chess-The Oxford Companion to Chess - First Edition by David Hooper & Kenneth Whyld

E. Varnusz. .S.l..l?l (;an6 af Lajos Portis.h
(1979) contains 90 samcs.
Oxinre.s Ponisch Manila 1971 Calalan Oreiin8
l NR NLo r sr qn I Bll Bg7 4 000.0 i.4 d5 6rl4
Nlh 7 Ne5,li(4 3Nrlhhtcb q BrlhPhr1 l0 N(l Bhr
ll Rel Ns1 12.1es 13 BI3r cxd4 14 exdl
POSIIIONAL PI-,\Y 261
souARE u.aroN). These and olher kinds ol
positional dr.N ofteo end aifi a rcpelition ol
classilies thc tsoRlREss as a
14 NxO 1i Kxr2 Bxd,1+ 16 Rer t{e3 17Nd5 Bc5
rr h4 crh:l ls aa3 Bxcl+ 20Nxe3 h2 21 Rbl Ocj
, Qc2 Qaj 23Bxb2Qx, ?4Q€Rxel ziKidlar5
26Be1Qb3+ 2?Qxb3Rib3+ 13 xfi Bxc4 29Kxe4ai
( lh. prN oi rhe b frle is d{isiv! ) 30 h,1h5 3l Ki1.1 12
Rcl Rxb2 3lRx.7a3 34Ra7,2 15 g'1Rb4+ 16Ks5
Rxg4+ 37 Kh6 Kl8 33 Ri, Rxh4 white Esigns
PORTUGUESE DEFENCE. 591, the SERZFEID
DEEEN.. in the (rNC s GA!IBr AccePted.
POSITION, the arrangemcnt oI Pieces and pawns
oioneor bothcoloure atantnage olthceaneoias
ser lor a.omDu'rtron (see \Pb\ forthe pusnion Jr
the a ol pla\ ) A plcyer ma) compirc rhe
situalion of his opponents nen silh that ol hn
osn: if he has an ovcrall adlanlase he has the
hctter purrron, hts opPonenr the s!r\e lhc
phra\e rhe fn\iLion rle\el rcfeE to dll rhe mcnon
rhr boJrd aod mcans Lhat nerrher \idc ha. rhe
Jd\rntage Sumerm.. both rde\ ha!e ad\dnrige\
huL nerrher h3s rn overdl ad\anLaee, and clthnugh
a dratr sould be the Propcr oulcone lhecomPlex
Mtur. oi the posilion makes such a resull les
oredictablei an annotalor.misht say there qere
;hances for both sides. or. balded by a hishlY
..m.lcr nLuauon. rhe oosition is unuleJr
nie tcrm tatance oi nosn"n. no$ leneralll
callcd ihe EaUILIBRIUM, w;s usedby srEI.-'z when
dncusslng the thcory alributcd ro him.
POSIIIONAL ADVI\TAGE, any adlantage
orherthan a material advantagere.C a gaininrrM.,
or Posse$ion ol the better
mSITIONAL DRAW, a study tem tor a drawn
Duruodin whrch Blalk ha'(orL ahouL to sain bv
;rom.rhnl a maren. advantatse huL.annur lree
hn pieces becausc oi White\
uGE Whilc might give perPctual check Gce srN
cBEcKs), attack a black piece continually Gee
Ecso), make recurenl maring rbreah (seePENDU_
r-uM DMwl. or hcm in 1he eneny pieces G.c
,c .t"ay by
--*ot
th,t *on rbird lrize i. lhe
Iradnurnej,lo5tr a7 ho(Bl(k thredeni mcre)
2.6+ Rxeo I c8=O Rel a Oc8 eb+ r O\e6+
Rxe6 6 d4 Rl6+ ? Ke5 Rc6+ 8rJ5. Bla.kcan
withdraw ncither his iook wilhout gjvinC slalemate
nor his king silhoul losing his rook: a higbly
i.Joi nudi;s *th Lhe.,ption wh,re ro p ay and
drawend$ithaposilional draworstalemalc, bul a
lew canDot be so elsilt classined. ln ihe study bl
MA\DL& under .oNrlc^rE sau{REs Whne has !
,naterial advantaee whne Bla.k hasiheinidarivc, a
reversal ol the nornal dennidon Thcrc are also
srudics Nilh a mainvariation thal rcsults inneither
party haviEg a suflicient naling lorce
POSITIONAL PLAY, MANGUn.S made with the
aim oi improving a Playels position as distincl
fio6 combinalive play lcading lo nate or gain of
naredal. A positio.al conbination is a combina
rion nldc rvilh the samc cnd in view: and such
conbinalions. oiren sho and perhaps better de
scribed as taclical interludes, and more oilen
rhreatened than realized- are common learures ol
por nonal plat. The drnnc.on ber$cen pn\irinnl
ind ndrcdl phl r n.t cledtutrr Jl e.od mo!e!
have d rrratearc turpu\e and m.{conrain rallical
elemenls. A combinadon largcl, consnh ollorccd
and ibrcine moveswith aspeciicain, and thc few
variations may be crlculaled preciely. In Posilion
al play. howevcr, each Player on his tum to Bove
may have achoice oiseveral sound continuadons.
and a precise a$essFcnt of the nunerons lines oI
play that nighr oc.u. is nol leasible. As a conse
quence positional aims are ola general kind, c.g.
All masle6 make usc oI Posilional play x ith ihe
ultimare .in oI making a decisi!. attack. i e. a
combinalio., or obtaining a Non endgame A
so called .ombinative playcr Nill seek an early
opportDnitt for altack,A positional Player usually
abjures early attacking pLat, preferring not to
commit hinsell loo soon and seelinC inslead lhe
further inpro,cmcnt ol bis Position.