FIDE Surveys – Sam Palatnik

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Sam Palatnik:

Stereotype of thinking

Andrews : Palatnik
Nashville 1997

My opponent in it game - Todd Andrews
is young, capable and already rather
strong chess fighter. What that time I
took part in his chess education,
therefore I can with a known share of
definiteness note his lacks shown in the
game, offered to your attention. If a
chess to perceive only as an opportunity
to earn superfluous 50 – 100 dollars in
the next tournament, under influence of
this primary purpose is possible perhaps
only "to find one's feet", but occurs in
game excessive stereotype of thinking,
the imagination grows dull and deeper
penetration into secrets of a chess
position becomes more and more heavier
and not habitual business. My opponent
did not make large mistakes, but all his
game concept, which can be slightly
cynical but quite effectively works on
raise of points and bucks in competition
with the poorly prepared contenders was
not justified in this game. It is not
enough only to make quickly good kind
of moves and to wait for a mistake of the
opponent! At chess except for struggle
there should necessarily be creativity.

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5
5.Bc4 Be7 6.Bb3 c6 7.a4
It is necessary to make this move
immediately, differently Black will
supply to itself an opportunity of an
active contra game on the Queen flank
by b7-b5.
7...Qc7 8.Qe2 0–0 9.Bg5?!

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Earlier in this book we already paid
attention on advantages and lacks of a
similar sort of hits by Bishop, now we
speed can speak about the responsibility
for such move. The whole tempo is used
and it is necessary to be sure that with
the greatest effect, but Bishop can at a
case will be subjected to an attack of a
Pawn h6, which thus with tempo will be
connected to protection of a square g5.
Besides if in given conditions the Knight
would like will be connected to attack of
a square f7, except for how to sit on a
head of Bishop located in a square g5,
anything more really to not think up.
9...b6 10.0–0 a6 11.Rad1?!
This arising move allows Black to carry
out movement b6-b5, not defining while
a situation of Bishop c8. The trifle, but
it's pleasant!
11...b5 12.Rd2?!

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FIDE Surveys – Sam Palatnik

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What game it is possible still to name
"rectilinear"?
12...h6!?
Has come it is time to obtain from white
Bishop of those promises, which he has
given on his move. It is the most
favorable moment for this purpose, as
the deviation of Bishop on his "native"
diagonal is not supposed, and from a
square h4 he will "annoyingly" work on
the Knight f3.
13.Bh4 Re8 14.Kh1?!
After that "strong" move the black
Knight has time to slip on the King side
and it will be possible to consider that
the potential opportunities incorporated
in a Philidor Defense completely are
realized in the given game.
14...Nf8 15.de5 de5 16.Bg3 Ng6
17.Nd4?!
This move is made not from faith in the
light future, but first of all to not give
this Knight to feel lonely on the King
side.
17...Bb4!
Glory of "neutralization" of the Knight
c3 it will be necessary to share under the
right with Philidor and Dr. Tarrash.
18.ab5
Only move, if 18.Rfd1 Bc3 19.bc3 c5
20.Nf5 c4 21.Ba2 - how we can call the
Bishop a2?
18...ab5 19.Rd3 Nf4 20.Bf4 ef4 21.f3

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21...Bf8!

By this "calming" move Black creates
irresistible threats of reception of
material advantage. Practically game is
decided.
22. Qd1 Ba6 23.Nce2
White has corrected the position from
the packed pieces on a diagonal a6-h1.
But in flexibility of a pawn's line many
troubles for the opponent are
incorporated.
23...c5–+ 24.Rd2
Or 24.Nf5 c4
24...cd4 25.Nd4 b4 26.Re1 Rad8
27.Nf5 Rd2 28.Qxd2 Rd8 29.Qf2

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29...Bc8!?
It is necessary to exchange the active
Knight and to force the opponent to
recognize inevitable.
30.Qh4 Bf5 31.ef5 Bc5
At this Bishop in this game was some
cases to show the beautiful waddle.
0:1.