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Ajedrez Magistral Una obra excepcional que reúne en un solo volumen los cinco temas básicos del ajedrez, especialmente orientados para el jugador competitivo: • Saber cómo enfocar y jugar las aper­ turas. • Formular un plan en cualquier posi­ ción. • Analizar sus componentes esencia­ les. • Llevar a cabo una combinación co­ rrecta. • Utilizar una técnica eficaz en el final. Cada uno de estos cinco principales te­ mas está aquí repartido en cuatro lec­ ciones, constituyendo por tanto un curso completo en veinte lecciones. Así, la discusión sobre Táctica y combina­ aones presenta un enroque ameno y completo del tema; los elementos y principios en que se basa un correcto tratamiento de la apertura se ilustran, en tres variantes distintas, por medio de partidas; en Cómo analizar una posición se estudia la metodología necesaria para decidirse por una determinada se­ rie de jugadas, tras una evaluación de los correspondientes factores posicio­ nales; el final se trata metódicamente con ejemplos originales y recientes. Por último, en la lección complementaria, la 21 , que lleva por título Indicaciones y consejos prácticos para el juego de tor­ neo, se brindan las orientaciones funda­ mentales con vistas a un éxito efectivo «sobre el terreno». El propósito de estas lecciones es pro­ curar al ajedrecista serio, de fuerza me­ diana, los elementos esenciales y los componentes de un arsenal básico para un juego bueno y sólido, y suministrar el bagaje necesario para todo buen ju­ gador «culto». AJEDREZ MAGISTRAL D. KOPEC, G. CHANDLER, C. MORRISON, N. DA VIES, l. D. MULLEN AJEDREZMAGISTRAL 1ESCAQUES EDICIONES MARTINEZ ROCA BARCELONA Título original: Master Chess. A course in 21 Lessons Traducción de J. M. López de Castro © 1985, D. Kopec, G. Chandler, C. Morrison, N. Davies and l. D. Mullen © 1987, Ediciones Martínez Roca, S. A. Gran Via, 774, 7.0, 08013 Barcelona ISBN 84-270-1101-6 Depósito legal B. 2441-1987 Impreso por Diagrafic, S. A., Constitució, 19, 08014 Barcelona Impreso en España - Printed in Spain AGRADECIMIENTOS La idea de esta obra nació de nuestras conversaciones con W alter Munn, presidente de la Asociación Escocesa de Ajedrez (Scottisñ Chess Associa- tion ). Sus cinco coautores, sin excepción, son miembros de la Asociación de Maestros de Ajedrez de Edimburgo (Edinburgh Chess Masters Association ), grupo formado para promover una competente enseñanza ajedrecística desti- nada ajugadores de todos los niveles por debajo del de «maestro». Una de las primeras tareas que se encomendaron al grupo fue la de preparar un conjunto de lecciones o material didáctico para uso de profesores y alumnos en Esco- cia. De aquel proyecto inicial ha salido el presente libro, tras una serie de im- portantes cambios. Damos aquí las gracias a Martín Richardson, antiguo director ejecutivo de la colección ajedrecística « Pergamon», por sus sugerencias y ayuda en la reali- zación de este trabajo. Nuestra gratitud se extiende también a las siguientes personas e instituciones: Alistair Girvan, presidente del Subcomité Pedagógi- co de la S.C.A.; Dr. Ken Stewart, secretario adjunto de la misma Asociación; Bill Wallace, Alee MacFarlane, Alee Taylor, Harry Leask, Morag Mullay, Prof. D. Michie, Club de Ajedrez de Edimburgo(Edinburgh Chess Club). Fi- nalmente, damos las gracias a los miembros del Centro de Investigaciones so- bre la Inteligencia Mecánica (Machine Intelligence Research), por habemos permitido utilizar sus instalaciones. 7 , Indice Símbolos . 1 O Introducción. Nuestro propósito y sugerencias metodológicas, por Danny Kopec, M. /. 11 Lecciones 1-4. Táctica y combinaciones, por Geoff Chandler 15 Lecciones 5­8. Cómo analizar una posición, por Danny Kopec, M. /. 54 Lecciones 9-12. Cómo formular un plan,por Chris Morrison 76 Lecciones 13-16. Principios e ideas de apertura,por Nigel Davies, M. /. 98 Lecciones 17-20. Finales,por Jan D. Mullen 111 Ejercicios 1 (Lecciones 5-8) . 134 Ejercicios 11 (Lecciones 9-12) . 140 Ejercicios 111 (Lecciones 13-16) . 145 Ejercicios IV (Lecciones 17--20) . 150 Lección 21. Indicaciones y consejos prácticos para el juego de torneo, por Jan D. Mullen y otros . 156 Solución de los ejercicios (lecciones 1-4) . 162 Glosario . 165 9 SÍMBOLOS + jaque +­ ventaja decisiva de las blancas ­+ ventaja decisiva de las negras igualdad 0-0 enroque corto (flanco de rey) 0-0-0 enroque largo (flanco de dama) buena jugada jugada excelente ?" mala jugada ?? error craso !? jugada interesante (merece atención); invita a complicaciones ?! jugada dudosa mate 1-0 las blancas ganan 0-1 las negras ganan tablas El ejemplo siguiente, que ofrecemos en los dos sistemas de notación, está constituido por una partida de sólo 9 movimientos. Se trata de una Apertura Española (Variante del Cambio) mal jugada. Notación algebraica Notación descriptiva l. e4 e5 l. P4R P4R 2. Cf3 Cc6 2. C3AR C3AD 3. Ab5 a6 3. A5C P3TD 4. AXc6 d X c6 4. A XC PD X A 5. 0-0 Ag4 5. 0-0 A5CR 6. h3 h5 6. P3TR P4TR 7. h X g4? h X g4 7. PX A? P X P 8. Ch2 Dh4-+ 8. C2T D5T 9. f3 g31 Las negras están ganando 0-1 9. P3AR P6CI Las blancas abandonan. 10 INTRODUCCIÓN NUESTRO PROPÓSITO Y SUGERENCIAS METODOLÓGICAS DANNY KOPEC, M. l. En las lecciones que siguen ofrecemos al lector una serie de informaciones directa o indirectamente pertinentes a toda partida de ajedrez. Saber cómo en- focar y jugar las aperturas, formular un plan en tal o cual posición, analizar sus componentes esenciales, llevar a cabo una combinación correcta y, por últi- mo, utilizar una técnica eficaz en el final para ganar, todo ello forma parte inte- grante del bagaje ajedrecístico de cualquier buen jugador. Ahora bien, a lo largo de los siglos se han escrito millares de libros sobre el juego de ajedrez. ¿Qué necesidad hay de otro más, en especial cuando ninguno de los temas tra- tados es particularmente original? Creemos que la presente obra es única en su género, al reunir en un solo vo- lumen cinco temas básicos de ajedrez y presentarlos en una forma especial- mente orientada al jugador de club (ELO 1450-1750). Cada uno de estos cin- co principales temas aparece repartido en cuatro lecciones, constituyendo así, de hecho, un curso completo de 20 lecciones destinadas al estudiante serio cuyo objetivo es llegar a convertirse en buen jugador. La «escena» que lleva a una animada discusión sobre «Táctica y combinaciones» representa un enfo- que tan ameno como completo del tema. Los elementos y principios en que se basa un correcto tratamiento de la apertura se ilustran, en tres variantes distin- tas, por medio de partidas. En «Cómo analizar una posición» consideramos la metodología necesaria para decidirse por una determinada serie de jugadas, tras una evaluación de los correspondientes factores posicionales. El final y sus aspectos más orientados al conocimiento teórico" se tratan metódicamen- te en las lecciones 1 7-20. Por Jo general, los ejemplos aducidos son originales y recientes. * Es importante disponer de datos específicos sobre los aspectos y objetivos teóricos de cada uno de los finales tratados. No basta el cálculo por si solo, mientras que un poco de teoría puede llevar muy lejos. 11 Todos los libros de ajedrez que he leído tienen en común el enfocar o ilus- trar la enseñanza mediante ejemplos -combinaciones en una posición deter- minada o partidas completas-, y en este sentido nuestra obra no es diferente. Mas los buenos libros cuyas ilustraciones quedan mejor grabadas en la memo- ria son aquellos que han sabido poner buenas «etiquetas» a los buenos ejem- plos. Así, «La embriaguez del éxito», encabezamiento de una de las secciones del libro de Kotov Piense como un gran maestro, dice mucho en muy pocas pa- labras y se explica de por sí; da cuenta del derrumbamiento de una vana e igno- rante seguridad en el propio juego mejor que muchas descripciones detalladas. En el mismo caso se encuentra la terminología de Kmoch en E/poder de los peones en ajedrez, cuando habla del «despeje-tapón» (The Sweeper-Sealer- Twist);" cada término de esta expresión tiene un sentido preciso con vistas a la memorización. Otro tanto hemos querido hacer aquí nosotros al utilizar defi- ciones bien escogidas y concisas, así como ejemplos de muchos términos y conceptos ajedrecísticos más o menos conocidos. Se estima que un maestro de ajedrez es capaz de almacenar en su memoria unos 50.000 modelos de posición. Nadie hasta la fecha ha intentado averiguar en qué consisten exactamente tales «modelos», quizá por lo inadecuado de nuestro saber actual sobre la cognición humana en lo referente a percepción, memoria y reconocimiento de pautas o «tipos». ¡No hay por qué preocuparse! Eso está bien lejos del objetivo que aquí perseguimos, aun cuando pueda un día llegar a ser factible a medida que vaya progresando el estudio de la inteligencia artificial. Nuestro propósito es procurarle al estudiante serio de ajedrez, de fuerza mediana, los elementos esenciales, los componentes del arsenal básico para un juego bueno y sólido. Con estos fines corre parejas la intención de suministrar, en un libro de aproximadamente 16 5 páginas, el bagaje que juzgamos necesa- rio para todo buen jugador «culto». Durante el desarrollo de su habilidad ajedrecística, muchos jugadores se sorprenden a sí mismos con lagunas y hasta una clara ignorancia de esta o aquella fase de la partida. Para la mayoría de los ajedrecistas de fuerza inferior a la de maestro, la fase más débil suele ser el final. Con todo, no pocos jugado- res se quejan también de su incapacidad para hallar el plan apropiado a lo que evalúan como una buena posición, y todavía son más numerosos los que se sienten muy incómodos cuando la apertura no discurre por caminos bien cono- cidos y «teóricos», que ellos han estudiado o memorizado.
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