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Minority Attack• Samantha212

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!ello "hess #ans, $%ing the "lassical Peiod o& "hess &om the mid1800s to the mid 1900s, it as (elie)ed that

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a Queenside Pawn Majority as an a(sol%te,hands*don ad)antage to inning (eca%se the+an maoit- ceated a +assed +an. /his idea

as sta%nchl- led (- ilhelm Steinit 183 to1900 and d%ing the 100 -eas o& "lassical "hess /heo- accom+anied (- "lassical "hess Pla-, the-ee ight * the 6%eenside +an maoit- o&teno)e+oeed thei o++onent's +an minoit- tos%ccess&%ll- +omote a +assed +an. /ae a +eeat the Pan Maoit- aticle to &amiliaie -o%sel& ithho it's done.

!oe)e, moden chess theo- led (- andMaste and So)iet "hess nst%cto le;ande


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The Minority Attack

t's e;actl- hat is so%nds lie... d)ancing thePan Minoit- on the side o& the (oad hee the

o++onent has a +an maoit-. t commonl- occ%s

in d*+an o+enings, hich ceates the Carlsbad

Pawn Structure a&te hite's c4*+an e;changes

ith Blac's d5*+an and Blac's e +an

eca+t%es d5.

n the a(o)e +osition -o%'ll notice that Blac has a

6%eenside +an maoit- ith 4 +ans and hite

has a +an minoit- ith 3 +ans. !oe)e, (-

e;changing his c*+an, hite has an o+ened c*=le&o the oo to e;et &%the +ess%e on c.

hite's no +ositioned to e;ec%te a Minoit-

ttac to eaen the c +an (- +%shing the (*

+an to (4 then (5 to attac c.


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His sole intent is to weaken Black's pawnchain to

1.Pe)ent his +an maoit- &om +omoting and

2."eate eanesses &o Blac on the 6%eenside,

hich can late (e tageted and ca+t%ed.

n the meantime, Blac has a ingside +an

minoit- and can la%nch a Minoit- ttac on that

side o& the (oad ith &5 then &4 to attac hite's

+an chain.

This was a reolutionary! radical concept in

the 1950s and it soon (ecome common +actice

amongst Mastes to %ndemine thei o++onent's


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o++ot%nities to ceate a +asse ith a +an

maoit-.

/hin o& it as a Torpedo Attack against the

Maoit-, attem+ting to +%nch holes to eaen

thei shi+ and in=ltate>

Attackin" #uidelines

1. Since the +an st%ct%e dictates the diectiono& the attac, hite's stength o& attac ill (e onthe 6%eenside hile Blac ill (e attacing on theingside. Blac has &o% choices to handle (4:

• d)ance the a*+an to a to de&end the (5s6%ae a second time.

• llo the (*+an to ca+t%e the c +an,ceating a (acad +an on c a&te the

eca+t%e.• "a+t%e the (*+an ith c, ceating m%lti+le

6%eenside eanesses.• d)ance the (*+an to (5, ceating a

(acad c +an that needs de&ending.


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?et's atch all &o% o+tions in action:Minority Attack ...a6 Variation

1... a6& Blac attem+ts to sto+ the +an &om attacing

c (- mo)ing ...a, to +%t anothe de&ende o& the (5

s6%ae

2. a4Sim+l- +%sh the a*+an to a4 to ceate a ?@A@

that ill contin%e the attac on c.2... f5n- Blac mo)e

3. b5P%sh the (*+an to attac

3... axb54. axb5cxb5# the c*+an ca+t%es, Blac

gi)es himsel& solated $o%(le Pans and an solated d5

+an. /his gi)es hite 3 +otential tagets to attac in

addition to the (4 s6%ae as an o%t+ost.

4... g5& Blac maes anothe mo)e and doesn't

ca+t%e the (*+an... 5. (;chite ca+t%es the c*

+an. 5... (;c"a+t%es (ac gi)ing Blac a (acad c*

+an to de&end.

CD

& EF ,.GMinority Attack ...b5 Variation

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1. b4hite initiates the Minoit- ttac1... b5& Blac es+onds ith ...(5, he's sto++ed hite's

Minoit- ttac (%t gi)en himsel& a (acad a7 H c*

+ans to de&end and the c5 s6%ae is +ime eal estate

&o a night to %se as an o%t+ost. Since hite's attac is

on the 6%eenside, (oth +ans ill (e tageted &o an

attac. Blac's +ieces co%ld (ecome o)eloadedde&ending them (oth.

CD& EF ,.G2. Support the Attack$ hite needs one o tomino +ieces to s%++ot the Minoit- ttac. oos%naided (- mino +ieces is o&ten inade6%ate.3. Placing a night on the c5*s6%ae in &ont o& the(acad c*+an is )e- +oe&%l.4. hite is %s%all- attacing on the 6%eenside iththese lines:



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%e&endin" #uidelines1. Blac de&ends (- ceating co%nte attacs andtheats on the ingside to ee+ thei o++onent(%s- elsehee. Sim+l- de&ending against theminoit- attac ill enco%age it and +ossi(l-ena(le it to s%cceed. nstead o& +assi)el-de&ending, ceate acti)e attacing theats>

2. Blac is %s%all- attacing on the ingside iththese lines: ?ooing to +lace a oo on the e*=le, anight on e4 and attac ith the 6%een and(isho+s along the diagonals.


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3. Blac %s%all- e;ec%tes a oo li&t to ...e andslides it o)e to g o h to assist in a mating net.

4. & -o% o++onent e;ec%tes the Minoit- ttacit's (est to e;change the a*+an. h-I Beca%sehite ill ha)e a 6%eenside attac and the a*+anill onl- (e anothe eaness Blac ill (edistacted de&ending. Man- Mastes +la- ...a a&te

(4 &o that eason. Once hite's +ieces in=ltatethe 6%eenside, hite e)ent%all- ins the ea c*+an and i& the a*+an is still on the (oad, it tooill (e lost o tie %+ Blac's +ieces de&ending henthe- co%ld (e attacing on the ingside.

Masters (ecute The Minority

Attack$Anatoly Karpov vs. o!l "a#ti!rcat.17,t | $otm%nd, eman- | 1995 | @"O: $45 | 1*0


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1. $4$52. c4c63. %c3%f64. !3!6Semi*Sla) $e&ense

5. %f3%b$&6. 'c2($6&. (!2)*)+. )*),!+-. ,$1'!

&1. h3h611. a3$c412. (c4!513. %h4%f+ /his is a

common mane%)e to sing the night o)e to &8 to

e+osition on g to attac the ingside.

14. $!5(!515. ($2(c&16. %f5'!51&. %/3(!61+. ($

3,a$+1-. %c!2(b62. b4 /he Minoit- ttac (egins

2... %/621. a4a622. (c3 Ko


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(- tading +ieces. /he 6%eens and oos ae (oth

attacing one anothe.

33... ,$134. ($1'c335. ,c3,c+36. f4f63&. %!2c53+

. %$4(f&3-. (/4,!+4. %b5%b641. %$6%a442. ,a3

,a+43. !5($544. !6 /he +assed +an is de&ended (-

the (isho+ and the 6%eening s6%ae is de&ended (- the

night. & Blac ants to sto+ it he'll ha)e to saci=ce a

+iece. nstead, he esigned.

CD& EF ,.G 0ass!r S!iraan vs. !an ppolitoLS "ham+ionshi+s | 2003 | @"O: @10 | 1*0

1. $4%f62. c4!63. %f3$54. c$5!$55. %c3c66. 'c2%a

6&. a3P%shes the +an to +e+ae &o a &%t%e (4

&... %c&+. (/5/6-. !3(f51. 'b3,b+11. (!2(!&12.(h6%!613. %/5%/514. (/5)*)15. (f4($616. ($6'

$61&. 'b4'$+1+. )*),!+1-. ,f!1%!4Blac %ses the

e4 s6%ae &o the night

2. %!4(!421. (f1$e&ends the g2 +an



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21... '/5%een and (isho+ ae coodinated and e-eing

g2, (%t it's ell de&ended.

22. '$6n=ltates into Blac's side to attac the (ase o&

the +an chain

22... ,b$+23. 'c&'!&24. '!&,!&25. b4BM> /he

Minoit- ttac (egins

25... (f526. a4a62&. ,!c1hite (ings all his +ieces

into +la- to a++l- mo)e +ess%e on the c +an

2&... ,a+2+. b5ab52-. ab5,a13. ,a1cb5&te the

ca+t%e, Blac has 3 %ic- tagets to attac. ith the

6%eens oJ the (oad it's moe diNc%lt &o (lac to de&end

them all.

31. (b5L?P * #ist +an +iced %+.

31... ,c&32. (!2h533. h4 /he +an de&ends against

the g*+an &om +%shing to g5.

33... Kf+34. (f3hite sitches his attac to the e5

+an to ceate a +assed +an o& his on.

34... (!6$e&ends

35. ,b1K!& /he ing sings ao%nd to lend a hand in

de&ending the +ans.

36. Kh2hite's ing goes to assist ith ca+t%ing Blac's

+ans.36... K$+3&. K/3,$&3+. Kf4f63-. ,b6K!&4. (!2,c

&41. ($3(f&42. f3(!+43. !4 /he +an +oes at the e5

+an

43... $!4"a+t%ing ceates a +assed +an on e4.


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44. f!4($&45. !5f!546. K!5,c34&. (/6,/34+. (!4K

$+4-. ,b&,!35. $5(a451. K$6Kc+52. ,b4($&53. (

f3 /he (isho+ de&ends e5 and attacs Blac's emaining

+an on h5, gi)ing hite 2 moe +assed +ans on the

ingside. Blac esigned.

CD&

EF ,.G%e&endin" A"ainst The Minority

Attack$"aos ortisch vs. arry Kasparov%eens am(it $eclined * @;change Aaiation |Shelle&tea, Seden | 1989 | @"O: $02 | 0*1

1. $4$52. %f3%f63. c4!6e')e ai)ed at the %een's

am(it $eclined

4. c$5@;change Aaiation4... !$55. %c3c66. 'c2%a6&. a3%c&+. (/5/6-. !3 /h

e "als(ad Pan St%ct%e

-... (f51. ($3($311. '$3(!&12. )*))*)13. b



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4hite e;ec%tes the Minoit- ttac

13... %!4 /he night occ%+ies the e4 s6%ae and attacs

the (isho+

14. (f4%c315. 'c3($616. ($6%b5BM> nstead o&

ca+t%ing the (isho+ ith the 6%een, a- &os the

6%een H (isho+.

1&. 'b3%$6 /he night is on a e- o%t+ost.

1+. a4a61-. %!519. (5& hite +%shed the +an to

(5....atch ho the 6%een H night coodinate to sto+

the attac 19... a;(520. a;(5;a121. ;a1(PO>

a- +ins the +an to the 6%een. @)en i& the oo

do%(les %+ ith the 6%een, the night ill +ic*%+ the (5

+an &o

&ee. 1-... ,!+2. ,f!1'/521. h3K/&22. 'c2,!623.

,ac1,a!+24. 'b1'h525. 'b3f626. %$3/52&. '$1'

/62+. 'c2,6!&2-. ,!$1h53. 'b1h431. 'c2/432.

%f4'c233. ,c2/334. ,$3Kh635. Kf1K/536. %!2%c4

a-'s night loos lie he's doing a


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de&ensi)el- to +e)ent the Minoit- ttac co%+led ith

ingside co%nte attacs.

CD& EF ,.G

)et's *eiew$1. /he Minoit- ttac ad)ances the +anminoit- to +o)oe a eanessagainst theio++onent's +an maoit-.2. /he eaness ill then (e attaced d%ing theco%se o& the game.3. & the o++onent +%shes the a*+an to a,

es+ond ith a4 to ceate a le)e to contin%e theattac.4. S%++ot the attac ith additional +ieces.5. +hen playin" a"ainst the Minority Attack it's (est to tade oJ the a*+an ith ...ato eliminate a +otential isolated +an.. )oid ca+t%ing the (*+an ith the c*+an. s

e sa, it ceates thee ea +ans that caneasil- (e attaced in the endgame.7. "eate ingside co%nte attacs to di)et -o%o++onent's attention aa- &om e;ec%ting theMinoit- ttac.



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8. Blac can also e;ec%te a ingside minoit-attac o& his on against his o++onent's +anchain.

ho+e this has shed some light on How to(ecute and %e&end A"ainst a Minority Attack . ?oo &o the ne;t in the seies and &eel&ee to send a &iend e6%est to (e noti&ed o& &%t%eaticles. Lntil then...."hees.

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