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198. Anacking after Castling on Opposite Wings
Solutions are given on pages 276-81.
12 Training Session: Making
Difficult Choices
Igor Belov
A large number of the moves we
play require no deep investigation
‘of the position, It is enough to ap-
ply some standard principles of
‘evaluation and add just a few
variations. Nevertheless, in nearly
every game a moment of crisis is
‘bound to oceur (sometimes sev-
eral such moments arise); at
that moment the right decision
‘cannot possibly be found on the
surface ~ and yet it determines
the whole future course of the
struggle, perhaps its very out-
tis some situations of this kind,
arising from my own games, that T
want to bring to your attention. In
conditions of limited thinking time,
tty to solve the problems that con-
fronted me. We will then compare
‘our conclusions.
‘Let us start with the relatively
(oaly relatively!) simpler exam-
ples, and end with those that are
highly complex, almost unfathom-
able.
Exercise 1. In this positon there is
‘an unusual balance of material
Who is playing for a win? How
should White continue?
Rook, knight and pawn are worth
about the same asa queen, but here
Black is better off positional.
‘There are no weaknesses for White
to fasten onto, whereas Black threat~
ens to work up pressure against the 200 Training Session: Making Difficult Choices
‘weak d-pawn, White can have no
high ambitions.
"The most precise way to equal-
ize was pointed out by Tia Makar
1 Bras! exds
If 1..exd5 then 2 Bet of 2 Wc3
96 3 el,
2 Bat Mees
[Black can improve with 2.6,
with @ view to 3.262! BS followed
by 4.06 or 4..b4. However of
ter 3 axb6 Bxb6 4 W3 in conjunc
tion with 5 al, White seems to be
‘out of danger. ~ Dvoretsky]
3 Rast
‘The rook heads for €3. In some
lines White may even seize the ink
tiative. The side with the queen
should seek exchanges! The
‘queen's power iseasier to exploit
‘when there are fewer pieces op-
posing it~ the chances of break-
{ng into the opponent's eampare
increased.
Peter Svidier devised adifferent
route for the rook (after 1 Sxd5
exd5): 2 Wo?! Hie8 2. Hie8 3 bs
eT 4 W2 and 5 Hel) 3 Ba3. This
is too artificial. Try to implement
‘your plans inthe simplest and most
reliable way, or you risk missing
something, Which is just what Po-
ter did: 3..Hos! 4 Wd6 a8.
[Once you have clearly grasped
that it is imperative 10 bring the
rook to the efile, you may even
consider a pawn sacrifice after 1
‘eds exds!2 4 96 9H! cds
4 Ye7. However afer 4.56 o7
‘4.05 White stil has problems, s0
‘ink the manoeuvre Bal-di-d3-
3 ls more convincing. ~ Dvore
se]
"All other plans are weaker.
Maxim Boguslavsty, for example,
suggested 1 We threatening 2 a6,
Black replies 1.6, and what now?
Does White exchange on dS?
‘There i something illogical about
that, since Black recaptures with
tempo. Vasa Emelin took the aaly-
Sis farther: 2 Bd exd5 2..end5
3 Whos and 4 Ret) 3 We7 His 4
Was 6 5 Bat. The queens ac-
tive of couse, but White has had
topostpone the exchange of ook
‘An idea of fra Gaponenk's is
questionable: 1 a6 bra6 2 Wes.
The Black rook comes into play at
‘once of the belle: the bishop will
tty wo get at the white d-pawn and
attack 2
Tn the actual game, Tam afaidT
missed my way inhi position to.
TTunderstood that I ha to aim for
exchanges, and considered 1 ixdS,
However. i didn’t see the rook ma
nocuvte to €3: T only looked a
LecedS 2 ht 16 3 e3. Then
3.-Hbe8! (threatening 4..Jle4) is
strong: if 4 Het, Black has the re-
ply 4.304.
1 Ee? ert
Tratning Session: Making Difficult Choices 201
Black of course prevents 2
xdS and 3 Hib. Even so, it was
‘ot too late to take on d5, but Ide-
‘cided to occupy the e-file with my
rook first,
2 Heat @e71(D)
‘Alas, this simple move escaped
me completely. With the retreat of
the knight, White is suddenly in
trouble. My opponent is planning a
‘multiple atack against dé. He has
‘more picces than T have, so the
pawn is essentially defenceless. I
‘ean only hope for some random
tactical counterchances.
3 Bed Zlds 4 Wd3 h6 5 Wed
216 6 Se2
Before placing his knight on bs,
Black does well to prevent the ad.
vance 25-86.
T Sad DdS 8 BxbS axbs 9
ba Has 10 Wes Ba7 11 bez
‘Ead8, and Black won.
Exercise 2. The game had been
adjourned. This is the position af-
ter Black's sealed move ...a5-
71, which came as a surprise t0
White.
Recollect the positional princi-
piles that operate in situations like
this, and with their help, select a
plan of defence for White.
‘There are opposite-coloured
bishops on the board. It would
help to exchange rooks and go
into a ‘pure’ bishop ending. but
‘unfortunately that is not feasible at
present
When defending an endgame
with a material disadvantage,
you should exchange pawns.
‘This is a useful rule. Are any other
{general considerations relevant? 202. Training Session: Making Difficult Choices
Many years ago attended alec-
ture by Dvoretsky on bishops of
‘opposite colours, and from that
time on [have thoroughly absorbed
the chief principles for playing
these endings. One ofthe rules he
formulated says: “The stronger
side should keep its pawns on the
squares of the same colour as
those on which the opponent's
bishop moves; the weaker side
‘should place its pawns on the
colour of its own bishop.” Ia ac-
‘cordance with this rule though in
time-trouble, [had not hesitated to
arrange my pawns on light squares
(here was a choice between 27/66
and a6/b5). My opponent's king-
ide pawns, by contrast, are on the
coloured bishop endings have a
strong drawish tendency, and in
‘my adjournment analysis I found a
forced draw for my opponent. I
had hopes that he woulda’t find i,
though, since he didn't know my
sealed move and the saving line
‘was not entirely obvious.
Diana Darchia suggests 1 23,
to prepare f4-f5. Correct! We ci
ther exchange pawns or else force
5, when the white f-pawn will
be om the ‘right’ square and the
black e-pawn on the ‘wrong’ col-
‘our, that of its own bishop. The
chances of a successful blockade
are increased. Tam glad to say that
half the students in the contest
sized up the position correctly and
‘made the same choice.
1 ght bas
1.RdS 2 Sixes,
25 3s
3 maar
‘The rook exchange leads to a
forced draw; 3 2g? is not bad ei
(On the queenside 19, itis im-
portant to drive Black's pawns
‘onto the same colour squares as his
bishop. You see how easy it is to
play good moves, once you know
the principle.
as
6
7 est ba
Training Session: Making Diffcult Choices 203
8 131 (D)
Simplest. I analysed a sharper
continuation: 8 Sed gs 9.13
‘bh 10 £6 6 11 £7 ons 12 25+
sbxh2 13 294, and no matter what
I tried, T could find no win here
8 sees
1f8.. x15, then 9 Set+ and 10
xh7.
9 bes er
10 247
By now the game is obviously a
draw.
Tn the plan of defence we have
‘examined, an idea characteristic of
‘opposite-colour bishop positions is
consistently implemented, namely
the correct arrangement of the
pawns. Of course, a practical game
is not a study, and there may be
various possible ways of handling
the position. All the same, when
you are ata disadvantage, precision
‘and accuracy ae called for, and not
all methods of defence ae of equal
‘worth. For instance, 1 e3 looks
tempting, depriving Black's rook of
‘dt and aiming to meet |..b649!
2 she? Hds with 3 a2 or 3 Bes.
“However, Black has the unpleasant
reply 1.E3dl (and if 2 24, then
2..dAe1+ winning another pawn).
‘Sasha Chemosvitov and Inna
Gaponenko recommend 1 Wes.
‘Why? Is the idea to atack the h7-
pawn? T would surrender it with
pleasure if I could get at the b3-
‘pawn, My answer would be 1.2248
2HhS Bixté 3 Bxh?+ sd6, Ori 2
15, then 2.exfS 3 Ext Hod 4
7+ a8. After 5 Bxh7 Hxb3
White is hard pat to survive, but
‘otherwise he comes out two pawns
down (5 HPS xh; 5 d5 Hb).
{A good defensive idea was found
‘by Grandmaster Evgeny Bareey: 1
1He31? (threatening 203) 1..21d
2 -AD7I. For example, 2..Sxft 3
BLsa6 b4 4 243 with a draw. The
‘same idea can be carried outa lie
de differenly: 1 eS Bd4 2 8671
{In this connection itis worth re-
calling another principle for de-
‘fending opposite-bishop endings:
‘attack your opponent's pawns with
your bishop. —Dvoretsky]
akha Kadymova suggested 1
ed, This is just what my oppo-
‘nent played, and no good came of 204. Training Session: Making Difficult Choices
it; the black pieces immediately
sprang to lif.
1 des? Zag 2 de3 (2 26712)
2.ba 3 3 (D)
Bohs
Better than 3..h6~ the stronger
should not place pawns on the
same colour squares as its bishop.
‘The position is now difficult for
White, as his pieces are tied down
to the defence of his weak pawns,
‘This is a suitable moment 10 recall,
nother important principle.
Ifthere are other pieces on the
board apart from the opposite
coloured bishops, you must on
‘no account remain passives You
have to seek counterplay’and
{fight for the initiative at al costs,
‘4h3 2b6+ 5 2f3 Sad 6 a3
he? 715 05 8 245 169 e605
10 a2 ede! 11 he? a4 12 bxad
bbxa, and Black won,
Exereise 3. Who is beter here?
How should Black continue?
‘Unfortunately, ro students were
‘unable to come to any conclusion
tall. Vladimir Baklan suggested a
move which never came into my
head: 1..¢3, Hs idea looks highly
ddabious, for instance 2 fxe3 Ded 3
46 Hacl 4 Kel x66 5 Hal Zs
6 Bed 2167 es
1 het
I Black manages to exchange
the strong f4-bishop without asei-
‘ous mishap, his position will be
preferable.
However, if you only looked at
Hxc8 @ixe83 We7, yourmove wat
‘superficial, The real test of Black's
idea is 2 Wide! Wrd6 3 xc8. fF
then 3..WI8?! 4 o7+ Shs (not
Training Session: Mading Difficult Chotces 20S
4 eT 5 d6 Bxc7 6 de? xf47
as) 5 dxho Was 6 46, the ad-
‘vantage is with White. Black has to
play 3.nSbef4t 4 Zee8 (D).
ee
ail i ia
ey
Se
mm
me
Eves
Peter Svidler reached this posi
sion in his analysis, and judged itto
bbe in White's favour. Without the
bishops on the board, this would
certainly be the right verdict ~ the
to rooks combined with the dan-
‘gerous passed d-pawn are stronger
than the queen. A bad line is
4.94775 pxf! Wae8 646 Wa77
4 followed by 8.26, and White
Tt was Emelin who calculated
furthest — he gave 4.dixg3!, Af
ter 5 He6, Black has 5...8e5 or
SiuStxf2+, We need to look at $
‘g3 ag 6 Sg. What happens
6.03? is ant-positional; after 7
[REI Biack’s pawns are blocked. But
‘one recommendation, 6..1@xb3!?,
is very interesting. Where is the
rook to go? Black's chances here
Aare not at all worse.
admit [only examined 6..f4!?
7 Hixed £3 8d2 fxg2. Then 9 dis
answered by 9..1813 10 Exp?
a3 11 Bers dhe 12 es Wass,
with 2 draw. White might try 9
Zee2!?, so as to keep a rook on the
‘efile, bot even this is unclear.
‘We can now give an objective
assessment of the starting position.
Black has some problems to solve,
but after 1...,th6! he is justified in
‘expecting to save the game.
Let us now look at how the ac-
tual game went Hardly giving ita
thought, my opponent exchanged
ro00ks,
2 ect! Dact
37 Ras
‘ude? is not bad either
4 Hel ast
5 Wets0 (D)
‘The line 5 Wad7+ Had7 6 ZxcB
s sounder; White would certainly
‘not lose the resulting opposite-
coloured bishop ending.
re as
6 es
Here my opponent offered a
raw, but I refused, Black's pawns
are excellently placed, confining
the enemy bishop. The ‘Nima
witsch knight’, blockading the
passed d-pawn, is very strong. 206 Training Session: Making Diffcul: Choices
10 Wes Wes,
Black bas an undoubied plus.
Unfortunately T later blundered
twice, and let the win slip.
‘Yachmennik ~ Belov
‘Smolensk 1989
Exercise 4. My opponent's last.
move, 1 3-b5, has set me no
‘easy problem ~ that of rescuing the
pinned a-knight. Your task (like
‘mine during the game) is:
'2) to evaluate the position;
) to find various ways ofp
ing the black side, and supply the
‘essential variations;
tu) set the mos promising
As to the evaluation, opinions
varied, “White's beter" — "White's
‘worse "It's equal”. The students
nearly all observed that 1...x{3?
fails to 2 Exad!, They suggested
1.317, some of them without giv-
ing any analysis. Thee moves were
analysed:
8) Many of them gave the varia
sion 2 Head Hxad 3 Sxa4 due? 4
Wre2 Wa8. Black wins his pawn
back and gains the advantage.
') After2 24:
bb) Svidler analysed 2..c3!3
xc3. WraS, when after 4 Hxa3
‘WebS, the e4-pawn is under at-
tack,
'b2) Instead Baklan suggested a
line giving up two pieces for a
rook: 2..21b2 3 xad rad 4 Sxat
Sxel 5 Wxcl Wa5. This is an in-
‘enious idea, but we already
‘know that there is no need fori;
‘24 is more strongly answered by
2nd
Training Session: Making Difficult Choices 207
3) [Un addition, White has to
reckon with 2...Seed!? 3 Bxad
Brod 4 Brad e5. ~ Dolmatov]
©) Only Makariev examined 2
{2 g3!, bute stopped after 2.3!
(dhe idea suggested by Baklan with
the knight on (4, 2.2 3 Exat
Baad 4 Sxad Sixct 5 Wxcl WaS,
{i bad for Black here; White plays
6 3, with the terrible threat of
Wh6 and 4g5) 3 Hxe3 Wras [ihe
pretty counter-stroke 3.,.oxa2
‘would lead to equality in the case
of 4 Wra2? Qed 5 Wal a2; un-
fortunately itis refuted by the pro-
‘aie 4 Dxad! Exd? 5 Dud? ~
Dolmatov) Actually the variation
needs to be continued: 4 Bxa3
‘WabS (D) and now:
el) 5 xd3 is poor due 10
3.065.
2) $ Wad3 Wxd3 6 Zixd3 D5
and here:
21) 7 He3 Has Un fact after
7uMkd8! it is not at all easy for
White to exploit his material piu;
his opponents pieces are just 100
‘active. ~ Yusupov] 83 Has 9 a2
is a possibility
22) 7 Had a8 8 Bot Zas 9
244. Analysing this far, I saw that
Twas a pawn down witha difficult
position. [Black can regain the
pawn with 9..@xe4, After 10
Breed (10 D3 He5) 10. Sure 1]
b3 Bes 12 4 Reb 13 He8+ Se7
14 De5 Bob 15 Hees 8x06 we
reach a drawn ending. The conclu-
‘lon i that 1.d31? gives excellent
‘saving chances. ~ Yusupov]
‘¢3) [At Grandmaster Bareev
hhas shown, instead of taking the
<43-pawn White has the strong in-
termediate move 5 Eb3!. After
3.126, he continues not with 6
Wi?! bur with 6 Bxd3 De5 7
As, maintaining a substantial
plus for example: 7..f6 (capturing
‘on ef would lose a piece) 8 Bxf8-+
bys 9 Was 77 10 Wh8. ~
Dvoretsky}
‘Are there any other candidate
‘moves in the diagram position? Va-
‘dim Zviagintsev mentioned 1...De3
(Chough without giving any analy-
sis). After 2 Hxa3 Dxbs 3 23
Black has no compensation for the
‘exchange.
‘Weighing up the variations, 1
‘came to the conclusion that in the 208 Training Session: Making Dificult Choices
normal course of events Iwas most
likely to lose. I didn't want to reo-
concile myself to such a dreary fate,
and kept on looking. Finally T suc
ceeded in finding an amazing
chance.
In principle, Black's position
docs have some good points ~ for
instance the bishop-pair and a
‘compact pawn-chaio. The idea of
constructing a fortress suddenly
‘occurred to me.
(for my own part I would like to
suggest one other idea: 1..xed!?
2 Bead Brod 3 rad Wad 4 £3
(or 6 Sidi) 4.2258 5 xfs We.
Without a doubr, the resulting po-
sition is in White's favour; his
passed a-pawn may become ex-
‘tremely dangerous. But for the mo-
‘ment he has 10 worry about his
shattered kingside and deal with
Black's threat to advance the cen-
tre pawns. Frankly, this continua
tion seems to me more promising
‘than what occurred in the game. ~
Dolmatov]
es Beant?
2 Grad Was
3 Wad Wad
4 feet ded
5S @iedd Eas (D)
Black has just one pawn for the
sacrificed piece. Yet realizing
‘White's advantage isnot so simple.
16 B03 or 6 D3, Black would
continue with 6.228, aiming to
penetrate with his rook to White's
‘Training Session: Making Difficult Choices 209
1 had seen this position a long
way ahead and judged it to be
drawn. White's only object of at-
tack isthe £7-pawn, and I couldn't
see how both his pieces could at-
tack it at once ~ since the dark-
‘square approaches would be de-
{ended by my king and bishop. Of
course I was not totally confident
of a favourable result, but I think
that from the practical standpoint
the decision I took was justified. 1
hada clear idea of how White was
going to win inthe lines where he
bad anextra pawn, whereas I could
‘not imagine how be could succeed
here.
2. as
pen hs
14 bea he?
6B €6(D)
Tn.this position the game was
adjouimed. Analysis confirmed that
‘my assessment ofthe position was
right. On resumption, there was
later on an interesting episode:
@ se
er) a
mee na
&
oe
My opponent wied 1 £512. After
the end ofthe game he pointed out
that even 1..exf5!? 2 Dxt7 16
‘would leave him with no chance of
success. As usta, the drawing po-
tential of opposite-coloured bish-
ps is immense!
‘The game continuation also led
toa draw: LagpefS 2.265 Bxg5!3
laxgs chg6 4 fs eS4! 5 xe
‘bugs 6 £d3 £6+ 7 de6 £48 202
ha.
‘What main conclusion follows
from the example we have just ex-
amined?
‘When defending a dificult
position, it pays to consider the
‘most implausible resources, to
hhave faith in yourself and boldly
transform the character of the 210 Training Session: Making Difficult Choices
fight. Your opponent is most
likely to cope successfully in a
standard position that is techal-
‘cal in nature (with an extra
pawn, for instance). It is much
‘harder for him ina position with
‘an unconventional line-up of
forces ~ here the probability of
error greatly Increases.
Incidentally, having found this
difficult and unexpected defensive
idea, Tnot only saved half a point
but experienced a huge emotional
boost, thanks to which I began
‘winning game after game.
Thad had a winning position,
but with the onset ofthe endgame T
weakened and completely forgot
about the possibility of getting
‘mated,
Exercise 5. White threatens £2;
how does Black resist? At first 1
thought I was in a very bad wa
‘ut then.
Sergei Movsesian decided on
1.28. This is no good! Nearly
‘everyone gave the variation 2 Det
Bes 3 Hb3 with advantage to
White, and Svidler continued
3.2 4 Exb2 Sxb2 $8461. 1
‘don’t know if he saw the counter-
stroke 5...d2+, but it doesn’t
‘change the assessment ofthe posi-
tion. I thought that in place of 2
Bes, a more natural move was 2
bs (why should White block the
e-file). For example, 2..ix22 3
Dxd6 Ha6 4 Zb3 Da7 5 ed with
‘clear plus. However, aftr 2,234
23 MoT she8 (3..<098 4 Hel) 4
Drd6+ Axus 5 Bxd6+ a7 6
8 $16 (or 6.91447 Be7+ a8)
‘the outcome still remains unclear
Evidently the knight’s move to e4
is stronger afterall.
Emelin found nothing better
than 1.6 2 4 a7, bathe rightly
assessed the position as difficult
for Black.
‘An ingenious idea (in the spirit
of the preceding game) was de-
vised by Zviagintsev: 1.5 2 £4
HF717 3 Fxe5 BxeS. However, af
ter Bel I doubt if Black has real
compensation for the sacrificed
Piece. In any case, White doesn’t
‘Training Session: Making Difficult Choices 211
hhave to take the knight 3 bs! is
very strong,
‘There is one more possibilty to
consider.
1
2 Bags
But what now? Chernosvitov
rightly observed tha the exchang-
{ing combination 2..xf2+ 3x12
Ded 463 Deed 5 Bxe3 SAxc3
leads to a hopeless ending for
Black after 6 4
‘Most of the participants re-
stricted themselves to the modest
2..f63 Rha £7 3.6425!
Dabs 5 Hebe he7 6 Dxd6+ bys
7 Hxh8 ig scarcely any better).
How do we rate the ensuing posi-
tion? According to Svidler and
Makariey itis unclear, perhaps a
shade more comfortable for White.
Well, compared with me they are
great optimists. thought the posi-
tion was hopeless. White has an
‘extra pawn, and the h8-bishop has
no moves. Let us look at a specific
line: 4 264 Ded 5 Hb37 £5 6 Hb 7+
‘bg6 ~ here, without a doubt, ex-
‘cellent counter-chances arise. White
cannot play 7 Qxd6 xd 8 Rb6
Bh5. Bur why should he go into
the complications at all? I think 5
‘He3!, as suggested by Dvoretsky,
throws told water on Black's hopes.
‘Alter 5..dBKe3 (5...2d2+ 6 bed) 6
‘Dxe3 he probably wins back the
16-pawn, but how can he stop the
ast
‘outside passed a-pawn and at the
same time avoid losing his 46
pawn?
Let us look more closely at
White's main threat of 12-14, This
move may win the game, yet init
self itis anti-positional. The sec-
‘ond rank is suddenly weakened,
‘and the activity of White's bishop
is reduced. Can't Black somehow
make use of allthis, and organize a
‘counter-attack against the enemy
king?
2m 512
3 4D)
As Bareey pointed out, 3
51? was alzo strong, while the
attempt to exclude this possibility
by inverting the move-order = 1.f8
2 fh gS — doesn't work in view of 3
FieS! guhd 4 exd6, ~ Dvoretsky}
ba sa ae
ba a a |
ao wm 212 Training Session: Making Diffcult Choices
5 Dnt Date
5..Blxc3is hopeless in view of 6
Ran?s gS 7 Bers othe 8 a7
12.29%, with Endo to follow
6 S410)
If Black now takes the knight,
the advanced white h-pawn de-
cides the game: 6,xe3?7 Exh
‘hyo 8g7+En59N7. Thereis no
improvementin 6...2.g4?7 Exh7-+
op6 8 Bg7+ wehS 9 D1! Hel 10
on
6 ost
By now, the main strategic basis
pawn sacrifice with
‘comprehensible. It was
Jmportancto give the king some air
and a path wo freedom.
7 Ege
In answer 10 7 BSI? 1 was
planning 7...ing2+ 8 Whl Txa2 9
@xd6 Dxd5 10 es+ Shs, and if
11 @xi52, then 11sbga with
very unclear consequences, since
{he king jumps in at h3. Unfore
nately, after 11 &d8! (Dolmatov),
‘White wins ater all Maybe Blac
should ty 7.064 8 g3 Dhz (out
not 8..el+ 9 bg2 Rez 10 81
Bese 11 hgh) 9 Hes! (preparing
es, s0 as to destroy the well-
‘known drawing mechanism. 2&2
and 134) 9.40 followed by
To.dbg4. White would need 10
twead carefully, though with cor-
rect play his positon would still
probably be won,
mie sens)
8 Obs?
My opponent thought for about
‘Afteen minutes here, but stil failed
to find the right solution. He was
clearly very keen to hang on to all
his extra material, However, if he
‘wanted to go after the d6-pawn, it
‘was more logical to do it a move
Training Session: Making Dificult Choices 213
carter, without driving the black
king forward,
“The move I feared most was 8
Rg?. as couldn't sce what 19 do
about the powerful b-pawn, For
example: 8. ixg2+-9Eh Ze? 10
Eixh? Hac} 11 He7 gt 127 93
(12.819 13 Bxe3+)) 13 har!
Doretsky found a defence, how-
ever 8. Bsa! 9 23 (9 Bt Dest)
9, Hxe3 10 xh? Het+ 11 g2
He2s 1281 Ge3+ 13 Set Black
hhas the same answer to 13 el)
13..cogd! 14 Be7 3 (Qhreaten-
ing 15..2e1+ 16 @h2 Ded) 15
Bret dexe3 16 h7 Hel 17 g2
Be2r 18 th3 Hct
“The black king isn't much more
‘comfortable on the h-file than on
the back rank. The atempt to play
for mate with 8 867!? looks invit-
ing. If 8...ixc3 (reckoning on 9
gst Gh! with unclear conse-
‘quences), then the quiet move 9
3, found by Dotmatov, is dec-
sive ~ the king cannot escape from
the mating net. It follows that
Black must defend with 8. Zel+9
$12 0h? Des 109843 Macd+
1143 D+ 12042 D04)9..Oet+
10 e2 Hxc3, There is, of course,
ot much joy here for Black, bute
‘can still fight on.
‘Without doubt White's simplest
‘method, and the most unpleasant
‘one for his opponent, consisted in
reaching a position with two pieces
against a rook ~ either inthe previ=
fous line (with 10 Eixgs instead of
10 se2), or by & 21617 Hel+
(&..2igh 9 gs and then 9._sexh6
10 Bg? or 9.cbhd 10 Bxtse
bp37 11 Des) 9:12 Dpar 10
Hxgd shag 11 a4, White should
bbe able to realize his advantage,
though there are sill some techni
cal difficulties to overcome.
ce Des
9s n2 (D)
Black wants to construct the
‘drawing mechanism I mentioned
before: a2 and 43+, An idea
fof Dvoretsky's also deserves to be
studied: 9..e1+ 10 tog? He2+ 11
SPI De3+ 12 bel Hes, but as
sessing the consequences with in-
adequate thinking time would be
