By Neil McDonald
I feel the reader from the bronx is mistaking this publication with one other. I do agree in regards to the print being tricky to learn but the structure is normal for a strategies e-book. each bankruptcy relies on a typical tactical subject matter akin to pins, forks (knight, queen), skewers, and what have you ever. Neil begins each one bankruptcy with 2 or three very uncomplicated examples, yet then he jumps correct into best grandmaster video games. No intermediate strategies that is why I purely gave it 3 stars. The examples are very advanced and occasionally require over a web page to demonstrate why and the way it really works. many of the examples are in cluttered middlegames, a number of which gave me complications simply by them. This booklet is nice for somebody who desires to increase there skill find strategies in difficult middlegames. To be sincere, a few of the video games are really very good in that the strategy seams to be pulled out of skinny air. This ebook isn't really for someone rated below 1600 and that i imagine 1700-1900 rated avid gamers will benifit the main from it. i love the truth that he offers whole video games since it teaches you the way to transform a cloth virtue right into a win. not anything aggrevates me extra then an instance that leaves you putting through no longer giving thorough sufficient research. do not get me improper although, this is not like a Nunn or Dvoretsky epic however it can now and then require extra paintings you then can be prepared to install. The paintings difficulties are even more basic than the illustrative video games yet provide the reader adequate of a problem in order that they study anything. total it is a reliable publication and that i guarentee that any reader in the scores indexed above will benifit from examining it.
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D1–e1 a5–a6 All agree that Kasparov is better. Alburt doesn’t think that White is winning, but he still believes that a draw will be agreed in a few moves. 33. a3–c1 g5–e6 34. d3–a3 e6–c5 35. c1–e3 White is winning - says Alburt. 35. a6–d6 Kasparov has a very pleasant choice between moves like 36. ×a4 or 36. ×h4 - if his wants to keep it simple. 36. a3×a4 ❘ ❘ ◗ ◗ ✵s✵❩r❩❦❩ ❩✵❩✵❩♣♦✵ ✵❩✵❧✵❩✵❩ ❩✵♠✵♦✵❩✵ ❘❩P❩P❩P♦ ❩✵❩✵❆P❩✵ ✵❩✵❩✵❩❇❖ ❙✵❩✵▲✵❏✵ Draw. No doubt that Kasparov is winning in the final position.
F5–d7 King’s Indian (E94) And now Karpov must resign, thought ev1. d2–d4 g8–f6 erybody. Isn’t he just losing his Queen? No. 2. c2–c4 g7–g6 Black is lost in this position, indeed, but Karpov 3. b1–c3 f8–g7 wanted so see if Kasparov had done his home4. e2–e4 d7–d6 work well enough to pass the test. 5. g1–f3 0–0 47. b8–d8 6. f1–e2 e7–e5 48. d7×d8 f8×d8 7. c1–e3 c7–c6 49. c7–c8 d8–f8 8. d4–d5 f6–g4 50. c1–c4 f6–f5 9. e3–g5 f7–f6 51. c8×f8+ g8×f8 52. c4–d4 h6–h5 After 9. . , b6; 10. 00, ×b2; 11. a4 53.
And in a later race between b2 pawn and h5-pawn Black might come first. 48. e3–c4 e1–g1 49. c4–e3 g1–e1 ◆ ◆ ❑ ❑ The second repetition of this position. GM Lev Alburt believes that Black will be able to hang on to a draw. 50. e3–c4 ◆ Karpov played this after a good ten minutes thought. Kasparov came back and seems to hesitate to repeat e1-g1. 50. e1–g1 ❘ ❑ After 28 minutes of “deep thoughts” Kasparov did repeat his move. Now it’s Karpov who hesitates. He can take a draw immediately with 51. e3 but that’s hardly the big idea.
