Article: 11431 of rec.games.chess.misc Newsgroups: rec.games.chess.misc Path: info!dregis From: dregis@exeter.ac.uk (D.Regis) Subject: Re: My System --- can somebody explain over-protection? Message-ID: Organization: University of Exeter, UK. References: <51cu2m$fmf@data.csw.net> <51i9bf$s74@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <323D94E8.3FA6@nwlink.com> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 10:05:39 GMT In article <323D94E8.3FA6@nwlink.com> cschess@nwlink.com writes: >MShibut wrote: > >[snip] >> The question of just what these pieces can do with >> their enhanced mobility is an open question; it varies from position to >> position. But in a general strategic sense (which is what Nimzoweitsch's >> book is all about, after all) it is clearly a healthy thing for a position >> to have free pieces rather than pieces tied to particular tasks, > >I agree with everything that you said, Macon. I would only add that >Nimzovich believed pieces which are in contact with important strategic >points, such as a pawn at e5, are well placed for action. If you build >your game around a strong, advanced point, then your attack should flow >from that point, probably to other points in the vicinity. Thus your >overprotectors are ready to take part in strategically well founded >attacks. >-- >FM Chuck Schulien >mailto:cschess@nwlink.com I don't know if these are helpful: amateurs - nimzo [B00] overprotection, 1993 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 f6 4.Bb5 Bf5 5.Nf3 Qd7 6.c4 Bxb1 ! 7.Rxb1 0-0-0 8.cxd5 Qxd5 9.Bxc6 Qxc6 10.0-0 e6 11.Be3 Ne7 12.Qe2 Nd5 Nimzovich comments that the Pd4 is effectively an isolated one. Black has blockaded the d4 pawn and the Bishop behind it. Nimzo used to get a bit mysterious about overprotection, but we can see that the d5 point is both an outpost and a jumping-off point or channel for the Black pieces that can reach it, as well as fulfilling a blockading function. 13.Rfc1 Qd7 14.Rc4 Kb8 15.Qd2 Rc8 16.Ne1 Be7 17.Nd3 Rhd8 18.Qc2 f5 19.Rc1 g5 20.Nc5 Bxc5 21.Rxc5 Rg8 22.Qe2 h5 ! 23.Bd2 h4 24.a4 g4 25.a5 a6! The knight on d5 supports c7 and can free the Rook for other duties. The White Bishop isn't really participating in the attack, and won't unless the a-pawn gets to a6 - hence the last move. 26.b4 c6 27.Rb1 Qf7 28.Rb3 f4 29.Qe4 f3 30.Rc1 fxg2 31.Kxg2 Rcf8 32.Rf1 g3 ! 33.hxg3 hxg3 34.f4 Ne7 35.Be1 Nf5 36.Rh1 Rg4 37.Bxg3 Qg6 38.Qe1 Nxg3 39.Rxg3 Rfxf4 40.Rhh3 Rxd4 41.Qf2 Rxg3+ 42.Rxg3 Qe4+ 43.Kh2 Qxe5 44.Kg2 Qd5+ 0-1 The d5 square remained pivotal to the end. tal - bronstein [C80] overprotection, 1956 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nc6 12.Nbd2 Qb6 13.dxc5 dxc5 14.Nf1 Be6 15.Ne3 Rad8 16.Qe2 g6 17.Ng5 c4 ! 18.a4 Kg7 19.axb5 axb5 20.Rb1 Na5 21.Nf3 Qc7 The White pieces are queuing up behind the e4 point. 22.Nd5 ! 22...Bxd5 23.exd5 Rfe8 24.Qxe5 Qxe5 25.Nxe5 Nxd5 26.Ra1 Nb3 27.Bxb3 cxb3 28.Bh6+ ! 28...Kg8 ?! 29.Nc6 Rc8 30.Rad1 Rxc6 31.Rxd5 f6 32.Rxb5 g5 33.Rxb3 Kf7 34.Rb7 Re6 35.Rxe6 Kxe6 36.h4 Rg8 37.f4 Bc5+ 38.Kf1 gxh4 39.Rb5 Rc8 40.f5+ Kd6 41.b4 h3 42.Rxc5 h2 43.Bf4+ 1-0 tal-bronstein (STEAN) 1-0 -- May your pieces harmonise with your Pawn structure and your sacrifices be sound in all variations D _ / "()/~ Dave Regis &8^D* WWW: http://www.ex.ac.uk/~dregis/DR/chess.html || \_/| = DrDave on BICS ~\ / "...what else exists in the world but chess?" _|||__SHEU: ~/sheu.html -- NABOKOV From info!dregis Fri Sep 20 15:32:36 BST 1996