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Printientd h eU niteSdt atoefsA merica Tabloef C ontents Foreworbdy AlexeSih irov 3 Introduction 4 Acknowledgements 6 CodeS ystem 7 PhotoC redits 7 Aboutt heA uthors 8 A) MiddlegamTea ctics AI)T actcialM otifs AlA) Pina nd Cross-Pin 10 Exercises/SoluEt 1i.o1n-s1 .4 14 A 1B )K nightM oves 18 Exercises/SoluEt2i.o1n-s2 .2 18 AlC ) TrappePdi ecesl LooseP ieceDsr op Off 19 Exercises/SoluEt3i.o1n-s3 .2 21 A2)S acrificAitatla cks 22 Exercises/SoluEt4i.o1n-s74 . 60 A3)M agibcy t heM agician 63 Exercises/SoluEt5i. o1n-s5 .6 66 A4)'ft1 + D.£\uo 69 Exercises/SoluEt6i.o1n-s6 .2 74 A5)A ttacakn dD efense 76 A6C)o jnnuctoifoT nac tiMceatohld s 133 ExceriessS/oultiEo7n.s1 -7.5 144 A7 )T hBes ihoPpa ir 147 A8P)a wLne vearnsBd r eakotuhgrhs 150 Excesrieso/ulStiEon81-s.8 .2 153 A9)C ombitniaons 155 ExceirssS/eolutEi9.o1n-s9 .8 159 B)T actiEcnadlg ames BI O)p posiotreeB-dCih osopls BI A )W itRho okasnd /Qoueren s 164 BI)BP uerO ppsoei-tCorleod BsihoEpn dings 174 B2S)a me-oCroeBldih sops 179 B3)F orretosrsN ot? 129 Exreci/SsoetlsiuoEnl0 s. 1-10.2 207 B4T)h eB isphP oair 228 Exeirescso/ulStiEo1 n1s. 1-11.3 231 B5R)o o+k M inoPrei cEen idngs B5A) REonodgkis n 233 B5BR)o o+kM ionrP eicEen dings 243 Excesriesl/uiStoonE1s .2 1.-21 2 247 B6T)h rCeuen nQiunege Ennd nigs 249 Bbiloigarphy 252 IndoefPx l yaers 254 Foreword StitlhlWe o rlodfM agic Whne1 w aass kbeydm yg oofdir enGdM KarstMeUlni etrow riatf ero ewofrord hiasn CdO .M eyern'eswb ooakb uott accstI,it houtghhantto ithnwgo ulbde eaesrCi.o mbinaatnitdcoa tnistc hsbeo, o okfsA lxeandKeobrel nttzhg,ea meosf MikhlT aali- altlh esees ywneornywmiohtmu ysfi srts teipncs h eSsosI,.s tta r reiandtgho rugthhp eer sebnoto wkh,i hcahas l omssta mnea maes MtahgeiW co rld ofC"o mbinabtyiK oonlbnse t(zsi seudm ore ttwhoda enc aadgeos iSno vtiheet UnioAnn).d.w. h.a ats uprrsie! Iitns o lonagm eatrt oefsr i mtpalcceat mliot sia fncdo mbinbautitinf o andcset e p anlyasainsrd e ftuitoaonfcs o cneptthssa ete mteobd ea xiombaydt eifictn iioofn taicctpall.a S yuddentlhryee adiesfror cetdol ooakte vyetrihnwgih t car itical eyee,vu aaltwihnigtc ahc tairecers re oonuasn wdh icahr geo o.d Butti emsh avceh an.g eTdahueot rhtsa kef orumts h weo rolfmd a gidcraelat mos crureelltai yw itihme pcclaeabn alsb yysh iumaannscd o mtpeurs. WheIns ttaerpdly aincgh eIsb se,el vieidnc omnbaiotniasn hdi gcholmyp tleidc a tcatipclyaa.lm eTwi enbty1 ,b ecaams et rgorndagmn asatnesdro moefm yv eiws onc hewsesr ceh anbgyed do w-ntor-tephal yaerCso.mp uetrgso itn lvvoeadn d reufteodt hieedra sHo.w eevri,nt hhee aotfb attlIew asa bleto s ometfiinmde s thistn hgnaeitt hceorm puntoehrru sm acnosur ledfu. It a emp rooufd v hiankegp fiatt h inm yc hlidohdoi deaclosm ipoctlfai oanntsda ctAincdns o.wh aivntgh mea unscript oft hniesbw o oiknf or notfm eI a smky se-dlof gientnecau tircelysale xsit? Thea nsweYre Y.io'I"su!n eetdos eepkee rcfotniP.e ercftiisboi rnl nlciyMa.ym ove Ah3a! giantTs opal(oosvrr yfor b eiinmmgo deisbstr l)il ibaenctai utts'hebse e msotv e int hpeos itaionnid nf ca ti tsih toe n lmyo vteow inA.nd wihtneh nbi oso Iks eteh e anaslioysft hgea mAel kehnie-vMainnd e(nwoh iccohml petsehloyc mkeea dtfi srt1) raelei stfihha2t!i s mboirrlnel tti haafinhS b ecafiuhs2e!l t esW hiect onthiniuse attawchki lfiheS e velno saegsa iBnalsctkb 'esds tee fnse. Ih avceo mteor a eleit hstahte arrbeea iscyat lwltoy poefcs h etsasc tFiiscrtss,i. m ple kinodfcs o bmniatiyoonnuse etdo know wshteatnrtop lyyac ohue 1ss slt.bil ei leve theayrt eh bea soifes v etrhyiTnhgi.nt ghcsao tpm utseeriesna h a-lsfecBoutnt dh.e booikns o atb otuehtm F.o trh ose tsaticimocplslKd,eo blzeb notoks atrhea nm ore enouTghhib.so oikas b ocuotm plicchaettseascdc st t,ih kei nydo suo metniemeeds houorfas n aslijyssutt od s icotvheterru tohft hpeo soinIt.ti h'asr ds eateno cd a ltceu la peerclftyon t hbeo aordnn;ee eidnst uiimtaigoinn,aa nptdri ceoins ion. Itn'oset a styod evetlhoepqs uael ibtuiIteb se lviee tthhpaert e sbeonotfk ul,ol f exmaplaenshd i hgq ualyia tnalywsiehlsel,ly poa uc hitehvoaejbt ce tive. Welcomem atgoli w tcoahreol ftd a cc!st i AlxeeiS hoivrR,i ag Octo2b0e0r2 3 Introduction "Cheiss9s 9p ercteancctst T.ih"i osp inoifo nGt hemera nc hemsass tReircr hda Teichnmn(a 816182-95i)sc ertnalicyo ntelsebt,ua etbv ye crhefsirse nkdn ows thpaetrm anteancctat vlii gnicaleata nsyt aogfte h gea mieos fd ecisiimvopetr acne. Buwth adto etsht ee rm'a tcitcastc'u amlelaynI '!na m odedmi ocntraiyo fc hess yomua yr eaadd efiniltieit koihns" :T aicctisst h teh oeroyf t hreae lsiatoifo n spieficaci mbsys horto ptaeetrorinmbs a soendc onectaren cdel avra rtiiao.n"s (uqotfeordm M eyeSrcsh aLcehx ibkyoO nt tBoor iakn odt hers) ThEen glGirsahn dmDarsJ.to ehNrnu ndne finiemtso rceo mrpehseienvltyh eebry emphiazgsit nhcea llcautoifvo anr tiiaoinnes n dmgeas":Ta ctiissc osm eitnfhga r moerg enetrhaaslnu cmhe thlokdiefs or skp,i ndsi,se croeavdtt akcss,k erwsec .e,t whiacrhme o erp ropderelsyc raiscb oemdba iitno,nw souilndd tieWc.eac asna y, thaanti deta aicictsia fl nietc seiayssrt oc aullctaes pieficvca riattoei nuoserni st s correcstsnW.ei tthh diesfi niittic olinres,t a htta caticcason c cautar n syt aogfe thgea mIen.d ,es eipdmliefindegda maersee s pieaclplroytn obe et catiscniaclie,n sucpho sitiiitpos on issbs tloce a ltceue lvearwyo hrtwheiv lariaatnhideo nntc oe bea bsolucteetrlayiw nh icihs thmeo vbee.(sr"fto mN un'nsT actCihceasls Endi)n.g s Buti,nc hemsast,t aerrresa l ryse impalnced1 ecaurItnp. r aiccttea ctoiftceensx ist inc leoc snojcutnoinw itthce hniaqnutdeh etnh eeslmeee nctasn ndoowt ih tout eacohte hrT.od etermwihnieec lhe miepsnr tve alaeton ntpe rta ciurlm aometin s ralrype oisbsle. Ont hoet hhearni dit ds ffii cutlodt e fitnhet ee r'mt eicqhuinenc' h esst eanstd osi t conitabno tshtr ateagnitdca aclte ilceamleL netts's.st wa rittt whdo e fmi"Tetcihnoinuqse: itsh kneo wldegaen edx peritehneacnteba laep sly aetroa chiaew viemn e cnhiacally anwdi htouutn deuxeei rtoThne.p osseosfts eicoihnqn uieos n oef futnhdea mental dieffrenbceetsw teheeenx paenrtt dh aem ate(ufrro.Am"n i llusDtircattieoodfn ary ChebsyEs d waRr.Bd ar ce")Te.c hnuieiq tsh aew areonfhetesfu sn ctioofhnteps ic ees anodft hepiceru rlr ieasou.r.acn.emd se thoofed xslp oitthientsghe i inrnge sc urring situat(iofromnT se.c"h niinCqh ueebs ysG eraAlbdr ahams) Genreallyt hseuj bceto ftc ehnuiecq onsstoisfm ethodtircteamale natnsldn i eosf dierctiionon r dteoer x lpomiatt eproisaoilnt/aaild vtaangoerts o p revtehnetm . ThGee mranm astKeurrRt itceh(r91 0019-69o)n cwer o:t e"cThqenuiien cihse ss thaer otfw htac abne l aerned,w"h ische etmosb ea g ooadtt emtpodt e fitnhee ter.Fm utrhrmeorei,f theraer eiain s cawhnhe eesrc so nectrken oewdlgaen d expeenrcaierm eo ssti gfinciatnhte,in it cs e triantlhyee n dgame. Maneyx maplients h bioso akr oefb otaht aicctaanltd e nccihanlta uraenw dh ta domniataetas n py atriuclrma omemnaty bmeat taoe fro pinbiuoptnl ,e notfy 4 tcatailic daesa ncdo mbin-a"ttihhoeaenrt os fc he(ssAA".l eiknh-ea)wl aymsa ke tihnslg vieyl. "Jti ss imlpyn ostu fficnitoe nltyop lya- youh avteot a riyno ulrsfae lywsat o develqoupia itleasn adb iitliwehsi hcehl ypo u tot oc oidmseenic so dutrhien g courosfaeg am"e( .rfomM odernSec hachbtyaM kartkDi vko rsektyB)ym. e ans oft horoaunaglhyw seil se atrnoe sttiepm oasititineoagnlrsal nymd o reo ftween wifilnltd h meo vetsht ahtpe o stionnd Isdn.ae dmdaoinwt eid evealn"o nips tinct orf eleifnorgp osoinat nid d"a( nwgheitrchGhee rmancsaP lols itianTshgee fuhl). morec ompcaltitehdpe o sittihogenr ,e attheierm ptoarnocfec obminitnhgi s "incstta"in nadn alystkiiclalls . Thger eEamta nuLeals kwerort e":F osro mremo anteincts hisuattsh e goafm e chehsass bpereonm ottoae s dce incoera na rItn.f ca tc hedsosen sos tt atnhda t higIhts.su bnstticaahrlaa cstteiirtscih wahti tchhhe um ann attuarekes mdoeslhtit g ini: tt hfieg h.t("rf omG eusnedrM enscehresntviamSn cd hach) Thee riss tianla lw ufll ottod sicovaenrd btohresd b eertwekenno wledge, expreienccael,tc iuolanan idt niutiaornfle u iBdu.it n o ver-tahredl--yabp,to he horiiznsoo nst ow idhee;rn ee rvuose nergiyrs e uqierda ntdh eeel menotffis g ht wiht alilstp ecluiardiotmiitenesOa. ft eanp alyehra tso t ruhsitis n tuni,n toi o matttheperrc ie. iAnans dah r,cp ompploesxi wthieonn v,ta hrteii aognrsoh wza y ort haer ithfmiaelttsih,aecd veens ttuta.rsr Inti hbso otkh,ae u thporressa em nantio fldl ccetoilooftna ccatdlisi couornst ehse middlaen-edn dmgea.It s howssu cahd ratmiaschr apienngbu,at l shdoid en resouarncades ostn isnheiwn gt Luarnssbt.un to ltae sttih wso rikas b out chess errrsot,h ediert ecatnrideo funtt ia,os nicnep eoplleeab renfs ortm m istaskA.et t he cirtipcoailtn htrsee admearyss h paertnh etiaircc tvails itoents,ht e ilryi t taob i caullctaec ocnrevtaear toiins taoen vda tlepu oaistiBoendssei.as l tlih ist a'lsas o wonrdufelt hitnotg a ktei maenj dsu ptl yao vearn edjn yo tehxeap mles. Primlaytr hibioso ikas i maetda spiprliyanergfos rm c lutbom astleervw ehlo seriouslyw anti mtrpoo vteh ecihre usnsd setnradinHger.et hree adweirnlsol t tian ldo gipcraosglsr nief oormt hbee gintnoti hneegn dt;he ex amphlaevse been seclteefdoe rn ttieanrmenta baonavdel,,f l ori snturctiaonntdaar li nivnalgu e. Alhtouwgehh avgeru opetdhg ea mesf aragnmde innt spc theasrosm,e ttihmee s ararngemseenetam rsitb rabrye catuhseeir saec ondseirlaevb aertiwyi thtihen exmapl.eS shrto excesire-se asaynd d iffic-ualrated dteodh eltphr ee adteor s improavnea lyatbliiictaile s. ThMea giacf CheTsasc tiibsca ss oenda nal,ay trsiicsalnetdasr i nsiensgs oifo ns thGee rmcahne tsarsi naenjrduo rnailsFtMC luasD iteeMrey e(rB ermenS)ev.e ral positwieoranens a eldyd suritnhpgee ri19o8dt9 o1 998w,h ehnew orkaettd h e Hamubrtgar iingnb aswehe r(et hfuetnu graren dmearKs)at rsMtUelenlrF ,M S taenf 5 Siveesra ndo thyeoru nCga nddaitMea streerugslr alpya irtcpait.eG dM Mullre alascotn osw caos- auotfth hobiros o wkit hs oem origcionnabtlurit io.n s Combina(t18i90o19-n9s)3 aTnadc tDiicsaclo u(9r1s93e-9s19 8w)ee r trwuoib crs ofC.DM.ey eprub lsiheidnth eG ermanS chaMcahg az6i4An.t t htta imheew as constoannt thlleooy k ofuortf ersmha taelar pipraotpferor bi otjhuo rnailstanidc trnaiginp urpoessH.ow evewrhe dne atidla enlaytwiocrahkla tdo b ed onteh,i s wajssu tth vee rtyh ifnrotg h aemb tiious rHgtaa rmibnguiornugAp n.d s os omoeft he extrdaionradreinlsye andma dtaielirffi tnich ubilosto l kie K kunnemvasN.nN. n a nd theN ever-ESnfdOhilanYisg to srg iiinnt h vee rpyr uodctHiavmbeu rpgei rod. 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CaluDsie tMeery earnK da rsMtuelnl er Bremeanm/bHgu r Octob2e0r0 2 Acknwloedgesm ent Wew isthot hamnakn pye opfloterh aena lytsiucpaplao nrtds omoer igl ina cornitbuteisopineasclt,lh Heyam bugtr rnaiingrgo aunpsd e vecrhaeclso lslae gues oft he WSerVd eBru ndleiastg aem.C heBsassdee sersvpeiescat lh anfkors devleopitnhpger oagmrs ttm haadteih sb oopkos siabnldae l lowuistn oug s e photfoormst ehiarcr hivTehsa.na klsst ooA lexeSihi roforvh iFsor ewdoa rnd EdwaWridn tfeohrri ksi npdem rissitoonu se pfhoromth oiessxc ellegnatlel rayt ChessCafIegn.olcSfoet mi.sn c ansneevde prhaolta oncsda crtaiuersF.ni allyw e thatnhkpe ub lsiheHra noRnu seslflorh ifsir endatlityt utdoew atrhdwesh ole prjocet. 6 CodSey stem + check # checkmate x capture ! goomdo ve !! excelentlo rb euatfuilm ove 'I bamdo ve '1'1 bulnder !? interemsotvien g '/1 duiobumso ve +- Whithea asd ecisaidvvea ntage ± White hasu ptphheaern d ;!; Whies ttasndlhsit gbleyt ter thpeos itiiosn eoqrdu raalw n -+ Balchka asd esciieav dvtaange +' Blcakh atsh uep phearn d :j: Blasctnkad ssl hitgbleyt ter 10- thgea meen disn af owWrih nie t Y:!-Y:! theg ameen disna d raw 0-1 thgea meen disn w iafn o Bral ck Ch chamnpsihoip 01 cheoslsy mdp ia zt zontaolu mrneant simusli maunletoduissy p la mcm memortioaulrn ament CBM ChessseMB aagzaine CDM CaluDsi teer Meyer KM KarstneM Uller PhotCor edits CheBsassV ela:smt iiBla bu(l21a)a nAdl exeSiho ivr( 156) EdwardW inteCro lleocnt:iW ilheSeltimin t(z3 5M)ik,h aTiall( 6)3,R udolf Spiemalnn( 67)A,.A Linltihe(a8l6B )o,b bFysi ch(e9r,2 A )nthoMnieyls( 131) anTdgi raPne otsrni( a513) CD.M eyeZrb:y nHerakc e(k9 9R)a,i nKenar(a 4k12 )A,le xnadeKhra limfan(6 10), Loevak nW ely(8 13J)a,Tn mi ma(n2 40)S,v eJnoc ahi(m2 3G7e)er,fl Mien(s42 1,) thcea rtiucr(aepgsae 8 )by a nu nknowantr iosntt h Meo scoAwr baantbd y A lrfed Hennsdeor(r 12f,02 27). 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