7/15/2024 – The Maroczy structure - named after Hungarian star Geza Maroczy (pictured) - is one of the most popular setups against the Sicilian: White has pawns on e4 and c4 which guarantee a space advantage. Black, on the other hand, has a solid position and good counter-chances, often based on breaking through with ...b5 or ...d5. Jan Markos takes a closer look at this structure, focusing on the role of the "inconspicuous hero" of these positions. | Photo: Cuba News
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I like the Maroczy structure from White's perspective. White's e4 and c4 pawns secure him a nice spatial advantage, and the burden of proof is on Black. To get equal chances, he needs to play actively, trying to create strong counterplay. After Black's timid play, White is often almost automatically better.
Unfortunately, I am a 1.d4 player, and therefore I never had a chance to get this structure in my own games.
However, I have spent many hours with my pupils analysing different aspects of this structure. And after some time, I discovered one inconspicuous hero. A piece that often decides the outcome of the opening.
Let me introduce you to this unsung hero, the c3-knight. Very often the destiny of this piece foretells the overall result of the opening phase of the game.
Let us have a look at a few examples.
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In the first one, Bacrot has shown brilliant positional understanding.
Bacrot-Tiviakov, Wijk aan Zee 2006, White to move:
Optically, White is doing very well. All his pieces are nicely centralised. But how to proceed? Most of my pupils try to push 18.c5, but after 18…bxc5 19.bxc5 Bxd5 20.Rxd5 Rfc8 Black seems to hold, E.g. 21.Rcd1 Qe6 and the e4-pawn is also weak.
Bacrot chose a different (and much deeper) plan. He understood that his advantage is based on the strong d5-knight and asked himself: “What should I do to discourage Black from exchanging it?”
And he played 18.b5!. Now after 18…Bxd5 19.cxd5 the white rook enters c6, and Black can barely tolerate it there. However, its exchange would lead to a strong passed pawn on c6.
Therefore, Black tried to organize some counterplay on the kingside: 18…f5!? 19.exf5 Rxf5 But now White transferred his knight to an even better square: 20.Nb4 Bf7 21.Nc6.
Black's queenside pawns are in a grave danger. White plans a2-a4-a5, exchanging one of the pawns and taking the second one. The resulting passed pawn then will decide the game.
White won effortlessly.
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.c4Nf66.Nc3d67.Nc2An interesting attempt to fight for the opening advantage - white wants to keep as many pieces on the board as possible!Bg78.Be2Nd79.Bd2Nc510.0-00-0A well known theoretical position.Deserves attention also10...a5!?preventing white's next move.11.b4That pawn sacrifice is also standard for that type of position.Ne6Taking control of another important square 'd4'.Too dangerous would be to accept the challenge:11...Bxc3?!12.Bxc3Nxe413.Bb2as you can see in 1-0 Svidler,P-Tiviakov,S/ EUCup 18th Chalkidiki 2002 [Tsesarsky]12.Rc1Another logical option here is:12.Rb112...Ned4Black may also exchange some queen-side pawns before occupying the central square ''d4'':12...a513.a3After13.b5Ncd414.Nxd4Nxd415.Be3e5black is close to equality13...axb414.axb4Ncd415.Nxd4Nxd416.Be3Nxe2+17.Qxe2Bd718.Rfd1Ra319.Nd5Ba420.Rd3Rxd321.Qxd31-0 Tseshkovsky,V-Ovetchkin,R/Azov 1996/CBM 056 ext (38)13.Nxd4Nxd414.Be3Nxe2+This exchange is the most popular move in the position. In my opinion, 14...e5 is at least not worse.15.Qxe2The valuation of this position is very important for the 7.2 variation. As the latest practice shows, white's advantage is usually too small and black may neutralize the pressure by accurate play. However, in this game Sergei (who is a great expert of the Maroczy) couldn't solve his problems.Be6The most natural and quite the best move. Black completes development and takes control of 4.The passive strategy leads to an inferior position:15...b616.Rfd1Bb7!17.Bd4!1-0 Nielsen,P-Lie,K/Drammen 2005/CBM 105/[Mikhalevski,V] (50)Premature would be also some ''drastic'' move:15...f516.exf5Rxf517.Rfd1Bxc3?18.Rxc3±a519.b5b620.h4Qc721.Bh6Re522.Re3Be623.Qb2Bxc4?24.f4+- 1-0 Nogueiras,J-Alvarez,J/Holguin City 2002/CBM 089 (24)16.Nd5!N A very important improvement of white's previous play. White avoids the simplification of the position which could follow after 7xc3 and takes advantage of his space advantage.16.Rfd1Bxc317.Rxc3Qc718.c5Qc619.f3Rfc820.Rdc1dxc521.Rxc5Qd722.Rxc8+Rxc8=½-½ Gustafsson,J-Comas Fabrego,L/Sant Lluis ESP 2005/The Week in Chess 565 (45)16...Qd716...Bxd517.cxd517.exd5Qd718.Rfd1b619.Bd4Bxd420.Rxd417...Qd718.Rc218.b5a619.a4axb520.Qxb5Qxb521.axb5Rfc8=18...Rfc819.Rfc1a620.h317.Rfd1b6?!tuto èo? !!!!!18.b5! An important strategical decision. The point is that after exchanging the knights black cannot exploit the weakness of the 'c5' spot. On the other hand, white gets a clear plan of improvement which is connected with an a2-a4-a5 advancement and delivering the knight to c6.f5Sergei is trying to make his pieces more active, but this leads to additional weaknesses.It's hard to recommend any useful move for black after18...Rfc819.a4±19.exf5Rxf5Black's position would be very hard after19...Bxf520.Bd420.Bg5?!Rae8∆21.Nxe7+Kh822.Re1h623.Bh4Rf620.c5!?bxc521.Bxc520...e521.Be3±20.Nb4White's play is very logical and strong - black couldn't do with a statement of 6 for a long time.Bf721.Nc6±Re822.Qd3White shouldn't hurry - black has no counterplay.The immediate breakthrough was premature:22.c5?bxc523.Rxc5Rxc524.Bxc5a625.a4Bb326.Rb1Bd522...Rc8!Black finds the only reasonable defensive idea - now the exchange sacrifice at c6 is actual.23.Qe4! The 4 is not vulnerable in the center! At the same time, it puts a strong pressure on 7 and protects the 6 once again.Rc724.a4White has a clear plan of queen-side attack, while black's pieces are very passive.h5Maybe it was better to offer an immediate exchange by24...Qe6!?25.h3Deserved a serious attention also25.c5!?bxc526.Bxc5Bf627.Be3±with a clear advantage of white.25...Qe6This is the best decision - in the endgame black has more practical chances of survival.26.Qxe6Bxe627.Re1Bc8The most resistable.27...Kf7??28.Nd8++-Even worse would be:27...Bf728.a5But not28.g4?!hxg429.hxg4Rf630.Bg5Re631.Rxe6Bxe632.Bxe7Rd733.f3d5and black gets some counterplay.28...bxa529.Bxa7Rxa729...Kf830.Bb6Rb731.Bd8Bf632.Nxa5+-30.Nxa7Bd431.Rxe7Rxf232.Kh1a433.Nc6Bc534.Nd8+-28.a5bxa5Here the exchange sacrifice could hardly help black:28...Rxc629.bxc6Rxa530.Bd2Re531.Rxe5Bxe532.Bc3Bxc333.Rxc3+-29.Bxa7Kf730.Bb6That natural move is probably not the best one,since it allows the exchange sacrifice.After30.Nd8+!Ke831.Bb6Rd732.Ne6Be533.Nc7+Kf734.Bxa5+-white's position should be winning.30...Rxc631.bxc6a4Now white should play very accurately,since black's passed 4 is quite strong!32.Red1Deserved a serious attention32.Ra1!?giving the exchange backBxa133.Rxa1Be634.Rxa4Rf435.c7Bd736.f3±but keeping a good winning chances due to 7.32...a3Possible was also:32...Bb233.Rc2a334.Bd4Bxd435.Rxd4Rc5±33.Bd4Bxd434.Rxd4Be6?Sergei has probably overlooked white's excellent answer!Necessary was:34...Rc535.Ra135.Rd3a236.Ra3d537.Rxa2dxc438.Rxc435...Rxc636.Rxa3e5± and it's still not easy to convert the extra exchange into a full point.
In the second example, Bent Larsen was contemplating which pieces to keep on the board and which to exchange.
Larsen-Sorensen, Denmark 1989, White to move:
For many club players, 19.Nd5 is an automatic move here. After all, what might possibly be wrong with centralising the knight? However, after 19…Bxd5! Black gets some counterplay because he is having a knight against the “bad bishop”.
Larsen was careful to avoid this scenario. He got rid of his bad bishop first: 19.Bg4! Rcd8 20.Bxd7! Rxd7. Now the jump to d5 is possible without adverse strategical consequences: 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5.
The resulting heavy pieces middlegame is very unpleasant for Black, as his rooks lack both space and activity. White won soon, combining the play on both sides.
The importance of the white knight was very well understood by Malakhov in the following example.
Dvoirys-Malakhov, Russian Championship 2003, Black to move:
Black is very active. But how to convert his initiative into something tangible?
Most club players would try to keep their g7-bishop alive, as it is both an attacking and a defensive piece. However, the c3-knight is vital for White. It guards the …b7-b5 break and might jump once to d5.
Therefore, Malakhov played simply 17...Qxc3! 18.Qxc3 Bxc3, neutralizing the strong knight. After 19.Rxc3 fxe4 20.fxe4 b5 it was rather obvious that White's pair of bishops does not compensate for his structural weaknesses.
However, Dvoirys defended actively and well, and was able to hold the game.
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.c4Nf66.Nc3d67.Be2Nxd48.Qxd4Bg79.Be30-010.Qd2Be611.0-0Qa512.b312.Rac1or12.Rab1is probably more flexible.12...a613.f3Rfc814.a4Dvoirys decided to prevent black's possible b7-b5 thrust.14.Rac1b515.Nd5Qxd216.Bxd2Nxd517.cxd5Bd4+18.Kh1Bd7=Gurevich,M-Van der Weide,K/Bundesliga 199814...Nd715.Rfc1N15.Bd4Bxd4+16.Qxd4Qb416...Qc5!?17.Rab1Nc518.Qe3Nd719.Kh1Nf620.f4Qc521.Qg31-0 Kosteniuk,A-Milman,L/Philadelphia 2003 (33)15.Rac1Nc516.Qc2Qb417.Bd1f518.Nd5Bxd519.exd5Qb619...b520.Re11-0 Anisimov,P-Delorme,L/Artek 2000/CBM 78 ext (28)15...Qb416.Qc2?!This is not the best place for the queen.16.Rab116...f5!Typical strike against white's solid pawncentre.17.Rab1Qxc317...Nf6?!18.Qd1fxe419.fxe4∞18.Qxc3Bxc319.Rxc3TUTO - èiernymi - Maroczy koncovkafxe420.fxe4b5White's pawnstructure is under pressure.21.Bg521.axb5axb522.Rbc1b421...bxc422.bxc4Kf723.Rb7Rc5!The best place for black's rook. From the 5th rank it can attack white's numerous pawn weaknesses.24.h4Ke825.Bf3Rac826.Ra7Ra526...Bxc4?27.Bg4R8c728.Ra8+Kf729.Rf3+Kg730.Bxe7
In the last example, Garry Kasparov will show us how to handle the queenside knight!
Kasparov-Kasimdzhanov, Europe-Asia rapid 2001, White to move:
In this standard position, many club players would again play 14.Nd5, assuming that the knight belongs to the centre. However, that would allow Black to exchange it and equalize. The theoretical line continues 14…Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Nxd5 16.cxd5 Bd7 with a fully acceptable play for Black, as his queenside is without weaknesses.
Therefore, white players are trying to find an alternative path for their knight. Some tried to find an advantage after 15.Na4, forcing 15…Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Nd7. However, Kasparov had a different maneuver in mind. He played 14.Ne2!?, and after 14…Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Nd7 he transferred the knight to the kingside with 16.Nf4. The game continued 16…Nc5 17.Be2 a5 18.h4 with a small edge for White. He is prepared for an active play on the kingside.
Although Kasimdzhanov later equalized, in the end Kasparov won.
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4g65.c4Nf66.Nc3d67.f3Nxd47...Bg7!?8.Be30-09.Qd2Nxd410.Bxd4Be611.Rc1Qa512.Be312.Be2-mainline.12...Rfc8If we'll compare this position with position in this game, we'll find - Black has one tempo more!Why? Because instead of 3 tempi: d4,4-d2 and 3 White spent 4: 2, 1-e3,3xd4,4-e3. First of all, maybe one tempo in this position is not so important, White has steady space advantage in both cases. Second, White can play 12.2 - see above..13.b3a613...Nd714.Nd5Qxd2+14...Qd815.Be2½-½ Lanzani,M-Cebalo,M/Milan ITA 2000 (29)15.Bxd2Bxd516.cxd5a6½-½ Sax,G-Cebalo,M/Bled 2000/EXT 2001 (16)14.Na4Qxd2+15.Kxd2Nd716.Bd3Rab817.f4f5This type of position we'll see later during this game analysis.18.Nb6Nxb619.Bxb6Bd720.Rhf1Bf621.g3½-½ Ghitescu,T-Ostojic,P/Olot 1974/EXT 99 (21)8.Qxd4Bg79.Be30-010.Qd2Be611.Rc1Qa512.Bd312.b3Rfc813.Nb5!?13.Nd5Qxd2+14.Kxd2Nxd515.exd5Bd7=1-0 Krejci,J-Kurochkin,V/Moravia 1996/EXT 98 (47)13.Be2Nd714.0-0a615.Nd5Qxd216.Bxd2Bxd517.exd5Bd4+18.Kh1Kg719.Bg5Bb220.Rc2Bf621.Be3Rc722.Rfc1a5= 0-1 Panov,V-Geller,E/Skopje 1967/MCD (53)13...Qxd2+14.Kxd2Nd715.Nd4Nc516.h4a517.h5Bd718.Be20-1 Kortschnoj,V-Anand,V/London 1994/CBM 42 ext (51)12.Nd5-mainline.12...Rfc813.b313.Nd5Qxd2+14.Kxd2Nxd515.cxd5Bd7=13...a613...Nd714.Nd5Qxd2+15.Kxd2Bxd516.exd5Ne517.Be2a518.g4a419.b4a320.f4Nd721.Kd3Bb222.Rc21-0 Rossmann,H-Hanasz,W/Zinnowitz 1975/EXT 2000 (42)14.Ne2Except of this rare move, 3 can jump to a4 or d5(mainline) with the same idea: to exchange and to recieve space advantage.14.Na4-most popular continuation.Qxd2+15.Kxd2Nd716.f4f517.Rhe117.exf5Bxf518.Bxf5gxf519.Nb6Nxb620.Bxb6Rc6=½-½ Kaplan,J-Tarjan,J/Los Angeles 1974/EXT 98 (25)17.Nb6Nxb618.Bxb6Kf719.Rhd1Rc620.Be3Bb21-0 Korneev,O-Merino Garcia,R/Albacete 2000/CBM 78 ext (40)17...Kf817...Rc618.Bf218.Nc3Rac819.Bf2Kf820.exf5Bxf521.Nd5½-½ Mc Clelland,S-Perelshteyn,E/New York 1998/EXT 99 (54)18...Re818...Nc5?19.Nxc5dxc520.exf5gxf521.Bxc5±1-0 Liebert,H-Rossmann,H/Potsdam 1974/EXT 98 (28)19.Nc319.exf5Bxf520.Bxf5gxf521.Nc3Kf719...Nc5=17...Rc718.Nc3Bxc3+19.Rxc3Nf620.exf5Bxf521.Bd4Kf7½-½ Timoscenko,G-Ivanov,A/Ashkhabad 1978/MCL/ (70)17...Kf7?18.g4±18.exf5Bxf519.Be2h520.Bf3Rc721.Nc3e6½-½ Polugaevsky,L-Timman,J/Hilversum 1973/MCD (21)14.Nd5Qxd2+15.Kxd2Nxd516.cxd5Bd7=14.0-0b515.Nd5Qxd216.Bxd2Nxd517.cxd5Bd4+18.Kh1Bd7=0-1 Rawlinson,A-Doss,J/Dallas 2000/EXT 2001 (65)14...Qxd2+15.Kxd2Nd716.Nf4Nc517.Be2a518.h4!It is not so easy to find proper plan, position of Black is passive.than18.Nd5?!=Bxd519.cxd519.exd5=19...a4!20.Bxc5!20.b4?Nb3+‼21.axb3Rxc122.Rxc1a3!0-1 Polgar,J-Antunes,A/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97/[Makarichev] (58)20...axb321.axb3Ra2+21...dxc522.f4=22.Rc2=18...Na618...a419.b4Na620.Nxe6fxe621.Rb118...h6!?19.g419.Rb1Nb420.a3Nc621.Nxe6fxe6TUTO22.f4White has pair of and space advantage, but Black can play on the dark squares.Kf723.h5Nd424.Bd3e5Black tries to build blockade on the dark squares.25.f5g5!Good sacrifice!25...gxf526.exf5a427.b4Nb3+28.Ke2±26.h6!White refuses to take ain view of26.Bxg5?!Bf627.Be3Rg8 with sufficient counterplay on the g-line.26...Bf627.g4Nf3+28.Ke2Nd4+29.Kf2e6? Serious mistake.Right was29...a430.b4Rc7Or29...Rc630.Rh5? Kasparov doesn't use his opponent's mistake. Why? Maybe in rapid game he has thought about some plan and played too fast?It was necessary to play30.Bxd4!exd431.fxe6+Kxe632.e5dxe533.Bxh7!not33.Bf5+?Kf734.Bxc8Rxc835.Rhe1Kg633...Rh834.Bf5+±30...Rc7!Kasimdzhanov recognizes his mistake and repair his game! on c7 protects on 7.Badly was30...Rg8?because of the same tactical operation, like on previous move:31.Bxd4!exd432.fxe6+Kxe633.e5dxe534.Bxh7±31.a4Now badly is31.Bxd4exd432.fxe6+Kxe633.e5? because 7 is protected!31.Bxg5Bxg532.Rxg5Kf633.Rh533.Rg7?!Rxg734.hxg7Kxg734...Rg8!35.Rh1Rxg736.Kg3Nxb337.Rh6+Kf738.Rxe6h535.g5exf536.exf5Nxf5!37.Be4Rf838.Bxb7Nd4+33...Rg834.Kg334.Rg1Rg535.Rxg5Kxg536.b4axb437.axb434...b534...exf535.exf5d536.a4Rg5With sufficient compensation in all noted variations because of blockade on dark squares.31...Rg832.Rhh1Re833.Rhd1Ra834.Bd2Rc635.Bc3Rb6In my opinion, much better is35...Rc7- to continue to protect on 7. White hasn't any active plan, and the game will be drawn.36.Bxd4!?exd437.e5Bxe5?±Much better was37...dxe538.fxe6+38.c5Rc639.fxe6+Kxe640.b4axb441.Rxb4Rxc542.Bxh738...Rxe638.fxe6+Ke738...Kxe6?39.Bxh7Rh840.Bf5+Kf641.h7+-39.Ke2!Not39.Bxh7?Rh840.Bf5Rxh639...Rf840.Rf1Bf4On40...Rxf1?goes41.Kxf1!or41.Rxf1Rxb342.Rf7+Kxe643.Rxh7Rb2+44.Kf3Rb345.Ke4Rb246.c5!46.Kf3Rb347.Ke4=46.Rc7Rf246...dxc547.Bc4+Kd648.Rg7Bf649.Rf749.Rg6Ke749...Be750.h7Rh251.Kf5Rh652.Rg7Rh352...Rf6+53.Kxg5!+-53.Kg6+-41...Kxe642.Bxh7d543.c5+-41.Bf5Rh842.Kd3Be543.Be4Bf444.Bf5Be545.Kc2!Bf446.Rbd1Be347.Be4Kxe648.Bd5+Kd749.Rf7+Kc8+- Domination.50.Rg7White also can implement another, slow plan:50.Rd3Kb851.Kd1Ka752.Ke2Ka653.Kf3Bc154.Ke4Bb255.Kf5Bc156.Kf6Bf457.Rg7Rf8+58.Ke7Rh859.Kf7+-50...Bf450...Kb851.Be4d552.Bxd5Rxh653.Rxb7+Kc8±51.Rxd4Be552.Rd3Rf853.Rxh7Rf2+54.Rd2Simplier wins54.Kd1+-54...Rxd2+55.Kxd2Rxb356.Re7Rh357.h7b658.Be4Kd859.Rb7Bd460.Bf5Ke861.Rd7Be562.Rb7Bd463.Bg6+Kd864.Bh5Ra365.Rxb6Kc766.Rb5Rxa467.Rxg5Rb468.Kd3Bb269.Rxa5Kd770.Ra81–0
If you want to master the Maroczy structure from White's perspective, you should consider the fate of your c3-knight. Here are some guidelines that you might find handy over the board.
The Nc3-d5 move is by no means obligatory. Sometimes it it useful to postpone this jump, or take a different route, E.g. via e2 or a4.
If Black already played ….b7-b6 or …b7-b5, the knight on d5 might be more stable, as its exchange would create an outpost on c6.
Be aware that sometimes Black might want to play the seemingly illogical …Bg7xc3 exchange.
A major pieces middlegame is usually good for White.
If possible, please avoid the White's light-squared bishop vs. Black's knight scenario.
Let us learn together how to find the best spot for the queen in the early middlegame, how to navigate this piece around the board, how to time the queen attack, how to decide whether to exchange it or not, and much more!
Jan MarkosJan Markos is a Slovakian chess author, trainer, and grandmaster. His book Under the Surface was the English Chess Federation´s 2018 Book of the Year. His last book, The Secret Ingredient, co-authored with David Navara, focuses on the practical aspects of play, e.g. time-management over the board, how to prepare against a specific opponent, or how to use chess engines during the training process.
Markos was the U16 European Champion twenty years ago. At present he helps his pupils from several countries to achieve similar successes. Apart from focusing on the royal game, he is also the author of several non-chess books, focused on critical thinking, moral dilemmas, and phenomenology.
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