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he arrasc Fon u[at }ne badly placedpiece makesyour wholeposition bad.
TheTarraschFormula by GMSamPalatnlk and NM Marklshee
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Ch:rpterO e: The Knishl I lnlantryAgainstCavalry(Marshall-Ragozin) . .. (l\rrman-Polugacvsky) 2 Openingol'Onc Knighl I Vi r tuall i xl r a Ma lcria (K l cres-tjnzickct ). . ... (;rx)d 4 A Man is I lard b Irind(Rosenbcrg-Palalnik). 5 l'hrowingOil on lhe l;ire (A l,clrosian-l'alalnik). (r ( ior dianKnot (P ala tnik-K lin g cr)..... 7 l hc tlgly l,ocation(Murthy-Palatnik) 8 Shadowol'a Knight(KasparovPalatnik) L Knilihl s 'li)Lrr(Karpov-'lairnanov) . .. Ilxcrcisos
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(lh{pter 'l wo: 'l'hc Bishop l0 Opcnllighway(llalashovllornanishin) .llt .1o ll One-WavIickct to Nowhcre(Sprechich-l'alatnik) ... l2 ( r'irninal Broughlto Justicc(Palatnik-Aristorcnas) 44 l.l Movinglhe lrclloc(Palatnik-Gul'eld) l 4 A I'ai r ,'l'ts,r'ts(GrrlilJ l'ala tnik) 48 l5 Prisoner with a Lifc Scntcnce(Palatnik-Dandridge) 5:] (Palalnik-Schneider) l6 Inevitable Breakthrough 57 (lshec-Rovdl l7 l)eadWood lll l)remature Attack(Vaganian-l,alatnik) . .. 66 '12 (Kasparov-Ponomariov) l9 Struggling with Ciod 20.FromBadto Worse( Palatn ik-Shusterman) . . . . . ........... ...... 71 21.The(ireatWall ofl'awns (Palatnik-Vasjukov) . . .. . . . . .... . 80 22.SurvivalInstincl(Reshevsky-Vagani.rn) 87 Exer cises 92 .... ... .... Chapter 'l'hree: Onposite Color Bishops 2:l 'Q.E D.' (Durisch,Han & Hisler-Tarrasch). . . .. . . . . . . ...96 ... 2 4 lnl i l l r ar ion {Rubin sle in-S p relmanr ' ' ' ' ,,' ,' ,' ' ,102 25 More lnfiltration(Palatnik-David) . ... ...... . . .. 104 26 DiflerentColor, Different Power (Kaidanov-Palatnik). . . . . 107 2 7 Echoes ol ' Slein itz(P lato n o v-Geller) . . . . . . . . . . .1 1 0 28 l-imitingMobility (Boleslavsky-Sterner) ......... I l4
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Chaoter Four: Eeavy Pieccs l2 DebtRepaymenr (Smyslov-Tolush) . t25 ll. Bu r i e dA l i ve {S akh a rov-P al atn i k .) ........ t21 34. Queenside Blockade(AnandJvanchuk) .. t32 .15 Smothered (Hofl-Alburt) . 134 Queen (l she e -Ma yn a.rd) 3 b .M i s p l a c ed .............. . 138 Q ue e n 37. Unbalanced Material(Diaz-Palatnik) ... l4l 38.Preventive (Ardaman-Palatnik)....... Maintenance ................. t46 Ex e r c i s e s . t54
ChaoterFive: Zuezwane 39.ThelmmortalZugzwang Game(Saemisch-Nimzovich)......... 157 40.Encirclement (Nimzowitsch-Capablanca) .............................. 162 4 l . F o l l o w i n gP re ce d e n t(T se sh ko vsky- Palatnik) ................. 166 42. Chemotherapy (Capablanca-Treybal)... t73 43. Space Advantage (Alekhine-Nimzowitsch)..................... ......177 44.Extreme Measures (Ubilava-Timoschenko)............... l8l 45.Do NotHurryl(Palatnik-Popov) r84 46 To Tradeor Not?(Karpov-Ribli). t89 4 T . D e c i s i v e lmp rove men t(l sh e e -Guests89) ....................... 192 Exercises. . t94 ChaoterSix: Philidor's DefenseRevisited Philidor's Concepr.... Philidor's OriginalDefense...... TheNeo-Philidor Defense ........ ThePalarnik Cambit. Illustrative Games:
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in a scarchfor truth.Thcyscoktho choss All chcssplaycrsarc cngagcd Stono.a mcthodof play that will cnabl0 of thc Philosophcr's cquivalcnt thcm to rvritc thcir ncxt movc on tho scorc shcot in "goldcn lcttcrs Winningmorc gamcsroquircsmaling morc good choicoswhon sclocting mothodis criticalto $'hichmovcto play.Thus.a phyor's dccision-making his rcsults.This volumcshowshow a singlo.vcry poworfulprinciplc and whichwc rofcr to as "Tho TarraschFormula"- can both strongthcn playcr's docision-making. facilitatccvcrychcss h is amazingto notc thc diffcijnt mothodsbchindthc choicosmadc by chcssplavorsduringa gamc.For oxamplo.thcrc arc manystrongplaycrs who can calculatclong variationswith fcvcrishspcod.Aftcr tho gamc is variationsihoy many rnind_boggling ovcr. thoy arc ablc to domonstrato playcr kind rcprcscntsthc This of cnvisioncdduring thc battlc. Thoydo to thcm is vcry concrcte. "accounting" schoolofchcss.Evcrything not trust gcnoral principlcs. No chcss oxiom is accoptcd$ithout accompanyingproof from specific variations that confirm or rofutc its Crcativcgcniuscsin this stylc of play includcAlckhincand corrcctncss. Tal. Howcvcr,thcro aro many other playcrsof thc samehigh class\r'ho spcnd compdrativclylittlo timc in calculatingvariations.Formidablc cxponontsof this stylo includc Botvinnik. Sm)slov and Karpov. Tho studentwho aspircsto improvchis lcvcl of play must rcfinc his thought bc difficult procoss to includebothapproachesHowevcr.it can sometimos to kno$'whcn is thc right momcntto calculatevariations.or when it is morcimportant to thinkabstractly ston rcliteslhefollo$itrg SamPalalnik Grandmxstcr ''WhenI was a young master(twcnty poundsyoungdl), I scwed as traincr in laningrad for my fricnd. GM duringtho 1972 USSR Championship Platonov. In his gameagainstformerWorld ChampionSmyslov.Platonov hadthc bctterpositionthroughoutthe first forty moves.and at adjournment sccmedto be on the verge of a winning breakthrough I was proud to b{} entrustedwith the adjournment a-nalysisof his game against such a for meto 6nd a Necdlcssto say.it wasvcry desirable opponent. formidablc \,!inning continuatlon
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"With grcat cnthusiasmand inspiration,I bcga.naralysis of his adjoumed game. I spent th€ entirc night analyzing ono promising variation after anothcr. ln the moming I was able to give many long variations to my friend, as well as a generalconclusion:Smyslovwill lose! With a full night's sleepaad the cncouragement of my night of work, Platonovset ofr for breakfast, whcrc he encountercdSmyslov. Spendingfivc hours the prcvious day as antagonistsacrossthe board did not preventthem from having a pleasantbrealfast together. Before even opening thc moming newspaper,Smyslov offcrcd a draw in the adjoumed game. Platonov promiscdto considerthe offcr andto malc a dccisionsoon. "When he reportedthe draw offcr to me, I \ras sha.ken!Sur€ly Smyslov would not offer a draw in a lost position?! This mea.ntthat his position could be defendedlIt was ncccssaryto reconsidereverlthing, and to look at thc adjoumcdpositionthrough Smyslov'scycs: not going deep into a jungle of variations, but instead thinking abstractly, following general principles.And ... in fivc minutcsthe drawingideawas discovered. Thc opponsntsagrccdto a dmw on the telephonea few minuteslater. "What about thc night I spentanalyzingthc adjoumedposition?I was very cxcitcd to analysea gameagainsta groat player, and the positionhad mary chancesto win. My dcsircto win the gameblockedmy objcctivity.This ca.noasilyhappenwhenyou calculetcso many variationsfar from thc initial position.ln scarchingfor thc happyendingto this fairy talc, I lost my way in a Junglcofvariations." Thc point of this story is that cslculrting lots of vsrif,tions does not always yield th€ right move. lt is oftcn simplorand morc cffcicnt to narrow tho rangcof cardidatc movosby first considoringhow a fcw gcncral principlcsmightapplyspccificallyto thopositionat hand. Considoringonly gcncral principlcs,howevor,with no calculationsfor support,will also incvitablylead to mistal@s. Thcre has not yet bcena chcssplayerwho hasfounda pcrfcctbalancebetween calculating variations and applyinggcncral principles.Enthlsiasmfor onc of those aspects withoutthe otherleadsin practiccto sadresults.Succcssful pcrfoma.nce in toumamentcompetitionrequir€sthe ability to ma.kerapid a.ndprecise calculations, but this "wcapon"mustbe usedeconomically. Knowingwlen b calculateis Justas i\portant as knowing,ol, to calculate-lt is ofcourse vcry dcsirabloto be able to idcntib' thosc"critical momcnts"duringtho aa.rnoas it unfolds.
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'Ih! lLtftlt.h l.om la Roadcrsof this book wlll nolicc thut thc ulDolxtions ol-ganrcs usurlh do not contirinlong. dazzling rariatrons. Frcqucntl) thc ruthors d'spcnscwrth such anrlr-srsrn livor ol lookrng al thc posit'(m wilh "conlnron sonsc ' Thcrc aro sovcnl rcasons lb this npprcxch F'irst. to a grcal dogrcc lhc thors rcpnjsoDllho'.positronrl' school ofchcss. us lhc roadcrcarr rcadilv obsonc allcr pcnrsrnltthis book Sccond. onc ol thc basic tasks of lhjs vohuncis to holp thc sludcnl know ho$ lo xppl! gcocral pfi'rcr cs tn lhc corrcct profo(iorr- rc to rccognrTot\hcn it rs Inlporlilnt to crlculalc nxrrc lari.rlidr\ or grc.rt dclril. or $hcn rnolhcr kind ol thinking 's appropflitc lhfld. b\ adoplrrgx strcrmlincdapproachto chcss llvs's. our goal rs to highlighlonlv lhc nrost Inportiul pllfts ol rl. so that thc \\cllspfrngol chssicchcssgantcs slrdontcltndl]nk llonr r rrvrl-\1ng Stri'ri1z'slhtofy ol l'osilirxr:rlI'lrty br thc lirsl ollkirl cl,css( hrnrtroD lho scronlillcchcssthcorr dc\'cft)perl ol thc Wodd. WillirD Stcrni(z.hts v:rlrrcb$rrnd its usc ir chcss Slcrntzs thcor\ h.rs rpplrcxlnnrs li)f ovcnonc rs r law ol thc strugglu jar lilij. ol' xnd r,,hicl lhe grnrc ol chcss rs siDrpl\ a nnrdcl l'urlhcr dcvoloPnrcnl lrrs orrgrnrl conccplxm could bc ol Stornrtz s lhoor\ trelorrd 0l.borirrron ')hilosol)h\ ol strugglc \lhrch coukl br goncrrlIr scope.corsrsturgol r rn chcss.of irs tl spccilicrppl'crlxnr('sclirlonl\ in chcss.to its 0pphcr(ion crhLrncc Lhcundorslrndrlgol chcs\ lin lls oulr sr*c '1hc pirkrsophrcrlrpplic.rlioDol Steirrtzs thoor1 wirs onrbrrccd l)\ ofi lhc chossthroDc.limnucl l;rsker lhorti is no dorrbl Stciuitr'ssucccssor succcssas r plil\er \!ls loru)dodon hrs.rdopliolr thatl.rskor'\ tr\jrncr)dous ol Stcrnitzs thoor\ h0 crcollcd lt urlonsilrirrgthc strugglc b) conslirnth posingdrlllcull practicol problorn\ lbf h's opponcnts Cons,:qucntlr contfibutroDs to chcssrrc hrsgamcsL$kors nros(cnduring.rndinrportiu)t spccillc.rlhthc nirnncr ir) $l)ich he l'on llowcvcr. his css,jntiall! phrlosophrcalLrndcrsl.rndingol tLc Storni(zrar chcss slrtrgglc $as t(X) pcrsonrlrDd roo lhr rcnr(xcd tioln thc chcssboardio provido the lb ndruon lbf .r chcssschool Il is nol un.rccidenllh:rt l.rskcr coutnbulcd1rtlloot' \ahc to clrcsslilcr^L r0 Dr Srcgbcn larrrsch- also a drsciplcof Slexritz.cDlnrcod r dilllrcot iDpfoach I lc dcrolopodspocitic chossrpplicxhons of Stcinitz s th0on ll\ cxprcssnrgscicntiflc trulhs in thc lbn)r ol pith! chcssaxioms. I)r. Tarrasch bcc nc thc terchor of thc gcncrxtions thal fblhwcd Stcinitz 'I:rrrasch s grcltost contributronsare in chesslrtcr:rturo His most valuablo$ork is J00 Ma\to (;Ltn(\ t)/ ('ha$. n Nhrch ho stdcd nttm) (imclcsschcssprinciplcs in lln intorcstingand mctlor$lc Nir1.
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The TarraschFormula Tarraschwas the first to formulateand cxpressthe leth^t ,,If onepiece is badlyplaced, your whole game is bod.. Tllc geniusofthis phraseU;s in ils simplicity as well as its corr€ctness.Properly applied, it is a significant addition to Steinitz's thcory. On the ba^sisof this single axiom. various tlpes of posrtrons can be studted\ hercthe dtffcrcncern-forcebenveen the two sidcs is defined only by the difference in location between coresponding pieces.Applyingthe TarraschFormulain this wav develoDs and builds chcssrheoryb) emphasizing dc Inrenelatronship bcnreenti,c locahonof a pieceand its real polrer. Examrneany modemrextbookof chcssstrat€gyand you will seeits lasting value. Thc TarraschFormt|lais a fundamentaland unifiing principle that embracesfamiliar core conceots suchas "good/ bad bishop,""advantage of oppositc-colored bishopsin an attack. supcnorityofkntghro\er btshop"(andvicercrsa),andso ionh For conturiesthc basic valuc of the chcsspieccshas becnwell kno$n. As part of cvcryone'sbasicchesscducation. thc averagevalueof thc pieccsis not debatable.Howcvor,the real "market pric€,' of this or that piccc fluctuatcsup or downdependingon thc spccificboardarrangcment. Assumc.for exarnplc,that the Bishop(initiallyquotcdat an averagcvalue of threepawns),under"advorscmorkctconditions"appcarsin a aituation uhlyc tt ts blockcdrn b1 pawns.Suchr blshopbccomlsno morc\aluablc tha.na singlcpawn,and its valucdiminishcs to tho pointwhcrcit carriosa "rcd tag" discountsalcpricc. If thc rosultingdoficioncy(two pawns.worth of matcrial)is not covcrcdby tho incomc(activity)of thc othcrpioces.it is logrcalto assumcthat it can rosultin thc bankruptcy oftho entirccompany. This is thccsscncc of!h( TarraschFormula PracticrlApplicstion,or How to Find a Sick Buffrlo Thorcvct remainstho qucstionof roconciling thc theorcticalimportance of thc TarraschRulowith its practicalapplications duringcompctition. In this contcxt.lot us considcrhow thc chossstrugglcis a modclof reallife, so that makingthc transitionfrom chcssproblcmsto rcal-lifesituations(andvice vcrsa)will notseemunnatural. lmaginea situationin the Afircan savannai.whcre a lion,s familv has bcgunth( hunt for food. A ncarb)hurdof buffalois an Invtringlarg(.1for such prcdatorsbccauseit carries litcrally tons of meat. Howevcr.the
'Ihc litttls(h lbrnltuI groupcdbullalo hcrd also has hundrcdsof sharp. strong horns and hoovcs. and is colloctivolvas poworfi'l rs tons of dYncmitc.so thit cnl prcdator muslDc\r4,,1 So what is thc sccrct of thc fovul huntl l,ions $'ork according to thc TarrAschRulcl Evcn tho KinS of Bcasts canrot succocdwilh ir liontal assxultrgrirst lhc untirc hcrd Instcad.thc l|(nl takcssdvantrgooforrc woak or sickanrmxllhrt bocorncsbndly placcd.sop:rrulcdfron tho hord. For f:Ins oftho royal gtrnc. thc situxtim asthc saDlc Whcn \"o look at thc groupcd hcrd ol cttcnl),pioocs|tnd prr\ns. thcir collcctivc lbrco is lcrriblo to bcholdltlul vrctoryrs possibloiflou paticnll]scokthc sick bullirlo in tho cncnlvciulp. thmks b thc lbnrulil lionr Dr l'trraschl Pltyrng stcadill to r0duccthc powcr of iI siDglc cnolllv piccc. 1o turn dowD thc volumo" until its norfixl voicc bccomcs onl,v c \lhispor. ctn providc cno gh advantagc1()\\'ur thu g.rrDc Wh,v'l Bocauscit is ltrnctrorralll tho saorc as winnrng ! prcco. Ilvcry chcss pltrcr lovcs to h:rv0 m cxtra pioco Tho Tnrrnschlbmrul.r pointsthc \"a-vQward hxv0)ga vllrr., oxtra prccc Thinknrg of stratogy iD thrs way is r vurt usct'ul pa( ol your choss plannrng lt ollirs a strlighlfb$ird irnd oftcctivc mothod for lmproving galnos lour dccisior-nrakrngilnd movo solcction. is dcnxnrstr:rtcdiD lhc prcsontod lbr study arc now vohmc thitl collcclcdlbr this ,Your lrcqucnlh thc sLrcccsslulroalizutiort ol_ il plan bdscd on thc Txrrasch Irornnrlaincludcs not onl) rn a condifion:rlirdvantagoin lbrco. but also il restriction in mobility of thc opposirrgarmy (prophr-laxrs).tbllowod bv its blockadc ard pcrhaps finatty b! complete paralysis (zrrgzwazg) In m:*ing uso ol thosc pnnciplcs thc authors cannot lail to rknor"lcdgo lnothef groat chess thinkcr. Aron Ninrzovich. whosu tcachrngs about prcphllaxis irnd btockadc arc a corncrstoncof tnodom choss Although Tanaschand Nimzolich did Dof lovo cach othcr in lil_c.thcir contributions 10 chessthoor\ iuc conrplolncntary.and thc intcrrolationshipof thcir idcas hascnrichr:dgcncrationsol plavcrs. No\\ lcl us considcr spccific oxxmplcs of thc 'farrasch Fonnula rn oPeration.
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ChapterOne TheKnight gamesin whichbasicstrategic We beginour rss€archby considering company, is givento de-valuingthe stocksof the competitivo attontion andSons.' 'Knlght
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,,cocktail,, ln thisgameWhiteprepareda not verysuccessful of two openino ideasin the King'sIndianDefense.The move Bg5 is characleristic of th; Petrosian Syslem,wilhthe mainideato crealea pin on the BlackKniohlat f6. Forthisreasonil was necessarylo playd4-d5one moveearlte.,b;lote Black's knighlcameto c6 NowtheBishopon 95 doesnot accomptish the taskslhat wercto be sotved onthediagonal h4-d8;namely, 10rcstrain Black,s iniliative onlhe kinoside. The BlackKnighton e7 shieldsthe pin and gives his co eagJean opportunity to improvehjs batlleposition.Then in turn Blackwi havethe opportunily to gain more space on the Kjng'sflank by meansof a pawn advance in lhalseclor.Thus,Blackhasa ctearwaylo improve htspoiition in the nexl few moves. Insteadof 8.895 it would thereforebe more pertineni forWhiteto playeither8.Ne1or 8.Nd2,pfeventing Btack's knight lromusingthe squareh5. Whilecouldalsobeginorganizinghis ownqueensideexpansionwith 9.b2tr4,whichcomparedto the game at leastwouldnol loselempi on empty moveswilhthe dark-sauared BishoD.
'lhe TarruschFormula 9...h6t0.Bh4 It is notgoodfor Whiteto exchangethisBishopbecausein thatcaseit'snot clear who will be responsiblefof "lakingcare of business"on the dark squares. l 0...N h511.Nel Toolatenow. 11...Nf4 This knighl obviouslyhas been promoteda gfade. How long will it be possiblefor Whiteto sufferthe presenceof the invaderon f4? l2.Nd3g5 13.893f5 14.f3c5l? It's not bad idea to supplementthe teritorialgailts on the kingsidewith somethingrnoreon the queenside.Nowit is notfavorablefor Whiteto play 15.dxc6becauseBlacks other knight,held down at present,could be relocaledthroughc6 to d4, whenhe wouldbecomeas biga celebrityas his friendon f4. 15.Bel The Knighton f4 cannotfavorablybe exchangedby 15.8xf4,becauseafter '15. exf4 the longdiagonalopensfor the Bg7. In this case,as sometimes happensin the Kinq's lndian Defense,insteadof the Bishop being a conscientiousservant of church, he tunrs into a highway gangsterl ThereforeWhitepreparesto attackthe f4-Knightby playinghis pawnto g3 15...a616.Nf2
Whitefinishes hispreparations lo neulmlize the Knighiat f4. Hislaslmove Blackunderlakesactionon lhe othef controlsthe h3-souare.lvleanwhile.
'Itu lrlttoyh t.trnltd flank.Curiously,the Knighl f4 on which White has focused so much atlentionpromotesthe successof all Black s strategicoperation.Frcm this followsone more interpretalionof lhe Tarrasch Fofmula: "One very well placedpiecepositively yourwhotegame." influences
16...b5r Blackoffersa paw sacrifice.the acceptanceof whichwoitldprovidea opporlunily to activatethe cornpletepowerof the Bc8 In this case the Knighton f4 wouldnot hesitateto exchangeh||nselffor Whites Be2 10 ensure domirration on the lightsquaresfor the Blackarmy 17.b3 Accepting the pawn sacdficewilh 17.cxb5perrnitsBlacks light-sqLrared Bishopto becornevery active: 17 Nxe2+l 18.Qxe2axbs 19Nxbs (19.Qxb5? Ba6followed by 8xf1)19 ..BaG 20 a4 ObGand Btack's initiative ismorethanenoughcornpensation for a pawn 17...b4 ll rs rathefdifficultfor Black to rnaintainthe tensionofl the queefiside because Whileis the orrlyone who can openthe positiolthere.Blt Black caflbepleasedwitha smallgain1oo.In t[rth, rnairrtaintng greaterspaceon bothflanksrs not s!ch a smallachievement. In addilion,therenowarases a newimporta|tfaclor:the Whiteknighton a4 is olt of lhe game. 'l8.Na4Neg6 ln contrastto White'smisplacedKnighton a4, Blacksteershis knightin exactly theoppositedifection. 19.93fxe4l20.fxe4 Forced20.q{4 e3l 21 Ne4 exf4 gives Btack a beautifutposition,and 20.Nxe4 allows 20...Nh3+ 20...Nxe2+ ThisKnighthasearnedgratit!defor a job wetldone. 21.Qxe2 Thewhile Knight testing" on a4 allowsBlack quielly to strengthenhis position on lhe othersile of a board,whereWhjle'sremajningpiecessoon wll haveno resl
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(5)Petrosian ,A - Palarnik[D941 Tashkent, 1979
ThrowingOil on the Fire Ld4 d5 2.c4c6 3.e3Nf64,Nc3gG5.Nt3Bg7 6.8e2 l,4ore activeis 6.8d3. 7.0-0Beo 6...0-0 Following classicat openingprinciples, Blackfirstof all trieslo neuhalizethe opponent's advantageof the first move.Herethe actualproblemsafe (1) lindinga role for the light-squaredBishop,and (2) minimizingWhate's greater centralactivity.The threatto the pawnon c4 encourages Whiteto thecenterby exchanging stabilize on d5.
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effangehis piecoscomiortably.He plansto put the other endlhenwlthdraw hls Blshopto el, for sxampte, to acht€ve a posltlon. andhgrmonious ButthegemanguvErs all r€oulre €n€mydoesnotsleopllt wouldbe b6tterto playRIctfirstso I couldbeplayedonemovesoon6r. 4,Rldlo5l?
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23.Qb3dxe3+24.Bxe3Nd4 25.Bxd4Rxd426.Nc3 Bringing thewaywardKnightbackintothe battle.lf 26.Rxd4Qxd4+27.KS3 Bd6andtheatlackalongthe blacksquareswill be lnstoppableNoticelhe ineffectiveness of lhe "extra"Knightofi a4 in this line. 26..,0xf427.Ne2 TheKnightis no longerthe objectof lhe Tarasch Fofinilla,but the plce for ilsrcactivalion is 4 pawns! 28.Kl1Rb429.Qd5Rxb230.Rd2 27...Qh2+
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30...Rxd2 This continuation wins, b!t a rnore worthy end carne after 30...Rxe2 (31.Rxe2 31.Bxe2 Rxe232.Bxe2Qf4+33.K92Qxc1)31 ..Qf4+32.Ke1Bb4 33.Rcd1O 3l.Qxd2Qxh3+32.892Qfs+ 33.Qf,tQxf4+34.Nxf4Bh6 Themisefyof the Knightin thisgamefinallycomesto an end
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(6)Palatnik- Klinger[D341 Havana, 1985 GordianKnot Fora longtimeirrthe followinggameit was not possiblefor Whiteto find a way to applylhe TarraschFormula.Divine rnillstonesgrind slowlybut surely,however,and eventuallyunder this formulaa Black knight was gro!nddown,as if beneathsuchDivirremillstoes l.c4c52.Nf3e6 3.Nc3Nc64.93NfG5.892d5 6.cxd5exd57.d4Be78.00 0-09.dxcsBxcs10.895d4 l1.Ne4Be712.Bxf6Bxf613.Qd2
'13..,8e7 Alsoplayedis 13...8f514.Nxf6+ Oxf6 15.Qf4d3 16.exd3Bxd3 17.Qxf6 gxf618.Rfd1 Ba6l l4.Rfdl Bg,l 15.Qf4 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 QbO 17.Qb3 Qxb3 18.axb3 RacB l9.Nd2 Inthisposilion the differencebetweenlhe lwo afmiesis thatWhites Bishop end olher pieces have poinls of attack in the enemy positionwhere prcssure canbe applied,whileBlacklackssimilarobjeclsof attack.
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(7) Murthy- Palatnik[8221 Columbus Open,1996 The UglyLocation '1.e4c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.8c4 Nb6 7.8b3 d5 8.exd6Qxd69.Na3a6l Fromlhis pointin the gamg Black'shopesare bassdon the "ugly'Knight on a3. 10.crd4BeO1l.Bo3Bd5l?,12.0-0 e6 l3.Bxd5Oxdst? Becauseof tho localionof the white Knighton a3, the Btackeueen is comfortable on the d5-squaro-
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ta.Nbl Whiter€turnsthe knightto its initialposilion,as if to begina new gamelIn doingso h€ admitsto the lossof twofull tempi. 't4...Rd6r? Taking thesquarcd5 undefcontrcl. 'l5.Nc3 Oa516.Qe2BeTlT.Rfdl 0.0 18.a3Nds The gameagainstthe "bad" Knighthas been transfomedinto a game a "badBishop"and very"bad"Pawnd4. against lg.Rac1NxcS20.Rxc3 Th€bestpracticalchancewas 20.bxc3Qxa3so as to buy his way out of troubleat the cost of a pawn.Insteadafterthe moveplayedWhite'sentire position is infectedwitha generalillness20...Rd5 Forthethirdtimea Blackpiecemakesuseof the servicesof "d5,Inc." 2t.Rcd3RfdE22.8d2Qbs 23.8c3
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(8) Kasparov- Palatnik[8041 Daugavprls, 1978
Shadowof a Knight In this game Btackwas not successfulin applyingthe Tarraschformula, firstto the opponent'spiecesandthen to his own -pieces. l.e4 NtO2.e5Nd53.d4d6 4.Nf396 S.Bc4Nb66,8b3a5 7.a4 Worseis 7.NgSd5 and becauseof threat8...a4Whitedoesnot havetime to feinforcehis centerwith f2 f4. After g.a4 f6 Blackwilt soon sotveftis oPeningproblerns. 7...8g78.N95eO9.f4 is Lef3 ee7 (9...0-010.eh3b6 1t.Nf3 tooksjoytessfor l1or9.afn-bltiols Black)'l0.Ne4dres'lt.Bgs eb4+ whenWhitedoesnot ptat il.;4, ;;i instead 12.Nbd2exd4 (12...Qxd413.0-0-0)13.c3t.witfi a' Oangero; initiative. 9...dxe51o.fxe5 c5
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TheTarraschForuula l5...cxd,l It appearsto be.impossible fightofi the Bishopwithoutopsningthe c3_ squarcfor the WhiteKnight:after 15...h6t6.Bh405 Whitsdeiidesthe gamein his favorwith 17.BxgS hxgs1B.Oh5. pawnsin the Exchanging centerliquidates thisdango.. l6.cxd4h6 l7.Bh4g5 18.8t2Ng6l9.Nbc3 Finally.lhis knightreach€sthe c3-square. Ctearty Btack'sattemptto ptay againstthis Knightby the Tara8chfomulahas not beencroineO itir success. 19...Qe7 Without thigprepafation it willnotbEposslble to movethepawnfromf/. 20,8a2 Thedestiny oJtheKnight96 wasdotsrmined bythlsmove- onthatsquare heis theweakbuffaloin hlsherd,ahdis doomed to suffef. 20...b6 2l.exf6Nxt€22.NxgS [20...f5? hxgsand23,Bxg6l 2l.Bo3BaO22.Rf2Nh6
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(9) Karpov- Taimanov[A461 Moscow. 1983 KnightrsTour The followinggamefeaturesa themethat by now is very familiar:a badlv locatedknaght. As longas Btackfo owedthe ianascn rormutawitnieip# lo this piece, his "business' was not bad. eotn opponentsiljady understood whatwas happening. Thus it is amazingto witch nowthrouji Ion will crandmasterKarpovchangeslhe courseof ev€nls.He manag6s l0 pu lntskntghtthroughfire,waterand copperpipesontothe kingside:as th,oughremovingthis piecefrom the conslraintsof th€ TarraschFormuta. After seeingthis game. one can conctudettut tf,e f""aiin foirrL sometimes appliesbestto a specifictimeandplaceof action. 1.e4c5 2tlf3 NcO3.d4 cxd/t 4.Nxd4e6 5. c3 a6 6.8e2NgeT2,0.0Nxd4 8.Qxd4NcG9.Qd3Nb4t? I\,4ore usuatis 9...ec7,butbadis 9...8e71O.eg3 0_011.8h6.
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