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MODERNCHESSOPENINGSMC0-15FIFTEENTHEDITIONMODERNCHESSOPENINGSMC0-15COMPLETELYREVISEDBYNICKDEFIRMIANCopyright2008byNickdeFirmianAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,recording,orbyanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyRandomHousePuzzles&Games,animprintofTheRandomHouseInformationGroup,adivisionofRandomHouse,Inc.,NewYork,andsimultaneouslyinCanadabyRandomHouseofCanadaLimited,Toronto.RANDOMHOUSEisaregisteredtrademarkofRandomHouse,Inc.Portionsofthisworkwerepreviouslypublished,indifferentform,inModemChessOpenings,14thEdition,byNickdeFinnian,publishedbyDavidMcKayCompanyin1999.Pleaseaddressinquiriesaboutelectroniclicensingofanyproductsforuseonanetwork,insoftwareoronCD-ROMtotheSubsidiaryRightsDepartment,RandomHouseInformationGroup,fax212-572-6003.Thisbookisavailableatspecialdiscountsforbulkpurchasesforsalespromotionsorpremiums.Specialeditions,includingpersonalizedcovers,excerptsofexistingbooks,andcorporateimprints,canbecreatedinlargequantitiesforspecialneeds;Formoreinformation,writetoRandomHouse,Inc.,SpecialMarkets/PremiumSales,1745Broadway,MD6-2,NewYork,NY10019ore-mail.VisittheRandomHousePuzzles&GamesWebsite:

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978-0-8129-3682-7CONTENTSAcknowledgments-ixIntroduction-xiExplanatozyNotes-xiiiTipsfortheNovice-xvI.DOUBLEKINGPAWNOPENINGS1e4e52f4-1KingsGambit.32Nf3Nc63Bc4Bes-2GiuocoPiano.182Nf3Nc63Bc4Bc54b4-3EvansGambit.262Nf3Nc63Bc4Nf6-4TwoKnightsDefense.302Nf3Nc63Bb5-5RuyLopez.42A.Variationswithout.a6.43IncludesClassicalDefense,BerlinDefense,CozioDefense,BirdsDefense,OldSteinitzDefense,3.g6,SchliemannVariationB.VariantsonMoves4-6after3.a6.55IncludesExchangeVariation,ModemSteinitzDefense,Lineswith3.a6and.Bc5,ArkangelVariation,Fifth-MoveVariants,Sixth-MoveVariants,OpenVariationC.MainLines-ClosedVariationsandtheMarshallAttack.79IncludesClosedDefense,ChigorinVariation,BreyerVariation,SmyslovVariation,ZaitsevVariation,MarshallAttackandAnti-MarshallSystems2Nf3Nf6-6PetrovsDefense.962Nf3Nc63d4exd4-7ScotchGame.1042Nc3-8ViennaGame.:

.1142Nf3Nc63Nc3Nf6-9FourKnightsGame.1212Nf3Nc63Nc3-10ThreeKnightsGame.1292Nf3d6-11PhilidorsDefense.1322Nf3Nc63c3-12PonzianisOpening.1352Nf3Nc63d4exd44c3-13GaringGambit.1382d4exd43c3-14DanishGambit.1412Nf3f5-15LatvianGambit.1442Bc4-16BishopsOpening.1472d4cxd43Qxd4-17CenterGame.;.15118UnusualDoubleKingPawnOpenings.154Il.SEMI-OPENGAMES1e41.Nf6-1AlekhinesDefense.1591.c6-2Caro-KannDefense.1711.e6-3FrenchDefense.i971.c5-4SicilianDefense.244A.NajdorfVariation.246B.DragonVariation（includingtheAcceleratedDragon）.269vC.ScheveningenVariation.290D.Variationswith2.e6.302IncludesTaimanov,Paulsen,andFourKnightsVariationsE.ClassicalSicilianVariations.318IncludesRichter-RauzerAttack,BoleslavskyandSozinVariations,Velimirovic.:

AttackF.SicilianSystemswith2.Nc6and.;.e5.336IncludesSveshnikov,Kalashnikov,andLowenthalVariations（also4.Qb6）GNon-openSicilians（variationswithout2Nf3and3d4）.346IncludesClosedSicilian,2c3,3Bb5Variations,f4Attack,Smith-MorraGambitandotherUnusualSecondMoves1.d62d4Nf6-5PircDefense.3621.g62d4Bg7-6RobatschDefense,._.3731.d52exd5-7CenterCounterDefense.3781.Nc6-8NimzovichDefense.3811.various-9UnusualKingsPawnDefenses.384ill.DOUBLEQUEENPAWNOPENINGS1d4d52c42.e6-1QueensGambitDeclined.389IncludesOrthodoxDefense,PetrosianVariation,LaskersDefense,CambridgeSpringsDefense,TartakowerVariation,ExchangeVariation,5Bf4RagozinSystem,ViennaVariation,Semi-TarraschDefense2.e63Nc3c5-2TarraschDefense.4402.dxc4-3QueensGambitAccepted.4492.c6-4SlavandSemi-SlavDefense.4602.Nc6-5ChigorinsDefense.488IV.OTHERQUEENPAWNOPENINGS1d41.f5-1DutchDefense.4931.Nf62c4e5-2BudapestDefense.503V.INDIANOPENINGS1d4Nf62c43QueensPawnGamesandGambits.506IncludesTrompowski,Veresov,andTorreAttacks,ColleSystem,ReversedStonewall,PolishDefense,Blackmar-DiemerGambit,AlbinCounterGambit2.e63g3-1CatalanOpening.5172.e63Nc3Bb4-2Nimzo-IndianDefense.5362.e63Nf3b6-3QueensIndianDefense.;.5632.e63Nf3Bb4-4Bogo-IndianDefense.5822.g6-5KingsIndianDefense.5882.d6-6OldIndianDefense.-.6282.g63Nc3d5-7GriinfeldDefense.6312.c53d5-8BenoniDefense.6492.c53d5b5-9BenkoGambit.663VI.FLANKOPENINGS1c4-1EnglishOpening.675Includesallsystemsandresponsesvi1Nf3d52c4-2RetiOpening.7181Nf3,2g3,3Bg2,etc.-3KingsIndianAttack.7241b3-4LarsensOpening.7291f4-5BirdsOpening.7321various-6MiscellaneousFlankOpenings.735Index.741viiACKNOWLEDGMENTSModernChessOpenings,15ed.,isatasktoolargeforoneperson,eventhoughIspentmorethanayearoflonghoursonthisrevision.Thefollowingpeoplewereessentialtocompletingthisbook.GrandmasterJohnFedorowiczContributedthelongchapterontheSlavandSemi-SlavDefenses.Includednowisanewsectiononthetrendy4.a6.JohnalsoadvisedonseveralIndianDefenses,particularlytheBenkoGambit（hisspecialty）.InternationalMasterJustinSarkarWrotethechapterontheKingsIndianDefense.Thiscomplicatedandfashionableopeninghasreceivedexcellentcoveragehere.Thechangingtrendsrequiredconsiderablerestructuringofthetables.InternationlMasterYuriLapshunRevisedtheGrunfeldDefense.Yuridulyimmersedhimselfintotheintricaciesofthissharpdefense.JohnMacArthurContributedsuggestionsandhelpedwithdatabaseissues.ManythankstoRandomHouseeditorHelenaSantiniwhosawthisprojectthroughfromstarttofinish.SpecialthankstoScottKnokeforhiscareincopyeditingthisbook.ix-NICKDEFIRMIANDecember2007INTRODUCTIONModernChessOpenings（MCO）isaone-volumereferencebookcoveringallthechessopenings.IthasbeenthestandardEnglishlanguageworkonopeningsforalmostacentury-thefirsteditioncameoutin1911,writtenbyGriffithandWhite.Subsequenteditionswerewrittenoreditedbyothersasthetraditionpasseddown.Notablewerethesixthandtentheditions,fineworksbyFineandEvans（respectively）whichhelpedearnthisbookthenicknameTheChessPlayersBible.Thefirsteditionwasamuchsmallerbook,withshorterchessvariations.Chesstheoryhasdevelopedimmenselysincethenandcontinuestochangeeveryyearastheworldsbestplayersconstantlyfindnewstrategies.Thisbookseekstogivethereaderaclearandconcisepresentationofwhicheverchessopeningsheorshechooses.Thebookisdividedintosixsectionsofmajoropeningsgroups,eachsectioncontainingchaptersofthespecificopenings（ormajorvariationsoftheopenings）.Thechapterintroductionsgiveanoverviewofthestrategicconceptsandsomehistoricalinformation.Themajorcontentofthebookisthetablesandnotesofchessvariations.Thebestplay（asiscurrentlyknown）isusuallythemainvariation,andsidelinesareeitherclevertrapsandtricksthataregoodtoknow,interestingbutlittletestedplans,orenticingmistakenstrategiesalongwiththeirrefutations.Somepagesaredensematerial,reflectingthecurrentfocusontheseopenings,whileothersarelessdenseandmoresuitableforbeginners.Thepreviousedition,MC0-14,waswrittenin1999.Thisfirsteditionofthetwenty-firstcenturyreflectsthechanges.thathaveoccurredintheopeningsalongwiththefundamentalchangebroughtonbythegreatprogressofcomputerchessprograms.Thebestprogramsareonaparwiththeworldsbestplayers.Humanplayersarebetteratstrategicthinking,planning,andimaginationinchess.Computerswellsurpasstheirhumancounterpartsinrawcalculationandhavetheadvantagethattheyneveroverlookatacticalopportunity.Thechessopeningshereinareoftentheresultofcollaborativeworkbetweenthehumansandcomputers.Thehumangrandmastersprovidetheplan,whilethecomputerchecksthevariationsfortacticalaccuracy.MC0-15wascompiledfrommanysourcematerials.Themostimportantthoughwastherawgamesofthetopplayersfrommany,manytournamentsaroundtheworld.Thesewereanalyzed（sometimesbytheplayersthemselves）andcheckedwithacomputerprogram.Otherimportantsourceswerethemanybooksonspecificchessopeningsalongwithximagazines,especiallyChessLifeandNewinChess.Lastly,commentaryontheInternetChessClubwasalsoasourceofideas.xii-NICKDEFrRMIAN3-timeU.S.ChessChampionAugust2007EXPLANATORYNOTESThesymbolsusedtoevaluatethevariationsare:

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;Whitehasslightlybetterchances.+Blackhasslightlybetterchances.+Whitehasadistinctsuperiority,althoughthereisnoimmediteforcedwin.+Blackhasadistinctsuperiority,althoughthereisnoimmediatewin.Positionsinwhichonesideortheotherhasawinninggameareexpressedinwords.Thepositionoffersequalchances.ooThepositionisunclear,withjudgmentreserved,oropentofurtherexperimentation.Whilethisisusedinmurkypositions,thesepositionsareprobablyofferingequalchances.tCheckGoodorexcellentmove1Badorweakmove!

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SpeculativeattempttocomplicateChp.Championshipcorr.CorrespondenceInt.Interzonal01.OlympiadxiiiTIPSFORTHENOVICEAchessplayerfirststartstobecomeseriousaboutthegamewhenheorshereadsabookonchess.Whilehis/herfirstbookshouldbeaprimerongeneralstrategy,soonafte