The Lenderman Method
GM Alex Lenderman
Question 1.
What interesting move did White
find in this position?
Question 2.
How can White get a clear
advantage?
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Question 3.
Again, White can get a clear
advantage – how?
Question 4.
How can White get a winning
position?
2
Question 5.
Everything is in balance. How can
White break through?
Question 6.
Black can get a decisive
advantage. How?
3
Question 7.
How can White progress?
Question 8.
Black is attacking the c3 pawn.
Should white defend or is there
something better?
4
Question 9.
How should Black continue in this
position?
Question 10.
What is the best move for Black?
5
Question 11.
What is the best move for Black?
Question 12.
How should White continue?
6
Question 13.
What is the best move for White
here?
Question 14.
How should Black continue?
7
Question 15.
Can you find the best move for
White?
Question 16.
What should Black do here?
8
Question 17.
White just played Qf3.
What is the best move for Black
according to theory?
Question 18.
How does White get a decisive
advantage?
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Question 19.
What is the best move for Black?
Question 20.
What should Black play here?
10
Question 21.
A classic game. How did Black
continue?
Question 22.
What is the best move for White?
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Question 23.
How can White get a decisive
advantage?
Question 24.
What should White do here?
12
Question 25.
What did Bobby Fischer (White)
play here?
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Solutions
1 The thematic knight sacrifice 1.Nd5! gives white excellent compensation.
2 1.Nc6! dxc6 2.dxc6+ and cxb7+-, If 1…Bxc6 2.dxc6+ and Qxd6. If 1…Qe8 2.Nxe7
Qxe7 3.Bf4+-
3 With 1.e4!! The key idea is to eliminate the f5 bishop and trap the black queen
with Rb1. After 1…Bxe4 (if 1…Nxe4 2.Nxd5 Rc8 3.Bb3 white is clearly better)
2.Nxe4 dxe4 3.Rb1 Qxa2 (3…Qa3 4.Rxb5!+-) 4.Nc3 e6 5.d5+-.
4 With 1.b3! Black can´t take 1…cxb3 2.Qc5 Kd8 3.Qd6 and Nf6+-. Black plays
1…Rg4 2.bxc4 b4 3.Qe2 and White is clear better.
5 1.Rc3! Nc4 (if 1…Qxc3 2.Qd8 mate) 2.Qf4 with a winning advantage for White.
6 1…Qa5 with the idea to transfer the queen to the h-file, if 2.e3 Qg5 and Qh6.
7 With the exchange sacrifice 1.Nxb7! Bxb7 2.Rxb7 Nxb7 3.Rxb7. The c6 pawn is
lost and e6-a6 are weak - White gets a decisive advantage.
8 No, better is 1.Nd2 Qxc3 2.e4 with compensation for White.
9 1…e6 2.dxe6 Qxe6+ 3.Qe2 Qxe2 4.Nxe2 Nc6. Black has full compensation for the
pawn.
10 1…f6! 2.gxf6 Bxf6 and Black has very good compensation for the pawn.
11 1…f5!! gives Black very good play, opening lines and diagonals for his pieces after
2.gxf5 (2.exf5 Nf4! is similar) Nf4! 3.Bxf4 gxf4 4.Kg2 g6! with a dangerous
initiative. Black won the game.
12 Develop the knight with 1.Nc3! after 1…Nxd4 2.Nxd4 Qxd4 3.a4!, with the idea of
Nb5. White is clearly better and has a strong attack.
13 1.c5! with the idea of Bc4. 1…bxc5 2.Bc4 Re7 3.Bxf6 gxf6 4.dxe5 and White is
better.
14 1..b5! supporting the c4 knight. Black is better.
15 1.d5! exd5? 2.Bxd5 with an edge for White. Better is 1…Na5 with an equal game.
16 The moves 1…Nc2! 2.Rb1 Nd4! give Black very good compensation after 3.Nxd4
cxd4 4.Rxd4 Bf5 5.Ra1 Ne8!.
17 The best move is 1…Be7 and after 2.Bxc6 Nxc6 3.Qxc6 Bd7 Black obtains
excellent compensation.
18 With 1.Qc3! Ng6 2.Bb2! Qf6 3.Qxc7 (3.Qxf6+-) Qxf2 4.Rf2 Qh6 5.Bxf7+-.
19 With 1…Rxf3! Blacks gains a decisive advantage after 2.Kxf3 Ne5+ 3.Kg3 Nf5
4.Kf2 Nd3+ 5.Kg1 Nxe3-+.
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20 1…d5! and Black is better after 2.Qh2 Bd6! 3.Qh3 Nxd3 4.cxd3 b4!.
21 1…Bxe4! is decisive. 2.Rhg1 (2.dxe4 Be5-+) Qc2 3.Nd4 Be5 4.Qe3 Bd5-+.
22 The exchange sacrifice 1.Rd5! Bxd5 2.cxd5 gives White a clear advantage.
23 With 1.0-0 cxd4 2.exf6 dxc3 3.Qh5+ g6 4.Qxd5+ Qe6 5.Qb5 Qd6 6.Bc4+ and
White’s attack is decisive.
24 The brilliant 1.Nc6!! dxe4 2.Be4 Nc5 with a complicated position. In the game
black played 1…Bxc6? 2.exd5+ Be7 3.dxc6 and White got a clear advantage.
25 The brilliant 1.Bd5!! gives White clear advantage after 1…exd5? (better is 1…Qc7)
2.exd5+ Kd7 3.b4 Na4 4.Nxa4 bxa4 5.c4. White is winning.
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