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

262 POSITIONAL PLAY
Karpov{pa$*} 9.h Eanc World Chanpionship seBi
6.al nakh 1974 sicilian Defe.ce, Scheveningcn Variale4d
2Nl3c6 3d4.rd4 4Nxd4Nf6 5Nc3d6 6Be2
Be7 701)0 0 3r1Nc6 9Be3 Bd7 10Nb3 a5 11,4
Nb4 l28fi Bc6 13Nd496(wit
Bla.l gains a foorhold in rhe cente but rhe flol6 he
leavcs ar f6 and on rhe c-lilc givs hin rouble later ) l4 Rn
(whire preparcs to DoUBLE rooks or rook and queen on
lhe a or 'l-fiIc.
a rourine
suboer purpose rev.alcd by his 17th ad 2lst moves )
1,1 e5 15 Nx.6 hic6 16 fxe5 ,lxo-
t
'6&,
The maredar n hatancod. wt e,s rwo bilhops do nor
Sivc hinadvanraselorrheonealA isinacrive. Insolara!
he is ready ro doubL his najor pie.es on a 6tc hc hrs a
slighradvanrageiniine,enoughromainraintheinniative
]Ie aho has a slishi a&anraee in spa.c because hn
hafopen f fire is ot noic use rhan Black\ Mltopcn b-fiIc,
.nd b€cause theft are morc holcs in tslack\ postton
whn has lB*er nohred pauns, bu. Blach a and
c pa*ns are no! ar pEsent vulnerable Black has onc
advanlase: his queen\ kniShr sand: *ell o. irs advaie
poini Thh biiel eMluation or posnion indicates rhat
whnebrsanoverall.dv.nrase,{hich,however, halmo{
ccnai y nor decisire rlalinc no innediare prcspecb or
adack hc should no* seek ro minimft his opponenrs
mobility and m.xihizc his o*n
17 ofr odr
t3 h3 Nd7
tslac* should harc phycd 1B . . . Qe6 to kccp our
whnc\ queen. bnr he reare,i an aulk tom whire!
bishop arier 19 Rc1 Rld3 20 Be2. rcr h.vins ren rhe
Eeurce 20
%e,
7r&r/&
t,e
Rd4 p.inlcd out 6y rr
19 Bg4
whte exchaigcs an inadive bnhop for . knishr rhar
nighr become actire on rhc qucans side
h5
tsrack tunherwcak.Nhiskjng:sidep,sns. Hoshduld
havo moved hn queetr inscad
20 B 7 QidT
21 oc,l
Wnne sains aaes lo lhc hotcs .r c4 and c5
2r..
llack sets a rap. a sign rhat he crinor find I
con$rudive plan. rf 2r Q.6 22 Qxe6 Fie6 whrc
rourd prohably *in the en4ame becausc his majoiiy
.ould be nobilizedshitc Btack.s *ould be cripplcd
2 Rd2 Qc7
t
ryr.'&r.
ffiL'*&
ffi"&
ffi%
ffi
wtv&
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% "ffi.
24 Qb7
AJrer the exchanse 24 . . Rid2 25 Nxd2 Whnet
kniSht, broughr our eirh gain olline, could be moved ro
c4 or B atacking a pawi, or ro b3 wilh an cyc on rhe hole
25 Kh2 KE?
Na6
Thc rook nalcs vay lor .hc knighr. Bla.k\ rcok on the
open file an nake no threah
27.. Rln
wffi 'ffi ffitr
DurinE rhe lastNelle n'oves whiie has eained mobiliiy
While Blac[\ piees !kul[ al the rcar Whire\ are poised
1o inva'lc ih. .ncnt\ rcditory Thr ft.ncuvEs ol rhe
posiiionarphase have mn,ero a, eidmdwhn.is ready io
nlle a d eci sive .onbination.
29 NB t6
l0 Rd2 Be7
3t oe6 Rads
32 Rid3 Brds
(Ii32. . Rf,d3 33 NxDs.)
33 RId1 Nbn
lll Bc5 Rh3
35 Rld8. Relens
Aner 35 . . . RxdS 36 Be7 Rl3 37 BxI3+ Bla.k\
ting\ sidc pa*ns cannot be adequarely defended.
-POSITIONAL SACRIFICE. a sacrilice ol matcrial
tor positional advanrage as disli.ct liom a sa.rinc€
that leads dnecdy to a nadng combination orgain
ofmarelial psrlrDoR t re t gale serio us a uention to
positional sacriice, which hc dcmonslrated in this
I e..l e5 2 NB d6 3 8c415 4 d3 c6 5 exl5 Bif5 6 Bg5
Nl6 TNbd2di 3BblBd6 9Qe2Oe7 1000Nbd7 11
Nhaoe6 r2Nrr5 oir5 1:rBrJ6gxf6 r4J4Qg6 15lxc5
rap, 23 Bc5. He miShr win the
cxchingc bur 23. og5 wourd en! Bhlk.ounrerptav.
23 . . Rldn
2l Nntl
whirc rcdLplu)\ hi. one
'n:dre
pLcL Jn,l pren:re) ro