Mayhem in the Morra

362 Pages·2012·8.193 MB·English

by  Marc Esserman

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Contents
ForewboyrL da rCrhyr istiansen 4
ForewboyrL do evka Wne ly 5
Keyt oS ymboulsse d 6
Prefbayct ehA eu thor 7
Introd-ucThtei Mounc hM aligned Morra 11
MorrMae thodology 29
1 MSoirbreAarWc icilpaetdnee dr ness 31
2 The Scheveningens 57
3 The ScheveniInIg ens 77
4 Inttoh Dee ep 97
5 The Kinignt hWei ndCyi t-yt hCeh icaDgeof ense 121
6 SlaytihnDegr agon 139
7 The ProfessCihooniacltt:e'g:l-se [00]7 155
8 EarBliys hOoupt -tt::lge[R0e0l]o7a ded? 183
9 TaylToerm'psol feD oom 203
10 FinegFoilndFa'rlso ntier 233
11 SearchiSntga frtosahrR e e futation 245
MorrDae clined
12 Potpourri 253
13 Crush3i. nd.g3.w itthh Meo rra-Marsoqcuzeyes:zq eu,e edzees,t roy2!7 1
14 The Noxio3.u tt:.sf:l. 6 283
AppendSiuxp-plemGeanmteasl 313
Endnotes 345
WorkCsi ted 348
GameI ndex 350
VariaItnidoenx 353
Transpositions 359
Foreword
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fort hder eatdhedi Mnagn.yf or merploryu da ccephtaovbrees c ommeee ks,nv ieilndgec leirns
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likdeeldyi cmaoteret si mteoa nazliyntghg ea mteh an mtaoGnpMy s .
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Dedication
Tom y profsesiolc noaachtehsr ohuogutth e
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Preface
Byt haeu thor
At1 ,6 foIu ndmy seilnf b tohoesok teri nnoctelnbyor wsinbgeof ert h2e0 0U0S M ast,me yrfi ssrt
eveirnt vaiotnilae veSnut.d dleyan,t idset rumcyek y eL.ea fintgh rousgohmw,eo rdpso pepdo ut
oft hpea gaensbd e caemtec hienmd y m emoyfr orever:
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gabmiitas g oowdea pofnor b lzic theussse,fu lt eciahni tnagc ttioac y sou ng
playaenrdfu, n t op alyB.u ity fo ue xpetcogt e atg oordeu slwti tihta t t he
hihger loefsv eerlitsoo uusr nacmoemnptte itoainn,td h itnhkle o gali ocuctome
ofa g ame auftseiirnit gos n lyd raaf wor B lawcikt phe ercfptal yw,e e xrpess
oucro ndoelseI.nti c sd iffictuolh tav aes eridoiusscs oewu irtsho meownheo
inisstthsee a ritflsh at ."'
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thepiart h unktniighl i smtehsleuf c cumtboe dtp hoewieWrrh .e renaosw Btehlreia nn Pde troff
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gabmtieweoru lfldo undaest rhd ee efndgerra bablemlda telir nis aigahntdl ievd tteotl hlte a le.
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minhde w asd esaetcirtnhgge r eMaotr phayn dt heen teR iormantcihce esrsaI w .o ulndo lte t
sucdho gmsat ainctdo ;u nlodst at nd.
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perbteudHr.eb lzietodu tth oep enwiintgh a uarona fc onefindcbeo rdeornia nrgr ogtahnacte
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drummuepda d eceia stitvack, mtisrsaeagd i mcaatlel yi nl ot.sw to, and
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anIds houjlsudlt e aarn ne wo penngiB.u etv etriym aem o vflea sdho ent hbeo daw rhidche fied
tehicro nscilouInt ,h ouIgc hotu dledt eacc rtee pidnogu tbht amtab yej,su tm abyet,h weo rld
wasfl atttehram ny o pponiemngati dn.eI w asd eefatebdu,itv n irgaot,eh davinsgcu ceuslslfy
chaleldea pn ugbilshaeudt hionard ebawthee rweew ere pooplpaorsI iw tenetos .nt ou steh e
Smith-aMG oarmrbsiutc cestswfiumcloeler iy n t he 2U0S0M 0as t:eo rnseca gnasitth yeou ng
Mayheimnt hMeo rra
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adopttehFdei gnoelDde efnshemi selAftf!e ra ne arbliys hsoapcfi rciem,y k nighrta ided the
Blaccakm fpor mi ste 6-outapnodIsw to,ni ns hoorrtd eThre. c ouppr omepdmt yo bejctive
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refuttehdSe m ith-MGoarmrbaiC hto.wu rgmeedt ok eeepxl portihnpego isbsiilehisid tdeni n
thgeam biatn,dp o rejcttehdai tnm yh andtshMe o rrmaa ym orpihno t faor midawbealpeo n
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thSei icainpl'urse gsamtb idti idn fca td ebiunt1 486i nKi eseryi'ptsarz cktdiucrei tnhghe e ight
oft hReo mantmiocev menitrt,e 3m aienceldi bpysi etmdso era cocmplibsohrtehd.e P rershaps
hadi tfla leinno t Morphhya'nsd tsh,we o rlwdo ulhda vtea kneoni tceB.u4ta l ,at shgea bmit
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reamidn erae bleilosnc attaecrreotdsh cseh eksalse idosThceo flpaeio.rf tRhomea ntsicch ool
flowetdh robuogthBh r onsatneSdip na ys,as nktdh erierv erfeornt chfeeor gtoteanrf tor mt ook
censttearig nte h ecilra sKsiingcG' asm beintc otueAnrn.dw ec annfoortg eFti src'dhsee mloition
ofF inien1 693w,h ehne p aitdr ibtuoMt oer p'hbsye loEvveadnG sa mibtB.u tth Reom ants ic
werfieg htail nogs biantgta lned, aSftpearys 'sKski ngG'asm bciotu opv eFri sc,h etArhmee rican
geinuvso wetdor efuttehr eei lcg ambiotn eca ndfo ra ll. thgel obcalh elsesv aedlv anced
throutgihma en dt hgea mbee cafmuret hseureb cjtteodbAs r utcaolcnr,e atneas liyssu,er ltyh e
colorefmuolt,ip olnyao aflt h1et9 hc enytc uorunlodst u vrive.
Withitnh hioss tiloen meenntvthiS,erm tih-MoGramrbai rte -emeWrhgieltdeh. de a ngerous
Yugoslaatvtn agcgk riansdtme,ari snp artiMcautlualroa vcihci,es voemrdee usnodivnigcr tisoie n
thMeo rrtah,ce u rroefhn itos rtcyo uslidm ply asswitedheeep us per issa isin slgoatedl lrieobnes.
Desiepth issu cscM,ea stuvlieocev ntuaalblayn dotnhoeepd e nianntgdh, ye ou nggam biwti,t hout
thmee daolfhs o nfoorrm t h1et9 hc enyt,du ersapteerllnoyg efdor sah inkininggh t.
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int hees btlaisKihnegd'G sa mibth,ew oulnde vdearr teot etshtfle e dnggMi orrGaa mbiItn.
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beionngt hdeo mineanndt toefn dsar ea Fwi,s cwhoeurln dot tr ayg na.iH es eemceodn tfeorn t
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Alash,i osyrt would choSomseih tasKt ehne bgtia'cmsh ampainodnn ambee arTheer .?
ihnererniits nkt hgeam binta talulrayp peatloSe mdti hg'amsb linnagt uwrheo, afsorimdb ee ing
aF IDMEa staenrad v id ecnhteshsiusad sotnn,e d htahotefa w orld pcolkapeslrsa ySemri.t8h
would aaum tyhroioraf bd o oska nda rtipcrloemso ttihMneog r raan,d i nt hSea Ann tonio
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