Isolated pawn, Theory of chess middlegame

238 Pages·1995·14.01 MB·English

by  A, Srokowsky Y., Braslavsky, V. Mikhalchishin

Chess Academy"

ISOLATED PAWN

Theory of chess, middlegame

GM A. Mikhalchishin
IM Ya, Srokowski
V. Braslaysky

Foreword by GM A. Beliavsky

Disselort, Hannover, Germeny — Lviv, Ukraine — Las Angeles, USA —
Toronto, Canada — Gennes, France
©1995 Published by
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©1995 A. Mikhalchishin
Ya, Srokowski
V. Braslavsky

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Contents

Aout the ators
Parswerd
Cole system
‘The mein principles of typival middlegame positions
‘witha iealated depayn
Introduction
Subjec:! An attack of the king with an aevance of the f-pawn
Sabjee: An attack on ine king by rook transfer along the
‘hie (set) eank
Subjec: An attack on tne king witha transfer of the queen
two the kingsde
Subject: s\n attale on the king by the aduarce
Of the flank pawns
Subject: A combined steel om te king
Sabjeeis Activity development. Expling weak Hank pawns
Sabject: Actinty dave-opment. Space seizure
Subject Activity development. Caphuring open fle
Sabject: Deve opment of activity in the centre
Subject” Transition inta the endgarae by en exchange of queens
Subject” A sranstion into the ending by exchanging
‘minor pieces
‘Subject: An isolated pawa ia the ending
Subject: Blockade of an eolated pain, Control
fof the bioekatle sguare
Subject: Blockade of an iolates pavin oy a piece
Subject” Activity deve wpment un the cucenside
Subjeet: Pawn structure transformation. Pawn breakthrough
Subject” Pawn structure sranstormaion
Foung backward pawns
Subject” Pawn structure sranstorming Creating hanging
pawns
Subject: ‘Transforming pawn structure by exchanging pieces
in the centce
Subject: Transforming paven structure
after the K:e6 (e8) move
Subject” Uneuaventunsl stratogical eas
Subjes: The isolated black ¢-rava, emerging trom
the French Defer

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Adrian Mikhalehishia torn :053)
International Grarslraster (eines 2078).

‘One nf Arstaly Karp trainers (K-86), Tratser of
Alexander Belnwsky. Trainer of USSR nwconal team
(as9.90),

Winner of internanuna) touragments: Rome (2
‘Vrnjack Banja {1970}, Copendaagen (19@n}, Eel (99
‘Sas van Gont (1800), Broo (4992), Soviet Young waster
charmpita (1977) Member uf se Ukrainicn Olympie team.
in Marsa (188

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Yaroslaw Srolowski (bie 1961)
Ieternational Master (sizue 1992)
Teainer of GM Moria Lileslgy, GM Sve
GM Ranks Boru, TH Andrey Mexeoneny
Awarded come: if Ukraine

Hie was anvari ihe RE Tehigosn's Medal for outstanding

sraiveeva,

Vitaly Braslavsky (bor 1954)

Prosdont of tneinvest Co. Lek, Faltomie-enier wo the
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