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14—Pott-Star, Cl»ni Falla, N.Y«’“If!IShelby Lyman: On ChessOf the vast number of chess games played, only a small number are ideally suited for instructional purposes. It is difficult to find that game whichclearly isolates the particular problem or theme one is interested in studying%J wor teaching. For as weknow, reality is almost always more mixed and complex than what we construct in the mind’s eye.However, I have just seen one of those “classic” examples, which are so useful to players of beginning and intermediatestrength. The position under consideration (see Diagram One) is from the recent gameShowsSupportMakeBLACKTAIMANOVHO NO 90 O X 9X NX dXQR QN QB Q K KB KN KRSILADIWHITE After 1...BxRPSiladi-Taimanov.In this game, we observe a queen and two bishopsconverging on a scarcely protected king position. We see Taimanov (black) in a few moves tear away a crucial protective pawn, force other openings in the pawn covering and then penetrate conclusively.In Diagram One, we seethe result after white has accepted a double pawn sacrifice and black haseffected his- first counterstroke, namely bishop (at QB1) captures white’s KRP (1 .... BxKRP). Now white must act immediately, for Taimanov threatens 2 .... BxNP! with terrible consequences.We can see immediately that white cannot take theBLACKTAIMANOVdO NO 90 O X ax NX dX8flIE3E3QQR QN QB QKB KN KRSILADIWHITE(HYPOTHETICAL POSITION)“sacrificial” bishop (2. PxB). For there would follow 2 .... QxP; 3. P-B4 (to block the mate), Q-N5 check; 4. K-Rl, R-K7; and devastation (see Diagram Two).White therefore hurriedly brings over his knight (2. N-K3), black retreats his bishop (2 — B-Q2)(threatening 3 .... Q-R7mate) and white blocks that attack with 3. P-KN3 (see Diagram Three).BLACK TAIMANOV HO NO 90 O X 9X NX dXQR QN QB QKB KN KRSILADIWHITESingSiladi now has fatal weaknesses on his white squares. After 3 .... B-N4; 4. Q-QB1, B-K7! 5. KR-K1, B-B6; 6. N-N2, Q-R6. there is no defense. (See Diagram Four)BLACK TAIMANOV dO NO 90 O X 9X NX dXQR QN QB QKB KN KRSILADIWHITEA marvelous bishopreentry from the queenside.
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