- Page 2 and 3: ContentsForeword by John Nunn 8Auth
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THE ART OF PAWN PLAY592I....l;{e7 2
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THE ART OF PAWN PLAY61profits from
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THE ART OF PAWN PI.AY63E2.03 /**How
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3 Do Not Rush!Insufficient patience
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DO NOT RUSH! 67lbxe8 lbxh6 41 ibf6+
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Do NOT RUSH!691 l:i:Jxf7? would be
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DO NOT RUSH!7125 f!al!Very strong;
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DO NOT RUSH! 738thing is the decisi
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E3.06 ***/Can White breach the wall
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THE RIGHTEXCHANGE77be a particularl
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THE RIGHT EXCHANGE 79B4.02I.Kan - J
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THE RIGHTEXCHANGE81lt:lxa2+ 8 @c4!
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THE RIGHTEXCHANGE83Kasparov returns
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THE RIGHT EXCHANGE 851 .i.xf6! gxf6
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THE RIGHT EXCHANGE87held, even agai
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THE RIGHT EXCHANGE 89E) Exchanging
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THE RIGHT EXCHANGE 93Binvest a lot
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THE RIGHTEXCHANGE954.20V.Gashimov -
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THE RIGHT EXCHANGE 994.25F.Vallejo
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THE RIGHT EXCHANGE 103Karpov shows
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THE RIGHT EXCHANGE 1059 g4! sLal9 .
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THINKINGIN SCHEMES107.ig3 9 lt:lc5+
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THINKINGIN SCHEMES109as a candidate
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WEAKNESSES 115Alb) Doubled PawnsIso
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WEAKNESSES 119Black sorely misses h
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WEAKNESSES 123Restricting both the
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WEAKNESSES 117.!'!b5 ! c3 30 lbd5+
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WEAKNESSES 131To conclude, here is
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WEAKNESSES 133Exercises (Solutions
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7 The Fight for the InitiativeIniti
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8 Prophylaxis and Prevention ofCoun
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PROPHYLAXIS AND PREVENTION...OF COU
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PROPHYLAXIS AND PREVENTION OF COUNT
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9 The Bishop-Pair in the EndgameThe
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THE BISHOP-PAIRIN THE ENDGAME153B)
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THE BISHOP-PAIRIN THE ENDGAME155E9.
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THE BISHOP-PAIR IN THE ENDGAME 161F
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THE BISHOP-PAIRIN THE ENDGAME163BE9
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THE BISHOP-PAIR IN THE ENDGAME 165a
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THE BISHOP-PAIR IN THE ENDGAME 169B
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THE BISHOP-PAIRIN THE ENDGAME171.i.
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10 ZugzwangZugzwang is like getting
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ZUGZWANG 175Zugzwang. Now Black mus
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ZUGZWANG 177El0.03 **/Rook endings
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ZUGZWANG 179El0.09 /**How did Black
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ZVGZWANG 18110.11R.Reti - F.Marshal
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11 FortressesDig or die.TRADITIONAL
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FORTRESSES 185S @c6 @b8 6 .id8 @a86
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FORTRESSES 187After · . this prema
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FORTRESSES 189**********Normally wi
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FORTRESSES 191In the following exam
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FORTRESSES 1953 ••. .l:la3 4 lt
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FORTRESSES 203El 1.22 /**Black appe
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FORTRESSES 205unbolt the door. As C
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FORTRESSES 207In the next example,
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FORTRESSES 20911.44E.Somov-Nasimovi
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FORTRESSES 211wl <t>fl ! was impera
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FORTRESSES 213the triumphant proces
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FORTRESSES 215Wg7 26 Wie7+ Wg6 27 '
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STALEMATE 217White must give up his
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STALEMATE 219We should note that I
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STALEMATE 221E12.04 **/Can you see
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MATE 223To have any drawing chance
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MATE 225Exercises(Solutions on page
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MATE 227Exercises (Solutions on pag
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MATE 231El3.09 **/Which is more imp
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MATE 233BwE13.17 /**Can Black still
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14 DominationNinety percent of all
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DOMINATION 237El4.08 ****/White to
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DOMINATION 239White must play for a
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DOMINATION 243. A serious mistake,
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15 Converting an AdvantageNothing i
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CONVERTINGAN ADVANTAGE247easy to in
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CONVERTINGAN ADVANTAGE249In the fol
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CONVERTING AN ADVANTAGE251White is
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CONVERTINGAN ADVANTAGE253Not a good
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CONVERTINGAN ADVANTAGE255White liqu
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16 The Art of DefenceDefence demand
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THE ART OF DEFENCE 261passivity is
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White probably expected 1..Jigl. In
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17 Typical MistakesThe mistakes are
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TYPICAL MISTAKES 26722@c81-0He did
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18 Rules of ThumbThe most implacabl
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RULES OF THUMB28339) In bishop endi
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SOLUTIONSTO THE EXERCISES285El.OSE.
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SOLUTIONS TO THE EXERCISES 287Not I
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Bi bl iogra phyOne-Volume Works on
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IndexInstructive examplesThe follow
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INDEX349Kallio 3.08Kalmukova 2.19Ka
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INDEX 351Sutovsky 6.21, 12.01 Tosic