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Contents
Foreword xi
BefotrheFe i rMsotv e xii
TheQ ueenA'ttsa ck
2 TheB ishoAptt'asc k 2
OneB etweTewno 4
EastWeirsnd om 5
3 The QPA ttack 6
HobblHeodr ses 7
4 The KingG'asm bit 8
TheS couorfgC eh ampions 9
CatastfrooBrpl haoecn kK B2a ndKB 5 10
TheB atoofnG enerations 11
TheW orlodfA dventures 12
A Wondoefrt h2e0 tChe ntury 14
LivCeh ess 16
WastEende rgy 17
QueeSna crifice 18
StalemBauittne W !h osFea vour? 20
SaviTealrltya kGoavmebri'ts 21
TheT eaorfts h Ken igAhttt ack 22
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AnaloyrsI imsp rovoin?s ati 23
GenerHoeuasr-Ltieldti aeln 24
MuchGarsa cSieansCo,ar p ablanca! 25
TheB luBei rd 26
A ThifrosArtd venture 27
Chess-polfaa yCeormsp etitive Disposit2i8o n
The Guefrsotm O verseas 30
TheQ P'Vso yage 32
ExciteBmeehnittnh dSe c enes 33
A QueeOnff -side 34
HypermodCehrens s 35
TheH eedlWehsistP ea wns 36
AlexaAnldeekrh Sicnheo'eosll l-ofw 37
Contev nts
�. TheV IennGaa 01e 38
WhilWfc'·K'aPl kl 39
A (�uBiacclkw ater 40
J>n�aa1n1dR1 < �ality 41
Opl icIalll usion 42
TheK inign P lay 43
SenseClaesstsl ing 44
G TheL atviGaanm bit 46
TheB irotfah n I nnovation 46
7 TheB lacQkP G ambit 48
ExclamMaatriko n 48
8 Phili'dsDo erfence 49
Onea nOdn lOyn e 50
TheS leepBieanugRt oyo k 51
9 PetroDffe'fse nce 52
TheT heoorfMy i noMri stakes 53
Andt hKen igChatm teo L ief 54
Bishooftp hsSe a mCeo lour 55
ExcesIsmipvued ence 56
A WhiKtne igohrat B laKcnki ght? 57
TheW hitKei ngS'psu rt 58
A BooMko ve 59
10T heC higorCionu nter-A(ttTa""Kconk ighDteesfn'c e) 60
MorpthhyMe a gician 61
TheO lympDiecb uitnH elsinki 62
Victiontr hyCe a lomfm yS tudy 63
A Pagfeor ma M agazine 64
DummAyt taocnBk l acKBk2' s 65
ll TheH ungariDaenf ence 66
Whetnh Qeu eeTna kaeR se st 66
12T heI talGiaamne ( GiuPoicaon o) 67
LearnfiornmEg x perience 68
TheC hamelTeroanp 69
TheE ndgaTmhee oretician 70
A TechnWiacsatle 71
13C aptaEivna nssG 'ambit 72
MyM emoJroyg ged 73
A KinWgi thaounEt s cort 74
14 TheS cotGcahm e 75
OneM usCto llaencRdte aTdh em 76
Exchanges, .E.x.ch anges 77
viC ontents
GrandmastSetro lGtozs ta 78
AnE ndgaWmiel ly-Nilly 79
15T heE nglisGha n1e( Ponziani) 80
ProuCdh eHsosr ses 80
16 KonstantinopOoplesnkiyn'gs 81
TheI ndiFaina nchetto 81
I7 TheT hreKen ighOtpse'nin g 82
BishoorPp a wn 83
AnA valaonfcB hleaP cakw ns 84
EveryoKnneo wYso,u nagn Odl dA like 85
IW asS impFlryi ghtened 86
18T heF ouKrni ghtOsp'e ning 87
A GrandmaDsrwta er 88
A ShaErnpd game 89
TheS talemRaotoekd 90
InteerrefnacnedO b struction 91
19T heA ncieSnpta niGsahn1 e- RuyL opze'Osp ening 92
TheS panMiosvhie n R everse 93
TheP erfidBiloauKcsnk i ght 94
TheL opeCzh ampion 95
ExacatI laTy a rrasch 96
A FlaosfTh e mperament 97
ToR isokrN ott oR isk 98
A GambWiitl Nliyl·l y 99
A BoriVnagr iation 100
Migu-eHle?r !Ne adjo?r f-There 10I
TheB luSee oaf A zov 120
A ForgoVtatreina tion 140
TheB ishoortp h Ken ight 105
A Forced Moarna Co oemuvbrioenn?,a ti 106
TheSrheo ublead S ecoEnddi tion 107
TheK nighCtu'nsn iFnogr k 180
A Movteo S uiAtlT la stes 190
A BeginTnrearp' s 101
A Three-MoofSv aemruL eoly d's Ill
A CentSuirnyhc ieBs i rth l2l
TheQ ueeCno'msm and 131
TheO bstiWnhaittPeeaw n l4l
TheG amieNs o tW ortthh Cea ndle 151
TheM ercuPriaawln 161
TheoarnyPd r actice 117
FivAeg aiTnwsot 181
A VirtuoofCs oom binaCthievses 191
Contevnitis
1\ Bnl'illl{ J•:xi"lrll('(� 120
'J'1\Idwv aulatghr.Te w uolK 'n ig!h ts 121
l'rolElu·ttrS�yql uialrlel{s 122
ThSr.t nll{fo{fko arD rwa 123
A Challetona gD eu el 124
TheD angerQouueseV no yage 126
A StuTdhye me 128
SkuillDf eefnce 129
ClimbinBgo ltsShheeod el o 103
A RarDer aw 123
Apprentice-Grandmaster 133
A ChaoifnB laPcakw ns 134
RevenEgieg htYeeeaLnra st er 135
TheT riumpohft hLeo pBeizs hop 163
MutuZaulgw azng 137
TheG randmaosftt hSeeur b tSlteu dy 183
RauzeDrrw'aisn Cgu l-de-Sac 193
CritSipceaclt ators 104
Q-KRN5e vert!h eless 124
TheS parkQluienegn 134
TheD istPaanstsP eadw n 144
RaciEnagc h Other 164
NigahntDd a y 174
Tailn h iEsl ement 184
A BlunidneT irm e-Trouble 194
A CombinaStpiootnt ed 150
UnorigMionvaels 151
OriginWaolro kr P lagiary? 125
TwoE xams 153
AT ransparent Threat 154
MatchWehse,ra erY eo u? 155
LopoerzK eres? 165
An Innov?a tion 175
AnE xperimPeonitnatl 185
TheB ittero ft FhIaemt per oviser 195
TheK nighDtu'ewsli tthhP eaw n 106
Whawta tsh Kee y? 161
TheB raBvlea Kcikn g 126
TheF ieolfAd c curAastsee ssments 163
PolariEzmeodt ions 164
A DraiwnH and 156
Large-MSacnaoleeu vres 166
TheD eaotfht hKPe 176
CrampSepda ce 186
TheP rogramPmawend 169
A Movoef A nothCerre'ast ion 107
viCioin tents
AlClh oiMcoev es 117
CardtohsCeoo nqueror 127
TheK nigShhti etlhdQesu een 137
TheM ovien t hEen velope 147
A SecoPnodi nt 167
A Glimmoefar C ombination 177
DividtihPneog i innttF oo ur 187
BreyMeorv'es 108
TheP reosfsoofPr s ychology 181
ItH appeinnRs e aLlie ft oo 128
WhosMeo v?e 183
TheR oootfTs i mTer-ouble 148
A StrookfTe o urnament Luck 185
'WheteoWl h eel' 168
A Pawonr t hAet ctka? 187
Ont hVee rogfea Dwr a 188
RookBusr stoinnttgoh S ee venth 198
A BisOhffo-ps ide 190
TheB olKdn igMhotv e 191
TheL azRyo ok 129
ChampoifoM no swc o 139
A UsefLuels son 149
TheB asoeft hPeaw nC hain 159
EigihsHta loffS ixteen 196
TheM exicNaink itin 179
TheC heAsrsot f I ndia 189
A Reheairnts haIeln terval 199
VariaUtnidoenarsC loud 200
A Cunning Check 202
A Sabre-Dance 203
A Quee?Orn aK nigwhittC hh e?c k 204
TheP assPeadw n 206
FoErn dgaLmoev ers 207
TheB oomerTarnagp 208
Red-HeHaadneadn �90
The DueolfV eterans 210
A DangerOopupso nent 211
A Repetoiftt ihPoean s t 212
TheB ishBoipt'Ltsoe tr 213
A LitHtolueso euo tfP awn-bricks 214
A Fiflroe Bai shop 215
AnciTernatd iotfiH oonssp itality 216
TheB ishEonps nabryPe adw ns 218
TheV isioPnaawrny 219
InS omeoEnles Seh'ose s 220
NewT imes 221
Conteinxt s
SevKeinl omeitnrtteohDs ee ptohfts h Eea rth 222
DoublBeldaP cakw ns 242
Doetsh Ree adKenro w? 226
RecoTridmT er-ouble 227
Korchantho iiBs e st 228
TheP anTeolo Fkr ight 229
MyT elepBheognaeRn i nging 230
A SacriWfiactieaarllfl 231
TheT raveBlilsihnogp 232
'LoOoukt B,o r!a' 233
TheA rotf I mprovisation 234
20Al apin's Opening 236
MyE ncouwnitteMhrr Q ueenabber 236
IndoefxO pponents 239
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openimnagnsu Mayla .i ims qaud iitffee orne:nei tit ts o s hotwh aqtu ite
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altlh egsaem ewsi,tt hh eiidre ntfiircmsatol vs et,ri eltlfa roi nca o nsider
abltei mter aocfeo nsae n tdh sea mien herpiattetde rn.
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thneo tioofcn o mmobna saincdc haractsetrriasttieidgceic acasan l be
extenwdietdch,e rtcaoirnr ecatnidqo unasl ifictaoat pipotlnoysa ,n y
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booikds e vottooe pde nipnrgesv icoounssliyid rerreegdau nlodan rlo,yu t
ofh istoirnitceaarrlete sh mtea ivna riaotfoi poengnsa megsiv en.
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