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WINNING WITH THE FRENCH Grandmaster Uhlmann has ployed the French almost exclusively throughout the whole of his chess career, defending its honour against some of the all-time greats. No one could be better qualified to explain how Black should go about Winning With the French. In this book, uptotheminute theory is based oround sixty of Uhlmann’s most important games, dealing with variations in which Black can play for the full point with confidence. * Includes Uhlmann’s victories over Fischer, Bronstein ond many other grandmasters * Choice of repertoires against all of White's main options * Sharp ideas for Black against White's unambitious ‘opproaches Wolfgang Uhlmann won the championship of East Germany on eleven occasions ond played for the Rest of the World against the USSR in 1970. Renowned os a great fighter with enormous belief in his favourite ‘openings, his games have inspired a whole generation of French Defence addicts Olher fitles in the 'Winning With ..." series include: ‘Winning With the Winning With the Spanish Fischer-Sozin Attack ‘Anatoly Korpov Gary Lone Winning With the Modern Winning with the Dragon Dovid Norwood Chris Ward Winning With the King’s Winning With the Gambit Smith-Morra Gambit Joe Gallagher Grohom Burgess Winning With the Nojdorf Doniel King Fer «complet i of hese ond cher tater chess books please wee 0 dhancrge hore Set icedon WIR OAM WINNING WITH | THE | FRENCH | et WOLFGANG UHLMANN Winning With the French Wolfgang Uhlmann Translated by Maleolm Gesthuysen Updated by Andrew Harley B. T. Batsford Ltd, London First published in Germany in 1991 by Thomas Beyer Verlags ‘GmbH, 8607 Hollfeld/Germany © Thoinas Beyer Veilags Guibl 1 1991 inglish language edition 1995 © English translation B. T. Datsford Ltd 1995 ISBN 07134 74149 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data, A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, by any ‘means, without prior permission of the publisher. ‘Typeset by B. B. Enterprises, Brighton and printed in Great Britain by Redwood Books, Trowbridge, Wilts for the publishers, B.T. Batsford Ltd, 4 Fitzhardinge Street, London WIH 0AH A BATSFORD CHESS BOOK Editorial Panel: Mark Dvoretsky, John Nunn, Jon Speelman General Adviser: Raymond Keene OBE, ‘Managing Editor: Graham Burgess Contents Foreword Preface Foreword to the English edition 1 ‘Tarrasch Variation Game 1 - Bialas-Uhlmann, Leipzig 1951 Game 2 - Hamann-Uhimann, Halle 1963 Game 3 - Kostro-Uhlmann, Zakopane 1974 Game 4 - Govedarica-Uhimann, Vrbas 1977 Game 5 - Prandstetter-Uhlmann, Decin 1977 Game 6 - Stoica-Uhlmann, Bucharest 1979 Game 7 - Prandstetter-Uhlmann, Trencianske Teplice 1979 Game 8 - Radulov-Uhlmann, Albena 1983 Game 9 - Stein-Uhimann, Moscow 1971 Game 10 - Kuijf-Uhlmann, Amsterdam 1990 Game 11 - Neukirch-Uhlmann, Potsdam 1974 ‘Game 12 - Saren-Uhlmann, Athus 1971 Game. 19 -Geller-UhImann, Amsterdam 1970 Game 14 - Mestel-Uhlmann, Hastings 1972/3 Game 15 - Kholmov-Uhbnann, Halle 1978 Game 16 - Suetin-Uhimann, Debrecen 1987 Game 17 - Tischbierek-Unimann, Dresden 1984 ‘Game 18 - Velimirovic-Uhlmann, Vinkavei 1982. Game 19 - Karpov-Uhlmann, Madrid 1973 Game 20 - Vogt-Uhimann, Potsdam 1974 ‘Game 21 - Nijboer-Unlmann, Amsterdam 1990 2 imzowitsch (Winawer) Variation Game 22 - Fischer-Uhlmann, Buenos Aires 1960 Game 23 - Fischer-UhImann, Stockholm 1962 ‘Game 24 - Smyslov-Uhlmann, Havana 1964 ‘Game 25 - Hartston-Uhimann, Hastings 19/2/53 Game 26 - Bogdanovie-Uhlmann, Sarajevo 1965 Game 27 - August-Uhlmann, Erfurt 1976 Game 28 - Pelitov-Uhlmann, Szombathely 1966 oN ANSsVagys ‘Game 29 - Becker-Uhlmann, Halle 1982 ‘Game 30 - Suetin-UhImann, Berlin 1967 Game 31 - Hazai-Uhlmann, Halle 1981 Game 32 - Ghinda-Uhlmann, Zinnowitz 1976 Game 33 ~ Palitz-Uhliann, Pirstenwalde 1981 Game 34 - Unzicker-Uhlmann, Vara OL 1962 Game 35 - Enders-Uhimann, Erfurt 1985 Game 36 - Bronstein-Uhlmann, Tallinn 1977 Game 37 - Lane-Uhlmann, Bucharest 1979 Game 38 - Bogdanovie-Uhlmann, Sarajevo 1963 Game 39 - W.Hartmann-Uhlmann, Budapest 1986 Game 40 - Psakhis-Uhlmann, Tallinn 1987 Game 41 - Short-Uhlmann, Thessaloniki OL 1988 Game 42 - C.Horvath-Uhlmann, Debrecen 1988 3. Advance Variation Game 43 - Mohring-Uhimann, Halle 1982 Game 44 - Przewoznik-Uhlmann, Zakopane 1980 Game 45 - Enders-Uhlmann, Eggesin 1978 Game 46 - Teske-Uhimann, Nordhausen 1986 Game 47 - Badestein-Uhlmann, Berlin 1973 4 King's Indian Attack Game 48 - Savon-Uhlmann, Skopje 1968 Game 49 - Browne-Uhlmann, Amsterdam 1972 Game 50 - Lau-Uhimann, Potsdam 1988 Game 51 - Enders-Uhlmann, Jiterbog 1985 5 Exchange Variation Game 52 - Silva-Uhlmann, Tel Aviv OL 1964 Game 53 - Velimirovic-Uhimann, Skopje 1976 Gane 54 - naan, Hastings 1972/3 Game 55 - Bohnisch-Uhtmann, Leipzig 1989 Game 56 - Zude-Uhlmann, Frankfurt 1990 6 — Other lines Game 57 - Kovacs-Uhlmann, Sarajevo 1969 Game 58 - Hausner-Uhlmann, Halle 1982 Game 59 - Kaklin-Uhlmann, Budapest 1986 ‘Game 60 - Garcia Martinez-Uhlmann, Leipzi ig 1984 Index of Variations 15 2B 8l a7 92 100 103 105 108 ut U4 6 U8 2 126 126 128 BI 135 B7 138 140 142 M45 47 150 152 155 Symbols : z + F hs Ly 4 ‘Check Double check Good move Excellent move Bad move Blunder Interesting move Dubious move Equal position Unelear position White is slightly better Black is slightly better White is clearly better Black is clearly better White is winning Black is winning Intending Bibliography Korehnoi, V., C18-19, Chess Informant 1993 Lane, G.W., Beating the French, Batsford 1994 Psakhis, L., The Complete French, Batsford 1992 Watson, J., Play The French, Pergamon 1984 Die Schachwoche 1993 Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings Informator 54-60 New in Chess Yearbook 29 Foreword by Dagobert KohImeyer Wolfgang Uhlmann ig without doubt one of the grestest authorities ‘on the French Defence, a half-open defensive system in which he has many theoretical and practical discoveries of lasting value to his credit. In four decades of competition there has been only one reply to White’s opening move 1 4 as far as the Dresden Grandmaster is concerned: 1.6. During all this time his faith in this move has been unshakeable, and his successes entirely justify his choice. In the his- tory of chess there have been numerous great players who have made the French their main weapon: Tarrasch, Nimzowitsch, Botvinnik and Korchnoi, for example. Each of these grandmasters had the French in his opening reperivire, ut least for a time. Wolfgang Uhlmann, how- ever, has remained true to this defence throughout his chess career, and his authority as a living legend where the French is concemed is undisputed. Some years ago no less a player than Anatoly Karpov sought Uhlmann’s advice on the French Defence while he was pre- paring for a World Championship match, ‘This book contains the sixty best French games from the Dresden grandmaster's long chess career. His opponents were mainly world- class players and include twenty or so famous grandmasters - among them former World Champions Bobby Fischer, Vassily Smyslov and Anatoly Karpov. Woltgang Uhimann’s high proportion of wins with the French is quite astounding. This is a record unequalled by any other player in the world and is, in a sense, his reward for remaining so loyal to this most interesting system. IL is also, any doubt the reason why he has carefully guarded his secrets in this opening for so long. With the publication of this book, however, some of these secrets have finally been revealed. The reader gets an idea of just how pro foundly Uhlmann has penetrated the mysteries of this opening. His annotations are precise and to the point - a conscious decision was taken to dispense with endless analysis, since the games speak for themselves. In view of the fact that many of the encounters in this book were decided by brilliant combinations, every chess enthusiast will derive tremendous enjoyment, as well as theoretical knowledge, from playing through these games Preface ‘The sixty most instructive French games of my chess career, span- ning more than forty years, are significant not only from « theoreti- cal point of view but also as achievements in their own right. In each encounter I have demonstrated the ideas which can be utilized in the particular variations, Another important consideration is the fact that my opponents mostly adopted modem lines and were only defeated afier a hard stuygle. In annotating these ganies I have fe- ‘cused most attention on presenting the essential plans of each game to the reader, my aim always being to give an accurate assessment of the position, In this regard it is interesting to note how opinions (on certain variations and lines have changed over the years. It is always important to learn from your own mistakes, to draw the ap- propriate conclusions and consequently to do better in future. When played correctly, the French Defence is a real joy, itis always inter- esting and leads to extremely hard-fought contests, Even in the called simplifying lines (see the Exchange Variation) there are still ‘opportunities tor gaming @ winning advantage. As an advocate of the French Defence I am particularly pleased that this opening is currently experiencing revival. Chess enthusiasts now have the plessute of playing through my best French games, eollected here in a single book for the first time. Special thanks are due to the Berlin chess journalist Dagobert Kohlmeyer, whose. patient assistance: has contrihuted greatly to the success of this book. Wolfgang Ublinann Foreword to the English Edition It has almost become a cliché to say that it is far more important to understand an opening than to know lots of variations. Anyone who plays through the sixty games in this book cannot fail to gain a deep understanding of the French Defence. Yet it would be foolhardy to be unaware of important theoretical variations. So in publishing this book in English, under the title Winning with the French, we have updated the text with enough theory to cnable the reader to play the French safely and successfully, using just the information in this book. This hook does not pretend to cover every possible Tine of the French but it does provide a complete repertoire for Black. For in- stance, the currently popular 3 2 ¢5 4 exd5 WrdS and 3 3 6 systems are not covered. For a more thorough theoretical cov- erage of all the lines of the French, refer to The Complete French. Yet why play the fashionable lines when White is so well prepared for them? This book fs an insptratlon to original thought and active play. Many of Uhlmann’s ideas in this book were original to him, and have greatly influenced future theory and will continue to do so. ‘The French is often dicmicced ac a ‘eolid defencive eystem” (and variations such as the isolated pawn system 3 @d2 c5 4 exd5 exds especially) yet Uhlmann shows us how to play actively and win in every variation, Andrew Harley 4 The Tarrasch Variation Grandmaster Siegbert Tarrasch was bom in Breslau in 1863, lived for many years in Nurem- berg, and died in Munich in 1934, He formulated Steinitz’s doctrine into a scientific system aud Uecame Geinany's fore most chess authority. His main works, Das Schachspiel (The Game of Chess), 300 Schach- artien (300 Chess Games) and Die moderne Schachpartie have hhad a significant influence on entire generations of chessplay- ers. Led e6 2 d4.d53 “d2 (D) This system, characterized by the move 3 @d2, was intro- duced into tournament practice by Dr Siegbert Tarrasch in 1890. As an adherent of the classical solid approach to pawn play he had a preference for this move, which is regarded as one of the soundest responses to the Fietich Defenve. The chavactes- istic feature of the knight move to d2 is that, rather than apply- ing immediate pressure on the centre, White aims for a long- term strategic build-up. As a tule this system enables sharp lines, such as are possible after of White's knight in the Nimzowitsch Variation (3 3 kb4), to be avoided. After 3 Daz Black has two fundamen- tally different replies to choose from. Firstly the move 3..2f6, which provokes 4 e5, ensuring a spatial advantage for WI Little material is exchanged, and White is able to stabiline his centre by playing £4 and c3. After this, Black attempts to get counterplay with the pawn thrusts ..c5 and ...f6, Variations arise which are characterized by an intense struggle and which frequently prove to be decisive, fone way or the other. 12 Tarrasch Variation ‘The second reply to 3 £42 is the classical move 3...c5. With this move Black initiates the battle for the centre immedi- ately, since he can exploit the relatively passive position of the white knight, and this re- sults in the central tension being released. In retum, however, Black must accept the fact that, a8 a result of exchanges on cS and d5, he gets an isolated pawn on d. In the endgame this pawn frequently becomes an object of attack, but Black can ‘offact this with active piece play. From the games that I have selected it will be seen that Black is able to counter the Tar- rasch Variation successfully. Game 1 Bialas-Uhimann Leipzig 1951 Tachieved my first major chess success as a sixteen-year-old in the East German Junior Cham pionship in Leipzig in 1951. 1 ended up as the clear winner by a margin of 1% points, and this served as the necessary stimulus for further tournament victories. In 1951 the French Defence was, already my favourite weapon against White's opening move 1 4. Even today I consider the following sensational game against Bialas to be a little gem in my collection. 1 of 06 2 4 5 3 Oa Ne 406 Dta7 5 &d3 5 6 3 Deb 7 Qe Whe 8 ONS exdd 9 exis 16 10 ext = Abst In the light of modem theory is move can no longer be. js tified, but my first insights into this opening had to be from tournament practice. ‘The immediate 10...2\xf6 is better. MM a2 Dxf6 R00 00 Bad Of course, Black could have exchanged off his good bishop on bé at this point, but he would then have had problems activat- ing his light-squared bishop, as can often be the case in this ‘opening, A5)Was Bu 14 ba ‘An inaccuracy from my op- ponent, and one which has seri- ous consequences. 14 @c3 is correct, since 14,..Wxb2 is not playable on account of 15 65. Boom SL Black opens lines and gets play for his pieces which offers him plenty of chances before ‘White has even managed t0 of- ganize his forces properly. 1S dxeS DxeS 16 DxeS — LxeS(D) As a result of White's inap- propriate, 14th move, Black al- ready has a decisive advantage. For example, 17 el fails to by Ded, with a double attack £2 and 2. 17 £3 also falls to solve Whie's problems, after 17..We7 18 Hel Sxh2+ 19 shi Wes 20 g3 Stg4! White would be defenceless against the threat of ...23. 17 c3 xh! An attack based on a well- known theme. 18 dxh2 Desi 19 & After 19 digi Wh White wonld have had. to piece back with 20 eS in order to avoid being mated. Moving the king out of the comer is the ‘any chance of refuting Black's combina- Hxf2! (D) sacrifice is that Black wins the ‘As a recult, the deprived of all protection, Black now threatens the devastating 20..We3+ and Tarrasch Variation 13 20...Wd6+. Capturing the rook with 20 Rxf2 succumbs to 20, Waf2+ 21 Gh3 Beds, fole lowed by mate. 20 Sar? After this, the game tums into a fiasco for White. The best de- fence was 20 Wel! Wc7+ 21 fd Exfl 22 Sxfl gS, when Black regains his plece and re- tains an extra pawn, but there ‘would still have been some play in the pocition. ee Det 21 Bx Or 21 Sxe3 Wxe34 22 dh? Wh3+! mating, or 22 deh Exe? ete. Zi Nes Wa6+! 22 GI3? ‘The lesser evil was 22 Af4 Dxd1 23 Bx g5, when Black has a clear advantage, 2s ght 23 toxe3 _ WeS+ (D) ‘The final position in this ‘game merits a diagram, On ‘An edifying finish. The white 14 Tarrasch Variation king dies surrounded by a whole army of faithful servants, all of whom ate quite unable t ‘come to his aid, Game 2 Hamann-Hhlmann Halle Z 1963 1 e4 6, 2 da dS 3 2a Bf6 4 eS = far sf 5 6 3 Deb 7. Bats Aftor 7 DgF3!?, Black should probably strike | immediately with 7..cxd4 8 exd4 £6! with the point that 9 Sd3 (9 @b112) -fxe5 10 fxe5? can be met by A\xd4!, but be careful to avoid 7..£6?! 8 2d3 cxdd 9 Dxdatt, Tage Woo 8 Ber A swutine move, which al- lows Black a good game mediately. 8 g3, a continuation which has been known since 1960, is better. After 8...0x04 9 cxdd b4+ 10 Gf2 £6 White has the move 11. #2 and se can evade any pins along the gl-a7 diagonal and the ffile. Not until 1984 did Black man- age to revitalize this. Tine with the sharp 10. Shed pat or 11 fxg! critical alternatives) 11...gxf4 12 ext £6 when 13 ep? is no longer an option. This ted White to try 8 hd!” but this is well met by B..cxd4 9 exdd e7!, for example: 10 g3 (10 £43? Badd) 10.05 11 Sf of 12 Ded £6 13 see? 0-0 14 hS a3 15 b3 £5 16 e3 aps 17 eh2 &a7 18 &h3 Qa6 19 Bel Bac8t Adams-Dimitrov, Bul- aria 1993. a a fe 9 8 ‘A move too late! De ex 10 exdd bdr mi Baar Now 11 %f2? would be a mistake, because of 11...fxe5 12 fxe5 DdxeS winning a pawn, ‘but White could still have es- ccaped the worst with 11 23; then Smagin-Dimitrov, Prilep 1992, continued 11...0-0 12 «3 heT 13 2h3 freS! 14 Lxe6+ deh8 15 @xd5 WB 16 Sxa7 Sixd7 17 dxes Spd 18 0-0 (18 ‘e3? Dua!) 18..Lc5! 19 3 Bre} 20 Bix Woe 21 Wa2 x63 22 Bxf3 Dad with plenty of play. "1 Fe fxe5 12 fxeS 0-0 A lovely piece suctifice, ‘made possible by the open f-file ‘and the fact that the white king is still in the centre. 14 dxeS Axes 15 Dedd Since 15 @xe5 allows 15..W2#, the text move is the only option. 15 Sxbé is also bad for White in view of 15..Wxb4r 16 SA2 (16 Wa2 is met by 16..2xf3+, while after 16 €\c3, Black wins with 16..Wxb2) 16..We4! with the crushing threat of 17...xf3 or 17..Bg4+. 15 Qasr 16 Ger Axb2 17 Wb3— Wa6+ 18 G2 Sixd2 19 Wab2 Wa3! Now, with his queen and two bishops, Black closes a mating Het avund the white hing. White has no way to defend; for example 20 Hael loses’ to 70..$e31 21 Hdl Wri34. Tarrasch Variation 15 20 Bad We3+ 21 Stl —b6I! (D) This quiet_move, with the threat of 22...Sa6+, settles the outcome in just a few more moves. If now 22 Hxd2. then 22,.0a6+ 23 Be2 Hx+ 24 or 24 @xe2 Bxt3+ 25 Sixt3 Waxf3+ 26 deg Hf8 27 Af4 gs and Black wins. 2 Wrd2 La6+ 2 Bed Exide 21 Bx Wet 25 kel xe? % Bel fas 0-41 This game was awarded a prize for being the best in the tournament. Game 3 Kostro-Uhimann Zakopane 1974 1 6 2 44 0 5 16 Tarrasch Variation 3 O02 ANG 4 08 @ta7 5 ft 5 6 3 D6 7 Bats fen? ‘There are relatively few ex- amples of games with Black’s seventh move, as it had previ- ously been considered inferior, but this game produced a new idea which definitely merits at- tention. 8 a3 Was 9 defa7 9 Sef is better, as Botvinnik played againat me at the Varna Olympiad in 1962. After the continuation 9..cxd4 10 exd4 hS White, had the advantage. Correct, however, was 9...b5, and in the event of 10 dxc5 then 10..b4 with equal chances. 9 Be2 is best, when Black can re- spond with the passive but sound 9...cxd4 or the adventur- us 9...031?. The pawn sacrifice 9 Ra2 Woe 10 Ge2 Wab2 is unclear, Sete Wet 10 Der fet Now the difference from the ‘main variations, in which White usually plays g3 and his king escapes to g2, becomes clear. Black threatens to win a pawn with 11..cxd4 12 exd4 fxeS 13 fxe5 Ddxe5. 1 Wb3 White certainly didn’t want to play this move, but it is hard to see anything better. be ‘Wxn3 14 G42 g5t ‘An interesting pawn sacrifice, by means of which White's centre is broken up and the black pieces become fully ac- tive. The speculative piece sac- rifice 14...fxe5 15 fxe5 elxeS!? 16 dxeS Hxe5 is another dy- namic possibility for Black. 15 exf6 15 43 fails to 15.4 1G ef Sixf6, when Black wins a pawn. 6b Axf6 16 fea agi? ‘The point of the move 14...g5!. Altematively, regain- ing the sacrificed pawn with 16..Sixd4+ 17 Bxd4 @xd4 18 Lbs HAT 19 26 hxg6 20 Sxe6 Hf6 21 Bc3 would have re- sulted in a slight advantage to White. 7 ed 17 3 is even worse, on ae- count of the break 17..e5! 18 dxe5 Ddxe5, with the crushing threats of Axd3+ or ..A\e4+ followed by ..\xe3. 20 Sgi? 20 Sixes Bes 21 gl is better, when Black only has a ‘small advantage. 20 a4! This gains even more space. 21 Sel Dxd3+ 22 Exd3 Bes 23 Haz Of course not 23 Kxd4 @xf3 24 Hixgd @xh2+, when Black wins. es Hest After this move Black regains the sacrificed pawn with the better game, M13 xt 25 Dxf3 a6! (D) A fine zwischenzug which, after the exchange on £3, pre= ‘Yents the white rook from in- vvading on 27, 26 wed White had to choose between ‘two evile. Black alo gete the Tarrasch Variation 17 advantage after 26 dg3 @xf3 27 gxf3 Hxgst. Owing to White's i pawn structure and his passive bishop on el Black has a deci 6 2 28 ddl After 28 7f2_ Black plays 28..He3, when the harvest of pawns on the third rank begins. ae Ext 29 hd a3! White's lack of breathing- space becomes even more se- vere, and he is already in zugzwang. 30. Bh2 30. EP? is met most simply hy 30...xf2 31 Sxf2 He2, fol- lowed by 32...8xb2-+, 30) xa 31 bd2 = -Rxb2 32 Ba? Or 32 Ebl a3!, and then Bxel and ..ub+e, winning a piece. 2a wet 33 He fea on Game 4 Govedarica-Uhimann Vrbas 1977 1 et 06 2 44 a5 3 5n S6 405 Ba7 5 fds oS 6 3 Bb 7 Bea 18 Tarrasch Variation If White offers the dangerous Korchnoi Gambit 7 ®gf3 Wb6 8 0-0, Black's safest cource ie probably to decline by 8...261? 9 Bel &g7 10 dxe5 We7! 11 43. BrdneS 12264 0-0 13 Oxes Bixe5 14 Bxe5 Dxes 15 LA b6! Gipslis-Gleizerov, Alushta 1993. White can improve by 9 ‘dxc5, so Black should consider 7.61 8 0.0 Sg7 9 Bel and only then 9..1W6 when Black actually threatens to take the d- pawn if White does not play 10 axe5. oT wns 8 BR exdé 9 exdd 16 10 exi6 — Dxf6 1 00 © de 122 a3 ‘The main continuations are: a) 12 Dc3 0-0 13 &g5 (for 13 Se} £47 14 03 see the note to White's next move) 13...d7 14 Hel #h8 (lucatenins d4) 15 Dad WeT 16 el Ded! 17 g3 bt "ah Matulovie-Farago, Helsinki 1981 by 12 Af 0.0 13 Hel £a7! 14 Dxe6 Hfe8 15 LF5 Abd 16 Sad Sind? 17 Wrd2 De7! with at least equality. o) 12 Bf4 Axis 13 Oxf 0-01? (this offers more winning chances than the perfectly ade- quate 13...WWxb2) 14 Wa2 g6 15 Be2 Ld7 16 23 Baek and now, to have any chance of ndvan- tage, White has to find 17 West Ded 18 Wes EG 19 Whd eS 20 Axes Oxe5 21 eS ExeS 22 Was —(vanchuk-Brenninkmei- jer, Amhem 1988), though Black can etill maintain equality by 22.2651. 4) 12 Sed? 0-0 13 Shed Sad7 14 @g3 Gh8 15 DeS Le8= Doncevic-Farago, Berlin 1987. i 00 13 ba? At this stage of the game this pawn move is a mistake. White should settle for 13 @c3 d7 14 2e3 Me8 15 bd 1S Des Det) 15...KLhS 16 Bad We7 17 13 5= 3). ee ost ‘This freeing manoeuvre in the centre also begins a kingside attack. 14 dxeS Axes. 15 Dyes After this White is in serious trouble. Instead 15 ®ed4 ‘maintains the equilibrium. 8) Sixe5 16 Ha (D) 16 &e3 loses very quickly, because of 16...Wic7 17 Hei Qxh2+ 18 Phi Wes, when the threat of 19...WhS can only be partied at the cost of heavy inaterial losses. 16 .. Dips In this position it would be wrong to sacrifice the bishop with 16..xh2+ as after 17 sth? Dedt 18 dg3! Dx? 19 Wh3 Black would be unable to strengthen his attack substan- tially. 17 Dg haat 18 ht A sad necessity. 18 Wel £47 is even worse for White, since there is no defence to the threatened 19.,.Zae8, Bo. a7 Black achieves nothing with 18...Mid6, since White can move he knight back again with 19 Dg3. 19 3 Ges 2 hed Ke! Switching from the attack to # continuation which utilizes the passed pawn on d5 comes at Just the right moment. 21° Wa 21 &d2 also fails to solve White's problems. For instance, Black has a strong initiative af- ter 21...2xd2 22 Bxd2 Le6 23 Qy3 Haas. a Back! 22 Ee2(D) This tempting rook move is a mistake. White’s best is 22 ste3 We6 25 nu7 (23 B05 at!) 23..d4 24 Gat Bfe8, though Black's attack should still break throngh. Tarrasch Variation 19 at Rett ‘This fine manoeuvre, pre~ venting 23 Bixc3 on account of the zwischenzug 23..d4, gives Black a large advantage. 23 a2 ad 24 Wad xd? 25 Bxd2 a3! This is the clearest continua- tion, After 26 &xd3 @xd3 27 Exd3 Se4 Black has a won et Relatively best. 26 Stal al- ows Black to decide the game with 26.2e3, threatening of 27... 26. skxpd 27 xed Best This prevents the check on b3 ‘and supports the pawn on d3. 28 2p3 (D) 28 Aixgat? Black could have played more accurately at this point: 26..De4! 29 Ba2 9 Had @Db2) 29.42 and now: a) 30 @e2 is countered by 30, Raat 20 Tarrasch Variation b) 30.2fs et 31 Wal (or 31 ‘We2 dW! 32 Exdl Waf2+ 33, @h2_Ber_and Rlack wins) 31..e3! 32 fxe3 Wre3+ 33 eh? Exh 34 Wall d1W with a win for Black. ©) If White plays 30 Det then Black continues. 30...ict. ‘Then after 31 Wb3 Exfl+ 32 sbxfl d1W+ 33 Wxdl &e3+ the white queen falls, while 31 al fails to 31...2ixal 32 Zxal We6 with the crushing threats of Wel+ or ...ab2, also securing the win. 29 WaT Aer Not the most precise move. Black could have won immedi ately with 29...Wh6! 30 Wed Wad2 31 Ded We2t! 32 Weo+ sohs 33 We7 Wxfl+!! 34 dexfl Eel#, 30 Wes = Las 31 Bel Exa3 32 Bes Wixba 33 Mal White has no time to play 33 Zuxf6, because of 33..Hal+ 34 seh (if 34 OA Exfl+ 35 sexfl Wol+ 36 Bat Wxdi#) 34...Wh4+ and Black wins. 3 Waa! 34 Exte | Wadl+ 35 dh? Eaét 36 Exa6 —bxa6 37 Wes a7! 38 Ohs Afier 38 ©£5 Black wins with 38...We2 39 Zh6+ df8 40 WiS+ Se8, Bw Wal! 39 Wes = Waa 40 We6+ Ps a a O41 Game 5 Prandstetter-Uhimann Decin 1977 1 e4 6 2 da as 3 Oa 65 4 exdS — exd5 5 Bbs1 ‘The classical method in the ‘Tarrasch Variation, in order to exchange pieces with gain of tempo. After this White’s plan is (0 make the pawn on a5 an object of attack, Sie a7 5.26 is also worth consid- ering. In this case, instead of the customary move 6 &f3, White ‘can adopt the knight manoeuvre devised by Bronstein, 6 De2. ‘The former Soviet Champion hhas had great success with this move. 6 Wert Ser In this position Korchnoi has often played 6..We7, when af- ter 7 Wxe7i Bxc7'8 &xd74 @xd7 9 dxcS White always gets a small advantage in the end- game. The bishop move chasen by Black leads to situations in which, for the most part, the struggle over the board domi- mates. 7 axes D6 8 Apt, Another way of countering Black's build-up is 8 b3, in ‘order to defend the pawn on c5 first. Bown 0-0 9 Ob3 Hes 10 00 This is a slight inaccuracy. According (0 theory White should continue with’ 10 Se3, for which see the next game. 0 Sixes 11 Was bs 12 ys? After this Black seizes the initiative, since with his next move he ean avoid simplifica tion. White has to exchange on 6 more or less voluntarily, and in so doing he objectively Strengthens Black's centre. ‘Therefore the correct continua- tion is 12 &xd7 Dbxd7, when the game is equal. 2. Dest Bad ‘The exchange 13 LAG WalG 14 Wrd5 e6 is not good for White, since after 15...Wxb2 Black regains the pawn and is Tarrasch Variation 21 left with the better game, Bw ne 14 She ab 1S Lxc6 Lixc6 16 fda Beat Black is now able to get out of the pin on the h4-d8 diagonal with gain of tempo and at the same time he prepares to double hiis rooks on the open e-file. 17 23 Wa7 18 aS This advance is necessary to prevent 18...Sxa4, 18 Sa7 1 Bae 20 fel hs! Black launches an attack on the kingside, at just the right time. White's difficulties are associated with the fact that his, rooks have no. good squares, with the result that he is unable to generate any real counter- play. 2 Abst 22 Whi 22 Wa2 is a mistake because of 22...He? followed by ..xb2. ae Te3 23 ff ka The bishop, which up until now had been passive, has completed an unobtrusive ma- oeuvre from 6 to take up @ dominant position. 24 Wad R3e7 25 Wad cd 26 «Bal = Db7 Black can only push on with his kingside attack by redeploy- ing his knight 22 Tarrasch Variation 27 Ses Web 2 be ONS 29 Wat DgG Capturing on 5 is not possi- ble, since the other knight ‘would mave away tof 30 Wa2 ha! 31 Wes es 32 Wigs This manoeuvre is now nec- essary, in order to get some counterplay after Black's next move. 2 om Sixes 33. bxeS— WxeS 34 OS We 35 d6 White would be at a disad- vantage afer 35 @\xh4 Wp 36 fxg4 Af4!, when Black threat- ens cither 37..2e2+ followed by ..4)xc3, or 37..S€2 fol- lowed by xed. 38 Wxgs 36 fixed = E807 37 eS ez! 38 abl xga 39 @xb7 -B7e6 40 dd Het 41 cS Be7(D) ‘This was the move I sealed after fifty minutes thought. It proved to be the only move to ‘grant any winning chances. Black has to follow it up by going flat out for an attack on the kingside 42 Dxa6 Ds 6 2n it 44 Kad! In reply to 44 3, Black can win with 44 fef2t 45 bef? Be2+ 46 ofl (or 46 Seg Bg2+ 47 hi Dd3 48 Bf &e2! 49 De] Qxfl 50 Hxfl DE and Black wins) 46..hS!!, and there is no defence against the threat of 47. @\xg3+ 48 hxg? +h. J “i iG oe BAe, A, ee ne Ree 44 gst 45 93 Ext Here too the exchange sacti- fice is very strong, 46 ext Hed 47 ft Babi2t(D) By means of this additional sacrifice Black is able to keep his attack alive, Now the passed h-pawn is his highest trump. 48 Ebs+ g7 49 pxf ete 50 det ‘The retreat 50 gl is hope- less: 50..u24 51 bhi L631 52 fxg5 He2+ 53 degli h2+ 54 afl niWe. Da Bxa6 51 fxgS hed An important blocking move to prevent the white rook from being transferred to hd, ‘S2 Khe? My opponent's last chance was 52 Bret dact 53 fll, o ‘complicate matters a little in the rook ending. 32 Hens 53. bf After 53 wd1 Black wins with 53..g2 54 Exod (the threat was 54...8b3+) 54..dxo4 55 Eh6 h2, followed by ...Zgl+ and IW, = ant? Time trouble begins to tell Black should have played the more precise 53..h2 54 BhG Bart 55 Excd dxct 56 06 (White is in zugawang; if 56 Bh4 then $6. sgh is decisive) 56..Eixa6! 57 Exh? Hal+ 58 $g2 Bad+ 59 y3 Exh2 60 ‘Wxh2 deg6, winning easily. 54 Exed — dxed 35 Bh6? Following Black's mistake on suove 53 White now returns the favour. 55 sgl! ExaS 56 Eic6 Bxg5+ 57 Wh2 Ryd 58 dexh3 £5 59 oh2 ebe7 60 dh3 bo? 61 Tarrasch Variation 23 Gh? bd7 62 M6 4 was cor rect, when Black would have had to work very hard to win the game, 45) aro hat 56 06 BxaG O14 Since after 57 Exh? Kal+ 58 Wig? Halt 59 eg3 Exh? the pawn ending is lost for White. Game 6 Stoica-Uhimann Bucharest 1979 Le 2 44 as 3 Oa oS 4 exdS — exd5 5 Gbs+ 247 6 Weds R07 7 dxcS G6 8 Obs 00 9 Se3 Bes 10 A fixes ML Axes?! 11 Bxd7 Dbxd7 12 Oxcs 2yxc5 13 Whos Hc8 14 0-0 26 15 Wot Bot 16 Wd2 Zed= ‘Tseshkovsky-Uhlmann, Manila 1976 is a better choice. S17 ‘Wasi 12 Wa2 — Wxbs 13 000 Stronger than 13..b6 14 ®xd7 Doxd7 15 kb Bes 16 Wes Wxd3 17 Bxd3, after which White gets the’ rather better game; Karpov-Korchnoi, Baguio City Wch (22) 1978. 14 has Previously White had played 24 Tarrasch Variation 14.3 hS (14...Hxf3 15 gxf3 D6 16 hE! Dest, or 16 Ehgi esi, in each case with a ‘good position for Black) 15 g4 Ag6 16 Dh4 Da6 17 Axe6 hxg6 18 @xa6 Wxa6 19 db1 with a minimal advantage to White; Tseshkovsky-Vaganian, Lvov 1978, 14s Dea! 15 Wrst (D) Accepting the sacritice of the piece would be fatal; after 15...xf3 16 gxf3 @xcS 17 Hix! DG (17.96 18 We SEB 19 Sexc5+ Wixcs 20 Wh8+ e721 Hgel+ and White wins) 18 Rxg7sl! @eg7 19 Bgl Bel + (19.818 20 Wd6+ Be7 21 Sixg7+ dke8 22 £6 also wins for White) 20 Hxel @d7 21 Sixg7 xg] 22 We5+ the 23 Egl Black cannot cope with the threat of mate on g7. 16 Enet eo! 17 Qxed— dxed 18 Exed Exe 19 Wred got 20 Wes Dhat 21 West Both players tactical complications quite brilliantly. In the transition from the middlegame to. the endgame Black has a slight plus, since his attack against the pawns on a2 and c2 eventually also brings about a weakening of White's kingside pawns. ae WrxeS 22 Dxes Lxcd 23 Raz Best ‘The continuation 23...65 24 03 HeG+ 25 dal gives Black nothing. 2 Best A quiet move, exploiting the fact that Black's king has no flight-square. 24 b3 is weaket, because of 24..Saxb3+ 25 b2 Keb 26 23 (26 Gxa7 is met by 26..l@\xa2) 26.045 27 Sixal bo! 28 Hc? Ha8 29 46 8 or even 29.6, with advantage 10 Black. ieee Res 25 dat Bast 26 Sxa7 xpd With this move Black assures himself of a small advantage, since White’s kingside pawns are vulnerable. wve solved the 27 Bao After 27 Hd7 £6 28 Dd3 2.06 Black is better. a ‘erst 28 Gas Ber ‘The knight heads for better squares in the centre and causes trouble for the white rook. 29 Be 29 &c5 would have been met by the strong 29...

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