Mastering the Middlegame

144 Pages·2016·1.69 MB·English

by  Dunnington Angus.

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C onetnst
- 5
Introduction
- 1. 7
AttacktihneKg i ng
- 2. 40
Defend-inKge eCpa lm!
- 3. 56
OpeninLgi nes
- 4. 74
Usintgh eP ieces
- 5. 104
Usintgh eP awns
- 6. 122
FurthIedre as
- 7. 139
SolutitoonE sx ercises
Itnordcutoin
Thibso oiksd esigtnohe edl tph set udeonf tt ghaem sei attt hbeo ard
witmho re confiadremnewcdie t,ah n a pprecioaft niauo mnb eorfi m­
portant parsapcetocifttc hsae l middlOebgvaimoeut.sh ley very con­
straionft baso omka kieti mposstiopb rloev iadneyk inodf' complete'
guidneo,lt e absetc ausmei dtdhlee giasam m ea sosfu nchartteerdr i­
torHyo.w evtehrse,a mcea nnots abioedfo penitnhge ofroyer,x am­
pl,we herweeh avteh leu xuorfey x ascetq uenocfme osv ewsh,i elvee n
endincgasbn e s tudpireedc iwsietlhy ,m saintyu atainoanlsye sxe­d
haustively.
Them iddglaem ei,nf acti,sa c ruseelta h aste partahtreee sl atively
safe,l adnordfyo pening andAs seonodanist n hgpe.i ecderstif form
thpeo satlsl otttot ehde bmy t heoryb etchoeoymu err e sponsibility,
and awreme o roer l eslset ftoo ur odwenv iacset soh owt ob esttr eat
them.
Witthh iisn miIhn adv aec cumulaas teelde cotfpi roanc teixcaaml­
ples ctahbnae st e einnt ournamheanletlv se rywhweirtaehn, e m­
phasoinhs o wt hiosrt haftac tomri ghbtea ppliineo du r oewxnp eri­
enc.Re athtehra mna kaen o vervoifge ewn erruallae nsda dviIc e
havceo ncentornam taeidn ly ptohseimterisav,ne g ifornmgo utright
attatcosk t rong defoetnhwceoerr .d tsIh,nae reoafst hmei ddglaem e
wei nvestmiiggahhttae v peo sitional, pasnydac thtoalcoksgiiingcg­a l
nificantchee cyoo ru fleadt uars ep ecpiifieccb eut,th eayr e lailnlk ed
byt he comdmeonno mintahtaiotsar b ettuenrd erstaonftd hien g
game.
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ChaptOenre
Attcakign the King
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TheK inign t heC entre
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Castloinn gO ppoWsiintges
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EliminaDteifnegn ders
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StaAyl ert
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Tryi tY ourself
Mastetrhien gM iddlegame
Ast hibso oiksa imeadta ddresssoimnoegft hmeo rcer ucaisaple cts
oft hgea men,o niesm oriem portant ktihnaIgnn.t htihcseh aptweer
concentornha otwse t ropnlga ygeora sb ouattt actkhien ge nkeimnyg
wheinti ss tiilntl h cee nt(roef taes no mewhraitss kiyt uaitnti hoen
middlegaanmdwe h!e)on n e sciadsetl loenasgn dt hoet her castles
shorBtot.ht hesscee naarriiofssore m a h osotfo penianngdds e ­
fencessop, l aytihnrgo utghhee x ampclaerse fsuhloluybl ed coofn sid­
erabulsere e gardolfye osursre pertWoeiw riela.ll so dtihsiecm u­ss
portaonfec lei minkaetydi enefgn de(rats h emoetf eonv erloaotk ed
clulbe vealn)dt, h iem portoafns ctea yailnegtr oat g grespsoisvsei bili­
tieisno stensciablplmoy s itions.
ThKei nignt hCee ntre
Game 1
o Kal•l Paiin ter
Balato1n99b5e reny
Diagr1 am Diagr2 am
CanB laccka sltek ingside? Black's iskw iindgeo pen
Afteera rlcioemrm ithtiimnsgwe iltf.h h. 7.- (ht5co h asaew aWyh ite's
queefnor mg 4B)l acckann o locnognesri cdaesrt lCionngs.e quently
White preparients h ceae cntt.ir oen
16c 4Q xd4
Facewdi tahn u npleacshaonitBc lea,ca kc cetphtes dh-opta rwant her
thasne e itt odc 5oT.mh eea ltern1a6.th i.4v.1 e 7d 5h 3 g1380 -109
Qe4g 6 Q2g04 s impdlryo pthshe - pawn.
17R dl!
Takiunpg tahr eatensitanngoc ne anothefir laecn edpn uttrett ihneg
questtioto hnqe u een.
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AttacktihKneig n g
17.Q .d.7
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thhe5 -pawwinls lt ill pprroobvlee maantdii,ntc h e meanWthiimtee,
cans witflcahn kwsi t2h0 c 5b!5 2 1a 4Q c82 2a xba5x b253 B xbB5c 6
24R d6, wBhleanci ksu ndeprr essure.
18B e4Q c8
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(2.2Q. c.6 23 RQxxcc2664 R+ b 8 KeB7a 32+52) 3R xbQ6x b264 B g5+!
thgea mieso ver, 1w9.hb .i5l.2 e 0a 4c!l eafravloyu rWsh itHeo.p itnog
allevtihapetr ee usrswei tahq ueenr isfiaiccsfeu ltei1:8. Q .x.d1 1+9
Qxd1B xea4n d now Whitet hcteoh netmwiein tu2he0 Qs a 4+b!52 1
cxbB5x b12 2b 6+e,. 2g2..K .f.82 3Q c6R b82 4Q d6+o,r2 2.K .e.72 3
Ba3K+f 62 4b 7R b82 5Q f4e+t c.
19B a3
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keepiBnlga ckki'nssg t ranidnte hdce e ntNroet.te h aWth itteh reat­
entsh dee ad2l0yR xd8K+x!d 28 1Q d2K+e 82 2Q d6.
19.B .x.e 4
19.B .c.7f ai lss ltooWw h itdeo winn v ieowf2 0Q b2f!62 1Q b4e tc.
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when2 0B x7eK xe72 1R xbB6x e242 Q xeR4b 82 3R bda6l loWwhsi te
-who enteirdteaoaifsn sQ2 d44 or 2-4t moQa hi4n taipnr etsh­e
sure.
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buetn jocyosn sidesraafbeKltaeyl .l saeil'esc otnit ohne, ohtahnedr,
contitnuhfleeus s hionugpt r ocess.
22.K. c.7
Blockwiintg2h 2. g.5. ruolueats s e cobnldo acfkt 2e3rQ d4b+ ecause
threo oiksh anging.
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Qe7+Q?d 72 4B d6K+c 8w,h eWnh itea'tst aficzkz loeust ?
WARNINBGe:w arofea utomacthiecc wkhse ant tactkhikeni gn­ g
thimsi ghhte ltph dee fenfdienard safhea(vre)n .
23. .b.5
Blaccakn naovto tihdle ososft hbe- paawnndt hseu bseqrueemnotv al
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MaestrinMgi ltdehdgea me
oft hfien alla yoefdr e efncOet.h er atrr2ei3 .eQ .sd .72 4Q xb6K+c 82 5
Bd6w,i tthh dee adtlhyr eoaftt h ceh ecoknb 8a,n d2 3R .b.82. 4Q d6+
Kb72 5R xb6K+a 72 6B c5Q!x c52!7R xa6K+b7 2 8Q xcK5x a6w,h ich
isab rave atbtueltm epatv es Wchhiatreag feit n2e 9r QaK3b+63 0
Qd6K+a 53 1h 4t,h antkos twheea kneosnse e6sg, 7 a ndh 5.
24c xbQ5d 72 5b 6K+d 82 6B e7!+( Diagr3a)m
Diagr3a m Diagr4a m
Thef inaatlt abcke gins It'asl l over
The fihnuamli liafortcieoBsnl ackki'nsg tob alctikome p8w ,h ich is
wherteh ter oubbleegsa n!
26..K. e8
26. K.x.e 277 Q x7g+.
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27. Q.x.7e 2 8Q xh8+ 2Q9fQ 8x h5i+sd ecisive.
28Q xh+8K xe7 Q2g97 +K d63 0Re I1 -0( Diagr4a)m
Blacdko enso tg ivhei osp pontehnseta t isfaocftm ieoent i3n0.g R. c.8
wit3h1 Q c7+for!a nothheiartt B lackki'nsg .
Gam2e
D Karp•o Tvi mman
Jaka1rt9a93
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tioinsr easoncalbolsyae nddt, h eirste h sem amlalt toeftr h lee gen­
darKya rpsoivt tiWnhgi toseni' sdo eft hbeo arHdo!w evaek ri,n ign
thcee ntirsaek inignt hcee ntarnedw, e s hould ableaw laeyfrsot r
thpe osbsiiloifte yx ploitation.
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AttacktihKneig n g
Diagr5 am Diagr6 am
White's iksni otn gy seatf e Blaccko ntrtohlese -lfei!
19. .d.5 !
Ifw ew eraes ketdos uggaensit n teremsotvifeno gBr l aciknt hdei a­
grapmo sitiotne xtth we oublead d infofitcm uolvtte o fi ndW.h ether
orn oitti sa ctuasloluyni dsa nothmeart tbeurtt,h ter iicstk o r ecog­
nisweh esnu cahp osisbiliisat pyp ropriate.
TIPW:i tahk inignt hcee nttrrety om akyeo ursaewlafro efh owo ne
orm orcee ntfrielc easnb eo pened.
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21...e2x2Kd f25
Now22 0-R0c 32 3Q xdR5e xes3e eBsl acnkeat p awfno nro c ompen­
satiAonnit.c ipaetxicnhga nWgheistp,er efteorh sa vhei ksi nrge ady.
UnofrtunaftoeKrla yr pohvi,ks i nigsn ot syaeeft.
2.2R. c.3 2 3Q xd5Rc xe32 4R d2Q e7(!D iagr6a)m
Liniunpga ltlh mea jopri ecoens s ai ngfillee tteonc dasu stheoe p po­
nenptr obleamnsdh, e rBel acthkr aetetnosp ushhi rso otkoe L White
canndoott hse ame tohnde - fiilne vie(w2R5 h odfl 2)5. Q.h.4 +h,e nce
Karpov'sd ensepxetrl,ao toek ing advance.
25K g3R xb!32 6a 4
26Q xbQ3g 5+.
2.6R .b.4 2 7R d4R xd42 8Q xd4Q g5+2 9K h3R e2
If' gopoods ittieonntdsop latyh emseltvheepsno' o,pr o sitoifotnesn
become waonrdts hele,a tebsltoi wsa fi tting culomfi nBaltaicokn' s
initsitarli ke.
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