Common Sensei nC hess byE manuelL asker IncludSienvge And ditioAnnanlo tateGda mes 1895 byL askefrr omH astings New Ceturyn Edition! 21st CoIDIDonS ensIen C hess by EmanLuaeslk er EditbeydB rucAel berston IncludSienvge And ditioAnnanlo tatGeadm es byL askefrro m Hastings 1895 2007 RussEenltle rprIinsce.s , MilforCdT,U SA CommonS ensIenC hess Copyright © 2007 Bruce Alberston AllR ighRtess erved ISBN: 978-1-888690-40-8 Publisbhye:d Russell EnteIrnpcr.i ses, P.OB.o x 5460 MilfordC,T USA 06460 http://www.chesscafe.com [email protected] Covedre sigbnyJ aneLlo wrance Printientd h eU niteSdt atoefsA merica Tabloef C ontesn t AckneodwglmeSnytmsb,ao nlAdsb berviations 4 Edit'oIsrn tdruoction 5 Auth'oPsrr eface 7 ChpatOern e-O penPirnign ciples 8 ChpatTewro - RuyL opePzar,Ot n e 14 ChaptTehrr -eReu yL opePza,rT wto 19 ChpateFro u-rE vaGnasm bit 26 ChaptFeirv- eK ingB'ihsso 'pGsa mbit 32 ChpateSri- xF rench Defence 36 ChpateSre v-eTnh Aet tka c 44 ChpateEgrih -tT heD eefnce 62 ChpatNeir n-eT hEen dG ame 73 Chapte-rL aTsReton ud na tH astings 94 ChpatEelre v-eLna skAenornt ates 99 AnalyEtndincoatle s 115 Summaryo fT ournameRnets u1l88t9s1-3 96 142 Summayro fM atcRhe su1l88t9-s12 9 152 l IndoefPx l yaers 162 IndoefOx p enings 172 Acknowledgments ThantkoTs ay loKrin tgosfonr a natcliayeldn ntoeasn tdoM ark Dnofo nrel dait­ inagtt hper doucteino.dTn h pee rsisatweadngr coeets oH anoRnu seslaln mdy ageJnutl Liodar.W i tohutth eeifrfo rtthsbi oso mki hgtn evhearv see etnhl eih gt ofd ay.A lstoh,a ntkoFs r eWdi lsfooran n yaslainsgd e naelsr odua ndvice. 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EmanueLla sker 7 ChapteOrn e OpeninPgr inciples Gentlemen: ana rmyi nttoh fiee ld-wkneo w where tofi ndt hee nmey,a ndt hes trengatt h Iti sc ustomatroyb egiwni thd efini­hisd isposWael h.a vet heg ratifying tionbsu,tI a m surteh aatl olf y oua re knowledtghea ats fa r asm aterial sow ella cquainwtietdht hee ssentisatlr enigsct ohn cerneds hwaebl ele qual partosft heh istyo,tr heru lesa,n dt he too uro pponenNtesv.e rtheloeusrs , characteroifsC thiecssst ,h ayto uw ill firsstt ewpi lble e xactalnya logotuos allomwe toj umpa to ncei nm ediraess .t haotf a commandeorfa na rmyF.i rst ofa lwle shalmlo biliozuer t roops, Cheshsa sb eenr epresenotrse hda,lI l make threemay d fora ctiotnrt,yo s eize saym isrepreseansat g eadm,e -thiast, thiem poarntlti naensd p oinwthsi cahr e a thinwgh iccho ulndo tw elsle rvae yetw holluyn occup.i ed seriopuusr posseo,l eclrye atfoerdt he enjoymeonfat n e mpthyo urI.fi tw ere Thisp roceedwiinlgtl a kaes ru le,n o a gameo nl,yC heswso ulnde vehra ve moret hasni xm ovesa,s w e shalsle e survivtehdes eriotursi atlows h iciht latoenr.I fw e shoulnde gletcodt o s o, hasd,u rintgh el ongt imeo fi tesx ist­ouro pponewnotu ladv ahiilm seolftf h e enceb,e eno ftesnu bjected. opportuntihtuygs i vehni m,w ould quickalsys asiolm e viptoianlat n,de re Bys omea rdeenntt husiCahsetsshs a s we coulrda lltyh,eb attwloeu lbde fi n­ beene levatiendta o s cienocrea na rt.i shed. Iti sn eithbeurti; t psr incicphlaer acter­ istsiece mtso b e-whahtu mann atureL etm e,i ni llustroafmt yi aosns ertions, mostldye ligihnt-sa fi ghtN.o ta fi gh,t goo vesro mew elkln ownl itgtalmee s, indeesdu,c ahs w oultdi cktlhene e rvesi nw hich misatnadkt ehsep unishment ofc oarsneart urwehse,r bel oofldo ws thereaorfec leartlrya ceable. andt hbe lowdse livelreeadvt eh eviirs ­ iblter acoenst heb odieosft hec om­ Game# 1 batanbtusta, fi ghitn w hicthh es cien­ Whitves .B lack tifi,tc haer tistthiepc u,r eilnyt ellectual PhiliDdeofern ce elemneth oldusn divisdweady . 1. e4 e5 Fromt hisst andpoaig natm,eo fC hess 2. Nf3 d6 becomeash armoniwohuosl et,h eo ut­ 3. Bc4 h6 lienso fw hicIhw ileln deavtoord e­ scritboey oui nt hicso ursofel ectureEsx.c epfotr his lmaosvte B lachka s playewde llH.e 'osp eneldi nefosrh is Ther equisiintC ehse sasr ea boarodf twob ishoapnsd fo r the queaennd, sixty-fosuqru areasn,dt wob odieosf shoulndo wb rinhgi sk nigthotc 6.I n­ men.W e havet herefoornee,g reaatd ­ steaadfr,a iodf s omep remature attack, vantaogvee trh eg enerwahlo i st ol ead heu nnecessamraikleysa movet hat OpenPiirnngc iples doensog ti vadeid tniafoolr cteoa noyf Anotthuentreo t hsema es ong: hisc epsi.e Game#2 WhiteB lack vs. PetroDffee fnce 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bg4 A mistkaeT.h ek nightsb efis rhsotu ld devpedel,to hetnhb ei sphso. Blaecvki debneetlvlieiystn h per inciple ofq uidcevke plmoenatn de venne ­ gelcttost a kWeh i'tesep- awinno, r der tog aitni .m e 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bes 6. Bg5 5. Nxe5 Bxld A mistkaeH.e o ugtth og uaradg ainst 6. Bxf7t Ke7 thteh rteean.eN.dg4. w ihtB e2A.f ter 7. 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