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CHERNEV'S LOGICAL CHESS MOVE BY MOVE
Compiled by srkoziol
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Control the center - develop before attacking - avoid moving the three pawns in front of the castled King for as long as possible (a white mistake on #7, subsequently exploited). Victory with superior and patient development. Block doubled pawns. Control the center. D5 - normally reserve for a piece, not pawn. The best openings to play are the ones you are most at home in. Undefended squares create positional weakness (especially in front of the King).

GAME 1 - Control the center - develop before attacking - avoid
Von Scheve vs Teichmann, 1907 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1

GAME 2 - Control the center - develop before attacking - avoid
E Liubarski vs V Soultanbeieff, 1928 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1

GAME 3 - Do not move pawns in front of castled King.
Colle vs J Delvaux, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

GAME 4 - Consider blocking doubled pawns
Blackburne vs Blanchard, 1891  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

GAME 5 - D6 reserved for a piece, not a pawn!
Ruger vs H Gebhard-Elsass, 1915 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

GAME 6 - Patience and development - WHT downfall
G Zeissl vs W Walthoffen, 1898 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

GAME 7 - Play the move that suits your temperament
Spielmann vs R Wahle, 1926 
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0

GAME 8 -Undefended squares create positional wkns.
Przepiorka vs L Prokes, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

GAME 9 - White's gradual positional improvement
Znosko-Borovsky vs A J Mackenzie, 1924 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

GAME 10 - Attack the moved K-pawn - N/Q attack
Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1889 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0

GAME 11 - 2 Bishop threat after K-pawn weakness
Flohr vs R Pitschak, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

GAME 12 - Use action in centre vs Kingside attack
R Pitschak vs Flohr, 1934 
(A22) English, 19 moves, 0-1

GAME 13 Weakness ok the K-Side pawn move!
J Dobias vs J Podgorny, 1952 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

GAME 14 Simple, continuous, effective development
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

GAME 15 Black loses tempo with N moves in the open.
Alekhine vs Poindle, 1936 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0

GAME 16 Dev knights before Bishops - Move 1X only
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1889 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0

GAME 17 Control the C-File in QGDecl - passed pawns
Pillsbury vs J Mason, 1895  
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

GAME 18 - Control C-file and C5 - patient development
Noteboom vs G van Doesburgh, 1931 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

GAME 19 - Center - develop - avoid moving K-pawns.
Gruenfeld vs J Schenkein, 1915 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

GAME 20 - Exploit positional advantage of C5!
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908  
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

GAME 21 - Developing positional adv presents alternative attack
Chernev vs H H Hahlbohm, 1942 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

GAME 22 - Disturb the pawn lineup in front of the K!
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

GAME 23 - Use of the King on offense in the end,
L Van Vliet vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1907  
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

GAME 24 - Patient develoment; avoid bad pawn pushes
Capablanca vs H Mattison, 1929 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0

GAME 25 - Excellent positional play and passed pawns.
Janowski vs Alapin, 1905 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0

GAME 26 - Position! - Weak Bishop and King movement!
O Bernstein vs J Mieses, 1904 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 49 moves, 1-0

GAME 27 - C-FILE CONTROL & DOMINANT MOBILITY
Chekhover vs I Rudakovsky, 1945 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

GAME 28 - Combinations arise out of superior position.
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1920 
(B01) Scandinavian, 41 moves, 1-0

GAME 29 - Technically "weak" per engine analysis.
Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1905 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 0-1

GAME 30 - Complete development before taking "action."
Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

GAME 31 - Promotion of the passed pawn (Queenside)
K Havasi vs Capablanca, 1929 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

GAME 32 - A great endgame to review.
E Canal vs Capablanca, 1929 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

GAME 33 - Use of pawns when pieces were optimal.
Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1920  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

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