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The Game ofMistakes

Chess is a game of bad moves. It is, in fact the game tha mostdepends on e No game has a geate varety of was of goingwng r gives ou as many ppotunitiesozens on evey mveOte games depend eaviy on hane o on he maste f

s av id kils Bt a hss gam is dided thfaiings of ne of the plaes

Yet we efuse to egnie this \Ve like to think the game sa batte etween good moves and bette moves en we winwe tel oseves-and anone wh w listenthat te tiadieene was ou ne maneuveng ou positional unning oo tactial ingnuity en we lose we it was a stupid mis

takeas if eos wee an abean, an extadina adentMstakes can ony be messy ugy and disUptie we sayRegadess of ou own suess, we e to hink a ess gme

shoud e wn not st (We theeby ignoe tat mst vital skl,the aity to e'oit enem mistakes) e t to eevate thegae to some level it can neve ahieeat east nt wl1ie isbeng paed b umans.

Te mastes know ette Tey knw tat a wepayed gameis not an eofee game Thee e es of vaing magnidesan eac game is sue to old some sma mistkes. «Cess is tesgge against eo" said Joannes Zeot one of the geatest paes of the last centu ito belongs to the playe whostgges best-not just against an oppnent, t against imself

And the fat is that most games, even at te gndmaste level



Catalog of Chess Miaks

cosat ggs Loo t 1972 ol camionship mc, ms t css st v h mmobl mos n Fisc mt Spassy?

T os a stn ot c: Fscs sng ss o pic in h st gm; Spassky oblal ovsight in t igh gm losng t Ecng o t 5t mo a h t mv t usss s g gns in th 3th gm, hic n ith suica olps

o th 69h m Spas sys clss ovgt in onggm Sc o say tht t mtch ith a mstSpasskys onous sal mv in n gm sts wr m

Ui Hy T m goo movs th b os h 97 matc, b t b ons count mo T sm can b si o th 1978 o cpionshp matc n mst o

ctss tht com to min

Wha Is a Misak?"Wh I mk m msk? sk th os, an Austain

mas. "I i't ko at o s si inn Russngmst 't mov u l p th m

Yt by th 14 mov h s y in gv oubl

anksKoo Mlbo 196- PQ PQ3 2 PK PKN33 NQB3 BN2 BK2 NB3 5 BK3 NB3 P5 NQN7 NB3 PB 8 PKR3 00 9 NQ2 NK 0 0 NB PQR QNR3 2. PB NN 3 NB PB! PK PN3! BB3 BQR3 PQN3 BxN 7 PxB PP 8. PP BP .

RR3 NK! 0 PQ6 NP! 2 BR QB 22 QK2 BN 23 RBNK5 2 BQ2 PK! 25 BR NR 2. QP NK7ch 2 KB2RB2 28 QxN QK5 a Bk



h Ga of Msak 3

Posiion f PN

Wte dn't hae to tow hmsf on sword with 25.BR6,bt e wod hve been qute lost ater 2 -Q3 NP and 26...N-Q5.T searc fo a "losg move must begn eie.

Whte lost becuse of sel almost mnscue filngs. Hecopomsed s ce aly 6.PQ5? and hen los me (8

P-R3? rate tan 8 NQ2). H had to ae fr concesson (11. P-QR4!to vod . P-QN when he plays N-B4)nd the gv way th lst hoe of suporig his cente (12.P-B.By 15th mo saw w os h QP o P andevetg foowe from tt.

None of tese moves sems ftl.Yet dded up they desoyede efoe the secod c of coeeNo ws Black ee fom

ero.Wth 7... P-B3 he cod have begun he attack o theWhte cente ven eare

We can ecogze the truy bd moves wen tey e unsd qUcky.It s the oter 8 ecnt of a css ge tht eesuS confsed.

A tpicl move hs good nd bad lits. O t Smpesteel a moveany ovttacks nd protcts cea saes

wl widawng contact from otersA moe y stengtheno wn stucue ed te scoe of our sos, ad me jor theat, al t once Bt whether t ove s good o bddepnds on an evauto of ts nses s wel s ts plsesThtsam moe may wa no n my emo a pecfom a theter sbect to iinent ttck.t y reduc tenson wen yo wt to eghte t O is bggest fat y smy be

tat tere is speror moe e.



G of Mks

En whn w ow mt h en mbe hm i gw my nw wh xcly

wt wongLhFmbg, Vin 2 -BB B R BR B 2 BB-B 7 R R 9 B . - B

oto aft In a pn py hig py Bl c:

. NQ5

NxN!1 BxN15. KxB6 NB6

BKN5NQ5

BxQRRQN

Wh mn c gn m h b n r .. Q h R 8 BN RxR R

20 B3 x N 2.BQ Q3 2.Q4 424 P3 -5 25 N x . P-Q4 2 P 28B B a h qn fr h Q ( we by Q RR by ging p m mtilWh ly wo.

t y ht Blc l h gm y ou mo . my be · c u ngl ng m t



6 aaog ak

ther r so many reasos fo or ad so mny way s to err tht

w ca only guss at the nture of the decsive stak Fo eampl w mght say Black ost becase f a fauly at tde H could hav equalzed chancs wth th s 11 B-K3ut sogt th advatag nsead h rd for o much. Or h may hv en rcndn es of is fa ook kow dg nly a fw monhs bef ths game wa playd noter gam ApnLeohadt Pstyan 191) followd t same movesut Blck otand the advtag- -13. BxN? RR! 4Q-Q1(or 14 BxQ RRch 15 K-Q RxR wth mateal loss 14 RxR1.QR B16. Px PxB 17 P-4 P-B3.

O we cold lame Blacks dowfll on a "sgh a falu to cosd te qee scc 13 NN The tm oversght" tends to b miseig Noody ges evy mo hs oonnt maks At h mast lvl plyes ovrlook" t opponent's mdlgme moves s mch s prcent of th tmeBut most

of th tme t flr to atcpat a moe isn't punshd.Black of co knw at 3 N was posle. Hs ersghif t ws oncsistd of ot valatg the sacrice sucintlyhat h oveookd was ot the mov t ts stngth

Pehps Black dd amn th acrc ut msclcuad He cod hve erred by ovoong tes odr mo. For eample he may have conte on 4 -B6 ad stsed lmslf

tht Blck was okay aftr 1 .R-R1 5 KB Q-Q)O he my have assmd ncorrectlyHe my have played 1

.NQ5 thkg tht aft the queen sacrce h could meet14BN wth 1 Q-Q 15 NB PB3 16 NK7ch K-R1 7B-KR4 P4! 18 BNP B3 Bt after 14 BxN he may have sddnly ri h 4 Q-Q could me by 15N-B5; g 1.. BR4 16 QNK7ch KR 17 BxP t o 15

KR-K6.KB)Or Blck my have gone wong hs clclatons y mssinghits qu mov 15 KB That reaptre dosnt sem aggres sive ogh tl you see tht 1 RR 16RR PB 17 NB6 ap Blcks qun 17 QQ 18NPch Blck may have undeesmatd a move 15 KxB th dosnt ttck nythng d deeds vey yet wns

Fly we cold say h r er cam ealr, a 11 when Blck rshed to playg an pprently god move whcn



8 tl f hess Mte

is eg me for a e 45 mnutes nd ten nexpectedy I

t ld f e ingI d o moe .S te rld campinsip my ve been st trug daydreming nd sip f te ngent te msculatn teess d ssumed

Th h6 id: Hlpig Hi ET py suprr cess yu need esc de tard

err. Tis inv smeting f a pradx: yu sd py as yur oppnent me efree moves Bt yu ud giem e ppuni ma errs

Te is disinc mptn t ma appy mvs, tt is,mves t re f esnble vlue bt ic se aps f tenemy Ts is d bt t get it n matter n itsueds f yo expe t mpoe ess y evnuay

re te eve f si ee appy mves e recgnized nstantly for t y re

u ee is nter essn f te improng playe o leanT m�ny neperenced pyers ry t erem te enemyTy ner mis n ppunity t e ret pess antk And en tey fe euy inepeiened ppnenmre ften n n e tets nd tts l be poly n

dled ut e ey mee mre epeened pyers tey nd fcng te emp f pay cuy eses te as defensey teir ppnents

Wy Becuse plye al e en fced th chce feanabe aleave If t is ve ltte f yuppnent e teen meeing yr tret r getngmated in ne mvee isnt m om f mste

natoly Krpv, e CUen rd mpin, never fis togive is ppnent enug rpe tei n ngng. He eyfres te ction frm n ey pit in e game n nsted epreers t vrelm s fes t cces, nng t ony tevey bes players il pass e tes



Th Gm f Mk 9

Posn BN2

TreK, Bd ueber 977 PK PQB NKB3 PK3 3 PQ PXP NP PQR3 PQB QB2 PQ3 KB3 7 QB3 NB3 8. BKJ BK 9 B K!? BK 3 N3 . PB 3 PQ B

Ne Blks e ly He e e u ees rey

u hereer e kes d kes e e d edeuery se, Bk euers s e esey hsN ke he s u f e's e ess

I y rbe s Ve bs sr e P-K5 PKB5 f by k e eer kde Here, hee Blk s de sure y suh de uld be e Ae P-KB5 Blk drs s k O K4

d u e BP d P uder euh resure defuey e Afer 4 P-K5 N-K e's er erexeded d redy be dssed by P-3, d e Bks e equ

K s' lly reeed P-K P-KB5 f, heees be rk se es He Ve heru hese de

4

RBP

e d bee he P-B5, h uld ed er ve bu fy ud e eerhe ees h ee l be dr he eeer d h e us hrere d l he s



Cg f Ce Me

Hs h ms ms H ty th kgsd wth

R- fwd by ttkg KR7 wth R-R P-KN5, adQ-R5Bk shd b ab t had tht da mftby with

KRK d . NB1 Hw Wht mght b ab tshft hs attk fm KR7 t th its th kgsd with asbst P-KB5

O t d attk th qsid by amg t th Bkwns d aig PQB5 PQR-5 Ths a y sf

d 'Vht�s x s m dva itQ-7 P-R18-BR-BR-B

RN-QB-RQ-N

Baks ms sm my ad ti. Yt h has skify tatd th attk his QNP d h P-QB5 bak PQB5 NPxP BxRP R-B y favs Bk ft PxP QN N-N5 RB) H a st ad wit f smthgt h kwg that his sit s s O h g't sm m

B-R

hs t b y ws tha th mmdat 0B-Q 0 BKB th mvs Back mght h b xtd ta Bt wth 0 .BR Bk s gv ht ha twk his kgsd

PN

Oft mv s waknig s t b jtd d mtas s hs wh y it witht ss ftim H P-KN is f mv f 'ht s t sk si tataks Bk bsh Bt is st mv, f t waksth kd d th g di QR8-KR

1 N-

-R

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h Ge f Mskes

By giving White more oe Blak rovoes kingside at tht shold il Whits lan is osistent wi s 2st move which h stl belies to b good This illstes noer oinabot ro: you are much more sensitiv to the ossiiliy o

maing a mistake whn o hav a bad game; bt when yo arotimisti bout or osion your ealy waing sste tends to close down

Noe that Black was thrtening absolutel noing

4 PR55 P4

PR)BR

Poio a 25 �

So "hite has mad som minor sttgi mistks and has

eed a dgrous looing ut risky osition Blak's last mov ares a owerul stoke in t enter . . P-K4 Withot�

Wites kingsid demonstatin .. tio

d nl �ces

Nsion

Q 5 g iVng a\ t?

d KB

B4 and

d Q4 s

quas

_ =

a mg - a wing ut un r new Ccumstances, Blak will b able t dvlo a gri on t blak kingsid s q-B3 BB 9 QB NQ)B3 0.N-KR N-N4

O2. Q-N3 PxP

28 BBP N-K4 9N- Q5 BN 30.xB N-N4 (or 0 BPxB RxR1 Rx PQN4 ollowd by NN4 o BN4

But wht else n Whit do With 6.N-B3 h stos 6.P-K bt allows 6 Bx 27RB N( Q)-B3 winning a awn I Ie cetainly dosnt lie ha, but h doesnt want to go on the



2 Ctog of Che ;e

defenive te , P-, Fced th et the chce th time

beteen pesmistic lteate White mae anothe eo:e es o bke

26-K5?! x27 -K5

No th x 8 BNch 9xN Whte h ainnn e B- QxP, Bt h pnic ae

N-2 has ookd

micallation

27 Kx

ht's hce rm hee n e eithe bad or orse, ectn n B is bad but 28 P Px 9, xP P (with adedy kiide tta c p or Bl i

2 BxB B-K

29-6?! x 30x BB 31xh K-R 32R-B R-B 33 BK4 K!

Black het 3 " N N ed heconte qckly, Wte payed 3 2 and ate

he rened,

Takig ckExeiece deed by Oc \Vilde i wh e cl the

ed t mistkes Rezn the mitake i

od rst te o dlin ith them, The net step

ndendn wht kind o mtkes e mke Only te ttn e tke tn to eimnate themY n ben by cleci as my o y pt me ces

s y an nd yo dot ecod ou ame st no,) yto ct le nmbeM eople kee ny thei n ntelin tht yo len mch mre m your loe

Ieally y hd he ced e a e D

mee ns moe oes; e me ith the Whiteeces me th Blckt doen' mter hethe te mes e



Th G f Mks 3

layed in cub tounments or on k benches. As ong s yowee yng to nd the be move, yo' hve sod domntry ecod to wok w

Examne ech gme wth e scutny of you sevest cc.Evn if you won gme the e se o be som bnd potsscond-best moves soy thnngto b found mong yomovs Tq to remmber wht yo thoghts wee as you ydech mov Dd you cond seve teaves o jst py hest good-ookng dea? Dd you nk yo wee nnng ong o we you ust ng to hng on?

hs won>t eue s mh wo t may em In n veage

game of fory movs the 6st seven or so moves e at of yooeng sena (Maybe more.) You dont eay hnk bout ndevate these move he wy ou wod move 3he e o

bound to b seve utomatc cues nd recaues s wes foced sonss to enmy thets You my 6nd tht oytwen to ten6v mov o the fo eed ea choce.

Py ove ch gme few mes hs w tae ot of eot

but s we woh fw ost Sunday feoons Quson anymove that sspco-vn t wnt punhed. hencome th uestonab movs wth ths checs

() What nd of eor s t? Poson? ctc? Stegcoo de? ch o h oowng chpte dcuss dffent nd of o

(2) How sous ould the eor be f unshed? s t a mno

er o gme-losng bune?3 hen s the o mde? Onng? Mddgame? End

gme?4 Wt w he ts of the gm wen ou commed e

eo? Dd yo nk you wee wnnng esly? Sghty seor?Evn? Ded lost?

5 How we your ers sced? Dd yo me two or thee

bd moves ow? One evy ten moves?

Rmm tht e m be svel esons tht move s bad Ec can be consded seat ero fo t uoses ofths sfanyss f osse you shoud e recod of howmuc tm you snt on ch move hs hes n unstndng how mste cam bout Fo eml you bunde way



4 Catalg f Chess Makes

a rook afer thikig oly scds, yu may place e blam

he poor atitude of relssss o ovecdece. Bu f youtougt ty miutes e losg mov you ill have o look elswhere

By examig he rsposs to ts chekls you ca devlp afarly ccra Err Prol of yurself Yu'll hether youar pro o bluder r los mor o hough a accumlatof mo rors You may ler fher ha you are os lale o bludr h dg tha mdlegam or hat yu makmor of you srous erros ufarabl postos (Despar rSmsm?) ha farbl oes Yu'll ko he o e ogad agas your atual edeis o err (us as your pst s ipoig Jus aftr a previus err) You may d ayu mad mr s games you ually o ha gamesyu los

Oce yuve delped s rr rle yull sho

at par of yu gam you eed or o aay from the our met hall ad ha o ach ou fo h yo are a bard lf-aaess s h me of e game.

Hw Ca I LsWhe your a the board yu lok for good movesether

good moves for you play o dgeous yu f he plays thmI may sem lk toyg h re bu you sould also be lokgfor bad moes gd es f dagr f og h you cago og a parcula pso ca hlp eomously

Garcia Haa 95Back me



Gme Mkes 15

Bac a geat a mae dvtage e do't ve towo bout oig a w o two ut e c't to wogod. I act, t te eect tme to wode about o

Pe tee i otg yo ca do tat w te gamuicy ut t doet ut o o. Bc dd't

1 23

Qeg

Back t my bcu e dd t ook o g eo Hbby ddt t og w ob. Yo mt y tat mad ovigt, tk tt e coud cout o iigt to to -N7 mate (ogtg abot -R8 mte )Ti may av bee t c. But t oot ce o ti ovegwa caeee bd by a oo atttde. Bc ddt ook fa o

B akg e "How ca I o ou c atcte mytactica ie I you ay eiou ce wi a co, yo cau te tm you ooet tig to ac o o

ib t eguad m f t j

te a ecic tactic dage you oud ow about t oowig, a aety oct dgam om a ovitwoe mioi

Kviie 9he o moe

Back i te oy ae t eo wg cce, but vctoy deed o ite cotio Eve f Wit wee to o



6 Catlg f Ces Msakes

oh o he paws she ould sll draw b keping h kg aKR he Blk ould eer de h kg ou of he ore

promo he ow paw. A dw wold be ineib.e Whi maagd o lose She los , ae she

lke only fo a way of dawg he posio. By doing so shopleel ovookd losing hod.

1 KR42KR5

B-B

Whe is a huy o fo daw by liudaing he boad'las paws Se wa o pla PKR4 d PN5, dsdng hsue dw o b hd by kepig he kig oud KR. Wha shesoelooed s ue Bu he would hae seen had sh askd,"How I los?

2 3R4

B-4K-B5

s oo la o ask Ae 4 PB PP Whe h oained eqal bu wll lose h kgndpwn ndgme Ee ishe ruses o ak h shop er kig s o a away oKR o sop Baks KRP (4 KN6 KP 5 PR5 BK6 6. KB6K nd . . KN5)

e sks e hre, Saey akowe sad, wago be ade



Tactical Erro

Spatng tctcl "s fm the th ways f sng chsgm sems st n impssbe sk h yu s e tla h m a mj Os e acil

You se bcaus yu mit kgh t fk y kng ndqn yu ovk mae n ne A e you e vd thes tfls u yu mstaks mn essntly tacu wk nt a in som knd of ble attck by enyeces and evntually have o snd mateL ou hv a a gd dl u the gme f yu ven gt th p § t se thugh postinl sttgc eos.

Af o mtd s l nd hv ed h bed =:

oss chess miss he dstctn wn tacticl nd

nontctcal es cms bed Ths s becas almos l ges, ven at the highes gandms ans e ltml _decded by tccal mens. lye may weaen his awn suc

t stn o-t move 15 h may chos bd na sttegc e-a mve 20.But hn h s nlly un �ishd f hi s mv 90- b jtctcl Eentl hs stn w dioe to the nt �ta nem eces nat and cet th knigh fok, mng

=

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that nd dob atac ta can no g e eisted.hat sat uly tatica o fom th oes is he

mediacy of unshmnt and the cesness that ds o thicmmsn en yu peit ngh fok you e enlzdght then and he loss f mta h cas yu

7



18 aao o hss Mtak

r is easy to dstd: you ovookd the tct tck ttxpotd t o We yo os yo kw vlY w wh ad

ow yo ost

Allwi MaeOf a th sng tks to ovook, te wost mt

a os paw pee ad st ctie t gtpapsve wdpdg yo oppot's abt to py wthot

sis o Bt w yo wk to a mate ts tm to st thps p fo t xt g

MMo oo 99Wi o

Hw a good pye oveook mt? Fo t sam sotat a pmt a fok o po u h pw stuct oose a wg dgam e s so mc t ook fo i cessgme tt o c oy os o a mtd m o cosdas I m cs a st a ba e w sshe gam mmdaty be s tyg to avod t may

m mstaks tat might ost m th gme th og t dagam ack s tt bg thog o t

qeesd w s stegt s massd Afte PxP PXP Backw b ab to p p te vuab Whte QRP at 2P5 d 3 N2 f Wt dos otg abot te qsie Bk w ptate wih 1. PP; eg 2PXP R7 32 (}QN N N N N 4 K2 4 ad

5 PR5



actcal Errrs

ese csdas expa y afte

1RB3

Back cety payed

1A a t esg aft

2 B5h

19

x

Wte cue 2 . PxN 3. KN1 d ate -3 ee s efese Back st bcause ate as te asttg te rd t k f. He ugt

s te s te cada e f cess D't fget aboutccate e pst e board ay be a quet ddegae ute edge e ae cera t be a geat aytgs t k f e pst But d't frget e e ats te st

It a app befe yu'e ste yu seat

Pin afr PQN

s ps dees f a eatey cuus peg1 -K4 -QB3 -Q -Q 3 N-QB3 4 N N-Q

BQB KNB3 6 N-N -K3 7 Q-K N-N3 8 B-Q3 -K39. N()B3 -B 10 QN-Q 11 -QN4 -QN3

Wte s paw but cat kp t 12 PxP BPc d. QP ). fact te sees t ave seousy ekeed spst t 11. PQN cetg eakesses ve s queesde

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20 Caalg Che Mke

Q4!

This trick me sms Otss. ftr 2 . . . . PxP Backs d-ta ars bius aftr 3 PXP BxP r 3. NB6 B2.Se this Back mht ctiu with

11 N

xQ

But he w be sudde remdd that a th sita ada-

tas i the wrd wt mak u fr . . .14 Qxh! xQ m

Ral f Dfd

I was just b t ar the ame e th awasstruck m abut the ms f mre cd ars Dithe r stae f a am mst f the ecs, Wht ad Backwr rtctd b frd ics

hs smd astsh t th tm I m ear ams t wasmss t ke haf m ces se frm catur at a mmt. I ddt diberat ut m m squars subct t

em attack But ietab the wr aturd thruh thusua asstmt f tactica das: skwes ad frks ad sTh tim m matera ws cmt af wa wh thics wer sucati a rst ad scd rks.

r ced rs kw hw t adac ad ke thrc mutua rtct It cs atura tht MkhaBtiik surisd his caus wh h rasd his riaTa Ptrsa, atcr si th wrd chamishi t hmBtk cud h ctd th w chams sita dthr dam mast ccuat abit But what Btikcitd ab a was smr Ntc hw his ices ar awartctd

I ts bsc frm this s a am waksses. Each ae hsa st f wakss t dfdhs ki rhas as w as smas k squars ad icsad sm tarts f th sam

ature t attck. Etu thr s tactca brakthruh b



acca Er 21

ase of a malce of aack ad potecio thee are morepiece aack a eakess an defed i

Te aica dece most ofen used o accompish hs malance s he Remo o e Deender ake i poso

rsrbakh Zrch 9Wi v

Wtes pas Q an QB ae s ce eaknessesTe QBP s defended tce ad aaked oncea aace of protec t. The White defee co e pushe ack echanedo, or ured aay Bu the QP attaked ce d deendedoy oce

There ae e ays o efe e QP. Wte an rn is kigh to B.Bu ta efeder can e remoed y 1. B

BN.Whe ca so pay QR- Q ut he QBP coud aterecome a aget d snce Wie does't ke to deprie hs kigh f ts p achor he ejecs 1. P- Q5 That lees eR as e eee a a ake up i resposiy o Q1or B4. The amiious hite radmater aned to keep thepsie pay ao he Be s he payed:

1 4??

Bak repe

1 N4

Ad emrassed Whe sa tha he mst reeat s defede d ose the pan tha solidies his ame Black's poess oa oy as ad KB QQ QQ Q 4



2 Co oj Chs Mst

RKB R 5 KR x 6 RB RB 7. 8.Rch KB 9 BP BR 10 R1B RR nd he eenul

won

e nue o aton on th thee ondeae ut k eeen ea to eogne A defendg pece tnout of coon ome ean h o pt"e o n u ehng of pc fo pee o a the eewhee whheue th ee o the defde

uch n e undetood anone who n he moeSof he pece What me the tactc uggle dcut te at nd copx o ee ultnou tteechone de up o attakng and deedng p

GrgvkskaSkv B

Blac ha aced oo fo two pawn d tong atcwho uent foca pont KR7 nd oe que aoud eWhte kng Whte ut poet h KR2 om pole QR te With h in d Bl pl RK UWh epon 2 QB teatenng a tong chek o h ownat QB8 Bak ha a choe aong pomng ndng wth 2 QBc, otnuo of the ttk wth 2 RR6ch, Oeen pe}etua ttac on he Whte Queen 2 RQB6 3.QK2 RK QKN2 RKN6) Whte can nee pa QR e u of R e

I

K

RR

h?



aa Errs 23

Bac coud have ud he Reova of Defede device o whac he ook iediaey wih 2 . . . . N6ch 3. -2 B-B4ch. R-B2 BxRch o 3. BN2 R-R8ch 4. KxR -R7 ae.

3 RB

Whie woud have o eia o aohe acica device hkee fe 3. K-N2 RR7h ad 4 . . . . Rx. h ove choe3 RB2 ow Back o wi wih 3 . . BxRch becaue 4. KxBR-Rch 5 B-2--h y w a p he wepei . . . RBch 6 KxR xh aoe eio of Reovig hDefede. Of coue 4. xB xB cu Whe oe b hiopaw deci hod eveuy co hi he ge. O, ahehod co he he gae wa woe ouae. )

3 ch??

Poiio ih oppoiecoed bihop ofe ugge opic

iuio (ee Va o, P. 179 ) d hee Back f io oe.The ov payed appa deciiv ui you oce 4. Bwhch oud have ed he ga aod . . . . BxR 5xB ad he chec ae ove eavg Whie a bihop ahead; . . R-heeig 5 . . . RR8ch 6. BxR xB aeie by .-N2ch PB3 6. R-K peiig h Whie K oecpe by way of K ad he ppy . . . . RR7! (.RxR-N8 e hich c be eae 5ch

B Whe ao ug fo a opica iio hough hae kigide pece woud uay efed oe aohe

B-N25

BxRRRc

The pi o Whie biho foce he eov of he defedig kg--KR ad Whie eiged.

Dubl AackMo egiig pay have a ecogizabe ye. They a

oe hea fe ohe ui ieuped y eey hea(hich hy oee igoe ). Whe y o ice, heyd eeve akig o he ih he ae ove i i



4 Caalg f Chess Mstkes

engh decd e gmc I membe mkng my t knight

rk thnkg w the gh tctcl thught.ut dube ttckk we etcdt ju hppe;they r mde pib by upe pece ctity d-< ethe i th bdby cree h lte cme btwhe y tt puttg y pec ptctd qre Ocr y c k y t dc with all y pici mt poctio. ut yu c prie uc gt

pe k the llng.

tSaidy taya 99Bk o py

lck h't cmpetd h dpmt d ct ply thu . PQN4 d . . B uti h QR m th ngigl e lck dle 1 R-Q bec QQ6 QQ RQ tr whc h pbm rm .Q Rx mobe, PQ etr 4. KRQ lwed by NR5 S

1 .. R-R2

ck w pbby cng n . Q-Q6 QQ . RQ P-QN4followd y Q2 ptece now y e R QR or

R-K-K2-

Q-Q4c

lit w k wth the dub ttck

Spe iece cty i t mtte Sc th d



i rrs

lly hve weakesse the plyer th the ost eciet dcointe ce wi be ale t exploit its avantge tcticly

KesMea Mcw 194Blak mv

the igae positi Black has btaie a e gae in

th penig PK4 P-QB4 N-KB3 NQB3 3 P-Q4 PP 4NxP NB3 5. NQB3 P-Q3 6 BQB4 P-K3 BK 8. BN30- . B-K3 B-Q P-B4 NN BN BB3 Q-Q3 P-QN4!3 P-QR3 P-QR4 4. P-K5 PP 5. PP N-Q) using tctics suchs val the ener6 NxP NxP 7 BN QQ 18 PxQ vs Blc wh hs ny wk pas t ttck. The ir ws reached with 16. Q-K3 P-N5 7. PP PP 8 N-K.

1 Up to nw the psin hs deceptivel ppeared t avr

Whites pieces which see re agrssiely placd But hite the est tactiins e tweeth nt elized atck hd re thn equli He e ht the wekness is KP nd the dieence in spe the w whitesuaishps gav Blc he dvntage

t a e light sho hve lit up in his el isin ater 8 . RR4 That e seed y t a sli way pressingth KP n peping t tk ver the QRe with 9 Q-Rite iled t e the cection etee Blacks increasingpice actvity d its tcticl eplittion.

1 P? x



6 Clg f Ches Mtkes

h W KN2 squ sem o e g u su cks cvty mks o No 20 KxB Q-Rlch

. RxR o h o cky Wh maag o py h gy o h mos 0 PP P 1 RR BxR(8) RN5 BxN RB u h poso s aey yop

Fauly Tacis

cks s sqc s h c a "t como�hogh ks o h co Oe o o cevcs s ou, a s o s h ys e pyhe Mss mke ook oun c py, hove s oegc so, o m ho ma you e h oks,skes, oh c evs

EuUik Dusseo 1 P-Q4 N-KB P-QB4PK N-QB B-N5 4 Q-B P-B4 5. PP 6. P-QR BBP7 N-B N-B 8 P-K P-Q4 P-QN4 B-Q 0 B-N P-QR411 P-N5 N-K4 1 PP PP B-K B-K 4. NN BxN 5.PB4 B-Q 16 BQB4 7. Q-Q B-KN5

e Bck th pe ho seks o xpo Whs k

sss cy mkg h c eo s s moe she K a pps o ak im K6 h s h o p soy h . R-K he is so cc ck Bks Whs kgh mos Bck mgh pay . Bh . QXB -K h he m skee aog he e

B oe o he ps o c py s h u o oc ms o se o exmp, ho oes N-R

g hc ske ck Bck oes ook o se8 -R419 QxB0 B-K5!

ch RK R

Aohe p s hkg you e h oy py ho c uscs



til rrs

Ozola-Fman Riga . P-K4 P-QB3 2. P-Q3 P-Q4 3.NQ2 P-KN3 4 P-KN3 BN2 5 B-N2 N-KB3 6. P-K5 N-N57. P-Q4 P-KR4 8. P-KR3 N-KR3 9 N-N3 B-B4 0. P-KB3

N-R3 P-N4 B-Q2 2. B-B Q-N3 3. B-K2 P-QB4 4. QPPQ-B2 5. P-KB4 NBP 6. QxP

Hee Bac could ave gote a eaoale poon t . . . ad . . . PP ut aed to mliate We pece tat te cente a opned lac payed 6 . N-K5 neaa o . . . . -6 Te ma p a . ten

. . . B3 eeng een ad oo ut We mplyye 7. QN! B-QB3 an oced egnation 8. QB4!.One aly ee deee oe good pn

And e agly o oe pece pacemet ca ao ey tactca den

Byaak Sss 967Wie o o

Wte' ptn a te cometc appeaance o activy Actay o au to b eled on R4 and quee eateed B-3 ad R- Te depeate uge tvecome a apdly decning poiton u ave cobuted oat no appe

1RRP?

Can Wte eally e ete e ceany oud e ae . . . -B 3. Pc and poaly ould e ate . . . R 3



28 Catlg f Chess Mskes

RxP 4 NK3 nd 5 N-Q Whe's ever kewe on teve nk seems to ve sd .

2 RQ3!

But We pes n oee so fry t n dpo ft Bcks 2 RQ3 ws k fe (3 RQRQ KPR BR), d ves Wte eofd pson te nl hove

Ad wit Little Pi" oe ou Is sew nd fewe n Ts

w Skesperes Rd I I desbe te of e on Bt e ss pn n ve s mp on woodnknss s n sps ks d qens

Bene ern ky o vod e eeny pn sc evn y en t K2 n fon of yo kn wen or opponn n pn one ne wt RK on te ope e Btpns es of e ne n tpc me n e nfn to nyone Yo y ee one p devep nk yo ett t of t ey nd e w n !ewy reed one.

vH Manla 195W o ov

e s pemed etvey s pn on s ook 1.R-? QQ. e od et ot of w . R-Q7 t wdne Bk defend . RK8c 2 K-R2 QQ 3 RQ

R-K3 O onetk 3 . RK7 Poy es er ft



Ttl rs 29

i . PN (s F"-ak a ic gvs is ki a ig sq a pvs Backs q KB5 sqac i pics g QN8KR2 agal

-

Tis sms qi aalgig o pi a aig KB7

1 K

RKcRB

B is sly a p kig o is k is aack ic a ca pagai H sig sy

T s mgca m i i pis cp o c oiz a aicpa m Rcgio s asy as sxamp ass I c i a s i p

is kig rk alg a appas a say lckiagal I xapl Back ss mal cas o aicky pi a is vily ivsil

KiGele, Leid 9Bck

s xpil pi? Back ' s a play K-N, ppari l ks ag Q-l Al is

pics a pas a aqay smsWs ss a 2 N ic o o is a pa

sys Back's cs pc T ick volvs o ac



30 Clg Ches se

cal devces. Afte 2 . . QxN R-QR the lck NP s pnedto ts quee. Ad he quen cnnot eteat becue of kewe

Wht bng ewered not nothe unt o tel but que mtng que (3. Q-N 4 R-R8 mte.

Thc pn d skewe togther led to lcks colp ( . . KRQB 3. QxP RP 4 PQR3ltKR 5 R-QN3 K-R36 BNh Blak eg

Ths kd o Ue p cn ony b tcpted by goodee o dg ee r he potentl pns?

m pned

long tht dgol nk, how esy t to get ot?" Thesee the qetons to sk youre. And they would be noghf pns wee the ony thng to wo bout dug gme utle ee how a pn pemtted by good plye.

DeyHt aev 94Bk o play

Thees a old bebl DY n whh eten ply sk hcolege: Suppo oue ptchg gt Mkey Mntle wththe bses loded, two ot nd cout o two stke< nd onebl Wht do you throw? The colegu ntept Hold on

How dd I get the two trk d the bl?" I other wods whtI do ow poduct o wht dd beoe My pt uce due c uu

Thee s htY th poton too d t hd stong nunce on lc Whe hd bgu kngsd tck by t clongo the ent (P-) nd dvncg h pwn (PR4 ndP-N4) To obt the necsy coutely, lck p kght



acal r

n 5 crg Wh ctr an thn c th n B4. Th n h B f B s f

h c f Wh shl hf hPB.Bcks hl rtgy h bn ut h B g. f

h cn c th W BP h n h h ry KR ng t B hul h y1. . . RP

t's g lcy hn h fr g sch th k ht ns t h chgs h c th sn. Bck th ft 1 . . . RP h ll b rly nn g h R5 gl. hf h h tsfy hf r h th c b l.

Bck hghts y t sthg k th: H cn n th n th K1 Bt thn ha RR RNh 4. KN NB4 y 5 . . . NP h n g ( ths c th sn' ly . O f

. . . . RP Wht c y . PN nhr y lgBlcks c: t f frk . . . B .NP, t h s OK f : . PN B . NP RxB!.g., 4 RR R r N Rch 5. RR RN. Fnly, h ct fy h RR R . R 4 NP r 4 RB s s h KP r P.

Ths sts Bck y RP n hn

BP . B RBh B Wht trn h g th B-B4

N Bck' cn bc c. H c gt fh n ( . . . . B NP b shg t schhrt s NK n . PN. Th c b ly tr RP bt t n gg . Asr r hUY c y n .

nl h ns f ns s Mchkls Msc 19 N-KB PQ4 PQ4 N-KB3 3P-B4 P-3 4 PxP PP 5 N-B3 N-3 6 B-B4 P-QR3 7 PK3B-B4 8. R-B R-B 9 Q3 BxB QB P-K3 BK P-K3 3 KR-Q NQR4! 4 N-K5 N-B5 5 QKQ-4 6 NQ3 PQN4 7 N-B5 BxN 8 PB RP 9 PQN3KR-B P R Bc h ct n # t's N



2 Cg f Che Mtake

P e 20 RP

If hee s QP We ul ee h 2 N2 l upg ea h us que ety A hes e l ply 2 e Q Bwud ee QB1 Bu hgs e Whe ees ngeus e he l lse he l ge

he gh y g he p s 2 B s h 2 Q2 Whe ply 22 xP he e p us u bey pg 22 x 23 h B 24 x 2 B2 22 Px Q4 xB 24 Qh)

2 4 22 Q2

hs wa Whes k eeg p #1 wh p #2 Auallyhe bes ees s 22 x x 23 PP PP B B Bx A he bes g ry by Bk r 22 x ul b22 Qx 23 QB Qh 24 BxQ xBh 2 NP)

2 Qx

An he pi #3 Whe urvel he pees hs

p Bk p vge She sge er 2 QB 24 QxQ [6]xQ) 3 4 PxP NxP QN4 -B5 6 Q-N3 B B-K3 Q-N

Ovelkig Oveestiatig CeksCheks e he s l eve spy beu

hy e he s g ves he yO uee



Tc rrs

ct o e my omtim e gored B not hekAd in chck o muh rt o he gme thy e otn

o gntdnd oroked. en the et lyer

KeeneBvinnk, Hati 1966/67Blk

A ormr wold chmon th c h m. A Bch hd mihnded wht h don moe ore n oerwhmg ot He wod ow i o l -B t h Whit my drw wh chec begng wh . -Kh.Hing een ht dnge, ne wold hnk Bl wod e wlw o oth cheg dg. Bt dourgd by he hngen h o he lyd

1 h

??g

Ch dd o o ny o h c ckh doetk i h cth we rdy ondeed. The ik mye gd, n he olowig

BotenTmn, B 961 P-K P-B -KBP-K . P- PP . P -B 5. -B -B 6. B-KP-R 7. P-R P 8 N 9. B-K B-B 10 B-PB 11. BP PB 1 -R5 P- . B n e wn.

Bl ddn't li 0. -B ue o P-K; e.g. xP B-B3 . . BxB . x xP . 00-0 Bu n didng to ly 0 P-B3 h hod he conided he obl



34 Ctlog of Ch Mk

g o og g l o g. H oul ou 11. B-R g u o uy

o h lo o w.

l m wa oul ug . Ao mol o d ug a H' a

WlmsLwenhal L 51Whe me

o o oua g y u oo qu o qu o K u bau wl o . B-K olow y . . . RB mo og 1 Q o o qu u Ba ag y.

A lgy oug o y oug wa ualy ou o u ly - oad R-Bh u ly 2. RRg o [ KK B

O o o ll goo a yal gao oy mo oouy o o yom mo. Bu you ay o gam. Mo o aa Gm ochc" o ba oy a az wol g.



Tt Eos

KeMikea Bues A 1939Bk me

We a paw bn as ecelen ompesao vw os onol o kng le and poena mag eas. ackeeas s qu Q s mae b QP nd Q-7. Ie een gas Q We maes w Q-8c

I. . . . B

Wel wy o g a cck Yo g e nave (o a moved el lke e aggesso

2-

e eeng s soved Blak as o foowup o s

rs ceck (. . . Bc . ) and o epensve mhodof swng Ws ea of . Q8c Q . ma.ck ad o py . . . . B-K4 o say v e cold aveqey esgd a 3. PxB.

Somemes a mov k 1. . . . Qc s descd as a spececk a las s o aggesson o esgg. Howvee was no as o s pessmsm 1 . . . QQ Q-Q ack as elen cceso jus o w o wnAfe . - ack ecangs dow o a safe pwnead eng. ae -Q ack akes ove eopen e w s ow ea of ma o l rank.

Cecks ae vaae yo ecogn le e vale vesmag your ow hk neesmag opponet's



3 Calog Ces M ake

h . h p v m

uleMi ama 97Wt o mo

h e a h a gg p h h h m bp h B -B h -5 h h hud d

1 Bh -

b g h N8K- 3 -Bh KN3 N3 B v b

g a b K Bh xB

B h py hg h h h bhp h p h -Nh - B h h v ha B h

. R8h! K-B B6h 4 K-K h 5 K-BB6ch 6 KK -Kch 7 KB B-h, a Ba d p h x p

pcal Ca Fak FalS bd ug p p

v h p



Tt Eos 37

reven s a me y rk r qee a sred rs raknd ay yer lm es never ee vtmzed y s

eginer's emess s rby lyngMy rs mlatng es eeree e lke s I selve years d nd ad js red a e ks n e game e a rY Ts vned me I as a lkely ndde mme gdmserd Oe day treenyerd egr egd me gm, d I e de He ad yedmre a I d b read es, nd as e gme rgressed I de I s e eer ayer

d I d ave n, I graed a a d e akg, d er etyve mves ere ms ve een dred ys d ly e lse. I eg ns m I dred a rk e sev nk"te asle seve r a I d seen remmeded n sme k.B e k dd' men mc rs He lyed-QN8 ad my kg, oed e rnk y s n r , s maed.

Ieerened ayers ed g rg a rgressn er e gmes ey le slng s very mran mve.B er slg n a e ges ey nd er kg geged lng reed rs rk. Ten ey ry lyngP-3 r PN3 as s ey sle is s eads gsde eesses d mes s me er

yg reer ey dsve a ess sn as esy a gme as rs ers.

W v



8 og of he Mks

Oe the hd e t e hw t w but t th gae he 197 US Oe he wh wet b

h ae f Se Pe hd bec w f ev vH hd tae e ta ect t e h vtThe wa ea to h t he dd wy egh

x

8 a

Wa Sey ete ebaed at H w a te

Mke Luft, Nt Whe t etho o vd t ae eave

I hv ad e Se Pee dd ay PKR PKN gg t e

o g w h an ee q (PKB te weth ated pt to h b expg a daga thK qe

e th t bey ea t pae v tthe d pe awa Whe a e o y is c y o ca bh he uc t ook t th dage.

d ee t te Kg ght qe dt Wh wd he ged tht tw e fwg th dg Vht wd be t beca t a

Kces Msw 193

Bk me



T Es 3

Wt wll gn an on 4 n av wnnng ccc of t wa eney awn on t queen Bac gty t gve Wt a wea w too by lyng 1.

. . PK6 2. RP

xR Bt Wt ca anw 3. QR! QNP . QK7! an t c' t n ta c e g

1 B

BB?

c' at y oe. Wt t n ulnabec t KN2 gt ue cere ow by t bo.

rly fata but t ace a o of accuacy o Wte Wt cr e ca w w wt 3. QP! (3. . . KRN .Q3 P 5 QQ PQ 6. RQ6 or 3. QRN . BN2! RQ5. R t . . RRc 5 RR teateng 6. BB an 6Q

t ote go o uc a 3. QKB3. Een uble 3 N2 ee oe o vatag. Bt ot 3 RQ6 an

ttctve ternate.

3 Q?? RR

BQ

te cocatn Wte ne ecte. (Hey e een 3 . . RB . RQ ae u ue tt R wo v a ang.) Wt en o ager ly

wan't cte to t t aSc 5. RK8c RR 6. PQ RK8 ll t \t ly

5 xP bt t 5. . . . QxP bb t n 6. -K P-N3 ea to g t te ou tt Wte' lat o wa vlebty of Bc t a. Oce tat o wa aeBl eta a t w

Misadlig Lg DiagalsAtoug ta te a aute ay nce t Ab

tae bougt te g to Eo te ot coo tactc obblt nto tycl gaeat atvy w. occ w a laye wa og agoate ne t un Q t 8 n Q y u owaay beca any y actto b



Caalog of Ce Miake

(th dop thm t N2). Th dopm mp toxpo th dgol, b t my o ot t b wg

o h dgo

Koch-Iov U.R 1. N-KB3 N-KB3 P-KN3P-Q4 3 B-N P-K3 4. O B-K 5 P-Q3 P-QN3 6 QN-QBN 7. P-K4 PxP 8 PxP NxP 9. N-K5! Blak eig

Bc cocd bc h wl o pc Pobbly h hd

cotd o . . N-4 (o . N-Q) BxB NxB. Bt hlog dgon tl w Q-B wth dobl tKB7 d QN7 Ad Bc py . . . NxN ntd h wllo pc o BxB

Th go dtr cm bot b Bc thgh wo th dg ccd hm poorly. I th x c Bcw comply wr o hm

AvrbahRazn Mcw 194Blak move

Atr Wh pd opg ply 1 P-QB4 P-KB4 . P-KNN-KB3 3 B-N PK3 4. N-KB3 B-K 5 O O 6 P-Q4 P-Q37. N-B Q-K 8 RK1 N-K5 9 Q-B Q-N3 1 B-K3 NxN 11.QN N-Q 1. P-B5! N-B3 13 PxP PxP 14 Q-N3 N-Q4 15BQ) Blc h om qnd w d mmdprobm o omplg h dlopmt H wd brgh QB o b . . . B-Q 6 QxP pl

Th nt mthod o poctng h QNP . P-N

c 5 . R-N commt roo o cmy q d my



Tcticl Eo 4

lee e QR e e B 15 N bmke

S

1 BN5

PN3

We ee b le w 1 BBNxB 1 NK5 N 1 BR Bc my e bee e e e u ly h h kd kn Q wd d he e Nw e ly1 . RN1 We w er w BB NB 1 QR!rk QR d Q

1 1 NB

BBBN2

ck d e 1 . QN ece 1. BN w aw ( . . B 1. Q d QR) e d men u he e 1 BN 1. NK BN 1 BN.Nw er . BN ee dl ly

bee ered

18 PK4

T, weve dede he me rm a vew Bck ed u w y lele cee w8 PP NP4 N ( ee e he NB) NP BB QPc! QQ RQ BR6 3 N QRQ 4

N4 RP 25 QR PR3 6 RP R-B PB3 RB 8NB6c Blck eg ed w k me



Mitae with Piece

\Veneve I move piece s acic eo compane he

begnne An weneve I move a pan J is a posiona eoa so I o?«Move somehng ese s e mseIf oy i ws smpe You have o move someng: ony

n con·ac bige can yo pass B chss is a enogh wihe vaiey of fay piece moves

Msanng o pees he fases wa o gve you oppo-nen ia chances A any give momen yo may have asany as hne een possibe moves wh yo eenoos, king nigs, an bsops ny pecen of hose poss-bies e y o be goo moves The s ae eihe meoce,o s pain b

Faulty Develpet

Deveopmen is bee hn ces Wi yo pieces veopeyo can ake megme sks and engge in nge pannng.W eeomen, Y he o woy bo geing o o eopenig ive

Yes ee ae many opening sysems n se a sice eeopmen fo sagc paw moves o pawgabbng. B esesysems eqe ea cae an my be incy nsoun even

s o he be ayes



Msa w s

Gller-Peoa 196. P4 P3 PQ4 P-Q43 NQB3 BN 4 P PQN3 NB3 QQ 6 BQ BB PQR4 NQB3 8 B

Pon a

ac ela eelome rk f fom fal H

eog moe ae a aog e ecage o hgoo ho 6 PQ4? 7 NQN W e ce cloelack ca aor uch eoc e .

9

10. -K1P-B3?PP

ac can' ao o oe e game o arl He ol ere for e P- rk ol ae 9 . . B-N 10 .

P- . . . . . u e cure oo e make fee eUg g ger akg e ae e ceer 1 PP NN 1. BB B- foloe 00 o . . B a

11B-QN5!

Sure lk com a we ou hae eea oe

l eke he cee e B qua) a a oeomeNo ack ul b alloe a afr . . .- 1 N- QQ B-B4 o 1 PP 1. N Q-QNN NN . B-B4 Q . QP

1 12NK3. RN

N-N3P-QR3



44 Caalog of Chess sakes

Th cncee a pawn w an evenay e gae (4

N Q 5 NP Q 6 N5 Q 7 Q5h! K 8Q KN 9 P) bu Bac i aleay o a behn 13 2 14 Q-B3 B-B3 1 Nx BxR 16 N-B6ch! 14 .BN2 15 QR-K; 13 . BQ3 14 RxPch)

M playe nw how o evep once hey've paye ei n gae. Bu hey ae eveopen e of a

gea vaey F exaple hey eay evelpen even n penpin f phcae acca aegc ean

ich-Bnein Mnac 1969 PQ4 PQ4 PQ4PQ4 PP NK 4 PK4? NKP 5 PP NP4) 6 NKPK N

Hee Whe pvie f a lig niave becaue hi e

cive pawn n Q5 Bac can exchange ha pawn bu ahe c eveopng h ppnen gae The pingcnnan i 7 . . B-K2 8 B-K3 Q-R wih 0-0 an ae RQ.

B n gae Blac playe PP?! 8 QP an avi he exchange of een a fav Whe 8 N-B3 9QxQch NxQ 10 N-Q5) he choe he cy 8 QKh? 9

K N O QN5 Q2 0 NK Th pcee nnly encuage We evepen 9 B-K3) bu iniBac' by eepng h KB a he Bac culn even caleeene ll 0-00 12 QBxN QxB 13 QxP)

A pay Bac neve g a cance o cae NK! NN12 0-0-0 13 BxN BxB 14 Nx!) QN 4 NPQ 5 QQ Q 6 -N6 16 . xN 17 Bx

NxB 18 QxPch NB3 19 KR-K) P 8 QK5PN 9 Nh K 19 NxN 20 QB8ch an RQ7) QQ5 k esgs

ny gy bee han n evelpen fy deveomen Sipy bingng e piece u fom he an ay pei y cale qcly an avoi a caaphe le Blac'abve B he penng evenaly ce an en an y have

begin pannig a egae aegy Te paceen of yupi c s h a

gr at ea o o wih ha annn



ae wh Pees 45

Fo exmpe h mee a oe ee haded dow obe a

egred on ale om M : Deop yor

h beoe yor bihop l i a impii wy o pu ahady bi o wdom he reoin oe omeh lie hae e l aw moe yo m deeop ome mioiece B he pw he no e my e he cene ah po Wh a ud ene yo w h o ae haihop beae ngh can e mre exiby dped o chedcicmae Bhp c deepe e e ed aud

y enemy eer pawn For ilon:Krchnzab Buchart 9

1 K K K

d Wh aedy ommed ime he ce wi P

mde P3 nd P4 dul o eorce hi woud be good qe o whi po he bop Aer 3 . B3 44! BB4 o inc Blac h exele pee ply.Bah how Bc piee egi wih iho e mohed ow

4 !

7 �8.

K

ar 8 BN



4 Caalog of Chess sakes

lc's eces onl e to e wel o ow e contnewt csscl deeoment (ostn nts on sos on4 nd s oen moe ccte l: 9 PK K4 10PQ5 NN PKN4! Q2 2 NN PK 1 K2 PQ414 P PP 15 PP N2 16 PN5! N ( PP 7 PPP 8 Q-R P-K . nd K4 1 PP Q5? 1PP N- 1 P5! K6 20 QNK4 NN 21 NN 22 N4 R 2 R Q 24 Q-R wns snce teods eetl cec wt 24 Q-K4c 2 K-R Q-Kc

2 R- 23 QN4 N 24 QQ PQ N 26 P6!K1 2 QK1 N4 2 h K1 5 Kk eg

otce tt c's K cme le te n e me t to tedetment of s ote eces tes Q nee seemed to edon mc ete t t ws wel osted t Q n sot oft nsde dnce Tt dvnce tned ot emb

-K-R8 ws e e n tct

Te Osides Piecence te eces e deeoed te cn e deeoed

en sent o to sde of te od o to tete of cton fowc ts dcut t etct tem en osdes sn't nn

oense e se ften te nts e eceent osted on QRo KR4 fo eme Te eens ele to one cone of te bodm e me tn comensted fo te nbtn mct tes on te enem eces

t moe often tn not tee e mscements A nt onte le cn conto mmm of fo ses, comed wtet f osted n te cente A oo m not onl se fom

dmnsed scoe t semenent entombment on te od'sm Ad eens dente m be t dmn: ecse ts sence fom ctcl secto m cete st mblnce of foces tee 2) ecse te een m be sect tossn ttcs fom esse ec tt nt te ee tme foote suts, nd ) becse te qeen m een et tcd

Te oo nd bso seem to e less one to scement tneen nd nt t n ece cn e ted nwee, ncldn n te cente of te od Cose ttenton s tl snce



akes wh Pee 47

gene ule (Neve pt piece on the sde o e bod"would be mpossible to oow

VgBrn Bn 19Whe me

Is thee ny dieene in mobty etween the wo oks hee

Vey litte Bcks is slightly bette ped bt tht s tepoynd hs moe t do the ngs thn th ks Bcks okpevents the White king om oopetng n he deense o hiskingside pawns. White wud ike to use hs own ook t the smee, s . .

-?

ow n 1 . . . K-3 2 RK5 KB3 3. RR5 Whte is edy toept dw though epetitn o posiin. Bks king cnnotdvnce nd his ook hs e mmediate tgets Bt Blck endsthe game ith:

1

!

The only moe to sve k Howee .

A ok s such a clumsy piece tht t aely ges n opptntyto go oming nti the lte sges o the ge. The bshopsusly see est om the wngs o the od They ey

beome tpped nless hey ae cught behnd enemy lnes.



48 Caalg of Ches takes

ep te mt m iidnt ti te Bip MdeCe ce i te eY t gme e FieSpky

mat Te Amein pe te ld ampin pn nK t i bp At te time tee ee y bip, pn,d kig et te bd Spy plyed KN3 n tebip etet g e ine it d t ed n t.Tee a Spky pn KB t peent epe gte te ine (KNQ7. Fice kne te nge in plyingti feiing bip pte b d mted i atempt

t ette it And Spky le te mtc -A me cmpicted emple i

Tmmaajdrf Rjav Whte o moe

B igt pil tge, g it i tng toite me bt et te gme qiky deied by iteeee in te next t mve t te Wite milltedbt ie Fie, te e ly t mc in te mipement t bip i p t

1

Ti eem ite cleve t t ppene Bc t te tebip beae 3 N dble eck (nd mte et me.Blk nt py te t e cpied eteTt ee i pit 3 NxQ it dntget Wite (3 B3 4 NK4 3 B 4 BN!

Ti bing p te kid e ne ttde We



akes h Pees 49

eer yo e orcing eqence coinaon) which ee oae h a o e ge i o you hand Ta nohe look

beoe ovng. he ove o nnd o play i aly ha goodi won' u yo cne o k ur eeryng ' ccedup o e Too ny plye ave droyed good poion wih wha hy conideed o e he wnnng ove becaue heypayed oo quickly.

2 K3!

In h u o rn h ae Whi oveood he ac ha ihop wa peraneny rpped. Hi r wa alo a podco aly aon nng ha Back ad o ove e aaced rook

A N QN 4 BP NB We d il qlio a. B he nor pece ully ake uch aconion o he coue he ge han a rook nd pawn he gae ce o vo lac ore and oe Whe eca

depea; 5 Q-K KN 6 K N5 PN NB4 QQ QB2 B2 NK2 PB NB BK2 PQN2 QB N2 K!? B 4 PB QN2 5 KNNQ5 KB2 PP PB5 NP QB6 NK2 We egns

n o he o grapl pnin o iopwadeg waWineCpn, ag 199. Ar PK PK4 2

NKB NQB N-B NB 4 BN5 BN5 5 O� 6 BNQPB P-Q BQ BN5 P 9 B4? Whie peredh bhop o e nowd under 9 PB4 0 NQ5 PKN4! NNh xNP NxN QN 2 BN BKN5 PKBN 4 QB QQ PQ KB Alog Blak ip ano beauy a lea coud ove The hrea o acvaing Blac hop on he quende ld o a qc downa: 6 KN2

PQ4 PQ4 K-B2 KK 9 P4 KQN! 20PP PP 2 PN PB 2 Q2 PN4 2 K PB5! 24PP (4 QP BP 25 PXP RN51 PPN BPP P 24 P 2 PQ4 N4 2 B4 N5! BP QPWie sg The rook pa\V p nnng now.

qn' angeon re o coonly xploed. T

dng a n r pi grel uderd



0 aal f hess sk

A qeen s m stge an k a bs mst emes beause ts mbiy t is aw muse As bte

g m w pees may be me suessul sne they nnette e fe f w uns nst e te Bt a uee,w mbnes e isps agna mvement an te kszve mvement, t aun m ste Anynew te t bin umsy k t te kngse ttk a yp mdegme e t mens levag t t e ut n netan its way ve ug teai

ste pstn, s y e ee is speYe e een n be estte s easy as k:

ea A 1Whe me

Hee's se smpe supey a k ve kt paw t Wte makes a w mistae He mndesndsh ke o n an ies f ee mael avnae Tmps at e deenalzes hs -panabe f tempa bu snt empay

1 ?ks may weknese be eple smply a

etly wt QB3 lwe by a peean t QR8 QN7, Q F eample -N3 QR8 K-N 3 RQ8 wist O 1 . QK 2 Q-N N-K 3

R- 7

N!



Mae w iece 51

No q s bold p fo a le I can be apedb s absc loe can dssolv Wis sbsan advanagT bs be o od be o bg ook o K soas an o n aal and f QxNPlak old no be able o ove g o doppngal ad s vally possbl o do anyg sqn.

KB?3 K-N

4 RQ6?5 Q-R86 KR7 PR5

QBQ-K

PR4P-R5QBQB7!

Te g s only a da sce Ws PKR5 plan as ds KNP lnbl and cad oppoy o pulcek A 8 RQ8 KK 9. QxN QxPc ccks ll go

on ov.Insad We ed K-N3 er -B f

cos as la R-Q K-K2 QN Qxc K-R2QRc 2 K-N2 Q-Nc K-B Q-Bc 4 K-K Q-Kcaw.

Sc advus c o opng as ll s ndga

Fo aple CalvoKocno Havana 1966 e -K4-QB4 2 N-KB3 -K -Q4 4. N -QR . B-Q3 B-B46 N-N3 B-R2 -QB4 N-QB3 Q-R N()-Q2KN-K2 -B! N-K4 B-K2 -N3 2 -B4 N(4)-B3 N-B4! 4 -N Q-R (1 . . Q6 15 N4 -BQ-B3 6 K N6c K-B B-QB4 Bck regnWs assn o e q p sa no s aak

diaed cpeaiven pecs e dvloped en o good saes y ca

beco sless y cano coopa on an Tpecs a nddally sad ell b as pat of a a eylak ony



52 aalg hess Mstakes

s m om ou us h jum oh odpod o sw ou oss wd swh h d.Ev h pp o hmz ou m suddl svh u ms wh u ompsh wh

ps.

ad Mach Blak o moe

I s old m Bk hs kd o m omo os hs wopw d h h wods h doou 1 NN 2 PxN R-B3 oowd ook k KR3 o sop m lo KR, sms h mussr hv

Bu hs df d hs o do h muu

poo o ps. hs ps do' sm o hmo Blk's. Bu N-N6 2 PN RB3 vs h Bks s sd oo f 3 R-B2 l smpl mov o d Bk ms p d 3 R ps 4 xR d ms.

A s om o uoodo s usd KpovUk Ml 1975 hh w 1 P-K4 P-K 2 N-KB3N-QB3 3 B-N5 P-QR3 4 B-R4 N-B3 5 - B-K2 R-KP-QN4 B-N3 P-Q3 8 P-B3 - 9 P-KR3 NQR4 1 B-B2PB4 1 P-Q Q-B2 1 QN-Q2 B-Q2 13 N-B KR-K 1P-Q5 N-N2

Blks ps sl psv h u sush's so pp pssv, u h hv uu. Hskhs hd o KN3 d KR2 ppO P-KB



Msaks wh cs 53

-B5. Back iece ave oge journey aed bere eyeac eecabiliy ay coinued N-R2 N . N-N-B5 -4

Back wa edy o brg i QN o QB4 ad redeveo i KB KN B i concer wa \ie iiiive i e ceer,wic reaened o icreae wi 19. -K5. i i i indBlck pyed . . B-KB

Acualy, Black' piece a o ubled a e eeded o oe o uicy wi 1 . BQB and 19. N-Q, ollowedby B-B-N2 nd N-K4. ie epoied Black' g

iaccracy wi 9. B-N.Ae a ove Blc dicovered a i ncdinedpiece pered o rerea i aacked KN. Ae 19 . . .BJ2 20. R-KB Q-Q e wuld i nd in iece wi21. Q-B3

Blac red o rece i 9 . . . B-K2, ig o0. R-KB Q-B4c 2 K-R NQ 22. N BB Bu ae 20Q-Q2 B-QB 2. R-KB N-Q2 22. N-N4 e reigned in viw es c a N-Rc nd Q-KB2.

Cb Mw 15Blak mve

Ae eae poi u e need or ece cordiaio coa o iece roeco Blck piece proec one aoerbu d' cordiae. Sil, wi ie QN re Blacca ceae ely i ierio poio

1 4



54 Caaog of Chs Mstaks

A O. ak eag P r . 3. x Rx Wte gt a wg w 4QxR BxQ 5 RxR KB 6. KRQ. rgt wa brg

Bak i t . . . QRB O . Q4 (eg . Q4 2 6 QQB) .

QQ

W d ahazard ag Ba h e rtt r ba ed. Hw rks d g dw tr d mb. w w 3 Q4 3 Q6 (wd b . Rx r 4 QxR) Wt rat td t gm dat

QN

w a ea Q ad KR a d 3 Q4QRR 4 R R 5 Qx Ba 2 Bx

Q4 PQ?Ar wu mv w k rm bg

ted wt . R(4)R. Ba wa bad e a (3 . . QRR 4 B4 QK2 5 RB 5 K4)

Q B

r Ba dited RQ2 t qi m d wr

d b 4 re ws tg l er (4. RB 5. Rx; 4 . BB 5 KR RR2 6 B6) Bk i

P Piece xcages a bad b md wt a kd

t b me aw d (i w aetr ad g We u gv u umr r b r tig. Frt dt w g gd r r Sed d w g u vaur e a f a e



Misa wih Pees 55

ege ees p steg p h leu gsde wek em b bkg pe

As, d't wt t echge pes egdess f th

elte met wh eed mel O te bd t ss tte, t e mddleame pt e d fe eem' mpd pst. Sml u d d es we es sts o me fe oee e e pee e O sq

d emple d ege f PK4 PK4 N-KB3 N-QB3 3 P-Q4 PP 4 B-QB4 B-B4 00 P-Q3 6

P-B3 B-KN? QN3? BN BP KB

We t me

lk ge p bshp f gh me 7 f gdes weke the We gsde t k see mesw fm tk dtge f ts d te 9. P 3 (9. . 4 1 1 lk s eY gd b wgme.

beue f te ppe dges the ps (l hass es eep pee . NK . 4 W mgh be ed BN?? d te

RB 0 PB Alhug 9. N fe Whe qee t dub bd I de gd eeoped pee f deped e (d ls deelps 's ok. The ehge sms p fo Whe' pees. F empe fe 9 1. P k h e stg moe 1. P pepe k t be wth PN .



56 alg hess Maks

R-33 Wh yed ml 9 PB he d e 9P- wih 10 B-R ee 11 QB me

The eOi o Bc' de e 9 BN? RB 0 PBP-KN4 how wo eeehceUY me e o hem

ReeSe ie 1860 we 11 Q-K6 K 12 Q-B5h-2 13 K-R 3 BP KR P-KB B6ch) 13 K-R R P-5 5 PKB 1 PxP Q5) -B6 16 RxPQ-R5 R2 QPch 8 RxQ R8 me Te ohe Kochdee P 1860 e 1 Q-Q QQ2 12 P- B3 13B2 PQ6 1 QP K 5 Q-K2 QR6 6 Q2 P-5 dWhie eed 1 P-K B6h)

Th e o eec eche u oudy i ltd y he fow oio

BvThrav Mw 19te play

B!

Ti sk cee re oem f Blc ce he h ood eo ee eh hwee h oB o mke choce Rememer mo ke re mdewhe e i ce wh choce o eole eveHere Blc ee h 1 Q-B2 low h KB o e uied y2 PB6 Whie woud he choie hme er 2 B-RBu i woud e le oe ewee 3 BR6 w mer d 3 R-B2 ec h KBP nd re o oe heKRle h ueqe PKR



Mae w Peces 57

No ds Bl ike e lks 1 . B3, hemming i hissigy "bd bisp ee me . . NB3 whih ses p bd pi be explied by dubig ks n he KBe Neve

eess e ese is peeble 1

2 ! 2 !

-?

I psiil sese e exhge blcsque bishpsn ly v Blc. Te Whie bisop is bd and Bcsknigh is e e up ecele psiio K4. Te olyproblem Blk wll be med i ew mves

The excge o bisops s le Blk wi hig o poec is igside sqes e 6 N-Q Wie plys 7 PB6eeing 8 Q-N7 me An i 6 . . B-Q s payed Vhie

wins wih 7 P-N N-R4 7 NK 8 RB4 nd R-R4 mes)8 N-B4 N-N 9. P-B6 nd n . . N-K . -Q5 xN .R-B4 nd 2 R-R4

ome pyes neve ike excge pieces becuse simpies he gme Tey slly end p goig ino con oid des The hey nd ie e ew h ei

oppoes piees e oo sog And s wen he enemyss decin exchnges.

RuvRicevic Ygoslv - P-KN P-Q4 . B-NP-QB4 . P-Q N-QB3 4 P-QB3 P-KN3 N-B B-N 6 00P-K4 P-K4 KN-K 8. QN-Q 00 9 R-K P-KR 0 PPNP N-B4 R-K . P-QR4 N-N3



58 aag hss Msaks

Poon ater 1 N-N3

Bl e rade enrlzd ge n ju m m Qo ' uu QB4 kg T dwld ee e pee n Bak and pem m mple dlpmen e, eng , beg el

de: ?

T pce ju g n e wy e R d QB ee 13 Q 1 Q nd B4 wudve n eelen gm.

B2

4

BBck nw g becu pure gn

ueend He uld mnnd w 15 QB nd 16 QRQ1 w ppe . PQB5

Q2 2? 1 QB2

1 (2B 4

Tr nng o g m a p QB5 ne wl pn up e Q (Px) nd eur n up Q5 Blk wuld mu pee xng n w Q4g, 19 (Q5 B 0 BB RxB 1 x Q, oug wud b b eule w . PQB nd 3 B



Mstaks wth Piece 59

White woud en hve a bckwad QP, but it cud be sceny prtected whe Wht tkes im t the Back

QBut White seosy misunderstands e ptent dngers f

middegme ith severa min pieces. Now ws e tme ttrde. nce Bck has emnted the openng pressure gainsthis KP he is redy to te er the intitive by pressng theWhte QP r dvncng On the kngsde. White's pieces are stckn trc jm nO nd this pemneny cedes the mmentum

t Bck.

Q!4

Bac crrecty ads givig White secnd cnc t tdepeces n te next stge Back simpy repsitned s pecest prepae . . PKB45 (21 QR-Q K-R2 22 BQB P-B4 23.N-B N-Q 2. N(-K3 N-B3 25. N-B P-B5 26 N(12B-N5 27. N-B3 N-Q) weres Whte sught in vn to ecnge pieces. Such a pstn dvntage eventuly cetedwnnng tactica des.

2. B-N2 QB2 (threteng 29. PXP and 30 . . . . Bx) 29.R-KB1 Q-B 3 R-Q2 Q-R4 31. Q-Q? (sets up lsng pnbut 31. K RKB thretning . . PB6 and . . BR6 ws

t pnful t ber) 31 . . . -N3! 32. PxP NxN nd White esgned n iew f 33. P PK5 wnning piec.

Peatue ad Pstped Quee xcages

The mst sgncnt excnges is tht queens Echanging qees wi brek the ipct f mst ngsde ttacks ndbunt mny srtegc initives in the center d n the qeenside. But exchangng qeens s emphaszes the mpance fher pieces nd trns etivly inr (middlegme) advntagesnd weknesses nt endgm mnuments As such the rde ueens must be vewed suspcusy. t is rrey neutr heeis usuay sme shift f funs.



6 aag f hss Msaks

UdoccLen Mocow 192. P-K4 P-K4 N-KB3N-QB3 3. B-N5 P-QR3 4 B-R4 N-B3 5 P-Q4 PxP 6 O B-K P-K5 N-K5 NxP N-B4 N-B5 1 Q-N4 P-KN3 11

BN QPxB 1 NxBh QxN

Poition atr 12 . QN

The exchnge o mo ece hve eed e o dange

or boh lye. Whe become lghly behnd n deeoennd obn Ome we whe ae o wory bou. Blchoweer ha bg roble on he blc ue, ecclly hKB and KR. Whe gh exlo h n he mddle ge oendng b he cn xlo be ony wh a ueen on he board.Wh 1. Q-N B-B4 4. B-N5 Q-K 15 NQ2 he n erywell (15 . . . B 6. QR-B Q-B4 17. B-K7 or 5 . . . N-K5 6.

N N 17. B-B6 ollowed by Q-N5-R6).

? xQ

QxQ

In he endng Blac oy roblem h nby o oo On Q. He cn ue h nor ece nd ueende wn

e eecely whle We re o cch u n deelomen.And Whe' K, o eu n gdng n c become a gend ec Whe' own bho The roble ae eden fer6. -QB N-Q6 o 6. R-K2 N-Q2 17. -KB4 -B.

7 2 !



Msak wh Pees 1

Back me stedy pogess n h pln o ceate a pdpn 1. P-QN3 NB 9 2}-K P-Q4 2. B-Q2 NK5 21B-B4 N-B4 22 Q-B P5 23. PQN4 N-3 24. P-B3 Q-Q1

25. NB2 BxN! xB PQB4 2. P-Q3 PB5 Q2 x29. B P-QB4he game eded themataly 3. PP NxP 31 -N1 NN 32.

B-B4 -Q1 33. P-4 Q 34 PK PxP 35. B-K5 PN5! 3.BPxP P-B 3. B-B4 P-B7 3 -N -Qh 39. K-2 PB=Q4 BQ B a Whie ee

Black stegts ecme moe pronouced th the eeechge tat gme omtme the echnge of ue ig only euty B hen the alteate s a bd mddlegame ee tle hoce

JwsTaawr Scmmng Whe ve

hes to bshops my he a ue but hte mus st doomethg bot Blc ecelety centalzed ueen he mpet y o hodg he to teteed hte pan (K5, QR2s 1 BK4. But tat pemts 1 . . . QQch nd te e ht

he h le ae 2. KQ KR-ch . KB R ad ee ete 3 KK2 Q5ch 4 KK3 BB 5 KB B4 BB RQ5 mate thetened RQ.

1 Q?

a clee ay o odng the pn. hte decty holdthe KP nd ndecty peets 1. QRP th 2 00 (ret



62 Caal f Ches Mtak

eng 3. QK -N3 . RxN. Ae 2. Bc mus woou possi snes o queen n us so vo 2Q-Q 3. BK Q-Bc . BB2 NQ5 5. QQ

1. . N-Q5 4

ow Bc eeps s sml e gowng Ae 3 0-0 QxR e es s oi pw. A on 3. BxN B QR3 B-R3 eces e e king e ee T es s 3 QR3 ue 3 Q-B 4 Rx Bck h e gme eee wnng es

3 4 x!

Bk ws me BxB Q- 5. K-Q2 Q 6.K-Q weve hppe. Wh pp , o ege ees (4 B-B4 BB 5 PB Q-Nch B-BQPc 7. Q-K2), wo pw seven moves oo le.

An excg o ueens s soemes pye uomiy we plyr s ea me e ie sge e exge is s wys go Bu wen meis ey in ce i kes some evuo eo sweepg e o evy pece

Lsto Haana Wh mve

Te mel vnge o Wie is gcn oy Weso s som poson mps e.g. ope lnes o s ooks.



Misak h Pice 63

B er i i Back wo h mot of t p c a ipad Q ,d i o b r o cosie poio n bal-ac. I ie ae ae co pa . x Bx QxBw a qiaon a rg e g mc co o a da

1 6?

2

Te aaag o ie rook a aal en ece an excge o ee For ice o -! Bk oo ae cc cac a 3 . . . Q B3. P? B- oowe 5 . . . . Bx o 5. . -8c)

-6 x.

5

A now t Wt roks bcom otay pasv ice tyca neer ao e a o aanc 5 x -B6 e ae Bac a too ar aea: 5 RQB1 K-K3 6 KB2

B-K5 P-B R-K PN B-B3 9. RK1c K-Q 1 RxRR 11 PxP P-B6 1 R-N P-Q 13 RQ K-5 1 RBchK-Q6 W si.

Te Tep1aY Iva

ne poiona or coe e i o crg

pa oe i or poo. B ig o expo c oe pear a iee i o ake a eena a m-e of pice

T occpaon o a o a m o e aca aggeie i oen on oica o. Yo ca gie aa mameange quar ng gm pop Bu pr-ae aing c a qa ope o opponen a

ad o earre

Ggoc-o, Zc --1 PQ N-KB3 2 N-QB3K3 3 N-B3 -B . P-KN3 P-QN3 5 B-N2 B-N2 6. B-K2 P-Q PxP QxP O 9. R-Q1 N-3 1 Q-B Q-N QxQ QRQ 12 B-B QRB 13 B-Q6?



Cata Che Mtak

oton atr 13 BQ

y opying Q Wht keeps lack fm gang breathinpce o hs pcs wth Q r -Q4 ut hs otherws paness occupaton c be mntned g Whecully ad btr wnin pspcshgh wrentbtantawth 13 N

3 .4. RB

BBNK2

lck gets ready o ous h outsdr wt 1 N or 5 R- and 16 N- e aso unCers an attck n hnemy Q whch te deends wh anoer clmsy advaninto hoste trrit

5 N-K56 KB7. RQ2

BBNB4Q3

Whte wl not only be hrown ompleely back bt w loseh Q n the proes A compt asco promped by e s of progrs by moes sch and

Anothr veron of hs ivoling he same squae

LwWtkovsk Lbin 1969. QB4 B . -B B Q4 4 B-Q B 6 QQQ B O . O� Q 9 QB B . p4B4 B



Misakes with Peces 65

Positin after 12. PxP

Blc s a sld thug crmped game. He shod play somethng le 1 . . . Q-B r 1. . . P-QR4; e.g. 1. . . . P-QR4 13.QR-Q Q-B 4 P-QR3 KR-Q 15. PQN4 PxP 16 PXP N-R3r 14. P-K5 KNQ 15. R-K R-Q ad 16 . . . . N-B. Whteca qucly d msef erexteded i tese psios wt awa KP or QNP Mewle Blck wud he serous

weakess.12 ?

Ts looks god sce Whte has oly e moe t aod teqeen excnge tt eses Bcs gme.

!

But ths te ly me, s qte payable. Wte tretes

w the dvanced qee wt 14. RQ Bcs only teatveto te hmbe but best 13 . . QQ is a bd mddegame.

?4 R

Perhps Blac coted o 15. RxQ N-K7c ad 16. . . . NxQ.Te ew posi weer faors Whtes bsps eve f he

coud' wi bck pwn. But e cn: 15. . Q-B4 (15 . . .Q-J3 16 N-K5) 16 N-Q4 QN 17. NxBP BxN (or 17 . . . B-B318. P-QN4 18 BxB QR-B 19 -KN2 KR-Ql 20 Q-N2 QN521. Q-B2 Q-N3 22. QxQ RPxQ

Blac traded quees to aod te stedy mddlegme sqsh



Caa Ches Makes

h wol ollow -. is sme fe s im i ee; 2 K K- 24. K-K2 - x Px 26 RxRRR 27 P-4 R 2. . -

P-R

K-K2 29 R- R-2 . -K4 R2 . P4 - 2 K-K-2 PKR4 K- P4 5 K-4 P 6PR5! PxP . R-KR P-K4 8. K-K P-K5 9 -K2 P-R44 RxP PP 4 PxP KK 42 P-4 k resie shrly

pial Cass: Caslig i I

he e sli is ck wo' memc io e pesee o yo . A sie csl s eoe roie eeloi oe h lye ely esio eey ecomes i o ls me

y epeiece plyers e e r way o e eirki o sey ery i he e hi ce ems qale s hey me. shol be empere y ely h les

s sc as

chm-G e 9 P-K4 P-K 2. P-4P4 -2 - 4. K- -K 5 P-K5 -2 . P-K-K2 -R P-KR4 8

o tr 8. 0-0

Wie's eeopme mkes oo sese. e prepres o eec . . - sce he oly iee eolck s o i coey a whe lack pys . . .



Mite ith Piece 6

PB3, Wi wil h bshop bag dow on h h wakK6 Whi wa worrd bo 8. . . . PR5 bcau ar 9BN PR6 10 BR1 Black KRP by all, ada 9 PP 10 BPP Wh aack i uc a

Black' bcau h b dopd8 . . . N

T h oh wnng o� udiadTh uaon byod lp inc PN5 wl ir or wpi o (a 9 BN PN5 w Wi QP T only way ig PN5 is 9 PKN b sc Wh ha cad

araon i kng d i ma9 . . . PxP 1. BxP PB! 11 PxP e.p. NxBP 12 PKR3 NxB13 PxN P-K 1 NxP NxN 15. PN B-K3 16 N-N3 Q-Q2 17P-KB3 K-N2 P-Q5 19 B-Q2 Q-Q B-K BxP, gd horly

T pn i clar i no ao g mo pni h kg s ca s pcy u o csd adcod cn gams W c i blockd h i osh ca bcas g nauay pocd by paw wall mda i o o W you do cal a odcn gam i i or ky a you w aackdan hc c w op (Wig aack a b m b counaac h cr Bu i i a bocd cn cunaack lssd

I ga Black coud cas cy o o o bg kng o saf a a o O 8. . PB4H do ca wo o a wh hould a dcdd oai di i h c wih 9 PKR4 10 QB4QNK

KapanTiman Juam 1. PK PK3 2. P-Q

P-Q 3. N-QB3 B-N5 . P-K5 P-QB 5 Q-N N-K2 6 PxPQNB3 7. BQ2 N-B NB3 BxP 9. B-Q3 OO? 1. BKN5QN3 11 - Q-N5 12. Q-R3 PKR3 (1 QP 1 NQRQN5 14 NB ad 15 PN4 pns and ws a pc 13. P-3QN3 1. BN KPxB 1 RPB 5 QR a 15 NxP QxP16. N-B6ch! PxN 17. BxBP K-R2 Q-5 Back re.



6 Cata f Che Makes

Cng cn e deyd he pwn cene nd pce devpmen c ngh ndce whe nd hw h mddeme w e gh. hee cs w emne whee y

ng engn ny cd unced, n whch d

BarczaUcc Zagrb Pio ter 8 , 00

In h gm We gd gme nce Bck pecs ed y h cwd e n py . . . 3 n cneqence he open P-K PQB .N-KB N-KB P-K5 N-Q N-B NxN QPxN! N-B B-QB P-K B-B B-K . Q-Q O) nd nc Whe'decon wh p h kng. Snce e wn o . .

3 pmnny nd kep h pn kngsd ckwh KR nd RR3N3 he pyed :

?

R4

Cng qende hd mny gd pn me cn eee n me how n e. he mn hng

h 9 O�O de e pn ge Bck kng ck. w edy nng 0. . . . N4 . B3 R B3 B

2 4

4R



Mstae wth Piece 9

ih hr r ali Whi gh P-Q3 p P- B is n nus ha . . P wi ha garfc whn s spprd . . PQ g nw Black dn'n nd pparan3 P-Q P- 4. PP r . BPP

BP . PB P wih a dad ack.3 NQ NN

N5!

N B PP n PP BP . Q-3 BB culdsa Wh kng

. . . .

5

N

And Wi rsgnd wng ha Blac wuld p bhp n r B ar h m hs n . QB B- . P-QB BP).

Wng RkAnh spca cas invlvs as pics psnd

f middl gam. h rs dn' sm d much l a pOns f h cns. Y hi placmn ha a l dwih planning and lngn sag mspacng hm wl amnimum cs im.

Whn h a w pn s and ha w rks usuall dsn ak muc hugh dn wh u

hav pics blng ( ach l dubld n n ). Bwhn u hav h ls, n pn l and w hafpn ls(pn n fm u d sm h uan, h chicsbc ar ac l h oks wh h cn ms xl.

mms his ruis cnsdal fsigh. F ampl,afr 1. P-K P-QB 2 N-KB PQ . P-Q PP NP N-KB

5 N-QB PQR BK2 P-K 7 NN B-K2 00 00 9.B-KN5 B-K N BB . NQ5 NQ2 2. Q-Q R- PQB -N, 's m fr Wh dlp s ks. nma suars ar and Q. B n h wuld n ding muchhr isn kl b much an aa n hWhi P and n much chanc kngsd aack wh



0 aag f hs Mitaks

h e hd, h bs s f h Q s pobblyQ s h sppo -Q4 i s B pys

P-Q4 Ad if B dys vs . . -QN4

i g lo f ig ou f PQ45 hs evbgig o ply vi Q4 I f, i Avbhs s ie bg wh 1 QR-Q1 f 14

KR 1 BB3 P-KN3 16 N-K3 R-B3 1 KR-K N-B3 18.QK2 P-N4 dd h by plyig 19 RR oss f i owv ga Bl l g fe 1

Q3 -Q2 P-Q4 flwed by K-QB d

. P-N5 S p 6 f e )e i m e e s f mispHe i isuve p f w fly ple ge yu d

hel, Su i 6 PQ4 N-KB3 P-Q4PKN3 3 N-QB3 B-N2 P-K4 P-Q3 P-B3 00 6 B-K3PK4 PQ P-B3 8 Q-Q PxP 9 BPP P-QR3 10 KN-K2

QN-Q2 11 NB1 N-B4 1. N-Q3 KN-Q 13 P-QN4 N4 BxN P-B4 0-0 P-B 1 B-KB P-KN4

16

h pw s fuss Bs o o h gsides h ues de. e hs vg f mo spo hs is d p l fo hs ro Bhs h emy g gsd. H hd i ou?

Q N N

-4-N!



Msake wh Pees 71

B s hs KR llny f bh n n h n n f nr his QB n a K . . P-N5. Ha Whi ry u h KR, n QRn QB, h nw ly . PXP PXP 5 QR n y

Q6 sortly. Th woud k ome of th tng out o ak'sa h h KR i ng nhng n KB, n wl ll m K r Q.

4 Q-45 P6!?

BBR2

w Ba h bO . . PP . . . P-6 nn

hra. h f RQB w a h ng. Bwh wl h hl w h ay h KB. f y h QR b n QR n me his KR Q (s i h hy KRQB i u bg h g f wh5 K-B llw by y K-K2.

6, KR1 PN67 B1

8 Nx

B

Px

hi an i i rfal BP Q-R5 0.P-K BP bu hy g h w n hl nywy; .g., - PR5 0. P-KR B.

9 .

QB4 KxB12 KB2W s

BR6

BxPcPxPcBxRc



Calculation and Micalclation

here ind o ae miia nne w a eve vied Ereane e oeehe. n e dim i reeaere wi aw e an dime wh i a a oad, mg in

and, ee gazed, mueing ime: o he a me,and I aac him and he e me, and ae im and enhe .

We a aae ie i ag we ma n egnize ia cain Ccaion nd e meing he gandmaer d when roceng wenwomove ominaingh ei head B cacaion an e and a are mh

heron w or ee mve in egh.e ooniie o e hweve ae imie. Smeimewe me an err in he eene move conig On 1 BPB 2 B5 wen he oer core i 1 B5 and en 2.BP o eme we oveo ing mve onen a udden aea e midde u nendedeqene and ae i euee � era we dn a engh ino e ue or mevauae he oiin he end

he eqeneee i a o a he aic ia cain

Fauly Assupieve ame Sence a me ee, e Ka

arine ern in e 155 me Dek Se e hen oe a m

72



on nd M 73

e a n oehg e h Fed ad Eoe ae od deado oon o e oor o er aae Sners o g aed ear he bode and e cape we ow dd her deahce abo

Kaharie He mue a b, eeat eve aum ehand reache a dedcon ha wod have ade heock Hoepod Fed and Eoe ae godh wh ded whe he ow nwhch they wee immng ipped o ad ahed o he ooWho wae e cd no eah

Yo hodn have aed ed and Eoe wee haBu ces laye ve o make o

ioder o cc

ae Yo can pge ro he ove o a cobao oo ecd e who oe ppoo ao wha heemy s dog n bteen.

Qe ove oeooked d wcheng gored are oeo the an cae o alt apton ccaona canook re sy ecaus hg dd ae e w oamed he wold

RubnstnDra n basan 91We me

Paed wh he ato ha Back wod ecape w

h oo ad accep a eo endgae aer 1. x 2 QxQxQ 3 K It a eec corec ne o ng wh a correc evaao Whe bete e 3. -K ecae o hero rok; e, 3 -KB 4 P-K4 or 3 P 4



4 Caalg o Che Mstake

NB BN 5 RB K-R 6 R-R N-Q6 RRP N-B4 8 R-Q6d N-Q

It Bl wh h hted llt w e dede

t tete L QQ, g tht RRh KR 3 PQNR wth petl f pee edg wll fllw Thl K bt

1 P

Hw bv et Blk vete gdte lkd

the pl w f pe H eged fte NR 3 RNP-R3 4 N-R3 R-B1 5 N-B4 KR 6 P-R5

Edg lve f e lulto th t gelthght d th lev plt f f pt e eple gdte ge t the t f the etu ht hd k QR4 d g KB3 Bl gw h KN3 h k w t KB4 gvg hec d the pwh hped t w w td t KB3 Whte ld he dwug thd tehue f kpg h g t f thepw uh h KB he pw qug ue B de h pw hephded b h g p t he tl But whe the pw eh the th Wht dp h kt Bl' d f the bd d evetully gv ee f p

ptul hek Bl g d th he l by g tde f H lg hde ft f the pw)The ehge f hwe led to eleetdte dwedge

Bt Wht w det w f dwg Rth th pdl ove beg puhd b h deded t e the tdf k dtely th 1 R-B He ed t Blk

wud hg t the ple dg (1 RRh KRP-B4 3 K-B3 KN4 4 KN3 PBh 5 K-B3 K-B4 6 K-BKN5 KN -B6h 8. K-B KB5 . K-B1 KN6 10 K-NPBh 1 K-B KB6 tlt)

Hweve Blk pet th pl wth 1 he lye pble ove te boad Whte e v deed



Cacuain n Misclcuan 75

t t t w t rely 1. . . RxRch e me mew rw (2. RRch KR 3. K-N3 K-K5 4. K-B2 K-B5 5KK2 K-N6 6 K-B -B4 7 K-K2 -B5 8 K-B K-B6 K-K-K7 -B6-7-8 tchw.

t pe t mke wrg mpt t y k me bt the l clpt cptre r retet We metht we we re rcg the temp the gme Or ppetwll py lgcly ee.

Van dn BrRavc Orbr 1966Whe m

t ttckg pt Wte pbby ccte ly: c py 1. NxR e pt ce e h t me. . -KR4 Bt ter 1 . K-R2 he w cle the kg

e wh e my w p eg t thk bt takgte t O te qeee ( . . Q-N3-N5) he ceter . -Q4 r ee o the kge ( N-Q2B).

Theree te ren w re t ctle pt wt cre 1 B-K2 2 B. Ater 2 . . xB 3 Qxhe w e eecte wy meetg my tret -N6 rR-B3-R3. A he mt tke the hp whe cr t e

ce thee e t pw beh cg the eger R-B3R3.Wt t m Whte plye:

1 x

!!



76 Cataog of Cess Mistake

etey Wte eaes at Px w not orcend tt e as remove om e board pwn w easelack kingsde c k now reaens 3. . Px or smpy3 and 3. xPc gies ie no tc fo a pece

T gme reae swf concson: 3. ch KN1 4.QN NQ . N-Q RZ 6 x 4 was onysgy er . xPch 6 K2 NK QN RxPch K QR RR P h g

Ovelkig AakDefeseMo ccons e y n conenated on orcing moes

e e cpture or oppoent epus. e reten, edeends n ccang s wy we nt exmne eey coice s posa y e cops can do aad e endmines to do i even ter inredie t of ondengatons

en ccaing o ee sequences we soetmes no psycoogc rap We a we e e ggesso te onewo ses e tempo of py t te tp s spng wen eenemy rspon wi wat we']] c te "AckDefense moeIs a moe we oeoo o undeesme nd i as grea mptecas wes s ppe ony mes ou et bt aso mes one o i own. r piees

coodind o attack may be pepaed or e sdden oeof deene

gkbu Nubug 18Bla e



Cauatin an Miacuatn 77

White reached t pton thugh evea ers-geedy penng mke, ever mnde ndevelpng mveand the ee f a nght t the de f the bard (1. P-K PQ

PP N-KB3 3. PQB P-B3 . PP NP . N-KB3 P-K 6.P-Q3 B-KB . N B-K3 8. B-K2 QB 9. 0-0 Q-K 10.P-Q3 -Q 1. PQN3 O 1. B-N P-K 13. Q-B NQ1 BN BB 1. P-KN 1 PP PN . K-1 K-1 18.N-B3 -KN 1 NQ NN KPN

Black wh cdetay w e the keenet tactca mdf te at cety ha been cng the temp pay nce te

0th mve He cld hve n mthly wt 19 . . BxN 20KPxB QK5 20 K5 bt peerd the lwng:

2 Q?

Back heaten mae at K7 and beg a eqece he thnk pet hm ue x pece o uc in On 2BB3 PR6! 22 P Back rg h bhp t e wth 22BK5 2 BKB

Bt Whte h ane defne t the mate theat

2 4

p I the tac chapt we menned hw eay t wa he deende t e a e aak Here t the aakwh make n eght and what he erk the da upe 21 QK It nt defed KN2 bt threate QBch

And the rcg ae a theat t cape a pece wth checkwld y me t ay PxB Sce ethe 2 BKB4 22QxBch RN2 3 RK 21 BQB4 2 PB e metha a m chace a da Back wen r e a 'ck

2 22 PR

xh

RxP?BQP

PB3Ad w 2 PB aw 2 Qx mate ad BB3 Bx

ad 2 RK Bxh a the game ad agan Bt

B

Back had t regn ate 2 BB 2 PB3 pay utth dm ptn a u r dn



7 Catalg f Chss Mtaks

In mo poson ven w n W asa beow ovopmsm n noe AckDfns mov

Barzavv, Wie o moe

Par of e ame fo a ppens can b o Wevuon of openn (1 PK4 PKN3 PQ4 B-N 3NKB3 PQ3 4 BQB4 PQR3? PK3? 6 BKN NK

QQ PR3 8 BK3 NQ 9 NB3 PN3 KRK1 BN 1PQR4 NKB3 1 PK N3Q4 3 BB4 NxN 4 QN V ooks fo a wa o punsn s opponns anp. r s acu non won w ck psnpoon m fo pUmn s p

nse of opn o a moes ava n spac w 15QN o 5 QQ, opn o povok ack no scn s

own pcs w 15 -Q? W ccuaes focn n w15 capue) Px 16 R3 ( r) He es o s sa o capue e ack Q s a wa of povokn oavnce

. ! Q

N!

Is m fo W o se a 16 . . . no on ensb ens 17 . . N Q Nx) We ' snou o He savs Q a a muc aer cos o sposon.

7

N!



80 Catal f Ches Mstake

maer quaty Back ou be s tryng o sop a angeouspssd pn and me nmou ngsie dangs sO isemd

2 RQ NR2

T rck metg t tea of capuing e ng wi antack on te vl un is pobaby wat W oeokedn ccutd B-BG

I ay "pobab bcase W m a fores t poson d asm wo wn t pc back wi an Attck

Dfns moe of s n u c a dfds gans 3 x bu so tacks te nem ng

3 QN2 QN4!

B s rsps ns forcig seuence n Bac's favorIt s ot mOV i wo pusstoppng cck and Sg a ngtnd as ack pnty a pce aa

Ovelked ZwcezugTe man angage s ge s sOm gors rds fo

cess mistkes ncudng wprach a hik amOe tat commis ntse uicid) I s o ft uswn o inbetw moe unnd gu at stepsio your cculato and pus o out of y zsceng cn caus caos ecas s mre focfubngusu a ceck ta ma, atack on a lub pecn te er mos n t ntdd seuenc o al sucont inoatons ae good Bu t must b cnside



Cauti an Msalculai

tArss Va 183Back o moe

8

Tis psin s string dern ag ccUed mn a cn ag we e w es pas f da Idvd fm 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 2 P-QB4 P-K NQB N-KB -N5 BK 5 P-K - 6 N-B PQN -Q B-N2 . -QN-Q2 PP PxP 1 R-B P-B4 1 PxP PP 1 Q-R4)

Bacs psin is nde sm ps ecas f e vunabi f s tw cnta angng pans. e s wa f dfendg e pws f ac dna i av piec 1 . . Q3 fed . RQ and . QRB. B cs an w f dang pss nd e a renf ziscenzg pssies wc umae acd

ng mv is aed n cacans ivvng e Wsp 0 5. If a sp wr n B We d npce a pn 13. x. B as piecs sand Bac s afe 3 x Px 1 Bx eca f 1. QBxB. In isvaration ,Vhite would s a piec a 15 B Qx ca Bac sp n 5 is sddn pecd. Wi cdecp s maea wi 15. QxB BB nd nw zscnz

16 RQ. B even n Bc wd v accmpsed ae ad se d iee ps 16. . B3 7. QB5QR4 Rx Qx

fe 2. . . . 5 e s a f zwiscnzug aps fBac fa in. f 13. x Px 1 BxP d f innng advanag 1. . . . 3? emvng a pic fm



Cg Ce Me

dag ad aang t Wt qn (15 QBB QB o 15 QBQBxB 16 QB BxB 17 KRQ1 QK wt a How 1 . . a d a of t Onezwen

zg 15 BP (15 KxB 16 QR K 17 BxB o 15. KR 6 QRT oe wo s so o oewsgs 12

K5 1 og o 1 BB QxB 15 QB Pxo 5 QB P 1 B6 BB 15 R PR 16. BB d» K5 BxB x 1 QR Wat a say oo o t d rt

13 Bx! xBCay Ba ot t ot bso ( BB 1

BQP H ad oy aad 1 K5 13 B PB BB QxB 5 Q ad om to t ouso tat Bsostio w ata t 5 B a t was of QB is ost by its akss o t kngdad a s Q

. 1 KR

Ts i ot B oookd o ndsimad Ww mt 1. P o BB t 15. Rx w gainsm o a sod au y ttakng Bak qn Bakay a s ts f t asmd tat 1 KRQ od add BxB 5 R QB ag 16BQB as w 16 P ad 16 . BKB



Calcuat an Mcaculatn

4 5 NxB!6 RxN

BBQxN

83

Bot sides ave lun ot f tngs to cpe, ad we nowapprete Whe's peioriy He wi wn at est one of themany weak pwns eg 6 BB RB7 R6 8 QxKPOr simpy 7 RQ; 6 QR-N QRP)

Wite nsed o wt ne eame of taia wningtenq: 6 K-N Q-N ( dobe atak ad bter an 7 NP QN3 wen t is Bak o as tw trsof 8 QN and 8 BB3) 1 BB3 8 QPh K1

19 P-K Q-N5 P 21 Q xP 22 QP Q-K3 23-Q1 rstrank treat) P-3 2 -Q6 fork) Q-B2 NQttk{f t rokand defenseof KB) K 26 KBck esign Song mst f

In tis st ape Ba ost bs e ddnt on on oppen's zwisg. Bt fng to d yor ow interoa

ton n be jst as csy

ByavsySa Moscow 1975

White t mv

Ts is te knd o r moment tt freqey ors wen si atak s fad to sms opponet Wte senog mtera fo s sared rookto mnor pees ndto pawsbt e appeas to be osng te nite to powerf Bk oerck Insted of onodating s position d



84 Catal Che Mitake

prparing fr dfn h d fr a biant way f cngth att. t' ll veY lev and cnistnt Ad bad

L ??

Th v s in xR 2 xBh fwd by BR5( h)and . . KxR 2. R-Bh K-K3 3. QxN in b as wi w fr th attak. Th w saric is Ciny fring L .BxQ 2 RxQ r 1 QQ3 2 RxN QxR 3 QxBh) Bakk a zwschzug

2 KR

"pQxR

h th d th bw Bxch/K-R Bac tk th rk under wht sm t b safr umta thanL QxR 2 QxB.

3 RKB

Bt th uptrs Bac dense He cant peit 4. B-R5hr 4 RNh bt must d mthig wi his qen Th bet tyi t sacri it but i th nug pti it ny tak a wlght nccras t end th gm . ch 4. B B-Q -4 KQ2 6 R-N (6 . K-B2 BN4 N-K?(7 . . K-B2 8 BxB RxB 9 Q-R4 l a valubl R but isbett than hi Q-B6 Blck en

At th gme th s nted hat wh ther and nyn pybe vaitin; thr n x r nt eng t. fr y hv t nw tht uch a vaan xists t mkh ech Bt had Blak kd hd nugh h wd havd a savignd prhap wninglne KxR 2R-Bh BB4!

Th thr zhnug tu piece whil ging valube

tim fter 3 RxBch KK3. th h rst rn clea and a knightprtctng h k \Vhit� w man ackng pic r indagr Ther a nmbr p ti 3 B-R5h K-K2 3.B-B4h KK2) but th bt hanc i 3 RxBh K-K3 4 Q8hKxR 5 QN4ch K-B3 6 Q-B3 K-2 7 QxR v thgh 7 .. . BPch 8 K-B -QR4 av Bak



Calcuon nd Misaculion 5

Fiy, zwisezgs py an imp e psiy aswe s aay A sig ieain my mea m inmeia w mes eaee i cn wes ee saegi nes.

- Mw 155

lak mve

Hee Bk eee e sky in e ene ces eyme kigsie Te game eg 1 -K QB2. N-KB3 NQB3 3 B-N QB2 -K3 . -B3 NB3 6Q-K2 -Q -K N-Q2 8. Q B-K2 9 NB 1.-QN N-K 11 N-Q! -KR3 12. B3 N-N 13. BK3 1 N-Q2 -B 1 -KB N-K 16 QNN

Suppse k epres O K5 wi his QP Wie w e gd pspecs O e queesie wi 7 NN PN

8. B-B4 we by QKB, KRQ B-B5B, QB5 R-Q6 epi Bks weak Q sqe a ise QBP. Bakcu nipe a is w 8 . . PB, en 19 PN5wed y P-QR, Q-R, KRN n P-R5 gies Wie ae g p

Bk c s epe K5 wi s BP, g isepses is K n kingsie nge e 17. BN PB 8

Q-N. Si is is e es cnce since he pwn n Bcs K5ineees wi mc Whies kigsie py y peegR-KB3-R3 n csig e QNKR7 ign

Neeeess, Bak pyed gi zwisceg

NN



86 Catag Chess Mtakes

s l bls h p K e mwu wy a a ap s w Q3

h uzwshzg upss . I keps

ak paw K hy ad Wh k ad gs mp a a f 17 . N 17 . N usak wud a a p s 1h m 17

N 1. N wd s e p ad kgsd ad s ws ak a wa pps

Wha apped w 7 1 Bx RB1 19. PBQ2 20. BQ3! PK3 (0 . . 21. ad N6 21KR KR2 22 RK1 PR3 23. PQR4 RK 2. R3QR-KB RKR3 BK 26 RK1 6 - BP 2 PPKPxP 28. Q2 B-K1 RxP KxR QR3 K2 31.PK BB3 31 -3 3 Q? - fr k 32.QP! BB RxP BxR 34. QxB Blk egs 34 K-

3 Q-6 Dsp h mua rs 17 N6h, W's w ua es

Ovelookig Quie Movef a h ms rk wh uag h ms

ps he u sps ps wh d ms aeped. sd hk a ape a hre psf w pssbs w ar fad wh a awrS ms f ju bd ms mpg hg smms hy pry s rsps

:�



Cacut d Misccui

MnKl, 163

W m

87

c i brik ttcng o te end 1 KQ3 PXP PP RB5) d tchl dndng on t ngde ( PR6P3) r Apprciting thi, hit nt into dp ddlH conidrd dobng ro long th KNe ith RKNnd . R(3)3 ht od thtn 3 QxPch NxQ 4 RxN

mt Bc o c cod pl NxRch, mtg oneo th ttce But tr 3 RN Bck d v lot one oi deende KN ll Blck culd nt ord toend tt point ith 3 P-N3 o, it rond Blckud hve t cvr th qu ith rook

All ti m t lv Bck bt hit clcuionuncoved brillt rorce th Blc tke te Exchngth . xRch or not once put ro t KN hit lhve te ilnt QN6c Ate PxQ htc p PxPchnd then check ong th KRe. ight qr, KN,h no en occpid b Blck ook nd it t, hittougt QED

RN? R ( N

Nc

Rhit med tt Blck od kno og to tke qen

hn ord on. Bt thi umption i th big o in h combiton m he e victimizd l l rroiing to e tht Bck' KR old cm cnth hegn hi log tink t th prvio digrm



88 Cata f Ch Mitak

evet, vytin is gig t to Bl' delightul qet epoe He tetes to w pw d ExgeBut mot o al e teate 4. . PQ (5 PP R

KQ1 7 -3 K- Wte doom wa eled ad Blatoo is tme to gatee vit: 4 QN5 QQ 5 QN4 (5QxQ pet te weg 5 QB2 PR6 PP Q-B5 s ote speed os QxPch KQ NxR 8 RxNNPxP 9 QR4 RR PxR B4 QxRPch KN 2 PxPQxPc 3 KK1 N3 4 QB4 ch Wh rn

l te mot doile potios a yo ges w totlsuae o wt yo oppoet w do Yet ee i stuto, tee m o eldeeptio

arfOpcs au 946

Bk mv

ti exampe Bla s vtimied b evea ds o eoit, e ees el edued to pv wh g adoo ted te deese o is KBP ( K-B3 -QHe t e eeds n atve deee to od te daw

Had e sed "How a I loe e would ave eled tat

te ol wa woud be te peetato o te Wite kgto a Ba taget ( beig edued to gwag o c te eato o a deive Wite beaoug wt -KB5 But peetato s mpoble te pw bea o KB5 s ot eoug tow o Wt, ad te attempt at ugwag oud ot wote, a -B3 K-B -R 3 K-K3 -B3 4 K-B4



Cllain an Msaln 89

N 5 P- xP 6 PXP N-B3 7 P-N5 NRch 8 K-N KNce Black ca p K-N-N oreve

e l cong er Bc fal o ee queove:

1 N

Bck gure h PxP NxP w o Wte de ofP-KN-5 nd ll o kee e We g ce 3 KR3 e

2 KR!

Bu Bck dd cosde ue oe o e ud" P-N Now e Whe n rece KR d w he KRPe ch P-KN5 w e decve ln e ed caeor . KN PxP NxPh KR NR 5 KxP KN6 PN NBch K-R KN 8 PN5 NR 9. NN KNd afe djou B ened e of 0. K-R5 -KR NR6; e RK . P-K5 (zu o

NxP 1 KxN RxN 13 RxPc (eov of eeder)

Despeade Wld We gve u a ae o e ovelooed

eve

SchlchSplm S St 9We e



90 Caag C Mtak

Bc hs soed QP whh Oe ges poves o be by He gves B e poso he cee Seeghs Whe s o copce wh s seqece he hopes

w expose he QP o dge1 QR5? N3

Whe hd see h espose ove h boh defedsR d cs B he hd coued o

2 N4?

Now o NN BxN Whe hs ded o pcpdefed of Bcs QP d gsde by sg he p og hefh PxB QxQ The exchge so ephseshe supeoy of Whes bshop ove Bcs ewhe Bc pefes NQ NxQ Whe hs sgh edge heedg whee soed cee pws y be uebe gesh e dd cosde ws

2 hRespodg o oppoets heeg ove wh you ow

heeg ove s se whe he eey hs oe focef epy Hee Whe cpue he quee d e pw behd I he ge Whe ws so ueved h he budeed g few oves e - - - - - B 8 -

d W esgd vew of 9 PxN B-N5ch 0 PB RxThs s o of Despedo ppopey ed bs of

oece fo ususpeed ques I usuy voves focedseqece whch eh pye hs ed pee Sc yopece s sbec o e cpue y gb soe e fo If you oppoe he cpues yo dooed pece yo ehs d youve ged soe e s Bc dd wh

QxPch bove he c use hs dooed pece o cpe soee of yous Ad he es e d 1 e h d he ese

Fg o Despdo c u ee he quees posoo ue sughe s he foowg uses beg - -B -B - - -



Calculaton nd Mcalculaton 9

5 BN BN5c BQ BBc QNB P3 R-K QNQ QB

- Kar 199Bak o ov

-4?

Bk as t aatg he he payed tis He as smpymakg ht he deemed to a sond postioa moe He ats

to x Wites ete ps o he saes so t te peseceof htesae shos i enet Bak t is at ecaseo ttc

ack d aas ssme t hen Wte oed s N

om B3 he cod pay B d oce e esponse B BtWie's "despeate N as gone don in e Despado sho,eatg pa aog te ay Ate . xN . BB R-NBak might hae een ae t sae tat pan i White had oted 3. BN PxP Bt Wite cod hae te seed a dfeet seence, 3 Px RxB . xN to keep is ooty And ifBak had pyed NxN BB R-N he od hae ost

a f piece y ay o 3 PxNBaks est dea no is to t hs osses ith . . QxN 3.KxB t e pets Deseado ngt to e moe ac

.

1. RR??sgns



92 Cl Ce Mke

Een whe ou reaze that oure enterng a Dsperado derb takes a ear head to mak ure that ou an math o apturs wth ou opponents at eah pot n the sque For

ampe n h oow am ak sudenl nds h an'tmath Whtes K wth . . . . K2 7 P baseo 18 x

Tartakwerosse de uro Smmrng 19 P-P 2. PB P-B3 3 NKB3 NB3 PK3 PK3 5 NN 6. B3 B3 . 00 B PK PK? 9 KPxP BPxP .BPP PxP . NK! NK BKN5 BKN5 3 BxN BxN 4.

Bx Bx 5 xB xB 6 BK BN xP NB3 B() and Wht On the endgam

A Depado ned not wn mtra It rquent do bausethe pae wo s rnnng ond n the ae to aptr ma btrippd up b the ompatons et there s aso a dger opermtng a Desperado tha sores potona pOnts

maLngcw Wj aan Z 95B

Hre ak unnprng u sd poin te t

do muh mmdate damage ether se hs massd stgth one 6e i lunted b th poteon o the ak bshop On3 ssumg wa o t dgrtat otnto auatak mad ue h on udendd pe gotsome proteto

1



Calulaon and Msalculaion 3

Bc m o s o b ser Bu r sss NR use o NNrpplg e W gse. No, or We s spro org. Bc c' ply . . . . NN 3. BB Q-N oosg pe ( PN QP 5 P-R3 6 N-N Perp es oug o . BB 3 QB NN

3 NQ! N

Q

E We pe ms e (. B-R? 5 NR) Blc ms r spero o e forcg seces

4 . PN5 R

o o more pus re ey, s us s, Wge eoms ve s roos w oe oy

ope le Bc cges oos We epoe e ey ps. s s pecsely ppee

5 R(K)-QB1 6 R(1)B1 NK2 R-7 K-B 8 NQ3K-K 9 N-B4 K-Q1 10 RxRch RxR 11 RxRc Kx 12 NR5P-N3 13 N-B6 PQN4 14 K-B1 KB 15 P-N4 K-B3 16KR4 K-N3 17 KK1 P-QR4 1 KQ1 PxP 1 pp K-B K-K2 KB2 21 K-B K-B 22 P-R5! P 23 PxP K-B2 KB4

K-B3 25 N-N4 NN 2 NxP, B resge f of los gp eg 26 . . NN -N5 N-N 8PR6 NP N -Q 3 -N 3 31 P-B4 - 3.PB5! .

One Move Short

re coes yo cu sque ms ou oo o movs e coue yo v pec. So yo sop oog sou se up ge sglsl ove s ee mo e e poso fe o ovess moe fog py oes e v sse move c cpre o ovroerg e s o you vo of s yo so oo ry



9 Cataog of Chss Miakes

TamavAr Mcw 51Bak

Ths Slan Dfns poson nans so ang fo cHs ppnn s nv a sop aon o s a lc P (1 P-K4 P-Q4 2 N-KB PQ P-Q4 PxP 4 NxPN-KB3 5. NQB NB 6 B-KN5 P-K 7. QQ2 P-QR3 8

O P-R 9. BKB4 B-Q2 1 B-N) Whn W vs sngh fo Q4 QP l xpos. N 0. P4,ng ol a 4, nO 0. . N nvng P4,s paal fns of QP

ac s ha h no a o hpan snc NxN xN 2 xP x Q Qx RxQco b 4. . . xP ( no 4 . NxP?? RxB

ovng h fn So la ppas as agans W cn pns ( . . P4.

2 4

15x!

-4?x

Wa s hs? s ac ho fs a oo an P, f a

sn nnng? lac a hav og so. Hs calaonssopp , n loo no n pa 0. PQN4.



Calculion nd Micalcuaton 95

No Black' poition n in (6 x 7. BPch K-K218 Bx NxP 9 -K o 00 7. xP White notonly have an exta p bt enoy thee connected ped

panBeoe 6 RxP the poition eemed vey clm nd Blckmay be ogve o iling o ook tht one move moe ut ina ive potion one ith tacticl dea al ove the plce thee no exce o not hnting dn the Ue tht i t yoombinaton to ppemoe

n the ne> emple Bc uely ooed o e theemove ate 2 PxN. e may be eced becae BN6i a ty pectacl hot he game beg 1. P-Q4 N-3 2.P-Q4 P-N3 3. N-Q -N2 4. P-4 P-Q3 P-3 6.3 P-4 7. P-Q N1 8 QQ2 P-4 9 OP- 10-2 N-Q2 11. N- N-N3? 12 Q-Q PN4 13. -N1 Q214. N- P-4? 1. PP PP 16. P- N- 17 PP NP18. - 19. - Q-2 2 NN -1.

aIVskss Lead 95Wte t e

Bac h pemitted nteeting combnton beginning th2 NQ5 e elieve it cleve p (2 . PN 22 QPchN-B2 Q B-B3 tht ill o p the Whte eenAte he hd clcated a a . . B-B3 he pobyeached o hot om Whte Bt hee i it

Whte pece eem active enough bt they need the help o



96 Cataog of Ches Mistae

he ueen o e. So Ba oe a 3 . . BB3 an houghhe e.

2 N!

22 c2 2 ! !

2

Se o oger. n . QxB he eae hi ooy Qx h The B uen ha o mo o Bl ho a xB Bu aer RQB he h ueen

a uay ha a nnng enng eae o ueor minore Th game en 25. RB Bx 2 Rx R3 2KR RxR 28 RxR 29 2 B1 0 4 41 BK6 K2 32 R4 a e evenuay on (3 PxP 33 NB4

Misjudgig e B Lie

Een Ba ha oreen eeyhg aoe inung BN6 he migh he eie N-Q eaue he mieau he oon ar 6. RQ. I' oie he hough hahe a eer in he engame ie o minor iee are oenar uerio o a roo an I cuaio a K hevauaion o he n oo a rog

Th i anoher ODo rolem een or comue Lie

human he mhine hae a en o ha one nigoion The he o uae eral e aon acomnaion an he o coerng hem oce hey coueh he quie a hc o a goo que



Calcon and Mscalclaon

ThWad umb 1896

Wt t e

9

e rne who he he We pece hee w que e clclor B he we y e way mny ee playero. He o fr enoh no h clcuo o deee h ew wn fer l he have o hef fe 5Q5c n 6 xQ, I've wo qeen

!

h cleve wy of he Whe bhop ookbefore oe of he ee by . -B5 B -6 cly ch bee ( . . QB BxB PxB 3. B-5 wh poonl vne bece of e weak P)

2 Bxh3 xc ??

xxB

e ony wy of onn he ck for w. r . xB ook oo . . Px 5. Bxc) B he ook bd ece of . . Bxch 5 x Qx Ad aly

ook ce fer 5 . Qx Whe c w w 6 -5ch 7 Q-B6c B ony w

ch x

x2



Co C Mk

o l cunt up Whi h on qn. Bu Blck h oroo n ihop for i gro nc Th on dngrto Bck no ovrconnc

Wthn n m t ght f Bck tr cruhWh: 27 PB3 BxB 2 xB -B4 QK3 -Q 3 K-B2P-KB5 3 QK4 -Q7 32 K-N xQN 33 K4 K- 34Q-Q5 BxP 35 QxBP B-N2 36. -QN4 KN 37 K- xKN!3 -5 -Q7 39 P-6 Q (Wht lt trp 39B 40 Q-B3ch 39 BQ 40 Q-K5ch! rng ) 4 K-2 Bx 4 QK5 B-N2 4 QxB -K 43 Q-2

K3 he rege

Misake equeceiy thr r tk o ith h or o

Yu l th ctc i in coinon potiont if y ont g th i h righ ordr h cointion f

owYe, K 99Wte t me

orcful ply h kn Bck' kni gin Whitxcllnt tz pic py contion or h Exchg. Bu th ck Bc stnd r rorWhi oo h kocout punch

I hr i on hr it i u invov o f Wh np:hi hop tc on KB7 gh il t chck on KR6, hi qun rng. On cn igin N-R6ch BxPch n



Cacuato ad cacuao 99

ae K- Q8c o Q-6 a the acic compot ofte knockot

6

2 t afer

2

-2

Q

Whi m e or peace p 3 -5c K3 -7cK 5 -5c ce Wite' que i ecage o reretom Q lck can pla to win

Hower there wa wi fo Wie in te igam xPc( Qx -6c K -6c K-K3 3 P-5co K- 3 Q-8c Tee ame tacca tol that mep e fa -6c wo e won o Wite if e in ecrec ce

eoeing te eqence i one of th mot eai omite in calcltio I t inace hite' oe o mo wan't

Cnt fCing Tee wa o ecie olowp at Q- omeme a qence cn e oo forcing ieentorr o moe wol eae te enem elple t e onecen gie m contercace

Z 9Wte t v

Wite crice a pawn o mont atack on he kigie pecicl at K7 ack t a enog me to coat qae an the oer a oe t K3 He i pepag to



00 aaog of h Mitak

reve he pressure an poec hs KN2 wh . P-N. Wiehroe ooks or a od of expoig h oen He ca'foc Black's KB way bu e ca do soehig abou he quee

N-6? Q!

e w in Whe's cobion ws his fare o see 2. QxNQx which eoves hs qees deeder. The de of dvng e quee ad capurg KB6 was a od bu ocaa he dea wa poperly presened. Wih . B-N5 Blackwoud ve bee quie lo (. . . . K-R 2. BxN xB nd ow

NB; or 1 . . KR 2. BxN QxB 3 QxQ Q 4. NxP ae).Te new posio o he bord preses a secod crsis for

Wie. e coud reea he acked nigh o K5 Or loo or acoise oowup o his ·ack. Whies as ove, s auy as ceaes new acia ossbes ivovig R-K5 ad RK)KN5 r BxP B ga hee s g dr f ideas ad a ado.

-?

TIOugh his ees boh . BxP BxB 4. R(K-N5 ad 3. QxNnow a Bck can a he rook O KN6 w his queen) i sa neior o he rgh ode 2 BxP BxB 3 RK K-B 4R(K)N5 wih chances

2 PN!

Now we see ha 2. RK5 wasn' forcefu nough Te ackon KN is al ovcr ad Blcks couneraac SOO proved decsiv 3 BxB RxB QxN QxN . R KRQ 6 R-K R-Q7 RKB3 Q-Q2 8 N3 R-QB



Poitional Error

Often a player wll xpn hi coc btween o in o plawi: "I didd t make t gam tt ecau wa gttg a ba gam potiony, or want to pa tat mov tt jt ooke too atpoita or Tatcaly i w a goo

a bt wa tat t wo ompomie m potionTe common pot�m comment gget e a opaate i of move potona an tatica

n act te itintion i mc mor tle A goo gam npoitona tS w cate jt own tatial ea A oo gampoiio ma v ome -m tia et n' al to gnerat te vital trat tt are nee to win in

e lng agant wort opponntA ew yar ago won a plang game, wc a tn p

e a mber of ce magazne. \at ri me wate reacton of rien wo play t ve Ty aw te qenac tat en te gam an congrlat m or otplayg m oppoent tata n tt te wa on on tatpae of t gam vy at mov

tokoot Natonal C Leage 1. -QB NKB3. N-QB -KN -K -Q . Q B-N 5. B-K 00 .N-B -B 7. 0-0 QR 8. -QR QR 9 -R -K 10.B-K QN-Q 11. Q-K 1. -5 N-K1 1. N-K1 B1. -KN -B 15 -B -R 1 BN5 N(-B 17 Kxx R QKB -R6 B-R B -R B



10 to o ess Mstkes

B . N -R 23 N-N5 R-N 24 -R B-2 25 R-R3BN 2 RPB N-B3 27 -B2 N-5 N-N2 RB P-R4 NB 30 PN RP 3 RRP R}-N 32 R-N P-533 R-R7 P Whte oted n tme

Ptn aer RR

Af 3. xQ RxRh 3 KR BKch Blak m wm mv s a py nh. Bu h gam had dddm a pnal p f vw y mv 8 u f Whpd pal ccn ' l h al .

P-R4: Wh gh p 8 . . Q lwd y 9 . x lg u h wud hv gv Bla myf pwn n h n. Bu 8 PQR QR4 Blak hd

kd h pp n g hl Wh Q Whhn had p<wn h n h q and h w gn cn \Vhy B u f pu qu % dum p qund ply wPQ4 Q ad PQB. Af 8 QR QR Blak m uq Q4 wh RxP lng WQR d g nw mhl a Wh QB Wh

qd ply dd2 P-5 ad N- Af 11 . QK Wh hd pc h KP m h h f 1. . . x 3. xP 13 Qx )x Wh 1 Q hwv Wh cd hl hQB whch B mgh hav n l xp h . B. Wh a gv up l nc png h Q whQPxKP h dvand h Q. h d hav cd



Pl Es

1. QPxBP but tat wud ave ganted Bak eeent queensie pay agans We's aw· QP g e Qe tett afte . QPxBP Wte wud ave gtten a d psitinagne w P-Q4 (seung Q5 as an utpst sque) f te

es PQR4/ . . P-QR4 een ayed eae ussm pst ' dd u t bg essns.

4 P-KN4 Afte Bak sed te queensde pmanenty,e ny set te a t e pened was na te kinsBk d a natua advantage tee beause P-B4 wasgd f m, wees P-B4 wud ve been dueeded fWte sie ate . . PBP Bak ud ave et up an exe

nt utpst n s vant 4 squae. F tis esn Witepyed 4. P-4 wt a view t estabsng a sd bdge faws B, 4 ad R. Bt sie Ba ud pay. . . P-4 s we . . P-B4, Wites natua nfety nte knsde d t be expsed. An d t nt ben f iseie ueenside e Vite it ave been abe t nete nsde and see te inite n te e de f te bd.

1. KPP and PRP s was psitna suende ineatewas Bak dnated te ente and buit up t wi nte knsde. Afte tis ite ad itte unteay n te enteO n queensde and ud ny awat dsaste n te and Res Ba pstna ede mde te n tatspssbe

Pstia es, a demnstted bve e mes aganst

te pawn stutue te n stati aspet f es Sine pawnannt mve bakwads, t advaes ave a eat ben nte pefnane f te t peesa beain at s dutt te at a ae stae Pawn mves tn bsps fm dpees nt spetats weaken ki pstins, pen dngeu�nes f enemy piees ete pe anent ekneses and estbs endame avataes.

It ant be dened at smetmes ve i tatay d butpstnay bad. Wete s tmtey a d mve badne depen n e sze ad mmediay f e tatia advntages t fes. If it etes nsunutbe ets, te mve sgd. But te attak may fa and te pitna defets pvesty in te n



104 Calg f Che Mak

Psn t NxB

AnShJ ug - N-B P4 2 P-QN3P-J B-N2 N-B3 4 P3 P-B4 5 P-4 N-B3 6 N-Q2PP PP B-Q3 8. N5 9 BQ3 Q-B 0 PB4 N-N5! NB

Au p h p Bk o ng kng fo

hop A 1 PQ3 1 PQ4Bk h n g pop ohop h u gh uu n Wh ngh

2 ??

n h h gn ono o h ony opn RQB

o Bk knh f kngn h K4 nw K po

Bu h QB nno pnn poo f Who ho h kng k u gn n on n h hun ng nuBk hu k h k Wh pwn fo

2 3 3

2!23

h k h of h k n u ou nonn h k w g v qu



P Ers 0

1 PP PP 18 x Q 1 P-QR4 -R3 0 QQ Qh1 KR1 Q-R3 . R-N1h KR 3. R-N4 Q-R6 4 R3Q-4 R-Q P N-R4 QR4 Q espeoQRh . R-N1 QR4 9. R-N4 P 3 R3 -Kh 31 KN1

QRh Vt g 2. QQ R-K.

Bad BishopsSce the w player beg wh bisps ec

moe w ec o p f bsop B if bops e eo for ec o o fo gs vce of p o

ses coroe b e eg bops c e o osgicce. f o se ae wieue bhops for epeou soul co ve ceu vce ps pwO we su c ce obl svgousce i lii o or o cee g o eemy sh.

Hee s epe of is coo clec ci

Cl-pn Krs 1. PK4 P-K3 . PQ4 PQ43 N-3 N-K3 4 PP PP . -KN -K . -Q3 NQ3 KN-K? N-N 0 0 9. N-N3 N 1. N P-3 11 QR-K1 PKR3 1 - -3 13 . N- -

Pn . QWes slg ero ve pe Bc o excg o

Wes "goo bisop. I s gooe es QB s "bbc here s a e Wh aw Q4 b sqre



sal Errr 07

ve Back cld ccy te K5 sqae with a k and esWhte it e weakneses He had a valuae hle hseces

The ae any nbe excse ceating w hles tw y w ke e ce c it h t ccupy th the sqa gave hi this ne, nd n Seties y get awn nt a vey ba hlendpitn by aking natllkig ves This s what hapeed t Back bew

et anLaen Bvewjk 96 -Q4 -Q3 2 Q4

5 6 7 8 -Q

8

QCpae th psitn with the ening StykSts at thst th chapte He i s Black wh st egin akng dclt chices Whtes Q5 s qt gd hee ince he can ce wth QN w Q N Th wuleinat Black a cntl hi Q a an ceate abeatil hle Whtes ece t wuld s ake Blacs Q

a eaent taget alng the Qeac ay stp thi pla with 8 B bt that ha thwbac cgg Q QN t eg a quende e bee Back is ay t cntet

8. . N?



08 al Ch Mak

is is doeeded se Bck wi e e o esee is o QB4 oy unil die ou y PQ4 oseBcs moe ecoues PQ4 d mes . PQB osie

Q Q

QP

Fom suc so dmse s ossile o e}csuc posol oe, oo S o sd. 'yosiio Becuse comees e sede o e qee

sde. o sop 10 PQ4 Blc pyed 9 PQR4 e oy pw le o poec Bcs Q4 e ..PQR4 is BP.Bunow e 0 PP wn is oe

Fom Bcs po of ew ws sple He dide esy wy of eei PR 2 R1 d PQ4, so e yed . . . PP i e oe o sn e QBlefo couneply.Bu wc w pps.

1 x Q QR

s sops 2 PQ4 d eey eues o Qd QB wl e ouos oles fo We f e s o QB4 e will ee o e Bl QP d QRP Bc oecs e R PQ e ees ew oe

i QB3 Hoes e oese \Vie sueo is dused ee, u ecomes edee 12 QN 1 B-R KR-B1 1 R-N1 Q-R2 15 R-1R-B2 16 B-N5! B-N5 Blc ou ood d d sos17 Q-K1 N-R 1 PR -R 1 BN! QB 20 N-B

Hee Wes sey s succeeded comeely: Bcs pecese ou o ply d s Qle s ely ued e s n

wis We wns e. 20 21 5 R(2}B1 22P o 20 RQ 21 5 BB1 Q ollowed y o jus e dou of oos o e QBe s essmsc uue epls 20 RN, u Bc e s eoucopesio d loses eeully er 21 PR QxP 22 P-BN-K1 2 Q-K2 Q-Qh 2 KR BN KR-Q1 QN 26R-QN Q-B2 27 N-5



Psta Es 10

e ee o be ci res ls Qn QB i e ls gme. omemes yo isoer srehch seems o e srog ase yo a pn on i is rely

nerle ecse n e oroe permnely y oherpns pees. e oloing gme r o WhiesQB4 s hoe n isgise Whie's gges erro s he ie opoe he mked ole i pees.

L-Aehie Kemei 13. P-4 P-K 2 PB4B-Nch . N-B PKB 4. -N -K2 P-R BNch 6 BN-KB 7. N-B NB 8. P-N4! PN . B-N2 B-N2 P-N? NK . N P-R4 . P-N P-R . -B2 NR4

itn r 13 . NR

Whe my no ppreiae i ye he hs g prolemreig O his QB4. Someimes yo re he comme sno oy e pn h is e sre. T sons myseros sice sures lone o i hess gmes B here esee Whie eg pnshed for e srreer o pn conol Q4 P-Q4 ge p he c o see P-Q3 ne deelopme o his KB on a gol ls o mee he

prem of QB4 Whe my o ose e QBP ine he cnce i. B he ll cery lose he QB4 sqre.o e c py 14. P-K3 ese of 4 . . 4. Pro

y es is 4 Q -Q3 1 PB5 logh B ins cks pn il l nig posion nge) fer . (3)-B



0 aaog of s Mtaks

14 -? -

()-!

hs is eter th 5

N sce Black ca gra a pn ata later pOnt hile mantang ron grp o Blacks pecesould become ltle uncoordiatd fter . . xP. o theycripple the qeensde

6 PxP PxP 7 QR-B 8 B-B (the thret s 8. K) N-N6 B-N4 (or 9 RR2 NRP) P-Q 2 QR-B(else 20 K6) 2 Q-R2 NR 22 RxN N-K4 and Blcksnplied it endgame

Accpig Bakwm'd PawBackrd pans are ps tht cmt adnce becase o

immnet cpre y an eemy p and cant e protectedy frendly pns echnicly e onl consder a pa to e

backard hen t cn be atacke along the le i front of t.For exmple, if Black has ps on Q3 nd K, fcng pans atWhte's K4 nd QB the Black QP s ackrd (If there ere Whte pn at hs Q, the Black QP uld t be sect toattac long the Qle and ould't e "ackrd.)

Sch pa suects the defeder t a urdesome tas ofprotection and nterferes th h piece corditon obdy

es tht, bt there re times hen it s justed he prolem sto determie ht costttes scent ustcation

Drs-Chjes, Krsad 9. P-Q4 PQ4 2 N-KB P-K PB4 N-KB 4 P-K P-B B-Q QN-Q2 6 -Q 7NB 8 PK4 PxKP NxP NN BxN P-KB4



oona Eror

Poio a

1 PKB

Back' mov i eemey weking ece i code pawn cono o h K4 ( hoe) nd e e KP a pmnen ckwd ge he c py PK4 i hhee ddeg hee k h: cpi K baa gait KP; d pepo fo PQ5 ich odope e edn o he Bck kng now h PB4 ha

ooeed he k pawn oeco AU Bck ge ou o0 PB4 a oemov ee of h iop fom K4

1 !

he deveo hi p on que ha ea

PK4 e move Back eed o p h ackwd KP, and() im e knde ae ie QP ge o dvc

1 1 !

he mig hve peped fo a deen ack, uh PR3 d 5 Bu 17 PB5 ek e gme ope; e 17

P 8 PP BP 9 , wini a e a pw

8



11 Caag Chss Maks

Ts sop an' e ken ease of 20. QB4c KR (2 . . Q 2. RR) 2 B7 K 22 RR R . R6ch

w me Is ng now a Black oses o s akwad d e pwn ha ade s oe ackwad. The gme wen2 moes Blck ws doomed fe . . . P-R 2. BxPcxB 1. NxB.

ee ae mes when s neessay o ceae ackwdpn ode o o feedo o o pees Bu en oe o keep ale fo e opou o lude e wek pa.I o dn' yo dea pused eedm my e hoend ou w spend e es o e ge poeg a weklng

Aeaeosan engad 9 P-Q4 NKB 2.P-QB4 P-KN . P-KN BN2 4. B-N 0 5. N-KB P- 60 P-QR N-B N-B 8. P-Q5 N-QR4 N-Q P-B4 1Q-B2 PK4? PxP .p. BxP P-N

Posion after 2. P-N3

You n' lame Blcks suseqe oss on . . . . K. Hs

d fo acy n e ene w• used e's sowmaeeg (QB2 d Q2). T eeng would eaope w losed ene u wh sgl opedcee Bla sold eas e e o euaze.

oe a 1 . . . BP s ee an . . . . sne Blackcaes s pees fase w e shop e nds le o dssole hs p wekness. (B e . . . P and



Pool Erros 113

sbs . Q o k oo bout

?!

Ts s resobe moe bu Bk's tempor ntesou been ue to rep s eknss 1 . PQks e n opent enbs to r s ekQP 13 PxP QP 1 x Bx . BB BxR . BRB.

1 - -

An Bk msses s n for 3 . P-Q e. PxPxP 1. x BxB 16 QxB x or 1 Q- -Q)

!

t o o P-Q O 1 . P-Q 1PQR3 -B3 1 17 Q- -Q 18. R- ns st e bu t s nn to r ome bout

Q!

Wit s We puts n en o . P-Q beuse BksQP o bm oo ek QPP Ts s o on bp spres oom e t s o t

e s t o i t b s bto lre b e 1t move W be be to

oup te Q oe n k e bkr QP n t e sque eeopment B pln up st te QP Wt srs Bk fm oe poent re n een beksou o te nse

1 . . . NxN 16 NN KR-Q 1 R-Q QR-N . R-Q2 RQ1 BB KB 2 QN2ch P-B 21 QRQ QR-Q 21 NBN-B 2 N-Q N t b p ors Bk to oed

¥te bet mor pee sn oun't me 3 . . QB2 -6) 24. RB Q-K 2 P-K PQN4 26. Q-K2 N-K 2R)-Q2 R-QN 2. B-Q Q-R6 2. QB! PP P RN1 Q-R! (renn Q-8) Q-B4 P-K4 QN QKP-Q4 (tenty mo too e) 4. BP NB PN R-Q 6R-K K-R RK4 Q-B RR4h K-N4 (8. . -2 39



1 Cata f Che Miake

B 40 c ! QB P-B R-B QB 1P-Rch - 2. RxPh -N5 P-B3c d Bck eined ve of 3 K N5ch

Opeig Lies fo Eey Piecev he pa ove th cprg yr pece

eaeg heelve o oe ee va a ehe ey he ay gve m a ope f pece hpey ha e fe

ehechgO ee 1 P4 P- 2 N-B3N-QB3 3 B-N5 P-QR3 B-R N-B3 5. 0 B-2 R1P-QN 7 BN3 P-Q3 . P-B3 00 . P-R3 N-QR4 10 B-B2P-B 11 -Q Q-B2 12 QN2 BPxP 13. PP B-Q2 1 N-B1N-B3 15 B3 N-QN5 1 BN1 R-B1 17 Q2

Pstn afte 7 QQ2

h yca of the k f o tha ae f he ppuay ope opein Whthe o pa oeg o o ou pprecae e ae f he eae te Wh a e

ha e cee Bk igh ege evepet i' ga We pe Back thea . . . . -B Ba reay o ake over he ave e NN3, Q3, BQ3, QBL

A o h ugge a Bck hou pe oe e fr hpee B h ul e g H pece e pacy e celze wo no po n eg



Poo ror

f te cente hite iece eecily i knigt nd witeqe i wd. i exain Blak i dwnf

18 319. BP B P

P

PP?PXPBB

it the liqdatin f the cente Bck ge f aa.He igt ve een e t ete if e ad ced hi k and nd ed B . Bt e B a te

tengt teed in te cente n nthng with wich tdefend i kngide.

B )5

w Black igt y . . . Bx xB P3 t the .xP x x wud eve i hele n wn dwn

t t. Blak lae w wit nw ie t nd Rwee vuneae t ite dey active iece.2 . . . NB 2 BP K-B 24. QRQ R-Q 2 NP!

B-KB4 . x 6 c and 6 B 7. 8mate 2 . . B3 . NR RN 2. QRh! NQ28. B Q-N N-K K-N N-Q QR 1. R Q-N42 N-6h Bk reg

Y an e inc f the eney witt erig excngef wn. e advane f aw wi in itef cle eain linend e te In te fllwing exle we ee Bk wit atia itin adanage e his ei iniece i nt f te en Re a te ile weknef ite P. Bt tee n le wy f Blak t enlge iedg



Co of Ches Mke

Avrbhtra Ts 1959Whe v

J oe pw ee oe ed o ohe oe oeie eeae r ae ee Bak i e oo o he ehh wh 1. . R-R8 h loe wo

he e o hm h P-N3 d eqe -N2\h e he o o h oeio o h k

1. -3

he il poi o h ave oeio i o pl R-QR o ehai rook ad eii o Bkde B Whe o ee

!

Now Vhie poio ied ee h o io oO o oe h w opeed eod k B-K2Bk r o wh 2 NxP 3 QxN RxB

2

h elhe mdeo pi d pee o epo ih 3 B-Q Wh m o epe y me o

-N N

A qee move wod e QxR d he rve R4 wk< io e 4 QR deed

4 . .



i Err

Wte een mtd det t cn tvta ecd

Faie Bkae T RetanSpp ree t en gd e r te eem'

pece t de't ere gant ppet' makg apa brak tat pen lne I a are gme n wc aplar, pecl t Wte peted rm makng apaw ak Bt pa cc a a retra

te one at wll ena r ppnnt t dma te ke aveue e ardA tpa ed sat t e a blckder B pt

ng a pe dea kngt r p n t a eem pn an mecan tp te paw rm dvncng a tpca tan

LgweSosko, Wi n Zee 95k t m

Wte pece pemet mt H B dgen dt K3 at ta tng n ggreve qure

KN5 Bt pt d ad n ata n Wte latd pw ke eed Blc d nt gnre atpa wver ve i i c d i s aebecae a dvc. At me te pt -5 wd pen pevera centra lne r Vte' pe

eree metg lke 1 . . KR caed r wed BKB and pap . N4. e at maever



8 Caaog of Che Mtake

meted wod b Baks QN to a exeet pst rowh t stops P-Q5 ad �rveys suh impot sqaes 6QB6 ad KB5.

1 2 Q23 QRQ Q

Q?5?

Bk mght be otet hee se he has o appaet weakesses ad has gaied te advatage o a bshop over a kgt.Bt e as gve hte tme to etalze heay piees adpepre o te break tt at be stopped. ie P-Q5 s oig Bl astes to get t of the way. oo te.

4 5 Q5

Q4

e 5 . . PXP 6. NxP KR-K 7 N-N5 Bak as too maypobems o the kgsde bease of \ite op lies; e.g., 7.

. . B-B 8. Q-Q3 PN3 9 N-B6 o 7. . P-R3 8 NxBPKN 9 dsoveed ek.

6 QQ37

R

O 7. P-KR3 White wold w wth 8 N-B6 PxN 9QN6h sg he dago p. Ater 7 . . KR- \te odw wth 8 N-N5 but e took a te oge 8 RR RR N1 P-B4 1. QP PN 11. Q-6 R-KB 1 Q-B3 N-K4 1.BR2 ad Blak gave p short order.

Adcg Kgsde PwsA speial ase of paw eos that dot eate paw tagets

or ompomse you pees ad yet ae aog te ost damagng of posiioa mstkes s t aeess advae of your kgsde paws. A sght weness o a qeede sqare may ot bewot woyg abot. Bt toghess PKN o P-KB3 aky bg down yo wole posin. e eso shoud beobvous te kgs are usy oud o te kgsde.



Poto Errr 119

t mo a PK at Sigbrt arra ald arikai mo ar playd a t by bt of play Somtim p to op up t my pa trit ag ad kmat bfor our o kig kbom appat r play a mo to trit mypi or to obtai om ot pitioa adtag. Tr ar

may o.

agoiik, Mat 1 P-K4 PK3 P-Q4 P-Q43 N-Q2 P-QB4 4 KN-B3 N-QB3 5 KPP KPP 6. B-N5 PP7 0-0 B-Q3 8 N-N3 KN-K2 QNP P-KR3 0 B-K3 0-0

Q-Q2 B-KN5 B-K2 R-B1 3 QR-Q B-N 4. P-KR3 B-R4

Poiton aer . B-R

Wit' dofall i ti gam om from a purly otaakig of i kigid. H omptd i dopmtad ook for a pa. Sppo I pay . x ak imfT if raptu it a kigt lo i QP d if tk it rook I pay -Q it good pu agitt y QP t tird poibit . NxN P I ara id i BQR6 ad battr i tr it

P-Q xN1 ?

Wit tik d tl bu o 6. BQR6 k arui t kigid it 1 . ut Wit kigid i aakd by t txt mo i t QR2 diagoal a



120 Cog of Chess Mtke

ee e oced P-. he oe ode 6 B-B5 dP-QB cled fo.

16 R6 B-Q-Q

Ex. �e co ge h c ce udeo gde 1 B B-5 he hepe g1 . . B d 20. Q-7ch

B-

There o ede h . B 20 QB 7c2 B u o 20 . 5 eed d PB4 e. e collped

2 KB QRK 2 N-N P-KB! 22 PP N-R 2 Q-NNP 2 P-KB d he eged efoe Bc coud l 2 . . . BBP B Bch

A fque deuo e e o eeg hegde e eef e e a ooo o he cEeoe e h he hod he e.

GolobekKoauer, age 146Blk to o

Aog p ed Blc hd ed e cou de geee. o he o h he ge o cl Te corec Q- follod cpug he P d



Poo Error

tg Bac's advad Q-N -B3 Bc t ggrssv P-N t just t s t t 3 P-Nc

P-N

Ts sms ust gd as 1 Q-N sic t d tta tis w PXP Q-)

P4

But w \Vit g a sa, d tus ut tt

PN4 s md t Bac g m tgt2 Q-R KQ Q-B6 4 RK Qx Q-K2 RQ

(r 5 Q-B7 6 QQ RQ 7 P P-N5 P-Q wudv itcs w was st) 6 R-K4 Q- Q-N! Q-Q7h8 K-B4 d w P-B7 wud t 9. Q-6c -N 1Q-c d 6c t ust t v P-N) R-KB R-K P-B RPch Bak reg

Atr fm tis r iss wn ddr bvs tcss t dva igid awn stgt is fssBut c dv cts t rtuty r w wn

In tc wig cs B ss t t s N t3 -N3 But wt 3 -Q d B-B Bc wdstls csd igsd witut cmsig s ws

Itd 13 PN3 ms t P-R5 ssib

Sct-Tim, Nmg 9 P-K4 P-Q 2PP QxP NQB Q-QR4 4 P-Q4 PQB NB B-N 6B-K2 N-B 7 P-K N-K BB QB B-K BN- QR-Q QB 2 R-Q QN-Q R-N P-KN P-KR4 K- R NN 1 NP 6 QN PQ

BBc R NN -R3 BNc) 6 PxNNN B-K QR-Q P-B4 NR RR N-B BB2 Q-R4 2 PKN4 -R 22 K-R R-Q2 2 B-K BB424 B-B N-N 2 QR! KR-Q 26 PP BPxP RPP7 RR) 2 RxPh K-B 2 P-B Q-R 2 R-K Breg



22 Caalog of Chess Msakes

Piing Pawn Maii and Pd Pawn

bot n gm t bt to pn rptusors. Most o t tm tr s O y supo mo. Ior mp yo pur mtr on yor K3 t tryour pn KR2 O yor pn t KB2 t s y bst tooos t RP. In ts y yo mov your p mss to ntr r t ont r vy

Bt r mny ptons to t ptutorn r T to mos mpotn ptos s n yor png t nm sbs pss p o rtg p mjorty o m

TrrshMichl Sring 96

Bck t m

Wt s jst py BQ5) n orr to ru t poso to goo kngt vs b bsop. Bk my ot b ppybot . . . KPB 2 B5 gvs Wt ono O tK Bt 1 . . PB s m os. Wt o v or mto o ng tr . . KPB But t ot pu

toug to t t rts mOty o Wt pson t qns \t ns by sg s pss pn s tt

2 P-QN R-Q1 3. R-QB1 PxP NPxP QR Q-B QQ6 RxQ R-B2 7 R-N B- 8 P-B to sop . . . PK K-B1 KR-N1 K-K2 1 KB2 PKR 11 R-N8 R2)-Q2 12 KN



Poo Error 23

P-B R-B8! RR NRh K-B2 R-N R-B2 6 N-6hK-N 7 R- B-2 8 -Bh PP RK7 P-Bh 2KxP, ad Bak reged bae e paed pa 2 B6) a pece



Sttegc Eo

hte n't ee t thing wg ut e t Actuyhe l becue he int ee t ythg ei. At e e cu he chen a ueee ttck wih QRN nPQN4 cent y n ein f PK4 ehgee He gh e trie te ueene e few e eee e f tie. B by e Bck w wnig,w bu ey Bck ha g akigie tckwec hite e

Nglct f Ctr

Befe u beg ng yu t be ecue in te cene.T i e be nu f tegc eciking

Yu t nee e cee w w ee ehyaw n cete quae. Yu y t ee ny w a te ie f te . t y ee uance tat yet wt be e t te e cene. the cente ce by be wn e fee inuge i

te enget f neue the wing uc . 78 . Btif te cee i y en yu he te c e te tee tie f wig ttegie.

Afe e eing e P-Q4 NKB3 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 3N-QB3 B-N2 4 PK4 P-Q3 5 N-B3 � 6 B-B4 ite h teie ueiy e ene ecaue he a hee wthee wee Blck a ne. Bu Bck h te eta

gh bck te cee F exae, w 6 . . BN 7. BKNB3 e e eute the cete wt 8 . . BxN BxBPK4

f Bck egect te cee hwee e un the t ube e ee the br e t he e.g, 6 PKR3 QQ2 K-R2 8 PKR3 QN-Q2 � P-N3 1 PK5



26 Cog of Che Mke

on afe 0. -K5

hit is t ray t brak thrgh i th tr ivlysi a gr hag ws thr wl giv Blak'ss bck thr s Bt wth th ssr that h s try i th ctr hit rar r attk say th kigsi, with mlt .

Sigbr Trash ws othtuy Grma mstrwhos tachgs rt chss satgy Yt Tarrsch hl ths sit a Blk (s Bglybv Krsba 92 ast msrbly tr 0 . K BQ B2 2. B4!BxB xB QBl 4. QB2 QR . K R 6 R4QRQ 7. R Qx 8 Qx Q4 9 B Q 20. xx 2. R4 x (2. . . B 22 Pch K2 2 mat

22 Bx BxB 2 xch 2 R Rx 2 RR B 26RQ QR B QB 28. R Bck egTrrasch mr tha ay his grat w tht

wig tc ( . Q, 8. . PQ c t sccwith irir tr Bt, havg lst battl th ctrby th 0th mv thr wr g las r him

That gam was ay at tim grt ctrvrsy vr thvu aw trs. sh thught, th Hyrmrs, hl tht a ws, i th tr ly rvith my vth targts Th Casicists rgu that a surtr was a s strgth, t wkss (Tarrsh, irilly was th rmst Cssist

Ty w w that th ital mt i th ctr vrsy is th sc ics I yur w tr givs y lty



Sategic Eos 27

o pic play it is a advatag I thr is o paw ctr tospa o, your hghst porty s cotrolig th pawss sqars.

For xapl, at 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 3 N-QB3

B-N2 4 P-K4 P-Q3 5 NB3 00 B-K2 P-K4 0-0 N-B3 8B-K3 R-K1 9 P-Q5 N-Q5 10 NN PN 11 BP NKP 1 BBKB 13 NN RN a suprca ook ay ad o th coclusothat Wht is bt

Poito afte RxN

tr al Whit ight say "I c kck h Bac oo acwads ad th choos btw atack o th wakd gsid ad advac o th qusid wth P-B

Not at a' Black would ply. Yor pics ar io toi ts o ctr cool ad you wg attacks thor

wot wor I ca put y bshop o B4 ad q o B Whatca your pics doBlac s rght. Th posiio avors hi sghy whthr i th

ddlga or dg (.g. B-Q3 R-K QB3 Q-B3 16ch KQ 17 KR-K -Q2 18. P-QN3 RxRch 9 RR R-K20 RxR BR 21. KB KK 22. K-K2 K-Q with a gaphicap o cta doiati tdig to dga)

A good xapl o what ay happ i th iddga Whit glcts th ctr is IvtsySi, Kiv 194 whchwt 14 R-B1 Q-B3 15 BB3 R-Q5 1 Q-N3 P-N3 1 Q-R4(17 KR-Q s bst to taz th ct) B-B4 18 P-QN4P-QR4 19 P-QR3 R-Q

Black alrady has a wg thrat o 20 . RxB 2. PxR



18 Cata o Che Mtake

BR6. s as bly qicoug o a raka codig Blcs dos cd o

20 K2 R7 . -3 (1 QB6 RB QR BK5 d

. . QN) Q-N7 22 P5 RP 2 Q- R 24 QRR-K (s . . RK ad . . BK5) Q-Q8 RK7 Q-N5 PR3 27 Q-N K5 hte eg

aying n he Wng ide dcii ag coic o

od o c o coc os ic d o S osos o good oscs you c o gsd, qid 0 c i o css r s agd ay d a ay

inovAvbl oco 1958. P-Q4 N-K 2P4 PK3 3 NQ3 -N5 4 P3 P4 5 P-QR N

. P 7 PP PP P-K3 NR4 NK PK4 0 P-Q4P- Q-N KR 2 K2 PP QxP N2 4 NN-N3 5 -5 K RN N3 -K2 KN-4 8NN N R-

ter RQ

Wis Usul od o brgi is kig o sfy sod ou aly l, d bo sids abo o mr . W a cic b payg o qcsid QR45 d sg in c K4. u bo Blc



Segc Eos 29

He s no eectve pn rek sce . P-KB5 i e ety P-4 d . P-QB i reqre too c peprtionTeefore Bck i ve to ork th is pieces ginst ep stcte e fces igt o Wit tt n ind it ses

nikey e i e e t cieve nytng iedite n tecenter Bt 19 QQ2 ooed y 20 QK s sti reobe eod of cotining

oter possie pn is 19 . Q-5c 20 K-N QK1fooed y R-B3-R3 yie yo coose ingside tcyo st detene etr yo c e pset y cet conterttc Bt it Bck qee on K5 nd roo on K1

Wite i not ve eogh poe to e P-K4 eectiveTe tird pn nd te lest eective, s

1 Q- -

-R?-Q-3

Bck s opted to restin Wite fro qeenside py nd tocrete on pesse tre t . N-B5, Q-K2, ndperps P-Q nd -5

-

Bt Bc ddt tke ts conterstoke sciety into considertio Bcks coce o trget este qeesdeeds

to ssve \ite dvnce n te center22 B-B5 23 -Q5 BB 24 QB K B N-B5

2 B-K Q-K2 (Bck t ose teri fter 26 . B 2.Q PXP 2. P) B-Q4 28 KR-Q (or 2 . Q-P 29. QQ PQ 30 -N7 -K 31 B-B3 nd 32 (1)Q7)29 R-K QK 0 Q-KB2 nd Bck resiged becse of\Vites ipedig dobig of roos on te sevet rn

Oneidedne

Hving fod good p on te rigt side yo cn s gorog by concentrtig eirey on it to te detient of teoter sectors of te ord Tee s dgeros tendency to



130 Clog of Chess Mitak

ntaly dvide th boad o "my sid and his sd ignongdvopmts on h opposte wing wh you dvot your nrgs to folowng through with th pln on you side

KnStn Hastngs /-1 NKB3 P-Q3 2 P-B4N-KB3 3. PKN3 PKN3 4 B-N2 B-N2 5 0-0 O� N-B3

P-K4 7. P-Q N-B3 8 R-N1 P-KR3 9 P-QN4 B-K3 10 P-N5N-K2 11 Q-B2?! Q-Q2

Postin afer 11 . Q-Q2

t foos a poicy fo hr 01 o drctng hs attntonto hs ft H maks hs st and ast sigcnt kngsd stpow wih 12 R-K1? peping to meet 2 . B-R6 wh 13

B-R Wht wts to keep hs whtse bshop bcaus ts pa of his antquesd aIl and bcas t potects somny ky ss aond hs kng Had h gn mor onsderaon to Bck's sd of the boad th kngsd h woud havompsed the se goa of bshop pesrvaton wth 12R-Q! and so rtned h pospect o mtg a Ank atkon th ing wing wh PQ4

Yet Wht"nay as th osr pt itassud that thotoe of th ga dep\dd on whch attak ctd thgetest d ukest damag, Whtes o th ensd oBack's on th kngside The oowd 12 B-R 3 B-R1N-N5 14 N-Q2 QR-N1 15 N-Q5 NxN 16 PN

Wht coud aso capt on th Q5 sqa wth a bshop,bt thn Blck cold deontrat that both pays ha a staeon th queensd by playng BxN P-QB3 7 PxP PxP. nsted



Sttegc Eos

W o . -QB3 ad rae o oud a QB7 log eQBe

Af 1 P-K4 oev Blac c cover QB age

w a ook ad e a ao o e kgde OceBack a eaed a ecre quedakig e eveadd aroac mddgam a Wi ddaiedca ake i me o kigid (c a wi . . -KN4 ad QB-R4 or c ( . . -K5)

W, a i dicouaged a i o mad om bado o wac o wg of oard R-N4 QR-K1 18

N-B N-B 19 --o o

-K5) b dd o

g bcae of weak rog oo 19 . P-B520 B-QN2 N-N5 21 R-B4 R-K2 22 P-R4 R2B2 Q-K2QQ1 24 RB2 P-KR4 25 B-B1 B-R3 2 B-QN2 PP 2. PPP-R5 B-B PP 29. PP BB 0 R1B P-R 1 N-2 ea wa . . . Q-R-c!NN 2. N Q-N4 KBR-R2ch 4. K-N2 Q-R hte eged

Aoer defc of odd aroac o aig i aoy a fw a cre mi a aye o ame roreaycoo ov a wig I mo middgam o ayr av aa me cac o ac d f oard ad e ceeT i como a eco

SoAdeo, oei 81 P-K4 PQB4 2. N-KBN-QB3 . P-Q4 PP 4 NP N-B 5 N-QB P-K4 KN-N5P-Q N-Q5 NN 8 PN N-N1 P-QB4 P-QR3 10 N-B3BK2 11 B-Q3 0 12 0 P-B4 1 P-B N-Q2 14. B-K3

Psitin ate BK



3 Caao o Che Mtke

Th h tang ont or ratgy bo ay arnay nhd h r dvlon Whte o ay onh d, hr he ha a ucal aory o n and

n ecv n b t P-QB5. Blac choc ordu I h conu rony (4. . -B3 5 P-Q4B-Q 16. Q-3 K-R 1. QR-B R-B) We l acolhh go (P-B5) bo Black an vn hn at counly

Ju hng a de We gy y hdnow ha Bk nr kly o l in cn and onh kngd. H cod gnra acy th 4. B-4,

o eal Tha od an chg o Bk bad bhoa oonl dd ao dvanc aegc goa (by ganng ac on h kngde by aknng K6 nd by ngBa o z h ntve on qund th . Q-3 onch b ar chaned. O cour h cannd hodre h 15 B-KB u Bk d ha gnde o h ith 4 . . B-4 H cn k kgd ak

n or a aack (5 B-R5 6. PK3 B4) o a o lay n cntr th th acc o 5 . P-5 PP P-B5 olod by -4 and . B-5 . P-6.

4 , 46 BKB2

Q-Kl?! P-B 5?

QR4

Blk ha chon a bad lan. H rg o ook tord hkngd but og o coro h er (gg ay 5o Wht o ) nd c (kn h B wo) node to han . . R-B3 and 8 . R-R3

H dcon rod by rc conc hdn ho Wh ud b dnd h kngd no.Whe no cov h KR uy ( -R R-B3 18

BK R-R3 9 -K4 BR5 and . . . B3 ollod byB-6) d cano rv a bho on R3 h

r to hd h kg by dvancng h RP. Ao, on -4Black cn lay . B3 8. P-B5 19 Bx R-B3 h R-R3 ong u

B5. 4

RB



Stategc Eors 1 3 3

c eve codeed ch defee d e deohe h ttc n ew oves. lc ud t ot o coetoecse e elieved the ngs ide ws hi uf. Hg deteed

tt his tc ould coe efoe Wes qeenside psh lclded hsef to possie copettio on the ingsde.

8 . QR Wte choose etwee oid defene -R R-R3 0. holds ow th Whte cn deed ogs second n) o hong cs pieces ito confion (.

P-N R- 0. N

ite s puched soe oo the ngside o deeset the cost o sit eeing. c stegy of e on R7o ueed ow . . . R-R3 X -R Q- is weess cete pl e lc o developed qeenside pieces coss h the ge.

20 N4 RR 2 6 BR5 (. . . . xP . NxR 3. -4ch) 22 BB4h RJ 2 QQ5 (cotettc in the cente) Q 2 B RB P NB 26 NN N 27QB7 QQ 28 BQ BQ2 2 BQ5 B 0 B B QRN R{B5 2 RB RRh RR N2 4 RN N5 RN6 RB RB Bk es

Unjusid Attacklc wet in fo poo ttc i tis lst exple owig

ht t s sspciou t not eig le to foesee ow Whitecoud eend hef. Mot decisios o tc e de t

dee ttude e dede to ce t o he se o qeenside o i he cete hey fee the posto

ts it. An expeece plye will go e 1 din eve lie the de of ttcig. I wted to ply quiet ge tody. ut te postion deded tt I tc

Wen n tc s njstied t is uJy ecse o (a de qte eveopet te villty o eney cotetc,d te sence of vlele tget Weve toced on thet o efoe e st em s d goe o he hc o



1 Caaog of Ch Mak

eve pl. Yo cn't ack hr i otn to seve tet.

DmerBne Bdape 91

W me

Blck' kin ook tre awkwd ut h pece e thee

wll poted. Wht soud Vt do H a complete is devepet w K3 d -Q ad aat s But B ute e bl o c t un wt . . . PQ nd . . P-NWhte cold ze hs me o pl he cente (QK2,Q3, B-K3 nd Q-Q). Ts woud be bett de thwtg ut t ltv pasive. Tre mpl sn't anasve pa n e ce ce poe a Q6

K, K6) protectd.So ite mut look o taret or n to tink bout gon

th deensve. An ide w o meet Blck . . P-QNpln . PQN Altho thi coced he e QB sueo Back' p, t reat quesi ack Wts wth P-Q.

P?

Bt tee wn't enou reson o cotui kdettck You t le w ow pps o nce oWt Q d QB om kide. O ou cold s Whteolpse i d to Bcks pd sezure o open lne o counep. Bt te i reson o te reslt ts ne Whte'misjdmet o te Black ks ttus. The kn ctull qut



Stteg Eo 35

sf on B wth o wihu awn on N It is not argt

R-R3

PP!

QRK

Mnwhil h Wit king uns ou o b a tag on KNBack aks o h N nd quickly sict Wht o hisscond ank

P PK4 4 QK 5 P 1K KPQ4 BQ P5 8 8 PXP PxP 9 Q BQ3 oss but

9 R woud ha u 0 ght) 8 P 9 QQ Z K PQ5 nd Whi signd shOy snc hnight os Back ns a pc with QP

Ude- ad OeesaDteing th y o colting his satgic lan is

tyical llustation of stnt in chss A fw dt os cnotn thow his cs nto confuson nd gain yo nough to usu ou ln unnbitd sng h Ouy rsint can doo you to waiso dfns

BbosovGigori ope 97ck o py

Th st ask ntury is to idntify wh h ny n ny thn can you dti whh i's wOh t ti o icngy o sow t ny statgy down In h diagra Black



3 Co o Ches Mke

an be ay n a We e oe nyingwl n de i y e n h w kii on e een de wee e Bk ng ey ae one oe de o e coed e B We a naa dvnag n ae on e ende and i en m o en br.

1 B2?

la ie e dveog ov n e

mao o now o a moey wen noe eend n nve W 1 PQR e ano PQ an oce We o ge n Wie col o eli e o B N nd QB5 a e gm 0 B B e eaed in oon o meeeenie ea n an aenon y o e ngde n 10 Ba nee go e ne

An w en n ge B eame ng W ge o o n e gme avne wn o

gain e; eg, PQR 2 Q3 P3 3. RQB KR QR PK ollowed by RK n P

N4 NN

N

i nw h g ie yaen mng dnge w y QB n BQ3 eoeI oening ne w P5. f B . PQ now lae

We an oy e ole a QR5 nd QB6 w ng Teg ied eiy

3 N-N 4 BQ3 NB 5 BN QB N-R4 Q-B RQB Q-Q B N-N (noe ow y We ende

nge bem aen) RN1 B-B BB 0 QB N-B3 P-QR4 B-Q R-B3 P-4 13 KR-QB B-KJ 14 K-NN-Q 5 P-R5 NB3 NB ( ey moeeeng eady QR7 P-N 1 NNP B-N4 B R-B N-K R-B

R 0 NR PN5 N-R B-Q NB Q-N4 -N5RPP 4 P-R NB P-R R-R R-B Q-N Q-N

N-K N3R Blck egs



Stegc Eo 137

T ppoit id f t co i ow i th amp.H it mak a o wit on mo. o tmtat d for t kngidc attack, put a pawn a

qua whr t can b captud, ad h top omthing thatdt d to b toppd.

iagi-Tamao, ocow 195 P-N P4 2 B-N2P-QB4 P-K N-QB 4 N-KB N-B3 5 B-N5 B-Q2 00P-QR BN BB 8 P-Q3 P-K N-K5 R-B N-Q2 B-K2. P-KB4

ositio ater . . . . 0-0

\Vht pic and paw oodat upbly. Th tm acom to fomulat a pa. it adiy hat th ar no

targt o t qund can coo btw actio in thccnt (P-K4 or P-B4) ad aak o th kigid (P-KN4-5 R-B-R). But h a omhg to oni: Black pa.

Black ha o immdatly agg kigdc pay but ca yto nutaiz pu th wth . N-Q2, . P-KB4 and . . .B-B I t cntr Black oly hut would b . . P-Q5 amo that mak h biop or c ht would ock h

ara up wth P-K4. Fo t bt chac of ountlay Blackcoud codr . . . P-QN4 foowd by . P-B5. T wouldopn in o Back' QR and at at biop. TrforBack focu on th qunid

1 QR4 BK113 R5?



18 Cog of Chess Msakes

hit ou th ao But a xmito o th poitohow that . PN i o dagou hit ha two ght

to top . P-B, a t hrd o Bac to hag thmI hit cotiud 1 R-B PN . R-R B-K 1 P-KNo R-N 1. NN hi attc would b y tog.ht O to tai ct to ippa ui paw ot tm But th damg go byod that

14 Q2

1 4

RQ2

N-N!hit RP bcom a tagt log bo ayth o Blac

To mt th that o . P-B ad N-BP ht mutta dati acto igid attac too ow ( R-BPB) ad lac puch ow that Bla ca pott KN adR with P-B d . B-N oov, hit at igoth o o th RP bu h ha o ompt play xpti th ct. Th

1 PP PP 1 P-K4 PB N5}-B N-B 19 N-R4 PP20 PP NQ5 (btt tha 0 NxP 1 N-B) 21 QN4Q-Q2 22 P-B NB 2 N-B4 ( R-B NK6) NR 24 NRQ1 2 N-N Q-Q 2 NQ RN 2 P QQP 2 R-K1B-Q1 29 Q-R K-N1 0 B-B (th RP tll wa) QNP1 QK QQ4 ad Ba wo

Rducing Tnsionh pc com ito coict ad wh paw cha a

pobl, a g o tio t o th boad Th tomay bt both play o oly o o thm But oC tablhd it wot aly go way To du to by iuidatg

th p that c captu o aot ad/o by tai o thpaw that i cotact, you imiat om of you optioa may do away wth whatv coutJay i avaiab

Ta th olowg poito, ahd by mutuay aggrvop py 1 P-K4 P-QB4 2 N-QB N-Q P-KNP-KN 4 B-N2 B-N2 5 N-R P-K 0-0 KNK2 PQ 0-0 B-K P-N 9 Q-Q2 P-Q4 10 B-R



Stategc Eors

TaiaovSei Tiis 966

Posito er 0 BR

39

Bak rees he ena enson wih an aane raher hana ape b he ee s ia Pope b e hea o he aak on hs kng Bak esablishes a soli ener hawil bene his whiesqare bshop He an assne he wil

ae o Bak's ba KB Then Bak sues e kngseaak he wll he a goo ge posionall

2 2

hie nees an open line or s aak an sO reaes a new

poin o pawn ension The ane o hs KBP es h wolegae opionsopenng up he KBle presuabl aerR-B an QR-KB wi BPxKP, an saging an oera pawnarh wh P-B In he ren poson he a be nenngan ieae PB so a on 4 P-B3 (4 BN P-B6h; 4 PP PP BP 6 RB NR 7 BN) hean onine wh PKN4 an break wih P-KN or

PKN4 wh 6 N-B an P-KR4 x?

B hs is e ba hie ges up e opion o PKB anakes an aak along he KBe oub bease o laks



40 Ca Chess Mskes

abi now o o ke squae (KB3 and KB2 ie tmay be aad he edon tensio tous. ied no son to r n excge b Ba

beause

We would ten ete wt s N and a al soso pa te wt PB5 o -

4 Nx

Bak get n eelent que o s knig ad pepas tod anoe wi NN5 and 16 T heatgves

to e W f lng - nd eeb

edes Wie to s onl enng iddega pan-oengu te queende w Q4 Tat is s nent is deontd b:

5 NB -KN4 16 -QN4 1 Q NB3 18 QNQ-Q3 1 QR-B1 B-K3 B3 QRQ1 1 KRQ1 R-B RB X 3 QB N-Q5 4 NN QN QQ RQ 6K-B1 B4! now Blac n aod o a wn bes

ause

s pees od ii o ee on) BB K-K 5 RN N 30 K-K3 RQR5 31 B-K4 BB 3NB NN5h 33 KQ NB 34 NN RNh 35 B3 RR636 R-N3 R6 3 R-N5 K-N3 38 RQ5 RB4 R-Q6hR-B3 40 R-Q RKN 41 -Q4 Rh d he esd

In ts in

tance Wi eld a sg niai in te openig

b ed b ug d otion needd o el tat Reduin tenon n eo f o ned tat en�ono ounepla Ao t s d wen a pied pawn suueges ene inng ln n te oowng exle Bck'se· solon o e esde tenson ges Wie eppe nd on tht sid o oad, He n tn oes squeensde edge ino a wn wen Bck s ew ion te

Goedai-N Yugoaia 9 K4 -QB4 N-KB3 Q3 3 Q4 4 Q BQ 5 -B4 NQB3 6 QQN-B3 N-B3 -KN3 8 -QN3 B-N B-N 10 KR3Q-R4 1 BQ3 -QR3 1 �



Cataog of Chess Mstakes

epand fher (8. -B 9 -K BR 20 R-B2 P-R42. P-5).

Wh a wo game on he ueensie Whie aso ead oske i he cene. ha decides te game

2 . . -R2 2 P-R4 B2 B- -R4 24. 5 RxR25 xR RB 2. - B-2 27. P-K5! R-B4 B4 B-B429. -K3 P-K desperao 0. BxR PB 3. -6 B-R 325 K2 33 P-R4 P-B5 34 BxP -5 5 xKP ad ackesned vew of -ch o

iing Cunplayhs eads o te probems of conerpa hen or oppo

en has he iave o ms d coneay o doom orsef o passivit waig accs Whe assvit s o awasa eo, i deives o of te acvt ou ee o woy aopponen Eveu he w d a wining a ad a ccial

beakhroghf o do' dsac him wh coeahe ke eos vovng coea ae () shig o o

own (2) fiing o sop he eems an ) ing o coaincoeay tha ca be coaied Hee is chaacesc eame of a mispaed mide game fearg coepa eors

S han-For ague P-4 -KB 2 -KB

P-K3 . P-B4 B-2 4 -B P-3 5. P-K4 00 6 BK3 27 -2 P-K4 P-5 -K 9 B-K2 P-KB4 0. P-B

Posiion afer 0 P



Stegc Eo 143

c oy h b han o pic aiiy on hind u in Whi hn ld y h nohin o. So i i o ak oc o h iou ph. n op on ih kinid pay 10 . . 5 nd h i h aclcd A br ida pr ng pn i0 . . . . N)-3, poily od y . . . N-R5 Th hidopion i n on h qunid h \Vh o ilyo 10 . . . -4 ood d inc i -QN4 odicul o o ahiv, op -Q5 pny, ndgv a i on nd h ih QR3 and -QN Finaly, h h c o 0 . -R3 poonl

ov (inndin o ad o h bd bihop) bd on i (11. Q-R5ch nd 1. . . Q).

10 B5

ack oi hilf o n pcc kind p, h advnc o hi inid p ih -KN45 poiby uppod by . . -KR4. H i oo o bu h nohing

y o k Hd h pvd hi opionnd onyh 10. QN-3 od . h a no apppi l . 5 (. - -KN 3. R-1 R2 4. -QN- -5 R-N 16. N- -N5).

1. BB2 QR4

ack ddny un h id o op W' on

ply. H ha pobbly aizd by no h h nd a p .. 11 . . -KN 12. -KN4 K 3. x()-3 4 -KR4 . . . .p. 3 X N()-3 14.-KN folod by NK-N35.

QR1 Q4

B

H' anoh nvolvin conpy. lk n o opQ5 h pn ba cicl o Whi qund gy.u i i y o ha Wh ill b ab o ogn lc forcoo of h ky ua in Wh cn ppa -5 hN-N3 and R-Q hr l an only dc on o pc . . QK2) in i.



144 Catao Ch Mks

u 3 P-QN3 oe han fuile I eue h he neiable P-B i open o queenid le he hn ju onebecaue of h dded pn enion

4 R4 R 15 P n BB u e hie o pay 6 BPxNP BPxN P fooed by BNB6N-B4, and h adio of hay piece o he quend le) 15 PxP PxP xP 17 x Px 18 xP 19 2R 2 x Rx 2 RRJ 22 O�! (no i afe 12 R 2 4 2 2 Px 2 R 6 KRB 2 QxRh RxQ 8 RxRh K-B 9 R-N ao

in fo W) 27 6 R 28 R6 RxR 2 xR 2 R R 1 ! esgs

Poo Tiinhe i uch a a o ing a i i of logi caua

ion, o iagaion You igh concud ha N-B innig

idea i piion B ha judgen ay ppy ony o hapoon Ow A nue ao he po a sghy den,nd hen NB ould h bn a on oe And ay be aoing o gan a a ae poin in h ge

Hae i a ch a ie a lone epecialy hen akg a ubaal chnge he au of he gae Whn you aeabou o in eia O chage un o ke dynac

pa bak oh a u' ough o den hehehee i any uh I you opponen c' do anyhig u hi knigh back nd fo on he ohe de o he boad you gaecould od an ex epo of pepaaon Yo ha o capUe o panbeak o al gan) n un aay



Stegc Eo

Taoveller, Mocow 955

We me

5

Back as sron ress on e BP snce e can ee P-N w 1 P We aeaed e dcuy e wasent ly a seenly m m:

1

n nsecon urns ou a We a a rea ea P5and -R6 w rea ay fo Wes B How does ea aec Back hea f BP ery le Te BP no on o run away Tereoe 1 P! would reseeBacks adanae e P-5 N-K P-N P- or BxN -N K2 5 - -5 t srnay

,

Back s no ben reed: e desees a awn Bu e sben asy

,

-!

-2

N ow Black has a e e n e wod o ee e rea of X KP P-KN bu no oner ay n 5 NK R- 1 Back beoes n knos Black acualy ayed omy w 5 PQ bu los eenally afer PxP KxP PxP P Bx PxB 9 PK K-Kh KB P (



46 Calog of Ches Mstake

g o 11 P-5 PP PP RBch 13 PR -K w awchace QQB K-N 2. P-B K-N2 . BQ x x -K 1 -Q P-N P-N P . PN K

BN2 -QN (1 RQ 19 RQB xP.he key eee e eacy o hea I yo ave e

o ake pecauo by al eas ke he If he poo elavey que f e posol ha <cc f eee o acca /ahpo bewee he paye, you ca aoro be cuo Bu f he poso o he vge of becoap, ech epo ke o e vue

Spasky-Loby Legra 96 PK PQB 2N-KB P-Q . P-Q PxP NP N-KB NQB P-Q B-KN QN-Q2 BQB Q- QQ2 P-K . 0 B-K2

Poo ater 9 B

You col ay e ae ha bee shaply playe acco s ey y h a Bu bo e e begg o cee eas Black, o eapl a he a of P-45 o w he We push eey pece backwa e o h paw e ao h ppc o payg P-R3

o ha he bshop cano eea o KR4 ( KP o KB4( P-K4 a us o o K3 whee wll be echge o by -5

We ha h ow ck o wok w e c play 1QR-Q poecg h qee o ce he e ca ee0 P-R3 . B-R4 P wh QQ 3 RQ BB 4Pch K-K2 5 (4B5ch wg a paw by poec



Sregic Er 47

h quen Wie aso prepre o awe 10 . wh 1N- ( . . . . NBch d 3 RQ) e mg aeec -K O K-K wh acc py d

?Aug ee he he f . . -, w'

edey ecey ( - - NB6!) The veue e au ave We e by kg e e f e gae

10

Nw, ce he ca ee K ( BR4 2 . BB) Bck ke Ove he ve: 11 .B-K N-K 12. Q-B2 1. Q-K2 ( p . . . B5)-QN.

H e e igy waeful d vecutiou move ie peg, We w a cey fe p byakg a y mOve Hee e ee Back c py . . . .

B5 ecue f P - . BxN eefe e decde ke adge f he pcee f Bk'ceazed kgh wh 1 -B ead f pepg wh .- e deece 1. . . N(N5 a dge ve becaue fce e echage e bp w pecWe he weakeed bk que. We c peee ebhp: 2 6 -K).

Te ece f pec O e back uae uey ce e game 15 - NB 16. QN 17. Q-K1 K18. N-B5 BN 1 B Pheeg exp e weke w 0. . . -2. Q BQ 21 Q-K2 B 22.N-Q1 Q-K1 2 QB B-c 2 K1 Q26 N-B -N5 2 N QB 2 NNc N 29 Q-B6 QB5VUe regs b w h w ers f eca ad he

a bug f e wy defea

Passiiyy, he pacce f g a p ad wg

eg happe jued y we yu ae ce aw a ae we b ig ou t to ply ocul.



og of h Mstks

Te est Ue of thm is to determne the iked of sccessf ct nd msre t agat te severy o yurwekesses.

he god sects ece acy frm

ountelayo i yo osto s o e wt eotal eesses t wing tcs are tatot surreneymus t fr t iititve I or chanes fr tig he nitaiere simescial e iskg t cret f major newweaknesss t ge ur iec mingen sit tgt.

KovK� Mocow 9Bk o

Les se ts rue te sti aove Vhte a a cearadtage i oeatg sce t s weaesses to eXMlt. Ge og te "hte reae f reahog te cente (dublng l the Qe an P-Q r heeesid (dubig s n he QNl fwed y N-Q--3 i reati fo PQR nd P-N

cn chse betwee a waitg ge, mixed with minhssmen o \t ie, o some sot o cotereo Wa wting ga st ecessl fatal he t nferr sicelac cn get gd ge th . . P-QR. Fr exme . .

PQR mmedtel wold ite frce White ito a etredce P QxP( 3 N P-N3 . P-N xPor a los of tt -N - threeg 3. PxP . PxP QR.

N

N?!7?



reg Errr 149

c ny ood ol o . P-Q ad dcdd 3 QPxP PxP P-N5 o poms o W u n prc im o 2 P-QR c Wh ould ha o

loca hs ocs o op ac' o 3 Q-N3 QxQ 4 RxQPP 5 PxP R-R coolin only op 3 Q-3 -as 4 P-4 Q- PK4)

Id ac ou his qun ac o cn o ancp i ao ih P-Q5 a . Q-B Q-B4 K-Q h sa Wh uld m dy p unlsd 4 N3 5 N-K5 KR-Q 6 Q-K2 P-KR3 7 R2

- 8 R-3 nd 9 R-K3 9 R-3 ppcs kdack o a un o qusd) pp P-Q5 onuh o qualiy

dy lac payd . . . . P- . -N PxP 6 xP- and i hould a n nuh o p Wi o alanc 7 - c cd s 3ich . RxR 9 RxR P- o 8 P-K) oro pass 7 . . . N-B

. N-K lck had concd h op od opoc i QP nd ucy n dil 8 . . x 9. xQ-K (9 R-Q 10 R-R7) 0. Q-QB -QB . K-2Q-K7 2 -7 NK . Q- N-Q7 . 8 x . QxchB-B 6 N7 P- 7 QxBch K-2 QxP Bk egs.

Gg H a Wg PlaTh d maki a id o counplay i ad

n yu oppon us h opn i you sai o ca annin p Somi a aic poso uis sac pay y procn yOk poin ad lin yu oppodo i o you os no oo ad poio is dsil ad cply s scace do' up

sndo



50 Ctlo o Che Mstke

SeniThigin Mah 189Wt

Whte has a sbstatal edge space ad has protected hsoy ek pot hs P Yet t s ot at a clear ho Whte ake hs dvatage et Wth B-, takg am at th BP,Bck ca play ad the pass t a ocom

ta ove l K-K I Wht plays 3 NN Blak cacer hs targets th 3 N-N

Ths s a e ay o amg Whts advatage He eshs rook o e best vaabe sare ad prepars to atac theBP th o or peces

?I a bd posto, grabbg ateral hs a great acto

Hre hoever th echge gves Whte the pat to vcto heds Wthot a kght Blacs posto caot hstad thethrea o a peetrato by Whte peces or the dvace o tepssed p just cretd othe hd B-N odhave put th ous bac o Whte ho oud the have to da e g dea hout pctg N at ter pthe t ght be eectve

P

No o -K 3 N-K5c K-K Whte bgs hs pecesto bar h B-N -N 5. B-5ch P-N3 6 NNP PN 7BPch K- 8 B-B8 a pretty posto d o 3 K-N



Statec Eos 151

Wi cn r . QxQ xQ 5. NR-N 6 K R-Q 7 N-NS.

ck 2 . . . QN2 . N-Kc K-N b ob . B- Q-K2 . . -Q 5. Q-Q6 . B-N Q-B 6 Q-!P- 7 -Q6 (7. . . . -R . Q).



Yur Attitude Is Yur Error

A n aag ar h h (r s s as ga ndh ans i oa ohng k W, bas afr24 BR h ad 2 P-Bh " Bas s a afr

4 PN RB and s n n ohr rds h s h ss n e d ps b g i vWh ah g is dirn n a aia sns s as

h isasrs f atiud and . Tha addd a dagn sa of nd n h o ri sg in h ga d is ons hr a nasd n h n h (a rs n

h a frs ud as a hss phg anBl's ds i t ga

D Bn-Kr, Phadhia P-KB! PK 2.KB2 B-Bh -K P-Q P-K -Q B-K2 N-KB6 -Q N-B P-QN BN 8 P-N NK2 P- P-K0 -KB Q P-KN N(-Q4 . N-Q N-B

2



Yo A Is Yo Eror 153

Poito af 2 N-B

-B Q-KR 1 NxB QxN 1. P-QR5 Q-KB 6. QR-R0-0 P-N N-Q 8 K-N B-Q2 19. B-N2 Q-K2 0 Q-RN-B 2 BxQP NB-K 22 P-R PKR 2 P-B Q-K 2Q-B QR-B 25 P-KB K2 26 BxRP NxBP 2. PxNQ-N 28 K-B2 QxBPh 29 K-K Q- 0 N-R BxN 1RxB Q-N 2. B-B1 Q-N . B-Q P-KB B-K P-B 2PxP RB2 6 P-B5 R-B 7 R-KN Q-R 8 B-R Blk oeted te

o od ay mpy tt Bk ot beue he faed to mkete eed umbe o move n h lloted tme Or yo oudpont out trteg erro (fa to etr Whte wth 6 . PQR4 or PK4) or tat mtae (wlg to a

pn fte 8 BQ flg to qdate e te w 0 xP Bt one an't vod the eeg tht Bak ot beehe neve too t game eouy.

Ho n yo oy bot game whh yor opponentt moe e PKB KB 3 PK3, and PKR Oe edy mge Bak' elfauane ad h odee thath poto wod w b tef et Whte move, wle wek

eng ae ver dt to expot we te ente rema loed(e t pw to leave te bod th QP Bk ot at moe O oure Whte nee tood we n the opeg tage othe game But Blk eve appeated tht oppoet tlhd to be beate.

h tl ee of euty oe of eve dageou eoof atttde Few p yer are obeve enough to relze tht e



154 Caa f Chess Misake

ey tei ue cur gme w smetg s intge s n tttud hey wud te lm secc mveveed r viti misccuted

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Tying F T Much

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tett it desn't y t g l ut f dymic ece lyO cuse yu don't even temt ectve yss

c y ddt te ey t e evus gmeyou ve tg t yur tmm Witut cnstntevutin yu ces yul wy e lng tehome we oy snge s ed

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You de I Yo Erro 5

Psn e . . . Q-B

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f a. Ojy h Wh ha no aon o x ga aag fo any o a ho o hfo a o n o hp o w n h n.

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e yu ave sue s me aggessive (u tecessy sue gme hee is jus mu eed t evate gous

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Postion afer PB

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Bu he naue of Whie' enain i grl prere

no e ouni o a ik noo Wih QRQ1! ia o ee a ( . PQN4 1 PQB o 1 NN1 BxBP PxB 19. QN3) Bu Whie aken onudea oenaon i o eoaY a h oonenonneen i o eanena he houd a fo a mae ine ddegae.

KN4? NN5!

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B

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hi wa oned 2 BQ3 BB 22 B N-B 2 Q-K Q-N! 24 NxB (

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1 Calg f Ces M k

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a te thei ttie to keep i tue th the poto

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? P

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Yor Ae I Yr Eror 15

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ran o b ound The cadna ro o ax axng n yo opponn dud o oa pasy Bu suh posos ar occur o s n a

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PKN3

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be place o Whe' alre o reae he poo aer heal reork ere oer. He correc coued a ha poo pla fo a The fa a Whe alure o ook or moreeo.

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Y Ae Is Yr Er 6

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6 Catalg f Ces Mistake

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2 B4?? B3

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QB7 N . KQ KP 5 N K2 6 KNKN7 7 Q PB PP u h uu w alay ca Bac wo

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PQ 9 PB5 00 0

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Your Attie I Your Erro 165

Fnay tere s an ee more emarssng nd o eor Instead o eeng ter oponent and not ustng temsees)players elee td pates Ie non playes to resgn n

dawale postos or oer draws supero gmes eause othe oos on the aes o specttos watchng te gmes! ndths remaale poston one deded a Brsh womans hamponshp.

Blk o mve

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et te poson s dea o: 2. K-6 Q-6 K-N7Q-N K-6 Q- K-N7 Q-N 6 K-7 K-B2 adBa must moe he ueen away pemttg a mate Moalst yorsel

Vacillaio ad Mooaia

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Dot grab pwns says oe utotate adage But dont pass



166 Cg f Ce Mike

p el sys ano Couay is accodin oo o adce B ig ou o pssy o gai coplay fely oly s o

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Posi afe , , PN

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Yo tde s Yo Eo

qun (1 QxB 0 Q5 Q-Q3 21 xBch Rx 22 BxPchKxB 3 QxQ) or th bhop (1 BxB 20 BxPch)

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1 R- B

1 BB

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ShmidMari, i197

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r



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ati he paned with QR-Q and 2. Q-Q2 ( it haeee pepaatin r KB and K4 and w pla t pethe QBe wih BPx

3 . . . Q P?

And ay Whte ts hse t a d plan at thispint Wth 4 Q-K and N-B4 he wd sti ha iereanale t ler s arale, e Or he d nie 4 x an exhae s the Qle t enale Whie's

piees t peneate n he edi h at east wd e stent with his st e ahh t wh his rst w

. P PxP

PxP

White's ide was t islte the Blk QR and deelp strn

pressre (s atr NxP N-4 r stne) P -?

A n err. he nly nsistent e was Qx, thatwd e Bak s eede iniiate ater R-R Q-Q2 R-R6 ed KR- r R Ha

se nsstey earer hite rea eai . . Q-Q1 -K2 P-N P-K (n r side atn l thi with B- ad PN4) -N1 10 B- N 11NN NxN 12 PN P-K! 1. PP N-K! 1 Q-B PQ 1.Q N-B6h 16 K-N2 NP! 1. - NB . P- P-B KN ( xR P-B6h 2 -R2 x 2 RxP Qx Q-N d We eged

DgaiMst he n errs pyed tday an e desed a

latis asi priniples hese piniples, disred yia nd er and the rted y the et stes at theend the ast ent septe he haphad hess he sm he pusel pla the s A lest

plaes



Your Attde Is Yo Eror 173

of od shoud know ee when he do soehg lke deldeveloe or ce her wns.

Bu dherence o hese generl nces cn be n error o

deren knd, he error o dogs enerl rces rerecsel hgener. he c' ly o cses. e onw o be sure h he genrl rces should be dhered on rcur ge s o ze cocee vons. f ou dscover h he u ove gven oso s bd ook ornosol oes nd subec he o he se ss.

EweKee Ma 939Wie o oe

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e he obnoous Blck kngh -Q2; or c o defed he kesures round he kng, -K. Bu ech o hese oves osesnew roes s ss rees.

O 1 -K5 or ee, Blck s . B 2. RxB-B nd he hre of 3 . . . -B3 s oo sog Here seesronc h ovng he ced ece o he ceer us on oneo he ew sures on whch c e red. Also on 1. -Q2

Whe wlks no n wh 1. . R-Q 2 R-B2 B-B 3. B-R-Q2 (fer whch Blck hs he docl hre of . . -65. B B 6 Rx BxRch or 5. B -B7ch. Fnl on 1-K1 Blck c gve n ebrrsg rook check o he Qed foow wh 2 . . R-Q7ch.

Whes choce he, s ed o he uur oves, 1. -d 1 -R I he ge, Whe chose he oer, erhs be



174 Caalog of Chess Miakes

ce pg e g KR led ly. Tee geneapcple (A ng n e m ng e, Gen

pm pu wg gn uc decenazon Bede,e g lemed KRe e 1 N-R Bck o decve e, nce 1. .

R-Qc KK R-Q cn e me y 3 -B3, emovg edeede n K Ccee wd ave wn We wy1 N- w d R-Qc K-K R-Q 3 -B3RKN ( RNc o K-B x T w ppeed e gme, d We

DwiddssT m egnng cepaye dw evely e

eul Te gme e uay decded y d mveenvey d movewc me g nevae o e glpy Bu e mpvg pye e edce e eecy

g lde d dcve meme depe ll genuy, gd mve ale can ce vcY Teeu w A wng cce ae eed

A e ge ce e m comm e gme, n c, dw Te me ave a ee de o w e le gme, nd e vdce e lg e ep ep wn e dw ad

B e plye w ege dw eely uped w d a p p ceve T ecaue eee ew mc meod o ocg daw One edcee d mel gne Ae cec eeemy kg peeuly Bu ee yu ve wk ad dw.



Yo Atttde Is Yo Eo

puipsis oss 1967We o move

75

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1 -?.

-P-QR4

h vae Ba ane e la . -R. ve a e u momn reak wud eo m ae a w ne e ha n exee ee·

ve wever ave ma e Meve, \Vh lqae he ev e mee w PP! R 4 RRRxR 5 BR BP 6 BQ 5 QRP 6 BQ

. -? 4 P-R3??

We wa a da al ha e uhe n a an

a e k wll ad eea aak e ee qehe awng dea a l hle Whe verlk a eaeqae ad a a re n dv.

B wud e g m me h allan gge make wa e mde. Raher ha a nal rawg da PxPwhh a ama draw ree a wke ped e ea w e



Caalg f Ce Mike

that now PP s no so good s bfo HxH 5 HH H6 BH BPh B-3 NxP o K-B2 -B3b sl mpovson Whs 4 P-H3)

5 6 ( -2

QQ-Q!

Wht had con n 6 xN B -Nh H()-B2H H-B wth a ppa atack on h qn Aft 6 QR t payd NQ2 PxP

NP Q-R! 9 R-B and

a 9 Q-N h snd

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Ths mhod of dawng an b nfang to th opponn.

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P-R5 N-K2 9 Q-Q2 NB

20 00 KB4 2 KR-N PQN4 22. P-R6 B-B3 23 NB5QK 24 N-5 BQ25. RR5 -B3 26 P-B4? PP 2 BQBPPB 2 N-N NB 2 QN B-K2 30 PN5 P 3 NP BP32 QB BN 33 NR QN 34 QRPc NN3 35 QQ RQ36 RN PR 3 KR2 RB RQB 9. RK KP40 R-K KN4 We eg)

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Whe e

77

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o buld beakou in e ene o on e ueeside

P? P

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P- P

-P

Blak posos is piee ad pan fo a nsde beak . . K NN PN nd PB4) W e eneosed e e s e pep oes Wie, av oed se eie, no sees is neaypossies (PR nd PN/KB4) ae e



78 lg f he Mk

4 46. 57 x

4?9 Q4?

QQ

\ cme o e ueede We a early comped pa o· B a o r o poblpo o braou, roue a brearou lcome lo Ke ad mpobe or W o op For rao e old read lmr oedc corplay coaed H ad -N4

d ecy doom We ol mde dev ledy edo ame procede ra mauver ad prepara.

. (1)R2 10 B3 RKR1 11 KB2 QRK1 12 RRR4 13 QRK KB 14 QB2 KK2 1 Q2 QQ1 1 Q1 1 QR1 Q2 18 QB (Q)B3 19 QR1 KQ2

20 B KB1 21 RK2 B 22 R(2)K1 (1)Q2 23 Q1K2

Blac l a a o a o o ce eever e pla ll recape e B ad de m a opee Treore Black m prpare er o a aer e exca o pa e ca bra ou PK or acrce o K

oev, W ea ak uearabl eo error 2 K4 T ba becaue aer 2 e coul' avod a ou leope H B 6 H B ) a led o ale

B 2 BB3 R2 2 RK) 1 28 QBKB2 29 QK 0 R2)R2 31 QB1 RR 32 RRRR 3 R2 Q2 34 KK2 QR3 KQ3 RR8 3 QQ2

QR 3 QK2 RQ8 a ar 8 KB3? RK8! Wh eg 9 H B or 9 H dece maeal )



Practical Mistakes

Peope mke mtake whe acd wt choc o far w'vecodrd mtake made ot of poor atttde mundrtadng or gnoc of the game' ac emet (tactc potona, ad ratgc) and ppy thnlg Bt thee aothe,

alt ldd, categY of ro tat go to te eat of teoog poc

Tee practcal mtake ocu cau of a akdow n thproce. The eakdo\V ma CCr caue of a fauy vowat om pay magfy y cag "hacnato Thy thg (on th oard) that aren't ther ty dot eetg tey oud

r thy ar ypotzd y aractve t ecodt moveThey gt fancy Thy oveee Ty dpar For watevereao they dont ook fo e t move

"alluciatioTe ot r f of v ro occu wen you e

gy forget how th pc moe T t uppod to happto eprncd playr yo y ny to gnn

9



Clog of Ches Mske

Grinfdnin Kirv 94he mve

Th example rm ghleel team turmet, epecme haluca Wte t pa hed ad eygd g chce

h???

Ad Whte h ddey reazed that the p R4 ddt prtet the quee a red t reg A che ghtmre

ch mtke are relaely rare But ee the et playercaally make mpae errr ther md he lkg e me ahed der the me yug Mkhal

Ta> eeral yea eoe he ecame od hampoTal a lready a trg player at the me ad a playgh rt match agat a mter e eded tl attak e ctcal game d a ready t ldte a matel dtage t ctOY Bt uddely he calclted eatl gde Bth kg cm ude attk ad eeY temp a talTe Ta recaled " dceed that the he pt my cmato lay the me Bhp r B) t 5

Te me a cue mple d Tal lt omehere h lcuato he hd "moed the hop metlly t R6r permttg t t lad 5 t the dece mmet

Tee e ae the eaet t epa d rdt t atcpate all the lder yu ca make he you eg t play heyou ae ceed aut the cplte the pee eg� <ahe take me ply -B4 But a y pge playg al



Prtia Mtak 181

iy, yo o s o mo sohsia lvl. \h valaig a mo yo mas gans foaion of os no'sDo wk yo awns who so" fo isa

B yo bo h ly waing sysm ha nss gaisvisal s s yo ma i hss skil Th wang sysmboms wiy. If Tal a so a h oin i shogh oss a as Can my oo ally ov hsqas aay, s my biho abl o go o N" h o wol si hs hig o o alu a sigmov ah h hogh oss ms b smooh a mom

Ths sas of hallino hss blinss a moh ovsghs Goo ays hav nn o shf hbshos fom wh sqas o blak ons ng allionm Gl, h omi oi ganms los oBobby Fsh bs i a a vaio h ala h of ook by a g ha was fo sqs away AGl was h bnay of oh haon

Boesv-Gelle Z 195Wte o oe

Whi lay 1 P-3, ing a n H ha s 1 PPh 2 KP NP/ 3 NN -6h omig H alha hs ig an kngh wo b obl aak B hhogh h o ly . R-3 og oh aa s.

4 R- is qi lga Whi as fo o mo hisig valy h ws smoh a alh of Baaws o h igsi



18 Clg f C Mik

Its a Bg BadNo one ca concentate on iyfo sae at once. We focs

o one teate of actonpeaps ten to fteen saes n sizead ten o aote. ally e dont ave to o abot teet of te boad ince eensde pieces tend to ave tte mpacton e inide And tat's o e foet abot te est of teboa. O oo i famed n o mind. We smply dont epieces beyond te oizon.

RehevSvon eopoli 1973Whie mve

Wit moe time Wte ey old av fond te focedmate t . R-R8c K-N . -R K . Rc R 4. Po some ote innn lne Bt e ddn't ave eno tme andot caees:

1 Qc???t gs

Wte a committin a second eo (fa to oo cae

fuy e yo ae abot to pay at sem to be te decivemove) t is oble blnde as mainy de to te ozoect. Te bisop ad moved do to N8 moves bfoeWite ad t footte abot it.

Even it plety of tme, as n a sites ame o i a typicamiddeame poito tUament ce piece ddeny ecome ost o ca foet abot tem emaaby cly. A pcemay be pat of te ation n a paiua secto, pass ot of co



Prcicl Miskes 18

ieon ince i oe o ino econ ecor n then emereh humin impc in tir, n , cor

Hholgvs, Bgad 97Wh m

Whe h h mueru tc fo eel moe beforehe rme poion w reche. Now e oo for he er.

hee my be me wih 6 BxP PxB RxP n 8 QR,b We wn conince Ined, e oye wih e ie ofcecn he Blck kn no he cone R1 If e cou oh, en Rxch/ . xR PN7c wol wn o of n o,e fon hi euence

N6 x

n 1. . BxN BxB QxB We ccomphe hi ol wi QxPch R RxPch xR 5 PN7ch R 6 PxRN)cBilin.

N7

Eeyn pper o wore o for Whie

x!

w he excepon of he biop th wn' uppoe oepper on e ne

ee no iuce i i ero lke hee b omefer oer proecion. he r fe i o ececclcle eqence n your mn before you py em A he



Caalo of Che Make

cc o h c k yol h y cd wh r I abov ml cod hvvd hml brg by cg h md o

h loco o Bc bcqrd bho w h rdfo 3 RxPch

A od grd ood o o ly by DodBy lo good c or md oo ( 19 Byggd gg d v g hbod d ocg o oo ly T rmk mhod omm m yo o hg wh yo

md h o dd wh o y h yo look dcly bod yo my y boc o cr obl Awayrom bod, yo c l o dd l "h my bo hag fo a Ugy, h c h hldm r o yg rgh

P Mv of h gr oy o ch yg bfl mo, moh mr dy gl rcl d logc, oly c rb Oo B hr g joyo y y wg

o do fk t v w y h gm how B h hgh OJy chOOg mov

m b f o yo A do hv o doyhg B c chmov o l

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Pil Mskes 85

ee Whe h achieved a peuy cenaized pinagain mch nge ppnen (Back a aed pnabve Whie accding he aing yem, meanng ha

he hud n neay eveY game he pye hve ih eachheL) Whie nO k a exp h gea cn he bd cene

BN6

' n en a eake pye ge eae an ppnen ihuch a me he bhp cann be aken cue n can he

ck king mve u he pn ( K-R BP) Bu heube B N ha ' vaue eney pca Themve mp den accmpih anhing hee i n y Whiecn bing addin peue bea n KB

A much ee ahgh e peccua ay nnuinga he pepaay P-R3 and P-KR Wih he mOveWhe keep Bak m beaking u h cnemen nce

-5 and B-ch (ed -K) e ppedhe pan mve ud pei e un hi aenin a ea age uch a KR; eg 1 -R3 R-R P-KR -B3 B-3 nd -K

2 BB?!3. KN

2BNNK2

Back ned he mmenm aund ih hi gan ime bihp eveny decided he game Whe eied On anepey auy mve 4 QK4 NB 5 QN PQ4 QQ3PQ5 QK4 h hud be he kngh qae) RK 8PKR4 BK2 9 QB4 BK3 NK4 PQR4 NN3 QQ42 PN3 PR 3 P4 QQ 4 NR5 PP PP QR

NQ RQ B RR8 8 NN QR 9 QK4 PQand ae 2 NB BN We ege

Gin Fany

When hve a chice eeen eay eecve mven uine, he he pe m paye beme u Mhy



86 Cg f Chess Miske

e pl ess win bu winning isn enug We lie inwe n s ee psiin be

Te w n is is p pslil ee e e weqy eee meds ginn e dnge u eis pen Bu en ple wll be swed b e e ><ie psin n n e p bilin ess liee ge nineeenenu pin e bind eseleswiu nwing i

mishdm Klsbd 99Wte t me

1 PP PB

RN()

Wies lie mbinion mplees silul pled middegme Bl d n pemi 3 B-K6 nd s d wWe e deisie meil edge wi 3 x -8 4B-B.

B ie wns wn is sess wi n een peieinning ide sees een me eeives well s beingmre en 3 x beuse B desn een ge

e ??!4 -6 -

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Prt Mtke S7

an nd o h ae e Afe 5 R-N BR B . -S ae anywy.

. . -??Bth paye ae o peed wh We omon a

hey oveloo 5 ' RN1 6. BR R- 7. -R (ee mae oe eod n) 7. . . -Bh and S. . B whh gveBl wnng hane o h aou.

Q -

7 -??

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Q!

T depeadoe ho ualy p e dvaage o Baafe S R R 9 R- -Sh 0 -N2 R-RS. Bu hewo pye wee edy ny oe lundeo llaneand ey dew hee.

oppy eo a e oed he ae o a heaple hey an e aued o dee ue a of

eey Bu an ovenee an oveee.

LevesCekove Mosow 195ie ve



1 Caag o Chess Msakes

Ae a spiited middegame White s o te ege of quidating into wo endgme. He a exange pieces on KN7 nOwo wit a moe e tks Gien tht e pts o te qdato

o a moe you mght assume e wasnt sue whee the kingadpa endng ate 1 Nh . Qc QQ 3 BQ KBwas a wn Bt in tth Whte d cated as fa as 4 K-NKB3 K-B4 PK4h 6 KK4 K-K 7 P5 KP 8 K-B5ate w Wte wns

What happeed was cio but not us hte my heauated the wImng iqdato bt wsn't entiey etan

his cacuaton was coet So he took a tempo to make sue hatt ws a ded won endng

P??

Now afte 2 ad the woese iquidation hite'sendgme task w b easie thn te ine aeady ted sine ew be abe to potet is QP with P-QB5.

P4!

White ompetey oeooked this He annot potect sta pawns at K4 and KB2 (2 QKP QP mates; Q-N4 Ph. -N 4 K Q-Q7c) <y moe Afte 2 Nh Qe payed on ew moes and ten esged "Tose wom thegds wis to destoy, ey make md e sad ate

Laskes Law

Payng god moe s such a enoyabe epien that fewpayes ve the wl powe to estain emses Ete nyess cb o ist a opeai hess cente at pak d you wisee payes ickyand usuay odymaking t coces

know Bt te best esso to be eaned abot choosing a goodmoe is how to st on yo hands

Wn you see a good moe sid Emaue Lske n' pay itk fo a bette moe Tis die fom te geat wod hampion is moe impOIant tan nything you ae ikey to geaom a opengs mnua o edgme tet.



Praal Misae 89

Magmasuren-artens eingrad 960. PK P-QB .N-KB3 P-K3 3. P-Q PP . NP N-KB3 5 N-QB3 P-Q3 6.B-N5 B-K Q-B3 QN-Q 8 -- P-QR3 . K-N Q-B O.

Q-N3 N-N3?! P-B P-R3 . BN BB 3 N-N5 PN. NP Q-N 5 P-K5 PP 6 N-Q6 KB . PP Q-R8 P-QR3 B-K . B-K N-Q . KR-B BN

Poston fte 20 BxN

21. RPch!?

Temorrl wo piees down Wte sddenl sares roo.Tis desion souln' e been oo great a surrise. tesees are al rained owrd te Blak ng ater 20. R1He sees ht 2. PxB e naal moe ets Bak o on

soliae wh 21. . . . N-3 (ine 22 RxN PxR 23 P-Q a beanled b 23 . . . BxP 2. RxB R-R2 or 2. Q-Q6 -N2 Q-N3h -R2.

Tereore Wite nows tt s ta mut begn showgresuls ul and that he aral moes won't wok. He ooksor a sarice and ts ind of thning is orre. Hs error isno oong long enogh.

With 21. RxN t's apparent ta Wie's aak is oerweming. For exmle 2. . . . PxR 22 Q-N6 P-QN 23. BRwns otrght (23. . . . B-3 QxB. The artons re so relie es o ulae n so eart in teir cocsonsune 21. RxPhtht Whe mst hae deie on e otersare wthot onsderng . RN.



9 Clo of Chss Msks

1. . . .. B-R3 RKB

KxRK-NI

s osng bt oston s wa Wt osww sacc t oo H tatns 24 BBc K-B 25BPc wc ls t Bc ng to ct o a qc mt

Blc concl s osto wa ctca snc -B 24 R n BP 24 QxB on nog atacka 23 P-Q4 24 Q- atng 2 R-B7 24

BB 2 RBc KR 2 Q-K8 mat 4 -K2 2RB8c! 24 Q-K2 PxB Q-4 2 RB8c tc) Wat n't loo fo was ossb o ngng s n to ns of t ing w 2 PK4 24 Q-QP-4

2 . . NB

I o c tat o ost it osnt to st fwts (24 Px QxP n Wt osnt ong cs tosto s own ng om bng t) n 24 KB? -K7c o24 KR BRP Bc gts t lat g

4 QxN 2 QB

gt o o mos s

2PB B-Q2 2 B- at

wc Wts t o 2 R-B an 27 QB3 too mcFo aml 2 BK PQ7! BB 28 QB8c 2 B4 27 P-Q7 BP 28 Q-B3 B-B3 29 QB7c K-R QB8c

. B

PKN4?BQ

otc tat Blac l 2 P-K3 26 PxB B-Q2Wt woul notng tan a aw now sn 27 BPwo b mt b 27 R2 28 B-B7c K- 29 Q-R3K-R2

7 B 7c QB9 Q

RRNR-



QB1 P4

Praccal Mae

-ss

19

ac a cocee ecae 3 PN we eepse ea e cose or a w moves, perms 3 PR a 34PR

Now es recap We was g w we e ooked or a coao

ac a e dagm Hs msae was pag e rs good

oog sacrce e saw 1 N wo ae wo org ac mae e revers er He became scoaged aer

3 R-K ad pae e esperae 3 N-ch Hs msae \ pa a are o see he deese 3 P-KN we ca aso sa a e ae o e ec eese becasee dd' oo har eogh r He ough e was gog o ose a e os

c) We made wa we mgh ca a seqece eror a mve u was more a a acao sp He erre becase hesaw ow srog Q3 was a soppe sor o seeg owch soge Px was

ack a p e game o o reach w a aomac PKN4, gag a ecape square o he kg O corse ac ew a P-KN4 prove ar or e kg, e

ew a

PKN3 oo ac d oo o seweher ere was a erce or wher he erece maered o sdes erre b s e a msae ha awascous

Missd Opptunity

Wh do we pa secoes moves Somemes s becasewe woud' ow wha e rg move wa sared s eace We smp o coser a move he coec moe oe avoae o ssem o vaes

u mos o he me we us ame orsees or smp oookg or e bes move Sek ad e sa s as e ecessoar as esewere



1 g he Mke

W don't we look anoter good queton. ak' ler One epnaton: e top ookng Onc e'e found a goodoe e ptfal epecl dngrou en e png ttegc pn tat eng fut.

ahmol, g 146Whi to o

Q

Wte a acevd tetc ktog t B5 Hen ead vze a wnnng n nce Wte ng ookt B1 Bck ll ct nd get atd fe Q6 ood B6 o B33

PP?2 PP?!

e oe ped adeqate and entced Blck nto adpeate contettack . P-Q5? NxP B-N . -BBBh 5. NxB -4 6 -N B-K -KB xP? 8. N-4- 9. PP PP 0 Q-B K- . - -K . -BN-B6 d Blk eged.

Bt oldn't t ave en evn r d Wt ped 2PN5 at ov gt not n tetc ut t oldve n a ca pece Yt Wt nv ooked fo t

An ovedng attde can av t ndg ect on plaer o gt ote tepted to kep ookng He



Prc Msakes 193

to a ound o tat oa atggoa add to al a o u od oo Hdo x to d o no tt o og oo

T dontd b t ollog oon o Sot jno t.

AlbrGega la 1

Bak t move

Bl t ad o gnda n ubtd to oton nd On t d to o n al g a doud og o n oodlon d d nd nll Od ong ts otont od t g t qun:

No on Q2 QR7 B l t g b o

tu ta d 3 Q3 QxP o 3 Q Q8

N

Q

a to do otng bot 3 B3 t

3 . . .

N6 N. N

NQNN



9 o o hess Mstaks

H h m w dwn. Bck w ha uni omo oi o 8 KN R a mo h w immd

Bck hd ccd vyhn o wih ndmid Thy hd n h mOv cdn o h n oion.Wh hcy dd w h coc o o h oonhy w j� ookn o a dw.

ina w on ook o ov au w o h of o ic n h oiion f RBon . 88, Bck ddn o o h h n bc voud o h h h n mo on QR cod dfnd hkn on N. h n dn' m o hav h cacy o cn on h oh d of wo KN2

MevnkyGefens n 1978Bk mve

H m c o m oouniy Bck wod vhn o vo h chan o n B h canno oo Wh y QRch o BQ6ch o xam . QR BQ6c KR . RRc . QxR avs Wh h a

dva ck.1 _ QQ

A 2. Q Wh k h ck n vny wO. hmk ha cond how ch O Bckmu h o vo h chn of qun h didn nh focd ma h c i h d. ou a' sc yo n conn o h Back



Pr Mke 95

Y, 1 RxPc and 2. . . B7c wn bau qunan o ba to K2

Bad Me n Bad Pnn bad poton t agn of or n You can aod

condbt ov advatago poon So t taa a don fro ov to dpat an advanag Bt wnyo av an no ga, on lgt naray n b tnal

T rt ta of t dnd to og at tandwor and can i otloo nly n an appa oppotun to ut o

eosinpss Len 96ak t o

n t png fw ov Bac ad z t navby adang qn pawn n t gantd Wt powu ngt on 5 and pawn on B7 ao pcpbl p r tang, and no Bac ol alow u tobl n H ognal plan o P-KB4 adn n \Vt ad a p on K3. o advanc

la pn. . . B?

A acca valaton o t poton o rval a \Vttoo a bt bt bca o pa QBP. T acto ad lgncac a w v go wen Blac ata wa brwing



" " , iijl

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