Bluff your way in chess

66 Pages·1993·3.575 MB·English

by  Malpass, B.W

BLUFFY OUR WAY
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B.W .MAL PASS
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CONTENTS
The Game 7
.S idings 7
The Draw 9
Phases 10
Notation 13
The Gambit 14
CorrespondeChnesces 15
MatchPl ay 16
The WorlCdham pionship 19
1burnam enPlta y 20
Handicapping 20
Problems 22
Puzzles 22
TimeL imits 22
The Players 24
Prodigies 25
DayJ obs 35
Ratings 26
Chea Hiatory 28
Who isGo od atCh ess 29
Schooling 31
The Future 32
Who'sWh o in Chea 34
Alekhine,Al exander 34
Campomanes,Fl orencio 37
Capaancab lyG rauperaJ,� Raoul 38
Euwe,Max 42
Fischer, Robert J. 42
Karpov, Anatoly 46
KasparovG,ary 46
KeeneRa,ym ond 47
KorchnoViikto,r 48
Lasker, Emmanuel 49
MarlowePhi,li p 50
Miles;1bny 50
Morphy, Paul 51
PolgarJ,u dith 52
Reshevsky,S amuelH . 52
ShortN,i gel 53
Staunton, Howard 54
Sultan Khan 55
Tal,Mikhai l 56
Glossary 57
INTRODUCTION
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tantamountt oc heatinagn,d a nyoncea ughdto inigt
shouldb ea sketod resign. (Tihsine rfea cnto c luobr
otheorr ganizafrtoimo nw hicht or esignb utt hisi s
thes orto fs ymbolgiecs turdee ar tot heh eart oft he
true-blpurea ctitioner.)
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gettianlglf ouleudp in them erem echanicosf t he
game.C oncentroantc eh essri'csh ,c olourvfuolc abu­
laryan d itism poverishceodl,o urfulp layerTsak.e f,o r
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rating( q.vA.l)ly. o un eedt okn ow ist hatth erwea sa
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and insiosntl earning them ovess,o be itb,u ty ou
won'lte arn from thibso ok.
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bya fondp arentb,u tt hamta yn otb et erriblpyr acti­
cablfeo rm any readerIstc. a nh aved rawbactkoso ,
particuliarftl hye inf ant startst hrashintgh ep arent
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deepd epressfioolnl owbeyd e xcessidrivnkien g and
thee ventubarle ak-ouftp h ew holfeam ily.
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i)r eada bookI.f y ouh avej oinetdh en on-reagd in
classgeesta, v ideo.
5
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instructiomno desan d canb e seta ta numbero f
different levelosf playing strenYgtohu. should
always ehoosoen ej usbte ttethanr youro wn. Thisi s
nots og oodf ort hee gob uty oud ol earn.C hescso m­
puterhsa vem anya dvantages ovear humante acher.
Theyl ety out ake backdi sastrous movesT.h eya re
very patiepnartti,c ularluys efulif youa rea bits low
on theu ptake. They nevera ngdei tn sibosontr ed
goingo utf oar pizzaan,d a bovalel t henye vegrl oaat ,
failinrge grettabcloym monto humans.
iiij)o ian chescsl ubY.o um ayn otk nowo fo neo ff
hand,b uts eeka ndy es haldle finiteflniyd ,f ort here
isa lwayas c hescsl ubE.v eni fy our countrys hould
havet hem isfortunteo b e rivebny civilw ar, the
streeatwsa shw itha rmed inursrectionisctusr,f ews
rigidlye nofrcetdh,e c hescsl uwilb l stiblelf oundi n
regular session.
Youm ayb eu pc ountryl,o sitn s ometr opicrala in­
foresbtu,tl istteont hej ungldrumes witanh educated
earan d youw ilfli ndt hatt heyar e sayingt hatth e
chescsl ubh asbe en switchteodT hursdayni ghti n
thec hie:rsh utb,r inygo uro wn beer.
The averagceh escsl uibs m ore lanik ee ncounter
groufpo rt hosseh aring an affiictioCnh.e ssp layers
are addictansd needt heirr egularf ix.
When youd o findy ourn earest clubyo uw ilble
warmly welcomeidfo, n lyb ecauswei thy ourar rival
someonteh erwei lnlo l ongebre t hew orsptl ayeirn
thep lac-e at leasfto ra while.Thi s particular
syndromdeo esw onderfso rre cruitment.
THE GAME
Chesiss w hati st echnicallcya llead w arg ames,o a ny
militatrye rminoloygyo uc an workin toy ourc onver­
saticano n be expectetdo go down wellAft.e r all,t he
boardi tseilsfal l rank and filnee,a tlaryr anged to
run east-waensdtn orth-soruetshp ectively.
Look profouansdy our eminpde oplteh acth eswsa s
thec ompulsory mind-gafmoert heo fficerosft he
mightRye dArm y, buth avea na nswerre adiyn c ase
oft hea cirde joindtehra tit d idns'ete mt od ot hem
muchg oodO.r commenotn t hen umber ofm ilitary
dictatsourcsha, s F ideCla strwoh,o h aved elighitne d
being filmed playini nfulgl b cahtteldrsees s s.
Youc ana lsinos erta nyo fy our favomuirliittaery
maxims,m odifiewdh ernee cessasryu,c ha s',S trategy
iss impleb utn ote asyI.fy' o uh aved ifficulwittyh t hat
onec,o nsidteakirn g up a differenfti elodfb luffing.
Orr estriycotu rsteola fp plyingt oc hestsh er emarko f
StonewalJla cksownh,o d efintehde s ecroefts uccess
inw arfaraes b ein'gif rstewsittt hh em ostest'.
Sidings
Chesis sa game fort wop eoploenl y,m ano a mano,
thec onceopftd oublbeesi nunkngo wn ins eriopulsa y.
Theries a strangvea rianctal le'dc onsultation' chess
inw hicthh ermea yb etw o orm orep eoplae s id.Te his
hada valuien y eargso neb y becausieta llowed
wealthpya tronosr p ushryo yalttyo f orm a partner­
shipw itah reamla ste(rq .vt.op) l aay s imiluarn easy
alliancOef.c oursietw ast hee xperwth oc alletdh e
shotbsu thi s partnersg ots ome vicariogulso .ry
7
Nowadaiyitss d onoen laysa gi mmick.
In majorm atchtehspe a rticipahnatvssee cobnudts
thisis quidiftfee renTth.e sweo rthiuessu,a flilyr st
rank playetrhse mselhveelstp,h eiprr inciptaol s
prepabryanae l yzing theo pponegnatm'esss e,e king
any weaknesst hamti ghbet e xplobiytt ehde miarn .
Theycan alsoh eldpu ringa durnmjo entsb uti ti s
strictfloyr bifdodtreh ne tmo p rovaniyd eas sistance
orc olludsuiroinpn lga nyo,te vetnh es endingin of
humanitariaiand in thes hapeo fa largigne and
toniifc t hingsar el ookinbgl ack.
Thet wos idareescal ledB lacakn dWhi te despite
thpei ecfreesq uenbteliyne gv eryo thceorl ouurn der
thseu nR.e dan d greenu setdobe populaarn de ven
today woulbed a v erys ouncdh oiifc oen eo'psp onent
happentedo b ec oloburl ind.
Them oscto mpelelxipnlga naastto i wohnyb yc on­
venttihotenw os idaersae l waryesf errteoasd B lack
and White ist haitti sm ucmho rceo nventiose anyt,
'White't hatnh ceu mbers'otmhseei, dw ehi chb yl ong�
standciunsgt aonmdp ractmiakceest hfeir smto ve'.
Ther igthotm ovef irissti mportabnetc auiste
confears sm abluldt e finaidtvean taalget,h ouwigthh
besptl aByl acwillk alwabey sa blteon ullifyi t( a
proccealselsd' equalizaantdfi oornac'd e)r aw.
Iti sa soberingt hougohntew, h icpha radoxically
can drives tromnegn to drink, thanto m attehro w
brilliantloyn es idpel ayhse,can onlywin if his
opponemnatk eans errorT.h es amaep pltioeo st her
gameosfc, o urbsuect,h edsifsef rins thaittc anta ke
severyaela resxh'a ustipvoes t-ganamael ystios
estabwlhiastthh mei stawkaes .
And thelink,e a sn otfurt,h erdi ssectwililos nh ow
thawth awta st houghttoh avbee ean s lipw-ausp
nothinthge osfano drt thteru ecu lprilta eyl sewhere.
Therear e a varietyo fr itualbsy which players
decidweh os houlbde Whi te butt hec ommonesitsf or
oneo ft hemt op icukp t wop awns ofo pposite colours
andc onceatlhe mi nt woc lenchfesidt sb ehind his
backH.e thenp resentthse mt ohi s opponenwth,o·
chooseosn e.I fh e pickas blacokn e,t hew ise man
wilals kt os eet hec ontenotfst heo ther tfoim satk e
surei ti sn'btl actko oI.t h asb eens aid,p robably
apocryphall,y thatt her easoWhint e getst hef irst
movei st hati nd ayso fo ldb lacwka sf eltto b et he
luckiecro lousroWhi te wasg ivefni rgsoti nc ompen­
sation.
Theo utwarda ndvi sibloeb jecotft heg amei st o
capturteh eo pponenkti'nsg o,r t ob ea bsolutperley­
cisteo r endetrh ec apture unavoThiisd abplreo.c ess
isc alle'dc heckmat(ea'c orruption oft heP ersian
'Shah mat-' 'Thekin g isd ead'o)ro, ft ens impl'ym ate'.
You,a sy ous etu pth e piecfeso ran othegra mec,o uld
cheerfulclaryo l' Zend e bads hah'( 'Longl ive the
king'B)u.tt heriesa hiddeang endAan.y c hespsl ayer
worth his saltw ants toc rushhi s opponendte,s troy
hisw ildle,m olishihs egoa,n dg eneraldloyu ntohi m
thawthi chif translaitnetdpo h ysical tweorulmdsg et
him clappiendt goa owilt houtth eo ption.
The Draw
A game can bed eclaread dr aw (whichs corehsal fa
pointto e achs ideb)y r epetitoifmo onv esl eadintgo
thes amep ositiooccurnrin g three times,o rb yf ifty
moves being made withoutan y piecebse ing
exchangoerdp awns movedo,r b ya greemenbte tween
thep layers.