SAMMALVUO-THE ENGLISH ATTACK.pdf

The English Attack

Tapani Sammalvuo

First published in the UK by Gambit Publications Ltd 2004

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Contents

Symbols

Bibliography

Foreword

Introduction

A Small Attacking Guide

The English Attack against Other Sicilians

The New Move-Order 6 f3 17

2 6 ... Jg4 and Unusual 6th Moves for Black 33

3 The Najdorf Line 6 ... e5: Introduction and the Positional 7 Jf3 76

4 The Najdorf Line 6 ... e5 7 Jb3: Introduction and the Hypemoden 8 ... h5 90

5 The Najdorf Line 6 ... e5 with 8 ... .e7: Early Deviations and the Dubious 10 ... h6?! 110

6 The Najdorf Line 6 ... e5 with Early Castling by Black

121

7 The NajdorfLine 6 ... e5 with 8 ... Jbd7: Introduction and the Modem 9 g4

142

8 The NajdorfLine 6 ... e5 with 8 ... Jbd7: The Old 9 i'd2

156

9 The Scheveningen Line 6 ... e6: Erly Deviations

168

10 The Scheveningen Line 6 ... e6 with 8 ... Jfd7

184

202

11 The Scheveningen Line 6 ... e6 with 7 ... Jc6

12 The Scheveningen Line 6 ... e6: The Main Line 8 ... h6 without 12 Ja4

225

252

13 The Main Line: The Critical 12 Ja4

Index of Variations

270

Symbols

check

double check

checkmate

billiant move

good move

interesting move

dubious move

bad move

blunder

White is winning

White is much better

;

White is slightly better

equal position

unclear position

Black is slightly better

Black is much better

Black is winning

championship

Cht

team championship

Web

world championship

Wcht

world team championship

Ech

European championship

European team championship

Echt

ECC

European Clubs Cup

candidates event

interzonal event

zonal event

olympiad

junior event

won

women's event

knockout event

rpd

rapidplay game

team tounament

sim

game from simultaneous display

cor.

correspondence game

adv

advanced chess (man+ machine)

1-0

the game ends in a win for White

1h-1h

the game ends in a draw

0-1

the game ends in a win for Black

(n)

nth match game

(D)

see next diagram

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