Advice
Study the openings to help find good middlegame plans.
Distinguish between plans and dreams.
Anticipate trouble before it happens.
Take the time to attend to small problems.
In chess and life, try to control your own destiny (take the initiative).
Avoid good-looking moves that do nothing for your game.
24 / BEST LESSONS OF A CHESS COACH
(1) Boleslavsky-Lissitzin, Moscow, 1956 [Knight Outpost on d5]
I.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 S.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 QaS
II.Kbl eS 12.Be3 Be6 13.a3 Rfd8
[Prepares the freeing ...d5.] 14.NbS Qa4 15.c4! [Sacrifices a pawn to trade for the bishop on e6—a protector of the potential outpost square dS.] 15...Bxc4 16.Nc3 Qb3 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.Bg5 Qe6 19.Bxf6 [Removes the second protector of dS.} Qxf6 20.NdS
SUPPLEMENTARY GAMES
- After 13...Rfd8
HOME AWAY FROM HOME / 25
[A secure outpost.] 20...Qb4 ll.Qel Bf8 22.Qfl! [22.g3 Qh3] 22...Rac8 23.g3 QgS 24.h4 Qh6 25.g4 gS 26.hxg5 QxgS 27.Rh5 Qg6 28.g5 h6 29.Rxb6 QxgS 30.RhS [Black resigns in view of30...Qg6 31.Qhl Qe6 32.Rh8+ Kg7 33.Qb7 mate.] 1-0
(2) Schlechter-John, Barmen, 1905
[Dark-Square Outposts]
l.d4 dS 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 f5 4.Nf3 c6 S.Bf4 Bd6 6.e3 Nf6 7.Bd3 Qc7 8.g3 O-O 9.0-0 Ne4 10.Qb3 Kh8 ll.Racl Bxf4 12.exf4 Qf713.Ne5
After 20.Nd5
- After 13.Ne5
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[A strong outpost. Black's dark squares have no protector.] 13...Qe7 14.Bxe4 fxe4 15.f3 exf3 16.Rcel [Threatens 17. cxd5 cxdS 18.NxdS.J 16...Qc7 17.Qa3 17...Kg8 18.Rxf3 Na6 19.b3 Qd8 20.c5 Nc7 21.Qb2 Bd7 22.Qc2 Qe7 23.Refl Rae8 24.g4 Bc8 25.Rh3 g6 [Now f6 and h6 are weak.] 26.b4 Qf6 27.Rhf3 Re7 28.a4 a6 29.Ndl Rg7 30.Ne3 [To hold f5.] 30...Qe7 31.gS Bd7 32.N3g4 Be8 33.Nh6+ Kh8 34.Qe2 Qd8 35.Neg4 Bd7 36.QeS Ne8 37.Rh3 Qc7 38.Nf6 QxeS 39.fxe5 Re7 40.Rhf3
After 40.Rhf3
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40...Nxf6 41.Rxf6 Rxf6 42.exf6 [Now eS is available.] 42...Re8 43.Nf7+ Kg8 44.Ne5 Rd8 45.Kg2 Kf8 46.h4 Be8 47.Kf3 Bf7 48.Kf4 Ke8 49.Rbl! [Play the whole board!] 49...Kf8 SO.bS [Black resigns. 50...axb5 Sl.axbS Be8 52,bxc6 Bxc6 53.Nxc6 bxc6 54.Ke5 Re8 55.Rb7] 1-0
(3) Makogonov-Botvinnik, Sverdlovsk, 1943
[Weakened e4 = Outpost]
l.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Ne5 Nxe5 7.dxeS Nd7 8.f4 [The square e4 is now weak—it will become an outpost square for Black.] 8...Bb4 9.cxd5 exdS 10.Bd3 NcS U.BcI Qh4+ 12.g3 Qh3 13.Kf2 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Bf5 15.Bxf5 QxfS 16.g4 Qe6 17.Ba3 Ne4+18.Kf3
After 18.Kf3
18...h5 [18...Nxc3 19.Qb3 forces...NbS, decentralizing the knight] 19.h3 f6 20.c4 hxg4+ 21.hxg4 Rxhl 22.Qxhl O-O-O 23.Rdl fxeS 24.cxd5 cxdS 25.Rcl+ Kb8 26.Qh4 Re8 27.f5 Qf7 28.Rc2 g6 29.Bb2 a6 30.Ke2 Ka7 31.Qh2 Qf6 32.fxg6 Qxg6 33.Qg2 Rf8 34.BxeS Rf2+ 35.Qxf2 Nxf2 [A good reason to leave his
post!] 36.Bd4+ b6 37.Rc7+ Kb8 38.BeS Nxg4 39.Bf4 [39.Rg7+ NxeS] 39...Ne5! 40.Re7 Qc2+ 41.Kel Kc8 42.Bxe5 Qxa2 43.Rc7+ Kd8 44.Rcl a5 45.Bd4 bS 46.Ral Qb3 47.Kf2 a4 48.Kf3 Qc2 49.Kf4 Kd7 SO.KeS Qe4+ 51.Kf6 Qe7+ 52.Kg6 a3 53.Rfl b4 54.Rf7 Qxf7+! [S4...b3? 55.Rxe7+ Kxe7 56.BcS+] 55.Kxf7 b3 0-1
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