SIZILIAN DEFENCE

Najdorf [B90]
English Attack

Modern Chess Theory

2020
 SIZILIAN DEFENCE
Najdorf
[B90]
English Attack

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6

6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7

Modern Chess Theory

2020
Content

Part One − Different continuations [9]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3
a6 6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7

Chapter One − 10.&f5 [10]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.&f5

Chapter Two − 10.h4 [15]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.h4

Chapter Three − 10.*c4 [20]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.*c4

Chapter Four − 10.-d2 &c6 [26]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.-d2 &c6
A. 11.&xc6 bxc6 12.*c4 [27]
B. 11.&b3 [28]
B1. 11...f5 [29]
B2. 11...&ge5 [35]
B3. 11...b5 [45]
B4. 11...*e6 [49]

Part Two − 10.h3 [62]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.h3

Chapter One − 10.h3 &f6 [63]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.h3 &f6
A. 11.-e2 [64]
B. 11.*e2 [70]
C. 11.*c4 [73]
D. 11.-f3 [86]

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Chapter Two − 10.h3 &e5 [101]
1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.h3 &e5
A. 11.-d2 [102]
B. 11.*e2 &bc6 [105]
B1. 12.&f5 [106]
B2. 12.&b3 [108]
B2a. 12...&g6 [109]
B2b. 12...b5 [111]
B2c. 12...*e6 [115]
C. 11.&f5 *xf5 12.exf5 [119]
C1. 12...-a5 [120]
C2. 12...&bd7 [125]
C3. 12...&bc6 e6 [131]
C3a. 14.&e3 [132]
C3b. 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.&e3 [135]
D. 11.f3 &bc6 12.*f2 [150]
D1. 12...b5 [151]
D2. 12...*d7 [153]
D3. 12...&xd4 13.*xd4 *e6 [155]
D4. 12...&g6 [157]
D4a 13.&d5 [158]
D4b. 13.-d2 [161]
D5. 12...*e6 13.-d2 [169]
D5a. 13...-a5 [170]
D5b. 13...&xd4 14.*xd4 [173]
D5c. 13.../c8 [181]

Part Three − 10.*e2 [189]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.*e2

Chapter One − 10.*e2 &e5 [190]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.*e2 &e5
A. 11.&d5 [191]
B. 11.&f5 [193]
C. 11.f3 [195]
D. 11h4 [197]
E. 11.-d2 [200]
F. 11.0-0 [202]

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Chapter Two − 10.*e2 h5 [205]
1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6
6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.*e2 h5
A. 11.&f5 [206]
B. 11.h3 [213]
C. 11.h4 gxh4 [215]
C1. 12./xh4 &c6 13.&b3 *e6 14.-d2 [216]
C1a. 14.../c8 [217]
C1b. 14...-b6 [224]
C2. 12.*xh4 &c6 13.&b3 *e6 14.-d2 [228]
C2a. 14...b5 [229]
C2b. 14.../c8 [231]
C2c. 14...-b6 [235]

Chapter Three − 10.*e2 h5 11.*xg4 [243]

1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3 a6 6.*e3
&g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.*e2 h5 11.*xg4
A. 11...hxg4 [244]
A1. 12.&d5 [245]
A2. 12.-d2 [255]
A3. 12.0-0 [257]
A3a. 12...*xd4 [258]
A3b. 12...e6 [261]
A3c. 12...&c6 [270]
A3c1. 13...*xf5 14.exf5 [271]
A3c2. 13...*xc3 14.bxc3 -a5 [273]
B. 11...*xg4 12.f3 *d7 [278]
B1. 13.*f2 &c6 [279]
B1a. 14.&de2 [280]
B1b. 14.-d2 [282]
B1b1. 14...h4 [283]
B1b2. 14...-a5 [285]
B1b3. 14...&e5 [288]
B2. 13.0-0 &c6 14.*f2 [292]
B2a. 14...&e5 [293]
B2a1. 15.&f5 [294]
B2a2. 15.-d2 [297]
B2b. 14...e6 [300]
B2b1. 15.&de2 [301]
B2b2. 15.&ce2 [305]
B2b3. 15.&xc6 *xc6 [309]

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Part One 1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6 5.&c3
Different continuations a6 6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7

Chapter One Chapter Two

10.&f5 10.h4

Chapter Three Chapter Four

10.*c4 10.4d2 &c6

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Chapter One 1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6
5.&c3 a6 6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5
9.*g3 *g7

10.&f5

FLOREAN, Andrei (2375) h3 -b4 26./c1−+ Grosar, A − Stohl, I,

ISTRATESCU, Andrei (2535) Mitropa Cup/1993/1/2−1/2 (48).
ROM ch Herculane 1996
7.*g5 h6
1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4
&f6 5.&c3 a6 6.*e3 &g4 A) 7...-b6 8.&d5 -d8 9.*c4
(9. e2 f6 10. c3 c6 11.f3
7.*c1 &c6 8.*e2 -b6 9.*xg4 a5 12. e3 g6 13. d2 g7 14.0-0
-xd4 10.*e3 -xd1+ 11.*xd1 e6 12. h5 15.h3 a5 16. b3 c7 17.a4
&a4 *e7 13.&b6 /b8 14.f4 0-0 15.c3 b6 18.f4 0-0 19. f3 b7 20. f2 d7
/d8 16.*b3 *d7 17.0-0-0 *e8 18.a3 21. d5 c8 22.c3 b5 23. a5 %e8
*f8 19./hf1 &e7 20.f5 exf5 21.exf5 24. xb7 xb7 25.axb5 axb5 26.%xa8
&c8 22.&d5 *c6 23.f6 *xd5 24.*xd5 Schulz, W − Pietsch, A, Dresden op
g6 25.*d4 h5 26.7c28 Szalanczy, E − 1992 1-0 (39))
Orso, M, HUN−chT 1991 1-0 (37); 9...h6 10.*h4 g5 11.*g3 h5 12.h3
7.*c4 &xe3 8.fxe3 e6 9.0-0 *e7 &e5 13.*b3 e6 14.&c3 h4 15.*h2
(9... c6 10. xc6 bxc6 11. f3 ) 10. &bc6 16.&xc6 bxc6 17.-d2 -a5 18.
-h5 0-0 11.&ce2 g6 12.-f3 &d7 13. 0-0-0 *e7 19.7b1 /a7 20.f4 gxf4
*b3 &c5 14./ad1 &xb3 15.axb3 e5 21.*xf4 /g8 22./hf1 /g6 Mainka, R −
16.&f5 gxf5 17.exf5 f6 18.c4 *d7 19. Bachler, R, Vienna op 1991/1-0 (23);
-xb7 -c8 20.-f3 *c6 21.e4 -b7 B) 7...&c6 8.-d2 -b6 9.&b3 e6
22.&g3 7h8 23./fe1 a5 24./d3 a4 25. 10.h3 &ge5 11.f4 &g6 12.f5 &ge5

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1.e4 c5 2. f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4. xd4 f6 5. c3 a6 6. e3 g4 7. g5 h6 8. h4 g5 9. g3 g7 10. f5

13.*e2 *d7 14.*e3 -c7 15.0-0 &a5

16.fxe6 fxe6 17.&xa5 -xa5 18./ad1
*e7 19.7h1 /c8 20.a3 /c6 21.*h5+
g6 22.*e2 &f7 23.*g4 h5 24.*f3 &e5
25.*e2 g5 26.*xg5 Byrne, R −
Browne, W, USA 1970/1-0 (33).

8.*h4 g5 9.*g3

9.&f5 e6 10.-xg4 exf5 11.exf5 A1) 12. d3 &bc6 13.0-0 0-0 ½-½
gxh4 12.-d4 /g8 13.&e4 *e7 14.f6 Szamoskozi, G (2090) − Dombai, I
-a5+ 15.b4 -e5 16.-xe5 dxe5 17. (2125), Budapest 2000;
fxe7 7xe7 18.0-0-0 &c6 19.a3 /g6
20.&c3 *e6 21.g3 a5 22.b5 &d4 23. A2) 12.&d5 &bd7 13.c3
*g2 /c8 24.7b2 /c5 25.a4 b6 26. (13. d2 b6 14.f6 exf6 15.0-0-0 f5
/he1= Nunn, J − Sadler, M, Hastings 16.f4 gxf4 17. xf4 xd5 18. xd5 0-0
1992/1/2−1/2 (31). 19. xd6 g6 20. xd8 %fxd8 21.
%xd8+ %xd8 22. g3 d4 23. d3
9...*g7 e3+ 24.'b1 f4 25. e1 e5 26. h4
%d6 27.%d1 'g7 28. e7 %e6 29. h4
9...&c6 10.*c4 *g7 11.&f5 *xc3+ %d6 30. e7 %e6 31. h4 xd3 32.
12.bxc3 &ce5 13.*e2 *xf5 14.exf5 %xd3 %g6 33.g3 f3 34. e7 f2 35.%d1
-a5 15.0-0 &f6 16./b1 b5 17.c4 bxc4 d2 36.%f1 %e6 0-1 Lopez Rodriguez,
18./b7 -c5 19.c3 0-0 20./xe7 /fe8 J (2226) − Ibarra Jerez, J (2439), Sal−
21.*xe5 dxe5 22./xe8+ /xe8 23.-a4 amanca 2005)
a5 24.*xc4 /b8 25.-d1 /c8 26.*b3 13...&b6 14.f6 *xf6 15.&xf6+ exf6
Smirin, I − Malishauskas, V, Vilnius 16.f4 &ec4 17.*xc4 &xc4 18.-e2+
1988 1/2−1/2 (46). -e7 19.-xe7+ 7xe7 20.0-0-0 /hd8
21./he1+ 7f8 22.b3 &b6 23.fxg5
hxg5 24.*xd6+ 7g7 25.*c7 /xd1+
26./xd1 &c8 27./d8 f5 28.7c2 7f6
29.c4 f4 30.7d3 7f5 31.h3 7e6 32.a4
f6 33.a5 f5 34.h4 gxh4 35.*xf4 7e7
36.*c7 7f6 37.7e2 7g5 38.7f3 7g6
39.7f2 7g5 40./g8+ 7f6 41.7f3 b6
42.axb6 &xb6 43./xa8 &xa8 44.*d8+
7e5 45.7e3 f4+ 46.7f3 7d4 47.7xf4
7c3 48.c5 7xb3 49.c6 7c4 50.*a5
7b5 51.c7 &xc7 52.*xc7 a5 53.*xa5
10.&f5 *xf5 11.exf5 4a5 7xa5 54.7g4 7b6 55.7xh4 7c7
56.7g5 7d7 57.7g6 7e7 58.g4 7f8
A) 11...&e5 59.7h7 1-0 Abdelnabbi, I (2455) −

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Part One. Chapter One.

Arab, A (2241), Abuja 200; c2 h5 24.%xh5 %xh5 25.gxh5 exf5

A3) 12.*e2 &bc6 13.0-0 &d4 14. 26.g4 fxg4 27. xg4 f4 28. f5 xf5
*d3 -d7 15.&d5 &xd3 16.-xd3 /d8 29. xf5 %h8 30.%h3 %h6 31.'g2
17.f6 &f5 18.fxg7 &xg7 19./fe1 &e6 e6 32. xe6 %xe6 33.h6 %e8 34.f4
20./ad1 7f8 21.-f3 7g7 22.h4 /de8 gxf4 35.'f3 'c7 36.'xf4 'c6 37.
23.-c3+ 7g8 24.*xd6 &f4 25.*xf4 'g5 d5 38.cxd5+ 'xd5 39.'f6 b5
1-0 Luigi, R (1766) − Prudenzano, R 40.h7 %h8 41.'g7 %xh7+ 42.'xh7
(1954), Rome 2011; a5 43.'h6 'd4 44.%a3 a4 45.'g5
'c4 46.'f4 'b4 47.%d3 'c4 48.
B) 11...&f6 12.f4 gxf4 13.*xf4 'e3 b4 49.'d2 1-0 Katalymov, B
&c6 14.*e2 -a5 15.-d3 &b4 16.-d1 (2378) − Gruzmann, B (2265), Naum−
-xf5 17.0-0 -xc2 18.-xc2 &xc2 burg 2002)
19./ac1 &d4 20.*c4 b5 21.*d3 0-0 16./b3
22./fe1 e5 23.*e3 &e6 24.&e4 &xe4 (16.'g1 bd7 17.h4 %g8 18.hxg5
25.*xe4 /ad8 26.*b7 a5 27.*c6 &f4 hxg5 19. d3 c5 20. e2 'd7 21.
28.*xb5 /b8 29.*xf4 exf4 30.*c4 xb5+ axb5 22. xb5+ 'c7 23.
/xb2 31./cd1 *e5 32./d5 /c8 33.*b3 b6+ 'd7 24. b5+ 'c7 ½-½
a4 34.*xa4 /xa2 35.*b3 /b2 36./b5 Bauma, J (2225) − Belousek, M
/cc2 37.*xc2 /xb5 38./b1 /d5 39. (2075), Czechia 1999)
/b7 /d2 40.*b3 *d4+ 41.7h1 /f2 16...-c5 17./e3 7f8 18.h4 /g8
42.g3 fxg3 43.hxg3 *e5 44.g4 /f4 19.hxg5 hxg5 20.-e1 /a7 21./c3
45./c7 7g7 46.*e6 7g6 47.*f5+ -xf5 22./f3 -d7 23.*d3 /c7 24.a4
7g5 48./xf7 h5 0-1 Yang, W (1450) − bxa4 25.-a1 -c6 26./xf6 exf6 27.
Kevlishvili, R (1837), Rijswijk 2011. -xf6 7e8 28.*xd6 /b7 29./h3 -b6
30./e3+ 7d7 31.*f5+ 7c6 32./c3+
1-0 Luethgens, E (2245) − Kargoll, B
(2315), Montabaur 1994;

B) 12.-d2 *xc3 13.bxc3 &d7 14.

-d4 &ge5 15.*d3 /c8 16.-b4
&xd3+ 17.cxd3 -xf5 18.0-0 0-0 19.
/fe1 -xd3 20./xe7 &e5 21.*xe5
dxe5 22.-g4 -xc3 23./f1 /c7 24.
/xc7 -xc7 25.h4 -e7 26./e1 7g7
27./e3 /d8 28.-e2 -d6 29.-b2
12.4d3 -d1+ 30.7h2 -d4 31.-e2 -xh4+
32./h3 -f4+ 33.g3 -f6 34.7g2 /d4
A) 12.*e2 *xc3+ 13.bxc3 -xc3+ 0-1 Heil, W (2080) − Schumi, M
14.7f1 &f6 15./b1 b5 (2253), Passau 2000;
(15... e4 16.'g1 d7 17.%b3 C) 12.-xg4 *xc3+ 13.bxc3
f6 18. f3 dc5 19.%e3 xg3 20. (13.'d1 xb2 14.%b1 xa2 15.
hxg3 0-0-0 21.c4 'b8 22.g4 e6 23. 'd2 c6 16. c4 a5+ 17.'d1 d5

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1.e4 c5 2. f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4. xd4 f6 5. c3 a6 6. e3 g4 7. g5 h6 8. h4 g5 9. g3 g7 10. f5

18. d3 a2 19.'d2 %c8 20.h4 d4 34.*xc5 dxc5 35./xa6 /d6+ 36.7c3

21.hxg5 c3+ 22.'e3 xc2+ 23. f6 37./a7 /d7 38./a8 h4 39./c8+ /c7
'f4 d2+ 24.'f3 h5 25. h4 %c3 40./d8 /d7 41./c8+ /c7 42./d8 ½-½
26.'e2 e1 27. d4 e3+ 28.'xe3 Sazonova, E (2102) − Harazinska, E
c2+ 29.'d2 xd4+ 30.'xc3 (2269), Erfurt 2017.
e2+ 31. xe2 xe2 32.%xb7 0-0 0-1
Bares, J (1986) − Krumina, L (2086),
Pardubice 2018)
13...-xc3+ 14.7d1 -xa1+ 15.7d2
&c6 16.*xa6
(16. d3 d4 17. h5 e5 18.
xe5 dxe5 19. f3 0-0-0 20.%e1 %d6
21.%e4 d5 22.'e2 'b8 23. e3 f6
24.a4 %c8 25.f3 a2 26. d2 %d4
27.%xd4 exd4 28. b4 %xc2+ 0-1
Battesti, S (1997) − Vachier Lagrave,
M (2722), Quenza 2011/EXT 2012) 12...&d7
16...-b2 17.*d3 &b4 18.*b5+ 7f8 12...&c6 13.*e2 &ge5 14.-d2
0-1 Mueller, R (1942) − Kilgus, G (14. d5 b6 15. b3 xb3 16.
(2203), Vienna 2002; axb3 d4 17. xe5 xe5 18. d3 e6
19.fxe6 fxe6 20.0-0-0 %f8 21.f3 %c8
D) 12.*d3 *xc3+ 13.bxc3 -xc3+ 22.'b1 %f4 23. e2 xe2 24. xe2
14.7f1 &f6 15./b1 -c7 16.h4 g4 'e7 25.h3 a5 26.c3 a4 27.g3 %f5
17.h5 &bd7 18.f3 &e5 19.*f4 &d5 28.g4 %f4 29.bxa4 %xa4 30.h4 f6
20.*b5+ axb5 21.-xd5 -xc2 22. 31.hxg5 xg5 32.'c2 %ca8 33.%he1
-xb5+ 7f8 23.-b3 -xf5 24.*xe5 h4 34.%h1 g5 35.%he1 h4 36.
dxe5 25./h4 gxf3 26.gxf3 /g8 27.7f2 %h1 g5 37.%he1 ½-½ Suliborski, J
-g5 28./e4 -d2+ 29./e2 /g2+ 30. (2071) − Zochowski, K (2230), Ja−
7xg2 -xe2+ 31.7h3 /xa2 32.7g4 strzebia Gora 2015)
-g2+ 33.7f5 -g5+ 34.7e4 -f4+ 0-1 14.../c8 15.0-0 &d4 16.f4 gxf4 17.
Gordeenja, V (2105) − Shkuran, D *xf4 &xf5 18.*xe5 -xe5 19.*g4
(2374), Minsk 2005; /xc3 20.-xc3 -xc3 21.bxc3 &e3 22.
*c8 *xc3 23.*xb7 *xa1 24./xa1
E) 12.-f3 &d7 13.*e2 *xc3+ 14. 7d7 25.*xa6 &xc2 26.*b5+ 7e6 27.
-xc3 -xc3+ 15.bxc3 &ge5 16.f3 /c8 /c1 &d4 28./e1+ 7d5 29.*a6 e5
17.7d2 &c4+ 18.*xc4 /xc4 19./ab1 30./c1 e4 31.7f2 /b8 32.7e3 7e5
b5 20./b4 /c5 21./e1 7d8 22.a4 33.g4 f5 34./c7 f4+ 35.7d2 /b2+
/d5+ 23.7e3 bxa4 24./a1 7c7 25. 36.7d1 /b1+ 37.7d2 e3+ 0-1 Bara−
/bxa4 &c5 26./a5 /xf5 27.c4 /b8 midze, D (2163) − Kulaots, K (2478),
28.7d2 7c6 29.7c3 /f6 30.h3 /b6 Hamburg 1999.
31.*h2 /e6 32.7d2 h5 33.*g1 /g6

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Part One. Chapter One.

&f6 22.h4 g4 23.*xc5 dxc5 24.fxg4

<d8+ 25.=e1 <d4 26.<d1 <cd7 27.
<d3 <7d6 28.g5 hxg5 29.hxg5 &e4
30.<e3 <b6 31.<b3 <xb3 32. axb3
&g3 33.<h3 &xf5 34.*d3 &h4 35.
=f2 =g7 36.c3 <d7 37.*e4 &g6 38.
<d3 <xd3 39.*xd3 b6 40.=e3 e6
41.*e4 a5 42.=f3 =f8 43.=g4 &e7
44.=f4 &c8 45.*h7 &d6 46.*d3 =e7
47.=e5 &c8 48.*e4 &a7 49.*d3
&c6+ 50.=f4 &b8 51.g4 &d7 52.g6
13.*e2 &c5 14.4d2 *xc3 15.4xc3 f6 53.*e4 =f8 54.*c6 &e5 55.*e4
4xc3+ 16.bxc3 &f6 17.f3 <c8 18.<b1 =g7 56.g5 &xg6+ 0-1
&d5 19.=d2 <c7 20.*f2 0-0 21.c4

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Chapter Two 1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6
5.&c3 a6 6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5
9.*g3 *g7

10.h4

LANDA, Konstantin (2610) d7 14.f3 e3+ 15. e2 xd2+ 16.

MARECK, Sascha (2243) 'xd2 ge5 17. ed4 b6 18.%d1
Neckar op−A 5th Deizisau, 2001 bc4+ 19. xc4 xc4+ 20.'c1 %c8
21. f2 %g8 22.g4 b5 23.'b1 d7
1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 24.%h5 e5 25.%dh1 xf3 26. xf3
&f6 5.&c3 a6 6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 xg4 27. fd4 xh5 28.%xh5 f6
8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.h4 29.%xh6 'd7 30.c3 %g4 31.%h7 %f4
32. g3 %xe4 33.%xf7 %g8 34. d2
%xd4 35.cxd4 %xg3 36.d5 %g2 37.
e4 %xb2+ 38.'c1 e5 39.a3 %g2
40.%f3 %g4 41. f2 %d4 42.%d3 %c4+
43.'b1 e6 44.dxe6+ 'xe6 45. d1
d5 46. e3 %c3 47.%xc3 xc3 48.
'c2 d4 49. d1 a5 50.'d3 'd5
51.'c2 'e4 52. b2 'e3 53. d3
c7 54. b2 'e2 55. d3 d6 56.
c1+ 'e3 57.'b3 d3 58. a2 e5
59. b4 d2 0-1 Toma, K − Worek, J
10...&e5 (2062), Zamosc 1999)
12.*e2 *xc3+ 13.bxc3 -xc3+ 14.
A) 10...-b6 11.&b3 -b4 &d2 &c6 15./b1 &d4 16.0-0 &e3
(11... e6 12. d2 gxh4 13. xh4 17.fxe3 -xe3+ 18./f2 &xe2+ 19.
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Part One. Chapter Two.

-xe2 -xg3 20.&c4 gxh4 21.e5 dxe5 g5 f6 23. d2 h4 24.%b6 a5 25. xa5
22.&xe5 h3 23.&xf7 /g8 24.-c4 h2+ f4 26. a6 %h5 27. d2 xa6 28.
25.7h1 -xf2 26.&d6+ exd6 27. %xa6 e6 29.%xc6 ½-½ Yu, J (1391)
-xg8+ 7d7 28.7xh2 -f4+ 29.7g1 − Rupel, D (2048), Seattle 2014)
7c7 30./b3 -d4+ 31.7h1 /b8 32. 12...-a5
-h7+ *d7 33./d3 -h4+ 34./h3 -e1+ (12...hxg5 13.%xh8+ xh8 14. e2
35.7h2 -e5+ 36./g3 -h8 37.-e4 0-1 e5 15. d2 a5 16.'f1 f6 17.
Panzalovic, S (2380) − Bossert, C %d1 'f8 18.b3 g4 19. e3 g6 20.
(2230), Hockenheim 1994; a4 h5 21.'g1 e6 22.c4 'g7
23.f4 gxf3 24. xf3 g4 25. e2 xf3
B) 10...&c6 26. xf3 g5 27.c5 e5 28. xe5
xe5 29. b6 %h8 30. d7 h2+ 31.
'f1 %h4 32.'e2 %f4 33. c3+ f6 34.
%d2 g4+ 35.'e3 %xe4+ 36.'d3
f5 37.g4 %xg4+ 38.'e2 %g2+ 0-1
Sulic, K − Kleine, M (2155), Frankfurt
1998)
13.-d2 hxg5 14./xh8+ *xh8 15.
&d1 -xd2+ 16.7xd2 /b8 17.f3 &e5
18./b1 a5 19.&c3 *e6 20.b3 &c4+ ½-
B1) 11.&de2 *e6 12.-d2 -b6 13. ½ Escandell Mari, J (2265) − Minzer,
f3 &e3 14.*f2 &xf1 15.7xf1 -a5 C (2380), Villa Ballester 1998;
16.&d4 -b4 17./d1 /c8 18.&f5 *xf5
19.exf5 &a5 20.&d5 -xd2 21./xd2 B3) 11.&f5 *xf5 12.exf5 &ge5
*xb2 22.c3 *c1 23./e2 &c6 24.hxg5 (12... a5 13. e2 xc3+ 14.bxc3
7f8 25.f4 /e8 26./e1 *a3 27./xh6 xc3+ 15.'f1 xg3 16. xg4 e5
/xh6 28.gxh6 e6 29.&c7 /c8 30. 17.%h3 f6 18.%b1 b5 19.%e3 'f8
&xe6+ fxe6 31.fxe6 7g8 32.f5 /f8 20. f3 %c8 21. xc6 %xc6 22. d5
33.f6 /xf6 34.e7 &xe7 35./xe7 *c5 %xc2 23.%be1 %c5 24. b7 %xf5 25.f3
36./e2 7h7 37.7e1 *xf2+ 38./xf2 g4 0-1 Ptacek, T (2061) − Karaoulanis,
/e6+ 39./e2 /g6 40.7f2 /f6+ 41. D (1949), Prague 2014)
7g3 7xh6 ½-½ Garcia, M − Renteria 13.hxg5 hxg5 14./xh8+ *xh8 15.
Becerra, J (2210), Naron 1995; &d5 -a5+ 16.c3 0-0-0 17.a4 e6 18.
&e3 -c5 19./c1 &e7 20.b4 -c7 21.
B2) 11.&xc6 bxc6 12.hxg5 fxe6 fxe6 22.-b3 -d7 23.c4 &f5 24.
(12. d2 a5 13.f3 f6 14. e2 c5 &xg3 25.fxg3 dxc5 26./xc5+ 7b8
%b8 15.%b1 h5 0-1 Kiss, J (2118) − 27.-c2 -d4 28.&c4 &xc4 29./xc4
Ruszin, A (2091), Szeged 2006; -e3+ 30.*e2 *d4 31.b5 -xg3+ 32.
12. e2 h5 13. d2 %b8 14.%b1 7d1 *e3+ 33.*d3 *f4 34./c3 e5
a5 15.0-0 %xb2 16.%xb2 xc3 17. 35.-e2 axb5 36.axb5 *e3 37.7c2 /f8
c1 gxh4 18. xh4 xb2 19. xb2 38.7b3 *d4 39./c2 /f4 40.7a2 /f2
e5 20. xe5 xe5 21.%b1 g6 22. 41.-h5 /xc2+ 42.*xc2 -c3 43.-e8+

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 1.e4 c5 2. f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4. xd4 f6 5. c3 a6 6. e3 g4 7. g5 h6 8. h4 g5 9. g3 g7 10.h4

7a7 0-1 Fominykh, L (2025) − Guz− h5 'e8 27. d2 a3 28. d5 xd5

man Maglaya, N (2075), Girona 2004; 29.exd5 e2 30. xf7+ 'd7 31.
dxc6+ bxc6 32.c3 e1+ 33.'c2 a1
B4) 11.&f3 -b6 12.&d5 -a5+ 34. xf6 xb2+ 35.'d3 %e8 36.
13.-d2 -xd2+ 14.&xd2 /b8 15.f3 f5+ 'c7 37. a5+ 'd7 38. f5+
&f6 16.0-0-0 b5 17.&b3 g4 18.*f2 'c7 39. a5+ 'd7 40. a7+ 'e6
/g8 19.*e2 *b7 20.&e3 /d8 21.7b1 41.%h6+ 'f7 42. d4 0-1 Baljon, C
&e5 22.*e1 e6 23.&a5 *a8 24.a4 (2295) − Bezemer, A (2240), Breda
bxa4 25.*b4 *f8 26.*xa6 /b8 27.*c3 1998; 13.f3 e3 14. d2 xf1 15.
gxf3 28.gxf3 /g3 29.*e2 &xe4 'xf1 e6 16. g5 f6 17.%xh5 'd7
30.*e1 &xf3 31.&f1 &xe1 32.&xg3 18.%xh8 xh8 19. e3 c4+ 20. e2
&xg3 0-1 Bures, J (2263) − Simacek, d4 21.%e1 h1+ 0-1 Beukema, S
P (2477), Litomysl 2009; (2295) − Lentjes, N (1995), Dieren
2013)
B5) 11.&b3 13...*e6
(13... ce5 14.%h1 g6 15. xg4
xg4 16.f3 d7 17. d2 %c8 18. f2
e5 19. g5 'f8 20.%xh5 %g8 21.
d4 xf3+ 22.gxf3 xd4 23. xg8+
'xg8 24. xd4 e6 25.0-0-0 f6 26.
f5 %xc3 27.e5 %xc2+ 28.'b1
%xb2+ 29.'a1 %b1+ 30.'xb1 g6
31.%dh1 exf5 32.f4 dxe5 33.%g5 xg5
34.fxg5 'g7 35.%h6 f4 36.%f6 c6
B5a) 11...gxh4 12./xh4 37.'c1 e4 38.'d2 'f8 39.a4 a5
(12. xh4 e6 13. d2 %c8 14.f3 40.'c3 'e7 41.'c4 g2 42.%f5
ge5 15. f2 h5 16. e3 a5 17. f2 'e6 43.%f6+ 'e7 44.%f5 'e6 45.
ac4 18. xc4 xc4 19. d4 xd4 %f6+ 'e7 46.%f5 ½-½ Wong, R
20. xd4 'd7 21. a4 'c7 22.0-0-0 (2061) − Baja, V (2260), San Francis−
g8 23.f4 'b8 24. f2 g7 25.%d3 co 2000)
h4 26. d4 d7 27. c3 h6 28.b3 14.*xg4 hxg4 15./xh8+ *xh8 16.
e5 29.%d2 %xc3 30.fxe5 dxe5 31. -d2 -b6 17.0-0-0 0-0-0 18.&d5 *xd5
f3 h3 32.'b2 %c7 33. xe5 e6 19.exd5 &e5 20.-c3+ 7b8 21.-a5
34.gxh3 g5 35. d4 f6 36. f3 ½-½ -xa5 22.&xa5 /c8 23.&b3 *f6 24.c3
Zezulkin, J (2465) − Kempinski, R &g6 25./h1 /h8 26./xh8+ *xh8 27.
(2530), Koszalin 1997) 7d2 f5 28.7e3 *e5 29.*xe5 dxe5 30.
12...h5 13.*e2 g3 7c7 31.c4 7d6 32.a4 &f8 33.&c1
(13. d2 e6 14.f3 ge5 15. g5 a5 34.&b3 b6 35.c5+ bxc5 36.&xa5
'f8 16.%xh5 %xh5 17. xh5 a5 18. &d7 37.b3 7xd5 38.&c4 &b8 39.7d3
0-0-0 b6 19. b5 c4 20. f4 'e8 e6 40.&e3+ 7c6 41.7c3 &a6 ½-½
21. g5 'f8 22.%h1 a4 23. xc4 Gonzalez, D (2250) − Sanchez, D
xc4 24. e3 a6 25.%h7 f6 26. (2070), Los Barrios 1995;

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Part One. Chapter Two.

B5b) 11...b5 12.hxg5 hxg5 13. &ce5 16.*e2 &f6 17./xg5 /h8 18.
/xh8+ *xh8 14.*e2 &ge5 15.a4 b4 -d4 *g4 19.f3 /h1+ 20.7f2 /xa1
16.&d5 &g6 17.-d2 *xb2 18./b1 21.&xa1 *e6 22.&b3 /c8 23.*xe5
*e5 19.-xg5 e6 20.-xd8+ 7xd8 dxe5 24./xe5 *xb3 25.cxb3 -xc3
21.*xe5 dxe5 22.&b6 /a7 23.&xc8 26.-xc3 /xc3 27./a5 7d7 28.g4 e6
7xc8 24.a5 &f8 25.&c5 &xa5 26. 29./a4 /c2 30./b4 7c6 31./c4+ /xc4
&xa6 &c6 27.&xb4 &xb4 28./xb4 32.*xc4 7c5 33.7e3 7b4 34.g5 &d7
&d7 29.*b5 &c5 30./c4 /c7 31.*e8 35.f4 b5 36.*e2 7a3 37.*h5 e5 38.f5
f6 32.7d2 &b7 33./b4 7d8 34.*b5 7xa2 39.*xf7 7b2 40.g6 a5 41.g7
7e7 35.*d3 &c5 36./b5 7d6 37./a5 &f6 42.g8- &xg8 43.*xg8 a4 44.
/h7 38./a8 /d7 39.7e3 /b7 40./a1 bxa4 bxa4 45.f6 a3 46.*d5 1-0 Ya−
/g7 41.g3 /h7 42./a8 /b7 43./h8 tsishin, I (2174) − Dykun, O (1993),
/c7 44./h6 7e7 45.*c4 /b7 46.f4 Lvov 2016;
/b4 47./h7+ 7d6 48.*d3 exf4+ 49.
gxf4 e5 50.f5 /b7 51./h6 7e7 52.*c4 B5d) 11...*e6 12.-d2
/c7 53.*d5 &a4 54.c4 &c5 55.7f3 (12.hxg5 hxg5 13.%xh8+ xh8
&d3 56./h7+ 7d6 57./h8 7e7 58. 14. d2 xc3 15. xc3 f6 16. c4
/a8 &b2 59./a2 &d3 60.7e3 &b4 xc4 17. xc4 'f8 18.0-0-0 c8
61./a4 &c2+ 62.7d3 &d4 63./a6 /d7 19. e2 e6 20.f4 gxf4 21. xf4 'f7
64.c5 /c7 65.7c4 /d7 66.c6 /c7 22. f3 %g8 23.%h1 'e8 24.g3 ge5
67.7c5 7d8 68./a8+ /c8 69./xc8+ 25. e3 ½-½ Sieber, S (2231) −
7xc8 70.7d6 &b5+ 71.7e7 &c3 Mueller, H (2191), Germany 2012)
72.7xf6 &xd5+ 73.exd5 e4 74.d6 1-0 12.../g8
Warakomski, T (2507) − Cernousek, L (12...gxh4 13.%xh4 %c8 14.f4 f6
(2456), Orlova 2014; 15.0-0-0 b5 16.f5 xb3 17.axb3 a5
18.'b1 b4 19.e5 fd5 20.%xb4
B5c) 11...*xc3+ 12.bxc3 /g8 xb4 21.f6 d5 22.fxg7 %g8 23.e6 fxe6
13.-d2 24. e5 'd7 25. e2 %c6 26. d4
(13.hxg5 hxg5 14. c4 ge5 15. 'c8 27. a7 %xc3 28. xc3 1-0 Beu−
d5 c7 16. d4 g4 17. xc6+ kema, S (2268) − Capone, N (2118),
xc6 18.f3 d7 19. xc6 xc6 20. Blankenberge 2013)
d4 e6 21.a4 %c8 22.'d2 c4 13.hxg5
23.a5 'd7 24.%hb1 %c7 25.%b4 (13.f3 ge5 14.hxg5 hxg5 15.0-0-0
xd4+ 26.cxd4 c4 27.%ab1 b5 f6 16. d5 xd5 17.exd5 b8 18.
28.c4 xc4 29.%xb7 b5 30.%xc7+ b4 c7 19. d2 bd7 20. e4 0-0-
'xc7 31.%h1 'd7 32.%h7 f6 33.e5 0 21. xf6 xf6 22.'b1 %h8 23.%xh8
dxe5 34.dxe5 'e6 35.exf6 exf6 36. %xh8 24. e2 fd7 25. d4 'b8
c7 %c8 37.'e3 d7 38. b6 b5 26.c4 c5 27. xc5 dxc5 28. d3 'c8
39. c7 d7 40. b6 ½-½ Frolov, A 29. xe5 xe5 30. f5+ 'c7 31.b3
(2407) − Narendran, G (2106), Mari− 'd6 32.'c2 b5 33.'c3 bxc4 34.bxc4
anske Lazne 2018) %h4 35. d3 %d4 36. e2 %xd1 37.
13...-c7 14.hxg5 hxg5 15./h5 xd1 d7 38. a4 b6 39. e8 f6

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 1.e4 c5 2. f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4. xd4 f6 5. c3 a6 6. e3 g4 7. g5 h6 8. h4 g5 9. g3 g7 10.h4

40. f7 'e5 41.g3 'd6 42. e6 'e5 &xe5 27./c1 7d8 28.&xf6 *g6 29.
43. h3 'd6 44. f1 'e5 45. e2 f5 /h4 exf6 30.-xd6+ &d7 31./d1 /b6
46. d1 f4 47.g4 d7 48. a4 b6 32.-c5 /e8 33./xd7+ 7xd7 34.
49. c6 a5 50. b5 c8 ½-½ Toma, K *xb5+ 7d8 35.-d4+ 7e7 36.*xe8
(2198) − Magnucka, M (2043), Bart− *xe8 37./h7+ *f7 38.e5 -c7 39.
kowa 2002) exf6+ /xf6 40.-e4+ 7f8 41.-a8+
13...hxg5 14.f3 7e7 42.-e4+ 7d7 43.-d5+ 7e8 44.
(14. e2 %c8 15.%h5 xc3 16.bxc3 -a8+ ½-½ Kersten, U (2365) −
f6 17.%xg5 %xg5 18. xg5 xe4 Schneider, H, Doernigheim 1994;
19. g7 ½-½ Zezulkin, J (2505) −
Sarbok, T (2265), Germany 1999; C) 10...gxh4 11./xh4 &e5 12.-d2
14.0-0-0 e5 15. xe5 gxe5 16. d5 &bc6 13.&f5 *xf5 14.exf5 -a5 15.
f6 17. e2 f7 18. h5 e6 19. e3 /a4 -d8 16.&d5 &d7 17.0-0-0 &b6
'e7 20.f3 %h8 (...48) 1-0 Zezulkin, J 18.f6 exf6 19.-e3+ ½-½ Shadrina, T
(2529)−Teterev, V (2279), Polanica (2378) − Tkachev, V (2021), Kstovo
Zdroj 2001) 2011]
14...*e5 15.*xe5 &gxe5 16.&d5
b5 17.0-0-0
(17.%d1 c4 18. xc4 bxc4 19.
d4 xd5 20.exd5 e5 21. c6 b6
22. xe5 dxe5 23. c3 c7 24.'d2
g4 25.'c1 gxf3 26.gxf3 %c8 27.%he1
d6 28.%e4 %g3 29.%xc4 %xc4 30.
xc4 'f8 31. h4 %g8 32.a3 'e8
33. c4 'd7 34.%e1 %g2 35. c3
%g5 36. e3 %f5 37. a7+ c7 38.
xa6 %xf3 39. e2 %f5 1-0 Singer, K
(2116) − Przybylski, W (2170), Za− 11.&f5 *xf5 12.exf5 4a5 13.4d5
kopane 2001) &bc6 14.4xa5 &xa5 15.&d5 <c8
17...-b8 18./h5 f6 19./h7 *f7 20. 16.0-0-0 &d7 17.*e2 &c4 18.*xc4
*e2 -a7 21.7b1 /b8 22.g3 a5 23.f4 <xc4 19.<he1 *e5 20.*xe5 &xe5
gxf4 24.gxf4 a4 25.fxe5 axb3 26.cxb3 21.f6 e6 22.&c3 <xc3 23.bxc3 &c4
24.<e4 b5 25.<xc4 1-0

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Chapter Three 1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f6
5.&c3 a6 6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 8.*h4 g5
9.*g3 *g7

10.*c4

ANAND, Viswanathan (2770) h5 18.f4 gxf4 19.*xf4 *g4 20.-d2

TOPALOV, Veselin (2740) *e6 21./ad1 -a5 22.-e1 h4 23.h3
Linares 1998 &c4 24.*c1 7d7 25.-f2 /b7 26.&e2
&xb2 27.*xb2 *xb2 28./b1 -a3 29.
1.e4 c5 2.&f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.&xd4 &f4 *xb3 30.axb3 *f6 31.&d3 -a5
&f6 5.&c3 a6 6.*e3 &g4 7.*g5 h6 32.e5 *xe5 33.-f5+ 7c7 34./a1 -d5
8.*h4 g5 9.*g3 *g7 10.*c4 &c6 11. 35.&xe5 -xe5 36.-xe5 ½-½ Anand,
&xc6 bxc6 V−Topalov, V/Amber Rapid 1998.

12...4b6 13.*b3

12.h4N
12.-f3 /f8 13.*b3 &e5 14.-e3
/b8 15.0-0 -b6 16.-e2 /h8 17.7h1 13...*d7
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