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Training (Chess berks and datas canbe of vahae help tothe progres of an ambious chess player However, beides these indispeasable tools the role ofthe trainer i bth significant and essential ‘Thisconsideration immediately spawns 2 question: who isthe indicated trainer? ‘Anarswertothis question does ntcome eal. Every trainers wef lin specific stages inthe progres of «chess player. We could ty o categorize chess trainers a follows irat-Level Trainer: Te tuner who willteachthe stulent the basics and bringhim into con- tactwiththe world of chess One of his mainaims is toinfuse the student with love and respectfor chess ‘Second. Level Trainer: The rsiner who willtach the sudenthis frstopenings simple tactical ‘mols and, generally will intcduce the student tothe aspecis of working and learing. ‘Third-Level Tralner: The tainer win will ach the sudent, stand foremost the theory of ‘he middlegameand the endgame: Mereover he will work closely withthe student ward the sre ation ofthe stains personalized openings reertbire which he will also help enrich with new ideas Faurth-Level Trainer: Te trainer who will continue in the footsteps of the previous ene, but will also introduce the student wotherimporantaspects of chess, such as theconceptofand prep- rion for compeilive wccern Trainer of tach calloreand sil we very earcnand are only nee ‘esary tothose chess phyers who wish w reacha high evel of play or seek competive success i any form, The Ideal Trainer ‘Theideal uainer, the expert inthe art cf training, doesnot diferente betweea work and play, {Job ant pleasure, spiitand body, lesan and teal, love and religion. He barely even hnows which {swhich- He simply followsa viion ofsuperirity, nomutter what be isdoig, leaving his students to determine when he is working and when heis playing. He himself is always ding bosht ‘Missaid that ‘enly gods and fallen angele are alone’. Great chess players have aever been gods, butthey can have disciples ‘We now moveon io specific issues onthe chessboarditslf Attacking the Uncastled King Despite the significant advances made in defn. sivetecinique over the yeurs. the phenomenon of the unprotected king stil quite common. By thi we mean aking lat has come under en- my fire and tat is mot readily epulsed. “There are two basic mouvations behind cas- 1) The king is rasfered to a safe place, way from immediate dinge, waiting for an tendzame to aris, in which the king can play’an important le. 2) Byits dparturefmom thecentralflesthe ing enables all dhe other pices ~ particularly the rocks ~ to cooperate. Around ie star of the 20h century, tacks gaint an ancastled king were very common ncoften crowned with succes, modly i to complete ignorance ofthe defensive potential inherent in a postion and the techiques to make we of it Today, every ches-player is aware of and makes fill se of such concepts, thus refuting aggressive ventures tat do fot fulfil “basic requirement’. But what are these sic requirements necesary for an allack © succeed? 1) Superiorty,cther material or positions, om the sncter of the boar dwhere the attack eto te carril out By the e-m ‘material swperior- sequrement is aot met, theatackiscoomed to fal. ‘Am attack against an uncastled king can be carried outin several differen ways.As a rule, the main atackingmethods are: 1) Altack down the fle where the wrget is temporarily situated, this usually bee-file 2) Attack via seighbouring aquares pro- tected only by the Ling: the mest common such square is {7 2). 3) Prevention of casting, ether jrmanent crtemporary,sothat be tack acquies amore or ess permanent mate. ‘Naturally, meting all he bascregurements is alone not enough to bring the dested result. ‘Theside attacking an uncastledkingalso faves some other dbligations: 1) Toopen lines. 2) To tanser more forces to the relevant seain order to strengher the alack ‘3 To cause a further weakening ofthe op- ponents defensive shield. 4) Toavoidiheexchange of paemally use- ulaacking pieces 5) Te exchange the opponent’ yoteaaly teeful defensive pices. (6) Te fecuson the attck soaintthe aon. 2 1S cone Sab (15.848? 16 2154? 5 17 1442162 c4e5305 54 BgS g6S.d612(D) —Bxc6) 16 Wic6! and White's superiority issit- sificant Tate? NOt of course, 7exd6? 8 Wei! Bet White ends up ina aupect pesiton afterthe _& dxe7?! Wxu7! 9 DS! WeS! is goad for oversmbitians 620160 ec 7 WAS WHS! Black 626 8.6 Bick’ best option. Agein the allematives _IFBlack attempted to cantime with 80-00) sxe unsatisfactory. 6.02057 (6..2b77HEQ! 9 DG exd6 (9.244 10 e5!) 10 dxct Bed 11 Hess Duet Bxe493 207 10e4+)72e4 00 White would retain a pleasit initiative, ‘Nete ut hace cnt reaeve ue pressure wit 11.N6? duc to 12 ah Qie4 13 Sixes Bae Ma kas, 9 R140 gst ack consstently fights for the advange. Another possibilty was 9.2517 10 e3 Qads xed 467 12 6 00 (ater 12. 10.£63(D) (Once again the capture on €7 isunsatisfac tory: W dxe77Wie7 II d6 xed. 10..0x06?! Up to ths point Black has avoided all pit- falls but here drivenby the desire to extinguish ‘White's intiaive he “forgot about the impor- tance of casing ~ or assumed that he will be fable to accomplish it soon! It is tue dat 10..20547 11 SoS Was 12 3 would aloo not equalize, but Black should have played 10.85! 11 aed ys 12 dxe7 (2 OO? Dyed 13 feet) 12 Gie 13 fed ct 1d Wed (4 bxcd? e515 dS Hibs 16 37 Allof White’spiacesocenpy very ative por sitions, while thei Wack counterparts are un- ale to create any serious threats. 18.Dad ‘White had no reason w worry abeut 18.833 19c2 420 Eb or 18..W4 19 SPE Instead, 2 x05? WaS 13 De? £18 woul bbe equivalent to resignation. 12.263 13 xe Was ‘Whiteretainshis ster 13. Sine Mibxed We7 15 WS imending O23, 14.02 es 14S is no improvement: 151965 00 1 oe. 15 Ras! Das 16 U2 Dx027% This eases White task. Black should hav ried ..he5!?, when after 17 &xtT+ ext 18 Wadd 06! 19 Bas+ es 20EHI1+ e7 2 WU7s a7, Waite would have to Bad th spectacular 2 bill (22 F747 is just a draw D-exb4 (or 22. Wxb4 23 EIT! &x7 2 ‘WhdT+ dg6 25 Bd1! wih aa easy win fe White, 22..8d8 23 use shes 24 De7e) 2 QAS+ eb 4 Bade! (and not 24 BIT? O34 25chdl SxIT =) 24. xd 2 ends Bats 2 nse. 17 Ebi Ere 18 Zabit (0) Grivas ~ Sckudlarek Dortmund 1991 Lcff5.203 O16 39326 S.dOand5..<5 seem preferble, 2 gy Set D) ‘The pent of White'splay inated by 146 Now toth 17Wsc6+ and 17gerethreatened 16 a7 White wins alter 16.27 1 Wxc6 Be 18 0-0-0, intending De4 and d4, 17 gl edt 18 dxed Wb? 19 0.9 ‘Blac has managed to retain material parity, Dut atthe ost of leaving his king in the cente. White is far ahead in development bah in tems of quantity and quality, and now ste hie sights on the wsual target the black king 19.406 20 Ef al BeS!(D) useless rook (cn h8) and Wiite wall have sur- rendered his native, Tis & one roreexam- ple tte relative value ofthe pieces aconcept prevaleut in the modem pereeption of evalua ing peuiton. ‘2 Ata! Wes 2265 Opering lines. The black king is already feeling draughty! 2keT 22.65 23 acl! WaS 24 rob dire6 25 exdS+ cxu5 26 Best of mo hep. 23 e4 Wot 24 Encl Wea? 25 xd cxd6 26 ixd6 aS 27 ixe7 10 Back resigned due to 27.

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