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    The document discusses two games where Black was able to achieve an advantage by playing similar strategic ideas with their bishops. In the first game, Black's pair of bishops dominated the position and put White in zugzwang. The second game saw Black copy many of the same moves from the first game to again play around their bishops and gradually improve their position. Both winners implemented a strategy of playing with confidence to improve their positions based around their bishops, known as the "song of two elephants".

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    The document discusses two games where Black was able to achieve an advantage by playing similar strategic ideas with their bishops. In the first game, Black's pair of bishops dominated the position and put White in zugzwang. The second game saw Black copy many of the same moves from the first game to again play around their bishops and gradually improve their position. Both winners implemented a strategy of playing with confidence to improve their positions based around their bishops, known as the "song of two elephants".

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    The document discusses two games where Black was able to achieve an advantage by playing similar strategic ideas with their bishops. In the first game, Black's pair of bishops dominated the position and put White in zugzwang. The second game saw Black copy many of the same moves from the first game to again play around their bishops and gradually improve their position. Both winners implemented a strategy of playing with confidence to improve their positions based around their bishops, known as the "song of two elephants".

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    FIDE - Palatnik

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    The document discusses two games where Black was able to achieve an advantage by playing similar strategic ideas with their bishops. In the first game, Black's pair of bishops dominated the position and put White in zugzwang. The second game saw Black copy many of the same moves from the first game to again play around their bishops and gradually improve their position. Both winners implemented a strategy of playing with confidence to improve their positions based around their bishops, known as the "song of two elephants".

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    Sam Palatnik:

    Loud song about a Pair of


    Elephants
    We would like to present you with a few
    interesting games where you can easily
    find similarity and even semblance of a
    strategic picture. Of course, it is also a
    pleasure for the author to confirm
    correctness of his business, even after
    so many years have gone by.
    After all, one of the most proven ways of
    building the foundation of your chess
    strength and knowledge is to recognize
    similar strategic ideas in the sea of chess
    information. Finding patterns and ability
    to come up with generalizations will also
    expand your arsenal on which to draw
    conclusions. Your decision-making is
    directly related to your ability to draw
    conclusions. This process is of course
    easier once you are able to find global,
    unifying, even if not all encompassing
    characteristics. Times have evolved to
    the point where a person can no longer
    catch up with a computer in our ability
    to calculate any particular position.
    Therefore, we have to be nimble and
    revert back to the tried and true way of
    expanding our arsenal of generalization
    and standardization. It is an old but still
    promising way of improving the chess
    game of human beings. Of course, it
    does not diminish the importance for us
    to improve our precision and volume of
    variation calculations. In this computer
    age, with a never ending stream of
    information, we must improve and
    constantly exercise our memory as well.
    Ivanov A. : Palatnik S.
    USSR ch, Leningrad 1976
    1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6
    5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.000
    Bd7 9.f4 b5
    Rouser Variation in Sicilian.
    FIDE Surveys Sam Palatnik

    10. Bf6 gf6 11.Kb1 Qb6 12.Nce2 h5


    13.g3 Be7 14.f5

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    All of the required moves have been
    made in this variation and White has
    begun to weaken the opponents pawn
    structure in the center. If only Black
    allows the exchange of fe6, then all of
    Whites pieces will find gainful
    employment on the weaknesses of the
    h3-c8 diagonal, and f file. In order not to
    allow that, Black must move e5,
    however, this pawn advancement will
    forever take away this critical square
    from Knight on c6. It is logical to
    assume that Knight on c6 is no longer
    useful, and can be exchanged, especially
    since White will have one less contender
    to occupy d5.
    14...Nd4!? 15. Nd4 e5 16.Ne2 b4!
    You could not allow the White Knight to
    d5 via c3.
    17.Nc1 Bc6 18.Re1
    This is not a good sign for White. Their
    last move does not add anything
    valuable to his position.
    18...a5 19.Bc4 a4 20.Re2 Qc5 21.b3
    The White Bishop has marked his
    presence on the a2-g8 diagonal.
    Actually, he only clawed its way to it, by
    occupying a studio apartment on c4,
    even though it has a nice balcony on d5.
    21...Rb8 22.Rd1 a3
    1

    That else can be expected from "a"


    pawn?
    23.h3

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    xiiiiiiiiy
    The living conditions of the White King
    have significantly decreased after the
    appearance of pawn on a3. 23.Nd3 Qd4
    24.Nb4? Qb2#. White has now come to
    an aimless maneuvering, while Black
    have found a plan to rebuild their ranks,
    and can obtain a significant advantage.
    23...Bf8! 24.Bd5
    The Bishop from the square reminds us
    of a decent dentist job, by doing a filling
    for the d6 pawn. Hes nothing more then
    this.
    24Bb5 25.Nd3 Qd4

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    FIDE Surveys Sam Palatnik

    White has decided to exchange the


    Queens, but it only crystallizes Blacks
    advantage.
    26.Qe3 Qe3 27.Re3 Bh6 28.Ree1 Ba6
    29.Rf1 Ke7
    We can hear the song of two Elephants
    (Bishops), louder and louder.
    30.Rf3 Rhc8 31.Rg1 Kf8!
    Prophylactic here is not extra if
    31...Rc3-then 32.Nb4 Rf3 33.Nc6 Kf8
    34.Nb8.
    32.Rg2 Rc3 33.Rgf2 Bg5!
    The domination of the pair of Bishops
    has lead to Zugzwang.
    34.Ka1 Rbc8

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    9+-+-+p+-0
    9l+-zp-zp-+0
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    35.Nb4
    Necessitates.
    35Be3 36.Na6 Rc2!
    The rest is forced.
    37.Rc2 Rc2 38.Rf1 Bd4 39.Kb1 Rb2
    40.Kc1
    40.Ka1 Rb3#.
    40...Ra2 41.Rf3 Ra1 42.Kd2 a2 43.Nb4
    Rd1 44.Kd1 a1Q 45.Ke2 Qb2 46.Kf1
    Qh2 0:1.
    Now, we would like to move to the
    aforementioned rightness of ones cause.
    The next game is separated from the
    previous one, by an entire computer
    century. It was about that time, when I
    started to become acquainted with then
    2

    talented and now extraordinary player,


    Grandmaster Vasily Ivanchuk. I will not
    go into all aspects of his talent, as there
    are many, but do wish to point one thing
    out. Ivanchuk has and talent of listening.
    Not just listening, but listening and
    remembering for a very long time,
    whatever he deems important. It does
    give me personal pleasure that Vasily
    heard something useful from me, and
    even many years after was able to make
    this suggestion useful.
    Kryvoruchko Y. : Ivanchuk V.
    FIDE World Cup, Tromso 2013
    1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6
    5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.000
    Bd7 9.f4 b5 10.Bf6

    XIIIIIIIIY
    9r+-wqkvl-tr0
    9+-+l+pzpp0
    9p+nzppvL-+0
    9+p+-+-+-0
    9-+-sNPzP-+0
    9+-sN-+-+-0
    9PzPPwQ-+PzP0
    9+-mKR+L+R0
    xiiiiiiiiy
    If we consult a computer, it would give
    White a small advantage in this
    variation. Probably, the computer has its
    own basis for that, or maybe it needs to
    work a bit more. A human, who,
    generally, is not able to calculate that far
    ahead and does not wish to subcontract
    his decision to a computer, has a choice
    to apply the principal of "I just want it
    this way! ".
    10...gf6
    You can see that Black wanted to play
    this exact variation. 10...Qf6 11.e5 de5
    FIDE Surveys Sam Palatnik

    12.Ndb5 Qd8 13.Nd6 Bd6 14.Qd6 Ra7


    15.Ne4.
    11.Nc6 Bc6 12.Bd3
    Just in case. A Bishop on this square is
    considered developed, even though it is
    obvious that this is an eyesore for the
    heavy pieces on the D file.
    12...b4
    This particular move as well as the few
    following ones are simply copied from
    the previous game. It is easy to play the
    instrument if you know the notes,
    somehow a fortepiano is suddenly
    available and you are also ready to
    improvise.
    13.Ne2 Qb6 14.Kb1 h5!?
    All on time.
    15.f5 Bh6 16.Qe1 e5 17.Ng3 h4 18.Nf1

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    18...Ke7
    Here we can also recognize the tune
    from the song of two Elephants.
    19.Bc4?!
    Of course, this sports car wants to go on
    the highway (19.Qh4).
    19...Qc5 20.Bd3
    Could not do it. However, one should
    not be tempted by 20.b3, and afterwards
    20.Bd5 will be followed by 20...Ba4
    21.b3 Rac8 22.Bc4 (22.ba4 Qc2 23.Ka1
    Bc1 24.Rc1 Qc1 25.Qc1 Rc1 26.Kb2
    Rhc8+) 22...Bb5 23.Rd5 Qc7.
    20...a5 21.Nd2 a4 22.Nc4 Bf4 23.Qf1
    3

    b3!
    The arrangement here is a bit different,
    but the tune is still the same
    24.cb3 ab3 25.a3 Ra4
    Black is now entering the final notes of
    his serenade.

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    xiiiiiiiiy

    36...Qc2
    Also very beautiful. 0:1.
    Both winners of these games had great
    faith in their success, and thereby have
    implemented the strategy of improving
    their position with confidence. In this
    given case the strategy was quite similar.
    It included gradual improvement in the
    position of their two Bishops. A bit of
    history here. In the old times, Bishops
    were actually called Elephants, and in
    accordance with their ancient names
    these pieces have trampled the enemy's
    position. The outcome of the fight was
    largely decided to the "song of elephant
    trumpets".

    26.g3
    If 26.Nd2 then 26... Ra3! leads to
    victory.
    26hg3 27.hg3 Rh1 28.Qh1 Rc4
    29.gf4 Rc2+ 30.Ka1 Rf2
    30...ef4 31.Bc2 bc2 32.Rc1 Qf2 33.Qf1
    Qf1 34.Rf1 Be4 35.b4 Bd3 36.Rh1 f3
    37.Kb2 f2+.
    31.fe5 Qe5 32.Rb1 Rd2 33.Qf1 Qd4
    34.Qc1 Qd3 35.Qc6 Rd1 36.Rc1

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    FIDE Surveys Sam Palatnik

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