By Aron Nimzovich
"One of the main stimulating books ever written on chess."
-- Reuben Fine
For a long time, Nimzovich was once often called the "Stormy Petrel" of the chess international. at the present time, his profound theories of positional chess are authorised as a question after all, and an information of them is key to each participant who desires to enhance his game.
My approach describes a conception of chess; it additionally describes the nature and genius of its writer. it's a very readable booklet, for Nimzovich's equipment sparkle with humor, stinky originality, and witty factors.
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A6–b5 30. b3–b2 ❇ ❘ ◆ ◗ ◗ ❘ ❘ 21. b4–c4! But this is much better! On 21. . , ×b2; 22. a2 looks strong, since 22. . , f6 23. b5 simultaneously puts pressure on c7 and prepares b5–d4. GM Dorfman, GK’s trainer for a decade, thinks that now 21. . k. for Black. Most of Karpov’s confidence has disappeared after c4. Is 21. . , c8 good enough for Black? On 22. b1 Dorfman suggested 22. . , c6! which will life back to Blacks b7. And one might argue the other way round: If not 21. . , c8, how then is b7 supposed to get to a6?
B4–b5 ◆ ◆ Surprise! The whole world has been analysing 41. e7 (and 41. b6). “It’s probably a draw now” says Alburt. 41. a8–a1+ 42. b1–c2 b3–c5 43. f7×g7 h8×g7 44. f2×d4+ e8–e5 45. d4×e5+ d6×e5 46. b5–b6 a1–g1 47. d5–e3 g1–e1 ❑ ◆ ❑ ◗ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❘ ◗ ◗ ◆ Those eight moves were blitzed out on no time at all. Both Karpov and Kasparov obviously had done their homework well in this endgame. White might very well win Kasparov’s knight for his strong b6-pawn in many lines, but the cost will be his kingside pawn.
D5×c6 f6×d4 25. c3×d4 c8×c6 26. b2–b4 ❘ ❘ ◗ ❘ Rochal turns his thumb down on Karpov’s position. White threatens c2. 30. c6–b7 31. a3–c2 ◆ ◗ ◗ Finally the knight can leave its lair. 31. b7–e7 32. d4–f2 ◗ Vacating the d4 square for his Knight, which then will have made a blitz-promotion. 32. e6–g6 ❘ ◆ ◗ ❘ Putting out bait in troubled waters. Now 33. d4 e5 opens for the trick: 34. a5? c1+ and for the positional 34. . , c4. 33. c2–e3 e7–e5 34. b2–b1 ❘ ◆ ❘ ◗ ❘ That should kill all of Karpov’s hopes for mating on the back rank.