and Defence The fifth and final session from the world-famous chess schoolAttack and Defence How Creative Thought Develops in a Chess Player Mark Dvoretsky and Artur Yusupov With contributions from: Mikhail Krasenkov Beniamin Blumenfeld Sergei Dolmatov Viadimir Vulfson Igor Belov Translated by John Sugden B, T. Batsford Ltd, Londonisu pubbched 199% © Mark Dvotetshy and Astor Yusupoe 188 ‘English guage caneation © John Sugden 1998 Repnnted 1999. ISBN 0713482141 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data. ‘A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library {Al sights reserved. No part ofthis book may be reproduced, by any ‘means, without prior permission of the publisher. Ealted by Graham Burgess and typeset by John and Petra Nunn for Gambit Publications Lid, London. Printed in Great Britain by ‘Redwood Books, Trowbridge, Wilts for the publishers, B.T. Batsford Li, ‘9 Blenheim Court, Brewery Road, London N7 9NT ‘A member ofthe Cheats Group ple A BATSFORD CHESS BOOK Contents Symbots Preface (Mark Dvoretsky) Part 1; Calculating Variations 1 The Technique of Analysis and Decision-Taking (Mark Dvoretsky) 2. Wandering in the Jungle (Mikhail Krasenkov) 3 Visual Imagination and Chess Analysis (Beniamin Blumenfeld) art 2: Inmuitive Decisions 4 How Chess Inmition Develops (Mark Dvoretsky) 5 Chess in the Style of Jazz (Sergei Dolmatov) Pat 3: The Practical Elements in Decisions 6 Practical Chances in Chess (Beniamin Blumenfeld) 7. Isit Worth Complicating? (Vladimir Valfson) ‘8 Thoughts about a Book (Mark Dvoretsky) Pare 4: Attack 9) Missed Brilliancy Prizes (Artur Yusupov) 10 A Controversial Postion (Mark Dvoretsky) 11 ‘Auacking afer Casting on Opposite Wings (Mark Dvoretsky) Part 5: Defence 12 Training Session: Making Difficult Choices (Igor Belov) 13. Virtoso Defence (Mark Dvoreisky) 146 Exrors and What Lies Behind Them (Mark Dvocetsky) n n 3 3 100 100 110 7 1st 1st 176 12 19 19 216 21