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Sacrifices
Neil McDonald
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moving the king from the open you are one of the best players in
file and keeping the rook on e8 the world. It is even more diffi
defended. There followed 24 cult to think calmly and objec
'it'xh7 �d8 (the bishop is inde tively when your opponent has
fensible) 25 'ii'xg7 and Black had just sacrificed a rook. One should
no good answer to the advance of not underestimate the demoralis
the White g-pawn since her ing effect of a sacrifice on the
pieces are cut off from the king opponent. The following rein
side and her king is stuck in the forces this:
middle. White won on move 47.
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33 l:txg4! fxg4
34 'ikh5 lbf8
35 'iixg4
Black's king suddenly feels a
shade draughty. The white bishop
on d3 may strike a blow along the
newly opened diagonal; the ad 38 'ii h 2?
vance of the g-pawn may be dan In time pressure, Black not
gerous; and the knight manoeuvre surprisingly attempts to check
lbg3 -h5-f6 may be strong. Sud White's king. 'If White is in
denly Black faces a new set of check, he cannot land a devastat
problems which have no easy ing blow, ' thinks Black, ' and
solution. In time pressure, this is once I reach move 40, I will have
very disagreeable. He was time to work out just how dan
probably expecting to be able to gerous White's threats really are.'
reach move 40 (the time control) 38 . . . .tc3 was better, returning
with a series of nondescript the bishop to active play. Then 39
Introduction: The Psychology of Sacrifices 11
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27 "'xdS! ..th2+
A very interesting position. 28 l:txh2 'ii' xdS
White's queen is attacked and if 29 :hS!
he retreats then play could con Black must not be allowed to
tinue 27 'ii'd 2 0-0 (27 . . . lDxe3 28 castle, which would safeguard his
'ii'xe3 ..tf4 29 'ii'f2 "'gS 30 lth5 ! ) king and co-ordinate his rooks.
28 bxa6 l:fdS. White's connected For example, if 29 bxa6 0-0 and
passed pawns may look impres Black can play . . . 'ii'e5 followed
sive, but Black has very danger by advancing his f-pawn to attack
ous threats. The immediate one is White's king.
29 . . . lDxe3 and 30 . . . ..td4, and if 29 fS
12 Positional Sacrifices
falls apart.
36 'tixc4??
White's fine defensive play
certainly deserved a better fate.
We can surmise that White was
in time trouble, and was dream
ing of the initiative when he was
hit by 35 .. :1'114 ! ! . With only sec
onds to think, Yusupov snatched
the c-pawn, but how should he
have met the threat of 36 .. . lLlf4
here? In the cold light of study,
he notes that White should play
Has Black's attack come to an 36 1i'e3 l:a l + 37 �fl �xfl+ 3 8
end? The bishop on d2 fends off 'itxfl 'tixh2 leading t o unclear
the knight on h5; the queen on c3 play, or 36 :g2 'tih3 ! 37 1:1f2
keeps the rook out of a 1 ; and the 'ii'h4 with a draw by repetition.
rook on f2 secures the kingside. However, even in his post
White is now ready to push his b game analysis Yusupov is still
pawn. Once he has assumed the fighting the ghost of the queen on
initiative, he can compel Black's h3 . After 36 'ii'e 3 l:1a l +, as he
pieces to retreat to less aggressive suggests, White can play 37 'itg2 !
squares. This would be the be and Black has no convincing way
ginning of the end for Black. In to continue his attack, e.g.
stead, Black found a way to keep 37 . . . lDg3 ! ? 38 'ii'f4 (but not 3 8 d6
his attack going: 1:1h l ! and White will be mated)
3S �h4!! 38 . . . lLlf5 39 d6 and White's
You can only play deep posi passed pawn is dominant.
tional chess if you are alert to So Black must try 36 'ili'e3 c3 ! ?
tactical nuances. Without this 3 7 J.xc3 (3 7 'iWxc3 lLlf4, with the
move, all Black's fine strategical threat of . . . lDh3 +, is very danger-
build-up would have been ous) 37 . . . l:.xf2 38 'iWxf2 'ii'x g5+
wasted. The queen retreats one 39 �hl 'ili'xd5 . White remains a
square, leading to an almost im pawn up, but Black's queen and
perceptible change in the posi knight will co-operate splendidly
tion. Yet now there is a threat of to exploit White's ragged pawn
36 . . lDf4 followed by 37 . .. lDh3 +
. structure. For example, 40 'ij'fl
winning, since 3 7 i.xf4? i s met lDf4 4 1 b5? 'ii'b 3 ! 42 i..d2 lDd3
by 37 .. :Vifxf2+ and mates. Now and White's b-pawn is lost.
we see the drawback in White's White' s passed pawns hem in his
apparently solid defensive line bishop, but if he advances them
up: if any piece is dislodged, it they will fall victim to Black' s
16 Positional Sacrifices
There are also many standard king shepherds home the passed
sacrificial ideas in the endgame. pawn long before White's own
We shall look at several interest pawn gets moving.
ing examples. A knowledge of such block
ades can save a lot of heartache. I
remember Kupreichik, the Rus
sian grandmaster, giving a simul
taneous exhibition against the top
British juniors some years ago. In
one game his opponent had an
easily winning position, a piece
up for nothing, but unfortunately
he followed a well-known piece
of advice if you are material up:
exchange off at every opportu
nity. One by one the pieces dis
appeared, then Kupreichik
Black cannot win, since White's 'blundered' his queen . . . and fi
rook oscillates between e3 and g3 nally reached a drawn position
where it is defended by the f2 very similar to the diagram
pawn. Meanwhile, the white king above. Here is another example:
cannot be driven from the g 1 or g2
square where it defends the f2
Klr.Georglev-Anand
pawn. Black's king cannot ap
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proach, so the game is drawn.
Note that this is White's ideal (see following diagram)
defensive set up. A slight change
could spell defeat. For example, Things look desperate for Black,
put White's king on el. Now if since he must lose a piece. But
White can get his king to g l , we remembering our blockade
have the book draw above. How above, 32 . . . :g2 ! ? suggests itself.
ever, 1 'iti?n 'i'h l + frustrates him. Then 33 'ii'xe3 :xe2 34 'ii'xe2 a6!
Then 2 �e2 'iti?h4 3 :g3 'iWc 1 4 (ruling out any disruptive a6 by
:�::\ 'ii'h 1! 5 %:tg3 (5 :d3 ti'b2+ 6 White) and White cannot win.
Theoretical and Standard Sacrifices 23
3S lLldS!
If 35 . . . bxa6? 36 'i!Vxe3 and
Black wouldn ' t be able to set up a
blockade, e.g. 36 . . . �b7 37 'i!Vd3
(analysis diagram) r;.tb6 38 �c4 .l:tg8 39 -..e 3+ r;.tb7
40 'i'xe5 ':c8 41 �c5 :'c7 42
The black rook swings from b5 �d6 and wins, or 36 . . . kId8 37
to d5 and back again. When the 'i!Vxe5+ <it>c8 38 'i!Vc5 <t>b7 39
rook is on d5, the sacrifice "ile7+ <it>b8 40 'i'xa7 :d5 4 1
'ii'x d5+ cxd5 , �xd5 is only a 'ii'xa6+ �c7. With the black
draw. But in the game, Anand pawn on the third rank rather than
tried the second, the blockade fails,
32 l:tg4 e.g . 42 Wa7+ <t>c8 43 'ifxh7
Perhaps he was playing for a :b5+ 44 'itc4 �b8 (44 . . . :'xb2
win? loses the rook after 45 't!6g8+,
33 a6! etc .) 45 b4 .l:!.d5 46 f1f7
33 'iix e3 .l:ta4+ 34 r;.tb3 Iba5 (threateninJ! 47 1Ii'xd5 ) 46 . . . .l:tb5
24 Positional Sacrifices
45 'iWxd5 l:b6+
46 <lta3 l:b5
47 'W'd4 �b8
48 b3 �a8
49 �b2 �b8
50 �c3 �a8
51 �c4 �b8
(analysis diagram) 52 b4 <itc7?!
As Anand points out, 52 ... �a8
This is because the rook's is more accurate with a total
pawn only produces one safe draw.
square for the rook, not two. So 53 'iWf4+!
in the diagram position, Black A cunning move, hoping for
loses after 1 'i'd7! and the rook 53 . . 5bc8 34 'fid6 ! when Black
has no safe move: 1.. .l:h6 2 loses since he is in zugzwang,
'iWe8+ �b 7 3 'iVe4+ ':c6+ e.g. 54 . . . b6 55 "fie7 �b8 (or 56
(everything else loses the rook to "fia7 wins) 56 "fid7 <ita8 57 "fic7
a check, e.g. 4 . . 51tc7 5 'iff4+ lld6 and wins.
6 �c5) 4 �b5 a6+ 5 �a5 �c7 6 53 �b6!
'iixc6+! <itxc6 7 �xa6 and wins. But this is good enough to
Hence, Anand was right to play draw .
(analysis diagram)
through the h-pawn. Kasparov lLlh5 i.e7 (77 ... hxg3+ 78 lLlxg3
found an excellent defence: .i..f4 79 :'f1+ and 80 :'e l + wins).
74 �e2!
7S :at f4! !
Attacking the g6 knight. This is
hy far Black's best chance though
White retains an excellent posi
tion. We can run through a
checklist which illustrates posi
tional draws of more or less cer
tainty:
i) White captures the h-pawn
with his knight: 76 lLlxh4. Now
76 J..xh4? 77 gxh4 f3 78 :'a2+
. . .
Around the year 1 500, the rules there were 1 6 potential queens on
of chess underwent a dramatic the board! An extra pawn, or the
change. The minister, the most potential to win a pawn in the
pitiful piece on the board - a kind endgame, assumed decisive im
of circumscribed bishop only able portance.
to limp one square diagonally at a Hence, positional play was
time - became la dame enragee, deepened, since the slightest of
the modem aggressive omnipo advantages could eventually yield
tent queen a win. The adage 'a pawn up in
Suddenly, the tempo of chess the endgame is quite enough to
speeded up: it was possible to be win' really means 'to checkmate
mated in two moves, when nor you need at least a rook, and this
mally the two opposing armies comes about through being a
did not come into contact for ten pawn up, exchanging off the
moves or so. All the established other pieces and pawns, and then
theory with its emphasis on pa queening the extra pawn' .
tient, long drawn out positional The worth of other pieces was
manoeuvring, had to be discarded also changed through empowering
in the face of lightning attacks by the queen and pawns. For exam
the queen. ple, to lose a knight for three
And yet, paradoxically, the pawns would often be a serious
strategy of chess had in other loss in the old game. Now, on the
ways been enriched by this other hand, although a knight is
change of the queen's power. nominally worth three pawns, in
Previously, pawns could only be many situations, especially in the
promoted into the feeble minister, endgame, three healthy pawns can
a piece which had hardly any in outweigh a knight. The capacity of
fluence on the game. This meant the pawns to promote is the vital
that a pawn advantage or more in factor. Three pawns have the
an endgame wasn't of much sig 'stored' energy of three queens; a
nificance - and then suddenlv kni�ht is always a knight.
28 Positional Sacrifices
Nottingham 1936
nores the attack on the c-pawn
and continues as in the game.
49 h6 gxh6
50 g6!
An important moment. The
white pawns are very strong in
united formation, since they can
protect each other as they edge
forwards. 50 gxh6?? on the other
hand would be a terrible posi
tional mistake, since the pawns
would become isolated and weak.
In fact, in this case, Black could
continue 50 . . :h7 and immedi
.
In this position Alekhine sac ately win one of the pawns. When
rificed the exchange with 46 advancing passed pawns, you
lhe6 ! and comments in the tour should always try to keep them in
nament book: 'One of the combi a compact formation.
nations that an experienced 50
T'hY("r d0("S n"t 111"("1 t('\ ('nkl11�t("
Sacrifices to Create a Passed Pawn 29
side attack and queenside pawn haps combining with lLId2-c4 and
advances. it.d2-c3, putting intense pressure
36 "gS+ �h8 on e5.
37 .f6+ 'it>g8 S it.cs
38 fxe6 1-0 9 lLIf2 it.xf2+
Black's game collapses. 10 r.txf2
So Black has prevented lLId3,
We shall now look at some ex but at the cost of exchanging his
amples in which a piece is sacri long-range bishop for the knight.
ficed to create passed pawns. A White's bishop on c l now looks
piece is of course a much greater like the best minor piece on the
material investment than the ex board.
change, and so the compensation 10 lLIc6
must be proportionally more 11 it.e3 �e7
tangible and 'tactical ' . The fol
lowing game is given in its en
tirety since it demonstrates how a
sacrifice can flow logically out of
the strategical requirements of a
position.
1 d4 d6
2 e4 lLIf6
3 f3 eS 12 lLIa3!
4 dxeS dxeS Another sideways deployment
S "xdS+ '1txdS of a knight (see move 8), and
6 �c4 �e6 another exclamation mark. The
7 �xe6 fxe6 idea is to play c3, depriving the
Black has blunted any aggres black knight on c6 of the central
sive intentions White may have d4 square, and then re-route the
had. He hopes that the e-pawns, knight from a3 to c5 via c2, el
although doubled and isolated, and d3. Such a slow manoeuvre is
will prove defensible since they perfectly feasible in view of the
cannot be frontally attacked. fixed and static nature of the po
Yusupov, however, finds a way sition.
to begin a siege of the e5 pawn: 12 a6? !
S lLIh3 ! Black wants t o centralise his
With the idea of lLIf2-d3 , per- rooks without being bothered by
Sacrifices to Create a Passed Pawn 33
carries an element of risk for the llac 1 and White is ready to push
sacrificer. Black off the board with c5-c6
18 exdS and d5-d6.
ii) 1 8 . . .lDe6 1 9 dxe6 �xe6 20
'ii'xb4 0-0. Black's king is safe
but he is a pawn down.
iii) 1 8 . . .lDf4 19 lDe4 (better
than 1 9 �xf4 exf4 20 lDe4 �e5 !
intending . . . lL'lh7 and . . . 0-0)
19 . . �e2+ 20 'if'xe2 followed by
.
23 f4
Black decides he may as well Despite Black's two extra
be hanged for a sheep as for a pieces, he has no good defence.
lamb. The attempt to develop Serper gives the variation
with 23 . . tLld7 fails to 24 llxc8+!
. 29 �!!3+
. . . 30 hx!!3 'ifxd7 31
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exchanging rooks, and any advan obtain some passed pawns of his
tage will completely vanish. Evi own.
dently Teske did not like the look 24 Ita7 'ilxa7
of 22 �xc8+ Itxc8 23 "ii'x a6 l::c 2, 25 bxc4 .ta6
when 24 .te l (24 lDd3? ':'xe2) 26 lDxd5!
24 . . . ,Uxa2 or 24 . . . 'ii'c7! ? is un This should not save the game
clear, so he played: but it is the best try.
26 exd5
27 .txd5
22 l:lc6
expecting Black to move to de
fend his knight. Instead, Black Now things do not seem so bad
played the highly ingenious for White. He has connected
22 "ifd7! ! passed pawns in the centre and an
letting White carry out his active bishop. As yet, Black has
threat. Actually White should no passed pawns of his own, and
now retreat his rook, with an the rook on b8 has no open file.
equal position. However, this However, if we look more closely
would be a psychologically diffi at the position, we will see that
cult decision to make, so White White' s pieces are in fact on vul
accepts the challenge. nerable squares. This is almost
23 llxa6? lDc4! entirely due to the pressure of
Now after 24 bxc4 .txa6 fol Black's bishop on a6 which ter
l owed by 25 . . . dxc4 Black's rorises the c4 pawn. If White
passed pawns would steam-roller could evacuate his queen from d3
through the queenside. For ex and achieve the advance c5 with
ample, 24 bxc4 .txa6 25 'ii'b 1 out losing his knight on e2 or his
dxc4 26 .te4 �b5 27 d5 c3 28 bishop on d5, or indeed the pawn
.tc 1 exd5 29 .txd5 a4 followed on c4 itself, then he would have a
by . . b4-b3 and wins. So White
. safe game. But this is not easy to
prepares a counter-sacrifice to achieve, especially if Black plays
40 Positional Sacrifices
happy breeding ground for posi may try c4-c5 , giving up a pawn
tional exchange sacrifices. Here in order to open the b-file for his
Tiviakov played: rooks (or the d-file if Black an
swers c4-c5 with . . . dxc5 and
White then plays d5-d6) . So
Black will be vigilant: he will
make sure that c4-c5 is either
prevented or not good for White.
iv) White has no good plan,
since his pawns cannot co
operate in any aggressive action,
and every good plan requires the
use of pawns at some stage. This
last point may not be obvious but
will become clear as the game
progresses.
15 :xe3! 17 'i'd4 lbd7
16 fxe3 d6 18 IU4
What has Black gained for his White elects to act aggres
sacrifice? sively on the kingside. Black
i) White's e-pawns are in the must be careful, e.g. 1 8 . . . lbc5
worst fonnation possible - dou would give White the chance to
bled and for all intents isolated play 1 9 :aft f6 20 .te4 with the
(since the d5 pawn won't ever idea of :h4 (Tiviakov) . Black
help their defence). Furthennore, would then have to face an attack
they stand on an open file. The e3 or play the positionally disagree
pawn has the choice of being able 20 . . . lbxe4.
weak on e3 or e4. 18 'i'e7
ii) The black knight gains the 19 :an lbe5
beautiful central square e5 where Not 19 :e8 which gives
. . .
demise of the e-pawn, all White's passivity) was not exactly inspir
other pawns will be more vulner ing. Black could have carried on
able. That Black can plan so as outlined at move 32.
deeply and without considering 39 dxcS
White's intervening moves shows 40 'fibS lbd6
the lifeless nature of White's 41 .c6 <iti>d8
position. 42 .tel
White finds his brief flourish
of counterplay has faded. If 42
'iVa8+ .ics and the e4 pawn is
hanging. Now he must pay the
price - Black's knight has been
given the d6 square and Black has
a passed pawn.
42 �c8
43 .a8 gS!
44 'iVc6
After 44 hxg5, Black can
choose between 44 .. .lhg5
(winning the g3 pawn but allow
33 .a3 as ing the clearance sacrifice 45
34 .b2 lbt7! e5 ! ?) and 44 . . . fxg5 followed by
Better than 34 . . . �eS 35 c5 ! advancing the kingside pawns to
with counterplay after 35 . . . dxc5? create another passed pawn.
36 d6 ! or 3 5 ... bxc5 36 'it'bS. Now 44 gxh4
of course if 35 c5 dxc5 36 d6 45 gxh4 %thS
lbxd6. 46 eS
35 .tc2 %teS The best chance.
36 .a3 cwt>f8 46 fxeS
37 .ta4 .tg4 47 .a4 e4
Black does not want to ex Cutting off the defence of the
change his good bishop for h-pawn.
White's feeble cleric. 48 .b3 .tb7!
38 'iVd3 r/;e7 Black must keep control. If
39 cS? 4s Jlxh4 49 .c3 ! and White's
..
29 c5 (threatening 30 c6) or 29
iLa3 ! ? is strong.
However, Black should have
Black has withstood some admitted that his rook on a2 is
early pressure from Karpov, and misplaced and tried 26 . . J:ta7.
52 Positional Sacrifices
However, the knights have the and Black's position was sud
excellent d4 square which is im denly hopeless. Whichever way
pregnable to pawn attack. This he captures the pawn, his centre
means they are securely central falls apart and then his king faces
ised and defend each other in a massive attack. And quite right
chain-like fashion. Black's queen too. Black is justly punished for
side pawns have raced forwards in his neglect of the centre.
an attempt to attack White's king. 34 jlxe2
Although they have forced the The alternatives make grim
concession b2-b3 from White, it is reading for Black:
Black's king, not White's, that has a) 34 . . .gxf5 35 g6 ! (the the
been left more exposed. matic undermining of the centre)
35 . . . .i.xe2 (35 . . . �xd4 36 g7
wins) 36 'i'xe2 ! �xd4 37 g7.
Now since 37 . . . �xe5 38 g8('i')
defends against 38 . . .... g 1 +, Black
has to try 37 . . . axb3 38 cxb3 'ii'a 3
(38 . . . jle3 39 'ii'b 5+ ! ) 39 'ii'b 5+
it.b6, but now 40 l:Ib8+! �xb8 4 1
'ilfxb6+ and 42 g8("') wins.
b) 34 . . .exf5 35 e6 ! jlxe2 36
'ilfxe2 ! it.xd4 37 exfl l:Ixfl
(37 . . . .t c5 38 fS ('ii' ) jlxfS 39
'i'b5+ 'ii'b 6 40 lIb8+ �xb8 4 1
"'xb6+ <itc8 42 "'xg6 wins) 38
But how is White to exploit the 'iib 5+ .tb6 (38 ... 'i'b6 39 "'d5+
Black king 's lack of pawn cover? wins the rook) 39 'i'xd5+ �a6 40
If the white queen tries to go "'c4+ ! �a5 (40 . . . �b7 4 1 "'c8
'round the edge' with 34 � l and mate) 4 1 l:Ie5+ and wins.
35 'ii'h 8 , the knight on d4 is cap These variations are given to il
tured; and advancing pawns on the lustrate how violent the world be
queenside would only endanger comes for Black's king once the
White's king. Besides, it would centre collapses. In the game, it was
make no sense to attack Black di by no means necessary for White to
rectly where all his pieces are carry out such an exhaustive
massed. If the white pawn were on analysis before playing 34 f5. A
g4 rather than g5, we would sug little calculation would be sufficient
gest the plan of f4-f5 to break up to discover that the pawn sacrifice
Black's centre. But as it is, the was very promising.
advance f4-f5 is impossible. Or is 35 lLlxe2 axb3
it? White in fact played 36 axb3 exfS
34 fS! ! Losing quickly. but 3 6 . . . �xf5
54 Positional Sacrifices
Pigusov-Akop i a n
The dust has settled and White
Novosibirsk 1 993 has a rook and two pawns for a
knight and bishop. In a middle
game position, with all the other
pieces still present, two pieces
normally outweigh a rook and
pawns, especially when the ad
vantage of the bishop pair is
added.
However, Black IS very
cramped in the game position.
The knights have no safe central
squares and will be dislodged by
White' s pawns. On being driven
back, these knights will interfere
Black to move tried to ease the with the action of Black's other
Sacrifices to Destroy the Opponent 's Centre 55
When the British army in the Su defensive line. The Hadendowa
dan was attacked at EI Teb on 29 placed in ambush saw their
February 1 884 by a superior force chance and suddenly swarmed
of Hadendowa tribesmen, they into this gap. The invincible de
formed the customary 'British' fensive formation had been bro
square, a defensive formation of ken by a little cunning.
incredible strength. It consisted In chess, we also try to cajole
of one row of troops within an our opponents into weakening
other row, deployed as the name their line of defence. We saw in
suggests in a square formation. the last chapter how a pawn can be
As one row stood and fIred, the used as a battering ram to break up
other knelt to reload, so that con our opponent's formation. But if
tinuous fIre was possible. Mean the defensive line is strong, we
while, a double row of bayonets often need a more subtle form of
presented a formidable obstacle sacrifIce: pawns must be deflected
to anyone daring to approach at from their important function of
close range. The British boasted guarding a key central square, or
that the square had never been enticed by the lure of material gain
broken. into relinquishing the blockade of
The Hadendowa tribesmen, a key diagonal. Once the removal
however, had other ideas. They of the pawns has been achieved,
concealed some warriors in a ra our pieces - the tribesmen waiting
vine, out of view of the British in ambush - can seize control of
troops, then the main body of the vacated squares and diagonals.
tribesmen attacked one side of the This is the theme of this chapter.
square. As would be expected,
they were beaten off with heavy
I . Sokol oY-Holzl
losses, and had to retreat.
Bru n n 1 99 1
The British, sensing victory,
advanced in pursuit, but in mov
ing forwards, a gap opened in the 1 d4 liJf6 2 c4 cS 3 dS a6 4 'ii'c2
58 Positional Sacrifices
e5 5 e4 �d6 6 liJc3 �c7 7 .ltd3 liable to attack with f2-f3 and g2-
d6 8 liJge2 liJh5 g4.
Played to avoid an unpleasant 9 'fif6
pin after 9 .ltg5 . A remedy that is worse than
the disease, since now Black's
queen becomes a target. Perhaps
9 . . . h6 was better.
10 �g5 'ii g6
11 l:gl !
Black may have underesti
mated this move. The threat is 1 2
g4 liJf6 1 3 f4! h6 ( l 3 . . . exf4 14 e5
wins the queen, as does
1 3 . . . .axg4 14 f5 'ii'h5 1 5 liJg3) 1 4
f5 'iWh7 1 5 .ae3 and White will
castle queenside followed by g4-
g5, suffocating Black on the
Black has shown much mis kingside.
placed ingenuity in manoeuvring 11 h6
his bishop to c7. If the position 12 �e3 'ii'f6
remains closed, Black can com Black should develop with
plete his development and may 1 2 . . . liJd7 and defend doggedly,
one day be able to justify his ec e.g. 1 3 g4 liJhf6 14 liJf4?! 'fib7 ! ,
centric play. Though even in the though it must be admitted that
middle game, the bishop would be his position after the alternative
better on e7 (to exchange itself 14 h5 'ii'h7 1 5 0-0-0 'ii'g 8 1 6 liJg3
for White's good bishop with (intending liJf5) does not inspire
. . . .ltg5) or fianchettoed on g7 (to confidence.
bolster a plan of . . . f7-f5 attacking 13 0-0-0 liJf4?
White's centre). White must at This is inexcusable reckless
tempt to punish Black immedi ness. Evidently, Black completely
ately for his faulty strategy and missed White's devastating sac
neglect of development. To do so rifice on move 1 5 . 1 3 . . . liJd7 was
he needs to open lines. Therefore now the only chance.
he began with: 14 liJxf4 exf4
9 h4! 15 e5! !
This threatens 1 0 .ltg5 when An explosion which releases
Black must play either 1 0 . . .'iNd7, all the pent-up energy in White's
when the queen deprives his position. The d3 bishop gains an
knight of the natural d7 square, or open diagonal and the knight on
1 O . . .f6 1 1 .td2, when the knight c3 the lovely central e4 square.
on h5 has its retreat cut off and is Black now discovers why the law
Sacrifices to Open Lines 59
Kamsky-Bareev
Biel 1 993
played
40 :en?
and agreed to a draw. Black
can try 40. . . lbhS aiming to get his
knight to e6, e.g. 4 1 :e l
(correcting his mistake) 4 1 . . .lbg7
42 .tg4 lbe6. Black has blocked
the hole in his position. White
could try 40 . . . lbhS 4 1 e6! ? lbg7
42 'iWg4 c!tJxe6 43 :e l :h6 44
:fe2 :d6, but Black can proba
bly weather the storm.
Although strong players nowa
days are aware of all the standard 31 h6
tactical devices, a sacrifice can His idea is to continue
still surprise even the most battle 32 . . . i.e4, blocking the e-file, and
hardened grandmaster. Yuri Ra then 33 . . . �h7 followed by
zuvaev is one of the most solid of 34 . . . I:tag8, bringing all his pieces
all Russian grandmasters. He was to bear against g2. If g2 drops,
selected to play board 8 in the then White's position will col
USSR-Rest of the World match lapse. Black played 3 1 . . .h6 fIrst
in London in 1 984, ahead of so that after . . . .te4 he is not
many illustrious Soviet grand troubled by c!tJgS. However, he
masters, since he could draw with had overlooked White's next
anyone. He duly obliged - four move, which crosses his plan and
draws against Hiibner! Yet for all leaves him in a wretched posi
his experience, in the following tion. He should have played
game he misses a strong sacrifice 3 1 . . . .te4 immediately when, after
that costs him the game. 32 lbgS dS 33 c!tJxe4 fxe4, an in
teresting position is reached in
which Black has the superior
Ki n derm a n n-Razuvaev
long-term pawn structure (a pro
Prague 1 992
tected passed pawn on e4) but his
king is somewhat exposed. Evi
A tense position. White has con dently, Razuvaev was looking for
trol of the e-file and a more com a more advantageous outcome to
pact pawn structure around his the struggle, but he overestimated
king. Black on the other hand is his position.
exerting enormous pressure 32 dS! .txdS
against the g2 square both diago Of course, if Black had played
nally and frontally. Razuvaev 3 1 . . . .te4 last move, he could
played: simply ignore 32 dS and play
Sacrifices to Open Lines 71
go wrong with 33 . . . lbh6, when 34 tempo. If his king were still on f4,
.l::r.xh6 ! gxh6 35 l:Ixh6 wins - Black could play 54 . . . �g6 draw
Black loses his e-pawn or his g ing. Can Black gain a tempo and
pawn; if 35 . . . 'iiil g7 36 ltf6. draw?
Yusupov, whose nickname is the
Russian Wall, is not to be per
turbed. He defends quietly.
34 %ih7 :c6
35 lUhS
(analysis diagram)
17 as?
1 7 c3 ! was better, bolstering
the bishop on d4. Then 17 . . . i..b 3
18 lie l (not 18 �d2 c5) and if 17 :'xd4 is a typical posi
. . .
1 8 .'�te6?
. . 19 :a3 ! �db8 tional or long-term sacrifice, yet
( l 9 . .li.d5 20 c4) 20 �xb3 ! , or
. . it depends for its validity on the
The Indian Bishap 83
square which could prove un nent of a plan, not usually a very
pleasant for White's king. After rewarding strategy.
14 . . JWc7 ! the d-pawn is immune 17 f4?! �f6
for tactical reasons: IS 'tWxdS? 18 }lad 1
�xc3+! , etc. After 1 8 fS gS ! the f-file re
15 �e2 i.d7 mains closed and White is left
16 0-0 i.c6 very weak on the b8-h2 diagonal.
Now that White has completed He would have to watch out for a
his development, he has to form a sudden . . :i'g3 and . . . i.eS with a
plan. The reader will be familiar winning attack. So all 1 7 f4 has
with the dictum that rooks need done is weaken White's kingside.
open lines. Therefore, White 18 1;g7
must try to puncture a hole 19 �f3 e6
somewhere in Black's solid wall 20 g3
of pawns. But how? If he pre Besides further weakening the
pares and carries out the advance kingside, this allows a tactical
c4, then Black can reply . . . dS-d4 blow which leads to a fragmented
with a powerful passed pawn, and queenside. Gurevich recommends
no open lines anyway. Or if he 20 a3 i.a4 2 1 l:1de 1 .f.1d8 22 c;£th 1 .
doubles rook on the e-file, Black Black has the initiative but he
simply plays . . . e7-e6 and there is must still find a way to break
no !>reakthrough. So Santo through without allowing coun
Roman tries using his f-pawn, but terplay.
this proves bad as well. 20 'i'a5!
Since all active plans fail, 21 a3 i.a4!
White should probably wait and 22 l:tc1 d4
see what Black comes up with.
For example, if Black decides on
an eventual . . . e7-eS and . . . dS-d4
to create a passed pawn in the
centre and activate the c6 bishop,
then after White's cxd4 and the
recapture . . . exd4, both the e- and
c-files will be open, and this will
give White counterplay. Black's
position at present is defensively
very strong, but if he wants to
win he has to allow some chinks
to appear in his armour. But it is
psychologically difficult to do The point of Black's play.
nothing and, as we saw in the White's pawns are broken up
chapter on depriving the oppo- since 23 i.xb7? dxc3 24 bxc3
The Indian Bishop 87
more plausible retreat, allows 30 and then . . . lDd7, clearing the way
�cd 1 . for the f-pawn. White of course is
88 Positional Sacrifices
13 c6
As Novik and Nesis point out,
11 �dc5 there was no reason for Black to
This clears the d7 square for avoid the natural 1 3 .. .fS, e.g. 1 4
the queen, so that in the . . . f7-fS gxf5 gxf5 I S exfS �xfS . Black
variation above, �h5 can be an has an active position and is
swered by . . .... d7. ready to play . . . e5-e4, opening up
12 :gl the diagonal for his g7 bishop and
Another tactical variation to at the same time introducing the
dissuade .. f7-fS : 1 2 . . .f5 1 3 gxf5
. idea of . . . lDd3+. The annotators
gxfS 1 4 �h6 :f7 I S .i.h5 and also point out the variation 1 5
wins. So Black moves his king �hS (instead o f 1 5 exfS)
out of the potential pin. 1 5 . . . 1Wd7 1 6 lDg3 f4 1 7 �fS (D)
12 �h8! 17 . . . �e4 ! with a clear advan
White has now come to the end tage to Black. Novik may have
of his tricks to ·prevent' . . . f7-fS. missed 17 . . . lDxe4 when he played
Novik and Nesis in Informator 58 1 3 lDf1 . Otherwise, the plan of
now give the laconic · 1 3 �e3 f5 lDf1-g3-fS would have been a
1 4 f3= ' , but this would undoubt very good one: the knight would
edl y represent a minor victorY for he excellentlv placed. the �7
The Indian Bishop 89
bishop.
27 lbg8+ :xg8
28 0-0-0
34 lbe6
In time pressure, White missed
the strength of 34 d6 ! llxc5 35 d7
28 �e5 .i.xd7 (35 ... 'ii'd8 36 "d6 :c7 37
Black cannot keep the bishop: 'i'xc7 ! wins, or 36 ... 'i'xd7 37
28 . . . .i.h4 29 'ii'e2 ! �c5 30 .f3 .fS mate, or 36 . . . :c6 37 'ii'xe5+
.i.e8 3 1 l:h l .i.xf2 32 �xf2 �g8 38 :g 1 + wins) 36 "xd7 and
.g5+ 33 �e3 .i.xh5 34 �xg5 Black's king is defenceless, e.g.
.i.xf3 35 .i.f6+ :g7 36 llg I wins, 36 . . . 'i'fS 37 :hI 'ii'g 8 38 'ii'e7
or at move 3 1 , 3 1 . . . .i.xh5 32 1Ic8 39 1Ixe5+ "g7 40 f6 and
'ii'xhS .i.xf2 33 �xc5 ! �xc5 34 wins (Nesis and Novik) . In the
f6 .c7 35 f7 11g 1 + 36 rli>d2 absence of the g7 bishop, Black's
.i.e3+ 37 �d3 and mate on h7. king is often vulnerable.
These pretty variations are given 34 c3!
by Nesis and Novik. 35 11c2 a4
29 �xf6 'i'xf6
30 ..i.xc5 dxc5
31 �d3
White has eliminated the In
dian bishop and has a much su
perior pawn structure. He now
plans to answer 3 1 . . . c4 with 32
�c5 followed by d6, when the
passed pawn is very powerful.
31 �b5
32 'it>bl
The c-pawn is of course taboo.
32 c4
33 �c5 lIe8 36 llhl?
92 Positional Sacrifices
pawn advance b2-b4 which be ' good' bishop for White's 'bad'
gins the process of 'peeling ' bishop. This would mean that
Black's centre. However, if Black would be left with his mis
White carelessly plays 1 3 lib 1 ? erable bishop on g7, which is
then Black can answer 1 3 . . . aS ! blocked in by its own pawns,
which completely blocks the while White's bishop on h4 could
queenside and frustrates White's be re-routed to active play after
plan. Hence the move 13 as, an eventual lDd2, f3 and .i.f2.
which also has another useful Play could continue 1 4 . . . lDh7 1 5
point that becomes clear on the .i.a4 .i.d7 16 .i.xd7 'iixd7 1 7
next move. 'ii'a4 ! 'iixa4 1 8 lDxa4 (threatening
1 9 .i.e7) 1 8 . . . �f6 1 9 b4 !
13 'if'e8
Black's plan is consistent with (analysis diagram)
the theme of this chapter: he pre
pares the advance . . . f7-fS in order Now 1 9 . . . cxb4 20 c5 .i.xh4 2 1
to attack White's centre and per liJxh4 is clearly to White's advan
haps eventually liberate the en tage: he will soon win the pawn
tombed bishop on g7. The game back and remain with a much
will be decided by how success better pawn structure after
fully Black is able to implement 2 1 . . .dxcS 22 liJxcs followed by
his strategy. 1iab 1 , etc. The protected passed
14 .i.c2! pawn on d5 would be very strong.
White has seen through No better for Black is 19 . . . .i.xh4
Black's intentions. If Black now 20 bxc5 ! .i.f6 (20 . . . .i.e7 2 1 cxd6
plays 1 4 . . . lDh7 (or 1 4 . . . lDhS), i.xd6 22 cS and 23 d6 regains the
aiming for the ... f7-fS advance, piece with a winning position) 2 1
then I S .i.a4 ! forces him to agree cxd6 lDa6 22 c5 and the passed
(after I S . . . .i.d7) to the position pawns are worth more than the
ally unfavourable exchange of his piece. e.g. 22 . . . :fc8 23 l:ifc 1 fol-
The Indian Bishop 95
ghiu however misses his chance 'itxgS 3 1 lLlxd6 wins. But now
and chases some will-of-the wisp comes a thematic sacrifice:
on the queenside. 28 lLlxeS! dxeS
21 axb6 'Dxb6 29 .i.xeS+ f6
22 'De3 'Da6 30 .i.e3!
23 l:[hl 'Db4 White has destroyed Black's
A rather useless manoeuvre centre, acquired two passed
with the knight which chases the pawns and gained strong attack
white bishop to a better square ing chances against Black's king.
and does nothing to stop White's Epishin's marvellously restrained
methodical kingside build-up. It 30th move threatens 3 1 d6 when
would have been better to keep the bishop on e7 dare not move,
both knights on or near the king or 3 1 gxf6+ .i.xf6 32 eS powering
side, where they would help de through in the centre. The bishop
fend against White's inevitable on c3 is enormously strong.
breakthrough. 30 lDa4
24 .i.dl .td7 Black's only hope is to elimi
2S .i.e2 as nate the white bishop.
Black's 'attack' on the queen 31 l:ha4!
side continues. Unfortunately for But this hope is dashed. White
him, there is nothing to attack. does not flinch from a further
Now White feels ready to act. exchange sacrifice, since he
26 gS! hxgS knows that his central juggernaut
27 hxgS will sweep all before it.
31 i:[xhl
32 Wxhl .i.xa4
33 'Dg4
Now f6 drops and Black's po
sition collapses before the ram
paging pawns.
33 'iih8+
34 Wgl Wf8
3S gxf6 .i.d6
36 eS .i.e7
37 'ile3! 'Da6
38 e6 .i.d6
39 e7+! 1-0
27 iLe7 39 . . . 'ite8 40 f7+ wins the
As Epishin points out, queen, or 39 . . Wf7 40 ..... e6+ and
.
Every strong player knows that but his activity apparently out
you need a plan. It may be a weighs his positional deficien
grand strategy that lasts many cies. For example, if 20 i.d3 :g8
moves, or a simple tactical ma intending . . . f7-f5 (Karpov), and
noeuvre, but it is important to be Black will have enormous pres
doing something to enhance your sure along the a8-h l diagonal. In
position. Otherwise, the opponent the game, Karpov found a way to
will have endless time to kill off the dynamism in Black's
strengthen his game, and if his position. He began with:
position gets better, then perforce
your position will get worse.
Karpov 's speciality is depriv
ing his opponent of a plan.
Petursson, the Icelandic grand
master, has played both Kasparov
and Karpov. He sums up their
different styles as follows: 'When
you play Kasparov, you know he
wants to annihilate you; when
you play Karpov, nothing special
happens, but you lose. '
Here are some examples of
nothing much happening fol 20 l:tdS! !
lowed by top-class opposition when Gelfand initially turned
biting the dust: down the exchange offer. It is
worth making a few observations
about the position after the hypo
Karpov-Gelfand
thetical 20 . . i.xd5 2 1 exd5 l:te7
.
Linares 1 993
(D) .
Rooks thrive on open lines.
Black' s pawn structure is ragged, The disappearance of Black's
9S Positional Sacrifices
Vulevi c-Regez
No fine judgement was needed
Wettingen 1 993 in this case. Indeed, the finish
(see following diagram) could be calculated from
22 . . . nxb2 to 28 . Jbh2, in view
.
ens 33 ltc2.
32 l:a7
Here 32 liJxd4 llxd4 leaves the
h-pawn hard to defend since 33
g3 ltd l , threatening mate, is dan
gerous.
32 liJxf3+? !
Evidently a winning attempt.
Black should prefer 32 . . . liJc6 !
when White has nothing better
than 33 ':'a2 liJd4 with a draw by
repetition.
33 'ii'xf3 b4
34 'ii'e2! Black must give up his bishop.
An excellent move. Now 39 :exe5
34 . . . ':'d4 35 'ii'b 5 or 34 . . . b3 35 Ivanov also mentions 39 ... ltb5
'ii'c4 b2 36 ':xb7 ! (Ivanov) are 40 l:hb7 l:hb7 41 'i'xe4 l:bS.
unsatisfactory. So Black must However, this sacrifice seems to
tread carefully. fai1. White plays 42 'ifd4 b3 43
34 lieS 'ii'b2 followed by placing his king
35 ':'a4 l:d4 on b 1 ; then his queen is freed to
36 ':a7 l:xh4+ ? ! chase away the black rook from
A lunch under dangerous the b-file when the b-pawn can be
conditions, as Nimzowitsch captured. Or the queen can be used
would have said. Ivanov points in combination with kingside
out that 36 . . . �e4 37 'ti'h5 �g6 is pawn advances to capture one or
better. White could also answer more of Black's kingside pawns.
36 . . . .i.e4 with 37 'i'e3 when the
battle continues.
37 <it>g3 ':'e4
38 'ii'd l ! l:d5
Here 3S . . . .i.d5 39 'ii'h 5 g6 40
�xh6 ':'xe5 was unclear accord
ing to Ivanov. In fact, White has
chances with 4 1 l:hf7 ! �xf7 42
�7+ <it>f8 (42 .. .r.tf6 43 'ii'h S+
�f5 ? 44 'fIf8+ leads to mate in
two) 43 'fIhS+ <it>f7 44 'ii'xe5 ;
however after 44 . . . b3 the passed
pawn should save Black.
39 'fIbl (analysis diagram)
1 16 Positional Sacrifices
the chance to play . . . b7-b6 and back a rook with an easily win
. . . c7-c5 . ning position .
22 kte6
Bolstering c6. 8.6 Conclusion
23 ktel b6
24 'iib S :dd6 What conclusions can we draw
2S 'iia 6! from our examination of queen
Threatening to win the c-pawn for rook and bishop sacrifices?
with 26 'iic 8+. Black has no good To be effective, the player with
defence. For example, 25 . . . I:.e7 the rook and bishop must have:
26 :xc6 ! lhc6 27 'iVa8+ wins; or i) A safe king (absolutely es
25 . . . c;i;>h7 26 'iib 7 and the pawn sential) .
falls. ii) A solid pawn structure with
2S �d4 no chinks.
26 'iic 8+ c;i;> h7 iii) A well co-ordinated and
27 .i.xd4 exd4 self-defending force.
28 ':'xc7 Also, the queen works very
Now Black's game crumbles. well with passed pawns. In fact, a
There is no hope of a blockade on queen and passed pawns often
the queenside. If now 28 . . . l:Ixe2 overcome a much larger army.
29 .uxf7 threatens 30 'iif8. These are of course only gen
28 ktf6 eral rules. As always, the impor
29 'ti'b7 :de6 tant thing is to examine the indi
30 �f1! 1-0 vidual position in front of you
Simplest. Black is denied any and decide whether in the specific
counterplay at all. Now 30 . . . �g8 circumstances the sacrifice is
3 1 ktxf7 ! lhf7 32 'iic 8+ wins sound.
9 It' s You r Tu rn
liJc6 (but not 22 . . . liJf3 23 'ii'c 3 I ) . Another blow from the winds that
Black i s at least equal. He has undermines Black's centre. Kas
avoided the exchange of queens, parov continuously strives to
so that White 's passed pawns open the position. 23 ... dxc4
cannot be utilised - they must (23 . . . d4 24 f4 ! exf4 2S :'xd4 eS
keep back to guard White's king. 26 'ildS+ and 27 'i'xa8 wins a
Meanwhile, Black's centre is piece; an aesthetic continuation:
'bomb proof' . In the game the 1 8 fS ! , 23 c4 and 24 f4 ! ) 24 1Dc3!
minor pieces proved more effec 'ike7 25 "'c6 :tb8 26 1De4 lDb6
tive than the rooks: 23 lthl l::tx hl 27 liJg5+ <ii;>g8 28 "e4 g6 29
24 :txhl .ta6 25 l:dl �d7 26 .xeS 1Z.b7 30 :td6 c3 31 ..txe6+
"c3 .te7 27 .tel dS! 28 'fIg7 (a ..txe6 32 :txe6 1-0
dangerous adventure but 28 eS
liJb4 29 d4 would be very pas- 9. White has a wretched pawn
1 26 Positional Sacrifices
structure - two sets of doubled pawn. But I wish to point out an
pawns and another two isolated other draw: 1 .ixf6 "'xf6 2
pawns - to worry about. How ltJxhS! �xh5 3 lIe3 with a
ever, he is attacking two black blockade.
pawns on e6 and g7, and the de
fensive 24 . . . "'c5+ 25 'it>h2 (25 1 1 . In the game Anand
1IVd4 ! ?) 1IVe7 26 "'d4 'it>b8 27 a4 I.Polgar, Linares 1 994, the Indian
is unclear: White's queen is ex grandmaster played 19 ltJxe6!
cellently placed and he has at fxe6 20 1IVxe6. The g6 pawn is
tacking chances on the queenside. now doomed so White acquires
So Black played the crafty three strong pawns, which
24 .. :i'c7! when White took the e threaten to race up the board, for
pawn: 25 "'xe6+? Instead, he the piece. Black needs to use her
should try 25 :te l or 25 'i'd4, extra piece to generate some
with only slightly worse chances. compensating attacking chances
2S ......d7! . Now the exchange of against White's king. Unfortu
queens is forced, and despite nately, the insecure position of
White's extra pawn he has a lost her own king hampers her coun
position. His flimsy pawn struc terattack. 20 'it>b8 (20. . . i.g7 2 1
•••
ture cannot resist the attack of .td4 .txd4 22 :'xd4 leaves al
Black's rook and queen. The most all Black's pawns hanging)
game concluded: 26 'ilxd7+ (26 21 'i'xg6 :'h3 22 �bl ! (22 .td4
'ii'h 3 'ilxh3 27 gxh3 :'f3 is just as ltxc3 ! 23 .ixc3 1IVxa2 and
bad) 26 'it>xd7 27 l:tbl b6 28
••• 24 . . . ltJc5 gives Black good coun
llel 'it>e6 29 a4 lIfS 30 lite3 lIxeS terplay; White's game move
31 'ittf2 (the pawn endgame is avoids this counter-sacrifice since
hopeless, but so is 3 1 lIf3 lie 1 + if 22 . . . :txc3 23 i.e 1 ! regains the
32 'it>f2 :ta l ) 3 1 ...l::txe3 32 'it>xe3 material without creating a weak
hS 33 �f4 as! (drawing back the ness) 22 ...:'f3 23 .id4 :'xf4 24
white king with the threat of "ilfh7 (Black has broken up
' " b7 -b5) 34 'it>e3 'it>eS 35 'itt d2 White's pawn phalanx but the g
'it>e4 36 �e2 d4 37 cxd4 �xd4 pawn is now unstoppable except
38 �d2 c3+ 39 �e2 'it>c4 40 'it>e3 by sacrificing the f8 bishop,
'it>b4 41 �d3 'it>xa4 42 �xc3 which will leave White a pawn up
�bS 43 �b3 'it>cs 0-1 (A. Nunez with a more compact position)
McDonald, Andorra 1 99 1 ) 24 dS (a desperate bid for activ
..•
passed pawns much support. One The threat of ttJg5 hovers over
of White's problems is that his Black and interferes with the co
other rook has been exchanged. ordination of his pieces. For ex
Therefore Black's remaining rook ample, 26 . . . ttJe7 27 ttJg5 would be
has no rival. Adams exploited this decisive, since the rook on c7 no
in incisive style: 22 ':a4! 23 cS
•• longer defends f7, so mate in two
�c4! 24 c6 (if the passed pawns with 28 'ii'h7+ is threatened
were well supported, they would (27 ... ttJc6 28 e6 ! ) . Black's one
become more dangerous with chance is if he can gain counter
every advance. Instead, they are play against White's king with
targets for Black's pieces) . . . 'i'xd4 in reply to ttJg5. So White
24 ... ttJdS 25 ttJn 'iUS 26 ttJe3 does not play ttJg5 but rather safe
ttJxe3 27 fxe3 'itteS 2S �c3 .tcS guards his king and prepares an
29 'ittf2 �b6 30 � �dS 31 other breakthrough: e6. A good
�xg7 (White's passed pawns are example of a threat being stronger
stymied and the arrival of Black's than its execution. 26 .a6. Black
••
It 's Your Turn 129
cannot see any way to improve his gxh3 Ilxf3+ 32 'ii'xf3 lhf3+ 33
position. 27 lie2! 'iWbS 28 � �e2 :'xh3 0-1 (Costa-Gavrikov,
'WIid3 (once again hoping for 29 Switzerland 1994)
�gS 'ii'xd4+) 29 e6. Now Black's
kingside crumbles. 29 ...�d6 30 20. Black needs one more move
exf7+ lhf7. Of course, 30 . . . �xf7 for comfort: . . . .tg7, adding an
3 1 ttJeS+ wins. 31 'ii'xg6+ ltg7 32 other defender to the knight on f6.
'WIixd6 h4 33 'ii'dS+ �f7 34 lbeS+ But it is White's move and he
1-0 (McDonald-Hastings, London struck immediately with 22 cS! . If
1 993) the bishop were on g7, Black
could now play 22 . ttJxcS safely.
..