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CONTENTS
Keyt os ymboulsse d 4
Preface 5
Introduction 6
1 Combinatiinovnosl vpirnogm otion 8
2 Evaluaotfit ohnpe o sition 20
3 Pawne ndings 34
4 Rooka gainbsits hop 44
5 Openirnegp ertfooiWhrri et ew it1h. d4 56
6 The isolaptaewdn 68
7 Playiangga intshtei solaptaewdn 82
8 Simptlaec tics 94
9 The backwarpda wn 104
10 Bisheonpd ings 114
11 FrenDcehf ence 124
12 Trainwiintgsh t udies 138
13 Blockade 148
14 Drawicnogm binations 160
15 Opposite-cobliosuhroepds 168
16 Openinrge pertfooiWhrri et e with I.d4 1(7P8a rt 2)
17 The eliminamteitohno d 192
18 Hangipnagw ns 200
19 Playiangga inhsatn gipnagw ns 212
20 Simptlaec t2i cs 226
21 Doublpeadw ns 236
22 Openirnegp ertfooiBrrl ea cakg ai1n.std 4 248
23 The comparison method 260
24 Rooka gaiknnsitg ht 272
Fintaels t 282
Appendices
Indeoxfc omposers 292
Indeoxfg ames 293
Recommendbeodo ks 300
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Preafce
Iwta asp leatsohu arveAe r tYuusru pov waosmr yks iencgo bnodtp,he rsoannapdlr loyf eslsliy.o na
Iti st hreeofraen h onofuorrm et ow ritthepe r eftaotc hee mnaenwu Bauli UlpdY ourC hess
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pleaes ustreote h liosg ifcolallo wt-aukcpeo nectrfeor ma ndme etth tew icnh alloefnb geeisn g
botahv alutaebxlteb aonoadbk e dsbiodoek .
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peopwlheo kaereetn ol eacranen n jiottyo t hfuel l.
WorlCdh ampiVoins,w anaAtnhaannd
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Introduction
Durimnygm anyye aorfws o raks c hae tsrsa iInh earvn,eo titcheatdth ereo nalarfy ee wb ooks
whicahrr ee asluliyt faorbm loesa tm atpeluyare rSso.m geo obdo osk tirnedaitv aisdpueaoclft s
thgea m(em ildedgaomree n dgatmaec,to irpc oss itpiloanwyai)lt hpoauyti anngry e hael etdo
three adpelra'ysli envgTe hlib.sr ouagbhottu htie d eoafw orkionuagtt eachpirnogg ramme
aimesdp ecifaitc caael rltya in sptrleanySgiutnchgth. e achpiornggr ammienas b ,r ifeorfm
anidn tenadsse yds tehmealtfpiort c r aianrecero sm,m oonn liynR usswihae,rt eh eayrv ee ry
pouplaOrn.ev erwye lkln owann mdu cvha lueexda mipaslp eu blicbayGt oiloenn eivws,hc ihch
inspsiormeaeds peocfmt ysm ethodyo.l og
In2 00I3 beg3ay-ne atarr aipnrionggr aimnmm yec heascsa mdye.T hrgereo uwpesrs ee t
upa ccortdopi lnagy ing strEeln1og 05t0hu,:n duEenlrd1o e 08r0a nudn der2 1E00l.Eo a ch
annusatlac goen siosf2t 4et de aching amno2dd 4tu elseptsls ua,fs i ntaelas ttt heen odf t he
course.
This programtmaek oewvnae isr na,dl iaefftreerfnor tm b,y tChheeT sisg eUrnsi vearnsdi ty
isst bieliln gt huesreed.
Theo verwmhienlgployis ticvoem menotfs my studuernatgmsee dt eonr ceowotrhki s
prograimntm hefe or mo fa s eriebso okosf. In Iw daosai bnlgte om saok,ue s oef m any
eavluatcioornrse,ca tnidso ungsg esftorimom nys st udeWnhtislI.e wraesd trianfegs,p ecially
theex planiantt ihoen ss oltuhtafieetod nbsaf,cor kmm ys tudweanvste srv yau lable.
Thibso oikts h e vfoilrusimtnae s eroifme asn uadless igfnorpe lda ywehroas r beu ildthien g
foundatoifto hnesci hrek snso wleTdhgreee .a wdierlre lc etihvneee cesbsaaskrinyco wleidng e
siaxr eoafst hgea m-et actpiocssi,t pialoyns,at lr ya,tt ehgcea lculoafvt airoina tions, the
opening eannddg atmhee.
Ther eadweirlb le nefforimtt hmee thodbiucialldi -ntu hpib so oekv,e infs omoef t he
mateirfsima aill iaasir wt,i ll acnlpyoo sses giabplisenh icsh eksnso wleadngtdeh ucso nstruct
solfioudn datfiorof nutsu rseu ccTeosm sa.kt eh beo oekn tertaanivdna irnigIeh da,vm ei xed
upt hedsieeff reanrte bausyt,o uc aanl wasyesfeor mt hhee adteowr h icahr eaan pya rticular
chapbteelro ngs.
Att hpiosi Inm tu setm phatshiajzstuewt o rkwiintgth h bioso dko enso gtu araanr tieisene
yourra tiInstgi .m pgliyvy eosu s oal biadsf iors l ae afoprw airdnc heasbsiy l.Yi outs houallds o
plaiynt ournamaennatlysyo,su oerw ng amepsl,at yh rowueglhl -anngaomteaostfs e tdr onger
playaenrrdse abdo osok nc he(shIsa vien clusdoemsdeu ggesattti hoeenn sod f t hbioso k).
Ih avael sboe ecno ncewrintehd anportohbelarer mes ai nIcm eo vetdoG ermatnhyre:o le
oft raiinnce hreses dsu catIinGo enr.m atnhye reu noafrrtetu enltayof owe qualitfriaeidn ers.
Theirasel saw oi despreadt hoaatpt ai lneinotne pdl acydheoerens sos nt e eadt raiInd eonr o.t
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thehya d suapttp hocero tr rteicmaten dt hiehfya ndo tt g laepifsnt heliera rning.
Cheissasc ompclaitsepdo wrhti,ch hat so b es tudfiorem da nyye aIrtis sh. a rtdoi magine
anoyt her sporcto awcih(teIthssho. eau rs tei nagtlhel ecltuiobcrf s oo tbcallultb h adto enso t
havaet raiTnheirms?a )n uiaisln tenfdorte hdme a ncyl upbl aywehros ourntftuenrlaeyc eniov e
suppionar ttt emptmiansgto eutrcro o mpliscpaotIrenttd h. w iasyi itis n tenadses dua b stitute
for tar aifnorte hro tsheha at vneo n(ea nasd u ppfoorrt tr ainbeurntso a)tn, e quraelp lacement
for tar a.i ner
If urthbeerlv eit ehamta ncyh elsosv ewrhsos, h ogwr ecaotm mitmteo ntw orwkiitynhog u ng
playiencr hse cslsu wbisgl,al i wni tthh siesr oifbe oso s(k awse lalsw itthh peor gramomfte h e
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fort hecihre lsess sTohness t.u dewnitclsle rtapirnolffiorytm t hseu plpemteanreyx planations
givbeynt raiannefdror sm l ivdeilsyc usasbiootuhnttes h emients h beo oks.
Howtwo o rk twhhiiotsoh k
Firrseta d thtrhloeeu sgshYo ouna sb. solmuutspetltl ahyyr oaulgleh x tahlmeeap sna dlt lh e
vraiatoinaco hnes ssboard.
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limsiotm;se t udmeanytn se emdo re ftoris mpee cific lessons.
Iitis m porttoha anvtaeg ood underosftt hasenu dbijnegc t.
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exericnidstieetc halee voefdl i ffilctuayn da,tt hsea mtei mteh,me a ximnuum mboefrp oints
whicyho uca ena rfnort hceo rrseocltu wtiitohnn eaclels vsaarriya (t* i = o1np so inTtry)t .o
soltvhepe o sitwiiotnhso ut mopviiencIgeyf so t!uch aen nsootlt vhepe o sisttiroanai wgahyt,
youm usttr fyor sae cotnidmf eor a pprotxeil1my0am inutTehsit.si myeo u mmaoyv teh e
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tor efolentc htpe o sittiaokadne e ,c iasnitdoh ne cna ruelfpllya tyh rougsho ltuhteTi hoiwnsis l.l
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suppomrytw eodr kv airni woauy.sThs eriefs i rmsytw lieyfN adfjorat hdee siogftn hG ee rman
editbiooonk haenhrde lipnw orkitnhgr outghsheo lutions, Kmayt fjdoraam uagnhyt er
correcttomi yoG nesr mamny,c hetsrsa iMnaerrDk v orey,tf osrmkw hoster aimneitnhgo ds
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