Winning Chess Combinations (Winning Chess - Everyman Chess)

256 Pages·2006·9.45 MB·english

by  Yasser Seirawan

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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION 5
CHAPTEORN E StarOtui:tTn hgr Ceoem binaTtypieosn 12
CHAPTETRw o Chekmcat!eR ecnoigzPiatntge rns 24
CHAPTERT HREE ThCel acsaBsliih soSpca irfice 77
CHAPTEFRO UR ThCea soeft hCel umRsoyo k 190
CHAPTEFRI VE BulndearnBsdo moerangs 193
CHAPTESRI X IsnpirCiomnbgi noantsi 116
CHAPTESRE VEN TesPtoi stions 129
CHAPTEERI GHT Soultions 201
SUMMARY 239
INDEX 242
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INTRODUCTION
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Fomra nyye rasI,h a ve wtaown rtieatdb e o oakb ocuhtse sc ombtioinn.as
Afterl eIarn etdh relu eosfc hecsosm,b tiinoawnesrs eip mltyh lrliiAnsg .
explaiinWn inenidn Cgh eTsasc ti(pcagse 5 )5,wh esnh owasn m othered
matfeae turianQ gu eesncai rficIrue s hehdo mteo s homwy m othtehre
wondoefir at l .l lIom syta udienqcuei cakssl hyse o on rettowu arnsehd­
intgh dei esshI.ts urspermdie t hacths esc obmniaotniasr 'eentv er'yosn e
cuopf t eHao.w ervf,ero t ohsweh oa pprecchiseastt hceeo mbtiinroaenp ­
reesntthsme o sstt unannibdne gua tiafuslp eocfot uswr o ndegrmafuel.
UnfortuanteWlinyni,n Cgh eCsosm bina,tt ihsoeen evsntbho oiknt he
seirehsa,hs a tdo w aitt ui.mt hsIa tbs ee na l engstthiaynn ttd h eex tra
timheag si vmeena c hanfcrode e per fleetciaobno tuhte okfbi onodt kh at
Iw oullditk oew ri.It fneo ftro t hper oddoifmn ypg u blsiheDran,A ddel­
mano fE veryman Cthihebsso so,wk o unledv hearv ceo mteop riDnatn.
wats enoaucisinh ihsa rpinigno radnedr ttohc eoe mnofjrootfysb lfuils s
retirIef mleectno ptme ltloeg adt mhyer rse eracmha tearnida ll ainutnoc h
writmiynf guo rtebeontoInhk .h inidhgstI a mm ucohb litgoDe adnf ro
hiash,e gme,n ptelureas siaosIn a sm h opetfuhlay to u, rdeeaadwrei rl,l
benefitm yfre fofomtr s.
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fletcu pownh aIth opteoda ccpolmiWshhe.pn l nanitnhgse e riin1e 89s9 I
thoutgowh rti ftuoerb oo.k sTihdeew aa st oc reate ac ukrirnidc uloufm
abocuhtse sw ihte cahw orbke mcionpgr oegsirsvehlayr daeser v emro re
dififculcto ncewpetrisen turcoewddi teha cvhol um.We eltlh,aa ttl east
wast hpel na.I tfia leWdih.ti mno ntthhspe l naw asc hangBeeodfr.te h e
evnisneifdouo rc ouersms y bpluisfhleettrh saa tna ppetwiazsne ere ded.
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WINNINCGH ESSC OMBINATIONS
Thipser limiwnoarrwkyo ulfadet ucrhese sr uelsa ndb asiinocfr mation
includinnogt oacntah,ine wdso su lidn trodfuuocree ltenhmteeos fs pcae,
timmea,t e/rofiracalen pda wsnt ructHuernec.e the PfilraWsyint ­ book,
ninCgh eswsa,sc reaatste hde bfroafu stiusbr eok o.sT hefuo rc oruses
werien tentdobe edW i nninCgh esOpse ngisnW,i nninCgh esMisd ed­l
gameasn dWi nninCgh eEsnsdg ameAsse. n tbioroehk asv bee ewnr itten
ona sinpgalwesn t ructthuIeros el,a tQeude ePna wnf,ro i nnscteai,t
semeedr easboltneoba retahkme i dedglamient twopo art sW,in ninCgh ess
TactiacnsWd i nninCgh eSstsr gait.eTe sheWnin ninCgh eOspse nirzgasn d
WinninCgh eEsnsi dngwso ulndie clcyo mptlete hbea nuqeGtr.e paltna .
This fiatloeoMd y.p ublisfhleettr hsaa td eesrsbto oWkin,n inCgh ess
Brillisahnocutilredustm ,hp ee n di.Wn ingsninCgh eBsrsi lliwaonuclide s,
bet hweo rtkh awto ulcdaa pl tlh lee snsso tohfpe r ieovuvso luamneds
shohwo wi nt hhea ndosft hweo r'lssd upremmaes ttehroesp egnsi,n
sterigaettsat,ci acnsed n diwnegrse wtoovgeentt och reerma atsept ieerces.
Twelyveea lrast seirtx ie tshl adbe ne publhiesdW.h ilPleya Winning
Chewsassm eatnotb er eafidr satn dWi nninCgh eTsasc tiscesnc doW in­
nnigC heBsrsi lileiwsaa nmsce atnotb er ealda sTtho.et hbeoro ks could
ber eado fto uu.mt
Snicteh see rsiteasrI t'eebv de eanbl eto e jnyom anlye tftoremrr se ad­
erasn hda piyplc orrtehcietn ebvlitetpy aoasn ad natliycmaisltk aetsh at
creipnttm oym anusc.Sr urippritinssgtlhye,r ea nuw nadse rlcyuirrnegn t
wihtianl arnguem betrh leoe eftr tnso,we lteorcnimce sgseast,h asto me­
thiwnagms isnsgfi ormt hmei ddmleeH.ga ad'nttw o bboeoekensn ough?
Thea nswewra sa r eosundnionR.ge adwearnst teold e rna moraeb out
chsesc ombtioinn.asA st ihsi smy f aovriatsep aebcotcu hte Is sam mo re
than htaoop blpi.ygM eyt hougbhetngts ao ttuowm h akti nodfW inning
CheCsosm binatbiooonIwk so ullidtk owe r i.t e
Wihth undroefbd oso wkrsi ttenc ehsacbsoo bmiuntt aiownhsac to uIl d
hopteow ritthewa to ulddii snutgismhy woforrmko th?e rsIsip mlcya n­
nohti dmeya rrogoannt ichseso craen Idh avteos ya lao Wth.i Ile en ­
jyoemda noyf t hceo mbtiinobano oks I'tervh eaatId f ,uo ndfua lwti th
theaml! Tl haitqs u iats et ateWmheinaltle.cl o bminatbiooonk s are fun,
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Itnrodutcion
showimnangby e uaticfullsa cisaaln dm odern cotominbsti,hnw eao rks
strumceak s a rfitciiWahli.rl eea dtihsneegb okosI r eiazletdih,s niots
howIp lyaecdh se!sL euts t akaet py ciaclo mbinabtoiofrokon mas p ro­
lific aFurteRhdeo iernl,f1d 00,1 B rillChieaSsnastific rceasn Cdo mbina­
tinosH.er el iaem sa vreloeuxsalm ep tohlfea zwyr i'twsea ryo fm akian g
cobmitniaobnoso Tkh.ae u thmoark essi pmalc eo pmenidumo fc obmina­
tiobnrso kienntv oao ruitsh esmR.ee adaerres g1i00v1ce hne dsaisg ram
positiaonyndos uh a vteofi ndt hwei nnsianificgcr ef roe caho neH.m m.
Thvee ry firtshtwa atts h iwnrgto hniagnt p ritasic Icw ea ntteokd e empy
pieacnesdsca irficmeyo pponeTnhtes'c eso!ntd h itnhga dti ndIo l ti akte
alwla s atlhtlaht ce o mbtiinoawnesrs eo unGdo.og dre i.f sIh oublesd o
luc!kM yanoyf m yc ombionnawste irneo wti nnaitnal glS. o metimI es
woultda kaena dvantapgoiestoiuuosnn c,o arnak p epalicnobgmi aniton
ansdo obnef rocetdoa cpctaep erpecthueacIlh k a.td r ansfmoyrb meetd­
tepro tsiiionnat f oro ecdd raBwr.i nltol rsi tapuidW?h aatb otuohts ceo m­
bnitaiotnhsma ti sstehdem iarre kn tiorre leybv ooemne ranogweitdno ga
hdideznw iszcuhgte ancotrij csu tan obvidoeuefsn sirveuesr oec?W hy
wer'ettnh eiyn cluidnFe rdeR de iendlf'bso ko?E vewno rsIf ele,tt h aat
reaodfe rs buocohck osu hladr bdlneye fiitna ctpuratalic .c eAaftleFrlr ,e d
wounl'dbte t hetrote a mpe o nm ys hourlsdd ueriacn hga pminoshgiapm e
anwdh sipetrom e",N wo YsaseNrow.y ocua sna ificcre paei cfeor wai n­
nincgo mibnoant!i"I tse emetdom e t1h'amdto roefte nm isasc obmina­
titohna nno t.
Whimloes bto ooknsc hsec sombtiinooanffsreg oopdu zlzeasn edx cel
atk i-csktarmtyim negn taallne ersttsh,ed yin do itnf catt eamceha bout
cobmitniaoannshd o wt or ecogtnhiieprzo esb sleiexs iteinncm eyg amse.
Theb iggeslte snssao ppeatrobe etd h ree petpiattritnvetseh awter efe r­
quegnutse t.Bs ack-rmaantske, s urspigrn diobulet-taaacknsdc lreaance
scairficweesrq eu iptreo miIna emdnitr.te hdme a st'ae birlstiotw yi wni th
afl ousrhai nhdo pedd itsvoce torh wei nnsionulgt isoinm rillEyaa.r ilny
myc hescsa rweienrn mienagmn atu lmiyno gp pon'eesnn ttairrmey . Once
itw ass uaibtldyeu ndemdy,t hougthutrnset doc hectkmianmgyo ppo­
netn'hspa leKsisnI gw .a ssva efdor ms ucthe diwuhmea nd eafrri eanndd
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WINNINCGH ESSC OMBINATIONS
ac hsest eacVhleard,iP mafuiuirtef ,fs atiodm e",C heCsomsbi nataireo ns
thpeu nicnhc h eYsoshu.a vteod eveply ooruc hess suknirdlteslasn dbiyn g
comibnatiVroitnusya. el vlecryh egsasm hea asc hecsosm ibnoantY.io u
havteol eatrnor e cognwizhee anc omibnatiiasov na ilaanybdlo meu u st
lantdhb el oIfwy !o duo t hyiosu l wlwi ianl too fg ameIfsn .o, t cIat ne ach
yotune n"i s.
Vldaimwiarrs igChomtb.i noantasir teh ceo rnrestoofnaw e e lly-epdl a
chegsmase E.i htearvo idialn ogi sng cnotamiboinc roerat thipenr go per
advantnaegceerssyf s roa wai nncionmgb tiinoIann e.e dteold ern a toc o­
ordimnyap tiee cdeesv,er lpaoipd alnytd a rvgueltn epriaeQlcpeea sw,n s
ansdq ueasTr.h emna byej,ut ms abyem,y c ombtiinomanigsh wto kr.
StiIlw la,su ncoomrtfalbew itVhl ad'issmgia era vdicCeom.bi native
plyam eansctar fiicnig aIwn adn tteopd r otmeycp ti eacnepdsa nwsN.o t
givteh eamw aAys.t hceo mbingaetniivues ,T aMlsia,khai aftdie llr oi sng
thWeo rlCdh eCshsma pinoshtiiptt olM ei khBaotivli ninnti hk1e 9 6r1e ­
turnm atc"hM,yl s osw aasg ertar eliteoSf ov itec hdirnle.No wt ehyc ould
gob actkop rotetcehtriip nagws n".T al'wsi titnysh tiw gase xachtolwIy
fleotv eard ecaldtaeeI rw ;a ntteowd i n ompyp on'easnr tmwyh iplreo ­
tectmiyon wgn H.e audpst rawdeersoe k abyu Itw orerdwi heInw abse ­
hinidnt hfero cceo unt.
Mym ataelriiasptpirco taocc hhe ss bceso uumlmdeu pdb ya p ost­
mortceomn verIs haatdai ftoenarh ard-pglmaaeyM.ey do pponeexn­t
plianetdh a"tIs,nu cphoi stitohneesx a tp rawmna kensod ifefren"Mc ye .
rseponwsaes" ,oY um ayb er ightif.t ehBe xuattp r awmna kensod ifef­r
encgei,vm eet eh deifrnfece!"
Wherne flecotnmi yns gt ey,Ilm osotfte nc ondseirmeyds etlofb ea
poisotniaplly aerI l.i kthebe o ao-ncstrmiectthooorfgd a inaic negn tral
advanltiamgiet,th imeno gbi itolyfm yo pponaennpdtul ckipnagw nasn d
misplpaiceeescAd.n e arhleyro of mwiantseh ger epaalty eTrgri anP et­
rsoina,w how arse nowfnroeh dic sae rfuls,t epaldyay.W hastu rspermdie
wawsh eann,a lyzgianmgse I,dh iicsso venroeatdd rsyt treagbiusrtta ther
af lelowwh ow asag iftteadcc itnai.H ow wtaihsps o ssiSbulcaehq ? u iet
plyaehra piplcyo ntcionscgttr eagmiacs ptieerccoeusol udt ptlhabeye sotf
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Itnordutcion
theimnt aicc.tIs nfc atP,et ronsb ieamceaa c ehslsee gnfdro s carfiicitnhge
Excnhga.e bIe ng atroeh ti.nP kerhaIpw sa s'nts op oistiomnoanl­oly
dimeonnsaeili tIhb egera.tn o l ooaktm yo wnp lyai nan ewl ihgta nddi s­
covetrheaIdlt o vteoda t taIcw ka.sh appys atficorc aien E xchaonrg e
moriemf y r emaifnroiecnsdg o mintahtpeeo ds iMtyia opnp.cr iteaiofron
beianhge ianmd a tearciutaallm layk emseq uiafiletdow rite caobmobuit­
natipolyna.aM lys erachha bse nef ros uonadt tacikdie.na gs
Isntde acofr eayteiatnn go tahrfietrcil ic aonstroufc ctaoi mobnti inoan
boofkae turaic nogpm nediuomfe nldewsisn nisnogu,nc do mbtiinoans
neatslotyre bdy t hmeeI, 'esv eotu tto w riatw eo rk itsahd aetle irbate
mixtouftr hese o phitseatdni edcl aeemntaOrnyet. h aitfsa mro rreel atiisc
ancdh aelnlg.iY noguw ilnlobt e a skmeedr etloy fianp dr estotuylit on.
You'lbl ea skdeode,ts hd ei agrapmomisetdip oons saew sisn ncionbmgi ­
naotniW?h aatd vantaartgehe estr heam tig hbte e noufgroh s au ccessful
cobmitniaoInst? h e obsvloiuotfluiaswo end I?dn eewdo,u ilbtdo ormaeng
agaiunsas ntdl osuest hgema e?Y iek!sT om yw ayo ft hinksiuncgh,
qusetiaornresi gohntt h mea raksI,a smky esltfh ebmeo frseca rfiicimnyg
pwanso rp iecCeomsb.i tniaoanrsres i yk.W ec oullodst ehge ma er,u in
ouarp eptiatnedfsia tlo e jnyot hgeo owde taehrO.r a c reapmuf fm ay
nevhearv tea sstoeg do oadft eurn corokuilrna gt beirsltnl ci!yWa haits it
tob eA?c cloadoefgs e niourbs it tesrw eets?
The tfihriswntemg u sltern a itsh caotb minoantasin,ed s pelcltiyha ose
thlate atdoc hcekmadtoen ,om ta taelriiozuoetf t hianiW re.h avec rteo­
atteh ceo ndiftroit ohihersscu cesisnfutdlru tocioWne.m usets btlaiasnh
advtaangTeh.ee asiteypes ta odfv anftroau gste ou ndersitws ahnewdne
are ahferoaecd.O uirfnva orliitivenc go nidoiFntr.o amp otsiioonfs u­
premmaet esruipaoelrr iwitecy a anfo frtdob em agnniamuosY.e sc,o mbi­
naticoonmsee a ysw ihlewne a re aihnme aatdae .lrI imagaip noets iion
whewreem ayb eap awnt wotoro t hgeo owdi tohn lafy e wp ieocnet sh e
bora.dF roams uiattioonfm atearnipdao lis tiosnuaple rwieos raifictrcyie
ap awtnoi ntroadc uobcmient aitohnaf rotec st hter aodfae l tlhr ee main­
inpgi ecTehseo.nu sru poerKr iin'gpso tsiiomno totrhsr otuhgeh oo­pp
netn'psot siivoanc uumuiptn hge rneimnpagai wnfrosa ne aswyi nS.he er
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