THE POLAR BEAR SYSTEM
2015
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In memoriam of Lars John Danielsen
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Position evaluation symbols
These symbols indicate the strategic balance of the game
position:
"  Unclear: It is unclear who (if anyone) has an
advantage. This is often used when a position is highly
asymmetrical, such as Black having a ruined pawn
structure but dangerous active piece-play.
=/"  With compensation: Whoever is down in material
has compensation for the material.
=  Even position: White and Black have more or less
equal chances.
+/= (=/+)  Slight advantage: White (Black) has slightly
better chances.
+/- (-/+)  Advantage: White (Black) has much better
chances. It is also written as ą for White advantage, "
for Black advantage; the other similar symbols can be
written in this style as well.
+- (-+)  Decisive advantage: White (Black) has a
winning advantage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_annotation_symbols
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Contents
1. Preface 5
2. Introduction 7
3. Type Positions 11
4. A 8.-,d4 19
5. B 8.-,Re8 29
6. C 8.-, b6 44
7. D 8.-, Bg4 63
8. E 8.-, Bf5 71
9. F 8.-, Qc7 73
10. G 8.-, a6 76
11. H 8-, Rb8 84
12. Set ups with Nh6 91
13. Hunting with 1.f4 107
14. In Conclusion 120
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Preface
The Polar Bear is a system for players who like interesting
and original positions without being too concerned about
proving a theoretical advantage. In many of the variations
the positional themes and plans are of more importance
than actual move orders.
Our system starts after 1.f4 (the Bird opening) and
then fianchetto of the Kings, Bishop. A mirror image of
the Leningrad Dutch. The system is a hybrid combination
of the strategically complex King's Indian and Dutch
defences with reversed colours.
By playing the Polar Bear, we make it difficult for Black
to play for a flat equality. We want a potent, fighting game
with a "full board". I do not understand why the Dutch
defence 1.d4, f5 is considered an aggressive opening, but
the Bird 1.f4, d5 not. It doesn t seem logical. I will let the
veracities speak for themselves and show you a strong and
fascinating system.
I have spent 15 years developing the Polar Bear System. I
know it inside out. However I have to warn you: The Polar
Bear System is difficult to handle! Indeed I have turned
every stone in the system and lost many games doing
so. Since there is no theory of importance, I had to work
hard. I read everything about the Dutch defence and used
the ideas with reversed colours. Therefore the theory in
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this book, was mainly created through my own games and
analysis. I have played thousands of games online, trying
to discover the very essences of the system. Many of the
games were of poor quality, so I had to select the cream.
And turn the cream into a repertoire book. Omitting lines
in which I do not believe. The project turned out to be too
substantial for one book, so I had to split it up in two
books.
I would like to thank my partner Arora Hronn Skuladottir,
for helping me turn the Polar Bear System into a book. She
is a multitasker! Computer typesetting, creating the cover,
proof reading, photos and final preparation. Without her
help, it would have been difficult.
Nevertheless here is Volume 1 of the Polar Bear System,
with a full covering of the main lines in 1.f4, d5.
GM Henrik Danielsen (HD)
Patreksfjordur, Iceland, February 2015
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Introduction
After the opening moves 1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, g6 3.g3, Bg7
4.Bg2, Nf6 5.0-0, 0-0 6.d3, c5 7.c3, Nc6 8.Na3 we reach
our main line of the Polar Bear system.
White s strategy.
The advance e2 -e4. This is the idea behind the system.
We want to expand in the centre. After dxe4, dxe4 we have
an advantages type position. We do not mind to
exchanging Queens.
(See Fischer game). If black keep the tension, then we
expand with e4 -e5 again, with an advantages type
position. (See Nigel Davies handle the endgame and I the
attack).
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If Black answer e2 -e4 with e7-e5, then the advance f4 -f5
potentially opens the f-file and frees the Bc1 to a full
diagonal. This trust may be supported by& Nh4 or even
played as an outright sacrifice. We only answer e7 -e5 with
f4xe5, if we gain an advantage or see ourselves forced to
do it! We do not allow Black to create a bind with d5 -d4.
Our backward pawn on e2 must move to e4.
One bad backward pawn can destroy the whole army. Our
trouble piece is Bc1, as it can be difficult to find a good
job for it. The diagonal a7 -g1 has been weaken. Be
careful. Do not allow tactics on the diagonal a7 -g1!
What are Black s plans? To create a bind with d5 -d4 and
open the e-file and put pressure on the backward pawn -
e2.
Black would also like to expand on the Queenside. We
cannot prevent the Q-side expansion, so we ignore it by
imposing our own expansion, but in the centre!
Let us talk about the Queen. You must only put her on e1
if forced, or if it is good move. The plan with Qe1, h3- g4
and Qh4 is too slow. Been there, done that. The Queen
belongs on c2 or a4 to support the push e2 -e4. The c3
pawn does a great job to restrict Nc6 and Bg7 and opens
the diagonal d1- a4 for the Queen! The square d3 has been
weaken in the process. The strong and the weak produce
the one!
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(All this is covered in the study material)
Black has played many different moves at this point. We
will examine these, in turn:
A 8.-, d4
We play 9.e4! dxe3
After 9.-, e5 we acquire a great game with 10.Nc4 or
10.cxd4, cxd4 followed by Nc4 and 9.-, dxc3 10.bxc3,
leaves White with the better centre. 10. Bxe3 Because of
White`s time advantage, Black is under pressure. He has
to protect the c5 pawn, if 10.-, Bf5 then 11.Re1, Qxd3 12.
Bxc5 with joy. 10.-, b6 11.Ne5! Nxe5 We do not capture
on a8. It is not good. 12. fxe5 and then after 12.-, Nd5
13.Bf2! followed with 14.d4! is strong. E.g. 13.-, Bxe5?
14. d4, cxd4 15. Bxd4 and Black has a hard time to
survive.
B 8.-, Re8
9. Nh4! A move typical for the Polar Bear tactics. We are
ready for a Kingside attack! We ignore Black`s plan by
imposing our own! Now 9.-, e5 is playing into our hands
10.f5! Nh4 has also made e4 possible.
C 8.-, b6
Black protects the vulnerable QBP and prepares to
fianchetto his second Bishop to neutralize our Bg2.
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9. Qa4! Designed to support e2-e4 from the side. My gain
with this move is good.
D 8.-, Bg4
Black might play BxN followed by e7-e5 or Qd7 and Bh3.
9. Qc2! Here the Queen is well placed and supports the
thematic e2-e4 move.
E 8.-, Bf5
If left undisturbed, the Bishop prevents e4. However, the
Bishop is a target that White can exploit for his attack.
F 8.-, Qc7
This is another way in which Black can support e7-e5.The
downside of 8.-, Qc7 is that the Queen may be attacked by
a timely Nb5 or Bf4.
G 8.-, a6
Is too slow, and if the move b5-b4 is made later on, then
Black doesn t have the a6 square for Bc8.
H 8-, Rb8
Intending an advance of the QNP to exploit White�s
backward Q-side development and keeping the a6 square
free for Ba6.
9. Ne5! Here we have no time to prepare e2-e4 with Qc2.
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We start by looking at three typical Polar
Bear System (PBS) games. For
understanding the type positions.
GM BOBBY FISCHER  IM DURAO JOAQUIM
1. e4 e6 2.d3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.0-0 Nge7
7.c3 0-0 8.d4 d6 9.dxc5 dxc5 10.Qe2 b6 11.e5 a5 12.Re1
Ba6 13.Qe4 Ra7 14.Nbd2 Bd3 15.Qh4 Nd5 16.Qxd8
Rxd8
This type position appears often in the PBS but with the f-
pawn on f4. It looks level, but White has the better pawn
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structure. Slowly Joaquim is outplayed by Fischer. 17. a4
Rad7 18.Bf1 Bxf1? 19. Kxf1 Nde7 20.Nc4 Nc8 21.Bg5
+/=N6e7 22.Nfd2 h6 23.Bxe7! Rxe7
23...Nxe7 24.Ne4 Rb7 25.Ra3+/= 24.Ra3 Rc7 25.Rb3
Rc6 26.Ne4 Bf8 27.Ke2 Be7 28.f4 Kf8 29.g4 Ke8 30.Rf1
Rd5 31.Rf3 Rd8? 31...Kf8!?+/- 32.Rh3+- Bf8 32...Kf8
33.Rxh6 Kg7 34.g5+- 33.Nxa5! Mate attack 33...bxa5
34.Nf6+ Ke7 35.Rb7+ 1-0
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HD  FM ROBERT LAGERMAN
REYKJAVIK
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 c5 6.d3 b6
7.c3, 0-0 8.e4 Bb7 9.e5 Ne8 10.d4 Nc6 11.Be3 cxd4
12.cxd4 with the centre closed Black has difficulty
bringing Queenside forces to the defence of his King-
house. White`s pieces coordinate quite well for a simple
attacking machine. e6 13.Nc3 Rc8 14.Rc1 Na5 15.b3,
Nc7 16.Rf2 Re8 17.g4+/- Bf8 18.f5 Qe7
19. fxg6? Too early. Better is 19.Ng5! 19...fxg6
20.Ng5 White has a King attack 20...Bh6 21.Qd2 Rf8
22.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23.Ne2 Nb5 24.Nf3 Bxe3+ 25.Qxe3
Rc8 26.Bf1 Rxc1 27.Qxc1 Qa3 28.Qh6 When you decide
to attack, keep calm with a strong spirit. 28...Nc7 29.Ng5,
Qe7 30.Nf4 Nc6 31.Bd3 Nxd4?31...Nd8 +/-
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32.Nh5! Doomsday 32...Ne8?? Terrible, but the game is
lost in any case 33.Bxg6!
A devastating blow. E.g. hxg6 34.Qxg6+ Kf8 35.Qh6+
Kg8 36.Nf6+ Nxf6 37.exf6 Nf3+ 38.Kh1 1-0
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GM DAVIES - GM ESPIG
1. e4 c5 2.d3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 e6 7.0-
0 Nge7 8.c3 0-0 9.Be3 b6 10.Bf2 Bb7 11.Re1 Rc8 12.d4
cxd4 13.cxd4 d5 14.e5
White gets more space and enter a typical PBS
positon. 14...Na5 15.Nc3 Qd7 16.Rc1 Ba6 17.b3 Rc7
18.Qd2 Rfc8 19.Bf1! Nigel exchanges Blacks active
pieces and transfer the space advantage into the
endgame 19...Bxf1 20.Rxf1 Bf8 21.g4 Kh8 22.Bh4 Black
has a cramped position 22...Ng8 23.Ne2 Rxc1 24.Rxc1
Rxc1+ 25.Qxc1 Be7 26.Bxe7 Nxe7 27.Kf2 Kg7 28.Ng3
h6 29.Qd2 Nac6 30.h4 Ng8 31.h5 White prepares the
advance f5. 31...Nce7 32.Qc2, Qc6 33.Qxc6 Nxc6 34.f5
gxf5 35.gxf5+/- f6 36.fxe6 Nge7 37.Ke3+-
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37...Nd8 38.Nh4 fxe5 39.dxe5 Nxe6 40.Nhf5+
Nxf5+ 41.Nxf5+ Kh7 42.b4 a6 43.a4+- a5 44.b5
Nc5 44...d4+ is the last straw 45.Kd4 Nxa4 46.e6 Kg8
47.Nxh6+ Kf8 48.Nf5 Nc5 49.Kxd5+- 49.Kxd5 a4 50.h6
Nxe6 51.Kxe6+- 1-0 A long-scale strategy.
Playing 1.f4 is all about type positions.
Bent Larsen (1935-2010)
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I have polished and cleaned of all harmful moves to clear
a safe path. Depending on the circumstances, the PBS
should be played hard, flexible, smooth or patiently.
It is strong and resilient but in order to win with it
something has to be given to us: a square, a pawn or a
tempo.
I had to create this system with my own games played on
the internet. Theory did not exist or it was unusable. I
decided to use and present the Internet games anonymous.
It s a new concept to use own games played on the Internet
for a book.
I love to leave main theory to discover old underestimated
openings. Develop the insights to playable systems and
win.
I want to thank all of my opponents for great fights and for
beating me up when I was using wrong manoeuvres. I used
those lessons to get insights. I hope I gave some of you
similar lessons. The coin has two sides. The process took
me 15 years. A long journey but joyful.
My intention was to write only one book but the material
was extended. So I had to split it up in two books.
Every game and every move has been checked by the
chess programs Stockfish and Fritz 13. It will not be easy
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for the reader to find a tactical mistake in the text. It is on
purpose I have chosen to comment the games with a short
war strategy text. (Chess is a war game) Boiling the
material down and letting the games speak for themselves.
The content of the book is compressed, but there is a red
line through the book. Therefore I recommend that it
should be read from page one. The suggestions are for
serious club players but also professionals can get
inspiration. There are many pearls to be discovered. I
wanted to create an opening book that is easy to read and
full of new ideas. It was not an easy task. Did I accomplish
my goal? It�s for the reader to judge.
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1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, Nf6 3.g3, g6 4. Bg2, Bg7
5. 0-0. 0-0 6.d3, c5 7.c3 - Nc6 8.Na3
A 8.-,d4
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4! we do not allow a bind dxe3
10.Bxe3 With initiative 10.-,Nd7 11.Qe2+/= a6
12.Rad1,Qc7 13.d4 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4+
16.Rxd4 Black has a cramped position. Bc8 can t
move.16...Nf6 17.Qe5
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17...Qxe5 18.fxe5 Nd7 19.Bxb7!+/- White seized the
initiative and won a pawn.
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 dxe3 10.Bxe3 Looks innocent
but....
10...Nd7 11.Re1 e6 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4
Nb6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Nb5 Bd7 17.Nd6 Bc6 18.Nxb7
Qc7 19.Qd4+ Kg8 20.Qc5 winning
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HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 dxe3 10.Bxe3 b6 11.Ne5!Nxe5
12.fxe5! not 12.Bxa8? Nd5 13.Bf2!N Rb8 14.d4 cxd4
15.Qxd4 e6 16.c4 Nb4 17.Qc3 Na6 18.Nb5+/=
18...Qe7 19.Bd4, Rd8?
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 20. Nd6+- Rf8 21.Rf2 Bh6? 22. Raf1 f5 23. exf6 Qxd6
24.f7+ Rxf7 25.Rxf7 Bd7
26. c5! Finishing the game 26...bxc5 27.Be5
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HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 dxe3 10.Bxe3 b6 11.Ne5 Nxe5
12.fxe5 Nd5 13.Bf2! Bxe5 [13...Be6!?] 14. d4! cxd4
15.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16.Qxd4+/- Good home work.
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 c5 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d3 d4
7.c3 Nf6 8.e4 dxe3 9.Bxe3+/= Qd6? This means injury.
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10. Na3+/- b6??
Leads to further unpleasantness 10...Bf5 11.Ne5! 11.Ne5!
+- Nxe5 11...Bb7 does not solve anything 12.Nb5 Qd8
13.Nxc6+-12.fxe5 Qxe5 13.Bf4+-
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HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 d4 8.e4 dxe3 9.Bxe3 Bf5?! Invites danger.
10. Bxc5+/= Bxd311.Re1 Nc6 12.Nd4!
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12...Bxb1 12...Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bf5 14.Na3+/- 13.Bxc6
bxc6 14.Bxe7+-
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 e5 10.Nc4 dxc3 not useful
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11. bxc3, exf4 12.Bxf4 Be6 13.Nd6 Nh5 14.e5 Nxf4
15.gxf4 f6 Prevents intrusion on g5 16.d4 cxd4 17.cxd4
fxe5 18.fxe5
With easy play +/=
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HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 d4 9.e4 e5 10.cxd4 cxd4 11.Nc4, exf4
12.Bxf4 Re8 again12...Be6!? Looks like a viable
alternative 13.Ng5! +/- h6?
13...Re7!? 14. Bd6 Bh6+/= 14.Nxf7! +- Kxf7 15.e5,
Nxe5 16.Lxe5, Kg8 17.Qf3,Rf8 18.Rae1,Kh7 19.Bd6,
Re8 20.Rxe8,Qxe8 21.Be5,Nh5 22.Bxg7,Nxg7 23.Nd6
with winning pressure
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1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, Nf6 3.g3, g6 4. Bg2, Bg7
5. 0-0. 0-0 6.d3, c5 7.c3 - Nc6 8.Na3
B 8.-,Re8
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d3 Nf6
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 Re8 The intent is to continue with e7-e5.
9. Nh4! We ignore Black s plan by imposing our own! e5
10.f5! We are ready for a Kingside attack!
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10...e4 Black wins space 11.fxg6 fxg6 12.Bg5 exd3
13.exd3 Ne5 14.d4 cxd4 15.Qxd4 Ned7?? 15...h6 was
possible 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Qxd5+ Qxd5 18.Bxd5+
Kg7 16.Bxd5++- Kh8
16...Kf8 is still a small chance 17.Nxg6+! Takes home the
point 17...hxg6 18.Qh4+
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4! Makes also e2-e4 possible e5
10.f5 e4 11.Bg5 Increases the pressure
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11...h6? 11...exd3!? And Black could well hope to play on
12.exd3 a6+/=12.Bxf6+/- Bxf6 13.fxg6
13...fxg6 14.Nxg6 Kg7 14...Be6 15.Nf4 Bf7 16.dxe4 dxe4
17.Qa4+-15.Nf4+-At the top.
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HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.d3 0-0
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5 Qb6 11.Bg5
c4+ Confrontation.
12. e3 Qxb2 12...cxd3 13.fxg6 hxg6 14.Bxf6 Qxe3+
15.Kh1 Bxf6 16.Rxf6 13.fxg6
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13...hxg6 13...Qxa3?? taking the Knight will lose the
game 14.gxf7+,Kxf7 15.Qh5+ Ke6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
17.Qxe8+ Qe7 18.Bh3+ Kd6 19.Qxc8 Rxc8 20.Nf5+ Kc7
21.Nxe7 Bxe7 22.Bxc8 cxd3 23.Bg4+-We don t crush
lightly.14.Bxf6 Qxa3 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Bxd5 Be6
17.dxc4 Qe7 18.Qf3+/=
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HD - IM Johan Eriksson
Torshavn
1. f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5 Ne7
11. fxg6 hxg6 12.Qb3,a5 13.e4 a4 14.Qc2 dxe4 15.dxe4
Be616.Nf3 White is better
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16...Nh7 17.Be3 Qa5 18.Qf2, Rac8 19.Nd2,Red8
20.Ndc4+/= Qa6 21.Bxc5 Bf8 22.b3!Rxc5 23.Qxc5,Nd5
24.Qf2 Nxc3 25.Rac1 Bxa3 26.Rxc3 Rc8
27.Qf3,Bc5+28.Kh1,Bd4+/= Menacing 29.Rcc1 axb3
30.axb3 Qa2 31.h4 b5 32.Nd6 Rxc1 33.Rxc1
Qa3 34.Rc8+,Nf8 34...Bxc8 35.Qxf7+ Kh8 36.Qe8+ Kg7
37.Qe7+ Kg8 38.Qd8+ Kg7 39.Kh2 Qxb3 40.Qc7+ Kg8
41.Nxc8+/= 35.Rc6+/- Qb4 36.Bf1,Qe1 37.Rc7
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 37...Nd7?? the position is going down the
drain 38.Rxd7!+-,Bxd7 38...Qf2 does not win a prize
39.Qxf2! Mate threat 39...Bxf2 40.Rd8+39.Qxf7+ Kh8
40.Qf8+ 40...Kh7 41.Qe7+ Kg8 42.Qd8+ 42...Kh7
43.Qxd7+ Kh6 44.Nf7+ Kh5 45.Qh3, Qxe4+ 46.Qg2 1-
0
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 0-0 6.0-0 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5 Ng4 11.e4+/=
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11...Nf6 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Qf3 Nf6 14.Bg5+/- Taking the
lead.
14...Rf8 15.Nc4 Qc7 16. Rae1 Bd7 17.Qe3 b6 18.fxg6
fxg6 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Qh6 White grasp the opportunity.
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20...Bg7?? But even a better move would not have saved
the game -21.Bd5++- Good timing.
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.d3 d5 6.0-0 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 h6 10.e4 e5 11.exd5 Nxd5
12.Qb3 Taking a combat stance, but 12.f5 might be
stronger.
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 12...Be6 13.f5
13...gxf5 14.Qxb7 Na5 15.Qb5 Rb8? 15...f4 16.Qxc5 Bf6
17.Re1+/= 16.Qxc5+/- f4 17.Qxa7 Nc6 18.Qf2+/-Home
again but with profit.
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HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 b6 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4
Ba611...e5 12.Qa4 Na5 13.f5!? 12. e5 No time to relax.
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12...Bxf1 13.Qxd8 Rexd8 Inferior is 13...Raxd8 14.Bxc6
Bd3 15.exf6 exf6 16.Bxe8 Rxe8 17.Bd2+/-14.Bxc6 Rac8
15.exf6 Rxc6 15...Bxf6!? Should be investigated more
closely 16.Kxf1 Rxc6= 16.fxe7+/- and White is pretty
close.
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16...Re8 17.Kxf1 Rxe7 18.Nf3+/- with a long-scale
strategy.
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.d3 Nf6
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 Re8 9.Nh4 d410.e4! We seek harmony.
dxe3 11.Bxe3, Bg4 12.Qc2 Rc8 13.Bxc5 b6 14.Be3 Nb4
15.Qd2+/=
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15...Nxd3 16.h3 Be6 16...Bh5 17.Nb5 Qd7
18.Nxa7+/= 17.f5! +/-
17...gxf5 18.Rad1 Ne5 19.Qc2 Qc7 20.Nxf5 Bxf5
21.Qxf5+/- with a strong point.
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1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, Nf6 3.g3, g6 4. Bg2, Bg7
5. 0-0. 0-0 6.d3, c5 7.c3 - Nc6 8.Na3
C 8.-, b6
HD - NN
INTERNET
8.-,b6
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 b6 Black protects the vulnerable c5 pawn
and prepares to fianchetto his second Bishop to neutralize
our Bg2. 9.Qa4! Supports e2-e4 from the side. Bb7 10.
e4 Straight away. No time to loose.
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10...e5? 10...Qd7 would keep Black alive 11.e5??
Nxe5! 11. fxe5+/- Ng4 12.Bg5 Qd7 12...Qe8 13.exd5
Ncxe5 14.Qxe8 Raxe8 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Nc4+/- 13.exd5
Ncxe5 14.Qxd7 Nxd7 15.Nb5 Ba6 16.a4!? Rae8 17.Rfe1
Rxe1+ 18.Nxe1 f5+- White has a jewel on d5.
HD analysis
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 e6 11.e5 White gets
the typical space advantage. 11...Nd7 12.Nb5 Ne7 13.Nd6
13.Nxa7? Is a blank shot 13...Nc8-+ 13...Bc6 14.Qc2 Nc8
15.Nxc8 Qxc8 16.Re1 b5 17.d4 Bb7 18.Be3 cxd4
19.Nxd4
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The Knight likes it on d4 +/=
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.d3 Nf6 6.0-0 Nc6
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 Qd7 11.Qc2 dxe4
12.dxe4 Rfd8 13.e5 Ne8 14.Be3 Building the position like
a rock. Typical Bobby Fischer strategy!
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 14...Qd3 15.Rfe1 Qxc2 16.Nxc2 Nc7 17.Rad1 Rxd1
18.Rxd1 Rd8 19.Rxd8+ Nxd8 Type minor pieces
endgame occurred. +/=
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20.Kf2 f6 21.exf6 exf6 22.g4 Nd5 23.Nd2 Nxe3 24.Nxe3
Bxg2 25.Kxg2 Kf7 26.Kf3 White intends f5 26...Nc6
27.Ke4 Ke6 28.f5+,Kd6 29.Ndc4+ Kd7 30.a4 Bh6
31.Nd5
31. h4!?+/- Not easy to see 31...Bg5+/= 32.b4 cxb4
33.cxb4+/= Later a draw
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.0-0 0-0
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Qc2, d4!? 11. e4, dxe3
12.Bxe3 Rc8 13.Rad1 Bf5 14.Nc4 Qd7 15.Nfe5 Nxe5
16.Nxe5 Qe6 Black threatens Qe6xa2 17.Rfe1
Bh3? 17...Qxa2 18.Ra1 Qe6 19.Rxa7! 18. Bc1+/-
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18...Qf5 19.Nc6 Rxc6 20.Bxc6+- And White will win.
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Qd3
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1...e5 12.Nc4! Remember this move 12.e5+/=
Nd7?? 12...Ng4 saving the game 13.h3
Nh6+/=13.Rd1+- Blitz
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 a6 11.e5 We expand
with an advantages position.
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Technique by now. 11...Nd7 12.Be3 e6 13.d4 b5 14.Qd1
cxd4 15.cxd4 Nb6 16.b3 16...Rc8 17.Rc1 Qe7 18.Nc2
Nb4 19.Nxb4+/= Qxb4 20.Qd2 Qxd2 21.Bxd2 Rxc1
22.Rxc1 Rc8 23.Rxc8+ Nxc8
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24. Bb4 Bf8 25.Bc5 the Bishop dominates 25...Be7 26.b4
Kf8 27.g4 h6 28.h4 Ke8 29.Bh3 Bd8 30.h5 gxh5 31.gxh5
Nb6 32.Nh2+/- Na4 33.Ng4 a5
33...Nxc5 34.bxc5 Ba5+/- 34.a3? Nxc5 35.dxc5, d4?? A
transit from better to worse 35...axb4 is the best option
Black has 36.axb4 Bh4! 37.Nxh6 Be1= 36.Nxh6
Be4 37.Bg2 Victorious long-scale strategy once again.
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.0-0 Nf6 6.d3 Nc6
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.e4 e6 11.Qc2 Rc8 12.e5
Ne8 13.Qf2 Nc7
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14. d4 White stands firm. 14...Ne7 15.dxc5 bxc5
16.Qxc5 Nb5 17.Qb4 Qb6+ 17...a5! 18. Qb3 a4 19.Qxa4
Nxc3 20.Qa6= 18.Kh1 Nxa3 19.Qxa3+/- with an
important increase.
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HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 e6 11.e5 Nd7 12.Be3
a6 13.Qd1 Qc7 14.Nc2 f6 15.d4 fxe5 16.fxe5 h6 17.Bh3
small advantage
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 Qd7 11.Qc2 Rad8
12.e5 Ne8 13.d4 cxd4 14.cxd4 Rc8 15.Qd2 Ba6 16.Re1
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e6 17.b3 Nc7 18.Nc2 Rfd8 19.Ba3 Bf8 20.Bxf8 Rxf8
21.Rac1 Qe7 22.Bf1
Same strategy as Nigel Davies in the
introduction.22...Bxf1+/= 23.Rxf1, Na5 24.Qb4, Qxb4
25.Nxb4 Nb5 26.Kf2 Rfd8 27.Ke3 h6 28.Kd3 Kf8 29.g4
Ke7 30.a4 Nc7 31.Rc3 Ne8 31...Na8 32.f5 Rxc3+
33.Kxc3+/= 32.Rfc1, Rxc3+ 33.Rxc3 Kd7 34.h3+/=
White plays for two results.
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d3 Nf6
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Also
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with an advantages position. Remember the Fischer
game.Qe8 12.e5 Nd5 13.Ng5 Rd8 14.e6 f5 15.Nf7
15...Rxf7 15...Na5! 16. Qxe8 Rdxe8 17.Ne516.exf7++/=
Qxf7 White wins the exchange 17.Nc4 e6 18.Ne3 a6
19.Rd1 b5 20.Qc2+/= and so on.
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 Qd7 11.Qc2 dxe4
12.dxe4 e5 It s all about type positions. 13. Nc4! exf4
14.Bxf4 Ba6 15.Rfd1+/- White prepares e5 15...Qe6
16.Nd6 Nh5 17.Ng5 Qe7 18.e5
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18...Nxe5? 18...Nxf4 19.gxf4 Bxe5+/-19.Bxa8+- Rxa8
20.Bxe5
20.Qe4!? Rf8 21.Ngxf7 Nxf4 22.gxf4 Rxf7 23.Nxf7 Bb7
24.Nh6+ Kf8+- 20...Bxe5? 21.Ndxf7+- game over.
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HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 e6 11.e5 Nd7 12.Nb5
Ne7 13.Nd6
Not a new position 13...Qc7 14.Nxb7 Qxb7 15.c4 Rfd8
16.Bd2+/= I like Bg2.
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HD  GM VOJNA ALEXANDER
CORR, 2000
1. f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Qd7 10.e4 Rd8
11. Bd2 Bb7 12.Rae1 Rab8 13.Bc1 e6 14.Kh1 a5 15.f5
Ne5 16.Qxd7 Nfxd7 17.fxe6 fxe6 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 Not
18...Bxe5 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Nc4+/= 19.exd5 Bxd5
20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Rd1 b5 22.Nc2 Nc6 Black prepares the
advance d4 23.Be3 d4 24.cxd4 Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Bxd4
26.Rf3 26.Bxd4 Rxd4 27.Rfe1 Rbd8=/+ 26.Bxb2
27.Bxc5 Bd4 28.Bxd4 Rxd4
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A double Rook endgame occurred 29.Kg2 Rb7 30.Kf2
Rf7 31.Rd2 Ra4 32.Rc2 1/2-1/2 Mutual achievements.
HD- SVEND ERIK KRAMER
CORR
1.f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 b6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.e4 Qd7 11.Qc2 d4
12.Nc4 With a typical King`s Indian type position.
Rad8 13. Nce5, Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qe6 15.c4 Ne8 16. Nf3
Qd7 17. Bd2 Nc7 18. Rf2 e6 19.e5
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19...Rb8 20.b4 Trying to unravel the pawn
chain 20...a6 21.a4, Qe7 22.Rb1+/-
22...Bc6 23.Rff1 Rfd8 24.Rb2 Ne8 25.Rfb1 Qc7 26.bxc5
bxc5 27.a5 h6 28.Rb6 Rxb6 29.Rxb6 Qc8 30.Bc1
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Qa8 31.Ne1 Bxg2 32. Qxg2 32...Bf8 33.Nf3 Rd7 34.Nd2
Qc8 35.Ne4 Be7 36.Ba3 Kg7 37.Qb2 Rc7? 38. Rb8 Qd7
39.Qb6 Rc6 39...f5 doesn't change anything anymore
40.Nxc5 Bxc5 41.Bxc5+- 40.Qb7
1-0
The game is virtuous by being deep.
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1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, Nf6 3.g3, g6 4. Bg2, Bg7
5. 0-0. 0-0 6.d3, c5 7.c3 - Nc6 8.Na3
D 8.-,Bg4
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.c3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0-0 Nf6
7.d3 0-0 8.Na3 Bg4 Black might play Bxf3 followed by
e7-e5.
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9. Qc2 Best by test! The Queen supports e2-e4.
9...Qd7 10. e4 Bh3 11.Bxh3 Qxh3 12.e5 Ne8 13.Be3 b6
14.d4+/= simple virtue.
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 c5
7.d3 Nc6 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Qc2 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 e5 11.e4 dxe4
12.dxe4+/=
12...Qe7 13.f5 gxf5 14.exf5 Black has a new passed pawn
but & e4 15.Bg2 Rfe8 16.Bg5 Rad8 17.Rae1+/- A true
move is not difficult
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HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 g6 6.0-0 Bg7
7.d3 0-0 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Qc2 a6 10.e4 e6 10...d4 11.Nc4
Type position 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.fxe5!?
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12...Nd7? 12...Nh5 only move 13.h3+/-
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Qc2 Bxf3N 10.Bxf3 e5 11.e4
dxe4 11...Qd7 12.f5!? 12. dxe4+/= with a useful
advantage.
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12...exf4 13.gxf4 Qe7 14.Nc4 Rad8 15.a4 15.e5
Nh5+/- 15...Rfe8 16 .e5+/- Nd5 17.Nd6+- We play the
PBS with courage!
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HD - GM CARSTEN H�I
BLIND GAME IN FAXE DK
1. f4 a blindfold game played in a market square in Faxe,
Denmark. Both players did not see or touch the
positions. 1...g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 d5 5.0-0 Nf6
6.d3 0-0 7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Qc2 9...Bxf3 10.Bxf3= e5
11.e4 exf4 11...Qd7 12.f5!? 12. gxf4+/= Qd7 13.e5 Ne8
14.Be3 d4 15.cxd4 cxd4 16.Bd2 Nc7 17.Nc4 Nd5
18.Nd6 Here comes the goal-getter 18...Ne3 19.Bxe3
dxe3 20.Qc5 White threatens to win pawn-e3
20...Rad8 21.Kh1 21...f6= 22.d4 22.Qxe3? Is no good
because of 22...fxe5 23.Bd5+ Kh8 24.Bxc6 Qxc6+ 25.Ne4
exf4 26.Rxf4 Rxf4 27.Qxf4 Bxb2-+ 22...fxe5
23.fxe5 Black has a cramped position. 23...Kh8+/=
24.Qd5 24.a3+/=24...e2?? Forfeits the advantage24...Rf4
had to be tried to avoid defeat 25.Bg2 Rxd4 26.Nf7+
Kg8= 25.Bxe2+- h6 26.Qe4 Kh7 27.Bd3 Ne7 28.Rg1
Rf5
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28...Qc6 the only chance to get some counter play 29.Rac1
Qxe4+ 30.Bxe4 Rd7+-29.Rxg6!! Crushing Black utterly.
Kxg6 30.Rg1+ Kh7 31.Qg4 Rg8 32.Nxf5 Kh8 33.Nxe7
Qxe7 34.Qg6 1-0
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On the Chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not
last long.
Lasker (1868-1941)
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1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, Nf6 3.g3, g6 4. Bg2, Bg7
5. 0-0. 0-0 6.d3, c5 7.c3 - Nc6 8.Na3
E 8.-,Bf5
HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 Bf5
Here the Bishop is a target.7.Nh4
7...Bd7 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Bb5 10. Re1 e6 11.Nc3 Bc6
12.Be3 Qxd1 13.Raxd1+/=
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HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.d3 0-0
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Bf5 9.Nh4 Rc8!? 9...Bg4 10.h3 Bc8
11.e4+/=
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] 10.Nxf5, gxf5 White has the pair of Bishops 11.Be3 b6
12.Nc2 Whit a potent position.
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1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, Nf6 3.g3, g6 4. Bg2, Bg7
5. 0-0. 0-0 6.d3, c5 7.c3 - Nc6 8.Na3
F 8.-, Qc7
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 c5 6.d3 0-0
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Qc7 Another way to support e7-e5. 9.
Nh4 b6 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Ba6 12.Re1 Rad8 12...e5
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13.f5!? 13. Qa4 Bb7 14.e5 Nd5 15.Rd1 e6 16.Nb5, Qb8
17.Nd6
Nothing new. The position starts to play itself.
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Qc7 9.Qc2!? a6 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4
e5 11...Rd8 12.Be3= 12.Nc4+/=
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12...exf4 13.Bxf4+/- Qd8 14.Rad1 Nd7 15.Bd6, Re8
16. Bxc5! b5 17.Nb6! Rb8 18.Nxc8 Qxc8 19.Bd6+- The
White army work in harmony.
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1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, Nf6 3.g3, g6 4. Bg2, Bg7
5. 0-0. 0-0 6.d3, c5 7.c3 - Nc6 8.Na3
G 8.-, a6
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 a6?! Too slow. 9. Nh4 so skilful.
9...Bg4 10. h3 Bd7 11.e4 dxe4 12.dxe4 e5 13.f5 gains
space. 13...b5 14.g4+/= Black is in danger.
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HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.d3 Nc6 6.0-0 Nf6
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 a6 9.Nh4 Qd6?! Weak move. 10. e4! dxe4
11.dxe4 Qxd1 12.Rxd1 Bg4 13.Re1 Rad8 14.Be3 b6
15.Nc4 b5 16.Nb6
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16...c4?? 16...Nd7 would be a reprieve 17.Nxd7 Rxd7
18.Bxc5 Rc8+/= 17.e5+- Nice position. (smile)
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d3 Nf6
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 a6 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5 Qd6 11.e4 b5
12.Bg5 12.exd5!? Should not be overlooked 12...Ne7
13.fxg6 Nxg6 14.Nf3+/= 12...dxe4 13.dxe4= Qxd1
14.Raxd1+/=
Elegant simplicity.
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14...Bb7 15.Rd6 Ng4 16.Bh3, Bh6 17.Nf3 Bxg5 18.Nxg5
Ne3 18...gxf5 19.Rxf5 h5 20.Bxg4 hxg4
21.Rdf6+/= 19.Rf3
19...Nc4?? Black falls apart 19...b4 20.cxb4 cxb4
21.Rxe3 bxa3 22.fxg6 hxg6 23.Rxa3 Rad8 24.Rxd8
Rxd8+/- 20.Nxc4+- bxc4 21.fxg6 hxg6
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22. Nxf7 Right timing.Rxf7 23.Be6 Nd8
24.Rxd8+! Remove defender: Rxd8
25.Rxf7 25...Rd6 25...Re8 no good, but what else? 26.
Bxc4 Rd1+ 26...Rc6 hardly improves anything 27.Rf1+
Influence is dangerous in chess.
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 a6 9.Nh4 Qc7 10.e4 Rd8 11.e5 Ne8 12.d4
cxd4 13.cxd4 Qb6 14.Nc2 e6 15.b3 a5 16.Ba3 a4 17.Qd3
Qa6 18.Qxa6 Rxa6 19.Rfc1 Bf8 20.Bxf8 Kxf8 all simple
and good.
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21. Bf1 Ra8 22.Nf3 Nc7 23.b4 Na7 24.Na3 Blocks the
pawn on a4 24...Ne8 25.Rc3 Bd7 Black has again a
cramped position 26.Rac1 Ke7 27.g4 h6 28.h4 Rdc8
29.Bd3? Rxc3 30.Rxc3 Rc8 31.Rxc8 Nxc8 32.Kf2 Nc7
33.Ke3 Na7 34.h5 gxh5 35.gxh5 Ncb5 36.Nb1 Nc7
37.Nh2 Kf8 37...f5!?= has some apparent merit 38.Ng4+/-
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38...Kg7 39.Nf6 much stronger is: 39.f5! exf5 40.Nf6
Be6+/- 39...Bb5+/= 40.Bc2 Bc6 40...Nc8
41.f5+/= 41.Nc3 41...a3 42.Nb1+/=
HD - Gudni Stefan Petursson
Icelandic Team Championship
1. f4 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.0-0 g6 6.d3 Bg7
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 a6 9.Nh4 e5 10.f5 Ne7 11.e4
dxe4 11...gxf5 12.Nxf5 Nxf5 13.exf5!? 12. dxe4, Qxd1
13.Rxd1The Rook contends with nothing.
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13...gxf5 14.exf5 Nxf5 15.Nxf5 15.Bxb7 Bxb7 16.Nxf5
Rfd8+/= 15...Bxf5 16.Bxb7
Black's pawn structure deteriorated. 16...Ra7 17.Bg2
Be4? 17...Be6!? and Black`s position is not easy to cut
down.. 18. Be3 Rc7 19.Rd6 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Ra8 21.Nc4+-
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The Knight is on top of the world! 21...Ng4 22.Bg1 Bf8
23.Rd5 23.Rb6!? Be7 24.Re1 f6+- 23...f6+/- 24.Rad1
Be7 25.h3 Nh6 26.g4 Nf7 27.Be3 h6 28. Kf3 Ng5+
29.Bxg5 hxg5 30.Ke4 Kf7 31.Kf5 Rc6? 32. Rd7+-
Rh8 33.R1d6 33.Rb7!? Keeps an even firmer grip
33...Rhc8 34.Rb7 R8c7 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Rxa6 Rd7
37.Ke4 Rd1 38.Ne3 Rh139.Nf5 Bf8 40.Kd5 Rxh3
41.Ra7+ Kg6 there is nothing else anyway 42.Ke6
Rd3 43.Rf7 1-0 A logical game.
All that matters on the Chessboard is good
moves.
Fischer (1943-2008)
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1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, Nf6 3.g3, g6 4. Bg2, Bg7
5. 0-0. 0-0 6.d3, c5 7.c3 - Nc6 8.Na3
H 8.-, Rb8
HD - NN
Internet
1.f4 c5 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.d3 Nf6
7.c3 0-0 8.Na3 Rb8 Intending an advance on the queens
flank. 9.Ne5 9.Qc2 is too slow here.Bd7 [9...Qc7 10.Qa4
Nxe5 11.fxe5 Bd7 12.Qh4 Qxe5 13.e4 dxe4 14.Bf4 Qe6
15.Bxb8 Rxb8 16.Qf4 Rc8 17.dxe4 Ng4 18.Bh3 h5
19.Nc2 Be5 20.Qg5 Bc6 21.Bxg4 hxg4 22.Ne3 Bf6
23.Qxg4 Qxe4 24.Qxe4 Danielsen,H (2526)-Lauber, A
(2424)/Germany 2001 1-0 10.e4 10...dxe4 11.Nxd7+/=
Qxd7 12.dxe4 with a good stance.
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White has the pair of Bishops. 12...Qc7 13.Be3 Rfd8
14.Qe2 Nd7 15.Rad1 b6 16.Rd2, Nf8 17.Rfd1 Rxd2
18.Rxd2 Rd8 19.e5 Ne6 20.Nb5 Rxd2 21.Qxd2 Qc8
22.Qd5 Ned8 23.a4 e6 24.Qd3 Bf8 25.b3 h5 26.Be4,
Kg7 27.Nd6 Bxd6 28.Qxd6 Na5 28...Qa6!?+/- 29.Qe7+-
Nxb3 30.Qxa7 Nc6 31.Qxb6 Nca5+/- with control.
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HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Rb8 9.Ne5 Qc7 10.Qa4 Nd7
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11. Nxc6 bxc6 12.e4 c4 Black complicate matters 13.d4
Nb6 14.Qa5 Be6? 14...Na8!? And Black can hope to
survive 15.Qxc7 Nxc7= 15.f5+/-
15...Bd7 16.Bf4+- Taking advantage of Black`s disorder.
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HD analysis
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 c5
7.c3 Nc6 8.Na3 Rb8 9.Ne5!? a beautiful Knight.
9.Nh4 b5 10.f5!? is ok.
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10...b4 11.Nc2 bxc3 12.bxc3 e6 13.fxg6 fxg6 14.Bf4 e5
15.Bg5!? 9...Nxe5 9...Qc7 10.Qa4 Nxe5 11.fxe5
Bd7 (11...Qxe5?? 12. Bf4+-) 12.Qd1 (12.Qf4 Nh5
13.Qg5 Qxe5 14.Qxe5 Bxe5 15.Bxd5!?; 12.Qh4 Qxe5
13.e4 Rbd8 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Nc4 Qe6 16.Bh6 Bxh6
17.Qxh6!?) 12...Qxe5 13.Bf4 Qh5 14.Bxb8 Ng4 15.h3
Ne3 16.g4 Qh4 17.Qc1 Nxg2 18.Kxg2 Rxb8 19.Qe1 Qg5
20.Qc1 Qe5 21.Qf4 Qxf4 22.Rxf4!?10. fxe5 Ng4 11.d4
cxd4 12.cxd4 f6 13.h3 Nh6 14.exf6 exf6 15.Bf4 Ra8
16.Rc1+/- old analysis, correct but limited.
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Set ups with Nh6
1.f4, d5 2.Nf3, g6 3.g3, Bg7 4. Bg2, Nh6
Nh6 without c5
Nh6 with c5
Why Nh6 instead of Nf6? To leave Bg7 with influence,
and to use f5-square for Nh6. To increase the pressure on
the square e3.It can then be entrenched with h7-h5. Black
has two different ways of playing this system. With or
without the pawn move c7- c5. Black usually delays
castling for a few moves. Slow is c7-c6 and Qd8-b6 with
a dual attack on b2 while eying the a7-g1 diagonal. White
answer d2-d3,c2-c3 , e2-e4, Qd1.e2 and Bc1-e3 (see HD-
Langgaard) A Nh6-g4 planning Ng4-e3 or Ng4-f2
transfer to the c7-c6 and Ng8-f6 system and will be
covered in volume two. Nh6 in connection with b7-b6 and
Bc8-b7 (see HD- GM Nunn)
Nh6, Nc6 and not moving the c7 pawn covered in volume
II.
A setup with c7-c5 is quieter. Black tries to create a bind
with d5-d4. We don t allow it and answer d5-d4 with e2-
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e4. (See the study material) The centre expansion e2-e4
enables us to meet every challenge and to establish
harmony in our army.
1.f4,d5 2.Nf3,g6 3.3.g3,Bg7 4.Bg2,Nh6 5.d3,c6 5.-,0-0
6.c3,b6 7.0-0,Bb7 8.Na3,Nbd7 9.Qc2 and e2-e4 6.c3,Qb6
7.e4!,dxe4 8.dxe4,0-0 9.Qe2 and Be3 with a stable centre.
1.f4,d5 2.Nf3,g6 3.g3,Bg7 4.Bg2,c5 or.4.-,Nh6 5.d3,d4
6.0-0,Nf5 7.c3,c5 8.e4!,dxe3 9.Na3,Nc6 10.Re1,0-0
11.Bxe3,Nxe3 12.Rxe3 with a type position 5.0-0,Nc6
6.d3,d4 7.c3,Nh6 8.e4!,dxe3 9.Bxe3 with initiative.
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HD  Henrik Langgaard
Corr, 2001
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nh6 5.d3 c6 6.c3 Qb6
7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 0-0 9.Qe2= Rd8 10.h3+/=Nh6 is
stagnated. One bad piece can destroy the position.
10...Qa6 11.Be3 Be6 12.Nbd2+/-
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12...Qxe2+ 13.Kxe2 Na6 14.Rhd1,
f5 14...f6!?+/- 15.Ng5 Bc8 16.Nc4 Re8 17.e5 Nf7
18.Nxf7 Kxf7 19.Rd2 Nc7 20.Rad1 Be6 21.Na5+-
21...Bd5 22.Bf3! Bf8 23.Nxb7 Rec8 24.Kf2! Worse is
24.Bxd5+ cxd5 25.Kf2 a5+- 24...Rab8 25.Nc5 Ke8 26.c4!
Bxf3 27.Kxf3 e6 28.Nd7 Ra8 29.Nf6+ Kf7 30.Rd7+ Be7
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31.Rxe7+! Mate attack 31...Kxe7 32.Rd7+ Kf8
33.Bc5# the virtue of training.
1-0
HD  GM John Nunn
EU-CUP, 1999
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nh6 5.d3 0-0 6.c3 b6
7.0-0 Bb7 8.Na3 Nd7 9.Qc2 Re8 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 with
a stable centre. Nc5 12.Rd1 Qc8 13.e5 Qg4 14.Qe2 Nf5
15.Be3 Ne6 16.Nc2 Rad8 17.Ncd4 Nexd4 18.cxd4
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18...Nxe3 18...Bd5 19.Bf2= 19.Qxe3 Bd5 20.Ng5 Bxg2
21.Kxg2 Rd5 22.Rac1 h6 23.h3, Qc8+/= 24.Ne4 Red8
25.Nc3 R5d7 26.Qe4 e6 27.Rc2 Kh7 28.a3 Qa6 29.
g4 White prepares f5 29...Qc4 30.Ne2 Qa4 31.f5,exf5
32.gxf5 Bxe5??+-
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32...Re7!? and Black is still in the game 33.fxg6+ 33.Nc3
seems even better 33...Qc4 34.Qxe5 Rxd4 35.fxg6+ fxg6
36.Rxd4 Qxd4 37.Qxc7+ Rd7 38.Qc6+- 33...fxg6+/-
34.Nc3 Rxd4? 35. Nxa4 Rxe4 36.Rxd8 Rxa4 37.Re2
Rd4 38.Rxd4 Bxd4 39.Re7+ Kg8 and now 40.b3+- with
a winning position but time was up 0-1
HD  IM Simon Bekker Jensen
Danish league, 2011
1.f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Nh6 5.d3 d4 6.c3 c5 7.0-
0 Nf5 7...0-0 8.e4 dxe3 9.Bxe3 Qc7 (9...Nd7 10.Na3 Rb8
11.Nc4 Ng4 12.a4 Nxe3 13.Nxe3 b6 14.d4 cxd4 15.Nxd4
Bxd4 16.Qxd4 Nc5 17.Qe5 Nd7 18.Qb5 Nf6 19.Rfd1 Qc7
20.Qc4 Qxc4 21.Nxc4 Bb7 22.Ne5 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Rb7
24.Rd4 Danielsen,H (2526)-Armbrust,F (2306)/Pardubice
2008/CBM 125 Extra/1-0 (59)) 10.Na3 Nd7 11.Re1 e6
12.d4 Ng4 13.Ne5 Nxe3 14.Rxe3 Rd8 15.Qb3 Qb6
16.Nac4 Qxb3 17.axb3 cxd4 18.cxd4 Bf8 19.Rc3 Rb8
20.Rac1 Bb4 21.R3c2 Nf6 22.Kf1 Danielsen,H (2511)-
Hansen,C (2613)/Copenhagen 2005/CBM 107 ext./�-�
(32) 8.e4 dxe3 9.Na3 Nc6 10.Nc4 0-0 11.Re1 Qc7
12.Bxe3 Nxe3 13.Rxe3 Be6
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A Polar Bear player at an opportune moment, turn himself
into a wrecking ball! 14. Rxe6 fxe6 15.Ng5 Qd7 16.Qe2
Nd8 17.Bh3 the pressure on the isolated pawn grows
17...Kh8 18.Re1 Bf6 19.Bxe6 Nxe6 20.Nxe6+/-
20...Rfc8 21.Ne5+- Qe8 22.g4 Kg8 23.Qe4 Bxe5
24.Qxe5 Qf7 25.Ng5 25.Nc7! 25...Qf6 26.Qd5+, Kh8
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27.Qf3, Rc7 28.Re6+/- Qg7 29.Qe3 b6 30.Re5 30.f5!
And White is on the road to success 30...gxf5
31.Rh6+- 30...Rd7+/= 31.Ne6 Qf6 32.Qe4 Rc8 33.g5
Qf7 34.f5 Rd6 35.Nf4+/- Rf8 36.Qb7 gxf5 37.Rxe7+-
Qg8 38.h4 Re8 39.Qxa7 h6 40.Kf2 hxg5 41.hxg5
Rdd8?? a better move would not have saved the
game 42.g6 Rxe7 43.Qxe7 Re8 44.Qg5 Qg7 45.Nd5 Re6
46.Qd8+ Qg8 47.Qh4+ Kg7 48.Nf4 48.Ne7 Rxe7
49.Qxe7+ Kxg6 50.Qd6+ Kh7 51.Qh2+ Kg7 52.Qg3+ Kf8
53.Qxg8+ Kxg8+- 48...Rc6 49.Qg5 Qf8
50.Qg2,Qd6?? The final mistake, not that it matters
anymore 51.Qh2 Qe7 52.Qh7+
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HD - NN
INTERNET
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nh6 5.d3 d4 6.0-0 Nf5
7.c3 c5 8.e4! We don t allow a bind.dxe3 9.Na3 Nc6
10.Re1 0-0 11.Bxe3 Nxe3 12.Rxe3 Bf5 13.Nh4 Bd7
14.Qe2 Re8 15.Nf3, Rc8 16.Re1with a stable e-file
control. Bg4 17.h3 Bd7 18.Nc4 b5 19.Nce5 Nxe5
20.Nxe5 e6 21.a3 Qc7 22.Rd1 Red8 23.d4 Be8 24.d5
exd5 25.Rxd5 Rxd5 26.Bxd5 Rd8
27. Nxg6! +/-a clear strike.hxg6 28.Rxe8+ Kh7? 29.
Bxf7! +-, c4??
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Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you
consider his position 30.Bxg6+! Mate
attack 30...Kxg6 31.Qg4+ Kf7 31...Kh6 does not improve
anything 32.Qg5+ Kh7 33.Qh5+ Bh6 34.Qf5+ Kg7
35.Qf8+ Kg6 36.Re6+ Kh7 37.Rxh6# 32.Qe6# 1-0
HD  IM Steffen Pedersen
Danish Championship, 2000
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nh6 5.d3 c5 6.0-0 Nc6
7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Qxd1 9.Rxd1 e5
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9...Nd4!? And Black has air to breathe 10.Nc3+/- 0-0
11.Nd5 Stands like a tree.
11...Bg4 12.c3 f5 13.Re1 fxe4 13...Bxf3!? 14. Bxf3
Rae8+/-14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.fxe5 Bf3 16.Bxh6+- Bxh6
17.Nf6+, Kg7 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 Rf7 20.Rad1+-
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Re8 21.Rd5 b6 22.Bd3 Ree7 23.Kg2 Rf8 24.Bb5 Rf5
25.Re2 Rf8 26.a4 Rb8 27.Rd6 with domination.
27. e6 makes it even easier for White 27...Kh8 28.Kf3
Rf8+ 29.Ke4 Rf5 30.Kd5, Bf8 31.Rd8 Kg7 32.Bd7 Rf1
33.Kc6 Ref7 34.e6 R7f2 34...R7f6 praying for a miracle
35.Ra8 R1f2 36.Rxf2 Rxf2 37.Rxa7 Kf6+-35.Rxf8! 1-0
HD - K. Edvardsson
Reykjavik, 2003
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.d3 d4
7.c3 Nh6 8.e4! dxe3 9.Bxe3 Qd6? Each mistake teaches
us something. 10. Na3+/-
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10...e6? 11. Nc4+- Qe7 12.Nfe5, Nxe5 13. fxe5+-, 0-0
14.Qd2 Nf5 15.Bg5 Qc7 16.g4 Ne7 17.Bf6 Sits like a
stone.
17...Nd5 18.Rae118.Bxg7!? 18...Bd7 19.g5 Bc6 20.Be4
Ne7 21.Nd6 21...Rad8 22.Qf4, Nf5+/- 23.Bxf5
gxf5?? terrible, but what else could Black do to save the
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game? 24. Re3+- Bxf6 24...Rxd6 a last effort to resist the
inevitable 25.exd6 Qa5+- 25.gxf6 Kh8 26.Kf2 Rg8
27.Rg1 Rg6 28.Rh3 Rdg8 29.Qh4!!
Mate attack 1-0
HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c6 5.c3 Nh6 6.d3 Qb6
7.e4 Ng4 8.Qe2
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8...0-0 9.h3+/= dxe4 10.dxe4 Nf6 11.Be3 Qa6 12.Nbd2
Qxe2+ 13.Kxe2 Na6
Black has as we say: a cramped position 14.Rhd1 b6
15.c4 Bb7 16.e5 Ne8 17.Nd4+-
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1. f4 is just a normal move.
Bent Larsen (1935  2010)
Hunting with 1.f4
A real PBS player never attacks premature. He is always
in control.
He never runs away from any kind of challenge, but does
not try to suppress or control an opponent unnaturally.
He ignores the opponent`s threat by imposing his own
treat.
He cast of limiting thoughts and fights in a vibrant and
joyful manner.
He plays with a feeling of constantly crushing the Black
position.
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HD - Pall Sigurdsson
Reykjavik team championship
1. f4, d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nc6 4.d3, Bg4 5.Qb3, Rb8 6.Ne5
Qd6 7.d4 Bf5
8. e4! +/- hard as a diamond. Bd7 8...Bxe4?? The pawn
must be left alone, otherwise Black will be punished
9.Nxc6 Qe6 10.Ne5+- 9.Nd2 e6 10.Nxd7 Qxd7 11.e5+/-
beautiful
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HD - NN
Internet
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bf5? 6. e4!
Nothing new. See volume 2.
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6...dxe4?? 7. Qb3+/- 7 moves and White is winning.
e6?? 8. Qxb7+- Nbd7 9.Nxc6 Qc8 10.Qxc8+ Rxc8
11.Nxa7 Ra8 12.Nb5 Rc8 13.d4 Be7 14.a4 0-
0 15.N1a3 15.a5 might be the shorter
path 15...Ne8?! hardly fazing for the opponent 16.a5 Nc7
17.Bc4 17.Nxc7 makes it even easier for White 17...Nxb5
18.Bxb5 Nb8 19.0-0 Bxa3 20.Rxa3, Rc7 21.a6 21.b4
keeps an even firmer grip 21...Ra7 22.Be3 Rc8 23.c4,
Nd7 24.d5 Nc5 25.Bxc5 Rxc5 26.b4 Rc8 27.d6
e5 28.fxe5 Bd7 29.Bxd7 Rxd7 30.c5 and 1-0
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HD (2495)  GM Peter Heine Nielsen (2530)
DEN-Ch playoff Copenhagen (4), 1996
1. f4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 d6 6.d3 e6
7.e4 Nge7 8.a4 a6 9.c3 0-0 10.Be3 Rb8 11.Nbd2
b5 12.axb5+/= axb5
13. d4 more space13...cxd4 14.cxd4 Bd7 15.Bf2 Na5
16.Qe2 b4 17.Rfc1,Bb5 18.Qe1 d5 19.e5,
Nc4 20.Nxc4+/= Bxc4 21.g4 Bh6 22.Bh4!
Bxf4 23.Bf6! manifests power.
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23...Re8 24.Ra7 Ra8 25.Rca1+/- Rxa7 26.Rxa7
Bd3? 26...Bh6!?+/- 27.Qa1 Qb6 28.Bxe7 Be3+ 29.Kh1
Bxd4 30.Ra8 Qc6 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Bxb4 Bb6 33.Qc1
Be4 34.Ng5 a logical game!
1-0
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HD  GM Peter Heine Nielsen
Dalum Papir Cup
1. f4 c5 2.b3! To confuse Black: A Henry Bird setup. Nc6
3.Bb2 d5 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bb5 g6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.0-
0 0-0 9.Ne5, Qc7 10.Nc3 Rb8 11.Qc1
11...c4 12.bxc4 dxc4 13.Rb1 13.Nxc4? Is
worthless 13...Be6 14.Ba1 Rxb1 15.Qxb1 Rb8 16.Qc1
Nd5 17.Qa3, Nb4 17...Bxe5? Doesn t solve anything
18.Nxd5 Qd6 19.Nxe7+ Kf8 20.Qxd6, Bxd6
21.Nxc6+/- 18.Qa4 Bxe5 19.fxe5 c5 20.Ne4 Bf5
20...h6! 21. Ng5!!+/-Divine
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21...Bxc2? 21...h6!? 22. Rxf7+- h6?? The position was
bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end 23.e6!! hxg5
24.Rg7+ Kh8 25.Rxe7+ Kg8 26.Qe8+!! Mate
attack 26...Rxe8 27.Rxe8+ Kh7 28.Rh8#
1-0
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HD  GM Sune Berg Hansen
Politiken Cup, 2005
1. f4 b5 2.Nf3 Bb7 3.e4! It echoes
3...Bxe4 4.Nc3 Bb7 4...Bxf3 5.Qxf3 Nc6
6.Bxb5 5.Bxb5+/= e6 6.Qe2 Nh6 7.b3 Be7 8.Bb2 0-0 9.0-
0-0 Nc6 10.d4 a6 11.Bxc6 Bxc6 12.d5
exd5 12...Bb7!?+/= looks like a viable
alternative 13.Nxd5+/- Powerful.
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13...Bd6 14.Qc4 Kh8 15.g4 f6 16.Rhg1, Ng8
17.g5+- With attack.
17...Bxd5 18.Rxd5 Qe7 19.gxf6 gxf6? 20. Kb1 Rae8
21.Rdg5 Rf7 22.a4 Qe6 23.Qd4 Ref8 23...Qe7 is not
much help 24.R5g4 Qe7 25.Qd5 Bc5 26.R1g2 c6 27.Qg5
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1-0
HD (2520)  GM Helgi Olafsson (2474)
Reykjavik op Reykjavik (3), 09.03.2002
1. f4 c5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 g6 4.e4 Bg7 5.Bc4, d6
6.e5 surprise can cause a loss of balance.
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6...dxe5 7.fxe5, Nd5 8.Qf3 e6 9.Qg3 Nc6 10.Nf3
a6 11.Nc3 b5 12.Bd3 Ncb4 13.Ne4 0-0 14.Nxc5 Qc7
15.Qf2 Nxd3+ 16.cxd3 a5 17.0-0 b4 18.Rac1 Qd8
19.Qg3 h6 20.Nd4 Qb6 21.Kh1 Nc3 22.Ncxe6 Bxe6
23.dxc3 bxc3 24.Bxc3 a4 25.Rb1 25.Nxe6!? Qxe6
26.Rb1+/- 25...axb3+/= 26.axb3 Black is negligent and
misses his chance.
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26...Rfc8? 26...Bd5+/= would keep Black in the
game 27.Nxe6+- Qxe6 28.d4 Ra3 29.Bb4, Ra2+/- 30.Rf2
Rxf2 31.Qxf2 Qd5 32.Bd6 Rc3 33.b4 h5 34.b5 Rb3
35.Rxb3 Qxb3 36.Qf1 the Polar Bear System is strong
and resilient. A good surprize weapon.
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Question to Rubinstein!  Who is your opponent
tonight?
Answer  Tonight I am playing against the Black
pieces �
Akiba Rubinstein (1880-1961)
In Conclusion&
1880-1961
This last part is intended to tie up a few loose ends.
1. f2-f4 is the Bird opening. Played by Henry Bird in
1873.This got him out of the books and created unique
positions. The Polar bear system is 1.f2-f4 followed by the
fianchetto of the Kingside Bishop.
My intention was to write only one book but the material
was extended, so I had to split it up in two books.
I did my best and I hope you will continue the exploration
of the system in the upcoming book. Where I will finish
1.f4, d5 and continue with 1.f4, e5 the From�s gambit.
Finally, I would like to wish all readers joy and success
with the Polar Bear System.
GM Henrik Danielsen
www.polarbearsystem.com
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