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Jeremy-Silman-How-To-Reassess HOW TD REA55E55 YDUR CHE55 �=TIDN Copyright© 2010 by Jeremy Silman All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. First Edition 10 98765 4321 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Silman, Jeremy. How to reassess your chess : chess mastery through chess imbalances I by Jeremy Silman. -- 4th ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-890085-13-1 (alk. paper) 1. Chess. I. Title. GV1449.5.S553 2010 794.1 '2--dc22 2010042391 ISBN 978-1-890085-14-8 (cloth) Distributed in Europe by New In Chess www.newinchess.com Cover design and photography by Wade Lageose for Lageose Design SIL{S PRfSS 3624 Shannon Road Los Angeles, CA 90027 The first edition ofHow to Reassess Your Chess was dedicated to Mr. Steven Christopher, who encouraged me to share my teaching ideas with the chess public. It seems onlyfitting that this final edition should also bear this extremely kind man's name. Preface xz Acknowledgements xu Introduction xm Part One /The Concept of Imbalances 1 Imbalances I Learning the ABCs 3 Superior Minor Piece- Bishops vs. Knights 4 Pawn Structure- Weak Pawns, Passed Pawns, etc. 5 Space-The Annexation of Territory 6 Material-The Philosophy of Greed 7 Control of a Key File- Roads for Rooks 8 Control of a Hole/Weak Square- Homes for Horses 8 Lead in Development- You're Outnumbered! 9 Initiative- Calling the Shots 10 King Safety- Dragging Down the Enemy Monarch 11 Statics vs. Dynamics-The Battle Between Short Term and Long Term Imbalances 12 Planning- Creating Your Own Future 13 Talk to the Board and It Will Talk to You 23 Summary 28 Part Two I Minor Pieces 29 Knights I Psychopaths of the Chessboard! 31 Summary 50 Knights -Tests 52 Bishops /Speed Demons of the Diagonals 54 The Active Bishop 54 The Useful Bishop 58 The Tall-Pawn 62 Bishops of Opposite Colors 69 Summary 74 Bishops-Tests 75 Bishops vs. Knights/Grudge Match 77 Feeling the Minor Piece Tension 7 8 The Two Bishops 83 Two Bishops Antidote-Trade One Off 83 VIII HOW TO REASSESS YOUR CHESS - 4TH EDITION Free Range Bishops Are Happier Bishops 8 5 Bishops vs. Knights 87 The Great Breakout 87 The Incarcerated Knight 91 Pawns and Squares Often Determine a Minor Piece's Value 92 Even the Most Innocent Pawn-Move Can Potentially Weaken a Square 93 All Pawns on One Side of the Board= An Octopus' Garden 97 Mr. Knight Prepares to Take a Journey 99 Summary 102 Bishops vs. Knights-Tests 103 Part Three I Rooks 107 Rooks /Files, Ranks, and Targets 109 Creating an Open File 109 Stealing an Open File 114 Waiting to Pull the File-Opening Trigger 116 Control of the 7th or 8th Ranks 119 Summary 130 Rooks-Tests 131 Part Four I Psychological Meanderings 133 Material/ Fear of Giving Up or Taking Material 135 Stepping Beyond Fear 135 Embracing Your Inner Greed 142 Imbalances vs. Material 144 The Stockholm Variation of the Classical Dragon 149 Catalan Opening 1 50 Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack 151 Summary 154 Material-Tests 1 55 Mental Breakdown I Overcoming the Trap of "I Can't" and "I Must" 15 8 Bowing to Panic 1 58 It's My Party and I'll Move What I Want To 160 The Eerie Phenomenon of Mutual Delusion 163 The Curse of "I Can't" 167 Summary 172 Mental Breakdown-Tests 174 Macho Chess I The Art of Insistence 17 6 Pushing Your Own Agenda 17 6 Key Positions 187 Summary 194 CONTENTS IX Macho Chess -Tests 19 5 Various States of Chess Consciousness 197 Lack of Patience 201 Lazy/Soft Moves 208 Pay Attention! 217 Summary 220 Various States of Chess Consciousness-Tests 221 Part Five I Target Consciousness 223 Introduction 225 Weak Pawns/The Sound of Ripe Fruit Falling 227 The Isolated Pawn 227 The Backward Pawn 235 Doubled Pawns 239 The Irish Pawn Center 244 Summary 246 Weak Squares 248 Summary 258 Dragging Down the Central Enemy King! 259 Summary 273 Target Consciousness-Tests 274 Part Six I Statics vs. Dynamics 277 Statics vs. Dynamics 279 Boxer vs. Puncher- A Battle of Opposing Philosophies 279 Statics vs. Dynamics in the Openings 283 Summary 297 Statics vs. Dynamics-Tests 298 Part Seven I Space 301 Crushing Your Opponent in Space's Embrace 303 The Great Land Grab 303 Dueling Spatial Plusses 316 Fighting Against Space 323 Exchange Pieces! 323 Use Pawn Breaks! 325 Gains in Space= Potential Weak Squares 332 A Space-Gaining Pawn Center Might be a Target 337 Summary 348 Space-Tests 350 Part Eight I Passed Pawns 353 Baby Queens on the Run 355 X HOW TO REASSESS YOUR CHESS - 4TH EDITION Creation 3 56 A Little Help From Its Friends 360 Passed Pawn Tango 363 The Dynamic Passer 3 64 Three Kinds of Useless Passed Pawns 367 Blockades 374 Failed Blockades 374 Successful Blockades 379 Blockade- Caveat (Obicem) Emptor 381 Summary 385 Passed Pawns- Tests 3 86 Part Nine I Other Imbalances 389 Imbalances in the Opening 391 Creating an Opening Repertoire 3 91 Integrating Imbalances With Your Opening Choices 393 Waylaid into Opening Chaos 416 Summary 420 Imbalances in the Opening -Tests 4 21 Mixing Imbalances 424 Mixing Imbalances- Tests 424 Answers to Tests 429 Appendix / Instructive Articles 61 1 Introduction 613 Imbalances 613 Help! I Need a Plan! 616 Two Questions on Planning 625 The Art and Science of the Isolated d-Pawn 627 The Art of Stealing Opening Ideas 631 Creating a Study Program 636 The Study of Master Games 639 Offering a Draw 641 Proper Tournament Diet 64 3 Is Chess a Gentleman's Game? 644 Teaching Chess to Children 646 Bibliography 647 Index of Concepts 649 Index of Players and Games 652 It's hard to believe, but How to Reassess Your Chess first hit the scene more than twenty years ago! As time went by, my ideas changed, expanded, and matured, and I improved each subsequent edition with new material that reflected this shift in perspective. This growing process continued and it became clear to me that a vast overhaul in my chess teaching philosophy necessitated a final edition. Those that enjoyed past editions will discover that I literally wrote this fourth edition from scratch- all new examples, all new prose, highlighted by lots of humor and some very original ways of presenting the material. One thing was true of all the earlier editions: none were computer checked since powerful chess engines weren't readily available. However, now we're in a different age, and since the advent of computers in every household allows players of any rating to find the flaws in my (and others) analysis, I made a point of putting every position in this edition though a detailed analytical check by both Rybka 3 and Fritz 12. Though I concentrated on concepts over soulless analysis because I thought too many varia­ tions can drown out a book's message, there were times when I gave lines that I felt highlighted the point I was trying to make, or presented a detailed analysis that simply was so bizarre or exciting that I didn't have the heart not to include it in the festivities. This fourth edition is the result of a lifetime of chess coaching and tournament com­ petition. I've removed the extraneous elements from previous editions since I wanted to stay "on point" as much as possible. In fact, I tossed out anything and everything that I felt distracted from the book's real purpose: mastering the imbalances and allowing them to guide you to the correct plans and moves in most positions. On top of that, I also integrated quite a bit of chess psychology into the lessons-you'll find that many of these ideas have never been seen in any chess book before. More than two decades after I wrote the first edition of How to Reassess Your Chess, I still get many kind letters from all over the globe. This new edition will please those that wanted more "Reassess" material, and it will also introduce a whole new generation to a system that makes chess far easier to grasp and thus far easier to enjoy. It's always been my passion to help people who feel chess mastery is somehow beyond them to undergo a paradigm shift in their chess consciousness. How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th Edition was written to elicit that kind of experience. If it helps you, the reader, to grasp facets of chess that were previously invisible, then the years I spent writing this book will be very well spent. I would like to thank all my students, who, over the years, have given me permission to use their games as instructive templates. In particular, I must give Pam Ruggiero (aka girl-brain) a full salute for sending me dozens of her games, some of which showed a high level of chess understanding, and others which illustrated weaknesses that most amateur players also share (thereby making these examples invaluable). A debt of gratitude is also owed to bothNew In Chess, which allowed me to use various quotes from their wonderful magazine, and www.chess.com, that let me reprint some of the articles I wrote for them. I must give some love to my "posse"-Dr. Manuel Monasterio and the inimi­ table Va nce Aandahl, Grandmasters Ya sser Seirawan and Joel Benjamin, and InternationalMasters John Watson, John Donaldson, Dr.
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