Overview

In the second part of his two-volume treatise on Bogoljubov’s games, International Master Grigory Bogdanovich provides 191 fully annotated games and fragments as well as 6 endgame compositions and 23 tactical positions for the reader to analyze. As in the first volume, his analysis of Bogoljubov’s games is split into instructive themes, making his treatise a fantastic textbook for learning a huge range of winning techniques. The present volume covers the topics of attack, defense, planning, Bogoljubov’s contribution to opening theory, and endgame technique. In the openings chapter, there is a special section on how Bogoljubov handled Spanish Exchange, Carlsbad, Stonewall and Pillsbury knight structures. It also includes his contributions to theory in the King’s Gambit, Two Knights, Four Knights, Spanish, French, Queen’s Gambit Cambridge Springs, Slav and Semi-Slav, Zukertort System and Bogo-Indian. The chapter on Bogoljubov’s endgame technique covers pawn structures, king activity, pawn endings, same-colored and opposite-colored bishop endings, knight endings, rook endings, queen endings, material imbalances and multi-piece endings among others. This book also contains further photos from Bogoljubov’s career.

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Author:   Grigory Bogdanovich
Publisher:   Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
Imprint:   Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
Edition:   Annotated edition
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.757kg
ISBN:  

9785604560723

ISBN 10:   5604560723
Pages:   402
Publication Date:   27 June 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Contents Index of Games.......................................................................................5 Abbreviations..........................................................................................9 PART II (continued) Chapter 12. Attack................................................................................. 10 1. Attack on the king stranded in the center ...................................... 10 2. Attack on the king when castling on the same side.......................... 18 3. Attack on the king when castling on opposite sides......................... 44 4. Venturing beyond the barrier ..................................................... 50 5. Attack on the queenside ................................................................ 53 Chapter 13. Defense.............................................................................. 57 1. Counterattack .............................................................................. 57 2. The technique of creating maximum complexity ........................... 62 3. Fortresses...................................................................................... 66 4. Tactical defense............................................................................. 73 5. Pin-breaking................................................................................. 77 6. BLUFF! BLUFF! BLUFF! .......................................................... 82 Chapter 14. A Rhetorical Question....................................................... 84 Chapter 15. Links in a Chain............................................................... 108 Chapter 16. Opening: Bogoljubov's Briefcase....................................... 134 General principles and techniques for playing in the opening................ 134 1. The violation of harmonious development .................................. 134 2. An unprincipled violation of the balance...................................... 136 3. Delayed castling.......................................................................... 141 4. The extended fianchetto.............................................................. 142 5. A fruitful opening idea ............................................................ 148 6. Traps should be prohibited by the police ................................... 155 7. Mysterious typical pawn structures.............................................. 163 a) The exchange variation in the Spanish Opening...................... 163 b) The Carlsbad pawn structure................................................... 175 c) Secrets of the Stonewall castle.................................................. 188 d) Warning! The Pillsbury knight is on the board!.......................... 206 Bogoljubov's contribution to the theory of particular openings............. 208 King's Gambit................................................................................... 208 Two Knights Defense......................................................................... 213 Four Knights Opening....................................................................... 218 Spanish Opening................................................................................ 224 French Battles .................................................................................. 230 Queen's Gambit ................................................................................ 263 Slav Defense ..................................................................................... 277 Zukertort System of the Queen's Pawn Opening................................. 282 Chigorin Defense............................................................................... 293 Queen's Knight Defense (AKA the Bogoljubov-Mikenas Defense)..... 295 Bogo-Indian Defense ........................................................................ 301 Reti Opening .................................................................................... 311 Bogoljubov Gambit in the Dutch Defense.......................................... 312 From's Gambit in Bird's Opening...................................................... 314 Chapter 17. Bogoljubov's Endgame Technique.................................... 316 1. It's all about the pawn structure .................................................. 316 2. An active king.............................................................................. 323 3. Pawn endings.............................................................................. 327 4. Endgames with same-colored bishops.......................................... 332 5. Endgames with opposite-colored bishops..................................... 338 6. Knight endings............................................................................ 343 7. Rook endings.............................................................................. 346 8. Queen endings............................................................................ 363 9. Endings with different pieces....................................................... 367 10. Mating constructions ................................................................ 382 11. Zugzwang ................................................................................. 384 12. Multi-piece endings.................................................................. 385 13. Bogoljubov's compositions........................................................ 390 Chapter 18. Play Like Bogoljubov........................................................ 393 Afterword............................................................................................ 402

Reviews

"""I like this book very much. The selection of games is very good and the organisation of material along thematic lines helps to highlight Bogoljubov's good moves and decisions in a way that might not be obvious normally...A lovely book!"" - Grandmaster Matthew Sadler, New In Chess magazine, October 2021"

I like this book very much. The selection of games is very good and the organisation of material along thematic lines helps to highlight Bogoljubov's good moves and decisions in a way that might not be obvious normally...A lovely book! - Grandmaster Matthew Sadler, New In Chess magazine, October 2021

Author Information

Grigory Bogdanovich (born in 1949) began work as a chess coach in the early 1980s. He was awarded the USSR Master of Sport title in 1983 after successful results in the Moscow team championship, during which his famous opponents included David Bronstein, Artur Yusupov and Andrei Sokolov. Later, he was twice Soviet Correspondence Chess Champion as part of the victorious Moscow team. In 1990 he graduated for the second time, from the Higher School of Coaches, after previously gaining a degree in engineering and economics. He has recorded a string of victories in international chess tournaments, and gained the International Master title in 1991. Grigory lives in Germany and spent over a quarter of a century playing for Bad Mergentheim chess club (Baden-Wurttemberg). He has written several opening books in English and Russian as well as jointly authoring with Tomasz Lissowski a book on Szymon Winawer (published in Russian in 2017). He is currently writing a book on Rudolf Spielmann.

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