Boost Your Chess 3 Mastery

306 Pages·2011·9.073 MB·English

by  Artur Yusupov

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CONTENTS
Keyt os ymboulsse d 4
Preface 5
Introduction 6
1 Attacktihnekg i nign t hec entre 8
2 Realizainan dgv antage 20
3 Counterplay 34
4 Knighetn dings 44
5 The EngliOsphe ning 56
6 Hanginpga wnosn c 3-d4 70
7 Counter-attack 82
8 Rooka gainpsatw n 92
9 Thet echnioqfuc ea lculavtairniga tions 100
10 The ROeptein ing 110
11 Thep asspeadw ni nt hem iddlegame 122
12 Prophylatchtiinck ing 134
13 Bishoapg ainksnti ght 146
14 Defence 158
15 Candidmaotve es 170
16 Combinativoinsailo n 180
17 TheK ingI'nsd iDaenf ence 190
18 Queensipdaew nm ajority 204
19 Centrpaalw nm ajority 216
20 Pawns torms 228
21 Thei nitiative 240
22 TheG riinfDeelfde nce 254
23 The eliminamteitohno d 266
24 Knighatg ainbsits hop 276
Finatle st 287
Indeoxfc omposers 297
Indeoxfg ames 298
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-+ Blahcaks d eac isive advantage
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Preafce
Iwta asp leatsohu arveAe r tYuusru pwoovkr inagsm ys ecobnodtp,he rsoannapdlr leoyssf iaolnly.
Iitts h ereafnho orneo fuormr e t ow ritthepe r aecfteot hsiesr oifbe oso ks.
Thibso owka csr eabtyee xdp anadniidnm gp rotvhioenr gi goinnlalilen ses foormnt sh Ceh ess
TigeUrnsi vteyrAB. s ainh onormaermyb ert hCoehf e Tsisg eirhtsa ,gs i vmeeng repalte asure
tos eteh liosg ifcolallo wt-aukcpeo ncrforemta en mde etth tew icnh allengebso toahf being
vaulabtleex tbaonaodb k e dsbiodoek .
Iwta si n1 994t haIt met YAusrutpuiornvt hsee mi-offit nhCaeal nsd idcaytcielnsWe 'i k j
aaZne eIm. a nagteocd o moeu ath ebayd4 .-52.5b,uI tr ecogtnhiAazrtet dhu arr bogurreeadt
potenbtoitahl ,ci hne kshnsio sw laendedgx et ensiveex pmearticehn ce.
Artusry'sst eamnadpt rieocsf snaialop protaoac nha ilnyggsa mes twhdaees c ifscaitvoiern
havihnigm mayss e coinntd h Weo rlCdh ampioFnisnhiainlNp se wY ork1 995a nLda usanne
1998H.is m astoeftr hyme e thoofdt shR eus sicahnes scsh woaosl vheerlypi funtl hp er eparation
fort hmea tchaesws e,la lsd uritnhmgea tcthheesm vse.eIs lwta hsi isd etah aIt shpoluatlyhd e
Trompvoskiynt hlea gsatm ienL ausaInw naes. d3o-w2,nb uwta asb lteol evtehmlea tcaht
3-3 tahnufdosr caep lay-off.
Ia ms tvielrglyr autlfeo rfe vehriynttgh at dAirfdtor mu er.
Artur'esx pvearsaitsea nt crea icnoenrv ihnicmte hda tth eirsec oan sidneereafdbor bl eet ter
tuitfiorao mna t.eM uartschtihnlege vteotl h nee edtsh seot fu diepsne tr hnaopttso doi fficult,
butth mea sterissst trorkuec ttuhireino nfrgm atiinso unc hw aayt hamta keisti m metdeilay
useffuorla mat.e uarImns aturally entthhuresi icahs tvoiafmcr a itaeebtiroynitu ahtsli e sr ies,
whiccahhn e lbpe ginbneecrostm oeap m ateurs.
Iw isAhr tYuusru paolvtl hb ee wsitt thhp eu blicoaftt hisioesnr o ifbe oso kMsa.k itnhgwi osr k
availianEb nlgelm iesahnt she avte n pmeoorpwelh eo kaereetn ol eacranen n jiottyo t he full.
WorlCdh ampiVoins,w anAantahnand
Introduction
Durimnygm anyye aorfws o raksa c hetsrsa inheavrn,eo tIi ced thata f tweh ebroeo kasr e only
whiacrhre e asluliyt faorbm loesa tm atpeluearry Sso.m geo obdo otkrse iantd ivaisdpueaoclft s
thgea m(em iddloergea nmdeg atmaec,to irpc oss itionwailt hpopaulytaia ynn)gry e al heed to
three adpelrasy'li envgThe ilss . braobuogtuhhttie d eoafw orkoiuntg a teaching programme
aimsepde ciaftiac c earltlpayli anys itnrge nSgutcthhe. ai cnhpgr ogramimnabe rs,if eorfma nd
intenadsse ydsm taethieclf orpt raianrecero sm,m oonn liynR usswihae,tr hee ayrv ee rpyo pular.
Onev ery kwneolwalnn mdu cvhau leedx almepa p iusb licbayGt oiloenhn eivws,hc iicnh sepdi r
somaes peocfmt ysm ethoodg.oy l
In2 003b eIg aa n 3 yearp rtorgariainmnimm nyecg h eascsa deTmhyr.ge reo uwpesrs ee t
upa crcdoitnopg l aysitnrge nugntdhe:r1 05E0lu,on dEelr1o 0 80a nudn dEelr2o 1 00.E ach
annusatlac goen siosf2t 4et de achmiondgu laensd2 4t esptlsu,sf i nata elas ttt heen odf t he
course.
Thipsr ograwmamlse a ttearko evn,e i rnad ieffrefnortm b,y t hCeh eTsisg eUrnvsie rsity and
isst illu sbetedhi enrge .
Theo vehrewlmipnogtsliiyvc eo mmenotfms y s tudeenntcso urmaegt eodr ewotrhki s
prograimntm hefe or mo fa seorfbi oeosk Isnd. o isnogI, w asa blteom akues oef m any
evaluactoiroirneoscna,tsn s du ggesfotrmim oyns st udeWnhtislIw.e a rse draefstpiencgti,ha el ly
explaniantt hiseoo nlsu ttihoafneetsd ,b afocrmkm ys tudweanvste srv ya lluea.b
Thibso oikts h see covnodl uimnae seorfmi aensu daelssi gfornp elda ywehros are tbhuei lding
foundatoifto hnesi rk ncohwelsesTd hgeree .a wdierrle lc etihvneee cessary baisni c knowledge
siaxr eoafts h gea m-et actpiocssi,tp ialo,ysn tarlga,y tt hecea lcuolfav tairoinat thioeop nesn,i ng
antdh een dgame.
The readweirlb le nefforimtt hmee thodbiucialldi -ntu hpib so oekv,e infs omoef t he
mateirfsima aill ,ia asi rwti clllo asnepy o ssgiabpilsneh icsh eksnso wleadngtdeh ucso nstruct
solfioudn datfiorof nutsu rseu ccTeosm sa.kt eh e beonotke rtaanivdna irniIgeh da,vm ei xed
upt hedsieeff reanrte bausyt,o uc aanl wasyefseor mt hhee adteowr h icahr eaan pya rticular
chapbteelro ngs.
Att hpiosi Inm tu setm phatshiajztuew s otr kwiintgth h bioso dko enso gtu araanr tieisene
yourra tiInstgi .m pgliyvy eosua s olbiadsf iors l ae aforpw airdnc heasbsiy l.Y oiuts houallds o
plaiynt ournamaennatlysyo,suo erw ng amepsl,at yh rowueglhl -angnaomteoasfts etdr onger
playaenrrdse abdo ooknsc he(sIs hianvcel usdoemsdeu gtgieosantts h een odf tbhoio.sk )
I havbee eacnlo snoc ewrinteahdn otphreorb alreema Ism ionvcetedoG ermatnhyre:o olfe
traiinnce hreses dsu caItniG oenr.m atnhyea rreue n ofrtuntaotfoewe l qyu alitfriaeidn ers. There
iasl swoi dae sporpeiantdih oantt a lae cnhteepsdls a dyoeerns o nte edt raa iInd eonr o.st h are
thaotp inIib oenl.it ehvaet tmaalneyGn etremdca hne pslsa yceorusl d dmeuvcefhlur otphi efr ,
thehya sdu ppaotr tct ohrert eicmaten idtf h ehya ndo lte ft ignta hpesli era rning.
Cheissasc ompliscpaotwrehtdi, ch hat so b es tudfiorem da nyye a.Ir tsi sha rdi mtaog ine
anoyt her wsiptohcrootua tsc h.(eI tsh ears ei nagtlhel celtuibcf soo otrb callultb h adto enso t
havaet rainemra?n)u iaTislhn itse nfordt ehdme a ny pcllauybwe hrous n ofrtunraetceenlioyv e
suppionar ttt emptingo utcroo mmpalsistcpeaortIr enttd h. wi asyi i tis n tenadsase udb stitute
fora t raifnorte hro tsheha atv e (naonnsdeu pap foorr tt rsa)bi,unn teo ratn e quraelp lacement
for tar ainer.
If urthbeeirle tveh amta ny clhoevsewsrh sos, h ogwr ecaotm mittmoew notr kwiintgyh o ung
playiencr hse cslsu wbisgl,al i wni tthh siesr oifbe oso ksw e(laalsws i tthh per ograomftm hee
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Chess UTniigveiyert)rsi s mportant mestuhpopdaoonrlhdtoi ggqihuc aallti rtayi mnaitnegr ial
fort hecihrel sess sonsst.u dTwehinelct les r tapirnoflforyim tt hseu pplemeexnptlaarnya tions
givbeytn r aiannefdror sml ively daibsocuutst shtiehomienent ss h beo oks.
Howw toorw ki tthhb ioso k
Firrsetat dh rotuhglehe ssYoouna sb.s olmuutspetllt ayhy r oalult ghehex amplalelt sh ea nd
varoinaostn ci hae ssboard.
First thinkd iaabgporouastmi (tefivaooetrrn y l emaisntu ta5en std)r t yofi ndt hseo lutions
ony ouorw .nO na veryaogwuei ,l l 1tn oe2h e odu preslr e ssHoonw.e,v t ehreirnseo t imlei mit;
somset udmeanynt ese d tmiomrfeores pecliefsisco ns.
Iitis m porttoha anvateg ooudn derstoaftn hdseiu nbgj ect.
Thes ecopnadro tft hlee sissaot ne wsitt 1h2p ositTihosent san.re sat rhn eu mboefer a ch
exericnidasitetce h lee voefdl i fficultaytt hasena dm,e ttihmmeae x,i mnuumm boefpr o tisn
whiycohuc an feorat rhnce o rrseocltu wtiitoahnl l nevcaearstisia(o*rn ys1 p oi)nT.tr yt o
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soltvhepe o sitwiiotnhmsoou vti tnhgpe i ecIyefos cu!a nnsootlt vhepe o sisttiroanai wagyhy,to u
must fort rsaye cotnidmf eora pproxi1m0am tienluytT ehsit.si me yomuo vtmeha peyi eces.
Youm uslto ofkorn ewi deas.
Ona bsolnuoat ceclomyua ynyot gu e hte frlopm c oam puter!
Normallwyi alyllons ueo e1dt o2 h oufrorse acthe Tsrytt. o s olavltelh eex ceirsCeosn.s ider
each poassti htoiuiogwtnhe re appienoa nreoif yn ogu r owna ngda mlefoorsto hkbe e st
possciobnltei nuYoaut idnooon at.l wahyasvt eom atoerw iqnu iyc.Ik til sso meteinmoeusg h
tos uggaeg sotom do vEes.p eciinta hllele ys soontn hsoe p enngii,it ms o riem porftoray notu
tor efolnet chpte o si,tt aikoaden e ciasnido ntc haerunel pfllya tyh rotuhgseho lutTihoiwnsis l.l
helypo bue tter utnhdieed resattsah oneopd fe niMnigs.t aakrpeeas ro tft hlee arpnrioncge ss!
Iitvs e irmyp orttowar nidtto ewal nlt hnee cevsasranirsayIt.yf oi udo o tyhoiwusi blel
ablteoc ompayroeus ro luwtiitothnh o en e giintv hebeno oakn ydo uc aanl soh oswwe eel l
youh avuen derstthopeoa dr tiscuubljaIerfyc otu.sr c oirsteo loo ,ww er ecommenydo ut hat
wortkh rotuhgcehh apatgearWi ena .l rseoc omtmheantdp lytaohyur otuhsgeoh l utions,
inclutdhivena gr iaotnaic ohness,s board.
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Youw illa nfe ixnpdl anoaftt hiseot na ndarsdy mcbhuoeslsesisd nt hbioso oknp ag4e.
Att hpiosi Ins th oullidtk oee xprmeysg sr atittoau l daern guem boefrp eopwlheoh ave
suppomrytw eodr kv airni woauy.sTs heirfsei rstwlieyfN amdayfj ort hdee siogftn hG ee rman
editiona ndb ohohekel rip nw orkitnhgr otuhgsheo lu,tm iyod nasughKtaeatrf jo r many
correcttomi yoG nesr mamny,c hetsrsa iMnaerrDk v orke,ytf orsmw hoster aining methods
I hlaevaer snome udc ht,hC eh eTsisg earnsd HWaalntsSe-crh mfiortt th eciorn strauncdt ive
produccotoipveer ,Ma itkieo nfRoroc soar recting sRoemien hfmoorilmsSd tc ahkweefsror,i n
hipsr oroefadainngdfi, n altloy SeOmxemna ann dO leAgi zmawnh,og avvea luaadbvlie ce
concertnhdieen sgio gftn hb eo ok.
Iw ouldl iatklotes h oa Anukg uCsatrou fsorho i esl aboroafNtaidojdna'e ss iforgt nh Een glish
editainoIdna A nd amfsort ranslabtoionkg. the
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for pal ay(earl ownigt h qdueiveclko pamndet hnet
strufgorgt lhece e ntirste os) e cthureep osiotfi on
hiksi nAgny.o wnheo g oeasg ainsptr itnlhcei,is p
eitbhyec rh oiocrbe e cahues feior sc etdo sdoow, i ll
havteoe xpeacnt eneartgteattcoibk ce m ounted
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aroeft erne atdoym akmea tersiaacrli (fuiscueasl ly
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