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Defending The King
Compiled by Turtle Warrior
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From Herman Grootens book 'De Verdediging van de Koning'

In the first part, Grooten examines several pawn formations and their defensive disadvantages, also demonstrating that f7/g7//h7 is usually the ideal defensive formation.

In the second part Grooten examines several methods of defense.

The sense for danger
G Botterill vs Andersson, 1979
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

The Closed Formation f7/g7/h7
Van der Wiel vs K Langeweg, 1979
(B83) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1-0

The f7/g7/h6 formation (1)
Kasparov vs A Duer, 1981 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

The f7/g7/h6 formation (2)
Timman vs Karpov, 1978 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0

The f6/g7/h7 formation
Fischer vs Andersson, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

The f7/f6/h7 formation
Petrosian vs Barcza, 1955 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 1-0

Persistance in Defense
I Kan vs N Riumin, 1934
(A53) Old Indian, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

The f7/g7/g6 formation
Znosko-Borovsky vs H Price, 1929 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 1-0

The f7/g6/h7 formation
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0

Defending Economically
Keres vs K Plater, 1947 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Trading off a dangerous attacker
Aronin vs Simagin, 1952
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

Blockade (1)
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Blockade (2)
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1

Blockade (3)
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1

Active Defense (1)
Vidmar vs Euwe, 1936 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Active Defense (2)
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1

Active Defense (3)
Y Porat vs Larsen, 1956 
(A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

Active Defense (4)
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Defensive Resourcefulness (1)
G Tringov vs Fischer, 1965 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1

Defensive Resourcefulness (2)
Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1905 
(C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 0-1

Defensive Resourcefulness (3)
Fischer vs J H Donner, 1966 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Defensive Resourcefulness (4)
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1

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