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Kt>xf7 lB. gxd4±. Instead of 12 ... dS, Black would not have solved his prob­ lems with: 12 . bxc3 g6 (or 13 ... gS±). gS ltJgB (White can counter 14 . . ltJhS? gxh6 ! '

He should not even try 9 .. f6? hf6 ! �e1+ and White wins by force, while in case of: 9 . . h6 1O . ttJe6 ! ttJd6+ is not acceptable for Black either, for example: 1O . . e5? 'lWf5 ! f6 (or 11 ... 'lWxe5+ �dS (or 14 ... �b1+-; 1O . . e6? hd6 'lWc6 (13 . . 'lWh4+-; 1 3 . . 'lWxf6+-; 1O .. f6 11 . tf4 ttJa6 (or 11 ... 'lWh5 + ! g6 13. 'lWh4±) 12 . td3±. 9. 'lWg3 ! e5 In case of 11 . . he7! xd6 and he obtains a crush­ ing attack for the sacrificed piece. It would not help Black to try lS . .

18 ••• gh6 All that is too slow. ± Now, White has seized the sev­ enth rank too. Black's only hope is based on the well-known drawish tendencies of the king and rook endgames ... b4 That is the right way for White, since his pawn should march closer to the square for promo­ tion ! gd2 gxd2 ••• 2 2 . �xd2± Chapter 5 1 . e4 c5 2 . �f3 �f6 3 . � c3 d5 are not great at all. 4 ... lLle4 (Black would not equalize with 4 ... 0-0-0;1; there arises an endgame, which is preferable to White, because he has a slight lead in development and a superior pawn-structure, but it deserves at­ This is the main line for Black.