Technique 1.1 Paralysing the knight with the duo of wings pawns Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 1-0 1.2 21....h5! M Tamburini vs Botvinnik, 1960  (E82) King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation, 25 moves, 0-1 1.3 12.... g6! 13...h5! 15....h4! Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 40 moves, 0-1 1.4 21... h5 ! K Spraggett vs Ehlvest, 1989 (A15) English, 51 moves, 0-1 T1.5 13 Ng3 h4! D Yevseev vs V Loginov, 1998 (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 52 moves, 1-0 T6 15 .... b6! H E Atkins vs Capablanca, 1922   (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 67 moves, 0-1 T1.7 17 a4! Reti vs Ed. Lasker, 1924  (A13) English, 56 moves, 1-0 1.8 14 b3! Kasparov vs Spassky, 1989  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0 T1.9 20 a5! V Eingorn vs J Hickl, 1987 (A43) Old Benoni, 35 moves, 1-0 T1.10 14 a3! Rubinstein vs Tarrasch, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 37 moves, 1-0 2.1 Other ways of dominating the Knights 14.b4 Keres vs Unzicker, 1956  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0 2.2 17. Nc6 & on restricts the Knight on g7 Geller vs A Mikhalchishin, 1978  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 1-0 2.3 23 Qg4! Uhlmann vs W Schmidt, 1967  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0 2.4 14 ...b6! Chandler vs Adams, 1989  (B01) Scandinavian, 56 moves, 0-1 2.5 15 Rae1 Kotov vs Taimanov, 1953  (A15) English, 36 moves, 1-0 2,6 46 Bf5! (ib 45 BLck missed ,,,f6! Harikrishna vs Carlsen, 2005  (C42) Petrov Defense, 56 moves, 1-0 2.8 35 Bd8! Tal vs L Vogt, 1981  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0 3.1 Restricting the bishop pawn barrier f3/e4 or f6/e5 23.f3 Capablanca vs Vidmar, 1927  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 37 moves, 1-0 3.2 20...e5! Flohr vs V Makogonov, 1942  (E01) Catalan, Closed, 45 moves, 0-1 3.3 24...f6! Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 50 moves, 0-1 3.4 15 e4 16 Q e1! 18 Ra3! Petrosian vs Spassky, 1969  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 38 moves, 1-0 3.5 13....f6 B Blumenfeld vs Alekhine, 1908  (C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1 3.6 1 through 6 neutralizes whites b2 bishop Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1944  (A06) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 0-1 3.8 20 F3! A Sokolov vs Portisch, 1989 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 1-0 3.9 12 E5! Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1989  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 1-0 Bishop's Cage after bxc3 b2xc3 4.1 17... Bxc3 ! Bronstein vs Petrosian, 1956  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2 4.2 12....e4! Timman vs Tal, 1973  (A56) Benoni Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 4.3 12 f5! A Shamis-Pavlov vs R Pelts, 1967 (E77) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0 4.4 11.... f5!? Forintos vs Gligoric, 1969 (E77) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2 Capa Motif-immobilize-bishop play on other side 5.1 14 g4! Capablanca vs R T Black, 1918  (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0 5.2 10.....g5 W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919  (C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1 5.3 28. g4!? Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0 5.4 complete game Balashov vs Romanishin, 1978  (E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0 5.5 11....c4! Yates vs Capablanca, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 0-1 5.7 12.f5! Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0 5.8 16. c5 ! Portisch vs I Radulov, 1977  (A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0 5.9 27... on Seirawan vs Andersson, 1989  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0 5.10 22.g4 Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0 6.1 for and against Capa's dark or light sq bishop rule 20..f6! Lasker vs Capablanca, 1924  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2 6.3 from 35 on Taimanov vs Kotov, 1953  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 48 moves, 1-0 6.4 40 h5! Polugaevsky vs Mecking, 1971  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 59 moves, 1-0 6.5 33....g6 Sveshnikov vs Kasparov, 1979  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 43 moves, 0-1 6.6 30 a4! Wojtkiewicz vs Khalifman, 1993 (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 61 moves, 1-0 7.2 Paralysing Opposing Rooks 32 bxe6! Savon vs Alburt, 1978 (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 45 moves, 1-0 7.3 24 f5 I Radulov vs Westerinen, 1972 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 42 moves, 1-0 7.4 30 a7 G Zaichik vs Vasiukov, 1982 (A58) Benko Gambit, 44 moves, 1-0 7.5 26....B b1! L Aronson vs Tal, 1957  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 36 moves, 0-1 Chapter 2 : creating breathing space for your pieces 8.1 12 f4 Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1926  (A44) Old Benoni Defense, 55 moves, 1-0 8.2 The temporary pawn sacrifice 6....c5! Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1 8.3 9....c5! I Kan vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 8.4 20 e5! H Angantysson vs Reshevsky, 1978 (A36) English, 43 moves, 1-0 8.5 10 b5! Bareev vs Lputian, 2000  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0 The ' simulated" pawn exchange 9.1 11....e4 Kotov vs Gligoric, 1953  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 9.4 19 e5! Suba vs Csom, 1983 (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 50 moves, 1-0 9.5 16 e5! Tukmakov vs D Norwood, 1990  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0 9.6 14 dxe5?! Panov vs M Yudovich Sr., 1936  (C48) Four Knights, 40 moves, 0-1 9.7 31...fxg3 32 f3! B Katalymov vs Razuvaev, 1976 (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 35 moves, 1-0 9.10 16...f4 Yusupov vs Tukmakov, 1978 (A48) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2 9.11 cxb5?! G Cabrilo vs I Farago, 1984 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2 10.1 Creating an impregnable outpost 4 a piece 10.1 18 a4! Rubinstein vs Duras, 1911   (A22) English, 52 moves, 1-0 10.2 15 b4! L Van Vliet vs Nimzowitsch, 1907  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1 10.3 20.f4! Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1925  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 53 moves, 1-0 10.4 22 r1c2 Miles vs G Ligterink, 1978  (E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0 10.5 9 Nc4 Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0 10.6 35 nf4 Petrosian vs Spassky, 1969  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0 11.1 Blasting Open Outposts 8...f5!? Pillsbury vs Chigorin, 1895  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 57 moves, 1-0 11.2 19....f5! Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1948  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 27....b5 Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1950  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 51 moves, 0-1 11.4 13....g5! A Tarnowski vs Boleslavsky, 1961 (B56) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1 11.5 13....g5! G Milos vs Polgar, 1996  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1 11.6 13 Bb5! Botvinnik vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 52 moves, 1-0 11.7 10.....Bxc3!! Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974  (A17) English, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 Clash btween Pawn Formations 12.1 attacking the pawn formation Smyslov vs Keres, 1948  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0 12.2 9 f4! Botvinnik vs V Shcherbakov, 1955  (A16) English, 23 moves, 1-0 12.3 23....f4 Averbakh vs Tolush, 1956  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 54 moves, 1-0 12.4 15 f5 ! Yusupov vs Sveshnikov, 1978 (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 27 moves, 1-0 12.5 10....f4! H Hecht vs Huebner, 1980  (A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1 prophylaxis against menacing pawn formations 13.1 13.g4 H Broman vs Tukmakov, 1965  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1 13.2 9 ....c5! Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1926  (E16) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1 13.4 15.exf5!? g6xf5 f2-f4! botvinnik plan for KID Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1940  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 49 moves, 1-0 13.6 move 24 A Czebe vs Sutovsky, 1993 (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 60 moves, 0-1 13.7 14....e4! S Volkov vs Minasian, 2003 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1 13.9 18 Bf3! Geller vs K Langeweg, 1970 (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 29 moves, 1-0 13.11 16 bh3! Taimanov vs Geller, 1953  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 40 moves, 1-0 13.12 12 g3! G Kuzmin vs Tal, 1973  (A56) Benoni Defense, 63 moves, 1-0 13.14 9....h5! the h pawn to ruin the fianchetto E van den Doel vs Sosonko, 1997 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1 13.15 15 ....h5! Korchnoi vs Botvinnik, 1952  (A15) English, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 13.16 15 h$! Portisch vs Larsen, 1967  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 43 moves, 1-0 ChIV Rook Pawn Underated fighter -The Potential PassedP created Levenfish vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A13) English, 40 moves, 0-1 14.2 9....a5! A Ljuboschiz vs Boleslavsky, 1955  (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 27 moves, 0-1 14.3 19.....h5 Tolush vs Bronstein, 1944  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 40 moves, 0-1 14.4 13...h5! I Margulis vs A Ketslakh, 1972 (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2 14.7 29. H5! Ljubojevic vs G Tringov, 1982  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0 14.8 17.b5! Sutovsky vs A Gershon, 2000 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1-0 14.9 43 g5! P Romanovsky vs Gruenfeld, 1925 (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 59 moves, 1-0 14.10 30 h4! Y Porat vs U Cala, 1952 (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 44 moves, 1-0 14.11 23 a4! Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1946  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0 14.3 37 a5! Smyslov vs L Karlsson, 1982  (A04) Reti Opening, 57 moves, 1-0 38....rh8 Beliavsky vs Dolmatov, 1979  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 56 moves, 0-1 14.18 40h4! Averbakh vs A Matanovic, 1961  (A17) English, 42 moves, 1-0 14.9 46 h6! Eliskases vs Pilnik, 1962 (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 60 moves, 1-0 101 games