The Semi-Tarrasch Defence Vol 2 - Jozsef Pinter

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The book provides a deep analysis of 64 master games involving the Semi-Tarrasch Defense opening with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5. It examines both the opening variations and middlegame strategies.

The book analyzes games involving the Semi-Tarrasch Defense opening which begins with the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5. It examines various attempts by White after 5.cxd5 and 5.Bg5.

The games analyzed span several decades from the early 20th century to the 2000s and feature players such as Fischer, Karpov, Anand, Kramnik and others.

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English translation and layout:


Zoltan Molnar
Front cover: Zoltan Vamos

ISBN 978 963 87928 2 2


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THE SEMI-TARRASCH DEFENCE

by GM J6zsef Pinter

VOLUME TWO:
l.d4 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.fln dS 4.flc3 cS
S.cxdS flxdS 6.e3

A Profound Analysis of the


Opening and the Middlegame
in 64 Master Games

CAISSA CHESS BOOKS


5

Contents

Page
(35) S. Mamedyarov - 1. Pinter ..................... 7
(36) L. Alburt - M. Dlugy ......................... 8
(37) R. Huebner - L. Ftacnik ..................... .26
(38) L. Stein - N. Krogius ........................ 50
(39) P. Nikolic - S. Djuric ....................... .55
(40) A. Sokolov - A. Kharitonov ..................... 63
(41) J. Razuvaev - I. Farago ...................... 71
(42) J. Eising - I. Farago ......................... 78
(43) B. Jansson - 1. Pinter ........................ 85
(44) A. Dreev - R. Kasimdzhanov .................. 89
(45) M. Filip - 1. Pinter .......................... 94
(46) M. Filip -I. Platonov ....................... 103
(47) S. Reshevsky - R. Fischer .................... 116
(48) 1. Nunn - D. Campora ....................... 120
(49) B. Damljanovic - E. Torre ................... .133
(50) V. Anand - A. Karpov ....................... 139
(51) Z. Ribli - L. Kavalek ........................ 143
(52) G. Sigurjonsson - B. HalIdorsson .............. 146
(53) M. Paragua - V. Bologan .................... .151
(54) T. Petrosian - Y. Balashov .................... 155
(55) I. Bilek - R. Kholmov ................ , " .... 158
(56) P. Dely - L. Kovacs ......................... 162
(57) V. Anand - D. Mac Farlane ................... 167
(58) S. Neamttu - V. Korchnoi ................... .168
(59) B. Ostenstad - M. Scekic .................... 177
(60) A. Beliavsky - A. Karpov .................... 182
(61) V. Salov - A. BeIiavsky ..................... .189
6

(62) A. Kharlov - L. Nisipeanu ................... 195


(63) Hiarcs X50 vcr - Loop 10.32f ................ 206
(64) M. Tal - 1. Chikovani ....................... 208
Symbols used ................................ .230
Index of Variations ........................... .231
The Scmi-Tarras~h Defence . 7

(35) S. Mamcdyarov - J. Pinter 9... 0.xd5 1O.\!ixd8 0.b4t; 7... d4 8.


Mainz 2006 0.xeS (8.\!ixf6 \llIxf6 9.0.d5 I!Yd6; 8.
0.c4 0.xe4 9.\!ixd8 0.b4t) 8... dxc3
l.d4 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flfJ d5 4.flc3 9.l!Yxd8t IiIxd8 10.0.x17t li>e8 11.
cS 5.\!ig5 0.xh8 cxb2 12.!;ebl 4lc4 13.<;Ud2 <;Ua3
14.f3 <;uf5+
6...\!ie7 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.c3 0.c6 9.
\!ib5
9.IWh4 0·-0 10.l1dl h6 II.<;Uxf6
a) I1.00xh6 gxh6 12.l'!ixh6 0.f5
(a) 12 ...0.g4 13.l'!ihS IiIg7+) 13.
0.d3 \!ixd3 14J~xd3 \!ib4!;
b) 11.0.d3 d4 12.0-0
bI) 12.0.e4 0.xe4 13.0.xe7
(bI) 13.l'!ixe4 f5) ILI'!ixe7 14.
I'!ixe7 0.xe7 15.\!ixe4 dxe3 16.fxc3
0.f5=;
5... cxd4 6. IIl'xd4. b2) 12.cxd4 hxg5 13.0.xg5 g6
An old and nowadays less fash- 14.\\Yh6 !;ee8;
ionable line. b3) 12.0.xh6 gxh6 13.\llIxh6 WaS
6. 0.xd4 e5 7.0.f3 (b3)ILdxc3 14.l'!ig5t IIIh8 15.
a) Hlc2 d4 8.41dS <;uc6 9.<;Uxf6 I/\Ih6t=) 14.exd4I!YhS;
aI) 9.e3 \!ixdS 10.cxd5 b4) 12.0.b I \llIaS 13.exd4 hxg5
(aI) 10.<;Uxf6 gxf6 Il.cxdS I/\IxdS 14.0.xg5 0.f5+; 12 ... dxc3 13.0.h7t
12.exd4 0.c6 13.dxcS l/\IaSt) 10 ... IIIxh7 14.!;exd8 !;exd8-+; 1l...0.xf6
'iliaSt 11.@d2 \!Yxd2t 12.liIxd2 flc4'i; 12.l'!ia4 \!ie6=
a2) 9.c4 0.e7 9...0-0 10.0.xc6
(a2) 9... 0.bd7) IO.<;Uxf6 \!ixf6 10.@a4 0.e4
11.<;ild3 O-D 12.0·-0 0.d7 IH1c1;
abed.'gh
9... gxf6 10.e4
(a) 10.c3 \!ixdS) 10 .. Jlg8 11.f4
7
(a) II.@hS l1g6) 1l...0.a6 IUS
<;UxdS l3.exd5 l'!iaSt 14.l/\Id2
5
(a) 14.M2 I'!ib6) 14...l'!ixd2t
(a) 14 ...0.b4) 15.liIxd2l1gS;
s
b) 7.\!ixf6 gxf6 8.fldb5 a6;
c) 7.0.dbS a6 8.0.a3
(c) 8.IWa4 \!id7 9.cxd5 I/\Ib6 10.e4
<;Uc5) 8 ... d4 9.0.d5
(c) 9.\!ixf6 gxf6 10.fldS 0.e6)
8 J6zsef Pinter

a) 11.0:xe7 fJxe7 12.fJe2 13.l'!id3 llbS I4.b3 c4 lS.iWdl


(a) 12.fJxe4 dxe4 13.fJd2 lUa3 16.!:lc2 cxb3 17 .axb3 d4 1S.
(a) 13.iWxc4 iWaSt 14.b4 il!ixbS fJxd4 IUxb3 19.iWal IUxc2 20.iWxa3
IS.iWxe7 b6; \'ig6? (20 ...!:le8!) 21.fJc6 iWb6 22.
a) 13.fJd4 fJg6) 13 ... fS) 12 ... a6 fJxbS l"!xbS 23.'i1lxf6 iWxf6 24.l'!ixa7
13.lUd3 1'1dS 2S.'il'c7 h6 26.h3 !:!d2 27.iWaS
(a) 13.0-·0 ~g4 14.i/lIa3) 13 ... fJcS !:1c2? (27...i/lId6!;!:) 2S.~dS I/lIcS 29.
14.'!!ia3 fJxd3t IS.iWxd3 IUg4; I'!IdSt wh7 3M)c7 hS (3l.f4+-) 1--0
b) 11.~xc6 fJxc3 12.lUxe7
(b) 12.bxc3 IUxgS) 12 ...fJxa4 (36) L. Alburt - M. D1ugy
13.lUxd8 bxc6 14.lUe7 !:le8 IS.~a3 Philadelphia 19S2
lTh8 16.0-0
bI) 16.fJd4 lUa6; l.d4 dS 2.c4 e6 3.~c3 ~f6 4.fJf3
b2) 16.b3 fJc3 cS S.e3 fJc6
(b2) 16 ... lUa6) 17.fJd4; 16 ... lUa6
(b) 16 ... lUd7 17.b3 fJc3 IS.fJd4 a6
(b) IS ...fJc4 19.!:lfcl;!:) 19.!:lfcl
fJbS 20.\1leS fJxd4 21.lUxd4 f6=);
ll...dxe4 12.0:xe7
a) 12.0:xe6 bxc6 13.iWxe6 5
(a) IHlxe7 iWxe7 14.fJd2 4
(a) 14.fJd4 iWgS) 14 ...!:!bS IS.0-0
(a) IS.iWxe4 iWd6 16.0-0-0 'il'f6)
IS ... l'i:xb2 16.il!ixe4 i/lJxe4 17.fJxe4
lUe6) 13 ... lUxgS 14.fJxgS iWxgS IS. albcdefgn

iWxaS i/lJaSt -+;


b) 12Jldl i/lJb6 IHixc7 5...~c7 6.lUd3
(b) 13.0:xc6\1lb4t) 13 ...fJxc714.fJd4 a) 6.b3 0-0 7.~d3 exd4 S.exd4
(b) 14.iWxe4 iWxbS IS.iWxe7 il!ixb2 fJe6 9.0-0 b6 10.lUb2 fJb4
16Jrd21'!iel t 17.!:ldl; (a) 10 ... \1lb7) II.\1le2 ~a6 12.fJeS
b) 14.fJd2 ~fS) 14 ... a6; 12 ... 1'1eS 13.a4 'Ild6 14.\1la3 'i1lb7 IS.IUf3
iWxe7 13.fJd2 IUfS IHixc6 bxe6 IS. iWbS", Hort-Bastian, Baden-Baden
'il'xe61'i:adS 1981;
10•.•bxc6 11.0--0 lUe6 b) 6.cxdS fJxdS;
II...1'i:b8 IHlf4 iIb4 13.l'!ixa7 c) 6.dxcS 'i1lxeS 7.exdS exdS S.
1'i:xb2 14.!:labl l"!e2 ISJ1bcJ fuel 'i1le2 0-0 9.0-0 ~6;
16.!:lxe I I/lId7= d) 6.a3 a6 7.dxeS 'i1lxeS 8.b4 ~e7
I2.1'i:ac1 cS 9.'i1lb2 dxc4 1O.iWxdSt 'i1lxd8 11.'i1lxe4
12 ... h6 l3.lUf4 cS 14.iWd3 iWb6 bS 12.'i1ld3 'i1lb7 13.fJd2 fJbd7 14.
IS.b3 c4 fJee4 ~e7 ISJlcl !:le8 16.fueSt
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 9

Ii1xc8 17.we2 0-0 18.l':1c1 4ldS 19. \11xd4 ~e2 16.\11xf6 \11xd 1 17.~xe7
~b3 Ii1b7 20.flaS;!; Cramling-Bellon, Ii1xa4 18.li1xd8 flxd8 19.!:!acl d4
Palma 1991; 6... 0-0 7.0-D dxc4 20.exd4 ~xd4-+ Rohde,M-Wolff,P
(7...~6 8.a3 (8.b3 b6 9.li1b2 Ii1b7) USA 1991) 14.~d4 fld6!+ IS.flcl
8 ... b6 9.b3 Ii1b7 1O.\11b2 cxd4 11. Hh6 16.li1g4 \\'id6 17 .g3?
exd4 !'i:c8 12.flcl dxc4 13.bxc4 ~aS (a) 17.h3 0xg4 IS.\\'ixg4 flg6
14.~eS ~d7= Danner-Dvoirys, Ber- 19.\!!idl fle8+) 17 ... '&g6 18.li1xe8
lin 1995) 8.li1xc4 a6 9.Y!Je2 bS iO. flxc8 19.~xc6 bxe6 20.\!!ixdS?
~d3 ~bd7 Il.fldl \11b7 12.e4 cxd4 (a) 20.~cS+;
13.~xd4 ~eS= Lasker-Capablanca, a) 20.li1d4 Ii1xd4 21.exd4 fle8 22.
La Habana (m/2) 1921; S... dxc4 6. ~cS \\'ifS 23.\!!ie2 ~d6+) 20 ... \\'ig4-+
0xc4 -' Queen's Gambit Accepted;
S... cxd4 6.exd4 - Caro-Kann De-
fence; S... a6 6.cxdS
a) 6.dxcS Ii1xcS 7.a3 0-0
(a) 7 ... dxc4 8.\\'ixd81' wxdS 9.
\11xe4 bS 10.li1e2 Ii1b7 II.b4 Ii1d6 12.
~b2 we7 \3.0-0 ~bd7 14.flael
(a) 14Jifdl ~b6 IS.4ld4!iaeSI6.
~b3 ~e4 17 .~xe4 \11xc4 18.fldc 1 ~a4
19.1i1xg7flxel1' 20.~xelflg8 21.f3+
Hebden-Bonin, London 1989) 14...
flae8 IS.~bl eS 16.~bd2 \11dS 17.
flfdl Inkiov-Seirawan, Zagreb 1987 Pfleger-Lobron, BRD 1989);
12-12) 8.b4 li1a7 9.li1b2 \\'ie7 b) 6.a3 dxe4 7.li1xc4
(a) 9... dxe4 10.\11xe4 b-S II.\11d3 (b) 7.dxc5 \!!ic7 8.li1xc4 Ii1xc5
\11b7 12.0-0 ~bd7 13.Y!Je2 'lYe7 9.'lYe2 bS 10.li1d3 Ii1b7 Il.Ii1d2 ~bd7
(a) 13...~xf3 14.gxf3 ~eS IS. 12.!:!cl Wd6= 13.0-D
~bl 'l!Jd2! 16.!:!dl ~xf31' 17.l!?g2 (b) \3.b4 ~7 14.0xbS axbS IS.
~h41' 18.wh3 'lYxe2 19.~e2 ~g6 ~bS Y!Jb6 16.~71' we7",) 13...0-0
20.a4 ~b6 21.axbS axbS 22Jlxa8 14.~g5
flxa8 23.~c3 flb8+) 14.flfdl flac8 (b) 14.flfdl=) 14...~eS IS.li1e4
IS.~gS h6 16.~ge4 ~b8 17.a4 !:!fd8 ~dS 16.~xd5 exdS 17.li1blflfe8 IS.
18.axbS axbS 19.~xf61' ~xf6 flfdl?
20.~xbS= Olafsson-Hjartarson, (b) 18.li1c3! ~eg4? 19.1i1xh7t M8
Reykjavik 1984) 10.cxdS fld8 20.g3 ~xe3?
IUue2 exdS 12.bS!? (b) 20 ... d4 21.Ii1aS ~xe3 22.YxeS
(a) 12.0-0? ~c6 \3.~a4 ~xfl 23.\!!ixfl ~xh7 24.~xh71' wg8
(a) 13.bS d4+) 13...~e4 . 2SJlhS \!!ig6 26.\!!idl±) 2l.fxe3
(a) 13...~g4 14.~d4 ~xd4 IS. Ii1xe3t 22.'lYxe3 flxe3 23.1i1b4)
10 J6zscf Pinter

18 ... ~c4 19.b4 ~b6 20.1!'If3 h6+ 12.~e3 0-0 I3.f3 flc5= Hoi-Pe-
Lputian-Tal, Erevan 1980) 7 ... b5 8. tursson, Nordic 1981) 10 ... \!lIb8
0a2 11.l"!d 1 b4 12.0.a4 Illc6 1HixcS
(b) 8.~d3 ~bd7 ~xcS 14.dxe5 ~xcS«> Lputian-Vera,
(b) 8...~b7 9.0-0 ~c6 10.dxe5 Berlin 1982;
Illxe5 11.i)l}e2 i)l}e7 12.<~)d2 ~c8 13. c) 6.0d3 b6 7.0-0 dxc4 8.<;Uxc4
~acI0d614.~e4~xe415.~xe4f5?! bS 9.0d3 ~b7 10.a4?! b4 11.Y\e2
flbd7 12.b3 cxd4 13.~fxd4 eS
14.flf5 g6 15.~fg3 hS 16.f3 ~cS
17.111111 '!\Ie7 18.~gl 0-0 19.~h3
l"!fd8 20.l!IIe2 ~a7+ Yusupov-Ivan-
ehuk, Linares 1992; 6 ...exd5 7.0.c2
a) 7.b3 ~c6 8.~b2 exd4 9.~xd4,
032 9... ~d6!
(a) 9 ... <;Uc5 1O.~xe6! bxe6 11.
!12e2 0-·0 12.0-0± i&d6 13.~a4 llla7
14.0.d4 ~e4 IS.~xa7 l"!xa7 16.l"!e 1
'fie7 17.\!lIe2 l"!c8 18.~eS ~eS 19.
\!lIxeS '!\IxeS 20.l"!xeS± Bisguier-AI-
(b) 15 ... h6=) 16.lllxc6t ~xc6 17. burt, USA 1979) 10.~e2 0-0 11.0--0
i)l}xc6t ~xc6 18J!xc6 0-0 19.1"!xa6 l"!e8 12.l"!cJ ~b8!=
eS 20J1clt Vaganian-Suba, Erevan al) 12 ... ~e7 J3.~xe6 bxe6
1980) 9.0-0 ~b7 10.lllc2 (al) I3 ... \!lId6! 14.g3 bxc6) 14.
(b) 10.:J!ie2 I!IIb8 11.h3 g6 12. ~a3l"!e6
dxeS ~xeS 13.~e2 ~cd7 14.e4 Illg7«> (al) 14 ... ~fS 15.~a4l"!c6 16.~eS
Foisor-Gurgenidze, Tbilisi 1983) l"!e8) IS.~f3 ~d7 16.g3 fleS 17.~g2
10... l"!e8 11.dxc5 ~xc5 12.e4 IJlJc7 l"!h6 18.~xdS! exdS 19.\!lIxdSl"!b8?
13.tWe2 0-·0 14.~d2 ~g4 IS.h3 ~geS (al) 19 ... l!IIxdS 20.~xdS l"!a7 21.
16.flxc5 ~e5 17J!ad1 ~d4 18.~bl <;Uc5
~c4 19.~cJ 'I!Ie5 20.lIIhl flxb2-+ (al) 21.~b2 ~d7 22.l"!fd1 ~b6
Franco-Seirawan, Arnhem 1983) 23.<;Ub7 ~g4 24.l"!d4 ~d6 2S.l"!xg4
8 ... ~b7 9.0-0, D27 Quecn's Gambit f.!xb7 26.l"!xg7t M8 27.l"!gS 'fig6;t)
Acccpted. 9 ...flbd7 21 ... 0b7! 22.<;Uxa7 <;UxdS 23.f4 ~c6
(b) 9 ... cxd4 lO.cxd4 llle7 11.l"!el 24.l"!fdl <;uf3 2S.l"!d7 ~aSt) 20.
0-0 12.~g5 flbd7 13.dS exdS 14. '!\IcS+- Priehoda-Lukacs, Balaton-
~d5 Illxd5 IS.~xdS flxdS 16. I/l'xdS bcreny 1985;
~xgS 17.flxgS flf6 18.l/lib3 I/l'dS 19. a2) 12 ... \ild7 13.1ilf3t; 13.~xc6
I/l'xd5 flxd5 20.g3= Andersson- bxc6 14.<;Uf3 \!lId6 IS.g3 <;Ua7 16Jlel
Seirawan, Tilburg 30' 1992) 10.l/l'e2 ~fS 17.~e2 ~e4 18.~d4 <;Ud7 19.<;Ug2
(b) 10.e4 cxd4 11.flxd4 Illc5 l"!ad8 20.IWc2 eS+ Bisguier-Kaplan,
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence It

Lone Pine 1980; ~e2 \!ib8 18.~f4 ~f4 19. exf4 ~e4
b) 7.dxcS ~xcS 8.~e2 0-0 9.0-0 20.'i!id3;!; Smyslov-IlIescas, Palma
~c6 10.b3 ~d6 19S9; S.b3 (S.~eS bS 9.0--0 (9.00
(b) 1O ... d4= Jankovec-Adamski, \!ib7 10.0-0 ctid6 11.l'!ic2 b4 12.l'!ia4t
CSSR 1984 ) I l.<:tlb2 ~g4 12.h3 ~e7", Wirthenson-Kuligowski, Lu-
~xO 13.~xO 1::1ad8 14.~c2 ~eS IS. zcrn 19S2) 9.. .Iiie7 (9 ... 0b7 10.e4
~d4 1;1fe8 16.g3 fle4 17 .~g2 lMIg6 18. ~xe4 I l.~xe4 dxe4 12.a4 f6
!lcl ~b6 19.~e2~xt2? (12 ... ~d7 l3.b3! (13.axbS Gure-
(b) 19 .. Jk8!) 20.l:Ixt2 ~d3 21. vich-Seirawan, USA (ch) 1997
~fS? 13 ...~xeS 14.dxeS axbS't) 13 ... ~xeS
14.dxeS I'!ixdl (14 ...'il'e7 lS.0b2ii5)
abed,fgh IS.!:rxdl bxa4 (IS ... 0cS 16.bxc4
b4't) 16.~xc4=) 13.~g4? (13.ctixc4
bxc4 14.l'!ihSt g6 IS.~xg6 'il'dS
(IS ... hxg6 16.l'!ixh8 IUdS't) 16.0eSt
<Jic7 17.~g6t hxg6 18.@xh8 ~d7't) )
4 10.a4 b4 l1.fudS!

cd.fgh

(b) 21.!lcf1±) 21...d4 22.!H3


dxe3 23.l1Ih2 ~xcl 24.0xcl !:reS
25.ltlxe3 Gheorghiu-Alburt, USA
1979. 2S ... h5! 26.IWt2 Itlxe3 27.~xe3
lMIe6 28.'~f1 b5 29.a4 ~d7=; 7 ... c4
a) 7...~c6 - 032;
b) 7...\!id6 8.dxc5 \!ixcS 9.0-0
0-010.b3 1l...~xdS 12.\!ixc4ii5 0-0 13.'il'b3
(b) 10.l'!id3 ~c6 II.1;1dl 0e6 12. ~e6 14.e4 ~c7 IS.dS f6 16.dxe6
b3 'i!ie7 l3.\!ib2 ltla7 14.l"1acl l"1ac8 fxeS 1n:dl ~cS IS.1;1d7 !:reS 19.1Ue3
1S.l'!ib 1 flfdS 16.\!id3 0g4 17. \!ifS (l9.l'!ig3! <Jih8 20.\!ih6 gxh6 21.
\!ixO IS.gxO 1;1c7 19.11Ihl g6 20.~d3 ~xeSt <Jig8 22.fld3+-) 19 .. .';YhS 20.
l:'!cd721.~e2 d4 22.e4 ~eS 23.~gl !:radl± Portisch-Sosonko, Reggio
~hS 24.~f1 ~f4 2SJ''1d2 d3 26.!:rcdl 1985) S... bS 9.bxc4 dxc4 10.0-0
~O Djurhuus-Yennolinsky, Mos- (I 0.~e5 \!ib7 11.0-0 0b4 12.~d2
cow 19940-1) 10 ... ~c6 II.~b2~a7 0-0 I 3.J;1b l;!; v,-v,: v,-v, Christian-
121"lc1 I'!id6 13.~c2 ~g4 14Jlfdl sen-Seirawan, Hastings 1979/80)
fladS IS.h3 ~xO 16.~xO 'lJie6 17. 10 ... \!ib4 I I .l'!ic2 0-0 12.a4 0b7
12 J6zsef Pinter

13.axbS <;;>xc3 14.\\Iixc3 axbS IS.<;;>a3


l'l:e8 16. l'l:fblt Sunye-Nogueiras,
Thcssaloniki 1984.
6.a3
6.dxcS <;;>xcS 7.cxdS (7.a3 0-0
(7 ... aS 8.<;;>e2 (8.\\Iic2 \\Iie7 9.<;;>e2 0-0
10.0-0 l'l:d8 11.l::!d 1 h6 12.Sild2 dxc4 3
J3.<;;>xc4 eS 14.~e4 <;;>fS IS.<;;>xf7t?! 2
wxf7 16.l/lIc4t <;;>e6 17.~egSt hxgS
18.~xgSt wg6 19.~e6 l"i:dS 20.e4
bS-+ Meste1-Gurevich, Hastings
1982/83; 8.b3 0-0 9.<;;>b2 ®e7 14.exd4 exd4 IS.0-0 dxc3 16.
lO.cxdS fld8 II.<;;>e2 exdS 12.~bS 0xc30g4 17.flae1 flc8 18.\!!ib2 E1e6
<;;>fS 13.0-0 <;;>e4 14.!kl ~7 IS.l/lId2 19.0dl ~e4 20.0d4 \ilxf3. 21.0xf3
l'l:ac8 16.~fd4 <;;>b6 17.<;;>al h6 18. ~gS+ Miles-Portisch, Luzem 1982)
®b2 ~d4 19.~xd4 ®gS 20.~f3 <;;>xf3 7...~dS (7 ... exdS - D 32) 8.~dS
21.<;;>xf3 l"i:xcl 22.l/lIxc1 ~eS:!; Miles- I/lIxdS 9.l/lixdS exdS= Makogonov-
Hort, Malta 1980) 8...0-0 9.0-0 Rauzer, SSSR (ch) 1937; 6.<;;>d3
dxc4 10.\J'Ic2 cS II.<;;>Xc4 <;;>g4 12. dxc4
flgS:!; Rcshevsky-Euwc, Hague/ a) 6 ... cxd4 7.exd4 0e7 8.0-0
Moscow 1948) 8.b4 (8.Wlc2 d4 0-09.cS
9.exd4 ~xd4 1O.~xd4 ®xd4 II.~a4 (a) 9.a3 dxc4 1O.0xc4 - 6.a3
WleSt+ Spiridonov-Hulak, Sombor 1O... a6
1980) 8 ... <;;>b6! (8 ... <;;>d6 9.cxdS al) 10 ... ~S II.E1el ~xc3 12.
(9.<;;>b2 as I O.bS ~eS Il.cxdS exdS bxc3 b6 13.h4
1H1c2 ~xf3i' 13.<;;>xf3 <;;>eS= Cifu- (al) 13.<;;>d3 <;;>b7) 13 ... <;;>b7
cntes-Bere1ovich, Hoogeveen 1999) 14.~gS:!; Razuvaev-Goldin, USSR
9 ... exdS 10.';iie2 (JO.~bS?! <;;>b8+ 1966;
Van Wely-1.Polgar, Hoogeven 1997) a2) 1O ... b6 I1.Wld3
9.<;;>b2 ®e7 lO.cxdS f1d8 Il.d6 (11. a21) II.E1el 0b7 12.0d3
<;;>e2 exdS (J l...~dS 12.~xdS exdS (a21) 12.0a2 E1c8
13.0-0 <;;>g4= Groszpeter-Portisch, (a21) 12 ... \!!id6 13.0e3 E1ad8
Hungary 1984) 12.0-0 d4 13.exd4 14.®e2 \!!ib8 IS.E1ad1 !'1fe8 16.0gS
~d4 14.~d4 <;;>xd4 IS.®c2 ®eS+ ~g4 IH2xe6 <;;>f6 18.<;;>xf6 ~xf6 19.
16.~a4 0xb2 17.~xb2 0g4 18.flfe1 0xf7t wxf7 20.i!\Ic4t'" Popov-No-
flac8 19.0c4 ®f4+ Kelecevic- vik, St Peterburg 1993) 13. Wld3
Marjanovic, Yugoslavia 1984) 11... (a21) 13.0gS ~dS 14.0xe7
l"i:xd6 12.®c2 eS 13.0e2 ~4!+ ~cxe7 IS.~dS ~xdS 16.®d2 \\Iif6 .
17.0xdS 0xdS 18.~eS h6 19.E1ac1
Diagram
\\IigS 20.WlxgS hxgS 21.f3 f1fd8 22.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 13

wf2 [6 2Hlg4 wf7 24.we3 ll:c4 25. (a2) IHib3 I!!id6 14.lUg5 h6 15.
ll:xe4 ~xc4 26.ll:c1 b5 27.~f2 Peng- IUM ~5 16.d5 0xh4 17.dxe6l!!ixd3
Chiburdanidze, Tilburg 1994 \1,-\1,) IS.ll:xd3 0a6 19.1l:d7 0f6 20.l':lxa7
13 ... a6 14.~g5 b5 15.ll:acl ll:c8 IUxc3= Garcia Martinez-Armas, Ca-
16.~bl g6 IHza2 wg7= Gutman- magucy 19S7) 13 ... l!!ic7
Kochetkov, Rovno 2000) 12 .. J!c8 (a2) 13 ... ®d6 14.0g5 ll:fdS 15.
J3.~e2 ne7 14.~c3 ®a8= Sofrevski- 0b1 g6 16.lUa2 ~a5= Podgaets-
Vclimirovie, Jugoslavija 1976; Palatnik, USSR 1973) 14.lUg5 ll:fd8
a22) 11.0g5 IUb 7 12. \!!:d3 ll:c8 15.l!!ie2 ~d5 16.~xd5 exd5 17.l!!id3;!;
(a22) 12...~d5!? 13.lUxd5 IUxg5 Tal-Brinck Claussen, La Habana
14.lUe4 f5 15.~xg5 I!!ixg5 16.1Uf3 (01) 1966;
E1ad817.l':lfcll!!if618.l!!ie3ll:xd419. a3) 10 ... l!!id6 11.0e3 ll:d8 12.l!!ie2
~b5 ll:d7 20.l!!ixe6t Inkiov-Emst, 0d7 13.ll:adl ~d5°o Vaganian-Lein,
Berlin 1986. 20 ... il!Jxe6 21.E1xe6 ~d8 SSSR (ch) 1971; 11.0g5
22.ll:d6 ll:xd6 23.~xd6 IUxf3 24.gxf3 al) 1I.ll:el b5 12.0a2 0b7 13.lUgS
~e6=) J3.ll:adl ~d5 14.0xd5 ~xg5 (al) 13.d5 exd5 14.~xd5 ~xd5
15.<;le4 f5 16.~c6 ll:xe6 I 7.l':lfe I 15.0xd5 0f6= Forintos-Tiller,
0f6= Spassky-Bannik, USSR (ch) Esbjerg 1983) 13 ... b4
1956; 1l...lUb7 12.ll:d I (al) 13...~dS 14.lUxe7 ~exe7 15.
(a2) 12.1Ua2 I!!id6 ~e4 ~b6 16.l':lcJ Bezold-Dao, Buda-
(a2) 12...l':lc8 J3.~g5 ~5 14. pest 1993 \1,-\1,) 14.~a4 bxa3 15.
~xd5 0xg5 15.~c3 0f6 16J::adl g6°o bxa30xa3 16.dSoo Boudy-Szilagyi,
Lein-Christiansen, USA 1981) 13. Vama 1979;
IUg5 ll:fd8 14.ll:adl ~h5 IHlel ~f4 a2) II.lUa2 I!!id6
16.l!!ie4 ~g6 17.l':lfel IUfS 18.l!!ic2 (a2) ll...b5 12.dS
l':lacS 19.d5 exd5 20.~d5 I!!ibS 21. (a2) 12.0g5 -lUgS;
~g5± a2) 12.l!!id3 b4 13.~e4 IUb7 14.
l':ld I ~xe4 I Hlxe4 ~aS 16.d5 b3 17.
IUbl g6 IS.l!!if4 0xd5 19.1!!ih6 f5 20.
~g5 0xg5 21.I!2xg5 I!!id7 22.0d2 ~c6
23.lUe3 ~f7 24.lUd3 eS 25.l!!ie3 ll:fd8
26.l!!ie2 f4 27.0xa6 f3 28.l!!ib5 l!!ie6
29.lUb7 'iJlg4 30.g3 0c4 31.l!!ixc6 0e2
4
32.0xaS ~dl 33.l!!if6 Ljuboevie-
Kuczynski, Moscow 1994 1-0)
12 ... exdS 13.~xdS ~xdS 14.l!!ixdS
I!!ixd515.0xd50b716.ltig50xg517.
~xg5 ~a5 18.0xb7 ~xb7 19J1fdl
Kasparov-Larsen, Brussels 19S7) ll:fd8= Boensch- Gulko, Muenich
l2 ... l':lcS 13.lUa2 1990) IHie3
14 J6zsef Pinter

(a2) 12.h3 ];ld8 13.~e3 bS 14. Osnos,V-Dcly,P Budapest 1961)


'!\Ie2 \i1b7 IS.];ladl b4 16.~a4 bxa3 13 ... b4°o 14.axb4 ~xb4 IS.~bl 'I\IaS
17.~eS 'I\Ie7 IS.bxa3 ~xd4 19.~xd4 (a) 15...(fixf3 16.'I\Ixf3 '!\Ixd4 17.
(fixeS 20J'!cl ~e4 21.~bl 'I\Ie7+ ];lfel;, Lobron-Van der Sterren,
Anikacv-Svcshnikov, USSR 1979) Thessaloniki (01) 1985) 16.~cS
12 ... ];ldS 13.];lcl bS 14.'I\Ie2 b4", ];lac8 17.];lel ~bdS 18.'I\Id3 g6 19.
Fries Nielsen-Short, Esbjerg 1984; 'I\Ih3 Spassky-Gcllcr, Amsterdam
a3) II.fie3 bS 12.fid3 (ct) 19S6 19 ... ~S!?",) 9 ... b6 10.
(a3) 12.fia2 (itb7 13Jlel ];leS 14. ~bS;t;
'I\Ie2 b4 IS.axb4 ~xb4 16.~bl 'I\IaS= b) 6...~e7 7.0-0 0-0; 7.~xc4 a6
Ulriehsen-Semakoff, Norway 1998) a)7...~e7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3
12 ... 0b7 13.'I\Ie2 ];leS (a) 9.dxcS '!\Ixdl 1O.];lxdl (fixcS)
(a3) 13...~dS 14.~e4 fS IS.~c3 9... a6
(fif6 16.];lac1 ];leS 17.~bl 'I\Id6 IS. (a) 9 ... cxd4 10.exd4 - 6.a3) 10.
];lfdl ~ee7 19.~xdS (iixdS 20.~d2 dxcS '!\Ixdl
~c6= Rowley-Wojtkiewicz, Chica- (a) 1O ...(itxcS 1l.b4 (ite7 12.(fib2
go 1989) I 4Jlad I '!\Ic7= Raskov- b5 l3.~b3 ~b7 14.'I\Ie2 '!\Ib6 15."tJ,fdl
sky-Svesnikov, USSR 1975; Il...bS !'!fd8= O'Toole-Murray, Quemsey
12.(iia2 2002) II.!'!xdl ~xcS 12.b4 (fia7=
(a) 12.~d3 ~b7 13.!:!cl !:!c8 14. (a) 12 ...(fie7 13.(itb2 b5 14.~b3
~bl ~aS= Heeht-Vilcla, Luzcrn (fib7 IS.I!1f1 !'!fd8= Khalilbeili-Vo-
1982) 12...~b7 ronkov, USSR 19S6) 13.~b2 b5
(a) 12 ... b4 13.~a4 bxa3 14.bxa3 14.(fid3 !tlb7 15.~e4 ~e4 16.(fixe4
"tJ,a7IS.];lcl !:"!c716.!tlf40d61HleS !'!fd8= Szab6-Pachman, Portoroz
~e7 18.~cS ~edS 19.(figS !:"!xeS 20. (izt) 1958;
l:i:xeS= Nikolacv-Svcshnikov, Le- b) 7 ... cxd4 8.exd4 !tle7 9.0-0
ningrad J 99 J) 13.];lc1 0-0 10.!tlb 3
(a)I3.'!\Id3 b4 14.~a4 bxa3 IS. bI) 10.a3 - 6.a3;
bxa3 WaS 16.0bl 'I\Ixa4 17.0xf6 g6+ b2) 1O.i'!e 1 b6
(b2) 1O ... a6 II.(fid3 b5 12.a4
bxa4 13.!'!xa4 ~b4 I 4. (fib I (fib7 15.
~e5 '!\Ib6 16.(fie3 ~bdS 17.~gS !'!ad8
IS.'!\Id3 g6 19.~h6 !,!fe8 20.liJId2
~b4= Ivanovic-Horvath Cs, Niksic
1991) IUf4 (fib7 12.a3 ~aS 13.~a2
!'!cS 14.'I\Id3 ~dS 15.~d2 ~xc3 16.
l!ixc3 ~dS 17.~xdS IiJIxdS 18.!'!ac I
~c4 19.h3 l:!fd8 20.~h2 ~d6+ Kris-
tiansen-De Firmian, New York
abcda1gh
1991;
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 15

b3) 10.\1lc3 b6 Il.We2 \1lb7 12. (b) 8 ... cxd4 9.cxd4 §ie7 10.0-0
~adl ~b4 J3.~5 a6 14.~[el b5 IS. 0-0 II.Ele I \\!Id6 12.§ie3 ~d8=
\1lb3 ~bd5 16.\1lc I ~c8 17 .Eld3 ~xc3 (b)12 ... ~g4?! 13.d5!;!: Onis-
18.bxc3 \1le4 19.~e3 I1lg6 20.~xg6 chuk-Sveshnikov, Ncfteyugansk
hxg6= Sokolov-Van der Werf, Ber- 2000) ) 9.0-0 0-0 10.@d3 b6
lin 1993; 10 ... b6 I1.a3 §ia6! 12.~cl 1l.Eldl \1lb7 12.We2 'I!Ic7= 13.d5
Hc8 IH!g5 h6 exd5 14.§ixd5 ~d4 15.~xd4?!
(b) 13...~d5=) 14.\1lf4 ~a5 IS. (b) 15.exd4=) 15 ... ~xd5 16.
\1lc2 ~c4 16.Wc\ §ib7 17.l1lxh6 ~d5! ~xd5 §ixd5 17.~f5 §ib3 18.~e7t
\\!Ixe7 19.~el Hemandcz-Zaitsev,
Havana 1983 19 ... a5 20.~a3 \\!Ie6=F;
8... b5 9.§id3 (9.§ib3 §ib7 1O.\\!Ie2 Wc7
Il.d5 ~a5 12.dxe6 ~xb3 13.cxf7t
\\!Ixf7 14.axb3 §id6i1i Lein-Marja-
novic, Vrsac 1979) 9 ...§ib7 10.a4 b4
II.~c4 ~xe4 (11...cxd4 12.cxd4
~a5 13.~f6t gxf6 14.~el \1ld5",
Rodriguez-Tatai, Las Palmas 1975)
12.§ixe4 ~a5 J3.§ixb7 ~b7= 14.
@c2I1ld615.Eldl 0--0 16.b3 \\!Ic717.
\1lb2 a5= lanowski-Lasker, Berlin
18.~e5 1910.
(b) 18Jlc4 ~xc3 19.Elg4 ~e2t 6 ... cxd4
20.MI ~xcl 2U'lxg7t=) 18...~xb2 6 ... a67.dxc5
19.'I!Ixb2 ~xc3 20.§ie3 'I!Id5+ Gluz- a) 7.b3 l1le7
man-Rogers, Camberra 1993; 8.0-0 a 1) 7 .. .\1ld6 8.\1ld3 0-0 9.0-0 b6
a) 8.§id3!? §ie7 (al) 9 ... \\!Ie7 I 0.\1lb2 Eld8 11.\\!Ic2
(a) 8... cxd4 9.exd4 §ic7 10.0-0 (al) I U'1e I b6 12.\\!Ic2 I1lb7 13.
0-0 II.§ic3 b5 12.a4 bxa4 13.~a4 cxd5 cxd5 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.e4;!:
~b4 14.\1le2 §ib7 15.~c5 §id5 16.~c5 Nekolov-Atanasov, Sofia 1981)
as 17.§if3 §ixc5 18.dxc5 Wc7 19. l1...h6 12.~fdl dxc4 13.l)xc4 §id7
I1lxd5 ~fxd5 20.§id4 [6= Li Zunian- 14.~e4 ~xe4 15.§ixe4 §ie8 16.d5
Eingom, Beijing 1991) 9.0-0 0-0 exd5 17.Elxd5 b5 18.~adl ~ab8 19.
10.a3 cxd4 \\!Ic3 f6 20.§ibl §ie5= Gulko-Wolff,
(a) 1O ... b5? Il.dxc5 Ela7 12.\\!Ic2 USA 1993) 10.§ib2 cxd4
Eld7 13.§ie2 b4 14.~a4 ~d5 15.b3 (al) 10 ... l1lb7 Il.cxd5 cxd5 12.
§ib7 16.e4 Eld7 17.§ib2 bxa3 Lemer- ~c2 ~e4 13.~g3;!: Spasov-Rutlien,
Dvoiris, Novi Sad 1988 18.l1lxa3 as Eksjo 1981) Il.exd4 §ib7 Tal,M -
19 .§ib5±) Il.exd4 b5=; Beljavskij,A USSR (ch) 1974 12.
b) 8.a4 §ie7 \\!Ic2 ... ~fdl, f1acl;!: ;
16 J6zscf Pintcr

a2) 7 ... cxd4 8.cxd4 fie7 9.cS fif6 lZ.!;lel b6 13.fifl flxc3 14.fixc3
a21) 9.fie2 0-0 10.0-0 b6 11. Balashov-Sokolov, Elista 1994 Y:z-
fif4?! fib7 IHlcS dxc4 13.fif3 !;lc8 Y:z) 10.fixc3 g6 II.~eZ fig7 lZ.0-0
14.bxc4 flaS= IS.fixb7 0-0= Farago-Raicevic, Beograd
(a21) IS.dS? flxc4 16.dxe6 1982; 8.fib2
I/!ixdl 17.fixdl flxeS 18.fixeS fxe6+) (a) 8.fie2 0-0 9.dxcS ~xcS 10.
IS ...flxb716.dS cxdS exdS II.~bZ fia7 lZ.0-0 Va-
(a21) 16.l/!id3=) 16 ...flaS 17.l/!id3 ganian-Littlcwood, Hastings 198Z1
fid6 83) IZ ... d4=) 8...0-0 9.fid3
(a) 9.fic2 b6 10.0-0 ~b7 11.
cxdS exdS IZ.dxcS bxcS 13.Hcl
!!b8 14.~a4 fle4 IS.fid3 fid6", Ma-
rovic-Chekhov, Banjaluka 1976)
9 ...cxd4
(a) 9 ... b6 10.0-0 fib7 II.!;lcl
He8 IZ.cxdS exdS 13.dxcS fixeS 14.
~eZ;I; Farago-Marjanovic, Dort-
mund 1978) 10.exd4 dxc4
(a)10 ... b6 11.0-0 ~b7 lZ.l/!ieZ
(a) 1Z.!;lc I !;lc8 13.cxdS flxdS
14.~xdS I/!ixdS IS.fie4 I/!ihS 16.flcS
(a21) 17 ...flhS 18.fid2 fif6+) I/!ixdl 17.Haxdl ii:fd8= Cafferty-B.
18.flxf7 fuf7 19.dxe6 fixf4+ Va- Kelly, Great Britain 1999) 12 ... He8
ganian-Zaichik, USSR 1982; 13.Hadl ~aS 14.~c2 dxc4 I S.b4
a22) 9.~b2 0-0 10.~d3; 9 ... b6 ~c6= Tal-Gipslis, USSR 1967) 11.
lO.cxb6 bxc411lh8
(a2) 10.b4 bxcS Il.bxcS fle4 (a) 11...l/!ic7 12.0-0 Hd8 13.l/!icZ
12.~d2 ~f6~) 10 ... fld7 IUd3 as flaS 14.!;ladl fid7 IS.ii:fel ii:ac8 16.
(a2) 11...0-0 12.0-0 as!?) 12. fleS± Balashov-Kvcinys,- USSR
flbS! I/!ixb6 13.~f4 0-0 14.0-O!;I; 1980) 12.fic2
fla7? (a) 12.fic2 bS! 13.cxbS axbS 14.
(a2) 14 ...flf6 IS.!;lC! ~d7 16.l/!ie2 0-0 b4 1S.fle4 Vaganian-Alburt,
!;lfc8 17JlcZ ~e4 18.!;lfc1 ~f6 SSSR (ch) 1974 IS ... fia6 16J1el
19.1/!ie3;1;) IS.~c7 !;lb8 16.b4! fib7 fic4+) 1Z ... b6 13.0-0 fib7 14.l/!id3
17 .bxaS! I/!ixaS 18.l/!ieZ eS" (Gel- ii:c8 IS.Hac! flaS 16.~dZ I/lId7 17.
fand-Kramnik, Sanghi Nagar 1994) ~dl fic6 18.~e3 bS= Vaganian-
19. flxeS! I/!ixc7 20.!;lacl+-; Kholmov, Vilnius 1975;
a3) 7 ... fle4 8.fibZ cxd4 9.exd4 b) 7.fid3 dxc4
flxc3 (b) 7 ...fie7 8.0-0 0-0 9.dxcS
(a3) 9 ... fie7 10.fie2 0-0 11.0-0 fixcS lO.b4 fia7 II.cxdS exdS lZ.bS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 17

axb5 1Hlxb5 ~b8 14.~b2 ~g4 15. cl) 11.~0 ~g4


~c2 ~e4 16.~fd4 ~xe2 17.\!!!xe2 (cl) 1l ...!:le8 12.b4 ~c7 13.~b2
~xd4 18.~d4 !:la6 19.~f5 \!!!g5+Ar- '/lId6 14.g3 ~h3 IS.!'lel !'ladS 16.bS;!;
royo-Fedorowicz, Candas 1992) 8. Najdorf-Kava1ek, Buenos Aires
~xe4 b5 9.~a2 ~b7 19S0) 12.b4 !'leS 13.~b2 ~bS= 14.
(b) 9 ...cxd4 10.exd4 b4 l1.axb4 !:lcl '/lId6 IS.g3 !:lfd8 16.f'la4 f'le4 17.
~xb4 12.~b3 ~e7 13.~a4t ~d7 14. flc5 '/lIe7 18.fld4 ~h3 Spasov-So-
~xd7t ~xd7 15.d5 ~c5 16.dxe6 sonko, Surakarta, Denpasar 1982
'/lIxd1t 17.wxd1 ~xe6 IS.we2 0-0 Yz-Yz;
19.!:ldl !:lfeS 20.~d5 ~d5= Djuric- c2) IUO ~eS
Leski, San Francisco 19S7) 10.0-0 (c2) 1l...!'leS 12.~e6 bxc6 13.
'/lIe7 \!!!a4 ~d7 14.~d2 as Iose1iani-Stein,
bI) 10 ... ~d6 l1.dxc5 ~c5 12. Gausda1 1991 YZ-YZ) 12.f'lce2 f'le4=
'/lIc2 '/lIe7 13.~d2 !:lcS 14.!:lac1 ~d6 Fi1ip- Farago, Po1anica Zdroj 1979;
15.~bl ~a5 16.!:lfdl 0-0 17.~el ll...bxc6 12.b4 as l3.b5 ~e5
~c4 18.~g5 g6 19.'/lIe2 l=lcS 20. 14.<;ilb2 cxbS IS.'l\lb3ii5
f'lge4= Lobron-Gostisa Graz 1993; (c) IS.~xbS? '/lIc7 16.f1el I/I'bS
b2) 10 ...!:lcS l1.h3? cxd4 12. 17.f1bl d4 IS.~c6 f1a6! 19.~dS
exd4 f'laS 13.~gS ~e7 14.'/lIe2 0-0 f'lxdS 20.~xd4 ~xh2t-+ Rajkovie-
15J1fd1 Gligoric, Novi Sad 1979);
(b2) 15.l'i:adl f'lc4 16.~e5 f'lb6!'t) d) 7.f'leS ~e7
15 ...f'lc4 16.f'le5 f'lb6 17.!:lac1 ~fd5 (d) 7...~d6 S.'/lIa4
IS.~d5 ~xg5 19.!'lxcS f'lxcS 20. (d) S.~c6 bxc6 9.~e2 0-0
f'lb4 f'lb6 Djurie,S-Sax, Adelaide (d) 9 ... a5 10.'/lIe2 cxd4 11.exd4
19S6/S7 21.~a6! ~xa6 22.f'lxf7 dxe4 12.~xe4 cS 13.dxeS ~xcS 14.
!'lxf7 23.'/lIxe6 f'lc4 24.'/lIxa6 whS 25. ~g5 ~b7 Makarychev-Razuvaev,
'/lIxb5 fld6 26.'/lId3;!;; 11.'/lIe2 !'ldS 12. USSR 19S1 YZ-YZ) 10.0-0 e5",
!'ld1 ~e7 13.dxc5 !'lxdl t 14.~dl AIterman-Gavrikov, USSR 1980)
~xc5 15.b4 ~d6 16.~b2 we7 17.!:lcl 8...~d7 9.~d7 '/lIxd7 10.cxd5 exd5
'/lIbS 18.~b1 11.dxc5 ~c5 12.b4 ~a7 13.b5 axb5
(b) IS.e4 f'leS!=) IS .. J!dS= Ra- 14.~xb5 f'le4
vi-Barsov, Ubeda 2000; (d) 14...0-0 15.f'lxa7;!;) 15.~xa7
c)7.exd5 exdS 8.~e2 cxd4 f1xa7?!
(c)8...~d6 9.dxcS ~xcS 1O.b4 (d) 15...0-0!?) 16.'/lId1 '/lIe7 17.
~a7 11.0-0 0-0 12.bS axbS 13. ~b2 '/lIg5 IS.h4 '/lIfS 19.'/lI0 '/lIe6 20.
~bS ~b6 14.~b2 f'le4 IS.f'lc3 ~e6 ~xg7 !:lgS± Simic-Akesson, Va1jevo
16.'/lIc2 !:lcS 17.~e4 fld4 18.'/lIdl 19S4) S.~e2 0-0 9.0-0 cxd4 10.
f'lxe2t 19.'/lIxc2 dxc4 20.~d4 ~d7+ exd4 dxc4 11.f'lxe6 bxc6 12.~xe4
Finegold-Illeseas, Amsterdam 1989) as 13.~g5 h6 14.~h4 ~a6 15.~xa6
9.f'lxd4 ~d6 10.0-0 0-0 11.f'lxc6 !'lxa6 16.f1c1 f1a7 17.f'la4 !'ld7 IS.
18 Jozsef Pintcr

f1c4 e5 19.Q'ixf6 Qlxf6 20.1'!If3 King- lO.cxd5. This is the main line.
Polugaevsky, Oviedo activ 1992 White creates an isolated pawn in
20... cxd4+; 7... Q'ixc5 8.b4 the centre and completes his devel-
opment. The position reminds of
the Queen's Gambit Accepted with
reversed colours.
a)10.l'!Ic2 Illd7
(a) 10 ...fle5 11.f1dl flxf3t 12.
gxf3 \'!Ic7 13.c5 llle7 14.fla4 Illd7 15.
flb6 f1ae8 16.f4 Q'ic6 17.f1g1I1lb5 IS.
Q'ixb5 axbS 19.!.!1e5 \'!Ic6 20.\'!Ib2±
Anand-Polugaevsky, Roqucbr. 1992;
a) 10 ...dxc4 11.I1lxc4 bS 12.!.!1d3
!.!1b7 13.f1dl f1cS 14.\'!Ib I h6= Ivkov-
Bellon, Torremolinos 19S3;
8... 0d6 (8 ... llle7 9.0b2 dxc4 a) 10 ... l'!Ie7 I U:1dl f1dS 12.h3
(9...0-0 10.cxd5 (10.\'!Ic2 \'!Ic7 I!. dxc4 13.Qlxc4 bS 14.!.!1a2 !.!1b7 IS.
cxd5 exd5 12.Q'ic2 f1d8 13.0-0 Illg4 0-0 fle5 Plachetka-Barczay, Kecs-
14.f1acl f1ac8 15.fla4 flc4 16.flc5 kemet 19S3 Y>-Y» II.f1dl f1c8 12.
Q'ifS 17.l'!Idl \'!Id6 18.flxc6l'l:xc6 19.f3 0e2 fleSoo
f1xc I 20.Q'ixc I = Ivanov-Kosic, Bu- (a) 12 ... \'!Ie7 13.cS !.!1bS 14.e4
kovinske Banje 1993) 10 ...flxd5 I!. dxe4 IS.flxe4 flxe4 16.l'!Ixe4 f1cd8
flxd5 exd5 12.llle2 Q'if6 13.\'!Id2 Q'if5 17.0-0 eS IS.!.!1c4Il1hS 19.h4 fS 20.
14.0-0 Q'ie4 l5.f1acl Illxb2 16.\'!Ixb2 \'!Ie2 h6 21.flgS Bukic-lelen, Bled
\'!Ie7 17.f1fdl f1adS. lS.l'!Id2 f1d6 1992 Y>-Y» 13.cxdS exdS 14. \'!Id2
19.fld4 flxd4 20.\'!Ixd4;!; Sokolov- f1eS IS.flxdS !.!1a4 16.flxe5 !.!1xeS
Chandler, BlUsscls rapid 1992) 10. 17.flxf6t \'!Ixf6 IS.!.!1xeS \'!IxeS 19.
Q'ixc4 \'!Ixdlt IU1xdl 0-0 12.0--0 b5 f1cl I1lc6 20.0-0 \'!IgS 21.g3~ Ivkov-
IHld3 Q'ib7 14.flc4 l'l:fd8 IHlxf6t Timman, Bugojno 1982; b)\O.f1cl
Q'ixf6 16.Q'ixf6 gxf6 17.Q'ic4 f5 IS.
Q'ixc6 Q'ixc6 19.f1xdSt f1xdS 20.fld4
Q'id5= Ionescu-BlUk, Haifa 19S9)
9.Q'ib2 0-0 (9 ... dxc4 10.Q'ixc4 b5
(10 ... 0-0 11.0-0 ~e5 12.flxe5 Qlxc5
13.\'!Ixd8 f1xd8 14.f1fd1 I1ld7 Gure-
vich-Eh1vest, Reggio 1988 Y>-Y»
11.Q'id3 Illb7 12.fle4 llle7 13.f1b1 0-0
14.0-0 flxc4 15.lllxe4 \'!Ixdl 16.
f1fxd1 f1adS 17.M1 fS= Paehman-
Reshevsky, Amsterdam (izt) 1964)
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 19

An old line which was popular (a) 13...~5!? 14.bxa6 bxa6 15.
in the first quarter of the 20th cen- ~xa6 ilbS 16.~b5 l!le7 17.~e5 ilaS
tury with the first game dated back 18.~c7
in 1907. While is not in a hurry (a) 18.~c7"') 18 ... Yiid7 19.1!lxa5
with the development of the king- ilxa6-+) 14.~xb5 ~xf3 15.~xf3
side and waits for Black to play ~e5= 16.!'1bl Yiie7 17.~c3 d4 18.
dxc4 in order not to lose a tempo exd4 ~xd4 19.ilel l:'!fdS 20Jlc1
for the development of the light- Yiid6+(Tal-Browne, Naestved 1985)
squared bishop. 13 ... 0bS 14.~a4 ~e4
10 ... ~eS II.~xeS 0xeS 12.~d3 (a) 14 ... Yiid6 IS.g3 ~e4 16.~cS
dxc4 13.0xc4 I!ld7 14.0e2 f1cS 15. ~xe5 17.ilxc5 !'1fdS 18.~d4;!; I!lxe2
0-0 Wb6 16.l!lal !'1fdS 17.~b3 I!lc6 19.tWxe2 ~d4 20.~xd4;!; Mikhal-
IS.l";Ifdl ~S 19.~xdS \1lxdS 20.~bl chisin-Stangl, 1992) IS.~c5 lI!Jc7
I!lxal= Smyslov-Tal, Aker Brygge 16.g3 ilfdS;!;;
19S9; 1O ... exdS II.I!le2 (Il.!'1c1 ~e7 b) 1l...l!le6 12.0-0 lI!Je7
12.l!le2 b1dS 13.0-0 ~g4 14.~a4 ~c4 (b) 12 ... a5 13.b5 ~e5 14.~xc5
IS.g3 I!lh3", Kolarov-Padevski, ~xe5 IS.~a4 I!lxb2 16.~xb2l1!Jd6 17.
Vama 1969) 11 ... !'1eS lI!Jd4 ~e4 18.0d3 ~c5 19.1!lc2 l:'!fcS
a) 1l...l!lg4 12.0-0 20.l:'!fdl= Shamkovich-Crawley, Bel-
(a) 12.h3 l!le6 13.~d3 !'1cS 14. grade 19S5) 13.l:'!c1
ilc1 ~bS IS.Yiib I Yiie7 16.Yiial ilfd8 (b) 13.lI!Jd2 l:'!adS 14.ilfdl I!lbS
17.~a4 ~a7 IS.O-O bS 19.~S ~xcS 15.b5 axb5 16.~xb5 ~e4",) 13 ...
20.bxcS ~a5 Von Hcnnan-Shipov, l:'!fdS 14.~a4
Berlin 1995 21.~xf6 l!i'xf6 22.Yiixf6 (b) 14.lI!Jc2 ilacS IS.lI!Jbl b5 16.
gxf6 23.~d4 ~c4 24.c6±) 12 ... ilcS f1fdl h6 17.g3 ~b8 ISJ!d2 0a7 19.
a1) 12 ... ~c7!? 13.ilc\;t; ~dl ~e4 20.ildc2 Yiid7+
(a1) 13.bS?! Yiid6
(a1) 13...~aS 14.bxa6 bxa6 IS.
~a4 ile8 16.h3 ~xf3 17.lhf3 Yiid6
IS.g3 ~c4 19.1!ld4 ~xe3 20.0xe3
ilxe3 2l.fxe3 Yiixg3t 22.l!lg2 Yiih2t
23.M2 ~e4t Franco-Wahls, Biel
19890-1) 14.g3 ~aS=
(a1) 14 ...~e7 15.a4 ilfeS 16.l!la3
Yiid7 17.i1h1 ~f5 18.b6 I!ldS 19.1!i'b3
ilcS 20.ilfdl;!; Muragan-Neelakan-
dan, Palani 1991);
a2) 12...~xf3!? 13.l!lxf3 l!leS 14.
Yiib3 d4 15.~a4; 13.!'1cl Rotstein-Vladimirov, Helsinki
(a) 13.b5 axb5 1992) 14 ... ilac8 15.~c5 ~e4 16.
20 J6zsef Pinter

~xe6 fxe6°o (Ivkov-Tatai, Budva dxc4 10.(i)xc4 cxd4 I1.exd4 ~e7 12.
19S1); 0-0 0-0 13.f1fel f1d8 14.f1ad1 (!lf6
C) II...(i)c7 12.0-0 15.'l!if4 ~e7 16.~e4I/!if5 17.'l!ic7 f1d7
(c) 12.f1cl I/!id6 13.b5 ~c7 14. IS.l/!ig3 'l!ig6 19.~f6t gxf6 20.'l!ih4
0-0 (i)g4 15.g3 I/!id7 16.bxa6 f1xa6 ~f5;!; Azmaiparashvili-Van der
17.~b5 (i)bS IS.~e5 (i)xe5 19.'~xe5 Wiel, WAZ 1993) 8.bxc3
~xe2 20.l/!ixe2 f1cS;!; HOIvath-Ma- (a) 8.'l!ixc3 cxd4 9.~d4 ~xd4
inka, Budapest 1990) 12 ... l/!id6 13. 10.l/!ixd4 dxc4 IUhdSt wxdS
g30h3 14.il:c1 f1ad8°o (Lemer-Tuk- 12.(i)xc4 (i)d6= 13.(!ld2 we7 14.~c3
makov, USSR 1983); (i)d7= Torre-Rodriguez, Bangalore
d) 1l...~b8 12J:'lc1 ~g4 13.~a4 19S1) 8...~e7
iUxf3 14.~xf3 ~e5 15.iUxc5 ~xeS 16. (a) S... dxc4 9.(i)xc4 (i)c7 10.0-0
0-0 I/!id6 17.~c5 b6 18.~d3 ~xf3t 0-0 1Ud1 'l!ic7 12.(!ld3 g6 13.e4
19.1/!ixf3 a5 20.g3;!; Farago-Je1en, f1d8 14.(i)e3 b6 15.YiIa2 (i)f6 16.e5
Ljubljana 1992; 12.0-0 (i)c7 13.f1c1 ~e7 17.h4 (i)b7 IS.h5 ~5 19.hxg6
(I3.l/!id2 I/!id6 14.f1fd1 d4 15.exd4 hxg6 20.~h2 wg7 21.~g4 f1hS 22.
(i)g416.g3 f1ad8 17.l/!id3 ~b618.~a4 dxcS f1h4 23.f3 f1ah8 24.cxb6 axb6
(i)xf3 19.iUxf3 (i)xd4 20.l/!ic2;!; Gran- 25.11If2 (!lc5=t Ragozin-Notkin, Elis-
da-Franco, Barcelona 1990) 13 ... ta 1994) 9.(!ld3
I/!id6= 14.b5!? ~e5 15.~eS'l!ixe5 16. (a) 9.~b2 0-0 1O.(i)d3 h6 11.0-0
g3 ~h3 17.bxa6 (I7.f1e1 ~a5 18. ~a5 12.~d2 dxc4 13.~xc4 ~xc4 14.
bxa6 bxa6 19.'l!ia4 d4°o Doettling- (i)xc4 b6 15.e4 (!lb7 16.'l!ie2 f1cS=
Maier, Germany 1998; 17.~a4I/!id6 Petrosian-Fischcr, Buenos Aircs
18.il:e1 0a5 19.(;lc3 axb5 20.(i)xb5 (m/8) 1971) 9 ... dxc4 10.(i)xc4 0-0
f1ed8= Kallai-Palkovi, Hungary 1Ud3
19S9) 17...~xfl IS.(i)xfl bxa6! 19. (a) 11.0-0 I/!ic7 12.(i)d3 h6 13.e4
~b5 I/!ixb2 20.~xc7 I/!ixa3 21.~xeS ~5 14.cS!;!; Vaisser-Gusev, USSR
f1xcS 22.f1a1 =; 6 ... dxc4 7.(i)xc4 a6 1972 14 ... b6;!;) ll...h6 12.0-0 b6
S.O-O b5 9.(!la2 (i)b7 10.l/!ie2 (i)c7 13.(i)b2 ~f6 14.f1ad1 cxd4 IS.cxd4
II.f1d1 (I1.dxc5 (i)xc5 12.f1dl l/!ie7 (!lb7 16.'l!ie2 g6 17.e4 f1eS IS.c5 (!lg7
13.b4 (!lb6 14.h3 0-0 IS.e4 f1fdS 19.h4 ~c7 20.h5± Inkiov-Hjorth,
16.(i)e3 I/!ic7 17.(i)xb6 I/!ixb6 IS.c5 Thessaloniki 19S8;
~cS 19.~e4 as 20.bxaS f1xa5= Dju- b) 7.cxdS ~xc3 S.bxc3 exd5
urhuis-Galcgo, Manila 1992) 11... 9.~bS (!le7 1O.~e5 'l!ic7 IUa4 (i)d7
I/!ic7 12.dxc5 (i)xcS 13.b4 (!le7 14. 12.~xd7I/!ixd7 13.dxc5 (!lxc5 14.0-0
(i)b20-0 IS.f1ac1 f1adS 16.f1elt Iv- 0-0 15.f1dl a6 16.(i)e2 f1fdS 17.'l!ic2
kov-Hu1ak, Jugoslavija (ch) 1976; l/!ie6 IS.a4 f1acS 19.f1bl f1c7 20.l/!ia2
6...~e4 7.(!ld3 f1cd7 21.f1b2 ~e5 22.f1bd2 ~c4 23.
a) 7 .YlJc2 ~xc3 (!lxc4 dxc4 24.a5 f1xd2 2S.f1xd2
(a) 7 ... l/!ia5 S.0d2 ~xd2 9.l/!ixd2 f1xd2 26.l/!ixd2 g6 27.f3 \\Iic5 2S.I1If2
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 21

wg7 29.g3 \!\IhS 30.wg2 lite7 31.e4 16.litc4 E1e8 17.~S ~e6=) ll...dxc4
1!IJxaS 32.lJIid4t wg8 33.lith6 1itf8 (b) ll...dxe4 12.1!IJxe4 f5
34.1iixf8 I1Ixf8 3S.1!IJxc4 IJIid8 'Iz-'Iz (b) 12 ... g6» 12.~xc4 ~c4
(Almasi,I-Lukacs, Budapest 2000); (b) 12 ... cxd4 13.cxd4 ~c4 14.
c) Hlxe4 dxe4 8.~d2 fS; 1!IJxc4=) 13.lJIixc41!1Jc7 14.lJIid3 Iitd7
7...~xc3 (7 ... fS?!) 8.bxc3 lite7 (b) 14 ... itdS IS.dS=) IS.eS ~e7
a) 8...1!IJaS 9.1iid2 dxc4 1O.litxc4 16.~gS
Iitd6?! Il.e4 0-0 12.0-0 cxd4 13. (b) 16.~gS ~c6) 16...~xgS 17.
cxd4 \!lIhS 14.cHle7 IS.1!IJe21itd7 16. ~xgS flfcS IS.1!IJg3
h3 (b) IS.dxcS?! 1!IJxeS 19.1!IJxd7
(a) 16J1abl!) 16 ... E1ac8 17.E1fel 1!IJxg5 20J'~fc1 l'1ab8=F) IS ... whS 19.
wh8 18 .E1ab I ~d8 19.E1b3 !'1fel
(b) 19.E1abl b6 20.lJIif4 cxd4 21.
cxd4litc6 22.f3=) 19 ... cxd4 20.cxd4
IJIic32Uf4wgS
7 (b) 2l...liteS) 22.l::labl
(b) 22.1!IJg41!1hS 23.1!IJf4=;
b) 22.!'1ecl IJIib2=;
4 b) 22.~e7 E1c4 23.~cS 1!IJaS
24.lJIie4 l/lIa6't) 22 ... b6 23.h4?
(b) 23.lite7 protects the a-pawn;
b) 23.!'1e3?? 1!IJcl t-+;
b) 23.!'1al !?=) 23 ...1!IJxa3 Janow-
ski-Marshall, (Cambridge. Springs
(a) 19.1itbS!?; 1904); 9.0-0 dxc4 (9 ... 0-0 10.litb2
a) 19.1!IJd31itc6 20.litbS~,) 19 ... litc6 (lO.1!IJc2 g6 11.cxdS exdS 12.dxcS
20.litbS IitdS;1; Portisch-Hjartarson, ~aS 13.0b2 ~c4 (l3...~f6 14.~d4
Linares 1989; Iitd7 15.a4;1; Lugovoi-Dvoirys, Rus-
b) 8... litd6 9.0-0 0-0 sia 1996) 14.ll!xc4 dxc4 IS.~d4
(b) 9... dxc4 10.litxc4 0-0 Il.e4 ~xcS 16.1!IJe2 IJIib6 17.a4 (l7.e4!?)
b6 12.lite3±) 10.lJIie2 17 ...!'1eS IS.l::lfbl ~xd4 19.cxd4 ~f5
(b) lO.c4 dxe4 Il.litxe4; 20.E1dl ~d3= Vaiser-Andrianov,
b) 10.lJIic2; Budapest 1989) 1O ...~S
b) lO.cxd5 exdS 11.e4) 10 ...~aS a) 10 ... dxc4 II.~xc4 1!IJc7 12.e4
(b) 10 ... dxc4 Il.litxc4 ~aS 12. flaS IHld3 b5 14.a4 c4 IS.~c2
~a2; (a) IS.lite2 b4 16.cxb4 ~xb4 17.
b) 10 ... b6? Il.e4 dxe4 12. lita3 4lc6 IS.eS Iitxa3 19.1::lxa3 h6)
1!IJxe4+-) Il.e4!? IS ... b4 16.cxb4 1iixb4 17.~a3 flc6
(b) Il.cxdS exdS 12.e4 ~b3 13. 18.e51iixa3 19.E1xa3 h6 'Iz-'Iz (King-
ita2 ~xcl 14J1xcl dxe4 IS.lJIixe4 g6 Sax, Lugano 19S9);
22 J6zsef Pinter

b) 10 ...'I!Ic7?N 11.'I!Ie2? \1lb7 15.f.le5 c4!?


(b) II.cxdS! exdS 12.dxc5 \1lxc5 bI) 15...flc6?! 16.f4 fue5
13.'I!Ic2 (bI) 16 .. Jifd8? IHlxf7! I1Ixf7
(b) 13.\1lxh7t I1Ixh7 14.f.lgSt 18.'I!Ih5t I1IgS 19.1t2xe6t I1Ih8 20.ll1fS
I1Ig6-+; g6
b) 13.£JgS h6) 13 ... h6 14.c4!± (bI) 20 ... h6 21.'I!Ig6 I1IgS 22.
'I!Ih7t 11If8
(bI) 22 ...11If7 23.ll1e6t I1Ixe6 24.
'I!IfSt I1Id6 2S.iWdS#) 23.\1le6 \1lf6 24.
iWgSt l1Ie7 2S.iWf7'i I1Id6 26.eSt+-)
17.fxeS;!;l:'iacS IS.l'l:f2
(bI) 18.dS iWxeS 19.c4 iWgS 20.
cS) IS ... \!lh4 19.93 \1lgS 20.~af1t;
b2) IS ...l'l:acS?! 16.f.lxf7! l'l:xf7
17.\1lxe6 ~cf8 IS.f4±; 16.l'l:ael \1ld6
(b) 16 .. .fo 17.f.lg4;!;) IHlg4 [6
(b) 17...~adS IS.cS±) IS.eS fxeS
19.flxeS \1lxeS
14 ... !!d8 15Jifd1 (b) 19 ... \!ldS 20.f4±
(b) lS.cxdS! IIxd5 16.\1lc4 (b) 20.lt2b1±) 20.dxeS iWc6
(b) 16.\1lh7t I1Ih8 1He4 ~hSD (b) 20...l'l:adS 21.\1lb1 f.lb3 22.
18.h3 l'l:d1 iWc6 23.f3~) 21.t3l'l:ad8 22.l'l:dl
(b) 18.'I!Ic3 \1lf8 19.~fd1 ~cS=) iWcSt 23.l1Ihl l'l:dS
18 ... \1lf8 19.~fc1 \1ld7 20.~abl;!;) (b) 23 ...f.lb3=) 24.l'l:xdS
16...~fS 17.~fd1 (b) 24.ll1b1 l'l:xeS) 24 ... \1lxdS 25.
(b) 17.~ac1 \1ld6 ISJifd1 ~cS19. \1lb1 f.lc6 26.ll1c1 'I!Ie7?!
'I!Id3 \1lf8 20.\1ldS±) 17 ... \1le6 IS.e4 (b) 26 ... iWaS!? 27.iWc3
~hS 19.'I!Ic3 \1lf8 20.\1lxe6 fxe6 21. (b) 27.iWc2 l'l:fS 2S.l'l:c1 fueS't)
~ac1±) IS ... \1lg4 27 ... iWa4~) 27.a4;!; Cifuentes Para-
(b) 15 ...l!le6 16.cxdS ~xdS 17. da-Kalinin, Hoogovens-B Wijk aan
\!lh7t I1Ih8 18.~xd5 \1lxd5 19.'I!Ixc5 Zce 1997;
\1lxt3 20.\1lbl!+-) 16.cxdS c) 10... b6 Il.cxd5 exd5 12.dxc5
(b) 16.ll1h7t I1IhS 17.IIxdS ~xd5 \1lxc5 13.'Il'c2 h6 14.c4 dxc4?
18.cxdS \1lxf3 19.'I!Ixc5 \1lxd5 20. (c) 14 ... ll1g4 15.cxd5!
'I!IxdS I1Ixh7t) 16...ll1xt3 17.gxf3 f.le7 cl) 15.iWc3 d4 16.fud4f.lxd4 17.
ISJlacl D:acS 19.'I!Ic3 f620.'I!Ib3I11hS exd4 iWxd4 IS.iWxd4 Il1xd4 19.\1lxd4
21.\1lf1±) 1l ... dxc4 12.ll1xc4 b6 l'l:adS 20.\1lxb6 axb6 21.\1le4 Il1c6 22.
(b) 12...l:l:dS 13.c4 a6 14.a4 b6 ~fbll'l:d6 23.\1ld5 \1lxdS 24.cxd5l'l:c8
15Jifdl \1lb7=) 13.e4 f.laS?! 25.l'l:bS l'l:c3=;
(b) oI3 ... ll1b7 14J'ifel~) 14.ll1a2 c2) 15.\1le2?! \1le6
The Scmi-Tarrasch Defence 23

(c2) lS ... dxc4 16J!fdl 'i!ie7 17. Uhlmann-Portisch, Thessaloniki


'i!ixc4 ~c6 I 9SS) 1O.~xc4 - S... dc4. 10 ... 0-0
(c2) 17 ... 'i!ic6 IS.'i!ic3 'i!ig6 19.~h4 1 Uc2 (I l.e4 b6 12.~f4 ~aS 13.!11a2
'i!igS 20.HdS+-) 18.'i!ie4 cxd4 14.cxd4 ~a6 IS.He1 ~xa3 16.
(c2) IS.'i!ic3 f6=) IS ... HacS 19. dS ~b4 17.dxe6 ~el IS.exf7t IllhS
~bSt) 16.Hfdl HeS I 7.cxdS ~xdS 19.'i!ixdS HaxdS 20.~xe1= Zakha-
18.~c4+-·; IS ... ~xf3 16.gxf3 'i!ixdS rov-Lukin, USSR 1983) I l...(:Id7
17.'i!ic3 'i!igst IS.lllhl f619.'i!ic4tHf7 12.~b2 l::1c8 13.e4 Vasiukov-Zhu-
20.HgI+-) IS.~c4IllhS 16.'i!ie4~b7 ravliov, USSR 1974 13 ... 'i!ic7 (13 ...
17.Hfd1 'i!icS IS.~d3 fS 19.®h4 'i!ie6 ~aS! 1Hld3I11a4=) 14.l11d3 eS IS.dS
20.~c4 'i!ig6 2 I J!d7 ~e7 22.Hxb7!+- ~aS 16.c4t; 6 ... ~e7 7.dxcS I11xcS
S.b4 I11d6 9.l11b2 (9.cxdS exdS 10.
abcdefgh ~bS I11b8 11.I11b2 as 12.~bd4 axb4
I3.axb4 Hxal 14.'i!ixal 0-0 IS.bS
~eS 16.l11e2 ~c4 17.l11c3 ~e4 lS.l11b4
HeS 19.0-0 'i!if6 20.®a8t Ubilava-
Paglilla, San Sebastian 1991) 9...
0-0 10.cxdS [10.\!lIc2 'i!ie7 (10 ... a6
1 I .l11d3 dxc4 12.l11xc4 bS 13.l11d3
IJ!ic7 14.~c4 ~e4 lS.l11xc4±) I U'!dl
l::1dS 12.lUd3±]1O... exdS l1.~bS ~b8
abcdelgh 12.l11e2 as I3.bxaS ~xaS 14.0-0 l::1a6
lS.l11eS!t Botvinnik-Ta1, Moscow
Averbakh-Platonov, URS-ch36, (ml12) 1960.
Alma Ata 1965 7.exd4l11e7
(c) 22.'i!if4±); I l.~d2 dxc4 12. [7 ... ~e4 S.l11d3 (S.'i!ic2 ~xc3
~xc4 ~xc4 J3.~xc4 'i!ic7 14.'i!ie2 ~d7 9.\!lIxc3 (9.bxc3 l11e7 10.l11f4 \!lIaS
IS.dS?! I l.a4111f6 12.\!lId2 0-0 13.cxdS cxdS
a) IS.c4=; 14.l11bS HeSt JS.lllfl I11d7 16.h3
b) IS.Hadl !11d6 16.h3 HacS 17. l::1ac8 17.<ilgl a6 18.~d3 ~dS 19.1::1c1
~a2 cxd4 IS.~b1?? 'i!ixa4 20.g4 IUbS 21.!11fS fle6 22.l11e3
(b) I S.cxd4=) I S... dxc3 19.'l\id3 g6 2H!bl 'i!ic4 24.!11a2 'i!ic6 2S.h4
(b) I 9.\!lIc2 g6 20.'i!ixc3 'i!ixc3 21. \!lId7 26.gS I'ig7 27.~h2 flf4+ Payen-
~xc3 ~bS!-+) 19 ... c2 20.l'ixc2 ®xc2 Garcia Palermo, Zaragoza 1995)
21.'i!ixd6 'i!ixb2 22.®xd7 ®b6+ Be\- 9 ... dxc4 10.!11xc4 l11e7 11.0-0.0-0
lon-Cifuentcs, Memorial Capablan- 12.l::1dl (I2.!11f4 I11f6 13.l::1adl ~e7
ca, Cienfuegos 1996); 15...~d6 16. 14.~eS ~dS IS.'i!ib3 b6 16.!11xdS
h3? (16.dxc6 0 16...~xe6 17. ~xe6 'i!ixdS 17.'i!ixdS exdS 18.!11xf6 gxf6
fxe6 IS.h3 c4't) 16 ... eS 17.c4 fS 19.1::1d2t Fanco-Estemera, Leon
IS.cxfS ~xfS 19.f3 l::1aeS 20.!11c1't 19S9) 12 ... l11d7 13.l11b3 ~aS 14.lUc2
24 J6zscf Pioter

\1b5 15.fle5 l"1c8 16.lWd2 IWc7 17.a4 16.l"1el IWf5 17.fia2 fid6 IS.d5 fle7
IWxc2 18.axb5 ~xd2 19.~xd2 flb3 19.fld4 IWg6 20.fibl f5 21.flxe6
20.l"1ab 1+ Klinger-W)nants, Thessa- Il>xd5 0-1 (Ivanov-Roos, Saint John
loniki 1988) 8 ... flxc3 9.bxc3 dxc4 1988) 9 ... dxc4 10.\1xc4 fld5 11.
10.~c4 ~e7 11.0-0 h4!?oo (11.~xe7?! flcxe7 12.flxd5
a) II.~d3 0-0 12.~e2 ~f6 (12.0-0 b6) 12 ... flxd5 13.0-0 b6+
13.0-0 g6 14.0h6!? 14.\!ja4 flf4 15.lWc6 l"1bS 16.lWc4 IWf6
(a) 14.\1f4 b6= Rodriguez-Nunn, 17.fid3 flxd3 18.lWxd3 ~b7 19.fle5
Amsterdam 1975); l"1fd8 20.l"1ad1 IWg5=F Shamkovich-
b) Il.lWc2!? b6 12.\1d3 0b7 13. Kasparov, Malta 1980); S.cxd5
0-0 h6 14.lWc2 ~f6 15.l"1dl!? cxd5 9.h3 fle4 1O.~d3 ~f5 11.0·-0
(b) 15.\1f4;l; Gurevich-Winants, 0-0 12.fla4 fif6 1Hle3 l"1e8 14.ric1
Haarlem 1998); 11...0-0 12.lWd3 'Wd6 15.flc5 b6 16.~a6 riac8 17.~b5
(12.l"1el b6 13.\1d3 ~b7; 12.lWe2 b6 l"1edS 18.lWa4 fle7 19.flb4 as
13.h4 \1b7 14.0d3 fla5 15.flg5 \1xg5 20.~d3= Panno-Kasparov, simu1
16.\1xg5 ~d5+ Ostermeyer-Suba, 1992; 8.fie3 dxc4 9.fixc4 0-0 10.
Dortmund 1984) 12 ... b6 13.h4! l"1cl ~d5 11.0-0 flxe3 12.l"1xc3 ~f6
(13.\1f4 \1b7 14.l"1fell"1c8=) 13 ... \1b7 IHld3 g6 14.fie4 ~d7 15.lWd2 a6
14.h5 l"1c8 15.\1a2 (15.\1f4 fla5 16. 16.l"1d1IWa5 17.b41Wd8 18.l"1c5 ~e7
\1a2 \1d5 17.\1bl f5 18.l"1el flc4 19. 19.1"1cc1 f5 20.~b1± Smyslov-
a4 (Ribli-Illescas, Barcelona 1989 Mascarinas, Rome 1990]
v,-v,) 15 .. .';\'f6 16.l"1el l"1e8 17.\1f4! 8... ~e4 9.\1bS
fla5 (17 ... g6 18.l"1adl ~e7 19.hxg6
hxg6 20.c4;l;; 17 ...flc7 18.l"1adl;!;)
IS.fle5 \1xe5 19.1"1xe5 \1d5 20.l"1g5;l;
Popov-Foisor, Berlin 1987; 7 ...
dxc4 8.\1xc4 fie7 9.0-00-0 10.lWd3
a6 Il.fig5 b5 12.fia2 l"1c8 (12 ... l"1a7
13.l"1adl l"1d7 14.fibl g6 15.rifel b4
16.axb4 ~xb4 17.lWd2 flc6 18.\1h6
l"1e8 19.fic2;l; Fedorowicz-Dlugy,
New York 1984) 13.l"1adl b4 14.
Il>xf6 Il>xf6 15.fle4 ll>e7 16.d5 exd5
IHlxd5 IWb6 IS.flcg5 1-0 (Heb-
den-Arkcll, Eastbourne 1990) 9.lWc2 fuc3
8.eS a) 9 ...e5 10.flxe5
[S.fig5 0-0 9.\1d3 (9.ricl h6 (a) lO.fud5!?lWxd5IUc4flxd4
(9 ... dxc4 10.~c4 fld5!?) 10.fif4 b6 12.flxd4lWxc5 13.~b5t
I1.cxd5 flxd5 12.fud51Wxd5 13.fic4 (a) 13.flb3?! IWc6 14.fla5 'Wg6
lWe41" 14.ll>e3 fib7 15.0-0 l"1fdS 15.~d3 \1f5 16.flc4 IWxg2 17.l"1fl
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 25

flgS 18.flxeS IUxd3 19.IWxd3 ()....020.


lUe3 !:lad8 2l.IWfS !:ldS-+ Ivkov-
Gulko, Cannes 1987) 13. .. l1IfS 14.
IWxe4 t!!Ixd4 IS.t!!Ixd4 exd4 16.lUf~)
10 ...flxeS Il.dxeS
(a) 11.flxe4 flc6 IHld6t IUxd6
13.cxd60-0
(a) 13 ...IWxd6 14.lUe3 ()""O IS.lUd3
g6 16.0-0 fle7 17.IWcS flfS 18.!:lac1
IWxcS 19 JlxcS flxe3 20.fxe3t:
Gulko-Novikov, Tashkent 1984)
14.lUe3 !:le8 IS.lUd3 11...0-0 12.b3 ~d7 13.0-0 (13.
(a) IS.lUe2 IWxd6 16.0-0 IWf6 17. ~xc6 ~xc6 14.a4 b6 IS.~a3 bxcS
!:lad 1 IUfS=) IS ...flxd4 16.lUxh7t 16.~cS <;!lxcS 17.IWxcS !:le8 18.IWa3
I1Ih8 17.IWdll1lxh7 18.IWxd4 IWxd6 19. l'fu8 19.!:lc1 ~d7 20.0·-0 IWb6 21.!:le3
l1d1 IiYg6!= IWb4 22.IWa1 !:lfe8 23.!:lfcl f6 24.h3
(a) 19 ... lUe6 20.0-0±) 20.IWh4t !:le8 2S.!:le3 !:lbe8 26.!:lee3 !:lxc3 27.
I1Ig8 21.0-0= Psakhis-Arhipov, So- IWxe3 IWxe3 28.!:lxc3 I1Ill 29.l1Ifl l1Ie7
chi 1985) Il...flxcS 12.lUe3 fle6 13. 30.l1Ic2= Ibragimov-Ruban, Elista
!:ldl d4 14.lUxd4t: Savon-Semkov, 1994) 13 ... b6 14.~xc6 ~xc6 IS.b4=
Varna 1982; Ivkov-Suba, Soehi 1983; 9.fla4 ~f6
b) 9... fS 10.lUbS 0-0 11.()....Q gS 10.~e2 0--0 11.0-0 eS= 12.<;!le3 !:le8
(b) II...~f6 12.I!1xc6 bxe6 13. 13.dxeS flxeS 14.fld4 flc4 IS.~xe4
~f4 IUd7 14.~cS ~e8 IS.b4t: Re- dxe4 16.IWe2 flxf2 17.~xf2 ~xd4
shevsky-Sarapu, Sousse (izt) 1967 18.IWxc4 !:le4 19.11Ihl ~e6 20.IWe2
(b) IS.lUxf6 gxf6 16.fle1 IUg6 17. !:lg4+ Epishin-Oll, USSR 1986; 9.
fle2 IiYc7 18.fld3 !:lae8 19.b4 I1Ih8 IWe2 ~f6 10.flxe4 dxe4 11.IWxe4
20.a4± Dunnington-Finegold, Ca- flxd4 12.flxd4 IWxd4 13.~bSt l1Ie7
pclle 1989) ) 1H~xc6 bxc6 13.fleS 14.IWc2 IWeSt IS.~e2 ~d7 16.0-0
<;!lf6 14.f4= Ivkov-Fischer, Zagreb lUe6 17.!:ldl !:lhd8 18.!:ld6 IWc4 19.
1970; 10.IWxe3 as 11.~bS (11.<;!lf4 IWxe4 ~xe4 20.f3 lUe6+ Miles-De
a4! 12.<;!lbS l/iiaS 13.~xc6t bxc6 14. Firmian, Moscow 1989; 9.~d3
fleS<;!lb7 IS.0-0 f6 16.fld3 IWxc3 17. flxc3 10.bxc3 0-0 II.IWe2 b6 12.
bxc3 ~a6 18.!:ladl ()....Q 19.!:lfe1 eS cxb6 axb6 13.0-0 IWc7 14.~b2 ~f6
20.flb4 ~bS+ Gurevich-Gavrikov, 15.c4 <;!la6 16.exd5 <;!lxd3 17.IWxd3
USSR 1986) exdS 18.!:lacl \\IIb7 19.!:le3 flaS 20.
<;!le 1 ~e4+ Fauland-Brunner, Swi-
Diagram tzerland 1992.
9...flxc3
[9 ... ~f6 IO.IWe2 flxc3 (lO ... ~d7
26 J6zsef Pinter

I Ullxc6 Il!xc6 (Drozdovsky-Kuz-


min, Saint Petcrsburg 2000) 12.lilf4
b6 13.0-0 bxc5 14.~xe4 dxe4
15.~e5Il!xe5 16.dxe5 0-0 17.lWxcS
Il!d5=) II.IWxe3 0-0 12.0-0 as 13.
Il!f4 a4 14.b4 axb3 15.ll!xc6 bxc6
16.IWxb3 (,iiIa6 17J'Xfbl lile2 18.~e5
Iilxe5 19.1ilxe5 I/lIg5 20.a4:l; Hubner-
De Finnian, WAZ 1986]
10.bxc30-O abed.fgh
10 ...0d7 II.a4 0-0 12.0-0 b6=
Schandorff-De Finnian, Thessalo- 9.0b2
niki (01) 1988. 9.lile20-0 10.ll!b2 (10. 0-0 dxc4
11.(,iiIxc6 bxc6 12.~eS II.(,iiIxc4 b5 12.lilb3 'llle7 1HJe2 Iilb7
[12.0-0 I/lIc7 (12 ... f6!?) 13.g3 14.(,iiIb2 f1ac8 15.f1fdl (,iiIb8 16.f1ac1
'llla5 14.fle5 lI'Ia6 15.(,iiIf4 f6 16.fld3 flg4 17.flbl <ilh8 18.flbd2 f6 19.flfl
e5! 17.dxe5 (,iiIf5;,; Williams-Hort, flge5 20.~d4 flxd4 21.~xd4 (,iiId6
Nice (01) 1974] 22.f3 (22.~g3:l;) 22 ...f1xcl 23.l'1xcl
12...ll!d7 13.0-0 f6 14.~xd7 Iild5= Sarsam-Ghaem Maghami,
I/lIxd7 lS.lilf4! eS 16.(,iiIg3 e4 17.f1bl Aden 2002) 10 ... dxc4
fS 18.0f4 gS 19.(,iiIeS (,iiIf6 20.(,iiId6 a) 1O ... lI'Ie7 11.0-0
(,iiIe72UlhS:l; (a) II.cxd5 f1d8 12.d6 f1xd6 13.
'lllc2 e5= Somogyi-Farago, Buda-
pest 1976) 11...f1d8 12.lI'Ic2
(a) 12.'/l'b1 Iild7 13.'llla2 dxc4 14.
7 Iilxc4l:Iac8 15.f1adl (,iiIb8 16.(,iiId3 ~e5
17.0e21l!c6 18.flxe5 ~xc5 19.f1xd8t
i)l}xd8 20J'Idl il}}c7 2l.f4 ~xc3 22.
Il!xc3 Il!d5 23.(,iiIc5 (,iiIxa2 24.lilxc7 fldS
2S.(,iiIe5 flxe3 26.l:Id3 fldS 27.(,iiIf3 [6
28.0d6 f1cl t 29.<ilf2 (,iiIc4 30.E1d2
f1fl t 31.I1Ig3 f1al 32.[5 ~e3 33.11If2
abcdafgh flxf5 34.(,iiIxb7 f1f1# 0-1 Ustinov-
Polugaevsky, Riga 1975) 12 ... d4
(37) R. Huebner - L. Ftacnik 13.exd4 flxd4 14.flxd4 (,iiIxd4 15.(,iiIf3
Po1anica Zdroj 1995 (a) 15.fla4 (,iiIxb2 16.l/lIxb2 II'Ic7
17.c5 ~d5 18.f1fd1 (,iiId7 19.f1xd5
l.c4 cS 2.~c3 ~f6 3.~f3 e6 4.d4 exd5 20.~b6Il!c6 21.flxa8 f1xa!! 22.
dS S.e3 flc6 6.a3 a6 7.dxcS ~xcS II'Id4 f1e8 2Hd3 'llld7 24.h3 h6;1;
8.b4 lila7 Fritz 8-Junior 8, SAINZLEI 2003)
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 27

15 ... c5 16.~dS ~xdS 17.lllxdS IllfS 2004) 17.0xbS axbS IS.~b6 0xb6
18.@xfS Illxb2 19.):;:a2 19.exb6 d3 20.<;Ixf6 gxf6 21.\\lIg4t
(a) 19.!'1abl <;Ixa3 20.!'1fel <;Ixb4 IlIh8 22.b1fdl
21.!'1xeS IWf8~) 19 ...0d4 20.!'1e2 IWd7 (bI) 22.\\lIG d2' 23.!'1adl !::1a624.
2l.IWe4 YO-YO Spassky-Gligorie, VJ:f4 !::1e2 2S.\\lIf3 !'1e6 26.\\lIxb7 !::1axb6
Skopje 1969; 27.\\lIxf7 j;!ed6't) 22 ... \\lIdS
b) 1O ... d4 II.exd4 ~xd4 12.0-0 (bI) 22 ... d2!) 23.\\lIf4lje6 24.1l!lG
eS !Wxf3 2S.gxf3 !'1dS+ Taylor-Gure-
(b) 12...~xe2t 13.IWxe2 J!.lie7 14. vieh, Reno 2004;
!'1adl b2) IHlbl 0b8
(b) 14.eS b6 (b2) 15...lllfS!? 16.0f3 \\lIe7 17.
(b) 14 ... <;Id7 IS.!'1adl !'1ad8 16. ~d2 !'1ad8 18.~b3 b6 19.!'1cl ~e4 20.
~e5 <;Ie6;!;) 15.~a4 bxeS 16.~xeS 0xd4 bxeS 21.~eS ~xeS 22.bxe5
<;IxeS 17.!'1acl <;Ixf2t 18.\\!Ixf2 \\!If4 h6i6) 16.0xd4 ~c4 17.~3 0h3?
19.<;IeS
(b) 19.93 IWh6 20.~eS 0b7 21.
!'1e7 0dS",) 19 ... @h6 20.0xf6 \'lIxf6
21.!'1e7 eS 2HlxeS i!!Ixf2t 2Hlxf2
0e6 24.~e6 !'1fe8;!;) 14 ... 0d7 IS.~eS
0e6 16.~g4?
(b) 16.~xe6 Wxe6 17.eS;!;) 16 ...
~g417.\\lIxg4fSI8.IWe2!'1ae819.eS
0b8 20.f4 eS 21.i!!Ie4t IlIh8 22.~dS
\\!If7 23.~b6 \'lIxe4
(b) 23...\\lIg6!'t) 24.~xe4 0bS
25.~xeS 0xfI 26.19xfI 0xeS 27.
0xeS !'1d8 28.0d6 Hfe8 29.1lIf2't (b2) 17...IWh4! IS.g3
Ehlvest-Sretenskij, Internet Chess (b2) IS.h3? '!!If4) 18...~xg3 19.
Club 2002) I3.eS !:le8 14.~xd4 fxg3 <;Ixg3 20.j;!f2 0xf2t 21.0xf2
exd4 IS.~a2 IWgSt 22.whl 0h3 23.0fl 0xfI 24.
bI) IS.~a4?! 0d7 16.0e4 IWxfl j;!adS=) IS.f4!
(bI) 16.0G 0b5 17.i!!Ixd4 0xa4 (b2) 18.~e4! 1'lxe4 19.0b2 \\lIe7
18.0xb7 \\lIxd4 19.0xd4 !'1ab8 20. (b2) 19 ... \\!IgS 20.<;If3 lTh4 2l.g3
0xa6 Eie6 21.0e4 !'1e4 22.0xf6 !'1xe4 IllxfI 22.0xb7 !'1a7 23.\\lId7 h6 24.
23.0cS !'1eS=) 16 ... 0bS Ilixfl+-) 20.f4±) 18 ... 0f5 19.<;If3
(bI) 16 ... 0e6 17.~b6 0xb6 IS. 0e7 20.~xe4 0xc4 21.g3 b6 2U!e!
exb6@xb6 19.<;Ixd4 \\lId8 20.<;Ib2 Eie8 <;Ixf3 23.l:'!xf3 bxeS 24.0xeS IWf6
21.\\lIxd8 !'1exd8 22.0xf6 gxf6 23. 2S.!'1d3± Partanen-Kallio, Finland
!'1fc1 1lIf8 24.h3 0e4= Cifuentes 2000; IS ... <;IfS
Parada-Cheparinov, Campillos ESP (b) 15...<;IbS !6.<;Ixd4 ~e4 17.
28 J6zscf Pinter

g3±) 16.~f3 d3 1993 YZ-YZ) 16 ... l;1xdI 17.l;1xdl l;1c8


(b) 16 ... lWc7 17.lWxd4 l;1ad8 18. 18.ltlc2 ~b8 19.ilid2 Itld6 20.ltld3 ~b8
IWh4 ~e4 19 .flfe 1 2l.e4 ~bd7 22.flcl eS 23.fla2 h6
(b) 19.1;1fdl ~d2 20.~xb7 IWxb7 24.~cl ilie6+ Pushkov-Totsky, OreI
21.lWgS f6 22.lWxfS fldS 23.lWh3 0xcS 1994) 11 ... bS
24.bxcS IWxb2 2S.~b4±) 19 ... ~d2 a) II...I/!Jc7 12.ltld3
20.0xb7 (a) 12.ltlb3 !1d8 13.l/!Jc2 Itlb8 14.
(b) 20.~dS ~bl) 20 ...~bl 21. fle4 flg4 I S.l;1cI l/!Je7 16.0-0 as
l;1axbl Itlxbl 22.l;1xbl I/!Jxb7 23.lWc4 I7.bS flceS 18.flxeS flxeS I9J'!fdl
IWc6=) 17.ltlxb7 flb8 18.ltlxa6 d2 flg6 20.l/!JcS !1xdI t 2l.flxdl I/!JxcS
(b) 18 ...ltlxcS 19.1/!Jf3 g6 22.flxcS ~c7 23.fla4± Nimzo 8-
(b) 19 ... ltle4 20.\tlxf6 I/!Jd6 21. Nejmet 3.06,2003) I2 ...!::ld8 13.l/!Jc2
bxcS Wixa6 22.~b4 l/!ie6 23.l/!Jf4 gxf6 eS 14.0-0 ~g4 IS.fle4 flxe4 16.
24.l;1aeJ±) 20.ltlxd3 IWxd3 21.Itlxf6 \tlxe4 \tlxf3 17.\tlxf3 !1ac8 I 8.flad 1
Wlxf3 22.gxf3 1tlf8 23.l;1fel l;1xel t !::le8 19.1/!JfS g6 20.l/!Jg4 l;1ed8 21.
24.l;1xel l;1a8 2S.~b2 l;1c8 26.~cl ~xe6!?
Itlc6 27.ilig2± Fritz 8-Fruit 2.1 (a) 2l.h4!;
CEGT 200S) 19.i!!'f3 0g6 20.~xf6 a) 2Ule4!) 21...bxe6
gx f6 2 l.lWc3 (a) 21...Wixe6 22.flxd8 !::lxd8
(b) 2U'1adl±) 21...l;1e4 22.l;1fdl 23.~xeS f6 24.~al fld2 25.h4;t)
l;1d4 23.a4 ilih8 24.aS I/!JdS 2S.Wlf3 22.l/!Je4 l;1a8 23.!::lel !::lee8 24.1/!Je4 f6
(b) 2S.~e2!±) 2S ... l/!Jxf3 26.gxf3 25.l;1e2± Crafty Cito 1.4-Petir 2.5
Itlc2t Fritz 8-Junior 9, CEGT 200S; CEGT2005;
I1.Itlxc4 (11.i!!'xd8 flxd8 12.ltlxc4 bS b) 1l...l/!Jxdl t!? 12J'!xdl b5 13.
(I2 ... ltld7 13.0-0 l;1ac8 14.ltle2 ~e7 ~d3 l;1d8
IS.l;1acl ~edS 16.~xdS ~xdS 17. (b) 13 ...ltlb7 I4.ilie2 flfd8 15.fld2
flxc8 l;1xc8 18.flcl flxclt 19.\tlxcl !::ld7 16.f!hdI :!'lad8 I 7.g4!
~c3 20.0d3 ~bS 2l.ltlxbS ~xbS
22.ilifl f6 23.ilie2 ilin 24.ilid3= An- abed. fah
dersson-Spassky, Tallinn 1973) 13.
~b3 0b7 (13 ... f!b8 14.0-0 Itlb7 IS.
flfdl Itlb6 16.l;1xd8t flxd8 17.l;1dl=)
14.ilic2 (14.0-0 ilac8 IS.l;1fdl \i2b8
16.~gS ~eS 17.~xe6 fxe6 18.ltlxe6t
ilif8 19.1tlxc8 l;1xc8 20.~e2 ilin 2l.
l;1acl ~c4 22.ltlxf6 ilixf6 23.!1d7 Itlc6
24.!1d3 ltleS=t Frenzee 143.l-Aris-
tarch4.21 2003) I4 ... ilif8 IS.f!bdI
ilie7 16.h3 (I6.flxd8 l;1xd8 17.!1dI
flxdl Fridman-Sokolov, Vilnius 17 ... h6 18.h4 ilif8 19.95 hxg5
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 29

20.hxgS 'f'leS 21.'f'lc4± Dgebuadze- 22.j;1dl YZ-YZ Ivkov-Ribli, La Valet-


Peek, Wijk aan Zee 2000) 14.'f'le4 ta 19S0; 13...j;1eS 14.'/lIe2 '/lIe7 (14 ...
'f'lxe4 IS.lUxe4 flxdl t 16.wxdl IUb7; !'le7 ISJ!adl iWaS 16.'f'lgS &7? 17.
12.lUd3 IUb7 13.0-0 'f'lxbS axbS IS.ltixf6 'f'lg6 19.'/lIhS h6
a) 13.lWbl lWe7 20.ltixg7 wxg7 21.'f'lxe6t+- Granda-
(a) 13 ... 116=) 14.()....0 !'lfdS IS. Charpentier, Novi Sad 1990) IS.
'f'le2 cS !'ladl (JSJlael 'f'lb8 16Jlfdl 'f'lbd7
(a) IS ... h6=) 16.'f'lg3 g6 17.!'ldl 17.ltibl 'f'lb6 IS.'f'ld2 'f)c4 19.'f'lxe4
!'laeS IS.lWa2 IUb6 19.1Ue2 h6 20.1Wb3 !'lxe4 20.h3 j;1feS 21.ltid3 j;14e7 22.
lUe7 21.h4 'f'lbS 22.!'lxdSt !'lxdS 'f'la2 !'lxel 23.j;1xel j;1xel t 24.'f'lxc1
23.!'lel IUd6;!; Fruit 2.I-Fritz S IUbS= Gurevieh-Sehneider, San Di-
CEGT 200S; ego 2006) IS ...'f'lbSI6.e4'f'lhSI7.g3
b) 13.lWe2 !'leS 14.()....0 'f'le6 18.eS fS 19.exf6 'f'lxf6 20.'f'le4
(b) 14.!'lel IWd6 IS.!'ldl lWe7 16. 'f'lxe4 21.ltixe4 j;1edS 22.'/lIe2 j;1xdl
'f)a2 23.j;1xdl 'f'ldS 24.lUd4 ~e4 2S.lWxe4
(b) 16.lWbl IUb6 17.'f'le2 h6 18. \tixd4 26.'f)xd4 eS 27.f4 'f'lf7 2S.'f'le6
IUxf6 gxf6 19.1Uh7t whS 20.lUe4 f5 IWb7 29.fxeS 'f'lxeS 30.'/lIdSt 'f'lf7
21.lUxe6 IUxe6 22.lWb2t wh7 23.'f'leS 31.j;1e 1± Toga II 1.2-Deep Shredder
!'lgS 24.!'lgl lWe7 2S.'f'lxe6 !'lxe6+ 10, CASTOR-POLLUX 2006; 9.
bluegrass33-erafty, Internet Chess exdS exdS 10.bS
Club 2001) 16 ...'f'leSI7.lWxe7'f'lxd3t a) 10.lUe2 0-0
IS.!'lxd3 !'lxe7 19.1Uxf6 gxf6 20.!'le3 al) 10 ... d4 II.cxd4 'f'lxd4 12.lUe3
!'lfeS 21.!'lxe7 !'lxe7 22.wd2 !'ld7t 'f'lxe2 13.iWxe2 ltixe3 14.'/lIxe3t '/lIe7
23.wel fS+ Junior7-The King 3.12, IS.iWxe7t llIxe7 16.0-0 j;1dS 17.0a4
Stuttgart 2001) 14 ... 11l'c7 IS.lWbl ltie6 lS.'f'leS j;1d4 19.'f'leS ltidS 20.
!'lfdS 16.'f'lc2 h6 17.'f'lg3 'f'lg4 IS.!'lc1 j;1aelwd6 21.f3 as 22.'f'led3 'f)hS 23.
'f'lxe3 19.'f'lhS f6 20.ltih7t wfS 2U.\1e4 !'ldl 6>b3 24.j;1el axb4 2S.axb4 f6
1Wf7 22.ltig6 lWe7 23.1Wh4 'f'ldS 24.!'lel 26.j;1e3 ltie6 27.'f'lg4 ltixg4 2S.fxg4
eS j;1xg4+Ufirn 7.01-Jonny 2.S9, CEGT
(b) 24...!'le7 2S.!'ladl eS 26.lWg3 2006;
'f'lb6) 2HIg3 !'le7 26.'f'lh4 wgS 27. a2) 1O ...ltie6 11.0-0 0-0 12.'/lIe2
j;1adl '/lIfS 2S.lUe4 'f'lee7 29.'f'lg6 '/!if7 j;1e8 13.j;1dl '/lIe7 I 4.j;1b I j;1fdS 15.
30.'f'lxf6t I!Iixf6 31.ltixeS ltixf2t 32. 'f'lgS d4 16.bS 'f'laS 17.'f'lxe6 fxe6 IS.
I!Iixf2 IWxf2t 33.wxf2 !'led7 34.j;1d3± exd4 ltixd4 19.1tib2 axbS 20.j;1xd4
Glaurung 1.2-Slow Chess Blitz j;1xd4 21.'f'ldS j;1xe2 22.'f'lxe7t wf7
WV 2.1, 2006; 23.lUxd4 j;1xe2 24.wfl?
c) 13.&4 'f'lxe4 14.ltixe4 'f'lxb4 (a2) 24.'f'leS eS 2S.'f)d6t we6 26.
IS.ltixb7 'f'ld3t 16.we2 'f'lxb2 17. 'f'lxbS 'f'le4+) 24...j;1e2 2S.!'lxbS b6
'/lIxd8 j;1axdS 18.lUxa6 j;1bS 19.j;1abl 26.lUxb6 'f'lb7 2H!gS h6 2S.!'lg3 'f)hS
j;1b6 20.j;1xb2 j;1xa6 21.!'lxbS j;1xa3 29.j;1e3 wxe7-+ Kiwi 0.6-Smar-
30 J6zscf Pintt\r

Think 0.18, CEGT 2005; 11.0-0 l"lad8 14.fJh4 0cB (14 ...0e6!) 15.@c2
d4 12.exd4 flxd4 13.flxd4'/l1xd4 14. 0bS 16.g3 fle7?! (16 ...0e6 17.f4 d4
@xd4 0xd4 15.0b2 0g4 16.l'2xg4 18.exd4 exf4 19.1"lxf4 '/lIe7 20');lffl
flxg4 17.fla4 0xb2 IS.flxb2 l"lfdS 4lxd4 2J.0xd4 l"lxd4=) 17.f4! fJc6
19.1"lacl !";"ld2 20.fle4 !";"la2 21.f3 flf6 18.f5 '/lIe7 19.fJb6 e4 20.l"ladl fJe5
22.!";"lfdl h6 23.!";"ld2 Y2-Y2 Mamedya- 21.!Wb3 0d7 22.fJg2 0b5 23.0xb5
rov-Istratcscu, Gothenburg 2005; axb5 24.flf4 flf3t 25.l"lxf3 exf3
b) 10.0d3 d4 l1.exd4 0xd4 12. 26.0xf6 '/lIxf6 27.fJbxd5 '/lIe5 2S.<!if2
fJxd4'/l1xd4 13.0b2 0-014.0-0 !l:dS L1de8 29.l/lId3 \\Iib2t 30.!";"ld2 @al
15.0e2 Wh4 16.\Wel fJd4 17.0e4 3J.<:1?xf3 I/'ihl"l" 32.l1Ig4± Kharlov-
fJxe4 IS.flxc4 0f5 19.0 \!l'xe I 20. Ragger, Dresden 2007; 9Jla2 !Wc7
l"laxe I fJe2 21 Jle2 !"1ae8 22.111f2 fJd4 10.i'ld2 0-0 11.0b2 (ll.cxd5 flxb4
23.0xd4 £i:xd4 24.fJc5 b6 25.l"1fel 12.d6 '/lIxc3 13.0b2 !We5 14.axb4
MS 26.fJa4 l"ld6= Fruit 2.0-Aris- '/lIxb4 15.0xf6 gxf6 16.0e2 b5 17.
tarch 4.50, CEGT 2005; 10 ... axb5 0-0 0b7 IS.d7 l"lfdS 19.fJel \\Iie7
Il.flxb5 0b6 (1l...0bB 12.0c2 0-0 20.0f3 0xf3 21.@xf3 0c5 22.!Wc6
13.0-00e6 14.0b2 fle4 15.l"lbl'/lle7 l"la7 23.fJf3 0b4 24Jld4 l"ldxd7
16.\!l'b3 rJcS (16 ...fJa5! 17.\!l'd3 fJe4 25.\\IicSt \\IifB 26.'/lIxd7l"lxd7 27.!";"lxd7
IS.\!l'd4 f5 19.fJe3 fJxb2 20.l"lxb2 '/lIcS-+ Ufim 7.01-Kiwi 0.6d,
l"ldS+) 17 .l"lfc I (! 7.l"lbc I d4 IB.I/Jlc2 CEGT 2005) ll...dxc4 12.!ii'xc4
fJd6 19.'/lId2) 17 ... d4 IS.'/lId3 fJe5 19. flxb4 13.\tlc2 fJc6 14.'/lIc2 0b6
'/lIc2 fJb3 20.l"le I fJb4 (20 ... dxe3! 21. (14 ...fJe7! 15.0-0 0d?:;:) 15.0-0 0a5
fxe3 flcd4 22.'/lIxc8t 0xeS 23.cxd4 16.l"lfdl b5 17.l::ld6 <:i1b7 (l7 ...fJe7!)
0e6+) 21.'/lIdl fJc2 22.flfxd4 fJbxd4 18.fle4 fld4? (l8 ...fJe5 19.'/lIxc7 (19.
23.flxd4 flxel 24.'/lIxcl !ii'd6+ Gan- fJxf6t gxf6 20.@bl l"ladS 21.0xe5
dalf4.32-Tao 5.4, Aichtal2002) 12. fxe5 22.flg5 c4 23.l::lxdS l::lxdS 24.
0e2 <:i1a5·r 13.0d2 0xd2t (13 ...fJe4 0h5 l::lfB 25.fJxe4 f5+) 19 ...0xe7)
14.0-0 flxd2 15.fJxd2 0-0 16.0b3 19.fJxf6t gxf6 20.flxd4 '/lIxd6
0b6 17.0f3 0e6 IB.fl3d4fJe5 19.a4 21.fJf5 !Wb6 22.0xf6 exfS 23.'/lIxfS
0e5 20.<:i1c2 '/lIe7 2J.@b3 ~e6 22. 0c4 24.'/lIf4 0c3 25.0xc3 '/lIg6 26.f3
l"lfdl h6 23J:;(ael flxd4 24.fJxd4 b6= !";"laeB 27.0b4 0c2 2B.l::ld5 '/lIg7 29.
Speelman-Baklan, playehess.eom 0xfB l::lxfB 30.0f1± Junior B-SOS 4
INT2004) 14.@xd20-015.0-0Iilg4 for Arena, Turkey 2004.
I 6.l"lfd I '/!Ie7 17.h3 0xf3 18.<:i1xf3 9... ~
l"lfdS 19.'/lIa2 '/lIe5 20.!:lac1 fle4 21. [9 ... dxe4 10.'/lIxdBt (10.0xc4
'/!ib3 l"lab8 22.fJd4 flg5 2U1e5 flxd4 '/lIxdl t 11.l::lxdl 0-0 12.flg5 b5 13.
24.exd4 fuf3t 25.'/lIxf3 '/lIe6= Fruit 0e2 0b7 14.fJce4 fJxe4 15.fJxe4
2.2.I-Naum 2.0, Chariottesville, !";"ladS 16.0f3 l::lxdl t 17.l1Ixdl l::leS
VA, Turbo 2006; 9.c5 0-0 1O.0e2 IS.l1Ie2 fJe7 19.1::ldl !";"lc2t 20.l::ld2
e5 11.0b2 0f5 12.fJa4 '/lIe7 13.0-0 l"lxd2t 2 J.I1ixd2 0d5 22.l1id3 fJc6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 31

23.h4 11If8 24.g4;\: Dobrov-Tallak-


sen, Gausdal 200S) 1O ... 11IxdS 11.
0xc4 bS
a) 11...l1Ie7 12.0-0
(a) IHld3 ~d7 13.ikl X::hdS 14.
we2 !1acS IS.~e4;\:) 12 ... bS IHld3
l:ldS 14.!:lfdl 11If8 IS.~e2 <ilgS 16.
~xf6 gxf6 17.~g3 ~b7 18.~hS fS
19.1"1acl !1acS 20.l1Ifl ~e7 21.l:lxcS
~xcS 22.~c2 !1xdl t 23.~xdl ~d6=
Jonny 2.S9-Delfi S.O, 2006;
b) 1l...~d7 12.<ilc2I11c7;\:; 12.~d3 a) IS ... aS 19.~e4 axb4 20.axb4
~b7 13.~e4 ~xc4 14.0xc4 f6 IS.O-O ~bS 21.h4±;
!1cS 16.a4 'JJ.c7 17.axbS axbS IS.~c3 b) 18...~xb4? 19.axb4 ~xf3 20.
~bS 19.~d3 ~e7 20.!1a3 ~xO 21. gxO!
gxf3 ~dS 2H!d4 lTh7 23.~cS l1IeS (b) 20.0e4? ~xe4 21.\\lIxe4 ~bS
24.'JJ.aS± WildCat S-Jonny 2.S2, bI) 21...!1d2 22.~eS f6 23.~g3
CEGT200S. !1e4 24.\\lIO !1xb4 2S.l':1xa6l':1dS;\:;
IO-'IlIc2 b2) 21...!1c4 22.ljIjeS f6 23.ljIjhS"i
[10.~d3 ljIje7 (l0 ... dxc4 11.~xe4 I1IgS 24.fua6 cS 2S.fldl
ljIje7 (ll...bS 12.~b3 ~b7 13.0-0 (b2) 2S.l':1fal ~bS 26.l"1dl;\:) 25 ...
IjIjxdl I 4JJfxd 1 flfdS lS.'JJ.xdSt flxdl t 26.\\lIxdl Hxb4 27.l/!id2
!1xdS 16JJdl lJxdl t 17.~xdl=) 12. (b2) 27.0a3? IjIjd7!=) 27 ...flc4
0-0 bS (I 2...);1dS?! 13.ljIjc2 bS 14. 2S.ljIjdS"il1lh7 29.\\lIxbS \\lIcS 30.\\lIxcS
0d3 (14.~b3 0b7=; 14.~c2 ~b7 15. ~xeS 31.!1c6 flc2 32.h4 flxb2 33.
flfdl 'JJ.xdl"i 16J!xdl l"1cS 17.ljIjb I !1xcS;\:; 22.l/!ig4 \\lIf8
~bS IS.~e4 ~c4 19.1jIjxe4 ~eS 20. (b) 22 ... eS;\:) 23.l':1xa6 fle4 24.
'lYd4 f6 2UlxeS ~xeS 22.\\lId2 ~xb2 f4?!
23.®xb2 \\lIc7= Tatai-Wedbcrg, Ha- (b) 24.ljIjhS"il1lgS 2S.ljIjxbS flxb4
ifa 1989) 14...~b7 lS.~e4! ~d7 26.l/!ie2;\:) 24 ...!1d2 2Hld4
(lS ... ~xe4 16.0xc4 fS (l6... HaeS (b) 2S.~cl fldc2 26.~a3 fla2 27.
17.~xh7t I!?h8 lS.iWbl ~b8! IWhSt I1IgS 2S.\\lIxbS?
(b) 2S.l"1f2=) 28 ... l':1cc2 29.\\!Ib7
\\!IdS 30.';;'hI0 Hxg2 31.\\!Ixg2 l"1xg2
32.<ilxg2 \\!Id2F) 2S ...flcc2 26.flaS
Diagram (b) 26.~cS \\lidS! 27.~d4 eS 2S.
fxeS l"1xg2t 29.\\!Ixg2 flxg2t 30.
<ilxg2 \\!IgSt 31.1iIf3 ~xeS 32.lUxeS
\\lIxeS'!') 26 ... l1Ih7'1
(b) 26 ... !1xg2"i 27.\\!Ixg2 flxg2t
32 J6zsef Pinter

2S.l1lxg2 1J!icS 29J!fal 1J!ib7t 30.l1lg3 \\!ib3t 49.g3 1J!ixb4;1;:) 41...l1lh6 42.h4
I1lh7=) 27.riieS? gS!~; 3U!ih3t I1lg8 32.r!c1 I1lfS 33.
Cb) 27.1J!ihSt! I1lgS 2S.lt1cS Elxg2t fxe6 Elxg2t! 34.l1lxg2 1J!ib2t 3S.I1lC
29.l1lhl Elxh2t 30.1J!ixh2 Elxh2t 31. \\!ixcl 36.\l!ihSt l1le7 37.cxf7 1J!idl t=)
I1lxh21J!ixb4 32.ElxbSt I1lh7 33.Elgl +-) 30".g6 31.h3 1J!idS 32.l1lh2 I1lg7 33.
27".ElcS? \\!if3 _
Cb) 27".Elxg2t! 2Uxg2 Elxg2t Cb) 33JkS 1J!id3 34.ElcS 1J!id7
29.l1lxg2 1J!ixb4 30.ElxbS f6 3l.\tlal (b) 34".1J!ixe3 3S.1J!ih4+-) 35.
1J!ie4t 32,!;'!f3 1J!ic2t 33.l1lg3 1J!ig6t=) E!bS±) 33".1J!id3 34.ElcS Eld 1
2S.ElxbS? (b) 34".E!b2 3S.r!cS Elxb4 36.1J!ifl
(b) 2S.fS!! It1xeS \\!ifS 37.\\!ih4 IIYhS 3S.1J!idS+-) 3S.1J!ifl!
(b) 2S".f6 29.lWhSt I1lgS 30. (b) 35.e4? 1J!id4
fxe6+-) 29.\\!ihSt I1lg8 30.fxe6 f6 (b) 3S".1/lIxf3 36.gxf3+-) 36.
31.IWf7t! \\!ixf7 32.exf7t I1lxf7 33. ElxbS \\!iglt 37.l1lg3 1/lIelt 3S.l1lh2
ElxcS+-) 2S".ElxbS 29.lt1xbS 1J!ixbS 1J!igl t=) 3S".1/lIbl?
30.Elc1 ! Cb) 3S".E!bl 36.ElcS 1/lIdl 37.E!bS
Cb) 30.f5 1J!icS 1J!ihl t 3S.l1lg3 1/lIcl 39.ElxbS Wc4
bI) 30".1J!ieS 3l.f6 g6 32.1J!ih3t Cb) 39".E!b2 40.ElcS Wbl 41.Wf3
I1lgS 33.1J!ih6 1J!ifS 34.1J!ixfSt I1lxfS 3S. Elxb4=) 40J1b7 Elxb4 41.B:xb4
Elc I l1leS 36J!cSt I1ld7 37.ElfS+-; Wxb4±) 36.B:xbS Elhl t 37.l1lg3 1/lId3
b2) 30".cS 3l.f6 g6 32.Elc1 3S.l;'1cS
(b2) 32.1J!ih3t I1lgS 33.Elc 1 1J!ib6 Cb) 3Ub2t I1lh7 39.E!b7 Wxe3t
34.1J!if3±) 32".1J!ib6 33.1J!ih4·t I1lgS 34. 40.l9g4 eS 41.B:xf7t I1lgS 42.Wa2+-)
1J!igS e4 3S ... lIYb3 39.Wd2 I1lh7 40.Elc3??
Cb2) 34".1J!ie6 3S.h3+-) 35.r!cSt (b) 40.bS B:dl 4Uc3+-) 40".
EldS 36.r!xdSt 1J!ixdS 37.lIYxbS 1J!idl t Wxb44J.1!!lc2WbS?
3S.l1lfl hI) 41...WaS 42.B:c7I1lgS 43.Wc6
Cb2) 3S.iWf11J!id2 39.h3 (bI) 43.B:cSt I1lg7
Cb2) 39.1J!ibl IIYxc3t 40.l1lhl 1J!id3 (bI) 43...wh7 44.1J!ib2 eS 4S.1J!ixeS
4Ulcl c3 42.l1lg1=) 39".1J!ixe3t 40. WxeS 46.fxe5) 44.1J!ib2t eS 45.Wxe5t
I1lh2 1J!id4! 41.b5 1J!ie5t 42.g3 e3 Wxe5 46.fxe5 B:el 47.l1lfl Elb 1 4S.
43.1J!ie2 1J!ixf6 44.1J!ixe3 1J!ib2t=) 3S". B:c7 B:b6 49.11lf3±) 43".1J!iel t 44.wg4
1J!id2t 39.l1lg3 1J!ixe3t 40.l1lg4!? I1lh7! Wdl t 45.wh4WdSt
(b2) 40".1J!ib3 41.1J!ieSt I1lh7 42. (bI) 45".Wh5t 46.l1lg3 gS 47.
1J!ixe4 1J!ib2 43.h3 1J!ixf6 44.bS+-) 41. B:c8t wg7 4S.Wc3t f6 49.Wc7t Wf7
1J!ic4 50.1I!!dS+-) 46.wg3 wg7 47.1J!icS
(b2) 41.h4 1J!ifl!"t; (bI) 47.Wc3t Wf6;1;:) 47".B:dl
b2) 41.1J!id5 1J!ie2t 42.l1lh4 1J!iflt 4S.<;f;>h2 B:d3 49.1J!ieSt
43.l1lh3 e3 44.1J!ixf7t I1lh6 4S.1J!ie6 e2 (bI) 49.B:cS Wd6 SO.WgS ridS
46.f7 I1lg7 47.1J!ieS 1J!ixf7 4S.1J!ixe2 (bI) 50".rlxe3 Sl.l/lIh4+':') SI.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 33

YJlh4 !:!h5 52.\\\Iel±) 49 ... \\\If6:l;; 23 ... h6 24.~xh6! gxh6 2S.~e6 l!iie7
b2) 4l...cS! 42.fxeS l'lfl~; 42. 26.~xdS !:!xdS 27.!:!xd8t I!iixd8
'fc7 \\\IfS 43.\~k6 wg7 44.\\\Ic3"t 2S.'!lif7+-) 23.~e6?
(b) 44.\\\Ixc6+-) 44 ... wh7 4S.\\\If6
i>g8 46.!:!d7 1·-0 Gauscl-Akesson, • bed e I g h
Gothcnburg 1998) 20 ...!:!d2 8
(b) 20 ... fS 21.~xf5 cxf5 22. 7
\\\Ixf5+;-; 8
b) 20 ... \\\Ig5"t 21.I1Ihl fS 22.
!:!gl+-; 4
b) 20 ... ~xe3 2l.fxe3 !:!d2 22. 8
~eS+-) 2Ucl !:!dS 22.f4 !:!hS 23.
~e4 \\\Ih4 24.llel \\\Ixh2t 2S.I1If1+-;
19.!:!cl (19.!:!el ~xb4 20.axb4 ~xf3
21.gxf3 I!iih4) 19...~d4! 20.~xd4
!:!xcl·, 21.I!!ixcl I!iih4) 17.~c6 (17. (23.~f7t? \\\Ixf7! 24.flxd8t
~d3 llae8 18.'!lie2 ~b8 19J1fdl gS ~xd8·-+; 23.~d6! !:!d7 24.~gf7t
20.e4 g4 21.~cl ~e5 22.exfS exf5 !:!xf7 25. ~xflt i>g8 26.~d6t I1Ih8
23.l1Ihl '!lie6 24.f4 gxf3 2S.~xf3 . 2Hlxb7+-) 23 ... '!lifl 24.~fxg7
~xf3 26.gxf3 IIIfl+' Nimzo 8-Fritz8, l"(xdl t 25.'!lixdl @b8 26.flhS 9Je5??
2003) 17 ... !:!ae8 18.~e5 (18.lladl (26...l!iixe6! 27.~xf6 ~eS 28.@xeS
@xe6 19.!:!xd8t '!lixdS 20.!:!dl '!lie7 '!lixeS 29.~d7 '!lie7 (29 ... '!lib2;!;) 30.
(20 ...\i!dS 21.!:!xd5 exdS 22.'!lixfS ~eS @eS±) 27.'!lidSt ~e8 2S.l!iixb8
\\\IfS 23.'!lixdSt \\\Ifl~) 21.~eS \i!b7=) 1-0 Andersson-Chandler, Tilburg
18...~bS 19.!:!adl @xeS 20.!:!xd8t 1992) 13.1,ild3 @b7 14.~e4 (14.!:!cl
I!iixd8 21.~eS f1xe6=) 16.!:!fdl fS flfdS IS.\'lIe2 flae8 16.~4 ~e4 17.
(16 .. J~aeS 1Hld6!±) 17.~g3 ~f6 ~e4 fS 18.lUe2 IUb6 19.e4 f4 20.
18.l!iib3 i>h8 19.1UxfS! (19.~g5 ~d5 flfdl llxdlt 2U;Cxdl cS 22.lUb3t
20.~hS ~d4 (20 ... \\\IxgS 21.~xg7 e5 IIIh8 23.~d5 ~e7 24.h4 ~d6 2S.~g5
22.~e6 I!iig6 23.~xd8 flxd8 24.0e2 ~d8 26.lUb3 g6 27.l!iid2 h6 28.l!iixd6
~d4 (24 ... l!iid6 2S.~f3 flee?;!;) 2S. '!lixd6 29J1xd6 ~e6 30.~flt I1Ig8
exd4 ~e3 26.0f1 ~xdl 27.llxdl 31.fld7 1-0 Hiares 9-Aristareh4.21,
exd4 28.l!iie3:l;) 21.~xg7 I1Ixg7 22. Brussels 2003) 14.31xe4 IS.~xe4
~h3 ~f6 23.~xd4 IUxd4 24.exd4 llae8 16Jlcl ~bS 17.l!iid3 IUxe4 IS.
flxd4=) 19 ... exf5 20.~xf5 I!iifS? I!iixe4 f5 19.\\\Id3 ~e6 20.!:!fdl fle7?
(20 ... \\\Ie4 21.~d6 flxd6 (2l...l!iie7? (20 ... lUb8;!;) 21.\\\Id6 fidS 22.\\\Ixe7
22.~flt+-) 22.flxd6 fifS 23.!:!e I±) !:!xdl t (22 ... fixe7 23.!:!xdSt ~xdS
21.~gS! );ixdl t 22.!:!xdl fldS (22... 24.fle8 £:d7 2S.wfl ~b6 26.~eS±)
~dS 23.h3! (23.!:!xdS?? !:!xd8 24. 23.£:xdl l'lxe7 24.E1d6 ~bS 25J~dSt
~flt l!iixfl! 2S.\\\Ixfl E1dl#; 23.h4!+-) 1-0 Kcmpinski-Sehmidt, Biel1996)
34 J6zsef Pinter

11.0-0 a:d8 12.'IlJe2 !;td7 13.a:acl ~b2-+; 2S ... 'iilh4 26.Ii:xc6 bxc6
a:ac8 14.cxdS (14.c5!? Another 27.Ii:c1 £lxf2! 28.'IlJxf2 ~h2t 29.Qlf)
plan for White Icading to the "Me- 'IlJxa40-1 1vanchuk-Topalov, Lina-
rano" type of position - with re- res 1997; 10.Ii:c1 d4
verse colours - after 15.e4 d4 16. a) 10 ... 'IlJe7 11.'iilc2
eS) 14 ... eS (14 ...!;tb8!) 15.e4 dxe4 al) I1.cxd5 fld8 12.~e2 exdS
(lS ... d4? 16.£ld5 @e6 17.!;tc4±) 16. 13.~a4 £le4°o Frey-Vilela, Bayamo
£lxe4 !;tb8 17.£lxf6t I¥ixf6 18.D:felt) 1983;
14 ... exdS IS.h3 h6 16.a:fdl !;te6 a2) Il.bS axbS 12.£lxb5 ~b6!oo
17.bS (lH)a4 d4! 18.exd4 ~b3 19. (a2) 12...~b8 13.cxdS £lxdS 14.
'IlJxe7 £lxe7 20.a:e 1 a:xc 1 21.~xc 1 ~d3 ~f6 IS.'IlJc2 eS 16.£ld2 fld8 17.
£lc6 22.£lc5 £lxd4 23.£lxd4 a:xd4) £le4::!; Olafsson-Seirawan, WAZ
17 ... axbS 18 .£lxb5 ~b8 19 .~b 1 £le4 1983) 13.\\\lc2?
20.~a2 £lgS 21.£lfd4 (2I.£lbd4!? (a2) 13.cxdS exdS 14.~d3 ~a5t
'IlJd6 22.£lxe6 fxe6 (22...~xf3t 23. IS.l1Ie2!?) 13...ltlaSt 14.ltlc3 Iilxc3t
'IlJxf3 fxe6 (23 ... 'IlJh2t? 24.Qlf) fxc6 15.'IlJxc3 ~a7 16.£lbd4 eS 17.£lc2 d4
25.'IlJg4+-) 24.g3::!;) 23.g3 ~e4 18.'IlJb4 'IlJe8 19.'IlJaS d3 20.~b4 e4-+
(23 ...£lxh3t 24.<!>g2 ~g5 25.£lxgS Rivas-Kinderman, Plovdiv 1984;
hxgS 26.e4f) 24.~bl) 2l...~xd4 II...D:d8 12.lilc2 dxc4
22.~xd4?! (22.£lxd4! 'IlJd6 23.f4::!;) (a) 12: .. h6 13.0-0 dxc4 14.~xc4
22 ... ~e4 23.a4 b5
a) 23.'IlJhS a:c6 24.~b2 a:dc8+; (a) 14 ... cS! IS.flfdl Itlc6=) IS.
b) 23.'IlJb2 'IlJgS 24.f3 ~g3 25.f4 £lxbS
'IlJh5 26.~c3 rtla7 27.0h2::!; (a) IS.lild3=) IS ... axbS 16.lilxbS
(b) 27.~xa7? a:xc3); 23 ... a:c6! £lxb4
24.~a7? (24.t3 ~g3 25.'IlJd3 ~fS+) (a) 16 ... £lb8 I Hlxc8 D:xc8 18.
24 .. Jldc8! 2S.'IlJb2 flxc8t I1Ih7 19.~d3t g6 20.ltlxf6
a) 25.D:xc6 bxc6 26.~xb8 flxb8 'IlJxf6 21.~e4+-) 17.axb4 a:b8 18.
27.~d4 £le5±
(a) 27.t3 ~g3
(a) 27 ... cxb5 28.fxe4 dxe4 29. abada1gh
~xe6 'IlJxe6 30.axbS 'IlJb3'F) 28.'iilf2
cxb5 29.'/lJxg3 'IlJa7 30.'IlJf4 bxa4 7
31.fld4 fla8+) 27 ... 'iila3 28.~bl ~c3
29.'iilc2 g6!+;
b) 2S.'iilel £lxf2! 26.flxc6 4
(b) 26.Q;>xf2 'iilh4t 27.0G 'iile4t
28.Q;>f2 'IlJxa4!-+) 26 ... bxc6 27.~xb8
(b) 27.'IlJxf2 ~xa7-+) 27...~xdl
28.~a7 Ii:xb8 29.~xc6 'iild6 30.~xb8
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 35

18...\1:>b7 19.1/lIa4 \1:>e4 20Jlc4 \1:>dS 16.l/lIc2 l/lIaSt 17.l1Idl (I7.\!Ie2 \1:>f5
21.~c6 I1lxc6 22.\1:>xc6 ~dS 23,[lg4 IS.flxc6 I/lIc7 19.~eS ~g3t 20.hxg3
cS 24.bS fS 2SJ:'!c4 flb6 26.i\\'b4 '/lIe6 \1:>xc2 Zl.flxc2 flfe8-+) 17 ... ~f2t
27J;!ccl ElfS 2S.lI\Ic3 ~d7 29Jlfdl 18.l/lIxf2 IilIxeS 19.\1:>d3 l/lIaS 20.\!IeZ
1-0 Aronian-Jakovenko, Goa 2002) !'lb8 21.I1Ifl [le8 22.114 (22.\1:>c3 II\Ixa3
13.\1:>xc4 bS 14.'~d3 ~b7 IS.O-O Z3.l/lIdZ+) ZZ .. JlxbZ (22 ... \1:>g4 23.cS
(a) IS.~e4!? ~d7D 16.~egS g6 \1:>e2t 24.0xe2 flxb2 2S.!'lel fle426.
17.lI\Ic3 eS 18.0-0 %i:ac8 19.1/lIb3=) !'lh3 IilId8,) 23.l/lIxb2 \1:>fS 24.\1:>e2 lTh8
IS .. Jlac8 I 6.l/lIb I h6 17J:J:fdl \1:>b6 2S.lI\Ia I II\IdZ 26.!1dl I/lIf4t 27.l1Iel
IS.h3 !;d6 19.~e4 ~xe4 20.\1:>xe4 I/lIg3t Z8.MI \1ie4-+ Deep Sjeng I.S-
flxdlt 21.!1xdl as! 22.bxaS \1:>xaS Junior7 Z003) 12.cS cS (l2...~xf3t
23.~2 13.lI\Ixf3 \1ib8 (I3 ...lUd7 14.\1:>d3 IUc6
(a) 23.!'lcl b4 24.axb4 \1:>xb4=) IS.~e4 ~e4 16.lUxe4 I/lIc7 17.0-0
23...\1:>xd2 24.!'lxd2 ~aS! !'ladS?
It is not clear how white can im-
prove his position as aftcr exchang-
ing the light bishops black's knight
has a nice place on c4.
2S.\1:>xb7 I/lIxb7 26.!'ld3 ~4 27.
\1:>cl I/lIc6 28J'Idl eS 29.l/lId3 e4!
From now on Black plays for
some advantage, but the position
still looks only slightly better for
him without real chances to win for
both sides.
30.l/lId4 I1Ih7 31.~b2! I/lIg6 32Jlal
[lc6 33.\1:>c3 fld6 34.lI\IcS fld3 3S.\1:>b4 (17...!'lfd8±) 18.lUxh7t I1Ixh7 19.
I/lIf6 36.!'lc1 lI\Ie6 37.l/lIxbS ~xa3 38. I/lIhSt I1Ig8 ZO.lUxg7+- Miles-Browne,
\1:>xa3 flxa3~ Miles-Plaskett, South- Luzem 1982) 14.!'ldl '/lIc7 IS.\1:>d3
end 1999; \!!leSt 16.\1:>e2 \!!Ic7 17.\1:>c4 \!!leSt IS.
b) 1O ... dxc4 I Uilxc4 I/lIxdl t 12. \!If! \!!IfS 19.\!!IxfS exfS 20.~S flxdS
I1Ixdl bS \3.\1:>d3 fld8 14.\!Ie2 \1:>b7 21.\1:>xdS !'la7 22.g3 \1:>d7 23.f4 lUa4
IS.flhdl I1IfS 16.~e4?! [lxd3 17. 24.!'ld4 \1:>c7 2S.\!If2± Movei 0.08-
!'lxd3 ~e4 18.fld7 \1:>c8 19.!'lc7? Scorpio 1.3, CEGT 200S) 13.~xeS
(b) 19.!'lddl!=) 19 ...~e7+Smys­ I1e8 (l3 ... \1:>bS 14.f4 \1:>e6 IS.\1:>d3
lov-Sax, Haninge 1989; II.exd4 IUxeS (l5...~b3! 16.lThl IUxeS 17.
flxd4 (11...aS 12.~a2?! (I2.~bS! fxeS ~g4 IS.\1:>e4 \!!IgS+) 16.fxeS IUb3
axb4 13.~xa7 !'lxa7 14.axb4 ~xb4 17.\!!Id2 ~g4 18.~e4 ~xeS 19.0-0
IS.l/lIb3 I/lIb6 16.flblt) 12 ... axb4 \3. \!!IdS 20.~d6± Hiarcs 8-Abrok 4.0,
~xb4 cS 14.~xc6 bxc6 IS.~xeS ~e4 AMD Athlon XP 2003) 14.~eZ
36 J6zsef Pinter

li:xeSIS.l!\lxd4li:dSI6.1!\Ih4l!\1e717. a) 11...!:le8!? 12.~e2 ~e4=) 12.


~xf6 gxf6 18.\l!ig3t (18.li:c3 ~d7 19. exd4
li:e3 li:eS 20.l!\Ig3t wh8 2l.~c3 li:gS (a) 12.~d4 4Jxd4 13.~xd4 ~xd4
22.li:xeS fxeS 23.\l!ie3 ~c6 24.f3 f5 14.'lYxd4 \lJxd4 IS.exd4li:e8t 16.~e2
2S.g3 li:dS 26.li:gl ~bS 2Hc4 \l!if6 I,;!d7:i5) 12...~g4 IHle2 I,;!xf3 14.
28.~e2 e4 29.fxe4li:e8 30.l!\Id2 !'fxe4 I,;!xf3 !'fe8t IS.liifl 4Jxd4 16.~xb7?!
31.~d3 li:eS 32.liif2 (32.li:fl! \l!ial t (a) 16.~xd4 IUxd4 17.!:lc1 ~e4
33.liif2 \l!ixa3 34.~d4;!;) 32...l!\IdS IS.lUxe4 frxe4 19.93 f1e6!
33.liiel I!\Id4 (33 ... l!\IdS!) 34.li:fl f4 (a) 19 ... l/lIf6!) 20.li:c2l/lld5 2UIgI
3S.gxf4 YZ-YZ Spike l.Oa Mainz- li:aeS 22.~cS li:d6 23.l/lIg4 hS 24.l/lIf4
Ruffian 2.1.0, CEGT 200S) 18 ... I,;!xcS 2S.!:lxcS !:lelt 0-1 Halkias-
liih8 19.1!\Ie3 (19Jldll"lxdlt20.liixdl Moskalenko, Halkida op 1998)
l/lIe4 2l.l/lIc3 ~fS 22.l!\Ixf6t liig8 23. 16".Wd7+
I/lIgSt I,;!g6 24.l/lId2 l"lc8~) 19 ... !'feS (a) 16 ...!:1b8 17.~f3 ~b3! 18.
20.Wc3 I,;!fS 2UIdl b6 22.c6 bS 23. I/lIxb3
I/lIb3 li:c8 24.l/lIc3 li:e6 2S.'!\Id2 li:exc6 (a) IS.g3 4Jxal 19.1/lIxd8 li:bxd8
26.li:gl !:leS 27.g4 !:lc2 2S.gxfS 20.~xal ~e4-+) IS ... l/lId2);
!:lxd2 0-1 Spike 1.0a Mainz-Ruf- b) 1l.lUd3 d4 12.exd4 ~xd4 13.
fian 2.1.0, CEGT 200S; 10.cxdS 0-0 ~g4 14JIel !:le8 IS.~e4 ~xe4
exdS 1l.~e2 16.r!:xe4~f3t 17.gxf3l/l1h4 18.l/lIel
a) 1l.~a4? d4! r!:xe4 19.1,;!xe4 li:e8 20.\\lIc3 I/lIxf2t
2l.liihl f6+ Homer 2.0-SpiderChess,
cdatgh CEGT 2007; 11...d4! (11...r!:e8 12.
0-0 I,;!g4 13.h3 \!lfS 14.bS ~aS IS.
bxa6 bxa6 16.0xa6 f1xe3 17.fxe3
\!lxe3t 18.liihll"lxa6 19.~eS \!le8 20.
li:xf6 (20.~xf7!) 20... gxf6 2Uxd5
fxe5 22.~xe3 '!\IgS 23.l/lIa4 4Jc6 24.
l/lIe4 ~e6 25J1f1;!; Cobb-Kosten,
West Bromwieh 2003) 12.exd4
~xd4 13.~xd4 I,;!xd4 (13 ... l!\Ixd4 14.
I!\Ixd4 \!lxd4 IS.r!:d1 l,;!e5 16.~a4
I,;!xb2 17.~b2 Yz-Yz Ivkov-Parma,
(a) 11...l/lIe7 12.l,;!e2 li:dS 13.0-0 Umag 1972) 14.0-0 ~e4 15.\\lIc2
~g4 14.~d4 ~xd4 IS.~xd4 ~c2 16. I,;!fS 16.0d31,;!xc3 17.l,;!xc3l/l1dS 18.f3
~xf6 ~xd1 17.~xe7 ~xa4 IS.l,;!xdS ~c3 19.0xfS g6 20.l/lIxc3 I/lIxfS=
li:xd8 19.1i:ac I d4 20.exd4 ~xd4 21. Scorpio 1.8-SmarThink 0.17, Wolf-
li:cS ~c6 22.f3 ~e2t 23.M2 ~f4 24. gang 2006; 10.l/lIb3 d4
';'g3 ~e6 2SJlc3 MS 26.li:c1 !:ld2-+ a) 10 ... dxc4 1l.'!\Ixc4
Rohde-Wolff, Los Angeles 1991; (a) Il.l,;!xc4?! b5 12.l,;!e2 \!lb7+)
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 37

ll...eS IHJ:dll/lic7 IHld3 ~d8 3S.~d4 flge5 36.lIiJe4 0xd4 37.i!l'xd4


(a) 13...~e6 14.\l!ih4 h6 IS.fle4 IliJxa3?!
flxe4 16.i!l'xe7 flxe7 17.~xe4±) 14. (a) 37 ... b5 38.f4 flg4 39.h3 flh6
\l!ih4 ~g4? 40.lIiJa7+-) 38.lIiJdS"I wh7 39.i!l'e4t
at) 14...~xd3? IS.~xd3 e4 16. wg8 40.f4+- fld3 41.IIiJe6t wh7
flgS 42.lIiJxd7 IliJc3 4H)fS 1-0 Kozul-
(aJ) 16.flxe4? Wixe4 17.0xf6 Cvitan, Vinkovci 1993;
'/!ixd3-+) 16 ...exd3 17.fldS d2t 18. b) 10 ... 'We7!? 11.cxdS
we2+-; (b) Il.~dl l"1d8 12.cxdS exdS
a2) 14 ... h6!? IS.fle4 flxe4 16. 13.flxdS flxdS 14.l"1xdS ~e6:ii) Il...
IliJxe7 flxe7 IH~xc4 ~xdlt 18.wxd1 exdS 12.flxdS flxdS 13.'WxdS ~e6!?
fS (b) 13...~d8 14.lIiJb3 <,t;>e6 IS.~c4
(a2) 18 ... f6 19.wc2 lTh8 20.~d1 ~xc4 16.'Wxc4 ~ac8 17.lIiJb3±
wf7 21.~d6 bS=) 19.~c2 e4 20.~b3t (b) 17.0-0? fld4!+) ) 14.'We4
wh7;t; IS.0xh7t flxh7 f!fd8 lS.<,t;>e2
(a) 15 ... M8 16.0c2±) 16.i!l'xg4± (b) IS.~d3 fS!) IS ... l"1ac8 16.0-0
flf6 17.'11'h4 ~xd1 t 18.flxdl lliJe6 19. f5 17.1WhJ!
0-0 ~d8 20.flc3 IliJb3 (b) 17.'Wh4? IliJxh4 18.flxh4
(a) 20 ... e4? 21.flg5 i!l'e5 22. ~d2-+) ; II.~d1 cS 12.fle2 (12.0e2
flgxe4+-) 21.0a 1 ~d3 ~g4 13.0-0t; 12.cS 'I\Ie7 13.fldS
(a) 2l...lIiJxa3 22.b5 axbS flxdS 14.'WxdS dxe3 IS.fxe3 f!d8 16.
(a) 22 ...flc7 23.flxe5+-) 23. 'We4 ~xd1t 17.wxd1 ~e6 18.~d3 f5
flxb5 IliJc5 24.flxa711iJxa7 2S.flxeS+-) 19.1IiJh4 'Wd7 20.wc2 e4 21.~d1
22.lIiJh3! fle7 exd3t 22.~xd3 ~dS 23.1IiJc4l"1d8 D-I
(a) 22 ... ~xc3 23.0xc3 IWxc3 24. Pietcrse-crafty, Internet Chess Club
IliJc8t wh7 25.Wixb7+-) 23.fle2 2005) 12 ... ~g4 13.exd4 exd4 14.
(a) 23.~cl fue3!) 23...~dl 24. ~xd4 flxd4 IS.flfxd4l"1e8 16.cSlliJe7
flg3 Itlxe3 25 .~xe5 17.h3 ~xe2 18.~xc2 l"1ad8 19.\l!ic4
(a) 25.fxc3? I/lixe3t 26.whl 0b8 20.0-0 l"1xd4 21.fud4 li!IeS 22.
l"1xfl'r 2Hlxfl !/Yc I +) 25...~7 26. g311iJxc2 23.lIiJxe2l"1xe2 24.l"1d8t l"1e8
l"1xdl !/Yxdl t 27.flfl ~b6 2S.l"1xe8t flxe8 26.l"1dl ~c7 27.a4
(a) 27 ... flxeS 28.flxeS ~d4 29. flf6 28.bS axbS 29.axbS± HAL-
IliJd3±) 28.~c3 flg6 29.flgS fldfS 900D-crafty, Internet Chess Club
30.lIiJf5 'I\Ib3 31.\l!ifJ f6 32.fle4 ~7 200S; 10.cS b6 11.cxb6 ~xb6 12.
(a) 32 ... lIiJxa3 33.flxf6t gxf6 34. ~e2 d4 13.exd4 flxd4 14.0-0 flxe2t
IliJxf6+-) 33.WJg411iJf7 IS.'Wxe2 ~b7 16.h3 'We7 17.~fdl
(a) 33...fldfS 34.h4 Ii>h7 35.h5 ~fd8 18.fleS l"1ac8 19.flg4 flxg4
fle7 36.flxf6t+-; 20.lIiJxg4 f6+ Moska1enko-Kalod, El
a) 33 ... fldeS 34.~xe5 flxe5 3S. Sauza12003.
IliJc8t wh7 36.lIiJxb7+-) 34.fld6!/Ya2D lO ... lIiJe7
38 Jozscf Pinter

[1O ... d4 11.exd4 (1 U:ld1 cS 12. 0e2 (l3.l"ldl ~g4 14.fle4 eS IS.h3
!il!e2 ~e6 (l2 ... lUd7 1Hle4 IYhS \!lIh4 16.g3 I/lIh6 17.!iI!xd4 cxd4 IS.
(13 ... !iI!f5 14.~d3 flxe4 IS .lUxc4 \Ug2 fleS 19.rfxd4 as 20.bS ~fS 21.
!il!xc4 16.iiiJxe4 'liieS 17.bS axbS 18. \!lIc3 !laeS 22.cS ll:e7 23.MI !il!cS 24.
cxbS flaS 19.'liixeS 'liixeS 20.flxeS fld6 \!!If6 2S.l"lf4 \!!Ig6 26.!le4 f6 27. t'I
dxc3 2l.fxe3 ll:fe8 22.IYe2 ll:acS l:Ie7 28.b6 ll:c6 29.l"le3 l"lxd6 30.
23Ji:he 1 f6 24.flf3 flc4 25 .@.cl cxd6 I-D Loop MI-P-Deep Shred-
IUxeJt' Junior 9-S0S S.I for Arena, der 10, 2007) 13 ... eS 14.0-0 lUe6
CEGT 200S) 14.cS ~fS IH1d3 ISJladl \!!Ie7 (IS ... l/lIc7 16.cS ll:adS
flxe4 16.~e4 IUxe4 17.l/lIxe4 f5 18. 17.~a4 !il!xb2 18.flxb2 e4 19.~c4
I/lIc21/l1e7 19.exd4 exd4t 20.l'Ye21/l1fl IUxc4 20.l/lIxe4 'lYeS 21.I/lIb3 g6 22.
21.0-0 ll:feS 22.l/lId3 ll:adS 23.flxd4 l"lfel wg7 23.g3 gS 24.~fI ~dS 2S.
flxd4 24.0xd4± Fritz 9-Deep Junior lUe4 flc3 26.ll:cl ~bS 27.~xbS axbS
9, CEGT 200S ) 13.c5I/l1d7 14.exd4 2S.\!lIe3 l"lfeS (2S .. Jld4!=) 29J:l:cdl
exd4 15.0-0 l:IfcS 16.bS ~fS 17.lUd3 ll:xdl 30.l"lxdl \Yf6? (30 ... h6t) 31.
fle7 18.flxd4 IUxd3 19.1/lIxd3 ~xcS l!\Ie2 e3 32.l"lel l/!Ie3 33.I/lIf3t \lig6 34.
20.~b3 \!!Ixd3 21.ll:xd3 ~a7= Zap! ll:xe3 1'lxe3 3S.fxe3? (3S.l/lIxe3!
Chess Zanzibar-Deep Shreddcr 10,
Chesscngincs 2007) Il ... lUxd4
(ll...flxd4 12.flxd4 IUxd4 (12 ...
I/lIxd4 13.lUd3 (I Hlb5 I/lIxf2t 14.
I/lIxf2 IUxf2t IS.IYxf2 axbS 16.lUxf6
gxf6 17.cxbSt) 13 ... l/lIh4 14.g3 iiiJh6
IHle4 ~xe4 (lS ... ~g4 16.eS fS
17.fld6 ll:dS 18.f3 ll:xd6 19.cxd6
l/!Ie3t 20.'lYe2±) 16.l'lxc4 fS 17.l'lg2
f4 IS.cS (!S.~c4! fxg3 19.hxg3
IUxf2·r 20.\!!Ixf2 l"lxf2 2IJlxh6 ll:xb2
22.l"lxh7 ll:b3 23.wf2 as 24.bSt)
18 ... f3 19.1Ufl IUd7 20.l!\Icl \!!Ig6 3S ... l/lIxe3 36.fxe3 wfS 37.wf2 g4
(20 ... \!!Ixcl·,!? 21.ll:xclll:adS 22.lUc4 3S.19ei 1ge5 39.19d2 19d5 40.19d3 fS
IUbS 23.~b3 IUb8t) 21.l'Ye3 cS 41.19c3 IYcS 42.~b3+-) 3S ... l/lIxa3
22.0 O-D 0a4 2H)d3 Wic6 24.l'id2 36.l'lie4·,· IlIg7 37.g4 \!!Ic1 t 38.wg2
b6 2S.l!'ie4 I/lIh6 26.g4 bxeS 27.gS I'lid2t 39.IYh3 'Il'f2 40.WeSt f6 41.
I/lIxgS 2S.l!\Ixh7t IYfl 29.lUe4t \Yf6 'lYc7i· Y2-Y2 Gausel-FyIlingen, Gaus-
30.ll:e I fl:aeS 31.'lYd3 IUb8 32.h4 \!!IfS dal 1999) 16.~a4 IUxb2 17.l/lIxb2
33.l/lIe3 IUbS 34.~dS cxb4 3S.lUe4 I/lIc7 IS.flcS !il!fS 19.1l:fel !lfeS 20.
\!!IhS 36.l"lgl bxa3 37.\!!If4t we6 \!lIe3 b6 21.flb3 ll:adS 22.cS bS 23.
3S.!iI!dSt wd7 39.ll:xg7t 1-D Ny- l"lxdS l"lxdS 24.lUfl lUe6 2S.f3 h6t
back-Degraeve, Bundesliga) 13. Deep Shredder 10-Zap!Chess,
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 39

ehessengines 2007) 12.0e2 e5 13. Si>d4 Si>d6 29.'l\b2 !:!c4 30.a5 f6 31.
!:ldl 0g4 14.0-:0 Ti:e8 15.b5 fla5 16. IWb3:io Naum 1.82-Movei 0.08,
bxa6 bxa6 17.flxd4 exd4 18.f3 0e6 CEGT 2005) 14.0-0 d4 15.exd4
19.fle4 flxe4 20.fxc4 fle6= Deep fle7 16.@b3 flf5 17.b5± Fritz in
Shredder 10-Loop MI-P, 2007; Bahrain-Junior 10.1, C2QMAIN
10 ... 0d7 IUldl (I1.Si>d3 !:leS 12.e5 2008; 1O ... dxc4 II.I1lxc4 0d7
e5 13.c4 d4 14.fldS Si>g4 IS.fld2 Si>e6 a) 11 ... Wic7 12.0a2
16.0-0 0xdS 17.exd5 IWxdS IS.fle4 (a) 12.0-0 !:!d8 13.fle4 flxe4 14.
fleS 19.f4 exf4 20Jlxf4 IWdS 2 Uif3 IWxe4 Si>bS 15.!iadl I1ld7 16.IWg4 e5
!:le7 22.fld6 g6 2Hlc4 fS 24.!:lafl 17.IWhS h6 IS.flh4 0c7 19.0d5 \1le6
!:le7 2H!h3 (25.g4) 25...Si>bS= 20.e4 @g5 2l.IWxg5 hxg5 22.\1lxe6
Chess Tiger 15.0-Ruffian 2.1.0, fxe6 23.flf3 g4 24.flg5 !:!xdl 25.
CEGT 2005) I 1... Ti:eS 12.exd5 !:!xdl !:!d8 26J:~xd8t flxdS 27.11If1
a) 12.Si>e2 dxe4 13.0-0 11If8 28.f3 gxf3 29.flxf3 flc6 30.h4;!;
(a) \3.flg5 fle5 14.fld5 exd5 15. Hcbden-Malgran, Benidorm 1992)
0xe5 g6 16.\'!Jc3 d4 I 7.Ti:xd4 fle8 18. 12 ... 0d7 130-0 llae8 14.l'l:adl !:!fd8
!:!d5 IWxgS 19 .!:!xd7 tWxg2 20.!:!f1 Si>bS IS.0bl g6 16.IWe2 l1le8 17.!:!cl \1lbS
21.0xbS !:!xb8 22.Si>xc4 \'!Jh3't Deep 18.h3 flcS 19.flxe5 0xe5 20.\1ld3
Junior 9.0.-Fritz 9)/CEGT 2005) 0b8 21.!:!fdl \1le6 22.e4 fld7 23.IWe3
\3 ... IWe7 14.flgS fle7 15.flce4 flxe4 fle5 24.Si>e2 !:!xdl t 25Jixdl Ti:d8
16.IWxe4 flf5 17 .1/(Jg4 Si>b5 18.Ti:cl 26.f4 !:!xdl t 27.flxdl fld7 28.flf2 cS
1/(Je7 19.fle4 f6 20.flc3 fld6 2l.flxb5 29.f5 0c7+ Vitiugov-Sakaev, Khan-
axb5+ Junior I O.I-Fritz in Bahrain, ty-Mansiysk 2007;
C2QMAIN 2008; b) II...b5 12.Si>d3 Si>b7 13.0-0
b) 12.c5 a5 13.b5 (b) 13.fle4 flxc4 14.0xe4 g6 15.
(b) 13.fla2 fle4 IHle2 axb4 15. Si>xc6 !:!e8 16.fle5 tWd6 17.!:!dl !:ixc6
axb4 flxb4 16.flxb4 Yiia5 17.!'id4 I S.flxc6 IWxc6 19.Wixc6 I1lxc6 20.
I1lxc5+ Aristarch 4.4-Nimzo 8, 2003) O-O± KekeIidze-Zierke, Hamburg
13 ... fle7 14.fla4 fle4 IS.l1ld4 flf5 16. 2006) 13 ...!:!c8 14JiacI Wie7 15.Wibl
I1ld3 @e7 17.fle5 0e8 18.0-0 f6 19. !:!fd8 16.!:!fdl= Belov-Wacker, PI
flf3 e5 20.\1lb2 \1lxeS 21 .@e2 l1la7 22. NWL-II994;
Ti:c I I1lh5 23.11xc8 !:ixcS 24.f1cl c) I l...0bS 12.~e4 flxe4 13.IWxe4
Ti:xcl t 25 .'lixc I i'JIc7T Aristarch 'Wc7 14.f1cI I1Ih8 15.h4 fS 16.IWc2 cS
4.50-Ktulu 5.1, CEGT 2005; 12 ... 17.h5 Si>c6 18.flh4 fldS 19.94-t Ku-
exd5 13.l1le2 g6 (13...l1Ih8 14.0-0 rajiea-Kelecevic, Sarajevo 1981;
fle7 15.@bl Si>g4 16.h3 I1lh5 I Hlial d)ll...h6 12.fle4 fld5
I1lg6 18.11cl flfS 19.fla2 IWe7 20. (d) 12 ... flxe4 13.@xe4 Wie7 14.
Ti:xc8 rrxc8 21 Jiel \1lb6 22.a4 fle8 0-0 Si>d7 15.!:!fdl !:!adS 16Ji:d2 0b8
23.fle5 0c7 24.flxg6t hxg6 2S.Si>f3 17Jladl 0c8 18.Si>xa6 bxa6 19.Wixc6
IWd6 26.Ti:dl IWh2t 27.l!Ifl flc7 28. 0b7 20.tWcSTi:xd2 2U'lxd2 Wixc5 22.
40 J6zsef Pintcr

bxc5 Hc8 2Hld4 ~d5 2Hlf5 ~eS 18.~a4 Had8 19.0xd4 ~xd4 20.
Gamboa-Bisguier, Philadclphia ~b2 lle8 21.li!Ib I g6 22.h3 <ue6 23.
2004) l3.Hdl ~e7 l4.~d5 exd5 IS. llxc8 llxc8 24.l"!c1 l"!c3=t= Szmetan-
Hxd5 ~e6 16.:1!h5 Browne, Buenos Aires 1978) 12 ...
(d) 16.Hd2;!;) 16 ... f5 I HlcS 'l!id6 13.~e2 <ug4 (13...:I;1e8 14.~c5!?
~xc5 18.bxc5;!; Dunnington-Gor- as (l4 ...~e4 15.l;tld3 ~g6 16.0-0 as
mally, London GM 1997; 12.0-0 17.~h4 li!Ih5 18.~f3 ~g6=) 15.0-0
b5 IHld3 Hc8 14.Hfdl I;tlb6 IS. axb4 16.axb4 ~xb4 17.li!Ic3 ~c6
Hac! h6 16.1/!Ib3 ~e7 1Hle4 ~xe4 18Jlfcl;!; Belov-Nadanian, Voskrc-
18.l;tlxe4 Hfd8 19J1c2 as 20.Hdc1 a4 scnsk 1993) 14.~c5 :I;1fc8 15.~gS
21.~a2 ~a7 22.li!Ibl Hxc2 23.~c2 ~e2 16.1!lxf6 g6 17.1/!Ib2 I;tlc4 18.
ItIc6 24.<Uh7t IlIh8 2S.~e5 <ue8 ~h8 d4 19.~ge4 li!IfS 20.~xd4 ~xd4
26.l;tle4;!; torque-COMP CRAFTY, 21.~xd4 bS 22.~b2? ~g7 23.~xg7t
Internet Chess Club 2002; \O ... ~c=7 I1Ixg7 24.h3? (24.~d6 l"!c7 2S.~xa6
l1.cxd5 (ll.~xdS! l"!c6 26.~xc4 l"!xc4 27.4lcS <uxcS 28.
bxcS b4) 24 ... aS'!' SOS 4 for Arena-
Tao 5.6, Le Fou numerique 2004.]
ll.l"!dl
11.~d3 dxc4
a) II...~d7 12Jldl l"!fc8 13.'l!ic2
<Ub8 14.0-0 dxc4 IS.l;tlxc4 ~e5 16.
~e4 ~fg4 17 .~xe5 ~xeS 18.l;tlxeS
I;tlxeS 19.f4 <uc7 20.~d3 I;tlc6 21.~g5
g6 22J!c I l"!d8 23.li!Ie2 <ub6 24.l1Ihl
h6 25.~f3 a5'!' Toga II 1.2.1-Fruit
2.2.1, CEGT 2006;
b) 11...l"!d8 12.0-0 d4 13.~e4
ll...cxd5 12.l;tlxf6 ~xb4 13.axb4 ~g4 14.cxd4 ~xd4 15.~xd4 <uxd4
gxf6 14.c5 as 15.Hxa5 b6 16Jla3 16.<Uxd4l:i:xd4 17.~d2 ~f6
bxc5 17.bxc51;tlg4 18.<Ud3 <uxc5 19. (b) 17...~xh2?! 18.l1Ixh2 li!Id6t
Hxa8 Hxa8 20.0-0;!;) ll...exd5 12. 19.11Ig1 l"!xd3 20.l"!ad1 li!Id8 21.~e4
~a4 (l2.~e2 li!Ie7 \3.~ed4 ~xd4 14. !lxd 1 22.!lxdl li!Ie7 23.li!Id3 e5 24.
~xd4 ~xd4 15.~xd4 ~g4 16.l;tld3 ~g5 g6 25.li!Id8t I/lIfS 26.li!Ic7 <ug4 27.
Hac8 17.~b2 ~e5 18.0-0 I;tlh5 19.h3 f3 h6 28.~e4±) 18.~f3l"!d8 19.!ladl
~g6 20.~e2 ~h5 21.I;tlxh5 ~h5 22. I;tld7 20.~g5 h6 21 .~e4 I;tlc6 22.
b5 ~e4 23.Hfd1 Hc4 24.bxa6 bxa6 ~f6t I/lIxf6 23.l;tlh7t I1IfS 24.~e4
2S.~b6 h6 26.Hacl l:i:xcl 27J'lxclt l"!xdL 25.l"!xdl 'iilxe4 26.li!Ixe4 l"!d8
Rashkovsky-Zclcic, Bled 1992; 12. 27.!lxd8t li!Ixd8 28.h3 li!Id7 29.g3;!;
l;tle2 He8 13.0-0 d4 14.exd4 ~xd4 CMIOth Cell-Junior 9, CEGT 2005;
15.~xd4I;tlxd4 16.11acl ItIg4 17.l;tld3 c) II...d4 12.exd4 ~xd4 13.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 41

~xd4 ~xd4 14.0-0 e5 15.l::lfel 9-Spike 1.0, CEGT 200S) 14.~a2


(c) 15.l1ael h6 16.~d5 @dS 17. l;!acS IS.l;!adl l;!fdB 16.@bl ~bS 17.
~xd4 cxd4 IS.~e4 as 19.b5 ~xd5 ~e4 ~xe4 IB.\!lIxe4 ~e7 19.\fIhl g6
20.~xd5 @d6 2Uild3 l::lbS 22.@xd4 20.h4 h6 21.hS g5 22.~h2± Hiares
~e6 23.l::le3± Lugovoi-Lavrik, St IO-Ruffian 1.0.S, Wolfgang 2006;
Petcrsburg 2005) 15 ...@e7 16.h3 b) 12 ... e5 13.~S ~dS 14.~xdS
~e6 17.~a4l::lad8 IB.~xd4l::lxd4 19. ~d7 IS.O-O l;!aeS 16.We4 ~bS 17.
~eS ~eS 20.~f1 l1ddS 2 U'lc3 l::lfeB l;!fdl I1:>hB IS.l;!ael fS 19.Wh4;1; Ole-
22.l::ladl l::lxdl 23.l::lxdl as 24.l::lel sen-Chow, Chicago op2 1994; 13.
axb4 2S.axb4 b6 26.~b3 h6 27.eS ~d3 (l3.~e2 ~b7 14.0-0 l;!acS IS.
~S= Drozdovsky-Cyborowski, War- l;!fdl ~d7 16.l;!acl ~eeS 17.~xeS
saw 200S; 12.~xc4 bS ~xeS IB.Wbl Wh4t Carraseo Marti-
a) 12...~d7 13.0-0 nez-Cruz Lopez Claret, ESP-ch
(a) 13Irdl bS 14.~b3 l::lacS IS. 1994; IHb3!?) 13...~b7 14.0-{)
~e4 ~d4 16.l/!!d3 ~xe4 17.~xd4 ~f6 a) 14.~e4
IS.O-O l:'rfd8 19.1::lel ~bS 20.\!lIbl eS Trying to win the pawn, but this
2UixcS l::lxcS 22.~fS @eB 23.l::ldl turns out to be disastrous for White.
~e6 24.~c2 l::ldB= Jonny 2.S2-Delfi 14 ... ~xe4 IS.~xe4 l;!aeS 16.
4.S, CEGT 200S) 13 ... bS ~xh7t
(a) 13 ...!'1acS 14.~e4 (a) 16.~e3 f5 17.\l1d3 '/llf71S.We2
(a) 14.@d3 l1edS IS.l1acl eS 16. (a) IS.0-0 e5+) IS ... l;!feS
~S ~xdS 17.~xdS ~e6 IS.e4 f5 19. (a) IS ... eS?! 19.~xeS
@e4 ~f7 20.l1ecl fxe4 21.~xf7t (a) 19.~eS ~eS 20.~xe5 @dS
@xf7 22.@xe4 l:'rdeS 23.@g4 @b3 24. 2l.f4~) 19...~xeS 20.~xeS We7 21.
l;!e2l:'re7 2S.\fIhl g6 26.l;!d2 l;!ef7 27. f4We3t 22.11:>f2 1/!Ib3
~eS l;!f4 2S.@d7 l;!dS 29.@h3 I!!Ixh3 (a) 22...~dS 23.J;!hel±) 23.l;!hdl
30.l;!xdSt ~dB 31.gxh3 l;!xf2 32. l;!e3 24.l:!acl;1;) 19.0-0
l;!xf2 ~xf2= Pharaon 3.S-Smar- (a) 19.e4 eS !+) 19 ... eS+) 16 ...
Think 1.00, AMD chessengines.de \fIhS 17.@bl?
2006; al) 17.~d3 ~b4 IS.We2
a) 14.@e2 ~b8 IS.l;!acl ~e5 16. (al) IB.~xg7t \figS!
~eS ~xeS= Olafsson-Ivkov, Novi (al) IB ... \fIxg7 19.Wb2t±) 19.
Sad 1976; axb4 l;!xc2 20.~f8 @f6!-+) IS ...
a) 14.~d3 l;!fdS IS.l::lfdl ~bS 16. ~xd3t 19.'/llxd3 l;!fdS+= 20.@e2 ~e4!?
@e2 \1,-\1, Gheorghiu-Weinstein, (al) Another possibility to keep
Lone Pine 1975) 14 ... eS 15.l;!adl the white king in the eenter was
~f5 16.~xf6t @xf6 17.@e2 \!lIe7 IS. 20 ... ~dS 21.l;!dl ~c4 22.l;!xdSt
~d5 e4 19.~d4 ~xd4 20.~xd4 ~xd4 l;!xdB 23.@e2 f6!+=) 21.~4WgS
21.l;!xd4 l;!e7 22.@hS ~g6 23.@e2 all) 2l...e5!? 22.Wh5t \figS 23.
~fS 24.l;!fdl \fIhS 2S.a4;1; Shredder ~f3 f6+=;
42 J6zsef Pinter

a12) 21...~xg2?! 22J'igl 19.4Je4 ~xe4 20.lilxc4 f5 21.~xb7


(a12) 22.®hSt I1Ig8 23J'igl l;eS IWxb7 22.~d4 l::!xc1 23.l::!xe1 !'le8
24.'II'g4 l':lg5 25.IIJM f6+) 22 ... 'II'g5 24.1lif2= Gcorgiev-Berzinsh, 21st
23.h4 'll'g6 24.S Iilxd4 25.l':lxg2! Lie-Op 2003) 16.IWbl flxS 17.gxS
Iilxb2 26.l':lxg6 Iilxal 27Jlg4+; 22.f4 l::!fd8 18.!'lfdl ~bd7 19.~e4 ~d5 20.
'I\Ig6 f4 ~7b6 21.~c5 IWh4 22.lild4 ~a4
, (at) Tt was possible to take the 2Hle2 ~xc5 24.bxc5 Iilb8 2S.'II'e4
pawn on g2: 22 ... I'Yxg2!? 23.Wxg2 4Jxf4 26.exf4 flxf4 27.IWg2 g6 28.
Iilxg2 24.l:'lgl ~e4 2H)xe6!? fxe6 ElbJ l::!xd4 29.l::!xd4 ~xh2t 30.iWxh2
26.%!xg7 ~xe3-+) 23.11!f2 f6 'Ilxd4 3 J .iWd6 iWe4 32.l::!b2 hS",
(al) 23 ... 'II'xg2) 24.'I\Ig3 c5 Rybka 2.1-Loop 10.32, CEGT
25.fxe5 fxeS 26.~e2 I1Ig8?! 2006; 11.0-0-0 l::!d8 12.lile2 dxc4
(al) 26 ... 'II'xg3t! 27.hxg3t 13.l::!xd8t ~xd8 14.~c4 ~d7 15.
(al) 27.~xg3 ~xg2 28Ji:gl !'lc2 IlIbll::!c816.f:le5Iile817.1/!Id3~c618.
29.~xe5 ~xe3 30.~xg7t IlIh7-+) ~f3 (18.~e4?? ~xe5 19.~xeS ~e4
27 ... liIg8 28.\Uxe5 Iilxe3 29.flf4 20.iWxe4 f6! 21.~xf6D E1xc4! 22.
Iilb6-+) 27.~xeSl':le2+ Adianto-Gu- iWxc4 gxf6-+ Zessingcr-Ruchrig,
nawan, Bali 2000; BL 1983) 18 ... b5 19.1ilb3~; 11.b5
a2) 17.lilc3 f5 18.~g6 !'lf6!+; ~a5 (ll...axbS 12.~xbS~) 12.~g5
17 ... fSI8.flg6~b4 19.0-0 d4 (l2 ... dxc4?? 13.~S exd5 14.
(a) 19.axb4 'll'xb4t 20.MI 'll'c4t ~xf6 IilfS 15.1/!Ixf5 g6 16.1/!Ih3 1-0
21.IiIel 'll'b4t22.1lIf11/!1g4-+ Martin- Hempson-Nixon, Redcar op 1995)
Raedeker, BL2-S9596) 19 ... ~c2 20. l3.cxd4 ~xd4+; 11.lilc2 d4 (11...
\!lidl ~xal 21.~e5 1/!IgS 22.g3 ~dS dxc4 12.~xc4 b5 13.~d3 ~b7 14.
(a) 22 ... %!cd8) 23.h4 'il'h6 24. 0-0 %!ac8 15.'II'e2 ~g4 16.h3 ~ge5!
~xal IiIg8+ Deep Junior 9 2.-Wild- 17.~xc5 ~xc5 18.~xh7t Ilixh7 19.
Cat 6.0, CEGT 2005; 1/!IhSt I1Ig8 20.1/!IxeS f5!~ Bcnko-
b) 14.~g5 h6 15.~ge4 ~e5 16. Lombardy, USA 1970)
~xf6t 'll'xf6 17.~e4 ~xe4 18.~xe4
~d3t 19.iWxd3 1/!Ixb2 20.0-0 l::!fd8
21.'II'bl 1/!Ixbl 22.l::!fxbl f5+ Dcjka-
lo-Przewoznik, Wroclaw POL ch
1987; 14 ... l::!ac8 15.l':lac1 ~b8 (IS ...
g6 16.l::!fdl ~b8 17.'II'bl ~e5 18.
~xe5 ~xe5 19.1/!Ial ~g4 20.h3 ~xe3
2l.fxc3 1/!Ig5 22.~4 ~xc4 2Hixe4
\!!xe3t 24.l1Ihl ~xb2 2S.\!!xb2
IWxe4-+ BugChess2. v.I.6.3-Pro
Deo 1.6 Johan 2009; 15...~b8 16.
'll'b I ~5 17<~xe5 ~xe5 18.f4 ~b8
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 43

12.ex·d4 ~xd4 13.~xd4 Iilxd4 ~xdS 44.l::1xa5=)


14.0-0 eS IS.::"ladl as (15...l,ile6!?) 11 •.. l::1d8
16.'lNb3 (16.cS axb4 17.axb4 Iilc6 [11...dxc4 12.~e4 (12.0xc4 bS
lS.\1lf3; 16.~bS!? \1lxb2 17.'lNxb2 (12 ... \1ld7 IHle4 ~xe4 14.l!I'xe4
axb4 lS.axb4 @d7) l6 ... l,ild7 (16 ... lIfeS 15.\l!Ig4 g6 16.h4 l:'ladS 17.hS
@e6 IHlbS! Iilxb2 IS.\!!ixb2 axb4 e5 lUIg3 \1lbS?? (18 ... \1le6 19.1::1xd8
19.axb4 \l1d7 20.~d6;!;) 17.l::1fcl l::1xdS 20.hxg6 fxg6 21.\1lxe6t \\Yxc6
axb4 IS.axb4 !lfcS 19.1ilt3 lile6 20. 22.l!I'h4 !ld7 23.0-O;!;) 19.hxg6 1-0
~dS Iilxd5 (20 ... ~xdS 21.cxdS 0xb2 Mchedlishvili-Essing, Batumi 2002)
22.\!!ixb2 Iild7 23.d6±) 21.cxdS (21. 13.@d3 \1lb7 14.~e4 ~d5!? (14 ...
I,ilxd4 Iilxf3 22.®xf3 \!!ixb4 23.~xeS ~xc4 15.0xc4 ::"lacS 16.\1lxh7i" whS
l::1a6) 21...~xh2 22.'lhb2 'Wd6 (22 ... 17.\Wbl f5 (17 ... a5 18.0-0 axb4 19.
c423.llI!d4! axb4 I,ilbS 20.\1le4 f5 21.0xc6 \1lxe6
a) 2H!d4 !lc8 24.d6 'iJid7 2S. 22.~e5 !:ilxe5 23.0xcS I!I'g5 2Hlg3
0xe4 ~xe4 26.l::1dxe4 ::"lxc4 27.l::1xe4 e5;!;) IS.liilg6 a5 (18...~xb4 19.axb4
'lNxd6=; 'iJixb4t 20.M1 +- Behlc-Barthel,
b) 23.d61!1'e6 24.l::1d4 f1dS! NRW-I 1985) 19.bxaS b4 20.0-0
(b) 24 ... l::1a2 2S.l!I'bl; \1la6 21.r;1fel bxa3 22.lilc3± Lalic-
b) 24 ... l::1eS 2Hlxe4 ~xe4 26.d7 Ross, Saint John op-l 1988) IS.
l"1edS 27J!cxe4 @c6 28J1e7±) 2S. 0-0 (lS.~5!? fS 16.~b7 \\Yxb7 17.
~xe4 ~xe4 26.E1exe4 IWf6=; 23 ... @d6 O-O;!;) 15 ... fS 16.~cS? (16.~g3)
24.~xe4 j;ia4 2S.l:'1c1±) 23.l!!ixcS (23. 16 ... ~cxb4 17.axb4 ~xb4 lS.\!!ic3
l"1xeS l:la4 24.bS (24.l::1bl ??l:'lxb4! Iilxc5 19.\1lbl41d5 20.\\Yb3 \1ld6 2l.e4
2S.Wxb4 I!I'xb4 26.l:lxb4 l:'lc1 t-+) fxe4 22.\1lxe4 r;1ad8-+ Petursson-
24 ... l:'lb4 2S.'l!ia3 l:'ld8 26.E1del g6;!;) Stefansson, Reykjavik 2004) 12 ...
23 ... l!I'xb4 2UIb1 (24.d6 l:'leS 2S. eS (l2 ... b5?? 13.~f6t gxf6 14.\\Ye4
I!I'xeSt ~xeS (2S ...l:'lxeS? 26.l:'lxeSt Iilb7 15.l!I'g4t I!!h8 16Jld7+-) 13.
~xeS 27.d7+-) 26.d7 ~d6 27.lilxb7 Iilxe4 \1lf5 IHlxf6t !!!ixf6 IS.Wc2
(27.f:lxd6'!? \!iixc1#) 27 .. J,'idS) 24 ... :!:lfeSI6.0-0l!ac817.<:ld50b8l8.b5
WeS 2S.E1edl !le7 26.h3 l'ld8 27.'iJif4 axb5 19.1"Ixb5 We7 20.e4 I,ilg4 21.
\l!Id6 2S.'iJid4 ~d7! 29.l:'lb5 ~c5 (29 ... l::1d3 l,ila7 22.a4;!; Gavrikov-Chand-
h6!?) 30.l'ldbll!l'e7 31.i>fl (31.l::1b6 ler, 1994/GER-chT.
l:'ld6) 31...MS 32.l::1b6 l:'ld6 33J"16b2 12.\1le2
Wf6 34.l!I'e3 (34.l!I'xf6 l:'1xf6 3S.d6 [12.\1ld3 dxc4 (12 ... d4 lHle4
l:'lxd6 36.lilxb7=) 34 ... h6 3S.l:'le2l:'ldS 4lxe4 l4.\1lxe4 dxe3 lH1xd8t \!lixd8
36.l:'leel ~a4 37.l!I'a3t ~c5 3S.l!I'a5 16.l,ilxh7t I!!h8 17.cS exf2t 18.l!!xf2
(3S.'/!ie3) 3S ... \!lia6t! 39.Wxa6 bxa6 \!lie7 19.\1le4!? (19.l"1eJ!) 19 ... l,ild7 20.
40Jlb6 a5 41.l:'lc 1 ~d7 Y,-v, Olafs- r;1el a5 2l.IWc3 f6 22.~d4 e5 23.Wt3
son-Browne, Buenos Aires 19S0 \llIe8 24.~f5 I/!ig8 25.~e7 !!!ieS 26.<iilg6
(4l...~d7 42.!lxc7 ~xb6 43.l:'la7 fJxe7 27.0xeS 1-0 Movei O.OS-Jon-
44 J6zsef Pinter

ny 2.82, CEGT 200S) 13.~xc4 bS gaevsky, Belgrade 1988) 17 ... 0b8


l4J!xdSt fud8 IS.~d3 ~b7 16.0-0 (17...~b6 18.<tJe5 !/!Ie7 J9.<tJf3 !/lIe7
(16.~e4 fld7 (16 ... ~xe4 17.11ixe4 20.lIYe2 ~e7 21.<tJd2 ~e6 22.flce4
l';'1eS 18.0xh7t I1lhS I 9.l!!ib 1 fS 20. ~xe4 23.~xe4 ~e5 24.~xe5 0xe5
~g6 'liIxf3 2l.gxf3 WgS 22.'l)C8? (22. 25.~c5 g6 26.a4 ~e3 27.axb5 axb5
\HI! 28.0xb5 l';'1c7 29.0a6 0d5 30.1/lIb5
0xb4 31.1/lIb8t I1lg7 32.lIYxb4 Wxe5
abedefgh 33.!/lIxe5 l';'1xe5= crafty-ruffe, FrCS,
8 Fremont, California, USA 2003)
7 7 18.Wbl ~xf319.gxf3<tJb720.f4<tJd6
21.~e2 <tJc4 22.0xf6 !/lIxf6 23.0xh7t
11lf8 24.~e4 ~d6 25.!/!Ib3 ~e7 26.0d3
4 4lb6 2H'lg3± Zap!Chess Zanzibar-
3 Chess Tiger, AMDX2 2007; 12.
cxd5 exd5 l3.bS axb5 l4.41xb5 0b6
15.0e2 (15.~d3 ~a5t 16.11If1 <tJe4
abed.fgh 17.41el h6 18.We2 4le5 19.f3 ~c5
20.0b 1 flc4+ Miralles-Marjanovic,
22...~xe3 (22...!/!Ixg6 23.l:Igl Wf7 C1i9hy 1986) 15...0a5t 16.~c3 0g4
24.l';'1xg7 !/!Ixg7 2S.'liIxg7t I1lxg7 26. 17.0xa5~xa518.!/lIc7I1Yxc719.<tJxc7
Wdll1lf6 27.Wd6±) 23.fxe3 !/!Ixg6 24. I:lae8 20.41b5 <tJc4 21.0-0 ~d7 22.
l:IgI WhS 2S.!/!Idl±) 22...~xe3!+ 4lfd4 4le4 23.a4 I:la8?! (23 ... g6=) 24.
Lengyel-Wells, Budapest 1993) 17. ft7 I:la5 25.41b3 !fxa4 26.<tJxd5 4le5;t
0-0 (l7.h4 f6 l8.hS?! l';'1eS 19.Wdl Hiarcs 10-Rybka 1.0 Beta, CEGT
flf7 20.~bl f5= Hebden-Wedberg, 2005; 12.<tJb1 dxc4 13.!fxdSt <tJxdS
Malmo 1987) 17 ... l:Ic8 IS.Wbl f5 14.~xc4 ~d7 15.0-0 I:lc8 16.lIYd3
19.fled2 ~f7 20.0e2 ~d6 21.0b3 ~c6 (l6...~a4!=) IHlbd2 'liIb8 IS.
flb6 22.~d4 flde4 23.l';'1el ~dS 24. Wd4 0c7 (18...~a4 19.fle4 4lc6 20.
lIYal Wb7 2S.l';'1c2 0bS 26.Wc1 'Se727. fuf6t IWxf6 21.!/!Ixf6 gxf6=) J9.I:lcl
~xb6 fub6 28.~xd5 exd5 29.~b3;t b5 20.0d3;t Petir 3.9-Fritz 5.32,
Chess Tiger 2007-Zap!Chess Zan- chessengines.de 2007]
zibar, AMDX2 2007) 16 ... l';'1e8 17. 12_ .. dxc4
!ldl (l7.Wbl h6 18.l';'1dl ~eS (18 ... 12 ... d4!? 13.exd4 flxd4 14.
flc6 19.fle4 ~xe4 20.0xe4 fS 21.~c2 flxd4 0xd4 15.0--0 (15.fla4 ~xb2
fld8 22.0b3 0e4 23.Wal ~b8 24.0e5 l6.fud8t I/I'xd8 17.<tJxb2 Wc7 18.
<tJf7 2S.~xb8 0xf3 26.gxf3l';'1xb8 27. 0-0 b6=; 15.lIYb3 e5 16.fld5 fu.d5
!/!Ic3;t Gorbatow-Rausis, Cappelle la 17.cxd5 ~xb2 18.lIYxb2 b5 19.0-0
Grande 1998) 19.~e4 0d5 20.l';'1cl 0b7 20.1/I'a2 !fd6 21.I:ld2 !fad8 22.
fuc\ t 21.Wxel ~b7 2H!d4 ~xd4 l';'1fdl \!'id7 23.!/!Ic2 f5 24.l/!ic3 e4 25.
23.fud4 !/!Ie7 l!,-Yz Velikov-Polu- I/I'c5 g6 26.!fd4 I/I'g7 27.l/I'f4 I/!if6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 45

2S.g4 );l8d7 29.g~ 'lYd8+ Petir 2.Sc- axb4 23.axb4 e4 24.>\le2 ~d5 25.
Grcen Light Chess 30122, CEGT ®d4 I'9gS<x>; 16... >\lg4 (l6 ... >\ld7 17.
2005) }-,S ••• cS 16:fla4 0xd4 0xa4 IS.®xa4 flxd4 (18 ...
a) 16Jld2 >\le6 17.cS e4 IS.9a4 cxd4 19.!:i:fel ®c7 20.®c2 fld7 21.
>\lxb2 19.9xb2 fu:d2 20.'lYxd2 !:i:dS >\lf3 J;1adS 22.J;1d3 !:i:e7 23.!:i:edl \!lieS
21.®f4 hS 22.!:i:el !:i:d4 24.\!lId2 h6 2S.h3 fled7 26.!:i:el \!lIc7
(a) 22...'lYd7 23.l1dl iJ!JcS 24. 27.cS± Chess Tiger IS.O-Shredder
fu:dSt ®xdS 2S.®c3 'lYd7 26.h3;t \1,- 9.1, CEGT 2005) 19.®c2 (l9.h3
\I, crafty-stormx, Internet Chess !:i:adS 20.ii:xd4 exd4 21.0d3 ~hS 22.
Club 2004) 23.~a4 ~g4; ®as g6 23.g3 :::!d7 24.®a4 !:i:dS 2S.
b) 16.cS >\le6 I'9dl ®d7 26.wg2 !:i:eS 27.1'9f3 b6 2S.
(b) 16 ... g6 17.>\lf3 aSl8.l/!IeHle6 !:i:cl as 29.cS bxcS 30.bxaS !:i:c8 31.
19.11fcl axb4 20.axb4 !/\Id7 21.~bS a6 !:i:c7 32.lThl wg7 33.!:i:b7 1-0
>\lb3 22.!:i:bl >\lxb2 23.i'!xb2 >\ldS 24. Mched1ishvili-Klimov, Saint Peter-
~d6 e4 2S.>\lxe4 ~xe4 26.~xe4 >\lxe4 sburg 2002; 19.!:i:xd4 exd4 20.~d3
27.\!lIxc4l1eS 2S.\!lIb1 !:i:xcl t 29.®xel ~g4= Merino Garcia-Estremera Pa-
!:i:eS 30.l1e2 E1xe2 31.'lYxe2 ~d4 32. nos, Montanchez 1998) 19 ... l:i:adS
®el± Glaurung 0.2.4-Movei O.OS. (19 ... aS 20.\!lIb2 b6 21.!:i:xd4 exd4
310, CEGT 200S) 17.~a4 as 18. 22.0f3 !:i:d8'23.bxaS bxaS 24.\!lIb6 a4
~b611a7 2S.®aS d3 26.®xa4 ®eS 27.l'1dl ~7
(b) 18 ... axb4 19.flxa8 b3 20.\!lIet 2S.®b4 l:i:bS 29.®d2 l:i:b3 Naum
!:i:xaS 21.>\lxd4 exd4 22.E1xd4 ~7 1.71-Fruit 2.1, CEGT 200S) 20.
23.c6 bxc6 24.®xc6 l:i:xa3 2S.®b7 !:i:xd4 exd4 2l.0d3 g6 22.®d2 ~g4
g6 26.>\lb5 ®f6 27.l:i:xd7 >\)xd7 28. 23.h3 ~eS 24.J;1el ®f6 2S.c5 wg7
®xd7 b2 29.>\ld3±) 19.>\lxd4 exd4 26.l:i:e4 ®fS 27.®e2 fud3 2S.®xd3
20.>\lc4 axb4 21.axb4 ~g4 22.>\lxe6 hS 29.h4 !:i:d7 30.f3 \1,-\1, Kasparov-
\!lIxe6 23.!:i:fel !:i:a2 24.!:i:xe6 !:i:xc2 25. Schulte, Hamburg 19S7) 17.cS
!:i:d6± crafty-Gapper, Internet Chess a) 17 .~xg4 ~xg4 IS.0xd4 l:i:xd4
Club 2006; 19. ~b6 l:i:adS
c) 16.!:i:fel >\le6 17.~a4 a5 18. (a) 19 ...!:i:eS 20.~dS
>\lxd4 E1xd4 19.~cS axb4 20.axb4 b6 (a) 20.h3! ~f6 21.cS \!lIe6 22.
21.~xe6 I'9xc6 22.!/\Ic3 l:i:ad8 23.cS !:i:fel±) 20 ... ®h4 21.h3 ~f6 22.~e3?!
bxcS 24.bxcS IlcS 2S.fu:d4 cxd4 (a) 22.£lxd4 cxd4 23.®fS;j;) 22 ...
26.\!lIxd4 ®e7 27.®d6 ®xd6 28.cxd6 g6 23.cS wg7 24.l:i:xd4 exd4 2S.flc4
l:i:dS 29.fld I ~e4= Pharaon 3.3-Jon- ~dS 26.1'9d2 ®f6 27.~6 l:i:e7 2S. l:i:dl?
ny 2.S2, CEGT 200S; (a) 2S.l:i:el! \!lIf4 29.!:i:dl;j;) 2S ...
d) 16.>\lf3;t >\le6 17.cS h6 IS.~a4 ~f4+ Portisch-Markus, Warsaw
>\lxb2 19.~xb2 (Marcelin-Lobron, 200S) 20.~dS ®d6 21.h3 ~f6 22.
Saint-Vincent 2000) 19 ... a5!? 20. !:i:xd4 exd4 23.!:i:dl \!lieS 24.f4 \!lIe6
fu:dS t flxdS 21.!:i:d I fu:d I t22.®xd I 2S.®d2!?
46 J 6zsef Pinter

(a) 2S.'/\II'2'?) 2S ... bS 26.'/\Ixd4


(a) 26J::1e 1 @d6 27.'/IIxd4 111f8=)
26 ... l11hS 27.fS \!l!e2 28.[lcl bxc4
29.lIJIe3 I/!Id3 30.'/\Ixd3 cxd3 3Ulxf6
gxf6 32.M2 v,-v, Aronian-Ftacnik,
Gennany 2003;
b) 1H.lxd4 );lxd4 18.li.lxg4 l1xg4
19J1fel I/!Ic7 20.cS '/\Ic6 21.g3 l::1eS
22.l::1d6 '/IIf3 23Jk3 '/\If4 24.h3 l::1gS
2S.l11fl '/\IfS 26.l/!IxfS l::1xfS 2Hlc3
c4? 2S.~xe4 1-0 Cramling,D-Gru-
enfeld, Biel 19S6. [13 ... '/\IxdS 14."'xc4 "'d7 (14 ... bS
(b) 28.lTh6 l::1c7 29.c6 bxc6 30. IS.~d3 ~h7 16.~e4 ~dS 17.~cS
l::1xa6 h6 3 Uhc6+-); 17 ... li.le6 ~xcS lS.0xh7t I11hS 19.bxcS± Az-
(l7 ... l::1ac8 18.~b6 l::1c6 19.~4 h6 maiparashvili-Valvo, Philadelphia
20.l::1fel l::1e6 2l.h3 Ii.lxc2 22.l::1xc2 1994) IS.0-0 (IS.~e4 ~xe4 16.
Ii.lxh2 23.l::1xdSt \!!IxdS 2Hlxh2 e4 '/IIxe4 bS
2S.l::1d2 Wic7 26.'/\Id4Ii1h7 27.~d6Ii1g8 a) 16 ... l::1c8 17.0-0 ~d4? IS.~eS
28.~4 IiIh7 29.\!!Ie3 IiIg8 30.!:1d4 ilYc6 (a) IS.~xd4l::1xe4 19.~S±) IS ...
31.l::1d8t l::1cS 3HlaS [lxd8 3Hlxc6 l::1xc4 19.~xc4 "'e6 20.'/\Ic5± Kraai-
bxc6 34.'/\If4 1-0 Mikhalchishin- Tolnai, Koszeg 2000;
Brglcz, Ptuj 1995) 18.~h6 [labS 19. b) 16...~c7 J7.~gS ~g6 JS.'/\Ig4
l::1fel '/\Ic7 20.li.lxd4 !lxd4 21.Ii.lc4 \!!Ie7 19.h4 h6 20.~f3 lIeS 21."'b3±
~xc4 22.~xc4 l::1bd8 23.ilYe2 c4 24. Chernin-Rashkovsky, Sverdlovsk
l::1xd4 l::1xd4 2S.~d6 '/!id7 26.f3 exf3 19S6;
27.@xf3±; 12...~bS 13.~a4 (13.0-0 c) 16 ...'/\Ie7 17.0-0 l::1dS IS.h4 h6
~c7 14.l::1d2 dxc4 IS.l::1xd8t '/\IxdS 19.!ldl 0eS 20.l::1xdS ~xdS 21.~d4±
16.~e4!;\; (16.l::1dl ilYe7 l7.~e4 ~xe4 Farago-Danailov, Budapest 19S5; 17.
18.IiJIxe4 ~d7 19.1i.lxe4 "'eS 20.IiJIg4± "'b3 [le8 IS.0-0 ltibS 19J1d1 IiJIe720.
Vaiser-Ehlvest, Sverdlovsk 19S4) ~gS IiJIxgS 21.l::1xd7 ~dS 22.IM4 eS
l3 ...~e7 14.cxdS exdS IS.~cS ~eS 23.'iJldS '/\1[6 24.f4 ~e6 2S.fxcS '/\IgS
16.~xcS ~xeS 17.0d4 as 18.0-0 26.Erxn '/\Ixe3t 27.l!lfl 0a7 2S. W/f3±
ltixd4 19.1::1xd4 axb4 20.axh4 h6 21. crafty-WildTiger, Internet Chess
~a4 "'[S 22.'/IIb3 '/\Ia7 23.~c3 '/\Ia3 Club 2002) IS ... bS 16.0b3 ErcS 17.
24.'/IIxa3 Erxa3 2S.~bS lIa2 26."'f3 l"1dl 0bS (l7 ... IiJIe7 IS.lIJId3 ~bS 19.
l::1c2 27Jlal;\; Ftacnik-Lindinger, 0.xbS ~xb4 20."'xf6 ~xd3 21.~xe7
Hamburg 2001] ~xbS 22.~d4 41b2 23Jle1 0d7 24.
13.lIxd8t ~xd8 l::1b 1 ~a4 2S.g4 ~c3 26J';!b2= crafty-
Diagram WildTiger, Internet Chess Club
2002; l7 ... 0.e7 18.~eS Wie7 19.0.xd7
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 47

flxd7 20.1Mic2 iilb8 21.f4 flf6 22.WfJ


iila7 23J1d3 Efd8 24.EfxdS·, Wxd8=
Crafty-WildTigcr, Internet Chess
Club 2002) 18.flc4 fld4 19.Wd3
flxfJt 20.gxfJ flxc4 21.Wxd7 Wxd7
22.Elxd7 fld6 2Hie5 flcB 24.iild4
fld6 25.f4? (2H.>c5 ~c4 26.f4t)
25 ... MS 26.f5 flxf5 27.iilc5t weB
2BJ1d3 Efc7 29.f4 \!,la7 30.iilxa7
Efxa7+ Crafty-Somnus, internet
Chess Club 2003.
14.fle4 15 ... f5 16.ll'ixe4 b5 (I6...~d7 17.
14.iilxe4 ~d7 15.0-0 [1cB 16. iild3 0-0 [1cB IB.Wd3 flf7 19.fle5 iilb5 20.
h6 17.ll'ie2 (I Hle5!;1;) 17...~b8 I/!Id2 fld6 2l.iilxbS axbS 22.Efd 1 ~bS
18.e4 ~c6 19.Elc1 fld7 20.fldl iila4 23.g3 fle4 24.l/!Id7 I/!Ixd7 2SJ1xd7
21. fle3 flc6 22. flg4? I (22. ~xa6 ~xeS 26.iilxe5 !ic1 t 27.wg2 [1e2 2B.
flde5 23.flxc5 flxeS 24.iilxe5 iilxe5 !ixg7t wfS 29.!ixh7 flxf2 30.wg1 Y2-
25.~bS;1;) 22 ... hS 23.flc3 flceS 24. Y2 Giulian-Chandlcr, Con' 2006)
~xcS ~xeS? (24 ... flxcS 2S.flxeS 17.l/!Ia2 (17.Wb3 ~b7 18.0-0 flf7 19.
~xcS) 25.~xa6'± Gausel-Wedberg, :gdl TIc8 20.a4 ~d5 2l.Wa3 ~b8 22.
Munkebo 199B. axb5 axb5 23.fld4 fld6= Junior 9-
J4 ... flxe4 Fritz 9, CEGT 2005; 17.ll'if4:t (Gu-
14 ... bS 15.flxf6t gxf6 16.We4 revieh-Okhotnik, SU 1984) 17 ...
flc6 17.iild1 fS 1B.Wxe6 0b7 19.~f6 ~b7 IB.O-O fie8 J 9.fidl iilb8 20.~e5
I!JIxt"6 20.l1i!xb7 \Wc3t 2!.wfl EfdB 0xfJ 2J.~xfJ ~xe5 22.Wxe5 flf7 23.
22.~c2 ll'ia1 t 2Hlel c3 24.\Wc7 wg7 Wd4 We7 24.h3 wfS 2S.g4 cS 26.Wd5
25.'I!Ie5t MB 26.0hS L1d7 27.Wh8t fxg4 27.~xg4 fidB 2B.l/!le4 fixd! t
we7 2B.li'!g7± Fritz9-Junior 9, CEGT 29.~xd 1 We I 30.Wd5 Wxa3 31.~b3
200S; 14 ...fld7!? lS.ll'ixc4 flfS (15 ... l1i!e 1t 32.wg2 \Wcn Junior 8-Gan-
b5 16.Wcn) 16.ll'ic3 f6 17.g4!;1; dalf 5, Tony Hedlund 2003) 17 ...
flf7?! (17 ... eS;1;) IS.g5 cS 19.9xf6 0b7 IB.O-O fie8 19.1/!Ial ~b8 20.fie!
gxf6 20.1l:g1t± Ivkov-Wedberg, :ge7 21.fld4 \Elf7 22.~fJ ~xfJ 23.
Athens 1988. \ElxfJ e5= Spike 1.2-Turin-Hi arcs
15.'Ilxe4 ~d7 X54, Privat 2007; 15 ... f6 16.~xc4
\Elf7 17.~b3 \Eld6 IB.\Wd3 iild7 19.~c2
\ElfS 20.ll!Ib3 fld6 21.0-0 iilb5 22.~d3
Diagram ~xd3 23.ll'ixd3 :gdB Y2-Y2 Keres
Panna, Dortmund 1973; IS ... a5 16.
Wxc4 axb4 17.axb4 ~d7 18.0-0 Elc8
19.Wb3 f6 20.bS 0c5 2l.fld2 ~b4
48 Jlizsef Pintcr

2H)e4 l!leS 23.l:'1c1l:'1xc1t 24.l!lxcl 34.1llf3 2"lcS 3S.!t.le4 Illc6 36.lllxc6


I!lfl 2S.l!ld2 I!lxd2 26.2"lxd2 g6= Foi- ~c6= Nimzo S-Little Goliath 2002;
sor-Lputian, Sochi 1985J 17 ... lllbS IS.lllxbS axbS 19.0-0 Y>-Y>
16.l!lxc4l:'1c8 Inkiov-Farago, Warsaw 1987.
16 ... l!lc6 17.~g4 f6 IS.h4 I!ldS 18.0-0
19.1!ld3 f.i 20.~hS ~fl 21.~gS h6 IS.llld3 fS 19.1il'£3 ~c6 20.0-0
22.~f4 I!lbS 23.2"leS ~f6 24.~d4 2"lfl IllbS 21.~c6 Illxc6 Y>-Y> Bellon-
2Hld7 ~xd4 26.l!lxd4 I!lc7 27.f3 Cramling, Ter Apel 1991.
l:'1dS?! (27 ... aS!+) 2S.2"lcS l!le5?! 29. 18 ...l!lb8 19.1llb3 f6 20.2"l£3 1llf7
I!lxeS flxeS 30.l!le2= Vaisser-Frois, 21.~d4 ~c7 22.g3 c5 23.l:'1c1 ~d7
Oviedo 1993. 24.!'1xc8 ~xc8 25.~f5 111f8 26.llldl
17.fle5 ~c6 27.~xc6 flxc6 28.g4 <:ld5 29.
17.0-0 Illc6 1 Ug4 fS 19.~gS Illc2 g6 30.2Jg3 l1Ie7 (30 ... llld6) 31.
I1IfS 20.l!lb3 Y2-Y> Beim-Ribli, Ger- 2Je4 fld8?!
many 2000; 17.l!lb3 I!lbS IS.h4lilhS 31...aS! 32.bS 2Jd8 33.a4 2Jf7 34.
19.flgS fS 20.~f3 ~e8 21.hS h6 22. 2"lc3 1lli3 3S.lllb3 Illd6 36.~dSt l1Ie6
flh3 I!lbS 2Hlf4 as 24.~g3 ~d7 2S. 37.e4? (37.flc3t we7=) 37 ... 2"lgS.
~g6 I!lxf4 26.exf4 axb4 2H1h3 32.g5 fxg5 33.~xg5 h6 34.~e4
bxa3 28.~xh6t I1Ig8 29.l!lc3 0-1 111f7 35.~c5 I!ld6 36.~e4
Bonte-Maze, Budva MNE 2009; 36.llle4 Illxe4 37.flxe4 l1Ie6=
17.llld3 fS IS.~f4 I!lb8 19.fleS flfl 36...lllc7 37.2"lc3 llle6 38.l!ig2 g5
20.0-0 ~eS 21.Illbl <:lbS 22Jldl 38...~c6 39.llle4;t
I!lxeS (22 ...flxeS! 23.<:lxeS ~d7! 24. 39.llle4 Illd6 40.~2 <:lc4 41.~g3
~f3 l!la4-+) 23.<:lxeS g5 24.~g3 ~c6 l1Ie6
25.l!lb2 ~c4 26.e4 ~e2! 27.~3 l:'1d8 41...11if6 42.~fS I!lfS 43.f4
2S.fud8t flxdS 29.h3 ~f1 t 30.l1Ih2 42.111f3 Illd5
~xbl 31.~c3 I1Ifl 32.~hS? (32.~c7t 42 .. .I1if6 43.l1Ig4 1llf7 (43 ... b6 44.
l1IeS 33.lllf6 flc6 34.lil'c8t wfl 35. f4±) 44.f4.
e5=) 32 ... flc6 33.~xh7t? liIe8 34. 43.l1lg4 !t.lxe4 44.~xe4
~g8t I1Id7 3S.~f7t Ilid6 36.e5t
Ilid5-+ COMP DIEP-COMP Crafty,
Internet Chess Club 1998.
17.••\!lc8
17...f.i 18.~d3 llla4 19.0-0 bS e
(l9...~f7 20.~xf7 ~xfl 21.IlleS h6;t) 5
20.llla2 I!lb8 21.~7 \!!id6 22.\!!ixd6 4
liixd6 2HlcS I!lxcS 24.l:'1c1 as 2S. 8
bxcS wf7 26.e4 fxe4 2H~b 1 e3 2S.
fxc3 g6 29.l!ld3 flc6 30.111£2 b4 31.
\lle2 bxa3 32.\llxa3 !1bS 33.!1c3 \llb5
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 49

The strong e4 knight decides the b2) 62 ... wd3 63.4'lxeSt wxe3
game in favour of White. 64.h4 M'I 6S.wxh8 wxeS 66.'.!Ig7
44 __ .411'7 45.wh5 b6 (b2) 66.hS M6 67.h6 wg6 68.h7
4S ... M5 46.4'lg3t (46. 4'lxd6t wf7=) 66 ... b5 67.hS b4 68.h6 b3
flxd6 4Hxh6 g4) 46 .. M6 47.f4 69.h7 b2 70.h8'l\1 bl'l\l=; 63.fld4
(47.e4 wg7 4S.flf5t wh7 49. (\le 1 bI) 63.4'leS bS 64.h4 b4 6S.4'ld7
(\lf8) 47 ... gxf4 4S.exf4 (\lc7 49. iIId3 66.4'lc5t iIIxe3 67.h5 I1Id4 68.
fxeSt ~xe5 50.fle4t wg7 (50 .. MS 4'la4 c3 69.l1lxhS e2 70.h6 el iW 71.h7
51.~e5 flxe5 S2.fld6t) 51.(\lxe5t 'l\Ig3-+;
flxe5 52.4'lcS bS 53.41xa6 41c4= b2) 63.41gS I1ld3 64.h4 bS 6S.h5
46.wg6 ~f8 47.~c3 41hSt 4S.l1lh7 b466.4'le6
411'7 49.l1lgS ~e7 50.n h5 (b2) 66.4'lxe4 wxe4 67.wxhS b3
50... ~dS 51.wg7 ~e7 S2.41g3 68.h6 b2 69.h7 bl'l\l 70.iIIg7 'l\Ib7t
51.wg7 g4 52.fxg4 hxg4 53.wg6 71.l!IgS MS 72.h8'l\1 wg6-+) 66 ...
a5 I1lxc3 67.4'lcS wd4; 63 ... wd3 64.h4
S3 ... fld6 S4.41xd6 ~d6 5S.c4+- wxe3 6S.4'lb3! M4
54.wh5 wd5 55.fld2 axb4 56. (b) 6S ... M'2 66.wxh8 e3 67.hS e2
~xb4 ~xb4 57.axb4 wc6 5S.wxg4 68.4'lc1 el4'l 69.h6 4'lf3 70.wg74'lgS
wb5 59.M5 wxb4 60.l1Ig6 4'ldS? 71.l1lg6±) 66.hS e3
60 ... 11>03 61.41b It I1Id3 62.wxf7 (b) 66 ... l1lgS? 67.h6 e3 68.~4
Wxe3 63.b4 wd3 64.bS e4 6S.h6 e3 4'lg6 69.h7 whS
66.4'lc3! wxc3 67.h7 c2 68.bS'l\It+-; (b) 69 ... bS? 70.41xbS e2 71.4ld4
60... flhSt! 61.wg7wc3 62.4'le4t! elfl 72.41e6t MS 73.41f8+-) 70.4'lfS
a) 6Hlb I t wb2 e2 71.4'lg3t I1lgS n.41xe2+-) 67.41d4
(a) 62 ... wd3? 63.h4 iIIxe3 64.bS (b) 67.h6 e2 6S.41cl el41 69.
M4 6S.h6 wgS 66.b7 4'lg6 67.4'lc3 wxh8 4'lf3 70.wg7 41g5=) 67 ... l1Ie4!
MS 68.4'lb5 c4 69.41d6t wgS 70. (b) 67 ... bS 6S.h6 b4 69.wxh8 b3
4'lxe4t MS 71.4'ld6t wgS 72.4'lc4 bS 70.4'lxb3 e2 71.41cl+-) 6S.4'lc2 <.!Id3
73.4'lcS+-) 63.l1lxhS wxbl 64.h4 bS 69'4'lelt
6S.hS b4 66.h6 b3 67.h7 b2 68.19gS (b) 69.4lxe3 wxe3 70.wxh8 bS
wc2 69.hS'l\I bl'l\l70.'l\IxcS 7l.h6 b4 72.h7 b3 73.lilgS b2 74.
(a) 70.'l\Ih7t wcl 71.'l\Ixbl t Wxbl h8'l\1 bJi!!J=) 69 ... we2 70.4'lg2 1ilf3=;
n.illf7 wc2=) 70 ... 'l\Ia2t! 71.wg7 62 ... wd3 63.41d6 wxe3 64.h4 bS
'l\Ia7t 72.M6wd3 73.c4;!;; a) 64 ... e4 6S.hS M4 66.4'lxe4
b) 62.4'lf3 e4 <.!Ixe4 67.lilxhS bS .
bI) 62 ... bS? 63.4'lxeS b4 64.4ld7 (a) 67 ... (9fS 68.lilg7+-) 68.h6 b4
wd3 6S.h4 wxe3 66.hS wf4 67.h6 69.h7 b3 70.Qig7 b2 71.h8iW bl'l\l72.
wgS 6S.4'lcS 41g6 69.b7 wbS 70.4'lb3 ®h7t+-;
wgS 71.4'ld4 whS n.4'le6 b3 73. b) 64 ... M4 6S.hS wgS 66.h6 41g6
4'lf4t+-; 67.h7 bS 6S.4'lf7t wfS 69.4'lxeS+-;
50 J6zsef Pinter

6S.~bS (6S.hS? b4! 66.liIxhS b3 (38) L. Stein - N. Krogius


67.h6 IiId3 6S.flbS b2 69.fla3 e4 Tbilisi 1966
70.h7 e3 71.liIgS e2 72.h8~ el'lll=)
6S ... M4 66.hS IiIgS 67.h6 e4 (67 ... l.c4 e6 2.flc3 d5 3.d4 flf6 4.
flg6 6S.fld6 IiIhS 69.117 IiIgS 70.flf7t cxd5 flxd5 5.flf3 c5 6.e3 flc6 Uic4
MS 7I.flxeS+-) 68.h7 flg6 (6S ... e3
. 69.liIxhS e2 70.fld4!+-) 69.fld4 e3
70.flc2!!

7...cxd4 8.exd4 fie7 9.0-0 0-0


to.fIel
Positions with isolated pawns
always belonged to Botvinnik's fa-
a) 70.fle6·, MS 7l.flfS e2 72. vourites. Thanks to his efforts to re-
~g6 el'lll=; veal all opportunities that were pre-
b) 70.fle21i1hS 71.flg3"1 sent in such positions, chess play-
(b) 7l.flf4t I!lgS 72.flXg6 e2 73. ers have lost thcir almost mystical
h8'll1 ell/llt) 7l...liIgS; 70... e2 7l.fld4 fear of playing with isolated pawns
elfl (7l...ellil' 7Hlf3t <i1hS 73. in the centrc. This fear had been
flxcl+-; 7l...flh4 7Hlxe2 flfSt 73. pervasive since Steinitz' impressive
1i117+-) 7Hle6t MS 73.flf8+- victories over Zuekertort and the
61.Q)f6 wc3 62.flb 1 t I!lc4 powerful logical arguments the first
62 ...l!lc2 63.h4 wxbl 64.hS bS World Champion put forth against
6S.h6 b4 66.h7 b3 67.hS'llI b2 6S. creating unneccssary wcaknesses.
WixdS+-; 62 ... l!lb2 63.h4+- 10... a611.a4
63.h4 IYd5 64.h5 fle6 65.flc3t (I l.'l!Ie2 flf6
wd6 66.fle4t <i1d7 67.h6 flts 68.wl7 a) Il...bS I2.fid3 fib?
(6S.<i117 flh7 69.<i1g7) (a) I2 ...flf6 J3.figS fib? 14.fIadl
t-O flb4 IS.fibl fIcS l6.flcS fIc? 17.lil'c3
flfdS IS.'llIh3 f5 19.fixe7 ®xe7 20.
flxdS fixd5 21.a3 flc2 22.lit.xc2 fIxc2
23.fld3 'llId6 24J::1c 1 !ifcS 2S.'llIe3
fIxe I 26.fIxc1 fIxc1 t 27.'llIxcl fic4
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 51

2S.l!lJf4 I!lJxf4 29.flxf4 <ilf7'!' O'Cin- 14.!'lacl ~d7 15.fle4 'l!Jc7 16.l!lJd3t)
neidc-Strating, Amsterdam 2002) 13 .'lilb3 (13 .d5! is a very often re-
13.flxd5 \!!Ixd5 14.'lile4 I!lJhS lS.'lilf4 curring motif, so Black always has
fla5 16Jlacl ~d5 17Jk7 ~f6 IS.b3 to be on the lookout, because this
l:iacS 19.\!!Ic2?! breakthrough usually results in
(a) 19.1:iccl! l:ixc7 20.!'lxc7 'lilxd4 White's advantage.) 13 ... fla5 14.
2l.flxd4 I/lIxe2 22.0xh7t wxh7 23. 'lilc2 'lilb7) 12 ... b5 13.lt2b3 (IHld3
flxe2t) 19 ...flc6! 20.l!lJcS l:ixc7 21. flb4!? (13 ...'lilb7 14.l:iadl) 13 ...fla5
fit.xc7 l:icS'!' Menvielle-Pomar Sala- (l3 ... 'lilb7!?) 14.~c2 'lilb7 (14 ...
manca, Las Palmas 1972; flc4!?) 15.!"1adl 1:1cS 16.'lilg5 flc4
b) ll...flb6 12.'lild3 (l6 ... 'lilxf3 17.l!lJxf3 flc4 IS.d5!?
(b) 12.'lilb3 flxd4 IHlxd4 I/lIxd4 flxb2 19.d6; 16 ... b4!? 17.~f6 'lilxf6
14.~e31/!1b4 18.fle4 'lile7 19.'lild3 I!lJb6 20.fle5
(b) 14 ... l!lJdS 15.!1edl fld7 !"1cd8 2l.flc5 '!ilxc5 22.dxc5 I!lJxc5
(b) 15 ... \!!Ic7? 16.l:iacl+-) 16.fle4 23.'lilxh7t IIIxh7 24.l:ixdS l:ixdS 25.
b5 17.fld6 Iilxd6 18.!1xd6 l!lJe7 19. ®h5t I1Ig8 26.'l!Jxf7t <ilhS=) 1Hixf6
l:iadlii5) 15.l:iadl 'lilf6 IIlxf618.lIlc4I!lJb6= 19.fle5l:ic7 (19 ...
(b) 15 ...l:id8 16.l:ixdSt 'lilxdS 17. 'lilxe5 20.dxe5 '!ilxc4 2I.flxe4l:ifd8!)
l:id1 'lilf6 lS.'lilxb6 I!lJxb6 19.fld5 I/lId8 20.'lilxb7 I!lJxb7 2l.fle4 @.e7 22.l:id3
20.flxf6t I!lJxf6 21.I/!ie5 \!!Ie7 22.l!lJd4 1:1fc8 23.h4 I!lJd5 24.flc3 I!lJd6 25.h5
g6 23.\!!Ib6±) 16.l!lJh5 g6 17.l!lJc5±) b4 26.fla4 'lilf6=; Il.l!lJd3!? flxc3
12 ...flxd4 13.flxd4 I!lJxd4 14.'lile3 a) 1l...'lilf6 12.l/!ie4 flce7 13.'lild2
I!lJdS 15.l:iad 1 fld5 16.~d4 g6 17.\i1c4 b5 14.~b3 fib7 15.flg5 '!ilxg5
flxc3 IS.'lilxc3 !/!le7 19.'lile5 :Wc6 20. (a) 15...flg6? 16.flxe6 flxc3 17.
l:ic1 'lilg5 21.£4 'lilh4 22.!1cdll:idS 23. I!lJxb7 fxe6 IS.bxc3+-) 16.lIlxg5
'lild3 I!lJb6t 24.lIIhl @f2 25.We4 'lile7 I!lJd7!;
26.l:ic2 l!lJa7 27.l:ic7 b) ll...flcb4 12.l!lJe2
(b) 27.l!lJe1!? 'lild7 2S.'lilc7 !"1dcS (b) 12.l!lJe4 flf6 13.l!lJe2 b5 14.
(b) 28 ... 'lilc6 29.'lilxdSl'!xdSii5) 29. iIlb312b7 IS.12e3 flbd5 16.fle5 flxe3
~xg6 ~c6 30.~d6 ~xd6 31.~xf7t 17.fxe3 l:ieS IS.1:1ac 1 ~d6 19.flg4
IIIxf7 32.l:ixd6 IllfE flxg4 20.l/!ixg4 I!lJd7 21.l:ifl b4 22.
(b) 32...~d5 33.l:id7t) 33.l!lJb4 fle2 f5 23.1:1xf5 l:ixcl t 24.flxcl l:ieS
(b) 33.l!lJxe6 \Uxg2t 34.lIIxg2 25.l:ifl a5 26.l!lJh5 'lila6 27.l:if2 ~b5
l:ixc2t 35.lIIh3 l:ixh2t 36.wxh2 l!lJf2i· 2S.0c2 g6 29.l!lJg4 @c7 30.1!lJh3 a4
37.lIIh3 I!lJOt 3S.I1/h4 I!lJxf4t'!') 33 ... 31.I11h 1 a3 32.fld3 b3 33.12xb3 12xd3
IIIgS 34.l!lJb3=) 27 ... 'lild6 2S.!.tixd6 0-1 Horizon 3.2-Ax 0.8, DEFAULT
l:ixd6 29.!"1dcl ~d7 30.!"1xb7 ~c6 31. 2002) 12 ...b5 13.12b3 ~b7 14.fle4
l:ixa7 ~xc4 3UlxaSt IilxaS 33.l:icSt flf6 15.fleg5 12d5 16.'!ilxd5 I!lJxd5
IIIg7 34Jlxa8l:ixd3 35.wgl=; 12.'lile3 17.a3 flc6'!'; 12.bxc3 fla5 13.'lilb3
(12.!"1dl b5!? (12 ...fld5 13.'lild2 I!lJd6 flxb3 14.axb3t b5 15.llI'e4! l:ibS 16.
52 J6zsef Pintcr

~e5 ~b7 17.l/lIg4<.Yh8 19.\!!Jg5 flc2 20.0e5 f6 21.0xf6 I1a7


a) 17 ... I1cS IS.I1c3 <.YhS? 22.~c4±; 12 ... ~e6 (12 ... ~g4 13.
\!!Jxd5 ~xf3 14.\!!Jxf3 \!!Jxd4 15.0e3
abed.fgh !/lIh4 16.~d5 ~d6 17.g3!/l1h3 IS.fudl
8 ~e5 (lS ... fle5 19.!/lIe2 ~g4 20.f3
7 fue3 2l.!/lIxe3 I1adS=) 19.b3 I1feS
20.~f4 (20.~c5!;j;) 20 ... ~xf4 21.
flxf4 I1xel t 22.I1xel \!!Jd7 23.\!!Jd5
4 !/lIxd5 24.flxd5 IiIfS 25.liIg2 :1'1eS
26J!xeSt IiIxcS 27.<'yf3 IiId7 2S.liIe4
<.Yd6 Y>-Y> Osnos-Krogius, Budapest
1965) 13.fla4 ~a5 14.!/lId3 I1cS IS.
abcdafgh 0e5 ~xe5 16.dxe5 h6 17.~d2 !/lIe7
18.b4 fle6 19.~e3 !/lIf4 20.fld4 flxd4
(a) IS ... f5! 19.\!!Jdl ~d6) 19.I1g3 21.~xd4 ~f5 22.!/lIe3 \!!Jg5 23.:1'1e3 f6
~f6 20.~h6 gxh6 2UgSt :1'1xgS 22. 24.I1ael \!!Jg6 2S.\!!Jb3 I1cdS 26.a4
~xfl#; liIe2 27.\lj/a2 liIe4 2SJ:lxe4 1-0 Wil-
b) oI7 ... ~f6; IS.:1'1e3 f6 19. lemze-Rickert, Ruhrgebiet 2004;
~g6i'! hxg6 20.\!!Jxe6 f5 21.\!!Jxe7 Il.h3 :1'1eS (11...~xe3 12.bxc3 b5
\!!Jd5 22.:1'1g3 I1beS 23.l!!ih4t <.YgS 24. IHld3 0b7 14.1lJie2 g6 15.liIh6 :1'1eS
~f4 I1e6 (24 ... \!!Jxb3 25.~c5 \!!Jb2 26. 16.I1adl f:eS 17.!/lIe2 b4 IS.!/lIb2 \!!Jd6
!m I1e6 27.I1h3<.Yfl 2S.~xg7+-) 25. 19.~e5 ~aS 20.~4 !/lId8 21.cxb4
b4± Petursson-Schandorff, Copen- !'!bS 22.a3 \!!Jxd4 23.!/lIxd4 flxd4
hagen 1995; II.~e5 ~b6 (11...~xc5 24.<fIf4 !'!bdS 25.~b6 ~b5 26.~xb5
12.dxe5 ~xc3 13.bxe3 I/lIxdl 14. axb5 27.!'!cl I1d3= Ringoir-Ras-
I1xdl I1dS 15.~e3 b5 16.\Ub3 ~b7= mussen, Copenhagen 2007) 12.
Frick-Gomcz Baillo, Calvia 2005) ~xd5 (12.~b3 ~a5t (l2...~f6 13.a3
12.~xe6 bxe6 13.~b3 ~f6 14.~e3 b5 14.d5 exd5 15.~xd5 ~c6 16.
~d5 15.~e4 flxe3 16.fxe3 e5 17.:1'1fl flxe7t :1'1xe7 17.\!!JxdSt :1'1xdS IS.
exd4 IS.~xf6i· gxf6 19.exd4±; 11. ~xe6 !'!xe6 19.!'!xe6 fxe6 20.\Ue3
~xd5 exd5 12.\!!Jb3 ~aS 21.\Ub6 ~b3 22.~xd8 flxa 1 23.
a) 12.h3 ~e6 IH2f4 ~f6 14.\!!Jd2 flg5 cS 24.~e6 fld7 2S.~c7 flcS
b5 15.I1adl ~eS 16.~g5? fJxd4! 17. Korneev-Kharitonov, SU Cup
fJxd4 ~xg5 IS.\!!Jd3 ~dTf. Moliboga- 1997) ) 12 ... exd5 13.~g5 ~xg5 14.
Lyrberg, Duisburg 1992; !'!xeSt \lj/xeS 15.~xg5 ~f5 16.!/lIf3
b) 12.~f4 ~g4 13.h3 ~xf3 14. (16.flxd5 ®dS I7.'I~b3!/l1xg5 IS.®xb7
!/lIxf3 ~xd4 15.!/lIxd5 ~e2 16J:Icdl !'!eS=+,) 16 ... \!!Jd7 17.\!!JxdS (17.fudS?
~xal 17.!/lIxb7!/l1eS? flxd4 IS.\!!JhS \!!JxdS-+) 17 ... \!!Jxd5
(b) 17 ... !/lIeS ISJ!el \!!Jc8 19.I1xc7 (17...~xd4 IS.\!!Jxd7 ~xd7 19.!'!dl±)
!/lIxb7 20J::!xb7 flc2=) IS.!/lIxe7 I1cS IS.~xdS h6 (lS ...!'!dS 19.:1'1el h620.
The Scmi-Tarrasch Defence 53

~e3 ~xd4 21.~xf5 ~xf5 22.~f3=) as 2l.fic2 i\\IdS 22.l1!a4 E:fc8 23.'I!Ie2
19.~3 hxg5 20.fuf5 lad8 'I!Id6 24.h3 ~dS= Franco-Pachmann,
Bad Griesbach 1984) 12 ... ~xc3
abcdetgh 13.bxc3 E:c8 14.'I!Ic2 g6 IS.l1!h6 E:eS
8 16.E:e4 11!f8 17.l1!g5 'I!Ie7 IS.h4 eS
7 19.dxc5 I1!f5 20.E:e2 I1!g4 2U'iae1
8 11!xf3 22.gxO l;1xcS 23.a4 l1!e7 24.f4
5 E:xe2 2S.'I!Ixe2 ~xgS 26.fxgS 'I!IaS+
Reshevsky-Fiseher, New York, US
ch 19S9; 11.~c4 bS (ll...flf6 12.h4
(12.flxf6t 0xf6 lH.le3 bS 14.!iid3
~b4 IS.'iile4 ~dS 16.fleS I1!b7 la'f3
abcdetgh E:cS IS.E:ad1 flxe3 19.fxe3 I1!xe4 20.
'I!Ixe4 I1!xeS 2l.dxeS 'I!Ia5+ Wagner-
The isolated pawn on d4 be- Horvath, Paris 1995) 12 ... ~xe4
comes a target, and Black achieves 13.E:xe4 bS 14.l1!b3 flb4 IS.fleS I1!b7
the draw. Bannik-Korchnoi, Kiev 16.E:g4I11hS 17.hS 'I!IeS IS.l1!gS ~6?
1964, URS-ch; 11.I1!d3 I1!d7 (1S ... 0xg5 19.E:xgS 'I!Ie7=) 19.h6 g6
a) I l...~f6 - E 57; 20.flxc6 (i.lxc6 21.E:c1 I1!dS 22.l1!xdS
b) 1l...~cb4 12.~bl b5 13.~e4 exdS 23.'I!IO fS 24.'I!IxdS fxg4 2S.
(b) 13.a3 ~xc3 14.bxc3 ~d5 IS. tWeSt I1!f6 26.l1!xf6t I1IgS 27.E:c7!l:f7
iWd3 ~f6 16.l1!gS g6 I HlcS ~b7 18. 28.l!IIdS? (2S.E:e7! tWcs 29.E:xf7 tWc 1t
iWh3 ~dS 19.11!a2lac8 30.l1Ih2 'I!Ixh6t 31.l1Ig3 I1Ixf7 32.'I!Ic7t
(b) 19 ... 0xa2? 20.~c6 I1IgS 33.l/!Ie6t I1IfS 34.l1!e7t I1Ig7
(b) 20JIxa2? i\\IdS=) 20 ... iWc7 21. 3S.'I!Id7 I1IhS 36.l1!f6t I1IgS 37.
~xe7t 'I!Ixe7 22.E1xa2±) 20.~h6 l;1e8? i\\IdSt+-) 2S ... 'I!Ie1 t 29.l1Ih2 E:afS
Uhlmann-Pachmann, Izt. Manila 30.E:xf7 E:xf7 31.'I!IaSt E:f8 32.'I!IdSt
1976. E:f7= Smcrdon-Yu, Adelaide 2003)
(b) 20 ...0xa2 21.~xf8 ~xf8 22. 12.l1!d3 (i.lb7; 11.fudS exdS 12.l1!b3
E:xa2 ~dS 23.iWf3 f6 24.~d3 E:xc3 I1!fS 13.l1!f4 I1!f6 IHleS E:cS ISJlcl
2S.E:xe6 aS oo) 21.~xf7!:~) 13...~f6 h6 16.~xc6 bxc6 17.i\\Id2 l1!e4 IS.
14.a3 'I!Ib4 l;1eS 19.11!a4 as 20.l!IId2 'l!lh6 21.
(b) 14.flxf6t ~xf6 15.0e4 E:a7 E:c5 0e7 22.'I!Ixa5 'I!Ixa5 23'E:xa5 I1!b4
16.a3 ~S 17.'I!Id3 h6 18.~eS ~b7 0-1 Ferch-Kropp, Gluecksburg
19.iWf3;!;) 14... ~bdS IS.flcS 'I!Ib6 16. 19S5; 11.'I!Ic2!? ~b6 (ll...flcb4!)
iWc2 as Botvinnik-Makogonov, 12.I1ib3 flxd4 13.flxd4 'I!Ixd4 14.l1!e3
USSR 1943 17.fle5;!;; 12.a3 (12.fle4 \!lId8 (14 ... 'l!lh4 IS.E:adl I1!f6 16.'I!If5
~cb4 13.~b1 flf6 14.fleS ~c6 IS. g6? 17.i\\Ic5+-) 15.E:edl 'I!Ic7 16.
flgS 'I!IdS 16.flgf3 i\\Id6 17.a3 ~xf3 E:acl±
18.i\\Ixf3 flc6 19.~xc6 bxc6 20.E1dl 11...~f6
54 J ozsef Pinter

1l...£Jcb4 12.~c5 2S.l:'!e4 hS=; ll...b6 12.lIld2 (12.


a) 12.~'b3 b6 I Hld2 ~b7 14.~5 ~xdS exdS 13.lIld3 IIlg4 14.lIlxh7t
~f6 IS.~g5 flfdS 16.~xe7 'Il'xe7 I1Ixh7 IS.'8'e2t fS 16.'8'xc6 IIlxf3
17.flxdS flxdS 18J'!acll:'!ac8 17.gxf3l:'!e8 IS.l!'Ie6 IIlM 19.1:'!e3l:'!f6
(a) 18...~f4 19.~fl) 19.93 flM=; 20.l!'IeS IIld6 0-1 Odeev-Gasynov,
b) 12.l:'!e4 ~d7 J3.l:'!g4 l:'!c8; corr USSR 1991) 12 ...lIlf6 (12 ...
12 ... ~d7 (12 ... b6 13.flxd5 exdS fldb4 13.lIle3 IIlb7 14.l:'!el l:'!c8 IS.
14.~b3 ~e6 IS.~d2 lle8 16.~c3 flc6 \:le2 IIld6 16.lIlgS ~e7 17.l!!id2 h6 18.
17.~xc6llxc618.'Il'd3 as 19.1:'!e3 !iif6 lIle3 'iJ.e7 19.1:'!edl l:'!d7 20.flel I'!Ib8
20.l:'!ael g6 21.\%S l:'!d6 22.g3 'Il'd7 21.h3 l:'!fd8 22.1Ilf3 flfS 23.lIlxb7
23.'Il'xd7 !iixd7 24.h4 h5= Spraggett- I!'Ixb7 24.flf3 IIlbS 2S.l!'Ie2 ~c6+
Lesiege, Brantford 2001; 12... flf6 Paehman-Bisguier, Bled 1961) 13.
IHlgSl:'!b8 14.l:'!cJ ~d7 IS.~b3l:'!e8 lIle3 ~xe3 14.fxe3 IIlb7 IS.~e4 lIle7
16.'Il'e2 h6 Treppner-Saacke, Pang 16.l:'!el lle8 17.'8'c2 ~b4 18.~e3 IIlf6
1983) \3.'Il'b3 19.1:'!cdl l!'Ie7 20.lIlb3 l"1fd8 21.e4+
a) \3.~b3 l:'!e8 14.\l!if3 ~c6 IS. YZ-YZ Adamski-Luczak, Lubniewiee
\l!ih3 ~gS 16.~xgS 'Il'xg5 17.~e4 'Il'd8 19S1.
18.aS flf4 19.@f3 ~xc4 20.'Il'xe4 12.lIlgS
~fdS 21.g3l:'!c7 22.'Il'e2 'Il'f6 23.l:'!acl 12.lIlf4 '8'b6 13.l!'Id3l:'!dS 14.l:'!adl
l:'!fcS 24.fld7 'Il'dS 2S.~Sl:'!e7 26.'Il'f3 ~b4 IS.'Il'e2 ~bdS 16.lIlgS h6 17.
h6 27.~xdS flxdS= Petrosian-Gar-' ~xdS flxdS 18.lIlxe7 ~xe7 19.~eS
cia, Skopje 1972; ~dS?! (19 ... f6 20.~f3 ~dS:!;) 20.
b) 13.~xdS exdS 14.~b3 lIle6 IS. 'Il'hS! l:'!fS 21.flxfll:'!xfl 22.lIlxdS rtld7
~d2l:'!cS 16.~c3 as 17.l:'!e3l'i:e8 18. 2Hlc4 l"lf4 (23 ... 'Il'xb2!) 24.'Il'eS
I!'Ifl! f6 19.flg6 IUd6 20J'~ael 'Il'd7 21. l:'!afS 2S.f3 'Il'xb2 26.rtlxc6t IIlxe6
l!!ie2 hxg6 27.l!'Ixe6t I1Ih8 2S.'Il'd6± Kahn-
(b) 2l...lUt7 22.fle7t l:'!xe7 23. Smreka, eorr ICCF 1977.
'fJxe7 rtlxe7 24.l!!ixen) 22J!xe6 !!xe6 12 ...lIld7 13.'Il'e2 l:'!c8 14.l:'!adl
23.l!'Ixe6t 'Il'xe6 24.l:'!xe6 l:'!d8 2S. ~dS lS.lhdS IUxgS 16.lIle4 IUf6 17.
~xb4 IIlxb4 dS exdS 18.~xdS lIle6 19.~f4 '8'b6
(b) 2S ... axb4 26.g3) 26.!!b6l"!d7 20.flxc6 fxe6 21.l!!id3 h6 22.'8'd6
27.h4 I1IfS 28.l:'!bS IlIc7 29.rtlxdS b6 l:'!ee8 23.lIlc2!
30.l1Ifl:!; Petrosian-Liberzon, USSR
1967;
c) 13.l:'!e4 \:le8 14J-:1g4 f6 IS.fld3
l:'!e8; 13 ... lIle6 14.flxc6 (14.aS:!;) Diagram
14 ... bxc6 IHle4 as 16.~d2 flf6
I 7.l"!ad I flxe4 18.lIlxb4 IIlxb4 19.
l:'!xe4 l:'!b8 20.\l!ie2 lIle7 21.l:'!d3 IIlf6
22.l:'!f4 g6 2).b3 IIlg7 24.h4 I!'Id6
The Semi-TaITasch Defence 55

t1...~xc3
Il ... bS is not so bad as its repu-
tation. 12.flxdS
a) 12.1ilxdS exdS 13.'IlId3 ~f6
at) 13...!i'lg4 IHleS flxeS IS.
!1xeS liIe6 l6.!i'lf4 IUd6
(at) 16 ... l!!id7 17.iCael;t) 17.i1hS
g6 18.0xd6 i!l'xd6 19.1~eS b4 20.
axb4 'IlIxb4 21.flxdS !i'lxdS 22J''lxdS
il:ad8 2Hlxd8 iCxd8 24.dS i!l'xb2=;
23...'IlIb4 a2) 13 ... b4 14.fle2 !i'lg4 IS.fleS
23...~xb2? 24.'IlId3 il:fS 2SJlbl !i'lxe2
iCd8 26.'IlIe2+- (a2) lS ... flxeS 16.dxeSbxa3 17.
24.'IlId3 [ld8 .2S.~h7t wf'l 26. bxa3 ®as=) 16.iCxe2 flxeS 17.dxeS
'IlIg6t wg8 27Jlxd8 flxd8? bxa3 18.bxa3t \l!id7 19.!i'lb2 'IlIe6
27 ... iCxd8 28.iCxe6 fle7 29.'IlIh7t 20.f4. The powerful white e- and f-
wf'l 30.iCe3 'IlIxb2 31.g3± pawns are ready to attack the black
28.il:dl 'IlIxb2 29.h4 flc6 30.iCbl king's position. 20 ... g6
'IlIa3 31.iCxb7 ~e7 32.'Wxe6t I!lh8 33. (a2) The alternative was to
'IlIxc6 \Wet t 34.wh2 I!!if4t 3S.wh3 l~ leave it on g7: 20 ... 'IlIg42I.fS
(a2) 2I.iCfl;t) 21 ... 'IlIc4 22.'IlId2t
(39) P. Nikolic -So Djuric (a2) 22.'IlIO il:fb8 23.!'lcl '/!Ia224.
Jugoslavija 1983 'IlIf2
(a2) 24.!'lal I!!ic4 2S.!'lcl '/!Ia2=)
l.flt3 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.~c3 dS 4.d4 24 ... lUxa3 2S.lUxa3 I!!ixa3 26.il:cel::5»
cS S.cxdS flxdS 6.e3 flc6 7.~c4 ~e7 21.iCfI Ifab8 22.f5 gxfS 23.il:xfS
8.0-0 cxd4 9.exd4 0-0 to.iCel a6 il:b3. This rook exchange doesn't
11.a3 help the wcak gS king. 24.'IlIxb3
I!!ixfS 2S.'IlIg3t I!!ig6 26.'Wc3 'IlIe6 27.
il:c2 il:b8
(a2) Although 27 ... f6 28.1Wg3t
whS looks dangerous, Black has
good chances to neutralize White's
pressure: 29.h3
(a2) 29.!i'ld4 fxeS 30.!i'lxeSt !i'lf6
31.!'lf2 h6 32.h3
(a2) 32.'IlIf4 wg7 33.~xf6t iCxf6
34.'IlIxf6t 'IlIxf6 3S.il:xf6 wxf6 36.wf2
weS 37.l!le3 hS 3S.g3 as 39.a4 MS
40.h3 llieS 41.wd3 d4 42.g4 hxg4
56 J6zsef Pintcr

43.hxg4 Il1f4 44.ll1xd4 Il1xg4 45.ll1c5 (a) 14.h3!?) 14 ... \i;>g4 IHle5
M5 46.ll1b5 i>e6 47.ll1xa5 Il1d7 48. \i;>xc5 16.dxe5
I9b6 Il1c8=) 32 ...l9h7 33.l/'Jd3t Il1g7 (a) 16.~xc5I/lld7=) 16 ... d4
34.£!xf6 £!xf6 35.l/'Jd4 Il1g6 36.~xf6 (a) 16 ... ~e6 17.£!adl d4 18.
I/!Jxf6 37.l/'Jxd5 l'!Ial t=) 29 ... fxc5 ~e4;l;) 17.~e4 \i;>f5
(a2) 29 ... £1f7 30.wh2 £!g7 31. (a) 17...IWd7;l;) IS.£!acJ
I'!If4;l;) 30.~xe5t ~f6 31.£!f2 h6 32. al) 18.l/1Jg3 ~xe4 19.£!xe4 II1h8
I/llc3 20.~g5
(a2) 32.£!xf6! £!xf6 33.ll1h2 1'!If5 (al) 20.e6 £!e8 2l.£!aeJ fxe6
34.~d4 wh7 35.~xf6 ilYxf6 36.l'!Id3t 22.£!xc6 £!xe6 23.£!xe6 I'!Id5 24.£!d6
Il1g7 37.l'!Ixd5 I'!If4t 38.g3 IWf2t 39. IWe4 25.h3 ~e7 26.IWg5 £!f8 27.~e5
I'!Ig2±) 32 ...i>g7 ~f5 2S.f4 d3 29.£ld4 l'!Ie3t 30.lI1h2
(a2) 32...~xe5 33.£!xf8t wg7 34. II1gS 3J.£!d7 g6 32.\i;>c3~) 20 ... l'!Id7oo;
IWf3 ~d6 35.£!f5 l'!Ielt 36.l'!Ifl+-) a2) 18.IWf3 ~xe4 19.IWxe4;l;;
33.~xf6t £!xf6 34.£!d2;l;) 28.h3 ~f8 J8...~a5!?
29.ll1h2 ~g7 30.£!e2 £!c8 31.'1!1g3 £!c4 (a) 18 ... ilYd7?! 19.~c5! \i;>xd3?
(a2) 3l...l'!Ig6 32.@f3;;;) 32.IWf3 20.~xd7 £!fdS 21.~b6+-;
~h6 33.l'!Ig3t a) 18 ... l'!Ic8 19.1'!If3±;
(a2) 33.IWd3 ~g5) 33 ...1l1f8 a) lS ...£!cS!? 19.IWf3 \i;>xe4 20.
(a2) 33 ... l'!Ig6 34.e6 ilYxg3t 35. I'!Ixc4I/'Jd7 2U'1c5! (~£!d5, £lcJ) 21...
Il1xg3 ~f4t 36.19f2 fxc6 37Jlxe6 ~e7 22.!'1ecl;l;) 19.e6!?
d4=;
a2) 33...lilg7=) 34.i'1f2
(a2) 34.l'!Id3 Il1g8 35.£1f2 ~g7 36.
ilYg3 h5=) 34 ... ~g7
(a2) 34 ...£!e4 35.a4!
a21) 35.£!f6?? I/'Jxf6 36.exf6
~f4-+;
a22) 35.~c3 ~g7 36.1/1Jf3
(a22) 36.£!f6 ~f6 37.exf6 £!c4+)
36...~xe5t 37.~xe5 \Wxc5t 38.g3
l/1Je6+,;) 35.£!c2 ~h6 36.l/1Jd3 I'!Ig6??+-
(a2) Why not 36...wg8;l;?) 37.
ilYxd5 \i;>t<lt 38.wgl ilYb6i' 39.wfl £!c5 (a) 19.b3!? \i;>xe4 20.£!xe4 I'!Id5
(a2) 39 ... IWe6 40.l'!Id3 wg7 4l. 2l.£!xd4 I'!Ixb3 22.£!c3 IWe6 23.£!d6
£!f2+-) 40.l/!Ja8t we7 41.IWf3 £!c4 I'!Ig4 24.~g3 ~c4=;
42.g3 I'!Ih6 43.wg2 I'!Ig6 44.lI1h2 \i;>g5 a) 19.IWg3±) J9 ...£!a7?!
45.e6 £!c2 46.1/1Jb7t \!if8 47.e7t ~xe7 al) J9 ... ~4 20.b3 ~xa3 2l.£!c7!
4S.IWbSt 1-0 Gavrikov-Zontakh, (al) 21.\i;>d6 I'!Ixd6!?
Tall inn 2003; 14.~f4 (al) 21...\i;>xe4 22.IWxe4 IWxd6 23.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 57

e7 l3:fcS 24.\llJxaS+-) 22.~xd6 I'2xd3 (a) 24.1ilb4 !!f6


23.e7 ~e2! 24.exfS\llJt I1;>xfS 25.l3:e5 (a) 24 ... "fJ.ff7 25.l'2xe7 !!xe7 26.
I'2g6+ L'1 d3oo) 2l...fxe6? 22.\!lIg3 g6 \!lIh4+-) 25.!!xe4 \llJxe4 26.l'2xe7 !!g6
(al) 22 ... l3:f7 23.l3:eel l'ixe4 24. 27.1/lIbSt 11;>f7 2S.\!lIfS#);
l3:xf7 I1;>xf7 25.l3:e7t \llJxe7 26.l'2xe7 b) 12.l'2b3 I'2b7
~2 27.\!lIf4t+-) 23.l'2g5+-; bl) 12 ... "fJ.eS 13.1/lId3 ~f6
a2) 19 ... \!lId5 20.e7! (bl) 13...~e3 14.bxc3 I'2b7 15.
(a2) 20.~d6 l3:feS! 21.exf7t \!lIxf7 Iilf4 g6 16.lila2 Si1f6 17 ."fJ.ed I :"reS
22.l3:e7 \!lIg6 23.\!lIxd4? ~xe4! 24. IS.h3 \"id7 19Jrabl ~a5 20.a4 bxa4
l3:xe4+- );lxe4 25.\!lId5t \!ih8 26. 21.:!:lb6 0.g7 22.);lel a3 2Hld6 I'2d5
\!lIxaSt l3:eS-+) 20 ...l3:fe8 2 Uic7 24.\!lIxa6 I'2xa2 25.1/lIxa5 l3:aS 26.\!ib4
(a2) 21.\!lIf3 Iilxe4 22.\llJxe4 \!lIxe4 I'2d5 27.!!a1 a2+) 14.l'2c2 g6 15.l'2f4
23 .l3:xe4 ~b3 ! (bI) 15.lilh6 I'2b7 16J'Iacl !!eS
(a2) 23 ... d3 24.l3:e7 17.h3 ~a5 IS.~e5 ~e4 19.~xe4
(a2) 24.l'2d6 ~e4) 24 ... f6 25.l3:d4 !!xe4 20.!!ed1 1/lIaS 21.I'2b3 IUxg2 22.
\!if7 26J'l:dS;t;) 2l...~g6 22.\llJf3 I'2xc4 l'iixc4 bxe4 23.\!lIxe4 );le8 24.\!lId3 Iilhl
23.l3:xe4 f5 24Jle5 \!lIxf3 25.gxf3 g6 25.\!lIfl ;!lib7 26."fJ.d3 l'2e6ii1!) 15 ... lilb7
26.l3:d5±; 20.\!lIg3 fxe6 16.b4l'2xb4? 17.axb4 ~xb4 IS.\!lId2
(a) 20 ...l'2xe4 21.f1xe4 fxe6 22. Iilxf3 19.9xf3 ~xe2 20.1/lIxe2 1/lIxd4
l'2e71/l1e8 23.l3:xd4 ~b3 24.®xb3 "fJ.xe7 21.I'2e5 IWh4 2HJe4 ~xe4 23.1/lIxe4
25."fJ.xe7 \!lIxe7 26.\!lIxe6t I1;>hS 27. \!lIg5t 24.11;>[1 \!lIe7 25.!!eel \!lidS 26.
1/lIe2±) 21.I'2e7 \!lIa8 !!e7 1/lId5 27.\!lIe3 b4 2S.!!el !!aeS
(a) 2l...l/lId5 22.!!e5 li5Ia8 23.~g5! 29.!!xe8 );lxeS 30.1/lIh6+-;
~e4 b2) 12...~xe3 13.bxe3 I'2b7
(a) 23...~e6 24.1/lId6! (b2) 13...~a5 14.lile2 ~e4
(a) 24Jlxe6?! Iilxe6 25.~xe6 "fJ.f7 (b2) 14 ... lUb7 15.1/lId3 g6 16.~h6
26.1/lId61/l1eS!) 24 ... ~dS 25.\llJxd4± !!eS 17.~e5 !!eS IS.1/lIh3 I'2g5 19.
(a) 25."fJ.xf5 exf5 26.l$xfSt I1;>xfS I'2xg5 Hxg5 20.f4 1/lIf6 21.!!e3 ~e4
27.l'2d6t );le7 28.l:!xc7 Ii'ic6! 22.~xe4 bxe4 23.lThl I'2d5 24.\!lIg3
(a) 28...l/lId5 29."fJ.c6t+-) 29. lThS 25.::'1b4 a5 26.!!xbS !!xbS 27.f5
"fJ.d7t= lTh2 2S.fxe6 !!xe2 29.e7 !!cl t 30.
(a) 29.1'2b4? I1;>gS) ) ) 24.b3 ~d2 !!e1 !!xe1t 31.1/lIxel lile6 32.e81/l1t
25.\!lId6±) 22.l'2b6!+- l3:e7 ~xe8 33.\!lIxe8t I1;>g7 34.1/lIe4 a4=)
al) 22 ... l'2xe4 23.l'2xa7 "fJ.f6 24. 15.\llJd3 f5 16.a4 I'2d7 17.d5 exd5
I/lIbSt 1/lIxbS 25.l'2xb8+-; IS.1/lIxd5t I1;>hS 19.1'2f4 l'2eS 20Jlb7
a2) 22 ..."fJ.af7 23.~d6 I'2f6 21.~d4 I'2xd4 22.exd4 bxa4 23.
(a2) 23.~g5?! flf6 24.l'2xa5 l'2e7 1/lIcS 24.\!lId5 Iild7 25.1/lIe5 ~d2
"fJ.g6oo) 23 ..."fJ.f6 24.~f5 exf5 25. 26.!!e7 ~b3 27.l'2xb3 axb3 28.~e5
I'2xa5+-; 23.l'2xa5 I'2xc4 24.l'2b4 1-0 !!gS 29.1/lIxeSl'2xeS 30.!!b1±) 14.~e2
Ta1-Psakhis, Sochi 19S2. (b2) 14.1/lId3 g6 15.l3:bl
58 J6zsef Pinter

(b2) IS.'tIa2 fieS 16.\!!ie3 'tIf6 17.


W1h6 'tIg7 IS.W1h3 'tIf6 19.'tIf4 hS
20.W1g3 I'i1d7 21.flgS flaS 22.flxe6
fxe6 23.W1xg6t W1g7 24.'tIxe6t fixc6
2S.W1xg7t I1Ixg7 26.B:xe6 s:ldS 27.
fid6 'tIfl 2S.h4
(b2) 28.fib6;t) 2S ... fle4 29.B:e6;!;)
IS ...flaS 16.'tIa2 'tIdS 1H,>xdS \!!IxdS
IS.fleS B:feS 19.a4 bxa4 20.W1h3 'tIfS
21.flxfl W1fS 22.W1xfS exfS 23.flh6t
I1Ig7 24.'tIf4 B:xe3 2S.'tId2 B:aeS 26.
fib6 B:d3 2HlxfSt gxfS 2S.'tIxaS (b2) 3l...hS !f) 32.'tIe4 W1e6 33.
B:xd4 29.B:xa6 a3f) 14 ... B:eS 15.h4 \\lIb4 I1Ig7 34.f3 <tixe4 35.B:xe4 W1b6t
'tIxh4 36.l1Ih2 l:l:d7 37.B:xc4 1-0 Erash-
(b2) 15 ... flaS 16.flg5 g6 17. chenkov-Vakhnov, Krasnodar 2003;
flxh7 I1Ixh7 IS.W1hSt I1IgS IHlxg6 1HlxdS
fxg6 20.W1xg6t I1IhS=; (b) B.W1d3 B:cS 14.flxd5 exdS
b2) 15 ... W1dS 16.'tIg5 <tixg5 17. IS.'tId2 'tIf6 16.ile5 fle7 17.ilg4 ilg6
flxg5 h6=) 16.flxh4 \!!ixh4 17.B:e3 g6 IS.flxf6t \!!ixf6 19.93l:l:feS 20.l:l:xe8t
IS.B:g3 W1e7 19.'tIg5 f6 20.'tIh6 B:fl l:l:xe8 21.l:l:c1 hS 22.l:l:c7 l:l:e7 23.
2Uh5 \!!ic3±) 13 ... exd5 14.\!!id3l:l:e8 IS.s:lgS
(b2) 21.W1e2! fieS 22.B:elfXl) 21... \!!id6 16.h4 l:l:ad8 17.hS s:lcS 18.B:e3
f5! 22.dS I1IhS 'tIxg5 19.ilxgS g6 20J!xe8t l:l:xe8
(b2) 22...fld4 23.exd4 B:xe2 24. 21.\!!if3 l:l:e7 22.W1xd5 W1xdS 23.s:lxd5
fixg6t hxg6 2S.W1xg6t I1Ih8 26.'tIgS flxd4 24.l:l:dl fle6 25.'tIxe6 'tIxe6
fig7 27.W1h6t B:h7 2S.\!!ig6 gg7=; 26.h6 l:l:d7 27.l:l:xd7 s:lxd7 2S.fle4+-
b2) 22 ...ildS 23.dxe6 flxe6 24. Neubauer-Canc1ini, Paranana 1993;
B:el 'tIe4 25.'tIxe4 flg7 26.®c2 fxc4 c) 12.'tId3 <tlb7
27.fie3 ®xa3 2S.fixc4 \!!ixc3 29.'/!Ia2 (c) 12 ...flxc3 B.bxc3 'tIb7
W1f6 30J1e7=) 23.W1dl exd524.®xdS (c) 13 ... l:l:a7 14.h4 s:lf6 IS.flg5 g6
B:dS 25.W1a2 f4 26.B:g4 fle5 27.fixf4 16.W1f3 flaS 17.'tIf4 s:lb7 18.W1g3 s:ldS
B:xf4 2S.'tIxf4 flc4 19.hS ~e8 20.flxh7 I1Ixh7 21.hxg6t
(b2) 2S ...ilg4! 29.flg3 gd2't) 29. I1Ig8 22.a4 fxg6 23~axb5 axbS 24.
\\lIb3 \!!if6 30.'tIg3 b1d2 31.I::el \!!ic6? l:l:xa5 l:l:xa5 2S.'tIc7 '/!Ia8 26.'/!Ixg6t
s:lg7 27.'tIxaS B:e7 28.W1h7t 1-0
Kokkila-Mika, It Open Heart of
Diagram Finland, Jyv 1996) 14.l:l:bl
cl) 14.'/!Ic2 g6 IS.'tIh6
(cl) 15.'tIf4l:l:eS 16.W1b2 s:lf6 17.
'tIe4 \!!id7 IS.l:l:adl l:l:fd8 19.a4 fla5
The Scmi-Tarrasch Defence 59

20.axb5 'iilxe4 2UIxe4 flc4 22.IWcl 29.l/!ih4 !la4= Poley-Coursaget, St


axb5 23.'iilg5 IWe7 24.l'Jh4 l:'!d5 25. Lorrain 200S) 16.~g5 ~xg5!
'iilxf6 IWxf6 26.IWh6 I/!ig7't') 15 ...:!IeS c21) 16 ... h6? 17.IWd3+-;
16.IWd2 :!IcS 17.IWf4 IWd6 IS.IWg4 [5 c22) 16 ... g6 17.l/!ig4 ~dS IS.
(cl) IS ...fla5!) 19.'Wh3 fla5 20. 4lxh7
flg5 'iilxg5 21.'iilxg5 ~b3 22.!ladl (c22) IS.hS fS 19.IWg3 f4 20.
:!Ixc3 23.'iilf6 'iile4+ Kristiansen- ~xf4 ~f4 21.flxe6 'ii>xe6 22.flxe6
Berg, DEN-ehB 1989; gS 23JJael !lf7 24.h6 ~xa3 25.~b3
c2) 14.h4! fla5 'iild6 26.!lxd6 4lxd6 27.'iildS !leS 2S.
(c2) 14 ...'ii>xh4?! 15.flxh4 IWxh4 l:'!eS wh8 29.flxgS IWe7 30.fleS 1/lIf8
16.!le3~ f5 17.!lxe6 ~xd4 IS.cxd4 3 Uxf7 'ilixf7 32.l':Ie6ii5) IS ... wxh7
Wxd4 19.'iilg5 Wd5 20.IWf3 IWxe6 21. 19.IWhSt mg8 20.'iilxg6 fxg6 21.
IWxb7 h6 2~.'iilf4 !ladS 23.'iilfi !ld7 IWxg6t mhS=; 17.hxg5
24.IWf3 g5 25.'iile3 f4 26.'iilc5 !lf5 (c2) 17.0xgS!? IWd7
27.'iilb4 I/!id5 2S.l/!ih3 mg7 29.'iilc3t (c2) 17...l/!idS IS.IWg4 fS 19.
mg6 30.'iilc2 flf8 3Uf3 I/!id3 1-0 IWg3;1;) 18.hS fS!""
Nikcevic-Wagner, France 1996; (c2) 18...~xg2 19.IWg4 ~b7
c2) 14 ... 'iilf6 15.4lg5 g6 16.IWg4 20.~h6 g6 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.\ilxg6
h5 17.IWg3 4le7 IS.fle4 'iilxe4 19. fxg6 23.IWxg6t whS 24.\ilxf8 !lxf8
'iilxe4 !lcS 20.'iilg5 'iilxg5 2l.hxg5 2S.'M'h6"t wg8 26.!lxe6 l:'1f7 27.!lg6t
I/!ic7+ Sievers-Berg, Gennany 2003) !lg7 2SJ!el 4ld6 29J!eS l::!xg6t 30.
IS.'iilc2 IWxg6t wf8 31.f4±) 19.\ilf4;1;)
(c2) 15.~gS g6 17 ... fS!O IS.gxf6
(c2) IS ... h6?! 16.l/!ihS 4lb3 (c2) IUhS g6 ~ \ildS",,) 18 ...
(c2) 16 ... !lcS 17.'iilf4 'iildS IS.!le3 IWxf6 19.f4
~b3 19.!lael 'iild6 20.'iilxd6 IWxd6 21. (c2) 19.IWe2 eS!) 19 ...flae8 20.
flg3~) I Hlh7t whS IS.4lxf7t i'lxf7 IWhS g6 21.i!!Ih3 eS! 22.dxeS 4lxeS?!
19.IWxf7 wxh7 20.flxe6 'iilf6 21.IWxb7 (c2) 22 ... IWb6t! 23.\ile3
~xal 22.flxf6 I/!ixf6 23.il'IxaS±) 16. (c2) 23.\i'h2? i!!If2) 23 ... 4lxe3 24.
'iilf4'1)dS IWxe3 (\>xe3t 25.l::!xe3 !lxf4=) 23.
(c2) 16 ...'iild5? 17.4lxh7! 'iilb3 IS. \ile3!
l/!ie2-t-) 17.'iile4 I/!id7 18.4lxh7 !lfcS (c2) 23.!lxe5 !lxeS 24.\ilb3t
19.4lg5 'ii>xe4 20.flxe4l/!idS (c2) 24.fxe5? IWf2t 25.wh2
(c2) 20 ...!lxc3? 2l.l/'Iel !lacS 22. 'iilxg2!-I) 24 ...fldS!?
0d2±) 21.IWf3;1;) 15 ...flc4 (c2) 24... 'iildS 2S.fxe5 IWf2t
(c2) IS ...'iilxh4 16.flxh4 'M'xh4 17. (c2) 2S ... i!!Ifi t 26.wh2 \ilxb3
fle3 g6 IS.flh3 IWdS 19.'I1Id2 fS 20. 27.\ilh6! 'M'xal 2S.IWd7 \ilf70 29.'l'ie7!
IWh6l:'!f7 21.'iilf4 4le4 22.'iilb3 !leS 23. l::!eS 30.l/!if6+-) 26.whl ~xb3 27.
0eS :::Id7 24.flel 'iild5 2S.~xe4 !lxc4 'iile3ii5» 23 ... 4lf3t!!
26J!ee3 IWf8 27.l/!igS f4 28 .~xf4 IWfS Diagram
60 J6zsef Pioter

13.flxdS l¥xdS 14.ltie4 il!id7 IS.\uf4


(c) IS.iI!id3 h6 16.ltif4 ~d6 17.dS
~b4 IS.axb4 ltixf4 19.dxe6 Bani-
kas-Volkov, Korinthos 2002.
(c) 19.~h7t I1IhS 20.dxe6 il!ixd3
21.\tixd3 ltixf3 22.gxf3 fxe623.Hxe6
f1ad8 24.~e4 Hd4 2S.Hexa6 Hxb4
26.1aa8 0b8 27.)',(la2;1;) 15 ... Hfd8
16.iI!ic2 g6 17.l::1ad1 Hac8 18.iI!ie2 0f6
19.fle5 0xeS 20.dxeS ~d4 2l.iI!ie3
\Uxe4 22.'Illxe4 il!idS= Najdorf-Fi-
(c2) 23...~c6 24.lticS±; scher, Buenos Aires 1970; 12 ...
c2) 23...~c4 24.ltid4 il!ixf4 2S. bxc4 (l2 ... exdS 13.ltid3 g6 14.\Uh6
ltixg6!±) 24.gxf3 il!ixc3 2S.\tixg6!? laeS IS.lacl ~aS 16.~e5 \Ug5 17.
(c2) 2S.ltic4 ltixe4 26.fxe4laxe4~ ~xg5 il!ixg5 I S.'I\If3!? (18.~xf7! I1Ixf7
Black has only two pawns for the 19.Hc7t 11If8 20.l::1xc8t I1Ixe8 2l.
piece, but in view of the threat lafeS 'Illel t 11f8 22.h4 IWd8 23.'I\Ixa5 \Ue6
the position is probably equal. 24.1!~b4t+-) 18 ... \Ue6 19J:'!c7 f6 20.
27.iI!ig3 as 2S.ltif2 f1xel i· 29J:'!xe I;t;) h4 il!ixh4 2l.~g6 hxg6 22.\Uxg6
2S ... hxg6 26J!acl il!if6D @g5 2H~xe8 l::1xe8 24.iI!ih3 lae7 25.
c21) 26 ...'Illg7? 27.lticS! Hxel t !1xe7 0xh3 26.laeSt I1Ih7 27Jne7t
2S.Hxel HdS 29.He7!+-; I1Ih6 28J!h8t wg6 29.lag8t+-) 13.
c22) 26 ...l::1xe3? 27.l::1xc3 Hxel t ~e3 (13.~e7t ~e7 14.\Ud2 \Ub7
2S.41f2 15.lacllac8 16.~b4lae8 17.\Uc5 \Ud5
(c22) 2S.41h2 l::1feS 29.l::1c7!) 28 ... 18.~d2 ~f5 19.iI!ig4 lab8 20J::!c2
l::1feS 29.Hc7!±; (20.~c4 \Uxc4 21.laxc4 laxb2 22.
c23) 26 ... 'IllaS? 27.Hc2! il2S. f!b4 laa2 2H~f3=) 20 ... iI!id7 21.~e4
\Ud4!, 2S. Hh2±; 27.lticS l::1xe 1t 2S. I1IhS 22.ltib4 \Uxe4 23.iI!ixe4 il!id5+)
l::1xel 'IllfS!= 29.'IllxfS !:xfS 30.l::1cSt 13...~a5 14.\Ud2 ~b3 15.f!bl ~xd4
Y>-Y> Glek-Gutop, corr 19S9; 14 ... 16.0c3 ~b5 17.iI!ixdS l::1xdS IS.~a5
'Illc7 IS.'Illc2 laeS 19.~xc4 0b7 20.~fd2 laac8 21.
(c) IS.~gS \UxgS labcl ~d4+ Y,-Y> Uhlmann-Portisch,
(c) IS ... g6 16.~xh7 19xh7 17. Raach 1969; 1l...~f6 12.~a2
il!ihS"j" \!IgS IS.\Uxg6 fxg6 19.iI!ixg6t a) 12.l/lId3 bS 13.~a2 ~b7 14.ltigS
\!IhS 20.Hxe6 Hf6 2l.Hxf6 Iilxf6 22. l::1c8 15 .0b 1 g6 16.~a2 lac7 17 .laad 1
il!ixf6t il!ig7 23.iI!ixg7t \!Ixg7 24.a4;t;) ll:d7 18.h3 b4 19.~a4 il!ia5 20.~xf6
16.\UxgS ~aS 1HjhS fS 18.l::1xe6 Y>-Y> Pachman-Zier, Bad Neuenahr
il!ixc3 19.1::1d\;j;) IS ... g6 16.a41afc8= 1984;
(c) 16 ... b4 17.cxb41/!id6 18.iI!icS;t; b) 12.~f4 b5 13.d5 bxc4
Sibarevic-Robert, Mendrisio 1989) (b) 13 ... exd5 14.~xd5 ~b7 15.b4
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 61

l"leS 16.l"lel ~hS IHie3 flf6 18.l/!id2 16.~eS flxb2 IUlf3 ~d7 lS.fle4l"lfS
I/!id7 19.1"ledl I/!ifS 20.h3 flxdS 21. 19.®h3 g6 20.~h6 l"leS 21.flg5 I/!ic7
flxdS l"lfeS 22.~eS ~f8 23 .~xfS I1IxfS 22.r1ecl flc4 23.flgxf7 I!Yb7 24.~gS
24.flb6 l'!xel t 2S.l/!ixel r1dS 26.fleS flxe5 2S.flxeS l"lacS 26.~xg6 hxg6
l/!ie6 27.fled7t I1IgS 2S.®xe6 fxe6 27.flxg6 l'!xel t 2SJ:lxcl l/!ie4 29.
29.llih2 h6 30J:k1 flbS 31.l"le7±) ~xe7t ':if7 30.lWh6+-) 12 ... ~d7
14.dxe6 I/!ib6 IS.4Jd4 l"ldS 16.~eS (12 ... ~f"6 13.l'le3 b6 14.l"lel ~b7
Itld6 I 7.~a4 '!!JaS 18.lUxf6 gxf6 19. lS.~e2l'k8 16.l!Yd3 g6 17.l"ledl fla5
fle3 l"lbS 20.l/!ig4t I/!igS 21.IWxgSt lS.fleS ~d5 19.flxd5 IWxdS 20.f3 b5
fxgS 22.fla4 'iie7 23.l'k4 l"ld6 24.g4 2Ue2 flb3 22.l"lbl (22.~e4 ~xc1
eS=t=; 23.~xcl I!IJd6 24.~b7 l"lc7 25.~f4
c) 12.dS flxdS I3.flxdS exdS 14. l"lxb7 26.41xg6IWdS 27.flxe7t l"lbxe7
'iixdS 'iig4 IS.lWb3 'iif6 16.'iie4 lWaS 2S.~e5~) 22 ... f5 23.llihl l'!c7=) 13.
IHif4 I/!ibS IS.l/!ixbS axbS 19.'iixe6 I/!ib3 fla5 14.\lJla2 ~c6 15.fle5 ~f6 16.
bxe6 20.fle5 ~e6=; 12...'ild6 13.~e3 ~d2 fle7 17.l'!adl ~xeS IS.l"lxeS
l"ldS 14.\lJlc2 bS IS.b4 filb7 16.l"lcdl '!!Jxd4 19.~xh7t I1Ixh7 20.l"lxaS ~fS't
fldS 17.fle4 I/!ibS IS.'iigS h6 19.~xe7 12.bxc3 b5
flcxe7 20.fleS flf4 21.I/!ie3 flxg2 12...~f6 13.~d3 lWaS 14.~b2l"ld8
22.1/!if3 ~e4 23.l/!ixe4 1-0 Vays- 15.®e2 fle7 16.'!!Je4 flg6 17.h4 ~d7
man-Gorenshtein, Open 1967; 11... 18.®g4 eS 19.'!!JhS ®b6 20.dxeS
b6 IHlxdS exdS I3.~d3 ~g4 14. iWxb2 (20 ... lUc6!'t) 21.cxf6 gxf6 22.
'iie3 I/!id6 15.h3 ~hS 16.l"lcl fS 17. ~e4 ~e6? (22 ...llig7 23.~f7 flf4 24.
l/!ia4 bS lS.l/!ie2 ~xf3 19.®xc6 ~e4 iWcS Ilixf7 2S.®c4t fle6 26.l"labl
20.~e2 f4 21.~d2 ®xc6 22.l"lxc6l"la7 l'!acS 27.\lJlxe6t 'iixe6 28Jlxb2
23.~g4;!;; I i...'iif6 12.fle4 (12.l'le3 'iidS~) 23.~xe6 fxe6 24.l'!abl l/!ie2
flee7 I3.~d3 b6 14.fle4 ~b7 lS.l"lcl 2SJ':lxb7+-; 12 ... 'iid7 13.a4 l"le8
flfS 16.flxf6t IWxf6 17.~gS Iil'g6 IS. 14.'iid3 ~c7 IS.'iia3 ~xa3 16.l'!xa3
h3 h6 19.'iid2 IWhS 20.lWb3 l"lfdS 21. I/!id6 17.\Wal fla5 IS.fleS ~c6 19.
'iie4 fld6 2Hld3 flf6 23. fleS ~dS 24. flxc6 l'!xc6 20.'iie4 l"lc7 2Ula2 b6
~bl 1il'h4 2S.l/!id3 flf6 26.flc6;!;; 12. 22.l'!e2 flc4't
'iid3 I/!ib6 13.~c4 ~xd4 14.flxd4 13.lUa2 ~b7
IWxd4 15.flxdS exd5 16.~xdS ~fS 13...l"!a7 14.lWd3 ~f6 lS.~bl g6
17.~xc6®xdl lS.l"lxdl bxc619.ltlf4 16.~h6 r1eg 17.l/!ie3 l'!d7 I S.'iie4 fle7
b1fe8=) 12...~e7 13.l!IJd3 bS 14.~b3 19.fleS fld5 (19 ... ~xe5 20.dxeS 'iib7
®b6 lS.~gS f6 16.~d2 b4 17.flcS 21.~gS 'iixe4 22.l/!ixe4 I/!ib6 23.a4
~xcS 18.dxcS I/!ibS 19.\lJlxbS axbS ~d5=) 20.filxd5 l"lxd5 21.~c6 IWb6
20.axb4 l'!xal 2Ulxal l"ldS 22.l'!aS 22.l/!if4 0.g7 23.~xg7 Ilixg7 24.~eS;j;
~c7 23.l"la3 ~dS 24.'iixdS exdS 2S. Gil-Alonso, Spain 1992; I3 ... ~d7
flel;!;; 1l...l"leS 12.~d3 (IHld3 flf6 14.\!\Id3 [lc8 15.~f4I/!iaS 16.dS exd5
13.~f4 bS 14.~b3 fla5 15.~c2 flc4 17.~xdS filf6 lS.~gS ~xgS 19.~xg5
62 J6zsef Pioter

Wic7 20.Wid2 ~e5 21.0f4 \1lc4 22. 25.c4 ~d4 26.Wie3 ~f3t 27.gxf3
rtixc7 ~xd2 23.rtid6 l"lfeS 24.0b7 bxc4 0-1 Volpinari-Bonazzi, Brat-
l"lxel t 25.l"lxel l"lxc3 26.rtib4 !:lc2 to 2003) 16 ... 0g7 17.l/!id2 ~a5 IS.
27.l"ldl ~b3 2S.f3 l"lcl 29.l"lxcl rtixg7 cilxg7 19.Wie3 ~c4 20.l/!if4 Wia5
~xc1 30. cilf2± 21.l"lcl 0xf3 22.'111xf3 ~2 23.Widl
14.Wid3 ~xbl 24.l"laxbl Wixa3=F Omstein-
14.a4 b4 15.c4 0f6 16.rtie3 !:lcS Emst, Gavle 1982; 14 ...1/}/c7 15.g3
I 7.!:lc I ~e7 IS.rtibl ~f5 19.0xf5 0d6 16.a4 ~a5 17.~g5 g6 18.~e4
exf5 20.~e5 0xe5 21.dxe5 Wixdl bxa4 19.0h6 l"lfd8 20.l"labl l"lac8
22.l"lexdl b3f' Rasmussen-Iturri- 21.~f6t cilh8 22.~g4 ~b3 23.rtig5
zaga Bonelli, Havana 2007. 0e7 24.0xe7 1/}/xe7 25.0xb3 axb3
14•••~a5 • 26.l"lxb3 0d5 27.l"lbbl a5= (27 ...
14 ... l"lcS 15.0bl cilg7!?)
a) 15.rtif4 0d6 l6.0g5 ~7 17. 15.a4
0bl g6 IS.h4 Wic7 19.~d2 Wic4 20. 15.0bl g6 16.0h6 l"le8 17.~5
~g5 Wixd3 21.rtixd3 ~d5 22Jlecl rtiflt rtig5 (17 ...flcS IS.rtia2 rtid5 19.1"le2
23.rtixf4 ~xf4 24.0fl h6 25.~f3 ~c4 20.rtixc4 l"!xc4 21.l"le3 l"!a4
0xf3 26.gxf3 l"lfdS 27.a4 ~d5 28.c4 22.l"lh3 0f6 23.~g4 0h8 24.rtif4 e5
bxc4 29.a5 ~b4 30.!:la4 l"lb8 31. 25.rtixe5 0xe5 26.~xe5 f6 27.l"!xh7
l"lxc4 ~d5f' Sargissian-Volkov, Ba- I9xh7 28.l/!ixg6t I11hS 29.l"lel l"!xa3
tumi 2002; 30.1/}/h6t cilgS 31.1/}/g6t cilf8 32.~d7t
b) 15.a4 b4 16Jibl rtif6 17.h4 1/}/xd7 33.Wixf6t rtif7 34.l/!ih8t rtigS
rtixh4 IS.~h4 Wixh4 19J"!e3 Wif6 20. 35.Wif6t 'l!!f7 36.1/iIh6t l)I}g7 37.1/}/d6t
l"lg3 h6 21.l"lf3 Wid8 22.l"lh3 Wif6 23. cilf7 38.l/!id7t cilg6 'Iz-Y2 Verbesek-
Wig3 ~e7 24.l"lxb4 ~f5 25.Wid3 0aS Zoechling, 20071Tc1echess) 18.'l!ih3
26.0bl as 27.l"lb5 l"lfd8 28.l'i:xa5 rtixh6 19.1/!ixh61/!ic7 20.0a2;1;
Wig629.f3? 15...0d5
(b) 29.Wifl !;1;) 29 ... ~xd4! 30. 15 ... bxa4 is also good. 16.0bl
Wixg6 fxg6 31.0e3 g6 :7.l"lxa4 rtic6 and 18 ... Bb5.
(b) 31.l"lxa8 l"lxaS 32.cxd4 l"lxa4 16.axb5 axb5 17.rtibl f5?!
33.f4 l"lc8 34.rtid2 l"lxd4 35.0a2 l"lc6 17 ... g6 18.rtih6l"!e8 19.1/}/xb51/}/c7
36.l"lc3 l"lxd2 37.l"lxc6 l"lxa2 38. 20.1/}/d3 l'i:ecS 21.l"le3 (21.0d2 ~b3
l'i:xe6f') 31...~b3f' Rotstein-Bukal, 22.l"!xa8 0xaS 23 .!le3 ~xf3 24.l"lxf3
Lido Estensi 2003; 15 ... g6 16.0h6 ~xd2 25.'l!ixd2 0b4 26.'l!ih6I:i!xc3 27.
l"le8 17.Wid2 1:i!f8 'Iz-'Iz Williams- l"!h3 rtixd4 2S.1/}/xh7t 111f8 29.0d3
Pomar Salamanca, Caorle zt 1972; !:la8f') 2l...~c4 22.l'i:xa8 l"!xa8 23.
14 ... 0f6 15.l:i!bl g6 16.0h6 (16.0f4 l"lel !leS 24.'l!ie2=
Wid5 17.0a2 Wif5 18.l/!ie3 ~e7 19.0bl 18.l/!ixb5 ~c4
Wid5 20.0a2 Wic6 21.0e5 ~f5 22.Wid2 IS ... 'I!!c7! 19.1/!id3 l"lfe8 20.~gS
rtixe5 23.l"lxe5 l"lacS 24.!kl l"lfd8 Wixc3 2 U!ixc3 l"!xc3 2V.1ld2 !:lc6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 63

2Hlxe6 ~xe6 24.~xe6 Itixe6 25. 29 ... h6 30.l!lig6 hxg5 3Uh5#.


~xa5 ~dS 26.d5 ~xd5 27.~xd5 30.~f7t IIIg8 3Ud5 ~dl 32.
Itixd5 28.ltixf5;!; ~d8t Wf8 33.l!lig8t l1le7 34.l!lixg7t
19.~xa8 I!lixa8 (Ll~bS) 20.ltif4 l1le8 35.Itif7t I1ld7 36.ltib3t l1le8 37.
20.l!lid7 Itif6 21.~g5 Itixg5 22. ltia4t IIIxd8 3Uxf6t? (3S.l!lid7#)
Itixg5 J!lial 23.~f1 I!lixc3 24.0e7 ~d2 38 ..•wc8 39.ltixdl 1-0
25.ltixfS I1lxfS 26.~dl ~f3t 27.l1lhl
Itib3 2S.~fl ~xd4 29.l'!!d6t I1lgS 30. (40) A. Sokolov - A. Kharitonov
ltia2;!; Tigran Petrosian memorial 1990
20... l!lia3 21.h4!
21.I!lid7 ~b6! (2l...l:'ldS 22.l!lic7 l.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 ~f6 4.
Itif6 23.h4±) 22.l!lic7 ~a8 23.l!lid7 ~c3 cxd5 5.cxd5 ~xd5 6.~f3 ~c6 7.
~b6. d4 e6 8.ltic41tie7 9.0-0 0-0 10.l"lel
21...l!lixc3 22.l!lid7 1!lib4 10.ltixd5 exd5 11.l!lib3 ~g4! 12.
22 ... ltif6 23.~xc6 0xe6 24.l!lixe6t ~xd5
I1lhS 25.l!lixf5±; 22 ... );1f7 23.~xe6 a) 12.1!)xb7 ~b4 Kluger-Pogats,
Itixe6 24.\!!Ixe6 I!lial 25.\!!IcSt ItifS HUN (ch) 1959 13.~e5 ~S 14.
26.l!lixc4l!lixblt 27.lIIh21!lib4 2Ua2 \!!Ixa7 ~aS=;
l!lie7 29.~g5 g6 30.l1lg3± b) 12.~e3 ~xf3 13.gxf3l!lid6! 14.
23.~xe6! ~xd5
(b) 14.l!lixd5 I!lig6t 15.l1lhl ~adS
16.\!!Ie4I!lih5) 14 ... l!lig6t 15.whll!lih5
16.~xe7t fue7 IHlf4 I!lid5! IS.
I/!ixd5
(b) IS.l:i:fel I!lixb3 19.axb3 ~5
20.ltid2 f6=) 18...~xd5=; 12... 1Uxf3
13.~xe7t I!lixe7 14.J!lixf3 ~xd4=
Darga-O'Kelly, La Habana 1963;
I 0.a3 fuc3 (10 ... a6 11.I!lid3 fuc3!?oo
(ll...b5 12.~xd5 bxc4 13.~xe7t
~xc7 14.lE!ixc4 ~b7<i5 Uhlmann-
Panno, Madrid 1973) ·I1.bxc3 b6
23 ...ltixe6 12.~d3 (l2.l!lidJ \i1b7 13.~a2 ~cS
23 ... \!!Ixbl t 24Jlel i/lib7 25.l!lixb7 14.~el Itif6 (14...~eS 15.~f4 ~f6
IUxb7 26.fue7± 16.~adl ~a5 17.~e5 Labib-Perez,
24.l!lixe6t IIIh8 25.ltia2 Itid6® Ubeda 2001. 17...~d5 IS.~bl g6
(25...~b6 26.~e5) 26.ltig5 ~b2 27. 19.J!lih3 ~g7 (19 ... J!lie7=) 20.~xf7
Itid2 J!lib8 28.~g5+- Itih2t 29.l1lhl IIIxf7 21.I!lixh7 ~hS (2l...J!lif6 22.~e5
~f6D ~h8oo) 22.l!\Ixg6t I1lfSoo) 15.ltif4~5!?
29 ... ~d3 30.J!ligSt !:!xg8 31.~f7#; (15...~e7= 16.~acl? ~g6 17.~g3
64 J6zsef Pinter

lJ!ie7 lS.c4 ~xf3 19.9xf3 h5! 20.~bl !1xel t 20.~xel l:'1eS 21.~f3 ~e5
h4 21.~f4l"lfdS with excellent play 22.~xe5 l"lxe5 2Hle3 f6=) 13...~b7
for Black. Minev-Lukacs, Belgrade 14.l/lId3 l:l:e8 15.l:l:adl fld5 16.~xd5
1977) 12...~b7 13.\!!Ic2 g6 14.~h6 \ilxg5 IHlc7 flb4 IS.axb4 Iilxf3 19.
l"leS IS Jlfe I !1c8= Antoshin- ~xcS ~xdl 20.'8'xdl I/lIxeS 2l.d5 e5
Bisguier, Zagreb 1965. 22.d6 lldS 23.l/lId5± Kovacevic-
10••. a6 Soylu, Nova Gorica 2001;
10 ... b6 Il.flxd5 cxd5 12.~b5 c) 12.0f4 ~aS l3.dS
~d7 (12...~b7 13.~f4 S1<d6 14.~d6 (c) 13.~c2 b5 14.d5 exd5
I/lIxd6 I 5 .l"lc l;j; Comas-Pomes, (c) 14...~d5 15.~xd5 exd5 16.
Platja d'Aro Barcino 1994) I3.IWa4 l':1cl !i1i) IS.\!!Id3
flbS 14.~f4± Botvinnik-Alekhine, (c) 1Hld4!? Iilg4 16.l/lId3~;
Amsterdam 1935; IO ... IWd6 II.~e4 c) l5.lilg5 ~c6 16.~f6 ~xf6 17.
I/lId7 12.~g5l:'1dS 1Hicl:!; Stein- Tal, ~xd5 g6 IS.~xf6t !Wxf6 19.1ile4 ~f5
Pamu 1971. 20.lilxc6 I/lIxc6 Yevseev-Yakovich,
11.~b3 Samara 2000) 15 ... ~c6
(c) 15 ... g6! 16.l"lxe7?!
(c) 16.lilg5 lile6 17.~d4i1i) 16 ...
I/lIxe7 IH,lg5I/l1d6!+ IIlescas Cordo-
ba-Anand, Leon 1997) 16.lilc7

lL •.flxc3
l1...flf6!? 12.a3
a) 12.~e3 flb4 13.4.2e5 ~d7 14.
IWf3 ~c6 15.~xc6 bxc6 16.l"ledl
~bd5 17.l"lacl !WaS 18.~a4 l"lfc8 19.
!1c4 fld7 20.~d2 \9ib5 21Jldcl I/lIb7 16...l/lid7
22.h3 ~f8 23.l/lIe4 as 24.l/lIeU: (c) 16...~b4? 17.lilxdS ~xd3 IS.
Komeev-Gipslis, Cattolica 1992; ~xe7) 17.~e5 ~xe5
b) 12.~g5 b5 l3.a3 (c) 17 ... l/lIxc7? IS.~d5;
(b)13.d5 'flxd5 14.ltlxd5 exd5 c) 17...l/lIe6? IS.~c6 \!!Ixc6 19.
15.l/lIxd5 I/lIxd5 16.~xd5 ~xg5 l':1xe7;
17.~g5 ~f5 IS.Hacl :l:aeS 19.~f3 c) 17 ... \!!IeS? IS.~d5;
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 65

c) 17 ... 41b4? IS.41xd7 4lxd3 19. Itlxa6 ItlcS; 24.a4


4lxf6t Itlxf6 20.ltlxd3) 18.~eS (c) 24.!'!ac1 ~a2;
(c) 18.!:!xeS Itlb7!?) 18 ... g6 c) 24.!'!ad1 Itlxa2) 24 ... bxa4 2S.
(c) 18 ...ltlb7? 19.1tlxf6; l::!xa4
c) IS ... b4? 19.1tlxf6) 19. IIH3 (c) 2S.ltld4 !'!d7 ~26.!'!xa4 Itlb3)
cl) 19.1::!ad1 Itlb7 20.iWf3 iWg421. 2S ...ltlb3
iWxg4 4lxg4 22.ltld4 Itlf6=; (c) 2S ...ltld7) 26.l::!aa1
c2) 19.a4 Itlb7 cl) 26.l::!d4 ItlcS
(c2) 19 ...'/lId8 20.axbS ItlfS) 20. (cl) 26 ... aS!?) 27.l::!d3 l::!c7=;
axbS axbS 2I.iWxbS '&xbS 22.41xbS c2) 26.!'!aS? Itlb4; 26 ... l::!d8
l::!xal 23Jl:xal l;1c8 24.0d3 4ld7 2S. cl) 26 ... ltlb4 ~ as-a4;
Itlc3 4lcS 26.ltlfl ~a6 27.41d4 Kram- c2) 26 ... aS 27.ltld4
nik-Anand, Mainz 2001; (c2) 27.l::!e3 ltle6 28.ltld4l::!d7 29.
c3) 19.1tlxf6 Itlxf6 20.41xdS Itlg7 Itlb61tlb4;
2 I.a4 bxa4 22.ltlxa4 \!Jd8= YZ-YZ c2) 27.ltlc3 a4) 27 ... l:i:d7 2S.ltlc3
Kasparov-Anand, Wijk aan Zee (c2) 28.0b6 Itlb4) 28 ...ltlb4=; 27.
1999; 19 ... iWg4! Black gives back Itlc3
the extra pawn but equalizes the (c) 27.l:i:aS? Itlb4;
game. 20.4lxdS c) 27.!'!c3 Itlc4!?) 27 ... ltlc4!
cl) 20.ltlxf6 iWxf3 21.gxf3 (c) 27 ... f6 28.1tlf3 Qif? 29.!lile2
(cl) 2Uxe7iWhS!?) 2I...ltlxf6; l:i:d6 30JlaS;!;;
c2) 20.iWe3 ltle6!? ~ 2I...l::!ac8, c) 27 ... ltldS 2S.ltld3!?;
21...!:!fdS; c) 27 ... fS 28.1tlf3!? ~ltle2) 28.ltlc6
c3) 20.®xg4 Itlxg4 21.ltlxf6 (c) 28Ila4 ItlbS;
(c3) 21.h3 ltle6; c) 28.!l:aS 0bS!? ~29.l::!eal
c3) 21.Itld4 0e6) 21.. .ltlxf6 22. l:i:ad7!?;
4lxdS Itlxb2!?; 20 ... 41xdS c) 28.ltlaS !'!b8!? 29.!'!ecI ItlbS)
(c) 20 ... ®xf3? 2I.41xe7t) 21. 28 ... !'!d629.0f3
'&xdS ltle6= cl) 29.1tlb4 !'!xc6;
(c) 2I...ltlfS 22.ltlb3!?) 22.'&e4 c2) 29.!'!xe7 !'!xe7 30.!lilb4
(c) 22.'&b7 ItlcS 23.h3 '&c4 24. !'!xc6!?;
Itlb3 \!Jh4 2S.'&f3 Itlxb3 26.axb3 c3)29.!'!adl !'!xdl 30.!'!xd1 ItlbS!?
!'!fe8=; (c3) 30 ... f6);
c) 22.li'ic6HacS!?) 22 ... li'ixe4 c4) 29.0a4l::!b7!?; 29 ...0bS
(c) 22 ...!'!ae8!? 23.h3 (c) 29 ...0f6 30.!'!eSt Qig7 31.l1Ib4
(c) 23.®xg4 Itlxg4 24.ltlb3 !'!fdS) !'!d8 32.0f8t Qig8 33.!'!ael ItlbS!? 34.
23 ... \!Jxe4 24.ltlxe4 as) 23.ltlxe4 !'la7 !'!xd8 Itlxd8;
cl) 23 ... !'!ad8 24.a4 b4; c) 29 ... f6 30.1tlb4 !'!dd7) 30.!'!eS
c2) 23 ... !'!acS ~24.ltlb7 cl) 30.ltlb4 !'!dd7
(c2) 24.a3 l::!fd8) 24 ... l::!c2 2S. (cl) 30 ...!'!e6 31.l:i:xe6 fxe6);
66 J6zsef Pinter

c2) 30.h3 ~f6!?; 30 ...lJad7 31.


l"!ael
(c) 3Uug4 f5!? ~@f6; 7
c) 31.~b4 l"!e6 32.Hxe6 fxe6 ~
\!if7) 3l...~f6 32.l"1e8t y,-y, Pono-
mariov-Galkin, Moscow 200S. 4 4
(c) 32.l"!e8t \!ig7 33.0b4 l"!d8=)
13...~xb3 14.'lYxb3 exdS IS.l"!ad1
~e6 16.'lYxb7 !:1e8 17.0d4 ~d6 18.
~c6 'lYd7 19.'lYxd7 0xd7 20.l"!xe8t abcde1gh

l"!xe8 21.~xd6 ~xc6 22.f3t; 12 ... b5


(12...~aS 13.~c2 (13.~a2 b5 14.d5 Another transposition: now we
~e4 15.dxe6 ~xe6 16.~gS ~g4 17. are in thc I1Ib3 deviation of Queen's
'lYxd8 ~xd8 18.~xe4 bxe4 19.~f4 Gambit Accepted. 13 ... exd5 14.
I1If5 20.~f3 I1Id3 21.l"!ad I I1Ib6 22.l1Ie3 ~xd5l:Ia7
<:1lxe3 23.!lxe3 ~g4 24.r::ee1 E1ab8 a) 14...~xd5 15.'lYxd5
25.b4 l"!fc8 26.h3 ~f6 27.~cSt) (a) 15.l1Ixd5 I1Ib7 16.l1If4 I1If6 17.
13 ... b5 14.'lYd3 (l4.d5 exd5 15.'l!id3 l:Ic1 iWd7 IS.0g5 0xg5
~e6? (l5 ... g6! 16.l1Ig5 l1Ie6) 16.l1Ig5 (a) 18...~xb2 19.11Ie7
g6 17.l"!xe7 'lYxc7 18.~xdS ~xd5 19. (a) 19.1:Ic2 I1If6
l1Ixe7 ~exc7 20.~d4±) 14 ... l1Ib7 15. (a) 19 ... l1Ixa3 20.l1Ie7±) 20.l1Ixf6
I1Ig5 g6 16.~e5 (16.b4 ~c4 17.l1Ib3 gxf6 21.l:Id2 l"!ae8 22.l1Ie6 'liic7 23.
l"!c8 18.l"!ee1 I1Ixf3 19.1!\Ixf3l!\1xd4 20. l"!d7 'E\lb8 24.l1Ib3 l"!xel t 25.'lYxe1
I!!Jb7 Y»e5 21.0h4lJfe8 22.l!ixa6 ~xa3 'lYcS) 19 .. J:(ad8 20.0xdS ~xd8 21.
23.~g3 'lYd4 24.£ixb5 ~xcl t 25. l"!c2 ~xa3 22.l:Id2 '!YcS 23.'lYb3 ~xd5
l1xc1 Y»xb4 26.'lYxa3 'WxbS 27.\\\Ia2+) 24.l"!xdS 0c5 25.'lYc2 ~b7 26.~e5 f6
16 .. .l";Ic8 17.Y»h3 \\\Id6 IS.\\\Ih4 ~d5 2H~d3 0d6 28.'lYe2t) 19.~xg5 h6
19.~xd5 (oI9.~e4) 19 ... 0xg5 20. 20.~e6 lJfe8 21.I1Ixc6 I1Ixc6 22.'lYxd7
Iilixg5 itlxd5 21.0xg6 fxg6 22.fug6 \1Ixd7 23.~c5 l"!xe1 t 24J:1xel ~c6
l"!c7 23.fufSt l"!g7 24.Y»e3 E1xg2t Sorokin-Galkin, Sochi 2007) 15 ...
25.\!ifl Y»xfS 26Jlacl ~c4 27.Y»e2 \1Ib7 16.'lYhS
Y»f4 0-1 Bruno-Devcic, Buenos (a) 16.'lYf5 g6 17.lilig4 Iilid3 18.
Aires 1994) 13.d5!? \11a2;1;) 16 ... 'lYd3! 17.\1Ia2 Y»g6;
b) 14 ... ~e6 15.fuc7"!" Iilixe7 16.
\1Ig5t; 15.0e3 l"!d7 16.~xe7"!" llle7
(l6 ...fue7 17.'lYc2 0b7 (l7...~g6!?
Diagram 18.\1IeS !leS 19.1"!xe8t ~xe8 20.l"!e1
~b7 21.\UJfS) 18.~e5 0e4 19.'lYe2 (19.
~xd7?! 0xc2 20.~xf6t gxf6 21.
0xe2 He8=) 19 ... l"!b7 20.0g5 ~g6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 67

(20 ... <tid5 2U'1adl \!\Ie8 22.i9d3 0xb3 l1Ie7 28.li>g3 wg7 29.wh2wg8 30.li>gl
2Hlxb3±) 2l.~f3 E1b6 22.0e3 lThS \tIfS Yz-v, Steinmeyer-Bisguier, NY
23.0e5 l"1eS 24.l"1edl (2Hlxg6?! Manhattan ch 1964;
flxg6 25J!edl !/lieS;!;) 24...!/lIeS 25. b) 12.~d3Iilb7 13.flxd5 exd5 14.
0xe7 0e4?? (25 ... E1xe7 26.fle6 l"1eS I1If4 I1If6 15.fle5 fle7 16.flg4 flg6
2H!dS!± (27.flxb8 0h5 28.E1del 17.flxf6t ®xf6 18.l1Ie5 ~b6 19.!'le3
0xf3 29.l"1xeS l"i:xe8 30.flxa6±) l"1ac8 20.~ael a5 21.I1Ic2 f5 22.f4
26.';l)xflt 1-0 Farago-Pachman, wh8 23.~hl ;Ilic6 24.0.b1 0a625.!/lIdl
Baden-Baden 19S5. (26.0xflt whS (b) 25.\l!!a3!?) 25 ... b4 26.!/lIh5
27.~xf6+-) 17.!'lel;!;; ll...b5 12.fle4 flxe5 27.J;i:xe5;!; Charbonneau-Feo-
a) 12.flxd5 exd5 13.~e5 kistovs, Quebec 2000;
(a) 13.~d3 0e6 14.a3 1':eS 15. c) 12.\\'!e2 flxc3 13.bxc3 <{if6 14.
<{id2 <tif6 16.!'lael I!\lb6 17.0e3 fla5 h4 b4 15.0.c2 0.b7 16.lThl l"1cS 17.
IS.lilc2 g6 19.<{ih6l"1feS 20.\!\Id2 fle4 flg5 g6 lS.l!\lg4 flxd4 Vocaturo-
2l.!/lIf41ilhS 22.b3 fld6 23.lild3 l"1xel Steingrimsson, Reykjavik ISL
24.!'1xel <{ifS't Lonear-Crepan, 2009; 12 ...flf6 (12 .. .(1)b7 13.a3 l'1c8
Kostrena 2005) 13 ...flxe5 14.dxe5 14.0a2 ~f6 15.flc5 0xc5 16.dxc5
(a) 14.l"1xe5 lile6 15.l/lId3 Iilf6 16. \\\Ixd1 17.l"1xdl fle7 IS.b4 0xf3 19.
!'lel l'i:e8 17.lilf4 g6 IS.<.1e5 Iilxe5 19. gxf3 flfd5 20.0g5 f6 2Ud2 !lfdS
l'lxe5 ~f6 20.E1ael E1fdS v,-Yz 22.!lel \tIfl 23.!le4 f5 24.!leel h6
Morelle-Serafimov, Paris 2005) 25 Jlad1 ~c6= Hjartarson-Tisdall,
14 ... lile6 Reykjavik 1995» 1Hlg3 (13.0.c2
(a) 14 ... d4 15.!/lId3 !/lIb6 0b7 14.a3 l"1c8 15.\l!!d3 flxe4 16.
(a) 15 ...lile6 16.lile2 g6 17.lilh6 !lxe4 g6 17.0.h6 !le8 IS.!lael 0.f6
!'le8 IS.lilb3 0g5 19J)xg5 i!!!xg5 20. 19.h4 fle7+) 13 ...<{ib7 14.<{ie3 !'!c8;
0xe6 l:'1xe6 21.!/lIxd4;!; Komeev- I l... !le 8 12.~d3 (12.l1Id2 flb6 IHf4
Stajner, Nova Goriea 2007) 16.l1Id2 fld5 14.l1Ixd5 exd5 15.~b3 l1Ie6 16.
g6 17.e6 I1Ixe6 IS.l"1xe6 fxe6 19.1"1el I/lixb7 flb4 17.!ladl 0d6 IS.l1Ixd6
l"1f6 20.<{igS l"1afS 2l.h4 wg7 22.h5 ~xd6 19.~g5 l"1fS 20.a3 flc6 2l.
!/lId6 23.<{ixf6t l"1xf6 24.l:'!e4 YZ-YZ I/lib3±) 12 ...flxc3 (12 ...flcb4 13.l1ic2
Berkes-Gyimesi, 56. HUN CH b5 (I3...1iJc7 14.flxd5 flxd5 15.0.d2
2006) 15.l1Ie3 I/iId7 I!\ld6 16.fle5 b6 17.1/lif3 f6 IS.®h5
(0) 15 ... l"1cS 16.'ii!f3 d4 17.l"1adl l"1fS 19.~c4 !/lId8 20.fle3 I1Ib7 2l.
I1Ic5 18.<{ixd4 <{ixd4 19.\!Jf4 s.tlxb3 20. flxd5 0.xd5 22.!:'!xe6 <{ixb3 23.axb3
axb3 0xe5 21.~xe5 !/lIc7= Chemy- 0.d624.g3±; 13...flc6 14.0d2 b6 15.
shov-lasnikowski, Krynica 1995) ~e4 I1Ib7 16.flxd5 exd5 17 .l1Ixd5 ~f6
16.~d4 l"1ac8 17.l"1acl '/lIb7 18.l"1edl IS.~xe8t \I!IxeS 19.!lxeSt !lxe8 20.
l"1fd819.h3 h5 20J'!xc8 ~xc8 2l.l"1cl l"1cl flxd4 2l.<.1xb7 fle2t 22.\11fl
~7 2H~dl g6 23.a3 l"1c8 24.f1xc8t flxc1 2Hlxc1 lTh8 24J~1d5 !ld8 25.
I/lIxcS 25.1,1;>b3 ~c6 26.6h2 I1IfS 27.f4 I1Ib3 l:ic8 26.1tle3± Onischuk-Perez
68 Jozsef Pinter

Garcia, Toluea 2009) 14.~e4 ~b7 IS.i/JId3 \"id6 19.~e5 ~xe3 20.~xf7
15.~d2 l"1eS 16.l"1adl ®b6 17.Il)g5 i/JIxd4 21.~6t wg7 22.'!l'xe3 ~xh4
I1ifS IS.~e5 a5 19.~d7 \!!Ia6 20.a3 a4 23.\!!Ie2 \\!id6 24.~e3 ~b7 2S.l"1adl
2l.axb4 axb3 22.l"1al lWd6 23.~e5 '!l'e7 26.0xb6 IlIxh6 27.l"1xe6 i/JIgS
l1ie6 24.l1id2t Chemiaev-Strating, 2S.l1idS 1-0 Lemer-Rodkin, Ashdod
Wijk aan Zee 2003) 13.bxe3 I1if6 2004; 13.a3 ~ee7 14.i/JId3 l::!e8 IS.
14.lWe4 (l4.h4 b5 (14...~xh4 15. ~e5b616.~g4~h417.i/JIh3~g618.
~xh4 (l5.d5 ~a5 16.d6 I1id7 17.l1if4 ~xh6 ~b7 19.~d2 fS 20.~e3? (20.
~f6 IS.~e5"') 15 ... '!l'xh4 16.d5 ~a5 g3!) 20 ... ~df4!-+ 21.~xf4 ~xf4
17.~e2 g6 IS.l"1e4 ®dS 19.~e3 (19. 22.i/JIe3 ~xg2 23.~xe6t wh8 24.~eS
d6 e5) 19... e5 20.l"1bl b5't) 15.l1ig5 i/JI[6 2S.~t7t wh7 26.'!l'h3 ~el 27.
~e7 16.~xf6 gxf6 17.115 ~b7 18.~c2 ~xf5t g6 0-1 Olesen-Dandridge,
f5 19.~e5 IlIfS 20.\!!Id2 fld5 21.'!l'h6t USA 1993; 1l...ll!id6 12.~xdS exd5
wgS 22.~t7 mt7 23.\Wxh7·r wfS 24. 13.~eS l1ie6 14.~f4 ~xeS IS.dxe5
'!l'xb7l"1e7 25.'!l'e6i:cS 26.;t/!xa6l"1xe3 (15.~xeS~) IS ... i/JIb6 16.~e3 ~eS 17.
27.~xf5 ~f4 28j;~e4 ~xhS 29.l"1h4 ~xeS \\Yxc5 IS.f1cl i/JIb6 19.1Je2 l"1ae8
l"1a7 30.'!l'xa7 \!!Ixh4 31.0g6 '!l'f4 20.l::!d2 l'ieS 21.h3 h6 22.wh2 frfeS
32.~h5 l"1clt 33.l"1xc1 \!!Ixelt 34. 23.Il!iO lJib4 24.i/JIe3t Glek-KaHai,
wh2 \!!If4t 35.wh3 \!!IfSt 36.~g4 1-0 Epinal 2002. (24.l::!edl i/JIe4!?);
Komeev-Pronold, Cattoliea 1992) ll...b6 12.~d5 exdS 13.~eS ~xeS
14 ... ~d7 15.h4 ~e7 16.~gS ~xgS 14.dxeS 0e6 IS.~c2 I1ib4 16.~d2
17.~xg5 '!l'e7 18.~xe7 l"1xe7 19.1"1e3 i/JIh4 17.g3 i/JId4 18.~xb4 i/JIxb4 19.
l"1ae8 20.h5 ~e6 21.i!I'h4 h6 22.l"1ael i/JId3 g6 20.a3 i/JIxb2 21.frabl i/JIa2
wfS 23.l"1g3 ~d5 24.\!!Ig4 fS 2S.i!I'g6 22.l::!xb6 l::!fb8=; 1l...~b4 12.~d2
~xb3 26.axb3 \!!Ib6 27.ll!ih7 l"1t7 28. ~f6 13.a3 ~a5 14.~g5 h6 15.~h4 g5
dS 1-0 Sokolov-Burger, Reykjavik 16.~g3 ~h5 17.~5 ~xeS IS.~xe5
1990; 1I...~f6 12.~e4 h6 ~f6 19Jkl wg7 20.l::!e3 ~b6 2Ud3
a) 12 ...~ee7 13.~xf61· gxf6 ~e7 22.~a4 ~d7 23.fre2 as 24.i/JIe2
(a) 13...~xf6 14.0gS ~f5 IS.0c2 b6 25.lJdc3 I1ixeS 26.dxe5 ~a6 27.
h6 16.~xf5 exfS l7.lilxf6 IWxf6 IS. i/JIe3 \\!ibS 28.l"1e7 l"1a7 29.fua7 i/JIxa7
~eS ~e6 19.d5 fradS 20.d6 l"1fe8 Y:z- 30.l"1e6 lleS 31.l::!d6 i/JIe7 32.~e3t;
Y:z Horvath-Vajda, Hungary 2003) 1l...~d6 12.~xd5 exdS 13.l1ig5 i/JIa5
14.~h6l"1eS I Hle2 0d7 16.~h4 ~g6 14.~d2 \1'id8 15.~gS \Wa5 16.i/JId3 ~b4
17.i!I'h5 fS IS .~g5 lWb6 19 .frad I IU'd2 'iie6 IS.a3 ~6 19.i/JId3l::!aeS
\!!Ixb2 20.~b3 i!l'e3 21.~O i/JIb4 22. 20.l1ie2 fS 21.frael \!!Ib6 22.b4 wh8
~eS ~xeS 23.dxeS l1ie6 24.~xdS 23.i/JIc3 iWbS 24.~h4 '!l'e4 2S.i/JIxe4
~xdS 2S.h3 f4 26.~f6 1-0 Stanee- dxc4 26.l"1xe6 lJxe6 27.d5 ~e7 2S.
Ganaus, St Poellen 2002; I1ixe7l"!xe729.dxe6±
b) 12...~e7 13.a3 b6 14.'!\Id3 [6 12.bxc3 bS
15.~e3 frf7 16.h4 g6 17.i/JIe4 [S 12 ... l1if6 13.'illd3 (13.a4 ~d7
The Scmi-Tarrasch Defence 69

14.~e5 l:'1cS 15.~d3 'I1lc7 16.l:ic2 g6 l:'1xf7 17.!:lxd1 0f6",


17.~g4 l:ig7 IS.l:ia3 flfe8 19.1/)f3 ~e7 13 ...':ilb7
20.~f6t l:ixf6 2l.\Wxf6 ~d5 22.Wg5 13 ... l"!:a7 14.\!lIe2 g6 15.h4 l"!:eS
'/lIf4 23.'/lIxf4 ~xf4 24.l:ie4 <i.lc6 25. 16.h5 0f6 17.~d2 b4 IS.~e4 bxc3
l:id6 l:ixe4 26.l:ixf4 0d5 Y:,-Y:, Voller- 19.<i.le3 ~xd4 20.l:ixd4 l:ixd4 21.
Vasicek, CZE 1995; 13'<~c2 b5 14. E1adl \!lIb6 22.l:'1b 1 '/lIc7 23Jfu4 I:1hS
h4E1cSI5.~g5g616.I'JOl:ib717.d5 24.E1d1 !af8 25.!ac4 '/lie7 26.hxg6
~5) 8.dxe6 fxe6 19.\!lIg3 \!lId7 20.h5 hxg6 27.'<~g4 l"!:c7 28.!:lxc7 '/lixc7
\!lIg7 2l.hxg6 hxg6 22.~xe6 <tOtc3 29.\!lIh4 f6 30.~d6 fS 31.\!lIg3 1:1f6 Y:,-
2H1e3 \!lIf6 24.l:ixg6 !'1xe6 25.<i.lf5t Y:, Aagaard-Holst, Denmark 2002.
1-0 Vocaturo-Bonazzi, Bratto 14.h4
2007) l3 ... b5 14.<i.lc2 g6 15.l:ih6 E1eS
16.d5 (16.E1adl l:ib7 17.h4 ~e7 IS.
h5 ~f5 19.hxg6 hxg6 20.\12f4 E1cS
2Ule5 '/lId5 22.f3 'Ilxa2 23.l:'1b1
~xd4+) 16...~e7 I 7.d6 ~d5 18.~d2
~xc3 19.h4 l:id7 20.h5 flc8+ Stocek-
Cech,Olomouc 1995; 12 ... \!lIc7 13.
'/lId3 bS 14.l:ic2 g6 15.~gS l:ib7 16.
'/lIh3 l:ixg5 17.l:ixg5 ~c7 18.<i.lb3 ~d5
19.E1ac1l:'1ac8 20.c4 2:'f4 2l.Wh6 ~h5
22.d5 exd5 23.cxd5 \Wd7 24.l:'1cd1
E1fe8 25.<i.le3 a5 26.l:'1d4 ~f6 27.\!!Ig5
\!lId6 2S.l:'1fl a4 29.<i.ldl YeS 30.'/lIg3 14.\!lId3 g6 15.silh6l"!:e8 16.a4!;I;
fud5 31.<i.lf4± a) 16.iWe3 l"!:cS 17.'/lIf4
13.0c2 (a) 17.l"!:adl ~b4 IS.0xg6 hxg6
White must obviously aim at the 19.cxb4 0xb4 20.l/lleS l:if8 21.':ilxfB
caslling attack here, because cal- l"!:xfB 22.0gS \llJd5 Y:,-Y:, Saravanan-
mer plans do not promise much. Prakash, Mumbai 2003) 17 ... l:id6!
13.dS ~aS! (13 ... exdS 14.\WxdS (a) 17...~b4 IS.~e5) IS.'/lIg4
(14.lhdS ~b7 15.c4 ~aS 16.l:1xb7 0b4", 19.1:ixg6 hxg6 20.cxb4 l:ixf3
\!lIxdI17.l:'1xd1 ~xb7 18.l%1 ~d6 19. 21.\!lIxf3 <i.lxb4;
<i.la3 l:'1fd8 20.~d4 l:if8 Y:,-Y:, Sara- b) 16J1ad1?! E1cSI7.h4'/l1d5!
vanan-Sasikiran, Nagpur 2002) (b) 17 ...':ilxh4 IS.dS ~5
14 ... l:ib7 IS.\!lIh5;!; ~aS 16.l:if4 g6 (b) 18...~bS 19.dxe6 \!!ixd3 20.
17.\!lIh6 l:ixf3 IS.gxf3 <i.lf6 19.11ad1 l"!:xd3) 19.d6 l:ixf3 20.d7
'/lIcS 20.l:id6 l"!:eS 21.l:ixf7t wxf7 (b) 20.gxf3 l:ig5;
22.'/lIxh7t l:ig7 23.l:'1xe8 '/lIxeS 24. b) 20.l/iIxf3 '/lId7) 20 ... l:1xd1 21.
!:ld4± Pales-Stec, corr 1996) 14. dxeS\Wt
dxe6 l:ixe6 15.<i.lxe6 \!lIxdl 16.<i.lxf7t (b) 2l.Wd4 \!lIf6) 2l...'/lIxeS 22.
70 .Jozscf Pinter

I/lld4 f6 23.~xd I <;IgS 25J;1bc1 iWc6 26.eS ~e4 27.0d2 <;Ig7


(b) 23 .. J~c4 24.l/lla7) 24.<;IxgS 28.0>c I I1ed8 29.l/lle3 1ie7+)
fxgS 2S.<;Ig4 ~c6 26.:WcS wg7 27. 14 ... <;If6?!
~xe6) 18.<;Ib3 I/llhS 19.1/llc3 0aS!'I' 20. 14 ... ~xh4 lS.~xh4 ®xh4 16.
<;IgS 1ie3t; 14 ...~a5!? also comes into
(b) 20.<;Ixc6 0>fS consideration. IS.~g5 g6 16.'l!ig4
(b) 20 ... fxe6 21.I[lJxe6t wh8 22. \\!IeS; 14 ... \\!IdS!? 15.0>g5 (lS.@d3 g6
~eS) 20 ... ~xb3 2l.axb3 0xg5 22. 16.0>gS ~xg5 17.hxg5 ~a5 18Jle5
hxg5 ~xf3 IWd6 (IS ... IWe4 19.a4 l"lfe8 20.axb5
(b) 22 ... \!lJg4 23.d5 ~xdS ®xe3 21.®xe3 I1xe3 22.bxa6 l:1xa6=)
(b) 23 ... exdS 24.\\'ixe8t !lxe8 25. 19.~d2 IWa3 20.0b3 ~d5 21.0e5
~xe8t rtlg7 26.~e7) 24.~d4 I/llfS I1ae8 22.l:1acl flfd8 23.IWh3 ~e6
25.~c5) 23.gxf3 ~ed8 24.dS l"lxd5 (23 .. JlxeS 24.dxcS ®xcS~) 24.!lxd·5
25.flxd5 exd5 26.wg2 h6 l::1xd5 2H)c4 ~f5 26.d5 ~d8
(b) 26 .. .b4 27.cxb4 27.~b3-7 Pugh-Ruefenaeht, ICCF
(b) 27.!lhll/llxhlt 28.wxhl bxc3 WS 2004) 15 .. J'rfe8 (15...li1xgS 16.
29.wg2 d4) 27 ... l/llh4 28.~dl) 27. ~xgS g6 (16 ... h6 17.~h7t whS IS.
gxh6 wh7 28.®e7 IWf5 29.®e3 IlIif6 0>e4 iIlid7±) 17.~e4 'l!id8 18.~e5 ~b8
30.flcl a5 19.1/llg4 0>e8 20.l!Yg3 ~6 21.h5 ~e7
(b) 30 ... b4 3l.e4 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.a4 I/IId6 24.\\Yg5
(b) 3l.exb4 d4 32.11lid2 ~e3) wg7 25.axb5 l::1xb5 26.0d3 l"lb6 27.
3l...dxe4 32.~xc4 ~e4 We7 28.llIif6t ,;,g8 29.e4 ~d8 30.
(b) 32.bxe4 as) 32 ... ~xc4 33. ~g5 0f5 31.~xf7+-) 16.l/lld3 g6 17.
bxc4 a5) 31.®d2 ble5 32.b4 axb4 ~b3 I/lld6 18.h5 ~xg5 19.~g5 ®f4
33.exb4 i'1xel 34.;)\xcl d4 3S.®cS 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.~xe6 fxe6 22.
d336.®d5 1/lxg6t wfS 23.~e4I/llf5 24.l/llh6t we7
(b) 36.l/llxb5 '/jd6) 36...l!Yf5 37. 25.1;'lf4 I/lld3 26.l/llxe6t wd8 27.'lild6t
IlIid8 wxh6 38.@h8t wg5 39.®d8t f6 we8 28.~e6t l"lxc6 29.!lfSt 1-0
40.l/IId6 wh6 Muhutdinov-Nenashev, Swidniea
(b) 40 ... wh5 41.\\!Ih2t) 41.!/lIfSt 1997.
(b) 41.iWh2t !/lIhS) 4l...whS 42. lS.~gS g6
IWh8t wg5 43.l/IId8 wh4 44.®d6 15 ... h6 16.l/lld3 g617.~Jl(e6! fxe6
(b) 44.\WhSt \!iIh5 4S.®d8 ®gst lS.l/llxg6t ~g7 19.0>xh6®f6 20.@h7't
46.1llf1 \\!If5 wf7 21.~gS l"lh8±
(b) 46 ... \lJlel t 47.wg2 !/lIe3 48. 16.®g4l::1c8
®d5) 44 ... l[lJh3t 0-1 Matveeva- 16 ... h5 17.\Wg3 ~e7 18.~a3 !:le8
Anand, Frunzc 1987; 16 ... b4 17. 19.~xe6+-
e4± (I H1ab I ®d7 18.1/le3 flae8 19. 17.hS ~xd4 18.hxg6 fxg6
e4 <;If6 20.<;Ie4 a5 2U'lecl ~h8 22. 18...~xe2 19.1lIih5+- (19.l/llh5! h6
i'1dl ~d8 23.~xb7 ~xb7 24.'l!ib3 ~d6 20.®xh6+-); 18 ... hxg6 19.1/llh4 (19.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 71

iWh4 \ilxgS 20.(i!xgS f6 (20 ... iI1Jd5 21. (41) J. Razuvaev - T. Farag6
0e4) 21.lilxg6 ~e7 22.\ilh6+-) 19 ... Dubna 1979
\ilxg5 20.0xg5 ~xg5 2Uilxg5 0xc2
22.l/lIf6 0a8 23 .!.led 1 4lxa 1 24.frd4 l.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
frc5 25.£(h4 ~hS 26.r::xh5 gxhS 27. 4.exd50f6 5.0c3 0xd5 6.0t3 4lc6 7.
(lj:g5', 0h7 28.\'!Ixh5t 'rig7 29.\'!Idl± \ilc4 e6 S.O-O \ilc7 9.d4 0xc3 10.
19.41xh7! bxc3 0-0 11.r::e1 b6

abcdefgh

19.0xg6 hxg6 20.cxd4 iI1Jxd4 21. 12.0d3 0b7 13.h4


~xe6t wg7 22.lile3 \\lidS"" The sacrifice of the h4 pawn is
19... 4lxc2 20.\'!Ixg6t ilhS the most thematic continuation.
20 ... lilg7 21.Iilh6 (21.0gS frf6 13 ...0a5
22.®h7t MS 23.\'!Ixc2±) 21..Jlc7 13...0f6 14.41gS g6 (I4 ... lilxgS
22.0gS+- 15.0xg5 'i!idS 16.\'!Ig4 f5 17.\'!Ig311h8
21.0g5 Iilxg5 18.lilf4 j':'(ae8 19.0fl frg8 20.h5 g5
21...!!\'dS 22.'iixf6t !:1xf6 23. 2I.0c5t 4lxe5 22J~xe5 ~d6 23Jfael
0xf6+-; 2 I...41xe I 22.41xf6+- 0e4 24.0c4 f4 25.\'!Ig4 0f5 26.1'!!f3
22.0xg51i'!d7 frgfS 27.d5 '!Jic7 2S.lilb3 g429.\'!Ixf4
22 ... frc7 23.\'!Ih6t 1Ig8 24.!Jxc6 I/lIxc3 30.'!Jig5 \'!Id4 3 I .h6 \1ig6 32.
"Jg7 25.!.lg6+- i:lle2 exd5 33.~f6t 1-0 Pinter-
23.frxc6 ffc6 VaIlin, France 2005) 15. Wg4 h5
23 ... 0xal 24.\'!Ih6t wgS 2S.i'1g6t (I5 ... 0e7 16.0a3 oo) 16.IWg3
24.l'!ih5t 1IgS 25.f1dl Wig7 26. a) 16.\"If4 e5 I7.\'!Ig3 \\I'd7 18.0e3
"Jdd6 lhd6 27.l1xd6 frf6 !:1fcS 19.0c4 0xg5 20.\\I'xg5 il!If5 21.
27 ... lilxg22S.!.'1g6 ~xf5 gxfS 22.lilb5±;
2S.l1:dSt b) 16.®h3!? e5 17.lila3 !:1e8
28 ... frfS 29.l'lxfSt wxfS 30.0e6t (b) 17...0xg5 IS.hxg5 frcS 19.
1-0 ffadl cxd4 20.0c4±) 18.0e4?!
(b)IS.41xf7!!
72 Juzsef Pinter

f1xf6 22.fixe7) 20.li\Ixg6t rtig7 21.


'/\Ih7t rli17 22.l!Iixh5t rlixe6 23.'/\If5#)
19.~e7 fieeS 20.~xaS i:!xe3 21.rtib4
(b) 21.0xe7 rtixe7 22.rtif5) 2 I...
fixd3
4 (b) 21...f1eS 22.0!xc7 0!xe7 23.
Iilxg6 fxg6 24.'Il'xg6t rlifS 25Jle5)
22.1l'xd3 ~d5 23.lild2 IilxaS 24.fiael;
c) l7...rtixg5 IS.'/\Ixg5 fieS 19.
abcde1gh rtib5 £Ie6 20.i)lg3 a6 21.Iild3 0.e7 22.
fie5 fleS 2H;:c\ \!ihS 24.l'!ie3 iJJg7
18 ... wx17 19.~g3 Elg8 20.dxe5 25.c4 ~f5 26.llixf5 gxf5 27.l'!If4
~xe5 Cc) 27.d5! I!Iixh4 2S.:i!Jxb6+-)
Cb) 20 ... 0!xh4? 2I.c6t+-) 21. 27 ...0h72S.d5± Farago-Kelecevic,
l:i:xe5 0!xe5 22. '/IIxe5 0!d5 23 .0!b5! a6 Sarajevo 1979; IS.fiadl (lS.fie3
24.1:'1dl axb5 25.1:'!xd5l"1xa3 26.l:i:xd8 fifeS 19J1ael flf5 20.liixf5 exf5 21.
!:lxd8 27.li!/e7t l!ie8 2.8.'/\Ixb6+-) IS ... Ii\Id6 i:!xe3 22.I/Jlxd7 fixeJ-t 23.rlih2
exd4 19.1\Id7? ~e5?? liixg5 2H!ixb7 c;1lf4t 25.g3 i:!bS 26.
Cb) 19 .. Jixe4! 20.'/\Ixd8t l:i:xdS I!!Jxa7 l:i:eeS 27.gxf4 i:!aS 2S.l£:d7
21.0!xe4 dxe3 22Jlad I 0!d4+ i:!ed8 29.l!!Je7; 18.~e4 0!xe4 19.0!xe4
Cb) 22 ...0!xh4? 23.l:i:xd8t ~xd8 ::'lacS 20.Ere3 fifeS 21.Ii!/f4 0!g7
24.0!xb7 ~xb7 2Hib4 0!f6 26.f1e8t 22.i:!ael ~d5 23.0!xd5 I!!Jxd5+ Ba-
rlig7 27.l'kS;!;) 20.1/Iixc81'! 1-0 Cifu- nas-Ostenstad, Trnava-B 19S9)
entes Parada-Van der Stenen, Ne- IS ... i:!acS 19.d5 exd5 20.l!!Jf4 \!ig7
therlands 1996; 16 ... ~e7 17.0!a3 21.Ilib5 0e6 2H)e4 '/\If5 23.'/\Ixf5
'/\Id7 ~xf5 24.0!xfSt f1xfS 25.~xf6 0!xb5
a) 17 .. J"leS? IS.~xc6 fxc6 19. 26.~xh5t 1-0 Timofcev-Elict,
!lxe6 ::'le7 Open, Cappellc la Grande FRA
Ca) 19 ... I'Ye7 20.lild6 @xe3 21. 2004; 13 ... '/\Id5 14.f1hl!
Iilxe71i\1xal t 22.l!ih2 1l'xd4 23.'/\Ixg6t
0!g7 24.1Wh7t 1!i17 25J;!f6t rlieS 26. abcde1gh
'Il'g61' I!id7 27.::1d61') 20.f1ael f117
21.0!xg6 fid7
Ca) 2 I...0!e8 22.fi(6) 22.lilxi7t
I!ix17 23.f1xf6t Ilixf6 24.li\Ie5t \!ifl
25.1l'e6t \!if8 26.l/£f6t 1-0 Hansen,
Cu-Georgicv,Kir, Kiljava 19S4;
b) 17 ... !lcS? lS.~xe6 I£:d7
Cb) IS ... fxc6 19.fixe6 ~d5
Cb) 19 ...f1fS 20.l:i:ae I fi17 21.f1xf6
The Semi-Tarrasch ()cfence 73

(lHlg5 0xgS IS.0xgS ~e7!; I/llxdS 21.1:lc4t) 19.\1a3


14.c4 I/lld6 IS.dS ~b4) 14 .. .r;1aeS (a) 19.dS \\llxdS
(l4 ... \lJixa2 IS.flbS \1a6 (1S ... \1f6 16. (a) 19 ... cxdS 20.lUxfS !1d8 21.
0gS~) 16.flb2 (l6.0bl I/llc4! (16 ... r.11a3 'l!ie7 22.~e6t whS 23.flxdS±)
Iliial 17J1b2 Lllliic2 (l7.l:lb2 Illixb1 20.S1ic4 IMId7 21.f!xfS) 19 ... 'l!id7 20.
IS.@xb1 0xbS 19.r.11a3!;1;) 17 ... lliiaS dS! ®xdS
IS.1:1a2 IliibS 19.1Ue4±) 17.lUd3 lliia2= (a) 20 ... exdS 21.fle7 \\llxe7 22.
(17 ... lliixc3 IS.lUb2lliixd3 19.\!!lxd3+-) S1ixe7 ~xe7 23.lMId7+-) 21.<;Uc4 IMId7
16 ...'l!IaS (16 ... @a1 17.lUbl±) 17.c4!:i5 22.flxfS! Of course, this variation is
(17.~eS ~xeS IS.f!xeS bS«>; 17.lUe4 not forced, but Whitc seems to be
flac8 IS.'l!Ic2 h6 19.f!a2 IliibS 20. better;
~xe6 f!xc6 2U~eS gecS 22.~a3 b) 16.f1hS. I don'tbclieve in this
IUxa3 23.flxa3 fle7) 17...~b4 IS.~fl) move but it's worth a laugh. 16 ... g6
IS.flbS \Wd6 (lS ... lliixa2 16.~d2) 16. 17Jlh6 S1if6
dS? Undertaking completely un- (b) 17...~aS IS.lUd2 <;Uxf3? 19.
necessary complications. \!lixf3 l/lla3?
a) Morc sensible is 16.~g5 (b) 19 ... ~c4 20.0xc4 l'1xc4 21.
0xgSD hS~) 20JIxh7 \\llxa2 2U!ie3) IS.hS
at) 16 ... h6 17.~h7 L1fdS Ilig7?
(at) 17...\1a6 IS.!'1hS \1xd3 19. bI) lS ... lUg7 19.flxh7
\\llxd3 flfeS 20.~xh6 eS 21.I11xg7 Qlg6 (bI) 19.hxg6 hxg6 20.flh3) 19 ...
22.f!e3 exd4 23.1;(g3+-) IS.li!xh6 Ilixh7 20.hxg6t fxg6 21.0g5t IligS
gxh6 19.f!hS IUfS 20.~f61' IlihS 22.lUxg6~;
(aI) 20 ... wg7 21.x:1xh6!+-) 21. b2) 18...~e7! 19.hxg6 hxg6 20.
IMId2+-; ~gS :i'!xc3
a2) 16 ... g6? IH~xh7!; 17.flxgS (b2) 20 ... lUxg5? 21.0xg5 0fS 22.
fS flh3+-) 21.lUe4 fifeS 22.lUd2 fl3c6«>;
(a) 17...~e7?? IS.0xh7'!' gxh7 19.~gS IUxgS 20.lUxg5±; 16 ...S1ia6?
19.1l'hS1' wgS 20.);xg7'f Ilixg7 21. a) 16 ... exd5? 17.flxdS lMIe7
I11h6t \!>g8 22.lliigSt ~g6 23.lMIf6+-; (a) 17 ... l!!IbS 18.!1d7) IS.fld7!+-;
a) 17 ... g6 IS.hS ~e7 19.hxg6 b) 16 ... !::lfd8 1HlgS!
hxg6 20.%3 \!!lc7 21.c4l:'lfe8 2H,b2 (b) 17.dxc6 IUxc6 18.~eS \1xbS
IMId6 23,!;'1e3I/\1f4 24IlgcS±) 18.l!!ia4 19.51ixh7t gxh7 20.lMIhSt I1>gS 21.
(a) IS.i\!ib3 doesn't achieve the ®xf7t Ilih7 22.0h6 IUf6=) 17 ... lUxgS
intended effect because BlacK has a bI) 17 ... h6 IS.~xf7
nice exchange sacrifice up his (bI) IS.lUh7t I11hS
sleeve: 18 ...~aS 19.1Ua3 IMIdS! 20. (bI) IS ... l11fS 19.0xf7±) 19.
'!!IxdS I11xdS 21.~xfS \i>xfS;;j) Ll1S ... ~xf7t+-) IS ... llix17 19J1xe6+-;
flf6 b2) 17 ... g6 IS.~x17 wxf7 19.
(a) IS .. Jl:feS 19.1Ua3 Iliid7 20.dS f!xe6 \\lld7 20.hS!~; IS.r.11xgS 0e7
74 .JOzscf Pinh\r

(b) 18 ... f6 19.!;ixc6+-·) 19.dxe6 (15...~b4 16.cxb4 ~xf3 17.gxf3 g6


fxe6 18.~xg6 );1gS 19J'!e4 :gcS 20.lWe2
(b) 19 ... ~xd3? 20.exf7t IiIxf7 !:1xg6t 21.J::lg4 \wf6 22.0e3 'IJIfS=) 16.
21.!;ixe7t IiIfS 22.~xd3 !;Ixd3 23. ~xg6 fxg6 17.~xg6 ~f6 IS.~gSlWd7
!;ixb7+-; 19.);1e3 ~g7 20.~hSt IiIgS 2UJ:g3
b) 19 ... f6? 20.0xh7t IiIxh7 21. ~xd4 22.~h7 ~fS 23.);1xg7t ~xg7
'l)hSt I1IgS 22.\wf7t I1Ih7 2Hixf6+-) 24.~g6 I'lxc3 2S.~f8 ~xal 26.~xe6
20.l,hh7t IiIxh7 2 Ul'xd6 !lxd6 <;i)e4 27.l!!Ixe4 !le8 2S.\Wb I l":xe6 29.
22.~xe7 !ldS!t Black has good Wlxal 1-0 Arasan S.4-Amy 0.7
chances to hold his own; Corbit/France) 14 ... lWxh4 IS.);1e3
c) 16.3ld8! 17.c4
cl) 17.dxe6 ~e6:;:;
c2) 17.~gS ~xgS 18.~xgS !lxc3!'t
(c2) 18...~xdS 19.c4;
c2) IS ... exdS 19.~e7); 17 ...
exdS!
(c) 17 ... a6? IS.lIb3 exdS 19.
~a3±) IS.cxdS
(c) 18.~d4? g6 19.'I\Ig4 hS!) 18 ...
a619J1bl
(c) 19.~d4 g6 20.Wg4 );1xc1 21.
);1xcl axbS 22.~fS \Wa3-+) 19 ... ~xdS
20.~xa6 );1a8 21.~f4! Ill'xf4 22.@xdS White has a pair of bishops,
!:1xa6 23.!;ixe7=; 17.dxc6 !:1fdS (17 ... which will allow him to develop
fuc6 18.'I\Ic2 IlixbS 19.0xbS±) 18. quite a dangerous intiative only for
lll'a4 ~xd3 19.®xa6 );1xc6 20.~e3!+­ one pawn!(ISJ::e4!-t) IS ... g6. Pre-
(20.~gS f6±; 20.~eS 1J:xc3; 20.);1aS venting White from taking on h7.
@xc3 2 U'laeS) 20 ... ~f6 (20 ... !:1xc3 Black had also tried:
leads to a curious echo of the game a) 15...lWd8!? 16.lWhS g6 17J"1g3
continuation 21.4.:leS !la3 (2l...l!iId6 @d7?
22.Wxa7; 2l...\\!e4 22.llid2) 22.\Wb7 (a) 17...~xd4 18.'IlIh6
~xbS 23.IWxe7+-) 21.~d4 ~xd4 22. (a) 18.cxd4? ~xd4) 18...~f3t
cxd4 );1c3 23.a4 !;Ia3 24.\lJixa7! I!!ixbS 19 .gxf3 ~xd3 20.);1h3 );1fcS 2 I.
2S.'i!ie7. An odd occurence: forking ~xh7t I1IfS 22.~h6t liIe8 23,WgSi"
two rooks. 1-0 Anand-Timman, I1Id7 24.~xf7t IiIc6 25.l!!ixe6t+-) IS.
Moscow, Alekhine 1992. (2S.'I\Ie7! ~h6 !;IfeS 19.);1el ~c7 20J'lee3 ~e7
~d7 26.~xa3); 13 ... ~xh4. Of course, 21.~gS rus 22.c4+- Poluljahov-
the capture on h4 is the most prin- Volkov, Tomsk 2001;
cipal reply. Other options arc: 14. b) IS ... f5 16.E!xe6 ~aS
~xh4 (14.~c2 IiIhS IS.~xh7 g6 (b) 16...~xd4 17.11e3
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 75

(b) 17.cxd4 IWxd4 IS .lilc3 22.!'lhe3 IWf7 2HlbS {l!c6 24.flxc6


(b) IS.llIa3! \'lidS 19.\'\If3 \")xc6 20. (24.c4 IWd7 2S.0f6 \")f7 26.dS) 24 ...
@xb7 !ZfdS 21.llIb2 IiJId7 22.'I!Ixd7 ~c6 2S.c4 1lid7 26.0f6 IWf7 27.dS
Erxd7 23.0xfS:!;) IS ... \WdS 19.©f1 exdS 2S.!'lxeSt ];xeS 29.b1xe8t
IWxe6 20.~c4 0dS) 17...~c6 IS.gh3 IWxeS 30.cxdS Il!iel t 31.Ii>h2 ~5 32.
©g4 19.@xg4 fxg4 20.li.>xh7t 1i>f7) d6 ~d7 3U1c4i" 1Yf8 34l'lcSt IWeS
17.@c2 f4 IS.f3 0dS 19.11e5 fir? 20. 35.'3!e7t wf7 36.IWc4t ';;g7 37.\")e6
0a3; gS 3S.<,!.lf6t 1-0 Kasparov-Gonda,
c) 15 ... h6? 16.Erh3 IWf6 Cannes 1988) 17.a4N threatening
- (c) 16... 'I!Ie7 17.0xh6!) 17.IWg4 0a3. (17.0h6 !'lfe8 IS.'I!Id2 ~aS 19.
not only regains thc material but !'lel 0dS 20.Yilf4 f6 21.IWh4 fS 22.\ilJf4
the initiative also remains with l!if7 23.g4 0xa2 24.gxfS exfS 2S.
White. 17...l1IhS? IS.0g5; !'lhe3 gxe3 261"lxe3 0c4 27.@gS
d) IS ... IWe7 16.IWh5 with a strong 0xd3 2S.!'le7 \ll/b3 29.Erg7t ';;h8 30.
attack. Erxa7 1-0 Hansen-Jelling, Denmark
(d) The sacrifice 16.~xh7i"? 1995/EXT 2000 (30); 17.IWd2 fS
IYxh7 17.®h5t wgS ISJlh3 f5 19. IS.®h6 !'lfeS 19.0f4 IWg720.IWh4i!lIe7
0gS leads to a draw.); 16.Erh3. 21.0gS \"if7 22.!'lel ~a5 23.!'lee3
Another logical continuation is !:lac Sa:> Holmsgaard-Karttunen, Jy-
(J6J1g3 \We7 (l6 ... iWf6 17.\"!g4 IWg7 vaskyla 2000) 17 .. .l"~fe8. Black will
IUh4 fS 19.0h6 'liif6 20.0gS \l}f7 have to put all his pieces on light
2IJlel ~aS 22.c4 fle4 23.0xe4 fxe4 squares so that they will not be
24.!'lc3 !'lac 8 25 J;xe4) 17.0h6 under attack. IS.IWg4 fS (1S ... f6?
(17.'irlg5 f6 IS.0h6 Erf7 19.\Wh5 fSO 19.0xg6! hxg6 20.'Ilixg6t Wig7 21.
20.Erel Yild7 (20 ... li>hS?! 21.\Wh3 IWd7 WihS+- followed by Erg3.) J9.J!'Ig3
2H:k4! Ere8 23.0f4 wgS 24.dS!± EracS 20.0g5 (20.dS exdS 2UxfS
Izoria-Golod, Ohrid 2001) 2Uilc4 EraS) 20 ...'I!If7 21.IWh4 ~aS (2l...e5??
!'leS Rclange-Mulder, France 1998 22.0c4+-) 22.0bS 0c6 23.lila6 r1a8
22.d5! exdS 23.L1xeS-r IWxeS 24. (23...0b7 24.li.>bS=) 24.c4 eS?
0xd5 ~e5 2S.lilxf7t Ii>xf7 26.IWdlt)
17 ... !'lfdS 18.IWg4 f5 19.'Ilih3 IWf7 20.
!'le! !'lac8 21.f1ge3 f1e8 22.~bS ~aS
23.0xeS ErxcS 24.'I!Ig3 <,!.ldS 2S.l!Jid6
~c4 26.\WxdS ~xe3 27.\'\Ic6 ~dS 28.
0gS bS 29.a4 bxa4 30.c4) 16 ... i)!Ie7.
In my opinion, the queen stands
better on e7 than f6, as Black keeps
the option of moving the f-pawn.
(16 ... IWf6 17.<,!.lh6 !'lfe8 IS.illg4 Erac8
19.0gS IWg7 20.IWh4 fS 21.Erel ~aS
76 Jc\zsef Pint<,r

(24 ... ~b7 25.<iib5 \:le6= (25 ... 22.h6 gxh6 23.~xc4 hxg5 24.~xd5
l::1ee8 26.l::1el ~xc4 27.l::1xe6+-) 25. tl!'xd5 25.iWxg5 White stands slightly
d5-7 ~b7 (25 ... ~d7 26.c5! f4 (26 ... better.) IS ... \!!Id7 19.h5 liid5; 14 ... g6
bxc5 27.~d2±) 27.c6! <;l!xh3 28. 15.\!!Ig4!
ilYxh3 I!!ixd5 29.l::1cl I!!id2 30.l::1e3 I!!iel t
31.I11h2±) 26.~b5 l;1ec8 27.d6 <;l!c6
(27 ... a6 28.d7 axb5 29.dxc8l'lt
l1xcS 30.cxb5 l"1c4 31.I!!ih6±) 28.
l;1dl! ~xb5 29.cxb5 fre4 (29...l/lId7
30.\Ue7! h5 3I.ilYf6+-) 30.l!!ig3 (30.
d7 fuh4 31.d81!!it ilxd8 32.l"1xd8t
wg7 33J1:xh4 h5+) 30 ... ild4 (30 ...
ilg4 31.I!!Ie3 ~c4 (3l...l!!id7 32.i/lIxe5
ilxg5 33.l!!id5t+-) 32.l!!icl f4 33.d7
ilxg5 34.d81!!it I:lxd8 35.l"1xd8t I11g7
36.l;1c3 \!!Ib7 37.f3+-) 3l.frxd4 exd4
32.\!!Ie5!+- Mihailidis-Ehrenburg, (Now the well-known double
Kavala open 2004; 13 ... ne8 14.~g5 saerifce 15.~xh7 <fIxh7 16.tI!'h5t <;>g8
g615.ll'g4h516.:Wg3~xg5.17.~xg5 17.<;l!xg6 leads only to draw. 17 ...
\We7 IS.l'2f4 \Wd7 19.~h6 l"1fe8 20. fxg6 18.l!!ixg6t <fIhS 19.1::1e5 l;1f5 20.
<;l!xg6 fxg6 21.l!!ixg6t I11h8 22.l'ig5 I!!ih6t \!ig8 21.l!!ixe6t ilf7) 15 ... \!!Ic8
ilfS 2H!xe6 I!!ih7 2Hlf6t ilxf6 25. l6.~xh7 I!!ixc3 17.ildl I!!ixal 18.
I!!ixf6t I!!ig7 26.ilYf3. ~xg6 fxg6 19.1!!ixg6t \!ih8 20.~xfS
14.~gS! (20.~g5 l'ixg5 21.l!!ihSt I11g7 22.
14.~e5 ~xh4. ~xg5t 111f7 23.l!!ih5t I11g8 24.<;l!h6
14... h6 ~xdl t 25.\!!Ixdl I11h7 26.~xfS i'ixfS
14 ... \Uxg5 15.~xg5 (15.hxg5 f5 27.\!!Ih5"1 I11g7 28.l!!ig4t 111f7 29.h5
16.gxf6 (16.l;1xe6?? I!!id5) 16 ... l!!ixf6 ilg8 30.\!!If4t I11g7 3I.g4+-) 20 ...
17.l!!ie2 (17.l!!ic2 h6 IS.ile3 l:lae8 19. I'1xfS 21.I!!ihSt I11g8 22.<;l!h6 I!!ixdlt
ltla3 1:1f7 20.ilae I ~d5 2 Uua6 l'1ec7 23.l!!ixdl ilf5 24.l!!ig4t 111f7 25.l!!ig7t
22.f3 ~c4 23.l'ixc4 ilxc4=) 17 ... we826.liigS±
l"1ac8 IS.@xe6t I!!ixe6 19.ilxe6 l::1xc3 lS.ilYhS
20.l:'lc3t) 15 ... \Wd5 (l5 ... f6 16.\!!Ih5)) IS.~h7! l::1e8 16.'1l'g4 I1Ih8 (16 ...
16.'/!ig4 (16.\Ue4 I!!ic4 I Hlxb7 ~xb7) I!!id5 17.l'ie4 h5 18.ill'g3 I!!Ixe4 19.
16 ... f5 (16...~e4 17.\uf6 g6 IS.~e4 fue4 l'ixe4 20.~g5 ~f5 21.\!!If3 g6
\!!Id7 19.1!!if4+-) 17.\!!Ig3 l1ac8 Her- 2af4±) 17.~gS! (17.liif4! \Uxh418.
nandez-Minguell, Vulca 1984. 18. liieS f6 19.\!!Ig6±) 17 ...ilfS 18.~xc6!
~fl (18.l'1e5 I!!id7 19.i'icl ~c4 20.ile2 fxe6 19.\!!Ig6 l::1fS (19 ... l11g8 20.l!!ih7t
liid5. The best defense for Black is 111f7 2Ug6t M6 22.liih5+-) 20.
obvious, although after 21.h5 I11h8 l::1xe6+-
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 77

lS •.• 0dS l'1xf7 18.l)I;xf7 <i>xh7 19.!'1xe6 (19.


15 ... lYId5? 16.'ilh71· I1Ih8 17. 'ilxh6 \!Ixh6? (19 ... 'ilf6? 20.'ilxg7
0e4+-; 15 ...'IIIc8 16.fIe3; 15 ...l'1c8! 'ilxg7 2 Uie5; 19 ... \!\If8 ! 20. Wxe6
16.'~h7t 'ilxh4 21.'ile3=) 20.!'1e5 g6 21.l'1xe6
a) 16.~h7 fIxc3~ 1Hlxf8 fIxd3; \!\Ig8 2Hlf4t+-) 19 ... 'ilf6 (19 ...
b) 16Jlc3 1i1xg5 17.hxg5 i"lxg5 'ild5?? 20Jlxh6#) 20.'ilxh6 ffc7 21.
18.Wh2 l:'1xc3 19.'ilh7t I/lih5 gxh6 22.\l1If5t IlIg7 23.h5 !'117
(b) 19.0d2 ~c4) 19 ... l1Ixh7 20. 24.'IIIg6t \!If8 25.\lJixh6t 'ilg7 26.\lJig6
!'1xc3 IYIf6oo; 1Jih4 27.fIn 1i1d5 28.l::1e2 (2S.h6 Qf6
c) 16.l':1xc6 1i1xg5 17.hxg5 'il'd5 29.l::1e3 flc6 30.l1lif5 I/llg5) 2S ... l1lif6't
18.!'1e4 l'1xc3+; 16.~h7
d) 16.~xf7!'1xf7 17.'il'g6 fIf6 18. In addition to the game continu-
Wh7t 11117-+; ation, White has now another
e) 16.Qd2 flc4 17.0f4 We8! 18. strong move: 16.l::1xe6 fxe6 17.l1lig6
1i1h7t <1lxg5 IS.®h7t 017 19.hxg5 l'1g8.
el) 18.~h7 f5 19.1YIxe8 16 .••L:e8 17.'ilxh6 gxb6
(el) 19.'!Yc2 Qixh7 20.lYIxe6 0e4) 17...'ilxh4 IS.lYIg4! (lS.'ilg5!
19 ...l::!fxe820.l::!xe6 'ilxg5 19.flxg5 \!\If6 20.'ilh7t! (20.
(el) 20.0xc4 !'1xc4 2Uixe6 flxf7!? \!\Ixf7 21.'ilg6 IYId7 22.l::1adlt)
IfIxh7 20 ... 1ilf8 21.'ilc4 1i1xe4 22Jlxe4 '/lIg6
(el) 21...11117 22.ffael Qe4 23. 23.\lJixg6 fxg6 2Hlxe61" I1IgS 25.
!'1e5 0xh4 24.!'1xeS Qixe8) 22.~ael d5±) 18 ...g6 19.0xg6+-
1i1e4 23.f3 'ilxh4 24JHxe4 !'1xe6 18.'!Yxh6 fS 19.fIe3!
25.l'ixe6 !'1xc3 26.d5 l::1d3 27.d6 wg8
28J:eSt 1il17 29.l'1a8 M6) 20 ...0d5
2Uk2
(el) 21.l::1eel 0c4) 2l...0xh4 22.
l::1ael l::1xe2 23.l::1xe2 g6 24.g3 1i1d8;
e2) 18.l::1abI0d5 19.94
(c2) 19.flh7 f5) 19 ... 1l'c6 20B
(e2) 20.flc4 f5 21.~g3 'ild6) 20 ...
'ild6;
c3) 18.g4 flb2!;
e4) 18.!'1e2 'ild6 19.'ilcl
(e4) 19.<1lxc4 'ilxf4) 19 .. .'ild5;
eS) IS.:!acl1i1d5 19.!'1e2 'ild6 20. Also promising is 19 .l:l:xe6! 'ilxe6
<1lxd6 flxd6't; 18 ... lilh8 19.<ild3 fld5 20.\!\Ixe6t I1IhS (20 ...llIg7 21. \!lIxf5
20.a4 Iilg8 21.'ilh7t I1Ih8 22.fld3=; \!\Id6 22Jlel 0xh4 23.®g41" IlIhS 24.
16...llIh8 1Hlxf7t!? (17.'ilbl Qig8= l::1xeSt fIxeS 25.i!i!xh4 fIe I 1" 26. 'ilfl
(I7 ... \l1Ie8?! 18.~f3 ll'ilxh6) 17 ... wg7 27.~g5+-) 21.1!Yh6 wgS 22. <1lxf5+-
78 J6zsef Pintcr

19...0xh4 20.l"1g3t 9 ... ~e6 10.0-0 is not by any means


This nice deflective sacrifice better (I 0.f1d4 0-0 II.~xc6 bxc6
decides, but not so simply as it 12.\IIId4 ~f6 13.'I&a4 d4!? Uhlmann-
seems at first sight. Hort, Madrid 1973. (13...~xc3t!
20 .•. ~xg3 21.'I&g6t (21.~f6·n 14.bxc3 \!!ig5'1') 1O ... ~xc5 I1.b3 0-0
2l...l9h8 22.~f6 ~h2t 23.~hl 12.~b2 a6 13.h3? (13.f1a4 ~a7 14.
23.l9xh2 is bad in view of 23 ... ~d4 'l&d6 Larsen-Tal, match 1969)
'l&c7t 24.l1igl 'fie7 and Black is left a 13...~a7 14.~e2 tIl'd6 IS.f1f4 'fiad8
piece up. 25.~xf5 exf5 26. fud5 16.f1d4 ~d7 17.'fic1 'fife8 18. f1xc6
\IIIb7 27.~xe7 'l&xe7 28.1!Ixf5 ~c4= bxc6 19.@f3 E:e4 20.'fifd1 'fide8
23 ... ®xf6 21.itld4 itlxd4 2Ulxd4 'fixd4 23.
Actually equivalent to resigna- exd4 'l&f6!=F Petrosian-Grigorian,
tion, but after 23 ...0xg2 t the king 44th USSR (ch) 1976; 7 ... f1b6
manoeuvre wins: 24.l9xh2 \Wc7t 8.0b3 (8.0b5! a6 9.~xc6t bxc6
2S.l9xg2 l"1g8 (2S ...'fie7 26.l"1hl t) 10.0-0 ~b7 II.f1e4! exd4 12.exd4
26.1;lhl t \!!ih7 27J!.xh7# with advantage to White, Tal-Mi-
24.@xf6t I9g8 25.l1ixh2 'fiac8 26. lev, Munich 01. 1958) 8 ... cxd4 9.
'fihl exd4 0e7 10.0-0 0-0 II.~e3 ~b4
Now it is not the material supe- 12.\We2 ~d7 13.~e5 and White has a
riority but the direct attack that de- slight advantagc (Kholmov-Kor-
cidcs the game! chnoi, Moscow 1960); 7 ... f1xe3
26•••'fic7 8.bxc3 fJe7 9.0-0 0-0 1O.'I&e2 'l&c7
26 ...'fixc3 27.l9g1 'ficl t 28.~f1. II.'fidl b6 12.e4 \tlb7 Pachman-
27.'I&g6t M8 28.19g1 llf7 29.'I&g5 Kholmov, Bucharest 1954 13.d5!
'fig7 30.'fJ.h8t 19f7 31.'i!Jh5t 1-0 exd5 14.exd5 f1a5 15.~d3 ~xd5
(15 ... l"1ad8 16.c4 ~c8 17.~b2 E:fe8
(42) J. Eising - I. Farago 18.'I&c2 with advantage to White)
Amsterdam 1975 16.~h7t IIIxh7 17.'fixdS.
8.exd4 itle7 9.0--0 0-0
l.c4 ~f6 2.~c3 e6 3.f1f3 d5 4.d4 The isolated queen pawn leads
c5 5.cxd5 ~xd5 6.e3 ~c6 7.~c4 to a very dynamic game, much to
All thcse moves were rather the taste of both players.
fashionable at the time. 10.E:el ~xc3
7... cxd4 10 ... f1f6 11.a3! ll...b6 12.i!\Jd3
7...~e7 8.0xd5 (8.0-0 0-0 can \tlb7 13.~g5; 10 ...fJf6 II.~c4 b6 12.
lead to the text variation by trans- a3 ~b7 13.'I&d3 'fic8 14.~fg5 \tlxg5
position, since Black has now hard- 15.fJxgS f6 16.fJd2 Ii1Id7 17.1;ladl
ly anything better than the ex- ~ce7 Tal-Petrosian, 33rd USSR
change on d4.) 8... exdS 9.dxc5= (ch) 1966.
with balance, according to Tal. 1l.bxc3 b6 12.0d3 ~b7 13.Yk2
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 79

\Uxf3 18.gxf3 \Uxd4 19.\Ua3 (19JTh1


\UcJ-+) 19 ... \ilc3! 20.1l!Je3 (20.lil'e2
'l'igst 21.Ml Iil'xhS+) 20 ... \Uxal
(20 ... \Ud4 2 I.Iil'd2!=; 20... \ilxel 21.
hxg6 hxg6 22.f!xc 1 flc3 23.0b2 flcS
24.f4~) 21.l:Ixa1 (2Uxf8 \ilc3! 22.
\Uh6 (22.f!cl '1l'xf8 23.\Ua6 'l'ib4 24.
\tixc8 \Ud2) 22 ... \tixel 23.'l'ieS \Uc3-+)
21...l:Ie8 (2l...l:Ic3? 22.\Uxf8 l:Ixd3
2Hle7±) 22.h6 1l!Jh4",) 17 ... 1:1xc3!!
18.i\\lxc3 (I8.\Ub2 Iil'xd4+; 18.\ile4
13. '1l'e2 £iaS 14.£ieS );le 8 IS .\Ub2 'l'ixd4 19.'l'ixd4 0xd4 20.\Uxb7 flc7+)
0d6 16.1l!JhS fS!= Larsen-Ribli, Las 18 ... \Uxd4 19.1!\Ic2 (19.lWd2 \Uxal
'Palmas (izt) 1982. 20.\ila3 IWdS-+) 19 ... \Uxal 20.\Ua3
13 •.. g6 I!\IgS 21.\Ue4 flc8 22.l!\Ie2 \Uxe4 23.
13 ... h6? 14.lil'e2 'flaS IS.'fleS 1l!Jxe4 \Ug7 24.l!\Ib7 1l!Jd8 2S.hxg6
I4.\Uh6 hxg6 26.lil'xa7 Iil'd2 27J1e3 I!\Id1 t 28.
14.lil'd2!? £iaS (14...\ilf6 IS.h4 IiIh2 1l!JhSt 29.wgl (29.flh3 \UeSt
(lS.\ila3!) IS .. .!:1c8 (IS ... \Uxh4 16. 30.g3 \Uxg3t!-+) 29 ... \UeS 30.g3
Iil'h6 \Uf6 17.£igS \UxgS 18.\UxgS f6 1:1d8 3l.fle1 \Ud4 32.l!\Ib7 l!\IaS 0-1
19.\ilxg6 hxg6 20.'l'ixg6t I1Ih8 21. Paulsson-Farago, Gausdal 1976)
flxe6 fxgS 22.lil'h6t I1Ig8 23.f!g6t IS.£ieS \Uf6 (IS ...1:1c8! 16.\Ub2 (16.
wf7 24.lil'g7t we8 2S.lil'xb7) 16.hS 'l'ih6!? flxc3! 17.\Ub2 \UgS 18.lil'xf8t
'flxd4! 'l'ixf8 19.\Uxc3 l!\Ia3) 16 ... \uf6 17.'l'if4
\UxcS 18.flxcS £ic4+) 16.\Ua3 \Uc7
17.0b2 fS 18.c4 0[6 19.k1adl;!;
Bronstein-Pachman, Gotheburg 19S5.
14...fle8 IS.'IM2
IS.0bS 'l'idS 16J1ab1 (l6.c4 'l'ihS
17.\ild2 a6) 16 .. J1ec8; IS.h4 flxh4
(lS ...flc8!?) 16.dS (16.'flxh4 'l'ixh4,.,)
16 ... 'l'ixdS 17.fuh4 'l'ihS.
IS ...flf6
IS ...!'1c8! Probably the most ac-
curate.

(I6 ... £iaS 17.'fleS \ilxeS 18.flxeS


£ie4 19.\Uxe4 f!xe4; 16 ... £ib4! 17. Diagram
\Ue2 fldS 18.\Ua3 £ixc3 19.\Uxf8 \Uxf3
20.\Uxf3 wxf8+) 17.£ixd4 (I7.cxd4
80 J6zscf Pintcr

!:ixe8 2S.!:ixd5 rlc \ t 29.wh2 ~d6t


30.g3 f:c2=F) 26 ... blxeS 27Jlxd5
flel t 2S.wh2 ~d6t 29.g3 ~e5=F)
25 ... b4oo) 25.llIxe6 !:ixe6 26.d5! !:id6
(a) 26 ... !keS 27.ilxc6±) 27.~xc6
l'1d7 28.b!d4 bleS 29.h5± Pantalconi-
Castelli, eorr 1993;
b) 16.::lacl <;lf6
(b) 16 ... '/k7?! 17.h4!± 0f6
(b) 17...~a5 18.~g5 flc4
(b) \S ... 'l\id6! 19.h5 ~e4 20.l/!Je2
16.h4 ~xg5 21.<;lxg5 b5 22.'!lig4 c5 23.
a) 16.::1adl ~d6 1Hlg5 ~a5 IS. hxg6 hxg6 24.'!lig3 e4 25.'!lih4?
~e4 exd3! 26.~f6 I/!Jxf6 27.l/!Jxf6 d2) 19.
(a) IS.0b5 'Be7 19.d5 e5! 20.~e4 t;;>xe4'i!1xc4 20.l/!Jf4 ~xg5 21.~xg5 h5
[5 21.~f6t I!?hS 2Hlg5 i&c7°o Chris- 22.'1lJg3 f5 23.~f4 gf7 24.\!le5 l'lgS
tianscn-Fedorowicz, USA Ch 19S4; 25.lilJg5 ~d5 26.'i!lh6 weS 27.'!lih7 1-0
a) IS.~e4!?) 18...~c4 Portiseh-O'Kclly de Galway, Mala-
(a) 18...'!lic7 19.1!lxb7 ~xb7 ga 1964) IS.h5 c5?!
(a) 19 ... '!lixb7 20.~e4 ~e4 21. (b) \8...~c7 \9.~e5t) 19.d5 fle7
'!lig5) 20.~e4 l::ledS (b) 19 ...~a5 20.e4 e4 21.~e4
al) 20 ... l!lxh2t? 21.whl ~d6 22. ~xe4 22.'/lId3!) 20.e4 l::led8 21.~g5
~f6t:t; ~f5 22.~e4
a2) 20 ... ~e7 21.d5 (b) 22.hxg6 fxg6 23.~e6 'Bxe6
(a2) 2Uilf4 '/lidS) 21...!:ied8 22. 24.dxe6 'Bxd3) 22 ... <;lc7
'/lib2 c5 23.c4 f6 24.f4 ~d6 25.fxc5 (b) 22...~g7 23.~g5 flcS 24.~f6t
~xc4 26.1!!if2 fxe5; 2l.f4) 19.1!!id3 ~xf6 25.0xf6) 23.~g5 wg7 24.
~xc4 h6t!+-liIhS
(a) 19...~b2?? 20. 1!H3+-) 20. (b) 24 ... wg8 25.~f6t <;ilxf6 26.
'!lixc4 ~a3 t;;>xf6 k1d7 27.0.xf5+-) 25.flf6 flfS
al) 20 ... 'i!lf6 21.::!d3 IlIf5 22.rm 26.~f5 gxf5 27.'!lie3 !:igS
I!!ixc4 23.~xc4=; (b) 27 ... 0.d6 2S.'!lig3! L10.f4
a2) 20 ... ~fS! 21.1!!if3 (b) 28.~e8!) 2S.\I!Ixe5 '!lixe5 29.
(a2) 21.'!lif4 I!!ic7 22.'ilih4 0.e7 23. l"lxe50.a3
d5 e5 24.l/!Jh3 ~xg5 25.~g5 '/lid6) (b) 29 ... 0.d6 30.fug8 <;lxe5 31.
21 ... ~d6 2HlxfS k1xfS=; 21.1!!il3 l!!ie7 0.xd8) 30.flxgS 0.xe 1 31.~xd8+-)
22.~e4 f5 23.flg5 '/iId7 24.h4 l!!ie6? 17.'/iIf40.g7!
Ca) 24 ... b5 25.h5 (b) 17...~a5? IS.~e5! fle6 19.
(a) 25.d5? exd~ 26.l'lxeSt flg4 ~h4 20.g3 ~e7 21.~e4! l"lc7?
(a) 26 Wixd5i"? !iiixd5 27.!:ixeSt 22.l/!Jxf7t! \--0 Bolboehan-Paeh-
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 81

man, Moscow 01 1956) IS.l1lxg7 of41h6.) 24.hxg6


bl) IS.~g5 Y!lc7 19.Y!lh4 (c) 24.h6! \!\IfS 2Hlf6'r whS 26.
(bl) 19.Y!lxc71::1xc7=) 19 ...fle7; l":!bel±) 24 ... hxg6 25.'Ilg5 IlIfS 26.
b2) IS.flg5 Y!lc7 19.fle4 f5 20. :!'lb5
Y!lxc7 1::1xc7 21.fld6 ~xh6 22.fu(:S (c) 26:2)f6! 1::1xc3 27.flh7t i!\Ixh7
1::1e7 23.fld6 I1lxcl 24.!lxcl 1::1d725. (c) 27 ... weS 28.1::1xe6t fxe6 29.
flxb7 f1xb7 26.f1el \!if? 27.~c4 fldS SUxg6t wd7 30.lileSt+-) 28.l/lIxdSt
2S.d5? 1::1c7; lS ... wxg7 19.flg5 Y!lc7 wg7 29Jle3±) 26 ...fle6 27.flf6
20.Y!lh4 h6 2l.fle4I/!Je7 22.Y!lg3 f1edS (c) 2H1b3!?=) 27 ...fle7
23.h4 h5 with equal chances. (c) 27...~a6 28.l"le3
(b) 23 ... i!\Ic7!=); (c) 28.l":!xb6?! ~xd3
c) 16.f1abl ~f6 (c) 2S ... axb6?! 29.~xa6 :!'le7 30.
(c) 16...~fS!=) 17.h4 ~b5) 29.:!'lb7 i!\IhS) 28...~xb5 29.
(c) IHf4 Y!ld7;!;) 17 ... lWd6 ~b5 1:1d6 30Jlh3±) 28.Ere3
cl) 17...~xh4? IS.\!)xh4 (c) 2S.Wh4!?=) 28...flgS
(cl) IS.d5 flbS 19.fuh4 :)lixh4 (c) o2S .. .l'1:xc3!? 29.Erh3 £(xd4
20.SUg5;!;) lS ... @xh4 19.~g5Wg4 30.Erh7 1:Ig4 3l.41d7t weS 32.Y!lxg4
(cl) I 9... i!\Ih5 20.~e2+-) 20.1::1c4 1::1cl t 33.lilfl \!\la I 34.\!\Ie2 wxd7 35.
I/!Jf5 21.f1c5 I/l!g4 22.~e2±; lTh4
c2) 17 ...fle7 18.fle5 flf5; IS.~f4 (c) 35.1:Ixf7 we8 36.Erh7 ~a6)
Y!la3 35 ...17cS) 29.flxg8wxgS 30.l/lIe7 ~c6
(c) IS ... i!\IfS;!;; 3l.lThe5 1::1d7 32.1/lIb4 @hS
c) IS ... e519.'iClg3) 19.h5 (c) 32...~d5 33.~a6 Ercc7 34.
(c) 19.><le4 fla5 20.lilxb7 fub7=) SUb5;!;) 33.Y!lf4 \!\Ig7
19 ...fla5. Exerting pressure on the (c) 33 ... ~b7 34.SUxg6 ! 34 ... fxg6
backward pawn. 35J;xe6 '/iig7
(c) I 9...fle7!?) 20.lile5 '/!Ie7 (c) 35 ... l/lIh5 36.EreSt !'1xeS 37.
(c) 20 ... lilxe5 2l.flxe5 @xc3 ErxeSt 17h7 38.f3 SUd5 39.Y!lfS g5
(c) 21...1::1xe3 22.hxg6 hxg6 23. 40.'I!If5t+-) 36.1::1eSt ErxeS 37.E1xc8t
Iilxg6 fxg6 24.\!\Ih6 We7 25.:)lixg6t wh7 3S.l!iih4t I/lIh6 39.1::1hSt+-) 34.
IfIfS 26.i:le3 1::1eeS 2Hl)g4~) 22. 1::1g3
Y!lg5!~ (c) 34.lilxg6! 34 ... fxg6
(c) 22.\!\If4 i!\Ic7) 21.~xf6 I/lIxf6 (c) 34 ... \!\Ixg6 35.Erg5) 35.Erxe6
2Hle5 11fS
(c) 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.flc5 1:1edS=) (c) 35 .. J!d5 36.Erc7 \!ifS 37.l/!Jg4
22 ...f1ed8 !!If5 3S.l/lIh4 Y!lh5 39.Y!lf6+-) 36.Y!lg4
(c) 22 ... gxh5 23.1:1c3 h4 24. 1:1f6 37.f1xc6 f1xe6 3S.1::1cSt wh7 39.
1::1h3=; Y!lh3t+-) 34... lild5 35.f1eg5 !::!xc3 36.
c) 22 ... Y!lh4? 23.1:1e3) 2H)g41/l1g7 Iilxg61::1xg3 37.lilxf?t M8
(c) 23 ... i!\Ih4 24.@f4with the idea (c) 37 .. J!xf7 38J:"!xg3
82 J6zsef Pintcr

(c) 38.!'lxg7t !'lgxg7; ~d5) 18.~xf8 (lS.ll!if4 '/\Ie7) 18 ...


c) 3S.!/lIxg3 ~xa2 39.'/!ibSt I1Ih7!'lxf8 19.h5. Arriving in time to
40.!'lxg7t !'lxg7;!;) 3S.!'lxg7 debilitate the refuge of the black
(c) o3S.~xe6t l1IeS 39.!:1xg7 king. (19.!'le3 flc4 20.!iixc4 !'lxc4
(c) $;39.!/lIxg3 '/\Ixd4 40.!'lxd5 21J!g3 e5!) 19 ... flc4. Trying to fix
the e-pawn.
l/lIal t 41.I1Ih2 '/\IhSt 42.'/\Ih3 !'rh7 43.
~t7t I1Ixt7 44.!'ld7t I1IgS 45.!'lxh7 a) 19 ...!'lxc3 20.l/lIxe3
I/lIxh7 46.l/lIxh7t I1.>xh7+-; (a) 20.hxg6 !'lxd3!) /20 ... l/lIxg5
c) $;39.~xd7t \\I!xd7 40.!'lxg3 21.~e4 ~xe4 22.!'lxe4 I/lIxh5 23.!'lcS
~e6+-) 39 ...!'ldxg7 40.~xd5+- Owing to the bad knight on as
(c) $;40.fxg3 0xc6 41.IWb8t White is clearly better;
we7+-) 3S ...!!xg7 39.~xe6·1 <lle7 40. b) 19 ... gxh5? 20.flxh7+-; 20.
~xd7 !'lxg2t 41.wf! <llxd7 42.l/lIbS ~xe4 (20.l/lIf4 h6! (20 ... flb2 21.hxg6
1-0 Botvinnik-Ragozin, Bolsjevo hxg6 22.l/lIh4+-) 21.flh3
sanatorium 1947; 16 ...fla5! a) 21.fle4 g5 22.'/\Ig3
(a) 22.'/\Icll1.>g7
(a) 22 ... l1.>hS?! 23.f4 f5 24.~xe4
!'lxe4 25.fld2 !/lId5 26.!'le2! !'leeS 27.
fxg5 hxg5 2S.flf3+-) 23.f4 g4 24.fS
~xe4 25.!'lxe4
6 (a) 25.~xe4 fld6 26.fXe6
4 (a) 26.l/lIf4 flxe4
(a) 26 ... exfS=) 27.l/lIxe4 exf5=)
26 ... fxe6 27.!iig6I/l1f6oo) 25 ... exf5 26.
!!f4 fld6 27.lUxf5 flxf5 28.!1xfS !/lIc7=
Yo-Yo Langeweg-Farago, Amster-
dam 1976) 22 ... lWc7 23.1Wf3 fS 24.
The plan known in this kind of IUxe4 IWxe4 25.flf6t !'lxf6 26.lWxb7
position: White is active on the !'lc7=i=;
king's flank, and Black seeks his b) 2l.flxe6 fxe6 22.lWxh6 IWf6!
chances on the queen's flank. The refutation. 23J!e2 '/\Ig7; 21...g5
(16...~xh417.flxh4I/l1xh418.~g5~) 22.l/lIg3 flb2) 20 ... !'lxe4 21.hxg6
17.flg5 (17.h5 IUxf3 IS.gxf3 '/!id5 hxg6 22.'/\If4 '/!id5 (22 ... <llg7? 23.
19.hxg6 hx.g6 20.~e4 '/!ih5 21.wg2 '/!ixt7t! flxt7 24.flxe6t regains the
flc4 22.'/!icl ~a3 23.l/lIf4 ~d6= and queen with material advantage.)
Black can achieve a draw by repe- 23.f3 (23.fle4 IWf5 (23 ... '/\IdS 24.
tition; 17.fle5 ~xh4) 17 ... 0f8 (17 ... !'lae1 ~xe4 25.!'lxe4 '/!ie7=) 23 ... l1.>g7
~xg5 18.~xg5 f6 19.~f4 I/lId7 20. (23 ...!'lxe3?! 24.lWh4 wg7 25.lWh7t
!'lac I ~d5oo Van Wely-Piket, Wijk M6 26.!'lxe6t wxg5 (26 ... fxe6 27.
aan Zee 1995; 17 ... l/lIe7 I SJ"1ac I fle4t M5 2Uh3t M4 29.iWh4t we3
The Semi-Tarrasch Detence 83

30.\iJ)f2t M4 31Jlel+-) 27.r;!e5t i!l'xc3=; 30.i!l'f4! (30.r;!xc3 i!l'xc3 31.


\iJ)xe5 2S.dxe5+-) 24.~e4 (24.r;!e5 l/!ie5t wg8=) 30 ... ";'gS (30 ... r;!d7 31.
'!\Id7 25.Qlf2 (25.!lacJ) 25 ...!lh8 26. llxc3 i!l'xc3 32.'!\Ie51" I1:>g8 33.I/lIbSt
::lae \ ~d5 and as the king flank ";'h7 34.\!lJh2t=) 31.i!l'd6! (31.i!l'f6
could be reinforced, the pressure on r;!d7 32.::lf4! i!l'b4 33.d5±) 3l...r;!xf3
the c3 pawn now is a concrete a) 31 ... i!l'g5! 32.!:'!xc3 !lxc3 33.
threat. 27.!l5e3 'Wc Tt) 24 ...'!\If5 (24 ... \!lJbSt I1:>g7 34.'Wxa7= 'We3t 35.l1:>h I
f6 25.11:>f2 (25.~d6 cS!; 25.'!\Ig3't) ) al) 35.";'h2 i!l'g3t 36.llIhl
25.'!\Ig3 (25.'!\Ixf5 must not be over- (al) 36.llIg1 r;!c7) 36 ...r;!c7;
looked. 25 ... gxf5 26.~d6 !lc7 27. a2) 35.llIhl! i!l'xe4
~xb7 [(xb7 2S.d5! leads to a draw.) (a2) 35 ...'/Iig5) 36.i!l'xflt I1:>h6+;
25 ... ~xe4 26.fxe4 \iJ)a5. Exerts pres- 35 ... '!\Ih6t
sure on the backward pawn (26 ... (a) 35 ... '/Iih6t 36.llIg1 i!l'e3t
'!\Ih5 27.!le3 r;!h8 2S.:!'!fl) 27.::le3 37.1>hl '!\Ih6t 3S.llIgli!l'e3t=);
r;!fcS 2S.::lfl (2S.r;!cl r;!xd4) 28 ... b) 3l...'/Iig5;
r;!xc3 (2S ...l/!ixa2?? the pawn of e) 3l...i!l'xa2? 32.i!l'dSt IlIg7 33.
course cannot be captured. 29.'!\Ie5t '/Iif6t I1:>h7 34.r;!f4+-; 32.'/IidSt!
MS 30.r;!h3+- (30.@xe6+-) 29.r;!ef3! (32.!'lxf3 lkl1" 33.";'h2) 32 ... ";'g7
33.!'lxf3 i!l'el t (33 ... !lcl t 34.1>h2
abed.fgh I/lih51" 35.r;!h3+-) 34.llIh2. White
threatens strongly lTh3. 34 .. Jlc3
35.'/Iif6t wh6 36.l/!if4t IlIh7 (36 ...";'h5
37.g4t I1:>h4 3S.l/!ih6t IlIxg4 39.r;!f4#)
37.'/Iixflt I1:>h6 3S.IIIJf4t ";'h7 (3S ...
4 ";'h5 39.g4t ";'h4 40.l/!ih6t+- ";'xg4
41.r;!f4#) 39.IWflt (o39.l:i:f2 and the
result of the game is clear: White
will win. 39 ...i!l'd\ 40.i!l'flt ";'h6 41.
i!l'iBt ";'h5 42.@hSt wg5 43.@f6t ";'h5
44.d5+-; 39.r;!fl) 39 ...llIh6 40.i!l'iBt
29 ... r;!Sc7 (40.l'!ixe6 is clearly worse. 40 ... r;!xf3
a) 29 ...!lxf3 30.l/lixf3 !liB 4l.gxf3 l/!if2t 42.";'h3 i!l'xf3t 43.";'114
(a) 30 ... r;!c7 3Uf6t ";'h7 32.l/lidS l/l'f2t 44.";'g4 i!l'xd4+) 40 ... wh5 41.
'!\Ic3 33Jlf3+-) 31.I/lif6t I1:>h7 i!l'h8t ";'g5 (4l...";'g4 42.i!l'h3t) 42.
(a) 3l...l1:>gS 32Jm I/!iel t 33. 'WeSt (42.i!l'f6t!? ";'h5 43.e5± (43.
";'h2+-) 32J::lf3+--; I/l'xe6 r;!xf3 44.i!l'e5t ";'h6 45.gxf3
b) 29 ... ";'gS 30.i!l'f4!liB 31.IWf6 b5 i!l'f2t 46.";'h3 \!!Ixf3t 47.";'114 IWf2t 4S.
32.r;!xc3 ";'g4i!l'g2t 49.M4i!l'h2t 50.we3i!l'xe5
(b) 32.!:'!f4 i!l'dS 33.i!l'xdS ::lxd8 51.dxe5 ";'gTt) 42 ... ";'h6 43.i!l'f4t
34.r;!xfl f1xd4 35.r;!xa7 r;!a4=) 32 ... (o43.!lxc3 '!\Ixc3 44.g3t) 43 ... ";'h7.
84 J6zsef Pinter

By all means he should have played 23.dS YxdS 24.'l1c4 Yd7 2S.!lf3 lJ.fS
44.YJfl. On 44 ... We2 (44 ... l!!ie3 4S. 26.~f6 !ld6 27.~e4 !ldd8) 22.'iUbS
'll'h4t <Jig7 (4S ... l!!ih6 46.f1I7i") 46. (22.11h3 hS 23.flg3 !lh8 24.'i!ie3;t)
flf4! Threatening 47.l!!if6t or 47. 22 ... eS! Fcmandez Garcia-Teijeiro,
l!!ie7t) 4S.'II'f7t <Jih6 46.'II'fSt <JihS Torrevieja 1997) 19.1J.e3 h6 (19 ...
(46...l1IgS 47.\!lif6t I1IhS 48.l!!ieSt I1Ih6 l!!ic7 20.l!!Ih4 hS 21.\llxg6 fxg6 22.
49.f1f4 l!Yel SOJ~g4 I1Ih7 5I.Wf6+-) ~xe6t l'i:xe6 23.!lxe6 l!!Id8 24.'/Yg3
47.!1f4 'll'el (47...l!!Ixa2?? 48.'lNh8t 1-0 Viinikainen-Bcrgstrom, corr
I1IgS 49.'II'h4#) 4Uh8t I1IgS 49.\liJeSt 1982) 20.~e4 fS (20 ...lJ.d7 2IJ!h3
Iiih6 SOIlg4 1-0 Najdorj~ Tal, Bel- hS 22.!lel lJ.dS 23.l!!Ig3 ~c7 2HlgS
grade 1970. (SO.Yg4 I1Ih7 Sl.l!l'f6+- 'i!ld6 2S.f4 ~fS (2S ... l!!Id7 26.'fJ.xhS)
(SI.lllixe6 Yh3t S2.l1Ixh3 @e3t 26.l!!If2 ~6 27.'l1e4 ~g4 28.l!iid2±
S3.g3+-); IS ...lilfS 16.h4 Iilxh6 17. Benjamin-Dehmelt, New York
'll'xh6 'll'f6 18.lile4 Yac8 19.hSt Ler- 1985) 21.flh3 fxe4 22.l!!Ixh6t 11If7
ner-Van Wely, Germany, 1998. 2Hxe4?? (23.l!!If4t I1Ig7 (23...liIg8
16.11e2 24.l/!If6 lJ.g7 2S.l!!Ixe6t 'fJ.f7 26.\iic4+-)
16.h4!?; 16.'/Yf4 Iilg7 (16 ...flc8 24.'l1xe4 fld7 2S.l!!Ih6t+-) 23 ... l1Ie8
17J:!e3 flg7 18.~xg7 I1Ixg7 19.1ile4 24.'/Yxg6t I1Id7 2S.dS exaS 26.fldl
@c7 20.l!!ih4 ~c7 21.Iilxb7 ~fS 22. rj}c7 27.flh7 f!xh7 28.'i!lxh7t V!le7 29.
l!!ie4 ~d6 23.l!!ieSt f6 24.'II'g3 flxb7 l"(xdS f!e8 30.l"1hS+ y,-Y, Grottke-
2S.l!!Ih3 'll'f7 26.flae1 ~d6 27.~xe6 Moehring, Frankfurt/Oder 1977.
y,-y, Eingorn-Farago, Boeblingen 16...~e7
1997) 17.~ad1 (17.~gS!?; 1H~xg7 16 ...!lc8!
I1Ixg7 18.~gSl!!If6 19.'/Yxf6t I1Ixf6 20. 17.lilbS 'l1c6 18.0xc6 ~xc6 19.
~xh7t I1Ig7 21.~gS ~aS 22J:'!acl f!ae1 @dS 20.h4 !lac8 21.~g5 llcd8
f!ac8 23.~e4j;) 17...Wf6 18.\!!ie3 22.hS l!!IfS 23.~e4 IUg7
~xh6 19.'/Yxh6 E!ac8 20.l'1c3 l!!Ig7 21. 23...lile7 24.hxg6 hxg6 2S.f!e3
i~h4 0.e7 22.e4 bS 23.dS bxc4 24.d6 ~aS 26.f!f3 'i!lg4 (26...~c4 27.l!!Icl
l1cd8 2S.'II'xc4 ~dS 26.l'1eel Yxd6 'll'g4 28.~gS 'l1xg5 29.~xgS ~d6 30.
27.'i!lcS XIed8 28.'/Yxa7 ~c3 29.'liJxb7 f!h3±) 27.lilgS \llxgS 28.~xg5 0.c4
~xdl 30.~c4 ~c3+ Ncikirch-Fuchs, 29.l!!Icl ~d6 30.lJ.h3 f!c7 31.~e4
Sofia 19S7; 16.~gS Iilg7 17.\llxg7 ~xe4 32.f!xe4 '/YfS (32 ... l!!Ixe4 33.
I1Ixg7 18.'II'f4 lJ.e7 (18 ... 'II'd7 19.f!e3 @h6+-) 33.f!eh4+-
(19.~e4 'i!ic7 20.0.d6 f!cd8 21.~xb7 24.~g3 'i!idS 2S.'l1xg7 I1Ixg7 26.
'i!ixb7 22.lJ.c3 'll'e7 23.!:lh3 hS 24.l!!ig3 'i!lf4!
f!h8 2S.lJ.el 'i!ia3 26.'II'e3;t) 19 ... h6
20.~e4 'll'e7 21.f!acl (21.~d6 lJ.ed8
22.0.xb7 'll'xb7 23.h4 l!!Ib8 24.Wit3 Diagram
~e7 2S.hS gS 26.l!!ie4 f!h8 27.lJ.f3;t)
2l...f!ad8 (2l...eS 22.l!!ig3 Ycd8
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 85

fJxd4 43.cxb6 axb6 44.~f4 fle6


45');f6 fld4? (o4S ... r!e2) 46.tlf5
fJb3 47.fJe7;- wg7 48J!xb6+- fJd4
49.l::ld6 fle2 50.fJf5t 1lif7 51.flh6t
l1Ie7 52.flf5t 1lif7 53J'1d3 11If6 54.Zif.3
Ilig5 55.fle3 flf4 5Ulg3·r I1Ih5 57.
~f.3 \l?g5 58.Ylc4 j"(c2 59.fJe5 flc6 60.
g3 fJd4 61.~f4 fJf5 62.fJf.3t 1-0

(43) B. Jansson - J. Pintcr


Boras 1978
26 ... gxh5?
26 ... \'!id6 27.W13 (27.h6·r I1Ig8 l.fJf.3 fJf6 2.c4 cS 3.fJc3 d5 4.
28.Wf6 li!ifBoo; 27.Wh4 I/lic7 28.h6t cxd5 fJxd5 5.e3 e6 6.d4 fJc6 7.~d3
I1Ig8 29.\'!ig4 ®fS) 27 ... bS 28J'1e3 b4
29.h6·~ I1Ig8 30.tle4 WfS 31.tlf6t I1Ih8
32.dS exdS 33.tlxdS @xh6 34.
cxb4;!;
27.Wb4
27.r1eS! tlxeS 28J!xeS \'!ixa2 29.
l:IxhS+-
27.. JlgS 2S.l:Ixe6! MS
28 ... fxe6 29.tlxhSt <ilfS 30.
\'!if6i"+-
29.f:h6!
29.l:Ixc6? l:'ixc6! 30.Y»e7"j" I1Ig7
31.l:'leS '!IId8 3HlxhSt I1IhS 33. Fashion is constantly changing:
'/lIxf7;!;; 29.lWf4! l::lg6 30.l::lxg6 hxg6 now the handling with ~c4, now the
31.Y»h6t I1IgS 32J1lc4 Wd8 33.d5 0c5 continuation with \!ld3 is more
34.tlgS+- trendy. The text has a kingside at-
29 ... Wig5 30.Wxh5 tack in view.
30.Wh3 Wg4 31.li!ih2 WgS 32. 7 .. /iic7 8.0-0 0-0 9.l;lc1 b6
l::lxh7+- A natural development move.
30 ••• \\\Ixh5 3UIxh5 fJe7 32.l:Ie3 Faulty would be 9 ... cxd4, because
~g6? (32...~g7) 33.l::lxh7 ~c4 34. 10.cxd4! would justify the move
~f.3 l::lg7 35.l:Ih8t l:IgS 36.~xg8t ~el. 9 ... fJcb4 10.~bl fJf6 II.a3
I11xgS 37.fJe4 Speelman-Averbah, New York
37.r!d3!? tld5 3S.fJe2. 1990. ll...cxd4!? 12.flxd4!? fJbdS
37... r!a4 3S.tld6 j;"lxa2 39.r1xf7 13.~d2;!;; 9 ... tlf6 lO.a3 as 11.h3 Wd7
41d5 40.c4 fJc3 41.c5! 0e2t 42.l1Ih2 l2.fla4 l:Ib8 13 .flxcS;!; Taimanov-
86 J6zsef Pinter

Korchnoi, USSR (ch) 19S6; 9... l::!d8 2Hlel <tie4 24.~eS <tixeS 2S.
~xc3 10.bxc3 b6 11.~b2 ~b7 12. 'I!Ixe4 <tixb2 26.'l!ixe7 ~xe7 27.l::!hl
!':lcl !':lc8 IHlbl ~f6 14.'I!Ie2 g6 15. ~xa3 28.l::!b8 !:lxb8 29.<tixb8 a5'+'
!!edl;!; Vilela-Hedman Senarega, Platonov-Farago, Kiev 1978/2000;
Cuba (ch) 1977. b) II.<tid2 c4 12.<tib1 <tie6 13.~e5
10.a3 !:lc8 14.<tic3 bS IS.~xc6 ~xc6 16.
IO.~d5 exd5 (J0 ... @xd5 Il.e4 'I!Id2 Y2-Y:z Bobocov-Botvinnik, No-
'l!ihS 12.dS ~d4 13.~xd4 'l!ixdl 14. ordwijk 1965; II...~b4 12.<tib2
lhd I cxd4 IS .~f4t Pachman-Porat, ~xd3 13.'l!ixd3 ~e6 14.dxc5 bxc5
Amsterdam 1964) 11.b3 15.!:lacl 'l!iaS 16.'l!ic3 'I!Ixc3 17.l::!xc3
a) II.dxcS bxcS 12.e4 as 18Jla3 d4 19.1::!ccl dxe3 20.!!xe3
(a) 12.~d2 c4 13.~e2 ~f6 14.Yk2 a4 21.bxa4 !!xa4 22.<tixcS l::!c8 23.
!:lb8 IS.~c3 ~e6= Shariyazdanov- !!ec3 <tif6 24.<tid4 !!xc3 2S.<tixc3 !:lc4
Ruck, Oberwart 2000) 12 ... ~e6 13. 26.<tid2 l::!xcl t 27.<tixc1 <tixa2 Y:z-Y:z
exdS ~xdS Geller-Krogius, USSR Dittmar-Farago, Szentgotthard 2001;
(ch) 1959. 14.~f4 10.~e4?! cxd4 Il.exd4 ~cb4 12.
a1) 14.a3 c4 IS.~c2 ~f6 <tib 1 ~f6'+' Reshevsky-Pachman, Ne-
(a1) IS ... !:lb8) 16.~f4l::!c817.h3 tanya 1973; 10.<tie4 ~xc3 (10 ... <tib7
'l!iaS 18.l::!b I l::!fe8; II.<tixdS exdS 12.dxc5 <tlxcS 13.~e2
a2) 14.~5 ~xe5 a) 13.~dS ~b4 14.~f4 g5
(a2) 14...~d6 IS.~c6 ~xc6 16. (a) 14 ... <tie4 IS.~d4~c2 16.~c2
'I!1c2 g6 17.~d2 'I!Ic7 18.g3l::!fe8) 15. 'l!ixdl 17.lhdl <tlxc2 18.!:ld2 !!ad8
l::!xeS ~c4 16.l::!e3 19.f)dS ~e4 20.~c3 ~c6 21.e4 <tid4
(a2) 16.~gS ~xgS 17.~xc4 ~f6 22.~dS <tlxdS 23.!!xd4 <tixe4=;
18.l::!xcS \12xb2 19.1::!b1 ~d4 a) 14 ...'I!If6 IS.e4 l::!fd8 16.'l!ib3
(a2) 19 ... 'l!ixdl t 20.l::!xdl l::!ad8 l':1ac8 17.a3 <tixf2t 18.wxf2 ~c2 19.
21.l::!xd8 l::!xd8 22.g3 l::!f8 23.!:lc7±) ~hS 'I!Ig6 20.~f4 ~al 21.'I!Ia2 'I!Ig4
20.l::!fSt 22.'l!ixal l::!c2t 23.wgl <tixe4-+;
(a2) 20Jld5? ~xf21") 16...~xd3 a) 14 ...!!c8 IS.a3 ~xf3 16.gxf3·
17.l::!xd3 'l!ib6 18.l::!b1 !:lfd8=; 'I!Ig5t 17.whll::!fd8 18.<tid2 ~d3 19.
a3) 14.'I!Ic2? \12xf3 15.gxf3 ~d4 ~xd3 l::!xd3 20.'l!ie2 'I!IfS 21.l::!gl <tid6
16.'I!Id1 <tid6 17.1!1g2 'I!Ih4 18.h3 fS 22.l::!ac1 !!xcl 23.l::!xcl g6;
19.~e3 l::!f6 20.l::!hl l::!g6t'+'; 14 ...<tif6 a) 14 ...'I!Ie7 15.~d4l::!ad8 16.0d2
15.~e5 ~b4! 'I!IgS 17.<tic3l::!fe8 18.g3 ~dS=;
(a) IS ... l::!e8 16.<tic4 l::!xeS 17. a) 14 ...<tid6;
l::!xeS <tixc4 18.l::!xcS <tixb2 19.'I!Ixd8t a) 14 ... <tie4 lS.~d4 ~c2 16.~c2
~xd8 20.l::!bl <tid3 21.lhb2 ~e6 22. 'I!Ixdl 17.l::!xd1 <tixc2 18.!!d2 l::!ad8
<tic3 ~cS 23.<tixcS a6=) 16.<tifS g6 19.wfl <tie4 20.f3) IS.~hS ~d3 16.
I 7.a3 ~c6 18.~d7 <tid4! 19.<tih3 l::!c8 l::!fl l::!c8 17.<tid2 ~xb2 18.'I!Ic2 <tixf3
20.!':lxe8t 'I!Ixc8 21.~xc5 'I!Ie7 22.~d3 19.9xf3 <tia3 20.'I!Ib3 'I!Ixd2 21.'I!Ixa3
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 87

flc4 22.®xa7 IWd6 23.l/(Ib7 'fJ.c7 24. abed.1gh


I/(Id5 ®h6 25.flg3 'fJ.c5=;
b) 13.lWxd5 I/(Ixd5 1HlxdS
'fJ.fd8;,;; l3 ... 'fJ.e8= Lengyel-Ro-
batsch, Malaga 1964) Il.bxc3 ~b7
12.lWc2 (12.c4 f5 (12 ... lWc7 13.~b2
'fJ.ad8) 13.~c2 <iilf6 Terv HaS.) 12 ...
g6 (12 ... f5 13.~d3 ~5 14.fleS c4
lS.flxc4 IWdS 16.e4 (16.f3 flxc4
17.e4 ®c6 18.exfS eS 19.'!\Ib3 'fJ.ac8
20J1xeS ~f6 21.'fJ.e6 I/(Ic7+) 16 ... fxe4
17 .~xe4IWxc4 18.~xh7'lI!>hS 19.);1eS 13 ... 4'le2t 14.'fJ.xc2 g6 IS.~h6
~a6 20.~d2 'fJ.xf2 21.wxf2 'fJ.f8t 'fJ.eS 16.'fJ.d1 Itlf6 17.~a4 '/lidS IS.lWe3
22.wg3 ~d6 23.~g6 \tlxeSt 24.dxeS 'fJ.adS=) 13 ... ltla6 14.~f4 'fJ.cS lS.lWbl
IWcS 2S.l1>h3 ®xe5 26.'fJ.el ®f6 27. g6 16.<iilh6 'fJ.e8 17.~a4 (17.l::1xe6
'fJ.e4 Itlc8 2S.'fJ.h4t Ii;>g8 29.ltlh7t wIT fxe6 IS.ltlxg6!? IWdS 19.~xh7'f whS
30.~d3 est 3l.wg3 li;>e7=) 13.'fJ.dl 20.lWg6 l::!gS 21.~xgS l::!xgS 22.I/(IIT
(13.lWa4 ®c7 14.~a3 flaS IS.~xb7 <iilc2=F) 17...~f6 IS.4'leS ~b7 19.1We4
flxb7 Eperjcsi-Karolyi, 19S4) 13 ... 4'lxeS 20.llixb7 l::!e7 21.IWe4 4'lc4 22.
cxd4 14.exd4 'i!lc7 IS.h4 'fJ.acS 16. 1Wf3 l::!ec7 23.<iilf4 4'ld6 24.~xd6 l::!xc3
'i!le2 ~f6 17 .~h6 'fJ.feS IS.'fJ.ac 1 flaS 2S.'/lIf4 gS 0-1 Dely-Farago, HUN-
19.~xb7 flxb7 (19 ... 'i!lxb7 20.c4 'i!la6 ch 1973.
21.4'leS Itlxh4 22.'fJ.d3;';) 20.c4 fla5 1l.lWc2
21.cS 'i!lb7 (2l...flc6 22.ltlg5 ~g7 11.fudS IWxd5 12.e4 IWd7 13.dS
23.hS bxcS 24.dxcS h6 2S.ltle3 gS exdS 14.exdS 4'ld4 lS.fud4 cxd4
26.4'ld4:!;) 22.'fJ.bl IWdS 23.cxb6 axb6 16.li2f4 'fJ.ae8; ll.4'le4 cxd4 (ll...h6
24.'fJ.xb6 4'lc4 2S.'fJ.b3 4'ld6 26.~f4 12.dxcS (12.~d2 4'lf6 13 .~c3 cxd4
fle4 27.'fJ.e1 4'lc3 2S.®d2 4'lbS 29.ltleS 14.exd4 'fJ.cS=) 12 ... bxcS) 12.exd4
ltle7 30.lWd3 4'la7 31.'fJ.eb1 4'lc6 32. 4'lf6 (12 ... E:c8 13.b4 h6 14.~b2 4'lbS
'i!le2 'fJ.aS 33.'fJ.l b2 (33.hS 'fJ.a4) 33 ... (14 ... aS IS.bS fla7 16.g3 fS 17.4'led2
'fJ.xa2 34.'fJ.xa2 '/lIxb3 YZ-YZ Lein-Fa- 4'lc3 IS.~xc3 'fJ.xc3 19.1We2 ~dS) 15.
rago, Hastings 19S2. 4'leS 4'ld7 16.~f1 4'l7f6 17.4'lg3 'fJ.c7
10...~b7! IS.11M2 lWa8 19.f4 fleS 20.~d3 4'ld6
10 ... 4'lxc3 Il.bxc3 Itlb7 12.ltlb2 21.l::!acl 'fJ.fcS 22.l::!xc7 'fJ.xc7 23.4'lhS
Itlf6 13.t!\Ie2 IWc7 (13 ... eS?! 14. 4'lf6 24.4'lxf6t ~xf6 2S.4'lg4 Itlh4
dxcS:!;) 14.e4 flaS IS.'fJ.ad1 g6; 10... 26.'fJ.cl l:l:xcl t 27.<iilxcl 4'le4+ Petke-
cxd4 Il.exd4 ~b7 12.ltlc2 (12.'i!lc2 vich-Lukacs, Lodz 1979) 13.4'lc3
g6 (12 ...4'l[6!=) 1Hih6 'fJ.eS 14.'fJ.adl (13.4'legS h6 14.4'lh3 Itld6! (14 ...gS!?
Itlf6) 12 ...fuc3 13.bxc3 (13.lWd3 IS.~e3 g4 16.ltlxh6 gxh3 17.lWd2
Diagram 4'lh7 IS.l:l:e4 whS 19.<iilg7'f wxg7 20.
88 J6zsef Pioter

l"lg4t-7) ) 13 ... l"lc8 14.0bl 'fla5 which turns out to be good. An


IS.'fleS 'fle4 (lS ...'fld7! 16.flg4 (16. important basic mle: let's not force
1I!IhS? g6 17.0xg6 fxg6 18.'flxg6 the opponent to make a good move!
'flf6) 16 ... l"leS 17.\!lid3 flfS) 16.li2d3 a) 28 ...'!!Ixh4. I think Black has
~d6 17.\!lic2 l"leS IS.0gS g6 19.0h6 at least enough compensation for
fldS 20.\!lid2 'flfS (20 ... f6 21.'flg4 (21. the exchange. 29.flcSt wg7 30.flc7
~xg6 hxg6 22.\1ixg6 ~f7 23.l"lxe6 \!!if6
flxc3 24.'l!ie3 \!lidS 2S.1I!Ig3 'flgS (2S ... (a) 30 ...'!!Ih3 31.We2 WfS 32.~d3
'flxh6! 26.\tle4t <l1f7 27.li2xd5 Ii2xdS li2e4 3HleS 'l!ixf4 34.'1m \!1IgS1"
2S.flxc7t l"lxe7 29.bxc3 flg8-+) 3S.MI Ii2fS 36.h4 '!!IhS 37.wel a6
26Jlxe7 (26.li2xgS 1I!Ixe6 27.!/lIh4 38.\!!if4-t;
fxgS 2S.!/lIh7t=) 26 ...flxe7 27.bxc3 a) 30 ... wgS 31.l"lxa7 ~g4 32.flxf7
flxc3) 21...!/lId7= (21...'flfS 22.flxe6 'flxh2 33.~h6t <l1hS 34.'flf7t wgS=)
flxd4 23.l"lxe7 flxe7 24.'flxdS Ii2xdS 31.flxa7 \!!ifS",,;
2S.flxf61" <l1h8 26.~xdS !/lIxdS 2Hldl b) 28 ...flfS!?; 29.dS! 0xd5 30.
l"ld7) 2HlxdS 0xdS 23.lWf4 'flfS 24. lWe3-7 Suba-Pinter, Hcrkulcsftirdo
Ii2xfS exfS 2S.fJe3 li2e4) 21.~xdS 19S2; Il.Ii2c2 flxc3 12.bxc3 Ii2f6=
Ii2xdS (2l...!/lIxdS 22.li2e4 Vlixe4 23. 1l ... h6
flxe4 Ii2xe4 24.fle I Ii2b7 2S.li2e3 II...'flf6! 12.'fle4 (l2.dxcS Ii2xcS
fledSii5) 22.\1)b5 flxh6 (22 ... f6 23. J3.e4
'flg4 Ii2c6 24.li2c4 Ii2dS 2S.li2a6 flc6 a) 13.b4 (\>xb4 14.fldl Ii2xc3 IS.
26.0bS Ii2xg2) 23.li2xeS Ii2gS 24.f4 Ii2xh71"
Ii2h4 2S.g3 1I!IxeS 26.gxh4 '!!Id8", (a) IS.Wxe3 'l!ie7 16.a4 'flb4:;:)
(26 ... f6 27.'fld3 \!!id7",,) 27.flacl flxcl lS ...flxh7 16.flxdSli2xal+;
2S.!'lxc I Ii2b7? b) J3.fld1 'l!ie7 14.b41i2d6 IS.~e4
(b) lS.'flbS li2eS 16.fla2 flaeS 17.
'l!iblli2bS=) IS ...flxe4 16.li2xe4 flacS!
1Hlxh7t <l1hS 18.'l!ibl fS
(b) 18...~e5 19.0e4 flxf3t 20.
gxf3 i!!Ig5t'+) 19.0g6 'fle5 20.0h5
0e4+; 13...~g4 14Jle2 flceS+) 12 ...
~xe4 13.0xc4 f5 14.li2d3 cxd4 15.
Ii2c4 whS 16.exd4 flxd4 17.'flxd4
'l!ixd4 lS.l"lxe6 flac8 (18 ...li2f6!?);
I1...flxc3 12.bxc3 g6 13.li2b2 flcS
14.'l!ie2 Ii2f6 IS.fladl exd4 16.cxd4
Ii2g7t
A grave positional error. Against 12.'flxdS
the obvious '!!Id8-d5 Suba is com- 12.dxcS flxc3 13.'l!ixc3 Ii2xcS 14.
pelled to sacrifice a pawn with dS, l"ldl 'l!icS IS.b4 li2e7 16.li2b2 Ii2f6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 89

17.\!\Ib3 ~b2 18.\!\Ixb2 \!\Ic7 19.bS


flaS 20.l"racI \!\Ie7 2l.flcS l"rfc8 22.f4
~dS 23.e4 'ilb7 24.'ilbl ilxcI 2S.
f!xc 1 f!c8 26.f!xc8t !:1!xc8 Petukhov-
Sultangareev, Bor 2000.
12 ... cxd5?
12 ... \WxdS 13.c4 (l3.0h71" ";'h8
14.~e4 ~b4) 13...\!\IhS 14.dS exdS
IS.exdS \!\IxdS 16.~e4 \!\Id6 17.g3
f!ad8 18.~f4 \!\If6.
13.b3 l"rc8
13 ... cxd4 14.exd4 !:1!f6 IS.~b2 Only this move forces the ex-
l"1c8 16.\Wd2 l"re8;!; change on d4 and makes thereby
14.dxc5 bxc5 15.~b2 0f6 possible the active development of
IS ...@b6 16J;J:adl l"rfd8 17.~h7t the white bishop. 9 ... cxd4 (In case
wh8 18.\12fS ];c7;!; of9 ... ~xc3 10.bxc3 b6, in a surpris-
16.~h7t I1Ih8 17.!:1!f5 l"rc7?? ing manner, we find ourselves in
A terrible blunder. 17 ... l"rb8 thc Queen's Indian Defence.
18.l"racl c4 19.bxc4 !:1!xb2 20.\!\Ixb2 to.cxd4 ~f6
!:1!a6 21.\!\Ic2 ~c4;!; Black plays in the same way as
18.0xf6 gxf6 in the main variation, where the
18 ... \!\Ixf6 19.®xcS. white move a3 is less effective.
19.e4+- d4 20.\!\Id2 I1Ig7 2Uf4 lUlel !:1!d7
f!h8 22.l"1adl M8 23.b4 cxb4 24. Reeommendable is 11 ... ~xd4!
axb4 a6 25.flxd4 \!\Ie7 26.~xc6 12.~xd4 !:1!xd4 13.!:1!xh7t I1Ixh7 14.
!:1!xc6 27.!'!c1 @e5 28.\!\Ixe5 fxe5 29. \!\Ixd4 ~xc3 IS.\!\Ixc3 b6 16.~f4 Iilb7
f!c5 h5 30.l"ral l"1h6 31.l"1xa6 I1Ig7 17.f!eS f!h8 (17 ... \!\Ih4! 18.~gS ~g4
32.h4 f!d6 33.f!b6 1-0 19.f3 Iilxf3 20.\!\Ixf3 \!\Ixf3 2l.gxf3
f6=) 18.f!gS g6 19.h4 f6 20.~c7 \!\Ie7
(44) A. Dreev - R. 21.!'!g3 wg7 22.\!\Ic2 \!\If7 23Jldl IildS
Kasimdzhanov 24.l"1d4 l"rac8 2S.f!c3 f!hS (2S ... eS!
Wijk aan Zee 2002 26.f!a4 !:1!b3 27.\!\Ixb3 \!\Ixb3 28.l"rxb3
f!xc7=) 26.f!g4 I1Ih7 27.l"1a4 as?
1.d4 ~f6 2.c4 e6 3.~f3 d5 4.~c3 (27 ... !:1!b3 28.\!\Ixb3 ilxc7 29.f!xc7
cS 5.cxd5 ~xd5 6.e3 ~c6 7.~d3 ~c7 \!\Ixc7 30.\!\Ixe6 f!eS 31.f!c4±) 28.
8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 <;;>xb6 fuc3 29.\!\Ixc3 \!\Ib7 30.!:1!xaS
!:1!xg2 31.f!c4 \!\If3 32.f!c71" 1-0
Diagram Arkhipkin-Zhurav1ev, Riga 1978;
11...~xc3 12.bxc3 b6 13.h4! Apart
from the difference of a3, the posi-
90 J6zsef Pinter

tion analysed in the Razuvaev- gxh7t \!IhS 24.l/IIg6 IUg7 2S.ll!g5I/11d6;


Farago gam,e has been reached. In 2l.hxg6! fxg6 22.f4± exd4? 23.~e6
both cases White is better. (13.lHie2 I/IId6 24.lUxg6+-); II...lHib6 12.lUe3
Il!b7 14.1/IIe4 g6 IS.ll!h6 Il!g7 16.lHif4 (12.flgS g613.IHif3 flxd4 14.l/IIh3
!:rc8 17.ll!e4 !:re8 18.ll!xg7 <l!xg7 19. hS",) 12 ... ll!d7 13.l/IId2 flacS 14.~a4
!:re3 I/IIc7 20.l/IIh4 ~aS 21.Ii1xb7 l/IIaS IS .flc5±
'/!Ixb7=) 13 ... ll!b7 (13 ...ll!xh4?! 14. 12.'fJe4
~xh4l/11xh4 IS.f!:e3~ Vaisser-Medu-
na, Sochi 1983; 13 ...!:re8 14.l/IIc2 h6
IS.l/IIe21/11dS 16.li1e41/11d7 17.li1c2 Il!b7
18.l/IId3 ~7 19.1/IIh7t M8 20.fle3
Il!xf3 21.!:1xf3 ~g8 22.a4+- Milos-
Asfora, Brasilia 1985) 14.~gS!
(14.l/Yc2?! h6 Jensen-Rosen1und,
Copenhagen 19SI) 14 ... g6 lS.l/IIg4
hS (IS ... eS 16.hS±) 16.l/IIg3 'fJe7 17.
Il!f4. As li1a3 is not possible, the
bishop is headed for d6. 17 ...f!:cS
lS.!:1ac1 '/!Id7 (l8...~fS 19.'fJxe6!±
Il!xh4 (19 ... fxe6 20.l/IIxg6t+- Shab- A pawn sacrifice to accelerate
tai-Kataev, Tel Aviv 1995) 20.flxd8 the kingside attack. 12.ll!c2 flcS 13.
Il!xg3 21.Ii1xg3 f1fxd8 2HlxfS gxf5 fle4 lUe7 14.l/IId3 g6 .15.lUd2 I/IIb6
23.!:1e7 ll!e4 24.ll!f4 (24.f3±) 24 ... a6 16.b4 flfdS (l6...flbS! 17.flc5 IUbS
2S.f3± Makarichev-Meduna, Sochi lUb3 flfdS 19.a4 ll!eS±) 17.ll!b3
1983) 19.~f3 (l9.~e4 Il!xe4 20.ll!xe4 lUeS?! (17 ...flbS!?) lS.flac1 a6 19.
flfS=) 19 ...lUxf3 20.l/IIxf3 fldS 21.Il!a6 h4 'fJa7 20.flcS flc6 21.hS lHia7? 22.
(21.1l!h6 Il!g7 22.ll!d2 b5= Hansen- hxg6 hxg6 23.flxe6! fxe6 24.flxe6
Ribli, Plovdiv 19S3/EU-chT) 21... 1Uf7 2S.flxg6t MS 26.flh6 \!IeS
!:1cdS 22.ll!h6 IUg7 23.ll!g5±; II...a6 27.fle1 1--0 Gulko-Kaidanov, USA-
12.li1c2 flde7 13.l/IId3 flg6 14Jle3 bS ch 1994; Also interesting was
IS.fle4 ll!e7 16.flegS IUb7 17.h4 12.~eS!? ll!eS 13.I/IIf3!?± (13.l/IIg4
IUxgS 18.lUxgS f6 19.hS fxgS 20. flxc3 14.bxc3 IUxeS IS.lHih3 fS (IS ...
hxg6 g4 21.gxh7t \!IhS 22.fleS± ltixh2t? 16.l/IIxh2 g6 17.lUh6) 16.
Janjgava-Paglilla, San Sebastian dxeS :Bc8=); After IHlxdS exdS
1991; II...!:1e8 12.lUc2 g6 13.l'i!h6 13.1/lIb3 the position is equal: 13 ...
~c3 14.bxc3 IUd7 IS.l/IId2 ~aS 16. IUg4 (13 ...flxd4 14.~d4 IUxd4 IS.
I/IIf4 ~c4 17.h4 IUc6 lS.flgS flcS 19. IUxh7t (lS.l/IIxb7 ll!e6) 15...\!Ixh7
h5 'iJ.c7 20.l/IIg4 cS 21.d5 Oster- 16.lHid3t 1l!f5 17.lHixd4 fle8=) 14.~S
meycr-Hoenig, Dusseldorf 1995 ~xd4 lS.l/IIxb7 lUe6=; 12.l/IIe2 fleS
(2I.flxf7 flxf7 22.hxg6 flc7 23. 13.~e4 flxd4 14.flxd4 IUxd4 lS.fld6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 91

I/!Jf6 I 6.~xe8 Hxe8 I 7.!.l1c4 ~c6 18.a4 whS 16.'lYxd4 hxgS 17.!.l1d3t (17.
g6 19.1:1a3 f1c8 20.f1f3 l/!Je7 21.h3 ~bl 'lYf6 (17 ... fS IS.f1eS I/!Jb6 19.
I/!Jb4+ Stocek-Meduna, Lazne 80h- 'lYxb6 ~xb6 20.~xgS ~c4 21.!'1c2±;
dance 1999; 12.!.l1e4~ce7 13.l/!Jd3 g6 17 ...f1c8 IS.'lYg4 fS 19.'lYhSt wgS
IHleS !.l1e6 IS.!.l1d2 fuc3 16.~xc6 20.~xgS 'lYaS 2 l.~d3:!;) 18.'lYg4 wg8
~e2t 17.f1xe2 fuc6 18.0!xc6 Yz- 19.!.l1e4 !.l1c6 20.!.l1xgS I/!Jxb2 21.
YZ-YZ-Y2, Donner-Pomar, Palma de !'1abH) 17 ... 'lYf6? IS.f1eS ~f4 19.
Mallorca 1971; 12.f1e4?!. A bit !.l1xf4 I/!Jxf4 20.f1e4I/!Jc7 21.f1h4t wgS
unusual. 12 ...f1c8 13.h4 ~ce7 14. 22.!.l1h7t <ilhS 23.lThS±
!.l1d2 1/!Jb6? (14 ...!.l1e6 IS.f1el ~f5+) 15.~f3?
IS.f1bl ~fS (15...~e6 16.f1g4 ~fS IS.~b3!
17.~eS ~xeS 18.dxeS ~xc3 19.~xc3
f1fd8 20.'lYc2 g6) 16.~eS ~xeS 17. abcde1gh
dxeS !.l1c6 IS .~xdS !.l1xdS 19.f1b4 \\\le7
20.'lYe2 f1feS 21.f1e1 !.l1c6 22.f1g4
\\\ld7 23.!.l1c3 g6 24.hS±' Mamedya-
rov-Pinter, France 2007.
12.••!.l1xd4
12 ... h6 13.fuf6t I/!Jxf6 IHleS:!;;
12 ... ~xd4? 13.~xf6·~ ~xf6 14.
fud4+-
13.~eg5
13.~xd4 ~xd4 14.~cS (14.!.l1e4
\\\lb6 IS.!.l1xdS exdS 16.~c3 ~e6 17. IS ...!.l1eS (15...~f4? 16.!.l1xf4 gxf4
~xdS 'lYdS=) 14 ... !.l1c6 IS.!.l1xh7t 17.~cS ~c8 18.l/!JhS g6 19.!.l1xg6
wxh716.'lYxd4= fxg6 20.l/!Jxg6t whS 2 l.~xe6+-;
13 ... h6 IS ...f1cS 16.~cS ~d4 17.~xd7 I/!Jxd7
13...~f6 14.fud4 (14.fuh7 fuh7 IS.!.l1xgS f6 19.1/!JhS ~fS 20.!.l1d2;
IS.~xh7"! wxh7 16.~gSt wg6 17. IS ... !.l1eS 16.l/!JhS ~f6 17.@c2I/!JdS IS.
'lYd3t fS IS.'lYg3 I/!JbS-+) 14 ... ~xd4 !.l1c4 I/!JfS 19.!.l1d3 \\\ldS=) 16.!.l1c2 ~f4
lS.~xh7 ~xh7 16.!.l1xh7t wxh7 17. 17.I/!Jf3GG; IS.!.l1c2 ~xd4 16.l/!Jxd4 \\\lf6
'lYxd4 !.l1c6 IS.'lYg4 'lYf6 19.~f4I/!Jg6= 17.l/!Jg4 f1ac8 18.!.l1e4 !.l1c6.
14.~xd4 15 ... f6 16.h4?!
14.~h7? !.l1xf2t IS.wxf2 'lYb6t 16. 16.!.l1c4~ce717.!.l1e3 (17.~4f1cS
Wf1 f1fdS+ IS.!.l1xd5 exd5+) 17 ... b6 IS.f1cJ
14 ... hxg5 f1cS+; 16.!.l1e4 ~ce7 17.1/!Jb3 I/!Jb6 IS.
14 ... ~xd4 IS.!.l1h7t (IS.~h7!? I/!Jxb6 axb6+; 16.!.l1c2 l/!JeS 17.!.l1b3
f1eS 16.~xh6 eS 17.'lYhS gxh6 18. (17.l/!Jd3 iliih5 IS.~b3GG) 17...~ce7
f1xeS f1xeS 19.1/!JxeS ~b3 20.f1d1 !.l1e6 18.~d4 e5 19.~d2..,
21.I/!Jg3t whS 22.\\\leSt wgS=) 15... 16... g4 17.~h2 g3
92 J6zsef Pinter

Also good is l7 ... f5, but Black 34.frxe6 frxf3t 3S.gxf3 :1;1xd4-+
doesn't want to weaken the black 34.•• eS 3S.~b2 flfS 36.:1;1c6
squares in his camp. 18.~c4 I/!ixh4 36.:1;1g5 fle6 37.i::xeS :1;1xeS 38.
19.~xd5 exd5 20.l/!ixd5t:1;1f7 21.~f4 ~xcS gxh6-+
:1;1d8+ 36.••gxh637.flxeS
18.fxg3 ~S 19.:1;1xeS? 37.:1;1xh6 fld7 38Jle6 :r;[bS 39.~c3
19.~e4 ~c6 (l9 ... l/!ib6t 20.l!ihl 37•.•:1;1e7
:1;1f7 21.a4) 20.l/!id4+ 37 ...:1;1f2!
19 .•• fxeS 20.flf3
20.®e2 I/!ib6t 2Uihl ~f6+
20 •••~bS! 2UgS
21.~xb5 I/!ib6t 22.l!ih2 I/!ixb5 23.
flxe5 :1;1f5·-+
21 ••• l/!ib6t
21...flf6 22.~xb5 '/lIb6t 23.l!ihl
I/!ixb5
22.l!ih2
22.l!ihl ~f6 23.~xb5 I/!ixb5 24.
I/!id6
22 ..•~xd3 23.l/!ixd3 I/!ixb2 24.:1;1el
24.:1;1bl :1;1xf3 38.~c3 fra2 39.~f3 frxa3-+
24 •••l/!ie3?! 38.~f3 ll:e6 39Jlc8
24 ...iiac8 25.flxe5 1/!if2 26.iie2 39J!c7 :1;1d7 40.:1;1c8 :1;1c2-+
I/!ifl 27.~g4I/!if5-+ 39•••I!i17
2S.'!!Ixc3 flxc3 26.f1xeS b!ae8 39 ... :1;1e2 40.~e! :1;1cS 41.:1;1xeS
White's position is lost. He can bxeS 42.~xh6-+
calmly resign here. But Dreev 40.flh4
doesn't think so! 40.~e! :1;1d3 41.l!ih2 :1;1e2 42.flh4
27.g4 '1;17 28.~e3 fldS 29.~d4 40 •••Eld3t 41.g3?!
29.~xa7 b6-+; 29.~g5 flxe3 30. 41.flf3 flg6 42.:Ue7t fre7 43.:Uc6;
iixe3 frf6-+ 41.l!ih2 a6-+
29 ••• b6 30.frgS ~f6 (30 ...frc8-+) 41 •••:1;1d2?
31.frg6 41...il:e2 42.:1;1c7t fld7 (42 ... l!ie6
31.h5 fle4 32.frg61!ih7 33.~e5 43.4.lg2 b!xg2) 43.~c3 :1;1dl-+
31 •••frd8 42.~c3
3l...4.ld7 32.frgS iife7 33.hS eS 42.~cl !:lf2 43.~fS !:le! 44.
32.hS frdS 33.liIh3 ~xh6t
33.~b2 fld7 34.~gS fle5 3S.fuf7; 42 •.•Eld3?
3Hb2!?=t 42 ...!:ldl 43.:1;1c7t !:ld7 44.:Uxd7t
33 ...fld7 34.h6 4.lxd74S.4.lfS-+
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 93

43.~f5 l:'lxg4 61.~e7 l:'lc4+; 55.~d4 ~f6t


43.(ilb2 l:'le2 44.Hc7t we6 45.~g2 56.gxf6 !:1e4t 57.wh5 l:'lxd4+
I1xg2 46.wxg2 l:'ld2t 47.I!lD flxb2 55 ... l:'ld3 56.~f7
4S.l:'lxa7-+ 56.l:'lb7t l!laS 57.l:'lf7l:'lee3! (57 ...
43 ... l:'ldl ~xf6F 5S.l:'lxf6 flee3 59.~f5 l:'le4t
Winning is 43 ... flg6 44.l:'lc7t (59 ... l:'leS 60.l:'lxb6 wa7 61.l:'lbl a4
l:'!d7-+; 43 ...fle2 44.l:'lc7t weS (44 ... 62.g6 a3 63.g7 I1gS 64.l!lg5ia) 60.
I:d7 45.~xh6t wg6 46.flxd7 ~xd7 wh5 He5 61.g6 !lxg3 62.1i>h6 l:'lg2
47.~f5-+) 45.(ilf6 fld7 63.g7 a4 64.l:'lg6 l:'lxg6t 65.l!lxg6
44.wg2 !l:eS 66.fld4 wb7 67.l!lh7 a3 6S.gSiW
44.l:'lc7t rid7 45.YeS ~h7 46.wh4 l:'lxgS 69.wxgS b5 70.M7 wb6 71.
44... a5 flb3 b4 72.we6 wb5 73.wd5 a2 74.
Strong and simple is 44 ... !:1g6 IlId4 wa4 75.wc4 wa3 76.~d4 I!lb2
45Jlc7t fld7-+; 44 ...fle2t 45.wD 77.~b3 wa3 7S.fld4=) 5S.l:'ld7 !l:xg3t
I1c2 46.we3 ~e6 59.1!lf5 l:'lgD·, 60.we6 ~f4t 61.wf7
45.(ild4 ~g6 a4 62.l:'ld8t l!la7 63.~b5t wb7 64.
45 ... b5? 46.ric7t wgS (46...l!leS l":lxd3 l:'lxd3 65.g6 l:'ld7t 66.weS wc6
47.l:'lcSt wf7 4S.l:'lc7t=) 47.l:'lg7t= 67.g7 ~h5 6S.~d4t l:'lxd4 69.liixd4
46.~xh6t wc7 47.~f5t wd7 48. ~g7t 70.\i;!xg7 b5-+
l:'!b8 56 .. .l'l:c4t?
4S.l:'lgS ~e5 49.l:'lg7t IIIc6 50.(ilc3 56 ... a4 5H!e5t I!lb7; 56 ... l:'ldl
48 ...wc7 49.l:'lg8 l:'ld3 50.l:'lg7t 57.fld6 a4 5S.l:'lf7l:'lfl
IIIb8 51.g5 l:'lxa3 52.(ilf6 l:'le2t 53. 57.1!lf5 l:'le8 58.liie5t was 59.g6
IIIh3 ~f4t 54.wg4 ~d5 55.fld6 Or 59.fld6 l:'lDt (59...~e3t 60.
Maybe more stubborn is 55.I1f7 M4 ~g2t 6lM5) 60.we4
j;1e4t! a) 60.(iif4 HfSt 6l.wc6
a) 55 ... a4? 56.g6 l:'leS (a) 61.we5 ~xf4 62.gxf4 l:'l3xf4
(a) 56 ... l:'le4t 57.wg5 ~e3 5S.l:'le7 63.~cS! l:'1b4 64.~e7 b!:eS 65.M5.
l:'!g4t 59.wh5 flxf5 60.wxg4 ~xe7 Threatening flc6. 65 .. J!c4 66.~d5
61.liixe7+-) 57.g7+- and White flc5 67JJ.d7 l:'lgS 6S.g6 a4-+) 61...
wins; ~xf4t 62.gxf4 l:'l3xf4 63.~b5 l:'lfl
b) 55 ... l:'le6?ia 56.~e7 ~xe7 57. 64.g6 a4-+;
IiIxe7 b!:ae3 5S.liif6 a4 b) 60.l!lg4 l:'lefS+; 60 ... l:'le3t 61.
(b) 5S ... b5? 59.g6 l:'leS 60.g7 I!lxd5 l:'l3xe5t 62.l!ld4 l:'lSe6 63.~c4
UgS 61.fie7+- Here White also Yel 64.g6 l:'ldl t 65.l!lc3 l:'lc6 66.
wins.) 59.g6 !l:eS 60.g7l:'lgS 6UlIe7 l:'lgSt I!lb7 67.g7l:'lg6-+
t'lxe7 62.flxe7 a3 63.l:'lf7 l:'lxg7t 64. 59 •.. a4
l:lxg7 a2 65.b!:gSt wb7 66.l:'lg7t I!lbS Also good was 59 ... l:'le3! 60.l1.!f4
67.l:'lgSi·=; 56.wh5 l:'lD 57.g4 l:'lh3t l:'l3e7 61.l:'lh7 b5!? (61...a4!) 62.fld6
'S.wg6 flf4t 59.wg7 ~e6t 60.wg6 l:'lfSt 63.wg5 b4 64.l:'lxe7 ~xe7 65.
94 Jozsef Pinh\r

g7 ~dS 66.flc4 b3! (66 ... a4? 67.!IId6 64.liIf4


~xd6 (67 ... flg8 68.!IIxb4 !:!d4 69. 64.wd3 l"1xh7 65.\Wc4 l"1d7t 66.
~b6t I!Ib7 70.~c3 l"1d3 71.flxa4=) I1Ic21!1b7-+
6S.flxd6 a3 69.flf5 flg8 70.~d4 I!Ib7 64...~dSt
7J.l!Ig6 a2 72.flb3 I!Ic6 73.1!If7 flh6t 64 ... ~xgSt 65.l"1xf7 a2 66.
74.M8 I!Id5 75.g4 I!Ic4 76.g5 flgS !IIg7-+
77.wxgS I!Ixb3 7S.l!Ih7 al ~ 79.gS~t 6S.we4 ~f6t
I!Ic2=); 59 ...fle3t 60.\1;>f4 (60.l!Ie4 65 ... ~c3t 66.l!Ie3 l"1xgS 67.
!:!b3 6J.M4=t) 60 ...flc4 6J.!:!h7 flxe5 l"1xf7=t
60.!:!h7? 66.1i>f4 ~xg8t
66.3)h5t 67.l!Ie4 l"1xgS 6S.l"'1xf7
~xg3t-+; 66 ... l"1xh7 67.\Wb3 ~5t
6S.1llf3±
67.l"1xfi ~e7-+ 68.!1Ig7
6S.!1Id4 ~5t 69.1!If3 a2-+
68 •..~dSt 69..;f;gS
4 4 69.11If3 a2-+
69 ••• bS 70.l"'1d7 l"1g8 71.l1Ih6
7J.l"1xd5 a2 72.I!.>h6 l"1xg7 73.
l"1dSt I!Ib7-+
abcdefgh 71 ...l"1xg7 72.l"'1d8t
72.l"1xg7 a2
A draw by force follows after 72 ..• l1Ib7 73.l"'1xdS a2 0-1
60.~d6 ~e3t (60 ...l"1f8t 61.l"1f7 l"'1g8
62.g7+-) 61.l1If4 ~g2t (6l...~d5t (45) M. Filip - J. Pinter
62.1!1f5 ~e3t=) 62.1!1f5 ~e3t 63.M4 Budapest 1977
~d5t 64.M5 ~e3t=
60...a36J.g7 J.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.~c3 ~f6 4.~f3
Too late is 6J.~d6 ~e7t 62.l!Ie4 cS S.cxdS ~xdS 6.e3 ~c6 7.!IId3
l"'1xd6! 63.!1Ixd6 fug6t 64.wf5 a2 65. cxd4
l"'1hl ~e7t 66.!IIxe7l"'1xe7 67.l"'1al );!e2 The accurate move order is
6S.g4 b5 69.g5 b4 70.g6 b3-+; 6J. 7...fie7 S.O-O 0-0 9.a3 cd4 1O.cd4.
l"1h2 ~e7t 62.l!If6l'1e3=t 8.exd4 !IIe7 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 !1If6
61...l"1f3t 62.l!Ie4
Now Black must not overlook
the move );!hS.
62..•l"1xfi 63.g8\W Diagram
63.l!Ixd5 l"1f5-+
63...~f6t
63 ... l"1xg8 64.l"1xf7
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 95

abcde'gh (a) 16...~e6 17.frcl) 17.~b5 ~e6


IS.frcl Yld5 19.f3 fradS 20.~d6 frd7
7 21.®a4±) 15.~f4 ~g4 16.~xe5±;
b) 12...~d7 13.~c2 ~xc3 14.
bxc3 fracS 15.®d3 g6 16.~h6 frfe8
4 17.~2 ~hS IS.~e4Wd5 19.'/!Ig3?
3 (b) 19.®f3!? f5 20.~5~xd4
2 (b) 20 ...®xf3 2l.gxf3 ~bS 22.
fradl Ylg7 23.fud7 ~xd7 24.~a4 fre7
25.~g5) 21.®xd5 exd5 22.cxd4
frxelt 23.f1xel 0xd4 24.~b3 ~f6
11.Ylc4 25.~d1±) 19 ... ~xd4 20.l'#f4 f5 21.
I1.Ylc2 ~xc3 12.bxc3 e5 (l2 ... b6 fradl e5
13.®d3 g6 14.~h6 fre8 15.frfe1 Ylb7 (b) 2l...fxe4 22.frxd4 0xd4 23.
16.frad1 ®d6", Soos-Averbah, Uzice cxd4 ®xd4 24.frdl ®c3-+) 22.@g5",
1966. (l6 ... ®c7 17.~g5 ~e7 1Uh3 Onoprienko-Ryzhkin, St Peters-
Ylxg5 19.~xg5 ~d5 20.~e4 f5 21. burg 2000; 13.~xd5 (13.®d3 g6 14.
~xd5 Ylxd5 22.~f6 ®f7 23.Yle5 g5 ~h6 ~de7
24.®d3 fracS 25.f3 frc4 26.®d2 ®g6 a) 14 ... b6 15.frad1 ~b7 16.~xd5
27.f1b1 frecS 2S.frecl f4 YZ-YZ Ho1m- exd5 17.~b5 ®d7
Farago, Budapest HUN 1975) 13. (a) 17 ... ®b8 IS.Wd2) 18.~e5;!;;
d5~e714.~e4Ylf515.~xf5~xf516. b) 14 ... ~ce7 15.fradl ~d7 16.
®b3 Levenfisch-I1jin-Zenevsky, SU ~e5 ~c6 17.®f3;!;; 15.fradl ~f5 16.
(ch) 1937. 16 ... e4!",; I1.I'#c2 h6 12. ~xf5! (l6.~g5 ~xg5 1Hlxg5 We7
frd1 ®b6 13.Ylc4 frd8= 14. ~e2?! IS.~f3 ~fxd4 19.fud4 frxd4 20.®g3
Yld7 15.®e4 ~ce7 16.Yld3 Smyslov- frxdl 21.frxdl ~d7 22.®c7 ~eS 23.
Ribli, London (m/5) 19S3. 16...~g6+ ®xe7 fJxe7 24.0xb7 frb8 25.~a6
1l ...®d6 fJd5=) 16 ... exf5 17.fJb5 (l7.®e3!
ll...b6 12.~xd5 cxd5 13.~xh7t ~e7 IS.\t;f4 ~5 19.®e8t '/!IfS 20.
Ii1xh7 14.®c2t fJxd5 frxd5 21.~h6 ~g7 22.®xfSt
12.®d3 Ii1xfS 23.~xg7t 'J;xg7 24.freS b6
12.frc 1 frd8 25.frcl±) 17 ... Wd7 (17 ... l'#bS IS.
a) 12 ... b6?! 13.~xd5! ®c3!) lS.d5 ~e7 19.d6 ~6 20.fJc7
(a) IHlb5 ®d7 14.~g5 ~xg5 IS. f1b8 21.~d5!+-) 13 ... exd5 14.~b5
~xg5 h6 16.~f3 ~a6 17.~c3 fuc3 (14.fJe5 fJxe5 15.~f4 ~g4 16.~xe5
18.bxc3 fracS 19.frcl frfdS 20.~b1 ~xdl 17.S'ilxd6 frxd6=) 14 ... '/!IfS 15.
®d6 21.®c2 g6 22.h4 h5 23.~g5? h3 (l5.\:lf4 a6 16.~c7=; 15.'/!Id3
~xd4) 13 ... cxd5 14.~e5 ~xe5 h6=) 15 ... a6 16.~c3 IWd6= P:J 17.
(a) 14 ... Ylxe5 15.dxe5 '/!Ig6 16. ~e2 ~f5 18.~f4 '/!Id7 19.fJg3 freS!=
~f4 d4 20.~e5 0e7 (20 ... fue5 21.dxe5 0e7
96 J6zscf Pioter

2HlxfS I!lJxfS 23 .1!lixdS±) 21.flxfS li>xf] 20.flxf6t gxf6 21 Jlxf] l::1fd8)


'I!IxfS 22.l"lcl \12f8 23.l/\'b3 IWd7 (23 ... 16 ... exd5 17.\12h7t <lihS 18.l/!ie2 g6
flxeS 24J:lxeS I/!if4 2S.l"ld I±) 24.'I\Id3 19.1'1fel £le7 20.\12xh6 l"le8 21.\12gS
f6 2S.\12f4 l"lxe1 t 26.l"lxe1 l"leS 27. 'ilxgS 22.flxgS iIl'g4+); 12.:Wb3
l"lxeS I/!ixeS 2S.1/!Ib3 I/!id7 29.l/!ib6 <lifT flxd4=; 12.\12e3 flxe3 (12 ... l::1dS 13.
30.l/!ic7 (30.l/!ib3 <ligS=) 30 ... <lieS I/!id2 flee7 14J'~fd1 \12d7 IS.\12e2 \12e6
(30 ...'I!Ixe7 3 Uxc7 <lie6 32.<lif] =) 16.fle41/!ie7 17.l"lac1 l"laeS lS.flxf6t
31.<lif] Y2-Y2 Averbakh-Furman, flxf6 19.fleS I/!id6 20.\12gS ~ed5 21.
URS-ch26 Tbilisi 19S9; 12.\12gS!? h3l"leS Sydor-Nowak, Gdynia 19S2.
\12xgS (12 ... h6 13.\12xdS hxgS 14. (2l...D:c7!?) 13.fxe3 \12d7 14.l/!ic2 g6
\12xe6 I/!ixe6 lS.'I\Ie2 'I!Ia6 16.l/!ixa6 IS.\12d3 li>g7 16.fle4 l/!ie7 17.l"lacl
bxa6 17.fle4 g4 18.fleS \12xeS 19. l"lacS IS.l/!icS b6 19.1/!id61/!idS 20.\12a6
dxeS l"lbS 20.b4 f1bS 2UleS as 22. rJ.c7 21.~eS \12xe5 22.dxeS \12c8 23.
I1fd1 axb4 23.axb4 D:xb4 24.l"lxa7 \12bS \12b7 24.\12xe6 \12aS 2S.flf6t <lih8
l"le4 2S.I1e7 wh7 26.g3 <lig6 27.l"ld6 26.\12eS 1-0 Burnier-Zorn, 1997
\12b7 Yz-Y2 Kurtz-Dunnc, NAICCC Corr; 12.@e2 b6 (l2 ... 0d7!
VII 1994) 13.flxgS h6 (l3 ...flf6
14.l/!id3 h6 IS.flf3 \12d7 16.l"ladl
l"lad8 17.'I\Ie3 flxe4 IS.flxe4 'I\IbS
19.dS exdS 20.l"lxdS \12g4 2 U"lfd1
l"ldeS= Deep Fritz-Gandalf 4.32g_
P31700_30Min 2000) 14.flf3 l"ld8
IS.IWd3 flf6 16.l"lad1 flxe4 (16 ... \12d7
17.dS exdS I S.flxdS flxe4 19.IWxe4
l"le8 20.'I\Ie2 l"ladS 21.l"ld2 I/!ib8 22.h3
'I!Ic8 23.fle3 \12e6 24.l"lfd1 l"lxd2
2S.l"lxd2 l'idS 26Jlxd8t IWxd8 Y2-Y2
Novikov-Sveshnikov, Kujbyshev
19S6) 17.flxe4 I/'id5 ISJlfeI IWf5=; 13.l"ldl rJ.aeS 14.h3 (14.®e2 h6
12.h3 b6 13J:el \12b7 14.flxd5 exdS 15.'ilxdS exd5 16.1/!Ib3 \12e6 17.l/!ixb7
lS.\12e2 (1S.\12d3 flxd4 16.flxd4 li>xd4 l"!bS IS.iIl'a6 \12g4 19.'IIId3 !lfeS 20.
17.\12xh7"t Q/xh7 18. llhd4 f6=) 15 ... fle2 (20.h3 \12xf3 21.1/!ixf3 flxd4 22.
\12a6! 16.\12e3 fla5 17.b3 ::'lacS lS.IWd2 IWxd5 ~e2t) 20 ... \12xf3 21.Y!lxf3
HfeS'!' 19.94 g6 20.Q/g2 'IIIe6 21.\12h6 ~xd4=) 14 ...flee7 15.\12d2 \12e6=) 13.
\12g7 22.\12xg7 Y2-Y2Tukmakov-Fara- rJ.dl \12b7 14.'ilgS li>xg5 15.\12xdS (15.
go, Leipzig 1975; 1HlbS IWdS= flxgS h6 16.\12h7t whS=) 15...0f6
(l2 ... IWd7 13.i!!ld3 h6 14.\12c3 b6 IS. (15 ... exdS 16.~xg5 h6 17.~h3,!,) 16.
fle3 as 16.flxd5? (16.\12xdS exd5 17. \12e4 fldS (16 ... !lfeS 17.flbS I!lJf4
IWbS?! (lHlfel \12a6 IS.IWd2 \12c4=) lS.g3;!;) 17.fleS Wie7 IS.Wif3 !leS 19.
17 ... \12a6 IS.IWxd5 IWxd5 19.flxdS \12xb7 Wixb7 20.~e4 Ciie7 21.!lac1 f6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 97

2Hld3 ~xe1 23.~xe1 '/\Id7 24.~2 ~gS ~d7 26.~d2 'I!Ixb4 27.flxb4
\!IIxd4 2S.1'1e7 \!IId6 (25...~d6 26.~xa7 ~xd2 28.~xd2 ~xeS 29Jl:c1 f6 30.
~f7 27Jlxf7 flxf7 28.\\Ya8t ~f8 29. liih6 d3 0-1 Husted-Bergmann,
\!IIe4 \!IIxe4 30.flxe4=) 26.~xa7 fle6 DEN 1990) IS ... IWd7= 16.liigS ~xg5
27.fle4 \!lidS 28.~e7 \!IIxe4 29.~xe6 17.flxgS a6 18.fle3 IWg4 19.flG liifS
\!IIb3 30.~e3 \!IIa2 31.g3 (3l.\!IIdl 20.'I!Id2 liie4 2l.flel \\Yh4 22.l"ldl ~d6
~d8=) 31 ... ~d8 32.wg2 \!lidS 33. 23.g3 IWf6 24.f3 liifS 25.g4 liie6 26.
\!\IxdS !:1xdS 34.flf4 l"ld2 v,-y, Kor- flg2 ~e8 27.h3 hS 28.IWf4 IWxf4 29.
ehnoi-Funnan, Leningrad 1963 SU- flxf4 wg7 30.~fel hxg4 3l.hxg4
ch; 12.'/k2 h6; 12.h4 flxe3 13.bxe3 ~8 32.wg2 gS 33.flxe6t l"lxe6 Y2-V,
~d8 14.flgS g6 IS.\!IIG \!IIe7 16.a4 Aratovsky-Furman, Vilnius 1949;
~g7 17.hS h6 18.~xe6 bxe6 19.fle4 b) 13.~dl ~d8
gS 20.~a3 \!IIe7 2l.~abl eS 22.flf6t (b) 13 ... liig7 14.h4 liid7 IS.hS
wh8 23.~fel exd4 24.fle8 \!IIf4 2S. flf4 16.IWe2 fS 17.dS fxe4 18.flxe4
\!IIxf4 gxf4 26.flxg7 wxg7 27.exd4 G IWe7 19.dxe6 \!\Ixe6 20.'l!Jb3 IWa421.
28.gxG ~e6:l; Kolesar-Znamena- IWxa4 liixa4't Maksimovie-Ruek,
eek, Bratislava 1991; IHk2 (Ll13. Kladovo 2001) 14.h4 flee7 IS.liigS
\!IId3 g6 14. fle4±) 12 ... flxe3 13.bxe3 liid7 16.fleS liie6 17.IWG liixeS IS.
g6. dxe5 I!'IxcS 19.1iixd5 flxdS 20.~xd8
12 ... h6 :1Ixd8 21.:1Id2 HeS 22.flxdS liixdS
12 ... g613.h4!:l; 23.\!\Ie3 IWf5 24Jld4:l; Ravi-Yatcs
a) 13.~h6 ~d8 Doerr, Biel MTO op 2000;
(a) 13...~g7 14.~xg7 e) 13.~cl b6 14.ltlh6 liig7 15.
(a) 14.IWd2 flf6 IS.~adl ~d8 16. liixg7 wxg7 16.h4 liib7 17.fleS
[lfel ~d7 IHlgS flaS 18.fleS ~e8 flxe3?! 18.®xe3 ~aeS? 19.flxe6
19.~G \!IIb6 20.\!IIf4 fldS 21.flxdS ~xe6 20.liixe6 IWxe6 21.'l!Jxe6 liixe6
exdS 2HlxdS l"lxdS 23.flg4 ~a4 24. 22.~ael±; 13 ... a6
l"le7 ~f8 2S.~xdS ~b3 26.~xf7 1-0 a) 13...i'lde7 14.hS liid7
Mestel-Shrcntzel, Beer Sheba (a) 14 ... i'lxd4 IHld! c5) IS.
1988) 14... wxg7 IS.~dS exdS 16. hxg6 hxg6 16. flbS 'l!JbS 17.g3 a6
me1 ~fS 17.\!IId2 ~feS 18.flbS Wid7 (a) 17 ... i'ldS lS.liixg6 a6 19.
19.Wif4 ~e4 20.IWd6 l"laeS 21.l"ledl fle3±) lS.liif4 e5 19.dxeS flxe5 20.
~d8't Carlier-Bartels, Guernsey flxe5 liixbS 21.fld7 liixd3 22.flxf6t
1986) 14.~d5 wg7 23.liixb8 I9xf6 24.l£1e5'1' wxe5
(a) 14.~fdl flxe3 IS.bxe3 ~d7) 25.l£1xd3= Huuskonen-Kartsev, VN
14 ... exdS IS.flbS COIT 2006;
(a) IS.IWd2 flaS 16.~ael fle4 17. b) 13...~d8 14.fle2 flde7 IS.ltlf4
'/!lel ~f5 18.~f4 'I!Ia6 19.fleS flxeS cS;
20.dxeS ~g7 21.l"ldl d4 22.IWd2 c) 13...~g7 14.~el i'lec7
~ae8 23.fla2 ~e2 24.IWb4 IWb6 2S. (c) 14 ... l£1d7 lS.l£1g5:l;) IS.hS flfS
98 J6zsef Pintcr

16.hxg6 hxg6 17.lIigSll!d7 IS.fleS;l:; ~e5 ~xe5 28.dxe5 ll!eS 29.e6 Wie7
d) 13...!.lId7 14.hS ~f4!=; 30.l/!}g6± Hiares 7.32-CMSOOO
e) 13 ... b6 14.hS flxe3 IS.bxe3 Default 2004) 15.bxe3 Ilib7 16.ll!f4
!.lIb7 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.ll!xg6+-; '/lId7 17J!adl ~aS lS.h4l;!aeS 19.94
t) 13...~f4 14.'/lId2 flhS IS.g4 ~e4 20.!.lIxb7 @xb7 21.l;!e2 llie7 22.
flg7 16.'/lIh6 flxd4 17.flgS Il!xgS IS. !lde1 Il!d6 23.ll!cl \\lidS 24.h5 Lle6
hxgS fS 19.gxf6 !lxf6 20.!.lIe3 cS 21. 25.gS [6 26.gxh6 '/lIxh5 27.l;!e4 gS
Il!dSt !.lIc6 22.fle4 We7 23.ll!xd4 exd4 28.d5 '/lIh3 29.i'lxe4 Il!h2t 30.~xh2
24.~gSll!xd5 25.'Ilxh7t \!if8 26.@hSt \![;xd3 31.flxe6 c5 32.~g4 '/liB 33.
Il!g8 27.~h7"t Y,-'h Jaser-Thann- ~e3 gh7 34J!c7t <$:Jxh6 35.d6 <$:Jg6
hausser, CC EU/M/Gr/3600; 14. 36.d7 l;!h8 37.~g2 '/lIh3 3S.f4 '/lIg3
9le2 ~ee7 39.f5t I9xf5 40.l;!e8 l;!h2 41.l;!e2
a) 14 ... !.lIg7 15.hS ~ee7 16.hxg6 !'!xg2t y,-y, P1askett-Lukaes, Soehi
hxg6 17.~g5 !ldS 19S4;
(a) 17 ... e5 IS.'/lIg3 ~f5 19.'/lIh2) c) 13 ... ll!d7 14.g3 ~cc7 IS.~e5
IS.'/lIh3 eS 19.1Wh7t 1!;>f8 20.ll!xd5 ll!e6 16.~g4 h5 17.ll!h7t I!;>hS IS.fle4
IWxdS 21.Il!e3 exd4 22.~xd4 f6 23. '/lId8 19.~gxf6 gxf6 20.fle5 f5 21.
~gf3 gS 24.Llacl Il!d7 25.!!eS! '/lId6 '/lId2 flf6 22.l;!xe6 '/lidS 0-1 Vujadi-
26.~d2 f5 27.fle4 '/lIf6 28.~f3 g4 novie-Trajanovski eorr 1992; 14.
29.ll!g5 '/lIfl 30.~d6 '/lIgS 31.Il!xe7t !.lIxdS exd5 15.flb5 '/lId7! (15 ...'/lib8
<$:Jxe7 32.fuf5t MS 33.'I\Ih4 '/lIn 34. 16.g3\l!g4 17.ll!f4 '/lIe8 18.~eSt) 16.
~g5 '/lIg6 3S.~7t wfl 36.'/lIe7t <$:JgS ~eS
37.0xg7 I/!}xg7 3S.!lgS 1-0 Kallin- a) 16.ll!f4 '/lIg4!= Ivanov-Dlugy,
ger-Meicr, eorr rCCF 1974; Las Vegas 19S9
b) 14 ...9ldc7 IS.lIif4; 15.hS §ld7 (a) 16 ... a6 17 .~d6 iJ<e7 18.fle5
16.hxg6 hxg6 17.!.lIh6 Il!g7 18.l/!}d2 '/lIxd6 19.~xc6 '!!ixe6 20.l;!xe7 '/lIf6
[6 19.~g3 'Jifl 20.ll!xg7 <$:Jxg7 21. 2Ue3 Il!d7 22.fle5 ll!e6 23.l;!cl '/lIg6
flfel ll!e6 22.b4 !laeS 23.!lael !le7 24.h3 !le8 2S.'!!ib3 f6 y,-y, Yrjo1a-
24.ll!bl !lfeS 2S.~c4 '/lIf4 26.~e5Il!d7 Pa1danius, Finland 1995) 17.'/lIe3
27.'/lIxf4 fuf4 28.f!e4 g5 29.!'!eel y,- (a) 17.'/lId2 Il!f5 IS.~d6 fld7=)
Y, K1att-Beier eorr 19S5/Corr 2000. 17 ... !.lIfS 18.h3?
13.!ld1 a1) 1S.~d6 iJ<e4! 19.fue4 dxe4
13.!'!e1 !ldS!? 20.'/lIxe4 flxd4 21.fud4! iJ<xd4
a) 13 ...flee7; (a1) 21 ... Llxd4 22.l/lJxb7!) 22.
b) 13 ... b6 14.g3 ~xc3 iJ<e5!=;
(b) 14 ... aS 15.®e2 Il!b7 16.~xd5 a2) IS.fle5 iJ<xe5 J9.lJ;.xe5 !ld7
exd5 17.ll!f4 '/lidS IS.ll!h7t ;l;>hS 19. (a2) 19...~xe5 20.dxe5 d4 21.
fladl !leS 20.lWd3 g6 2I.Il!xg6 fxg6 '/lIb3l;!ae8 2Hld6 !le7 23.'/lIa4 d3 24.
22.lWxg6 '/lId7 23.ll!xh6 IWfl 24.\\Iig4 '/lIxg4iJ<xg4 2S.f3 Il!h5 26.i:!adl Il!g6)
flfeS 25.ll!f4 !lxel t 26.~xel !IfS 27. 20.f3 Wig6 2 I.flae I a6 22.~e3 f!cS
The Semi-Tarraseh Defence 99

23.'il'f2 ~xeS 24.dxcS ~e6 20.\iie4±) 16.dxeS 'il'xeS 17.0d4


(a2) 24.!'lxcS 1:1xcS 2S.dxcS d4 (17.0eS ~d7!? (l7...Si'd7!?) 17 ... 'il'c7
26.<lle2 d3,!,) 24 ... d4'f. Shimanov- (17 ... \\yf4!? IS.!'lfel 0d7 19.0xdS
Amanov, Alushta 2008; 18 ... \\Yg6 ~xdS 20.!'le4 '/!id6 21.0cS 'il'e7 22.
19.flcS 'il'g3 flf6 23.f1h4 \!lc6 24.0d6 IWd7
(a) 19.\!lg3 ~e4!+) 19 ...!;)xeS 20. 2S.Ii:xh6 ~e8) 18.WD 0d7 19.0xdS
dxeS (l9.!'lfel!&;) 19 ...exdS (19 ...fudS!=)
(a)20.~eS a6! 21.flc3 flxeS!-+) 20.frfe1 ~e6 2Ue2 ~g6 (2l...~fS=)
20 ... d4 21.'lYg3 \\Yxg3 22.fxg3 Si'e2! 22.~g3± Sulava-Pinter, Pula 1996;
23.e6 I3.~bS IWb8 14.!'lel l:l:d8 IS.0d2 b6
(a) 23.~d6 gS 24.'~)d2 ~xcS 2S. 16.~c3 <llde7 IH!e3 0b7 18.frad1
YJxb7 i:rdS-+) 23 ... fxc6 24.~c7 cS ~e5 19.flxe5 0xc5 20.g3 0c7 21.
2S.~xa8 !'le I a6 22.D 0eS 23.f4 0xe4 24.
(a) 25.0xcS ~xc5 26.~xa8 ~c4 ~xe4 0e7 2S.'1l'c2 !'la7 26.!'led1 'il'b7
27.~e7 d3-+) 2S ... exf4 26.~c7 d3 27.0t2 'il'dS 2S.'il'e2 i!lIfS= Gandalf
27.~c6 S.I-Frit:.:: 8, 2002; 13.~c2 0d7 14.
(a) 27.gxf4 d2 28.fredl flaS! 29. 0e3 a6 IS.flg3 flaS (IS ... flce7) 16.
flc6 frdS! 30.~c7 !'ld7-+) 27 ... frd6 a4 ~b4 17.\\Ybl 0c6 18.ilhS 0e7 19.
28.~eS d2 29J:'1edl b6 0-·1 Ivanov- 0xh6! gxh6 (J9 ... 0xe4 20.\\Yxe4 fS
Dlugy, Las Vcgas 1989; 21.'il'f4 I5Ixf4 22.0xf4±) 20.'il'cl eS
b) 16.h3 a6 17.~c3 'l!if5=; 16 ... (20 .. .'i'ig5 21.~xgS ~b3 22.'l!ic3) 21.
0xeS 17.dxe5 a6! I S.~d4 (18.~d6 dxcS !/lIe6 22.~f6t 0xf6 23.®xh6
flxeS!) 18...<llxd4 19.'l!ixd4 'il'g4=; 0xe4 24.exf6 \I!Ig4 2S.~h4 0xg2 26.
I3.~e3 flcc7 h3 0xh31· 27.l1Ih2 0g2 2SJla3! 1-0
a) J3 ... b6 14.'il'd2 0a6 ISJlfel Eiscnmann-Kunzelmann, GER corr
~aS? 1991. (28.~fS!? 'il'h3t 29.'il'xh3
(a) IS ... ~xe3 16.fxe3 frac8 terv 0xh3 30Jlg It IlIhS 3 U'i:gS 0xfS
BfdS.) 16.flxdS cxdS 17.0f4 'il'd7± 32.!'lxfSllih7 33.!'lgl I11h6 34.!'lD+-)
YZ-YZ Hernandez-Farago, Leipzig 13 ... b6
1975;
b) 13...\!ld7 IHlbS IWb8 IS.frael
~ee7 I 6.!'lfc I 0c6 1Hlc3 fld8 18.
ilxdS 0xd5 19.~xdS frxdS 20.\\Ye4
'il'd8 21JlcS 'il'b6 22.b4 l"lad8-; 14.
Ii:adl (14.fracl Itld7 IS.ltlh7t IlIhS
16.flc4 IWb8=) 14 ... frdS?! (14 ...
~d7!= IHleS 0e6 16.~xc6 bxe6)
IS.~e5 ~xeS (IS ... 0d7 16.~h71·1lIf8
17.ile4;!;; IS ... ~xe3 16.bxc3 0xcS
17.dxeS IWxd3 18.0xd3 0d7 19.0eS
100 Jozsef Pinter

13 .. J!d8 14.'I!Ie2 (14.fie3 a6 IS. ~b5';: Milgram-Barbafiera, corr


!lacl I11d7 16.'I!Ie2 !lac8 I Hlb1 ~xc3 Coppa Latina-5 bdl0 1995. (23 ...
18J!xc3 0e7 19J'~xc8 ldxc8 20.0d2 \!llf5!?) ) 14 .. .l1ac8 1Hlc2 (l5.l11b1
fic6 21.0b4 'I!Id5 22.l11xe7 0xe7 23. t,.~ce7 16.\!!Id3 ~g6 17.~e4 'I!Ic7
'I!Id3 g6 24.~cl >'lf6=) 14 ... b6 IS.~xf6t ~xf6 19.>'ld2=) 15...~ce7
a) 14 ...0d7 15.l11c2 ~ce7 16.~e4 (l6.\llJd3 ~g6 17.>'ld2 !:lfdS
(a) 15 ...ldac8 16.'I!Ie4 ~xc3 IS.!:lacl II!c6 19.~e4 'I!Ib8 20.~f6t
(a) 16...~ce7 17.@h7t <;!;>f8 18. ~xf6 21.i'!e1 a6 (2l...'I!Id6) 22.>'lbl
~e4 'I!Ic7 19.111xh6 'I!Ixc2 20Jlacl ~f4 23.i!!Ie3 g5 24.h3 >'ld5 25.>'lb4
Y!lxe4 21.l':lxg7t >'lxg7 22.1!lJxe4±) 17. i'!c7 26.l11d2 l::!xcl 27.i'!xcl b6=
bxc3 ~e7 IS.l11f4 'I!Ia6 19.~c5 l1.>a4 Shredder 8-Deep Fritz S 2004)
20.l11d3 'I!Ia5 21.~g4 I11g5 22.'I!Ih7t 16 ...'I!Ic7 17.~c5 (17.~f6t ~f6 18.
<;!;>f8 23.l11e5 f6 24.h4±) 16.~e5 ldacS >'ld3 >'la4 19.i'!e1 >'lc2';:) 17 ... i'!fd8 18.
17.'I!Ie4 ~f5 18.g4 i'!xc3 19.bxc3 i!!Ie4 ~g6= 19.>'ld3 l11e7 20.~xd7
~xc3 20.'I!Id3 ~xd4; l::!xd7 21.g3 (21.>'ld2 I11d6
b) 14 ... a6 15.>'lc2 b5 16.'I!Id3 a) 21 ...'I!Id6 22.~e5 ~f6
~xc3 17.bxc3 I1.>b7 18.~d2 ~a5 19. (a) 22 ... f5!? 23.i!!Ie2 ~xe5 24.
~e4 0xe4 20.'I!Ixe4 ~c4 21.I11f4 'I!Id5 dxe5 'I!Ib6) 23.~xf7 ~xe4 24.~xd6
22.'I!Ih7t 11if8 23.0'e4 1-0 Drott- i'!xd6 25.l11xe4 i'!xd4 26.111f3 ~e5 27.
Szymczyk, corrl985; 15.l11c2 I1.>b7 >'lh5 ~d3
16.\!lld3;!;<;!;>f817.\!llh7<;!;>eS1S.~e4\!llf8 (a) 27 ...i'!h4 2S.l1.>e2 i'!c2 29.b4
19.11.>a4 a6 20.0d2 b5 21.>'lb3 l1.>e7 i'!e4 30.>'lfl I11f6 31.l11e3) 28.>'le3 l::!d6
22.a4! b4 23.a5 f5!? 24.l1.>a4!? lddcS 29.l::!d2;!; Yace Paderborn-Smar-
(24 ... fxe4 25.~e5 (25.l1.>xc6t I1.>xe6 Think 0.16b/ 2003;
26.'I!Ig6t \!llf7 27.\!llxf7t <;!;>xf7 28. b) 2l...'I!Id8 22.'I!Ig4 ~f6 23.'I!Ih3
~e5t <;!;>f8 29.~xc6 lIdc8 30.lddcl ~f8 24.i'!acl i'!dc7 25.i'!xc7 !:lxc7 26.
>'ld6=) 25 ... !;'ld6 26.!lacl (26.'I!Ig6t I11bl I11d6= Orsolic-Perez, IECG
<;!;>d8 27.~f7t <;!;>c7 28.~xd6 I11xd6 29. 2003; 22.l::!acl i!!IbS (22 ...'I!IdS 23.
!lac1 \!llf6 30.W1xc4ldf8) 26 ...i'!c8 27. fuc8 @xcS 24.g3 a6 25.i'!el i!!IdS=)
'I!Ig6t I1idS 2S.~f71" wd7 29.~xd6 23.g3 i'!xcl 24.l::!xcl l::!c7=) 21...
>'lxd6 30.'I!Ixe4 'I!If6 oo) 25.~e5! wd8 !:lddS (21...>'lf6 22.i!!Ig4 i'!d6 23.h4
(25 ... fxe4 26.\!!Ig6t wdS 27.'I!Ixe6 (23.l11xg6 fxg6 24.'I!Ixg6 'I!Ic2 25.
~xe5 2S.dxe5 wc7 2Hle3! 'I!Ig8 'I!Ixc2 l::!xc2) 23 ... 'l!lb6 24.>'lxg6 fxg6
30.'I!Id7t I1lbS 31.i'!xd5 'I!Ixd5 32. 25.'I!Ixg6 'I!Ib3 26j~d3 'I!Ic2 27.'I!Ie4
'I!Ixe7±) 26.>'lxc6 >'lxc6 27.~c5 0xc5 i'!f8;j) 22.'I!Ie2 ~f8 23.~e5 >'lf6 24.~f3
28.dxc5± Antoshin-Furman, USSR (24.l11d2?! 'I!Ib6; 24.'I!Ig4) 24 ... 'I!Ib6
1970; 13...>'ld7 14.'I!Ie2 (l4J:lbl a6 25.g4 'I!Id6 26.h4 ~f4 27.l11xf4 'I!Ixf4
15.b4 i'!ac8 16.0xd5 exd5 17.~e2 2S.'I!Ie4 ~g6!+ Alburt-Sax, Hastings
~a7 IS.l1.>f4 'I!Ib6 19.~c3 I11b5 20.\!!Id2 19S3; 13 ...~xc3 14.bxc3 b6!; 13 ...
>'lc4 21.~a4 'I!Ib5 22.~c3 'I!Id7 23.h3 ~e7 14.'I!Ie2 a6 (l4 ... i'!d8) 15.>'lc2
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 101

flf4 16.l/lIe4 Hg6 17.h4 l":dS IS.hS 17.!ila3I/l1f4!


flfS 19.!ilf4t Ziewitz-Stabenow, 17•••fle7"" lS.l/lId3
Corr 2006. IS.a5 fiac8 19.axb6 axb6 20.fia7
14.l/lIe2 I/lIbS= Smyslov-Farago, Cuba 1976.
14.g3 flee7 IS.fld2 (lS.fleS! IS ...flg6 19.1/lIe3 fiacS 20.aS !ildS
!ilxeS 16.dxeS I/lIxcS 17.flxdS flxdS 21.axb6 axb6 22.!ilxg6 fxg6 23.
IS.!ilxdS exdS=; IS.!ilh71· I11hS !ild2 1'1a8 24Jixa8 !i:xa8 2S.fleS
16.fle4!?) IS ...!ilb716.!ilg2flxe317. !ilxeS 26.i!lJxeS IjlJc6 27.1/lIg3 gS 28.h3
!ilxb7? (l7.bxe3 !ilxg2 18.d>xg2 fia2 29.!ile3 wh7 30.ficl bS 31.wh2
fiaeS!+) 17 ...flxdIIS.!1lxaSflxf219. fia3 32.f4 gxf4 33.!ilxf4 b4 34.!ilcS
1/lIf3 flh3t 20.wg2 flgS 0-1 Ziehiehi- I/lIb7 3S.fibl b3 36.c4 !ilxc4 37.fic1
Pinter, Rome 19S2; 14.flxdS exdS fia4 3S.dS exdS 39.1/lIf2 I1IgS 40.fial
IS.!ilh7t d>h8 16.!ilfS 16.-Fe6 17. fixal 41.!ilxal !ild3 42.!ilb2 !ile4 43.
Fe3-BfeS = Y>-Y> florian-Pinter, !ileS l/lIe7 44.l/lIg3 d>h7 4S.!ild4 !ilc2
HUN 1977; 14.!ile3 flee7 lS.fleS 46.!ilb2 1/lIf7 47.h4 !ile4 48.!ild4 I/lIc7
!ilxcS 16.dxcSl/lIxeS 17.!ild4 (17.fie1 49.!ilb2 !ilg6 SO.I/lIf2 I/lIb7 S1.l1Ig1 I/lIc7
I/lIhS lS.!ild4!ilb7+) 17 ... l/lIg5 IS.flxdS S2.l'Jld4 !ile4 S3.l/lIeS 1/lIf7 S4.wh2 I/lIg6
flxdS 19.93 (l9.!ilxdS I/lIxdS 20.'/ig3 SS.l/lIg3 !ilc2 S6.l/lIxg6t wxg6 S7.g4
I/lIgS+) 19 ...!ilb7 20.h4 l/lIe7 2l.fid2 11If7 SS.g5
fiadS 22.fiad I fid7 23.!ilg2 fifdS=F S8.hS g6 S9.hxg6t wxg6 60.l1Ig3
Leaua-Dyakov, 2004/Teleehess. !ildl.
14 ...flxc3 lS.bxc3 !ilb7 16.a4 5S ... hxg5 59.hxgS I1Ig6 60.wg3
16.g3 fla5 17.!ilf4 @d7 lS.!ilxb7 MS!
I/lIxb7=; 16.!ilb2!? flaS 17.!1lxb7 flxb7
18.e4 l/lIe7 (1S ...fiaeS 19.fld2! I/lIf4
20.fle4 !ile7 2l.dS fld6 22.fid4 l'JleS
23.fiel exdS 24.exdS fifdS (24 ...
fifeS?! 2S.fie4 fixe4 26.!ilxeS fixe4
27.l/lIdl fixe! t 2S.l/lIxe1 !ilfS 29.l/lIe3
flbS 30.l/lIal flxa3 3l.g3 fle4 32.!ile7
as 33.l/lIe3 bS 34.!ilxaS flxaS 3S.
I/lIxaS b4=) 25.fie4 I/lIfS 26.flxd6 2
!1lxd6 27.fig4 !ilfS+) 19.fiael !:1aeS
20.dS !ilxb2 2l.IWxb2 exdS 22.exdS
I/lId6=; 16.fleS? !1lxeS 17.dxeS I/lIxeS
ISIld7? iiadS!; 16.!ile2 fle7 17.fld2 60 ... wxgS? 61.!ilxg7=
flg6 IS.fle4 !ilxe4 19.!ilxe4 fiaeS 20. 61.!ilxg7 l1Ie4 62.!ilb2 we3 63.
I/lId3 flf4= Gagarin-Pinter, Croatia !ilc1 t we2 64.!ilb2 !ilh7 6S.M4 I1Id3
2009, Y>-Y>. 66.weS wc2 67.!ild4 !ilg8 6S.I1If6 b2
16...fifd817.!ilc2 69.!ilxb2 wxb2 70.l1Ig7 d4 0-1
102 Jozscf Pinter

(46) M. Filip - I. Pla,tonov 20.~bS a6 21.~d6 ~fS 22.~xfSt


Wijk aan Zee 1970 iUxfS 23.l"!c7 l"!abS 24.0± Spiel-
mann-Xu Hanbing, Budapest 2000;
UlfJ ~f6 2.c4 e6 3.~c3 d5 4.d4 al) IS.l"ladl l"le8 I 9.1/!!0 gc6 20.
c5 5.cxd5 ~xd5 6.e3 ~c6 Uid3 rtle7 ~xc6 !:lxc6 2U'1eS !:ld6 22.'IlIg3 I/!!d7
8.0--0 0-0 9.a3 cxd4 10.exd4 rtlf6 23.l"1d2 a6 24.h4;1;) IS .. :~f5 19.1"lad1
ll.rtle4 ~ce7 'IlIf6 20.g3 ~d6 21 .f4 hS 22.l/!!g2l"lfcS
23.~dS I/!!dS 24.~c3 I/!!b6 2S.'!H2±
abed.fgh Dory-Kallai, Hungary 2007;
a2) 17.1/!!0 iUe6 IS.l"ladll"leS 19.
~d3 ~c6 20.~t'l I/!!gS 21.I/!!g3 I/!!fS
22.l"lfel l"1cdS 23.b4 a6 24.bS axbS
2S.~bS rtleS 26.~d3;1; Khetsuriani-
4 Kolani, Athens 1999; 17 ... @xd7
IS.I/!!O 'IlIfS 19.:WxfS ~xfS 20.l"1adl=)
14 ... rtlxh4 IS.rtlh6 l"1c8 16.1)\10 f6
17.~xdS ~xdS 18.iUxdS fxeS 19.
rtlxb7 !:lb8 20.dxeS I/!!b6 21.'Jle4±;
b) 12...~xc3 13.bxe3 rtlxeS 14.
IHIJd3 dxeS 'IlIaS IS.@d4
12.~eS g6 (b) IS.'JlgS ~g6 16.l"1el f5 17.
a) 12 ... rtld713.\\lId3 'Jle2 l"1f7 IS.l/!!d4 iUd7 19.'Jlb3 !:leS
(a) 13.\\lIhS g6 14.\\lIO iUe6 IS. 20.l/!!b4 'IlIe7 21.!:ladl rtle6 22.!:ld6
rtlh6 rtlg7 16.iUxg7 wxg7 17.l"!adl ~f8 23.l"!edl h6 24.'Jlf4l"lfe7 2S.h4±
l"!e8 IS.~xe6 !:lxe6 19.~e2 l"!d6 20. Bronstein-Labollita, Buenos Aires
h4 I1S 21.\\lIg3 ~e6 22.!:lfel 1/YbS 23. 200S) IS ... ~g6 16.f4 l"ldS J7.1l!ib4
rtlbl l"!d7 24.@gS 'IlId8 2S.\\lIg3 \\lIbS 'IlIe7 18.rtle3 rtld7 19.1/!!xb7 'IlIxe3 20.
26.'IlgS 1/Yd8 27.1/Yg3 lI,-lI, Mareiano- l"lfel h6 21.g31/!!aS 22.l/!!b4 'IlIxb4 23.
Huebner, Mondariz zt 2000) 13 ... axb4 :!'lab8 24Jlxa7 !:lxb4 2S.liixg6
g614.h4 fxg6 26Jldl !:lb3 27.'Jlf2 1-··0 Vun-
(a) 14.iUh6 rtlg7 IS.rtlxg7 dcr-Polyakov, St Petersburg 1998;
(a) IS.1/Yh3 rtle6 16Jlfel c) 12...~fS 13Jlel
(a) I 6.~xg7 wxg7 17.!:lfell"1eS=) (c) 13.~g4 ~xd4 14.l/!!d3 hS IS.
16...~f6 17.rtlxg7 wxg7 IS.rtlxe6 ~xf6t ~xf6 16.'JlgS ~b3 17.'Jlh7t
~xe6 19.!:ladl \\lIb6 20.~e4 ~xe4 21. wh8 IS.l"ladl i/lixd3 19.1iixd3 ~g4 20.
l"!xc4 ~xeS 22.dxcS l"!adS=!' lI,-lI, rtle2 ~aS 21.rtle7 l"!gS 22.~bS;I;
Diosu-Dudck, Gennany 200S) IS ... Shredder 6.02-Ruffian 1.0.1, 2003)
Wxg7 16.rtlxdS exdS 17.~d7 13...~de7 14.~f4
a1) 17.l"!fel rtle6 IS.'IlId2 (c) 14.rtle3 rtld7
(a1) IS.l"!ael \\lIaS 19.'IlIbS 'IlIxbS (c) 14 ... ~e3 IS.!:lxc3 ~fS 16.
The Semi-Tarrascll Defence 103

0xfS exfS",) IS.flg4 0h4 16.'1!lc2 2U!fdl \!!Ib6 22.\!!Ig7 flg6 23.~hS
(c) 16.dS?! flxe3 17.flxe3 [S IS. \\IIe6 24J!/xg6 hxg6 2S.\\IIgSt 1-0
0f3 '/lIb6 19.93 [4 20.gxh4 [xc3 21. Zentgraf-Pinehuk, Greif.~wald 2003;
jjxc3 flfS 22.f1e4 \\IIxb2+) 16 ...0e6 d) 16.l':!bl [S 17.l::lb3 \\IIe7 IS.l;!h3
17.g3 hS IS.fleS 0f6 f6 19.\\IIhS flg6 20.~bl l::ldS 21.~a2
(c) IS ... 0xe4 19.\\IIxe4 0f6=) 19. l::lxd4 22.\!!IxfS \!!In 23.\\IIe5 l;!e4 24.f4
l::ladl );leS 20.\l\Ie2 g6+ b6 2S.\\IIe3 ~a6 26.l;!el l;!xel t 27.
(c) 20 ... h4!?) 21.\l\If3 ~xe4 22. \!!Ixel l;!eS 2S.fS flfS 29.0b2 \\IIe7
flxe4 t;;>g7+ 23.h3 l::le2 24.l11g5 f6+ 30Jlg3t 1-0 Larsson-Roskvist,
2S.\\IIb30 \\IIe8 SVE eorr 1992) 16 ... JJdS 17.JJbl
(c) 2S ...flxd4? 26.l::lxd4 \\IIxd4 27. l;!xd4 IS.l;!b3 l::lxdl 19.1::lxe3 l;!xfi t
~xf6!! I11xf6 28.flxf61" l::lxf6 29. 20.wxfi fS 21.Ed3 f6 22.0f3 l;!bS
\\IIxe2±) 26.fleS 23.l;!dS1" 1-0 Kievelitz-Loeffler,
(c) 26.~xf6 t;;>xf6' 27.fle3 reeF 1991;
l::lxf2!-+) 26 ... flxd4-+ 27.l::lxd4 e) 12 ... \\IId6 13J!el 0d7 14.flg4
l::lxcS 28.fld7 fxg5 29J!d3 I:1cl 30. ~e6 15.t;;>c2 flg6 16.fle4 \\lidS 17.
\\IIxe61" rm 3U!xel \Wxel1" 32.l1Ih2 flgxf6t flxf6 18.~gS ~xe4 19.~xe4
\!!Ie6 0-1 Hulak-Torre, Toluca izt \\IIb6 20.0xf6 gxf6 21.il:e3 £ladS
19S2) 14 ...flg6 15.flxg6 hxg6 16. 22.l;!h3 fS 23.\\IIhS I1Ig7 24.~f3 \\IIxd4
~xfS gxf5 17.~cS ~d7 IS.dS l;!cS 2S.l::lel \\IId2 26J!dl \\IIf4 27.l;!xd8
19.\Wd4 I11xeS 20.l;!xeS VJJe7 21.l;!ael l::lxd8 2S.g3 \\IIc1 t 29.l1Ig2 h6 30.
(c) 21.d6 VJJb6 22.\\IIxb6 axb6 23. ~xb7 il:dl 31.\\lIe2 l::lgl t 32.111f3 \\IIg5
l;!ael f6 24.l;!Se3 wn=) 2l...\\IId6 22. 0-1 Hultin-Ronneland, Sweden
\\IIe4 l;!ae8= Lemmers-Kaehiani Gcr- 1992;
sinska, Germany 2000; t) 12 ... b6 13.flg4 stia6 14.flxf6t
d) 12 ... \\IIe7 13.flg4 flxf6 IS.~a8 0xfi 16.~f3 ~c4 17.
(d) 13.'I!Ic2 h6 14J!el \\Iib6 15. \\lIa4 \\lIe7 18.~g5 ~dS 19.0xf6 gxf6
\\IId3 );ld8 16.flxd5 flxdS 17.~h7i" I1IfS 20.flxdS flxdS 21.t£>xdS exd5 22.h3
IS.~d2 ~xcS IIIh8 23.\\lIb4 l;!e8 24.l;!el \\lI[4 2S.g3
(d) IS ...l11d7!=) 19.1':!xeS IIl'xb2? \\lIf3 26.\\\'d2 Y2-Y2 Beisser-Doderer,
20.l::lbl \\IIa2 2IJ!e2 fle7 22.~aS WdS eorr 2006;
23.l11xdS Wxd8 24.l11e4±) 13 ...flxc3 g) 12 ...flg6 13.flxg6 fxg6 14.0e3
14.bxe3 b6 IS.l;!el stia6 16.il:el \\lId7 17.flxdS
(d) 14.flxf6t gxfo IS.bxe3 fS exdS 18.0f3 !l:ae8 19.\\lId2 \\lIfS 20.
16.111f3 @xc3 17.l:lf4 flg6 IS.l11d6 !l:e7 !l:n 21.~f4 l::lxe1t 22.\\lIxcl
)1d8 19J1c1 \!!Ib2 20Jle2 \\IIb3 21.~e7 0xd4 23.l::lxa7 h6 24.l::lxn I1Ixn
l':!e8 22.\!!Ic1±) 14 ... \!lIxe3 IS.flxf61" 25.~el gS 26.h3= AnMon S.21-
gxf616.!ilh6 Shredder 7.04,2003;
(d) 16.\!!Ih5 fS 17.~h6 \!!Ixd4 IS. b) 12 ...flc6 \3.\\IId3 ~xeS 14.
~xfS I1IxfS 19.~f3 cS 20.\\IIh6t IlIcS dxcS flxc3??
104 J6zsef Pioter

(b) 14 ... h6 15.@g3 I1ih8±) 15. a) IS .. .f6 16.~d3 @d6 17.~dS


I!lxh7t I1Ih8 16.1!Yh3 ~e2t 17.l1ihl (a) 17.!:1el Illd7 18.l/lIb3 Hab8
l"1e8 18.l!lg6"1" I1Ig8 19.1/lIh7t 11If8 20. (a) 18 ... lllc6? 19.1llxdS ~xdS 20.
I!lh6+-; 13.l!lh6 (13.~dS ~xdS 14. ~e4 \!!Ie7 21.~ecS±) 19.1llxdS ~dS
0h6 I!lg7 IS.\!ixg7 I1Ixg7 16.l"1el ~f6 20.~eS ~e3 21.~e6t
17.1!lf3 I/lIb6 18.lte4 I/lIbS 19.b4 I!ld7 (a) 2l.!:1xc3 Hf7 22.Hd3 'fl.e7 23.
20.~eS l"1fd8 2 U'lc7 ~S? 22.Hxd7 ~c4 \!!Ie7 24.!:lde3±) 21...Illxe6 22.
Hxd7 23.l!le2+-) 13 ...lllg7 14.lllxg7 !:lxe6 \!!Ixd4 23.!:le7t I1Ih8 24.bxe3
(14.\!!Id2) 14 ... l1Ixg7 IS.Hel \!!Ie5 25 Jlee 1±) 17 ... exd5 18.1llf3 Illf5
19.~c5 b6 20.~a4 Hae8 21.~e3
llle6=;
b) 15...~xc3 16.'fl.xe3 ~dS 17.
7 IllxdS exd5 18.l/lIb3 f6 19.~3 Hf7
20.~f4 I/lId6 21.g3 Illg4 22.l/lIxd5
\!!IxdS 23.~xd5 !:ld8 2Hle3 Hxd4 25.
~xg4 !:lxg4 26.f4; 16.~d5 (16.f1el
Illb7) 16 ... ~xd5. The knight feels
fine on d5. (16 ... exd5 17.1llf3 (17.
Illd3 I!lc6 18.l/lIa4 as 19.1llb5 \!!Id6 20.
abcdargh He3 !:lfe8 2l.Hfe ll"1xe3 22.!:lxe3 'fl.c8
23.l/lIe2 Hxe3 24.\!!Ixe3 f6 2S.~f3 Illd7
a) IS.l!lxdS ~xd5 16.\!!Ib3 ~xe3 26.llld3 ~g4 2H!e2 I/lIc6 28.11If1
17.\!!Ixe3 Illd7 18.d5 f6 19.1"1adl I!lb5 \!!Ixc3 29.bxe3 ~e8 30.~d2 Illxc2',
20.dxe6 \!!Ie7 21.Hfel llla4 22.b3 31.I1Ixe2 bS 32.~b3 a4 Y:.-Y:. Mista-
\!!Ixc6 23.'Wc7t I1Ig8 24.ltxg6 I/lIxb3 Lengyel, Luhacoviee 1969. 33.~S
2Hlxf8 Hxf8 26.l"1d8 \!!Ixa3 27. ~b6 34.~e6t 11If7 3S.~e7 l1Ie7 36.
Hxf8t \!!Ixf8 28.\!!Ie4t 1-0 Berg- ~xb5 I1Id7 37.e4=) ) 17.lllxd5 (17.
Somogyi, Keeskemet 1983; \!!If3 Illb7; 17.!:le I Illb7 18.\!!Ic2 \!!IgS
b) IS.\!!If3 b6 16.lllxdS exdS 17. 19.1/lIf3 Had8 20.l':lc2 a6 21.Hecl as
Hacl I!lb7 18.Hfel He8 19.\!!If4 ~f5 22.g3 \!!Ih6 23.\!!Ib3 llla8 24.l1ixd5
20.~bS I1ixd5 2S.l/lIxb6 l!le4 26.He7 I/lId2 27.
(b) 20.g4! ~6 21.g5 f5 \!!Ia7 I1Ig8 28.HfI !:la8 29.l/lIcS \!!Ixb2
(b) 21 ... f6 22.~g4±) 22.f3±) 30.\!!Ie7± Yace 0.99.5O--Comet B.36
20 ... a6 21.Hxe8 Illxc8 22.~c3 Illb7 2001) 17 ... l/lIxd5? (17 ... exd5±) 18.
23.Hc1 He7
(b) 23.g4!) 23...~d6 24.~1 f6
2S.~d3 Hc8= Berg-Karolyi, Pemik
1984; Diagram
c) 15.\!!Id2Illd716.~xd5~xd517.
I!lxdS exd5 18.1!!Jb4t; 15 ... b6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 105

wh2 wgS 27.l/lIh6 'ilIxd4 2S.f1xd4;


b) 24 ... l/lIc2 2S.~g4 I/lIfS
(b) 25...\ilxd7 26.'/lIf6t IligS 27.
~h6#) 26.l/lIh6t IlihS; 2S.lla7 (2S.
I/lIxfS gxfS 26.0xc6 f1xc6) 25...~a4
26.f:el !!c2 27.b4 ~b3 (27 ...@xgS
2S.hxgS f1a2 29.f1e3) 2S.bxaS bxaS
29.f1e4. Smyslov not only brings
his last piecc into the attack, but at
the same time makes the queen
swap problematic. 29 .. ,h6 (After
As a rule, forcing a rook on to 29 ... IWxgS? 30.hxgS a4 31.f1f4 the f-
the 7th rank is seen as a success. Is pawn cannot be hcld.) 30.@e3 l"!b2
that the case here or has White paid 3 UXg4 (3Uf4 @c2 32.f1fxf7t??
too high a price with .the exchange would lose everything, since after
of two minor pieces? IS ... 0b7 32 ... l::!xf7 33.f1xf7t figS Black
(J 8...'/lId6 !9J:!xf7t 1:1xf7 20.fJxf7 threatens mate on g2. 34.f1f8t fig7;
wxf7 21.'/lIOt+-) 19.1!!ig4 1:1ad8 31.g4 '/lIf6 32.l!!if4 !!hI t 33.wg2
(Weak is 19 ... 1:1acS 20.1:1d7 IWe4 21. lTh2t 34.llig3 I/lIxh4t 3S.wxh4 gst
I!!ixe4 ~xc4 22.1:1xa7 (22.0 ~dS 23. 36.wh3 gxf4 37.f1xf4 \ildS 3S.f1fxf7t
llxa7 llc2 24.b4) 20.1:1dl. Only two llxf7 39.f1xf7t wgS) 31...gS (31...
moves later will it become obvious. I/lIb! t 32.wh2 0c2) 32.hxgS (32.
Smyslov's plan is ingenious. 20 ... f1xaS f6 33.!!a7t IligS) 32 ... hS 33.
as (20 ... a6!?) 21.h4 (21.i!l'gS!) 21... l::!g3 h4 34.llg4 h3 3S.g6 (3S.l'!xaS
llcS (2I...hS? 22. i!l'xg6-n 22.f!d7 f!hS 36.i!l'cl IWc2 37.l/!ixc2 h2t (37 ...
l!!ie4 23.IWg5. The h-pawn secures l:!xc2 38.gxh3 f1hcS 39.l'!a7) 38.wf2
this outpost for the whitc queen. !!xc2t 39.we3 hi '/lI) 3S ... h2t (3S ...
(23.'/lIxe4 ~e4 24. f1a7) 23...~c6 f1xg2t 36.Xlxg2 '/lIblt 37.wh2 hxg2
a) 23 ... wgS!? 24.0 i!l'c2 2S.f1d2 38.wxg2 llhS 39.llig3) 36.wxh2lTh8t
'/lIc! t 26.wh2 ~c6 27.f1e7±; 37.wg3 f1xg2t 3S.i>xg2I/!ic2t 39.'/lIf2
b) 23...~dS 24.h5 wgS 2S.0 '/lIfS (39.£igl '/lIh2t 40.MI \Wh3t 41.fiel
(b) 2S ... '/lIc2 26.lIe!) 26.l!!ixfS '/lIhlt 42.'/lIgl; 39.fift \Wblt 40M2
gxfS 27J!d6 '/lIb2t 41.:me2 '/lIxe2t 42.wxe2) 39 ...
(b) 27.h6±) 27 ... bS 2S.f1b6 f1bS f1h2t 40.fixh2 '/lIxf2t 41.i>h3 '/lift t
29.f1a6 a4 30.h6±; 42.llg2 l!iih 1t 43.Wg3 '/lie 1t 44.wg4
c) 23...f:c2 24.fJO h6 2S.l/lIeSt I!!ihl 4S.f1g3 ~c2 46.f1xf7t figS
wgS; 24.0 (24.f1c7 h6 2S.l!!ig3 ~bS) 47.wgS '/lIel 4S.llg4 ~fS 49.fif6+-
24 ... IWfS. The queen on fS creates 1-0 Smyslov-Ribli, London 1983;
tactical possibilities. 12.'/lIb3 h6 (12 ... b6 13.'/lIe2 h6 14.
a) 24 ... IWe2 2S.fJg4 \Wxdl t 26. ~d3 fJxc3 15.bxc3 \ilb7 16.l!!ie2 '/lIc7
106 J6zsef Pinter

17.~d2 l'i:ac8 18.l'i:fbl ~d5 19.~a6 12.'I!lc2 g6 (12...~g6 13.~xdS exdS


~c4 20.~xc4 'I!lxc4 2 UIJxc4 l'i:xc4+ 14.'/lIb3 ~7 IS.h3 b6 16.~f4 ~e6
Veresagin-Bets, Volgograd 1997) IHlbS ~c6 18.~c7 l'lc8 19.~xe6
lHlxd5 (J3.~e5 ~xc3 14.'I!lxc3 ~f5 fxe6 20.'/lIe3 '/lId7 21.l'i:acl ~aS 22.
15.~e3 '/lIb6 (15...~d6 16.~f3 ~d7 ~eS ~c4 23.'/lIe2 l'i:fe8 24.l'i:fe\;!;;
17.i\lIb4 ~b5 18.l'i:fel as 19.'/lIb3 ~a6 12 ... h6 J3.~eS ~d7 14.fudS ~xdS
20.l'i:adl± Karpov-Timman, Mos- IS.~xd7 I/lIxd7 16.~e3 B:ac8 l7.'/lIb3
cow 1981) 16.l'i:acl (I 6.l'i:ad I l'i:d8 l'i:fd8 lS.~f3 b6 19.1'i:ac1 ~e7 20.
17.b4 (17.'/lIc2 ~d7 IB.~xfS exfS lhc8l'lxcS 21.ll:dl y,-y, Trifunovic-
19.~xd7l"1xd7 20.'/lIxfS l'i:ad8 2U'1d2 Taimanov, Hamburg 1965) 13.~cS
~xd4 22.ljfdl l'i:d6=) 17...~d7 lB. (13.~h6 l'i:c8 (13...~g7 14.~gS (14.
'/lIb3 fue3 19.~xd7 l'i:xd7 20.fxc3 ltixg7 wxg7 IS.~xdS ~xdS 16.~eS
l'i:ad8 21.wh I ~gS= Kryvoruchko- ~f6 17.&1fdl ~xe4 18.'/lIxe4 f6 19.
Lembak, Lvov-7 2003) 16 ... aS 17. ~4 I/lId5 20.'/lIxdS exdS 21.~e3 ~e6
'/lIc7 22.l'i:aclt) 14 ... '/lIb6 IS.l'i:fel ~d7 16.
a) 17J;(fel ~xe3 18.fxe3 ltixeS ~e5 ~c6 17.t,l1xdS ~xdS lS.flxdS
19.dxeS ~d7 20.'/lId4 ~xdS 19.~d7 @xd4 20.~f8l/l1g4 21.
(a) 20.'/lIc7 'I!lxc7 21.ll:xc7 ~c6 f4 &1xf8 22.'/lIc2 f.\d4t 23.whl i\lIfS
22.ltixc6 bxc6 23.ll:xc6 l'i:fb8 24.B:e2 24.l'i:adl ~b6 2S.'/lId3 '/lIg4= (2S ...
l"1bS=); ll'ixd3 26.l'i:xd3 f6 27.~h4 M7=)
b) 17.l'i:fdl l'i:d8 18.g4~xe3 19. 14.l'i:adl (I 4.l'i:fe 1 a6 (14 ... b6 IS.
fxe3 ~d7=; 17 ... '/lIxb2 18.~c4 '/lIbS ~eS \1lb7 16.'/lId2 l'i:c8 17.l'i:acl a6l8.
19.~xfS (l9.B:bl '/lId7 20.&1xb7 ~xb7 flg4 ~h8 19.~gS '/lId7 20.~eS '/lId6
21.'/lIxd7 ~xe4 22.~eS l'i:ab8 23.'/lIa4 21.~f3 fS 22.h4 'f1.c7 23.~xdS ~xdS
l:l:fc8::5) 19 ... cxf5 20.~d6 (20.d5 ~d8 24.~f4 l'i:xc1 2S.l'i:xc1 '/lId8 26.hS±
21.I/lIg3 '/lIxdS 22.ltixh6 'I!ld4 23.~f4 Stean-Webb, Hastings 1971; 14 ...
~e6 24.l'i:fdl 'I!lf6 2S.~6=) 20 ... l/lIb3 ~d7 IS.l'i:acl l'i:c8 16.'/lId3 \1lc6 17.
2Uic3 '/lIe6 22.fub7 (22.l'i:fcl ~d8 ~bS ~xbS 18.'/lIxbS &1xc1 19.~xcl
23.'/lIcS ~e7) 22 .. J1a7 23.a:bl '/lIc4 '/lIb8 20.h4 a6 21.\\lJa4 'f1.d8= Dubrov-
24.l'i:cb3 ~xb7-+ Baches Garcia- Litz, Germany email 2004)lS ../lIb3
Gomez Esteban, Mondariz 1997) ~b6 16.l'i:ad1 ~d7 l7.~eS (17.~xb7
13 ... exdS 14.~c2 l'i:e8 IS.~f4 ~fS
16.ltixfS ~xfS 17.f.\eS ~xeS 18.dxcS
'/lId7 19.1'i:fdl ~c7 20.'/lIe3 ~c6 21.b4
'/lIe6 22.l'i:el a6 23.B:abl l'i:adS=; 12.
~gS g6 J3.l/lIg4 ~g7 14.'/lIh4 ~f6 IS. Diagram
&1dl h6 16.~h3 ~xe4 17.l/lIxe4 ~S
IS.~f4 ~xc3 19.bxc3 eS 20.~e2
exd4 2Ulxd4 l'i:eS 22.'/lIf3 '/lIh4+
Hobusch-Potthammel, COIT 1973;
The Scmi-Tarrasch Defence 107

i!\Id3 g6 16.i!I'e4 0d7 17.~gS0xgS


J 8.~xgS h6 19.~f3 0c6 20.i!\Ie3
I1Ig7?!
(a) 20 ... ~f3! 2l.i!I'xf3 f!acS+)
21.~eS;1;) IH~e4 I/llb6 IS.l'\'d3 ~fS
16.~xf6t ~xf6 17.0gS ~xd4?
(a) 17...~d7! IS.f2xf6 gxf6 19.
i!\Id2 0c6 20.~xfS cxfSO?) 18.~xf6
~xf3t 19.i!I'xf3 gxf6 20.i!\Ixf6+-;
b) 12 ... b6 \3.i!\Ic2
bl) 13.'/Jid3 ~g6
An extremely bold move calling (bl) 13 ... g6 14.h4
for accurate calculation. 17 ... lThS (bl) 14.0h6l"!c8 IS.fleS flb7 16.
18.fle4 fledS 19.~xa6 (lla4 20.i!I'd3 i!\Ih3 ~fS 17.lUxfS exfS IS.l"!adl !k8
~xdl 2UJxdl fla4 22J:'lcl ~xb2 23. 19.~d2 ~xc3 20.0xc3 i!\IdS+) 14 ...
l!'Ie2 l/llaS 24JlcS Wixa3 25J;1xdS ~g7 ~b7 IS.hS ~f5 16.~eS ~g7 17.0d2
26.~xg7 i!l'al t 27.~el exd5 2S.~f6t ~d6 18.0f3 l"!c8 19.1"!acl ~xc3 20.
wxg7 29.~xeSt l"!xeS 30.l/llxe8 i!l'xa6 ~b7 llib7 21.bxc3 ~d6 22.c4 ~fS
3 UeSt;1;) 17...~c6 IS.~xc6 fuc6 23.dS;1;) 14.g3 ~b7 IS.h4 l"!eS 16.
19.~e4 ~dS 20.~xc6 (20.fuf6t!? ~gS rlbS 17.rlacl ~xc3 lS.f!xc3
i!l'xf6 2l.i!I'xb7 fueS 22.l"!xeS i!l'd8 ~xc4 19.i!\Ixc4 ~e7 20.~xf6
23.\I!ib3 l"!b8 24.\l\Ic2;1;) 20 ... bxc6 (bl) 20.~cS ~dS 2Ulc4 0xgS
21.1!iif3 (21.i!\Ic4 I/llb6 22.flxf6t ~xf6 22.~c6 fS 23.i!\Ic2 V9d6 24.~xbS ~c3
2Hld2 fld5 24.l"!cl l"!ac8 2S.h4;1;) 2S.i!\If3 0xf2t 26.l!'Ixf2 !:lxbS;1;) 20 ...
2l...l"!b8 22.l"!e2 flg7? (22...~e7!=) gxf6 21.!:lec l;!;;
23.~xg7 wxg7 24.l"!c2± Bagirov- b2) 13.~eS ~b7 14.V9f3
Joao Sequeira, Alekhine Interna- (b2) 14.~g4 £ifS IS.l/lId3 g6 16.
tional 1986) 14...(lld7 (14 ... b6 15. £ixd5 ~xdS 17.~xd5 exdS 18.~xf6t
~eS ~b7 16.~g4 ~fS=) IS.~eS ~c6 I/lIxf6 19.f!eS I/lIh4 20.~e3 fue3
(lS ... l"!c8 16.i!I'b3) 16.l"!fcl l"!cS 17. (b2) 20 .. JladS=) 21.I/lIxe3 !ladS
i!l'd3~fS18.~cl fuc319.~xc6~e2t 22.!:lcl;1; Lehtivaara-Kosrno, Fin-
20.l"!xe2 bxc6 21.~xfS gxfS 22.l"!c2 land 2004) 14 ...!:lc8 IS.V9h3 g6 16.
(22.~f4!;1;) 22 ... i!I'd6= Rodchenkov- ~h6 ~g7 17.~xg7I11xg7=;
Shestoperov, Sarnara 2002) 13 ... b6 b3) J3.~gS ~xc3 14.bxc3 ~dS
14.0h6 ~g7 15.~xg7 wxg7 16.~xd5 IS.~xf6 gxf6 16.l/lId2 fS 17.~xdS
cxdS 17.~f3 (llf5 18.i!I'd2 I'\'d6 19. i!\Ixd5 IS.IWg5t I1IhS 19.V9f6t wgS 20.
l"!ac I l"!acS 20.h4 h5= Portisch- !:le3!
Ribli, Budapest 1981; 12.l"!el (lld7 (b3) 20.~gS! ~b7 21.f3 IWd7 22.
a) 12 ... i!\Id6 13.~c2rldS I/lIh6 f6 23.~xe6+-) 20 ... l/lIdS 2l.IWh6
(a) 13...~xc3 14.bxc3 f!d8 IS. f6 22.~cS f4 2Hlh3 Vge7 24.~g6+-;
108 J6zsef Pinter

13 ... g6 IHlh6 ~g7 IS.~xg7 wxg7 (a) 16.£leS ElcS 17.~xdS flxdS
16.£leS ~b7 17 .Elad 1 Elc8 18.'I!1d2 18.fle4
~xc3 (a) lS.£lxdS exdS 19.1'l'b3 b6 20.
(b) 18 ... a6 19.~g4 £lg8 20.~xdS I'l'xdS ~f5 21.I'l'xdS Elfxd8 22.EladJ
~xdS 21.flxdS I!!ixdS 22.fle3 I!!id6 23. Elc2 23.dS Elxb2 24.g4 ~cS 2S.d6
dS Elfd8 24.l!!ic2 bS 2S.dxe6 I!!ixe6 ~e6 26.d7;!;) 18...~c6 19.93 £lf6 20.
26.Elxd8 Elxd8= Spie1mann-Dau- flgS I!!idS 21.f3 ~bS 22.l!!id2 Elc7!?
relle, CJichy 1997) 19.bxc3 ~xe4 (a) 22 ...fld7!) 2Hlexf7 blcxf7
20.Elxe4 I!!ic7 21.Elc1 bS 22.Elee 1 24.EleS I!!id7 2S.flxe6t wgS 26.fufS
~dS 23.c4 bxc4 24Jlxc4 I!!ic7 2S. HxfS 27.Wlb4 ~c6 28.Wlc3 £ldS=t)
ricS=; 16 ...fudS
c) 12 ... rlbS 13.h4 b6 14.l!!id3 g6 (a) 16 ... exdS 17.l'l'e3 EleS 18.
15.hS ~b7 16.ltlh6 Ele8 17Jlacl l!!ieSt f6 19.1'l'1'I g5 20.l'l'd2 h6=)
flxc3 lS.bxc3 ~xe4 19.Elxe4 flfS 17.fudS exdS IS.\!!ib3 Slic6 19J1e3
20.ltlf4 ricS 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.t.ileS
<;;xeS 23.£lxeS I'l'g5 abcc:telgh
(c) 23 ... bS!) 24.Eldl
(c) 24Jlcel wg7 2S.E:g4 I!!ihS 26. 7
f3=) 24 ... wg7+;
d) 12...~fS 13.l!!id3 g6 14.~fS
cxfS IS.~h6 ~g7 16.~xg7 <ilxg7 17.
~xdS I!!ixdS IS.!:!eS I!!id6 19.Elael ~d7
20.dS±;
e) 12 ... h6 13.~c2 flxc3
(e) 13 ...rieS 14.1!!id3 ~g6 IS.fleS M
(e) IS ... t.ilxeS 16.dxeS flxc3 17.
Wlxc3 Itld7;!;) 16.l!!ig3 flxc3 17.bxc3 all 19.1'l'b4 I!!ib6 20.l!!ixb6 ax~6
~gS 18.~a4 21.Ele3 ElfeS 22.£leS f6 23.£ld3 Elxe3
(e) lS.~g4! flg6 19.1ilxg6 fxg6 24.fxe3 E:cS 2S.<ilf2 wf7= Zinchen-
20.~eS ~xcl 21.Elaxcl g5 22.l!!id3±) ko-Tishin, A1ushta 2006;
18...~d7 a2) 19.£leS l!!iaS 20.l!!ie3 ElfeS 21.
(e) IS ... Ele70) 19.~xgS hxgS 20. b41'l'b6 22.l'l'f4 f6 23.£ld3 Ele4
~xd7 flxd7 21.flxd7 I!!ixd7 22.l!!ixgS (a2) 23 ... gS! 24.l'l'g4 hS 2S.l!!ifS
HacS 23.Ele3 Hc6 24.h4 f6 2S.l!!ig3.l) I!!ixd4+') 24.:!"lxe4 dxe4 2S.£lcS :!"le8
14.bxc3 l!!iaS lS.l!!id3;!;; 13.~c2 (a2) 25...~d5!) 26.Yi!d6 ~bS 27.
a) J3.l'l'd3 h6 I'l'dS?!
(a) 13 ... g6 14.~cS (a2) 27.'I!Ixb6 axb6 2S.£lxb7 ElaS
(a) 14.~h6 EleS 29.£ld6 \t.ld3 30.Elcl [S 31.Elc3 Eld8
(a) 14...~g7 IS.~xg7 wxg7 16. 32Jlc6 riaS 33.rixb6 rixa3 34.h4=)
~xdS 27 ...'I!Ic6+'; 19 ... l!!id6 20.riael as 21.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 109

~eS a4 22.ll'id1 IUd7 23.h4 ~fS 24.h5 Il'ic7 2l.1l!if3 ~e7 22.a4t) 15...~dS
1l'ib6 2S.ll'id2 f6? 16.~g4 ~fS 17 .~xd5 exd5 IS.~xf6t
(a) 25 ... ll'iaS 26.Elc3±) 26.~d7 Il'ixf6 19.f!c5f!feS 20.~f4=) 14.~eS
~xd7 27.l::1e7t l::1t7 2S.l::1xt7t wxf7 (a) IHid2l'ic6 15.~e5 ~xe5 16.
29.ll'ih6 Elg8 dxe5 ~xc3 17 .~c3 Il'ixd3 IS.~xd3
(a) 29 ... l"1e8 30.ll'ixh7t MS 3l. f!fdS=) 14...~xc3
Il'ihSt wf7 32JlxcS ~xeS 33.hxg6t (a) 14 ... l'ixe5 15.dxe5 fr..c3 16.
wxg6 34.ll'ixe8t+-) 30.ll!ixh7t iJ.g7 Il'ixc3 Illc6 17.l'ixc6 ~xc6 IS.l'ie3
3l.hxg6t Q:>fS 32.ll'ihSt 1-0 Honfi- (a) IS.ll'ig3 wh7 19.1'ie31l'ia5 20.f4
Dorfman, Pees 1976) IS.ll'id2 I'ic6 l::1fd8 21.l::1ad1 f!d5 22.1l'if3 f!adS+)
16.~gS ~xgS 17.~xgSl::1cS IS.l::1acl IS ... ll'id7 19.f1ac1 l::1fcS 20.~c5
wg7 19.b4 h6 20.~f3 ~xc3 21.l'ixc6 ~e7+) 15.ll'ixc3 Illc6 16.l'ixc6 ~xc6
l::1xc6 22.l::1xc3 I'lxc3 23.ll'ixc3 ~dS+) 17.~xc6 bxc6 IS.ll'ixc6l'ixd4 19.1l'if3
14...~c6 Il'ib6 20.f1bl :iacS+ Rivas Pastor-
(a) 14 ... l'ig7 IS.h4 I'ic6 16.hS Littlewood, Hastings 19S1;
~xc3 17.fr..c6 ~c2t 18.l::1xc2 ~xc6 b) 13.ll'ic2 h6 14.ll'ie2l'lcS 15.~c2
(a) IS ... bxc6 19.~gS iJ.cS 20.l::1c1 fr..c3 16.ll'id3 ~e4 17.ll'ixe4 ~f5 IS.
Il'id7 21.h6 ~hS 22.1ilxc7?! ~e5 I'ixe5 19.dxe5 I'ic6 20.ll'ig41'if3!
(a) 22.b4! ~fS 23.l::1ec2 ~xd4 21.1l'ixf3 f!xc2 22.ll'ixb7 I!Yd4 23.1l'if3
24.l::1cS Il'ic7 2S.l'ixc6 ~xc6 26.bS±) l"!bS+ Ivanov-Sveshnikov, Ashkha-
22 ... ll!ixe7 23Jlxc6 l'lxc6 24.lUxc6 bad 1975;
1l'ih4=) 19.1'ixc6 bxc6 20.l'ie3 Il!idS c) 13.l'ixd5 ~xd5 14.fr..d5 exd5
21.hxg6 hxg6 22.l'lcl l::1fdS=) IS. 15.ll'ib3 Illc6 16.l'if4 as 1HM l'ie7
~xdS lS.lUf4 f6 19.1l'id3 f!t7 20.~g3 I'ifS
(a) 15.lUh6I'lcS 16.l'ladl 21.~h4 g6 2Hlf3 a4=;
(a) 16.iJ.acJ Il'ib6 17.1/ljf3 ~xe5 IS. d) IHle5 fr..c3 14.bxc3 0.xe5
dxc51/l1dS 19.f1cd1 a520.b3?! 15.dxe5 I'ic6 16.llld3 ~g6 IHlbl
(a) 20.h4!+-; Il'id5 IS.l'iflll'ixdl 19.1::1xdl ~e5 20.
a) 20.g4!+-) 20 ... iJ.cS 2l.l'ixd5 I'if4 ~g6 21.~e3 l::1fcS 22.g3 1llf3+;
exdS e) 13.~g5 g6 14.ll'ig4l::1c8 15.~d2
(a) 2l...~xd5 22.~e4 ~f5 23.ll'if4 h5 16.ll'ig3 ~xd4 17 Jlad I I'if6+;
~xh6 24.ll'ixh6 I'ixe4 25.l::1xdS 13 ...fr..c3 14.bxc3 l::1cS 15.ll'id3 g6
l::1exdSt) 22.~e4 dxe4 23.ll'if6 ~f5 16.l'ih6 l::1eS 17.~e5 ~c6 lS.l::1adl
24.ElxdS I'lcxdS 2S.~c1 l::1d3", Fritz 0.g7 YZ-YZ (Beim-Zilbcrman, Herz-
6-Shredder S.32, 2001 Comp) 16 ... Jiya 1993) 19.~xg7 Q:>xg7 20.f4t;
~xc3 12.~c2 b6 IHlel 0b7 14.~e4 iJ.cS
(a) 16...~fS 17.~xc6 bxc6 18. 15.l'id2 ~f5 16.~xf6t Il'ixf6 17.l'ig5
~dS cxdS 19.~xf5 exf5 20.ll!ic3 Il'ig6 IS.lUd3 h6 19.~e3 Il'if6 20.ll'ie2
l::1e4 21J'!xe4 dxe4+) 17.~xc6 ~xc6 ~h4 2l.~xh4 Il'ixh4 22.iJ.acl l::1fdS
IS.bxc3 ll!ia5 19.Elbl l::1acS 20.l'id2 23JlxcS iJ.xcS 24.1l'if3 l::1c7 25.h3
110 J6zsef Pioter

~xe3 26.lWxe3 f1d7 27.fldl IWh5 Palmas 1996) 14.lilh7t \!IhS 15.~e4
2S.fld2 IWd5 29.f3 IWd6= Kholmov- I!IibSI6.\!!Ic2b617.~f6~xf61S.lild3
Platonov, Moscow 1969; 12.lilg5 <;1)b7 19.~e5 '!lJd6 20.lilc4 ~c6 21.~f4
<llxg5 13.~xg5 h6 14.~f3 b6 (14 ... ~xc5 22.~xe5 '!lJc6 23.f3 i:!acS 24.
~f6 15.lilc2 b6 16.\!!Ie2 Iilb7 17.f1fdl i:!ac I b5 25.~d3 \!!Ixc2 26.i:!xc2 i:!xc2
~ed5 IS.~xd5 \!!Ixd5 Y2-Yz Soos- 27.lilxc2 ~d5 2S.IIIf2 i:!cS 29.i:!d2
Kavalck, Bucharest 1966) 15.~xd5 IIIgS 30.lild6 ~b6 31.lilc5 ~c4 YZ-YZ
~xd5 16.~e5 Iilb7 17.f1e 1 '!lJe7 IS. Rohde-Schiller, New York 19S1;
Wlf3 flacS YZ-YZ Quadri-Cassani, corr c) 13.fid2 b6
19S1. (c) 13 ...lild7 14.~e5 Iilc6 15.~xe6
12 ... g6 ~e6 16.lile3 ~e7 17.1Wb5 a:bS IS.
!:lac1 a6 19.1!Iid3 '/IId6 20.b4 ~xc3
abDdefgh 21.i:!xe3 Hfd8 2Uldl ~d5 23.i:!c5
lile7=) 14.~c5
(c) 14.i:!acl as 15.~b5 lila6 16.
l'lfel flcS 17.a4 ~6 ISJ"lc4 0xb5
19.axb5 ~cb4 20.\!!Ib3 l'Ixe4 21.'!lJxc4
'/IId6 22.~e5 !ldS 23.f4 ~7 24.lIIh I
M8 25.h3 ~cd5 26.g3 g6= Ana-
conda 1.0-Ikarus vO.lS, CEGT
2007) 14... lilb7 15.i:!acl a:bS 16.~e2
~aS 17.'!lJg3 \!IhS IS.i:!fel ~f5 19.
<llxf5 exf5 20.l!!Ih3 <llxc5 21.dxe5
12 ... h6 13.~e5 ~c7 22.lilb4±; 13 ... ~c3
a) 13.\!!Ie2 b6 14.~bl ~xc3 15. a) 13 ... b6 14.~g4 Iilg5 15.lilxg5
bxc3 ~b7 16.flcl tyd5 17.a4 flacS hxg5 16.~e5 ~f4 17.l!!Ic2 !:lbS
18.lild2 l'IfdS 19.a5 b5 20.a6 Iilc6 (a) 17...~a6 18.i:!fdl l':lcS=) IS.
21.Iild3 ~f5 22.f1eb 1 ~d6 2H1f4 ~e4 '/IIa4 as
24.1:1el ~c5 25.lilc2 ~b3 26'<llxb3 (a) 18...~b7 19.1ilxb7
\!!Ixb3 27.~e5 IWd5 2S.~xc6 !:lxc6 (a) 19.~d7? Iilxe4 20.~e4 b5
29.!:labl 'IIIf5 30.'!lJxb5 \!!Ixb5 3 U:1xb5 21.'/IIxa7 ~c6 22.'/IIc5 '/IIxd7-+) 19 ...
!:lxa6 32.i:!c5 Shabanov-Moskvin, i:!xb7=) 19.i:!fel
RUS-sfYaroslavI1995; (a) 19.93 f5
b) 13.!:ldl '/IId6 (a) 19 ... ~h3t 20.lIIg2 g4 21.f3
(b) 13 ... lild7 IHlc5 ~c3 15. ~g5 22.fxg4 ~xe4 23.~xe4 I!!Id5 24.
'/IIxe3 lila4 16.!:lel !:lcS 17.\!!Ig3 ~f5 i:!ael lila6
IS.lilxf5 exf5 19.1ilxh6 '!lJxd4 20.lilf4 (a) 24 ... f5 25.i:!f3 b5 26.'/IIc2
i:!feS 21.h4 Iilc2 22.h5 \!!Ixb2 23.~xt7 fxe4 27.!:lxfSt IIIxfS 2S.'/IIf2t ~f5 29.
i:!xel t 24.i:!xel IYxt7 25.l!!Ig6t IIIg8 '/IIf4=) 19 ... f6
26.i:!e8t YZ-YZ Calzetta-Maric, Las (a) 19 ... b5 20.'/IIdl f6 21.~d3
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 111

\!lIxd4 2H)Xf4 \!lIxdl 23.:!'laxd1 gxf4 20.~xd5 exdS 21.\!lIxf6 gxf6 22.
24J!d6 b4=) 20.41d3 bS 2Ub3 fS 4le7t I1Ig7 23.l"1fcl±) 18.0xgS hxgS
22.41xf4 gxf4 23.~fJ \!lIxd4 24.41xbS 19.\!lId6 ~b7 20§lxdS exdS 21.4le7t
\!lIf62S.a4;!;; I1Ih7 22.l"1fel l"1d8
b) 13 ... 4lc6 14.l"1e1 \!lId6 lS.~xdS (b) 22 ... \!lIb8 23.\!lId7+-) 23.\!lIg3
exdS 16.~f4 \!lId8 17.41xc6 bxc6 18. 1--0 Shchebenjuk-Holovsky, eOIT
4la4 as 19.41cS ~e7 20.\!lIg3 ~h4 21. 1992);
\!lIc3 a4 22.l"1e3 l"1e8 23.l"1ael l'lxe3 c) 14 ... \!lIb6 lS.l"1d1 l"1d8 16.~f4
24.\!lIxc3 ~fS 2S.h3 I1Ih7 26.g4 0g6 41dS 17.0xdS l"1xdS 18.l"1acl \!lId8 19.
27.0g3 0xg3 28.\!lIxg3 \!lIb6 29.\!lIc3;!; h3 0d7 20.\!lIc7 \!lIxc7 21.l"1xc7 0e8
Mastrovasilis-Grigoriadis, Kalama- 22.l"1xb7 l'lad8 23.l"1el l"1xd4 24.0g3
ria 2006; 14.\!lIxc3 (14.bxc3 0xeS a5+ Junior 6-Chess Tiger 12.0,
15.dxeS \!Iixd3 16.0xd3 0d7 (16 ... Comp 2004; IS.~e3 41d6
4ldS;!;) 17.0e3 l"1fc8 (17...4ld5 18. a) IS ... 4lxe3 16.fxe3 ~xe517.
0d2l'lfd8 (18 ... l"1ac8 19.c4 4lb6 20. dxeS± \!lIb6 18.l"1adl l"1d8 19J'lxd8t
l"1ac I 0a4 21.0b4 l"1fd8 2H2d6 4ld7 ®xd8 20.0c2 0d7 21.\!lId3 g6 22.
2Hle2 4lcS 24.0fJ b6 2S.l"1c3 g6 l"1xf7 1--0 Iakobsen-Olesen, Esper-
26.h3 f5 27.l"1bll1lg7 28.g4 fxg4 29. gerde 1995;
hxg4 l"1d7= List 5.l2-Chess Tiger b) IS ... aS I 6.l"1ac I a4 17.l"1fdl
IS, CEGT 200S) 19.c4 4lb6 20.0a5 4lxe3 18.®xe3 \!lIb6 19.41g4 0g5 20.
0b5 21.0e2 0xc4 22.0xc4 4lxc4 23. f4 0e7 21.dS \!lIxb2??
0xd8 !:"lxd8 24.!:"lfdl;!;) 18.l"1fc1 4ldS (b) 2l...0d8+) 22.d6 0d8 23.l"1b1
19.0d4 !:"le7 20.c4 4le7 21.f4 0a4 \!lIa2 24.l"1d2 \!lIe4 2S.41eS \!lIa6 26.d7
22.0f! b6 23.0£1 !:"ld8 24.!:"lab1 !:"ld2 0a5 27.dxc8\!l1 0xd2 28.\!lIxf8t 1-0
2S.cS bxcS 26.l"lxcS l"lxcS 27.0xc5 Crosa Cl Mn-Da Silva E M, Pan
4lc6 28.l"1cl as 29.~e3 l'lb2 30.l'lc3 American ch 1996;
111f8 31.0d3 l1Ie8 Y2-YZ Ujtelky- c) 15 ... ®c7 16.l"1acll"ld8 17.l"1fd1
Niephaus, Oberhausen 1961) 14 ... \!lId6 18.\!lId3 41xe3 19.fxe3 \!lIe7 20.
4lfS \!lIf! l"1b8 2l.\!lIfJ 0xe5 22.dxe5 a5
a) 14 ... \!lId6!? 15.b4 4ldS 23.l"1xd8"1" \!lIxd8 24.\!lIdl \!lIxdl"j"?
(a) IS ... !:"ld8 16.0b2;!;; (c) 24 ... 0d7 25.®d6 l!!ie8 26.l"1dl
a) 15...4lf5 16.0b2 l"1d8 17.0xfS 0c6=) 25J:'lxdll1lf8 26.l"1d8t l1Ie7 27.
exf5 18.\!lIfJ 0e6 19.\!lIxb7 0d5 20. l"1h8 f5 28.exf6t I1Ixf6 29.111£1 l1Ie5
\!lIbS as=) 16.\!lIg3;!;; 30.0fJ±; 16.0fJ (16.0e2 b6 17.\!lId3
b) 14...4ld5 IS.\!lIg3;!; 4lfS 18.g4 0xcS 19.9xfS 0xh2t)
(b) IS.\!lId3 b6 16.\!lIg3 0gS 16 ... 0d7 17.\!lIb4 0bS (17 ... 0e7
(b) 16 ... l1Ih8 17.0c2) 17.41c6 \!lIe8 IS.\!lIb3; 17 ... \!lIe7 18.0f4 a5 19.
(b) 17 ... \!lIf6 18.~xgS hxgS \!lIb3±) 18.l"1fel a5 19.\!lIb3 0a6 20.
(b) 18...\!lIxgS 19.\!lIxgS hxgS 20. l"1adl (20.41g4 0e7;!;) 20 ... 41f5 21.0e4
0xdS exd5 21.4le7t±) 19.\!lId6 0b7 (21.0xb7l"1b8 22.41c6f1xb7 23.l!!ixb7
112 Jozscf Pintcr

li>xb7 24:fixdS l'1xdS+) 2l...~xe3 29.dxe6 (29.~d7t l'1xd7 30.dxe6


22.®xe3 (22.Exe3 IWd6=) 22 ... @d6 fxe6 31.li>xe6 f1xdl 32.tWgSt we7
(22 ... l'1cS 23.~g4 li>g5 24.f4=) 23. 33.tWf7t wd6 34.l:lxdl t wc5 35.
li>c2 l'1fdS (23 ... lWd5 24.li>b3 @d6 '/\'g6+-) 29 ... l'1xd1 (29 ... li>xeS 30.
25.f4 ~d5/(25.d5 IWxeS 26. llheS l:lxd8t f1xd8 31.e7t wxe7 32.ii!!xg7
li>xeS 27Jlxe5 exd5 28.fiexdSt) ) wd7 33.tWxf7t we8 34.tWe6t wbS 3S.
24.lWe4 l'1ac8 2S.lWh7t (2S.h3 w[8 tWxcs tWxeS 36JJ:xeS l'1d2+-) 30.
26.l'1e3 we7 27.li>b3 li>xe5 2S.dxeS £ig6t 1--0 Karpov-Timman, Mos-
IWc6 29.lWh4t weS 30.l'1xdSt l'1xdS cow 19S1 30 ... fxg6 31.e7t tWxe7
31.l'1c3t) 25...w[8 26.h3 (26.li>b3!? (31 ... weS 32.tWgSt wd7 33.tWe6t weS
we7 (26 ...\1iIb6 34.l/!It7t wd7 3S.eStWt I1Id6 36.f1xdl t
li>d4 37.l'1xd4t ~dS 38.'/\'xdS#) 32.
abcde1gh tWgS#; 12 ... £ig6 13.~xg6 (l3.g3 b6
14.h4 l'1e8 IS.hS ~[8 16.h6 g6
17.~cS li>b7 IS.tWf3 tWe7 19.f1cl
!'1adS Yz-Yz Romcro Holmes-Dunis,
France 2007) 13 ... hxg6 14.~e4 ~d7
IS.~gS tWb6 16.l'1fel \l>xgS 17.~fxgS
f6 18.£if3 li>bS 19.tWd2 f1ae8 20.~eS
f1fe8 21.a4 0a6 22.l'1abl tWb423.tWd1
gS 24.l'1xe6? l'1xe6 2S.~xe6 b6!-+
erafty-matcmastr, Internet Chess
Club 1999.
27.~g6t fxg6 2S.li>xe6 \1iIxe6! 13.~h6
(2S ... Ec6? 29.'/\'gSt we7 30.Wf7t J3.£ie5 £ixc3 (13 ... b6 l4.~g4
wd6 3l.dS l'1c7 32.li>d7!+-) 29.l'1xc6 \l>g7 lS.\i>g5f6) 14.tWxe3 ~dS IS.tWg3
wf7 30.Ede1 fihS 31.l'1e7t li>xc7 32. tWe7 16.~h6 l'1dS 17.!lad1 ~d7 IS.
l'1xc7t wxe7 33.tWxg7t wd6 34. 0xdS exdS 19.f1fe1 li>e6 20.~g4 li>h8
tWxg6t wdS+) 27.~g4 tWb6 (27 ... 21.h4 '/\'d6? (21...f6 22.li>d2 0g7
l'1hS? 2S.tWfS±) 2S.~xf6 wxf6 29.l'1c3 23.hS:1;) 22.li>f4 tWb6 23.~e7 tWxb2
tWxd4 30.l/!Ibl l/!Ig4) 26 ... b6 (26 ... 24.0xd8 (24.~h6t MS 2S.l'1xe6+-)
li>bS?! 27.li>b3!; 26 ... bS 27.li>b3 a4 24 ...f1xd8 2S.tWc7? (25.l'1xe6! fxe6
2S.£ig6t!+-; 26 ... we7! 27.~g4 l'1hS! 26.tWc7+-) 2S ... l'1cS:1;; I 3.l'1e I li>g7
2S.tWfS li>xd4 29.tWe4 l'1hdS 30.~e3 14.li>gS f6 IS .1i>h4 I1IhS 16.l'1ac1 li>h6
g6+) 27.li>b3 li>b7 (27 ... l'1e8 2S.dS 17.li>xdS? (l7.l'le2 li>d7 IS.li>g3 l'leS
li>xe5 29.dxe6+-) 28.dS! (28.~g6tl 19.1i>d6 Si'ia4 20.~xa4 l/!Ixd6 21.0xdS
fxg6 29.f1xe6+- ®xe6 30.li>xe6+-) £ixdS 22.l'lxeS f1xeS 23.~S:1;) 17 ...
2S ... tWc7 (28...~xeS 29.dxe6 tWcs 30. li>xc\ 18.0xe6 0xe6 19.1'1xe6 4ifS 20.
e7t wxe7 3l.tWxg7 f1xdl 32.l/!Ixf7t tWe4 li>h6? (20 ... 4ixh4 21.~xh4 f1eS+)
wd8 33.fixdl t ~d6 34.tWxb7+-) 2l.dS ~g7 22.li>g3 tWd7 23.li>f4 f1feS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 113

24.g4 (24.h3",) 24...~e7 25.h4 f1fe 1 ilfS 20.lligS f6 21.~xg6 fxg5


f1adS+ Pliester-Campora, Amster- 22.llixfS exfS 23.f1xeSt 'I!Ixe8 24.
dam 19S5; 13.f1dl b6 14.§.lgS f1bS 'I!IxgS wh7=) IS ... f6 16.llih6 Ilib7 17.
IS.§.lxf6 ~xf6 16.~S ~xe4 17.~e4 f1fel I/IId7 IS.llixg7 wxg7 19.f1ael
f6 IS.~f3 §.lb7 19.f1ae1 'Il'd5 20.f1e1 f1aeS 20.h3 f1e7 21.~d5 ~d5 22.
(Nezar-Aberge1, Naney 2007) 20 ... f1xe7 'I!Ixe7 23.f1e1 I/IId6 24.f1el f1f7
ilf5 21.f1e7 f1f7= 25.llibl f1e7 26.llie4 llia6= Zhukho-
13 ..•>lIg714.>lIxg7 vitsky-Zaitsev, Soehi 1967.
14.§.lgS ~xe3 15.'Il'xe3 h6 16. 14 ... wxg7 15.~e5
>lIxe7 'Il'xe7 17.ile5 f1dS lS.f1fdl a5
19.f1acl rla6 20.f4 a4 21.'Il'e7 'Il'xe7
22.F1xe7 i1lxeS 23.fxe5± Romero
Holmes-Antunes, Andorra zt 19S7;
14.'Il'd2 b6 (l4...llid7 15.llixdS ~xd5
16.ilxdS exd5 17.llixg7 wxg7 IS.
f1fel f1eS 19.f1ael f1eS 20.'Il'b4 f1e7
21.'Il'b3 f1xel"i" 22.f1xel i1lf5=
MadOOS-Phalanx22, 2001) 15.llig5
(15.h4 f1e8 (15 ... llib7 16J:lfel f1bS
IHlxg7 wxg7 IS.h5 ~f6 19.h6t
whS (l9 ... wgS 20.'Il'f4 (20.f1adl
~xe4 21.~e4 Ilixe4 22.f1xe4 ru5 15.f1fe1 b6 (15...~xe3 16.'I!Ixe3
2Hild3 f1eS 24.f1g4 'I!Ie7 25.f1d2 ild517.'I!Id3
f1fd8 26.ile5 ile7 27.f1f4 ilfS 2S.g4 a) 17.'I!Ie4 I/IId6 IS.llixd5 exd5 19.
ilxh6 29.wg2 f5+ Larcn-Stone, 'I!Ib3 f6 20.f1e3 b6 21.\!'id3 >lIg4=;
Detroit 1992) 20 ... ~xe4 21.~xe4 b)17.'I!Ie5 b6 IS.'I!Ie6 f1b8 19.
i1lxe4 22.f1xe4 ru5 23.'I!Ie5 'I!If6 24. IlixdS I/IIxd5 20.'I!Ixd5 exd5 21.f1e7
f1el f1beS 25.f1eel f1fdS 26MI M8 f1b7 22.f1ael M6 23.f17e5 f1dS 24.
27.~g5 I/IIxe5 28.dxe5 we7 29.g3 f1cl §.le6 25.~gS h6 26.~xe6 fxe6
f1xcl 30Jlxel f6 31.ilxh7 fxe5 32. 27.f1e6 f1e7 2S.f4;1;;
~g5 M6 33.ile4t M5 34.f1el f1h8 c) 17.'I!Id2 ~f6 IS.l'i:ael I/IId6 19.
35.~d6t Y2-\I.,2 Sokolov-Razuvaev, 'I!Ie3 f1dS 20.f1e3 f1bS
Bcltsy 19SI) 20.'I!If4 ileg8 21.~5 (c) 20 ... llid7 21.0xb7 f1ab8 22.
(21.1lixb7 f1xb7 22.f1adl ild5 23. f1b3 llieS 23.§.lxeS ild5 24.'I!Id3 f1xb3
'I!Ie5t 'I!If6 24.~xd5 'I!Ixe5 25.dxe5 25.l/IIxb3 f1xeS 26.g3;1;) 21.h3 ~e4
exd5 26.f1xd5±) 2l...llixe4 22.~xe4 22.'I!Ixe4 Ilid7 23.~e5 >lIe6 24.ilxe6
~xe4 23.ilxf7t f1xf7 24.'I!Ixf7 ~xh6 bxe6 2S.b4 'I!Ixd4 26.f1xe6 'I!Ixe4 27.
25.IWf4 ~g5 26J(ael )'lb7+ Rcnner- f1xe4 f1b7=;
Wagner, Nuremberg 2006/) 16.~e5 d) 17.llixd5!? 'I!Ixd5 IS.f1e5 @d6
§.lhS 17.hS Ilib7 lS.hxg6 hxg6 19. 19.~g5 f6 20.~4 I/IIb6 21.f1e5 Ilid7
114 J6Z5Cf Pintcr

22.'fJ,c7 'fJ.f7 23.'fJ.eU;; 17...l/lid6 18. (a) 16 ...flxdS 17.flxd5 exdS 18.
IUKd51/lixd5 19.'fJ.aclliid7 20.'fJ.cSl/lid6 !'1cS liie6 19.!'1fcl b6 20.'fJ.Sc3 !'1c8
2l.fleS 'fJ.ac8 22.l/lie4 b6 23.flc4 '/!Ie7 21.'/lJa6 !'1xc3 22J!xc3 '/lJe7 23.'/lJe2
24.r~xc8 'fJ.xc8 2S.fle3 I/!Id6+) 16. I/lid6 24.'/lJc2 IiifS 2S.'/lJcl !'1e8 26.'fJ.c6
IiixdS (l6.flgS f6 17.flh3 I/lid6 18. '/lJxc6 27.'/lJxc6 !'1c8 28.fleS !'1xc6 29.
I/lig3 I/lixg3 19.hxg3 g5 20.f4 h6 21. flxc6 as=) 17 .'fJ.fe 1 !'1e8 18.!'1eS f6
1iif3 'fJ.d8=) 16 ...flxd5 17.flxd5 I/lixdS 19J!e2 Iiic6 20.'fJ.cel '/lJd7 21.'Mid2
18.'fJ.eS I/!Id6= 19.!:Iael (l9.d5 Iiib7 flfS 22.'/lJf4 fld6 23.'fJ.xe8 !'1xe8 24.
(l9 ... f6 20.'fJ.e2 eS+) 20.l/lic3 f6 21. 'fJ.xe8 flxe8= Matamoros-Frey, Ca-
'fJ.xe6 I/lixd5 22.'fJ.ael 'fJ.f7? (22 ... maguey 1987;
'fJ.ac8=) 23.'fJ.xf6 1-0 Huebner-L. b) IS ... b6 16.fle5 Iiib7 17.'fJ.fdl
Portisch, Frankfurt Masters rapid !:1c8 18.flxdS flxdS 19.'fJ.xc8 \!\Ixc8
1998) 19 ... liib7 20.flgS 'fJ.ad8 2l.dS 20.'/lJd2 'fJ.d8 21.'fJ.c1;t;; 16.'Mixc3 fldS
(21.h4 h6 (2l...hS? 22.flxc6-r fxc6 17.liixdS '/lJxdS 18.l!!icSl/\lxcS 19.'fJ.xcS
23.'fJ.xe6 I/lif4 24.YNxg6-r I!Ih8 25. Iiid7 20.fleS 'fJ.fd8 21.'fJ.c7 liie8 22.
I/lixhS1"+-) 22.flxe6-r! fxe6 23JJxe6 'fJ.xb7 !'1xd4 23.flf3 !'1d5 24.h4 h6
I/lif4 24.l/lixg6-r I!Ih8 2S.l/lixh6t I/!Ixh6 2S.!'1cl Y2-Y2 Langeweg-Lengyel,
26.'fJ.xh6-r I!Ig7 27J~ee6 l'1xd4. Now Amstcrdam 1968, ZUS D42; IS.
in case of emergency White can 'l!ic4 flf6 (l5 ... '/lJd6 16.!'1fel Iiid7 17.
give perpetual check. However, a Iiixd5 flxdS 18.flxdS exd5 (18 ...
short analysis showed that after I/!IxdS 19.'Mixd5 exdS 20.!'1e7 'fJ.ad8
28.'fJ.eg6-r Q:jf7 29.h5 liie4 30.'fJ.h71" 2I.fleS±) 19.1/!IcS I!!ixc5 (l9 ... l!!if6
Q:je8 31.l'1e6t Q:jd8 32.'fJ.a7 White ean 20.fleS;t; (20.l!!ixd5 Iiic6 21.'/lJe5 Iiixf3
play on without any risk. 28.Ileg6-r 22.gxf3 !'1ad8=) 20.dxc5 Q:jf6 (20 ...
Q:jf7 29.hS Q:je7?? (29 ... liie4 30.!'1h7t 'fJ.ae8!) 21.'fJ.adl Iiic6 22.b4 'fJ.fc8 23.
Q:je8 31.'fJ.e6-r Q:jd8 32.!'1xa7±) 30. 'fJ.c1 b6? 24.c6 a6 2S.fld4 'fJ.a7 26.
'fJ.g7-r 1--0 Rolle-Gruneberg, DDR a4± Vogt-Madl, Austria 2001) 16.
1987 corr) 2t...liixdS (2t...exdS 'fJ.ac1 flxe4 17.flxe41iid7 18.fleSliic6
22.!'1e7 Iiic8 23.'/lJd4t±) 22.l!!id4 liia8 19.flxc6 flxc6 20.'fJ.fdl !'1c8 21.d5
(22 ... f6 23.!'1xe6 Iiixe6 24.'/lJxd6=) exd5 22.l!!ixdS 'l!ixd5 23.!'1xdS fle7
23.'fJ.dS1" eS 24.'/lJxeSt (24.'fJ.exe5 Y2-Y2 Makarichev-Tukmakov, Cal-
'/lJf6 (24 ...liixd5 2S.'fJ.e6t f6 26.!'1xd6 cutta 1986; 15.h4 flf616.!'1ac1 fledS
!'1xd6+) 2S.fle4 'fJ.xdS=) 24 ... '/lJxe5 17.!'1fe 1 I!!id6 18.liixd5 flxdS 19.flxdS
2S.!'1dxe5 !'1d2 26.'fJ.Se2 'fJ.fd8 27.'fJ.e7 I!!ixdS 20.!'1c7 Iiid7 2l.fleS (21.l!!ie4!
IiidS 28.b4 a6 (28 ... h6!? 29.fle4 I!!ixe4 (2l...liic6 22.'/lJxe6 I!!ixe6 23.
lUKe4 30.'fJ.7xe4 Il8d3) 29.h3 h6 30. 'fJ.xe6;t;) 22.!'1xe4 Iiic6 23.!'1xe6 !'1ac8
fle6t Iiixe6 31.IlI xe6 !'1a2= Miles- 24.!'1ee7 !'1xc7 25.!'1xc7 Iiixf3 26.
Portisch, Bugojno 1978; ISJlacl gxf3 bS 27.'fJ.xa7 !'1d8 28.!'1b7 !i:dS
flxc3 29.Q:jg2 M6 30.Q:jg3±) 2l...liic6 22.
a) IS ...liid7 16.liixdS exdS flxc6 bxc6 23.l!!ic3 !'1fc8 24.!'1eS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 115

(24Jlxc8 l:'lxcS 2S.l:'leS iWd7 26.hS:t) 17.a4 £lc8 IS.aS bxaS 19.fudS
24 ... l"lxc7 2S.l:'lxdS exdS= ~xdS 20.~xdS ~xdS= 21.£lxaS l"!c2
15... b6 22.iWxc2 \!!ixaS 23.h3 'i!lb4 24.~f3 \1,-'12
IS ... f6 16.4lc4 b6 IHle3 (17.h3 Wirthcnsohn-Szmetan, Biel 1982.
ttla6 18.l:'lfcll:'lcS 19.b3 iWd7 20.~e2 17...£le8 !Ulac1 !l:c7
~fS 21. iWd2 l:'lfdS 22.ttld3 SUb 7 23. 18...~fS!?
~xfS gxfS 24.l:'lc2 bS 2S.~aS l:'lxc2 !9.~g4 wh8 20.fud5 £lxe! 21.
26.@xc2 l:'lc8 27.iWd3 ~a8 2S.iWg31" £lxe! ~xdS
IlIhS 29.a4? bxa4 30.bxa4 l:'lgS+ 2l...ttlxdS 2H~d3 (22.~f6 ~xe4
crafty-Doctor Who, Internet Chess 23.iWh6 gS 24.fue4 ~fS 2S.\!!ixgS
Club 1996; 17.l:'lacl ~a6 IS.~e2 iWxd4:t; 22.iWf4:t) 22 ... f6 23.iWf4
l:'lcS 19.b3 iWd7 20.l:'lfel l:'lc6 2U!3 ~f5J; (23 ... aS 24.h4 ~c6 2S.~3±)
l:'!fc8 22.~d3 iWdS 23.f1c2 bS 24.~e3 22.iWh6! fIgS
iWaS+ Crafty_17-Phalanx_XXIII 22 ... f6? 23.ttlxdS ~dS 24.£lc7+-
LYAPKO, Mukachevo 2000) 17 ... 23.~e5!?
~b7 18.~exdS (18Jiacl ~f4 19.1!!idl
~xe4 20.~xe4 l:'lcS 21.\!!if3 ~fdS 22.
~xdS ~xdS 23.~c3 ®d6 24.:::1fel
~xc3 2S .l:'lxc3 f1xc3 26. bxc3 eS 27.
iWg3= Dalltas-Le Duigou, IECC
200S) 18...~xdS 19.l:'lfe 1 (19.l:'lacl 5
£lcS 20.~xdS ~xdS 2IJlxc8 iWxc8 4
22.~xdS exdS 23.l:'lel l"leS 24.l:'lxe8
iWxcS=) 19 ... iWd7 20.h4 £ladS 21.
l:lacl l:lJ7 22.hS ~f4 23.iWe3 ttlxe4
24.h61" I1lfS 2S.Wixe4 gS 26.g3 ~dS
27.\!!ixe6 I!!ixe6 28.£lxe6 ~c7 29.l:'le4
fS 30.l:'leS £lxd4 31.~bS l:'ldS 32. 23.f3! f6 24.~xdS ~xdS 2S.iWf4
£lxdS ~xdS 33.£lc81" we7 34.~xa7± £lfS 26.iWc7±·
DOllner-O'Kelly dc Galway, San 23 ... iWc7?
Juan 1969. 23 ... £lg7 is necessary. 24.g3!?
16.iWd2 (24.h4 Wd6 2S.hS f6 26.~xg61" wgS
The queen heads on to the 27.~h4 ~f"l 28.iWxf6 (28.ttlxb7?
weakcned black squares. 16.~xdS ~e2t 29.whl ~xcl 30.Wixc\ £lc7 31.
~xdS 17.£lfcl ~b7 lS.iWg3 iWd6 19. iWh6 Wixd4+) 28...~c2t? (2S .. .1;1£7=)
l:'ladl !lac8 20.iWh4 iWdS 21.iWg3 iWd6 29.wfl ~xcl 30.~fS+-) 24 ... aS 2S.
22.\!!ih4 \!!idS 23.iWg3 \1,-\1, Portisch- h4 wgS (2S ... iWd6? 26.hS f6 27.~c4
Averbakh, Budapest 1970; 16.g3 iWdS 28.hxg6) 26.ttlf3 f6 27.~g4 £l17
ttlb7 17.l:'lacll:'lcS= 2S.hS gS 29.~e4:t
16... ~b7 17.!lfe! 24.ttlxd5!
116 J6zsef Pinter

24.114 'gg7 2S.hS gxhS 12 ... aS 13.~e4 g6 14.'gd1 lila6


24.•. ~xdS? lS.iWe3 'geS 16.~e5 ~d5 17.iWh6 iWc7
24 ... exdS 2S.b!e1 ~cS (25...~f6 lS.flxc6 iWxe6 19.~b3 Iilc420.0xe4
26.h4) 26.~f4 <Jig7 27.fl£3 IWf6 I!Iixc4 21.Iilg5 ~f8 22.iWh4 'gacS 23.
2S.IWc7± ~f6 iWc7 24.~e5 IWdS 2S.iWg3 f6 26.
2S.IWf4 <Jig7 ~d6 'gc6 27.lilxf8.
2S ... fS 26.'gc7 'J!ixc7 27.flxg6t 13.~gS g6 14.'gfel
'gxg6 2S.IWxc7 ~xg2 29.h4+- 14.~h6 lie8 IS.'gadl.
26.~xf7 IWf6 27.iWh6t 1-0 14...'ge8 15.h4 'gc8
IS ... fld5 16.flxdS iWxd5 17.b4 as
(47) S. Reshevsky - R. Fischer IS.lilb3 iWdS 19.bS ~a7 20.~xe7
New York 1961 lixe7 21.fleS 'gc7 22.liac1 'gacS 23.
fuc7 'gxc7 24.g3 flcS 2S.hS iWg5 26.
l.d4~f6 2.c4 e6 3.flc3 dS 4. hxg6 hxg6 27.dS 'gel 28.'gxc1
cxdS ~xdS S.~f3 cS 6.e3 ~c6 7.~d3 iWxcl t 29.<Jih2 iWh6t (29 ... a4! 30.
~e7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 cxd4 10.exd4 4lxf7 ~e7+) 30.<Jigl iWelt 31.<Jih2
flf6 iWh6t Yz-Yz Prudnikova-Sudakova,
Saint Vincent 2005.
16.'gac1?!
16.'gad I! - See later.
16 ...~dS
16 ... iWd6.
t7.~e4
17.iWd2 ~xg5 IS.hxgS flxc3 19.
bxc3 fla5; 17.~xe7 ~cxe7; 17.
~xd5!? ~xgS (I7 ... iWxd5 1Uib3
iWd7! 19.d5 (l9.~a4 iWd5) 19 ... ~f8!?
(19 .. .'~!xgS 20.hxg5 lied8 2Ued1
exdS 22.~xd5) 20J'Ied1 (20.0a4
11.~c2 exd5 2l.lixeS iWxeS 2Hxd5 fJe7
1Uile3 ~IWe2, 'gad 1 23.®xb7 'gxcl t 24.~xcl iWxa4;
11 •.. b612.IWd3 20.h5) 20 ... exd5 2Uhd5 (21.
12.~f4 ~a6 13.f1e1 'gc8 14.'gcl iWxd5!? iWxd5 22.~xd5;) 21...~g7
flaS IS.fleS flc4 16.~xc4 ~xc4 17. 22.iWb5! h6 23.h5! gxhS 24.~h4)
~eS IWd7 IS.'ge3 g6 19.'gh3 ~dS 20. IS.hxg5 iWxd5 19.1ilb3 (19.iWe3 fJe7
IWd2 'gfeS 21.iWh6 iWb7 22.flxdS iWxd5 20.iWf4 flf5 21.~e4 iWd6=; 19.iWd2)
23.'g£3 ~h5 24.'gxf7 rJixf7 2S.iWxh7t 19 ... iWd6 20.licd1 (20.l!Ie3 ~a5 21.
<Jif8 26.iWh6t <JigS 27.iWxg6t <Jif8 ~a4 liedS) 20 ... 'gedS 2 UYe3 ~a5 22.
2S.IWh6t fleS.
12 ... ~b7 17... fS!? 18.flc3 ~xg519.~xgS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 117

19.hxgS flf4!? (l9 ... flxc3 20. a) 2S.'/!ld2 flxO 26.'/!lxd8 l"!xd8)
bxc3 (20.~xc3? fleS) 20 ... flaS!=F 25 ... fxe3 26.flxc4 l"!f8 27.l"!xe3
illilxO, ~xgS) 20.~e3 eS! (20 ... ~xgS;
flxg2? 21.IlIxg2 flxd4 22.lile4! flxO b) 24.lilxe8!? IilxOt
23.lilxO f4 24.~e2 ~xgst 2S.MI (b) 24 ...flxO? 25.l"!cdI+-) 25.
IilxO 26.~xO±) 21.dxeS flxg2! 22. IlIh3!?
IlIxg2 fixeS 2Hla4! (23JledI Iilx01" (b) 25.lf1fI llh4 26.fle2 flg4!?
24.~xO flxO 2S.llxd8 flMt 26.llIg3 bI) 26 ... '/!ldS?! 27.flg3 f4 28.
llexd8 (26 ... llcxd8 27.lilb3t IlIg7 Iilc6!
28.lildS!) 27.lldI!? wg7 28.llixh4 (bI) 28.'/!lxe5?! lile2t! 29.flxe2
llc4t 29.llIh3 llcd4) 23 ... llc4!! '/!lxeS) 28 ... lilg2t 29.llIg1 fxe3 30.
Iilxd5t Iilxd5 31.l"!xe3 flOt 32.llIfI
Iilc41" 33.llIg2 flxgS 34.l"!c7±;
b2) 26...~xe8 27.'/!lb3t
(b2) 27.flg3 '/!lb5t) 27...wf8 28.
flg3 Iilb7! 29.llc7 lila6t 30.llIg1 flf3t
31.®xO '/!lxel t 32.wg2 l"!g4!? 33.
~a8t '/!le8; 27.'/!lb3t Iild5 28.lledl!
:!"!hI t 29.flgl flh2t 30.lf1e2 '/!lxe8t
31.'/!le3 lile4! 32.~b3t IildSt 33.
~e3=) 25...~a8!
(b) 25 ... lilg4 t 26.llIh2
(b) 26.wg2 1il0t=) 26 ... lilh5 27.
Dvorctsky's excellent analysis '/!lxe5 llh4t 28.wg2 '/!lxg5t 29.'/!lg3
of this game, including the result- l"!g4 30.lilc6 l"!xg31" 3l.fxg3 '/!ld2t
ing endgame, can be found in his 32.lligl '/!ld4t 33.llIhl '/!lf2 34.l"!glt)
recently published book. 26.fle4!! llxe4 27.~b3t 1lif8 28.lilc6!
a) 23 ...flxO? 24.~xe8t; flxc6 29.'/!lxO fle5 30.'/!ldl flf7 31.
b) 23 ... lilxOt? 24.~xO flxO 2S. l"!xe4 ®xe4 32.~d2;
llxe8t ~xe8 26.lilxe8+-; c) 24.l"!cdl Iilxf3t 2S.'/!lxO
c) 23 .. .'fl.e7? 24.llcdI +-; '/!lxgS1" 26.'/!lg3 l"!g4 27.lilxe8 f4 28.
d) 23 .. M8?! 24.llIh3! fle4 ~h4 29.~xg4 '/!lxg4t 30.llIfI IlIg7
(d) 24.'/!lf4 llc4!; 31.flc3 '/!lh3t 32.llIe2 '/!lh5t 33.llId2
d) 24.lilxe8 flxO; flOt 34.llIcl flxel 3S.llxel=F; 24 ...
d) 24J1cdl !?) 24 ...flxO IlIg7! 25.lilxc4 flxO 26.lledl! (26.
(d) 24 ... lilxO 2S.lilxe8+-) 2S. '/!lxe8?? fixe I t--+) 26 ... fld4t (26 ...
'/!lxe8t '/!lxe8 26.l"!xe8t Hxe8 27. fld2t!? 27.fle4! l"!xe4 28.'I!Ic3·r l"!d4t
~xe8llixe8 28.flbS±; 24.lilb3!? 29.llIh3 Iilg2t! 30.llIxg2 (30.llIh2
a) 24.wfI? f4! 2S.flxeS flOt 31.If1xg2 ~xgSt 32MI flh2t
(a) 2S.'/!le2? '/!lc8 26.flgl 0-+; 33.lf1ellj)glt 34.llIe2'1!1g4t 3S.wcl=)
118 J6zsef Pinter

30 ... l'!!xgSt 31.1!1hl! '/lIh41") 27.MI 20...l/IIxd4 21.4lb5! I/IIxe3


Hxe3 (27 ... (ilg2t!? 2S.l!1xg2 Hxe3 21...I/IId5 22.l'!!xf4 I'!!xb5 (22 ...
29.fxe3 \!YxgSt 30.1IIf1 (30.1IIf2 4ld4? 23.(ile4! Hxcl 24.l/IIxcl! fxc4
I'!!h4t) 30 ...l'!!xe3 31.4le2 I'!!h3t) 2S. 25.l'!!c7; 22 ... 4le5 23.f3+-) 23.4lxe6
fxe3 I'!!xgS 29.Hxd4! I'!!xe3 (29 ... I'!!xb2 (23 ...l'!!d5 24.4lc7 Hxel t 25.
I'!!g2t 30.lIIel I/IIxb2) 30:4le2 I'!!h3t Hxel 1'!!f7 26.4le6±) 24.l/IIh6!+- 4la5
3l.wel ~f3 32.Hc3! hS 33.wd2 I!!Ig2 (24 ... Hxc6 25.Hxe6 4ld4 26.Hc7+-)
34J1e3 wh6 3S.Hd6 f4? (3S .. .h4 25.(ilxf5! gxf5
36.(ilf7 (ilhS 37.(ilxg6+-; 35...(ilxe2) a) 25...'/lIf6 26.4lg5! !'!xcI 27.
36.Hee6 (ile4 37.(ild3 (ilxd3 3S.wxd3 I'!!xh7t
IIIh7 39.!'lxg6 l/IIf3t 40.wd2 Ii!Ic3t (a) 27.Hxcl He7!"" 2S.(ile4I'!!g7=)
4l.wel 1-0. 27 ... MS 2S.l:l:xcl
19 ..•4lf4 20.l/IIe3 (a) 2S.11lJh6t I'!!g7-+) 2S ...gxf5't;
The pressure on the backward b) 25 ... Hxcl 26.Hxel gxf5
pawn e6 is increased. 20.l!!Ig3? 4lhS (b) 26 ... li!If6 27.4lg5 He7 2S.(ile4
21.l/IIe3 (21.1/IIf3 (ilaS! 22.(ila4! 4lxd4 I/IIg7=) 27J!c7+-; 26.HbI \\IIhS (26 ...
23.1/IIc3 bS=) 2l...4lxd4 22.(ila4! b5 I'!!c3 27.!'le3) 27.l'!!g5t 1IIf7 2S.l'!!xf5t
a) 22 ...(ilc6?! 23.Hcdl; IIIgS (28 ... l/IIf6 29.l'!!xh7t) 29.Hc3
b) 22 ... f4 23.l!!Ih3 (ilc6 Hc3 30.4lg5! HfS 31.!'leS! +-
(b) 23 ... b5 24.4lxe6!) 24.4lxe6 22.fxe3
4lxe6 Prevents the intrusion on d4.
(b) 24... Hxc6? 25.Hxe6 (ilxa4 26. 22...4lxg2!
Hd6!) 2S.(ilb3;
c) 22 ... b5 2Hlcdl bxa4! 24.
Hxd4
(c) 24.l/IIxd4!?) 24 ... l/IIe7 25.Hxa4
a6 26.4lf3; 20.1!!If3 l'!!e7
a) 20...l/IIxd4? 2Uled! I/IIc4 22.
Hd7 (ila8 23.4lee4!; •
b) 20 ... h6 2Uxf4 hxg5 22.hxg5
I/IIxd4
(b) 22 ... 4lxd4 23.Hcdl) 23.l!!Ig3;
c) 20... l/IId6 21.Hedl h6 22.4lh3
4lxh3t 23.l/IIxh3 HcdS 24.hS! 4lxd4
25.(ila4! ms 26.4lb5 Black has to return some of his
(c) 26.(ilb3!?) 26 ... \\IIf4 27.4lxd4 gains.
Hxd4 2SJlxe6! Hxdlt 29.(ilxdl; 21. 23.wxg2 4ld4t 24.(ile4!
g3 4lh3t 22.4lxh3 4lxd4 23.l'!!c3 4lf3t White cannot hang on to his
24.Ml 4lh2t 25.wgl 4lf3t 26.Ml material.
4lh2t 27.wgl 4lf3t 24 ...(ilxe4t
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 119

An ideal square for the black 35 .•. f436.l:U2?


bishop.
25.\!'lxe4 \!'lxb5 26.\!'lf6t 1Ifl 27.
\!'lxe8 l::1xe8 28.a4!
2S.l::1cdll::1e7! il \!'lb5-c7-d5.
28 ...\!'ld6 29.l::1c7t
29.l::1edl \!'lc4.
29 •.• M6!
29 ... l::1e7 30.l::1ec1 h6±
30.I:Iec1!
30.l::1xh7l::1cS; 30.l::1xa7 f1eS.
30 •.. h6
30 ... a5!?;l;; 30... \!'le4 31 J1xh7 as
32.l::1c2. 036.a6 Ot 37.11[1 (37.l1lh2?
31.!:Ixa7 ~e4 32.l::1a6 l::1e2t) 37 ... !'1d3 38.l1lel L1e3t 39.1Ifl
32.a5 bxa5 33.fu.a5 !1dS 34.!k2 l::1d3= 40.wgl l::1dl t 41.19h2 f2 42.
l::1d335Jla3± l::1xf2t \!'lxf2 43.l::1b3 (43.a7 l::1al-+)
32 .•. l::1d8! 43 ... l::1d7 44.L10t wg7 45.l::1xf2
32 ... l::1bS 33.l::1c6+- l::1a7=; 36.l::1b4! St (36 ... g5 37.
33.l::1c2 hxg5t hxg5 38.a6 g4 39.a7+-)
33.l::1xb6 !'1d2t 34.1Igl g5 35. 37.l1lfl 11if5 3S.a6 l::ld3 39.!'1cl !'1d2
hxg5t (35.l::1cc6 gxh4 36.fu.e6t 1Ig5 40.l::1xe4 wxe4 41.a7l::1dS 42.b4l::1aS
37.l::1g6t 1Ih5 38.l::1xh6t wg4~; 35. 43.l::lc7l::1dS 44.b5+-l::1dl t (44 ...1Ie3
as? gxM 36.a6 h3 37.a7 h2t 3S. 45.l::1c3t wf4 46.!'1cl +-) 45.1If2
1Ihl \!'lg3#) 35 ... hxg5 36.!'1cc6 (36. l::1d2t 46.wel l::1e2t 47.l1lfl l::1a2 4S.
as? g4 37.a6 \!'lg5 38.a7 \!'lSt 39.MI b6l::lalt (4S ... 1Ie3 49.l::1c3"f wd4 50.
g3 40.aS'/!J g2#) 36... g4 (36 ... l::1d 1t l::1xO+-) 49.1If2l::1a2t 50.1Ig3 f2 51.
37.1Ig2 l::1d2t 3S.1Ifl \!'lg3t 39.1Iel !'1cl +-; 36.l::1bc6!? St 37.11if1;!;; 36.
l::1e2t 40.1Idl !'1xe3 41.a5 f4 42.a6 0 b4.
43.l::1xe6t! l::1xe6 44Jlxe6t I1lxe6 45. 36•••\!'lxf2 37.l1lxf2 )je5! 38.b4
1Iel!+-) 37.l::1xe6t I1lg5 38.!'1h6 (38. 38.a6l::1a5.
l::1b5+-) 38 ... f4= 38 •..l::le3!
33 •• Jld3 3S ...l:lh5 39.a6 l:lxM 40.1Ig2 f3t
33...l::1d6. 41.WxO !lh3t 42.l1le4 l:lh4t 43.we3
34Ji:xb6 !lh3t 44.wd4.
The passed pawn on a4 will 39.a6
quickly become a dangerous wea- With the idea ofl::1b5.
pon. 34.1110 l::1b3+ 39•••!'1a3 40.l::1c6-+
34•••l::1xe3 35.a5 040.b5 ill::1bS, b5-b6-b7 40...
35.l::1cc6 \!'ld2 g5 41.hxg5t hxg5 42.l::1bS (42.l::1b7
120 J6zsef Pinter

g4 43.a7 !Ia2t 44.llIfl g3 4s.b6 '/IId3#) sO ... f1a2t s1.llIel gl'/ll#


f3-+) 42 ... g4 (42 ... llIes? 43.!IgS) 43. SO.bS'/IIt IlIfS SUfSt
HfSt llIes (43 ... llIgs 44.Hg8t 1lIh4 45. sUbst M6 s2.'l\lb2t cS-+
f1h8t=) 44.b6 g3t 4s.llIg2 f1a2t 46. Sl...llIe4 S2.'/IIa8t
IlIgl=; o40.bs; L\ f1b8, bs-b6-b7. 52.'/IIf3t llIe5 s3.'/IIc3t (s3.'l\lhst
40... gS IlId6) 53 ... '/IId4 54.'/IIg3t IlIds 55.'/IIf3t
Black gets control. '/IIc4t-+
41.bxgSt bxgS 42.bS g4 S2...llId4 S3.'/IIdSt
The sealed move. 53.'/IIhSt IlIc4 s4.'/IIc8t '/IIcs 55.
43.f1c8 '/IIxe6t IlIb4 56.'/IIe4t '/IIc4t-+
43.f1c1 L\f1b1 43 ... g3t 44.llIgl S3 ...llIc4 S4.'/IId3t
(44.llIg2 f1a2t 4s.llIf3 Ms-+) 44 ... s4.'/IIc8t '/IIc5! 55.Wixe6t IIIb4 56.
f1a2! 4s.f1b1 f3 46.b6 f1g2t 47.llIfl '/IIe4t llIas-+ (56...l/lIc4t-+)
f1h2! 48.llIel f1hl t 49.llId2 f1xbl 50. S4...llIcS SS.l/lIc3t IlId6 S6.l/lId2t
a7 f2 s1.a8'/11 fl '/11-+ llIeS S7.'/IIb2t
43 ...llIfS s7.l/lIc3t I/lId4 sUc7t (5S.l/lIg3t
Black intends to play g3. IlIds-+ (58 ... llIf6 59.I/lIf3t IlIg5 60.
44.b6 I/lIg3t I/lIg4t 61.l/lIxg4t IlIxg4) 59.
o44.f1c1 g3t 4s.llIfl-+; 44.f1c2 'l\lb3t (59.I/lIf3t 'l!le4t-+) 59 ... llIc5 60.
44 .•. g3t I/lIc2t IlIb6 61.'/IIb3t llIas 62.a7 l/lIe4t
44 .. J!xa6 4s.b7 (4s.f1f8t llIe4 63.llId2l/l1elt 64.llId3 f1dlt 65.l/lIxdl
46.b7 g3t 47.llIe2 f1a2t 48.llIdl) I/lIxdl t 66.llIe4l/l1dst 67.llIe3-+) 58 ...
4s ... g3t 46.llIe2 f1a2t 47.llId3± M6-+
4S.llIel S7 ... llIfS
4s.llIg2 f1a2t 46.llIgl f3-+ 57 .. M5 58.'l\lbst IlIf6 59.l/lIb2t
4S ...f1alt es-+; 57 ... Ms sS.Wic2t (sS.llId3
4s ... f1xa6 46.b7 g2 (46 ... f1b6 f1bl-+) 5S ... llIg5 s9.l/lIdlt IlIhs-+
47.b8'/11 f1xb8 48.f1xb8) 47.f1g8-+ 0-1
46.llIe2 g2
46 ... f1xa6 is clearly worse in (48) J. NUDD - D. Campora
view of 47.b7 f1a2t 48.llId3± Biel1983
47.f1fSt
47.f1g8 f1xa6 (47 ... gl'/ll 48.f1xgl 1.e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.exdS cxdS 4.
f1xgl 49.b7 Yg2t sO.llIel) 48.b7 c4 ~f6 S.~c3 e6 6.~f3 rtie7 7.cxdS
(48.f1xg2 f1xb6-+) 4S ... f1b6-+ ~xdS S.rtid3 ~c6 9.0-0 0-0
47 .•.llIe448.!Ixf4t The initial position of the varia-
48.f1g8 f3t 49.llId2 tion, often seen in tournament prac-
48 ...llIxf4 49.b7 gl'/ll tice. White is of course going to
49 ...llIe4! 50.bS'/II (sO.llId2 gl'/ll start a kingside attack, using the
s1.llIc2 f1b1 s2.1lId2 '/IIe3t s3.llIc2 diagonal bl-h7, while Black has
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 121

blocked the d5 square, through a) 12.l1Ic2 ~f6 13.lI1e3 eS


which he tries to exert pressure on (a) 13 ... l1Id7 14.Wd3 g6 IS.J::ladl
the white centre and queenside. l1Ie8 16.l1Ig5 ~d5 17.~xd5 Wxd5 IS.
lOJ!el I1Ib3 @a5 19.dS± Yrjola-Kolstinen
con- 1981) 14.~b5
abcdefgh (a) 14.~e5 ~xe5 IS.lI1f4 I1Ig4 16.
II1xe5 I1Ixdl17.l1Ixd6 II1xc2 18.l1Ixe7
!:!xd4 19.11lxf6 gxf6 20.J::le2 I1Ib3;!;
Kasparov-Korchnoi, Immopar 1990;
a) 14.dxe5 ~xeS 15.~e5 \\\IxeS
16.\\\If3=) 14 ... Wd7 IS.dxe5 ~xe5
16.~xa7?! \\\Ic7 17.\\\Ie2 ~f3t IS.
gxf3 I1Id7 19.flac I 'IiIa5 20.l1Id3 \\\IhS
21.flc4 I1Id6 22.h4-+ Brunner-Bou-
aziz, Luzern 1989;
b) 12.l1Ibl ~f6 13.l1Ie3 b6 14.\\\Ic2
10•..l1If6 I1Ib7 15.h3 flac8 16.l1Ia2 ~dS 17.
1O ... \\\Id6. This is quitc a typical ~xdS exdS 18.'lYd2 fle8 19.11If4 'lYd8
position. Black tries to provc that 20.fle3 ~aS= Hector-Yelling, Cop-
White's d-pawn is weak (it can't be penhagen 1995; 12 ... h6 13.~xdS
supported by another pawn and is (13.l1Ie3 I1Id7 14.~xdS Wxd5 IHlh7"t
therefore 'isolated', to use the jar- I1Ih8 16.l1Ie4 'lYhS 17.fladl flac8 18.
gon), while White uses the slight V!'e2 l1Ie8 19.b4 a6 20.h3;!; Mor-
space advantage whieh this pawn tensen-Larscn, Aalborg 1989; 13.
gives him to build up a strong I1Ih7t I1Ih8 14.lI1e4 ~f6 15.~bS \\\Ib8
attacking position. II.a3 (11.~bS 16.g3 II1d6 17.~xd6 'lYxd6 18.lI1f4
\\\IbS (11 ... Wd7 12.l1IgS I1lxgS \3.~gS 'lYe7 19.11Ixc6 bxc6 20.~eS I1Ib7;!;
~f6 14.\\\Ic2 g6 IS.~f3 a6 16.~eS Delchev-Kallai, Budapest 1995)
\\\IdS 17.~xc6 bxc6 18.~c3 \\\Ixd4", 13 ... 'lYxdS Spassky-Korchnoi, (Kiev-
Alvarez-Ostenstad, Haiti! 1989) m (9) 1968) 14.l1Ie4 ~xd4 IS.~xd4
12.~eS a6 13.~c3 ~xc3 14.\\\IhS f5 Wxd4 16.\lle3iii; 1O ...~cb4. With a
15.~c6 bxc6 16.bxc3 cS 17.l1Ia3 gain of tempo Black prepares ~b4-
\\\Ic7 18.l1Ic4 cxd4 19.1'lxe7 \\\Ixc7 d5 after playing ~f6. With this
20.cxd4;!; Klinger-Gobet, Bern manocuvre he ensures the posses-
1989) 11...J::ld8 (11...l1Id7 12.\\\Ic2 h6 sion of this square. The weak side
(12 ...~xc3 13.l1Ixh7t I1Ih8 14.bxc3 of this plan is that he entirely yields
g615.\\\Id2± Velimirovic-Honfi, Maj- the e5 square of key importance.
danpek 1976) 13.J::le4 J::lfd8 14.l1Id2;t Il.l1Ibl ~f6
Joksic-Commons, Plovdiv 1975) a) 11...\\\Ic7 12.~e5 ~c3 13.bxc3
12.\\\Ic2 'lYxc3 14.fle3 'lYxal 15.flb3 'lYxb116.
122 J6zscf Pinter

fixb I fld5 17.l!!ig4 !:ldS 18.!:lb3±


Gipslis-Halibeili, USSR 1961;
b) II...b6 12.fle5
Cb) 12.a3 flxc3 l3.bxe3 fldS 14.
I!!id3 flf6 IS.\1lg5 g6 16.~5 Iilb7 17.
Iilh6
Cb) 17.l!!ih3 \!!Ie8 IS.\1lh6 !:le8 19.
\1la2 \1lf8 20.!:le3 \1lg7 21 Jtae 1 l!!ie7;!;)
17 .. Jle8 IS.l!!ih3 \1le8 19.5iia2 \1lf8 20.
fie3;!; Adams-Seirawan, WAZ 1991)
12 ... Siib7 l3.a3 flxe3 14.bxe3 ~5
IS.l!!id3 flf6 16.l!!ih3! !:le8 17.\1lgS± Cb) 19.\1lxd5! cxd5 20.l!!ih4 <J;g7
Stean-Padevski, Moscow 1977; 12. 21.0g4 \1ld7 22.l"lxe7 flxg4 23.!:lxf7t
\1lgS <J;xf7 24.l!!ixh7t <J;f8 2S.l!!ih8t <J;f7 26.
a) 12.fle5 \1ld7 I1lxd8 I!!ixh2t 27.\\lIxh2 flxh2 28.\1lg5
Ca) 12 ...flbdS 13.l!!id3 \1ld7 14. flg4 29.flxd5+-) 19 ...flxe3 20.bxe3
\1lg5 fld5±
Ca) 14.l!!ih3 !:leS 15.flxdS exd5 Cb) 20 ...flh5 21.\1lel) 21.\1lxd5
16.flxd7 'I!Ixd7 17.\1lxh7t+-) 14 ... \1lxgS 22.\1lxb7 l"lab8 23.1!!if3 1/lle7 24.
g6;!;) 13.!:le3 g6 \1le6 f6 25.\1lxe8 fxeS 26.l!!ig4 l!!ie4?
Ca) 13 ... \1le6 14Jlg3 llih8 ISJlh3 Cb) 26 ... l"lxc8 27.'1Jixg5 cxd4 28.
h6 16.\1lxh6 gxh6 17.l!!id2 flg4 18. exd4 !:lb2±) 27.\1lxg6 hxg6 28.l"lg3
flxg4 \1lgS 19.f4 fS 20.fxg5+- Stern- Iilf4 29.l!!ixg6t 1-0 Kavalek-Pri-
Stabenov, eOIT 1982; tehctt, Haifa 1976) 14 ...!:le8 IS.l!!ih3
a) 13 ...!:le8 14Jlg3 g6 IS.\1lh6 l"le7 16.\1lgS g6 17.\1la2 flxe3 18.
l"le8 16.l1lxg6 hxg6 17 .l"lxg6t± Aver- bxe3 fldS 19.'i'ih6 !:lxe3 20.g3 l1le8~
bueh-Maindanovieh, eorr 1987) 14. Gipslis-Zhuravlev, Daugavpils 1990)
l"lh3 \1le6 15.l!!id2l'leS 16.'I!If4\1ld617. 13 ... g6 14.\1lh6
I!!ig3 flbd5 18.\1lg5 ~e3 19.bxc3 (b) 14.\1la2 b6 15.fle5 \1lb7 16.
I1lxeS 20.l!!ixe5 I!!id5;!; Brunner-Cam- \1lh6 fie8 17.l!!ih3 11lf8 18.\1lgS \1le7 19.
pora, Bern 1993; !:lad 1 a6 20.!:ld3 !:le8 21.!:lf3 flxe3
b) 12.a3 flbdS 13.1/lld3 22.l"lxe3 I!!ixd4 23.flxf7 fle4 24.\1le3
Cb) 13.fle5 \1ld7 14.1!!if3 !:lxe3 25.~6t <J;f8 26.'I!Ixe6 'I!Ig7 27.
Cb) 14.l!!id3 \1le6 IS.1/Iih3 iWd6 16. bxe3 \1ld6 28.l!!ih3 ~e3 29.'i'ib3 \1lf4
\1lgS g6 17.\1la2 !:lfd8 18.l"lad1 \1le8 30.<J;f\ as 31.\1le4 b5 32.\1leSt 1-0
19.!:ld3 Mason-Bum, Hastings 189S) 14...
!:le8 15.fleS flxc3 16.bxe3 fld7 17.
Diagram flf3 b6 18.\1la2 \1lb7 19.!:le3 !:le8
20.e4 \s>f6= Milos-Campora, Bue-
nos Aires 1993; 12 ... \1ld7 (12 ... b6
The Semi-Tarrascb Defence 123

IHleS (13.a3 ~bdS 14.@d3 g6 IS. 19.0xb7 flg4 20.lilxa8 I/!Ih2t 2J.<;/;>fl
~eS !i'ib7 16.0h6 Lle8 17.0a2;!; Ka- Llxa8 22.'/lIf4± Sveshnikov-Anasta-
raklajic-Puc, (JUG 1978) 13...!i'ib7 sian, Moscow 1995) 13 ... Lle8 14.h4
14.!k3! g6 IS.Llg3;!; Keene-Mi1es, IilfS IS.lilg5 ().e7 16.lilf4 Iilb7 17.h5
Hastings 1975176) 13.~eS;!; /',. Llc3 <;/;>g7 18.l/!Id2 I/!IdS 19.1ile4 I/!IxhS 20.
Portisch-Pachman, Moscow 1961; 4le5 l:'1ac8 21.Lle3± Winants-Kam-
10 ... !i'id7 11.0c2 sky, Tilburg 1992; 1O ... a6?! 11.lile4!
a) l1.a3 Llc8 (l1.lilc2 ~cb4 12.lilbl ~f6 13.~eS
(a) I1...a6 12.YNc2 :i;1c8 13.'Il'e4 ~bdS 14.lilgSlild715.'/lId3 g616.lilh6
fS! 14.YNe2 !i'if6) 12.!i'ic2 ~xc3 13. l:'1e8 17.1/!If3 (j)c6 18.l/!Ih3 '/lId6 19.1ilc2
bxc3 ~aS 14.l/!Id3 g6 IS.lilh6 Lle8 Lled8 20.I'!:adl (j)e8;!; Brodsky-Karp-
16.~eS Iilc6 17.YNg3 !i'ifS 18.lilxfS man, Simferopol 1990; 11.~e4 Lle8
<;/;>xfS 19. YNf4±; 12.a3 ~f6 13.lilc2 ~xe4 14.li'ixe41ilf6
b) 1UxdS exdS 12.4lcS Iilf6 13. 15.(j)e3 fJe7 16.fJeS fJg6 l7.l/!Ic2±
Iilf4 g6 14.~xd7 ®xd7 IS.lileS= Oppitz-Spindel, BRD 1988) 11 ...
Steche-Hanisch, eOIT 1982; 11 ... lilf6 fJf6 12.<;i/xc6 bxe6 13.fJa4±; 1O ... b6?
12.YNd3 g6 13.lilb3± Larsen-Pomar,
Costa Brava 1976; 10 ... ~xc3 11.
bxc3 b6
a) II...Iild7 12.®c2 g6 13.lilh6
I'!:e814.®d2
(a) 14.Llabl b6 IS.'Il'd2) 14 ... \!!Ic7
IS.Lle4±;
b) 11...lilf6 12.YNc2 g6 13.lilh6
Llc8 14.Llabl b6 15.h4lilxh4 16.lilb5
Iild7 17.YNe4 (j)e7 18.lilxc6 f5 19.
l/!Ie3+- Antoszkovicz-Porzig, COIT
1983; l2.l/!Ic2 (12.'/lIe2 Iilb7 13.l/!Ie4
g6 14.lilh6 fle8 lS.l/!Ig4±; 12.h4!. A typical opening error, which
With an extra tempo in comparison can be immediately exploited. 11.
to the variation with Iilc4 dealt with fJxdS exd5 (1l...l/!IxdS 12.<;i/e4 I/!Id6
just now, which is very dangerous 13.fJeS! (13.YNc2!? Iilb7 14.<;i/xh7t
for Black anyway.) 12 ... g6 (12 ... <;/;>h8 15.<;i/e4 Iilf6 (15 ... Llac8 l6.l/!Ie2
h6? The typical manoeuvre, YNe2- wg8±) 16.YNe2? (16.1/lIdl! g6 17.lilgS
e4, leads to a decisive attack. Iilxg5 18.~xg5±) 16 ...fJxd4 17.fJxd4
13.l/!Ie2~) J3.lilh6 (13.lile4 0b7 14. li'ixe4! 18.0xe6 @xe6 19.1/lIxe4 1/lIxe4
I/!Id2 Iilf6 15.@h6 Iilg7 16.l'!Ih3;!; Mar- 20.:i;1xe4 ~fd8 21.~e3 ~xb2= Heb-
janovic-Ciric, Yugoslavia 1976; 13. den-Einarsson, London 1987) 13 ...
I/!Id2 Lle8 14.h4 Iilb7 IS.h5 \!!Id5 16. ~b7 14.0f4+-) 12.~xh7t <;/;>xh7 13.
hxg6 hxg6 17.lilc4 '/lIh5 18.~e5 ~xe5 YNc2t g6 14.l/lIxc6 ~f5 15.~d2 Llc8
124 J6zscf Pinter

16.l/!Ibs ~e4 I Hlcs±; 10... Was Il. 19.<;;!f4 ~f3t 20.Wxf3 Wxc3+) 17 ...
~d2:!:ld8 IHlcs ~f6 13.~e4± exd4
I1.~e4 (b2) 17 ...!f!fs 18.dxes ~xd3 19.
Il.~es ~db4 12.:!:le3 ~xd3 13. exd6:!:lxd6 20.<;;!f4:!:lds 2l.~es±) 18.
:!:lxd3 '0,e7 (13...~b4 14Jlh3!~ (14. ~gs <;;!fs 19.Wc4 Wds 2M'xds :!:lxds
:!:lg3 ~6=) 14Ilh3 g6 Is.~h6 ~g7 21.!f!xfst Pouliot-Leveille, corr
16.Wd2 ~fs 17.~xg7 ~xg7 18.ds 1989; 13.~xh7 I1Ixh7 14.~xds exds
cxds 19.94± Zerbe-Bruning, corr IS.Whst I1Ig8 16.~xg6 fxg6 17.
1985; Il.~bl ~ce7 12.~e4 b6 13. '!Yxg6t <ilh8 18.Wh6t= Kaidanov-
Wd3 g6 14.~xf6t ~xf6 Is.~gs ~fds Efimov, USSR 1980;
16.a3 Wd6 17.Wd2t c) 12.a3 a6
11 •••~cc7 (c) 12...<;;!d7 13.~bs
I1...h6 12.~b I! ~ce7 1H!id3 (c) 13.Wd3 h6 14.<;;!xds exdS 15.
~g6 14.4Jes±; 1l...~de7 IHle3 (12. ~bs 1/!Ib8 16.g3 We8 17.!f!f4 <;;!fs
Wd3 ~g6 13.~e3± Krasilnikov- 18.1/!Ib3 Wd7= Polgar,J-Adams, Lon-
Goldenov, USSR 1968) 12...Was don 1989) 13 ... Wb8 14.~gs <;;!xg5
13.~d2 :!:ld8 14.~b3 Wc7 Is.Whs g6 15.~g5 ~ce7 16.~e3 <;;!c6 17.Wh5
16.Wf3± Smyslov-Bisguier, Leipzig ~g6 18.:!:lad1 ~xc3 19.bxc3 ~xe4
01 1960; Il...Wd6 12.~gs 20.!!xe4 '!Yd6«> Mortensen-Hansen,
a) 12.~bs Wb8 13.g3 !f!d7 14.~c3 LB Graested 1990) 13.~c2 ~xc3
~ce7 Is.~xds 14.bxc3 g6 15.a4 !!d8 16.~g5 ~g7
(a) Is.~es~xesI6.dxes~c617. 17.~e4\Wc718.~g5!!d519.Wd2~a5
Whs fs=) 15...~xds 16.~xds exds 20.~f6t± Po1gar,J-Benko, Aruba
17.~gs ~xgs 18.~xgs WdS 19.~f3 1992;
Wb6= Beliavsky-Portisch, Reggio d) 12.~c2 ~xc3
I 986/S7; (d) 12...~ce7 13.Wd3 ~g6 14.~e4
b) 12.~gs g6 '!Yb6 15.~f6t ~xf6 16.~g5 ~5 17.
bI) 12...~xgs 13.~xgs ~d7 14. ~b3 <;;!d7 18.~e5 ~b5 19.Wg3 Wxd4
Wd2 20.!!ad1 '!Yb4 21.~xg6 hxg6 2T.
(bI) 14.Wd3 fs 1Hixds exds <;;!xd5 exd5 23.~e7± Cabrilo-Savon,
16.~bs Wg6 17.~f4±) 14 ... ~ce7 15. Belgrade 1988) 13.bxc3 g6 14.~h6
~xe7 ~xe7 16.~b7 :!:labS 17.~e4 (d) 14.~g5 ~g7 15.~e4 '!Yc7 16.
:!:lfd8 18.:!:ladl ~c6 19.Wc2 h6 20.h3 ~g5 f5 17.~c5 h6 18.~xe6 ~xe6 19.
1/!Ib4= Rogers,I-Hansen, LB Malmo l"!xe6 hxg5 20.!!xg6«> Hebden-
1993; Hoffman, Vrnjacka Banja 1989)
b2) 12 ... h6 13.~f3 14 ...!f!g7 15.Wd2 !!d8 16.!!ad1 ~d7
(b2) 13.~h7t I1Ih8 1Ud3 ~f4!) 17.:!:le4 ~xh6 18.Wxh6 WfS 19.Wgs
13 ...:!:ldS 14.~b1 ~xc3 Is.bxe3 es !!ac8 20.:!:lf4± Polgar,Z-Benko,
16.Wd3 g6 17.~xh6 Aruba 1992;
(b2) 17.dxes Wc7 18.We2 ~xes e) 12.\lJid3 g6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 125

(e) 12 ... h6 1Hlb5


(e) 1Hixd5 exd5 14.0b5 <!'IbS=
Miles-Andersson, WAZ 1978) 13 ...
I/l'dS 14.a3 b6 IHlc3 0de7 16.l1if4
I1ib7 17J'1adl i'lcS IS.l/l'b5 0a5 19. 5
I1ixb7 0xb7 20.l/l'a6 0a5 21.0b5 4
0d5= Wahls-Meduna, BRD 1990)
13.l1ih6 i'ldS 14.i'lad1 I1id7 15.l/l'd2
~eS 16.\1ixd5 exd5 IH2f4 <!'IfS IS.
I1ig5 \1ixg5 19.i!lixg5 f6;!; Belkhodja- abcde1gh

Dautov, Nimes 1991; 12 ...l1ixg5 13.


0xg5 h6 (l3 ...0f6 14.d5 (l4.l1ixc6 12.\!!ib3 b6
I/l'xc6 15J'1c1 I/l'b6 16.~c2 I1id7 17.d5 a) 12 ... i)!Ib6 13.l11xd5
exd5 IS.0xd5 0xd5 19.<!'Ixd5 IYig6 (a) 13.<!'Ixb6 axb6 14.l1ig5 l'l:dS
20.<!'Id2 i'ladS= Zaitsev-Meduna, 15.i'led1 h6 16.l11xf6 ~xf6 17.l1ic2
19S2) 14 ... exd5 15.0xd5 0xe4 16. IUd7 IS.0e5 l1ie8 19.11ib3 0c6 20.
0xe4 <!'Ih6 17.lYicl I/l'xcl 18.i'laxc1 ~xc6 Silxc6= Chiburdanidze-Ioseli-
I1ic6 (IS ...i'ldS 19.i'lcdl (19.0d6 0e6 ani, Telavi 19S5) 13 ... ~xd5 14.
20.0c7 i'lacS 21.0xc6 i'lxd6= Kuijf- ~xd5 exdS 15.l/l'xb6 axb6 16.l1id2
Dlugy, Amsterdam 19S7) 19 ... l1lfS I1ig4= Himmel-Podgaets, Dortmund
20.f3 I1if5 Kosten-Adams, London 1993;
19S9) 19.~c7 i'lad8 20.~xe6;!; Alon- b) 12 ... l/l'd6 13.l1ixd5 ~xd5 14.
so-Barroso, Matanzas 19S5) 14.~f3 ~xd5 I/l'xd5 15.l/l'xd5 exd5 16.l1ig5
~d7 (l4 ... 0xc3 15.bxc3 IUd7 16.i'!b1 I1ixg5 17.~xg5 h6 IS.~f3 l1ie6 19.
b6 17.l1ic2 i'lac8 18.<!'Id3 [5 19.c4 i'lac1 l'l:fc8 20.~e5;!; Monin-Tunik,
i'lc7 20.l1ib3 ~c8 21.1/l'c3± Soltau- SI. Petersburg 1993; 13 .l1ixd5 (13.
Webb, corr 19S9) 15.~xd5 exd5 16. I1if4!?; 13.l1ig5!?) 13...~xdS (13 ...
~e5 ~e6 17.~xc6 <!'Ixc6 IS.l"1cl i'lacS exdS 14.l1if4 I1ig4 IS.4JeS l1ie6 16.
19.1'iid2 <!'Ia6 20.fi:e5;!; Gheorghiu- i'lacl;!;) 14.4JxdS I'iixdS 15.11IJxd5
Petursson, USA 1979; II...~xc3 12. exdS 16.l1igS \1ixgS 17.~xg5 f6 IS.
bxc3 <!'Ia5 13.l/l'd3 g6 14.~h6 i'ldS 15. 4Jf3 Sild7 19.4Jd2 i'lac8 20.4Jfl;!;; 12.
l/l'e3;!; ~d7 16.l/l'f4 ~g7 17.~g5 lUe8 I/l'c2 g6 13.~h6 (l3.4JeS ~g7 14.4Je2
IS.l11xg7 I1lxg7 19.111xc6 bxc6 20. I1id7 IS.l'iib3 0c6 16.l/l'h3 4Jb4 17.l1ig5
i'lxe6+- Novak-Trmal, CSSR 1979; I1idS IS.~g3 l"1cS 19.11ih6± Rotter-
II...i'leS IH2xd5 exd5 13.i'lxe8t Matias, corr 19S4) 13 ... l1ig7 14.l1ig5
I/l'xeS 14.0xd5 I/l'dS I Hlxf6t <!'Ixf6 (14.l1ixg7 I1lxg7 IS.4JeS b6 16.h4
16.~e5± Mader-Gast, corr 19S6. I1ib7 17.h5 4Jf5°o Vclimirovic-Hort,
12.~e5 Niksic 1975) 14 ... f6 15.l1id2 I1id7
Diagram (15...<!'Id6 16.<!'Ib3 i'ldS 17.i'ladl b6
IS.~xd5 4Jxd5 19.11ib4<!'1d7 20.l1ie7!;!;
126 Juzscf Pioter

Evans-Allan, Philadelphia 1979) gh8 19.Wf6t lIgS 20.Wg5t Bryson-


16.Wb3 (16.h4 Iilc6 17.hS We8 18. V. Sadov9Y, WCCC 1993);
hxg6 hxg6 19.~xdS IilxdS 20.s1lb4 a2) 14 ... 0e6 IS.~xc6 bxc6 16.
1"1c8 21.We2;1; Mainka-Bucker BRD ~a4 IiIfS 17. Wd2 as IS .0e5 0gS
1988) 16 ... s1lc6 17.s1ld3 (17.s1lxdS 19. 1llic3 ficS 20.~c5± 1-0 Lipka-
exdS 18.~e4 1"1f7 19.~cS ~f5= Izmukhambetov, Cappelle EXT
Spassky-Petrosian, Moscow 1966) 1995 (41); IS.~xc6 bxc6 I 6.~a4
17 ... Wd7 18.s1lc41"1fe8 19.a411hS 20. fieS 17.Wd2 !'1e4 IS.0e3 0e7 19.0
!1c2 ~fS 21.~e4 Paunovic-Mcduna, fie6 20.liIf4;1; Polgar Zso-Horvath
Namestovo 19S7; 12.s1lgS s1lxg5 13. Cs, Budapest 1991;
~xgS ~f6 (l3 ... h6 14.s1lh71· lIh8 IS. b) IHlxc6 bxc6 14.11ll d3 g6 15.
s1lc2 ~f6 16.~gc4 ~edS I 7 .~xf6 ~x[6 0h60g7 16.liIxg7 Ii>xg7 17.~4 fibS
IS.Wd3 Iild7 Azmaiparashvili-Kha- IS.b3;1; Bogic-Keca, Novi Sad
lifman, Elenite 1994) 14.s1l0 ~edS 19S9; 13 ... h6
IS.Wd3 h6 16.lilxdS exdS 17.~0 a) 13 ... ~xc3?? 14.bxc3
l)!ib6 IS.b3 Iilc6 19.~a4 Wlc7 20.~cS (a) IHlxc6 bxc6 15.bxc3+-)
Iilg4 2 I .~e5 b6 22.~a6= Ljubojevic- 14 ... ~xe5 l5.0xh7t+-;
Torrc, Brussels 19S7; 12.lilc2!? b) 13 ... g6 14.0h6 0g7 15.liIxg7
~xc3 13.bxc3 ~g6 14.f1bl b6 IS. wxg7 16.0xdS exdS 17.~xc6 bxc6
!1b5 s1lb716.~g5 Wc7 l7.~c4Iilc71S. I S.~a4± Sher-Asrian, Erevan op
fihSt Garcia-Shabalov, Reykjavik 1996; 14.0xdS
1994. a) 14.a3 0xe5
l2 ... g6 a1) 14 ... £lde7 15.£lxc6 ~xc6
12...~c6!? 13.Wd3 (a1) 15 ... bxc6 16.fidl ~d5= Mi-
a) 13.lilxd5! exd5 14.1il[4 nasian-Asrian, Ch Armenia, Yere-
al) 14.~xc6!? bxc6 lS.~a4 s1lfS van 1996) 16.d5 exd5 17 .~xd5 IiIc6
16.0e3 lS.~xf6t Wxf6 19.1iIe3 a6
(a 1) 16.1il[4;1;; (a1) 19 ... fiadS 20.Wb5 fid7=;
all 16.s1lf4±; a1) 19 ... ®xb2 20.!1abl I)I!f6 21.
all 16.lilf4;1;; fixb7±) 20J'1acl;1; 1"1fdS 21.l)I!c3 I)I!xc3
all 16.0[4;1;; 22.!'lxc3 0d5 23.0c2 1"1acS 24.0b6
al) 16.0f4;1;) 16 ... 0e7 17.!1cl 1"1eS 25.l5:xeSt 1"1xcS 26.lIfl ~e5 27.
®d6 IS.Wd2 Wg6 19.0f4± Korncev- b3 Ljubojcvic-Khalifman, Gronin-
Jaster, OLNN 1992; gen 1993;
a2) 14.~a4?! IilxeS IS.dxe5 d4 a2) 14 ... ~xc3 15.~xc6 bxc6 16.
16.0f4 Iilc6= Waldmann-Jacobs, 0xc6
OLNO 1992 ; 14 ... lilfS (a2) 16.bxc3±) 16 ... f1bS
al) 14 ... 0xe5 15.lilxcS liIe6 16. (a2) 16 ... 0xd4 17.l)I!c2 1"1bS IS.
Wd2 Wd7 17.0f4± bxc3 'WaS'!') 17.bxc3± l)I!aS I S.0d2
(a 1) 17.0xg7!? lIxg7 IS.Wg5t (a2) IS.0xh6!? f1b6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 127

(a2) 18 ... gxh6 19.IWg31"+-) 19. (a) 20.l/lIc21/lif6 21.l'iib2 l'iid7 22.c4
IWf3 gxh6 I/lig6tt S. Polgar-K. Thorsteins, Bu-
(a2) 19 ... !i:xe6 20.~xg7 ~xg721. dapest 1989) 20 ... !i:xd8 21.liie3 wg8
IWxe6 ~a6 22.!i:e3+-) 20.:Wxf6 !i:xe6 22.liid4± Willke-Doderer, cr 1991;
21.'1l'xh6 f6 22.d5! b) 14.ilf3 ~ce7 15.l'iid2
(a2) 22.l/lIg61" IiIh8 23.!i:e4 bI) 15.ile5 4Jxc3
(a2) 23.!i:e3 !i:xe3=) 23 ... IWg5+) (bI) 15...4Jc6!?) 16.l/lixc3 4Jrs 17.
22 .. JJ.e7 l'iie34Jxe3
(a2) 22 ... IWxd5 23.l/lIg61" IiIh8 24. (bI) 17 ... a5 18.!i:acl
!i:e3 e5 25.l/lIh51" IiIg7 26.!i:g31"+-) (bI) IS.!i:ad1 4Jxe3 19.fxe3 );la6
23.dxc6 20.!i:cl !ld6 21.I/lIc5 b6 22.l/lib5 l'iid7
(a2) 23.!i:e3 !i:g7 24.dxe6 'I!If5 25. 23.4Jxd7 !lxd7 24J1e6 !'ld6 25.!"lccl
!i:ae1 !i:c8 26.h3 ~xe6 27.g4 l1g6 !lxc6 26.l/lixc6 e5 27.d5 liie7 2S.l/lic3
28.IWh4 IWd5 29.f4 );le7tt) 23 .. J:!h7 l'iic5 29.);lfl I/lIg5 30.!lf3 I/lih4 31.l'iic2
24.IWf4I/lic7tt) 18...~a6 19.1/lie3 );lfe8 !le8 32.!i:g3 IWdS= Malaniuk-
20.l'iic4±; 15.dxe5 fu.e5 Adams, Hastings 1995) 18 ... a4 19.
(a) 15 ... 4Jxe3 16.l/lIxc3±) 16. !ledl4Jxe3 20.l/lIxe31/lib6 21.4Jg4 liig5
l'iih7t 22.f4 l'iie7= Topalov-Karpov, Lina-
(a) 16.l/lig3? 4Jxc3 res 1995) IS.l/lixe3
(a) 16 ... 4Jg6 17.l'iixh6 gxh6 18. (bl) IS.fxe3 J;!bS 19.);ladl l'iid7
ilxd5 exd5 19.~xg6 IWg5 20.IWxg5 20.liib1 ~cS 21.ilg4 liig5 22.e4 h5=
hxg5 21.~d3 l'iie6 22.!i:c5 g4 23. Chiburdanidze-Ioseliani, Telavi
);lg5t wh8=) 17.l'iixh6 1988) 18 ... \\Iib6 19.!i:ad1 !i:dS 20.!ld2
(a) 17.bxc3 4Jg6 18.l'iixg6 fxg6 (bI) 20.b3 liid7 21.ilg4 l'iig5 22.
19.1'iixh6I/lie8 20.l'iig5±) 17...~g6 18. 1/lIf3 \lie8 23.ile5 !lxd4 24.ilc4 !'lxdl
bxc3 25Jfxd1 I/lIc7 26.liixb7 !i:dS+) 20 ...
(a) 18.l'iixg6 I/lif6 19.bxc3 I/lIxg6 ~d7 Hoi-Hansen, LB Vejstrup 1989;
20.IWxg6 fxg6 21.l'iig5±) 18 ... gxh6 b2) 15.l/lie2 ~d7 16.l'iibl fu.c3 17.
19.1iixg61/l1g5 bxc3 liic6 IS.~e5 l'iixe5 \9.l/lIxe5I/l1d5
(a) 19 ... fxg6 20.l/lixg6t IiIhS 21. 20.l/lig3 I/lih5 21.~c2 4Jf5 22.liixf5
I/lixh61·liIg8 22.IWg6t IiIh8 23.!i:e5 !i:f5 exf5 23.c4 !i:fc8 24.l'iic3 I/lig4 25.d5±
24.!i:e3+-) 20.liie4 I/lixg3 21.hxg3 Adams-Karpov, Roquebrune 1992;
J;!b8 22.!i:ad1 b5= Nijboer-van der 15...!itld7 16.ile5
Sterren, Nedcrland (ch) 1989) 16 ... (b) 16.'i1xd5 exd5 \ H'if4 ~e6 IS.
<1>h8 17.!i:xe5 4Jxc3 18.bxc3 rs 19. l'iie5 4Jf5 19.1'iixf6 I/lixf6 20.!lacl 4Jd6
~xf5 21.4Jc5 !lfd8 22.4Jb5 4Jxb5 23.l/lixb5
(a) 19.1/lIxd8 !i:xd8 20.l'iixh6 I/lif4 24.l/lixb7 !i:dbS 25.l/lie7 I/lid2 26.
I'IIxh7= b3 I/lixa2 27.b4 as 2S.bxa5 !i:cS 29.
(a) 20 ... gxh6 21.l'iig6 rjJg7 22. I/lid6 I!!ixa5= Yagupov-Legky, USSR
il/h5=) 19 ... exf5 20.IWxd8 Anny-ch 1995) 16 ... l'iixe5 17.dxe5
128 J6zsef Pioter

~xc3 18.li!xc31i!c6 19.<;1b4l/'ixd3 20. 19.1i!xg2±) 17.<;1xh6 (17.li!e3 <;1h4


<;1xd3 !:1fd8= 21.<;1fl ~d5= IB.@h3 fS 19.1:1xel fxe4 20.~g6 <;1f6
(b) 21...M8 22.g3 we8 23.1'4 (20 ... <;1xf2t!? 21.<;1xf2l:'lxf2 22.l1Ixf2
~dS= @f61' 23.l!lgl I!!ixg6 24.~xe4±) 21.
(b) 23 ... hS 24.11If2= Nijboer- ~xfE I1IxfE 22.fue4 Ii!xd4 23.!:1dl eS
Douven, Amsterdam 1989); 24.i!Yf3t 111gB 2S.~c3 li!e6 26.(llxd4
c) 14.Wg3 1i!h4 IS.YlId3=; exd4 27.l!!ie4 i!Yf6 2B.i!Yxd4±) 17 ...
d) 14.~xdS exd5 15.<;1f3 YlIb6 i!Yxd4 18.~g4+-) 16.i!Yf3 ~xdS
(d) IS ... li!e6 16.li!d2 YlIb6 IHlxc6 a) 16 ... exdS?! 17J::le2 <;1e6 IB.a3
YlIxc6 18.<;1c3 l:'lac8=) 16.<;1xdS YlIaS! ~c6 19.~xc6 bxc6 20.~a4±
(d) 16...~b4? 17.l/'ib3 ~xdS 18. (a) 20.li!f4i!Yf6 21.i!Ye3;1;) 20 ... i!YcB
YlIxdS ~c6 19.YlIc4 !:1fd8i;i Nissen- 21.h3 <;1e7 22.<;1f4;1; Smyslov-Ivan-
Khenkin, Baden-Baden 1990) 17. chuk, USSR (ch) 19B8;
Ii!xf7t l:'lxf7 18.li!d2 ~xeS! 19.dxcS b) 16...~c2 IUe4
YlId8+ (b) 17.<;1e4 fuel IB.i!Ye3 ~xg2
19 .~xg2;1;) 17...~xa 1
cde1gh (b) 17...~xel IB.<;1b3±) 18.<;1c4
fS 19.1!!id3 a6 20.~g6 bS 21.<;)xc6t
<;)xe6 22.l"1xe6 l:'lf7 23.~xh4 i!Yxh4
24.\Wbl ;J\:xd4 2S.l:'lel !i:d7 26.i!Yxal±;
17.~xdS (17.!i:e4 f5 (17 ... li!gS lB.
l:'lg4 (IB.<;1xgS i!YxgS 19.~xdS exd5
20.l'i:e2 !3'e6 21.1/lJb3 b6 22.l:'lael;1;)
IB ... fS! (IB ...fuc3? 19.<;1xgS hxgS
20.bxc3 f6 21.~g6 l:'le8 22.l:'lg3
(22.h4 eS'!') 22... i!Yc7 (22 ... i!YdS 23.
I/lJhS b6 24.l:'lfl!+-) 23.i!YhS <;1d7 24.
This move was missed by both l:'lf3+- (24.h4± Schroeder-Plauth
players. 14... ~b4 (l4 ... exdS 15.li!f4 Herr, cr DFM 1990) 19.1:'lg3 (19.
~b4 16.i!Yd2 (16.1/lJb1 <;1e6 17.a3 ~c6 !i:xgS hxgS+) 19 ... f4 20.flh3 b621.
18.\!!Id3l:'lc8 19.!:1adl l:'le8 20.h3 a6= ~e4 <;1b7 22.i!Yg4l:'lfS 23.flhS ~f6 24.
1. Polgar-1. Horvath, Hungary 199 I) ~xf6t I/'ixf6 2S.h4 g6 26.~xg6 Wxg6
16 ... <;1fS 17.l:'lacl !:1e8 18.~b5 <;1xeS 27.hxgS hxgS=) IB.l:'lxh4 (IB.l:'le2;1;)
(l8 ...fua2) 19.!:1xeS !:1xeS 20.dxeS IB ... lWxh4 19.~g6 (19.~xdS exdS
~d3 21.l:'lc3 gS 22.li!g3 (22.li!e3 20.l!!ixdSt I1Ih7 21.<;1e3 i!Ye4 22.l!!ixe4
fueS 23.h4 ~c4+ Zaitshik-Khen- fxe4 23.dS l:'ld8 24.l:'ldl <;1e6+)
kin, Leningrad 1989) 22 ... l:'lc8 23. 19 ...'l!ixd4 20.fudS exdS 2l.~xfE
~6 !;xc3 24.l!!ixc3 @d7 25.h3;1;) IS. I1IxfB 22.<;1e3 lWe4 23.Wg3 <;1e6
I/'ig3 <;1h4 (l5...~c2? 16.<;1e4 ~xel 24.i!Yd61' I1Ig8'!' Mortensen-lelling,
(l6 ... <;1h4 17.l/'id3 ~xel 18.i!Ye3 ~xg2 DEN 19B9) 17 ... exdS 18.'l!ib3 (lB.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 129

Itlf4) IS ...ltlf6 19.1tlf4 ItlxeS 20.ltlxeS 19.111xfS exf4 20.l11e4 I!ld7 21.0.xb7
as?! (20"J!eS 21.l/!ig3 f6 22.0.c7 !'ladS 22.fle2;l;) 16".g6 17.l/!ih3 eS
I/!id7 2Hlf4 I1Ih7 24.h3 (24.l'lxeS IS.!'!adl I/!icS 19.b4 I/!ic7) lS".flc4
I/!ixeS 2S.h3=) 24".b6 2S.l'lacl 16.0.f4 (16.'ilxfS exfS 17.l/!if4;l;) 16".
l'lxel t 26.l'lxel 0.a6 27.0.bS I/!ib7 flcd6 17.ltleS I/!ig6 IS.l/!ixg6 hxg6 19.
(27".1/!if7 2S.b3 I/!igS 29.l!ld6 l'leS=) ItlO f6 20.ltlxd6 flxd6 21.!'!acl !:!dS=
2S.l11d6 1/!if7 29.l'le7 I/!ig6:!;) 21.l'lacl Novikov-Lugovoi, St. Petersburg
a4 (21...f6 22.ltlc7 I/!id7 23.l'lcS l'leS 1995) 14.l!lxdS exdS IS.flxf6t I/!ixf6
24.l/!ixdSt I1Ih7 2S.l'lxe8 '/lIxe8 26.l'lcl 16.flxdS I/!ih4 17.l11f4±; 12".ltld7 13.
l/!ie6±) 22.'/lIg3 '/IgS (22".f6 23.l'lc7 I/!id3 (l3.flg4 0.c6 14.l/!id3 flg6 15.
I11d7 24.ltlf4 l'le8 2S.l'lxcSt I/!ixe8 26. flxdS
h3 gS 27.l'lxb7 l11eS 28.!'!c7 '/lie 1t 29. a) IS.l11e3 flxe3
I1Ih2 I11fS 30.l11e3±) 23.l/!ixgS hxgS 24. al) 15...flb4?! 16.l/!id2 ltle7;l;
0.d6l'ld8 2S.0.e7 !'le8 26.0.xgSl:'1xe 1t (a 1) 16".ltlxe4 17.flxf6t I/!ixf6
(26".ltld7 27.0±) 27JJxe I± Van del' IS.flxe4 l/!ie7 19.dS! flxdS 20.l11cS±
Sterren-San Segundo, Esealdcs Brunncr-Gerber, Zug 19S7);
1995; 12".flfS 13.flg4! a2) IS".!'!cS 16.!'!ad1
(a2) 16.flxdS I11xdS 17.flxf6t
I/!ixf6 IS.l1lxdS exdS 19.I/!ibS I/!ic6)
16".flxc3
(a2) 16".ltle7 17.fleS flxeS IS.
I11xh7t I1IhS 19.dxeS g6 20.\tlxg6
fxg6 21.lWxg6~;
a2) 16".b6!?) 17.bxc3
(a2) 17.41xf6t I/!ixf6 lS.bxc3
I11xe4 19.\I1Jxe4 !'!xc3 20.l/!ixb7 l/!ie7
21.I/!ixe7?! flxe7 22.dS flxdS 23.
0.xa7 !'!as 24.l!ld4 !'!ca3) 17".0.dS
a21) 17".ltlxc4 lS.l/!ixe4 !'!xc3
(13.0.xfS exfS 14.iWb3 flb6 IS.dS 19.\I1Jxb7 ~dS;
!'!eS 16.f4 fld7 IH)O i:1xclt 18. a22) 17".l1le7!? IS.fleS
flxel I/!ib6t 19.11Ifl l/!ia6t 20.11If2 (a22) IS.l1lxc6 !'!xc6 19.c4 fS 20.
Itlxc3 21.I/!ixc3 flf6 22.l/!id4 0d7 23. fleS flxeS 21.dxeS I/!ixd3 22.!'!xd3
h3 !'!eS 24.l11e3 fle4'1' 2S,lllg1 flg3 Itlc5=) lS".0.xe4 19.1/!ixe4 flxeS 20.
26.l/!ixa7 l/!ie2 27.1tlf2 I/!ixb2 28.!'!dl dxeS I/!ic7=; lS.!'!bl
fle2t 29.l1Ih2 flxf4 30.l/!id4 I/!ixd4 31. a21) IS.l1lxd5 exdS 19.1/!ibS ltle7!
!'!xd4 gS 32.!'!d2 f6 33.ltlcS !'lxel) 20.l/!ixb7 !'!xc3 21.l/!ixa7 !'!a3=;
13".flxd4 (13".flb6 14.flxf6t I/!ixf6 a22) 18.flxf6t I/!ixf6 19.\1lxdS
IS.l/!ig4 (1S.l11f4 I/!ixd4 16.l!ihS (16. (a22) 19.!'!bl !'!c7) 19".exd5 20.
1/!if3 eS 17.!'ladl I/!icS lS.b4 I/!ic7 I/!ib5 I/!ic6!?; IS".ltle7
130 J6zscf Pinter

(a2) IS ... !:Uxe4 19.'/Jixe4 !:lxc3 20. !.Ub4 HfeS 21.\!lIa6


Xlxb7 Xla3 21.~f6t ®xf6 22.dS;!;) (c) 2Ui:xeSt XlxeS 22.\!lIa6 fJf4
19.!:UxdS 23.\!lIxa7 \!lIg6 24.g3 \!lIe4 2S.gxf4
(a2) 19.XlbS? !:Uc4; Wig6t 26.MI Wig4!) 21...\!lIc6!=
a2) 19.a4 !:Uc4 20.Y»c2 fS 21. (c) 21 ... h6!); IS ...!:UxdS 16.fJxf6t
!:Uxb7 fxg4 22.~c8 I/lIxcS=t) 19 ... \!lIxf617.~dS cxdS IS.!:Ud2 XlacS 19.
I/lIxd520.!:Ud2 !:lac1 Hxc1 20.!:lxc 1 \!lIb6 21.b3 fJe7
(a2) 20.XlbS? Xlxc3; 22.j;'lcS XldS 23.!:UgS f6 24.Wie2 1\Id6
a2) 20.c4? !:1xc4 21.!:1xb7 fS 22. 2S.<,l;>e3 fJfS=) 13 ... g6 (13 ...fJg6 14.
!:1xe7 fJxe7 23.&S !:la4=t; !:Ud2 !:Uc6 IS.~c6 bxc6 16.fJa4 fJb6
a2) 20.a4 b6 2 UlbS Wic4 22. 17.fJxb6 \!lIxb6 IS.!:Ue3!:ladS 19.!:ledl
Wxc4 i:1xc4 xa4, c3) 20 ... b6 21.a4 Wixb2 20.t'ldbl Hxd4=F Ivanchuk-
(a2) 2U!bS Wixa2; Karpov, Monaco active 1992; 13 ...
a2) 21.fJe3 Wc6 ilfJf4) 2l..JlfdS h6 14.®g3 !:Uc6 IS.fJg4 hS 16.\!llh3 g6
22.XlbS?! 17.fJxf6t fJxf6 lS.!:Uxc6 bxc6 19.
(a2) 22.fJe3 WiaS ileS) 22 ... Wia2! !:UgS fJh7 20.!i'2h6 He8;!; Illescas-
23.aS bxaS 24Ji:bbl Prokopchuk- Bass, Leon 1990) 14.!:Uh6 (14.!:UxdS
Galkin, Krasnodar 1997. fJxdS IS.fJxdS exdS 16.\!lIb3 !:Uc6 17.
(a2) 24.!:lb7 a4 2Hlxa7 a3+); !:Uh6 ~eS IS.1!IIf3 !:UxeS 19.1lxeS i:1xeS
a3) IS ...!:Ue7 16.fJcS; 16.fJxf6t 20.dxeS Wih4= Kuczynski -Teske,
Wixf6 17.fxe3 j;'lac8tz; DE BL 1995) 14 ... !.Ug7 IS.!:Uxg7 (15.
b) IS.l/lIdl XlcS Wih3 !:Uc6 16.!:UgS;!; (16.lladl !:lcS 17.
(b) 15...~c3 16.bxc3 !:Uxe4 17. !.Ubi fJxc3 IS.bxc3 !:Ud5 19.Xlcl b5
!:lxe4 !:Ue7=) 16.fJxf6t Wixf6 17 .!:Ub I 20.fJg4 fJfS 21.~g7 ~xg7 22.~fS
fJxc3 IS.bxc3 !:UdS 19.!:Ud2 bS 20.a4 exfS 23.Wih6t ~gS 24.fJeS Hc7 2S.
b4 21.cxb4 \!lIxd4 2Ula3+ Wahls- !:le3 f6 26.fJd3 !:Uxa2 27.fJf4 gS 2S.
Martinovsky, Hamburg Wichern ~g3 t'lg7?! (28 ...!:UdS 29.h4 g4 30.0
1993; Hg7) 29.dS! !:Uxd5 30.Hdl !:1d7
c) IS.!:Ud2! XlcS 16.r:lad I b6 3I.h4!+- Velimirovic-Matulovic,
cl) 16 ...!:Ue7 17.fJeS ~c3 IS. Yug-ch 1995) IS ... ~xg7 16.!:UxdS
fJxc6 bxc6 19.~c3 cS?! 20.dS!± (l6.~dS exdS 17.!:Uf3 !:Ue6 IS.ii!JbS
(cl) 20.dxcS;!;); (IS.Wb3 'Il'd6 19.Xlac1 b6 20.!.Ue2
c2) 16 ...fJb4 17.fJxf6t \!lIxf6 IS. llacS= (20 ... aS 21.a3 f6= (21...l:lfcS
\!lIg3;!;; 22.h3 Hxc1 23Ji:xcl XlcS= Smejkal-
c3) 16 ... a6!? ilI7 ...fJc3 IS.bc3 Kupka, Luhacovice 1969) IS ... Wib6
bS; 17.~dS 19.1'Nxb6 axb6 20.!:Udl (20.a3 XlfcS
(c) 17.a3 !:Ue7 18.fJeS !:Ub7) 17 ... 2Ule2 fJfS 22.Xld2 Xla4 23.!:ladl bS
!:UxdS IS.~f6t (23 ... f6 24.fJg4 hS 2S.fJe3=) 24.g4
(c) 18.!:UxdS \!lIxdS 19.fJxf6t fJd6= Kharlov-Janjgava, Kremlin
gxf6) IS ... \!lIxf6 19.!:UxdS exdS 20. Cup qual 1995) 20...fJc6 2) .fJxc6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 131

bxc6 22.a3 cS= Hansen-Illescas hxg6 27.'llxg6t ~g7 2S.f1xe5 \I!IfS


Cordoba, Groningen PCA 1993) 29.f1bc 1 l;!f7 30.lile7 f1xe7 (30 ... liIfS
16 ... exdS 17.f1e2 f6 18.~xd7 Wixd7 31 J1xfS+-) 31.l;!xe7 IilfS 32.f1xg7t
19.f1ael ~c6 20.g3 f1f7;!; Topalov- \I!Ixg7 33.\I!IxfS+-) 19 ... liIxb7 20.
Vyzmanavin, Groningen 1993; f1xb7 f1ac8+) 19.\I!IxeS ~xe5 20.
12...~xc3 J3.bxc3 ~dS 14.'lld3 g6 IiIxh7t i>xh7 21.l;!xeS=) 17 ... a6
IS.lilh6 IiIg7 16.liIxg7 'Jixg7 17.c4 (l7 ... ~d7 IS.lilxb7 l'JbS 19.<Z!xc8
~f6 18.<z!f3 f1b8 19.f1adl IiId720.dS l'Jfxc8 20.l'JxbS l;!xbS 21.<Z!f4=) IS.
bS (Lanka-Zhuravlev, Riga 1987) ~b3 (lS.lilxb7 Iilxb7 19.f1xb7 (19.
21.c5! cxd5 22.g4±; 12...~g6 13. \I!Ixe5 \I!Ixe5 20.l'Jxc5 IildS+) 19 ...
'llf3 ~xc3 (13...~e7 14.lile3 IilxeS l'Jad8=) 18...~c6 19.1ilb2 (l9.lile3
IS.dxeS;!;) 14.bxc3 (J4.'llxc3 Wid6 l':1e8=) 19 ... eS (l9 ... l'Jd8 20.l'Jdl+)
IS.~xg6 hxg6 16.lilc3 f1dS 17. 20.c4iii Y,-v, J.Polgar-Karpov, Til-
f1adl;!;) 14 ... liIxeS IS.dxe5 WaS burg 1996; 12 ... b6 13.\I!IhS h6 14.
(lS ... \I!Ic7 16.lila3 f1dS 17.0d6;!;) 16. \I!Ig4;!;
f1b 1. The pressure on b7 increases. 13.lilh6
(16.lilb2!? J;dS 13.\I!It3 Iilg7 14.h4 ~c6 (14 ... ~f5
a) 16...~xcS 17.lilxh7t 'Jixh7 IS. IS.<Z!xfS gxfS 16.hS~b417.\I!Ig3 i>h8
\I!IhSt 'JigS 19.1;!xeS \I!Ib6 20.lila3 );ldS lUgS f6 19.~g6t i>gS 20.~xfS
2I.\I!Ih4l;!dS=; i>xfS 21.Iilf4 ~c2 22.h6± Richard-
b) 16 ... lild7!? 17.c4 son-Sagorowski, corrl976) IS.
(b) 17.lilxb7l;!abS=; IilxdS exdS 16.lilgS ~xd4 17.\I!Id3 f6
b) 17.lilxg6 hxg6 18.'llxb7 IIabS 18.\\!!xd4 fxg5 19.hxg5 lile6 20.f4
19.\I!Ixd7l'Jxb2 20.\I!Ic6 f1xa2 21.l'Jxa2 l'JcS= J.Polgar-Hansen, Abenra ac-
\I!Ixa2=) 17 .. J1ab8 18.\Wa3 \!lIxa3 19. tiv 19S9.
Iilxa3 f1fdS 20.lild6 l'Jbc8 2l.cS IiIc6 13 ... liIg714.liIxg7
22.<Z!xc6 f1xc6 23.f1abl b6 24.cxb6 14.lI}Jd2 ~f6 IS.l':1adl (15.lilxg7
axb6 2S.f1ecl l;!dcS 26.fuc6 f1xc6 ~e416.l':1xe4I!lxg7 17.l':1ael b61S.
27.g3=; 17.c4f1bS ISJ1adl1ild7 19. l':14c3 Iilb7 19J1h3 hSoo Madssen-
\I!Ic3 \I!Ixc3 20.lilxc3 Iilc6 21.Iilxc6 Ingerslev, COIT 1981) IS ... ~e4 16.
bxc6 22.f1d6;!;) 16...~xeS (l6 ... \I!Ixa2 l':1xe4 (l6.~xe4! ~dS 1Hlg4! \I!Ie7
17.\I!Id3! (17.lilxb7? ~xeS IS.'Wg3 (i7...l!I'h4?? 18.lilgS \I!Ixg4 19.h3 \I!IfS
Iilxb7 19.f1xb7 \I!IdS't; 17.\Wg3;!;) 17 ... 20.~g3+-; 17 ... fS? IS.lilxg7 i>xg7
\I!IaS 18.1fuS \I!Id8 19.\I!Id6±) 17.l/!ie2 19.<Wh6t I11g8 20.~gS±) 18.lilxg7
(17.\I!Ig3 ~g6 IS.a3 :/lieS (18...!:!dS \h.g7 19.Wh6t i>gS 20.~c3! ~c3
19.1iIxb7 (19.lilgS f1d7?! (J9 ...!:!eS 21.bxc3 f6 22.\I!If4± Winsnes-Ast-
20.c4 (20.lilxb7?! Iilxb7 2 UIxb7 rom, Sverige 1994) 16... b6 (16 ...
f1acS't) 20 ... eS 21.h4iii) 20.h4! \I!Ixa3 ~f5 17.lilxg7 \h.g7 IS.dS exd5 19.
2l.hS ~fS 22.lilf6 g6 23.'llg5 e5 ~xd5 lile6 20.\I!Ic3 IilxdS 21.~d7t
24.\I!Ih6 ~e6 25.hxg6 fxg6 26.lilxg6 i>g8 22.f1xd5 ~cS 23.\!lId2 i>g7 24.h3
132 J 6zscf Pinter

l:'!g8 2S.g4 ~h4 26.l:'!f4 Ei:c4 27.Ei:xf7t 16.llad1 ~edS;!;


wxf7 28.~eSt we7 29.\I\IgSt 1-0 t6 ...liixb7 17.'I!Ixb7 as
Smys1ov-Padevsky, Moscow 1963) 17 ... l:'!b8 18.'I!Ixa7l:'!xb2 19.1il'a3±
17.l:'!h4 ~fS 18.li2xg7 wxg7 19.1:'!h3 18.'I!IfJ
Ii2b7;!; Liberzon-Podgaets, URS-ch IS.b3 'I!Ixd4 19.flb5 'I!Id5=; 18.
1968. Ei:e2<x> l:'!b8 19.'I!Ia7 l:'!a8 20.'I!Ie5 l:'!c8
14 ...wxg7 IS.lil'fJ 21.'I!Ia3;!; Brunner-Toseliani, Biel
IS.'I!Ib3 ~f6 16.l:'!adl;!; Gheor- 1993; 18.~b5!? l:'!bS· 19.'I!Ia6 ~fd5
ghiu-Amason, USA 1978; IS.lil'd2 20.a3<x>; 18.flc6 ~xc6 19.'I!Ixe6 Iil'xd4
b6 (IS ... f6 16.~d3 ~c6 17.li2xdS 20.a3 E:fc8+ Landenbergue-Brun-
exdS 18.~f4 ~e7 19.1lc2± Schau- ner, Zug 1989.
fclberger-Gricsbach, COIT 1981) 16. 18 ...@xd4 19.1:'!adl Iil'b4
h4± P.Dely-Meduna, CSSR 1981. 19 ... 'I!Ib6? 20.1/lIxf6t+-
15...~f6 . 20.~d7 ~xd7 21.l:'!xd7 ~dS?
15...~xc3 16.bxc3 I/lIc7 17.l:'!ab1
(17J9g3 f6 18.~3 I/lIxg3 19.hxg3
l:'!bS 20.g4 l:'!d8= Miles-T6th, Biel
1985) 17 ...l:'!b8 IUg3 f6 19.~c6;!;;
IS ... 'I!Ib6 16.l:'!adl (16.li2xdS ~xdS
17.~xdS exdS 18.lil'xdSli2e619. I!kS;!;
l:'!fdS (J 9... l:'!fcS 20.'I!Ixb6 axb6 21.a3
l:'!a4ii'i Wahls-Hansen, LB Munich
1989) 20.~0 Ii2dS;!; Ribli-Deze,
Novi Sad 1982) 16 ... \I\Ixb2 1HixdS
fudS 18.~xd5 exd5 19.1il'xdS 0e6
20.\1\10 Ii2xa2 2l.h4iil Ornstein-
Brinck C1aussen, Sweden-Den- 2l...~f5! 22.l:'!b7 (22.f1xe6
mark 1984; 15 ... b6 16.li2xd5 ~xdS 'I!Ixb2=; 22.g4 ~4 23.'I!Id3 ~e6 24.
(J 6 ... exd5 17.l:'!adl f6 18.fld3 g5 l:'!e4 Iil'xb2 25.l:'!xe6l:'!ac8 26.'I!I0 ~b8
19.h4 h6 20.~b4<x> Kosten-Muse, 27.l/lIf6t I11g8 28.~5 Iil'xf6 29.flxf6t
Berlin 1987) 17.~xd5 i!l'xd5 18. <Jig7 30.l:'!b7=) 22 ... lil'c4= (22...~4
\I\Ixd5 exd5 19.1:'!ac1 li2e6 20.0;!; 23. lil'e4 Iil'd6)
Ceba1o-Womacka, Biel 1993; 15 ... 22.f1xe6! ~xc3
l:'!b8 16.'I!Ig3 'I!Id6 17.li2xd5 exdS 18. 22 ... lil'xb2 23.~dl! 'I!Ixa2 24.
l:'!ad1 flfS 19.'I!If4 li2e6 20.g4;!; King- f1e2+-
Conquest, Great Britain 1984; 15 ... 23.f1cc7!
Iil'd6 16.l:'!adlli2d7 17.li2xd5 exd5 18. 23.'I!Ixc3t 1/lIxc3 24.bxc3 f1ab8;!;
h4 liie6 19.h5 f6 20.~d3± Berg-Van 23 ... <Jig8
der Bourry, Sas van Gent 19S6. 23 ... lil'c4 24.b3 ~e2t 25.lil'xe2±
16.liixb7 24.l:'!xf7
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 133

24.!Wxc3 !Wxc3 2S.bxc3 !labS 26.


MI lTh2 27Jle2 l"lfbS;!;
24 ...fle2tCl 2S.Ml Wxb2?!
o2S ...flg3t 26.hxg3 'l!!c4t 27.
wgl !Wc I t 2S.wh2 (2S.f1dl !Wxb2
(2S ...!Wxdl i" 29.!Wxdl f1xf7 30.!wd5±)
29.f1xf8t l"lxf8 30.!WdSt l"lf7 31.f3±)
28 ...!Wh6t 29.wgl !Wc I t 30.l"ldl.
26.!WdS!
26.l"lxf8t l"lxf8 27.!Wxe2 !Wxe2t
2S.Wxe2 l"lf4.
26 •..flg3t 12... g6
26 ... !Wal t 27.wxe2 !J:aeSt 2S.I!if3 12 ...flg6 13.0.d2 b6 14.M 0.b7
wh8 (2S ... !Wc3t 29.wg4 h5t 30.I!iM) 15.hS flgf4 16.!Wb1 !We7 (16 ...flxc3
29.wg4 l"lxf7 30.!Wxf7 l"le4t 31. 17.0.xh7t whS IS.bxc3 0.xf3 19.
<ilh3+- 0.xf4 (19.gxf3 flxhS 20.0.e4 l':lcS~)
27.hxg3 !Wal t 19 ... 0.xh5 20.0.e4 l':lcS 2Ure3;!;) 17.
27 ... !Wcl t 2S.l!ie2 l"laeSt 29. 0.xh7t wh8 18.0.e4 flxh5 19.0.xdS
l"lfe7t wh8 30.!We5t exd5 20.flc5 g6 (20 ... 0.xe5 21.l':lxe5
2S.we2 l"laeSt 29.<ilt3 whS flf6 22.'il'f5 )'!aeS 23.l"lae1 l':lxe5 24.
29 ...!Wc3t 30.llig4 l':lxe5 'l!!e4 25.0.g5 flh7 26.0.e7 l':lcS
30.wg4! hSt 27.!Wxf7 'il'xd4 2S.0.d6+-) 21.flbS
30 .. J·lxf7 3Uxf7l"le4t 32.f4 \!lidS 22.0.b4 Ilig7 23.0.xf8t !Wxf8 24.
3Uh4 (31.IligS) 31. ..!Whlt \!lIc1l"lcS 2S.\!lId2± Kamsky-Epishin,
3l...g5t 32.<ilxh5 !Wh1 t 33.llig4. Las Palmas 1994.
32.wgS !Wet t 33.f4 l':lxf7 34.l':lxf7 13.0.h6
34.'I!!xf7 \\\Ic5t 35.wh6 !Wf8t 13.M 0.d7 14.fleS 0.e6 IS.0.h6
34••.'I!!e3 3S.wh6 1-0 (1S.0.gS 0xgS 16.hxgS flfS 17.!wd2
[6 IS.flxe6 bxc6 19.flxdS exdS
20.0.xfS± Polasek-Sikora, CSSR
(49) B. Damljanovic - E. Torre 1982) lS ... l"lcS 16.hS flf5 17.hxg6
Elista 1995 hxg6 18.flxe6 bxc6 19.flxdS cxdS
20.0.xfS exfS 21.0.f4 l':le4 22.0.eS
1.c4 e6 2.e4 dS 3.exdS cxdS 4. 0.xe5 23.dxeS !WaS:+; 13.fle5 b6
d4 flf6 S.fle3 e6 6.flt3 0.e7 7.exdS (13...0.d7 14.0h6 0.g715.0.xg7Wxg7
~dS S.0.d3 0-0 9.0-0 fle6 10.l':lel 16.0.xdS exd5 17.h3 f6 18.flf3 l':lf7
0.f6 11.0.e4 flee7 12.'I!!d3 19.1':le2 !:reS 20.l"lael 0.e6= Hraeek-
Janjgava, Moscow 1995) 14.flxdS
Diagram flxdS 15.0.h6 0.g7 16.flc6 !Wd6 17.
0.xdS exdS IS.fle7t Ilih8 19.!We3 0.e6
134 J6zsef Pinter

20.lilxg7t wxg7= Kavalek-Hubner, (bI) IS.g4 flc7 19J:l:e3 fledS 20.


Turin 19S2. llh3 £IgS 21.<:2g2
13 •••lilg7 (bI) 21.flc4 1/!Id8 22.flel;1;) 21...
B ...fleS 14.h4 (l4.lilg5 I1lxg5 15. f6 22.~c4;1; Beim-Acs, Budapest
~g5 h6 16.flf3 b6 17.M Iilb7 IS. FSOS GM 1995) IS ... cxfS 19.dS±;
fle5 wg7 19.1/!If3 flfS 20.fladl flcS= b2) IS.h4f1dSI6.l1lxgHxg717.
Beim-Sziebert, Budapest 1995) f1adl <:2d7=; IS ...flxdS 16.lilxg7
14 ... 1/!Id6 (14 ... a6 15.fle5 I1lxh4 16. wxg717.flxdS
g3 Iilf6 17.1/!If3 X'1fS (l7 ... lilxe5 IS. (b) 1HleS X'1dS=) 17 ...1/!IxdS 18.
dxe5 flc6 19.flxd5 exd5 20.lilxd5 flcS Ii\id6 19.E:acl fldS 20.h4 Iild7p
flxe5 2I.flxe5±) IS.lilxfS ~xfS+­ (b) 20 ... hS 21.1/!Ic3 wgS 22.dS
Sorenscn-Smagin, Aarhus 1993) Iild7
15Jlac1 (lS.fleS Iilxh4 16.g3 Iilf6 (b) 22 ... f6 23.!:1xhS!?
17.1/!If3 IilxeS 18.dxcS 1/!Ib6 19.f1ac1 (b) 23.flxe6 0.xe6 24.flxe6 1/!IxdS
Iild7) IS ...lild7 16.lilgS 0.g7 17.hS;1; 2S.1/!Ixf6 1/!IfS 26.1/!Ixg6t I!l'xg6 27.
14.lilxg7 E:xg6t wh7 28.flgS
14.1/!Id2 (b) 2S.E:c6 fld7 29.fleS f!c7p)
2S ... wh6p) 23 ... gxhS 24.l!l'xf6 fld7
(b) 24 ... exdS 2S.fleSt+-;
b) 24 ... 1/!IfS 2S.l!l'gSt wh7 26.
dxe6+-;
b) 24 ... eS 2S.1/!IgSt wfS 26.
f!xeS+-) 2S .f!xe6 1/!IfS 26.1/!IeS f1xdS
27.1/!Ixd5 \1lxe6 2S.1/!Ixe6t 1/!Ifl 29.l!l'e3
1/!If6 30.fle5 f1e8 31.f4;1;) 23JlxhS
gxhS 24.l!iif61/!1xdS
(b) 24 ...lile8 2S.f!eS flacS
(b) 2S ... cxdS 26.flxeSt+-) 26.
g3±
14 ...flf6 (b) 26JlxhS flc1 t) ) 2S.fleS+-
a) 14 ... b6 IS.h4 0.b7 16.hS flfS (b) 2S.fleS? <:2eS 26.f1e3 1/!Id1 t
17.lilxfS 27.wh2 f1d4 2S.f4±
(a) 1Hixg7 wxg7 18:flxdS 0.xdS (b) 2S.f1g3t? f1g4 29.~g4 hxg4
19.1ilxdS \!lixdS 20.fle5 \!lidS 30.hS 1/!Id8 31.f1xg4t wfS 32.1/!Ig7t
(a) 20 ... 1/!Id6=) 21.d5 exdS 22. we7 33.f!f4 1/!Id6
f1xd5 1/!If6 23.f1dl f1ac8=) 17 ... exfS (b) 33 ... l/lidS? 34.l/lif6t wfS 3S.h6
IS.lilxg7 wxg7 19.fladIt; f1dS 36.h7 1-0 Gipslis-Borer, Ber-
b) 14 ... 1/!Id6 IS.lilxdS lin 1991) 34.g3I/licS't); IS.f1adl (IS.
bI) IS.fleS flfS 16.\1lxg7 wxg7 Iilc2 b6 16.f1adl <:2b717.fleS flc6 IS.
17.f1adl flf6 18.lilxfS \1lgS fle7 (18...~eS 19.dxe5 I!l'xd2
The Semi-Tarraseh Defence 135

20.!lxd2 12!dS (20 ... flg4 2l.f4 h6


22.rtie7 !lfeS 23.rtia3 hS 24.h3 flh6
2S.!lcdl flfS 26.0a4 f1eb8 27Jld3
h4:1;) 2I.rtie4:1;) 19.!le3 h6 (19 ... flfdS
20.flxdS rtixdS 2IJlh3 f6 22.rtih6
fxeS (22 ... rtixg2?! 23.l1Ixg2 fxeS 24.
rtixg7 ®dSt 2S.l1Iglwxg7 26.®h6t+-)
23.rtixg711xg7 24.Wh6t 0f6 25.®h4t
lIg7 26.Wxh7t M6 27.I!ih4t M728.
dxeS+-) 20.0h4 (20.rtixf6 0xf6 21.
!lh3 0g7 22.flg4 (22.!lxh6 rtixh6 23.
®xh6 l:1eS 24.flxg6 (24.TId3 flfS+) a) 2SJJ.e7 TIc8 26.g3
24 ... fxg6 2S.rtixg6 flf6 26.l!ih?-l (26. (a) 26.h3 :gc 1t 27.lIh2 ®d6t 28.
rtih7t 1If7 27.l!ihSt flg6 28.fld3 ®d6 f4 f1c4-+;
29.!lg3 rtie4-+) 26 ... 0fS 27.l!ih6t a) 26.g4;
lIgS 2S.IWh7j·=) 22 ... hS 23.'2:116t lIh8 a) 26.g4) 26 ... !lcJ-l
(23 ... lIh7 24.flxhS+-) 24.g4 fldS (a) 26 ... ®b6 27.WeS!lc1 t 2S.wg2
2S.gxhS (2S.flxf7t !'1xf7 26.rtixg6 Wa6 29.fleSt f6 30.!lxh7t wxh7 31.
f1f4 27.!lxhSt I1Ig8 28.®e2 l'!!eS 29. lWe7t wh6 32.WxfSt wg5 33.h4t MS
h3 flf6+) 2S ... gS 26.flg4 £\f4 27.!lg3 34.g4t wc6
!le8 2S.h6 ~f6 29.~e4 flxc3 30. (a) 34 ... (ilxg4 3S.flxf6t MS 36.
rtixb7 flc4 31.dS exdS 32.!le 1 !'1d4 flgSi· lie4 37.IWf3t weS 3S.We3t+-)
33.We2 fle4?) 20 ... fledS?) IS ... 3S.li'Ixf6t 0d7 36.Wf7t weS 37.flf6
flxe4 16.flxe4 rtid7 IHixg7 wxg7 l!ifl t 38.wfl Wdl t 39.M4 Wd2t 40.
18.®f4 12!dS= (l8 ... rtic6 19.1!ieSt f6 wfll!idl t 41.Wf4=) 27.lIg2 lJc4 28.
20.Wxe6±); 14.0gS I!'Jd6 15.fleS f6 ®eS flc6 29.flxdSt f6 30.We4 Wd6+;
16.flc4 Wd7 17.0d2 b6 18.gadl Iilb7 b) 25.g4 Wb6 26.WeS We6-+;
Ribli-Jansa, Moscow 1977. c) 25.fld7-r f6 26.flxfS IWxfS 27.
14 ... wxg7 15.l'!!d2 I'lxd5=; 25 .. .!k8 26.g4+-) 17 ... 0d7
15.rtixdS flxdS 16.flxdS cxdS 18.!lc5 \!id6 19.IWe3 f6 20.fld2 rtic6
(16 ... WxdS 17.flacl (17.l'1cS Wd6 21.flc4 IWd7 22.!lc1 :gac8 Rantanen-
IS.!lae1 rtid7 19.flgS rtic6? (19 ... Sigurjonsson, Randers zt-B 1982)
!laeS!=) 20.dS IilxdS (20 ... exdS 21. 17.!lae I rtie6 IS.IWd2 !leS 19.h4;1;
'Wd4± Darga-O'Kelly, Madrid 19S7) Sanchez Almeyra-Aparieio Navar-
21.Wd4 lIg8 22:fle4 (22.l!ih4 hS ro, Zaragoza 1992; lS.!lael b6
23.flh7 (23.g4 f6 24.gxhS fxeS 2S. a) lS ... l!id6 16.0xdS flxdS 17.
hxg6 ®e7-+) 23 ... l1Ixh7 24.gxhSt flxdS \!ixdS 18.lWc4
gxhS 2S.l!ixhSt lIg7 26.®gSt lIh7 (a) I S.b3 in) 18...l!ixe4 19.!lxc4
27. IWhS t= (27 .f1e3 rtif3-+) 22... ,![;d8 rtid7 20.!:le7 !lfdS 21.!lxb7 sile6 22.
23.f1xd5 exdS 24.flf6"/" ilh8 2SJic3! !le7 ~xfl 23.gxf3 wf6 24.!lc4±;
136 J ozsef Pintcr

b) 15...~f6 16.~e5 ~xe4 17.l/I'xe4 l'i:ae1;!;) 17 ... <:Ie6 IS.~3 ~c6 19.~c5
~5 IS.~g4 <:Id7 19. I! Mt f6 20.l/I'g3 I/I'f6 20.l/I'xf6t I1lxf6 2 l.l'i:ad I b6=
~xc3 2l.bxc3 l:'1c8 22.c4 l/I'a5 23. Lein-Burger, Beershcva 19S2;
I/I'b3 b6 24.h3;!; c) 15 ... b6 16.~d5
(b) 24.h4? e5 25.~e3 exd4 26. cl) 16.h4 <:Ib7 17.h5 ~fS 18.
~d5 l:'1feS 27.l:'1xe8 l:'1xc8 2S.I/\'f3 <:IfS ~xdS I1lxdS 19.<:IxfS exfS 20.l/I'd2
29.l/I'f4 I/I'c5-+ Tseitlin-Zhuravliov, (cl) 20.l/I'g3tt) 20 ... l/I'h4 21.1/\'b4
ch URS select Rostov on Don l:'!adS
1976); 16.a3 (16.l1lxd5! ~xd5 17. cll) 2l...l/I'xh5 22.1/!Id6~;
~xdS I/I'xd5? IS.l:'1c7! IllIxa2? 19.~eS el2) 2l...1/!Ig5 22.f3 l:'!fcS
I/I'd5 20.l/I'e3+- Antoshin-Nezhmet- (cl2) 22 ...1/!Ixh5 23.1/!Id6l:'1fdS 24.
dinov, Moscow 1967) 16 ...!iib7 17. ~d7 !iie6 2S.l/I'c5t±) 23.:tIe2 1/!IxhS
l:'1c2 P.Dc1y-L.Lengyel, HUN tt 24.1/!Id6 0c6 2S.~c6 f4 26.l:'!e5 1/!Ih4
1992 (l7.h4?! ~cS=) 17 .. Jlc8tt; 15. 27.dS~; 22.hxg6
~e5 a6 (cl) 22.l:'1ac11/!1xh5
a) 15...~f6 16.<:If3 ~d7 17.<:Ixb7 (cl) 22 ... 1/!IgS 23.f3+) 23.1/!Id2
~S IS.~e4 1/!Ih6 24.f4 I/I'h4+ Zaitsev-Unzicker,
(a) IS.<:If3 l:'1xb2 19.1:'1abl l:'1xb1 Moscow 1961) 22 ... hxg6 23.l'i:e3
20J'lxbl;!;) 18...~xb7 19.~xf6 <:IcS l:'!hS 24.l:'!h3 1/!Ie4 2S.l'i:g3 l:'!cS 26.l:'!el
(a) 19 ... l1lxf6 20.~f3t+-) 20.~e4 1/!Ih4 27.l'i:h3 I/I'f6+;
~xb2 2l.d5 f6 c2) 16.\'!ig3! I1lb717.~acl ~fS1S.
(a) 2l...exd5 22.l/I'c3 l:'!b6 <:IxfS exfS 19.h4 ~xc3 20.bxc3 1/!Id6
(a) 22 ... f6 23.l/I'xb2 dxc4 24. 2l.h5 l:'!adS;!;
~c4+-) 23.~c6t d4 24.~xd4 I17gS (c2) 21...f6? 22.h6t); 16...~xdS
2S.l/I'cS 17.il!ig3 I1lb7 IS.~c4 1/!IbS 19.1/!IeSt
(a) 25.~ad1 ~dS 26.l/I'a5±) 25 ... ~f6 Reshevsky-Unzicker, Maribor
~f5 1967;
(a) 2S ... f5 26.~g5 l':1b7 27. d) IS ... f6 16.~f3 b6 17.l:'!ac1l'i:f7
~adl+-) 26.~c6 I/I'c7 27.l':1ac1 wg7 IS.Wc4 <:Ib7 19.1/I'b3 l:'!cS 20.1/!Ia3
2S.g4 ~4 29.l/I'c3t f6 30.~xf6l:'!xf6 1/!Id7= Berg-Keene, Aarhus 19S3;
31.l:'!e7t I/I'xe7 32.~xe7 I1lxg4 33. 16.1/!!f3 l:'!a7 17J::lad1 f6 IS.~c4 bS
~S+-) 22.~c4l:'!b8 19.<:Ixd5 exd5 20.~e3 <:Ie6;!; Zhuko-
(a) 22 ... l:'!bS 23.d6;!;) 23.d6 ~d5 va-Tunik, St. Petersburg op2 1994.
(a) 23...~f5 24.~cS Iild7 25. IS ...l/I'd6
l:'1xe6±) 24.~ad1 <:Id7 25.l/I'a3± Mar- IS ... <:Id7 16.<:Ixd5 ~xdS (16 ...
tin-Barbeau, Benidonn 19S4. exd5 17.~f4 f6 IS.l'i:e2 <:Ic6 19.~ae1
(a) 2S.l/I'd4!?±); l:'!f7 20.l'i:e6 ~gS 2l.h4 l:'!cS 22.g4
b) 15 ... <:Id7 16.<:Ixd5 exd5 17. 1/!Ic7 23.®xc7 l'i:cxc7 24.~2 (24.
1/I'f3 l:'!6e3 ~h6 2S.~h2tt Gipslis-Mike-
(b) 17.~e2 f6 IS.~f3 l:'!eS 19. nas, cr Lithuania-lOO, CCS 19S5)
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 137

24...~6 2S.f3 41g8 (25...wf8 26.M2 'fJ.cS 2H1xeS (ilxe8 24.dS I/!/d6 25.
41gS!= (26 ... E:ce7?± 27.b4 a6 (27. .. I/!/c3t \\,!f6=) 19.(ilxdS exdS 20.41eS f6
41gS 2S.bS (ild7 29.E:d6 E:xel 30. 21J'lac1 'lJ:d6 22.41d3;l;
i!lxe1±) 28.a4l'Ixe6 29.11xe6l'Ie7 30. 17••• ~c61S.'fJ.adl
l'Ixf6t± Pushkov-Shabanov, Orel IS.h5 gxh5 19.(ilf3 (19.IWgSt
1992) 17.41xdS exdS IS.l'Ie3;l; (IS. 41g6 20.l!!ixh5 41f6 21.I/!/dl (21.'IJIgS
E:eS (ilc6 19.1'Iael l'IcS 20.E:xeS (ilxeS 'IJIxd4; 2I.Wif3) 2l...41xe4 (21...'fJ.adS?
21.41eS;l;); IS ... b6 16.f!ac1 (ilb7 17. 22.(ilxc6 bxc6 23.1/!/f3 cS 24.dxcS
41eS;l; IWxcS 2S.~xg6 fxg6 (2S ... hxg6??
16.41e5 26.'Wxf6t+-) 26.'fJ.xe6±) 22.41xe4
16.E:acl f617.l/!/e2;l; (ilxe4 23.'fJ.xe4 flacS=) 19 ...41xc3 20.
16•••(ild717.h4!? (ilxc6 bxc6 21.'Wxc3 f1adS 22.'fJ.e4
'IJIdS 23.'fJ.ael;l;
lS ...fladS 19.(ilxd5
19.h5 gxh5 20.'IJIg5t 41g6 21.
41xc6 bxc6 22.l/!/xhS;l;; 19.41c4 'IJIc7
19 ...0xd5
19 ... 4lxd5? 20.h5 f6 21.41e4 'IJIc7
22.4lxc6 bxc6 23.41cS±
20.41g4 41f5
20 ... f6 21.h5 41f5= (2l...g5?! 22.
41e3 (22.h6t I1IhS 23.'lJle2 41fS 24.
41xd5 ;t\lxd5 25.41e3 41xe3 26.\lIJxe3
l'IfeS 27.f1cl lld7 28.b3;l;) 22 ...flfeS
17.41c4 I/!/c7 (I7...Wb4 ISJlac1 23Jle2)
E:acS 19.a3 Wib3 20.4lxdS+- 41xdS 21.h5 f6
(20 ... exdS 21.flc3 Wia4 22.0c2 'Wc6 21...gxh5 22.'IJIg5t I1IhS 23.\lIJf6t
2HlaS IWf6 24.41xb7+-) 21.~xdS (23.l/!Jxh5 figS 24.41xd5 IWxdS 25.'fJ.eS
exdS 22.!i:c3 l/!/a4 23.41d6 L1xc3 24. I/!/xa2!? 26.'i!lxf7 'fJ.df8 27.IWhS IWxb2
I/!/xc3 b6 2S.IWe3 i!lgS 26.h4 hS (26 ... 2S.'fJ.xe6 41xd4 29.l'Ie7 'fJ.g7oo) 23 ...
(ile6 27.h5 IWd7 2S.l/!/eS+-) 27.f41/!/c6 I1IgS (23 ... 41g7 24.41e5±) 24.41h6t
2S.l/!/eS f6 29.IWc7 (ilg4 30.wh2 a6 (24.4lxd5 cxd5 (24 ... hxg4? 25.
31.41eS flf7 32.IWdS rlf8 33 .llc7+-) l'Ie4+-) 25.1j1ixf5 hxg4 26. IWxg4 t IWg6
IS.4lxdS (IS.E:ac1 (ilc6 19.41eS rladS 27.\l\If3± (27.IWh4±) ) 24 ... 4lxh6 2S.
20.41xdS (20.41g4 IWf4=) 20 ... cxdS IWxh6 f6 26Jld3 rm 27.E:g3t i!lhS
21.(ild3 (21.41g4 f5 22.IWh6t I1IhS-+) 2S.'i!lxhS;l;
21...f6 22.41g4 41gS 23.h41/!/d6 24.bS 22.h6t
~d7 2S.41e3;l;) IS ... 4lxd5 (lS ... exdS 22.41e3 41xe3 23.'fJ.xe3 (23.fxe3
19.(ilf3 dxc4 (l9 ... rlfeS 20.4leS;l;) 20. f5 24.h61" I1IgS 25.e4 fxe4 26.4lxe4
'fJ.xe7 flfeS 21.'fJ.ae1 flxe7 22J:'lxe7 IWf4oo; 23.l!ixe3 'fJ.feS=) 23 ... rlfeS 24.
138 J6zsef Pinter

h6t I1IgS 25.'i!Je2t 37.£-xe6t \ligS 3S.flc7 <!if7 39.flxa6


22 ••.111f7! 23.flc3! <;i!c6 <!ie6 40.b5 ~b7 41.~b4 <!ie5 42.
23 ...flxe3 24.fxc3 f5 25.e4 (25. ~2;!;) 30 ... We5 31.b5 ~eS 32.'i!Jh3
l"!c! <;i!c6 26.'i!Jf2l11gS 27.!:!ed!=) 25 ... ~f7+) 2S ... <!ig8 29.fld4 ~d7=
fxe4 26.fue4 ~xe4 27 .l"!xc4I11gS 2S. 27.dSl"!gS
l"!dell"!f6= 27 ... exd5 2S.'i!Jxf5 d4 (2S ...1::1g5
24.fufS 29.l/1Ixh7 Il!id7 30.'i!Jxd7 (30.Wid3 f1h5
24.d5!? ~xd5 31.flc4 \!lie7 (31...l"!xh6 32.flc5 Wid6
a) 24 ...flxe3 25.\!!Ixe3 cxd5 26. 33.flc6t+-) 32.flg3 (32.Wa3t <!if7
fle4! 'i!Jd7 33.flg3 f:xh6 34.'i!Jxa7 l"!dh8 35.'i!Jc5
(a) 26 ... Wie5 2Hlg5t+-) 27. b6 (35...::'!hli' 36.flxh! Il!ih2t 37.MI
flxf6!+- Il!ixh! t 38.<!ic2 'i!Jxg2 39.<!id2+-) 36.
(a) 2Hlc5 Wid6 2S.'IMt±); 'i!Jb4 (36.!1c7t 'i!Jxe7 37.'i!Jxc6 'i!Je6+)
b) 24 ... exd5 2Hlxf5 36 ...f1h4 37.!:'!d4 1::1h2 3S.l"!e3 ~b7
(b) 25.flexd5 l"!feS=) 25 ... gxf5 39.l/1Ic3±) 32 .. 11xh6 33.'i!Jc3 l"!hS 34.
26.'i!Jc2 'i!Jxa7 'i!Jh7 35.l£llc5t <!igS 36.l"!d4±)
(b) 26.fle2 l"!feS 30 ... l"!xd7 31.l"1d4±) 29.l''1e6 l"!xg2t
(b) 26 ... d4? 2Hlxd4 l"!gS 28.f3 30.Ml blxf2;- 3l.wxf2 'i!Jh2t 32.<!iel
'i!Jg3 Iiiih4t (32 ... l/1IgI,!,? 33.IWfl 'i!Jg3t 34.
(b) 2S ... l"!g6? 29.~xc6+-) 29. 1/11f2+-; 32...iWhl t 33.<!id2! dxc3t
'i!Jf2±) 27.fld4 \!Id7=) 26 ...'/iIf4 27. 34.l1Ixc3+-) 33.l1Ie2 (33.1/11f2 'i!Jh! t
fle2 'i!Jxh6 2S.fld4t; 25.flxf5 (25. 34.l1Id2 dxc3t 35.<!ixc3 'i!Jh3t 36J!e3
flcxd5 exd5 26.flxf5 gxf5 27.'i!Jd3;!;) I/1Ixe3t 37.iWxe3 l"!xd! 3S.I!Yc5t wgS
25 ... gxf5 26.'i!Je2 I1Ig6 27.l"!d3~ 39.l/lIe7+-) 33 ... l/lIh2t 34.l1Id3+-;
24 ...gxfS 2S.'i!Je2 27 ... 0xd5 28.flxd5 exd5 29.l/lIxfS±
25. I!Yc2?! 'i!Jf4 26.ll!ic2 l"!feS 27. 28.iWe2
Wh5t wf8~ 2S.ll!ixg5 fxg5 29.dxc6 l/1Ie7 30.
2S.. J~g8 26.'i!JhSt 111f8 "fJ.xd8t @xdS 31.e7t I/lIxe7 32J!xe7
26 ... l"!g6 27.d5 exd5 28.fle2 (2S. <!ixe7+; 2S.dxc6 l"!xh5 29.l"!xd6
l"!d4 <!ig8 29.b4 b6 30.l"!edl? (30. l"!xd6 30.exb7 lTh6 31.l"!xe6 l"!xb2
'i!Jxf5 l"!xh6 31.g3 I!Id7 32Jfc6 <!ig7 32.l"!xf6t <!ieS 33.g3 1::1xb7 3Hld5+;
33.fle2 (33.b5! :leS 34.f!g4t <JJf7 2S.Wh4 exd5 29J):d4111g8 30.b4 (30.
(34 ... <!ihS 35.l"!xcSt WixcS 36Ilh4 fldl 0e8 31.fle3 1::1h5 32.1::1xd5 'i!Jxd5
\!Id7 37.'i!Jf4t) 35.ITxf61' !'!xf6 36. (32 .. ,l'ixh4 33.l"!xd6 !'!xd6 3HlxfS
Il!ixh7t <!ic6 37."fJ.g7 \\id6 38.'/iIh3t !'!d2 35.'flxh4 <!ifS 36.l':1bl ~c6 37.a3
l1Ie5 39.bxc6 (39.\l!ig4 \!lic5-+) 39 ... a5 3S.b3 f!a2 39.a4 ~d5~) 33.'i!Jg3t
iWxc6 40.l"!d7 'i!Jxc3 41.\!lh5t blf5 42. l"!g5 34.'I1ixg5t fxg5 35.fud5 1::1xd5
Il!ixeSt <!id4 43.l"!xa7±) 33 ... l"!eS 34. 36J!xe8t <!if7 37.lThS 1::1d7+) 30 ... a6
flf4 a6 35.a3 l"!xe6 36.l/1Ixc6 (36. 31.a4 b6 32.b5 axb5 33.axb5 ~b7
flxc6t <!if7 37.flg5;- <!i,,7+) 36 ...'i!Jxe6 34.l"!e3 1::1aS 35.g3 1::1g6~
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 139

28... exd5 (50) V. Anand - A. Karpov


28.,,~xd5 29.flxd5 exd5 30. Lausanne 1998
l:l:d4:ii
29.flb5 1/lIb4? l.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
4.e4 ~f6 5.~e3 e6 6.~f.3 0.e7 7.exd5
flxd5 8.(;ld3 ~e6 9.0-0 0-0 10Jlel
~f6 1 t.(;lc4 flee7 12.h4!?

29...~xb5 30.@xb5 !'1h5 31.g3


(31.1/lIxb7 tWh2t (3 J...!lxh6 32.
tWxa7;!;) 32.q"fi I/lIhl t 33.lflc2 'IJIxg2
34.!:lg1 l:l:e8t 35.q"d3 'IJIe4t 36.lI;>d2 12...")f5!?N
'fJ.c7 37.\\\Ic8t !le8 38.ll'icSt ®e7=) 12".0.d7 13.®d3 h6 (13".g6 14.
31...[4 32.l/lIxb7 l:l:xh6 33.'fJ.d3 ®d7 0.h6 0.g7 (14 ... 'fJ.e8 15.h5 ~e6 16.
(33 ... a6 34.gxf4 ffd7 35.i\lic8t ffd8 hxg6 hxg6 17.l::ladl l"le8 18.fleS
36.l/lIb7=) 34.i'JIb4t I/lId6 35.l/lIb7= flxe3 19.~xe6 bxe6 20.bxe31/l1a5 21.
30.~e7 0d2 cS 22.e4 '/lixa2 23.d5 exd5 24.
30.~d4 'fJ.e8 3I.flxe6,- cxdS e4 25.'/lif3± Kosic-Cela, Bal-
30 ...l:l:d6 kaniad 1989) 15.~xg7 wxg7 16.
30 ...1I;>f7 31.~e6 'fJ.dg8 32.~xg5t ~xd5 ~xd5 17.flxd5 exd5 18.l"leS
'fJ.xg5 33.f3 (33.l"ld3 IWe4 34.l"lg3 0g4 19.93 [6 20.l:l:eel ~xf3 21.1/lIxf3
'fJ.xg3 35.fxg3 i\lixe2 36.l:l:xe2±) 33." Illid7 22J~acl l:l:fe8 23.l!!g2 l::lac8 24.
q"g6 34.1/lIf2l!!xh6 3S.'fJ.d4± l::lxe8 l"lxe8 2S.l/lIa3 l::le8 26Jlxc8
3Uie7t q"g8 32.g3 I/lIxe8 27.i\lixa7 lIle4t 28.wh2) 14.
32.~c6? l:l:xg2t= g4!?
32 ... lllif4 33.l"ld3 0d7 34.tWd8t a) 14.flgS g6
\!in 35,fle7t \!ig6 36.i;Jg8t wh5 37. (a) 14 ... flg6? 15.flxf7!;
I/lInt l:l:g6 38.l/lIxg6t q"xg6 39.gxf4 a) 14 ... ~e6 15.~h71· I!!h8 16.\tig8
1-0 g617.flxf7t;
a) 14".hxgS 15.hxg5 ~e6 16.
~h7i' ~h8 1Hih3+-) 15.flf3 ~g7
16.h5 g5
140 J6zscf Pinter

(a) 16 ... gxhS lH~eS± ~ IS.~g3, 13.0gS?! flxc3 14.bxc3 flxh4


lS.'II'h3) lHJxgS!? 15.0xh4 flxh4 16.!ful !fu8 17.fleS
(a) 1HleS ~xeS IS.dxcS ~c6 19. fS 18.flc2 ~c7 19.!"lb3 b6 20.!"le3
flxdS flxdS 20.~d2 flf'l 21.~xdS ~f6 21.fld3 ~a6 22.flb2 !"lfe8+
!"lfxdS 22.~xf4 gxf4 23.~c6 bxc6 Hoogeterp-Van Rijn, Nederland
24.!"le2 !"ld4=) 17 ... hxgS IS.~xgS f6 (ch) 1995; 13.~xf5 exf5 14.flxdS
19.~h7t whS 20.h6 flxc3°o VJixdS lS.0gS ~xg5 (15...~e6 16.
al) 20 ... fxgS? 21.hxg7t wxg7 ~xf6 gxf6 17.'/l'd2 wg7 Cyborovski-
22.flxdS exdS Kuczynski, Polska 1999. 18.b3 ~
(al) 22 ... flxdS 23.\Wg6t \tIhS 24. !"lcl;t) 16.flxgS h6 17.flf3=; 13.hS!
'll'h6+-) 23.!"leS!+- !"lf6? 24.f!acl h6 (13 ...flb4 14.a3 flc6 lS.~f5
flc6 2S.!"lxgSt \tIhS 26.!"lhS! \tIg7 27. exf5 16.dS± Mikhalchishin-Ku-
'll'g3t wf7 2S.~g6t! ~xg6 29.!"lh7t czynski, Warszawa (rapid) 2000)
M6 30.'II'h4t !"lgS 3l.f4 1··0 Dzhan- 14.'/l'd3 flb4 lS.'/l'c4 as 16.~f4 flxd4
dzhgava-Kalegin, Batumi 199'1; 17.!"ladl 0.xf3t 18.~xf3iil
a2) 20 ...flxc3 21.~d2 flcdS 22. 13 ...flxc3
hxg7t wxg7'" 23.'II'h3 i'1hS 24.'II'h6t Increasing the pressure on the
wf7 2S.'Il'hSt=; isolated pawn on d4.
b) I4.a3 ~c6 IS.fle2 14.bxc3 h6
(b) IS.~d2 !"lcS 16.!"ladl a6 17. 14 ... 0.xh4 IS.~xh7t whS 16.
g3 'll'd6 lS.flh2 flxh4 ~xh4 17 .~e4±
(b) 18.flcS flxc3 19.~h7t whS 15.h5
20.bxc3 ~xeS 2l.dxcS 'll'xa3+=) IS.(i1xfS cxfS 16.~a3 !"le8 17.
18 ... flxc3 19.~xc3 (Vyzmanavin- !"lxeSt '/l'xe8 18.l"!el '/l'dS 19.c4
Kron, Gorky 19S9) 19 ... fldS (19.VJ!bS!? ~e.6 20.'/l'xb7 IildS 2U}}bS
(b) 19 ... ~xe4 20.'II'xe4 fldS+=) 20. !"lb8 22.'/l'e2 '/l'aS 23.lilb4 '/l'xa2 24.
flg4 ~xh4+) lS ... flb6 16.flg3 ~xe4 VJixa2 Iilxa2 2S.lile7 (2S.!"lal IildS 26.
17.'II'xe4 'll'd5 IS.'II'g4 wh7 19.fle4 !"lxa7 Iilxf3 27.gxf3 ~Mt) 2S ... aS
flci7 20.0gS flfS 21.0xf6 flxf6 22. 26.flxf6 gxf6=) 19 ... bS!? 20.cxbS
flxf6t gxf6 23.i'1acl i'1g8 24.'Il'e4 (i1c6 21.hS (21.~cS) 2l...\l!iaSiil; IS.
'll'xe4 2S.!"lxe4 !l:acS+ Chiburda- g3 0.d6 16.~a3 flxe4 17.\l!ixe4 (17.
nidze-Ioseliani, WchW 19S5; 12 ... Iilxf8 0.xf2 IS.wxf2 \l!ixf8",) 17 ...!!c8
b6 13.~gS ~xg5 14.hxgS 0b7 is. 18.c4I!!ic7=
'll'd3 flb4 16.'Il'bl ~xc4 17.\!lJxc4 i'1cS 15 ...0.d6 16.~e5
I8.a3 flbdS 19.~e2 as 20.g3 flfS 16.~h7i" <ilh8 17.~5!;!; (17.\1la3 \l!ic7
21.wg2 VJic7 22.i'1acl Y!lb7 23.flc3 18.~S f!:dS 19.!"ladl b6+); 16. lila3!?
i'1fdS 24.flxdS !"lxdS 2S.!"lxc8t ~xc8 16...~xe4
Trofimova-Kononenko, EU-chJW 16 ...flxeS!? 17.lilh7t! wh8 18.
U20199S. dxeS 0.fS 19.1ilxfS exfS 20.\l!ixdS
13.\!lJd3 !"lxd8 21.Iilc3 +
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 141

17.iWxe4 22 ...%leS 23.%ld4 fre4


17.frxe4 ~xeS 18.D:xeS b6. 23...\!lc6!? 24.'I&e2 ~dS 2S.frxdS
17 ...~xe5 (l7 ... iWc7 lS.iWf3) exd5 26.e6 fre4 27.e7 frf7 28.~d6
18.dxe5 fre4 29.\!!id3 iWc6 30.frdl frf6 31.
18.iWxeS iWdS (1S ... b6=; IS ... iWxd5t 'l!ixd5 32.%rxd5 <ilf7+
iWd7) 19.iWxdS exdS 20.~a3 frdS 21. 24.fradl
fre7 b6 22.f3 ~e6= 24Jlxc4 ~xc4 25.iWxb7 ~d5 26.
18 ...f5! iWxa7 'l&xh5 27.'I&c3 g5ii5; 24.iWxb7!?
%lxc3 25.frbl a6 26.a4 ~c6 27.iWh2=
24 ••• iWf7 25.frxe4
25.Ed8 ~eS! 26.frld4 frxd4 27.
cxd4 YlixhS 28.1!\!xb7 'l!idl t 29.<ilh2
\'lig4+
25 ... <i'2xe4 26.a3 freS 27.frd4
<ilh7!?
27...(ildS 28.iWh3 iWc7 29.frd3 ~e4
30.frg3 <ilh7
28.0d2 \1ld5 29.iWh3 b5 30.a4
30.iWh4 Ec5 31.a4 (31.f3 as+)
3l...~e4 32.axbS frxb5+
19.iWe2?! 30... bxa4 3U1xa4 fre4 32.frxe4
19.exf6 frxf6 20.~e3 frfS 21. 32.%lb4 as 33.frxc4 ~xc4 34.iWh4
fradl",,; 19.iWf3!? ~b3+; 32.fra3 IWb7! 33.IWd3 frh4+
19... ~d7 20.frdl ~b5! 2Uf3 32 ...l1lxe4 33.IWh4 ~b5
21.frxdS ~xe2 22 J,ld7 frf7 23. 33...~c7!?+
frd6 ~xhS 24.D:xe6 fre7+ 34.e4
21 ... iWe8! 22.l1lf4 34.Ylib4 iIlIxh5 3S.iWxb5 iWd 11'
22.iWxb7 ~c6 (22 ... iWxhS 23.~xh6 36.<ilh2 I!!ixd2+
gxh6 24.iWxbS) 23.\ll'e7 (23.iWa6 ~b5 34 ...~e8 35.e5?
(23 ... iWxhS 24.l1lxh6!) 24.iWb7 (24.
'l!iaS IWxh5 2S.l1la3 I1lc6 26.l1lxfS iWg5 abcde'gh
27.g3 \ll'hS 2S.MI 11lf3 29.<ilel ~xdl
30.frxdl frxfS+) 24...~c6=) 23 ...frc8 7
24.iWxa7 (24.iWd6 frf7! (24 ... l1ldS 2S.
%rxdS!? exdS 26.iWxd5t <ilhS 27.l1la3
frgS 28.~b4 iWxh5 29.frel+) 2S.\¥ib4 4
frfc7 26.'l!ih4 ~bS+) 24 ... iWxh5 25.
f3?! I1lxf3! 26.gxf3 iWxf3 27.iWd4
'l&g3t 2S.Ml frxc3 29.frd2 blfc8! 30.
~b2 frf3t 31.frf2 frc2-+
142 J6zsef Pinter

Anand plays this endgame with- 0c1 rJlf7 (44 ... l1Ih5 45.l1Ig3 ~c8 46.
out his usual esprit, the situation ~a3 (ilb7 47.~c1 g5 48.~a3 g4 (48 ...
was not so critical yet. 35.®d8!? gxf41' 49.wxf4 I1Ih4 50.~cl=) 49.
®xh5 36.~e3 ~c6 ~d6 rJlg6 50.l17h4 111f7 51.I1Ih5 we8
a) 36...~g6 37.~a8 as 38.c5 a4 52.g3 I1Id7 53.I1lxh6I11c6 54.l1Ig7 I1Ib5
39.c6 f4 40.c7 I/!Jbl t 41.wh2 (ild7 55.wf7) 45.we3 g5 46.l1Id4 g4 47.
42.~c5 ~e3 h5 48.~f2=) 44...~c8 45.l1Ie3
(a) 42.~xf4 ®f5 4Hg3 ~h5i' 44. 111f7 46.l!id4+; o39.11If] !?= should be
I1IgI ~dl t=) 42 ... l/!Jg6 43.l1Ig1 I/!Jbl t examined more closely.
44.l1Ih2=; 39... ~xc6 40.f3 f4!
b) 36 ... ~f7 37.~a8=; 37.l/!Jd6 ~a8 40 ... ~e8 41.g4+
38.l/!Jd8= ~~e4 39.f3. 4Uib2
3S ..•®d7 36.0c3 ~d3 4Uuc3? a4 42.~d2 a3-+
36 ...®dlt 37.l!ih2+ 41. ..~e8 42.~c1 a4 43.~xf4 a3
37.®d4 44.(ile3Ii!xhS
37.~d4 as'F; 37.~b4 i/\!dS+ White must have misjudged the
37••. ®xd4 38.~xd4 as consequences of this endgame. The
Worsc is 38 ... ~xh5 39.c6 ~e2 assymetry of the pawns plays in the
40.~xa7± hands of the side with a spare
39.c6 pawn.
4S.Wf2
45.g4 a2 46.~d4 ~e8 47.f4 g6
48.11If2 h5 49.l!ig3 ~a4 50.wh4 I1Ih6
51.~c3 ~d I 52.gxh5 gxh5-+
45 ...>1ie8 46.<;ild4 ~c6 47.~c3 a2
48.g3
48.q;e3 wg6-+
48 ..• hS 49.g4?
49.wg2 g5 50.1!if2l11g6 51.we3 h4
52.wf2 h3-+; 49.f4 I1Ig6 50.we3 I1If5
51.~b2 <!>g4 52.wf2 h4 53.gxh4
I!ixf4·-+
White's desire to keep his h5- 49 ... h4
pawn and not allow Black to create 49 ... h4 50.f4 g5! (50 ... l1Ig6-+)
'trouses' is clear. 39.f3 a4 (39 ... 51.f5 (5l.fxg5I11g6 52.~all1lxg5-+)
~xh5 40.c6 ~e8 41.c7 ~d7 42.111f2 5l...exf5 52.gxf5 g4-+
a4 43.~e5 f4+) 40.~b2 ~xh5 41.c6 0-1
~e8 42.c7 0d7 43.g3 l!ig6 44.wf2;
39.f4 a4 40.~b2 ~xh5 41.c6 ~e8
42.c7 0d7 43.11If2 wg6 44.~a3 (44.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 143

(51) Z_ Ribli - L. Kavalek (jid4;1;;) 17...(jic5 18.(jixf6 l:'1xelt 19.


Tilburg 1980 'f1.xel gxf6 20.l:'1e8t \!Ig7 21.b4 (jifS
22.~d4 (22.~b5;1;;) 22...(jib7!=) 14 ...
t.d4 ~f6 2.c4 e6 H.lfJ c5 4.e3 l:'1b8
cxd4 5.exd4 d5 6.~c3 (jie7 7.cxd5 a) 14 ... 4lxe3 15.®xa8!
~xd5 8.(jid3 ~c6 9.0-0 0-0 10.l:'lel (a) IS.fxe3 (jid7
~f6 (a) IS ... 'f1.bS!) 16.'f1.adl ®c7 17.
4lxd7 ~xd7 18.~b5 ®d8 19.~e4±);
b) 14 ... ~d7 15.'f1.adl
(b) IS.(jixfS exf5 I 6.'f1.ad I ®c8
17.~xd70xd718.~d5±~d819.~d4
~5 20.IWg3 g6 21.'f1.e7 ~e4 22.l!!ih4
®c2 23.E:el I!!id2 24.~f6t ~xf6 25.
®xf6 ®xd4 26.®xd4 ~xe7 27.b4
l:'1fd8 28.iWc3 ~f6 29.g3.'f1.acS 30.l:'1c1
l:'1xcl t 31.\'Yxc1 \!Ig7 32.\!Ig2 l:'1eS 33.
\!ID a6 34.@c6 Y>-Y> O'Carroll-Ka-
ganovskaya, Cattolica 1993)
l5 ... 0d6
If in this position the white bi- (b) 15...~xe3 16.l:'1xe3 ®e7 17.
shop stood on c4 instead of d3, we (jixh7t gxh7 t8.'f1.xd7 ®xd7 19.4lxd7
would have the basic position of ~xd7 20.\!!IhSt \!IgS 21.l:'1h3±) 16.'/lIh3
the Stcinitz Variation of Queen's g6 17.~gS
Gambit Accepted (J .d4 d5 2.c4 dc4 (b) 17 .!~h6 l:'1eS IS.~xd7 4lxd7)
H1D ~f6 4.c3 e6 S.(jic4 cS 6.0-0 17 ... ~hS l8.~e4±; 15.(jixf5 (IS.
cd4 7.ed4 ~c6 8.~c3 0-0), which is l:'1adl! ~b7 16.l!!ih3 @c7 (J6...~d6 17.
considered as clearly favourable for ~f4l:'1a8 18.~g4+-) 17.(jif4 ~6 18.
White. Does the bishop stand better ~g4+-) 15 ... exfS (15...~b7 16.~e4
on d3 or worse than on c4? From 4lxe4 IHlxe4 fS IS.l:'1adl fxe4 19.
d3 it does not control the central ®g4 ~dS 20.~c6±) 16.'f1.adl ®eS 17.
field d5, but it is available for the ~c6 (l7.(jid4 ~b7 IS.®xf5l:'1dS 19.
kingside attack (pressure against l:'1d3-7) 17...~b7 IS.~xe7t ®xe7 19.
h7!) ®xf5 ;;rfe8 20.D l:'1bdS 2Uf2 Y>-Y>
lI.a3 b6 12.~e5 fib7 (Hennann-Aseev, Bad Wiessee 2002)
12 ... 4lxd4 IHie3! ~f5 (J3...\!Ih8 13.~a6
14.(jixd4 '/lIxd4 15.1i!1f3 (jid7 16J:'ladl
®c5 17.~xf7t±) 14.®D! (J4.~xf5!?
®xdl 15J'Iaxdl exfS 16.~c6l:'1e8 17. Diagram
(jigS (17.~xe7"t 'f1.xe7 18.ll:d8t 'f1.e8
19.~xb6 ~e6 20.'f1.xa8 'f1.xa8 21.
144 J6zscf Pinter

37.~xd5 \!lIxb3 3S.~d7t 1-0 Pola-


cek-Vranesic, Toronto 1990;
c) 16 ... l"1fdS 17.\!!ia4I,11cS 18.dxe6
(c) 18.'itlg5h619.d6'1l'd720.l,11xf6
'Il'xa4 21.I,11xd8 \!lIg4 22.~e3 I,11b7 23.
~g3 \!lIxg3 24.hxg3 ~xd8 25.~dl
I,11c6+ Damljanovic-Postny, Zlatibor
2007) 18 ... l,11xe6 19.1,11g5 h6 20.lhf6
'Il'xf6=;
d) 16 ... h6 17.dxe6 fxe6 IS.\!!ib3
~fe8 19.'ii!f4 ~ad8 20.~adl ~xdl 21.
Although this rrfotif here leads ~xdl 'itlb7 2H!d6 \!!if? 23.llYe2 ~cS
to an advantage, which is really no 24.\!lIe2 );1d8 25.h3 llYeS 26.0 1lYf?;!;;
more than nominal, as an idea it is 17.dxe6 fxc6 18.\!lIxd7 ~xd7 19.1,11g5
notable and arises in several posi- (19.~xe6 ~c5 20.~d6 ~d3 21.0
tions. White can't expect much of ~fd8 22.~xdSt ~xdS 23.b3 ~cS
an advantage in this line, but it is 24.~d2 ~c5 25.~bl IUd3 26.~b2
easy to play and there are no traps I,11g6:i6) 19...~fe8 20.~e4 e5 21.~ad1
or pitfa\1s to worry about. ~f8 22.~d6 ~e6 23.b4 h6 24.b5 ~c8
13 ...llYc8 25.lUe3 <ad?;!;
13...l,11xa6 1Hlxc6 \Wc7 15.~xe7t 14.~xb7 \!!ixb7 lS.~xc6
IlYxe7 16.d5 (16.l,11g5 ~fdS (16 ... h6?? 15.1'!0 ~ac8 (15...~fc8 16.~g5
17.~d5!) 17.~c4I,11b718.~xf6tgxf6 ~dS 17.:1ad1? (17.'Il'g3;!;) 17 ... llYxO
19.1,11h4 ~h8;!;) 16 ... llYd7 18.~xO ~c6? (18 ... ~xa3!+) 19.d5!
a) 16...~d7 17.l!iig4 e5 18.'Il'f5 exd5 20.~d4 ~e4 (20 ... ~xa3! 21.
l,11e4 19.~e3 g6 20.~g3 l"1fdS 21.\w0 bxa3 ~xd4 22.~xf6 gxf6 23.~xd5
e4 22.llYh5 ~ae8 23.l,11g5 f6 24.l,11e3 ~c2=) 21.~xc4 dxe4 22.l,11xe7 fue7
~e8=; 23Jlxc4:l; Velimirovic-Sandic, JUG
b) 16...~ad8 17.llYb3 'Il'c7 1991) 16.0e3 a6 17J;rac1 ~c7 IS.
(b) 17 ... l,11c8; ~c2 fld8 19.~dl ~xc5 20.'Il'xb7
b) 17 ... e5 18.I!Ya4 \lib7 19.1,11g5 ~xb7 21.dxe5 ~xdlt (21...~g4!=)
I,11xd5 20.'Il'b5 IlYb7 21.~xe5 \lic6 Y:z-Y:z 22.~xdl ~d7 23.~cSt ~f8 24.~c3
Blauert-Hoehgraefe, Gen11any 2005) ~5 25.~xd5 ~xd5 26.f4±
18.\Wa4I,11c4 19.d6 'Il'c8 20.'itlg5 flxd6 lS ... \'hc6 16.dS \!!ic4
21.I,11xf6 gxf6 22.~e4 IlYc6 23.llYxa7 16...iWb7 17.dxe6 ~ad8 (17 ...
~d4 24.fuf6t ~g7 25.~h5t I%>h6 26. fxe6 18.~g5 0c5 19.~xf6 l"1xf6 20.
llYe7 ~g8 2Hlg3 'Il'd7 2S.'Il'f6t ~g6 ~e4 l"1g6 21.1lY0 l"1bS 22.~adl ~e7
29.1lY0 f5 30.~adl wg7 3 U:1xd4 23.~d3 \!!ia6 24.l"1ed1 ~f8 25.'/l"e3±
'Il'xd4 32.~dl \!lIe5 33.b3 I,11d5 34.llYf4 Petit-Roos, Paris-ch 1991) lS.\!Ye2
\!lIb2 35.h3 'Il'xa3 36.~xf5t exf5 IUc5 19 .0e3 IUxe3 20. IlYxe3 fxe6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 145

2U!ixe6t I1Ih8 22.'il.adl± 21.~h4 ~c5 22.~xf6 gxf6 23.~e4


l7.'lYe2 ~e7 24.~c3 111f7 25.~b5 'il.ec8 26.
17.dxe6 fxe6 18.'lYe2 'lYxe2 19. ~d4 e5 27.~f5 'il.c4 28.h3 h5 29.L1dl
llxe2111f7 (19 ... ~g4 20.~e4 'il.ae8 21. 'il.ac8 30J"!d7 l1Ie6 31 J!xa7 IlixfS 32.
f3 ~e5 2H'g5 llee8 23.'il.dl ~f7 24. 'il.xe7 flcl t 33.wh2 fllc2 34.l'le3
~xe7 'il.xe7 25.'il.e2 e5 26.11ed2 !:lc8 L18c4 35.b3 'il.f4 36.f3 fld4 37.Hb7
27.111£2±) 20.~d2 (20.~g5 'il.ac8 21. l'ldd2 38 .'il.g7 \1,- \I, Valderas-Walker,
llael ~xa3 22J!al 'ii!xb2 23J!xa7t ICCF 200S) 20 ... wf7 21.:£i:ael 'il.ad8
I1Ig6 24.~xf6 'il.xf6 25.'il.xb2 'il.xc3 26. 22.~bS fld7 23.~e3± Stean-pfleger,
g3+ Martin GonzaIes-Magem Ba- Montilla 1976.
daIs, Zamora 1988) 20 .. Jlfd8 21. 19.dxe6
'il.ae1 Hac8 22.l1Ifl (22.h3) 22 .. JIc6 19.111gS e5 20.~e3 ~d4 21.~bS
\1,-112 Sariego-Nunez, Villa Clara ~xe3 22Jlxe3 'il.ac8 23.11e2 lle5 24.
1995. ~3 'il.e8 2S.'il.ae I \1,-\1, Smith-Cuno,
17 ...l/!Ixe2 COIT ICCF 2002.
17 ... l/!Ib3 18.dxe6 ~c5 19.exl7t 19 ... fxe6 20.~e3
'il.xf7 20.~c3 fle8 21.'lYb5 'll'xb5 22. 20.~gS flae8 (20 .. J1ae8 21.fldl
~xb5 'il.fe7 23.b4 ~xe3 24.'il.xe3 eS 22.~xf6 gxf6 23.~e4 lle8 24.flc2
'il.xe3 25.fxe3 as 26.~d6 (26.bxa5 ~d4 2S.fldcl 'il.xc2 26J'!xc2 'il.f7 27.
bxa5 27 .!Xe I ±) 26 ...:£i:e6 27.~c4 'il.c6 b3 wg7 28.g4± De Haro-Batista,
28.~e5 'il.e6 29.9lc4 'il.c6± \1,-\1, Belo Horizonte 1993; 20 ... eS 21.
Holzke-Budde, Germany 1996; 'il.dl 'il.ad8 22.'il.xd8 'il.xd8 23.11;>[1 'il.d7
17 ... l/!Ih4 18.dxe6 ~c5 19.h3 Hae8 24.f3 ~d4= Strauss-Frey, Lonc Pine
20.exf7t 'il.xf7 21.~e3 ~xe3 22.fxe3 1976) 21.~h4 'il.fe8 22.'il.ael I11xa3
'il.fc7 23.e4 ~xe4? 24.'II'c4t I1Ih8 23.~xf6 gxf6 24.fldS ~xb2 2S.~xb6
25.'il.e2 ~xc3 26.\\lIxh4 ~xe2t 27. axb6 26.'il.xb2 'il.c6 27.'il.ebl 'il.ecS
I1Ih2± Keene-Rogers, Brisbane 28.g3 flc 1t+ \1,-\1, Jens-Jeremy,
1979. Open, Cattolica 1993.
18.'il.xe2 20 ...~xe3 2Uixe3
In fact Black probably has a A vcry instructive resource.
more effective equaliser in 21...~d5
18 ... ~c5 21...~g4? 22.'il.e2 llf6 23.'il.ael
18 ... 'il.fe8 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.~d2 'il.d8 24.~bS l'ld7 2S.f3 ~h626.
(20J'(xe6 ~xa3! It is the rather llxe6±; 2l...l'lfe8 22.'il.ael wf7 23.
amusing point which the article ~bS±; 2l..Jiad8 22J:lxe6 L1d2 23.
stressed. In the absence of the 'il.e2 'il.xe2 24.~xe2 'il.d8 2S.11;>[1 l'ld2
equivalent move ... a6, White does 26.b4 ~e4 27.f3± Garrido-Guyot,
not have such a resource with Royan 1989.
colours reversed. 21.'il.xe8t 'il.xe8 22.!Xxe6 ~xc3 23.bxc3 !:'lac8
22.l1Ifl ~c5 23.'il.xa7 ~g4; 20.~g5 h6 23 .. .l'"lfe8 24.flxc8t flxe8 2S.MI
146 J6zsef Pioter

!:reS 26.e4 <JJf7 27.!:rdlt Delgado-


Perez, Santa Clara 2006.
24.!:re3 [1f4

12 ...(jib7 13.Wd3 a6'!


13 ... aS 14.(jigS (14.flc4 g6 IS.
(jih6 (IS.fle3 (jia6 16.Wdl Wd6 17.
(jie3 flad8 18.flel flg4 19.0a4 Wc7
Also highly relevant to the 20.Wb3! (20.d5! flxe3 21.flxe3 fla7
theme of isolated pawns.. White's 2Hib3 (jieS 23.fle4 exdS 24.(jixdS
dual weaknesscs on a3 and e3 leave (jib7 2S.fld3 ~xd5 26.fl[6t Ilih8 27.
him with no real winning chances. flxdS Wb7 28.b4 axb4 29.axb4 fld6
24 ... [1[S 2S.g3 !:rfcS 26.!:re7 !:r8c7 30.Wa4 (30.flg5 flb5 31.fle4-7)
27.!:rxe7 !:rxc7 28.!:rel !:rc4 29.Ml 20 ... flb7 21.I!le4 l::1d5 22Jlc3 iic8
!:ra4 30J!al !:1e4 3l.i:!c1 fla4 32.!:ral 2Hlxc6 flxc6 24.flec1 Wd7 25.Wc2
v,-v, lamicson-Gheorghiu, Luzem f5 26.fled2 f'l 27.~xf4 flf8 28.flg3
1982. !1la4 29.b3+- Koslowski-Munkwitz,
2S.h3 Germany email 2002) 15 ...:!;'le8
2S.llifl flfe4 26.!:1c1 fla4 27.flal (IS ... flxe4 16.Wxc4 flb4 17.Wxb7
flae4 28Jle I fla4 v,-v, Paunovic- flxc2 18.flxf8 Wxf8 19.dS :!;'!b8 20.
Mirzoev, EIgoibar 2008. 'iJia7flxal 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.:'!xal ~f6
2S .. .IUc4 26.flc1 fl8c7 27.Ml 23.flc1 Wd6 24.:!;'lxc6 'iJixe6 (24 ...:!;'le8
!:ra4 28.I'1all::1ac4 29.fldl h6 2S.ITe I Wc7 26.Wxe7 flxe7 27.b3
Yl-Yl fle3 28.!:rbl M7;t) 2S.l!lxbSt Ilig7 26.
We7t <JJh8 27.a4;t.) 16.fladl (16.l:Iael
(52) G Sigurjonsson - B. l:Ic8 17.Wd2 flxe4 18.l'ixe4 [S 19.
Halldorsson !1lxc6 !:rxc6 20.l:Ixc6 flxe6 21.:!;'lxe6
Rejkjavik 1986 fld5 22.l:Ie5 ~xf3 23.gxf3 (jid6 24.
(jig5 Wd7 2S.flxeSt WxeS 26.@e3±)
. l.d4 d5 2.flfJ flf6 3.c4 e6 4.e3 16 ... We7 17.We3 £>d5 18.l!ld2 '/I'd7
cS S.flc3 flc6 6.a3 cxd4 7.exd4 (jic7 19.fleS flxeS 20.dxeS l:IacS 2l.fld3
8.cxdS flxd5 9.(jid3 0-0 10.0-0 flf6 l:Ied8 22.(jigS (jixgS 23.\i!lxgS We7
l1.flel b6 12.(jic2 24.Wg4 l:Ie7 2S.h4-7) 14 ... (jia6 IS.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 147

\!lIc3 (IS.flbS g6) IS ... l'!c8 16.l'!adl IS.'lYxe4 g6 16.\!lJe2 lUa6 IHld3
E:e8 17.~e5 flxeS 18.dxe5 fld5 19. IUxd3 18.@xd3 l:1d8 19.1Uc3 IUf6 20.
0xe7 flxe3 20.l'lxd8 flxe2 21.!:ied 1 li\Ie4 E:dS 2 U''lac 1 @d7+ Pimenta-
b5 22Jixe8t rJ:xe8 2Hld6 E:a8 24. Vchi Bach, Metz 1992;
!1d2 b4 25.l'lxe2 bxe3 26Jlxe3 a4 c) 14.dS? lila6!f'; 14 .. Jld8 IS.
27.b4 axb3 28Jlxb3 fSt; 13 ... @c8 'ilg5
14.b4 a) IS.b5?! flxd4! 16.flxd4 lUeS
17.fle40xe4 18J'1xe4 eS
abedefgh (a) 18 ...flxe4! 19.'/lIxe4 IUxd4 20.
@xh7t li>f8 21.a4 @c3 22.lUa3t lUeS
23.lUxcSt bxe5-+) 19.f2b2 f.lxd4
20.~xd4 !1xd4 21.~xd4 exd4 22.!1e I
'!Yc5=t;
b) IS.dS flb8 16.lUgS g6 17.
!1adl",; IS ... h6 16.lUf4 ~xb4 17.
axb4 flxb4 18.@d2 ~xf3 19.9xf3
flxe2 20.\Wxe2 l:'i:xd4 21.lUeS );1e4 22.
@d3 fld7 23.lUd4 eS 24.fldS E:xd4
2S.\!!ixd4 cxd4 26.fle7'! li>f8 27.flxe8
a) 14.0gS ~a6 IS.@e3 l:'i:xc8 28.l:'i:xa7 l"1d8=; 13 ... @d7? 14.
(a) IS.\!lId2-l':lc8 16.l"!adl fld5 17. dS! (14.~gS g6 IS.l"1ad1 (IS.lUa4
~xc7 flexc7 18.flc4 @c7 19.~bl @f4 l:1fd8 16.f1aci l:'i:ac8 17.h3 a6 18.
20.@xf4 flxf4 21.g3 flfd5 2Hlc5 h6 0xe6 f.lxe6 19.IWxa6 0xf3 20.gxf3
23.f.la2 l'!ed8 24.l'!cl l'!ac8 25.~xd5 l:1a8 21.I!lIc2 !'fe8 22.l!lIe3 !'fed8 23.
l'!xdS 26.l'!xc8t Itlxc8 27Jld 1 f.lb7 &led I fldS 24.flxdS f2xg5 2S.\!lJxg5
28.flc3 gd8 29.f4 flf5 Y:,-Y:, Snyder- @xdS 26.'!YxdS l:1xdS 27 J;i;eS !1d6 28.
Cortinas, San Francisco 2000) li>g2 li>g7 29.l'lbS l'!e8 30.f1d3 f1e4
IS ... l'!d8 16.l'!adl ~e4 17.flc5 ~dS 31.1i>g3t) 15 .. .rlfd8 16.lUb3 (16.d5
18.@h3 li>f8 19.~xf6 ~xf6 20. flxd5 (16 ... exdS 17.lUb3!) 17.flxdS
@xh7+-; exd5 18.lUxc7 flxe7 19.fle5 (19.l!lIc3
b) 14.fle4 flxe4 flf5 20.lUxfS @xf5 21.'!Yh6 '!Yf6 22.
(b) 14 ... g6 15.flfg5 h6 16.flxf6t flgS Ii\Ig7 23.'!Yxg7·, li>xg7 24.l'le7 11?f6
~xf6 17.flxf7 li>xf7 18.\!lJxg6·, li>e7 2S.l'lxf7'i· li>xg5 26.f41' IlIh6 27.l:i:xb7
19.~xh6 E:f7 20.dS flcS 21.d6t l1Ie8 l'ldb8 28.l'ld7 l'ld8 29.[1\xdS l:i:xd7
22.~a4t 30Jlxd7 !le8 31.!1d2±) 19 ... \!lId6 20.
(b) 22.l'!xeS! ~xeS 23.~a4t IUc6 \WO Jaf8 21.f2b3 Jaae8 22.g3ii6) 16 ...
24Jlcl+-) 22 ... ~c6 23.~xc6i· '/lIxc6 !lae8 17.\lJib1 \!lIe8 18.'!Ya2 1i\If8 19.d5
24.:!i:xeS \!lIxd6 2S.\!lIg8t we7 26. exd5 20.0xf6 IUxf6 21.flxd5 Ii\Ig7 22.
l'!xe6t @xe6 27.@xa8+- Lindenber- flxf6t '!Yxf6 23.!1xd8'j' !lxd8 24.lUd5
gcr-Neumann, Wuerzburg 1995) li>g7 25.lUc4 !1e8= Barrasa Lopez-
148 Jozsef J>inlcr

Cisneros Alomar, Ponferrada 1997) 22.h4± Polasek-GaugIitz, Zakopa-


14 ... exdS ne 1980; 19 ... lt>g7 20.l;1el <llgS 21.
a) 14...<llb8 IS.<lle4 <lld4l;1feS 22.f3llxelt 23.®xel <llgf6
(a) IS.<lleS! \!\Ie8 16.S'igS 0a6 17. 24.11lb3 l;1e8 2S.\!lld2 a6 26.h4 f1eS
I!!ih3 h6 IU!xh6+-) IS ... g6 16.dxe6 27.<lle2 hS 2S.<llg3 f1e7 29.'iild4 It>h7
fxe6 17.<llegS S'ixf3 IS.<llxf3 \Wxd3 30.~c4 ~xe4 3l.fxc4 <llf4 32.\!llf6+-
19.(ilxd3 ~bd7 20.0e4 <lleS 21.b4 Bernat-Mendez, Mar del Plata GP2
~ee4 22.~h6 l"!fe8 2H)gS 0f8 24. 1979; 13 ... \!lld6 14.dS!+- <lldS (14 ...
<llxe4 <llxe4 2S.0f4 <lle3 26.0xc6t±; exdS IS.S'igS g6 (15...~e4 16.0xc7
b) 14 ... <lld8 IS.0gS g6 16.d6+- \!llxc7 (I6 ... <llxc7 17.~xe4+-) 17.
Votava-Izsak, Stoekcrau 1991; IS. fudS+-) 16.f1xc7! ~xe7 (l6 ... l!!ixc7
0g5 g6 16J'l.xc7 'IIIxe7 (l6 ... <llxe7 17. 17.<llxdS+- <llxdS IS.0xe7 <llexe7
(ilxf6 <llfS 18.<llc2 (l8.<llgS I!lJd6 19. 19.0b3 f1adS 20.!:rd1lld6 21.~gS h6
<llxh7 wxh7 20.l!lJh3t <llh6 21.S'igS 22.<lle4 !:rddS 23.\!!Id4 f1feS 24.f3 0e6
llhS 22.\!llxh6t It>gS 23.S'if4 IiYc6 24. 2S.l!iJeS ~fS 26.~f6t <llxf6 27.llxdS)
\!\IgS d4 2S. <lle2 lle8 26.0d3 llhS 17.<llbS \!\Ie6 IS.~fd4 \!lieS 19.f4 'iilbS
27.l!iJg3 ®f6 2SJlfl S'ie4 29.(ild2 llfS 20.S'ixf6+-) IS.S'igS g60 16.l!!id4!
30.0xe4 llxe4 31.1!iJbS·r wg7 32.<llg3 ~e8(oI6.3';hSI7.<lle4\!\1e7IS.0xe7
1-0 lieman-Ionita, Predeal Rouma- 'iilxe7 19.d6 \!lld7 (l9 ... ®eS 20.g4
nia ch 1988; 18.<lld4 <llg7 19.1ldl+- (20.d7 'iile7 21.l;1adl±) 20 ... f5 21.
Sehoenroek-Greinelt, Berlin 2002) gxhS (2l.gxfS gxf5 22.<lled2±) 21...
IS .. J1ae8 19.0g3 <llxg3 20.hxg3 l!iJe6 fxe4 22.~eS gxhS 23.0xe4 0xe4
21.0e3 f6 22.<lld4 ®d7 23.<llc2lled8 24.L!xe4 I'1fS 2S.lt>hl llgS 26.d7
24Jldl as 2S.<llf4 a4 26.l!!id4 bS 27. (26.lle I WbS 27 .d7+-) 26 ... \!lle7 27.
0e4 Gaponcnko-Polushkina, GER- f1el f1g7 2S.h4+-) 20.<lleS (20.g4 fS
ch op 2000) 17.<llxdS Bcrnat-Men- 21.gxhS fxe4 22.~eS '/iig7 23.0xe4
dcz, Mar del PIata 1979 17 ... <llxdS gxhSt 24.lt>h1 f1f4 2S.f3±) 20 ... 'IIIbS
18.0xe7 <llexe7 19.®d2 21.~e3 (21.<llg4 <llg70 22.<llef6t wh8
a) 19.0b3 lladS 20J1d1lld6 21. 23.\!IIeS±) 21...\!lleS 22.\!llxeS bxeS
<llgS h6 22.<lle4 rlddS 23.®d4 l;1fe8 2Hld7 !:reS 24.<llxeS+-) 17.<lle4 \!\Ie7
24.f3 0e6 2S.l!!ieS <llfS 26.<llf6t fuf6 IS.S'ixe7 I!lJxe7 19.d6 'iild7 20.~S
27.l;1xd8 1-0 Yurenko-Kondrashov, \!\IbS 21.d7 1-0 Seres-Aes, Budapest
Kolontaevo 1997; 1996. ( 2l...<lle7 (2l...<llg7 22.<llf6t
b) 19J1e1 l;1ae8 ";'hS 23.\!llh4 hS 24.\!\'gS+-) 22.~f6t
(b) 19 ... &i:ad8 20.l!lJd4 <lle6 21.®g4 It>g7 23.0a4 \!lieS 24.~c8t !:rxeS 2S.
<llf6 22.'iilf4 It>g7 23.h4± Timanin- 'IIIxeS bxeS 26.dxeS'iiI <llxeS 27.
Kozyrev, USSR 1982) 20.0b3 <llf4 0xe8+-); 13 ...®e7 14.dS (14.S'igS g6
21.\Wd2 IHlbS I!iJd7 16.~eS \WdS 17.f3 0a6
(b) 21.\!lld7 S'ixf3 22.gxf3 <llfS 23. IS.<llxe6 I!iJxe6 19.5'ia4 f1fdS 20.l;1acl
\i2xf7t whS 24.11!lxa7±) 2l...<llfdS 'IIId7 21.b3 S'ixbS 22.0xbS \!\Ixd4i'
The Semi-Tarraseh Defence 149

2HYxd4 l1xd4 24.l1c7 SUd8 25.~xf6 Franco Ocampo-Paunovic, Vrnjac-


~xf6 26.~c6 ~dS 27JJ.xf7 IIIxf7 28. ka Banja 1983) IS ... f1xc3 16.\!!ixc3
~xa8 !l:d3 29.!l:b I ~f6 30.~e4 !l:d2 IllxdS
3l.£lcI ~d4t 32.lIIh I a5 33.f1c7t (a) 16 ... \!!ixd5 17.Wlh3±) 17.0f4±;
IIIf6 34.g3 h5 35.f1d7 b5 36.h411dl t b) 14 ... 0aS IS.!,llgS g6
37.lIIg2 l'lglt 38.lllh2 !:1dl 0-1 (b) IS ... f1xc3 16.\!!ixc3 0xdS 17.
DrChess-20-Arasanx-54, DANN- \!lId3± Barbu1cscu-Campora, Luzern
FAST 2001) 14 ... l1ad8 15.0g5 g6 1985) 16.d6
16.0b5 WlbS 17.d6 ~xd6 18.~xf6 (b) 16.dxc6 Il'xd3 17.~xd3 !,llxf3
~xh2·~ 19.0xh2 l1xd3 20.0xd3 ~f4 18.gxf3 [lfd8 19.0a6 l".!c7 20.0f4
21.~c3 f1d8 22.0e4 a6 23.0d4 0xd4 !l:c6 2l.exf7t IIIxf7 22.0e4 ilhS 23.
24.0xb7 a5 25.flf3 !:1d7 26.~xd4 flgSt SUxgS 24.!,llxgS f1dS 2S.h4 h6
);xb7 27.f1acl \!!ib8 28.~f6 !l:d7 29. 26.!,llxh6 bS 27.b4 [lxa6 28.bxaS
0e5 f1d6 30.!l:cdl f1d5 31.f1xd5 exd5 f1xa5 29.f1e4 0f6 30.l"lf4 l".!fS 31.
32.0d7 Wle8 1-0 Anmon509-Ara- !:1xfS gxfS 32.f1b 1 a6 Y>-Y> Ochsner-
sanx,DEFAULT2000; 13 ... 0b8 14. Josephsen, DEN-chT 949S;
~gS (l4.0cS ~a6 IS.\!!if3 0bd7 16. b) 16.!,llh6 0xdS 17.SUxfS IllxfS
Wlh3 g6 17.0c6 Wlc8 IS.~h6 ~d6 19. 18.f.lxdS IllxdS 19.b4 Y>-Y> Soltau-
~xf8 iWxf8 20.0eS Illb7 21.0xd7 Anton Corr 2006) 16 ... lllxd6 17.
0xd7 22.dS 0cS 23.dxe6 0cS 24. ~xf6 Wlxf6 18.\!lIxd6 Illxf3 19.9xf3
cxf7t iWxf7 2S.\!!ie3 !,llb7 26.!:1adl Wlf8 0c4 20.Wlg3 f1fd8 21.!l:acI 0xb2 22.
27.b4 Illf4 28.iWd4 Wlh6 29.g3 @h3 0e4 iWe7 23.Wlf4 f1c4 24.\!lIeS IWxa3
30.~e2 0e6 31.0b3 £ld8 32.iWxdSt 2S.flf6t 1i1f8 26.f.lxh7t \IIgll 27.0f6t
1-0 Simes Mariso1-Co1ombo, Pan 1lIf8 28.0e4 0d3 29.l/!Ih8t llle7 30.
American-ch 1997) 14 ... 0bd7 IS. Wlh4t we8 31.0f6t IlIfS 32.\!lIxc4
f1acl a6 16.0cS f.lxeS 17.dxeS Wlxd3 f.lxc1 33.\!!if4 Wlc3 34.l"lxc1 l'ld2 3S.
18.lllxd30dS 19.1llxc7 0xe7 20.0e4 0e4 1··-0 Coleman-Gilbert, England
f1adS 21.0d6 f1d7 22.!l:edl 0g6 23. 1996/; IS.0g5 fle4 (IS ... g6 16Jlxc7
0xb7 !l:xb7 24.!,llxg6 hxg6 2S.f3:l::;
13 ... £lc8 14.dS! exdS
a) 14 ... 0b8 IS.0gS
(a) IS.dxc6 Wlxd3
(a) IS ... fxe6 16.\!!ixdS !:1cxd8 17.
£lxc6 IllcS IS.lllgS !,llxf3 19.9xf3
!:1de8 20 .f1ac 1 l'lxe6 21.f1xe6 Illd4
22.lllc3 !:1d8 23.0b3 1IIf8 24.0f4±
Lentze-Hommc1, BL 1982) 16.
0xd3
(a) 16.exf7t!) 16 ... 0xf3 17.
exf7t Illxf7 18.gxf3 [lfd8 19.0c2;!;
150 J6zsef Pioter

16...~xe7 (16 ... ~xe7 17.0xf6+-) J:i:xdS 27.g3± 1-0 Christens en-
17 .~xdS ~xdS 18.§lxe7 ~cxe7 (18 ... Solberg, Copenhagen 2006;
~xe7 19.§lb3 ~aS 20.0a2l:i:cd8 21. b) 18.0h6 !'ie8 Iniadl ~lI)c7 20.
:Wc3 ~fS 22.®f4 \QxO 23.@xO fld2 §lb3 'fJd8 21. \!Iid4 1-0 Schmidt-
24.\lJ!c3 flfd8 2S.g3 ~d4 26.wg2 flc2 Imanaliev, Moscow 1994; IS ...
27Jlcl l:i:8d3 28.'lkSt fld8 29.:Wc7 I,UxgS 19.0.xgS hS 20.0xg6 fxg6 21.
!'l8d7 30.\!Iif4 flxa3 31.!kSt wg7 32. '/IIc4t <iih8 22.0.f7t flxf7 23.@xf7
!WeSt :ilh6 33.flgS 1-0 Novik-Zu- 0a8 24.'!\Ixg6 'IiIdS 2SJiadl fld4 26.
boy, Dos Hennanas 2003) 19.\Qb3 [ixd4 I'lixd4 27.\\Iih6t I!Ig8 28.\!Iie6t
flc7 (1 9 ... ~eS 20.[!e I flfS 21.'!\Id2 1-0 Baron Rodriguez,J -Aparicio
flf6 22.fleS fle4 23.@f4 (23Jixe4 Navarro,P IS pain 2004/) 18.IWh4
I,Uxe4 24.0.d7+-) 23 ... 0.fd6 24.h4 (18.\!Iic6·,·l!Ih8 19.1':1adll'licS 20.0xfS
0g7 2S.0 flf6 26.0.xg6 hxg6 27. 0xgS 2l.flxgS g6 2U(d7 1-0
®xd6+- Jerez Perez-Gomez Jurado, Backlund-Demian, Corr 2006) IS ...
Mondariz 1995) 20.flgS l::1feS 21.h4 '}jc7 (l8 ... 0xg5 19.flxgS h6.20.'/IIc41'
hS 22.\\\Id2 fld8 23.!'ldl fle6 24.0 wh8 21.0.f7t '}jxf7 22.IWxf7 fld4
l:'if6 2S.fle4 fle6 26.\\\Ih6 f6 27.flc3 23Jie7 \\\Ig8 24.'lilxg8t I!Ixg8 2S.0xfS
f:eS 2S.f4 !'le6 29.0.xdS 0xdS 30. flxfS 26J::lxb7 !:(c2 27.b4 fld6 28.
0xdS XlxdS 31.l:i:xdS flxdS 32.\\\Ixg6t gxa7 1-0 Suhail-Al Tamimi, BeilUt
M8 33.®xhS 0.xf4 34.\\\Ih61' 1--0 2000) 19.1':1ad I '/lieS 20.'/IIf4 fld7 21.
Eliseev-Ananchenko, St. Peters- 0b3t whS 22.Xlxd7 \\\Ixd7 23.0xe7
burg 1995) 16.flxe4 (16.flxdS 0xgS flxe7 24.fleS I'libS 2S.0c4 fldS 26.
17.!Wxe4 g6 18.gadl 0f6 19.\!Iia4 flg6t wgS 1-0 Adla-Garcia Roman,
\Qxb2 20.0.e7t \!Iixe7 21.!'lxe7 flxe7 Barcelona 2006; \3 ... fleS 14.dS!
22.'!\Ixa7 §lxf3 23.gxf3 l:i:xc2 24. exdS IS.§lgS 'fJe4 16.flxc4 dxe4 17.
'IiIxe7 fleS 2S.a4;);) 16 ... dxe4 (16 ... '/IIxe4 g6 IS.'/IIh4± 0xgS
fS!? 17.§lxe7 fxe4 18.!'fxe4fue7 19. a) 18 ... h5 19.0b3 '/IIc7 20.'!\Ie4
!'1xe7!+-) 17.\!Iixe4 fS (17 ... g6 IS. wg7 21.0xf7!!
\!Iih4
a) 18.§lxe7 \!Iixe7
(a) 18 ... fue7 19.\\Iixe7 §lxO 20.
§lb3 §ldS 21.§lxdS '/IIxdS 22.tlJxa7±)
19.@xe7flxe7 20.flxe7 0xO 21.§lb3
~aS
(a) 2J...0g4 22Jlxa7 0e6 23.
0xe6 fxe6 24.b4 l':1c2 2S'!;lfl ga2
26.g3 fif3 27.a4 lTh2 28.bS± Ho-
well-Magem Badals, Groningen
1983) 22.flxa7 flcd8 23.!"1dl !"1xdlt
24.0xdl fld8 2S.0b3 0dS 26.0xdS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 151

21...lfIxfl 22.<i1h6 ~d7


(a) 22 ...1'1hS 23.ill'e61" I1IcS 24.
1'1adl 0dS 25.ill'xg6t ~fl 26.~g5 l1'ie4
27.~xfl t!l'xfl 28Jlxe71· <JJxe7 29.
I!!id61" 1-0 Wirthensohn-Pritehett,
Middlesbrough 1979) 23.\I!Ie4t <JJf6
24.l!ic3t ~d4 2H1xd4 flacS
(a) 25 ...<JJfl 26.~O §.lf8 2Hixf8
1-0 Stoica-Flis, Polanica Zdroj
1983) 26.~c6t 1-0 Barle-Grosar,
MaI·ibor 1989;
b) IS ... 'lk7 19.5Ub3 SUd6 The thcmatic break in isolatcd
(b) 19 ... h5 20.<i1f6 pawn positions.
(b) 20Jlacl 'ilf8 21.0f6 SUg7 22. 14 ... exdS lS/~gS g6 16.l"1xe7
!i1xg7 <JJxg7 23.~g5 1'1xcl t 24Jlxel 'l!ixe7 17.~xdS ~xdS 18.SUxe7 ~cxe7
ill'd7 25.0xf7 fld4 26.h3 ~f5 27.ill'f4 19.1"1el l"1ad8 20.lWd4 0,c6 21.\I!Ig4
ill'c6 28.f3 'il'c5t 29.'.1Ih2 1"if2 30.l:l:c6 0,f6 22.l!!if4 ~dS 23.l!!ih6 ~fe8 24.
0,h4 3 U!xg6t ~xg6 32.~c6t 1-0 l"1xe8t flxe8 2S.h4 ~eS 26.~xeS
Makarichev-Velikov, Frunze 1985) flxeS 27.'l!id2 hS 2S.13 l":e8 29.'ile4
20 ... SUe5 21.\Wg5 I1Ih7 22.SUc2 1-0 l"1d8 30.1/(JgS l"1d7 31.ill'eS 'ile6 32.
Borik-Wcmer, Gennany 1981 GER- \\\Ie8t 1-0
chT) 20.SUf6 h5 2 U!ig5 <.1Ih7 2Hlc2
1-0 Dizdar-Dizdarevic, Sarajevo (53) M. Paragua - V. Bologan
1988; I 9.~xg5 h5 20.SUxg6 fxg6 Tripoli 2004
21.ill'c4t <.1Ig7 22.l!!iflt <.1Ih6 23.l"ixb7
1/(Jxg5 24.\!\'xc6 l"1xcl t 25.l"1xel l"1d8 l.e4 e6 2.d4 dS 3.~d2 ~f6 4.'ild3 cS
26.h3 @d2 27JJe6 ill'g5 28.@e4l"1dlt S.c3 0,c6 6.flg13 cxd4 7.cxd4 dxc4
29.<.1Ih2 l"1f1 30.h4 I!!ig4 31.\I!Ie3t wg7 8.~xe4 !i1b4j" 9.flc3 0-0 10.0-0 SUe7
32.!Je7t wfG 3Hie5# 1-0 Demarre- l1.a3 b6 12.!'1el SUb7 13.0c2
Chaumont, Paris 1991; 13 .. -"la5 14.
SUg5 (14.~e5 ~c6) 14 ... g6 15.~c5 • b
~c6 16.1'1adl.
14.dS

Diagram

abcdafgh
152 .J6zsef Pioter

It is fearful that this ominous Hxd I'f 2S.(1xd1± Emms-Poulton,


position ean even arise from the Esbjerg 1996; 13 ... h6 14.tWd3 fleS
French Defence! IS.0e4 ii:eS! (IS ...41xe4? 16.@xe4g6
13...tWd7 17.lilxh6±) 16.4lxf6t Itlxf6 17.tWh7t
13 ... 41a5 14.\l1g5 (14.41e5 41e6 15. Q;>f8 IS.lild2 a5 19,rladl;!;; 13 ... tWcS
41xc6 Iilxe6 16.tWd3 g6 17.lilb3 tWd6 14.lile3 l':1dS IS.!'lel tWc7 16.tWd3 g6
IS.tWh3 l'lfeS 19.1ilg5 41h5 20.lilxe7 17.lila4 l':1acS 18.h3 tWb8 19.1ilh6 a6
!:1xe7 21.llad1 l':1dS 22.tWh4l':1ed7 23. 20.We3 41aS 21.flc5 Wd6 22.41e2 b5
d5 exd5 24.41xd51ilxd5 25.l':1xd5 tWc7 23.(1c2 41e4 24.tWf4 tWdS 25.f3 flxc5
26.%1xd7 l':1xd7 27.g3 I!l1c5 2S.tWc4 26.l!lixeS tWa2't; 13 ... tWc7 14.lilgS
ilYxc4 29JleSt IIIg7 30.(1xc4 41f6 y,- l':1fdS IS.'Il'd3 g6 16.l'~adl l':1ac8 17.
Y, Tarjan-Reshevsky, Skopje 1976) l'ie2 41dS 18.41xdS l':1xdS 19.<:12xc7
14 ... h6 15.0f441c416.41e5 41d6 17. 41xe7 20.0c4 l':1dd8 21.0xb7 \Wxb7+
I1!Id341f5 18.l':1ad1 ~5 19.4lxd5 Y!ixd5 Novotny-Skula, CZE-chT 2C eorr
20.tWh3 41xd4 21.lilxh6l':1fdS 22.l':1xd4 1999; 13 ... aS 14.<:12e3 tWc7 1Hlcl
tWxd4 23.lilgS Iilxg5 24.'I!Ih7t 1IIf8 25. !'lfd8 16.<:12d3 flae8 17.tWb3 tWd6 18.
\\IIhSt I1Ic7 26.l!lixg7 ®xeS 27.\!lIxe5 Iilc4 !'ld7 19.41a4± Sehmidt-Kra-
Iilf6 2S.tWe2±; 13 ... tWd6 14.tWd3 ii:adS toehvil, rCCF 2007; 13 ... a6 14.lilgS
(14 ...ii:fdS 15.dS exdS 16.lilg5 1IIf8 bS IS.tWd3 g6 16.0h6 !'le8 17.b4 a5
17.lilxf6 Iilxf6 18.tWxh7 g6 19.1ilxg6 18.WxbS \\IIe7 19.tWe4 axb4' 20.axb4
fxg6 20.l!lixb7 I1IgS 21.41b5 \\IIe5 22. !'lac8 21.<:12a4 (21.bS 41b4 22.'Il'xc7
flacl tWxb5 23.l':1xc6 ii:abS 24.l!lic7 l':1xc7 23.lile4 Iilxe4 24.41xe4 41xe4
flbcS 25.tWxcS flxcS 26.l':1xcSt wg7 (24 ... 41c2? 25.41xf6t Iilxf6 26.ii:cc1)
27.flc7t 11If8 2S.l':1xa7 tWxb2 29.h4 2S.l':1xe4 l':1h7=) 2l..Jlcd8 22.flb5?
tWc2 30.g3 tWc6 31.fle5± Perez-St Wb8 23.tWb3 41xb4+
Amour, 1964; 14 ... g6 15.lilg5 flfdS 14.tWd3
16.i'lad 1 l':1ae8 17.lilb3 41g4 IS.41b5 14.(1c3 1:1fd8 (14 ...ii:ac8 IS.41eS
tWd7 19.dS exd5 20.l!lixd5 tWxd5 21. 4lxe5 16.dxeS tWxd 1 17 .1:1axd 1 41d5
Iilxd5 0xg5 22.41xgS 41h6 23.41c4 18.4lxdS IilxdS 19 .<:12d3 1:1fd8=) IS.
41aS 24.41xa7 l':1e2 2S.b4 wg7 26. 1:1c 1 l':1ac8 16.tWe2 (l6.l/lJd3 '/'id6 17.
<;ixb7 41xb7 27.llxdS 41xd8 2S.41d6 41e4 4lxc4 18.\\IIxe4 [S 19.tWd3 Iilf6
41e6 29.41aeS 41d4 30.h3 l1c6 31 .l':1e7 20.b4 41e7 21.0g5 Iilxf3 22.<:12xf6
<£IdfS 32.l':1d7 1·-0 Tietjen-Sehnur, gxf6 (22 ...lile4! 23.lilxc7 tWxc7 24.
2002) 15.lilc3 g6 16.l':1ad1 41g4 17. l':1xc4 fxc4 25. tWxe4 g6) 23. tWxf3 41dS
Iilc I \\IIb8 18.dS exdS (lS ...lilc5 !'t) 24.lilb3;!;) 16 ...0a8 (16 ... h6 17 .!:led 1
19.h3 41ge5 20.41xe5 41xcS 21.\!lIg3 tWc7 18.4lbS '/lId7 19.4le5 (l9.41c3=)
Iild6 22.41xd5 IilxdS 23.ii:xd5 l':1feS 19 ... tWdS) 17.lild3 41aS 18.41eS I/lIb7
24.l':1ddl lile7 (24 ... 41c4 2S.tWf3 19.WfI (l9.f3;!:) 19 ... 1:1c7 20.f3;!:
l':1xe1t 26.l'lxe1 l':1cS 27.lile4;!;) 25. 14...ii:ad8
Iilh6 !'lxdl 26.!'lxdl l'ldS 2Hic3 14 .. ,[lfd8 IS.dS!? exdS 16.lilgS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 153

g6 IHla4 (17.f1xe7 'liixe7 18.1':el gxf6 23Jhd4 \ilxd4 24.~fS li!xf2t


'liid6 19.8b5 \ila6 20.£lxd6 \ilxd3 21. 25.whl \ilxg2t 26.l1ixg2 \IlJc6t 27.
8b7 li!xe2 22.8xd8 8xd8 23.\ilxf6 \ile4 exfS 28.\ilxc6 li!xel 29.\ilxa8+-)
£le6 24.8d4 £lxd4 2S.\ilxd4 YZ-YZ Fa- 18 ... 0xd6 19.®h7t wfS 20.8h4! 8f6
rag6-Gulbrandsen, Gausdal 1976; 21.W1h8t we7 22.W1xg7 8hS 23.
17.f1adl! d4 18.'liic4 ]'lacS 19.\ilb3 frxe6t I!?xe6 24.W1g4t M6 2HlfSt
ms 20.8xd4 £lxd4 2 I. 'liix d4 \IlJc6 22. we7 26.)'1el1"+--) 18.W1xe4 g6 19.dS
8dS 8xd5 23.0xd5 @xd5 24.'liixd5 !'1xdS 20Jlxd5 8aS:±:) 17 ... cxd5 18.
li!xd5 25 Jixe7 0b3) 17...~e4?! ~eS g6 19.£lxc6 \ilxc6 20.li!xh6 'liid7
a) 17 ... d4! IS.8xd4 IWxd4 21.0gS± (2 UPd4±)
(a) IS ... 'liig4 19.'liiO frxd4 20. 15.\ile3
\ilxc6 \ilxc6 21.'liixc6 [lc8 22.W1b7 IS.dS!? In the current situation
frcd8 23.llxe7 'liixg5 24.\Wxan) 19. it's not so clear. IS ... exdS 16.0gS
W1xd4 fixd4 20.\ilxc6 \ilxc6 21.frxe7 g6 17.\ila4 (Doesn't work 17Ilxe7
£ld5 22.8xdS );ixdS 23.\ilf6 1'1d7=; W1xe7 18.frel W1d6 19.~b5 in view of
b) 17 ...1'1ac8? 18.frxc7 W1xe7 19. 19 ... \ila6!) 17 ... d4.
frcl 'lIid6 20.~bS I ; IS.8xe4 dxe4 15 ... g6 16.);iadl ~d5 17.0h6
19.W1xe4 @xgS 20.8xgS h6? (20 ... The most logical. White also
W1dS 21.®h4 hS 22 J::\ad 1 (22.£le4 tested 17.\ilcl1£lxc3 18.bxe3 0f6 19.
W1fS) 22 ...8d4 2Hle4 wg7 24.'liif6t 1£lg5 W1dS 20.W1g3 frd7 21.0e4 l/'id6
wh6:±:) 21.\ilb3! 22.W1h3 0xgS 23.\ilxgS:±: (Dcveic-
Giaccio, Buenos Aires 1992) and
obtained better play, but Black's
game can be improved.
17 ... f1feS IS.h4
A typical idea in these positions.
White prepares an attack on the
kingside by means of h5 and 0g5
with the idea to trade (he dark-
squared bishops or to provoke the
weakening of the position with f6.
(18.\1le4)
IS.3lxc3
21...l1ig7 22.£lxf7 fie8 23.\w1"4 gS The correctness of this ex-
24.l!\Id6 1 ®xd6 2Hlxd6 1:1xelt 26. change can be judged from the fur-
frxe1± Emma-Sluart, Skopje 1972; ther play. On the one hand, Black
14 ... h6 IS.\ilf4 1'1fd8 16Jladl 'liie8 exchanges a piece and forces W1xc3
17.dS I (l7.8e4 £lxe4 (17 ... £ldS? 18. which is favourable for him, but, on
8d6! (18.8cS! \ilxeS 19.'liih7t 0fS the other hand, the cl-pawn will be
20.~h4 8xd4 21.\ileS ~f6 22.\ilxf6 unblocked and Black will have (0
154 Jozsef "inter

consider the breakthrough dS on Bologan hopes for 34 Rxf6??


every move. which he would meet with Wxg2,
19.Wxc3 ~fS but misses a tactical coup and his
Dangerous is 19 ... \!JIdS?! 20.~e4 position collapses. Black wouldn't
@hS 2l.dS t!1'xh6 22.dxc6. have any problems after the simple
20.\!JIe3 33 ... fS=
20.~cS ~xeS 21.dxeS ~d5 22. 34.d5!
~xf8 !:1c8 23.\!JId2 [lxfS=
20 ...~e7! abcdetgh
The knight goes to dS.
21.0xfS !'lxfS 22.f~e5 \\IIc7! 23.
[lcl @d6 24.!:1edl f6!? 25.~e4 @d7
26.l!!Jg3 \lihS 27.~e3 Ilf7
Black covers the seventh rank.
27 ... !:1c8!? Trying to trade as many
pieces as possible with the follow-
ing ~dS was worth considering.
28.\\IIf4 ~d5 29.IWh6 ~xe3 abcdefgh

The threat of ~xg6 is not real as


it opens the g-file for the attack of A nice tactical blom White clos-
the black pieces. So Bologan could es the a8-h1 diagonal with a tempo
ignore the threat and play 29 ... l!!id6! and thus creates a threat of 'fi.xf6.
with the idea to trade the queens. 34... f5
30.~xdS (30.~xg6? ~xe3 31.~xf7 White's idea can be seen in the
~g4) 30 ... lUxdS= and Black is fine. following variation. 34 ... ~xdS 35.
30.fxe3 (30.\!JIxc3 I?) e4! Iilc4 (35 ... Hxc2? 36.[lxc2 ilxc2
30... t!1'd6 37.\!JIfS#) 36.!:1xf6 and Black can't
Black noticcs that the white escape from mate. 36 ... e537J16f3!
king is weak, but sends the queen to \!JIg4 38.!!fSt 0g8 (38 ... f1xfS 39.
a wrong routc. Both players missed f1xfSt 0g8 40.0b3 !:1g7 41.1!lxg8)
an interesting tactical idea based (}O 39.lUb3. The point of 37J16f3!
the weakness of the white king. 39 ...'fi.g7 40.~xg8 'fi.xfS 41.f1xfS
30 ... IWb5! 3 Ul!d3 (31.1!lxg6 is bad in t!1'dll' (41..,l"lxg8 42.'fi.f7!) 42.l!ih2
view of 3l...\!JIe2! 32.e4 'fi.g7 33.h5 ®d6 43.);(a8 'fi.xg8 (43 ... \!JIc6 44.
fS!) 3l...\!JIxb2 32.!!c2 \!lIb3 3Hlxg6 0dSt) 44Jlxa7 with unavoidable
!:1g7 34.~xh7 !:1xh7 3S.@xf6t !!g7 mate; 34 ... !:1xc2?? 3S.'fi.xc2 ilxc2
36.\!JIxd8t \lih7 37.!:1dd2 ®xe3t 36.IWfS#; 34 .. .l''lg8! 3S.dxe6 'fi.c4
38.l1Ih2 \!JIg3t= 36.e4 Iilxe4 3Hixc4 !'lxe4 38.Ilxf6
31.!:1fl Wg3 32.!!f2 !:1eS 33.!!efl !:1xh4 39.\!JId2 \!JIh2t 40.1!If2 l"1g4p
!:1fc7? 35.dxc6 IWd6?!
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 155

Not the best. Black had to cen- !re7 left much more chances for
tralize the queen with 35 ... l/lIe5! as escape.
he shouldn't be afraid of 36.l1lxf5? 39.0b3! He7?!
(036.l1lb3;1::) 36 ... gxfS 3Hlxf5 Ilg7! Also the best defence is 39 ...
This intermediate move saves :r:1fc8 40J:lc2 0b5 4I.l:Xd8t! i:xd8
Black. (A similar idca 37 .. JlgS? 42.E1xc7 l'1d3 43.h5!! gxh5 (43 ...
doesn't work in view of the weak- !!xb3 44.h6!) 44.l1lc2 Ilxe3 45.
ness of the last rank. 38Jlxe5! I1lxf5±
Ilxg2t 39.wh I i1g6t 40.e4 l:'1xh6 40.E1cll1lbS
4I.e7 l:'1xh4t 42.\i>g2 liic6 43.l'l17! 40 ... l1leS 4Uk8 wg7 42.l;dd8
!lxe4 44.!lxe4 I1lxe4i' 45.i>g3 I1lc6 (42.i1dc2!?)
46.c8~t I1lxe8 47.Ilxc7+-) 38.~xe5 41.a4 l'la6
l:'1xg2t 39.l1Ih I Ilg6t 40.e4 !lxh6 41...I1le8 42.!!c8 wg7 43.!!dd8
4 I.e7 Ilxh4t 42.\i>g2 Ilxe4 43.Ilxe4 42.~d7
I1lxe4t 44.\i>g3 wg7 and Black wins; 42.!ld7 !!xd7 43.exd7 wg7 44.
At the same time 35 ... l1ld5 would 0e6 wf6 45.i1c8.
allow to develop a strong initiative. 1-0
36.e4! I1lc4 37.exf5! 0xfl 38.fxg6
i1g7 39.i1xfI (39.e7 I/lId6!) (54) T. Petrosian - Y. Balashov
36.E1dl WflI?! USSR 1974
36 ... Wxe6? 37.l1lxf5! @b3 38.
Ild3!; 36...We7 37.Ilfd2 liic6 could 1.c4 ~f6 2.~c3 e6 3.d4 0b4 4.e3
prolong the fight, but probably cS S.0d3 dS 6.~f3 0-0 7.0-0 dxc4
Bologan was in shock after 34.d5!! 8.tilxc4 ~c6 9.0d3 cxd4 10.exd4
37.l/lIxfSt IlxfS 38.l:lfd2?! l1le7
An inaccuracy. 38.l1la4 wg7 39. Tfthe black knight stands on d7,
Ild7t Ilxd7 40.l1lxd7 (040.exd7) Black need not withdraw his bishop
40 ... wf6; The correct 38.c4! wins - he then exchanges on c3 and
almost by force. 38 ... f4 39.l1la4! 0c8 develops his bishop to b7. But now
(39...\i>g7 40.liid7 wf6 41.Ilxf4t this plan is not feasible because
That's why 38.c4 f4 was included. White could play 0g5, pinning the
41...Ii1e7 42J:lxfS wxfS 43.l::1fI t we7 f6 knight in an unpleasant manner.
44.E1nt I1ld8 45.c71· wxd7 46.e81/l1t White usually rcaches the same
wxe8 47.l'1xe7+-) 40.l1ld7 I1lxd7 position with the bishop on c4 and
4 I.Ilxd7 l:Xxd7 42.exd7 Ild8 4Hld2 the pawn on a3. Then I I.l/lId3 is
wg7 44.M2 M6 45.wf3 and White very promising. Balashov was pro-
wins. bably of the opinion that he can
38 ...liic6?! transpose into a position similar to
And again Bologan doesn't find the Queen's Gambit Accepted.
the best defence. 38 ... l1lc8! 39.0b3 11.l'1el b6
156 J6zsef Pinter

Now White can switch the men- 23.~c5 ~e8 24.\1la4 f6 2Hlg4 0b7
tioned possibility off and Black 26.0f4 <ilh8 27.IWe3 ~g7 28.~h6 l::!f8
remains dependent on a completely 29.~b3 ~e6 30.\ilxe6 lUeS 31.'Il'h3±)
passive defence. 21.~fgS 0dS 22.~xdS !XxdS 23.l'ixdS
12.a3 \1lb7 13.\1lc2 exdS 24.~xf6! 1-0 Agrest-Barsov,
White's customary plan after Dnepropetrovsk 19S4; 14 ... g6 IS.
1!Id3 and \1lgS enforces the weaken- ~h6 (lS.0b3 IWd7 16.<;ilgS l::!fd8 17.
ing of the king's position. l;'1adl ~e8? (17 .. :flhS) 18.dS cxdS
13 •. .rlc8 19.~xdS \1lxgS 20.~xgS 'I\IfS 21.IWxfS
gxfS 22.~e7i' ~xc7 2HlxdS );1xdS
24.l;'1xc7 ~d6 2S.~xf7 wf8 26Jlxb7
!'leS 27.l'Jb8 l:':xb8 28§lXd6 !'ld8 29.
~xfS l"1d2 30.a4 l"1xb2 31.0d I £ib 1
32.£Je3± Najdorf-Golombek, Hel-
sinki 19S2) IS ... I'le8 16.0a4 (16.
IWd2 ~a5) 16 ... a6 17.b4 b5 (17...l/Yd6
IS.!:1adl l'Jed8 19.\ilgS 'Wc7 20.~e2
~dS 21.\ilb3 \ilxgS 2Hlxg5 IWe7
23.IWg3 h6 24.~f3 I!Yf6 Werner-
Docttling, Boeblingcn 2000) 18.
~b3 as 19.bxaS ~xaS 20.~xb5 <;ile4
14.l/lid3l'l:e8 21. \!!id I ~xb3 22. IWxb3 @a5 23.0d2
14 ... l'l:e7 IS.dS (lS.\1lgS g6 16. \\!IaS 24.l'Jec1 <;ild5 25.'I!Id3 !:1xcl t 26.
I'ladl I'ld7 (16 ... IWc8 17.~c5 l;'1d8 IS. l;'1xc1 l;'1b8 2Hif4 l:Xc8 2S.!:1xcSt
IWc3 ~d5 19.~xdS \1lxgS 20.®xgS IWxc8 29.~cS IWaS (29 ... ~h5!) 30.f3;1;
l;'1xdS 21.\1lb3 IWd8 22.IWf4 I'ld6? (22 ... Zilbennan-Walther, Zuerich 1995;
~xcS! 23.dxcS I'ld3 2Hlf6 I'lc8=) 14 ... h6 IS.<;ile3 a6 16.IWe2 ~a5 17.
23.~g4! wg7 24.I/lih6t wg8 2S.d5 ~e5 IWd6 IS.l;'1adl l;'1fdS 19.<;ilf4 ~d5?
exdS 26JlxdS l'lcd7 27.l;'1xd6 l;'1xd6 (l9 ... ~f8!) 20.~xh6 gxh6 21.\wh5;
2S.l'.lxf7t wh8 29.~f6 l;'1xf6 30.l;'1cSt 14 ... IWd7 IS.dS exd5 16.\ilg5 g6
IWxe8 31.\1lxeS wg8 32.\1lxc6 \1lxc6 17.I'lxc7 ~xe7 IS.0xf6+- Kosin-
33 .h4+- Ovseevich-Khurtsidze, Uk- tseva-Ismailova, Chalkidiki 2000;
raine 1999) 17. IWe3 ~dS 18. ~xdS 14 ...'I\Id61S.d5 exd5 16.\ilgS g617.
~xgS 19.~xgS ElxdS 20.~f3 l::!d7 21. !:1xe7 ~xe7 18.~bS1/lIe6 19.~fd4 IWeS
IWf4 wg7 22.0a4 I'ld6 23.h4 I'ldS 24. 20.f4 IWe4 21.lilxf6 IWxd3 22.\1lxd3
\1lxc6 \1lxc6 2S.~eS \1la4 26.I'ld2 I/lid6 ~e6 23.~xe6 l;'1xe6 24.~d4 a6 2S.
27.IWe3 l'l:dS=) 15...l:Xd7 16.~e4 g6 ~c3±
1HM l:XxdS IS.IWc3 l:Xe8 19.1'l:adl 15.d5
~bS?! (19 ... eS!) 20.\1lb3 l::!d7 (20 ... Black wants to adopt a wait-
I'lxd1 2Ulxd1 \1lxe4 22.l::!xd8 l::!xdS and-see attitude, only after lS.\1lg5
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 157

g6 [6.~b3 flaS 17.~a2 fldS [S.fle4 a) 24 ... ~aS 2S.<;1/[4 ~d6 26.~xd6
flf6 (18 ... fS! 19.<;1/xe7 fxe4 20.<lixdS Ij!Jxd6 27.flgS+-) 2S.fleS \!\Id6
exd3 21.~gS fle4 22.<;1/xe4 a:xc4 23. (a) 2S ...fle6 26.flxf7+-) 26-,
a:ad[ a:c2 24.i'lxd3 i'lxb2"'1') [9. fle3 flg4+- Spraggett-Day, Montreal [98 [;
fldS 20.<;1/xe7 flxc7 21.b4 flae6 22. b) 21.~b3!±; 2l...flaS? (2l...
l"!adl flbS 23.fle4 fldS 24.\!JId2 wg7 !1xel t 22.l"i:xcl h6!) 22.0e3? (22.
2S.fleS± Tamm-Simons, Muenster ~fS!+-) 22 ... 0g7 (22 ... ~xf3 23.
1987. 1Jxc8 (23.@f6 I1Ixe3 24.bxc3 ~xdl
15 ...exd5 2S.!lxd1 Iilg7",) 23...l"i:xe8 24.gxf3
1S ...flb8 [6.dxe6®xd3 [7.exf7·r Iilg7) 2H.lgS h6 24.lilxg7 6xg7
wxf7 lS.fleSt (lS.<;1/xd3 <;1/xf3 [9. 2S.\!JId4j" gg8 26.fle4 <;1/xe4 27.<;1/xc4
gxf3 a:edS±) [8 ... wg8 19.~xd3+-; l1\'eS=
[S ... flaS [6.dxe6 (l6.<;1/gSl"!xe3! [7. 19 ... i!lc7
@xe3 flxdS 18.'lYd3 flf6±) 16...lj!Jxd3 19 ...0xgS 20.flxgS hS 21.0xg6!
17.exf7t Ii>xf7 18.fleSt wg8 19.
<;1/xd3+-
IMlg5 fle4
16 ... g6 17.l"!xc7 'lYxc7 (17 ...flxc7
18.<;1/xf6Ij!Jd6 19.<;1/eS\!\Ie6 20.<;1/d4 flfS
21.h3 flxd4 22.flxd4 Ij!Jf6 23.l"!dl a6
24.<lib3 !led8 2S.\!\Id2 a:e7 26.flce2
l"!dc8 27.flg3 wg7 28.fldfSt 1-0
Lalie-r{ononenko, Seville 2007)
IS.flxdS regains the pawn with in-
terest. IS ...flxdS [9.0xe7 ~dxe7 20.
<;1/a4± Atanu-Deshmukh, Sangli
2000. (20.<;1/b3±) A typical destroying sacrifice
17.flxe4 dxe4 18.l/Iixe4 g6 19. against the weakcned king position.
I/Iih4 2I...fxg6 22.@c4i· wg7 23.\!JIf7"1" wh6
19.1"!ad1 \!\Ie7 20.\!\Ih4 (20.~b3 24.flc6 l"!xe6 2S.l'~xe6 \!\IgS 26.1/!If4t
~xgS 21.\!\Ixe8t E1xeS 22.l"i:xeSt wg7 wh7 27.l"!ael with a decisive attack;
23.flxgS fleS 24.E1edS 0e6 2S.!1Sd4;!; 19 ... hS 20.~b3! (20.!'1ad1?! \!JIe7 21.
Sermek-Bukal, Pula 200 I; 20.<;1/f4) <;1/xg6 fxg6 22.\!\Ic4t (22J:1e6! a:cd8
20 ... <;1/f8 21.<;1/[6?! 23.1Jde1 E1d6 (23...~xgS 24.X"1xg6t
a) 21.0f4? l"i:xe1t 2Hlxe[ I/lidS wf8 2S.l/IixgS l"i:xe[ t 26.flxel ~e7
23.0gS \!\Ic7? 27.\!\If6t we8 28.®e6 \!if8 29.E1f6t
(a) 23 ... 0e7 24.0b3+-; wcS 30.a:h6+-) 24.\!\Ie4 l"i:xe6 2S.
a) 23 ... l/IidS I;!;; \!Yxe6t wg7 26.flh4!+-) 22 ... wg7 23.
a) 23 ... l/Iid7!;!;) 24.<;1/b3!+- fldS <;1/f4 0a6! 24.'1!1c3t <;1/f6 2S.<;1/xc7 <;1/xe3
(a) 24 ... <;1/g7 2S.<;1/f4+-; 26.l"i:xeSl"!xcS 27.bxc3 <;1/e2! 28.l"!cl
158 J6zsef Pioter

);cSt L.Portisch-Karpov, Milano IS .. J''1e8


1975) 20 .. .1':1c7 (20 ... Wlc7 21. IWe4 15...~aS 16.0h6 (16. fle5 l"lc7?!
wg7 2Hlxf7 ~xf7 23.0h6!+-; 20 ... a) 16 ... a6 1HI'h3
Iilxg5 2l.flxg5 'fJ..c7 22.®f4+-) 21. (a) 17.0bl ~g4IS.\!!ihHlxf2! 19.
l"ladl 'f1..d7 22.®c4 l"ld6 23.l!!if4 'f1..xdl I1Ixf2 IUxgS 20.0c4 0xe4 21.f)xe4
24.'IlJxf7t I1IhS 25.l"lxdl+- Kalos- IilMt 22.g3 0e7 23.!1e2 0.c4 24.flf3
kambis-Skalkotas, ORE-ch 1976. fS 0-1 Stcfan-Stcc, SVK-ch corr)
20.0b3 hS 17 ...0.hS IS.\ilxc7 \!!ixc7 19.d5 flf4
20 ...0f8 21.0f4 es Hg5; 20 ...0d6 20.~1h6 0.xd5 21.~xdS \ilxdS 22.lilb 1
21.0f6 followed by ~g5. ~fdS 23.!1d4 @f8 24.@f4 0.c6+
2I.'IlJe4 I1Ig7 22.lUxf7 I1Ixf7 23. Wallyn-Bouton, Paris 1990;
\ilh6 IWd6 b) 16...0.d5 17.0h6 0.xc3 18.
23...<;<d6 24.flgSt M6 2S.flh7j·! bxc3 !fcS
1-0 Oarcia Martinez-Pomar Sala- (b) IS ... l!!idS 19.@fl
manca, San Fcliu de Guixols. (2S. (b) 19.f3 blfdS 20.li\Ie3 0.c4 21.
~h7i"! \IlJxh7 26.\J.!if3'J+-); 23...0f6 Wif4 0.xeS 22.0e4 \!!id7 23.0xb7 Vixh7
24.\'!idSt+-; 23...~h8 2Hie6t l1Ie8 24.lWxeS 0f8 25.0xf8 f'(xf8 26J1e3
2S.\!!ixg6t I1Id7 26.'f1..adl t+- \'!id7=) 19 ...!1fdS 20.c4 \'!id6 21.'IlJe2
24.:Wc4t 11If6 2S.l"ladl 0.d4 26. 0.e6 22.0.0 0a6 23 .0b 1 0f6 24.0gS
\!!ixd4t 'IlJxd4 27.l"lxd4l"lcS 28.h41-0 \ilxgS 2S.0.xgS flxd4 26.\!!ig4 0xc4
27.lWh4 hS 28.0.e4 0.e2t 29.l1;>h 1
(55) I. Bilek - R. Kholmov @xdl 30.~f6t 111f8 31.0.h7t I1Ig7 32.
Kecskemet 1962 I!!!f6t I1IgS 0-1 Ochkoos-Bailey,
Toronto 2002) 19.1!!ig3 Iilh4 20.iWf4
l.d4 ~f6 2.c4 e6 3.~0 dS 4.~c3 IWf6 21.I/lid2 0.c4 22.l/lie2 flxa3 23.
cS S.c3 f)c6 6.cxdS 0.xdS 7.lUd3 lUe7 flg4 IWdS 24.\ilb3 0dS 2S.~al ~xb3
8.0-0 0-0 9.l"lel 0.f6 IO.a3 cxd4 26.'fJ..xa3 lile4 27.l/lieS [6 28.l/lie3 as+'
11.exd4 b6 12.lUgS 0b7 13.\!)c2 ~c8 Malinin-Astashov, St Petersburg
14.\llJd3 g6 lS.'fJ..adI 1999; 17.0h6 rieS 18Jle3 (IS.\%3
lWeS 19.0a4±) IS ...fld5 (18...~e6!'?)
a bed e 19J1g3 0f6 20.0.bS 0a6 2Utla4 [1e8
22.l/lie4 'ge7 23.~c3 0b7 24.l/1!d3 a6=
(24 ...0.xc3 2S. bxc3 l:'lcc7 26.0f4
0h4 27J::lh3 'f1..xc3 28.®xc3 !1xc3 29.
'fJ..xc3 IUg5,!,) 16 ... ~eS I HleS (17.
0a4 flc6 (17 ...0c6!) 18.dS!? (IS.
fleS! fldS 19.1/lif3 flxeS 20.dxeS 0c6
21.0xc6 'f1..xc6 22.flxdS cxdS 23.
f'(xdS±) IS ... 0.xdS 19.flxdS exdS
abcdergh 20.\!!ixd5 I/lic7? (20 ... l!!ixdS 21.l'1xdS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 159

1ilf8 22.flxe8 f1xe8 23 Jld7 £iaS 24. !We8 31.\llJh4± Gareia-Frey, Skopje
Iilxf8 IlIxf8 2S.b4 lile6 26Jlxa7 0xa4 1972; IS ... Lle7 16.h4 'iJle8 (l6 ... a6
27.bxaS bxaS 28JlxaS 0e6t) 21. 17.0b3 f1d7 IS.0h6 !:'leS 19.dS exdS
~gS (21.'iJlxt7t!! 20.lllxdS ~xdS,? (20 ...0f8! 21.rlxc8
Wxc8 2H2xf8 IlIxf8 2Hld2 <ilg7=)
8 bed 21.flxdS flbS 22.'iJle3 f6 23J:ixe7
IllxdS 24.flxe8t @xeS 2S.\\\Ixf6 @d8
26.\llJe3 1-0 Thal-Hettler, Jub 'SO
Jahre BdF' eorr 1996) 1Hlb3 l"1dS
IS.l/iIe3 a6 (lS ... h6 19.0xh6 flg4 20.
4 Wid3! flxh6 21.0xe6+-) 19.dS! flaS
20.\Ua2 fudS 21.0xdS Elxe3 22.bxe3
1-0 Ghinda-Panzalovie, Budapest
1990; IS ... a6 16.lilb3 (IMlb1 bS
abcdefgh 17.<£leS b4 IS.axb4 flxb4 19.'lJih3
I!'Id6 20.l/iIh4 flbdS 21.!:'ld3? (21.f3;1;)
2l...llIxf7 22.lilb3j" 1lIf6 23.f1e6t 2l...flhS !+) 16 ... 4)aS 17.0a2 bS 18.
IlIfS 24.h3 \\\Ig3 2S.!:'ldel '/lIxf2t 26. fleS fldS 19.0h6 !:'leS 20.fle4 fS?
IlIxf2 IlleSt 27.wg3 flxc6 28.£ih4t (20 ... f6!) 21.~eS IilxcS 22.dxeS
<ilf6 29Jlxe6t <ilf7 30.flxe6t IYc8 31. flxeS? 23.b4 I':!Ih4 24.lild2 fle4 2S.
fle6t IlId7 32.<£lf3+-) 2l...lild6 22. bxaS 4lf4 26.0xf4 J:i:xf4 27.\Wg3 1-0
flxe8t Llxe8 23.g3? (2Hlxf7! C1aesen-Wapner, Antwerp 1995;
Illxh21· 24.lYhl IWxf7 2S.0b3 'iJlxdS IS ... l':!Id6 16.0b3 !:'lfdS 17.h4 l:'!eS?
26.!:'lxdS <ilh8 27.lilgS+-) 23 ... lileS {l7 ... <ilg7 IS.dS ~aS 19.1ila2 h6 20.
(23 ... ~dS 24.l':!Id4 !:'leSt) 24J'lel 0d2! (20.0xf6t 0xf6 21.fle4 'MJf4 22.
rle7=) 17 ... lilfE 18.lilgS Iilg7 19.1ila4 g3 WfS 23 .fld4 \\'IeS 24.flxf6 \llJxf6
(l9.flc4 Iilxe4 20Jlxe4 l':!Ie7 21.l'1e2 2S.b4 (2S.d6 0dS! (2S .. .l"1xd6 26.
~dS 22.0a4 flf8 2HlbS (2Hd7 4)[S1" gxfS 27.'iJlxd6 l:'!e2 2S.l':!Id7 0e6
flfe8 24.f1e2 I':!Ib7 2S.fleS !:'lxe2 26. 29.f1xe6 Iilxd7 30.l;1xf6 <ilxf6 31.
Iilxc8 fle7) 23 ... h6 24.llld2 \\\Ie2 2S. !:'lxd7 flxb2 32.lilxf7 fle6 3Hl hSt)
'iJlxe2 flxe2 26.0xaS flxe2 27.0xe2 26.0xd5 exdS 27.l:'!e7 !:'lxd6 2SI!xa7 .
bxaS 28.f1e1=) 19 ...fle7 20.l':!Ih3 (20. fle6=) 25...0xdS 26.0xdS f1xdS 27.
b4! ~)e6 21.4)xe6 Illxe6 22.0xe6 bxaS Eled8 2S.flxe6"j" 'iJlxe6 29.Wie3t
!:'lxe6 23.I':!IO l':!Ie8 24.fle2 eS 2S.bS Wlf6 30. IIJlxf6t (ilxf6 3111xd5 l"1xdS
e4 (2S ... l'1ee6 26.dS f1d6 27.4)g3±) 32.axb6 axb6=) 20 ...flxdS 21.~xd5
26.\\\If4 4)dS 27.l/lIg3±) 20 ... £ie4 21. 0xdS 22.l!'Id4t (22.~,l>xdS \\\IxdS
~xe4 l"1xe4 22.IWh4 flee7 23.0b3 23.0xh6t IlIxh6 24.\llJe3t <ilg7 2S.
!:'lxe3 24.bxc3 )";lxe3 2S.dS exd5 26. flxdS l:lxdS 26.flgS±) 22 ... <ilgS 23.
IWb4 fleS 27.lilc3 rlaS 28.a4 d4? 0e3 rlxe3 24.\\'Ixc3±) 18.dS exdS 19.
(28 ...fld7;t) 29.f1xd4 fldS 30.flddl flxdS flxd5 20.lilxd5 \\'Ie7 21.'1!ic4!?
160 J 6zsef Pintcr

(2I.hS! Iilxd6 22.f1cl ill'b8 23.'/!IbS Iilf4 24.


!'1e 1 f1e8 2S .~eS :Wd6 26.g3 IilxgS 27.
hxgS £e7 28.'l!ia4 a6= I-Iunt-Ka-
dil;;ova, Moscow 1994) 17 .. JlxgS
18.~exgS @f6 19.~c4 ill'e7 20.h4
(20.~a2!?) 20 ...[!cdS 21.ill'd2 flaS
22.1:2a2 fle4 23.~xe4 !'1xc4 24.~cS
f1eeS 25.hS 'fJ.e7? (2S ... f6 26.~d3
gS=) 26.hxg6 fxg6 27.~gS ill'f6 28.
flg4+-; 16.0b3 ~dS 17.~xc7 (17.
ltid2 ~aS 18.flxdS ~xdS 19.1ilxdS
@xdS 20.'fJ.eS ill'e4 21.flxaS ilYxd3 22.
f1xd3 bxaS 23.g3 ltid8 24.f1e3 (24.
21...~xgS 22.hxg6 !'1xc It 23. f1cS Y'-Y2 Skcmbris-Keleecvic,
rrxel wg7 24.gxt7 ~f4 2S.g3 ill'f6 26. Tuzla 1990) 24 ... ~b6 2S.lilfj Iilg7
~xgS ill'xgS 27.!'1c8+-) 2l...~d8 22. 26.lile2 f1edS 27.wd3 h6 2S.h4 f1c7
ill'xc7 f1xc7 23 .~ilf4± Eperjesi-To- 29.f1xe7 flxe7 30.f1e5 flb6 31.f1e4:!;)
dorovic, Budapest 1996; IS ...:Wc7 17...~cxe7 IS.fle4 ~fS 19.~cS fld6
16J1c1 Elfd8 17.~b3 ill'b8 18.g3 20.1!!Jf3 fS 21.flxd6 ill'xd6 22.ill'g3 '!}}c7
~g4? 19.1'!xe6! fxc6 20.§lxc6j· Iilg7 23.flxdS (23.h4 ~f6 24.l/JIgS flc4 2S.
21.S1ixe7? (21.\1:>xg4! ~xd4 22.~h6t @f4 'i!ig7 26.f3 ~f6 27Jic1;;;; 23.fla4
9xh6 23.@c3t gS 24.~xd4 \1:>f6 2S. 'fJ.c7 24.h4) 23 ... flxdS 24.h4 ~g7 2S.
~fSt wg6 26.ilYe2+-) 2l...fleeS! 22. ill'f4 h6 (2S .. .l:k2) 26.!'1d3 gS 27.
~xeS ~xeS 23.'l!ic3 flDt 24.wg2 hxgS hxgS 28.Wid2:!; Zografos-
€ixd4', 2S.lilfj flxc6 26.l!\Jxe6 rre8 Mastrokoukos, Ano Liosia 1993;
27.f1el ill'e7 28.ill'f6t I11g8 29.l/iie6t 16.h4 a6
Iilg7 30.@f6t Iilg8 31.'/!ie6t Iilg7 Y>-Y:, a) 16 ...fldS 17.~xdS exdS 1S.
Ruffian 1.0.S-Zappa 1.1, CEGT ltia4
2007. (a) IS.b40xgS 19.hxgS) 18 ... a6
16.~a4 19.b4 bS 20.l1;>b3 iJ!Id6 21.g3 I1;>fS
16.ill'd2 ~aS IH~cS ~dS 18.0h6 22.hS 0g7 23.wg2
~c4 19.flxe4 f1xc4 20.~xdS ~xdS (a) 23.h6 flfS 24J::1xeS f1xeS
21.§lb3 f1e7 22.~a4 ~e6 23.0xc6 2S.ltif4:!;) 23 ... ill'd7 24.hxg6 hxg6 2S.
f1xe6 24.dS f1d6 2S.1I!Jd4 ltifS (2S ... f1h1
ltif6! 26.iWa4 0xb2+) 26.~xf8 f1xf8 (a) 2S.f1xe8t f1xeS 26.f1ha)
27.l/iia4 f1xdS 28.f1xdS 'l!ixdS 29.f1dl 2S ... !'1e4= Korepanov-Tribyshcv-
1I!JeS 30.b4 as+ Estevcz-Pfleger, sky, 1995 Corr;
Capablanea mem-A 1974; 16.0bl b) 16...~aS 17.~cS fldS IS.ltia4
~dS 17.flc4 (17.h4 ~aS 18.4:!e4 ~e4 ~e6 19.ill'h3 ltixgS 20.hxgS ~xc3 21.
19.f1cl fld6 20.f1xe8 Wlxc8 21.~xd6 bxc3 ill'xgS 22.flxt7 I!!Jf4 23.flcS !'1c7
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 161

24.fue6 <;lxe6 25.~xe6 !:lee7 26. 26.IWe7t iWf7 27.d5±) 22.~e4 'Ilic7
<;lxe6 !:lxe6 27Jle7 h5 28.d5 llxe3 23.IWf4 !l:ed8 24.d5 c5 25.Wh6 0d4
29.Wc6t IiIfS 30.!:lh7 1-0 Crut- 26.d6 ~xd6 27.~g5 0e2t 28.whl
Denis, IFranee 2004; 17.<;lb3 ~a5 fixg2t 29.'ilxg2 flf4t 30.\!Ifl 1-0
18.<;la2 b5 (18... ~d5 19.1;)xd5 exd5 Komccv-Bautista Sanehez, Solso-
20.~xe7 ~xe7 21.<;lxc7 Wxe7 22.~el nes 2004; 17.flc5!:!;; 17.<;lxf6 fixf6
Wf6 23.We2 ~e4 24.h5 gxh5 25.~c5 18.d5 exd5?! (l8 ... fixe3 19.dxe6
~xc5 26.iWxe5 IWxe5 27.!lxc5 :ge4 Wxd3 20.l'lxd3 fixcI 2l.exb7 !'le 1
28.~e8t "tig7 29J:ib8 YO-YO Shin- 22.:!ldl !l:xdl 23.fixdl l!la5 24.fle5
kevich-Burmakin, St Petersburg ~b8 25.l!lfJ b5 26.fld7 <;le7 2Hlxb8
2001) 19.~e5 ~d5 20.<;lxc7 (20. <;lxb8;!;) 19.1lxe8t IWxe8 20.flxd5
~xd5 <;lxd5 21.<;lxc7 !:lxe7 22.~xd5 <;ld8 (20 ... <;lxb2 21.IWb I! (21.~e 1!
Wxd5 23.~g4:!; Kavalek-Larsen, So- l!IJfS (21 ... ~e5 22.flxc5 IWxa4 23.
lingen m 1970) 20 .. J!xe7 21 :fle4 fle7t <Jig7 24.flxe8 <;lxe8 25.flxf7
~ee7 22.h5 ~f4 (22 ... 0e4 23.hxg6 iWxa3 26.Wd8+-) 22.fixe6 fixe6
hxg6 24.<;lxe4 bxe4 25.Wf3 ~b6 26. 23.fle7t±) 2l...<;lg7 22.Wxb6 <;la8
d5 ~xd5 27.;JlJg3 Wf8 28.l'ld4-7) 23. 23.Wxa6) 21.h4! Tatjan-Browne,
Wd2±; 16.~e5 ~d5 17.<;lxc7 ~exc7 USA ch 1977. (2Ulel l!IJfS 22.<;lb3
18.<;la4 ~fS 19.~4 ~c6 20J!el (20. b5 23.<;la2 Wd6 24.l!IJe3-7)
Wg3!?) 20 ...~xe5 21.dxe5 :!lxcl 22. 17... 0xc6
!:lxc1 ~f4 23.Wxd8 !:lxd8 24.4'1f6t 17 ... !!xe6 18.fle5 ~e8 19.1!IJh3
IiIg7 25.!le7 b5 26Jlxb7 bxa4 0h5! (19 ... fid5 20.flxd5 IWxd5 (20 ...
27.h4= Mikhajlichenko-Shkuran, exd5 21. Wf3 !) 21.Iilh4 I/'id8 22. iWf4:!;)
Kiev 2002; 16.<;lh6 fifS (16...~a5 20.0xe7 Wxe7=
17.fia4 <;lc6 18.fixc6 ~xe6 19.d5 18.0e5 'fl.c7?
flxd5 20.~xd5 exd5 21.Wxd5 \Wxd5 18 ... fib7 19.t3 b5!= (19 ... 0d5
22.~xd5 fifS 23 j~1xe8 ~xe8 24.0xfS 20Jlxe7 'i!ixe7 21.0xd5 fixd5 22.
wxfS 25.liIfl Smyslov-Andersson, iJlixa6 ~e2 23.~c2 0e4 24.~xe4 ~xe2
Reggio Emilia 1986 YO-YO); 16.:!lcl 25.Ml 'fl.e226.'il'a4)
0d5 17 .fixe7 ~exe7 18.fia4!:lfS 19. 19.'i!Jh3?
~e2 ~xcl 20Jlxel a5 2Ule5 f622. 19.<;lxf6<;lxf620.l!IJxa6±
~c6 <;lxc6 23.<;lxc6 Ii!Id6 24.<;lxd5 19 ... 0d5 20.~d3?!
~xd5 25.\'!ib5 wg7= 20.!1e3! <;lb3?! (20 ... 0h5! 21.
16 ... a617.<;lxc6 <;lxe7 :gexc7 22.g4 flg7t) 21.!1de I
17.b4 ~d5 18.~xd5 Wxd5 19.<;lb3 0h5 22.<;lxe7 \llJxe7 23.g4 (23.Wf3:!;)
\'!id8 20.We3 <;lxg5?! (20 ... a5!) 21. 23 ... 0f4 24.;Wh6 0d5 25.~h3 [5
~xg5 Wf6 (2l...~a7 22.~xf7 IiIxf7 26.0xg6 '/lig7 27.0xd5 0xd5 28.0f4
23.<;lxe6t IiIg7 24.I\Mt Wf6 25.<;lxc8 fxg4 29.Wxg7t wxg7 30.0xd5 exd5
:!lxc8 (25 ... !lxe5? 26.dxe5 IWe7 27. 31.~xh7t "tixh7 32.1!xe8 :ge2 33.b4
~xb7 I'Yxb7 28.e6 \!IfS 29.l'ld7) ~a2 34J'k3±
162 J6zsef Pintcr

20 ...flc4! 21.~f4 0g5 22.<k>xg5


~xg5 23.flt3?
23.flxc4 0xe4 24.l"1c3 l'IecS 2S.
~g3 ~xg3 26.fxg3 ~dS 2H1ecl
l"1xc3 2S.l"1xc3 l'Ixc3 29.bxc3 bS=;
23.f4!

abcdefgh

13...~d6 14.~d3 g61S.l'Xad1 (IS.


flbS ~d7 16.fleS flxeS 17.dxeS ~xd3
IS.';i;!xd3 fldS 19.0xe7 flxe7 20.tledl
l"1fd8 2U.ld6 ~dS 22.l"1acl flcS 23.
fle4 wg7 24.t'l flc7 2S.fld6 0c8 26.
flb5l':lb8 27.0c2;!;) IS ... f!fd8
a) IS .. Jlad8 16.0b3l:1fe8 17.0a2
23...lIl'xf4 24J'm \[I)gS (24 ... flxc3 flh5 18.fle4 ~c7 19.h4 0xgS 20.
2S.bxc3 IIl'gS 26.~g3-7) 2S.flxf7 hxg5 fle7 21.flcS flf5 22.flg4 0xe4
[1xf7 26.l':lxf7 I1lxf7 27.~xh7t wfS 23.i[lJxe4 We7 24.f4
2S.l"1f3t flf6 29.~hSt gf7 30. Wih7"l= (a) 24.d5 exd5 25.~xe7 frxe7
23 ... ®f4 24.flxd5 exd5 25.g3 26.~h6t I1lfS 27.flxf5 l"1xel t 2S.
@f6 26Jldc3 l"1c2-+ 27Jifl );1xb2 l"1xel gxfS 2n~eS;!;) 24 ... ®d6 2S.
28.~d7 l"1d8 29.~b7 as 3Uic7 ®d6 ~cS l:1c7
31.1!!Jcl l'1a2 32.Wbl l"1xa3 33.l'Xxa3 (a) 25...flxd4!'f') 26.0bl ~xc5
~xa3 34.~xb6 l"1d6 35.l£lb8t wg7 27.dxe5 l"1ed7 28.!lxd7 l"1xd7 29.
36.wg2 ~c3 37.\WeS l'lf6 38.flc5 ~d2 );'1cI± Lau-Kraut, Germany 1990;
39.flg4l"1f5 40.\IlJdS h5 0-1 b) 15 ... fld5 16.h4 0xgS 17:flxg5
flxc3 18.bxc3 fle7 19.~h3 0dS 20.
(56) P. Dely - L. Kovacs h5 flf4 21.~h2 \!!IdS 22.hxg6 \!!Ixg2t
HUN-ch, Budapest 1967 23.tWxg2 4.lxg2 24.gxh7t I1lh8 2S.
0c4 flxel 26.0xb7 l"1ab8 2H1e4 f6
l.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 28.flxe6 l'1fe8 29.d5 fS 30Jixe I
4.c4 flf6 5.flc3 c6 6.flt3 0c7 7.cxd5 (b) 30.<k>xf5!+-) 30 ... fxe4 31.
flxd5 S.0d3 flc6 9.0-0 0--0 lO.gel frxe4± Szabo-Susilodonata, Orope-
flf6 l1.a3 b6 12.0g5 0b7 13.<k>c2 g6 sa del Mar 2001; 16.flc4 (l6.0b3 a6
17.tWe2 flh5? 18.dS! 0xg5 19.flxg5
Dillgram flf4 20.Wig4 hS 21.~h4 flaS 22.flxJ7
flxg2 23.\WgS± Alldreikine-Susilo-
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 163

dinata, Oropesa dcl Mar 2000) !l:eS+- Perez Garcia-Janssen, Ne-


16...~xe4 17.@xe4 !l:d7 IS.\I!Ih4 <;;!fS therland 1981; 13...iI\lc7 14.IWd3 g6
19.@f6 0g7 20.h3 <;;!xf6 21.!/lIxf6 !/lIe7 IS.h4 l:l:fd8 16.'1I'e3? ~g4! 17.\l!if4
22.\[I;f4 l::1ad8 2H~eS ~d6 24.111xc6 ®xf4 IS.0xf4 Y1xd4 19.flxd4 Erxd4+
<;;!xc6 2S.!l:d2 <2g7 26.!l:edl h627.f3 Landcnbergue-Payen, Tapo\ca 1989;
I'l'gS 28.\WxgS hxgS 29.wf2 fS 30.<;;!b3 13 ... h6
I1If6 31.a4 <;;!dS+; 13 ... a6 l4.\\Iid3 g6
ISJ1adl ~dS (IS ... bS 16.<Ilb3 !l:e8
17.111eS111xeS IS.dxeSi!l'xd3 19J1xd3
111hS 20.0xe7 !l:xe7 21.g3 (21.0!)
21...flg7 22.f4 hS 23JJed1 flfS 24.
l:l:d8t l:l:xd8 2SJlxd8t gg7 26.1!?f2
l:l:c7= Paycn-Kutirov, Cannes 1996) 4
16.0h6 Ere8 ! H~e4 i!l'c7 18.~b 1
l:l:ad8 19.h4 flf6 20.~g3 !'id7 (20 ...
cS? 21.i!l'c4!) 21.hS l:l:ed8 22.hxg6
hxg6 23.fle2 (23.l:l:xe6? flxd4!) 23 ...
~g4 2Hif4 <;;!d6 2S.<;;!gS ~e7 26.);!cl
i!l'b8 (26...~h2"i 2HfI I/!id6 28. A bit risky move which later on
0a2=) 27.0a2111g7 28.~h4l:l:h8 (28 ... leads to the weakening of thc king
<;;!b4 29.0f4 (29.axb4? I/!ih21" 30.wfl position. It is bctter to refrain from
0xg2"i 31.~xg2 @hlt 32.§.lgl flh21" committing moves like that. 14.0h4
33.l1Ie2 I/!ixg2 34.@g3 \wc4t 3S.<;;!e3 a) 14.~f4 <;;!d6 IS.@e5 Ec8 16.
Erxd4 36.\I!Ixh2 flfS) 29 ... <;;!xel!? 30. l/lIe2 ~aS 17.\!'id3 g6 18.<;;!xd6 '&xd6
<;;!xb8 <;;!xf2t 3l.MI 0xh4t) 29.\I!Ih3 19.fleS "f,c7 20.!'iadl !'ifc8 21.\'\h3
flf6 30.<;;!xe6!? fxe6 31.<;;!xf61" I?xf6 '/!ifS 22.0d3 a6 23.i;e3 flc6 24.~xg6
32.~f4 0xf4 (32...~fS 3Hlxc61" \!if7 fxg62S.IWxe6j·?
34.!l:xg6; 32 .. .l''1xh4 33.\'\xh4t wg7 (a) 2S.flxg6! 1}!)f7 26.flf4 ~e7 27.
34.~xe6t wg8 3H'f6 fldS 36.\Wxg6t YJxc6±) 25...Qig7 26JJg3 gS 27.l/!ifS
wh8 37.flgS I/lIg8 38Jk8 0f8 39. ~xeS 28.dxe5 fle4+ Dolmatov-
I/lIhSt I1Ig7 40.~e6t+-) 33.l/!ixc6t Epishin, Moscow 1995;
wgS 34.@xd7 IiIxh4? (34 ... l:l:xh4 3S. b) 14.<;;!xf6 <;;!xf6 l5.\!lid3 g6 16.
\I!Ixe7t whS 36.0; 34...11113! 3S.~xfS Erxc6
fil11"! 36.l!?xhl IWh81" 37.~h6 \'\xh6j' (b) 16.!Jad 1 <;;!g7 17.d5 exd5 18.
38.l!igl iM12t=) 3S.lWxen <;;!gS (3S ... flxd5 ~xb2 19.0a4 li;h7 20.'&bl ~d4
I1Ig4 36.f3t I!?g3 37.\I!Ie6 lIhl t 38. 21.flxd4 \I!IxdS 22.111c6 \!lic4 23.lIe4
li;xh1 \I!IhS"i 39.\I!Ih3t \I!Ixh3t 40. 1l'ic3 24.l''1e3 \Wg7 2S .!'ie7 <;;!xc6 26.
gxh3+-) 36.l:l:c4"iwhS?? (36 ... 0xc4 @xc6 I}!)f6 27.!'(ed7 !'iadS 28.<;;!e4
37.\I!Ixc4t I!?hS 3S.i!l'f3t I!?h6 39.l/lh3t !'ixd7 29.Erxd7 <;;!xa3 30.!'ixa7 ~cS+)
I!?g7 40.iWd7t wh6 41.!l:c3+-) 37. 16 ... ~xd4
164 J6zsef Pioter

(b) 16...§.\g7 17.l':1e4 l':1eS 18J:"ld1 16 ... f5


fla5 19J!c2 (a) 16 ... l"1cS 17.fiaeI I11f6 IS.g4
(b) 19.d5!) 19 ... 1l\'c7? (a) ISJ:J:g4 fle7 19.~eS flfS) IS ...
(b) 19 ... <;txf3 20.l/Ixf3 fle6 21. flg7 19.111xf6 1l\'xf6 20.dS l':lfd8) 17.
flb5 a6 2H;>e4 flxd4 23.flxd4 I'!Jxd4 l':1xe6 flf4 18.l'IIe3 ~xe6 19.i!lJxc6t
24.l':1ed2 I!!Jf6 25.l/lixf6 I11xf6 26.l11b7 I1.>h7 20.d5 ~d4 21.i!lJxe7t 'l!ixe7 22.
f1ed8 27.l11xa6 l':1xd2 28.l':1xd2 f1dS=) I11xe7 flxe2 23.i'1c1 l':1fl 24.l11d6±)
20.fle5 I11xc5 2I.dxeS±) 17.flxd4 IS ... l11xh4
(b) 17.f1xf6 0xe2 IS.l':1d6 (a) 1S... exd5 16.'l!id3 g6
(b) IS.f1xg6t fxg6 19.iWxg6t (a) 16 ... fS 17.l11xe7
I!7hS 20.1l\'xh6t IlIgS 21.l!lig6t I1Ih8 22. (a) I HJxdSt \\lJxdS I S.£xdS
IilihSt I1Ig7 23.l/lig4t I1Ih6 24.f1dl IWf6 I11xh4 .
2S.llI'h3+ I1Ig7 26.l':ld7t f1fl 27 .l'1xflt (a) IS ... <;td6 19.1':1adl;
'l!ixfl 28.flgS 'l!ic7 29.IWh7t IlIf6 30. a) 18 ... <;tdS 19.0xd8 fiaxdS 20.
flee4t I11xe4 3l.flxe4t lI1e6 32.IWh3t l':1adl) 19.flxM ~d4
<lieS 33.l!!JhSt llIe6 34.l/lig4t IlIfl 35. (a) 19 ... l:iad8 20Jlad1) 20.fle7t
flg3 \!!le 1t 36.flfl l':leS 37.'l!ifSt llIe7 I!7fl 21.I11xfS flf4) 17 ...flxe7 IS.fld4
38.'l!ixe2±) IS ...flxal 19.fixg6t l'1fl
(b) 19J1xdS l1axdS 20.'l!ie3 l':lfeS (a) lS ... l':1eS 19.111a4) 19.fle6
21.'l!ixh6 ~c2 22.l'IIf4 ~d4 23.h4 I11xf3 (a) 19J!adl!?t) 17.0xe7 flxe7
24.gxf3 ~e2t 2S.~xe2 l':1xe2 26.b4 1S.\!!ie3) 16.dxe6 I11xc6 17.fleS
l'1dd2=) 19 ... fxg6 20.'l!ixg6t I1IhS 21. I11xf2t. What else? Black's position
\!!Ixh6t=) 17 ...1l\'xd4 18.l!lixd4 §.\xd4 is desperate after
19J'!e7 §.\c6 20.l11b3 bS 21.l'1d1 l':1adS a1) 17 ...'l!if6 IS.g3
22.h4 a6 23J1c7 l11aS 24.MI I1.>g7=; (a1) 18.£xe6?! I11xf2t 19.wh1
14 ... ~dS I'IIh4=) 18...~f4 19.£xe6+-
a) 14...~h5 15.d5 (al) 19.gxf4?! ~fdS 20.'l!ig4
(a) 1S.'l!id3 g6 16Jle4!? l':1d2+-);
a1) 16.<;txe7 flxe7 17.l':1adI fldS a2) 17 ... l'IIxd1 1S.l11xdl <;txg2 19.
IS.~xdS §.\xdS 19.'l!ie3 l':1e8 20.l11e4 0xhS <;tb7 20J!adI; 1S.l!7xf2 'l!ih4t
I1Ig7 21.0xd5 'l!ixdS 22.l':1c1 'l!ifS YZ-YZ 19.11Ig1 l':1ad8 20.flxc6. Interesting
Dun!n Rubics-Recasens Sanehez, and good, but maybe even stronger
ICCF 2007; was
a2) 16.l11g3 0f6 17.f1xe6 flxg3 a1) 20.'l!iel 'l!id4t
18.hxg3 I11g7 19.i'1xg6? (a1) 20 ... l11b7 21.I11e4+-) 21.llIh I;
(a2) 19J1e4!t) 19 ... fxg6 20. a2) 20.<;th7t and White remains
i!lJxg6 I::xfl 2l.gxf3 flxd4 22.l'1dJ with great advantage in any case,
flxflt 23.M1 i!lJcS 24.0b3t II1hS 25. for example: 20 ... llIxh7
0e6 £h2t 26.l!7g1 'l!ic6 27.fld5 ~f3t (a2) 20 ... l1IhS 21.t)l,Je2 0b7 22.
0-1 Arno1d-Tudor, ICCF 2006; 0e4) 21.i!lJc2·~ g6 2Hlxe6 bld6
The Scmi-Tarrasch Defence 165

2H)e4 !rdS 24.1llif2 Illixf2t 2Hlxf2; (c) 23.f1cel ~h6


a3) Black is completely OK (c) 23 ... h4 24.:Wh3 f6 2S.l/lIg4
after 20.lIi/g4 \!!ixg4 21.~xg4 0xg2 fxeS 26.fxeS±) 24.l£>xg6 fxg6 2S.
(a3) 21...gd2 22.f1e2 !:lfd8 23. @xg6 ~fS 26.@xh5-?) 23...~h6 24.
gdl) 22.<;9xg2 1'1d2t 23Jlc2 ~f4t; 0xe6 Ili/xe6 2S.l£>g7t wxg7 26.f1xe6
20 .. Jixdl 2Ulaxdl. White has a fxc6 27.@e3 0f6-+;
clear advantage, but it is not easy to d) 14 ... l£>a6 IS.b4 I£>c4 16.~eS
convert it. 21...€lf6 ~xeS 17.dxeS 9.ldS 18.0xc7 IiJxe7
(a) 21...a6 22.1'1e4 @f6 23.l£>d3±) 19.1!lig4 f1e8 20.Yadl '!!Ic7 21.~e4
2HleS I£>dS 22.~f6t I1Ih8 23.~xdS 9JxdS 24.
(a) 22.€lxa7 ~g4 23.h3 @f2t 24. 0b3 liJe7=;
IIIhl \!!ixe2 2S.hxg4 @xb2; e) 14 ...f1c8 IS.'!!Id3 g6 16.f1xe6
a) 22.h3 ~hS; lIla6 17.'Wxa6 fxe6 18.l£>xg6
a) 22.g3!? @c4 2Hlxa7 @cSt 24. (e) 18.(iJ}d3 l!lie8 19.f1el±) 18 ...
wg2±) 22...~g4 9Jxd4 19.~xd4 I!lixd4 20.l!lixa7 \'l)xh4
(a) 22...!::e8 23.l£>e4:±;) 23.~xg4 21.@xe7 I!lig4 22.l£>e2 f1f7 23.l!lid6±;
Illixg4 24Jid7:t J.Polgar-Karpov, IS.lIi/d3 g6 16.f1e4! f1c8? (16 ... <lixh4
Budapest HUN 1998; 17.Yxh4 hS 18.~xdS I!lixdS (18 ...
b) 14 ... gS IS.l£>g3:±;; exdS 19.1:ixhS l£>a6 20.lllixa6 gxhS
c) 14 ...f1e8 IHIg3 21.IIi/d3 fS 22.f1el (22.9JeS :Wd6 23.
(c) IS.\!!id3 g6 l!lie3 I1Ih7 24.f1el-?) 22 .. J''lc8 23.
(c) 15...11:>f8 16.gadl !::c8 17.~eS 0b3±) 19.1!lid2:±;) 17Jig4! :Wc8 18.
'!!Ie7 18.0b3 €lxeS 19.dxeS ~hS 20. €lxdS cxd5 19.f1el !:le720Jle6!
~bS l/lIc6 21.I£>xe7t f1xc7 22.f3 I!licSt
23.lIIh 1 IIIg8 24.l/lIfJ l£>a6 2S.!'1c1 abod.fgh
I£>xbS 26.!lxcS l';xcS 27.l/lIf2 ~f4
28.l/lIh4 ~g6 29.l/lIg3 0d3 30.f4 I£>c2
31.<lixc2 !:lxc2 32.'1l'd3± Ruffian
1.0.S -Ufim 8.02, 2006) 16Jladl
~d5 l7.l£>g3l£>f6 18.~e4 0g7 19.~d6
!:lc7 20.0a4 ~b8 21.~xb7
(c) 2U'1cl! as 2Hlb3 l£>a6 23.
I!lic4±) 21...!:lxb7 22.~eS bS 23.0xbS
'Wb6 24.0c4 ~6 2S.b4
(c) 2S.~xf7! f1xf7 26.f1xc6·1-)
2S ...~xeS 26.l£>xeS f1d8:±; Dubinski- After this move Black has no
Sanetra, Laczna 2002) IS .. .l::lc8 16. chance at all. 20 ... lIlc8 (20 ... fxe6
Ill'd3 I!\d7 1H,eS ~xeS 18.0xeS f1ed8 21.!lxg6t I1Ih7 22.f1g7t! wxg7 23.
19J;'le2111f8 20.f4 g6 21.li!Ig3 ~g8 22. Ill'h7#) 21 Jlexg6t fxg6 22.l:ixg6t
f1c1 hS 2Hlb3? wf7 23.lIlg3 I£>d8 24.gxh6 1-0 Jen-
166 Jozsef I'intel'

kins-Leong, corr 1991. 20.'iJlh4 h6 21.~xh6 liixh6 22.l!!ixh6


14.I/lJd2 a6 23.dS! ~xdS? (23 ... exdS 24.~xc6
14.~b3 He8 IS.l'IJd3 0aS 16.0a2 \l.lxc6 2S.~d4t) 24.4JgS ~f6 2Hlcc4
~hS1Hlh60f818.<,1ixf8\1.>xf819.dS ~xe4 26.l'lxe4+-) 16.dS exdS 17.
exdS 20.l;(xe81" ill'xe8 2U1e1 \\\Id8 ~xdS ~xh6 lS.~xe7t ~xe7 19.\\\Ixh6
22.b4 tJc4 23.tJxdS ~xdS 24.~xc4 ~xO 20.gxO Wld4't
~xc4 2S.ilIJxc4l;(c8 26.\\\Ia6 Erc70=; 14. 14...~e8 lS.1Jadl ~aS
~h6 l'fe8 IS.lQd2 IS ... ficS 16.h4 ~aS 17 .~eS
a) IS.~a4 a6 16.b4l"lc8 17.l"lcl (l H'a4 ~c6 IS.~xc6 ~xc6 I %)e5
liif8 18.~gS h6 19.~xf6 v,-v, Vi1e1a- ~dS 20.~xd5 I/lIxdS 21.~g4 hS 22.
Perez, Havana 2003. 19 ... l/lIxf6 20. ~xe7 hxg4 23.~f6 ill'f5 24.Wig5 ilIJxg5
dS l"led8 21.'iJld2 tJe7 22.tJe4 'i!lg7+; 25.hxg5 ~e7 26.fie4 ~[S 27.Hxg4
b) ISJk1 fic8 16.~b3 tJaS 17. 1-0 Fridman-Ciuksyte, Cappelle la
~a4 ~c6 IS.'iJld2 a6 19.~xc6 ~xc6 Grande200S) 17 ... ~c4 IS.~xc4
20.tJeS ill'd6 21.~f4 'l!idS 22.'i!ld3 Hxc4 19.0b3 ErcS 20.fie3 ~dS 21.
0b7~; ~xc7 "fJxe7 22.:1'1h3 ~xc3 23.bxc3
c) 1H!b3 ifcS 16.ill'd3 ~aS 17. @d6 24.hS liie4 2S.0 ~d5 26.0c2
l1la4 lIec7 27.hxg6 fxg6 2S.Wig5 'i!ie7 29.
(c) 17.l1la2 I1lxf3 IS.l/lIxf3 ill'c5 'i!}g7 30.\\\Id6 lIc6 31.lil'f4 Yxc3=t
(c) IS.gxf3 ~c6 19.1'lad1I/l1c7 20. Dc long-Smits, corr 1991.
dS exdS 21.~xdS ~xdS 22.l/lIxdS ~f8 16.~eS ~hS I7.0h6 ~g7 18.b4!
(c) 22...~f6 23.ifxe8t !"lxe8 24. IS.l12a4!? 0d6 19.tJe4 I12xe5 (19 ...
rlcl !"lc8 [6 20.~d7) 20.dxe5 >'ilxe4 21.Xlxe4
(c) 24 .. J~e6 2S.@bS a6 26.ljlixa6 ilIJxd2 22.<tlxd2 lIfdSt
!"ld6 18 ...~e4
(c) 26 .. JlcS 27.l/lIbS rlc8 28. 18 ... l/lIc7 19.rle3
I12dS+-) 27.~f4+-) 2S.l"lxc6 IWxc6 19.~xe4 fixe4 20.liib3 !'le7 21.dS
26.IWxf7"! I1.>h8 2HldS IWd6 28.0e6+-) ~f6 22.tJe4 exdS 23.l12xd5!
23.l'lxeS E1xcS 24.<,1ixf8 E1xf8 2S.l'IJd7
ill'xd7 26.lIxd7 ~eS 27.fixa7 ~xf3t
2S.\1.>g2 ~el t 29.\1.>fl ~d3 30.b4 \1.>g7
31.lIb7 !"laS 32.0xf7 l"lxa3 33.l12c4t
\1.>h6 34.0xd3 l"lxd3 3S.E1xb6 !lb3 36.
bS±) 17 ... l12c6 IS.0xc6 £lxc6 19.
l"lad1 ~dS 20.~c4 ~f6=; 15...~g4
(lS ... !"lcS 16.l12a4 0f8 17.~gS I12g7
IS.lIac1 !le7 19.\\\If4 !"ld7 (19 ...tJhS
20.liixc7 ~xe7 21.\\\Ig4 (2U!ie3 ~fS
22.IWe2 ~f4=t) 21...0h6 22.l"lc2 ~f4
23.~e2 ~d3 24Jlb1 ~fS 2S.Erc3;t)
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 167

23.'.!l'j~! 0.e7 24.0.xd5 0.xd5 25. liYd5 20.\!!ig3 Lif8 21.;;(ab 1 <:i1a6 22.
];xd5 :11d7 26.!lxd7 'lYxd7 27.flf6t fle4 f5 23.i!1h4 fxe4 24.0.xe6 IWd6
0xf6 28.\lYxf6 flh5 29.'.!l'e7 '.!l'xe7 30. 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.ll!ixe4 ~f6 27.\!l'e5
'fJ.xc7 );(a8 31.f3± IWxe5 28.dxe5± Polovinkin-Gulya-
23 .•.!!d7 24.<:i1xb7 !'ixd2 25Jlxd2 cv, RCCA 1996) 17.<:i1xc7
\lYe7 26.!ld7 Il!ic5 27.<:i1d5 I1IhS 28. a) 17.fle4 b5 18.<:i1b3 fla5 19.0a2
0xfl !ld8 29.f4? flb6 20.<:i1xe7 '/Iixe7 21.fle5 flae4 22.
He squanders the well-played <:i1xc4 flxc4 23.4.lxc4 bxe4 24.1!I'xc4
game which still offered good 'lNxh4=;
chances to win after 29Jlxd8t <:i1xdS b) 17.flxd5 IIJIxd5 18.0b3 \!l'd6 19.
30.0.d2!± ::lad 1 4.la5 20.0a2 0.d5 21.0.xd5 exd5
29 ..• ll!ib2 30.flxf6 l:lxd7 31.flxd7 (b) 2l...i11!xd5 22.0xe7 'f!,xc7 23.
'.!l'd4t 3H!hl \JIJxd7 33.0c4? fle5 b5 24.flg4-7) 22.0.xe7 'fJ.xe7 23.
33.<:i1b3 flf5 34.!'idl \!l'c735.<:i1g5+ '1l.xe7 \!l'xe7 24.li:el Wie725.fle5
33...'lNd2-+ 34.!lfl flf5 35.0.g5 (b) 25.h5 ~e4 26.h6;1;) 25 ...fle4
I1Ig7 36.g4 0e3 0-1 26.\!li0 flxe5 27.'1l.xe5 'IIIc1 t 2S.l1Ih2
I'Yxb2 29.li:xd5 Lif8 30J1d7;!;; 17 ...
(57) V. Anand - D. Mac ::lxe7 18.<:i1xe6 0.xc6 19.fle5 <:i1b7 20.
Farlane IWg3 flxe3 21.bxe3 h5 (21..Jfc8 22.
London 1985 h5 flee7 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.flxg6
fxg6 25.l'ixe6l::lg7 26.:11ae1;!;:) 22.H4
1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 (22.a4!?; 22.e4 \!l'xd4? 23.Liad1 IWc5
4.d4 flf6 5.flc3 e6 MlO <:i1e7 7.cxd5 24.fld7) 22 ... 'lNd5 23.0;1;
flxd5 S.<:i1d3 flc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.l:lel 15 ••. fld5 ] 6.flxd5
flf6 11.a3 b6 12.<:i1g5 <:i1b7 13.0.c2 16.0c1l:le8 (l6 ... 0f6 1Hle4 0.g7
fle8 14.Wid3 g6 15.l'ladl IS.fleg5 \JIJe7 19.0.a4 Lie7 20.<:i1d2
'I1eS 2Uk1 !le7 22.0xe6 <:i1xe6 23.
fle5 0eS 24.\lJih3 h6 25.fle4 h5 26.
\lJif3 l::lxcl 2Hixcl \!l'dS 2S.fle3 !'ie8
29.flxd5 flxelt 30.0xcl 'lNxd5 31.
\!!Ixd5 exd5 32.0e3 0.f8+ Rosehina-
Ershova, Kolontaevo 1997) 17.
flxd5 exd5 IS.h4 '.ilf6 19.0.g5 0.xg5
20JixcSt 'MIxeS 21.hxg5 a6?! (21...
fldS 22JIeI ~e6;1;) 22J:kl 'l\d8 23.
b4 b5 24.<:i1b1 'lNb6 25.\!l'e3 a5 26.
bxa5 flxa5 27/iJe5 fle4 28.fld7 iJlld8
29.flf6t 'lNxf6 30.\We8t l::lxe8 31.
1Hla4 4.ld5 16.h4 a6 (I6 ... 0xg5 flxe8t rag7 32.gxf6t I1Ixf6 33.0.d3±
IHlxg5 flxe3 18.bxe3 !'ie7 19.h5 Herbreehtsmeier-Klimm, Germany
168 J6zscf Pintcr

1994; 16.h4 ~xe3 17.bxe3 ~xgS


(l7 ...~aS IS.0.a4 ~e6 19.0xe6 ~xe6
20.e4 ii:e8 21.dS ~xgS 22.hxgS
exdS 23.exdS l1xe1 t 24.!'lxcl ~bS
2S.llJid4 flcS 26.d6 !'le6 27.!'le7 i'!xd6
2S.llJIeS l1e6 29.li:xe6 fxe6 30.@xe6t
1Ilf8 31.!l!IeS <'Jf7 32.~d4± Kozakov-
'Rosic, Bijcljina 2001) 18.~xgS ~a5
19.Y!Jg3 I!\Ib8 (l9 ... l1cS! 20.0e4 @c7
21.\!!if3 ElfB 22.hS;!;) 20.f4llJid8 21.hS
\!!if6 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.Y!Jh4 ~dS 24.
!'ld3+- Stoeck-Burmakin, Pardubi- 24.g4! 'We5 2HJxe5 bxc5 26.g5
ee 1995; 16.<;)xe7 ~cxe7 17.~e4 0g7 (26...0e7 27.li:d2I!ifB 2SJlxd8j"
~g7 (l7 ... ElfB!) IS.~cS h6?! (IS ... 0xd8 29.~e5;l;) 27.b4 a6 28J1e2;l;
f6! 19.~f3 (19.~e4 ~f5 20.<;)a4 !'le7 24 ...!'lc825.Elc2?
21.g4? ~h4 22.Y!ig3 g5 23.~ed6 ~f4 2HlcJ @e5 26Jlc2 llJic7 27J'1c6
24.fub7 li:xb7 25.~e6 !'le7 26.0xaS e5 (27 ... 'Wd7=)
\!!ixaSii5) 19...~f5) 19.~a4 (l9.\!!id2 25...llJId5 26. ll!1xd5 cxd5 27.lI1fl
~f5 20.0.a4 i'!e7 21.g4 ~d6) 19 ... !'lf8 M8 28.lIle2 we7 29.IM311ld7 30.4ld2
20.!l!Id2 (20.~d7 !'lg8 21.llJIf3 (21.!'!el !:1xc7 3U'lxc7t IIlxc7-+ 32.'113 wd6
!'le8 22.g3 f6) 21...~f5;l;) 20 ... ~f5 33.~f1 b5 34.~e3 <.ilb2 35.~c2 as
21.~d7 !'lgS 22.!'!el f6. 36.f3 lIle5 37.g3 g5 38.a4 bxa4 39.
16 .. .llilxd5 bxa4 11ld6 40.0.e3 IIlc5 41.l!ic2 0d4
16 ... ~xg5 J7.~e3 (l7.~xgS?! 4Hlf5 0g1 43.h3 1!ib4 44.~d6 f6
Y!ixg5 IS.~e3 f2e7 19.<;)b3 l1ed8 20. 45.~e8 ~d4 46.<'Jd3 <.ilal 47.9'\c7
g3 llJih5 (20 ... ~f3 21.!'ld2 ~e6+) 21. IIlxa4 48.fud511lb3 49.0.e3 a4 50.h4
~g2 llJIf3 22.Y!ixf3 ~xf3 23.!'!d3 0d5 gxh4 51.gxh4 a3 0-1
24.0xdS 4lxd5 25.~e3+) 17...~f6 18.
d5 cxdS 19.!'lxe8t Il\Ixe8 20.~xd5 (58) S. Neamttu - V. Korchnoi
!l!IdS 2l.b4 ~e5 22.~xe5 0.xe5 23. Bucharest 1966
0b3 !'leS 24.Y!ic3 0.d6 25.@d4 fJ.e7 26.
g3 0xdS 27.0.xd5 <;)f6 2S.llJIe4 'We7 l.e4 cS 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 llJixd5 4.
29.'Wxe7 <;)xe7= d4 ~f6 5.4lf3 e6 6.fJ.d3 0.e7 7.0-0
17.0b3 'Wa518.d5 0xg519.dxc6 cxd4 8.cxd4 0-0 9.f2c3 \~d8 1 O.!:le 1
fJ.a6 20.fJ.c4 0xc4 2VWxc4 0f6 22. 0.c6 11.a3 b6 12.0g5 fJ.b7
!'le2 Eled8 23.!'lxd8t l1xd8 24.c7?! 12 ... h6 J3.0e3
a) 13.0.xf6 0xf6 14.0e4 ~b7 15.
Diagram \!!ia4 0.aS 16.!'1ac1 \!!ie8?
a1) J6 ... llJie7? 17.b4 ~4 18.~d5
exd5 19.~h7t mh7 20.1'1xe7 <.ilxe7
The Scmi-Tarrasch Defence 169

2J.!!'Id7+-; 0xe6 ltixe6 17.~eS+-) IS.~xe6 !:1b8


a2) 16 ... a6! 17.b4 16.~cS
(a2) 1Hixb7 bS 18.!!'Ib4 ~xb7 (b) 16.~xh4I1J1xh4 17.g3 I!IigS IS.
19.~e4'i1e7) 17...~xc418.fuc4~e4; fleS fS 19.dS ~f4
17.®xeS ilfxeSIS.b4ltixe4 19.~xe4 (b) 19 ... exdS 20.~xdS ~f6 2l.f4
~b7 20.ik7 il:abS 21.~eS ~cS 22. ~g4 22.~xf6t gxf6 23.(ildSt I1IhS 24.
dxeS l"led8 23.l"lee I ~dS 24.f4± fle7) 20.dxe6) 16...~f4 17.g3 f6 18.
Colin-Gharamian, FM 2006; ~f3 ~h3t 19.9g2 !!'Ie7 20.dS gS
b) 13.ltih4 ~hS 21.~bS I/iig7 22.dxe6 ltib7 23.~xb7
(b) 13...~dS 14.ltig3 !!'Ixb7 24.~d7 1-0 Reeh-Sehmitz,
(b) 14.~xdS ltixh4 IS.~xh4 exd5 Germany 2000;
16.ltibS !!'If6 17.~f3 ltig4 IS.ltixe6 c) 13.~f4 ~b7=; 13...~b7 14Jicl
ltixf3 19.!!'Ixf3 ®xc6=) 14 ... ltid6 15. fle8 IS.i!l'e2 I!Iid7 16.~eS ~xeS 17.
~S dxeS ~dS IS.fledl !'lfdS 19.~xdS
(b) IS.~xdS! c;;,xg3 exdS 20.!!'IhS !'lxel 2J.b1xel !le8 22.
(b) IS ... exdS 16.~c1±) 16.hxg3 ilxc8t ~xcS 23.!!'If3 \IlJg4 24.ljl,:xg4
'WxdS 17.ltie4 'IlId6 18.~el c;;,b7 19.94 ~xg4 2S.~d4 g6 26.f3 Sild7 27.4>f2
~aS 20.(llxb7 ~xb7 2J.gS-7) IS ... lCleS 28.l1Ie3 (ile6 29.b4 Sile7 30.(ile3
ltixeS 16.dxeS ~xe3 17.bxe3 (llb7 ~gSt 31.f4 (ile7 32.l1Id4±; 12 ... g6
ISJJ:e3 !!'IdS 13.Sile2 ~a6? 14.ltia4 ~b7 IS.ltih6
(b) 18...~e7 19.1tih4!!'1e7?! ileS 16.~eS !'leS 17 .®f3 ~xeS 18.
(b) 19 ... 'IlIe8! 20.l1JIg4 ~g6 21.l"lg3 I!'ixb7 !!'Ixd4 19.1tixeS !lxeS 20J"ladl
l"le8 22.e4 !leS) 20.'IlIg4 ~fS 2 J.(llf6 !!'Ih4 21.~e3 ~fg4 22.h3 ~xe3 23.
~xe3 22Jlael ~d4 23.l1JIxd4 ~xd4 i'!xe3 I1JIhS 24.g4 !!'IgS 2S.'IlIe4 f6
24I1g3 g6 2S.l:ixg6+-) 19.'IlIg4 ~e7 26.f4 !!'Ih6 27.b4 ~f7 28.!!'Ixe6 'liixf4
20.~e4 'IlId7 2U!dl ~c7 2Hie2 29.~dS 1--0 Kuporosov-Terekhov,
j"lfdS St Petersburg 1994; 12 ...!le8 13.
(b) 22...~dS 23.l"lxdS ~dS 24. 'ilbl ltia6 14.lilJe2 g6 IS.l!'ia4 0b7 16.
l:if4 l1JIe7 2S.e4 l:ie6 26J~g3 fS 27. 0a2 a6 17.fladl bS IS.l!'Ie2 b4 19.
iWg6 ~f7 28.~h6 ~xg6 29Jixg61!lh7 0xf6 Silxf6 20.dS exdS 21.l1xe8t
30.!'lxe6 0e4 31.~c4 fxe4 32.ltie3 !!'Ixc8 22.fudS !!'IdS 23.fub41!1ib6 24.
flaeS) 23.~d6 ~dS 24.l/iIe4 g6 25. ~dSl1JId8 2S.~xf6t I!'ixf6 26Jld7 1-0
fld3 ltia6? 26.il3xdS cxdS 27.l/iIxdS Kris~ansson-Danielsen, Reykjavik
iixd6 28.exd6 fle8 29.h4 ltib7 30. 2003; 12 ... l1Ih8 13.~c2 ~xd4? (13 ...
iWbS?? ltib7 14.i'!adl fleS) 14.~xd4 !!'Ixd4
(b) 30.d7!+-) 30 ... ltie6 3 U!ib3 IS.i'!adl lThS 16.c;;,xh7 l!'IeS 17.0f4
!!'Id7 32.ltixg6 ilelt 33.l1Ih2 flhlt :::rb7 IS.0bl ):Id7 19.flxd7 ~xd7 20.
0-1 Karpov-Baev, Prokojevsk 0cS fldS 21.b4 !!'IeS? (2l...i/!Ie6 22.
1998) 14.c;;,e4! ~xh4 !!'Ie3±) 22.~dS! (2Hlxf6! ~xf6 23.
(b) 14 ... ~b7 IHlxc7 I!Iixe7 16. @hSt <i;>gS 24.l!'Ih7t MS 2S.~dS+-)
170 .Jozscf Pioter

22...<.ilb5 23.iIl'f3 ll'b7 24.iIl'h31" I1IgS h6 17.I'lxh6± :blxdS 18.0xdS :WxdS


25.<.ilxf6 <.ilxf6 26.iIl'h7t 1-0 Allan- 19.1iligS \!!ixg5 20.<.ilxgS I!lxf3 2l.gxf3
Hawkcs, Canada 1986. 4:le6 22Jladl±) 16Jladl fleS 17.
13.<.ilb1 \\'Ih4? (17.\\'Ig3 4Je6) 17 ... h6 18.<.ilxh6
<.ilxf3 19.0h7t 4:lxh7 20.lilig3 lIgS 21.
'l!ixf3 gx116 22.!:!xd8 lIxd8=t) IS.dS
exdS (IS ... 4:lxdS 16.>Uxh7t I1Ixh7 17.
4:lxdS+-) 16.<.ilxf6 \i1xf6 17.0xdS <.ileS
1S.\\'Ic4 fS 19.\!!ie4 4:laS 20.0xc7t
4:lxe4 21.<.ilxe41" I1IhS 22.0e6 :WeS
23.4:lxeS l":!eS 24.0f71" I1IgS 2Hld6
Ik6 26.4:ld41" 1-0 Rantancn-Lyr-
bcrg, Hamosand tt 1994) 14 ... 4:ldS
(14 ...4:la5 I Hif4 0c4 16.ll!ih4 g6 17.
li1e44:lxb2 IS.<.ilxb71l:xe3 19J~b llIe7
20.li1a6 4:le4 2Ulbcl 0d6 22Jlxe7
13.YNe2 h6 14.li1c3 l'leS (14 ... 4:ld5 4:lfS? (22 ... \\'Ixc7 23.li1xf6 ~f5 24.@g5
15.4:lxd5 ll'xd5 16.<.ilh71" I1I11S 17.<.ile4 h6 25.<.ilc5 \!!ixeS 26.iIl'xg6t ll'g7 27.
YNd6 IS.ll'd2 f5 19.<.ilf4 e5 20.<.ilxe6 ill'xg7t 4:lxg7 28.E1cl <.ilxa3 29.~e7
\!!ixe6 21.0xe5 :Wg6 22.iIl'f4± Lcvush- 4:lfS 30.l'lxa7=) 23.:Wf4 (23.lIxe7!
kina-Safyanovsky, Bad Wocrisho- 4:lxh4 2Hlxf6 4:lxf3t 25.gxf3 \\'Id5
fen 2006) 15.h3 \!!id6 16.lIadl 0d5 26.l'le3±) 23...0d6? (23...fldS 24.
17.4:lxd5 'ilixd5 IS.<.ilh7t 111118 19.<.ile4 l'lxe7 4:lxf4 2S.flxf7 lld6 26.<.ilxf4
IWh5 20.\!!id2lIfd8 2 Ude I fS 22.<.ilxc6 I!!ixf4 27.~xa7 4:lxd4 28.0c2't) 24.
l:'lxe6 23J'lxe6 <.ilxe6 24.4:leS \1ldS=; <.ilxf6 IWxf6 2S.:Wcl+-) 15.4:lxd5!
1Hixf6 <.ilxf6 14.\1lc4 lIeS (l4 ... !'lb8 'l!ixdS (15 ... exdS 16.<.ilxe7 <tJxe7 17.
IS.dS exdS 16.4:lxdS <.ilxb2 17.!'la2 ll'f4 <tJg6 18.QilfS :bleS 19.1'lxeSt Iilixc8
<.ilf6IS.l'ld24:laS 19.\!!ie2 (l9.iIl'bl g6 20.l'lel ll'e6 21.h4 J;eS 22J'lxcS'i'
20.4:lb4 iIl'e8 21.<.ilxb7 iIl'xb7 22.4:ldS ll'xeS 23.hS 4:lfS 24.h6'7) 16.<.ilxe7
<.ilg7 23.\!!ibSii» 19 ... g6 20.0e7 lilie8 4:lxe7 17.<.ile4 ll'd7? (17 ... Qilxc4 18.
21.<.ilxb7 iIl'xb7 2HjdS <.ilg7 23Jlc7 !;xe40xe4 19.4:leS i'le2 20.!!ib4 4:lf5
(23.\!!ia4 I1IhS 24.4:le7 lWa6 2SJldS bS 21.h3 0h4 22.g3 4:lf3t 23.4:lxf3 0xf3
26.\!!if4'7) 23 ... 'WaS 24.\!!id3 oo) IS.'Wd3 241kl ~feS 2S.g4 <.ild5;!;) IS.4:leS
g6 16J'lactl lIeS 17.\!!ifl ~aS 1S. Qile7 19J;i:cl @b8 20.4:ld7 @as 21.
>uxb7 4:lxb7 19.0e5 4:ld6 20.f4 \1lg7 <.ilxb7 Qilxb7 22.4:lxfS wxfS 23J'1xeSt
2l.dS Iilih4 22.\!!if3;!;; 13.'l!id2 l'lc8 \lIxeS 24.l'le1 +- Colin-Roussel,
(J3...~aS 14.'l!ie3 116 15.Silxf6 <.ilxf6 Sautron 2002; 13.lIcl lIeS
16.0eS lIe8 17J'ladl iIl'e7 IS.4:le4 a) 13 ... h6 14.<.ilh4
lIfdS=) 14.!'ladl (l4.'Wf4l'le7? (14 ... (a) 14.<.ilxf6 <.ilxf6 IS.<.ile4 YeS 16.
4:laS IS.dS <.ilxdS (IS .. JlcS 16.'Wh4 \!!ie2 'IlId7 17.'l!ibS \!!id6 IS.L1edl l'lfdS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 171

19.iWa4 '!!ie7 20.d5 ~xe3 2l.bxc3 (a) IS ... £lxd4!? 16.~xf6~x[617.


cxdS 2H)xdS 0.aS 23.<:i2xb7 r1xdl !1ixh7t IlIfS IS.~c4 ~xe4 19.1:'1xe4
241!xd1 l)lIxb7 25.h3=) 14 ...!i:e8 ~xeS 20.!i:xeS Ii!id6 21.11e4 eS 22.
(a) 14 ... 0.dS IS.~g3 0.xe3 16. l':1h4 <ilgS 23.IWhS fS 24.11cl !!ed8=)
!!xe3 r1cS 17.\\1a4 ~d6 IS.~e4 ~xg3 16.\!'id30.dS
19.hxg3l)l1d6 20.g4;!;) IS.~bl g6 16. (a) 16 ...0.xd4 17.r1cdI 0.[S 18.
Ii!id2 IWh3-+) 17 .~d2 0.xe3 I 8.~xe3 ~gS
(a) 16.lIlid3 0.hS 17.0g3 0[6 18. (a) 18 ...flxeS 19.dxeS iWxd3 20.
)Jxe6 fxe6 19.'il'xg6t 0.g7 20.®xh6 ~xd3 !i:edS't) 19.!!edl 0.e7 20.®h3=
(a) 20.0.e5' flxeS 21.li!Jh7t <J;rJ Koehetkova-Ershova, Kolontaevo
22.dxeS+-) 20 ...0.e7 21.~h7t wrJ 1995) IS ... g6 16.0a2 0.dS 17.~d2
22.~h4 0.efS? (a) IHle4 0xgS IS.0.cxgS '/\If6
(a) 22 ... !1ixd4 23.'l!if4t <De8 24. 19.0.e4 \\1dS 20.\\\Id2 <Dg7 21.h4t)
!£Ixd4 \\\Ixd4 2Hlxd4 r1hS) 2HlcSt 17 ...0.xe3 IS.0xe3 0f6 19.dS
we7 24.~xfS flxfS 2S.'l!ih7t we8 26. (a) 19.!!edl £lc7 20.0.eS 0.dS 21.
!1ixf6 gxf6 27.@xb7+--) 16 ... ll>g7 ~d2 !i:e7 22.'l!ig3 0h4 23.iWg4 hS 24.
17J'i:cdl ®e2 !1igS 25.!1ibl !1ixd2 26.iWxd2 ®f6
(a) 17.~g3!?) 17 ... a6 27.!1ie4 l"lce8=) 19 ... ~xc3 20Jlxe3
(a) 17 ...0.aS 18.0.eS 0.dS 19.0g3 exd5 2U:1xeSt iWxc8 22.i!!Id2?
hS 20.l)lId3 h4 21.0.xg6 hxg3 22. (a) 22.iWxd5 0.dS
\\1xg3 ~gS 23.0.e4±) 18.@c3 (a) 22 .. J::i:dS 23Jle3 'l!ifS 24.Wlc4)
(a) IS.l)lIe2 IWd6 19.0g3 !£Id7 20. 23.iWd3 :!'lxc3 24.®xe3 !1ixf3 2S.gxf3
flh4 J;lgS? iWd7+) 22 ... r1dS 23.:!'le3 \Wd7+ Braun-
(a) 20 ... l/!ieS 21.flxg6 fxg6 22. I-IempeI, Leutersdorf 2000;
r1xe6-+) 21.£lxg6 fxg6 22.'il'xg6t b) 14... g6 15.~a2 f'le8 16.1Wd2 0.a5
M8 23.!£Ixh6t r1g7 24.dS+-) 18 ... 17.0.e5 0.dS IS.~xe7 'fl.xe7 19. 0.xd5
0.g4 (b) I%)e4 'fl.ee7 20.b4 f'lxcl 21.
(a) IS ...0.a5 19.dS flc4 20.!£Ie2) 'fl.xel 0.e6 22.0.e4;!;) 19 ... ~xdS 20.
19.'l!if4 0.f6 20.dS exdS 21.!1ixf6t l"lxe8 I'lIxe8 21.0xd5 exdS 22.h3=
~xf6 22.£lxdS ~xb2 23.0.e7 'MIxe7 Yosifides-Campora, Buenos Aires
24.l"lxc7 flxe7 25.IWb4 !1if6 26.lIlixb6 1991;
l'ThS 27YJia7 11fd8 2S.;m;!;; c) 14 ... £ld5 15.iWd3 g6 16.0h6
b) 13 ...0.dS 14.1ilxe7 0exc7 IS. f'leS I Hle4 !1ifS IS.!1ixfS );!xfS 19.
~bl flc8 lH)gS 0.fS 17.\\1d2 h6 18. !1ia2
0.f3 flde7 19.~e4 ~xe4 20J":"lxe4 0.dS (c) 19.iWd2!?) 19 ...£lee7 20.£leS
21.0eS 0.f6 22.11f4 YZ-YZ Maeeagno- !!xcl 21.!!xcl 0.fS 22.g3 iJJg7= De
Patelli, Bratto 2004; 14.~e3 (14. Jong-Melford, eorr 1991;
~bl 0.bS d) 14 ... iWd6 15.i!!Id3 g6 16.d5
a) 14 .. .l:kS 15.iWd3 exdS 17.<:i2xf6 !1ixf6 18.0.e4 iWdS 19.
(a) IS.0.eS g6 0.xf6i'iWxf6 20.iWd2 'fl.feS 21.!1ia2 0.cS
172 Jozsef Pinter

2Hld4 flc4+; 15.f)e5 f)bd7 16.~d3 exdS 22.fudS=


g6 17.\\lh3 flxe5 18.dxe5 fld5 19. (b) 22.l1lxdS \!ig7!);
0xe7 'l!ixe7 20.flc4 ~f4 21.'l!ig4 0xe4 c) 16.~e4 I1lxgS IHlexg5 wg7
22.i,ilxc4l:'lxcl 23J,hc! fld5 24.i,ilxd5 18.11adl h6 19.~e4f)ce7 20.~e5 f)f5
exd5 25.'l!id4 'l!ie6 26.h3;1; Sisniega- 21.I1lb3 ~f6 22.f3 'iiie7 2Hlxf6 Ylixf6
Lee, Buenos Aires 1978) 14 ... l:'le8 24.0g4 'l!ie7 2S.'l!ibS hS 26.~/2 iWf6
I Hle5 f)xe5 16.dxe5 ~d5 17.0d4 27.\llJeS )dad8 28.~e4 i,ilxe4 29.Erxe4
~xc3 18.11xc3 l:'lxc3 19.!iixc3 'l!id5 'l!ixe5 30.dxe5 l:'lxd It 31.0.xd I %Id8
20.0fl !;d8 21. 'iilxd5 exd5 22.0d3 32.i,ile2 fld2+ Rudolf-Okkes, Areo
d4 23.0d2 l:'lc8 24.f4 a5=; 13.'l!ia4 2002; 16 ... flxe3 17.bxe3 He8 (17 .. .
~d5 14.~xd5 'i'ixg5 15:0c3 0f6 (15 ... IilfS 18.0xfS HxfS 19 .flad I @f6 (19 .. .
~a5 16.0e4 0xe4 IHlxe4 0e7 18. \\lid6 20.d5 (20.c4 ~c7 (20 ... l:'lfe8 21.
l:'ladl 'l!ie8 19.'l!ic2 'l!ic6 20.'I!ld3 llac8 ~gS 'l!if4 22.~e4 Had8 23.'l!ie3 'I!lxe3
21.b4 flb7 22.d5 YO-YO Fuzishawa- 24.fxe3 rJ'lg7 2S.e5 bxcS 26.f)xcS
Breahna, eOIT CXEB 2002) 16.0e4 lila8 27.flb I l:'lb8 28.lile4;1; Suba-
a6 I 7.l:'lad I b5 18.'l!ic2 g6 19.dS Percz, Collado Villalba 2000) 21.
exd5 20.l:'lxd5 'iilc7 21.l:'lc5 'iild6 22. 0c5 ~f5 22.@c3 );ad8 23.d5 exd5
:;!dS 'l!ic7 2HicS 'iild6 24.l;'!dS YO-YO 24.cxdS hS 2S.lile4;1;) 20 ... exdS
Ekstroem-Gheorghiu, Switzerland 21.i,ilxdS I/!f6 22.'l!ie3 0aS 23.0eS
2001; 13.0c4 ~c8 14.'i'ia2 ~dS IS. i,ilxdS 24.l"1xd5 llae8 2S.Erd7 0e4 26.
0d2 ~xc3 16.0xc3 0f6 17.'IlJd3 ~e7 0g4 'l!ig5 27.®xe8 l:'lxc8 28J'lxe8t
18.l:'ladl ~g6 19.'Il'e3 i,ildS 20.0b I ~g7 29.~e3 f)xc3 30J:1xe3 i\l!bS
Ylic7 21.~eS %Ifd8 22.~xg6 hxg6 31.l:'led3 'l!ia4 32.g3 as=) 20.e4l1fd8
23.'l!ih3 bS 24.\llJg4 as+ Franzen- 21.dS (21.'IlJe3!?) 2J...cxd5 (21...
Golubovic, Cappellc la Grande 0aS?! 22.0eS) 22.cxdS ~e7 23.d6
1999; 13.~c2 ~d5 14.'l!id2 g6 IS. a) 23.ll'ie4 ~f5 24.0d4
0h6 fle8 16.l"1acl 0f6 17.0b5 l:'lc8 (a) 24.~e5 'I!ld6+) 24...~xd4 2S.
18.~eS 'iild6 19.~g3 ~xeS 20.dxeS 'l!ixd4 'l!ixd4 26.l:'lxd4 \!ifS=;
0xeS 21.0xc8 flxe8 22Jlc4 (22.f)e4 b) 23.~eS!
'iiie7 23.f4 i,ilh8 24.0gS f6 2S.0h4;1;)
22 ... fS= MacDonald-Scannell, Bel-
fast 2004.
13 •••l:'lc8
13 ... Ere8 14.'l!id3 g6 15.0a2 ~dS
16.0h6
a) 16.'i'ixe7 ~cxe7=;
b) 16.~xdS 'i'ixgS 17.~xgS I!!IxgS
IUg3
(b) 18.~c7? ~xd4!) 18 ... l!!Ixg3
19.~f6t \!ih8 20.hxg3 fled8 21.dS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 173

23...'ilxd5! (b) 27 ... l':!xdl 28.hxg5 i:1xeI t29.


(b) 23...~xd5? 24.~g4 IWf4 i!l'xc I ±) 2SJ:lxdSt f1xdS 29.IWxe7
(b) 24 ...'/lig5 25.IWt1 ~g7 f1c8 30.h5! i!l'cS 31.'/lif6i!l'fS
(b) 25 ... h5 26.~xd5 ~xd5 27. (b) 3l...i!l'xh5? 32.i!l'd4 i!l'h3 33.
flf6t+-) 26.h4 ~f6t ~fS 3HldS IligS 3S.~c7t 0fS
(b) 26.~d5 IUxd5 27.IWc3t f6 36.i!l'h8#;
28.f1e7t MS 29.I'1xh7+-) 26 ... l!\If5 b) 3l...1Yc3? 32.'/lixc3 f1xc3 33.
27.'ilxd5 'ilxd5 2S.ll!ic3t f6 29.~e3+-) !1cSt 0g7 34.h6#) 32.l!\Ib2 'ilc4?! 33.
25.::'lc4 i!l'g5 26.h4 h6!
(b) 26.f!d4 blacS 27.h4 (b) 33.~f6t ~h8 34.'f'd7"f
(b) 27.~xd5? L1xd5 2SJ'lxd5 (b) 34.!:!e7 f2e6 3S.l':!xa7 '/lih6 36.
IUxd5 29.\IJ}xdS 'iiixg4; Wxb6 gxhS 37.Wd4 \tIJclt±) 34 ... 'liig7
b) 2Hle3!) 27 ... IWxh4 2S.flc3±) 3S.~e5 IUc6 36.h6+-) 33 ... f5 Fran-
26 ... i!l'xh4 cois-MoIarius, corr [CCF 1995.
(b) 26...~f4 27.\\!Ib3 l':!xdl t 2S. 34.~f6t Ilif! 3SJ~dI l':!dS 36.~d7+-;
'/lixdI+-) 27Jld4 ~g7 23 ... f2xO 24.®xO (24.dxc7? 'ilxdI-+;
(b) 27 ... IWgS 28.fle3) 28.'liiO flf6 24.gxt1;!;) 24 ... 'ilixt1 25.gxt1 ~f5 26.
29.IWxb7 ~xg4 30.'liixf7t ~h6 31. d7 IlifS 2Hld5 l':!ab8 2S.lUc6 (28.lUe4
'liif4t+-) 24.~g4i!l'f4! ~e7 29.f4 b5=) 28 ... ~c7 29.lUbS
(b) 24 ... 'liigS? 25.i!l'd4! f2xa2 26. l':!b7= Batakov-Kastamov, cr URS-
~f6t ~h8 27.~d7t wg8 ch16 19S4) IS.f1adI IUf6
(b) 27 ... f6? 2S.l':!xc7 t.29.~xf6 a) IS ... lUfS!? I9.lUxfS l':!xfS
L1xd4 ·30Jlxh7#) 28.h4 'iiicS (a) I9 ... wxfS 20.c4 i!l'f6 21.dS
(b) 2S .. Jlxd7!? 29.IWxd7 \'!ixh4 );1cdS 22.'/lid2 Ilig7 2HJgS exdS 24.
30.!:(xe7±) 29.~f6t MS! cxdS l':!xelt 2SJlxeI ~e7 26.~e4
(b) 29 ... wh8? 30.'liib2 l':!xdI 31. i!l'e5 27.f4 i!l'bS 2S.ll!ic3·, ~h6 29.g4
l':!xdli!l'fS i!l'xf4 30.g5t Ilih5 3 I.'liih3t i!l'h4
(b) 31. .. '/lic4? 3HJeSt+-) 32. 32.~f6t wxg5 33.We3t 1-0 Mar-
~eSt f6 33.~xf6 ~g7 chand-Helmbrecht, [ECG 2003)
(b) 33...~c6 3Hlg4t+-) 34. 20.c4 ~e7
~h5t <$if! 3S.IWg7t we6 36.l':!e 1t ~dS al) 20 ... i!l'f6? 2 I.dS exd5 22.
37.~f6t Ilic6 38.@xe7+-) 30.~xh7t cxd5 ~e7
wg8 31.~f6t=) 25.'liie2 ~xa2 26.g3 (al) 22...~S 23.~c5 ::'lcd8 24. ~g4
(b) 26Ilxd8t?! L1xdS 27.g3 'iiig5 (aI) 24.d6±) 24 ... \tIJg7
(b) 27 ... i!l'd6+) 28.h41WcS 29.i!l'xa2 (al) 24 ... '/lig5 2S.i!l'd4) 2S.d6±
(b) 29.9.Jf61"? ~g7 30.Wb2 ~fS-+) f2aS 26.d7 ~)b7 27.i!l'e3 h5
29 ... ~fS+) 26 ... \tIJgS? (al) 27...~c5 28.~h6t ~hS 29.
(b) 26 .. J;(xdl! 27.gxf4 ~xf!t f1xf! 30.lUxf! 'liixf! 3 I.
(b) 27 Jlxd1 ? IUc4-+) 27 ... l':!xel t l&eSt+-) 2S.flh6t Ii1h7 29.~xf! flxf7
2S.i!l'xeI ~f5 29.~aI IUc4) 27.h4 ~a5 30.>Uxf7 \tIJxf! 3 UJigS 1-0 Suba-
174 J6zsef Pinter

Velikov, 1982) 23.d6 flf5 24.d7 24 ... Q)xf7 (24 ... QihS 2S.0gS flfS
::'1cd8 25. fle5±; 26.\§ixe6+-) 2H2xe6t wf6 26.gS#)
a2) 20 ... \!!id6; 21.d5 exd5 22. 24.cxb6 axb6 (24 ... IWxh4 2S.b7 l"lb8
cxd5 [lc5 23. Wd2 26.<ii>f4 0xf2t 27.IWxf2 I!Yxg4t 28.
(a) 23.d6 fld5!+) 23 ...flf5 24.h3 IWg3 'l!Jxg3t 29.<ii>xg3 flxb7 30.<ii>dS±)
fld6=; 25.\1igS~) 23.l'l'e4? (23.dS! fld4 24.
b) 18 ... <ii>a8 19.flg5t; 19.h4'1+ IWh3 (24.IWf4 eS 2S.IWe4 0xh4+) 24 ...
Too risky. (19 .c4 fle7 20.fleS (20.dS exdS 2S.gS (25.l:'1xeBt 'Ilixe8 26.gS
exdS 21.cxdS flfS 22Jlxe8t ifixeB (26.cxdS lWe2-+) 26 ... <ii>h8 27.cxdS
23.d6 \§id7 24.<ii>f4 l'ic3 2S'\\lie2 <ii>xf3 j'jc3 !-+) 2S ... <ii>hB 26.cxdS l:'1xc1 t
26.gxf3 £d4+ Stean-Bohm, Vlis- (26 ... 0e2t 27.MI ~c3 28.IWg4 :;(c2
singen It 1975) 20 ...flfS 21.tUf4~) 29.<ii>c4+-) 27Jlxel ~fS+) 23...<ii>xd4
19 ...fle7! (19 ... <ii>xh4 20.dS!±) 20.g4 24.1l2gS iWd6+ 25.1/!if3 (2S J"!d3 eS+)
(20.<ii>gS \!2xgS 21.flxgS (21.hxg5 2S ... l'l'cS! 26.l:'1xd4?--+ (26J:'ie2 eS+)
flfS+) 21...flfS 22.g3 'l!ic7 23.c4 tUa6 26 ... Yhd4 (26 ...flxd4 2Hlf6 flc6
24.dS exdS 25,flxe8t llxe8 26. I!JixdS 28.!:le4 IWf8·-+) 27.<ii>f6 eS 28.f1e4
<ii>b7+) 20 ... tUdS'I! It was not wise to IWaIt 29.~g2 iWxa2 30.h5 'lJid2 31.gS
instigate c3-c4. (20 ... <ii>xf3! 21.1'l'xf3 IiJid7 0-1 Hoffman-Panno, Buenos
~xh4 22.~g2 (Harmless for Black is Aires 1999; 13 ... g6 IHia2 (14.
22.l"lxe6 fxe6 23.<ii>xe6'i II1h8 24.'l!if7 <ii>c2!?) 14 ...fldS IS.flxdS
(24.<ii>f4 flc6 2S .lilxc8 iWxc8-+) 24 ... a) IS.<ii>h6 flxc3 16.bxc3 !:re8 17.
~g8 2S.<ii>f4 flc6-+) 22...fld523.c4 dS exdS 18.<ii>xdS flaSD 19.IWd4!
flc7 24.dS exd5 2S.!'!xeS'i flxe8 26. 0f8D 20.0xfS l'ixe I t 21.~xe 1 iWxfS
cxd5 £lc2 27.~d2 );ixd2 28.0xd2+) 22.fleS 0xdS 23.fld7!
21.c4 (21.<ii>xdS exdS (2l...flxdS 22. (a) 23.'llixd5 ~eB=) 23 ... 'lJig7 24.
c4 fle7 23.<ii>f4~) 22.<ii>g5+) 21... 'lJixdS llcB 25J'ie3 hS 26.h3;i;;
Iilxf3 22.t!lxf3 flc6 (22 ... <ii>xd4 23.cS! b) I S.\Wd2 0xg5 16.0.xgS flce7
(23.\!2gS iWd6 24.~f6 flc6+) 23 ...flc6! 17JleS rlc8 18.l:i:ael flxc3 19.bxc3
(23 ... bxcS? 24.\Wxf7'i!! 0dS 20.<ii>bl flc6 2l.flxh7 flxeS 22.
~xeS Iilxh7 23.~h5t Iilg7 24.iWh6t
M6 2S.'l!Jg5t Iilg7 26.IWh6j' Y,-y, Par-
ligras-Mateuta, Bucharest 2003;
J 5...0xg5 16.flc3 (16.flc7? IWxc7 17.
flxgS iWf4 I 8.fle4 ~ad8+ I HYc1
IWxc I 20.~axc 1 llxd4 21.13 ~fd8 22.
~c2 Iilg7 23.lle3 ~dl t 24.1ilf2 fld4
2SJk7 0xe4 26.l'lxe4 l;d2t 27.wg3
flbS 28J:(e7 Qif8 29.'ii>xe6 fld6 30.
0h3 flxe4t 0·-1 Boschctti-Gheor-
ghiu, Chiasso (991) 16 ... <ii>f6 17.dS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 175

exd5 IS.0xd5 0xe3 19.bxe3 'Wf6=; (a) 27 ... a5'1 2S.£lg5) ) 18...\1lxc6
13...£ld5 14.h4 (l4.Wd3 g6 15.h4 19.d5!? exd5 20.Elxe8t (l!xcS 21.
l'i:eS 16.£lxd5 @xd5 17.0a2 :Wd6 IS. 0.xg5 'Wxg5 22.lgIxd5=) IS.l:1xe7
fladl ElcdS 19.\'!Ie3 0xg5 20.hxg5 Y1xe7 19.Elxe7 £!xc7 20.!:lel £lf5=;
£le7 21.£le5 I:1d5 22.~bl £IfS 23.'Wh3 b) 17.(l!xe7 0.cxe7 IS.~e4 £lf5
'We7 24.1ilxf5 gxf5 25.'Wh5;l; Kuehe- 19.£le5 Iflg7 20.\!lId2 0.d6 21.f3 "flc7
renko-Ma!y, Simferopol2003) 14 ... 22.l:1xdS 0xdS 23.£lxd6 \'!Ixd6 24.
I:1xgS 15.IWd3 g6 16.hxg5 £!xe3 17. £lg4 [5 25.IWh6t I1Ih8 11,-11, Mutseh-
bxc3 £laS IS.'We3 £le4 19.'Wf4 Itlxf3 nik-Maly, Alushta 2001;
20.gxf3 \!lId6 21.'il'h4 YfdS 22.lflg2 c) 17.£le41:1xgS
\!lIfB 23.l'i:hl I/Yg7 2Uih3 r:lacS 25. (c) 17 ...0.bS IS.h4 £1[6 19.1:1xf6
l:1e4 ~d6 26Jlahl Yxe3 27.'Wxh7t I:1xf6 20.dS exdS 21.ltlxd5 I:1xd5 22.
\!lIxh7 2S.~xh7 IflfB 29.~g6 !,'(xa3 \!lIxd5 Itlg7 23.£ld6 flxe I t 24Jlxe I
30.(l!h5 Ya5 31.d51flc7 32.g6 YgS 11,- 'Wd7 25.£lxeS IWxeS 26.fle7 \!lIfB
11, Izeta Txabarri-Beccrra Rivero, 27.\!lIe4 Gipslis-Vistaneekis, Vilnius
Cto Espana Equipos 0 1995; 13 ... 1960 1-0) IS.£lexgS 'fl.e7
'i\Jd7 14.l/Yd3 g6 IHla2 fladS 16. (c) 18 ...£leeT! 19.£le5±); 17 ...
Yadl 'WcS 17.d5 ~bS IS.l/Ye2l:1xdS £lxe3 18.bxe3 £laS ill:1d5, £le4 19.
19.0xd5 £lxd5 20.flxdS exdS 21. I:1xc7 'Wxc7 (l9 ... Yxc7?! 20.hS ;'lee7
Itlxe7 YfeS 22.\!lId2 Eld7 23.£!xd5 \!lIc6 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.Yxe6! (22.0xc6?
24.£lf6t 'Wxf6 25.l:1xf6 1--0 Krist- fxe6 23.~xg6t !:lg7 24.IWxe6t I1Ih8+)
jansson-Annaberdiev, Goa 2002; 22 ... fxe6 23.\Ilfxg6t flg7 24.l:1xe6t
13 ... h6 14.l:1xf6l:1xf6 IS.'Wd3= IflhS 2S.'WhSt flh7 26.\'!Ie5t Xig7-=)
14.~d3 g6 15.l:1a2 £lg4 20.d5? (20.h5! IWxa3 (20 ... l:1xf3? 21.
15 .. .rle816Jladl (16.h4£la5 17. 'Wxf3 'Wxa3 22.h6 ~xe3 23.!Wf6 @fB
£le5 £ldS IS.l:1xc7 I!!ixe7 19.1:1xd5 24.d5+-) 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.(l!xe6
(l!xd5 20.£lxd5 cxdS 21.h5) 16 ...0.d5 Yxc6 23.Yxe6 Iilxf3 24Jlxg6t fxg6
(l6...~b8 17.0.e5 ~d5 IS.IIH3 [5 19. 2S.'Wxg6t I!!hS 26.\Ilfh6t ~g8=) 20 ...
I:1xe7 flxe7 20.IWg3 Qg7 21.~c4 (21. \'!Ixa3 21.dxe6 \li}xa2 22.~g5 [le7
h4 ~f6 22.£lc4;t) 21...~a8? (21... (22 ... f6'1'1 2HJd7+- fxg5 24.\'!If7t
~xc3 22.bxc3 0dS 23.\!lIe5t ~g8 24. IflhS 25JJd7 1-0 Deze-Adamski,
\!lIc21f1g7 25.~e3 Itlxa2 26.IWxa2 l'lxc3 Zalaegerszeg 1977) 23.exf7t
27.d5 c5 2S.IWb2~) 22.'i\Jc5t ~f6 a) 23.h5 fxe6! 24.hxg6
23.d5±) 17.h4 (a) 24.!lxe6 flfB! 25Jld2 iJjlxe6!
a) 17.~xdS exd5 26.£lxe6 !:1xe6-";
(a) 17 ... ltlxgS IS.0xc6 . a) 24.h6!:1f8 25.Yd2 \'!Ic4-+) 24 ...
(a) 18.(l!a2 (l!f6 19.£le4 ~g7 20.d5 hxg6 2S.IWxg6t flg7 26JlJf6 0dS-+;
exd5 21. IWxd5 IWxd5 22.~xd5 £la5 b) 23.'Wd6 YceS 24.cxf7t \!lIxf7!+;
23.£ld6 Yxelt 24.£lxel YdS 25. 23...flxf7 24.~xf7 @xf7-+; 15 ...fld5
£lxb7 ~xb7 26.b41!!fB 27.£lf3 £ld6= 16.ltlh6 l'i:e8 17.0xd5 (I7.fle4 £lbS
176 J6zscf )'intcr

IS.41fg5 41d7 19.iWh3 Ele6 20.iWf3? g5t <Sig7 22.gxh6t wgS 23.l!lid2 ItlfS
(20.41xh7! wxh7 (20 ... 417f6 21. 24.!'lel iWdS+) 19 ... fxe6 20.~xe6t
flhxf6t fuf6 22.41xf6t ~xf6 23.d5 wg7 21.41xfS !'lxfS 22.l'~d I t/lIf4 23.
exd5 24.l1xeSt Il'ixeS 25.~xd5 Ele7 We2 41f7 24.d5 41d6 2S.g3:!::) IS.
26.iWg3 ~xd5 27.®xe7 IWe4 2S.@eSt ~xe6t wg7 19.~g4 ~xf3 20.Silxf3
wh7 29.\!.Iih3 ~e6 30.\!.Iie3±) 21.41g5t (20.~xc8 ~xg2 21.wxg2 fld5 22.\!1!a6
\1JgS 22.~g7) 20 ... f6 21.41f7 (21. ~f4t 23.wf) iWxcS 24.l!lixc8 !lxe8 2S.
~e3 !±) 21...iWaS Hujbert-Bednay, !'lel;!;) 20 ... 41fS 21.~g4 @g5 2Hlh3
Budapest 2005) 17 ... exd5 18Jle2 l:ieeS 23.d5 41h4 24.@d41· l'lf6 2S.
iWd7 19.Elael f6 20.h4 41a5 21.iWe3 whl 41f5 26.~xfS ®xf5 27.f3 VlicS 2S.
(2I.h5! g5 22.41h2 41e6 23.flfl±) ®xeS ElxeS 29.wgl:!::
21...1lif7 22.@f4 I)!Jf5 (22 ... wgS 16 ...e5!? 17.~xe5
23.h5) 23.\lJlxf5 gxf5 24.41b5 ~c6 25. 17.~g3 exd4 IS.fldS 0d6 19.
h5 ~a6 26.a4 EledS 27 .rle6 ~xb5 b4!?~ (19.flxd4 flxd4 20.iWxd4
2S.axb5 41b4 29.El6e2;!; Matsuura- ~xg3 2l.fxg3 0xd5 22.~xdS (22.
Martinez, Sao Paulo 200 I; 15 ... Ele7 \Wxd5 l!lixd5 23.~xd5 Ele2 24.:·!e7~)
16.Eladl l:'1d7 17.h4 !leS 18.@c3 !lfS 22 ... flf623.l'ladl=)
19.iWf4 flhS 20.1i'g4 Itlf6 21.iWf4 flhS 17 ... 41gxc5 18.0xe5 flxe5 19.
2HlJg4 41f6 23.\lJlf4 Stean-Kiff- Yxe5 0f6 20.Eecl (20.f4!~) 20 •.•
meyer, Ostende 1975; IS ... a6 16. 0xd4
!lac!;; (16.!ladl !'le8 17.h4;!;) ; 20 ... @xd4 21.\lIJxd4 0xd4 22.
IS ...fld7 16.Silf4 gS? IHlxgS! (17. l'le7:!::
Silbl f5;!;) 17 ... Silxg5 18.l)!Jg3. 21.Elad1 0xc3 22.bxc3
16.Silf4 22.\lJlxdS Elfxd8 23.!'lxdSt ElxdS
16.~xe7 fue7 17.!lxe6!? 24.bxc3 wfS!+
22 ••• \!!:g523.@g3?!
23.g3!? @f6!; 23.t/lIh3!? leaves
some chances for a successful de-
fence.

(17.h3 41f6=) 17 ... fxe6 (17 ...


@e7! IS.41e5 41h6 19.41xg6 (19,Elf6?!
\1Jg7 20.g4 (20.1'1f4 f6) 20 ... wxf6 2 I.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 177

23 .. Jlxe3? (23 .. Jk7+) 24.~xf7t


flxf7 2S.fle8t ElfS 26.\Wc6t wg7 27.
~e7t wh6 28.a:xb7 i:1xf2? (28...'fId2
29.Wh3t a:xh3 30.a:xd2 r1xa3 31.
h4'~) 29.wxf2 £le2j' 30.we I Wa5t 31.
wf] l"Ia6t 32.wgI @xb7 33.l'!IhW
(33.l!lic3t wg7 34.\WeSt wh6 35.llic3t
wg7 36.\We5t i>h6 37.\Wc3t=) 33 ...
wgS 34.@c3·'· i>f6 3S.m1 t wg7 36.
\\IId4t i>h6 37.l£If4t g5 38.@fSt whS
39.\!lie8t ~lh4 40.i/iIa4t IlihS 41.
!/lIxc2+-- 14.l"Id3
23 ... @xg3 24.hxg3 l:'lxe3? 14.h4 flxc3 15.bxe3 0a6 (IS ...
24 ... 11e7! \\1xg5 16.~xg5 g6 17.'liig4 ~c7?
2S.i:1d7 Elxa3 26.l'1xb7'! (17 ... \\IIf6 18.~e4 (l8.hS ~c7 19.'!'l.e3
o26Jla1!? lUe8 (26 ... lUc6 27. IUd5 20.[1h3 h6 21.fle4 \IlJg7) 18 ...
ilxf7+) 27 J'l.xf7= ®d8 19.'liif4 !;e8 20.fld6 !/lIe7 21.h5
26 .• Jlxa2 27.'!'l.ee7 h5 28.13 :::lfd8 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.\\1xg6 !::xd6
28.'!'l.xa7 !'lxa7 29J;'1xa7 !'le8-+ 24.0xf7i· !/lIxf7 25.l'!Ixd6±) 18.h5!
28 ••• <ilg7 ~f5 19.hxg6 hxg6 20.~xe6 fxe6 21.
28 ... a5!? 29.'!'l.xb6 a4 30.'!'l.bb7 l;lxe6 ~g7 22Jlxg6 !'lf7 23Jlh6 llid5
29.wh2 24.\\1h7t wfS 2S.Si>g6 flc7 26.Lle1
29.Llxa7!? :;rxa7 30.11xa7+ wg8 27.\\1h7"l" IlifS 28.\\1e4 );re8 29.
29 .•. Wf6 30.wgl flh8t 1-0 Horvath-Rogic, Pozega
30J!cc7 '!'l.al-+; 30.flxa7 l::1xa7 2000) 16.'/lId2 (16.0e4 !;c8 17.l"Ie"2
31.'fJ.xa7 bid8-+ h6 18.f.lxcHlxe7 19.'I!Ia4 [520.'liixa6
30 ... a5 3Ulee7 [1b2 32.!::c6t fxe4 21.!;xe4 1'1xc3 22.!'lxc6 ~f5=)
we5 33.[1cxb6 '!'l.xb6 34.i:1xb6 1'1a8 16 ... \\1xg5 17.hxg5 );re8 18.:;re4 Si>e4
0--1 19.);rh4 g6 20.l'!If4 \\1d5 21.lUe4 f5
22.gxf6 I'!Ixf6 23.iWh6 'fJ.c7 24.i:1fl
(59) B. Ostenstad - M. Scckic ~d8 25.~e5;!; Pigusov-Bareev, Tal-
Rethymnon 2003 linn 1986; 14.'/l'd2? 0xd4! 15.'liixd4
<,;)xg5 16.0.xg5!/l1xg5 17.~e4 \IlJh4 18.
l.d4 tlf6 Hlf3 e6 3.c4 cS 4.e3 g3 'liie7+
dS S.~c3 ~c6 6.cxd5 flxd5 7.£!d3 14 ... g6 IS.\\1h6
cxd4 8.exd4 lUe7 9.0-0 ~f6 10.a3 15.<iiixe7 flcxc7 16.~e4 ~fS 17.
0-0 11.!::el b6 12.lUg5 \\1b7 13.\\1c2 :::lad1 ~h4 18.~h4!/l1xh4 19.5i>b3=
~d5 lS ...i:1e8 16.0a4
Diagram 16.flxd5 '/lIxd5 17.:bladl (l7.'/Id2
!/lIh5 (l7 .. .!'lad8 18.l,1;!e4l1!ih5 19.J;acl
178 J6zsef Pinter

~xd4 20.~xd4 Iilxe4 2Ulxe4 gS 18.\llJxe4 'IlIe7 19.\\'Jg4 Iilf6 20.h4 <1le7
2Hle2 ~xh6 23.~e6 Iild6 24.h3 0f4 21.!k I Wd6=;
2SJldl l:1xdlt 26.1Wxdl !:lfS (26 ... b) 16... !:lcS 17.!:lac I
cS!? 27.~xa7 fS 2S.l'::e4 e4 29J;:eS;t) (b) 17.lila4 llifS IS.0xfS!:lxfS 19.
27.'IlId7?! (27.g3! IilbS 2S.h4 fS 29. fladl flc7 20.'IlId2 <1lce7
hxgS '!1xgS 30.lhe6 0xg3 31.fxg3 (b) 20 ...<1laS!) 2l.h4 <1lfS 22.hS
'!1xg3t=) 27 ... '!1f6 28.!:lc2 l,1/el+) 18. gxhS 23.<1legS @f6 24.lilc2 !:lfeS 2S.
'ile4 !'lae8 19.!:lae 1 f6 20.@e3 'Ud6 Iilbl h6 26.0e4 'IlIg7+ Murariu-Hera,
21.I,1/f4 0fS 22.h3 gS 23.l,1/h2 Iilh6 Budapest 200S) 17 ... <1lf6 IS.lila4
24.!:le3 fS 2S.lild3 g4 26.hxg4 fxg4 WdS 19.~c3 I/lId6 20.\llJd2 fled8 21.
27.\llJe4 I,1/g7 28.~eS flxeS 29.'!1xb7 !!cdl '/NbS 22.h3 <1laS 23.We21j[iaS 24.
~xd3 30Jlxe8 ~xe I 3l.'Il'd7 !:lxeS ~gS IildS 2S.flxdS 'I'IxdS 26.fJf3 \llJc4
32.'/lixeSt <Jif7 33.'!1d71' <JigS 34. 27.lilbS Wxe2 2SJlxe2 'fJdS= Aes-
@xc6t \llJf7 3S.@xel <,1lxd4=) 17 ... lilf6 Doettling, Charleville 2000; 17.lilgS
IS.l,1/b3 WhS 19.1ilf4 !:lcdS 20.'!1e3 (l7.\\'Jd2 Iilg7 18.fladl <1lce7 19.h4
!:ld7? (2o...~aS 21.IIieS lile7 22.lila2 <1lfS 20.lilxg7 wxg7 21.hS rlcS 22.
!:laeS 23.dS 'UxdS 24.lIixdS exdS lila4 !!e7 23.g4? (2HleS;t) 23 ... <1ld6
2S.Iilc3 ~e6) 21.~eS! ~xeS?? (2\... 24.<1lxd6 Wxd6 2S.h6i· wgS 26.~eS
I,1/xeS 22.dxeS Had8 2Hld6 Hxd6 <1lf6? (26 ... f6!+) 27.Wf4= Carvalho-
24.exd6 eS 2S.lilgS !:lxd6 26.f4~) Golel', Istanbul 2000) 17 ... lilc7 IS.
22.dxcS+- Santamaria-Jareeki, Lu- h4 (18.fladl IilxgS 19.~fxg5 fS
zem 1982; 16.lilb3 ~aS (l6...~c3 20.~h3 hS (20 ... l/lIe7 21.~f6t flxf6
17.bxe3 1il[6 ISJladl 'IlId6 19.dS 22.flxe6l/\1xe6 23.~e6 !'lxe6 24.lilb3
exdS 20.;!/xdS 'IlIe7 2l.h4 Iilg7 22.hS <1ldS 2S.lilxe6t <1lxe6 26.l/\Ib3 !:leS,,)
I1xh6 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.\llJxg6t 0g7 21.®f3 We7 22.h4 fxe4 (22 ... !'1acS
2S.~gS !1xelt 26.!:lxel ~eS 27. 23.<1lg3 Wf6=) 23.l/\Ixe4 \!if6 24.
llixf7t \Wxf7 2S.@h7t <JifS 29.HxcS Wxg61' i/l'xg6 2S.<,1lxg6 rlfS 26.~xe6
\\'Jb3 30.0e6t <Jie7 3 Uixg7t <Jid6 flf6 27.lilxhS:l; Blom-Rietra, 1993)
32.\llJe7# 1-0 Danner-Vaeck, Hra- IS .. J!CSI9.\ilb3 (l9.Hacl!) 19 ... <1laS
dee Kralove 1994) 17.lila2 (l7.lila4 20.lila2 <1lf6 21.<1lc3 <1ldS 22.fJc4 ~f6
lile6 IS.l,1/bS IilxbS 19.~xbS a6 20. 23.lilxf6 I!lxf6 24Jladl llidS 2S.lilxdS
~e3 ~xe3 21.bxe3 @dS 22.fleS fleeS exdS 26.<1lxf6t \llJxf6 27.HxeSt h!xeS
23.a4 ~e4+) 17...<1lxe3 IS.bxe3 IildS 28.~eS <1le6 29.'i\ibS He6= Sermek-
19.<1leS <,1lxa2 20.!'lxa2 !:le8 21.1!lif3 [6 Golubovie, Poree 1995; 16.flad 1
22.<1lg4 f5 23.<1leS 'IlIc7; 16.<1le4 llifS <1lxe3 (16 ... lIif6 17.<1lc4 I!lg7 IS.l!lxg7
a) 16 ... <1lf6 17 .!:lad I Q1xg7 19.1!la4 HeS 20.~eS fS 21.~e3
(a) 17.I!l'd2 He8 IS.Hadl <1laS 19. ~xeS 22.L!xeS "J.e7 23.l!lb3 <1lxe3 24.
flcS Iilxe4 20.lilxe4 <1lxe4 21.!:lxe4 bxe3 Wd6 2S.h4 (2S.l/\Ie3 f4 26.l/\Id3
<1le4 22.<1lxe4 !:lxc4+ Solleveld- 'IlIe6 27.\llJh3 Wxe3 28Jlxc6!:lee7 29.
Doettling, NED 2001) 17...~xe4 'IlIxe3 Yxe3 30.!:le7t wh6=) 2S ...
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 179

Iilixa3 26Jfxe6 [fce8= Dolgov Krajne, 22 ... 0e7D (22 ... 0c7 23.dS) 23.
reeF 2006) J 7.Wxe3 (17.bxe3! 0b3!! EleS
0xa3 (17...'l'idS 18.e4 '&hS J9.0c J a) 23 ... 0dS 24.\!libSj' \"id7 25.
(19.0f4 lElaS 20.dS! (20,EreS \"ig4 WxdS '&xdS 26.0xdS [feS 27.0d2+-;
21.0g3 0xD 22.gxD 1I'h3 23. dSt) b) 23...'i!!d7 24.[fc6 0h4 2S,g3
20 ... 'l'ig4 2U1C4 fS 22,fld4 0eS 23. 0dS 26.0xdS \!lixdS 27JleS I'lic6 2S.
lEleS @h4 24.;!;a4±) 19 ... 01'6 20. We3 gxh4 <Jif7 29.dS Wf6
IYg7 21.0e4 [lab8 22.0b2 lElaS 23. (b) 29 ... Wd6 30,\'!Id4 9\fS 31.
@ci ii:'ih6 24.1'k2 0xc4 2S.[fxe4 IYg8 !lxI'S,!, gxfS 32,Wig7'l' 11eS 33.\lJgSt
26.dS li!xb2 27.l"ixb2 exdS 28. 6d7 34.'i!!xaS Bxh6 3S.@xa7t+-) 30.
l1xc8t ~xc8 29.exdS V2-y:' Ycmclin- I"ic4 4lf5 3I.d6+-; 24.Lk6 );le6 2S.
Galkin, Tomsk 2006) IS.41gSt 0e7 0a4 vf7 26.!1xc6! 0xe6 27,(,iixe6
J9.<f'xf7!! (19.Wg3 \!lid6 20.l!Ih3 li!xg5 IElxe6 2S.lik4t wc7 29.l"ixc6) 22 ...
21.Ii!xgS flae8) 19 ... vxf7 (J9 ... WdS @d6! 23.0a4? (23.!leJ t Il>d7 24.0a4
20.Wh3! IYxf7 2l.e4 1I'd6 22.eS iJ!d7 [feR 2S.!lxe8 wxcS 26.d5 (26.l"igSt
23 .dS+-) 20.flxc6! Sl>f6 wd7 27,dS Qe7 28.dxc6 0xe6 29.
a) 20 ... <Jixc6 21.<!'ih3t Il>f6 22. 'l'ixb7t 'l'ie7 30.Wxe7j' 'lixc7 31.
0b3+-; 0e2:1;) 26 ... @e5! (26 ... wd7 27.li!f4
b) 20 ... @dS21.&g60[622.[fgS+-; tlieS 2S.i!Je4) 27.Wxe5 (27.l"ie4t l"ie7
c) 20 ... 41xd4 21.exd4 28.illJbl \!lic5) 27 ... bxe5 28.dxe6 0c8
(c) 2l.[fxg6 'fIDt 22.gxD 'l!ixd3 29.0e3 0e7 30.e7t 1lif7 31.Ml +)
23,rlg7j' <Jif6 24.[fxd3t) 2l...l!!xc6 23 ... ll>d8! 24.!lel 0c7D 25.[fc6 (2S.
22.)'(eJ 'f' \lif7 \1ld5 26.Wxb7 0g8) 25 ... \!lid5 1
(c) 22.lilJh3t! M6 23.li!b3 0dS 24. (2S ... ®a3 26Jlxf6 'i!!al j' 27.illfll"ixa4
[fell! I"id6 2S.l1c3! 1ilf7 26.WGt IYg8 28.\!liel !+-) 26.i!lixdSt IElxdS 27.
27.0xdSj'+-) 22...1Id7 23.0a4t 0c6 Ed6t? (27.c4 0c711 2S.cxd5 0xdS
24.W1e4 0xa4 2S.l"ixa4t we8 26. 29.gc5 0f7 30.0e6 l'le8 3 J.dS~)
W1e6t+-; 2l.flxeS wxeS 22.'!lie4?! 27 ... vc7 28.l'ld7'l' weS 29.c4 IElc3
(22.[fel t! (29 ... bS!? 30.0xb5 a6 31.0a4 4lc3
32,TIf7 0xd4+) 30.[ff7 IElxa4 31.!'lxf6
abcdetgh 0c4 (3l...0a6 1? 32.D (32.cS vd7
33.c6t Iilc7 34.0gS h6-+) 32 ...
0xc4!? (32...~b2 33.cS) 3H(c6'1'
0d7 34Jlxc4 bSCf') 32Jff7 as 33.
!ilf4! IElc3?E8 (33...tlb2! 34.fJ (34.d5
a4 3S.d6 !ilfS 36.E:c7'[ vd8 37.0gSt
0e8 38.f1xh7 Ua6 39.J:;e7'j' cjf8 40.
!ilh6t I1Ig8 41.d7 0xd7 42.fi:g7'j' 1if8
43.J:;xd7t l1Ie8) 34 ... !ild3 3S.dS (35.
sbcdefgh e5 bxc5 36.dxc5 Ua6 37,Erc7t (37.
180 J6zscf Pioter

~xh7 a4) 37 ... <;)d8 38.c6 0f5 39J:lb7


fld3 40.c7", lDe8 41.Elb8i" 1iIf7) 35 ...
g5!! 36.<;!lg3 flxc4 37.d6 Ela6-+) 34.
0e5! b5 (34 ... a4 35.d5 ~e2t 36.MI
<;!ld3 37.d6; 34 ...0d3 35.d5~) 35.f3
<;!lf5 36JH8t (36.d5 ~a4) 36 ... <;)b7
37');(f71" v,-v, Potkin-Galkin, Rus-
sia 2004) 17...<;!lf6 18 .~e4 !!c8 19.
l)!ie3 ~a5 20.4Je5 <;!lxe4 21.I)!ixe4 4Jc4
v,-y, J.Polgar-Galkin, Hoogevcen
2000; 16.Elacl flxc3 17.'llIxc3 SUf6
18.0e4 'fJ.e7 19.\'!ie3 ~xd4 20I1cdl (2I.d5! exd5 (2l...fJa5 22.dxe6)
~xe4 21.0xd4 ~d5 22.~c6 ~xc6 23. 22Jlxd5! !"'1xd5 23.lWe8t Yxe8 24.
);lxd8t l"1xd8 24.<;!lg5 0xg5 25.@xg5 !"'1xe81t) 2l...1I!if5 22.lWxf5 exf5 23.d5
Elee8 26.~e5 rJd7 27.f3 (27.h4 h5 ~a5 24.d6'1 (24.4Jd21'1ac8 25.d6 0c6
28JJc I llc8 29.lDh2;t) 27 .. Jk8=; 16. 26.0xc6 :"fxc6 27.d7 Ec6 28.~f3
h4 SUxh4 17.~xd5 :w.xd5 18.~xh4 ~b7+) 24 ... 0xc4 25.d7 flb2-+ Dol-
@h5 19.~xg6 hxg6 20.0e3 fJe7= matov-Burmakin, Novgorod 1999;
16...~xc3 17 ...!!c8 18.c4 0f6 I 9 Jlad I :w.d6
16 ... a6 J7.~xd5 IWxd5 J8.\!\'e3 20.~e5? (20.lWe3!) 20 ... flxeS 21.
0f6 19.1"1adl !!e7 (I9 .. Jiac8 20.SUb3 dxe5 I'Yxd3 22Jlxd3 Eled8 23.Elxd8-r
Wid8 21.~g5 4Ja5 22.~xf7 'fic7 23. <;!lxd8 24.!'1d I Ibragimov-Anastasi-
fJe5:t) 20.0b3 @b5 21.IWf4 IWf5 22. an, Podolsk J990. 24 ... <;!la6 2S.<;!ld7
I)!ixf5 gxf5 23.d5 ~a5 24.<;!la2 ~xd5 j;b8 26.<;!lb5 <;!lxbS 27.cxbS <;!le7 28.
25.0xd5 exd5 26.llxe7 <;!lxe7 27. a4 Eld8=
1'!xd5;t Kobalia-Galkin, Kolontaevo 18.h4
1997; 16 ... !!c8 I H1ac I fJxc3 18. White tries to weaken Black's
!"'1xc3 a6 19.<;!lxc6 llxc6 20.Yxc6 king position. 18.lWe3 l"led8; 18.c4
<;!lxc6 21.0e5 0b7 22.f3 IWd5 23.lWc3 l':1ed8.
!"'1c8 24.b4 a5+ 18...l"1ec8 19.hS <;!lf6
17.bxc3I/J1d6!? 19 ... '/i'd5 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.c4
Black makes it difficult for IWfS 22.lWxfS gxf5 23.d5 ~a5 24.
White to play c3-c4. 17 ... !£>f6 18. dxe6 <;!lxf3 2S.gxf3 !"'1xc4 26.<;!lbS
);ladl 'lYd5 19.c41)!ih5 20.Wie3 Ered8?? l"ld4 2 Hlac I t
21.IWf4?? 20.hxg6
20.<;!lb3!

Diagram Diagram
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence ISI

abcdefgh

20 ... 0a5? (20 ... 0e7 21.0g5 \ild5 1\ big mistake. Black has proba-
22.c4 0ic6 2H~xe6 (23.1:1adl ;'!;xd4 bly missed White's next tactical
24.Wixd4 0xd4 25.0xf7 <:iIxf2'i 26. blow. 22 ... 0d5 1" 23.c4 (23.0e4
0xf2 wxf7 27.hxg6·i· hxg6 28.0ig5;!;) 'iixe4 24.Lxc4J;) 23 ... \ilc6 24.dS
23 ... i"ixd4 (23 ... fxe6 24.c5 I"ixd4 25. a) 24.;'ixc6'!. A very important
0xe6j' gh8 26.0f7'i wg8 27.\£1cS'1+) difference in comparison to the
24.l'Ixd4 <:iIxd4 2S.Hxe7 <:iIxal 26.cS move 20. 'iib3 is that the h-pawns
0ie8 27.0xf7 <:iIxf7 28.<:iIxf7'i· I1ih8 29. have been exchanged. 24 ... fxe6 2S.
c6 !;lxc6 30.0idS !;ce8 31.<:iIxa8 f1xa8 c5 i1'ixd4 26.0xc6j' I1ih8 27.0f7'i'
32.hxg6 hxg6;!;) 2l.hxg6 0xb3 22. 0h7-+;
gxf7'i I1ih8 23.0gS <:iIxgS 24.0ixg5 b) 24.1'1adl ilJIxd4 2S.Wxd4 <:iIxd4
0g7 2S.IWh3 <:iIdS 26.!lc5+- 8xal 27. 26J1xd40f5 27.0xc6 0xh6 28.0g5='
®h6t I1ixf7 28.flxd5 I"ixdS 29.(ll;xh7j' (b) 28.e5 ;'le8 29.J:ld6 0b7 30.
MS 30.ilJIc7'1 0g8 31.0ih6. TIe3 fxc6 3l.cxb6 \ile8T) ; 24 ... 0xa I
20 ... hxg6 21.0gS 2S.4.lxf7lWxa3 26.dxc6 ;'lxc6 27:flg5
An attempt to decide the game Slf6 28.flxe6 i/jIb4 29.0d2in
in his favour with the aid of tactics. 23.1'1xe6! fxe6 24.0xc6t ®xe6
22.!ie6 is threatened. 24 ... 0h8 2S.0f7t+-
21...8e7 2S.0xe6 !k6 26.g4!
The knight is transferred to the White acts very vigorously.
defence of the kingside, but mueh 26 .. J'1xc6 27.gxfS \ile4 28.liiIc4
better was 21 ... 0e5 1 22.'We2 (22.!1Ig3 0xfS 29.;,1el ):1ac8 30.0f4 ;lJh7
l'lxc3 23.lgIxc3 0g4 24.0f3 0xh6in) 31.0eS!?
22 ... 0ixgS 23.0xgS l\IdS 24.f3 0d3 White wishes to exchange his
2S.'l!ixd3 %IxgS= bishop and rook in order to realize
22.0b3 his material advantage in the end-
22.0e4 0ixe4 23.Lxe4 @dS game. 31.11xe6 l::xe6 32.0cS.
22 ... 0fS? 31...gS 3H1e3 0d8
Diagram 32...i>g6 33.<;l>xf6 (33.®dS) 33
182 J6zsef Pintcr

!Xxe3 34.fxe3 1>xf6 3S.1i>f2+- fuc3 18.bxc3 ~aS 1·9.\!!Ie3 ~c4 20 .


33.lWd5 . I!!Jcl 0xG 21.gxG \!lJd6+) 17 ...flee7
Threatening 34.\1Id7. IS.~ce4 (l8.0b3 '/!Ic7 (IS ... ~xc3
33 ..•liIg6 34.~0 g4 35Jlxf5 Q;>xf5 19.bxe3 ~dS 20.e4 ~f4 21.'il'g3
36.~c7t 1-0 ~xg2 22.E:eS±) 19.0xdS (19 .~bS
\!lid7 20.~e4 l'ila6 21.a4 \ilx.bS 22.
axbS %1fdS=) 19 ... ~xdS 20.~xdS
(60) A. Beliavsky - A. Karpov I'ilxdS 21.'I!Ie3 'I!Ie7 22.hS %1c2+ Cal-
USSR 1986 lergard-Ernst, Copenhagen 19S5)
IS ... h6 19.~h3 hS 20.~g3 'Wc7 21.
l.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 0bl ~f4 22.~xf4 'I!Ixf4 2H)xhS
4.c4 ~f6 S.0c3 e6 6.410 0.e7 7.cxdS 'li'xh4 24'<l)g3 ErfdS 2S.E1eS 'fJ.c7 26.
~xd5 S.<£>d3 ~c6 9.0-0 0-0 10.E:el %1e2 !:1cd7 27.bled2 eS+ Lobo
~f611.a3 b6 Rodriguez-Perez, Trevias 2000; 16.
1l...\!lid6 12.<£>e3 (l2.<£>gS l:l:d8 13. ~xdS 0xgS 17.~c3 0f6 IS.dS exdS
\!lic2 h6 (13...~xd4 14.~xd4 'I!Ixd4 19.~xdS ~aS 20.0b3 ~xb3 21.\!lixb3
IHlxh71"±) 14.<£>e3 b6!? (14 ... ~g4? 0xdS 22.!:lxdS '/iie7 23.!:ld2 %1fdS=
IS.%!adl ~xe3 16Jlxe3 <£>d7 17. Hutters-Olausson, Manhems 1995;
<£>c4!± L\dS, L\<£>a2 bH Gadjilu- 16.s1ixc7 ~cxe7 17.~xdS (17.~c4
Kutirov, Pula 1997) IS.E:adl <£>b7 ~fS IS.0b3 'I!Ie7 19.~g3 ~h4 20.
16. '/!le 1 (L\<£>h6) 16 ... 0f80 1Hlf4 ~xh4 \\l'xh4 21.~e4 l:l:fdS 22.g3 Wlh3
I!!Jd7 18.<£>bl;1;) 12 ... E:d8 13.'/l'c20d7 23.~xdS I'ilxdS 24.~f6t IiIg7 2S.fudS
14Jladl I:1ac8 IS.<£>gS± Karpov- !:lxdS 26.!:leS=) 17...~xdS IS.Wld2
Hort, Malta (01) 1980. (l8.0b3 ~f4 19.'I!Ic3 I!!Jf6 20.dS 0xdS
12.\lIg5 @b7 13.@c2 E1cS 14.\!!Id3 21.0xdS ~xdS+) 18...liIg7 19.<£>e4 h6
g6 15.E1adl ~d5 20.~eS rJ.c7 2IJlcl ~f6 22.0.xb7
1'1xb7 23.!:le3 ~dS 24JJh3 '/iigS 2S.
'I!Ixg5 hxg5=
16.•.l:l:eS
16 ... ~xc3 17.bxc3 !:le8 IS.c4
~aS (18...<£>f8 19.0xf8 (l9.<£>gS 0.e7
20.0.e I 0f6 21.0.a4 1'1e7 22.0h6 fla5
4 23.d5 exdS 24.!:lxe7 Yiixe7 25.exd5
Wld6 26.l"Ic4 !:ldS 27.E1el+ y.-y, Ku-
porosov-Melkonyan, St Petersburg
2002) 19 .. ,j';Zxf8 20.d5 ~a5 21.dxe6
I!!Jxd3 22.E1xd3 fxe6 23.~gS !'1xe4
24.l'ildl E1ef4 25.~xe6 l:1eS 26.13=)
16.0h6 19.~eS 0f6 20.0.a4! 1'1e7 (20 ... 0xeS
16.h4 <£>xgS 17.fugS (17.hxgS 21.0.xeS 0f6 22.l'ilxf7t (2Hla4?
The Scmi-Tarrasrh Defence 183

l"1xc4+) 22...wxf7 23.l/\'h3 IWd6 24. \!!Id6 31.h5 Ii>g8 32.l"1xa7 (ilf5 33.
~d2 £ixc4 25.\IlJxh7j" fJ.g7 26.0h6 hxg6 ~xg6 34.l"1d7 l/I'e6 35.dS 1-0
l"1g8 27.Yd3-?) 21.£ig4 Yec7 (21... Giustolisi-Walther, Lugano 19S9)
~h8 22.~gS l"1xc4 2Hlh6j" IilfS 24. 20 ...0xb3 2l.d6 ~xf3 22.gxf3 (ilxd6
dS f6 2S.d6 fxg5 26.dxe7t \IlJxe7 27. 23Jhd6 eS+; 19 ... ~f6 20.~c3 f1edS
~b5 l"1cS 2S.li:Iid8t \!!IxdS 29Ilxd8t 21.1/I'e3?
wg7 30.a4:!;) 22.d5! l"1xc4 23.dxe6!
lIxg4 (23 .. Ilxa4 24.e7! ~xe7 2S.
iM'xdSt!+-; 23...'Ilixd3 24.£ixf6t+-)
24.\IlJxdSt 1-·0 Dely-Vamusz, Hun-
gary 1967. (24.\IlJxd8t I'txdS 2S.e7!
~xe7 26.l"1xd8j"+-)
17.~a4
17.£ixd5 IWxdS (l7 ... exdS IS.h4
0f6 19.1':!xeSt 'IlixeS 20J:!e I 'Ilid7
2 Uiic3 ~g7 22.~a4;!; Veresagin-
Petchenkin, Krasnodar 1995) 18.
~a4
a) IS.'Ilid2 £ia5; bl) 21.1"1xe6!? fxe6 22.~xe6t
b) 18.~b3 \IlJh5 wg7 23.g4 'Ilih3 24.dS ~cS 25.~eS
(b) IS ... ®d619.dS exdS 20.0xd5 ~xe5 26.~xc5 ®xd3 ·27.l"1xd3 l:i:c1 t
£iaS 21.~xf7t wx17 22.t!lxd6 ~xd6 2S.wg2 l"1c 1 29. f4;1;;
23.l"1xe8 f!xeS 24J1xd6 (ilxf3 2S. b2) 2l.dS <'uxc3 22.'Ilixc3 exd5
gxf3 ~c4 26.l"1d7t l"1e7 27.lIxc7"l (b2) 22 ...0c7? 23.dxe6+-) 23.
wxe7 2S.~g7 b5 29.~c3 li>e6 30MI IWf6 \!!IfS 24.'i!!xfS gxfS 2S.~xd5
'lidS 31.lile2 a6 Y:z-Y:z Yurtaev-Kha- wg7;!;; 21...~e7 2Hif4 \IlJf5 23.\IlJxf5
ritonov, Vilnius 1978) 19 .~d2 £ixfS+ Braun-Starck, Sprembcrg
bl) 19.~f4 £ia5 20.0a2 ~xf3 21. 1976;
gxf3 <.Uf6 22.d5 exdS 23J1xcSt c) IS.We3 ~aS!; IS ... \IlJa5 19.~bS
l"1xe8 24.<.UxdS lldS 2S.®b5 'IlifS 26. a6 20.~c4 ®hS 21.~d2 b5 22.~a2
~e3 \IlJd7 27.\IlJxd7 l"1xd7 2S.b3 0b2 !:!cd8 23.h3 <.Uf6 24.~c3 ~e7 2S.~h2
29.a4 ~c6 30Jid2 0c3 31.~xc6 <.Ug7 26.~g4 ~dS 27.1!2d2 ~e7 28.0h6
l"1xd2 32.~xd2 ~xd2 33.MI ~f4 34. ~dS 29.l"1eS [S 30.0xg7 wxg7 31.
h3 1'S Y,-Y:z Schlcmmer-Hasc, GER- 0xdS cxdS 32.~e3 Y:z-y, Jankovic-
chT 1995; Matscnko, Budva 2009; 17.<.Ub3
b2) 19.'Ilie3 ~a5 20.d5 ~aS (l7...~xc3 IS.bxc3 (IS.\!!Ixc3
(b2) 20.~c6 ~f6 21.g4 ®bS 22. ~aS 19.1/I'c3 ~xb3 20.\IlJxb3 I/I'd5 21.
I/I'f4 l"1xe6 23.l"1xe6 <.Ug7 24.~eS l"1f8 \IlJxd5 ~xd5 22.f1cl 0xf3 23.gxf3
2Hixg7 wxg7 26.l"1e7 'IlidS 27.f3 l"1cdS 24J1xc8 !:1xc8 25.d5 !:"lc2 26.
(ilcS 28.h4 h6 29.g5 hxgS 30.\IlJxgS l:i:d I cxd5 27.l"1xd5 f6 28.!:"ld7 w17
184 J6zsef Pinter

29.b4 as 30.lUe3 axb4 31.axb4 we8 (b) 24 ... <;'2xgS 2S.lUxgS 'llixb2 26.
32.lTh7 IUxb4 33.lUxb6=) IS ... lUf6 tJiih6 iIlixa3+) 2S.g3 I/llfS 26.\jIxf5 gxf5
a) 18...~aS 19.1Ua4 IUc6 20.lUxc6 27.0f3= Skrynnikov-Kalichkin, Ka-
~xc6 21.a4 I"IdS 22.c4 'llihS 2H!f4 luga 2003; 21.~xfS wxfS 22.0.fgS.
~Ied8 24.dS exdS 2S.cxdS flb4 26. Black was lucky to exchange both
IWb3 bishops, and received a good coun-
(a) 26.il!ie4 flxdS 2H!xdS iWxdS terplay against the white isolated
2S.@xe7±) 26...<;'2cS 27JleS \\Iig4 28. central pawn on d4. However,
g3 White has a strong piece play on
(a) 2S.lUh6!) 28 ... aS? the kingside. 22 ... h6 (22...liIg7 23.
(a) 2S ... lUd6!) 29.lJgS@h3 30. d6:t; IWh3!~ (23.'llig3;!;) 23.0.f3 0.f6 24.
b) 18 ... lUxa3 19.dS cxdS 20. 0.c3 wg7 (24 ... I'1e7 25.b4 Z1cc7~)
);xe8t I"ixe8 21.0xdS 'f!.c7 22.h4 \i>fS 2S.0cS ~dS (2S ... 1l:fS!?) 26.0.e4
23.lUf'l I'1d7 24.'1YbS 0cS 2S.hS a6 fS?!;!; An unnecessary kingside
26.\llibl wg727.hxg6 weakening. (Better was 26 ... 0.ce7
(b) 27.h6t! wgS 28§lgS fld8 29. 27.!kl Erxcl 28.!'1xcl f6~) 2UI/g3
c4'i5) 27 ... hxg6 28.c4 f6+ Timmer- 0.ce7 (27 ... gS 28.flc3 flf4 29.\llie3±)
mans-Braun, Stockholm 2003; 19. 28.0d2 (28.flc3;!;) 28 ... fl1'6 29.
lUa2 0aS 20.~eS tJiic7 2U:1cllllld6 22. 0d3?!~ (Why not 29.flec4 flhS
flg4 IUh8 23.lUgS 0.c6 2H\'f3t Hoch- 30.tJiie5t;!;?; Or 29.fldc4!;!;) 29 ...
graefe-Upleger, Germany 1991) 0.cd5?!;!; (It was interesting to ac-
18.0a4 (18.0.xdS IUxdS 19.0a4 IUc4 cept thc pawn sacrifice: 29 ... l/1Ixd4
20.lWe3 bS 21.lUc2 IUdS 2Vi/d3 ~c4+ 30.flf4 (30.flf3 ®g4 31.Wd6 b1cd8
Hernandez-Vethencourt, Merida 32.'i1Ixe6 ~ed5 33.'i1Ic6 l":c8 34.®bS
1997) IS ... lUc6 19.0xc6 0.xc6 20. 'f!.xel t=; 30Jixe6 I"ig4=) 30 ... l!'Ixb2
~e4 0fS 31.9lxe6t (3 U'!xe6 1'lcI+') 31....;,f7
a) 20 ... ~f6 21.h4 32.\l!Id6~) 30.0.e5 fle7 31.fldc4!?
(a) 21.h3 ~.lxe4 22.@xe4 '/lidS 23. Slobodjan-Seger, Saarbruccken 2002
'l!ixdS exdS 24Jlcl;!; Nijboer-Groo- (31.0ec4;!;) ; 17.h4
ten, Wijk aan Zce 1987) 21...\iJxe4
22Jlxe4 \\lidS 23.~eS f5 24.l::1eel • bed e
IUxh4 25.IWh3 IUf6 26.\llig3 0.xd4 27.
~xg6 flc2t 28J"1xe2 \\Yxdl t 29.wh2
wf7 30.fle5t we7 31.lllIe3 \\ydS?
(a) 31...~c2!+;
a) 3I...TIg8!:F) 32.lUg5!~ Szna-
pik-Bernard, Piotrkow Trybunalski
1983;
b) 20 ... '/lid7 2UleS \iJxe5 22.
dxc5 IWc7 23.0.gS i1!ic2 24.'llih3 ~e4 abcdelgh
The Semi-Tarrasch· Defence 185

17 .. :flxc3 (17 ... a6 18.hS flxc3 flc4 I'!Ih4 26.I!m~) 23 ... Si1g7 24.Si1xg7
19.hxg6 hxg6 20J:lxe6 fleS 21.flxeS wxg7 2S.l'!Ig3 B:fS 26.c4
~e4 2H1xg6t (22.\llId2! fxe6 (22 ... (b2) 26.fld6 'fJ.c7 27.dS exdS 28.
flc2t 23.l'!Ixe2 ~xc2 24.1/!1f3 fifS 25. 1:1xdS ii:d7 29.h5~) 26 ...flaS 27.d5
!:lc6±) 23.bxc3+-) 22 ... fxg6 23. cxd5 28.cxdS~; 19 ... l'!IdS
~b3t i>h7 24.l'!Ih3 \1lh4 (24 ... fle2t (b) 19 ...fle7 20.flgS flfS 2I.hxg6
2S.l1Ifl Si1h4 26.flf7 \1lxg2t 27.i>.xg2 hxg622.l'!Ih3
I'!If6 28.flgSt i>xh6 29.1/lJxh4t wg7 (b) 22.!'lal lfib2 23.!'lxa7 !'le7
30.1/lJh7t i>fS 31 .\llIh6t we7 (3l...\llIg7 24.~xf7 wxf7 2S.\1lgS I'!IdS 26.\\\Ih3
32.flh7t) 2S.bxc3 !:le7 26.flf7 !'1xf7 B:h8 27.0b3 %1xh3 28.~d5 Si1xd5 29.
27.Si1xf7 Si1fS 28.l'!Ih2 r:1e2 29.0e3 wg7 Si1xe7 ~xe7 30.gxh3 Si1xc3+) 22 ...
30.l'ic4 !:lc2 31.I'!If4 1-0 Banas-Na- 0b2
varovszky, Trencianskc TepIice (b) 22 ...lfie7 23.4lxe6 fxe6 24.
1974) 18.bxc3 i!l'dS I'!Ig4! <I1h7 2S.!'lxe6+-) 23.0xfS exfS
a) IS ... flaS 19.5i1a4 Si1c6 20.Si1xc6 24.flh7 1:1xel t 2SJ:!xel f626Jle8t
!'1xc6 I'!Ixe8 27.flxf6t wf7 28.flxe8 1:1xe8
(a) 20 ... ~xc6 2I.c4t flaS 29.Si1g5+-) 20.lfigS
(a) 2l...Si1fS!? 22.l'ixfS B:xfS 23. (b)20.hxg6 hxg6 2l.lfia4
dS cxdS 24.cxdS±) 22.hS Si1f6 (b) 2l.c4l/ilhS 22.\l!Jxa3 @xh6 23.
(a) 22 ...flxc4!? 23.hxg6 hxg6 d5 exd5 24.!'lxc8t B:xeS 25.cxdS
24.B:xe6 Si1f6!t) 23.hxg6 hxg6 4laS 26.d6 1:1d8 27.1:1d4 Si1xf3 28.i!l'xf3
24.fleS! Si1xcS 2S.dxeS!± Magome- i)ljcl t 29.lYh2 Wh6t 30.wg3?
dov-Ycgiazarian, Erevan oIm 1996) (b) 30.wgl=) 30 ... i)ljgSt 31.Il;h3
21.flcS B:c7 \l!Je5 32.1:1h4 Wxd6
(a) 2l...!:lc8 22.hS Si1fS 23.hxg6 (b) 32 ... We6t! 33.wh2 Wxd6t-+)
hxg6 24.l'!Ih3~ ~flc4? 2S.0xfS B:xfS 33.1/!Jc3°o KharIov-Gouret, Paris-ch
26.flxc4 B:xc4 27.!'1xc6!±) 22.hSt 1991) 2l...WhS 22.0gS i;"!fS
Si1gS 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.Si1xgS i!l'xgS (b) 22 ...0e7 23.dS IilxgS 24.dxc6
2S.B:e3 ~c6 26.flf3 I'!IfS 27Jle4 flc7 lfia8 2S.ii:eS±) 23.B:e4 Wlh8
2S.g4 @f6 29.c4 Y2-Y2 Roiz-Doett- (b) 23 ...flxd4 24.cxd4 lfixc4 25.
ling, TeI Aviv 2001; \!lxe4±) 24.B:h4
b) 18 ... Si1xa3 19.hS (b) 24.c4 lfid6 25.B:h4 I'!Ig7 26.
bI) 19.5i1gS Si1e7 20.Si1b3I'ixgS 21. lfih6 I'!If6 27.lfixfS ii:xfS 28.Wle3 ~aS
flxgS I'!If6 22:~e4 I'!Id8 29.dS!t) 24...\l!Jg7 25.0h6 I'!If6 26.
(bI) 22 ... l'!Ie7 23.c4 flb4 24.'i'lg3 B:f4 I'!Ih8 27.lfixfS B:xf8 28.l'ixc6
\1lxe4· 2S.B:xe4 as 26.hS~) 23.flgS lfixc6 29.fleS±) 20 ...flaS 21.0a4 B:f8
flaS 24.\1la4 lle7+; 22.hxg6 fxg6 23.B:eS i)ljd6 24.fld2
b2) 19.1'!Ie3 flaS 20.Si1a4 Si1c6 21. lfid5 2S.lfib5 !:lfS 26.c4 lfib7 27.cS
0xc6 4lxc6 22.flg5 0fS 23 .~e4 !:lxcS 28.IWxa3 \llIxd4 29.ElxfS B:xf5
(b2) 23.0xf8 f1xfS 24.hS 1/lJf6 25. 30.\!IIg3 \!lieS 31.flc4 \llIxg3 32.'iJ.d8t
186 J6zscf Pioter

wg7 3H!d7t wgS 34.f1d8t Y2-Y2 25.l/\IxfS !:!h8 26.~xgS '!!If6 27.'!!Ig4
Hartung-Cuno, COIT 2006; wf8 2S.flh7t :!'lxh7 29.ll!xh7 LleS
c) 18...~xh4? 19.dS! flaS 20. 30.il!Ig8t we7 31.:!'lelt; 17 ... a6 IS.
~a4±; 19.il!Id2 lliaS 20.flgS fld8+ 21. Il!b3 I/\Ic7 19.flfgS ~aS 20.0a2 fle4
f1c3 ~d6 22.f1h3 [S 23.hS I/ldS 24.f3 21.f1c1 bS 22.b3 0eS 23.@d2 fle6
f1e7 2S.flxh7 f1xh7 26.il!IgS flf7 Y2-Y, 24.fleS b4 2S.axb4 fldxb4 26.ll!bl
Banas-Meduna, Marianske Lazne Lled8 27.flxb7 il!Ixb7 2S.il!If4 Il!xgS
,197S; IHld2??fldb41S.axb40xb4 29.il!IxgS ilIJe7 30.'MIxe7 flxe7 31.~gS
19.il!Ie2 flxe2-+ 20Jlfl 0xd4 21. f1xc1 32.f1xc1 wf8=) IS.axb4 flxb4
flxd4 il!Ixd4 22.~e3 ljIJeS-+; 1H2b 1 19.il!Ib3 flxe2 20.f1e2 :g;dS 2l.il!Ia4
flxe3 18.bxe3 flaS (18 ... ilIJd6 19.h4 l/liaS 22.\l!ixaS bxaS 23.ll!gS Il!xgS 24.
~f6 20.hS il!Ixa3 21.'MIe41/lid6 22.l/lig4 ~fxg5 f1edS 2Hle3 flxd4 26.!'!xd4
fle7 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.fleS ~f5? ~xd4 27.fld2 fle4+ Ruiz Jimenez-
(24 ... 0xeS 25.dxeS il!Ie6 26.il!IgS 0f5 Gomez Esteban, ESP-ch Barcelona
27.~c4 il!Ixe4 28.f1xe4 Iilxe4 29J;!d7 2000; 17.ll!cl flxe3 IS.bxe3 IWdS=;
f1xc3 30.f1xa7 f1ee8=) 2Hif4! I/lid8 I 7. fle2?? 0.eb4-+
26.e4? (26.flxg6! fxg6 27.'!!Ixg6t 17 ... a6
~g7 (27...~g7 28.f1xe6±) 28.!'ld3+-)
26...~g7 27.d5 exdS 28.exdS \wf6
29.d6 flxd6 30.~a2 M8??
a) 30 ...f1e7 31.flxg6 f1xe 1t 32.
f1xcl fle4 33.f3 lileS 3Hlh4 :!'le2 3S.
Llxe4 il!Ixh4 36.flxh4 :!'lxa2 37.:!'leSt
wh7 3S.:!'lxe8+-;
b) 30 ... wh7 31.:!'lxd6 @xd6 32.
'!'ih3t wgS 33.~xf7t MS 34.~xeS
:!'lxe8 3S.fld7t ilIJxd7 36.lll'xd7l"!xel t
37.wh2 :!'le7 38.'MId8t
(b) 3S.lild6 ~eSt) 3S ... Wf7 39.
0d6 ~eSt 40.~xeS f1xeS 4I.ilIJb8±; 17 ... 1l!f8!? lS.ll!gSlile719.h4 (19.
31.fld7t 1-·0 Wall-Harley, BCF-ch fle4 Il!xgS 20.0fxgS fS 21.ilIJh3 :!'le7
1993) 19.fleS IildS 20.ilIJg3 ~f8 21. 2Hle3 flxe3 23.\'lIxe3 i/lIxgS 24.d5
~xfS f1xfS 22.h4+ Waldmann- fleeS 2S.dxe6 Il!xc6 26.ll!xe6 flxe6
Tepojan, GermallY 1996; 17.fle4? 27.YiieS Yiie7 2S.h4 ilIJe7 29.ilIJe3 "i!Jg7
~eb4!+ (17...ll!b4 1tl.ll!gS f6 19.1l!d2 30.i\tb3 ilIJf7 Y,-Y, Predojevic-Krstie,
Il!xd2 20.f1xd2 flaS 21.Il!a4 ll!e6 22. Bosnjaei 2005; 19.1l!xe7 flxe7 20.
Il!xc6 f1xe6 23.B:e2 f1xc2 24.l/\Ixe2 flxdS il!Ixd5 21.b4 f1d8 22.ll!b3 il!IhS
f1e7=; 17...~f8 18.~xf8 Llxf8 19.1l!b 1 23.ilIJe3 f1ed7 24.ll!a4 f1d6 2S.ll!xe6
flee7 20.~eg5 flfS 2l.g3 wg7 22. flxe6 26.0e5 fled6 27.f3 il!Jh4 28.TIe 1
i:lxe6 h6 23.f1eS hxgS 24.f1xfS gxfS lJ!!e7 Y2-Y2 Kroneberger-Gehrke, in-
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 187

ternet 2004) 19 ... a6 20.~xdS exdS WxdS 30.l/lIe3t ~h6 31.lI'e3t


(20 ... ®xdS 21.<£!b3'/l1fS 22.IWxfS gxf5 18.~xd5
23.dS ~aS 2Hia2 <£!xdS 2SJlxdS IS.~e4 b5 19.1\>b3 ~a5 20.<£!a2
~xg5 26JlxaS bxa5 27.hxgS ~e2 ~e4 21.l/lIe2 Banas-Haba, AUT
2S.~bl ~xb2 29.lUxf5 ~a2 30.l"le3;!; 1995. (21.l"le2 We7 22.g3 ~f6 23.
Payen-Keskinen, Iyvaskyla 2000) fuf6t <£!xf6 24.<£!xe4 I/!ixe4 2S.ilJIxe4
21.~xe61'(xe6 22.l!lxe7 ~xe7 23.hS;!; );1xe4 26.~e5 l1ee8,!,) 2l...~f6,!,; IS.
~ee6 24.1'1eS :S:xe5 (24 ... IWeS 2S.\!!id2 ~e5 ~xe5 19J1xeS flxe3 20.bxc3 b5 .
f6 26.l1xe6l1xe6 27J;le I ~e6 2S.\1\If4 21 .<£!b3 ~xa3+ Prates-Loureiro,
\'lidS 29.hxg6 hxg6 30.'/lIg4 '/lieS;!;) BRA 1995.
25.~xe5 !le6 26.hxg6 hxg6 27Jlc1± 18 ...l/!ixd5
Mortensen-Ostenstad, Espoo 19S9; 18 ... exd5!? 19.'~)xc6 l:'lxe6 20.
17...~f6 18.~e4 ~g7 19.~g5 f6 20. Wd2 l\>e8 21.I/lIf4 l1f6 22.l/!ie5 Sl2c6
I\>h4 a6 21.~g31\>f8 22.b4 Sax-Haag, 23.@e2 I\>g4 24.TId3 YZ-YZ Kovaee-
Budapest 1976; 17 ... ~xe3 IS.bxe3 vie-Golubovie, Neurn 2004.
(l8.\!!ixc3) 18 ... l\>xa3 (18 ... 1\>[6 19.e4 19.We3
~e7 20.d5 cxd5 21.exd5 TIxc1 t 22. 19.1\>b3 I/!ihS 20.@e3 ~a5 21.l'2f4
);1xelll'd6 23.l\>xe6 ~xe6 24.\!!ia6 1-0 ~f3 22.gxf3 fub3 23.l/lIxb3 \!!ifS'!'
Zhukova-Ciuksyte, Crete 2007) 19. Marie-Ciuksyte, Mallorea 2004.
e4&i Moskalcnko-Hatanbaatar, Mos- 19 ..•~f6
cow 1996. The pressure on the isolated
a) IH!g5 ~e7 20.l\>f4 a6 21.c4 pawn grows. 19 ... bS 20.~b3 Wh5
~b4 22.IWc2 ~f3 23.'/lIxf3 bS 21.d5 ~aS 22.dxe6 fS 23 .<£!d5 ~e4
(a) 23...TIxe4 24.<£!xe8 '/lIxe8'!') 24.We3 '/lIxh6 2S.~xb7 TIe5 26.b4
24.cxb5 '/lId7 2S.~b3 axbS 26.h4 l"le7 27.11d7 1-0 erafty-GSandman,
t1Je6 27.'/lIg3 ~dS,!,; Internet Chess Club 1996; 19 ...
b) 19.TIall\>d6 20.~gS ~c7 2l.f4 TIed8 20.~b3 (20.b4 bS 21.~b3 '/lIfS
'/lidS 22.e4 IWd7 23.dS exdS 24.exdS 22.h3 ~f8 23.~xf8 !lxfS 24.d5 exd5
<£!f6 25.);1adl TIxelt 26.);1xel a627. 25.l"lxdS '/lIf6 26.'/lIb6 l1bS 27.11d7
~e4 <£!h8 2S.TId I bS 29.dxc6 '/lIxd3 <£!cS 2S.l"lxt7 Y::rxt7 29.<£!xf7t mf7
30J:;txd3 <£!xe6 31.~d6 TIdS 32. 30.l/!ie7t ~f8 31.~eS (3 UIcI ~b7
<£!b3+-; 19 ... <£!b4 (19 ... ~f8 20.'/lIe3 32Jlxe6 IWxe6 33.'/lIxb8t ~g7 34.
(20.~g5!?) 20.l\>d2!'1 ~xd2 21.'/lIxd2 '/lieS!" ~gS 3S.~h2±) 3l...l'2f5 32.
'JJ.e7 (2l...!:lf8 22.dS exd5 23.exdS \!!ixe6 tilIxe6 33.~xe6 Y::re8 34.~eS±)
~bS 24.lI'h6 ~d7 2S.~g5 ~f6 26.d6 20 ... '/lIhS (20 ... '/lIf5 21.d5 exdS 22.
TIcS 27.l\>b3) 22.d5 cxd5 23.cxdS @xb6;!; ~a8 23.l/i>xa6 d4 24.\'Iid3;1;
~b8 (23 .. Jlxelt? 24.);1xel ~e7 25. Smirnov-Shkuran, Dnepropctrovsk
d6) 24.'JJ.xe7 (24.d6? ~xe1 t 25.'JJ.xel 2002. (24.h4±) 21.~xe6 (21.d5
~c6) 24 ... \!!ixe7 25.d6Wf6 26.d7l"ld8 exd5 22.'/lIxb6 ~aS 23.~f4;!; '/lIfS
2Hlel ~xf3 28.);1eSt ~g7 29J'!xd8 (23 ... a5 24.~a4 <£!fS 25.<£!g3 <£!d6
188 .Jozscf Pillt"r

26.\hd6 rrxd6 27.~d4 iWh4 2S.l1lxc6 1/lIxe71/l1gS 27.1/lIxgS j'jxgS+-; 24 .. J!fS


(2SJlcI±) 2S ... 0xe6 29.1/lIxaS±) 24. 2S.1/lIbS 1/lIxh6 26.1/lIxdSt <ilg7 27.
I1lg3 I1lf6 2S.1/lIxa6 I1lxb2 26.f1xdS i1l'xb6 I1lxf3+-) 2S.l/¥b8 \!lixh6 (2S ...
j'jxdS 27.l1lxdS 1/lId7 2S.~gS I1lf6 29. !ilxh6 26.1/lIxd8t !ilfS 27.1/lIbS :;xd7
~xf7 rJJg7 30.~d6+- Nemes-Rettcr, 28.Hxd7 !ilxf3 29.j'jdS+- (29.gxf3?!
corr 1993) 21...fxe6 22.1/lIxe6t <ilhS j'jgSt 30MI 1/lIxf3+-) 26.iWxdSt !ilfS
23.dS IId6 24.1/lIf7 1/lIxh6 2S.dxe6 27.j'je3 (27.~eS 1/lIgS 2S.g3 [1xeS
!'1xdl 26.[1xdl I1lxc6 (26 ... f1xe6 27. 29.1/lIxfSt rJJxfS 30.dS1/lIt \1ig7t; 27.
1/lIxe7 Hel 2S.1/lIdSt rJJg7 29.~el±) 1/lIxfSt+-; o27.1/lIxb6!? li:xd7 28.
27.'i11xe7 ~f3 28.gxf3 (2S.'i11f6t 'i11g7 j'jxd7 I1lxf3 29.!ilxe6 1/lIg5+-; 27.
29.f1d8t HxdS 30.iWxdSt 'i11g8 31. 1/lIxfSt) 27. .. l1lc6 (27 ... l1lxf3 28.gxf3
1/lIf6t IJiig7 32.1/lIxf3±) 28 ... HcI 29. (28J!xf3 b5 29.h3+-) 28 ... 1/lIgSt
Hxci 'i11xel t 30.rJJg2±; 19 .. J::!cd8 20. 29MI j'jxd7 30.1/lIxd7+-) 28.iWxfSt
I1lb3 \¥IhS 21.dS exdS 22. 'i11xb6 l1la8;!; iWxfS (2S ... rJJxfS 29.d8Iil1t) 29.dS'i11
(22 ... 'i11xh6 23.'i11xb7± Utcmov-Las- 1-0 Smyslov-Karpov, USSR (ch)
tin, Moscow 1996); 19 ... \¥IhS 20.dS 1971. (29.dS\\\Il/lIxd8 30J1xdSt wg7
!ileS (20 ... exdS 21.1/lIxb6) 21.'i11f4 31.£le5+-); 20 ... l/lIdS 21.1/lIf4 (21.~e5
cxdS 22.l"1xcSt llxeS 23.g4 @h3 ~a5 (2l...l1lxe5 22.dxeS iWc7 23.l":cl
24.~gS 'i11xh6 (24 ... l1lxf2t 2S.rJJxfL \\\IbS 24.'/lIxb6 ~e7 2S.l1lxe6 j'jc6 26.
1!'h4t 26.WfI) 2S.'i11xf7t <ilhS 26. li:xc6 I1lxc6 27.'/lIxbS );xb8 2S.0c4
'i11xe8t rJJg7 27.~e6t <ilf6 28.gSt 1-0 Adams-Doettling, France
20.l1lb3 1/lId7!? 2002) 22.ilif7 'i11e7 23.~eS ~xh3
24.'/\lxb3 bS 2S.~g4 (2S.l1ld2;!;) 2S ...
abed.fgh I1ldS 26.'i11e3±) 2l...~aS 22.l1la2! (22.
8 d5?! eS (22 ...~xb3 23.dxe6 j'jxe6
24J~xdSt llxdS 25J1xe6 fxe6
26.h3+-) 23.'i11e3 ~xb3 24.l/¥xb3 c4
2S.d6 li:e6+ Malinin-Eliseev, St Pe-
tersburg 1999) 22 ... ~c4 23.l1lgS
I1lxgS 24.flxgS llfS 2S.l1lxc4 (2S.iWh4
hS 26.He2 'i11f6+) 2S ... Hxc4 26.'i11h4
hS 27.l"1e3 li:c2~
21.d5
2l.fleS £lxeS (21...iWe7 2H\g4
20 ... 'i11hS?! 21.dS ~dS (21... I1lg7 (22 ... £laS 23.1/lIf4 I1lh8 24.!ilxe6
exdS? 22.'i11xc8t li:xcS 23.Hxe8#) fxe6 2S.!ilgS+-) 23.!ilxg7 rJJxg7 24.
22.d6± HeS (22...l1lxf3 23.d7) 23.d7 dS flaS 2S.1/lIh6t whS 26.d6 1/lIfS 27.
li:e7 (23 .. ,[lfS 24.l1lxfS <ilxfS 2S.~4 d7 flxb3 2S.'i11c3 ~cS 29.dxeSl;1 1-0
I/lIgS 26.f3 'i11xc3t 27.li:xe3±) 24.1/lIf4 Billcn-Dzicdzina, !ECG Emai1
I1lg7 (o24 ... l1lxf3 2S.1/lIxf6 I/lIxh6 26. 1999) 22.dxeS 'i11c6 23.f3 l1le7
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 189

24.l1Ihl ~ed8= 26...iWxd5!


21...exd5 22.\I£xb6 ~xel t 23. 26 ... ~d8?! 27 .~xb7 I/5Ixb7
)'exel ~xb2 28.'l!id4t±; 26 ... h6!?=
23...~g7 24.~xg7 I1Ixg7 2S.~a4 27.'l!ixb7 !:ThS 2S.iWxa6 l"lb3 29.
'l!ic7 26.'l!ie3 I!!id6 27.'l!id3;!; 'I!Ia4 'fJ.c3 30.l"le3 ~c4 3 U!lb3 ~d4!
24.~xd5 0g7 3l...];cl t 32.l1Ih2 iWd6t 33.g3;!;
24 ... ~xa3? 2S.~xf7t!!. The win- 3V!lb2
ning blow. (2HlgS? 19xdS 26.l!!ixb7 32.4:\xd4 f1cl t 33.';1;>h2 'I!Ixd4 34.
~dS 27:fJxf7 'I!Ixf7 2S.l!I'xc6 0b4=) g3 Y!!dl 35.'l!ixdl !'1xdl=
2S .. .ll!Ixf7 26.~gS !::CS (26...l/l'c4 27. 32 ... l1Ih6!
'l!ixb7 ~e7 28.g3+-) 27.~xe8·1 'I!IxeS 32 ... l1Ig833.f1e8t±
2S.'l!ib3t IlIhS 29.~f7t I1IgS 30.~d6t 33.4:\e5 llc2 34.'l!ibS <tJg7 35.hS
IlIhS 31:~xeS+-; 24 ... 0f6 2SJ!dl 35.Y!!e8 !:lcl l' 36.l1Ih2 [lc7;!;
!:ld8 26.~gS ~xg5 27.~g5 'l!ie7 2S. 35 ...4:\f5 36.~cl
0xf7t I1Ig7 29.11fl± Strautins-Ortiz 36.!:!d3 I!!ic5 37.[lf3 !!e2=
Elias, rCCF Email 2000. 36 ... gxh5
25.~xg7 36 ... Y!!d4!? 37Jlfl gxhS (37 ...
2S.~xf7t? 'l!ixf7 26.~g5 ~d4!-+ ~g3 38.h61'! I1Ixh6 39.4:\xf7t) 38.
25 ...l1Ixg726.h4!? ~f3
26.~a2!? ~d8 27.'l!ib2t f628.l/l'b3 3Hlf3 'l!ic5 3S.'l!ie5t Y!!xe5 39.
0xf3 29.'l!ixf3;!;; 26.h3!?; o26.\IlJb2t! !:lxc5 !:lclt
39 ... 4:\d640.a4;!;
40. I!.>h2 I!if6 41.1l:b5 l"lal 42.
!:lb6t I1Ig7
43.l"1a6 'fJ.a2.
Yz-Yz

(61) V. Salov - A. Beliavsky


Madrid 1995

l.d4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5


4.c4 f)f6 5.~c3 c6 6.~f3 ~e7 7.cxd5
26 ... l1Ig8 27.~a2!~ Surprising as ~xd5 S.\!ld3 4:\c6 9.0-0 0-0 10.l"1c1
it is, White's advantage is decisive. ilf6 11.a3 b6 12.~g5
(27.~gS 'I!IxdS 28.'l!ixb7;!;) 27...~a8 l2.~c2. This is the structure
(27 .. J1c7 28.h4 ~d8 29.~e5 Y!!e8 30. with the isolani, recommended by
hS 'fJ.e7 3 U1e3+-) 28.~gS ~d8 29. Nimzovich, but it is too tame. At
h4 .Y!!c6 (29 ... h6 30.l!!if6 l"lc6 31. any rate, Nimzovich recommcnded
~e4+-) 30.f3 h6 31.~e4+- the setup ~e3 and Y!!e2. 12 ... \!ld7
190 J{,zscf Pinter

a) 12 ... ®d6 I3.0gS l:ld8? 14. IS.fle4 flxe4 16.0xe4 Il>f6 17.@e2
Il>xf60xf6 1Hle4 IWd7 0a8 18.l/!Ia6 !';1c7 19.13cdl -fle7 20.
(a) 15...t!JIc7 16.fuf6t I/lIxf6 17. \!lId3 Il>xe4 2J.t!!ixe4 @dS 22.'lk2 !lfc8
Il>xhn wxh7 18.IWc2t IWfS 19.IWxc6 23.[ld2 h6 24.fleS Il>gS 2S.f4 I!lxf4
'ila6 20JleS±) 16.flxf6t gxf6 17. 26.!';1d3 !lc2 27.@g4 Llxb2 28.Llf3
Wc I ± Kuzmin-Petronic, I3udapest @xd4'~ 29.l1Ihl I!lxeS 30.\!lIhS I!lf6
Spring op 1989; 31.!lefI l'Thc2 0-1 Hasselmann-Up-
b) 12 ... aS IH2f4 l!la6 14.@d2 leger, Germany 1994) IS.b5 -flb8
[lc8.ISI1adl I!lc4 16.fleS flxeS 17. 16.-fleS ~bd7 17.flc4 'gc7 18.l/lIe2
I!lxeS fldS 18.flxdS Il>xdS 19.IWd3 fS; ~b8 19.!Jc2 !"ld8 20.f3 -fldS 21.-flxdS
13.\!lId3 g6 14.0h6 [le8 IS.[ladl !';1c8 \!.!xdS 22.fle3 Il>d6 2H1xc7 @xc7 24.
16.0b3 flaS 17 .ll>a2 fldS 18.0xdS g3 flf6 25.!';1cI l!!Je7 26.-flxdS -flxdS=;
(18.fle4? flf6 19.0c3 fldS 20.fle4= 12.\!lIe2 fixd4 13.-flxd4 iWxd4 14.l!lgS
Williams-Morovic Fernandez, Lu- I!lb 7 IS .[lad I I/lIcS 16.l!lxf6 I!lxf6 17.
zern olm 1982) 18 ... exdS 19.flxdS ~c4Il>xe41S.\ll'xe4IWhSI9.\l>c2\!.!xb2
Il>fS (I9 ... l!lg4 20.l/!Ie4 I!lxf3 21. 201ie3 !;'fadS 21.[ldel [ld2 22.[lh3
\!lIxf3±) 20.IWbS I!ld7 21.[lxe7!! IWg6-+ ErictheRed-Prometheus, lCS
game chess.net 1999; 12.ll>e3 I!lb7
13.l!lbl
a) I3.[lcI [lcS 14.\l>bl
(a) 14.\!l'e2 IWd6
(a) 14 ... !';1e8 15.k1edl fid5 16.
fixdS IWxdS 17.l!lc4 \!lIhS IS.dS exd5
19.!lxdS I/!Ig6 20.0d3 IWe6 21.!';1d I
fib8 22.ll>fS Il>xdS 23.ll>xe6 0xe6 24.
h4 I!lf6 2S.-flgS 0c4 26.\\Yg4 h6 27.
-fle4 I!lxb2) IS.h3 !';1fdS 16.l!le4 flaS
17.0a6 IWb8 IS.b4 I!lxa6 19.\ll'xa6
\!lIb7 20.IWxb7 -flxb7 2 I .0bS !';1xcl 22.
2l..Jlxe7 (2l...l!lxbS 22.flf6'1' [lxcl a6 23.fle7 as 24.[lc6 axb4 25.
I1Ih8 23.[lxt7 \!lIxf6 24J3Xf6+-) 22. axb4 [ld6 26.[lc4 [ldS 27.fleS -fld6
-flxe7t IWxe7 23.@eS±; 12.b4 I!lb7 13. 2SJ'ic6 !::b8 29.g4;!;) 14 ...flaS
I!lb2 (l3.ll>c2 [lcS 14.\!l'd3 g6 IS.0b2 al) 14.. Jlc7 IS.IWd3 )'id7. Inc-
~dS 16.-flxdS @xd5 17.l!lb3 I/!Id6 IS. reasing the pressure on the isolated
[ladl I!lf6 19.\ll'e2 !';1fe8 20.dS exdS pawn on d4, with idea of cS.
21.I/!IxeS1' !';1xeS 22Jlxe81' I1Ig7 23.
[lxdS I!!Jc7 24.ll>xf61' I1Ixf6 2S,l;ldl
fie7 26.!ledS 0c6 27.!';1Sd6t I1Ig7 28. Diagram
!l6d2 -flfS 29.fid4 -flxd4 30Ji:xd4
\!l'e5;!;) 13...E:c8 I 4.[lc I as (l4 ... l/lId6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 191

8.bcdefgh (a2) IS.\l!Jd3 g6 16.0a2 lIfd8 17.


f1cdl 0dS 18.flxdS cxd5 19.iI\d2 f6
20.0f4 Vild7 21.Yic I ;'leS 22.h3 0f8
23.£1h2 1H7 24.£lg4 £la5 25J'fxe8
®xe8 26.£lc3 g5 27.£1xd5 wg6 28.
£1x1'6 f1xcI t 29.Vilxc I 0xf6 30.\\>c5t
0g6 31.IWe2t wh6 32.lWf5 'i!Je7 33.f4
1-0 Fcchner-Kohn, eOIT 1984);
a3) 14 ... l'"1e8 15.i[\Id3 g6 16.0a2
iWd7 17.Eredl 0f8 IS.h3 0g7 19.\"ib5
\'Jie7 20.d5 exd5 21.£lxd5 £lxdS 22.
16. I/ k2. Hardly a sign of suc- 0xd5 £lc5 23.0xb7 IlJixb7 24.41xe5
cess. 16 ... g6 I 7 .~a2 £lg4 l'lxe5 25.'llId7 !'le7 26.lIJixb7 l'lxb7 27.
(al) 17 ... £ldS 18.£lxd5 cxd5 19. Ere2=; 15:fle5 £lc4 16.£lxe4 :t:1xc4 17.
£leS £1xe5 20.dxeS± l'"1e8 21.0d4 0g5 Wid3 !le8 IS.0g5 g6 19.0a2
22.l'"1cdl~) 18.Eredl £1xe3 19.fxe3 (a)19.nedl fld5 20.0xc7 IWxc7
(al) :5:19.!lxc3 £lxd4 20.41xd4 21.0xd5 0xd5 22.ll!ie3 E1fdS 23.\\>e4
l'"1xd4+=) 19...~f6 20.IIH2 0g7 'fic7 24.0xd5 'fixdS 25.l'lel !:1xcl 26.
(a1) 20 ... e5!?) 21.l'"1d2 £le7 !lxcl IUid7 27.h4 );xd4+ Passakos-
(a1) 2l...c5!?) 22.e4 h6 . Mastrokoukos, Ermoupoli 1996)
(a1) 22 ... e5!?) 23.l'ledl IWb8 24. 19 .. .l"1e7;!;
lWe3 f1fd8 25.h3 (a) 19 ... lUid7 20.b4=) 20.nedl
(al) 25.£1e5!'lc7=) 25...1>h7 26. fld521.0h6
1Ih I a6 27.);£2 (a) 21.\\>xe7 !lxc7 22.\Wg3 [fd7=)
(al) 27.£1e5 ~xe5 28.dxe5 E1xd2 21...l"1eS 22.£1b5 !:1d7 2Hlxa7 0g5
29I1xd2 lIxd2 30.'i!lxd2 £lc6'l') 27 ... (a) 23 ... \'Jla8!0 2HlbS 0b4 25.
£1g8 28.E1dfl b5 29.h4 axb4 Wixa2=) 24.';ilxg5 \'Jixg5 2S.if!g3
(al) 29.d5; a1) 25.ll!ib5 !:1ed8=;
a1) 29.eS!? £le7 30.£lh4 £1f5 31. a2) 25.E1e5 Wih4 26.~xd5 ~xd5
£lxf5 gxf5 32.£lc2 lWa7 33.f1f4 i;lg8'l'; 2Hlb5 ~c6 28.f3
a1) 29.0bl 1'5 30.d5 cxdS 31. (a2) 2S.g3 IUif6 29.f4 'fied8 30.
exf5 d4 32.fxg6t <1>h8+; £le3 l'lxd4 31. IUixd4 l'ixd4 32.l'"1xd4
a1) o29.£1eS! 0xc5 30.dxe5=) Vile7",) 28 ... f1ed8 29.l"!e3 ~xb5 30.g3
29 ... £lf6 30.£lcS \'Jif6 31.l'"1xb5 'fixd4 32.TIxd4 !lxd4
(a1) 30.£lh2?? IWxh2t 31.wxh2 33.E1xb6 'i!Jd8; 2S ... lWf6?!
£1g41'-+; (a) 25 ... lWxg3 26.hxg3 i'lcd8 27.
a1) 30.f1d2 £1g4 31.IWgI a5+) -flbS £le7=) 26.£lb5= J.Polgar-Kar-
30 .. J1xd4+ Uhlmann-Karpov, Le- pov, Wijk aan Zee 1998.
ningrad 1973; (a) 26.0xd5!? ~xd5 27.£lb5:±:;
a2) 14 ... ®d6 15.®e2 a) 26.llie5:±:);
192 J6zscf Pinter

b) 13.llie2 £laS l1ed8 23.!1ed1 !1xdS 24J!xd5 !1d8=)


bI) 13 ... l;re8 14.lWd3 ~b8 IS.£leS 20.~xdS exdS 21.'liixdS 'liixdS 22.
0a6 16.lWdl Ilib7 17.l;e 1 £lbd7 18. :;!xdS ~f6 23.:;!bl
Ilib3 £lxeS 19 .dxeS ~d7 20.~d4 llleS (b2) 23.b4l;rcd8 24.l;red 1=) 23 ...
21.Ille2 Ilixd4 22.lWxd4 IWgS 23.£le4 l;red8 24.l;rxd8t !1xd8 2S.~fl ~aS
0xe4 24.IWxe4 g6 2S.f4 'liie7 26.0bl± (b2) 2S ... £lcS 26.~xeS IlixeS 27.
Hassan-Kamal, Cairo 2002; b3=) 26.~2
b2) 13 .. J!e8 14.\lId3 g6 ISJ!adl (b2) 26.b3 l;rd3 27.~d2=) 26 ...
l;re8 16.0b3 £la5 17.llia4 !1e8 27.b4 4:le6 28.4:lc4 llieS 29.Hc1=
(b2) 17.0a2?! £ld5 Salmensuu-Danielsen, Munkebo
(b2) 17...<;1lxf3'!! 18.gxfJ ~e6 1998.
(b2) 18...~d5 19.~xd5 exdS 20. (b2) 29.f4 Ilid4 30.llixd4 ~xd4
!1el 'liid7 21.b4 £le4 22.0xe4 dxe4 31J!dl £le6 32.g3 !1e4 3Hlf6t ~g7
23.l'1xe4 ~xe4 24.IWxc4 [le8 2S.l!ld3 34.£le8t 1llf8 3S.4:lf6=); 14.£leS l1e8
0f626.dS±) 19.dS £leS 20.IWe2 exdS IS.\l!Jd3 IWc7 16.lligS g6 IHlh3 ~dS
21.£lxdS ~fd7 18.0d2 £lxe3 19.1lixe3 IlidS 20.l!lIh6
(b2) 21...~xd5 2UlxdS ~d6 l1fd8 21.J;1ae 1
(b2) 22 ... IWe7 23.llif4+-) 23J!ed1 (b) 21.fuf7? 1lif8!) 2I...~e4 22.
!1e6 24.f4+-) 22.f4 ~e6 23.\l!Jg4 a4 ~xeS 23.dxe5 I!lIb7+';
~eb8 24.b4 c) 13.'liic2
(b2) 24.l1d2 ~eS 25.l1ed l±) 24 ...
Ilif6 25.fS ~e5 26.IWg2 l1e2
(b2) 26 ... l1e6 27.~xb6+-) 27.
fxg6 hxg6 28.'tlb3 [lb2 29.llia4 £lee6
30.£lf4 'liie7 31.Ilie1 !1xel1" 32.
!1xcl +-) 18.0d2
(b2) 18.~e4 ~xe3 19.fxe3 Illd5
20.llixdS exd5+) 18...~xe3 19.0xe3
~dS+) 17 ... llle6
(b2) 17...~e4! 18JJe2
(b2) 18.llixe8?! ~xb2 19.iWd2
~xd1 20.lllxf7"1 ~xf7 2UeSt ~g8
22J;'1xdl £ldS+) 18...~xe3 19.fxe3 13 ...l1c8
Hf8 20.e4 a6 21.Ilib3 b5=) 18.llixe6 cl) 13 ... g6 14.l1ad1 l1e8 15.~h6
£lxe6 19.dS £lxd5 l1e8 16.l!lIe2 4:ld5=
(b2) 19 ... exd5 20.4:lxdS (ct) 16 ... l!lId61Hb5 IlitE 18.llig5
(b2) 20.0gS d4 21.'liia6 ~g7 22. ~d5 19.4:le4 'liib8 20.~e5 l1e7 21.
~bS ~d5 23.llixe7 !1xe7 24.!1xe7 ~g4± l1ee8 22.4:lef6t £lxf6 23.£lxf6t
4:ldxc7 2S.£lbxd4 'liid7 26.'liia4 !1d8=) ~g7 24.IWe3 llie7 25.'liih3
20 ... ~xdS 21.'liixdS 'liixdS 22JlxdS (cl) 25.dS! 0xf6 26.<;1lxf6t I1?xf6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 193

27.IWe3t e5 28.dxe6 l1xe6 29.i!HJt


wg7 30J:ld7+-) 25 ... h5 26.il}Jh4 l::1hS
27.d5 exd5 2S.flxd5 >'ixg5 29.i!JIxg5
l::1eeS 30.i!JIf6t wh6 31.fle3 l'lhg8 32.
flf5t wh7 33.i!JIxf7t 1-0 E.Sziva-
LDahl, Kuala Lumpur 1990);
c2) 13 ... h6 14.f1adl lle8 15.fle5
fla5 16.YlIa4 a6 17.>'id2 >'id6 18.fle4
flxe4 19.flxe4 >'ixe4 20.l:1xe4 tWe8
2 U!Jxe8 l::1fxe8 22.\1lxa5 bxa5 23.
l::1c2 l::1ed8 24.g3 f6 2S.flg4 wf7 26.
fle3 g5 27.wg2 hS=; 14.l::1adl flaS dll)14 ...flaS?! IS.liigS fld5 16.
(c) 14 ... YlId6 IS.dS exd5 16.QgS !/!Ic4 g6 17.Ylih4 f6 IS.0h6 flxe3 19.
g6 17.IWa4 a6 18.Qfl? bxe3 Iiixf3 20.gxf3 [5 21.!/!Ig3 >'id6
(c) lS.l::1xe7 flxe7 19.IWh4 l:1c6 22.f4 !'le8 23.Qb5 fle6 24.\Wg2 flaS
20.fld4 !:Ife8 21.flxe6 !:Ixe6 22.:1k I 2S.liixeS YlIxeS 26.dS+- Van Beers-
£leS 23.IWh6+-) lS ... flbS 19.93 Miehel, Bled 2002;
!:IfeS;!;) IS.fle5 a6 16.':lel fle6 17. d12) 14 ... !:Ie7 15.Qbl
flxe6l::1xe6 18.IWe21iixa3 19.1iigS Iiib4 (dl2) IS.dS!? exdS 16.liif4 l::1eS
20.dS IHtfS !:IaS IS.b4 a6 19.i!JId2 >'ieS 20.
(c) 20.liie4 !:Ie7 21.liixb7 !:Ixb7 0bl±) 15 .. Jld7 16.0a2l::1eS 17.fleS
22.'1lixa6 !:Ie7=) 20 .. Jlxc3? flxe5 I S.dxeS ~dS 19.QxdS exdS
(c) 20 ... exdS! 2l.flxdS? tWxdS (d12) 19 ... liixdS 20. YlIbS;!;) 20.
22.liixh7t flxh7 23.l::1xdS >'ixel i!JIg40f8 21.flc4 wh8 22.0gS !/!Ic8 23.
24.YlIxcl !:Ig6 2S.l::1d7 flxgS-+) 21. flf6 !:Ic7 24.YlIxeS l::1exeS 2S.~xd5
bxe3 Iiixe3 22.dxe6 "!!Ie7 23.Qxf6 l'le2 26.flc3 l::12e5 27.liif4;!; Benja-
il}Jxf6 24.exf7t IiIhS 2S.tWe7 fi:xf7 26. min-Doettling, Boston 2001; IS.
®xf6 gxf6 27.!:IeSt wg7 2S.liie4 bS >'ibl
29.liixf7 wxf7 30Jic3 1-0 Dydysh- (dl) lS.QgS flbd7 16.fleS
ko-Roizman, Minsk 1969; (d]) 16.lila6 \We7 17.0xb7 'llixb7
d) 13.®e2 a6 18.dS±) 16 ...fldS 17 .flxd5 QxdS?
dl) I3 .. JleS 14Jiadl flbS (dl) 17...>'ixgS IS.fle3 flf6 19.
0a6 \We7=) 18.flxd7 i!JIxd7 19.Qxe7
i!JIxe7 20.i!JIhS! f5 21.Qxf5 g6 22.
>'ixg6 >'ib3 23.!:Id3+- Fauth-Golda,
Diagram Baycm 1996) 15 ...fld5 16.IWd3 g6
17.fle4
(d!) IH~h6l::1e8 18.fle4~) 17 ...
fld7 18.0116 l::1c8 19.>'iel fl7f6 20.
flegS >'if8?
194 J6zsef Pintcr

(d!) 20 ... ~hS !'t) 21.4}eS! 'fi.e7 22. 17.'fi.xe7 '&xc7 IS.'fi.e1 '&d6 19.flbS
h4 l;)a6) IS".'fi.aeS? 16.dS! exdS
(dl) 2Hld2 ~hS 23.g3) 22...~hS (a) 16...\WeS 17.0gS g6 IS.\We3
23.g3 ilhf6 24.'&e2 0eS 19.1/IIf4 ilhS 20.t!!Ih4 f6 21.
(dl) 24.'tid2!?) 24".l;)g7 2S.f3?! r1xe6+-) 17.l;)gS g6 ISJlxe7 I/IIxe7
(dl) 2S.0d2!;t) 2S,,'£1f8 Abba- 19.r1e1 '&d6 20.flbS <:ila6 21.ilxd6
sov-Doettling, Tallinn 1997; 0xd3 22.ilxcS I;)xe2 2Hle7t ilxe7
d2) 13".@e7 1Hlb5 Y!Jb8 IS.0gS 24.0xf6+-;
~dS 16.'&e4 g6 IH!h6 'fi.eB 1B.'&g4 b) 13.l/IIa4 a6 14.'fi.ad1 bS IS.'&e2
fS 19.1/lih3 a6 20.ile3 I;)f6 21.'fi.xe6 !:1e8 16.dS exdS 17.0fS 'fi.aS 18.flxdS
Elxe6 22.~xdS bS 23.l;)xfS gxfS 24. ilxdS 19.1;)xh7t <ilh8 20.l;)e4 4}aS 21.
'&xfS IWd6 2S.'&g4t M7 26.ilxf6 'fi.xf6 I;)xdS 0xdS 22.l'kS f6 23.~st IlIgS
27.l/IIg7t weB 2S.l;)gS Ele6 29.'&xb7 24JldxdS l/IIe8 2S.l/IIh7t 1lIf7 26.fihfS
'fi.a7 30.l/IIe8t wf7 31.I;)e3 :"leS 32. Elg8 27.flgSt <ilf8 2S.l/IIg6 1-0 Wa-
'&h3 IlIgS 33.'&hS 'fi.f7 34.'fi.cl Has 1igora-Gohlke, Solingen 1964; 13".
3S.'fi.xe6 1-0 Paunovie-Perez, Orti- 'fi.c8 (13".g6 14.l1lc4 l'IcS IS.l/IId3
guera 2003; 14Jlad1 b5 IS.l;)gS !le8 (1S.l;)h6 :1i:e8 16.dS cxdS 17.flxdS
16.l;)b 1 l:'leS 17.ileS ilxeS 18.dxcS flg4 18.l/ld2! 1;)f8 19.r1xeS I/IIxeS 20.
ildS 19.1;)xe7 t!!Ixe7 20.'&d3 '&h4 21. Illxf8 I/IIxf8 21.t!!IgS ilh6 22.ilh4 (22.
ilc4 l:'lcd8 22.ild6 l:'le7 23.He4;!; IWhS r1e1 flfS 2Hld3; 22.0d3 t!!Id8 23.
24.l/IId4 g6 2S.l:'lh4 t!!Ic2 26.l:'lfl l:'ldd7 '&xh6 @xdS 24.\\!c4 I'iihS 2S.'&f4 i/lIfS
27.l;)d3 \Wd2 28.ile4 \WaS;!; Angelov- 26.'&xfS gxfS 27.l1ld3;!;) 22".<ilh8
Muhvic, Warsaw 1989; 13".!leS 14. 23.r1da) IS".<ilg7 16.'fi.cd1 flaS 17.
l;)a2 ~b8 IS.ilcS fldS 16.'&g4 fS 0bS (17.l;)xe6 fxe6 IS.ilgS 'fi.c6 19.
(16".flxe3 17.bxe3 'fi.xc3? 18.flxf7 ilxe6t Elxe6 20.Elxe6 ~dS 21.IlleSt
l"1xf7 19.1/IIxe6 '&f8 20.l;)gS 0d6 21. <ilf7±) 17:"fldS 18.l;)eSt <ilg8 Kercs-
0f4!) 17.\!lIe2 0f6 IS.l;)d2 r1cS 19. Petrosian, Zagreb 19S9) 14.h3
r1ad1 r1e7 20.l/IId3 a6 21.ile2?! (21. a) 14.l;)bl r1eS IS.l/IId3 g6 16.l;)a2
r1c1 !±) 2l...bS 22.flg3 g6 23.flf3 (a) 16.h3 1;)f8 17.0gS \\!g7 18.
'fi.e8= Kargin-Elisecv, Kolontaevo fle4 h6 19.flxf6t 0xf6 20.l;)xh6
1998; 12.'&a4 0b7 13.l;)e3 a6 14.b4 ilxd4 2I.ilxd4I/11xd4't) 16...llIg7
as IS.bxaS flxaS 16.l:'lab1 ~g4 17. (a) 16".ilhS 17.'&e3
I/IIc2 g6 18.l/IIb2 r1c8 (18".0xf3 19. (a) 17.0h6 1;)f8 IS.l;)gS l;)e7 19.
gxf3 ilcS 20.l;)e4 ~ee4 21.'&e2 ~xa3 h4;!;) 17".flxf4
2Hlxa8 flxb1 23.l'Ixb1 I/IIxa8 24. (a) 17...ilxd4! IS.flxd4 flxf4 19.
0h6 l:'ldS 2S.dS~) 19J:1eel ilc4 20. @xf4 0gS 20.'&g4
I;)xc4 'fi.xe4't; 12.0f40b7 13.l''!cl (a) 20.ilxe6 r1x(6) 20".hS 21.
a) 13.0e2 \!lId7 14.IIM3 l:'lfdS IS. ~xe6 hxg4 22.ilxd8 r1xelt 23.r1xcl
r1adl flxdS+) 18.'&xf4 I;)d6 19.1!Jg4 hS
(a) IS.dS exdS 16.0gS g6 20.l/IIe4 I/IId7 21.I/IId3 ~e7 22.ilc4 <ilg7
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 195

(a) 22...<iixe4 23.\)!Ixe41lxc1 24. ~d2=) 17.'!'ixc3 (17.bxc3 'flaS!) 17 ...


l'Jxc1 1;1cS=) 23.l'JxeS blxcS 24.dS l"lc8 18.l!I'e3 'flaS 19.<iie4 'flc4 20.l!IJb3
'flfS 2SJ:'ldl <iib8 26.~e3 eS= Asta- <t2xe4 2U'1xe4 IWdS 22Jle2 f1fd8 23.
neh Lopez-Rasmussen,Athens 200S) r1e2~ Pavlovic-Machulsky, Belg-
17.l'Jcdl ~dS IS.'flxdS exdS 19.'fleS rade-Moscow 1995.
f6 20.~h6t IlIxh6 21.flfn IlIg7 22. 16 ••• flee7
flxd8 l'!exdS 23.'/l'D 1-0 Bemdt- 16 ...flf4!? 17.~g3 'flxd4+ (17 ...
Hochgraefe, Gennany 2002; I!\!xd4 18.E:ad1 I!\!f6 19.'flce4 \Wxb2
b) 14.b4 as IS.bS fla7 16.a4 20.l!\!xf4 I!\!xc2 21.~f6t IlIhS 22.
i£!xf3 17.i!lxf3 i£!a3 18.E:e2 <iib4 19. I)IJc7+- (22.flfxh7 I!\!fS 23.\lIxfS gxf5
E:eel ~xd4 20.~e2 I!\!dS 21.I!\!xdS 24.~xfSl'!xf8 25.l'!d7+-)
~xd5 22.i£!eS <t2cS+; 14 ... a6 (14 ... l'!e8 17.iU!f3
IS.~bl ~aS 16.'fleS fldS? (16 ... 17.\!!Ig3@bS 18.l!\!g41!\!c7 19.1'!acl
~c6;!;) I Hxh7t IlIxh7 18.l!\!hSt IlIgS 'flxc3 20.bxc3 'fldS 21.c4 flf6 22.
19.'ilixflt IlIh7 20.l!\!g6t IlIgS 21. l!\ie2=; 17.\!!Id2!?
Wixe6t IlIh7 22.~fl flxf4 23.l!\!fSt 17•.•'flxc3
IlIg8 (23 ... g6 24.l!\!xf4) 24.~xdS frfS 17 ...'flf5? IS.~xf5 exfS 19.1'!e5
2S.l!\!xf4 E:xf4 26.~xb7+-) I S.<t2b I 'flxc3 20.l!\!xb7 I)IJxd4 21.~f3+-
b5 16.l!\!d3 g617.b4 a5 18.l!\!xbS <t2a8 IS.l!\!xb7 fledS 19.1!\!a6 !'leS 20.
19.dS exdS 20.~a4± ~d6 21.0xd6 <t2c4 E:e7 21.!'lad I 'flf6 22.<t2b I llJdS
I!\!xd6 22.~b6 flbS 23.bxaS? (23.l!\!cS 23.flf3 @c4 24.'Il'xc4 frxc4 2S.~cS
I!\!xcS 24.bxcS !'lfd8 25.i£!a2±) 23 ... );leeS 26.g4= l'UdS 27.llIg2 flc6! 2S.
~xaS 2HixaS E:xb6 25.~d4 [lfbS= gS 'flhS! 29.'flxc6D
Vasiukov-Dolmatov,FrLlnze 1983. 29.'ilf3? E:xd4 30.~xc6 E:f4t-+
12 ...~b7 13.~c2 fldS 14.l"id3 g6 29 ••. l'!xc6 30.!'!d2 !'!cd6 31.l''!edl
IS.h4?! 'flf4t 32.1!If3 ~dS 33.!'lcl 'fle734.f1c7
'fle6 3S.dS!= cxdS 36.~a2 IlIg7 37.
IlIg3 a6
37 ... h6 38.gxh6t IlIxh6 39.E:xdS
l:'!xdS 40.0xdS l"!xdS 41.E1xc6'f
3SJ!xdS ~xdS 39.<t2xdS !'lxdS
40.E:xe6 l:'!d3t 41.f3 YZ-YZ

(62) A. Kharlov - L.
Nisipeanu
Ljubljana 2002

l.c4 e6 2.~e3 cS 3.c3 0f6 4.0f3


lS ••. i£!xgS 16.'flxgS <t2e7 S.d4 exd4 6.exd4 dS 7.exdS
16.hxg5 'flxc3 (l6 .. JkS 17. flxdS S.0d3 'flc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.E:el
196 Jozscf Pintcr

flf6 tt.a3 b6 12.0c2 (b3) 16.@d2 a6 17.b4 fla7 18..


IHlgS @b7 13.@e2 l'le8 14.l/ld3 0a4 bS 19.@dl 1'fc7 20.lil'd3 '£cdS 21.
g6IS.@h6 fle4 as 22.l'lxc7 Iil'xc7 23.bxaS ~xgS
a) IS.h4 l/le7 24.flfxgS h6 2S.a6 @xa6 26.@b3ife7
(a) IS ... fldS 16.0h6 1'fe8 l7.hS 27.flf3 <i!b7 28.@xdS 0xdS 29.We3:j:)
@f6 18.l'lael flxe3 19.bxc3 I/ldS 20. 16 ... fldS IHld2 flxe3 18.l'lxc3 a6
hxg6 hxg6 21.l/le3 '£ce7 22.l/lf4 flf5 19.b4 @f6 20.@e3 bS 21.~c2 Iil'd7+;
23.@e4 IWd7 24.fle5 <i!xe5 25.dxeS 16.b4 fldS l7.flxdS 0xgS 18.flxc7
l'lc4 26.0gS flee8 27.@f6 IiIh7 28. 0xcl 19.1'fxcllil'xc7 20.l/le31/!!b8
Iil'h2t flh6 29.0gS 1'fh8 30.@xb7 (b) 20 ... l'lc8 21.@e4 Iil'd7=) 21.
Iil'xb7 3UIedl f1cc8 32.@xh6 1-0 figS IiIg7? 22.@e4! fld8 23.0xb7
Mastrokoukos-Mueo, Nca Makri flxb7 24.l/!!eSt I/lxeS 2S.dxeS l'ld8
1990) 16.l'lacl '£caS 17.'£cbS @e4 18. 26.f4±;
flxa7 f1a8 19.'£cbS @xf3 20.\iJlxf3 c) IS.0b3 l'le8
Iil'xbS 21.0xf6 @xf6 22.l/lxf6 I/lxb2 (c) IS ... 1'fc7 I 6.1'fad 1 fldS 17.
23.hS f1ad8 24.h6 \)l:xd4 2S.f1e5 1-0 flxdS exdS 18.0xc7 fixe7 19.1'fxe7
Macdollald Ross-Romilly, Ports- flxe7 20.lIe 1 flfS 21.0a4 Iil'd6 22.
mouth 1976; Iil'd2 wg7 23.0c2 0c8 24.We2l'ld8 2S.
b) IS.l'lae1 f1c7 h3:j: Van den DoeI-Pietrow, Win-
bI) IS ... a6 16.b4 desheim, 2002) 16Jlac1
(bI) 16.@f4 bS 17.b4 Iil'd7 18. (c) 16.l'ladl fldS IH!e4 flaS 18.
@gSl'lfd8 19.f1cdl flg4 20.fle4 @xgS 0a2 0xgS 19.flfxgS fS 20.lil'h3 hS
2l.flexgSIil'e7 22.flc4 4;ccS 23.flxeS 2Ug3 fxe4 22.flxe4 IiIg7 23.fld6
tlxeS 24.l/lg3 @xe4 2S.0xc4 fixcl )'if8 24.flxc8 Iil'xc8 2S.l'lcl Iil'd7 26.
26.l'lxel tle4+) 16 ... fldS 17.0xe7 0xd5 @xdS Y,-YZ Ghinda-Cinca,
flexc7 18.fle4 flfS 19.1!\'d2 flf6 20. rCCF 200S) 16 ... a6 I Hia2 fldS 18.
flxf6t I/lxf6 2l.fle5 l'lfd8 22.@xfS ~d2 flxc3 19.@xc3 fla7 20.a4 bS
WxfS 23.l/le3 b1xc I 24.l'lxe I f6 2S. 21.dS 0xdS 22.lil'd4 @f6 23.lil'xfo
~je6 lId7 26.a4 Ilig7+ Wirken-Han- \!!!xf6 24.0xf6 0xa2 25.axbS flxbS
necart, COIT 1997; 26.!:!al @d5 27.lIxa6 <,j.lxf3 28.gxf3
b2) IS ... ®d6 16.flbSl/ld7 17.0a4 flc7 29.l'la7 fldS 30.<,j.leS f6 31.@g3
Iil'd8 18.lil'd2 a6 19.flc3 bS 20.0c2 b4 eS'+'; IS ... i'!e8 16.1'fad 1
2l.axb4 f!xb4 22.fleS flxc2 23.l'lxc2
fldS 24.@h6 ife8 2S.fle4 ~b4 26.
l'lxe8 0xc8 27.fle3 I/lb6 28.lil'd3 @b7
29.f1cl Diagram
(b2) 29.fld7 I/ld6 30.flcS lil'e6 31.
flxb7 Iil'xb7 32.l'lal as 33.fle4=)
29 ... ifc8 30.h3 @f8;
b3) IS ... lIe8 16.0a4
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 197

22.~xf8 <ilxf8 23.'l!id2 wg8 24.'l!ih6


@e7 2S.h4 fld8 26.Hel ll!if8 27.\llJe3±
Gligoric-Panno, Izt Palma de Ma-
jorca 1970) 18.llla2 bS
(b) 18...~dS 19.~e4 4lc6 20.
h4!?) 19.~eS IlldS 20.~xdS
(b) 20.\!lxdS exdS 21.t!IIh3 \llJd6
22.\1;>gS ~c4 23.!Je2±) 20 ... exdS 21.
!'1e2 ~c4 22.1!\'f3 \1;>f8 23.\!lgS ~g7 24.
!'1del iWd6 2S.h3 Hf8 26.<tlbl ~b6 27.
'ild2 ll!ic7 2S.\!lf4 IWb7 29.~d3 ];ifc8
16 ... IWc7 30.~cS \llJa8 31.l!leS ~fd7 3Hlxg7
a) 16...~f8 17.~xf8 ~xf8 18.~b3 wxg7 33.);!e7 1-0 Brynell-Nielsen,
(a) 18.~cS ~e7 19.IWd2 ~edS 20. Copenhagen 2006;
~e4 ~xe4 21.<tlxe4 f6 22.~g4 fS 23. c) 16...\Wd617.'ila4);!ed818.lWc2a6?
IllxdS IWxdS 24.~e3 IWd6 2S.f3 ~a6 (c) 18...~f8!=) 19.dS! ~aS 20.
(a) 2S .. J1c7!=) 26.Wf2 <tlbS=) dxc6 \Wxe6 21. ll!ixe6 fxe6 22.!:!xe6
18...~e7 19.~eS ~edS 20.~e2 ~S i;xdl t 23.~dl ~g4 24.l:l:xe7 ~xh6
2l.IWd2 IWh4 22.~f3 IWf6 23.~g3 ~hf4 2S.~gS ~f5 26.l:l:xh7 ~d6 27.l:l:d7
24.~c4 IWe7 2S.!l:c1 wg7 26.<tlc4 ~dc4 28.~g4 1-0 Hebdcn-Ciuksyte,
:.::!:c7= Wcrner-Ciuksyte, Tapolca Liverpool 2006; 17.\1;>b3
1996; a) 17.~bS IWd8 IS.lWe2 1llf8 19.
b) 16 ... a6 17.\!lb3 ~gS \!le7 20.lllb3 ~dS 21.1llc1 a6 22.
(b) 17.~gS ~aS 18.IWh3 \i1dS 19. \!lxdS exdS
l:l:d3 4lc4 20 J1g3 \1;>d 6 (a) 22 ... axbS 23.\!le4;1;) 23.~c3
(b) 20 ...fub2 21.41xh7 Hxc3 22. 0aS
fuf6t \!lxf6 23J3xc3 ~xd4 24.li\Ig3 (a) 23 ... \Wd7=) 24.~eS f6 2S.~g4
IWf6 2S.!k7 4lc4 26.h4;1;) 21.~xh7 'l!Jd6 26.1I!if3;1; Martin Gonzalez-
~xh7 Busom 1sach, Tcrrassa op 1994
(b) 2l...wxh7 22.\1;>gSt wgS 23. 26 ... l:l:cdS 27.lllf4 I!lic6 28.);!c2 \!lc8
IWh4 ~e7 24.41xdS cxdS 2S.l:l:h3 4lhS 29.~e3 \!le6=;
26.~xe7 ~d6 27.\WxhS gxhS 2S. b) 17.h3 l:l:edS 18.IWe2 ~aS 19.
Hg3t I1IhS 29.HeS fS 30.lllxd8 Hxc2 ~eS 1llf8 20.\!lgS \!lg7 21.\!lb 1 !leS
31.~f6t <ilh7 32.h4±) 22.l!lxg6 I!lxg3 22.~b5 'l!id8 2Hlxa7 \!lidS 24.lI!ifl
23.\!lxh7t whS 24.hxg3 \wf6 2S.llld3 !'1aS 2S.~xf6
wgS 26.lI!ig4t wh8 27.\!lgS 'l!Jg7 28. (b) 2S.~bS±) 2S ... \1;>xf6 26.llle4
\wh4t 1-0 Tomczak-Krainski, Ust- 'l!Jb3 27.lllxb7l:l:xa7 2S.<tlc6 ~xc6 29.
ron 200S) 17...~a5 ~xc6 !lc7 30.~b4 Hd8= Nikcevic-
(b) 17 ... \Wc7 IS.dS exdS 19.~xdS Pavlovic, Budva 2003; 17 ... ~aS IS.
~xdS 20.iWxdS ~f8 2UIxe8 );!xe8 llla2
198 J6zscf Pintcr

a) IS.';1a40 x:1edS 'i\'xg6t I!ih8 22.i!lJxh61· I1;>gS 23.l/lJg6t


(a) 18...~c6 19.~b5 I!ih8 24.~xf7 'i\'f4 25.'i\'h5t I1;>g7 26.
(a) 19.~xc6 ~xc6 ~xeS ~xO 27.gxO+-;
(a) 19 ... 'iI'xc6 20.d5 ~xd5 21.~c5 b) 19 ... fxe6 20.<;)xe6t I1;>h8 21.
~b7 22.fJxd5 exd5 23.i!lIxd5 ~xd5 ~xg4±;
24.l':!xd5 0f6 25.l!ifl=) 20.d5 ~xd5 c) 19 ... ~xO 20.l%xg6t wh8 21.
2Ulxd5 cxd5 22.iWxd5 ~f6=) 19 ... <;)g7t I1;>gS 2Hie5t IlIfE 23.flxg4+-;
Wb7 20.~e5 ~xg2! d) 19 ... flc4! 20.flb5
(a) 20 ... a6 21.fJxc6 fJxc6 22.~c3 (d) 20.~xe4 'i\'xe4 2UYxe4 flxe4
b5 23.~c2 fledS 24.'il'0 fJa5 25. 22.flxe7 x:1xc7 23.~g5 f6 24.0c1
i!lJxb7 fJxb7 26.d5 ~xa3 27.dxe6 I!ig7+) 20 ... \l!id7 2U'lxe7 flxe7 22.
fxe6 ~xe4 ~xO
(a) 27...~xb2 28.exf7t I!ixf7 29. (d) 22 ... fJxh6 23.fJe5 'i\'fS 24.
<;)b3t flc4 30.flxdS fJxd8 31.~e4±) fJxa7;!;) 23.i!lIxf3 flxe4 24.<;)g5 g(eS
2S.~b3 fJc5 29.flxdSt l:!xdS 30.bxa3 2S.'i\'b3 flee8+; 20.flxe7 'fixe7 21.d5
fJxb3 31.~g5 x:1fE 32J:1xe6 l:!e8 33. 'i\'c5 (21...fJxh6 22.d6) 22.'iI'd2 fJc4
l:!xcSt fJxeS=) 21.~xa7 ~e4 22. 23.<;)xe4 'il'xe4 24.<;)f4 fleeS? (24 ... f6
~xcS ~xd3 23.~xeS fJxe8 24.fJxc7t 2S.h3±) 2S.h3 fJf6 26.~gS±) 19 ...
'il'xe7 25.x:1xd3 ®h4+) 19.fJe5 fJc4 ~xO 20.\WxO I/jIxh2t 21.IlIfl 'il'h4
20.l/lJe2 fJxeS 2l.dxe5 fJd7 2Hlb5 (21...'iI'hS 22.~f4 0h4 23J;d2 ~e4
'il'c6 23.'iI'g4 fJc5 24.b3!? flxd1 2S. 24.fle2 ~g5-+) 22.llIe2 h5
l:!xd1 'i\'e4 26.l/lJxc4 ~xe4 27.fJxa7 a) 22 ... fJh2 23.iWf4 'il'g4t
flaS 2S.fJb5 ~c2 29.l:!e I 0xb3 30. al) 23...i!lIxf'l 24.<;)xf4 ~g4;
~xb3 fJxb3 3 I .l:!e7 ~dS 3U!c6 fJa5 a2) 23 ... ~hSt 24.llId3+
33.flc3 flb7;!;; (a2) 24.8+); 24.iWxg4 fJxg4+;
b) IS.fJb5 'i\'bS+; IS ...fJg4!+ b) 22 ... fle4 23.g3 IWh3
(b) 23...'i\'hS 24J'lhl ~fS 25.~xfS
abodefgh exfS 26.~xe4 flxe4 27.0
(b) 27.wd3 flxe3t 2S.wxe3
~xf2·-+) 27...<;)f6t 2S.wfI ~c3t 29.
~xc3 l%xc3 30.fJd5 l:!e6 31.~xf6t
f1xf6 32.l!ie2 X'ld6 33.llIc3 h5+) 24.
l:!hI ~h2 25.X'lxh2 @xh2 26J'lhI±;
23.g3 (23.0f4 fle6 24.~e4 fJf6 25.d5
cxd5 (2S ... fJxe4 26.dxe6 fJg5 27.
~xg5 'i\'xg5-+) 26.~xd5 fJxd5 27.
~g3 \!1!xe4t 28.~xe4 ~xa3-+) 23 ...
i!lIf6 24.~xf6 (24.~f4 fJe4 25.fle4 ~f5
19.0cJ (19.l:!xe6!? I!ihS! 26.~xe4 flxe4-+) 24 ... ~xf6 25.wf37
a) 19 ... fJxh6 20.x:1xg6t hxg6 21. (25.wd3 ~e6 26.d5 l:!edS (26 .. .rledS
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 199

27.wc2 exdS 2S.~xdS ~xdS 29. 'lYb6 (20 ... lilxf3! 21.1Wxf3 I/lIxd4) 21.
\fixdS't) 27.we2 exdS 2S.~xdS ~xdS flcS flxc2 22Jlxc2;!;
29.lilxdS Iilf6=t) 2S ... lilxa3-+ Genba- l5••. l/lIc7
Galkin, Pcnn 1997. The idea of this move is to
12••• lilb7 13.l/!Id3 g6 14.lilh6 !:le8 vacate the dS square for one of the
IS.lladl black rooks, and to prcpare the ~f6-
g4 jump with threat to h2. IS ... l:lcS.
One of the typical positions with
the Isolani d4. Black has averted
the peril threatening his king - at-
tack against h7 -- at the expense of
the weakening of his castling posi-
tion, and White has to look for new
targets of attack. First of all, his
king bishop should be used against
new tactical goals. 16.h3
a) 16.h4 a6
(a) 16 ... 0dS 17.flxdS
IS.h4 ~dS (JS .. Jlc8 16.!:ladl (a) 17.hS flxc3 IS.hxg6 hxg6
~dS 17.hS Iilf6 IS.!'1e4) 16.hS ~xc3 19.1"lxe6 fleS 20.flxe5 0.e4 2 U1xg6t
17.hxg6 hxg6 IS.1"lxe6 Iilf6 (18 ... fxg6 22.\fib3t wh7 23.®h3 fldS 24.
~e2t 19.1"lxc2 Iilf6 20.\fib3 !:lxe2 21. flf7 Silf5 2S.g4 I/lId7 26.0.f4t 1-0
I/!Ixg6t whS 22.\fig7t fixg7 23.l/!IhSt Treiber-Bars, Gennany 1996, COIT
<i>gS 24.l/!Ixf7t <i>h7 2S.l/!IfSt wh6 2004) 17 ... ®xd5 IS.l/!Id2
26.lilfl 1-0 Ackermann-Pcrnutz, (a) 18.0.b3?! I/!IhS!
Lugano 19S6) 19.1"lxe8i" I/lIxeS 20. (a) 18...l/l'd6? 19.dS!» 18 ... l/!Id6
l:'1el I/!Id7 21.bxc3 1"le8 22.1"lxcSt 19.0.e4;!; flaS 20.0.xb7 ~xb7 21.flg5
I)!JxeS 23.lilb3± O'Donnell-Frois, flaS 22.dS! ®xdS 23.'I\'xdS exdS 24.
Thessaloniki 19S5; IS Iled I \fifS 16. !i:xdS flc6 2S.b4 a6 26.!'1cl );led8 27.
IilgS lile7 17 .fib3 ~d5 18.~e4 \fixgS !'1xdSt §lxdS 2S.fle4 fS
19.~fxg5 h6 20.1/!If3!? hxgS 21.0xd5 a]) 2S ... lilxh4 29.fld6 l:'1c7 30.
fS? (2l...exd5 22.~f6t wfS=t) 22. \fie3!±
Iilxe6t! 1"lxe6 23.l/!Ib3 fxe4 (23 ... lIJIe7 (al) 30.lilf4?! IildS);
24.~xg5 ~dS 25.~xe6 I/lIxc6 26.dS a2) 2S ... lile7 29.SilgS wg7=; 29.
IIJId6 27.l)!Jb4;!;) 24.l/!Ixe6t wg7 2S. fld6;!; Ribli-Gheorghiu, Warsawa
Wxe4 IIJIf6 26.dS fldS 27J'ld3 g4 1979) 17.hS flxhS IS.dS exdS 19.
28.1lIxg4 ~fl 29.1"lf3 0.cS 30.!:lxf6 ~xdS IilfS 20.l:lxeS ®xe8 21.1"leI @d8
1--0 Khasin-Henneberke, eOIT ICCF 22.<;t;>gS f6 23.~xf6t ~xf6 24.0.b3t
1977; IS.lila4 a6 J6.Wd2 !'lc8 17.'I!If4 gg72S.l/!Ic4l/!1d7
b5 IS.lilc2 b4 19.axb4 flxb4 20.1"le2 (a) 2S ... l:'1c7 26.l!lh4 hS 27J::le8!)
200 J6zsef Pintcr

26J1e6 0e7 27.!hc6 'iixc6 28.@f7j-


wh8 29.fle5+- Sanchez Guirado-
Franco Ocampo, Mislata 1994;
b) 16.lWd2 a6
(b) 16 ... fla517.fle5fld518.flxd5
'!!ixd5 19.0e4 \'lJbS 20.b4 0xe4 21.
flxe4 ~c4 22.flxc4 I!!ixc4 23.l1de I
flcd8+) 17.0b 1 bS IS.@f4 flaS 19.
0a2 0xa3 20.dS 0d6 2l.dxe6! flxe6
22.'iixe6 0xf4 23.flxd8t I'1xd8 24.
0xf4 fxe6 2S.0c7 flc6 26.0xdS
flxd827.flgS+-; 16.flc 1
c) 16.0a4 a6 17.fleS a) 16.flc4 0f8
(c) 17.~gS fldS 18.flxf7 wxf7 19. (a) 16 .. '!'1c8 17.'ia4
l"lxe60f8 al)17.0bI0f8
(c) 19 ... wxc6 20,flxdS) 20.flxe8 (al) 17 ... iliid7 18.h4 flf6 19.flg3
wxc8 21.IWD 0xh6 22.flxdS±) 17 ... 0f8 20.<iixf8 flxf8 21.'iia2 !'1fd8 22.
bS 18.0b3 0f8 19.1Wh3 0g7 20,flxf7 lWe3 'iia8 23.l!!ih6 lWd6 24.flgS? flxd4
wxf7 21.flxc6 1If8 22.~e4 l"lxc6 23. 25.flhS t)(ih2t! 26.wxh2 flg4', 27.wh3
\Wxe6 lWe7 24.flxf6 @xc6 2S.flxh7t flxh6·-+ De Roode-Van der Poe!,
we7 26.0g5t wd6 27.0xe6± Vid6ki- Rotterdam 1977) 18.t)(id2Si1g719.h4
Haragos, Kccskemct ch 1992; 16 ... ~ce7 20.h5 flf5 21.Silxg7 wxg7 22.
fld5 17. flxdS exdS (17 ... \WxdS 18. hxg6 hxg6 2HlegS fld6 24.Wid3 lWf6
0b3 iliihS 19.0f4 flaS 20.l'1cS gS 21. 2S.flc4 flxe4 26.lWxc4 Sila8+ Omut-
~el? (21.<,1;>xgS 0xD 2Hlxe7 Silxdl nykh-Rubzova, Alushta 1992;
23.0xdl @g6 24.flgS flxe7 2S. a2) 17.'iib3 fla5 18.0a2 flf6 19.
!hg6t hxg6 26.dSt) 2l...'iif6+ flegS 0dS 20.'iixdS flxd5 21.fle4 flc4
Saint Amand-Bcrubc, Montreal 22.fle2 fld6
CAN 1986) 18.<,1;>a4 0f6 19.blxc8t (a2) 22 ... f5 23.flg3 b5+) 23.
@xe8 20.lWd2 \Wd8 21.lWf4 0g7 22. flxd6 Wxd6 24.fleS 0f6 2S.g3 I1ed8
!'1el Silxh6 23.lWxh6 IWf8 24.@f4t 26.h4 lWe7 27.lWD 'iixcS 28.dxeS
Lcrncr-Miezis, Bad Woerishofen l"ld7= Bezemer-Moonen, NLD-ch
1999; IS ... fldS T9495 1994; 17 ... a6
(a) 17 ... 0f8 lS.'iigS 0e7 19.L1cl
'iixg5 20.flexgS h6 2l.flxf7 1-0 Pi-
Diagram ontek-Keskowski, Corr2006) 18. fleS
(a) IS.flfgS I!!id7 19.@D fS 20.
flc3 flxc3 21.@xc3 0[6 2U(xe6
l"lxe6 23.flxe6 wh8 24.\We3 bS 2S.
flcS \We7 26.0b3+- Gobet-Gerbcr,
The Scmi-Tarrasch Defence 201

La Chaux de Fonds 19S5) IS ... bS 21.'fJ.ed1 bS 22.lUc2 1!Ja2 2HlgS f6


19.1Ub3 ~aS 20.lUa2 0f8 2l.'I!Ih3 24.fle4±;
IUxh6 22.IWxh6 'I!Ie7 2Hld3 'I!If8 24. d) 16.fleS 'fJ.c8 17.0.b3 flxeS 18.
@d2 ~e4 2S.lUxc4 bxc4 26.11h3 'fJ.c7 llxeS flxc3 19.bxc3 0xa3 20.(tla4
27.flg4± James-Ciuksyte, Great Yar- (tlc6 21.0xc6 llxc6 22.il\ItJ IWc7 23.
mouth 2007) I HlgS f6 'fJ.e3 'fJ.cS 24.c4 ~f8 2S.(tlf4 0d6 26.
(a) 17 ... lUe7 IS.lUxe7 !tlxd6 il\Ixd6 27.l:'la3 as 28.cS bxcS
(a) IS.lilcl 'I!Ic7 29.'fJ.a4 c4 30. llk3 'fJ.cS 31.'fJ.xaS
(a) IS ... 4lf6 19.flfgS ~xe4 20. llxaS 32.il\IxaS c3 33.il\Ia4 \Wb6 34.
4lxe4 'I!IdS 21.!tlb3 1WfS 22.dS exdS il\Ic2 IbYb2 0-1 Swierczcwski-Jethan,
23.'I!IxdS flaS 24.'!lixfS gxfS 2S.fld2 200S Tclcchess; 16 ...1kS (16 ...flxc3
flxb3 26.flxb3 Iilf6 27.tJ !tlc6 2S. 17.@xc3 'fJ.cS IS.lbYe3 0.f8 19.1.i1c4
flxeSt 'f1xe8 29.'fJ.d6 fle6 30Jlxe6 !tlxh6 20.'1!ixh6 IbYf6 2l.dS exdS 22.
fxe6 31.f4 !tla4 32.f'd2 lUd4t 33.wfl 0xd5 rled8 23.flgS 'fJ.xdS 24.IWxh7t
!tlb5t 34.wel lUe3 3S.flb3 ~gl 36:g3 M8 2S.4le6t we7 26.flc7t wd6 27.
wf7 37.fld2 0e3 3S.flb3 !tlg1 y,-y, ~xdSlflxd5 28.iWh3 il\If5 29.®b3t Ifld6
Meshchcriakova-Khusnutdinova, 30J'1cd1t wc7 31.®g3'f) IHlb3
Essentuki 2003) 19.\ilbl !tlf8 20.h4 flxc3 18.'fJ.xc3 fla5 19.!tla4 flc6 20.
~g7 2l.flegS 'fJ.adS 22.hS flf4 23. 'fJ.ec1 IWd6 21.il\Ic2;1;; 15 ...1Uf8 16.0g5
!tlxf4 IWxf4 24.'fJ.e4 'I!If6 2S.!'lg4 'll!fS 0e7 (16 ... 0g7 17.l!\'d2 fle7 IS.<L\eS
26.hxg6 hxg6 27.'I!IxfS exfS 2S.Lih4 4led5 19.flxdS il\Ixd5 20.tJ IWd8 21.
flaS+ Kuntc-Prasad, Kasaragod il\If'l il\Ie7 22.il\Ih4± Sher-Mortenscn,
1996) IS ... 'I!Ixe7 19.~b3 flf6 20.4Jc3 Hamburg 1992) 17.0.a4 (17.0.b3
'I!Id6 21.flbS 'IldS 22.dS exdS 23. fld5 (17 ... fla5 18.0.a2 fld5 19.!tlxe7
'fJ.xeSt flxeS 24.lUxdS il\If6 2S.il\Ie3 'fJ.xe7 20.fle4 wg7 21.4Je5 'fJ.c8 22.b4
'fJ.dS 26.l;d2 <Jig7 27.flxa7 i:!xdS 2S. flc6 23.il\Ig3 rJ.ec7 24.'flg5 flxe5 2S.
'fJ.xdS flxa7 29.'fJ.d7 fld6 30.flgS-? dxe5 '/!Ie7 26.!tlxd5 !tlxdS 27.fle4
Krucger-Breahna, eOIT rCCF 2003) ~c4 28.'fJ.xc4 llc3I Tolonen-Eriks-
IS.~d2 'fJ.cS 19.0b3 flbS 20.flc3 I1Ih8 son, Turku 1997) IS.4lc4!
2l.h4 flxe3 22.bxc3 e5 23.dS ~d7
24.c4 flcS 2S.®b 1 I/lId7+;
b) 16.h4flxc3 17.bxc3 IUxa3 IS.
hS 01'8 19.1Ug5 \llidS 20.hxg6 hxg6
21.c4 il\IaS 22.'fJ.a1 IbYb4 23.cS flxd4
24.flxd4 ~xcS 2S.(tlf6 0.e7 26.0eS
0fS 27.il\Ig3 I1Ih7 2S.!tle4 (tlxe4 29.
'fJ.xe4 0h6 30.'fJ.h4 \!iif8 31.0f4 1-0
Pavlov-Melnichuk, Kiev 2007;
c) 16.<LlxdS 'I!IxdS 17.'fJ.cl 'fJ.ec8
IS.lUa4 a6 19.\llie3 (tlf6 20.il\If4 Itlh8
202 J6zscf Pinter

a) Less energic is 18.0xd5 0xg5 18.dS exd5 19.~xd5 ~xd5 20.0xd5


19.0xc60xc6 20.d5 exd5 21.11xc8t ~aS 2 J.E1xe7 1-0 Qwint-Bcckcr,
0xe8 22.~xg5 Vlixg5 23.'l!Jd4! corr 1984; 16.h4 fradS 17.\IlJd2 ~g4
(a) 23.@xd5 ®xd5 24J;xd5 0c6+; 18.~e4 ii!id5 19,0g5 h5 20.l!!If'l f6
a) 2Hlxd5 0c6) 23...0c6 24.h4 21.0xf6 frf8 22.l!!IgS E1xf6 2Hlxf6'~
'i!le7 0xf6 24.l/Jixg6t wf8 25.0c4 Wb5 26.
al) 24 ... l/JidS?! 25.h5!± a4 \\Yxb2 27.E1d2 I/Jib4 28.dS ~e7 29.
, (al) 25:f'e4!±); I/Jixh5 0xdS 30.i)I}xg4 0c3 3J.lThl
a2) 24 ...'ii15 25.g4 'I!Ic6 26.h5 ®xa4 32,E1ddl ~c6 33,~g5 wc7 34.
frdS 27.frd3~; 25.~xd5 frxdS 1-0 Stoker-Monis, corr 1993)
(a) 25.h5 frd8,,) 25, .. 0xd5 26. 16 .. ,frac8 (16 ... E1ed8 17.'iif4 \!lId7 18.
'l!Jxd5 f1c8 27.h5 Wc5 0g5 llac8 19.\wf4 ~h5 20.'!lJe3 0xgS
(a) 27 .. ,\We2!=) 28.'l!Jd7 fre7 29. 21.i)I}xg5 @e7 22.\lIie3 ~aS 2HJcS
'l!Jd8t frc8?E!l IWf6 (23 .. ,f6 2Hlxg6 hxg6 2S.'iixg6
(a) 29 ... wg7!) 30.h6!± Velimiro- \Wg7 26.l!!Ixe6t i>hS 27.\lIig4 ~f4 28.
vic-Bohm, Amsterdam 1976; I!lixf4 I/Jixg6 29.d5 oo) 24.lild3 ~f4 25.
b) 18.~xd5 exd5! fif! V!lfS= Brodsky-Labutin, Kstovo
(b) IS ... 0xg5? 19.~g5+-) 19. 1994) 17.'i!f4®d818.\l!Id3 a619.0b3
0xe7~xe7=; IS ... 0xg519,~fxg5 h6 ~a5 20.'iia2 b5 2J.0c1 ~c4 22.a4
20.V!lf3 hxgS (20 .. J:le7) 21.0xd5 f5 ~d5 23.~xdS \ilxd5 24,axb5 axbS'f.
(2l...<lIg7 22.~xgS ~xgS 23.0xc6) Newerovski-Gasthofer, Kstovo 1994);
22.0xc6'1' llxc6 23.'l!Jb3 fxe4 24. 15...~g416.0f4'iid6 17.0cll/Jib8 18.
\\Yxc6t wg7 25.Wlxe4 'l!Jf6 26.d5 ~dS h3 ~f6 19.0gS 0e7 20:0b3 ~a5 21.
27.frd3 g4 2S,l/Jixg4 0,17 29.i:i:f3 0cS 0a2 ®c7 22.~e5 ~dS 23.~b5 'l)d8 24.
30.l::1xf6 1-0 Khasin-Schmidt, corr 0d2 ~c6 2S.~g4 a6 26.~c3 ~f6
1982) 17 .. J;1cS IS.~e5 ~dS 19.0xe7 2Hlh6t wg7 28.dS exdS 29.~xd5
E1xc7 20,~xd5 'l!Jxd5 21.'/lIg3 ~xeS ~b4 30.lilxb4 ~xd5 31.~xf7 wxf7
(21...~xd4 2Hlg4 wg7 23.~e3 l!!Ie4 32.V!lf3t wg7 33.0xd5 0xd5 34.0c3j·
24.V!ld6 ~f3'~ 25.gxf3 I!!Ixf3 26.wf! \lig8 3S.11xdS+-; 15 ... V!ld7 16.h4
llec7 27J'l:d4 Whit 28,\lie2 @f3t=) frad8 1Hlb3 ~g4 18.0[4 0d6 19.d5
22.dxe5 \llIc4 2HIgS 'l!Jc7? (23 ... 0xf4 20.dxe6 \lIixe6 21 J''1xc6 fxe6
'fJcc7 24.0d7 h6 2S.Wd2 (25.l!!Ixh6 22.l/Jie4 frxdl t 23.~xdl 1-0 Moore-
\Wg4) 2S, .. lld8 26.l::1c1 'l!Jg4 27.f3 Nerney, corr 1983.
frcxd7 28.'liJxd7 E1xd7 29.fxg4 J'!d2 16.fib3
30J1cd 1 frxg2'1' 31.wf1 %lxg4 32.frc7 Also deserving attention is 16.
frf4t 33.wc10d5 34.frxa711fS oo) 24. ~b5 I/Jid7 17.0a4 a6 18.~c3 b5 19.
h4 h5 25.E1c1 (2S.E1e2!+-) 25...l!!Id8 0b3 V!lc7 (19 ... ~g4~) 20.dS exd5
26.frxc8 'iixc8 27.frdl± SigUljons- 2J.~xd5 ~xd5 22.l/Jixd5 0f8 23.
son-Bohm, Amsterdam 1976; 15 ... I!!Ixf7t! (23,0xf8 !!xel t 24.11xeJ
Wd6 16.Wld2 (16.h3 iJad8 17.'iib3 a6 !'1xf8 25,\llIc5;!; Borik-Seeger, Stutt-
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 203

gart 1979) 23...'Wxf7 24.lilxf7"1 ~xf7 (l7.'ilbS Ii!id7 (17 ... 'I'Ib8? 18.
2SJld7'f 'iJ.e7 (2S ... l1Ig8 26.'iixfS !'lxe6! (l8.0d2 a6 19.~c3 (19.h3
l:'1xe 1"1 27.fue 1 !:'lxf8 28J'lxb7 !:'le8 'ilxf2 20.l!>xf2 axbS't) 19 ...'ilxd4
29.~fl ~aS 30.!:'la7 ~c4 31.~O ~xb2 (l9 ... 'ila5 20.'ile4) 20.@xd4 IiIxO
32.l':1xa6±) 26.l':1exe7"1 'ilxe7 27.'ileSt 21.0f4 eS 22.liIxf7t ~xf7 23.lI!!e4t
wc6 28.!1lxfS 1:'1xfS 29.1:'1xb7 l':1cS 30. ~f8 24.gxO '!'Ic8 2S.'I'Ie2 exf4 26.
'ild3 !'lc2 3I.h4±; 16.dS fudS (16 ... fxg4 IiIf6 27.\\yD;t) 18 ... l!>h8 19.dS
Elad8? 17 .dxe6!± rrxd3 18.cxt7t Ixeo 20.dxc6 IiIxe6 21.'I'Ic3f 0f6 22.
~xf7 19.0b3t fJdS 20.::Jxd3 'ild8 21. \¥!xc6 'ilxh6 23.'ilc7±) 18.0f4 liIa6
'ilxd5 IiIxdS 22.liIxdSt 1i>f6 23.'ilgS 19.(iia4:!;) 17...whSD (17 ...0.xh6? IS.
1-·0 Owen-Mapes, eorr 1981) 17. !:'lxg6t!!+-; 17 ... fxe6 18.0xe6t ~hS
~xdS exdS 18.'!'Ic3 1iIf8=; 16.h3 'iif8 19.0xg4±) IS.'ilbS
a) 16 ...1:'1ae8!? 17.liIb3 'ilaS 18. a) IS.'ildS! 'l!id8 19.'ilxe7
!1la2 'ilc4; (a) 19.!:'lxe6 IiIxc6 20.fJxe7 IWxe7
.Lb) 16 ... a6 17.0b3 'ilaS 18.liIa2 21.dS ~xh6 22.'i\ic3t I1Ig8 23.dxc6
\<lX 19.(hf8 <Jixf8 20.~eS !;1adS'l') 19 ...fue7
(b) 20.b4 llac8 21.bxaS IiiIxc3 (a) 19 ... fxe6 20.0.xc6 IIlxc6 21.
22.axb6 IWb2 23.0c4 1l'xb6 2HleS 0gS+-) 20.liIf4!
fie7:!;) 20 ... <Jig7 21.'We3 bS 22.l'icl (a) 20.l'1xe7 'I'Ixe7 21.\lId2 'iie4~)
'i}}e7 23.b4 ~c6 24.~xe6 (iixe6 2S.dS! 20 ... fxe6 21.'ilgS 1'1fS 2Hih3 hS 23.
\Tid7 26.t!lIeS I1IgS 27.d6 IWd8 2S.Y)e4 \lIxg4 hxg4 24.0eSt 1:'1f6 2S.'iixf6t
~xe4 29.'I'Ixe4± Gorelov-Chistia- ~gS 26.'ilxe6 '!lie8 27.liIxe7 I1Ih7 28.
kov, Moscow 1985; 17.1!IJe3 (17 .liIgS dS±
'iig7) 17...liIxh6 18.'l!ixh6 'ile7°o (a) 28.liIb4 as 29.(iie3;t) 2S ... '!lid7
16..•l::1ad8 29.d6;
Interesting is 16 ... 'ilg4!? and b) 18.dS! fxe6
White has to find the fantastic (b) 18 ...'ilxh6? 19.'ilbS±;
17.l::1xc6! b) lS ...'ilceS?! 19.'ilxeS 'ilxeS 20.
'ilbS! \Wb8 2UlxeS ®xeS 22.0d2!1')
19.dxc6 l'1ad8
(b) 19 ... 0xe6?! 20.lWd4t ~f6 21.
'ilgS-7;
b) 19 ... liIcS 20.cxb7 ~xf2 21.
bxa8t)j1 'ilxd3"1 22.Ml !'lxa8 23.
l'1xd3tz) 20.'!'Ie4 1:'1xd 1t
(b) 20 ...flf6?! 21.Wxe6 B:xdlt
22.flxdl '!'Ixc6 23.Wf7 'ilhS 24.~c3±)
21.~xdl
(b) 21.!1lxdl flxh6 22.exb7",)
2l...flxh6 22.cxb7:!;; 18 ...'!lib8 (18 ...
204 J6zsef Piuter

I/JId7 19."fl.xe7 I/JIxc7 20.\:lf4 \We2't) abcdefgh


19.d5! (19."fl.c4 ~xh6 20.d5 ~a5 21.
fia2 \:lf6 22JlxeSt tgIxcS 2HJc7 \Wd7
24.~xa8 ~xa8",) 19 ... fxe6 (19 ...
~e5 20.!'!xe5 ~c5 2 U!ic3 ~f6 22.
fJc7 ~d7 2Hld4 "fl.c8 24.0f4±) 20. 4
dxc6 ~xc6 21.I/JIc3t ~f6 22.lWxc6
~xh6 23.~c7 f1c8 (23...~xb2 24.
~xc6 "fl.xe6 25.~e6 I/I'cS 26.l/JIb7+-)
24.E1d7±; 16 ... a6 17.d5 exd5 (17 ...
~a5?! IS.dxe6! ~xb3 19.exf7t I1Ixf7
20.~b5 \Wc5 21.~c7!±) IS.~xd5 17 ... exd5!. The best defence.
~xd5 19.1/I'xd5;t; 16...~a5!? 17.Slia4 a) 17...~xd5? IS.~xd5 IWc8 19.
(l7:':>b5?! I/JIbS! IS.~e5 a6 19.d5 I/I'c4 exd5 20.~d5 b5 21.\l'ic3+-;
exd5 20.~d4 ~d6 2l.f4 ~xb3 22. b) 17...~g4 18.~b5!
I/JIxb3 b5't; 17.~a2 ~g4 IS.E1xe6!? bI) IS.i!!Ic4? ~xh6 19.dxc6
I!>hS! 19."fl.xe7 E1xe7 20.d5! I/JIc50 (bI) 19.~b5 exd5T) 19 ... l/JIxc6
21.~e3 ~xe3 22.b4! ~a6! 23.bxc5 20.l/JIf4 g5!+;
~xd3 24.E1xd3 ~ec4 25.c6 E1aeS 26. b2) IS.~cl? ~c5!+ 19.dxe6
Qfl ~d6",) 17...~c6 (17 ..."fl.ecS!? 18. b21) 19.E1e2 ~d4-+;
~e5 ~c4",,) 18.~xc6 (lS.~b5!? L'.tgIb7 b22) 19.~e4 ~ce5 20.~xe5
19.~e5 ~xg2 20.~c7"') IS ... fJxc6 (b22) 20.~f6t ~xf6 21.~xe5
(18...l/I'xc6?! 19.d5 exd5 20.~e5 ~b7 ~xd5+) 20 ... \\\Ixe5 21.I/I'g3
21.1/I'f3 !±) 19.d5 ~xd5 20.~xd5 (b22) 21.I/I'h3 IWxe4! 22."fl.xe4
exd5 21.I/JIxd5 ~f6= ~xf2+) 21...f/!Jxg3 22.hxg3 exd5 23.
17.h3 ~xc5 bxc5 24."fJ.xeSt "fl.xe8 25.f3
Avoiding the ~f6-g4 jump. Now ~e5 26.~xd5 ~xd5 27J:'1xd5 ~xf3t
Black has to make a very difficult 28.gxf3 E1elt 29.M2 fucl 30.l!?e3't;
choice. It is not easy to start any 19 .. Jlxe6!
plan of manoeuvres. On the other (b2) 19 ... ~xf2t! 20.l!?fl li:xe6
hand, White threatcns to break 2l.fixe6 E1xd3 22.~xg4 ~xel 23.
through with the thrust d4-d5. With "fJ.xd3 ~e5!-+) 20."fJ.xe6 !:1xd3 21.
his b3 bishop placed on the impor- E1eSt I!?g7 22Jlxd3 ~xf2t 23.l1Ih I
tant diagonal a2-g8, White's attack (b2) 23.MI \:la6-+) 23...fJd4!
can be very dangerous. 17 .d5!? 0-1 Nisipeanu-Stoica, Romania
1999; IS ... 1/\'b8
(b) 18...'!!IcS 19.d6! IWd7
Diagram (b) 19...~xh6 20.d7±;
b) 19 ... E1d7 20.E1xe6!±) 20.fif4
\:lf6 21.~c7±) 19.1/I'c4! E1xd5
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 205

bI) 19 ... ~ce5? 20:flxe5 £lxe5 21.


\!!if4±;
b2) 19 ...flxh6 20.dxc6 i1xd1
(b2) 20 .. JlcS 21.£leS a6
(b2) 21...\Ua6 22.£lxt7!±) 22.
£ld4±) 21.~xd1 bleS
(b2) 21...\lia6 22.e7 \!!ib7 23.
<;1;!c2±) 22.c7
(b2) 2Hlxa7?! \!!ixa7 23.!1d7 b5!
24.tWf4 l1xc6 2S.flxe7 \!!ie5=) 22 ...
\!!IaS 2H~eS! £lfS
(b2) 23 ... \Uxg2 24.£lxf7!I-; Here the rook will be vulnera-
b2) 23 ... \lid5 24.:!lJxd5!+-) 24. ble. 17 ... a6 18.d5 (1S.<;ia2 !:ld7 19.
tlxf7 \lidS 25.!1xd5 !±; 20.\!!ixg4! d5!?) IS ... exd5 (1S ... £laS? 19.dxe6!
(b) 20.!'1xd5 £lxh6 2U'id7 tla5 (19.<;ia2 exd5 20.\lig5 d4 21.£lxd4
22.\!!ic7 b5=) 19 ... £lxb3 20.exf7·r wxf7 21.
(b) 22.l/IId3 ~e6 23.tld4 a6) 22 ... £lg5t I1IgS 22.!1xc7! i!!ixe7 23.
'iiixc7 23.tlxe7 <;1;!e6=t=) 20 .. Jlxb5 21. \lJic4t+-) 19.£lxdS ~xd5 20.<;.lxdS
<;1;!xe6! ~eS 22.tlxe5 x:1xeS 23.<;1;!f4!±; <;.lf6 21.tlxeSt !1xeS 22.'I!Ie4 (22.
IS.£lxd5 tlxdS 19.\Uxd5 <;if6 20. £lg5!? ~e5 23.£le4 \Ug7 24.'I!Ie3:!;)
!'lxe8t !1xeS 21.'1J1c4! \!!Id7 (21... 22 ... b5 23.i!!ie1 !'1eS 24.b4 iWe7 2S.
!'1d8?! 2HigS!±) 22.\lJib5!?;!;; 17.l!!ie4 'I!It~ fldS 26.tle I £le5 27.0xf7t 'i1xf7
£lg4 (17 ... a6? 18.tlxe6!± fxe6 19. 2S.4JxeS \!!idS 29.f3;!;; 17 ...0a5 IS.
I!!ixe6t wh8 20.iWf7 !'1g8 21.~gS fldfS <;ia2 a6 (18...~d5 19.£lbS iWbS 20.
22.fldS 1·-0 Jaeobi-Mapes, ICCF- Yle5 <;ifS (20 ... ~c6? 21.~xf7 wxf7
US 19S2) IS.~bS (1S.<;icl <;id6 (IS ... 22.!'lxe6) 21.\!!id2 ~c6 22.Ylg4;!;) 19.
b5 19.~xb5 i!!ib6 20.<;ie2 £la5 2l.'1IJe2 b4 £lc6 20.d5 exd5 21.£lxdS £lxd5
IUxf3 22.gxf3 ~f6 23.lUa4;!;) IS ... 22.~xdS \lif6 (22...~xb4 23.\!!id4) 23.
\!!id7! (IS ... \lJibS!? 19.d5!) 19.£leS f(xeSt !'1xeS 24.l/IIe4 b5 25. !/!Je1;!;
£la5! 20.\lJic2 (20.£lxd7 £lxe4 21. 18.dS !'1c8
<;ixe4 !'1xd7 22.<;if4 a6 23.<;ie2 £lf6 In case of IS ... \!!IdS 19.dxe6! the
24.~e7 !:lcS 25.£lxa6 !:le2~) 20 ... black defence is immediately dest-
£lxeS 21.\lJixe50 'i/fS= royed: 19 ... flxd3 20.exf7t whS 21.
17 •..!:ld7?± fxeS'iiit YlxeS 22.Ylg5! <;ixg5 23.
l:'(xd3+-; IS ... £la5 19.dxc6
a) 19 .~c5 0xb3 20.0b5 \!!id8 21.
Diagram flxd7 IWxd7 22.'I!!xb3 0xd5 23.\!!id3±;
b) 19.~b5 !/!Je5
(b) 19 ... i!!idS 20.£leS±) 20.£leS±
and White keeps a serious advan-
206 J6zscf Pinter

tage in all vanatlOns; 19 ... Erxd3


20.ex17t i>h8 2l.fxe8\Wt ~xe8 22.
jhd3 ~xb3 23 Jfde3+-
19.1'l'e3 exd5
19 ... ~c5 20.\)!/g5 ~xd5 21.Iilxd5
exd5 (2l...s:ile7 22.®cI exd5 23.
~xdS \)!/d8 24.®c3 f6 25.'Ilib3 I1?h8
26.fue7+-) 22.£lxd5+-
20.~xd5 ~xd5 21.~xd5 ~c5
2l...SilfS 22.lilxfS (22.lilf4+-)
22 .. J1xfS 23.l!Yh6+-
22.<Wc8t 12 ... 0.b7
Underlining the weakness of 12 ... 0.a6 13.0.g5 fkS (13 ... g6 14.
Black's back rank. (ilh6 ~e8 15.>'2a2 ~f8 16.~xf8 !lxf8
22...~fS 17.dS exd5 IS.~xdS 0.b7 19.1!!Id2
Certainly not 22 ... Erxe8 23. ~xdS 20.0.xd5 ~a5 21.!'1eS \1lxdS 22.
!::1xe8t SilfS 24.Erxf8# !lxdS I!!If6 23Jidl Y:,-Y:, Pisk-Cemy,
23.>'2xfS Czechia 1996) 14.1/!Jc2 (14.h4 !leS
Eliminating the key defender of IS.®c2 g6 16.l!!Id2 0a5 IUle5 'llc4
the black king. IS.®f4 ~xcS 19.dxeS 4ld5 20.~xd5
23 .•.!l:xe8 exd5 21.>'2a2 (ilxgS 22.hxg5 ~c4 23.
23 .. J1dd8 falls short of24.~d6t! b3 0b5 24Iladl f1c2 2S.s:ilbll";lc2 26.
%'fxe8 2S.Erxe8t f1xc8 26.lilxe7. Yxe2 ~xe2 27.Erel 0.bS 28.~b4 ~c6
2Ulxc8 ~b8 25.I1xb8 ~xb8 26. 29.f4;1; Le Goff-Denis, France 2007)
~d6 !'1xd6 27.>'2xt7t i>xt7 28.!'1xd6 14 ... gG IS.lilh6 YeS 16.\Wdl 0e4 17.
1-0 SUe2 a6 18.h3 bS 19.\l!id2 i$e7 20.SUf4
Viia7 21.SUeS 0.dS 22.~xdS ~xdS 23.
(63) Hiares X50 VCI - Loop 0.b3 EredS 24.Erac I I!!Id7 2S .!'1e2 Silf8
lO.32f 26J~eel 4lee7 27.EreS ~fS 28.0.xdS?!
CEGT2006 (2S.ErxeS Erxe8 29.YxeS Viixe8 30.g4
'lld6=) 2S ... 0.xe5 29.dxeS \!lixd5?
I.d4 4lf6 2.~f3 d5 3.e3 c6 4.c4 (29 ... ®e7 30.0.d6 'llxd6 31.exd6
c5 5.~c3 ~c6 6.cxd5 ~xd5 7.~d3 I'!ixd6 32.ErxeS ErxeS 33.0b3 t!lIxd2
cxd4 8.exd4 0.e7 9.0-0 0-0 10J!cl 34.~xd2 Ere 1t 3S.9h2 I1el+) 30.
~f6 11.a3 b6 12.~bl IWgS! l!if8 31.IWf6+- Van Riemsdijk-
Campora, Reeife 1991; 12 ... a6 13.
iWd3 f1a7 14.dS Yd7 (14 ... exd5 IS.
Diagram 0.gS g6 16.Erxe7 iWxe7 I 7.~xdS±)
I Hle4 £lxdS 16.£le5 g6 I Hlxd7
\\l!xd7 18.0.h6 Erd8 19.0.a2 'llf6 20.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 207

\We2 \We7 21.h3± \!\Ixd I 21.Uxd I 4lj~ 22.!lxdS £\xh3


IHid3 g6 23J1xeSt £\xeS 24.£\xh3 0d4
13 ... lde8 14.dS exdS IS.\\>gS £\e4 2S.£\b5 1-0 Petrik-Sukuba, Slova-
16.£\xe4 dxc4 17. 1'\ixe4 g6 18.0a2 kia 1999) 17 ...£\dS 18.£\e4 lilieS 19.
0xgS 19. 1/Jixe8t IWxeS 20.~xeSt \\>gS \\>a6 20.\Wd2 wg7 21.f1el Wd7
frxe8 21.£\xg5 '2dS=; 13 ... \!\Id7 14.dS 22.£\eS £\xeS 23.dxeS 0xg5 24.\\.YxgS
exd5 IS.0gS g616.frxe7£\xe7 (16 ... (j}e7 2S.\l'!g3 fre8 26.£\d6 1-0 Brinck
li'ixe7 17.4.lxd5 £\xd5 18.0xe7 £\dxe7 Claussen-Nielsen, Copenhagen 2001)
19.\\>a2 )'fadS 20.tJie2 £\f5 2U~el IS.h3 \!\Id7 16.0h6 0fS 17.0xf8 wxfS
fid7 22.h3 !'rfd8 23.IWe4± Petrik- I S.E1adl ~ad8 19.\We3 wg7 20.£e5
Mesiarik, SVK 1997) 17.\\>xf6 £\fS \!Ie7 21.£\xc6 0xc6 22.dS 0a8 23.
I S.'2d4 l'lfe8 19.\\>e2 ,\Wd6 20.\\>gS \\YeS wfS 24.£\e4 £\g8 25.£\gS 1-0
£\g7 21.0a41: Hunt-Houska, Bir- Suba-Bareelo Pujadas, Mallorca
mingham 2000; 13 ... £\aS 14.£\gS g6 2000; 14.0h6 freS IS.0a2 0fS (IS ...
15:\\>a2 \\>dS 16.£\xdS exdS 17.£\f3 £\dS 16.£\xdS (16.£\e4 !ZcS 17.
fre8 IS.£\e5 £\e6 19.0h6 )'le8 20. %!adlt) 16 ... exdS 17.£\eS 0f6 IS.
[fac1 £\xe5 21.dxeS f'g4 22.frxc8 £\xc6 0xc6 19.);(xeSt W1xeS 20.ilJid2
W)xe8 23.\\>f4 \\>cS 24.0g3 ~fS 25. 1lJd7 21.0e3 h5 22.f1cl freS 23.h3
\!\IxfS gxfS 26.QxdS [4 27.0h4 fixeS 0b7 24.0bl \!\Ie8 25.0a2 !l:xel t 26.
28J'\xeS 0xeS 29.MI wg7 30.we2± ~xel = Le Blaneq-Campora, Thes-
Ageiehenko-Gezalj an, Moscow saloniki 1988) 16.0xfS !'1xfS 17.
1989. !'1ad 1 £\e7 18.£\c5 f'ed5 19.0xd5
14.\\>f4 £\xd5 20.£\xdS 1/!IxdS 21.1/!Ig3 !'1ae8
14.0a2 !'re8 (l4 ... Wd7 IS.0h6 22.!'1d2 l!'iaS 23.b4 \'idS 24.h4 !;e3
nfe8 16.);(ad I [fad8 17.\!J:e2 (l7.£\gS 2S.ne3 nfe8 26.ldxc3 nxc3 27.f3
£xd4 18.l!'ih3 SUeS 19.b4 £le2"f? @b3 (27...iI'id8+) 28.£lg4ro Ebeling-
Valkesalmi, FIN 19S7.
14 ... ®c8 IS.0a2 !l:d8 16.0gS 0a6
17.l!'id2 @c7 18J::1ac1 bKd7 19.dS 0b7
20.b4 @dS 21.dxc6 :r:1xd2 22.cxb7
%!bS 23.0xd2 !'1xb7 24.£\bS ldd7 2S.
0f4 a6 26.0c7 \Was 2Hlbd4 as 2S.
0xb6 axb4 29.£\xc6 yb7 30.£\c7
Wxa3 31.0xnt wxn 32.0eSt cl>g8
33.flc4 \"id3 34.Yxc7 b3 3SJ1ee 1
frbS 36.£\e6 IWdS 3Hlf4 IWd7 3S.
I1edl \wfS 39.0d3 fle4 40.13 ·£\f6 41.
0e7 bKaS 42.0eS £\d7 43.0b2 IWbS
(19 ... 0f8 20.0xfSf1xfS 21.£xe6 44.0f2 wfS 4S.£\d6 IWb6 46.f1c4 h5
frdc8 22.IWd3 @c6 23.£\f4=) 20.whl 47.ldf4t wgS 4S.nn fleS 49.0xcS
208 J6zsef Pintcr

1::1a2 50.flfl flxCZ 5lJlxCZ b2 52. 22...~xd4 23.flbS Illd2 24.flxd2 ~f3t
flg7t IlIffl 53.~xb2 YlIxd6 54.fle2 YlIc6' 25.YlIxf3 YlIxd2) 20.flxd5! Illc8 21.
55.1::1h7 g5 56.:Bxh5 YlIg6 57.flh8t ~xc8 flxc8 22.flad1 !'le8 23.flc7't
M7 58.1::1he8 \\Yb6t 59.l1Ifl \\Yd6 60. flxe7 24.l"lxd8t l"lxd8 25.l"lxe7 flxe7
!'l2e7t 1-0 26.g3 ~g6 27.YlIfS ~e7 28.l/!/cS ~dS
29.~d4 g6 30.~c6 Illg7 31 .l/lie2 J;d6
(64) M. Tal - I. Chikovani 32.YlIe81' ~fS 33.fle5 1-0 10hanncs-
Gori 1968 sen-Cadsen, Moss 2005) 16.flad 1
g6
l.d4 ~f6 2.c4 e6 Hlf3 c5 4.e3 a) 16...~c4 17.l/!Ih4 g6 18.~eS
cxd4 5.exd4 d5 6.~c3 ~e7 7.cxd5 flxe5 19.dxeS fld7 20.~e4 \1ld5 21.
~xd5 8.~d3 ~c6 9.0-0 0-0 10.!'lcl ~a4 !'lc4 22.~xe7 @xe7 23.'l!ixe7
flf6 11.a3 b6 12.~c2 l"lxe7 24.flf6'1' 4'ixf6 25.exf6 l"lb7 26.
12.~g5 0b7 13.~c2!? ~a6 14. flxd5llb8 27Jld7 flxa4 28J1cdl !'le8
\\Yd2 (J4.b4 ~d5 (J4 ... ~c4 IS.fle5 29.l"le7 !'lfS 30.g3±;
fue5 16.dxe5 fld5 1Hixe7 @xe7 b) 16 ... h6? Another weakening.
18.~e4 flad8 19.YlIh5 (19.@d4 b5 1Hlxf6
20.~d6;t) 19 ... g6 20.l/!Ih6 f6 21.flacl (b) 17.~xh6! gxh6 18.d5 exd5
fxeS 22.~g5 l"lf6=) IS.~xd5 0xg5 19.YlIxh6 <;ilfS 20.flxe8 YlIxe8 2U!lxf6
(1S ... exd5 16.lllxe7 (16.0a4! flxg5 ~g7 22.IWfS+-) 17...~xf6 18.d5! The
17.~xc6 !'lc8 18.b5 !'le7 19.~xgS possessor of an isolated d-pawn
\WxgS 20.!'le5 YlIf6 21 Jlxd5±) 16 ... must be constantly on the lookout
~xe7 17.\\Yb1! f5 18.bS ~b7 19. for the chance of this breakthrough.
!'leS±) 16.fug5 h6 17 .~h7±) 14 ... l8 ... exd5
flc8 15.@f4 (J5.flad1 ~a5 16.fle5 (b) 18...~xc3 19.dxc6) 19.1'1xc8t
~c4 17.flxe4 ~c4 18.l"le3 fldS 19. @xe8 20.YlIf5. This is the real point.
~xe7 \\Yxe7 20.!'lg3 4'ixc3 21.bxc3 f5 Black cannot now prevent the pen-
22.a4 \1ldS 23.~d3 ~b3 24.l"lal ~c4 etration at h7 since the g-pawn is
25.l"lel ~xd3 26.\Wxd3 \\lId6 27.!'lge3 the only defence of the f6 bishop.
1::1f6 28.@a6 !'lc7 29.aS IWa3 30.IWb5 20 ... fle7
\Wd6= Moersch-Berry, CAN 1993) bl) 20 ... l1IfS 2 U'lel I/!/d8 22.
IS ... l"le8 (JS ... flhS 16.l/!Ig4 0xg5 flxd5 ~xb2 23.l'iIh7 g6 24.fle5+-;
17.YlIxhS \1lh6 (17 ... h6 18.fladl ~c4 b2) 20 ... ~xc3 21.1/!Ih7t I1IfS 22.
19.dS exdS 20.h4 ~f6 2I.flxd5±) bxc3 ~eS 23.fld4!
18.dS exd5 19.~fS (19.~xd5 \1lc4 (b2) 23.l'iIh8t llIe7 24.lWxe8t
(19 ... ~eS? 20.YlIxe5 flxc2 21.flad1 I!!xe8 25.flxe5 !'lxe3 26.~f5 g6 27.
\Was 22.fld4 flcS 23.flfS+-) 20.!'ladl ~g4l"lxa3 28Jlxd5±) 23...~g6 24.h4
~xdS 21.flxdS YlIf6 22.~e4;t) 19 ... h5
l"lb8?! (19 ... d4!? 20.~xc8 ~xc8 21. (b2) 24 ... \\Ye5 2S.h5 I!YxhS. Black
flad1 f5 22.~xd4? (22.4'ibS d3;t) can't defend the g7 square.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 209

(b2) 25...£\[4 26.\whSt we7 27. b4 ~b7 15.\Wd3 :BadS~) 14 ... L1fdS
iWxcS ~xcS 2S.£\c6t M6 29.£\xe5 (l4 ... h6 15.IWe1 L'-£\c4 Xh6) 15.'/lIg5
wxe5 30.fie It M6 31.g3±) 26.£\f5) h6 16.'iiih4 fld5 17.l'iih3 Ivanov-Va-
25.~[5 iljev USSR 1991 17 ... fiacS+; 13.
(b2) 25.~xg6! fxg6 26.£\f3+-) 0f4 :BcS 14.fic1 (l4.~g3 g6 15.l'iid2
25 ... fixc3 26.£\e6t!. By means of flh5 16.d5;l; Franco-Perez, La Ha-
this pretty continuation, the black bana 2002) 14 ... 0c4 15.0g3 (15.~a4
king is now bereft of his protecting a6! 16.~xc6 f1xc6 IHle5 l:::cS 18.
pawns. 26 ... fxe6 27.~xg6 \Wc6 '/lia4 I'iixd4) 15 ... g6 (15 ... b5=) 16.
(b2) 27 ... \WcS 2S.IWhS1- we7 29. 0a4 a6 17.0xc6 L1xc6 18.fle5 L1cS
IWxg7t I1Id6 30.~xh5 fixa3 31.:Be I 19.\Wa4! ~d5 Timman-Karpov, Wijk
~b5 32.<ilg4 ~d7 33.\We5t l1Ie7 34. aan Zee 1995 (19 ... IWxd4 20.£\c6)
\Wxd5 IWe5 35.IWb7\Wd4 36.fixe61' M7 20.IWxa6 0aS 21.f3! £\d5 (21...IWxd41'
37.fie4+-) 2S.\WhSt wc7 29.lil'xg7t 22.~f2 \Wd2 23.lil'xb6 fibS 2H1a7!
I1Id6 30.fie I ~cS fib7 25.flc4!±) 22.tlc4±; 13.~c3 L1c8
(b2) 30 .. 1kl 31.IWf81' wc7 32. 14.fle5 0b7 15.h3 g6 16.0b3 flxc5
\wf4'1) 31.~xh5± Szab6-Unzicker, 17.dxe5 fld7 IS.0h6 :BeS 19.~a4
Amsterdam 1954; 21.l'iih7j' wIll 0c6 20.~xc6 11xc6 21.I'iiB 11c5 22.
22.\whS1' flgS 23.L1el+- fiad1 l)iicS 23.fle4 fixe5 24.L1xd7
(b) 23.~h7+- followed by fiel); li!ixd7 (24 ... !l:xe4 25.fiedl f5 26.
17. IWh4 £\d5 IS. tlxd5 exd5 19 .~a4 [ixa7 0f6 27.fidd71'iic2 2S.0g7±) 25.
(l9.fixc7? Bascd on dark square flf6t'! (25.:Bdl IWb5 26.flf6'1 wh8 27.
tactic, but Black removes the f5 flxc8 IWxeS 2S.I!!Jc3 f6 29.li!ic7:i5)
guard. 19 ... tlxe7 20.~f6 fixc2 21. 25...~xf6 26.\Wxf6 fixe 11' 27.l1Ih2
Iil'h6 £\f5) 19 ... 0xg5 20.tlxg5 h5 li!id61' Arizmendi Martinez-Anand,
21.l'iif4 fie7 22.h4± Villarrobledo op rapid 1998. 2S.g3
12 ...0a6 (2S.f4 IWf8+) 2S ... \We5-+; 13.b4?!
ficS!
a) 13 ... ~c4 14.b5
al) 14.fle5 flxe5 15.dxe5 \Wxdl
16.L1xdl
(al) 16.flxdl fld5 17.0d2 fifd8
IS.£\b2 ~b5 19.0c4 fiacS 20.fiac1
g6 21.0f3 wg7 22.a4 'ild7 23.b5 ~a3
24.fixe8 [ixcS 25.tld3 ]"(c2+) 16 ...
fJd5 17.flxd5
(al) 1Hle4fi[cSI8.'ilg5~c219.
fidcl ~xg5 20.£\xg5 h621.flf3 ~xf3
22.gxf3 flf4+ Espinoza Flores-Bra-
13.0g5 [13.\Wd2 IWd6 14.!l:d1 (14. ga, Dubai 19S6) 17...'ilxd5 18.~e3 .'
210 J6zscf Pinter

(al) I S.lUd3 litb3 19J1e1 flacS flc7= Franco Ocampo-Short, Ams-


20.~f4 g5 2 I .~d2 flcdS 22.flc3 0c4 terdam 1983) 16 ... g6
23.~xc4 flxd2 24.lita6 flfdS 25.h3 a1) 16 .. Jk7 17.flg3 Ile8 IS.<11h6
~f8 26.flc I IUg7 27.0b7 fl2d3 2S. 1Uf8 19.1itg5 lite7 20.litxf6 litxf6 21.
flce! a5 29.bxa5 bxa5 30.llIfI+) 'tixh7t IlIxh7 22.'I!Ih5t IlIg8 2Hle4
IS .. J:1fc8 0d5 24.f!h3 1lIf8??
(al) 18 ... f6 19.exf6
(a1) 19.1itd4 flfd8 20.flac1 flacS a bed •
21.lita4 f5 22.litc3 g5 23.f4 !,1]{f4 24.
litxf4 a5 25.litc3 axb4 26.axb4 flbS
27.fld4
(a1) 27.litc6 litxb4 2S.litxd5 l:'lxd5
29Jlxd5 exd5 30.l:'ld1 IlIfl 31.flxd5
b5 32.fld7t llIe6 33.flxh7 0c3+)
27 ... b5 28.0d1 IUc4f') 19 ... litxf6 20.
flab I flacS 2l.litb3 !'lfd8 22.litxd5
exd5 23.litd4 I1Ifl 2Hlxf6 I1Ixf6+) • .b cd. I g h
19.1itd3 a5 20.flabl flc3 2l.litxb6
axb4 22.axb4 litb3; (a1) 24... g6 25.fJxg6 fxg6 26.
a2) 14.litg5 !'lc8 I 5.'I!Id2 fld5 16. 'lYxg6t 0g7 27.0g5111f8 28.fJh7t wg8
~e4 litxg5 I H)exg5 h6 I 8.fle4 fJcc7 29.flg5=) 25.'I!Ixflt! 1-0 Kaidanov-
19.flacl fJf5 20.flg3 ~xg3 2l.hxg3 Anand, Surakarta 1988;
lita6 22.litb3= Ikonnikov-Ershova, a2) 16 ... a6 17.[1h3 g6
Perm1998; 14 ... fJa5 15.fJc5l"ic8 (a2) 17...l11h8 18.litxh7+-) IS.
a1) 15 ... g6 16.l"ie3 fJd5 17.fJxc4 bxa6 'I!Ic7
~xc4 IS.1:1h3 flcS 19.1ith6 flcS 20. (a2) 18 ... ~xa6 19.!Ilh6 l"l:eS 20.
lite4 fJce3 2l.fxe3 flxc3 22.'I!Id3 ~a4 b5 21.flxb5 'I!Ib6 22.flb I fled8
fJxe4 23.'I!Ixe4 'I!Id5 24.'I!Ixd5 exd5+; 23.~g5 fJc4 24.'I!If3 \1lxb5 25.'1:1xb5
a2) 15 ... l!!Ic7 16.fle3 fJxa3 26.flfI flxb5 27.'1:1xf6 fJxd4 28.
(a2) 16.'tif4!?) 16 ... flfd8? 'I!Ie3 0xf6 29.flxfl lJ:c3 30.flh6t IlIg7
(a2) 16 ...'tid6!) 17.l:'lh3! flac8 0-1 Oral-Zcnklusen, Ambassador
(a2) 17 ... g6 18.litg5 fJd5 19. Open 1999) 19.0f4 'I!Ia7 20.\!liO
fJxd5 'tixd5 20.fJxfl; 0xa6 21. 'I!Ig3 0d8 22.<11h6 flc6 23.
a2) 17 ... h6 ISJlg3 1lIf8 19.'I!If3 fJxg6 fxg6 24.litxg6 flfl 25.0xflt
'tib3 20.'tixh6 gxh6 2Uh7!+-) 18. wxfl 26.d5 exd5 27.fle1 fJc8 28.
0)(h7t flxh7 19.'I!Ih5 0f6 20.l!!Ixh7t fJxd5 'I!Id7 29.'I!IOt flf6 30.flg3 1-0
1lIf8 21.'tif4 'I!Ib7 22.fJe4+-; 16.fle3 Karpatchev-Dumitrache, Avoine
(a) 16.litg5 g6 17.'I!If3 'tid5 18. 1999;
'I!Ih3 litb7 19.flad1 fJd5 20.litxe7l!!1xe7 a3) 16 ... h6 17.l"l:g3 I11h8 181"1h3
21.flxd5 0xd5 22.'tie4 flfd8 23.1!!If3 fJg8 19J1b1 0d6 20.'I!Ig4flc7 2l.litg5
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 211

~eS 22.1;')f4; b'1xdS i'1fxdS-+) 22 ... );1xc3 23.b'1xd4


a4) 16...t!Yd6 17.1:1h3 g6 IS.lUf4 t!Ye8 24.b'1adl ~f6 25.lUg5 ~d5 26.
~d8 !'1h4 W1cS 27 .l!Ie I fre5 0-1 Dobrov-
(a4) 18...~d5 19.~xg6! ~xf4 Chebotarev, Soehi 2005; 17.i'1h3
20.~xf4 IWxf4 2Uh5 h60 22.);1g3t
whS 23Jag4 ~e2?! abcdefgh
(a4) 23...IWf6 24.~c4 @f5 25.~g5!
'l\xg5 26.i'1xg5 ~xg5 27.h4 IUb3 2S.
IUxb3 ~xb3 29.i'1dl ~cl 30J'1d3t)
24.~xe2 t!Yd2 25.\\'ie5t f626.IWxc6+-
Y!lxc2 27.t!Yxe7 t!Yh7 2S.~f4! ~xc7 4
(a4) 2S ... !If7 29.~c6 i'1gS 30.
i'1xgSt ~xgS 31.i'1c1+-) 29.~g6t
wh7 30.~xc7 1-0 Jakobsen-Rosen-
lund, DEN-ch 1977) 19.!Ig3
(a4) 19.~d2 ~d5 20.!i:lh6 i'1eS 21.
t!Yf4±) 19 ... i'1cS 20.h4 ~d7? aI) 17.Hg3 ~d5
(a4) 20 ... ~d5!:!;) 21.~xg6 fxg6 (aI) 17...@eS18.l!Ih6I!1xb519.h4
22.~xg6 ~f6 23.~c7t ~d7 20.~xb5 ~xe5 21.~xa7 );1a8 22.
(a4) 23.~e5t IUg7 24.i'1xg7t dxe5 );1xa7 23.h5 i'1e7 24.l!Ie4 1'1e4
wxg7 2S.t!Yg4t M8 26.~h6t we7 27. 25.Wd3 I!IcS 26.Hfl c;;,h8 27.hxg6
~g5t+-) 23...whS 24.~eS @xeS 25. fxg6 2S.!i:lxfS I!l'xfS 29.lUxg6 hxg6
!i:'c4± Kosintseva-Koneru, Oropesa 30.~xg6 b'1h4 31.1:1D Wg7 3H!xe6
del Mar 1995; l!l'e7 33.l!l'c8t wh7 34.e6 1-0 Ulibin-
as) 16 ... l!Id6 17J::1h3 IUxe5 IS. Khlian, Voronezh 1987) 18.~xg6
~xh7t? fxg6 19.1!Ixg6 hxg6 20.Wh5 I!Id3 21.
(as) IS.dxe5 t!Yxdlt 19.~xdl );1xg6t IUxg6 22.l!l'xg6t wh8 2H!h6t
I!Ixb5 I1Ig8 24.Wg6t wh8 25.iWh6t wgS
(as) 19 ... ~d5 20.lUxh7t whS±) 26.l!l'g6t Yz-Yz Howell-Machulsky,
20.~e3 llxe30 21.i'1xc3 ~d5 22.1'1h3 Dublin 1991;
h6 23.~d2 ~e4 24.l!Id3 a6 2S.a4 a2) 17.HD i'1e8?
~xd2 26.axb5 axb5 27.l!Ixb5 ~e4 (a2) 17...~d7! lS.~xc4 i'1xe4+)
2SJ:iha3 ~ee3 29.lUc6 b5 30ItaS b4 18.l!Ih6
31 JlxfSt wxfS 32.i'1aSt 1-0 Dizdar- (a2) 18.~g5!) 18 .. J'Xc7 19.a4
Laketic, JUG-ch 1990) 18...~xh7 !i:ld6 20J'lcl I!Ixe5 21.dxe5 'liixd I t
19.t!Yh5 I!Id3 20.i'1xd3 f521.t!Ye2 22.lUxdl ~d7 23.~e4±; 17 ... lUdS 18.
(as) 21.);1h3 ~f6) 2l...lUxd4 22. ~h6
l!Ie3 aI) 18.~g5 IUb7
(as) 22.l!Ib2 ~e4 23.Y!lxe6t c;;,hS (aI) 18...~e4 19.\!l'cl ~xe5 20.
24.);1adl ~xb2 25.);1xd4 ~xdl 26. dxc5 ~g4 21.l!Ih6 ~e5 22.~xfS
212 J6zsef Pinter

~xf2t 23.i>hl Iild4 24.~dl ~xal 25. a2) 14 ... \ilb7 IS.\ilb3 as 16.b5
~d6 ~e4 26.®xal frxe2 27.11g3 'l!ih4 ~a7 17.4le5 ~d5 18.\ilxdS \ilxdS 19.
0·1 Blazkova-Bombek, Trenein a4 f6 20.flxd5 'l!ixd5 21.fld3 \ilb4
1995) 19.®d2 ~e4 20.'l!if4 v,-v, 22.fre3 l"lfe8 23.~xb4 axb4 24.'l!ie2
Banas-Heinig, Trnava 19SI; g6
a2) IS.'l!id2 freS (a2) 24 ...frc4!) 25.l"leI M7 26.
(a2) IS ...lilb3!= 19.1ilbl frh3 h5 27.'/M2:!;; IS.bS
(a2) 19.'l!ih6? ~xe2 20.~g5 a1) IS.l"lcl fldS
~h5-+) 19 ... fle4 20.flxe4 all) IS ... bS 16.lilb3
(a2) 20.'l!ih6? flxe5 21.dxeS (all) 16.\ild3 \ilxd3 17.'II'xd3 a6
laxe3-+; (all) 17 ... aS 18.bxaS b4 19.
a2) 20.'l!iel flxeS 21.dxeS ~g4oo) axb4 ~xb4 20.'l!ie2 'l!ixaS 2UJeS
20 ...laxe4 ~bdS 22.~xdSlWxdS 23.l:1al \ild624.
(a2) 20 ... lilxe4? 21.'l!ih6!±) 21. l"la6l:Ia8 2SJleall"lxa6 26.frxa6 I:1d8
fle2 lila4 22.lild3 IilxbS 23.~xe4?! 27.I:1b6 'l!ia8 28.~e6 ::le8 29.flcS
(a2) 2H}e3? @xd4 24.~xbS \ilxeS 30.dxeS ~dS't Chess Tiger 14.
®xal 25.\ilxe4freS+; O-Fritz 8, 2002) 18.~e4
a2) 23.®h6=) 23...~xc4't Butu- (all) 18Jledl 'l!Jb6 19.~eS frfd8
rin-Savon, Lvov 19SI) 19.'i!lh6 \'if8 20.~xc6 frxe6 21.~e2 ~d5't Herb-
20.®h4 \'ig7 21.~gS fle4 22.~xf6+-; reehtsmeier-Borik, Germany 1983)
IS ...freS 19.'i!ld2 Iilb3! 18...~dS
(a) 19 ...fle4 20.'l!if4±) 20.\ilbl (all) 18...~xe4 19.'l!ixe4l!ild7 20.
fle4 21.flxe4 \ilxe4 22.\ilf4 ~g4 23. l"lc3 Iilf6 21.l"lcc 1 fle7 22JfcS ~d5
\ile4 Iilf6 24.frdl eS 2S.dxeS @xd2 23.~eS 'l!ib7 24.~c6 'l!id7 2S.~eS 'l!ib7
26Jlxd2 \ilxcS 27.0xeSl:IxeS+; 26.~c6 h6 27.l"lle2 ~b6 2S.<;ilel ~e4
b) 13...~5 14.flxdS 'l!ixdS IS. 29.'l!if3 <;ile7 30.~xe7t 'l!ixe7 31.a4=)
<;le4 ®d6 16.lile3 19.~cS as 20.bxaS 'l!ixaS 21.'lYe4 ~f6
(b) 16.g3l"!aeS 1Hf4 ®d7 lS.dS 22.'l!ie3 ~dS 23.'l!ie4=) 16 ... <;ilxb3 17.
exdS 19.®xd5 'l!ixdS 20.\ilxdS \ilf6 'l!ixb3 4)xd4 18.~xd4 'l!ixd4 19.~xb5
21.laael flc7 22.\ilc4:!;) 16 .. Jlae8 17. 'lYd7 20.~d4 ~dS 21.bS l"lxcl 22.
'I!Ia4 \ilc4? frxcI <;ilg5 23.l"ldllTh8 24.a4 <;ilf6 25.
(b) 17 ... lilb7 18.bS ~a5 19.0xb7 'l!ic2 <;ilxd4 26.<;ilxd4 l"ldS;
!l:c4 20.'l!idl ~xb7 21.flcS fre3 22. a12) IS ... h6 16.<;ild3 <;ilxd3 17.
\ilf4 ®dS=) 18.lilxh7t I1Ixh7 19.@c2t 'll'xd3 'l!id6 18.®a6 'l!id7
g6 20.'l!ixe4±; 14.bS (aI2) 18 ...l"lfd8 I 9.dS exdS 20.
a) 14.lilb2?! 0e4't ~bS 'l!id7 21.~xa7 ~xa7 22.~eS 'l!ic6
a1) 14 ...~d5? IS.bS! flxc3 16. 23.'l!ixa7 fle4 24.'l!ib7:!;) 19.~eS ~xe5
@d3! g6 IHlxc3 'l!ic7 18.bxa6 ~S 20.dxeS fld5 21.l"lcdl lafd8 22.I:1d3
19.\ilxaS+- Anand-Adams, London I:1e6 23.l"ledl 'l!icS 24.'l!ixe8 I:1cxc8
1987; 2S.i>f1 flxc3 26.frxd8t <;ilxd8 27.
The Scmi-Tarrasch Defence 213

~xc3 l:'!xc3 28.l:'!xd8t d>h7 29.l:'!d7 (a2) 17.lWcl IWc7 18.lWbl g6 19.
l:'!xa3 30.l:'!xfl l:'!a4=; llla4 '/IIb7 20.b5 4.la5 21.'fle5 a6 22.
aB) 15 ... a6 16.~bl b5 17.'/IIc2 ~c4 flxc4 23.bxa6 '/IIxa6 24.~b5
g6 18.'/IId2 as 19.bxa5 '/IIxa5 20.d5 '/IIa5 25.0xc4 l"1xe4 26.~e4 fld5+
l:'!cd8 21.'1!Jf4 ~b8 22.~e4 ~xe4 23. Gcnba-Labutin, Kstovo 1994) 17 ...
l"1xe4 f5 24.'/\Ih6 ~f6 25.l:'!h4 '/IIa7 26. fld5
~xf6 l:'!xf6 27.~g5 exd5 28.~xh7 (a2) 17 ... g6 18.lWh6 ~f8 19.'/\Ih4
l:'!a6 }9.~f6·r 1-0 Glaser-Mohring, Illg7 20.d5 ~xd5 21.~g5 h6 22.flge4
eorr GER 1989; 16.~e4 '/IIe7 23.~f6t '/IIxf6 24.'/IIg3 '/IIg5 25.
(al) 16.~bl ~e3 17.l:'!xe3 ~d5 '/IIxg5 hxg5 26.flxd5 ~xb2+ Lehti-
18.~e5 g6 19J1g3 ~h4 20.l:'!h3 f5+ vaara-Haapasalo, Salo 1993) 18.
Miljanic-Redzepagie, Arandjelovae ~e2 a5
1990) 16 ... b5IH)xd5~d518.'/IId3;!;; (a2) 18 ... h6) 19.bxa5 flxa5 20.
a2) 15.'/IId2 '/IId6 fle5 llla6 21.~g3 ~4 22.lWd3 f5 23.
a21) 15...~d5 16.~c4a517.bxa5 ~xc4 ~xc4 24.'/IIf3 g6+ Solak-
'flxa5 IS.'/IIdl ~a6 i9.~e5 ~c4 Petrov, Sibenik 2005;
(a21) 19 ... l"1e7 20.~b 1 g621.'/IIf3 a3) 15.~d3 ~xd3 16.lWxd3 '/IId7
'/IIe8 22.~a2 ~e4 23.~xe4 ~xc4 24. 17.l:'!adl gfd8 18.l:'!d2 1llf8 19.!'!edl
~c I 'fld6 25.0h6 l:'!cS 26J:i:acl 'flf5 '/IIb7 20.'/IIe2 fle7 21.fle5 a6 22.l:'!d3
27JJ.xc7 '/IIxc7 28J:lci '/IIa7 29.~e6 fled5 23.l:'!f3 ~c3 24.~xc3 Illd6 25.
'/IIxa3 30.~xe7t '/IIxe7 3i.\llg5 f6 0b2 ~xe5 26.dxe5 l:'!xdl t 27.'/IIxdl
32.\lle3 '/IIa3+ Royset-Lassila, Nor- fld5+ Lane-MacFarIane, London
way 1993) 20.~xc4 ~xe4 21.'fld2 1985;
~a6 22.'flf3 '/IId6+ Mortensen-Os- a4) 15.fle2 fld5 16.~e5 0a6 17.
tenstad, Torshavn 1987); l:'!c1 flxe5 18.dxe5 Illg5 19.11al '/IIe7
a22) 15 ... b5 16.l:'!adl as 17.bxa5 20.\lle4 l:'!fd8 21.lWa4 '/IIc4 22.fld4
b4 \lld2 23.~xd5 l:'!xd5 24.l:'!e4 ~cl
(a22) 17 ... '/IIxa5 IS.~e5 l:'!fd8) 25.l:'!e2 l:'!xd4 26.lllxd4 IWxe2 0-1
18.~e4 IWxa5 19.~xf6t ~xf6 20. Trabert-Kadimova, Leon 1996;
axb4 IWxb4 21.~c3 '/\Ib5 22.d5 Illxc3 15...'fla5 16.'fle5 '/IId6
23.lWxc3 Illxd5 24.~h7t d>xh7 25. a1) 16...fld5 17.~d5 Illxd5 18.
~g5t. d>g8 26.lWh3 ~c4 27.'flxc4 l:'!cd8 0xh7t Iiixh7 19.1Wh5t \ligS 20.l:'!e3
28.E1b I l4-l4 Ogaard-Stigar, Oslo ~h4 21.f4 !'!c2 22.!'!h3l:'!xg2t 23Ml
1986; l:'!f2t 24.d>gl l:'!xf4 0-1 Lanka-Os-
a23) 15 ... lWe7 16.llld3 Illxd3 17. tenstad, Tmava 1989;
IWxd3 '/IIf4 18.l:'!acl l:'!fd8 19.~e2 '/IId6 a2) 16 ... a6 17.a4
20.l:'!c4 'flg4 21.IWe4 ~f6 22.'/IId3 a5 (a2) 17.bxa6 ~xa6 18.fle4 fld5
23.b5 ~a7 24.l:'!xe8 l:'!xe8 25.l:'!c1 19.\!lIbl \llb7 20.h3 f5 21.~d2 flf4 22.
l:'!xel t 26.lllxc1 4.ld5+; 16.l:'!adl l:'!fd8 'fldf3 Illd6+ Berthelsen-Martin Mo-
17.h3 linero, Scottish CCA 2004) 17 ...
214 J6zsef Pinter

axb5 IS.axb5 ~d5 19.t!Yd3 ~c4 20. tlxd5 29.~c611d7 30.'/lIh5;!::; 26.lllxd5
~cl g6 2J.~xd5 t!Yxd5 22.~c6 Iild6 tlxd5 27.~c6 '/lId7 2S.a4;!::) 26...\ild2
23.~b3 I!lixb5 24.~a7 'Wd5 25.~cS 27.l1e2 \ilf4 2S.'Il'xf4 \ilxb3 29.~c6;!::)
!i:xcS 26.lila3 ~xa3 27.!i:xa3 b5 28. 17 ... tlfdS IS.tladl ~bd7 19.'Il'h3 ~fS
!i:a2 !i:dS 29.!i:c2 I!lixd4 30.l!lixd4 20.~b3 ~d6 2l.tlcl 'Il'bS 2Hlxf7
!i:xd4 31.~xc4 bxc4 32.!i:ecl ~d5 I1Ixf7 23.tlxe6 ~e6 (23 ... l1Ig6 24.
33.!i:xc4 !i:d2= Bertholee-Podgaets, 'Wd3t! (24.'/lIg4t iilh6 25.tlce I ~xh2t
Wijk aan Zee 1995; 17.a4 !i:fdS IS. 26.iilhl ~xe6 27.'fl.xe6 '/lIf4 28.'Ilih3t
~e4 ~xe4 19.~e4 f5 20.~a3 'Ilixe5 I1Ig6 29.tle7 ~g4 30.'Wd3t I1Ih6 31.
2l.dxe5 !i:xdl 22.!i:exdl ~xa3 23. '/lIh3t I1ig6=) 24 ... wh6 25.'/lIe3t ~f4
!i:xa3 fxe4 24.h4 Iild5 25.h5 !i:c2 26. 26.'I\Ih3tl1ig6 27.l1e7 h5 28.IWd3t
h6 ~c4 27.!i:g3 g6 2SJ1g5 !i:a2 29. wh6 29.g3 ~g6 30.!'lcel ~xe7 31.
!i:xd5 cxd5 30.e6 !i:d2 31.e7 ~6 tlxc7±) 24.'Il'xe6t wg6 25.\ilc2t iilh6
0-1 Tringov-Vasiukov, Cacak 1994; 26.IWh3t ~h5 27.g4 ~xh2t 2S.l1ifl
b) 14.~e4 'Wc7 15.~g5 ~d5=; g6 29.gxh5 I1ig7 30.hxg6 hxg6 3J.
c) 14.!i:e3 ~b7 tie I 'Wc7 32.lilxg6+-) 16.~e5 ~bd7
(c) 14 ... ~c4 15.b5 ~a5 16.~e5 17.'Wh3 '/lIc7 18.l1e3 ~xe5 19.dxe5
fid5 17.!i:h3 g6 IS.'IM2 !i:eS 19. 'Wh6 ~e4 20.~d2 ~g5 21.IWh5 g6 22.'Wh6
fif8 20.'IIJh4 ~h5 2Uug5 ~e7 22.f4? tlfdS 23.tldl tld4+ Eriksson-Vcr-
0b3! Filipovic-Lalic, Banja Vruci- nersson, Linkoping 2001) 15.'Wd3
ca 19S7) 15.'Wd3 g6 16.~b2 ~d5 17. a) 15.bxa6 'fl.xc3 16.~b2
~xd5 exd5 IS.~b3 ~f6 19.11ael 'fl.c7 (a) 16.l1e3 tlc7 17.~d3 'Wd5 IS.
20.tilc3 ~e7 2l.b5 ~f5 22JI3e2 ~e7 ~e5 'fl.fcS 19.11b1 Iild6 20.a4 ~c6 21.
2H)b2 ~d6 24.g3 Y>-Y> Goth-Zbo- ~b2 ~b4 22.~b5 ~e4 23.g3 !'lc2+)
ron, Corr 2006; 16 ... 'fl.c7 17.fle5 b5
d) 14.~b3 ~a5 15.bxa5 l1xc3 16. (a) 17 ... 'Wd5 IS.tlcl tlfcS 19.a4
~e5 ~b7 17 .~b2 l1c7 Y>-Y> Mocha- \ilb4 20.tle3 Iild6 2l.f4 ~c4 22.~xc4
lov-Begun, Minsk 1981; tlxc4 23.tlf3 'Wc6 24.~c3 0xf4 25.
c) 14.0d3 0b7 15.~b2 ~d6 16. ~b3 ~xcl 26.~xc4 'Wxc4 27.'Wxcl
~e4 ~f4 17.g3 ~h6 IS.~xf6t 'Wxf6 ~5 0-1 Petrillo-Redzepagic, Ge-
19.b5 ~b4 20.axb4 ~xf3 21.d5 neve 19S5, EXT 2000) 18.~d3 ~c4
~xdl 22.\ilxf6 ~c2 23.\ilxc2 gxf6 24. 19.'We2 t!Yd5 20.tlecl !;tfeS 21.'fl.c2
~e4 f5 25.~f3 exd5 26.l1xa7 d4 27. \ild6 22J~d I I1ifS 23.tlc3 h5
l1dl ~g7 2S.~d5±; 14 ... ~a5 (14 ... (a) 23 ... ~e3! 24.'Wxe3 E!xc3 25.
~bS 15.'Wd3 ~b7 (15 ... 'Wc7 16.~b2 ~c3 !i:xc3+) 24.tlc2 h4=;
~b7 17.~c5 (lnlacl tlfd8 IS.~e5 b) 15.~d2 ~b7+; 15...~b7 (IS ...
~bd7 19.'Wh3 ~fS 20.~e4 ~d5 2J. 'Wc7 16.~d2 (I6.bxa6 'Wxc3 IUla2
'Wf3 f5 22.~b3 'I\Ib8 23.~c3 ~g5 24. t!Yc4 IS.'We2 tlfdS 19.h3 'Wxe2 20.
~xd5 ~xd5 25.tlxcS 'WxcS 26.'Wg3 tlxe2 ~d5+) 16...~c4 (l6 ... 0b7 17.
(26.'Wh5! ~f6 27.1!lif7t I1IhS 2S.~xd5 ~e5 tlfdS (l7 ... ~c4 IS.~c6 ~xc6
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 215

19.i!l'xc4 0b7 20.i!l'xc7l:l:xc7 21.0b3 (at) 16 ...flxc3 17.bxc3 I1lb7 18.


l:l:d8 2Hlc2 fld5 23.l:l:ccl l:'!cd7 24. '/lId3 flg6 19.flf3i!l'd6 20.l:l:al !'lc7 2l.
l1le3 I1lf6+) 18.l:l:a2 flc4+) 17.fle4 l:'!e3 !'lfc8 22. '/lId2 flf4 23 .I1lb 3?
flxe4 18.i!l'xe4 g6 19.11lf4 0d6 20. E!xc3-+) 17 .!'le3
0h6 I1lxb5 21.0d3 (21.\1lxfS I1lxfS 22. (at) 17.0b3 flf5 18.flxf7 !'lxf7
0d3 0c6 23.i!l'e2 I1ld5 24.l:l:ecl 0h6 19.0xe6 flxd4 20.0xc8 I1lxc8 21.flb5
25.l:l:c2 b5 26.a4 a6 27.axb5 axb5 Lld7 22.flxd4 Llxd4 23.i!l'c2 I1ld7 24.
28.l:l:bU) 21...!'lfd8 (21...E!fe8 22. l:l:cdl Llxdl 25.\I\Ixdl '/lIc7 26.'/lId2
i!l'h4 l1le7 23.0g5 fld6 24.0xb5 flxb5 '/lIc6+) 17 ...fled5 18.l:l:h3 flf4 19.1:l:f3
25.d5<o) 22.i!l'h4 0e7 23.0g5 fld2? fl6d5 20.fld3 l:l:xc3 2l.bxc3 flxc3
(23 ... l:l:e8 24.l:l:acl 0xa3 25.fle5 22.\I\Iel flce2t 23.Qlhl \1lxd3 24.0xd3
I1lxcl 26.l:l:xcl 5 27.flxc4 I1lxc4 28. flxd3 25.Llxd3 flxcl 26.'/lIxcl I!\'d7=t
%!xc4 i!l'b7 29.0h6±) 24.l1lxe7 flxf3t Van Voorthuijsen-Campora, Ams-
25.gxf3 0xd3 26.l1lf6 h5 27.0e5 i!l'c6 terdam 1984;
28.i!l'f6 Qlf8 29.i!l'g7t <ile8 30.0f6i!l'd6 a2) 16.fle4 h6 17.fle5 flf5 18.
3l.d5± Pyhala-Christiansen, Reyk- '/lId2 flf6 19 .flxf6t i!l'xf6 20.0x5
javik 1986) 16.0g5 (16.fle5 I'JIc7 17. '/lIxf5 21.flc6 l:l:c7 22.flb4 l:'!xcI 23.
l:'!e3 g6 18.l'JId1 fld5 19.flxd5 I1lxd5 ri:xcl I1lb724.f3=;
20.l1la4 i!l'b7 (20 ...flc4 2 Uk3 1!\'b7 a3) 16.l1le4 I1lb7 17.'/lIc2 f5 18.
22.flc6 I1lf6 23.0h6 l:l:fe8 24.!'lacl I1lxd5 flxd5 19.1:l:xe6 flf4 20.l:l:e3 i!l'f6
fld6 25.f3 flf5 26.0f4 0xc6 27.bxc6 (a3) 20 ... l1lxf3 21.l:l:xf3 iWxd4 22.
l'JIa6 28.l1le5 I1lxe5 29.dxe5 !'led8·-+) !'ldl '/lIc4 23.'/lId2 fle6;!;) 2 I .i!l'b3t Qlh8
2l.!'lg3 I1lh4 22.!'lh3 0f6 23. flg4 22.!'ld I i!l'g6 23 .fle I flxg2 24.l'lg3
I1lg7=t Pyhala-Ostcnstad, Slupsk flxel 25Jlxg6 flGt 26.MI flxh2f
1987) 16... g6 17.fle5 i!l'c7 18.!'le3 27.<1>el hxg6 28.d5 g5 29.Qld2 flg4
flg4 19.flxg4 I1lxg5 20.!'lh3 !'lfd8'f; 30.!'1hJ t flh6 31.'/lIb4;!;; J6 ... i!l'd6
13.fle4 !'lc8. (a) J6 ...flg6 17.fle5 flxc3 18.
13 ••• l:l:c8 t4.l!\'d2 bxc3 flxe5 19.1:l:xe5 g6 20.l!\'h6 I!\'f6
14.!kl fld5 2l.0bl l:l:fd8 22.h4i!l'g7 23.'/lIe3 0c4
a) '14 ...fla5 15.flc5 flc4 16.1/iid3 24.h5 I!\'f6=) 17.flc5 flxc3 18.bxc3
flxe5 17.1/iixa6 flc4 18.flb5 flxb2 19. f6 19.0d3! I1lxd3 20.flxd3= Brinck
flxa7?! Claussen-Danielsen, Copenhagen
(a) 19.1!\'xa7;!;) 19 ... l:l:a8 20,0xf6 1991;
I1lxf6 2l.0e4 1/iixd4 2Hlxa8 fld3 23. b) 15.flxd5? I1lxg5 16.flxg5
!'ledl i!l'xf2t 24.<ilh1 flxc1 25.!'lxcl '/lIxg5=t;
I!\'d2 26.l:l:b 1 l:l:xa8 27.i!l'xb6 h6=t c) 15.h4 flxc3
Holzke-Svensson, Stockholm 2000; (c) 15 ... \1lxg5 16.flxg5 h6 17.
b) 14 ... h6 1HM I1lc4; 15.fle4 flxd5 '/lIxd5 18.0h7t Qlh8 19.0e4
a) 15.l1lxe7 flcxe7 16.i!l'd2 '/lId7 20.flf3 I1lb7 2l.d5 cxd5 22.
at) I 6.fle5 flf6 '/lIxd5 '/lIxd5 23.l1lxd5 0a8 24.l:l:c3 fla5
216 J6zscf Pintcr

2S.l:ixe8l':"!xe8 26.li1xf7 Ii1xf3 27.gxf3 f5 Y,-\I, Sehussler-Goehring, Ger-


~e4 28J~el? many 1982; 14.~a4 Ii1c4 (l4 ... h6!)
(c) 28.l'k7! ~xb2 29.flxa7±) 15.flel Ii1d5 16.~e5 ~b8 17.lIJId3 ~b7
28...~d6 29.l':"!xeS1" ~xe8= \1,-\1, (l7 ... a6 18.l!lih3 b5 19.~e2 g6 20.
Bryncll-Ekstroem, Sweden 1999/ !led I as 21.ITIh6 fleS 22.'fJ.d2 ®b6 23.
(33). 16.bxe3 h6 17.li1xe7 ~xc7 IS. fudS ~xdS 24.~b3 1i1f8 2S.fld3 f5
~bl IIJId6 19. 1/l'c2 fS 20.li1a2 ~e4 2l. 26.~xf8 flxfS 27.@h6\!!1e7 2S.h4 I!!!g7
Ii1xc4 l'Ixe4 22.1/llb3 l':"!fe8 23.~eS 29.lIJId2 a4 30.lTIa2 I9h8 3l.hS g5 32.
Er4e7 24.~d3 Ere4? 2S.~eS Er8xeS \i1xdS cxdS 33.l!!!b4 IIJIb7 34.4lf3 ~e6
26.dxcS \!!Ixc5 27.l':"!xe6 ~c6 28.Erdl 3S.l!!!d6!Ied8 36.\!!Ig3 g4 37.~g5 ~a5
I9h7 29.hS Erxe3 30.®d5 l'1c1 3l. Andrijevie-Kolarevic, Belgrade 2007.
Erxh6t gxh6 32.1IJIf71" I9h8 1-0 Bor- 38.f3±) 18.0c2 ~a6 19.1!!!h3 g6 20.
ge-Danielsen, Denmark 1998. 33. J::1edl ~h5 21.~h6 ~g7 22.d5 exd5
\!!If61" I9gS 34.®g6t M8 35.lIJIxh6t 23.~xd5 flxe2 24.4lxg6 fle7 25.
we7 36Jlxel+-; IS ... li1xg5 (l5 ... h6 ~gxc7t i'lxe7 26.~xen 1--0 Andri-
16.~xc7 IIJIxe7 17.li1b3 flfd8p (17 ... jevie-Vukic, Novi Beeej 2007.
IIJIdS 18.~c5 ~b7 19.\!!Id2 'fJ.e7 20.h3 14...\!!Id6
~f6 2l.~xf61" \!!Ixf6 22.d5 exd5 23. 14 ... ~d5
~xd5 !Id8 24.~g4 IIJIg5 25.®xg5
hxg5 26.1i1f3 !Ide8 27.Y;"le3t Kindcr-
mann-Fahncnsehmidt, Germany
1990) 18.11lxd5 l'1xd5 19.~e3 fldd8
20.dS ~c4 21.\!!Ia4 b5 2Hia6 ~b8
23.l!!!a5 ®b7 24.a4 Ii1xd5 25.~xdS
!lxd5 26.flxcSt IIJIxeS 27.lIJIxa7 ~e6
28.lIJIb6 bxa4 29.g3 IIJId7+ Berg-Adi-
anto, Gausdal 1992) 16.~fxg5 (16.
~cxgS h6 17.~c4p) 16 ... h6 17.~f3
(17.lIJIhS? ~xd4) 17 ... \!!Ie7= Bala-
shov-Huebner, Tilburg 1977. 18.
~e3 (IS.~a4 ~b7 19.b4 !lfdS xd4) 15.4lxd5
IS ... 4lxc3 (I 8... l'1fd8 19.~xd5 flxd5 a) 15.fladl \i1xgS
20.~e4 !Id6 21.\!!Ia4 Ii1b7 22.dS!) (a) 15...~xd4?! 16.lIJixd4!? ~xg5
19.bxe3 flfd8 20.a4 li1e4 2 U'le3 Ii1dS 17.lIJie4 g6 IS.~xd5 exd5 19.flxd5
22.lIJId3 g6 23.'fJ.cel Wf6 24.\!!Id2 iWf4; IIJIc7 20.~xgS \!!Ixe2 21.I!!!h4 h5 22.
14.h4h615Jif4~a5 16.~eS~e417. 4le4±;
~xc4 Ii1xc4 IS.®d2 4ld5 (18...~g4!? a) 15 ... h6?! 16.~xh6) 16.~xg5
19.hS (l9.f3? eS) 19...~d6 20.~e4 h6
~xf4 2l.®xf4 ~d5 22.l:iacll!lih4) 19. aJ) 16 ... g6?! 17.~xd5 ®xd5 18.
Ii1xh6 ~xc3 20.bxe3 gxh6 21.IIJIxh6 \!!If4
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 217

(al) 18.~c4I'lJd6 19.d5 !;lfd8 20. al) 17 ... flf6 IS.fleS!?


!We3 fle5 21.®h3 h5 22.l/lIg3±) IS ... (al) IS.<i'.lb1) lS ... ilc7
h6 19.fle4 (a 1) IS ... l/lId6 19.Ylie3;
(aI) 19.4Jxe6 fxc6 20.l/lIxh6®h5!? al) IS ... 4JxeS 19.dxe5 I/lIxd2 20.
(a 1) 20 ... ile7 21.~xg6 !;lf6 22. !;lxd2 ild5 21.4Jxd5 exd5 22.<;tf5;J;)
I/lIh7t IiIfS 23.l/lIhSt ~gS 24.~h7 M7 19.!;le3;
25.!lc5 ~b3) 19...wg7 20.l/lIf6t wh7 a2) 17 ... flcc7!? IS.<;tbl
2U'1c3!?~ I/lIf5 (a2) JS.fle4 l/lIe7) 18...'Ilid6!? 19.
(al) 2l...flxd4 22.flc3) 2HIh4; I/lIc2
a2) 16...~f6 17.l/lIf4 (a2) 19.flc4I/l1f4!?) 19 ... g6!?
a21) 17.flee4 flxe4 lS.~xc4 h6 (a2) 19 ... flf5 20.flh4!;
19.flf3 I/lId6!? a2) J9 ... flf6 20.~c5 ~edS 21.ilg4
(a2l) 19 ... ~c4 20.<i'.lbl ~dS 21. !'1fdS) 20.'Ilia4
I/lId3 g6 22.l/lIc3 rag7 2Hlc4 Ylid6 24. (a2) 20.l/lId2 Q!;f4) 20 ... ~xc3 21.
fleS ~xe4 2S.'Ilixe4 llfdS 26.flf3 bxc3 ~b7 22.lld3 ildS;
I/lIdS't Crosa-Molina, Vitoria 2006) a3) 17...Ylid6!? IS.ilxd5
20.d5 cxdS 21.<i'.lxd5 I/lIf6; (a3) 18.fle4 I/lIf4;
a22) 17.lle3 h6; 17 ... fle7 a3) IS.~b 1 ilce7;
(a2) 17 ... h6 IS.flge4 fldS 19. a3) IS.fle5 4Jxc3 19.bxc3 flxe5
4JxdS exdS 20.l:1xeS I/lIxa3) IS ... l/lIxd5 19.~e4
(a2) 19 ... l/lIxdS? 20.flf6t gxf6 (a3) 19.1/lIf4 llfdS ~20.~e4 I/lId6)
21.I/lIxh6 f5 22.!;lc3+-) 20.flc3!?t) 19 ... l/lId6; IS.bxc3
IS.l/lIh4 (a)JS.!Wxc3 flb4!?
(a2) IS.dS ~exdS 19.flxd5 cxd5 a1) IS ... ilcS 19.dxe5 llxe3 20.
(a2) 19 ...!;lxc2?! 20.~b4) ) IS ... l:i:xdSl:i:xe2 21.l:i:d7l:i:aS!? 22.!'1b1!?
h6 (al) 22.b4 ~b5) 22...~bS 23.!'1b7
(a2) 18...~g6? 19.~xg6 hxg6 20. ~a6 24Jld7=;
flce4) 19. ilge4 a2) 18...~c7 19.1/lId2 <;tb7 20.flcS
(a2) 19.~f3 ilcd5!?) 19 ... flfd5!?; I/lId6 21.\Wd3 ilf5 22.g4 I/lId5 23.f3
17.0f3 'Ilixd4 t 24.l/lIxd4 ilxd4 25.llxd4 !lxc2
al) 17.flge4 ilce7!?~; 26.l:i:d7 <;tdS=t; 19.1/lIxb4 flxe2 20.l/lIa4
a2) 17.ilxdS I/lIxd5 IS.~f3 !;lfdS (a) 20.~c5 I/lId5!? ~21.!Wa4 <;tb7)
19J1e4 ilc7!? 20.llg4 20 ... l/lIcS) IS ... l/lId6
(a2) 20.flcS ilf5) 20 ... ilf5~ 21. al) IS ... l/lIe7 19.<i'.lb1
~e4 (al)19.~c4?! flaS=t;
(a2) 2l.~xf5 I/lIxf5) 2l...l/lIb3!?; al) 19.1:1e4 fle7 20.l:i:g4 f5 21.
a3) 17.ilh7 !;leS IS.~xd5 I/lIxd5 !;lg3 f4;
19.1lc3 ilxd4 20.l.12d3 flf5 21.!;lh3 al) 19.1/lIe3 fle7 20.flel ild5 21.
l:'1edS 0-1 Wall-Singh, Lewisham ®e4 ilf6 22.l/lIh4 \1l'd6!?~;
1984/; 17 ... ilxc3 al) 19.dS exd5 20.@xd5 @f4!?
218 J6zsef Pinter

21.g3 I'iIf6 22.l'iIe4 g6 Ll23Jld7I'i1xc3; (a) 19.a4 (ilc4!?;


al) 19I1e3~a5!?20.~e5~c421. a) 19.i,\lb 1 (ilc4 20.l'!Ic2 f5;
I'iId3 fS) 19 ... ~aS a) 19.1"1al!? fle7 20.<.iI.b3=j:) 19 ...
(al) 19 ... fle7 20Jlcl I?) 20J:'lcl ~e7
(al) 20.l'iIc2 g6) 20 ... ~c4 21.I'iId3 al) 19 ... l'iIxa3? 20Jlal
g6; (al) 20.l'iIe4) 20 ... l'iIb2 21.I'iIe4 f5
a2) 18...~e7 19.~e5!? fld5 20.c4 22.l'iIxe6t I1IhS 23.flh4!?±
.~f6 (al) 23.<.iI.xfS±);
(a2) 20 ... 'i\>xc4 21.~xc4 ~xc4 a2) 19...~a5 20.l'iIe4
22.l'iId3) 2Ud3 (a2) 20.~e5 I'iIxa3;
(a2) 2 Ule3 (ilxc4 22Jlg3 I1IhS a2) 20.a4 <.iI.c4!? 21.flc5 (ildS)
23.~3 I1IgS 24Jlxh6 gxh6 25.l'iIxh6 20 ... f5
(ilc2); (a2) 20 ... g6 21.1'iIg4) 21.I'iIxe6t
a3) 18...~a5 19.~e5!? I'iIc7 I'iIxe6 22.l"1xe6 l"Ixc3!? 23.(ilbl ~c4
(a3) 19 ... ~c4 20.l'iId3 f5 21. a2l) 23 ... ~xa3 24.dS~
(ilb3!? I'iIc7 22.%1bl!?) 20.~c1 (a21) 24.He7 ~c6 2SJ!c7 (ile2
(a3) 20.~c3 ~c4 21.@d3 fS 22. 26. ~cl (ilxB 27.gxB flxd4 2S.l"Iee"i
l"1g3 I'iIb7!?) 20 ... f5!?; I1IhS 29.~xg7 XIgS);
a4) 18 ... (ilc4!? 19.1'iIe3 a22) 23 ... i,\lc4 24.~e7 ~c6 2S.~e3
(a4) 19.1"1c3 I'iId6!?; Hxc3 26.fxe3 i,\ld5 27.l"Icl HeS 28.
a4) 19J!c4 f5!?; 11lf2 g6 29.h4 h5 30.(ila2 ~e7 31.
a4) 19.(ilbll'i1d6 20.l'iIc2 f5t2; (ilxdSt fudS 32.~eS fle6 33.I1IB I1lg7
a4) 19.1'iIf4 (ild5!? Ll20.~d2 I'iIgS 34.l"IcS ~e7 3SJlc6 ~f6 36.wf4 %1b7
21.I'iIxg5 hxg5) 19 ... ~aS!? 37.wgS ~e4t 3S.wf4 ~f6 39.~d6 Hc7
(a4) 19 ... bS; 40.~c6 ~e4 41.~e6 ~f6 42.weS
a4) 19 ... l'iIf6) 20 .~eS ~g4t 43.wd6 Hf7 44.~dS flf6 45.
(a4) 20.l'iIe4 fS) 20 ...(ild521.I/lId3 we7 l"1fS 46.d5 ~f6 47.~f6 l"Ixf6
fS; 19.1'iIe3 48.~e61" 1-0 Vitiugov-Vunder, St
Petersburg 2002; 24.dS
(a2) 24J!c6l'1xa3 2S.dS <.iI.b5;
a2) 24.a4 ~b2!? 25.fldel ~xa4
26.d5 i,\lc4 27.l"16c5 ~c5 2S.(ilxf5
~d3 29.i,\le6t whS 30.%15e3 ~xel 31.
~xc3 ~xBt 32.gxB b5;
a2) 24.(ila2 l"1xa3 25Jlal fldS!?)
24 ...fua3 25.lila2~
(a2) 25.d6 IilcS!) 2S ... i,\lc4 26.
(ilxc4 ~xc4 27.d6 !:!dS 2S.d7wfS
(a2) 2S ... Wf7 29J1C6) 29.h4!?
(a2) 29.!:!c6 !:!xd7 30.!:!c8t wc7
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 219

3Ulxd7t wxd7 32J!xe4 !'!xe4 33. l"!xe6 ~d5


~e5t wd6!? 34.~xe4t we5); (a2) 22 ... <Jlf7 23.l"!del) 23.!'!e5!?
a3) 19 ... ~e4!? 20.~2 (a2) 23.~b3 <;l!e4 24.<;l!xe4 i:1xc4)
(a3) 20.®e4 f5; 23 ... ~xe3
a3) 20.~e5 ~xc5 21.dxe5 ~xa3 (a2) 23 ... l"!xe3 24.~xf5 ~f4 25.
22Jld4 !'!fd8!? 23.11g4 wf8 24.'I!Ig3 !lal ~e2t 26.whl ~f4=) 24.l"!dcl
~d3!? 25.~xd3 'I!Ixe3 26.0 !'!xd3 27. (a2) 24.l"!d2 s1le4 25.~b3t ~e4!?)
!'!xg7 ®xcl t!?; 24 ... ~c4!? 25.\I;!xe4 fxe4 26.~d2;!;;
a3) 20.a4 ~a5 21.~c5 <;l!d5 22. a3) 20 ... ~g6!? 21.!'!e3
'I!Id3 f5) 20... ~a5 a31) 21.h4?! l"!xe3 22.h5 f5 23.
(a3) 20 ... ~d5 21.e4; '/lIxe6t '/lIxe6 24.l"!xe6 ~f4+;
a3) 20 ... b5 21.~e4!? l1'/l1xa3 22. a32) 21.~e5 f5 22.'/lIc3 ~xe5r?
~f6t wh8 23.'/lIe4 g6 24.'/lIf4 wg7 25. 23.dxe5 '/lIxa3 24Jlal '/lIb2
~g4±; (a32) 24 ... '/lIxe3'1') 25.l"!xa6 l"!xe3
a3) 20 ... 'I!Id5 21.~xe4!? 'I!Ixe4 22. 26.~d3 '/lIb3 27.l"!xa7 l"!xd3+;
~d3 'I!Id5 23.e4) 21.'I!Ie4 a33) 21.d5 exd5 22.l"!xd5 '/lIxa3 I?;
(a3) 21.~e4 'I!Ie7!?; a34) 2l.'I!Ig4!? '/lIf4!? 22.@h3
a3) 21.~xe4 ~xe4!? 22.'/lIe4 g6 (a34) 22.\!!Ih5 l"!xe3 23.~xg6
23.'/lIg4 h5!? 24.'/lIg5 '/lId8 25.l/l'h6 fxg6 24.\!!Ixg6 ~e4) 22 ... '/lIf6 23.~e5
'/lIf6) 21...f5 ~xe5 24.ilxe5 \!!If4!? 1125.l"!del 'I!Id2;
(a3) 2l...g6 22.'/lIh4 <Jlg7 23.!:!e3) 2l...!'!e7!?
22.~xe4 l"!xe4 23.'/lIxe6t '/lIxe6 24. (a3) 21...f5 22.'I!Ixe6i· 'I!Ixe6 23.
l"!xe6 !'!xe3 25.~bl l"!xa3 26.d5 l"!d8 l"!xe6 ~f4 24.l"!e7 l"!xe3 25.<;l!bl
27.d6 lile2!?;
(a3) 27.<;l!xf5 l"!xd5) 27 ...11a I 28. a3) 21...'I!If4?); 21.\!lIh4
!'!eel",,; (a) 21.l"!e3?! ~f5 22.~e5
a4) 19 ... !,!fd8 20.'/lIe4 g6 21.®h4 (a) 22.'I!Ig4 ~xe3 23.fxe3 'I!Ie7
<Jlg7; 20.'/lIe4 24.~e5 'I!Ig5+) 22 ... fue3 23.'I!Ixe3
(a) 20.~e5?! ~d5 21.'I!Ie4 f5; (a) 23.~xg6 fue2+;
a) 20.<;l!e4 ~d5 21.~xd5 \!!Ixd5:r-) a) 23.fxe3 f5!) 23 ... wg7 24.'I!Ig3
20 ... g6 g525.h4
al) 20 ... ~fS 21.d5! (a) 25.'I!Ih3 'I!Ie7!? 26.~g4 l"!h8+)
(al) 21.g4l"!xe3 22.~bl 25 ... f6+) 21...<Jlg7!
(al) 22.gxf5 exf5 23.\!!Ixf5 g6 al) 21...l"!xe3?! 22.'/lIxh6 !'!xO
24.'/lIe4 f5 25.~c7 '/lIxe7 26.l"!xe7 (al) 22 .. JIxc2 23.~g5+-;
l"!xc2 27.~c5=) 22 ...!,!xO 23.\!!IxO al) 22 ... f6 23.~xg6) 23.gxO
~xd4 24.'/lIe4 ild8) 21...<;l!b7 22.e4 'I'Ixa3
b5 23.'/lIc5 '/lIxe5 24.~xe5 bxe4 25. (al) 23...~5?! 24.11e4;
dxe6 fxe6 26.~g6±; al) 23...~f5 24.~xf5 exfS 25.
a2) 20 ... f5 21.'/lIxe6t '/lIxe6 22. h4!?;
220 J6zsef Pinter

a1) 23 ... E:c8 24.<:iie4; £lxe3+) 23.£le4 I/!If4+ 24.l!!ixf4 £1xf4


al) 23 ... lUb7 24.Ele3!? tl£ldS 2S. 2S.E:c3 £ldS 26.!'lg3 fS-+; 22 ... £lxdS
i'1e4) 24.i'1al I!!ib2 (a) 22...)"(c4 2Hld4±
(a1) 24 ... l!!ic3 2S.i'1ccl l ? tl<:iid3 (a) 23.dxe6I1Jixdl 24Jlxdl i'1xh4
26.l!!ie3) 2S.lUe4 2S.£lxh4 !'leS 26.Eld7 l'lxc3 27.!'lxe7
(a1) 2S.l!!ic I) 2S ... <:iic4 !'lxc2 2S.i'1xf7t wgS 29.f4+-) 23.
(al) 2S ... l!!ibS 26.h4!?) 26.Elxa7;!::; I!!id4t (gh7!?
a2) 2l...wh7 22.dSoo a1) 23 ... f6 24.£1h4!?
(a2) 22.£lgSt (gg7 23.£le4 l!!ie7 all) 24.lIJig4 f5 25.lIJid4i" i'1f6!?;
24.l!!if6t wg8); a12) 24.l!!ia4 bS I?;
a3) 21 ... hS!? 22.£lgS a13) 24.<:iib3!? IlJic6
(a3) 22.i'1c3!? £ldS 23.l!!ig5 I!!id8!? (aB) 24 ... Wc7 25J:1xe6 £1f4 26.
24.l/!Ih6 'Illf6 2S.£lgS IlJig7+; llJia4
a3) 22.d5 £lxdS 23:fle5 'Ille7!? (aB) 26.lIJid7t l'lf7+) 26 ... !'lfd8
24.lIJig3 @f6 2Hld7 li'ixc3 26.£lxf8 (a13) 26 ... £lxe6 27.l'ld7t wh8 28.
i)l)xg3! 27.hxg3 i'1xc2ii5; 'gxc7 £lxc7 29.lIJie4!?±) 27.£ld4! <:iie2
a3) 22.£lc5 i'1xc3 23 .<:iib I IUb7 (aB) 27 ... lIJib7 2S.£1f5t gxf5 29.
24.d5 cxd5!? 2S.£lc4I/!1c6; Wxf4±) 2S.i'1e I
a3) 22.£ld2 £ldS!? 23.£le4I1Jif4!?+) (a 13) 2S.!'lxe2? Elxd4;
22 ... £lfS a13) 2S.lIJib4 !'leS) 2S ... i'1xd4
(a3) 22 ... £ldS? 2Hixg6; (a13) 28 ... l!!ixc3? 29.i'1e7t (gh8
a3) 22 .. .!:lxc3? 23.£le4) 23.'Illh3 30.£lf3+-) 29.cxd4 £lxe6 30.<:iixe6
(a3) 2HixfS exfS+; l":d8 3I.dS!?:l;) 2S.l!!id2 1
a3) 23.l!!ih3 li'if4!) 23 ... <:iib7 (a13) 25.<:iixdS exd5 26.i'1c7t Elf7
(a3) 23...l/!If4 24.£le4 wg7~) 24. 27.Elxf7t wxf7 2S.l!!if4 wg7!? 29.£ld4
g4 l'iid7) 2S ... l'iixc3 26.£1d4 !'lfeS 27.
(a3) 24.lUe4 <:iixe4 2S.£lxe4 £lxe6t
I/!Ixa3 l ?) 24 ... £lg7!? (a13) 27.@xc3 £lxc3 2S.£lxe6t
(a3)24 ... @f4!? 2S.£lxe6 fxe6 (gh8 29.Eld7 £lc2t) 27. .. flxe6 28.
26.gxf5 exf5) 2S.lUe4 IUxe4!? flxe6 l'iixb3 29.l'ld6! 0c4!
(a3) 2S ... <:iia6) 26.£lxe4 I!!if4 27. (a13) 29 ... £lc7 30.Eld7 E:e8 3 I.
gS li'id6 l'iif7 32.E:el (gf8 33J;e6) 30.
(a3) 27.gxhS £lxhS) 27 ... £lfS!? !'ld7t
28.Eld3 (a13) 30.l'lcl £le7 3l.fld7 l'iixa3)
(a3) 2S.£lf6t (gg7 29.lIJixhS?! 30 ... wg8 31 Jlc1!
i'1hS) 28...wg7 29.i'1f3 IlJibS~; 22.dS! (a13) 31.l'lelllJic3!?) 3l...l'lcS
a 1) 22.i'1e3 £ldS+; (a13) 3l...gS? 32.l/!Ixd5t+-) 32.
a2) 22.£ld2 £ld5!? h4!?
(a2) 22 ... lIJixa3 23.£1e4 £1dS 24. (a13) 32.'Illd4I!!ic3!;
i'1al Wb2 2S.Elxa6 IlJixc2 26.i'1xa7 a13) 32.l'1xa7I1Jid3!') 33.li'ixh6 £le7;
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 221

aB) 32.\IlJxh6 ~e7 33Jlxe7 fJ.xe7 (al) 2S ... wf7 29.\!lb3 I?) 29Jld6
34.'llJxg6t MS 3HJxf6t weS 36. (al) 29.fJ.d7t fJ.f7;
IWc6t wf7; al) 29.Hel fle2!?) 29 ... 0eS
aB) 32.l:i:el fJ.eS!? 33JlxeS fxeS (al) 29 ... ~e4 30.fJ.e6 bS 31.a4)
34.h4 :Wbl t!? 3S.wh2 \!!ifS) 32...~e7! 30.l:i:c6!?t ~dS 31.~b3 ~d7 32J~d6
a131) 32 ... gS 33.hxg5 hxgS 34. "fJ.f7 33.~xd5 exd5 34.fJ.xdS;
l:i:el I?; a2) 23 ... wgS!? 24:fleS
a132) 32 ... l:i:c7 33.fJ.xe7 ~xe7 (a2) 24.l/!Ig4 \!!if4;
34.\!!id4; a2) 24.~b3 \!\If4 2Hlc4 \!!Jf6) 24 ...
a133) 32...iWa4 33.fJ.xdS ~xd5 \!!JeS!?
34.\!!ixd5t wg7 (a2) 24 ... \!\Ixa3 I?;
(a133) 34 ... mhS 35.iWf7±) 3S. a2) 24 ... \!!Jc7) 25.\!!Jh4
~e7t whS 36.g3! l:i:clt 37.li?h2 l/!Ie8 a21) 2S.\!!Jxc5 bxcS;
3SJlxa7±; a22) 25.\!!Ja4 ~bS;
a134) 32 ... :Wb5 33.fJ.xa7~; 33. a23) 25.\!!Jg4 ~f6!? 26.l/!Ih4 \!!Jxc3
I/!Id6 (a23) 26 ... wg7 27.\!!Jxf6t ';;'xf6
(aB) 33.iWd4 (ile6 34.l:i:xa7 ~dS) 2S.4ld7t me7 29.flxcS "fl.xcS+); 2S ...
33 ... wf7 34.l:i:xa7 \!!Jxc3!? 26.~g6
(aB) 34.fJ.el (ile6) 34 ... bS 3S. (a2) 26.l:i:c1 I/!Id2) 26 ... fxg6 27.
fJ.e I (ile6 36.a:b7 \!!Jxh6 \!!Je2! 2S.l:i:d2
(aI3) 36.fJ.a6 ~f5) 36 ... l/!IdS 37. (a2) 2S.flxg6 \!!Jxf2t· 29.wh 1
l/!Ia6 I/!If6+) 2S ... \!!Je4!? 29.fJ.ddl I/!IfS+; 24.
(aB) 37.\!!ixdS (ilxdS 3S.fJ.xb5 4leS :Wc7!
fJ.a8) 37 ...(ild7!? ~3S.a:b6 \!!ifS; 24 ... al) 24 ... l/!Ic5 2S.fld7± IWxd4 26.
l1c4 ~xf8t;
(al) 24 ... g5 25.~f3! a2) 24 ... l/!Ie7 2Hlxg6! fxg6 26.
(al) 2S.l/!Ie4 f5 26.l/!Id4t fJ.f6 27. I/!IxdS I/!If6
~xfSt cxf5 2S.\!!ixdS \!!ixdS 29.fJ.xd5 (a2) 26 .. ');1f6 27.~eS ~fJ.cS 28.
fJ.xc3 30.~xf5 ~eS!?=) 25.!1id3 fJ.d7±) 27.l/!Ixc6 \!!Jxf2t 2S.whl "tJ.f6
\!!ixh2t!? (a2) 2S ... l/!If6 29.l:i:d7t whS 30.
(al) 25 ... f5 26.flf3~ b5 I/!Ixf61· fJ.xf6 3 Uxa7±) 29.l/!Id7t l:i:f7
(al) 26 .. .1;'1a4 27.\!!id2; 30.fJ.e7 !'1cf8 31.(ilb3! fJ.xe7 32.
al) 26 ...fJ.fe8 27.fld4!?) 27.0b3 \!!ixe7t Ii?hS 33.h3!
(al) 27.fle5 "tJ.c7 28.~b3!?) 27 ... (a2) 33.\!!Je5t 1!1'f6 34.\!!ixf6t l:i:xf6
fJ.e7 35.l:i:d8t wg7 36.!'1d7t whS!? 37.h3
(al) 27 ...fJ.e5 2S.fld4!? l:i:c6) 33 ... \!!ic5 34.l/!IxcS bxc5 35.l:i:d6
(al) 2S.fJ.xe6 \!!ixe6 29.\!!Jd4t) ) c4
2S.~d4~) 26.wxh2 fJ.xh4t 27.\!\Ih3! (a2) 35...~b7 36.fJ.xg6±) 36.~a4;
fJ.xh3t 2S.gxh3 25.l/!Ig4
(al) 2S.wxh3 fJ.eS!?~) 2S ...fue3 (a) 25.4lxg6? fxg6 26.l:i:xe6 4lf4)
222 J ozsef Pin ter

25...~f6? sky-Galkin, Russia (ch) 1998.


(a) 25 ... frgS!+ (a) 35.~xf8 frxf8 36.lJ!ig7i-!? I11h5
37.g4t I11h4 3S.\I},'h6t I11xg4 39.~g6t
M4 40.fre4t 111f3 41.IJ!ig4#);
b) 15.h4!? ~xc3 16.bxc3 I!!Ic7
I H\le3 ~c4 18.~d2 ~a5 19.~f4 ~d6
20Jlxd6 I/lixd6 21.h5 0d5 22.h6 g6
2He4 ~c4 24.@f3 frfd8 25.~xd5
~xd2 26.@d3 I!!Ixd5 27.l!!Ixd2 @d6+
Sulskis-Wu Shaobin, Mallorca 2004;
c)IHle4 ~xg5 16.~fxg5 g6?
(c) 16...~xd4+);
d) 15.~xe7 ~cxe7 16.~e4 I!!Ic7
17.\lib3 @f4 lS.@dl HfdS 19.93 '/lIg4
26.@f3 20.~5 @xdl 2l.fraxdl ~f5 22_~g5
(a) 26.~xf7lJ!ixf7 27.'fJ.xe6 ~f6-+; ~d6 23.~c 1 h6 2Hlgf3 ~b7+;
a) 26.h4 IJ!ixc3 27.0bl f5 28.lJ!ia4 e) 15.fre4 ~xg5 16.~g5 h6 17.
0b7 2Hlxa7 frg7-+) 26...l11g7 27. ~f3 0,ce7 lSJ'1g4 ~f5 19.~xd5 @xd5
0b30b7 20.§lc4 IWd7 2i.d5 exd5 22.@xd5
(a) 27...~f6 2S.~xf7?) 2S.c4 @xd5 23.~xd5 frc5 24.~b3 HfcS 25.
~f6 29.IWc3 frgdS+) 26.~xg6t! fxg6 frel ~b7 26.h4 ~xf3 27.gxf3 h5+
(a) 26 ... l11h8 27.@f4!? Popovic-Scckic, Subotica 2002;
(a) 27.lJ!ia4!?±) 27 ... 0g7 15...@xd5 (l5 ... cxd5 16.fracl ~xg5
(a) 27 ... fxg6 2S.frd7 ~d7 29. 17.0,xg5 g6 lS.~f3 @f6 19.!tib3 frfdS
@xh6t) 28.@g3 20.!t!a2 !t!c4 21.§lxc4 dxc4 22.frxc4
(a) 2S.~b 1 fXfd8 29.i!lJg3t b5 23.frc3 I11g7 24.@c2 ~e7 25.frc5±
(a) 29.Hcl ~d5 30.lJ!ig4t M8?) Holzke-Ciric, Bic! 2000) 16.h4
29 ... \!lfS) 28...l11h8 29.0bl!± §lb5 30. a) 16_l'i:adl §lxg5 17:0xg5 h6 IS.
'Wh4 wg7 3 U:lc3+-) 27.@xg6t 0hS ~f3 ~c7 19.~e5 @d6 20.!t!b3 ~d5 21.
2S.Hd7! l'le4l'i:c7 22.11g4 ~f6 23.frf4 r;!fcS 24.
(a) 2S.@xh6t @h7 29.~g6t I1IgS Hel ~d5
30.@xh7t ~xh7 31.~xf8 ~xf8) 28 ... (a) 24._.\!lIdS 25.frO §lb7 26.J;Tc3
~xd7 ~d5+) 25.frg4 111f8 26.frg3 §lb7 27.
(a) 28 ...lJ!ixd7 29.~xd7 ~xd7 30. h3 ~f6 2S.@f4 Hd8 29.frd3 ~d5 30.
1i'xh6'r I1IgS 31.l!!Ig6t ";'hS 32.fre3-+) Iild 1 §lb7 31.§lb3 §ld5 v,-v, Fressi-
29.lJ!ixh6t I1Ig8 30.@xe6t I1IhS 31. nct-Malakhov, Selfoss 2003;
@h3t I11gS 32.lJ!ig4t I11hS 33.~g6t b) 16.!t!e4 '/lidS 17.@f4!
I11h7
(a) 33 ... l11gS 34.~e7t+-) 34. Diagram
fre7t I11h6 35.~xf8 1-0 Voitsekhov-
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 223

l/!/e3 ~d5 21.1/!/f3 @f8 22.1!lb I !:'1e7


23.<'ue4 0£6 24.fle3 il:de8 25.h3 'I\Id6
7 26.~g4 ~e4 27.'l!ixc4 fS 28.\!!Ie5
\!!IxeS 29.~xeS !:'1e2 30.b4 B:b2 31.
~d3 flb3 32.dS l1xd3 33 .!:'1exd3
!iixd3 34.!:'1xd3 f!:d8 3S.d6 wf7 36.
!:'1e3 YZ-YZ Ryvova-Koei, CZE-ch
sml eOIT 2000) 18 ... 0c4 19.11a3
\\ldS 20.ltlbl Illxf3 21.!:'1xf3 !:'1fd8+
abcdefgh Zhukova-lavakhishvili, Sheki 200S;
16 ... lhgS (l6 .. ,Elfe8 17.'iile4 \!!Id7 18.
(b) 17.dS exdS 18.~xdS ItlxgS= d5 IllxgS 19.\!!IxgS exdS 20.lllfS \!!Id6
19.\!!IxgS h6 20.\!!Ixd8f!:fxd8 21.f!:ad1 21.Illxc8 !:'1xe8 22.!:'1adl d4 23.~xd4
I1IfS 22.h3 ~c7 YZ-YZ Oehsner-Da- ~xd4 24.\!!Ie3 ~e2t 2S.\!!Ixe2 Illxe2
nielsen, Denmark 1998) 17 ... ltlxgS 26.!:'1xd6 Illg4 27JJ.e7 1-0 Borg-
(b) 17 ... h6 18.~xh6!; Nagel, Bad Wiessee 2001) 17.hxgS
b) 17...~xd4?? 18.\\lxh7t! I1Ixh7 ~xd4 (J 7...~e7 18.<.Ue4 'l!id6~ 19.
19.1Wh4t+-; ~eS ~g6 20.lllxg6 hxg6 2 U!if4 Ye2
b) 17 ... f6! 18.\!!IM g6 19.\!!Ih3 22JYe3 f!:d2 23.~xg6 \!!Ixf4 ,24.'lle7j·
\\le4 20.~e3 \!!Id7=) 18.~xgS 1-0 Novikov-Podgaets, Koszalin
(b) 18.<.Uxh7t I1Ixh7 19.~xgSt 1998) 18.~d4 eS 19.~fS (J9.B:e4
I1Ig8 20.\l!ih4 ~d3! 2l.f!:c3 \\!ixd422. Itlb7!?; 19.<'ub3 \!!Ixd4 20.!:'1adl \!!Ixd2
\!!Ixd4 ~d4 2H!xd3 cSi') 18 ... h6 21.~xd2 f!:fd8 22.il:xd8t) 19 ... !:'1cd8
19.<'uh7t I1Ih8 20.~xf7t il:xf7 21. 20.~xh7t I1Ixh7 21.\l!ie2t g6 (21...
\!!Ixf7 I1Ixh7 22.!:'1xe6~ ~xd4 ~d3!?= 22.\!!Ixd3j· I1Ig8 23.g6 (23.
(b) 22 ... \!!Ixd4? 23.\!!Ig6t I1Ih8 24. :ge4 exd4 24.!:'1h4 g6) 23 ... \!!Ixd4 24.
il:xe6+-) 23.il:e7±; I/Yb3 \!!Id3 2S.\!!Ixd3 YZ-Y, Grecnfe1d-
c) 16.ltlxe7 ~xe7 17.~e4 Doettling, Tel Aviv 2001) 22.~f3
(c) 17.f!:eS \\!id6 18.~gS ~d3 23.'I!Ie7 (23.\!!Ie3 e4 24.~h2!?
(c) 18.il:hS ~g6 19J!el ~b7 20. ~\l!ixgS 2S.Ye3) 23 ... e4 24.~d2 (24.
~gS \l!if4 21.\!!Ixf4 ~f4 22.~xh7t \!!Ih2t I1Ig8!f') 24 ... f!:de8 2S.f!:e3 @xgS
I1Ih8 2H!M ~g2 24.f!:h3 0xel YZ-YZ 26.B:ae1 '/lIf6 27.~xe4 <'uxe4 28.l1xe4
Ten'on Elena-Buijs Martin, Malaga f:xe4 29.il:xe4 \l!ixb2 30.l1e3 as+;
2004) 18 ... h6 19.~e4 I/!/c7 20.~e3 14 ... <'uc4 IS.l/Yf4! .
f!:fd8 21.il:d1 ~c4+ Sibarevie-Golu- a) IS.il:adl ~dS 16.~e4
bovie, Neum 200S) 17 ... \\!id6 (a) 16.!'!e4 ~xe3 17.bxe3 ItldS
(c) 17 ... \\!id718.~eS ~dS 19J1adl 18.~xe7 \!!Ixe7 19,Ele3 g6 20.\\le4
YZ-YZ Valkesalmi-Ostenstad, Tor- ~xe4 21.!:'1xe4 :gfd8 22. \l!ih6 'l!Jf8 23.
shavn 1987) 18.a4 I/Ycl I/Yg7 24.h4 h6 2S.Yd3 YZ-YZ
(c) 18.il:adl B:fd8 19.~e5 h6 20. Smirnov-Shkuran, Dnepropetrovsk
224 J6zsef Pinter

2001) 16 ...f\a5 18.\!!ixh6 Silxf3 19.9xf3 ~xd4 20.


a1) 16 ... ~xg5 I Hlexg5 f:lf6? Ilihl!+-) IS.'ilxg7!? (1S.gxf3 f:lxd4
(a1) 17 ... h6! IS.f:le4 f5 19.®g3 19.11Ihl f:lxc2 20.lilxg7 ®h7 2Uig3
@d6=) 18.f\xh7 flxh7 19.~xh7"t 'ilM 22.l/I'gl I/I'g5-+) 18 ...flh5 19.\l!ih3
I1Ixh7 20.iWc2t I1IgS 21.1Wxc4± Go- <JJxg7 20.l/I'xf3 1::1h8 2I.d5",,) 17 ...
bet-Campora, Bern 19S5; tWxd5 (17 ...®xd5 18.IWe4; 17 ... exd5
a2) 16 ... f6 17.~f4 f:laS 18J1c1 18.ltlxh6! gxh6 19.tWxh6) IS.lUc3
I/I'd7,\,; 17.ltlxe7 f:lxe7 18.fle5 Itld5 19. \Wb5 19.1'1ac11::1fd8'\') 17.®xd5 ®xd5
Illd3 f:lg6 20.f:lc3 f:lc4 21.flxd5 f:lxb2 (17 ... exd5?? 18.1::1xe7) 18.!'1adl Stu-
22.flxg6 hxg6 23.W!h3 !'lxc2 24.flb4 rua-Kutirov, Ercvan 01 1996. 18 ...
!'1cS+ Kryvoruchko-Shkuran, Kiev Wd6 (18 ...f:lxd4? 19.1'1xd4 !'1xc2 20.
2002; !'1xdS) 19.0b3;!; f6?! (19 ... !'1feS 20.
b) IS.b3 lila6 ~xc7 ®cxe7 (20 .. J'!xc7 21.~JgS hS",)
(b) 15 ... lildS 16.'/!,id3 g617.f:lxd5 2l.flgS hS 22.g4ii5 tJ.llig7 23.gxh5
f:lxd5 18.lilh6 [le8 19.!'1ccl ~fS 20. 1'1hS 24.h61"! !'1xh6 2S.IWxh6t) 20.
Itlg5 f6 21.Itld2 ~d6 22.I/I'b5 I/I'd7 23. IWg4! (20.\l!ih3? fxgS 21.1'1xe6 iWdS
ltle4 fle5 24.a4 iWxb5 25.axbS f1xcl t 22.flcS f:lxd4! 23.1'1xd41'1cl t 24Jldl
26.0xcl ®xf3t 27.ltlxf3 !'1e7 2S.ltld2 !'lxdl t 25.ltlxdl flf4; 20.ltlh6 gfeS",,)
'ilb4 29.'ilxb4 flxb4 30.!'1cl 1lif7 31. 20 ... <JJf7 (20 ... fxgS? 21.!'1xe6 I/I'dS
!'1c4 fld5=) 16.b4 'ilc4 17.'ild3 'ilxd3 (2l...tWd7? 2Ulxg6t) 22.IWe4 r!f5
IS.l/I'xd3 fld5 19.'ilxe7 9:lcxe7 20.fle4 2HlcS+-) 21.Iilh6 !'lfeS? (21...
®g6 21.!'1acl flgf4 22.l/I'a6 1::1xcl 23. !'1fd8±) 22.!'1xe6!!
1::1xcl llla8 24.f:ld6 I/I'd8 25.fle4 '/!,id7
26.g3 flg6 27.fle5 ®xe5 2S.dxe5 abcde1gh
1::1d8 29.®d6 f6 30.f4 1::1fS 3Ub5
I/I'xb5 32.f:lxb5 a6 33.fld4 M7 34.
1'1c6±; IS ... ltld5
a) IS ...®dS?! 16.I/I'h4 g6
(a) 16 ... h6 17.l/I'e4) 17.'1\h6±;
b)IS ... g6 16.l/I'h4 ®hS 17.g4??
(b) 17.'ilxe7 flxe7 IS.®e5 ®d5
19.1!!Ih3 IWg5 20.1/I'f3 ®xc3 21.bxc3
0d5 2H~e4 'ilxe4 23.1'1xe4 f6 24.
®d3 1::1xc3 25.1::1xc6 flg7 26.1::1c6'\')
17.3Jxd4-+; 16.IWh4 (16.f:lxd5 ~xd5 22 ... IWxe6 23Jlel! iWd6
17.IWe4 g6 18.'ilh6 li:e8 19.1tla4 'ilfS a) 23 ... fS 24Jixe6 fxg4
20.'ilg5 f6 21.~d2 a6 22.h4 bS 23. (a) 24 ... l!ixe6 .2S.iWg3+-) 25.
Itlb3 f5 24.t!)id3 ~g7 25.a4 flc7 26. <ilxdS !'1ed8D 26J;'lxc6t !'1xdS 27.
axb5 axb5=) 16 ... g6 (16 ... h6 17. 1::1xc8 gxf3 2S.gxf3 !'lxd4 29.!'1c7+-;
flxd5 (17.~xh6!? 0xf3! (17 ... gxh6 b) 23 ... IWxg4 24.'ilxdSt l!1e6 2S.
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 225

'lixe6#; 24.liif4!! Iil'd8? (24 ... fS 2S. 1/!ixa6 4lcS 30.\!!ibS liigS 31.!'\)xfS IWxfS
Wih3! ~xf4 26.~xh7t M6 27.!'\)xdS 32.'fJeS !,\)e7 33.b4 ~b3 34.~d3 !,\)f6
4:1d8 28.~eS+-; 24 ... hSO 2S.i!lxc8! 3S.!'1e4 ~h6 36.~e3 1/!ihS 37.g4 I'l'h4
rlxc8 26.!,\)xd6 !,\)xd6 27 .!'\)xdSt+-) 1-0 Sermek-Golubovic, Pula 1999;
2S.l/lIe6t rJig7 26.!,\)xdS gS (26 ...!,\)fS b2) IS ... 4:1c4 16.1/!ih4 g6 17.~e4
27.~g8#; 26 ... 4:1aS 27.@f7t I11h8 28. 4:1dS IS.!'\)d3 ltib7 19.b3 4ld6 20.!,\)xe7
4:1gS! fxgS 29.!,\)eSt) 27.1/!if7t+- (27. 4Jxe7 21.~fgS hS 22.~f6t I11g7 23.
l/lIf7t I11h8 28.!,\)e4); 14 ...~a5!? IS. ~xh5t gxh5 24.91xe6t fxe6 2S.
ll:adl! WgSt 111f7 26.\IlJxh5t M6 27.\'lh6j'
a) IS.4leS ~d7= 16.!,\)xe7 ~xe7 wf7 2S.!:1xe6 ~e4 29.0xe4 'lixc4 30.
I Hlxd7 \Wxd7 18.b4 4Jc4 19.~d3 g6 b:xe4 ~g6 3Uh7t M6 32.!:1e3 l"lgS
20.4le4 wg7 2l.ltib3 ll:fd8 22JladI 33.!,!f3t I11gS 34.h4t 1--0 Christen-
~c7 23.dS [!xdS 24.1!!c3t f6 25. sen-Pedersen, Corr 2006;
l"1xdS exdS 26.4lxf6 4le5 27.\!\IaI b3) IS ... rleS 16.dS 4:1xdS 17.
I'l'xf6 28.l":xe5 l"lcl t 29.'!!ixcl i!lxeS 4lxdS '/llxdS IS.!'\)xh7t I11xh7 19.!,\)xe7
VI-VI Berclaz-Frank, IECG EmaiI I11g8 20.!'\)b4 );!c4 21.I/lig3 f622.r1ad1
2001; \!!ih5 23.h3 \!!if7 24.~d2 l"ld4 2S:f'le4
b) IS.IWI'l g6 !1xdl 26.!1xdl Illh7 27.1/!ih4t I11gS 2S.
bl) IS ... ltib7 16.!'1adl \IlJg3 I11h7 29.~d6 ~d7 30.l"ld4 gS 31.
(bl) 16.dSl"1c417.\!\Ig3 4:1xdS 18. 4lxeS \!!ixd4 32.~c7t <ilg6 33.g4 fS
~xdS !'\)xdS 19.1tixe7 1/!ixe7 20.!'\)d3 34.!,\)c3 1/!idl t 3S.<ilh2 fxg4 36.1/!ig7t
VI-VI Asauskas-Zagorskis, Lithau- IIIfS 37.i!IIeSt 1-·0 Chekhov-Psakhis,
nia 2003; IVladivostok 1978;
bl) 16.\I!Ih4h6IHlxh60xf3 18. b4) IS ... l"lxc3 16.bxc3 4:1d5 17.
gxf3 gxh6 19.~xh6 '!!ixd4 20.l11hl \I!Ih4 g6 IS.!,\)xe7 \I!Ixc7 19.4:1gS hS
\I!Ig4 21.l"lgl+-) 16 ... ltidS 17.l'l'h4 g6 20.1/!ig3 !1cS 21.~xf7 1/!ixf7 22.ltixg6
18.4:1eS 'fJc7 19.1":e3 4lc4 20.4:1xc4 @f4 23.!1xe6 \I!Ixg3 24.hxg3 l":xc3
ltixc421.dS 2S.0xh5 4lc6 26.00 ~xf3 27.gxf3
(bl) 2U1h3 4lhS 22.ltixe7 '!!ixe7 <3>b7 28.!:1dl as 29.!'!d6 4:1ce7 30.f4
23.'i!le4 I/lIgS 24.1/!ie3 h6 2S.l'l'cl I1ldS bS 31.!,!cl b4 32.axb4 axb4 33.!'1cS
26.0e4 Eld8 ~f7 34.l"1d7 !,\)a8 35.1:'la7 <ile6 36.
(hI) 26 ...0b3!) 2HlxdS exdS !'1xaS 4:1c3 37Jla6t wd7 38.l"1a7t gd6
2S.l"1e3 4:11'6 29.h3 l"lcc8 30Jle5 \!!ih4 39.Elxe7 r;;xc7 40.MI 4la2 41.Elc2 b3
31.~f1 gS 32.g3 '!!ihS 33.h4 I11g7 34. 42.Elb2 4:1cl 43.1:1bl 1-0 Ravi-Pra-
\I!Id3 l"1c8 3S.l"lde 1 ElxeS 36.dxe5 4le4 kash, Atu12006; 16.1/!ih4
37.4:1xdS 4lcS 3S.Wc3 1-0 Lanka- (b) 16.!'\)h6 4:1hS 17.\!!ig4 4:1g7 18.
Cvitan, Germany 1995, GER-chT) !'1acl !,\)b7p Rechmann-Gucroff,
2l...!'\)xdS 22.!'\)b3 !Id7 23.l1la4 bS BL2-W 1989. 19.~eS 4Jc4 20.!'\)b3
24.liixbS h6 2S.0xh6 !,\)c6 26Jlxd7 ~d6 21.dS exdS 22.~xdS Elxc1 23.
4:1xd7 27.I!k4 ~xbS 2S.'l!ixb5 a6 29. 0xcl ~gf5) 16 ... 0b7 17.ltie4 h5
226 J6zsef Pintcr

(b) 17 .. .l':k8 18.0xb7 '2:lxb7 19. 18 ... exd5 19.0.d4 !leS 20.~f5 'gc7
dS ~hS 20.dxe6 f6 21.I1le3 0.d6 22. 21.!'!xc7 !'!cxe7 22.0xf6!
!'!adl 'tic7 23.0.dS I/!ib7 24.t!l'a4 !lcd8 (b) 22.~xg7 !'!cltD
2S.J!lIb3 ~g7 26.~xf6t ~xf6 27.e7t (b) 22...li>xg7 2H)xf6t wxf6 24.
wh8 28.cxd8l!lit rlxd8 29.l1lf4 1·0 IWh6t illc5 25.f4#) 23J;(xe I ::lxe I t
Rupprecht-Stettlcr, Germany 2004; 24.®xe1 Ii>xg7 25.Wc3 I'lIc7 26.h3±)
b) 17 ... 0xc4 18.~xe4 ~d5 19. 22 ... gxf6 23.g3!+-) 18.Wif4 ~xb2-+
i':ac 1 !'!xc I 20.~xcI f6 21.~h6 ~b3 19.@h4~) 17 ... h6 IS.0f4f7; 17.d5!
22.!'!dl !'!f7 23.t!l'h3 ~c7 24.l1lf4 0b5 (17.0d3 0b7 18.~b5 IfId7 19.0xc4
25.d5 exd5 26.®e6 ~3d4 27.~xd4 0xf3 20.gxO a6 2l.dS cxdS 22.
1-0 Aktunc-Amadio, !ECG Email 0xf6 (22.l!lie3 !'1feS 23.J!lIxb6 rlxe4
2002) 18.0xb7 24.:Wxa6 !'!g4t 2S.fxg4 i!!ixg4t 26.
(b) 18.d5 ~xd5 19.illxg6 fxg6 Q;>fl \"ih3t 27.Q;>gl (27.li>e2 \1lb4t 28.
20.l:'1xe6 I1lf6 21 .!'!d 1 l'1e4 22.~xd5 0e3 l1xc3t 29.fxe3 i\'ig2t 30.li>d3
t!l'xd5 2Hlxd5 l'1xh4 24.0xh4 I1lxd5 i!!ic4t 31.Ii!e2 \l1g2t=) 27...Wig4t=)
25J;xf6 !'!xf6 26.l1lxf6± Braun- 22 ... li2xf6 23JlxdS I!lixd5 24.0xd5
Dyakov, IECG 2004) 18 ... fu.b7 19. ~xcl 25.L1xcl axb5 26.!,(c2~) 17 ...
d5 ~xd5 20Jladl 0xgS 21.~xg5 ~xb2! (17 ... 0.xa3? IS.0f4! (\8.
~d6 22.~xd5 0.f5 23.t!l'f4 exd5ii5 24. d6!;!;) 18...tWb7 (18...l!lie5 19.d6 0d8
~f3 !'le8 25.!'1xc8t J!lIxe8 26.!'!xd5 20.d7+-; IS ... WbS 19.bxa3+-) 19.
\We2 27.h3 '/!Ixb2 28.g4 hxg4 29. bxa3 !axe3 20.l11xh7t+-) 18.d6!?
hxg4 t!l'cI t 30.'/!Ixel !'!xc1 t 31.<i!g2 @xe3 (J8...\1lxd6 19.0xf6 gxf6 20.
~c7 !/,-!/, Yurtaev-Galkin, RUS- I)IJh6 fS 21.0.gS >i1xh2t 22.whl f623.
CuplO Tomsk 1997; 0.xe6 fu.d 1!!
c)15.b3 h6 16.0h4 We7+;
d) IS J;1acI 0c4
(d) 15 ... h6 16.'~xh6 ~c4 IHif4
gxh6 IS.l'lIxh6 0.d6 19.0.g5!+-) 16.
tWe3 h6 17.>i1xf6 0xf6 IS.~c4 0d5
19.£xf6t IWxf6 20.£c5 'i1Jg5 2Uxg5
hxg5 22.b4 ~c4 23.l1ld3 0.xa3 24.
0a6 ~c2 25.0xc8 £xel 26.f3 f627.
0.c6 ~d3 28.~e7t Q;>h7+; 15...~c4 16.
\Wc I \Wc7
a) 16 ... ~xa3? 17.bxa3 !'!xc3 IS.
0xf6 I1lxf6 19.1i2xh7t+-;
b) 16...\i:lb7 17.0.c5 24.£xdl (24.~xc7 0.xf2i· 25.
(b) 17.dS? exd5! Ii>xh2 £g4t-+) 24 ... 0f4 25.:)!IxfSt
(b) 17 ... 0xd5? 18.~xd5 !'!xfS 26.~xc7 0xe7 27J1.c7 \1ld6 28.
(b) 18.\wf4 0.xb2 19.'1lJh4 h6--+) ~d7 0c5+) 19.dxe7 ~xdl:;: (19 ...
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 227

l"lfe8 20.lid8! ~dS (20 ... 0bS 21.~xf6 29.fld5 '1I!xb7 30.l"le7'f Wxe7 31.flxc7
IWxf6 (2l...gxf6 22.il1h6 Wxc2 23. 1.. ·0 Hamilevici-Ketzetzis, Sibenik
I!lIfl3i'+-) 22.0xh7t+-) 21.~bl h6 2007; 15.0.e5 !:!fd8 16.flxc6 iIlixc6
22.0h7'f I1Ih8 23 .~eS-7) 20.exf8Wt? 17.ITadl 'fic7 18.f1e3 ~d5 19.1'lh3 g6
a) 20.l'ixf6! Wxc2 20.l'ixe7 'fixe7 21.l!1!h6 f5 22Jlel
(a) 20 ... \!hf6 21.exf8Wit i:lxf8 22. 4Jxc3 23.bxc3 0c4 24.a4 Wg7 25.
\!txdlf") 2I.WgS! @g6D 22.exf8l!Jt t!Jc 1 'fJ.c7 26.a5 Y,-It, Schellhorn-
l1xf8 Hiller, BL2-N 19S2) 15 .. Jlfd8 16.
(a) 22...';>xf8 23.lile7t I1;g8 24. \'!Ie3 (16.h3 ~a5? This move is a
l'1xdl +-) 23.'I1ixg6! serious mistake as Black yields the
(a) 23.0e7 \\'ixgS 24.hgS l:'1e8 central square c5. (Why not 16 ...
2S.i:lxdl f6!=) 23 ... hxg6! 0c4!fZ?) 17.fle5 ~c4 IS.Wf4. White
(a) 23 ... fxg6 24.0d4!±) 24.lile7 sacrifices his b2 pawn and his
(a) 24.~d4 ~xf2 25.l1Ixf2;!;) 24 ... queenside becomes a heap' of ruins.
~c3D In return, While receives a strong
(a) 24 .. j'i:e8 25Jlxdl l1xc7 26. attack. (I8.flxc4? Iilxc4'f') 18...0.xb2
~d8t I1Ih7 27.4lg5t I1Ih6 2S.f4 I1Ih5 (It was better to simplify with
29.h3 I1Ih4 30.l1Ih2+-) 2S.lilxf8 I1Ixf8 18 ... flxc5 19.dxe5 fld5 20.flxd5
26.0.d44;; flxd5 21.flxd5 Iilxg5 22.l/iIxgS exd5
b) 20.eSIW ~e3 21.h3 I'ib7 22.l'ie4 2Hlf5±) 19J1cl! h6?+- It loses by
b5 23.fld4 whS 24.@b2 l:'1d8 25.~c2 force!
l"ldxe8 26.\I);bl fldl 27.fld4 b4 28. a) In case of 19 ... \\'ixc3 20.
\\'ic2l"lg8 29.h4 flc3 30.flc6 g6 31.g4 Iilxh7t White wins: 20 ... wxh7 21.
flc4 32.f3 'JJ.e7 33.a4 b3 34.fla5; l'lxc3 l:'lxc3 22.4Jxf7 fld3 23.Wh4t
20 ... l1Ixf8 21.@xdl (21.lilxf6 JM:xc2!=t) IlIg8 24.~h6t
21...\\'ixc2 22.@d6t wg8 (22 ... l1Ie8 (a) 24.flxdS flxe I 25.4lxe6
23.lilxf6 gxf6 24.l"lxc6t!=) 2H)xf6 l:'1xa3=t) 24 ...111f8
gxf6 24.We7 lile2! 25.lJixf6 Iilxf3 26. (a) 24 ... gxh6 25.lilxf6 Iilxf6 26.
Wxf3 Wc3 2HYg4t wf8 28Jldl No- Wxf6 flxel 27.\Wxd8t±) 25.!!xe6+-;
vik-Vasjukov, St Petersburg 1991. b) The only opportunity for re-
28 ... lWxa3?!® (28...~c4!) 29.\lIJh4! sistance was 19 ...flc4! 20.fle4 flxe5
'/!icJ 30.Wd4 '/\'c3 31.\Wd6t wg8 32.h3 2l.flxf6t gxf6 22.lilxh7t I1Ixh7 23.
Wf6 33Jld3 h5 34.TID IWd8 35.l"lg3t 'ff.xc7 flg6 24Jrxe7 flxf4 25.lilxf4
wh7 36.l'iIe5 I!lIdl t 3H>h2 fIg8 38. I1Ig6 26.!!xa7±; 20.~h6!' Obvious
l'lD~; 14 ... @c7 15.l"ladl (I5J'!acl and strong. 20 ... Wxc3 (20 ... gxh6
fIfd8 16.~e3 g6 17.h3 l)lJd6 18.lila4 2U)e4+-) 21.1ilxg7! I1Ixg7 (2\ ...
Iilb7 19.0f4 \\'id7 20.l:'lcd 1 l"leS 21. !!xd4 22.@h6+-; 2l...\Wxe It 22.
0.e5 \\'Jd8 22.0.xf7 wxf7 23.\lIJxe6t f1xe I wxg7 23.\Wg5t 1lIf8 24.Wh6t
wg7 24.dS I'ic5 25.\lIJxeS flxe8 26. I1Ig8 25Jle3+-) 22.'/!ig5t <i>f8 23.
dxc6 0.d6 27.cxb7 l:'1b8 28.l"le8 \Wc7 \\\h6t I1Ig8 (23...wc8 24.®h8;·+-)
228 J6zsef Pinter

24.lUg6 ;'if8 (24 ...1I1xel t 2S.!:!xel a) IS ...fldS 16.fudS ®xdS 17.


:1rf8 26.!:!e4!+-) 2SJ::1xc3 fixe3 26. ~e4 Il'id6 18.dS exdS [9.~xdS ~f8
fic4 ~d3 27.ID14 1···0 Baron Rodri- 20.!'rxe8 Elxe8 21.Wlcl ~eS 22.lUxf7t
guez-Gomez Estcban, EIgoibar wxf7 23J:'!xd6 ~xf3t 24.gxf3 etX.d6
2002) 16 ... g6 (l6 .. .';t;>c4 17.~eS (17. 2S.(\2f4 ~e8 26.Wld2 ~xf4 27.ll'ixf4t
(flf4 ~d6tz; 17.h3!?tz) 17...~xeS 18. wg8 28.'I!Ia4± Cram[ing-Dc Bocr,
dxeS ~dS 19.~xdS (19.®h3? IilxgS Copenhagen [983;
20.iWxh7t wf8 21.I/lIhSt Qc7 22.iWxg7 b) [5...<;t;>b7 16.Wlf4 h6 17.~xh6!
!:!g8-+) 19 ... ~xdS 20.ltid3 ~xgS 21.
I/lIxgS h6= 22.ll'if4 Wlb7 23.ll'ig3 \We7
YZ-YZ March-Cisneros Alomar, Pal-
ma de Mallorca 2002) 17.h3 ~c4
18.~a4 £ihS 19.1Uxc6 ~xgS 20.ll'ixgS
\!1Ixc6 21.~cS ll'ieS 22.~c4 (22.£ixc4
~xc4 23.i!!IeS!) 22 ... l:idS 23.~f6t
£ixf6 24.11l'xf6 1'lIf8 2S.g4 I'lIg7 26.gS
Wlxf6 27.gxf6 !:!e2 28.ficl !:IdeS 29.
llxc2 !;xc2 30Jle3!± !:!c1t 31.I1Ih2
gS? (3\...bS) 32.f3 !:!e2t 33.l11g3 hS
34.fic3 !:!d2 3S.!:!c7 !:!xd4 36.!:!xf7
h4t 37.111£2 1-0 Cvitan-Zhukova, 17 ... gxh6 [8.dS! exdS 19.@xh6
Saint Vinccnt 2002; 14 .. .l:l:cS IS. (\2f8 20J'!xe8 1I1xeS 21.Wlxf6 flg7 22.
[lad I (I S.Eac I h6 16.~f4 IUb7 17. Il'igS d423.fie[
Il'id3 (17.1/1e3 ~aS 18.~eS ~d6 19. (b) 23.~bS! 1I1e7 24.WlhS a6 2S.
\\!id3 ~c4 20.lhh6 ~xeS 21.dxeS !'reI Il'if6 26.~fS !'rd8 27.~c7I/!ih6 2S.
Il'ixd3 22.lUxd3 ~xb2 23.ltic2 ~d7 24. ®xh6 <;t;>xh6 29.lild3±) 23 ... ~d8 24.
~bS ~e6 2S.lUxc6 fixc6 26.flbS !:!eS '/lJhS? dxe3 2S.~gS \\!id7
27.!:!xcS bxcS 2S.~e3 ~xcS 29J'~a 1 (b) 2S ... \\!idS! 26Jiic4 !'reS) 26.
fled3 30.~xa7 fib8'!'; 17.dS exdS 18. <;t;>b3 ~d8 27.bxc3 B:e6 28J!dl lld6
~xh6 flg4 19.~xg7 wxg7 20.(\2fS d4 29.B:xd6 'il'xd6 30.flxf7 @xa3 31.
21.~xc8 ~xc8 22.~bS ~b7 23.1/1f4 ~h6t 111f8 32.'/lJfSt we7 33.'/lJgSt we8
~h6 24.£ic7 llh8 2S.fic6 flb8 26. 34.~g6t wf8 3S.1ElIfSt wc7 36.\WgS·r
\\!ig3t MS 27.fixc7 Il'ixc7 28Jlel ~fS \lJeS 37.@g6·, 111f8 YZ-YZ Williams-
29.1I1f4 !:!h4 30.\~xfS !'re4 31.Exe4 Muco, Luzcrn 1982; 16.0xh6 gxh6
Wlxc4 32.l'lIxe4 ~xc4 33.flxd4+- 17.dS <;t;>f8 18.dxc6 '/lJxd2 19.fixd2
Bergmann-Isigkeit, IECC Emai1 ~xe6 20.<;t;>a4 fixc3 21.IilxeS fixf3 22.
2001) 17...'IlId7 18.~c4 1lIf8 19.1l'id2 gxf3 flxcS 23.B:dT:!; Calzolari-Sola-
wg8 20.(\2xh6 ~xd4 21.'I!IgS flfS 22. ri, Corr 2006; 14 ... h6 [S.<;t;>xh6 <;t;>c4
flcS (\2xcS 23 .(\2x fS ~f8 24.!:1cd I 16.0xg7 ~g4 17.lJe4 ~xh2 18.\%6;
ll'ie7=t) IS ... h6 14 ... \\!id7 IS.'/lJf4 (lS.0a4 ~b7 (IS ...
The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 229

'/lic7 16J~acI ~b7 IH~e5 \\IId8 18. 1l:xd8t flxd8 24.fld5+-) 18.'i'lc2
flxc6 flxc6 19.0xc6 !Ixc6 20.l/lId3 t7.'il'c2 g6 lS.lti'a2 h6?
1::1c8 21.~cdI 1::1e8 22.llYa6 'fl.c7 23.
flb5 'fl.d7 24Jlc1 \'lIb8 25.g3 E:ed8 abcdafgh
26.flf4 I/lIb7 27.'Ilixb7 1::1xb7 28.::1c6
fld5 29.flc5=) 16.d5 exd5 I 7.1l:ad I
i'l'd6 18.llYe2 fld8 19.~xf6 I/lIxf6?
(19 ... ~xf6 20.4lxd5 l:lfd8 21.IlYe4
~a5 2Hlxf6t i'l'xf6 23.l:lxd8t
'/lixd8=) 20.flxd5 @g6 2Uc2 \IlJh5
22.~e4 @g4?! 23.h3 IlYh5 24.flb4 (iif6
25.l''1d7±) IS ... 1::1fd8 16.1::1adl Wd6
17.'I!!h4 h6 18.(iixh6 gxh6 IHlxh6 Bbcdelgh

Wc7 20.flg5 1-0 Lamarehe-Rodri-


guez, Corr 2006; 14 ... g6 15.b4 ~d5 18...fla5 19.d5! (l9.flxe6! fxe6
16.fle4 ~xg5 17.flexgS (17.flfxg5 20.'fl.xe6+-) 19 ... flxd5 20.'fl.xd5
flxd4 18.l!!ixd4 1l:xc2=+-) 17...'/IIf6 18. 1::1xd5 21.lti'xc7±
l::1e4 h6 19.flh3 gg7 20.1::1ae I 1::1cd8 19.1ti'xe6!
(20 ...:"lfd8 2I.fle5=) 21.flf4;!; !Ife8? The winning blow.
(2l...flce7!?;!;) 22.flxd5± 1::1xd5 23. 19 ... hxg5
(:lb3 (23.!If4!? @d8 24.lile4±) 23 ... 19 ... fxc6 20.l!!ixg6t wh8 21.
!:ld6 24.d5 I11h7? (o24 ... ~d8±) 25. Iilxf6t+-; It is too late to go to a
blh4+·- h5 (25 ...fld8 26.'/lixh6t I1Ig8 defensive shell with 19 ... l1Ig7 20.
27.flg5+-) 26.l:1f4 1-0 Sprenger- lti'xt7 hxg5 (20 ... wxt7 2I.flc5t+-)
Hempel, Bad Wocrishofen 2001. 21.@xg6j· wf8 22.flxg5+-
(26.!'1f4 '/IId8 27.'/lic3+- (27.1::1xt7t+-) 20.'/IIxg6t I11hS 2Uh6t I1IgS 22.
15.'fl.ad 1 EfdS 16.lilb 1 flxg5 'fl.f8
16.0b3 fla5 17.lti'a2 Iilc4 (17 ... 22 ... fxe6 23.Wg6·r 111f8 (23...wh8
flc4 18.l!!ie2 fld5 19.\i)xc7 ~xe3 20. 24.~t7#) 24.flxe6#
bxe3 I!!ixe7~) 18.S»b I fld5= 23.1::1e4
16... WbS 23.lWg6t wh8 24.lti'xt7+-; 23.!Ie4
16 ...fla5 17.d5! flc4 (l7 ... exd5 IWd6 24.l!!ig6t Ii>h8 25.'fl.h4t ~h7 26.
18.lilf5 flc4 19.1lYc2 'gc7 20.0xf6 IlYxh7#
\IlJxf6 21.flxh7t I1Ih8 22.1l:xd5 g6 23. 1-0
230 J6zsef Pinlcr

Symbols used

1- Check 1-0 White wins


1"1" Double check 0-1 Black wins
# Checkmate 1,_.1, Draw
! Good move ?,) diagonal
!! Excellent move 0 better is
? Bad move :::; worse is
?? Blunder Ll with the idea
!? Tnteresting move ~c c-file
?! Dubious move X weak point
;!; White stands better (El time trouble
=+= Black stands better 0 Zugzwang
T- Winning advantage [or White (Z counterplay
-+ Winning advantage for Black t initiative
± White has the upper hand -7 attack
=+= Black has the upper hand 0 only move
Equal position N novelty
Unclear position
00 With compensation for the
material deficit
Index of Variations 231

Index of Variations
(After the ----) the Volume and Page numbers are indicated)

l.d4 f\f6 2.c4 c6 3.f\D d5 4.f\c3 cS S.<£IgS -7 Va! 2, 7

l.d4 dS 2.c4 e6 3.f\c3 f\f64.f\D cS S.c3 f\c6 6.a3 cxd4 7exd4 <£Ie7
-7 Va!2, 8

l.c4 cS 2.f\c3 f\f6 3.f\D e6 4.d4 dS S.e3 flc6 6.a3 a6 ----) Va! 2, 26

l.d4 dS 2.c4 e6 3.flD flf6 4.flc3 cS S.cxdS flxdS 6.c4 f\xc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 <£Ib41" 9.<£Id2 <£Ixd21" 10.lWxd2 0-0 11.<£Ic4 f\d7 -7 Vo! 1, 9

I.d4 flf6 2.c4e6 3.flc3 dS 4.flD cS S.cxdS f\xdS 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 ~b4t 9.~d2 <£Ixd21" 1O.lWxd2 0-0 II.~c4 flc6 12.0-0 b6
13.fiadl ~b7 14.fifel flaS IS.~d3 fic8 16.dS cxdS ----) Vo!I, 21

I.d4 f\f6 2.c4 e6 3.flD dS 4.flc3 cS S.cxdS flxdS 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 ~b41" 9.~d2 ~xd2t 1O.lWxd2 0-0 II.~c4 flc6 12.0-0 b6
13Jladl flaS 14.~d3 ~b7 IS.fife! fic8 16.dSlWe7 -7 Va!i, 29

I.c4 cS 2.flD flf6 3.flc3 c6 4.d4 dS S.cxdS f\xdS 6.c4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 ~b4t 9.~d2 ~xd2t 10.lWxd2 0-0 11.~c4 flc6 12.0-0 b6
13.l:l:fel ~b7 14.l:l:adl flaS IS.~d3 h6 -7 Va! 1, 32

I.d4 flf6 2.flD e6 3.c4 dS 4.flc3 cS 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 ~b4t 9.~d2 0xd2t 1O.lWxd2 0-0 11.~c4 flc6 12.0-0 b6
13.l:l:fel~b7 14.l:l:adl~b7 14.l:l:adl fle7 -7 Va!i, 37

I.d4 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flD d5 4.flc3 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.c4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 flc6 9.~c4 ~b4t 1O.~d2 ~xd2t 11.IWxd2 0-012.0-0 b6
13.l:l:adl fla5 14.~d3 ~b7 15.d5 -7 Va! 1, 43
232 Index of Variations

l.d4 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flD d5 4.flc3 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.c4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 flc6 9.l.Tic4l.Tib4t 1O.l,tld2l,tlxd2t I1.IWxd2 0-0 12.0-0 b6
13.l"1adl I.Tib7 14.IWf4 ~ Va! 1. 52

l.d4 flf6 2.c4 c6 3.flD d5 4.flc3 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.c4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 flc6 9.l,tlc4l.Tib4t 10.l.Tid2l,tlxd2t 11.IWxd2 0-012.0-0 IWd6
--t Va!I, 55

l.c4 flf6 2.flc3 e6 3.flD d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 I,tlb4t 9.l.Tid2l.Tixd2t 1O.IWxd20-0 11.l"1c1 ~ Vo! 1, 57

1.flD flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flc3 d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 I,tlb4t 9.l.Tid2l.Tixd2t 10.IWxd2 0-0 11.l"1dl --t Vo! /, 75

l.d4 flf6 2.c4 c6 3.flD d5 4.flc3 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 flc6 9.l.Tic4 b5 1O.l,tle2l,tlb4t 11.l,tld2 IWa5 12.l,tlxb4 IWxb4t
13.IWd2I.Tib7!? ~ Va!I, 86

I.d4 flf6 2.c4 c6 3.flD d5 4.flc3 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 flc6 9.l,tlc4 b5 1O.l,tle2l,tlb4t 11.l.Tid2 IWa5 12.d5 ~ Va!I,
89

I.d4 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flD d5 4.flc3 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 flc6 9.l,tlc4 b5 10.l.Tib3 ~ Va!I, 93

I.d4 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flD d5 4.flc3 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 flc6 9.l,tlc4 b5 1O.l,tld3 ~ ValI, 95

l.d4 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flD d5 4.flc3 c5 5.cxd5 flxd5 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 flc6 9.l.Tie2 ~ Va!I, lOO

I.flD flf6 2.c4 c5 3.flc3 d5 4.cxd5 flxd5 5.d4 e6 6.e4 flxc3 7.bxc3
cxd4 8.cxd4 flc6 9.a3 ~ Va!I, 102
Index of Variations 233

1.~f3 c5 2.c4 ~f6 3.~c3 ~c6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 ~xd5 7.liig2
cxd4 8.~xd4 ~xc3 9.bxc3 ~xd4 1O.t)!ixd4 t)!ixd4 11.cxd4 liib4t
12.liidZ liixd2t 13.Kxd2 Ke7 --7 Va!l, 104

1.~f3 c5 2.c4 ~f6 3.~c3 ~c6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 ~d5 7.liig2
cxd4 8.~xd4 ~xc3 9.bxc3 ~xd4 10.t)!ixd4 t)!ixd4 II.cxd4 liid6 --7 Va!
i,109

l.c4 c5 2.~f3 ~f6 3.~c3 ~c6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 ~xd5 7.liig2
~db4 --7 Va!l, 112

1.c4 ~f6 2.~c3 c5 3.~f3 ~c6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 ~xd5 7.liig2 liie7
8.0-00-0 9.a:bl --7 Va!i, 116

1.c4 ~f6 2.~c3 c5 3.g3 e6 4.~f3 d5 5.cxd5 ~xd5 6.liig2 ~c6 7.0-0
liic7 8.d4 0-0 9.~d5 exd5 10.dxc5 liixc5 11.t)!ic2 --7 Va!i, 12i

l.c4 ~f6 2.~f3 c5 3.~c3 e6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 ~xd5 6.liig2 ~c6 7.0-0
liic7 8.d4 0-0 9.~xd5 exd5 10.dxc5 liixc5 11.b3 --7 Va!I, 139

1.~f3 ~f6 2.c4 c5 3.~c3 ~c6 4.g3 e6 5.liig2 d5 6.cxd5 ~xd5 7.d4 liie7
8.0-0 0-0 9.~xd5 cxd5 IO.dxc5 liixc5 Il.liig5 t)!id7 --7 Va! i, 143

1.~f3 c5 2.c4 ~f6 3.~c3 e6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 ~xd5 6.liig2 liie7 7.0-0
~c6 8.~xd5 cxd5 9.d4 0-0 IO.dxc5 liixc5 11.liig5 t)!ib6 --7 Vbl 1, 154

l.c4 c5 2.g3 e6 3.liig2 ~f6 4.~f3 d5 5.cxd5 ~xd5 6.0-0 liie7 7.d4 0-
o 8.~c3 ~c6 9.~xd5 cxd5 IO.dxc5 liixc5 11.liig5 f6 12.liid2 a:c8 --7
Vali, 160

l.c4 c5 2.~f3 ~f6 3.~c3 e6 4.g3 ~c6 5.liig2 d5 6.cxd5 ~xd5 7.0-0
liie7 8.d4 0-0 9.~xd5 exd5 lO.dxc5 liixc5 11.liig5 f6 12.liid2 liie6--7
Va!I, 167
234 Index of Variations

l.d4 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flf3 dS 4:~)c3 cS S.cxdS flxdS 6.g3 flc6 7.~g2 ~e7
8.0-00-0 9.flxdS exdS 10.dxcS ~xcS 11.~gS f6 12.~d2 ~fS ~ Va!
1. 171

l.c4 flf6 2.flc3 cS 3.flf3 e6 4.g3 flc6 S.~g2 dS 6.cxdS flxdS 7.0-0
~e7 8.flxdS exdS 9.d4 0-0 10.dxcS ~xcS 11.~gS f6 12J~c1 ~ Va!I,
174

I.c4 flf6 2.flc3 cS 3.g3 flc6 4.~g2 e6 s.flf3 dS 6.cxdS flxdS 7.0-0
~e7 8.d4 0-0 9.e4 flxc3 1O.bxc3 cxd4 Il.cxd4 b6 ~ Va!I, 182

l.c4 cS 2.flf3 flf6 3.g3 dS 4.cxdS flxdS S.~g2 flc6 6.flc3 e6 7.0-0
~e7 8.d4 0-0 9.e4 fldb4 10.a3 cxd4 Il.axb4 dxc3 12.bxc3 !)!Ic7 ~
Va!I. 195

l.c4 cS 2.flf3 flf6 3.flc3 e6 4.g3 dS S.cxdS flxdS 6.~g2 flc6 7.0-0
~e7 8.d4 0-0 9.e4 fldb4 10.a3 cxd4 II.axb4 dxe3 12.bxc3 b6 ~ Va!
1,205

l.flf3 cS 2.c4 flf6 3.flc3 e6 4.g3 flc6 S.~g2 dS 6.cxdS flxdS 7.0-0
~e7 8.d4 0-0 9.e4 fldb4 1O.dS ~ Vu! 1, 209

l.c4 cS 2.flf3 flf6 3.flc3 e6 4.g3 flc6 S.~g2 dS 6.cxdS flxdS 7.0-0
~e7 8.d4 0-0 9.c4 fldb4 1O.dxcS ~ Va!I, 217

I.c4 cS 2.flf3 flf6 3.flc3 e6 4.g3 dS S.cxdS flxdS 6.~g2 flc6 7.0-0
~e7 8.d4 0-0 9.c4 flb6 ~ Va!I, 231

I.c4 e6 2.flc3 dS 3.d4 flf6 4.cxdS flxdS s.flD cS 6.c3 flc6 7.~c4
cxd4 8.exd4 ~e7 9.0-0 0-0 I O.l"1e 1 a6 11.a4 ~ Va! 2, 50

l.flf3 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flc3 dS 4.d4 cS S.cxdS flxdS 6.c3 flc6 7.~c4 ~e7
80·f) cxd4 9.exd4 0-0 10.l"1cl a6 Il.a3 ~ Vb! 2, 55
Index of Variations 235

, l.c4 e6 2.e4 dS 3.exdS £lf6 4.£le3 exdS S.exdS £lxdS 6.£l0 £le6 7.d4
e6 8.~c4 0.c7 9.0-0 0-0 I O.l"1e I a6 11.0.b3 ~ Va! 2, 63

l.e4 e6 2.c4 dS 3.exdS cxdS 4.cxdS £lf6 S.£lc3 £lxdS 6.£l0 £le6
7.~e4 e6 8.0-0 ~c7 9.d4 £lxe3 1O.bxc3 0-0 11.l"1e I b6 12.~d3 0.b7
13.h4 ~ Vc)! 2, 71

l.e4 £lf6 2.£le3 e6 3.£l0 dS 4.d4 cS S.exdS flxdS 6.e3 £le6 7.0.e4
exd4 8.exd4 ~e7 9.0-00-0 1O.l"1el £lxe3 11.bxe3 b6 12.~d3 ~b7
13.i!!ic2 ~ Val 2, 78

l.flf3 £lf6 2.c4 cS 3.£le3 dS 4.exdS flxdS S.e3 e6 6.d4 £le6 7.0.d3 tJie7
8.0-00-0 9.l"1cl b6 ~ Val2, 85

l.d4 £lf6 2.c4 c6 H)O dS 4.£le3 cS S.exdS £lxdS 6.c3 £le6 7.~d3 ~e7
8.0-00-0 9.a3 exd4 1O.cxd4 0.f6 11 I1e I ~d7 ~ Vc)! 2, 89

l.d4 dS 2.e4 e6 3.£le3 £lf6 4.£lf3 cS S.exdS £lxdS 6.c3 £le6 HI)d3
cxd4 8.exd4 ~c7 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 ~f6 ~ Va!2, 94

1.£lf3 £lf6 2.e4 e6 3.£le3 dS 4.d4 cS S.exdS flxdS 6.c3 'fle6 7 .~d3 ~c7
8.0-00-0 9.a3 exd4 10.exd4 ~f6 11.~e4 £lec7 ~ Va! 2, 103

l.d4 'flf6 2.e4 e6 3.£le3 d5 4.exd5 £lxdS S.£lf3 e5 6.c3 £le6 Hid3 ~e7
8.0-00-0 9.a3 exd4 10.exd4 ~f6 ~ Val2, 116

l.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.e4 'flf6 5.'fle3 e6 6.'flf3 tJic7 7.cxdS
'flxdS 8.~d3 £lc6 9.0-0 0-0 1O.l"1cl tJif6 11.~e4 'flee7 12.'flc5 ~ Va!2,
120

l.c4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.d4 'flf6 5.'fle3 e6 6.'flf3 ~e7 7.cxdS
'flxdS 8.~d3 0-09.0-0 fle6 10.l"1cl ~f6 11.~e4 £lee7 12.l/lJd3 ~ Vc)l
2,133
236 Index of Variations

l.e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.exd5 cxdS 4.c4 flf6 5.flc3 e6 6.flf3 f).e7 7.cxd5
flxd5 8.f).d3 flc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.l'l:cl f).f6 I l.f).c4 flce7 12.h4!? ~ Vi)t
2, 139

l.d4 flf6 2.c4 e6 3.flf3 c5 4.c3 cxd4 5.exd4 d5 6.flc3 f).e7 7.cxd5
'flxd5 8.f).d3 flc6 9.0-0 0-0 1O.l'l:el flf61I.a3 b612.'flc5 ~ Vot 2,143

I .d4 d5 2.'flf3 flf6 3.c4 e6 4.e3 c5 5.flc3 'flc6 6.a3 cxd4 7.exd4 f).e7
8.cxd5 'flxd5 9.f).d3 0-0 10.0-0 flf6 ll.l'l:el b6 I 2.f).c2 f).b7 13.1/lid3 a6
~ Vot 2,146

I.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.fld2 flf6 4.f).d3 c5 5.c3 flc6 6.flgf3 cxd4 7.cxd4
dxe4 8.flxe4 f).b4t 9.'flc3 0-0 10.0-0 f).e7 1 I.a3 b6 12.l'l:el f).b7
13.f).c21/lid7 ~ Vi)t 2,151

l.c4 flf6 2.flc3 e6 3.d4 f).b4 4.e3 cS 5.f).d3 d5 6.'flf3 0-0 7.0-0 dxc4
8.f).xc4 flc6 9.f).d3 cxd4 10.exd4 f).e7 ll.l'l:el b6 12.a3 f).b7 13.f).c2
l'l:c8 ~ Vot 2, 155

l.d4 'flf6 2.c4 c6 3.flf3 d5 4.flc3 c5 S.e3 flc6 6.cxd5 flxd5 7.f).d3 f).e7
8.0-00-0 9.l'l:el 'flf6 lO.a3 cxd4 I l.exd4 b6 12.f).g5 f).b7 13.f).c2l'l:c8
14.1/lid3 g6 15.l'l:adll'l:e8 ~ Vot 2,158

l.e4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.c4 'flf6 5.flc3 e6 6.flD f).e7 7.cxd5
'flxd5 8.f).d3 flc6 9.0-0 0-0 1O.l'l:el flf6 I l.a3 b6 12.f).g5 f).b7 13.f).c2
g6 ~ Vo!2, 162

l.c4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 flf6 5.'flc3 c6 6.flf3 f).c7 7.cxd5
'flxd5 8.f).d3 flc6 9.0-0 0-0 1O.l'l:el flf6 11.a3 b6 12.f).g5 f).b7 13.f).c2
l'l:e8 14.1/lid3 g6 15.l'l:adl fld5 ~ Vot 2, 167

l.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 1/lixd5 4.d4 flf6 5.flf3 c6 6.f).d3 f).e7 7.0-0
cxd4 8.cxd4 0-0 9.flc31/lid8 10.l'l:el 'flc6 11.a3 b6 12.f).g5 f).b7 13.f).bl
~ Vot 2,168
Index of Variations 237

l.d4 ~f6 2.~f3 e6 3.c4 cS 4.c3 dS S.~c3 ~c6 6.cxdS ~xdS 7.~d3
cxd4 8.exd4 ~e7 9.0-0 ~f6 10.a3 0-0 11.l"1el b6 l2.~gS ~b7 l3.~c2
~dS 14.l/lJd3 g6 IS.~h6l"1c8 16.~a4 --7 Va!2, 177

l.c4 c6 2.d4 dS 3.exdS cxdS 4.c4 ~f6 S.~c3 e6 6.~f3 ~e7 7.cxdS
~dS 8.~d3 ~c6 9.0-0 0-0 1O.l"1el ~f6 11.a3 b6 12.~gS ~b7 13.~c2
l"lc8 14.l/lJd3 g6 lS.l"1adl ~dS --7 Va! 2, 182

l.d4 c6 2.e4 dS 3.cxdS cxdS 4.c4 ~f6 S.~c3 e6 6.~f3 ~e7 7.cxdS
~xdS 8.~d3 ~c6 9.0-0 0-0 10.l"1el ~f6 11.a3 b6 12.~gS ~b7 13.~c2
~dS 14.l/lJd3 g6 lS.h4 --7 Va! 2, 189

l.c4 e6 2.~c3 cS 3.c3 ~f6 4.~f3 ~e7 S.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 dS 7.cxdS
~xdS 8.~d3 ~c6 9.0-0 0-0 1O.l"1el ~f6 11.a3 b6 12.~c2 ~b7 13.l/lJd3
g6 14.~h6l"1e8 lS.l"1adl --7 Va!2, 195

l.d4 ~f6 2.~f3 dS 3.e3 e6 4.c4 cS S.~c3 ~c6 6.cxdS ~xdS 7.~d3
cxd4 8.exd4 ~c7 9.0-0 0-0 10.l"1el ~f6 11.a3 b6 12.~bl --7 Va! 2,
206

l.d4 ~f6 2.c4 e6 3.~f3 cS 4.c3 cxd4 S.exd4 dS 6.~c3 ~e7 7.cxd5
~xdS 8.~d3 ~c6 9.0-0 0-0 1O.l"1e1 ~f6 11.a3 b6 12.~c2 ~a6 --7 Va!
2,208 .

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