Winning Chess Brilliancies

by Yasser Seirawan

Overview

This book by International Grand Master Yasser Seirawan provides a move-by-move account of the best chess games of the last 25 years, played by the world's foremost chess competitors. With an authoritative voice that is by turns poetic and analytical, Seirawan serves as host of a fascinating excursion of the most brilliant chess game, providing highlights into and explanations of each and every move.

Seirawan begins each game with a description of the historical atmosphere of the chess world --and sometimes the world at large--at the time the game was played. When he delves into the game itself, he starts with the reasoning behind the opening moves. From there he provides both a play-by-play description of the game and an analytical commentary, all the while examining the moves in terms of place development and possible tactical and strategic opportunities. Along the way, a handful of the players are profiled in biographies.

In Winning Chess Brilliancies readers will get a taste of the most dazzling chess combinations devious strategies, and downright cruel blows as world champions risk it all! This book is truly a celebration of the sport of chess.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857443479
Publisher:	Everyman Chess
Publication date:	10/01/2003
Series:	Winning Chess - Everyman Chess
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	651,054
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Yasser Seirawan is the highest-rated American chess professional on the Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) rating ladder and the first American to vie for the World Championship title since Bobby Fischer. He is a three-time U.S Champion, the 1989 Western Hemisphere Champion and an eight-time member of the U.S chess Olympiad team. Currently one of the worlds top-ranked chess players, he is one of only a handful of players to have defeated world champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in tournament play.

Table of Contents

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Index

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A
Anderssen, Adolf, game with Kieseritzky, 220
Andersson, Ulf
    criticism of Sicilian Dragon defense, 44
    defense strategies, 61
    and time pressure, 64, 68-69
    Wijk aan Zee 1976, 49-70
anecdotes, about castling, 38
The Art of Chess Analysis (Timman), 49, 57, 70
attacks
    and castling, 38
    and development of pieces, 160
    Keres Attack, 167
    Trompovsky Attack, 108
    Yugoslav Attack, 35, 36

B
Baguio City 1978. See FIDE championship, Baguio City 1978
Beliavsky, Alexander
    analysis of Wijk aan Zee 1985, 145-164
    defeated by Kasparov, 165
    and opening plays, 145
Benko Defense, avoiding, 127
Benko Gambit, 77
Benoni Defense, 110
    avoiding, 127
    at Lucerne 1982, 113, 115-116
    Modern Benoni A64 Defense, 107-126
    option at Wijk aan Zee 1985, 149
    played by Fischer, 1
Bishops
    development strategies for, 6, 7
    exchanging, 7
    fianchetto of, 8
    and hanging pawns, 97
    putting the question to, 7
    and Ruy López Defense, Exchange Variation, 200
    trading for Knight, 13
blockade strategies
    by Fischer and Spassky, 18, 20
    Karpov, 83
board advantages
    central pawn advantage, 150, 201-202
    central pawn wedges, 76, 77, 78, 151
    developed in openings, 5
    development of side with advantage, 79
    Ljubojevic's pawn thrust, 57
    and open positions, 188
    relationship of space and pieces, 133
board control
    and fianchetto defenses, 147
    See also Maroczy wall (Maroczy Bind)
Bohm, Hans, 203
    analysis of FIDE championship, Lyons 1990, 215
Bondarevsky, Igor Zakharovich, and T.M.B. Variation, 93-94
Botvinnik, Mikhail
    analysis of FIDE Candidates Final 1974, 41, 42, 43, 45
    and Smyslov, 128
Botvinnik Pawn Triangle, 221
Breyer Defense, option in FIDE championship, Lyons 1990, 202
Bronstein, David, analysis of Wijk aan Zee 1985, 149
Brussels 1991 See FIDE Semi-Finals Match, Brussels 1991
Budapest Defense, avoiding, 127

C
Campomanes, Florencio, protests at Baguio City 1978, 72
castling
    anecdotes about, 78
    by grandmasters, 14
    by hand, 102
    forced attacks, 38
    and Kings, 7
    and opening, 4
    principle of, 130
    and time controls, 7
Catalan Opening, 184
Center Game, option in Lyons 1990, 198
center strategies
    closing center, 110-115
    and fianchetto, 147
    and hypermodern players, 146
    modern versus classical, 108-109
    and openings, 5
    Spassky and Fischer, 17
    See also central pawn advantage
central pawn advantage, 150, 201-202
    and pawn duos, 202, 203
championships, rules for, 27-30
checkmate
    and early development of Queen, 198-199
    See also Scholar's Mate
chess
    draws in professional matches, 203-204
    dynamics of, 141
    importance of game preparation, 188
    rules for championships, 27-30
    and value of experience, 143
Chess Informant, 127, 220
Chess Scandals (Edmundson and Tal), 71-72, 82, 92
Chigorin Variation, 202
Christiansen, Larry, analysis of Ivanchuk's error, 233-234
Closed Sicilian Defense, 31
Count Isouard (Duke of Brunswick), match with Morphy, 183
Cvetkovic, Srdjan, 60

D
defenses
    avoiding Benko, Benoni, and Budapest defenses, 127
    Benoni Defense, 1, 110, 113
        Modern Benoni A64, 107-126
        option at Wijk aan Zee 1985, 149
    Breyer Defense, 202
    Grunfeld Defense, 108, 146
    Hedgehog Defense, 151
    India Defense, 146
    Kasparov's favorite defenses, 108
    King Pawn Defense, 198
    King's Indian Defense, 108, 146, 151, 221
        Saemisch Variation, 145-164
    King's Indian Fianchetto E67, 219-241
    Morphy's Defense, 199-200
    Nimzo (Nimzovich), 73-74, 128, 184
        Rubinstein Variation, 74
    Nimzo-Indian Defense
        Baguio City 1978, 73-92
        considered for Phillips and Drew 1982, 94
        KRO, Hilversum 1990, 184-195
    Petroff Defense (Russian Defense), 199
    Queen's Gambit Declined, 1-25
        Tarrasch Defense, 127-143
        and Tartakower System, 8
    Queen's Indian Defense, offered to Karpov, 94-95
    reversed Sicilian, 3
    Ruy López
        Chigorin Variation, 202
        Exchange Variation, 200
        Keres Variation, compared with Zaitsev Variation, 202-203
        Zaitsev Variation, 197-218
    Sicilian Defense, 30-31, 49-70, 166-182
        Najdorf Variation, 166
        Open/Closed, 31
        Scheveningen Variation, 54, 166, 167
    Sicilian Dragon Defense, 34-35
    Taimanov System, 50, 54
    Tarrasch Defense, 108
        opening development of, 127-129
Dely, Péter, 170
development
    analysis of Wijk aan Zee 1985, 156
    and attacks, 160
    of Bishops, 6, 7
    of board side with advantage, 79
    early development of Queen, 198-199
    and open positions, 188
    of pieces, 150
    of pieces vs. gaining space, 222-223
    queenside with isolated pawns, 131
    strategies for Bishops, 6, 7
    strategies in KRO, Hilversum 1990, 189-190
    in Tarrasch Defense, 127-129
    and tempo, 222, 227
draws, in professional matches, 203-204

E
Edmondson, Ed
    on Korchnoi's defeat, 92
    protests at Baguio City 1978, 71-72
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, 150
endgames
    Baguio City 1978, 85-92
    Brussels 1991, 239-241
    FIDE Candidates Final 1974, 46-47
    KRO, Hilversum 1990, 194-195
    London 1983, 139-143
    Lucerne 1982, 123-126
    Lyons 1990, 216-218
    Phillips and Drew 1982, 102-106
    Reykjavik 1972, 21-25
    Wijk aan Zee 1976, 68-70
    Wijk aan Zee 1985, 162-164
English Openings
    Baguio City 1978, 73
    Brussels 1991, 220-221
    drawbacks to, 220
    Reykjavik 1972, 2-10
en prise, defined, 13
errors
    Ivanchuk grabs wrong Knight, 233-236
    Ribli's tactical and strategic errors, 134
    trading pieces, 222
exchange sacrifices, 22, 24, 25
    in Sicilian defense, 33
Exchange Spanish, 200
exchanging pieces. See trading pieces

F
Fédération International des Échecs (FIDE), championship rules contested by Fischer, 27-29
Fedorowicz, John, analysis of Zaitsev Variation, 208
fianchetto
    of Bishops, 8
    and board control, 147
    and center strategies, 147
    extended, 184
    and hypermodernists, 146-147
    kingside, 108
    King's Indian Defense, 146
    King's Indian Fianchetto E67, 219-241
    Queen's Indian Defense, 146
    and Sicilian Dragon Defense, 34-35
FIDE candidate cycle. See London 1983
FIDE Candidates Final 1974 (Game 2), 30-47
    analysis by Botvinnik, 41, 42, 43, 45
    analysis by Matanovic, 40
    endgame, 46-47
    middlegame, 41-45
    opening, 30-41
FIDE championship, Baguio City 1978 (Game 17), 71-92
    analysis by Larsen, 78, 89
    analysis by Tal, 79, 82, 83, 84, 87, 90
    endgame, 85-92
    English Opening, 73
    Knights' role in, 89-90
    middlegame, 77-85
    the Nimzo, 73-74
    Nimzo-Indian Defense, 73-92
    opening, 73-77
    pawn center strategies, 81-84
    pawn storm, 80
    protests, 72
    Rubinstein Variation (Nimzo Defense), 74-75
FIDE championship, Lyons 1990 (Game 20), 197-218
    analysis by Bohm, 215
    analysis by Miles, 212-213
    and Breyer Defense, 202
    endgame, 216-218
    middlegame, 203-216
    opening, 198-203
    and sacrifices, 198
    sponsor Ted Field, 197
    time controls, 212-218
FIDE championship, Moscow 1985. See Moscow 1985
FIDE Semi-Finals Match, Brussels 1991 (Game 9), 219-241
    Black's kingside strategies, 228, 230, 231
    development and tempo, 222, 227, 228
    endgame, 239-241
    English Opening, 220-221
    Ivanchuk's hypermodern style, 221
    Ivanchuk's middlegame error, 233-236
    middlegame, 225-239
    opening, 220-225
    spatial advantages, 221-223
    tempo (tempi), 222, 227, 228
    time controls, 220, 223
    White's queenside strategies, 227-228
Field, Ted, sponsors FIDE championship, Lyons 1990, 197
Fighting Chess (Kasparov), 116, 119, 120, 123, 125, 166
Filip, Dr. Miroslav, 71-72, 86
Fischer, Bobby
    Benoni Defense, 1
    contests FIDE rules, 27-30
    exchange sacrifice, 22
    playing style, 20-21
    Queen Pawn Openings, 2-3
    Reykjavik 1972, 1-25
    and Ruy López Defense, 199
    strategies
        for Bishop, 8
        blockade, 18, 20
        center, 17
        hanging pawns, 16-17
    studies Spassky's games, 8-9
Five Crowns (Seirawan), 198, 207

G
gambits
    Benko Gambit, 77
    Queen's Gambit, 4
    Smith-Morra Gambit, 31
    Steinitz on, 190
    See also Queen's Gambit Declined
Garry Kasparov: New World Chess Champion (Kasparov), 166, 171, 174
Geller, Efim
    at Phillips and Drew 1982, 99, 102
    on Spassky's tactics, 15
Gligoric, Svetozar
    analysis of Reykjavik 1972, 18
    on Spassky's tactics, 15
Goodman, David, on Moscow 1985, 173
grandmasters
    castling by, 14
    mastery of openings by, 6, 224
    use of Bishops by, 7
    See also individual grandmasters listed by name
Grunfeld Defense, 108, 146
Gufeld, Eduard, on Saemisch Variation (King's Indian Defense), 149

H
hanging pawns, 14, 15
    Fischer's strategy for, 16-17
    and role of Bishops, 97
Hedgehog Defense, 151
Honfi, Karoly, 170
Hoogoven Tournament, Wijk aan Zee 1976, 49-70
    analysis by
        Jonker, 67
        Kavalek, 64
        Keene, 70
        Minev, 60
        Pachman, 63, 64
        Timman, 49-70
        Velimirovic, 65
    endgame, 68-70
    middlegame, 56-68
    opening, 49-56
    praises of, 70
    spatial advantages, 54, 55
Hoogoven Tournament, Wijk aan Zee 1985, 145-164
    analysis by
        Beliavsky, 145-164
        Bronstein, 149
        Nunn, 156
        Nunn and Griffiths, 145
    Benoni Defense option, 149
    development, 156
    endgame, 162-164
    middlegame, 151-162
    opening, 145-151
    pawn center strategies, 149
    spatial advantages, 151
Hubner, Robert, match against Smyslov, 127
Hungarian 1965 Championship, 170
hypermodernism
    and center strategies, 146
    Ivanchuk's Brussels 1991 opening, 221
    See also Nimzovich, Aaron; Reti, Richard

I
Immortal Game, 220
Indian defenses
    origin of term, 146
    See also King's Indian Defense; Nimzo-Indian Defense; Queen's Indian Defense
The Informator (Cvetkovic), 60
Inside Chess (Seirawan)
    Brussels 1991, 219-241
    KRO, Hilversum 1990, 184
isolated (isolani) pawns, 130-131, 132
    and trading pieces, 133
Istratescu, Andrei, game with Seirawan, 150
Italian Game, 199
Ivanchuk, Vassily
    Brussels 1991, 219-241
    hypermodern style, 221
    moves wrong Knight, 233-236

J
Jonker, Henk, analysis of Wijk aan Zee 1976, 67

K
Karpov, Anatoly, 29-47
    Baguio City 1978, 71-92
    FIDE Candidates Final 1974, 30-47
    game studied by Seirawan, 93-94
    Lyons 1990, 197-218
    Moscow 1985, 165-182
    Phillips and Drew 1982, 93-106
    Queen's Indian Defense, 94-95
    Ruy López, Zaitsev Variation, 197
    strengths as a player, 29
    style of play, 76
    tactical pawn sacrifice, 46
    and time pressure, 212-218
    Yugoslav Attack, 35, 36
Karpov versus Korchnoi: The World Chess Championship, 1978 (Larsen), 89
Kasparov, Garry Kimovich
    favorite defenses, 108, 109
    favorite openings, 198
    Lucerne 1982, 107-126
        analysis of, 116, 119, 120, 123, 125
    Lyons 1990, 197-218
    Moscow 1985, 165-182
        analysis of, 170, 171, 173-178
    style in professional matches, 203-204
    and time pressure, 123-126, 217
Kavalek, Lubosh, analysis of Wijk aan Zee 1976, 63
Keene, Raymond, on Moscow 1985, 173
Keres Attack, avoiding, 167
Keres Variation, and Zaitsev Variation, 202-203
Kieseritzky, Lionel, game with Anderssen, 220
King Pawn Defense, Karpov's response, 198
King Pawn Openings, 2-3, 30, 43
    Ivanchuck's mastery of, 220
    Ruy López, Zaitsev Variation, 197-218
Kings
    castling and, 7
    checking by beginners, 5
    creating luft for, 7, 204
    principle of castling, 130
    protecting, 6, 7
    and weakening the pawn structures, 176
kingside, Black's strategies, Brussels 1991, 228, 230, 231
kingside fianchetto, 108
    King's Indian Defense, 146
    King's Indian Fianchetto E67, 219-241
King's Indian Defense, 108
    opening variations on, 221
    origin of term, 146
    and pawn wedge, 151
    Saemisch Variation, 145-164
King's Indian Fianchetto E67, 219-241
Knights
    Ivanchuk grabs wrong Knight, 233-236
    role in Baguio City 1978 endgame, 89-90
    trading Bishops for, 13
    trading pieces, 10
Korchnoi, Victor
    Baguio City 1978, 71-92
    biographical comments, 74
    coaches Seirawan on Karpov, 93-94, 96, 97-98
    defeated by Karpov, 29, 72, 92
    defeated by Kasparov, 165
    developing board advantages, 79
    FIDE Candidates Final 1974, 30-47
    his psychological study of Karpov, 76
    Lucerne 1982, 107-126
    protests at Baguio City 1978, 71-72
    Sicilian Dragon Defense, 34-35, 47
    and time pressure, 87-92, 123-126
Kovacevic, Vlado, analysis of Lucerne 1982, 115
KRO, Hilversum 1990 (Game 5), 183-195
    analysis by Seirawan, 189-190
    development strategies, 189-190
    endgame, 194-195
    middlegame, 190-194
    opening, 184-190
    pawn sacrifices, 188-189

L
Larsen, Bent, analysis of Baguio City 1978, 78, 89
Leeuwerik, Petra, at Korchnoi's defeat, 92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
    biographical comments, 51
    pawn thrust, 57
    Wijk aan Zee 1976, 49-70
    zwischenzug, 58
London 1983 (Match 5), 127-143
    analysis by Smyslov, 127, 134, 136, 138
    endgame, 139-143
    material advantages, 140
    middlegame, 130-139
    opening, 127-130
    Ribli's tactical and strategic errors, 134
López, Ruy, 199
Lucerne Chess Olympiad 1982, 107-126
    endgame, 123-126
    Korchnoi's tactical oversights, 121
    middlegame, 115-123
    opening, 108-114
    space count advantages, 111, 112
    time pressure, 123-126
    Trompovsky Attack, 108
luft, 105, 204
    creating, 7

M
majorities
    mobilizing pawns, 10
    strategies for building, 12-13
    strategies to blockade, 18
Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich, and T.M.B. Variation, 93-94
Manoeuvres in Moscow (Keene and Goodman), 173
Marcos, President Ferdinand, and six-win system, 28-29
Maroczy, Geza, 51-52
Maroczy wall (Maroczy Bind)
    erecting, 51
    in Moscow 1985, 167-168
Matanovic, Alexander, analysis of FIDE Candidates Final 1974, 40
mate, back-rank, 7
    See also checkmate; Scholar's Mate
material advantages
    in London 1983, 140
    Parsons on, 240
    Seirawan's efforts to save, 104
middlegames
    Baguio City 1978, 77-85
    Brussels 1991, 225-239
    FIDE Candidates Final 1974, 41-45
    KRO, Hilversum 1990, 190-194
    London 1983, 130-139
    Lucerne 1982, 115-123
    Lyons 1990, 203-216
    Moscow 1985, 171-182
    Phillips and Drew 1982, 97-102
    Reykjavik 1972, 11-21
    and tempo, 7
    Wijk aan Zee 1976, 56-68
    Wijk aan Zee 1985, 151-162
Miles, Tony, analysis of Lyons 1990, 212-213
Minev, Nikolay, analysis of Wijk aan Zee, 60
Modern Benoni A64 Defense, 107-126
Morphy, Paul
    match with Count Isouard, 183
    style of, 183, 199
Morphy's Defense, 199-200
Moscow 1985 (Game 16), 165-182
    analysis by
        Goodman, 173
        Kasparov, 170, 171, 173-178
        Keene, 173
    and Maroczy wall, 167-168
    middlegame, 171-182
    opening, 166-171
Murey, Yasha, at Korchnoi's defeat, 92

N
Najdorf Variation (Sicilian Defense), 166
Nimzo (Nimzovich) Defense, 73-74, 128, 184
    Rubinstein Variation, 74
Nimzo-Indian Defense
    Baguio City 1978, 73-92
    considered for Phillips and Drew 1982, 94
    KRO, Hilversum 1990, 184-195
    See also Queen's Indian Defense (Q.I.D.)
Nimzovich, Aaron, 22, 73, 146
Nunn, Dr. John
    analysis of Ivanchuk's error, 233-234
    biographical comments, 147
    and opening plays, 145
    in play with Timman (1985), 152
    Wijk aan Zee 1985, 145-164
        analysis of, 153, 155-157, 161-162

O
openings, 4
    Baguio City 1978, 73-77
    Beliavsky's preferences for, 145
    Brussels 1991, 220-225
    and castling, 4
    Catalan Opening, 184
    classical versus hypermodern, 146-147
    developing Queens early, 52
    Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, 150
    English Openings, 73, 220
    FIDE Candidates Final 1974, 30-41
    grandmasters' mastery of, 6, 224
    Italian Game, 199
    King Pawn Openings, 2-3, 30, 43, 197-218, 220
    KRO, Hilversum 1990, 184-190
    London 1983, 127-130
    Lucerne 1982, 108-114
    Lyons 1990, 198-203
    Moscow 1985, 166-171
    Nunn's reputation for, 145
    Phillips and Drew 1982, 94-97
    principles for, 5, 6, 32
    Queen Pawn Openings, 2-3, 73, 74, 108, 127, 220
    Queen's Indian Defense, 94-95
    Reykjavik 1972, 2-10
    Ruy López, Zaitsev Variation, 197-203
    Scotch Game, 199
    Seirawan's specialties, 185-186
    Tarrasch Defense, 127-129
    Wijk aan Zee 1976, 49-56
    Wijk aan Zee 1985, 145-151
open positions, and development, 188
Open Ruy López Defense, 201
Open Sicilian Defense, 31, 60
Open Spanish Variation, 201

P
Pachman, Ludek, analysis of Wijk aan Zee 1976, 63
Panno, Oscar, at Korchnoi's defeat, 92
Parsons, Jeffrey, on material advantage, 240
pawn center
    and development of pieces, 150
    strategies in Baguio City 1978, 81-84
    strategies in Wijk aan Zee 1985, 149
    See also pawn shields; pawn structures
pawn duos, strategies for, 202, 203
pawns
    central pawn advantage, 150, 201-202
    central wedges of, 76, 77, 78, 151
    controlling space with, 5, 10, 111, 112
    and e3-square, 241
    hanging, 14-17, 97
    isolated, 130-131, 132
    King Pawn Defense, 198
    and the Maroczy wall, 51, 167-168
    mobilizing majorities, 10
    opening gambits, 2-4, 30
    pawn storm, 80
    pawn thrust by Ljubojevic, 57
    role in Sicilian Dragon Defense, 34-35
    split, 80
    tactical sacrifice, 46, 188-189
    See also King Pawn Openings; pawn center; Queen Pawn Openings
pawn sacrifices
    by Karpov, 46
    in KRO, Hilversum 1990, 188-189
pawn shields
    Karpov's use of, 76-77
    lack of, 140
    See also pawn structures
pawn structures, 10
    Botvinnik Pawn Triangle, 221
    closing center, 110-115
    hanging pawns (Reykjavik 1972), 14-17
    and Maroczy wall, 51-52, 167-168
    protecting Kings, 176
    See also pawn center; pawn shields
pawn wedges
    central, 76, 77, 78
    and King's Indian Defense, 151
Petroff, Alexander Dimitrievich, 199
Petroff Defense (Russian Defense), 199
Petrosian, Tigran, 185
Phillips and Drew 1982 (Game 11), 93-106
    endgame, 102-106
    middlegame, 97-102
    Nimzo-Indian Defense considered, 94
    opening, 94-97
    possible Vienna Variation, 95
Playing Winning Chess (Seirawan), 153, 188
point count system, and trading pieces, 101
Polugaevsky, Lev, defeat by Karpov, 29
preparation, importance of, 188

Q
Q.I.D. See Nimzo-Indian Defense; Queen's Indian Defense
Queen Pawn Openings, 107
    Fischer (Reykjavik 1972), 2-3
    Ivanchuck's mastery of, 220
    and Nimzo Defense, 74
    Smyslov's preference for, 127
    transposed from English Opening, 73
    See also Queen's Gambit; Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen Pawn strategies, for isolated pawns, 131
Queens
    in awkward pin, 14-15
    control of space, 11
    developing early, 52, 198-199
    exchanging, 11, 135
    Seirawan's opening specialties, 184-186
Queen's Gambit, strategy of, 4
Queen's Gambit Declined
    at Reykjavik 1972, 1-25
    strategy of, 6
    Tarrasch Defense, 108, 127-143
    and Tartakower System, 8
    T.M.B. Variation, 93-106
queenside
    advantages on, 11
    developing structures on, 78-80
    development with isolated pawns, 131
    Ruy López, Zaitsev Variation, 203
    White's strategies, Brussels 1991, 227-228
queenside fianchetto, Queen's Indian Defense, 146
Queen's Indian Defense (Q.I.D.)
    challenges to, 184, 185
    offered to Karpov, 94-95
    origin of term, 146
    See also Nimzo-Indian Defense

R
Reshevsky, Samuel
    analysis of Reykjavik 1972, 24
    criticism of Spassky's tactics, 14-15
Reti, Richard, as hypermodernist, 146
Reykjavik 1972. See World Championship, Reykjavik 1972
Ribli, Zoltan, London 1983, 127-143
Rooks
    and open files, 172
    strategies for, 131, 134
    trading pieces to open files, 101-102
Rubinstein, Akiba, and Nimzo Defense, 74
Rubinstein Complex. See Nimzo (Nimzovich) Defense
Russian players, reputation of, 183
Ruy López Defense, 197-198
    Exchange Variation, 200
    Open Variation, 201
    Zaitsev Variation, 197-218

S
sacrifices
    exchange, 22, 24, 25, 33, 44
    in FIDE championship, Lyons 1990, 198
    isolated pawns, 131
    strategic, 57
Saemisch, Friedrich, 148
Saemisch Variation (King's Indian Defense), 145-164
    principles of, 148-149
Schach-Archive, 63
Scheveningen Variation (Sicilian Defense), 54, 166, 167
Scholar's Mate, 198
Scotch Game, 199
Secrets of Grandmaster Play (Nunn and Griffiths), 145, 156
Seirawan, Yasser
    game with Istratescu, 150
    KRO, Hilversum 1990, 183-195
    offers Karpov Queen's Indian Defense, 94-95
    opening specialties, 185-186
    Phillips and Drew 1982, 93-106
    saving material advantages, 104
    studies Karpov's strategies, 93-94, 96, 97-98
    and T.M.B. Variation, 95-96
Sicilian Defense, 30-31, 49-70, 166-182
    developing tempo, 34, 60
    Kasparov's use of, 166
    Najdorf Variation, 166
    Open/Closed Sicilian, 31
    Open Sicilian
        exchange sacrifices in, 33
        tempo losers, 53, 60
        typical moves, 53, 55
    open vs. closed, 31, 50
    reversed, 3
    Scheveningen Variation, 54, 166, 167
    and Smith-Morra Gambit, 31
    and Taimanov System, 50, 54
Sicilian Dragon Defense, 30-47
    Karpov's response to, 35, 36
    played by Korchnoi, 34-35, 47
    Ulf Andersson's criticism of, 44
Smith-Morra Gambit, response to Sicilian Defense, 31
Smyslov, Vassily
    biographical comments, 128
    defeated by Kasparov, 165
    London 1983, 127-143
        analysis of, 127, 134, 136, 138
    match against Hubner, 127
    preference for Queen Pawn Openings, 127
Soviet players, reputation of, 183
space
    controlled by Queens, 11
    controlling with pawns, 5, 10, 111, 112
    gained by trading pieces, 9
    opening up, 31
    See also space count; spatial advantages
space count
    advantages in Lucerne 1982, 111, 112
    and trading pieces, 111, 112, 172
Spanish Game (Spanish Torture). See Ruy López Defense
Spassky, Boris
    blockade strategies, 18, 20
    center strategies, 17
    criticism of tactics, 14-15, 16
    defeat by Karpov, 29
    Nimzo-Indian Variation, 74
    and Queen's Gambit Declined, 1-25
    Reykjavik 1972, 1-25
spatial advantages
    in Brussels 1991, 221-223
    in Reykjavik 1972, 22
    in Wijk aan Zee 1976, 54, 55
    in Wijk aan Zee 1985 opening, 151
split pawns, 80
Steinitz, Wilhelm, 143
    1886 match rules, 27
    on gambits, 190
stem games, 170
strategies
    blockade, 18, 20
    determining targets, 141
    hanging pawns, 16-17
    kingside, 228, 230, 231
    pawn center, 81-84, 149
    pawn duos, 202, 203
    queenside, 227-228
    sacrifices, 57
    tips on developing, 55
    See also center strategies; development; trading pieces
SWIFT tournament (Brussels 1987), 171

T
Taimanov, Mark, 50
Taimanov System, as Sicilian Defense, 50, 54
Tal, Mikhail, analysis of Baguio City 1978, 79, 82, 83, 84, 87, 90
targets, determining, 141
Tarrasch, Siegbert, 128, 129
Tarrasch Defense
    opening development of, 127-129
    and Queen's Gambit Declined, 108, 127-143
Tartakower, Savielly, 8
    and T.M.B. Variation, 93-94
Tartakower System, and Queen's Gambit Declined, 8
tempo (tempi)
    Brussels 1991, 222, 227, 228
    and development, 222, 227
    and luft, 7
    and middlegames, 7
    and Sicilian defense, 34, 53, 60
    trading pieces and, 222-223, 228
territory. See space
time controls
    in Brussels 1991, 220, 223
    castling and, 7
    in Lyons 1990, 212-218
time pressure, 235
    effect on Andersson's game, 64, 68-69
    effect on Korchnoi's game, 87-92
    in Lucerne 1982, 123-126
Timman, Jan
    analysis of Lucerne 1982, 115, 120
    analysis of Wijk aan Zee 1976, 49-70
    biographical comments, 186
    on Kasparov, 197
    KRO, Hilversum 1990, 183-195
        analysis of, 188
    at Phillips and Drew 1982, 99
    in play with Nunn (1985), 152
T.M.B. Variation, of Queen's Gambit Declined, 93-106
trading pieces, 212
    beginner's error in, 222
    Bishop exchanges, 7, 13
    exchange sacrifices, 22, 23, 25, 33, 44
    to gain space, 9
    and isolated pawns, 133
    and material advantages, 140
    to open files, 101-102
    opening up space, 31
    pawn sacrifices, 188-189
    and point count system, 101
    Queen exchanges, 11, 135
    and space count, 111, 112, 172
    and tempo, 222-223, 228
    to weaken opponent, 10
    See also sacrifices
Trompovsky Attack, at Lucerne 1982, 108

V
van der Wiel, John, 171
Velimirovic, Dragoljub, analysis of Wijk aan Zee 1976, 65
Vienna Variation
    option in Lyons 1990, 198
    option in Phillips and Drew 1982, 95

W
Watson, Willy, analysis of Ivanchuk's error, 233-234
Weinstein, Garry. See Kasparov, Garry Kimovich
Wijk aan Zee 1976. See Hoogoven Tournament, Wijk aan Zee 1976
Wijk aan Zee 1985. See Hoogoven Tournament, Wijk aan Zee 1985
Winning Chess Strategies (Seirawan), 131
Winning Chess Tactics (Seirawan), 183
winning positions, 20
World Championship, Reykjavik 1972 (Game 6), 1-25
    analysis by Reshevsky, 24
    endgame, 21-25
    English Opening, 2-11
    middlegame, 11-21
    opening, 2-11
    pawn structures, 14-17
    Queen Pawn Opening, 2-3
    Queen's Gambit Declined, 1-25
    spatial advantages, 22

Y
Yugoslav Attack, Karpov's response to Sicilian Dragon, 35, 36
Yusupov, Artur
    Brussels 1991, 219-241
        analysis of, 226, 230, 232
    opening variations on King's Indian Defense, 221

Z
Zaitsev, Igor, 197
Zaitsev Variation, 197
    and Keres Variation, 202-203
Zoukhar, Dr., 71-72
Zukertort, Johannes Hermann, 1886 match rules, 27
zwischenzug, 58