Beating the Petroff

244 Pages·2005·15.59 MB·English

by  Vassilios Kotronias

Beating the Petroff
Vassilios Kotronias
Andreas
Tzerιniadianos
BATSFORD
First published 2004
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Α BATSFORD CHESS ΒΟΟΚ
ΤΟ ΤΗΕ MEMORY OF ΜΥ BELOVED SISTER ΚnuAKI
VASSILIOS
ΤΟ ΜΥ FAMIL Υ, WHO ΗΑ ΥΕ SUPPORTED ΜΕ THROUGHOUT
ANDREAS
Symbols
+ check
++ double check
# checkmate
~ slight advantage for White
slight advantage for Black
=+=
± clear advantage for White
+ clear advantage for Black
+- decisive advantage for White
-+ decisive advantage for Black
equal game
good move
!! excellent move
!1 move deserving attention
?! dubious move
1 weakmove
11 blunder
with compensation
φ
~ with counterplay
Δ with the idea of
Ο onlymove
t with initiative
with an attack
~
χ with an attack οη
ch Championship
tch Team Championship
cοπ. cοπeSΡοndeηce game
zt Zonal Toumament
izt Interzonal Toumament
ct Candidates Toumament
οΙ Olympiad
m match
Εθ time trouble
Contents
!)edication 3
Symbo\s 4
Bibliography 8
I"oreword and Short Introduction 9
I'αrt 1
Typical Ideas and Manoeuvres ίη the Petroff 11
Typica\ Endings that arise ίη the Petroff 35
l'αΥΙ 2
IIIustrative games 38
Ι 3 lLIxe5 'fIe7
Kuczynski - Appel, Bundesligα 1996 38
2 3 lLIxe5 lLIxe4?!
Vasiukov - Chekhov, Kishniev 1975 43
3 3 lLIxe5 d6 4 lLIf3 tlJxe4 5 d4 tlJd7
Honfi - Toth, Budαpest 1971 49
4 3lL1xe5 d6 4lL1f3 tlJxe4 5 d4 ~g4 6 .td3 f5?!
Tίmman - Van der Wiel, Tilburg 1984 54
5 3lL1xe5 d6 4lL1f3 tlJxe4 5 d4 ~g4 6.td3lL1g5?!
Velίmirovic - Murey, Moscow (izt) 1982 56
63 lί)xe5 d6 4lL1f3 tlJxe4 5 d4 ~g4 6 .td3 'ii'e7?!
Mestel-Lev, Beershebα 1988 59
7 3 lί)xe5 d6 4 lLIf3 tlJxe4 5 d4 ~g4 6 .id3 ~g4
7 ο-ο j"e7 8 :el ο-ο 9lL1bd2 tlJbd7!?
SchIechter - Mason, London 1899 62
8 3 lί)xe5 d6 4 lLIf3 tLΊxe4 5 d4 ~g4 6 .id3 ~g4
7 ο-ο ~e7 8 :el ο-ο 9lL1bd2 'ifd7 (9 ... lLIc6 10 c3 'i'd7)
Stein - Nezhmetdinov, Kislovodsk 1972 66
9 3 lLIxe5 d6 4lL1f3 ~xe4 5 d4 ~g4 6 .id3 j"g4 7 ο-ο ~e7
8 lIel ο-ο 9lL1bd2 lIe8
FeIgaer - Pierrot, South Americαn (zt) 2003 70
6 Beαting the Petroff
10 3 ll)xe5 d64 ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 .tg4 6 .td3 .tg4 7 ο-ο .te7
8 :el ο-ο 9ll)bd2 c5!? (9 ... d5) . _.
Ljubojeνic - Smysloν, USSR ν World. {dgrαlkj1984 72
11 3 ll)xe5 d6 4 ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 .tg4 6 ~d3 .te7 7 h3 ο-ο
8 ο-ο :e8 (8 ... c5?!) 9 c4 c5
Fedorowicz - Smysloν, Dortmund 1986 76
12 3 ll)xe5 d6 4 ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 .tg4 6 ~d3 ~e7 7 h3 ο-ο
8 ο-ο :e8 (8 ... ll)c6?!) 9 c4ll)c6
Fischer - Gheorghiu, Buenos Aires 1970 80
13 3 ll)xe5 d6 4 ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 .tg4 6 .td3 .te7 7 h3 ο-ο
8 ο-ο :e8 9 c4ll)bd7 (9 ... c6) 10 ll)c3 c6
Ι. Polgar - Toth, Hungαriαn ch. Budαpest 1971 84
14 3 ll)xe5 d6 4ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 .tg4 6 .td3 .te7 7 h3 ο-ο
8~0~ -
Karpoν - Timman, Euwe memoriαl, Amsterdαm 1991 87
15 3 ll)xe5 d6 4 ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .td3 ll)c6 7 ο-ο .tg4
8 c4! .txf3?!
Psakhis - Martinoνsky, Philαdelphiα open 1989 93
16 3 ll)xe5 d6 4 ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .td3 ll)c6 7 ο-ο ~g4
8 c4! .te7
Kotronias - Langrock, Wichern open. Hαmburg 2001 96
17 3 ll)xe5 d6 4 ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .td3 ll)c6 7 ο-ο .tg4
8 c4! ll)f6 9ll)c3! dxc4 (9 ... ll)b4?!)
Malakhoν - Tihonoν, Minsk 1997 103
18 3 ll)xe5 d6 4 ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .td3 ll)c6 7 ο-ο ~g4
8 c4! ll)f6 9ll)c3! (9 ... ll)xd4) .txf3 10 "'xf3ll)xd4 II Ίt'h3!
Ponomarioν - ΤυΓον, 3rd Rector Cup. Khαrkoν 2001 106
19 3 ll)xe5 d6 4ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .td3 i.e7 7 ο-ο ο-ο
8 c4ll)c6 (8 ... i.g4!? ; 8. .. c6!?; 8. .. ll)f6)
Timman - Yusupoν, World Cup. Belfort 1988 113
20 3 ll)xe5 d6 4 ttJf3 ll)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 i.d3 .te7 7 ο-ο i.f5
(7 ... ll)d6!?)
Anand - Karpoν, Siemens Giαnts (rαpid). Frαnkfurt 1999 119
213 ttJxe5 d64 ttJf3 ttJxe4 5 d4 d5 6 .td3 J..e7 7 ο-ο ll)c6
8 c4!? .te6 (8 ... .tf5)
Sadνakasoν - Alieν, 4th Asiαn ch. Dohα 2003 127
22 3 ll)xe5 d6 4 ttJf3 ll)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .td3 .te7
7 ο-ο ll)c6 8 c4!? ll)b4 9 .te2 dxc4
Zagrebelny - A.Rodrίguez, World tch. Luzern 1993 132
23 3 ttJxe5 d6 4 ll)f3 ll)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .td3 i.e7 7 ο-ο ll)c6
(lo ...
8 c4!? ll)b4 9 .te2 ο-ο 10 ll)c3 .tf5!? .tg4?!; 1O ... b6)
Kotronias - S. Marjanoνic, Greek tch. Hαlkidiki 2003 139
Beating the Petroff 7
24 3 lί)xe5 d6 4 lΩo tl)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .Ld3 i.e7 7 ο-ο tl)c6
R c4!? lΩb4 9 .Le2 .i.e6 10 lDc3 ο-ο 11 iιe3 f5
Ιjubοjevίc - Beliavsky, Investbanka, Belgrade 1995 159
25 3 lί)xe5 d6 4 lΩO tl)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .Ld3 i.e7 7 ο-ο lί}c6
R c4!? lΩb4 9 .i.e2 .i.e6 10 lDc3 ο-ο 11 iιe3.i.f6 (l1. .. lί}xc3)
Wang Ζίlί - Ye Rongguang, Copenhαgen 1995 166
26 3 ~xe5 d6 4 lΩo ~xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .i.d3 i.e7 7 ο-ο ~c6
Χ c4!? lΩb4 9 .i.e2 .i.e6 10 lΩc3 ο-ο 11 .i.e3.tf5 12 :cllΩxc3?!
Short - Timman, KRO (m), Hίlversum 1989 170
27 3 ~xe5 d6 4lΩf3lί}xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .Ld3 .te7 7 ο-ο lί}c6
R c4!? lΩb4 9 .i.e2 .i.e6 10 ~c3 ο-ο 11 .i.e3 .i.f5 12 Ac 1 dxc4
'I'opalov - Akopian, Linαres 1995 173
28 3 lΩxe5 d6 4 lΩo lί}xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .i.d3 .te7 7 ο-ο lί}c6
Χ c4!? lΩf6 9 lΩc3 .i.g4
(:handler - Hort, Bundesligα, Germany 1998 185
29 3 ~xe5 d6 4 ~o lLIxe4 5 d4 d5 6 .i.d3 .i.e7 7 ο-ο lLIc6
Χ c4!? lΩf6 9 ~c3 .i.e6
Ιekο - Motylev, Russia v World (rαpid), Moscow 2002 189
.\0 3 ~xe5 d6 4lΩO c!t)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .i.d3 .i.e7 7 ο-ο c!t)c6
Κ c4!? c!t)f6 9 c!t)c3 ο-ο 10 h3!
Ιekο - Adams, Dortmund (ct) 2002 194
.\ Ι 3 c!t)xe5 d6 4 lLIf3 lΩxe4 5 d4 d5 6 .i.d3 .i.d6 7 ο-ο ο-ο
Κ c4 .i.g4?! (8 ... ~f6?!)
t:mma - Rossetto, Buenos Aires 1965 202
.12 3 lί:Jxe5 d6 4 lLIf3 c!t)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .i.d3 .i.d6 7 ο-ο ο-ο
Χ c4 .i.e6
Kamsky - Υυιυρον, Tίlburg 1992 205
.\3 3 lί:Jxe5 d6 4 lί:Jo lΩxe4 5 d4 d5 6 .i.d3 .i.d6 7 ο-ο ο-ο
Κ c4 c6 9 cxd5 cxd5 10 c!t)c3lί:Jxc3 (10 ... 1te8) 11 bxc3 .i.g4
( 11 ... tDd7!?; 11. .. c!t)c6) 12 :b1 b6
Kotronias - Rozentalis, Europeαn tch, Debrecen 1992 211
.\4 3 lί}xe5 d6 4lί:Jo lί)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 .i.d3 iιd6 7 ο-ο ο-ο
Κ c4 c6 9 cxd5 cxd5 10 lΩc3lί}xc3 11 bxc3 .i.g4 12 1tbllΩd7
13 h3! .i.h5 14 :b5lΩb6 (14 ... c!t)f6) 15 c4!? ll1xc4
Mahia - Pla, Mar del ΡΙαΙα 1988 217
.\5 3 lί}xe5 d6 4lί}O lί)xe4 5 d4 d5 6 i.d3 iιd6 7 ο-ο ο-ο
Η c4 c6 9 cxd5 cxd5 10 c!t)c3 lί}xc3 11 bxc3 .i.g4 12 1tb 1 c!t)d7
13 h3! .i.h5 14 :b5lΩb6 15 c4!? .i.xf3 16 'ifxf3 dxc4 17 .i.c2! a6?!
IIeliavsky - Petursson, World Cup, Reykjαvik 1988 221
8 Beating the Petroff
36 3 lDxe5 d6 4lDf3 lDxe4 5 d4 d5 6 j\,d3 ~d6 7 ο-ο ο-ο
8 c4 c6 9 cxd5 cxd5 10 lDc3lDxc3 11 bxc3 ~g4 12 :bllDd7
13 h3! ~h5 14 :b5 ιt'ιb6 15 c4!? ~xf3 16 'Wxf.3 dxc4
17 ~c2! 'iVc7!? (17 ... :b8)
Dolmatov - Skatchkov, Russia 2000 223
37 3 lDxe5 d6 4 ιt'ιo ιt'ιxe4 5 d4 d5 6 ~d3 ~d6 7 ο-ο ο-ο
8 c4 c6 9 cxd5 cxd5 10 lDc3 ιt'ιxc3 11 bxc3 ~g4 12 :bl ιt'ιd7
13 h3! ~h5 14 :b5 ιt'ιb6 15 c4!? ~xf3 16 'iVxf.3 dxc4
17 ~c2! 'iVd7 18 a4 :b8 (l8 ... ~c7?!)
Μ. PavloVΊc - Raetsky, Biel1999 228
38 3 lDxe5 d6 4 ιt'ιo ιt'ιxe4 5 d4 d5 6 j\,d3 ~d6 7 ο-ο ο-ο
8 c4 c6 9 cxd5 cxd5 10 lDc3lDxc3 11 bxc3 ~g4 12 :bl ιt'ιd7
13 h3! ~h5 14 :b5 ιt'ιb6 15 c4!? ~xf.3 16 'iVxf.3 dxc4
17 ~c2! 'iVd7 18 a4 g6 (Ι8 .. 1ιfe8!?)
Topalov - Shirov, Amber blindfold, Monaco 2000 231
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Bibliography
1) Chess Informants (1-88)
2) Yusupov's Encyclopedia οη the Petroff(Chess Informant)
3) New Ιπ Chess Yearbooks
4) New ίπ Chess Magazine
5) Chessbase
6) Petroff's Defence by Fοήηtοs and Haag
7) The Petroffby L. Janjgava
8) The Greek chess magazine Skaki