Chess under the microscope

258 Pages·1998·7.544 MB·English

by  Motwani, Paul Anthony

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Contents
I> cdications 4
Symbo&l Asb breviations 5
Il oTwo U scT hiBso ok 6
IntroordCyuh cpatteArF :a bulNoeuws Beginning7
l,artW hOinLteie:g htning 26
I Motwani-SchrSeivceinHlsyi paenr, -AccDerlaegroant2 e8d
2 Cummingsd-eVV oaonEr ntg lOipsehn i(nHge dgehog) 36
l Rowson-BatesB enoDneif ence 45
4 Chandler-SchArloelkelh 'iDsne fence 64
� D.Bronstein-KSianngId'dnssi aDne fence 74
(l L.B.Hansen-De Firmia(nS ymEmnegtlrisihc a8lO7)p ening
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PaTrwto B:l aSctkr ikes Back 121
X Spiller-OrloBvl aKncikg h'tT sango 131
IJ Borge-C.HansFerne nDcehf ence 191
I(H)a jenius3- NimNziom zo-lDnedfieannc e 136
IIV anD jik-VMainl PoliDsehfe nce 145
12A .Kogan-SpasOswkey'ns D efence 150
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14D utreeuw-MotRwuayLn oip ez 165
Part Three: Electric Shock 1M77o ves
I�S .Movsesian-SCivciitSlacinha ennvi engen 179
16M agerramov-KQausep'esan rGoavmD beictl ined 192
17M otwaniH-uVla n DutDcehf ence 203
I EXn ders-SadleNri mzovDiecfhe nce 209
PatrF ouHra:p pEyni dngs 214
19E .T.F-aMbr RetOip ening 281
SoliuotntsoT es&t Psu zzles 224
In dcoxfG ameasn Pda rt-games 252
IndoefxO penings 255
Dedications
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Symbol&s Abbreviations
0-0 castkliensg side
0-0-0c astqlueese nside
check
�+ doubclhee ck
IJ checkmate
x captures
cp en pcL-;sant
! ! brilmloivaen t
goomdo ve
,., interesting move
.,, dubimoouvse
., bamdo ve
?? blunder
1-0 thgea meen disna w ifno Wrh ite
if:-1/: thgeam ee ndisna d raw
()-I thgea meen disna w ifno Brl ack
F..ID.E.F ederatIintoenrn atidoenEsac /heec s
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WIM WomaInn ternational Master
FM F.DI..EM.a ster
WUM WomaInn ternaGtriaonndamla ster
IM InternatMiaosntaelr
(jM ItnernatiGornaanld master
Ch championship
Wch worclhda mpionship
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