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tential flight square initially guarded by the
that administers mate: 1 e5 ×b3 2 e6
×e6; 1 b4 ×c6 2 b5 ×b5; 1 b2 ×c2
2 b3 ×b3.
The 3-mover would, I think, be more difficult to solve. We need to open lines for
the w and w, and an experienced solver
might guess the complementary ways in
which this is done in the two solutions. In
the diagram position we have 1 e4 d×e4+
2 c5 b5 3 f1 (unpin) d5 and then in
the second part of the problem, positioning
the w at b1 instead of f1, we have 1 c4
d×c4+ 2 e6 d7 3 d1 (unpin) f5.
Endgame Study Solutions
(See p. 538)
Black tries to block out the white king
and White repeatedly offers the sacrifice of
the rook to thwart this. Not 2 f7? g8 and
White has blocked his own king’s access to
f7. This study won the USSR Composing
Championship.
G Nadareishvili
1 f1+ g1+ 2 ×g1+ ×g1 3 f2 e5 4
h2+ ×h2 5 f2 mate.
D Gurgenidze
1 g7 b8 2 b7 c8 3 b3 g2 4 c7
d8 5 c4 g3 6 d7 e8 7 d5 g4 8
e7 g8 9 e6 g5 10 f7 wins.
Book Reviews
‘Chess is a process of thought conditioned and limited by the Institutes and Rules of the
game. The judgments of thought are certified or visibly expressed upon the chessboard
in movements of various forces…’ – ‘The Principles of Chess in Theory and Practice’ – James
Mason (Horace Cox 1896).
‘The Strategic Nimzo-Indian: Volume 1 A Complete Guide to the Rubinstein Variation’
– Ivan Sokolov (New in Chess 2012). Paperback. 416 pages.
Ivan Sokolov’s books are legendary, including ‘Ruy Lopez Revisited’ and back in the day
a Cadogan monograph on the Classical Nimzo-Indian (4 c2). This one is no exception; I
have no hesitation in saying it’s one of the best opening books for ages.
In general terms it is somewhere between a White repertoire book and a comprehensive
treatise. As White you can use this book for a complete repertoire, but not for Black: certainly as
Black you wouldn’t be able to rely on this book for most variations (the main exception to this
would be the old main line of the whole opening (1 d4 f6 2 c4 e6 3 c3 b4 4 e3 0–0 5 d3
d5 6 f3 c5 7 0–0 c6 8 a3 ×c3 9 b×c3 d×c4 10 ×c4 c7), where so far as I can tell the coverage is essentially comprehensive). By the same token, if you already have your pet methods
in these lines as White then you won’t necessarily find them covered here. On the other hand,