Mastering the Opening - Byron Jacobs, 2001.pdf - _Chess M - Lesson123

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EVERYMAN CHESS

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First published 2001 by Everyman Publishers plc, formerly Cadogan Books

plc, Gloucester Mansions, 140A Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8HD

Reprinted 2002

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Contents

Introduction

King Pawn Openings

The Sicilian with d2-d4

The Sicilian without d2-d4

3. 1 e4 e5: The Spanish and Others

The French Defence

The Caro-Kann Defence

6. 1 e4: Other Defences

7 5

Queen Pawn Openings

7. The King's Indian Defence

The Indian Defences

104

9. The Queen's Gambit Declined

129

10. 1 d4: Other Defences

145

Other Openings

11. The English Opening

166

Introduction

After the Brain Games World Championship in London last year,

Garry Kasp arov (who had just lost the match) said that his main fa il

ing in this battle was that he 'did not have any good openings .' This

might sound like a rather surprising statement fr om a man who had

just completed a 15-year reign as world champion, still held - in rat

ing terms - the number one spot, and who is regarded by most serious

commentators as the gre atest player ever. However, the new world

champion, Vladimir Kramnik, immediately replied that he thought

this was a rather subj ective statement as, for most of the match, he

had also fe lt that he didn't have any good openings either!

Well, that's a fi ne state of affairs . The two best players in the world

have several months to prepare for their match against each other.

Not only do they have a gre at deal of ti me, but they are assisted in

their researches by some of the world's leading grandmasters and also

have substantial technical back-up in terms of che ss softw are , data

bases and analytical engines. And, at the end of all that, they both

volunteer the information that they fe lt they hadn't worked out any

thing worthwhile for the opening stage of the game.

Of course, there is undoubtedly an element of dissembling going on in

these statements, but any player who has played at any sort of level

can recognise the complaint of 'having no good openings'. Kasparov

and Kramnik are extremely hard-working grandmasters with decades

of chess understanding and experience between them. If they can get

into a situation where they don't fe el that they are fi nding good moves

early on in the game, what chance is there for the rest of us?

How Impotant is the Opening?

Beyond the level of complete beginner, the opening is perhaps the

most important phase of the game to get right. If you choose to play

systems that you don't understand or which don't suit your style , you

will fi nd yourself starting each game with a handicap . Of course , we

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