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The Taimanov

Sicilian

GM Robin van Kampen

Question 1.

Black to play.

How should Black react to 11.g5?

Question 2.

Black to play.

How does Black follow-up 13...b4

14.Na4 ?

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Question 3.

White to play.

How should Black react to the

attack o his d1 !ook?

Question 4.

White to play.

"fter #.e5$ Black coutered ...b4.

What should White do?

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Question 5.

White to play.

How should White %eet ...e5?

Question 6.

White to play.

&oes the B'h() sacrifice work?

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Question 7.

Black to play.

What should Black do about #.g4?

Question .

White to play.

What should White do about the

threat of *+N'e3?

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Question !.

White to play.

Black,s Bishop ad ight are

aoyig for White.

What should he play?

Question 1".

White to play.

What attackig idea does White

hae aailable?

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1 11...N'd4 ad if 1.g'f2 N'f3 13.*f B'f2 14.*'f3 B'c3

With 14...N'e4 15.f'e4 B'e4 hittig the !h1 ad threateig B'c) wiig the

ight o a4. "fter 12.Bd3 co%es ...B'h1 1(.!'h1 *c2 hittig the !ook ad

ight.

3 .*'d( *'d( 1.B'h() 'h( .!'d(

4 1.Ncb5 a'b5 11.N'b5 *b 1.e'f2

5 With 1.Nf5 g2 11.f'e5 N'e5 1.Bg5 /akig adatage of the ewly created

holes.

2 No. "fter 14.B'h() 'h( 15.*h5) g 12.!f3 g2 1(.!g3 Bf 1.!'g2) f'g2

1#.*'g2) Bg( .*'e) Black has Nf ad is safe ad up %aterial.

( 6outer i the ceter with #...d5 7lay %ight cotiue 1.e5 Nd( 11.h4 a2 1.*db5 13.a3 !b 14.N'c2 *'c2 15.Bd4 b4 12.a'b4 B'b4

12.Bf3 ad ow ...*'e3) 1(.*'e3 N'e3 1.B'a N'd1

# 1.h1 with the idea of 13.f4 kickig the ight the perhaps 14.f5

1 15.!f3 threateig to %oe to the g-file ad after 15...N'f3 12.g'f3 followed by

1(.!g1.