The Czech Benoni in Action

204 Pages·2016·13.14 MB·English

by  Hoffmann A.

AsaH offmannG raeKnged e ner
TheC zecBhe noniinA ction
BOSTON
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Greg dedicates this book to Vesta Thomas,
my dear grandmother who first taught me how the pieces move
and who has had such a profound impact
on my life and the lives of so many others.
Asa dedicates this book to his father, David Hoffmann, a lifetime chess­
player, politician, and organizer, who introduced me to the Royal Game. This
book is also dedicated to my darling wife Ginny, a lifelong chess enthusiast,
whose love and encouragement keep me going.
Contents
Acknloewdgements 7
Introduction 9
Chapt1e:r WhiteP lafy4s 15
Chapt2e:r WhiteP laf3y s 31
Chapt3e:r White lt'lPlf3a ys 43
Chapt4e:r WhiteP lagy3sa ni.dg :2
TheP urCez ecBhe noAnpip roach 57
ChaptSe:r TheYu khtmaVna ria(t. ig.o6.an n d..i .g.7 ) 79
Chapt6e:r WhitPel alt'lygse 2 93
Chapt7e:r WhitAet tawciktshh 3a ndg 4 105
Chapt8e:r White hP3l ays 123
Chapt9e:r TheC zecShn ake 132
Chapt1e0r: BlaPclka .ylt'l.sg .7 !? 140
Chapt1e1r: TheK evitGza mb:iW thitPel a3y.s3lt'l f 154
Chapt1e2r: CommoEna rDleyv iations 174
Chapt1e3r: CzecBhe noPnoit pourri 183
Tactiintc hsCe z ecBhe noni 200
Solutions 204
Ac�nowledgements
Thea uthworisst hot hantkh dee dicsattaebffdo, a radn,dm embeorfst he
MarshCahlelCs lsu -binp artiictueslx aerc udtiirveecD trMo.ar r,c Fuesn ner,
andi tcsu rrpernets idSetnutaC,rh ta ignrI.na ddiiotnw,ew oulldi kteot hank
AlexK inGgi,n nHyo ffmannC,a merHounlJ la,c Roobb inMsaornOc,rl eaBnosr,i s
IzrayJeelffrieBtya, r ,kS eeaOn' HnaloNna,t aPlaileu acnkAld,l i soRnu szkowski,
amonmga noyt hresF.i nawlelw yo,u lldi kteo thMaonnkg ooPsreef sostr h eir
infinpiattei e,a nncdfe otra kianc gh anocnea no ddbparlolp lof soaarg ame
colleicnta ineo sno toepreinci ngt;h heae lnpdgfu uli darneccee ifvreoJdmo rge
Amadoarse ditor, wwhoisthehe oltupht i s wboouolnkdo etx ist.
Introduction
Onen igahttt hMe arsahlClh essatntteitoont hied eianst hgea mes
Clu,b gIa vael ectounra fe e wo f thatnot he naomfte hspe l aywehros
myr ecevinctt oriinte hsCe z eBche no­playtehedm .H oweveyro,ua lswoi ll
nis,o moefw hicahrc eo ntaiintn heids fi ndt hnea meosft oppl ayterrysi ng
volmueA.ft etrh lee ucrteG,re Kgee nert hehiarn adtt hCez ecBhe nofnrio,m
approamcehw eidts he veqruaels tioGnMSs e iratwoMa inh aMiarli ann yde s,
abotuhti dsee fnsaesw, e lalsf opre r­eveMna gnuCsa lrsen.
misstioop nh otoctohpseyc oreesths e
thaIht a db een uassni ontgfe ostr h e Whilteh ibso oikst hweo rokft wo
lecture.d aSylesav tehereara s lk meed auhtor,os uri ntenitsfi oo"rnI a"n d
agafionbr o orke commendtahtaito" nmset "o r efteorF MA saH offmann,
coverseodmo ef t hlei ntehsaI th ad particluywl haernh ei so neo ft he
diusscseidnm yl ectaunrdeIm, e n­plyaernsa meidnt hgea me header.
tiontehdaIo t n ly konfse owmg ea mesT herieso nlyo nee xcepttiot ohins ,
byY asseSre aiwraann dT onMyi lesa ntdh aitsi nt he gSatmuerK tee-ner
thahta da paprelnybt eefno rtgoetn.i nC hap3te,irn w hic"hIc "l earrelfye rs
Tod at,ne omtu chha bse epnu blishteoGd .K eeneArst. o o ucro llraaibtoon,
ont hCez ecBhe noontih er stohmaeni th ast akesne veyreaaltr osg ather
unannotapteamdp hleatnsdRi charda ndr efinteh gea mceo llectthiaotn
PalsleirH'ows to Play Against l.d4, youa rhe oldiinnyg o uhra nd.I st
thouegvhet nh at netgocl oevcetre dht ahsee xpandaenddc ontracted again
lintehsaI ft a vroA.ft efurr thienrv estain­da gailni kaena ccordaiswo en
gatiiostne ,e mtehdaa lt o otft he recceonltl egcatmeesdr, u loeudtt h soet hat
bootkhsa hta vbee epnu bliosnhl e.4dd werneo ti ntereesntoiunggah n,d
repert-oiinrcelsuBdoiirnAsgv ru'ksh delvfuertdh eirn ttoh otsheaw te rIet.
highalclyca imtewdo -votloummaees, contamiannsby r istildienasgsh ,a rp
welalsL arKrayu fman'asmb iti(oiufgs a mbiatnsdo, dd baklnli gmhotv es
gimmicrkye)p erbtoooi-krgei vseh ortt haatrb eo tpha fro trh ceo urisnte h e
shrtioft tChzee cBhe nofnaii,l tion Cgz ecBhe noannitd h sei gtnuaroefm y
mentitohnbe e srte socuers Bfloarc ko ffbeasttl ye.
andi nstfeocauds ionngl inwehse re
Whitea chieavnee dsgwi et hoaufi tg ht. TheC zecBhe nohnaihs e lpperdo ­
Att hipso initt ,w Garsew gh oh adth e lonmgy c hecsasr edeurr itnhge last
idetah aittf h beo ohkew antteobd u y foudre ceas!dI nm yp rimi(tniovne­
didne'xti tshte,wn e s houwlrdi itte mastpeerr)di ,Ioh ads omseu ccesses
ourselbvyec so mpilsionmgoe f t hew itthh Deu tch Deafnedtnh sAele b in
besCtz ecBhe nognaim eesv eprl aeyd.C ountergbaumtb iwtIhf, ea ncs eodm e
strosntgr,a tegy-oprliaeyntethreesds, e
As yout hprloauytg hhe gsaem eso,p eniunsgausl lfyai lemde .N ext,
you will noticep atimhdoa rte I ws ew ihtacvtheoe t dh eM oderBne noni,
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CzecBhe noni
thorouagnhlalyyz iendSh akhmatny
Byulleten thoubgahr emleyn tioinne d
thEen glish-lcahneglsuisat geer ature
oft het imAeg.a inI,w asa blteo
achiseovmege o orde suulnttsaif le w
stroonpgp onetnutrsn uepda rmed
witshha rpt acticalo nvsIa.nr iati
196I9b ,e gatnop lyat hCez ecBhe ­
nonTio. tell tyrou,ut hdtIon h oet
recahlolwI fi rsdti scovietr.e dB e­
inag l .4e plyaeir n thdoasyens o,
Thisst crturuef,ea turaif nxige d
onweo ulhda vhea dac hantcope l ay
pawnc entiesir d,e faoltr h pel ayer
ita gaimnest,t houognhc Iet ook
who ltiomk aense uivencro l sepdo si­
itu pI b acsailsltyo ppleods i!I ntg
tioWnhsi.t e will tbrrye afkosr pawn
seemtehda otn lgyr andmawsetreer s
witfh2- 4f orb 2-bw4h ilBel atcrki es
ablteob etam et henA.m ongt hose
fo.rf7. -.f a5n d. b.7.- .bW 5e thionfk
painlfuols sIre esc,pa llaly iiatng ga inst
CzecBhe noni agsau,ms eusa llolnyg,
GMsG ul,kK oaidanSo.Pv o,l gIa.r ,
endgasmter lugeWgse.w ilsle heo,w ­
Ivanoavn,da n1 8y-ear-Voilsdh y
evehro,wB laccakgn e mta tiantgt acks
AnandU.n fortunaaftteelrlo ys,iI n g
ont hkei ngswiidtaehc tipviee ce play.
havet ean ndceyt oc arefufilllmeyy
scoresahweaeiytnt s h nee aretsrta sh
can,m asnooy f t hogsaem e-sw hich Il earnmeyod p enitnhgeos l d­
woulndod oubhta vbee einn sutcrtivfeas hionweady:p lanygio vemra ster
-arleo fsotr ever. gameisnS hakhmatny Byulleten
andpl anygbi liftozsr t akweista hn y
Aftert hmeo vels.4 d lt:lf62 c.4c S grandmaIsc toeurlf ndid A.l soI,
3d.5e S4 .lt:\3c d65 .ei.4e 7W,h itel ookfeopdru blibsohoesokd r a nalysis
nowh asn of weert ha1n5 r easono­na nyo ft hoep enitnhgaIstp lyaed
ablmeo ves!W e cant hsanetoe wt he -whi,ca hsI m entioanbeod,vw eere
nexfte wm ovecsa np rodunceaer lyr athsecra rwcheen I f risstt arted
asm anyp ossibilaistt hiseet sa rtipnlygia ngI.nb liItf za,c seodm feam ous
posititohnge a fmooerf c hesist selCfz.eh c Benopnraic ttiioneirnsc,l ud­
Witsho m anyc hoiacnedsa l acokf inMgi leSser,ia wa,an nd Yuakhnt.m
forcing lineesn,yc clworpietdiTinhcge l aatnwt aesro neo f tfihresS toi vet
manufaoltr h Cez ehc Benomnaiyb e emiegsra,rr invgi tihnee alry' 70s.
impobslseTi.h eroerfet,h ivso lumeO bviousalg yr etaatl ehnet ,s eemed
isp resenatsae gda mec ollieocnt,t oh avlei titnltee rients otu rnament
showcacsoimnmgo vna artiioannsd chespsre,f errbilnibgtac zk,ag mmon,
thetmiamco tsii fnt hCez ecBhe nonig.irn u mmayn,td h cea siinnAo tsl antic
Som anyo penibnogo ktsh edsaey s CitIyn. hhiesy daYyu,k hmtanh ad
clatihma tth eoipre niinsag n" dieasv citoroiveessro moeft he bpleasyte rs
opengi,bn"u tth Cez eBcehn otnriui lsy i nt hSeov eitU niobnu,tt o m eh ew ill
one, haenrydeo wui lfiln dat reasuarlew abyers e membefromerad k itnhge
troovfei deasb oftoshri dienst hism osstp etcacumloavre epvleary ed
dynamidcee fnse. int hCez ecBhe noInnit .hf eol lonwgi
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Introduction
gamaeg ainst Osnoso fo (nceo -3a4u t.the3o!!r 0 -1
••.
oft hbee sbto okesv ewrr itotnet nh e
Richrt-eRau,zY eurkt)hmadne mon­ 34. ..i .isaec o3m plienxt erference
stratthepeso tteinfaolar k ingsimdoev ,ea s diitus prtasl olf W hite's
attaicntk h Cez ecBhe noinni swasfhor­cweista hs ingle cesW.ah cir'tisefi
bukcilnsgt lye. best mi3so5 v..ixf7 e , thouagfthe r. .3.5
'f5x4e+3 6.Vg�2x g32 7�.xgi.2x cl
Blaicssk i mpulpay p ie.c e
Osnos -Yukhtman
USS1R969 35J'!xe3l eatdos maatftee3 r5. ..
gxf3l+6� .xfglx f3l7+� .g2 #g.gl
1.d4 �f6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.�c3
d6 5.e4 J.e7 6.g3 0-0 7 .tg2 �e8
• 35.x�e3a lsloe atdosm ataeft er
8.�ge2 �d7 9.0-0 g6 10 .ie3 �g7
• 35. g.xf.+l 36�.g2� xe4+3 7�.g3
11.'f5d3 f5 12.fJ f4 13.gxf4 exf4
gs3f+3 8.h�4g xe339. xi.e3� xe3
14.�xf4 g5 15.�e6 �e5!
40.i.c�6e 74+l �.xh�5g 5#.
35g.xf7leatdots h sema eo utcome
afte3r5. � .x.e4 +3 6.�g2g xf73 7..ixf7
�d33 8.xi.e3� xe33 9.x�h3g xh3
40.hh5� el#.
Common Themes
Perhatphmseo scto mmotnh emes
int heC zecBhe noanrite h ep awn
16.'f5e2 �xe6 17.dxe6 he6 18. breatkhsae ta cshi dter iteoas c hieve.
�d5 hd5 19.exd5 �g6 20.gae1 Blawcoku lldi kteop la.yb. 7.- ba5n d/
.tf6 21.'i!>h1 .ie5 22 .th3 �f4 or. t7.-.f w5h,i Wlhei tweo ulldi ke to
•
23 .ie6+ �h8 24.'f5c2 'f5f6 25.J.g4 geitnb 2-ba4n d/fo2r- Mfu4c.oh f t he
•
b6 26 .ic1 gae8 27.ge4 'f5g6 28. earmliyd dlegiasasm ter ugagrloeu nd
•
gfe1 h5 29.i.d7 ge7 30 . .ia4 �h3 thteh reoaftt he spea wbnr eaaknsd,
31.gf1 gef7 32.Ve2 g4 33.f4 .ixf4 piepclea cemieson ftte dni ctabtye d
34 . .ie8 thebsree aakcsc ordingly.
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CzecBhe noni
Theraer ae n umbeorfw ayfso rp awnw,h icmha ys evrea sa v aluable
Blactkoa cheivet hseet wop awn insurpaonlciiecn ay n eyn ding.
brekas.O nt hequ eensihdeem ,ay
fortcheie s swiuteh t hmeo ve.sa. 7.-
a6.,j:'1. b8., . .i.d.7 a,n d..ti:, c.7 .W hite
will often try to prevent the queenside
pawn bwriettahhk ce o nstrmiocvtei ng
a24-.aNo tteh awth etnh is odcoceusr ,
thbe4 s quabreec omaevsaa ibllaes
ano utposatk nfiogrh t, htohwo ugh
usefutlh iissd epenodnts h sep ecific
posiiotn.
Oveornt hekni gsiBdlea,sc okm e­
Herteh,de a rk-sqbuiasrhehodap s
timpelsa .ygs.7 .- ign6o rdteorp lace
managteoad r riovnde 4 fr,o mw here
hiksn igohntt h ge7 s qua.Tr heiosd d
ite xesrecasin noycionngt orvoeltr h e
knigphlta cemiescn otm moinnt he
darskq uairneWh si t'ecsa m.pT hiiss
CzeBcehn o:on nioefi tmsa ipnu rposes
noats u ncommaosin at p peaarsos f,­
theirtseo s upptto hr.ef7. -.f 5 advance
teBnl awcikl l .p.i.lg.aSa y ts ompeo int
asi nt hfeol lowdiinagag mrT.h isse tup
too ffearne xchaonfhg ie"s b abdi shop"
cabne p layaegda imnasntoy f t hdei f­
foWrh i'tes" goobdi sh.o"p Because
ferenvta rioantsfi rowmh icWhh ite
Blak cbegitnhsge a mbey h anding
mayc hooasnesd,o w eh avdee dicated
Whitea s paacdev anteaxgceh,a nging
ac haptteotr h isse tfruop mB lack's
offt hdea rk-sqbuiasrhbeoodpt f her es
poionfvt i ew.
upm orseq uafroeBrsl acrke'msa ining
pieesca ndg etrsi odf a b ishtohpa t
isl rageolbys trubcyt etdch een tral
panwsF.o trh ersaees onWsh,it oeft en
decltihneiexssc hangep roefffeerr,r ing
tov acatthece l -dhi6a glow niathhi s
ownd ark-sqbuiasrheaodnp dl eaving
Blawcikt hhi s bbiasdhi onapc ramped
positHioowne.vt ehrni,as t uroaplelnys
thdeo otro ptohses iobfit lhbiiitssy h op
rerouttoit nhge sdq4ur ae ave i3a t
sompeo inats, ti hnae b ovdei ag.r am
Itg oewsi tohutsy aintgh aptu t­
The d4 Outpost tinagk nigohntt hde4 o utpcoasnt
alsboev ergyo ofdo Brl acUkt.i lizing
Anothkeersy q uatrheaB tl amcaky d4i st hereafk oeryse t rataeigmoi fc
utiliistz hee sdq4u a.Wr ietpha wnst hCez ecBhe noannid, tihske i nodf
onc Sa nde Sd,4 i sa ni dlep alatcoe middlegamteh aygtoo sua hlo uclodn ­
puatp ie,ca esi f iisct a ptuirtwe idl ls tanbtetl ryy itnoag c hieevsep,e cially
ber eplawcietadhp rotepcatseds eidyf o uorp ponheanntdi stt o y o.u
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