Chess Master and Grand Master

379 Pages·1978·3.831 MB·English

by  Max Euwe, Walter Meiden

ChesMsa ster
and
Grandmaster
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Contents
Preface ix
Introduction 1
Tot he Reader 10
Game Opening Players
TwoK nig'hD tesfe:n seKuindgi-Klovan1 5
4N -N5 Line
2 RuyL ope:z Byrne-Spassky 31
BreyDeerf ense
3 PetrDoefffe nse BrowBnieg-suier 47
4 FalkbeCeoru ntergaFmabkriats e-lSlz 61
5 FrenDcehf e:n se Kostro-Uhlmann7 1
TarraVsacrhi ation
6 AlekhDienfee nse Spassky-Fische8r4
7 PirDce fense Timoshenko-Ka1r00as ev
8 SiciiaDnle fe:n se Karpov-Korchn1o11i
DragVoanr iation
9 SiciDleifaenn se: Peters-Larsen1 32
PaulVsaerni ation
10 SiciiaDlne fe:n se Karpov-Spassky1 35
SchevenVianrgieant ion
11S ciilDieafne :n se Rodrigu.ez-Qui1n4t7e ros
NajdVoarrfi ation
12 SilciniaD efe:n se Savon-Mecking1 95
NajdVoarrf iation
13 SiciiaDnle fseen: Fischer-Petro1s7i0a n
Irregular
14 Quee'nsGa mbDietci lne:Md ikenas-Kupre1i8c4h ik
SlvaV ariation
15 Quee'nsGa mbDietc li:nF eidscher-Spass1k69y
TartakVoawreira tion
16 Quee'nsGa mbAictc eptGeldi goric-Port2i1s4c h
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vi Contents
17 NimzoinDedfieann:s e Hort-Ivkov 235
4Q -BP2- BL4i ne
18 NimzoinDdeifasene:n Portisch-Bobot2s4o6v
4P -KP3- BL4i ne
19 KingI'nsd iDaeenfn s:e Gheorgheisut-eWrin2e5n6
SamisVcahr iation
20 QueenI'nsd iDeafne nseK otov-Kholmov 269
21 Grinifeld.DefensPee:t rosian-Fis2c8h2e r
4B -KB4L ine
22 CataOlpeanni ng Balashov-Tal 297
23 EngliOspehn in= g Smysloevc-kMing 313
Sciinl iinaR everse
24 BenoDneif ense Gligoric-Kava3l2e8k
25 RetOipe ning Furman-Stein 343
IndoefOx pe nings 361
IndePxl oafy ers 362
IndoefSx u bjects 365
Strategic Themes
Game Theme
1 BringEivnegr y iPniPteloca ey 14
2 TheQ ueeSna crifice 30
3 TheS acrifice 46
4 TheA ttaacgka itnhsCeta stKliendg beahni nd
UnweakePnaewSdnt ructure 60
5 The PawCnh ain 70
6 TheP awSna ilent 83
7 Castling 99
8 Attaacgka itnhOpsepot n en'tKsi nCga stKl-esdi de 101
9 AttaacnkCd o unterattack 122
10S travtse.Tg ayc tics 143
11Th e Initiative 147
12W inniaGn agm teh roSumgahAl dlv antages 158
13Th e IsolPaatwend 169
14T hCe ombination 138
15H angiPnagw ns 195
16P ressure 212
17N egloefKc -ts iDdeev elopment 234
18T heS acriAftitcawiciaktlP h i eces 245
19W aveosfA ttack 255
20 TheP in 268
21 BulldozSetrr ategy 281
22 Zugzwang 296
23 The ShaSma crifice 312
24 TheC entMearj orvis.tt hyQe - siMdaej ority 327
25 TheFi ancheBtisthoeodp 342
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Preface
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