Chess Self-Improvement

by Franco, Zenon

• ISBN13: 9781904600299
• ISBN10: 1904600298
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-20
• Publisher: Gambit

Summary

Zenon Franco guides readers through 50 top-level games, and challenges them to guess key moves correctly, and poses questions at critical moments. Points are awarded for good answers, and at the end of each game, a score-chart rates the reader's performance. This material has never been available in English before, and represents the pick of monthly articles that Franco has written for a quarter of a century in Spanish-language magazines, revised and rechecked for this book.

Table of Contents

Symbols	5	(1)
Bibliography	6	(1)
Foreword	7	(2)
Positional Play
Em.Lasker-Forgacs, St Petersburg 1909 Ruy Lopez [C62]	9	(4)
Em.Lasker-Tartakower, Mahrisch-Ostrau 1923 Caro-Kann Defence [B13]	13	(4)
Boleslavsky-L.Steiner, Saltsjobaden IZ 1948 Sicilian Defence [B85]	17	(5)
Euwe-Boleslavsky, Zurich Ct 1953 King's Indian Defence [E67]	22	(5)
Smyslov-Botvinnik, Moscow Wch (1) 1958 Caro-Kann Defence [B11]	27	(5)
Korchnoi-Gheorghiu, Bucharest 1968 Slav Defence [D94]	32	(4)
Gligoric-Smyslov, Amsterdam 1971 Queen's Gambit [D07]	36	(5)
Korchnoi-Gliksman, Sarajevo 1969 Slav Defence [D94]	41	(4)
Polugaevsky-Planinc, Skopje 1971 Reti Opening [A07]	45	(4)
Ciocaltea-Najdorf, Nice OL 1974 Sicilian Defence [B99]	49	(4)
R.Byrne-Vaganian, Moscow 1975 French Defence [C19]	53	(4)
Polugaevsky-Korchnoi, USSR Cht 1975 English Opening [A26]	57	(4)
Polugaevsky-Petrosian, Moscow 1981 Queen's Indian Defence [E12]	61	(4)
Short-Timman, Reykjavik 1987 French Defence [C19]	65	(4)
Polugaevsky-H.Olafsson, Akureyri 1988 English Opening [A13]	69	(5)
Polugaevsky-Wedberg, Haninge 1988 Modern Benoni [A79]	74	(4)
Korchnoi-Nikolic, Barcelona 1989 Old Indian Defence [B07]	78	(5)
Dolmatov-I.Zaitsev, Moscow 1992 Ruy Lopez [C92]	83	(5)
Karpov-Dolmatov, Dortmund 1993 King's Indian Defence [E89]	88	(5)
Kramnik-Serper, Dortmund 1993 Queen's Gambit [D38]	93	(4)
M.Gurevich-Hjartarson, Munich 1993 King's Indian Defence [E94]	97	(5)
Kasparov-Shirov, Novgorod 1994 English Opening [A21]	102	(6)
Hertneck-Karpov, Bundesliga 1993/4 Nimzo-Indian Defence [E39]	108	(6)
Kramnik-Piket, Dortmund 1995 Catalan Opening [E05]	114	(7)
Leko-Beliavsky, Bled OL 2002 Ruy Lopez [C95]	121	(3)
Anand-Markowski, Bundesliga 2003/4 Sicilian Defence [B42]	124	(4)
I.Sokolov-Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee 2004 Queen's Indian Defence [E12]	128	(4)
Tactical and/or Attacking Games
Robatsch-Fischer, Havana 1965 Sicilian Defence [B86]	132	(5)
Korchnoi-Gligoric, Havana 1969 King's Indian Defence [E97]	137	(5)
Dorfman-Kupreichik, USSR 1980 King's Indian Defence [E97]	142	(4)
Yusupov-Tseshkovsky, USSR Ch 1987 Grunfeld Defence [D87]	146	(5)
Korchnoi-Ljubojevic, Tilburg 1987 Nimzo-Indian Defence [E56]	151	(5)
Chernin-J.Polgar, New Delhi 1990 King's Indian Defence [E90]	156	(4)
Rogers-Milos, Manila OL 1992 Queen's Pawn [A41]	160	(4)
Franco-Tukmakov, Las Palmas 1992 Queen's Gambit [D30]	164	(4)
Shirov-Svidler, Tilburg 1997 Sicilian Defence [B43]	168	(5)
Bareev-Rozentalis, Pula Echt 1997 English Opening [A13]	173	(5)
Kasparov-Kasimdzhanov, Wijk aan Zee 1999 Grunfeld Defence [D72]	178	(5)
Sakaev-Belov, Russian Ch 2003 Grunfeld Defence [D87]	183	(5)
Gelfand-Graf, Plovdiv Echt 2003 Queen's Gambit [D37]	188	(5)
Rublevsky-Lputian, Poikovsky 2003 French Defence [C03]	193	(4)
Svidler-Volkov, Russian Ch 2003 French Defence [C02]	197	(5)
Shirov-Atalik, Plovdiv Echt 2003 French Defence [C16]	202	(5)
Ivanisevic-Nisipeanu, Istanbul Ech 2003 Nimzo-Indian Defence [E32]	207	(4)
Endgames
Polugaevsky-Ivkov, Hilversum 1973 Catalan Opening [E05]	211	(5)
Uhlmann-Gulko, Niksic 1978 English Opening [A17]	216	(5)
Karpov-Seirawan, Skellefted 1989 Queen's Gambit Accepted [D20]	221	(4)
Vaganian-Shirov, Manila OL 1992 Slav Defence [D23]	225	(5)
Karpov-Knaak, Baden-Baden 1992 Semi-Slav Defence [D45]	230	(5)
Svidler-Kasparov, Linares 1999 Sicilian Defence [B53]	235	(4)
Index of Players	239	(1)
Index of Openings	240