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Diacreat Suowine ALermate DistexaToss (OF SQUARES ON THE ChUSSHOARD MODERN CHESS STRATEGY ay LUDEK PACHMAN Translated and Abridged »y ALAN S. RUSSELL DOVER PUBLICATIONS, NEW YORK Capri gt yh Ral “rb in he Dated gen by aie Author’s Preface “Tus book doesnot pretend to bea complet textbook ofthe conduct ca cer game elie doe claim fo prevent ane approach to hss rate: ny aim as meey bee o produce a praca! guide {ote sy of the mide-game- Everyone wbo dees to take up ‘hes serio iterated in the question: How can I ecogize the taraceie features of a postion and then iy my Pans ocd Sngy? To help ansncr ths guestion the task hit Dok. "We begin with an examination ofthe pestis ofthe indivi pices and pawns, Then the problem ofthe cee, materi and [pace advactage on «porter scton of thea, pw formas {tonsa some peer probles a he ces struggle are cased. ’Ava found forthe Bok I ave used large tumbero ames spaming many periods of chest, though nally examples Tom teont tournaments predominate It may be acd that my own faes appear wih Comprativ fequency. ‘This not because f Eonsidr tem to beth best example of correct ratgkal pay, but bernie every ches player nrtandtir own games beter than those fates ard can therefore best expan the ovat proces he esperened dering the ame. Lop Pactan Translator’s Preface Ms. Paciwa the Czechoslovak Grandmaster, bs for many years teen a leading Chess expert and theorist on the Consnenty only ‘crt, however have any of is works bon tanlaed into English "The preset book isan abrdgement that attempts to com into ene volume the materi contained inthe thee taimes of “Merye Schachoraregs, the German tandlation of the Ceash signal, Strategie Moderiho Sacha. To do this 1 have omited & ‘ter of games and lft out the opening moves of many ater But om the whos, have avid any amion of es an tees resented by Me Pachnan Auas 8. Reso Contents 1. The Basic Concerts oF Curss SrmATECY 'A, Strategy and Tats The Character of the Pos Plea . The Equilibrium of the Position and its Distur ‘bance « : fon and the Choice of UW, The Varwr oF He Pres IML Thar Mixon Pues . ‘Te Bishop and Open Diagonal ‘The Good and the Bad Bishop Unlike Bishops. The Knight and its Operation Base The Strugele of Bishop against Knight 1. The Superiority of the Bishop 2. The Superiority ofthe Knight - ‘The Two Bishops roos> IV. Tis Rooks “The Creation and Meaning of Open Files Orgs Fes a Faso inn Ack agar the ‘The Conversion of Open Files in the Centre and on ‘the Queen's Wing, The Seventh and Eighth Ranks - Active Rooks infront of the Pawn Chain moo we , Te QuEeN AND Pray qr THe Heavy Preces Vi Tae Kise A. The Active King in the Middle-game B. Casting C. The Exposed King’s Position as «Strategic Facior 8 4 4s 31 3 8 os 2B 3B 8 vil. vm, XI xu Coments EXCHANGE OF MATERIA Tue Paws “The Passed-pawn: its Crestion and Conversion ‘The Blockade Special Types of Pasted-pawn ‘The fsolated Pawn ‘The Backward Pawn ‘The Isolated Pawn-pair Doubled Pawns pzrpnee “Tue Centre ‘A. Tho Classical Centre B. The Litde Cente ©. Other Types of Pawn Centre D. Teasion in the Centre FE. Pee Centraization . F. Consol ofthe Central Squares G. The Paslyblocked Centre SUPERIORITY ox THE Wisc ‘A, Pawn Majrity on the Wing B. Piece Concenteaton on the Wing Space Superiority om the Wing D. The Blocked Pawn Chain E. The Flank Attack and the Centre “Te Mivorery ArrACK. A. Struggle for Control of C4 B. The Advance P-QN4 by Black - ©. The Change in Pawn Formation “Tue Straseoicat Poms ‘A. The Pieces in a Forwatd Position B. Advanced Pans (C. Weak Squares in the Pawn Chan 153, ba 19 170 8 it 6 192 197 207 207 2216 207 228 232 236 2s 2s - 282 232 237 260

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