Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 1

How I Beat Fischers Record

by

Judit Polgar
with invaluable help from Mihail Marin
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Contents
Key to Symbols used
4
Preface
5
1
Tricks
9
2
Mating Net
41
3
Trapping the Queen
57
4
Zwischenzug
63
5
Tales with an Unexpected End
69
6
Improving Piece Placement
77
7
Pawn Play
95
8
Piece Domination
103
9
A Lead in Development
121
10
Attacking the Uncastled King
133
11
The Art of Simplifying & Elements of Endgame Technique
163
12
Attacking without Queens
199
13
Decisive Games
227
14
Memorable Games
251
15
Amsterdam 1989 OHRA Tournament Diary
315
Records and Results
376
Game Index
378
Name Index
381
Preface
are that the
moment when I
could fulfil my
dream was far
away. As a
professional
player, I spent
most of my time
I and energy
star playing in
ted tournaments and
flirt training, so each
ing time the idea of
wit my book popped
h up, I had to say
the to myself Later,
ide later...
a of
pub By coincidence,
lish several
ing publishers
a approached me
coll during this
ecti period. And
on although I was
of not prepared to
my embark on any
bes definite project
t yet, I could feel
ga that the whole
me idea was, little
s a by little, starting
lon to take shape.
g
tim
e The
ago critical
.
moment
For
yea The 2009 World
rs, Cup proved to
I be a decisive
wa moment in the
s birth of my
aw book. In the
thir my preparations
d for the second
rou one, I found
nd myself with no
I clue about how
pla to break down
yed his favourite
Bor Petroff Defence.
is
Gel I decided to
fan improvise with
d, a the Bishops
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ng started a
opp sacrificial attack
one in the best spirit
nt of the Kings
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o favourite opening
as a kid. This
eve
turned out to be
ntu
Gelfands only
ally defeat in a
we classical game in
nt the whole
on tournament. I
to eventually lost
win the play-off, but
the this did not spoil
eve the magic: it felt
nt. like for a moment
I the Judit from
lost 1988, who many
the (including
firs myself) had
t forgotten, had
mat come back to
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ga trademark
me brilliancies.
wit
h With this
Bla nostalgic
ck, feeling, I
and decided that the
dur time had finally
ing come to write
my de it official
boo by sharing my
k, thoughts with
in my husband
whi Gusztav. He was
ch delighted with
the the idea and I
littl appreciate very
e much his
girl enthusiasm,
fro support and
m encouragement
the ever since.
pas
t
wo
Preliminar
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pla
y There were a
an few technical
im details to be
por worked out
tant before starting to
rol work. Most of
e. my best games
On have been
the published
wa worldwide, in
y countless
bac magazines and
k even in a few
ho books about my
me, chess career
whi written by other
le authors.
wai Therefore, I
tin aimed for a
g todifferent
em approach than
bar just Judits
k at selected games.
Mo
sco After much
w hesitation, I
air chose to
por structure the
t, I material as a
ma manual rather
tha aspiring to
n progress, but
an also offer a
aut guideline to their
obi parents or
ogr trainers. True,
aph there would be a
y. wealth of
Thi autobiographical
s stories, but they
wa would pop up
y, it without
wo respecting a
uld chronological
be order.
inst
ruc Without any false
tive modesty, I can
for say that I played
you entertainingly
ng and quite well
pla from an early
yer age, and it soon
s or became clear that
am one book would
ate not be enough to
urs cover my whole
career.
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