Alekhine’s Block : the tactician’s handbook

97 Pages·1997·3.3 MB·English

by  Charushin

AlexandAelre khine
(1892-1946)
AlekhinBel'o ck
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TheT acticHiaann'dsb ook
Vol.
1
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ISBN1:- 886846-06-5
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"AlekhBilnoec'pksu, b"l idb syhthe ea uthion1r 9 96.
Alekhine's
Block
AuthoVri:c tCohra rushin
TranslAantaotroL:le yi n
EditSoirPd:i ckard
FiPrrsitn otEfin ngEgld iistFhie obnr:u ary,
1997
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Contents
7
Foreword
9
Introduction
12
Symbols
(£3)
AlekhiBnleo'actskf 6
13
�f6( f3)
19
�f6(3 f)
26
ltJf6( f3)
33
'ifi'6( f3)
AlekhiBnleo'actskg 6( g3)
36
'i¥g6( g3)
46
ng6( g3)
49
�g6( g3)
55
ltJg6( g3)
AlekhiBnleo'actskc 6( c3)
62
�c6(c 3)
63
�c6( c3)
63
lDc6( c3)
AlekhiBnleo'actskb 6( b3)
68
'ii'b(6b 3)
68
�b6( b3)
70
ltJb6( b3)
AlekhiBnleo'actske 6( e3)
72
l:te6( 3e)
74
�e6( e3)
76
ltJe6( e3)
Contents
AlekhinBel'osac tkd 6( d3)
'Lld6 (d3) 80
AlekhiBnleo'ocsnkt he
a3)
OutennSoqsuta r(ehs6h ,3a ,6 ,
'Llh6( h3,a6 a,3 ) 82
Ah6 3(a,h6 a,3 ) 83
l:th6( h,3a 6a,3 ) 85
AlekhiBnleo'icsnkO peniTnhge ory 86
Postscript 88
IndoefxP layers 91
IndoefxO penings 95
Foreword
Fromt heP ublisher
VicCthora ruwsahbsio nri nnt hReu ssRieapnu bolfiUcd muirnt1 i9j3a2 .
Hei bsy p rofeasc siiveoinnlge ienlre,tc uriantgt hAec adeomfAy r cehci­t
turaen Bdu ilgid niN nizhNnoyv gowrhoedrh eel ivesh i-fsbi urts t love
ics hess. wVeilkclnt oorwi nnt i hswe o rolfcd o rrespocnhdeesnsc,e and
hapsl acaemdo ntghp er ize-wiinsn enveeErrusar lo pCehaamnp ionships.
In1 98V6i cetaornre tdhI eC CIFn ternatMiaosentrta ilta ltfeew,rh ihcihs
atetntitounrn etdow rtiinCgh.a ruistshh iaenu thoof1r 0b ooks, including
bioagprhiofeA sl ekeh ianBongdo ljubow.
Thep resveonltu rmeev,i seedxa pnadnbedyd t haeu thfootrrh tirsa nsla­
tioinasn, e wa nqdu iotrei glionoaaktall title-undaetcrtksaitmnoogot di f.
Thibsl ockgat daicintosif ct seenea nsa ni nspbirrieldcly bi,u ahtne rfeo r
thfie rstti mwee l eatrnh aAtl ekhiBnleo'ciskss impalnay tctkaing
technianqadus ek,it lhla tb eca acnq uiIrhtea dbs.e eonu gro atlog uide
three adteorw agrrdee artt actaibcialilina t m ya nnbeort cho rraencdt
enjoyWaeb bleel.i tehvaaetf treera gdt ihnbioso fke pwl ayweiralsgl a in
misasno pporttuoen miptlyAo lye khiBnleoi'cntks h eoiwrng maes!
SiPdi ckard
DallaFse,b ru1a9r9y7
Fromt heA uthor
Thet heooryft hmei ddleigsya emitent heera lsyt aogfed sev elopment.
Asa r ulmei,d dletghaemoceryo nsiinsf tosr amtuglis ntergacitp laonfs
atctkaa ndd efeTnhseep .r esseutnd,tyh owe,vi esdr evottoea "d s gilne­
imgaet"y poefc ombtiinoanna,m etlhybe l ockasdaicnrgoi ffiap c iee ­ce
froamK nigthoat Q uee-nont hsei x(tohtr h irradn)Ik nt. h cer aeitve
hetrgaieo fw orclhda mpAi.oAnA. l ekhfionwreh ,o mt hsipse ctiaiacclt
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Alekhins Bel'oc k
ins amewde,fi nnde ar3l0ye xampolnte hsae b otvhee mIenm. o scta ses
hew ast hfei rtsoet x ectuhtibesr i lcloimabntitin oaann,dt hereifto re
righbtelatyrh sne a moef" AlekhBilnoec'ks. "
Thibso ocko nta1i6ng4sa mes paltda iyffeedrt einmaten sda tv raious
levefrlosms, i mtualneeoxuhsi bitwioornclshd a ptmioo nsmhacithpe s.
Alonwgih t3 2g amfrea gmeanntdss t updoyts iiotnhsci,os l ledcetmi­on
onstrtahtaAetls e khinei'fissr mBellsyobt claki sihnoe udmr o decrnh ess
undsetrdainnTgh.i msa nuiasdl e signfeodr etnhjeo ymofea nlctlh ess
playaenrwdsi ,bl eln efit enatchrutoshseiesna tssitprsee c torfou umr chess
commutnyi.
VictCohra rushin
NizhNnoyv gor1o9d9,6
Fromt hEed it(orf iRrusstsv iearns ion)
50y erasa go( Mar2c4h1, 9 4t6h)e praes saewdaA yl exanAdleearxn ­
drovAilcehk htihnfieer ,Rs uts swioarncl hda mpoifco hne asnstd,h per ide
ofh insa tiHoend .i efda arw afryo mh iFsta herlianpn odv earntdy
loneliness.
Howa nwdh yt hhiasp peintseh de soufbr juemcoatrn sgd u ewsosrwki,t h
manvye rsaipopnesga i rnci hnelsist uerreTa.ht ese quaewsattiihtoe inrs
answfreormo bjechtioisrvtie,a naswnehd o pteh astu cahn swweirblsel
founHde.rw eep roptohsateht re e acdeelre bwriatuthste h ceh elsesg acy
ofA lekhsienfteo h ri tnt hwiosr Ikn.t hepsaeg feostr h fier stti mteh e
combinmaatsitvoeefor uycr h ampiicsoo nn sifrdoemrac e odm plneetwe ly
viewpoTihnivsta .n tpaogiern etv eaar leasmr kacbllaoesf bs l ockga din
sacrniofdtio cceu meenltseedw Wheeh roep.te h astt yuidntgh ceh ess
creiavtirteyc orhdeerwdei plrlo vyiodtuer ue pleasure.
AnatSomlyyk ov
NizhNnoyv gor1o9d9,6
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Introduction
Thes ixth isr iannkt imidating.
A piepclacee don ibt rinfgsea ra nd pantioct heen emya'nsn y.
S.T artark owe
Theo bjeocfat chessi st ogc ahmeec kemt ahotep poneKnitn'gs. There
artew moe antsot hgiosa eli,t dhierre tchtrloyau tgcthkoa ri nditrlbeyyc
thaec quisoifmt aitoenr ial sOufcp oeurritsoherfie,ir tswyta. yi sm ore
natuarnamdlo rbeea utibfuuttlh o,ep ponweintltrlt y op laicnes urmount,
abloeb staicnol ueprsa h t.
Overcosmuicnchga redfeufle inassn ee xrtemecloym plitcaastaken,dd
towatrhdei nsd v aritoaucst miecaaslu arreeesm ploHyeerdwe.e s hall
analoynzoeef t hetmh,Re o obkl ockoantd hefe 6s quare.
ConsiBdlearcc kal'sestpd o tsiioTnh.er oowfp awnisn fr onats ptiobr uei ld
ani mpregbnaaisbotldnee fentdhiKeni gnT gh.efi rdsutt oyft haett acker
ist or utpurteh apta wbna rrierT.h es impwlaeyts otd os oi bsy a p awn
sotrmb,u atd vcainntghW eh ietp awwniscl ols t tmiumcaenh id frs a ught
witthhd ea ngoefwr ea kenhiinosgw nK inpgo'tssii ownh,ef na ilure leads
toa ni mmedcioauteneart ttacakn d inedveiaft.tea ble
A morreel imaebtlheoo fsd o ftetnhieenn ge mpya wbna rrieirbs y p iece
pressFuoerrxe a.m pplleat,ch eWe h ietQ ueenh 4oa nna dB ishoondp 3 .
Thet harotef m atoenh f7o rBcleastc omk o voen oefhi sp awnsT.h em ove
.h.7,. h i6ts h lee assutc celsaesdfiuonlng,lt yof urtwheaekre noifBn lga ck's
posiiotnW.hi teQ'use egno etsoe 4a ndB lamcuks atl spol a.gy.7, . g o6r
..f7., f5, wahifcthhe iprsa wfno rtlroesssests r enIgntsht.te hamedo ,v e
.g.7,. g w6ea ketnhsde ar ks quaarnemdsa ,k seesn osnelw yit has ubsequent
tranosfBf learc Bki'ssht oogp 7- timceo nmsiunogro ftseinm pilmyp os,
sible.
Them osatc tdievfee angsaei tnhhse7t m atien vo.l,.vf7 e,sTf h5i.ms o ve
begitnoi sl lustthrreoa oltfeBe l acRko'ooskn t8 .Be fortehp ea wmno ve,
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AlekhiBnleoc'ks
thRioso ikps a ssainvoden lcyr amtphsKe i nAgf.t .e.f7r - fh5o,w e,vt ehre
.
Roogka iinnss r tengatnhds uppotrhtfes- panwunr,t uhroipnoegf a
counterattack.
Thereifitoasr p ee,r fencattluiyrd aefloaW r h itteob loacdkteh f7e p wan
byp lacaiR nogo fko,er xa mplienfr, o notfi otn t hfe6s quaTrheu.ts h e
Bladcekf enosridvieespr e rmanefrnotzleywn h,i Wlhei tReo'ospk e ne­
traitnetsto h een emcya mpTr.u et,h sei tuaitsci oomnpc laeitdb yt he
defenadbeirtl'oics tp ayut rteh bel ockgap diieancned, ctohrer ecotfn ess
thsiasc rmiufiscbteec alceudal cacttuerlaByu.pt l caintghW eh itReo ok
onf 6s etsm oitnit ohinbs l ockaodpieainrtognw ,h icwhew ill troae sf er
AlekhiBnleoo'crkss imptlhByel ock.
Att hbee ginonfti hnciges n ttuhraeyt ttriaivcdee as untdheBerl loycikn g
werber illrieaanltiizlnAey .d A A.l ekhAi pnreo.f ouunndrdes tdainnogf
thgea mlee hdi mt oc oncltuhdateth e Blobceek x ectcaeunndo otn ly by
aR oookn t hfe6s quabruet, a noysn q uaorfte hs ei hx( tor trhainbrkyd )
anyp ieNcoen.oe ft hGer andmasteirnts h egriaermv seeusac vlhar ieitny
impleimnetgnh tcios mplteaxc tmiacnaelu avsed ro etsh fesi rtR ussian
worclhda mp.Ai lotnhouegrahle yx apmloefst h e Bmlaoybc esk e ehne re,
Alekhwiantseh fi er tsots ystiecmaaeltmlpyl tohydi esv iicnhe iK si ngside
atctkasTh.e rceab ne n o doubatb ltohcaktap diiesncagec roinfit chee
sixt(ho trh irradn)sk h oublecd la l"eAdl ekhBilnoec'ks. "
Asa p asssiavcer tihfiBecl eo schko uildde ableal " yq u"im eotvwei,t hout
ac heocrkc aptEuxrcee.p tairpoeon sss fioberlxa em,p lient, h aaKt n ight
onf 6o ftgeinv aeust oimcca htecakn,dt h Qeu eeBnl'osic ssk o metimes
accompabnyai c eaudpr teIs.th oublesd t retshsatethdm e o sstp ectacular
QueeBnl'os-c tkh oaftt h Qeu eeonng 6( ogr3 -)w afisr dsetm onstrated
in1 912b yF rkaM narshianGl alm e5 1A. lekhisniemi'elsffa oirrnG t a me
52t,h ouegrahl ,iw earpsl ayienad s imultaenxehtoiiubosian n,d tshoi s
"subosfte htBe"l oschko urlidgf hutlbleayrM arshnaalmle'.s
Iitns o tewotrhtathhtyte h eoraentwdii cdaell y-Ekxncohwasnnca grei fice
onc 3i nt hSei ciDleifaenrn esper easm eondtesdrn e velopomfAe lnetk ­
hinBel'ocskB .ym eaonfst hsicasr iBfialcceok b tasiunffisc iceonuetnrp tlay
wihtm inimmaatle lroisTashl.e B locrke'lsa ttoci hoenos pse nihnaygses t
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