The king-hunt in chess

131 Pages·1976·2.349 MB·English

by  Cozens, W. H.

THE
KING�HUNT
INC HESS
W. H.C ozens
INTRODUCTIBOYN
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CONTENTS
Page
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5.M orphy-AmaTtweoKu nri,g hDtefesn cNee,wO rlea1n8s5 81 2
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8.A nderssen-EMvaaynGesat m,b Birte,s 1la8u6 7 18
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11W.a re-WeSitsosn,e AwtatlalVc ike,n 1n8a8 2 27
12D.o rrer-ChSitgeoirniGinat,mz b iCto,r resnpcoeng daeme
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20E.d warLda skTehro-maDsu,t cDhefe ncLeo,n do1n9 12 51
21N.i mzovitch-TQaurereGanas'mcshb D,ie tc liSnteP.de ,t ers-
bur1g9 14 53
22A.l ehkine-YaKtiensgI,'n sd iKaanr,l s1b9a2d3 55
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23M.a rshBaolglo-lyuQbuoeve,Gn a'msb Dietc liNneewYd o,r k
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1933 64
26B.o tvinhneikkh-oCvReert,Oi p'esn iMnogs,c o1w9 35 67
27C.h ekhover-KaKsipgna'rIsyn adniM,aa nt,c 1h9 36 70
28M.a chaBtoel-ogyuGbiouvo,Pc ioa nBoa,dE lst1e9r3 6 73
29I.c himo-sRseSlllaDivef, e ncMeu,n i1c9h3 6 76
30Y. a nofsky-DFurlaennDtcefohe, n cBeu,e nAoisr 1e9s3 9 79
31M.e dinGa.W- oodR,u yL opeLzo,n d1o9n 46 81
32S.z ab6-EQuuweee,Gn a'msb Aiccte ptGerdo,n in1g9e4n6 84
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
Thet radititohna tW hiteo ccupitehse b ottomo ft hed iagraims a ne ssential
parto f thea lgerbaicno tatiouns edi nm ostc ountrieTsh.r oughoutth e
presenbto ok,h oweverw,e makeu seo ft hef reedoomf t heE nglisnho tation
and followa moren aturaclo nvention-thtahteb ottomo ft hed iagram
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INTRODUCTION
Thiiss a booko f4 5g amesde votteodt hep ursuaintd t raicnkg
downo ft heK ingT.h ea ggresisnoe ra chg amem angaest of orce
theK ingo uto fa na pparenstalfype o sitiinotnto h eo penw,h erhee
isd rienv tot hee ndo ft heb oaradn dt hecna ptur(eodcr h eckmat.e d)
Onem ightth intkh acto ncentraotnoi noent hemweo ulrde nder
theb ookm onotonobuusts, u cihs n ott hec asien M r.C ozensw'osr k.
Theg amessh owa greadte aolf v arieitnty r eatmeanstt h,es tyles
ofm anym asterrasn,g ifnrgo mS tauntionn1 85t0o F icshetro day,
ared isplayed.
Practiceavlelrgyya mei nt heb ooki sa deligahntd,s omeo ft he
selectairoetn rsu lwyo nderfTuhle.r aer eo ldf avoriotfwe hsi cohn e
nevegrr owtsi resdu,c ahs :
Nimzovich-TaSrtrP.ae stcehr,s burg, 1914
Alekhine-CYaartlessb,1a 9d2,3
Marshall-BogoNleywu Yboorvk1,,9 23
Tartakower-VEeunwiec,1e 9,4 8
Theraer ea lssoo mea stonisbheianugt iwehsi,c mh ayb en ewt o
ther eadesru,c ahs :
Tal-SimaLgeinni,n gr1a9d5,6
Tal-PanPnoor,t or1o9z5,8
Smysl-oFwloriMaons,c ow1,9 49,
ando fc oursteh es ensatiBoynrnael- FiscNheewr Y,o rk1,9 56.
Theg amesc ovear wider angeb,o thi nt imea nd technique.
Theraer ed isploafyv si rtuobsyis tuyc eha rlmya stearssA nderssen,
SteiniLtazs,k earn dT arrastcoht hem oderwni zadrs-Botvinnik,
SteiSnm,y slowTa,i a ndF ischearn,d t hesber illisapnetc imens
extefnrdo mt hee arl1y8 00t'ost hel at1e9 60's.
Thea nntoatiotnots h eg amesa rec leaarn ds implTeh.e yc arry
outt hem ain puropfos suec cho mmentisnt, h atth ebyr inogu tt he
hiddebne auttoefts h ea ctumaolv esa,n da nswetrh er eadeqru'ess ­
tionasst ot hec onsequenocfae lst ernatrievsenp soesT.h ea uthor's
enthusifaosrhm i st hemei se videinntt hibso ok, ahneldp asd d
chartmo h isw ork.
THEK ING-HUNT
WhilTHEe KING-HUNT stresesnetse rtaintmheenrites,n ol acokf
instrucatsit ohner, e adiesrb oundt ol earna greadte aalb outth e
arotf d riecatt tack af croolml ecotfifi onneg amedse votteodt his
importaasnpte ocftc hess.
Thiiss a na ttracetnijvoey,a bboloek I.tw illp leaasned g rattihfey
readearn,de venm oret ot hep oingtr,e atilnyc reasea tthaicski ng
skill.
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FOREWORD
YetA nothGearm eA nthology?
THE PIONEEaRn tholoofcg hye gsasm ewsa sG eorWgael k'esCrh ess
Stud(i81e4s4 )T.h et itilsme i sleatdoti hnmego derrena dfeortr,h e
ter'm stuidsyn 'o wr eserfvoercd o mpospeods itiilolnuss trating
endgaomrme i dgasmter atawgheemrseW,aa sl k'ebsro ocko nsisted of
at housand cgoammpelsTe.ht eerw ee rneo n otaepsa frrotm a f ew
parenthseutgisgcteailo nIst . waca so lclteiroant htehraa ns eloenc,t i
incorpojruastatib nogua tlt lh weo rth-wghaimleaesv ailtaobt lhee
writaetrt he tiNmoew.,i nm id-2c0etnht ugraym,ea nthologies
exiins htu ndraenddis n a scooflr aen geusaa;gn d thhaevyde i versi­
fieda ndb ecosmpee ciailnwi azyeusdn dreaomf t by GWeaolrkgeer .
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a singelvee nTth.e v erfyi risntt ernattoiuoarnmnaeln( tL ondon
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anyt ournamneotntot h aviet bso okT.h is bmeaay n ythfirnogm
as eotfb ullecthienaspd,lu pycl aitaendda vailwaibtlheaif ne wd ays
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graphcsh,a ratnsdd rawianngdsw itehv ergya mea nnotabtye d
gramnadsteSruscb.ho oktsh,o uvgahl uadbolceu memnutssbt,y t heir
vernya tucroen taa ipnr oporotfgi aomne s wahriceco hl ourolre ss
downribgahdt.
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oft heea rloifse sutcc ho llecwtaisLo onwse nt'hMsao lrphGya'mse osf
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ton ambe uta fe.wW hent hgea measr aen notteadb yt hepl ayer
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famouesx amplofe s tthyipsbe y ,e .gM.a rshaBlolt,v inannidk
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ofm iniagtaurmeei snE nglish,g rmoouspbteylod yp eniAn ngost.e ­
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Taktwihki ch clmaosrsei ft6ih0eac0sno mplsehtoegr atm easc cord­
intgo t hesitrr ataengdti acc tciocnatle nt.
Tretaisoents h oep eningnsoa tla alru es tearneallyy btuimtca ayl be
ricihlllyu stbryaa ctteupdal la yF.o irn staDniFceer anzoVseirctheei ­
dunbgy R olSfc hwacrozn taniofn esw tehra 3n6 c0om plegtaem easl l
beginngnw iitthh Fer ench Defence. The tMhiodudglhe Game also,
THEK ING-HUNT
lesssue spctitbola en alyhsaibsse ,e inl lustbryga atmecedo llections
-notabTlhyMe i ddGlaem bey E uwean dK ram.e r
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linhei stoofrt yh eg ames,u cahs R etiM'ass teorft sh Ceh essboard
andE uweT'hse D evpemleonotfC heSstsy laned,s oem whiccho n­
centroanta e p aritculpaerr ioofdt imneo;t abtlhyeY e aBro oks
whichha vaep peared ilna nsgeuvaaegtore nasetl i maen da nother.
Patricootlilce cotfgi aomnebssy t hpel ayoefor nsce o unatrraeyl so
beinwgr ittBerni.t iCsahn,a diSawne,d iYsuhg,o slBauvl,g arian,
Estonainadan,b ovael Rlu,s sicahneh sasv ael ble edno cumenitne d
thiwsa yi nr eceyneta. rG samehsa veev en bgereonup oensd u cah
nebulcoruisot ne risatsy lee.:gT a.r twaekroD'ass N euromantische
SchaacnhdC oleDsy'n amCihce ss.
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tob reanke wg roubnydb ringtiongge tghaemrei snw hicthh oen ly
essenctoimamlof na ctiostr h heu ntionfog n oef t hKei ngosu ftr om
hisd enfeces tihneot op enD.a teo,p enilnegn,g otfht heg ame,
nationoaftl ihptely a yers-tthhienasgresie m material.
The gaamrneeos nt e cersisblaryi llibaunitcn fi aecistst o oenm erges
thatth earreve e rfye ww hicahr neo tT.h iissi envitafboltreh e
Kinigs p aramouenvte,tn o t hed iehaprods itipolnaayleT rh.e
mastwehros aytsr,u elnyo ugthh,a't m aittseh lea tshti onngte h inks
abo'ut,ta kceasr teok eehpi Ksi nwge lclo verkendo,w ianltglh tei me
thaats uddoenns lauognth htKe i ncga in na f ewm ovewsr ectkh e
resuolfht o urosfc onrsutctmiavne<l! uvriInftg h.eK i ncga n be
forcoercd a joolueotdf h is ctoort nheer seocro ntrdha inrwkdh itlhee
heavpyi ecreesm aoinnt hbeo artdh e oefnt dh gea me usiusa ilnl y
sighEtv.e inf h e dnooetrsu n ian dtior ecchte ckmtahtpeeo ssi­
biliotfmi uelst iple daitvtearcgkesn ta rcee rattlaomir ones stui lnt
sevelroeso sfm ateriIatfl o.l ltohwastt o p rodutcheis st a·toef
affaitrhsse a crioffai p ciee ocret wow ilolf tperno vteob ea good
investmecnotn,s ueeaqnntdtl hype r esbeonotwk h,i cdhin do ste otu t
tob ea c olleocfts iaocnr i(ftihceaerrsee ploefsn utcbyho oktsu)r ns
out bteso e cotnond o niens acrirfiiccihanle ss.
Wilnlo ta s equeonffc roet y-gfiavmee aslw lo nb ys ucmhe thods
leatdom onotony?n om eBayn sT.h eo penienmglpso yaenddt he
wholset yolfe pslpaaywn e lolv ear c entuorfcy h eesvso lution.
Someo ft heK ing-Husnttasvr etr eya rilny tghaem es;o moen ly
aftae rp rolonbgueidl d-Suopm.ec onsoifsf tro cesde quenocfe s
Kinmgo veso;t hearrseu nfathomaanbdhl aev teo b ec onducted
morbey i ntuitthiaobnny d earde ckonAi nfge.wa rec asuoarl
exhibigtaimoens , some from pryes-b;tu otum ronsaatrm ee nt da
from sermiaotucoshr tournpalmaeyMn.ot s otf t heg ames are
wonb yc elebrmaatsetdeb rusts omaer eb yl ittle-pklnaoywenr s.