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INTERPOSE! INTERPOSE! INTERPOSE! INTERPOSE! "You can block, you know." -- Jorge Sammour-Hasbun to notyetagm, Blackstone Chess Bronstein Swiss Feb '11 --- How to defend (IPBP) against the threat to g2? 37 ? click for larger view 37 ♖f1-f3 box <interpose: c6-g2@f3+g2> click for larger view and then 38 ♖f3-g3 <interpose: g6-g2@g3+h2> click for larger view [Event "ICC 1 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2011.10.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Joop"] [Black "Pikaso"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2107"] [BlackElo "2277"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ICCResult "White forfeits on time"] [Opening "English opening"] [ECO "A13"] [NIC "EO.64"] [Time "00:47:40"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e4 Nf6 5. e5 Ng8 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Bf3 O-O 12. O-O Qc7 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Na4 Rb8 16. b3 c5 17. h3 Bd7 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 h6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Bf4 Rbc8 23. Be5 Nd7 24. Na4 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 Bf6 26. Qg3 Bd4 27. Kh1 f5 28. Re1 Rf8 29. f4 Rf6 30. Nc3 Kh7 31. Ne2 Rg6 32. Qh2 Bf2 33. Rf1 Be3 34. Rce1 Rd8 35. Ng3 Rd3 36. Nh5 Rd2 37. Rf3 Bd4 38. Rg3 Qe8 White forfeits 0-1 32 games, 1877-2013 Investigate all of your forcing moves! What is the beauty of forcing moves (checks, captures, and threats)? <They limit your opponent's possible replies.> You can then do a detailed analysis of the weaknesses that result from your opponent's -limited- replies to your forcing move. 3 games, 1954-2007 Invite everyone to the party! -- Seirawan 2 games, 1998-2007 Isolated Queen Pawn (IQP) games You must understand IQP positions. Giri's excellent <SQUARE CLEARANCE> shot 26 Bh6-f8! Giri vs Laznicka French League Top 16 Group B would make a great Test Yourself puzzle. 21 games, 1933-2010 ITALIAN GAME 4 games, 2007-2012 IVANCHUK: CHESS GENIUS 22 games, 1994-2013 JAKOVENKO'S BEST GAMES 1 game, 2012 JOSEKI: INTERCEPT LINE-PIECE PREVENTING PROMOTIO 3 games, 1986-2011 JUDIT POLGAR CLOSES LINES 3 games, 2000-2003 JUDITH POLGAR TEACHES CHESS TACTICS 1 game, 2011 KAMSKY'S BEST GAMES 4 games, 2010-2011 KAPP - KEEP ALL PIECES PROTECTED (B. LARSEN) 16 games, 1896-2013 Karjakin's Best Games Sergey Karjakin 4 games, 2007-2011 Karpov's Best Games 8 games, 1984-1995 Kasparov's Best Games 47 games, 1976-2006 Kasparov's Black Power Takes Linares This game collection contains the five(!), that's right count'em five(!), Black Sicilian wins that Kasparov amazingly ran up at the Linares 1999 chess tournament, against the top players in the world. Just think about that for a second. In a single tournament, Kasparov scored Black wins over Anand, Topalov, Svidler, Adams, and Ivanchuk! In the same tournament! All Sicilians! Always playing Black! Incredible. The title of this game collection comes from the New In Chess Magazine article (http://www.newinchess.com/Magazine/...) which analyzed this stupendous achievement by Kasparov. 5 games, 1999 KCOD - Knights Create Overloaded Defenders DD,DDD -> <<<KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE>>> Making a second tactical targer (<DECOY>) and clearing the tactical base of defenders (<DEFELCTION>) at the same time to create two tactical targets and an undefended tactical base, the three things you need for a <FORK>. 6 games, 1994-2009 Keep lines closed where you are weak! 2 games, 2008-2009 Keres Best Games 16 games, 1933-1963 KIA rules Games of interest in learning the King's Indian Attack (KIA) system. Position after 14 ... b6: click for larger view "Starting Out: King's Indian Attack", GM John Emms, page 155: <White's play in the game G.Keller-K.Litz, correspondence 2000 is worth studying, as he gradually builds up pressure on the kingside by manoeuvring his pieces around: 15 Nh4!? Nd5 16 Be4! Re8 17 Qf3 Rc8 18 Bd2 Bf8 19 Nc1! Nce7 20 Ne2 Qd7 21 Kh2 a6 22 Rg1 Be6 23 Rad1 b5 24 Ng3 b4 25 Nh5 when White had the makings of a powerful kingside attack. This certainly looks more promising than what happens in the game.> Position after 25 ♘h4: click for larger view Fischer vs Ivkov, 1966 White to play: 8 ? click for larger view 8 ♘f3-h4! click for larger view 8 ♘f3-h4! was Fischer's strong novelty for playing the KIA against the ... ♗f8-d6/ ... ♘g8-e7 setup by Black. Black's pieces are arranged to prevent the thematic pawn thrust e4-e5 by White. Fischer's novelty 8 ♘f3-h4! intends f2-f4, forcing through e4-e5. 54 games, 1924-2009

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