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c SOS- Secrets of Opening Surprises 7 SECRETS OF OPENING SURPRISES 7 Edited by JEROEN BOSCH Contributing authors John van dec Wiel Jeroen Bosch Glenn Flear Friso Nijboer Dorian Rogozcnko Adrian Mikhalchishin Arthur Kogan Dimitri Reinderman Glenn Flear Alexander Finkel Igor Glek Jean-Olivier Leconte Hikaru Nakamura 2007 New In Chess - The Netherlands ©2007 New InChess Published by New InChess, ALkmaar, The Netherlands www.newinchess.com Appears twice ayear Previous versions ofChapters 8and 10have appeared inNew InChess Magazine. ALLrights reserved. No part of this book may bereproduced, stored ina retrieval system or transmitted inany form orby any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording orotherwise, without the prior written permission from the publisher. Cover design and Lay-out:Steven Boland Drawing on frontcover: Zander Dekker Translation: Jeroen Bosch (Chapter 5) Production: Joop de Groot Proofreading: Rene Qlthof Printed inthe Netherlands ISBN: 978-90-5691-204-8 Contents 1 Jeroen Bosch The SOS Files 9 2 John van der Wiel A Harmless Little Bishop Move 18 3 Jeroen Bosch Sicilian: the O'Kelly Variation 25 4 Glenn Hear Really Accepting the QGA 39 5 Friso Nijboer The Shirov Gambit versus the Philidor 50 6 Dorian Rogozenko Early Surprise in aClassical Nirnzo 57 7 Adrian Mikhalchishin The Caro-Kann of Bukhuti Gurgenidze 66 8 Jeroen Bosch Bayonet Blow in the Bogo 70 9 Arthur Kogan Inspiration versus the Dragon 76 10 Jeroen Bosch Chasing the 'Trompowsky' Bishop 83 II Dimitri Reindennan Edgy Knight against the Bird 94 12 Glenn Hear The Semi-Slav with 6.a3 103 13 Alexander Finkel Modern for Advanced Players 116 14 Jeroen Bosch Taimanov's Surprise Sac in the Kan 125 15 Adrian Mikhalchishin Anti-Griinfeld and Anti- Volga 130 16 Igor Glek &1.-0.Leconte French: the Gledhill Attack 134 17 Hikaru Nakamura Not Going for Scholar's Mate 138 18 Who is Who? Authors and their Subjects 143 CHAPTER 1-page 9 Jeroen Bosch The SOSFiles CHAPTER 2 -page 18 CHAPTER 3 - page 25 John van der Wiel Jeroen Bosch A Harmless Little Bishop Move Sicilian: the O'Kelly Variation 1.e4 c5 2.lf}f3 a6 CHAPTER 4-page39 CHAPTER 5-page50 Glenn Flear Friso Nijboer Really Accepting the QGA The Shirov Gambit versus the Philidor • .t~ 8 /'},.8 811rt:, l%ttl.t...wi.Illl:. 1.d4d5 2.c4 dxc43.e3 i.e6!? Let's play 5.g4! CHAPTER 6 - page 57 CHAPTER 7 - page 66 DorianRogozenko Adrian Mikha[chb,hin ., Early Surprise ina Classical Nlmzo The C8ro-Kann of Bukhuti Gurgenidze i'j_.~.....i....~...i ... ... Ill!, ~ l!,cJ1l!, al!,8 l:f ~1W~A\~H1 Rubinstein Variation with 4...0e4 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.lix:3 b5!? CHAPTER 8 - page 70 CHAPTER 9 - page 76 Jeroen Bosch Arthur Kogan Bayonet Blow inthe Bogo Inspiration versus the Dragon 6.g4 in the Vitolinsh Variation Play like Tal CHAPTER 10 - page 83 CHAPTER 11 -page 94 Jeroen Bosch Dimitri Reinderman Chasing the 'Trompowsky' Bishop Edgy Knight against the Bird •• • • l!J l!,8,l!, l),fj.!'J.18 t!:.8l!,t;l!, l!,{j lllb "-W.tt;)l:[ nlb$l"~.i~l:[ 1.d4 d5 2.~5 16 1.f41L1h6 CHAPTER 12.page 103 CHAPTER 13 - page 116 Glenn Ftear Alexander Finkel The Semi-Slav with 6.83 Modern for Advanced Players Asimple idea with some bite Develop your bishops first CHAPTER 14 - page 125 CHAPTER 1S-page 130 Jeroen Bosch Adrian Mikhalchishin Taimanov's Surprise Sac in the Kan Anti-Grunfeld and Anti-Volga ~8. ~A~~ l(lb~~SJ}~~l:[ The intrepid 7...0xe4 1.d4 4\f6 2.c4 g6 3.d51? CHAPTER 16 - page 134 CHAPTER 17 -page 138 Igor Glek &Jean-Olivier Leconte Hikaru Nakamura French: the Gledhill Attack Not Going for Scholar's Mate Anew direction 1.e4 e5 2.'fih5