By Johan Hellsten
This booklet presents a simple beginning of approach in all 3 stages of chess – the hole, middlegame and endgame – in addition to an abundance of rigorously chosen workouts to observe development.
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Kramnik-LVan Wely Dortmund 2008 3o l:tgt11 i.. g s+ 31 �b1 fs Black has avoided a direct attack on f7, but now faces problems on the g-file. jLxh4? 33 'Wxa4 with the double threat of 34 �xh4 and 34 'it'd7+. 33 �a1 'it'bs 34 l:tg1l By the threat of 35 hS White provokes Black's next move, which will clear the h file for the attack. x h4 35 l:th3 jLf6 36 l:tgh1 'iW8 37 'it'd2! White has already taken the first steps to a kingside attack, but it is unlikely to succeed unless more pieces participate.
By 24 h4 White avoids such a sce nario, but the lost control over g4 will soon make itself felt. 31 lL'lf3 b5 3 2 cxb5 axb5 33 lLlg5 b4 With the simple idea of ... b7-a6. White had a very difficult game and soon lost. l:tc8 2 5 �g1 lL'lg4! lL'lg4! at any moment, exploit ing the fact that White can't play h2-h3 anymore. As a consequence, the knight is practically untouchable on e5, and Black obtains a great game. 27 l:tdd2 'ii'a 7 28 �h1 l:ted8 29 f4? White loses his patience. As we already noticed, this move would be fine with the h-pawn still on h2, but in the present case it just helps Black to establish a strong knight on g4.
With decisive threats. c1-c7 as a response to ... csxd4 at any moment. Or 27 ... h6 28 'ilr'f4 'ikf8 29 tt:Jxf7+1 and wins - Vyzmanavin. -ltds 20 'ife3 tt:Jc61 28 'ifh4 Despite b4 being a protected square, the knight wasn't doing anything substantial In view of the imminent mate, Black re signed. 52 Improving the Pieces the a2-g8 diagonal. Hellsten Belgrade 2002 28 lLlds a s By swapping the a-pawns, Black avoids ending up with a weak pawn on a6 after White's C4-C5. 29 ir'f4 The threat of 30 lLlf6+ forces the ex change on ds.