Final Theory of Chess

400 Pages·2016·8.13 MB·English

by  Danelishen Gary.

The Final Theory
of Chess

Gary M. Danelishen

Phillidor Press
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Copyright © 2008 by Gary Michael Danelishen

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Danelishen, Gary M.
The final theory of chess / Gary M. Danelishen.

p. : ill. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9815677-0-9
ISBN-10: 0-9815677-0-3

1. Chess. 2. Chess--History. 3. Game theory. 4. Computer chess. I. Title.

GV1449.5 .D36 2008
794.12 2008922706
For my loving wife, Natalie,
our son, Jacob,
and our soon-to-be-born daughter, Lillian.
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Table of Contents

Table of Appendices.................................................................................................................................................................vii
Table of ECO Codes...................................................................................................................................................................xi
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................................1
How to Read this Book................................................................................................................................................................3
As White.....................................................................................................................................................................................3
Where Black and White Meet..............................................................................................................................................3
As Black.....................................................................................................................................................................................4
Understanding the Notation.................................................................................................................................................5
The Problem of Complexity and the Final Theory...............................................................................................................6
A Brief History of Chess Thought...............................................................................................................................................7
The Foundation of the Final Theory of Chess......................................................................................................................10
1.a3 – Anderssen’s Opening...................................................................................................................................................15
1.a4 – Ware Opening................................................................................................................................................................15
1.b3 – Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack........................................................................................................................................15
1.b4 – Polish Opening................................................................................................................................................................15
1.c3 – Saragossa Opening.......................................................................................................................................................16
1.c4 – English Opening.............................................................................................................................................................16
Anglo-Dutch Defense...........................................................................................................................................................17
Hickmann Gambit.................................................................................................................................................................17
Wade Gambit.........................................................................................................................................................................17
1.d3 – Mieses Opening.............................................................................................................................................................18
1.d4 – Queen’s Pawn Opening...............................................................................................................................................19
St. George Defense...............................................................................................................................................................19
Polish Defense........................................................................................................................................................................20
Old-Benoni Defense.............................................................................................................................................................20
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit..................................................................................................................................................23
Reversed Albin Counter Gambit..................................................................................................................................23
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Avoided.................................................................................................................................24
Zeller Defense....................................................................................................................................................................24
Rasmussen Attack............................................................................................................................................................25
French Defense – Rubinstein Variation.......................................................................................................................25
The Netherlands Defense...............................................................................................................................................25
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Declined................................................................................................................................26
Vienna Defense.................................................................................................................................................................26
Brombacher Counter Gambit.......................................................................................................................................26
Kaulich Defense................................................................................................................................................................26
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O’Kelly Variation...............................................................................................................................................................27
Langeheinecke Defense................................................................................................................................................27
Elbert Countergambit......................................................................................................................................................27
Weinsbach Variation.......................................................................................................................................................28
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted..............................................................................................................................28
Ritter Variation...................................................................................................................................................................29
Gunderam Defense.........................................................................................................................................................29
Teichmann Defense.........................................................................................................................................................29
Kaulich Defense................................................................................................................................................................29
Ziegler Defense.................................................................................................................................................................29
Euwe Defense....................................................................................................................................................................29
Bogoljubow Defense........................................................................................................................................................29
Buis Defense.......................................................................................................................................................................29
Pietrowsky Defense..........................................................................................................................................................29
Lamb Defense....................................................................................................................................................................29
Beyer Gambit.....................................................................................................................................................................29
BDG – Nimzowitsch Defense, Marshall Gambit.............................................................................................................30
Neo-Old Indian Defense (1…d6)......................................................................................................................................31
Englund Gambit.....................................................................................................................................................................31
Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit.............................................................................................................................................31
Soller Gambit.....................................................................................................................................................................31
Felbecker Gambit............................................................................................................................................................32
Soller Gambit Deferred...................................................................................................................................................32
Zilbermints Gambit...........................................................................................................................................................32
Original Englund Gambit................................................................................................................................................33
Franco-Benoni (…e6,…c5).................................................................................................................................................33
Dutch Defense........................................................................................................................................................................35
Dutch Defense – Rubinstein Variation (With 3…Bb4)..............................................................................................39
Dutch Defense – Ilyin-Zhenevsky System..................................................................................................................39
Dutch Defense – Staunton Gambit...............................................................................................................................39
Anti-Dutch Gambit – Tartakower Gambit..................................................................................................................42
Anti-Dutch Gambit – Krejcik Gambit..........................................................................................................................44
Anti-Dutch Gambit – Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit.......................................................................................................44
Dutch Defense – 2.Nc3....................................................................................................................................................46
Dutch – Delayed ‘c4’.......................................................................................................................................................51
Anti-Dutch Gambit – Manhattan Gambit..................................................................................................................55
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Von Pretzel Gambit.....................................................................................................................................................55
Modern Defense / Robatsch Defense.............................................................................................................................55
Bogoljubow-Miles Defense / Lundin Defense................................................................................................................57
Indian Defense.......................................................................................................................................................................57
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit – Indian Defense.............................................................................................................57
BDG – Benoni Indian...................................................................................................................................................57
BDG – Caro-Kann Indian............................................................................................................................................60
BDG – Franco Indian...................................................................................................................................................62
BDG Indian – Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit........................................................................................................62
BDG – Queen’s Indian.................................................................................................................................................63
BDG – King’s Indian.....................................................................................................................................................66
1.e3 – Van't Kruijs Opening......................................................................................................................................................68
1.e4 – King’s Pawn Opening....................................................................................................................................................68
Caro-Kann Defense..............................................................................................................................................................68
Pirc Defense............................................................................................................................................................................70
Lengfellner System...........................................................................................................................................................70
Open Game............................................................................................................................................................................70
Mengarini Opening..........................................................................................................................................................70
Bishop’s Opening..............................................................................................................................................................70
Urusov Gambit..............................................................................................................................................................71
Lopez Opening or Macleod Attack.............................................................................................................................72
Clam Variation or Leonardis Variation.......................................................................................................................72
Center Game.....................................................................................................................................................................72
Danish Gambit..............................................................................................................................................................72
Halasz Gambit..............................................................................................................................................................74
Scandinavian Defense Reversed............................................................................................................................76
King’s Gambit Accepted................................................................................................................................................76
Bishop’s Gambit...........................................................................................................................................................76
Fischer Defense............................................................................................................................................................78
Vienna Game....................................................................................................................................................................78
Vienna Game – Mengarini Variation.....................................................................................................................78
Frankenstein – Dracula Variation............................................................................................................................78
Ruy Lopez............................................................................................................................................................................80
Jaffe Gambit.................................................................................................................................................................80
Exchange Variation Deferred...................................................................................................................................81
Marshall Lines................................................................................................................................................................81
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Worrall Attack...............................................................................................................................................................82
Exchange Variation.....................................................................................................................................................82
Italian Game – Two Knights Defense...........................................................................................................................84
Modern Variation.........................................................................................................................................................86
Perreux Variation.........................................................................................................................................................86
Two Knights – Classical (8.Nc3 Qh5)......................................................................................................................89
Two Knights – Ulvested................................................................................................................................................89
Ponziani’s Opening..........................................................................................................................................................90
Goring Gambit..................................................................................................................................................................90
Scotch Game.....................................................................................................................................................................91
Four Knights Game...........................................................................................................................................................91
Gunsberg Variation.....................................................................................................................................................91
Rubinstein Gambit.......................................................................................................................................................93
Leipzig Gambit..............................................................................................................................................................96
Irish (Chicago) Gambit...................................................................................................................................................96
Napoleon Attack..............................................................................................................................................................97
Wayward Queen Attack.................................................................................................................................................97
French Defense......................................................................................................................................................................97
Advance Variation...........................................................................................................................................................97
Nimzowitsch Gambit...................................................................................................................................................97
Nimzowitsch Defense.........................................................................................................................................................105
1.f3 – Barnes Opening.............................................................................................................................................................106
1.f4 – Bird’s Opening................................................................................................................................................................106
From’s Gambit......................................................................................................................................................................106
1.g3 – Benko’s Opening.........................................................................................................................................................108
1.g4 – Grob Opening...............................................................................................................................................................108
1.h3 – Clemenz Opening.......................................................................................................................................................108
1.h4 – Desprè Opening...........................................................................................................................................................108
1.Na3 – Durkin Opening.........................................................................................................................................................108
1.Nc3 – Dunst Opening...........................................................................................................................................................109
1.Nf3 – Réti Opening................................................................................................................................................................110
1.Nh3 – Paris Opening.............................................................................................................................................................110
Bibliography..............................................................................................................................................................................384
About the Author......................................................................................................................................................................386

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Table of Appendices

Appendix 1. (Benoni Defense).............................................................................................................................................111
Appendix 2. (BDG – Zeller Defense)....................................................................................................................................111
Appendix 3. (BDG – Zeller Defense)....................................................................................................................................112
Appendix 4. (BDG – Zeller Defense)....................................................................................................................................112
Appendix 5. (BDG – Rasmussen Attack)............................................................................................................................112
Appendix 6. (BDG – Rasmussen Attack)............................................................................................................................117
Appendix 7. (BDG – French Defense, Rubinstein Variation).........................................................................................119
Appendix 8. (BDG – Netherlands Defense).......................................................................................................................120
Appendix 9. (BDG – Vienna Defense).................................................................................................................................124
Appendix 10. (BDG – Vienna Defense)...............................................................................................................................125
Appendix 11. (BDG – Vienna Defense)...............................................................................................................................130
Appendix 12. (BDG – Vienna Defense)...............................................................................................................................135
Appendix 13. (BDG – Vienna Defense)...............................................................................................................................136
Appendix 14. (BDG – Brombacher Counter Gambit).....................................................................................................137
Appendix 15. (BDG – O’Kelly Variation).............................................................................................................................137
Appendix 16. (BDG – O’Kelly Variation).............................................................................................................................142
Appendix 17. (BDG – Langeheinecke Variation)............................................................................................................144
Appendix 18. (BDG – Langeheinecke Defense)..............................................................................................................145
Appendix 19. (BDG – Lamb Defense).................................................................................................................................151
Appendix 20. (BDG – Lamb Defense).................................................................................................................................154
Appendix 21. (BDG – Ritter Variation).................................................................................................................................154
Appendix 22. (BDG – Gunderam Defense).......................................................................................................................155
Appendix 23. (BDG – Gunderam Defense).......................................................................................................................162
Appendix 24. (BDG – Teichmann Declined).....................................................................................................................163
Appendix 25. (BDG – Teichmann Declined).....................................................................................................................175
Appendix 26. (BDG – Teichmann Declined).....................................................................................................................176
Appendix 27. (BDG – Teichmann Declined).....................................................................................................................176
Appendix 28. (BDG – Teichmann Declined).....................................................................................................................176
Appendix 29. (BDG – Teichmann Declined).....................................................................................................................178
Appendix 30. (BDG – Teichmann Declined).....................................................................................................................180
Appendix 31. (BDG – Teichmann Accepted)...................................................................................................................180
Appendix 32. (BDG – Teichmann Accepted)...................................................................................................................187
Appendix 33. (BDG – Teichmann Accepted)...................................................................................................................187
Appendix 34. (BDG – Teichmann Accepted)...................................................................................................................190
Appendix 35. (BDG – Kaulich Defense)..............................................................................................................................190
Appendix 36. (BDG – Kaulich Defense)..............................................................................................................................194
Appendix 37. (BDG – Ziegler Defense)...............................................................................................................................195
Appendix 38. (BDG – Euwe Defense)..................................................................................................................................201
Appendix 39. (BDG – Euwe Defense)..................................................................................................................................214
Appendix 40. (BDG – Euwe Defense)..................................................................................................................................218
Appendix 41. (BDG – Pietrowsky Defense)........................................................................................................................219
Appendix 42. (BDG – Bogoljubow Defense).....................................................................................................................221
Appendix 43. (BDG – Bogoljubow Defense).....................................................................................................................228
Appendix 44. (BDG – 5…h6)..................................................................................................................................................229
Appendix 45. (BDG – Nimzowitsch Defense, Marshall Gambit)..................................................................................230
Appendix 46. (Dutch Defense – 2.Bf4)................................................................................................................................231
Appendix 47. (Dutch Defense – 2.Bg5)...............................................................................................................................232
Appendix 48. (Dutch Defense – Dutch-Nimzo-Indian)...................................................................................................237
Appendix 49. (Dutch Defense – IIyin-Zhenevsky System).............................................................................................246
Appendix 50. (Dutch Defense – IIyin-Zhenevsky System).............................................................................................255
Appendix 51. (Dutch Defense – IIyin-Zhenevsky System).............................................................................................256
Appendix 52. (Dutch Defense – IIyin-Zhenevsky System).............................................................................................257
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Appendix 53. (Dutch Defense – Staunton Gambit).........................................................................................................258
Appendix 54. (Dutch Defense – Staunton Gambit).........................................................................................................259
Appendix 55. (Dutch Defense – Staunton Gambit).........................................................................................................259
Appendix 56. (Dutch Defense – Staunton Gambit).........................................................................................................260
Appendix 57. (Dutch Defense – 6.e4).................................................................................................................................261
Appendix 58. (Dutch Defense – 2.Nc3)..............................................................................................................................262
Appendix 59. (Dutch Defense – 2.Nc3)..............................................................................................................................262
Appendix 60. (Dutch Defense – 2.Nc3)..............................................................................................................................263
Appendix 61. (Dutch Defense – 2.Nc3)..............................................................................................................................265
Appendix 62. (Dutch Defense – 2.Nc3)..............................................................................................................................266
Appendix 63. (BDG – Benoni Indian)...................................................................................................................................267
Appendix 64. (BDG – Queen’s Indian)................................................................................................................................269
Appendix 65. (BDG – Queen’s Indian)................................................................................................................................271
Appendix 66. (BDG – Benoni Indian)...................................................................................................................................272
Appendix 67. (BDG – French Indian)...................................................................................................................................272
Appendix 68. (BDG – French Indian)...................................................................................................................................273
Appendix 69. (BDG – French Indian)...................................................................................................................................274
Appendix 70. (BDG – French Indian)...................................................................................................................................275
Appendix 71. (BDG – Bogo Indian)......................................................................................................................................275
Appendix 72. (Bishop’s Opening)........................................................................................................................................277
Appendix 73. (Vienna Game – Frankenstein-Dracula).................................................................................................278
Appendix 74. (Vienna Game – Frankenstein-Dracula).................................................................................................282
Appendix 75. (Vienna Game – Frankenstein-Dracula).................................................................................................283
Appendix 76. (Center Game – Danish Gambit Declined)............................................................................................284
Appendix 77. (Center Game – Danish Gambit Declined)............................................................................................285
Appendix 78. (Center Game – Danish Gambit Declined)............................................................................................286
Appendix 79. (Vienna Game)...............................................................................................................................................286
Appendix 80. (Ruy Lopez – Exchange Variation)............................................................................................................288
Appendix 81. (Ruy Lopez – Exchange Variation Deferred)..........................................................................................292
Appendix 82. (Ruy Lopez – 5.d3)..........................................................................................................................................293
Appendix 83. (Ruy Lopez – Exchange Variation)............................................................................................................294
Appendix 84. (Ruy Lopez – Exchange Variation)............................................................................................................296
Appendix 85. (Ruy Lopez – Anti-Marshall, 8.a4)..............................................................................................................297
Appendix 86.( Ruy Lopez – Marshall Lines).......................................................................................................................298
Appendix 87. (Ruy Lopez – Marshall Avoided, 9.d3)......................................................................................................299
Appendix 88. (Ruy Lopez – Marshall Gambit)..................................................................................................................300
Appendix 89. (Ruy Lopez – Marshall Gambit)..................................................................................................................301
Appendix 90. (Ruy Lopez – Marshall Gambit)..................................................................................................................304
Appendix 91. (Ruy Lopez – Marshall Gambit, Kevitz Variation)..................................................................................308
Appendix 92. (Ruy Lopez – Marshall Gambit, 12.d4)......................................................................................................309
Appendix 93. (Ruy Lopez – Marshall Gambit, 12.d4)......................................................................................................312
Appendix 94.(Ruy Lopez – Anti-Marshall, 8.d4)...............................................................................................................313
Appendix 95. Ruy Lopez – Anti-Marshall, 8.h3)................................................................................................................313
Appendix 96. (Giuoco Pianissimo – 7.h3)..........................................................................................................................315
Appendix 97. (Giuoco Pianissimo – 7.Be3).......................................................................................................................316
Appendix 98. (Two Knights Defense – Modern Variation).............................................................................................317
Appendix 99. (Two Knights Defense – Modern Variation).............................................................................................318
Appendix 100. (Two Knights Defense – Perreux Variation)............................................................................................319
Appendix 101. (Two Knights Defense – Perreux Variation)............................................................................................319
Appendix 102. (Two Knights Defense – Classical, 8.Nc3 Qh5).....................................................................................320
Appendix 103. (Two Knights Defense – Classical, 8.Nc3 Qh5).....................................................................................323
Appendix 104. (Two Knights Defense – Ulvested/Fritz Variation).................................................................................324
Appendix 105. (Ponziani’s Opening)...................................................................................................................................330
Appendix 106. (Scotch Game).............................................................................................................................................332
Appendix 107. (Scotch Game).............................................................................................................................................340
Appendix 108. (Scotch Game).............................................................................................................................................341
Appendix 109. (Four Knights Game – Rubinstein Gambit)............................................................................................341
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