Super Nezh: Rashid Nezhmetdinov

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by  Alex Pishkin

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Contents
ExplanatoifSo ynm bol.s. ..................i.v. ....................................
PrefabcyeA lePxi shk.i.n. ..................v. ......................................
An AppreciabtyiI oMnR ashiZdi yatdi..n...o...v... ................x.
PublishFeorr'esw o.r.d. ..................x.v. ......................................
1 Biograp...h...y... ........................................................1..7
2 Masterpi.e...c...e...s... .................................................3 3
3 TheF igh...t.. ............................................................... 63
4 Attac...k... ................................................................... 91
5 Defenasned C ounterat...t...a...c...k... ..................... 123
6 Strate...g...y... ........................................................... 141
7 OpeninNgo velt..i...e...s... ........................................ 153
8 TheE ndgam..e... ...................................................... 171
9 SmalRla isi...n...s.. .................................................1... 91
Opponen...t...s.. ..................................................................... 206
OpeningIsn'd e..x... ...........................................................2... 09
MainT ournamenatn dM atcRhe sul..t...s... ....................... 211
BibliograanpdhD ya tabas...e.s.... ....................................... 214
Coloph.o...n... ........................................................................ 215
Crossta.b...l...e...s... .................................................................. ...
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Atri ptybchyG alin Satoonfti hnce l abseht wePeonl ugae(vlsepkftay n el)
andN ezhmetd.inov (right wpaashn eealrr)do uwnhdi wcothrh leAsd .
Polugaesvasiokydnp ag3e6 :
"Suinntk h oufgohartl ontimge ,I u ndetrosotdh aIwt a st os agyo od­
byteo all h opaen thda tIw asl osiagn agm teh awto ulbdes prealal d
ovetrhw eo rld."
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Preface
Thew orlodfc heisssm ultaicfetYeedto.,f a lilt ssi detsh,ra erece o nsidered
the miomspto rtsapnotsr:ct i,ce ean,n d Iaitrsi tm .p osstioab clhei ceovmep lete
succbeysd se veloypoiunmrga steirnoy n loyn eo ft heaser eaAsn.yo utstand­
inmga stceorm biinneh si mstehlefts her seied teost hiosrt haetx teHnatp.p y
arteh oisnew homt hehya vbee ehna rmounsilodye veloFpiesdc:hS epra,sy s, k
andK aspa.r ov
LaskaenrdP etrowseiraoenu tstansdpionrgt samnedfnor ,m t hper esent­
Karp.oS vteinEiutwzea,,n dB otivnnwiekr dei stingubiyts hheesidcr i entific
approach.
AlekhainndTe a cla nb ec allberdi llhiiagpnhrt i eosfct hse assr t.
Itg oewsi thout tshaayttih negsc eh ampiwoenrsbe l essbyea dd ditional
cheqsusa liatswi eelsol t,h erwtihsleei osftc hampiwoonuslb ded ifefrent.
Therareme a steirnws h omc ertcahienqs usa liatrideee sv elotpose udc ah
phenomeenxatlet nhtaf te wo ft hree cogngiesneidu osfce hse csascn h allenge
them.
Arteh emraen ya montgh ger eatwehsoct a nc ompeitnte h teh eoorfty h e
endgawmiet Yhu rAiv erbaNkihk,oGl raiig oorriA envd rCeh eroPne?r haopnsl,y
SmyslovR uabnidn s.t.e in
Arteh emraen ya montgh ger eatwehsomt i ghstu rpianst sh fiee lodfa naly­
siIss aBaocls elayv,sI kgor ZaoirMt asreDkvv oreyt?s k
Butc hestsh eoarnyda nalyasrisest itlhlea pplsiieddoe fc hesTshe.y a re
ceritnalnye cessaarc yh efsosrp lnaoly eestrsh, a n mtahset eorfvy es rification
isn ecessfaorr pyao eatn,ds olfegfogri moau, s iciWahna.wt ev almuoes otf
alilnt hpeo eatn dm usiciista hnge i fotfc reiavti,tt hyaitn tangeipbhleem,e ral
thing wihsci aclhl" eaGd o ds'psa rk."
Amontgh oswheo w ereen dowweidt "ht hGeo ds parakn,dc" r eamtaendy
unofrgettmaabsltee rp(itehcoeutsgh hen ye ver became worwledr ec:h ampions)
ChigoRreitnBi,r, o nstLeairns,Le jnu,b oje.v.Ti.oc t hh ilsi swtes houulnd­
doubteaddldSy p ielmSainmna,g Tionl,u Ksuhp,r eiacnhdei skp ieaclNleyz h­
metdi.n ov
Thena meo fR ashGiidb yatoNveizmcheht dinonvoa tsi ws e lkln owtno t he
westelronv oefrc hesIsn.d eheedi s n oitn cluadmeodn g g"rtehae toefst th"e
chewsosr lHde.w a sna'g tr andmatshtoeurig,nht hfeor meSro viUenti oonn e
l'rt'l'un•
canc ounatb outtw oh undreodw ners( remembFeirs chMero,r plh'yl,l l�hury,
oft hitsi tle. Mecki.ng.7 .) .
Hew asnf'atmo usi n tihnet ernationNaelz mhetdingoavi nehdi bs esrte sults
arenas,i mpbleyc auhseeh adf ew chancaeftse 4r0 H.e m adeh isd ebuitn t heU SSR
top laoyu tsiodfeh is ocwonu tnry. chescsh ampionsaht4i p1a ,n dt hel ast
Stiilfly o,u a ska nyc hesmsa st,en ro timhee becatmheeR ussicahna mpion
note vent hati,f yaosu ka nym anw ho wasa tt hea geo f4 5.T hel astti meh e
likeasr ti nc hesasn d hbaesc omaec ­playiednt hef malosft hea ll-Uncihoanm ­
quainted twhiect rhe athievrei taogfe p ionshwiapsw henh ew asa lmos5t5 !
thec hesmsa steorfst hep asth,ew ill Inc heshsi stoyroyuw ilsle dlomfi nd
sureslyay ," Ahh,e i st hamta stewrh o similcaars eosf a chespsl ayegro ing
reguladrelefya teTda al ndw hoa ttackeodnt he" bisgt agaet"s ucahn " edlelry"
sob eautifu!l"l y ageS.o mem ight remeGmeboergrS alwe,
Andt haits t rue. theR ussicahna mpioofn1 905, awlhsoo
Despihtiesl acokf t heg randmastbeerc amae m astert eartf hea geo f4 0.
tilteR,a shNiedz hmetdiwnaosva u nique Contemrpaorcyh espsr actsihcoew s
persaolnitiynt hec heswso rld. thacth escsh ampio"narse y ounger and
• Int heU SSR anqdu,i tpeo sbsli,y younge"ar n,d thac ahte spsl ayreera ches
int hew holew orldh,e w ast heo nlyh isp eabky t hea geo f25-3a0n,d a fter
"mastseqru aretdh,a"it s h,e w asa ches3s5 h,i ss portifnorgm s lowldye cerases.
mastearn da checkemrass teart t he Att haat get,h ea bilittoya ccurately
samet imeO.n ceM ikhaTiall j okinglcya lculvaatrei atiloesnsse nTsh.e a bil­
callcehd es"sal gebraan"d c heckerist yto e ndurem any houorfis n tensive
"arithmtei.c"H eh inteadt a certaimne ntaelx ercailssedo e cleisns,o mething
second-qruaatlei otfay c heckegrasm e whicha chesmsa stesre irously needs.
inc ompariswiiotnha chesgsa mea, Ift hiisst ruea,n d wcea nnodto ubtth e
game whimcahn yc onsidtehre" royatlr utuhlfneosfst hec onclusioofsn pse ­
game.A'ft�e rN ezmhetdinohva dfi nallcyi alists, tchaenwn e hacocwo ufnotr
giveunp c heckehresn ,o teodn e timteh ep henomencahle sosf Nzehmetdinov?
thaatl clh eckecrosn tecsatnsb er educeTdh iisse ven morree markaibfl ewt ea ke
toR ooke ndgameOsn.t heo thehra nd,i ntcoo nsidertahtaihtoi nss t yolfep laying
checkeprlsa yehrasv eo ftenc ommentecdh eswsa sp rimarbialys eodn thei n­
ont hed eptohf c alculatoifov anrsi ac­reaosfet ensioonnt hec hessboaandrd
tionisnt heifrav origtaem ea,n de spe­thee xtremeilnyt ensciavlec ulaotfi on
cialiltyos r ienvtaairle etsil,ikteh eJ apa­variations.
nese "aGsos ,u"r passcihnegs s.w oWnet' Iti si mpossitbole ex platihni jsu,s t
arguaeb outth is; tahregsuem enitns­ asi ti si mpossitbola en swetrh eq ues­
craesteh es ignificoafnNczeeh metdinotv'iso" nH owc ano neb ecomae g enius?"
doublmea steroyfb othg ames. • RashiNde zmhetdinohvo ldasn u n­
• Hist alefnultl byl ossomaenddr e­equalreedc orhdew: asc hescsh ampion
vealeidt sewlhfe nh ew asn o longeorf R ussfiivae t imeAsl.il n a llh,e played
youngH.e w as3 7w henh er eceivtehde int hefi nalosf t heR ussicahna mpion­
titolfec hesmsa setrA.t t haatg ea,n d ships ti1m6e s.
evena ta· y oungearg e,m anyf amous Besidtehso sfiev efi rsptl aces, an­
chesmsa stedriss appefaroremdt hes ceneo thefirv et imehsew asa mongt hep rize-
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N•lzwhtdn lonvt,'l Awssss assin
winm•lrlls'.al l'slso'h o ulbde a dd'lda warH.e g aineadc cetsoss eiroucsh ess
silvmeerd ailn o net,i ll'c heckecrhsa m­competitoinolnys whheenw as3 5I.t
pionshHiipsc. l osersitv aalm ongR us­wasm uchl atewrhe ny oungt alenitns
siacnh escsh ampioinsts h eg reaCth i­theS ovieUtn ionc ouladc hieve won­
goriwnh,o won threceh ampionshdieprsfu lc onditifoorng sr owtahn db los­
at tbheeg innionftg h ec etnury. sominTgh.e yh ade xperientceeadc hers
• Hisc hestsa lewnats u niquLee.v int heP ionepearl acreesg,u ltarra in­
Polugaeyv csakllheidm " thger eateisntg m eeitngdsu rinsgc hovoalc ations.
masteorft hei nitia.t"i ve CheIsnosfr manantdsc o,m puters.
M.Ta ls ays":H igsa mesr eveatlh e Rashid nhoad dr eamosf a nything
beautoyf cheasnsdm akey oul ovien likteh atP.ra cticsapleklaiyn gh,ea lone
chesnso ts om ucht hep oinatnsd h ighc reattehdeb rillicahnetsm sa steNre zh-
placinbgust, twhoen drefuhla rmonym etdinTohvi.m si ghetx plain Nwehzyh ­
ande leganocfte h ipsa rticuwloarrl d.m"e tdinowva sn oto nlya master, but
Talw asa goodf rienadn da dmireorf alsaob rillicaonatcw hh ot rainmeadn y
Nezmhetdinov's carcetaittvyiIi.vn te h e mastearnsd g avem anyy oungp eople
preafce Nteoz hmetdinboovo'Sks e lecttheeiadrc cetsosc hess.
Gamheesw r ot"eI:Nn e zhmetdimnoorv,e Ih opet hibso okw ilblr oadetnh e
thani na nybodeyl syeo,u c ans eet he circlea domfi refrostr hec reataibviel ities
differbeentcwee ehnic sr eatives paonrdto ­ft hiwso ndreuflc hespsl ayaenrd p er­
inga chiemveent.s" hapsa rousiens omea mbitioyuosu ng
Whena g amew asd rya ndt here wmaasn a na spirattioao cnh iesvoem ething
muchm aneuverihnegg ,o tb ored ainndt hec ruel baenadu tiwfuolr lodf c hess.
sometimpelsa yneedg ligeAnsta lr y.e sulPte,hr apsa,n othSeurp eNre zh.
hel osmto reo ftetnh an weaxsp ected.
Theer weret ournamentwsh iicnhh e PersoThnoalu ghftorst hWee sterner
neveerx perienac feeedl inogf i npsi -Ih ave nebveeerRn a shNiedz hmetdinov's
ratiaonndc reateinvteh iuassm.d iHden 'ptu piolr f reindI.m eth imo nlyt wice
winl aureilnts h oseev ents. att eamc hampionssh,bi uptn ot at the
Ont heo thehra ndw,h enh em an-chessbroda.
agetdo a chieavp eo sittihoanat r oused In the w5h0esnI w asm akinmgy
thed esriet oc rea,tw ehen hseu cceedfierds ts tepisn c hessN,e zhmetdinov's
inl urinhgi so pponenotn tot he slgiapm­easp pearqeudi toeft en onp tahgees
periyc oef c ombinaticoonmapll icatioofcn hse,s msa gazinIetss o.h appened that
whenh eo btaintehdei nitiattihveeni, t w ast hroughhi sc reatipvleat yh aIt
hew asf earsomaen di rrepsrseiblIte .b egatno comprehtehnebd ea utya nd
didnm'att tetrh ewnh ow asf acinhgi m deptohf c hesSsi.n cteh atti meIh ave
acrotshse b oard. alwayrse mained an unfailing admirer
ofh isw ondrefutla lent.
RashiNde zhmetdvi'nsto alenrte ­ Unlimkea ny otghreera Sto vimeats ­
semblae st reteh atb,y s omem iracle,te rNse,z hmetdiennojvo ytehder espect
hasg rowno na b arcel fi.Hf eh ada difo­fh isc ontemporsa,ar nidem anyo fh is
fciulcth ildhaonoddw asa y outohf h un­gamehsa vbee comken ownt ot housands
ge.rD urinhgi sb esyte arfso rc heshse ofc heslso versso;m ev erfyam ousg rand­
wasi nt hea rmya,n dt henc amet he mastecrasn nobto astth atD.u rinhgi s
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lifethiemh ea d bao okp ublished atbhoeug ta mr�II tHt!o r ommttnto n them
hisl ifienc hes(sK aza1n9,6 0T)h.eb ooka lolv earg ain.
wasp ublishbeydt hep rovincpiuabl­ It rietodu se Nezhmetdln'osov riginal
lishing haonudts hee c irculawtaiso na naylseosn thospea rtosf t heg ames
smalUln.f ortunlaynt,oe ta lolf h isb estt harte quirdeedt ailaenday lsiIsa .l so
gamesw ere inclAusdf eodrt. h es ec­usedh isb rillieavnatl uatioofpn oss i­
onde ditioofnt habt ookw,h ichw as tions whdiicshc lotsheerd e asli tuation
consiadbelreyx pandeNde,zh metdinowvi thu tmosctl ariatnydi nf eww ords.
nevesra wi tf orh eh adp asseadw ay.I nt hesec aseNse zmhetdinonvo'tse s
Itw asr epbulishiend1 978,a ndt hisw ere quoted.
printiwnagsl arge5r0,, 00c0o pies. The selectioofng amesh asb een
LateJr.D amskayu thoraende xcelc­hangeadc cordtiontg h eir composition,
lent bion1o 9k8 t7o c ommemoraNteez h­asw elals o rdeorf t heiarr ranegment.
metdino7v5'tsbh i rdtah.yR ashNiedz hI­h aver eejctetdh ec ommonm ethoodf
metdiwnasop vub lishienad n e ditiocnh ronologoircdaelir n a rrangitnhge
of1 00,00c0o piewsh ereN ezhi sp re­gamesT.h iasp proatcohc hesasr ti sa
sented onnoltay s a b righcth esmsa s­good ofnoert hosger eamte n oft he
te,rb uta lsaos a self-mamdaen w ho cheswso rldw hoscere atiwvoer ki sm any­
devotheidls i fteoc hesesn,d urimnagn y sideadn,d w hosem asterisyu niversal.
difficultaileosn tgh e way. Thea veralgeev oeflg ameosf t hostey pe
BeofreI d ecidteodw ritoen em ore ofm asterissh ighT.h use,v ena tt he
booka boutR ashiNde zhmedtionv,I peako ft heicrr eatwiovrek t,h eivre ry
studitehdo roughallytl h ahta db eenb esgta mesd o nootf fear s harcpo n­
pubilsheadn,d p rimarhiilgsya measn d trastto tohteh egra meisn t heigra me
commentaroinet sh emN.e zhmeditnvo'sc ollections.
own notes cahraear cteribzyea d l a­ Nezhmetdinwoavs a playeorfi n­
conitce,r sset ylaen,d c oncreatnea lys­piratiSounc.hm astercsa nnot have,
sisM.y taswka st or emovseo mea na­andd on'hta vea,n e vegnr apohf fi rst­
lytiicnaalc curaacnides som e verrayr er atgea mesA. c hronologgircaaploh f
mistkaesa,sw elals t or efreshh iosp eninNg ezh'gsa melso okrsa thleirk aem oun­
theories. tairna ngien w hicahl ongswiidteh the
Damsky'cso mmentaroine sso me highepseta kosf h isc reatiavceh ieve­
gamesa rea lsgoo ode,s pceialilfhy e ments-hiesi ghtth ousamnedt ehri gh
himsewliftn essetdh osgea meosr s aw mountasi-ntherea re quail tooetf m od­
themd emonstrabtyeR da shiUdn.f or­esth illoacnkdss eapratreo ckTsh.e re­
tunaltye,D amsky'cso mmentaroine sf orIed ,i vidseedl escatm ploesfN ezh­
someg ameasr et ooc uratn df aitlof ullmye tdinocvr'esa twivoer k insteov eral
revetahle deopftt hh eicro ntenTthse.r ea pproximaetequlayls izegdr oups.
are soamnea lytimciaslt akaessw ell In tfihres gtr ouIpi ncludgeedn u­
inD amskyb'oso kS.o meo fN ezhmeti­nem astercpeiseI.a m nota fratiodc all
dinovb'rsi lligaanmte ds idng'etti ntot hemm astercpeisea,sa nyo ft hec hess
Damskyb'oso ko r weornel gyi veans greats mightth eesngveay m es.
fragments. Int hes econgdro uIpp utg amewsh ich
Int hee ndI c amet ot hec onclusiaornes aturawtietdh bfiiggh tsT.h eya re
thaitt w ouldb en ecessartyo r eseledcits tinguibyst hheed hiqguha liotfpy l ay
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Nl'1.hnll'tdClhnl'osvAs,s sassin
from bcootmhb attasnt,h ough dneovto idr owt haAtl ePxi shkdiine dju7n,e1 999
ofm isteask. andt haittw asn ecessarfyor M r.C huchin
Ther emainignagm easn df rgaments( hitsr ansla,tD oornA) ldriacnhd m y­
ared ividaemdo nga:t tacdke,f enasned selffitnoi suhp t hep olishoifnA gl ex's
counterattsatcrkag,tye ,t heo peningp,r oes,s uggestainodnc sh angeIsns. o me
thee ndgamaen,d " smalrla isins."c ase(sn eatrh eb acokf tbhoeo kI)b ,e gan
tom akee ditordieacli sitoonc sl raify
AlePxi shkiqnu estihoenh sa dl etfu nanswerMeady.
Syktyvk1a9r9,9 Alex riens tp eaHcee i.ss urvived by
hiwsi fZei naS.h er eefrretdot hiwso rk
Edirt'Noso tIetm: u stb en otewdi ths or-asA lex"'tsh icrhd ild."
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