AlexandAelre khine (1892-1946) AlekhinBel'o ck s TheT acticHiaann'dsb ook Vol. 1 Copyri©g h1t9 9b6y Vi ctoCrh arushin EngliLsahn guaTgrean slatCioopny ri©g h1t9 9b7y Pickar&d S onP,u blishers Alrli grhetsse rNvoep da.ro tft hiwso rmka ybe reprodourtc readn smitted ina nyf ormo rb ya nym eanse,l ectroornm iecc haniicnacll,u ding photocoapnydai nnyig fn ormatsitoonra angdre e triseyvsatlwe imt,h out permisisnwi roint ingt hfperu obml isher. Prinitnet dhU en itSetda toefAs m erica ISBN1:- 886846-06-5 CovebryS tatman Thiwso riks a reviasnedde xpandtreadn slaotfit ohnRe u ssibaono k "AlekhBilnoec'pksu, b"l idb syhthe ea uthion1r 9 96. Alekhine's Block AuthoVri:c tCohra rushin TranslAantaotroL:le yi n EditSoirPd:i ckard FiPrrsitn otEfin ngEgld iistFhie obnr:u ary, 1997 Inquisrhioeusbel add drestsoe:d Pick&a Srodn P,u blishers P. 0B.o x7 00982 DallTaXs7 ,5 370 Tel( 97421)8 -6738 Fax( 97421)8 -9052 Contents 7 Foreword 9 Introduction 12 Symbols (£3) AlekhiBnleo'actskf 6 13 �f6( f3) 19 �f6(3 f) 26 ltJf6( f3) 33 'ifi'6( f3) AlekhiBnleo'actskg 6( g3) 36 'i¥g6( g3) 46 ng6( g3) 49 �g6( g3) 55 ltJg6( g3) AlekhiBnleo'actskc 6( c3) 62 �c6(c 3) 63 �c6( c3) 63 lDc6( c3) AlekhiBnleo'actskb 6( b3) 68 'ii'b(6b 3) 68 �b6( b3) 70 ltJb6( b3) AlekhiBnleo'actske 6( e3) 72 l:te6( 3e) 74 �e6( e3) 76 ltJe6( e3) Contents AlekhinBel'osac tkd 6( d3) 'Lld6 (d3) 80 AlekhiBnleo'ocsnkt he a3) OutennSoqsuta r(ehs6h ,3a ,6 , 'Llh6( h3,a6 a,3 ) 82 Ah6 3(a,h6 a,3 ) 83 l:th6( h,3a 6a,3 ) 85 AlekhiBnleo'icsnkO peniTnhge ory 86 Postscript 88 IndoefxP layers 91 IndoefxO penings 95 Foreword Fromt heP ublisher VicCthora ruwsahbsio nri nnt hReu ssRieapnu bolfiUcd muirnt1 i9j3a2 . Hei bsy p rofeasc siiveoinnlge ienlre,tc uriantgt hAec adeomfAy r cehci­t turaen Bdu ilgid niN nizhNnoyv gowrhoedrh eel ivesh i-fsbi urts t love ics hess. wVeilkclnt oorwi nnt i hswe o rolfcd o rrespocnhdeesnsc,e and hapsl acaemdo ntghp er ize-wiinsn enveeErrusar lo pCehaamnp ionships. In1 98V6i cetaornre tdhI eC CIFn ternatMiaosentrta ilta ltfeew,rh ihcihs atetntitounrn etdow rtiinCgh.a ruistshh iaenu thoof1r 0b ooks, including bioagprhiofeA sl ekeh ianBongdo ljubow. Thep resveonltu rmeev,i seedxa pnadnbedyd t haeu thfootrrh tirsa nsla­ tioinasn, e wa nqdu iotrei glionoaaktall title-undaetcrtksaitmnoogot di f. Thibsl ockgat daicintosif ct seenea nsa ni nspbirrieldcly bi,u ahtne rfeo r thfie rstti mwee l eatrnh aAtl ekhiBnleo'ciskss impalnay tctkaing technianqadus ek,it lhla tb eca acnq uiIrhtea dbs.e eonu gro atlog uide three adteorw agrrdee artt actaibcialilina t m ya nnbeort cho rraencdt enjoyWaeb bleel.i tehvaaetf treera gdt ihnbioso fke pwl ayweiralsgl a in misasno pporttuoen miptlyAo lye khiBnleoi'cntks h eoiwrng maes! SiPdi ckard DallaFse,b ru1a9r9y7 Fromt heA uthor Thet heooryft hmei ddleigsya emitent heera lsyt aogfed sev elopment. Asa r ulmei,d dletghaemoceryo nsiinsf tosr amtuglis ntergacitp laonfs atctkaa ndd efeTnhseep .r esseutnd,tyh owe,vi esdr evottoea "d s gilne­ imgaet"y poefc ombtiinoanna,m etlhybe l ockasdaicnrgoi ffiap c iee ­ce froamK nigthoat Q uee-nont hsei x(tohtr h irradn)Ik nt. h cer aeitve hetrgaieo fw orclhda mpAi.oAnA. l ekhfionwreh ,o mt hsipse ctiaiacclt 7 Alekhins Bel'oc k ins amewde,fi nnde ar3l0ye xampolnte hsae b otvhee mIenm. o scta ses hew ast hfei rtsoet x ectuhtibesr i lcloimabntitin oaann,dt hereifto re righbtelatyrh sne a moef" AlekhBilnoec'ks. " Thibso ocko nta1i6ng4sa mes paltda iyffeedrt einmaten sda tv raious levefrlosms, i mtualneeoxuhsi bitwioornclshd a ptmioo nsmhacithpe s. Alonwgih t3 2g amfrea gmeanntdss t updoyts iiotnhsci,os l ledcetmi­on onstrtahtaAetls e khinei'fissr mBellsyobt claki sihnoe udmr o decrnh ess undsetrdainnTgh.i msa nuiasdl e signfeodr etnhjeo ymofea nlctlh ess playaenrwdsi ,bl eln efit enatchrutoshseiesna tssitprsee c torfou umr chess commutnyi. VictCohra rushin NizhNnoyv gor1o9d9,6 Fromt hEed it(orf iRrusstsv iearns ion) 50y erasa go( Mar2c4h1, 9 4t6h)e praes saewdaA yl exanAdleearxn ­ drovAilcehk htihnfieer ,Rs uts swioarncl hda mpoifco hne asnstd,h per ide ofh insa tiHoend .i efda arw afryo mh iFsta herlianpn odv earntdy loneliness. Howa nwdh yt hhiasp peintseh de soufbr juemcoatrn sgd u ewsosrwki,t h manvye rsaipopnesga i rnci hnelsist uerreTa.ht ese quaewsattiihtoe inrs answfreormo bjechtioisrvtie,a naswnehd o pteh astu cahn swweirblsel founHde.rw eep roptohsateht re e acdeelre bwriatuthste h ceh elsesg acy ofA lekhsienfteo h ri tnt hwiosr Ikn.t hepsaeg feostr h fier stti mteh e combinmaatsitvoeefor uycr h ampiicsoo nn sifrdoemrac e odm plneetwe ly viewpoTihnivsta .n tpaogiern etv eaar leasmr kacbllaoesf bs l ockga din sacrniofdtio cceu meenltseedw Wheeh roep.te h astt yuidntgh ceh ess creiavtirteyc orhdeerwdei plrlo vyiodtuer ue pleasure. AnatSomlyyk ov NizhNnoyv gor1o9d9,6 8 Introduction Thes ixth isr iannkt imidating. A piepclacee don ibt rinfgsea ra nd pantioct heen emya'nsn y. S.T artark owe Theo bjeocfat chessi st ogc ahmeec kemt ahotep poneKnitn'gs. There artew moe antsot hgiosa eli,t dhierre tchtrloyau tgcthkoa ri nditrlbeyyc thaec quisoifmt aitoenr ial sOufcp oeurritsoherfie,ir tswyta. yi sm ore natuarnamdlo rbeea utibfuuttlh o,ep ponweintltrlt y op laicnes urmount, abloeb staicnol ueprsa h t. Overcosmuicnchga redfeufle inassn ee xrtemecloym plitcaastaken,dd towatrhdei nsd v aritoaucst miecaaslu arreeesm ploHyeerdwe.e s hall analoynzoeef t hetmh,Re o obkl ockoantd hefe 6s quare. ConsiBdlearcc kal'sestpd o tsiioTnh.er oowfp awnisn fr onats ptiobr uei ld ani mpregbnaaisbotldnee fentdhiKeni gnT gh.efi rdsutt oyft haett acker ist or utpurteh apta wbna rrierT.h es impwlaeyts otd os oi bsy a p awn sotrmb,u atd vcainntghW eh ietp awwniscl ols t tmiumcaenh id frs a ught witthhd ea ngoefwr ea kenhiinosgw nK inpgo'tssii ownh,ef na ilure leads toa ni mmedcioauteneart ttacakn d inedveiaft.tea ble A morreel imaebtlheoo fsd o ftetnhieenn ge mpya wbna rrieirbs y p iece pressFuoerrxe a.m pplleat,ch eWe h ietQ ueenh 4oa nna dB ishoondp 3 . Thet harotef m atoenh f7o rBcleastc omk o voen oefhi sp awnsT.h em ove .h.7,. h i6ts h lee assutc celsaesdfiuonlng,lt yof urtwheaekre noifBn lga ck's posiiotnW.hi teQ'use egno etsoe 4a ndB lamcuks atl spol a.gy.7, . g o6r ..f7., f5, wahifcthhe iprsa wfno rtlroesssests r enIgntsht.te hamedo ,v e .g.7,. g w6ea ketnhsde ar ks quaarnemdsa ,k seesn osnelw yit has ubsequent tranosfBf learc Bki'ssht oogp 7- timceo nmsiunogro ftseinm pilmyp os, sible. Them osatc tdievfee angsaei tnhhse7t m atien vo.l,.vf7 e,sTf h5i.ms o ve begitnoi sl lustthrreoa oltfeBe l acRko'ooskn t8 .Be fortehp ea wmno ve, 9 AlekhiBnleoc'ks thRioso ikps a ssainvoden lcyr amtphsKe i nAgf.t .e.f7r - fh5o,w e,vt ehre . Roogka iinnss r tengatnhds uppotrhtfes- panwunr,t uhroipnoegf a counterattack. 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