Play better chess with Leonard Barden

144 Pages·1980·12.044 MB·English

by  Barden, Leonard

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CONTENTS
8 BefYoorSuet art 30T oTpe nC heckn1aAttet acks
g6p awn;f 6w edge;a ttacokn h 7;d arkd iagonals;
16T oTpe Nno viPciet falls queena ndk nightb;a ckr owm ate;s mothermeadt e;
heavyp iecaet tacGkr;e ekg iftr;o okosn thes eventh
Scholarm'ast e;f orksc;o pycacth essb;a ckr owm ate;
38T oTpe nE ndgames
poisonepda wn;h anginbgis hop;p innekdn ight;
them astecrh eck
Activreo oka;c tivkei ngo;u tsipdaes sepda wn;
22T oTpe Onp eniTnrga ps pawnc hargeo;n ep awnw in;w rongc olourro okp awn;
zugzwangb;a db ishopF;i scherjKaernpdogva me;
RuLyo pezC;a mb ridgSep ringCsa;r o-KanSnt;o newall; Petrosieannd game
VienBnlaac;km ar; MGoarmrbai tA;n ti-Dragon;
Prie /ModGerrunn;f eld
Firsptu blisheidn 1 980b y
OctopuBso oksL imited
59G rosvenoSrt reet,
LondonW l.
C 19HOO ctorBuo-;o kLs1 mited
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Pnntemd S pa1bny
ArteGsr aflcas Toled(
46T eYsotru C hesIsQ 10W6i nniPnlga fnosWr h ite
ItaliGaanm e;R uyL opezV;i ennGaa mbitF;r ench
50L earfnr otmh eC hampions Defenc3e. Nd�2S iciliCaunt tSya rkA ttackI;Q Ps ystem;
Caro-KanQnu;e en'Gsa mbiAtc cepted;
PircjModern DefAelneckeh;i nDee fencQeu;e en's
92W inninPgal nsf oBrl ack BishoApt tackO;r ang-oauntg
12P2ro T echniqfuoAer11s a1 teurs
FrencDhe fenceS;i ciliwiatnh 2 Nf6;R uy Lopez
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SchliemanMne;s tel PhilOilddoB re;n oni; King's
IndiaDne fence; TarGraamsbciht M;e stesl D'e fence;
163C hesfsoC rh a111pions
CatalaEnn;g lisKhi ng'Isn dianK;i ng'Isn diaAnt tack
15G0lo ssaorfCy h esTse11 r1s
15I2n dex
Indexo fc ompletgea mesI;n dexo fo penings
Foreword
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imprsoepveead tr u ngno irsn wimmiBnught.o wm ucthi maen d Toc ompenfsoalrta eco kft alehnept o,es sssaende xceptional
effmourtstb es epnattc hetsohs a vaen eyf efc?tT housaonfd csa piatfcyo wro kra nadn i ron wilL
peoppallyec herseusgl abrulntye vri empovrteh egiarma eta l.l Soi sst udyinugs ecafhnuedlis, sfs o w,h esnh ouolnbdee g?i n
Ato ne Its itmued tihetede - xbtoookfLs a s,kC eaprablaaa nndc Cleairtil snyo ,st o metthori unsgih n thoe adlaotan ngsy e rious
EuwIea .d miEruewde 'lseu crtefsot rh eciorns stieanntd logliecvaTelopl l.ac yhe ssse riocuaisnnl vyo clovnes idsetrraaebnsldse ,
apoparcbhu,It p articluyl marerembrL easkmearn'us.a lwHea s checsasbn ec omaep aisostnh aitn terwfietrohet shs etru dies.
a realo ptimwirsigttt ,ih naitnj us1t02 h ouhresc outleda ac h Buitn m odaetrdeo essc heissgs e neruaslelfIyuti l su. s utalo
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toa maesrtI.d on'ktn ohwo wm ayn plaryshe avfelo loweadg ce hedsevse loppessre evrenicnec,r eaatsteesn tievne­ness,
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thowsheo k nwo howt oa vobildu enrdasdn thowsheot hinkI ndeiensd o,m sec howohelrsce h seh sas been ailnotnrgo­duced
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subtloefct hisees sst ra-tIem geyam na esrts. Iam sommeetasis kheodwt op erfecgta moLene.ea 'rnshi onwg
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plearyssu cscsuefl.lT yhea bilittyo t eaicshs ometqhuiintge t haknn oiwnagf eww orodfsaf oreliagnng uYaoguwe o.u bled
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teyne aorll die khcihms,e swagsa malek i,ea ne elcttrriacbi unt, Ify ouh avmea stetrhebeda sic osfcc iheeansncswde a ntto
form ei ti asp orfes,sm iywo onrIkc .o unlodut n dershtiasn tda kyeo uarb iitlfyur thietir s,ag ooidd etaon otdeo wyno ur
atiuttdteo checsousl,hd e un nodre arnsmdti ne. gametsoa nlayezt helma tYeoruc. a n tdhoiw si tahf irenodr
Thtea osfkat eacihtseo dr i sctolavetein rna p upi,tl or ouhsies teacbhuebtre ,t sttebiryly lo ursYeosluh fo.u blerd e atlhloyr ough
enhtusmi aansodn ltyh enm atkhoemi ane xpteb yrk eeipnhgi m and warc iotmenm teaornya lly ougra mewsh,e tyhoeuhr a ve
rgeurllaoyc cudwp iitenhe wa nidn creacsoimnpgpllreyox b sl.e mwono rl osItnt. h wias yy,o cua inn svteigyaotuoerw nt hought
Iw oullidtk oie n tdruocteha eu thooftr h bioso- kwell-knaosw np roscseeasn dd icsovtehree r rmorasdb ey b otyho ua nydo ur
at eacohfBe rtrii jsuhn iIon1r 9sm.7o 2ny ew amsa daev laaibfloer opponent.
cheesdscu atnf ioojrnu ioprl earyisnL ondaonnid,wt a Lse onardI itms o rues ueltf op lawyi taph a rtwnheoirb s e tteyro utrh­an
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wortkot htee sStps.as kwyo n g1a3m elso,fis vte aenwdt hder grandmAa smteemroz.re iodp eniisanw ge apyooncu a uns ien
remianed!r practpialcy.Aa nld b yi mitagtrianngd maysotue rbcsra inn g
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ignt hceo nteonftt ihssb o oIkw ,il al ttetmoap nts rws eomoef devemleonoptffl aitrhu,e n edrstaonfyd oiuncrgh osoepne nings
the.m anadf eelfiotnrhg de e laicocyfs trategy.
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Before You Start
Cheisass gamtew pofoe opr,l p eladyo en mometc nommtoonm annyo vsiw cheen Thel in-eup
ab oaorf6d 4 s qrueacso ulroeadle trnatealney x preieendp clyaecro mteosl ooakt Att hset aorftt h gea mteh,ce h epsicsee s
lhitga dn darTkh.el g ihstq rueaosn t he theg aem ands ayssc ourlnl'fyoY u'er orm ena rpeal ceodnt hbeo aarssd h won
boaarrd'e w histqeru'ea asn tdh dea kr planyg iwitthh beo atrhdwe r ogn way infi g2.( iltlreaudts).
one'sb laBcokty'ho. u ando popynoeunrt r ound!'
mayus aell t hseq rueadsur intghg ea me.
Forp aly,t hbeo da irsp lcaesdo t hta
eacphly aerh as wah ei stquea rohni s
rgihat tt heen d tohrefo wn eatrh eism
(fig1.)R .em ember' Whieot nt hrei hgt'
andy ouw ilnl everf caet heem braarsgs in
fig.l Eacphly aehra s
l king 2b ishops2 r ooks
l queen 2k nights8 p awns
Youm ayo nlhya voen pei eocne s aq uare
ata nyt ime. thNatothtw eeh iqtuee en
alwsas ytaornta sw histqeu aret haen d
blcakq ueesnt aornta s b alcks quare.
Whiet awlaymso v·efisr tshte,Bn l ack,
then Whiteso oang auitnnhte eian lnd d
oft hgea me.
Chedsaisga rmins t hibso okp rairnet ed
witWhh itaett hbeo ttooftm h e board,
movingT huiipssu. s uiancl h ebsoso ks
asw elalsin magazainndne e wspaper
atrisca lbeouts sc.h e
How twoi na ndd raw
Theu ltiombajtoeefca c t h egsasm iets o
capttuhrkeei nogr,m orper ecitos ely
frocyeo uro pponkeinntign' atsp o o sition
wheiriteis n escatpraabp-lpayes ditua­
tioclnad l' echeckImfa tnieotl' o.in sg er
possfioberli et shietodre w int,h e game
endisna d arw.
Tow ina tc heysso,um usbet more
skuli tlhfan oypopuro nienmn otv ianngd
manoeuyvorurip nige cSeosm.e ttiihmse s
maym eang ainainnog v ermwhienlg
Chessst artpionsgi tiNoont.et h ew hite matelar diavantaso gteh acth eckomfa te
squairnet heb ottormi gth-hancdor ner. The
theen eym kinbge comiensea vbi.lOt en
whitqeu eeanlw ayss tarotnst hew hitseq uare
otheorcs ciaoan ss tropnlgar y weill
andt heb lacqku eeonn t heb lacWki.t h
millioofnw sa yst op latyh feir sfte wm oves, sacircsieof moef mheinsos t htahto et her
novicsehso utlrdyt o c ontrcoeln trsaqlur aes. pi<Oeecsa snu ccuelslasytft tahckeki ng.
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Thearrese xi t ypoefcs h sep seiceea,c hm oviynogu orwn man intpol aiIctsne .
wiht isto wn wayo fm ovgi onvetrh e fiSgaW. h ithaets h ceh oeoi fcc apturing
boa.rT dhisp robadbeilrvyef sr otmh e eithtehrre oookr t hpe awwni ht his
anciIenindatgn a moefC haturangab,si hooTpnh.ee s hboicpa nnjoutmt po t he
oft hper ecusr osfmo ordne crhe,si sn squabreeysot nhbdel c akm enT.h pel ayer
whicdhi cweee r throtwond eterimne ofW hitmea yi,hf e w ishemsa,ka en on-
whipceihc meo v.eE dacohft hsei sxi des
oft hdeci ec orresdpt ooan p daertri cula
piceeso, thaitfy out hreaw o ney ou
movedp aaw nt,w om eanath orsne ma
(thper ederc oefst shoek nigchotu)l d
move, and so on.
Bihsopa nd Rookm oves
Theb sihompa y maonvyen umebro f
squaarolensgo neda igonianal n yo ne
movIec.ta nnjoutmo pv eort hcehre ­ss
menA. b sihompo veosns quaorfoe nse fig.7
coloounrl ayn,d epalycaehrh aso ne cant akteh peo wrefulq ueeInti. si m­
bsihofpo brl ascqku aarnedts h oet her porttaonk te eppi esc geuardwehde n
fowrh ties quare3s) T.(h feri ogoc.ka n posls,eis bot haif ty ouorp ponteankte s
movaen yn umbesr quoafar leosori nge oneo fy oupri esyc oeuc arne teab lyi at
vetrciaclou lmn( i'elf)'o rh orizroonwt al cauprtionngoe f h is.
('nrka'i)na nyo ne mIotvm eo.v eosn
stralinigeohsnt ,l yacnandno jtu mopv er
othcehers smTehner. o ocka lna nodn captgu mroivnew itthh eb sihopo,r
boht balck wahneids t qua(rifeg4s.) . decitodm eo vaed ifferpeinet ce.
In fi.g5 ,bW hitet ahkateshn re o ok
withhi ss hboaipn rde motvheceda ptured
roofkr otmh beo radT.h iaslc lo unatsas
sinmgolve.e
fig.6
Thew hei troionfk i. 6g c an take the
balcki gkhbntuc ta nngoot t those q uare
beyointTd.h er oocka nnmootvt eot he
squaorceci uepbdy i tosw np awnno,tr o
thteh rseqeu abreeyso intd.
Queenm ovesa ndc aptures
Theq ueeinst hmeo spto weurlo fft he
chepseiscs ae ncda mno vlei akb esi hoopr
a rook.T heq ueecna nm ovea lgo n fig.B b
daigosnr,aa lnokrfs ei lsb,u mtu ts keepK ntigoh tm ovesa ndc aptures
oned aigonraaln,ok r fi le aonnyo ne Thken ighmotv desif ferefnrtoalmly l the
moveIn .fi g7.t hqeu eecnan m ovteo othcehre pseisc eins t ha(tai )ct an j ump
any osfq utahmreae rsk beydc roesss. over poeitchaeensr(d b i)dt o ensom to ve
Captures Fi8ga. shaoc awpst umroivnoegft he ina s tralinigehT.th ek nigmhotv'iess
A chessprlc aacynhe oowshee tohren ro t queeSnh.cea eni tmhoevrle ki ea b sihopa wlayLs- sha(pfieg9d.a I)tg. o eesih ter
toc aptaunre en empyi eYcoeu.d o n ot toc apttuhrreeo ookr,l iek rao otko twsoq uaurpe( sod ro wtnh)be o aarndd
havteoc auprtaen dt heirsne o p enya ltcapttuhrbeesi hoTph.eq ueehnac sa p­theonn se quaarcer oosras l,t ernatively
fonro cta uprtgi.Yn ouc auprtbey t akintgu rtehdbe si hoipnf i8gb.- buwta tcht wos quaarcersao nsds tohnesenq uare
thoep opnen'tspe icoeff t he baonadr do u!tN ow iiBst l cakm'osv aen hdi rso oku p doorw Inaf.p ieocfye o uorw no ry our
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opopne'nslte isb etewetnh ken ighatn d
istd etsiantni.to hken hitgs mipljymu ps
oveirtI .nf i9gb.t hweh eik tngihcta n
jumpo veeri tbhiehsro p.
fig.ll b
camno vteoa ny osfq utahmreae rsk ed
witchr ososnte hsne e xmto v(efi lgl.)b .
Byp romoptaiwnngis t piosss tiob le
havtew oo rm orqeu eeonrst ,h roere
morken ighbtiss,h opsr ooaknIsdn.
theoarp yl,a ycaneh ra vnei nqeu eeonns
thbeo a-rtdh oer igoinneaa nlde ight
promoptaewdn s.
Ift hper omotpianwgcn a ptuarne s
oppogsm ianno nt hpea wnfi'nsap lr,o ­
motimnogv eth,si tsci oluln atsps a rto f
thsea me mIfo yvoeun. e ead s econd
queaennyd o urs ehta osn loyn eu,sea n
upturcnaeupdrt erdo oakl ,u mopfs ugar,
or anythingt oh danids.t inctive
Kingm ovesa ndc aptures
Thek ing moonvseeq su ainr aen dyi rec­
fig.l Ob
square bmyaa cr rksoesd. tioni ctaan ng de nercaalpltoyup rpeo sing
menin thsea mwea ya sd oo thpeire ces.
Pawnp romotion In fig1.a2 t hkei ncganm ovteoa noyft he
A pawsnl owilnycg h iistnw ayu pt he starsrqeudaw rheisinl fieg 1.b2 t hkei ng
fig9. b board nowrimlalbl ebl lyo cokrec da p­cacna pteuirteth herero ookrt hbei shop.
Thken hitcg an jouvemrap n ye cpiein turbeedf oirrtee a cthheoesp poess iidte.
thpea tho fi tmso vweit hotuatkg ii ntI.f Buatn py awwnh ihd coes refaacrh the
you ifstmi onevd l taiet h ladrt o rebmeerm,s iidisem mieadtperloym oitneatqd ou een,
notteh aitat l awytsr ealvfsr oamw hite roobki,s hokpn iog(ruhb ttn oatk inags)
squaraeb ltaoocn koe r v ievc res.a thpel ayweihrse (sf ilgal..)
Thek nhitgc apetsua rnye nemmya n
on tshqeu awrheee ir lta nInd sf.i9g b,.
thweh iktnei gchatcn pa tutrhebe l ack
pawn.
Pawn movesa nd capturse
Thepa winus n ieqa umontghc eh esns me
int ahti tm aym ovefro warodnlsy .
Normalapl ayw 'nsa dvnaciesl itmeitdo
onseq uaartate mi eb,u fto irstf rismto ve
thpea winas ll woedt om oveei etroh noer
twso quaTrheesp .a winsa lstoho en ly
manw hoscea prtiunmgo viesd ifferent
formi st' norlmm'oa vPeaw.n sc aonn ly fig.l 2a
cauprteen emmyen w hhia croen seq uare Checkt ot hek ing!
daigoanyl lahaed tohfe mT.he w hite Thoeb joefcc hte issto sc aptthuekr ien g.
pawn tohlnete o fft hbeo ard in fig. lOa Whetnh kei nigas t taicitkss ea dtoi db e
has otphteio ofmn o vgio nnseq uaorre 'ni chceka'n dit m usgte t oofcu hte ck
twof oirst f irst Tmhoetv weom. id dle fig.l la immedeilaFyti.gl s3a an ld3 sbh otww o
paiorfps aw nsb lock eachn oonteh eRre maonvtdih pneag w fnr otmhb eo ard aenxdap mloefcs h eInc bko.t thh epsoes itions
oft hecma mno vEeti.h eorft hpea wson n subsiutttgit nhceoh sepni eicse paalrlt t haet takciknmegud s mto viem mediately
the rciagnah dvta en ocnes qureaT.h e ofo ne mTohvepe l.a yuesru adlelcyi detosa s quawrhee iritens o itnc hectkh,a t
whtiep awinnf ilgbO.h atsh oep itoonf top romet ohte pawaqn u eibenentc oa usiesn ,o bte iantgt acbkyane do pposing
cpaturtihnkegn igohrat d vianntgcot he thiatsth set ronpgieeTschtene .e qwu eenp iece.
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