1 . . . exd3? 22.Bxd6 is wιnnιng, according to McCambridge 1986. He's right, but it isn't simple. 22 . . . Qf7 and now:

al) 23.Bxf8 Qxf8 (23 . . . Bxf8 24.Qe5+ Qg7 25. Qxb8 Kg8 26.Re8 Rf7 27.Qg3±) and now:

al l) 24.Rxb8 (24.Qe8 Nd7) Qxb8 25 .Qe8+ Qxe8 26.Rxe8+ Bf8 27.Rxf8+ Kg7 28.Rd8 28.Rxf5 Rd7 Rb7 29.f3 Rb1 + 30.Κf2 Rb2+ 3 1 .Κg3 d2=;

a 1 2) 24.Qb6! Ra8 25 .Qb7+-a2) 23.Qxf7 Raxf7 24.Bxf8 Rxf8 25.Red1 Bxc3 26.Rxd3

Bd4 27.Rdb3 Nc6 28.Rb6 ;!;; b) The best move is 21 . . . Rd8! 22.Bc2 Qd7 -Alburt 1985 .

22.Qxd7 ?

White should have grabbed the pawn here, and settled for equality. 22 .Qxd6! exd3 23.Rxb8 Qxd6 (23 .. .d2? 24.Rdl Rxb8 25. QxbB+ BfB 26.Bh6+- -Albιιrt 1985.) 24.Bxd6 Rxb8 25 .Bxb8 Rb7 26.Bf4 Bxc3 27.Rd1 Rb2 28.Κf1 -McCambridge 1986.

22 ... Nxd7 23.Bfl Bxc3 24.Redl Bd4!

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The backward d6-pawn is not important. 24 . . . Be5 25 .Bxe5+ dxe5 26.Rd5 oo -McCambridge 1986.

25.Bxd6 Re8 26.Bf4 Ne5 27 .Bxe5+?! Rxe5 28. g3?!

28.Be2 would have provided more resistance, as noted by Christiansen, since White could follow with Κfl and then f3 .

28 ... Rf7

Now White is on the verge of losing.

29.Rb8+ Kg7 30.Rdbl f4 31. gxf4 Ref5 32.Rlb3 Rxf4 33.Rg3+ Kf6 34.Rg2 Ke5! -+

The rest is simple.

35.Re8+ Kd6 36.Be2 Kd7

The rest is simple.

37 .Rgg8 Rxf2 38.Bg4+ Kc7 39.Khl Rxa2 40.Rgf8 Rxf8 4l.Rxf8 e3 42.Re8 Kb6 43.h4 Ka5 44.h5 h6 45.Re6 Kb4 46.Rxh6 e2 47 .Rb6+ Kc3 48.Rbl Kd2 0-1

Ftacn ik - Fa uland Vienna1986

l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.e4 b4 7 .e5 bxc3 8.exf6 gxf6 9.Bd3 Bg7

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Matamoros - Meetei, Dubai Olympiad, 1986 saw the infeήor attempt 9 . . . d6?! 10.bxc3 Be7 11.0--0 fS?! and White quickly obtained a dominating position and won: 12.Re1 Rg8 13 .Rb1 Rg6 14.dxe6 f:xe6 15.Bxf5 exf5 16.Qd5 Ra7 17.Rxb8 Qc7 18.Rb2 Κf8 19.Rbe2 Qd8 20.h4 Kg7 21.Bg5 Bxg5 22.Nxg5 h6 1·0 .

10.0-0 f5 ll.bxc3

ll ... d6?

a) 11 . . . 0--0 12.Bg5 QaS was suggested by Κlinger, but Benjamin & Ι didn't find any relief after 13 .Rb1! Δ Be7--d6.

b) 1 1 . . . Bxc3 12.Rb1 0--0 13 .Bf4 d6 14.dxe6 fxe6 1 5 .Bc2± -Ftacnik 1987.

12.dxe6 fxe6

13.Bxf5! exf5

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a) 1 3 . . . Bxc3 14.Bg5 Bf6 15 .Be4+- -Ftacnik 1987. b) 13 . . . 0--0 14.Be4 Ra7 15 .Qd3 h6 16.Rb1 Qc7 17.Rd1 Rd8

18.Bf4+- -Ftacnik 1987.

14.Qd5! Ra7

If 14 . . . Qc7, then 1 5 .Re1 + Kd7 16.Qf7+ Kc6 17.Re7+-. The remaining comments are based ση analysis by Ftacnik ίη New in Chess Yearbook 6.

15.Re l+ Kf8

Black has no choice, but now his game is hopeless: 15 . . . Be5 16.Nxe5 Re7 17.Bg5 dxe5 18.Rxe5 Qxd5 19.Rxe7+ Κf8 20.cxd5 or 1 5 . . . Re7 16.Bg5 Bf8 17.Bf6+-

16.Rbl Bxc3

Neither 16 . . . Nd7 17.Qxd6+ Kg8 18.Re7 Qc7 19.Qe6+ Κf8 20.Re8# or 16 . . . Qc7 17.Bf4 Be5 18.Nxe5 Bb7 19.Bh6++- work.

17 .Bh6+ Bg7

Νο better is 17 . . . Rg7 18.Rxb8 Bxe1 19.Ng5 Qd7 20.Rxc8+ Qxc8 2 1 . Qf7#

18.Bg5 Bf6 19.Rxb8 Kg7

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• ��-:t� B.ftB Β Β

• m mf."-\• W%� � W:�"ZJ � �� m Ρ��Ρ� Δ� � f�Δf� ��% ��- �§� ��---� � ;; < " ' @'}]); / � ' : �- �

19 . . . Bxg5 20.Nxg5 Kg7 2 1 .Rxc8 Qxc8 22.Ne6+ Kg6 22 . . . Κf6 23.Qxd6+- 23.g4!+-

20.Rxc8!

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5 1 Win with the Djin!

Even without a knight at g5, this is still a powerful exchange sacrifice.

20 ... Qxc8 21.Bxf6+ Kxf6 22.Qxd6+ Kg7

22 ... Κf7 23.Ng5+ Kg7 24.Ne6+ Κf7 25.Qe5+-

23.Qg3+! Kf8

23 . . . Κf7 24.Ng5+ Kg7 25.Ne6+ Κf7 26.Qe5+-

24. Ng5 Rg8

24 . . . Re7 25 .Qd6 Qc7 26.Qf6++-

25.Qe5! Rxg5 26.Qf6+ Rf7

26 . . . Kg8 27.Qxg5+ Rg7 28.Qh5 Ftacnik indicates this as a win for White, but Black does have a defense. 28 . . . Rf7 29.Re3 Qd7±

27 .Qxg5 Qc6 28.h4 h6 29.Qd8+ Kg7 30.Re8 Qc7

30 . . . Qf6 3 1 .Rg8+ Kh7 32.Qxf6 Rxf6 33.Rc8 with an easy win in the endgame.

3l.Rg8+ Kh7 32.Rh8+ Kg6 33.Qg8+ Kf6 34.Rxh6+ 1-0.

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Ot�pter Seνe11: 5. Bs5 cxb4

The lines presented here have more of an English flavor, and are classified ίη ECO as Α32 . If you like playing hedgehog positions, this line is a useful supplement to a straight-up Djin.

Fur man - Tal USS R Championship 1975

l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bg5

This position can be reached from the Djin via 4.Nc3 cS S .BgS cxd4 6.Nxd4.

6 ... Nc6

6 . . . h6 is also playable, for example: a) Gulko - Gurgenidze, Volgodonsk, 198 1 : 7.Bxf6 Qxf6

8.e3 Nc6 9.Be2 Bb4 10.0-0 Bxc3 l l .bxc3 eS 12 .Nf3 d6= 13 .Qb3 0-0 14.Rfd1 Qe7 1 5 . Rab1 Rd8 16.Rb2 Bd7 17.Rbd2 Bg4 18.h3 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 e4 20.Be2 Rac8 2 1 .Qa3 NeS 22.Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24.Rxd6 Nxc4 25.Rd4 Nb2 26.Rxe4 Rxc3 27.Re8+ Kh7 28.Re7 Rc1 + 29.Κh2 Rc2 30.Bf3 Rxf2 3 1 .Rxf7 Kg8 32.Rxb7 Κf8 33.Ra7 Nc4 34.Rxa6 Nxe3 35.a4 Ra2 36.a5 Nfl + 37.Kg1 Nd2 38.Bd5 Ra1 + 39.Κf2 Nb1 40.Ra7 Nc3 4 1 . Bc4 Ra3 42 .a6 Ne4+ 43.Κg1 Ra1 + 1 ·0 .

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b) 7 . . . Bh4 and now: bl) Κharitonov - Gιιrgenidze, Volgodonsk, 198 1 : 7 .Bh4

d6 8.e3 Nbd7 9.Be2 Be7 10.Bg3 Qc7 l l .Rc1 0-0 12 .0-0 b6 1 3 .b4 Bb7 14.Qb3 Rfe8 1 5 .Rfd1 Rac8 16.a3 Qb8 17.h3 Bf8 18.Nf3 e5 19.Nd2 Rc7 20.Qb1 Qa8 21 .e4 Rec8 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.cxd5 f5 24.Rxc7 Rxc7 25.exf5 Nf6 26.Nc4 b5 27.Ne3 Qc8 28.Bh4 Be7 29.Bxf6 Bxf6 30.Ng4 Qd8 3 1 .Qd3 Κf8 32.g3 Bc8 33.h4 Bd7 34.Bf3 Rc4 35.Ne3 e4 36.Bxe4 Rc3 37.Qd2 Rxa3 38.Ng4 Be8 39.Rc1 Rb3 40.Nxf6 Qxf6 41 .Rc8 Qe5 42.Bc2 Rf3 43 .Kg2 Ra3 44.f6 Qxf6 45.Qe2 Qf7 46.Qe4 a5 47.bxa5 b4 48.Rb8 Rxa5 49.Qxb4 Qxd5+ 50.Be4 Qc5 51 .Bg6 Qc6+ 52 .Κh2 Ra8 53.Qf4+ Ke7 54.Bxe8 1 ·0 .

b2) 7 . . . Be7 as seen in Tukmakov - Zaichik, Moscow, 1989: 1 .d4 Nf6 2 .c4 e6 3 .Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5 .Bg5 cxd4 6.Nxd4 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.e3 b6 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 0-0 l l .Bf3 Ra7 12 .Rc1 Nc6 13 .Bg3 Nxd4 14.exd4 d5 1 5 .c5 bxc5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Bxd5 Bxf2+ 19.Bxf2 Rd7 20.Bxe6 Rxd1 2 1 .Rcxd1 Qa5 22 .Bb3 Re8 23.Bd4 Re2 24.Bc4 Rc2 25.Bb3 Rd2 26.Rxd2 Qxd2 27.Bxf6 Qe3+ 28.Κh1 gxf6 29.Bc4 a5 30.a4 Kg7 3 1 .b3 Qe4 32.h3 h5 33.Rd1 1/zJ/z

b3) 7 . . . Bb4 8.Rc1 !? -Watson 1988.

7 .e3

a)7.e4!?, suggested by Watson,is a Taimanov Sicilian position.

b) Oei - Ashley, Groningen, 1990 : saw instead 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e4 Rb8 9.Qc2 9. e5 Qa5 9 . . . Qa5 10.Bd2 Qc7 l l .Rc1 Bd6 1 2 .g3 h5 13 .Bg2 h4 14.Bg5 Ng4 1 5 .gxh4 f6 16.Bd2 Rxh4 17.h3 Ne5 18.b3 g5 19.Ne2 c5 20.Bc3 Bb7 21 .Rd1 Ke7 22.f3 Rbh8 23.Κd2 Ng6 24.Kc1 Be5 25.Kb1 Bc6 26.Rd2 a5 27.a4 Bxc3 28.Qxc3 Qe5 29.Qxa5 Nf4 30.Nxf4 Rxf4 3 1 .Rd3 Rfh4 32.Rhd1 Rb8 33.Kc2 Rb4 34.Rd5 exd5 35 .Qxc5+ Qd6 36.Qxd6+ Κχd6 37.exd5 Bxa4 38.bxa4 Rhxc4+ 39.Kd3 Rd4+ 40.Ke2 Rb2+ 0-1

7 ... Be7

7 . . . Qa5!? 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Be2 (Pomar-Lengyel, Amsterdam 1969) 9 . . . Bb4!? -ECO Ι 1979.

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8.Be2

Win with the Djin!

8.Nf3 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10 .Be2 0-0 1 1 .0-0 Be6 is a Taπasch Defense, Razuvayev-Gutman, USSR 1977.

8 ... Qa5 9.Bf4

9.Bh4 0-0 9 . . . Ne4 10.Bxe7 Nxc3 l l .Nxc6 bxc6 1 2 . Qd2 Κχe7 1 3 .bxc3 ;t 10.0-0 d6= -Tal 1976.

9 ... Ne4

9 . . . d5!? is possible, but not 9 . . . e5? 10 .Nb3 Qc7 l l .Bg5± -Tal 1976.

10.Qc2

10 .Nb3 Nxc3 l l .Nxa5 Nxd1 12 .Nxc6 Nxe3 + -Tal 1976.

10 ... Nxc3 1 1.bxc3 e5=

12.Nb3

12 .Nxc6 bxc6 13 .Bg3 0-0 14.Bd3 g6 Δ f5 .

12 ... Qc7 13.Bg3 d6 14.0-0 0-0 15.Rab1

1 5 .f4!? -Tal 1976.

15 ... Be6

1 5 . . . f5 16.f4 e4 17.Nd4 -Tal 1976.

16.Rb2 Rac8 17 .Rfb1 Kh8 18.f3

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18 ... b5! 19.cxb5 axb5 20.N d2

Win with the Djin!

20.Bxb5 Nb4 2 1 . Qe4 (21. Qd2 Qxc3 22.Qxc3 Rxc3 23.Be1 Nxa2!+) 21 . . . Nd5 +

20 ... Na7 2l.a4

2 1 .c4? is refuted by 2 1 . . . d5!

2l ... Qa5 22.axb5 Rxc3 23.Qd l Qb6 24.Nfl

24.Bf2? d5 25 .e4 d4 +

24 ... Ra3 25.Ra l Rxa l 26.Qxa l Rb8 27 .Bel Bd8?

27 . . .d5! 28.Ba5 Qc5 29.b6 Nc6 30.Rb5 Qe2 31 .Rb2 Qc5=

28.Khl!

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Cj(> Win with the Djin!

White has a small advantage here. But ση his next move he throws it all away.

28 ... f5 29.Bd3?

29.Qdl was the correct move.

29 ... e4! + 30.fxe4 fxe4 3l.Rf2

3 1 .Bc3 exd3 32.Bd4 Qa5 33.Ra2 33.Qxa5 Bxa5 34.Bxa7 Rf8 35 .Κgl Bc4 + Qxa2 34.Bxg7+ Kg8-+

3l ... Bh4 32.g3 exd3 33.gxh4 Nxb5 34.Qa4 Qc6+ 35.Kgl Qc4 36.Qxc4 Bxc4 37 .Nd2 d5 38.Rf4 Nc3 39.Kf2 Rc8 40.Kf3 Ne2 41.Rf7 Kg8 42.Rf5 Re8 43.Rg5

43 .Bg3 Nc3 44.Rf4 Ne4 45.Nxc4 ( 45. Nxe4 dxe4+-+ dxc4 46.Bel 46.Rxe4?? Rxe4 47.Κχe4 d2) 46 . . . d2 47.Bxd2 Nxd2+ 48.Ke2 c3-+

43 ... Bb5 44.Bg3 Nc3 45.Re5?

45 .Be5 Ne4! 46.Rxg7+ Κf8.

45 ... Rxe5 46.Bxe5 Ne4! 0-1 . Notes after Tal 1976 in Informant 20.

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57 Win wίtl1 the Djin!

Ch�ptεr Eis11t: Whitε p1�\fS �" ε�r1\f ε2-ε3

If Whίte plays a qιιίet move lίke e2-e3, Black's loss of tίme wίth a 7 -a6 becomes ίnsίgnίfίcant, and eqιιalίty ίs fairly easy to achίeve.

Balashov - Alburt Taxco Interzonal 1985

l. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.e3 c5 5. Nc3 b6

Black does not have to play b7-b6 rίght away. a) 5 . . . Qc7 ίs also seen, for example: a1) 6.Bd3 d6 7.0-Ό Nbd7 8.Re1 g6 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10 .Bf1 b6

l l .b4 Ncd7 12 .Bb2 Bb7 13 .Nd4 Bg7 14.Ndb5 axb5 1 5 .Nxb5 Qc6 16.Qxd6 Rb8 17.Be5 Nh5 18.Bxg7 Nxg7 19.c5 bxc5 20.bxc5 Nf5 2 1 . Qxc6 Bxc6 22.Na7 Ne7 23.Rad1 Kd8 24.a4 Kc7 25 .Bb5 Nxc5 26.Nxc6 Nxc6 27.Rc1 Kb6 28.Rxc5 Κχc5 29.Rc1 + Kb4 30.Bxc6 Rhc8 31 .Rb1 + Kc3 32.Bb5 Kd2 33.g3 Rc1 + 34.Rxc1 Κχc1 35.Kg2 Kd2 36.g4 g5 37.Bc6 Rb2 38.Kg3 f6 39.Bd7 e5 40.Bb5 Ke1 41 .f4 exf4+ 42.exf4 Rb3+ 43 .Κg2 gxf4 44.Bc6 Ke2 45.a5 f3+ 0-1 , Hernandez - Psakhίs, Calcιιtta, 1988.

a2) 6 .Be2 d6 7.0-Ό Nbd7 8.a3 Be7 9.b4 b6 10.Bb2 0-Ό l l .d5 e5 1 2 .e4 g6 13 .Ne1 Ne8 14.Nd3 Ng7 1 5 .a4 f5 16.a5 cxb4 17.Nxb4 bxa5 18.Nc6 Bg5 19.Ba3 Bb7 20.Bf3 Rae8 21 .Rb1 Bc8 22.Rb2 Rf7 23.Qa4 Ref8 24.Qxa5 Qxa5 25.Nxa5 Bd8 26.Nb7 Bxb7 27.Rxb7 Ba5 28.Na4 fxe4 29.Bxe4 Ne8 30.Bf3 Ndf6 3 1 .Rfb1 Rxb7 32.Rxb7 Rf7 33.Rb8 Kg7 34.Be2 Be1 35.Rb1 Bd2 36.Rb8 Be1 37.f3 a5 38.c5 Bb4 39.Bxb4 axb4 40.Bc4 e4 41 .fxe4 Re7 42.Bd3 Nxe4 43.Bxe4 Rxe4 44.c6 Κf6 45.Nb6 Nc7 46.Rb7 b3 47.Nd7+ Ke7 48.Rxb3 Nxd5 49.Rb7 Kd8 50.Nf8 Re1 + 5 1 .Κf2 Re7 52.Nxh7 Rxb7 53.cxb7 Kc7 54.Nf8 Ne7 55.Κf3 Κχb7 56.Κf4 Kc6 57.h4 d5 58.Ne6 Kd6 59.Nd4 Nc6 60.Nb5+ Ke7 61 .Nc3 Ke6 62.Κg5 d4 112-112, Torre - Bίschoff, Lιιgano, 1988.

b) 5 . . . Be7 is also possible, e.g. , Ιηkίον - Romanίshin, Moscow, 1986: 1 .d4 Nf6 2 .c4 e6 3 .Nf3 c5 4.e3 a6 5 .Nc3 Be7 6.Be2 d6 7.0-Ό Nbd7 8.b3 0-Ό 9.Bb2 b6 10 .a4 Rb8 l l .d5 e5

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12 .e4 g6 13 .Ne1 Ne8 14.Nd3 Ng7 1 5 .g3 f5 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Ne4 Nf6 18.Bf3 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Bf6 20.Bc3 a5 2 1 . Qc2 Rb7 22.Rae1 Rbt7 23.Qb2 g5 24.f3 Bg7 25.Rf2 h6 26.Ree2 lfz-lh

In this game Black adopts a hedgehog approach, which is appropriate against White's unambitious formation.

6.Bd3

6.Be2 is even more passive. Qvotrup-Yefimov, Budapest 1990 continιιed 1 .d4 Nf6 2 .Nf3 e6 3 .c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5 .e3 b6 6 .Be2 d6 7.0-0 Bb7 8.b3 Nbd7 9.a4 g6 10 .Qc2 Bg7 l l .Rd1 0-0 1 2 . e4 cxd4 13 .Nxd4 Rc8 14.Ba3 Nc5 15 .Bf3 Qe7 16.b4 Ncd7 17.b5 Rxc4 18.Nc6 Qe8 19.e5 Nd5 20.Bxd5 exd5 21 .Bxd6 Nxe5 22.Bxf8 Qxf8 23.Qb3 Nxc6 24.bxc6 Rxc3 25 .Qxb6 Bxc6 26.Qxa6 Be5 27.Rac1 Bxh2+ 28.Kfl Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Bd7 30.Qd3 Bf4 3 1 .Ra1 h6 32 .g3 0-1 .

6 ... d6

Orr - Crouch, Edinburgh, 1988 saw instead 6 . . . Bb7 7.0-0 Be7 8.b3 0-0 9.d5 exd5 10.cxd5 d6 l l .e4 b5 12 .a4 b4 13 .Nb1 Ng4 14.Nbd2 Bf6 15 .Ra2 Nd7 16.Nc4 Nde5 17 .Bb2 Nxc4 18.Bxc4 Bxb2 19.Rxb2 Qf6 20.Re2 Rae8 21 .Qd3 a5 22.Ba6 Bxa6 23 .Qxa6 Ne5 24.Nxe5 Qxe5 25.Rfe1 Ra8 26.Qc4 Rfe8 27.g3 g5 28.Kg2 g4 29.h3 h5 30.hxg4 hxg4 31 .Rh1 Qc3 32.Qxc3 bxc3 33.Rc1 f5 34.Rxc3 fxe4 35.Rce3 Rab8 36.Rxe4 Rxe4 37.Rxe4 Rxb3 38.Re6 Rb6 39.Rg6+ Κf7 40.Rxg4 Κf6 41 .Re4 Κf5 42.f3 Rb4

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43.g4+ Kg5 44.Κg3 c4 45.f4+ Κf6 46.Re6+ Κf7 47.Rxd6 Rxa4 48.g5 Rb4 49.f5 a4 50.g6+ Ke7 5 1 .Re6+ Kd7 52.g7 1·0 .

7 . 0-0 Bb7 8.b3

8.Re1 Nbd7 9.e4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 White is just a tempo down in a Kan Sicilian, and b2-b3 will be required in any event.

8 ... Nbd7 9.Bb2 g6

9 . . . Be7 with kingside castling to follow would be a more orthodox approach. The double-fianchetto hedgehog is not Albιιrt's intent here, so one wonders what motivated the advance of the g-pawn. 10 .Ng5!? Δ f4 is given by Mirkovic in Informant 55, but Ι am not sure Ι see the point. 10 . . . h6 1 1 .Nf3 ( JJ.Nh3 Qc7Δ 0-0-0!?) 1 1 . . . 0-0. ι

10.dxc5

10 .Ng5 is probably stronger, according to analysis by Mirkovic 1992 in Informant 55 :

a) 10 . . . h6 1 1 .Nxe6 (1J.Nge4f;t) 1 1 . . . fxe6 1 2 .Bxg6+ Ke7 1 3 .d5 oo;

b) 10 . . . Bg7!? 1 1 .f4;\;; c) 1 0 . . . Be7 1 1 .f4 Ο-Ο 1 2 .Qe1 Re8 13 .Qh4 Bf8 14.dxc5! h6

( 14 ... Nxc5 15.Nd5! exd5 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17 Qxh7# or 14 ... dxc5 15.e4 Δ e5 :t.) 1 5 .Nxt7 Κχt7 16.Qg3 Kg8 ( 16. .. g5 17fxg5 hxg5 18.Qxg5 Ne5 19.Ne4! Bxe4 20.Bxe5+-) 17.Bxg6 Bg7 18.cxd6 Ra7 Mirkovic-Yefimov, Belgrade 1992 19.Rad1 ! Δ e�5 ± .

10.d5 is also possible. Hιιzman-Yefimov, USSR Championship 1988 continued 10 . . . e5 1 1 .Nd2 Bh6 1 2 .f4 0-0 13 .Qf3 exf4 14.exf4 Nh5 1 5 .g3 f5 16.Rae1 Bg7 17.Qd1 b5 18 .Qc2 Bd4+ 19.Κg2 b4 20.Nd1 Bxb2 2 1 . Qxb2 a5 22.Nf3 Ng7 23.Nf2 h6 24.Qd2 Nf6 25.Nh4 Κh7 26.Re3 a4 27.Rfe1 axb3 28.axb3 Ra7 29.Nf3 Rf7 30.Bb1 Ra3 31 .h3 Nfh5 32.Κh2 Bc8 33.Rd3 Qf6 34.Nd1 Ra1 35 .Qb2 Rfa7 36.Rd2 Qd8 37.Ne3 R1a3 38.Nc2 R3a6 39.Rde2 Rf7 40.Qc1 Qf6 41 .Ne3 Ra3 42.Bc2 Re7 43 .Ng2 Rxe2 44.Rxe2 Bd7 45.Qe3 Ra8 46.Qf2 Ra2 47.Bd3 Ra3 48.Bc2 Kg8· 49.Qe3 Ra1 50.Nge1 Ra8 5 1 .Qd2 Κf8 52.Kg2 Qa1

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53.Qe3 Re8 54.Qd2 Ra8 55 .Qe3 Kg8 56.Κf2 Re8 57.Qd2 Ra8 58.Qe3 Re8 59.Qd2 Rf8 60.Qe3 Re8 61 .Qd2 1h-1h. 10 ... bxc5!

10 . . . dxc5 l l .Qe2 and White will double rooks on the d-file, with a small advantage. Anyway, this is an aggressive opening and the capture toward the center brings many interesting possibilities with it, at virtually no cost.

ll.Ne4

ll ... Be7

Capturing at e4 is out of the question. a) l l . . . Bxe4? 12 .Bxe4 Nxe4 13 .Bxh8 f6 14.Qd3 d5

1 5 .Rfdl ± b) l l . . . Nxe4?! 12 .Bxh8 f6 13 .Qc2 13 .g4!? d5 14.cxd5 exd5

1 5 .Bxe4 dxe4 16.Nd2 Qe7 17.Nc4 with a strong initiative.

12.Qc2 0-0 13.Rfdl Ne8 14.Be2 f5 15.Ng3 Bf6

1 5 . . . h5 is suggested by Alburt. Things could become messy quickly, e.g. , 16.e4 h4 17.exf5 exf5 (17 .. gxf5 18.Nh5!?) 18.Nfl oo

16.Rabl a5

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19 ... Ne5 20.Bxb7 Rxb7 2l.Ne2!

This knight is headed to b5, and Black can't do much about the threat. So he should at least consider how to bring additional resoυrces to defend d6.

2l ... a4?!

2 1 . . . Ra7!? 22 .Nc3 Ra6

22.bxa4 Ra7 23.Nf4?!

23.Nc3 Δ Nb5 was the coπect plan.

23 ... Ng7 24.Ned3 Rfa8 25.Nxe5 dxe5?!

25 . . . Bxe5 woυld have been structυrally soυnder.

26.Ne2 Rxa4 27 .Qb3

27.Nc3 Rxc4 28.Qb3 oo

27 ... Qb8 28.Qa2 Rb4 29.Nc3 e4 30.Nb5! ±

Finally!

30 ... Be5 3l.Bxe5 Rxbl 32 .Qxbl Qxe5 33.g3 g5 34.Nd6 h5

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35.Qal?!

The endgame which follows holds few winning chances, and White would have done much better to keep queens ση the board. 35 .Qb7 Rf8! 35 . . . Rxa3 36.Qc8+ Κh7 37.Nf7 Qf6 38.Rd7! f4 39.Qh8+ Kg6 40.gxf4 gxf4 4 1 . Qh6+ Κf5 42.Qxf4+ Kg6 43.Nh8++- 36.a4± The White king is safe enough and the a-pawn flies .

35 ... Qxal 36.Rxal Ra4 37 .Nb7 Kf7!

The saving move! 37 . . . Rxc4 38.a4 Ne8 39.a5 Nc7 40.a6 Rb4 41 .Nxc5 Rb6 42.a7 Na8 43 .Rdl Κf7 44.Rd7+ Ke8 45.Rh7+-

38.Nxc5 Rxc4 39.Nb3 Ra4 40.Nc5 1h - 1h . Agreed drawn. Notes after Albιιrt in Informant 39, 1985.

In kiov - Balashov Yur mala1985

l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 b6 6.Be2

This is a less ambitious plan.

6 . . . d6

There is no reason why Black's shouldn't develop the bishop immediately, e.g. , 6 . . . Bb7 7.0-0 d6 8 .a3 Nbd7 9.b4 Qc7 10 .Qb3 Rc8 l l .Nd2 Be7 12 .Bb2 d5 13 .cxd5 exd5 14.bxc5 bxc5

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1 5 . Na4 c4 16.Qc2 Ο-Ο 17.Bc3 a5 18.Rfb1 Bc6 19.Bd1 Rb8 20. Qa2 Bb5 2 1 . Qc2 Bd6 22.h3 Rfe8 23.Nb2 Nf8 24.Qc1 Ne6 25 .Ba4 Ng5 26.Bxb5 Rxb5 27.Na4 Rxb1 28.Qxb1 Qd7 29.Qd1 Nfe4 30.Nxe4 Nxe4 31 .Be1 Rb8 32.f3 Nf6 33.Bxa5 Qe7 34.Qc1 Rb3 35.Bc3 Bxa3 36.Qd2 h6 37.Nc5 Bxc5 38.dxc5 Qxc5 39.Ra8+ Κh7 40.Qc2+ Ne4 41 .Bd4 Qc6 42 .Ra7 Kg8 43.fxe4 dxe4 44.Ra5 Rd3 45.Rc5 Qg6 46.Rxc4 Qg3 47.Qe2 Κh7 48.Rc1 f5 49.Qf2 Qxf2+ 50.Κχf2 Rd2+ 51 .Kg3 g5 52.Rc7+ Kg6 53.Rc6+ Κh7 54.Rf6 f4+ 55.Kg4 fxe3 56.Bxe3 Rxg2+ 57.Κf5 Rg3 58.Bd4 Rf3+ 59.Kg4 Rxf6 60.Bxf6 Kg6 61 .Bd4 h5+ 62.Kg3 Κf5 63 .Κf2 h4 64.Be3 g4 lfz-1/z, Bus - Efimov, Hradec Κralove, 1988.

7 . 0-0 Nbd7

7 . . . Be7 is a reasonable altemative: 8 .Qc2 0-0 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.Rd1 Nc6 l l .b3 Qc7 was eqιιal in Berndorff-Aleksieva, Eιιropean Under-20 Womens's Championship 1992, though the game went downhill for Black: 12 .Bb2 Nb4 13 .Qb1 Rb8 14.Ne1 Bd7 15 .Bf3 Rfd8 16.Rd2 Be8 17.Qd1 Nd7 18.Qe2 Ne5 19.Rad1 Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 Nc6 2 1 . Qg3 Ne5 22.Ne4 Bc6 23.Nxd6 Ng6 24.Nf5 e5 25 .Bxe5 Rxd2 26.Rxd2 Qa5 27.Nxe7+ 1-0.

8.b3 Be7 9.Bb2 0-0

'=' � ll.l Μ �'='�·� .. -�i!J� ----�• �� ... r� :ι: m �� JL f�

� "' � '" ' ' � :t Ρ.�·� Ρ.�·� :t <�"/"' ��-�· � � r. � � . ��

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�. · ft �N �f.'\� &".� ;z.J .(. / "ZJ &"./� � rM P;# � f� � r� .!.1 � �i�g� .il. !&1

�� f'�..Μι�� rl::::l� �tY�l::::l � In this game Black adopts an orthodox hedgehog

strategy. White deviates from the path by advancing the d-pawn and closing the center.

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10 .Rc1 is also possible: Andruet-Cerisser, Epinal 1986 continued 10 . . . Bb7 l l .Qc2 Qc7 12 .Rfd1 Rac8 13 .Qb1 Qb8 14.Qa1 Qa8 1 5 .Ne1 Rfd8 16.Bf3 cxd4 17.exd4 d5 18.Be2 Nf8 19.Bfl Qb8 20.Nc2 dxc4 2 1 .bxc4 Qf4 22.Ne3 Ng4 23.Nxg4 Qxg4 24.d5 Ng6 25 .h3 Qg5 26.Rd3 Qh4 27.Nd1 exd5 28.Bxg7 dxc4 29.Rxd8+ Rxd8 30.Rxc4 Qg5 3 1 .Rg4 Qd2 32.Ne3 Bc8 33.Re4 Be6 34.a4 Rc8 35.Bh6 Bf8 36.Bxf8 Κχf8 37.Qf6 Kg8 1-0.

10 ... e5!

White seems to have two weak bishops, though Black will have difficulty finding a break.

ll.e4 g6 12.Nel Ne8 13.Nd3 f5

This is the natural plan for Black in the old Benoni formation which has now been reached.

14.f4

An ambitious plan. White might also have tried to play on the queenside with 14.b4, according to Balashov 1985.

14 ... Ng7 15.g4!

1 5 .exf5 gxf5 16.fxe5 dxe5 would have been better for Black, according to Balashov 1985.

15 ... exf4 16.Nxf4 Ne5 17 .gxf5 gxf5

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18.Kh l?!

18.Ne6 Nxe6 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.exf5 Balashov claims compensation here . After 20 . . . Bxf5 , Ι don't see it.

18 ... Ra7 19.Bd3?

Α mistake, which costs White the game. More resistant was 19.Ne6 Bxe6 20.dxe6 Nxe6! 2 1 .exf5 Nd4 +.

19 ... Bf6 20.Bc2 Ng4! + 2l.Qd2 Be5 22.exf5 Qh4

White's kingside is wide open, and the knights, combined with the rook from far off a7, finish the job.

23.Rf3 Bxf5 24.Bxf5 Rxf5! 25.Rafl Nh5 26.Nxh5

26.Rh3 Qxh3! 27.Nxh3 Rxfl + 28.Κg2 Raf7-+

26 ... Rxf3 27 .Rxf3 Nxh2! 28.Qg2+

28.Nf6+ Kh8 29.Qf2 Nxf3+

28 ... Rg7! 29.Qh3 Nxf3

White resigned, not wanting to get mated at g l . 0-1 .

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Langeweg - Ligter in k Holland Championship 1984

l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.e3

Ξ�� ιιι. �WΊι:lh?'� i,'ι=l'! ��Ί!fi1it� �&i �.t· r�:.t· ��.t· "r�:.t' � p� � p� .t• •.t?� � � � �. � • • • • - ft � • • � � ' � � • • r�� P.ill�'LJ� .ι:.. r� �� r� .ι:.. r� .Ω. ;r,ω � ;r,ω .Ω. ;r,ω . / � ' / . /

' '�?'NWN� � -��oogs�§ This is a very unambitious reply which allows Black to equalize

fairly easily.

4 ... c5 5.dxc5

a) 5 .d5 b5 is an excellent form of the gambit, since e2-e3 is not a useful move in that strategy.

b) White simply continued with his development in Muse - Miles, Berlin, 1985: 5 .Be2 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.0-0 c4 8.b3 b5 9 .a4 Bb7 10 .axb5 axb5 l l .Rxa8 Bxa8 1 2 .Ne5 Bd6 13 .Bf3 Nbd7 14.bxc4 bxc4 1 5 .Qa4 Ο-Ο 16.Ba3 Qc7 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Qa1 Qb8 19.Nxd7 Nxd7 20.Nc3 Nf6 2 1 . Rb1 Qc7 22 .h3 Bc6 23.Qa3 Rb8 24.Rxb8+ Qxb8 25.Qa5 Qd6 26.Qb6 h6 27.e4 Qa3 28.Qxc6 Qxc3 29.Qc8+ Κh7 30.Qf5+ Kg8 31 .e5 Qe1 + 32 .Κh2 Ne4 33.e6 Nd2 34.Qxf7+ Kh7 35.Kg3 c3 36.e7 Nfl + 37.Kg4 c2 38.e8Q Qxe8 39.Qxe8 c1Q 40.Qe5 Nh2+ 41 .Kg3 Nfl + 42.Kg4 Nh2+ lj:z-1/z

5 ... Bxc5 6.a3 d5!

Nikolic,N-Dizdarevic, Zagreb Zonal 1993 saw Black adopt more of a Hedgehog formations: 6 . . . 0-0 7.Nbd2 b6 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 Be7 10 .Qc2 d6 l l .b4 Nbd7 1 2 .Bb2 Rc8 1 3 .Rac1 Rc7 14.Qb1 Qa8 1 5 .Rfd1 Rfc8 16.Bfl e5 17 .Qa1 Nf8 18.a4 a5 19.bxa5 bxa5 20.Bc3 Ne6 2 1 .Qa2 Nc5 22.Nb3 Nxb3 23.Qxb3

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Ne4 24.Nd2 Nc5 25 .Qc2 Bc6 26.Ra1 Ra7 27.Rdb1 Rb7 28.Rxb7 Bxb7 29.Nb3 Be4 30.Qd1 Nb7 31 .Qd2 Bd8 32.h3 Bf5 33.Qd5 Qa7 34.Qb5 Bb6 35 .Be1 Be4 36.Qd7 Qb8 37.Ra2 Bc6 38.Qg4 Qc7 39.Bd3 Rb8 40.h4 Nc5 41 .Nxc5 Bxc5 42.Be4 h5 43 .Qf3 Rb1 44.Re2 Bxe4 45.Qxe4 Ra1 46.Κh2 Rxa4 47.Rb2 Bb4 48.Qa8+ Κh7 49. Qe8 Ra1 50.Bxb4 Qxc4 5 1 .Qd7 f6 52.f4 Qfl 53.Qd8 Qg1 + 54.Kg3 Qxe3+ 55.Κh2 Qxf4+ 56.g3 Qf3 57.Rg2 axb4 0-1 .

7 .b4 Bd6

7 . . . Ba7 is a sensible alternative.

8.Bb2 0-0 9.Nbd2 Nc6

9 . . . dxc4 concedes the center unnecessarily. 10 .Bxc4 b5 l l .Bd3 Bb7 12 .0-0 Nbd7=

10.Be2 Qe7 11.0-0 Rd8

Black has a solid position, but the Bc8 is still locked ίη. 12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Rac1 Rac8 14.Qb1 Bc7

14 . . . Bb8!? 1 5 .b5 axb5 16.cxb5 Na5 Δ b6.

15.Rfd1 Be8 16.Nb3 dxc4 17 .Bxc4 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1

Black has a reasonable game but now he undertakes a rash action ση the queenside which gets him into deep trouble quickly.

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18 ... a5?

18 . . . Rd8 ;!;

19.b5! Na7 20.Nbd2 The threat is 21.b6. 20 ... Bb6

20 . . . Nxb5? 2 1 .Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Bxb5+-

2l.a4± Rd8 22.Bd3 h6 23.Nc4 Nc8 24.Ba3 Qc7 25.Rcl Qb8

Black's position has been reduced to total passivity, and White can now slowly build the pressure until Black cracks.

26.g3 Bc7 27 .Qc2 Nb6 28.Nxb6 Bxb6 29.Nd2 Nd5 30.Nc4 Bc7 3l.Bh7+! Kh8 32.Be4 Bd7

Or 32 . . . b6 33.f4 .

33.Bb2 Nb4 34.Qc3 f6 35.Bbl b6 36.Ba3 Nd5 37 .Qc2

White's reorganization, while the enemy pieces have done nothing, now creates mating threats .

37 ... f5

Forced.

38.Bb2

Now there is a new diagonal to attack.

38 ... Bd6 39.e4 fxe4 40.Qxe4 Kg8 41.Qh7+ 1·0.

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Ch�pter Ni11e: White fi�11c'hettos

This slow system should not cause Black any problems, provided that he does not fall into a false sense of security and play passively.

Mozny - Vehi Bach Biel 1990

l.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4 .g3 c5 5.Bg2 cx d4

5 . . . b5!? is more in keeping with the spirit of the position: a) 6.cxb5 axb5 7.Ne5 d5! 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.0-0 0-0 and now: al) 10 .Nd2 Δ Nb3!? a2) 10 .Nc3!? b4 l l .Nb5 (11.Nd3 Be7 12.Na4) l l . . . Qb6

12 .a4 Ba6 13 .Bg5!? Cl3.Nc4!? Qd8 14.Be3= -Sha1nkovich 1986. 14 . . .Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Bxb5 16.axb5 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Qb6+) 1 3 . . . Bxb5 14.Bxf6 14.axb5 Rxa1 15.Qxa1 Qxb5+ gxf6 15 .Ng4 Bd4! 16.axb5 Rxa1 17.Qxa1 f5 + Bogner-Shamkovich, USA 1986.

b) 6.dxc5!? Bxc5 7.Ne5 Ra7 8.Nd3 Bd4 (B . . .Be7? 9.Be3 Bb7 10.Bxa7 Bxg2 11.Rg1 Bb7 12.cxb5:r) 9.cxb5 axb5 9 . . . 0-0!? 10 .e3 Bb6 l l .Nc3 Bb7 (11 .. . 0-0 12.Nxb5 Ra5 13.Nd6:r) 1 2 .Nxb5 Ba5+ 13 .Nc3 Qc7 14.Bd2± Kohlweyer-Makropoulos, Dortmund 1988. ;

c) 6.Ne5!? was sιιggested by Shamkovich 1986.

6.Nxd4 Qc7

We have transposed to a fairly orthodox hedgehog position.

7 .0 - 0! ?

Βιιt now things get strange. Α more prosaic example is Χιι Jιιn-Alburt, Sιιbotica interzonal 1987: .b3 Nc6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Bb2 0-0 10.Nc3 Rb8 l l .Rc1 Qa5 12 .e4 Nxd4 13 .Qxd4 d6 14.a3 Bd7 1 5 .h3 Rfc8 16.Rfd1 Qh5 17.Qe3 e5 18.Qe2 1/2.

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7 ... Qxc4 8.Nc3 Qc7 9.Be3 Nc6 lO .Rcl Be7 ll.Qa4 0-0 12.b4

White does not have a lot for the pawn, but the open c-file changes the entire nature of the game, which usually revolves around the weakness at c4.

12 ... Qb8 13.a3 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 d5

14 ... b5 1 5 . Qc2 Bb7 is a logical alternative.

15.e4

15 ... dxe4 16.Nxe4 Nd5

16 . . . Nxe4 17.Bxe4 gives White sufficient compensation for the pawn.

17 .Nc3 Nf6 18.Qa5

18.Ne4 Nd5 19.Nc3 would have concluded the game peacefully.

18 ... Bd8 19.Bb6 Bd7 20.Rfdl Bc6 2l.Bxd8 Rxd8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Qxd8+ Rxd8 24.Bxc6 bxc6

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Black's weaknesses at c6 and a6 offset his extra pawn.

25.Na4 Kf8 26.Rxc6 Rd3 27 .Rxa6 Rxa3 28.b5 Rb3 29.b6 Nd7 30.Ra7 Ke8

30 . . . Nxb6 31 .Rb7±

3l.Kg2 Rb5 32.b7 Kd8 33.Nc3 Rb4 34.h4 Nb8 35.Na4 Rb5 36.Nc3 Rb4 37 .Na4 Kc7 38.Nc5 Rb5 3 9.Ne4 h6

39 . . . Rxb7 40.Rxb7+ Κχb7 41 .Ng5=

40.g4 f5 4l.gxf5 Rxf5 42.Ra3 Rf4 43.Rc3+ Kxb7 44.Nc5+ Kb6 45.Nxe6 Rxh4 46.Rb3+ Ka7 47 .Nxg7 Nc6 Υ2 - Υ2 .

Adianto - Quinteros Reykjavik1986

l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.g3 b5

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5 .cxb5

White does not have to capture the pawn, of course: a) 5 .Nbd2 bxc4 6.Nxc4 Bb7 7.Bg2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3

Bd5 10 .Rc1 Nc6 l l .Nfe5 Bxg2 12 .Κχg2 Nxe5 13 .Nxe5 Nd5 14.Bd2 f5= Rajkovic-I .Sokolov, Novi Sad 1986.

b) 5 .Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.b3 0-0 8.Bb2 bxc4 9.bxc4 d6 10 .Nc3 Nbd7 l l .Qd3 Rb8 1 2 .Rab1 Bxf3 13 .Bxf3 c5 14.e3 Qc7 1 5 .Rfc1 Rb6 16.Ba1 Rfu8 17.Bd1 Rxb1 18.Nxb1 e5 19.Nd2 Qa5 20.Qc2 Bf8 2 1 .Bc3 Qc7 22.dxe5 dxe5 23.Bf3 Qd6 24.Ne4 Qe6 25 .Qd3 Nxe4 26.Qxe4 Rb6 27.Rd1 Rd6 28.Rxd6 Qxd6 29.Kg2 g6 30.Qd5 Qxd5 3 1 . Bxd5 Bd6 32.Bb7 Nb8 33.g4 Κf8 34.Κf3 Ke7 35.Ke4 Nd7 36.g5 f5+ 37.gxf6+ Nxf6+ 38.Κf3 e4+ 39.Kg2 Ng4 40.h3 Be5 41 .Ba5 Nf6 42.Bxa6 Ne8 43 .Bb7 Nd6 44.Bd5 g5 45.Bb6 1-0 , Pekarek - Κnezevic, Prague, 1983.

5 ... axb5 6.Bg2 Bb7

6 . . . c5 7.Ne5 see Bogner-Shamkovich in Mozny-Vehi Bach, above.

7 . 0-0 Be7

7 . . . c5!? is an interesting alternative. Villavicencio - Vehi Bach, Spain Championship, 1989 continued 8.Nbd2 Na6 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10 .Nb3 Bd5 l l .Nfd4 Bxg2 1 2 .Κχg2 Qb6 1 3 .Κg1 Be7 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 1 5 .Qd3 b4 16.Be3 Qd5 17.a3 bxa3 18.bxa3 Ra4 19.Rfu1 0-0 20.Rb5 Qa8 21 .Nc2 Rc8 22.Bd2 Ne4 23.Bb4 Bxb4 24.Rxb4 d5 25.Rab1 h6 26.Rxa4 Qxa4 27.Ne3 Rc3 28.Rb8+ Κh7

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29.Qb1 Qxa3 30.Κg2 Qa6 3 1 .Qb2 Ra3 32.Qc2 Rc3 33.Qb2 Qd6 34.Nd1 Rc7 35 .Qb1 f5 36.Ra8 d4 37.Qb3 Qd5 0·1 .

8.Bg5 d6

8 . . . 0-0= -ECO Π 1992.

9.Qb3 Nbd7 10.Qxb5 Ba6 ll.Qc6 Bxe2

Black's position is slightly suspect, with weaknesses at c7 and facing pawns on the queenside which are not as vulnerable as in the Benko Gambit, because the Black bishop is in a defensive position at e7 instead of attacking from g7

12.Rcl;;!;;

-ECO Π 1992 .

12 ... Rb8 13.Nc3 Rb6 14.Qa4 Ba6 15.d5! ? 0-0

1 5 ... Nxd5 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Re1 f6 18.Be3 c5 19.b4 Bb5 20.Qa3 Ra6 2 1 .Qb2 ;!;;

16.Be3 Nc5 17 .Qa3 Bc8 18.Bfl Rb7 19.b4 Nce4 20.Nxe4 Nxe4 21.dxe6 Bxe6

Black's pieces are uncoordinated.

22.Nd4 Bd5 23.Qd3 Bf6 24.a4± Re8 25.Rabl Qd7 26.b5

Black l1as solved the coordination problem, but White has a solid initiative and control of more space on the queenside.

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Stempin - Fries Nielsen Naestved1988

l.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.g3 b5! ?

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Usually Black waits until White has advanced the d-pawn to the 5th rank before playing this move but Velimirovic once suggested this gambit.

5 . . . cxd4 6.Nxd4 Qc7 leads to typical English hedgehog positions with an ECO code Α32 . Some examples:

a) 6 . . . Qc7 and now: al) 7.Qd3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 where both recaptures have been

seen. al l) Ribli - Ljubojevic, Linares, 198 1 : 8 . . . dxc6 9.Bg2 e5

10 .0-0 Be6 l l .b3 Rd8 12 .Qc2 Be7 13 .Bb2 0-0 14.Rad1 l!z-1/z. a 1 2) Ιοηον - Magerramov, Soviet Union, 1988: 8 . . . Qxc6

9.e4 Bc5 10 .Be3 d6 l l .Bxc5 Qxc5 1 2 .Rd1 Ke7 13 .Be2 Bd7 14.0-0 Rhd8 15 .Rd2 Rac8 16.a3 Be8 17.Rfd1 a5 18.b4 axb4 19 .axb4 Qxb4 20.Rb1 Qc5 2 1 .Rxb7+ Κf8 22.Qd4 Qxd4 23.Rxd4 Bc6 24.Rb6 Nd7 25.Rb1 Nc5 26.f3 Ke7 27.Rd2 Rb8 28.Rdb2 Rxb2 29.Rxb2 Ra8 30.Ra2 Rxa2 3 1 .Nxa2 Ba4 32.Κf2 Bb3 33.Nc3 Kd7 34.Ke3 Kc6 35.Nb5 e5 36.Na7+ Kb6 37.Nc8+ Kc7 38.Ne7 Ne6 39.f4 Kb6 40.Bd3 Kc5 41 .Nc8 Nd4 42 .Kd2 Nc6 43.Kc3 Bd1 44.h3 f6 45.Bc2 Bf3 46.Kd2 g5 47.f5 Bh5 48.Kc3 Bt7 49.h4 h6 50.Ba4 Nd4 5 1 .Bd1 Bxc4 52.Nxd6 Be2 53.Nb7+ Kb6 54.hxg5 hxg5 55 .Bxe2 Nxe2+ 56.Kd3 Nc1 + 57.Kc4 Κχb7 58.Kd5 Ne2 59.Ke6 Kc6 6Ο.Κχf6 Kd6 6 1 . g4 Nc3 62.Κχg5 Nxe4+ 63 .Kg6 Ke7 64.g5 Κf8 65.Κh5 Kg7 66.f6+ Κt7 67.Kg4 Nd6 68.Κh5 Nf5 69.Kg4 Nd4 70.Kh5 e4 71 .Kg4 Ne6 72.Κf5 Nxg5 0-1 .

a2) The gambit line 7.Bg2 was tried in Barnes - Issler, ο , 1989: 7 . . . Qxc4 8.0-0 Qc7 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Rc1 Nc6 l l .e4 Qd8 1 2 . Be3 0-0 13 .Qe2 d6 14.Rfd1 Bd7 1 5 .e5 Nxe5 16.Bxb7 Rb8 17.Bxa6 Neg4 18.Bb5 Nxe3 19 .Qxe3 e5 20.Nc6 Bxc6 2 1 .Bxc6 Rxb2 22.Qf3 Qa5 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Bxd5 Qa7 25.Rc6 Bg5 26.Κf1 Bd2 27.Qd3 Bc3 0-1 .

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a3) Basin - Sagalchik, Minsk, 1988: 7 .Bg5 Be7 8.Rc1 b6 9 .Bg2 Bb7 10 .Bxb7 Qxb7 1 1 .0-0 0-0 12 .Qa4 d6 13 .Rfd1 Rc8 14.h3 Nbd7 1 5 .Nf3 Rab8 16.a3 b5 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Qb3 h6 19 .Bf4 e5 20.Be3 Nc5 2 1 . Qa2 b4 22.axb4 Qxb4 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Qxd5 Na4 25.Rxc8+ Rxc8 26.Ra1 Nxb2 27.Ra7 Κf8 28.Bd2 Qb8 29.Rb7 Qa8 30.Nxe5 dxe5 3 1 . Qd7 Re8 32.Bb4 Qa4 33.Bxe7+ Kg8 34.Qd5 Qd1 + ljz_l/z.

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b) 6 . . . Nc6 7.Bg2 b1) 7 . . . Bc5 was played in Hansen,L - Novacan, Budapest,

1989: 8.Nb3 Be7 9.Bf4 d6 10.Nd2 e5 l l .Bg5 Be6 1 2 .Bxf6 Bxf6 1 3 .Nd5 Be7 14.0-0 f5 1 5 .Nb1 0-0 16.Nbc3 Na5 17 .Qa4 Re8 18.Rad1 Bf8 19.Qb4 Rb8 20.a4 Nc6 21 .Qa3 Na5 22.b3 Κh8 23.Qa2 Rc8 24.Rb1 g6 25.Qd2 Bg8 26.Rfd1 e4 27.f4 Bg7 28.e3 h5 29.Bfl Bf7 30.Be2 Κh7 3 1 .Κg2 Re6 32.h3 Rc6 33.Qa2 Rc8 34.g4 Nc6 35 .Qd2 Na5 36.Rdc1 Κh6 37.Rg1 Nc6 38.Kh2 Ne7 39.Nxe7 Rxe7 40.gxf5 gxf5 4 1 . Rg5 Bg6 42.Rbg1 Re6 43.Nd5 Qe8 44.a5 Qf7 45.Bd1 Rg8 46.b4 Bf6 47.Nxf6 Rxf6 48.Bxh5 Rg7 49.Qf2 Qxc4 50.Qh4 Qc2+ 1·0 .

b2) Zysk - Marian, Fed. Rep. Germany, 1985 continued more prosaically with 7 . . . Qc7 8.0-0 d6 9.b3 Bd7 10 .Bb2 Rd8 l l .Rc1 Qb8 1 2 .Nxc6 Bxc6 13 .e4 Be7 14.Re1 e5 1 5 .Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Nd7 17.c5 dxc5 18.f4 f6 19.fxe5 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 fxe5 2 1 .Qh5+ g6 22.Qxe5 Qxe5 23.Rxe5 Rf8 24.Rxc5 Rf7 25.d6 Rxd6 26.Rc8+ Rd8 27.Bxb7 Rxc8 28.Bxc8 Rf6 29.Ra5 Bb4 30.Rxa6 Bc5+ 31 .Kg2 Rf2+ 32.Κh3 Rd2 33.Bg4 Κf7 34.Bf3 Bg1 35.g4 g5 36.Ra5 Be3 37.Re5 Rxh2+ 38.Κχh2 Bf4+ 39.Kg2 Bxe5 40.Bd5+ Ke7 41 .Κf3 Kd6 42.Ke4 Bb2 43 .Bg8 Kc5 1/z_llz. 6.cxb5

6.Bg2 bxc4 oo -Velimirovic, in Watson 1988.

6 ... axb5 7.Nxb5 Qa5+

7 . . . Qb6!? 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bb7 10.Nf3 Bc5 l l .e3 Ne4 12 .Nxe4?! Bxe4 13 .Be2 Bb4+ 14.Κf1 14.Bd2 Bxd2+ 1 5 .Qxd2 Qb7! Nc6 + Black has more than enough compensation for the pawn, Nickoloff-Benjamin, Toronto 1985.

8.Nc3 cxd4 9.Nxd4

9. Qxd4 Nc6 gives Black a strong initiative.

9 ... Bb7 10.Nb3 Qb6 l l .Be3 Qc7 12 .f3

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White has been forced to weaken the kingside and Black's pieces will have a greater inflιιence on the center.

12 ... Bb4 13.Bg2 Nd5

Now Black will recover the pawn.

14.Bd2 Nxc3 15.Bxc3 Bxc3+ 16.bxc3 Qxc3+ 17 .Qd2

17.Κf2 0-0+ 17 ... Qxd2+ 18.Kxd2 Ke7 19.Rhc1 Ra3 20.Kc3! Nc6 21.f4 Rha8 22.Kb2

Black has pressιιre, bιιt with the assistance of the king the a-file is now secιιre.

22 ... R3a4 23.Rc3 Nd8 24.Bf1 Bd5 25.e3 Nc6 26.a3D R4a7 27 .Bb5 Rb8 28.a4 Nb4 29.Nd4 Nc6 30.Nb3 Nb4 31.Nd4 Nc6 32.Nb3 Nb4 lh - lh

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Chekhov - Zaichik Berlin1989

Win with the Djin!

l.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Bg5 h6

This reply leads to an interesting game with chances for both sides . There is an obvioιιs and popιιlar alternative in 4 . . . c5:

a) 5 .e3 is best met by 5 . . . h6, where the bishop can either capture or retreat:

a1) Chernin - Trepp, Lιιcerne, 1985: 6 .Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Nc3 cxd4 8.exd4 Bb4 9.Be2 Bxc3+?! 9 . . . 0-Οοο -ECO Π 1992. 10.bxc3 d6 l l .Qa4+ Nd7 12 .0--0 Qd8 1 3 .Nd2 Qc7 14.Qb4 b6 1 5 .Bf3 Rb8 16.a4 Nf6 17.a5 bxa5 18.Qa4+ Ke7 19.c5 dxc5 20.Qa3 Bb7 2 1 .Bxb7 Rxb7 22.Nb3 Nd7 23 .dxc5 Rxb3 24.Qxb3 Nxc5 25 .Qa3 Rc8 26.Rfd1 a4 27.Rd4 Qc6 28.Rad1 Ke8 29.Qb4 Qb5 30.Qc4 1·0 .

a2) Odendahl - Albιιrt, World Open, 1985: 6 .Bh4 b6 7.Nc3 Be7 8.d5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 Bxh4 10.Nxh4 exd5 l l .Qxd5 0--0 1 2 .Ng6 Bb7 13 .Qxb7 Nc6 14.Nxf8 Ra7 1 5 . Qxa7 Nxa7 16.Rd1 Κχf8 17.Be2 Nc6 18.0--0 Qc7 19.Rd2 Qe5 20.Bf3 Nb8 2 1 .g3 b5 22 .Rc1 b4 23.a3 a5 24.axb4 cxb4 25.c5 g6 26.Rc4 Qf5 27.Be4 Qf6 28.Bd5 g5 29.b3 Nc6 30.Bxc6 dxc6 3 1 .Ra2 Qf3 32.Rd4 Qf5

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33.Rxa5 Qb1 + 34.Kg2 Qxb3 35.Ra8+ Kg7 36.Rb8 Qc3 37.Rbxb4 Qxc5 38.Rbc4 Qb5 39.Rc1 h5 40.h4 gxh4 41 .Rxh4 Qd5+ 42.Kg1 f6 43.Rhc4 Qf5 44.Rc5 Qf3 45.R1c4 Kg6 46.Rxc6 Qd1 + 47.Κh2 Qf3 48.Rc2 Qe4 49.R6c4 Qd3 50.Rc1 Qd2 5 1 .Kg1 Kg5 52.Rf1 Qa2 53.Rf4 Qd5 54.Rb1 Qc5 55.Ra1 Qd5 56.Ra6 f5 57.Rh4 Qf3 58.Rd6 f4 59.exf4+ Κf5 60.Rxh5+ 1·0

b) 5 .d5 can lead to lines from the Blumenfeld Gambit. Here are two paths to follow:

bl) 5 . . . h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 and now: bl l) Seirawan - Alburt, U.S . Championship, 1984: 7 .Nc3

Qd8?! (7 . . d6 Δ e5 -Alburt.) 8.g3 ! � (-ECO Π 1992) 8 . . . d6 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10 .Bg2 Nc6 l l .Nd2 Be7 12 .0--0 Ο-Ο 13 .Nd5 Re8 14.Ne4 Bf8 1 5 .Nec3 Rb8 16.a4 Qd7 17.b3 Bh3 18.e3 Bxg2 19.Κχg2 Qf5 20.Ra2 Red8 2 1 . Qf3 Qxf3+ 22.Κχf3 f5 23.Rd2 g6 24.Nb6 Κf7 25.Ncd5 Re8 26.Kg2 Rbd8 27.Rfd1 Bg7 28.Nf4 Be5 29.Ne2 Re6 30.h3 h5 3 1 .Nf4 Bxf4 32.gxf4 Nb4 33.Κg3 Ke7 34.Κh4 Κf6 35.Nd5+ Nxd5 36.Rxd5 b6 37.a5 Ke7 38.axb6 Rb8 39.Kg5 Rxb6 40.R5d3 Rf6 41 .Ra1 Rf8 42.h4 Ra8 43.f3 Rf8 44.e4 fxe4 45.fxe4 Rf6 46.Rg3 Ke6 47.Ra2 Rf8 48.Rf2 Rb7 49.f5+ gxf5 50.exf5+ Rxf5+ 5 1 .Rxf5 Rg7+ 52.Κχh5 Rxg3 53.Rg5 Rxb3 54.Kg6 Rb4 55 .Rg4 d5 56.cxd5+ Kd6 57.Kg5 Rxg4+ 58.Κχg4 Κχd5 59.Κf5 c4 60.h5 c3 61 .h6 c2 62.h7 c1Q 63 .h8Q Qc2+ 64.Kg5 Qg2+ 65.Κf4 Qe4+ 66.Kg3 Qe5+ 67.Qxe5+ Κχe5 68.Κf3 Kd4 0-1 .

b 1 2) Novikov - Zaichik, Κharkov, 1985: 7 .Qc2 d6 8.e4 e5 9.Nc3 g6 10 .Be2 Be7 1 1 .0--0 Ο-Ο 1 2 .Ne1 Qg7 13 .Nd3 Nd7 14.a3 f5 oo -ECO Π 1992. 1 5 .b4 b6 16.Rab1 Nf6 17.Nb2 cxb4 18.axb4 fxe4 19.Nbd1 Bf5 20.Ne3 h5 2 1 .Ra1 a5 22.Qb3 Nd7 23.Nb5 axb4 24.Rxa8 Rxa8 25.Bxh5 Nc5 26.Qxb4 Ra4 27.Qb1 Qh6 28.Bg4 Bxg4 29.Nxg4 Qd2 30.Ne3 Rb4 3 1 .Qa1 Ra4 32.Qd1 Qxd1 33.Rxd1 Κf7 34.g3 Bg5 35.Ng4 Be7 36.Ne3 Bg5 37.Ng4 Be7 lfz-lh.

b2) 5 . . . exd5 6.cxd5 and now: b21) 6 . . . h6 was seen in Groszpeter - Ortega, Vama, 1983 :

7 .Bh4 d6 8.Nc3 g5 9.Bg3 b5 10 .Qd3 Bg7 l l .h4 Nh5 12 .Nd2 Nxg3 1 3 . Qxg3 f5 14.hxg5 hxg5 1 5 .Rxh8+ Bxh8 16.Qh3 Qf6 17 .Nde4 fxe4 18.Qxc8+ Qd8 19.Qe6+ Qe7 20.Qg8+ Qf8

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2 1 . Qxg5 Nd7 22.e3 Bxc3+ 23.bxc3 Qh8 24.Rc1 b4 25.Be2 Ne5 26.cxb4 Rb8 27.Bh5+ Kd7 28.bxc5 Nd3+ 29.Kfl Qb2 30.Qf5+ Kd8 3 1 . Qf8+ Kc7 32.Qe7+ 1-0 .

b22) 6 . . . d6 was played in Κraai - Gurevich,D, New York Open, 199 1 : 7 .a4 Be7 8.Nc3 0--0 9.e4 Bg4 10.Bf4 Nbd7 l l .Be2 Bxf3 1 2 .Bxf3 Rb8 13 .0--0 Ne8 14.Be2 Bf6 1 5 .Qc2 Bd4 16.Rab1 Qc7 17.Nd1 Nef6 18.Bf3 Rfe8 19.Re1 Nxd5 20.Bg3 Nb4 2 1 . Qd2 Ne5 22.Be2 g6 23.Κh1 h5 24.f4 Nec6 25.Bf3 Bg7 26.f5 Nd4 0·1 .

5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.Nc3 d6

6 . . . Bb4!? 7 .Rc1 Nc6 8.e3 0--0 9.Be2 Re8 10.0--0 Bf8 1 1 .Nd2 Qd8 1 2 .f4 d5 13 .Nf3 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Na5 Δ c6 οο,

Petran-Forintos, Hιιngary Championship 1986.

7 .e4 Nd7 8.Be2 g6 9.0-0 Bg7 lO .Rcl 0-0 ll.b4 b6

Black has a solid position, and can apply hypermodern pressure against White's broad pawn center.

12.Qa4 Qe7 13.Rfdl Bb7 14.c5 Rfd8 15.c6?!

1 5 .cxd6 cxd6=

15 ... b5 16.Nxb5 axb5 17 .Qc2 Bc8 18.cxd7 Bxd7 19.d5

19.Qxc7 Rdc8 20.Qb7 Rcb8 2 1 . Qc7 Rc8=

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19 ... exd5 20.exd5 Rdc8 2l.Qd2 Qf6 22.Rc2 Bf5 23.Rc6 Bd7 24.Rc2 Bf5 25.Bd3 Ra3 26.Bxf5 Qxf5 27 .Qe2 Kh7 28.Nd4 Bxd4 29.Rxd4 Rca8+ 30.g4 Qf6 3l.Rdd2

Black now decides to go for a kingside attack, provoked by the advance of the g-pawn.

3 l ... Rh3

31 . . . R8a7 woυld have been a sensible precaυtion.

32.Rxc7 Qf4 33.Kfl Rxh2 34.Rd3 Rhl+ 35.Kg2 Rh4 36.Rg3

Black's attack has not sυcceeded. His rook at h4 is υseless .

36 ... Kg8

36 . . . Ra4? 37.Qe8 Kg7 38.Rc8

37 .Qf3 Qxf3+ 38.Rxf3

38.Κχf3 Rxa2 39.Rc3 Rh2 40.Rg2 Rxg2 4 1 . Κχg2 Rd2 42.Rc8+ Kg7 43 .Rb8 Rxd5.

38 ... Rxg4+ 39.Kh3 f5 40.a3 Re8! ?

Black strives for coυnterplay by taking the only remaining open file . His pawns are too weak to sυpport any other action.

4 1.Rb7 Re l

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42.Kh2 Rfl

42 . . . Rh4+ is an altemative, e.g. , a) 43 .Kg2 Rehl 44.Rg3 g5 45.Κf3 45.Rxb5 g4! and Black

wins : 46.Re3 f4 Rf4+ 46.Ke3 46.Kg2 Rfh4= Rel + 47.Kd2 Re5 + ; b) 43 .Rh3 Rxh3+ 44.Κχh3 Rdl 45.Rxb5 Rd3+ 46.Kg2 Rxa3

47.Rb6 Rb3 +

43.Rxb5

The connected passed pawns are balanced by the position of the White king.

43 ... Kg7 44.Rb7+ Kf6 45.b5 Rbl 46.b6 Rb2

46 . . . Kg5!? 47.Rg3 Rb2 48.Rxg4+ Κχg4 49.Kg2 f4

47 .Rb8 h5 48.b7 Kg5 49.Kh3 h4 50.Rc3?

Α vain attempt to win. If the rook stays put a draw woιιld have been likely.

50 ... Rxf2 5l.Rh8 Rgg2 ι;=====::;==;===:====:=;:=.=====;ι

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� � � t � β' h � .. ιβ/� � 4

� � ft � t� � � � �

� ·� � �φ � � ·�-�

� � � � 52.Rxh4 Rh2+ 53.Kg3 Rhg2+ 54.Kh3 Rh2+ 55.Kg3 Rfg2+ 56.Kf3 Kxh4 01. .

White resigned, because if he promotes the pawn he gets mated. 57.b8Q (57.Ke3 Rb2 58.Rc4+ Kg5 59.Rb4 Rxb4 60.axb4 RhB-+) 57 . . . Rg3+ 58.Κf4 Rf2+ 59 .Rf3 Rfxf3#

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E ingorn - Inkiov Moscow 1986

Win with the Djin!

l. d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nbd2

This move has not become popular, but it is very sensible, since it avoids problems when Black advances the b-pawn to b4.

Another minor alternative is 4.a3, which seems to have little to do with this opening. Avrukh-D.Gurevich, Moscow (Tal Memorial 1992) continued 4 . . . b5 5 .e3 bxc4 6.Bxc4 d5 7.Bd3 c5 8 .0-0 Nbd7 9.Qa4 Qb6 10.Nc3 cxd4 l l .exd4 Bd6 12 .Be3 0-0 1 3 .Qc2 a5 14.Ne5 Bxe5 1 5 .dxe5 d4 16.exf6 dxe3 17 .Bxh7+ Κh8 18.fxg7+ Κχg7 19.Be4 Rb8 20.Na4 exf2+ 21 .Qxf2 Qxf2+ 22.Rxf2 and the game was eventually drawn.

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4 ... d5

4 . . . c5 is certainly more appropriate, since White's d-pawn cannot advance. Typical hedgehogs are likely to arise.

5.g3 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7.0-0 cxd4?!

7 . . . Be7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Nb3 Ba7 l l .Nbd4 Bg4 would be a fairly normal Tarrasch position.

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8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nb3;;!; e5?!

This must have been the point of Black's move order, but he is too far behind in development.

10.Nxe5± Ndb4 ll.Bf4 Be6 12.a3 Nxe5

1 2 . . . Nd5 13 .Nxc6 bxc6 14.Nxd4 Nxf4 1 5 . Bxc6+ Ke7 16 .Bxa8 Nh3+ 17.Kg2 Qxa8+ 18.f3±

13.axb4 Nc6

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-AAdianto - Quinteros , 74 Agzamov - Inkiov, 27

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Balashov - Alburt, 59 Barnes - Issler, 78 Basin - Sagalchik, 79 Bemdorff-Aleksieva, 65 Blocker - Dzindzichashvili, 34 Boenscl1 - Teske, 31 Bogner-Shamkovich, 72 Browne - Dzindzichashvili, 37 Bus - Efimov, 65

-CCl1ekhov - Zaichik, 34, 82 Chernin - Alburt, 24 Chernin - Trepp, 82 Christiansen - Alburt, 46 Christiansen - Alburt 1984, 27

-EEingom - Inkiov, 88

-FFtacnik - Fauland, 51 Furman - Tal, 54

-GGarcia - Illescas, 42 Groszpeter - Ortega, 83 Gulko - Gurgenidze, 54

-HHansen,L - Novacan, 79 Hemandez - Psakhis, 59 Huss - Lau, 18 Huzman-Yefimov, 61

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Inkiov - Balashov, 64 Inkiov - Romanishin, 60 lonov - Mageπamo, 78

-KΚl1aritonov - Gurgenidze, 55 Kohlweyer-Makropoulos, 72 Κraai - Gurevich,D, 84

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Langeweg - Ligterink, 68 Lemer - Gurgenidze, 43 Lukacs-Toskov, Albena

1985, 8

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Matamoros - Meetei, 5 1 Mirkovic-Efimov, 61 Moscow , 1986, 88 Mozny - Vehi Bacl1, 72 Muse - Miles, 68

-NNatamoros-Zaichik, 46 Naumkin - Kozlov, 14 Neverov - Zaichik, 12 Nickoloff-Benjamin, 80 Nikolic,N-Dizdarevic, 69

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0dendahl - Alburt, 82 Oei - Ashley, Groningen, 55 Orr - Crouch, 60

-PPekarek - Κnezevic, 75 Petran-Forintos, 84 Petrosian - Nevednichy, 7 Pomar-Lengyel, 56 Portisch - Miles, 39

-QQuraishi - Meetei, 40 Qvotrup-Yefimov, 60

-RRajkovic-I.Sokolov, 75

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Razuvayev-Gutman, 56 Ribli - Ljubojevic, 78

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Seirawan - Alburt, 83 Stempin - Fήes Nielsen, 77

-TTarjan - Alburt, 18 Torre - Bischoff, 60 Tukmakov - Zaichik, 55

-V-Van der Sterren - Rogers, 29 Van der Sterren - Sosonko, 21 Villavicencio - Vehi Bach, 75

-ZZysk - Marian, 79

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The Dzin l .d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3 . Nf3 a6 is a refreshing and interesting alternative to the Queen' s Indian Defense or Bogoindian, and it is an exciting way to play as Blacl<. Honed into a sharp weapon by Grandmasters Roman Dzindzichashvili and Lev Alburt, it has had a very successful run in the international tournament arena. In this bool< the first devoted to the opening variation, Ν ational Master Eric Schiller provides a thorough presentation of all of the relevant material ση the opening. Over 50 complete games demonstrate the leading ideas .

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